US embassy cable - 05WELLINGTON876

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NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION ON OECD SEC GEN SELECTION

Identifier: 05WELLINGTON876
Wikileaks: View 05WELLINGTON876 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Wellington
Created: 2005-11-09 23:11:00
Classification: CONFIDENTIAL
Tags: ETRD ECON EFIN NZ OECD
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.

092311Z Nov 05
C O N F I D E N T I A L WELLINGTON 000876 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR/ERA AND EAP/ANP 
 
E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/09/2015 
TAGS: ETRD, ECON, EFIN, NZ, OECD 
SUBJECT: NEW ZEALAND'S POSITION ON OECD SEC GEN SELECTION 
 
REF: SECSTATE 204906 
 
(U) Classified by Political-Economic Counselor Katherine B. 
Hadda.  Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 
 
(C) New Zealand agrees with the United States and believes 
Jose Angel Gurria to be the best candidate for Secretary 
General of the OECD.  While New Zealand also sees both 
candidates -- Gurria and Marek Belka -- as qualified, it 
considers Gurria as more capable.  Its preference for Gurria 
is merit-based and not politically motivated.  Post discussed 
reftel points on November 9 with Koro Dickinson in the 
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Economic Division. 
McCormick 

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