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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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09ROME456VISITING AFGHAN GOVERNORS ASK ITALY FOR MORE
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Governors of Afghanistan's Farah and Bamyan Provinces visited Rome April 20-21 on the first leg of a tour of Europe co-sponsored by Embassy Kabul, USNATO and Embassies Rome and The Hague. In a very successf [...]
2009-04-22 15:43:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR KPAO MOPS NATO EAID SNAR IT AF
09ROME483ITALY WILL ATTEND ISLAMABAD MAY 13-14 CONFERENCE
[...] MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri and MFA Counselor for Asia, Domenico Bellato, both confirmed Italy's participation in the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan. While not confirmed, Italy's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Amb [...]
2009-04-30 10:42:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON ENRG ETRD KPWR EAID IT
09ROME623ITALY GIVES 760K EUROS FOR PAKISTANI IDPS; 40M
[...] (C) Summary: In response to humanitarian needs created by recent hostilities in the Swat valley, Italy has pledged 400,000 Euros for emergency aid to be managed through the Pakistani Red Crescent, as well as another 360,000 Euro "in kind" donation of humanitarian supplies. Italy is also fi [...]
2009-05-29 14:06:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PHUM PREF PK IT
09ROME652ITALY AGAIN SEEKS INFO ON TERRORISM LISTINGS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary: Echoing the request made by the Italian delegation to USUN in New York May 5 (ref A),MFA terror finance officer Lorenzo Tomassoni on May 28 requested Embassy assistance in helping Italy fulfill its reporting obligat [...]
2009-06-09 12:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID UNSC IT
09ROME681G8 SHERPA MASSOLO ON PAKISTAN IDPS, FOOD SECURITY,
[...] (C) Charge delivered reftel demarches to Italian MFA Secretary General (and G8 Sherpa) Giampiero Massolo on June 12. Ambassador Massolo said that Italy would do its best within the constraints of its limited development assistance budget to assist Pakistani IDPs and to respond to the U.S. a [...]
2009-06-15 15:26:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SENV KGHG EAID PHUM EAGR PK IAEA
09ROME763ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF PLEDGE FOR PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On 22 June Econoff demarched MFA Counselor Valter Zucconi of the Directorate for Development Cooperation on the delivery of funds Italy had pledged for Pakistan at the 17 April Tokyo Donors' Conference. According to Zucconi, Italy is in the process of disbursing 62 million E [...]
2009-06-30 16:15:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PHUM PK
09ROME912ITALY DELIVERS EMERGENCY AID TO HORN OF AFRICA
[...] (U) On 15 July Econoff delivered reftel demarche concerning emergency aid to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia to Giovanni Battici, Coordinator for Italy's Emergency Aid within the Development Cooperation section of the MFA. Italy's main focus for aid to Somalia, Battici said, was in building hospit [...]
2009-08-06 09:26:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO UG PGOV PREL KPKO
09ROME925SECRETARY'S LETTER ON SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN
[...] The Embassy delivered the Secretary's letter regarding support for the Palestinian Authority to Foreign Minister Frattini on August 4. Following delivery of the Secretary's letter, EconOff contacted Counselor Guglielmo Giordano and Antonello De Riu, in the Office of Italian Foreign Assistance [...]
2009-08-12 07:48:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PREL IT
09ROME930ITALY: DONOR SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG
[...] (SBU) Summary. Poloff delivered demarche seeking donor support for the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) following the agreement with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) to MFA East Africa Office Director Giuseppe Pastorelli. He emphasized the GOI's continuing commitment to achieving st [...]
2009-08-12 13:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO IT
09SANAA1104YEMEN: FOOD SECURITY DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 13:10:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL YM
09SANAA1140ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-22 15:15:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL EAID XF YM
09SANAA1146ROYG COOLING ON LIFTING SUBSIDIES
[...] (C) In contrast to the enthusiasm expressed in April, the ROYG now seems less interested in following through on the lifting of diesel subsidies. Never popular with the average Yemeni, lifting subsidies probably seems less important now that rising oil prices have removed some of the fiscal [...]
2009-06-24 09:49:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID YM
09SANAA1405DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND
[...] (SBU) On July 25, PolOff informed Ms. Najwa al-Serri, First Secretary and the terrorist combating officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),of the United Nations designations of Arif Qasmani, Mohammad Yahya Mujahid, and Fazeel-A-Tul Shaykh Abu Mohammed Ameen al-Peshawari, as well as t [...]
2009-08-04 12:20:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK YM
09SANAA1406YEMEN: ROYG HUNGRY FOR NEW APPROACH TO FOOD
[...] SUMMARY: The ROYG is making the development of a National Food Security Strategy a priority in response to an International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) study indicating that food insecurity has reached alarming levels in Yemen. The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperatio [...]
2009-08-04 12:49:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM
09SANAA1528DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 12:09:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL AID YM
09SANAA1549SALEH EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR NEW REFORM PROGRAM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In an August 9 meeting with a small group of reform-minded economic advisors and Western ambassadors, President Ali Abdullah Saleh expressed support for a new program of economic reform. Saleh agreed to create an executive board to implement this agenda. The program, "Yemen's T [...]
2009-08-19 09:17:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PREL PGOV YM
09SANAA1576YEMEN: ROYG ASKS FOR MORE U.S. FLEXIBILITY ON WTO
[...] SUMMARY: The ROYG continues to balk at what it claims are unfair U.S. demands regarding WTO accession, even as it insists it is still willing to make a good faith effort in ongoing negotiations. The WTO accession team at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) recognizes that Yemen needs to [...]
2009-08-23 12:44:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAID ECIN PREL PGOV KMCA KMPI YM
09SANAA162YEMEN: DOI CITES WORKSHOP NOMINEE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-01 08:55:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV XF PA YM
09SANAA1692DAS SANDERSON HEARS OF PROMISING ECONOMIC AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 15-16 visit to Yemen, Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Ambassador Janet Sanderson met with ROYG officials, advisors, and European diplomats to discuss some of Yemen's most pressing social and economic challenges. Foreign Minister Abubakir al-Qirbi pressed for a "strategi [...]
2009-09-22 07:15:00Embassy SanaaSECRET//NOFORNEAID ECON PGOV PREL SENV YM
09SANAA2058WATER RESOURCES FALL AS WATER SCARCITY RISES ON
[...] (C) Summary. Water remains a socially threatening, yet politically sensitive subject in Yemen; government action has stagnated as water resources continue to decline. The lack of regulation of drilling rigs and the cultivation of qat are largely responsible for the continuing decline of wate [...]
2009-11-14 08:15:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID MASS PGOV SENV SOCI YM
09SANAA2072DONORS QUESTION ROYG COMMITMENT TO DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Donors questioned the pace of Yemen's development in a meeting with visiting World Bank Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Vice President Samshad Akhtar on November 7. Akhtar responded to donor concerns, emphasizing that the ROYG appears to understand its development issues, [...]
2009-11-17 07:33:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL PGOV YM
09SANAA208YEMEN: TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 13:23:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ETTC PHUM PTER YM
09SANAA2084ROYG EFFORTS TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT HAMPERED BY
[...] (U) Summary. Responsibility for environmental preservation and protection in Yemen is divided between the Ministry of Water and Environment and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). Due to budget shortages across the ROYG, environmentally affiliated agencies are suffering from a lac [...]
2009-11-18 13:21:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL SENV PREL EAID PGOV YM
09SANAA2170MEPI'S LOCAL GRANTS PROGRAM: A YEMEN SUCCESS STORY
[...] Summary. With more than 7000 registered Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs),but little to no indigenous funding for its nascent civil society, Yemen has benefited greatly from the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)'s local grants program. The local grants program has made a particul [...]
2009-12-07 08:18:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDKMPI KDEM KPAO EAID PREL PGOV SOCI YM
09SANAA2178POPULATION PROJECTIONS OFF THE CHARTS IN YEMEN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Population projections in Yemen are among some of the highest in the world. According to the ROYG's National Population Council, the Yemeni population (approximately 23 million) will double within 23 years if current growth rates continue. With assistance from the United Nat [...]
2009-12-09 07:03:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI KWMN KIRF ELAB EAID ECON
09SANAA2202YEMENI POVERTY LEVELS HIGHEST IN WAR-AFFLICTED
[...] Summary. The poorest country in the Middle East, Yemen is particularly affected by poverty. 34.8 of the population lives below the poverty line as defined by a UNDP index; 45 percent of the population lives on less than two dollars a day. The real losers when it comes to poverty are the war [...]
2009-12-13 13:39:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PHUM PGOV PREL YM
09SANAA227YEMEN: OIL MINISTER (OVERLY?) OPTIMISTIC ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with the Minister of Oil and Minerals, Ameer Salem al-Aidaroos, on February 7. The Minister predicted that new discoveries, the eventual return of higher oil prices, and the start of natural gas exports would resolve the Republic of Yemen Government,s (ROYG's) [...]
2009-02-09 09:46:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ENRG EPET PGOV RU YM
09SANAA293FIRST MICROFINANCE BANK, AL-AMAL BANK
[...] SUMMARY: Al-Amal Bank has renewed its commitment to microfinance since November 2008. The bank is targeting micro-enterprises, low-income families, and women. It is basing its five-year business plan on reports from the Social Fund for Development (SFD) and International Finance Corporation [...]
2009-02-17 13:46:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EINV YM
09SANAA322FOOD SECURITY STILL AN ISSUE FOR HUNGRY YEMENIS
[...] SUMMARY: Yemenis continue to suffer from high food prices and a lack of homegrown food items. The Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) has responded in a limited and ineffective way to issues of food security. The regional donor response is uncertain, while the international donor response i [...]
2009-02-22 14:10:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM
09SANAA399TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-04 11:13:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID SL YM
09SANAA42YEMEN RESPONSE TO OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-11 05:04:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF IR UN EAID YM
09SANAA493YEMEN UNPREPARED FOR LONGTERM GLOBAL FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The global financial crisis has directly affected the public sector, while indirectly affecting the private sector in Yemen. While the ROYG has responded in the short-term by cutting disbursements to the budget, a long-term solution to the crisis remains elusive. The ROYG is [...]
2009-03-22 13:06:00Embassy SanaaSECRETEAID ECON EFIN EIND ETRD SOCI USAID YM
09SANAA500YEMEN: DONOR COMMUNITY FRUSTRATION RISES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Yemen,s donor community is concerned about the long-term effectiveness of aid to Yemen. Donors worry about the lack of political commitment to development both at the presidential and the parliamentary levels. Donors remain committed to policy reform and supportive of private sector in [...]
2009-03-24 10:45:00Embassy SanaaSECRETEINV EAID ECON AORC YM
09SANAA550YEMEN BUDGET TRANSPARENCY FOR SECTION 7088(C)
[...] (U) The ROYG is currently receiving U.S. bilateral assistance using FY 09 funds, including development, counterterrorism, and military assistance. The non-military portion of the annual expenditures of the central government is publicly available on the Ministry of Finance's website (www.mof. [...]
2009-03-30 13:02:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL EFIN YM
09SANAA716ROYG CLAIMS IT IS COMMITTED TO REFORM, REMOVING
[...] SUMMARY: In a departure from the recent past, the ROYG has demonstrated a new commitment to economic reform by revealing plans to remove diesel subsidies and extending civil-service reform to the military and security services. The reform agenda is being considered at the highest levels of th [...]
2009-04-21 10:13:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDAID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL YM
09SANAA813YEMEN: WILD, BUT STILL NOT WET
[...] SUMMARY. A water-scarcity crisis continues to loom over Yemen. Both urban and rural areas remain at risk from water scarcity, water contamination and untreated waste water, and a mismanaged water policy is generally to blame. Yet, recent increased coordination between the ROYG and donor com [...]
2009-04-29 14:17:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID MASS PGOV SENV SOCI YM
09SANAA939SECURITY CONCERNS, BUREAUCRACY HINDER DELIVERY OF
[...] Insecurity and bureaucratic foot-dragging are hindering efforts to provide assistance to Yemen's strife-torn Sa'ada province. A key needs assessment remains stalled awaiting ROYG approval, possibly as a result of the ROYG's hesitancy to allow outsiders to view the scope of the humanitarian cr [...]
2009-05-18 06:25:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREF YM
09SANAA957ABDUL HAQ DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 07:12:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID YM
09SANAA981YEMEN HARMONIZES UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WITH
[...] SUMMARY. In a departure from the past, the ROYG has announced that the unemployment rate reached 35 percent in 2008, which is in line with statistics from international organizations. The ROYG's report could symbolize a harmonization of government figures with internationally-recognized sta [...]
2009-05-24 10:19:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV YM
09SANJOSE10MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE, COSTA RICA
[...] AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY A MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE THAT OCCURRED AT 13:21 ON JANUARY 8, 2009, THE CHIEF OF MISSION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DISASTER IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO WARRANT USG ASSISTANCE, AND THAT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE USG. THE SITUATION HAS E [...]
2009-01-09 18:42:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV AEMR ASEC PHUM SEVN KFLO CS
09SANJOSE125DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF
[...] For the record, on February 18, we informed the MFA's head of Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime of the U.S. designation under executive order, per Ref A. No substantive response was received. The GOCR's procedures for handling U.S. domestic designations are explained in Ref B. CIANC [...]
2009-02-27 20:35:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID CS
09SANJOSE23MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES COSTA RICA,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 8, a localized but devastating 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica about 30 kilometers north of San Jose, near Poas volcano, a popular tourist destination. As of January 14, there were 23 known dead, nearly 100 injured and 11 still missing. The killer earthquak [...]
2009-01-16 14:50:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS PGOV SOCI EAID AEMR ASEC PHUM SEVN
09SANJOSE385COSTA RICA'S TAFT REFUGEE FUND PROPOSAL 2009
[...] Embassy San Jose would like to submit the project "Promoting Refugee Self-Reliance Through Micro-Credit", in partnership with the Association of Professionals in Development for the Promotion of the Persons in Poverty (APRODE) and the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, to the Julia Ta [...]
2009-05-11 14:41:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL ELAB EAID CS
09SANJOSE692A SNAPSHOT OF COSTA RICA'S REFUGEE COMMUNITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 20:18:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM ELAB EAID SMIG CS KWMN
09SANJOSE76COSTA RICA: SPAIN'S SECSTATE JIMENEZ ANNOUNCES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 29-30 official visit to Costa Rica, Spanish Secretary of State Trinidad Jimenez announced USD 285,000 in earthquake assistance and donated 25 motorcycles to the GOCR's transit police. During meetings with President Arias and FonMin Stagno, Jimenez focused on topi [...]
2009-02-06 17:54:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ENVI ETRD CJAN CS SP
09SANJOSE803COSTA RICAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 14:33:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA PREL
09SANSALVADOR1002EL SALVADOR REQUESTS TREASURY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Minister of Finance has formally requested the placement of a U.S. Department of Treasury Resident Advisor in El Salvador to provide technical assistance in the areas of debt management, budgeting, and taxation following a Treasury assessment visit. The Central Bank likewise [...]
2009-10-23 20:41:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1013EL SALVADOR ON VICTOR VILLALOBOS AS A CANDIDATE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 18:15:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR1053PRESIDENT FUNES REQUESTS DISASTER ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Embassy received November 10 a request from President Funes for humanitarian assistance to respond to devastating floods that hit parts of El Salvador November 8. The GOES is requesting heavy-lift helicopter capabilities, an engineering battalion to help clear and rebuild the town of Ver [...]
2009-11-10 21:34:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1057 SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO FLOODING DISASTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Severe flooding and landslides triggered by the passing of Hurricane Ida caused significant loss of life and economic damage in El Salvador. Heavy losses in the agricultural sector have many in the GOES concerned about short-term food security. USG relief supplies have arrived [...]
2009-11-13 11:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR1070DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HEALTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 16:53:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO ES
09SANSALVADOR1081El Salvador: Building on Our Disaster Relief Successes
[...] (U) Above all, I want this message to convey Embassy San Salvador's appreciation for AID/OFDA's and Southcom's swift, effective and professional response to El Salvador's flooding and mudslides, caused by Tropical Storm Ida. A quick chronology: * The storm's damage was inflic [...]
2009-11-23 22:14:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1101Funes Makes Strong Pro-US Policy Statements
[...] (SBU) At two separate events in a 24-hour period, Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes made strong pro-U.S. remarks: C Addressing the Salvadorans Abroad diaspora association annual conference on Tuesday evening, December 8, Funes underscored the pragmatic, national-interest reasons why [...]
2009-12-10 00:41:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SMIG ES
09SANSALVADOR1117Mission Priorities for Disaster Relief Assistance
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy San Salvador sees it in the United States national interest to offer a robust package of disaster relief assistance to President Funes and the GOES. The GOES has requested, at the highest levels, USG assistance to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane/Tr [...]
2009-12-23 17:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR1172Disaster Relief Update - Focus on Partnerships for
[...] Summary: According to a December 4 report prepared by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),El Salvador suffered nearly USD 240 million in damages and loss related to the November 7-8 rains caused by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida. 199 lives were lost as a re [...]
2009-12-08 21:37:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR320El SALVADOR: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] The following is Embassy San Salvador's response to reftel A questions on fiscal transparency. 2. The Government of El Salvador (GOES) is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance using FY09 funds. USAID works with various Ministries (e.g., Health, Education) as well as the judicial branc [...]
2009-04-07 17:10:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR423TFFLU01 EL SALVADOR H1N1 UPDATE
[...] The Government of El Salvador (GOES) has extended its emergency decree in response to the H1N1 Influenza Outbreak to May 18. The country reports four confirmed cases, two probable cases and five suspected cases. 2. USAID and SOUTHCOM coordinated the delivery of 5,100 Personal Protective [...]
2009-05-13 22:50:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR433SERVIR PROJECT SUPPORTS DISASTER RELIEF AND ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] SUMMARY: The SERVIR project has closed a successful two-year global development alliance with USAID that created innovative geographic imaging tools to help manage disaster relief operations, monitor environmental trends and study the effects of climate change in Central America. In its next p [...]
2009-05-18 13:04:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV EAGR SV
09SANSALVADOR485TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ,
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel designation of Abdul Haq via letter to Jose Rolando Monroy Sintigo, Director of El Salvador's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU),on May 19. Copies were also provided to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, National Civil Police, Superintendent of the Financial System, a [...]
2009-05-29 18:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR503EL SALVADOR/MCC: POSITIVE FIRST MEETING WITH NEW
[...] (C) Charge and MCC Country Director met on June 3 with Alex Segovia, President Funes's Chief of Cabinet, at his request to discuss his new role as Chairman of the Board of Fomilenio, the local MCC accountable entity. Segovia discussed the composition of the board of directors and the responsi [...]
2009-06-04 16:41:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR647NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OUTLINES VISION FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY. New Minister of Agriculture Manuel Sevilla discussed his Ministry's role in the Government of El Salvador's (GOES) "anti-crisis" plan and his views on agricultural assistance during a June 25 courtesy call. The Ministry of Agriculture's anti-crisis program will focus on a combina [...]
2009-07-08 21:46:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PGOV SOCI EFIN ES
09SANSALVADOR686 NEW GOES UNDECIDED ON FUTURE OF BIOFUELS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to new Minister of Economy Hector Dada, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) is undecided about its biofuels policy but appreciates the assistance provided under the U.S. - Brazil Biofuels Initiative. The National Energy Council (CNE) will be developing an overall ene [...]
2009-07-20 22:26:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAGR PREL EAID ES
09SANSALVADOR811IMF LIKELY TO ASSIST EL SALVADOR WITH NEW STAND-BY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. El Salvador is likely to receive a new Stand-By Arrangement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF),according to a visiting IMF assessment team. The IMF also expects to issue letters supporting the release of $300 million in Inter-American Development Bank loans and the issu [...]
2009-08-27 21:54:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON IMF ES
09SANSALVADOR816EL SALVADOR STILL UNDECIDED ON JOINING PETROCARIBE
[...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister for External Cooperation Jaime Miranda told Econcouns August 28 that President Funes remained undecided on whether to join Petrocaribe. The Salvadoran press had reported in early August that Miranda would be starting negotiations with the Government of Venezuela, but [...]
2009-08-28 21:52:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALEPET EAID ENRG PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR898ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES: El SALVADOR
[...] (U) Post's responses to reftel queries are below. Certain topics have been combined to minimize redundancy. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Summary. An estimated three million Salvadorans reside abroad, with approximately 90 percent of them in the U.S. Salvadorans are a readily [...]
2009-09-25 17:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG TSPL
09SANSALVADOR900 FOREIGN MINISTER HUGO MARTINEZ TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 19:03:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA ES
09SANSALVADOR901ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES: El SALVADOR
[...] (U) Post's responses to reftel queries are below. Certain topics have been combined to minimize redundancy. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Summary. An estimated three million Salvadorans reside abroad, with approximately 90 percent of them in the U.S. Salvadorans are a readily [...]
2009-09-25 19:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG TSPL
09SANSALVADOR906EL SALVADOR ANNOUNCES NEW $800 MILLION PRECAUTIONARY FUND
[...] SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador (GOES) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced September 24 a preliminary agreement for a new, three-year $800 million Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The GOES intends to treat the SBA as a precautionary credit line to strengthen overall fiscal a [...]
2009-09-25 21:31:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID PGOV IMF ES
09SANSALVADOR908 CLOSER TIES TO BRAZIL MAY SPUR APPROVAL OF ETHANOL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Funes' recent trip to Brazil has placed biofuels prominently on El Salvador's national economic agenda. Taking advantage of the renewed GOES interest in crafting a biofuels policy, including mandating a 10 percent ethanol mix for domestic gasoline supplies, Post hosted [...]
2009-09-25 21:32:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAGR PREL EAID ES
09SANTIAGO1158CHILE SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-01 15:45:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO CI
09SANTIAGO215 CHILE'S NATIONAL PARKS LACK INFRASTRUCTURE, AMERICAN HELPS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador recently met with Chile's National Tourism Service (SERNATUR) and National Forestry Commission (CONAF) to provide feedback on his January trip to Chilean Patagonia. He inquired about resources for improving the infrastructure in Torres del Paine National Park, on [...]
2009-03-06 18:51:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENVR EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO CI
09SANTIAGO252 CHILE'S LITHIUM: WORLD'S LEADING PRODUCER EXPANDING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile is the leading lithium chemical producer in the world. Two companies, Sociedad Qumica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) -- the world's biggest producer of iodine and lithium -- and Chemetall of Germany, dominate the production of lithium carbonate, largely by exploiting brine [...]
2009-03-17 12:20:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENVR EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO CI
09SANTIAGO352CHILE: RESPONSE TO STATE 28885
[...] Per STATE 28885, this cable provides information on Chile's budget and U.S. foreign assistance. 2. The government of Chile is expected to receive U.S foreign assistance using FY09 funds. Yes, Chile's budget is publicly available. Yes, incomes and expenditures are included in the publicl [...]
2009-04-15 20:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL CI
09SANTIAGO812 CHILE: MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS SAYS TRILATERAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chilean Minister of Public Works Sergio Bitar told the Ambassador August 26 that cooperation with the U.S. Treasury on an infrastructure project in Costa Rica will continue. Bitar underlined that this type of trilateral cooperation is "very important" to the GOC. The Minister n [...]
2009-08-28 20:57:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI CR
09SANTODOMINGO1068DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA DR
09SANTODOMINGO1279DR WILL CONSIDER GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 12:55:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO1321SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA P/DAS CRAIG KELLY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Santo Domingo warmly welcomes you to the Dominican Republic. Your visit will reinforce our strong bilateral relationship that is based on extensive economic and commercial ties, military and law enforcement cooperation, and cultural links. President Leonel Fernandez has [...]
2009-12-08 18:48:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SNAR EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO1333Rule of Law Round-Up December 2009
[...] (U) The latest key developments in the rule of law / law enforcement field include: -- Constitutional Reforms approved by Congress, set for promulgation on 01/26/10; -- The Central Electoral Board's procurement practices are questioned; -- Government agencies and politi [...]
2009-12-17 18:38:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KJUS KCRM ECON EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO1339WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly's Discussions with President and
[...] (C) WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, in a 12/10/09 meeting with President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, and in a 12/11/09 meeting with Morales, encouraged the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to promote the Pathways to Prosperity initiative as a mechanism fo [...]
2009-12-22 18:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD SNAR SCUL EAID DR HA
09SANTODOMINGO1596GODR Commits to Anti-Corruption Initiative with
[...] (U) Summary: On December 17, Embassy Officers joined representatives of several international development organizations in a meeting with President Fernandez to discuss how the GODR might begin to tackle effectively the issue of corruption - as well as citizens' perception of corruption. The i [...]
2009-12-21 22:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS PREL KCRM KCOR EAID DR PHUM
09SANTODOMINGO50DOMINICAN ECONOMY SLOWING DOWN; GODR RUNNING OUT
[...] (U) Summary: The recent economic slowdown and global financial crisis are now showing its affects on the economy and finances of the Dominican Republic. There were a large number of layoffs in December in the textile, mining and tourism sectors. Economists predict that the full impact of the [...]
2009-01-16 14:43:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO865SUGAR-CANE BATEY CONDITIONS VARY GREATLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable analyzes living conditions in sugar-cane bateyes in the Dominican Republic that are owned by Grupo Vicini, Centro Romana Corporation (CR),and the GODR's State Sugar Council (CEA). During the last six months, PolOffs visited several bateyes throughout the country. M [...]
2009-08-07 15:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREF ECON EAID DR
09SANTODOMINGO963REVENUE SHORTFALLS SEND THE GODR BACK TO THE IMF
[...] President Leonel Fernandez, at an 8/21 meeting of the GoDR's economic team, instructed Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez and Secretary of Finance Vicente Bengoa to head a delegation to Washington this week to seek an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) aimed at obtaining a l [...]
2009-08-25 18:21:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN EINV IMF DR
09SAOPAULO414PROSPECTS FOR FOOD SECURITY COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As the world's second largest food exporter, one of the largest sources of arable land, and a long experience in developing new seed varieties and agricultural practices, Brazil is natural partner for addressing global food security. As part of the Economic Policy Dialogue (EPD) p [...]
2009-07-13 17:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON PREL PGOV BR
09SAOPAULO662SAO PAULO ACTIVISTS DESCRIBE AFRO-BRAZILIAN CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Key human rights and antidiscrimination contacts spoke with visiting Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chairman Stuart Ishimaru October 20 in the run-up to the Joint Action Plan Against Racism (JAPER) meeting in Salvador October 21. While all saw improvem [...]
2009-11-10 17:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI SCUL EAID KPAO ELAB BR
09SAOPAULO708Sao Paulo Nominee for Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit
[...] Sao Paulo Brazil nominates Andre Luz Lara Mello to participate in President Obama's summit for Young Muslim Entrepreneurs during the first quarter of 2010 per State 112468. 2. Sao Paulo hosts Brazil's and South America's largest concentration of Muslim communities. Most Brazilian Musl [...]
2009-12-09 12:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI
09SAOPAULO720LAUNCH OF SAO PAULO MONTHLY HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR SWEEP
[...] Summary: The following is the first in a new monthly series summarizing human rights and labor developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District (i.e. the states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso do Sul) not covered in broader reporting. POLICE DETAIL [...]
2009-12-15 17:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BR PHUM ELAB SOCI EAID KPAO KCRM
09SARAJEVO1108BOSNIA: DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Post offers the following answers to questions from para 15 of reftel. The Post point of contact on diaspora issues will be Patrick Hanish. A) To what extent are diasporans from your host country an identifiable community? Are there existing diaspora networks, organizations or online [...]
2009-09-18 10:12:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL BA
09SARAJEVO122BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG
[...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]
2009-01-30 16:03:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO123BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROGRAMS MAKING STRONG
[...] (U) U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT)-implemented rule of law projects, funded with INL-managed SEED funds, make important contributions to several high pri [...]
2009-01-30 16:28:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO1372BOSNIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy Sarajevo appreciates the opportunity provided in reftel to nominate candidates from the Bosnian Muslim community to participate in the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit in the spring. However, we request exemption from the requirement to recruit candidates actively and to hol [...]
2009-12-15 16:44:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI KPAO BK
09SARAJEVO173BOSNIA - INABILITY TO APPOINT A NEW HEAD OF THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite the need for strong leadership at the Directorate for European Integration (DEI) to ensure that Bosnia implements the Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU and other EU priorities, the country's political parties have clashed for over eight months over [...]
2009-02-11 16:28:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KDEM BK
09SARAJEVO234BOSNIA: INL-FUNDED PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS AND RULE OF
[...] (U) Summary: Significant USG investments in information technology systems for law enforcement and judicial institutions in BiH have enabled standardized and efficient case management and the real time exchange of sensitive data to assist police and border officials to interdict smugglers, org [...]
2009-02-26 07:43:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO366GUIDANCE REQUEST; APRIL 2 OHR FINANCIAL EXPERTS
[...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. OHR provided Embassy with draft 2009/2010 budget in advance of the April 2, 2009 Financial Experts meeting. The proposed budget reflects the Steering Board Ambassador's command to begin preparing a continuing OHR budget for 2009/2010 in advance of [...]
2009-03-24 06:37:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL BK
09SARAJEVO373BOSNIA - STATE PROSECUTOR'S OFFICE CONTINUES TO
[...] (C) The State Prosecutor's Special Department for Organized Crime (SDOC),under the leadership of USG-funded secondee Drew Engel, the Deputy Chief Prosecutor and head of SDOC, made inroads in the fight against organized crime, financial crimes, and corruption in 2008. This includes using cas [...]
2009-03-25 06:15:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ECON PREL KCRM BK
09SARAJEVO406BOSNIA: INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS ADVANCE
[...] The U.S. Department of Justice International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT) rule of law program, funded by INL-managed SEED funds, continue to play a critical role in advancing our rule of [...]
2009-04-01 13:37:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO563BOSNIA - INL-MANAGED SEED-FUNDED PROJECTS UPDATE:
[...] (U) Summry: Extensive technical assistance in drafting gverning legislation and rules of procedures along with significant USG investment in equipment and taining facilitated the creation and rapid develoment of the new state-level Foreigners Affairs Service from an idea on paper to an effecti [...]
2009-05-05 12:21:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO589BOSNIA: HARSH ECONOMIC TIMES LEAD TO STANDBY
[...] Summary. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 5 announced it had reached a staff level agreement on a $1.52 billion standby arrangement with Bosnian authorities. This is the first such agreement since the last one expired in 2004, and reflects Bosnia,s growing concern with its deterio [...]
2009-05-11 14:00:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO614BOSNIA - EUROPEANS IGNORE DANGER FROM DODIK ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph seven below. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The issue of the Republika Srpska (RS)-led break down of Transco, the state-run electricity transmission company is coming to a critical point. All good faith offers by the international community to provide technic [...]
2009-05-18 12:36:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALEAID ENRG PINR PREL PGOV EU BK
09SARAJEVO666BOSNIA: FEDERATION PM'S RESIGNATION COULD DELAY
[...] (C) Summary: Federation Prime Minister Nedzad Brankovic proffered his resignation on May 27 under a cloud of corruption charges. While he is widely viewed as ineffective, his resignation, if accepted, will likely hinder the Federation's ability to fulfill the conditions necessary for the Inte [...]
2009-06-04 13:01:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO679BOSNIA: COM REJECTS LEGISLATIVE AMENDMENTS
[...] (U) During its June 4 session, the Council of Ministers in a 2-7 vote rejected a proposal to extend the presence of international judges and prosecutors working at the State Court and the State Prosecutor's Office past December 2009. The defeat of the initiative dealt a severe blow to the Sta [...]
2009-06-05 13:55:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO744BOSNIA: IMF DEAL DELAYED
[...] Summary. On June 22, the IMF postponed a scheduled June 29 governing board meeting at which the IMF was to approve a proposed $1.5 billion, 3-year standby arrangement because IMF conditions have not been met. The conditions included budget cuts at all levels of government. The RS entity and [...]
2009-06-24 10:01:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO782BOSNIA: IMF DEAL BACK ON
[...] Summary. The IMF governing board meeting to approve the standby arrangement for Bosnia has been rescheduled for July 8, following Bosnia,s fulfillment of the two outstanding conditions: the adoption of a comprehensive budget framework by the National Fiscal Council, and an agreement by the Fe [...]
2009-07-01 12:31:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO821BOSNIA: IMF GOVERNING BOARD APPROVES $1.57 B
[...] On July 8, the IMF Governing Board approved a $1.57 billion, 36-month standby arrangement for Bosnia-Herzegovina. The first tranche of $282 million could arrive as early as July 10. The funding must be used to service external debt, but Federation Finance Minister Bevanda has said that this [...]
2009-07-09 07:40:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID BK
09SARAJEVO841BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: FOCUS ON
[...] (U) Summary: INL-provided SEED funded training conducted by the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) and the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) continue to play a critical role in our rule of law agenda here in Bosn [...]
2009-07-10 15:09:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SARAJEVO971BOSNIA - INL-FUNDED PROGRAM UPDATE: ENGAGING IN
[...] (U) Summary: The International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) and the Overseas Prosecutorial Development and Assistance Training Program (OPDAT) engage Bosnian interlocutors in discussions about needed reforms in law enforcement and the judiciary to advance our [...]
2009-08-10 12:46:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KAWC KCRM KJUS BK
09SECTION01OF03BRUSSELS1234SE WOLPE'S CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU 31 AUGUST - 1
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes, Howard Wolpe, met with development and humanitarian aid officials from the Commission, and security and defense officials at the Council Secretariat. He also met with the Secretariat's Africa Task Force and attended a lunch meeting [...]
2009-09-11 15:52:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID MOPS MARR SOCI CG BE
09SECTION01OF03SANJOSE525COSTA RICA: MORE MEANINFUL MILITARY MISSIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Significant U.S. military humnitarian missions and training took place in Cosa Rica during April and May, continuing the strig of activities begun in late 2007. In April, oer 150 U.S. military personnel practiced disaster mnagement and recovery techniques with civilian clleagu [...]
2009-06-25 18:47:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS MARR SOCI EAID CS
09SECTION02F02BRUSSELS1639HOLBROOKE & FM BILDT ON AFGHAN ELECTIONS, CIVILIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 18:28:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNMARR MOPS EAID PINS PGOV PREL EUN SW PK IN
09SEOUL1144ROK'S RESPONSE TO DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA,
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) EMin delivered reftel demarche on assistance for the immediate humanitarian needs in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Kenya to Director General Park Gang-ho, head of the Development Cooperation Burea [...]
2009-07-20 22:33:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREF ET KE SO KS
09SEOUL1273ROKG HAS BEGUN DISBURSING PLEDGED SUPPORT FOR
[...] (U) In response to reftel request to urge the host government to provide previously pledged funds for Somalia, Song Hye-ryoung, MOFAT Humanitarian Assistance Division, on August 11 said the Republic of Korea (ROKG) has already begun disbursing funds from the USD 1,500,000 pledged at the Donors [...]
2009-08-12 03:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER SO EAID KPKO KS
09SEOUL1465DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 07:27:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA KS
09SEOUL1660DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-21 04:13:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR ETRD KS
09SEOUL1735ROK HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN AND
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on October 20 to Choi Da-youn, MOFAT's Deputy Director for Development Cooperation to Pakistan, to encourage the ROKG to swiftly fulfill the ROK's pledge of assistance made at the Tokyo Donor's Conference in April in support of Pakistan. Choi informed us t [...]
2009-10-30 08:33:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALEAID EIFN AF PAK KS KN
09SEOUL2016KOREA'S "AFRICA GREEN GROWTH PARTNERSHIP" RAMPS UP
[...] (C) The "Africa Green Growth Partnership," launched by President Lee in November, will double ROK Official Development Assistance (ODA) to Africa by 2012. A key facet of the initiative, which is part of a broader program to expand the ROK's development assistance programming, will be the dis [...]
2009-12-30 02:17:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EINV ETRD SENV XA KS
09SEOUL227ROKG PLANS FOR EXPANSION OF AID PROGRAM
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The ROKG announced in September 2008 an ambitious plan to more than double (as a percentage of GDP) its Official Development Assistance (ODA) by 2012 and triple its ODA by 2015. Kore [...]
2009-02-12 09:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KS
09SEOUL405ROK RESPONSE ON ADB SAFEGUARD REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 05:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD ECON PREL PGOV ADB KS
09SEOUL413PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE: ROK RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Subsequent to the joint demarche with the Japanese detailed in Ref A, POL M/C met with MOFAT Director General for South Asian and Pacific Affairs, Choi Jong-moon, to emphasize the importance the U.S. placed on the upcoming Pakistan Donors Conference to be held on April 17, 2009, in Toky [...]
2009-03-18 08:47:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN IMF KS PK PREL IBRD
09SEOUL455IRAN CALLS FOR "BOLD STEPS" FROM OBAMA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian Head of Judiciary Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi visited Seoul with several senior Iranian legal and diplomatic officials March 16-18 at the invitation of ROK Chief Justice Lee Yong-hoon. Shahroudi, his Senior Advisor for International Affairs Mohammad Javad [...]
2009-03-23 07:59:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALEINV EAID PINR PREF PREL KS IR AF IZ PK
09SEOUL53OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 08:37:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREF IR UN EAID KS
09SEOUL570ROKG LIKELY TO OFFER SOFT LOAN AT PAKISTAN DONORS
[...] (C) POLMC on April 8 delivered reftel demarche to Choi Jongmoon, Director-General for South Asian and Pacific Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Choi said that he expected the ROKG to make a pledge at the conference because Pakistan, like the ROK, is an Asian country so t [...]
2009-04-08 07:57:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON EFIN KS PK
09SEOUL607SRAP HOLBROOKE'S VISIT TO KOREA
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Holbrooke, welcome to Seoul. Although your stay in Seoul is barely three hours, you are seeing the three key Koreans shaping ROK foreign policy: President Lee, FM Yu and NSA Kim. President Lee and his advisors are eager to hear directly your sense of the way forward i [...]
2009-04-14 09:24:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MARR AF PK KS
09SEOUL642PRESIDENT LEE/ADVISORS TALK ROK ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP),met on April 16 in Seoul with ROK President Lee Myung-bak, NSA Kim Sung-hwan, and FM Yu Myung-hwan. SRAP Holbrooke explained the Obama Administration's new strategy for Afghanistan and Pak [...]
2009-04-20 08:50:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER MARR MASS EAID AF PK KS
09SEOUL697ROKG SUPPORTS U.S. ON ADB GENERAL CAPITAL INCREASE
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Dep Econ Couns on April 27 spoke with Seo Sang-pyo, Director of MOFAT's Economic Organization Division. Seo said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade would work with the Ministry [...]
2009-05-01 04:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON ETRD PREL ADB KS
09SEOUL753ROKG, KOREAN COMPANIES REACHING OUT TO CENTRAL ASIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ROK President Lee Myung-bak will be visiting Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan May 10-14. His meeting with Uzbek President Islam Karimov will be his third in 15 months, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Eurasia Division Director Lim Soo-suk told Poloffs on May 7. Seoul is in [...]
2009-05-12 01:07:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID EAIR EINV ENRG EPET KS UZ KZ
09SEOUL816UN CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT: ROKG SHARES U.S.
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclasified and not rpt not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Dep Econ Couns on May 21 met Lim Hoon-min, Director of the Office of Development Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFAT),to brief him on U.S. concerns regarding the process. Lim noted [...]
2009-05-21 08:55:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN UNGA KS
09SEOUL829ROK TO CONTRIBUTE USD 500 THOUSAND FOR PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 08:01:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PREF PK KS
09SEOUL993ROK'S TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE PLEDGE PLAN FOR
[...] In response to reftel, Ham Jeong-han of the Development Cooperation Division on June 19 said that from the ROK's total USD200 million pledged at the Tokyo Donor Conference, USD80 million in soft loans and USD3 million in grant aid are scheduled for release in the 2009-2010 fiscal year, but the [...]
2009-06-22 06:55:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN PK KS
09SHENYANG173PRC SCHOLAR: DPRK SUCCESSION UNRESOLVED AND WILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a working-level Shenyang-based scholar, most Chinese scholars on Korean Peninsula affairs say that the issue of succession in North Korea is still unresolved. They believe that this uncertainty may undermine any DPRK forwardness in its multilateral or bilateral discu [...]
2009-09-30 03:36:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH EAID ECON KN KS PGOV PREL
09SHENYANG183YANBIAN PRC ACADEMIC ON DPRK: NO WAY OUT,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a well-connected Chinese expert on DPRK issues, the international community missed its opportunity to negotiate away the North Korean nuclear program in 2006. He questioned the U.S. "exit strategy" and inquired if the United States could stomach a nuclear and prolife [...]
2009-10-19 04:00:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH EAID ECON EFIN KN KS PARM PGOV PREL
09SHENYANG216PRC-DPRK BORDER: BIG PLANS FOR 2ND BRIDGE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Premier Wen Jiabao's October 4-6 meetings in Pyongyang produced a joint PRC-DPRK agreement to build a second bridge across the Yalu River. During ConGenOffs' recent trips to Dandong, officials openly discussed their development plan to include the to-be-built bridge, estimating a M [...]
2009-12-04 02:32:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH EAID ECON EIND ETRD EWWT KN KS PBTS PREL
09SINGAPORE110EMBASSY SINGAPORE POC FOR ASEAN RELATED ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 06:42:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEAN EAID PREL ECIN SN
09SINGAPORE159SINGAPORE ACKNOWLEDGES LACKING INSIGHT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 01:55:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EAID SN AF
09SINGAPORE274SINGAPORE SUPPORTS MAINTAINING THE TCG'S AUTHORITY
[...] (C) Poloff urged the Government of Singapore to weigh in with the Government of Burma to maintain the Tripartite Core Group's (TCG) existing authority and to discourage the GOB from imposing any further conditions on the activities and travel of international NGOs or diplomatic personnel in the [...]
2009-03-24 11:12:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PHUM PREL SN BM
09SINGAPORE301 SINGAPORE - 2009 NARRATIVE ON BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] (SBU) In response to ref A request for information regarding the transparency of Singapore's budget, we provide the draft narrative below. The narrative is an update of the text from last year's congressionally-mandated report on fiscal transparency in countries receiving USG assistance (Ref B [...]
