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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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08ASTANA1005 | KAZAKHSTAN LEANS TOWARD AMB. SWING AS IOM DG [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-29 07:28:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL SMIG AORC KZ |
08ASTANA1016 | KAZAKHSTAN: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION DELIVERED ON [...] (S) Per ref A, Pol-Econ Chief delivered additional information on the IAEA BOG MESA seat to MFA Americas Department head Talgat Kalivey on May 30. Kaliyev appreciated the additional information, and said he had already sent a memo on the issue to Deputy Foreign Minister Sarybai. He promised [...] | 2008-05-30 11:44:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | KNNP IAEA ENRG PREL AORC KZ |
08ASTANA1076 | KAZAKHSTAN STILL CONSIDERING IAEA BOG SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 06:58:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | KNNP IAEA PREL AORC KZ |
08ASTANA1282 | KAZAKHSTAN STILL CONSIDERING REQUEST ON UNIVERSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 02:43:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO KZ |
08ASTANA1283 | KAZAKHSTAN STILL MULLING IAEA MESA SEAT [...] (S) On July 17, DCM delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral Affairs Nurlan Danenov and Director of Multilateral Affairs Office Balibai Sadikov. He stressed the high-level of commitment by the USG to this issue and our willingness to engage at the highest levels, if [...] | 2008-07-18 02:46:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | PREL KNNP IAEA AORC SY KZ |
08ASTANA1519 | KAZAKHSTAN SEES SEVERAL ISSUES WITH NUCLEAR [...] (C) We delivered reftel points on the latest developments regarding the U.S.-India civil nuclear initiative to Sergei Saveliyev, the MFA's Director of International Organizations and International Security, on August 15. Saveliyev told us that as far as he knew, the GOK's Vienna mission had [...] | 2008-08-15 11:39:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL AORC IN KZ |
08ASTANA701 | KAZAKHSTAN - IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Summary: In response to reftel, CDC representatives met with the Republican Sanitary and Epidemiological Station (RSES) to discuss implementation of International Health Regulations (IHR) in Kazakhstan. RSES is the point of contact on IHR implementation in Kazakhstan. RSES will coordinate wit [...] | 2008-04-10 07:49:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL WHO KZ |
08ASTANA988 | KAZAKHSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA BOARD OF [...] (S) Per reftel demarche, the Ambassador discussed Kazakhstan's putting itself forward as a candidate for the IAEA BOG's MESA seat with Industry and Trade Minister Vladimir Shkolnik on May 26. Shnolnik was supportive of the idea in principle, and suggested the USG follow-up with the MFA. Pol- [...] | 2008-05-27 07:10:00 | Embassy Astana | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL AORC KZ SY |
08ASUNCION192 | PARAGUAY FAVORABLY DISPOSED TO IOM CANDIDATE SWING [...] (SBU) Ambassador William Swing met March 27 (ref A) with Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano, Vice Minister Carlos Antonio Rivas, and other members of the Foreign Ministry to discuss his candidacy for Director General (DG) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Although the [...] | 2008-03-31 11:11:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREF PREL PGOV SMIG EUN PA |
08ASUNCION326 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1803 AND IRANIAN [...] (SBU) PolOff spoke with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Director of International Organizations Carlos Ruckelshaussen May 8 and delivered reftel demarches. PolOff briefed Ruckelshaussen on U.S. support for UNSCR 1803 and left a copy of the UNSCR 1803 text and annexes as non-papers (ref [...] | 2008-05-20 21:14:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC KNNP UNSC PARM IAEA NSG EFIN AORC ETRD |
08ATHENS1165 | NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP DRAFT EXCEPTION FOR INDIA [...] (SBU) Embassy political section coordinated this demarche with UK embassy political counselor, Lisa Whanstall. On 12 August, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ambassador Alexandros Rallis, Director D1 Directorate of UN and International Affairs. On 13 August A/Polcouns discussed the issue [...] | 2008-08-14 11:56:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC AORC GR |
08ATHENS1351 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: GREECE IS READY TO RESPOND [...] (SBU) Summary: EconOff delivered reftel points to Ioannis Pierroutsakos, Chairman of the Hellenic Center for Diseases Control and Prevention (HCDCP) and to Sotiris Tsiodras, an expert on infectious diseases at the Greek Ministry of Health (MOH). Both officials outlined a clear and articulat [...] | 2008-09-23 15:21:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL GR |
08ATHENS1473 | GREECE: IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE [...] (U) On October 23, DepPolCouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on the upcoming nuclear conference in Iran to Ambassador Tryphon Paraskevopoulos, Director of the MFA D1 Department United Nations and International Organizations Affairs, and Loukas Tsokos, D1 First Secretary. Tsokos said D [...] | 2008-10-24 08:38:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC GR MNUC PGOV PREL TRGY IR |
08ATHENS1706 | GREECE: NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON DEMARCHES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 09:47:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV GR AMGT AORC APER UNGA UNESCO GG |
08ATHENS1708 | GREECE/UN: POINTS DELIVERED ON HARMONIZATION OF [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on harmonized conditions of service and streamlined contractual arrangements at the UN on December 16 to Emmanuel Papadoyorgakis, Counselor for UN issues of the Greek MFA D1 Directorate for UN and International Organizations and Conferences. Papadoyorgaki [...] | 2008-12-22 13:32:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AMGT AORC UNGA GR |
08ATHENS651 | GREECE/IRAN: WHAT'S CAUSING GREEK RELUCTANCE WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Deputy head of the Greek MFA Middle East directorate told us Greek reluctance to sign on to further Iran sanctions stemmed from several factors, including lack of an EU consensus, doubts about the effectiveness of sanctions, belief that greater engagement, not less, provided great [...] | 2008-05-13 15:02:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN ETRD TRGY UNSC KNNP IR GR PREL PGOV AORC |
08ATHENS718 | GREEK MFA HELPFUL ON IRAN NON-PROLIFERATION [...] (SBU) Deputy PolCounselor delivered reftel A demarche on May 19 to the MFA A6 Directorate for Arab Countries and the Middle East, Giorgos Ayfantis . Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 22 to Loukas Tsokos at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. Points were also p [...] | 2008-05-22 12:34:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC UNSC KNNP IR GR IAEA |
08ATHENS759 | GREECE UNDECIDED ON CANDIDATE FOR IOM DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) On 23 May poloff delivered reftel demarche to Loukas Tsokos, First Secretary at the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. The D1 office forwarded the talking points to George Panagiotidis, the MFA official in charge of all candidate solicitations. Poloff followed u [...] | 2008-06-03 11:58:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF SMIG AORC |
08ATHENS874 | GREECE ON IRAN: CARROTS BETTER THAN STICKS, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Greek MFA officials dealing with various aspects of Iran issues indicated that Greece did not intend to break an EU consensus on stiffening Iran sanctions, but that it had concerns about the direction of Iran policy. Greece believed the evidence did not indicate the Iranians were [...] | 2008-06-19 14:24:00 | Embassy Athens | SECRET | AORC EFIN ETRD ETTC EUN GR IR KCRM KNNP KTFN |
08ATHENS964 | GREECE: MAJOR ISSUES AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] (U) On June 27, 2008 Embassy transmitted reftel dipnote on the U.S. candidacies for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to the Greek MFA. PolOff also delivered the note and accompanying points to Embassy Attache Giorgos Panagiotidis of the D1 Directorate for the International Organizations. Pan [...] | 2008-07-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD GR WTRO |
08ATHENS965 | GREECE: HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION DEMARCHE [...] (U) On 3, July PolOff and PolAssistant delivered reftel demarche on the Human Rights Foundation to George Panagiotidis, Embassy Attache of the MFA D1 Directorate for the International Organizations. Panagiotidis thanked us for the information and said it would be reviewed by the MFA Director [...] | 2008-07-07 13:29:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC GR PHUM UN |
08BAGHDAD2381 | IRAQ NON-COMMITTAL ON KAZAKHSTAN [...] (S) POLMIL MinCouns delivered reftel points to Deputy Foreign Minister Labid Majeed Abbawi July 27. Abbawi allowed that it would not be a good idea for Syria to be elected once more to the IAEA Board of Governors, especially while under investigation for its own activities. Abbawi said he wou [...] | 2008-07-29 15:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL AORC KZ SY IZ |
08BAKU210 | EMBASSY BAKU INFORMATION ON THE OIC SUMMIT IN DAKAR [...] (C) Per ref a, poloff informed the MFA of Sada Cumber's recent appointment. The Embassy also has communicated Cumber's interest in meeting with either Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov or Deputy Foreign Minister Vagif Sadikov. Both Azerbaijani officials will be at the conferenc [...] | 2008-03-07 11:19:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC SG OIC AJ |
08BAKU380 | RUSSIA REPORTEDLY SEEKS APPROVAL TO TRANSIT [...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 9. 2. (S) Summary: An Azerbaijani MFA officer informed us that the Azerbaijani Government has received repeated requests from the Russian Government to allow the transit of unspecified equipment to Iran's light water reactor at Bushehr. The [...] | 2008-04-21 14:12:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC AORC UNSC IR AJ |
08BAKU434 | BUSHEHR LIGHTWATER REACTOR-BOUND EQUIPMENT [...] (C) Further to reftels regarding the stranded Busheher lightwater-reactor bound nuclear equipment that was being held on the Iranian-Azerbaijani border at Astara, On May 2 Poloff spoke with Azerbaijani MFA First Secretary for Arms Control and Disarmament Yusuf Mammadaliyev. Mammadaliyev said [...] | 2008-05-05 13:08:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP IAEA PARM MNUC AORC UNSC IR AJ |
08BAKU485 | DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 60-DAY REPORT DELIVERED TO [...] (SBU) On May 19, the DCM delivered reftel points to Gabil Israfilov, Head of Regional and International Security in the MFA's Security Affairs Department. Poloff also delivered the points to MFA Security Affairs Department Officer Yalchin Rafiyev in a May 20 meeting. Rafiyev explained that th [...] | 2008-05-23 16:06:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR AJ |
08BAKU660 | DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 10:53:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO AJ |
08BAKU701 | DEMARCHE ON IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-23 09:33:00 | Embassy Baku | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC AJ |
08BAKU714 | DEMARCHE ON IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS SEAT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-31 05:23:00 | Embassy Baku | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC AJ |
08BAMAKO168 | MALI'S INPUT ON WEST AFRICA ICT CONFERENCE [...] In response to reftel, Embassy discussed the upcoming West Africa ICT conference in Accra with Dr. Mamadou Diallo, Telecommunications Specialist at the Ministry of Communications, who also attended the last ICT conference in San Francisco. He stated that mobile phone technology is the fastes [...] | 2008-02-19 07:49:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ECON ML |
08BAMAKO493 | U.S. PARTICIPATION IN MALI'S JUNE 12-13 DONOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 16:40:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD AORC EAID ML |
08BAMAKO575 | MALI HOLDS ROUNDTABLE IN BAMAKO FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-19 12:18:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD AORC EAID ML |
08BAMAKO633 | DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 16:15:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO ML |
08BAMAKO796 | MALIAN DELEGATION TO MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-16 13:48:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL ML |
08BAMAKO955 | MALI: DEMARCHE ON HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 14:25:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08BANGKOK1214 | NONPROLIFERATION - URGING RTG SUPPORT P3 UNSC 1540 [...] (SBU) POLOFF conveyed reftel points in an April 21 meeting with Pattarat Hongtong, Director, Peace, Security and Disarmament Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. POLOFF emphasized the potential benefits to be gained through support of the P3's (U.S., French, UK) proposal for a strength [...] | 2008-04-22 00:03:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP PREL PTER UNSC TH KPAO |
08BANGKOK1509 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT [...] (C) After prior relay of a copy of the United States report on steps taken to implement United Nations Security Council Resolution 1803 as outlined in reftel paragraph 6, Poloff spoke with Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs Iran Desk Officer, First Secretary Pimpiree Pyramarn on May 12 to discus [...] | 2008-05-16 05:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR |
08BANGKOK2071 | UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 08:12:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO |
08BANGKOK3675 | THAI VIEWS ON HARMONIZATION OF UN CONDITIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 06:52:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AMGT AORC UNGA TH |
08BEIJING1768 | U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR [...] (C) PolOff on May 8 conveyed to MFA reftel points noting that the United States has submitted a 60-day report on implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1803 and urging China to submit its own report. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Direc [...] | 2008-05-08 09:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR CH |
08BEIJING1898 | DEMARCHE ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] (C) PolOff on May 16 conveyed reftel points concerning the mechanism for UN staff to bring employment-based grievances to MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Sun Xiaobo and MFA Treaty and Law Department Treaties Division Officer Li Bingzhuo. N [...] | 2008-05-16 08:07:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC APER PREL UNGA CH |
08BEIJING1938 | PRC INFORMED OF IRAN'S IR-2 CENTRIFUGE CRITICAL [...] (U) MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Sun Lei told PolOff on May 19 that the PRC will closely examine reftel nonpaper and color photographs delineating Iran's critical equipment needs for their IR-2 centrifuge program. Sun asked several times if the [...] | 2008-05-20 02:44:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC CH IR |
08BEIJING2048 | UNSC DISCUSSION ON WOMEN PEACE AND SECURITY [...] (C) PolOff on May 28 delivered to MFA reftel invitation from Secretary Rice to Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi inviting FM Yang to participate in a minister-level public thematic debate on Women, Peace and Security in the UN Security Council on Thursday, June 19. MFA International Organizations [...] | 2008-05-28 08:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UN KWMN SOCI PHUM |
08BEIJING2127 | UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE AND RESOLUTION ON SEXUAL [...] (SBU) PolOff on June 3 delivered to MFA reftel points urging Chinese support for a U.S.-drafted UNSC resolution on sexual violence in situations of armed conflict. MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Deputy Director Shen Yinyin said China in the past has sup [...] | 2008-06-03 02:57:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN UNSC PREL KWMN PHUM CH |
08BEIJING2386 | UNSC THEMATIC DEBATE ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN ARMED [...] (SBU) PolOff on June 18 delivered to MFA ref b points urging Chinese support for consensus adoption of a U.S.-drafted UNSC resolution on sexual violence in situations of armed conflict and China's agreement to withdraw from suggested amendments that would weaken key elements of that resolution [...] | 2008-06-18 08:55:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN UNSC PREL KWMN PHUM CH |
08BEIJING2720 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MAJOR ISSUES AT [...] (U) This is an action request (please see para 7). 2. (SBU) On June 25, post delivered reftel diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). On June 30, post faxed reftel points to MFA and faxed reftel points and a copy of the diplomatic note to the State Postal Bureau (SPB),wh [...] | 2008-07-13 23:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO CH |
08BEIJING3102 | CHINA CAREFULLY CONSIDERING THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A demarche urging China to support the circulated draft exception for India at the August 21-22 Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Dep [...] | 2008-08-13 06:17:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC AORC IN CH |
08BEIJING3384 | MFA SAYS NO CHANGE IN CHINA'S POSITION ON NUCLEAR [...] (U) A September 1 commentary in the Chinese Communist Party official mouthpiece People's Daily by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences Associate Researcher Fan Jishe called a U.S. proposal to provide an exception for India to Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) full-scope safeguard provisions a "doubl [...] | 2008-09-02 10:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC CH IN |
08BEIJING3401 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES MFA AFM LIU ON NUCLEAR [...] (C) In a September 3 meeting with MFA Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi, the Ambassador urged China to support the draft exception for India at the upcoming Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Plenary and the conclusion of the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative this year. Completion [...] | 2008-09-03 10:09:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC CH IN |
08BEIJING3576 | CHINESE ACADEMIC CRITICAL OF NONPROLIFERATION [...] (C) Summary: The author of a September 1 People's Daily commentary critical of the agreement ultimately reached September 6 by the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) allowing India to procure civilian nuclear material and technology views the NSG decision as having weakened the nonproliferation re [...] | 2008-09-12 09:08:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC CH IN |
08BEIJING4147 | PRC-PAKISTAN NUCLEAR COOPERATION: CHINA WILL ABIDE [...] (C) The United States need not be concerned about China-Pakistan civilian nuclear cooperation, because China will "strictly abide" by obligations and commitments it has made to the international community, MFA Asian Affairs Department Afghanistan and Pakistan Division Director Zhang Yiming tol [...] | 2008-11-06 07:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM ETTC PGOV AORC ECON CH PK |
08BEIJING4281 | PRC-EGYPT STRATEGIC DIALOGUE COVERS IRAN, SUDAN, [...] (C) In the first China-Egypt Strategic Dialogue, led by Foreign Ministers Yang Jiechi and Aboul Gheit, Egypt pressed China to take a more "comprehensive" approach in its Middle East policy and to avoid viewing topics like the Middle East Peace Process and the Iranian nuclear issue as isolated [...] | 2008-11-21 01:39:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON EAID PTER AORC UN CH EG SU IR |
08BEIJING4297 | IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE: CHINA AGAIN [...] (C) PolOff conveyed ref A and B points and nonpaper urging China not to participate in the November 30 nuclear conference in Iran to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Dai Huaicheng on November 24. Dai provided no substantive reply. (Note: MFA Arms [...] | 2008-11-24 09:05:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC MNUC TRGY PARM KNNP CH IR |
08BEIJING4456 | TAO HAILS ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF ARATS VISIT TO [...] (C) The four agreements signed during the early November visit to Taiwan by Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Strait (ARATS) President Chen Yunlin will significantly benefit Taiwan's economy, according to officials from the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO). In the next roun [...] | 2008-12-05 09:47:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC CH TW |
08BEIJING4489 | CHINESE MFA URGED TO RELEASE 1267 HOLDS BY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-10 09:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER EFIN AORC UN PK CH |
08BEIJING4572 | IN A/S HOOK'S PRC MEETINGS, UNSC REFORM, 1267, [...] (C) State International Organizations A/S Brian Hook heard China's concerns about the direction of intergovernmental negotiations on UN Security Council reform during a cordial and productive visit December 4-8. Chinese MFA IO Director General Wu Hailong pressed the United States to support the [...] | 2008-12-17 09:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PTER MNUC IR AORC SU SO KCRM UN CH |
08BEIJING527 | DEMARCHE TO CHINA ON INCORPORATION OF TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche points on amending the Montreal and Hague Conventions to include provisions against the transportation of particularly dangerous goods, related items, and fugitives to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) and to the Ministry of Fo [...] | 2008-02-15 04:10:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX CH |
08BEIJING533 | DEMARCHE TO CHINA ON INCORPORATION OF TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Emboffs delivered reftel demarche points on amending the Montreal and Hague Conventions to include provisions against the transportation of particularly dangerous goods, related items, and fugitives to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC) and to the Ministry of Fo [...] | 2008-02-15 06:56:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX CH |
08BELGRADE565 | SERBIA: RESPONSE ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-09 13:30:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG AORC SR |
08BELGRADE812 | SERBIA: IPCC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-11 12:02:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL SENV AORC SR MW |
08BELGRADE959 | SERBIA: HEALTH AND AGRICULTURAL MINISTERS TO ATTEND EGYPT'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 14:28:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL SR |
08BERLIN1334 | GERMAN RESPONSE: PREVENTING IRAN FROM ADVANCING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany shares USG concerns regarding Iran's nuclear program and welcomes further steps to prevent Iran from obtaining critical equipment needed for their new IR-2 centrifuge design. Germany maintains that its primary mechanisms for safeguarding sensitive centrifuge technology [...] | 2008-09-26 11:17:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC |
08BERLIN1461 | GERMANY: NO PLANS TO ATTEND IRAN'S NUCLEAR ENERGY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-28 16:10:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC MUNC TRGY IR GM |
08BERLIN182 | NSG/IRAN - GERMANY UNDECIDED ON REQUEST FOR [...] (C) Global Affairs officer delivered ref A demarche February 6 to MFA IAEA Unit Chief Martin Langer and MFA Nuclear Energy and Nonproliferation Unit Chief Dietrich Becker, who undertook to convey the request to Germany's interagency export control working group. In a follow-up discission Febr [...] | 2008-02-14 16:57:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP ETTC AORC MNUC PARM IAEA IR GM |
08BERLIN192 | ICAO/PSI - GERMAN TRANSPORTATION MINISTRY POSITION [...] (C) EconOff delivered ref A demarche February 12 to MFA Nuclear Arms Control and Nonproliferation Division Desk Officer (and PSI action officer) Thomas Muetzelburg. Muetzelburg said there had been "positive developments" in the position of the German Transportation Ministry. As reported ref B [...] | 2008-02-15 14:39:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM GM |
08BERLIN386 | EMBASSY BERLIN RESPONSE TO FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Per reftel request, Embassy Berlin has found no evidence that would suggest that United Nations Volunteers (UNV) or its affiliate organizations have ties to groups that support pedophilia. Per UNV representatives, the organization does not grant official status, accreditation, [...] | 2008-03-28 14:00:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAID PHUM SOCI GM |
08BERLIN400 | PSI: GERMANY APPRECIATES RECEIPT OF TALKING [...] (C) PolOff delivered Ref A points to MFA Arms Control desk officer Thomas Mutzelburg March 28. Mutzelburg expressed appreciation for the points but asked why a summary of the German-led discussion on the classified PSI website was not included. He noted that this discussion was well-received [...] | 2008-03-31 13:05:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AORC EAIR ICAO OTRA KTIA |
08BERLIN498 | GERMANY/IRAN: GROENING ON EU DELIBERATIONS AND EL [...] (C) Political MC met with German Arms Control Commissioner Fritz Groening April 21 to discuss EU deliberations on Iran at the April 18 PSC meeting and in advance of the April 28-29 EU GAERC meeting. Groening commented that the P5 1 meeting in Shanghai did not bring conclusive resolution of ou [...] | 2008-04-21 18:34:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC IR IAEA GM PARM AORC |
08BERLIN558 | BERLIN: INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NUCLEAR FUEL [...] (SBU) Originally intended as a venue for formally rolling out German Foreign Minister Steinmeier's proposal to establish a new IAEA-run uranium enrichment facility, the scaled-back "International Conference on Nuclear Fuel Supply: Challenges and Opportunities," hosted by Germany, the Netherlan [...] | 2008-04-30 13:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM AORC IAEA KNPP ENRG GM |
08BERLIN626 | IRAN: GERMAN RESPONSE ON 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] (C) Poloffs delivered reftel to MFA Office Director for Middle East Affairs Sabine Sparwasser on May 8. Sparwasser expressed thanks for the U.S. report to the UNSC on implementation of UNSCR 1803. She said that German implementation of UNSCR 1803 will take place on two tracks: Germany-wide [...] | 2008-05-13 14:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY GM IR |
08BERN195 | SWISS CONSDERING DOWNGRADING LEVEL OF [...] Emboff delivered reftel points to Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA),Deputy Regional Coordinator USA, Alexandra Baumann on April 21. Baumann indicated that Switzerland will consider "downgrading" its delegation to the May 5-16 UN Commission on Sustainable Development meeting based on [...] | 2008-04-24 14:37:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AORC PREL EAGR EAID SZ |
