Embassy and Mission

Contact Plans
DRAFT 17 March 2017
Contents
UN Contact Plan
Washington Contact Plan
UK Contact Plan
Brussels Contact Plan
International Cooperation/Humanitarian Contact Plan
UN Contact Plan
As soon as possible:
Director of UAE ground operations (MH) to call UNs Regional Humanitarian Coordinator, General Kevin M Kennedy (USMC):
Introduce designated point of contact on UAE side to interface with the UN agencies
Discuss coordination imperative with UN agencies on the ground, how to protect workers and convoys, how to run the de-
conflicting process (see separate note)
Agree on maintaining personal contact between MH and the Regional Coordinator

At launch of operations:
HH to call UNSG:
Reiterate political objectives of the operation that have been discussed in series of recent bilateral meetings
Emphasize UAEs ongoing commitment to improving the humanitarian situation in the country
Express concern that blocking the flow of humanitarian aid may be used as a weapon of war by the other side, and call for
UN to condemn such tactics
Mention that the Director of UAE ground operations is in personal contact with General Kennedy to ensure coordination
between military operations and the UN agencies on the ground
LZN to call USG OCHA (OBrien), and USG DPA (Feltman)
Re-iterate messages from the call between the principals
Agree to maintain direct communications with them
Commit to help with resolving issues before they escalate into public disagreements.
UN Contact Plan (continued)
Following capital-level briefings:
Minister-level conversations with all UNSC members (US, China, Russia, UK, France, Japan, Egypt, Senegal, Ukraine,
Uruguay, Bolivia, Ethiopia, Italy, Kazakhstan, Sweden):
Reiterate political objectives
Emphasize UAEs ongoing commitment to improving humanitarian situation
Express concern that blocking the flow of humanitarian aid may be used as a weapon of war by the other side, and
call for member states to condemn such tactics

LZN to all UNSC members (as a follow-up to the Minister-level conversations):

Reiterate main messages that have been discussed at capital-level or at ministerial level
Washington Contact Plan: Administration
Administration Advisors/Officials
Jared Kushner
H.R. McMaster
Steve Bannon
James Mattis
Rex Tillerson
Mike Pompeo
Washington Contact Plan: Congress
House Senate
Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN)
Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD)
Chairman Ed Royce (R-CA) Sen. Tim Kaine (D-VA)
Rep. Eliot Engel (D-NY)
Chairman John McCain (R-AZ)
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R- FL)
Sen. Jack Reed (D-RI)
Rep. Ted Deutch (D-FL)
Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-SC)
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL)
Chairman Mac Thornberry (R-TX) Chairman Richard Burr (R-NC)
Rep. Adam Smith (D-WA) Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA)
Chairman Devin Nunes (R-CA)
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA)
Washington Contact Plan: Experts/Media
Think Tanks Media
Atlantic Council Washington Post
AEI NY Times
CSIS WSJ
CNAS
CNN
Fox
MEI
Foreign Policy
WINEP
Reuters
CFR
Bloomberg
Heritage
Politico
Brookings Time
Vox
UK Contact Plan
Government NGOs/Think Tanks/Media
Tobias Ellwood (FO) Oxfam
Priti Patel (DfID) CARE
Rory Stewart (DfID) Save the Children
Mark Sedwill (Nat Security Advisor) IISS
Alistair Burt (UAE APPG Chair) RUSI
Chatham House
BBC
Reuters
Telegraph
Brussels Contact Plan
Government
EU High Representative: Federica Mogherini
President European Council (EU member states Heads of
State): Donald Tusk (recently reconfirmed)
President European Parliament: Antonio Tajani (recently
elected)
President European Commission: Jean Claude Juncker
Malta currently holds the EU Presidency: George Vella
(FM)
Other EU Stakeholders
EU Commissioner Neighborhood: Johannes Hahn
First Vice-president European Commission: Frans
Timmermans
Chair Foreign Relation Committee European Parliament:
David McAllister
Secretary General European External Action Service
(diplomatic service supporting Mogherini): Helga Schmid
Secretary General NATO: Jens Stoltenberg
International Cooperation/Humanitarian Contact Plan
International NGOs Bilateral Agencies
MSF USAID (United States)
IRC DfID (UK)
Mercy Corps NORAD (Norway)

Local NGOs Humanitarian Media/Think Tanks

National Organization for Humanitarian Work ReliefWeb
Human Rights Watch
Millennium Development Foundation
Amnesty International
Yemeni Mercy Medical Association

The above are illustrative lists of organizations to be contacted. Please see the separate PDF for a full list.