MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/CT COORDINATOR

UNCLAS STATE 121847 SENSITIVE SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KTFN PHUM PREL PTER SUBJECT: MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR S/CT COORDINATOR BENJAMIN AND DARCY ANDERSON TO PARTICIPATE IN ARRIA-STYLE MEETING ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND COUNTERTERRORISM AND TO MEET WITH COUNTERTERRORISM COMMITTEE (CTC) REPRESENTATIVES ¶1. (SBU) Department requests mission clearance for S/CT Ambassador Daniel Benjamin and Acting Office Director for Trans-regional Affairs Darcy Anderson to participate in Arria-style meetings scheduled for November 30 on human rights and counterterrorism and to hold meetings with the Turkish Permanent Representative -- Ertugrul Apakan -- who will assume in January 2010 the chairmanship of the Counterterrorism Committee (CTC). They will also meet on December 1 with Mike Smith, Executive Director of the CTC's Counterterrorism Executive Directorate (CTED). ¶2. (U) Itinerary is as follows: Ambassador Daniel Benjamin U.S. Coordinator for Counterterrorism Department of State Arrives November 30, departs December 1 Darcy Anderson Acting Office Director, Office of Trans-regional Affairs Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism Department of State Arrives November 30, departs December 1 ¶3. (U) Mission assistance is not required for travel or hotel arrangements, but will be needed to obtain badges. ¶4. (U) Department appreciates mission's assistance. CLINTON