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09PARAMARIBO19
2009-01-14 16:16:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Paramaribo
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ACCOUNTING DATA USA TRADE SHOW (2008)

Tags:  AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM NS 
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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0514
INFO RUCNCOM/EC CARICOM COLLECTIVE
RUEHAO/AMCONSUL CURACAO 1288
UNCLAS PARAMARIBO 000019 

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR WHA/CAR JROSHOLT
DEPT FOR EEB/CBA DENNIS WINSTEAD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM NS
SUBJECT: ACCOUNTING DATA USA TRADE SHOW (2008)

REF (A)PARAMARIBO 308, B) STATE 77128, C) STATE 36474, D)
PARAMARIBO 20, E) 07 SECSTATE 159597,F)STATE 72176

UNCLAS PARAMARIBO 000019

SIPDIS

DEPT FOR WHA/CAR JROSHOLT
DEPT FOR EEB/CBA DENNIS WINSTEAD

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM NS
SUBJECT: ACCOUNTING DATA USA TRADE SHOW (2008)

REF (A)PARAMARIBO 308, B) STATE 77128, C) STATE 36474, D)
PARAMARIBO 20, E) 07 SECSTATE 159597,F)STATE 72176


1. (U) Post submits the accounting information for the USA Trade
Show 2008, held July 18-20 in Paramaribo

Total BFIF FY 2008 funds allotted: $ 5,000

BFIF Fundcite: M9: 1900 80113000-1005-1005800160A-050500-2251-2589

Funds appropriated for the USA Trade show were as follows:
Decorating company $1,405.00
Decorations $ 346.75
Banners $ 114.29
Newspaper advertisement $ 1121.44
Television advertisement $ 247.14
Overtime $ 499.56
Promotion articles $ 665.49
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Total Spent $4,399.67

Remaining funds $ 600.33
Funds Returned to BFIF $ 500.00
Funds at Post $ 100.33


2. (U) Post also notes that the line items in our final budget do
not match the original budget's line items. This is because we
reallocated responsibilities with partner American Chamber of
Commerce of Suriname (AmCham). The reasons for the reallocation
were as follows: 1) the late arrival of the fund cite (just two
weeks before the show itself) made it necessary that AmCham take
responsibility for all costs that had to be paid prior to the show's
start, and 2) we determined that for capacity building purposes,
AmCham should be responsible for the venue rental and the running of
the show.


3. (U) Post notes that there were $600.33 remaining funds in the
fund cite at the end of the project. Post did not use all of the
funds in our original estimate for the following reasons. First,
Post was not charged for medical personnel at the show because the
venue forgot to contract the medical personnel. This item was to
have cost $428. Second, the actual cost for placing Trade Show
advertisements in the newspapers was slightly less than originally
expected.


4. (U) Post has received the final bill for the Trade Show which
will be liquidated shortly. At that point, the final $100.33 will
be returned to EEB/CBA to return these unliquidated funds.

SCHREIBER HUGHES