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06WELLINGTON597
2006-08-01 05:01:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Wellington
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NEW ZEALAND WILL NOT ATTEND APEC SEMINAR ON

Tags:  EAID ECIN TBIO KFLU APECO NZ 
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UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000597 

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STATE FOR EAP/EP JRAGLAND AND EAP/ANP DRICCI
HHS FOR OGHA VANESSA BROWN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECIN TBIO KFLU APECO NZ
SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND WILL NOT ATTEND APEC SEMINAR ON
PANDEMIC EXERCISES

REF: SECSTATE 111495

UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000597

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

STATE FOR EAP/EP JRAGLAND AND EAP/ANP DRICCI
HHS FOR OGHA VANESSA BROWN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ECIN TBIO KFLU APECO NZ
SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND WILL NOT ATTEND APEC SEMINAR ON
PANDEMIC EXERCISES

REF: SECSTATE 111495


1. (SBU) On July 10, Poloff delivered reftel invitation to
Llewellyn Roberts, Pandemic Planning Advisor, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT),and on July 19 to MFAT
representatives with the Americas Division and the United
Nations, Human Rights and Commonwealth Division, which is the
division responsible for issues related to multilateral fora.
On July 19, Poloff also delivered the invitation to Dr.
Andrea Forde, Senior Public Health Advisor, Ministry of
Health (MOH) and to Marlene Castle, Scientific Analyst,
External Assessments Bureau, Department of Prime Minister and
Cabinet (DPMC).


2. (U) On July 27, Jo Horrocks; Project Manager; National
Emergency Planning, Risk and Assurance; Ministry of Health
responded that GNZ will not be sending anyone to attend the
APEC Seminar because of time and budget constraints.


3. (SBU) MOH will represent GNZ at Australia's Exercise
Cumpston in October, Horrocks said.
McCormick