UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000785

SIPDIS


DEPT FOR EB/CBA DENNIS WINSTEAD, EB/TPP/ABT/BTT JACK
BOBO, EUR/NCE
VIENNA FOR QUINTIN GRAY AND SARAH HANSON
IIP FOR BARBARA DURANT AND JONATHAN SCHAEFFER

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO SI
SUBJECT: ACCOUNTING FOR BFIF-FUNDED AGRICULTURE
COEXISTENCE CONFERENCE

REF: LJUBLJANA 0724


1. On 6 October, Embassy Ljubljana used funds from a
Business Facilitation Incentive Fund grant to host a
seminar on agricultural coexistence in Slovenia. As
reported reftel, the event was the first ever of its kind
hosted by Post and helped pave the way for open, science-
based debate on biotechnology and coexistence. The
following is an accounting of funds spent to host the
conference. The amounts are given in USD.

Conference Room and equipment rental 2,567.51
Overtime for drivers and FSN 341.53
Total: 2,909.04


2. In addition to BFIF funds, Post is grateful for
support from FAS, which paid for simultaneous
interpretation and the cost of printing invitations and
other promotional material. U.S. speaker stipends and
travel costs were covered by a grant from IIP.


3. The fiscal data for this project is as follows:
Fund cite: 1900-501130000-1005-500101-6100-2589-050500
Agency/Bureau: 1900
Appropriation: 501130000
Allotment: 1005
Obligation: 500101
Function: 6100
Object: 2589
Organization: 050500


4. Post once again thanks EB/CBA, IIP, EB/TPP/ABT, and
USDA for their funding and programmatic assistance.

ROBERTSON


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