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SUBJECT: FY-07 NATO TOUR NOMINEES FOLLOW-ON 
 
REF: (A) 06 Bratislava 748 (B) EMAILS KEITH HUGHES/JOHN PULASKI 
 
12/12/06 
 
 1. (SBU) Per reftels, Embassy Bratislava nominates the following 
Members of Parliament for the FY-2007 single-country, policy-maker 
tour, which is already scheduled for March 8-9, 2007: 
 
-- Rudolf Pucik is a first-time MP representing the governing Slovak 
National Party (SNS). He is Chairperson of the Defense and Security 
Committee in the National Council (Parliament) and a member of the 
9-person "coalition council." Although SNS has been critical of 
Slovakia's membership in NATO in the past, Pucik has said that he 
(and his party) accepts that Slovakia must live up to the 
commitments it has made now that it is a member. A visit to USNATO 
will help him to better understand those commitments and how 
Slovakia and the US work together through NATO. 
DOB: December 4 1956 
Citizenship: Slovak 
Passport No.: 0009623 valid until Dec. 2010 
No English 
 
-- Emil Vestenicky is a first-time MP representing the governing 
SNS. He is a member of the Defense and Security Committee, the 
Special Oversight Committee of Military Intelligence, and a member 
of the Permanent Delegation of the National Council to NATO's 
Parliamentary Assembly. Vestenicky is a retired Major General in the 
Slovak Army and a former Commander of Slovak Ground Forces. Post 
expects him to provide valuable leadership and be a source of 
trusted expertise for the full group of Parliamentarians. 
DOB: July 17, 1948 
Citizenship: Slovak 
Passport No.: 0009643 valid until Dec. 2010 
English - yes 
 
-- Juraj Horvath is a first-time MP representing the governing 
Smer-Social Democracy party (Smer). Horvath is a member of the 
European Affairs Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee of 
Parliament. Prior to Smer's 2006 election victory, Horvath was 
Smer's point-man for international relations and foreign policy. His 
participation will provide him with information that he can use for 
his own work, and pass on to his fellow party members. 
DOB: November 19, 1965 
Citizenship: Slovak 
Passport No.: 0009589 valid until Oct. 2010 
English - yes 
 
-- Olga Nachtmannova is a first-time MP representing the governing 
Smer-Social Democracy party (Smer). Nachtmannova is a member of the 
European Affairs Committee. Participation in the USNATO exchange 
program will allow Nachtmannova to get more information about NATO 
policies and future goals. 
DOB: July 14, 1963 
Citizenship: Slovak 
Passport No.: 0009681 valid until October 2010 
English - basic 
 
-- Jozef Tarcak is a second-time MP representing the governing 
People's Party - Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (LS-HZDS). 
Tarcak is a member of the Special Oversight Committee of Military 
Intelligence. In the past LS-HZDS was opposed to NATO membership for 
Slovakia, although now it is supportive.  This visit will help him 
to get more first hand information about NATO and its philosophy. 
DOB: April 25, 1959 
Citizenship: Slovak 
Passport No.: 0009703 valid until Aug. 2010 
English - no 
 
-- Pavol Freso is a first-time MP representing the opposition Slovak 
Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU). Freso is a member of the 
Special Oversight Committee for the National Security Office. SDKU 
was the party of the former PM who brought Slovakia into NATO in 
2004, and Post would like to take this chance to maintain relations 
and positive feelings for NATO within that party. 
DOB: April 21, 1969 
Citizenship: Slovak 
Passport No.: Freso has a diplomatic passport valid until August 
 2010. Number will be provided Septel. 
English - yes 
 
-- Imre Andrusko is a first-time MP representing the opposition 
Party of the Hungarian Coalition (SMK) and sits on the Special 
Oversight Committee of Military Intelligence. Andrusko is the rector 
of a Hungarian-language gymnasium in his hometown of Komarno. Post 
feels that the inclusion of an SMK MP is important to bring balance 
to the delegation. 
DOB: March 6, 1969 
Citizenship: Slovak 
Passport No.: 0009564 valid until Oct 2010 
English - no 
 
 2. (SBU) Aaron Chase, is a Fascell Fellow at Embassy Bratislava who 
serves as Post's Political-Military Officer and will accompany the 
MPs.  Aaron has visited USNATO twice for the annual Pol-Mil 
conference and has a good understanding of Slovak politics. 
DOB: January 17, 1975 
Citizenship: U.S. 
Diplomatic Passport No.: 900482941 
 
 3. (U) Post requests assistance arranging a Slovak-English 
interpreter for this group. Post requests USNATO to inform of 
availability and cost of translators in Brussels. If it is less 
expensive to send an interpreter from Slovakia, Post will arrange 
it. 
 
VALLEE