MEXICO ON U.S. CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR SWING FOR IOM

UNCLAS MEXICO 001582 SENSITIVE SIPDIS FOR PRM (NICHOLSON AND POLLACK) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG MX SUBJECT: MEXICO ON U.S. CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR SWING FOR IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL REF: A. STATE 54616 ¶B. 07 MEXICO 3653 ¶1. (SBU) Poloff encouraged Mexico per Ref (A) to support the candidacy of Ambassador Swing for IOM General Secretary in speaking May 22 to the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE), Julian Juarez Cadenas. Juarez noted that the U.S. Permanent Mission in Geneva had already raised this issue with the Mexican Mission there. Juarez said that he would consult with other officials at SRE on Mexico's opinion of the candidacy. Embassy will report as appropriate any future response. Visit Mexico City's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/mexicocity and the North American Partnership Blog at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / GARZA