08BERN247 | UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] (U) Contains Action Request; please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Poloff emphasized the message in reftel in a May 21 meeting with MFA Deputy UN Affairs Coordinator Frank Gruetter and MFA Deputy Legal Advisor for Development of International Law Joerg Lindenmann. Gruetter, who recently returned from [...] | 2008-05-23 17:17:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNGA PREL SZ |
08BERN558 | IRAN'S NOVEMBER 30 NUCLEAR CONFERENCE: GOS HAS [...] (U) Poloff conveyed the reftel message on October 24 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA),and to Erwin Bollinger, Head of the Export Controls and Sanctions Policy Division at the Swiss State Secretariat [...] | 2008-10-30 13:01:00 | Embassy Bern | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC ENRG MNUC IR SZ |
08BERN639 | DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION OF [...] (U) On December 11, poloff delivered the message in reftel to Frank Gruetter, Deputy Head of UN Coordination at the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (EDA),and to Doris Frick, DCM at the Embassy of the Principality of Liechtenstein in Bern. Neither Gruetter nor Frick had any immed [...] | 2008-12-15 15:23:00 | Embassy Bern | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA SZ LS |
08BISHKEK395 | 1540 COMMITTEE POINTS PASSED TO KYRGYZ MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-22 09:55:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP KG |
08BISHKEK525 | UNSCR 1803 60-DAY REPORT DELIVERED TO KYRGYZ MFA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 08:34:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC KG |
08BISHKEK576 | KYRGYZSTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IOM ELECTION [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief delivered reftel points to MFA Western Countries Director Kanat Tursunkulov on June 2. Tursunkulov noted that Ministry had our previous demarches in support of Ambassador Swing's candidacy, and he said that the Ministry would consider our latest points. 2. (SBU) On June [...] | 2008-06-05 10:29:00 | Embassy Bishkek | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREF PREL SMIG KG |
08BOGOTA1467 | COLOMBIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] In response to reftel Econoff contacted Victor Hugo Alvarez, Coordinator of Public Health for the Colombian Ministry of Social Protection (Ministry). Alvarez said the Colombian government is implementing the International Health Regulations (IHR). Alvarez also requested a copy of the U.S. I [...] | 2008-04-21 15:13:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AORC PREL TBIO WHO CO |
08BOGOTA1692 | COLOMBIA: DELIVERY OF WIPO ELECTIONS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-07 22:23:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KIPR ETRD CO |
08BOGOTA1858 | COLOMBIA: FOLLOW-UP ON WIPO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-19 16:53:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KIPR PGOV CO |
08BOGOTA3253 | COLOMBIA: SUPPORT FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-02 20:49:00 | Embassy Bogota | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL |
08BOGOTA4323 | MAPP/OAS RESTRUCTURING, CLOSING OFFICES IN [...] (C) Summary: OAS Mission in Support of the Peace Process (MAPP/OAS) Director Sergio Caramagna briefed the international community on MAPP'S plans to restructure its operations, including dismissing 20 officials, naming a new director, and combining several regional offices. MAPP will conti [...] | 2008-12-03 21:41:00 | Embassy Bogota | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KJUS CO AORC |
08BRASILIA1102 | BRAZIL GENERALLY SUPPORTS CREATING NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Summary. At an August 14 meeting with Environment, Science and Technology Counselor, the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations' (MRE) Director of the Division for Disarmament and Sensitive Technol [...] | 2008-08-15 11:20:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AORC ETTC BR |
08BRASILIA1111 | 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DRAFT DECLARATION OF [...] As per reftel, post discussed preparations for the April 2009 Summit of the Americas with Brazilian Ministry of External Affairs Division of American States Deputy Director Antonio Franca. Franca said that Brazil was still reviewing the draft declaration and would have specific comments later [...] | 2008-08-15 20:06:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD BR |
08BRASILIA1112 | CLIMATE CHANGE: BRAZIL WILL CONSIDER USG NOMINATION FOR [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Environment, Science and Technology Counselor met on August 15 with the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director of the Division of Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development, Cou [...] | 2008-08-15 21:37:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC BR |
08BRASILIA1113 | BRAZIL SUPPORTIVE OF ATCM MEASURE ESTABLISHING THE [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) Environment, Science and Technology Counselor met on August 14 with the Brazilian Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director of the Department for the Environment and Special Themes, Min. Luis Alb [...] | 2008-08-15 21:56:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY BR |
08BRASILIA1460 | U.S. CANDIDACY FOR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 19:24:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN AORC PGOV PREL XK XL XS BR |
08BRASILIA322 | BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON [...] (U) THIS CABLE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET DISTRIBUTION. 2. (SBU) On February 27, 2008, Environment, Science, Technology and Health (ESTH) Counselor met with the Deputy Director of the Ministry of External Relations' Department of Disarmament and Sensitive Technolog [...] | 2008-03-07 12:32:00 | Embassy Brasilia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM IR IAEA BR |
08BRATISLAVA265 | SLOVAKIA STILL UNDECIDED ON IOM DG NOMINEE [...] (U) Post conveyed reftel points to Tomas Hrbac, Chief of the Section of Specialized Agencies of the UN System and Other International Organizations, MFA. Hrbac stated the U.S. candidate, Ambassador Bill Swing, was one of two candidates the GoS was considering for Director General of the Inte [...] | 2008-06-05 13:04:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG AORC LO |
08BRATISLAVA482 | SLOVAKIA WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN EGYPT'S AVIAN AND [...] Post conveyed reftel points to Dr. Klara Frecerova, General Director, Department of International Relations, Ministry of Health and Kristina Valova, Department of Foreign Relations, Ministry of Agriculture. Neither ministry will be sending participants to Egypt's Ministerial Conference on Avi [...] | 2008-10-20 12:56:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL LO |
08BRATISLAVA585 | SLOVAKIA ON UN HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 12:31:00 | Embassy Bratislava | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA LO |
08BRUSSELS1249 | WITHIN DOMESTIC POLITICAL CONSTRAINTS, BELGIUM [...] (SBU) POL/E Chief delivered reftel demarche to Michel Peetermans, Chief of Service, Belgian MFA, in the company of his French and British counterparts. Peetermans said that MFA non-proliferation expert Werner Bauwens would attend the August 21-22 Extraordinary Plenary in Vienna. Noting that [...] | 2008-08-13 09:04:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC AORC BE |
08BRUSSELS1638 | EU WELCOMES US 1540 IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points and non-paper on the planned U.S. in-kind contribution for the 1540 Committee to EU Council Secretariat and European Commission counterparts on October 21 and 22. EU officials welcomed the news and said they look forward to ensuring EU and U.S. approaches a [...] | 2008-10-23 05:13:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUE EUN KPAO PREL PTER UNSC |
08BRUSSELS1868 | BELGIUM:DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-11 15:52:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA BE |
08BRUSSELS591 | EU RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE CHAIR OF UN [...] (SBU) We raised points on Zimbabwe chairing the Commission on Sustainable Developmnet (reftel) with EU Council Secretariat Deputy Head of Africa Task Force and Special Advisor on Africa Jean-Christophe Belliard, whose response was a succinct, "Agree 100 per cent with the U.S. views." 2. [...] | 2008-04-18 16:09:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AORC PREL EAGR EAID ECON EUN |
08BRUSSELS847 | BELGIUM: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IOM DG CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 09:12:00 | Embassy Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREF PREL SMIG BE |
08BRUSSELS904 | EU STILL CONSIDERING BURMA SANCTIONS OPTIONS [...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: A Commission sanctions staffer confirmed sanctions reform should not factor into Burma discussions at the June 16 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). However, a June 18 meeting of the EU Council's Working Party on Asia and Oceania (COASI),including c [...] | 2008-06-13 15:58:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | ETTC EFIN PHUM PREL KDEM EUN BM AORC UNSC FR |
08BRUSSELS928 | EU READOUT OF SOLANA VISIT TO TEHRAN [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. On June 17, EU Council contact characterized HiRep Solana's June 14 meetings in Tehran as "better than expected." FM Motaki insisted on linking Iran's response to the P5 1 incentives package to a P5 1 response to Iran's proposals, but Jalili said Iran would "carefully study" [...] | 2008-06-18 13:50:00 | USEU Brussels | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PARM EFIN PTER KNNP ETTC ETRD KTFN AORC |
08BUCHAREST790 | ROMANIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 12:42:00 | Embassy Bucharest | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP IAEA AORC RO |
08BUDAPEST1035 | HUNGARY NOT INVITED TO IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 15:52:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC MNUC TRGY IR HU |
08BUDAPEST1211 | HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 13:33:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT AORC APER UNGA HU |
08BUDAPEST517 | HUNGARY CURRENTLY SUPPORTING MCKINLEY FOR IOM [...] PolOff delivered reftel information to the MFA International Organizations and Human Rights Department Head, Attila Zimanyi on May 23. He confirmed that Hungary currently supports the present Director General (DG),Brunson McKinley, for a third term. Zimanyi commented that Hungary has been g [...] | 2008-05-28 13:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG AORC HU |
08BUDAPEST800 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG NOMINATION FOR CO-CHAIR [...] On August 7, ESTH Hub Officer and ESTH FSN presented talking points in reftel to Tibor Farago, Head of the Ministry of Environment,s Strategy Department, who will represent Hungary at the 29th plenary meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in Geneva in early September. [...] | 2008-08-08 09:01:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC HU |
08BUDAPEST816 | NSG MEETING, AUGUST 21-22: HUNGARY TO SUPPORT U.S. [...] (U) On August 12, ECONOFF delivered ref demarche to Dr. Kristof Horvath, Department Head for Nuclear and Radioactive Materials at the Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (HAEA),and Mark Horvath, Department for Security Policy and Non-Proliferation at the MFA. Kristof Horvath and Hungarian Perm [...] | 2008-08-13 12:49:00 | Embassy Budapest | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC AORC HU |
08BUENOSAIRES1136 | ARGENTINA EXPECTS TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Pol-Mil Officer, EST Counselor, and EST Officer presented reftel issues to the Argentine MFA's Directorate for International Security, Nuclear, and Space Issues (DIGAN) on August 12. Deputy Director Ricardo Bocalandro was knowledgeable and forthcoming about Argentina,s views on this iss [...] | 2008-08-13 12:46:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AORC AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1335 | ARGENTINA ADVANCES ITS OWN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT [...] ESTCouns met on September 24 with Sebastian Sayus, Couselor for the MFA's Directorate of International Security, Nuclear and Outer Stace Issues (DIGAN) to deliver talking points in reftel and bio of US candidate for President of the Third Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Joint [...] | 2008-09-25 12:48:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP IAEA AORC AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1449 | ARGENTINA WELCOMES AMBASSADOR SCHULTE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti welcomed Ambassador Schulte's October 16 consultations in Argentina, confirming Argentina's predisposition to cooperate with the U.S. internationally and at the IAEA. In the meeting with VFM Taccetti and at a lunch hosted by the [...] | 2008-10-22 20:11:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY PREL AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1480 | ARGENTINA SUPPORTS U.S. BID FOR EXECUTIVE [...] (U) Poloff raised Ref A points with Counselor Fabiana Laguzzo, Director of Women's Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 27. Laguzzo indicated that she did not foresee any difficulties in supporting the U.S. bid for the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Commission of W [...] | 2008-10-28 14:24:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL XK XL XM XS AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1552 | ARGENTINA SHARES CONCERNS OVER PROPOSED NSG RESTRICTIONS OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti told visiting DOE NNSA Administrator Thomas D'Agostino November 7 that the GOA was ready to work for an agreement under paragraph 6 of the draft criteria-based guidelines for the transfer of enrichment and reprocessing technology (ENR),but [...] | 2008-11-13 14:07:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC AR |
08BUENOSAIRES1698 | ARGENTINA UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT US POSITION ON [...] (SBU) Poloff presented reftel points to the MFA's Manuel Fernandez Salorio, the responsible officer in the Directorate for International Organization affairs, on December 12. Fernandez concurred with the USG concern about retention of personnel for peacekeeping operations and special political [...] | 2008-12-15 20:47:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC AMGT APER UNGA AR |
08BUENOSAIRES266 | ARGENTINA: USG PRIORITIES FOR MARCH 10-14 MEETING [...] On February 29, Poloff, per Reftel, discussed USG priorities for the March 10-14 CND meetings in Vienna with the Argentine MFA's Director for International Drug Affairs, Minister Ricardo Roselli. Roselli stated that technical offices were studying the proposed U.S. resolutions on Screening an [...] | 2008-03-03 15:34:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AORC UN AR |
08BUENOSAIRES526 | ARGENTINA WILLING TO HELP RENEW AND STRENGTHEN THE [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Emboff made reftel points April 18 to Minister Carlos Hernandez of the MFA's Office of International Security, Nuclear, and Space Affairs. Hernandez replied April 22, saying that Argentina's UN Miss [...] | 2008-04-23 11:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP AR |
08BUENOSAIRES706 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-23 19:42:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER PREL UNGA AR |
08BUENOSAIRES793 | OAS REGIONAL SEMINAR ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540, [...] A regional workshop on the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1540, which concerns non-proliferation and export control obligations, was co-hosted by the U.S. and Argentina and held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from May 13-14, 2008. All members of the Organization of American Sta [...] | 2008-06-10 17:51:00 | Embassy Buenos Aires | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP AR |
08BUJUMBURA357 | UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) CONGRESS: MINISTRY OF [...] (SBU) In a July 15 meeting with PolOff, the Chief of Cabinet for the Ministry of Transport, Posts and Telecommunications, Dieudonne Karasavye confirmed that Minister Philippe Njoni will head the Burundian delegation to to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in Geneva and stated that he would di [...] | 2008-07-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO BY |
08BUJUMBURA647 | BURUNDI TO SUPPORT HARMONIZED CONDITIONS OF SERVICE [...] (SBU) In a December 15 meeting with PolOff, the Director for International Organizations in the Ministry of External Relations, Ambassador Adolphe Nahayo, said that he would encourage Burundi's U.N. Ambassador to support the U.S. proposal considering harmonized conditions of service and stre [...] | 2008-12-16 13:02:00 | Embassy Bujumbura | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA BY |
08CAIRO1211 | EGYPT SUPPORTS SECRETARIAT ON UN SYSTEM OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-12 12:33:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC APER UNGA EG |
08CAIRO1535 | EGYPT: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] (U) We delivered reftel paragraph 12 points to Engineer Alaa Fahmy, Chairman of the Egyptian Postal Authority, on July 9. He had no substantive response on the points on the UPU Massion Statement or Zero Nominal Growth policies. On supporting U.S. candidacy, he asked for names and details on [...] | 2008-07-20 09:04:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO EG |
08CAIRO465 | EGYPT'S DELEGATION TO THE OIC SUMMIT IN DAKAR, [...] (U) Egypt's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) confirmed that Egypt will participate in the Organization of Islamic Conferences (OIC) Summit in Dakar from March 13-14. The Egyptian delegation's point of contact for meeting requests is Mohamed Hilal, Office of the Cabinet of the Foreign Ministe [...] | 2008-03-09 15:28:00 | Embassy Cairo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SG OIC KISL EG |
08CAIRO690 | SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE FORD'S CAIRO MEETINGS ON [...] (C) Summary: On March 13, Special Representative for Nuclear Nonproliferation Christopher Ford discussed the upcoming April-May Nonproliferation Treaty PrepCom with MFA Assistant Minister for Cabinet Affairs Ambassador Wafaa Bassim and Arab League Director for Multilateral Affairs Wael Al-As [...] | 2008-04-06 14:08:00 | Embassy Cairo | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA KNPP AORC PARM PREL IS EG |
08CANBERRA1075 | NEW NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION/DISARMAMENT GROUP [...] (C) Commissioners at the inaugural meeting of the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament (ICNND) in Sydney October 19-21 agreed on an ambitious work program involving seven meetings in different capitals over the course of the next 18 months, and production of 20 [...] | 2008-10-24 07:10:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC PREL KNNP AS |
08CANBERRA1081 | GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM: [...] This is an action request -- please see para 4 below. 2. Poloff presented the fact sheet (inadvertently marked as a "White Paper" in reftel) on the November 13 Workshop on Excercise Design and Planning and the November 14 Exercise Planning Group Meeting to Mohan Mathews, Counter-Terrorism [...] | 2008-10-27 07:28:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PTER PREL AORC MCAP PINR AS |
08CANBERRA400 | AUSTRALIA AGREES ZIMBABWE NOT APPROPRIATE AS [...] United Nations and Commonwealth Section, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirmed on April 18 that Australia had reached the same conclusions as the U.S. regarding the inappropriateness of Zimbabwe's chairmanship of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16). They [...] | 2008-04-18 07:09:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC PREL EAGR EAID ECON |
08CANBERRA469 | AUSTRALIA ON WIPO D-G ELECTION [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Nicholas Rodgers, Director for International Intellectual Property at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade May 9. IP Australia, preparing for the long trip to Geneva, was unable to attend, but DFAT has been in close consultation with them and bot [...] | 2008-05-09 05:31:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL AS |
08CANBERRA558 | AUSTRALIA SUPPORTS US ICAO PROPOSAL ON ASSESSMENTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 05:56:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AFIN AORC ICAO AS |
08CANBERRA585 | RUDD'S VISION FOR NEW REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE [...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Seeking to assert Australia's influence in in the region, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has set out an ambitious vision for a new Asia-Pacific Community to be established by 2020, loosely modeled after the European Union, to respond to the shift of global economic and strategic wei [...] | 2008-06-06 07:46:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PINS AORC AS |
08CANBERRA595 | RUDD ESTABLISHES NEW NPT/DISARMAMENT COMMISSION [...] (C) During a June 9 speech in Japan, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced the establishment of a new international commission to advance the goals of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). The new body -- the International Commission on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament -- would st [...] | 2008-06-11 22:11:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | KNNP AORC PREL AS |
08CANBERRA687 | UPU CONGRESS DEMARCHE: AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE [...] (SBU) Summary. Econoff and Econ intern met with Richard Desmond, acting Assistant Secretary for Consumer Protection and Australia Post for the Department of Broadband, Communication, and Digital Economy (DBCDE) to review U.S. concerns for the UPU (Universal Postal Union) Congress in Geneva, S [...] | 2008-07-07 23:42:00 | Embassy Canberra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO AS |
08CANBERRA826 | AUSTRALIAN SUPPORTS NSG EXEMPTION FOR INDIA [...] (C/NF) Summary: Australian Foreign Minister Smith emphasized to the Ambassador on August 18 that the GOA would support a positive outcome regarding an exception for India in the August 21-22 Nuclear Suppliers Group Plenary. The GOA does not need further information and will not require any co [...] | 2008-08-19 03:55:00 | Embassy Canberra | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC AS ETTC PARM PREL |
08CARACAS1627 | IOC SUB-COMMISSION FOR THE CARIBBEAN AND ADJACENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: The USDEL to the tenth session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission's Sub-Commission for the Caribbean and adjacent regions (IOCARIBE, 22-26 October in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela) met its primary objectives: the US was reelected as Vice Chairman for IOCARIBE; NOAA's [...] | 2008-11-26 15:34:00 | Embassy Caracas | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON MARR PGOV EWWT AORC ICES KRVC SENV TPHY |
08CHISINAU511 | MOLDOVA WILL REPORT ON UNSCR 1803 COMPLIANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR MD |
08CHISINAU554 | MOLDOVA IS INCLINED TO SUPPORT SWING AS IOM DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-27 10:34:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF SMIG AORC MD |
08CHISINAU707 | MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-03 08:43:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN NGO PHUM MD |
08CHISINAU830 | MOLDOVA RECEIVES DEMARCHE REGARDING USG [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 08:16:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC MD |
08CHISINAU910 | MOLDOVA ATTENDANCE AT AVIAN INFLUENZA MINISTRIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-12 10:23:00 | Embassy Chisinau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL MD |
08COLOMBO1074 | SRI LANKA: RESULTS OF COLOMBO PLAN NOVEMBER 20 MEETING [...] (U) SUMMARY: At Colombo Plan's 262nd Council meeting on November 20, 2008, participating delegates deferred a decision on whether to grant Burma a three-year moratorium on payment of the annual membership fee and on two requests from Bangladesh to both have its arrears waived and obtain a temp [...] | 2008-11-28 04:23:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CPCTC SNAR UNODC CE |
08COLOMBO1139 | DEMARCHE SRI LANKA: UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 08:09:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA CE |
08COLOMBO1144 | SRI LANKA: RESPONSE TO LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS FOR [...] (U) On (December 8 EconOff informed Colombo Plan Secretariat of the legislative restrictions for interest on external borrowing on FY 2009 assessed contributions to international organizations and assessed invoicing for FY 2009, per reftel request. Colombo Plan Secretary General informed post [...] | 2008-12-17 11:36:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KUNR AFIN CE |
08COLOMBO137 | MALDIVES UPDATE: UN ELECTION MISSION DELAYED [...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of meetings on January 30, the Embassy learned that the Special Majlis considering constitutional reform has not yet resolved the section on transitional arrangements, because of disputes over whether President Gayoom should be allowed to run and whether a transitio [...] | 2008-02-05 13:59:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM KISL AORC ML |
08COLOMBO517 | SRI LANKA TO CONSIDER SUPPORTING IOM DG CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 05:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AORC PREF SMIG CE |
08COLOMBO564 | SRI LANKA: FOREIGN MINISTRY CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-09 12:41:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL AORC PREF SMIG CE |
08COLOMBO725 | SRI LANKA: AMBASSADOR ASKS FOR GSL SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 13:24:00 | Embassy Colombo | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC CE |
08COLOMBO811 | MALDIVES DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INSTRUCTIONS TO DISCUSS PSIDS [...] (SBU) We conveyed on August 21 reftel points on our position on the Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS) resolution to Third Secretary Mohamed Niyaz at the Maldives High Commission in Colombo. We followed up this week with First Secretary Lauza Ali for a substantive response on Augu [...] | 2008-08-28 09:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA SENV AORC KGHG PREL ECON CE |
08COLOMBO812 | MALDIVES DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INSTRUCTIONS TO DISCUSS PSIDS [...] (SBU) We conveyed on August 21 reftel points on our position on the Pacific Small Islands Developing States (PSIDS) resolution to Third Secretary Mohamed Niyaz at the Maldives High Commission in Colombo. We followed up this week with First Secretary Lauza Ali for a substantive response on Augu [...] | 2008-08-28 09:49:00 | Embassy Colombo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA SENV AORC KGHG PREL ECON CE |
08COLOMBO888 | PREPARING FOR GC VOTE ON MESA GROUP SEAT ON IAEA [...] (S) DCM met on September 22 with MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Aruni Wijewardena to convey Ref A points. DCM emphasized that it would be inappropriate for either Iran or Syria to serve on the IAEA Board of Governors due to their lack of cooperation with the IAEA's investigat [...] | 2008-09-22 10:34:00 | Embassy Colombo | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC CE |
