Identifier
Created
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09PARIS984
2009-07-21 15:32:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Paris
Cable title:
IRENA DIRECTOR GENERAL PELOSSE WELCOMES
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UNCLAS PARIS 000984
SIPDIS, SENSITIVE
NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION
DOE/PI J ELKIND, P YOSHIDA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KGHG SENV FR
SUBJECT: IRENA DIRECTOR GENERAL PELOSSE WELCOMES
U.S. SIGNING OF INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
AGENCY STATUTE
REF: STATE 073217
UNCLAS PARIS 000984
SIPDIS, SENSITIVE
NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION
DOE/PI J ELKIND, P YOSHIDA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KGHG SENV FR
SUBJECT: IRENA DIRECTOR GENERAL PELOSSE WELCOMES
U.S. SIGNING OF INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
AGENCY STATUTE
REF: STATE 073217
1. (SBU) On July 20, Helene Pelosse, the Interim Director General
of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) told ESTH
Counselor that she welcomes the U.S. signing of the IRENA Statute
and looks forward to working together with the U.S. Government.
2. (SBU) Pelosse welcomes reftel's invitation to visit Washington
for consultations with the Departments of State and Energy, as well
as Congressional meetings. She is tentatively planning to be in
Washington in early October, and will arrange details of her
schedule through the Environment Section of the French EMBASSY in
Washington, DC.
3. (SBU) Pelosse confirmed that she intends to relocate from Paris
to Abu Dhabi toward the end of 2009 as the office space identified
for IRENA currently requires some construction.
4. (SBU) Pelosse agrees that the IRENA secretariat should be lean,
effective and accountable. She is meeting this week with officials
from the OECD's International Energy Agency (IEA) to ensure good
coordination and no duplication of effort. She would also welcome
the secondment of suitable official(s) from the U.S. Government to
staff IRENA.
5. (SBU) Pelosse supports permanent seats for the United States
(and Japan) on the IRENA Council. Her current thinking is that,
given the financial contributions of the U.S. and Japan to IRENA,
IRENA members would support the re-election of the USG and Japan at
every election. This method would have the advantage of not
requiring amendment of the IRENA Statute. She will also continue to
look into a better solution to ensure continued U. S. Government
representation on the Council.
Pekala
SIPDIS, SENSITIVE
NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION
DOE/PI J ELKIND, P YOSHIDA
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG KGHG SENV FR
SUBJECT: IRENA DIRECTOR GENERAL PELOSSE WELCOMES
U.S. SIGNING OF INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
AGENCY STATUTE
REF: STATE 073217
1. (SBU) On July 20, Helene Pelosse, the Interim Director General
of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) told ESTH
Counselor that she welcomes the U.S. signing of the IRENA Statute
and looks forward to working together with the U.S. Government.
2. (SBU) Pelosse welcomes reftel's invitation to visit Washington
for consultations with the Departments of State and Energy, as well
as Congressional meetings. She is tentatively planning to be in
Washington in early October, and will arrange details of her
schedule through the Environment Section of the French EMBASSY in
Washington, DC.
3. (SBU) Pelosse confirmed that she intends to relocate from Paris
to Abu Dhabi toward the end of 2009 as the office space identified
for IRENA currently requires some construction.
4. (SBU) Pelosse agrees that the IRENA secretariat should be lean,
effective and accountable. She is meeting this week with officials
from the OECD's International Energy Agency (IEA) to ensure good
coordination and no duplication of effort. She would also welcome
the secondment of suitable official(s) from the U.S. Government to
staff IRENA.
5. (SBU) Pelosse supports permanent seats for the United States
(and Japan) on the IRENA Council. Her current thinking is that,
given the financial contributions of the U.S. and Japan to IRENA,
IRENA members would support the re-election of the USG and Japan at
every election. This method would have the advantage of not
requiring amendment of the IRENA Statute. She will also continue to
look into a better solution to ensure continued U. S. Government
representation on the Council.
Pekala