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