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E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: EAID, ENRG, EPET, SENV, SOCI, TRGY, KPAO, KGHG, KSCA SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON MINISTERIAL DELEGATIONS TO WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE (WIREC 2008)

REF: STATE 80344

1. This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7-9.
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BACKGROUND
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2. Background: As described in reftel, on May 1, 2007 Secretary Rice announced that the State Department will

SIPDIS host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) in March 2008. WIREC is being implemented in partnership with the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), the United States Energy Association (USEA), multiple USG agencies and the White House (DOE, USDA, EPA, etc.). WIREC 2008 is the third global ministerial-level event on renewable energy (Bonn 2004, Beijing 2005). WIREC 2008 is an opportunity to advance the Administration's priority of responding to the

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SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON MINISTERIAL DELEGATIONS TO WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE (WIREC 200 challenges of sustainable economic growth and climate change through renewable energy. WIREC also serves as a global platform for ministers and senior level leaders from the private sector, sub-national governments and civil society to advance the integration of renewable energy in their countries. Planning for WIREC 2008 has now advanced to the stage that the Department wishes to solidify the invitation list for the Ministerial in hopes of sending formal invitations to members of Official WIREC Ministerial Delegations before the end of October.

3. We envision the three-day WIREC Government Meetings will include speeches by a minimum of three U.S. Cabinet Secretaries, and possibly President Bush. We expect approximately 2,000 delegates to participate in the Government meetings at the Washington Convention Center. Anticipated breakdown of those 2,000 at this point, five and one-half months out is:

- 750 international government attendees consisting of 75 Ministerial-level delegations of up to 10 per country - 500 USG attendees, including federal, state, and local Officials - 750 international and U.S. private sector delegates

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4. Official Individual Country Ministerial-level delegations may consist of a maximum of 10 individuals per country, composed of up to three Ministers, including the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Energy, Agriculture, or Environment (or the equivalent Ministers covering those portfolios) and three subnational government representatives. The European Commission is also invited to send a delegation of 10 members. We defer to each country's Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to determine their country's precise makeup of the 'Official WIREC Ministerial Delegation,' as well as to inform us of their 'Head of Delegation,' assuming more than one Minister-level delegate is part of that country's official delegation. However, we appreciate Embassy engagement with the MFA to ensure that the delegation is comprised of appropriate Ministers and subnational government representatives.

5. Due to space constraints, we must limit the total number of participants in the 'Official WIREC Ministerial Delegation' from each country to Minister plus five, with the ideal being three distinct Ministers plus one each (for a total of six), plus three subnational government representatives, and a Washington-based embassy representative at the Ambassador, Deputy Chief of Mission,

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SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON MINISTERIAL DELEGATIONS TO WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE (WIREC 200 or Senior Counselor level. Again, the appropriate embassy representative is to be determined by the MFA.

6. For international private sector participation for WIREC Government Meetings, including NGOs, Private Companies, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and Academia, we welcome Country Team suggestions on organizations and companies to invite to WIREC. Again, given the space limitations, we may not be able to accommodate all suggestions.
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ACTION REQUESTS
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7. Action addressees include USEU and the 71 countries that we have identified as key countries. Department requests that action addressee posts approach each country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to confirm the host country's plans to send an official ministerial delegation to WIREC 2008 and request identification of the head of delegation as well as any other available details on the composition of the delegation. Please provide details on each country's 'Official WIREC Ministerial Delegation,' and 'Head of Delegation' by

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8. Posts may also include in their responses a separate paragraph containing Posts' suggestions for NGOs, Private Companies, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), and Academia to invite to WIREC 2008.

9. Info addressee Posts that believe their host countries are interested in attending WIREC have the option to respond by return cable no later than October 15 with details on the proposed 'Official WIREC Ministerial Delegation' for their country but must provide a strong justification for including the delegation in WIREC 2008. We will consider all nominations, but may not be able to accommodate all requests due to space constraints.
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DEADLINE
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10. Deadline for response cables is October 16, 2007. Responses should be slugged for OES for WIREC Action Group Leader Stan Specht and OES Special Assistant Camille Hill.
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SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON MINISTERIAL DELEGATIONS TO WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CONFERENCE (WIREC 200 POC FOR QUESTIONS
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11. For additional information about WIREC 2008, contact OES' WIREC Action Group Leader Stan Specht (OES/PCI) at spechtsh@state.gov.

12. Minimize considered. RICE