ACTION REQUEST - UN HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN PAKISTAN

SECRET,NOFORN S E C R E T USUN NEW YORK 000672 C O R R E C T E D C O P Y (ADD CAP NOFORN) SIPDIS NOFORN E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/08/2019 TAGS: PREL, PGOV, PREF, PK SUBJECT: ACTION REQUEST - UN HUMANITARIAN COORDINATOR IN PAKISTAN Classified By: Ambassador Alex D. Wolff, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d) 1. (S/NF) ACTION REQUEST AT PARA 3 2. (S/NF) Ambassador Wolff raised with Deputy Chief of Staff to the Secretary-General Kim July 9 the status of the Secretary-General's appointment of Jean-Maurice Ripert to the position of senior Humanitarian Coordinator in Pakistan. (Comment: Ripert is currently the French Permanent Representative to the UN, and is a seasoned and well-regarded diplomat, with whom USUN has worked very well. He would be an excellent choice for Humanitarian Coordinator. End Comment) Kim told Ambassador Wolff that the UN has received mixed signals from the Pakistanis regarding their interest in having Ripert take the job. Later, Ambassador DiCarlo raised the Humanitarian Coordinator position with Pakistani deputy PermRep Farukh Amil. Amil did not mention Ripert,s name, but said Pakistan would like whoever fills this position to have experience in the region (which Ripert does not have). 3. (S/NF) ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests that the Department work with Embassy Islamabad to discreetly convey to the Pakistani government 1) the importance of the Humanitarian Coordinator position; and 2) Jean-Maurice Ripert,s strong credentials, stature and suitability for this key position. END ACTION REQUEST. RICE