Cablegate: Tallinn Country Clearance for Frist Codel

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DEPARTMENT FOR H, BARBARA FLECK

E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU IZ JO EN
SUBJECT: TALLINN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FRIST CODEL
(OCTOBER 1)

REF STATE 156615

1. Post warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for
CODEL Frist, to include Senate Majority Leader Bill
Frist; Senator Mel Martinez; Majority Leader Staffers:
Mr. Eric Ueland, Chief of Staff, Ms. Amy Call,
Communications Director, and Mr. Stephen Rademaker,
Policy Director for National Security Affairs; Ms. Anna
Gallagher, Office of Interparliamentary Services,
Secretary of the Senate; and DOD/Army Escorts: Major

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Mark Sherkey and SSG. Sam Merchant, to travel to
Tallinn, Estonia on October 1, 2006. This will be a
refueling stop only; all members of delegation will
remain at Tallinn airport for duration of visit.

2. No visa is required for holders of American
diplomatic, official, or tourist passports for a visit
of up to 90 days. Delegation will not go through
passport control in Estonia.

3. Control officer for the visit is Economics Officer
Robert Hollister (office tel +372-668-8107; cell phone:
+372-514-5240; e-mail: hollisterrm@state.gov).

4. CODEL FRIST WILL MEET WITH MINISTER OF DEFENSE JURGEN
LIGI, AND POSSIBLY WITH FOREIGN MINISTER URMAS PAET,
FROM 1400-1430 AT THE BUSINESS LOUNGE AT THE TALLINN
AIRPORT. COST OF THE BUSINESS LOUNGE WILL BE
APPROXIMATELY USD 400. AMBASSADOR ALDONA WOS AND
CONTROL OFFICER ROB HOLLISTER WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN
THE MEETING.

WOS

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