THANK YOU

UNCLAS KABUL 001393 SIPDIS STATE FOR P STAFF, SCA/FO, SCA/A, SCA/INS E.O. 12958; N/A TAGS: AMGT APER AF SUBJECT: THANK YOU Addressees please note: This cable replaces Kabul 1376, which was transmitted in error. Please destroy all copies of Kabul 1376. ¶1. We thank Embassy New Delhi's Political Section for allowing our senior political FSN, Kanishka Bakshi, to look over the shoulders of his Indian colleagues for a week a the end of May. Though that week was an especially busy one in India, the section's officers and FSNs still made time to introduce Mr. Bakhshi to the practices, procedures and habits that have long distinguished New Delhi's political reporting and advocacy. He found the experience very instructive and is already applying the lessons learned to his own office. ¶2. In particular, Mr. Bakshi cited the generous assistance of Political Section Deputy Atul Keshap, Political Officers Douglas Johnson and David Holmes and FSNs A. Sukesh, Shireen Singh, Dinesh Dubey and Alice Pandey. ¶3. As the youngest mission in the bureau, we know we have a lot to learn. We consider ourselves privileged and fortunate to be able to benefit from the experience of bureau colleagues that continue to set standards for Foreign Service excellence. WOOD