US embassy cable - 04GUATEMALA801

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Identifier:	04GUATEMALA801
Wikileaks:	View 04GUATEMALA801 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Embassy Guatemala
Created:	2004-03-31 23:16:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED
Tags:	PHUM GT
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS GUATEMALA 000801 
 
SIPDIS 
 
OFFICIAL INFORMAL 
 
FOR U/S DOBRIANSKY FROM AMBASSADOR HAMILTON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PHUM, GT 
SUBJECT: OFFICIAL INFORMAL 
 
1.  Dear Paula, I would like to encourage you to accept a 
meeting request from WHA for an incredibly committed and 
impressive new Guatemalan Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs 
for Human Right and Migration, Marta Altolaguirre, who will 
be in Washington on April 2.  Marta is a recent President of 
the Inter-American Human Rights Commission and has tremendous 
standing and credibility with the human rights community here 
and throughout the hemisphere.  She is also the new GOG 
coordinator for anti-TIP efforts, and would like to meet with 
you to briefly explain the GOG's plans to tackle this 
important issue.  Marta has deeply impressed me and bears a 
message we welcome: of sincere commitment by a friendly 
government to do the right thing on an important global 
issue.  I hope you have the chance to meet with her.  With 
warm regards, John 
HAMILTON