2009-03-31 09:30:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL SN
09SINGAPORE473SINGAPORE CONSIDERS CONTRIBUTING TO PAKISTAN IDP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 09:43:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF PREL PGOV SN PK
09SINGAPORE523SINGAPORE STILL MULLING CONTRIBUTION TO PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Political Unit Chief delivered Ref A demarche June 2 to MFA South Asia Assistant Director Chen Kien Pin, again urging Singapore to contribute to relief efforts for Pakistan's Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). Chen said the GOS is still deciding whether it will make a contribution to [...]
2009-06-03 08:16:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF PGOV PREL PK SN
09SINGAPORE589 SINGAPORE WILL NOT COMMIT TO G8 AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 09:21:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL
09SINGAPORE765SINGAPORE TO PROVIDE GOOD GOVERNANCE TRAINING TO
[...] (C) Singapore will host twenty-five (all Under-Secretary level) Sri-Lankan officials from several ministries for two weeks of good-governance and leadership training beginning October 25, MFA South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa Director S. Premjith told EP Counselor in an August 13 meeting. Prem [...]
2009-08-14 07:21:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV PHUM MOPS SL AF SN
09SINGAPORE869EMBASSY SINGAPORE: NO EXPERIENCE ENGAGING
[...] Post does not know of any community of Singaporeans living abroad that would qualify as a "diaspora" using the criteria set forth in reftel paragraph 4. Given that there are no known diaspora communities of Singaporeans, Post is unable to provide meaningful responses to the questions posed i [...]
2009-09-10 01:28:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL
09SINGAPORE977SINGAPORE OFFERS DISASTER RELIEF TO INDONESIA AND
[...] (U) Summary: GOS has offered humanitarian assistance and disaster relief aid to Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Cambodia, and Laos in the wake of the Padang Earthquake and Typhoon Ketsana. Assistance offers range from military aircraft assistance and deployment of elite Singapore Civil Def [...]
2009-10-05 09:45:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ID MOPS PREL SENV SN
09SKOPJE117MACEDONIA: CAN THE DENAR AVOID DEVALUATION?
[...] (SBU) Summary. Macedonia's current account deficit widened dramatically in 2008. The central bank's currency reserves have dropped at an alarming rate in 2009, raising concern about the country's ability to maintain the pegged value of the denar at roughly 61 to the euro, a fundamental elem [...]
2009-03-16 06:33:00Embassy SkopjeCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL MK
09SKOPJE153MACEDONIA: MIXED SIGNALS AS BUDGET REALITIES MEET ELECTION
[...] (SBU) The Macedonian Government seems to be underestimating the likely effects of the global economic crisis on the Macedonian economy, especially on the domestic currency. Not only has revenue collection in the first two months of 2009 fallen short of the projections on which the state budget [...]
2009-04-07 15:34:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON PREL EAID MK
09SKOPJE294 MACEDONIA: PARLIAMENT APPROVES REBALANCED BUDGET
[...] (SBU) On Monday, June 8, Macedonia's parliament approved the Government's rebalanced budget. Although it had been evident to many observers that the GoM budget was wildly out of synch with economic realities, the GoM had resisted an adjustment until after local and presidential elections were [...]
2009-06-23 09:17:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL EAID MK
09SKOPJE469MACEDONIA-U.S. MOU ON ASSISTANCE CEMENTS GOM COMMITMENT
[...] (U) On September 15, Ambassador Reeker and Deputy Prime Minister for Euro-integration Vasko Naumovski signed a groundbreaking bilateral Memorandum of Understanding "Concerning Training and Related Assistance." The MOU ensures proper selection of Government of Macedonia employees who will recei [...]
2009-09-28 13:33:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV MK
09SKOPJE48MACEDONIA'S 2009 BUDGET: SEEKING FISCAL STIMULUS VIA HIGHER
[...] (SBU) On December 29, the Macedonian Parliament passed the country's largest budget since independence, projecting a general government deficit of 2.8 percent of GDP. With this budget, the GoM continues to implement a fiscal program characterized by low and flat tax rates with increased public [...]
2009-02-04 10:26:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL EAID MK
09SKOPJE540MACEDONIA'S DIASPORA GROUPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Diaspora groups from Macedonia, most active in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, are divided along the ethnic lines of the country,s two largest groups-- ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians. The ethnic separation of diaspora interests -- coupled with use of the term "Mace [...]
2009-11-10 12:21:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BEXP BTIO EAID OIIP PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09SOFIA138BULGARIA'S FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, the following is post's assessment of Bulgaria's fiscal transparency. Bulgaria's budget reporting standards conform to EU and international standards. Relevant budget documents can be found on the websites of the Ministry of Finance and Parliament (the Finance and Budget C [...]
2009-03-31 10:34:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PGOV BU
09SOFIA312BULGARIA: AID'S POST-GRADUATION PARTNERSHIP:
[...] Summary: When AID formally closed its mission to Bulgaria in 2008 after 17 years of operation and 650 million dollars of aid, many Bulgarians assumed that the assistance relationship had come to an end. However, the continuing need for engagement to help address domestic priorities and to p [...]
2009-06-22 12:54:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID BU EU
09SOFIA662BULGARIA TO SUPPORT ITALIAN FOR IDLO DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel points on the upcoming election for Director General of the International Development Law Organization to Dimitri Pampoulov, Head of International Law Department at the MFA on November 18. Pampoulov informed us that Bulgaria will vote for Italian candidate, Antonio [...]
2009-11-19 08:20:00Embassy SofiaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL IT BU
09SOFIA685BULGARIA AND THE GLOBAL MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Post welcomes inclusion in the Global Muslim Engagement Initiative as outlined in ref A. We recommend tailoring post participation to fit Bulgaria's unique circumstances and look forward to working with S/P as suggested in reftel A to determine the most effective ways to proceed. Bulga [...]
2009-12-02 16:21:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PREL SOCI BU
09STATE100749FAYYAD PRESENTS INSTITUTION-BUILDING PLAN AT AHLC
[...] (U) Summary: Representatives of the United States and more than 20 donor countries joined Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) for a September 22 meeting of the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) at United Nations headquarters in New York. Norwegian Foreign Minister Jonas Stoere, who chaire [...]
2009-09-28 15:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID KPAL PREL PGOV WBG EU IS
09STATE101610ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON,S PARTICIPATION IN THE
[...] (U) September 23, 2009; 3:00 p.m.; New York, NY. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. AF Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson AF Deputy Assistant Secretary Karl Wycoff Acting Assistant Administrator at USAID Earl Gast Somalia Desk Officer Matthew Walsh (Notetaker) CONTACT GROUP COUNTRIES AND O [...]
2009-09-30 12:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID KPKO SO
09STATE101875MALDIVES: A/S BLAKE'S MEETING WITH FM SHAHEED
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 25 meeting with SCA A/S Blake on the margins of UNGA in New York, Maldives Foreign Minister Shaheed related that Maldives would try to qualify for a Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) program despite MCC's focus on larger countries. Shaheed reported that in h [...]
2009-09-30 19:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID EFIN ECON MARR SENV KGHG ETRD IN IS
09STATE101998FUNDING OF NEW CONTRACTS AND GRANTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DEPARTMENT IS REVIEWING REQUESTS BY EMBASSY ISLAMABAD FOR FUNDING OF ONGOING OR NEW CONTRACTS AND GRANTS. DEPARTMENT CONCURS WITH PROCUREMENT ACTIONS FOR FIVE ACTIVITIES: (1) POLIO ERADICATION (UNICEF),(2) FATA ENABLING PROGRESSIVE MEDIA VOICES IN PAKISTAN (INTERNEWS),(3) [...]
2009-09-30 22:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PK PREL
09STATE102030SRI LANKA/NEPAL: SCA A/S BLAKE'S SEPTEMBER 29,
[...] (U) September 29, 2009; 12:00 p.m.; New York. 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. SCA A/S Blake Donald Camp, Senior Area Adviser, USUN Douglas Mercado, Adviser, Humanitarian Affairs, USUN Anthony Renzulli (SCA Notetaker) UN U/SYG for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe U/SYG for Humanitarian Af [...]
2009-09-30 23:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER EAID ICRC UN IN CE NP
09STATE102542RESPONSE TO ISRAEL REQUEST FOR GREATER BMENA ROLE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Background: On September 8, MFA Maghreb Director Eynat Shlein-Michael (reftel) requested a greater Israeli role in the BMENA process for the fall 2009 workshops and the November Forum for the Future ministerial in Morocco. Unfo [...]
2009-10-01 21:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM KMPI PREL IS
09STATE103668PROPOSED U.S.-UKRAINE BILATERAL ENERGY SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. Post is requested to contact the Government of Ukraine, both MFA interlocutors and other GOU agencies with direct authority over energy issues, concerning the modalities and timing for the first meeting of the U.S.-Ukraine Bilateral Energy Security Wor [...]
2009-10-05 23:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ENRG EPET KNNP PGOV PREL UP
09STATE10381POST CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASEAN RELATED ISSUES
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for all addressees. See para 4. 2. (SBU) The role of regional and multilateral institutions in Asia continues to evolve and incrementally increase in importance. USG interaction with ASEAN on both policy and programs has expanded notably over the past several [...]
2009-02-04 21:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECIN PREL ASEAN
09STATE107298PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY
[...] Summary. On September 25-26 in New York, Secretary Clinton introduced the USG approach to combating global hunger and promoting food security. The Secretary underscored that a key component of the U.S. plan is the support of country-led programs through strong partnerships and collaborations [...]
2009-10-15 21:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD
09STATE107719SRI LANKA: EXPRESSING DISAPPOINTMENT IN DEFENSE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Background: The GSL request to Parliament for nearly $300 million in supplementary defense spending, which, per ref A reporting, will provide for recruiting of 25,000 new soldiers and constructing new military bases in the [...]
2009-10-17 00:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER MCAP MARR ECON EFIN EAID IMF CE
09STATE108057BUILDING SUPPORT FOR POTENTIAL USG SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request; see paragraph 7. The Department requests posts to inform Economic Community of Central African States (French acronym: CEEAC) governments of the Presidential Determination and to ask your host government to assist CEEAC to respond promptly to our fort [...]
2009-10-19 17:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID GB PREL KPAO
09STATE109276REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON CEEAC CONTROLS OF
[...] (U) Summary: This is an action request; see paragraph 5. The Department is seeking preliminary information from Economic Community of Central African States (French acronym: CEEAC) to determine whether the United States and CEEAC may enter into an agreement to transfer defense articles and ser [...]
2009-10-22 16:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID GB PREL
09STATE110916U.S.-EGYPTIAN STRATEGIC DIALOGUE: NEXT STEPS
[...] (U) Classified by: NEA Acting A/S Ronald Schlicher. E.O. 12958, Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) SUMMARY. The structure of the Strategic Dialogue provides a framework within which to highlight and address major areas of bilateral, regional, and multilateral coordination with the Govern [...]
2009-10-27 20:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM EG KDEM ECON PARM XA
09STATE111350(U) ARF ADVANCES DISASTER RELIEF INITIATIVES AT ANNUAL
[...] (U) The ASEAN Regional Forum's (ARF) 27 members, along with other international representatives, advanced a number of proposals for disaster relief cooperation at the annual ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ISM-DR) in Honolulu, Hawaii, September 16-18. Working in small discussion [...]
2009-10-28 18:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF EAID MARR
09STATE111706APPROVAL FOR RULE OF LAW STABILIZATION PROGRAM
[...] (U) Washington has reviewed the US Government Rule of Law Strategy for Afghanistan and the revised Rule of Law Stabilization (RLS) Program, and agrees with Ambassador Eikenberry's message (REFTEL) highlighting the need to move forward with a program that begins to address one of Afghanistan's [...]
2009-10-29 16:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KJUS PGOV PHUM AF
09STATE112468THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action cable, see paragraphs 7, 8, 9, and 10. In the Presidents June 4 speech in Cairo, he announced that he would host an Entrepreneurship Summit within a year. The National Security Council staff and the Domestic Policy Councils Office of Social Innovation and Civi [...]
2009-10-30 21:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU
09STATE112495THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT AND BEYOND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action cable, see paragraphs 7, 8, 9, and 10. In the President's June 4 speech in Cairo, he announced that he would host an Entrepreneurship Summit within a year. The National Security Council staff and the Domestic Policy Council's Office of Social Innovation and Ci [...]
2009-10-30 23:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI XF
09STATE114991RESPONSE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO FOREIGN
[...] Please deliver the following message from Secretary Clinton to Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter on the U.S. economic assistance program in Egypt. I assure you that we continue to suppor [...]
2009-11-06 19:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL EAID PHUM EG
09STATE116023October 2009 Paris Club Meeting
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the October 2009 Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," creditors expressed consternation over the $939 million payment made by Congo-Brazzaville to litigating creditors (a.k.a. vulture funds),which violated the GOC's commitment to seek terms from private creditors comparable to i [...]
2009-11-10 19:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB SF FR
09STATE117652ENGAGING THE GOI ON PROCEDURES AT WEST BANK
[...] (U) This message includes an action request for Embassy Tel Aviv in para 3. 2. Per reftel, the crossing procedures currently employed by the GOI,s Crossing Points Authority at the Jalameh crossing between Israel and the West Bank are inconsistent with prior practice at Jalameh and curren [...]
2009-11-13 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYODIP KREC KTIA ASEC EAID KWBG PREL IS
09STATE118190THE PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT AND BEYOND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This is an action cable, see paragraphs 7, 8, 9, and 10. In the President's June 4 speech in Cairo, he announced that he would host an Entrepreneurship Summit within a year. The National Security Council staff and the Domestic Policy Council's Office of Social Innovation and Ci [...]
2009-11-16 21:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI XF
09STATE119896KUDOS TO EMBASSY YAOUNDE FOR FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
[...] EEB extends kudos to Embassy Yaounde for its high quality, relevant, thoughtful, and frank reporting on Cameroon,s fiscal transparency. Excellent reporting, such as REF A, is a tremendous help when determining which countries should require fiscal transparency waivers to receive assistance and [...]
2009-11-20 14:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID
09STATE120172GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION OF THE QDDR - SEEKING INPUT FROM THE
[...] Action request - see paragraph 5. 2. Defining the context in which the U.S. will be conducting its foreign policy over the next ten to fifteen years is a key element of the Department's Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. This section of the broader report seeks above all to iden [...]
2009-11-20 20:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL SOCI
09STATE120631ARF BEGINS PREPARATIONS FOR INTER-SESSIONAL YEAR, VISION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: November 9-11, officials from ARF's 27 nations gathered in New Delhi to discuss the coming year's ARF cooperation agenda and to provide updates on ARF's efforts in transnational security and preventive diplomacy. Vietnam briefed its plans for the ARF Vision Statement implementa [...]
2009-11-23 19:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF ASEAN NK BM AF PK KNNP KPIR PTER EAID VN
09STATE12332HAITI'S PRESIDENT PREVAL MAKES CASE FOR GREATER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary Clinton met with Haitian President Rene Preval on February 5. Preval described the economic devastation caused by the hurricanes and asked for additional USG assistance to help cover a $75 million budget shortfall. The Secretary assured Preval of continued U.S. supp [...]
2009-02-11 00:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN EAID SNAR ECON SOCI HA
09STATE123722EUROPEAN UNION DISCUSSES FIJI AND DONOR
[...] Classified by EAP/ANP Director Alcy Frelick. Reasons: 1.4 (b and d) 2. (U) November 19, 2009; 8:30am - 3:30pm; Washington, D.C., U.S.A. 3. (U) Participants United States: Frankie Reed, EAP/ANP Deputy Assistant Secretary Alcy Frelick, Director EAP/ANP Stephen Schwartz, Deputy Direct [...]
2009-12-02 21:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL ADB XU XV
09STATE125761GLOBAL HEALTH INITIATIVE: PROMOTING GREATER AWARENESS AND
[...] SUMMARY This is an action request. See Paragraph 10. Earlier this year President Obama announced the launch of the Global Health Initiative (GHI),a six-year, $63 billion interagency effort of the U.S. government to support partner countries in improving and expanding access to health service [...]
2009-12-09 03:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV KWMN KOCI
09STATE126694DEMARCHE: OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (U) Department requests that Posts amplify Department's outreach to key donors for USD 36 million in urgent assistance to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Pakistan. This donor assistance will cover anticipated breaks between January and [...]
2009-12-10 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL
09STATE127595Paris Club November 2009 Meeting and Negotiations with
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the November 18, 2009, Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," the IMF requested financing assurances for the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) new IMF program. Canada, troubled by the revocation of a mining license held by a Canadian-led consortium, waited until November 24 to [...]
2009-12-14 16:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XL CN FR
09STATE127628LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE (BELGRADE 1412)
[...] (U) This cable responds to the action request in reftel requesting human rights vetting for the candidates nominated to attend the Session 74 at the ILEA Training Academy in Budapest, Hungary from January 11, 2009 to March 4, 2009. 2. (U) The Department of State has vetted the individuals [...]
2009-12-14 17:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR SR
09STATE12794DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR THE EIGHTH IRFFI DONORS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-11 20:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IT IZ DA PGOV PREL
09STATE128592GUIDANCE FOR FY 10 SECTION 1207 PROCESS
[...] (U) The Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS) is pleased to inform posts of $100 million in Section 1207 funding authorized in FY 2010 for reconstruction and stabilization projects. The purpose of this message is to provide guidance on the Section 1207 proces [...]
2009-12-16 18:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRS PREL PGOV EAID
09STATE129187ENGAGING COALITION PARTNERS TO QUICKLY REVIEW
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraph 3). 2. (U) Begin Summary: Significant numbers of additional U.S. civilian personnel are now arriving in Afghanistan for deployment to all Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) as a critical element of our strategy. To facilitate timely deploy [...]
2009-12-17 22:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID UK NO SW GM HU CA NL LH FR SP IT NZ EZ
09STATE130090(U) REQUEST FOR EMBASSY LONDON TO DELIVER RESPONSE
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Background and Action Request: On November 24, the Secretary sent letters to countries that participate in the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee - the primary coordinating mechanism for foreign donor assistance to the Palestinian Authority (P [...]
2009-12-22 16:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OPDC OVIP PGOV PREL WBG EU IS
09STATE130865MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) BOARD
[...] This message contains an action request for action addressees (FY10 MCA Compact eligible countries) in paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY. The Millennium Challenge Corporation,s (MCC) Board of Directors met December 9, 2009 to select countries as eligible for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Co [...]
2009-12-24 14:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC
09STATE131183END USE, SECURITY, AND RETRANSFER AGREEMENT WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraphs 2-5). The Department requests Post provide appropriate SADC officials with the proposed text for a Section 505 agreement. Section 505 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, requires that the USG obtain end-use, security, and retrans [...]
2009-12-28 16:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDBC EAID KTIA MARR PREL MASS SADC
09STATE131640ASEAN DIRECTORS GENERAL REVIEW PROGRESS ON
[...] (U) Summary. Directors General (DGs) from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met with EAP/RSP director on December 15 in Manila to review progress on implementing the November ASEAN ) U.S. Leaders' Meeting Joint Statement and to initiate planning for the next ASEAN ) U.S. [...]
2009-12-29 19:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XB XC XD XE XU XV ZO ASEAN
09STATE132155MESSAGE TO JUNTA ON JUSTICE FOR 28 SEP AND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. (S/NF) Background: According to sensitive reporting (Ref A),acting president of the Guinean junta, General Sekouba Konate, has assessed that junta leader Captain Dadis Camara is physically unable to resume his duties. Th [...]
2009-12-30 23:31:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINS PREL PHUM PGOV EAID GV
09STATE13703CORRECTED CABLE: DELEGATION GUIDANCE FOR THE
[...] (U) This cable corrects references, background and certain guidance points appearing in reftel State 12794. 2. (U) This is an action cable for the U.S. delegation to the eighth formal meeting of the Donors Committee that oversees the International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFF [...]
2009-02-13 16:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IT IZ DA PGOV PREL
09STATE14097AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN POLICY REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: The Administration has begun a comprehensive review of U.S. national security interests and strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The aim is to assess fundamentally our policy goals with a view to strengthening our approach where necessary to achieve our goals. We will determin [...]
2009-02-15 04:06:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM EAID NATO AF PK
09STATE18323DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S FEBRUARY 13, 2009
[...] (U) February 13, 2008; 8:30-9:00 a.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR - PDAS Marcie Ries EUR/ERA Director - William Lucas D Staff - Mary Sue Conaway EUR/ERA Deputy Director - Jonathan Kessler (note taker) EU -- European Commis [...]
2009-02-27 05:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV KGHG EAID ECIN ECON EUN
09STATE18520EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE,
[...] This is an action cable (please see para 10.) 2. Summary: The Bureau of Oceans, Environment and Science (OES),in cooperation with the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs (EAP),Embassy Jakarta, and the Regional Environmental Offices (REO) in Bangkok and Suva, announces its biennial co [...]
2009-02-27 15:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID EFIS ENRG KGCC KSCA TBIO TPHY TSPL XB
09STATE18796DEPARTMENT APPROVAL TO SEND DIPLOMATIC NOTE ON
[...] (SBU) In response to the Embassy,s request for approval dated 26 February (Reftel),the State Department hereby authorizes the Embassy to send the below text as a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Tajikistan. Begin Text: Complimentary Opening... an [...]
2009-02-27 21:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF TI EAID PARM PREL
09STATE18852REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SADC CONTROLS
[...] (U) Summary: This is an action request; see paragraph 5. The Department is seeking preliminary information from SADC to determine whether the United States and SADC may enter into an agreement to transfer defense articles and services. End Summary. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) On Janu [...]
2009-02-27 23:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL SADC ZI BC
09STATE22965DEMARCHE: PRESS THE AFGHAN, PAKISTAN AND INDIAN
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, see paragraphs 6-8. 2. (SBU) The Indian donation of 250,000 mt of wheat to Afghanistan is a very welcome, generous action. The U.S. would like to urge the governments of Afghanistan, Pakistan and India to work together to realize this donation as soon as p [...]
2009-03-11 18:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IN PK PREL AF
09STATE23333P3 + UNITED NATIONS MEETING ON SOMALIA IN LONDON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The United Kingdom (UK) Foreign and Commonwealth Office reached out to invite us to this P3 United Nations (UN) meeting on Somalia one day prior to the two-day International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia meeting commencing in Brussels. Discussion topics included recent politi [...]
2009-03-12 13:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OVIP PGOV PREL SO KPKO
09STATE28858EITI UPDATE FOR CANDIDATE COUNTRIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 21:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EMIN ENRG EPET PGOV PREL
09STATE29154GUIDANCE TO USUN ON KHMER ROUGE TRIBUNAL
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: The UN's Office of Legal Affairs (OLA) and the Cambodian government have significantly different interpretations of the February 23 Joint Statement outlining the structure of an anti-corruption mechanism in the Khmer Rouge Tribunal (KRT). UN/OLA has solicited U. [...]
2009-03-26 15:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID KJUS KTIA PGOV PREL UN CB
09STATE29895ACTION REQUEST: PLIGHT OF IRAQI WIDOWS A PRIORITY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-7. 2. (C) Summary: NEA/I commends Post's reporting on the plight of Iraq's war widows and developments within the Ministry of State for Women's Affairs (MoSWA) on this and other issues that affect Iraqi women (ref 492, 543). The Depar [...]
2009-03-27 19:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
09STATE32668FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 3 for general talking points. Paragraph 4 has Post-specific points. 2. (U) Per reftel, Japan and the World Bank are co-hosting a Donors Conference for Pakistan on April 17 in Tokyo. The stated goal of the conference is to raise $4 bill [...]
2009-04-03 15:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK
09STATE32712FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 3 for general talking points. Paragraph 4 has Post-specific points. 2. (U) Per reftel, Japan and the World Bank are co-hosting a Donors Conference for Pakistan on April 17 in Tokyo. The stated goal of the conference is to raise $4 bill [...]
2009-04-03 16:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK
09STATE35229PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) During an April 9 meeting with S/SRAP Holbrooke to discuss the Pakistan Donor,s Conference, Japanese Ambassador Fujisaki passed a matrix displaying donor information. The matrix showed a tentative 500 million dollar Chinese c [...]
2009-04-09 23:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN PREL PK JA CH
09STATE35243SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH NORWEGIAN
[...] (U) Classified by Acting EUR Assistant Secretary Marcie Ries for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) April 6, 2009, 3:30 - 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Judy Garber OES Deputy Assistant Secretary Dave Balton Acting [...]
2009-04-10 02:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NATO EAID PARM KNNP SENV
09STATE35495JOINT COOPERATION COMMITTEE TERMS OF REFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Washington agencies and Embassy Baghdad have completed the Terms of Reference for the four Joint Cooperation Committees charged with implementing the Strategic Framework Agreement. Final texts of each TOR (Law Enforcement and Judicial Cooperation, Economic and Energy Cooperation, Service [...]
2009-04-10 14:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAID SCUL SOCI TSPL IZ
09STATE35767SUPPORTING THE AU'S EFFORTS TO ENSURE AN EARLY
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) Department requests embassies in African Union (AU) member states demarche host governments at the highest appropriate level to pursue objectives listed in paragraph 4. 3. (SBU) For Harare, Asmara, Khartoum, Nouakchott, Conakry [...]
2009-04-10 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID MA
09STATE35809URGING EARLY RETURN TO CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests embassies in European Union (EU) member states, Oslo and Bern to demarche host governments at the highest appropriate level prior to the launch of the EU,s "political dialogue8 with [...]
2009-04-10 20:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC EAID PGOV SZ NO MA
09STATE35882TRANS-SAHARA COUNTERTERRORISM PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL
[...] (U) The fifth annual interagency Trans-Sahara Counterterrorism Partnership (TSCTP) conference will convene on 2-4 June at the State Department's George C. Marshall Center in Washington DC. The conference will include participants from the U.S. Embassies in the ten TSCTP countries and action o [...]
2009-04-11 14:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL PTER XA XI XY
09STATE36315DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW-ROK VICE FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Republic of Korea (ROK) Vice Foreign Minister Shin Kak-soo met with Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew on April 6, 2009, on the margins of the Joint Session of the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting and the Arctic Council. VFM Shin reiterated to the Deputy Secretary the ROK's commitmen [...]
2009-04-13 20:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKS EAID ABLD PREL AF
09STATE38609PRM RECOMMENDATIONS ON UNHCR SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] (U) We are now in the fifth year of the organized repatriation of southern Sudanese refugees with probably 12 to 18 months remaining for a concerted push to get all of the remaining refugees home in safety and dignity in time to participate in the 2011 referendum but before uncertainties abou [...]
2009-04-17 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID SU
09STATE38619CONFIRMING USG OFFER ON EGYPT ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (S) The Department appreciates the Ambassador's efforts to consult with the GOE about the way forward on Economic Support Funds (ESF),per ref A. Please continue conversations with the GOE with the [...]
2009-04-18 02:00:00Secretary of StateSECRETEAID EFIN PREL PHUM EG
09STATE39633(U) The Secretary's April 20, 2009 Meeting with
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) April 20, 2009, 10:45 - 11:10, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Secretary Clinton EUR PDAS Marcie Ries Spokesman Robert Wood S Staff Joseph Macmanus NSC Western Europe Director T [...]
2009-04-21 19:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR EAID PREL PGOV PHUM NATO SOCI KWMN
09STATE41663DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. DEMONSTRATES SUPPORT FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. SUMMARY 2. (U) The United States continues to cultivate strong and vibrant partnerships with countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and these partnerships are ever more important during the current global economic downturn. One of [...]
2009-04-24 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB
09STATE4183Strategic Expansion of USAID Through 2012
[...] With the strong support and endorsement of The White House, Secretary Rice, and Congress, USAID is being strengthened and revitalized to better meet national security and development goals of the United States. USAID proposes to address these current and new challenges by: - Expanding the s [...]
2009-01-15 18:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AMGT APER KCOM KMRS
09STATE42351SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 15 CONVERSATION WITH
[...] (U) Classified by: WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d) 2. (U) April 15, 2009; 1400 EDT; Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Chief of Staff and Counselor Cheryl Mills WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon PA A/S Robert Wood, Acting Ambassado [...]
2009-04-28 03:14:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN SMIG CASC
09STATE42778KAZAKHSTAN OFFICIALS MEET WITH EEB A/S DAVID
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 17:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EINV
09STATE43720PREPARATION OF AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action cable (ref para 3). A response is requested by May 3. 2. (U) The U.S. ? Afghanistan ? Pakistan Trilateral Summit on May 6 and 7 in Washington will bring together senior leaders to discuss critical issues that affect the stability of the entire region. Agriculture has [...]
2009-04-30 01:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAGR EAID AF PK
09STATE44005SOMALIA: AF ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. United Nations Secretary-General (UNSYG) Ban Ki-Moon convened an international donors conference in Brussels, Belgium, from April 22 to 23 under the joint auspices of the African Union (AU),European Union (EU) and the UN to solicit contributions to support the Transitional Fed [...]
2009-04-30 17:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OVIP PGOV PREL SO KPKO
09STATE44011SOMALIA: TFG PRESIDENT MEETS WITH AF ACTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed met with Bureau for African Affairs Acting Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter (AA/S) on April 23 on the margins of the international donors conference for the Somalia security sector and African U [...]
2009-04-30 17:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL PGOV EAID KPKO SO
09STATE46087EXPANDING CIVILIAN CAPACITY FOR DIPLOMACY AND
[...] SUMMARY: President Obama and Secretary Clinton secured for FY2009 significantly increased resources to expand the civilian capacity to undertake diplomacy and development. An expanded overseas presence is critical in renewing America's security and standing in the world. With more officers [...]
2009-05-06 18:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AMGT APER KCOM KMRS
09STATE47394SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C.
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...]
2009-05-09 00:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP
09STATE48524Terrorism Finance: UN Designation of Abdul Haq,
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On April 15, The UN Security Council sanctions committee established pursuant to Resolution 1267 (the "1267 Committee") added Abdul Haq, aka Maimiatiming Maimaiti, a Pakistan-based Chinese citizen of Uighur [...]
2009-05-12 23:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID CH
09STATE48810(C/NF) JAMAICA'S ECONOMIC SITUATION (C-AL9-01026)
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS READ WITH INTEREST POST'S REPORTING ABOUT POSSIBLE DEBT RESTRUCTURING OR FORGIVENESS PROGRAMS IN JAMAICA. ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO FOLLOW JAMAICA'S ECONOMIC SITUATION, AND AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE FOLLOW-UP REPORTING ON ANY DEBT FORGIVENES [...]
2009-05-13 15:12:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR EAID ECIN ECON JM
09STATE50285H1N1 -- UPDATE AND GUIDANCE
[...] Summary: This is a joint cable to provide an update and guidance regarding the H1N1 situation from USAID's Global Health Bureau's Avian and Pandemic Influenza Unit and the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. 2. The ident [...]
2009-05-16 01:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDREF SOCI EAID
09STATE50286SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH FINNISH
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Philip H. Gordon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 11, 2009, 11:00 11:45, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Judy Garber NSC Director Jeff Hovenier S Staff: Jake Sullivan EUR/NB Estonia/Finland [...]
2009-05-16 02:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM NATO EAID IAEA PARM KNNP
09STATE50892DEMARCHE ON UN CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. United Nations (UN) member states are preparing to participate in the June 1-3 UN "Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development" to be presided over by the President of the [...]
2009-05-18 22:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN UNGA
09STATE50912VICE-PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH HAITI PRIME
[...] (U) April 16, 2009; 1045 EDT; Washington, D.C. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Vice President Vice President's Office Brian McKeon NSC Western Hemisphere Director Dan Restrepo WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon Ambassador to Haiti Janet A. Sanderson WHA/CAR Velia De Pirro, notetaker Ha [...]
2009-05-19 02:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR EAID CASC PHUM HA
09STATE51852DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S APRIL 22, 2009
[...] Classified by Acting NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman. Reasons: 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (C) Summary. Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali conveyed that the GOE warmly welcomes the "palpable change in attitude and atmosphere" with the United States, and Deputy Secretary Lew underscored that the Uni [...]
2009-05-20 20:22:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN EAID EG
09STATE52771KUDOS ON BREAKING ASSISTANCE IMPASSE WITH EGYPT
[...] (U) The Department greatly appreciates Embassy Cairo's effective advocacy that successfully ended a standoff with Egypt over FY 2009 Economic Support Funds (ESF). We especially thank Ambassador Margaret Scobey and USAID Mission Director Bambi Arellano for their personal involvement in breaki [...]
2009-05-22 14:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID EG
09STATE528OES BUREAU COMMENTS ON GABORONE REO FY 2009
[...] Summary: The Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES) thanks Regional Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officer (REO),Anthony Woods, Ambassador Stephen Nolan, Deputy Chief of Mission, Phillip Drouin, USAID Natural Resource Manager, Chris Schaan, [...]
2009-01-05 16:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO EAID ZU BC
09STATE55527DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. Summary: The Department requests that action addresses inform appropriate government officials of USG support for the June 8 meeting in Oslo of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC),the principal policy-level coordinating mechanism for d [...]
2009-05-29 21:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS
09STATE55536PAKISTAN'S DISPLACED PERSONS CRISIS
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 10-13. 2. (SBU) Summary. Fighting between the Pakistani military and extremists in the North West Frontier Province has displaced approximately 2.8 million persons. There is an estimated gap of more than $250 million required to meet the UN app [...]
2009-05-29 21:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PK PREF
09STATE57298PAKISTAN'S DISPLACED PERSONS CRISIS
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 10-13. 2. (SBU) Summary. Fighting between the Pakistani military and extremists in the North West Frontier Province has displaced approximately 2.8 million persons. There is an estimated gap of more than $250 million required to meet the UN app [...]
2009-06-03 21:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PK PREF
09STATE57332DEMARCHE: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SADC CONTROLS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ACTION REQUEST ---------- 2. (SBU) The Department is following up on a request for information to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) (Ref A) to determine whether the United States and SADC may enter into a meaningful e [...]
2009-06-03 23:43:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL SADC BC ZI
09STATE61213PAKISTAN: FOLLOW UP ON TOKYO DONOR CONF PLEDGES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Pakistan received generous pledges from donors at the April 17 Tokyo Donors' Conference, which was intended to raise funds for social safety net and development programs, and to shore up reserves. For broader donor coordination and t [...]
2009-06-12 23:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PK
09STATE61218PAKISTAN: FOLLOW UP ON TOKYO DONOR CONF PLEDGES
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Pakistan received generous pledges from donors at the April 17 Tokyo Donors' Conference, which was intended to raise funds for social safety net and development programs, and to shore up reserves. For broader donor coordination and t [...]
2009-06-13 00:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PK
09STATE61707JUNE 8 MEETING OF THE AD-HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE
[...] Summary: The United States used the June 8 meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) -- the principle policy-coordinating mechanism for donor assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) -- to focus donors on the need to (1) strengthen the PA with immediate budget support and (2) foster e [...]
2009-06-15 19:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS
09STATE61924GUIDANCE ON MCNAB CASE DIPNOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. This cable provides guidance for Embassy Tegucigalpa to respond to information received from the Government of Honduras regarding the expenditure of funds derived from assets seized from David Henson McNab. Please deliver the following response to the MFA. [...]
2009-06-16 12:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SENV EFIS
09STATE62909DEMARCHE: ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) SUMMARY: Arab and Palestinian reaction to PM Netanyahu's June14 speech has focused entirely on the negative, without acknowledging PM Netanyahu's recognition of a future Palestinian state as a significant step, or recogniz [...]
2009-06-17 23:03:00Secretary of StateSECRETPREL PGOV KPAL XF EAID
09STATE65580REPORT: ARF FINALIZES VISION STATEMENT, ADVANCES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior officials, including U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel, from ASEAN Regional Forum's (ARF) 27 members met to finalize negotiations on a draft Vision Statement, approve other institutional proposals, and discuss various regional security issues in Phuket, Thail [...]
2009-06-24 18:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF EAID TH ID PK IN
09STATE66224THANK YOU LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON FOR
[...] Please deliver the letter to Foreign Secretary Alberto Romulo from Secretary Clinton at the earliest convenience. Please also ensure that the Philippines' government agencies mentioned in the letter receive a copy. The Department does not plan to release the text of the message but has no o [...]
2009-06-25 21:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID MARR OPDC RP ARF
09STATE69221GUIDANCE RESPONSE: DEALING WITH THE MICHELETTI
[...] (C) The General Assembly of the OAS adopted a resolution condemning the detention and expulsion of President Zelaya. The resolution also declared "that no government arising from this unconstitutional interruption will be recognized," and instructed Secretary General Insulza to initiate diploma [...]
2009-07-02 22:22:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCVIS EAID ECON EFIN HO KDEM MARR PBTS PGOV PREL SNAR
09STATE69240THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY
[...] (U) July 1, 2009; 4:30 p.m.; Washington DC 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary William Burns, Under Secretary for Political Affairs David Hale, Deputy Assistant Secretary, NEA Palestinian Authority --------------------- Prime Minister Salam Fayyad Manal Zeidan, Direc [...]
2009-07-03 00:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY EAID KPAL PGOV PREL
09STATE70271Terrorism Finance: Request that Posts inform
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) On Monday, June 29, the United Nations added the following individuals to the consolidated list of individuals and entities associated with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban under the UN Security Council Resolution [...]
2009-07-08 02:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK
09STATE70858LETTER ON ESF FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO FOREIGN
[...] (SBU) Please deliver the following message from Secretary Clinton to Foreign Minister Aboul Gheit. There will be no signed original. 2. (SBU) Begin text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter outlining your thoughts on the long-term prospects for ESF in Egypt. Like you, I am p [...]
2009-07-09 01:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL EAID PHUM EG
09STATE71091DEMARCHE REQUEST: JAPANESE BUDGET SUPPORT FOR THE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU)Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) under President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is facing a severe financial crisis that threatens its financial and political stability. According to the PA and International M [...]
2009-07-09 16:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG JA IS
09STATE71325FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: CONSULTATIVE PROCESS
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8-14. 2. SUMMARY: The President's June 4 speech in Cairo called for a new beginning between the United States and Muslims around the world based on mutual respect and the pursuit of partnerships in areas of mutual interest. Among the Presiden [...]
2009-07-09 22:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD
09STATE73829DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO STRATEGIC DIALOGUE NEXT
[...] (C) The Department appreciates Post's suggestions on the way forward for the U.S.-Egypt strategic dialogue (reftel) and agrees in principle to the structure you have proposed. We note the following points of clarification: - The "senior experts' level working groups" you proposed sho [...]
2009-07-16 01:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOPDC PREL EAID EG
09STATE7480DEMARCHE: PRESS AFGHAN GOVERNMENT TO MEET IMF
[...] (SBU) This is an Action Request, see paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ACTION REQUEST: Upon receipt of this demarche, the Ambassador is requested to convey the importance of stronger compliance with Afghanistan,s International Monetary Fund (IMF) program to President Karzai. The Ambassador should enco [...]
2009-01-28 00:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV IMF AF
09STATE76107USG AND ISRAEL AGREE ON SPENDING LIMITS, FISCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the June 29 meeting of the U.S.-Israel Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG),the USG and GOI delegations agreed on conditions that would govern the decision to release FY 2010 and FY 2011 tranches of loan guarantees. These conditions support fiscal discipline in Israel,s [...]
2009-07-21 20:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID IS
09STATE7798"IF ASKED" GUIDANCE FOR PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) On January 16, then-President Bush signed a Presidential Determination (PD) recognizing that &the furnishing of defense articles and defense services to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) will strengthen the security of the United States and promote world peace.8 The PD is [...]
2009-01-28 22:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID SADC
09STATE78251RESPONSE TO THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL REGARDING
[...] (U) Please deliver the letter in paragraph two from the Secretary in reply to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's June 22 letter to President Obama. SYG Ban invited the President to consider several issues for attention at the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy, and noted that he would convene a summ [...]
2009-07-27 23:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN UNGA SENV
09STATE79424INTERAGENCY LAYS OUT FUTURE EGYPT D&G FUNDING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Director of Foreign Assistance (DFA) Rich Greene chaired an interagency roundtable with Ambassador Margaret Scobey on July 20 to discuss democracy and governance (D&G) funding in Egypt. There was general agreement that $20-25 million per year (about 10 percent of appro [...]
2009-07-30 13:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM EG
09STATE81177DEMARCHE: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (U) Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (Div H, P.L. 111-8)("the Act"),prohibits "assistance for the central government of any country that fails to make publicly av [...]
2009-08-04 21:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL AID AO UV CM CD CF NG SO CB EG
09STATE82863SETTING THE AGENDA FOR THE APRIL 2010 HANOI
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The Interagency Coordinating Meeting (ICM) on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (API),chaired by Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, Ambassador Robert Loftis, met on July 27 to discuss the planned Inter-Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza [...]
2009-08-10 16:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT EAID IO PGOV PREL TBIO VM KFLU
09STATE86139DEMARCHE REQUEST: INVITING ARF MEMBERS TO SEPT 16-18 ARF
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST for Embassies BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BEIJING, CANBERRA, COLOMBO, DILI, DHAKA, HANOI, ISLAMABAD, JAKARTA, KUALA LUMPUR, MANILA, MOSCOW, NEW DELHI, OTTAWA, PORT MORESBY, PHNOM PENH, SEOUL, SINGAPORE, TOKYO, ULAANBATTAR, USEU BRUSSELS, VIENTIANE, and WELLINGTON. These [...]
2009-08-18 21:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ARF EAID MARR
09STATE88787REQUEST TO DELIVER LETTERS FROM THE SECRETARY TO
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. Summary: On August 11, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced its intent to transfer $200 million in budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The transfer was completed on August 19. This level of support matches the U.S. gov [...]
2009-08-25 23:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EAID KWBG PGOV OPDC PREL IS
09STATE88999(U) JAPAN: KUDOS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY REPORTING
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WHO FOLLOW ASIAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS, COVERAGE OF JAPANESE APPROACH TO ACQUIRING CRITICAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING RARE EARTH METALS. REFTELS A-B PROVIDED WELCOME DETAILS ON JAPANESE EFFORTS TO SECURE RARE EARTH METALS, INCLUDING THE USE OF [...]
