EXTENSION REQUEST - KRISTIAN G. MOORE, BRASILIA (TED

UNCLAS BRASILIA 000215 SIPDIS SIPDIS DEPT FOR WHA/CDA/ML G. Marchese WHA/CDA/EL WHA/EX J. Hantke WHA/CDA/AD E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: BR SUBJECT: EXTENSION REQUEST - KRISTIAN G. MOORE, BRASILIA (TED December 2008) ¶1. (U) Kristian G. Moore (ESTH Officer 12/06-12/08) requests to extend his current assignment to Embassy Brasilia from 11/2008 to 05/2009. Mr. Moore requests the extension in order to be repositioned to the summer 2009 bidding cycle and also due to family considerations (allowing a child to finish the school year). Mr. Moore would finish his current assignment to the ESTH section upon the arrival of his replacement and then move to the consular section as an NIV Officer. ¶2. (U) With an additional NIV Officer (Mr. Moore has adjudicated visa applications in Brasilia already) Mission Brazil hopes to increase its visa productivity in the face of rising visa demand and also send Mr. Moore TDY to constituent posts when necessary (Brazil's NIV appointment backlogs are over 90 days). He is a recently tenured officer currently in a JO slot which has already been backfilled (Long - ETA 9/08). HR/CDA/EX and EL have been notified of Mr. Moore's request and Post understands that they are examining possibilities. ¶3. (U) Post supports this request and asks that WHA and CDA also support the request. SOBEL