Identifier
Created
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09USNATO78
2009-02-25 16:31:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Mission USNATO
Cable title:
MULTI-COUNTRY NATO TOUR FOR OPINION MAKERS, MARCH
how-toP 251631Z FEB 09 FM USMISSION USNATO TO ALL NATO POST COLLECTIVE PRIORITY NATO EU COLLECTIVE PRIORITY PARTNERSHIP FOR PEACE PROGRAM COLLECTIVE PRIORITY USEU BRUSSELS PRIORITY SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 2733
UNCLAS USNATO 000078
POSTS FOR PAO, DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/PPD, R
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: NATO OEXC OIIP PREL KPAO
SUBJECT: MULTI-COUNTRY NATO TOUR FOR OPINION MAKERS, MARCH
23-24 - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
UNCLAS USNATO 000078
POSTS FOR PAO, DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/PPD, R
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: NATO OEXC OIIP PREL KPAO
SUBJECT: MULTI-COUNTRY NATO TOUR FOR OPINION MAKERS, MARCH
23-24 - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
1. This is an action cable. See paragraph 4-7 below.
2. SUMMARY: USNATO announces a multi-country opinion-maker
tour which will be Brussels based and focus on the key topics
of the April 3-4 NATO Summit. This is an opportunity for
journalists to gain valuable insight on the most important
issues leading up to the NATO Summit meetings, as well as
U.S. and NATO goals for 2009. The tour dates will be March
23-24, 2009 and will include a visit to NATO headquarters and
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). USNATO
invites posts to submit nominations for this opinion-maker
tour by Friday, March 6, 2009. USNATO will cover fifty
percent of agreed costs for this tour. END SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
3. On April 3-4, NATO Foreign Ministers and Permanent
Representatives will meet in Strasbourg, France, to discuss
ongoing NATO issues particularly Afghanistan, enlargement,
its relationship with Russia, Georgia, and Ukraine, and
transformation plans. This opinion-maker tour will also
focus on defense against new threats and recent developments
in Afghanistan, as well as preview U.S. goals for the
upcoming NATO Summit and sixtieth anniversary of the signing
of the Washington Treaty.
ACTION REQUEST
4. Posts are asked to indicate their interest in
participating in the March opinion-maker tour by Friday,
March 6, 2009. Post's responses may be submitted to Public
Diplomacy Officer Leah Pease, via e-mail at
PeaseL(at)state.gov, with a copy to USNATOTOURS(at)state.gov.
5. Each nomination should include:
--A brief statement explaining why said opinion-maker was
chosen and background information on his/her
publication/outlet.
--Issues that will make a difference in your host country
and for the transatlantic relationship.
--Identification of how well the host country public
understands its relationship with NATO.
--Full name
--Date and place of birth
--Country of citizenship
--Passport number
--E-mail address
--Prior USG sponsored travel
--Prior NATO Travel/participation in NATO visitor programs
--English comprehension/speaking level (no interpretation
planned)
6. For further information when preparing program requests,
Posts may also contact the USNATOTOURS e-mail address listed
above.
POST REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
7. At the conclusion of each tour, USNATO requests that Post
send the program team at the USNATOTOURS@state.gov a brief
report describing any measurable impact a given NATO Tour had
on participants (e.g. resulting media coverage) or other
feedback offered during participants debriefing meeting;
email: USNATOTOURS(at)state.gov. In accordance with OIG
requirements, posts must submit full financial accounting
within one month of the end of the tour. No post will be
considered for another tour if financial reporting remains
outstanding after one month.
VOLKER
POSTS FOR PAO, DEPARTMENT FOR EUR/PPD, R
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: NATO OEXC OIIP PREL KPAO
SUBJECT: MULTI-COUNTRY NATO TOUR FOR OPINION MAKERS, MARCH
23-24 - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
1. This is an action cable. See paragraph 4-7 below.
2. SUMMARY: USNATO announces a multi-country opinion-maker
tour which will be Brussels based and focus on the key topics
of the April 3-4 NATO Summit. This is an opportunity for
journalists to gain valuable insight on the most important
issues leading up to the NATO Summit meetings, as well as
U.S. and NATO goals for 2009. The tour dates will be March
23-24, 2009 and will include a visit to NATO headquarters and
Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE). USNATO
invites posts to submit nominations for this opinion-maker
tour by Friday, March 6, 2009. USNATO will cover fifty
percent of agreed costs for this tour. END SUMMARY
INTRODUCTION
3. On April 3-4, NATO Foreign Ministers and Permanent
Representatives will meet in Strasbourg, France, to discuss
ongoing NATO issues particularly Afghanistan, enlargement,
its relationship with Russia, Georgia, and Ukraine, and
transformation plans. This opinion-maker tour will also
focus on defense against new threats and recent developments
in Afghanistan, as well as preview U.S. goals for the
upcoming NATO Summit and sixtieth anniversary of the signing
of the Washington Treaty.
ACTION REQUEST
4. Posts are asked to indicate their interest in
participating in the March opinion-maker tour by Friday,
March 6, 2009. Post's responses may be submitted to Public
Diplomacy Officer Leah Pease, via e-mail at
PeaseL(at)state.gov, with a copy to USNATOTOURS(at)state.gov.
5. Each nomination should include:
--A brief statement explaining why said opinion-maker was
chosen and background information on his/her
publication/outlet.
--Issues that will make a difference in your host country
and for the transatlantic relationship.
--Identification of how well the host country public
understands its relationship with NATO.
--Full name
--Date and place of birth
--Country of citizenship
--Passport number
--E-mail address
--Prior USG sponsored travel
--Prior NATO Travel/participation in NATO visitor programs
--English comprehension/speaking level (no interpretation
planned)
6. For further information when preparing program requests,
Posts may also contact the USNATOTOURS e-mail address listed
above.
POST REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
7. At the conclusion of each tour, USNATO requests that Post
send the program team at the USNATOTOURS@state.gov a brief
report describing any measurable impact a given NATO Tour had
on participants (e.g. resulting media coverage) or other
feedback offered during participants debriefing meeting;
email: USNATOTOURS(at)state.gov. In accordance with OIG
requirements, posts must submit full financial accounting
within one month of the end of the tour. No post will be
considered for another tour if financial reporting remains
outstanding after one month.
VOLKER