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2009-07-06 20:47:00
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Secretary of State
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UNCLAS STATE 069792
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: APER
SUBJECT: Leadership Opportunities in Iraq PRTs
UNCLAS STATE 069792
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: APER
SUBJECT: Leadership Opportunities in Iraq PRTs
1. Dear Senior-level Colleagues:
2. We ask you to consider a position as Team Leader of an
Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). Success in Iraq remains
a vital component of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, and
the PRTs are central to President Obama's Iraq strategy. The
State Department continues to need the very best to serve as
PRT leaders to ensure that our effort in Iraq remains strong.
3. Our mission in Iraq, as laid out by the President, is
clear: an Iraq that is sovereign, stable, and self-reliant.
Iraq PRT Leaders are at the forefront of shaping the U.S.-
Iraqi relationship at the provincial and local levels and
working to achieve these goals. We, your predecessors, have
laid some of the groundwork, but the mantle needs to be taken
up by individuals ready for the challenge of serving in a
leadership position in Iraq.
4. As current and former Iraq PRT Leaders, we are proud to
have worked in one of the most critical and challenging
environments for U.S. foreign policy. Some of us have even
taken up the challenge more than once because we sense the
importance of the mission. We understand that our Iraq effort
is a long-term commitment and that success in this endeavor is
nurtured by the PRTs.
5. As a PRT Leader you may enjoy more autonomy and
responsibility than at any other time in your Foreign Service
career. The work is intense, exciting and dynamic. You can
see and appreciate the tangible difference your work is
making. It is not an exaggeration to say that the success of
our strategy in Iraq will depend on you and your team. That
is why PRT members who serve in Iraq leave with the feeling
that their tour was among the most professionally and
personally rewarding things they've ever done.
6. As diplomats in an increasingly "expeditionary" Foreign
Service, we encourage you to bid on these positions which will
afford you a once in a lifetime leadership experience. Again,
thank you for your consideration. We invite you to ask us any
questions you may have.
7. Respectfully, Current and Former Iraq PRT/REO/ePRT Team
Leaders
Ted Andrews
Jess L. Baily
John Bass
Kevin Blackstone
Thomas F. Burke
Pasquale Capriglione
Donald Cooke
Philip Egger
Paul Folmsbee
Dan Foote
Richard Hawkins
Ken Hillas
Darrell Jenks
Howard Keegan
Glen Keiser
John Kincannon
Michael Klecheski
Alex Laskaris
Brad Lynch
John A. Matel
Gary Mignano
Cameron Munter
John Naland
Paul O'Friel
Andy Passen
Mark Powell
Robert Reed
Angus Simmons
David Stewart
Lucy Tamlyn
Michael Thurston
Eric Whitaker
George White
Timothy Zuniga-Brown
John Jones
8. Minimize considered.
CLINTON
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: APER
SUBJECT: Leadership Opportunities in Iraq PRTs
1. Dear Senior-level Colleagues:
2. We ask you to consider a position as Team Leader of an
Iraq Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT). Success in Iraq remains
a vital component of U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East, and
the PRTs are central to President Obama's Iraq strategy. The
State Department continues to need the very best to serve as
PRT leaders to ensure that our effort in Iraq remains strong.
3. Our mission in Iraq, as laid out by the President, is
clear: an Iraq that is sovereign, stable, and self-reliant.
Iraq PRT Leaders are at the forefront of shaping the U.S.-
Iraqi relationship at the provincial and local levels and
working to achieve these goals. We, your predecessors, have
laid some of the groundwork, but the mantle needs to be taken
up by individuals ready for the challenge of serving in a
leadership position in Iraq.
4. As current and former Iraq PRT Leaders, we are proud to
have worked in one of the most critical and challenging
environments for U.S. foreign policy. Some of us have even
taken up the challenge more than once because we sense the
importance of the mission. We understand that our Iraq effort
is a long-term commitment and that success in this endeavor is
nurtured by the PRTs.
5. As a PRT Leader you may enjoy more autonomy and
responsibility than at any other time in your Foreign Service
career. The work is intense, exciting and dynamic. You can
see and appreciate the tangible difference your work is
making. It is not an exaggeration to say that the success of
our strategy in Iraq will depend on you and your team. That
is why PRT members who serve in Iraq leave with the feeling
that their tour was among the most professionally and
personally rewarding things they've ever done.
6. As diplomats in an increasingly "expeditionary" Foreign
Service, we encourage you to bid on these positions which will
afford you a once in a lifetime leadership experience. Again,
thank you for your consideration. We invite you to ask us any
questions you may have.
7. Respectfully, Current and Former Iraq PRT/REO/ePRT Team
Leaders
Ted Andrews
Jess L. Baily
John Bass
Kevin Blackstone
Thomas F. Burke
Pasquale Capriglione
Donald Cooke
Philip Egger
Paul Folmsbee
Dan Foote
Richard Hawkins
Ken Hillas
Darrell Jenks
Howard Keegan
Glen Keiser
John Kincannon
Michael Klecheski
Alex Laskaris
Brad Lynch
John A. Matel
Gary Mignano
Cameron Munter
John Naland
Paul O'Friel
Andy Passen
Mark Powell
Robert Reed
Angus Simmons
David Stewart
Lucy Tamlyn
Michael Thurston
Eric Whitaker
George White
Timothy Zuniga-Brown
John Jones
8. Minimize considered.
CLINTON