TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER

C O N F I D E N T I A L BRIDGETOWN 002063 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR WHA/CAR, EB/EST/TFS, S/CT-HILL, INL/C/CP-PETERSON, AND IO/PSC-SANDAGE E.O. 12958: DECL: 11/17/2016 TAGS: EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN KVPR XL SUBJECT: TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER REF: STATE 181096 Classified By: DCM Mary Ellen T. Gilroy for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). ¶1. (C) Embassy Bridgetown's Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Embassy Grenada does not have classified capability, so Embassy Bridgetown will also handle Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) duties for Grenada. Following is Embassy Bridgetown response to questions in reftel paragraph 9: ¶2. (C) Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer: Mary Ellen T. Gilroy, Deputy Chief of Mission Tel: 246-436-4950, ext. 2218 IVG: 986-2218 GilroyME@state.sgov.gov ¶3. (C) Deputy TFCO: Christopher R. Reynolds, Political Officer Tel: 246-436-4950, ext. 2224 IVG: 986-2224 ReynoldsCR@state.sgov.gov ¶4. (C) Effective public diplomacy can be achieved through target placement of signed opinion pieces by senior USG officers and the Chief of Mission. Spreading our message through the use of listservs, video digital conferencing and meetings on the margins of Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) conferences can underscore the importance of this issue to the USG. ¶5. (C) None of the countries under Post's AOR are included in the chart described in reftel, para 9(d). The current status of legislation on money laundering and terrorism finance, as well as adherence to relevant international standards, is summarized in post's submissions for the annual International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). OURISMAN