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UNCLAS STATE 014490 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID ENRG EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI TRGY AJ
GG, TX, UP 
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: FORMAL INVITATIONS TO ATTEND THE 
WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON RENEWABLE ENERGY 
(WIREC) MARCH 4-6, 2008 
 
REF: A) STATE 138428 B) STATE 80334 
 
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ACTION REQUESTS 
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¶1.  Action Requests:  Ambassadors or appropriate senior 
embassy officials at action addressee posts are requested 
to deliver the text in paragraph 11 as a letter over Post 
Official's signature to either the host government's 
Foreign minister or, if known, the host government's 
Designated Minister-level head of official delegation to 
WIREC 2008.  Posts at their discretion may cc other ministers 
who have indicated an interest in attending WIREC.  Posts are 
asked to confirm delivery of the letter via return cable. 
Please include name and contact information for post's WIREC 
POC in the response cable. 
 
¶2.  Posts are requested to inform their Host governments that 
Official Individual Country Ministerial-level delegations may 
consist of a maximum of 10 individuals per country, composed 
of 
up to three Ministers, including the Ministers of Foreign 
Affairs, Energy, Agriculture, or Environment (or the 
equivalent 
Ministers covering those portfolios) and three subnational 
government representatives.  We defer to each country's 
Minister 
of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to determine their country's precise 
makeup of the 'oOfficial WIREC Ministerial Delegation,' as 
well as to 
inform us of their 'Head of Delegation,' assuming more than 
one 
Minister-level delegate is part of that country's official 
delegation.  However, we appreciate Embassy engagement with 
the MFA 
to ensure that the delegation is comprised of appropriate 
Ministers 
and subnational government representatives. 
 
¶3.  All action addressee posts are requested to inform 
their host governments that each member of the delegation 
must 
Submit an individual registration form to confirm attendance 
at 
WIREC 2008.  Official delegates may register for the 
conference 
via the internet at http:// 
www.usea.org/WIREC/official party registration pub 0001.pdf. 
 
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TEXT OF LETTER 
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¶4.  Begin text of the letter: 
 
Dear Mr./Madam Minister: (or other appropriate salutation) 
 
The U.S. State Department will host the Washington 
International 
Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in Washington on 
March 
4-6, 2008.  WIREC 2008 is the third global ministerial-level 
event on renewable energy after Bonn in 2004 and Beijing in 
¶2005.  WIREC will serve as a global platform for ministers 
And senior leaders from the private sector, sub-national 
governments, and civil society to discuss and share 
information about the benefits of renewable energy, 
identify best practices and barriers, and consider 
policy options and measures needed to encourage the rapid 
development of renewable energy in their countries. 
 
I am pleased to invite (insert name of country) to send an 
official delegation to WIREC 2008.  Approximately 2,000 
delegates will participate in the three-day conference at 
the Washington Convention Center, and we envision 
participation 
by U.S. Cabinet secretaries and senior White House officials. 
 
In the spirit of the International Action Program that was 
agreed to at the Bonn Conference, I am inviting your 
government 
to consider making a voluntary national pledge at WIREC to 
accelerate the deployment of renewable energy in your country. 
The consolidation of national governments' pledges, as 
well as pledges from other major stakeholders (sub-national 
governments, international organizations, the private sector, 
civil 
society, and multi-stakeholder partnerships) will be one of 
the 
major outcomes of WIREC. 
 
I look forward to your official delegation's active 
participation 
in WIREC 2008. 
 
Sincerely, 
(insert name of Ambassador or appropriate senior 
embassy official) 
 
End text. 
 
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DEADLINE 
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¶5.  Posts are asked to deliver the formal invitation letter 
to the minister who has been designated to head the official 
delegation, if known, or, if a head of delegation has not 
been decided, to the foreign minister, no later than OOB 
Wednesday, February 13.  Response cables should be slugged 
for OES for WIREC Action Group Leader Stan Specht and OES 
Special Assistant Camille Hill. 
 
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POC FOR QUESTIONS 
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¶6.  For additional information about WIREC 2008, contact 
OES' WIREC Action Group Leader Stan Specht (OES/PCI) at 
SpechtSH@state.gov and consult the official WIREC website 
at www.wirec2008.gov. 
RICE