IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL: TANZANIA OPEN TO USG

UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 001035 SIPDIS SIPDIS PRM; AF/E FOR BARBARA YODER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC EUN PREF PREL TZ SUBJECT: IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL: TANZANIA OPEN TO USG CANDIDATE REF: STATE 93916 ¶1. (U) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) appreciated learning the USG position regarding the June 2008 election of Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Justin Seruhere, Acting Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Affairs Department, told Poloff on July 20 that he knows Ambassador William Swing personally through their work in Western Sahara and commented that Ambassador Swing's experience is a good match for the job at IOM. ¶2. (U) Seruhere asked the USG to provide a diplomatic note formally requesting GOT support for Ambassador Swing's candidacy; Poloff assured Seruhere further communications on the matter would be forthcoming before the June 2008 election. RETZER