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06ROME2188
2006-08-03 16:17:00
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ITALY: 61ST UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE INITIAL

Tags:  PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA 
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TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
SUBJECT: ITALY: 61ST UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE INITIAL 
RESPONSE 
 
REF: STATE 112656 
 
All information below on GOI attendance at the 61st UN 
General Assembly is still to be confirmed. Post will provide 
additional details when they become available. We expect 
Prime Minister Prodi and Foreign Minister D'Alema to request 
bilateral meetings, but the GOI has not yet made an official 
request. 
 

A. Attendance of the Head of State. No/no plans to attend. 
 
--(His Excellency Giorgio Napolitano, President of the 
Italian Republic) 
 

B. Attendance of the Head of Government. Yes. 
 
--The Honorable Romano Prodi, President of the Council of 
Ministers 
 
--Arrival: September 19; Departure: September 21. Yes, will 
be present for the General Debate. 
 
--Spousal travel: to be confirmed. 
 
--Interpretation requirements: to be confirmed. 
 

C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister. Yes. 
 
--The Honorable Massimo D'Alema, Minister of Foreign Affairs 
and Vice President of the Council of Ministers 
 
--Arrival: September 18; Departure: September 23. Yes, will 
be present for the General Debate. 
 
--Spousal travel: to be confirmed. 
 
--Interpretation requirements: to be confirmed. 
 

D. Attendance of other VIPs. A small delegation of Members 
of Parliament. 
 
--Names and titles: to be confirmed. 
 
--Dates of travel: to be confirmed. Yes, will be present for 
the General Debate. 
 
--Spousal travel: to be confirmed. 
 
--Interpretation requirements: to be confirmed. (Will likely 
need interpretation in Italian.) 
 
 

E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible 
for IO Affairs. Yes. 
 
--Minister Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata, Director General for 
Political Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights 
 
--Arrival: September 18; Departure: September 23. Yes, will 
be present for the General Debate. 
 
--Spousal travel: to be confirmed. 
 
--Interpretation requirements: no interpretation required. 
(He speaks fluent English.) 
SPOGLI