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UNCLAS SOFIA 001239 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR EUR DAS BRYZA, EUR/ERA, SA, EUR/NCE, EEB 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EPET ENRG BU
SUBJECT: REGIONAL ENERGY OFFICERS TRAINING SESSION, DECEMBER 6-7 IN 
SOFIA 
 
REF: ANKARA 2419 Notal 
 
¶1.  (SBU) As agreed at the Istanbul Regional COM Energy Conference 
September 21, Embassy Sofia proposes to host a regional energy 
officers training session December 6-7.  The purpose will be to 
offer training to energy officers on the geopolitics of energy in 
the European/Caspian region as well as on the fundamentals of 
pipeline politics, financing and commercial realities.  The session 
will also allow officers to review, discuss, and implement outcomes 
of the Istanbul conference and to consider and adapt ways to work 
most effectively together to support U.S. goals in this area. 
 
¶2.  (SBU) Agenda:  Post is developing an agenda in cooperation with 
EEB and EUR/ERA and using input from regional energy officers.  The 
initial agenda envisions a first day of training offered by outside 
experts (industry, think tanks and EU representations) and a second 
day of internal talks.  Suggestions on the agenda and organization 
of the discussion are invited and will be helpful over the coming 
weeks as we put this event together. 
 
¶3. (SBU) Attendees:  This meeting is intended for regional energy 
officers and key Washington working level staff.  Addressee posts 
include Caspian producer, transit and Nabucco/TGI countries.  We 
have also included key European capitals as well as certain energy 
producing, consuming and transit countries mentioned, but not 
present, at the Istanbul Conference.  If posts and/or Washington 
agencies have suggestions of others in the field or in Washington 
who should be included, please advise.  Due to space considerations, 
we plan on no more than about 35 participants. 
 
¶4. (U) Schedule:  December 6:  Energy Training Session from 8:45 to 
5:00.  December 7:  Energy discussions from 8:45 to 4:00 pm. 
 
¶5.  (U)  Action:  Overseas Posts and Washington invitees are 
requested to advise on attendance as soon as possible, but no later 
than November 1.  Post will provide more detailed information on the 
program, accommodations, etc., in early November.  Embassy Sofia 
Action officers are: Kelly Adams-Smith, e-mail: 
adamssmithke@state.gov, telephone:  359-2-937-5220 and Dina 
Abaa-Ogley, e-mail:  Abaa-Ogleydj@state.gov, telephone: 
359-2-937-5252. 
 
BEYRLE