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Key Officers List
United States Department of State Telephone Directory This customized report includes the following section(s): Key Officers List (UNCLASSIFIED) 5/24/2017 Provided by Global Information Services, A/GIS Cover UNCLASSIFIED Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts Afghanistan GSO Jay Thompson RSO Jan Hiemstra AID Catherine Johnson KABUL (E) Great Massoud Road, (VoIP, US-based) 301-490-1042, Fax No working Fax, INMARSAT Tel 011-873-761-837-725, CLO Kimberly Augsburger Workweek: Saturday - Thursday 0800-1630, Website: ECON Jeffrey Bowan kabul.usembassy.gov EEO Daniel Koski FMO David Hilburg Officer Name IMO Meredith Hiemstra DCM OMS vacant IPO Terrence Andrews AMB OMS Alma Pratt ISO Darrin Erwin Co-CLO Hope Williams ISSO Darrin Erwin DCM/CHG Dennis W. Hearne FM Paul Schaefer HRO Dawn Scott Algeria INL John McNamara MGT Robert Needham ALGIERS (E) 5, Chemin Cheikh Bachir Ibrahimi, +213 (770) 08- MLO/ODC COL John Beattie 2000, Fax +213 (21) 60-7335, Workweek: Sun - Thurs 08:00-17:00, POL/MIL John C. Taylor Website: http://algiers.usembassy.gov SDO/DATT COL Christian Griggs Officer Name TREAS Tazeem Pasha DCM OMS Susan Hinton US REP OMS Jennifer Clemente AMB OMS Carolyn Murphy AMB P. Michael McKinley Co-CLO Julie Baldwin CG Jeffrey Lodinsky FCS Nathan Seifert DCM vacant FM James Alden PAO Terry Davidson HRO Carole Manley GSO William McClure ICITAP Darrel Hart RSO Carlos Matus MGT Kim D'Auria-Vazira AFSA Pending MLO/ODC MAJ Steve Alverson AID Herbie Smith OPDAT Robert Huie CLO Anita Kainth POL/ECON Junaid Jay Munir DEA Craig M. Wiles POL/MIL Eric Plues ECON Dan Froats POSHO James Alden FMO James Martin SDO/DATT COL William Rowell IMO John (Troy) Conway AMB Joan Polaschik IPO Chris Gilbertson CON Stuart Denyer ISO Wally Wallooppillai DCM Lawrence Randolph POL Kimberly Krhounek PAO Ana Escrogima GSO Dwayne McDavid Albania RSO Michael Vannett AGR Charles Rush TIRANA (E) 103 Rruga Elbasanit, 355-4-224-7285, Fax (355) (4) 223 CLO Vacant -2222, Workweek: Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30 pm, Website: EEO Jake Nelson http://tirana.usembassy.gov/ FMO Rumman Dastgir IMO Mark R. -
LIST of CHIEFS of MISSION As of January 27, 2006 POST NAME
LIST OF CHIEFS OF MISSION as of January 27, 2006 POST NAME TITLE AND STATE CATEGORY AFGHANISTAN, Islamic Ronald E. Neumann AMB CMSFS-M-C VA Republic of, Appt 6-27-05 Kabul Oath 7-27-05 ALBANIA, REPUBLIC OF, Marcie B. Ries AMB CMSFS-M-C DC Tirana Appt 10-18-04 Oath 10-27-04 ALGERIA, DEMOCRATIC AND Richard W. Erdman AMB CMSFS-M-C MD POPULAR REPUBLIC OF, Appt 5-27-03 Algiers Oath 7-10-03 ANDORRA, Andorra La Eduardo Aguirre, Jr. AMB NC TX Vella Appt 6-21-05 (Resident Madrid) Oath 6-24-05 --Also Amb to Spain ANGOLA, REPUBLIC OF, Cynthia G. Efird AMB CMSFS-M-C DC Luanda Appt 07-02-04 Oath 07-20-04 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, Mary Kramer AMB NC IA 1/ St. John’s Appt 12-15-03 (Resident-Bridgetown) Oath 01-16-04 --Also Amb to Barbados, the Commonwealth of Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, and St, Vincent and Grenadines ARGENTINA, Buenos Aires Lino Gutierrez AMB CMSFS-M-C FL Appt 04/16/03 Oath 09/08/03 l/ No mission exists at St. John’s Category Abbreviations: Appt Appointment Date NC Non-Career NC* Retiring Career Member of the Foreign Service converted to a Presidential Appointment CMSFS-CA Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Personal Rank of Career Ambassador CMSFS-CM Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Career Minister CMSFS-M-C Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor CMSFS-C Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Counselor CMSES Career Member of the Senior Executive Service **Assigned Chief of Mission under Sec 502(c) of the Foreign Service Act 2 POST NAME TITLE AND STATE CATEGORY ARMENIA, REPUBLIC OF, John Marshall Evans AMB CMSFS-M-C DC Yerevan Appt 06/30/04 Oath 08/11/04 AUSTRALIA, Canberra Vacant AMB Appt Oath AUSTRIA, REPUBLIC OF, Susan Rasinski McCaw AMB NC WA Vienna Appt 11-02-05 Oath 11-30-05 AZERBAIJAN REPUBLIC, Reno L. -
Department of State Key Officers List
