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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 08 BUENOS AIRES 000141
SIPDIS
STATE FOR WHA/FO, WHA/BSC, WHA/EPSC, USOAS, PM, AND INR/RA
NSC FOR TOM SHANNON, KIM BRIER, NILMINI GUNARATNE, DEL
RENIGAR
TREASURY FOR DAS NANCY LEE AND CHRIS KUSHLIS AND
USCINCSO FOR POLAD
PASS USTR FOR PETER ALLGEIER AND SUE CRONIN
E.O. 12958: DECL: 12/15/2014
TAGS: PGOV PREL AR
SUBJECT: ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER'S INNER CIRCLE
Classified By: Ambassador Lino Gutierrez for Reasons 1.4 (B) and (D)
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Summary and Introduction
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¶1. (C) This cable takes an in-depth look at President Nestor
Kirchner's closest advisors. It is based on interviews with
the Ambassador, DCM, and other Embassy Officers who have met
with members of Kirchner's inner circle, numerous discussions
with Embassy contacts in the Argentine political
establishment, as well as biographies and press articles
written about Kirchner's key associates. The goal is to
provide Washington with a better understanding of the
individuals with the most influence over President Kirchner.
¶2. (C) Since coming to office in May 2003, President Kirchner
has largely relied on a handful of individuals -- most of
whom he brought with him from Santa Cruz province -- to help
him make his most important decisions. Others outside of
this inner circle have an important role in advising Kirchner
on specific issues, such as Minister of the Economy Roberto
Lavagna on the debt exchange. However, these individuals are
not part of Kirchner's circle of trust and are not included
in major policy discussions outside of their area of
expertise.
¶3. (C) Those identified by all sources as being in Kirchner's
inner circle are his wife Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner;
Secretary for Legal and Technical Affairs Carlos Zannini;
SIPDIS
Santa Cruz Governor Sergio Acevedo; Minister of Federal
Planning, Public Infrastructure and Services Julio De Vido;
Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernandez; and Secretary General of the
Presidency Oscar Parrilli. There are numerous other personal
confidants of Kirchner, such as Presidential Spokesman Miguel
Nunez, who have a long history of close friendship with
Kirchner and may well have influence over his decision-making
from time to time. Post has focused this cable on those who
Kirchner seeks daily advice from on policy decisions and
long-term political and economic strategy.
¶4. (C) The members of Kirchner's inner circle are very
hard-working, loyal, and committed first to President
Kirchner above any personal ambition. Most have a connection
to Patagonia and a personal relationship with Kirchner that
stretches back years. The majority of them are
left-of-center politically, although Alberto Fernandez and
Oscar Parrilli are exceptions to this rule. Most lack a
depth of expertise in politics beyond the provincial level
and have been learning the ropes of international relations
and national politics at the same time as Kirchner. The
primary thing that Kirchner demands from his close advisors
is loyalty and it is their proven loyalty, rather than their
competence, that brought them into Kirchner's inner circle.
End Summary and Introduction.
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Cristina Kirchner: Two for the Price of One
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¶5. (C) Cristina is President Kirchner's most valued advisor
on most issues, functioning as his close confidant and
political partner for the last 30 years. Cristina Kirchner
has been the main person to energize and motivate her husband
throughout his political career, especially during difficult
times. She also has great influence in determining who is
and is not in the inner circle. President Kirchner has great
respect for her political judgment. A businessman who is
close to President Kirchner recently told the Ambassador that
then-Governor Kirchner originally accepted former President
Eduardo Duhalde's offer to be Duhalde's chief of staff in
¶2002. After discussing it overnight with Cristina, who felt
it was a bad political move, Kirchner called Duhalde back the
next day and turned it down. Although Kirchner frequently
seeks his wife's political advice, long-time Kirchner
associate Luis Corsiglia reported to POLOFF that President
Kirchner generally does not seek her advice on economic
issues. He tends instead to consult with his key economic
advisors De Vido and Lavagna on matters related to the
economy.
¶6. (C) Cristina enjoys traveling to the United States and has
been described as having a positive view of the U.S.
However, she has never learned English because, as she
explained in a recent speech at Berkeley University, she ""is
part of a generation in which learning English was seen
almost as a defect because of the Yankees go home,
attitude prevalent at the time."" Cristina was the main
instigator for her husband's first trips to the United States
(to Miami and New York), where she introduced him to her
extensive contacts in the Democratic Party and the academic
and think tank communities. She also keeps in close touch
with former President Carter and the Carter Foundation.
