MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO FM USACKAS

UNCLAS STATE 115089 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PHUM PREL OPDC SUBJECT: MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO FM USACKAS REGARDING THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES ¶1. PLEASE DELIVER THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO FM USACKAS. THERE WILL BE NO SIGNED ORIGINAL. ¶2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Minister: I am pleased to hear of the vigorous efforts your government has already engaged in as Chair of the Community of Democracies. I congratulate you on the ambitious set of tasks you have set for the group in order to strengthen the organization and expand its reach and effectiveness. The United States continues to believe that the Community of Democracies will be most successful through concrete projects and initiatives supported by a broad coalition of its members. Lithuania's plans for collaborative efforts on democracy at the United Nations are most welcome. Please feel free to contact the U.S. missions in Geneva and New York directly for future initiatives. The State Department's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) will remain your chief contact for the Capital Contact Group. Regarding your request, DRL also will forward relevant individuals? contact information to the emails indicated. The United States looks forward to continuing its partnership on this important endeavor. Sincerely yours, Hillary Rodham Clinton End text. CLINTON