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Cablegate: Egypt: Iom Candidacy Demarche Delivered

Published: Mon 21 Jan 2008 01:59 PM
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SUBJECT: EGYPT: IOM CANDIDACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED
REF: SECSTATE 4089
1. We delivered reftel demarche to Hany Dimitri of the MFA
International Organizations office on January 21, emphasizing
Ambassador Swing's qualifications for the IOM Director
General position and explaining the U.S. position against the
incumbent. Dimitri said that the GOE would study the IOM
candidacy issue but is unlikely to decide on which candidate
to support until the election is closer.
2. Separately on January 21, we asked Amr Goweili, MFA
cabinet advisor for multilateral relations, to support
Ambassador Swing's request for a meeting with Egyptian
Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit on the margins of the
upcoming African Union Summit. Goweili, who is accompanying
Minister Aboul Gheit to the AU Summit, said he would study
the issue and consult with Egypt's mission in Addis Ababa.
Ricciardone
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