COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: ACCRA NOMINATIONS FOR FDIC

UNCLAS ACCRA 001114 SIPDIS STATE FOR S/CT GARRETT GEHRER E.O. 12958:N/A TAGS: PTER ECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL SUBJECT: COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: ACCRA NOMINATIONS FOR FDIC FINANCIAL REGULATORY TRAINING NOVEMBER 16-20, 2009 REF: STATE 102887 ¶1. Per REFTEL, post nominates the Government of Ghana officials listed below at 3. The point of contact at post for administrative matters in connection with this request is Kapil Gupta, Economic Officer: guptak@state.gov, office: [233] 21-741-716. ¶2. (SBU) The offered Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) training course will directly support capacity building of Ghana's nascent Financial Intelligence Center, established under the Ministry of Finance, located on the Ghana's central bank premises, and staffed with a inter-functional team of investigators, bank regulators, and national security officials. ¶3. (SBU) NOMINEES: Mr. Samuel Thompson Essel Deputy Chief Manager, Bank of Ghana (Nominated to head Ghana's Financial Intelligence Center) DOB: 04-23-1954 Passport No: H1576225 Daniel Ohene Kwaku Owusu Assistant Director, Head Investigations & Consumer Reporting Office, Bank of Ghana DOB: 11-04-1953 Passport No: H 1819125 Mrs. Frances VanHeim Sackey Deputy Chief Manager, Bank of Ghana DOB: 03-24-1961 Passport No: H0465203 Mr. Edward Michael Musey Manager, Bank of Ghana DOB: 11-08-1959 Passport No: H1928037 Mr. Martin Abankwa Assistant Manager, Bank of Ghana DOB: 10-23-1972 Passport No: H0656518 Mr. Godfred Agyapong Principal Staff Officer, Bureau of National Investigation DOB: 09-21-1960 Passport No: H1302188 ¶4. Post awaits confirmation that this list of nominees is approved. We stand by to facilitate the nominees travel and visa arrangements. TEITELBAUM