GLOBAL INITIATIVE: POLDIR TO LEAD CANADIAN DEL TO

UNCLAS OTTAWA 003164 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR ISN/WMDT - LEHRMAN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER KNNP PREL MCAP IAEA CA SUBJECT: GLOBAL INITIATIVE: POLDIR TO LEAD CANADIAN DEL TO RABAT, DG TO BRIEF REF: STATE 173436 ¶1. (SBU) We joined our Russian counterpart to convey reftel to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for International Nuclear Cooperation, Compliance and Export Control Shawn Caza, and Senior Adviser Janice Fitchett. Caza reaffirmed earlier word that DFAIT Assistant Deputy Minister and PolDir Colleen Swords would lead the Canadian delegation to the GI/CNT conference in Rabat. ¶2. (SBU) Caza said that the Canadians would not meet the October 18 deadline to submit their expert level briefing on the safe transportation of nuclear materials. He noted, however, that Director General Troy Lulyshanyk planned to deliver a presentation on day two of the Rabat conference entitled "Canada's Global Partnership Program on Preventing Nuclear and Radiological Terrorism Domestically and Internationally." This briefing would last 20-minutes, would include Microsoft Power-point slides, and could easily be extended at our request. ¶3. (SBU) Caza noted that his Director, Mark Gwozdecky, would double-track this information via telephone to ISN/WMDT Director Thomas Lehrman. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa WILKINS