U.S. Embassies Deny Visas To SOA Watch Vigil Speakers
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Send a message to the U.S. State Department in Washington, San Jose and Tegucigalpa urging them to grant visitor visas to Gerardo Brenes and Alejandro Ramirez so that they can speak at the November Vigil (19-21, 2010) at the gates of Fort Benning, Georgia:
1. Call the State Department
a. re Gerardo Brenes of Costa Rica:
Call Jennifer Van Trump of the Costa Rica Desk of the State Department at (202) 647-3519. Sample script below.
b. re Alejandro Ramirez of Honduras
Call Benjamin Gedan of the Honduras Desk of the State Department at (202) 647-3482. Sample script below.
2. Send an email to Consul General
a. re Gerardo Brenes of Costa Rica:
Write Consul General Paul Birdsall at the U.S. Embassy in San Jose, at
[email protected] and copy Jennifer Van Trump of the Costa Rica Desk of the State Department at
[email protected] Sample script below.
b. re Alejandro Ramirez of Honduras
Write Consul General William Douglas of the U.S. embassy in Tegucigalpa, Honduras at
[email protected] and copy Benjamin Gedan of the Honduras Desk of the State Department at
[email protected] Sample script below.
SAMPLE PHONE CALL regarding Gerardo Brenes:
Hello, my name is ______________. I am very troubled to learn that the U.S. Consulate in San Jose, Costa Rica denied a travel visa to Mr. Gerardo Brenes who was invited by the School of the Americas Watch to speak about human rights issues in Costa Rica at the annual vigil in Columbus Georgia from November 19-21, 2010. Will you call Consul General Paul Birdsall in San Jose today and ask him to immediately authorize a travel visa to Mr. Brenes so he can travel to the U.S. on to participate in this event? Thank you.
SAMPLE PHONE CALL regarding Alejandro Ramirez:
Hello, my name is ______________. I am very troubled to learn that the U.S. Consulate in Tegucigalpa, Honduras denied a travel visa to Mr. Alejandro Ramirez who was invited by the School of the Americas Watch to speak about human rights issues in Honduras at the annual vigil in Columbus Georgia from November 19-21, 2010. Will you call Consul General William Douglas in Tegucigalpa today and ask him to immediately authorize a travel visa to Mr. Ramirez so he can travel to the U.S. on to participate in this event? Thank you.