US embassy cable - 03AMMAN1283

UNCLAS AMMAN 001283 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR NEA, NEA/SA/EX AND NEA/ARN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: APER, PREL, AMGT, AEMR, ASEC, JO 
SUBJECT: Embassy Amman Staffing as of 3/4/03 
 
1. IN-COUNTRY TOTALS: 
 
EMPLOYEES:     115 
TDYers:        240 
EFMS:           19 
CONTRACTORS:       12 
 
Total:         386 
 
COMMENT: 
 
EFMs:  Of the 19 EFMs remaining at post, 9 have decided 
to leave and will depart post within the next few days. 
After their departure, we will have 10 EFMs at post. 
 
CONTRACTORS:  The Ambassador last month authorized 
USAID contractors to use contract funds to send personnel and 
families out of the country.  Consequently, only 7 of the 
59 USAID contractors previously in country remain.  Two 
dependents are at post with those USAID contractors. 
Additionally, there are five DOD contractors at post, but 
all of their dependents have departed. 
 
FULBRIGHT SCHOLARS:  The Ambassador on March 3 endorsed a 
proposal to suspend temporarily the Fulbright program in 
Jordan.  This will lead to the departure of the three 
remaining AmCit Fulbright scholars and the AmCit Fulbright 
program Director in the next few days. 
 
2. OUT OF COUNTRY ON AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE TOTALS: 
 
EMPLOYEES:       4 
EFMS:          163 
 
Total:         167 
 
3.   Employees and Dependents not taking Authorized 
Departure who have requested permission to travel outside 
of the host country and return (since the last report):3. 
All of these are Mission employees on official TDY travel. 
 
4.  TDY country clearances denied/postponed since authorized 
departure implemented:  3 
 
GNEHM