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TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9282
INFO RUCPDOC/USDOC WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RHEFHLC/HOMELAND SECURITY CENTER WASHINGTON DC
RHEBAAA/DEPT OF ENERGY WASHDC
RUEAWJA/DEPT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS BRASILIA 001145 
 
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STATE TO ISN/ECC/EXBS PROGRAM IN BRAZIL FOR NILS JOHANSON 
STATE PLS PASS TO DOE HQ FOR BOBBY CARTER 
STATE PLS PASS TO NNSA/DOE HQ FOR VICKI MCCOY 
STATE PLS PASS TO NNSA/DOE HQ FOR DARLENE ROBERTS 
STATE PLS PASS TO NNSA/DOE HQ NNSA GEORGE VERRY 
STATE PLS PASS TO NNSA/DOE HQ BETTY SHORTER 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AMGT ETTC KSTC PARM PREL KSCA KNNP BR
SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE DOS AND NNSA FUNDED 
PERSONNEL TO BRAZIL: PARKER+5 (7/7/2007 -7/14/2007) 
 
REF: (A) STATE 80186 (2007), (B) STATE 097703 (2004) 
 
¶1.  Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for a Department 
of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration's (DOE/NNSA) 
International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP) for 
the following DOS and NNSA-funded personnel, from July 7-14, 2007 to 
conduct WMD Commodity Identification Training (CIT) and Instructor 
Training in coordination with the Department of State's Export 
Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program in order to mark 
the first step toward establishing cooperation in the area of 
nonproliferation export controls, per previous discussions during 
the U.S.-Brazil Joint Standing Committee on Nuclear Energy 
Cooperation: 
 
NAME:  PARKER, LAREINA MARIE 
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
CLR:  TOP SECRET 
 
NAME:  BRIGMON, ROBIN LEWIS 
AFFILIATION:  SAVANNAH RIVER NATIONAL LABORATORY 
CLR:  TOP SECRET 
 
NAME:  CICCATERI, THOMAS JOHN 
KANSAS CITY PLANT 
CLR:  TOP SECRET 
 
NAME:  DION, HEATHER MICHELE 
LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY 
CLR:  TOP SECRET 
 
NAME:  HEINE, PETER MARTIN 
ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY 
CLR:  TOP SECRET 
 
NAME:  JOHANSON, NILS P.H. 
AFFILIATION:  DEPARTMENT OF STATE 
CLR:   TOP SECRET (INTERIM) 
 
¶2. Hotel reservations were made, as requested in Reftel, at Melia 
Brasilia Hotel, which is located at Setor Hoteleiro Sul (SHS) Quadra 
6, Bloco D, Brasilia(DF), Brazil, ZIP CODE: 70316-000, tel: (55) 61 
3218-4700, fax:(55) 61 3218-4703. www.meliabrasilia.solmelia.com; 
reservas.brasilia@meliahotels.com.br 
Visitors are responsible for no-show. Cancellation of hotel 
reservations should please be at least 48 hours before the arrival 
date and Mission points of contact needs to be informed. 
 
¶3. Visitors are reminded that all US citizens traveling to Brazil 
for any purpose require visas, which must be obtained in advance 
from a Brazilian Embassy or Consulate. "Airport visas" do not exist, 
and immigration authorities will refuse entry to anyone without a 
valid visa.  All Brazilian visas are considered invalid regardless 
of validity if not used within 90 days of issuance. 
 
¶4. Visitors should be current with all immunizations required for 
Brazil.  Those arriving from flights that do not originate in the 
United States are advised to ensure that their yellow fever 
vaccination is up to date, and that they have their WHO yellow cards 
with them to prove it.  If you require a yellow fever vaccination 
and it is for the first time, not a booster, it should be given at 
least 10 days before travel to be effective.  Please consult with 
appropriate medical authorities before traveling. 
 
¶5. The U.S. Embassy continues to receive reports from official 
visitors and tourists of recent VARIG domestic and international 
flight cancellations due to the airline's financial difficulties. 
These cancellations continue to result in missed connecting flights 
in Sao Paulo and Rio, and disruption of travelers' itineraries. 
Although the airline has been purchased by a new buyer, both 
domestic and international flights are likely to operate at a 
significantly reduced confidence level during their restructuring 
period. 
 
U.S. citizens should keep this in mind when making travel plans. 
 
¶6. All official visitors must attend the RSO Security briefing. 
 
¶7. Mission understands that little or no Embassy/Consulate 
assistance is required. 
 
¶8. Persons entering Brazil under the USG auspices have an important 
 
role to play in strengthening U.S. - Brazil cooperation.  Please 
keep this priority in mind during your visit and inform the embassy 
or nearest consulate promptly of any opportunities or problems that 
arise.  As a result of the imposition of biometric enrolment of the 
US-VISIT program, the Government of Brazil started fingerprinting 
and photographing arriving U.S. citizens in January 2004.  Present 
GOB policy is not to fingerprint U.S. travelers arriving on official 
or diplomatic visas.  It is possible, however, that official 
visitors could be asked to submit to a fingerprinting through 
administrative error.  The Embassy hopes that visitors will comply 
with reasonable requests from the Brazilian immigration authorities. 
 Any unusual delays or unreasonable treatment should be brought to 
the attention of the Management Officer so they can be relayed to 
the GOB.  Full cooperation with the identification procedures is 
advisable. 
 
