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Viewing cable 05CARACAS871, GOV NOMINATES DELGADO FOR OAS'S JUDICIAL COMMITTEE

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
05CARACAS871 2005-03-23 15:09 2011-08-24 01:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Caracas
This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available.
UNCLAS CARACAS 000871 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
 
TAGS: PGOV VE OAS
SUBJECT: GOV NOMINATES DELGADO FOR OAS'S JUDICIAL COMMITTEE 
 
1. (U) The GOV notified the Embassy through a diplomatic note 
dated March 14 that it is nominating Dr. Jose Manuel Delgado 
Ocando for the Interamerican Judicial Committee (IJC) of the 
Organization of American States (OAS) for the 2006-2009 
period, and asked for U.S. support for Delgado's candidacy. 
The GOV will present Delgado's candidacy before the OAS 
General Assembly meeting in Fort Lauderdale June 2005. 
Curriculum vitae in Spanish will follow by fax to USOAS and 
Venezuela desk. 
 
2. (U) Delgado retired from Venezuela's Supreme Court August 
20, 2004.  According to press reports, Delgado would be 
remembered for three cases: a) the decision that President 
Hugo Chavez's term had started August 19,2000 and would end 
January 10, 2007 made on April 5, 2001; b) the annulment of 
the Electoral Chamber's sentence validating 870,000 "plana" 
votes for the presidential recall referendum on March 23, 
2004; and c) the order to PDVSA to restart production during 
the petroleum strike on December 19, 2002.  In addition to 
his work as a Supreme Court Justice, Delgado was a professor 
and dean at the National University of Zulia, his alma mater, 
and has written several books and magazine articles related 
to law and philosophy. 
Brownfield 
 
 
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      2005CARACA00871 - UNCLASSIFIED