¶7. (C) Cristina Kirchner has told the Ambassador that she is
always available to meet with him and take on issues of
importance to the U.S. At the Ambassador's suggestion,
Cristina met with President Carter at the Carter Center
during a visit to Atlanta to discuss the political crisis in
Venezuela. As a result of her visit, Cristina played a
proactive role in encouraging President Kirchner to press
Venezuelan President Chavez to hold the Recall Referendum and
to meet with members of the opposition Democratic
Coordinating Group during his two visits in 2004 to Caracas.
Cristina has also conditioned any potential visit to Cuba on
being able to bring Hilda Molina back with her and meet with
the wives of jailed dissidents.
¶8. (C) Cristina is a force in her own right, working
tirelessly as a senator from Santa Cruz with ambitions of
becoming a senator from the politically most important
province of Buenos Aires in 2005. She is not shy about
expressing her views in the Senate. Her biographer Jose
Angel Di Mauro describes her as being a poor negotiator,
preferring instead to use a confrontational style with her
political opponents. She has publicly clashed with many
political figures, including Elisa Carrio, Hilda ""Chiche""
Duhalde, and Vice President Daniel Scioli on the floor of the
Senate. Di Mauro reports that President Kirchner has
frequently made use of this personality trait to let
Christina play the role of ""bad cop"" in political conflicts,
allowing President Kirchner to act more conciliatory. She is
said to never attend meetings of the Peronist Party (PJ) bloc
of Senators, instead relying on her allies in the bloc Miguel
Pichetto and Nicolas Fernandez to get the other PJ senators
to toe the Kirchner line.
¶9. (C) Cristina Kirchner was born in 1956 in La Plata in the
province of Buenos Aires. Cristina met Nestor Kirchner while
they were both studying law at the Universidad Nacional de La
Plata and they were married in 1975. The Kirchners have two
children. Cristina was first elected as a Deputy to the
Santa Cruz Provincial Legislature in 1989. She was elected
in 1995 as a National Senator for Santa Cruz, but was forced
to leave the Senate to become a National Deputy in 1997 due
to conflicts with the PJ bloc leadership. In 2001 Cristina
Kirchner was again elected to a National Senate seat for
Santa Cruz, which she continues to hold. She is reportedly
very particular about her appearance, spending thousands of
dollars every year on the latest fashion and having silicone
injections on her face and hair extensions to make her appear
younger.
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Carlos Zannini: The Strategy Man
--------------------------------
¶10. (C) Carlos Zannini, the Secretary for Legal and Technical
Affairs, is Kirchner's most trusted official and is the main
person that conceptualizes and plans the strategies for
Kirchner. Kirchner seeks Zannini's advice on every decision
he makes. Zannini lacks experience in international
relations and managing national politics in Buenos Aires, so
he is at a disadvantage when he attempts to guide Kirchner on
foreign relations and sophisticated national political
issues. By most accounts, Zannini is honest by Argentine
standards.
¶11. (C) Since accepting his current position in May 2003,
Zannini has taken part in all relevant meetings where
presidential decisions are made and is one of the few
associates that the Kirchners regularly invite to their
Saturday coffee sessions at the Quinta de Olivos to discuss
tactics and strategy. Zannini reviews and signs off on every
major piece of legislation and Kirchner Administration policy
initiative, including providing clearance on draft texts of
IMF agreements, which he discusses with Kirchner in meetings
at the Casa Rosada that sometimes go to midnight. Carlos
Zannini is also very close to Cristina Kirchner, with whom he
speaks with at least two or three times a day to give her
legal and political advice, according to the leading weekly
magazine Noticias.
¶12. (C) Zannini plays a moderating influence on Kirchner on
economic issues. He shares Kirchner's obsession with
balanced budgets and fiscal orthodoxy. POLOFFS who have meet
Zannini describe him as fiercely loyal to Kirchner and
unwilling to express views of his own. He is readily
accessible to meetings with the Ambassador and DCM. In
person he is amicable and engaging. He has a way of putting
his visitors at ease, even when he disagrees with them. He
reportedly regularly works 16-hour days. Zannini told DCM
and POLOFF in a recent meeting that he cut his Christmas
vacation short in Rio Gallegos in order to get back to work
in Buenos Aires.
