MADAGASCAR WELCOMED AS GLOBAL INITIATIVE PARTNER

UNCLAS ANTANANARIVO 000524 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR ISN/WMDT AND T - TIM KATSAPIS DEPARTMENT FOR AF/E - MBEYZEROV E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER KGIC PARM PREL MA SUBJECT: MADAGASCAR WELCOMED AS GLOBAL INITIATIVE PARTNER REF: STATE 072723 ¶1. Political/Economic Section Chief and Russian Federation DCM separately welcomed the Government of Madagascar (GOM) into the Global Initiative as a new partner nation and provided them with the most current version of the Plan of Work, Terms of Reference, Statement of Principles, Explanatory Notes, and Plan of Work Calendar for the Global Initiative. PolEcon Chief also passed along Points of Contact at the Department. The GOM is unlikely to attend the Astana meetings without outside funding. ¶2. Point of contact (POC) for the GOM is: Name: Angeline MOHAJY Title: Director of Multilateral Cooperation Agency: Ministry of Foreign Affairs Telephone Number: +261-20-22-261-22 Fax Number: +261-20-22-344-84 Email Address: mohajyarasoa[at]yahoo.fr ¶3. Embassy Global Initiative Coordinating Officer (GICO) is: Name: Brian T. Neubert Unclassified Email: NeubertBT[at]State.gov SIPDIS Classified Email: NeubertBT[at]State.sgov.gov Embassy 24hr Switchboard: +261-20-22-212-57 Direct Office Line: +261-33-442-2408 Cell Phone: +261-33-11-871-69 ¶4. Embassy Back-up GICO is: Name: Silvana Rodriguez Unclassified Email: RodriguezSD[at]State.gov SIPDIS Classified Email: RodriguezSD[at]State.sgov.gov Embassy 24hr Switchboard: +261-20-22-212-57 Direct Office Line: +261-33-442-2409 Cell Phone: +261-33-11-328-53 MCGEE