CONGRATULATIONS MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA FROM

UNCLAS BELMOPAN 000474 DEPARTMENT FOR S/ES-CR,S/ES-O, WHA/CEN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC PREL OVIP BH SUBJECT: CONGRATULATIONS MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA FROM BELIZE GOVERNOR-GENERAL YOUNG REF: STATE 118192 ¶1. Per reftel, below is the text of a congratulatory message from Belize Governor-General Sir Colville Young to President-Elect Barack Obama. Original will be forwarded to S/ES-CR by pouch. ¶2. Begin text: The Honourable The President-Elect Barack Obama Washington DC United States of America 5th November 2008 Dear Sir, On behalf of your friends, the people of Belize, I write to offer you congratulations and best wishes. I am sure the world welcomes your historic election to the greatest office on our planet and looks forward to your leadership in the global fight to re-establish human dignity, worth and well-being everywhere. Respectfully, /s/ Hon. Sir Colville Young GCMG Governor-General of Belize End text. DIETER