LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS FROM PRESIDENT COMPAORE TO

UNCLAS OUAGADOUGOU 001005

DEPT FOR S/ES-CR NATALIE CHAGON; S/ES-O; and AF/W

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPDC PREL OVIP UV
SUBJECT: LETTER OF CONGRATULATIONS FROM PRESIDENT COMPAORE TO
PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA

REF: STATE 118192


1. On November 5th, Post received a copy of the letter from Burkina
Faso President Blaise Compaore congratulating President-elect Barack
Obama on his election. The Presidency sent the original letter to
the Burkina Faso Embassy in Washington, D.C. prior to Post's receipt
of reftel cable. Post sent a scanned copy of the letter to AF/W on
November 5th.


2. Informal translation of the letter follows:

His Excellency
Mr. Barack Obama
President-Elect of United States of America
Washington D.C.

Dear Mr. President,

Your brilliant election to the White House as the 44th President of
United States of America gives me the opportunity to address to you,
on behalf of the Burkinabe Government and myself, my very sincere
and warm congratulations.

The messages of change that you expressed to the American people
throughout the electoral campaign and the day after your election go
beyond the borders of your country. They also touch those who
aspire to a better, fairer, and more prosperous world.

Burkina Faso, which has a great love of peace, justice, and liberty,
has always worked in favor of such change, and sees in your
accession to the supreme office of United States of America the hope
of a new world.

I would like to assure you of my availability to work closely with
you to reinforce the ties of friendship that unite our two countries
and to find sustainable solutions to the multiple crises that face
the world.

I wish you, Excellency, success in your new position, and extend my
highest consideration.

Very sincerely,

Blaise Compaore
President of Burkina Faso


JACKSON