DEMARCHE ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL DELIVERED TO RTG

UNCLAS BANGKOK 003870 SIPDIS SIPDIS GENEVA FOR RMA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG SUBJECT: DEMARCHE ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL DELIVERED TO RTG REF: STATE 93916 ¶1. On July 13, RefCoord delivered reftel USG position on the IOM Director General position to Phantipha Iamsudha, Counselor in the MFA Department of International Organizations, RefCoord left a non-paper on U.S. candidate Ambassador Swing and urged RTG support for him. RefCoord delivered orally the points about current IOM chief Brunson McKinley. ¶2. Ms. Iamsudha responded that the RTG had not yet made a decision on whom to support and would wait until it had a chance to evaluate the qualifications of all the candidates. She said that the RTG's usual position was that two terms was the appropriate length of service for UN agencies and international organizations. BOYCE