US embassy cable - 01HARARE638

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CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS MUDENGE TO SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL

Identifier: 01HARARE638
Wikileaks: View 01HARARE638 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Harare
Created: 2001-02-05 13:01:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Tags: OPDC ZI
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.


 

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FM AMEMBASSY HARARE
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 8171
UNCLAS HARARE 000638 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OPDC, ZI 
SUBJECT: CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM MINISTER OF FOREIGN 
AFFAIRS MUDENGE TO SECRETARY OF STATE COLIN POWELL 
 
1.  FOLLOWING IS THE TEXT OF A CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM 
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS I.S.G. MUDENGE TO SECRETARY 
OF STATE COLIN POWELL THAT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN 
AFFAIRS DELIVERED ON FEBRUARY 5.  POST WILL POUCH THE 
ORIGINAL TO AF/S. 
 
2.  BEGIN TEXT: 
 
30 JANUARY, 2001 
 
THE HONORABLE MR. COLIN POWELL 
UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF STATE 
WASHINGTON D.C. 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
 
DEAR MR. SECRETARY 
 
IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT I EXTEND TO YOU WARM AND 
SINCERE CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR APPOINTMENT AS SECRETARY 
OF STATE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.  YOUR 
NOMINATION AND SUBSEQUENT CONFIRMATION FOR THE POST 
CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THE TRUST AND CONFIDENCE PRESIDENT 
GEORGE W BUSH AND CONGRESS HAVE REPOSED IN YOU. 
 
I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH YOU TO FURTHER 
STRENGTHEN AND BROADEN THE CORDIAL RELATIONS THAT EXIST 
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ZIMBABWE.  IT IS 
FURTHER MY WISH TO CO-OPERATE WITH YOU AT INTERNATIONAL 
FORA IN ADDRESSING THE UNIVERSAL DEMANDS FOR 
INTERNATIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY AS WELL AS IN THE 
PROMOTION OF A JUST, FAIR AND EQUITABLE INTERNATIONAL 
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ORDER. 
 
I WISH YOU GOOD HEALTH AND SUCCESS IN THE DISCHARGE OF 
THE ONEROUS RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED 
STATES SECRETARY OF STATE. 
 
PLEASE ACCEPT, MR. SECRETARY, THE ASSURANCE OF MY HIGHEST 
CONSIDERATION. 
 
/S/ 
I S G MUDENGE 
MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE 
 
END TEXT. 
 
IRVING 
 
                       UNCLASSIFIED 
 
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