2009-08-26 15:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR EAID EMIN ENRG PREL SENV JA
09STATE92641PERSUADING THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA ON FREEDOM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8-11. BACKGROUND: ADVOCATING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Following the end of hostilities in May 2009, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) moved over 270,000 internally displaced persons (ID [...]
2009-09-04 23:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN CE
09STATE92938DEMARCHE: ACTIVITIES IN SOMALILAND AND PUNTLAND
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Embassies Rome and Paris are asked to approach appropriate host government officials to collect information on their activities in the regions of Somaliland and Puntland in Somalia. In particular, the D [...]
2009-09-08 13:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PREL SO
09STATE93356WASHINGTON LAYS OUT PARAMETERS FOR EGYPT ESF
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Embassy Cairo correctly understands that the most recent Government of Egypt (GOE) proposal for the Economic Support Funds (ESF) program goes beyond what Washington is willing to support in the name of better bilateral relation [...]
2009-09-09 01:01:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN EG PGOV PREL
09STATE93770MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO AUSTRALIAN FM
[...] This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the letter in para 2 from Secretary Clinton to Foreign Minister Smith in response to his August 26 correspondence. 2. Begin text of letter: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of August 26 and for taking new action to f [...]
2009-09-09 18:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PREL OPDC IS
09STATE93894Demarche Request For UNGA Food Security Event
[...] This is an ACTION request for all recipient posts with the exception of the following: Embassy Harare, Embassy Khartoum, Embassy Tegucigalpa, and U.S. Interest Section Havana. For these four posts, this cable is INFO only. 2. The Secretary and UNSYG Ban Ki-moon will co-host a meeting on [...]
2009-09-09 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA
09STATE95980DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Department requests that action addressees inform appropriate government officials of USG support for the September 22 working-level meeting in New York City of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC),the principal e [...]
2009-09-15 22:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KPAL PGOV WBG EU IS
09STATE96447IMF OFFICIALS DISCUSS SBA NEGOTIATIONS, ELECTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A number of senior IMF officials met with Ambassador Christopher R. Hill on September 11 to discuss ongoing negotiations for a new Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) between the IMF and the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the current situation in Iraq. IMF officials noted that negotiations [...]
2009-09-16 20:52:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEAID ECIN ECON EFIN EPET IZ PREL
09STATE96625FOLLOW-UP: DONOR SUPPORT URGENTLY NEEDED FOR
[...] This is an action request. 2. Action request: Ref A, transmitted July 8, 2009, requested action addressees to approach host government officials to urge them to provide support to meet urgent humanitarian needs, including food assistance, in Ethiopia, Somalia and Kenya. If Posts have no [...]
2009-09-17 13:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN
09STATE97769AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] This is an action request. Please see Paragraphs 3 - 6. 2. Background. USTR is requesting information for African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) country eligibility in 2010. AGOA requires an annual review of compliance with the Act's eligibility criteria for each country currently [...]
2009-09-21 16:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM
09STATE98111DEMARCHE: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET
[...] (U) This is an action request; see para 5. 2. (U) Section 7088(c)(1) of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2009 (Div H, P.L. 111-8)("the Act"),prohibits "assistance for the central government of any country that fails to make publicly av [...]
2009-09-22 12:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL AID AO UV CM CD CF NG SO CB EG
09STATE98265MESSAGE FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO NORWEGIAN
[...] This is an action request. Post is requested to deliver the letter in paragraph 2 from Secretary Clinton to FM Stoere in response to his September 15 incoming letter. There will be no signed original to follow. 2. Begin text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter of September 1 [...]
2009-09-22 16:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV PREL IS OPDC
09STATE99089SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH ESTONIAN
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Nancy McEldowney, Acting, for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) September 17, 2009, 2:15 2:45 P.M., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR DAS Pamela Quanrud Spokesperson Ian Kelly NSC Director Will Schlickenma [...]
2009-09-24 02:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO EAID ENRG MARR AF RS EN
09STATE99833DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S SEPTEMBER 15 MEETING
[...] (U) Classified by NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Ronald Schlicher, reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) Date, time and location: September 15, 9:45 a.m., Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Jack Lew Office Director Tom Goldberger, Office of Israel and Palestinian [...]
2009-09-25 00:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID CACS IS
09STOCKHOLM108SWEDISH COURT ACQUITS LOCAL AL-AQSA HEAD ON
[...] (U) On February 17, a Swedish court in the southern city of Malmo acquitted Khalid al-Yousef, head of the Stockholm-based al-Aqsa Spannmal Foundation, on charges of violating terrorist financing laws and violating sanctions laws. Al-Yousef had been accused of collecting nearly $500,000 throug [...]
2009-02-18 07:00:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID SW
09STOCKHOLM12DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SWEDEN OPPOSES OPPOSING IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 15:11:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID IR SW
09STOCKHOLM182DEMARCHE: PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 15:39:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PK SW
09STOCKHOLM186SWEDEN PONDERING CONTRIBUTION TO PAKISTAN'S IDP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 15:29:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF PK SW
09STOCKHOLM192SWEDEN ON AFGHANISTAN POLICY REVIEW
[...] (C) In recent weeks, CDA and Poloffs have discussed Afghanistan with a wide range of Swedish officials in the Swedish Prime Ministry, MFA, Defense Ministry and aid agency. They confirmed that: -- Sweden will in 2009 implement last December's decision to deploy additional troops (130, for a [...]
2009-03-19 17:55:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM201A VISIT TO SWEDEN'S BIOREFINERY COAST
[...] Summary: During a March 10-11 trip to three cities on the north east coast, embassy staff visited the heart of a traditional export industry - paper and pulp - in the process of redefining itself. These large paper and pulp mills are developing biofuels from previous waste by-products: ethano [...]
2009-03-24 10:10:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV KGHG PGOV EAID SW
09STOCKHOLM204SWEDEN LOOKS TO REFORM DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
[...] Summary: Minister for International Development Cooperation, Gunilla Carlsson, announced March 9 that Sweden is evaluating its aid to multilateral organizations and is disappointed in how several UN organizations have used Swedish development assistance, singling out the following agencies: [...]
2009-03-24 15:00:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ECIN EFIN PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM229SWEDEN WILL NOT PLEDGE FUNDS AT PAKISTAN DONORS'
[...] On April 6, Acting Economic Counselor shared reftel points on Pakistan Donors Conference with Majeed Olerud-Khoso, Desk Officer at the MFA's Department for South Asia. Olerud-Khoso told post that Sweden will not pledge any funds at the Tokyo Donors Conference, but is instead examining if money [...]
2009-04-07 08:37:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PK SW
09STOCKHOLM234SWEDEN RESPONDS TO PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE
[...] On April 8, CDA together with the Japanese and Pakistani Ambassadors discussed the joint demarche with Minister Wilhelm Von Warnstedt, Director of the South Asian Department at the Swedish MFA. CDA and the Japanese and Pakistani Ambassadors urged that Sweden send a ministerial level represent [...]
2009-04-08 10:43:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PK SW
09STOCKHOLM284SWEDEN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MAY 13-14 ISLAMABAD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 08:23:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKPWR ECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP PREL AF SW
09STOCKHOLM306DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING UN DESIGNATION OF
[...] (SBU) On May 15, Emboff shared reftel points with Anette Nilsson, Deputy Director, and Sofie Hillbom, Desk Officer, Security Policy Department, at the Swedish MFA. Nilsson commented that Sweden had declined to co-sponsor the designation of Abdul Haq when asked by the U.S. in April. Nilsson sa [...]
2009-05-20 13:21:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN ETTC PTER PHUM EAID CH SW
09STOCKHOLM308SWEDEN CONTRIBUTES USD 3 MILLION TO PAKISTAN'S IDPS
[...] Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson told journalists on May 19 that Sweden is contributing $3 million in humanitarian assistance to help Pakistan's Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),as follows: - $1.3 million of its total contribution through the UNH [...]
2009-05-20 14:15:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PHUM PREF PREL PTER PK SW
09STOCKHOLM337SWEDISH RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE REGARDING THE AD-HOC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 14:53:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL EAID PGOV PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM342SWEDEN'S FOREIGN AID REFORM
[...] Summary: Swedish Minister for International Development Cooperation Gunilla Carlsson told journalists on May 7 that Swedish assistance still has a "long way to go" when she presented a comprehensive report of development assistance. She commented that Sweden must prepare and monitor programs [...]
2009-06-04 06:15:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ECIN EFIN PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM4SWEDES TO PROVIDE $10 MILLION TO UNRWA'S GAZA
[...] (SBU) On January 7, Poloff and Econoff shared reftel points with Fredrik Floren, Deputy Director for Levant Affairs & North Africa, Middle East and North Africa Department, at the Swedish MFA. Floren confirmed that Sweden will donate $10 million in humanitarian and development assistance. He [...]
2009-01-07 12:55:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL PHUM SW
09STOCKHOLM400TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE PLEDGES TO SUPPORT IMF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 12:21:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PK SW
09STOCKHOLM410TERRORISM FINANCE DEMARCHE: UN AND U.S. DOMESTIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 13:41:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID KTFN SW
09STOCKHOLM431DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 14:12:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF ET SOM KEN SW
09STOCKHOLM478SWEDISH ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN TO INCREASE TO
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Stockholm has obtained an internal Swedish-language copy of a Swedish Foreign Ministry report on its Afghanistan aid program announced in a July 9 press release but which is still not available to the general public. This is the second in a series of cables detailing this [...]
2009-07-31 12:37:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL MOPS MARR AF SW
09STOCKHOLM515A/S CARSON'S SWEDEN VISIT AND U.S.-EU TROIKA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 15:18:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALEAID ETTC EUN MARR PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM578 INVITATION FOR SECRETARY CLINTON AND SPECIAL ENVOY STERN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: If the Secretary and Special Envoy Stern are unavailable, Post recommends Deputy Secretary Lew or a similarly high-level USG official attend EU Development Days October 22-24 in order to present U.S. development priorities to EU Development Ministers and the [...]
2009-09-11 05:11:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN OVIP EAID ECON EIND KGHG SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM593SWEDISH MINISTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 13:50:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA SW
09STOCKHOLM594SWEDEN: ATTENDANCE AND OBJECTIVES AT THE AD-HOC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 14:44:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL EAID PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM598SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY CALLS FOR DELIVERY ON DONOR
[...] (C) EconOffs met with Foreign Ministry Middle East and North Africa Department officers on 18 September to follow-up on a previous demarche regarding the Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee Meeting on 22 September (reftel). The Ministry's Palestinian Affairs desk officer reiterated the urgency of a dura [...]
2009-09-21 14:00:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKPAL EAID PGOV IS SW
09STOCKHOLM606SWEDISH ENVOY TO HORN OF AFRICA TALKS ABOUT SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: On September 15, Emboffs met with Swedish Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa Ambassador Marika Fahlen to discuss her 12 day visit to Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Djibouti. Fahlen strongly emphasized the need for a combination of a bottom-up and top-down approach to stabil [...]
2009-09-24 13:42:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PTER KECF KGHA SW
09STOCKHOLM607SWEDISH ENVOY TO HORN OF AFRICA TALKS ABOUT SOMALIA
[...] (C) Summary: On September 15, Emboffs met with Swedish Special Envoy to the Horn of Africa Ambassador Marika Fahlen to discuss her 12 day visit to Egypt, Ethiopia, Somalia, Kenya and Djibouti. Fahlen strongly emphasized the need for a combination of a bottom-up and top-down approach to stabil [...]
2009-09-25 06:07:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PTER KECF KGHA SW
09STOCKHOLM609DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT IN SWEDEN
[...] Summary: Diaspora communities are vibrant and visible in Swedish life. Many of these groups arrived because of war and conflict at home. Some of the largest diaspora groups in Sweden include Iraqis (110,000),Iranians (80,000). Kurds (60,000) and Somalis (25,000). In-country outreach to imm [...]
2009-09-25 12:41:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL BEXP BITO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM640SWEDISH DEVELOPMENT MINISTER CARLSSON INVITES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 12:25:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM KWMN SW
09STOCKHOLM672SWEDEN TRIPLES ITS TOKYO PLEDGE TO PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 07:53:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN PK SW
09STOCKHOLM680SWEDEN AND EU INVITE USG TO ATTEND DONOR
[...] On October 26, Post received an invitation (ref) to attend an information meeting at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA)to discuss mobilizing grant funding from donors for a support fund to help achieve greater energy efficiency and energy security in Eastern Europe. The invitation [...]
2009-10-30 07:19:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG ECON EAID EPET ECIN ENRG UK SW
09STOCKHOLM693DEMARCHE ON USG CONCERNS ABOUT SRI LANKAN DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 14:18:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN CE SW
09STOCKHOLM699SWEDES SEND BILATERAL COMMENT TO IMF CHAIR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-06 13:30:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN CE SW
09STOCKHOLM719SWEDEN AND EU INVITE SECRETARY CLINTON TO ATTEND
[...] Desk Officer Erik Holmqvist, Department for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Development Division at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, told post on November 17 that Sweden has invited Secretary Clinton to attend a donor conference on Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environmental P [...]
2009-11-17 12:34:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG ECON EAID EPET RECIN ENRG UK SW
09STOCKHOLM739SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: On November 24, Swedish FM Carl Bildt told the Ambassador that if EU development efforts were better coordinated, "we could have twice the effect for half the cost." The EU "will be as supportive as we can" when the results of the U.S. Af/Pak strategy review are made public in De [...]
2009-11-25 14:08:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM741 SWEDISH PARLIAMENT APPROVES TROOP EXTENSION IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 06:27:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM743LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON DELIVERED TO SWEDISH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 09:28:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL EAID PGOV SW
09STOCKHOLM749CORRECTED COPY: SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON
[...] (C) Summary: On November 24, Swedish FM Carl Bildt told the Ambassador that if EU development efforts were better coordinated, "we could have twice the effect for half the cost." The EU "will be as supportive as we can" when the results of the U.S. Af/Pak strategy review are made public in De [...]
2009-11-30 14:13:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM770DEMARCHE ON OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 11:54:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PK SW
09STOCKHOLM780SWEDEN LAUNCHES EASTERN EUROPE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
[...] (U) Summary: On NOvember 26, Sweden launched the Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership by hosting a donor conference, which raised more that EUR 90 million in pledges from European countries and the US to finance energy efficiency projects. Poloff attended donor conferen [...]
2009-12-15 11:51:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECIN ECON EIND ENRG PGOV PREL SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM796SWEDEN'S INTERIM REPLY ON DRAFT MOU ON LIFE,
[...] (SBU) On December 21, POL Counselor delivered ref A points to Carl Magnus Ericsson, Deputy Director of the MFA International Security Policy Department, and Cecilia Helander of the MOD Security Policy Department. Ericsson stated that Sweden very much welcomes Washington's general approach of [...]
2009-12-23 10:06:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS MARR PREL EAID AF SW
09STOCKHOLM85TERRORIST FINANCING TRIAL IN SWEDEN SHINES LIGHT
[...] (SBU) On February 5, Acting Economic Counselor shared reftel on Countering Terrorist Abuse in the Charitable Sector with Sofie Hillbom, Desk Officer, Department for Security Policy, Counter-Terrorism Unit at the Swedish MFA. Hillbom thanked post and added that Sweden continues to scrutinize t [...]
2009-02-11 14:54:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID SW
09SURABAYA106JPIP COMPETITION ENCOURAGES GOOD GOVERNANCE, EXPANDS INTO
[...] (U) In 2001, Indonesia began a political transformation from the centralized system of the Suharto era to a decentralized system characterized by high levels of local autonomy. During the intervening eight years, some regency and city governments have used this new-found authority to improve t [...]
2009-10-30 09:33:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAID ID
09SURABAYA107DECENTRALIZATION: AN EDUCATION TUG-OF-WAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eight years after the government began pushing decision making to the local level under a policy of regional autonomy, the central government remains deeply involved in local-level education. The Constitution requires that local governments devote 20% of their annual budget to e [...]
2009-11-05 05:36:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI EAID ECON ID
09SURABAYA27SURABAYA RIVER POLLUTION LEADS ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Surabaya City faces immense challenges to its water supply: pollution, seawater intrusion, and dwindling ground water. The Surabaya River, which provides 90% of the city's tap water, is being overwhelmed with industrial waste. Enforcement of environmental regulations has been i [...]
2009-03-19 04:56:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID ECON PGOV ID
09SURABAYA33EAST JAVA: NEW BREED, OLD PROBLEMS, LOCAL OFFICIALS CHART
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since elections started changing the face of Indonesian politics nearly a decade ago, cities and regencies in East Java are increasingly electing officials with private sector experience and clear plans for local development. Congen Surabaya visited Trenggalek Regency and Kedir [...]
2009-04-09 09:15:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV ID
09SURABAYA73DECENTRALIZATION BRINGS LOCAL SOLUTIONS TO HEALTH SERVICES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOI's decentralization program has created significant leeway for local governments to prioritize community services and spending. Surabaya, Indonesia's second largest city, has focused its attention on improving health services and allocated significant budget resources to [...]
2009-08-11 01:12:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SENV SOCI ID
09SURABAYA93NTT: LONG-TERM CONDITIONS GENERATE HIGH INFANT/MATERNAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) province, one of the poorest in Indonesia, faces serious health challenges, especially high maternal and infant mortality rates and child malnutrition. Experts blame problems with access, a lack of medical personnel, a lack of education and information, [...]
2009-10-09 08:37:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV ID
09SURABAYA94BREAST CANCER AWARENESS, BUT DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OPTIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Breast cancer diagnostic facilities are difficult to access in Indonesia, especially outside provincial capitals. Once a case of cancer is diagnosed, treatment is too expensive for all but the wealthiest individuals. In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, ConGen Surabaya is [...]
2009-10-16 05:09:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KWMN KPAO PGOV SOCI ID
09SUVA33012th Pacific Roundtable for Nature Conservation Meets in
[...] Summary: The Pacific Roundtable on Nature Conservation held its 12th annual Meeting in Honiara, Solomon Islands from June 27 to July 3. The meeting focused on improving roundtable support to countries in implementing their national nature conservation strategies. It adopted a monitoring framew [...]
2009-08-11 00:33:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID BP XV
09SUVA82PRC VICE PRESIDENT XI'S VISIT TO FIJI
[...] (SBU) Summary. The recent stop-over in Fiji of China's Vice President Xi Jinping enroute to his Latin America visits provided Beijing an opportunity to strengthen incrementally its growing economic, security, and political relationship with Suva. For Fiji's interim government (IG),the timin [...]
2009-03-05 03:49:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID FJ CH
09TAIPEI1081PREMIER CALLS FOR DISASTER MANAGEMENT COOPERATION,
[...] (C) Summary: Premier Liu Chao-shiuan agreed with the Director during their September 3 introductory meeting that Taiwan and the United States should strengthen disaster management cooperation. Liu, who is spearheading Typhoon Morakot reconstruction efforts, suggested that the Dalai Lama's vis [...]
2009-09-03 08:24:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EAID EAGR TW CH
09TAIPEI1150DIRECTOR MEETS KMT LEADERS IN KAOHSIUNG
[...] (SBU) Summary: In separate September 17 meetings in Kaohsiung with the Director, two local KMT "heavyweights" underscored the KMT's need to accelerate typhoon reconstruction and economic growth in southern Taiwan. Executive Yuan Southern Office CEO Lo Shih-hsiung praised U.S. typhoon relief [...]
2009-09-22 22:28:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAID EINV SENV TW
09TAIPEI1184TAIPEI REPLY ON INFORMATION REQUEST TO SUPPORT APEC FOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan has few domestic food-security concerns, but relies on imported food for 65 percent of its people's diet. Taiwan's main food-security concern is that, without access to most international organizations that address food security, Taiwan can neither access the latest infor [...]
2009-09-30 10:22:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG PGOV APEC TW
09TAIPEI1397DIRECTOR'S MEETING WITH KAOHSIUNG MAYOR CHEN CHU
[...] (SBU) Summary: In her November 18 meeting with Director Stanton, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chu reiterated familiar DPP themes, maintaining that the KMT was rolling back Taiwan's democracy and using the judiciary to persecute the DPP. Mayor Chen chided President Ma for tilting too far toward China [...]
2009-11-25 03:48:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAID EINV SENV TW
09TAIPEI209NSC DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL ON ARMS SALES,
[...] (C) Summary. Taiwan's arms sale requests, including those approved but not yet notified and those pending U.S. approval are an essential part of the Ma Administration,s defense and cross-Strait strategies, NSC Deputy Secretary General Ho Sze-yin told the Acting Director February 24. NSC Secre [...]
2009-02-24 10:31:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALCH ETRD MARR PGOV PREL EAID WHO TW
09TAIPEI486FORMER FM CHIEN ON BOAO FORUM: BEIJING WANTS MA TO
[...] (C) In an April 22 meeting with the Director, former Foreign Minister Fredrick Chien said he was received warmly by PRC Premier Wen Jiabao at last week's Boao Forum, and also had two long private meetings with Wang Yi, Director of the Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO). Chien, who claimed he was no [...]
2009-04-23 10:36:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALCH EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL TW
09TALLINN277ESTONIA: ATTENDANCE AT UNGA FOOD SECUIRTY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY
[...] (U) Per reftel, post delivered letter and draft statement on Thursday, September 10. As of Monday, September 14, the Government of Estonia has not determined if it will send a representative to this meeting. Post will send additional information on Government of Estonia attendance at this eve [...]
2009-09-14 13:06:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PREL EAID ETRD EAGR
09TALLINN297FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR ESTONIAN INDIRECT FIRE
[...] Post has submitted a request for 2.01 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase Estonian indirect fire capabilities for current and future NATO ISAF and other operations in key theaters worldwide. The Chief of Mission has approved this request. Post's Office of Defense Cooperation de [...]
2009-09-30 08:36:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MARR MASS MCAP PREL EN
09TALLINN349FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR ESTONIAN UAV AND INDIRECT FIRE
[...] This cable is a correction to Tallinn 297, adding an additional request for UAVs. 2. Post has submitted a request for 3.24 million USD in 1206 funding to increase materially Estonian UAV tactical intelligence and indirect fire capabilities for current and future NATO ISAF, counter-terr [...]
2009-11-25 14:55:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MARR MASS MCAP PREL EN
09TALLINN390Estonia Shares E-Governance with World
[...] Summary: Estonia certainly is an e-state. It has been one of the world's leading users of information and communication technology (IT) in the fields of government, banking and social responsibility (such as e-tax filing and voting on the internet). According to the World Economic Forum, Eston [...]
2009-12-03 13:37:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID EN
09TALLINN83 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ESTONIA
[...] (U) Post's responses are keyed to questions contained in Reftel A, paragraph three: -- In 2008, Estonia received $4.15 million in combined IMET and FMF funding from the USG, and will receive funding under both programs again in 2009. -- In 2008 Transparency International (TI) ranked Esto [...]
2009-03-30 13:48:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL EN
09TASHKENT1011UZBEKISTAN: OFF-SHORE DEA COUNTRY ATTACHE FINALLY GRANTED
[...] (U) Summary: On June 15, the Embassy was informed orally by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the accreditation request for the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Country Attache has been approved. This is a major step forward and should usher in a new era of enhanced counternarcotics c [...]
2009-06-18 10:57:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KCRM EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1013UZBEKISTAN: NEW IOM REGIONAL HEAD OPTIMISTIC ABOUT FORMAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 16, poloffs met with regional officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and a prominent Uzbek anti-trafficking NGO to discuss the organization's status. A new IOM regional coordinator will cover all of Central Asia for IOM, and he is confident th [...]
2009-06-18 11:10:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ELAB KTIP EAID UZ
09TASHKENT103UZBEKISTAN ROLLS OUT RED CARPET FOR DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. As part of the continuing effort to establish a Northern Distribution Network (NDN) to support U.S. forces in Afghanistan, a Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) delegation visited Tashkent on January 13-15 to look at opportunities for local procurement. Local procurement is something [...]
2009-01-26 00:46:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID EINV ETRD KCRM SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT105UZBEKISTAN: JAPANESE OFFICIALS COMMENT ON BILATERAL
[...] (S) Summary: Japanese engagement in Uzbekistan appears to be on the rise, judging from recent comments from Japanese diplomats and consultants in Tashkent as well as press reporting. In addition to high-level Uzbek and Japanese visits in Tokyo and Tashkent in 2008, a "Central Asia Plus Japan" [...]
2009-01-27 04:44:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPREL ECIN PGOV PBTS EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1199UZBEKISTAN: INL PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In June, 2009 there was a major breakthrough in the counternarcotics situation in Uzbekistan when the host government finally accredited a DEA Country Attache, which presents an opportunity to pursue an important mutual interest. The strawman exercise resulted in limited fundin [...]
2009-07-13 10:53:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1257Uzbekistan: International Conference Addresses Problems and
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Uzbekistan and the Marshall Center co-hosted a significant international conference focusing on regional security and stabilizing Afghanistan on June 17-18 in Tashkent. Uzbek participants appear to have been instructed to lobby for international support of Presid [...]
2009-07-20 10:16:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ASEC EAID ECIN KNNP KTIA MASS PBTS PINS
09TASHKENT1299UZBEKISTAN: FOLLOW UP TO CAIRO SPEECH
[...] SUMMARY: Post initiated the consultative process on the Presidents strategy to engage Muslim communities by leading a discussion with foreign assistance partners. Drawing from the three areas of engagement suggested in reftel (which coincide with posts foreign assistance priorities),post l [...]
2009-07-23 12:54:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID OEXC UZ
09TASHKENT1496UZBEKISTAN PREPARES FOR DECEMBER PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan slated for December 2009 are likely to result in minimal changes to the overall structure of decision-making in the country; however, what may define the development of governmen [...]
2009-08-17 06:15:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KDEM UZ
09TASHKENT1513Afghan Transboundary Water Training - Include the Neighbors
[...] (C) We were intrigued by reftel's proposal to initiate capacity building for Afghan officials to develop their ability to negotiate with neighbors, including Uzbekistan, on future trans-boundary water sharing arrangements. The cable quite rightly points out that this issue is a tough one for [...]
2009-09-23 07:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALENRG EAID SENV ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT1548UZBEKISTAN PREPARES FOR DECEMBER PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
[...] Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The parliamentary elections in Uzbekistan slated for December 2009 are likely to result in minimal changes to the overall structure of decision-making in the country; however, what may define the development of governme [...]
2009-08-25 12:19:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KDEM UZ
09TASHKENT1577UZBEK RAIL: RED HOT WHEELS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Railroad engineer Michael Klaus (protect) told us that Uzbekistan Railroads is having difficulty operating freight trains on its new Karshi-Termez line. Obsolete locomotives with inadequate brakes result in multiple delays and wheels that glow red hot by the time a train has comp [...]
2009-11-12 04:48:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALECON EAID ECIN ELTN PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT1611Karimov speech spells out priorities for 2010
[...] (U) President Islom Karimov invited the Diplomatic Corps and an array of local dignitaries to the annual commemoration of Uzbekistan's Constitution Day December 5th at the impressive new white marble "Palace of Forums" on Amir Timur Square. These speeches are generally a review of the last ca [...]
2009-12-07 10:13:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID UZ
09TASHKENT1633Uzbeks Looking for Assistance on Security for Afghan Rail
[...] (C) Former Ambassador Joe Presel, in Tashkent on private business, gave Charge a readout of a meeting with the Chairman of the Uzbek National Security Service, Rustam Innoyatov. Confirming reports from other sources (Ref A),Innoyatov said the GOU is very concerned about the security of i [...]
2009-12-17 11:53:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT193UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVISTS SEEK TO BRIDGE GOVERNMENT AND CIVIL
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador recently met with activists from the independent Rapid Reaction human rights group (RRG),who described their plans for the upcoming year, including applying for official registration and setting up a "think-tank" with like-minded activists and defense attorneys to [...]
2009-02-19 10:43:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID ECON KDEM PGOV PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT1966UZBEKISTAN: STRATEGIES FOR REDUCING THE USE OF CHILD LABOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This USAID-drafted cable examines strategies for addressing the problem of child labor in the cotton sector in Uzbekistan. (Please see Ref A for an analysis of the cotton sector overall and a specific look at this year's harvest.) Uzbekistan's cotton economy remains state-driven [...]
2009-11-05 10:32:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM SOCI SENV UZ
09TASHKENT2008UZBEKISTAN: PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURIAL SUMMIT -- INITIAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tashkent staff met on November 4 to discuss steps needed to implement reftel actions. USAID Country Director will chair Post's interagency working group on expanding economic opportunity and will coordinate activities associated with the Embassy-sponsored roundtable on entrepren [...]
2009-11-10 12:16:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT206SUSPECTED AMCIT MISSIONARIES TOLD TO LEAVE UZBEKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Authorities have told three AmCits associated with the New Hope faith-based humanitarian assistance NGO, which provides medical assistance to disabled persons in Tashkent, that they must depart Uzbekistan by February 25. Emboffs met with the AmCits, who plan to depart Uzbekistan [...]
2009-02-23 13:31:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALCASC EAID KIRF PHUM PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT220UZBEKISTAN: 2008 INL END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 05:32:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL ASEC AFIN EAID UZ
09TASHKENT271Uzbekistan: Institute for New Democracies Director Denied
[...] (C) Summary: On March 5 the recently arrived AmCit Country Director of the U.S. Government-funded NGO Institute for New Democracies (IND) was denied accreditation by the Uzbek Government. This is a surprising and disappointing event which, as usual, has not yet been explained (Ambassador is wr [...]
2009-03-12 11:39:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID PINR UZ
09TASHKENT437Uzbekistan: Counternarcotics Meetings for CENTCOM and DEA
[...] (C) Summary: Experts in counternarcotics, engineering, and contracting from the U.S. Army's Central Command (CENTCOM) as well as the visiting Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Ankara-based Country Attache participated in meetings with a wide range of law enforcement and military representa [...]
2009-04-03 08:25:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KCRM MASS EAID PINR TI AF UZ
09TASHKENT443Uzbekistan: Report on Fiscal Transparency
[...] (SBU) The following is Post's response to reftel. A. Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes. Multiple programs funded by U.S. agencies including USAID and State provide technical assistance, but not dir [...]
2009-04-03 11:00:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL UZ
09TASHKENT451UZBEKISTAN: THE WAY FORWARD ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary: While human rights abuses remain all too common in Uzbekistan, the government has taken some positive steps in certain areas over the past year. Uzbekistan is not posed to become a democracy anytime soon, but we continue to believe that the most effective strategy for curbing abus [...]
2009-04-06 12:40:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID ELAB ICRC KDEM KIRF KISL KTIP PGOV PREL
09TASHKENT511Uzbekistan: Anti-Corruption Workshop Launches UN Convention
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC),with funding support from the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),conducted a workshop on March 31 - April 1 on implementation of the UN Convention Against Corruption. International experts, [...]
2009-04-14 13:13:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN KCOR SOCI PHUM LG UZ
09TASHKENT585UZBEKISTAN: ACTIVIST ACCUSES OPPOSITIONISTS OF EMBEZZLING
[...] (C) Summary: During an April 23 meeting with poloff, Human Rights Alliance activist Elena Urlaeva, who was attacked by unknown assailants on April 15 (septel),accused Free Farmers Party leader Nigara Khidoyatova and Gulam Umarov, the son of imprisoned Sunshine Coalition leader Sanjar Umarov, [...]
2009-04-27 12:42:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID KCRM KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SOCI UZ
09TASHKENT615Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Asian Development Bank
[...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on U.S. support for Asia with an Asian Development Bank (ADB) General Capital Increase to Uzbekistan's First Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Rustam Azimov. Azimov said that Uzbekistan will support the capital increase and that [...]
2009-05-01 10:00:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB UZ
09TASHKENT617Uzbekistan: Ambassador Delivers Economic Cooperation
[...] (SBU) On April 28, Ambassador delivered talking points on the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan to Uzbekistan's Deputy Prime Minister Aripov and First Deputy Prime Minister Azimov. Post delivered a diplomatic note with additional details to Uzbek [...]
2009-05-01 10:05:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL AF UZ
09TASHKENT711Uzbekistan Confirms Participation in Economic Cooperation
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 06:43:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ETRD EAGR KPWR EAID BEXP PREL PGOV AF UZ
09TASHKENT727UZBEKISTAN: COMMENTS ON UNFPA PROGRAM
[...] (U) Per request in reftel, post has reviewed the draft UN Population Fund country program for Uzbekistan and has the following suggestions: --The Uzbekistan Reproductive Health Association should be a key partner in the NGO sector. --The term "nurses" should be replaced with "nurse [...]
2009-05-13 09:35:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI EAID UZ
09TASHKENT795Uzbekistan: Korean Ambassador Shares Views of Cooperation
[...] (C) Summary: On May 15, Korean Ambassador Jea-min Kyun gave the Ambassador a read-out of Korean President Lee Myung-bak's visit to Uzbekistan earlier that week. An energetic President Karimov had accompanied Lee for virtually the entire duration of the three-day visit, and over the course of v [...]
2009-05-18 12:06:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL ECIN PGOV ENRG ETRD BEXP EAID EINV EMIN KS UZ
09TASHKENT937Afghan Trans-Boundary Water Discussions: Maintaining
[...] (SBU) Reftel (A) notes that the Afghan government, with USAID and USFOR-A sponsorship, will hold a two-day conference on water management in early July. If it does not already plan to do so, we recommend that Afghanistan be encouraged to invite Central Asian neighbors such as Uzbekistan to tak [...]
2009-06-08 12:15:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV PREL SOCI SENV PBTS
09TBILISI1357TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF QASMANI,
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel terrorist finance designation of Qasmani, Mujahid, and al-Peshawari on 17 July to MFA Department of the Americas First Secretary Nana Shonia. Shonia assured Emboff that the details would be passed to the proper ministries for follow on action and review. TEFFT [...]
2009-07-24 13:29:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK GG
09TBILISI1379GEORGIA: TAFT GRANT CLOSEOUT FOR WOMEN'S WELLNESS
[...] Summary: On July 7, Poloff visited the NGO Women's Wellness Care Alliance - HERA (HERA),and several beneficiaries of the Julia Taft Grant funding for Internally Displaced Persons (IDP). One of the activities conducted by HERA, the Mobile Clinics Project, received USG $14,225.00 from the Taf [...]
2009-07-30 11:11:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID GG
09TBILISI1517GEORGIA: INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO ABKHAZIA AND
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Immediately following the August 2008 war between Russia and Georgia, our small USG aid programs in Abkhazia and South Ossetia were closed, with the exception of HALO Trust's demining program in Abkhazia. Other international donors, including the European Commission ( [...]
2009-08-10 08:49:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS EAID SOCI AID GG
09TBILISI1669GEORGIA: RE-ENGAGING WITH ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) Summary. One year after the U.S. ceased nearly all aid to the breakaway regions in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war, the time is right to re-engage with Abkhazia. The Georgian government and the Abkhaz de facto authorities both support the idea, and U.S. long-term goals are bett [...]
2009-09-08 12:01:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID OEXC RS GG
09TBILISI1989GEORGIA: LONDON HOSTS ENGAGEMENT STRATEGY
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment. Participants at the October 14 meeting hosted by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office featured an open and candid exchange of views among Georgian officials, Quad and EU counterparts, and outside experts on other countries that have faced protracted political di [...]
2009-11-09 14:33:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV EAID CY EU GM RS UK GG
09TBILISI1991GEORGIA: PRE-ELECTION VISIT TO ABKHAZIA - NEW
[...] (C) Summary and comment. During a meeting in Sukhumi with Department and Embassy visitors, mid-level de facto officials expressed openness to additional visits from U.S. officials, but were non-committal on waiving the requirement for a "visa" for more senior visitors. They also expressed s [...]
2009-11-09 14:40:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM PREF MOPS EAID RS GG
09TBILISI2204GEORGIA: CONSTRUCTIVE EXCHANGE ON THE ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary. On December 11 Reintegration Minister Yakobashvili led a discussion with international partners of a draft strategy on engagement with Abkhazia and South Ossetia. Characterizing it as a "human-centric" engagement (not de-occupation) plan, Yakobashvili called it the government's [...]
2009-12-15 13:39:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS EAID RS TU GG
09TBILISI2241GEORGIA: FIRST H1N1 DEATHS REPORTED; PUBLIC
[...] (U) Summary. Georgia reported its first confirmed deaths due to H1N1 the week of December 14. As of December 16, there are five confirmed deaths. The reported number of confirmed and unconfirmed H1N1 cases vary widely among the different sources. The reported confirmed cases range from 5 [...]
2009-12-16 13:58:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO EAID AMED SOCI GG
09TBILISI294GEORGIA: TERRORISM FINANCE NON-PAPER
[...] (SBU) Poloffs met with representatives of the Georgian MFA's Security Policy and Euro-Atlantic Integration Department on 4 February to pass reftel non-paper as well as discussed talking points. Deputy Director of the Department Giorgi Dolidze expressed his appreciation for the information, no [...]
2009-02-11 14:35:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID GG
09TBILISI373GEORGIA: TERRORISM FINANCE DESIGNATION OF U.S.
[...] (SBU) Per reftel action request, Emboffs delivered the terrorism designation of the U.S.-based Tamil Foundation on 24 February to Levan Nizharadze, Head of the Americas Division, Department of Global Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Nizharadze expressed his appreciation for the informatio [...]
2009-02-25 10:22:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID SL PGOV GG
09TBILISI770TWO VERY DIFFERENT SIDES OF THE SAME COIN -
[...] (C) Summary: Ethnic Armenian Georgians living in Samtskhe-Javakheti (S-J) generally want their province to remain as part of Georgia, albeit with tacit recognition by Tbilisi of Armenian as a regional language. For Ethnic Armenian Georgians (or Javakhsi),the grass is indeed not greener on [...]
2009-04-22 11:31:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SCUL KIRF AM GG
09TEGUCIGALPA100CHILEAN PRESIDENT BACHELET VISITS HONDURAS
[...] (U) Amid substantial fanfare, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet made a mostly-commercial visit to Honduras designed to expand ties and cooperation between the two countries. She was accompanied by Chilean businesspeople, members of the Chilean Parliament, cultural figures, FM Alejandro Foxley [...]
2009-02-17 14:27:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EFIN EAID KCRM KJUS PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1002CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN (OCTOBER 5-6)
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy welcomes the October 5-6 visit of Codel Ros-Lehtinen to Honduras. Honduras, a close ally of the United States, is currently in the throes of a severe political crisis. Honduran society is severely polarized and reconciliation of the Honduran people will be essential fo [...]
2009-10-02 15:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID ECON CASC ASEC
09TEGUCIGALPA1008PRO-ZELAYA RESISTANCE MEETS G-16
[...] (SBU) Summary. A delegation of the pro-Zelaya Pacific Resistance told the G-16 on October 1 that they are opposed to violence and that any violence that has occurred during pro-Zelaya demonstrations was carried out by provocateurs. They described the de facto regime as being composed of membe [...]
2009-10-03 01:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA101AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON NEWLY ELECTED CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador called on newly-elected Supreme Court Chief Justice Jorge Rivera Aviles on February 11. Rivera discussed his priority goals of reducing case backlogs and increasing the efficiency of oral case procedures. The Ambassador and Rivera agreed that organized crime and drug t [...]
2009-02-17 14:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOVE KCRM EFIN EAID EINV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1052DROUGHT DAMAGING BUT (SO FAR) NOT DIRE
[...] (U) Summary: Drought conditions brought on by El Nino are affecting large areas of Honduras, damaging crops and putting the food security of 16,000 families at risk. Agriculture officials indicate that they have enough grain reserves to supply the country's needs through early 2010. However, [...]
2009-10-16 18:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON SENV EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1090 Merida 2.0 in Honduras
[...] The following is Mission Honduras' input for the revised Merida Initiative strategy. ------------------------------------ I. Security Environment - Assessment ------------------------------------ 2. Citizen security has become an increasing problem for Honduras over the past decade, a [...]
2009-10-29 15:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV PHUM EAID MASS MARR KJUS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1139TFH01: FINANCIAL INVESTIGATORS DISCUSS DISMISSALS
[...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks, two former senior government financial investigators have approached us separately to tell us that they had been dismissed by the de facto regime. Both of them attributed their dismissal at least in part to the regime's lack of interest in investigating financ [...]
2009-11-12 18:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEFIN PGOV PREL ECON PHUM ELAB EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1147TFHO1: EXPANDING ELECTRICAL ENERGY ALTERNATIVES
[...] (U) Summary: The National Electrical Energy Company of Honduras has re-issued a request for proposals for 250 megawatts of renewable energy in a way that will allow small to medium-sized producers to compete with larger companies. Many small producers indicate they are ready to submit propo [...]
2009-11-13 00:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBTIO EAID ECON ENRG ETRD SENV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1155TFH01: INVESTMENT MANAGER SAYS HONDURAS IS
[...] (C) Summary: A representative of the British investment management company Ashmore Investment Management Ltd. told the Economic Counselor that his company is considering issuing the de facto regime a $100 million bridge loan, which would be tied to the issuance of a USD 500 million dollar-d [...]
2009-11-14 00:07:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID HO UK
09TEGUCIGALPA1206TFHO1: POSITIONS OF MULTILATERALS ON REENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Following the signing of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord on October 30, the U.S. Treasury Resident Advisor met with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank representatives to learn their perspectives on reengagement with a possible government of national unity [...]
2009-11-26 00:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1209TFHO1: NATIONAL PARTY ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE
[...] (C) Summary: Members of the National Party economic team met with Embassy officers on November 24 to discuss the economic policies of the party, which led in the polls as the November 29 election approached. Job creation programs and assistance to poor families are key priorities, but the p [...]
2009-11-27 17:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL KDEM
09TEGUCIGALPA1211AGREEMENT REACHED IN FRUIT OF THE LOOM LABOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. An agreement was signed on November 14 between Fruit of the Loom's Russell Corporation (FOTL/RC) and the SITRAJERZEESH union (SU) over the January closure of the Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) factory in Choloma, Department of Cortes. The agreement includes the rehiring of displaced [...]
2009-11-27 17:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ELAB ETRD ECON BBSR EIND KDEM KTEX HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1236TFHO1: DONORS PRAISE ELECTIONS AND DISCUSS NEXT
[...] (C) Summary: Participants in a November 30 meeting of the G-16 donor group were uniformly impressed by how well the November 29 elections had gone. In a briefing to the group, a representative of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) said that he had monitored every election since 1993 an [...]
