GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST -

UNCLAS GUATEMALA 000347 SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/CEN, DRL, AND PM E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT SUBJECT: GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - 28 The Military Group at Embassy Guatemala has identified the following individuals to participate in the Panamax 09 Mid Planning Conference, to be held from April 6 - 9, 2009 in Miami, Florida. Embassy conducted its own review and found no credible information that the individuals below have been involved in gross human rights violations. Please conduct human rights vetting and advise of any results by April 2. NAME: Juan Ernesto ALVARADO SOLANO RANK: Commander, Guatemalan Navy DOB: December 8, 1965 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Juan Estuardo CONTRERAS ALEMAN RANK: Captain, Guatemalan Navy DOB: February 21, 1961 POB: Izabal, Guatemala NAME: Carlos Daniel HURTADO LOPEZ RANK: Lieutenant Commander, Guatemalan Navy DOB: June 10, 1969 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Marcos Pedro IXCOTOYAC PEREZ RANK: Commander, Guatemalan Navy DOB: April 25, 1966 POB: Quich, Guatemala NAME: Byron Danilo MAYEN GARCIA RANK: Captain, Guatemalan Navy DOB: June 22, 1964 DOB: San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala NAME: Luis Alfredo MONTERROSO DE LA MORA RANK: Captain, Guatemalan Navy DOB: January 9, 1960 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Robin Adolfo OGALDEZ MERIDA RANK: Lieutenant Commander, Guatemalan Navy DOB: December 24, 1972 POB: Chimaltenango, Guatemala NAME: Roberto Alfredo PALMA URZUA RANK: Lieutenant Commander, Guatemala Navy DOB: January 6, 1972 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Juan Carlos PINEDA PAIZ RANK: Commander, Guatemalan Navy DOB: July 31, 1967 POB: Zacapa, Guatemala NAME: Sergio Alejandro PORRES ARMAS RANK: Captain, Guatemalan Navy DOB: August 13, 1959 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Carlos Adolfo THOMAS RAMIREZ RANK: Captain, Guatemalan Navy DOB: September 9, 1964 POB: Izabal, Guatemala NAME: Saul Arnoldo TOBAR GARCIA RANK: Commander, Guatemalan Navy DOB: March 5, 1963 POB: Guatemala City, Guatemala NAME: Mario Artemio VELIZ LOPEZ RANK: Commander, Guatemalan Navy DOB: March 18, 1963 POB: Izabal, Guatemala MCFARLAND