HAITIAN DELEGATION AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

UNCLAS PORT AU PRINCE 000678 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR ISN, IO/UNP (SUN),USUN (DUGAN),NSC (BROWN),WHA/PPC (BEN-YEHUDA) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA HA SUBJECT: HAITIAN DELEGATION AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY REF: STATE 068590 ¶1. (SBU) PolOff requested details on the Haitian delegation at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York from Director General (International Affairs) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Azad Belfort, on July 24, 2009. Belfort conveyed that the MFA could not confirm any travel plans, but that President Rene Preval and the Minister of Foreign Affairs Alrich Nicolas are expected to attend. ¶2. (SBU) Attendance of members of Haitian Government: ¶A. Rene Preval, President of the Republic of Haiti -- Tentative travel dates: 20-30 September 2009, New York. He will attend the General Assembly. -- Preval will not be accompanied by spouse or family. -- Interpretation from French to English, and vice-versa, will be needed in both bilateral and multilateral meetings. ¶B. Michelle D. Pierre-Louis, Prime Minister, will not be attending the UNGA. ¶C. Alrich Nicolas, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Haiti -- Tentative travel dates: 20-30 September 2009, New York. He will attend the General Assembly. -- Nicolas will not be accompanied by spouse or family. -- Interpretation from French to English, and vice-versa, will be needed in both bilateral and multilateral meetings. ¶D. No other VIP members of the Government of Haiti are officially expected to travel to the UNGA at this time. ¶3. (U) Post will forward exact travel plans once made available. TIGHE