CANADA: CANDIDATE FOR MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTOR

UNCLAS OTTAWA 001246 SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/CAN AND WHA/OAS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PGOV PHUM CA OAS SUBJECT: CANADA: CANDIDATE FOR MEMBER OF BOARD OF DIRECTOR OF THE JUSTICE STUDIES CENTER OF THE AMERICAS REF: E-MAIL BTWN WHA/CAN (WHEELER)/OTTAWA (BARON) ON 4/25/05 ¶1. Post received the following note (original/fax) from Foreign Affairs Canada: QUOTE NO LIA-0057 Foreign Affairs Canada presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to inform the Embassy that the Government of Canada has the honour to present the candidature of Mr. George M. Thompson, Executive Director of the National Judicial Institute, for the position of Member of the Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas, for the period 2006-2009. Elections for this position will be held at the Organization of American States General Assembly, June 5-7, 2005 in Fort Lauderdale, United States of America. The Government of Canada believes that Mr. Thompson, having served as Member of the Board of Directors of the Justice Studies Center of the Americas throughout 2002-2005, and elected its chair in January 2005, is qualified to serve as a Member of the Board of Directors. Please find attached his curriculum vitae. The Government of Canada would be grateful for the valuable support of the Government of the United States of America for the candidature of Mr. Thompson. Foreign Affairs Canada avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances of its highest consideration. OTTAWA, April 14, 2005 END QUOTE ¶2. The CV noted above will be faxed to WHA/CAN, per reftel. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa DICKSON