MEXICO STILL WAITING FOR RESPONSE ON INCB CANDIDACY

UNCLAS MEXICO 001758 SIPDIS SIPDIS SENSITIVE DEPT TO INL/PC CHRISTINE CLINE, IO/T HEATHER VON BEHREN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL SNAR AORC UN MX SUBJECT: MEXICO STILL WAITING FOR RESPONSE ON INCB CANDIDACY REF: STATE 47574 ¶1. (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Julian Juarez Cadenas, Assistant Director General for Security and Judicial Affairs, at the Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Juarez reminded Poloff that Mexico also had a candidate for the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) -- Dr. Maria Elena Medina Mora -- and that the SRE was still waiting for a response to its earlier request for a vote swap. Juarez asked if the Embassy had heard anything regarding Medina Mora's candidacy or the SRE's request. Poloff explained that the United States does not engage in vote trading agreements, that it does not share information regarding our vote, and that the Embassy plays no significant role in the final determination. We will report any further updates as they become available. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity GARZA