Cablegate: Country Clearance for Adolfo A. Franco and David

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171520Z Oct 05

UNCLAS MADRID 003629

SIPDIS

FOR USAID

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: EAID OTRA SP
SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ADOLFO A. FRANCO AND DAVID
MUTCHLER

REF: A) STATE 188739 B) TELCON PRO-MUTCHLER 10-14-2005

1. Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance to Aldolfo
A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, and David Mutchler,
Senior Advisor for Cuba, to travel to Madrid, October 24-29,
to attend the Cuba Conference sponsored by The University of
Miami.

2. Embassy Points of contact are Jennifer Pro and Ken
Forder in the Economic Section. Jennifer can be reached at
34 91 587 2388, cell: 34 669 273 669 email:projk@state.gov.
Ken can be reached at 34 91 587 2385, cell: 34 650-622-420
email: ForderK@state.gov.

3. Per telcon, Embassy Madrid (Ken Forder and Administration
Section Expeditor Aurelio Sevillano) will pick up Mr. Franco
and Mr. Mutchler from Barajas International Airport in Madrid
on Tuesday, October 25th at 8:55 am.

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

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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