US embassy cable - 04COLOMBO749

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 COLOMBO 000749 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/R/N-COLEEN FLEMING 
INFO: ECA/PE/V/R/N-LARRY A. MOODY; SA/PD 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO 
SUBJECT: SPECIAL FY-2004 MRP "NGO MANAGEMENT OF YOUTH 
PROGRAMS" - AUGUST 2-20, 2004: SRI LANKAN NOMINATIONS 
PROJECT NUMBER: E/VGV-2004-0107 
 
REF: STATE 071073 
 
1. POST NOMINATES MR. CLIFFORD D. SPECK, FIELD 
ASSISTANT (PROTECTION/PROGRAM), SATELITE OFFICE- 
TRINCOMALEE, UNHCR, AS THE PRINCIPAL CANDIDATE AND FR. 
SUDATH SILVA, ARCH DIOCESAN CHAPLAIN, ST. JOSEPH'S 
YOUTH CENTER, AS THE ALTERNATE FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE 
SUBJECT PROJECT.  POST CONFIRMS THAT THIS NOMINATION 
HAS "FULL COUNTRY TEAM APPROVAL." 
 
2. NOMINATION IS AS FOLLOWS: 
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VERSION: 3.0.7 
POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov 
TRANSMITTING-POST: PAS  Colombo 
TRANSMITTING-POST-ID: 2929 
EXPORT-TYPE: BIO DATA 
START NOMINATION: 
ECA-OFFICE: E/VGN 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 111 
ECA-PROJ-NO: E/VGN-2004-0107 
PROJ-NAME: NGO Management of Youth Programs - August 
2-20, 2004 
START MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
 
END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2004 
DEPART-POST: 07/31/2004 
SESSION-DATE: 08/02/2004 
RETURN-POST: 08/22/2004 
NO-OF-PART: 2 
RANK-ORDER: 0 
START MEMO POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goals on 
"Democracy" and "Humanitarian Assistance" 
END MEMO POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO POST-RCMD: 
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1039 
PROG-AGENCY-ID: 
PROJ-TYPE-ID: MRP 
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29 
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 2929 
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
STATUS: N 
ORIGINATOR: U 
SUBJ-DISC: NGO Management 
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PREFIX: Mr. 
F-NAME: Clifford 
M-NAME: Decklan 
L-NAME: SPECK 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 0 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: 99/8, Church Road 
M-ADDR2: Palaiyuthu 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Trincomalee 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (94-26) 222-4276 
M-FAX: 
M-EMAIL: clicli@indiatimes.com 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: H 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 07/15/1975 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Trincomalee 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Field Assistant (Protection/Program), UNHCR, July 2000- 
to date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
March-June, 2000 - Field Assistant (Program), 
Rehabilitation Assistance Project for the Internally 
Displaced, CARE International 
July 1997-Feb. 2000 - Investigations Officer, Human 
Rights Commission of Sri Lanka 
Sept. 1995-June 1997 - Investigations Officer, Human 
Rights Task Force 
August-December, 1994 - Field Officer for Trace 
Studies, World University Service of Canada 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
None 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
Japan - August 2001 - Training program  - 'Basics on 
International Humanitarian Response' 
Thailand, Bangkok - October 2001 - Workshop - 
'Protection Learning Program' 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
General Certificate of Education (Ordinary Level) 
Examination, December 1991 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
Viator Publications - "Honouring Martin Quere O.M.I. 
(ISBN: 955-8736-00-7) 
Sunday Leader (English language weekly) - freelance 
entertainment columnist 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Tamil 
ENGL-READ: 4 
ENGL-SPEAK: 4 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: Sinhala 
OTHER-LANG-ID: SI 
READ: 3 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START OTHER-LANGS: 
OTHER-LANG: Portuguese 
OTHER-LANG-ID: PY 
READ: 2 
SPEAK: 4 
COMP: 4 
END OTHER-LANGS: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goals on 
"Democracy" and "Humanitarian Assistance" 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Bruce a. Lohof 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Speck has established himself as a leading figure in 
several NGO and non-profit organizations in the 
Trincomalee area.  He is now the Field Assistant in 
charge of protection programs at UNHCR.  His major 
duties include planning, monitoring and coordination, 
finding durable solutions for displaced persons, 
provide basic training for military and national NGOs, 
monitoring activities of implementing partners, 
financial control/management.  In the absence of the 
Head of Office, Speck acts as the officer-in-charge of 
the Trincomalee office and as acting area security 
coordinator for the UN system in Trincomalee.   An 
exposure to a program on "NGO Management of Youth 
Programs" would be beneficial. 
 