¶13. (C) A well-known lawyer in Santa Cruz, Zannini served as
a member of Kirchner's provincial cabinet when Kirchner was
governor. Those close to Zannini often refer to him by his
nickname ""El Chino,"" which is a reference to his years as a
Maoist activist in his youth. He spent three years in prison
for his political activities between 1976 and 1979. Carlos
Zannini was born in Cordoba in 1954, but moved to Santa Cruz
in 1984 on the advice of friends. In 1995 Zannini was
elected as a Provincial Congressman, serving after his
reelection in 1999 as the President of the PJ bloc. He
resigned his seat in 2001 to accept a position on the
Provincial Supreme Court and with Kirchner's help he became
the president of the Court only 20 days later. He is married
to a fellow lawyer, who works as a Cabinet Advisor in the
Provincial Government of Santa Cruz, and with whom he has
four children.
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Sergio Acevedo: Kirchner's Rear Guard
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¶14. (C) Sergio Acevedo, the Governor of Santa Cruz and former
head of the intelligence service SIDE, acts as a
trouble-shooter for the Kirchners and protects their
interests in their home province. The Kirchners chose
Acevedo to be the one to publicly defend Cristina when she
and Hilda ""Chiche"" Duhalde clashed early in 2004 in a
fractious, Peronist Party convention. President Kirchner
also sent Acevedo, together with Alberto Fernandez, to the
Ambassador's residence in May 2004 to get a clarification
when some of A/S Noriega's comments were misconstrued in the
Argentine press. Kirchner sent Acevedo to the U.S. last
December to meet with senior U.S. officials ahead of Foreign
Minister Bielsa's trip to Washington to ensure Kirchner's
message of pragmatism and desiring better relations was
properly delivered. In his current role as governor, Sergio
Acevedo gives Kirchner the ability to continue to control the
politics of Santa Cruz while he focuses on national political
issues in Buenos Aires.
¶15. (C) Acevedo is the idealist of the inner circle and the
only close advisor of President Kirchner who reportedly will
tell him things that Kirchner does not want to hear. It is
reported that Acevedo will always give the President his
frank opinion, but will close ranks behind him even when
Acevedo disagrees with Kirchner's decisions. For example,
Acevedo has long urged the repatriation of the province's
funds that Kirchner sent abroad in 2001, but his loyalty to
the President prevents him from publicly challenging Kirchner
on the issue.
¶16. (C) Despite his left-wing antecedents, Acevedo professes
to be pro-American. Before Kirchner's election as President,
Acevedo had little foreign policy experience or exposure to
the U.S. However, Acevedo seems to have been a driving force
in the Kirchner administration for better ties with the
United States. The Embassy worked closely with him on
counter terrorism during his time in SIDE. Later when he
became governor, he invited the DCM to travel to Santa Cruz
to meet with him and his key officials and has actively
sought U.S. investment capital to develop his province's
hydrocarbon and mining resources.
¶17. (C) Acevedo wants to attract U.S. investors and supports
free trade with the United States. He has repeatedly told
EMBOFFS that he thinks U.S. companies come to compete
honestly in Argentina, while he lambastes the unfair business
practices of many European companies, especially those from
Spain. He has generally supported U.S. oil companies
operating in Santa Cruz facing strong pressure from labor and
piquetero groups. He has indicated to EMBOFFS that he
supports the FTAA and thinks Chile has benefited from its
free-trade agreement with the United States. Acevedo even
attempted to find a way to ""grandfather"" Santa Cruz and the
other Patagonian provinces into the Chile FTA. Acevedo is
also a strong proponent of an Open Skies Agreement allowing
for unrestricted air routes of foreign commercial carriers to
Santa Cruz as a way to develop tourism.
¶18. (C) Sergio Acevedo was born in Chubut in 1956, but has
spent almost his entire life in Santa Cruz. He began his
political career as mayor of the small hamlet of Pico
Truncado in Santa Cruz in 1983, later becoming a provincial
deputy in 1991. He served as a national deputy for Santa
Cruz between 1995 and 1999, returning then to be Kirchner's
vice governor until 2001 when he again became a national
deputy. In May 2003 he was appointed the director of the
national intelligence service SIDE before returning to Santa
Cruz at Kirchner's request to run for governor in October
¶2003. After winning the elections, he assumed office in
December 2003. He is divorced and has three sons.
