UNGA 63 -- NICARAGUA OFFICIAL DELEGATION (IS THE ORTEGA-MURILLO BROOD)

UNCLAS MANAGUA 001184 SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/FO AND WHA/CEN -- KRAAIMOORE DEPT FOR IO/UNP -- SUN DEPR FOR P -- REINEMEYER NSC FOR MCDONALD DEPT FOR WHA/PPC UNGA COORDINATOR BERG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OVIPPRELUNGANU SUBJECT: UNGA 63 -- NICARAGUA OFFICIAL DELEGATION (IS THE ORTEGA-MURILLO BROOD) REF: A. MANAGUA 1148 ¶B. MANAGUA 1146 ¶C. STATE 72078 ¶1. (SBU) On September 18 we received a list of individuals that will travel with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega and his wife, Rosario Murillo, to attend the 63rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Following is the information about the delegation, which appears in the format specified per REF B. ¶2. (SBU) A. Attendance of Head of State: Jose Daniel Ortega Saavedra, President Arrival and Departure date: Unknown. NOTE: Ortega will be present for the General Debate and we understand he is scheduled to speak on Tuesday, September 23. The President's wife, Rosario Maria Murillo de Ortega, will accompany President Ortega. Ortega does not speak English and would require Spanish interpretation for any bilateral or multilateral meeting. Murillo can speak English, but prefers Spanish. ¶B. Attendance of Head of Government: N/A Same as Head of State. ¶C. Attendance of Foreign Minister: Samuel Santos Lopez, Minister of Foreign Affairs Arrival and Departure Dates: Unknown. NOTE. As we reported in REF A, Santos has requested a meeting with WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon on the margins of UNGA. Santos does not speak English and would require Spanish translation for any bilateral or multilateral We do not know whether Santos's wife will accompany him to New York. ¶D. Attendance of other VIPs. N/A ¶E. Attendance of the Foreign Ministry official responsible for IO affairs. Ambassador Magdalena Enriquez-Beitler, Director General for International Organizations. Arrival and Departure Dates: Amb. Enriquez, is a U.S.-Nicaraguan dual national is responsible for all IO-related affairs, including voting in UNGA sessions. She is also currently serving as the Chief of Staff for UNGA 63 President, Miguel D'Escoto. We understand that Enriquez is already resident in New York. ¶F. Other Delegation members The following other individuals, mostly members of the Ortega-Murillo household, will also accompany the President to New York. -- Camila Antonia Ortega Murillo, Daughter -- Luciana Catalina Ortega Murillo, Daughter -- Juan Carlos Ortega Murillo, Son (married to Idania Maria Castillo Arcia) -- Maurice Facundo Ortega Murillo, Son -- Idania Maria Castillo Arcia, daughter-in-law -- Maia Tallica de los Auxilios Ortega Castillo, granddaughter -- Blanca Javiera Diaz Flores, common-law partner of presidentQs son -- Abril Celeste Ortega Diaz, granddaughter -- Roger Enoc Benavides Gonzalez, common-law husband of daughter -- Rafael Antonio Ortega Murillo, Son (married to Yadira Julieta Leets Marin, visa application specifies he has the rank of Ambassador) -- Yadira Julieta Leets Marin, daughter-in-law -- Ariana Ortega Leets, granddaughter -- Libia Victoria Ortega Leets, granddaughter -- Mohamed Mohamed Lashtar, President's Private Secretary Presidential Security Detail - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Jose Abrahan Urrutia Rostran Juan Armengol Porras Rosales Carlos Humberto Miranda Rodriguez Carlos Enrique Gonzalez Doroteo Silvio Alvarez Zapata Rodolfo Orlando Nunez Manzanarez Victoriano Antonio Arauz Duarte Luis Carlos Berrios Vega Salvador de Jesus Torrez Arostegui Jose Estevan Alvarez Triguero Erick Adalberto Barrera Aleman Official Media - - - - - - - Nicolas Antonio Berrios Santana Cesar Enrique Perez Centeno Eddy Antonio Estrada Jiron Silvio Esteban Rodriguez Jimenez Antenor Pena Solano Presidential Advance Team - - - - - - - - - - - - - (The following four individuals were issued visas on Sept 17, traveled to New York on Sept 18) Douglas Alberto Espinoza Vargas Ervin Antonio Leyton Daniel Antonio Perez Diaz Milton Alejandro Garcia CALLAHAN