UPDATE ON NETHERLANDS HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT

UNCLAS THE HAGUE 000547 C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (CLASSIFICATION OF PARA 1 AND 2) SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CVIS KSEP OTRA OVIP PREL UNGA NL SUBJECT: UPDATE ON NETHERLANDS HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY (UNGA) REF: THE HAGUE 537 SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. PLEASE PROTECT ACCORDINGLY. 1.(SBU) The Dutch Foreign Ministry informed Post that Ms. de Jong Elhage, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles, will also join the Netherlands delegation to the 64th UNGA, reported in reftel. In addition, the MFA confirmed that PM Balkenende will be in the United States for UNGA and the G20 summit from September 20-26 (in Pittsburg for the G20 summit Sept. 24-25). FM Verhagen will be in New York from September 18-27, and Minister for Development Cooperation Koenders from September 19-24. 2.(SBU) The complete delegation from the Kingdom of the Netherlands will include: -- Jan-Peter Balkenende, Prime Minister of the Netherlands -- Emily de Jong Elhage, Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles -- Maxime Verhagen, Minister of Foreign Affairs -- Bert Koenders, Minister for Development Cooperation -- Jacqueline Cramer, Minister of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment -- Pieter de Gooijer, MFA Director-General for Political Affairs -- Rob Swartbol, MFA Director United Nations and International Financial Institutions Department -- Karel van Oosterom, Foreign Policy and Defense Advisor to the Prime Minister -- Marcel de Vink, Private Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs -- Dirk-Jan Nieuwenhuis, Private Secretary to the Minister for Development Cooperation -- Bart Rijs, Spokesperson of the Minister of Foreign Affairs -- Japo Ouwerkerk, Spokesperson of the Minister for Development Cooperation -- Daniel Voorhoeve, Assistant Counselor to the Prime Minister. GALLAGHER