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Cablegate: Iom Demarche On Swing Candidacy

Published: Tue 10 Jul 2007 02:32 PM
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P 101432Z JUL 07
FM AMEMBASSY KIGALI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 4409
INFO RUEHJB/AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA 0101
RUEHDR/AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM 0910
RUEHKM/AMEMBASSY KAMPALA 1647
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RUEHNR/AMEMBASSY NAIROBI 0919
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC PREF PREL SMIG RW
SUBJECT: IOM DEMARCHE ON SWING CANDIDACY
REF: SECSTATE 93916
1. (U) On Friday, July 6 poloffs met with Ben Rutsinga, IO
Director in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver
reftel demarche on Ambassador Swing's candidacy for IOM
Director General. While Rutsinga acknowledged Ambassador
Swing's many contributions to peace in the DRC, and expressed
general support for his candidacy, he said that the GOR would
continue to consider other candidates as they were put
forward.
ARIETTI
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