BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. SCIENCE

UNCLAS STATE 002086 SIPDIS FSC FOR AA FROM OES AMMAN FOR MANU BHALLA ANKARA FOR SARA LITKE BEIRUT FOR MEGAN MCCULLOCH AND AMY TACHCO CAIRO FOR JOSH GOLDBERG E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AFIN KISL KSCA OEXC OVIP SCUL SENV TSPL XF KFSC SUBJECT: BUREAU AUTHORIZED FUND CITE FOR U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. AHMED ZEWAIL AND DELEGATION REF: A. STATE 126780 ¶B. AMMAN 2799 ¶C. ANKARA 22 ¶D. BEIRUT 1366 ¶E. CAIRO 2402 ¶F. EMAILED CORRESPONDENCE ¶1. THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE. SEE PARA 3. ¶2. PER REFTELS, WE ARE PROVIDING OES FISCAL DATA FOR THE FIRST U.S. SCIENCE ENVOY DR. AHMED ZEWAIL AND HIS DELEGATION'S JANUARY 8 TRIP TO THE MIDDLE EAST, IN THE AMOUNT OF $7500. DR. ZEWAIL PLANS TO ARRIVE IN CAIRO JANUARY 9 AND DEPART CAIRO FEBRUARY 16 VIA DOHA FOR A QATAR FOUNDATION ANNUAL BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 17. ALL FUNDS MUST BE OBLIGATED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 30, 2010. ¶3. HERE FOLLOWS FISCAL DATA FOR DR. AHMED ZEWAIL AND HIS DELEGATION. APPROPRIATION: 190101137 ALLOTMENT: 1008 OPERATING ALLOWANCE: 100801 BUDGET FISCAL YEAR: 2010 OBLIGATION: 000345 FUNCTION CODE: 2403 BUDGET OBJECT CODE: 2589 PROJECT CODE: N/A PROPERTY CODE: N/A ORGANIZATION CODE: 029900 AMOUNT AUTHORIZED PER BOC USD 7,500 ¶4. DR. ZEWAIL WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY'S DR. JASON RAO IN EGYPT AND TURKEY. ESTH HUB OFFICER MANU BHALLA WILL ACCOMPANY DR. ZEWAIL IN EGYPT, TURKEY, LEBANON, AND JORDAN. ¶5. BASED ON INFORMATION FROM POSTS TO DATE, WE HAVE BUDGETED UP TO $2000 FOR EGYPT FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP, UP TO $1750 FOR TURKEY. UP TO $1750 FOR LEBANON, AND UP TO $2000 FOR JORDAN. 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. ZEWAIL HAS BEEN ISSUED A GRANT THAT COVERS LODGING (FOR THE ENTIRE TRIP EXCEPT BEIRUT WHERE HE WILL STAY AT THE AMBASSADOR'S RESIDENCE),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 SHORT NOTICE OVER THE HOLIDAYS IN SUPPORT OF THIS IMPORTANT PRESIDENTIAL AND DEPARTMENTAL INITIATIVE. CLINTON