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09STATE102887
2009-10-02 17:37:00
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Secretary of State
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COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER ECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL
SUBJECT: COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL
REGULATORY TRAINING NOVEMBER 16-20, 2009

UNCLAS STATE 102887

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PTER ECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL
SUBJECT: COUNTERTERRORISM FINANCE: OPPORTUNITY FOR FINANCIAL
REGULATORY TRAINING NOVEMBER 16-20, 2009


1. This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6-8.


2. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) will hold a
Counterterrorism Financial Regulatory training course at the FDIC
Training Facilities in Arlington, Virginia. This training is funded
by INL and S/CT, which co-chair the interagency Terrorist Finance
Working Group. Washington asks embassy to invite host government to
participate, and to provide names of attendees nominated for the
course. The proposed dates for the training are November 16-20,

2009. Names of proposed participants are requested by close of
business Washington time on October 16, 2009.

Background


3. The CT Finance Regulatory Training Course is designed for
financial sector supervisors and regulatory staff to increase their
knowledge of how money laundering and terrorist financing
transactions are perpetrated, and the controls that should be in
place in financial institutions to detect and deter these actions.
The course will provide a basic overview of anti-money
laundering/counterterrorist financing (AML/CTF) examination
techniques, tools, and investigative case studies. The course is
also designed as a train-the-trainer course that will provide
attendees with the necessary tools to return to their own countries
and train their colleagues. The course offers an excellent
opportunity for countries to learn how to more effectively implement
their respective AML/CTF programs.


4. In consultation with the host government, post is encouraged to
select up to six (6) officials to participate in this course.
Designees should be regulatory or supervisory staff at government
financial regulatory agencies such as the central bank who deal with
AML/CTF compliance issues AND who would be able to train their
colleagues in the material presented. They must not have
previously attended the course. We will arrange for simultaneous
interpretation if needed.


5. It is to be reinforced that selected nominees are required to
adhere to the time schedule of the course agenda and that attendance
for all course presentations is mandatory. We have requested the
FDIC provide information regarding individuals who do not fulfill

these requirements.


6. Post should encourage host nation participants from UAE, Saudi
Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait to pay all travel related and MIE expenses.
If this is not feasible please inform S/CT as soon as possible.



7. The course will be held at the FDIC's training center at 3501
Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia (Virginia Square Metro stop). The
FDIC facility is a state-of-the-art regulatory training facility with
a hotel for students attached to the training complex. The FDIC will
conduct the course with interventions from the FBI, Treasury, and
other investigatory/regulatory agencies. The training program is
five days (Monday-Friday),and a block of hotel rooms has been
reserved but must be confirmed. INL and S/CT will provide funding to
the FDIC for students' travel, lodging and per diem, as well as
covering the training costs.


8. Action Request: Washington requests post to invite host
government to participate in this training opportunity, and to
provide by COB October 16,2009, exact order of first, middle and last
names and identifying information (name, position, date of birth,
passport number) of attendees. Please also include the name, email
address and phone number of the person at
post who will be responsible for nominating the candidates and taking
care of administrative matters in connection with this request.


9. The following information will allow Embassy to debit the FDIC
account via the IPAC process: FDIC ALC number: 51000001;Appropriation
Symbol 51 X 4596 0000, Bureau Code 00. Description: November 16-20
International AML/CFT Training. Contact Name: Mary Davis FDIC
(703)562-6200. Embassy is authorized to charge against this fiscal
data to purchase round-trip, coach airline tickets for
approved participants. Embassies are further authorized to provide
M&IE (meals and incidental expenses) for each participant based on
actual travel dates and $150 to each participant for taxis. M&IE
rates for the Washington are $64 for full day and $48 for travel
days. Arrival in Washington should be no later than November 15, 2009
and we encourage posts to arrange departure on November 21,2009, not
on November 20, the last day of the training course.


9. The following information must be provided for each expense
submitted to the FDIC: name of the post, name of person for whom
charges are being submitted and the purpose of the charge. Embassy is
further requested to send confirmed flight information and actual
costs, as well as confirmed MI&E and taxi disbursements, to the
points of contact for this training course: B.C. Hamilton at the
FDIC, 202 898-3681, bhamilton@fdic.gov; and Garrett Gehrer at State
S/CT,202 647-2172, GehrerGM@state.gov.


10. Washington appreciates post's support of the Counterterrorism
Finance Training and Assistance Program and looks forward to the
active involvement of host country candidates in the course.
CLINTON