08CONAKRY113 | WHO'S INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Pursuant to REFTEL, on April 16, Econoff met with the Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Momo Camara, regarding the status of Guinea's implementation of the World Health Organization's International Health Regulations (IHR). 2. Econoff inquired about the status of implementat [...] | 2008-04-17 15:27:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AORC PREL TBIO WHO GV |
08CONAKRY694 | TEACHERS BACK DOWN FROM STRIKE THREAT [...] (SBU) Leaders of Guinea's teachers' union (FSPE-SLECG) met with Prime Minister Souare on November 10 to discuss GoG progress towards meeting the commitments it made to the teachers in June, as part of a negotiated agreement to end a three day national teacher strike. Union leaders initially [...] | 2008-11-12 15:58:00 | Embassy Conakry | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB PGOV PREL ASEC EAID AORC GV |
08CONAKRY709 | THE PATH TO HIPC COMPLETION AND DEBT RELIEF [...] (C) SUMMARY. As the GoG approaches the HIPC completion point, World Bank officials have expressed concern about the GoG's long-term commitment to reform, as well as Guinea's continued political instability. The Bank's visiting regional director solicited the Embassy's perspective on the curr [...] | 2008-11-19 13:43:00 | Embassy Conakry | CONFIDENTIAL | EAID ECON AORC PGOV GV |
08COPENHAGEN322 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOELLER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting before the opening of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Danish FM Per Stig Moeller exchanged perspectives on cooperation in the Arctic; underlined shared goals for a climate change agreement and resolution of t [...] | 2008-06-06 10:55:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL SENV ETRD PBTS MARR KGHG AORC DA |
08COPENHAGEN336 | DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH DANISH FM MOELLER [...] (C) Summary: In a May 27 meeting before the opening of the Arctic Ocean Conference in Ilulissat, Greenland, Deputy Secretary Negroponte and Danish FM Per Stig Moeller exchanged perspectives on cooperation in the Arctic; underlined shared goals for a climate change agreement and resolution of t [...] | 2008-06-11 11:17:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL SENV ETRD PBTS MARR KGHG AORC DA |
08COPENHAGEN435 | DENMARK ON NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP DRAFT EXCEPTION [...] (C) Summary. MFA Permanent Under Secretary Michael Zilmer-Johns told Ambassador Cain August 12 that Denmark's "end goal is to support and participate in a positive decision in the Nuclear Suppliers Group." However, Denmark must first navigate what could be tricky domestic cross-currents that [...] | 2008-08-13 09:45:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC |
08COPENHAGEN664 | DENMARK ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-15 15:35:00 | Embassy Copenhagen | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA DA |
08COTONOU69 | IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-01 05:00:00 | Embassy Cotonou | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC BN EUN PREF PREL SMIG |
08DAKAR496 | SPECIAL ENVOY MEETS WITH OIC CHAIR, PRESIDENT WADE [...] (C) Summary: On April 22 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber, accompanied by Charge and political counselor, met with Senegalese President Abdoulaye Wade in his new capacity as the chairman of the 57-nation OIC following Senegal,s hosting of the OIC s [...] | 2008-04-29 13:45:00 | Embassy Dakar | CONFIDENTIAL | OIC KISL PGOV PREL AORC KV SR SG |
08DARESSALAAM423 | DEMARCHE ON MERCURY ISSUES: TANZANIA TO HOLD [...] (SBU) Eric Mugurusi, Tanzania's Director for the Department of Environment in the Vice President's Office, told EconOffs July 1 that Tanzania has not yet decided which type of global framework it favors to address problems with mercury contamination. Mugurusi confirmed that the GOT currently [...] | 2008-07-09 16:09:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR ETRD SENV TZ |
08DARESSALAAM472 | TANZANIA: FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION ON MAJOR ISSUES AT [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. Post received the following Diplomatic Note CMB 291/466/01 from the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania (GOT) on July 21 in response to Ref B demarche requesting GOT support for the United States candidates for seats on the Universal [...] | 2008-07-29 16:40:00 | Embassy Dar Es Salaam | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO TZ |
08DHAKA1303 | DEMARCHE TO BANGLADESH MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS [...] (U) On December 15, PolOff met with the Senior Assistant Secretary from the Americas, Pacific and Counterterrorism wing of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to encourage support for the U.S. proposal regarding harmonized conditions of service and streamlined contractual agreements at the United [...] | 2008-12-15 10:53:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER BG PGOV PREL UNGA |
08DHAKA794 | IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS SEAT - INFORMING BANGLADESH [...] (S) On July 27, Acting Pol-Econ Counselor met with Samia Anjum, Senior Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Americas and Pacific Wing, to convey reftel points and urge Bangladesh to support Kazakhstan,s bid of Board of Governors seat at the IAEA. We reviewed Kazakhsta [...] | 2008-07-28 08:33:00 | Embassy Dhaka | SECRET | IAEA KNNP KZ SY AORC BG |
08DHAKA963 | BANGLADESH PARTICIPATION AT EGYPT AI CONFERENCE [...] Econoff September 5 delivered reftel demarche to Masudur Rahman, Director of the Americas Wing at Bangladesh's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Rahman said the MFA would respond through the Egyptian Embassy in Dhaka. NOTE: USAID reports the relevent ministries, including the Ministry of He [...] | 2008-09-11 08:18:00 | Embassy Dhaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL BG EG |
08DILI134 | DEMARCHE TO TIMOR-LESTE ON IRAN SANCTIONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 01:24:00 | Embassy Dili | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR TT |
08DJIBOUTI649 | IPCC WORKING GROUP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Charge d'Affaires and A/Pol delivered reftel demarche August 7 to Mohamed Ali Hassan, Director of Bilateral Relations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. Hassan requested a formal note verbale, which the Embassy will deliver August 11. 2. COMMENT: The Embassy b [...] | 2008-08-10 14:25:00 | Embassy Djibouti | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC DJ |
08DUBAI186 | OIC SPECIAL ENVOY SADA CUMBER STRESSES UAE/US COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: On May 1 Special Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Sada Cumber visited Dubai to brief UAEG officials on his OIC mission and to encourage US/UAEG partnership on outreach efforts to the Muslim world. During his meeting with Minister of State for Cabinet Affai [...] | 2008-05-14 12:04:00 | Consulate Dubai | CONFIDENTIAL | OIC KISL UNESCO AORC PREL PGOV PHUM AE |
08DUBLIN409 | IRELAND'S RESPONSE TO UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION ISSUES [...] (U) On July 1, 2008 POLOFF delivered demarche (reftel) to Ann Monaghan, Higher Executive Officer of the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. Monaghan said that Ireland has not committed its support to any candidate for a seat on the Universal Postal Union Council of Ad [...] | 2008-07-09 12:28:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO EI |
08DUBLIN598 | IRELAND WILL NOT ATTEND IRAN'S NOVEMBER 30 NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:17:00 | Embassy Dublin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IR MNUC TRGY EI |
08FREETOWN106 | SIERRA LEONE DELEGATION TO DAKAR OIC SUMMIT [...] On March 10, DCM spoke with Sierra Leone Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Umaru Wurie to inquire about the Sierra Leone delegation to the OIC Summit and note the request for a meeting with Special Envoy Cumber. Ambassador Wurie stated that Sierra Leone would be [...] | 2008-03-10 17:15:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OIC AORC SL |
08FREETOWN232 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT ON UNSCR [...] (SBU) On May 15 Ambassador spoke with Sierra Leone's Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Vandi Minah to present the U.S. 60 day report on Iran Sanctions, per UNSC 1803. Ambassador stressed the need to ensure robust international implementation and highlight the continued IAEA reports of Iran's fai [...] | 2008-05-16 13:22:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR SL |
08FREETOWN236 | SIERRA LEONE EXPECTED PARTICIPATION IN FAO JUNE [...] (SBU) On May 15, Ambassador spoke with Acting Sierra Leone Foreign Minister Vandi Minah to inquire about Sierra Leone's participation in the June FAO World Food Security Conference. Acting Minister Minah stated that the Sierra Leone Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Samuel Sesay, woul [...] | 2008-05-19 16:57:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR |
08FREETOWN255 | SECURING VOTES OF NON GENEVA-BASED IOM MEMBERS FOR [...] (SBU) On May 28, DCM spoke with the Director General of Sierra Leone's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Umaru Wurie to thank Sierra Leone for supporting the candidacy of Ambassador Swing as IOM DG. DCM urged that Sierra Leone ensure that an official delegate is present in Geneva to cast [...] | 2008-06-02 13:34:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREF PREL SMIG SL |
08FREETOWN71 | TELECOMMUNICATION IN SIERRA LEONE: MYOPIC POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-25 15:20:00 | Embassy Freetown | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECPS EINT SL |
08GENEVA825 | UNTAI: ITU STEPS FORWARD ON ACCESS TO INTERNAL AUDIT [...] The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council Working Group on Financial Regulations (FINREGS) met on October 1 and approved the U.S. proposal to modify ITU financial regulations to permit ITU Member states access to internal audit reports. The proposal will be considered and most l [...] | 2008-10-06 06:50:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC KUNR ITU |
08GENEVA921 | WHO: SECOND SESSION OF THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL [...] Summary. INB2 met October 20-25, 2008, in Geneva to develop a protocol under the FCTC to combat illicit trade in tobacco products. It was attended by representatives of 133 Parties to the FCTC, as well as 16 State non-Parties (including the United States),two intergovernmental organization [...] | 2008-11-04 15:52:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PGOV SOCI WHO |
08GENEVA982 | International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Working Group [...] SUMMARY: USG maintained its positions at the Working Groups of ITU Council, which consisted of two meetings on terminology use at the ITU, two meetings on the World Summit on the Information Society (Geneva, 2003 and Tunis, 2005) (WSIS),and a meeting on financial issues. The working groups wi [...] | 2008-11-18 15:51:00 | US Mission Geneva | UNCLASSIFIED | ITU AORC KUNR AMGT |
08GEORGETOWN390 | GUYANA DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MAJOR ISSUES AT [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered diplomatic note and demarche to Audrey Waddell, Director of America and Asias at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Waddell agreed to foward the dip note and demarche to the appropriate office. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive response from the Government [...] | 2008-07-09 21:35:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO |
08GEORGETOWN484 | GUYANA'S RESPONSE TO 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 21:47:00 | Embassy Georgetown | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM |
08GUATEMALA1535 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS [...] (SBU) On May 27, Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to Leila Villatoro, Deputy Director of Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Villatoro thanked Poloff for the material but had no immediate comment on the GOG's position on the issue. McFarland [...] | 2008-12-15 13:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA GT |
08GUATEMALA632 | GUATEMALA SUBMITS REPORT ON UNSCR 1803 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 13:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR GT |
08GUATEMALA763 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON IOM DG CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-17 19:45:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PREL SMIG AORC XR XM XL CA GT |
08GUATEMALA853 | GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA); Joaquin Flores Espana, Director General of Postal Services at the Ministry of Communications; and Ingrid Barillas, Hea [...] | 2008-07-08 21:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO GT |
08GUATEMALA934 | GUATEMALA TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATES FOR UNIVERSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 22:34:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO GT |
08HANOI107 | MISSION WELCOMES OECD INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) The Embassy welcomes the opportunity for enhanced engagement in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) with potential Southeast Asian partners, and looks forward to further information from the Department on this initiative. Vietnam has the goal of becoming an [...] | 2008-01-31 00:26:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PREL ETRD AORC OECD BR CH ID IN SF XC VM |
08HANOI423 | HANOI DOES NOT WANT STRENGTHENED 1540 COMMITTEE RENEWAL TO [...] (SBU) On April 11, Poloff and U.K. Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Specialist Nguyen Vu Minh to deliver Ref. A points on supporting a strengthened renewal of the UNSC 1540 Committee's mandate. French Poloff was unable to participate. 2. (S [...] | 2008-04-11 10:30:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08HANOI532 | VIETNAM: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 60-DAY REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 08:54:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR VM |
08HANOI556 | VIETNAM: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 60-DAY REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 10:11:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR VM |
08HANOI655 | MFA NOTIFIED ABOUT DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 08:55:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNSC KWMN PHUM VM |
08HANOI732 | VIETNAM: DEMARCHE ON UNSCR ON SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN CONFLICT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-19 09:50:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN KWMN PHUM VM |
08HANOI752 | VIETNAM: UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-25 09:56:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO VM |
08HANOI878 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MERCURY ISSUES AT THE ADHOC [...] (U) As requested, ESTH delivered this demarche to the Vietnam Environmental Protection Agency (VEPA) in mid-June. VEPA officials first stated that they would respond by letter, than suggested a meeting, subsequently cancelled the meeting, requested additional time to consider the issue, and fi [...] | 2008-07-30 09:00:00 | Embassy Hanoi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR ETRD SENV VM |
08HELSINKI229 | FINLAND: UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] (U) PolOff delivered the UN System of Internal Justice demarche to Deputy Director General Pekka Oinonen of the MFA's Legal Department and to Director Kai Sauer of the Unit for General Global Affairs on May 20. 2. (U) Oinonen stated that the GoF agrees with most of the points in the US non [...] | 2008-05-27 13:26:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA FI |
08HELSINKI247 | FINLAND ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] (U) PolOff delivered the "Securing Support for U.S. Candidate for IOM Director General" demarche to Counsellor Ilkka Rentola of the MFA,s Unit for Human Rights Policy on Jun 4. 2. (C) Rentola stated that the GoF's current discussion is focused on support for the Canadian candidate Sergio Ma [...] | 2008-06-05 10:34:00 | Embassy Helsinki | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF SMIG AORC FI |
08HELSINKI420 | FINLAND: AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] Econ Assistant delivered reftel points to Dr Merja Saarinen, Ministry of Social Affairs' Ministerial Counselor for Health/medical Affairs, primary POC for Avian Influenza, and chairwoman of a pandemic preparation working group at the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Points were a [...] | 2008-09-18 09:01:00 | Embassy Helsinki | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR EAID KFLU AORC PREL FI |
08ISLAMABAD1032 | PAKISTAN AND OIC SPECIAL ENVOY CUMBER'S REQUEST [...] (U) On March 7 Poloff informed MFA Americas Division Director Mansoor Khan of Special Envoy Cumber's interest in a meeting with the Pakistani delegation at the OIC summit in Dakar. We also provided contact information per reftel. Khan said the best POC for arranging a meeting with FM Inam ul [...] | 2008-03-07 15:17:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OIC PREL PK |
08ISLAMABAD1979 | DELIVERY OF UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 06:38:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PK PREL UNGA AORC APER |
08ISLAMABAD1980 | 2007 UN VOTING REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 06:39:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PK PREL AORC UNSC UNGA |
08ISLAMABAD1982 | SUPPORT TO IOM DG CANDIDATE IS UNKNOWN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 06:41:00 | Embassy Islamabad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PK PREL AORC PREF SMIG |
08ISLAMABAD2531 | PAKISTAN: MESA'S IAEA BOARD SEAT "DIFFICULT" [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-26 07:12:00 | Embassy Islamabad | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY PK AORC |
08JAKARTA1880 | ENSURING THE SUCCESS OF THE CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE: THE [...] Summary. Indonesia will make or break the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) and Embassy Jakarta is committed to providing the political and public diplomacy support requested in ref A. The reason is simple: President Yudhoyono launched the CTI and Indonesia represents more than 50 percent of t [...] | 2008-10-09 08:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG EAID AORC EFIS PREL ID |
08JAKARTA1919 | DRAFT MANADO OCEAN DECLARATION FOR 2009 WORLD OCEAN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Post has obtained an advance draft of the Manado Ocean Declaration (MOD). The formal goal of the World Ocean Conference (WOC),taking place from May 11-15, 2009 in Manado, Indonesia, is to produce the Manado Ocean Declaration (ref [...] | 2008-10-16 03:39:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG EAID AORC EFIS PREL ID |
08JAKARTA2053 | BINTAN ROUNDTABLE AND MANADO OCEAN DECLARATION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Indonesia (GOI) hosted a roundtable meeting last week in Bintan, Indonesia, to prepare for the World Ocean Conference (WOC). At the Roundtable, the GOI presented a draft Manado Ocean Declaration (MOD) that was substantially different from an earlier draft (ref [...] | 2008-11-06 08:30:00 | Embassy Jakarta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV KGHG EAID AORC EFIS PREL ID |
08KATHMANDU1129 | NEPALESE DELEGATION TO SHARM EL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE [...] (U) The following Nepali officials will attend the Sharm El-Sheikh Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza: Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Jaya Prakash Gupta, Secretary Mr. Tek Bahadur Thapa Gharti, the Director General of Livestock and Animal Health, Dr. Purushottam Prasad Maina [...] | 2008-10-15 09:50:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID KFLU PREL TBIO |
08KATHMANDU1288 | NEPAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HARMONIZATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-16 08:35:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA NP |
08KATHMANDU298 | POST'S NOMINEE FOR EAP AND SCA ECON OFFICERS CONF. [...] Embassy Kathmandu would like to nominate Political/Economic Officer Carla Bachechi to attend the EAP and SCA Regional Economic Conference to be held in Bangkok from April 28 through 30. Potential Topics ---------------- 2. Topics ranging from promoting economic growth and business advoc [...] | 2008-03-14 11:39:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECIN ECPS ETRD KIPR OTRA NP |
08KATHMANDU535 | DEMARCHE ON UNSCR 1803 (IRAN SANCTIONS) DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 03:38:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR NP |
08KATHMANDU683 | NEPAL SUPPORTS IOM DG CANDIDATE SWING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 10:37:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL PREF AORC SMIG NP |
08KATHMANDU845 | IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA SEAT: NEPAL'S STANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 08:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PREL KNNP AORC IAEA KZ SY NP |
08KATHMANDU846 | IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA SEAT: NEPAL'S STANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 08:14:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PREL KNNP AORC IAEA KZ SY NP |
08KATHMANDU848 | IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA SEAT: NEPAL UNLIKELY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-28 10:46:00 | Embassy Kathmandu | SECRET | PREL KNNP AORC IAEA KZ SY NP |
08KINGSTON1090 | JAMAICA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 20:00:00 | Embassy Kingston | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA JM XL |
08KINSHASA1122 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: HARMONIZATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 12:58:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA CG |
08KINSHASA211 | Demarche delivered in Kinshasa - UN Commission on Narcotic [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche February 29 to Ambassador Oscar Matondo, Director for International Organizations at the Congolese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. Matondo identified Minister Counselor Nduku of its UN mission as Congolese representative to the March 10-14 meeting of the UN [...] | 2008-03-03 08:36:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SNAR AU UN CG |
08KINSHASA247 | DRC NUCLEAR RESEARCH REACTOR: VISIT TO FACILITY [...] (C) Summary. Lack of security, safety issues, and erosion continue to threaten the DRC Regional Center for Nuclear Studies of Kinshasa (CREN-K),site of the non-functional Triga I and Triga II nuclear research reactors. The nuclear research program lacks adequate government funding, but the [...] | 2008-03-12 08:35:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ENRG KNNP PREL TRGY |
08KINSHASA424 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to GDRC Ministry of Economy and Trade Chief of Staff Bavon N'Sa Mputu. EconOff urged N'Sa Mputu to support one of the five preferred candidates for Director General, a message he promised to communicate to the DRC Representative in Geneva. N'Sa Mputu di [...] | 2008-05-13 14:26:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL CG |
08KINSHASA466 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 06:17:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC CG IR |
08KINSHASA579 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MAJOR ISSUES AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche July 9 to Ambassador Oscar Matondo of the International Organizations Office of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. EconOff delivered demarche July 2 to the Minister of Economy's office at the Ministry of Economy and Trade. 2. Matondo stated that the GDRC wou [...] | 2008-07-10 07:07:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO CG |
08KINSHASA909 | ARRIVAL OF SECOND MONUC DEPUTY SPECIAL [...] (SBU) Algeria native Leila Zerrougui has recently assumed the position of MONUC Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG). She will join DSRSG Ross Mountain as one of two deputies to MONUC SRSG Alan Doss. DRSG Mountain serves as the development and humanitarian coordinat [...] | 2008-10-21 15:02:00 | Embassy Kinshasa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PGOV PREL MOPS KPKO CG |
08KUALALUMPUR1092 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 09:01:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AMGT AORC APER UNGA MY |
08KUALALUMPUR361 | WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (U) Econ Counselor and econoff met with Kamel Mohamad, Director General, Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia (Malaysia's USPTO equivalent),on May 9 to deliver reftel demarche in advance of the May 13-14 WIPO meeting to select the organization's Director General nominee. Kamel is lea [...] | 2008-05-09 08:18:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR AORC ETRD PREL MY |
08KUALALUMPUR375 | IRAN SANCTIONS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 08:59:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR MY |
08KUALALUMPUR571 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION AT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-03 09:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHU AORC UN NGO MY |
08KUWAIT1203 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 10:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA KU |
08KUWAIT588 | DEMARCHE: KUWAIT 60-DAY REPORT TO UN ON UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-22 11:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR KU |
08KUWAIT611 | KUWAIT A CANDIDATE IN UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] On May 5, post received diplomatic note 60, dated April 29, 2008, from MFA's Department of International Organizations announcing its candidature for election to the Administrative Council of the Universal Postal Union. 2. Diplomatic note text follows: Complimentary Greetings The Gove [...] | 2008-05-28 10:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AORC ECPS KU |
08KUWAIT795 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO KU |
08KYIV2306 | UKRAINE - DISPOSITION OF HIGHLY ENRICHED URANIUM [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 3, 2008, a DOE delegation from the National Nuclear Security Administration,s (NNSA) Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) met with Academician Boris Paton, President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU),to discuss possible USG assistance on th [...] | 2008-11-24 15:29:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG KNNP MNUC PTER TRGY UNVIE |
08KYIV876 | UKRAINE MOSTLY AGREES ON CANDIDATES FOR WIPO [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points regarding upcoming elections for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General to Elena Shcherbakova, head of the International Relations Division at the State Department of Intellectual Property (SDIP),on May 6. Shcherbakova said [...] | 2008-05-08 15:04:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL UP |
