The official promised to write the report "soon," but gave no date.
Congressional supporters of Taiwan plan to follow the Hyde-Lantos letter with a number of efforts this winter and spring to pressure the WHO into granting Taiwan observer status, Taiwan lobbyists in Washington say.
The 150-member Congressional Taiwan Caucus will seek meetings with the State Department and US Secretary of Health and Human Services Mike Leavitt to urge them to push for Taiwan's participation at the WHA, pressure will also be put on the US delegation to the Geneva meeting to convince other countries to support Taiwan's participation, and a congressional delegation may go to Geneva for on-the-ground lobbying on Taiwan's behalf, according to Taiwan lobbyists in Washington.
The lobbyist note that the WHO executive board could still allow Taiwan's participation to be on the agenda when the board meets in April to finalize the agenda. In addition, the matter could be taken up at the meeting itself.
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