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TO ALL DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR POSTS COLLECTIVE IMMEDIATE
RUEHTRO/AMEMBASSY TRIPOLI IMMEDIATE 7753

UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 03 STATE 059732 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
SMIG, SIPDIS 
SUBJECT: PAO GUIDANCE FOR 2009 TIP REPORT 
 
¶1. (U) The 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report will 
be released publicly on Tuesday, June 16, at 10:00 AM 
(EDT) in Washington, DC.  Posts in countries that appear 
in the 2009 TIP Report will receive individual TIP 
Report rollout cables in the coming days containing: 1) 
background on the 2009 TIP Report; 2) a short demarche 
to the host government/authorities containing the final 
version of the country's or territory's narrative; and 
3) country-specific press guidance to be used in taking 
questions.  The demarche containing the final version of 
the country's or territory's report narrative can be 
released to the host government or authorities no sooner 
than 12:00 noon local time June 15 for WHA, AF, EUR, and 
NEA countries and OOB local time June 16 for SCA and EAP 
posts.  While host governments should be briefed as 
indicated in the previous sentence, public outreach 
activities can begin after 10:00 a.m. EDT on June 16, 
¶2009. 
 
¶2. (U) The TIP Report fulfills a legal requirement under 
provisions of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 
2000, as amended (TVPA) that the Department submit an 
annual report to the U.S. Congress on foreign 
governments' efforts to eliminate severe forms of 
trafficking in persons.  The public release of the TIP 
Report also provides an excellent opportunity to fulfill 
our congressional mandate to increase public awareness 
of this crime. 
 
¶3. (U) To maximize the impact of the Report, G/TIP will 
engage members of the news media, Congress, non- 
governmental organizations (NGOs), and the DC-based 
diplomatic corps.  Posts are also urged to take a 
proactive role in leveraging the Report as a tool to 
advance anti-trafficking efforts in their host 
countries.  Local NGOs, journalists, and other audiences 
often are eager to get involved in the fight against 
human trafficking, and the TIP Report has capitalized on 
their participation while highlighting their integral 
role. 
 
¶4. (U) Outreach ideas for consideration by public 
affairs officers include: Washington DVCs with 
journalists in host countries, an Op-Ed placed by Post's 
Chief of Mission, speeches to university groups, NGO 
roundtable discussions, and human trafficking 
documentary screenings.  Please share outreach ideas you 
develop in your host country with your regional PD 
office and G/TIP so we can provide these ideas to 
others. 
 
¶5. (U) Additionally, the 2009 Department of Justice-led 
Attorney General's Annual Report to Congress and 
Assessment of the U.S. Government Activities to Combat 
Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in FY08 is expected to be 
released online at: 
www.usdoj.gov/olp/human_trafficking.htm.  The Assessment 
offers a comprehensive review of U.S. efforts to combat 
TIP domestically and abroad.  Posts can use the 
Assessment to demonstrate the USG's strong commitment to 
combating trafficking and to respond to inquiries about 
U.S. anti-TIP programs.  The Assessment serves as an 
example of the United States' transparency.  It 
demonstrates that the U.S. does not exempt itself from 
the anti-trafficking benchmarks it sets for other 
countries and includes a section on recommendations for 
USG action.  Through the DOJ Assessment and our 
interagency working groups, we hold ourselves 
accountable as we hold other governments accountable 
through the Department of State annual TIP Report. 
Note: there is also a narrative on U.S. efforts in the 
TIP Report itself. 
 
¶6. (U) (Embargoed until June 16) Another outreach idea 
for consideration is the promotion of media stories 
highlighting the work of the 2009 Heroes in the Fight 
Against Modern-Day Slavery.  The following heroes will 
be named in the TIP Report: 
 
-- George Vanikiotis, Greece 
-- Elly Anita, Indonesia 
-- Benjamin Perrin, Canada 
-- Inacio Sebastiao Mussanhane, Mozambique 
-- Vera Lesko, Albania 
-- Mariliana Morales Berros, Costa Rica 
-- Sunitha Krishnan, India, 
 
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-- Alice Nah, Malaysia 
-- Aida Abu Ras, Jordan 
 
¶7. (U) In 2008, with your help, G/TIP held many 
successful DVCs after the TIP Report release.  G/TIP 
will offer one-hour DVCs with Ambassador Luis CdeBaca to 
posts again this year, available on a first-come, first- 
served basis starting June 17.  Please contact G/TIP to 
schedule your DVC.  These DVCs generally are used to 
reach local/regional media to enhance coverage and 
understanding of the TIP Report and to answer questions 
about a country's areas of concern and/or improvement in 
combating TIP locally/regionally.  Posts also may invite 
NGOs and other groups (i.e. government officials) at 
their discretion. 
 
¶8. (U) G/TIP will provide PAOs with the aforementioned 
Op-Ed for local media placement upon request. 
 
¶9. (U) For post's convenience, the following media note 
can be customized as needed for use in host countries: 
 
Release of the 2009 Trafficking in Persons Report June 
16, 2008 10:00 a.m. EDT Secretary of State Hillary 
Clinton is scheduled to release the ninth annual 
Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report on 
Tuesday, June 16, at 10 a.m. in the State Department's 
Press Briefing Room (Room 2209).  Following Secretary 
Clinton's opening remarks, Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, 
Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking 
in Persons, will respond to press queries.  This on-the- 
record, on-camera briefing is open for press coverage. 
 
