Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BRUSSELS599
2009-04-27 09:10:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Brussels
Cable title:
BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF IAEA TO
VZCZCXYZ0004 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHBS #0599 1170910 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 270910Z APR 09 FM AMEMBASSY BRUSSELS TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8864
C O N F I D E N T I A L BRUSSELS 000599
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/WE AND ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/24/2019
TAGS: KNNP ENRG PREL MNUC IAEA BE
SUBJECT: BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF IAEA TO
BE ANNOUNCED
Classified By: Political Economic Counselor Richard Eason, reasons 1.4(
b) and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L BRUSSELS 000599
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/WE AND ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/24/2019
TAGS: KNNP ENRG PREL MNUC IAEA BE
SUBJECT: BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF IAEA TO
BE ANNOUNCED
Classified By: Political Economic Counselor Richard Eason, reasons 1.4(
b) and (d).
1. (C) On April 24, Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for
Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, informed Poloff unofficially that Belgium will soon
put forward the name of Jean-Pol Poncelet as a candidate to
succeed Mohamed El-Baradei as Director General of the
International Atomic Energy Agency.
2. (C) Poncelet is a former Minister of Defense (1995-99) and
Minister of Energy (1998-99) of Belgium and is currently
reputed to be Director for Sustainable Development and
Continued Progress at AREVA, the French nuclear technology
company.
BUSH
.
SIPDIS
STATE FOR EUR/WE AND ISN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/24/2019
TAGS: KNNP ENRG PREL MNUC IAEA BE
SUBJECT: BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF IAEA TO
BE ANNOUNCED
Classified By: Political Economic Counselor Richard Eason, reasons 1.4(
b) and (d).
1. (C) On April 24, Werner Bauwens, Belgian Special Envoy for
Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, informed Poloff unofficially that Belgium will soon
put forward the name of Jean-Pol Poncelet as a candidate to
succeed Mohamed El-Baradei as Director General of the
International Atomic Energy Agency.
2. (C) Poncelet is a former Minister of Defense (1995-99) and
Minister of Energy (1998-99) of Belgium and is currently
reputed to be Director for Sustainable Development and
Continued Progress at AREVA, the French nuclear technology
company.
BUSH
.