Cablegate: Tanzania Attendance at Au Summit

Friday, 22 January 2010, 7:36 am
Cable: Wikileaks
Ref: 10DARESSALAAM46

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TAGS: PREL AORC TZ
SUBJECT: TANZANIA ATTENDANCE AT AU SUMMIT

REF: STATE 3353

1. President Jakaya Kikwete will lead Tanzania's delegation
to the Jan-Feb 2010 AU Summit in Addis Ababa. He will be
accompanied by Foreign Minister Bernard Membe, MFA Africa
Director Amb. Frances Malambugi, and others to be named
later. Travel dates and contact information are not
currently available.
LENHARDT

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