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UNCLAS STATE 012095 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: ECIN ECPS EINT MARR MCAP PREL XF
SUBJECT: GULF REGION COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE 2010 UPDATE 
 
REF: 09 STATE 122229 
 
¶1. This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 
 
¶2. SUMMARY. Reftel announced a by-invitation-only Gulf Region 
Communications Conference (GRCC) in Amman, Jordan, 21-23 
February 2010, co-hosted by United States Central Command 
(USCENTCOM) and the Jordanian Armed Forces (JAF). Reftel 
requested posts deliver a hold-the-date request to regional 
civilian and/or government attendees pending release of 
formal invitations. A separate notification was distributed 
to military attendees through military channels. On 4 
February 2010, USCENTCOM forwarded to posts, in care of the 
security assistance offices, hard copy and electronic 
versions of the formal GRCC invitations, along with RSVP 
registration information and conference agenda, for delivery 
to attendees.   Invitations are co-signed by Commander, 
USCENTCOM and by Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, JAF. 
This cable requests posts deliver invitations and an update 
notification to regional civilian and/or government attendees 
to further highlight the conference and encourage 
participation.  In order to ensure timely delivery of 
invitations, please deliver update notifications based on 
receipt of, and in conjunction with, the electronic 
invitations, and forward hard copy versions when they arrive. 
Draft update notification language is provided in paragraph 
¶6. END SUMMARY 
 
¶3. For reference, the following is the text for USCENTCOM's 
half of the formal joint invitation. 
 
Dear Mr. Communications Minister, 
 
On behalf of United States Central Command, I am pleased to 
invite you to attend the 2010 Gulf Region Communications 
Conference in Amman, Jordan during 21-23 February 2010. 
 
The conference follows last year's inaugural conference in 
Bahrain.  Again, our intent is to gather regional 
communications representatives to collaborate on topics of 
mutual interest in a Regional forum.  Ministers of 
communications, communications regulatory commissioners, and 
senior military communicators from each of eleven Gulf Region 
states are invited to participate.  Also, senior United 
States communications representatives from the federal, 
military, and private sectors are invited.  Regional private 
sector representatives will also be invited. 
 
Conference participants will be able to address regional 
communications capabilities and concerns and discuss 
opportunities to support regional stability and security 
efforts.  The enclosed conference agenda is provided for your 
information. 
 
We would be honored to have you join us.  Mr. John Simpson, 
the Central Command point of contact (813-827-3931, 
simpsoja@centcom.mil), will accept replies.  A detailed 
conference information packet will be sent separately. 
 
With warm regards, 
 
DAVID H. PETRAEUS 
General, U.S. Army 
Commander, 
United States Central Command 
 
¶4.  Also for reference, the following is the text for JAF's 
half of the formal joint invitation. 
 
Dear Honorable Minister, 
 
On behalf of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, I am pleased to 
invite you to attend the 2010 Gulf Region Communications 
Conference (GRCC) in Amman, Jordan during 21-23 February 2010. 
 
We believe last year's conference in Bahrain was a great 
success, and we are looking forward to hosting distinguished 
communicators within the Kingdom of Jordan. 
 
This next GRCC will enable us, as partners, to continue our 
examination and discussion of the Region's most significant 
communications concerns.  We are hopeful that this forum and 
its actions will lead to improved capabilities, stability, 
and security within the Gulf Nations and across the Region. 
 
Communications ministers and regulatory commissioners, and 
senior military communicators from each of eleven Gulf Region 
states are invited to participate. Also, senior United States 
communications representatives from the federal, military, 
and private sectors are invited.  Representatives of the Gulf 
Region's private sector will also be invited.  The enclosed 
conference agenda is provided for your information. 
 
We would be honored to have you join us in the Hashemite 
Kingdom of Jordan. 
 
With utmost respect, 
 
General 
Khaled J. Al-Sarayreh 
Chairman Of The Joint Chiefs Of Staff 
Jordan Armed Forces 
 
¶5.  The agenda's structure and content reflect extensive 
collaboration with JAF, including integration of 
JAF-recommended panel discussions. Each participating nation 
will be given one speaking part (seat) on each panel and one 
speaking part (five minute presentation) during closing 
remarks. All attendees will be invited to participate in 
roundtable discussions.  For reference, the GRCC Agenda 
follows: 
 
21-23 February 2010 
Grand Hyatt Hotel 
Amman, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan 
 
Sunday, 21 February 
 
Arrival of conference participants and registration at Grand 
Hyatt Hotel, Amman, Jordan, Telephone: 962-6-456-1234 
 
1830-2000 
RECEPTION (Hotel Location TBD) - For ministers and 
distinguished visitors (DVs) 
HOST:  U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) 
ATTIRE/GENTLEMEN: Business/National Dress 
ATTIRE/LADIES: Business (dress, pants outfit)/National Dress 
 
Monday, 22 February 
 
ATTIRE/GENTLEMEN: Business/National Dress/Class A Uniform 
ATTIRE/LADIES: Business (dress, pants outfit)/National 
Dress/Class A Uniform 
 
