 Despite the situation, OAS secretary general João Clemente Baena Soares arrived to the country on the 19 November to promote peace negotiations.As they advanced through San Salvador, FMLN guerillas eventually reached Hotel Sheraton, where Berna Soares was staying along with several foreigners and five U.S. Marines.The rebels took over the hotel's VIP tower for several hours holding Baena Soares and the others hostage.