Cablegate: Mexico On U.S. Candidate Ambassador Swing for Iom

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RR RUEHCD RUEHGD RUEHHO RUEHMC RUEHNG RUEHNL RUEHRD RUEHRS RUEHTM
DE RUEHME #1582 1432114
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 222114Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY MEXICO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 1997
INFO RUEHXC/ALL US CONSULATES IN MEXICO COLLECTIVE
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 1033

UNCLAS MEXICO 001582

SENSITIVE
SIPDIS

FOR PRM (NICHOLSON AND POLLACK)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG MX
SUBJECT: MEXICO ON U.S. CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR SWING FOR IOM
DIRECTOR GENERAL

REF: A. STATE 54616

B. 07 MEXICO 3653

1. (SBU) Poloff encouraged Mexico per Ref (A) to support the
candidacy of Ambassador Swing for IOM General Secretary in
speaking May 22 to the Deputy Director General for UN-Related
Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),
Julian Juarez Cadenas. Juarez noted that the U.S. Permanent
Mission in Geneva had already raised this issue with the
Mexican Mission there. Juarez said that he would consult
with other officials at SRE on Mexico's opinion of the
candidacy. Embassy will report as appropriate any future
response.

Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at
http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity and the North American
Partnership Blog at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap /
GARZA

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