UNCLASSIFIED
U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO COUNCIL ANNOUNCED TO ICELAND
US diplomatic cable 07REYKJAVIK249 · Iceland Reykjavík · 2007-08-29 14:25 · Read at WikiLeaks PlusD »
| Reference ID | 07REYKJAVIK249 |
|---|---|
| Created | 2007 August 29, 14:25 (Wednesday) |
| Origin | Iceland Reykjavík |
| Country | Iceland |
| Classification | UNCLASSIFIED |
| To | Secretary of State |
| TAGS | AORC - Administration--International Organizations and Conferences EAIR - Economic Affairs--Aeronautics and Aviation; Civil Aviation ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization PREL - Political Affairs--External Political Relations |
| Character count | 1,017 |
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UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLAS REYKJAVIK 000249
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR IO/T: LAURA LUFTIG, EB/TRA/OTP: MEGAN WALKLET-TIGHE, USICAO
MONTREAL: LAURA FAUX-GABLE
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL, EAIR, AORC, ICAO
SUBJECT: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO COUNCIL ANNOUNCED TO ICELAND
REF: STATE 115443
1. Post announced U.S. candidacy for the IACO Council to Helga
Hauksdsttir of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ms. Astrpur
Scheving Thorsteinsson of the Ministry of Transportation on August
28. Ms. Hauksdsttir and Ms. Thorsteinsson responded positively and
said the GOI would review the information.
2. Ms. Thorsteinsson informed post that Iceland's delegation to the
IACO assembly would include Permanent Secretary Ragnhildur
Hjaltadsttir and Director of the Civil Aviation Authority Ptur K.
Maack.
3. Ms. Thorsteinsson also announced Iceland's candidacy for Part II
of the council, to fill a seat that has always rotated among the
Nordic countries. GOI requested U.S. support for their candidacy.
VAN VOORST
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