08LILONGWE388 | MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION [...] (SBU) On July 2, emboffs delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Paul Chiunguzeni, Director of Political Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Chiunguzeni informed emboffs that Malawi views itself as an Africa region representative to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC),so although he [...] | 2008-07-08 07:13:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UN NGO PHUM MI |
08LIMA1459 | PERU REQUEST FOR SUPPORT IN PAHO ELECTION [...] (SBU) Action Request: The Government of Peru requested via diplomatic note dated August 19 that the U.S. vote for Peru in elections for the Executive Committee of the Pan-American Health Organization. The elections will take place during the 48th Directing Council meeting September 29-October 3 [...] | 2008-09-04 19:41:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC PAHO PE |
08LIMA1914 | DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-15 21:47:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA PE |
08LIMA824 | PERU: WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 12:59:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR AORC ETRD PREL PE |
08LIMA826 | PERU RESPONSE: ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 13:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY PE |
08LISBON1129 | PORTUGAL TO BACK BRAZILIAN IN WIPO DG ELECTION [...] In response to reftel points, MFA International Organizations Officer Gabriela Rocha agreed on the importance of having an effective new Director General at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Rocha acknowledged USG preference for five particlar candidates, but noted that Por [...] | 2008-05-12 13:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL |
08LISBON1621 | PORTUGAL CANDIDACY FOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 10:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO |
08LISBON2029 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS DRAFT EXCEPTION TEXT FOR INDIA [...] Charge and his British counterpart John Kraus jointly delivered reftel points to MFA Director for Disarmament and Security Pedro Sousa Abreu and requested Portugal's support for the draft exemption at the August 21 meeting. Sousa Abreu responded that it wouldn't be a problem; the draft is acc [...] | 2008-08-13 17:24:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC AORC PO |
08LISBON2642 | PORTUGAL: EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON AVIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-10 11:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL |
08LISBON2777 | PORTUGAL: UN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-15 16:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA PO |
08LISBON286 | PORTUGAL: CY 2007 STAFFING LISTS AND BUDGETARY [...] Per reftel, below are staff lists and extrabudgetary data on the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) and the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). 2. STAFF LISTS -------------- * * * * * ILZSG * * * * * NAME POSITION CITIZENSHIP GRADE Smale, [...] | 2008-02-04 12:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO |
08LISBON969 | PORTUGAL'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL [...] On April 4, poleconoff delivered reftel points to Goncalo Silvestre, the MFA's Attache for International Organizations, encouraging early implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) in light of continuing global threats to public health. Silvestre noted that Portugal is adopt [...] | 2008-04-22 15:20:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO |
08LJUBLJANA183 | SLOVENIAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER TO ATTEND CSD-16 [...] (U) On April 21, Emboffs delivered reftel points to MFA International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Minister Plenipotentiary, Ales Verdir, who stated that although Slovenia appreciates U.S. concerns regarding a Zimbabwean chair of the UN Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD),[...] | 2008-04-22 13:33:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON SI |
08LJUBLJANA210 | WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION - SLOVENIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 11:23:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR AORC ETRD PREL WIPO SI |
08LJUBLJANA270 | SLOVENIA TO SUPPORT EITHER SWING OR RICCARDI FOR [...] On June 3, MFA Division for International Organizations and Human Security Minister Counselor Robert Golobinek told Emboff that Slovenia had narrowed its choices of candidates for the position of International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director to either the U.S. candidate, Ambassador Bi [...] | 2008-06-16 15:18:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG AORC SI |
08LJUBLJANA309 | UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE - SLOVENIA DOES NOT CONCUR WITH STREAMLINED REFORMS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-10 09:21:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC APER UNGA SI |
08LJUBLJANA366 | SLOVENIA: PRELIMINARY SUPPORT FOR NSG DRAFT [...] (SBU) On August 13, PolEcon Chief met with Andrej Slapnicar, Acting Head of the MFA Security Division, to request Slovenia's support for the NSG draft exception for India at the August 21-22 Plenary, per reftel. Slapnicar said his preliminary reaction was that Slovenia was "encouraged by the B [...] | 2008-08-13 14:31:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC AORC SI |
08LJUBLJANA489 | SLOVENIA: NOT PLANNING TO ATTEND IRAN'S NUCLEAR CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-30 13:32:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IR MNUC TRGY SI |
08LJUBLJANA61 | SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE ON IAEA REQUEST TO NSG FOR [...] (SBU) On February 12, Emboff delivered reftel points to MFA Security Policy Division official Borut Valencic, who stated that Slovenia supports IAEA efforts to investigate Iran's nuclear programs. Valencic said that he would pass IAEA Deputy Director General for Safeguards Olli Heinonen's req [...] | 2008-02-12 16:34:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA SI |
08LONDON1328 | ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 17:01:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC UK |
08LONDON1411 | UK LARGELY WITH US ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] (C) ON May 19, PolOff delivered Ref A on reforming the UN system of Internal Justice. HMG is in full agreement that the implementation of the new Internal Justice system is a top priority and agreed that any contentious issues should be left to further review after implementation, according [...] | 2008-05-20 16:39:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC APER UNGA UK |
08LONDON1566 | UK WELCOMES SEXUAL VIOLENCE DEBATE, BUT LEVEL OF [...] (U) On June 4, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Michael Cotterall of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),who is the Head of the Peacekeeping Unit of the International Organizations Bureau. Cotterall said HMG is looking forward to working with the USG on the issue of Sexual Violence [...] | 2008-06-05 13:13:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL PHUM AORC KWMN UN UNSC UK |
08LONDON1567 | UK UNDECIDED ON IOM VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 14:28:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG AORC UK |
08LONDON1761 | CWS/BWC: CLOSE ALLIES MEETING, JUNE 17-18, 2008 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-02 14:28:00 | Embassy London | SECRET | PARM AORC CWC OPCW GM FR IZ UK |
08LONDON1794 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK: MAJOR ISSUES AT [...] The UK supports the U.S. positions in reftel. Econoff delivered demarche and diplomatic note on Monday, June 23 to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),who then relayed the message to the Royal Mail. The Royal Mail will represent the UK at the UPU. The FCO says the Royal Mail has also se [...] | 2008-07-07 13:41:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO UK |
08LONDON1821 | FINDING A ROLE FOR THE OECD -- SECRETARY-GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) Secretary-General Gurria,s recent visit was designed to strengthen the relationship between the OECD and the UK. A broad swathe of UK government ministers met Gurria to express the UK,s commitment to the organization. Gurria [...] | 2008-07-09 13:18:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ECON UK |
08LONDON1850 | HMG SUPPORTS REFERRING THE HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Bridget Brody of the FCO's International Organizations Department who is the department's ECOSOC coordinator. On July 14, Brody notified PolOff that HMG will instruct its ECOSOC delegation to support the USG in asking ECOSOC to send the application of [...] | 2008-07-14 14:46:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC NGO UK |
08LONDON2035 | IMO: FLAG STATE IMPLEMENTATION SUB-COMMITTEE - [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) 16th Session of the Flag State Implementation Sub- Committee (FSI 16) met at IMO Headquarters, London, UK. Mrs. Tatjana Krilic of Croatia chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by eighty members, three associate members, one state n [...] | 2008-08-05 11:52:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA UK TU JA |
08LONDON2036 | IMO: SUB-COMMITTEE ON SAFETY OF NAVIGATION, [...] SUMMARY: The 54th session of the Sub-Committee (S/C) on Safety of Navigation (NAV 54) was held from June 30 to July 4 2008, under the chairmanship of Mr. K. Polderman (Netherlands). The session was attended by 65 member governments, one associate member government, one IMO non-member, and 25 U [...] | 2008-08-05 11:52:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA SENV UK KTIA |
08LONDON2100 | UK STEPS, SO FAR, TO WIN SUPPORT FOR THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP (NSG) DRAFT EXCEPTION TEXT FOR INDIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 17:06:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC UK |
08LONDON2621 | IMO: SUB-COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS GOODS, [...] SUMMARY: The 13th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee (S/C) on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) met in London from September 22-26, 2008 under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations fr [...] | 2008-10-17 12:13:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA SENV UK |
08LONDON2702 | UK WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRAN'S NUCLEAR CONFERENCE, WILL DISCOURAGE OTHERS FROM ATTENDING REF: STATE 112229 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-27 15:56:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IR MNUC TRGY UK |
08LONDON276 | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): [...] SUMMARY: The 52nd session of the IMO FP S/C met at Central Hall Westminster in London 14-18 January 2008, chaired by Mr. Juan Carlos Cubisino (Argentina). The session was attended by delegations from 58 member states, one associate member, one state not a member, two intergovernmental organ [...] | 2008-01-30 09:48:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | IMO AORC ASEC UK |
08LONDON3134 | UN PEACEKEEPING HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE: UK COOL TO USG PROPOSAL REF: STATE 129988 [...] (C) William Gatward, Head of the Specialized Agencies Team, and Jacqui Hutchison, UN Management and Finance Officer (both within the FCO's International Organizations Department) told Poloff that while HMG supports the USG in principle it has several concerns with the proposals in reftel demarche. [...] | 2008-12-15 17:50:00 | Embassy London | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PREL AMGT AORC APER UNGA UK |
08LONDON512 | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): [...] SUMMARY: The ad hoc LRIT group met from 29 January to 1 February under the chairmanship of Dr. Sam Ryan (Canada),who at the opening session was elected as Chairman for the present and subsequent sessions. The group was convened by MSC 83, under MSC circular letter 2835, to consider necessary [...] | 2008-02-20 10:54:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | IMO AORC ASEC UK |
08LONDON897 | IMO RESPONSE TO FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] In response to reftel, Post requested a Pedophilia certification from the International Maritime Organization (IMO). On March 28, 2008 ESTOff received the following letter and a list of NGOs affiliated with the IMO from Rozalie Balkin, Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations Division [...] | 2008-03-28 13:01:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI UK |
08LONDON981 | IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT - 29TH [...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) combined annual meetings for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the 'London Convention') and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the 'London Protocol') took [...] | 2008-04-04 13:54:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA SENV AORC ASEC UK |
08LUANDA531 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MAJOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-10 17:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO AO |
08MADRID1090 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ANTARCTIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 16:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KSCA KTIA SENV AY TPHY |
08MADRID1184 | SPAIN NOT SENDING REPRESENTATIVE TO UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to various contacts in the MFA and Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin, who covers Iran in the MFA's Office of Bilateral Economic Relations with Developing Countries, told Econoff November 3 that he fully agreed with [...] | 2008-11-07 08:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MNUC TRGY AORC IR SP |
08MADRID1345 | FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION FOR THE WORLD [...] (U) As per reftel, Econoff conducted an extensive review into the membership and affiliates of the UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to ensure that none of the WTO's associates or members condone pedophilia. Based on the review, Post determined that the UNWTO does not grant any official [...] | 2008-12-22 13:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PHUM SOCI SP |
08MADRID1365 | ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT, AND [...] (U) Econoff spoke with Carmen Molina, Director of Human Resources at the UN's World Tourism Organization (WTO),on December 30 to request the reftel budgetary and personnel information. As in prior years, Molina expressed regret that she was unable to provide the information requested since th [...] | 2008-12-30 13:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APECO APER ECON KUNR OCED POL UN UNESCO |
08MADRID363 | FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION FOR WORLD TOURISM [...] (U) Per reftel, Econoff conducted an investigation into the membership of the World Tourism Organization (WTO),based in Madrid, to confirm that no members of this organization condone or seek the legalization of pedophilia. Based on this investigation, post believes that there is no reason to [...] | 2008-03-28 08:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SP PHUM SOCI AORC |
08MADRID528 | SPANISH VIEWS ON WIPO GENERAL ELECTION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Spain wants to see a technically qualified candidate lead the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In the end, largely because of the controversy surrounding Kamil Idris' early departure, Spain does not think it will be possible for a candidate from an industrializ [...] | 2008-05-12 17:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL SP |
08MADRID540 | ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO THE UN [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on 5/12/08 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Subdirector General for Bilateral Economic Relations with Developing Countries Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin. Alvargonzalez told EconOff on 5/14/08 that he did not know when Spain would submit its UNSCR [...] | 2008-05-14 15:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC SP IR |
08MADRID563 | SPANISH PARTICIPATION AT FAO JUNE WORLD FOOD [...] (U) AgCouns confirmed on 5/20/08 with the Minister of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs' Chief of Staff, Manuel Rossi, that President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Minister of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs Elena Espinosa Mangana will attend the Rome Jun [...] | 2008-05-22 16:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR SP |
08MADRID566 | IRAN CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) DCM delivered reftel demarche to the newly appointed Secretary of State for Trade, Silvia Iranzo Gutierrez, on 5/19/08. Iranzo chairs the Spanish government's interagency committee that reviews exports to Iran. She indicated her willingness to work with us on this and other issues. EconO [...] | 2008-05-22 17:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC SP |
08MADRID606 | SPAIN HAS SENT UNSCR 1803 REPORT TO NEW YORK [...] (U) Per reftel, on 5/14/08, EconOff asked Ministry of Foreign Affairs Subdirector General for Bilateral Economic Relations, Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin, about the status of Spain's UNSCR 1803 report and encouraged submission as soon as possible, noting that the U.S. had already submitte [...] | 2008-05-30 08:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC SP IR |
08MADRID679 | IRAN SANCTIONS - SPAIN WILL VOTE IN FAVOR OF BANK [...] (C) Following up on information contained in ref e-mail, EconOff spoke on 6/18/08 with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Subdirector General for Bilateral Relations with Developing Countries Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin about Iran sanctions. Alvargonzalez indicated that Spain would vote in fa [...] | 2008-06-19 10:18:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN AORC ETRD EINV TRGY KNNP UNSC SP IR |
08MADRID858 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG NOMINATION OF IPCC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-04 10:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV AORC |
08MADRID896 | SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP [...] (C) Post coordinated with British and French Embassies, who confirmed that they would also demarche Spain on the importance of an exception for India to the Nuclear Suppliers Group full-scope safeguards provisions. Points were delivered to Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada's office and [...] | 2008-08-14 16:35:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC SP |
08MADRID90 | SPAIN: ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT, [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-30 07:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POLUN APECO UNESCO SP |
08MADRID957 | SPANISH MFA NON-PROLIFERATION OFFICIALS COMMENT ON [...] (C) SUMMARY: PolOff held an introductory meeting with Gonzalo de Salazar, the former DCM in Warsaw who is two weeks into his job as the MFA's new Deputy DG for Non-Proliferation & Disarmament. His aide, Carlos Torres Vidal, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, sat in on the [...] | 2008-09-04 07:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ETTC PARM PREL SP |
08MANAGUA1521 | LETTER DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 17:37:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KSCA AORC OTRA NU |
08MANAGUA500 | NICARAGUAN MFA OUTLINES D'ESCOTO'S PLAN FOR UNGA [...] (C) In an April 18 meeting with us, Magda Enriquez Beitler, Director for International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),discussed Miguel d'Escoto Brockman's potential presidency of the 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA). Before outlining his priority issues, Enriquez ackn [...] | 2008-04-24 23:06:00 | Embassy Managua | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC UN UNGA NU |
08MANAMA150 | REQUESTING INFORMATION AHEAD OF THE OIC SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-11 13:59:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OIC BA |
08MANILA1519 | PHILIPPINES POSITION ON MERCURY ISSUES FOR OCTOBER 2008 [...] Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials told Econ staff that the Philippine government has two United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)-sponsored projects to address mercury issues: a study for small-scale gold mines and the Mercury Inventory Toolkit, des [...] | 2008-06-25 09:09:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR ECON ETRD SENV RP |
08MANILA1981 | PHILIPPINES CONCURS WITH U.S. VIEWS REGARDING UN [...] (SBU) Officials at the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) welcomed our thoughts on the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) proposed resolution on Climate Change that would call for a UN Security Counc [...] | 2008-08-20 07:41:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA SENV AORC KGHG RP EUN |
08MANILA505 | PHILIPPINES WELCOMES U.S. VIEWS ON IAEA ACTIVITY [...] (S) Post delivered reftel demarches to Acting Executive Director Leah Ruiz of the Department of Foreign Affairs' Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) on February 27 and February 28 regarding International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) assessments of Iran's activ [...] | 2008-02-28 09:18:00 | Embassy Manila | SECRET | PREL UNGA PARM KNNP IR RP MNUC IAEA AORC |
08MEXICO1582 | MEXICO ON U.S. CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR SWING FOR IOM [...] (SBU) Poloff encouraged Mexico per Ref (A) to support the candidacy of Ambassador Swing for IOM General Secretary in speaking May 22 to the Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the Foreign Secretariat (SRE),Julian Juarez Cadenas. Juarez noted that the U.S. Perm [...] | 2008-05-22 21:14:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG MX |
08MEXICO624 | DEMARCHE: USG PRIORITIES FOR THE UPCOMING [...] Political counselor spoke with Guillermo Hernandez Salmeron, Deputy Director General for Global Affairs at SRE, and David Najera, Coordinator for Special Affairs in the North America Division, to note USG concerns with Mexican plans to table a resolution on small arms trafficking at the upco [...] | 2008-03-04 12:42:00 | Embassy Mexico | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC AU MX SNAR |
08MINSK87 | NUCLEAR EXPORT DENIALS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-08 15:37:00 | Embassy Minsk | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA BO IR |
08MONROVIA165 | LIBERIA: NASCENT TELECOM SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Most of Liberia's communications infrastructure was destroyed in the 14-year civil war. Cell phones are ubiquitous but there are no land line phones. Internet access is expensive and bandwidth is limited. All electricity in Monrovia is privately generated except 2.5 MW (soon t [...] | 2008-03-03 16:15:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS ECON AORC LI |
08MONROVIA435 | LIBERIA: CELL PHONE COMPANIES FEND OFF REGULATOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Since passage of the Telecommunications Law a year ago (ref B),the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has demonstrated a lack of sophistication in regulating the sector. The Embassy, with other international partners, has raised concerns with the GOL regarding LTA's he [...] | 2008-06-03 09:15:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS EINV ECON AORC LI |
08MONROVIA676 | LIBERIA: DEMARCHE ON EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON [...] PolOff met with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Cooperation and Economic Integration Conmany Wesseh August 29 to deliver reftel demarche. Wesseh said that the Sirleaf Administration takes pandemic influenza very seriously but that the issue often falls below other pressin [...] | 2008-09-02 19:35:00 | Embassy Monrovia | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL LI |
08MONTEVIDEO112 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-03 12:01:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SNAR AU UN UY |
08MONTEVIDEO393 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: MAJOR ISSUES AT UNIVERSAL [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (MFA) Maria del Carmen Menoni Ocampo, and Uruguayan Communication Services Regulatory Unit's (URSEC) Dr. Carol Dolinkas, on July 3. 2. (U) The MFA's Department of Multilateral Affairs accepted the diplomatic note and m [...] | 2008-07-11 14:08:00 | Embassy Montevideo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO UY |
08MONTREAL28 | ICAO ACKNOWLEDGES U.S. OFFER CONTINUING GPS SERVICES [...] The President of the governing Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO),Roberto Kobeh, sent a reply to the FAA Administrator, copied to USICAO, affirming ICAO's acceptance of the September 10, 2007 United States' offer to continue worldwide access to the U.S. Global Posi [...] | 2008-02-07 21:11:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ICAO CA |
08MONTREAL58 | ICAO Registry of U.S. BILATERAL AERONAUTICAL AGREEMENTS [...] U.S. Mission ICAO has received a February 20, 2008 letter confirming registration by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) of various United States' bilateral agreements. The registrations include the following Air Services Agreements(ASAs),amendments, and extensions. --1989 [...] | 2008-03-04 15:14:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICAO EAIR KTIA XX |
08MONTREAL59 | ICAO: SECOND MEETING OF THE SPECIAL LEGAL SUB-COMMITTEE ON [...] (U) SUMMARY: The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Special Legal Sub-Committee on New and Emerging Threats met a second time (February 19-21, 2008) to consider the issue of unlawful transport by air of particularly dangerous goods and related items and fugitives, as directed by [...] | 2008-03-05 19:54:00 | Consulate Montreal | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX |
08MOSCOW1052 | RUSSIANS EXPLAIN VIEWS ON UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE [...] (C) Summary. Together with UK and French colleagues, we delivered reftel demarche April 16 to Aleksandr Deyneko, Senior Counselor in the MFA Department of Disarmament and Security Issues, responsible for UNSCR 1540 issues. Deyneko stressed that, as a co-sponsor of UNSCR 1540, Russia was very [...] | 2008-04-16 13:49:00 | Embassy Moscow | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC UK FR RS |
08MOSCOW1342 | RUSSIA MOVING FORWARD WITH IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) Per reftel request, we discussed Russia's progress in implementing the International Health Regulations (IHR) with Deputy Director Oleg Chestnov of the Health and Social Development Ministry's International Department, and with Aleksandr Kucherenko, head of the International Department at [...] | 2008-05-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO AORC PREL WHO RS |
08MOSCOW1569 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JUNE 2008 SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 03:47:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNSC KWMN PHUM RS |
08MOSCOW1740 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JUNE 19,2008, SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-18 12:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN KWMN PHUM RS |
08MOSCOW1741 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JUNE 19,2008, SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-18 13:28:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN KWMN PHUM RS |
