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Reference ID	Created	Released	Classification	Origin
06BOGOTA8032	2006-09-01 15:39	2011-08-30 01:44	UNCLASSIFIED	Embassy Bogota

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RR RUEHWEB

DE RUEHBO #8032 2441539
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 011539Z SEP 06 ZDK
FM AMEMBASSY BOGOTA
TO RUEHZP/AMEMBASSY PANAMA 9477
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO 4868
INFO RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 8144
RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 8495
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 1377

UNCLAS BOGOTA 008032 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
EMBASSY PANAMA PASS TO POLOFF C. LEE; EMBASSY QUITO PASS TO 
POLOFF E. MARTINI; EMBASSY CARACAS PASS COPY TO POLOFF A. 
CENTER; US MISSION GENEVA PASS COPY TO RMA 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ASEC OTRA PHUM PREF PREL
SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ANDES REGIONAL 
 
REFUGEE COORDINATOR TOM TARGOS TO MONITOR IOM, PADF PROGRAMS 
 
REF: STATE 143617 
 
¶1. This is an action message.  Embassy Panama see para. 4; 
Embassy Quito see paras. 5 and 6. 
 
¶2. Embassy Bogota requests country clearance for Tom Targos, 
Andes Regional Refugee Coordinator (RefCoord), to monitor the 
programs and activities of the International Organization of 
Migration (IOM) and Pan American Development Foundation 
(PADF) in Panama and Ecuador funded by Department's Bureau of 
Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM).  Per reftel, on 
this trip, RefCoord Targos will accompany Washington-based 
PRM Program Officers Jenifer Joyce and Maura Nicholson of PRM 
in Panama, August 9-11.  Then, RefCoord Targos and Nicholson 
will travel to Ecuador August 11-13.  In addition to meetings 
with IOM-PADF and a proposed field monitoring trip in Ecuador 
(see para. 6), while in Ecuador and Panama, RefCoord Targos 
and PRM staffers also plan to meet with Embassy Officers, the 
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and 
government officials to discuss the status and situation of 
refugees in these countries. 
 
¶3. RefCoord Targos' proposed travel itinerary is as follows: 
 
09 August -- Depart Bogota at 14:55 (2:55 pm) on Avianca 60 
             Arrive Panama City at 16:25 (4:25 pm) 
             RefCoord Targos will arrange for ground 
transportation to hotel. 
 
11 August -- Depart Panama City for Quito at 19:55 (7:55 pm) 
COPA 211 
       Arrive Quito at 21:45 (9:45 pm) 
       RefCoord Targos and Nicholson will arrange for ground 
transportation to hotel. 
 
12 August -- Depart Quito for Esmeraldas 13:30 (1:30 pm) on 
an field monitoring trip - all            logistics to be 
coordinated by IOM-PADF. 
 
13 August -- Return to Quito from Esmeraldas 16:45 (4:45 pm) 
 
13 August -- Depart Quito at 19:05 (7:05 pm) on Avianca 78 
 Arrive Bogota at 20:15 (8:15 pm) 
 
¶4. For Embassy Panama: RefCoord thanks Post for making hotel 
reservations, meeting arrangements for September 10 and 11 
and ground transportation on September 11 for Mr. Targos as 
well as Ms. Joyce and Ms. Nicholson.  RefCoord also thanks 
Post for making arrangements to meet with Embassy, IOM-PADF 
and UNHCR staff as well as GoP officials with 
responsibilities related to refugee affairs. 
 
¶5. For Embassy Quito: RefCoord Targos thanks Post for making 
hotel reservations for the night of September 11 for Ms. 
Nicholson and himself.  In addition, RefCoord Targos and 
Nicholson request post make arrangements for ground 
transportation only for the morning of September 12. On this 
morning, RefCoord plan to meet with Embassy officials and 
representatives of UNHCR Quito. 
 
¶6. For Embassy Quito: Note that IOM-PADF in Quito will handle 
all logistics of RefCoord's travel starting the afternoon of 
September 12 and for all of September 13.  IOM-PADF will pick 
up RefCoord Targos, Nicholson and Embassy Officer Erik 
Martini up at in the afternoon on September 12 and IOM will 
arrange to have them travel by plane to Esmeraldas.  In 
Esmeraldas, IOM-PADF will arrange hotel accommodations for 
the night of September 12 as well as all logistics for a 
field monitoring trip in the Esmeraldas - San Lorenzo area. 
RefCoord has shared a copy of the proposed itinerary so that 
travel/security arrangements with RSO in Embassy Quito can be 
made.  It is understood that RSO must approve the travel plan 
for Nicholson, Martini and RefCoord to Esmeraldas and San 
Lorenzo. 
 
¶7. Targos holds diplomatic passport number 900347369, issued 
June 12, 2002, which expires  June 11, 2007.  He has a top 
secret security clearance. 
 
SIPDIS 
 
¶8. RefCoord and Embassy Bogota greatly appreciates both 
Embassies' assistance. 
WOOD

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