US embassy cable - 02COLOMBO1671

UNCLAS COLOMBO 001671 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FOR SA/INS, IO/UNP (YOUNG), IO/PPC (RIGGS), USUN 
(BLACKSHAW), AND NSC (BANBURY), SA/RA (ROBINSON) 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, OTRA, ASEC, CE, UNGA 
SUBJECT:  Additional information on VIP attendance at 
the 57th UNGA for Sri Lanka 
 
Refs: (A) Colombo 1663, and previous 
 
-     (B) State 170283, and previous 
 
1.  Per Ref B, Mission continues to request the Sri 
Lankan Government for a complete listing of the 
additional information on VIP attendance at the 57th 
UNGA. 
 
2.  Although the GSL continues to provide information on 
its attendees to the UNGA, it is doing so incrementally. 
Ref A contains the multiple responses provided by the 
GSL to date.  Below is the scheduled arrival and 
departure of Minister of Employment and Labour Mr. 
Mahinda Samarasinghe.  Additional information on other 
attendees has been forwarded to SA/INS. 
 
VIP attendee 
-- Minister Samarasinghe 
-- In New York from September 16 to 27 
-- Arriving into JFK on flt. LX 3000 at 1055hrs 
-- Departing JFK on flt. AA 6207 at 1945 hrs 
-- Spouses travel plans are unknown 
-- English is excellent 
 
Other attendees: 
-- Additional Secretary N. Navaratnarajah 
-- In New York from September 13 to 22 
-- Arriving into JFK on flt. VS 9 at 2110hrs 
-- Departing JFK on flt. BA 178 at 0905hrs 
-- Spouses travel plans are unknown 
-- English is excellent 
 
Amselem