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Julio De Vido: Infrastructure and Project Czar
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¶19. (C) Julio De Vido has been the main person managing
Kirchner's public works and procurement programs for the past
decade and a half and functions as one of his most important
economic advisors. He is a long-time collaborator and
confidant of President Kirchner, dating back to Kirchner's
first forays into politics in Rio Gallegos in the 1980s.
President Kirchner appointed De Vido as the Minister of
Federal Planning, Public Infrastructure and Services in May
¶2003. De Vido manages Argentina's substantial public works
program and is jointly responsible with Minister of the
Economy Lavagna for the renegotiation of the nation's public
service contracts. Minister De Vido is responsible for the
management of over 30 billion pesos (USD 10 billion) per year
and has under his jurisdiction five secretariats, ten under
secretariats, eight regulatory agencies, the Yacyreta
SIPDIS
Binational Entity, the Salta Binational Entity, the Atomic
Energy Committee, and the control of all matters related to
government procurement.
¶20. (C) De Vido is the member of Kirchner's inner circle most
likely to push him to expand the role of the state in the
economy, which he sees as providing the most opportunities
for national and personal gain. De Vido's influence over
economic policy now rivals that of Minister Lavagna, who had
unchallenged authority over economic issues during the
Duhalde administration. Kirchner biographers Valeria Garrone
and Laura Rocha report that Kirchner is using De Vido's
expanded role in the economy to blunt Lavagna's political
ambitions by reducing Lavagna's prominence and share of the
credit for the improving economic situation.
¶21. (C) De Vido is described as a traditional, left-wing
Peronist, although Senior Embassy Officers report that he has
gone out of his way to maintain good relations with the U.S.
De Vido has attended four ""sectoral"" dinners at the
Ambassador's Residence to meet with U.S. investors. De Vido
has been very careful to not publicly criticize the U.S.
When De Vido traveled to Washington, he eagerly changed his
schedule at the Ambassador's suggestion to meet with U/S
Larson. De Vido has been very forthcoming in discussions
with the Ambassador about the concerns of U.S. companies
operating in Argentina. He has repeatedly stated that he
prefers the presence of U.S. companies because of their
honesty, managerial excellence, and technological edge.
¶22. (C) De Vido has been uniformly friendly in his contacts
with Embassy Officers, visiting USG officials and many U.S.
executives, but has been known to lose his temper in dealing
with some European government officials. In July 2003, he
sharply told the press that if visiting French Minister of
Economy Francis Mer was coming to talk to him only about the
renegotiation of public service contracts for French
companies (in this case a tariff increase for 40 percent
Suez-owned Aguas Argentinas), he would refuse to meet with
him. The main reason for the different attitude toward U.S.
and European visitors is that the U.S. public and private
sector visitors have generally come to him in private to
discuss common concerns, while the European visitors have
gone to the press to advance the interests of individual
companies.
¶23. (C) De Vido's relationship with Kirchner is described as
being close, but not having the same level of trust as
Kirchner's relationship with Cristina, Zannini, or Acevedo.
Kirchner respects De Vido's intellect and organizational
ability, but knows that De Vido, if anyone, is the one that
has the most dirt on him. When Kirchner was hospitalized
briefly in April 2004, De Vido was not on the list of those
allowed to visit him in the emergency room, which was limited
to his wife, Zannini, and Acevedo. Nevertheless, De Vido is
frequently on call to participate in visits to the provinces
and sit in on meetings in the Casa Rosada. He once told the
Ambassador that he preferred to come to a dinner, rather than
a lunch, because he never knew if he would have to cancel at
the last minute to attend a meeting at the Casa Rosada. De
Vido is in constant contact with Kirchner by cell phone. The
Ambassador's and other visiting USG officials' meetings and
dinners with De Vido have often been interrupted by a cell
phone call from Kirchner. Kirchner usually takes advantage
of these occasions to send greetings to De Vido's hosts
and/or guests.
¶24. (C) Since his days in Kirchner's Santa Cruz government,
Julio De Vido has been dogged by allegations of corruption,
although none of these have been proven. One of De Vido's
main functions during his time in Kirchner's provincial
government was managing the province's large public works
program, Cuatrienal, which the political opposition later
accused of corruption in its awarding of public contracts.
