VZCZCXRO7269
PP RUEHROV
DE RUEHJM #1485 2321432
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 201432Z AUG 09
FM AMCONSUL JERUSALEM
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5817
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK PRIORITY 3145
INFO RUEHXK/ARAB ISRAELI COLLECTIVE
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC

UNCLAS JERUSALEM 001485 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
USUN FOR DUGAN, DEPT FOR IO/UNP(SUN), 
NEA/RA(CLOUD/VACCARO), NEA/IPA, NSC FOR BROWN/SHAPIRO/KUMAR 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS UNGA KPAL
SUBJECT: UNGA ATTENDANCE FROM THE PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY 
 
REF: STATE 68590 
 
¶1. (U) In response to reftel action request, information 
regarding tentative Palestinian Authority (PA) attendance at 
the 64th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting 
follows. 
 
¶A. (U) Attendance of the Head of State: PA President Mahmud 
Abbas (Abu Mazen) will attend the UNGA meetings. Post does 
not yet know intended arrival and departure dates. His spouse 
will not attend. Interpretation from Arabic to  English 
will/will be required. 
 
¶B. (U) Attendance of the Head of Government: The Prime 
Minister will not attend the UNGA meetings. 
 
¶C. (U) Attendance of the Foreign Minister: The Foreign 
Minister will not attend the UNGA meetings. 
 
¶D. (U) Attendance of other PA VIPs: 
 
--Secretary General of the PLO Yasir Abed Rabbo will attend 
the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival 
and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. 
Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. 
 
--Head of the PLO Negotiations Affairs Saeb Erekat will 
attend the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended 
arrival and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. 
Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. 
 
--Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu-Rudeineh will attend 
the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival 
and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. 
Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. 
 
--Presidential Political Advisor Akram Hanieh will attend the 
UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and 
departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation 
from Arabic to English will not be required. 
 
--Protocol Officer Hussein Hussein will attend the UNGA 
meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival and 
departure dates. His spouse will not attend. Interpretation 
from Arabic to English will not be required. 
 
--Head of Presidential Security Shehadeh Ismael will attend 
the UNGA meetings. Post does not yet know intended arrival 
and departure dates. His spouse will not attend. 
Interpretation from Arabic to English will not be required. 
WALLES