DEMARCHES DELIVERED: PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD

UNCLAS PARAMARIBO 000218 SIPDIS WHA/CAR FOR JROSHOLT, EEB/TPP/MTA FOR CHEVER VOLTMER, EEB/TPP/ABT FOR GARY A. CLEMENTS, EBB/TPP FOR MIKAEL LURIE, EEB/TPP/ABT FOR AMY WINTON, EEB/IFD/ODF FOR MARGO SIEMER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO NS SUBJECT: DEMARCHES DELIVERED: PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD INITIATIVE AND REQUEST TO END FOOD STAPLE EXPORT RESTRICTIONS REF: A. STATE 47539 ¶B. STATE 53353 ¶C. PARAMARIBO 200 ¶1. (U) Per reftels, EconOff delivered demarches "President's Global Food Initiative" and "Request to End Food Staple Export Restrictions," along with a copy of fact sheet "Leading the Fight Against Hunger," to Terence Craig, head of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Government of Suriname. Craig had no immediate reaction. ¶2. (U) EconOff also delivered a Dipnote to the MFA requesting the Ministry forward a copy of the Aide Memoire, "Request to End Food Staple Export Restrictions," to the Ministry of Trade and Industry. The Ministry of Trade and Industry instituted an export license requirement for rice exports on April 29, despite a rice surplus in the country. ¶3. (U) Post will report any substantive reaction from the Government of Suriname. SCHREIBER HUGHES