GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON US-CANADA-OAS BORDER

UNCLAS GUATEMALA 000199

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR WHA/FO GIOVANNI SNIDLE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PARM ETTC PREL PBTS EWWT OAS GT
SUBJECT: GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON US-CANADA-OAS BORDER
SECURITY SEMINAR

REF: STATE 17943


1. Poloff delivered reftel demarche, invitation letter, and
draft agenda to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral
Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),urging
Guatemala's participation in the upcoming US-Canada-OAS
Border Security Seminar in Vancouver. Carranza said he would
advise poloff once the GOG has made a decision regarding its
participation in the seminar.


2. As suggested in reftel, poloff coordinated outreach to the
GOG with the Embassy of Canada and provided background
information on the seminar. Ram Kamineni, Counselor at the
Embassy of Canada, will urge Guatemala's participation during
his upcoming meeting with the MFA.
McFarland