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NO REGIONAL CONSENSUS ON A CENTRAL AMERICAN OAS CANDIDATE.

Publication: NotiCen: Central American & Caribbean Affairs
Publication Date: 02-DEC-04 		Format: Online - approximately 1230 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
The candidacy of former Salvadoran President Francisco Flores (1999-2004) for secretary-general of the Organization of American States (OAS) has run into problems of sufficient gravity to put his aspirations in serious doubt. Central America as a region continues the battle to convince the 34-member organization that it is still the isthmus' turn at the helm despite the resignation of Costa Rica's former President Miguel Angel Rodriguez (1998-2202) after barely two weeks in office (see NotiCen, 2004-10-14). Essential to that battle is the naming of a single nominee, supported by all, and Flores lacks that support.

Flores looked like a good bet for the job when most Central American presidents voted to support him on Nov. 19 at the XIV Cumbre Iberoamericana in Costa Rica. On Nov. 23, El Salvador's President Antonio Saca announced that the region's foreign ministers would launch an "offensive" to promote Flores. He said the diplomatic stage had begun, "the stage of rapprochement and the stage of negotiation that will lead Francisco Flores directly to winning the support of the foreign ministers of the area. They are going to start...

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