SPAIN--CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE

UNCLAS MADRID 001216 DEPARTMENT FOR S/ES-CR, S/ES-O, AND EUR/WE E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OPDC PREL OVIP SP SUBJECT: SPAIN--CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT-ELECT ¶1. Post has received a congratulatory letter from the former Prime Minister of Spain Felipe Gonzalez addressed to President-elect Barack Obama. The original and informal translation will be sent to the Department, attention S/ES-CR, via registered pouch, number 6340142. English text of the letter follows. ¶2. Begin text: Mr. Barack Obama President-Elect United States of America Mr. President, please accept my warmest congratulations on your electoral victory, a result of the groundswell of expectations and hopes that took shape many months before. The U.S. people have valued your proposals for the future. Your victory brings a change and is a milestone in the history of the United States. I wish you all the best for your mandate, your government, your country and the world in general. Congratulations to you and to your team. //s// Felipe Gonzalez Former Prime Minister of Spain End Text. AGUIRRE