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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9013
INFO RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY

UNCLAS SAN JOSE 001830 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR WHA/CEN, OES FOR WIREC ACTION GROUP SSPECHT AND 
OES CHILL 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: CS EAID ENRG KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY
SUBJECT: COSTA RICA MINISTERIAL DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON 
INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE (WIREC 2008) 
 
REF: STATE 138428 
 
¶1. Per reftel, PolOff met on October 5 with Alejandro Solano 
Ortiz, Deputy Director of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Julio Matamoros, Vice Minister of 
Energy (MINAE) and secured a tentative list of attendees to 
the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy 
Conference (WIREC 2008). 
 
¶2. The Ministerial-level delegation is as follows: 
 
-  Bruno Stagno, Minister of Foreign Affairs and head of 
delegation. 
-  Julio Matamoros, Vice Minister of Energy 
-  Paola Arias, MINAE expert in renewable energy issues 
-  Magda Rojas Castillo, technician of the MFA Environmental 
Concerns Section 
-  Linyi Baidal Sequeira, technician of the MFA Environmental 
Concerns Section 
 
¶3. In addition, Ana Villalobos, Environmental Officer (and 
DCM) at the Costa Rican Embassy in Washington, will attend. 
We will update as this list as required. 
BRENNAN