UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY - HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR

UNCLAS SANTO DOMINGO 002144 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/CAR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA DR SUBJECT: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY - HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REF: A. STATE 101170 ¶B. SANTO DOMINGO 1789 ¶1. This cable responds to Ref A request for information about the travel of the Dominican President and other officials for the UN General Assembly, and updates the information previously provided by the Embassy in Ref B. ¶2. The Embassy has not received a formal reply to Ref A questions, which we sent to the Dominican Government via Diplomatic Note 189, dated August 22. However, we have obtained some of the answers from other channels: ¶A. Attendance of the Head of State. -- Name and title: Leonel FERNANDEZ Reyna, President. -- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and other U.S. locations, and whether the Head of State will be present for the General Debate: The press reports that Fernandez will visit the United States from September 16-27, visiting Miami, Washington, Boston, and New York. He will be in Washington September 18-19, and perhaps longer (NFI). -- Whether spouse of the Head of State will travel to New York. If so, provide the spouse's name and title: Margarita CEDENO DE FERNANDEZ, First Lady, will accompany the President. -- Whether interpretation would be required in a bilateral or multilateral meeting: No, Fernandez speaks English fluently. ¶B. Attendance of the Head of Government: Fernandez is also the Head of Government. ¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister. -- Name and title: Carlos MORALES Troncoso, Secretary of State for Foreign Relations. -- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and other U.S. locations, and whether the Foreign Minister will be present for the General Debate: Unknown; however, we strongly suspect that Morales will be present for the General Debate. -- Whether the spouse of the Foreign Minister will travel to New York: Unknown. -- Whether interpretation would be required in bilateral or multilateral meetings: No, Morales speaks English fluently. ¶D. Attendance of other host country VIPs: Unknown; however, we strongly suspect that the two Dominican Deputy Foreign Ministers are traveling to the United States. -- Names and titles: Jose Manuel TRULLOLS and Alejandra LIRIANO de la Cruz. -- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and whether the VIP will be present for the General Debate: Unknown; however, we strongly suspect that the both Trullols and Liriano will be present for the General Debate. -- Whether the spouse of the VIP will travel to New York: Unknown. -- Whether interpretation would be required in bilateral or multilateral meetings. If so, specify what language: Yes, both Trullols and Liriano would require Spanish interpretation. ¶E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible for IO affairs or official who is a regular interlocutor of regional assistant secretaries or Department principals: Unknown. (U) This report and additional information can be found on Embassy Santo Domingo's SIPRNET site, http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/santodomingo/ BULLEN