Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BUDAPEST716
2009-09-30 15:30:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Budapest
Cable title:
HUNGARY ON IMO AND CANDIDATES FOR INT'L
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UNCLAS BUDAPEST 000716
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO/T TJOHNSON, EUR/CE JMORE; LONDON FOR EST
JWHITTLESEY; COMDT COGARD FOR CG-52 AND INT'L AFFAIRS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EWWT PHSA PREL HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARY ON IMO AND CANDIDATES FOR INT'L
ORGANIZATIONS
REF: SECSTATE 98012
UNCLAS BUDAPEST 000716
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO/T TJOHNSON, EUR/CE JMORE; LONDON FOR EST
JWHITTLESEY; COMDT COGARD FOR CG-52 AND INT'L AFFAIRS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EWWT PHSA PREL HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARY ON IMO AND CANDIDATES FOR INT'L
ORGANIZATIONS
REF: SECSTATE 98012
1. (U) On September 24, Econoff delivered reftel demarche
advocating U.S. re-election to the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) Council in "Category A" to Andrea Balog of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations
division, whose unit is responsible for candidates for
international organizations.
2. (SBU) Balog expressed appreciation for the information,
and noted that the GOH would consider the request. She also
noted that Hungary is seeking re-election of a candidate, Mr.
Istvan Posta, to the Joint Inspection Unit in Geneva (part of
the Eastern European Group). She added that her Mission in
New York contacted her to let her know the U.S. is also
advocating for the selection of Ms. Lucretia Meyers to the UN
International Civil Service Commission. Balog suggested that
it might be possible for Hungary to support one or more of
the U.S. candidates in exchange for support of Hungary's
Joint Inspection Unit candidate.
3. (SBU) We replied that we would make sure appropriate
Washington agencies were aware of Hungary's candidacy for the
Joint Inspection Unit, but expressed the view that candidates
should be considered independently on their merits and that
an agreement to support one candidate in exchange for support
of another candidate from a different organization would be
both difficult to implement (given the different agencies
involved),and would not take into account the experience and
qualifications of the candidates.
LEVINE
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO/T TJOHNSON, EUR/CE JMORE; LONDON FOR EST
JWHITTLESEY; COMDT COGARD FOR CG-52 AND INT'L AFFAIRS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EWWT PHSA PREL HU
SUBJECT: HUNGARY ON IMO AND CANDIDATES FOR INT'L
ORGANIZATIONS
REF: SECSTATE 98012
1. (U) On September 24, Econoff delivered reftel demarche
advocating U.S. re-election to the International Maritime
Organization (IMO) Council in "Category A" to Andrea Balog of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Organizations
division, whose unit is responsible for candidates for
international organizations.
2. (SBU) Balog expressed appreciation for the information,
and noted that the GOH would consider the request. She also
noted that Hungary is seeking re-election of a candidate, Mr.
Istvan Posta, to the Joint Inspection Unit in Geneva (part of
the Eastern European Group). She added that her Mission in
New York contacted her to let her know the U.S. is also
advocating for the selection of Ms. Lucretia Meyers to the UN
International Civil Service Commission. Balog suggested that
it might be possible for Hungary to support one or more of
the U.S. candidates in exchange for support of Hungary's
Joint Inspection Unit candidate.
3. (SBU) We replied that we would make sure appropriate
Washington agencies were aware of Hungary's candidacy for the
Joint Inspection Unit, but expressed the view that candidates
should be considered independently on their merits and that
an agreement to support one candidate in exchange for support
of another candidate from a different organization would be
both difficult to implement (given the different agencies
involved),and would not take into account the experience and
qualifications of the candidates.
LEVINE