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ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 150837Z APR 07
FM AMEMBASSY DAR ES SALAAM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5931
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UNCLAS DAR ES SALAAM 000543 
 
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SENSITIVE 
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ALSO OES/PCI FOR DROCHBERG 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SENV UNCSD AORC PREL ZI TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA AGREES ZIMBABWE NOT GOOD CHOICE FOR UNCSD 
CHAIR 
 
REF: STATE 048147 
 
¶1. (SBU) The Government of Tanzania (GOT) agrees that 
Zimbabwe is not a good candidate to chair the 2008 session of 
the UN Commission on Sustainable Development, Suleiman Saleh, 
Foreign Service Officer in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' 
Multilateral Affairs Department, told PolOff on April 12. 
Saleh appreciated the suggestion that Tanzania announce its 
candidacy and forwarded the request to the GOT mission in New 
York on April 12. 
 
¶2. (SBU) As of COB (local time) April 13, the Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs had not received a response from Tanzania's 
UN Mission.  However, Saleh is scheduled to travel to New 
York on April 16 and promised to follow-up personally. 
RETZER