GUATEMALA: CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LEADING

UNCLAS GUATEMALA 000678 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR S/ES-O AND WHA E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV PINR PREL GT SUBJECT: GUATEMALA: CONTACT INFORMATION FOR LEADING GOVERNMENT AND POLITICAL OFFICIALS REF: STATE 54250 ¶1. (SBU) Post's response to reftel requesting names, titles and contact numbers for leading government and political officials follows below: Country: Republic of Guatemala Date: May 27, 2008 Head of State Last/Family Name: COLOM Caballeros First/Middle Names: Alvaro Conventional Usage: Alvaro Colom Formal Title: President of the Republic of Guatemala Office Telephone Number: (502) 2383-8311 After-Hours Official Number: Through his assistant Margarita Zuniga on cell phone (502) 4028-7685 Residence Telephone Numbers: The President's office would not provide residence telephone numbers. Cell Phone Numbers: The President's office would not provide cell phone numbers. Comments: Some English. President Colom can most easily be reached through his assistant, Margarita Zuniga. Foreign Minister: Last/Family Name: RODAS Melgar First/Middle Names: Haroldo Conventional Usage: Haroldo Rodas Formal Title: Foreign Minister of the Republic of Guatemala Office Telephone Number: (502) 2410-0010 After-Hours Official Number: (502) 5201-3871 Residence Telephone Numbers: The Foreign Minister's office would not provide residence telephone numbers. Cell Phone Number: (502) 5203-2851 Comments: Fluent English. Foreign Minister Rodas can most easily be reached through his assistant, Angela Velez. Ms. Velez's cell phone number is (502) 5932-4224. Other: Last/Family Name: ESPADA First/Middle Names: Jose Rafael Conventional Usage: Rafael Espada Formal Title: Vice President of the Republic of Guatemala Office Telephone Numbers: (502) 2238-0151 or (502) 2238-0121 or (502) 2238-0206 After-Hours Official Number: (502) 2238-4258 Residence Telephone Numbers: (502) 2367-4741 or (502) 2367-4742 Cell Phone Numbers: (502) 5409-2921 or (502) 5632-4229 Comments: Fluent English. It is easiest to reach Vice President Espada on the cell phone numbers listed above vice his residence. Vice President Espada often answers the after-hours official number himself. He can also be reached through his personal secretary, Rose Baglia, who is an American Citizen. Ms. Baglia's cell phone number is (502) 5632-4234. Derham