US embassy cable - 04LAGOS1417

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Identifier:	04LAGOS1417
Wikileaks:	View 04LAGOS1417 at Wikileaks.org
Origin:	Consulate Lagos
Created:	2004-07-14 09:02:00
Classification:	UNCLASSIFIED
Tags:	ELAB
Redacted:	This cable was not redacted by Wikileaks.

UNCLAS LAGOS 001417 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT. OF LABOR FOR ILAB KAREN SOLEM; DEPT. OF STATE FOR 
DRL/IL ARLEN WILSON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ELAB 
SUBJECT: INVITATION TO REGIONAL LABOR RIGHTS TRAINING 
 
REF: STATE 145218 
 
1.  Post nominates Political/Labor Specialist Gbenga Amusan 
for Labor Rights Training on September 23-24, 2004, in 
Johannesburg, South Africa.  Mr. Amusan has worked as the 
Political/Labor Specialist for the Consulate (formerly the 
Embassy) in Lagos for eleven years.  Prior to working with 
the Embassy and Consulate, he was a journalist with a major 
English-language Nigerian daily newspaper. During his tenure 
he has had major labor reporting responsibilities, and, as 
Post expects a long staffing gap before the Labor Officer 
position is filled, Mr. Amusan will have sole and expanded 
responsibility for covering labor issues and developments in 
southern Nigeria.  He has on-going responsibility for 
compiling data for Post's submission to the Human Rights 
Report, the Trafficking in Persons Report, and the 
International Labor Trends Report.  He is not expected to 
depart Post after his training.  The cost of an economy 
airline ticket from Lagos to Johannesburg is approximately 
USD 1211.  Post is prepared to pay Mr. Amusan's per diem, 
lodging and/or other expenses. 
 
2.  Contact information for Mr. Amusan is: 
 
      Gbenga Amusan 
      Political/Labor Specialist 
      US Consulate General Lagos, Nigeria 
      2 Walter Carrington Crescent 
      Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria 
      234-1-261-0050  EXT. 404 
      amusangr@state.gov 
 
             or 
 
      Joseph P. Gregoire 
      Chief, Political/Economic Section 
      US Consulate General Lagos, Nigeria 
      2 Walter Carrington Crescent 
      Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria 
      234-1-261-5698 
      gregoirejp@state.gov 
 
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