GRANTS OFFICER APPOINTMENT FOR PHILIP M. BEEKMAN

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000627 SIPDIS SECSTATE FOR A/OPE (MAKELL/HUBERT) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ASUP AMGT KPAO SUBJECT: GRANTS OFFICER APPOINTMENT FOR PHILIP M. BEEKMAN REFERENCE: GRANT POLICY DIRECTIVE 1, REVISION 1/SECSTATE 104599 ¶1. FOLLOWING IS A CABLE REQUESTING GRANT AUTHORITY FROM A/OPE FOR INCOMING PDO PHILIP M. BEEKMAN. ¶2. PLEASE APPOINT POST'S INCOMING PDO AS GRANTS OFFICER. MR. PHILIP M. BEEKMAN SHOULD HAVE WARRANT EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2007. INFORMATION ON PDO BEEKMAN FOLLOWS: ¶A. NAME: PHILIP M. BEEKMAN ¶B. JOB TITLE AND GRADE: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OFFICER, FS-5 ¶C. OFFICE: PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE, EMBASSY LJUBLJANA ¶D. APPOINTMENT LEVEL REQUESTED: $10,000 ¶E. JUSTIFICATION/NEED FOR APPOINTMENT AT THIS DOLLAR LEVEL: MR. BEEKMAN SUPERVISES THE CULTURAL GRANTS PROGRAM AT EMBASSY LJUBLJANA AND WILL SERVE AS BACKUP FOR THE NGO GRANTS PROGRAM AT POST. MR. BEEKMAN HAS MET THE QUALIFICATIONS LISTED IN GRANTS POLICY DIRECTIVE NO. 1, REVISION 2. HE HAS COMPLETED THE 24-HOUR INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN GRANTS MANAGEMENT AND HAS COMPLETED A 4 YEAR COURSE OF STUDY LEADING TO A BACHELORS DEGREE (PLEASE SEE BELOW). ¶F. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING: N/A PREVIOUS GRANT OFFICER APPOINTMENT HELD/DOLLAR LIMITATION: N/A ¶G. OTHER RELEVANT SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS, CERTIFICATION/SKILLS: N/A ¶H. EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: M.P.A., 2003, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION B.A., 2000, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ¶I. RELEVANT HONORS, AWARDS, OR FELLOWSHIPS RECEIVED: N/A ¶J. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING INCLUDING NAME OF COURSE, SCHOOL, LENGTH OF TRAINING, DATE COMPLETED. PY220 INTRO - GRANTS AND COOPERATION, FOREIGN SERVICE INSTITUTE, 24 HOURS, NOVEMBER 24, 2004 ¶K. DATES OF ARRIVAL AT AND DEPARTURE FROM POST: ARRIVED ON JULY 26, 2005 AND WILL DEPART BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2007 NNNN 2005LJUBLJ00627 - Classification: UNCLASSIFIED v1.6.2