Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
07COLOMBO836
2007-06-13 02:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Colombo
Cable title:
INTERVIEW PANEL SELECTS MALAYSIAN CANDIDATE FOR NEXT
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UNCLAS COLOMBO 000836
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STATE FOR SCA/INS, INL/AP (BROWNE) AND IO/T (NEVILLE)
E.O. 12958:N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL SNAR KJUS ASEC CE
SUBJECT: INTERVIEW PANEL SELECTS MALAYSIAN CANDIDATE FOR NEXT
COLOMBO PLAN SECRETARY GENERAL
UNCLAS COLOMBO 000836
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STATE FOR SCA/INS, INL/AP (BROWNE) AND IO/T (NEVILLE)
E.O. 12958:N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL SNAR KJUS ASEC CE
SUBJECT: INTERVIEW PANEL SELECTS MALAYSIAN CANDIDATE FOR NEXT
COLOMBO PLAN SECRETARY GENERAL
1. On Monday, June 11, the Colombo Plan Council Selection Panel,
comprised of representatives from Australia, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, and the United States,
met to interview candidates for the position of Colombo Plan
Secretary General. The four candidates included Ms. Patricia Chia
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from Malaysia, Dr. Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman of Bangladesh,
Ambassador Unatu Wangchuk of Bhutan, and Mr. Se-jun Yoon of the
Republic of Korea.
2. Based on her impressive resume and history of positive working
relations with the USG, several State Department Bureaus, including
INL, IO, and G/IWI, endorsed Ms. Chia for the Secretary General
position prior to the interviews. While each of the candidates had
strong qualifications in his or her respective field, the interview
process confirmed that Chia was the most qualified candidate to lead
the Colombo Plan. In her interview, Chia outlined her priorities
for the Colombo Plan, including the recruitment of new donors,
revitalization of old donors, the establishment of a public affairs
strategy, and the need for improved staffing, funding, and
oversight. Ms. Chia named women's issues as an area the Colombo
Plan could better address in the future. Chia's name will be
formally introduced to the Colombo Plan Council on June 18, and she
is expected to assume office after the current Colombo Plan
Secretary Kittipan Kanjanapipatkul of Thailand leaves office on July
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30.
3. COMMENT: Embassy is also favorably impressed with Chia and is
confident she has the experience, professionalism, and integrity
necessary to improve the effectiveness of the Colombo Plan.
BLAKE
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STATE FOR SCA/INS, INL/AP (BROWNE) AND IO/T (NEVILLE)
E.O. 12958:N/A
TAGS: PGOV PREL SNAR KJUS ASEC CE
SUBJECT: INTERVIEW PANEL SELECTS MALAYSIAN CANDIDATE FOR NEXT
COLOMBO PLAN SECRETARY GENERAL
1. On Monday, June 11, the Colombo Plan Council Selection Panel,
comprised of representatives from Australia, India, Indonesia,
Japan, Maldives, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand, and the United States,
met to interview candidates for the position of Colombo Plan
Secretary General. The four candidates included Ms. Patricia Chia
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from Malaysia, Dr. Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman of Bangladesh,
Ambassador Unatu Wangchuk of Bhutan, and Mr. Se-jun Yoon of the
Republic of Korea.
2. Based on her impressive resume and history of positive working
relations with the USG, several State Department Bureaus, including
INL, IO, and G/IWI, endorsed Ms. Chia for the Secretary General
position prior to the interviews. While each of the candidates had
strong qualifications in his or her respective field, the interview
process confirmed that Chia was the most qualified candidate to lead
the Colombo Plan. In her interview, Chia outlined her priorities
for the Colombo Plan, including the recruitment of new donors,
revitalization of old donors, the establishment of a public affairs
strategy, and the need for improved staffing, funding, and
oversight. Ms. Chia named women's issues as an area the Colombo
Plan could better address in the future. Chia's name will be
formally introduced to the Colombo Plan Council on June 18, and she
is expected to assume office after the current Colombo Plan
Secretary Kittipan Kanjanapipatkul of Thailand leaves office on July
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30.
3. COMMENT: Embassy is also favorably impressed with Chia and is
confident she has the experience, professionalism, and integrity
necessary to improve the effectiveness of the Colombo Plan.
BLAKE