AMENDED BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S.

UNCLAS STATE 017152 DOHA FOR JOEY HOOD RIYADH FOR COURTNEY GILLESPIE KUWAIT FOR KEISHA TOMS RABAT FOR JAI NAIR ALGIERS FOR RANDOLPH LAWRENCE TUNIS FOR PETER DAVIS TRIPOLI FOR NATALIE BAKER E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC EAID SUBJECT: AMENDED BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. ELIAS ZERHOUNI AND DELEGATION REF: A. STATE 126780 ¶1. THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. ¶2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING AMENDED OES FISCAL DATA FOR U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. ELIAS ZERHOUNI AND HIS DELEGATION'S FEBRUARY 13-21 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST AND MARCH 3-15 TRIP TO THE MAGREB, IN THE AMENDED AMOUNT OF $6,350. DR. ZERHOUNI WILL BE TRAVELING TO RABAT ON MAR 3, ALGIERS MAR 6, TUNIS MAR 8, AND TRIPOLI MAR 10. ALL FUNDS MUST BE OBLIGATED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2010. ¶3. HERE FOLLOWS FISCAL DATA FOR DR. AHMED ZERHOUNI AND HIS DELEGATION: APPROPRIATION: 190101130007 ALLOTMENT: 1008 OPERATING ALLOWANCE: 100801 BUDGET FISCAL YEAR: 2010 OBLIGATION: 000362 FUNCTION CODE: 2403 BUDGET OBJECT CODE: 2589 PROJECT CODE: N/A PROPERTY CODE: N/A ORGANIZATION CODE: 029900 AMOUNT AUTHORIZED PER BOC USD 6,350 ¶4. DR. ZERHOUNI WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY OES/STC OFFICER DR. WILLIAM LAWRENCE. ¶5. BASED ON INFORMATION FROM POSTS TO DATE, WE BUDGETED UP TO $600 FOR DOHA, UP TO $1500 FOR RIYADH AND JEDDAH, AND $650 FOR KUWAIT. WE HAVE NOW INCREASED THE BUDGET FOR RABAT TO $1200, AND HAVE KEPT THE OTHER FUND CITE AMOUNTS THE SAME: $600 FOR ALGIERS, UP TO $600 FOR TUNIS, AND UP TO $1200 FOR TRIPOLI. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY VERY SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN POST FUNDING REQUIREMENTS. ¶6. FUNDING PARAMETERS WILL BE LEFT TO THE DISCRETION OF POST. DR. ZERHOUNI HAS BEEN ISSUED A GRANT THAT COVERS LODGING, PER DIEM, AND SOME EXPENSES. ¶7. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS -- FINANCIAL. EMBASSY BUDGET AND FINANCE SECTIONS (B AND F) WILL HAVE ACCESS TO AND BE ABLE TO INVOICE ALL APPROPRIATE COSTS FOR THIS TRIP TO THIS FUND CITE/FISCAL DATA. POSTS MUST SUBMIT FINAL FINANCIAL EXPENSES TO OES/STC ATTENTION: WILLIAM LAWRENCE WITH A CC TO CASSIE SULLIVAN. THE STATE DEPARTMENT POC'S FOR SCIENCE ENVOYS ARE WILLIAM LAWRENCE (LAWRENCEWA@STATE.GOV AND 202-663-2619 (W) OR 202-280-7772 (H) OR 617-605-7774 (HOUSEHOLD MOBILE)) AND CASSIE SULLIVAN (SULLIVANCC@STATE.GOV AND 202-663-3291). ¶8. OES SENDS BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESSFUL VISITS AND THANKS EMBASSY OFFICIALS FOR THEIR HARD WORK ON IN SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT PRESIDENTIAL AND DEPARTMENTAL INITIATIVE. CLINTON