08MOSCOW1816 | RUSSIA STILL WEIGHING OPTIONS ON MERCURY [...] (SBU) On June 24, we discussed the October 2008 UNEP-hosted Mercury Working Group Meeting with Oleg Shamanov, Head of the Global Environment and Health Section of the MFA's International Organizations Department. Shamanov said that the GOR had not yet formulated a definitive position on the be [...] | 2008-06-25 11:48:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AORC EAGR ETRD RS |
08MOSCOW1935 | RUSSIA FAVORS FLEXIBLE APPROACH ON MERCURY [...] (SBU) On July 3, we discussed the October 2008 UNEP-hosted Mercury Working Group Meeting with Vladimir Lenev, Counselor in the Global Environment and Health Section of the MFA's International Organizations Department. Lenev confirmed, as discussed in Ref B, that a consensus had not yet emerged [...] | 2008-07-07 14:08:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AORC EAGR ETRD RS |
08MOSCOW1963 | UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On June 25, we passed reftel information on the U.S. priorities for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) Congress to be held July 23 to August 12 in Geneva to GOR officials at the MFA's North America Department, the International Department of the Ministry of Communications and Mass Media, an [...] | 2008-07-09 13:02:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD RS |
08MOSCOW2095 | RUSSIA COMMENTS ON IAEA BOG MESA SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Moscow | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC RS |
08MOSCOW2384 | RUSSIAN COMMENTS ON PREPARATIONS FOR NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) On August 13, we met with MFA Department of Security and Disarmament Affairs Nuclear Issues Officer Alexander Bolychov to deliver reftel points regarding outreach activities prior to the NSG Plenary August 21-22. Bolychov reiterated Russia's support for the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG [...] | 2008-08-13 13:58:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC AORC IN RS |
08MOSCOW3215 | RUSSIA ON IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE ON 30 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 14:27:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL MNUC TRGY IR RS |
08MOSCOW3614 | RUSSIA RESPONSE ON ANTARCTIC TREATY ANNIVERSARY AND [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-15 06:41:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KTIA SENV TPHY KSCA AY RS |
08MOSCOW442 | RUSSIAN CONCERNS ON ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON EXPORT [...] (SBU) On February 15, we delivered reftel points regarding U.S. support for the IAEA request to the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Governments for additional information regarding export denials to Iran or nuclear related items already delivered to Iran. 2. (SBU) Alexandr Bolichiov of the MF [...] | 2008-02-15 15:17:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP MNUC AORC PARM IAEA IR RS |
08MOSCOW785 | UNSCR 1540 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-21 14:45:00 | Embassy Moscow | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EU KPAO PREL PTER UNSC JA |
08MUSCAT347 | OMAN DELIVERY OF WIPO DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-11 09:19:00 | Embassy Muscat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC ETRD KIPR MU |
08NAIROBI1210 | KENYA CONSIDERS JAPAN'S YO TAKAGI AS STRONGEST WIPO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. For USG internal distribution only. 2. (SBU) In the absence of Kenya Copyright Board (KCB) Acting Director Marisella Ouma, on May 8 Econoff spoke separately with KCB Senior State Counsel Edward Sigei, Kenya Industrial Property I [...] | 2008-05-08 14:52:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL KE |
08NAIROBI1223 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY [...] Post delivered ref demarche to Ambassador Michael Kinyanjui, Head of the International Organizations and Conferences Division at the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 12. Kinyanjui stated that he would refer the matter. RANNEBERGER [...] | 2008-05-12 08:32:00 | Embassy Nairobi | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC |
08NASSAU470 | BAHAMAS SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IOM DG IN [...] (SBU) Ambassador Siegel delivered reftel demarche points requesting GCOB support for Ambassador Bill Swing, U.S. candidate for Director-General of IOM, to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Brent Symonette during a conversation on May 30. The Minister indicated that hi [...] | 2008-06-23 20:37:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREF PREL SMIG BF |
08NASSAU644 | UN VOTING RECORD DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) PolChief delivered reftel demarche points on country voting practices at the UN, and a copy of the 2007 report, to newly-appointed Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary (PS),Dr. Patricia Rodgers, September 2. PolChief echoed DAS Madison's appreciative comments to then-Acting P [...] | 2008-09-12 20:46:00 | Embassy Nassau | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNSC UNGA BF |
08NASSAU785 | U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CIM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche points November 4 on the U.S. candidacy for the Executive Committee of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary, International Relations Division, Marilyn Zonicle. Ms. Zonicle had previously informed Post [...] | 2008-11-10 20:33:00 | Embassy Nassau | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL BF |
08NEWDELHI1388 | URGENT DEMARCHE ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-21 11:10:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PGOV PREL UNGA |
08NEWDELHI1398 | INDIA TO SUBMIT 1803 REPORT AFTER TAKING ACTION [...] (C) Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Disarmament and International Security Director Amandeep Singh Gill told poloffs May 21 that the Indian government would first complete implementation of the UN Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) regarding Iran and then submit its UNSCR 1803 report. Gi [...] | 2008-05-22 11:17:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR IN |
08NEWDELHI1999 | INDIA ADVISES KAZAKHSTAN MUST CLARIFY MESA STATUS [...] (S) Kazakhstan should submit a formal request to India as chair of the IAEA Middle East/South Asia Group (MESA) to be considered a member of that group, according to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) directors for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Gaddam Dharmendra and Ama [...] | 2008-07-21 11:14:00 | Embassy New Delhi | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC |
08NEWDELHI2986 | INDIA,S POSITION ON IRAN REMAINS UNCHANGED [...] (C) Summary: PolCouns and PolOff delivered on November 24 reftel demarches on Iran to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Joint Secretary of Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran (PAI) Division, T.C.A. Raghavan, and Deputy Secretary for Disarmament and International Security Affairs, Vipul. The two m [...] | 2008-11-24 12:46:00 | Embassy New Delhi | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
08NEWDELHI970 | INDIA REVITALIZES TIES TO AFRICA: INDIA-AFRICA SUMMIT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-02 12:08:00 | Embassy New Delhi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON AORC EAID ECIN ETRD KECF IN |
08NIAMEY1114 | NIGER: COURTESY CALL BY ICRC MISSION CHIEF [...] (SBU) On October 29, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Mission Chief Nicolai Panke paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Allen, with DCM and RSO joining. Panke, who arrived in Niger in August 2008, said the ICRC's staff included seven expatriates, including one based in Agadez, and [...] | 2008-11-25 05:18:00 | Embassy Niamey | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID PGOV AORC ICRC NG |
08NICOSIA298 | CYPRIOT RESPONSE FORTHCOMING ON IRAN SANCTIONS / [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 15:05:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY CY |
08NICOSIA425 | CYPRUS SUPPORTS EUROPEAN CANDIDATE FOR IOM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-05 13:54:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG AORC CY |
08NICOSIA663 | CYPRUS PLEDGES FULL SUPPORT FOR THE NSG DRAFT [...] (SBU) In response to urgent reftel requesting that Embassies in Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) countries urge host governments to support the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative at the NSG plenary session August 21-22, Polchief on August 12 transmitted points to MFA Multilateral Af [...] | 2008-08-13 12:40:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC AORC CY |
08NICOSIA730 | CYPRUS: SUPPORT FOR EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON AVIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-11 14:02:00 | Embassy Nicosia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL CY |
08NICOSIA853 | CYPRUS NOT INVITED TO IRANIAN CONFERENCE [...] (C) Seeking to discourage Cyprus's attendance at the Iran-hosted "First International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants, Environment, and Sustainable Development," the Embassy on October 27 delivered Ref A non-paper and background information to Marios Kountourides in the MFA's mulitateral a [...] | 2008-10-31 05:23:00 | Embassy Nicosia | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC MNUC TRGY CY |
08OSLO261 | NORWEGIANS STUDY WIPO POINTS, CONSIDER CANDIDATES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 13:53:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL NO |
08OSLO441 | NORWAY "POSITIVE" ABOUT USG NOMINEE FOR CO-CHAIR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-07 13:06:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KSCA NO SENV |
08OSLO457 | NORWEGIAN VIEWS ON THE NSG DRAFT EXCEPTION TEXT [...] (SBU) Charge delivered reftel demarche to MFA Political Director Vegard Ellefsen on August 13. While recognizing India's need for non-carbon-based energy, Ellefsen said Norway's concerns are about the impact on the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty (NPT). He stated that Norway is still in the [...] | 2008-08-14 09:12:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC AORC IN NO |
08OSLO461 | NORWAY IN FAVOR OF USG IPCC WG II NOMINEE AND ASKS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Poloff spoke with Oyvind Christophersen and Marit Viktoria Pettersen, lead members of the Norwegian delegation to the next IPCC Plenary. GON affirmed that the US had contributed a lot to the IPCC and that its continued involvement would be a good idea. GON said it [...] | 2008-08-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA SENV AORC NO |
08OSLO545 | NORWAY SUPPORTS TRIAY AS PRESIDENT OF JOINT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel talking points and biographic information to Knut Langeland, Ambassador for Disarmament affairs. Langeland forwarded the information to Ole Reistad, one of the directors of the Norwegian Radiation Protection Agency (NRPA). Reistad said that Norway wholeheartedl [...] | 2008-10-07 16:35:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP IAEA AORC NO |
08OSLO547 | NORWEGIAN ATTENDANCE AT SHARM EL-SHEIKH AVIAN [...] (SBU) The GON thanked us for reftel nonpaper and confirmed the following delegation attendance for the October 25-26 Avian and Pandemic Influenza (A&PI) conference in Sharm el-Sheikh. Norway is in the "final process" of determining its financial contribution on next year's budget related to A [...] | 2008-10-08 07:15:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL NO |
08OSLO668 | NORWEGIANS RESPOND BLANDLY TO UN HARMONIZATION OF [...] (SBU) Poloff spoke wth Lars Petter Henie, the deputy director of the UN MFA section regarding reftel. Henie said he wuld prefer to respond in a written medium, and thi was his diplomatic and nuanced response: "Wetake great interest in the issue and efforts to imrove recruitment to UN operat [...] | 2008-12-15 14:54:00 | Embassy Oslo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA NO |
08OTTAWA1203 | AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE IN EGYPT: CANADA WILL ATTEND, BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-15 19:32:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL CA |
08OTTAWA1368 | CANADA KEEN TO ADVOCATE NON-PARTICIPATION IN [...] This is an action request -- please see para 4. 2. (C) Canada is willing to join the U.S. effort to persuade governments to steer clear of Iran's November 30 conference on nuclear energy. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-Proliferat [...] | 2008-10-24 21:07:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC AORC ENRG TRGY IR CA |
08OTTAWA1408 | CANADA CONSIDERING U.S. CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) According to Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Division for Inter-American Relations Leonard Beaulne, Canada will give "strong consideration" to the U.S. candidate for the Inter-American Commission of Women's (CIM) Executive Committee. [...] | 2008-11-03 22:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KWMN OAS CA |
08OTTAWA1411 | CANADA WANTS TO COORDINATE ON IRAN [...] (U) This is an action request - please see para 5. 2. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-Proliferation Che van Haastrecht on November 4 asked to coordinate CANUS outreach to discourage the sale of uranium to Iran by Kazakhstan (ref b). [...] | 2008-11-04 20:12:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC ENRG AORC TRGY IR CA |
08OTTAWA1433 | CANADA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR EXECUTIVE [...] (SBU) Canada will support the U.S. candidate for the Inter-American Commission of Women's (CIM) Executive Committee at the CIM Assembly election in Santiago (November 10-12),according to Deputy Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) Division of Inter-A [...] | 2008-11-10 21:03:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KWMN OAS CA |
08OTTAWA1453 | CANADA DECIDES AGAINST DEMARCHES ON IRAN NUCLEAR [...] (C) In an unexpected and unwelcome shift from ref a position, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for Non-Proliferation Ryan Hewer informed poloff on November 17 that DFAIT had now decided Canada was already overextended in its demarches on the [...] | 2008-11-18 15:45:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MNUC AORC ENRG TRGY IR CA |
08OTTAWA1556 | CANADA SUPPORTIVE ON UN HARMONIZATION OF [...] (SBU) Canada is "broadly" supportive of the U.S. position outlined in reftel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade international organization policy advisor Bronwyn May. May promised a more detailed response on December 19. May emphasized that Canada does attach [...] | 2008-12-16 15:59:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AMGT AORC APER UNGA CA |
08OTTAWA1570 | CANADA OFFERS ALTERNATE SERVICE CONDITIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Canada supports UN personnel management reform, but does not agree with U.S. stance on temporary contracts. Canada also recognizes the urgent need for human resources management reform in light of the new challenges to UN operations in Afghanistan and Darfur. Canada remains a [...] | 2008-12-18 19:46:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AMGT AORC APER UNGA CA |
08OTTAWA260 | CANADA: INTERNATIONAL HEALTH REGULATIONS AND APEC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-20 22:34:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TBIO KFLU EAIR EWWT WHO APECO CA |
08OTTAWA331 | CANADA'S VIEWS ON COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 7. 2. (C) Summary: Canada generally supports the aims of the resolution on Screening and Briefing intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) that the U.S. will present at the March 10-14 Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) meeting. However, as tr [...] | 2008-03-04 20:29:00 | Embassy Ottawa | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC SNAR UN CA |
08OTTAWA404 | CANADA AGREES WITH U.S. CALL FOR COMMON APPROACH [...] (U) This is an action request -- see para three. 2. (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Adviser for Non-proliferation and Disarmament Michael Blackmore confirmed on March 20 that Canada is in "full agreement" with reftel points. In particular [...] | 2008-03-20 16:54:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EU CA |
08OTTAWA563 | CANADIAN REPRESENTATION AT CSD-16 [...] (SBU) Embassy made demarche requested reftel and discussed U.S. views on Zimbabwe chairing the 16th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) with Pamela O'Donnell, director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Sustainable Development Division. [...] | 2008-04-22 19:28:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON CA |
08OTTAWA637 | CANADA EQUALLY CONCERNED ABOUT WIPO DIRECTOR [...] (U) On May 6 Econoff delivered reftel points to Doug George, Director, Intellectual Property, Information and Technology Trade Policy Division, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. George (protect) said Canada shares the USG's concern regarding the upcoming WIPO DG election. [...] | 2008-05-08 16:11:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD AORC WIPO PREL KIPR CA |
08OTTAWA654 | CANADA'S 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 19:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC IR CA |
08OTTAWA700 | CANADIAN VIEWS ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE [...] (SBU) In response to May 15 demarche (reftel) by PolMinCouns to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for International Organizations Ferry de Kerckhove, Senior Policy Advisor Shannon-Marie Soni on May 23 provided the following comments, which she said h [...] | 2008-05-23 17:35:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UNGA AORC APER CA |
08OTTAWA962 | CANADA REQUESTS INFORMATION ON ECOSOC AND HUMAN [...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Human Rights, Gender Equality, Health, and Population Division Senior Policy Officer Cynthia Taylor, Canada is still considering its support for the Human Rights Foundation's application for UN Economic and Social Council [...] | 2008-07-16 12:19:00 | Embassy Ottawa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM AORC CA |
08OTTAWA978 | (S) IAEA BOG: CANADA WILL URGE KAZAKHSTAN TO SEEK [...] (S/Rel CAN) On July 19, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation Shawn Caza agreed to reftel request, confirming Canada would move swiftly to urge Kazakhstan to run for a seat on the IAEA Board of Governors. If Kazakhstan decides to [...] | 2008-07-18 22:05:00 | Embassy Ottawa | SECRET | PREL PARM IAEA AORC SY KZ CA |
08PANAMA386 | PANAMA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 60-DAY REPORT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 16:48:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EIND AORC TRGY UNSC IR PM |
08PANAMA458 | PANAMA: DEMARCHE ON JUNE 2008 UNSC THEMATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 16:41:00 | Embassy Panama | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNSC UN PM |
08PARAMARIBO234 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] (U) Per reftel, EconOff delivered demarche to Rosita Hubard, head of the International Organizations section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Hubard had no immediate reaction. 2. (U) Post will report any substantive response from the Government of Suriname. [...] | 2008-06-02 19:41:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR NS |
08PARAMARIBO285 | SURINAME DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MAJOR ISSUES AT [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered diplomatic note and demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Deputy Head of International Organization at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Suriname. Elsenhout said he will forward copy of the dip note and demarche to the ministry responsible for postal [...] | 2008-07-09 16:42:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO |
08PARAMARIBO321 | BABY STEPS: SURINAME'S UN VOTES BEGIN TO REFLECT [...] (U) As requested reftel, on August 11 PolOff delivered a copy of the "UN Voting Record Report" and demarche message to Government of Suriname (GOS) Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Acting Head of the International Organizations Division Chantal Elsenhout. 2. (SBU) While Elsenhout stres [...] | 2008-08-13 17:20:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNSC UNGA PREL NS |
08PARAMARIBO495 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION [...] (SBU) Pol-Econ Chief delivered the demarche to Chantal Elsenhout, Acting Head of the International Organizations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of the Republic of Suriname (GOS) on December 15. Post will report on any substantive reaction from the GOS once it has had opport [...] | 2008-12-15 19:29:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA NS |
08PARIS1070 | IOM DG CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR BILL SWING: [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-04 12:35:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREF PREL SMIG FR |
08PARIS1084 | FRENCH SECRETARY OF STATE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WILL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-06 15:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNSC SWMN PHUM FR |
08PARIS1203 | PARIS SUPPORT CONFERENCE ON AFGHANISTAN: DONORS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified - not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: International pledges totaled more than $20 billion at the Paris Support Conference for Afghanistan on June 12. This amount doubled the pledge total achieved at the 2006 London Conference and demonstrated th [...] | 2008-06-25 16:46:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAID EFIN PREL PGOV AORC FR AF XB XF XG XR |
08PARIS1385 | FRANCE SUPPORTS SENDING HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-21 16:21:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL FR EUN NGO PHUM UN AORC |
08PARIS15 | A/S SILVERBERG'S MEETING WITH FRENCH MFA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for International Organization Affairs Kristen Silverberg met in Paris on December 21 with her French counterpart, Sylvie Bermann. They discussed a range of issues currently before the UN Security Council (UNSC). Bermann pushed for a UNSC endorsemen [...] | 2008-01-04 17:16:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA EUN UNHRC FR |
08PARIS865 | ZIMBABWE/UN COMMISSION ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: [...] (C) MFA Zimbabwe desk officer Isabelle de Boisgelin on May 2 said that France would send "senior representatives" (but not at ministerial level) to the May 5-16 meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16),to be chaired by Zimbabwe's Minister of Environment and Tourism, [...] | 2008-05-05 11:46:00 | Embassy Paris | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI FR |
08PARISFR1500 | PUBLICATION AND DISTRIBUTION POLICY REVISITED [...] Summary. UNESCO briefed member states on July 16 on its new publications policy. The Director of UNESCO's Bureau of Public Information, Nino Munoz Gomez (BPI),explained to member states the measures taken to ensure the quality of UNESCO's publications. He met some considerable skepticism, m [...] | 2008-08-01 13:27:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO AORC SCUL |
08PARISFR2007 | BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT ISSUES AT UNESCO'S AUTUMN 2008 [...] Summary: UNESCO's Executive Board at its autumn 2008 Executive Board meeting (September 30-October 21) set in motion the process of preparing the program and budget for the 2010-2012 biennium. In this regard, the Board merely took note of the Director General's plea for a Zero Real Growth (ZRG [...] | 2008-11-03 09:35:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNESCO AORC |
08PARISFR2103 | DG CANDIDACY [...] (C) SUMMARY: As instructed, Ambassador Oliver met with the Ambassador of Egypt to UNESCO to inform her that the U.S. would be unable to support their candidate for the position of the next Director General of UNESCO. Ambassador Oliver also had conversations on this matter with the UNESCO Amba [...] | 2008-11-14 16:48:00 | Mission UNESCO | CONFIDENTIAL | UNESCO AORC |
08PARISFR2261 | KILLION MEETING WITH DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF UNESCO KOICHIRO [...] (C) Summary: Director-General Matsuura stressed his desire to maintain a strong American connection to UNESCO's work in education, despite the upcoming change in administration, by telling us that he planned to invite Mrs. Bush to a 26 January high-level meeting on literacy, and would be askin [...] | 2008-12-12 17:36:00 | Mission UNESCO | CONFIDENTIAL | SCUL UNESCO AORC PREL |
08PARISFR2270 | KILLION METING WITH UNESCO DDG [...] (C) Summary: Noting Brazil's reluctance to lose another international election, DDG Barbosa explained that when he feels there is adequate support, President Lula will throw Barbosa's name into the DG race hat. End summary. 2. (C) Senior U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Comm [...] | 2008-12-15 16:35:00 | Mission UNESCO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNESCO AORC |
08PORTAUPRINCE1736 | HAITI ON UN HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS OF SERVICE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 16:48:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AMGT AORC APER PGOV HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE1743 | HAITI LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WORLD [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 17:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TBIO AORC OTRA KSCA HA |
08PORTAUPRINCE897 | HAITI: NO MOVEMENT ON 60-DAY REPORT ON IRAN [...] Econoff requested on June 16 an update from Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Azad Belfort on the status of Haiti's 60-Day Report required by UNSCR 1803. Belfort said he requested mid-May responses from the Prime Minister's office, the National Palace and the Mi [...] | 2008-06-20 12:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC HA IR |
08PORTLOUIS192 | MAURITIUS: SOME POSITIVE INPUT RE SWING ELECTION [...] Post delivered demarche to Mrs. Bineshwaree K. Napaul, Second Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 29. Napaul assured that all points of the demarche were understood and currently being considered by the Mauritian delegation, and added that she does not foresee any impediments [...] | 2008-06-04 13:29:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG AORC MP |
08PORTLOUIS210 | MAURITIUS: MAURITIUS TO SUPPORT AMBASSADOR SWING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-16 12:53:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG AORC MP |
08PORTLOUIS297 | MAURITIUS HOPES CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES GO TO THE UN [...] On 28 August, DCM delivered ref points to Ambassador Jagdish Koonjul, who responded that Mauritius supports climate change issues being addressed by the UN Security Council. Koonjul noted that the Alliance of Small Island States should account for at least a quarter of the votes in the UN, t [...] | 2008-08-26 07:56:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG UNGA SENV AORC MP |
