Cablegate: Fy 2006 Ivlp Individual Program - Derek Brown
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SUBJECT: FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Derek Brown
(Principal Candidate)
REFERENCE: OTTAWA 1504
Post nominates Derek Brown, Executive Director, Resource
Development and Geoscience Branch, British Columbia Ministry
of Energy and Mines, Oil and Gas for a 21-day individual
International Visitor Leadership Program focused on U.S.
Energy Policy. This project supports the Mission's goal of
promoting secure and stable markets. EVDB-formatted
nomination follows.
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START NOMINATION:
ECA-OFFICE: E/VRW
PROG-AGENCY-NAME:
POST-PROJ-ID: 356
ECA-PROJ-NO:
PROJ-NAME: Brown, Derek Anthony - Individual Energy
START MEMO PROJ-DESC:
END MEMO PROJ-DESC:
PROJ-TYPE: Individual
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor
FY: 2006
DEPART-POST:
SESSION-DATE:
RETURN-POST:
NO-OF-PART: 1
RANK-ORDER: 9
START MEMO POST-OBJ:
Derek Brown is Executive Director of the Resource
Development and Geoscience Branch in the British Columbia
Ministry of Energy and Mines, Oil and Gas Division. He
directs a Branch team of about 30 people who stimulate and
facilitate oil and gas activities across British Columbia.
Derek further serves as an important link for B.C. with
Canadian energy associations in Alberta and elsewhere in the
country. He also plays an important role promoting BC's
resource opportunities to national and international groups.
Derek Brown is an influential player on B.C.'s energy
exploration policymaking team who would greatly benefit from
participation in the IVL Program.
B.C.'s Coalbed Gas Strategy is one example of the
multifaceted projects Derek's office manages. The strategy
Derek developed for coalbed methane includes promotion of
the potential resource, geological studies, information
sessions for First Nations and other stakeholders,
regulatory review, and assistance on tenure issues. In the
United States, coalbed gas already contributes over 8% of
the domestic natural gas supply. Therefore, Derek wants to
build strong partnerships with U.S. government agencies
(municipal, State and Federal), the upstream gas industry
and other U.S. interest groups to learn more.
Derek's Ministry pushes unconventional gas exploration such
as coalbed methane gas to try to stay on top of the changing
trends in gas prices as well as limited supplies. However,
officials at the ministry do not understand the U.S. system
well. Therefore, we at the Consulate have been working
closely with Derek to help him better understand how gas
exploration policy works in the U.S. For example, we serve
as an important liaison to bolster communication between his
office and the State of Montana, where coalbed methane is
being explored along the B.C./Montana border.
B.C. is and increasingly will be a valued energy source for
the growing North American energy market. Derek's
participation in the IVL program would enhance the building
of networks and expanding partnerships between Canada and
the U.S. An individual program would deepen his growing
understanding of U.S. energy policy, particularly in regards
to how federal, state and municipal regulations all play a
role in the U.S.'s comprehensive energy exploration
policies. He would bring back a hands-on understanding and
appreciation of energy policy to Canada and British
Columbia. This understanding would be extremely useful in
future dealings with the U.S. during the many years Derek
has ahead of him in this very important strategic sector.
END MEMO POST-OBJ:
START MEMO POST-RCMD:
With Mr. Brown's industry-specific specialty and concerns,
we feel that he would best be served by an individual
project on energy.
END MEMO POST-RCMD:
ECA-OFFICE-ID: 1037
PROG-AGENCY-ID:
PROJ-TYPE-ID: IND
PROG-TYPE-ID: 29
NOMINATING-POST-ID: 88501
FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 322158
STATUS: N
ORIGINATOR: P
SUBJ-DISC: Energy
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PREFIX: Mr.
