US embassy cable - 03AMMAN6710

UNCLAS AMMAN 006710 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR ECA/A/L/W KERR/JENSON; NEA/PPD 
MCINNES/BOURGEOIS 
BEIRUT FOR PAO PUTNAM, CAO WHARTON, CAA BITAR, GSO, AND RSO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, JO 
SUBJECT: REVISED - CORRECTED COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR 
AMMAN-BASED REGIONAL ENGLISH LANGUAGE OFFICER RELO JOHN 
TUREK AND RELO ASSISTANT SALWA RIHANI TDY IN BEIRUT - 
LEBANON NOVEMBER 2 - 7, 2003 
 
  1.   Amman-based Regional English Language Officer (RELO) 
      John Turek and RELO Assistant Salwa Rihani request country 
      clearance for their upcoming TDY in Beirut November 2 - 7, 
      2003. RELO Tureks' title is Attach and holds top security 
      clearance. 
 
  2.   Justification for this TDY: as part of the quarterly 
      contentious cooperation between the PAS Beirut - RELO to 
      promote English Language programs with Lebanese 
      institutions, and as part of the English Teaching Programs 
      goals in the region to enhance English teaching capacity in 
      order to provide English teachers with the latest English 
      teaching methodology and pedagogy, RELO Turek will conduct 
      several meetings with the following institutions/ 
      universities: Center for Education and Research Development 
      (CERD), The Lebanese University, the Islamic University, 
      Ministry of Education English Teaching Inspectors at the 
      Directorate of Inspection, meetings with ATEL Chairman and 
      the new English Language Fellow at CERD, heads of the 
      English Departments at the Lebanese Universities, and 
      several schools to assess their English teaching curricula. 
 
  3.   To reduce human resources/usage cost, some of these 
      meetings will be conducted at the Embassy keeping off- 
      compound social/representational activities to a minimum. 
 
  4.   The following is RELO Turek and RELO Assistant Rihani 
      itinerary. 
 
  5.   RELO and Assistant will arrive into Beirut Airport via 
      Middle East Airlines flight number 313 arriving at 1900 on 
      November 2, 2003. 
 
  6.   RELO and Assistant will depart Beirut via Middle East 
      Airlines flight number 312 at 1600 on November 7, 2003. 
 
  7.   Please make hotel reservation for RELO Assistant for 
      one single room within per diem rates. 
 
  8.   Please make room reservation for RELO at the Tango Inn. 
 
  9.   RELO and Assistant have their cell phones roamed and 
      can be reached on them anytime. RELO cell phone number is 
      962-79-5590964 and RELO Assistant cell phone number is 962- 
      79-5532566. 
 
  10.  RELO and Assistant request airport assistance upon 
      arrival and departure. 
 
  11.  RELO and Assistant are looking forward for this 
      upcoming TDY. 
 
  12.  Please advise. 
 
Gnehm