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