08PORTLOUIS325 | MAURITIUS ATTENDANCE AT AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE STILL UP IN [...] ESTOFF delivered ref Avian Flu demarche and nonpaper to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Agro Industry, and Health. In one follow-up conversation, Acting Permanent Secretary V. Gondeea of the Ministry of Agro Industry confirmed that an invitation to the Avian Flu Conference has been receive [...] | 2008-09-23 14:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL MP |
08PRAGUE346 | CZECHS NON-COMMITAL ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 15:54:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF SMIG AORC EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE364 | CZECHS TO DECIDE ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL AFTER [...] (SBU) Czech Ministry of Interior official, Pavla Fridrichova, will travel to Geneva tomorrow, June 17, to represent the GOCR at the June 18 election for Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). Fridrichova stated that the Czechs have decided to wait until they h [...] | 2008-06-16 09:07:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF SMIG AORC EZ EUN |
08PRAGUE449 | CZECHS WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACIES FOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL [...] (U) On June 24, 2008 Post delivered reftel demarche to the Czech Foreign Ministry Director Pavel Kafka and to Eduard Prandstetter, the Director of the Postal Services Regulations Department at the Czech Telecommunications Office. Prandstetter, who will be attending the UPU Congress, said that [...] | 2008-07-16 10:06:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO EZ |
08PRAGUE551 | CZECH REPUBLIC SUPPORTS CREATING NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 15:49:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AORC ETTC EZ |
08PRAGUE687 | CZECH REPUBLIC NOT INVITED TO IRANIAN CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-31 12:38:00 | Embassy Prague | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC MNUC TRGY IR EZ |
08PRETORIA1197 | DELIVERED: JUNE 2008 SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC [...] (U) Mission passed on 03 June reftel non-paper to DFA Chief Director: United Nations (Political) Xolisa Mabhongo, DFA Director: Civil and Political Rights and International Crime Pitso Montwedi, and DFA Director: USA Fadl Nacerodien. To date, we have received no substantive response. BOST [...] | 2008-06-05 10:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNAUS UNSC KWMN PHUM SF |
08PRETORIA1745 | CLIMATE CHANGE: USG NOMIMATION FOR CO-CHAIR OF THE IPCC [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 07:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC |
08PRETORIA1772 | CLIMATE CHANGE: USG NOMIMATION FOR CO-CHAIR OF THE IPCC [...] (U) Acting DCM Mary Deane Conners and EST FSN Martin Matlebyane met on Monday August 11 with Mr. Peter Lukey, Chief Director for Air Quality Management and Ms. Margo Richardson, Deputy Director, Atmospheric Pollution, at the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT),to deliver the [...] | 2008-08-12 06:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC |
08PRETORIA323 | DEFUELING THE DRC RESEARCH REACTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 11:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG PREL AORC KNNP IAEA CG SF |
08QUITO1157 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UN CONDITIONS OF [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 16 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on December 18 when she returned from travel. Puma promised to pass the information to Ecuador's UN delegation. Noting that Ec [...] | 2008-12-19 17:16:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA EC |
08QUITO357 | FRESH EXCHANGE OF ACCUSATIONS PROLONG TENSIONS [...] (C) Summary: President Correa's rhetoric regarding the Colombian attack during his April 11-12 visit to Mexico set off another round of accusations between the GOE and GOC. This latest stand-off appears to have again polarized Ecuador and Colombia's positions, prompting another visit by OAS [...] | 2008-04-22 16:44:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC EC CO |
08QUITO581 | ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 60 DAY REPORT ON UNSCR [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on June 27 to Marisol Nieto, MFA Acting Director General of Multilateral Affairs. 2. (C) Nieto reiterated that the GOE's position on Iran is based on "principles" and that the IAEA should have been given additional time to work with Iran before introdu [...] | 2008-06-30 21:39:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC EC |
08QUITO70 | UNASUR STRUCTURE AND CARTAGENA MEETINGS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary. Members of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) are planning meetings of their delegates, foreign ministers and heads of state in Cartegena on January 26-28, but as of January 14 no countries had confirmed attendance. The purpose of these meetings is to approve a draft [...] | 2008-01-22 17:04:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON AORC EC CO BR XM XR |
08QUITO783 | ECUADOR AND COLOMBIA AT LEAST BACK TO TALKING [...] (C) Summary: After putting their dialogue in the deep freeze earlier this summer, Ecuador-Colombia relations are now thawing a bit as ministerial level contact resumed with an August 15 meeting between the two foreign ministers on the margins of the presidential inauguration in Paraguay. The [...] | 2008-08-22 22:00:00 | Embassy Quito | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AORC MOPS EC CO |
08RABAT1145 | MOROCCO CONSIDERS U.S. PROPOSAL ON UN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 14:07:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA MO |
08RABAT190 | MOROCCO SUPPORTIVE OF USG PRIORITIES FOR UPCOMING [...] On February 29th, POLOFF provided Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chief of Principal UN Offices Redouane Houssaini with small briefing, accompanied by a diplomatic note, on US priorities at the upcoming UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs being held March 10-14. 2. Mr. Houssaini thanked [...] | 2008-02-29 18:50:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SNAR AU UN |
08REYKJAVIK135 | ICELAND UNDECIDED ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 14:49:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRQ IC |
08REYKJAVIK138 | ICELAND TO SUPPORT U.S. UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION CONGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 16:42:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRQ IC |
08RIGA254 | LATVIA: NO POSITION ON WIPO DG ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 14:25:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL LG |
08RIGA395 | LATVIA: UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) CONGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-03 14:17:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO LG |
08RIGA423 | LATVIA TO SUPPORT USG CANDIDACIES AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 13:52:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO LG |
08RIGA566 | LATVIA CANNOT VOTE IN UNAIDS EXEC DIR SELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-17 13:07:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC KHIV UNGA LG |
08RIGA578 | LATVIA WILL ATTEND CAIRO CONFERENCE ON AVIAN FLU [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-22 14:31:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL LG |
08RIGA809 | LATVIA WILL REFLECT EU COMMON POSITION ON HARMONIZATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 11:25:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA LG |
08RIYADH1153 | SAUDIS SUPPORT KAZAKHSTAN OVER SYRIA FOR IAEA [...] (S) Pol Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Director Ambassador Saleh Al-Kuhaimi on July 27. Al-Kuhaimi fully concurred that Syria is an unqualified candidate for a seat on the IAEA Board of Governors, outlining a long list of w [...] | 2008-07-27 13:54:00 | Embassy Riyadh | SECRET | AORC IAEA KNNP KZ SA SY |
08RIYADH1243 | CLIMATE CHANGE: USG NOMINATION FOR CO-CHAIR OF [...] (SBU) Post passed reftel information on the U.S. nomination of Dr. Christopher Field to serve as co-chair of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to the Saudi foreign ministry on August 11 and will report septel on any substantive response to the information [...] | 2008-08-13 08:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON KGHG KSCA SENV AORC SA |
08ROME1044 | ITALY SUPPORT FOR THE NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP [...] (SBU) Post delivered on August 13th ref A points to Counselor Pierfrancesco De Cerchio of the office in Italy,s Foreign Ministry's Economic Bureau, which has the lead on the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) issues, and which will represent Italy at the August 21-22 NSG Plenary in Vienna. Post als [...] | 2008-08-14 13:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ETTC IT KNNP PARM PREL |
08ROME1052 | ANTARCTIC TREATY: ITALY REQUESTS DIPLOMATIC NOTE CONFIRMING [...] Summary and action request. Italian Foreign Ministry officials working on Antarctic issues are pushing for the measure creating the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat (Measure 1) to be approved, which can be done without Parliamentary review. Progress has been blocked by their need for an official [...] | 2008-08-18 12:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SENV AORC KSCA IT |
08ROME1207 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED- PREVENTING IRANIAN ACQUISITION [...] (C) On 23 September, Post delivered reftel demarche on preventing Iranian acquisition of Italian technology for building centrifuges to Pierfrancesco De Cercio of the Italian MFA. De Cerchio was initially unaware of Iran's deceptive trade practices related to its nuclear program, particul [...] | 2008-09-26 10:40:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA IT |
08ROME1210 | EGYPT CONFERENCE ON PANDEMIC/AVIAN FLU - HEALTH DG [...] (U) On September 4, Post delivered reftel demarche to Welfare/Health Ministry (MOH) International Affairs officer Dr. Gaetano Guglielmi, and MOH Prevention and Infectious Disease expert Dr. Maria Grazia Pompa. Post Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) office also delivered reftel points to MOH V [...] | 2008-09-26 16:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TBIO KFLU AORC EAGR EAID PREL IT |
08ROME1359 | GOI WILL NOT PARTICIPATE IN IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, MFA Counselor Emanuele Farruggia, Director for Arms Control and Non Proliferation, confirmed to PolOff that the GOI would not be sending any official delegation to Iran's Nuclear Conference, to be held in Tehran on the 30th of November. Farruggia was not a [...] | 2008-11-07 16:15:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IR MNUC TRGY PGOV IT |
08ROME1389 | RIO-PLUS-20 CONFERENCE: EU ASKS BRAZIL TO POSTPONE UN [...] (SBU) On 3 November 2008, SCICouns delivered reftel points, regarding Brazilian and South Korean proposals to host a Sustainable Development Summit in 2012 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 1992 "Rio Earth Summit," to Italian Foreign Ministry Environment, Energy and Sustainable Developm [...] | 2008-11-14 15:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AORC PREL EUN IO IT |
08ROME1551 | G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...] | 2008-12-22 11:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT |
08ROME1552 | G8 COMMISSIONER BERTOLASO ON SUMMIT LOGISTICS [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please Protect Accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: G8 Summit Commissioner Guido Bertolaso, Prime Minister Berlusconi's Commissioner in charge of logistics for the July 8-10 2009 Summit at La Maddalena, told the DCM on December 19 that construction of the two hote [...] | 2008-12-22 11:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL ECON OTRA OVIP ASEC AORC IT |
08ROME1580 | ANTARCTIC TREATY: ITALY APPROVES ATCM MEASURE 1, [...] On 2 December, Foreign Ministry (MFA) Counselor Francesco Capponi told SCICouns that Italy has approved Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) Measure 1, creating the Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. He said that Italy has transmitted its instrument of ratification of Measure 1 through the [...] | 2008-12-29 09:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SENV AORC KSCA IT |
08ROME259 | ITALY: COMMISSION ON NARCOTIC DRUGS DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Counternarcotics Officer Enrico Valvo on February 28. He thanked the USG for the information on the U.S. SBIRT and Cannabis resolutions and said he would pass the information to the interagency counternarcotics working group in the Italian [...] | 2008-03-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC SNAR IT |
08ROME440 | ITALY SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON UNSCR 1540 [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Italian MFA Director for Arms Control and Nonproliferation Emanuele Farruggia on April 4. Farruggia had seen the Russian draft language for the technical rollover and was satisfied with it, but said he would take the U.S. position in favor of a strength [...] | 2008-04-08 14:38:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP IT |
08ROME541 | CSD: ITALIAN HIGH-LEVEL/POLITICAL REPRESENTATION [...] (C) Summary. Italian MFA officials told Emboffs that the head of Italy's delegation to the May 5-16 United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD),like that of the U.S., likely will be a senior career official, rather than a high-level or political figure. This is largely due to [...] | 2008-04-30 06:45:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI XA IT |
08ROME684 | IOM DG RACE: ITALY HAS NO BACKUP PLAN SHOULD ITS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 15:28:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PREF SMIG AORC IT |
08ROME744 | ITALY ALERT TO IRANIAN EFFORTS TO PROCURE [...] (C) Econoff delivered Ref A points on critical equipment needs for Iran's IR-2 centrifuge design to Roberto Liotto, the Italian MFA official responsible for export controls and Italian participation in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on May 22. Liotto said he would pass the nonpaper to the [...] | 2008-06-12 07:22:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC IR IT |
08ROME843 | MERCURY MANAGEMENT: ITALY NOW FAVORS A BINDING INSTRUMENT [...] Summary. On June 17, Post delivered reftel questions to Ms. Giuliana Gasparrini of the Environment Ministry (MOE) Directorate for Environmental Research and Development. Gasparrini heads the V Division, which deals with European Union (EU) and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (U [...] | 2008-07-07 13:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC EAGR ETRD UNEP IT |
08ROME873 | ITALIAN IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Dr. Loredana Vellucci of the Health Ministry (MOH) Directorate for Health Prevention On April 2. Vellucci heads Office III, which coordinates the Italian network of Maritime, Air and Border Health Offices (USMAF),as well as prevention activities relat [...] | 2008-07-11 16:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL WHO IT |
08ROME887 | ITALY: IAEA BOG MESA SEAT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 11:38:00 | Embassy Rome | SECRET | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC IT |
08ROME888 | ITALY: SUPPORTIVE ON INDIA-IAEA SAFEGUARDS [...] (C) Summary. Italy will seek to be supportive of India in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG),but MFA officials urgently request information on the Indian sites to be placed under safeguards, and on the likely substance of the NSG waiver request. [...] | 2008-07-18 14:57:00 | Embassy Rome | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA ETTC KNNP AORC PARM PREL IT |
08ROME914 | ITALY: RESPONSE TO POSTAL UNION CONGRESS DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-24 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO IT |
08SANJOSE275 | DEMARCHE TO REQUEST SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENED [...] (U) On April 9, we delivered reftel's request to Juan Salas, of the UNSC desk at the Foreign Policy Division of the MFA. 2. (SBU) Salas indicated that as the 1540 Committee Chair, the GOCR supports the strengthened five-year mandate and does not support the Russian draft, in principle. How [...] | 2008-04-11 21:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP CS |
08SANJOSE390 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] On May 12, we delivered reftel demarche to Adriana Murillo, Head of the MFA's UN Security Council Team and to Juan Salas, of the UNSC Desk. Both seemed unaware that a report was due and said that Costa Rica had not yet prepared one. They thanked us for the copy of the U.S. report and said they [...] | 2008-05-14 16:23:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR CS |
08SANJOSE457 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: AMBASSADOR WILLIAM SWING'S IOM [...] (C) On May 28, we delivered Ref A demarche to Alejandro Solano, the MFA's Deputy Director of Foreign Policy. Solano told us the GOCR had had its own troubles with Brunson McKinley. The GOCR did not favor McKinley's candidacy due to McKinley's on-again, off-again organization of a regional IOM [...] | 2008-05-29 21:36:00 | Embassy San Jose | CONFIDENTIAL | PREF PREL SMIG AORC EUN XM XL CA CS |
08SANJOSE471 | MFA NOTIFIED: "SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN SITUATIONS OF [...] On June 3, per Ref A, we notified Viviana Tinoco, MFA Human Rights Desk Officer, that the U.S. draft resolution text was being circulated the same day to the GOCR UN Mission in New York. We also took the opportunity to reiterate Secretary Rice's invitation to FM Stagno to attend the June 19 me [...] | 2008-06-04 20:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNSC KWMN PHUM CS |
08SANJOSE472 | COSTA RICA URGES SUPPORT OF UNSC PRESIDENTIAL [...] Post received a diplomatic note, transmitted from the MFA on June 2, urging the U.S. to support a UNSC presidential statement on the International Criminal Court Prosecutor's Seventh Report to be issued on June 5. The note asked that the Embassy be the official conduit of the request to the De [...] | 2008-06-04 21:01:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC UN AORC CS |
08SANJOSE606 | COSTA RICA REQUESTS EXCHANGE OF SUPPORT FOR POSTAL [...] Per reftel, we sent a diplomatic note on June 27 to the MFA requesting support for U.S. candidates to be presented at the 24th Universal Postal Union Congress July 23 to August 12 in Geneva. On July 16, we received a diplomatic note (dated July 11) from the MFA requesting a reciprocal exchange [...] | 2008-07-18 16:07:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO CS |
08SANJOSE765 | COSTA RICA REQUESTS SUPPORT OF CANDIDATE FOR [...] On September 9, we received a diplomatic note from the MFA requesting support of Mario Viquez Jimenez, the GOCR's candidate for the Inter-American Children's Institute, during elections to be held October 15-16. Relevant text follows. 2. BEGIN unofficial translation of diplomatic note: "T [...] | 2008-09-23 19:17:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC OAS IACI CS |
08SANJOSE885 | COSTA RICA SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY FOR [...] On November 7, we delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note to Lilian Rodriguez in the MFA's Office of Candidacies. No substantive response was received at that time. 2. However, on November 12, we received Dip Note DGPE/P111-C/221-11-08, dated November 7, which announced Costa Rica [...] | 2008-11-13 15:06:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL XK XL XM XS CS |
08SANSALVADOR1142 | EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS SIDIBE TO LEAD UNAIDS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-29 14:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES |
08SANSALVADOR1209 | HIGH GOES EXPECTATIONS FOR IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT [...] (SBU) Summary: El Salvador will host the 2008 Ibero-American Summit October 29-31. All 21 participating countries, except Uruguay, have confirmed their attendance. The theme of the conference will be "Youth and Development" and the GOES expects the summit to produce a consensus declaration a [...] | 2008-10-21 21:57:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL AORC ES |
08SANSALVADOR1233 | GOES NOTIFIED OF US CANDIDACY FOR CIM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-29 22:12:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC ES |
08SANSALVADOR1387 | EL SALVADOR ASSESSING U.S. PROPOSAL ON UN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 18:03:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA ES |
08SANSALVADOR1396 | HHS LETTER ON US WHO CANDIDACY DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 22:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES |
08SANSALVADOR264 | DEMARCHE ON USG PRIORITIES FOR UNCND DELIVERED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to Jose Roberto Trabanino, MFA Global Affairs Coordinator. Trabanino informed Poloff that the Salvadoran Ambassador in Vienna would be attending the meetings along with the Salvadoran National Ant [...] | 2008-03-04 22:20:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ES SNAR AORC UN |
08SANSALVADOR562 | TALKING POINTS AND U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UNSC ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 19:57:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR ES |
08SANSALVADOR569 | SAN SALVADOR RESPONSE TO WIPO DG ELECTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 21:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD ES |
08SANSALVADOR684 | DEMARCHE ON UN SYSTEM OF INTERNAL JUSTICE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-10 22:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA ES |
08SANSALVADOR836 | TALKING POINTS ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-11 21:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN NGO PHUM ES |
08SANSALVADOR926 | EL SALVADOR WORKING WITH WHO AND PAHO TO IMPLEMENT [...] USAID Human Investment Office Director delivered reftel demarche on July 1 to Minister of Health (MOH) Dr. Jose Guillermo Maza. Dr. Maza reported progress in the implementation of International Health Regulations (IHRs) in El Salvador. The MOH has been working since 2005 on implementation of [...] | 2008-08-07 14:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO ES |
08SANTIAGO323 | AMBASSADOR SWING'S VISIT TO CHILE IN SUPPORT OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador William Swing visited Santiago April 1 to seek GOC support for his candidacy for Director General (DG) of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). He met with Minister of Interior Perez Yoma, senior officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the local I [...] | 2008-04-10 16:38:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREF PREL PGOV IO PHUM CI |
08SANTODOMINGO1697 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CIM DELIVERED [...] POLCHIEF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S. candidacy for the Inter-American Commission of Women to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will [...] | 2008-11-05 12:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC OAS KWMN PGOV PREL DR |
08SANTODOMINGO428 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA [...] The UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) does not grant any official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or has subsidiaries or member organizations that [...] | 2008-03-28 17:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI DR |
08SANTODOMINGO490 | INSTRAW STAFFING AND BUDGET PROFILE [...] Staffing and budget data for the Dominican Republic-based UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW) is as follows: Annual budget: 1.5 million USD Staff: 23 (9 fixed, 10 consultants on average, 4 interns on average). FANNIN [...] | 2008-04-08 18:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON POL UN DR |
08SAOPAULO683 | UN WORKSHOP ON IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1540, SAO PAULO, NOVEMBER [...] (U)Summary: The UN Workshop on UNSCR 1540 Implementation held in Sao Paulo on November 24-28, 2008, was organized by the United Nations Office of Disarmament Affairs in cooperation with the Government of Brazil with funding by the European Union and the Governments of Norway and the United Sta [...] | 2008-12-23 16:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP BR |
08SARAJEVO1408 | BOSNIA'S DEMARCHE REQUEST: CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND [...] (U) Post delivered reftel information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Multilateral Division and the Assistant Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Rural Development Dusan Neskovic, Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations. Neskovic,s office will likely be responsible for a [...] | 2008-09-03 14:45:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL |
08SEOUL1085 | ROK RESPONSE TO IRANIAN CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel information to Kim Jae-woo, First Secretary for Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) on 28 May. Kim relayed continued support for U.S. and UN efforts to curtail Iranian illicit procurement activities. He undert [...] | 2008-05-28 23:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA IR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL TRGY UNSC |
08SEOUL1089 | ROK SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE AMB SWING FOR IOM DG [...] (C) Chung Seon-ho, Deputy Director of MOFAT's Overseas Korean Policy Division, confirmed that the ROKG will support Ambassador William Swing for Director General of IOM, and has already instructed ROK Geneva Permanent Mission to vote for Swing until the balloting concludes. Ms. Chung also said [...] | 2008-05-29 04:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREF PREL SMIG KS |
08SEOUL1391 | ROKG INCLINED TO SUPPORT REVISITING HRF ECOSOC [...] (C) PolOff conveyed to MOFAT reftel talking points in support of according the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) ECOSOC consultative NGO status. The MOFAT Human Rights and Social Affairs Division responded that the ROKG did not have enough information about the HRF at this time to commit to suppo [...] | 2008-07-11 05:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | KN KS PGOV AORC UN NGO PHUM |
08SEOUL1894 | KOREA SEES VALUE IN THE CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY [...] Summary: In a September 19 meeting with ESTHOFF and U.S. nuclear power industry representatives, officials of Korea's Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST) agreed in principle that the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC) was a constructive framewor [...] | 2008-09-24 08:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP KS JA CH |
08SEOUL2261 | Nominee for December 15-19 IPR Administration Program [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 02:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA CVIS KS |
08SEOUL295 | ROKG SATISFIED WITH IAEA IRAN EXPORT DENIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-14 05:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA KS IR |
08SINGAPORE128 | APEC Secretariat Staffing, Employment, and Budget Data (CY [...] Per reftel request, we provide the following information concerning the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Secretariat's staffing, employment, and budget for CY2007. SIPDIS Staff Lists ----------- 2. The APEC Secretariat has a small staff and a flat hierarchy, with no separat [...] | 2008-02-01 06:19:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON APECO SN |
