Argentina: Message from Argentine Foreign Minister to

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SUBJECT: Argentina: Message from Argentine Foreign Minister to
Senator Hillary Clinton

REF: 08 STATE 128098


1. Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge E. Taiana sent a message of
congratulations to the Secretary of State-designate. Embassy is
pouching the signed original to the desk and e-mailing a scanned
copy. Embassy's informal translation of the letter follows in para

2.

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Wishes for closer dialogue
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2. The text of the December 5 letter from Foreign Minister Jorge
Taiana (on office letterhead) translates as follows:

Dear Senator:

I am pleased to congratulate you on your recent appointment as
Secretary of State of the United States of America.

Your vast experience in the American political arena and at the
international level will be a fundamental asset for the performance
of the administration of President-elect Barack Obama, particularly
taking into account the complex challenges we must face in these
times.

Argentina and the United States have developed intense bilateral
bonds and share common values and goals in various areas. I believe
we should take advantage of this new current situation, and I invite
you to work together to develop a more fluid, broad, and dynamic
agenda between our two countries in the bilateral, regional, and
multilateral arenas.

I am looking forward to greeting you personally once you have taken
office and to analyzing with you the best ways to strengthen the
relation between Argentina and the United States.

I take this opportunity to greet you with the assurances of my
highest consideration and to wish you the best success in your new
position.

Sincerely,
Jorge E. Taiana
Minister of Foreign Relations, International Trade and Worship


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