US embassy cable - 05MADRID2314

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 MADRID 002314 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS (LLAMBERT), S/CT (TKUSHNER), IO/PSC 
(BFITZGERALD), IIP/G/EUR (JMATEL), EUR/PPD (LDEVALCOURT) 
STATE PASS NSC (MRUPPERT), TREASURY (JZARATE) AND OFAC 
(RWERNERS) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPAO, KTFN, EFIN, PTER, ETTC, PREL, ADPM, SP, Counterterrorism 
SUBJECT: NOVEMBER 14-16 TERRORISM FINANCE CONFERENCE IN 
MADRID 
 
1. Summary: The Embassy, Ministry of Interior and the Ortega 
y Gasset Foundation (a well-respected thinktank) are 
collaborating on a November 14-16 terrorism finance 
conference in Madrid.  This will be the fourth conference on 
terrorism issues we put together with the GOS and the 
Foundation.  The previous conferences have been successes in 
terms of public diplomacy and in enhancing bilateral 
cooperation.  We expect this event to be similarly 
successful.  In order to amplify our public diplomacy 
message, we would like high level USG participation. 
Specifically, we request Assistant Secretary E. Anthony 
Wayne's participation in the November 16 fourth 
panel:"Cooperation in the Stuggle against Terrorism Finance". 
 Deputy TFCO is also working with the Public Discourse 
Project (an organization dedicated to carrying on the 9/11 
Commission's work) to get a 9/11 Commissioner and/or staff 
member to attend the conference.  We are also working to 
obtain William F. Baity's (Deputy Director, FinCEN) and 
Mathew Levitt's participation.  End Summary 
 
DRAFT AGENDA 
 
2.  There follows below the tentative agenda for the 
conference developed by the U.S. Embassy and the Ortega y 
Gasset Foundation.  This is highly tentative. With the 
exception of Bruce Hoffman, no American has been contacted 
yet about participating in this event.  To the extent 
necessary, Embassy can support U.S. travel to the conference. 
 
Monday, November 14 
------------------- 
 
16:00 - 16:30     Inauguration 
      Jose Antonio Alonso, Minister of Interior 
                  Aguirre, U.S. Ambassador to Spain 
      Antonio Garrigues Walker, President, Ortega y Gasset 
Foundation 
      Fernando Reinares, Political Science Professor, Rey 
Juan Carlos University 
 
16:30 - 17:15     International Tendencies in Terrorism 
Finance 
      Moderator: Rogelio Alonso, Professor, Rey Juan Carlos 
University 
      U.S. Panelist : Bruce Hoffman, Director of RAND'S 
Washington, D.C. Office 
      Spanish Panelist:TBD 
 
17:15 - 17:30     Coffee Break 
 
17:30 - 19:00     General Dimensions of Terrorism Finance 
      Moderator: Jesus Sanchez Lambas, Secretary General, 
Ortega y Gasset Foundation 
      U.S. Panelist: Mathew Levitt, Director of Terrorism 
Studies Program, Washington 
      Institute for Near East Policy (to be invited) 
      Spanish Panelist: Vicente Gonzalez Mota, Anticorruption 
Prosecutor 
 
Tuesday, November 15 
-------------------- 
 
16:00 - 17:30     How 9/11 and 3/11 were Financed 
      Moderator: Juan Hidalgo, Advisor to the Secretary of 
State for Security, Interior 
      Ministry 
      U.S. Panelist: 9/11 Commissioner and/or staff member to 
be invited 
      Spanish Panelist: Telesforo Rubio, Commissioner General 
of Information, Directorat 
      General of the Police 
 
17:30 - 17:45     Coffee Break 
 
17:45 - 19:15     Financial Intelligence and Control of 
Terrorism Finance 
      Moderator: TBD 
      U.S.Panelist: William F. Baity, Deputy Director, FinCEN 
to be invited 
      Spanish Panelist: Gabriel Panizo, Director of the 
Executive Service of the Spanish 
      Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) 
 
Wednesday, November 16 
---------------------- 
 
16:00 - 17:45     Cooperation in the Struggle against 
Terrorism Finance 
      Moderator: TBD 
      U.S. Panelist: Embassy requesting Assistant Secretary 
E. Anthony Wayne 
      Spanish Panelist: Angel Lossada, Director, Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs 
 
17:45 - 18:00     Coffee Break 
 
18;00 - 19:00     Closing Ceremonies 
      Antonio Camacho Vizcaino, Secretary of State for 
Security, Ministry of Interior 
      Pedro Gonzalez Trevijano, Rector, Rey Juan Carlos 
University 
      Juan Pablo Fusi, Director, Ortega y Gasset Foundation 
Research Institute 
      Fernando Reinares, Political Science Professor, Rey 
Juan Carlos University 
3. Deputy TFCO will follow up by e-mail with EB/ESC/TFC re: 
A/S Wayne's possible participation. 
 
MANZANARES