GOB SUBMITS CANDIDATE FOR IACHR

UNCLAS LA PAZ 000701

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PHUM PREL ECON BL
SUBJECT: GOB SUBMITS CANDIDATE FOR IACHR



1. (U) The Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, via
diplomatic note, has notified Embassy La Paz that the GOB
plans to present a second candidate for commissioner to the
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) at the June
2007 election. Dr. Elizabeth Iniguez de Salinas, the
candidate, is currently serving as the President of the
Constitutional Court. The GOB has requested USG support for
Ms. Iniguez de Salinas' nomination.


2. (U) Below is an unofficial translation of the candidate's
curriculum vitae:

Personal Information:

- Name: Dr. Elizabeth Iniguez de Salinas
- DOB: 16-May-1933
- POB: Tupiza-Potosi, Bolivia
- Official Passport #: 007/2005

Primary Studies:

- Bachelors degree in law and political science
- Nationally licensed attorney by the Bolivian Bar

Other Studies:

- Free University of Berlin - Political Science courses
- Pennsylvania State University - Journalism courses
- Public Administration Institute, Bolivia - Public
Administration courses
- International Monetary Fund - Course on Central Bank
Strategies and Objectives
- Ministry of Human Development, Bolivia - Women's
Issues

Specialties Include:

- Labor and social security
- Bank and finance law
- Administrative law
- Law and gender issues

Employment History:

- President of the Constitutional Tribunal,
since March 2006
- Constitutional Tribunal Justice,
August 1998 - March 2006
- Director of Legal Reform for the vice-secretary on
women's issues
- Consultant to the World Bank, UNICEF and UNDP on
banking, social, and women's issues
- Director of the Bolivian Central Bank (twice)
- President of the Bank of Oruro (a private bank)
- Professor of labor law at the Catholic University
- Member of the National Labor Court

Representation before International Organizations:

- Bolivian delegate to the 1998 UN Commission on the
Judicial and Social Conditions of Women
- Delegate to Inter-American Commission on Women

Books Published:

- Key Moments for the Bolivian Central Bank and
Related Institutions
- Bolivian Labor Legislation Since the Founding of
the Republic in 1825 (two volume work, co-author)
- The Judicial Guide for Women
- The Judicial Guide for Women and Family

Essays Published:

- Right to Life and Health (co-authored). A publication
to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the
Constitutional Court.
- Administrative Contracts
- The Constitutional Hierarchy of International Treaties
- Women Judges in the Courts

Awards:

- Bolivian Central Bank's Gold Medal
- GOB award for fighting for the rights and
non-discrimination of women
- Bolivian Bar Association's Attorney's Medal
- Merit Medal from the Inter-American Attorney's
Federation
- Police merit award for counter-narcotics efforts


3. (U) Embassy La Paz has no derogatory information on Ms.
Iniguez de Salinas.
GOLDBERG