Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09KAMPALA913
2009-08-13 09:38:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Kampala
Cable title:
DEMARCHE: GOU UNDECIDED ON UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
how-toVZCZCXYZ0003 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHKM #0913 2250938 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 130938Z AUG 09 FM AMEMBASSY KAMPALA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1672 INFO RUCNIAD/IGAD COLLECTIVE RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0121
C O N F I D E N T I A L KAMPALA 000913
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO/UNESCO KELLY SIEKMAN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 08/13/2019
TAGS: PREL UNESCO UG
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE: GOU UNDECIDED ON UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL
CANDIDATES
REF: STATE 82701
Classified By: PolOff Cassandra Stuart for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d).
(C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Ugandan Ministry of
Foreign Affairs Multilateral Organizations and Treaties
Officer Isaac Sebulime on August 11. Sebulime indicated that
Uganda currently supports the Egyptian candidate in the
UNESCO Director-General race, but is still considering other
candidates. The GOU recognizes that the Egyptian candidate
is "not a consensus builder, and this is one of his main
drawbacks." Sebulime said that although the Egyptian
candidate enjoys African Union (AU) support, he is viewed as
more of an Arab regional candidate than an "African"
candidate, potentially leaving room for further AU debate.
The GOU is also considering candidates from Tanzania and
Benin.
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