US embassy cable - 03ABUDHABI2892

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UAEG UNDECIDED ABOUT THE U.S. CANDIDATE FOR CODEX CHAIRPERSON

Identifier: 03ABUDHABI2892
Wikileaks: View 03ABUDHABI2892 at Wikileaks.org
Origin: Embassy Abu Dhabi
Created: 2003-06-16 11:23:00
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Tags: ETRD ECON EAGR TC
Redacted: This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.
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UNCLASSIFIED

SIPDIS
TELEGRAM                                            June 16, 2003


To:       No Action Addressee                                    

Action:   Unknown                                                

From:     AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI (ABU DHABI 2892 - ROUTINE)         

TAGS:     ETRD, ECON, EAGR                                       

Captions: None                                                   

Subject:  UAEG UNDECIDED ABOUT THE U.S. CANDIDATE FOR      CODEX 
          CHAIRPERSON                                            

Ref:      None                                                   
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UNCLAS        ABU DHABI 02892

SIPDIS
CXABU:
    ACTION: ECON 
    INFO:   P/M AMB DCM POL 
Laser1:
    INFO:   FCS 

DISSEMINATION: ECON
CHARGE: PROG

APPROVED: A/DCM: TEWILLIAMS
DRAFTED: ECON: GARANA
CLEARED: ECON: CCRUMPLER

VZCZCADI843
RR RUEHC RUEHRC RUEHZM RUEHTU
DE RUEHAD #2892 1671123
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 161123Z JUN 03
FM AMEMBASSY ABU DHABI
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0461
RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC
RUEHZM/GCC COLLECTIVE
RUEHTU/AMEMBASSY TUNIS 0529
UNCLAS ABU DHABI 002892 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
STATE FOR NEA/ARP, NEA/RA 
AMEMBASSY TUNIS HOLD FOR FSI: OLIVER JOHN 
USDA FOR BRYCE QUICK, ED SCARBROUGH, AUDREY TALLEY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD, ECON, EAGR, TC 
SUBJECT: UAEG UNDECIDED ABOUT THE U.S. CANDIDATE FOR 
     CODEX CHAIRPERSON 
 
REF: STATE 145802 
 
     1.  (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche June 16 to 
     UAE Authority for Standardization & Metrology Deputy 
     General Director Dr. Rashid Ahmad Bin Fahad.  Dr. Ahmad 
     said that his office is responsible for CODEX issues 
     but is unlikely to attend the CODEX Alimentarius 
     Commission (CAC) session in Rome. The UAE delegation 
     will likely be led by Halid Sharif, Food Control 
     Division Director for Dubai Municipality. 
 
     2.  (SBU) The UAE has not yet decided who it will 
     support for CODEX Chairperson. If Sharif goes to the 
     CAC meeting, Dr. Ahmad will consult with him about our 
     request to support the candidacy of Mr. Gonzalo Rios 
     Kantorowitz.  However, according to Dr. Ahmad, the GCC 
     countries usually confer with each other on CODEX 
     matters and probably will back the same candidate. He 
     believes members of the GCC Food Control Committee 
     will attempt to interview the candidates and will make 
     a decision on whom to support just before the CAC 
     session. 
 
WAHBA 

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