VZCZCXYZ0018
RR RUEHWEB
DE RUEHBU #1448 2071908
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 261908Z JUL 07
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8749
INFO RHMFIUU/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC
RHMFIUU/DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WASHINGTON DC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 0160
RUEHUNV/USMISSION UNVIE VIENNA 0162
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 001448
SIPDIS
SIPDIS
DEPT FOR INL/PC FOR CHRISTINE CLINE AND NEGAH ANGHA
E.O. 12958:N/A
TAGS: KCRM KJUS PGOV PTER SNAR AR
SUBJECT: ARGENTINA: CONFIDENT THEY WILL COMPLETE UNCAC CHECKLIST BY
DEADLINE
REF: STATE 93894
1. (U) Nicolas Raigorodsky, the Director of Transparency Policies in
the Office of Anticorruption, confirmed to post that he and his team
have received the Spanish version of the checklist and that
Argentina would complete the UNCAC checklist before the August 15
deadline. Raigorodsky expressed appreciation for our offer of
assistance and stated that he would keep it in mind in case the need
arose. Post also delivered reftel points to Advisor Mauricio Alice
from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Officer of the Legal
Advisor (OLA) and to Dr. Abel Fleitas Ortiz de Rozas, Director of
the Office of Anticorruption.
WAYNE