62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: CROATIAN ATTENDANCE, A-3

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SUBJECT: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: CROATIAN ATTENDANCE, A-3
MEETING

REF: SECSTATE 101170


1. POLOFF delivered reftel to MFA Asst Minister for
International Organizations and Security Pjer Simunovic on
July 24. Following is initial GOC response:


A. Attendance of the Head of State: Yes

-- Name and title: Stjepan Mesic, President of the Republic
of Croatia

-- 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: Travel dates still
unknown. President Mesic will deliver Croatia's plenary
speech.

-- Whether spouse of the Head of State will travel to New
York: Still unknown

-- Whether interpretation would be required in a bilateral or
multilateral meeting: Yes, Croatian.


B. Attendance of the Head of Government: Still unknown


C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister: Yes

-- Name and title: Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic, Minister of
Foreign Affairs and European Integration

-- 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: Travel dates still
unknown, but she plans to attend 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


D. Attendance of other host country VIPs: Still unknown


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:
Yes

-- Name and title: Pjer Simunovic, Assistant Minister of
Foreign Affairs for International Organizations and Security

-- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and
whether the VIP will be present for the General Debate: Still
unknown

-- Whether the spouse of the official will travel to New
York: Still unknown

-- Whether interpretation would be required in bilateral or
multilateral meetings: No


2. Simunovic did not make any initial requests for high-level
meetings but did report that Croatia, as current chair of the
Adriatic Charter (A-3),planned to propose an A-3 meeting on
the margins of the UNGA and would be seeking appropriate USG
representation.
BRADTKE