De Vido is currently under investigation by Federal Judge
Jorge Urso for irregularities with the renegotiation of a
public service contract with Aguas Argentinas, the purchase
of locomotives, and with the awarding of a contract to build
a gas pipeline in the northwest part of the country. His son
Facundo served as his private secretary until a government
internal security source informed Kirchner that Facundo was
taking bribes from private companies in exchange for
arranging appointments with his father. Kirchner told De
Vido to remove Facundo and Facundo is now a travel guide in
Santa Cruz Province.
¶25. (C) Julio De Vido was born in Buenos Aires in 1949 and
was trained as an architect at the University of Buenos
Aires. He began work as a draftsman at ENTEL, the state
telephone company, in 1974. He later was promoted to
supervisor, but then was exiled to manage ENTEL works in
Patagonia by the military government in 1976. He resigned
from ENTEL in 1982 and moved to Rio Gallegos to work for a
private company. There was a Peronist Party office across
the street from his new home where he first met Kirchner and
established the political partnership that took him to
national prominence. When Kirchner became mayor of Rio
Gallegos in 1988, he appointed De Vido to be the Director
General of Public Works at the Santa Cruz Institute of Urban
Development and Housing and in 1991 as the head of the
Provincial Highway Bureau. In 1991, Governor Kirchner
appointed him as Minister of Economy and Public Works, and in
1999 as Minister of Government. De Vido was a key campaign
organizer and the chief fund-raiser for Kirchner's 2003
presidential campaign. He is married and has five children.
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Alberto Fernandez: Kirchner's ""Prime Minister""
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¶26. (C) Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernandez is Kirchner's main
advisor on Buenos Aires politics and on the workings of the
national PJ party structure. Kirchner values Alberto
Fernandez's analysis of people, frequently seeking his advice
on how to work with a given political figure. Kirchner uses
Fernandez as one of his key people to work behind the scenes
to accomplish his national political goals. Fernandez is
present at all important meetings. Fernandez is the one
member of Kirchner's inner circle who really understands the
workings of the PJ at a national level. He also has an
intricate knowledge of the workings of the Argentine
Congress, and understands how the Buenos Aires provincial and
city party mechanics operate and can be influenced. As such,
he is Kirchner's ""real world"" front-line political operator
that can make things happen.
¶27. (C) Alberto Fernandez lacks the personal history,
connection to Patagonia, and ideological affinity with
Kirchner that others in the inner circle have. He was
associated with former President Carlos Menem in the past and
comes from a center-right political background. He is a
conservative on economics and is the member of the inner
circle most likely to encourage President Kirchner to
maintain neo-liberal economic policies.
¶28. (C) Fernandez has become one of Kirchner's close advisors
through his proven loyalty and tireless work over the past
few years. A Senior Embassy Officer compared Alberto
Fernandez to Leon Panetta, who entered the Clinton
administration as a hired gun, but grew to become one of
Clinton's most trusted advisors. Alberto Fernandez may not
be trusted as much as other members of the inner circle, but
Kirchner appreciates the fact the Fernandez lacks the
presidential ambitions of other officials like Minister
Lavagna. Kirchner frequently calls on Fernandez to keep the
other ministers in line. Senior Embassy Officers describe
Alberto Fernandez as being fairly low-key, content to operate
in the background while the Kirchners and other advisors take
more of the spotlight.
¶29. (C) Alberto Fernandez was born in Buenos Aires in 1959.
He received his law degree from the University of Buenos
Aires in 1983. In 1985 he became Records Director for
Juridical Affairs at the Ministry of the Economy and was
later promoted to Deputy Director. In 1989 he was appointed
as the Insurance Superintendent of the Nation. He served as
the Vice President of Grupo BAPRO between 1996 and 2000,
where he was responsible for the development of companies
associated with the Bank of the Province of Buenos Aires.
Fernandez was also an Assistant Professor of Penal Law at the
University of Buenos Aires Law School. In June 2000 he
became a legislator of the City of Buenos Aires for the PJ,
serving in this capacity until accepting his current position
in Kirchner's cabinet in May 2003. He served as Kirchner's
presidential campaign manager. He is married, but separated
from his wife, and has one son.