Post confirms that this nomination has "full country 
team approval." 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: Public Affairs 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: Yes 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 149 
PERSON-ID: 155 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CE 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CE 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CE 
FIRST-LANG-ID: TC 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
NOM-POST-ID: 2929 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 0 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
SPONS-AGENCY1: 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
INTL-ORG1: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 
INTL-ORG2: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0 
COMMISSION: 0 
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-CAT: 
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START BIO: 
PREFIX: 
F-NAME: L. Sudath 
M-NAME: Jayalal 
L-NAME: SILVA 
SUFFIX: 
POSITION-CODE: 350 
PRINCIPAL?: No 
M-ADDR1: Archbishop's House 
M-ADDR2: Borella 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Colombo 8 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (94-11) 252-2147 
M-FAX: (94-11) 269-2372 
M-EMAIL: 
M-CNTRY-ID: CE 
M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 03/08/1970 
MAR-STAT: S 
BIRTH-CITY: Colombo 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
RES-CNTRY: Sri Lanka 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Archdiocesan Chaplain, 2002- to date 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Assistant Parish Priest, St. John Baptist Church, 
Mutwal, 2003- to date 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
2002-2003 - Assistant Parish Priest, National Basilica, 
Ragama 
2001-2002 - Assistant Parish Priest, St. Francis Zavier 
Church, Sapugaskanda 
2000-2001 - Assistant Parish Priest, St. Mary's Church, 
Pitipana 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
 
END MEMO EDUCATION: 
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
 
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS: 
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
 
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS: 
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
 
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID: 
FIRST-LANG: Sinhala 
ENGL-READ: 4 
ENGL-SPEAK: 4 
ENGL-COMP: 4 
START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
This nomination is in support of MPP goals on 
"Democracy" and "Humanitarian Assistance" 
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ: 
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
 
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD: 
START MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
 
END MEMO VIS-OBJ: 
START MEMO VIS-REC: 
 
END MEMO VIS-REC: 
NOMINATING-OFFICER: Joseph Novak 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
As the chaplain of St. Joseph's Youth Center, Fr. Silva 
is entrusted with counseling and rehabilitating deaf 
youth and their parents.  The experience obtained over 
the years, through managing community service, has 
helped him carry out this program successfully. 
Participation in a program of this nature would enable 
him to gain new insights on effective management of 
funds and formulate new strategies on working with NGO 
to maximize his services to the public. 
 
Post confirms that this nomination has "full country 
team approval." 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: Politician 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: Yes 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: Yes 
HOME-HOSP?: Yes 
E-I-TYPE: 
NOMINEE-ID: 150 
PERSON-ID: 156 
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: CE 
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CE 
RES-CNTRY-ID: CE 
FIRST-LANG-ID: SI 
E-I-TYPE-ID: 
NOM-POST-ID: 2929 
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 
NOM-STATUS: N 
DS2019-ACTION: 1 
DS2019-SUBJECT: 44.0799 
SPONS-FUNDS: 0 
SPONS-AGENCY1: DOS 
USGOVT-AGENCY1: DOS 
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 8000 
USGOVT-AGENCY2: 
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0 
INTL-ORG1: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0 
INTL-ORG2: 
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0 
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0 
COMMISSION: 0 
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-AMOUNT: 0 
VIS-CAT: 5 
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3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOMINATION. 
LUNSTEAD