4TH OF JULY REPRESENTATIONAL EVENTS -- POLICY

C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 055537 E.O. 12958: DECL: 05/20/2019 TAGS: ODIP PREL XX SUBJECT: 4TH OF JULY REPRESENTATIONAL EVENTS -- POLICY ON INVITATIONS TO USG-HOSTED 2009 ACTIVITIES (S/ES 200909654) REF: 09 STATE 28285 CLASSIFIED BY DEPUTY SECRETARY OF STATE JAMES B. STEINBERG, REASON 1.4(D) ¶1. (U) IN ORDER THAT ALL POSTS OBSERVE THE SAME PRACTICES REGARDING INVITATIONS, THE DEPARTMENT IS PROVIDING UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING GOVERNMENTS WHOSE OFFICIALS SHOULD NOT BE INVITED TO USG-HOSTED REPRESENTATIONAL EVENTS. ¶2. AFRICA 2A. (C) GUINEA: POSTS SHOULD NOT INVITE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GUINEA, WHICH THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT RECOGNIZE. 2B. (C) MAURITANIA: POSTS SHOULD NOT INVITE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE JUNTA-LED GOVERNMENT, WHICH THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT RECOGNIZE. 2C. (C) MADAGASCAR: POSTS SHOULD NOT INVITE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TRANSITIONAL GOVERNMENT, WHICH THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT RECOGNIZE. 2D. (SBU) SOMALIA: POSTS MAY INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE SOMALIA TRANSITIONAL FEDERAL GOVERNMENT (TFG). 2E. (C) SUDAN: POSTS MAY INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE HEAD OF STATE. 2F. (SBU) ZIMBABWE: POSTS MAY INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF NATIONAL UNITY OF ZIMBABWE. ¶3. EAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC 3A. (SBU) BURMA: POSTS MAY INVITE BURMESE OFFICIALS, USING THE NAME "BURMA," NOT "MYANMAR." 3B. (SBU) FIJI: POSTS MAY INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF FIJI. 3C. (C) DPRK: POSTS SHOULD NOT INVITE NORTH KOREAN OFFICIALS. 3D. (C) TAIWAN: POSTS SHOULD NOT INVITE DIPLOMATIC NOR UNOFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES OF TAIWAN. PRIVATE TAIWAN PERSONS WHO ARE NOT REPRESENTATIVES OF TAIWAN'S ADMINISTRATION, LEGISLATURE OR POLITICAL PARTIES MAY BE INVITED. (THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE IN TAIWAN.) ¶4. EUROPE AND EURASIA 4A. (SBU) BELARUS: POSTS MAY INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF BELARUS. 4B. (C) CYPRUS: POSTS MAY INVITE TURKISH CYPRIOT COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVES IN LIGHT OF TURKISH CYPRIOT SUPPORT FOR THE UN SETTLEMENT FOR CYPRUS, BUT ONLY IN THEIR PERSONAL CAPACITY (I.E., NOT AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TURKISH REPUBLIC OF NORTHERN CYPRUS, WHICH IS NOT RECOGNIZED BY THE UNITED STATES). ¶5. NEAR EAST 5A. (SBU) IRAN: POSTS MAY INVITE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF IRAN. 5B. (C) IRAQ: POSTS MAY INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE KURDISH REGIONAL GOVERNMENT IN NORTHERN IRAQ IN THEIR PERSONAL CAPACITY, AS LONG AS SUCH AN INVITATION DOES NOT REPLACE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE IRAQI NATIONAL GOVERNMENT. 5C. (SBU) LEBANON: POSTS SHOULD INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF LEBANON. 5D. (SBU) LIBYA: POSTS SHOULD INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF LIBYA. 5E. (C) PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION (PLO)/PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY (PA): POSTS MAY INVITE LOCAL PLO REPRESENTATIVES TO REPRESENTATIONAL EVENTS, AS LONG AS THESE REPRESENTATIVES ARE NOT MEMBERS OF FTO'S STATE 00055537 002 OF 002 5F. (C) POLISARIO: POSTS SHOULD NOT INVITE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE POLISARIO OR THE SAHRAWI ARAB DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC, WHICH THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT RECOGNIZE. 5G. (SBU) SYRIA: POSTS MAY INVITE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF SYRIA. ¶6. SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA (U) THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON FOURTH OF JULY REPRESENTATIONAL EVENTS FOR REPRESENTATIVES FROM GOVERNMENTS IN THIS REGION. ¶7. WESTERN HEMISPHERE (C) CUBA: POSTS SHOULD NOT INVITE CUBAN GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS. ¶8. (C) THE LIST OF DESIGNATED FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS ("FTO'S"),THE EXECUTIVE ORDER 13224 LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS LINKED TO TERRORISM, AND THE PATRIOT ACT TERRORIST EXCLUSION LIST ARE UPDATED PERIODICALLY. POSTS SHOULD REFER TO THESE LISTS AS THEY PREPARE FOR FOURTH OF JULY EVENTS. THE UPDATED LISTS ARE FOUND IN THE STATE DEPARTMENT'S ANNUAL "PATTERNS OF GLOBAL TERRORISM" REPORT AND CAN BE ACCESSED ON-LINE AT WWW.STATE.GOV. ¶9. (U) POSTS SEEKING GUIDANCE FOR SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES AND POSTS HAVING SPECIFIC QUESTIONS NOT COVERED IN THIS GUIDANCE SHOULD SEEK ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE RELEVANT REGIONAL BUREAU OR THE OFFICE OF PROTOCOL. CLINTON