HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS:

UNCLAS TEGUCIGALPA 002263

SIPDIS

SENSITIVE

STATE FOR WHA/EPSC, WHA/USOAS, AND WHA/CEN

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV ECON KSUM KDEM HO OAS
SUBJECT: HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS:
PRESIDENT RICARDO MADURO NOT ATTENDING

REF: A. MADISON/LINDWALL/WILLIARD E-MAILS 11/1-2/05


B. WILLIARD/OLSEN/LINDWALL E-MAIL 11/01/05

C. STATE 199932

D. TEGUCIGALPA 2184

E. BAIRD/WILLIARD E-MAIL 10/26/05

F. OLSEN/LINDWALL E-MAIL 10/25/05

G. STATE 195526

H. STATE 195518

I. STATE 194232

J. TEGUCIGALPA 2005

K. STATE 178321

L. STATE 175049

(SBU) President Ricardo Maduro informed Charge the morning of
November 1 that he was unlikely to attend the Summit of the
Americas due to the ongoing urgent disaster relief work due
to the effects of Hurricane Beta. Charge urged him to
reconsider that decision, citing the importance of the
Summit. Charge later demarched Minister of the Presidency
Ramon Medina Luna on the Summit of the Americas that same
morning and PolChief delivered ref C demarche on the Summit
of the Americas and the Doha stand alone statement to Foreign
Minister Mario Fortin that afternoon (ref B). Both Charge
and PolChief underlined the importance of President Maduro
attending the summit. Post understands that this was
followed by a phone call from Dan Fisk at the NSC to
President Maduro the evening of November 1 to discuss the
summit and Maduro's attendance (ref A). The GOH subsequently
informed the USG November 2 that President Maduro would
not/not attend the summit (ref A).
Williard