REMINDER OF FEBRUARY 11 DEADLINE TO NOMINATE

UNCLAS AMMAN 000393 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ELA AND EEB PLEASE PASS TO USAID CAIRO, ATTN: ALER GRUBBS DHS FOR ICE/SHAUN LONERGAN E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EFIN ETRD KTFN SNAR XF SUBJECT: REMINDER OF FEBRUARY 11 DEADLINE TO NOMINATE PARTICIPANTS FOR MARCH BULK CASH SMUGGLING SEMINAR REF: AMMAN 99 ¶1. Embassy Amman would like to remind action addressees of the February 11 deadline for submitting the names of candidates for the Interdiction and Investigation of Bulk Cash Smuggling (BCS) seminar to be delivered in Amman, Jordan from March 10-13, 2008 (reftel). The seminar will be presented by the U.S. Treasury Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS-ICE),and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP),and is being organized by Embassy Amman. This event is offered to customs, presecutorial, and financial intelligence units of countries in the Middle East and North Africa to assist the countries in enhancing national mechanisms dedicated to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). The seminar will focus on bulk cash smuggling as it applies to AML/CFT efforts. ¶2. Per reftel, posts are encouraged to submit the names of participants by February 11. Identifying data should include: full name, DOB, position title, complete agency name and business address, national ID number, contact telephone numbers, and email address. The deadline for submission of travel information is March 2, 2008. ¶3. The Embassy Amman point of contact for the event is Joe Parker, Resident Enforcement Advisor, U.S. Treasury. He can be reached by e-mail at parkerje@state.gov, or by telephone at 962-6-590-6544 (embassy) or 962-79-582-3305 (mobile). Emails on the BCS seminar should be sent to both Mr. Parker and Treasury Administrative Assistant Ayman Alqasem, who can be reached at al-qasemaz@state.gov and 962-6-590-6191. HALE