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09STATE111720
2009-10-29 16:29:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Secretary of State
Cable title:  

ADDITIONAL START FOLLOW-ON DELEGATION MEMBERS FOR

Tags:  JCIC START 
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TO USMISSION GENEVA PRIORITY 9887
UNCLAS STATE 111720

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: JCIC START
SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL START FOLLOW-ON DELEGATION MEMBERS FOR
ACCREDITATION

REF: A. STATE 074963

B. STATE 088414

C. STATE 095364

BACKGROUND. Negotiations between the Untied States and the
Russian Federation are in-progress on the development of a
treaty to follow-on after the START Treaty expires December
5, 2009. Presidents Obama and Medvedev said the next treaty
must be ready when the current START Treaty expires. The
Presidents signed a Joint Understanding in Moscow at the July
2009 summit that contained the basic framework of elements to
be included in the follow-on treaty. Negotiations started
June 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland, and will continue until a
follow-on treaty is completed.


2. On June 4, 2009, the Permanent Mission of the United
States in Geneva received a Note Verbole from the Swiss
Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAE) which states
that the DFAE determines the START Follow-On Treaty
negotiation delegations of both the United States of America
and the Russian Federation as a special mission in accordance
with Article 2(1)(g) of the Host State Act of June 22, 2007.
The Note Verbole requested the Permanent Mission of the
United States provide the names and positions of the
permanent members of the delegation so an appropriate Swiss
Legitimation Card could be issued to each permanent member.
A copy of the Note Verbole with translation was given to the
U.S. Mission Geneva's Human Resources (HR) Office for action.


3. Refs A, B and C provide initial and supplemental lists of
START Follow-On Delegation Members with subsequent
action/submission to DFAE by U.S. Mission Geneva HR for
accreditation purpose. U.S. Mission Geneva HRO, Ellen
Flanagan and her staff, are commended on the expeditious
accommodation of processing the individual applications,
general oversight and help given throughout this tedious
procedure. In a review of delegates given the Mission in the
referenced cables, Washington has noted discrepancies in
their lists; request U.S. Mission Geneva HR submit the names
of individuals in paragraph 4, with their specified title, to
the DFAE for accreditation and delete two previously named
delegates listed in paragraph 5. NOTE: Applications for the
two individuals for deletion have not/not been submitted to
Mission HR for processing. END NOTE.


4. Begin list of addition delegation members.

Steve Blevins, Expert, Member of Delegation
Paul Dean, Expert, Member of Delegation
Richard Goodman, Expert, Member of Delegation
David Johnson, Expert, Member of Delegation
Robert Sims, Expert, Member of Delegation

End list.


5. Begin list of individuals to be deleted from the list.

Jackie Mullins
Richard Ringenberg

End List.
CLINTON