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