OSLO NOMINEE FOR BRUSSELS CT AND JHA AFFAIRS

UNCLAS OSLO 000398 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR/ERA ALESSANDRO NARDI, EUR/PGI LONNI REASOR DEPT FOR S/CT, AND USEU/DOJ/NAS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL PTER CVIS NO EUN KCRM KJUS SUBJECT: OSLO NOMINEE FOR BRUSSELS CT AND JHA AFFAIRS CONFERENCE REF: BRUSSELS 00934 ¶1. Post nominates Pol/Econ officer Edward Canuel to attend the Counter-terrorism Policy/Justice and Home Affairs Brussels conference, from May 31 through June 2. ¶2. Per reftel, the following is the requested information of the nominee: Edward T. Canuel, Pol/Econ Officer, Second Secretary, Phone number is (47) 21 30 88 64, Fax number is SIPDIS (47) 22 55 43 13, and the projected travel dates of travel (and conference participation) are May 31-June 2nd. Mr. Canuel possesses top secret security clearance. ¶3. Mr. Canuel's portfolio at post include E.U. affairs. Although Norway is not an E.U. meber state, it has strong economic and political ies to the E.U. (including membership in the Euroean Economic Area). Given these reasons we request that Mr. Canuel be alowed to participate in the proposed break-out sessions fr E.U. posts on June 1. Visit Oslo's Classified website: http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/eur/oslo/index.cf m WHITNEY