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Viewing cable 09JAKARTA125, ASEAN -- CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM SEC-GEN TO THE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09JAKARTA125 2009-01-23 08:33 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Jakarta
VZCZCXRO3317
OO RUEHDT RUEHPB
DE RUEHJA #0125 0230833
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 230833Z JAN 09
FM AMEMBASSY JAKARTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 1301
INFO RUCNARF/ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEHBJ/AMEMBASSY BEIJING 5867
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 3563
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 2627
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS JAKARTA 000125 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EAP, EAP/MTS, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP 
NSC FOR JBADER AND EPHU 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL ASEAN ID XC
SUBJECT: ASEAN -- CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM SEC-GEN TO THE 
SECRETARY 
 
1.  (U) SUMMARY:  The ASEAN Secretariat has sent Mission a 
copy of a letter from ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan 
to the Secretary congratulating her on her confirmation.  We 
understand that ASEAN has already sent the signed original to 
the Department.  END SUMMARY. 
 
2.  (U) Attached in para three please find the text of a 
letter sent from Association of Southeast Asian Nations 
Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan to the Secretary.  The 
letter congratulates the Secretary on her confirmation and 
states that ASEAN looks forward to continued cooperation with 
the USG.  It also invites the Secretary to the annual 
ASEAN-U.S. meeting of Foreign Ministers and the ASEAN 
Regional Forum (ARF) to be held in Thailand in July of this 
year. 
 
3.  (U) The text of the letter follows: 
 
Begin text: 
 
20 January, 2009 
 
REF: EA-SA/SG-OC-11.3/Vol.2/085 
 
H.E. Hillary Clinton 
U.S. Secretary of State 
 
Excellency, 
 
      Sincere Congratulations from the Secretary-General of 
ASEAN 
 
I have the honour to extend to you my sincerest 
congratulations for your recent confirmation by the U.S. 
Senate Foreign Relations Committee.  I am confident that with 
your rich experience and insightful determination, you would 
bring refreshing change to U.S. foreign policy. 
 
I am pleased to inform you that ASEAN-USA Dialogue 
Partnership has been strengthening in recent years.  The USA 
became the first among our friends and partners to appoint 
its Ambassador to ASEAN.  Our trade and other economic 
relations with the USA remain strong in spite of the 
worldwide economic slowdown. 
 
We in ASEAN are hopeful that the USA under President Barack 
Obama and with you as the Secretary of State will further 
strengthen the good and productive ASEAN-USA relationship. 
We also look forward to welcoming you to the annual ASEAN-US 
meeting of Foreign Ministers and the ASEAN Regional Forum 
(ARF) in Thailand in the third week of July 2009. 
 
Please accept, Excellency, the assurances of my highest 
consideration. 
 
/S/ 
Surin Pitsuwan 
 
End text. 
 
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