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R 141746Z FEB 08
FM AMCONSUL SAO PAULO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 7905
INFO RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 9056
RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 3998
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 8580

UNCLAS SAO PAULO 000065 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR WHA/BSC, EEB/ESC/IEC FOR GLEN GRIFFIN 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECON ENRG BR
 
SUBJECT: BRAZIL: SAO PAULO INPUT FOR NEW ENERGY REPORT 
 
REF: SECSTATE 10743 
 
¶1.  (U) Post sends this cable in response to reftel request for 
energy-related activities at post.  The information below 
corresponds to the format requested in reftel. 
 
--A. Energy Work: The Political-Economic Section of Consulate 
General Sao Paulo has two economic officers that share coverage of 
the energy portfolio.  In addition to Department coverage, the 
Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agriculture Service has the lead 
on biofuels and has one officer and two FSNs that follow biofuels 
issues as related to agriculture production.  The Department of 
Commerce also has three FCS officers and one FSN covering the energy 
portfolio. 
 
-- B.  The time spent on energy and energy-related issues is 
distributed as follows: 1 FS-04 Economic Officer, 40 percent; 1 
FS-02 Pol-Econ Section Chief, 10 percent.  Foreign Commercial 
Service: 3 Commercial Officers: 5 percent each in a supervisory 
capacity; 1 Commercial Specialist, 30 percent.  Foreign Agricultural 
Service: 1 Officer, 10 percent; 2 FSNs, 20 percent each. 
 
-- C. Descriptions: FSO Economic Officer: contact with oil and 
natural gas companies, electricity generators and distributors, 
trade and industry associations of electricity users, and ethanol 
producers groups.  Attends meetings on energy dialogues and 
conferences.  Reports on oil discoveries, natural gas constraints, 
energy infrastructure, company updates and opinions, electricity 
situation.  Econoff has previous professional experience within the 
sector in Latin America and has completed coursework at the 
University of Texas Petroleum Extension Service. 
 
---Pol-Econ Chief: contact with oil and natural gas companies, 
electricity generators and distributors, trade and industry 
associations of electricity users, and ethanol producers groups. 
Attends meetings on energy dialogues and coordinates biofuels 
conferences.  Pol-Econ Chief covered various aspects of energy while 
serving in Mozambique and most recently as ESTH Hub Officer for 
South America. 
 
---1 FCS Officer supervises FSN who follows energy equipment sales 
for the Sao Paulo area; 2 FCS officers supervise all of Brazil's 
energy issues, including Consulate Rio de Janeiro's contact with 
U.S. companies, reporting on energy issues, etc. 
 
---1 FAS officer and 2 FSNs:  monitor production, supply, and use of 
ethanol focused on ramifications for production of sugar cane and 
other major crops.  Contact with industry associations.  All FAS 
personnel hold degrees in agriculture economics. 
 
--D. Funding: U.S. Embassy Brasilia directly funds energy programs 
and Consulate General Sao Paulo does not independently fund such 
events.  Post estimates for FY2007 personnel costs for 2 Department 
of State FSOs working on energy issues part time of approximately 
USD 31,048 in salary. 
 
¶2.  (U) Post's POC for this activity is Economic Officer Sara 
Ainsworth, 55.11.5186.7243, email: AinsworthSJ@state.gov. 
 
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