PRESIDENT ARROYO ACCEPTS SECRETARY'S INVITATION TO

UNCLAS MANILA 003124 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR S/WE (MEHRA, LANE) STATE ALSO FOR EAP/MTS, EAP/RSP E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: UNGA KWMN PHUH PREL SUBJECT: PRESIDENT ARROYO ACCEPTS SECRETARY'S INVITATION TO WOMEN LEADERS' MEETING REF: STATE 118258 ¶1. (U) On September 13 the Embassy received diplomatic note 07-2862 dated September 11 from the Department of Foreign Affairs on behalf of President Arroyo accepting the Secretary's invitation to the September 28 Women Leaders' SIPDIS Working Group meeting in New York. Information requested in reftel is provided in para 2, and the text of the note is in para 3. Additional information requested in the reftel will be transmitted via email to S/WE staff. ¶2. (U) Title: "Her Excellency Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Republic of the Philippines." Embassy Manila's Protocol Office reports no dietary restrictions. No translation assistance will be needed. A Philippine Embassy point of contact will be provided. ¶3. (U) Begin text. No. 07-2862 The Department of Foreign Affairs presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor to inform the latter that H.E. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo has accepted the invitation of the U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the Third Meeting of the Women Leaders' Working Group, on 28 September 2007 in Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York. The Department of Foreign Affairs avails itself of this opportunity to convey to the Embassy of the United States of American the assurances of its highest consideration. Pasay City, 11 September 2007 End text. Visit Embassy Manila's Classified SIPRNET website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eap/manila/index. cfm You can also access this site through the State Department's Classified SIPRNET website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/ KENNEY