US embassy cable - 05LJUBLJANA627

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000627 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
SECSTATE FOR A/OPE (MAKELL/HUBERT) 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
 
TAGS: ASUP, AMGT, KPAO 
SUBJECT: GRANTS OFFICER APPOINTMENT FOR PHILIP M. BEEKMAN 
 
REFERENCE: GRANT POLICY DIRECTIVE 1, REVISION 1/SECSTATE 
 
104599 
 
1. FOLLOWING IS A CABLE REQUESTING GRANT AUTHORITY FROM 
A/OPE FOR INCOMING PDO PHILIP M. BEEKMAN. 
 
2. PLEASE APPOINT POST'S INCOMING PDO AS GRANTS OFFICER. 
MR. PHILIP M. BEEKMAN SHOULD HAVE WARRANT EFFECTIVE 
SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1, 2007. INFORMATION ON 
PDO BEEKMAN FOLLOWS: 
 
A. NAME: PHILIP M. BEEKMAN 
 
B. JOB TITLE AND GRADE: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY OFFICER, FS-5 
 
C. OFFICE: PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE, EMBASSY LJUBLJANA 
 
D. APPOINTMENT LEVEL REQUESTED: $10,000 
 
E. JUSTIFICATION/NEED FOR APPOINTMENT AT THIS DOLLAR LEVEL: 
 
MR. BEEKMAN SUPERVISES THE CULTURAL GRANTS PROGRAM AT 
EMBASSY LJUBLJANA AND WILL SERVE AS BACKUP FOR THE NGO 
GRANTS PROGRAM AT POST.  MR. BEEKMAN HAS MET THE 
QUALIFICATIONS LISTED IN GRANTS POLICY DIRECTIVE NO. 1, 
REVISION 2.  HE HAS COMPLETED THE 24-HOUR INTRODUCTORY 
COURSE IN GRANTS MANAGEMENT AND HAS COMPLETED A 4 YEAR 
COURSE OF STUDY LEADING TO A BACHELORS DEGREE (PLEASE SEE 
BELOW). 
 
F. RELEVANT EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING: N/A 
 
PREVIOUS GRANT OFFICER APPOINTMENT HELD/DOLLAR LIMITATION: 
N/A 
 
G. OTHER RELEVANT SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS, 
CERTIFICATION/SKILLS: N/A 
 
H. EDUCATIONAL LEVEL: 
 
M.P.A., 2003, SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION 
B.A., 2000, MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY, INTERNATIONAL 
RELATIONS 
 
I. RELEVANT HONORS, AWARDS, OR FELLOWSHIPS RECEIVED: N/A 
 
J. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TRAINING INCLUDING NAME OF COURSE, 
SCHOOL, LENGTH OF TRAINING, DATE COMPLETED. 
 
PY220 INTRO - GRANTS AND COOPERATION, FOREIGN SERVICE 
INSTITUTE, 24 HOURS, NOVEMBER 24, 2004 
 
K. DATES OF ARRIVAL AT AND DEPARTURE FROM POST: 
 
ARRIVED ON JULY 26, 2005 AND WILL DEPART BY SEPTEMBER 1, 
2007 
 
 
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