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UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 04 RIYADH 001299 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR ECA/A/S/A (ATTN: DOROTHY MORA), ECA/A/S/A-FOREST, RABAT 
FOR REAC CAMMARATA, NEA/PPD-Benze 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: KPAO OEXC SCUL SA
SUBJECT: MISSION NOMINEES: 2010 EDUCATIONUSA ADVISER PROFESSIONAL 
DEVELOPMENT 
 
REF: STATE 089093 
 
¶1. Embassy hereby nominates three Mission education advisors to 
attend the 2010 EducationUSA adviser professional development 
(REFTEL 089093). Over 21,000 Saudis are now studying in the United 
States. Increasing the number of Saudis studying in the U.S. is a 
Mission priority. Education advising is an ever more important 
Public Diplomacy function of Embassy and constituent posts. 
According to the IIE Open Doors Report, the number of Saudi students 
increased by 128% from the 05-06 to the 06-07 academic year. 
According to the Ministry of Higher Education the number of Saudis 
studying in the US under the King Abdullah Scholarship Program 
(KASP) alone will reach 4000 this year-a 65% increase over 
2008-2009. 
 
¶2. In addition to the immense long-term benefit of having 
US-educated Saudis in professional positions throughout the country, 
we would emphasize that Saudi Arabia is engaged in a long-term 
effort to counter extremist religious thought in its educational 
system. As many of those returning from study in the US will 
undoubtedly occupy academic positions, our educational advisors must 
be equipped with the most up-to-date thinking, tools and techniques 
to advise these students before they go to the US. 
 
¶3. Post is willing to cost share with ECA on international airfare 
from Riyadh and Jeddah. Our nominations and justifications follow in 
order of priority. 
 
¶3. KAREN M. BAUER 
 
¶A. Name of conference/meeting 
First Choice: OACAC Summer Conference 
Second Choice: NAFSA Conference 
Third Choice: NAGAP Conference 
 
¶B. Adviser's full name: Karen M. Bauer 
 
¶C. Nationality, date of birth, Passport Number: 
 
U.S. Citizen, November 8, 1971, Passport #214077654 
 
¶D. Sex: Female 
 
¶E. Employing organization, work address, telephone and fax numbers, 
e-mail address 
U.S. Embassy - Riyadh 
Public Affairs Section 
P.O. Box 94309 
Riyadh 11693 
Tel: +966-1-488-3800, ext 4505 
Fax: +966-1-488-3988 
Email: bauerkm@state.gov 
 
¶F. Job title and duties, including hours per week spent as adviser. 
Education Advisor 
Full Time - 40-hours per week 
 
1) Develops and maintains personal contact with members of 
education-related institutions, organizations, ministries in both 
Saudi Arabia and the U.S., including deputy and assistant ministers, 
deans, school directors/principals, faculty members, admissions 
officials, international student directors, presidents/directors of 
non-governmental organizations, testing centers supervisors and key 
education officials. 
 
2) Plans, schedules, organizes and administers thematic programs, 
such as: seminars, orientations, workshops and school presentations. 
Program topics include; undergraduate study, graduate study, 
distance education, cultural adjustment, pre-departure and college 
admission counseling. 
 
3) Analyzes, advises and reports on changes and trends in the 
education systems of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. and incorporates 
findings into education briefing and other published EAO materials. 
Presents Education Briefing on Saudi Arabia to U.S. colleges, 
universities, visitors, embassy staff and at national NAFSA, NACAC 
and OACAC conferences as well as invitational events. 
 
4) Under the direction of the CAO, has a major responsibility in 
conjunction with Cultural Affairs management, formulates and 
recommends policy and procedure to promote U.S. educational 
interests in Saudi Arabia. 
 
5) Performs all advising responsibilities pursuant to achievement of 
above objectives, including outreach to schools, test proctoring, 
consultation on accreditation, authentication of U.S. Department of 
Education recognized degrees, education-related advice to schools, 
ministries, students, parents, daily one-on-one counseling, training 
orientation for new education advisors in Riyadh/Jeddah/Dhahran and 
 
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providing advisors on-going continuous in-service support. 
 
