Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07CAIRO2364
2007-08-01 13:02:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Cairo
Cable title:
EGYPTIAN ATTENDENCE AT 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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UNCLAS CAIRO 002364
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KSEP PREL OVIP UNGA EG
SUBJECT: EGYPTIAN ATTENDENCE AT 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
REF: SECSTATE 101170
Poloff spoke with Sherif Refaat, 2nd Secretary at the MFA
Office of UN Affairs, on August 1 regarding the Egyptian
delegation to the 62nd UN General Assembly. Refaat said that
plans are still being made, but provided the following
preliminary information on the Egyptian delegation:
¶A. Attendance of the Head of State.
-- No Head of State attendance.
¶B. Attendance of the Head of Government.
-- No Head of Government attendance.
¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister.
-- Ahmed Aboul Gheit, Minister of Foreign Affairs
-- Arrival and departure dates not yet known
-- Spouse travel not yet known, but she usually does not
attend.
-- No interpretation necessary
¶D. Attendance of other host country VIPs.
-- Not yet known
¶E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible
for IO affairs or official who is a regular interlocutor
of regional assistant secretaries or Department
principals.
-- Naela Gabr, Assistant Foreign Minister for Multilateral
Relations
-- Arrival and departure dates in New York not yet known
-- Spouse travel not yet known
-- No interpretation required
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