SECOND UPDATE: CZECH HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA

UNCLAS PRAGUE 001120

SIPDIS

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EUR/NCE (FICHTE),IO/UNP (HARRIS),UNSUN (OLSON),NSC
(WILLIAMS-MANIGAULT),EUR/PGI (ELDRIDGE)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EZ
SUBJECT: SECOND UPDATE: CZECH HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UNGA

REF: A. PRAGUE 00923

B. STATE 112656


1. (U) Poloff spoke with Czech MFA Director of the UN
Department Jan Kara on September 12 to update information
previously reported on Czech high-level attendance at UNGA
(Ref A). Kara provided the following information:


A. Head of State

President Vaclav Klaus will not/not attend.


B. Head of Government

The new Prime Minister Mirek Topalonek will not/not attend.


C. Foreign Minister

The new Foreign Minister Alexandr (Sasha) Vondra will attend.

-- FM Vondra is expected to arrive on September 20, and plans
to stay through September 22. He plans to attend the
Secretary's luncheon on that date. He will be accompanied by

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the Chief of the Minister's Cabinet Martin Pohl, and others.
For more information, contact Mr. Juraj Koudelka, First
Secretary at the Czech UN Mission (his direct telephone

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number is 1-646-981-4012).

-- FM Vondra is unlikely to be accompanied by his spouse.

-- Interpretation will not/not be required.


D. VIPs

The following VIPs are expected to attend:

Martin Povejsil, MFA Political Director will attend.

-- Mr. Povejsil is expected to arrive on September 17, and is
expected to depart on September 23.

-- He will not be accompanied by his spouse.

-- Interpretation will not/not be required.

Director of the Migration Department of the Ministry of Labor
and Social Affairs Martina Michalcova will attend.

-- Ms. Michalcova is expected to arrive on September 13. Her
departure date is September 15. She plans to attend the
high-level meetings on Migration and Development, and Least
Developed Countries.

-- She will not be accompanied by her spouse.

-- Interpretation will not/not be required.

Deputy Foreign Minister Tomas Pojar may/may attend.

-- The arrival and departure dates of Deputy FM Pojar are not
yet known.
-- He is unlikely to be accompanied by his spouse.

-- Interpretation will not/not be required.


E. Foreign Ministry Official responsible for IO affairs

MFA Director of Department of United Nations Jan Kara will
attend.

-- Mr. Kara is expected to arrive on September 17, and is
expected to depart on September 27.

-- Mr. Kara will not/not be accompanied by his spouse.

-- Interpretation will not/not be required.
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