PORTUGAL'S PRELIMINARY 63RD UNGA ATTENDEE LIST

UNCLAS LISBON 001781 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR IO/UNP (SUN),NSC (MCDONALD),P (REINEMEYER),AND EUR/PGI (TESSLER) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP PO SUBJECT: PORTUGAL'S PRELIMINARY 63RD UNGA ATTENDEE LIST REF: SECSTATE 72078 ¶1. Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: ¶A. Attendance of the Head of State -- President Anibal Cavaco Silva -- Arrival and departure dates are TBD. -- Spouse's travel plans unknown. -- No interpretation required if meeting is held in English. ¶B. Attendance of the Head of Government. -- Prime Minister Jose Socrates. -- Arrival and departure dates are TBD. -- Socrates is not married ) no spouse to attend. -- No interpretation required if meeting is held in English. ¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister. -- Minister of Foreign Relations Luis Amado -- Arrival and departure dates are TBD. -- Spouse's travel plans are unknown. -- No interpretation required if meeting is held in English. ¶D. Attendance of other VIPs. -- Information not available yet from MFA. ¶E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible for IO affairs. -- Portugal usually sends a delegation of 10-15 officials from MFA but the list of participants is not yet available. Stephenson