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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 NOGALES 000154 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ABLD AMGT KSAF ACOA
SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SHEM SYNERGY VISIT TO POST 
 
REF: A. A. E-MAIL BETWEEN E.J. ZEHLER AND L.A. BASSETT AND 
     ¶B. B. I. L. PARNELL 
     ¶C. C. AND S.E TUNTLAND AND G.L. BOORTZ 
 
NOGALES 00000154  001.2 OF 002 
 
 
1.- Post welcomes and grants Country Clearance to Terry F. 
Carraway, from OBO/OM/SHEM Date of visit to Nogales is June 
10-13, 2007. Purpose of visit is to provide on site 
consultation, training and assistance to post in implementing 15 
FAM requirements. 
 
2.- Post has made reservations at the Fiesta Inn, in Nogales 
Sonora. 
 
Reservation details follow. 
 
FIESTA INN HOTEL 
 
CALZADA IND. NUEVO NOGALES 3, 
 
NOGALES 84092 
 
PHONE: 011-52-631-311-6000 
 
 Confirmation number is: 2078350440 
 
Directions from Tucson airport to Fiesta Inn:  Take Valencia 
Road after exiting airport in Tucson to I-19 South. Remain on 
I-19 for 56 miles. Exit a AZ- 189/Mariposa Road, Exit 4. Turn 
right onto Mariposa Road and continue until you reach the 
US/Mexico Border. This port of entry closes at 10 p.m. 
 
Cross the border, bear to the right and enter through the 
Nogales-Centro lane. A green light will indicate that you can 
proceed. A red light indicates that you will need to turn right 
into Mexican Customs to be inspected. Continue on the road you 
entered Mexico, going under an over-pass. You will be on Blvd 
Luis Donaldo Colosio/Pereferico. Proceed about 7 miles. The road 
will dead end into Carretera Internacional intersection. Turn 
right, heading south toward Hermosillo. Continue until you see a 
large hotel on the right, Hotel Plaza. This is not your hotel. 
 
Continue approximately 3 miles. Turn right after the Volkswagen 
dealership and when you see a large sign for the Fiesta Inn. 
 
¶3. Post does not/not have the resources to meet and greet. 
 
Tucson is one and a half hours drive from Nogales. Public 
transportation is not readily available and there are security 
concerns with the limited taxi services available. Post believes 
the only reasonable option is that travelers rent a car upon 
arrival at the Tucson airport. Please reserve a vehicle that has 
Mexican insurance coverage and anti-theft devices. Post has made 
hotel reservations at the only RSO approved hotel in Nogales, 
Sonora. It is a good, business level hotel with a restaurant, 
however it is far removed from the center of town with no 
restaurants or entertainment nearby. The hotel does have a 
shuttle service that can be requested to the Consulate but is 
only available between the hotel and Consulate during weekday 
commute hours. 
 
4.- Post authorize USG portable computer and electronic 
equipment as requested in Reftel paragraph 7. 
 
¶5. Consulate hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 
pm. Post is a lock and leave post. Post can not guarantee after 
hour's access, arrangements will need to be made on a case by 
case basis with Post Security Officer. 
 
¶6. Your POC will be Management Officer Matilda F. Gawf who can 
be reached by calling the consulate at 631-311-8153. After hours 
the Management Officer can be reached by calling 631-1302-3273 
or by calling the consulate after-hours duty phones, which are 
(from the U.S.): 011-52-1631-318-0723, 1-520-604-0378, 
01-520-980-0412 or (from Mexico): 01-1631-318-0723, 
001-520-604-0378, 001-520-980-0412. 
 
¶7. The Regional Security Officer (RSO) covering Nogales is 
stationed at the Consulate General in Tijuana. If you have any 
urgent security-related problems or questions, please call the 
Consulate at 011-52-664-622-7400 and ask for the RSO Office. The 
after-hours/weekend extension is 7501. The RSO office is 
available to you 24 hours per day/7 days a week. RSO Juan 
Ramirez cell phone is 011-52-664-698-8558. 
 
8.- HEALTH CONCERNS: Mexico does have health concerns. Although 
you are in close proximity to the United States, you should 
still take normal tourist precautions with regard to drinking 
water, eating fresh fruits, vegetables and salads. Please note 
that health insurance is an important consideration. Travelers 
are responsible to ensure that they have adequate health 
coverage while in Mexico. 
 
9.- We encourage you to access further security and health 
 
NOGALES 00000154  002.2 OF 002 
 
 
related information as well as Post access regulations for the 
region you are visiting at the Mission Mexico intranet homepage: 
 . 
SHARPE