COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STAFFDEL LIS

UNCLAS KABUL 000696 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR H AND RM/F/DFS/FO/AA/CAA PLEASE PASS TO ANDREW C. MACDEMOTT, TRAVEL SPECIALIST, BUREAU OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS (H) E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC AF SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STAFFDEL LIS REF: STATE 23570 ¶1. Embassy Kabul welcomes John Lis, Francis Miko, and Kenneth Katzman, Professional Staff Members, House International Relations Committee (HIRC);Robert Lawrence and Thomas Ross, Professional Staff Members, Office of the Speaker (SPKR); Keith Schultz, USAID, and grants country clearance for their visit to Afghanistan from February 26 to March 02, 2006, to conduct an on-site assessment of the Parliament to determine its suitability for inclusion in House Democracy Assistance Commission Programs and to discuss potential areas for cooperation. Control Officer is Carolyn Coberly, Political Officer, email address: CoberlyCH@state.gov, telephone 011-937-010-8177 or cell number 011-937-990-79298. All travelers should bring USG ID for identification purposes and to obtain an Embassy ID. ¶2. Embassy Kabul will provide transportation, security escorts and lodging. ¶3. Embassy Kabul is arranging seats for Staffdel travel in the UNHAS flight from Dubai to Kabul. ¶3. Post assumes travelers have TS security clearance unless notified otherwise. ¶4. Post recommends all travelers to review information about traveling to Kabul on post's website: http://kabul.state.gov. NEUMANN