Cablegate: Sri Lanka and Maldives: Updated Contact Information
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FM AMEMBASSY COLOMBO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7240
INFO RUEHKA/AMEMBASSY DHAKA PRIORITY 0554
RUEHIL/AMEMBASSY ISLAMABAD PRIORITY 7543
RUEHKT/AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU PRIORITY 5710
RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON PRIORITY 4143
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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 001581
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SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR SCA/INS, VES-CI
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV AMGT CE
SUBJECT: SRI LANKA AND MALDIVES: UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION
REF: STATE 123244
1. Contact information for Embassy Sections.
a. AMB: Robert O. Blake, Jr.
Office: 94-11-249-8640
Cell: 94-77-347-6592
b. DCM: James Moore
Office: 94-11-249-8640
Cell: 94-77-770-9571
c. POL: Michael DeTar
Office: 94-11-249-8766
Cell: 94-77-393-6870
d. ECON: Robert Gabor
Office: 94-11-249-8719
Cell: 94-77-770-9584
e. MGT: Maria Brewer
Office: 94-11-249-8712
Cell: 94-77-770-9574
f. CONS: Christopher Green
Office: 94-11-249-8792
Cell: 94-77-789-8893
g. PAO: Terry White
Office: 94-11-249-8140
Cell: 94-77-770-9568
Home: 94-11-258-7111
h. RSO: Michael Perkins
Office: 94-11-249-8756
Cell: 94-77-770-9593
Home: 94-11-255-5301
i. AID: Rebecca Cohn
Office: 94-11-249-8039
Cell: 94-77-770-9613
j. DAO: LtC. James Oxley
Office: 94-11-249-8630
Cell: 94-77-770-9581
k. IBB (Until 12/11/07): Robert Fioritto, Acting
Office: 94-32-225-5931
Cell: 94-77-772-8487
IBB (After 12/11/07): William Martin
Office: 94-32-225-5931
Cell: 94-77-766-8189
l. ODC: Maj Jose Orozco
Office: 94-11-249-8767
Cell: 94-77-317-1394
m. Switchboard: 94-11-249-8500
n. Post 1: 94-11-249-8888
2. Key Government of Sri Lanka contacts:
a. President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Office (24 hour): 94-11-254-2938 (..39,40,41,42)
b. Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Office (24 hour): 94-11-257-5317 (..18)
c. Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama
Office (24 hour): 232-5371 (..72,73,74,75)
Alternate Office Phone: 94-11-243-0221
d. Vice Foreign Minister Hussain Bhaila
Office: 94-11-247-3539
e. Foreign Secretary Dr. Palitha Kohona
Office: 94-11-239-0812
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Alternate Office Phone: 94-11-243-8263
Mobile: 94-77-301-1031
f. Secretary of Defense Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Office: 94-11-243-5879
Alternate Office Phone: 94-11-243-6019
Mobile 1: 94-11-77-350-1626
Mobile 2: 94-11-77-360-0644
g. Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga
Office: 94-11-247-3873
3. Key Government of Maldives contacts:
a. President Maumoon Abdul Gayoom
Office 960-332-3701
b. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
Adbulla Shahid
Office: 960-332-3400 (..01,02,03,04,05,06)
Mobile (Assistant Himona): 960-787-8700
c. Deputy Foreign Minister Abdullah Hameed
Office: 960-332-3400 (..01,02,03,04,05,06)
Direct: 960-992-3735
Mobile: 960-777-1010
Mobile (Assistant Zeehan) 960-766-7474
d. Deputy Foreign Minister Dunya Maumoon
Office: 960-332-3400 (..01,02,03,04,05,06)
Mobile (Assistant Shiaishtha): 960-987-3337
e. Defense Minister Ismail Shafeeu
Office: 960-332-2607
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