REVISED - CORRECTED COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR

UNCLAS AMMAN 006710 SIPDIS DEPARTMENT FOR ECA/A/L/W KERR/JENSON; NEA/PPD MCINNES/BOURGEOIS BEIRUT FOR PAO PUTNAM, CAO WHARTON, CAA BITAR, GSO, AND RSO E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OEXC SCUL JO SUBJECT: REVISED - CORRECTED COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR AMMAN-BASED REGIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICER RELO JOHN TUREK AND RELO ASSISTANT SALWA RIHANI TDY IN BEIRUT - LEBANON NOVEMBER 2 - 7, 2003 ¶1. Amman-based Regional English Language Officer (RELO) John Turek and RELO Assistant Salwa Rihani request country clearance for their upcoming TDY in Beirut November 2 - 7, ¶2003. RELO Tureks' title is Attach and holds top security clearance. ¶2. Justification for this TDY: as part of the quarterly contentious cooperation between the PAS Beirut - RELO to promote English Language programs with Lebanese institutions, and as part of the English Teaching Programs goals in the region to enhance English teaching capacity in order to provide English teachers with the latest English teaching methodology and pedagogy, RELO Turek will conduct several meetings with the following institutions/ universities: Center for Education and Research Development (CERD),The Lebanese University, the Islamic University, Ministry of Education English Teaching Inspectors at the Directorate of Inspection, meetings with ATEL Chairman and the new English Language Fellow at CERD, heads of the English Departments at the Lebanese Universities, and several schools to assess their English teaching curricula. ¶3. To reduce human resources/usage cost, some of these meetings will be conducted at the Embassy keeping off- compound social/representational activities to a minimum. ¶4. The following is RELO Turek and RELO Assistant Rihani itinerary. ¶5. RELO and Assistant will arrive into Beirut Airport via Middle East Airlines flight number 313 arriving at 1900 on November 2, 2003. ¶6. RELO and Assistant will depart Beirut via Middle East Airlines flight number 312 at 1600 on November 7, 2003. ¶7. Please make hotel reservation for RELO Assistant for one single room within per diem rates. ¶8. Please make room reservation for RELO at the Tango Inn. ¶9. RELO and Assistant have their cell phones roamed and can be reached on them anytime. RELO cell phone number is 962-79-5590964 and RELO Assistant cell phone number is 962- 79-5532566. ¶10. RELO and Assistant request airport assistance upon arrival and departure. ¶11. RELO and Assistant are looking forward for this upcoming TDY. ¶12. Please advise. Gnehm