2009-12-02 14:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL ECON PGOV PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1249TFHO1: WATER RATIONING IN TEGUCIGALPA
[...] (U) Summary: Local water authorities in Tegucigalpa predict shortages during the dry season of this drought year, and have begun rationing city water services. The manager of the water company hopes that the combination of rationing and drilling new wells will enable the city to continue prov [...]
2009-12-03 23:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON SENV PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1254TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 22:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALCASC CVIS EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1269HONDURAS: November 2009 INL Monthly Report
[...] Summary. With the Ambassador's approval, Regional Corrections Advisor has resumed working-level contact with Honduran prisons officials and is advising the architect/project manager of the maximum security building project. Post followed up on the interim report of an at-risk youth program gra [...]
2009-12-08 23:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1287TFHO1: POLITICAL CRISIS LEADS TO STEEP DROP IN AIR
[...] (SBU) Summary. EconCouns and EconOffs met with local representatives from Continental, American and Delta Airlines to gauge the overall health of the airline industry in light of the international economic downturn and the Honduran political crisis. Representatives of all three airlines said [...]
2009-12-14 22:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON EAIR EAID EFIN EINV ETRD CASC CVIS PGOV
09TEGUCIGALPA1329HONDURAS: December 2009 INL Monthly Report
[...] Summary: Regional Corrections Advisor visited the correctional training facility in Xalapa, Mexico and attended the Third International Graduating Class in New Mexico Correction Department's Training Academy located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Frontier Police captured six members of a dangerous [...]
2009-12-29 14:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA158CONTENTIOUS CLOSING OF JERZEES DE HONDURAS MAQUILA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jerzees de Honduras (JDH),a textile factory located north of San Pedro Sula in Choloma closed in January following a labor dispute. The Fair Labor Association (FLA) has determined that while plant management did violate the workers, freedom of association, the decision to close [...]
2009-03-10 20:41:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON
09TEGUCIGALPA176Mission Honduras Merida Priorities for FY 2009-10
[...] Summary: As Merida budgets are laid out for FY 2009 and FY 2010, Post seeks a shift away from a focus on expensive, high-tech equipment toward support that host governments with limited resources, such as the GOH, can sustain beyond the Merida mandate, rather than burdening them with recurring [...]
2009-03-16 14:26:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA186UPDATE ON HONDURAN ELECTIONS: NATIONAL PARTY
[...] (U) Five hundred principal delegates and 500 alternates attended the National Party's annual convention on March 14. While unity was the main theme, Mario Canahuati, a losing candidate for the party's presidential nomination, did not attend. The party re-confirmed Lobo as its Presidential can [...]
2009-03-18 14:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI EFIN EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA188ZELAYA FLIES MILE-HIGH IN SUPPORT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] Summary: President Manuel Zelaya, accompanied by the Ambassador, led a high-level delegation to the United States in February to explore the potential for further promoting renewable energy in Honduras. In Washington, he met with Cabinet members to discuss U.S.-Honduran partnerships in this fie [...]
2009-03-18 16:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA206 Ambassador visits Honduran cigar capital
[...] Ambassador Llorens visited Danli in El Paraiso, a poor province known for high-quality cigar production, February 13. Danli is host to a sizable population of Cuban emigres who transplanted their know-how to create one of the leading export industries of the country. El Paraiso is also the se [...]
2009-03-25 00:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD SCUL SNAR PGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA249Drug confiscations in Honduras for 2009 already exceed 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the first quarter of 2009 USG-supported joint Honduran antinarcotics forces have confiscated more drugs and vehicles than in all of calendar year 2008. Many of the cases have garnered broad press attention, and have sparked increased discussion of the trafficking issue in [...]
2009-04-06 11:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA250HONDURAS: March 2009 INL Monthly Report
[...] The following summarizes Post's INL-supported activities in March 2009. 2. Donations: Four hard drives and cartridges were donated to the Polygraph Unit to increase their memory capacity to store polygraph sessions. Two air conditioners were donated to the San Pedro Sula Prison, one for t [...]
2009-04-06 11:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA270WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S MARCH 19 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon visited Honduras on March 19. He met with Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, Foreign Minister Patricia "Paty" Rodas, and the two major-party presidential candidates. President Zelaya praised U.S [...]
2009-04-15 22:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA327HONDURAS: April 2009 INL Monthly Report
[...] The following summarizes Post's INL-supported activities in April 2009. ------------------------- 2. Trafficking in Persons ------------------------- - POL NAS staff and the Military Information Support Team (MIST) met with Strategic Planning and Coordination Director from the Ministry [...]
2009-05-07 17:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA332UPDATE ON JERZEEZ DE HONDURAS LABOR VIOLATION CASE
[...] (U) Summary: Fruit of the Loom,s (FOTL) Russell Corporation (RC) and various U.S.-based NGOs, the Honduran General Workers Confederation (CGT) and former Russell workers from its now closed Jerzees de Honduras (JDH) plant continue to disagree over the sincerity and significance of the measure [...]
2009-05-08 00:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID ELAB ETRD HO KDEM ECON
09TEGUCIGALPA353 Mission Integrated Strategy to Fight Crime and Illicit
[...] Summary and Background: The Mosquitia is a huge swath of territory accounting for nearly 20 percent of Honduras' land mass on the eastern border with Nicaragua. The area is swampy, undeveloped, difficult to access and virtually uninhabited (only 60,000 people),which over the centuries has mad [...]
2009-05-15 00:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR PREL SOCI KCRM KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA354TWENTY-TWO HONDURAN POLICE KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY IN
[...] In just over the first four months of 2009 (through May 11),22 Honduran police officers have been killed in the line of duty, most in Northern Honduras where there is a higher incidence of narcotrafficking and organized crime. This number far exceeds the number of fallen officers in neighbori [...]
2009-05-15 00:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR PGOV EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA379YOUR TRIP TO SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS, FOR THE OAS
[...] (C) Summary: We warmly welcome you to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. San Pedro is the business capital of the country, but not the seat of government, so both the Government of Honduras and the U.S. Embassy will be working out of temporary facilities there. Your visit provides an excellent opport [...]
2009-05-22 20:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR ECON EAID KCRM KCOR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA461HONDURAS: May2009 INL Monthly Report
[...] The following summarizes Post's INL-supported activities in May 2009. ----------------------------- Police/Prosecutor Training ----------------------------- 2. Post sent seven police officers and three customs agents from the Honduran Internal Revenue Office (DEI) to the ILEA course: Bo [...]
2009-06-15 18:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA50HONDURAS: GOH-Embassy Task Force Launched To Oversee Merida
[...] Summary: The Ambassador hosted the inaugural meeting of the Bilateral Merida Task Force at his residence on January 21. The meeting was an opportunity for the U.S. and Honduran inter-agency teams to meet, identify their roles and discuss both the context of the Merida effort and set common goa [...]
2009-01-23 10:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS EAID MOPS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA508HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09
[...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...]
2009-06-29 19:41:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA516GUIDANCE REQUEST: DEALING WITH MICHLETTI REGIME IN
[...] (C) Summary: Per reftels, President of the Congress Roberto Micheletti was sworn in yesterday at 14:15 local as President of Honduras. By 17:00, the Embassy had already been invited to the Congress to a celebration of the new Administration. The Embassy refused the invitation and immediately [...]
2009-06-30 01:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS EFIN SNAR ECON EAID MARR PBTS
09TEGUCIGALPA521HONDURAN COUP SITREP #6: EVENTS AS OF 06/30/09
[...] (U) The anti-regime demonstration in Tegucigalpa peaked June 29 with a maximum of approximately 3,000 protesters before being dispersed by police and military, but has re-formed and as of noon local is headed along Avenida Miraflores toward the Presidential Palace, where RSO anticipates a clas [...]
2009-06-30 22:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA523HONDURAN COUP SITREP #7: EVENTS AS OF 07/01/09
[...] (U) The pro-Zelaya demonstration in Tegucigalpa near the Presidential Palace in front of the Clarion Hotel concluded with minimal violence. A crowd of approximately 5,000 moved toward the OAS mission, which is located approximately three blocks south of the U.S. Embassy. There are continued [...]
2009-07-02 00:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA527Honduran Coup Timeline
[...] Summary: The following is the Embassy's timeline of political and legal events leading up to the June 28, 2009 coup. We believe that the military and the Congress conspired in the coup. There were also decisions that impacted on Zelaya's legal situation. Nevertheless, while there is evidence [...]
2009-07-02 20:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KJUS EAID PHUM MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA530HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09
[...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...]
2009-07-02 21:34:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA531HONDURAN COUP SITREP #8: EVENTS AS OF 07/02/09
[...] (U) There have been a number of demonstrations, with more planned, in Honduras' major cities. While there have been isolated reports of road barricades and small demonstrations in rural areas, credible USG and Amcit sources from widespread villages and towns report that life is basically cont [...]
2009-07-02 22:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR CASC EAID ELAB ETRD PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA535HONDURAN COUP SITREP #10 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/04/09
[...] (U) All demonstrations have remained peaceful. Today's pro-Zelaya protest, numbering approximately 4,000 to 5,000 people, began at the Pedagogical University, then moved to the Clarion Hotel and onward toward the Supreme Court building. That group, then numbering 10,000, proceeded to Toncont [...]
2009-07-04 22:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR MASS EAID KDEM PHUM SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA54HONDURAS MERIDA LOA SIGNING IS BIG EVENT
[...] Summary: Honduran Minister of Security COL Jorge Rodas Gamero and Ambassador Llorens signed the first Merida Letter of Agreement in the region on January 9 amidst more fanfare than previous LOAs have ever received. President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya participated in the event and made certain to shi [...]
2009-01-23 20:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PHUM KJUS EAID MOPS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA586HONDURAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS ON COUP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The vast majority of the Honduran business community both publicly and privately supports the removal of President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from office June 28. Major business organizations have published full-page ads over the past week supporting the coup and recognizing the legiti [...]
2009-07-13 21:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM ECON EINV EAID ETRD HO
09TEGUCIGALPA618TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: DONORS EVALUATING ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Donors are evaluating their assistance to Honduras in the wake of the June 28 coup and subsequent suspension of Honduras from the OAS. All members of the G-16 group of official donors to Honduras, with one exception, have suspended communication with the de facto interim govern [...]
2009-07-17 23:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA620TFH01: DELIVERY OF MILLENIUM CHALLENGE LETTER
[...] (U) A copy of the Millenium Challenge letter informing the Honduran Goverment of their right to suspend or terminate all funding due to the current political situation was delivered to the office of the General Director for MCA in Honduras Martin Ochoa and to the Foreign Ministry on July 17, 20 [...]
2009-07-18 01:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN EAID ECON HO
09TEGUCIGALPA697TFH01: DE FACTO REGIME PREPARES 2009 HONDURAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The 2009 Honduran Budget was introduced and approved by the de facto regime July 2009. The Honduran fiscal year is from January to December, and the exiled government had yet to submit its 2009 budget (which was due to Congress on September 15, 2008). Central government reven [...]
2009-08-04 21:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDBBSR EAID ECON EFIN HO
09TEGUCIGALPA711TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/06/09
[...] (U) This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. 2. (U) The letter from Assistant Secretary Richard Verma to Senator Lugar is being portrayed in Honduran media as a "so [...]
2009-08-06 23:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA722TFH01: HONDURAN CONGRESS RECEPTIVE TO SAN JOSE
[...] (C) Poloff represented the U.S. Mission in a meeting between the "troika" of the G16 donors' group and Honduran Congressional deputies, headed by the current President of Congress Jose Alfredo Saavedra Paz on August 5. (Note: the troika represents the current, previous and future chairs of th [...]
2009-08-10 21:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA731TFH01: Drug Trafficking Activity Before and After the
[...] (SBU) Summary: After a series of successful seizure operations in the first half of 2009, the political crisis in Honduras, triggered by the ouster of President Jose Manuel Zelaya on June 28, is already showing its effects by degrading the ability of the Honduran National Police to engage in co [...]
2009-08-11 19:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL PGOV KJUS EAID MOPS MARR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA741TFH01: STATUS OF USG ASSISTANCE TO HONDURAS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the events of June 28 the United States Government has halted communications with high-level GOH officials and has been steadily suspending programs with the GOH in compliance with USG policy guidance. The following is a summary of the current status of actions taken b [...]
2009-08-13 18:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EAGR ETRD MASS OEXC PGOV PREL SCUL
09TEGUCIGALPA742TFH01: HONDURAN PEACEKEEPING FORCES RETURN BEFORE
[...] (SBU) Spain canceled its arrangement to include a Honduran unit in its contribution to UNIFIL in Lebanon and returned it to Honduras from Spain, as a strong sign of its rejection of the June 28 coup against President Zelaya. The 51-member Honduran peacekeeping (PKO) force had been undergoing t [...]
2009-08-13 20:10:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS PGOV KDEM MASS EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA806TFH01: HOW THE COUP IS SEEN OUTSIDE THE CAPITAL,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff and Econoff visited the city of Comayagua, Comayagua Department and the towns of Cane and Tutule in La Paz Department to gauge the political and economic effects of the current political crisis outside the capital. Emboffs spoke with agricultural producers and exporters, [...]
2009-08-24 22:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA871TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH FORMER
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with former president and Liberal Party "godfather" Carlos Flores on August 31 to discuss the political crisis and the state of relations within the Liberal Party. While Flores acknowledged his opposition to the coup had placed distance between himself and de f [...]
2009-09-02 18:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA880TFHO1: REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANK FACES PRESSURE TO
[...] (U) Summary: The board of governors of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) will deliberate on September 18 on whether to formally suspend lending to Honduran entities, which it placed on hold following the coup. In response to the pause in lending, the de facto Hondur [...]
2009-09-02 23:44:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN HO KDEM PGOV PREL
09TEGUCIGALPA882G-16 REVIEWS MEMBER POSITIONS AND DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary. The G-16 donors' group, currently chaired by Canada, met on September 2 to review meetings held on September 1 by the EU and OAS regarding Honduras' political crisis. There was discussion of the advisability of meetings between the G-16 and electoral candidates and the concern t [...]
2009-09-03 20:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO
09TEGUCIGALPA885G-16 REVIEWS MEMBER POSITIONS AND DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary. The G-16 donors' group, currently chaired by Canada, met on September 2 to review meetings held on September 1 by the EU and OAS regarding Honduras' political crisis. There was discussion of the advisability of meetings between the G-16 and electoral candidates and the concern t [...]
2009-09-03 22:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO
09TEGUCIGALPA90SOUTHCOM COMMANDER'S HONDURAS VISIT REINFORCES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Taking place on the heels of a near constitutional crisis over the election of the Supreme Court (Ref A),the visit of SOUTHCOM Commander Admiral James Stavridis on January 29-30 could not have been better timed to reinforce our message of democracy and civilian control of the mil [...]
2009-02-10 18:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR MOPS EAID KDEM SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA909THF01: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH G-16 DONORS
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador briefed the G-16 donors' group, in a September 9 meeting at his residence, on U.S. policy. According to the UNDP representative, some UN member states are calling on the UN to halt its technical electoral assistance in Honduras. He encouraged nations who disagree [...]
2009-09-11 13:19:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO
09TEGUCIGALPA930TFHO1: RURAL REGION SUFFERING FROM MULTIPLE
[...] (U) Summary: During a September 2 visit to two towns in the southeastern province of El Paraiso, embassy officers found that political tension, police actions, and consumer uncertainty following the June 28 coup have caused short-term damage to the local economy. El Paraiso is a primarily a [...]
2009-09-17 23:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID ETRD HO KDEM PGOV PREL
09TEGUCIGALPA960TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SANTOS AND LOBO
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 23 with the four presidential candidates who had signed a communique expressing support for the San Jose Accord after a September 16 meeting with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. The candidates told the Ambassador that they are scheduled to meet [...]
2009-09-24 16:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA961TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO TELL ZELAYA AND
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 23 with the four presidential candidates who had signed a communique expressing support for the San Jose Accord after a September 16 meeting with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. The candidates told the Ambassador that they are scheduled to meet [...]
2009-09-24 16:26:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA975TFHO1: STOCKS OF STAPLES STILL SUFFICIENT
[...] (U) Summary: The de facto regime temporarily suspended the nationwide curfew during the day on Wednesday, September 23 to allow Hondurans to stock up on food, fuel and cash; the curfew was lifted for most of the day on September 24. On September 23, thousands of people rushed to stores, bank [...]
2009-09-25 23:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ETRD EAGR ELTN PINS PGOV SOCI KDEM
09TEGUCIGALPA978TFHO1: HONDURAS STILL HAS MONEY IN THE BANK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the post-coup period, some worried if Honduras had sufficient foreign exchange (FX) reserves to finance trade while maintaining its fixed exchange rate. The two major contributors to Honduran FX reserves are Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and remittances. Although during t [...]
2009-09-26 00:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID ETRD KDEM BBSR HO
09TELAVIV100GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 13, 1700 HRS
[...] (SBU) As of 1700 local on January 13, 102 truckloads of humanitarian supplies, including 2 tankers of industrial diesel, were transferred into the Gaza Strip via Kerem Shalom. The Nahal Oz fuel terminal was closed today because of nearby military operations. The Karni crossing, open yesterday [...]
2009-01-13 16:52:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNEAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV104GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 14, 1200
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Operation Cast Lead continues with IDF troops moving forward, very slowly, towards the center of Gaza City as talks over a ceasefire, and its terms, continue. Approximately 20 rockets landed in southern Israel overnight, although there were no reports of any damage. Two rocke [...]
2009-01-14 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS CASC KWBG
09TELAVIV106GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 13, 1700 HRS
[...] (SBU) Kerem Shalom was the only crossing open between Gaza and Israel on January 14, except for limited humanitarian evacuations through Erez. Kerem Shalom transferred 102 truckloads of humanitarian supplies, including three tankers of diesel destined for Gaza hospital generators. The GOI's [...]
2009-01-14 15:29:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1141DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON STABILIZING GAZA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 10:17:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1167STABILIZING GAZA
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Israeli MFA Director General Yossi Gal on May 27 to follow up on reftel, the main points of which we passed to MFA and the Prime Minister's Office on May 23 as a non-paper, given that GOI offices were closed for the weekend. Gal said he took as point of departure that t [...]
2009-05-28 14:12:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALKPAL KWBG PREL EAID
09TELAVIV1182ISRAELIS AND PALESTINIANS MEET ON GAZA RECOVERY
[...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director Irit Ben Abba called EconCouns evening of June 2 to give a readout of the GOI-PA meeting on end-use assurances and Gaza recovery. Ben Abba said the meeting had been led by she and Karim Nashashibi and had gone very well from the GOI perspective. So well, in fact, tha [...]
2009-06-02 10:28:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV121GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 15, 1700 HRS
[...] (SBU) The Joint Coordination Room (JCR) convened a 9:30 meeting to introduce the newly appointed Minister for Humanitarian Affairs, Yitzhak Herzog, to the diplomatic and international organizations communities in order to demonstrate the GOI's priority on maintaining humanitarian aid for Gazan [...]
2009-01-15 17:06:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1221TRILATERAL WATER WORKING GROUP MEETING, APRIL 21,
[...] (C) Summary. With the U.S. as chair, the Trilateral Water Working Group (TWWG) met in Tel Aviv April 21, to facilitate technical discussions on current Israeli and Palestinian water issues. This was the first meeting held since June 2008. The discussion revolved around the general lack [...]
2009-06-05 13:37:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON EAID KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1237ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN MEETING ON BANKING ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Bank of Israel (BOI) Assistant Supervisor of Banks David Zaken called EconOff on June 8 to express BOI satisfaction with the June 7 Israeli-Palestinian meeting on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-finance (AML/CTF) practices in West Bank and Gaza banks. The BOI arranged the meet [...]
2009-06-09 07:28:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1273GOI FOLLOW-UP REQUESTS FROM JUNE 7
[...] (S) In follow-up to the June 7 Israeli-Palestinian meeting on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-finance (AML/CFT practices in West Bank and Gaza banks (REFTEL) GOI officials reviewed with EconOff next steps and additional information they have sought from the Palestinian side. In sepa [...]
2009-06-12 14:11:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1306GOI REITERATES DESIRE FOR INCREASED
[...] (S/NF) Yehuda Shaffer, head of the Israel Money Laundering and Terror Financing Prohibition Authority (IMPA),reiterated GOI desire for increased bilateral Israeli-Palestinian cooperation on anti-money-laundering and counter-terror-financing (AML/CFT) enforcement in a meeting with EconOff and [...]
2009-06-16 14:32:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1338 VICE PRIME MINISTER SHALOM ON HIS NEW REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador met with VPM and Minister for Regional Development Sylvan Shalom on June 18 to discuss the latter's coordinating role in the GOI interministerial committee on West Bank economic development. Shalom outlined his role, which is limited at this point to trying to coordin [...]
2009-06-19 13:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL KWBG KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1346UPDATE ON UNSCO PROPOSAL FOR GAZA
[...] (SBU) Following up on our earlier conversations, and promising contacts at the June 8 AHLC meeting in Oslo, UN Senior Coordinator Robert Serry's staff met with Ministry of Defense PolMil Bureau official Oded Herman and Office of the Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories (COG [...]
2009-06-22 13:12:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF KWBG IS
09TELAVIV135GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 16, 1700 HRS
[...] (SBU) Only the Kerem Shalom crossing was open on January 16; it handled 76 truckloads of supplies and three fuel tankers. In the wake of yesterday's firefight around the UNWRA compound in Gaza and destruction of its main warehouse, UNWRA did not operate its usual cargo convoys from Kerem Sha [...]
2009-01-16 16:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PETER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1374GOI STRUGGLES TO FIND WAY FORWARD IN GAZA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 13:46:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1471NEW TAKE ON BUILDING ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN BANKING
[...] (SBU) Irit Roth, Director of Country Legal Counsel and Compliance Division Head for Citi Israel, described operational difficulties as the main impediment to increased business between Israeli and Palestinian private banks in a meeting with EconOff on 6 July. While echoing some of the AML/CF [...]
2009-07-07 08:29:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV15GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 5, 16:00
[...] (S) Summary: IDF ground operations continued January 5 with heavy artillery fire and troop advances on Gaza City. After bisecting the Gaza Strip, IDF ground forces are methodically closing in on Gaza City. IDF leadership describes a "root canal" ground operation aimed at preventing rocket fi [...]
2009-01-05 17:03:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRET//NOFORNKWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID ASEC IS
09TELAVIV1656AMBASSADOR PRESSES GAZA/WEST BANK ISSUES WITH AMOS
[...] (SBU) Ambassador met with Ministry of Defense PolMil Bureau Director Amos Gilad on July 23 to get an update on Gilad's meetings with senior Egyptian officials (septel),to underscore USG support for phase one of the UN Gaza reconstruction plan, to urge continued expansion of the flow of commod [...]
2009-07-24 13:57:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL KWBG IS
09TELAVIV1719DAS GLASER'S JULY 29-30 VISIT TO ISRAEL
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Danny Glaser met with several GOI officials on July 29-30 to express confidence in the Palestinian financial sector, identify Israeli concerns in Palestinian anti-money laundering/counter fin [...]
2009-08-03 14:31:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETEAID EFIN KTFN KPAL IS
09TELAVIV1975ISRAEL WANTS GREATER BMENA ROLE
[...] (SBU) ESTH officer met with MFA Magreb Director Eynat Shlein-Michael on September 3 to follow up at her request on the BMENA demarche presented August 18 (ref A). She underscored that Israel remains quite interested in BMENA progress, and she personally believed it was one of the Bush administ [...]
2009-09-08 12:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL KMPI KDEM IS
09TELAVIV2003ISRAEL: PA'S NON-RESPONSE THROUGH BANKING DIALOGUE
[...] (C) GOI officials have expressed concern over the lack of sustained engagement by the Palestinians through the bilateral banking dialogue (see reftel). The GOI is still waiting for information and responses to questions posed to the Palestinians before the last banking meeting, which was held [...]
2009-09-10 13:38:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV2060DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. OBJECTIVES FOR THE AD-HOC
[...] (SBU) EconCouns discussed the upcoming Ad Hoc Liaison Committee meeting with MFA Deputy Director General for Economic Affairs Irit Ben Abba on September 16. Ben Abba said the GOI was still unclear on why the meeting could not have been postponed, though the Israelis welcome the fact that it w [...]
2009-09-17 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL EAID PGOV
09TELAVIV2343BOI-PMA BANKING MEETING HELD
[...] (C) Dudu Zaken, Assistant Supervisor of Banks at the Bank of Israel (BOI),informed EconOff that a bilateral Israeli-Palestinian banking meeting was held on 21 October. Surplus cash in Palestinian banks was a primary topi of discussion. In mid-August, the BOI allowed deposit of 300 million [...]
2009-10-23 14:49:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV2379BOI TO ACCEPT EXCESS SHEKELS, STILL SEEKS
[...] (SBU) The Bank of Israel (BOI) will accept another tranche of surplus shekels from the West Bank "by the end of the week (i.e. 31 October)," according to Dudu Zaken, Assistant Supervisor of Banks. The sum of the deposit will be approximately NIS 400 million. BOI Governor Stanley Fischer is a [...]
2009-10-28 15:21:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV2504NEW DG AT MINISTRY OF FINANCE SEEKS COOPERATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Cunningham met with Haim Shani, the new Director General of the Ministry of Finance on November 13. Shani, who took charge on November 1, shared some of his priorities as DG. He also provided a few details of his vision of the joint high-tech dialogue he hopes to [...]
2009-11-18 14:41:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV2505ENGAGING THE GOI ON PROCEDURES AT WEST BANK
[...] (SBU) EconCouns took advantage of a previously scheduled meeting with Ministry of Defense Advisor Oded Herman to raise ref A talking points and to discuss a further incident at the Jalameh crossing on November 13 (Ref B). Herman explained that there are three organizations that handle security [...]
2009-11-18 15:04:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKREC KTIA KWBG ODIP ASEC EAID PREL IS
09TELAVIV2701Global Context Section of the QDDR - ISRAEL
[...] Embassy Tel Aviv offers the following responses to queries posed in ref A regarding the trends in Israel that will most likely affect the conduct of diplomacy and the execution of development programs over the next ten to twenty years. The challenges that Israel will face diplomatically will [...]
2009-12-11 13:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL SOCI IS
09TELAVIV2756HAPOALIM VP: BANK'S DECISION ON CORRESPONDENT
[...] (U) This is an action cable (see para 7). 2. (C) Summary: Bank Hapoalim Executive Vice President Boaz Raday highlighted ongoing concerns about re-establishing correspondent banking relations with Palestinian banks in a 17 December meeting with Econoffs. Raday discussed an internal review t [...]
2009-12-22 09:10:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL KPAL IS
09TELAVIV2809DEPUTY PM SILVAN SHALOM MEETS TREASURY ACTING A/S
[...] (U) Summary: Treasury Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs Andy Baukol met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Cooperation Silvan Shalom in his Knesset office on December 14 to discuss GoI efforts to assist the development and growth of the Palestinian econom [...]
2009-12-24 09:08:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON KWBG
09TELAVIV5GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 2, 15:00
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Local and international media highlighted FM Livni,s January 1 comments in Paris that a ceasefire was unnecessary and would give Hamas time to regroup. Israeli troops deployed around Gaza have relaxed their posture, but remain prepared for ground incursions. Rocket and mortar st [...]
2009-01-02 15:09:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETKWBG MOPS PREL PTER PINR EAID IS
09TELAVIV53GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 08, 1230
[...] (S) SUMMARY: As of 1215 local, the security cabinet is meeting following a three hour meeting of PM Olmert, FM Livni, and DM Barak in which they were to discuss how to respond to the UNSCR resolution for a ceasefire and whether to recommend beginning phase 3 of Operation Cast Lead, which woul [...]
2009-01-09 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV58CORRECTED: GAZA SITUATION REPORT, JANUARY 09, 1230
[...] (S) SUMMARY: As of 1215 local, the security cabinet is meeting following a three hour meeting of PM Olmert, FM Livni, and DM Barak in which they were to discuss how to respond to the UNSCR resolution for a ceasefire and whether to recommend beginning phase 3 of Operation Cast Lead, which woul [...]
2009-01-09 12:18:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPTER EAID EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV60GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 9, 1700
[...] (SBU) As of 1700 local, 41 truckloads of food and medical supplies had transited the Kerem Shalom crossing, all of it commercial. Pickup and distribution on the Gaza side is still limited, in part by UNWRA's decision not to ask its contractor to operate until the IDF has a better coordination [...]
2009-01-09 16:11:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV601THE AMBASSDOR BRIEFS EU AMBASSADORS ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 09:22:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EU KWBG IS
09TELAVIV605ACTING A/S FELTMAN,S DISCUSSIONS WITH MFA FOCUS ON
[...] (C) Summary: NEA Acting Assistant Secretary Jeffrey Feltman met with MFA officials on March 4 to discuss his upcoming visit to Syria, the GOI talks on Ghajjar with the UN, the status of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, and Israel's relations with Mauritania and the Gulf states. Deputy Dire [...]
2009-03-12 13:16:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV KWBG EAID EG QA MR MU JO LE IS
09TELAVIV64GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 12, 1200
[...] (SBU) Summary: Political debate continues within Israel about the future of Operation Cast Lead, with Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, most of the security cabinet, and some senior leaders in the Israeli military successfully pushing forward with the campaign, while Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and [...]
2009-01-12 10:31:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PINS KWBG CASC EG IS SY KPAL EAID
09TELAVIV730ISRAELI VIEW OF HAMAS IN GAZA: UNDER PRESSURE,
[...] (C) A senior Israeli journalist with close ties to Defense Minister Barak and the IDF offered PolCouns March 27 what he described as the security establishment's assessment of Hamas' situation in Gaza. Far from the big political boost they anticipated following Operation Cast Lead, Hamas fee [...]
2009-03-27 14:36:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV EAID KWBG IS
09TELAVIV80GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE, JANUARY 12, 1700 HRS
[...] (SBU) As of 17:00 local on January 12, 97 truckloads of humanitarian goods had transited Kerem Shalom crossing (63 truckloads of food, 1 of medical equipment, and 33 of other goods). An additional 27 truckloads of grain passed through the Karni crossing, which was open this afternoon; Karni is [...]
2009-01-12 18:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PTER EFIN PREL MOPS PHUM PINS KWBG IS
09TELAVIV90GAZA SITREP, JANUARY 13, 1200
[...] (S) Summary: Israeli media reports PM Olmert indicated to foreign leaders January 12 that he was prepared to give Egyptian-sponsored cease-fire talks a chance prior to a decision on a third phase of Operation Cast Lead. At the same time, Olmert stated in a speech to Israeli southern city may [...]
2009-01-13 10:21:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL MOPS PINS KWBG CASC EG IS JO KPAL EAID
09THEHAGUE118NETHERLANDS: CONSIDERING PLEDGE AT MARCH 2
[...] Summary: The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) is considering a pledge of humanitarian assistance at the March 2 Palestinian conference in Sharm al-Sheikh. However, Dutch Foreign Minister Verhagen is unlikely to pledge direct budgetary assistance to the Palestinian Authority. End summary [...]
2009-02-24 11:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG NL
09THEHAGUE137NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: SEEKING AID PLANS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-26 08:10:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PK NL
09THEHAGUE198NETHERLANDS: DUTCH POSITION ON ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 12:18:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON EAID ADB NL
09THEHAGUE199NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: MINISTER KOENDERS ATTENDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 13:32:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPK EAID ECON EFIN NL
09THEHAGUE228Media Reporting: Secretary Clinton's at the Afghanistan
[...] The visit of Secretary Clinton to the Netherlands to attend the Afghanistan Conference was headline news days before her arrival. Questions about whether the Dutch offered to host the conference or whether the U.S. asked them to had died down before the conference actually began. All media car [...]
2009-04-04 06:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL EAID AF PK IR KPAO NL
09THEHAGUE242DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW,S MARCH 31, 2009
[...] (U) March 31, 2009; 6:10 pm; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Jacob Lew, Deputy Secretary of State James Bever, Director for Afghanistan-Pakistan Task Force USAID Piper Campbell, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary Rebecca Callaway (Embassy Notetaker) Netherland [...]
2009-04-14 09:17:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL EAID NL AF PK
09THEHAGUE254DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MARCH 31, 2009 CONVERSATION
[...] (U) March 31, 2009; 5:000 p.m.; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew Jim Bever, Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator, USAID Piper Campbell, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary Eric Falls (Embassy Notetaker) Egypt Ms. Wafaa Bassim, Ambassa [...]
2009-04-20 07:15:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALOVIP ECON EAID EG AF SU NL
09THEHAGUE279NETHERLANDS/SUDAN: LOGISTICS SUPPORT PROPOSAL "TOO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-01 11:53:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID MOPS SU NL
09THEHAGUE307NETHERLANDS/EU: DUTCH PRIORITIES FOR MAY 2009 GAERC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY/BACKGROUND: The Dutch views on Russia, Iran, counter piracy, EU proceedings, Bosnia and development aid are described in the following paragraphs. The Dutch MFA reviewed its positions in a letter to parliament (ref A),and MFA officials Rochus Pronk and Cees Bansema briefed local [...]
2009-05-18 12:46:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PHUM EU IR RU NL
09THEHAGUE308NETHERLANDS/PAKISTAN: FUNDS APPROVED FOR IDP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 15:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEAID PHUM PREF PK NL
09THEHAGUE313NETHERLANDS: REASSESSMENT OF DUTCH DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Despite the economic crisis, the Netherlands continues to comply with the UN recommendation of spending 0.7 percent of GDP on official development assistance (ODA) with an additional 0.1 percent for other overseas projects. Faced with sharp criticism of Dutch aid policy's effectiv [...]
2009-05-26 07:20:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL EAID NL
09THEHAGUE357NETHERLANDS: STATUS OF ASSISTANCE TO PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed that the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) pledged 86.7 million euro (USD 120 million) at the April 17 Tokyo Donor Conference, all of which will be channeled through the Dutch Embassy in Islamabad. The GONL has also pled [...]
2009-06-19 15:26:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PHUM PREF PK NL
09THEHAGUE475NETHERLANDS: DUTCH SUPPORT FOR HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dutch overseas development assistance (ODA) budget is facing cutbacks as a result of the economic crisis. The Government of the Netherlands (GONL) therefore plans to reduce its 2009 ODA to Kenya and Ethiopia. Because the GONL considers Somalia to be a priority country wit [...]
2009-08-07 12:30:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON NL
09THEHAGUE550NETHERLANDS: PARTICIPATION IN UNGA FOOD SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 07:35:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA NL
09THEHAGUE560NETHERLANDS: PUSHING SRI LANKA ON FREEDOM OF
[...] (C) The Dutch support U.S. efforts to encourage the GSL to permit the free movement of IDPs. On September 14, post delivered ref A points to MFA Senior Policy Officer Andrea Nederlof, in the Department for Asia and Oceania. Nederlof responded that the Dutch ambassador in Colombo has been "ver [...]
2009-09-15 16:11:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID NL
09THEHAGUE640NETHERLANDS: SUPPORT FOR PAKISTAN
[...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Hidde Baars, Policy Officer for Pakistan at the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Baars confirmed that the Government of the Netherlands (GONL) officially joined the Friends of Democratic Pakistan and pledged 86 million euro (USD 126.9 million) at th [...]
2009-10-26 11:56:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN AF PAK NL
09THEHAGUE729NETHERLANDS: NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
[...] Post is pleased to submit 10 nominees to attend the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington in early 2010 (see paragraph 3). This initiative complements a wide range of activities already underway at this Mission to promote diversity and outreach to the Netherlands' large Muslim [...]
2009-12-04 17:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL SOCI NL
09TIRANA245RE: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL
[...] Enclosed are Embassy Tirana's responses to reftel. - Yes the central government receives U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds. - Yes the host country's budget is publicly available. - Yes incomes and expenditures are included in the publicly available budget. - Post believ [...]
2009-04-17 14:18:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL AL
09TIRANA634 DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT: TIRANA RESPONSE
[...] Summary: Below is Post's response to ref A request concerning information on the Albanian diaspora. End summary. 2. Albania is a country of approximately 3.6 million comprised of ethnic Albanians (95 per cent),Greeks (3 per cent) and other groups, such as Roma (Gypsies),Serbs, and Macedoni [...]
2009-09-22 14:35:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09TIRANA646Tirana Impressions
[...] Tirana Airport Partners, the consortium that won a 20 year concession to manage the Tirana International Airport (TIA),finalized last week stage B of the modernization and expansion of the airport. The 20 million euro stage B investment, which was preceded by a 50 million euro stage A invest [...]
2009-09-28 05:03:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EFIN PHUM AL
09TIRANA730 Embassy Concerns Over Albania's Consideration for MCC
[...] (SBU) The November 9 release of the FY2010 Scorecard marked an important milestone for Albania, technically qualifying it as eligible for consideration for Compact Status. Most notable is the fact that for the first time, Albania scored slightly above the median in terms of "Control of Corrup [...]
2009-11-13 05:49:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC AL
09TOKYO1122JAPAN ON ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN'S IDP
[...] (C) Japan will consider requests for additional funding for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Pakistan, according to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya Yoshida. However, Yoshida reminded us that Japan last April provided grant aid totaling USD 5 million for IDPs i [...]
2009-05-18 07:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID PK JA
09TOKYO1130JAPAN'S VIEWS ON SITUATION IN SRI LANKA
[...] (U) Japan announced May 15 it would give assistance in kind worth approximately USD 470,000 to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to help aid Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka. The assistance will include 560 tents, 30,000 jerry cans, 4,000 plastic sheets, 10,00 [...]
2009-05-19 04:48:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EAID CE JA
09TOKYO1192JAPAN OPPOSES PGA DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT FOR UN
[...] (SBU) Japan "totally agrees" with the U.S. opposition to the draft outcome document the President of the General Assembly (PGA) distributed in preparation for the U.N. Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Internation [...]
2009-05-27 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN UNGA JA
09TOKYO1404TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE FOLLOW-UP: JAPANESE
[...] Japan remains committed to its pledge of economic assistance to Pakistan, Foreign Ministry (MOFA) International Cooperation Bureau, First Country Planning Strategy Division, Southwest Asia Team Chief Hitomi Sato told AID counselor. MOFA announced June 9 an additional $10 million in emergency g [...]
2009-06-22 07:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN PK JA
09TOKYO1710JAPAN INCREASES EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE FOR DROUGHT-AFFLICTED
[...] USAID Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Ministry Deputy Director General Akira Yamada urging Japan to consider increased emergency and humanitarian assistance for Kenya, Ethiopia, and Somalia. Fully aware and concerned about drought conditions and food emergencies in the Horn of A [...]
2009-07-27 22:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID JA AFR
09TOKYO1714JAPAN RE=ORGANIZES FOREIGN AID POLICY BUREAU
[...] Summary: USAID Counselor paid introductory courtesy calls the week of July 20 on the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs's (MOFA) International Cooperation Bureau, including Masato Kitera, Director General for International Cooperation, Akira Yamada, and newly-arrived Kazuo Sunaga, [...]
2009-07-28 04:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV JA
09TOKYO1741METI RELEASES STRATEGY TO LEVERAGE ODA, RESOURCE DIPLOMACY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Japan should augment its use of official development assistance (ODA) to secure supplies of strategically important rare metals, according to a strategy released July 28 by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI). In particular, the plan highlights a need for greater co [...]
2009-07-30 07:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EAID PREL SENV JA
09TOKYO1961AMBASSADOR MEETS SENIOR JAPANESE LEADERSHIP
[...] (C) During August 25 introductory calls on Prime Minister Aso and Chief Cabinet Secretary Kawamura, the Ambassador underlined his goals of strengthening bilateral ties, bringing the peoples of our two countries closer together and addressing the challenges before us, including issues as divers [...]
2009-08-25 07:44:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SENV ECON MARR JA
09TOKYO203DPRK HUMAN RIGHTS: UN RAPPORTEUR IN TOKYO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The human rights situation in the DPRK is grim and worsening, according to the UN Special Rapporteur on DPRK human rights. The specter of famine looms again for eight million people, with the WFP only able to feed about one third of that number. There are reports that the governm [...]
2009-01-28 07:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC EAID KTIP PGOV PHUM PINS PREF PREL UNGA
09TOKYO2112DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PERSUADING SRI LANKA ON
[...] (C) On September 10, Embassy Poloff and Embassy USAID Counselor separately delivered reftel demarche to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya Yoshida and MOFA International Cooperation Bureau Director Hikariko Ono, urging that Japan join the U.S. in pressing the Government [...]
2009-09-11 06:19:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09TOKYO2113UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT: JAPAN'S PARTICIPATION
[...] Japan does not yet know if it will be able to participate or at what level, since the new Japanese Government will not be in place until September 16. In response to reftel demarche, GOJ officials said there is a strong expectation that Prime Minister-designate Yukio Hatoyama will name Katsu [...]
2009-09-11 06:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA
09TOKYO214JAPANESE REPORT GEORGIA CONCERNED UNOMIG MAY LAPSE
[...] (C) Georgian officials are worried about the prospect of maintaining an international presence in Abkhazia and South Ossetia if UNOMIG's mandate expires on Feb. 15, according to MOFA's Central Asia and Caucasus Division Director Hiroshi Tajima. Tajima met with Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister [...]
2009-01-29 07:37:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EFIN JA GG RS
09TOKYO2302DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]
2009-10-02 06:00:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO2305DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]
2009-10-02 06:45:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO2306DPJ CABINET PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Hatoyama is working on an eight or nine-month priority timeline until the Upper House elections in July 2010. Washington agencies, in developing priority economic issues to engage the new Japanese Government, should consider focusing on issues where our two countr [...]
2009-10-02 06:46:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL INRB ETRD ETTC EAID JA
09TOKYO2456OVERVIEW OF JAPANESE EXPORTS OF CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The export of clean energy technology to Asia is a growing market at the nexus of Japan's industrial policy, overseas development goals, and energy security posture. To date four strategies have driven development and marketing of such technology, including: (1) ongoing economic [...]
