Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
10KAMPALA33
2010-01-22 09:01:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Kampala
Cable title:
UGANDA'S RESPONSE TO HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE
how-toVZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHKM #0033 0220902 ZNR UUUUU ZZH R 220901Z JAN 10 FM AMEMBASSY KAMPALA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0154 INFO RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA
UNCLAS KAMPALA 000033
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREF EAID PHUM UN UG
SUBJECT: UGANDA'S RESPONSE TO HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE
REF: 10 STATE 4909; 10 STATE 5871
The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on assistance for Haiti to
Foreign Minister Sam Kutesa on January 21 (ref. A). Kutesa said
the High Commission of Trinidad and Tobago and the Ugandan
government will launch, in conjunction with local businesses, a
fundraising drive on January 25 for Haitian humanitarian
assistance. Kutesa provided no indication of the Ugandan
government's potential contribution. Local media coverage of the
Haitian earthquake and relief efforts remains factual and
appreciative of the U.S. response to Haiti's needs.
LANIER