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Oscar Parrilli: The Door Keeper
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¶30. (C) In his current position as Secretary General of the
Presidency (Casa Rosada Chief of Staff), Oscar Parrilli
controls President Kirchner's schedule. Senior Embassy
Officers report that Kirchner does not generally seek
Parrilli's advice on policy matters, as Kirchner does not
have a great respect for his intellect. However, Parrilli is
present at almost every major policy meeting that Kirchner
attends. Kirchner does value Parrilli's organizational
skills and his ability to bring harmony to the Casa Rosada
staff. Parrilli is the go-to person for Kirchner on key
issues like his personal security and managing presidential
travel, including the presidential aircraft Tango 01.
Parrilli is also a person with whom Kirchner can vent his
frustrations. Parrilli does not have a connection to Santa
Cruz, but his long history of activism in PJ politics in the
Patagonian province of Neuquen gives him a natural affinity
with Kirchner.
¶31. (C) The one policy issue that Kirchner has entrusted to
Parrilli is relations with the piqueteros. Parrilli
regularly meets with Raul Castells and other piquetero
leaders to try to advance Kirchner's agenda of keeping the
movement under control. Kirchner has also used Parrilli to
attempt to draw more moderate piquetero elements into
Kirchner's Transversal political movement. Kirchner gave
Parrilli the piquetero issue because Kirchner recognized that
Parrilli's mild temperament would help him manage the
often-volatile relations between the Casa Rosada and the
protest movement.
¶32. (C) In meetings with Embassy officers, Parrilli is
positive and engaging. The Ambassador and DCM maintain close
lines of communication with him and have the ability to make
an appointment with Parrilli at any time to discuss any
issue. Senior Embassy Officers describe Parrilli as a
centrist politically. Parrilli is reportedly not good at
managing his own schedule, which compounds Kirchner's natural
tendency to be late to meetings.
¶33. (C) Oscar Parrilli was born in 1951 in San Martin de los
Andes in Neuquen province. He is an attorney by training,
receiving his law degree from the University of Buenos Aires
in 1976. Kirchner and Parrilli first met and became friends
in the 1970s when both were active in Peronist politics in
Patagonia. Parrilli first held political office as a
provincial PJ legislator in Neuquen in 1983, serving in this
capacity until 1987. In 1989 he was elected as a National
Deputy. He unsuccessfully ran for Neuquen governor in 1991
and then left politics for a private law practice when his
term as National Deputy ended in 1993. In 1998 he joined the
Grupo Calafate, an alternative movement of Peronist activists
opposed to the national PJ party structure dominated by
former President Carlos Menem. Parrilli worked diligently on
Kirchner's presidential bid and was appointed to his current
position when Kirchner assumed office in May 2003. He is
married and has four children.
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Comment
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¶34. (C) Kirchner's refusal to hold cabinet meetings and
preference for making policy decisions with a handful of key
advisors makes understanding his inner circle of confidants
crucial to comprehending and predicting Argentina's policy
directions. Each member of Kirchner's inner circle of
advisors provides their particular expertise, but for
Kirchner the most important thing they offer him is their
unswerving loyalty. All sources emphasize that ultimately,
after taking in the advice of those important to him,
Kirchner makes all of the decisions himself. Kirchner has
developed a much greater network of informal advisors than
when he first entered office and he has numerous competent
officials to utilize for policy advice. However, in the end,
the real decision-making in Argentina is made at the Saturday
afternoon coffees at the Quinta Olivos where Kirchner and his
wife meet with a few long-time intimates.
¶35. (C) The political background of most of Kirchner's inner
circle gives some of them a tendency to mistrust U.S.
policies. In fact, Kirchner vowed to end ""carnal relations""
with the U.S. during his 2003 campaign for the Presidency.
Nonetheless, Kirchner and his inner circle recognize the
importance of a positive relationship with the U.S and have
given the Ambassador and Senior Embassy Officers an open door
to meet with them to discuss issues. The inner circle
members are careful to not be seen as being too close to the
U.S. in public, but at the same time they carefully avoid
publicly criticizing the U.S. The Embassy maintains a
positive dialogue with them in private. Post will continue
to engage these individuals, providing an excellent
opportunity to act as a positive influence on Kirchner and
Argentine policy.
GUTIERREZ
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