(C/NF) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING

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E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/01/2034
TAGS: PINR PGOV UY
SUBJECT: (C/NF) KUDOS FOR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING

REF: A. MONTEVIDEO 000060

B. MONTEVIDEO 000249

C. MONTEVIDEO 000314

D. MONTEVIDEO 000319

E. MONTEVIDEO 000331

F. MONTEVIDEO 000353

G. MONTEVIDEO 000377

H. MONTEVIDEO 000267

Classified By: SUZANNE MCCORMICK, DIR., INR/OPS. REASON: 1.4(C).


1. (C/NF) INR/B OFFICERS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S
COMMITMENT TO BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING, AS NOTED IN REFS A-H.
THIS BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY DURING THE RUNUP TO
AN ELECTION SEASON, IS ESSENTIAL TO SUPPLEMENT BIOGRAPHIC
OFFICERS' RESEARCH AND PREPARATION OF PRODUCTS FOR SENIOR
POLICYMAKERS. INR/B OFFICERS COMMEND POST FOR GOING ABOVE AND
BEYOND IN THEIR BIOGRAPHIC REPORTING AND WOULD LIKE TO CONVEY
SINCERE APPRECIATION.


2. (C/NF) THE BIO NOTES IN REF A DESCRIBED THE PERSONAL
STYLE AND CAREER PATHS OF CARAMBULA AND MARTINEZ. INR/B
OFFICERS ALSO APPRECIATED THE INCLUSION OF THE LANGUAGES
MARTINEZ SPEAKS, AS WELL AS THE FAMILY-RELATED DETAILS. THIS
INFORMATION IS FREQUENTLY USED IN BIOGRAPHIC ASSESSMENTS AND
HAS PROVED TO BE OF GREAT USE.


3. (C/NF) THE DETAILED SPECULATIVE SUMMARY ON CABINET
MEMBERS IN REF B OFFERED A UNIQUE AND INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE
THAT WAS ALSO USEFUL TO ANALYSTS.


4. (C/NF) DETAILED BIOGRAPHIC AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION IN
REF C ON PEDRO BORDABERRY WAS INTERESTING AND EXTREMELY
DETAILED. INR/B OFFICERS PARTICULARLY APPRECIATED THE
DESCRIPTION OF BORDABERRY'S DISCOURSE, AS WELL AS COMMENTS ON
WHAT KIND OF A MANAGER HE WAS IN PREVIOUS POSTS. THESE
DETAILS ARE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF A STRONG BIOGRAPHIC
ASSESSMENT.


5. (C/NF) REF D WAS A TIMELY AND USEFUL CABLE THAT PROVIDED
EXCELLENT BIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION ON THE NEW INTERIOR
MINISTER, JORGE BRUNI. THE PARAGRAPHS ON HIS BACKGROUND,
PERSONALITY, AND CAREER WERE VERY HELPFUL.


6. (C/NF) REF E OUTLINED SOME KEY DETAILS ON THE NATIONAL
PARTY CANDIDATES, INCLUDING ALLEGATIONS THAT COULD &HAUNT8
THEM AND SOME OF THE OBSTACLES THEY WOULD HAVE TO OVERCOME.
INR/B OFFICERS WERE PLEASED TO SEE SPECIFIC DESCRIPTIONS,
LIKE CHARACTERIZING LARRANAGA AS "HARD-WORKING" AND AS A
"CONSENSUS BUILDER." AGAIN, THIS SPECIFICITY HELPS BIOGRAPHIC
OFFICERS PAINT AN ACCURATE PICTURE OF INDIVIDUALS FOR SENIOR
POLICYMAKERS AND INFORMS OUR ASSESSMENTS.


7. (C/NF) REF F WAS AN EXEMPLARY CABLE ON FRENTE AMPLIO
FRONT RUNNER JOSE MUJICA. THE TIMELINE OF EVENTS IN MUJICA'S
LIFE PROVIDED A NICE WINDOW INTO HIS POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT.
HIS ATTEMPTS TO COMBAT THE NEGATIVE SIDE OF HIS POLITICAL
IMAGE WERE ALSO STRIKING; INR/B OFFICERS APPRECIATED THE
DETAILED EXAMPLES GIVEN IN REFTEL.


8. (C/NF) REF G PROVIDED AN INTERESTING COMPARISON BETWEEN
THE TWO PRIMARY VICTORS - MUJICA AND LACALLE. INR/B OFFICERS
APPRECIATED THE INFORMATION ON HOW BOTH CANDIDATES ALREADY
HAVE BEGUN THEIR EFFORTS TO REACH OUT TO THE MIDDLE CLASS
VOTERS.


9. (C/NF) REF H'S DETAILS ON THE IMPACT OF NEW MEDIA ON
EACH OF THE CANDIDATES' CAMPAIGNS PROVIDED AN INTERESTING AND
UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE THAT HELPS INR/B OFFICERS ADDRESS THE
TECHNICAL SAVVY OF EACH INDIVIDUAL.


10. (C/NF) KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK AND THANKS FOR THE
EXCELLENT REPORTING.
CLINTON