US embassy cable - 02COLOMBO2179

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 COLOMBO 002179 
 
SIPDIS 
 
 
STATE FOR ECA/PE/V/P-MARGERY BENSON/AZZA MOUNIB- 
ZAKI; ECA/PE/V/G/N-ALICE SHIFFLETT; SA/PD 
 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OEXC, SCUL, KPAO, Maldives, OEXC - Exchanges 
SUBJECT: FY-2003 INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PROGRAM: 
MALDIVIAN NOMINATION FOR MRP ON URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL 
ISSUES: AUGUST 7-28, 2003 
PROJECT NO. E/VP-2003-0036 
 
REF: (A) COLOMBO 01900 (B) STATE 129191, (C) STATE 
 
50054 
 
1. POST NOMINATES DR. MOHAMED ALI, DIRECTOR, 
ENVIRONMENT, MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS, HOUSING AND 
ENVIRONMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MALDIVES, FOR 
PARTICIPATION IN SUBJECT PROJECT. 
 
2. PART I OF NOMINEE'S BIO DATA FOLLOWS: 
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VERSION: 3.0.0 
POST-EMAIL: rscmb@pd.state.gov 
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USIA-OFFICE: E/VGN 
PROG-AGENCY-NAME: 
POST-PROJ-ID: 78 
USIA-PROJ-NO: 
PROJ-NAME: Urban Environmental Issues - August 7-28, 
2003 (Maldives) 
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END MEMO PROJ-DESC: 
PROJ-TYPE: Multi-Regional 
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor 
FY: 2003 
DEPART-POST: 08/04/2003 
SESSION-DATE: 08/07/2003 
RETURN-POST: 09/02/2003 
NO-OF-PART: 1 
RANK-ORDER: 5 
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SUBJ-DISC: Environment 
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PREFIX: Dr. 
F-NAME: Mohamed 
M-NAME: 
L-NAME: ALI 
SUFFIX: 
PRINCIPAL?: Yes 
M-ADDR1: Ministry of Home Affairs, Housing 
M-ADDR2: and Environment 
M-ADDR3: 
M-CITY: Male 
M-STATE: 
M-CNTRY: Maldives 
M-ZONE: 
M-ZIP: 
M-PHONE: (960)  335-948 
M-FAX: (960) 335-953 
M-EMAIL: 
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M-ADDRTYPE: B 
GENDER: M 
DOB: 06/08/1959 
MAR-STAT: M 
BIRTH-CITY: Male 
BIRTH-CNTRY: Maldives 
CITIZ-CNTRY: Maldives 
RES-CNTRY: Maldives 
START MEMO POSITION: 
Director of Environment, Ministry of Home Affairs, 
Housing and Environment 
END MEMO POSITION: 
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
Director, Environmental Research Center 
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
 
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS: 
START MEMO US-TRAVEL: 
1994 - on transit 
2002 April - Attended UN-WSSD Summit at United 
Nations 
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START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
 
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL: 
START MEMO EDUCATION: 
Ph.D. in Coastal Resource Management, University of 
New South Wales, Australia 
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Econ/Com 
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
Dr. Mohamed Ali is the Director of Environment and 
Director, Environmental Research Center, Ministry of 
Home Affairs, Housing and Environment.  Dr. Ali is 
the main player in the environment sector in the 
Maldives (next to the Minister) and our key 
environment contact.  The Maldives possesses a 
unique and fragile environment, which should be 
managed properly.  Environment issues such as global 
climate change, sea level rise, global warming, 
garbage disposal, air pollution and coral reef 
protection will all effect the Maldives' economic 
growth and its very survival over the next few 
decades. 
Dr. Mohamed Ali is also highly regarded by the UNDP 
officials in Maldives.  Dr. Ali has a Ph.D. in 
Coastal Geology from University of New South Wales, 
Australia.  He has been to US in April 2002 to 
attend a WSSD summit in NY. 
Given his key role in environment sector, sending 
Dr. Ali for this program will help strengthen our 
ties and also enable him to learn first hand about 
environment issues from a US perspective.  We hope 
this exposure will help him to appreciate US 
positions on this important global subject and 
consequently he will be able to play a more 
constructive role in environment policy making. 
 
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION: 
NOM-OFF: Teresa Manlowe 
SPEAKER?: No 
NOTIFY-EMB: No 
MEDIA?: No 
HOME-STAY: No 
HOME-HOSP?: No 
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PERSON-ID: 112 
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3. PLEASE ADVISE ACCEPTANCE OF THIS NOMINATION. 
WILLS