SOMALIA - Updated UNGA Attendance by President Sharif

UNCLAS NAIROBI 001956 SIPDIS DEPT FOR IO/UNP: SUN ALSO FOR AF/E: DRIANO and AF/RSA: MAZEL USUN: DUGAN NSC: BROWN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA SO SUBJECT: SOMALIA - Updated UNGA Attendance by President Sharif REF: A) State 68590 B) Nairobi 1892 ¶1. We have received updated information from the Office of the President and the Somali Embassy in Nairobi on the Transitional Federal Government delegation that will represent Somalia at the 64th UN General Assembly. The delegation will be led by President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed who plans to arrive in New York the morning of September 24. President Sharif plans to meet with senior U.S. officials and Hill representatives during his trip. The TFG delegation also plans to travel to other states to meet with representatives from Somali diaspora communities. -------------- Itinerary -------------- ¶2. The most recent itinerary follows: September 24 Saudi Airlines 21 Departs Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at 0220 Arrives at New York, JFK at 0800 September 24 to September 29 - New York, NY September 29 to October 2 - Washington, DC October 2 to October 4 - Minneapolis, MN October 4 to October 5 - Chicago, IL October 5 to October 7 - Columbus, OH October 8 to October 10 - Canada After the delegation's meetings in Canada, they plan to return to New York for approximately two days prior to their departure. We have not yet received specific airline or hotel information or details on their final departure from the U.S. -------------- Delegation List -------------- ¶3. The names of all the members of the delegation follow: -- Sharif Sheikh Ahmed, President of the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (Somali passport) -- Ali Ahmed Jama Jangeli, Minister of Foreign Affairs (will travel on Canadian passport) -- Sharif Hassan Sheikh Aden, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (Somali passport) -- Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Minister of Air and Land Transport (will travel on French passport) -- Faduma Abdullahi Mohamud, Member of Parliament (U.S. passport) -- Abdulkareem Hassan Jama, Chief of Staff and Senior Advisor to the President (U.S. passport) -- Ambassador Mohamed Ali Nur, Somali Ambassador to Kenya (Somali passport) -- Mukhtar Ainashe, Director of Institutional Development (Norwegian passport) -- Mursal Mohamud Saney, Advisor to the President (UK passport) -- Sharif Mohamed Mohamud, Protocol Officer (Somali passport) -- Mohamed Haji Abdi Nur, PA to the Minister of Finance (U.S. passport) RANNEBERGER