CONGO/B: Nomination of Econ/Cons Bakken for 2005

UNCLAS KINSHASA 001297

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR AF/C - Madeeha Ashraf

FROM BRAZZAVILLE EMBASSY OFFICE

E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT ELAB OTRA PHUM CF
SUBJECT: CONGO/B: Nomination of Econ/Cons Bakken for 2005
Workers Rights Training Seminar

REF: STATE 142003


1. Post would like to nominate Economics and Consular
Officer Chelsea MH Bakken to attend the 2005 Worker Rights
Training Seminar in Cairo.
Econ/Cons Bakken is the reporting officer for all labor,
economic,
commercial, environmental, democracy and human rights,
trafficking in
persons, military, and consular issues and contributes to
political,
public diplomacy, and other reporting, as necessary. This
training would greatly enhance the post's capacity to
improve and expand reporting on worker rights issues in the
Republic of Congo. (By way of background, please note that
normally Embassy Brazzaville is a small four officer post,
but currently it has only one permanent officer, Econ/Cons
Bakken, and a TDY Charge.)


2. Econ/Cons Bakken's current supervisor is Charge Ollie
Anderson and,
starting August 24, her new supervisor will be TDY Charge
Sharon
Rutherford. Econ/Cons Bakken can be contacted in
Brazzaville at (242)
528-79-63 or bzvbakkencmh@yahoo.com or in Kinshasa at (243)
98009502 or
bakkencmh@state.gov (please note that she is in Kinshasa
only on Mondays and the weekends).


3. Ms. Bakken estimated date of departure from post is
August 2007.


4. The cost of airfare from Kinshasa to Cairo is estimated
at about USD
1,650 for business class and about USD 1,050 for economy.
Post is seeking any possible financial assistance to send
our officer to this valuable training opportunity.


5. Brazzaville Embassy Office - Anderson.
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