Viewing cable 09REYKJAVIK74, ICELAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS

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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
09REYKJAVIK74	2009-04-17 16:04	2011-01-13 05:05	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	Embassy Reykjavik

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FM AMEMBASSY REYKJAVIK
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4049
INFO RUEHZL/EUROPEAN POLITICAL COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS REYKJAVIK 000074 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR DRL/MLGA, IO/RHS, EUR/NB 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM PREL UN IC
SUBJECT: ICELAND SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS 
COUNCIL 
 
REFS: A) STATE 31175 
  B) STATE 36629 
 
¶1.  (SBU) Ambassador presented ref A points announcing USG candidacy 
for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council in a meeting on April 6 
with Icelandic MFA Permanent Secretary Benedikt Jonsson.  Jonsson 
said Iceland would "look warmly on" the U.S. entry into the race and 
took the points on board. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) Pol Chief delivered ref B diplomatic note and Human Rights 
Pledge to Ingibjorg Davidsdottir, Counsellor for Human Rights at the 
Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs on 17 April.  Davidsdottir 
replied immediately that the U.S. can count on Iceland's support in 
the May 12 election.  (Note:  The MFA's Political Director expressed 
the same sentiment in an informal conversation with Pol Chief on 
April 16.) 
 
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