2009-10-25 21:16:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETRD SENV EAID PREL JA
09TOKYO2461UPPER HOUSE MEMBER DISCUSSES TRACK II CONFERENCE
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Poloff met October 21 with Diet Upper House member Tadashi Inuzuka (DPJ-Nagasaki) to discuss Inuzuka's recent travel to Afghanistan, the Indian Ocean refueling mission and plans for a Track II Conference on Afghanistan to be held November 23-25 in Tokyo. End Summary. [...]
2009-10-26 00:42:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR EAID AF JA
09TOKYO247JAPAN AND IRAQ ESTABLISH COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited Baghdad January 28 as a Special Envoy of Prime Minister Taro Aso, where he met with President Talibani, Vice-President al-Hashimi, and Deputy Prime Minister Barham Salih, and signed a "Declaration on Establishing a Comprehensive Partnership [...]
2009-02-02 08:26:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IZ JA
09TOKYO2480JAPAN SUPPORTIVE OF PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER
[...] Econoff met with Deputy Directors Shunichi Inoue and Satoshi Teramura of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Economic Affairs Bureau, Economic Security Division to deliver the letter and points contained in Reftel. Inoue confirmed that the GOJ is supportive of the U.S. approach to combating glo [...]
2009-10-27 05:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA
09TOKYO2537DEMARCHE DELIVERED -- PAKISTAN TOKYO AID PLEDGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy AID Counselor delivered points and discussed contents of reftel with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Assistance Planning for Afghanistan-Pakistan Hikariko Ono and Division Deputy Director Katsunori Ashida. As host of the April Tokyo Conference, Ono made clear tha [...]
2009-11-04 01:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PAK AF
09TOKYO256TERRORISM FINANCE: COUNTERING TERRORIST ABUSE OF
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Deputy Financial Attache and Political Officer conveyed reftel demarche January 23 and January 29, respectively, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Counterterrorism Cooperation Division Deputy Director Miyako Ishimura and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Divis [...]
2009-02-03 02:56:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID JA
09TOKYO2566AMBASSADOR ROOS MEETS WITH JICA PRESIDENT OGATA
[...] (U) As JICA President, Ogata directs Japan's core development aid agency, managing approximately $10 billion in annual foreign assistance to more than 100 countries around the world. Since a comprehensive reform and consolidation of Japan's foreign aid structures took effect in late 2008, JIC [...]
2009-11-06 09:21:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON JA PGOV
09TOKYO2599VFM YABUNAKA PREVIEWS NEW AFGHANISTAN AID PACKAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-10 03:57:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID AF PK JA
09TOKYO2606AFGHANISTAN/PAKISTAN: AUSTR DELANEY RAISES RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Government of Japan (GOJ) officials told Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for South Asia (AUSTR) Michael Delaney November 2 that Japan's development assistance strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan would in principle complement U.S.-proposed Reconstruction Opportunity Zo [...]
2009-11-10 09:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID EINV AF PK JA
09TOKYO2646PALESTINIAN REPRESENTATIVE MORE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
[...] (C) In a November 16 meeting with Embassy Poloff, Palestinian Permanent Mission Chief Representative Waleed Siam said that he was optimistic that the new Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government would be more receptive to requests for direct budget support to the Palestinian Authority (PA) t [...]
2009-11-17 00:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID KPAL IS
09TOKYO2675MOFA AFRICA DIRECTOR GENERAL ON U.S.-JAPAN
[...] (C) The DCM, accompanied by poloff, met November 2 with MOFA Director General for African Affairs Yoshitaka Akimoto to continue discussions of U.S.-Japan cooperation in Africa. Akimoto recalled that in August (reftel) he had met with the DCM and agreed to strengthen cooperation in Africa. Buil [...]
2009-11-19 04:14:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID
09TOKYO2715U/S HORMATS' MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Japanese government officials welcomed the visit of Under Secretary Hormats on November 16 and 17, immediately following that of President Obama, as a strong sign of the importance the United States attaches to the U.S.-Japan economic relationship. They agreed with U/S Hor [...]
2009-11-27 04:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEINV ENRG ETRD PREL EAID EAGR PARM IR JA
09TOKYO28JAPAN EXPRESSES CONTINUING CONCERNS OVER GAZA;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan remains deeply concerned about the situation in Gaza, but official public statements have been measured and even-handed. Following his December 31 telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Olmert (ref A),Prime Minister Aso telephoned Palestinian Authority Abbas on [...]
2009-01-07 07:35:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID UNRWA KWBG KPAL IS JA
09TOKYO2866DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 08:47:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF
09TOKYO319POST CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASEAN-RELATED MATTERS
[...] (SBU) Political Officer Jamie Roane is Embassy Tokyo's point-of-contact for ASEAN-related matters. Roane's office phone number is (81) 03-3224-6936; his unclassified email is roanejo@state.gov. Economic Officer David DiGiovanna is in charge of APEC-related issues. DiGiovanna's office phone n [...]
2009-02-10 08:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ECIN ASEAN JA
09TOKYO344BULGARIAN PRESIDENT CONFIRMS COORDINATION WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Bulgarian President Parvanov sought to establish "a new type of partnership" with Japan, one which would reflect Sophia's new-found status as a democratic member of the EU community, during a January 25-29 visit to Tokyo. A second major goal involved attempts to reduce the large [...]
2009-02-13 07:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAID JA BU
09TOKYO4JAPAN CALLS FOR HALT TO ATTACKS ON GAZA;
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Aso telephoned Prime Minister Olmert to urge an end to Israel's airstrikes on Gaza. Japan has also called on Hamas to stop firing rockets at Israel. The Israeli Embassy in Tokyo has been in touch with MOFA concerning possible UNSC actions concerning the situation in [...]
2009-01-02 06:33:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPAL KWBG UNRWA IS JA
09TOKYO450JAPANESE PARTICIPATION AT MARCH 2 SHARM AL-SHEIKH
[...] (C) Embassy shared reftel points with MOFA First Middle East Division Principal Deputy Director Akihiro Tsuji who advises that Japan's delegation to the March 2 Sharm al-Sheikh conference will be led by State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Ito, and that Japan will pledge 19.5 billion y [...]
2009-02-27 05:16:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN EAID KPAL KWBG JA
09TOKYO485JAPAN: TALKING POINTS ON U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Charge delivered Ref A points March 2 to MOFA Director General for North American Affairs Kazuyoshi Umemoto. Umemoto was grateful to receive the points and noted that Japan has begun to pursue the "next phase" of its relationship with Iraq, which will focus on building commercial relations [...]
2009-03-03 08:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID MOPS IZ JA
09TOKYO518JAPANESE MOFA BRIEFS ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN
[...] (C) MOFA officials March 5 briefed selected members of the diplomatic community concerning Japan's plans to host back-to-back meetings on April 17 of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan Group and a Pakistan Donors Conference. According to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Yusuke Shindo, oth [...]
2009-03-08 22:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PK JA
09TOKYO529JAPANESE PLEDGE USD 200 MILLION AT MARCH 2 SHARM
[...] Ref A indicates that Japan's contribution at the March 2 Sharm al-Sheikh donors conference for Gaza is "unknown." In public remarks made at the conference, Japan's State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Shintaro Ito stated as follows: "The reconstruction of Gaza must serve as a cornerstone for t [...]
2009-03-10 01:14:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID KPAL KWBG JA
09TOKYO538GOJ PLANS FOR TICAD IV FOLLOW-UP CONFERENCE IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) call for donor countries and institutions to "not fall behind" in commitments to African development will be a main theme of the Tokyo International Conference for African Development IV (TICAD IV) Ministerial Follow-up Meeting in Gabor [...]
2009-03-11 06:22:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ETRD PREL XA JA
09TOKYO56JAPAN CAN SUPPORT DELAY IN UNDP EXECUTIVE BOARD
[...] (C) Japan will support a postponement of the January 9 UNDP Executive Board presidential election, MOFA Director General for Global Affairs Shinsuke Sugiyama told Deputy Chief of Mission January 9. However, Japan is hesitant to actively lobby against Iran's candidacy. Sugiyama agreed that Ja [...]
2009-01-09 07:11:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID UN IR JA
09TOKYO620DEMARCHE TO JAPAN ON PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR THE DEPARTMENT. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 9. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Japan is grateful for U.S. efforts to assure the success of the Pakistan Donors Conference which will be held in Tokyo April 17, according to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Aya [...]
2009-03-19 08:43:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRB IMF PK JA
09TOKYO640JAPAN ON PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 07:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EAID PK JA
09TOKYO643JAPAN TO INVITE CZECH REPUBLIC TO PAKISTAN DONORS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IRM PK JA
09TOKYO740RECENT TRENDS IN JAPAN'S TRADE WITH AND AID TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japan's aid to Pakistan focuses on human security and creating a favorable trade and investment climate. The GOJ has been looking to amplify Official Development Assistance (ODA) to priority areas, such as health and human development, economic infrastructure, trade faciltation [...]
2009-04-02 06:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETRD PREL PK JA
09TOKYO778TOKYO: FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN DONORS
[...] (C) Embassy Tokyo shared with MOFA reftel points and advised that Embassies in addressee capitals would be seeking to coordinate delivery with Japanese counterparts. With regard to the amount Japan is preparing to commit at the conference, negotiations between MOFA and the Ministry of Finance [...]
2009-04-06 07:18:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN PREL IBRD IMF PK JA
09TOKYO802JAPAN ANNOUNCES USD 5 MILLION FOR PAKISTANI
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-08 06:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PHUM EAID PK JA
09TOKYO828JAPAN'S RELATIONS WITH AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Key Japanese politicians and bureaucrats recognize that Japan must engage in a meaningful way in Afghanistan and Pakistan, even while most Japanese see these countries as being a long way from Japan. While the public might question why it is in Japan's national interest to become [...]
2009-04-10 09:07:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EFIN ECON MOPS AF JA
09TOKYO846DEMARCHE TO JAPAN ON SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO
[...] (C) Japan has taken note of requests made by the United States for specific contributions to Afghanistan and is still conducting its own review of how it can best be of assistance to the Afghan people and government, Director General for Middle Eastern and African Affairs Toshiro Suzuki told Ch [...]
2009-04-14 02:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EAID AF JA
09TOKYO859CODEL MCCAIN MEETS JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senators John McCain (R-AZ),Lindsey Graham (R-SC),and Amy Kolbuchar (D-MN) met April 9 with Foreign Minister Hirofume Nakasone, who told them the United Nations Security Council must take firm, resolute action against North Korea following that country's launch of a missile tha [...]
2009-04-15 07:49:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP KNNP EAID MARR AF PK KN JA
09TOKYO946DEMARCHE DELIVERED: FUNDING FOR LOGISTICS UNIT IN
[...] (U) Japan is keen to provide support for the Ethiopian deployment as part of the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID). However, it has not identified a line item in its current budget to use for drawing the needed funds, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, First Africa Division As [...]
2009-04-23 06:36:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPKO ET SU JA
09TRIPOLI13LIBYA: DEMARCHE OPPOSING IRAN'S UNDP PRESIDENCY DELIVERED
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel points to the General People's Committee for Foreign Liaison and International Cooperation's (MFA-equivalent) Office of International Organizations on January 8 urging Libya to leverage its position on the Security Council to generate alternatives to Iran's candidacy. [...]
2009-01-08 15:02:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IR UN EAID LY
09TRIPOLI301DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING AU EFFORTS IN MADAGASCAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-12 13:46:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC EAID MA LY
09TRIPOLI394SOMALIA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-17 16:14:00Embassy TripoliSECRETMOPS PREL PTER EAID ER SO
09TRIPOLI485HERE COMES THE JUDGE: LIBYAN JUDGES RESPOND POSITIVELY TO AMERICAN JUDGE'S WORKSHOP ON ARBITRATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 13:02:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALECON PHUM PGOV MEPI PREL EAID LY
09TRIPOLI739EMBASSY TRIPOLI'S RESPONSE TO THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO SPEECH
[...] (SBU) Introduction: Following the exchange of Ambassadors in January 2009, the United States and Libya have embarked on a new period of engagement. With the restoration of full diplomatic relations for the first time in more than three decades, we are engaging Libyans on a vast range of publi [...]
2009-09-14 12:45:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD
09TRIPOLI755DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT AUGUST 26
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel invitation on September 14 with no further information from the Government of Libya. The Government is closed September 17-September 23 for Eid al-Fitr. However, Libya's Ministry-equivalent of Foreign Affairs has previously indicated that FM Musa Kusa will depart t [...]
2009-09-18 15:27:00Embassy TripoliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA LY
09TRIPOLI939DEADLY DRIVING HABITS: ACCIDENTS THIRD CAUSE OF DEATH IN LIBYA TRIPOLI 00000939 001.2 OF 003 CLASSIFIED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 14:45:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ELTN EAID SOCI LY EINV
09TUNIS239TUNISIA'S CENTRAL BUDGET: RESPONSE TO SFOAA
[...] (U) The Government of Tunisia will receive the following foreign assistance for FY09: US$ 10 million in Foreign Military Financing (FMF),and US$1.7 million in International Military Education and Training (IMET). 2. (U) The Government of Tunisia's national budget is publicly available an [...]
2009-04-21 07:09:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL TS
09TUNIS408ARAB LEAGUE MINISTERIAL: TUNISIA SUPPORTS PEACE
[...] (C) The Ambassador raised he Arab League Ministerial with Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah late June 18, asking Tunisia to demonstrate leadership and help create the context for the prompt resumption and early conclusion of peace negotiations. 2. (C) Abdallah spoke effusively about Pres [...]
2009-06-19 18:04:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAL XF EAID
09TUNIS516TUNISIA: DINNER WITH SAKHER EL MATERI
[...] (S) The Ambassador and his wife had dinner with Mohammad Sakher El Materi and his wife, Nesrine Ben Ali El Materi, at their Hammamet home July 17. During the lavish dinner Al Materi raised the question of the American Cooperative School of Tunis and said he would seek to "fix the problem prior to t [...]
2009-07-27 16:09:00Embassy TunisSECRETPREL PTER PGOV PINR ENRG EAID TS
09TUNIS642CODEL MEEKS MEETS AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK LEADERSHIP
[...] (U) During the visit of CODEL Meeks to Tunisia August 27-30, delegation members discussed the impact of the global economic crisis on the African continent in several encounters with senior officials of the African Development Bank (AfDB). AfDB Senior Staff described the Bank's medium-term str [...]
2009-09-01 15:53:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDOREP EAID PREL ECON AF TS
09TUNIS707TUNISIA: NATURAL DISASTER HITS POLITICAL HOTSPOT
[...] (C) Summary: Disastrous flooding on September 23 caused at least 17 deaths, many other injuries, and an uncalculated amount of property damage in the south central region of Tunisia. The worst flooding damage appears to have been in and around Redeyef, an impoverished mining town that was the [...]
2009-09-28 06:45:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPGOV SENV EAID CASC TS
09TUNIS781TUNISIA INFORMED ABOUT U.S. INTEREST IN PARTNERING
[...] (SBU) On October 19, the Ambassador passed a non-paper outlining the U.S. approach to multilateral food security efforts to Tunisian Minister of Development and International Cooperation Mohammed Jouini. Jouini offered no substantive response but undertook to consult with his colleagues in the [...]
2009-10-21 15:21:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ETRD TS
09TUNIS799TUNISIA: MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE PLEDGES
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador and Tunisian Minister of Agriculture Abdessalem Mansour discussed expanding bilateral agriculture cooperation through a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) covering cereal production, dairy and meat production, and tree crops. The Government of Tunisia's (GOT) top priority [...]
2009-10-30 16:14:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID TS
09TUNIS833PRESIDENT'S CAIRO AGENDA: EMBASSY TUNIS ACTIONS
[...] (SBU) Embassy Tunis has established a steering group and begun extensive outreach in preparation for the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship. With a strong private sector and a government focused on creating economic opportunity, Tunisia offers opportunities to implement the President's v [...]
2009-11-13 17:05:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI TS
09TUNIS843TUNISIA AND THE WORLD SUMMIT ON FOOD SECURITY
[...] (SBU) The Government of Tunisia (GOT) has underscored its commitment to food security by promoting itself as a leader on the issue on the domestic and international fronts. President Ben Ali attended the Rome World Summit on Food Security and all major Tunisian media outlets have devoted their [...]
2009-11-18 12:01:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ETRD TS
09TUNIS865TUNISIA: BUDGETARY SUPPORT TO THE PALESTINIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 14:21:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID OPDC WBG TS
09TUNIS880TUNISIAN NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
[...] (U) Attached is Embassy Tunis' submission of ten nominees to attend the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington (reftel). The list includes already-established entrepreneurs, members of entrepreneurship and student organizations, women entrepreneurs, and candidates from the priva [...]
2009-11-30 16:04:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL SOCI TS
09TUNIS901EUROPEAN ENVOYS VENT FRUSTRATION WITH TUNISIAN
[...] (C) During a December 9 lunch, 18 European ambassadors expressed frustration with the Tunisian government's tendency to view cooperation as a one-way street. "When we send them a check, they cash it right away, but when we request something via note verbale, it languishes for months," one Amb [...]
2009-12-11 15:54:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID EU TS
09TUNIS921ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT: EMBASSY TUNIS OUTREACH
[...] (SBU) Our engagement with public and private sector Tunisians continues to build support for the Entrepreneurship Summit and other Cairo speech initiatives. Tunisians are widely supportive of the President's vision of comprehensive engagement and partnership, and have identified the potential [...]
2009-12-21 15:22:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI TS
09ULAANBAATAR112EARTH, WIND, AND SOLAR: MAKING RENEWABLES HAPPEN IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Mongolia's abundant animal, solar, wind, and hydro resources offer tremendous opportunities for the government and private investors to establish a vibrant renewable energy sector. The government openly encourages development of these resources, but apart from intermittent successe [...]
2009-04-27 02:25:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON PGOV SENV PREL EAID MG
09ULAANBAATAR213MCC, DEFENSE ISSUES TOP MEETING BETWEEN AMBASSADOR AND FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-31 10:00:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALEAID ECIN ECON ETRD MARR PGOV PREL MG CD KS
09ULAANBAATAR23NO PROGRESS ON REDUCING ULAANBAATAR AIR POLLUTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Ulaanbaatar's air pollution remains one of Mongolia's most critical environmental problems. Recent government studies show that some forms of the city's air pollution increased by as much as 20 percent in 2008. The government has allocated 50 billion tugruks (approximately USD 3 [...]
2009-01-28 06:06:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL EAID PGOV MG
09ULAANBAATAR232HDAC STAFF WITH CODEL PRICE PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representative David Price led a Congressional Delegation to Mongolia on June 29-30, as part of the House Democracy Assistance Commission's (HDAC) engagement with Mongolia, which began in 2006. Congressional Research Service (CRS) and HDAC staff members held concurrent meetings [...]
2009-08-13 01:36:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM EAID OREP MG
09ULAANBAATAR258AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BILATERAL AGENDA WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a series of pre-departure encounters over the past week, Ambassador Minton discussed a wide range of U.S.-Mongolia bilateral issues with President Elbegdorj and Foreign Minister Batbold. Ambassador Minton and DCM Hill spent nearly all of Saturday, August 30, with Elbegdorj and [...]
2009-09-04 09:31:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAID ENRG MG
09ULAANBAATAR318Mongolia INCSR Draft Submission
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 05:46:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID SOCI MG
09ULAANBAATAR46AMBASSADOR AND FM BATBOLD DISCUSS AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Minton discussed a range of key bilateral issues with Foreign Minister Batbold over lunch February 16. Topics included future Mongolian contributions in Afghanistan, Mongolia,s financial situation, the status of MCC implementation, post's wheat-based Food for Progress [...]
2009-02-17 09:31:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR ECON EAID EFIN MG
09ULAANBAATAR98AMBASSADOR AND PRIME MINISTER DISCUSS MCC AND
[...] (S) Summary. On April 13, Prime Minister Bayar called in the Ambassador for a one-on-one meeting to discuss the MCC rail project and other issues, including deployment of troops to Afghanistan. Bayar indicated with regret that strategic considerations prevent Mongolia from implementing the ra [...]
2009-04-13 12:17:00Embassy UlaanbaatarSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV EAID MARR EMIN EIND MG
09UNROME22FAO 125TH FINANCE COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS: FUNDING FOR REFORM
[...] (SBU) Member representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance Committee (FC) met in Rome on March 9-10 to discuss funding for FAO's ambitious new reform program and to review the agency's human resource management strategy. Noting a shortfall in voluntary financial contr [...]
2009-03-27 11:44:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN
09UNROME23FAO DIRECTOR GENERAL DIOUF CONTINUES PRESSING FOR NOVEMBER
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. Charge met privately with FAO Director General Jacques Diouf on March 26 to review the status of issues related to food security and agriculture following the latter's official visit to New Yor [...]
2009-03-28 04:54:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO UN PREL EAGR EAID
09UNROME27NEW PRESIDENT OF INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR AGRICULTURAL
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) On April 2, newly-elected President Kanayo Nwanze of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) briefed Executive Board members on his "vision" for this small, bu [...]
2009-04-09 14:04:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDUN EFIN EAGR EAID ECON IFAD
09UNROME29ONE BILLION NOT SERVED: HOW THE UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
[...] According to separate studies published in 2008 by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),there are approximately one billion hungry, or "food insecure," people in the world. Both organizations have since predicted that this number wil [...]
2009-04-22 16:28:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR SOCI PHUM FAO UN
09UNROME30RECOMMENDATION TO PAY UN FAO ARREARS; GENEVA GROUP UPDATE ON
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) The major internal reform plan agreed last November by member states of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is under way and appears at this early juncture to be progressing well, along a posit [...]
2009-04-30 14:35:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN UN FAO EAID AMGT
09UNROME38FAO 126TH FINANCE COMMITTEE OUTCOMES: FUNDING FOR FOOD
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and for official use only; not for transmission outside USG channels. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The Finance Committee (FC) of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held its 126th session from May 11-15 in Rome, concurrent with FAO' [...]
2009-05-21 16:15:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO UN EFIN EAID
09UNROME40FAO COUNCIL APPROVES NOVEMBER FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT, REVIEWS
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution or distribution outside the USG. Summary: ------- 2. (SBU) During the 136th session of FAO Council, from June 15-19, members debated the merits of a proposal from Director General Diouf to host a Heads-of-State [...]
2009-06-24 11:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PHUM FAO UN
09UNROME41COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS): REFORM PROCESS
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution or dissemination outside USG channels. Summary: -------- 2. (U) Within the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),efforts are well under way to reform the Committee on World Food Security (CFS),a commi [...]
2009-06-24 14:44:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EAGR FAO UN
09UNROME42THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT LAW ORGANIZATION TURNS 25
[...] Summary: The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) hosted a 25th anniversary celebration at their Rome headquarters on June 4, 2009, entitled "IDLO at 25 - Embracing Change." The celebration noted the growth and past accomplishments of IDLO and focused on the Organization's need [...]
2009-06-25 12:15:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECON EFIN AF
09UNROME43WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 ANNUAL SESSION: THE
[...] The 2009 Annual Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from June 8-12. The primary discussion and recurring theme centered on a review of WFP's financial framework aimed at better aligning it to the 2008-2011 Strategic Plan. The Board also took note of a rec [...]
2009-07-01 12:20:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
09UNROME44FAO REFORM PROGRAM MOVING STEADILY FORWARD: UNTAI STATUS
[...] Summary. As part of this mission's regular reporting on efforts to reform the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),we provide below brief updates on the eight key focus areas covered in our latest report on the United Nations Transparency and Accountability Initiative (or, "UNTAI"),[...]
2009-07-23 15:35:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN FAO EAID EAGR
09UNROME45FAO REFORM MOVING FORWARD: UNTAI PROGRESS REPORT
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. As part of this mission's regular reporting on reform of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),we offer below our assessments on eight key issues covered in our latest report for [...]
2009-07-24 16:50:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID FAO UN
09UNROME47SE GRATION MEETS WITH ROME-BASED FOOD AGENCIES
[...] On June 30, U.S. Special Envoy (SE) to Sudan J. Scott Gration and his deputy, Tim Shortley, held introductory meetings with FAO Deputy Director General Jim Butler and WFP Executive Director Josette Sheeran as well as their respective Sudan Operations teams. Gration expressed optimism for durab [...]
2009-08-06 11:09:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
09UNROME49REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: REFORM OF THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. This is an action request; please see paragraphs four, six, and eight. Summary ------- 3. (SBU) Amidst an intensified focus on food and agricultural issues due to rising global hunger and maln [...]
2009-08-14 14:56:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EAGR EAID UN FAO
09UNROME51FAO BUDGET CHIEF PROVIDES DETAILS OF REVISED BUDGET REQUEST,
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Responding to concerns voiced by the U.S. and other Rome-based missions over the FAO's latest budget request during a recent meeting of the Finance Committee (septel),FAO Management revised its draft [...]
2009-08-17 09:25:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAGR EAID EFIN UN FAO
09UNROME52FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEWS SIGNIFICANT BUDGET INCREASE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The FAO Finance Committee (FinCom) held its 128th session from July 27-31 in Rome, giving particular attention to a controversial biennial budget proposal tabled by FAO managemen [...]
2009-08-17 09:34:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAGR EAID PREL UN FAO
09UNROME53FAO DG DIOUF'S VIEWS ON IMPLEMENTING L'AQUILA SUMMIT FOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. FAO Director General (DG) Jacques Diouf told the Charge on August 28 that he was delighted with President Obama's strong leadership on food security at the L'Aquila Summit and wants to use the November World Food Summit to adopt the five L'Aquila princi [...]
2009-09-01 12:05:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR FAO PREL EAID UN WB
09UNROME54RECOMMENDED STRATEGY ON FAO DRAFT BUDGET
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The FAO Director General distributed on September 1 a revised draft Program of Work and Budget (PWB) for the 2010-11 biennium that proposes a significant 7.1 percent increase over the cur [...]
2009-09-03 16:36:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN
09UNROME55COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY REFORM PROCESS GENERALLY
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified for USG only. Please handle accordingly. -------- Summary -------- 2. (SBU) The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Bureau convened on September 4 the final negotiating session of its "Contact Group" - a group comprising F [...]
2009-09-09 10:13:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PHUM EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME58WORLD FOOD SUMMIT "ZERO DRAFT" DECLARATION: IMPROVED, BUT
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary and Action Request --------------------- 2. (SBU) To prepare for the November 16-18 World Summit on Food Security, to be co-hosted in Rome by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director Gener [...]
2009-10-05 10:41:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME59COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY: FINAL DRAFT TEXT FOR
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Pursuant to an agreement of the 34th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS),members have been engaged in a year-long process to reform the CFS. The focus of the [...]
2009-10-07 18:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL UN FAO
09UNROME60FAO 137TH COUNCIL: IMPASSE OVER PROPOSED BUDGET LEVEL
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary and Action Request ------------------- 2. (SBU) Members at the September 28-October 2 meeting of the FAO Council could not reach consensus on the level of the organization's budget for the 201 [...]
2009-10-09 10:03:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME61REFORM OF THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. From October 14-17, the U.S. delegation to the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) worked with other delegations to reform the FAO technical committee into a body that will provide value-ad [...]
2009-10-23 17:34:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME63DEMARCHE REQUEST - ELECTION FOR DIRECTOR GENERAL OF
[...] (SBU) Mission believes that a U.S. citizen candidate is by far the most qualified of the six candidates competing for the November 25 election for the next Director General (DG) of the International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and recommends that the American candidate, Thomas McInerney [...]
2009-10-29 09:03:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ECON
09UNROME69FAO BIENNIAL CONFERENCE: U.S. ACHIEVES KEY OBJECTIVES,
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) The 36th Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization was held in Rome November 18-23, beginning a mere three hours after the closing of the World Food Summit. The Un [...]
2009-11-27 16:18:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR EAID FAO UN
09UNROME70WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 SECOND REGULAR
[...] The 2009 Second Regular Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from November 9-12. Improved collaboration among the Rome-based UN food and agriculture agencies as well as other partners was a prominent theme. UNDP Administrator Helen Clark was invited as a sp [...]
2009-12-01 01:58:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
09UNROME72HOW BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL (AS PART OF THE CONSULTATIVE
[...] (U) On December 1, the Ambassador met with the Director General, Emile Frison, and Deputy DG of Bioversity International (BI) - the Rome-based leg of the Consultative Group on Agricultural Research (CGIAR) - for an introductory briefing on BI's work and its contribution to global food securit [...]
2009-12-04 21:22:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON PREL UN
09UNROME74WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BRIEFING ON SOMALIA COMMODITY DIVERSIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. --------------- Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) On December 4, WFP Deputy Executive Director (DED) Amir Abdulla and Inspector General (IG) Suresh Sharma briefed Executive Board members on the just completed i [...]
2009-12-10 14:14:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN
09UNROME77WORLD FOOD PROGRAM BRIEFING ON SOMALIA COMMODITY DIVERSIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. --------------- Summary --------------- 2. (SBU) On December 4, WFP Deputy Executive Director (DED) Amir Abdulla and Inspector General (IG) Suresh Sharma briefed Executive Board members on the just completed i [...]
2009-12-11 09:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYWFP SO AORC EAID PREF UN
09UNROME78ROME FOLLOW-UP MEETING TO L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 3 and 4, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome co-hosted the third follow-up to the G8 `plus' meeting on global food security held i [...]
2009-12-11 16:51:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR EAID FAO WFP IT
09UNROME86FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION BRIEFING ON 2010
[...] On December 10, the Food Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) briefed donors on FAO's component of the 2010 Humanitarian Consolidated Appeals Process (CAP). At $7.1 billion, the 2010 CAP addresses 12 major crises, covering the needs of 48 mi [...]
2009-12-23 11:28:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO AORC EAID PREF EAGR UN WFP
09UNROME87WORLD FOOD PROGRAM'S PURCHASE FOR PROGRESS (P4P) ANNUAL
[...] From December 9-10, USG representatives from USAID, USDA and MCC attended the first Annual Review of the UN World Food Program (WFP) Purchase for Progress (P4P) program, an initiative to promote the development of agricultural markets capitalizing on WFP's purchasing power. Over 150 participa [...]
2009-12-24 12:22:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID EAGR
09UNROME88WANTED: AMERICAN FOOD SECURITY EXPERT(S) TO SERVE ON NEW
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs two and four. 2. As part of a major reform plan for the FAO's Committee on World Food Security (CFS) approved during an October 2009 plenary session (ref B),a High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition is being [...]
2009-12-29 15:28:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME89WANTED: AMERICAN FOOD SECURITY EXPERT(S) TO SERVE ON NEW
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs two and four. 2. As part of a major reform plan for the FAO's Committee on World Food Security (CFS) approved during an October 2009 plenary session (ref B),a High Level Panel of Experts (HLPE) on Food Security and Nutrition is being [...]
2009-12-29 15:50:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNVIEVIENNA109GUIDANCE REQUEST: SEEKING PRINCIPLED SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: (This is a guidance request. Please see paras 12-13.) Director General ElBaradei stepped forward last month with a proposal to increase the IAEA's regular budget by 23 percent. Member States are generally unhappy with the proposal, but are waiting on tenterhooks for the U.S. [...]
2009-03-17 14:55:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA EAID UN
09UNVIEVIENNA110Vienna Adopts International Roadmap for Fighting Drugs
[...] (U) The high-level segment of United Nations Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND) met March 11 and 12 in Vienna to conclude the review of the commitments emanating from the 1998 UNGA Special Session (UNGASS) on international drug control. The Commission adopted a Political Declaration and Actio [...]
2009-03-17 15:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM UNODC EAID SNAR UN AF RU
09UNVIEVIENNA117UNODC OFFICIALS DISCUSS PROGRESS IN AF-PAK AND
[...] (C) Summary. On March 18, INL/PA Director of the Office of Afghanistan and Pakistan Program Tom Williams met with UNODC officials to discuss counternarcotics issues in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran, and to gain insight into UNODC's program plans and needs in the coming year. UNODC offici [...]
2009-03-20 15:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR KCRM EAID IR PK AF
09UNVIEVIENNA120IAEA BUDGET: BOARD VICE CHAIR PROBES ON U.S. AMBITIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Romanian Ambassador, vice chairman of the IAEA Board and in charge of budget negotiations, pointedly asked Ambassador Schulte on March 20 whether the U.S. position on the IAEA budget would reflect U.S. campaign promises. Ambassador replied that Washington was looking closely [...]
2009-03-23 15:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA129FRANCE SOFTENS VIEWS ON UNCITRAL REFORM, SEEKS GUIDELINES
[...] (U) The French mission on March 3 hosted an informal meeting to discuss UNCITRAL's working methods and rules of procedure. Representatives of 20 countries, the European Commission, and the UNCITRAL Secretariat attended the meeting. Switzerland, Colombia, Russia, Belarus, Spain, and the U.S. c [...]
2009-03-26 15:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA143BEGINNING THE RIGHTSIZING OF THE IAEA OFFICE OF NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An IAEA Office of Nuclear Security (ONS) presentation on the proposed IAEA 2010-2011 budget emphasized plans to re-organize, increase staff, and become a more focused operation if the proposed IAEA budget increase is approved. The increase in regular budget resources for ONS wo [...]
2009-04-06 15:34:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY PTER EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA144BEGINNING THE RIGHTSIZING OF THE IAEA OFFICE OF NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. An IAEA Office of Nuclear Security (ONS) presentation on the proposed IAEA 2010-2011 budget emphasized plans to re-organize, increase staff, and become a more focused operation if the proposed IAEA budget increase is approved. The increase in regular budget resources for ONS wo [...]
2009-04-06 15:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY PTER EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA145IAEA/PACT: IRAQ BEGINS CONSULTATIONS ON NATIONAL CANCER
[...] (U) In spring 2008, Mission provided, through the Embassy Baghdad Health Attache's office, an IAEA Program of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) "imPACT" questionnaire, which the Iraqi Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Science and Technology completed in August 2008. PACT subsequently prod [...]
2009-04-06 15:37:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IAEA TRGY TBIO AORC IZ
09UNVIEVIENNA153IAEA/TC: REQUEST FOR EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDING FOR AFRA
[...] (U) Mission received a letter from the Permanent Mission of Tanzania on March 6, 2009 requesting USG extrabudgetary funding for seven specific programs under the IAEA's regional technical cooperation (TC) project for Africa, the African Regional Cooperative Agreement for Research Development an [...]
2009-04-08 12:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KNNP PREL SOCI TRGY XA
09UNVIEVIENNA163IAEA: COORDINATION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 27, MsnOffs met with a group of senior IAEA managers to discuss coordination of infrastructure assistance activities related to the expansion of nuclear power. Graham Andrew, S&T Advisor to Director General ElBaradei, requested the meeting in response to Mission's invit [...]
2009-04-14 15:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BEXP EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA196IAEA/TC: TECHNICAL COOPERATION REFORM PRIORITIES
[...] (C) As the Mission continues to monitor TC projects, participate in Future of the Agency discussions, and attend regional TC planning meetings, several management shortcomings have come to light: a lack of transparency, lack of sustainable project planning, a lack of measurable performance ind [...]
2009-04-30 12:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA199UNIDO PRIORITIZES ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND REFORMS IN NEW
[...] (U) UNIDO Director-General Kandeh Yumkella on April 7 briefed member states on his 2010-11 budget proposal, which maintains zero real growth overall while increasing funding for poverty reduction, energy and environment programs, and further efficiency-enhancing measures. Member states reacte [...]
2009-05-04 13:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND ENRG EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA204IAEA/TC: TC RESOURCE MOBILIZATION STRATEGY AND METHODOLOGY
[...] (U) Summary: The IAEA's Technical Cooperation (TC) Department remains bound by convention and inadequately ambitious with regard to identifying new funding sources and partnership models. TC efforts to elaborate a resource mobilization strategy reflect awareness that major contributors (espec [...]
2009-05-06 09:36:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG TRGY EAID KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA303 UNODC PLANS BIG FOR PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 12:59:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK
09UNVIEVIENNA304 UNODC PLANS BIG FOR PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At a June 15 meeting, UNODC Deputy Director for Operations Bernard Frahi shared with us the terms of reference for his recent mission to Pakistan and UNODC's plans for its program there. (Mission report and terms of reference were emailed to the Department - IO/T, INL/PC, and SC [...]
2009-06-25 14:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK
09UNVIEVIENNA306SWEDISH EU PRESIDENCY EXPECTATIONS FOR IAEA, CTBT
[...] (C) In anticipation of the Swedish EU Presidency, UNVIE held bilateral consultations June 24 with Swedish Mission counterparts to preview upcoming issues at the IAEA, UNODC and CTBTO; the Swedes also made a pitch for U.S. reentry into UNIDO. Sweden expects a difficult Presidency focused on ec [...]
2009-06-26 15:03:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY PTER SNAR EAID
09UNVIEVIENNA323 FINLAND SEEKS TOP UNODC JOB
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Finland's Ministry of Justice is considering naming its Director of International Affairs, Matti Joutsen, as a candidate to replace UNODC Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa, who is lobbying for an extension after his second term expires in May 2010 (Reftels). As several EU co [...]
2009-07-08 15:28:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PREL PTER SNAR EAID UN AF PK CA RU IR UK FI
09UNVIEVIENNA327 IAEA: WHAT IS BEING DONE IN FOOD SECURITY
[...] (U) The IAEA has played an important if obscure role in securing the world's food supply for nearly fifty years. Its projects have addressed a wide variety of agricultural concerns and provided innovative solutions using nuclear technology. In partnership with FAO, the Vienna-based Joint Divi [...]
2009-07-09 09:56:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID EAGR
09UNVIEVIENNA329IAEA NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS DEPARTMENT REQUESTS FOR SUPPORT
[...] (U) Msnoffs met with Andy Garner, Programme Co-Ordinator, Office of the IAEA Deputy Director General for Nuclear Applications (NA),to discuss two IAEA requests: for USG assistance in strengthening the on-going Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) research at the FAO/IAEA Agriculture and Biotechnolo [...]
2009-07-10 07:56:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG TRGY EAID KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA347UNCITRAL Reviews Revised Model Law on Procurement
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The forty-second session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) met in Vienna from June 29 to July 17, 2009. During the Commission meeting, a Committee of the Whole was formed to engage in a second reading of the revised UNCITRAL model law on procu [...]
2009-07-22 15:13:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA356UNCITRAL Adopts Insolvency Practice Guide At Commission
[...] (U) Summary and Background. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) held its forty-second session in Vienna from June 29 to July 17, 2009. UNCITRAL is composed of 60 member states, including the United States. The session was also attended by 26 observer states, [...]
2009-07-24 15:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN
09UNVIEVIENNA358Increasing Speculation on Future of UNODC Executive
[...] (SBU) Summary: Delegations in Vienna are starting to discuss more openly their position on a potential one year extension of Executive Director Costa's term, as well as the possibility of other candidates. In the past week Charge has been approached by Canada, Sweden, Australia and France, al [...]
2009-07-27 12:21:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC PREL PTER EAID UN AF PK CA RU
09UNVIEVIENNA367IAEA/NA: UPDATE ON HUMAN HEALTH PROGRAM
[...] (U) The IAEA's human health program seeks to enhance the capabilities of Member States for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of health problems. The basis for these activities is Article II of the IAEA Statute. It calls on the Agency to "accelerate and enlarge the contribution of atomic en [...]
2009-08-03 12:04:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID EAGR
09UNVIEVIENNA380IAEA/ENERGY: HOW DOES THE IAEA FIT INTO THE UN ENERGY
[...] (U) After years of debate over the IAEA's proper role in nuclear power promotion, the Agency today enjoys broad agreement among Member States that the IAEA should encourage consideration of nuclear power as a sustainable energy option. To assist states in optimizing a national energy mix, IA [...]
2009-08-10 15:33:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG TRGY SENV EAID KNNP IAEA UNIDO
09UNVIEVIENNA423UNIDO Formally Invites U.S. to December General Conference
[...] Summary. Attending the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 2009 bi-annual General Conference as an official observer, while demonstrating U.S. interest in learning more about the organization's work, is procedurally straightforward, involving a simple registration form and a namepla [...]
2009-09-11 12:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA440UNIDO DG Yumkella: UNIDO and U.S. Share Common Vision
[...] SUMMARY. The U.S. and UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) share common philosophies and visions when it comes to "greening" industry, improving the developing world's trade capacity and access to markets, and environmental sustainability, according to Director General Yumkella. In [...]
2009-09-23 15:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA507IAEA/PACT: WHO ENVOY FOR CANCER PREVENTION NANCY BRINKER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: WHO Envoy Ambassador Nancy Brinker spoke at a PACT-hosted event entitled "The Globalization of Cancer" on October 20, 2009, painting a picture of how cancer will increasingly burden low income and developing countries. Brinker also consulted IAEA officials about implementing the [...]
2009-11-09 11:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SOCI EAID KNNP AORC IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA537IRAN TO PRESIDE AS PRESIDENT OF UNIDO GENERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Nominated by Asia Group without objection, Iranian Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh is poised to be elected by acclamation at the upcoming December 7-11 UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) General Conference. Along with Iran's upcoming chairmanship of the Commission o [...]
2009-12-01 15:07:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA572UNIDO GENERAL CONFERENCE: YUMKELLA WINS REELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Working-level Mission Officers and Acting UN Counselor attended the December 7 - 11 UNIDO General Conference as informal guests, sitting at the rear and dispensing with name plates. The overall tone of the five-day Conference was positive. Resolutions reflected this year's th [...]
2009-12-17 11:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA72UNODC Financial Crisis: Tough Choices But Silver Lining?
[...] (SBU) Unexpected declines in UNODC's General Purpose Fund (GPF) contributions have created a financial crisis within the UNODC. Compounding that assessment are interest losses stemming from the world financial crisis and the inherent difficulties associated with managing an exploding Special P [...]
2009-02-20 14:08:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM EAID UN
09UNVIEVIENNA77 CALLING COSTA ON UNODC REORGANIZATION
[...] (U) Ambassador contacted UNODC Executive Director Antonio Costa on February 23 and delivered points in Ref A, noting in particular that the USG sought to maintain the current balance between the normative work of the Division of Treaty Affairs (DTA) and the programmatic work of the Division of [...]
