TFHA01: UPDATED INFORMATION FOR HAITI TASK FORCE

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 005306 SIPDIS FROM DANIEL B. SMITH, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT HA, XL SUBJECT: TFHA01: UPDATED INFORMATION FOR HAITI TASK FORCE REF: STATE 3350 STATE 00005306 001.2 OF 002 ¶1. The Haiti Task Force is now operating under the direction of Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly from the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs. Representatives of WHA, PM, CA, PA, IO, PRM, H, DS, USAID/OFDA, HHS, FEMA, DHS/CBP, and DOD are participating in the Haiti Earthquake Task Force. Communications with the Task Force -------------- ¶2. On January 19, an auxiliary Public Diplomacy Task Force was established. To reach the Public Diplomacy Task Force, call (202) 647-6613 or use the unclassified email address 'TaskForce-3@State.gov' or classified email address is 'TaskForce-3@State.sgov.gov.' Media inquiries during regular hours should be directed to the Press Office at (202) 647-2492 or after hours via the Operations Center at (202) 647-1512. ¶3. The main Haiti Task Force continues to be available for all Haiti-related issues not otherwise specified below at (202) 647-6611, the unclassified email address 'TaskForce- 1@State.gov' and the classified email address 'TaskForce- 1@State.sgov.gov'. ¶4. The Haiti Forward Planning Team can be reached at (202) 647-7400 and the unclassified e-mail address 'HaitiTF4WG2@state.gov' which is listed at 'Haiti TF4' on the GAL. Inquiries about U.S. Citizens -------------- ¶5. Inquiries about U.S. citizens in Haiti shall be sent by e- mail to Haiti-Earthquake@state.gov. The State Department has set up the following numbers: 1-888-407-4747 for calls from the United States, and 1-202-501-4444 for calls originating overseas for such inquiries. Note, the Task Force responding to inquiries is not equipped to handle calls or messages about non-U.S. citizens. Inquiries about Adoptions/Orphans -------------- ¶6. Send inquiries about Haiti adoptions or orphans to askci@state.gov. Additional information is available at adoption.state.gov. Locating non-U.S. Citizens -------------- ¶7. Google has a Crisis Response Person Finder program which allows anyone to locate and contribute information on people in Haiti. This tool also makes the data accessible to other governments and private organizations in English, French & Creole, and may be found at the bottom of this site: STATE 00005306 002.2 OF 002 http://www.state.gov/p/wha/ci/ha/earthquake/i ndex.htm and at http://www.google.com/relief/haitiearthquake. Offers of Assistance -------------- ¶8. Corporate offers of assistance should be directed to HelpHaiti@state.gov and TaskForce-1@state.gov. Smaller organizations and individuals offering goods or services should be directed to www.cidi.org. Information -------------- ¶9. A Haiti Earthquake webpage, which includes Task Force and interagency situation reports, is available at https://www.intelink.gov/wiki/Portal:Crisis_H aiti_Earthquake. Please note that this web address is case sensitive. All cables and other documents relating to this Task Force should include the following identifiers as the first item on the subject line: TFHA01. Embassy Port-au-Prince is currently on MINIMIZE status and has been taken off regional collectives; please consider whether it is necessary to include post on specific cables. ¶10. MINIMIZE CONSIDERED CLINTON