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SUBJECT: DESCRIPTION OF FY-09 MRP "U.S. FOREIGN POLICY AND 
COUNTERTERRORISM" AUGUST 10-21, 2009(TWO-WEEK PROJECT) 
 
¶1.  ECA/PE/V/M is pleased to provide a description of the 
FY-09 MRP "U.S. Foreign Policy and Counterterrorism".  Please 
share this information with participants during predeparture 
briefings. This project is closed to additional nominations 
with 17 participants.  Project team will be Ms. Janice 
Brummond (BrummondJX@state.gov) and Ms. Sequita Robinson 
(RobinsonMS@state.gov) of ECA/PE/V/M and Mr. Alexander Gorev 
of Institute of International Education.  Ms. Renee Yates and 
Mr. Alan Ponikvar, English Language Officers (ELOs), will 
accompany this group. 
 
¶2.  TRAVEL INSTRUCTIONS: All participants should arrive in 
Washington, DC on Saturday, August 8, 2009.  Participants 
arriving on international flights at Dulles International 
Airport (IAD) will be met by a MIC representative and 
accompanied to their hotel.  Any visitors arriving on 
connecting domestic flights at either Dulles Airport or 
Reagan National Airport (DCA) will not be met and should take 
taxis directly to their Washington, DC hotel. Taxi fare is 
approximately $20 from DCA and $65 from IAD.  Visitors will 
be reimbursed for these expenditures during the opening 
program sessions.  International departures should be 
scheduled from SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH (SLC) on Saturday, August 
22, 2009. Please send all flight information to ECA/PE/V/M 
team Janice Brummond(BrummondJX@state.gov) and Sequita 
Robinson (RobinsonMS@state.gov)with a copy to ECA/PE/V/C Kay 
Yates AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. 
 
¶3.  WASHINGTON, DC HOTEL: 
 
Hotel Palomar 
2121 P Street, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20037 
tel:  202-448-1800 
fax:  202-448-1801 
www.hotelpalomar-dc.com 
 
¶4.  SECURITY:  ECA/PE/V/M has issued DS-2019s for all 
approved project participants.  Please notify Janice Brummond 
if mission has not yet received the DS-2019 or if corrections 
are necessary.  Missions are requested to advise participants 
that they must have original DS-2019s in their possession for 
entry into the U.S.  As the supporting document for the J-1 
visa, the DS-2019 should be kept with the passport at all 
times.  Missions are also asked to arrange for any necessary 
transit visas covering the dates that international visitors 
will be traveling to and from the U.S.  Transit visas must 
not expire before the return date of travel from the U.S. to 
the home country. 
 
¶5.  PARTICIPANT LIST: 
Following is the approved participant list.  Please advise 
ECA/PE/V/M of any changes in title or professional 
responsibilities. 
 
COLOMBIA - Mr. Pablo Esteban Hernanado PARRA GALLEGO, 
Director of Humanitarian Demining Department, Presidential 
Program for Mine Action 
 
CZECH REPUBLIC - Mr. Robert SOLICH, Official, Unit for 
Coordination of Schengen Cooperation, Department for Asylum 
and Migration Policy, Ministry of Interior 
 
GHANA - Ms. Ruby Akua AGLAGOH, Associate, JLD & MB Legal 
Consultancy, Legal Trainer for Ghanaian Peace-Keeping Forces 
 
KUWAIT - Mr. Mohammad E J MS ALQALLAF, Financial 
Investigator, Terrorist Financing and Money Laundering Group, 
General Administration of Customs 
 
NETHERLANDS - Mr. Rochus Johannes Pieter PRONK, Senior 
Political Advisor, Political Affairs Directorate, Ministry of 
Foreign Affairs 
 
PAKISTAN - Mr. Muhamma Yahya AKHUNZADA, Assistant Political 
Agent (Mehsuds), South Waziristan 
 
PAKISTAN - Mr. SHAHIDULLAH, Assistant Political Agent (Lower 
Mohmand) Mohmand 
 
PHILIPPINES - Mr. Ferdinand Lizano MARCELINO, Acting 
Director, International Cooperation and Foreign Affairs 
Service, Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency 
 
POLAND - Mr. Krzysztof Jerzy KUBIAK, Deputy Rector, Lower 
Silesia College, Wroclaw and Professor, Naval Academy 
 
PORTUGAL - Mr. Luis Alberto Serreir PEBRE PEREIRA, Head of 
Security for the President of Portugal 
 
SERBIA - Mr. Uros STEVANOVIC, Public Relations and 
International Cooperation Officer, Counter-terrorist Unit, 
Ministry of Interior 
 
SINGAPORE - Mr. Wei Keong KOH, Deputy Commander, Security 
Command (SecCom), Singapore Police Force 
 
SLOVAK REPUBLIC - Mr. Juraj SEBO, Director of Military 
Intelligence Service, Ministry of Defense 
 
SOMALIA - Mr. Abdisalam Yusuf GULED, Assistant to the 
Director General, Somali National Security Agency 
 
SPAIN - Mr. Julio DE LA GUARDIA RIVERA, Program Director and 
Political Analyst, Crisis Management, Department of the 
Presidency 
 
TURKEY - Ms. Habibe Iyimaya KAYAASLAN, Owner of Iyamaya 
Kayaaslan Law firm and Security Policy Advisor to the 
Chairman of the Justice Committee, Turkish Parliament 
 
UNITED KINGDOM - Mr. Andrew John Cummings, Head of Strategic 
Development, PREVENT Unit, Office for Security and Counter 
Terrorism, Home Office 
 
 
¶6.  PROJECT GOALS: 
-Examine current U.S. foreign policy priorities to enhance 
global cooperation and coordination against terrorism and 
other international crimes; 
 