2009-02-23 15:42:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM PREL EAID AF UN
09UNVIEVIENNA97CND: MORALES TO REQUEST DELISTING OF COCA LEAF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-09 14:30:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALSNAR EAID PREL UN BL
09USEUBRUSSELS1078EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered REF A points on August 4 to Jeremy Lester, head of the European Commission unit for the Horn of Africa, Eastern Africa, and the Indian Ocean. Lester agreed that the TFG is Somalia's best chance for stability and said, "If we were to deliver a demarche in Washington on [...]
2009-08-06 14:39:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SO EAID KPKO MARR
09USEUBRUSSELS1182ARF DISASTER RELIEF DIALOGUE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 12:09:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ARF EAID MARR
09USEUBRUSSELS1234SE WOLPE'S CONSULTATIONS WITH THE EU 31 AUGUST - 1
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Special Envoy to the African Great Lakes, Howard Wolpe, met with development and humanitarian aid officials from the Commission, and security and defense officials at the Council Secretariat. He also met with the Secretariat's Africa Task Force and attended a lunch meeting [...]
2009-09-11 15:52:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID MOPS MARR SOCI CG BE
09USEUBRUSSELS1411UKRAINE: EU SEEKS MORE EFFORT ON GAS REFORM
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: RELEX Acting Ukraine Director David Geer briefed econoff on the Commission,s efforts to promote gas and public finance sector reform in Ukraine. Geer said that while Ukraine has made some progress, it has far to go. Commission officials believe the IMF bailout [...]
2009-10-21 16:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID ENRG UP
09USEUBRUSSELS1550REQUEST DIPLOMATIC TITLES FOR USAID REPRESENTATIVE TO THE
[...] DIPLOMATIC TITLE REQUESTED: COUNSELOR OF MISSION FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2. NAME OF OFFICER: GRANT WILLIAM ANDERSON. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ASSIGNMENT AT POST: 11/17/2009, BRUSSELS, BELGIUM. 4. FUNCTIONAL POSITION TITLE AND POSITION NUMBER TO WHICH ASSIGNED: COUNSELOR FOR INT [...]
2009-11-20 11:07:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDAPER EAID
09USEUBRUSSELS206WORKING WITH THE EU,S COUNTER-PIRACY HEADQUARTERS
[...] (C//NF) Summary: USEU representatives visited the EU's counter-piracy Operational Headquarters (OHQ) on January 16, where interlocutors described the EU's operations and information sharing arrangements with the U.S. and NATO. To make maximum use of a limited force, the OHQ collects info [...]
2009-02-12 19:18:00USEU BrusselsSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MOPS PHSA EWWT EAID PTER XI XO XW
09USEUBRUSSELS552ENGAGING THE EU ON DEFENSE ISSUES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: As we prepare for the upcoming visit to Washington by the EU's High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and Director General of the EU Military Staff Lieutenant General David Leakey, it might be useful to take stock of the EU's steady advance [...]
2009-04-09 15:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID EIND EU MARR MOPS PREL
09USNATO374USNATO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW
[...] (C/NF) You are visiting NATO at a time when the new NATO Secretary General, Allies, and non NATO partners are refining mission priorities and reviewing current resource commitments to align with planned commitments. The new NATO Secretary General, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, is setting an ambitiou [...]
2009-09-02 16:35:00Mission USNATOCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID PREL AF PK IK EUN
09USOSCE86S/CRS AMB HERBST PITCHES RECONSTRUCTION AND
[...] Summary: S/CRS Ambassador Herbst visited OSCE March 16 to explain evolving U.S. concepts and capabilities in reconstruction and stabilization (R&S) efforts for failed or failing states and to explore how OSCE's experience and regional role could facilitate the development of international p [...]
2009-04-07 15:27:00Mission USOSCEUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OSCE PREL
09USUNNEWYORK1013AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH PALAU PR BECK
[...] (SBU) During a meeting with Ambassador Rice, Palau PermRep Stuart Beck conveyed a message from Palau President Toribiong that his country will "never change its loyalty" to the United States. To illustrate the point, Beck raised Palau's support in the UN General Assembly, including the recent [...]
2009-11-12 14:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECIN PREL MARR PS
09USUNNEWYORK1033AMB RICE MEETS SPECIAL ENVOY TO PAKISTAN RIPERT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Jean-Maurice Ripert met with Ambassador Rice after returning from his initial trip to Pakistan in his new capacity as UN Special Envoy for Assistance. His opening words to Ambassador Rice: "It doesn't go well." He met with a weaker government and more dire security situation th [...]
2009-11-13 22:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID PK
09USUNNEWYORK1160UN HOLDS ANNUAL HIGH LEVEL CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL
[...] At the December 8-9, 2009 high-level United Nations (U.N.) conference convened in support of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF),57 donors and private sector companies pledged contributions totaling $424 million for 2010. This amount marks an increase of more than 10 percent from th [...]
2009-12-24 18:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF UN
09USUNNEWYORK135AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 18:54:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNICEF ZI EAID ECON CH
09USUNNEWYORK136OCHA BRIEFS ON MISSION TO PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) The UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in New York briefed the Humanitarian Liaison Working Group (HLWG) on a recent mission to Pakistan to assess the humanitarian environment in conflict-affected areas and develop plans to improve the coordination of the UN [...]
2009-02-13 21:51:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PK
09USUNNEWYORK15UNHCR HIGH COMMISSIONER GUTERRES BRIEFS THE
[...] Antonio Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),briefed the Security Council on January 8, 2009 on refugee and broader displacement issues as they relate to threats to international peace and security. In his speech, the High Commissioner reported that the number of r [...]
2009-01-10 00:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF
09USUNNEWYORK164DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO: USG HOLMES BRIEFS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, briefed the Security Council on the current humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on February 17 following his visit to the country. He described a new dynamic created by recent coopera [...]
2009-02-20 13:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PHUM KPKO UNSC CG RW
09USUNNEWYORK189AMBASSADOR RICE'S FEBRUARY 24 LUNCH WITH EU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice and the 27 Permanent Representatives (PRs) from European Member states and European Commission (EC) representatives discussed a broad range of political, security, development, and human rights issues over lunch on February 24. The PRs unanimously welcomed the [...]
2009-02-27 16:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREL SENV SOCI UN
09USUNNEWYORK201AMBASSADOR RICE'S FEBRUARY 24 LUNCH WITH EU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Rice and the 27 Permanent Representatives (PRs) from European Member states and European Commission (EC) representatives discussed a broad range of political, security, development, and human rights issues over lunch on February 24. The PRs unanimously welcomed the [...]
2009-03-02 20:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID PREL SENV SOCI EU UN
09USUNNEWYORK205UN CHILDREN'S FUND (UNICEF) EXECUTIVE BOARD --
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The February 4-6, 2009 session of the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Board featured frank discussions on the humanitarian situation in Gaza and on proposals to reform UNICEF's accountability framework. UNICEF's very factual oral report on Gaza and its efforts there likely [...]
2009-03-04 17:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNICEF EAID ECON CH UNDP
09USUNNEWYORK213AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] Summary: In a March 2 meeting, Michel Sidibe, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS),discussed with Ambassador Rice efforts to prevent transmission to children, support for their HIV-positive parents, and other key priorities. Ambassador Rice invited [...]
2009-03-04 23:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO
09USUNNEWYORK245VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS' COST INFO FOR CONFERENCES
[...] In follow-up to reftel's requests, Mission has emailed to IO/MPR George Abrahams and IO/EDA Charles Chang scanned copies of the following letters from UNICEF, UNDP and UNFPA: -- January 19, 2009 letter from UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis to Deputy Permanent Representative Wolff; -- January 23 [...]
2009-03-11 14:09:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID UNICEF UNFPA UNDP ECON
09USUNNEWYORK247PACIFIC ISLAND PERMREPS LAY OUT CONCERNS ON STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In Ambassador Rice's March 5 hosted lunch for her counterparts from 11 UN member states representing Pacific island nations, the islanders expressed optimism for the new U.S. Administration after feeling drift in recent years. They called for enhanced partnership with the U.S. w [...]
2009-03-11 18:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON SENV KGHG AORC UNGA EAID XV
09USUNNEWYORK29IMPROVING IDP SERVICES IN PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Severine Rey in the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in response to an inquiry we made prior to receiving reftel, told us Jan. 15 OCHA is looking closely at the humanitarian situation in Pakistan, including the NWFP, and has decided to strengthen its presence in [...]
2009-01-16 20:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PK PHUM PREF
09USUNNEWYORK342UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL HOLMES BRIEFS THE SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 26, U/SYG Holmes briefed the Security Council on the results of the recently-completed joint UN and Government of Sudan (GoS) assessment of humanitarian gaps in Darfur. Holmes told the Council that the assessment revealed the extent of the gaps in humanitarian services [...]
2009-04-01 13:34:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF EAID PHUM PREF PREL SU UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK35OCHA OUTLINES NEXT STEPS FOR HUMANITARIAN
[...] Mission officers met January 21 with Rashid Khalikov, Director of the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in New York, to discuss concerns over the current UN response to the growing needs of populations displaced by conflict in Pakistan. Khalikov will travel to Pakistan [...]
2009-01-21 21:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PK PREF WFP
09USUNNEWYORK378LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM SECRETARY-GENERAL
[...] SUMMARY: USUN HAS RECEIVED AND FORWARDED TO THE DEPARTMENT THE FOLLOWING LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM UN SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON, DATED APRIL 1, 2009. THE SG ASKS THE PRESIDENT FOR HIGH-LEVEL U.S. REPRESENTATION AT THE APRIL 14 DONOR CONFERENCE ON HAITI. 2. BEGIN TEXT OF SYG LETTER [...]
2009-04-09 20:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EAID HA
09USUNNEWYORK393AMBASSADOR RICE SPEAKS WITH SECRETARY-GENERAL ON
[...] (C) Ambassador Rice spoke with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon via telephone on April 10 to urge the appointment of a special envoy for Sri Lanka given the growing risks to civilians caught between the government of Sri Lanka's (GSL) military forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LT [...]
2009-04-13 23:02:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALCE EAID PHUM PREF PREL UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK413DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S MEETING WITH JOHN HOLMES
[...] (C) Summary: On April 17, Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew met with Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes in New York. Lew and Holmes discussed a wide range of humanitarian concerns including Sudan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan. The meeting als [...]
2009-04-22 22:49:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM UNAUS AF IZ PK SU CE
09USUNNEWYORK414HIGH LEVEL MEETING OF DONORS ON THE HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) Summary - Meeting in New York April 16 to address the increasingly complex operating environment for aid agencies in Sudan, 17 donors from North America, Europe and Asia gave their general support to the UN Track III approach outlined in the document "Towards a more predictable, accountable [...]
2009-04-22 22:50:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM PREL UN SU
09USUNNEWYORK448AMB VERVEER AND DEPUTY SG MIGIRO DISCUSS WOMEN AT THE UN
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanne Verveer and UN Deputy-Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro met April 28 at the UN for a cordial discussion of the need to move forward on reforming the UN's gender architecture, the importance of Security Council Resolutions 1325 [...]
2009-05-01 19:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI EAID KWMN UN
09USUNNEWYORK451AMB RICE DISCUSSES WOMEN'S ISSUES WITH STEPHEN LEWIS
[...] (SBU) Former Canadian ambassador Stephen Lewis spoke to Ambassador Rice April 27 on the need for a new UN agency on women's affairs, and to plead for U.S. support to move quickly to establish the new agency. Lewis, through his previous positions as Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF, Canadian [...]
2009-05-04 20:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI EAID KWMN ZI UN
09USUNNEWYORK458AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH UK MINISTER FOR
[...] SUMMARY: In an April 27 meeting with Ambassador Rice, the UK Minister for Development Douglas Alexander and UK PR John Sawers expressed concern over the potential for the UN June 1-2 financial crisis conference to disrupt the G-20 international financial architecture reform discussions. Alex [...]
2009-05-05 19:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNGA PGOV KGHG EFIN ECON EAID
09USUNNEWYORK469AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH EC HEAD OF DELEGATION
[...] On May 5, Ambassador Rice met with European Commission (EC) Head of Delegation Ambassador Fernando Valenzuela. He requested the meeting as an initial courtesy call. Valenzuela raised three specific issues: the future of the EC at the UN; the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) June 1- [...]
2009-05-07 15:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EU KGHG SENV
09USUNNEWYORK472AMB. RICE MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OF BOTSWANA
[...] (C) Summary - In a May 4 meeting between Ambassador Rice and the former President of Botswana Festus Mogae, Ambassador Rice and President Mogae discussed a range of issues including climate change, recent elections in South Africa, succession plans in Zimbabwe, and the strain of the financial [...]
2009-05-07 20:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EAID KGHG KDEM US BC ZU UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK509PGA,S OFFICE REACHES OUT TO MISSION ON FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) Paul Oquist Kelley, Senior Advisor to President of the General Assembly (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, phoned Ambassador Wolff twice from Tripoli on May 13 to discuss the foundering preparation process for the June 1-3 UN Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Imp [...]
2009-05-14 22:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID UN
09USUNNEWYORK534AMBASSADOR RICE PUSHES UN TO IMPROVE HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice contacted UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Lynn Pascoe and UN Development Programme (UNDP) Administrator Helen Clark to register major concerns over the UN's insufficient capacity to manage humanitarian coordination re [...]
2009-05-27 15:31:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PHUM UN PTER PREF PK
09USUNNEWYORK54AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH UN
[...] (C) The UN's Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, just back from a brief visit to Gaza, told Ambassador Rice Jan. 26 it will take a lot of time and money to repair the war's damage, but lamented there is no political basis on which to build and said he fears donors w [...]
2009-01-27 19:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREF PREL KWBG IS
09USUNNEWYORK563INVITATION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT TO ATTEND UN FINANCIAL CRISIS CONFERENCE
[...] USUN has received the following letter to President Obama from General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann, dated May 27, 2009. Text of letter follows in para 2 below. 2. Begin text of letter to President Obama: 27 May 2009 Excellency, Further to my letter dated 16 Apr [...]
2009-06-04 19:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT UNAUS EAID EFIN OPDC
09USUNNEWYORK587UNDERSECRETARY-GENERAL HOLMES BRIEFS UNSC ON SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his June 11 briefing to the Security Council, Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Response Coordinator John Holmes reiterated his assessment that the decision of the Government of Sudan (GoS) to expel 13 aid agencies and close 3 national non-governme [...]
2009-06-12 14:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAF EAID PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SU
09USUNNEWYORK59AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH UNRWA
[...] (C) Summary: Karen AbuZayd, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA),met Ambassador Rice prior to AbuZayd's Jan. 27 appearance before the Security Council and described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as very bad. She stated th [...]
2009-01-29 14:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREF PREL KWBG IS
09USUNNEWYORK60AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH DSG MIGIRO
[...] (U) Summary. In a cordial introductory meeting, Ambassador Susan Rice discussed with UN Deputy-Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro January 28 their shared comittment to implement the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and UN reform. Migiro urged the U.S. to show leadership on development and [...]
2009-01-29 14:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK621AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS UNFPA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a June 22 meeting, UNFPA Executive Director Thoraya Obaid thanked Ambassador Rice for the U.S.'s renewed engagement with and financial contribution to UNFPA. Obaid said that UNFPA was steadily making progress in China, and that the China's Minister of Population and Family P [...]
2009-06-25 14:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNFPA USAID EAID CH
09USUNNEWYORK64UNSC: U/SYG HOLMES AND UNRWA CHIEF BRIEF COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary-General Holmes and UNRWA Commissioner-General Abu Zayd briefed the Security Council January 27 on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. Holmes said he was shocked by the destruction and suffering he saw in Gaza on his recent trip and highlighted both Hamas' use of [...]
2009-01-30 00:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER EAID SOCI UNSC KWBG KPAL IS LY
09USUNNEWYORK693ASSISTANT SECRETARY SCHWARTZ MEETS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eric Schwartz, Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) visited New York on July 13 for meetings with the United Nations and USUN/New York. In talks with the UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, John Holmes, Schwartz reviewed the [...]
2009-07-15 20:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF
09USUNNEWYORK752UNGA 64: TANZANIA INVITES PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PARTICIPATION
[...] (SBU) Tanzanian PermRep Augustine Mahiga requested a meeting with Ambassador Rice following up on the May 21 meeting between Tanzanian President Kikwete and President Obama, and conveyed Kikwete's hopes that President Obama would participate in two high-level events contemplated on the margins [...]
2009-08-06 19:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PHUM ECON EAID KWMN UNGA TZ
09USUNNEWYORK756AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH PERM REPS OF PACIFIC
[...] (SBU - NO FORN) Ambassador Rice met August 5 at USUN with Perm Reps of Nauru (coordinator of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) in New York),Fiji and Tonga to discuss several issues, including the security implications of climate change. The delegation expressed disappointment tha [...]
2009-08-07 21:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SENV KGHG AORC UNGA EAID XV
09USUNNEWYORK771AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS PAKISTAN'S US AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: On August 13, Ambassador Husain Haqqani, Pakistan's Ambassador to the US, met with Ambassador Rice. Haqqani discussed the positive transition of the US-Pakistan bilateral relationship and emphasized his desire to lessen US-Pakistan tensions in the UN General Assembly by seeking to [...]
2009-08-14 22:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON UNGA PK
09USUNNEWYORK819MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/OFDA TO HOLD
[...] The U.S. Mission grants clearance to the following individuals from USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) for travel to New York to meet with officials from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),UNICEF AND New York-based humanitarian NGOs for annual [...]
2009-09-04 13:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM
09USUNNEWYORK978HHS SECRETARY SEBELIUS - SYG BAN CALL ON
[...] (SBU) (Begin summary) U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius spoke via teleconference with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the Director-General of the World Health (WHO) Organization Margaret Chan, the Executive Director of the UN Fund for Children (UNICE [...]
2009-11-02 21:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNICEF WHO EAID SOCI UN
09VALLETTA250MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PAKISTAN'S DISPLACED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-05 14:52:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PRF MT
09VALLETTA253MALTA: FOREIGN MINISTER NON-COMMITTAL ON
[...] In a June 8 meeting with Tonio Borg, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Charge' delivered reftel demarche on Pakistan's diplaced persons, emphasizing that we hoped that, in addition to being supportive of broader EU efforts, we hoped Malta itself would be able to contribute [...]
2009-06-08 14:32:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM MT PREF
09VALLETTA472MALTA: DELIVERY OF PROPOSAL ON PARTNERING OR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-23 16:08:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD MT
09VATICAN108EMBASSY VATICAN AIDS CONFERENCE LINKS FAITH-BASED WITH
[...] (U) Embassy Vatican and Caritas Internationalis co-hosted a very successful international conference on the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV/AIDS from October 14 to the 16. The conference also aimed at improving access to testing and treatment for children living with HIV and [...]
2009-10-30 17:17:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KHIV KIRF ECON EAID KHDP TSPL UN XA VT
09VATICAN128(C) HOW VATICAN CHARITIES WORK WITH UNFRIENDLY REGIMES IN
[...] (S) Summary: At a recent meeting, the Asia Desk officer at Caritas, the network of Catholic relief associations with chapters in over 200 countries, described the organization's work with both the official and the underground Church in China, support for hospitals in the DPRK, and relief assi [...]
2009-12-07 16:34:00Embassy VaticanSECRETEAID PREL PHUM PGOV CH KN BM VT
09VATICAN132POPE ISSUES FORCEFUL ENVIRONMENTAL MESSAGE FOR WORLD PEACE
[...] (U) The deterioration of any one part of the planet affects us all, Pope Benedict said in his message for World Peace Day, Jan. 1, 2010 (released December 15). According to the Pope, the world's population cannot remain indifferent to environmental degradation. Government policies, the acti [...]
2009-12-16 12:08:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL PHUM EAID VT
09VATICAN74DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION FOR FOOD SECURITY
[...] Poloff met on June 18 with the Vatican's point person on food security, Dr.Paolo Conversi, to deliver the points listed in reftel. Conversi appreciated U.S. financial support for agricultural development, noting that U.S. views are consistent with the Pope's October 2008 World Food Day [...]
2009-06-19 13:44:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL KIRF VT
09VIENNA1168AUSTRIA PLANNING TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 08:38:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA AU
09VIENNA1262AUSTRIA SUPPORTS HORN OF AFRICA AID THROUGH EU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 15:25:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF EAGR ET KE SO EUN AU
09VIENNA1354Austrian Development Aid Panned as Vienna-Centric,
[...] SUMMARY: The GoA has just released a Court of Auditors report highly critical of the Austrian Development Agency (ADA). Instead of streamlining the assistance delivery, the ADA's creation in 2004 added a new layer of sometimes biased bureaucracy and diluted aid coordination with Austrian embas [...]
2009-10-16 15:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU
09VIENNA1464OFID, Austrian Government Undecided On IDLO Director
[...] Post conveyed ref A talking points to Austria's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) through the office of Director General Suleiman Al-Herbish. 2. An Austrian MFA rep (Mr. Georg Diwald) told us the GoA has not made a decision on the IDLO di [...]
2009-11-18 15:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL AU
09VIENNA1524AUSTRIA: NOMINEES FOR PRESIDENTIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT
[...] In response to reftel, Post submits the following nominees for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit: 2. Yavuz Kuscu. Kuscu is the current owner of TVG Consulting GmbH & TVG European Air Alliance. He is also the President of the Austro-Turkish Trade Association. TVG was established in [...]
2009-11-30 14:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL SOCI XF XI ZR ZP CN PU MV SO AU
09VIENNA186 Terrorist Abuse of Charitable Sector -
[...] (SBU) Post discussed reftel points with Austria's Finance Ministry (Elisabeth Ottawa, terrorism financing coordinator and FATF representative, Financial Markets Directorate) and Interior Ministry (Sabine Klinglmair, head of the International Affairs Department),soliciting views on charities [...]
2009-02-20 08:24:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID AU
09VIENNA36AUSTRIAN POSITION ON OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 15:26:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF IR UN EAID
09VIENNA361S/CRS ENCOURAGES AUSTRIAN OFFICIALS TO DEVELOP
[...] Summary: John Herbst, head of the Office of the Coordinator for Reconstruction and Stabilization (S/CRS),discussed USG initiatives with key GOA assistance officials on March 16, encouraging the GOA to develop its own civilian reconstruction and stabilization assistance capabilities. GOA offic [...]
2009-03-27 07:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV KCRS KPKO AU
09VIENNA448AUSTRIA SUPPORTS US POSITION ON MADAGASCAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 09:47:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID PGOV MA AU
09VIENNA537Austria's Declining ODA: Catching Up with
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since 2005, Austria's debt forgiveness programs have artificially inflated its official development assistance (ODA) figures and masked recent streamlining of its aid policies. Because 2009 marks the end of debt forgiveness for Iraq, Austrian ODA is expected to fall by a third [...]
2009-05-05 11:53:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU
09VIENNA604AUSTRIA: NO RELIEF FUNDS FOR PAKISTAN'S IDPS; WILL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 15:14:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PK PREF AU
09VIENNA645OECD Pans Austria's Development Aid, to Little Effect
[...] (SBU) In late May, the OECD's Development Assistance Committee (DAC) issued a report criticizing the GOA for unorthodox debt relief accounting methods which bolster its official development aid (ODA) figures. Debt relief has made up 40-50% of Austria's ODA since 2005, a far higher proportion t [...]
2009-06-03 11:49:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EAGR AU
09VIENNA687A Definite "Maybe" from Austria on Pakistan's IDPs
[...] Post delivered ref A demarche June 8 to the MFA Head of Humanitarian Aid, Gerhard Weinberger, and to the MFA Political Director, Stefan Lehne. Weinberger said that the GOA working level had been considering a contribution for Pakistan's IDPs, but it would be several weeks before a decision was [...]
2009-06-09 14:22:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM PREF EC PK AU
09VIENNA735Food Security: Austria Supportive But Unable To Increase
[...] (SBU) Embassy reps shared ref A points with relevant stakeholders in Austria's MFA (Ministry of European and International Affairs) and Ministry of Agriculture / Environment. We followed up with Manfred Schnitzer from of MFA Development Assistance/Program Planning Department, who expressed str [...]
2009-06-19 06:43:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON PREL AU
09VIENTIANE12OPPOSING IRAN PRESIDENCY AT UNDP: LAO RESPONSE
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points to MFA International Organizations Director General Saleumxay Kommasith (protect),who was very familiar with the issue. DG Saleumxai advised that Laos supported the South Korean candidacy throughout the Asia Group deliberations. When a consensus choice could n [...]
2009-01-08 09:05:00Embassy VientianeCONFIDENTIALEAID IR LA PREF UN
09VIENTIANE1702009 LAO CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] Information below is in response to reftel questions: --Yes, the Lao central government is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance funded using fiscal year 2009 (FY09) funds. --The Lao Government (GOL) budget, a summary of revenue and expenditure for the current fiscal year, and a proj [...]
2009-04-07 03:47:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL
09VIENTIANE202DEMARCHE TO LAO MFA: ADB CAPITAL INCREASE
[...] Econoff delivered points in ref A to MFA Department of Economic Affairs Director General Latsamy Keomany. Mr. Latsamy agreed the planned 200% general capital increase was a good idea, and also agreed anti-corruption measures were useful, although hard to implement. Mr. Latsamy promised to s [...]
2009-04-29 07:07:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB LA
09VIENTIANE264LAOS: IMF HINTS AT POSSIBLE MACROECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 27, a visiting IMF Article IV team briefed interested donors. While not changing their projected 2009 growth rate from 4.5%, the team noted that the Government of Laos (GOL) must make tough choices in the next 18 months to avoid putting macroeconomic stability at risk. [...]
2009-06-02 10:44:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE295LAOS: FOOD SECURITY TIED TO IMPROVING NUTRITION
[...] Summary: Per reftel, DCM discussed U.S. food security goals with acting Director General Tieng Boupha of the MFA. Mr. Boupha noted that achieving food security is critical for Laos to achieve its own development goals and anticipates the Government will support the new U.S. initiative. A Sen [...]
2009-06-22 02:35:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE306LAOS: PM TALKS ECONOMY AT OPENING OF NATIONAL
[...] Prime Minister (PM) Bouasone Bouphavanh's address at the opening of the National Assembly (NA) on June 22, attended by the Ambassador, focused on Laos' economic situation in light of the global economic crisis and widespread flooding that hit Laos in August 2008. Of note was the PM's declarat [...]
2009-06-25 10:22:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EAID PREL LA
09VIENTIANE458 LAOS REACHES OUT TO "DIASPORA"
[...] The GOL estimates one million Lao live overseas, mostly in the U.S., France, Australia, Japan, Germany, and Belgium. In the U.S., Lao-Hmong and Lowland Lao make up the majority of the Diaspora. Although in the past the GOL made little attempt to engage with its Diaspora, the GOL now actively [...]
2009-09-23 10:49:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM EAID EINV BEXP BTIO OEXC OIIP SCUL
09VIENTIANE469DISASTER DECLARATION FOR FLOODING IN LAOS
[...] This is an action request. In view of the mounting reports of damage caused by flooding in Attapu, Xekong, and Saravan provinces in Laos and in response to the September 30, 2009, appeal of the Government of Laos to the international community for assistance, the Ambassador has determined tha [...]
2009-10-01 09:56:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV EWWT EAID CASC ASEC LA
09VILNIUS594LITHUANIA IN AFGHANISTAN -- ADVANCING MUTUAL GOALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following our mid-October visit to Afghanistan to review Lithuania's ISAF contributions, Foreign Minister Usackas is seeking to inject much-needed new organization, energy and financing into Lithuania's efforts to support development in Ghor Province, where Lithuania leads a 200 [...]
2009-11-06 16:03:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF LH MARR MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS635RC-WEST CONFERENCE IN VILNIUS
[...] (U) Action request -- see paragraph 3. 2. (U) The GOL will hold a Regional Command-West Conference in Vilnius December 8-9 to discuss strategy for PRTs in Western Afghanistan. We are working closely with U.S. delegation members and with MFA colleagues to ensure that the event will be a s [...]
2009-11-27 10:41:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDAF LH MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID
09VILNIUS698AFGHANISTAN: SPAIN, ITALY BILATERAL MEETINGS AT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8-9, Director of Office of Afghanistan Affairs Henry Ensher led a U.S. delegation comprised of U.S. officers posted to Herat and Ghor provinces, the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, USAID, the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD),the Joint Staff, CENTCOM [...]
2009-12-21 14:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALMAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09VILNIUS699LITHUANIA'S GO-FORWARD STRATEGY IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. Members of the U.S. delegation to the December 8-9 GOL-hosted RC-West conference met bilaterally with MFA and MOD representatives on December 9 to discuss RC-West conference conclusions and future strategy for Afghanistan. The U.S. delegation underscored that we should work toge [...]
2009-12-21 14:59:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALAF MAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID LH
09VILNIUS709LITHUANIAN COMMENTS ON DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY
[...] We contacted MOD's Head of the International Operations Section of the International Relations and Operations Department Tomas Urbonas on December 21 to inquire about the status of the MOU on Life, Security and Mobility Support, per ref A instructions. Urbonas confirmed that the GOL has revie [...]
2009-12-23 13:22:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDMAPP MOPS NATO PREL EAID AF LH
09WARSAW393POLISH BUDGET MEETS TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 08:59:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL
09WARSAW405POLAND: SUPPORTS US ON MADAGASCAR
[...] (C) Benedykt Pasik, a counselor in the MFA's Department of Africa and the Middle East, told us that Poland generally backs U.S. policy on Madagascar. While refraining from officially labeling Andry Rajoelina's actions a coup, Pasik said the GOP supports halting all EU assistance to the curren [...]
2009-04-15 14:07:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV AORC SZ FR NO MA PREL PL
09WARSAW420POLAND'S AID TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poland plans to spend EUR 8 million on bilateral assistance to Afghanistan in 2009. The dearth of NGOs in Ghazni province, where Polish assistance is focused, is forcing the Poles to change their style of providing aid. Eight Polish civilians are currently posted in Afghanist [...]
2009-04-17 14:54:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL AF PL
09WARSAW511PAKISTAN/IDP CRISIS: POLAND DONATING EUR 300,000
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche May 19 to Krzystof Buzalski from the Polish MFA's Department of Economic Cooperation. On May 17, the Polish government announced an immediate transfer of EUR 300,000 through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Polish Embassy in Isl [...]
2009-05-19 09:42:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF PK PL
09WARSAW512PAKISTAN/IDP CRISIS: POLAND DONATING EUR 300,000
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche May 19 to Krzystof Buzalski from the Polish MFA's Department of Economic Cooperation. On May 17, the Polish government announced an immediate transfer of EUR 300,000 through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC). The Polish Embassy in Isl [...]
2009-05-19 09:42:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF PK PL
09WARSAW550POLAND'S RESPONSE: KOSOVO PARTICIPATION IN RCC
[...] (C) On June 1, the Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Polish Deputy Foreign Minister Andrzej Kremer. On June 2, Kosovo desk officer Grzegorz Szopinski responded to EconOff that the Poles had considered the U.S. position, and decided that they would be represented at the Regional Coopera [...]
2009-06-02 11:34:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ECON PL KV
09WARSAW912POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 4-5 GYMNICH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the run-up to the September 4-5 EU Gymnich meeting, Cyryl Kozaczewski, the Deputy Director of the MFA's EU Department, told us that Poland will advocate increased EU coordination with the U.S. on the Isaeli-Palestinian peace process and targeted assistance to Afghanistan. Polan [...]
2009-09-04 14:15:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EFIN EAID AF IS PK IR
09WARSAW931POLAND INTERESTED IN COORDINATED APPROACH TO SRI
[...] (C) Anna Krzak-Danel, Sri Lanka desk officer in the MFA's Asia-Pacific Department, welcomed reftel points on IDP freedom of movement and said they would be helpful in developing Poland's position for the upcoming EU debate. To this end, Krzak-Danel said Sri Lanka had fallen off next week's G [...]
2009-09-10 15:30:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID CE PL
09WARSAW934POLISH VIEWS ON SEPTEMBER 14-15 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Poland strongly supports increased EU engagement in Afghanistan, including more resources for civilian reconstruction and the EUPOL police training mission. The Poles appreciate the Swedish Presidency's efforts to elaborate a comprehensive, far-reaching EU strategy for Afghanist [...]
2009-09-11 10:53:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EFIN EAID KNNP IR PK AF CE PL
09WELLINGTON112NEW ZEALAND'S FOREIGN MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN AID
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a stinging May 1 speech, New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully signaled a course correction in New Zealand's aid program. Chief among the National Government's intended changes is a shift away from poverty alleviation to developing economic sustainability. McCully al [...]
2009-05-05 05:34:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SOCI KDEM PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON135NEW ZEALAND AID FOR PAKISTAN'S DISPLACED PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 01:47:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF NZ PK
09WELLINGTON207WELLINGTON RESPONSE TO GLOBAL ACTION ON FOOD SECURITY
[...] (U) Summary: In response to reftel, FAS Officer delivered demarche on 12 June to Peter Zwart at NZAID-SAEG (NZ Aid Agency). On 4 July 9, 2009, Mr. Zwart responded that New Zealand (GNZ) is very supportive of the increased international focus being given to food security issues and agricultural [...]
2009-07-09 01:07:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL NZ
09WELLINGTON267NZ's HUMANITARIAN AID TO PAKISTAN
[...] In an August 27 response to reftel, Steve McCombie, Senior Policy Officer, Asia Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade forwarded a breakdown of how the GNZ humanitarian contribution to Pakistan will be delivered. This contribution was announced at the Pakistan Donors' Conference in T [...]
2009-08-28 01:13:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PK NZ
09WELLINGTON287Foreign Minister on U.S. Relationship, Trade, Afghanistan
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 26 introductory call, Foreign Minister Murray McCully warmly welcomed the Charge and emphasized that his door is always open for future meetings. McCully said the New Zealand Government puts a "huge priority" on building the relationship with the U.S., and he [...]
2009-09-30 02:18:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD ECON NZ AF PGOV MARR XV EAID
09WELLINGTON313Vice Premier Li Keqiang Visit Underscores New Zealand's
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 27 meeting with ChargC),Political and Economic Chief and Econoff, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs China Desk Director Grahame Morton gave a read-out of Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang's November 1-3 visit to New Zealand. Morton said Li's initial visit [...]
2009-12-06 22:42:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ECON SENV CH EAID ETRD EINV EAGR AU
09WELLINGTON329DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY AND MOBILITY SUPPORT DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-23 04:34:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID UK NO SW GM HU CA NL LH FR SP IT NZ EZ
09WELLINGTON4NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST CONCERNING
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Poloff contacted Nik Kiddle, Deputy Director of the Human Rights Division of the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Poloff discussed reftel background points with Kiddle and requested the GNZ to support the USG position on Iran's candidacy fo [...]
2009-01-08 22:33:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID NZ
09WINDHOEK135NAMIBIA: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] (U) The Namibian government makes its annual budget publicly available on an annual basis. Responses to specific questions about the budget are keyed to the questions in paragraph three of reftel. Question 1. Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. forei [...]
2009-04-21 16:47:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL WA
09WINDHOEK182NAMIBIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN ECONOMIC CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche regarding the upcoming United Nations Conference on the "World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development" to the Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs, Julius Zaya Shiweva, at the Namibian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 20. Post als [...]
2009-05-20 16:25:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN UNGA WA
09WINDHOEK374NAMIBIA: 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable is the AGOA Eligibility Review submission for Namibia. Responses are keyed to paragraph 3 of reftel. End Summary. Country: NAMIBIA Current AGOA Status: Eligible 3. (SBU) Country Background Summary: Namibia has a population of approximately 2.1 million (proj [...]
2009-10-14 12:30:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM WA
09WINDHOEK484Global Health Initiative: Namibia Comment
[...] (U) Post welcomes the opportunity to respond to reftel, "Global Health Initiative: Promoting Greater Awareness and Participation." The USG team in Namibia strongly supports GHI's seven guiding principles. Specifically, the focus on women and girls as the "gateway" to families is crucial, but [...]
2009-12-17 16:06:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV KWMN KOCI WA
09WINDHOEK70 DISASTER ALERT: NAMIBIA-SEVERE FLOODING IN NORTHERN AND
[...] Torrential rains in Angola and northern Namibia in January and February 2009 have caused serious flooding in the north and north east of Namibia. Thousands of people have already been affected and every day the situation is getting worse. The floods in the northern regions have already claimed [...]
2009-02-26 15:35:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR SENV ECON WA
09WINDHOEK95 Disaster declaration: Namibia-severe flooding in northern
[...] This is an action cable. See paras 2 and 8. 2. On March 17, 2009, the President of the Republic of Namibia (GRN) declared a disaster and issued a request for international assistance for the flood-affected northern and northeastern regions of the country: Omusati, Ohangwena, Oshana, Oshiko [...]
2009-03-18 14:59:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR SENV ECON WA
09YAOUNDE1032COMIFAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CAMEROONIAN MINISTER
[...] (SBU) On December 1, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Cameroonian Minister of Finance Essimi Menye. She was accompanied by the German Ambassador and the Canadian High Commissioner. The Chiefs of Mission presented a letter, also signed by the French Ambassador who could not attend the [...]
2009-12-07 06:57:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDCM EAID ECON SENV
09YAOUNDE1041 CAMEROON'S NOMINEES AND PUBLIC DIPLOMACY PLAN FOR THE
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Yaounde submits the following nominees in rank order of preference for the Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit: Alamine Ousmane Mey ------------------- Mr. Alamine Ousmane Mey is the General Manager of the Afriland First Bank, one of the largest banks in C [...]
2009-12-08 14:43:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL SOCI KE
09YAOUNDE111CAMEROON: USG SENDS MESSAGE ON ELECTION AGENCY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's decision not to attend the public swearing-in of the controversial leadership of Cameroon's elections agency (ELECAM) has caught the attention of the press, civil society, and the Government of Cameron (GRC). The Ambassador had briefed the Prime Minister and c [...]
2009-02-02 15:59:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL EAID CM
09YAOUNDE369FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Government of Cameroon (GRC) publishes annually the proposed budget as passed by the National Assembly and approved by the Presidency. The published budget allows the public to review some information regarding projected revenues and expenditures, but the GRC's actual in [...]
2009-04-22 14:24:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL KCOR
09YAOUNDE396ENGAGEMENT IN CAMEROON: PULLING TEETH, CHASING TAILS
[...] (C) Summary: Cameroon's governance problems--and the challenges they create for USG assistance--are illustrated in the painstaking process required to send Cameroonian officials on an all-expenses training program in the US. Cameroonian President Biya told the Ambassador he wanted the train [...]
2009-05-04 08:57:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PGOV EAID KCRM KJUS CM
09YAOUNDE551CAMEROON: DEMARCHE ON FOOD SECURITY
[...] On June 18, Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Eko'o Akouafane, Secretary General at Cameroon's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Akouafane said that in response to the current global economic crisis and February 2008 riots (which were in part a response to high food pr [...]
2009-06-19 15:42:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL
09YAOUNDE789RECENT DEMARCHES DELIVERED // ZFR //
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 13:20:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC EG IS EAID
09YAOUNDE805RECENT DEMARCHES DELIVERED: CAMEROON
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel recent demarches to Ministry of External Relations (MINREX) Director for Americas Joe Nzume, covering the U.N. General Assembly agenda, the ESTA and Travel Promotion Act, the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) list of goods produced by child l [...]
2009-09-24 11:04:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC EG IS EAID
09YAOUNDE827The Cameroonian Diaspora
[...] Post offers the following in responses to reftel request: A. There are several different diaspora groups scattered over the U.S., France, and other European countries. Some of the more significant groups in the U.S. include: the Progressive Initiative for Cameroon (PICAM),a civil society [...]
2009-09-29 15:50:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09YAOUNDE971RETHINKING OUR APPROACH TO CAMEROON
[...] (C) Summary: Cameroonian President Paul Biya, who recently celebrated his 27th year in office, has delivered little in the way of democratization, good governance, economic reforms, or investments in people - all key USG goals. The government here values its relationship with the United St [...]
2009-11-13 14:29:00Embassy YaoundeCONFIDENTIALCM EAID ECON FR KCOR MAS PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09YEKATERINBURG82MUSLIM ENTRPRENEURS WELL INTEGRATED INTO REGIONAL ECONOMOY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 7, Consul General hosted a lunch for Muslim entrepreneurs and an NGO rep. Invitees discussed problems and trends within the local Muslim community and shared their thoughts on the up-coming Presidential Summit on Muslim Entrepreneurship in Washington (Reftel). In [...]
2009-12-16 10:57:00Consulate YekaterinburgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYRS EAID ECON SOCI XF XI ZR ZP
09YEREVAN137AMBASSADOR'S RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WAY AHEAD ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: For nearly a year, this embassy has urged a tough, measured line on Armenia's Millennium Challenge Compact, seeking to maximize the incentive value of MCC to galvanize Armenian action to correct it's Ruling Justly performance. We sense that some in Washington have lost patience [...]
2009-02-25 17:36:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PHUM KDEM AM
09YEREVAN167AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (C) In their introductory meeting, Minister of Nature Protection Aram Harutyunian thanked the Ambassador for the assistance provided by USAID on a range of water projects as well as the work of Peace Corps volunteers in environmental education. He requested that USAID assistance be extended b [...]
2009-03-09 12:41:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAGR EAID ENRG SENV AM
09YEREVAN172 AMBASSADOR VISITS TAVUSH AND LORI MARZES
[...] (SBU) Ambassador visited Tavush and Lori Marzes (northern Armenia) March 4 to meet with GOAM officials and several regionally-based private enterprises. Speaking on U.S. - Armenian relations, the Ambassador emphasized the commitment of the USG to help improve the lives of the Armenian people a [...]
2009-03-12 09:44:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON AM
09YEREVAN192MCC - ECONOMIC ADVISOR URGES ANALYTICAL APPROACH
[...] (C) Presidential Economic Advisor Vahram Nercissiantz told Ambassador that the MCC compact's close linkage to political indicators is problematic, and using assistance programs as a political cudgel usually backfires. Nercissiantz urged that the USG make its case to the GOAM on democracy indic [...]
