JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE: REGULATORY REFORM AND

UNCLAS STATE 004701 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS FOR ECON: N HILL E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OTRA ECON ETRD JA SUBJECT: JAPAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE: REGULATORY REFORM AND COMPETITION POLICY INITIATIVE WORKING GROUP, TOKYO, JANUARY 22-30, 2007 ¶1. Department requests country clearance for the U.S. delegation to the Regulatory Reform and Competition Policy working group meetings scheduled for January 22-30, 2007, in Tokyo. Members of the delegation, their passport and clearance information, and dates of arrival and departure are as follows: USTR -------------- Michael Beeman Deputy Assistant USTR for Japan Passport: 801736070 Security clearance: Top Secret Arrival: January 21 Departure: January 27 Cathleen A. Enright Deputy Assistant USTR for Agricultural Affairs Passport: 801789698 Security clearance: pending Arrival: January 21 Departure: January 25 Jonathan McHale Deputy Assistant USTR for Telecommunications Policy Passport: 801-734-185 Security clearance: Top Secret Arrival: January 20 (from Seoul) Departure: January 26 Stanford K. McCoy Chief Negotiator for Intellectual Property Enforcement and Deputy Assistant USTR for Intellectual Property Enforcement Passport: 910009918 Security clearance: Top Secret Arrival: January 23 Departure: January 27 Ronald Meyers Director for Japan Affairs Passport: 801787483 Security clearance: Top Secret Arrival: January 22 Departure: January 30 Department of Commerce -------------- Danius Barzdukas International Trade Specialist, Office of Japan Passport: 820032183 Security clearance: Secret Arrival: January 21 Departure: January 27 Peter Niles Fowler Senior Counsel for Enforcement, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Passport: 801907432 Security clearance: Top Secret Arrival: January 23 Departure: January 27 Ari Leifman Attorney Advisor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Passport: 801802625 Security clearance: Secret Arrival: January 23 Departure: January 26 Robin D. Roark Director, Information Technology, Office of Technology and Electronic Commerce Passport: 802065944 Security clearance: Secret Arrival: January 24 Departure: January 31 Scott R. Seaman International Trade Specialist, Office of Japan Passport 801738650 Security clearance: Secret Arrival: January 23 Departure: January 31 Michael Shapiro Attorney Advisor, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Passport: 802181917 Security clearance: Secret Arrival: January 21 Departure: January 26 Department of Justice -------------- Stuart Chemtob Special Counsel for International Trade, Antitrust Division Passport: 801727528 Security clearance: Top Secret Arrival: January 21 Departure: January 27 Department of Agriculture -------------- John Greifer Director, SPS Management Team, APHIS Passport: 801793567 Security clearance: Top Secret Arrival: January 22 Departure: January 26 Lynn I. Alfalla SPS Policy Director, Asia-Pacific Region, Sps Management Team, APHIS Passport: 802175069 Security clearance: pending Arrival: January 22 Departure: January 26 Library of Congress -------------- Marla Poor Policy Planning Advisor, U.S. Copyright Office Passport: 801426954 Security clearance: Top Secret Arrival: January 21 Departure: January 27 ¶2. Washington agencies welcome Embassy's participation in the working group meetings and appreciate Embassy,s assistance in making hotel reservations for the delegation and other arrangements, as conveyed by email, and in arranging appropriate access to the Embassy. RICE