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