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R 131513Z MAR 08
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 7671

UNCLAS KINSHASA 000250 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
EB/ESC/IEC/ENR 
FSI/SPAS/ECON FOR LISA FOX 
HR/CDA/EL FOR KATELYN CHOE 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AFSI APER ENRG EPET EMIN ECON
SUBJECT: PE 142 APPLICATION: CHRISTOPHER CORKEY 
 
REF: SECSTATE 12018 
 
¶1. (U) Post nominates Economic Officer Christopher Corkey for 
admission to PE 142, the Denver Resource Economics Course, 
scheduled July 7-11 (Ref).  Mr. Corkey is an Entry Level 
Officer, Economic Cone, posted to the Economic section of 
Embassy Kinshasa until July 2009.  He would plan to arrive in 
Washington, DC on July 6. 
 
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Contact Information 
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Christopher Corkey 
Office:  243-81-700-6348 
Mobile:  243-81-700-4428 
Fax:  243-81-556-0169 
Email: CorkeyCT@state.gov 
 
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Benefit of PE 142 
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¶2. (U) Mr. Corkey,s reporting requirements focus primarily 
on the extractive industries of the Democratic Republic of 
the Congo (DRC).  He works with representatives of several 
mining companies, including Freeport McMoRan, the largest 
private U.S. investment in the DRC.  The extractive 
industries portfolio of the DRC, a resource-rich but largely 
undeveloped country, includes copper, cobalt, diamonds, gold, 
cassiterite, petroleum, and timber.  The PE 142 course would 
benefit the Economic section, as well as the end-users of 
Kinshasa reporting, by giving Mr. Corkey a better 
understanding of the natural resources sector.  The course 
would also enable Mr. Corkey to establish useful contacts 
within the U.S. Geological Survey and other relevant 
U.S.-based organizations. 
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