SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR UNVIE AMBASSADOR

UNCLAS MADRID 000008

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

STATE FOR EUR/WE
UNVIE FOR JILL HINSON

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OTRA AMGT SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR UNVIE AMBASSADOR
GREGORY SCHULTE

REF: UNVIE VIENNA 00919


1. Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes
UNVIE Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte to travel to Madrid,
Spain on January 10 to January 11. The purpose of this visit
is to participate in Iran Public Diplomacy outreach
discussions with Senior Level GOS officials and the media.


2. The control officer is Econ Officer Ken Forder and can be
reached at Embassy number 91/587-2385, cell phone number
650-622-426 or email address forderk@state.gov. Mr. Forder
will meet and assist upon arrival.


3. Hotel reservations have been made at Hotel Gran Melia
Fenix located on Hermosilla 2, the phone number is
34/91/431-6700 and the fax number is 34-91/576-0661. The
perdiem for Madrid is $185 for lodging and $138 for M&IE.
Confirmation number for Ambassador Schulte is 107103.


4. Visitors are reminded that bearers of diplomatic and
official passports coming to Spain on official business need
to obtain a Spanish visa prior to arrival to Spain.


5. Post can provide DoS email access via OpenNet
(unclassified system) to State Department travelers who have
active OpenNet accounts. Post can also support users who wish
to access their email accounts using FOBs or OWA. Exchange
5.5 users (ask your system manager to provide Exchange server
version) who have to use remote login to access their
exchange email accounts will need to provide Post,s IM
section with the name of their DoS Domain and their Exchange
Server name and/or IP address.


6. THREAT ASSESSMENT:

In general, Spain is safe. However, Madrid, Barcelona and
other large cities in Spain -- including resort/convention
areas such as Benidorm -- attract a large number of criminals
and pickpockets and frequent incidents of crime of
opportunity against the unwary do occur. Carry only
essential items including a photocopy of your passport's
photo page. Visitors can protect themselves against crime by
being street-smart, alert and aware of their surroundings.
In the event you are victimized by crime, or experience any
security-related incident, please contact the Embassy's
Regional Security Office at 91-587-2550 or after hours at
91-587-2355. Official visitors to the Embassy in Madrid or
the Consulate General in Barcelona are encouraged to receive
a security briefing from the RSO office at their earliest
convenience. Additional information regarding safety and
security in Spain is available on the U.S. Department of
State's website (www.embusa.es).

Travelers are encouraged to review the most recent Worldwide
Caution issued by the Department of State. As the Department
of State continues to develop information on any potential
security threats to Americans overseas, it shares credible
threat information through its Consular Information Program
documents, available on the Internet at
http://travel/state.gov. In addition to information on the
Internet, U.S. travelers can hear recorded information by
calling the Department of State in Washington, D.C. at
202-647-5225 from their touch-tone telephone, or receive
information by automated telefax by dialing 202-647-3000 from
their fax machine.
LLORENS