Identifier
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09DARESSALAAM265
2009-04-24 07:59:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Dar Es Salaam
Cable title:  

TANZANIA ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO DIRECTOR

Tags:  PREL UNESCO TZ 
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INFO RUEHZO/AFRICAN UNION COLLECTIVE
RUEHFR/UNESCO PARIS FR
C O N F I D E N T I A L DAR ES SALAAM 000265 

SIPDIS

STATE FOR AF/E JLIDDLE, IO/UNESCO

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/23/2014
TAGS: PREL UNESCO TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO DIRECTOR
GENERAL

REF: A. 2008 STATE 130915

B. 2008 DAR ES SALAAM 847

Classified By: Poloff Carl B. Fox for reason 1.5 (d)

C O N F I D E N T I A L DAR ES SALAAM 000265

SIPDIS

STATE FOR AF/E JLIDDLE, IO/UNESCO

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/23/2014
TAGS: PREL UNESCO TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA ANNOUNCES CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO DIRECTOR
GENERAL

REF: A. 2008 STATE 130915

B. 2008 DAR ES SALAAM 847

Classified By: Poloff Carl B. Fox for reason 1.5 (d)


1. (U) MFA Director of Multilateral Cooperation Begum Taj
advised Poloff April 17 that Tanzania had just announced its
candidate for Director General of UNESCO and sought US
support. The diplomatic note formally introducing the
candidate, Professor Sospeter Muhongo, has been forwarded to
AF/E.


2. (C) Taj said US opposition to the Egyptian candidate was
an important part of the GOT decision to nominate a candidate
(reftels),as was the fact that Algeria had earlier put forth
a candidate (thus breaking any African consensus behind
Egypt). Taj noted that at the time of the January African
Union summit, only the Egyptian candidate had been nominated.
In keeping with normal AU practice, the AU therefore did not
include the election on its agenda or formally endorse the
Egyptian candidate.

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