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### Viewing cable 07MANAGUA202, SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT

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http://www.nacion.com/2011-04-25/Mundo/NotaPrincipal/Mundo2743916.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-04-25/Mundo/Relacionados/Mundo2743919.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-04-25/Mundo/Relacionados/Mundo2743922.aspx
http://www.nacion.com/2011-04-25/Mundo/Relacionados/Mundo2752792.aspx

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    C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 MANAGUA 000202

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    STATE PASS HHS FOR SECRETARY LEAVITT AND OFFICE OF GLOBAL
    HEALTH AFFAIRS (STEIGER AND CORREA-DE-ARAUJO),
    MCA FOR AMBASSADOR DANILOVICH,
    DEPT FOR WHA A/S SHANNON AND WHA/CEN

    E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/25/2017
    TAGS: PGOV PINR KDEM NU PREL
    SUBJECT: SECRETARY LEAVITT,S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT
    ORTEGA

    Classified By: Ambassador Paul A. Trivelli. Reasons 1.4 (B,D).

    ¶1.  (C) Summary: On January 9, 2007, in a meeting at
    Sandinista Party Headquarters, the U.S. Presidential
    Delegation (Presdel), led by Health and Human Services (HHS)
    Secretary Michael Leavitt, discussed with then

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    President-elect Daniel Ortega a new regional health-care
    training initiative, Nicaragua's Millennium Challenge Account
    (MCA-N) program, debt forgiveness, the designation of
    Nicaragua's Ambassador to the United States, and Ortega's
    campaign approach and political platform.  President-elect
    Ortega said he was encouraged by his recent phone
    conversation with President Bush.  He expressed interest in
    the health initiative and arranged for a meeting for the
    Secretary with the new Nicaraguan Minister of Health the

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    following day.  End Summary.

    Shared Concerns over Health Care
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    ¶2.  (SBU) Responding to then-President-elect Ortega's opening
    remark that his January 8, 2007 phone conversation with
    President Bush was pleasant and positive and that they had
    agreed to work together to combat poverty, Secretary Leavitt
    noted that the President asked him personally to convey his
    greetings to Ortega and to reiterate their shared commitment
    to eliminate poverty, address health needs, and foster
    economic freedom and well-being.  The Secretary then offered
    greetings from the American people and expressed his
    particular commitment to work with Ortega and other Central
    American Government leaders to improve the health conditions
    of the region's citizenry - he shared the vision for a new
    regional health initiative, whose centerpiece will be a
    medical training center in Panama.

    ¶3.  (SBU) The Secretary clarified that the health initiative
    arose from a meeting in June 2006 of Central American
    Ministers of Health, who expressed the need for a facility to
    train hundreds of health workers each year from the region,
    with an emphasis on nurses, technicians and community health
    workers from poor, rural areas.  Once trained, the workers
    would return to their home areas to provide improved health
    care.  By providing the training in the region, rather than
    abroad, health workers would be more likely to remain at
    home, explained the Secretary, who added that while in
    Nicaragua, he would meet with Heads of State and delegates
    from Central American nations to discuss the initiative.  He
    noted that the next steps include drafting a Memorandum of
    Understanding with the participation of interested countries,
    visiting the countries to refine the details of the
    initiative, and then possibly formalizing the agreement in an
    official venue with the presence of Heads of State and Health
    Ministers.

    ¶4.  (SBU) Appearing pleased with the news of the initiative,
    Ortega commented that health is a crucial sector for his
    Government and suggested the Secretary meet with the incoming
    Minister of Health, Maritza Quant, during his visit to
    discuss details.  (Note: The Secretary met with Quant on
    January 10, 2007 septel.)  Reiterating his desire to maintain
    good relations with the United States and lauding the health
    initiative as an example of the kind of cooperation he seeks,
    Ortega then inquired about the status of the Millennium
    Challenge Corporation Compact in Nicaragua (MCC-N).
    Mentioning that he had last visited MCC departments of Leon
    and Chinandega in September 2006, Ambassador Danilovich
    replied that the MCC-N program is on schedule and has
    disbursed about USD 5 million out of the $175 million
    allocated.  He attributed much of the MCC-N's success thus
    far to the program's strong, quality local team.

    In Search of Additional Millennium Challenge Account Funds
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    ¶5.  (SBU) Ortega observed that Nicaragua could benefit from
    additional MCC funds, similar to the amount designated for El
    Salvador's MCA program.  Asserting that Nicaragua offers the
    best conditions for an MCA program in the region, Ortega
    noted that additional funds would help further combat

    MANAGUA 00000202  002 OF 003

    poverty, generate employment, build additional roads and
    highways, and mobilize the country's productive forces -
    including its agriculture and livestock sectors.  Bolstering
    MCA-N would also help correct the existing "asymmetries" in
    CAFTA, enable Nicaraguans to comply with U.S. standards and
    increase their exports to the United States.  Further, argued
    Ortega, increasing exports would make Nicaragua more
    prosperous and, in turn, would help stem the tide of
    Nicaraguan immigrants to the United States.  Foreign
    Minister-designate Samuel Santos added that he had raised the
    idea of increasing the funding level for MCA-N during his
    recent meeting with Assistant Secretary Shannon in
    Washington.  Ambassador Danilovich shared h
    is interest in expanding the MCA program in Nicaragua, and
    reminded Ortega that participation in the program requires
    continued compliance with 18 eligibility indicators, and
    strong ("benchmark") performance during implementation.

