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Viewing cable 08QUITO877, FOLLOW-UP ON ECUADOR'S ATTENDANCE AT UNGA

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08QUITO877 2008-09-11 20:09 2011-05-02 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Quito 
VZCZCXYZ0000
OO RUEHWEB

DE RUEHQT #0877 2552009
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 112009Z SEP 08
FM AMEMBASSY QUITO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 9380
INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 7738
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 3983
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 3177
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ SEP LIMA 2798
RUEHGL/AMCONSUL GUAYAQUIL 3797
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0154
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 0405
 
UNCLAS QUITO 000877 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC
SUBJECT: FOLLOW-UP ON ECUADOR'S ATTENDANCE AT UNGA 
 
REF: A. QUITO 773 
     B. STATE 72078 
 
1.  (SBU) PolOff met with MFA Multilateral Affairs Director 
General Lourdes Puma on September 5 to confirm which GOE 
officials would attend UNGA (Ref A).  Puma said that 
President Rafael Correa would not be traveling to the U.S., 
that he was staying in Ecuador due to events leading up to 
Ecuador's constitutional referendum on September 28.  She 
also said that FM Salvador was planning on traveling to the 
U.S. on September 21 and returning on September 24, also due 
to the referendum. 
 
2.  (SBU) The following is updated information on GOE 
attendance in the format requested in Ref B: 
 
A and B. Attendance of the Head of State or Head of 
Government 
 
-- Rafael Correa, President 
-- Will NOT attend. 
 
C. Attendance of the Foreign Minister. 
 
-- Maria Isabel Salvador, Foreign Minister. 
-- September 21-24. 
-- Spouse not attending. 
-- Foreign Minister Salvador speaks fluent English, French, 
Italian and Spanish. 
-- Bilateral meeting requested. 
 
D. Attendance of other VIPs. 
 
-- Ambassador Carlos Jativa, Under Secretary of Bilateral 
Affairs, MFA 
-- September 21 - 28. 
-- Spouse not attending. 
-- Ambassador Jativa speaks fluent English, French and 
Spanish. 
 
-- Ambassador Mentor Villagomez, Under Secretary for Economic 
and Commercial Affairs, Director General of Central America, 
the Caribbean and South America, MFA. 
-- September 21 - 24. 
-- Spouse not attending. 
-- Ambassador Villagomez speaks fluent English and Spanish. 
 
E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry officials responsible 
for IO affairs. 
 
-- Ambassador Emilio Izquierdo, Under Secretary of 
Multilateral Affairs, MFA. 
-- September 21 - 28. 
-- Spouse not attending. 
-- Ambassador Izquierdo speaks fluent English and Spanish. 
 
-- Ambassador Lourdes Puma, Director General of Multilateral 
Affairs, MFA. 
-- September 21 - 28. 
-- Spouse not attending. 
-- Ambassador Puma speaks fluent English and Spanish. 
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