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category: Intelligence & Government
summary: U.S. consul general in Peru who enlisted Ari Ben-Menashe to secure the release
  of Cynthia McNamara, an American citizen jailed on Shining Path-related charges.
tags:
- Person
- Israel
- Military
---

[Donna Hamilton](/people/donna-hamilton/) was the [U.S.](/places/united-states/) consul general in [Peru](/places/peru/). She sought the help of [Ari Ben-Menashe](/people/ari-ben-menashe/) in securing the release of [Cynthia McNamara](/people/cynthia-mcnamara/), an [American](/places/united-states/) citizen who had been rearrested in [Peru](/places/peru/) on charges of aiding the [Shining Path](/organizations/shining-path/).[^1]

[^1]: Ben-Menashe, Ari. *Profits of War: Inside the Secret U.S.-Israeli Arms Network*. TrineDay, 1992.