February 8, 2002
                                               DT-02-001                                                                                 DT-02-001





      MEMORANDUM

      TO:           Designated Agency Ethics Officials


      FROM:      Barbara A. Mullen-Roth
                       Associate Director for Education
                       and Program Services

      SUBJECT:  Introductory Ethics Courses Offered
                in Washington, DC





            The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) will conduct introductory 
      ethics courses at the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) in 
      Washington, DC on February 26 and March 7. Additional courses will be 
      scheduled in April, May and June and will be announced in a separate 
      memorandum.

            Because you are our primary means for advertising training courses, 
      please circulate this memorandum with attached registration forms among 
      your ethics officials as soon as possible.



      Tuesday, February 26, 2002

      Seeking Employment                  8:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon
      (note earlier start time)

      Post Employment                     1:00 p.m. -  4:00 p.m.

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      Thursday, March 7, 2002

      Misuse of Position                  9:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon

      WAG and Other Events Gift
      Exceptions                        1:00 p.m. -  4:30 p.m.



      INTRODUCTORY COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

            The Seeking Employment course is a "back to basics" course designed 
      to introduce novice ethics officials to the seeking employment rules, as 
      well as key terms and concepts used in the rule.

            The Post Employment course provides both an overview of the 
      post-employment statute, 18 U.S.C. § 207, as well as a step-by-step 
      methodology for analyzing post-employment situations.

            The Misuse of Position course provides a broad overview of Subpart G 
      of the Standards of Conduct and includes a four-step approach to determine 
      whether proposed actions are prohibited by the misuse subpart.

            The Widely Attended Gatherings (WAG) and Other Events Gift
      Exceptions course more closely examines the requirements of the speaking 
      and similar engagement and widely attended gatherings gift exceptions.


      REGISTRATION INSTRUCTIONS



           All courses are offered free of charge. Each person planning to 

     attend MUST register no later than one week before the course start date. 
     Registration will be handled on a first-come basis and each course is 
     limited to 40 participants.


            You may register for these courses by using one of these two 
      methods:

            (1) manually complete the printed form attached to this
                memorandum AND fax it to Gwen Canon-Jenkins at 202-
                208-8039 OR

            (2) complete the fillable registration form available on
                the OGE Web site, print the completed form AND fax it
                to Gwen Cannon-Jenkins at 202-208-8039.

     Please note, telephone and e-mail registrations cannot be accepted at this 
     time.

            OGE will confirm each registration by return fax several days prior 
     to the date of the course.

           The most current training course information can be found on:


      OGE's Web Page:         Training Workshops and Seminars
      (http://www.usoge.gov/pages/training_wrkshops/training_wrkshps.html) 

      Recorded Training
      Announcements:          202-208-8000, ext. 8201


            For any additional information about OGE training courses, you may 
      contact Ms. Powers at sapowers@oge.gov or phone: 202-208-8000, extension 
      1104.

      Attachment:  Registration Form for Washington, DC Courses can be found at

                   http://www.usoge.gov/daeograms/dgr_files/2002/dt02001a.html