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.
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