UNGA ATTENDANCE FROM THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY

UNCLAS JERUSALEM 001485 SENSITIVE SIPDIS USUN FOR DUGAN, DEPT FOR IO/UNP(SUN), NEA/RA(CLOUD/VACCARO),NEA/IPA, NSC FOR BROWN/SHAPIRO/KUMAR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA KPAL SUBJECT: UNGA ATTENDANCE FROM THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY REF: STATE 68590 ¶1. (U) In response to reftel action request, information regarding tentative Palestinian Authority (PA) attendance at the 64th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting follows. ¶A. (U) Attendance of the Head of State: PA President Mahmud Abbas (Abu Mazen) will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will/will be required. ¶B. (U) Attendance of the Head of Government: The Prime Minister will not attend the UNGA meetings. ¶C. (U) Attendance of the Foreign Minister: The Foreign Minister will not attend the UNGA meetings. ¶D. (U) Attendance of other PA VIPs: --Secretary General of the PLO Yasir Abed Rabbo will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Head of the PLO Negotiations Affairs Saeb Erekat will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu-Rudeineh will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Presidential Political Advisor Akram Hanieh will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Protocol Officer Hussein Hussein will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. --Head of Presidential Security Shehadeh Ismael will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. WALLES