GOE REQUESTS AGREMENT

UNCLAS QUITO 001202 SIPDIS SENSITIVE STATE FOR PROTOCOL, WHA/AND E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PINR EC SUBJECT: GOE REQUESTS AGREMENT This is an action request for Department. See para 4. ¶1. (SBU) On May 24, the Embassy received diplomatic note no. 21177-GM/2005 (faxed to WHA/AND),signed by FM Antonio Parra Gil, requesting USG consent and agrement for Dr. Alvaro Perez Intriago as Ecuador's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States. ¶2. (SBU) The note included an attachment (also faxed to WHA/AND) with Perez' CV, with the following highlights: Dr. Alvaro Perez Intriago DOB: August 10, 1936 Education: LLB Universidad Pontificia Catolica del Ecuador Popularly Elected Positions: 1967-70 Municipal Councilor of Quito 1970-76 Provincial Prefect of Pichincha 1978-83 Mayor of San Francisco de Quito 1984-86 Member of the National Chamber of Representatives 1996-98, 1998-2002, Congressional Deputy representing Pichincha province Other Experience: 1961-83 series of business and public positions 1982-83 President of the Constitutional Court 2002 candidate for Vice President of the Republic (Note: for the Social Christian Party (PSC); Xavier Neira was the presidential candidate) Awards/Decorations from: King of Spain Pres. of Korea Pres. of Venezuela Mayors of Jerusalem, Madrid, Barcelona, Moscow, New Orleans, Coral Gables, Lima, Brussels, Caracas, Bogota, Santiago de Chile ¶3. (SBU) Embassy has no derogatory information on Perez. Until 1989 he was a member of the now-defunct Liberal Radical Party (PLRE). Since then he has been independent, but associated with Leon Febres Cordero's PSC. ¶4. (SBU) Action Request: Given the GOE's speedy approval of the U.S. Ambassador-designee, we request expedited handling of this case. Chacon