United States Department of State Telephone Directory This customized report includes the following section(s): Key Officers List (UNCLASSIFIED) 1/17/2017 Provided by Global Information Services, A/GIS Cover UNCLASSIFIED Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts Afghanistan RSO Jan Hiemstra AID Catherine Johnson CLO Kimberly Augsburger KABUL (E) Great Massoud Road, (VoIP, US-based) 301-490-1042, Fax No working Fax, INMARSAT Tel 011-873-761-837-725, ECON Jeffrey Bowan Workweek: Saturday - Thursday 0800-1630, Website: EEO Erica Hall kabul.usembassy.gov FMO David Hilburg IMO Meredith Hiemstra Officer Name IPO Terrence Andrews DCM OMS vacant ISO Darrin Erwin AMB OMS Alma Pratt ISSO Darrin Erwin Co-CLO Hope Williams DCM/CHG Dennis W. Hearne FM Paul Schaefer Algeria HRO Dawn Scott INL John McNamara ALGIERS (E) 5, Chemin Cheikh Bachir Ibrahimi, +213 (770) 08- MGT Robert Needham 2000, Fax +213 (21) 60-7335, Workweek: Sun - Thurs 08:00-17:00, MLO/ODC COL John Beattie Website: http://algiers.usembassy.gov POL/MIL John C. Taylor Officer Name SDO/DATT COL Christian Griggs DCM OMS Sharon Rogers, TDY TREAS Tazeem Pasha AMB OMS Carolyn Murphy US REP OMS Jennifer Clemente Co-CLO Julie Baldwin AMB P. Michael McKinley FCS Nathan Seifert CG Jeffrey Lodinsky FM James Alden DCM vacant HRO Dana Al-Ebrahim PAO Terry Davidson ICITAP Darrel Hart GSO William McClure MGT Kim D'Auria-Vazira RSO Carlos Matus MLO/ODC MAJ Steve Alverson AFSA Pending OPDAT Robert Huie AID Herbie Smith POL/ECON Junaid Jay Munir CLO Anita Kainth POL/MIL Eric Plues DEA Craig M. -
Democratic Republic of Congo Public Disclosure Authorized Systematic Country Diagnostic
Report No. 112733-ZR Democratic Republic of Congo Public Disclosure Authorized Systematic Country Diagnostic Policy Priorities for Poverty Reduction and Shared Prosperity in a Post-Conflict Country and Fragile State March 2018 Africa Region Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Document of the World Bank Public Disclosure Authorized IDA (International IFC (International MIGA (Multilateral Development Association) Finance Corporation) Investment Guaranty Agency) Vice President: Makhtar Diop Snezana Stoiljkovic Keiko Honda Director: Jean-Christophe Carret Cheikh Oumar Seydi Merli Baroudi Task Team Leaders: Emmanuel Pinto Moreira (TTL) Adamou Labara (TTL) Petal Jean Hackett Chadi Bou Habib (Co-TTL) Babacar Sedikh Faye (Co-TTL) Franck M. Adoho (Co-TTL) This report was prepared by a World Bank Group team led by Emmanuel Pinto Moreira (Lead Economist and Program leader EFI (Equitable Growth, Finance, and Institutions), and TTL (Task Team Leader), including Adamou Labara (Country Manager and TTL), Babacar Sedikh Faye (Resident Representative and Co-TTL), Franck M. Adoho (Senior Economist and Co-TTL), Chadi Bou-Habib (Lead Economist and Program leader EFI, and Co-TTL), Laurent Debroux (Program Leader), Luc Laviolette (Program Leader), Andreas Schiessler (Lead Transport Specialist), Alexandre Dossou (Senior Transport Specialist), Jerome Bezzina (Senior Regulatory Economist), Malcolm Cosgroves-Davies (Lead Energy Specialist), Pedro Sanchez (Lead Energy Specialist), Manuel Luengo (Senior Energy Specialist), Anas Benbarka (Senior -
Key Officers at Foreign Service Posts
United States Department of State Telephone Directory This customized report includes the following section(s): Key Officers List (UNCLASSIFIED) 8/12/2008 Provided by The Office of Global Publishing Solutions, A/ISS/GPS Cover UNCLASSIFIED Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts Afghanistan ISSO Gary Harral KABUL (E) Great Massoud Road, APO/FPO APO AE 09806, (VoIP, Algeria US-based) 301-490-1042, Fax No working Fax, INMARSAT Tel 011- 873-761-837-725, Workweek: Saturday - Thursday 0800-1630, Website: kabul.usembassy.gov ALGIERS (E) 5, Chemin Cheikh Bachir Ibrahimi, +213 (770) 08- Officer Name 2000, Fax +213 (21) 60-7335, Workweek: Sat-Wed 08:00-17:00, Website: http://algiers.usembassy.gov DCM OMS Debbie Ash Officer Name AMB OMS Linda Landers DHS/ICE Sonya Renander DCM OMS Lina Mendez FM Stephen Tuntland AMB OMS Lina Mendez HRO Anne Louise Hanson ECO/COM Jeffrey