Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BRUSSELS599
2009-04-27 09:10:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Brussels
Cable title:  

BELGIAN CANDIDATE FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF IAEA TO

Tags:  KNNP ENRG PREL MNUC IAEA BE 
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DE RUEHBS #0599 1170910
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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.

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