ADDITIONAL LIST OF START FOLLOW ON NEGOTIATIONS

UNCLAS STATE 088415 SIPDIS GENEVA FOR JCIC CD ADMIN COUNSELOR E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: START PARM KITA SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL LIST OF START FOLLOW ON NEGOTIATIONS DELEGATION MEMBERS FOR ACCREDITATION WITH THE SWISS 1 BACKGROUND. Negotiations between the United States and the Russian Federation have begun on the development of a treaty to replace the START Treaty which expires on December 5, 2009. President Obama and President Medvedev have said that the new treaty must be ready to replace the START Treaty when it expires. The Presidents signed a Joint Understanding in Moscow at the Summit that contained the basic framework of elements to be included in the Treaty. Negotiations to develop the new treaty began in Geneva in June, 2009, and will continue until the treaty is completed. ¶2. On June 4, 2009, the Permanent Mission of the United States in Geneva received a note verbale from the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (DFAE) which indicated that the DFAE views the delegations of the United States of America and the Russian Federation in the negotiations as a special mission in accordance with Article 2(1)(g) of the Host State Act of June 22, 2007. The note verbale requested that the Permanent Mission of the United States provide names and positions of the permanent members of the delegation so that appropriate legitimation card can be issued. A copy of the note and its translation have been provided to HR personnel at the U.S. Mission. ¶3. Washington prepared an initial list of individuals who will be participating in the negotiations, and that list was provided to Geneva for submittal to the Swiss. Washington has prepared an additional list of those individuals who will be participating in the negotiations beginning August 31, ¶2009. That list of individuals and their function is in paragraph 5. ¶4. ACTION REQUEST: Washington requests that U.S. Mission Geneva prepare the applications for the individuals listed in paragraph 5 and provide those application to the Swiss Permanent Mission in Geneva. ¶5. Begin List of START Follow-on delegation members: Christopher Comeau, Expert, Member of Delegation Margaret E. Cottrell, Expert, Member of Delegation Carolyn Pura, Expert, Member of Delegation Gregory Dwyer, Expert, Member of Delegation Cecile StJulien, Expert, Member of Delegation Darren Hartford, Expert, Member of Delegation Victor Lychyk, Expert, Member of Delegation Jane E Purcell, Expert, Member of Delegation Eric Leyde, Expert, Member of Delegation Tracy Sicks, Expert, Member of Delegation Philip Smith, Expert, Member of Delegation Michael Edinger, Expert, Member of Delegation Richard Ringenberg, Expert, Member of Delegation Donald McConnell, Expert, Member of Delegation Daniel DeNinno, Expert, Member of Delegation Jessica Zdravecky, Expert, Member of Delegation Stan Fraley, Expert, Member of Delegation John Connell, Expert, Member of Delegation Jackie Mullins, Expert, Member of Delegation Elbridge Colby, Expert, Member of Delegation CLINTON