UNGA ATTENDANCE FROM THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 JERUSALEM 001802 SIPDIS SIPDIS NEA FOR FRONT OFFICE; NSC FOR ABRAMS/SINGH/WATERS; IO/PPC BATLLE; USUN MCBRIDE; NSC MCDONALD; NEA/RA LANGEVIN/MACDONNELL/ADLER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KWBG PGOV PREL PTER IS KDEM SUBJECT: UNGA ATTENDANCE FROM THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY REF: SECSTATE 101170 JERUSALEM 00001802 001.2 OF 002 ¶1. (U) In response to reftel action request, information regarding Palestinian Authority (PA) attendance at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting follows. ¶A. (U) Attendance of the Head of State: PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will/will be required. ¶B. (U) Attendance of the Head of Government: PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. ¶C. (U) Attendance of the Foreign Minister: The Prime Minister is acting Foreign Minister. ¶D. (U) Attendance of other PA VIPs: --Secretary General of the PLO Yasir Abed Rabbo will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Head of the PLO Negotiations Affairs Saeb Erekat will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Former PA Prime Minister Ahmad Qurei (Abu Ala) will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --PA Minister of Information Riyad al-Malki will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --PA Minister of Planning Samir Abdallah will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Director General of the International Relations and Projects Department of the PA Ministry of Finance Mazen Jadallah will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Assistant to the Prime Minister Manal Zeidan will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. Her spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. Manal Zeidan is an American citizen. --Assistant to the Prime Minster Diana Buttu will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. Her spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. Diana Buttu is a Canadian citizen. --Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) member Nabil Shaath will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Chief of Protocol Abdal Karim Ewaida will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Head of Presidential Security Shehada Ismail will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Official Photographer Omar al-Rashidi will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. JERUSALEM 00001802 002.2 OF 002 --Official Cameraman Muhammad al-Teeq will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Security officer Muhammad Assi will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Security officer Muhammad Daajna will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Security officer Said Khalil will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Security officer Yusef Barghouti will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Security officer Nidal Abu Dukhan will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Security officer Mahmud Issa will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Security officer Akram Thawabta will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Security officer Allam Saqqa will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Security officer Mujahed Yasin will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Security officer Alabed Khalil will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Security officer for Mr. Qurei Amjad Qurei will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Assistant to Mr. Qurei Said Nayef Said al-Zhaghmouri will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Financial Assistant Bassam Mezher will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. ¶E. (U) Post is unaware of plans of other Foreign Ministry officials to the UNGA meetings. DUFFY