ALBANIA'S EISA INPUT

UNCLAS TIRANA 000075 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR/SCE J.ISMAIL DEPT FOR EEB/ESC/IEC B.GRIFFIN E.O. 12958:N/A TAGS: ENRG SENV APER ABUD AL SUBJECT: ALBANIA'S EISA INPUT REF: 08 STATE 10743 Following are Posts responses to reftel questions: ¶A. The Pol/Econ Section handles energy matters. Personnel: 1 Section Chief, 1 OMS, 1 Econ/Commercial officer, 3 Political officers, 3 FSNs. ¶B. Personnel working on energy matters: Section Chief: 5% Econ/Commercial Officer: 30% Commercial FSN: 30% Econ FSN: 30% ¶C. Nature of energy-related work: Section Chief: approves cables, attends meetings with in-house and international energy experts Econ/Commercial Officer: reports on energy issues, primarily electrical but also oil exploration, extraction, refining and importing; attends energy-related meetings and conferences Commercial FSN: promotes U.S. products and technology to Albanian companies in the energy sector Econ FSN: reports on energy issues, primarily electrical but also oil exploration, extraction, refining and importing; attends energy-related meetings and conferences ¶D. Amounts spent on energy-related activities for FY2007: --- personnel: USD 86,341 --- programs: USD 414 WITHERS