US embassy cable - 04DJIBOUTI576

UNCLAS DJIBOUTI 000576 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
FOR S/ES-O AND AF/E 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, DJ 
SUBJECT: NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR LEADING 
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL FIGURES IN DJIBOUTI 
 
REF:  STATE 84543 
 
1.  Per reftel, we are submitting the following 
information in the requested format: 
 
A.  Post:  U.S. Embassy Djibouti 
Date of submission:  April 18, 2004 
 
B.  Head of Government:  President Ismail Omar Guelleh 
Title:  President of the Republic of Djibouti 
Office telephone number:  (Secretariat) (253) 35-77-80 
Residence telephone number:  (253) 35-83-23 
Cell phone number:  (253) 81-24-71 
Comments:  President Guelleh speaks English, French, and 
Arabic 
 
C.  Head of State:  Same, President Ismail Omar Guelleh. 
All other information is the same as above. 
 
D.  Foreign Minister:  Mr. Ali Abdi Farah 
Title:  Minister of Foreign Affairs 
Office telephone number:  (253) 35-24-71 
Office (direct line):  (253) 35-67-88 
Cell phone:  (253) 81-29-33 
Residence phone:  (253) 35-71-96 
Comments:  The Foreign Minister does not speak English. 
He does speak French. 
A good point of contact:  Mr. Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director 
of Bilateral Relations. 
Mr. Hassan's office telephone number:  (253) 35-06-93 
Mr. Hassan's residence telephone:  (253) 35-40-59 
Mr. Hassan's mobile telephone:  (253) 81-27-43 
 
E.  Other: 
Prime Minister Mr. Dileita Mohamed Dileita 
Office telephone number (Protocol):  (253) 35-12-80 / 35- 
14-94 
Residence telephone number:  (253) 35-84-84 
Comments:  The Prime Minister does not speak English.  He 
does speak French. 
 
Minister of International Cooperation in the Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs, Mahamoud Ali Youssouf 
Office telephone number (253) 35-84-32 
Mobil telephone number (253) 81-03-50 
Comments:  Minister Youssouf speaks excellent English and 
is an excellent interlocutor. 
 
End list. 
 
RAGSDALE