US embassy cable - 05ROME1976

UNCLAS ROME 001976 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR IO/EDA SHARON KOTOK, IO/S GEORGE ABRAHAMS, IO/EX 
CHERYL EASELY, OES/ETC JAN MCALPINE 
USDA FOR FAS/ICD RICHARD HUGHES AND USFS DENISE INGRAM 
 
FROM THE U.S. MISSION TO THE UN AGENCIES 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AORC, EAGR, KTIA, EAID, FAO 
SUBJECT: PLEDGE TO FAO NATIONAL FOREST PROGRAM FACILITY: 
DIRECTOR GENERAL'S RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM AMBASSADOR TONY 
P. HALL 
 
REF:STATE 67915 
 
1. Mission received a May 17 response from FAO to our April 
15 pledge letter regarding a CY 2005 voluntary contribution 
of 180,000 dollars to the FAO National Forest Program 
Facility.  Text is as follows: 
 
Excellency: 
 
I have the honor to refer to your letter of 15 April 2005 
concerning the pledge of U.S. $180,000 made by the United 
States to the FAO National Forest Program Facility (NFPF) 
for calendar year 2005.  Regarding the two specific 
questions concerning the funds pledged for the NFPF, please 
find the requested information below: 
 
a. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United 
Nations (FAO) has no plans for expenditure of US funds 
under the NFPF in calendar year 2005 for Cuba, Iran, Libya, 
Myanmar, North Korea, Syria nor the Palestine Liberation 
Organization, nor entities associated with it. 
 
b. Total contribution expected from other donors to the 
NFPF amount to U.S. $2,281,000.  If a United States 
contribution of U.S. $180,000 is received, then the United 
States percentage of the total received would be seven 
percent. 
 
I wish to express my appreciation of the pledge of funds 
made by the United States as a contribution towards the 
NFPF.  The banking details requested for the payment are 
provided below: 
 
JP Morgan Chase Bank 
New York, U.S.A. 
Swift: CHASUS33 
ABA: 021000021 
For Credit to: Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
United Nations, Rome quoting project GCP/INT/812/MUL  NPFP 
 
 
Accept, Excellency, the assurance of my highest 
consideration. 
 
Jacques Diouf 
 
End text. 
 
2.  The original letter is being pouched to IO/S.  A 
scanned copy has been e-mailed to IO/EDA (Kotok). 
 
HALL 
 
 
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