¶G. Name of organization employing advisor: U.S. Embassy-Riyadh, 
Department of State 
 
¶H. Length of advising experience: Four Years 
 
¶I. Previous participation in educational advising training 
programs. 
NAFSA Conference, Los Angeles, CA (2009) 
NAGAP Conference, New York (2009) 
NAFSA Conference, Washington, D.C. (2008) 
MENA Conference, Cairo (2008) 
The College Board Summer Institute, (2007) 
USBT: United States Based Training, (2006) 
MENA Conference, Sri Lanka (2005) 
 
¶J. U.S. Study 
 
Holy Names University 
B.A. in International Affairs & History 
 
Notre Dame de Namur University 
TESL/TEFL Teaching Certificate 
 
School for International Training (SIT Graduate Institute) 
M.A. in International Education 
 
¶K. English Ability: Native speaker 
 
¶L. Name and title of nominating officer. 
John Moran, Counselor for Public Affairs 
 
¶M. Post endorsement: 
 
The OACAC conference will provide a major opportunity for Karen to 
interact with U.S. universities recruiting international students. 
Such contacts and knowledge are invaluable in providing the best 
guidance to the Mission on the issue of Saudis studying abroad. 
 
Embassy Riyadh confirms that it is committed to continuing Karen 
Bauer's employment and the center's funding for the foreseeable 
future. Karen has provided post with written affirmation that she 
will remain educational adviser for at least two years after the 
program ends, barring unforeseen circumstances. 
 
¶N. Number of visitors/contacts: 16,800 
 
¶O. International Round-trip airfare costs. 
        OCACA Riyadh-Boston    USD 2,264 
        NAFSA Riyadh - Kansas City USD 2,965 
        NACAC Riyadh - San Francisco USD 2,876 
 
Post is willing to cost share with ECA for international airfare 
from Riyadh. 
 
¶P. Center Website: Reviewed 
 
¶Q. Fact Sheet: Reviewed 
 
¶4. MARY ELIZABETH ("BETH") FRANKLIN 
¶A. Name of conference/meeting 
First Choice: The College Board Summer Institute 
Second Choice: NAFSA Conference 
Third Choice: OACAC Conference 
 
¶C. Adviser's full name: Mary Elizabeth Franklin 
¶B. Nationality, date of birth, passport number: 
C.S. Citizen, November 23, 1958, Passport# 711581121 
¶E. Sex: Female 
¶D. Work address, telephone and fax numbers, e-mail address: 
E.S. Embassy - Riyadh 
P.O. Box 94309 
Riyadh 11693 
Tel: +966-1-488-3800, ext 4207 
Fax: +966-1-488-3988 
Email: franklinme@state.gov 
 
¶F. Job title and duties, including hours per week spent as adviser. 
Assistant Education Advisor, 40 hours per week 
a) Under the direction of the Education Advisor, provides education 
advising services in Riyadh. 
 
b) Assists the Education Advisor in administration of thematic 
programs, such as: seminars, orientations, workshops and school 
presentations. Compiles student packets for programs, including 
developing and creating handouts and resources. 
 
c) Assists the Education Advisor in analyzing trends in the 
 
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education systems of Saudi Arabia and the U.S. and helps incorporate 
findings into education briefing and other published EAO materials. 
 
d) Manages daily activities of the educational advising office in 
Riyadh. Maintains and manages office file system and call log. 
Updates personal contact information on education-related 
institutions, organizations, testing centers, ministries in both the 
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the USA. Inventories and orders 
education publications. Manages Kingdom-wide standardized test 
information. 
 
e)  Assists the Education Advisor in creating and implementing 
Kingdom-wide policy and procedure to promote legitimate U.S. 
educational interests. 
 
¶G. Name of organization employing advisor: U.S. Embassy-Riyadh, 
Department of State 
 
¶H. Length of advising experience: One Year 
 
¶I. Previous participation in educational advising training 
programs. 
 