W. Mazur MGT John Olson FCS Rick Ortiz AMB William B. Wood FM Winston I. Noel CON Mai-Thao Nguyenn MGT Kristi Hogan-Lahmar DCM Christopher Dell POL/ECO Mark A. Schapiro PAO Tom Niblock AMB Robert S Ford GSO Valeria Kayatin CON Joshua Fischel RSO Bruce Mills DCM Thomas F. Daughton AID Michael Yates PAO Rafik K. Mansour DAO COL Richard B. White GSO Ann F. Granatino DEA Vince Balbo RSO Julie S. Cabus EEO Gloria Shields AFSA Jennifer McAlpine FAA David Boulter AGR Michael Fay FMO Simpson, Rick CLO Mikiko Fischel ICASS Chair Kirk Meyer DAO COL Steven R. Drago IMO David Rowles EEO Rafik Mansour ISO Matt Michaud ICASS Chair Mark A. Schapiro ISSO Matt Michaud IMO Linda L Safta POL Sara Rosenberry ISSO Duane M. -
Crossing the Borders: Trans-Border Resource Conflicts Between the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Its Neighbors Angola and Uganda
CROSSING THE BORDERS: Trans-Border Resource Conicts between the Democratic Republic of Congo, and its neighbors Angola and Uganda Georges Bokondu and Claude Kabemba Crossing the Borders: Trans-Border Resource Conflicts between the Democratic Republic of Congo, and its neighbors Angola and Uganda Georges Bokomdu and Claude Kabemba This report is published by the Southern Africa Resource Watch Published 2016 www.sarwatch.org Crossing the Borders: Trans-Border Resource Conflicts between the Democratic Republic of Congo, and its neighbors Angola and Uganda 3 Contents Acronyms and abbreviations 4 List of maps 6 Acknowledgements 7 Executive summary 8 1 Introduction 11 Methodology 15 2 DRC, Angola and Uganda Natural Resource Potential 17 2.1. Natural resources of the DRC 17 2.2. Natural resources of Angola 23 2.3. Natural resources of Uganda 27 3 Trans-frontier Natural resources and Conflicts between the States 31 3.1. Conflicts between Angola and the DRC 31 a) Resources’ conflicts along the maritime border 32 b) Exploitation of block 15 and the area of common interest 35 c) Fishing on the Atlantic coast 40 d) Resource conflict along land borders 41 3.2. Tensions between the DRC and Uganda 45 a) Conflicts related to land and lake borders 46 b) Oil related conflict and control of the Rukwanzi Island 48 c) Conflict related to gold exploitation and trade. 51 d) Ngurdoto agreement 57 4 Conclusion and Recommendations 59 Bibliography 63 4 Crossing the Borders: Trans-Border Resource Conflicts between the Democratic Republic of Congo, and its neighbors -
Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination Contract (MECC)
Monitoring, Evaluation and Coordination Contract (MECC): Assessment Report – Public Policy Opportunities Assessment AID-660-TO-16-00002 October 15, 2019 Final Submission December 10, 2019 This publication was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. It was prepared by International Business & Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) under IDIQ AID-OAA-I-15-00022, Task Order AID-660-TO- 16- 00002. MONITORING, EVALUATION AND COORDINATION CONTRACT: ASSESSMENT REPORT Public Policy Opportunities Assessment June - October 2019 October 15, 2019 Final Submission December 10, 2019 International Business and Technical Consultants, Inc. (IBTCI) In the US: 8618 Westwood Center Drive Suite 400 Vienna, VA 22182 USA +1.703.749.0100 In Kinshasa: 63, Av. Col. Mondjiba, Concession COTEX, Bat. 7A Ngaliema, Kinshasa, DRC AID-660-TO-16-00002 DISCLAIMER The author’s views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States Government Table of Contents ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................................................................. i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .......................................................................................................................... 1 INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................................................... 4 BACKGROUND -
Monthly Forecast
