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### Viewing cable 08MANAGUA102, PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH ORTEGA POSITIVE

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08MANAGUA102 | 2008-01-28 19:57 | 2011-06-23 08:00 | CONFIDENTIAL | Embassy Managua

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L MANAGUA 000102

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    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/28/2018
    TAGS: PGOV ECON KDEM NU
    SUBJECT: PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH ORTEGA POSITIVE

    Classified By: Ambassador Paul A. Trivelli for reasons 1.4(b,d)

    ¶1.  (U) SUMMARY: On Thursday, January 17, Worldwide Peace
    Corps Director Ronald Tschetter, met with Nicaraguan
    President Daniel Ortega to provide an overview of Peace Corps
    programs and activities.  Ortega, First Lady Rosario Murillo,
    and GON ministers displayed interest in, and satisfaction
    with, U.S. assistance, both from the Peace Corps and USAID.
    Ortega expressed regret at not having an opportunity to visit
    a Peace Corps project in 2007, but pledged to do so in 2008.
    The meeting was positive, productive, and free of any anti-US
    rhetoric.  END SUMMARY.

    Director Tschetter Provides Peace Corps Overview
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    ¶2.  (U) Director Tschetter provided Ortega, Murillo, and the
    ministers of health, education, and agriculture with an
    overview of the Peace Corps, global reach and presence --
    commenting that the Peace Corps has some 8,000 volunteers
    working 74 countries, the highest number in 37 years -- and
    its program here in Nicaragua.  He explained that the
    Nicaraguan program is in its 27th year and currently numbers
    nearly 170 volunteers working in education, health, and
    agriculture sectors.  Tschetter assured Ortega that the
    volunteers have a "strong understanding" of Nicaragua through
    their daily interactions at the community level and expressed
    the Peace Corps, sincere appreciation for the "chance to
    serve" in Nicaragua.

    Keen Interest in Organic Products
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    ¶3.  (U) Ortega, Murillo, and Agricultural Minister Ariel
    Bucardo all expressed a strong interest in organic
    agricultural projects, especially aimed at small producers
    and women.  Murillo asked about an organic agriculture
    program that had operated "for years in the past" and queried
    whether this program was still operational.  The Ambassador
    mentioned that a Michigan State University program and
    another implemented through the Adventist Development Relief
    Agency (ADRA) recently ended, but that a new agricultural
    sector program was recently launched in northern Nicaragua.
    Picking up the theme, Bucardo repeatedly emphasized the
    importance of organic agriculture for small farmers and asked
    for U.S. support.  He acknowledged that Nicaragua was
    producing beef and coffee in this way, but lamented the loss
    of an organic production program a few years earlier.  Ortega
    was advised of the fact that, according to Peace Corps
    project evaluation reports, upwards of 60 % of participants
    in small agricultural programs are women.

    "Project Excellence" Big Success
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    ¶4.  (U) Prompted by Tshcetter,s description of the Peace
    Corps' emphasis on educational programs, Ortega turned to
    Education Minister De Castilla for comment.  In an
    uncharacteristically effusive style, De Castilla praised
    USAID,s "Project Excellence" program, stressing that this is
    a model program that others can and should learn from.  De
    Castilla also underlined the fact that the ministry has very
    good relations with both the Peace Corps and USAID.

    Supporting Local Farmers
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    ¶5.  (U) Following Tschetter,s overview of Peace Corps,
    program in Nicaragua, Ortega used the theme of rural support
    to segue into a discussion of his government's efforts to
    support local farmers by restoring grain storage
    infrastructure and working directly with small farmers to
    offer them "just" prices for their products.  He criticized
    speculators for having driven up grain prices in the wake of
    Hurricane Felix and pledged that his government -- through
    ENABAS, the national grain board -- would stabilize supplies
    and prices of basic grains while improving farmers, lives.
    Within this context, Ortega expressed his gratitude for the
    work of volunteers who are assisting rural agricultural towns
    and families.

    ¶6.  (U) The Ambassador pointed out the importance of building
    "connections" between (small) producers and exporters and
    businesses in the U.S., explaining that improving and
    strengthening the entire production chain is a key success
    factor.  He specifically mentioned Walmart,s venture into
    the agricultural market and the positive impact that is
    having on smaller producers linked into their supply chains.

    Emphasis on Community Health Programs
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    ¶7.  (U) Acknowledging that the communities in which there are
    active health promotion programs have "very positive"
    opinions of the U.S., Health Minister Gonzalez commented that
    he would like to see the assistance "better organized" but
    did not go into details, stating that the topic would be
    discussed the following day in a meeting at the Ministry.  De
    Castilla also remarked on the importance -- and success -- of
    Peace Corps and USAID community health projects and their
    vital link to the success of community education.

    Ortega Interested in Exchange Program
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    ¶8.  (U) After learning that hundreds of PCVs have cycled
    through Nicaragua during the program,s 27 years in
    Nicaragua, Ortega asked if the Peace Corps offered an
    exchange program, whereby qualified Nicaraguan youths -- he
    specifically mentioned women -- could go to the U.S. to see
    and learn about U.S. markets and business opportunities with
    an eye towards identifying future opportunities in Nicaragua
    upon their return.

    Members of U.S. Delegation
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    Ambassador Trivelli
    Kathryn Rulon, Deputy Director of Peace Corps programs in
    Latin America and the Pacific
    George Baldino, Director of the Peace Corps program in
    Nicaragua
    Carol Barrick, Peace Corps Nicaragua Deputy Director

    Members of Nicaraguan Delegation
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    Rosario Murillo, First Lady
    Guillermo Gonzalez, Health Minister
    Ariel Bucardo, Agriculture and Forestry Minister
    Miguel De Castilla, Education Minister
    Representatives from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    TRIVELLI

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