Identifier
Created
Classification
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09USNATO10
2009-01-14 16:45:00
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Mission USNATO
Cable title:
NEW SYG SELECTION PROCESS TO BEGIN JANUARY 27
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: NATO PREL
SUBJECT: NEW SYG SELECTION PROCESS TO BEGIN JANUARY 27
UNCLAS USNATO 000010
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: NATO PREL
SUBJECT: NEW SYG SELECTION PROCESS TO BEGIN JANUARY 27
¶1. (SBU) On January 12, Danish PermRep Per Poulsen-Hansen,
acting in his role as Dean of the NATO PermReps, distributed
a letter to colleagues proposing a meeting on January 27 to
begin the process which will result in the selection of the
next NATO Secretary General. (Note: Ambassador Volker will
send via septel thoughts on handling this process.)
¶2. (SBU) The text of Poulsen-Hansen's letter is found below:
BEGIN TEXT:
File
105.A.13.f
Enclosure
Date
12 January 2009
Dear Colleagues,
At our meeting on 30 September 2008 we agreed that I would
get back to the procedure concerning the selection of
candidate (sic) for the post of the future Secretary General
after the New Year.
I propose that we hold the first meeting on this subject on
Tuesday 27 January 2009 following the Secretary General's
coffee.
Yours Sincerely
Per Poulsen-Hansen
Dean
END TEXT
VOLKER