ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EVENT ON LITERACY AND

UNCLAS QUITO 001902 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS PASS TO IO/EDA (ATTN: SHARON KOTOK),PROTOCOL (ATTN: AMY LITTLE) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC SUBJECT: ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EVENT ON LITERACY AND HEALTH HOSTED BY MRS. BUSH, SEPTEMBER 24, NYC REF: STATE 104172 ¶1. (U) Action request - see para. 4. ¶2. (SBU) Poloff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the First Lady's literacy and health event. Puma expressed interest in the topic and event and asked to have an invitation sent to the spouses of both the President and Foreign Minister. Puma confirmed on August 17 that both the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs would attend the UNGA. ¶3. (SBU) Personal data of potential participants follows. President of the Republic Rafael CORREA Delgado Attendance confirmed, travel dates unconfirmed Spouse, Anne Malherbe, attendance and travel unconfirmed President Correa speaks English and French Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda ESPINOSA Garces Attendance confirmed, travel dates unconfirmed Spouse, Galo Mora Witt, attendance and travel unconfirmed Foreign Minister Espinosa speaks English fluently ¶4. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Please send invitations for the event to the spouses of both the President and Foreign Minister and provide guidance on how post should respond. BROWN