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### Viewing cable 08SANTIAGO35, COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR AMBASSADOR DAVID A.

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08SANTIAGO35 | 2008-01-14 20:08 | 2011-04-10 00:12 | UNCLASSIFIED | Embassy Santiago
Appears in these articles: http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1364384-el-temor-oculto-del-gobierno-a-nuevos-actos-terroristas

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    O 142037Z JAN 08
    FM AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO
    TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2646
    INFO RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES PRIORITY 0734
    RUCPDOC/DEPT OF COMMERCE WASHDC PRIORITY

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    UNCLAS SANTIAGO 000035

    SIPDIS

    SIPDIS

    E.O. 12958: N/A
    TAGS: ECPS OTRA CI AR
    SUBJECT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR AMBASSADOR DAVID A.
    GROSS

    REF: STATE 03598

    ¶1.  Embassy Santiago warmly welcomes and grants country
    clearance for Ambassador David A. Gross, Coordinator for
    International Communications and Information Policy, from
    01/15/2008 through 01/16/2008, as requested reftel.  The
    purpose of the visit is to meet with Chilean government
    officials to discuss the U.S.-Chile bilateral relationship,
    including telecommunications related issues.

    ¶2.  Control Officer for your visit is Jessica Patterson,
    Political-Economic Officer, telephone numbers:  office (56-2)
    330-3394, cell (56-9) 139-9093, home (56-2) 335-8104, and fax
    (56-2) 330-3118.  Control Officer can be reached 24 hours a
    day via Post 1, telephone (56-2) 330-3321/3700.  During
    business hours it is best to reach the Control Officer via
    the Embassy switchboard (56-2) 330-3000.

    ¶3.  Employees with diplomatic or official passports must
    obtain diplomatic or official entry visas through a Chilean
    embassy overseas or CA/PPT/SIA in Washington.  Those with
    tourist passports do not need visas, and may enter on tourist
    cards filled out on the airplane.  Travelers with tourist
    passports are required to pay a one time fee of $100.00 U.S.
    dollars each to enter the country.

    ¶4.  Upon arrival, Ambassador Gross will be met by control
    officer and expediter. Lodging has been arranged at the Chief
    of Mission Residence.

    ¶5.  State Department TDY visitors requiring OpenNet-Plus
    Systems access during their stay should inform the Control
    Officer prior to their arrival.  Visitors will be required to
    attend a Systems Security briefing and complete a Network
    Access Request Form.  If visitors wish to access e-mail from
    their home State Department post, users must provide the ISC
    with the fully qualified domain name or the TCP/IP address of
    the TDYer's home e-mail server.

    ¶6.  Personnel who intend to bring U.S. Government portable
    microcomputers (laptops) for use in CAA or non-CAA areas must
    notify Post's ISSO and RSO in advance of travel.  Personal
    Electronic Devices (PED), Personal Digital Assistant's (PDA)
    e.g., 'Palm Pilots', MP-3 players, etc. are NOT authorized in
    CAA spaces and are not authorized connectivity within OpenNet
    unclassified or classified networks, or stand-alone

    SIPDIS
    classified PC's.

    ¶7.  Travelers are reminded that Santiago's Public Affairs
    Section is responsible for handling all in-country press
    arrangements for both Mission personnel and official
    visitors.  Media inquiries or requests for interviews made
    directly to the visitor during the course of a visit should
    be directed to the Embassy Press Attache, Timothy Stater,
    telephone (56-2) 330-3350.  Where contact with the media
    would serve to promote USG interests, Public Affairs will
    work with visitors prior to their arrival to determine the
    desired level or arrangements for contact with the press.
    On-site Public Affairs staff is also available to assist
    visitors and delegations at meetings where media coverage is
    anticipated.

    ¶8.  Cash Exchanges:  At the airport, Banco Edwards and AFEX
    (Exchange House) have money exchange facilities located on
    the ground floor customs area as you leave the terminal.  The
    Embassy has a 24-hour ATM machine, which can access any U.S.
    account served by the local bank.  Currency received will be
    Chilean pesos at the current rate of exchange.  ATMs are
    located conveniently around Santiago and in other
    metropolitan areas in Chile.  You are urged to bring an ATM
    card to Post since this is the most convenient (and many
    times economical) way to change money.

    ¶9.  The Embassy community has a small commissary/gift shop,
    which is available to official visitors.

    ¶10.  The climate in Chile is temperate, but milder than that
    of Washington.  The seasons in Chile are reversed:  Summer
    (December, January, February) temperatures usually vary
    between 49 degrees (mornings and evenings) and 85 degrees
    during the day; Winter (June, July August) temperatures range
    between a minimum of 38 and maximum of 64.  Most
    precipitation occurs during the winter months.  Except for
    the hottest summer nights, evenings tend to be substantially
    cooler than the days.

    ¶11.  All areas of Santiago are affected by high pollution,
    although the area around the Embassy has slightly better air
    quality than the more congested areas in the city.  The
    pollution appears as heavy smog in the winter and dust in the
    summer.  Pollution levels rise to unacceptable levels an

    average of five to six times per year.  The major health
    effects include difficulties with breathing and aggravation
    of existing respiratory, cardiovascular, allergic and
    asthmatic problems.  This is particularly true for the
    elderly and children, and for those with confirmed asthmatic
    and allergic symptoms.  Contact-lens wearers sometimes find
    their eyes are more easily irritated here.  The most severe
    pollution occurs during the months of May to October.

    ¶12.  The intensity of the sun is particularly pronounced in
    Santiago.  Travelers should travel with good sunglasses, hats
    and sun block if they anticipate spending much time outdoors.

    ¶13.  In order to drive a vehicle in Chile, you must have an
    international driver's license.  Failure to adhere to this
    may result in arrest and confiscation of the rental vehicle.

    ¶14.  After the terrorist attacks of September 11th, there is
    currently a very real possibility for violent actions against
    United States citizens and interests throughout the world.
    We urge all Embassy personnel and visitors to Chile to
    maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate
    steps to reduce potential vulnerability.

    ¶15.  The Embassy has advised in a Warden message to Americans
    in Chile that extremists in the tri-border area (Brazil,
    Argentina and Paraguay) may have received instructions in
    mid-October 2000, to begin efforts to collect information on
    U.S. business people and government officials in the southern
    cone of South America.  This information would be used to
    prepare contingency plans for possible kidnappings or attacks
    in the event terrorists strike in the southern cone.  We take
    this information very seriously.  Because of the Embassy's
    special visibility, we urge all personnel to maintain a high
    level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to reduce
    potential vulnerability.

    ¶16.  Visitors should be aware of the criminal environment in
    Santiago, which is rated medium for USG employees.  Street
    crime, common to many South American cities, is a problem.
    One should be particularly alert in the business/commercial
    crowded areas.  We recommend visitors:

    -- Be attentive to your surroundings -- people, vehicles,
    packages, etc.

    -- Maintain a low profile, particularly in busy tourist areas.

    -- Vary your routes and times for all required travel.

    -- Treat mail or other deliveries from unfamiliar sources
    with suspicion.

    -- Be circumspect about information you provide about
    yourself to strangers or in the presence of strangers.
    SIMONS

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