64TH UNGA: UPDATED INFO ON SAUDI ATTENDANCE

UNCLAS RIYADH 001095 SENSITIVE SIPDIS IO/UNP (SUN), USUN (DUGAN),NSC (BROWN),NEA/RA (CLOUD/VACCARO) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA SA SUBJECT: 64TH UNGA: UPDATED INFO ON SAUDI ATTENDANCE REF: A. STATE 06850 ¶B. RIYADH 01048 ¶1. (SBU) The MFA has provided the following names and titles of officials in the Saudi Arabian UNGA delegation. Responses are keyed to ref A. ¶A. and B.: King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud will not attend UNGA. ¶C. HRH Prince Saud Al-Faisal, Minister of Foreign Affairs ¶D. -- HH Prince Turki bin Mohammed bin Saud Al-Kabir, Vice Chair and Deputy Minister of Foreign Multilateral Relations -- HE Ambassador Hamad bin Mohammed Al-Fares, Delegate Member -- HE Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Jindan, Delegate Member and Deputy Minister for Bilateral Relations -- HE Dr. Yousef bin Trad Al-Sadoun, Delegate Member and Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic and Cultural Affairs -- HE Osama bin Mohammed Nuggali, Ambassador -- Mr. Jamal bin Hussein Ageel, Plenipotentiary Minister -- Dr. Raed bin Khalid Krimly, Plenipotentiary Minister -- Mr. Sultan bin Abdullah Al-Saigh, Plenipotentiary Minister ¶E. Director General of the UN Department at the MFA will not attend. ¶2. (SBU) The MFA has not yet provided information regarding travel schedules, spouse attendance, and interpretation needs. Post will forward this information as soon as it is available. ERDMAN