61ST UNGA: UPDATED PORTUGUESE PARTICIPATION

UNCLAS LISBON 001924 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OTRA OVIP UNGA PO SUBJECT: 61ST UNGA: UPDATED PORTUGUESE PARTICIPATION REF: A. STATE 112656 ¶B. LISBON 1587 ¶1. (U) The MFA's Director for International Organizations, Helena Paiva, shared this list of high level attendees with Pol/Econ Off on September 7. Paiva confirmed that all delegation members are fluent in English and that no spouses will attend. ¶A. Attendance of the Head of State: Will not attend. ¶B. Attendance of the Head of Government: -- Prime Minister Jose Socrates will attend UNGA. He plans to arrive on September 20 and depart on September 22. ¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister: -- Foreign Minister Luis Amado will attend UNGA. He is scheduled to arrive on September 18 and remain in New York until September 22. ¶D. Portuguese Delegation: -- Portugal will send Ambassador Manuel Tomas Fernandes Pereira, Director General for Foreign Policy, Ms. Helena Paiva, and a representative from the Prime Minister's personal staff. Hoffman