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UNCLAS STATE 068499 
 
SIPDIS 
BRIDGETOWN FOR BARBADOS ONLY 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KNNP MNUC PARM PREL XX
SUBJECT: ISN THANK-YOU LETTER FOR ATTENDANCE AT PSI 
OUTREACH WORKSHOP 
 
REF: STATE 044509 
 
¶1.  SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND:  the United States extended an 
invitation to attend a one-day Outreach Workshop on the 
Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) hosted by the United 
States in Washington on May 29, 2008 (reftel).  This 
workshop, open to both PSI endorsing states and states that 
have not endorsed, provided detailed information on the broad 
range of PSI activities and tools that have been developed 
for training, organizing for, and conducting interdictions of 
shipments of proliferation concern.  The Workshop provided 
information to representatives attending from the embassies 
of 22 countries that have not yet endorsed the PSI, as well 
as most of the PSI endorsing states.  This cable is addressed 
to those countries that have not yet endorsed or fully 
committed to the PSI. 
 
¶2.  OBJECTIVES AND ACTION REQUESTED:  Washington wishes to 
thank the non-endorsing countries that attended our PSI 
Outreach Workshop and for embassies to continue conducting 
outreach to encourage the non-endorsing countries to 
officially endorse the PSI.  Embassies are requested to 
deliver the following letter from Acting Assistant Secretary 
Patricia McNerney under appropriate letterhead to her closest 
counterpart in host government Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 
There will be no signed original. 
 
¶3.  Begin text of letter from Acting A/S McNerney: 
 
(Insert appropriate salutation) 
 
I would like to extend my thanks to your Government for 
attending the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) 
Outreach Workshop that I chaired in Washington, DC on May 29, 
¶2008. 
 
The goal of the Outreach Workshop was to inform states about 
the many activities going on under the PSI, and identify ways 
states can improve their capabilities to stop weapons of mass 
destruction (WMD)-related trafficking.  I hope your 
Government found the Workshop useful and informative, and 
that it helps you in your further consideration of the PSI. 
We would be happy to receive any comments or follow-up 
questions on the PSI that your Government may have. 
 
(For all addressees except Bahamas, Azerbaijan, and Brunei:) 
On behalf of the U.S. Government, I once again urge your 
Government to seriously consider endorsing the PSI, and if 
you decide to do so, provide a diplomatic note to that effect 
to the United States or another PSI participating state. 
 
(For Bahamas only:)  We welcome the decision of the 
Government of the Bahamas to approve the bilateral PSI 
shipboarding agreement, and we recognize that signature of 
this agreement will also represent your Government's official 
endorsement of the PSI. 
 
(For Azerbaijan only:)  I would like also to thank you for 
your decision to send a delegation to the May 28 PSI Senior 
Level Meeting.  We welcomed Azerbaijan's attendance at this 
important meeting, which was a milestone for the Initiative. 
The United States is providing you separately a summary of 
the May 28 PSI Senior-Level Meeting as well as the May 29 
Outreach Workshop.  We believe these meetings will have 
reassured your Government regarding the benefits of PSI 
participation, its fully voluntary nature, and its broad 
support from countries around the world.  On behalf of the 
U.S. Government, I once again urge your Government to provide 
confirmation of Azerbaijan's endorsement of the PSI Statement 
of Interdiction Principles. 
 
(For Brunei only:)  Since your Government participated in the 
2006 PSI High-Level Political Meeting and was thereby 
considered to be a PSI participant, the United States is 
providing you separately a summary of the May 28 PSI 
Senior-Level Meeting as well as the May 29 Outreach Workshop. 
 We believe these meetings convincingly showed the benefits 
of PSI participation, and we hope Brunei's representative to 
the May 29 event found that meeting informative and of value. 
 On behalf of the U.S. Government, I once again urge your 
Government to provide confirmation that Brunei Darussalam 
endorses the PSI Statement of Interdiction Principles. 
 
Sincerely, 
 
Patricia A. McNerney 
Acting Assistant Secretary for International Security and 
Nonproliferation 
Department of State 
 
End text of letter. 
 
¶4.  POINTS OF CONTACT:  Washington points of contact on the 
PSI are Jane Purcell, e-mail: PurcelJa@state.gov , 
202-647-6186; and Carlos Guzman, e-mail: GuzmanCS@state.gov , 
202-647-6320.  Department much appreciates Post's assistance. 
RICE