ICAO Demarche on Budget Delivered, Government of Argentina

UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 001845 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR IO/T LAURA LUFTIG AND TED FARIS STATE EB/TRA/OTP FOR MEGAN WALKLET-TIGHE AMCONSUL MONTREAL FOR US MISSION TO ICAO LAURA FAUX-GABLE FAA NATIONAL HQ FOR JIM FILIPPATOS AND DI REIMOLD TSA HQ FOR KIP HAWLEY AND JILLENE MACCRERRY SIPDIS PASS NSC FOR MICHAEL SMART TRANSPORTATION FOR BRIAN HEDBERG COMMERCE FOR EUGENE ALFORD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAIR ICAO PREL ECON AORC AR SUBJECT: ICAO Demarche on Budget Delivered, Government of Argentina Delegation Finalized Ref: State 127689 ¶1. Civair Officer delivered reftel U.S. ICAO budget position to Messrs. Marcelo Cesa, Alejandro Casiro, and Martin Romero in the Government of Argentina (GOA) Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to these officials, the GOA has not yet formulated its position with respect to this issue. ¶2. The MFA also informed the Embassy that the following officials will comprise the official GOA delegation at the 18-28 September ICAO Assembly: Mr. Ricardo Cirielli, Sub Secretary of Commercial Air Transport, Ministry of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services, and Head of Delegation; Brigadier Jose Alvarez, Chief, Air Regions Command (FAA equivalent),Ministry of Defense; Mr. Horacio Knobel, Director of Legislative and Treaty Affairs, Sub Secretary of Commercial Air Transport, Ministry of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services; Commodore Federico Robledo, Director of Air Transit, Air Regions Command, Ministry of Defense; Ms. Nora Rizzo, Advisor, Legislative and Treaty Affairs, Sub Secretary of Commercial Air Transport, Ministry of Federal Planning, Public Investment and Services; Mr. Anibal Mutti, Chief, Legal Affairs, Air Regions Command, Ministry of Defense; and Ms. Graciela de Marzi, Advisor, National Airports Regulator. KELLY