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UNCLAS PRETORIA 003974 
 
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E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SENV ECON UNGA SF
SUBJECT: SOUTH AFRICAN RESPONSE TO THE SECRETARY'S 
INVITATION TO FOREIGN MINISTERS AT UNGA TO PARTICIPATE IN 
COALITION AGAINST WILDLIFE TRAFICKING EVENT 
 
REF: A. A) STATE 152643 
 
     ¶B. B) PRETORIA 3756 
 
¶1. (U) The Deputy Chief of Mission spoke to Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs USA Director Jan van Vollenhoven in Pretoria 
on September 14 and delivered the talking points received in 
Reftel A earlier that day regarding the Secretary's 
invitation to Foreign Ministers at UNGA to participate in the 
Coalition against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT) event on 
September 22.  The Minister Counselor for Economic Affairs 
also contacted van Vollenhoven and provided additional 
written materials on the same day.  Van Vollenhoven promised 
to forward the information to his superiors. 
 
¶2. (U) Ambassador Bost met with Deputy Minister of Foreign 
Affairs Mrs. Sue van der Merwe in Capetown on September 20. 
The Ambassador mentioned that Assistant Secretary for Oceans, 
International Environment and Scientific Affairs Claudia 
McMurray had discussed the CAWT with Minister for 
Environmental Affairs and Tourism Marthinus Van Schalkwyk on 
the margins of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) meeting 
in Capetown on August 30 and that Van Schalkwyk had expressed 
interest in the CAWT (see Reftel B for additional 
background).  The Ambassador then delivered the talking 
points provided in Reftel A, adding that the Embassy had 
provided the same information to the Ministry of Foreign 
Affairs in Pretoria and that the date and time of the CAWT 
event had changed.  Van der Merwe said she would follow-up on 
the invitation. 
 
 
Bost