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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 GEORGETOWN 000052 
 
SIPDIS 
 
FSI - Economics Division Lisa Fox, Ed Sagurton, Andrea 
Clipper 
 
E.O.12958:N/A 
TAGS: ECON AFSI AFSN
SUBJECT: NOMINATION FOR SPRING 2006 FSN ECONOMIC TRAINING: 
JILLIAN DUNCAN 
 
REF. STATE 01355 
 
¶1. Post nominates Economic/Commercial Assistant Jillian R. 
Duncan for the Spring 2006 PE220 FSN Economic Training from 
May 1-12, 2006. Information requested in Reftel follows: 
 
¶A. Name and grade of FSN 
Jillian R. Duncan 
FSN-8/1 
 
¶B. Date of birth 
January 22, 1977 
 
¶C. Nationality 
Guyanese 
 
¶D. Passport Number 
O867424 
 
¶E. Agency 
Department of State 
 
¶F. Position title 
Economic & Commercial Assistant 
 
¶G. American supervisor's name and email address 
Edward P. Luchessi LuchessiEP@state.gov 
 
¶H. FSN's education, job experience and current 
responsibilities 
 
Education: 
1993-1997  University of Guyana 
Bachelor of Social Science Economics. 
 
Job experience: 
Guyana Office for Investment 
2000 - 2004    Investment Officer 
Established in 1994, the Guyana Office for Investment is a 
semi-autonomous Government agency responsible for providing 
efficient and effective investor and exporter services. 
Responsibilities included: 
Assisting investors by guiding them through investment 
procedures, incentives offered and facilitating contact with 
Government Officials and Private Sector 
Organizations/Officials particularly in the Information and 
Communication Technology Sectors. 
Maintaining a list of business opportunities in Guyana and 
preparing specific business opportunity profiles for 
distribution to investors.  Completed business opportunity 
profiles include Aquaculture, Sand Based Industries, and a 
market study of the UK Market for Cooked Frozen Shrimp. 
Updating Informational Materials and disseminating same to 
Investment intermediaries, Private Sector Organizations, 
local and international Chambers of Commerce, Investment & 
Export Promotion Agencies, Embassies and Consulates. 
 
Demerara Oxygen Company Ltd. (DOCOL) 
1998 - 2000   ISO Management Representative 
Responsibilities included: 
Coordinating and preparing DOCOL for a Registration Audit 
and two Surveillance Audits for Certification by the 
Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS) for the 
adaptation of the ISO 9002 Quality Management System. 
Managing the document and data control systems for DOCOL. 
Liaising with external parties, particularly with the 
certification body, TTBS, on matters related to the Quality 
Management System. 
Wrote and implemented the procedures for customer 
complaints, control of quality records, the control of non- 
conforming product, corrective and preventive action and 
Training. 
Managing the system of internal quality audits. 
Conducting internal quality audits. 
Coordinating the Triennial Customer Survey 
Conducting market research in the 100lb LPG cylinder market 
 
Current Responsibilities 
 
Participates in the analysis and reporting of economic and 
commercial issues in Guyana.  Develops and maintains a high 
level of contacts with US and Guyanese businesses and 
government officials to enhance the performance of the 
office. Uses contacts to ensure that each new FSO is able to 
interact with key leaders to achieve office goals. Serves as 
primary advisor to the Economic and Commercial FSO on all 
economic and commercial issues. Helps to formulate office 
goals and develop implementation plans. Handles all protocol 
issues for the office.  Also plans and executes all office 
events, including:  the Embassy booth at GUYEXPO, the bi- 
annual catalog show, all seminars, meetings and conferences. 
Contributes to Embassy analysis of economic and commercial 
trends. Researches, compiles and drafts all economic and 
commercial reports and correspondence, including diplomatic 
notes, talking points, marketing reports, the Country 
Commercial Guide, the post Government of Guyana directory, 
post's quarterly newsletter, the World Trade Data reports, 
Agent distribution reports and the Foreign Trade index. 
 
Assists US importers in navigating through the labyrinth of 
Guyanese Customs regulations and practices.  Works with 
Guyanese firms to identify and coordinate with US suppliers. 
Reports to US firms on Guyanese government policies 
affecting US goods or imports.  Undertakes market surveys to 
provide information on market size, principle competition 
and availability if agents and distributors for US 
exporters. Monitors and reports on Guyanese tender offers to 
the Department of Commerce so that US businesses can bid 
competitively.  Responsible for creating, conducting and 
analyzing Guyanese market surveys for the benefit of US 
businesses. 
 
Disseminates US economic and commercial news, information 
and publications to local businesses and leaders in order to 
enhance US business opportunities and to facilitate the 
growth of free enterprise in Guyana. Manages all economic 
and commercial inquiries from US and Guyanese businesses and 
leaders. Organizes and updates the Commercial library and 
assists library users in research.  Responsible for finding 
funding to update the library and budgeting available funds. 
Also liaises with Department of Commerce to acquire 
reference materials. In addition, reviews all acquisitions 
and selects new materials for acquisition. Drafts and signs 
responses to trade inquiries. 
 
¶I. Description of how course would enhance nominee's 
  productivity at post 
 
The Economic and Commercial Assistant has not received 
formal Economic training since taking the position two years 
ago.  Based on previous job experiences, our nominee has 
worked to provide the Political and Economic Section and the 
wider Embassy with up to date Economic data and reports. The 
Course will greatly enhance the section's ability to provide 
the Department with key economic reporting that would be 
useful to advance its agenda in developing countries such as 
Guyana. 
 
¶J. Suggestions for course content 
Based on previous economic training, the nominee will find 
the following useful. (Written in order of usefulness) 
 
¶1. What Washington Wants 
¶2. Post Reporting 
¶3. Economic Data Analysis Skills 
¶4. Analysis of Monetary and Fiscal Policy 
¶5. Consultations with policy officials and end-users of 
post's reports 
¶6. Drafting Skills 
¶7. Briefing Skills 
¶8. Interviewing Skills 
¶9. Banking and Financial Market Reforms 
¶10. Trade and Exchange Rate Regime Reforms 
¶11. Debates on World Bank and IMF Policy Reform Approaches 
  ¶12. Web and other resources for finding key US economic 
data 
 
¶K. Comments on previous modules 
N/A 
 
BULLEN