F-NAME: Derek
M-NAME: Anthony
L-NAME: Brown
SUFFIX:
POSITION-CODE: 124
PRINCIPAL?: Yes
GENDER: M
DOB: 09/17/1959
MAR-STAT: U
BIRTH-CITY: London
BIRTH-CNTRY: United Kingdom
CITIZ-CNTRY: Canada
RES-CNTRY: Canada
START MEMO POSITION:
Executive Director of the Resource Development and
Geoscience Branch - British Columbia Ministry of Energy and
Mines, Oil and Gas Division
END MEMO POSITION:
START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
Manager, Economic Geology Department, British Columbia
Ministry of Energy and Mines (1997-2000)
Mineral Deposit Research, British Columbia Ministry of
Energy and Mines (1995-1997)
Bedrock Mapping, British Columbia Ministry of Energy and
Mines (1987-1995)
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
2000-2005, once annually on short business trips to
Colorado, Texas, Alabama, Montana; short personal trips to
Seattle area
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
Japan
Australia
England
Mexico
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
Master of Science in Geology, University of British Columbia
(1987)
Bachelor of Science in Geology, Carleton University (1981)
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
Director with Canadian Institute of Energy (British
Columbia)
Advisor to Centre for Energy Information
Developer of BC's Hydrogen West Strategy -- in progress
Member of WestCarb
Member of national committees (Committee of Provincial
Geologists, National Geological Surveys Committee)
Active participant in Canadian Society of Unconventional Gas
(CSUG)
END MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
END MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
START MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
none
END MEMO SPEC-CONSID:
FIRST-LANG: English
ENGL-READ: 5
ENGL-SPEAK: 5
ENGL-COMP: 5
START OTHER-LANGS:
OTHER-LANG: French
OTHER-LANG-ID: FR
READ: 3
SPEAK: 3
COMP: 3
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START MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
END MEMO NOM-POST-OBJ:
START MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
END MEMO NOM-POST-RCMD:
START MEMO VIS-OBJ:
END MEMO VIS-OBJ:
START MEMO VIS-REC:
END MEMO VIS-REC:
NOMINATING-OFFICER: CG Luis Arreaga, Joni Scandola, Sanjay
Ramesh
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
Derek Brown is Executive Director of the Resource
Development and Geoscience Branch in the British Columbia
Ministry of Energy and Mines, Oil and Gas Division. He
directs a Branch team of about 30 people who stimulate and
facilitate oil and gas activities across British Columbia.
Derek further serves as an important link for B.C. with
Canadian energy associations in Alberta and elsewhere in the
country. He also plays an important role promoting BC's
resource opportunities to national and international groups.
Derek Brown is an influential player on B.C.'s energy
exploration policymaking team who would greatly benefit from
participation in the IVL Program.
B.C.'s Coalbed Gas Strategy is one example of the
multifaceted projects Derek's office manages. The strategy
Derek developed for coalbed methane includes promotion of
the potential resource, geological studies, information
sessions for First Nations and other stakeholders,
regulatory review, and assistance on tenure issues. In the
United States, coalbed gas already contributes over 8% of
the domestic natural gas supply. Therefore, Derek wants to
build strong partnerships with U.S. government agencies
(municipal, State and Federal), the upstream gas industry
and other U.S. interest groups to learn more.
Derek's Ministry pushes unconventional gas exploration such
as coalbed methane gas to try to stay on top of the changing
trends in gas prices as well as limited supplies. However,
officials at the ministry do not understand the U.S. system
well. Therefore, the Consulate has been working closely with
Derek to help him better understand how gas exploration
policy works in the U.S. For example, we serve as an
important liaison to bolster communication between his
office and the State of Montana, where coalbed methane is
being explored along the B.C./Montana border.
B.C. is and increasingly will be a valued energy source for
the growing North American energy market. Derek's
participation in the IVL program would enhance the building
of networks and expanding partnerships between Canada and
the U.S. An individual program would deepen his growing
understanding of U.S. energy policy, particularly in regards
to how federal, state and municipal regulations all play a
role in the U.S.'s comprehensive energy exploration
policies. He would bring back a hands-on understanding and
appreciation of energy policy to Canada and British
Columbia. This understanding would be extremely useful in
future dealings with the U.S. during the many years Derek
has ahead of him in this very important strategic sector.
END MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
NOM-OFF: ConGen Vancouver
SPEAKER?: No
NOTIFY-EMB: No
MEDIA?: No
HOME-STAY: No
HOME-HOSP?: Yes
E-I-TYPE: NONE
NOMINEE-ID: 527
PERSON-ID: 406
BIRTH-CNTRY-ID: UK
CITIZ-CNTRY-ID: CA
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NOM-POST-ID: 88501
NOM-FUNDING-CNTRY-ID: 322158
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DS2019-ACTION: 1
DS2019-SUBJECT: 15.0503
SPONS-FUNDS: 0
SPONS-AGENCY1:
USGOVT-AGENCY1:
US-AGENCY-AMT1: 0
USGOVT-AGENCY2:
US-AGENCY-AMT2: 0
INTL-ORG1:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT1: 0
INTL-ORG2:
INTL-ORG-AMOUNT2: 0
VIS-GOVT-AMT: 0
COMMISSION: 0
OTHER-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-AMOUNT: 0
VIS-CAT: 5
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DICKSON, CHARGE