E/VP 2004-0023 U.S. PERSPECTIVES ON MULTILATERAL

UNCLAS ROME 003195

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STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/P JANET BEARD AND AZZA MOUNIB-ZAKI
IO/EDA FOR SHARON KOTOK
IO/PPC FOR SARAH MORRISON

FROM U.S. MISSION TO THE UN IN ROME (FODAG)

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AORC EAGR EAID FAO
SUBJECT: E/VP 2004-0023 U.S. PERSPECTIVES ON MULTILATERAL
ISSUES


1. NOMINATION FOR THE U.S. MISSION TO THE UN CANDIDATE, MR.
ROSELEY BIN KHALID FOLLOWS. NOMINATION IN EVDP FORMAT WILL
FOLLOW BY SEPTEL.


2. BEGIN KHALID NOMINATION FORM:

1)FULL NAME OF VISITOR: ROSELEY BIN KHALID
2) CURRENT PROFESSIONAL TITLE OF VISITOR: AGRICULTURAL
ATTACHE, EMBASSY OF MALAYSIA, ROME
3) MAILING ADDRESS: VIA NOMENTANA 297, 00162, ROME, ITALY
4) TELEPHONE NUMBER, FAX NUMBER, EMAIL ADDRESS: PHONE: 39-
06-841-1339/841-7026; FAX: 39-06-855-5110/855-5040; E-MAIL:
MALAGRIRM@VIRGILIO.IT
5) VISITOR'S DATE OF BIRTH: FEBRUARY 7, 1953
6) VISITOR'S BIRTH CITY AND COUNTRY: KLANG, MALAYSIA
7) VISITOR'S COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP: MALAYSIA
8) GENDER: MALE
9) MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED
10) PREVIOUS POSITIONS: 1977-2000, DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE, MALAYSIA, HEAD OF PLANNING AND CONSULTANCY
SERVICES (PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS AGRICULTURAL PLANNING OFFICER
AND AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIST). DUTIES INCLUDED PLANNING,
MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS AND
PROJECTS OF NATIONAL AND FIELD LEVELS. ALSO SERVED IN
VARIOUS CAPACITIES AT DISTRICT AND STATE LEVELS RESPONSIBLE
FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, EXTENSION AND TRAINING.
11) PREVIOUS U.S. TRAVEL: COLORADO, USA, MAY/JUNE 1991,
ATTENDED USDA COURSE ON "AGRICULTURAL MARKETING FOR
DEVELOPING COUNTRY"; BONN, GERMANY, 1998, SEMINAR ON
AGRICULTURAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MINDANAO, PHILIPPINES AND
PONTIANAK, INDONESIA, 1995-1997, COUNTRY DELEGATION TO
MEETINGS INVOLVING REGIONAL INTEGRATION ON AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION AND TRADE AMONG ASEAN COUNTRIES THROUGH
DEVELOPMENT OF THE BRUNEI-INDONESIA-MALAYSIA-PHILIPPINES
ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL GROWTH AREA (BIMP-EAGA).
13) MEMBERSHIPS: NONE
14) FIRST LANGUAGE: MALAY
15) ENGLISH FLUENCY IN READING, SPEAKING AND COMPREHENSION:
ADEQUATE PROFICIENCY IN ENGLISH READING, SPEAKING AND
COMPREHENSION
16) NOMINATING OFFICE/OFFICER: LUCY TAMLYN, U.S. MISSION TO
THE UN AGENCIES, ROME
17) POST OBJECTIVES FOR PROGRAM: ECONOMIC AND TRADE
ISSUES/POLICIES ON AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND TRADE. EXPOSE
VISITOR TO THE U.S. INSTITUTIONS WHICH (DIRECTLY AND
INDIRECTLY) SHAPE U.S. POLICY TO THE UN: PROVIDE VISITOR AN
UNDERSTANDING OF AND APPRECIATION OF U.S. POSITIONS.
18) VISITOR OBJECTIVES FOR PROGRAM: TO UNDERSTAND THE
MULTILATERAL POLICY AND DECISION MAKING PROCESSES REGARDING
ASSISTANCE ON AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT TO DEVELOPING
COUNTRIES. TO BE INFORMED ON HOW ASSISTANCE AND CAPACITY
BUILDING, ESPECIALLY ON NEW AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES,
INCLUDING BIOTECHNOLOGIES, COULD BE PROVIDED BY THE U.S. TO
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.
19) WOULD VISITOR LIKE TO SPEAK TO U.S. GROUPS DURING IV
PROGRAM: PERHAPS, DEPENDING ON TYPE OF GROUPS
20) SHOULD THE VISITOR'S EMBASSY BE NOTIFIED: YES
21) WOULD VISITOR BE WILLING TO SPEAK TO MEDIA: YES
22) WOULD VISITOR LIKE TO PARTICIPATE IN HOME HOSPITALITY
DURING THE PROGRAM? NO
23) JUSTIFICATION FOR NOMINATION: MR. KHALID IS LIKELY TO
RISE WITHIN THE MALAYSIAN CIVIL SERVICE AND BE ASSIGNED TO
OTHER MULTILATERAL POSTINGS. HE WILL CONTINUE TO WORK
CLOSELY ON AGRICULTURE, TRADE AND INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION
ISSUES FOR MALAYSIA. END KHALID NOMINATION FORM.

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