April 2021 Monthly Forecast 1 Overview Overview 1 In Hindsight: Guns for Hire — The In April, Viet Nam will have the presidency of the Sanctions Committee. Security Council and Security Council. Other African issues include meetings on: Mercenarism Viet Nam has chosen to hold several signature • Mali, on the Secretary-General’s most recent 3 Status Update since our events during the month. A ministerial-level open MINUSMA report; March Forecast debate on mine action is anticipated with UN • The Great Lakes region, on the Secretary- 5 Women, Peace and Secretary-General António Guterres as a likely General’s bi-annual report on the Peace, Secu- Security briefer. A resolution is a possible outcome. rity and Cooperation Framework; 7 Mali A high-level open debate on enhancing coop- • Western Sahara, to receive a briefing on devel- eration between the UN and regional and sub- opments and MINURSO’s operations; and 8 Syria regional organisations, focusing on confidence- • Sudan/South Sudan, on the Secretary-Gener- 10 Great Lakes Region building measures and dialogue, is also planned. al’s report on the implementation of the man- 12 Mine Action Secretary-General Guterres, former Secretary- date of UNISFA. 13 Kosovo General Ban Ki-moon, and representatives of Regarding the Middle East, there will be the 14 Libya regional organisations are anticipated briefers. A regular briefings on the political, humanitarian presidential statement is likely to be pursued. and chemical weapons tracks in Syria, as well as 16 Yemen Viet Nam also plans to hold a ministerial-lev- the monthly meeting on developments in Yemen. -
Democratic Republic of the Congo
IMF Country Report No. 21/168 DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO REQUEST FOR A THREE-YEAR ARRANGEMENT UNDER July 2021 THE EXTENDED CREDIT FACILITY; REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE UNDER THE STAFF MONITORED PROGRAM—PRESS RELEASE; STAFF REPORT; AND STATEMENT BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO In the context of the Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Extended Credit Facility; Review of Performance Under the Staff Monitored Program, the following documents have been released and are included in this package: • A Press Release including a statement by the Chair of the Executive Board. • The Staff Report prepared by a staff team of the IMF for the Executive Board’s consideration on July 15, 2021, following discussions that ended on May 27, 2021, with the officials of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on economic developments and policies underpinning the IMF arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility. Based on information available at the time of these discussions, the staff report was completed on June 29, 2021. • An Informational Annex prepared by the IMF staff. • A Debt Sustainability Analysis prepared by the staffs of the IMF and the World Bank. • A Supplementary Information of the Staff Report prepared by the IMF. • A Statement by the Executive Director for the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The IMF’s transparency policy allows for the deletion of market-sensitive information and premature disclosure of the authorities’ policy intentions in published staff reports and other documents. Copies of this report are available to the public from International Monetary Fund • Publication Services PO Box 92780 • Washington, D.C. -
English-Full (1.2
OCCASIONAL PAPER The context of REDD+ in the Democratic Republic of Congo Drivers, agents and institutions 2nd edition Félicien Kengoum Pham Thu Thuy Moira Moeliono Bimo Dwisatrio Denis Jean Sonwa Occasional Paper 207 The context of REDD+ in the Democratic Republic of Congo Drivers, agents and institutions 2nd edition Félicien Kengoum Brightway Consult Pham Thu Thuy CIFOR Moira Moeliono CIFOR Bimo Dwisatrio CIFOR Denis Jean Sonwa CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) Occasional Paper 207 © 2020 Center for International Forestry Research Content in this publication is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0), http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ISBN 978-602-387-137-7 DOI: 10.17528/cifor/007793 Kengoum F, Pham TT, Moeliono M, Dwisatrio B, Sonwa DJ. 2020. The context of REDD+ in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Drivers, agents and institutions. 