US embassy cable - 05MUSCAT1458

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SULTAN APPOINTS FEMALE AMBASSADOR TO U.S.

Identifier: 05MUSCAT1458
Wikileaks: View 05MUSCAT1458 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Muscat
Created: 2005-09-30 19:48:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: PREL PINR MU U
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.


 
C O N F I D E N T I A L MUSCAT 001458 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/28/2015 
TAGS: PREL, PINR, MU, U.S.-Oman Relations 
SUBJECT: SULTAN APPOINTS FEMALE AMBASSADOR TO U.S. 
 
REF: MUSCAT 642 
 
Classified By: Ambassador Richard L. Baltimore III. 
Reason: 1.4 (b, d). 
 
(C) On September 27, Sultan Qaboos issued a royal decree 
announcing various changes in ambassadorial assignments, 
including appointing Ms. Hunaina al-Mughairy as ambassador to 
the United States.  While her appointment was not given 
special treatment in the government's press release or in the 
formal media, al-Mughairy is just the second Omani woman 
appointed as ambassador to a country (Netherlands having the 
first).  Chatter on the Omani internet highlighted this fact, 
to generally positive reviews.  A Foreign Ministry contact 
intimated that al-Mughairy will likely prove more energetic 
than outgoing ambassador Mohammed Ali al-Khusaibi, though he 
likewise noted that she will have to make do with the same 
limited staff.  (Note: See reftel for biographic information 
on al-Mughairy.  End note.) 
BALTIMORE 

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