SAUDI ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UNITED NATIONS GENERAL

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SUBJECT: SAUDI ATTENDANCE AT 63RD UNITED NATIONS GENERAL
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1. (SBU) Per reftel A, Post obtained the official Saudi
Arabian Government (SAG) delgation list for the 63rd United
Nations General Assembly (UNGA). No specific dates for
arrival or departure are available, nor has SAG provided Post
with information regarding the travel of spouses. Post will
send an updated cable if able to obtain this information.


2. (SBU) Attendance of the Head of State or Head of
Government: King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud has not
announced plans to attend UNGA, nor did he attend in 2007.
However, the King has requested a UN special session on
interfaith dialogue (reftel B),a call repeated at the Madrid
Conference for Interfaith Dialogue (reftel C). The King
could choose to attend if this special session were added.


3. (SBU) The official 41-member delegation will be led by HRH
Prince Saud al-Faisal, Chair, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Interpretation will not be required in bilateral or
multilateral meetings. Other attendees will include:

HH Prince Dr. Turki bin Mohommad bin Saud Al Kabir, Vice
Chair, Deputy Minister of Multilateral Relations, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs

Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel bin Al-Jubeir, Vice Chair

HE Ambassador Hamad bin Mohammad Al-Fares, Member

HE Ambassador Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Jindan, Member in Charge

HE Yousef bin Turad As-Sa'doun, Member, Deputy Minister of
Educational and Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Mr. Osama bin Mohammad Al-Noqali, Minister Plenipotentiary

Mr. Jamal bin Hussen Aqil, Minister Plenipotentiary

Dr. Ra'ed Khalid Arali, Minister Plenipotentiary

Mr. Talal bin Abdul Jalil Birry, Counselor

Mr. Abdullatif bin Hussein Salam, Vice Chair, Vice Deputy
Chief of the Delegation

Mr. Mohammad bin Umar Badawood, Counselor

Mr. Sultan bin Abdullah As-Sayigh, Counselor

Dr. Moufleh bin Duhaiman As-Sabayyel, Counselor

Mr. Adnan bin Ibrahim Farahat, Counselor

Mr. Saleh bin Abdul Karim Ash-Sheha, First Secretary

Mr. Abdullah bin Moudhif Al-Tahli, First Secretary

Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Ash-Shumarry, First Secretary

Mr. Khalid bin Kamal Faqih, First Secretary

Dr. Ali bin Mohammad Al-Abbad, First Secretary

Mr. Majid bin Humoud Ash-Sharari, First Secretary

Mr. Amr bin Abdullah Al-Akili, First Secretary

Mr. Adnan bin Abdul Rahim Bamakous, First Secretary

Mr. Mohammad bin Fahd Ash-Shabrami, First Secretary

Mr. Faisal Al-Amoudi, Vice Consul-General of KSA in New York,
First Secretary

Mr. Faisal bin Ibrahim Al-Ajrafi, First Secretary

Mr. Saad in Nasir Al-Asmari, Second Secretary

Mr. Samir bin Ibrahim Al-Karashi, Second Secretary

Mr. Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Arkoubi, Second Secretary
Mr. Mazin bin Hamad Al-Hamli, Second Secretary

Mr. Yousef bin Salih Al-Kahrah, Second Secretary

Mr. Khaled bin Mohammad Al-Wafi, Second Secretary

Mr. Haitham bin Mohammad Al-Maliki, Second Secretary

Mr. Tareq bin Khadam Al-Fayezz, Second Secretary

Mr. Faisal bin Falah Al-Harbi, Second Secretary

Mr. Wajdi bin Hassan Moharram, Third Secretary

Mr. Mounsir Salem As-Saloum, Third Secretary

Mr. Shafi bin Bejad Al-Otaibee, Third Secretary

Mr. Abdul Fattah bin Ahmad Imam, Attache

Mr. Husam bin Jamil Moukhtar, Attache

Ms. Asil bint Sultan Ash-Shuhail, Attache
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