UN VOTING RECORD DEMARCHE DELIVERED

C O N F I D E N T I A L NASSAU 000644 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/11/2018 TAGS: AORC UNSC UNGA BF SUBJECT: UN VOTING RECORD DEMARCHE DELIVERED REF: A. STATE 55178 ¶B. NASSAU 590 Classified By: DCM Zuniga-Brown for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) ¶1. (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points on country voting practices at the UN, and a copy of the 2007 report, to newly-appointed Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2. PolChief echoed DAS Madison's appreciative comments to then-Acting Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Symonette (reftel) regarding the GCOB's voting record at the UNGA in 2007 and encouragement of regional regional leadership on human rights. The PS said that the GCOB was reviewing all policies in order to see what direction they would go. She underlined that, despite democratic values shared with the U.S., Caribbean national interests and priorities might diverge. SIEGEL