PHILIPPINE ATTENDANCE AT VIENNA FORUM TO FIGHT

UNCLAS MANILA 000284 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR G/TIP (MENARES-BURY),IO/T (NEVILLE),AND EAP/MTS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG RP SUBJECT: PHILIPPINE ATTENDANCE AT VIENNA FORUM TO FIGHT HUMAN TRAFFICKING REF: STATE 9008 (UN.GIFT AND VIENNA FORUM) ¶1. Per reftel request, the following attendees from the Philippines will attend the UN.GIFT Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking, February 13-15, 2008: -------------- Philippine Government -------------- Ms. Deana Perez Head, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) Secretariat and SIPDIS Senior State Prosecutor, Department of Justice Ms. Rosario Aguinaldo Director, Social, Cultural, and Humanitarian Affairs Office of United Nations and other International Organizations Department of Foreign Affairs -------------- NGO and Private Sector -------------- Ms. Amihan Abueva President and Chairperson, End Child Prostitution, Child Pornography, and Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes (ECPAT) Ms. Cecilia Flores-Oebanda Executive Director, Visayan Forum Foundation (VFF) Ms. Mae Rivera-Morena Public Relations and Community Affairs Manager Microsoft Philippines ¶2. Political Officer Barry Fullerton is the Embassy point-of-contact for trafficking in persons issues. He can be reached at 63-2-301-2000, extension 2350, or at FullertonTB@state.gov. 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