UNCLAS KINGSTON 000686

SIPDIS, SENSITIVE

STATE FOR WHA/CAR - JOSLYN MACK-WILSON
WHA/PPC - JENNA BEN-YEHUDA
IO/UNP - DOUGLAS SUN
USUN - HUGH DUGAN
NSC - BROWN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA KSEP JM XL
SUBJECT: JAMAICA: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

REF: (A) STATE 68590 (012335Z JUL 09)
(B) KINGSTON 605 (141127Z AUG 09)

1.(SBU) This cable updates information provided
reftel (B), and is keyed to paragraph 9, reftel
(A):


A. Head of State has no plans to attend UNGA.


B. Head of Government will not attend UNGA.


C. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister will
attend UNGA.

-- The Honorable Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and
Foreign Trade
-- arrival Sept. 20; departure Sept. 27
-- whether spouse may accompany not yet determined
-- no interpretation required


D. No other VIPs expected to attend UNGA.


E. Foreign Ministry official responsible for IO
affairs probably to attend UNGA.

-- Ambassador Vilma McNish, Under Secretary for
Multilateral Affairs
-- arrival Sept. 20; departure Sept. 27
-- no spouse to accompany
-- no interpretation required

2.(U) Post will report any further information
which becomes available.
PARNELL