US embassy cable - 02TEGUCIGALPA3362

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 003362 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
DEPT FOR S/ES-O, WHA AND WHA/CEN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV, PREL, HO 
SUBJECT: HONDURAS: NAMES, TITLES, AND CONTACT NUMBERS FOR 
LEADING GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL FIGURES 
 
REF: SECSTATE 251996 
 
1. (SBU) Per reftel, Post is submitting an update of the 
contact information for senior GOH officials: 
 
A.  Post: Tegucigalpa, Honduras 
 
Date of submission: December 13, 2002 
 
B.  Head of Government:  Ricardo Maduro Joest 
 
Title: President of the Republic of Honduras 
 
Office telephone numbers:  (504) 221-4545.  Often faster 
direct service to his immediate location is through the GOH 
special switchboard number: (504) 193.  (Note: This is only a 
three digit number.  End Note.) 
 
Residence telephone number: (504) 221-4932 
 
Cellular phone number: (504) 978-0391 
 
Comments:  President Maduro speaks English fluently.  His 
secretary is Sonia Zepeda who is also fluent in English.  The 
 
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President's Personal Assistant is Private Secretary Ricardo 
Alvarez, office telephone (504) 239-7328, residence telephone 
(504) 221-8519, cellular phone number: (504) 221-4932. 
Private Secretary Alvarez's secretary, who is fluent in 
English, is Aida de Buck, telephone (504) 234-6264. 
 
C.  Head of State information is the same as that contained 
in part B under Head of Government. 
 
D.  Name:  Guillermo Augusto Perez-Cadalso Arias 
 
Title: Foreign Minister 
 
Office telephone number: (504) 234-3297 
 
Residence telephone number: (504) 232-3902 
 
Cellular phone number: (504) 978-2478 
 
Comments:  Minister Perez-Cadalso speaks English fluently. 
His secretaries, who are not fluent in English, are Juanita 
Lopez De Cano and Amada Mendoza. 
PIERCE