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FM AMEMBASSY TIRANA
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7841

UNCLAS TIRANA 000075 
 
SIPDIS 
 
DEPT FOR EUR/SCE J.ISMAIL 
DEPT FOR EEB/ESC/IEC B.GRIFFIN 
 
E.O. 12958:N/A 
TAGS: ENRG SENV APER ABUD AL
SUBJECT: ALBANIA'S EISA INPUT 
 
REF:  08 STATE 10743 
 
Following are Posts responses to reftel questions: 
 
¶A.  The Pol/Econ Section handles energy matters.  Personnel:  1 
Section Chief, 1 OMS, 1 Econ/Commercial officer, 3 Political 
officers, 3 FSNs. 
 
¶B.  Personnel working on energy matters: 
 
Section Chief:  5% 
Econ/Commercial Officer:  30% 
Commercial FSN:  30% 
Econ FSN:  30% 
 
¶C.  Nature of energy-related work: 
 
Section Chief:  approves cables, attends meetings with in-house and 
international energy experts 
 
Econ/Commercial Officer:  reports on energy issues, primarily 
electrical but also oil exploration, extraction, refining and 
importing; attends energy-related meetings and conferences 
 
Commercial FSN:  promotes U.S. products and technology to Albanian 
companies in the energy sector 
 
Econ FSN:  reports on energy issues, primarily electrical but also 
oil exploration, extraction, refining and importing; attends 
energy-related meetings and conferences 
 
¶D.  Amounts spent on energy-related activities for FY2007: 
 
--- personnel: USD 86,341 
--- programs: USD 414 
 
 
WITHERS