-Examine specific efforts aimed at enhancing U.S. national 
security through partnerships between federal, state and 
local governments, law enforcement agencies and the private 
sector; 
 
-Explore the impact of terrorist and inter-related security 
threats on states and local communities; and 
 
-Understand how citizens' concerns are reflected in U.S. 
domestic and international policies on national security and 
counterterrorism 
 
 
¶7.  PROJECT ITINERARY: 
 
¶A. LOCATION: WASHINGTON, DC 
DATES: August 10-13, 2009 
THEMES: Introduction to U.S. Federalism; U.S. foreign policy 
and counterterrorism strategies and challenges; U.S. criminal 
justice system and inter-agency coordination 
 
On Sunday, August 9, the group will have an interpretive tour 
of Washington, DC.  The official program opening will include 
welcoming remarks, participant introductions and a discussion 
on programmatic and administrative details of the project. 
An afternoon session will provide an overview of U.S. 
federalism and an introduction to the political processes and 
domestic framework that guides policy formulation related to 
countering terrorism and international crime.  The group will 
attend sessions with representatives from several offices at 
the Department of State, Department of Justice, Department of 
Treasury and Department of Homeland Security to explore 
current foreign policy initiatives, counterterrorism 
strategies and inter-agency coordination. A panel discussion 
has been arranged at the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and 
the group will visit with members of the U.S. Secret Service 
to address the roles of these specialized agencies.  The 
group also will meet with representatives from the Center for 
Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) to obtain a 'think 
tank' perspective on transnational threats.  During the 
Washington program the participants will be hosted at 
a welcoming luncheon and have opportunities to attend 
cultural events. 
 
¶B.  LOCATION: NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK 
DATES: August 13-16, 2009 
THEMES: Investigating acts of terror; Academic programs in 
counterterrorism 
 
On Thursday afternoon, August 13th, the group will travel by 
chartered coach bus to New York City.  The delegates 
will have the opportunity for an intra-group discussion on 
Friday morning and will visit the New York field office of 
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to discuss their 
investigative techniques and strategies for drawing on law 
enforcement, intelligence, military and diplomatic resources 
to help dismantle terrorist networks.  The participants will 
have a panel discussion at the Center for Terrorism at John 
Jay College and some free time over the weekend for 
sightseeing and cultural events. 
 
¶C. TEAM CITIES 
LOCATIONS: SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS and SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 
DATES: August 16-18, 2009 
THEMES: Securing the Border and Ports of Entry; Joint 
terrorism task forces; Research programs on counterterrorism 
 
The group will divide into two smaller teams and travel to 
Texas and California.  Arrangements have been made with 
colleagues at the offices of U.S. Customs and Border 
Protection (CBP) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
(ICE) to visit border ports of entry and detention facilities 
in both locales.  Participants will interact with 
representatives from the Joint Terrorism Task Forces (JTTF) 
in San Antonio and San Diego to observe how local, state, and 
federal agencies and law enforcement personnel work together 
and involve local communities and Mexican officials in their 
missions in these key border areas.  The local programs also 
will include discussions with academics on current and 
potential legal issues related to balancing security concerns 
with civil justice and free flows of goods and services. 
 
SAN ANTONIO 
COLOMBIA Mr. Pablo PARRA GALLEGO 
CZECH REPUBLIC Mr. Robert SOLICH 
PAKISTAN Mr. Muhammad Yahya AKHUNZUDA 
PHILIPPINES Mr. Ferdinand MARCELINO 
SERBIA Mr. Uros STEVANOVIC 
SPAIN Mr. Julio DE LA GUARDIA RIVERA 
TURKEY Ms. Habibe KAYAASLAN 
UNITED KINGDOM Mr. Andrew CUMMINGS 
Accompanied by:  Ms. Renee YATES, English Language Officer 
 
SAN DIEGO 
GHANA Ms. Ruby Akua AGLAGOH 
KUWAIT Mr. Mohammad ALQALLAF 
NETHERLAND Mr. Rochus PRONK 
PAKISTAN Mr. SHAHIDULLAH 
POLAND Mr. Krzysztof KUBIAK 
PORTUAL Mr. Luis PEBRE PEREIRA 
SINGAPORE Mr. Wei Keong KOH 
SLOVAK REPUBLIC Mr. Juraj SEBO 
SOMALIA Mr. Abdisalam GULED 
Accompanied by: Mr. Alan PONIKVAR, English Language Officer 
 
 
¶D.  LOCATION: SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 
DATES: August 18-21, 2009 
THEMES: Role of state and local governments in 
counterterrorism preparedness and response; public-private 
partnerships and the role of citizens in foreign 
poliy-making; new technologies and techniques in forensic 
sciences 
 
Reuniting in Utah, the participants will have a formal 
intra-group discussion to share their team experiences before 
launching into the Utah program which will include 
discussions and site visits with key state and local agencies 
and institutions.  In addition to group activities the 
visitors will have a choice of appointments based on their 
personal and professional interests.  On Friday, August 21, 
the DOS and IIE program team will conduct a final program 
closing and evaluation session.  Home hospitality and social 
events with local hosts will be offered as well as 
sightseeing in the mountains or at the Great Salt Lake. 
International departures should be scheduled from SALT LAKE 
CITY, UTAH on Saturday, August 22, 2009. 
 
 
¶9.  ACTION ITEM:  Please send complete flight information 
details as soon as available to Janice Brummond 
(BrummondJX@state.gov) and Sequita Robinson 
(RobinsonMS@state.gov)with a copy to Kay Yates 
(YatesKF@state.gov). 
 
Thank you for your interest in this multi-regional group 
project. Regards.ECA/PE/V/M 
 
 
CLINTON