US embassy cable - 04AMMAN2525

UNCLAS AMMAN 002525 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR OBO GENERAL WILLIAMS 
NEA FOR LAROCCO; BURNS; STEPHANIE WILLIAMS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PREL, SCUL, KPAO, XF, JO 
SUBJECT:  American Language Center, Message of Thanks from 
Ambassador 
 
Ref: State 63120 
 
1.  I would like to extend my personal thanks to OBO 
Director Williams for his recent visit to Amman and 
especially for the OBO decision to approve up to 60,000 USD 
per year in leasehold funding for the American Language 
Center, which per reftel we will need to move from its 
present location for security reasons. 
 
2.  The American Language Center is one of our most 
important means of supporting key Mission goals, from MEPI 
to our outreach to young opinion leaders.  The ALC trains 
parliamentarians, judges, lawyers, journalists and other 
individuals involved in strengthening good governance and 
rule of law in Jordan.  With an enrollment of about 600 
young professionals and university students it also improves 
our ability to communicate with a wide spectrum of young 
Jordanians and conveys a deeper understanding of American 
society. 
 
3.  Thanks to OBO support, we have good prospects for 
locating an alternate site for the ALC, which will meet our 
security requirements as urged by a recent OIG report, while 
accommodating our English teaching program. 
 
4.   We deeply appreciate OBO's understanding and support. 
#GNEHM