    Debt Forgiveness and the Costa Ricans
    - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - -

    ¶6.  (SBU) Bayardo Arce, a former National Assembly Deputy who
    was not re-elected but is serving as one of Ortega's economic
    advisors, sought our assistance in convincing the Costa Rican
    Government to forgive bilateral Nicaraguan debt and to be
    supportive of efforts in the Inter-American Development Bank
    (IDB) to forgive Nicaragua's debt.  Assistant Secretary
    Shannon noted that we are actively engaged with the Costa
    Ricans and other countries concerning Nicaragua's debt with
    the IDB and encourage them to vote in favor of debt
    forgiveness for the region's poorest countries.  Shannon
    responded that he would follow up on the matter.  After the
    Secretary voiced his appreciation for Arce's "straight

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    agenda," Arce jested that "this is the American style."

    Arturo Cruz Designated Ambassador to the United States
    - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

    ¶7.  (C) The Ambassador noted he had heard Arturo Cruz, Jr.
    could be Nicaragua's candidate to serve as Ambassador to the
    United States, and added Cruz would be a good man for
    Washington and someone with whom we could work well.  Ortega
    confirmed the designation.  (Comment: Overall, Cruz would be
    a good match, although given his closeness to the United
    States, the Sandinistas are likely to watch him closely, and
    his job will be difficult.  Before the start of the bilat,
    Cruz almost instinctively sat on our side of the table until
    we gently reminded him that he was incorrectly positioned.  A
    political analyst, Cruz lived in the United States for years
    and has served as a consultant to Salvadoran President Tony
    Saca.  We will meet with Cruz within the next few days to
    discuss the agrement process and bilateral concerns and
    priorities.)

    Secretary and Ortega Share Election Campaign Experiences

    SIPDIS
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    ¶8.  (SBU) Referring to his three successful campaigns for
    Governor of Utah, the Secretary highlighted the importance of
    his own wife's backing during the campaign and added he had
    heard Ortega's wife had played a significant role in the
    success of Ortega's presidential race.  Ortega acknowledged
    Rosario Murrillo's support and noted she is a poet and a
    creative intellectual who set the tone of the campaign
    platform and crafted its slogan of "work, peace, and
    reconciliation," in an effort to heal both "internal and
    external wounds."  According to Ortega, the campaign this
    time was different because of this approach; in most cases,
    he said, people were more tolerant and less confrontational
    than in previous elections.  While at first he encountered
    some resistance in the Sandinista political party base, whose
    members were accustomed to a more adversarial campaign,
    Ortega explained that most of his supporters came around to
    the new approach.

    ¶9.  (SBU) In Ortega's view, his message of reconciliation
    served to calm the fears of many of those who opposed him in
    the past, and pointed to accords he had reached with some of
    them before the election (probably referring to retired

    MANAGUA 00000202  003 OF 003

    Cardinal Obando y Bravo and former Contra Salvador Talavera,
    who, while he won on the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN)
    ticket, signed a pre-election "peace and reconciliation"
    agreement with Ortega).  Further, since his electoral
    victory, a number of others who opposed him have sought
    rapprochement and inclusion, he claimed.  Ortega assured the
    Secretary he intends to continue his approach of

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    reconciliation and to include all Nicaraguans, regardless of
    a person's ideology or social position.

    Rosario Speaks Up
    - - - - - - - - -

    ¶10.  (SBU) Expanding on Ortega's observations, Rosario
    Murillo commented that, as revolutionaries, the Sandinistas
    must transform the conscience of the people and Nicaragua's
    political culture.  Nicaraguans are tired of conflict and
    desire solidarity and reconciliation in a society "in synch
    with the soul of the people" and where love and affection
    predominate, she said.  She explained that the FSLN campaign
    slogan "United, Nicaragua triumphs," reflects this sentiment,
    as the new government will seek to use Nicaragua's diversity
    to unite its people.

    ¶11.  (SBU) In closing, the Secretary conveyed his
    appreciation for the opportunity to share such a historic
    moment in Nicaragua's history and reiterated our commitment
    to democracy, economic and political freedom, and the
    Nicaraguan people.

    ¶12.  (C) Participants:

    FSLN Participants:
    Daniel Ortega, President-elect
    Rosario Murillo, Chief of Staff and Ortega spouse
    Samuel Santos, Foreign Minister-designate
    Bayardo Arce, outgoing National Assembly Deputy
    Arturo Cruz, designated Nicaraguan Ambassador to the United
    States
    Muhamad Muhktar Muhamad Lashtar, note taker (incoming
    PARLACEN alternate for FSLN.  He is a former Libyan
    intelligence chief assigned to Nicaragua who has since become
    a Nicaraguan citizen.  His presence created a strong
    "undertow" that belied the overall cordial and collegial tone
    of the meeting.)

    U.S.:
    Secretary Michael Leavitt

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    MCC CEO John Danilovich
    Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon
    Ambassador Paul Trivelli
    DCM Peter Brennan
    HHS Special Assistant to the Secretary for International
    Affairs William Steiger
    Political Counselor Victoria Alvarado (notetaker)

    ¶13.  (U) This cable was cleared by Secretary Leavitt, MCC
    Danilovich, and A/S Shannon.
    TRIVELLI

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