Appointments (March, 2000) Embassy of Bolivia Marlene Fernandez del Grando has taken the post of ambassador. Granado has had a long career in broadcast journalism, most notable nine years with Cable News Network(CNN). While at CNN, Granado was the Washington Bureau Chief and Chief Political Correspondent for CNN International. She received her degree in communications from Boston University and spent much of her early career working for different media organizations including PBS, UPI and Telemundo, HBC. Prior to being appointed ambassador, Granado was the Bolivian ambassador to the Organization of American States. Erich Kuhn has taken the post of minister counselor. Juan Francisco Roque has taken the post of counselor (politics). Dalcy Cabrera has taken the post of counselor (cultural). Carmen Henry has taken the post of second secretary. Patricia Violand has taken the post of administrator. Lilian Richa has taken the post of civil attaché. Col. Cesar Lopez Saavedra has taken the post of military attaché. Col. Rafael Sandoval Rojas has taken the position of naval attaché. Aida Casanovas has taken the post of administrative attaché. Oscar Jaldin has taken the post of assistant military attaché. Jose Antelo has taken the post of assistant naval attaché. Carolina Toledo has taken the post of counselor, consul general. Mirtha Delgado has taken the post of vice consul. Fabiola Solis has taken the post of second secretary Sonia Garnica-Grandy has taken the post of consular agent. Fernando Grandy has taken the post of consular agent. Embassy of Cambodia Panha Seng has taken the post of first secretary. Embassy of Estonia Sven Jurgenson has taken the post of ambassador. Jurgenson was previously the Estonian ambassador to the United Nations from 1998 to 2000. Kalev G. Stoicescu has left the post of ambassador. Embassy of Laos Bornleua Phandanouvong has taken the post of attaché (consular). Sinchai Manivanh has left the post of third secretary. Embassy of Lebanon Hassan Najem has taken the post of counselor and deputy chief of mission. Ghady El Khoury has taken the post of first secretary. Victor El-Zmeter has left the post of counselor and deputy chief of mission. Embassy of Nambia Vasco Samupofu has taken the post of first secretary Immanuel Iyambo has left the post of first secretary Koneka Nakuafila has taken the post of second secretary. Nelson Helo has left the post of second secretary. Embassy of the Philippines Capt. Josefino Solidum has taken the post of naval attaché and assistant defense attaché. Solidum was assistant chief of naval staff for ships and yards before his current assignment. Col. Danilo Francia has left the post of defense and air attaché. Col. Nicomedes B. Corpuz has taken the post of air attaché. Embassy of Syria Rostum Al-Zoubi has taken the post of charge d’ Affaires. Walid Al-Moualem has left the post of ambassador. Badi Khattab has left the post of minister counselor. Embassy of Zimabwe Tatenda Makono has taken the post of counselor (political and consular). Makono comes from headquarters in Harare where he was a political desk officer in Europe and the Americas directorate. Lloyd Sithole has left the post of counselor (consular).