A/HRC/4/20 page 20 Russian Federation. Request sent in 2003. Follow-up request sent on 17 September 2004. After consultation with government officials the request was redrafted and sent on 14 June 2005. Meeting with Deputy Permanent Representative in Geneva in June and October 2006. No substantive reply. Saudi Arabia. Request sent on 11 May 2005. Government responded on 27 July 2005 that time was not right. Follow-up letter sent on 24 August 2005. HRC member up to 2009. Singapore. Request sent on 16 November. Government responded on 1 December 2006 requesting more information as to the purpose of the visit and its relationship to my mandate. Trinidad and Tobago. Request sent on 16 November 2006. Acknowledgement received. No substantive response. Thailand. Request sent on 8 November 2004. Written information provided by Government on 31 January and 8 March 2005. Requests renewed on 30 August 2005 and 10 November 2005. No substantive response. Togo. Request sent on 11 May 2005. Accepted on 26 October 2005. On 23 March 2006 a letter was sent requesting confirmation of specific dates. No response was received. Uganda. Request sent on 20 March 2006. No response. United States of America. Request sent on 16 November 2006. No reply. Uzbekistan. Request sent on 19 May 2005. Government replied in a press statement dated 20 May 2005 alleging “prejudgment and preconception” on my part. No further response. Venezuela. Request sent on 16 November 2006. No reply. Viet Nam. Request sent on 20 March 2006. Follow-up sent on 16 November 2006. No reply. Yemen. Request sent on 16 November 2006. Government response on 20 November 2006 requesting more information in order “to ensure the highest possible level of cooperation and support from the Government with the Special Rapporteur”. Response sent by the Special Rapporteur on 5 December 2006.