Cablegate: Spain Country Clearance for Staffdel Pearson

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INFO RUEHLO/AMEMBASSY LONDON 1010
RUEHFR/AMEMBASSY PARIS 1456
RUEHLA/AMCONSUL BARCELONA 3168
RUEHMZ/AMCONSUL MUNICH 0794

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STATE FOR EUR/WE
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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: AMGT ASEC OREP OTRA SP
SUBJECT: SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL PEARSON

REF: SECSTATE 151855

1. Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes
Daniel Pearson, Professional Staff Member, and accompanying
delegation to travel to Valencia, Spain on or about November
10 to November 20. The purpose of the visit is to attend the
Intergovernmental panel on climate change.

2. Post will assist with logistics as requested in reftel.
Darren Perdue is the point of contact and can be reached at
embassy number 34 91 587 2385, blackberry number 620 943 086
and email address PerdueCD@state.gov.

3. Visitors are reminded that bearers of diplomatic and
official passports coming to Spain on official business need
to obtain a Spanish visa prior to arrival to Spain.

4. Post can provide DoS email access via OpenNet
(unclassified system) to State Department travelers who have
active OpenNet accounts. Post can also support users who wish
to access their email accounts using FOBs or OWA. Exchange
5.5 users (ask your system manager to provide Exchange server
version) who have to use remote login to access their
exchange email accounts will need to provide Post,s IM
section with the name of their DoS Domain and their Exchange
Server name and/or IP address.

5. THREAT ASSESSMENT:

In general, Spain is safe. However, Madrid, Barcelona and
other large cities in Spain -- including resort/convention
areas such as Benidorm -- attract a large number of criminals
and pickpockets and frequent incidents of crime of
opportunity against the unwary do occur. Carry only
essential items including a photocopy of your passport's
photo page. Visitors can protect themselves against crime by
being street-smart, alert and aware of their surroundings.
In the event you are victimized by crime, or experience any
security-related incident, please contact the Embassy's
Regional Security Office at 91-587-2550 or after hours at
91-587-2355. Official visitors to the Embassy in Madrid or
the Consulate General in Barcelona are encouraged to receive
a security briefing from the RSO office at their earliest
convenience. Additional information regarding safety and
security in Spain is available on the U.S. Department of
State's website (www.embusa.es).

Travelers are encouraged to review the most recent Worldwide
Caution issued by the Department of State. As the Department
of State continues to develop information on any potential
security threats to Americans overseas, it shares credible
threat information through its Consular Information Program
documents, available on the Internet at
http://travel/state.gov. In addition to information on the
Internet, U.S. travelers can hear recorded information by
calling the Department of State in Washington, D.C. at
202-647-5225 from their touch-tone telephone, or receive
information by automated telefax by dialing 202-647-3000 from
their fax machine.
AGUIRRE

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