Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09USUNNEWYORK273
2009-03-18 12:55:00
UNCLASSIFIED
USUN New York
Cable title:
NYC COMMISSIONER TIVEN'S COURTESY CALL ON
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UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000273
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OFDP PREL
SUBJECT: NYC COMMISSIONER TIVEN'S COURTESY CALL ON
AMBASSADOR RICE
UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000273
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OFDP PREL
SUBJECT: NYC COMMISSIONER TIVEN'S COURTESY CALL ON
AMBASSADOR RICE
1. New York City Commissioner for the UN, Consular Corps
and Protocol Marjorie Bloomberg Tiven paid a courtesy call on
Ambassador Rice on March 17. Ambassador Rice expressed
gratitude for the assistance the City - particularly the New
York Police Department (NYPD) - gives USUN in support of the
UN and the Missions and diplomats accredited to it,
underscoring that meeting our obligations is not always easy
and that USUN could not do so without the City's help.
Ambassador Rice indicated that Mayor Bloomberg is hosting a
dinner in her honor in April, but expressed the desire to
meet with the Mayor separately before then to open a
substantive discussion. Commissioner Tiven agreed to set a
meeting up in the near future. The Commissioner requested
the opportunity for Ambassador Rice to get a briefing from
Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Falkenrath, the NYPD's
senior office dealing with terrorism issues, who chairs the
NYC Interagency Committee that is engaged with the UN on UN
Capital Master Plan security issues.
2. During the course of the meeting, Commissioner Tiven
raised the frustration she and the Fire Department have been
facing on what she termed "life and safety issues" at the UN.
The UN has been slow to implement what the City sees as
critical fire safety improvements in its complex, largely
because "the UN doesn't seem to have the capacity to cross
the cultural gulf" necessary to meet NYC fire safety codes.
The City, concerned with liability issues, is concerned that
a fire-related event at the UN could bring additional
liability claims and "it's not good for the UN to be poorly
thought of". Ambassador Rice emphasized that the UN and the
City need to assume good faith and good intentions on both
sides. The Ambassador stated that she believed that
Under-Secretary General Angela Kane and others at the UN were
good people who share our overall objective of assuring a
safe and productive working environment and expressed
confidence that, bearing that in mind, we would all succeed.
Ambassador Rice further assured the Commissioner that USUN
looks forward to working together with the City into the
future on a range of issues.
Rice
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OFDP PREL
SUBJECT: NYC COMMISSIONER TIVEN'S COURTESY CALL ON
AMBASSADOR RICE
1. New York City Commissioner for the UN, Consular Corps
and Protocol Marjorie Bloomberg Tiven paid a courtesy call on
Ambassador Rice on March 17. Ambassador Rice expressed
gratitude for the assistance the City - particularly the New
York Police Department (NYPD) - gives USUN in support of the
UN and the Missions and diplomats accredited to it,
underscoring that meeting our obligations is not always easy
and that USUN could not do so without the City's help.
Ambassador Rice indicated that Mayor Bloomberg is hosting a
dinner in her honor in April, but expressed the desire to
meet with the Mayor separately before then to open a
substantive discussion. Commissioner Tiven agreed to set a
meeting up in the near future. The Commissioner requested
the opportunity for Ambassador Rice to get a briefing from
Deputy Police Commissioner Richard Falkenrath, the NYPD's
senior office dealing with terrorism issues, who chairs the
NYC Interagency Committee that is engaged with the UN on UN
Capital Master Plan security issues.
2. During the course of the meeting, Commissioner Tiven
raised the frustration she and the Fire Department have been
facing on what she termed "life and safety issues" at the UN.
The UN has been slow to implement what the City sees as
critical fire safety improvements in its complex, largely
because "the UN doesn't seem to have the capacity to cross
the cultural gulf" necessary to meet NYC fire safety codes.
The City, concerned with liability issues, is concerned that
a fire-related event at the UN could bring additional
liability claims and "it's not good for the UN to be poorly
thought of". Ambassador Rice emphasized that the UN and the
City need to assume good faith and good intentions on both
sides. The Ambassador stated that she believed that
Under-Secretary General Angela Kane and others at the UN were
good people who share our overall objective of assuring a
safe and productive working environment and expressed
confidence that, bearing that in mind, we would all succeed.
Ambassador Rice further assured the Commissioner that USUN
looks forward to working together with the City into the
future on a range of issues.
Rice