Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09VIENNA1064
2009-08-21 07:23:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Vienna
Cable title:
IOM TO INVITE THE SECRETARY FOR EU
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UNCLAS VIENNA 001064
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/ES AND G/TIP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG OVIP AORC AU
SUBJECT: IOM TO INVITE THE SECRETARY FOR EU
ANTI-TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE
UNCLAS VIENNA 001064
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/ES AND G/TIP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG OVIP AORC AU
SUBJECT: IOM TO INVITE THE SECRETARY FOR EU
ANTI-TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE
1. The Charge and POLOFF met August 17 with IOM Vienna Head
Andreas Hallbach and other IOM staff. Hallbach informed the
Charge about the IOM's intention to invite Secretary Clinton
and Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Luis CdeBaca to the upcoming
EU Ministerial Conference "Towards Global EU Action Against
Trafficking in Human Beings," which will take place on
October 19-20, 2009 in Brussels. At the meeting, ministers
of EU member states and other nations such as Russia, Brazil,
and Thailand will meet to draft an action plan against global
human trafficking. The project is sponsored by the European
Commission in coordination from the Swedish Ministry of
Justice and IOM.
2. Charge promised to pass information on the conference to
Washington. He asked whether attendees would include
primarily FMs, or Justice and Interior ministers. Hallbach
replied that so far mostly Interior ministers had confirmed.
EACHO
SIPDIS
STATE FOR S/ES AND G/TIP
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG OVIP AORC AU
SUBJECT: IOM TO INVITE THE SECRETARY FOR EU
ANTI-TRAFFICKING CONFERENCE
1. The Charge and POLOFF met August 17 with IOM Vienna Head
Andreas Hallbach and other IOM staff. Hallbach informed the
Charge about the IOM's intention to invite Secretary Clinton
and Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Luis CdeBaca to the upcoming
EU Ministerial Conference "Towards Global EU Action Against
Trafficking in Human Beings," which will take place on
October 19-20, 2009 in Brussels. At the meeting, ministers
of EU member states and other nations such as Russia, Brazil,
and Thailand will meet to draft an action plan against global
human trafficking. The project is sponsored by the European
Commission in coordination from the Swedish Ministry of
Justice and IOM.
2. Charge promised to pass information on the conference to
Washington. He asked whether attendees would include
primarily FMs, or Justice and Interior ministers. Hallbach
replied that so far mostly Interior ministers had confirmed.
EACHO