MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST GRANTED FOR UN WORKING

UNCLAS USUN NEW YORK 000794 SIPDIS E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PREL KRVC TPHY UN SUBJECT: MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST GRANTED FOR UN WORKING GROUP ON THE GLOBAL MARINE ASSESSMENT REF: STATE 089231 MISSION CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR THE INDIVIDUALS LISTED BELOW TO PARTICIPATE DURING THE WEEK OF AUGUST 31 TO SEPTEMBER 4 IN THE MEETING FOR THE AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON GLOBAL REPORTING AND ASSESSMENT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASPECTS, ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY RESOLUTION 63/111, TO RECOMMEND A COURSE OF ACTION TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AT ITS SIXTY FOURTH SESSION. HEAD OF DELEGATION: MS. ELIZABETH J. TIRPAK FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICER OFFICE OF OCEAN AND POLAR AFFAIRS BUREAU OF OCEANS AND INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND SCIENTIFIC AFFAIRS U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE ADVISORS: MS. TRISHA BERGMANN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS SPECIALIST NOAA/OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS DR. EDWARD (NED) CYR OCEANOGRAPHER NOAA/NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND DR. DONALD L. RICE DIRECTOR CHEMICAL OCEANOGRAPHY PROGRAM DIVISION OF OCEAN SCIENCES NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION ARLINGTON, VA ¶2. POCS ARE MARK SIMONOFF AND JAMES DONOVAN. TELEPHONE: 212-415-4219. RICE