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Viewing cable 07BOGOTA8574, GOC SETS UP COMMISSION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
07BOGOTA8574 2007-12-18 17:46 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Bogota
VZCZCXYZ0000
PP RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBO #8574/01 3521746
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 181746Z DEC 07
FM AMEMBASSY BOGOTA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0534
INFO RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIORITY 7944
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS PRIORITY 9682
RUEHLP/AMEMBASSY LA PAZ DEC 9134
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA PRIORITY 5723
RUEHZP/AMEMBASSY PANAMA PRIORITY 0991
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO PRIORITY 6424
RUEHGL/AMCONSUL GUAYAQUIL PRIORITY 4224
UNCLAS BOGOTA 008574 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER PGOV PREL ECON SOCI CO
SUBJECT: GOC SETS UP COMMISSION FOR ADVANCEMENT OF 
AFRO-COLOMBIANS 
 
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SUMMARY 
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1.  On October 29, 2007, President Uribe issued a decree 
creating the Commission for the Advancement of 
Afro-Colombians which will identify barriers to 
Afro-Colombian socio-economic advancement and make 
recommendations on ways to overcome them.  Vice President 
Santos will chair the commission, and the President of the 
Association of Afro-Colombian Municipalities (AMANUFRO), 
Oscar Gamboa, will serve as Executive Director.  A wide range 
of ministries will participate, as well as representatives 
from industry, academia, the Afro-Colombian Congressional 
Caucus, and civil society. The GOC has also invited prominent 
individuals such as Kofi Annan, Colin Powell, and Oprah 
Winfrey to  support the initiative. END SUMMARY. 
 
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URIBE CREATES COMMISSION 
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2.  President Uribe issued a decree on October 29 creating 
the Commission for the Advancement of Afro-Colombians.  The 
purpose of the Commission is to evaluate the quality of life 
of the Afro-Colombian community, identify barriers that 
hinder their social and economic advancement, and make 
recommendations to overcome them. Uribe tasked the Commission 
to focus on the protection and exercise of Afro-Colombians' 
civil rights, especially for women and children.  The decree 
stipulates that the Commission will have a term of six 
months, and its members will convene twice during that 
period. At the end of six months, the Commission will present 
its recommendations on how to remove existing barriers. 
 
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OSCAR GAMBOA TO LEAD COMMISSION 
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3.  The GOC announced on December 7 that a prominent member 
of the Afro-Colombian community, Oscar Gamboa, would serve as 
the Commission's Executive Director.  The Commission will be 
funded and housed by the office of Vice President Santos. 
Gamboa, who is also the President of the Association of 
Afro-Colombian Municipalities (AMANUFRO), said the Commission 
will be formally launched at a ceremony in mid-February in 
San Andres.  Still, some of its members are already working. 
Currently, Gamboa shuttles between his home in Cali and his 
office in the Vice-President's office. 
 
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A MULTI-SECTOR EFFORT UNDERWAY 
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4.  Other members of the Commission include Vice President 
Santos, who serves as President, the Minister of Interior and 
Justice, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of 
Social Protection, the Minister of Culture, the Director of 
the National Planning Department, the Director of the 
Department of Administrative Services, the High Commissioner 
for Social Action and International Cooperation, the Director 
of the Presidential Human Rights Program and the Director of 
Ethnic Affairs in the Ministry of Interior and Justice.  One 
representative each from the Afro-Colombian Congressional 
Caucus, AMANUFRO, and the Afro-Colombian community councils 
will attend the Commission's meetings as invited guests. 
 
5.  Gamboa said the members of Colombia's Afro-Colombian 
Congressional caucus, a group of black legislators from 
various parties, has not yet agreed on who would represent 
them.  The representatives of academia and industry will be 
chosen by the Vice President.  Gamboa said despite some 
resistance from Afro-Colombian groups, he will invite some 
individuals from outside the Afro-Colombian community to 
participate. He believes this will facilitate acceptance of 
the Commission's recommendations by broader Colombian 
society.  For example, he wants University de los Andes 
President Carlos Angulo to represent the academic community. 
Gamboa added that President Uribe has sent letters to 
African-American lawmakers--as well as other prominent 
figures like Oprah Winfrey, Kofi Annan, and Colin Powell-- 
asking them to support the initiative. 
 
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FOCUS ON ATTAINABLE GOALS 
 
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6.  The Commission plans to focus on attainable goals, rather 
than focusing only on complaints of the Afro-Colombian 
community.  Gamboa said the first task would be to document 
all the commitments the GOC has made regarding 
Afro-Colombians, and to identify which of those commitments 
have yet to be implemented.  Gamboa said he had accepted the 
position because he saw it as an opportunity for 
Afro-Colombians to make real progress.  He praised President 
Uribe for taking this "significant step" in improving the 
lives of Afro-Colombians, but noted that further resources 
would be needed to fund the commission's work. 
Brownfield