ENERGY OFFICER FOR BARBADOS AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN

UNCLAS BRIDGETOWN 000112 SIPDIS PASS TO EEB AND TO WHA/CAR - KAREN MCISAAC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ENRG SUBJECT: ENERGY OFFICER FOR BARBADOS AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN ¶1. Jake Aller is the U.S. Embassy Bridgetown point of contact for energy issues through July 2010. Mr. Aller may be contacted via email at AllerJC2@state.gov or by telephone at (246) 227-4274. U.S. Embassy Bridgetown covers Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. ¶2. Mr. Aller's replacement - Mr. Gregory Floyd - arrives at Post in August 2010 and will be the new U.S. Embassy Bridgetown point of contact for energy issues. Mr. Aller's replacement may be reached via email at Floydga@state.gov or by telephone at (246) 227-4274 after September 1, 2010. ¶3. Each of our country-specific officers also cover energy issues for their respective countries. They should be cc'd on country specific inquiries. The current lineup of country-specific officers are as follows: Antigua and St. Kitts/Nevis - Rick Switzer - e-mail: switzerba@state.gov, telephone (246)-227-4273. Mr. Switzer's estimated date of departure is August 2011. Barbados and St. Vincent - Jamal Al-Mussawi - departs post August ¶2010. Mr. Al-Mussawi can be contacted at (246) 227-4237 or by e-mail at al-mussawija@state.gov. His replacement - William Couch - can be reached by e-mail at couchwe@state.gov. Mr. Couch rotates into the section in September 2010. Dominica and St. Lucia - D.R. Seckinger, departs post in November ¶2010. Mr. Seckinger can be contacted at (246) 227-4224 or by e-mail at seckingerdr@state.gov. His replacement - Andrea S. Hillyer - can be reached by e-mail at hillyeras@state.gov. Ms. Hillyer arrives in the Fall, actual arrival date to be confirmed. Grenada PO - Bernie Link - should be contacted for Grenada-specific inquiries. He can be contacted at (473) 407-2495, e-mail: linkbe@state.gov. Post's Commercial/Economic/Political Assistant - Jonelle Watson - also covers energy issues, and should be cc'd on all incoming energy-related correspondence. She can be contacted at (246) 227-4052, e-mail: watsonjm@state.gov. Post's USAID Mission Director - James Goggin - would also like to be kept informed of energy-related issues in our region. He can be contacted at (246) 227-4395 or by e-mail at jgoggin@usaid.gov. HARDT