USITC INVESTIGATION, ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES:

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 THE HAGUE 001767 SIPDIS STATE PLEASE PASS USITC FOR AHORAN AND DFLEAHY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ETRD OTRA ECON NL SUBJECT: USITC INVESTIGATION, ELECTRIC POWER SERVICES: THE NETHERLANDS REF. A) STATE 89462, B) THE HAGUE 876, C) THE HAGUE 1600 ¶1. THE FINAL PROGRAM FOR USITC TRADE ANALYST AMANDA HORAN AND INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIST RUSSELL HILLBERRY TO CALL ON DUTCH ENERGY SECTOR POLICY MAKERS, REGULATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF DUTCH ELECTRICITY SECTOR, JUNE 22 THRU JUNE 23, 2000 FOLLOWS. PER HORAN E-MAIL REQUESTS WE HAVE DROPPED APPOINTMENT WITH ENRON (REF.C),AND SCHEDULED MEETING WITH THE AMSTERDAM POWER EXCHANGE AEX INSTEAD. ¶2. PROGRAM FOR VISIT TO THE NETHERLANDS OF AMANDA HORAN AND RUSSELL HILLBERRY, JUNE 22 THRU JUNE 23, 2000. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21 16:00 EMBASSY CAR MEETS AMANDA HORAN AND RUSSELL HILLBERRY AT THE HAGUE HOLLANDSE SPOOR STATION (NB NOT CENTRAL STATION)FOR TRANSPORT TO HOTEL (SEE PARA 3) THURSDAY, JUNE 22 10:45 EMBASSY CAR MEETS HORAN AND HILLBERRY AT PARKHOTEL FOR TRANSPORT TO EMBASSY. EMBASSY ADDRESS: LANGE VOORHOUT 102, 2514 EJ THE HAGUE. 11:00 MEET WITH EMBASSY ENERGY OFFICERS WENDY ¶C. MOORE AND JAN RAZOUX SCHULTZ PRIOR TO MEETINGS. TEL.# 310 92 76/310 92 73 11:45 DEPART EMBASSY MOTOR POOL FOR DUTCH ELECTRICITY SECTOR REGULATOR (DTE),THE HAGUE. 12:00-13:30 MEET WITH DIENST TOEZICHT EN UITVOERING ELECTRICITEITSWET (DTE) OFFICIALS FOR WORKING LUNCH. MRS. MASJA STEFANSKI AND Mr. IVO VERDONKSCHOT. DTE ADDRESS: JOHANNA WESTERDIJKPLEIN 107, 2521 EN THE HAGUE. TEL.# 00 31 70 330 35 11, FAX # 00 31 70 330 35 35. E-MAIL ADDRESS:WWW.DTE.NL 13:45 DEPART FOR MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS (MEA),THE HAGUE 14:00-15:00 MEET WITH MS. A.E.O.SCHOUTEN AND MS. P. ¶H. J. SMEETS IN MINISTRY OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS' ELECTRICITY DIRECTORATE (DGE/EE). MEA ADDRESS: BEZUIDENHOUTSWEG 20, 2500 EC THE HAGUE. TEL. # 00 31 70 379 64 71, FAX # 00 31 70 379 78 41. E-MAIL ADDRESS: A.E.O.SCHOUTEN(ATSIGN)MINEZ.NL 15:15 DEPART FOR HOTEL PARK HOTEL. AFTERNOON FREE FRIDAY, JUNE 23 08:00 (SHARP) EMBASSY CAR MEETS HORAN AND HILBERRY AT PARK HOTEL FOR TRANSPORT TO DUTCH ELECTRICITY SECTOR UMBRELLA ORGANIZATION ENERGIENED, ARNHEM. 10:00-11:00 MEET WITH MR. J. M. LINTHORTS, DIRECTOR OF ENERGIENED AND HIS ASSOCIATES. ENERGIENED ADDRESS: UTRECHTSEWEG 310 (FORMER SEP PREMICES),6812 AR ARNHEM. TEL. # 00 31 26 356 22 02, FAX # 00 31 26 44 51 347. E-MAIL ADDRES: ELOFF(ATSIGN)ENERGIENED.NL 11:30-13:00 BROWNBAG LUNCH (UNLESS INVITED FOR LUNCH) 13:00 DEPART FOR RELIANT ENERGY NETHERLANDS, UTRECHT. 14:00-15:00 MEET WITH MR. JOHN R. BEAR, DIRECTOR OF RELIANT ENERGY IN THE NETHERLANDS. ADDRESS: KEULSEKADE 189, 3503 RL UTRECHT. TEL. # 00 31 30 247 27 59, FAX # 00 31 15:15 AMSTERDAM POWER EXCHANGE, AMSTERDAM 16:30-17:30 MEET WITH MR. B. DEN OUDEN, DIRECTOR OF AMSTERDAM POWER EXCHANGE (APX). ADDRESS: STRAWINSKYLAAN 729, 1077 ZX AMSTERDAM. TEL. # 00 31 20 305 40 60, FAX # 00 31 20 305 40 01. E-MAIL: SIGRID(ATSIGN)APX.NL 17:45 DEPART FOR JAN LUYCKEN HOTEL, AMSTERDAM (SEE PARA 3). 3.PER (REF.A) REQUEST, WE HAVE MADE HOTEL RESERVATIONS FOR TWO SINGLE ROOMS WITH BATH (NO SMOKING) FOR NIGHTS OF JUNE 21 THRU AND JUNE 22 (2 NIGHTS) IN PARK HOTEL, THE HAGUE. ADDRESS: MOLENSTRAAT 53, 2513 BJ THE HAGUE. ROOM RATE: 238 GUILDERS (USDOLS 95 AT EXCHANGE RATE OF 2.50 GUILDERS TO THE DOLLAR) PER NIGHT INCLUDING BREAKFAST. PARK HOTEL TEL.# 00 31 70 362 43 71. RESERVATIONS FOR TWO SINGLE ROOMS WITH BATH HAVE BEEN MADE FOR NIGHT OF JUNE 23 IN JAN LUIJKEN HOTEL, AMSTERDAM. ADDRESS: JAN LUIJKENSTRAAT 58, 1071 CS AMSTERDAM. ROOM RATE: 185 GUILDERS (USDOLS 74) INCLUDING BREAKFAST PER NIGHT INCLUDING BREAKFAST. JAN LUIJKEN TEL. # 00 31 20 573 07 30. ¶4. CONTROL OFFICERS FOR USITC FACT FINDING MISSION TO THE NETHERLANDS ARE ECONOMIC OFFICER WENDY MOORE (TEL # 00 31 70 31 09 273)E-MAIL: MOOREWC(ATSIGN)STATE.GOV, AND ECONOMIC ANALYST JAN RAZOUX SCHULTZ (TEL. # 00 31 70 31 09 276, E-MAIL: RAZOUXJE(ATSIGN)STATE.GOV. ¶5. FOR STATUS OF DUTCH ELECTRICITY AND GAS SECTOR LIBERALIZATION PLEASE CONSULT (REF. B). SCHNEIDER