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

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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