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TO RUEHVI/AMEMBASSY VIENNA 0541
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UNCLAS MADRID 002461 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR/WE 
PASS TO AMB OMS JILL HINSON 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: OTRA SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR GREGORY 
SCHULTE 
 
REF: UNVIE VIENNA 00711 
 
¶1.  Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes 
UNVIE Ambassador Gregory Schulte to travel to Madrid, Spain 
from October 17 to October 19, 2006.  The purpose of this 
visit is to participate in Public Diplomacy events and to 
meet with Embassy and government officials. 
 
¶2.  Post will coordinate assistance requested in reftel with 
UNVIE Ambassadors Secretary Jill Hinson.  The control officer 
for this visit is Ken Forder, ESTH officer, he can be reached 
at Embassy number 91-587-2385 or via blackberry number 
650-622-426. 
 
¶3.  Visitors are reminded that bearers of diplomatic and 
official passports coming to Spain on official business need 
to obtain a Spanish visa prior to arrival to Spain. 
 
¶4.  THREAT ASSESSMENT: 
 
In general, Spain is safe.  However, Madrid, Barcelona and 
other large cities in Spain -- including resort/convention 
areas such as Benidorm -- attract a large number of criminals 
and pickpockets and frequent incidents of crime of 
opportunity against the unwary do occur.  Carry only 
essential items including a photocopy of your passport's 
photo page.  Visitors can protect themselves against crime by 
being street-smart, alert and aware of their surroundings. 
In the event you are victimized by crime, or experience any 
security-related incident, please contact the Embassy's 
Regional Security Office at 91-587-2550 or after hours at 
91-587-2355.  Official visitors to the Embassy in Madrid or 
the Consulate General in Barcelona are encouraged to receive 
a security briefing from the RSO office at their earliest 
convenience.  Additional information regarding safety and 
security in Spain is available on the U.S. Department of 
State's website (www.embusa.es). 
 
Travelers are encouraged to review the most recent Worldwide 
Caution issued by the Department of State. As the Department 
of State continues to develop information on any potential 
security threats to Americans overseas, it shares credible 
threat information through its Consular Information Program 
documents, available on the Internet at 
http://travel/state.gov.  In addition to information on the 
Internet, U.S. travelers can hear recorded information by 
calling the Department of State in Washington, D.C. at 
202-647-5225 from their touch-tone telephone, or receive 
information by automated telefax by dialing 202-647-3000 from 
their fax machine. 
AGUIRRE