2nd edition. Occasional Paper 207. Bogor, Indonesia: CIFOR. Photo by Axel Fassio/CIFOR CIFOR Jl. CIFOR, Situ Gede Bogor Barat 16115 Indonesia T +62 (251) 8622-622 F +62 (251) 8622-100 E [email protected] cifor.org We would like to thank all donors who supported this research through their contributions to the CGIAR Fund. For a list of Fund donors please see: http://www.cgiar.org/about-us/our-funders/ Any views expressed in this publication are those of the authors. They do not necessarily represent the views of CIFOR, the editors, the authors’ institutions, the financial sponsors or the reviewers. Contents Abbreviations vi Acknowledgments -
Telephone Directory
United States Department of State Telephone Directory This customized report includes the following section(s): Key Officers List (UNCLASSIFIED) 7/19/2011 Provided by The Office of Global Publishing Solutions, A/ISS/GPS Cover UNCLASSIFIED Key Officers of Foreign Service Posts Afghanistan AMB OMS Patricia Hart FM James Melton HRO Thomas Bevan KABUL (E) Great Massoud Road, (VoIP, US-based) 301-490-1042, ICITAP Gary Bullard Fax No working Fax, INMARSAT Tel 011-873-761-837-725, MGT Michael Scanlon Workweek: Saturday - Thursday 0800-1630, Website: kabul.usembassy.gov OPDAT Cynthia Eldridge POL/ECON Paul Poletes Officer Name POSHO James Melton DCM OMS Andrea Barkley TREAS Robert Jelnick AMB OMS Sandra McInturff AMB Alexander A. Arvizu DCM/CHG E. Anthony Wayne CON Lyra Carr DHS/CBP Edmund Cassidy DCM Deborah A. Jones DHS/ICE Carlos Maza PAO Elisabeth Lewis FM James Brown GSO Lisa Ficek HRO Douglas Dykhouse RSO Barry Hale MGT Kevin Milas AFSA Lyra Carr NAS/INL Bruce Turner AID Joseph Williams OMS Alicia Gale CLO Renee Cornett POL/MIL David Marks DAO Jerry Cornett TREAS William Block ECON Margo Pogorzelski AMB Karl W. Eikenberry EEO Margo Pogorzelski CON Nikolas Trendowski FMO Thomas Bevan PAO David Ensor IMO Lidia Ackerman GSO Tim Bullington ISSO Benjamin Weiss RSO Greg Hays AFSA David Aliprandi AGR James Butler Algeria AID Earl W. Gast CLO Eileen Milas DEA Michael Marsac ALGIERS (E) 5, Chemin Cheikh Bachir Ibrahimi, +213 (770) 08- ECON James Boughner 2000, Fax +213 (21) 60-7335, Workweek: Sun - Thurs 08:00-17:00, Website: http://algiers.usembassy.gov EEO Gene Tien Officer Name FAA Dan Diggins FMO Susan Astley-Cass DCM OMS Jeanette Livingston IMO Leigh Ann Kidd AMB OMS Jeanne Kincaid IPO David Aliprandi DCM/CHG Chargé W. -
Electronic Newsletter.Cdr
Volume 4, Issue 2 April - June, 2012 First Batch of MCPS Students Graduate, MGPS Inaugurated ... First batch of graduating students of the MCPS “Indeed, the KAIPTC has carved a niche post graduate programmes at the one of the leading peace and security for itself as a global Multi-dimensional KAIPTC. The graduation ceremony for training institutions in the sub-region. Peace Support Operations training students of the Master of Arts in First batch of thirty (30) ground and I can confidently say the Conflict, Peace and Security (MCPS) students enrolled to pursue the one- sky would be the limit” and inauguration of the Master of Arts year modular MCPS programme These were the exact words of in Gender, Peace and Security (MGPS) launched on 17th May 2011, were Ghana's Minister of Defense when he were held jointly on 1st June, 2012. conferred with post graduate degrees gave the key note address at the The two programmes have further at the graduation ceremony. The graduation and inauguration of two consolidated the Centre's position as students undertook courses in: 7 Expert Workshop On Security Threats In The Sahel Held KAIPTC Boosts Skills Of Unit & p. 5 Programme Heads First Batch of MCPS Students Graduate, p.1& 7 Swiss Gov’t Sponsors MGPS Students p. 3 MGPS Inaugurated... Life As A National Service Person p. 6 Danish Minister Visits KAIPTC p. 4 Library Complex Inaugurated KAIPTC Launches Documentary p. 4 HIV/AIDS and Wellness Policy Launched p. 8 KAIPTC Quarterly Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 2 April - June, 2011 LIBRARY COMPLEX INAUGURATED he KAIPTC has inaugurated a library complex to support research, training and academic work at Tthe Centre.