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TO ALL EAST ASIAN AND PACIFIC DIPLOMATIC POSTS PRIORITY
INFO ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLECTIVE

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 STATE 018520 
 
SIPDIS 
FOR ALL OFFICERS FSNS AND AIDOFFS COVERING ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE 
TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH ISSUES 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: SENV EAGR EAID EFIS ENRG KGCC KSCA TBIO TPHY TSPL XB
XC, XE, XU, XV, ZN, ID 
SUBJECT: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, 
TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH CONFERENCE APRIL 15-17, 2009 IN 
JAKARTA 
 
¶1. This is an action cable (please see para 10.) 
 
¶2. Summary: The Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science 
(OES), in cooperation with the Bureau of East Asian and 
Pacific Affairs (EAP), Embassy Jakarta, and the Regional 
Environmental Offices (REO) in Bangkok and Suva, announces 
its biennial conference on Environment, Science, Technology, 
and Health (ESTH) issues in the EAP region.  The training 
will be held on April 15-17, 2009 in Jakarta.   This event is 
open to all USG officers - Environment, Science, Technology, 
and Health officers, Science Counselors, Economic/Political 
and USAID officers, local hire specialists, and Foreign 
Service Nationals (FSNs) from U.S. Embassies, from State and 
other USG agencies.  Participants are expected to pay for 
their own travel and per diem through Post funds. 
Participants are requested to respond via email to Embassy 
Jakarta and cc REOs in Bangkok and Suva and the OES/PCI 
action officer (POCs listed in para 10) by March 16, 2009 to 
register for attendance.  End summary. 
 
¶3. OES, EAP, the REOs ("Hubs") based in Bangkok and Suva, and 
Embassy Jakarta invite a broad range of participants from 
U.S. Embassies, USAID Missions and other USG agencies, 
including ESTH officers, Public Diplomacy and 
Economic/Political officers and FSNs, to attend the 2009 EAP 
ESTH Conference on April 15-17 in Jakarta.  OES Acting 
Assistant Secretary Reno L. Harnish, U.S. Ambassador to 
Indonesia Cameron Hume, a distinguished array of State 
Department and other interagency subject matter experts and 
NGO representatives will participate. 
 
¶4.  Attendees will develop an in-depth understanding of the 
new Administration's ESTH priorities in the region, share 
experiences, and participate in discussions with speakers. 
Speakers will address region-specific priorities regarding 
topics such as integrating climate and development, forest 
conservation, clean energy, science and technology, 
multipollutant air quality strategies, biodiversity and 
natural resource management including the Coral Triangle and 
Heart of Borneo Initiatives, and transboundary cooperation on 
shared water resources. 
 
¶5. These sessions will familiarize participants with ESTH 
tradecraft - the initiatives, partnerships, institutions, and 
outreach tools available to advance our ESTH goals - and 
provide an opportunity for officers to exchange ideas on 
advancing regional cooperation.  The principal goal is to 
better integrate USG ESTH policy objectives into the 
bilateral and regional political and economic context by 
enhancing substantive and policy knowledge.  We will 
highlight opportunities in the Foreign Assistance and Mission 
Strategic Plan processes to connect ESTH issues to priorities 
at post. 
 
¶6.  This conference is intended to complement, not duplicate, 
the annual Foreign Service Institute ESTH Tradecraft course 
by providing updates on policy positions, presenting a 
region-specific focus and elaborating on issues of interest 
to attendees.  In order to fulfill this last goal, we will 
circulate a notional agenda to participants via email for 
comment and participants are encouraged to provide input that 
will shape the course.  This training/conference is also 
intended for the officer who handles ESTH issues on a 
part-time basis and may or may not have received formal ESTH 
training. 
 
¶7. The President and Secretary have placed an extremely high 
priority on a new approach to international engagement in the 
EAP region and climate change - as demonstrated by Secretary 
Clinton's first trip abroad, to Indonesia, Japan, Korea, and 
China, in February 2009.  The new Administration has also 
emphasized a new role for science in federal policy.  This 
year's conference will focus on helping officers in the field 
integrate the new Administration's policies in these and 
other OES issues. 
 
¶8. The opportunity to engage with colleagues throughout the 
region and from Washington is intended to strengthen the 
capacity of officers in the field to contribute to the 
development and implementation of the Administration,s 
policies in their respective geographical areas.  ESTH issues 
are increasingly recognized as inextricably linked with 
economic and social development.  Climate change in 
 
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TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH CONFERENCE APRIL 15-17, 2009 
particular is having a strong impact on development and a 
broad range of public policy concerns, at the domestic and 
international levels.  As a result, USG officials are 
increasingly called upon to engage in relatively technical 
aspects related to energy, air, water, and other sustainable 
development concerns.  Many countries in East Asia have 
placed a high priority upon science and technology 
development and deployment and continue to do so in order to 
foster innovation and sustainable economic growth. 
 
¶9.  Embassy Jakarta will arrange meeting space to host the 
conference and arrange lodging for all participants.  Hotel 
costs, including any additional conference fees, are expected 
to be within the USG lodging per diem.  Participants should 
plan to arrive in Jakarta on or by the evening of April 14. 
Posts are expected to pay their own expenses for travel and 
per diem. 
 
¶10. Confirmation of participation, with credit card 
information for hotel reservations, is requested by March 16, 
¶2009.  Please contact Midori Oliver (OliverM2@state.gov) and 
Joan Mahoney (mahoneyjm@state.gov) at Embassy Jakarta to 
confirm participation, and cc OES/PCI - Erwin D. Rose 
(RoseED@state.gov, phone 202-647-1410), REO Bankgok - Howell 
¶H. Howard (HowardHH@state.gov, phone 66-2-205-4712), REO Suva 
- Joseph P. Murphy (MurphyJP@state.gov, phone 679-331-4466). 
Indonesia requires visas for all USG officials entering the 
country. Washington-based USG officials should obtain a visa 
request letter from Debra Benavidez (BenavidezDA@state.gov, 
phone 202-647-4393) in EAP.  FSNs planning to attend should 
check Indonesia's visa requirements for their country. 
Officers are reminded to seek country clearance from Embassy 
Jakarta. Embassy Jakarta will provide threat assessments and 
detailed logistical information in the responses to country 
clearance request cables. 
 
¶11. Post offers the use of its American Express Travel Office 
for visitors who choose to remain in Indonesia after the 
conference.  Visitors may wish to observe Post's 
participation in an Earth Day activity in Jakarta on the 
morning of April 18; and/or visit the Center for 
International Forestry Research, approximately 1-1/2 hours 
outside of Jakarta.  Recommended excursions also include an 
orangutan reserve in Kalimantan, staying in an eco-lodge or 
in a live-aboard boat for 3-4 days; for advanced divers, a 
trip to Manado; and for less advanced divers or those with 
tighter travel schedules, a trip to Pulau Putri, part of the 
Thousand Islands located off of the Jakarta coast.    Please 
send all requests for travel information to Widya Tamara at 
amexjk@state.gov.  Please note: embassy staff will not 
support any of this post-conference travel, and individuals 
are expected to make their own arrangements. 
CLINTON