Embassy Minsk Input for Reports to Congress on Energy

UNCLAS MINSK 000100

SIPDIS

SIPDIS

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: ENRG SENV APER ABUD BO
SUBJECT: Embassy Minsk Input for Reports to Congress on Energy

REF: State 10743

Responses keyed to paragraph four of reftel:


A. The front office and the Political/Economic
Section handle energy matters.

Front Office staffing:
Ambassador
Deputy Chief of Mission
OMS (2)
Political Specialist LES

Political/Economic Section staffing:
Section Chief
Deputy Section Chief
Political/Economic Officer
Political Officer
Political/Economic Assistant LES (2)


B. Positions working on energy matters and time devoted to energy
matters:

Ambassador: 3 percent
Deputy Chief of Mission: 3 percent
Deputy Chief of Mission OMS: 1 percent
Political/Economic Section Chief: 4 percent
Deputy Political/Economic Section Chief 10 percent
Political/Economic Officer 5 percent
Political/Economic Assistant LES 5 percent
Political/Economic Assistant LES 1 percent


C. Narrative Descriptions:
Ambassador: Meets with DOE contractors and State Department
officials visiting Belarus for cooperative projects with the Sosniy
Research Facility, provides policy guidance to Washington on the
program. Meets with diplomatic contacts on questions of Russian
energy supplies to Belarus.

Deputy Chief of Mission: Meets with DOE contractors and State
Department officials visiting Belarus for cooperative projects with
the Sosniy Research Facility, provides policy guidance to Washington
on the program. Meets with diplomatic contacts on questions of
Russian energy supplies to Belarus.

Deputy Chief of Mission OMS: Organizes DCM's calendar and provides
office support to the Political/Economic Section.

Political/Economic Section Chief: Manages Political/Economic
Section in reporting on energy developments and supporting DOE
projects.

Deputy Political/Economic Section Chief: Chief reporting officer on
energy developments within Belarus, including oil and gas purchases
and transit issues.

Political/Economic Officer: Primary contact for DOE teams visiting
Sosniy, the Political/Economic Officer accompanies DOE teams during
briefings and site visits. He handles logistical requirements and
reporting on the results of visits.

Political/Economic Assistant LES: Writes reports on energy matters
from open source materials, serves as contact for U.S. businesses
with routine requests for information on the energy sector in
Belarus, arranges meetings with energy sector contacts.

Political/Economic Assistant LES: Helps with logistical
arrangements for visiting DOE teams and with meetings for reporting
on nuclear power in Belarus.


D. Budget: $ 24,800
-- Pro-rated personnel costs: $ 24,600
-- Programs: $ 200 (one representational event for nuclear energy
officials)

Stewart