Weekly Report - 9 December 2003

ECUADOR: Endorsed by the US, doubted at home

Andean 24 April 2007 Modified: 09 December 2003 311 views

On one front at least, President Lucio Gutiérrez can breathe more easily. On 2 December, President George Bush's special regional envoy, Otto Reich, turned up in Quito to deliver a public endorsement of Gutiérrez — a sign that, contrary to what happened to Colombian President Ernesto Samper (1976-98), the US has decided to consider him innocent of

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