UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PARAGUAY

UNCLAS ASUNCION 000641

SIPDIS

STATE FOR VES/CI AND WHA/BSC MDASCHBACH

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL PGOV PA
SUBJECT: UPDATED CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PARAGUAY


1. (U) The primary contacts for Embassy Asuncion are as
follows:

-- 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 Liliana Ayalde: 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 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 Ernest Abisellan: 011 595 21 213-715 x2145
(office),011 595 21 662-770 (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 James Russo: 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 Patrick Mathes: 011 595 21 213-715
x2035 (office),011 595 21 607-670 (home),011 595 971
301-075 (cell);

-- Department of Justice Regional Legal Advisor Kevin
Sundwall: 011 595 21 213-715 x2179 (office),011 595 21
604-957 (home),011 595 972 415-005 (cell);

-- Drug Enforcement Administration Country Attache 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 Chief Colonel Paul Murray:
011 595 21 213-715 x2017-116 (office),011 595 21 617-7000
(home),011 595 971 377-121 (cell);

-- Regional Security Officer Philippe Furstenberg: 011 595
21 213-715 x2026 (office),011 595 21 664-262 (home),011 595
971 302-407 (cell).


2. (U) The primary contacts for the Government of Paraguay
are:

-- President Fernando Lugo, 011 595 21 4140-211 (office),011
595 21 4140-212 (office),011 595 21 4140-203 (office),
0981-835-381 (cell);

-- Vice President Federico Franco, 011 595 21 457-144
(office),011 595 21 442-271 (office); 011 595 971 244 444
(cell),011 595 982 204 000 (cell);

-- Chief of Staff Miguel Lopez Perito, 011 595 21 4140-360
(office),011 595 21 4140-288 (office),011 595 21 4140-223
(office),011 595 982 724-005 (cell);

-- Foreign Minister Alejandro Hamed Franco, 011 595 21
454-160 (office),011 595 981 824-403 (cell);

-- Vice Foreign Minister Jorge Lara Castro, 011 595 21
447-272 (office); 011 595 21 493-935 (office);

-- Defense Minister Luis Bareiro Spaini, 011 595 21 214-475
(office),011 595 21 214-477 (office); 011 595 982 744-995
(cell).

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

AYALDE