MEXICO SEEKS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO CEDAW IN

UNCLAS MEXICO 000263 SIPDIS SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PGOV USUN KWMN PHUM MX SUBJECT: MEXICO SEEKS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO CEDAW IN JUNE ELECTION ¶1. Mexico's Foreign Ministry (SRE) sent AmEmbassy Mexico a dipnote requesting the USG support Mercedes Barquet Montane as Mexico's candidate to the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in elections scheduled for when CEDEW convenes for its 41 rst convention June 30 - July 18. SRE's note calls attention to Barquet's -- extensive experience in the investigation of questions relating to gender particularly in her capacity as a professor and researcher at the Colegio de Mexico; -- collaboration in the design of Masters program in Gender Studies for la Universidad Mayor de San Andres en La Paz; -- participation on many Mexican delegations to international conferences centered on gender questions. ¶2. Action Request: Post requests guidance regarding how to respond to the GOM's appeal for USG support for its candidate. 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