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Viewing cable 08BUENOSAIRES478, ARGENTINA: SENATE VP JUAN CARLOS ROMERO

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08BUENOSAIRES478 2008-04-14 20:39 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Buenos Aires
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DE RUEHBU #0478/01 1052039
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 142039Z APR 08
FM AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0778
INFO RUCNMER/MERCOSUR COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS BUENOS AIRES 000478 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
SENSITIVE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV AR
SUBJECT: ARGENTINA: SENATE VP JUAN CARLOS ROMERO 
ENCOURAGES BILATERAL COOPERATION 
 
1.  (SBU) Summary:  Ambassador met with Senate Vice President Juan 
Carlos Romero of the Kirchners' National Victory Front (FPV) on 
April 4 in his office to discuss greater bilateral legislative 
cooperation.  Romero has occasionally been critical of GOA policy in 
the past and publicly disagreed with the executive branch's recent 
increase of agricultural export taxes.  Romero proposed initiating 
long-term relations between the Argentine and U.S. Senates to foster 
better understanding between both countries.  Ambassador welcomed 
the initiative and agreed that dialogue helps prevent 
misunderstandings.  End summary. 
 
Building Legislative Cooperation 
------------------------ 
 
2.  (SBU) Romero shared with the Ambassador the March 31 Senate 
decree that established a U.S.-Argentina Friendship Committee in the 
Senate.  The committee members include Senators Romero, Maria 
Eugenia Estensoro (Civic Coalition), and Liliana Negre de Alonso 
(Dissident Peronist Party).  Romero said that he had his differences 
with the government but believed there was much the United States 
and Argentina could do to work together.  Romero also shared with 
the Ambassador a letter to the U.S. Senate signed by members of the 
Friendship Committee plus Senators Ernesto Ricardo Sanz, Guillermo 
Raul Jenefes, Carlos Alberto Reutemann, Juan Carlos Marino, 
concerning the export of fresh meat from Argentina urging a dialogue 
to discuss their livestock industry. 
 
3.  (SBU) The Ambassador welcomed Romero's initiative and cited 
Senator Shelby's recent visit as an example of U.S. legislative 
interest in Argentina.  Ambassador suggested that a visit to 
Congress in Washington could be supplemented with other 
opportunities, including local think tanks that might be of 
interest. 
 
Ag Strikes and the PJ 
--------------------- 
 
4.  (SBU) Romero shared with Ambassador Wayne his views of the 
recent agriculture strike.  He said that he was always against the 
export taxes because the federal government is not required to share 
those revenues with the provinces.  Romero opined the export taxes 
were based on a mistaken view of taking from the farmers to 
subsidize industry, an approach that he said hurts investment. 
Romero expressed hope that the government would follow through on 
its promise to engage the agricultural sector in dialogue.  He also 
told Ambassador that he was working in the Senate with Senator 
Reutemann to see if they could develop something that might prevent 
the situation from re-occurring. 
 
5.  (SBU) Ambassador asked Romero for his thoughts on the 
reorganization of the Partido Justialista (PJ).  Romero said by the 
end of the month they should have a slate of candidates finalized 
and then decide if they're going to go with a single list or open 
elections.  He predicted that in 30 days the party would be up and 
running. 
 
Comment 
------- 
 
6.  (SBU) Romero was friendly and relaxed during the meeting, and 
took the initiative to suggest areas where U.S. and Argentine 
interests may overlap.  His outreach is a positive step towards 
developing closer relationships with Congress, which is currently 
emaciated but has the potential to become more vocal and effective. 
End Comment. 
 
Bio Note 
-------- 
 
7.  (SBU) Romero is a life-long politician who served as a 
three-time Governor of Salta (1995-2007) and was elected as a 
National Senator in 2007.  He concurrently holds the Vice Presidency 
of the Senate, the third-highest ranking position in that Chamber. 
Romero has never been perceived as a close ally of the Kirchners, 
but he has slowly demonstrated a willingness to work towards the 
reorganization of the PJ.  In March, he was elected to the temporary 
PJ board of directors. 
 
8.  (SBU) Romero's first political post was as a National Senator in 
1986.  An attorney by training, he graduated from the National 
University of Buenos Aires in 1974.  His political formulation was 
probably influenced by his father, who was a Peronist "caudillo" in 
Salta. (His father was Governor from 1986 to 1992 and held control 
of the local media and the Peronist political patronage system). 
 
9.  (U) Romero was born in Salta on November 16, 1950 and is married 
to Carmen Lucia Marcuzzi; the couple has four children.  Two 
children live in Buenos Aires, one is studying at the University of 
San Andres, and the eldest is married and lives in Salta.  Although 
Romero spoke Spanish in this meeting, he claims to know English. 
 
WAYNE