Citing concerns about protecting Americans traveling abroad, Secretary of State Madeleine Albright has asked Virginia Governor James Gilmore to delay tonight’s execution of a citizen of Paraguay who says an international treaty was violated in his case. Albright wants Virginia to wait until the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, has a chance to rule on Paraguay’s claim that Ángel Francisco Breard, who’s 32 years old, deserves a new trial. Breard’s, attorneys argue he was not told he had a right to meet with a representative of Paraguay’s Consul at the time of his arrest. Gilmore’s spokesperson said last night the governor is reviewing the letter and awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court decision on whether it will hear an appeal of the case. The World Court ordered the United States on Friday to delay the execution, but it has no enforcement power. The Justice Department advised the U.S. Supreme Court yesterday not to halt today’s scheduled execution. The Solicitor General’s Office said in a 52-page brief that the World Court order doesn’t justify stopping the execution.