RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION

UNCLAS ASUNCION 001010

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

PASS TO VES/CI, WHA/BSC KREAD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PA
SUBJECT: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION

REF: SECSTATE 123244


1. (U) The primary contacts for Embassy Asuncion as
requested in reftel are:

-- Embassy Asuncion Telephone number (Post 1): dialing from
US: 011 595 21 213-715 x2210, dialing within Asuncion:
213-715 x2210, dialing within Paraguay: 021 213-715 x2210;

-- Ambassador James C. Cason: 011 595 21 213-715 x2222
(office),011 595 21 213-715 x2051 (home),011 595 971
302-420 (cell);

-- Deputy Chief of Mission Michael J. Fitzpatrick: 011 595
21 213-715 x2020 (office),011 595 21 662-004 (home),011 595
971 914-517 (cell);

-- Pol-Econ Chief Joan Shaker: 011 595 21 213-715 x2205
(office),011 595 21 661-685 (home),011 595 971 302-409
(cell);

-- Consular Chief Sharon Weber: 011 595 21 213-715 x2145
(office),011 595 21 206-924 (home),011 595 971 237-171
(cell);

-- Management Officer Mona Kuntz: 011 595 21 213-715 x2270
(office),011 595 21 612-758 (home),011 595 971 147-009
(home);

-- Public Affairs Officer Bruce Kleiner: 011 595 21 213-715
x2120 (office),011 595 21 660-975 or 011 595 21 602-101
(home),011 595 971 338-822 (cell);

-- Defense Attache LTC Dennis Fiemeyer: 011 595 21 213-715
x2035 (office),011 595 21 606-856 (home),011 595 971
301-075 (cell);

-- Department of Justice Regional Legal Assistant Kevin
Sundwall: 011 595 21 213-715 x2179 (office),011 595 21
604-957 (home),011 595 971 929-930 (cell);

-- Drug Enforcement Administration Agent David Hathaway: 011
595 21 213-715 x2174 (office),011 595 21 606-386 (home),011
595 971 366-554 (cell);

-- Office of Defense Cooperation Liaison Colonel Arie
Bogaard: 011 595 21 213-715 x2017-116 (office),011 595 21
610-549 or 011 595 21 601-096 (home),011 595 981 635-611
(cell);

-- Regional Security Officer Fernando Matus: 011 595 21
213-715 x2026 (office),011 595 21 603-889 (home),011 595
971 302-407 (cell).


2. (U) The primary contacts for the Government of Paraguay as
requested in reftel are:

-- President Nicanor Duarte Frutos, 011 595 21 4140-211
(office),011 595 21 4140-212 (office),011 595 21 4140-203
(office);

-- Vice President Francisco Oviedo Britez, 011 595 21 457-144
(office),011 595 21 442-271 (office);

-- Chief of Staff Carlos Augusto Lisera Osorio, 011 595 21
4140-211 (office),011 595 21 4140-360 (office),011 595 21
4140-288 (office),011 595 971 210-947 (cell);

-- Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano, 011 595 21 454-160
(office),011 595 21 222-755 (residence);

-- Vice Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Rivas, 011 595 21
447-272 (office); 011 595 21 493-935 (office),011 595 981
713-065 (cell);

-- Defense Minister Nelson Mora Rodas, 011 595 21 214-475
(office),011 595 21 214-477 (office).

Please visit us at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/asuncion

FITZPATRICK