STAFFDEL MARGON SCHEDULE FOR KENYA

UNCLAS NAIROBI 004582 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS DEPT FOR H and AF/E E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ET GM NL KE SUBJECT: STAFFDEL MARGON SCHEDULE FOR KENYA ¶1. SHEDULE FOR Visit of Sarah Margon to Nairobi, Kenya 28-30 November 2007 Wednesday, November 28, 2007 1200 Arrive JKI airport (met by Political Counselor Larry Andre). 1330 Arrive at Holiday Inn, Check-in 1400 Lunch with Election Monitoring Team Larry Andre, Political Counselor Michael Kamau, Political Specialist Kevin Green, Deputy Political Counselor Keith Bean, Domestic Politics Officer Sheryl Stumbras, USAID Democracy & Governance 1500 Review Briefing Materials 1600 Briefing with Somalia Affairs Office Special Envoy John Yates Mitch Benedict, Somalia Affairs Officer Hodan Hassan, Somalia Affairs Officer 1700 Discussion with International Somalia Policy Community Ahmed Abdisalaam (Hornafrik) Khadija O. Ali (civil society) Abdirahman Raghe (Interpeace) Danny Irungu (IRI) Jama Ahmed Mohamed (Haber Gedir/Murasade) NGO (Socda) Pro. Abdi dahir Dirie (Forum for peace and governance) Asha Hagi Elmi Ali Doy Hirsi Ahmed Abdullahi Yusuf (president Yusuf's son) Anne Maria Madsen Nick Pyle Hatem Bamehriz (NDI) Mohamed Ali Nur (Americo) Mohammed Mahmoud, "Garibaldi" (NDI) Adam Abdirizak, Office of President Rina Kristomen 1830 Meet USAID Robert Drapcho to discuss Dedaab program 1900 Dinner with NDI Chief of Party Bjarte Tora, IFES Chief of Party Theo Noel & IRI Program Officer Danny Irungu and Political Officer Keith Bean Thursday November 29, 2007 0730 Breakfast with Maina Kiai, Kenya Human Rights Commission 0830 Depart for Chancery 0900 Call on USAID/Kenya Deputy Director Al Smith 1015 Call on Ambassador Ranneberger 1030 Counter-Terrorism/Law Enforcement Working Group Briefing Wendy Dougherty, Anti Terrorism Assistance Bob Whigham, RSO or Jeff Roberts, Deputy RSO CDR Ken Atkins, Joint Task Force Horn of Africa Randy Fleitman Econ/Labor Attach Maj Bethany Aragon, MIST Scott R. Riedmann, Cons 1145 Depart Chancery for UN Political Office Somalia 1200 Call on SRSG Ould Abdullah with SE Yates 1225 Depart for River Caf 1230 Lunch at River Caf with Kenya-focused International NGOs Ken McLean Country Director Catholic Relief Services 1330 Call on Cheryl Anderson, USAID/Regional 1400 Yves Kore Sudan Officer 1430 Roundtable discussion with Humanitarian NGOs/Somalia Location: Multi Purpose Room USAID: Larry Meserve, Jack Myer, Georgianna Platt, Nick Cox, Maura Barry NGOs: IMC, World Vision,CARE, SCF/UK, DRC, Concern, Gedo Health Consortium, IRC, Ferro, Afrec, Muslim Aid UK, Islamic Relief, NRC, Coopi, COSV, Oxfam Novib, Oxfam GB, Mercy Corps, Mercy USA, Horn Relief, World Concern, Interpeace, NDI, IRI, EDC 1530 Depart Embassy for MFA 1600 Call on MFA Director of Political Affairs, Amb. Ben Ogutu 1630 Return to Hotel 1700 Arrive at hotel, evening free Friday, 30 November 0600 Depart hotel for Wilson Airport with USAID Robert Drapcho 0700 Depart for Dadaab Refugee Camp 1800 Return from Dadaab, proceed to hotel 1830 Arrive at hotel 1900 Dinner with NGO friends 2100 Depart for airport 2350 Flight departs for UK RANNEBERGER