Consul General Visits University Medical Center, Las Vegas, NV

Honorary Vice Consul of Guatemala Dr. Aldo A. Aguirre and the General Consul of Guatemala in Los Angeles, CA, Lic. Pablo Garcia Saenz visit Guatemalan national Alejandro Ramos at the University Medical Center in Las Vegas, Nevada

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA -- 19 November 2009 -

The Consul General of Guatemala, the Honorable Lic. Pablo Garcia Saenz and the Honorary Vice Consul of Guatemala in Las Vegas, Nevada, the Honorable Dr. Aldo A. Aguirre visited a 39-year-old Guatemalan national Alejandro Ramos, who has been hospitalized in critical condition at the University Medical Center since September 2009, when he was hit as he traveled on his bicycle.

Mr. Ramos is still unable to communicate, has no immediate family in the United States. The General Consul is helping Mr. Ramos' brother to request a humanitarian visa from the United States Embassy in Guatemala, so he can come to tend to his wellfare. The Guatemalan government is also diligently working to secure a Hospital in Guatemala that will accept the patient.