UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 003353

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL OVIP CARSON JOHNNIE AORC XA
SUBJECT: AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT - A/S CARSON MEETING REQUESTS


1. (U) This is an action message. See paragraph 4.


2. (U) Summary: Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson will
lead the United States delegation to the African Union summit
in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from January 30-February 2, 2010.
Action addressees are requested to inform their host
governments that A/S Carson would like to meet bilaterally
with their head of delegation during the summit. If asked,
info addressees may share information about the composition
of our delegation with host governments. All addressees are
requested to seek information about the composition of host
government delegations and delegation contact information in
Addis Ababa.


3. (U) A/S Carson will lead the United States delegation to
the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from
January 30-February 2. The delegation will be comprised of
the following principals:

- Johnnie Carson, Assistant Secretary of State for African
Affairs
- Michele Gavin, Special Assistant to the President and
Senior Director for African Affairs, National Security
Council
- Jonathan Gration, Special Envoy for Sudan
- Howard Wolpe, Special Advisor for the Great Lakes
- Earl Gast, Acting Assistant Administrator for Africa, USAID
- Akunna Cook, Special Assistant to A/S Carson
- Cameron Hudson, Office of the U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan
- Miriam Estrin, Office of the U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan
- James Yellin, Deputy to Special Advisor Wolpe
- Sarah Swift, Office of African Development Planning, USAID
- Ryan Bowles, Office of African Regional and Security
Affairs, State
- Samantha Lasry, Office of African Regional and Security
Affairs, State


4. (U) Action Request: Action addressees are requested to
notify host governments that Assistant Secretary Carson would
like to meet bilaterally with the head of their delegation on
the margins of the summit. Posts should also tell host
governments that the U.S. Mission to the African Union in
Addis Ababa will be in touch with their government's mission
there. The point of contact in Addis Ababa for scheduling is
USAU Acting DCM Joel Maybury. He can be reached by email at
MayburyJF@state.gov, and by telephone at either
251-11-517-4000 (office) or 251-91-150-6748 (mobile).


5. (SBU) Meetings are sought with the following persons.
Please do not share information about A/S Carson's other
appointment requests with host governments or others.

- African Union: Chairman Ping and Deputy Chairman Mwencha
- Burkina Faso: President Campaore
- Cameroon: President Biya
- Chad: President Deby
- Cote d'Ivoire: President Gbagbo
- Democratic Republic of the Congo: President Kabila
- Ethiopia: Prime Minister Meles
- European Commission: Director-General Manservisi
- France: Stephan Gompartz or the Head of Delegation
- Guinea: Head of Delegation
- Kenya: Head of Delegation
- Liberia: President Johnson Sirleaf
- Malawi: President Mutharika
- Nigeria: Vice President Jonathan
- Rwanda: President Kagame
- Somalia: President Sheikh Sharif
- Tanzania: President Kikwete
- Uganda: President Museveni

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- United Kingdom: Baronness Glenys Kinnock, Minister for
Africa


6. (U) All addressees (action and info) are requested to
seek information about their host government's participation
in the African Union summit as follows:

- Composition of delegation
- Contact information in Addis Ababa
- Arrival and departure times
- Lodging information in Addis Ababa


7. (U) Responses are requested by January 22. Please send
responses via front channel cable to Washington and to USAU
Addis Ababa using the SIPDIS caption, and slug for AF/RSA
attention Ryan Bowles and Laura Griesmer. In addition,
please email your response to Ryan Bowles
(BowlesRE@state.gov) and Joel Maybury (MayburyJF@state.gov).
We understand that some countries will be unable to share
information by the deadline. Negative responses are
requested in those cases.
CLINTON