¶9. MEDICAL EVACUATION, INSURANCE AND HEALTH UNIT ACCESS ISSUES: 
 
Direct Hire employees (not contractors) of the Department of State, 
USAID, DOD, and CDC need not take further action. Direct Hire 
employees of other U.S Government Agencies must provide their 
control officer by cable or e-mail a name and 24-hour point of 
contact for their agency that can authorize medical evacuation.  For 
employees whose agencies are not authorized to fund medevacs, 
individuals will be responsible for obtaining their own medevac 
insurance and providing the information to their control officer. 
 
The USG does not cover contract employees for medevac.  Therefore, 
all USG contractors (regardless of the government agency they are 
contracted to)  must provide their control officer prior to arrival 
the name, phone number, and policy number of their medevac insurance 
provider(s) for use in case of emergency. 
 
Contractors do not have access to services in the Health Units at 
Post. In an emergency, the Health Unit will try to facilitate access 
to care on the local economy or facilitation with their medevac 
provider. Contractors need to be advised that for any medical care 
needs they will need to use services provided on the local economy. 
 
¶10. Please find below some information on Administrative procedures 
and requirements: 
 
¶A. Each visitor, regardless of length of stay, must bring/forward 
fiscal data to pay for direct costs of the visit.  Each agency, 
organization or visiting delegation will be charged for the actual 
costs attributed to its visit.  Direct charge costs include, but are 
not limited to: 
 
-- American and LES overtime (for such services as airport 
expediting, cashier accommodation exchange, control room staffing, 
representational event support); 
Travel and per diem costs incurred by post personnel in support of 
visitor's field travel; 
-- Rental of vehicles and other equipment; 
-- Long distance telephone calls; 
-- Office supplies; 
-- Gasoline and other vehicle maintenance costs; 
-- Departure tax and other airport fees. 
 
Post will not provide service if fiscal data is not provided for the 
direct charges. 
 
¶B. For TDYers remaining at post over 30 days, there is a charge for 
ICASS support services. This charge is for the following ICASS 
services and will be billed thru the ICASS TDY module, based on a 
per-capita-basis, prorated for the length of stay. For example, a 
TDY visit by one USG employee of 06 months' duration would be 
counted as 0.5: 
-- Basic Package; 
-- Community Liaison - CLO; 
-- Health Services. 
 
¶C. If your sponsoring agency is not signed up for ICASS services at 
post, please be prepared to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 
document for ICASS support services upon arrival.  The agency should 
provide post with a written communication generated by the 
traveler's headquarters that confirms the agency will pay ICASS 
charges for the TDYer. The communication should include the agency 
ICASS billing code to which the TDY support should be charged and 
authorize the traveler to sign the ICASS invoice generated by the 
TDY module.  Agencies will not be billed until the accumulated 
 
invoice cost for TDY support exceeds Dols 2,500 for the fiscal year. 
 Where travel is urgent, the TDYers should bring this documentation 
with him/her to ensure there are no interruptions in the provision 
of service.  Post will not provide any service to a TDYer staying in 
excess of thirty days without provision of this documentation before 
day 31 of the TDY. 
 
¶11. Crime is the principal and real threat to visitors to Brazil. 
The crime threat level in Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo and 
Recife is critical.  Armed street robberies are common in these 
cities.  The area in and around the hotel sector in Brasilia is 
extremely dangerous, especially at night.  Embassy visitors have 
been robbed under gunpoint while walking on the street.  Taxis and 
private vehicles should be used to move about. 
 
¶12. In addition, individuals and organizations with ties to 
extremist groups operate in the tri-border area between Brazil, 
Paraguay and Argentina - this includes the Iguacu falls area. 
Official visitors contemplating travel to this area should contact 
the Embassy before doing so, as well as Embassy Asuncion and/or 
Embassy Buenos Aires if they plan to cross into Paraguay and/or 
Argentina. 
 
¶13. Visitors should practice common sense preventative security 
techniques, just as they would in any large city in the world.  Some 
of the more important tips that you should follow to avoid becoming 
a crime victim are: 
 
-- Do not carry or wear valuable items that will attract the 
attention of thieves.  If you need to wear expensive jewelry or 
carry a camera; conceal it until you arrive at your destination. 
 
-- Be aware of the street environment and avoid contact with those 
who may be looking for robbery targets.  Seek a safer location.  Go 
into a store, bank or simply cross the street. 
 
-- Do not physically resist any robbery attempt.  While this is a 
personal decision, statistics show that resistance leads to injury. 
 
-- Do not answer your hotel room door until you positively confirm 
who is on the other side.  Look out the peephole, or call the front 
desk to confirm the visitor. 
 
-- Do not walk on the beaches after dark.  Assaults are common. 
 
-- Avoid city buses.  Many pass through high crime areas and are 
susceptible to robberies. 
 
¶14. Visitors who intend to bring U.S. Government portable 
microcomputers into the embassy or consulate must obtain prior 
approval from the systems manager and the RSO/PSO.  The use of 
privately owned computers is discouraged in any government 
facility. 
 
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