US embassy cable - 05OTTAWA3293

C O N F I D E N T I A L OTTAWA 003293 
 
SIPDIS 
 
PLEASE PASS TO USAID 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/02/2015 
TAGS: PREL, EAID, PREF, PHUM, CA, SU 
SUBJECT: CANADIANS INVITED TO NAIROBI; GOC FUNDING POSSIBLE 
FOR DARFUR 
 
REF: (A) STATE 200777 (B) OTTAWA 02928 (C) STATE 172323 
 
Classified By: Pol M/C Brian Flora  Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D) 
 
1.  (C)  Post extended reftel invitation to the Prime 
Minister's Special Advisory Team (SAT) on Sudan through Lt. 
Col. Brad Bergstrand, Military Advisor to the Sudan Task 
Force at Foreign Affairs Canada (FAC).  Currently, the Team 
is planning a trip to Darfur but will not be on the ground in 
the region before Nov. 11. 
 
2.  (C)  The Prime Minister's Personal Representative for 
Africa, Ambassador Robert Fowler, and Senators Romeo Dallaire 
and Mobina Jaffer, and Lt. General (Ret.) Mike Jeffrey, the 
military advisor to the SAT, will be in Sudan between 
November 12 and 19. 
 
3.  (C)  Their itinerary includes visits to IDP camps, AMIS 
and various towns, and a roundtable lunch for members of the 
diplomatic community in Khartoum. 
 
4.  (C)  In a related matter, following the delivery of ref 
(B), Canadian officials in FAC's Peacebuilding Programs told 
us that they are reviewing the July 25 USAID proposal and 
have expressed the possibility that approximately Can 
$500,000 might be available to contribute to programs in the 
law enforcement and justice area, support to UNMIS and/or 
media programming.  These three areas compliment the GoC's 
current work with the International Committee of the Red 
Cross (ICRC) and UNDP. FAC plans to know by November 7 
whether these funds might be available.  David Ross, Program 
Manager at the CIDA working with the Sudan Task Force, is 
also circulating the USAID proposal. 
 
5.  (C)  The GoC is interested in Deputy Secretary Zoellick's 
upcoming visit to the region and would be pleased to receive 
information about his trip that could be of use to their 
delegation. 
 
6.  (C)  COMMENT:  Canada would like to participate in the 
Nairobi meetings but is unclear that plans could be adjusted 
to enable one of the SAT representatives to attend.  The 
likely participant would be Canada's Special Envoy for Peace 
in the Sudan, Senator Mobina Jaffer.  Alternatively, senior 
members of the Canadian mission in Nairobi could attend. 
 
Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at 
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa 
 
WILKINS