SURINAME: UPDATES TO NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT

UNCLAS PARAMARIBO 000231 SENSITIVE SIPDIS S/ES-O, WHA/CAR FOR JROSHOLT E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PINR PREL NS SUBJECT: SURINAME: UPDATES TO NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL OFFICIALS REF: SECSTATE 054250 ¶1. (SBU) Post submits the following information keyed to reftel: Country: Republic of Suriname Date information verified by post: May 29, 2008 Head of State Last/Family Name: Venetiaan First/Middle Names: Runaldo Ronald Conventional Usage: Ronald Formal Title: His Excellency President Ronald Venetiaan Office Telephone Numbers: (597) 474-294 After-hours Official Numbers: will submit upon receipt of information from President's Protocol Chief Residence Telephone Numbers: will submit upon receipt of information from Chief of Protocol Cell Phone Numbers: will submit upon receipt of information from Chief of Protocol Comments: Asked to rate President Venetiaan's English language proficiency on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the highest),the head of the Americas Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave the President a 7.5. Foreign Minister Last/Family Name: Kraag-Keteldijk First/Middle Name: Lygia (Keteldijk is her maiden name) Conventional Usage: Lygia Formal Title: Her Excellency Minister Kraag-Keteldijk Office Telephone Numbers: (597) 471-209; 471-756 After-hours Official Numbers: information pending release Residence Telephone Numbers: information pending release Cell Phone Numbers: (597) 0875-2394 Comments: The Head of the Americas Division at the MFA gave Minister Kraag-Keteldijk's English language proficiency a 7 on a scale of 1 to 10. ¶2. (SBU) Post awaits more information from the Chief of Protocol, Office of the President, in response to Post's dipnote request. Post will report additional information, comments, and notes in separate cable when available. SCHREIBER HUGHES