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UNCLAS PARIS 000319 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FROM USMISSION UNESCO 
 
STATE FOR IO/EDA SHARON KOTOK, IO/T AMY BRIDGMAN IO/UNESCO 
KEVIN PILZ, OES HAROLD FOSTER, BARRIE RIPIN, OES/STAS ANDREW 
¶W. REYNOLDS, OES/IHA JOHN S. BLODGETT 
STATE FOR NSC GENE WHITNEY 
STATE FOR NSF INTERNATIONAL OFFICE 
STATE FOR USDA PETER FERNANDEZ, RON DEHAVEN, AND MICHAEL J. 
DAVID 
STATE FOR USAID DENNIS CARROLL 
AMEMBASSY BEIJING FOR AVIAN FLU DELEGATION 
 
E.O. 12958:     N/A 
TAGS: TBIO KSCA
SUBJECT:  AVIAN FLU:  WORLD ANIMAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION (OIE) 
DG COMMENTS ON AGENDA OF JANUARY 19 SIDE MEETING AT BEIJING 
PLEDGE CONFERENCE 
 
REF:  A.  State 2890, B. Paris 198, C.  Paris 217 
 
¶1.  As reported ref B, Dr. Bernard Vallat, Director General 
of the World Organization for Animal health (OIE) has 
accepted the invitation to the January 19 side meeting at 
the January 17-18 International Conference on Avian and 
Human Pandemic Influenza. 
 
¶2.  Ref A also requested comments on the agenda of the 
January 19 meeting.  If possible, Dr. Vallat would like an 
opportunity to speak about the need for good governance, 
appropriate legislation, and efficiency of veterinary 
services worldwide in countering avian flu and similar 
threats (These issues are reviewed in Ref C). 
 
¶3.  Point of contact for Dr. Vallat is Dr. Christianne J.M. 
Bruschke; she can be reached in Beijing by cellphone 33-6-32- 
46-96-40.  Both Drs. Vallat and Bruschke are staying at the 
Great Wall Sheraton (site of the Conference). 
OLIVER