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