MENA Conference, Cairo - April 2008 
United States Based Training - October/November 2009 
 
¶J. U.S. Study 
 
Smith College 
B.A. in Art History 
 
Columbia University 
M.F.A. in Arts Administration 
 
¶K. English Ability: Native speaker 
 
¶L. Name and title of nominating officer. 
John Moran, Counselor for Public Affairs 
 
¶M. Post endorsement: 
 
With the rapidly growing workload in Educational Advising in Riyadh, 
it is imperative that Beth be able back-stop Karen in nearly all her 
duties. We therefore urge that Beth also attend the NAFSA conference 
as our first priority. 
 
Embassy Riyadh confirms that it is committed to continuing Beth 
Franklin's employment and the center's funding for the foreseeable 
future. Beth has provided post with written affirmation that she 
will remain educational adviser for at least two years after the 
program ends, barring unforeseen circumstances. 
 
¶N. Number of visitors/contacts: 16,800 
 
¶O. International Round-trip airfare costs. 
        CollegeBoard Riyadh-Washington USD 2,637 
        NAFSA Riyadh - Kansas City USD 2,965 
        NACAC Riyadh - Boston USD 2,264 
 
 
Post is willing to cost share with ECA for international airfare 
from Riyadh. 
 
¶P. Center Website: Reviewed 
 
¶Q. Fact Sheet: Reviewed 
 
¶5. HANIN K. KAMAL 
 
¶A. Name of conference/meeting 
 
First Choice: Explore Program 
Second Choice: USBT Program 
Third Choice: NAFSA Conference 
 
¶B. Adviser's full name: Hanin Khalid Kamal. 
 
¶C. Nationality, date of birth, passport number: 
 
U.S. Citizen, January 7, 1970, Passport #402325893 
 
¶D. Sex: Female 
 
¶E. Work address, telephone and fax numbers, email address: 
 
U.S. Consulate General - Jeddah 
Education Advising Center 
P.O. Box 149 
Jeddah 21411 
 
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Saudi Arabia 
Tel: +966-2-667-0080 ext. 4151 
Fax: +966-2-660-6367 
Email: kamalh@state.gov 
 
¶F. Job title and duties, including hours per week spent as adviser. 
 
 
Job title: Education Advisor 
Working Hours per week:    40 hours per week 
 
Provide face to face counseling services. Communicate necessary 
information about the educational system in the United States, 
including application requirements, registration procedures, and 
visa application. Verifies and attests to the accreditation of US 
educational institutions when diplomas, transcripts, or certificates 
are presented. Assist students in making important educational 
decisions, and greatly contributes to the Mission's 
Public Diplomacy efforts to overcome misperceptions about life in 
the United States. Responsible for organizing, securing and 
proctoring standardized tests when needed by students. 
 
¶G. Name of organization employing advisor: U.S. Consulate General - 
Jeddah 
 
¶H. Length of advising experience: Fourteen Months 
 
¶I. Previous participation in educational advising training 
programs. 
 
¶J. U.S. Study: 
 
Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan (1995) 
M.S. in Electronics and Computer Control Systems 
 
¶K. English Ability: Fluent 
 
¶L. Name and title of nominating officer. 
John Moran, Counselor for Public Affairs 
 
¶M. Post endorsement: 
 
Hanin Kamal is the new student advisor at our Consulate in Dhahran. 
Given the numbers of Saudi students studying in the U.S. and the 
importance of educational advising to Post's mission, Post 
recommends that Hanin attend the United States Based Training, 
She will benefit greatly from this excellent training opportunity 
and would put that knowledge to immediate good use. 
 
Embassy Riyadh confirms that it is committed to continuing Hanin 
Kamal's employment and the center's funding for the foreseeable 
future. Hanin has provided post with written affirmation that she 
will remain educational adviser for at least two years after the 
program ends, barring unforeseen circumstances. 
 
¶N. Number of visitors/contacts: 8,400 
 
¶O. Provide International Round-trip airfare costs. 
 
        Explore, Jeddah - Washington USD 2,578 
        USBT, Jeddah - Washington USD 2,578 
        NAFSA, Jeddah- Kansas City USD 3,331 
 
Post is willing to cost share with ECA for international airfare 
From Jeddah. 
 
¶P. Center Website: Reviewed 
 
¶Q. Fact Sheet: Reviewed 
 
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