TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR BARBADOS AND THE EASTERN

UNCLAS BRIDGETOWN 000196 SIPDIS PASS TO EEB AND TO WHA/CAR-KAREN MCISAAC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: ECPS ECON EINT OECS XL SUBJECT: TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICER FOR BARBADOS AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN REF: 10 STATE 17143 ¶1. Jake Aller is the U.S. Embassy Bridgetown point of contact for telecommunications 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, and is also accredited to Grenada, which has a one officer mission. ¶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 telecommunications 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 telecommunications 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. His TOD is through 2012. Post's Commercial/Economic/Political Assistant - Jonelle Watson - also covers telecommunications issues, and should be cc'd on all incoming telecommunications-related correspondence. She can be contacted at (246) 227-4052, e-mail: watsonjm@state.gov. Political/Econ Section Chief, Ian Campbell departs post In July, ¶2010. He can be reached at 246-227-4271 or campbelli@state.gov. His replacement Brian Greaney arrives in August, 2010 and can be reached via e-mail at greaneybe@state.gov. HARDT