0800-0850 
NO-HOST BREAKFAST 
 
0900-0905 
CONFERENCE WELCOME (Hotel Grand Ballroom) - Brigadier General 
Ghazi Salem Salman al-Jobor, Director of the Special 
Communications Commission, Jordan Ministry of Defense 
 
0905-0910 
TRANSLATION EQUIPMENT FAMILIARIZATION 
 
0910-0930 
CONFERENCE OPENING REMARKS - USCENTCOM and Kingdom of Jordan 
Representatives (TBD) 
 
0930-1000 
PRESENTATION 1 - His Excellency Marwan Juma, Jordan Minister 
of Information and Communications Technology 
TOPIC:  Sector Policy--Mobile Communications, Fixed Services, 
and Regional Connectivity 
 
1000-1030 
PRESENTATION 2 - Jordan Telecommunications Regulatory 
Commission 
TOPIC:  Regulation of Telecommunications 
 
1030-1045 
BREAK 
 
1045-1145 
PRESENTATION 3 - Mr. Craig Mundie, Chief Research and 
Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation, United States 
TOPIC:   Cloud Computing 
 
1145-1245 
PANEL DISCUSSION 1 - Industry/Government Representatives 
TOPIC:   Implementing Cloud Computing Solutions to 
Information Exchange Challenges 
 
1245-1345 
LUNCH (Hotel Restaurant TBD) - For ministers and DVs 
HOST:  Jordan Ministry of Information and Communications 
Technology 
 
1400-1415 
GROUP PHOTO SESSION (Hotel Location TBD) 
 
1415-1515 
ROUNDTABLE 1 - Roundtable Moderator, TBD 
TOPIC:  Policy and Regulation Perspective--Improving 
Telecommunications across the Region and across the 
Commercial, Government, and Military Sectors 
 
1515-1535 
PRESENTATION 4A - Brigadier General Ghazi Salem Salman 
al-Jobor, Jordan Ministry of Defense 
TOPIC:  Mobile Communications in Support of Relief Operations 
 
1535-1555 
PRESENTATION 4B - Brigadier General Mowafaq Assaf, Royal 
Jordanian Air Force 
TOPIC:  Fiber Infrastructure in Support of Government and 
Civilian Agencies 
 
1555-1655 
PANEL DISCUSSION 2 - Military Communicators 
TOPIC:  Mobile, Fixed, and Fiber Communications 
 
1655-1830 
FREE TIME 
 
1830-1900 
COCKTAILS (Hotel Location TBD) - For ministers and DVs 
HOST:  USCENTCOM 
ATTIRE/GENTLEMEN: Business/National Dress 
ATTIRE/LADIES: Business (dress, pants outfit)/National Dress 
 
1900-2100 
DINNER (Hotel Location TBD) - For ministers and DVs 
HOST:  Jordan Telecommunications Regulatory Commission 
ATTIRE/GENTLEMEN: Business/National Dress 
ATTIRE/LADIES: Business (dress, pants outfit)/National Dress 
 
Tuesday, 23 February 
 
ATTIRE/GENTLEMEN: Business/National Dress/Class A Uniform 
ATTIRE/LADIES: Business (dress, pants outfit)/National 
Dress/Class A Uniform 
 
0800-0850 
NO-HOST BREAKFAST 
 
0900-0915 
ADMINISTRATIVE REMARKS (Hotel Grand Ballroom) - Brigadier 
General Ghazi 
 
0915-0945 
PRESENTATION 5 - Lieutenant General Carroll F. Pollett, 
United States Army, Director, Defense Information Systems 
Agency 
TOPIC:  Synchronizing Commercial, Government, and Military 
Communications Priorities in the United States 
 
0945-1015 
PRESENTATION 6 - Mr Sami Smeirat, Chief Executive Officer, 
Orange Company, Jordan 
TOPIC:  Regional Reach 
 
1015-1030 
BREAK 
 
1030-1130 
ROUNDTABLE 2 - Roundtable Moderator 
TOPIC:  Synchronizing Wireless Challenges and Potential 
Solutions 
 
1130-1200 
PRESENTATION 7 - Mr. Nidal Qanadilo, Investment Manager, 
Jordan Ministry of Information and Communications Technology 
TOPIC:   Fiber Communications in Support of E-learning, 
E-government, and Rural Areas 
 
1200-1300 
LUNCH (Hotel Restaurant TBD) - For ministers and DVs 
HOST:  USCENTCOM 
 
1345-1415 
ROUNDTABLE 3 - Roundtable Moderator 
TOPIC:   Regional Fiber Backbone Solutions to Civilian, 
Government and Military Challenges 
 
1415-1445 
ROUNDTABLE 4 - Brigadier General Donahue, Roundtable Moderator 
TOPIC:  2010 Conference Action Items and 2011 Conference 
Theme and Topics 
 
