MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING

UNCLAS CAIRO 003806 SIPDIS SENSITIVE NEA FOR DAS DIBBLE AND FOR NEA/ELA; DS FOR JOE MORTON AND FOR DSS AND IP/NEA; S/ES FOR AMBASSADOR HOFMANN; S/CT FOR MARGARET HAWTHORNE; CA FOR AMBASSADOR HARTY. E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER ASEC PGOV KVPR EG HSWG SUBJECT: MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING GROUP (MAY 18, 2005) REF: CAIRO 3320 Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. Not for Internet distribution. ¶1. (SBU) The Charge chaired on May 18 a meeting of the Embassy's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG). RSO, LEGAT, ORA, DEA, CONS, and ECPO attended. ¶2. (SBU) ECPO briefed the group on post preparations for the projected May 30-31 visit of Fran Townsend, President Bush's Homeland Security Advisor. As we move forward with planning, ECPO is checking on the composition of HSA Townsend's delegation before finalizing the schedule. ¶3. (SBU) DEA briefed HSWG members on plans to hold in September a training seminar in Cairo for DEA locally engaged staff from across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia. DEA also briefed the group on a recent successful visit to the field office of ANGA, DEA's Egyptian counterpart agency, at Cairo International Airport. The visit strengthened DEA's relationships with key personnel at this important site. ¶4. (SBU) The Consul General advised HSWG members on follow up actions related to a recent submission to the Visas Viper program and reminded the group to remain alert for information that might be used in preparing new Viper entries. Visit Embassy Cairo's Classified Website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/cairo You can also access this site through the State Department's Classified SIPRNET website. GRAY