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P 051825Z MAR 09
FM AMEMBASSY SAN JOSE
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0559
INFO RUEHZA/WHA CENTRAL AMERICAN COLLECTIVE PRIORITY
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHINGTON DC PRIORITY

UNCLAS SAN JOSE 000149 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR WHA/CEN, IO/T ABLACKWOOD, AND DEPT HHS 
MABDOO. 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KSCA TBIO OTRA AORC CS
SUBJECT: GOCR PROPOSES EXCHANGE OF SUPPORT FOR WHO AND IOM 
CANDIDACIES 
 
REF: STATE 127390 
 
¶1. In response to reftel demarche, the GOCR sent a diplomatic 
note, dated January 19, proposing an exchange of support for 
the U.S. candidacy to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) 
Executive Board and the Costa Rican candidate for Deputy 
Director General of the International Organization for 
Migration (IOM), Laura Thompson Chacon.  The WHO election 
will be held in September 2009 in Washington; the IOM 
election will be held in June 2009 in Geneva. 
 
¶2. Post is well aware that U.S. policy is not to promise such 
exchanges, and we will inform the MFA accordingly unless the 
Department advises otherwise. 
CIANCHETTE