Influential Women -- Guinea

UNCLAS CONAKRY 000114 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR S/WE - Sasha Mehra and Gerda Lane E.O. 12598: N/A TAGS: KWMN PHUM PREL GV SUBJECT: Influential Women -- Guinea REFS: (A) 06 State 178055, (B) State 11245 ¶1. (SBU) Post identifies the following leaders as the five most influential women in Guinea: ¶A. Rabiatou Serah Diallo, General Secretary National Federation of Guinean Workers CNTG Bourse de Travail BP 237 Conakry, Guinea (224) 60-26-20-62 or 60-22-19-59 Email: nenefoune@yahoo.fr or aissatoudiaraye@yahoo.fr ¶B. Henriette Conte, First Lady of the Republic of Guinea Mother Henriette Conte Foundation Cite des Nations BP 4007 Conakry, Guinea (224) 60-21-18-00 or 60-26-29-76 ¶C. Saran Daraba Kaba, President Mano River Women's Peace Network Carrefour Chinois, Quartier Miniere Commune de Dixinn BP 2101 Conakry, Guinea (224) 60-29-14-23 or 60-55-92-69 Email: manoguinee@yahoo.com ¶D. Hadja Mariama Djelo Barry, Executive Secretary National Committee to Combat AIDS Villa No. 9 Cite des Nations, Kaloum BP 3934 Conakry, Guinea (224) 43-36-44 or 60-29-46-87 Email: cnlsida02@yahoo.fr ¶E. Chantal Colle, Director Areeba Guinee Quartier Almamya Commune de Kaloum BP 3237 Conakry, Guinea COMMENT: We decided to include Ms. Colle, because she is extremely influential, both in business and behind the scenes at the Presidency. Her influence is not, however, perceived by the general population as benign. ¶2. (SBU) Guinean women who may become more influential on the national level, but who are currently active and visible in specific sectors and/or regions follow: -- Fatoumata Kaba Sidibe, Minister of Cooperation Republic of Guinea -- Camara Aminatou Barry, Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, Republic of Guinea -- Mariama Kolenke Bah, Vice President and PUP Deputy National Assembly of the Republic of Guinea -- Fatoumata Matty, Mayor of the Municipality of Kankan -- Fatoumata Tellire Bah, Mayor of Municipality of Pita -- Rouguy Barry Kaba, President, Aid for Sustainable Development and former mayor of Matam, one of Conakry's five municipal divisions -- Aissatou Bella Diallo, former Minister of Information -- Mariama Aribot, former Minister of Social Affairs ¶3. (U) The officer at post who is primarily responsible for women's issue is Pol/Econ Section Chief Jessica Davis Ba. The Embassy's telephone number is (224) 30-42-08-61/62/63; Fax number (224) 30-42-08-73. Ms. Davis Ba can also be contacted on cellular phone number (224) 64-31-03-78, e-mail is DavisBaJL@state.gov MCDONALD