This 175-country report is the most comprehensive 
worldwide report on the efforts of governments to combat 
severe forms of trafficking in persons, a modern-day 
form of slavery.  Its findings are intended to raise 
global awareness and spur countries to take effective 
actions to counter trafficking in persons.  The 
assessment includes narratives on 173 countries 
determined to have victims of severe forms of human 
trafficking and two designated as special cases. 
 
The United States estimates that each year, millions of 
men, women, and children are trafficked all over the 
world.  Human trafficking victims can be subjected to 
labor exploitation or sexual exploitation, or both. 
These forms of modern-day slavery can happen in an 
individual's own country, and are often the results of 
cultural attitudes and traditions as well as economic 
challenges. 
 
This year's Report includes a particular focus on the 
effects of the global economic crisis on the supply and 
demand of human trafficking.  Modern-day slavery 
continues to be a problem in nearly every country in the 
world and traffickers continue to search for new 
opportunities to exploit men, women, and children.  The 
full text of the Report and photos of human trafficking 
themes are available on the State Department's Web site, 
http://www.state.gov/g/tip. 
 
Reporters who wish to schedule an interview with the 
G/TIP Director after the release of the report may 
contact Acting Senior Coordinator for Public Affairs 
Abraham Lee at 202-216-5865, or leeay@state.gov. 
 
¶10. (U) As noted in para 1, Posts will receive separate 
cables from G/TIP with country-specific press guidance. 
Following are some Q&As that are not country-specific, 
but may be helpful in answering general questions: 
 
¶Q. Why is the United States telling (country) what to 
do? 
 
¶A. The crime of human trafficking adversely affects us 
all, including the United States.  It deprives people of 
their most basic human rights and freedoms; it poses a 
public health risk; and it is a major source of illicit 
revenue for organized crime.  It is a problem that 
cannot be ignored by any of us in the world community. 
To that end, we are proud to partner with other 
countries to free victims of trafficking wherever 
possible. 
 
¶Q. Can we have more information on the USG-cited 
estimates of the number of victims? 
 
¶A.  As noted in the 2009 TIP Report, at least 12.3 
million people are victims of human trafficking around 
the world based on research conducted by the 
International Labor Organization.  This includes 
 
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trafficking within a country's borders and across 
borders.  Labor forms of trafficking are the most 
prevalent, and 56 percent of all victims are female. 
 
¶Q. Is the U.S. providing money to help fight TIP abroad? 
 
¶A. We are proud to partner with other countries, 
international organizations, and NGOs to fight human 
trafficking.  In FY08, the U.S. Government spent 
approximately $76 million to fund 140 projects in about 
70 countries to support foreign government and NGO 
efforts to combat human trafficking.  Since FY01, the 
USG has funded more than $604 million for anti-TIP 
projects outside the United States.  Moreover, U.S. 
Government efforts to promote the rule of law and 
economic reforms in many countries help reduce the 
conditions which facilitate trafficking. 
 
¶Q. What is the U.S. Government doing to combat human 
trafficking within the United States? 
 
A: The United States has a significant human trafficking 
problem.  The centerpiece of U.S. Government efforts to 
eliminate human trafficking is the Trafficking Victims 
Protection Act (TVPA).  To coordinate a government-wide 
effort, approximately 10 federal agencies collaborate 
regularly through the President's Interagency Task Force 
to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons and its 
Senior Policy Operating Group.  Since the enactment of 
the TVPA, the Department of Justice has funded the 
creation of 42 local anti-trafficking task forces in 
approximately 25 states which work to strengthen U.S. 
trafficking investigations and prosecutions.  They are 
led by U.S. Attorneys and involve federal, state, and 
local law enforcement and service providers.  The 
Department of Health and Human Services has certified or 
issued eligibility letters to 1,696 foreign TIP victims 
through FY 08 since the passage of the TVPA so that they 
may receive certain federally-funded or administered 
benefits.  The Department of Homeland Security, which 
provides Continued Presence and T-Visas (two types of 
immigration relief exclusively for trafficking victims 
authorized by the TVPA) issued approximately 2300 T- 
visas to human trafficking survivors and their immediate 
family members cumulatively through FY 08. 
 
¶11. (U) Two hard copies and two CDs of the 2009 TIP 
Report will be sent via pouch to every post.  The full 
text of the TIP Report will be available for downloading 
from the State Department Web site at www.state.gov/ as 
soon as possible after the briefing on June 16, and we 
ask embassies to post the Report on their Web sites in 
English and the local language.  The USINFO Web site 
will translate the Introduction of the 2009 TIP Report 
into six languages (Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, 
Persian, and Chinese) and post on USINFO.state.gov. 
Additional copies of the 2009 TIP Report will be 
available after the June 16 release.  Please email 
requests for extra copies and CDs to the G/TIP Outreach 
team at TIPOutreach@state.gov. 
 
¶12. (U) Thank you for your work in combating the tragedy 
of modern-day slavery.  Your continued support is 
critical in engaging governments and foreign citizens in 
this fight against labor and sex trafficking. 
 
 
¶13. Minimize considered. 
CLINTON