GUATEMALA: LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN

UNCLAS GUATEMALA 000194 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/CEN AND DRL/AWH DEPT ALSO FOR S/WE FOR SASHA MEHRA AND GERDA LANE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KWMN PHUM PREL KDEM PGOV KJUS EAID GT SUBJECT: GUATEMALA: LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL WOMEN REF: STATE 202341 ¶1. Per reftel request, Embassy has identified the following individuals as the most influential women in Guatemala in the fields of politics, civil rights, and education for the S/WE roster of women leaders worldwide. -- Wendy de Berger, First Lady, oversees the First Lady's Office of Social Work that implements civic and educational programs, primarily aimed at primary and secondary school-aged girls. (502) 2383-8383/8315. -- Rigoberta Menchu, 1992 Nobel Peace Prize winner, Ambassador-at-large, and Head of Fundacion Menchu Tum. (502) 2254-5841. -- Helen Mack, Director of Myrna Mack Foundation, a local NGO focused on human rights and the rule of law. (502) 2360-4016. -- Nineth Montenegro, Member of Congress and the sole female head of a political party, Encuentro por Guatemala (EG). (502) 2221-2648. -- Maria del Carmen Acena, Minister of Education and former Director of the Economic Research Think Tank (CIEN). (502) 2339-2546/2360-0911/2331-7010. -- Maria Antonieta de Bonilla, former Finance Minister, currently President of the Central Bank of Guatemala (BANGUAT). (502) 2238-1234. -- Carolina Roca, Director of the Superintendencia de Administracion Tributaria (SAT),Guatemala's tax authority. (502) 2365-7567/7569. -- Marta Altolaguirre, Vice Minister of Foreign Relations, former board member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. (502) 2410-0000. ¶2. Post points of contact on women's issues are: Political Officer Lucy Chang at changlm@state.gov, (502) 2326-4635, and USAID Officer Jill Kelley at JiKelley@usaid.gov, (502) 2422-4900. Derham