UNCLAS KINSHASA 000250

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

EB/ESC/IEC/ENR
FSI/SPAS/ECON FOR LISA FOX
HR/CDA/EL FOR KATELYN CHOE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AFSI APER ENRG EPET EMIN ECON
SUBJECT: PE 142 APPLICATION: CHRISTOPHER CORKEY

REF: SECSTATE 12018


1. (U) Post nominates Economic Officer Christopher Corkey for
admission to PE 142, the Denver Resource Economics Course,
scheduled July 7-11 (Ref). Mr. Corkey is an Entry Level
Officer, Economic Cone, posted to the Economic section of
Embassy Kinshasa until July 2009. He would plan to arrive in
Washington, DC on July 6.

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Contact Information
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Christopher Corkey
Office: 243-81-700-6348
Mobile: 243-81-700-4428
Fax: 243-81-556-0169
Email: CorkeyCT@state.gov

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Benefit of PE 142
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2. (U) Mr. Corkey,s reporting requirements focus primarily
on the extractive industries of the Democratic Republic of
the Congo (DRC). He works with representatives of several
mining companies, including Freeport McMoRan, the largest
private U.S. investment in the DRC. The extractive
industries portfolio of the DRC, a resource-rich but largely
undeveloped country, includes copper, cobalt, diamonds, gold,
cassiterite, petroleum, and timber. The PE 142 course would
benefit the Economic section, as well as the end-users of
Kinshasa reporting, by giving Mr. Corkey a better
understanding of the natural resources sector. The course
would also enable Mr. Corkey to establish useful contacts
within the U.S. Geological Survey and other relevant
U.S.-based organizations.
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