Nomination of Alternate U.S. Representative to the Oversight

UNCLAS GUATEMALA 000940

AIDAC
SIPDIS
FOR TREASURY: OIDP: KATIE BERG
STATE FOR: OES/ENRC: DENNIS CHARITY, OES/PCI (INFO): LAWRENCE SPERLING USAID/W
FOR: EGAT/ESP: JAMES HESTER, EGAT/NRM: (INFO) SCOTT LAMPMAN
LAC/RSD: VICTOR BULLEN
LAC/CAM KEN SEIFERT.

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID OTRA GT
SUBJECT: Nomination of Alternate U.S. Representative to the Oversight
Committee for the Tropical Forest Conservation Act Fund in Guatemala


1. This is an action cable.




2. U.S. Embassy Guatemala nominates Luis Alejandro Pontaza

Behrens, Chief Financial Management and Accountant Specialist

of USAID Guatemala, as the Alternate U.S. Representative to

the Oversight Committee established to monitor implementation

of the debt-for-nature swap transactions pursuant to the

Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA). Mr. Pontaza will

replace former Alternate Representative Ms. Jill Kelley, who

has left post for a new assignment. A Section 208 Waiver has

been completed for this nominee.




3. Action request: Embassy Guatemala requests concurrence of

this nomination of the Alternate Representative from: A.

Department of the Treasury: TFCA negotiator, Office of Energy

and Environment; B. Department of State: Director, Office of

Environment and Natural Resource Conservation, Bureau for

Oceans, International Environmental and Scientific Affairs;

and C. U.S. Agency for International Development: Director,

Office of Natural Resource Management.
MCFARLAND