Reply #13: She's been a busy woman. Makes trips to Washington.

[Judi Lynn]

An article grabbed in a short run to google:

Published: Sunday, March 07, 2004
Bylined to: Patrick J. O'Donoghue


Sumate's Maria Corina Machado in Washington for consultations; cash?

Venezuelan opposition Sumate director, Maria Corina Machado is in Washington on what her minders' call a very tight schedule and her detractors a visit to collect more National Endowment for Democracy (NED) cash for anti-government activities.

On Saturday, Machado met members of the Lucha Democratica group resident in the USA, allegedly consisting of former Venezuelan Ministers, bankers, sons of military officers and diplomats, and includes personalities, such as former Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) president and current Bush administration adviser, Luis Giusti, former Chavist Minister and Ambassador Ignacio Arcaya, former Caldera administration Finance Minister Luis Matos Azocar and former Venezuelan representative to the Inter American Human Rights Committee, Carlos Ayala.

Machado is expected to meet US State Department and Organization of American States (OAS) officials to explain the current situation of the recall referendum against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Frias.
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http://www.vheadline.com/readnews.asp?id=16259