COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR A/S HILL TO ROK

UNCLAS STATE 017864 SIPDIS SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: OTRA AMGT KNNP PREL KN KS SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR A/S HILL TO ROK INAUGURATION FEBRUARY 24 ¶1. Department requests country clearance for EAP Assistant Secretary Christopher R. Hill and Special Assistant SIPDIS Christopher Klein to travel to Seoul February 24 to attend the inauguration of ROK President-elect Lee Myung-bak. A/S Hill will also participate in related events and meetings while in Seoul and travel onward with the Secretary February 26 to other regional capitals. ¶2. Department requests posts to name a control officer and arrange accommodations in Seoul. A/S Hill would appreciate airport courtesies and transportation to the hotel. Please provide cell phones and activate classified log-ons. Department thanks post for its assistance. Amb. Christopher R. Hill Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs PPN: 900493956 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Seoul Incheon via United Airlines UA 4661 operated by Asiana from Los Angeles at 6:30 p.m. February 24; departs with Secretary February 26. Christopher Klein Special Assistant to A/S Hill PPN: 910051392 Clearance: TS/SCI Arrives Seoul Incheon via United Airlines UA 4661 operated by Asiana from Los Angeles at 6:30 p.m. February 24; departs with Secretary February 26. RICE