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RUCNIAD/IGAD COLLECTIVE
RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AF DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY COLLECTIVE
RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHINGTON DC

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 DAR ES SALAAM 000313 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT AF/EPS FOR AADLER, AF/EX FOR STOY, BLAJUETT 
DEPT OF COMMERCE FOR BERKUL 
NAIROBI FOR FCS, FAS, TSA, FCS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ETRD EINV KPAO TZ
SUBJECT: [ C O R R E C T E D  C O P Y ] PREPARATIONS AND FUNDING 
REQUEST FOR SULLIVAN SUMMIT IN ARUSHA, TANZANIA, JUNE 2-6, 2008 
 
REF: A) DAR ES SALAAM 312 
     B) STATE 016918 
 
THIS IS A CORRECTED COPY OF DAR ES SALAAM 312 WITH A REVISION IN THE 
FUNDING REQUEST. SEE PARA 5. 
 
¶1.  For the last 18 months, we have worked collaboratively with 
AF/EPS, with the organizers of the Leon Sullivan Summit, and with 
the Tanzanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International 
Cooperation (MFA) to prepare for the Eighth Sullivan Summit - "The 
Summit of a Lifetime" - in Arusha, Tanzania (a city over a one hour 
flight away from the capital).  The President of the Leon Sullivan 
Foundation, Ambassador Howard Jeter, visited Dar es Salaam numerous 
times beginning in July 2007, and met with the Ambassador and Econ 
Counselor.  Post has had regular conference calls with the Sullivan 
Summit organizers and facilitated their requests whenever possible. 
 
Embassy Participation in the Summit 
----------------------------------- 
¶2.  This cable provides an update of post's preparation for and 
participation in the Sullivan Summit 
 
-- Ambassador Green is hosting a 120-person reception for the U.S. 
delegation, the Sullivan Summit organizers, and Government of 
Tanzania officials on the evening of June 1, 2008 at a downtown 
Arusha Hotel. 
 
-- Ambassador Green will give five-to ten-minute remarks at the 
Opening Ceremony of the Sullivan Summit on June 2. 
 
-- We have reserved two rooms in one of the Summit hotels, and will 
station consular staff to assist with any American citizen (AmCit) 
emergencies during the week-long event.  The Sullivan Summit 
organizers are expecting between 500 to 800 AmCits to attend the 
Summit in Arusha. 
 
 -- We will provide Public Diplomacy support for the Summit as 
requested, and for USG visitors highlighting our Mission Strategic 
Plan's goals. 
 
 -- We will designate control officers for the Presidential 
Delegation (PresDel) and for other USG delegates and speakers at the 
Summit, as required. 
 
-- We will video record key Sullivan Summit sessions in order to 
prepare and distribute DVDs, particularly to Tanzania universities, 
and to make information about the Sullivan Summit more accessible to 
Tanzanian students and the public. 
 
Embassy Support for the Summit 
----------------------------- 
¶3.  Since the summit is in Arusha (an eight-hour drive from Dar es 
Salaam) the logistics of setting up a presence for the Summit in 
Arusha had to be established far in advance.  We have been holding 
weekly preparation meetings for the last two months, and have now 
begun countdown meetings three days per week. 
 
¶4.  During the week long Summit in Arusha, from May 30 to June 6, 
the Embassy is preparing to offer the following support: 
 
-- A fully staffed control room for the U.S. delegation with 
Internet access, photocopy, fax and two Embassy staff members (one 
American, one Tanzanian) on duty. 
 
-- Embassy vehicles and drivers to transport members of the 
Presidential Delegation (PresDel) from airport to hotels, from 
hotels to Arusha International Conference Center (AICC); 
 
-- Embassy shuttles (hotel to AICC Conference Center) for other USG 
official delegates; 
 
-- Control Officers for members of the PresDel, as required. 
 
-- We will send 30 staff members to Arusha to support the Summit. 
 
Funding Request 
-------------- 
¶5.  Lodging rates have steeply increased in Arusha for the period of 
the Summit.  USG per diem rate in Arusha is USD 135 Lodging; USD 52 
MIE,  Total USD 187.  However, the Embassy is being told that most 
 
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hotel rooms will be USD 200 per night during the Summit period. 
Estimates are based on this lodging rate, i.e. Lodging USD 200; MIE 
USD 52. 
 
234 room nights @ USD 252 (lodging, M&IE) = 
       USD 58,968 
(NOTE:  GSO Support Staff will be 18 persons 
          = 150 room nights 
Embassy/Control Room Staff will be 12 persons 
          =  84 room nights) 
 
Estimated control room cost: 7 days @USD 500 = 
     USD 3,500 
 
Estimated leasing of phone lines: 5 days @USD 1,000 = 
     USD 5,000 
 
Administrative Supplies: 
     USD 1,000 
 
Bilateral rooms: 7 days @USD 200 = 
     USD 1,400 
 
Fuel Charges Motor Pool Vehicles = 
     USD 5,000 
 
Airfare Support for 20 staff @ USD 300 = 
     USD 6,000 
 
Contingency funds, 5 percent = 
     USD 4,042 
 
TOTAL REQUEST:   USD 84,910 
 
 
¶6. We request Department funding of the above budget request to 
ensure adequate support to the Sullivan Summit. 
 
Points of Contact 
----------------- 
¶7. Post has designated Political Officer, Randall Robinson, as 
overall control officer for the Sullivan Summit.  His contact 
information is: Office: +255-22-266-8001 x 4107; Cell: 
+255-786-400-234, E-mail: RobinsonR2@state.gov. 
 
¶8.  The point of contact for all questions pertaining to the 
Presidential Delegation is James Liddle.  His contact information 
is: Office:  +255-22-266-8001 x 4163; Cell: +255-754-780-344; 
E-mail: LiddleJV@state.gov. 
 
GREEN