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Cablegate: Terrorist Financing Coordinating Officer

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UNCLAS QUITO 002732

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STATE FOR EB/ESC/TFS SHELIA HINDS
STATE FOR S/CT PATTY HILL
STATE FOR INL/C/CP STEVEN PETERSON
STATE FOR IO/PSC JOHN SANDAGE

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL EC
SUBJECT: TERRORIST FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER

REF: STATE 181096

1. In response to reftel, Embassy Quito's Terrorist Finance
Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Jefferson Brown, telephone
number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 4420. His unclassified email
address is brownjt2@state.gov. The Deputy TFCO is Economic
Officer Christian Bollinger, telephone number 593-2-256-2890
ext. 4464. His email address is bollingercj@state.gov.

2. Post is providing technical support through the
Organization of American States (OAS) Inter-American Drug
Abuse Control Commission (CICAD) and the American Bar
Association (ABA) to implement Ecuador's Money Laundering Law
passed in late October 2005. A critical aspect of making the
new law effective will be establishing a Financial
Intelligence Unit (FIU). While there has been good progress
in some aspects of creating the FIU, the selection of a
Director has been stalled due, in large part, to the
uncertainty created by the 2006 Presidential elections.

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3. In spite of this setback, the GOE has used the new law to
initiate a large money laundering case against members of a
Colombian drug organization with significant assets in
Ecuador. The Narcotics Affairs Section is also providing
technical assistance through the ABA to help Ecuadorian
prosecutors and judges to effectively adjudicate this and
other money laundering cases.

4. The Political and Public Affairs sections have used
private and public diplomacy to increase support for
combating money laundering, while the Economic section works
with the Superintendent of Banks and others on the issue,
with special attention to terrorist financing. DEA
investigations also contribute to these mission objectives.

5. Our key short-term priorities continue to be the
effective implementation of the recent money laundering law
and more effective regulation of the banking sector. Post
would welcome any program of technical assistance that would
help us meet those priorities.
JEWELL

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