Identifier
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09MONTEVIDEO253
2009-05-08 20:27:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Montevideo
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DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URUGUAY UNDECIDED ON IAEA GS

Tags:  AORC KNNP IAES PREL UY 
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C O N F I D E N T I A L MONTEVIDEO 000253 

SIPDIS

IO/T FOR MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN
WHA/BSC FOR MARY DASCHBACH

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/27/2018
TAGS: AORC KNNP IAES PREL UY
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URUGUAY UNDECIDED ON IAEA GS
CANDIDATE

REF: SECSTATE 46302

Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Robin Matthewman
for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)

C O N F I D E N T I A L MONTEVIDEO 000253

SIPDIS

IO/T FOR MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN
WHA/BSC FOR MARY DASCHBACH

E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/27/2018
TAGS: AORC KNNP IAES PREL UY
SUBJECT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URUGUAY UNDECIDED ON IAEA GS
CANDIDATE

REF: SECSTATE 46302

Classified By: Charge d'Affaires Robin Matthewman
for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)


1. (C) On May 8, Charge delivered reftel demarche on the IAEA
Director Candidacy to the MFA,s Director of Multilateral
Affairs, Nury Bauzan, informing her that the USG supports the
Japanese candidate, Yukiya Amano, and urges Uruguayan support
as well.


2. (C) Bauzan replied that the GOU had strongly supported
Amano in the first round of voting; they agreed that he was
the strongest and most qualified candidate, and they had
tried to help convince other countries as well. But now that
the candidacy had moved into a new stage, the GOU felt
obligated to analyze the strengths of the other candidates as
well. No decision has yet been made, but Bauzan implied
that the GOU believes some of the other candidates may better
able to build consensus on the sensitive issues that the IAEA
manages. In response to Charge's inquiry, Bauzan confirmed
that the Foreign Minister is the decision maker on key
candidacies of this type, possibly with consultation with the
President.


3. (C) Bauzan noted the GOU is interested in any news we may
get on who the different European members of the board )
such as Germany, the United Kingdom, France, and Ireland )
will support. She agree to remain in touch on the issue.

Matthewman