DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT DOESN'T KNOW WHO WILL

UNCLAS KUWAIT 000673 SIPDIS NEA/ARP, IO/UNP (SUN),USUN (DUGAN),NSC (BROWN),NEA/RA (CLOUD/VACCARO) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV UNGA KU SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT DOESN'T KNOW WHO WILL HEAD ITS UN DELEGATION REF: STATE 68590 ¶1. (U) POLOFF on July 6 delivered reftel demarche inquiring about Kuwait's plans for its UNGA delegation. Dr. Rashid Al-Saleh, Second Secretary of MFA's International Organizations Department, responded that the GOK has not yet determined the composition of its delegation, but will inform Embassy when it completes its planning. ¶2. (U) Attendance of the Head of State: plans unknown; did not attend last year. -- Name and title: His Highness Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al Sabah, the Amir of the State of Kuwait. -- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and other U.S. locations, and whether the head of state will be present for the General Debate. Unknown. -- Whether the spouse of the Head of state (if any) will travel to New York. The Amir is not currently married. -- Whether interpretation would be required in a bilateral or multilateral meeting. The Amir has requested interpretations at past meetings, although he does speak English. ¶3. (U) Attendance of the Head of Government: plans unknown; headed last year's delegation. -- Name and title: His Highness Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al Sabah, the Prime Minister of the State of Kuwait. -- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and other U.S. locations, and whether the head of government will be present for the General Debate. Unknown. -- Whether the spouse of the Head of Government (if any) will travel to New York. The Prime Minister is not currently married. -- Whether interpretation would be required in a bilateral or multilateral meeting. No interpretation necessary; fluent in English. ¶4. (U) Attendance of the Foreign Minister: plans unknown. -- His Excellency Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al Sabah, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Kuwait. -- Arrival and departure dates to and from New York and other U.S. locations, and whether the Foreign Minister will be present for the General Debate. Unknown. -- Whether the spouse of the Foreign Minister (if any) will travel to New York. Unknown. -- Whether interpretation would be required in bilateral or multilateral meetings. No interpretation necessary; fluent in English. ¶D. (U) Attendance of other VIP's: plans unknown. ¶E. (U) Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible for IO affairs: plans unknown. ********************************************* ********* For more reporting from Embassy Kuwait, visit: visit Kuwait's Classified Website at: http://www.intelink.sgov.gov/wiki/Portal:Kuwa it ********************************************* ********* JONES