Heinz Heimann

{{Short description|Presidential Spokesperson}}

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| name = Heinz Heimann

| image = Heinz Hiemann 1.jpg

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| office = Presidential Spokesperson

| president = Jimmy Morales

| term_start = 14 January 2016

| term_end = 19 June 2018

| predecessor = Alejandro Palmieri

| successor = Layla Lemus

| birth_name = Heinz Harold Heimann Ochaita

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| birth_place = Guatemala

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| caption = Hiemann in 2017

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Heinz Harold Heimann Ochaita is a Guatemalan writer and academic who served as the presidential spokesperson for the Jimmy Morales government from January 14, 2016, until June 19, 2018.{{Cite news|url=https://elperiodico.com.gt/nacion/2018/06/19/heinz-heimann-y-su-legado-en-la-voceria-de-la-presidencia/|title=Heinz Heiman y su legado en la vocería de la Presidencia|author=Unknown|language=Spanish|work=El Periódico|access-date=19 June 2018}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/politica/heinz-himman-vocero-presidencial-es-destituido|title=Heinz Heiman es despedido: Estas fueron sus más controversiales declaraciones|author=Unknown|work=Prensa Libre|access-date=19 June 2018|language=Spanish}}

During his tenure as presidential spokesman, Heimann attracted some controversy over his brief statements on the decisions or opinions of Morales.{{cite web|url=http://www.dw.com/en/guatemala-parliament-votes-to-keep-immunity-for-president-jimmy-morales/a-40457825|title=Guatemala parliament votes to keep immunity for President Jimmy Morales - News - DW - 12.09.2017|website=DW.COM|accessdate=8 March 2018}} He was dismissed by the Secretariat of Social Communication of the Presidency of Guatemala after issuing statements explaining that the government respected the immigration policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, in which more than 2,000 Guatemalan children were separated from their families. This was criticized by various national and international actors. The Guatemalan government subsequently issued a statement distancing themselves from the statements and also announcing their dismissal of Heimann.{{Cite news|url=http://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/migrantes/gobierno-se-pronuncia-por-separacion-de-nios-migrantes-en-la-frontera-de-eeuu|title=Después de presiones y críticas, el Gobierno rechaza la separación de familias migrantes|author=William Oliva|work=Prensa Libre|access-date=19 June 2018|language=Spanish}}

File:Conferencia de prensa del Embajador Arreaga y el Portavoz Heimann.jpg Luis E. Arreaga in 2017]]