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SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM PGOV PREL OAS XM CA IAHRC HO
SUBJECT: HONDURAS CONSIDERS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN 
RIGHTS COMMISSION 
 
REF: STATE 028833 
 
Poloff delivered reftel demarche soliciting support for U.S. 
candidate Dinah Shelton for the Inter-American Commission for 
Human Rights at the OAS to Director of Multilateral Affairs 
at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jose Lorenzana, on March 
¶30.  Lorenzana acknowledged that the U.S. Mission to the OAS 
had already approached him as had the Argentines, Colombians 
and Mexicans for their respective candidates.  Lorenzana 
stated he would ask his superiors and get back with 
information regarding Honduran support for Shelton after the 
upcoming Holy Week (April 6 to 12).  Post will continue to 
follow-up on Shelton's candidacy with the MFA. 
LLORENS