1445-1500 
BREAK 
 
COUNTRY REMARKS 
1500-1510, Kingdom of Bahrain 
1510-1520, Arab Republic of Egypt 
1520-1530, Republic of Iraq 
1530-1540, State of Kuwait 
1540-1550, Republic of Lebanon 
1550-1600, Sultanate of Oman 
1600-1610, State of Qatar 
1610-1620, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia 
1620-1630, United Arab Emirates 
1630-1640, Republic of Yemen 
 
1640-1700 
CLOSING REMARKS - USCENTCOM and Jordan Representatives TBD 
 
1700 
CONFERENCE CONCLUDES 
 
¶6. Action Request: Washington agencies request posts ensure 
delivery of invitations and deliver the following update 
notification regarding GRCC 2010 to the appropriate regional 
civilian and/or government attendees by 8 February 2010. 
Please notify the USCENTCOM and State POCs in paragraph 7 on 
completion of action by 10 February 2010.  Email replies are 
acceptable. 
 
Dear (Embassies, please address invitations to appropriate 
individuals listed), 
 
ABU DHABI: 
-- His Excellency Muhammad bin Ahmad Alqamzi, Chairman 
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority 
-- His Excellency Mohamed Nassar Al Ghanim, Director General 
and Board Member Telecommunications Regulatory Authority 
 
BAGHDAD: 
-- His Excellency Farooq Abdulqadir Abdulrahman, Minister of 
Communications 
-- Barhan Shawi Al-Tamimi, DG, Communications & Media 
Commission 
-- His Excellency Mazin Hashim Al-Haboubi, CEO Deputy for 
Administrative Affairs 
 
BEIRUT: 
-- His Excellency Mr. Charbel Nahas, Minister of 
Telecommunications 
-- Dr. Kamal S. Shehadi, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer 
of Telecommunications Regulatory Agency 
 
CAIRO: 
-- His Excellency Dr. Tarek Kamel, Minister of Communications 
and Information Technology 
-- Dr. Amr Badawy, Executive President of National 
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority 
 
DOHA: 
-- His Excellency Dr. Hessa Al-Jaber, Secretary General 
Supreme Council of Information & Communications Technology 
-- Mister William Fagan, Director, Supreme Council of 
Information & Communications Technology 
 
KUWAIT: 
-- Dr. Mohammed Mohsen Al-Busairi, Minister of Communications 
 
MANAMA: 
-- Dr. Mohammed Al Amer, Chairman and Acting General 
Director, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority 
 
MUSCAT: 
-- His Excellency Dr. Khamis bin Mubarak al Alawi, Minister 
of Transportation and Communications 
-- His Excellency Mohammed Nasser Al-Khusaibi, Chairman, 
Telecommunications Regulatory Authority 
 
RIYADH: 
-- Mister Mohammed Jameel bin Ahmed Mulla, Minister of 
Communications and Information Technology 
-- Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Jafari, Governor Communications and 
Information Technology Commission 
 
SANAA: 
-- His Excellency Kamal Al-Jabri, Minister of 
Telecommunications & Information Technology 
 
United States Central Command and the Jordanian Armed Forces 
will co-host the by-invitation-only Gulf Region 
Communications Conference (GRCC) 2010 in Amman, Jordan on 
21-23 February 2010. Formal invitations have been distributed 
to you separately along with details regarding RSVPs and 
registration and the conference agenda. GRCC 2010 will 
continue GRCC 2009 multilateral engagement on regional 
telecommunications and information sharing capabilities and 
will foster cooperation among our respective entities in 
order to overcome challenges, to include crisis response 
and/or disaster relief missions. 
 
GRCC 2010 presentations and discussions support a theme of 
Synchronizing Commercial, Government and Military 
Communications Priorities. GRCC 2010 adds panel discussions 
to the GRCC 2009 conference format of presentations and 
roundtables. Each nation attending the conference will be 
given one seat for a national representative on each panel. 
As with GRCC 2009, roundtable discussions will be open to 
participation by all attendees. Each nation attending the 
conference will also be given five minutes for one national 
representative to present closing remarks. Please identify to 
the conference co-hosts as soon as possible those individuals 
who will represent (post, please insert here your nation) on 
each panel and present closing remarks. 
 
I encourage you to attend the conference. 
 
Sincerely, 
(DoS originator name) 
(DoS originator title) 
U.S. Department of State 
 
¶7. CENTCOM point of contact for the conference: 
 
Jim Ramirez DAFC 
U.S. Central Command 
Deputy, Strategic C4 Architecture Programs and Policy 
Division 
* (813) 827-5816 DSN 651-5816 
* ramirejs@centcom.mil 
* ramirejs@centcom.smil.mil 
 
State Department points of contact for the conference: 
 
COL Dave Huggins 
Senior Military Advisor, Near Eastern Affairs Bureau 
* (202) 647-3945 
* HugginsWD@state.sgov.gov 
 
Steve Simpson 
Communications and Information Policy / Middle East 
Energy, Economic, and Business Affairs 
* (202) 647-5306 
* SimpsonSC@state.gov 
* SimpsonSC@state.sgov.gov 
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