HAITI: UPDATE TO NAMES, TITLES, CONTACT NUMBERS FOR

UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 000888 SENSITIVE SIPDIS STATE FOR S/ES-O and WHA/CAR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PREL PINR HA SUBJECT: HAITI: UPDATE TO NAMES, TITLES, CONTACT NUMBERS FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS Ref: State 54250 ¶1. This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. ¶2. (SBU) Post provides updated contact information for leading Government of Haiti officials listed below. Post notes that Prime Minister Alexis was voted out of office April 12 and now leads a caretaker government. He will soon be replaced. Country: Republic of Haiti Date: June 17, 2008 Head of Government: (Caretaker Prime Minister) Last/Family Name: ALEXIS First/Middle Names: Jacques Edouard Conventional Usage: Prime Minister Formal Title: Prime Minister Office Telephone Numbers: (509) 2228-6177 Cell: 3727-5930 3490-3386 Comments: Alexis was voted out of office April 12, and will continue as head of a caretaker government until the parliament votes in a new Prime Minister. The phone will be answered by Alexis' principal secretary Mr. Guy Fleury. Alexis understands and speaks some English but prefers to speak in French. Head of State Last/Family Name: PREVAL First/Middle Names: Rene Garcia Conventional Usage: President Formal Title: President of the Republic Office Telephone Numbers: (509) 2228-2846 Cell: (509) 3710-9893 / 3558-6058 Comments: Preval understands English and is capable of speaking it, but prefers to speak in French. A call to these numbers is likely to be answered by his Executive Assistant, Mrs. Pascal Duvivier Foreign Minister Last/Family Name: CLERISME First/Middle Names: Jean Renald Conventional Usage: Foreign Minister Formal Title: Minister of Foreign Affairs Office Telephone Numbers: (509) 2298-3768, (509) 2298-3760 Cell: (509) 3462-0027 Comments : Minister Clerisme understands and speaks English, having a degree from Yale University. A call to these numbers is most likely to be answered by his executive assistant, Mrs. Michael Joseph. SANDERSON