US embassy cable - 05MADRID3228

UNCLAS MADRID 003228 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DOE FOR GEORGE VERRY; PNNL:EILEEN EISENMAN; NNSA:PEGGI 
DILL; NNSA:BETTY SHORTER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ENRG, KNNP, PARM, OTRA, SP, Country Visits 
SUBJECT: SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE -AMENDED- FOR 
DOE/NNSA/NNTRAV GROUP OF 41 - MEGAPORTS 
 
REF: A. STATE 166626 
     B. STATE 111840 - MADRID 2325 
     C. STATE 128554 - MADRID 2741 
     D. STATE 151711 - MADRID 2988 
 
1.   Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to a team 
critical to support Construction Management, Field 
Engineering, Quality Control and Environmental, Safety and 
Health in Algeciras, from September 26-October 28. Clearance 
for the team:  Randy R. Rogers;  Guadalupe Chavez, Gary E. 
Mizell, Ramon Chavez, William J. Dougherty, Roy L. Phares, 
Peter B. Rice, Christopher R. Smith, and Scott E. Gable, from 
Athna Government Services Corp.; Janet Steele Ahrens, Allison 
C. Bennett, from Sandia National Laboratories; Edward E. 
Coyne, Paul M. Jackson, Lluis G. Rivero, Joe J. Capezza, 
Terry L. Baumgartner, Michael G. Hoxie,, Albert S. Kacoroski, 
Timoty Yu Lai, Brian B. Peters, and Loring E. Robbins,from 
Tetra Taech FW, Inc.; Whitney J. Creer, Cody J. Hostick, 
froom Pacific Nortwhest National Laboratory; Chris Horley, 
David G. Pelowitz, Craig L. Stinson, Steven M. Dinehart, 
Susan E. Pickett, Richard Rothrock, Rebecca L. Settle, from 
Los Alamos National laboratory; Stephanie P. Clarke, 
Department of Energy; Timothy A. Gregoire, Mark R. Melany, 
from TSA Systems, Ltd; Lisa A. Gay, Elizabeth M. Hughes, 
Dung-Zoom Le, Robert D. Price, Robert A. Province, Scott M. 
Vermillion, from SI International. 
 
2.  Point of Contact is Economic Officer Stephanie Bowers, 
PH: (34) 91-587-2399; e-mail: bowerss@state.gov; Fax: (34) 
91-587-2292. 
 
3.  Visitors are reminded that bearers of diplomatic and 
official passports coming to Spain on official business need 
to obtain a Spanish visa prior to arrival to Spain. 
 
4.  THREAT ASSESSMENT: 
 
In general, Spain is safe.  However, Madrid, Barcelona and 
other large cities in Spain --including resort/convention 
areas such as Benidorm-- attract a large number of criminals 
and pickpockets and frequent incidents of crime of 
opportunity against the unwary do occur.  Carry only 
essential items including a photocopy of your passport's 
photo page.  Visitors can protect themselves against crime by 
being street-smart, alert and aware of their surroundings. 
In the event you are victimized by crime, or experience any 
security-related incident, please contact the Embassy's 
Regional Security Office at 91-587-2550 or after hours at 
91-587-2355.  Official visitors to the Embassy in Madrid or 
the Consulate General in Barcelona are encouraged to receive 
a security briefing from the RSO office at their earliest 
convenience.   Additional information regarding safety and 
security in Spain is available on the U.S. Department of 
State's website (www.embusa.es). 
 
Travelers are encouraged to review the most recent Worldwide 
Caution issued by the Department of State. As the Department 
of State continues to develop information on any potential 
security threats to Americans overseas, it shares credible 
threat information through its Consular Information Program 
documents, available on the Internet at 
http://travel/state.gov.  In addition to information on the 
Internet, U.S. travelers can hear recorded information by 
calling the Department of State in Washington, D.C. at 
202-647-5225 from their touch-tone telephone, or receive 
information by automated telefax by dialing 202-647-3000 from 
their fax machine. 
AGUIRRE