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

UNCLAS ROME 003195 SIPDIS 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. TAMLYN NNNN 2003ROME03195 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED