# Presentation: 185431

## DEFENSIVE TRAVEL BRIEFING

**CHERYL L. WIESER**
**REGIONAL SECURITY OFFICER**
**US DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE**
**206-526-6653**
**206-526-4543 FAX**

- Updated 5/20/02

## Purpose

- Acknowledge commerce employee’s have access to critical government information
- Ensure you understand your responsibilities to protect that information

## Purpose

- Defensive travel briefing is required by           DAO 207-1
- Make you aware of the vulnerabilities                                 of foreign travel

## Purpose

- Pres. Dir. & NSC-12 “security awareness and reporting foreign contacts”
- Establish and maintain security
-    awareness programs
- Focus on intelligence gathering
-    threats

## Areas Of Interest

- Export administration act
- Trade issues
- Economic indicators
- Industrial resources

## Areas Of Interest

- Production capabilities
- Manufacturing
- Critical technologies

## Areas Of Interest

- Satellite data
- Telecommunications and computer sciences information
- Access to facilities
-  Access to information

## Areas Of Interest

-     You

## National Security Threat List

- A threat to our national security is any foreign intelligence activity regardless of the country which is:
- Targeting US intelligence & foreign affairs information & US government officials

## Threat List

- Directed at critical technologies
- Collection of US industrial proprietary economic information
- Collection of information relating to defense establishments & national preparedness
- Proliferation of special weapons of mass destruction

## Prior To Departure

- Contact the security office for travel advisories or the department of state for recorded messages at 202-647-5225
- Carefully complete your visa application
- Do not carry any item which may be viewed a controversial or is prohibited
-   Political material
-   Pornographic material

## Prior To Departure

- Prescription drugs should be              	   clearly marked
- Avoid carrying letters or packages with you.  You may be viewed as a courier
- Do not take classified material with you
-   Send through proper channels

## Prior To Departure

- Limit the amount of ID you take with you.  Keep records of what you do take and record serial numbers
- You are discouraged from taking a lap top computer with you

## Upon Arrival

- Declare all money and valuables
-       Retain declaration slips
-       Keep receipts of all money 			    exchanges
- Undeclared items are subject to confiscation upon departure
- Declare cameras, radios, etc

## Upon Arrival

- Contact local embassy and provide your local address and anticipated length of stay
- Use of public transportation is recommended.  Taxis’ are the preferred method

## Your Activities And Behavior

**Maintain low profile**
-     Never engage in illegal activities
-     Avoid excessive drinking
-     Use caution if gambling

## Activities And Behaviors

- Never discuss classified or sensitive information in:
-        Hotel rooms or lobbies
-        Vehicles
-        Restaurants or other public places

## Activities And Behavior

- If you locate possible surveillance equipment:
-   Do not try to neutralize or dismantle it
-   Contact the local embassy or consulate
-   Contact the security office upon your return and report the incident

## Activities And Behavior

- Never leave briefcase unattended in rooms or hotel safes
- Physical surveillance is better ignored than evaded

## Activities And Behavior

- Never photograph military personnel or facilities
- Beware of overly friendly individuals

## Activities And Behavior

- Do not transport packages back to the US
- Avoid areas of unrest, demonstrations or protests
- If arrested or detained:
-     Contact embassy or consulate
-     Make no statements, sign nothing

## Upon Your Return

- Notify security of any unusual incident
- Receive debriefing if assigned 90 days or more
- You must report all contact with a
-    Person of any nationality when:
-   Unauthorized access to material is                 Sought

## Upon Return

-    Notify Security if:
-    If you are concerned that you are
-    the target of an actual or attempted
-    exploitation by a foreign entity

## Emergency Notification

- Provide family members or close friend of your anticipated address and phone number
- 24 HR state department operations center 202-647-1512.  They may be able to assist others in reaching you in case of an emergency

## Western Region Security Office

- Cheryl L. Wieser, RSO,  206-526-6653
- Kathy Newberry, ARSO, 206-526-6571
- Joe Lubin, RSA, 206-526-4317
- Fax:  206-526-4543