2009-03-20 11:49:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON EFIN PHUM KDEM AM
09YEREVAN197CIVIL SOCIETY REPS TALK TO AMBASSADOR ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador met March 18 with civil society representatives to discuss Armenia's immediate concerns, particularly in light of the MCC Board's announcement to continue to keep a hold on its road projects in Armenia. Those assembled pointed to human and political rights as well as t [...]
2009-03-20 16:35:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM AM
09YEREVAN2CARC DIRECTOR HEARS PESSIMISM ON DEMOCRACY,
[...] (C) During his December 7-10 visit to Yerevan, EUR-CARC Director Baxter Hunt met with civil society leaders, members of parliament, heads of various think tanks, business leaders, senior officials, and representatives of the political opposition to discuss a wide range of domestic and foreign [...]
2009-01-05 10:15:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID ELAB ECON KDEM KJUS AM
09YEREVAN235BSEC ENERGY MINISTERS SEEK COOPERATION WITH EU,
[...] (C) A meeting of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) organization energy ministers in Yerevan March 20 underscored the desire for stronger energy cooperation with the EU, but also showed that Russia remains intent on impeding such an initiative. In working group meetings Russia successfully [...]
2009-04-02 09:49:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG ETRD EAID ZS ZJ ZL RU MD UP AM
09YEREVAN288SCENESETTER FOR FM NALBANDIAN'S MEETING WITH
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Your meeting is an opportunity to offer balanced encouragement and cautions to the Armenian government: encouragement for its moves on Turkey and Nagorno-Karabakh (NK),cautions about continuing failings on democracy and human rights, as well as export control. President Sarg [...]
2009-04-30 15:58:00Embassy YerevanSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM AM
09YEREVAN299SPEAKER PROMISES DOMESTIC BREAKTHROUGHS IN JUNE
[...] (C) On April 27 EUR DAS Matthew Brzya met with National Assembly Speaker Hovik Abrahamian to discuss progress on normalization of relations between Turkey and Armenia. Abrahamian said he fully supported President Sargsian's move to normalize ties, and would actively promote its benefits to Arm [...]
2009-05-06 12:31:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM EAID AZ TU AM
09YEREVAN307KOCHARIAN ON MCC: "THE BIGGEST BLUFF EVER"
[...] (C) On May 8 the Ambassador called on ex-President Robert Kocharian to solicit his views on Armenia's recent joint statement with Turkey, and learn of his plans for Yerevan's upcoming May 31 municipal election that will decide the city's next mayor (septel). During the wide-ranging discussion, [...]
2009-05-11 12:06:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EAID KDEM AM
09YEREVAN333GOVERNMENT COMPLAINTS FOLLOW MEDIA FUROR OVER U.S.
[...] (C) Repeating Diaspora lobby group talking points, Armenian media have produced a barrage of stories lambasting the alleged 38 percent cut in U.S. assistance to Armenia for FY 2010, and noting that the Administration requested more military assistance funding for Azerbaijan than for Armenia. S [...]
2009-05-15 16:34:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PGOV KPAO KMDR AJ AM
09YEREVAN337ECONOMIC CRISIS TAKES IT TOLL ON ARARAT REGION
[...] (SBU) On May 29 the Ambassador traveled to Ararat marz, one of the country's 11 administrative regions that is also the primary agricultural growing area in Armenia. The region's governor and the mayor of the regional capital of Artashat said that while remittances from abroad had noticeably d [...]
2009-05-18 11:55:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON AM
09YEREVAN339ARMENIA RENOVATES 800-YR OLD JEWISH CEMETERY
[...] (U) On May 11, Ambassador joined the Vayats Dzor governor, churchmen, foreign diplomats, scholars and dignitaries to dedicate the renovation of Armenia's ancient Jewish cemetery located near the Armenian village of Yeghegis, in the Vayats Dzor region in the south of the country. Thirteen years [...]
2009-05-18 11:56:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI SCUL EAID KIRF IL AM
09YEREVAN348RUSSIA AND ARMENIA SIGN AGREEMENT ON USD 500
[...] (C) Russia and Armenia on May 20 signed a long-anticipated agreement under which Russia will provide Armenia a USD 500 million loan aimed helping the GOAM mitigate the impact of the global financial crisis. A GOAM official has told us these funds will be used primarily for infrastructure proj [...]
2009-05-21 15:47:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON AM RU
09YEREVAN358TREASURY DAS MEYER'S MEETINGS IN YEREVAN
[...] (C) Acting Treasury DAS for Europe and Eurasia Eric Meyer met May 13 with the Chairman of the Central Bank of Armenia (CBA),Armenia's Minister of Finance and the IMF Resident Representative for Armenia. All three painted a dim picture of Armenia's macroeconomic situation, though noted that d [...]
2009-05-26 14:44:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN ETRD AM
09YEREVAN377WELCOME HOME: GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS RETURNS TO
[...] (C) Ambassador visited Syunik marz from May 18-20, where she met with local officials, civil society leaders, and other local residents to discuss the current socioeconomic situation in the region. Syunik is one of the country's most important economic regions, possessing large agricultural a [...]
2009-06-02 13:29:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EAID EFIN EMIN AM
09YEREVAN378ARMENIA AND THE JUNE 10 MCC BOARD MEETING
[...] (C) Despite modest progress in several areas mentioned by the Secretary in her letter to President Sargsian concerning Armenia's continued MCC eligibility, Armenia continues to fall short of what is required to merit restarting the rural roads portion of Armenia's MCC program. Although there i [...]
2009-06-02 16:25:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM KDEM PGOV AM
09YEREVAN410AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ARMAVIR MARZ
[...] (C) Ambassador's May 27 familiarization visit to Armavir Marz highlighted the deepening impact of the global economic crisis in Armenia's regions, particularly as a result of declining agricultural demand and falling remittances. Corruption remains a serious problem in nearly every interaction [...]
2009-06-12 17:10:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON ENRG AM
09YEREVAN43WORLD BANK ROAD FUNDING THREATENS TO UNDERMINE MCC
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 10. SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Ambassador advised World Bank Resident Representative Aristomene Varoudakis that a portion of a new World Bank credit facility intended to finance a package of rural roads originally designed by the Millenium Challenge [...]
2009-01-23 07:09:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EAID AM
09YEREVAN570EUR DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH FORMER PRESIDENT
[...] (C) In their meeting on August 8, former Armenian President Levon Ter-Petrosian (LTP) noted that time was not on Armenia's side on negotiations over Nagorno Karabakh as Azerbaijan grew relatively stronger. While the framework outlined by the Minsk Group's Basic Principles provided the only wa [...]
2009-08-17 12:46:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID AJ AM TU
09YEREVAN580EUR DAS BRYZA'S MEETING WITH ARMENIAN PRIME
[...] (C) Prime Minister Tigran Sargsian provided EUR DAS Matthew Bryza an overview of Armenia's current economic difficulties, and noted the severe blow represented by the continued hold placed on Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) roads funding. Bryza reminded that the MCC program is performa [...]
2009-08-19 11:59:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON AM
09YEREVAN597AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ARMENIA'S DISJOINTED OPPOSITION?
[...] (C) Growing public skepticism and unease with President Sargsian's handling of Turkey-Armenia negotiations and talks on Nagorno-Karabakh have created an opportunity for Armenia's opposition forces to rally around their common opposition to the President on these issues. The three main oppositi [...]
2009-08-31 11:40:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALAM EAID KJUS PGOV PHUM PREL
09YEREVAN625AMBASSADOR'S TRAVEL TO TAVUSH MARZ
[...] (SBU) On August 21 the Ambassador traveled to Tavush marz, one of Armenia's 11 administrative regions. The region's governor and the mayor of the capital, Ijevan, remarked on the effects of the current economic crisis and the challenges of local governance. The USAID-supported Advocacy and Ass [...]
2009-09-09 12:48:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON AM
09YEREVAN643ARMENIA: UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 10:50:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA AM
09YEREVAN69AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TAX REFORM WITH STATE REVENUE
[...] (C) Meeting with State Revenue Committee Gagik Khachatrian, Ambassador encouraged planned institutional reforms at the State Tax Service, while emphasizing the importance of establishing performance benchmarks and ensuring the political independence of the agency. Khachatrian outlined planned [...]
2009-02-05 05:41:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN AM
09YEREVAN719OPEN BORDER COULD INCREASE TRADE AND COOPERATION,
[...] (C) The closure of Armenia's border with neighboring Turkey has isolated this landlocked country and imposed a high price in terms of lost economic opportunities. Armenia is not part of any regional transportation or energy network. Its isolation has helped foster import monopolies, stifled [...]
2009-10-13 14:41:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ENRG ETRD PROG PREL AJ AM TU
09YEREVAN753AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO ARAGATSOTN MARZ ASSESSES
[...] (SBU) NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION ON THE INTERNET. HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Ambassador Yovanovitch's September 15 trip to Aragatsotn Marz, one of the nation's poorer regions, included visits to USG assistance project sites as well as meetings with Governor Sargis Sahakian, Ashtarak Mayor Gagik [...]
2009-10-26 12:34:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM KDEM AM
09YEREVAN772NAGORNO-KARABAKH: EXPANDING THE SPACE FOR
[...] (U) This is a joint cable from Embassies Baku and Yerevan, and an action request. See paragraph 13. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As reported in reftels, the Azerbaijani, Armenian, and Nagorno-Karabakh (NK) societies are in no mood at present to swallow the tough compromises that will be necessary for r [...]
2009-11-02 12:05:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ETRD EU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL TU RU
09YEREVAN797EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES - ARMENIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Armenian Diaspora is a well organized and well financed community within the United States. They have moved beyond their original purpose of maintaining their Armenian identity and giving a political voice to the various communities, to providing humanitarian aid, development [...]
2009-11-17 12:44:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALEAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PREL SOCI SMIG EINV AM
09ZAGREB10DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. OPPOSITION TO IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 15:51:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF IR UN EAID HR
09ZAGREB178TRANSPARENCY OF GOC BUDGET FOR FY09 ASSISTANCE
[...] In response to reftel, the central government of Croatia will receive U.S. foreign assistance from FY09 funds. 2. The GOC makes its budget publicly available on the Ministry of Finance website. During the course of the year, progress reports, a year-end report, and an annual auditor's repor [...]
2009-03-31 09:18:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL HR
09ZAGREB265DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER DJURDJA ADLESIC COMMENTS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 11:56:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID HR AF
09ZAGREB301FY 2009 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES - CROATIA PROJECTS
[...] (U) Post is pleased to propose its submission for project funding through the Julia V. Taft Fund for Refugees FY 2009. Our two-part project aims to provide assistance to aid in the reintegration and sustainable return of primarily ethnic Serb returnees in disadvantaged and isolated regions of C [...]
2009-05-28 12:38:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREF PHUM EAID HR
09ZAGREB430TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 08:27:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID HR
09ZAGREB488ZAGREB WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT - AUGUST 7
[...] (U) SIX SHIPYARDS OFFERED FOR SALE: On August 1, the government issued long-awaited tenders for six Croatian shipyards. Among the shipyards up for sale is Brodosplit, the largest Croatian shipyard with 4000 employees. The contentious process, which has dragged on for years, has pitted union [...]
2009-08-07 12:43:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EAID PGOV HR
09ZAGREB568CROATIA: DEMARCHE ON UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 11:29:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA HR
10ABIDJAN160Chinese Engagement in Cote d'Ivoire; Few Potential Areas for
[...] (SBU) On February 4, Pol/Econ Chief met with Lu Pang, Economic Commercial Counselor at the Chinese Embassy, along with first secretary Luo-Fa Yang to discuss reftel issues. Both men said that China has very few commercial activities or assistance programs in Cote d'Ivoire, citing difficulti [...]
2010-02-12 09:33:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID CH IV
10ABIDJAN21Little GOCI Progress on IMF Program Goals
[...] (C) Summary: IMF Resident Representative Philippe Egoume gave a mixed review of Cote d'Ivoire's economic performance in a meeting with Ambassador and Pol/Econ chief on January 15. While he was optimistic about the country's future economic prospects and believed President Gbagbo would hold t [...]
2010-01-20 16:17:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID PREL IV
10ABIDJAN23TFHA01: ABIDJAN RESPONSE - DEMARCHE TO HOST GOVERNMENTS IN
[...] The government of Cote d'Ivoire is encouraging its citizens to donate money to the people of Haiti through the Red Cross. Although a contact at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs noted that final plans are not in place for government-to-government assistance, newspaper reports on January 20, 2010 [...]
2010-01-21 08:43:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA
10ABIDJAN73COTE d'IVOIRE: FACTORS AFFECTING FORMATION OF A NEW
[...] (C) Summary: President Gbagbo's decision to dissolve the government and the independent electoral commission (CEI) has bought him time to improve his standing with the Ivorian electorate but undermined his credibility with the opposition. This has hampered PM Soro's ability to form a new gove [...]
2010-02-18 16:33:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID IV
10ABIDJAN77New Government Announced; Opposition Slots Still Vacant
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 23, the new, slightly streamlined Ivoirian government was announced; 11 ministerial slots reserved for the various opposition parties remain vacant, as the opposition has refused to participate until the Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) is reconstituted. Sixt [...]
2010-02-24 14:20:00Embassy AbidjanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID ASEC IV
10ABIDJAN81COTE D'IVOIRE: NEW ELECTORAL COMMISSION TO BE HEADED BY
[...] (U) Summary: A slightly revised Independent Electoral Commission (CEI) was sworn-in by the President of the Constitutional Court on February 25, with former Foreign Minister Youssouf Bakayoko as its new president. The opposition has reportedly called a halt to further demonstrations and is f [...]
2010-02-26 15:55:00Embassy AbidjanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID IV
10ABUDHABI111UAE and the Yemen Donor Conference in Riyadh
[...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs America Desk Officer Faisal Al Mazrouei and an assistant to Ambassador Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi, Director of Arab Affairs. Al Suwaidi is the UAEG point person on the Friends of Yemen (FOY) and will likely chair the economy and [...]
2010-02-25 13:37:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID YM AE
10ABUDHABI118OUTREACH ON LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 12:23:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV EFIN ECON AF AE
10ABUDHABI128UAE PROVIDES $45M GRANT TO PA
[...] (SBU) On January 10, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Acting Director General Mohammed Al Suwaidi told EconOff that the ADFD's August 2009 $45m grant to the Palestinian Authority to fund 116 small projects in the West Bank was provided as a direct grant to the PA. Al Suwaidi noted that thi [...]
2010-01-28 07:56:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL KPAL AE
10ABUDHABI158UAE PREPARING FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) On January 31, EconOff and Dutch Charg???? Huib de Bliek delivered Ref A demarche encouraging the UAE to attend February's Nuclear Security Summit third Sherpa meeting in The Hague to Ambassador Hamad Al Kaabi, MFA Special Coordinator for International Nuclear Cooperation and UAE IAEA Per [...]
2010-02-01 13:02:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL AE
10ABUDHABI202TFHA01: UAE'S HAITI AID EXCEEDS USD 7 MILLION
[...] (U) The UAE is still actively supporting humanitarian efforts in Haiti, which continue to receive prominent coverage in the local press. UAE semi-government charity organizations have relief teams on the ground to assist in the distribution of relief materials purchased from the Dominican Repu [...]
2010-02-10 13:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL ECON PGOV PREF HA AE
10ABUDHABI214UAE OUTLINES ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) On January 10, visiting SRAP Special Advisor for International Partnership Jarrett Blanc and EconOff met with Acting Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi to discuss UAE aid for Afghanistan. Al Suwaidi explained that the ADFD currently has [...]
2010-02-11 13:41:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN AF AE
10ABUDHABI35UAE on Upcoming Yemen Meeting in London
[...] (C) On January 24, PolOff delivered ref A demarche to Ambassador Mohammed Sultan Al Suwaidi, Director of Arab Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al Suwaidi stressed the UAE's view that Yemen's three security threats --- the Houthi rebels, Al Qaeda, and the southern secessionists --- must b [...]
2010-01-25 11:18:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID YM AE
10ABUDHABI6ABU DHABI PLEDGES $650 MILLION FOR YEMEN
[...] (SBU) On December 16, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) announced it would provide AED 2.4 billion (USD 650 million) in assistance to Yemen, to include development projects including infrastructure, energy, water, transport and education. On December 30, ADFD Acting Director General Moh [...]
2010-01-04 12:30:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PGOV PREL YM AE
10ABUDHABI80TFHA01: UAE'S HAITI AID EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) On January 17, the Ambassador met with Shaykh Hamdan bin Zayed, Chairman of the UAE Red Crescent Society, the primary UAE aid organization that provides humanitarian assistance abroad to discuss UAE support for Haiti. Shaykh Hamdan (the half-brother of UAE President Shaykh Khalifa) said [...]
2010-01-19 14:01:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL ECON PGOV PREF HA AE
10ABUJA116U.S./U.K. Team Assesses Nigeria's Preparedness for National
[...] (SBU) In response to a request from President Yar'Adua to the Ambassador and UK High Commissioner (reftel),USAID and DFID assembled and facilitated an international, independent team of experts to conduct an assessment of Nigeria's electoral system. During its two weeks in Nigeria, the team me [...]
2010-01-28 19:41:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV PINR NI
10ABUJA126Haiti Disaster Competes with Domestic Priorities, but
[...] (U) Nigeria media were initially slow to report on the earthquake in Haiti. Initial reports largely derived from wire services and contained limited factual reporting on U.S. support of relief efforts. Early reporting and editorials largely criticized the failure of the Nigerian Government (G [...]
2010-01-29 15:09:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF EAID ECON HA
10ABUJA144NIGERIAN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION REQUESTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In November 2009, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairperson Farida Waziri and her top staff travelled to the U.S. to meet with State, Justice and Treasury Department officials. Upon returning to Nigeria, the EFCC team developed a strategy document to move forw [...]
2010-02-01 19:26:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR ASEC EFIN EAID KCRM KCOR NI
10ABUJA150NIGERIA RECORDS ITS FIRST DEATH FROM H1N1
[...] (U) The Nigerian Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH) reported the first laboratory-confirmed death from H1N1 in Nigeria, in a press release issued on January 18. Nigeria's first reported victim of H1N1 was a 38-year-old Lagosian female who died at the Reddington Hospital in Victoria Island, Lago [...]
2010-02-02 11:58:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU SENV EAGR EAID ECON WHO NI
10ABUJA194NIGERIA TO ATTEND THE FEBRUARY 9-11 SHERPA MEETING IN THE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Political Counselor, ESTH Officer (note taker) and Dutch Economic and Trade Officer jointly delivered ref A points to the Director General of the Nigerian Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NNRA) and recently-appointed Sherpa for the April 12-13 Nuclear Security Summit Professor Shemsi [...]
2010-02-04 13:11:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA
10ABUJA428Chinese Engagement in Nigeria
[...] (SBU) Per ref A, please find post input for use in the March 4 AF-led U.S.-China sub-regional dialogue. -------------------------- Overall Chinese Engagement -------------------------- 2. (U) Please review reftels B-D for more extensive reporting on this topic. 3. [...]
2010-02-25 14:35:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD EAID CH NI
10ABUJA77NIGERIA: FY 2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO CENTRAL
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Abuja's response to the questions contained in Reftel A. 2. (U) SFOAA funding: The Government of Nigeria is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance, using FY 2010 funds, for the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),International M [...]
2010-01-22 14:53:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL NI
10ABUJA79NIGERIAN NUGGETS -- JANUARY 22 2010
[...] (U) Mission Nigeria provides the following compilation of recent political, economic, and social developments not previously reported. --------------------------------------------- --------- ELECTION MONITOR REQUESTS MORE INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS -------------------------------------- [...]
2010-01-22 15:08:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR EAID SOCI NI
10ABUJA88NIGERIA'S MBE MOUNTAINS FUNCTION AS IMPORTANT WILDLIFE
[...] (SBU) Regional Environment Officer (REO),ESTH Officer, and World Conservation Society Country Director visited Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) projects in Cross River State that support the conservation of the critically-endangered Cross River gorilla November 22 to 24. The team also met [...]
2010-01-26 16:40:00Embassy AbujaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR TBIO EAID ECON NI
10ACCRA107GHANA PROPOSES ENVOY TO ENLIST SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, Ghana's Environment, Science and Technology Minister, Sherry Ayittey, said that the Copenhagen Climate Change Accord enjoyed widespread support among African states, but some were confused about how to associate under the Accord's o [...]
2010-02-04 07:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG EAID GH
10ACCRA149GHANA-SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON
[...] USAID/West Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Accra, Ghana over February 8-12, 2010, on the implementation in West Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 60 people ac [...]
2010-02-24 12:15:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL GH
10ACCRA58PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...]
2010-01-20 07:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH
10ACCRA59PROPOSAL FOR U.S. BIOTECH SPEAKER TO VISIT GHANA IN FY
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Accra requests $13,700 in FY 2010 EEB biotech outreach funds for a U.S. biotechnology expert in agricultural production and development to visit Ghana for one week to engage with government officials and legislators, academics, public audiences, and the media on the merits of [...]
2010-01-20 07:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO SENV EAID ECON GH
10ADDISABABA130ETHIOPIA: FIVE NGO WORKERS KIDNAPPED IN SOMALI
[...] (C) According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Ethiopia, five Ethiopian employees of a British NGO were kidnapped in the Somali Regional State on January 15, by individuals claiming to be members of the Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF),and were re [...]
2010-01-27 13:56:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV SMIG EAID ASEC ET
10ADDISABABA135KENYA: CURRENT CONDITIONS IN DADAAB REFUGEE CAMP
[...] (SBU) The three camps that comprise Dadaab refugee camp currently house over 260,000 refugees, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expects the number could increase in the coming months due to the suspension of food assistance in al-Shabaab controlled areas of Somalia [...]
2010-01-28 04:15:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL EAID KE ET SO
10ADDISABABA167UNDER SECRETARY FOR DEMOCRACY AND GLOBAL AFFAIRS
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero and Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Johnnie Carson, in a January 31 meeting with Transitional Federal Government (TFG) President Sheikh Sharif on the margins of the AU Summit underscored continued USG support bu [...]
2010-02-02 11:22:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PTER EAID SO
10ADDISABABA199UNHCR 2010 PLANS FOR NEW REFUGEE CAMPS AND SUDANESE
[...] (U) The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the GOE Administration of Refugee and Returnee Affairs (ARRA) intend to open at least two more camps in 2010 for Somali and Eritrean refugees. Melka Dida camp, near Dolo Odo on the Ethiopian/Kenyan/Somali border, is expected to [...]
2010-02-04 07:43:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PREL EAID ET SO
10ADDISABABA235CITES COP15 OUTREACH ON U.S. SPECIES PROPOSALS
[...] (U) Regional Environment Officer (REO) and Regional Environment Assistant (REA) delivered referenced demarche to Dr. Kifle Argaw, Director of the Ethiopia Wildlife Conservation Authority (EWCA),and Dr. Ludwig Sieg, Chief Technical Advisor on GTZ-GEF EWCA capacity building project on Thursday, [...]
2010-02-04 13:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID AMGT ET KPAO ECON TBIO AEGR ETRD PGOV
10ADDISABABA236AU SUMMIT: SOMALILAND FORMIN REASSURES A/S CARSON
[...] (U) February 1, 2010; 7:00 p.m.; Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. 2. (C) Participants: U.S. Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson Ambassador Michael Battle USAU DCM Joel Maybury Special Assistant Akunna Cook IO Michael Gonzales (Notetaker) SOMALILAND Foreign Minister Abdullahi Duale Notetaker [...]
2010-02-04 13:54:00Embassy Addis AbabaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREL PTER SO
10ADDISABABA240SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DURBIN VISIT TO ETHIOPIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Ethiopia comes during a period of political and economic challenges. Ethiopia takes pride in being the oldest independent country in Africa. The modern political landscape of Ethiopia has been shaped by the 1998-2000 border conflict with Eritrea (70,000 Ethiopian [...]
2010-02-04 14:13:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET
10ADDISABABA244SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS VISIT TO ETHIOPIA:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your visit to Ethiopia comes during a period of political and economic challenges. Ethiopia takes pride in being the oldest independent country in Africa. The modern political landscape of Ethiopia has been shaped by the 1998-2000 border conflict with Eritrea (70,000 Ethiopian [...]
2010-02-08 05:08:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ECON ETRD EAID PGOV AF ET
10ADDISABABA25USAU: AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: With less than three weeks to go before the start of the African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, several predictable and recurring themes will take center stage: the crises in Somalia and Sudan, the unconstitutional changes of power in Guinea and Madagascar, and the constituti [...]
2010-01-11 05:17:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM EAID AU
10ADDISABABA273U/S OTERO TALKS WATER IN ETHIOPIA
[...] (U) On January 30, 2010, Under Secretary (U/S) for Global Affairs, Maria Otero, met with USG partners implementing programs to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WaSH) for people in Ethiopia. The meeting was hosted by USAID and included the Deputy Chief of Mission, the Region [...]
2010-02-10 07:16:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID AMGT XW BY RW ET
10ADDISABABA51 Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative: Diplomacy and
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 04:23:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL ET
10ADDISABABA6ETHIOPIA FY08 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF-HELP
[...] Embassy Addis Ababa received an allocation of USD 40,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) for fiscal year FY08. Four projects were selected for funding according to Mission objectives and SSHP selection criteria. A total of 4,750 people directly benefitted from these project [...]
2010-01-05 14:06:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON AFIN ET
10ADDISABABA83ETHIOPIA: FY10 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE AND
[...] (U) This cable is a Ref A response cable regarding questions on Ethiopia's fiscal transparency and USG FY2010 assistance. 2. (SBU) Ethiopia's central government is slated to received USG assistance through the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act [...]
2010-01-21 05:11:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL ET
10ALGIERS63TFHA01 - ALGERIAN AID FOR HAITI
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 17:22:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA AG
10ALGIERS74ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT
[...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...]
2010-01-27 16:50:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAID EAID ECON EFIN PREL
10ALGIERS76ALGERIA - FY2010 BUDGET TRANSPARENCY REPORT
[...] (U) In response to reftel questions, post submits the following information. 2. (SBU) The Algerian central government is expected to receive a portion of U.S. foreign assistance using FY10 funds. The USG has allocated USD 950,000 for IMET funding and USD 950,000 for Nonproliferation, Anti- [...]
2010-01-28 09:24:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAID EAID ECON EFIN PREL
10AMMAN222 U.S.-Jordan FTA Joint Committee Meets; Seeks Closer Trade
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jordan's Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the fifth U.S.-Jordan Free Trade Area Agreement Joint Committee meeting on December 15 in Amman. The agenda focused on expanding trade and investment ties and stressed the importance of full implementation of not just the trade agr [...]
2010-01-24 09:43:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECIN ECON ELAB EFIN EAID PGOV JO
10AMMAN239JORDAN WILL OFFER SUPPORT TO SALEH AT YEMEN
[...] (SBU) PolChief shared reftel points with Samer Naber, Director of the MFA's North America Unit, and Bisher al-Khasawneh, Personal Advisor to the Foreign Minister and Director of Policy Planning at the MFA. Khasawneh will travel to London with Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh to attend the Januar [...]
2010-01-25 13:06:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID YM JO
10AMMAN275JORDAN: ARE ISLAMISTS PUSHING FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (S/NF) On January 25, PolChief met with a Jordanian journalist with connections to the Islamic Action Front (IAF). The journlist said that a coalition of electoral activists was forming to publicly pressure the government for meaningful reforms to electoral administration. He said that the [...]
2010-01-28 14:35:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL EAID KMPI JO
10AMMAN276JORDAN: MAYOR OF AJLOUN STRESSES THE NEED FOR
[...] (S/NF) The mayor of Ajloun said that national reforms are needed to halt growing discontent in his town. He is in favor of the proposed decentralization plan, saying that inefficient megaprojects have proven to be spectacular failures because they were designed by bureaucrats in Amman with no [...]
2010-01-28 15:03:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL EAID KMPI JO
10AMMAN312JORDAN: DISCONTENT AMONG YOUTH IN AJLOUN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 14:15:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALEAID KDEM PREL JO
10AMMAN320 Jordan's 2010 Budget Hits Government Agencies Hard with
[...] (SBU) Summary: The severe cuts to the 2010 budget have hit Government of Jordan (GOJ) ministries hard (ref A). With a projected deficit of $1.43 billion, the 2010 budget of $7.71 billion includes 20% cuts to capital expenditures and 1.4% cuts to current expenditures, and will impact GOJ entit [...]
2010-02-04 10:14:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECIN EFIN EAID PGOV JO
10AMMAN323JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Amman warmly welcomes your visit, which will allow us to engage the Government of Jordan (GOJ) at the highest levels. We have requested an audience with King Abdullah and confirmed meetings with the Foreign Minister and Minister of Planning and International Cooperatio [...]
2010-02-04 16:11:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID JO
10AMMAN454JORDAN SCENESETTER FOR SENATOR JOHN KERRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Amman warmly welcomes the visit of Senator John Kerry. We have confirmed meetings with King Abdullah and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY CONTINUED: The end of 2009 was marked with a flurry of political changes in Jordan, with the Kin [...]
2010-02-25 09:45:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID JO
10AMMAN459JORDAN: SCENESETTER FOR VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN
[...] (S//NF) Summary: Mr. Vice President, Embassy Amman warmly welcomes you to Jordan. As you arrive, Jordan continues to face some of the most troubling challenges of King Abdullah's 10-year reign. Jordan has been hit hard by the global economic slowdown and is heavily aid-dependent. The pared- [...]
2010-02-25 14:41:00Embassy AmmanSECRET//NOFORNOVIP EAID PGOV PREL JO
10ANKARA141LONDON MEETING ON YEMEN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 16:54:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID TU YM
10ANKARA172TURKEY'S VIEWS ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT'S
[...] (SBU) Together with Dutch Embassy PolCouns Sander Jansen, we delivered the note verbale contained in reftel to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Chief Mustafa Yurdakul, Turkey's sous-Sherpa. Yurdakul confirmed that he has registered Dr. Hakan Fidan, Turkey's Sherpa for the Nuclear [...]
2010-02-03 07:56:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV
10ANTANANARIVO67MADAGASCAR: STATE OF APPAREL COMPANIES AFTER AGOA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since Madagascar's suspension from AGOA on December 23, 2009, newspapers report daily demonstrations of workers protesting lay-offs from garment factories. These demonstrations have been small, mainly peaceful, and not targeted against the U.S. Although only a few companies have [...]
2010-02-08 12:02:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAGOA ECON EAID ETRD MA
10ANTANANARIVO72CHINESE ENGAGEMENT IN MADAGASCAR AND COMOROS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese investment stock, detailed below, reached USD 39 million in 2008 in Madagascar, while Chinese investment remains limited in the Comoros. No USG collaboration on development programs has been undertaken to date with the Chinese in either island nation. The best opportuni [...]
2010-02-12 05:14:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EAGR EAID CH CN MA
10ANTANANARIVO84EDUCATION GAINS THREATENED BY CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The political crisis of 2009 adversely impacted the education sector. The suspension of donors' funding and cuts in the government education budget led to an increase of fees paid by parents, who already faced difficulties due to reduced incomes. As a result, enrollment figure [...]
2010-02-17 06:37:00Embassy AntananarivoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID MA
10ASHGABAT116TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 12:35:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID PREL AF TX
10ASHGABAT134TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. HUMANITARIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 13:21:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF EAID ECON HA TX
10ASHGABAT173TURKMENISTAN: NEW UN COORDINATOR FOCUSING ON
[...] (C) UN Resident Coordinator Lenni Montiel arrived in Turkmenistan in December 2009. Since his arrival, he has already tried to change elements of how the UN mission conducts business internally and how it interacts with the Turkmenistan Government. In a meeting on February 2, Montiel emphasi [...]
2010-02-05 13:11:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL SENV UN TX
10ASHGABAT193DFM HAJIYEV HIGHLIGHTS TURKMENISTAN'S ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a February 4 meeting with the Central Asia Assistance Review delegation, Turkmen Deputy Foreign Minister Wepa Hajiyev provided an outline of the country's ongoing reform process. He stressed that potential assistance donors needed to coordinate their proposals with the T [...]
2010-02-10 13:57:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID TX
10ASHGABAT212TURKMENISTAN: ACADEMY OF SCIENCES MEETS WITH
[...] (U) Members of the Central Asia Assistance Review delegation in Turkmenistan met with officials of the Academy of Sciences on February 3 to discuss current programs of cooperation and possibilities for future expansion. The President of the Academy of Sciences, Gurbanmyrat Mezilov, gave a qui [...]
2010-02-12 13:22:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALEAID TSPL PREL PGOV SENV TX
10ASHGABAT213 TURKMENISTAN: MEJLIS OPEN TO COOPERATION ON LOCAL
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a February 3 meeting with the visiting EUR/ACE delegation Mejlis (Parliament) Speaker Akja Nurberdiyeva said local self-governing councils, which are subordinated to Parliament, realized that they should suppor [...]
2010-02-16 04:01:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KDEM TX
10ASHGABAT217TURKMENISTAN: UN REGIONAL CENTER SEES WATER AS A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Finding a way to get Central Asian countries to come to agreement on water sharing is one of the top priorities of the United Nations Regional Center for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia. The Center is organizing workshops and conferences that focus on improving negotiating [...]
2010-02-16 12:41:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV SENV PREL EAID UN ZK TX
10ASHGABAT51TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ABOUT MCC COUNTRIES FOR FY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 08:59:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC TX
10ASHGABAT74TURKMENISTAN'S BUDGET PUBLICLY AVAILABLE, BUT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) The following is Post's response to ref A that requests information about Turkmenistan's central government budget. 3. (SBU) Is the host's annual national budget publicly available? Total amounts for both the general s [...]
2010-01-19 13:10:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AID ECON EFIN PREL TX
10ASHGABAT77TURKMEN COUNTERPARTS READY TO BROADEN ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During meetings on December 9-10, 2009 between USAID's Economic Reform to Enhance Competitiveness (EREC) Chief of Party and officials from the Institute for Strategic Planning and Economic Development (ISPED) and the [...]
2010-01-20 05:36:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID TX
10ASHGABAT92TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON HAITI ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-20 13:56:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREF PHUM PREL HA UN TX
10ASMARA45$76 MILLION OF WORLD BANK MONEY TO BE THROWN AWAY?
[...] (C) The World Bank regional director responsible for the Horn of Africa postponed a scheduled mid-February meeting in Asmara to discuss whether or not Eritrea plans to accept $76 million in grant funding, according to World Bank acting country director Samuel Eyasu (protect). The minister of [...]
2010-02-22 12:21:00Embassy AsmaraCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV ER
10ASTANA162 KAZAKHSTAN: LABOR MARKET CONCERNS TAKE CENTER STAGE AT
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Nur Otan National Democratic Party of Kazakhstan co-hosted a roundtable on January 19 at the lower house of parliament (Mazhilis) to discuss the legal definition of "self-employment" and how to implement polic [...]
2010-02-09 03:05:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON EINV ELAB SOCI KZ
10ASTANA2 KAZAKHSTAN EXPRESSES PIQUE OVER HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During a December 31 meeting (reftel),Kazakhstan's Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov raised concerns about the human-rights certification process. He told the Ambassador that Kazakhstan is ready to refuse al [...]
2010-01-05 06:37:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID UZ KZ
10ASTANA36 CIVIL SOCIETY ACTIVE IN NORTHERN KAZAKHSTAN
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During recent visits to Kazakhstan's Kostanai and North Kazakhstan Oblasts (refs A-D),NGO representatives emphasized the growth of a vibrant civil society, especially in Kostanai Oblast. They highlighted key cha [...]
2010-01-14 09:33:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID SOCI KDEM KTIP OSCE KZ
10ASTANA68 KAZAKHSTAN: VIGNETTES OF PUBLIC OPINION: RBK
[...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: On January 23 in Almaty, the Ambassador was the key-note speaker at the founding session of Kazakhstan's chapter of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO),an international group for CEOs of mid-level (or larger) companies who must meet stringent international standards [...]
2010-01-25 06:49:00Embassy AstanaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON ETRD EAID KPAO WTO RS KZ
10ASTANA78 KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON U.S. ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 25, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov. Umarov took our points under advisement. Post also forwarded the points to the MFA separately under the cover of a diplomatic n [...]
2010-01-25 10:03:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF EAID ECON HA KZ
10ASTANA79 KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON THE NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On January 25, the Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov. Umarov took the points under advisement. Post also forwarded the points to the MFA separately under the cover of a diplomatic n [...]
2010-01-25 10:03:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT PREL KZ
10ASTANA82 KAZAKHSTAN: APPRECIATION MIXED WITH CONCERN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: During a January 25 meeting, Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov noted the Kazakhstani government's appreciation for Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Robert Blake's recent remarks on Kazakhstan at the National Press Club in Washington and Special [...]
2010-01-26 04:06:00Embassy AstanaSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID MARR AF RS KZ
10ASUNCION37PARAGUAY DONATES TO HAITI; SEEKS TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) President Lugo announced January 14 that Paraguay would send 56,000 kilos of food and clothing to Haiti, along with 12 search and rescue specialists from their fire department (later increased to 13 personnel, including one photographer.) The first 5,000 kilos departed January 14 on [...]
2010-01-19 16:16:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ECON PREF PGOV HA PA
10ASUNCION70PARAGUAY INCREASES DELIVERY OF AID TO HAITI
[...] (U) An additional 3000 kilograms of foodstuffs and 200 kilograms of medicine bound for Haiti left Paraguay January 21 on an Argentine C-130 cargo aircraft. Three additional relief volunteers traveled concurrently, bringing Paraguay's total effort to 16 volunteers and around 8000 delivere [...]
2010-01-25 20:26:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PGOV PA HA AR
10ATHENS107GREECE/HAITI: NO MINUSTAH FORCES, BUT AID
[...] (SBU) Discussing reftel with Pol-Mil Chief on February 16, Emmanuel Papadoyorgakis, Deputy Director of the Greek MFA's UN and International Organizations Directorate, said that Greece had offered 30 soldiers to MINUSTAH following the Security Council's January 18 authorization to expand the mi [...]
2010-02-16 14:03:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KPKO EAID HA GR
10ATHENS109GREECE/HAITI: NO MINUSTAH FORCES, BUT AID
[...] (SBU) Discussing reftel with Pol-Mil Chief on February 16, Emmanuel Papadoyorgakis, Deputy Director of the Greek MFA's UN and International Organizations Directorate, said that Greece had offered 30 soldiers to MINUSTAH following the Security Council's January 18 authorization to expand the mi [...]
2010-02-16 20:37:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KPKO EAID HA GR
10ATHENS198GREECE???"New Directions in the U.S-Greece Economic
[...] Post is seeking to recruit senior level Administration officials to participate in a mid-March (likely March 17-19) strategic economic dialogue with Greek counterparts. The United States-Greece Economic and Commercial Cooperation Commission (ECCC) re-established in 2007 to channel senior [...]
2010-02-10 14:16:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID ETRD ENRG GR
10ATHENS43HAITI: GREECE SEEKING TO PROVIDE HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AND
[...] Greek Deputy Foreign Minister Spyros Kouvelis convoked Ambassador Speckhard January 25 to explain Greece's increasing frustration with not getting a Greek humanitarian flight expeditiously into Haiti, and the political fallout this was having for the new government in the Greek media and among [...]
2010-01-28 09:51:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF EAID ECON HA GR
10ATHENS5GREEK RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) DepEconCouns delivered reftel points on December 17 to Mr. Thomas Matsoukas, Hellenic Aid (HA),Director of Emergency, Humanitarian, and Food Aid Programs. Also on December 17, PolOff shared reftel points with Mr. Christos Maniakis-Grivas, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affa [...]
2010-01-05 11:07:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL GR
10ATHENS73Greek Contributions in Afghanistan - New Support for
[...] (U) On February 2, the Greek MFA shared with Post a paper compiling Greek military and financial contributions in Afghanistan. The paper details three new pledges of assistance: 1 million euros for a women's education program, and 1 million for a World Bank drinking water program, both in coo [...]
2010-02-03 15:25:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR NATO EAID ECON GR AF
10BAGHDAD124ANBAR FACTIONS RESOLVE LEADERSHIP DISPUTE IN WAKE
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In the wake of the December 30 terrorist attack on the Anbar Provincial Government Center, which resulted in the severe wounding of Governor Qassim abd Muhammad Hammadi al-Fahadawi, there was some initial governmental confusion and a v [...]
2010-01-19 13:59:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD135ALL OIL BID ROUND CONTRACTS TO BE SIGNED BY
[...] (SBU) Summary: ExxonMobil and the Ministry of Oil (MOO) have reached agreement on a final contract for part of Iraq's largest oil field. This contract, the last of the ten contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds to be initialed, covers development of the super-giant West Qurna Phase 1 field [...]
2010-01-19 16:10:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD151PM ADVISOR SIGNALS IRAQ WILL LIKELY NEGOTIATE, NOT
[...] (C) On January 20, the Chair of the Prime Minister's Advisory Commission (and former Oil Minister) Thamir Ghadhban told Emboffs that the GOI was moderating its rhetoric on oil production increases and compliance with an eventual OPEC quota. He noted approvingly the shift in emphasis in Oil Mi [...]
2010-01-21 14:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD157OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? KRG PUBLISHES TWO CONTRACTS
[...] (SBU) In the next step of a an apparent (and very ginger) rapprochement between Baghdad and Erbil over Iraq's oil sector management, the KRG published on January 17 the full texts of its previously secret oil field development and production contracts with oil companies DNO and Genel Energy, a [...]
2010-01-22 11:28:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD160TWO GOI OFFICIALS ON IRAN CROSS-BORDER OIL FIELDS
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of Oil officials will continue technical-level talks with Iran over cross-border oil fields, and remain open to formal discussions of oil field unitization. To conclude such talks, MOO officials would welcome greater support from other parts of the GOI, including the Mi [...]
2010-01-22 12:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD162TRADE MINISTER DEFENDS GOI EXCLUSION OF CARGILL ON
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 19 meeting with Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi defended the GOI's case against U.S. food marketer Cargill, which has asked Post to intervene in a trade dispute over contractual obligati [...]
2010-01-22 13:59:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP
10BAGHDAD177TRADE MINISTER DEFENDS SLOW PROGRESS ON WTO
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: In a January 19 meeting, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition Patricia Haslach that the GOI was focused on attracting foreign direct investment to Iraq to move its economy away from import dependence. Wi [...]
