SOMALIA: OFFICIAL CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE

UNCLAS NAIROBI 002597 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR S/ES-O, AF/E AND AF/E FOR SUSAN DRIANO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC OVIP PREL SUBJECT: SOMALIA: OFFICIAL CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT REF: SECSTATE 118192 ¶1. Please pass the following congratulatory message in para 2 to the President-elect Barack Obama, from the President of the Transitional Government of the Federal Republic of Somalia. ¶2. Begin text: His Excellency Barack Obama President-elect of the United States of America Washington, DC USA. Excellency and Dear Brother, Please accept, Excellency and Dear Brother, my heartfelt congratulations on your election as the 44th President of the United States of America. This is a clear indication of the confidence the American people have in your leadership and vision. I am confident that your Presidency will be the start of a new era for America and the rest of the world. I would like to express our readiness to work with Your Excellency's new Administration in order to further strengthen our friendly relations that exist between our two countries. Kindly accept, Excellency and Dear Brother, the assurance of my highest consideration. Abdullahi Yusuf Ahmed President Federal Republic of Somalia Mogadishu, Somalia End text RANNEBERGER