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FM AMEMBASSY ACCRA
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UNCLAS ACCRA 001964 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR IO/PPC (BATLLE); USUN (MCBRIDE); AF/RSA (KELLY, 
EPSTEIN, AND AMADEO; NSC FOR MCDONALD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA GH
SUBJECT: GHANAIAN DELEGATION TO UNGA 
 
REF: STATE 101170 
 
¶1. (SBU) On September 17, the GOG State Protocol Office 
provided the following information concerning the Ghanaian 
delegation to UNGA. Responses are keyed to reftel request: 
 
¶A. Attendance of Head of State/Head of Government. Plans to 
attend. 
 
-- John A. Kufuor, President 
 
-- Plans to arrive in the U.S. on September 21 and depart on 
September 27. 
 
-- Spouse, Theresa, plans to travel to New York. 
 
-- No interpretation needed. 
 
¶B. Attendance of Head of Government. See A above. 
 
¶C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister. Plans to attend. 
 
-- Akwasi Osei-Adjei, Foreign Minister 
 
-- Plans to arrive U.S. on September 21 and depart on 
September 27. 
 
-- Spouse will not travel. 
 
-- No interpretation needed. 
 
¶D. Attendance of other houst country VIPs. MFA does not 
expect any other Ministeria-level officials to travel. 
 
¶E. Attendance of Foreign Ministry official responsible for IO 
affairs or other officials. 
 
-- Paul Essel, Supervising Director for the Office of 
Multilateral, Passport, and Legal Affairs. 
 
-- Plans to arrive in the U.S. on September 21 and depart on 
September 27. 
 
-- Spouse will not travel. 
 
-- No interpretation needed. 
 
-- Ambassador D.K. Osei, Secretary to the President 
 
-- Plans to arrive in the U.S. on September 21 and depart on 
September 27. 
 
-- Spouse will not travel. 
 
-- No interpretation needed. 
 
¶2. (SBU) The delegation will stop in London before and after 
UNGA, returning to Ghana on September 30. The GOG had 
previously discussed a potential trip to Canada prior to 
UNGA; however that trip was cancelled for unknown reasons. 
BRIDGEWATER