2010-01-24 13:49:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP
10BAGHDAD178PRT ANBAR: PROMINENT ANBARIS SPEAK OUT AGAINST
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: In meetings on January 14 and 16 that PRTOffs and representatives of U.S. forces held with prominent Anbari imams and sheikhs, the Anbaris expressed anger at reports that the Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) had agreed to [...]
2010-01-24 15:05:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD18PRT DIYALA: MUQDADIYA PUBLIC MARKET RISES FROM THE
[...] (U) This is a Diyala PRT reporting cable. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Before near destruction in clashes between Coalition Forces, Al Qaeda, and militias in 2006 and 2007, the Aruba Suq in Muqdadiya Qada (district) was the largest market in Diyala Province, and the third largest in Iraq. The abse [...]
2010-01-03 17:36:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PHUM PREF EAID IZ
10BAGHDAD182TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES PDS WITH ASSISTANT CHIEF
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI has finalized a memorandum of understanding with the World Food Program (WFP) to develop management capacity for Iraq's Saddam-era $7 billion feeding program, the Public Distribution System (PDS). In a January 19 meeting, Acting Trade Minister Safaa al-Deen al-Safi told [...]
2010-01-25 07:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IZ KCOR PREF WFP
10BAGHDAD186BAGHDAD: WORLD BANK MAY SCALE UP IRAQ PRESENCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: World Bank Vice President for the Middle East and North Africa Shamshad Akhtar told GOI officials and international donors January 16-19 that the World Bank would seriously consider increasing its presence in Iraq. Specific programmatic and staff increases would depend on the se [...]
2010-01-25 13:29:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON IZ
10BAGHDAD259PRT ANBAR: ANBAR HOLDS SUCCESSFUL ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 27, about 30 Iraqi bankers and businessmen attended a conference organized by PRT Anbar on using electronic funds transfer (EFT) through banks for payments. Representatives from the USF-I Al Asad Regional Contracting Center described how participants could open an EFT ac [...]
2010-02-01 15:12:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD273ANBAR ACTING GOVERNOR READY TO HELP "ANBAR BANKERS"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting Governor of Anbar Province Fuad Jatab Hamad and Deputy Governor for Administrative Affairs Hikmat Jasim Zaidan spoke at PRT Anbar's Monthly Bankers' Roundtable January 28. The two publicly confirmed banks' vital role in attracting investment to the province and pledged to [...]
2010-02-02 14:30:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD276BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? PM ADVISOR OFFERS
[...] (C) Summary: The chair of the prime minister's Advisory Commission, Thamir Ghadhban, offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the central Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contract [...]
2010-02-02 15:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD28AFTER INITIALING OIL CONTRACTS, IRAQ DEMANDS
[...] (C) Summary: The Government of Iraq (GOI) has demanded significant changes to its contracts with the three winning consortia in Iraq's first oil bid round on June 30. While sixteen of these changes were incorporated in advance into the revised model contracts used for the second bid round in [...]
2010-01-05 15:28:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD284BAGHDAD-ERBIL OIL RAPPROCHEMENT? MPS OFFER
[...] (C) Summary: Key members of the parliament's oil and gas committee offered little hope for a quick resolution of the disagreement between the Government of Iraq (GOI) and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) over the legitimacy of the two KRG-negotiated oil contracts published on January 17 [...]
2010-02-03 16:17:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD289PRT ANBAR: ABU RISHA DISCUSSES POLITICAL
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On January 19, PRT Team Leader and incoming U.S. Division-Central (USD-C) deputy commanding general for Anbar met with paramount Anbar Sheikh Ahmed Abu Risha, the Mutammar Sahawat al-Iraq (MSI) Party S [...]
2010-02-04 11:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD291PRT KARBALA: VOTERS IN DOUR MOOD AS UNOFFICIAL
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Karbala reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Karbala province has been allotted ten seats in the next Council of Representatives (CoR). Local PRT employees and Karbala business and community leaders expect that Dawa will win four to five seat [...]
2010-02-04 14:54:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD308RUMAILA OIL-FIELD LAWSUIT CONTINUES BUT SUCCESS
[...] (C) Summary: The lawsuit concerning the Rumaila oil-field contract continues and could affect the nine other contracts awarded from Iraq's June and December 2009 oil bid rounds. However, key Government of Iraq (GOI) officials predicted the lawsuit would be unsuccessful. No decision is expected [...]
2010-02-06 14:01:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD309PRT ANBAR: PROVINCIAL ELECTION PREPARATIONS
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY. On 25 January, the Anbar Governorate Elections Officer (GEO) briefed the military, police and civilian leadership of Anbar on the Independent High Electoral Commission's (IHEC's) election-day plan. Additionally, Iraqi police army lead [...]
2010-02-06 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD344PRT NAJAF: CLEAR PROGRESS ON ANTI-CORRUPTION, BUT
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Najaf reporting cable. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Anti-Corruption Coordinator (ACCO),Embassy rule of law (ROL) officer, and USF-I officer visited Najaf to engage local officials in assessing corruption in Najaf and government's efforts to improve. C [...]
2010-02-09 15:13:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAGHDAD382PRT ANBAR: DESPITE EFFORTS, VOTER PARTICIPATION
[...] (U) This is an Anbar Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) reporting message. 2. (SBU) Summary. Anbari government leaders, tribal sheikhs and religious leaders are encouraging Anbaris to vote in the March 7 national elections. Yet PRT-gathered anecdotal evidence and polling data suggests s [...]
2010-02-14 14:40:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KCOR KDEM
10BAGHDAD403OIL MINISTER AND OTHERS ON FUTURE PRODUCTION AND
[...] (U) Summary: At a recent seminar, Oil Minister Shahristani predicted the global oil market will need Iraq's increased production resulting from the ten oilfield development and production contracts from Iraq's 2009 oil bid rounds. The head of Iraq's State Oil Marketing Company (SOMO) predicted [...]
2010-02-16 10:22:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD407OIL MINISTER RECOMMENDS RESUMING OIL EXPORTS FROM
[...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker that he has recommended to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki that exports of oil from the Iraqi Kurdistan Region (IKR) resume. However, Shahristani also said that "many serious problems" remain in resolvin [...]
2010-02-16 14:20:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD412OIL MINISTER ON PREPARING FOR IOC OPERATIONS AND
[...] (C) Summary: Oil Minister Shahristani expressed to ACMAT Haslach and USF-I DCG Hunzeker complete, and perhaps unrealistic, confidence in the Ministry of Oil's (MOO's) preparations to support international oil companies (IOCs) as they begin operations under the ten contracts awarded from Iraq's [...]
2010-02-16 14:42:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD456OIL MINISTER TO CHANGE SIGNING BONUSES FOR 2009
[...] (C) Oil Minister Hussain al-Shahristani told Assistant Chief of Mission for Assistance Transition (ACMAT) Haslach and U.S. Forces-Iraq (USF-I) Deputy Commanding General for Support (DCG) Hunzeker on February 11 that the refundable signing bonuses, stipulated in the three contracts awarded from [...]
2010-02-20 13:58:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD457CHEVRON ON IOC INVESTING IN IRAQ
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting with ACMAT Haslach, Chevron expressed eagerness to return to Iraq, but not at any price. The company might join one of the ten consortia that were awarded contracts from Iraq's two oil bid rounds in 2009; Total is a likely partner. Chevron suggested that differences in i [...]
2010-02-20 14:41:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EINV EAID PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD463PRT ANBAR: ANBARIS PERCEIVE IRANIAN INFLUENCE,
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (C/NF) SUMMARY: Iranian attempts to exert influence in Anbar Province face a significant obstacle: Anbar is 96% Sunni and Anbaris view Iran as Iraq's mortal enemy. Most of PRT's interlocutors believe that Iran has been meddling in Iraq not only t [...]
2010-02-21 16:03:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ IR
10BAGHDAD482AUSTR DELANEY VISIT: GOI PROGRESS ON WTO ACCESSION
[...] (C) Summary: Government, parliamentary, and judicial officials expressed varying degrees of support for the GOI's World Trade Organization (WTO) accession ambitions during the February 7-11 visit to Baghdad of Assistant United States Trade Representative Michael Delaney. Delaney pushed all s [...]
2010-02-23 12:00:00Embassy BaghdadCONFIDENTIALETRD PGOV EAID WTO ECON EINV IZ
10BAGHDAD518MOBILE BANKING - GREAT POTENTIAL IN IRAQ, BUT OBSTACLES
[...] (SBU) This cable contains substantial input from Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),DoD's Task Force for Business and Stability Operations (TF BSO) and USF-I, J-6 (Communications and Information Systems Directorate). 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: With two cell phones for every three Iraqis [...]
2010-02-28 03:11:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EFIN ECON EAID IZ
10BAGHDAD535LESSONS LEARNED FROM IDP RETURNS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Community leaders from south Baghdad's Saydiya neighborhood report that approximately 7,200 displaced families have returned since early 2008 and that around 1,400 families have not returned but rent out their homes. (NOTE: Baghdad ePRT tracking data from police statistics sh [...]
2010-02-28 15:41:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM PREL IZ
10BAGHDAD83DETERIORATING CONDITIONS AT THE ANBAR DETENTION
[...] (U) This is a PRT Anbar (Ramadi) cable. 2. (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: During a series of December visits to the Hurricane Point Judicial Complex in Ramadi, PRTOffs discovered unsafe and unsanitary conditions at the recently occupied detention facility. The principal cause of these condition [...]
2010-01-13 08:14:00Embassy BaghdadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PHUM PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM
10BAGHDAD94ATTACKS STRIKE LOCAL ANBAR COUNTERRORISM UNIT
[...] (U) This is a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Anbar (Ramadi) reporting cable. 2. (S) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 7, a series of coordinated IED attacks targeted key members of the Counterterrorism Unit (CTU),Iraqi Police (IP),and judicial system in the central Anbar province cit [...]
2010-01-13 15:00:00Embassy BaghdadSECRETPTER PGOV ASEC PREL EAID KJUS KCRM KDEM IZ
10BAMAKO114MALI'S TELECOMMUNICATIONS POLICY OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 15:57:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID ETRD EINT EAGR ECPS ML
10BAMAKO46CHARGE AND MCC SENIOR ADVISOR CASSANDRA BUTTS MEET
[...] (C) On January 14, Charge and Senior Advisor to the Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Cassandra Butts met with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure (ATT). The President was accompanied by his Secretary General, Mr. Diango Cissoko, the Chair of the MCA-Mali [...]
2010-01-28 11:46:00Embassy BamakoCONFIDENTIALEAGR EAID ECON MCC ML
10BAMAKO49MALI APPROVES A CONTENTIOUS 2010 BUDGET
[...] Summary: Mali's National Assembly approved the 2010 budget, also known as the finance law, on December 18. The law passed by a wide margin in spite of concern in the preceding weeks from opposition political parties about the irregular way the GOM was accounting for revenue from privatized par [...]
2010-01-31 11:12:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EAID EINT PREL PGOV
10BAMAKO53MALI APPROVES A CONTENTIOUS 2010 BUDGET
[...] Summary: Mali's National Assembly approved the 2010 budget, also known as the finance law, on December 18. The law passed by a wide margin in spite of concern in the preceding weeks from opposition political parties about the irregular way the GOM was accounting for revenue from privatized par [...]
2010-02-01 11:23:00Embassy BamakoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EAID EINT PREL PGOV
10BANGUI11CAR: MINISTER REQUESTS MORE DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE, RETURN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador and DCM met with Minister of Economy, Planning, and International Cooperation Sylvain Maliko and his deputy on January 22 to discuss U.S. development assistance to the Central African Republic (CAR). The meeting was at Maliko's request. Maliko praised the high level [...]
2010-01-25 08:43:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAID EAID ECON PREL CT
10BANGUI17CAR: HAITI DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Reftel demarche was delivered to the Central African Republic's Ministry of Foreign Affairs on January 27. Post will report any response. 2. On January 20, the Ambassador delivered remarks in Sango, the national language, during a major cultural event and called for solidarity with the peo [...]
2010-01-28 17:15:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PREF EAID ECON HA CT
10BANGUI7CAR: IMPROVEMENTS IN BUDGET TRANSPARENCY EVIDENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is a response to Ref A. The Central African Republic (CAR) made commendable strides to address budget transparency in 2009. Though there is still much ground to cover, the government, with the help of the international community, is making concerted efforts to increase its [...]
2010-01-14 16:49:00Embassy BanguiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAID EAID ECON EFIN PREL CT
10BEIJING123PRC: PRIME MINISTER NEPAL ENJOYS SUCCESSFUL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Nepalese and PRC official sources stated that Nepal Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal's December 26-31 visit to China achieved tangible outcomes, including the signing of two official agreements, commercial contracts and broad agreement to strengthen the bilateral relationship. P [...]
2010-01-15 10:39:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG EAID ECON PHUM CH NP IN
10BEIJING146PRC SCHOLARS GUARDEDLY OPTIMISTIC ON SOUTHERN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC scholars view the late-December passage of the Southern Sudan Referendum Law as "only the first step" in a long and difficult Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) implementation process. The scholars acknowledged that Southern Sudan will likely vote for independence in January [...]
2010-01-20 07:53:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EPET PHUM SOCI KDEM CH SU
10BEIJING189PRC ON LONDON CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC and the U.S. share an interest in ensuring that the London Conference highlights the international community's firm support and long-term commitment to Afghanistan's stability and development, an MFA official told us January 22. While the PRC supports an Afghan-led proce [...]
2010-01-25 08:38:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO ECON EFIN EAID CH PK AF IN UK
10BEIJING206YEMEN CONFERENCE: PRC SUPPORTS BROAD-BASED EFFORT
[...] (C) In response to reftel points explaining USG efforts in Yemen, goals for the January 27 London meeting, and future multilateral efforts, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Attache Jiang Bo told PolOff January 26 that China appreciated the U.S. perspective [...]
2010-01-26 09:51:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID YM CH
10BEIJING217 PRC: DEMARCHE ON HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
[...] (SBU) China appreciates U.S. humanitarian assistance to Haiti and hopes to keep in close touch with the United States through bilateral and multilateral channels regarding assistance to Haiti, MFA Department of North American Affairs U.S. Division Deputy Director Zhao Yumin told EconOff January [...]
2010-01-27 09:39:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF EAID ECON CH HA
10BEIJING229CHINA SENDING DELEGATION TO THIRD NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) PolOff and Dutch Embassy counterpart delivered reftel demarche and Note Verbale requesting China's participation in the third Sherpa meeting scheduled for February in The Hague to prepare for the April Nuclear Security Summit to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Divisio [...]
2010-01-28 07:38:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM IAEA EAID TBIO NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10BEIJING33(C) CHINA-AFGHAN RELATIONS PLAGUED BY CORRUPTION,
[...] (C) Corruption and commercial fraud have plagued China-Afghan economic relations, according to a Beijing-based Afghan diplomat. Our contact claimed that a "mafia" of corrupt Afghan officials, including Foreign Minister Ragin Dadfar Spanta and former Minister of Mines Ibrahim Adel, had receive [...]
2010-01-08 09:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALEAID EINV EMIN PREL PGOV AF CH
10BEIJING367AFRICAN EMBASSIES SUSPICIOUS OF US-CHINA
[...] (C) African Embassy officials told EmbOffs that many in the African community were uncomfortable with the concept of US-China development cooperation in Africa. China's fast, efficient, "no strings attached" bilateral approach is popular in the region, as is the PRC preference for infrastructure ov [...]
2010-02-11 09:20:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID EINV CH XA
10BEIJING426 PAKISTAN/CHINA: FM QURESHI LAUDS PRC-PAKISTAN FRIENDSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's friendship with the PRC is a "cornerstone" of Pakistan's foreign policy and a "model for other countries to emulate," Pakistani Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi said in a February 23 speech at a PRC think tank. He welcomed China's role as an intermediary [...]
2010-02-23 09:20:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL CH PK AF
10BEIRUT11SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HASTINGS' JANUARY 8 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 8 visit as the first high-level delegation to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and Foreign Min [...]
2010-01-05 15:03:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR PREF
10BEIRUT114JUSTICE MINISTER NAJJAR ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS,
[...] (C) Summary: Justice Minister Ibrahim Najjar informed the Ambassador on February 3 that he had forwarded a draft trafficking in persons law to the cabinet for approval, a step needed before it goes to a parliamentary vote. He did not expect the draft to face political opposition. His ministr [...]
2010-02-04 15:53:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTIP KJUS PHUM KWMN PREF EAID SY
10BEIRUT122ECONOMY MINISTER SAFADI OPTIMISTIC ON GROWTH
[...] (U) This message is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Summary: In a February 5 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Economy and Trade Mohammed Safadi requested assistance in setting up meetings during his private March 7-14 trip to Washington. The prime minister, presi [...]
2010-02-05 16:16:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV EAID MEPI KIPR LE
10BEIRUT4SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCAIN'S JANUARY 8-9 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Embassy Beirut welcomes your January 8-9 visit as one of the first high-level delegations to Lebanon of 2010. As Lebanon emerges from a six-month struggle to form a new national unity government, your meetings with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri, and [...]
2010-01-05 07:27:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR LE
10BEIRUT42CODEL HASTINGS' JANUARY 8 VISIT TO LEBANON
[...] (C) Summary: During a January 8 visit to Lebanon, a delegation headed by Representative Alcee L. Hastings (D-FL) met with President Michel Sleiman, Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Foreign Minister Ali el Chami. Representative Hastings reiterated Congressional support for Lebanon's democratic i [...]
2010-01-14 10:35:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL PGOV KDEM EAID UNSC PTER MARR PREF
10BEIRUT68LEBANON: FY2010 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (C) Introduction: In Lebanon, lack of fiscal transparency is more than a failure of the capacity of the state. It is at the center of a government system that is designed to be opaque so as to serve the interests of the leaders of the political class, rather than the needs of citizens (septel [...]
2010-01-21 17:07:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN PGOV KCOR LE
10BELGRADE106SERBIA: FY2010 BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL
[...] In response to reftel call for proposals, post requests $19,060 in EEB biotech outreach funds for programs that will educate consumers, media, farmers, academics and policy makers about the benefits of agricultural biotechnology and encourage the GoS to fulfill its promise to change a restricti [...]
2010-01-21 13:27:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EAID TBIO KPAO SR
10BELGRADE108SERBIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2010
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement: Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Serbia is open to foreign direct investment (FDI),and attracting FDI is increasingly a priority for the government of Serbia (GoS). Serbi [...]
2010-01-21 15:12:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EINT OPIC KTDB EFIN PGOV SR
10BELGRADE124SERBIA RESPONSE: U.S. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
[...] (SBU) Post conveyed Ref A points to Foreign Affairs Ministry North America Desk Officer Srdjan Miljkovic on January 25. Miljkovic replied that he would pass the information to his colleagues at the MFA Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation, who were responsible for Serbian assistance [...]
2010-01-25 12:18:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF EAID ECON HA SR
10BELGRADE94SERBIA TO DONATE FUNDS TO HAITI
[...] (SBU) Per reftel requests, Embassy presented points to Foreign Affairs Ministry North America Desk Officer Srdjan Miljkovic on assistance to Haiti and Haiti air traffic. We also expressed appreciation for the work of the five Serbian police officers participating in MINUSTAH at the time of th [...]
2010-01-19 16:32:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM UN HA SR
10BERLIN106GERMAN GOVERNMENT INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 15
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Germany is increasing its official assistance to Haiti to 15 million euros following the January 12 earthquake. The increase reflects 5 million euros in new funds from the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) that will support construction of housing for displa [...]
2010-01-25 17:20:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN110WESTERWELLE WILL NOT ATTEND LONDON CONFERENCE ON
[...] (SBU) Poloff met with MFA Desk Officer responsible for Yemen Gudrun Masloch January 26 to provide reftel points and discuss Germany's approach to Yemen. Gudrun said that due to Bundestag meetings, Foreign Minister Westerwelle will not attend the January 27 London Conference on Yemen, but will [...]
2010-01-26 15:37:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID GM YM
10BERLIN113GERMANY WELCOMES POINTS ON NPT REVCON AND NSS, BUT
[...] (SBU) German MFA desk officer for nuclear energy Joerg Polster welcomed Reftel points distinguishing the April Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) and the May Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon). These points, he said, will be helpful, for example, in responding to press [...]
2010-01-26 17:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TRIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MUNC
10BERLIN149GERMANY OUTLINES GOALS FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Germany has two main objectives for the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) sherpa meeting in The Hague. Germany hopes to get closer to a consensus on the NSS communiqu and work plan and also would like to come to an agreement on a summit schedule that will please Merkel's Ch [...]
2010-02-02 16:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MUNC
10BERLIN181GERMANY RELIEVED BY EU SUMMIT OUTCOME ON GREECE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chancellor Angela Merkel's government welcomed the decision taken at the EU's February 11 informal summit in Brussels not to provide financial assistance, for the moment, to cash-strapped Greece. German officials believe a bailout is not needed at this time, and that extending a [...]
2010-02-12 19:04:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN ECON PREL EUN GM GR PGOV
10BERLIN210GERMANS UNDECIDED ON UNICEF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points to Georg Klussmann of the German Foreign Ministry's Office of International Human Rights. Klussmann said he had already heard about Dr. Lake's nomination via the German PermRep in New York. As the position is not an elected one, however, he said he was u [...]
2010-02-24 16:56:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID UNICEF GM
10BERLIN50GERMANY'S EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE TO HAITI FOLLOWING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany's immediate response to the January 12, 2010 earthquake in Haiti includes the following: 500,000 euros for food aid, 1 million euros for search and rescue operations, a trained search and rescue team, and two water purification devices. More assistance should be forthcomin [...]
2010-01-14 18:18:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL GM
10BERLIN53GERMANY BOOSTS ASSISTANCE TO AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Germany is poised to ramp up its civilian reconstruction and development assistance to Afghanistan by two-thirds over last year, bringing its 2010 total to 430 million euros ($620 million). Additional funding would go towards rural development projects in the north. This consid [...]
2010-01-15 11:17:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AF GM PK
10BERLIN70GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...]
2010-01-20 06:38:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN71GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 7.5 MILLION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Germany has increased humanitarian assistance to Haiti following the January 12 earthquake to 7.5 million euros. Of this total, the Development Ministry (BMZ) is providing 2.5 million euros for food aid and the Foreign Ministry is contributing the remainder for emergency assistan [...]
2010-01-20 06:39:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN80GERMANY INCREASES HAITI ASSISTANCE TO 10 MILLION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mission Germany is actively engaging the German government and public on Haiti following the January 12 earthquake, and has formed an internal task force to coordinate our initiatives. As part of our efforts, I would like to update you on our outreach activities, the German go [...]
2010-01-21 06:40:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERLIN98GERMAN PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR HAITI REACH 86
[...] (U) SUMMARY. German private donations for victims of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti have reached 86 million euros. A televised fundraiser on January 19 was responsible for over 20 million euros of the total. While private donations are less than at a similar point following the 2004 Asia [...]
2010-01-25 16:14:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN GM HA
10BERN25TFHA01: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI: SWISS
[...] Pol-Econ couns. delivered points (reftels A,B,and C) to Swiss Foreign Ministry Americas' Office Deputy Director Daniel Hunn on January 19. Hunn thanked the US for the information and said that Switzerland is grateful that the United States is leading the assistance effort, since it has many ca [...]
2010-01-22 07:02:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIEDUN PREF EAID PHUM
10BISHKEK52KYRGYZSTAN'S IMPROVING BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] SUMMARY: The Kyrgyz Government has taken significant steps to increase the transparency of its budget and has a detailed plan to further improve its budget process. The 2010 budget passed by Parliament in December is available on the internet and provides detailed figures in many areas. In 20 [...]
2010-01-21 01:38:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EFIN PREL KG
10BISHKEK68KYRGYZSTAN: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON U.S. ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) On January 22, the Ambassador discussed the humanitarian crisis in Haiti (reftel points) with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Sarbayev. Sarbayev noted that he had been in China on an official visit when the earthquake occurred. Nonetheless, he had sent condolences to the Haitian government and [...]
2010-01-27 04:00:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF EAID ECON HA KG
10BISHKEK94POVERTY IN KYRGYZSTAN A MIXED PICTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: High poverty rates remain a problem in Kyrgyzstan, especially in rural areas. In 2008 about a third of the population was under the official poverty line. The poverty rate fell significantly over the past few years, due in large part to growing remittances from Kyrgyz workers [...]
2010-02-08 05:32:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID SOCI EAGR KG
10BOGOTA100DISASTER DECLARATION: COLOMBIAN FOREST FIRES
[...] SUMMARY: In response to the increasing number and severity of forest fires that have affected 98 municipalities in 12 departments across Colombia, the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is of sufficient magnitude to warrant U.S. Government assistance. The damage has exceeded the [...]
2010-01-11 02:02:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV PREF SOCI EAGR ECON PREL PGOV CO
10BOGOTA105COLOMBIA CONTINUES ROBUST RELIEF EFFORTS IN HAITI
[...] (SBU) Summary. Colombian military and civilian sectors continue in high gear supporting relief efforts in Haiti. Colombia has flown 14 flights transporting 294 personnel, 21 dogs and 224,509 pounds of supplies to Haiti. Colombian medical personnel have performed more than 2,150 procedures near [...]
2010-01-28 21:46:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV ECON PREL MARR KPAO CO HA
10BOGOTA11SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JAN 11-13 VISIT
[...] (C) Your visit is an opportunity to focus U.S. and Colombian efforts to consolidate Colombia's gains as the country enters a transition year. President Uribe will seek your reassurance of our commitment to their fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups. His decision on whether to [...]
2010-01-06 23:01:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL OVIP PGOV PHUM PTER ECON ETRD EAID SNAR MOPS CO
10BOGOTA111USG-FUNDED LABOR RIGHTS PROJECTS UPDATE
[...] Summary: The USG has allocated $33 million to improve labor rights in Colombia through 17 projects in the 2001-2011 timeframe: one by the Department of State's Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL),six by the Department of Labor (DOL),and ten by the U.S. Agency for International [...]
2010-02-01 14:11:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA115DRUMMOND FIRES WORKERS FOR ILLEGAL STRIKE
[...] (SBU) U.S. mining company Drummond has begun the process of firing the majority of the National Mining and Energy Industry Workers' Union's (SINTRAMIENERGETICA) 35-member board of directors due to the union's illegal strike in March 2009. SINTRAMIENERGETICA leaders have urged a negotiated solut [...]
2010-02-01 14:41:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA132AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO CARTAGENA HIGHLIGHTS THE RICHNESS OF
[...] The Ambassador traveled to Cartagena on December 4-5 to inaugurate the 13th Houston Series conference, visit two USAID projects, meet with landmine survivors, and attend a luncheon hosted by AmCham Cartagena. The Ambassador's visit to Cartagena was widely covered by the press and highlighted t [...]
2010-01-14 20:12:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PHUM EINV ECON ETRD PTER PREL SOCI CO
10BOGOTA15COLOMBIA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT TO COMBAT SPREADING FIRES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GOC requested emergency USG fire-fighting assistance on January 6 to help combat a growing number of fires caused by an atypical drought in Colombia. More than 60 municipalities have been affected by such fires, damaging an estimated 1,700 hectares. Our [...]
2010-01-07 18:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SENV EAGR ECON PREL PGOV CO
10BOGOTA159NEW VOICES IN THE LABOR VIOLENCE DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Colombian research institutions are focused on labor violence to an unprecedented degree. Two prominent universities and six think-tanks have recently completed or initiated studies. The influx of new voices has intensified and enriched the debate concerning the causes and scope of viole [...]
2010-02-05 18:09:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA165Mixed Reactions to Plan Colombia Cut, GOC to Lobby US
[...] (SBU) The Government of Colombia's (GOC) reaction to the announcement of cuts to USG Plan Colombia assistance has been measured and has recognized fiscal realities in the United States as well as Plan Colombia's natural tendency towards reduced assistance. Still, officials have expressed conce [...]
2010-02-05 23:25:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PTER SNAR EAID CO
10BOGOTA167TFHA01: COLOMBIA'S LARGEST HUMANITARIAN EFFORT EVER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Colombian assistance to Haiti is ongoing and is the largest overseas humanitarian effort in the country's history. The Ambassador and Government of Colombia (GOC) officials highlighted Colombian assistance to Haiti at a public appearance with a backdrop of Colombian and U.S. tro [...]
2010-02-05 23:35:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV ECON PREL MARR KPAO CO HA
10BOGOTA186DECEMBER COLOMBIA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Defense Sergio Jaramillo's resignation leaves the USG without a key National Consolidation Plan (PNC) interlocutor and the GOC lacking a chief PNC strategist and spokesperson. Post is engaging GOC leaders to focus their attention on consolidation in light of upcoming ele [...]
2010-01-20 16:23:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO
10BOGOTA201DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JANUARY 12, 2010 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) January 12, 2010; 10:00 AM; Monteria, Colombia. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador William Brownfield DAS Christopher McMullen, WHA DCM Brian Nichols USAID Mission Director Ken Yamashita Political Counselor Mark Wells (notetaker) NAS Director Dan Foote [...]
2010-02-09 19:10:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL OVIP EAID KJUS PGOV PTER SNAR ETRD SENV CO VE
10BOGOTA235THAW WITH ECUADOR EVIDENT AT HAITI SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) The Government of Colombia (GOC) continued its leadership in the Haiti relief effort at a February 9 UNASUR (Union of South American Countries) meeting in Quito, Ecuador. At the summit, President Uribe expressed his support for the summit's reconstruction initiatives, including reducing [...]
2010-02-12 17:01:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV PHUM KJUS PTER ETRD OAS CO EC EAID HA
10BOGOTA237INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR DOL
[...] Per reftel a, post submits the following information for the U.S. Department of Labor's (DOL) Congressional Reporting Requirements related to forced and child labor. 2. The following is new information relevant to tasking 1: The Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) [...]
2010-02-12 17:30:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA238CODEL ENGEL DISCUSSES FTA AND DCA, ENCOURAGES COLOMBIAN
[...] (SBU) House Foreign Affairs Committee Western Hemisphere Subcommittee Chairman Eliot Engel led a Congressional delegation to Cartagena and Monteria, Colombia from January 7-10, 2010. At his private ranch in Monteria, President Uribe outlined Colombia's progress, with U.S. support, on counterna [...]
2010-01-22 18:30:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SNAR EAID ETRD PHUM MOPS OREP CO
10BOGOTA239COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEMIEUX (FEBRUARY 17-19)
[...] (SBU) Your upcoming visit to Bogota and two Colombian military facilities is an opportunity to discuss with the Colombians our shared fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups as well as the underlying social inequality that drives both phenomena. The possible referendum to allow Pre [...]
2010-02-12 18:58:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV MCAP MOPS PTER ETRD PHUM SNAR OREP CO
10BOGOTA247TFHA01: FACILITATING COLOMBIAN ACCEPTANCE OF HAITIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Bogota has framed out the procedures to facilitate the transfer of Haitian earthquake patients to Colombia for long-term post-operative care. Key points of contact have been established with the Government of Colombia (GOC) and the Haitian Ministry of Health. Post and G [...]
2010-02-12 22:22:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV HHS CO PREL HA
10BOGOTA251TFHA01: FACILITATING COLOMBIAN ACCEPTANCE OF HAITIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Bogota has framed out the procedures to facilitate the transfer of Haitian earthquake patients to Colombia for long-term post-operative care. Key points of contact have been established with the Government of Colombia (GOC) and the Haitian Ministry of Health. Post and G [...]
2010-02-12 23:43:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PREL HHS CO HA
10BOGOTA256TFHA01: COLOMBIA TAKES LEADERSHIP ROLE IN HAITI RELIEF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Colombia has responded comprehensively to the tragic earthquake in Haiti, providing personnel, donations, and much needed supplies. The Colombian military was averaging one to two flights to Haiti per day during the initial week of the crisis and is flying sustainment fli [...]
2010-01-25 22:42:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL PGOV MARR KPAO AEMR CO HA
10BOGOTA276EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS TRADE AND EXPORT OPPORTUNTIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals [...]
2010-01-27 17:31:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO
10BOGOTA355AMBASSADOR ENGAGES PROMINENT LABOR LEADER
[...] (U) The Ambassador expressed USG support for the essential role unions play in healthy democratic societies in a February 17 meeting with the Colombian Confederation of Workers (CTC). The CTC is one of the three main labor confederations in Colombia, with 120,000 members organized into approxi [...]
2010-02-26 19:42:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA492009 LABOR VIOLENCE NUMBERS AND IMPUNITY UPDATE
[...] (SBU) National Union School (ENS) statistics show that murders of trade unionists fell by 20% in 2009, and by 80% since 2002. However, ENS Director Jose Luciano Sanin said the focus on killings masked the scope of anti-union violence -- only 26% of the violent acts ENS had recorded were murders [...]
2010-01-19 14:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EAID ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL USTR LAB CO
10BOGOTA502COLOMBIA FIGHTING FOREST FIRES WITH USG HELP
[...] (U) Summary. Since early January, the USG has assisted the GOC respond effectively to forest fires caused by an atypical lack of rain. Experts expect the fires to spread during a continued drought in February and March. USG assistance to Colombia totals $650,000, notably $515,000 of donated [...]
2010-02-09 21:00:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR ECON PGOV PREL CO
10BOGOTA53TFHA01: COLOMBIA COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH USG ON HAITI
[...] (SBU) Summary. The ChargC) thanked President Uribe for Colombian disaster assistance to Haiti on January 19. Uribe acknowledged the importance of aiding Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake and said that Colombia is sending Colombian National Police (CNP) search and rescue teams, add [...]
2010-01-20 17:21:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KPKO PREL PGOV CO HA
10BOGOTA55TFHA01: COLOMBIA COORDINATING CLOSELY WITH USG ON HAITI
[...] (SBU) Summary. The ChargC) thanked President Uribe for Colombian disaster assistance to Haiti on January 19. Uribe acknowledged the importance of aiding Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake and said that Colombia is sending Colombian National Police (CNP) search and rescue team [...]
2010-01-20 17:40:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PGOV MARR KPKO AEMR CO HA
10BOGOTA600JANUARY COLOMBIA STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT INTIATIVE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) The GOC made progress to secure adequate civilian ministry commitment to the National Consolidation Plan (PNC) but a great deal of work remains to be done. The Center for the Coordination of Integrated Action (CCAI) mapped consolidation regions down to the village level, which should fac [...]
2010-02-17 13:28:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID SNAR CO
10BOGOTA686AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO MEDICAL MISSION HIGHLIGHTS SECURITY
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador traveled to La Macarena, Meta, on February 2 to tour a SOUTHCOM-sponsored humanitarian assistance mission supplying medical services to more than 5,000 Colombian citizens. The operation in the former guerrilla heartland underlined the security gains made under Colombia's Na [...]
2010-02-22 17:42:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAGR EAID SNAR MARR CO
10BOGOTA95EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS EXPORT AND TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals a [...]
2010-01-27 19:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO
10BOGOTA97International Donors Signal Future Support for Consolidation
[...] (C) On January 19, the Embassy's Colombia Strategic Development Initiative (CSDI) working group hosted officials from the Dutch, German and Canadian Embassies to discuss CSDI, Colombia's National Consolidation Plan (PNC) and the status of support from those Embassies for the PNC. The chief con [...]
2010-01-27 19:36:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PTER EAID SNAR CO CA GM NL
10BOGOTA98COPENHAGEN READOUT: COLOMBIA LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary. Environment Minister Carlos Costa discussed the results of the Copenhagen summit with EconCouns and ESTH officer on January 6. Costa noted the difficult nature of the negotiations, faulting the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) countries and Sudan for blocking [...]
2010-01-08 22:51:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR PREL ENRG ECON EAID CO
10BRASILIA102BRAZIL: ONE NORTHEAST STATE TRIES TO CATCH THE SOUTH
[...] (U) Summary: The development challenges facing the Brazilian northeast state of Piaui are representative of the difficult issues Brazil's poorest regions must overcome to achieve the level of prosperity in the country's southern regions. Despite economic growth rates over the past several yea [...]
2010-02-02 12:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC COM USTR EAID PREL BR
10BRASILIA19SENIOR BRAZIL OFFICIALS PRAISE COOPERATION, SEEK CLOSER
[...] (C) In separate meetings with the Charge on January 22, Chief of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) General Staff Admiral Joao Afonso Prado Maia de Faria ("ADM Prado Maia") and Foreign Ministry (MRE) Under Secretary for Latin America Antonio Simoes both said they saw no conflict between the United S [...]
2010-01-22 22:21:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL MASS BR HA
10BRASILIA198BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY SEEKS TO DEEPEN COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian National Water Agency (ANA) seeks to deepen its cooperation with the USG on environmental issues related to water resources. ANA consistently highlights its history of cooperation with U.S. agencies, as well as on-going negotiations with the Brazilian Ministry of [...]
2010-02-26 17:19:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KSCA EAID EWWT EINV BR
10BRASILIA44TFHA01: BRAZIL ACTIVE, EAGER TO PARTNER WITH USG ON HAITI
[...] (U) In the wake of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, the GOB has taken an unusually active role in assistance efforts, building on its leadership of MINUSTAH and recent rotation onto the UN Security Council. Brazilian actions to date include: * Sent by President Lula, Defense Mini [...]
2010-01-15 13:30:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL BR MARR
10BRASILIA53BRAZIL: UPDATE ON EFFORTS AND FUTURE PLANS IN HAITI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) officials coordinating Brazil's post-earthquake assistance to Haiti listed for PolOffs Brazil's humanitarian donations, gave an update on February 8 on the deployment of Brazilian troops to Haiti, and laid out Brazil's plan for transitioning [...]
2010-02-18 17:56:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL MASS BR HA
10BRASILIA55BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY, CN, AND UPCOMING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Institutional Security Office (GSI) Minister General Jorge Felix shared with Ambassador Shannon on February 9 Brazil's top security concerns, which include: assistance and cooperation in Haiti; increased drug trafficking in the region and consumption in Brazil; and security for the [...]
2010-02-18 21:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PTER SNAR ASEC BR BL HA DHS KOLY
10BRASILIA60BRAZIL: LET'S ESTABLISH A TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vice Minister of the Environment Izabella Teixeira says that the Government of Brazil (GOB) wants to establish a program under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) quickly, both to help conserve Brazil's tropical forests and as a symbol of the growing U.S.-Brazil bilater [...]
2010-01-21 16:31:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID EFIN BR
10BRASILIA62Head of Brazil's Haiti Relief Efforts Reports Good
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with the Charg???? d'Affaires, a.i., Lisa Kubiske on January 19, Brazil's coordinator for Brazil's Haiti emergency relief effort, Minister Jorge Armando Felix, head of the Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI) at the Presidency, said he was pleased with bilateral coordination [...]
2010-01-22 12:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL BR
10BRASILIA68More than US$ 5 Million has been provided for earthquake
[...] Summary: Members of the Mission Brazil supported corporate Social Responsibility group, Mais Unidos, have donated more than US$ 5 million in cash, supplies and services for relief efforts in the week following the Haitian Earthquake of January 12, 2010. 2. To date, Bra [...]
2010-01-22 19:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BR
10BRATISLAVA22SLOVAK PLEDGES OF ASSISTANCE TO HAITI
[...] (U) According to MFA officials, Slovakia has pledged the following humanitarian assistance to Haiti: - 50,000 euros in financial aid - 18-person medical team - 44-bed field hospital - an unspecified amount of tents, sleeping bags, blankets, clothes, etc. The physical aid is en ro [...]
2010-01-20 10:16:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PHUM PREL UN LO HA
10BRAZZAVILLE20TFHA01: CONGO BRAZZAVILLE PLEDGES ONE MILLION USD TO HAITI
[...] Congo announced January 20 that it will provide one million USD to the relief effort for Haiti. Post provided host government with information on how to contribute through the UN relief web. 2. Local press has been neutral and factual in its limited reporting on the response to the cris [...]
2010-01-21 09:16:00Embassy BrazzavilleUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL HA CF
10BRIDGETOWN13FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN BARBADOS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 12:55:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL XL
10BRIDGETOWN5DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON PUBLICIZING U.S. RECORD OF COOPERATION
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel points via diplomatic note to the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on December 21, 2009. Talking points were also relayed verbally to Prime Ministers Denzil Douglas and Baldwin S [...]
2010-01-07 14:44:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC XL
10BRIDGETOWN7FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES
[...] (U) This cable responds to ref A request for information on fiscal transparency in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. -- Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funding using FY 2010 SFOAA? [...]
2010-01-12 18:17:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL XL
10BRUSSELS106EMBASSY CONTINUES VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN OF AWARENESS
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Brussels, and particularly Ambassador Gutman, have intensified their efforts to raise Belgian public and official awareness, understanding and support for the President's strategy on Afghanistan since the new year. The strategy has included a vigorous round of media interv [...]
2010-01-27 16:03:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PGOV EAID BE AF
10BRUSSELS119EU FOREIGN AFFAIRS COUNCIL, JANUARY - HAITI
[...] (C) Summary: Meeting in Brussels on January 25, EU Foreign Ministers focused their attention on the situation in Haiti and discussed how the EU could better support international community relief efforts taking place there. Following an overview of Spanish presidency priorities, discussions [...]
2010-02-01 06:13:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID AF MASS EUN BK SR SO YM
10BRUSSELS142BELGIUM: PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 17:22:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10BRUSSELS183SUBJECT: DEPUTY NSA MICHAEL FROMAN VISIT TO
[...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman held wide-ranging discussions with over 25 senior EU officials in Brussels January 27. Froman and the Ambassador met with Commission President Barroso, the incoming European Commissioners for Climate (Hedegaard),[...]
2010-02-17 13:31:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ECPS EFIN ENRG EINV ETRD EUN KGHG
10BRUSSELS200EUROPEAN COMMISSION CONSIDERING SUPPORT TO GUINEAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The European Commission's Directorate-General for Development is considering providing support to Guinean judicial and security sector reform (JSSR). The Commission's development aid to Guinea has been largely suspended since September, but a Commission delegation will trave [...]
2010-02-22 06:21:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ASEC EUN GV XA XY EAID
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