COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR RICHARD CROWDER,

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 JAKARTA 013315 SIPDIS SIPDIS USDA/FAS FOR OA/YOST, MILLER, OFSO/DEVER, LEE, SCHAYES, OCRA/ALEXANDER, SISSON, RADLER USTR AG/JALLEN/JMURPHY TOKYO FOR AG MINISTER-COUNSELOR SEOUL FOR AG MINISTER-COUNSELOR BEIJING FOR AG MINISTER-COUNSELOR DEPT PASS TO USTR AG USDA/TOFAS 043 E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CH OTRA ETRD USTR JA KA ID SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR RICHARD CROWDER, MR. JASON HAFEMEISTER, MR. ANDREW STEPHENS, AND MS. ELLEN TERPSTRA REF: USTR AND USDA FAS 681882 ¶1. Embassy Jakarta grants country clearance to Ambassador Richard Crowder, Chief Agricultural Negotiator USTR, Mr. Jason Hafemeister, Deputy Assistant USTR, Mr. Andrew Stephens, Director, USTR and Ms. Ellen Terpstra, Deputy Under Secretary, USDA to visit Jakarta from November 30 through December 2, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to discuss DOHA Agricultural negotiations and market access issues with Government of Indonesia. ¶2. Control officer for this visit is Fred Kessel, Agricultural Counselor, office telephone (62-21) 3435-9162, home telephone (62-21) 3989-9316, cell phone (62) 816-186 ¶8366. ¶3. Hotel Reservation information will be sent separately via email. ¶4. All official travelers to Indonesia are encouraged to travel on a diplomatic or official passport (with at least six months validity remaining) and must be in possession of a valid visa issued at an Indonesian embassy or consulate abroad. Travelers arriving without a valid visa may purchase an airport visa for Dols. 10.00 for a three-day validity or Dols. 25.00 for a thirty-day validity. Payment must be made with the exact fee in U.S. dollars and there are no currency exchange facilities at the visa counters. Please note that upon expiration of the 3-day or 30-day visa, travelers must/must depart Indonesia for at least two weeks and the visa cannot be renewed. Post strongly encourages all TDY travelers to obtain visas in advance to avoid problems in case travel plans change unexpectedly. ¶5. All air travelers from Jakarta are subject to a departure tax of Rupiah 30,000 (approx. Dols. 3.00) for domestic flights and Rupiah 100,000 (approximately Dols. 10.00) for international flights. This must be paid in local currency at the check-in desk. It may not be paid in U.S. dollars. ¶6. Ground transport from Jakarta International Airport will be provided by FAS/Jakarta. ¶7. Threat Assessment: The most recent Department of State travel warning cautions American citizens to defer non- essential travel to Indonesia. The bombings of two restaurants in Bali on October 1, 2005, the Australian Embassy on September 9, 2004, the J.W. Marriott Hotel in Jakarta on August 5, 2003, and of two nightclubs in Bali and the attack near the U.S. Consular Agency in Bali, both on October 12, 2002, along with the current security situation within Indonesia, puts U.S. citizens and interests at risk. All American citizens in Indonesia have been warned to evaluate their security posture and exercise maximum caution such as avoiding crowds and demonstrations and locations known to cater primarily to a Western clientele. Bombings and separatist violence in the provinces of Aceh and Papua (Iryan Jaya),Central and West Kalimantan, Maluku, North Maluku, Central and South Sulawesi and West Timor have contributed to unsafe conditions in these regions. On August 31, 2002, an ambush in Papua resulted in the death of two and wounded eight Americans. Americans should avoid all travel to these areas. ¶8. The Embassy strictly controls the entry of laptop computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs),and other electronic devices into Embassy facilities. If you plan to bring official electronic equipment to post, please advise the make/model, and serial number or other control number to your sponsoring office at post so they may alert the Regional Security Office. Personally owned or unapproved USG equipment may not enter the controlled access areas. ¶9. ICASS Policy: Each visitor, regardless of length of stay, must bring/forward fiscal data to pay for direct costs of the visit. Each agency, organization, or visiting delegation will be charged for the actual costs attributed JAKARTA 00013315 002 OF 002 to their visit. For TDYers over thirty (30) days, there is a charge for ICASS support services. If your sponsoring agency is not signed up for ICASS services at post, please be prepared to sign an MOU for ICASS support services upon arrival. The agency should provide post with a written communication, generated by the traveler's headquarters, that confirms the agency will pay ICASS charges for the TDYer, provides the agency ICASS billing code that TDY support charges should be applied to, and authorizes the traveler to sign the ICASS invoice generated by the TDY module. To request use of Mission services upon arrival at post, TDY personnel must complete and sign the form 'Application and Approval for Use of U.S. Mission Services,' attach their travel orders, and submit it to the Management Counselor for approval. TDY visitors will not have access to Mission services, including the Commissary, until the form is completed. ¶10. Medical: ¶A. The Embassy in Jakarta operates a Health Unit that is accessible to personnel who have a current Class 1 or 2 medical clearance issued by State MED. Military personnel whose agencies have signed an ICASS agreement also have access. ¶B. TDYers who are federal employees and who have been on TDY travel outside of CONUS for less than 60 days in a calendar year may use the health unit for up to 60 days without a medical clearance. Those traveling on government orders for more than 60 days per year should obtain medical clearance before coming to post. Without a clearance, health unit access will be denied. ¶C. Traveler has Medical Evacuation Insurance WITH MEDEX ASSISTANCE CORPORATION. Direct-hire State Department employees are already covered for medical evacuation. Medical care in Indonesia is deficient and employees are frequently evacuated to Singapore for care. ¶D. Bring copies of all medical and immunization records and update immunizations prior to arrival, including Typhoid, Hepatitis A and Hepatitis B. Bring an adequate supply of prescription medications. For travel to some areas outside Jakarta, malaria prophylaxis should be started before arrival. PASCOE