08SINGAPORE1324 | SINGAPORE RESPONSE ON LEGISLATIVE RESTRICTIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-19 10:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR AORC AFIN SN |
08SKOPJE320 | MACEDONIA: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1803 DELAYED BY EARLY ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-14 11:53:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR MK AORC |
08SKOPJE433 | MACEDONIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATES IN UPU [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-07 13:22:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ECON ETRD WTRO MK |
08SKOPJE503 | MACEDONIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IPCC WG [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-05 11:41:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KGHG KSCA SENV AORC MK |
08SOFIA291 | BULGARIA ON WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points on the upcoming WIPO director general elections to Kamen Velichkov, Head of the UN and Global Issues Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (which has the lead on WIPO issues) May 9. Bulgaria will support an East European candidate in the first ro [...] | 2008-05-09 11:34:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC WIPO KIPR PREL ETRD BU |
08SOFIA355 | BULGARIA NONCOMMITTAL ON SUPPORT FOR U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 10:23:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG AORC |
08SOFIA537 | BULGARIA'S RESPONSE TO USG NOMINATION FOR CO-CHAIR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-06 10:26:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA AORC KGHG BU |
08SOFIA551 | BULGARIA: NSG DRAFT EXCEPTION TEXT FOR INDIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-12 15:58:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC AORC BU |
08SOFIA86 | BULGARIA: NON COMMITTAL ON DEMARCHE ON REQUEST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-11 07:42:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IR KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA BU |
08STATE100866 | INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS -- GETTING THE [...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see para 4. 2. (SBU) Summary. During recent consultations in Vienna, the Terrorism Prevention Branch (TPB) of the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) reiterated its interest in working closely with the 1540 Committee. The TPB sought c [...] | 2008-09-22 03:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CW IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC |
08STATE103448 | CORAL TRIANGLE INITIATIVE: BACKGROUND & GUIDANCE [...] This is a joint State-USAID action request for Manila, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Dili, Honiara, Port Moresby, Bangkok, and Canberra. See para 7. 2. Summary: Posts are requested to provide political and public diplomacy support to highlight USG involvement in the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) [...] | 2008-09-26 20:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG BP ID PP RP TT XB XV |
08STATE104182 | CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN,S NEW IR-2 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: -- On May 15, Washington provided all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Governments (PGs) with detailed information regarding critical commodities Iran requires to support the deployment of the next g [...] | 2008-09-30 14:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM ETTC MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC JP |
08STATE104535 | MOVING IMPLEMENTATION FORWARD -- UNSCR 1540 -- [...] (U) This is an action request for USOSCE and UNVIE, see paras 4 and 7 below. 2. (SBU) Summary. In efforts to strengthen UNSCR 1540 implementation capacity, USOSCE and UNVIE have raised understanding among OSCE, IAEA, and UNODC about existing U.S. programs that promote 1540 implementation [...] | 2008-09-30 22:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA KPAO OSCE PREL PTER UNSC EUN |
08STATE110381 | UNSCR 1540 -- IN-KIND CONTRIBUTION FOR 1540 [...] This is an action request for USEU, see para 3, and USUN, see paras 4, 5, and 6. 2. Background. UNSCR 1540 (2004) obligates all states to develop and maintain "appropriate, effective" measures to improve their indigenous capacities to counter WMD proliferation and terrorist threats. In [...] | 2008-10-15 23:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPAO EUE PREL PTER UNSC EUN |
08STATE111559 | UN COMMITTEE ON INFORMATION: INSTRUCTIONS FOR [...] USUN is authorized to join consensus on draft resolutions A and B due to be voted on October 17-22 as Chapter IV of the Report of the Committee on Information to UNGA 63. 2. NOTE: IO/PPC compared full texts of both proposed resolutions with previous ones approved by UNGA 62. Draft Resol [...] | 2008-10-20 15:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL ECPS UNGA XX |
08STATE112481 | 11TH SESSION OF THE UN COMMISSION ON SCIENCE AND [...] (U) Summary: The UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD) held its 11th Session at the Palais des Nations in Geneva from May 26 - 30, 2008. The current biennial themes of the Commission are "Development-oriented policies for a socio-economic inclusive information society, [...] | 2008-10-22 16:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TINT UNCTAD ECOSOC AORC |
08STATE112716 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: IRAQI PLEDGE FOR UNAMI COMPOUND [...] (C) This is an action request. The Department requests that Embassy approach the GOI at the most senior levels to urge GOI commitment to funding the costs of the new UNAMI compound in Baghdad. UN political leadership is still awaiting a response to letters sent by SYG Ban to PM Maliki, Presi [...] | 2008-10-22 22:38:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNSC AORC ACABQ IZ |
08STATE115469 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) NON-PAPER [...] Reftel requested that a non-paper be given to appropriate government officials in Cairo and Jerusalem providing further details on a U.S.-proposed technical workshop for Egyptian and Israeli participation on nonproliferation matters, and that a reply be requested by October 17. Israel has agr [...] | 2008-10-29 20:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EG ENRG IS KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNGA NPT IAEA |
08STATE116428 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): BILATERAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the margins of the UN General Assembly,s First Committee meeting in New York, ISN/MNSA Director Marguerita Ragsdale, joined by Deputy Director Scott Davis, held informal bilaterals on Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) issues October 13-15 with Australia, Brazil, Canada, [...] | 2008-10-31 15:45:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC AS BR CA CH EG ENRG FR ID JA KNNP MNUC NZ |
08STATE116592 | INSTRUCTIONS: U.S. RESPONSE ON PROPOSED RIO+20 [...] Summary. South Korea's Ambassador Park has approached Ambassador Khalilzad and Ambassador McMahan (reftels A and C) about Korea's interest in hosting a Rio-plus-20 (Rio 20) conference on sustainable development in Korea in 2012. He reiterated that it is the right time for Asia to host such [...] | 2008-10-31 20:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA SENV EAID AORC |
08STATE117570 | CHINA-PAKISTAN CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an action request. See paras 12-13. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (S/NF) Following the return of Pakistani President Zardari from China, FM Sheh Mahmood Quereshi was quoted in the media announcing new civil nuclear cooperation with China to build two additional nuclea [...] | 2008-11-04 22:39:00 | Secretary of State | SECRET | PARM PREL PGOV PTER PK EAID ECON EFIN CH ETTC AORC |
08STATE127071 | UPCOMING MEETING ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVE: To inform our outreach partners in Australia, Canada, Japan, and South Korea that they will soon be contacted by the Government of Italy to participate in a meeting in Rome on 12 December 2008 to discuss the impl [...] | 2008-12-02 23:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EMIN ENRG ETTC EUN IR JA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY |
08STATE133691 | FFD CONFERENCE REAFFIRMS MONTERREY CONSENSUS - [...] (SBU) Summary: The November 29 - December 2 United Nations "International Conference to review implementation of the Monterrey Consensus" adopted the "Doha Declaration on Financing for Development" (FfD) that reaffirms the path breaking 2002 Monterrey Consensus. The economic uncertainty caus [...] | 2008-12-22 21:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN EAID UN AORC |
08STATE134959 | REQUEST TO VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS FOR COST INFO [...] This is an action request. Please see para 3 below. 2. The USG has observed that voluntarily funded UN Funds and Programs often have a considerable presence on the margins of international conferences and major meetings. We understand that there are many such meetings and conferences that [...] | 2008-12-29 23:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON POL UN |
08STATE13631 | ICAO: INCORPORATION OF TRANSPORT OFFENSES IN [...] Work is underway in the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to amend the Montreal and The Hague aviation security conventions to strengthen their provisions against aviation-related terrorist acts. In November 2007, as a result of successful U.S. and Australian outreach (reftel) [...] | 2008-02-08 23:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX |
08STATE16583 | TURKEY OPPOSES ICAO PLANS TO TRANSFER SAR [...] (U) This cable responds to Ref A's request for instructions. 2. (SBU) Ref A sought Department instructions for responding to the Turkish government's request for U.S. support in opposing plans of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) to transfer Search and Rescue (SAR) respo [...] | 2008-02-19 19:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ICAO AORC PREL CY TU |
08STATE23596 | REQUESTING INFORMATION IN ADVANCE OF THE OIC [...] (U) This is an action request, please see paras 3-4 below; Embassies Cairo and Kampala, please see also para 5. Embassy Jeddah please see para 6. 2. (U) Background: On February 27, the President appointed Mr. Sada Cumber to be his Envoy to the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC [...] | 2008-03-07 00:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SG OIC |
08STATE27211 | ANNUAL DECLARATION OF THE UNITED STATES UNDER THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (U) Background/Action Request: Request the Mission deliver the USG interagency-cleared paper in paragraph 3 to Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) Immediate Central Contact (ICC) at earliest opportunity for distribution to all HCOC subs [...] | 2008-03-14 20:33:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | EC ETTC KSCA MTCRE PARM TSPA AORC |
08STATE40180 | ACTION REQUEST: DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE CHAIR OF UN [...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 5 and 6. 2. The May 5 - 16 meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-16) will be chaired by Zimbabwe's Minister of Environment and Tourism, Francis Nhema. The Zimbabwean chairmanship is particularly troubling in light of [...] | 2008-04-16 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON |
08STATE40757 | UN OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES FIELD [...] (U) This is an action request (paragraph 5). As USUN is aware, Rep. Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) visited the Democratic Republic of Congo in January. During that visit he learned that the UN Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) had decided to move field investigators from UN peacekeeping [...] | 2008-04-17 23:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KPKO AORC APER UNGA |
08STATE42285 | HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT AGAINST BALLISTIC MISSILE [...] (U) This is an action request. Mission please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) Guidance for use by the UNVIE Rep to the April 23, 2008 "Informal Meeting on the HCOC" is provided in paragraph 3. 3. (C) BEGIN GUIDANCE: The U.S. understands that the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic [...] | 2008-04-22 15:56:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | MTCRE PARM MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC AORC |
08STATE52030 | CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN,S NEW IR-2 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. (SBU) OBJECTIVES: To encourage Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Governments (PGs) to conduct outreach to manufacturers, law enforcement, and customs officials within their countries [...] | 2008-05-15 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC |
08STATE55178 | 2007 UN VOTING REPORT [...] The Department's annual Voting Practices in the United Nations report (2007) is complete and will be distributed soon to posts. The Department wishes to use the release of the report to convey to UN member states that a country's voting record at the United Nations is relevant to its bilater [...] | 2008-05-22 20:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNSC UNGA |
08STATE55865 | GUIDANCE ON UN EITI RESOLUTION [...] (C) Reftel informed the Department that the Executive Director of Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) Shahmar Movsumov is seeking vocal support from the U.S. for a UN General Assembly resolution on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The Department has considered this re [...] | 2008-05-23 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PGOV AJ |
08STATE55886 | GUIDANCE ON UN EITI RESOLUTION [...] (C) Reftel informed the Department that the Executive Director of Azerbaijan's State Oil Fund (SOFAZ) Shahmar Movsumov is seeking vocal support from the U.S. for a UN General Assembly resolution on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The Department has considered this re [...] | 2008-05-24 01:46:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PGOV AJ |
08STATE59132 | JUNE 2008 SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE AND [...] Security Council member states have been invited to participate at a ministerial level in a thematic debate on sexual violence in situations of armed conflict, to be chaired on June 19 by Secretary Rice (reftel A). USUN will introduce and circulate a draft resolution (reftel B) on this topic [...] | 2008-06-03 00:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNSC KWMN PHUM |
08STATE60300 | NGO COMMITTEE -- INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACTION ON [...] World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ). ACTION REQUEST. Action in the NGO Committee on a complaint against the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJ) has been deferred until tomorrow, June 5. Mission is instructed to continue to use vigorous efforts to seek an outcome favorable to [...] | 2008-06-05 00:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN SOCI NGO |
08STATE62009 | JUNE 2008 SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC DEBATE -- [...] For Embassies Vienna and Monrovia: Please deliver the following letters to Foreign Minister Plassnik of Austria and Foreign Minister King-Akerele of Liberia. No signed originals will be forthcoming. Reftel gives details about the June 19 Security Council thematic debate on sexual violence i [...] | 2008-06-09 22:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNSC KWMN PHUM OPDC PREL |
08STATE65255 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: STATEMENT ON MACEDONIA,S [...] (U) Post is authorized to present the following statement at the June 19th Permanent Council meeting in Vienna. Begin text: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The United States welcomes the news that the re-run of Early Parliamentary elections in Macedonia on June 15th appeared to be substantiall [...] | 2008-06-17 21:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL AORC MK |
08STATE65284 | URGENT DEMARCHE REQUESTED -- JUNE 19, 2008 [...] This cable contains an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. Summary: Embassies Beijing, Moscow, Hanoi, and Jakarta are urgently requested to demarche host governments at the highest possible level to support consensus adoption on Thursday, June 19, of a U.S. resolution in the Security [...] | 2008-06-18 00:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN KWMN PHUM |
08STATE66810 | INSTRUCTIONS ON CARBON NEUTRAL UN [...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 6 - 9. 2. Summary: In 2007, UN Secretary General (SG) Ban Ki-moon ordered the UN system (including UN agencies as well as UN programs and funds) to become carbon neutral. UN agencies implementing this directive are developing carbon neutra [...] | 2008-06-20 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SENV KGHG UNEP |
08STATE66840 | UN/ECOSOC COMMITTEE ON NGOS -- ACTION ON THE [...] At its June 2008 session, the UN NGO Committee of the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) rejected the Human Rights Foundation's application for ECOSOC consultative status. Department concurs with USUN's recommendation that the United States should try to overturn the Committee's decisio [...] | 2008-06-21 00:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN NGO PHUM |
08STATE70801 | DEMARCHE REQUEST ON HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION -- [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. BACKGROUND. In June 2008, the Committee on NGOs (CNGO) of the UN Economic and Social Council rejected the application for ECOSOC consultative status of a U.S. NGO called the Human Rights Foundation (HRF). Cuba -- with [...] | 2008-07-01 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN NGO PHUM |
08STATE70835 | THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN [...] (C) Summary: In a June 25 meeting, the Deputy Secretary discussed Australian PM Rudd's proposed Asia Pacific Community (APC) with Special Envoy Richard Woolcott. Woolcott emphasized his consultations on the proposed APC would be exploratory in nature, with no predetermined outcome, and likel [...] | 2008-07-02 00:47:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL AS |
08STATE81808 | IAEA: INSTRUCTIONS FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF [...] Department appreciates the Mission,s reporting and analysis for the August IAEA BOG meeting (Refs A, B, C and D). Instructions for the U.S. Delegation (USDel) follow in paragraphs 2 through 4. 2. AGENDA ITEM 1 ) Nuclear Verification: Safeguards Agreement with India ISSUE: The BOG will b [...] | 2008-07-30 11:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA TRGY ENRG KNNP ABUD AORC |
08STATE82276 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR PACIFIC ISLANDS-DRAFTED GA [...] This is an Action Request (paragraphs 3 - 6) containing instructions for USUN (reftel) in its meetings with the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) on July 31 and in ongoing discussions and negotiations on their proposed UN General Assembly (GA) Resolution to introduce climate change [...] | 2008-07-31 00:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC UNGA SENV KGHG AORC |
08STATE87756 | 1540 COMMITTEE: GUIDANCE TO DELAY CONSIDERATION [...] (U) REFTELS request guidance as to a Russian proposal to introduce a new, ninth member to the 1540 Committee of Experts. 2. (C) USUN is asked to seek a postponement on a decision regarding the Russian initiative. Department thinks benefits of this initiative could overcome the baseline U.S [...] | 2008-08-15 00:54:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08STATE87757 | INSTRUCTIONS TO DISCUSS PSIDS UNGA RESOLUTION ON [...] This is an Action Request. Please see paragraphs 5 - 7. 2. Objective: We want the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) to consolidate discussion of their proposed resolution for the current UN General Assembly (UNGA 62) into the Second Committee of the next General Assembly (UNGA [...] | 2008-08-15 00:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA SENV AORC KGHG |
08STATE92335 | Support for Egypt's Ministerial Conference on [...] This is an action request for Embassies to demarche host governments (foreign, health and agriculture ministries) to urge high-level participation in this year's major international conference on avian and pandemic influenza, to take place in Egypt October 25- 26. (See para 7.) End Summary. [...] | 2008-08-28 00:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL |
08STATE97955 | UNSCR 1540 -- ASSISTANCE REQUESTS, MATRICES, [...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see paras 7 and 8. 2. (SBU) Summary. Washington has now completed review of a letter that the Committee drafted and presented for formal UN adoption, addressing UN Member States' requests for technical assistance pursuant to United Nations Securit [...] | 2008-09-12 19:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC |
08STATE98068 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR ACTION ON UNGA 62 RESOLUTION ON [...] This is an Action Request (see paragraphs 2-3) containing instructions for USUN (reftel A) during action on the proposed UN General Assembly (GA) Resolution requesting the UN Security Council to address climate change on Monday, September 15. 2. USUN is instructed to continue, as our prefe [...] | 2008-09-12 22:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC UNGA SENV KGHG AORC XB XV |
08STATE99203 | GENERAL COMMITTEE GUIDANCE (SEPT 17): NATURAL [...] (U) Following is guidance on a supplementary item proposed for inclusion in the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Natural Resources and Conflict." Guidance is for the September 17 General Committee meeting. 2. (SBU) The proposed item is based on Belgium's prior sponsorship of a June 25 Security C [...] | 2008-09-17 00:06:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO UNGA |
08STATE99661 | TAIWAN: GUIDANCE FOR GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING, [...] (U) Following is guidance on a supplementary item proposed for inclusion in the 63rd session of the UNGA: "Need to examine the fundamental rights of the 23 million people of the Republic of China (Taiwan) to participate meaningfully in the activities of the United Nations specialized agencies. [...] | 2008-09-17 21:03:00 | Secretary of State | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO UNGA TW |
08STATE99666 | CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR IRAN,S NEW IR-2 [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Washington provided all Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Participating Government (PGs) with detailed information regarding the critical commodities Iran will require to support the deployment of the next generation [...] | 2008-09-17 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC UK GM FR |
08STATE99692 | UN AWARENESS AND ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS -- UNSCR [...] (U) This is an action request for USUN, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 4, Panama,s UN rep. attending the Global Initiative Workshop at the Marshall Center in Garmisch, Germany expressed the desire for more training related to UNSCR 1540 and UNSCR 1803 implementation. In resp [...] | 2008-09-17 22:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KGIC |
08STOCKHOLM350 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU MOVING SLOWLY ON UNSCR 1803 [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 08:32:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM404 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 14:47:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC IR SW |
08STOCKHOLM654 | SWEDISH RESPONSE: US CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-01 12:39:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ENRG TRGY OTRA IAEA AORC SW |
08STOCKHOLM830 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN HARMONIZATION OF [...] Summary: On December 12, Conoff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Desk Officer for Security Policy and UN Affairs, Sara Dahlstein. Dahlstein stated that Sweden was not ruling out support for some elements of the U.S. proposal, but would be more inclined to support a less drastic modification o [...] | 2008-12-15 10:42:00 | Embassy Stockholm | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA SW |
08SUVA387 | OUTCOMES OF THE 19TH SPREP AND ASSOCIATED MEETINGS, [...] (U) Summary: Important institutional and budget issues dominated this year's SPREP and related meetings. The SPREP Meeting selected Cristelle Pratt, who is the current SOPAC director, to be the director of SPREP (para. 5-7). It adopted modified recommendations from the report of the recently c [...] | 2008-10-07 04:17:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SENV AORC PREL XV FM |
08SUVA450 | OUTCOMES OF THE 38TH SPC CRGA MEETING IN NOUMEA, NEW [...] Summary: Institutional growth and change were the dominant themes of this year's annual SPC meeting in New Caledonia where members endorsed the SPREP Meeting decision on regional institutional restructuring and discussed other sweeping changes, including creation of a new Public Health Division [...] | 2008-12-01 03:09:00 | Embassy Suva | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID PHUM EFIS SOCI XV SPC |
08TAIPEI1778 | SENIOR KMT OFFICIALS DISCUSS KMT-CCP CROSS-STRAIT [...] (C) Summary. PRC Taiwan Affairs Office (TAO) head Wang Yi offered encouraging words about the prospects for Taiwan's participation in the May 2009 World Health Assembly (WHA) in informal meetings on the margins of the December 20-21 KMT-CCP cross-Strait economic forum in Shanghai, according to [...] | 2008-12-24 07:05:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON WHO AORC TW CH |
08TAIPEI551 | TAIWAN'S "SECOND STAGE" WHA EFFORT: BACK TO [...] (C) Summary. Fully expecting WHO to reject President Chen Shui-bian's letter to WHO Director-General Margaret Chan applying for WHO membership, MOFA plans a "second stage" effort applying for observership. MOFA hopes the World Health Assembly (WHA) opening sessions on May 19 can host a two-b [...] | 2008-04-21 10:11:00 | American Institute Taiwan, Taipei | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV TBIO WHO AORC CH TW |
08TASHKENT1009 | UZBEKISTAN SUPPORTS USG NOMINATION FOR IPCC WG [...] (U) We received MFA diplomatic note No. 11/22130 dated August 25 in which the GOU informs us that it will support the U.S. nominee, Dr. Christopher Field, to serve as co-chair of Working Group II of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2. (U) The following is an unofficial transla [...] | 2008-08-28 12:01:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC KSCA UZ |
08TASHKENT1123 | UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...] | 2008-09-30 09:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ |
08TASHKENT1124 | UZBEKISTAN: NATO ENVOY ON AFGHANISTAN TRANSIT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General Robert Simmons briefed a gathering of NATO Embassy officials on his recent meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials on NATO-Uzbekistan cooperation, including ongoing transit agreement discussions. Simmons said [...] | 2008-09-30 09:55:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ |
