SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE

UNCLAS STATE 017307

SIPDIS

SIPDIS
PARIS FOR MONACO

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY MN
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATION TO ATTEND THE
WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY
(WIREC) MARCH 4-6, 2008

REF: A) STATE 138428 B) STATE 80334

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ACTION REQUESTS
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1. Action Requests: OES apologizes for this short-
fuse request. We have only just learned that
Monaco is interested in attending WIREC and given
that the conference is now less than two weeks away,
and the delegates will need to make their travel
arrangements urgently, we are asking post
to move very quickly to deliver the requested
invitation. Ambassador or appropriate senior
post official is requested to deliver the text in
paragraph 4 as a letter over post Official's signature
to either Monaco's Foreign Minister or,
if known, Monaco's designated Minister-level head of
official delegation to WIREC 2008. Post at its
iscretion may cc other ministers who have indicated
an interest in attending WIREC. Post is asked to
confirm delivery of the letter via return cable.
Please include name and contact information
for post's WIREC POC in the response cable.


2. Post is requested to inform the government
od Monaco that Official Individual Country
Ministerial-level delegations may consist of a
maximum of 10 individuals per country, composed of
up to three Ministers, including the Ministers of
Foreign Affairs, Energy, Agriculture, or Environment
(or the equivalent Ministers covering those portfolios)
and three subnational government representatives. We
defer to each country's Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA)
to determine their country's precise makeup of the
'Official WIREC Ministerial Delegation,' as well as to
inform us of their 'Head of Delegation,' assuming more
than one Minister-level delegate is part of that
country's official delegation. However, we appreciate
Embassy engagement with the MFA to ensure that the
delegation is comprised of appropriate Ministers and
subnational government representatives.


3. An official from the Embassy of the Principality
of Monaco has contacted OES's contractor directly
to request an invitation for Monaco. We have no
further inforamtion as to which Ministers may be
interested in attending WIREC.

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TEXT OF LETTER
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4. Begin text of the letter:

Dear Mr./Madam Minister: (or other appropriate salutation)

The U.S. State Department will host the Washington
International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008)
in Washington on March 4-6, 2008. WIREC 2008 is the
third global ministerial-level event on renewable energy
after Bonn in 2004 and Beijing in 2005. WIREC will
serve as a global platform for ministers and senior
leaders from the private sector, sub-national
governments, and civil society to discuss and share
information about the benefits of renewable energy,
identify best practices and barriers, and consider
policy options and measures needed to encourage the
rapid development of renewable energy in their
countries.

I am pleased to invite (insert name of country) to send an
official delegation to WIREC 2008. Approximately 2,000
delegates will participate in the three-day conference at
the Washington Convention Center, and we envision
participation by U.S. Cabinet secretaries and senior
White House officials.

In the spirit of the International Action Program that was
agreed to at the Bonn Conference, I am inviting your
government to consider making a voluntary national pledge
at WIREC to accelerate the deployment of renewable energy
in your country. The consolidation of national
governments' pledges, as well as pledges from other major
stakeholders (sub-national governments, international
organizations, the private sector, civil society, and
multi-stakeholder partnerships) will be one of the major
outcomes of WIREC.

I look forward to your official delegation's active
Participation in WIREC 2008.

Sincerely,
(insert name of Ambassador or appropriate senior
embassy official)

End text.

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DEADLINE
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5. Post is asked to deliver the formal invitation
letter to the minister who has been designated to
head the official delegation, if known, or, if a head
of delegation has not been decided, to the foreign
minister, no later than noon Friday, February 22.
Response cable should be slugged for OES for WIREC
Action Group Leader Stan Specht and OES Special
Assistant Camille Hill.

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POC FOR QUESTIONS
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6. Questions about registration or credentialing
should be directed to OES' contractor, the U.S. Energy
Association (USEA),who is handling these processes.
POC at USEA is Rob Donovan direct line 202-312-1238
or email rdonovan@usea.gov. For additional information
about WIREC 2008, contact OES' WIREC Action Group Leader
Stan Specht (OES/PCI) at SpechtSH@state.gov and consult
the official WIREC website at www.wirec2008.gov.
RICE