JAMAICA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR RE-ELECTION OF

UNCLAS KINGSTON 000528 SIPDIS WHA/CAR (DEREK HOFFMAN, BRIDGETTE PREMONT) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ACABQ AORC PHUM PREL JM XL SUBJECT: JAMAICA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR RE-ELECTION OF CANDIDATE TO ACABQ) ¶1. Post has received the following Diplomatic Note from the Government of Jamaica's (GOJ) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) dated June 30, 2009: (BEGIN TEXT OF MFAFT DIPNOTE 50/101/41) "Ref. No: 50/101/41 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica presents it compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to advise that the Government of Jamaica has decided to present the candidature of Ambassador Stafford Neil for re-election to the United Nations Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions (ACABQ),for the period 2010-2012, at elections to be held during the 64th Session of the UN General Assembly in ¶2009. The Ministry further has the honour to attach Ambassador Neil's Curriculum Vitae, which outlines the skills and experiences that support his candidature to the Committee. The Government of Jamaica would be grateful for the valuable support of the Government of the United States of America for the aforementioned candidature. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration." (END TEXT OF MFAFT DIPLOMATIC NOTE 50/101/41) ¶2. Ambassador Neil's Curriculum Vitae will be scanned and emailed to WHA/CAR. MOSS