US embassy cable - 05CAIRO3806

UNCLAS CAIRO 003806 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
NEA FOR DAS DIBBLE AND FOR NEA/ELA; 
DS FOR JOE MORTON AND FOR DSS AND IP/NEA; 
S/ES FOR AMBASSADOR HOFMANN; 
S/CT FOR MARGARET HAWTHORNE; 
CA FOR AMBASSADOR HARTY. 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER, ASEC, PGOV, KVPR, EG, HSWG 
SUBJECT: MEETING OF THE EMBASSY'S HOMELAND SECURITY WORKING 
GROUP (MAY 18, 2005) 
 
REF: CAIRO 3320 
 
Sensitive but unclassified.  Please protect accordingly.  Not 
for Internet distribution. 
 
1.  (SBU) The Charge chaired on May 18 a meeting of the 
Embassy's Homeland Security Working Group (HSWG).  RSO, 
LEGAT, ORA, DEA, CONS, and ECPO attended. 
 
2.  (SBU) ECPO briefed the group on post preparations for the 
projected May 30-31 visit of Fran Townsend, President Bush's 
Homeland Security Advisor.  As we move forward with planning, 
ECPO is checking on the composition of HSA Townsend's 
delegation before finalizing the schedule. 
 
3.  (SBU) DEA briefed HSWG members on plans to hold in 
September a training seminar in Cairo for DEA locally engaged 
staff from across the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.  DEA 
also briefed the group on a recent successful visit to the 
field office of ANGA, DEA's Egyptian counterpart agency, at 
Cairo International Airport.  The visit strengthened DEA's 
relationships with key personnel at this important site. 
 
4.  (SBU) The Consul General advised HSWG members on follow 
up actions related to a recent submission to the Visas Viper 
program and reminded the group to remain alert for 
information that might be used in preparing new Viper entries. 
 
 
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GRAY