Sudan: UN General Debate Delegation

UNCLAS KHARTOUM 001829 SIPDIS DEPT FOR IO/UNP - HARRIS DEPT FOR AF/RSA - HEFLIN, HOUSTON, AMADEO, AND KELLY NSC FOR WILLIAMS-MANIGAULT USUN FOR OLSON SIPDIS SENSITIVE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OVIP OTRA UNGA SU SUBJECT: Sudan: UN General Debate Delegation Ref: State 112656 ¶1. (SBU) In response to reftel demarche, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note detailing the composition of Sudan's official delegation to the 61st UN General Debate in September. The eight individuals named are as follows: A./B. Attendance of Head of State/Head of Government -- President of the Republic Omer Hassan Ahmed al Bashir. -- Per diplomatic note, the attendance of President al Bashir, Head of State and Head of Government, cannot be confirmed at this time. If he elects to go, it is not clear as to whether or not his spouse would participate. If President al Bashir participates, he would prefer an Arabic-English interpreter. ¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister -- Lam Akol, Minister of Foreign Affairs -- It is not clear whether or not his spouse would participate. ¶D. Attendance of Other VIPs -- MFA Director General of Bilateral Relations Amb. Mahjoub Albasha Mohamed Ahmed; -- MFA Director of the Office of the Minister Amb. Suleiman Mohamed Mustafa; -- MFA Minister Plenipotentiary, Department of International Organizations Alier Deng Ruai Deng; -- MFA Minister Plenipotentiary, Department of Economic and Technical Cooperation Abdel Rahim El Siddiq Mohamed Omer; -- MFA Special Secretary of the Minister John Samuel Bwogo Kir; and -- An unnamed representative of the Ministry of Finance and National Economy. ¶E. Attendance of Foreign Ministry Official Responsible for International Organization Affairs -- MFA Director of International Organizations Amb. Awad Mohamed Hassan; -- It is not clear whether or not his spouse would participate. Interpretation will not be necessary. ¶2. (SBU) The MFA has not provided any information on potential attendance by spouses of principals or regarding travel details. Post believes that any GNU officials attending the UNGA listed above under section C, D, or E would not be likely to require interpretation services. STEINFELD