08TASHKENT1475 | UZBEKISTAN: UNITED NATIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) On December 15, Poloff delivered reftel demarche urging the Government of Uzbekistan to support the U.S. proposal for United Nations harmonization of conditions of service overtwo alternative proposals toUzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Desk Chief Ismat Fayzullaev. Fayzullaev [...] | 2008-12-18 10:58:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA UZ |
08TASHKENT449 | UZBEKISTAN: GOVERNMENT SEEKS FEEDBACK ON "6 PLUS [...] (C) Summary: On April 11, First Deputy Foreign Minister Nematov told the Ambassador that the Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) will indicate who will participate in the upcoming Afghanistan Support Conference in Paris, and provided us with a non-paper elaborating on the "6 plus 3" proposal that P [...] | 2008-04-16 10:24:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC AORC PGOV AF UZ |
08TASHKENT482 | NATO ENVOY: UZBEKISTAN POSITIVE ON COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary. NATO envoy Robert Simmons gave a readout to NATO Embassies on April 15 of meetings with Government of Uzbekistan (GOU) officials. According to Simmons, senior GOU officials may be split on pushing Uzbekistan's "6 plus 3" proposal. Simmons reported on the NATO land transit agreem [...] | 2008-04-24 04:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ASEC AORC MOPS KTIA NATO AF UZ |
08TASHKENT554 | UZBEKISTAN/UNSCR 1803 60-DAY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 04:07:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN AORC ETRD KNNP TRGY UNSC UZ |
08TASHKENT739 | UZBEKISTAN: OFFICIAL COMMENTS ON PROPOSED [...] (C) Summary: In a June 24 meeting with Poloff, Bahromjon Aloev from Uzbekistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticized the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Community (Eurasec) for slow activity and duplication of effort. He noted Uzbekistan's especiall [...] | 2008-06-25 11:54:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC ASEC ECIN KTIA PBTS PGOV PINR PREL UZ |
08TASHKENT763 | UZBEKISTAN/SCO: OFFICIAL DESCRIBES SCO'S [...] (C) Bakhram Auanassov, a Senior Expert from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) Regional Antiterrorist Structure (RATS),recently provided Poloff with a speech on the SCO's role in Central Asian security. He had intended to give the speech during the Tashkent-hosted international co [...] | 2008-07-01 10:46:00 | Embassy Tashkent | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL ASEC KTIA PINR PINS PTER UZ |
08TASHKENT921 | UZBEKISTAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG NOMINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-08 09:44:00 | Embassy Tashkent | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC KSCA UZ |
08TBILISI2418 | GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Division of Americas desk officer Nana Shonia on December 17. She promised to relay the information to the appropriate MFA officials. TEFFT [...] | 2008-12-18 09:47:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA GG |
08TBILISI932 | GEORGIA PLANS TO SUBMIT 60-DAY REPORT TO UNSC ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-03 13:41:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC GG |
08TBILISI933 | GEORGIAN SUPPORT FOR U.S. CANDIDATE AMBASSADOR [...] Per reftel request, Poloff met with Alexander Nalbandov, Director of the International Relations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Poloff thanked Nalbandov for Georgia's support for the U.S. candidate for IOM Director General, Ambassador Bill Swing, and encouraged the Georgian g [...] | 2008-06-03 14:00:00 | Embassy Tbilisi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG AORC GG |
08TEGUCIGALPA607 | HONDURAS DEMARCHED ON 2007 UN VOTING REPORT [...] (C) On June 23, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Jose Lorenzana, the Foreign Ministry's Acting Director of Multilateral Affairs. Lorenzana assured PolOff that the MFA wants to support us at UNGA and the UNSC. He added that every request that has come in from us since he began in his curre [...] | 2008-06-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNSC UNGA HO |
08TEGUCIGALPA679 | HONDURAS TO SUPPORT USG AT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 12:21:00 | Embassy Tegucigalpa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO HO |
08TELAVIV1152 | ISRAELI SUPPORT FOR AMBASSADOR SWING [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-02 04:00:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREF PREL SMIG XF IS |
08TELAVIV2794 | LIVNI PUSHES EU RELATIONS UPGRADE AS SIGNIFICANT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On December 8th, the European Union Council of Ministers announced an upgrade in its diplomatic relationship with Israel. The announcement received prominent coverage in both the Jerusalem Post and Ha'aretz, with Foreign Minister Livni calling it a "significant achievement." Dir [...] | 2008-12-12 18:11:00 | Embassy Tel Aviv | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC UN EU IS KPAL PHUM |
08THEHAGUE149 | NETHERLANDS/NSG: INFORMATION ON APPROVED EXPORT [...] (SBU) Econoff shared on February 7 ref A points requesting information on nuclear-related items actually delivered to Iran with Kees Jan Steenhoek, Senior Policy Advisor for Foreign Economic Relations and Export Control at the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs. 2. (SBU) In a subsequent [...] | 2008-02-19 14:37:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC MNUC PARM IAEA IR NL |
08THEHAGUE200 | DUTCH RESPONSE TO CND DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Global Issues Officer delivered reftel points on USG priorities for the upcoming Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) meeting separately to Ministry of Health Senior Policy Officer Marcel de Kort and Ministry of Foreign Affairs Senior Policy Officer in the Terrorism and New Threats Departme [...] | 2008-02-29 14:39:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SNAR UN NL |
08THEHAGUE367 | NETHERLANDS/ZIMBABWE: AG MINISTER LIKELY REP TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-25 16:27:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC EAGR EAID UN NL |
08THEHAGUE398 | NETHERLANDS/WIPO: ELECTION OF NEW WIPO DIRECTOR [...] (SBU) The Netherlands' preferred candidates for WIPO Director General (DG) are Australia's Francis Gurry, followed by Mexico's Jorge Amigo. EconOff met with Paul van Beukering, head of Intellectual Property Unit, Ministry of Economic Affairs, May 9 to discuss the upocoming WIPO DG election pe [...] | 2008-05-09 16:29:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL NL |
08THEHAGUE502 | NETHERLANDS: ADDRESSING FINANCIAL RISK AT THE ICAO [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche May 30 to Eline Attema, Senior Policy Advisor for Market Access and International Aviation, Civil Aviation Directorate, Ministry of Transport. Attema subsequently informed Econoff on June 9 that her Ministry has taken the U.S. points on board and better [...] | 2008-06-10 12:33:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AFIN AORC EAIR ICAO NL |
08THEHAGUE508 | NETHERLANDS/UN: SUPPORT FOR USG ON UN SYSTEM OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: POLOFF shared reftel points with Peter van der Vliet, the Dutch MFA office director for UN political issues, and Vincent Roza, who covers Fifth and Sixth Committee issues at the UN. In a follow-up conversation on June 11, Roza expressed general support for the U.S. positions wh [...] | 2008-06-12 12:13:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC APER UNGA NL |
08THEHAGUE590 | NETHERLANDS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITIONS AT UPCOMING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands broadly supports U.S. positions for the upcoming Universal Postal Union (UPU) quadrennial Congress in Geneva. The two-person Dutch delegation does not expect this Congress to be especially controversial as there are few reform issues on the agenda. They favor [...] | 2008-07-11 10:16:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO NL |
08THEHAGUE605 | NETHERLANDS/ECOSOC: DUTCH SUPPORT U.S. ON HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-18 12:45:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL UN AORC PHUM NL |
08THEHAGUE624 | NETHERLANDS SEEKS TO TRADE VOTES WITH U.S. AT [...] (SBU) On July 22, post received a diplomatic note, dated July 18, from the Dutch Foreign Ministry seeking to trade votes with the United States in support of our respective candidates to the Universal Postal Union (UPU) councils. As reported ref A, the Dutch representatives to the UPU congress [...] | 2008-07-23 10:00:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO NL |
08THEHAGUE679 | NETHERLANDS/IPCC: VOTING INTENTIONS FOR 29TH [...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche August 7 to Dr. Arie Kattenberg, head of the Dutch delegation to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) plenary. Kattenberg, a scientist with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, said that the Dutch were still deliberating internal [...] | 2008-08-11 11:49:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG KSCA SENV AORC NL |
08THEHAGUE686 | NETHERLANDS: DUTCH OPPOSE DRAFT NSG EXCEPTION FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Dutch oppose the draft Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) exception for India because it does not include Hyde Act provisions. Further political-level U.S.-Dutch contacts may be needed, but the Dutch are not ready. END SUMMARY. 2. (C) On August 12, poloff delivered ref B point [...] | 2008-08-14 08:46:00 | Embassy The Hague | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC NL |
08THEHAGUE813 | NETHERLANDS: LIKELY TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-29 15:09:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA AORC NL |
08THEHAGUE906 | NETHERLANDS/IRAN: DUTCH WILL NOT ATTEND UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Emboffs shared reftel points concerning the upcoming Iran-hosted nuclear conference with the Dutch Foreign Ministry's Middle East desk and the Non-proliferation Division Head as well as with Taco Westerhuis, Coordinator for Middle East and Energy Affairs, Ministry of Economic Affairs (ME [...] | 2008-10-29 14:34:00 | Embassy The Hague | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC MNUC TRGY IR NL |
08TIRANA877 | DEMARCHE ON UNITED NATIONS HARMONIZATION OF [...] On December 12, Poloff delivered reftel talking points and information to Saimir Repishti, Head of the UN Division at the MFA. Repishti agreed that recruiting and retaining qualified staff for the UN is a priority for the GOA, but did not say what the GOA position was on the U.S. or other prop [...] | 2008-12-12 13:36:00 | Embassy Tirana | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA AL |
08TOKYO1022 | JAPAN'S FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION RESPONSE [...] Embassy Tokyo was unable to find any evidence that United Nations University (UNU),or any of its affiliates, grant official status, accreditation, or recognition to any organization which promotes and condones or seeks the legalization of pedophilia or has subsidiaries or member organization [...] | 2008-04-14 11:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC SOCI JA |
08TOKYO1073 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REQUEST FOR NON-UN SECURITY [...] (C) ESToff delivered points in ref to MOFA Nonproliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Principal Deputy Director Kaoru Magosaki April 17. Magosaki said the GOJ supports the U.S. position to strengthen the mandate of the 1540 Committee. However, before MOFA approaches countries suc [...] | 2008-04-18 08:51:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP JA |
08TOKYO1137 | JAPANESE PARTICIPATION IN COMMISSION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-24 08:24:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL SENV AORC EAGR EUN EAID ECON ZI JA |
08TOKYO1287 | ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer and Deputy Financial Attach conveyed reftel demarche on May 8 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Second Middle East Principal Deputy Director Motosada Matano and Ministry of Finance Legal Office Deputy Division Chief Shunichi Fukushima. Matano thanked Political [...] | 2008-05-12 08:10:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC JA IR |
08TOKYO1290 | DEMARCHE TO JAPAN ON WIPO ELECTION [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to demarche contained in reftel, the GOJ reiterated its support for Japanese candidate, current WIPO Executive Director Yoshiyuki Takagi, while echoing the U.S. desire for election of a strong, reform-minded candidate as Director General. Japan opposes an early str [...] | 2008-05-12 08:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL |
08TOKYO1305 | JAPAN WILL DECIDE ON IOM DG ELECTION EARLY JUNE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-13 07:58:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREF PREL SMIG JA |
08TOKYO1461 | JAPAN AGREES WITH U.S. POINTS ON UN JUSTICE SYSTEM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 07:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA JA |
08TOKYO1556 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO CRITICAL [...] (U) Please see action requests in paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) ESToff delivered non-paper and photos in ref to METI Security Export Control Policy Division Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa and Deputy Director Yukio Yoshihiro May 29. Tanizawa said Japan is complying with UN Security Council [...] | 2008-06-09 00:31:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC JA |
08TOKYO1810 | UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) DEMARCHE TO JAPAN [...] (SBU) Post delivered demarche points and diplomatic note per ref June 27 to MOFA International Cooperation Bureau official Yuki Yokomori. Yokomori stated the GOJ supports the U.S. candidates for the UPU's Council of Administration (CA) and the Postal Operations Council (POC) on the condition [...] | 2008-07-02 01:47:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO JA |
08TOKYO1877 | CUBA LOBBYING JAPAN TO REJECT HRF APPLICATION TO [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo Political Officer delivered reftel demarche July 7 to MOFA Global Issues Cooperation Division Principal Deputy Director Masatoshi Sugiura. Sugiura said that Japan is still in the "information gathering stage" of making a decision on the Human Rights Foundation's (HRF) appli [...] | 2008-07-08 07:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UN NGO PHUM JA |
08TOKYO1989 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA BOARD OF GOVERNORS MESA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-17 09:08:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA KNNP PREL KZ SY AORC JA |
08TOKYO2240 | JAPAN SUPPORTS U.S./INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) EMIN met with MOFA Deputy Director General for Nonproliferation and Science, Akihiko Nakajima Aug. 13 and delivered the points concerning August 21-22 Nuclear Suppliers Group meeting (ref). Nonproliferation Division Director Tomiko I [...] | 2008-08-14 08:54:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC JA |
08TOKYO2441 | UPDATE ON OCTOBER 22-24 MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism (MLIT) officials met with EMIN September 4 to review planning for the October 22-24 Ministerial Conference on Global Energy and Environment in Transportation (MEET) in Tokyo and push for senior USG (DOT or EPA) partici [...] | 2008-09-05 08:12:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON PREL ELTN EWWT EAIR |
08TOKYO2535 | DEMARCHE ON INCLUSION OF LANGUAGE SUPPORTIVE OF [...] (U) Please see GOJ request for information at the end of para 3. 2. (SBU) Energy Attache delivered nonpaper in ref to MEXT Director for Atomic Energy Tomohiro Yamano, the GOJ lead official on CSC matters, September 16. Yamano noted that Tokyo had received the draft IAEA General Conference [...] | 2008-09-16 09:19:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC JA |
08TOKYO2765 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR [...] (SBU) On October 2, EconOff delivered points contained in ref to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Export Controls Deputy Director Shinichi Sato and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Export Controls Deputy Director Atsushi Tanizawa. 2. (SBU) Sato expressed appreciation for the non-paper. [...] | 2008-10-03 06:13:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM TRGY PREL ETTC MNUC AORC IAEA KNNP JA IR |
08TOKYO2778 | MEET MINISTERIAL POSTPONED: GLOBAL CONFERENCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 22-24 Ministerial Conference on Global Energy and Environment in Transportation (MEET) in Tokyo will be postponed, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transportation and Tourism (MLIT) officials told EMIN October 3. Although MLIT has not formally announced a postponem [...] | 2008-10-06 08:03:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN EWWT EAIR PREL AORC JA |
08TOKYO2841 | JAPANESE SUPPORT UNLIKELY ON FOUR UNGA FIRST [...] (C) SUMMARY: Japan will probably not support U.S. positions on four resolutions that may come in front of the UNGA First (Disarmament) Committee, according to MOFA contacts. Japan has voted in favor of resolutions regarding de-alerting nuclear weapons, depleted uranium munitions, and the Rus [...] | 2008-10-10 08:57:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PINS AORC TINT TNGD UNGA USUN POL INR IRE |
08TOKYO2933 | TRANSPORTATION, ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTERIAL [...] The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) will convene the rescheduled Ministerial Conference on Global Environment and Energy in Transport (MEET) January 14-16, 2009 in Tokyo. On October 21, MLIT delivered by fax copies of the following letter from MLIT Minister Kan [...] | 2008-10-21 07:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELTN EWWT EAIR PREL AORC JA |
08TOKYO3002 | JAPANESE QUESTIONS REGARDING IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Econ officer delivered demarche and non-paper in ref to officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and Nuclear Energy Department on October 23. Similarly, Pol officer delivered the demarche an [...] | 2008-10-28 02:33:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IR MNUC TRGY JA |
08TOKYO3078 | INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-05 07:35:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC SENV TPHY KSCA KTIA AY JA |
08TOKYO3310 | JAPAN REAFFIRMS UNSC GOALS [...] (C) SUMMARY. Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Koro Bessho reaffirmed Japan's goal of becoming a permanent member of the UN Security Council (UNSC). He stated that for its upcoming two-year UNSC rotation, Japan's focus will include Afghanistan, East Timor, African issues, and the UN's [...] | 2008-12-04 07:34:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL UNGA JA |
08TOKYO3360 | JAPANESE VIEWS: ASEAN, BURMA, THAILAND, CAMBODIA, [...] (C) Summary: In meetings with DAS Scot Marciel, senior MOFA officials reaffirmed that ASEAN remains an important focus for Japan in terms of development assistance, business expansion, and political engagement. In regards to other issues Japan believes that: despite recent events engagement w [...] | 2008-12-10 22:42:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM ECIN EAID AORC XC BM TH CB RP VM |
08TOKYO3404 | UN HARMONIZATION DEMARCHE: JAPAN [...] (C) Embassy Tokyo delivered reftel demarche to Yuichi Nakai, Deputy Director of MOFA's UN Policy and Planning Division. Political Officer urged Japan to support the U.S. proposal for harmonized conditions of service and streamlined contractual arrangements at the United Nations. Nakai replie [...] | 2008-12-15 09:17:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL UNGA JA |
08TOKYO3445 | JAPAN AGREES WITH U.S. UN HARMONIZATION PLAN [...] (C) An expert group at MOFA has considered the U.S. proposal for harmonized conditions of service at the UN and agrees with it, MOFA informed Embassy Tokyo on December 17. "We agree to the U.S. proposal and will support it," Hideki Masuo of MOFA's UN Planning and Administration Division told u [...] | 2008-12-18 07:16:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL UNGA JA |
08TOKYO3485 | JAPAN INTRODUCES PILOT THIRD COUNTRY REFUGEE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-22 08:50:00 | Embassy Tokyo | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREF PHUM PREL SMIG JA |
08TOKYO415 | ICAO: INCORPORATION OF TRANSPORT OFFENSES IN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-15 09:18:00 | Embassy Tokyo | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KTIA AORC EAIR OTRA PARM |
08TUNIS1156 | DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON OSCE MANPADS SEMINAR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-17 07:49:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASEC EAIR ETTC MARR MAS MCAP MOPS OSCE |
08TUNIS360 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO TS |
08TUNIS497 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-12 06:27:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL TS |
08TUNIS575 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ADDRESSING FINANCIAL RISK AT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-30 09:46:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC EAIR ICAO TS |
08TUNIS694 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-26 14:23:00 | Embassy Tunis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO TS |
08ULAANBAATAR246 | ULAANBAATAR HOSTS INT'L SYMPOSIUM ON EMERGING INFECTIOUS [...] SUMMARY: Leading American and Mongolian authorities on infectious diseases gathered in Ulaanbaatar on May 15 and 16 to take part in an international symposium on Emerging Infectious Diseases. Twenty-six scientists made presentations at the symposium, which was facilitated by Post and which att [...] | 2008-05-28 00:58:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU PREL AORC EAGR TBIO SOCI PGOV EAIDMG |
08ULAANBAATAR357 | 2007 UN VOTING REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-22 02:53:00 | Embassy Ulaanbaatar | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNSC UNGA PREL ECON EFIN PGOV MG |
08UNVIEVIENNA140 | IAEA/GC: ARAB LEAGUE SEEKS DIALOGUE ON ISRAELI [...] (C) Arab League representative Wael Al-Assad met with like-minded Missions (EU-3, U.S., Australia, Norway, Japan) on February 21 to discuss the General Conference (GC) resolution on the "Israeli Nuclear Threat" (INT). Al-Assad appealed for dialogue with those Missions that had successfully opp [...] | 2008-02-28 15:27:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | IAEA KNPP AORC IS EG |
08UNVIEVIENNA154 | IAEA/IRAN/BOG: CUBA AND IRAN VS. THE REST OF THE [...] (C) The March 5 Board of Governors deliberations on Iran's nuclear program stepped up pressure on Iran to comply with UNSC and Board requirements, and to address weaponization activities cited by the Director General. The DG delivered a typically balanced opening statement, regretting that Ira [...] | 2008-03-07 07:56:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNPP IAEA AORC PARM IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA164 | IAEA/DG SELECTION: PFIRTER JOINS AMANO IN THE RACE [...] (S) Summary: This cable is provided solely for the purpose of updating the Department on the state-of-play on IAEA DG succession. Consistent with previous instructions, Mission is not engaging publicly or privately in this campaign. The campaign for DG succession has coalesced around two mo [...] | 2008-03-14 08:53:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC IAEA KNPP JA AR |
08UNVIEVIENNA165 | IAEA: WEOG STONEWALLS ON ISRAEL,S MEMBERSHIP [...] (C) Following up on the effort during the U.S. WEOG Chairmanship last fall (Ref B) to extend membership to Israel, the Australian Chair relayed a formal request from Israel to the group. In a February 19 WEOG meeting, Ireland, New Zealand, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain and Finland raised reserv [...] | 2008-03-14 08:57:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA KNPP IS |
08UNVIEVIENNA196 | IAEA/BOG: SEEKING A LEADERHIP ROLE, UAE TO [...] (S) Ambassador Schulte shared ref a points on April 4 with UAE Ambassador Al Dosari encouraging the UAE to consider running for the MESA seat on the 2008-2009 Board of Governors. Al Dosari expressed interest in doing so and indicated he would raise the issue with capital. The UAE was last on [...] | 2008-04-04 15:29:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC IAEA KNPP AE |
08UNVIEVIENNA20 | IAEA/IRAN: ELBARADEI SEES PROGRESS FROM TEHRAN TRIP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-14 15:02:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNPP IAEA PARM AORC IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA215 | IAEA: HAYWARD DELEGATION TOUR D,HORIZON WITH SENIOR AGENCY OFFICIALS Classified By: Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte for reasons 1.4 b,d and h Summary -------- [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-16 10:30:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC IAEA KNPP IR KN |
08UNVIEVIENNA232 | IAEA/GC: AL PROPOSES NON-THREATENING RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) Arab League (AL) SYG Amr Moussa conducted consultations in Vienna April 16-18 regarding an AL sponsored agenda item in the IAEA General Conference (GC) on the "Israeli Nuclear Threat." In an April 17 meeting with Ambassador Schulte, Moussa insisted that the AL would re-introduce an agenda [...] | 2008-04-21 16:37:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM KNPP IS EG |
08UNVIEVIENNA240 | IAEA/IRAN: FRANCE PUSHES P5+1 FOR AN EXPERTS [...] (C) Summary: At a French-hosted meeting April 22, P5 1 COMs exchanged views on Iran developments post-Shanghai and expectations for forthcoming Iran-IAEA discussions on weaponization. The UK, Germany and U.S. were skeptical of this latest development while Russia and China predictably highli [...] | 2008-04-25 13:41:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA243 | READ-OUT OF APRIL 23 HCOC INFORMAL MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Per reftel guidance, poloff attended the April 23, 2008, Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) informal meeting in Vienna. Around forty representatives of subscribing states attended this meeting, with several countries represented by officials f [...] | 2008-04-25 14:16:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC KSCA TSPA ETTC AORC |
08UNVIEVIENNA271 | IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSES A POSSIBLE [...] (S) Over lunch with P5 1 Ambassadors May 6, Acting U/S Rood pressed for a Board resolution on Iran in June. The EU-3 agreed that Board and UNSC actions were complimentary and not mutually exclusive; the UK was particularly frustrated by the lack of Board action. EU-3 members joined the Actin [...] | 2008-05-13 06:32:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA283 | IAEA/IRAN: ACTING U/S ROOD DISCUSSIONS WITH DG AND [...] (S) Acting U/S for Arms Control and International Security John Rood discussed the state-of-play on Iran May 6 with IAEA Director General ElBaradei and Safeguards DDG Olli Heinonen. ElBaradei stressed the need for a face saving measure on suspension and said the P5 1, minus the U.S., should del [...] | 2008-05-19 07:34:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM AORC KNPP IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA284 | IAEA: U/S ROOD TOUR D,HORIZON WITH DG ELBARADEI [...] (C) In a series of meetings with IAEA Director General ElBaradei and Secretariat officials May 6, Acting U/S for Arms Control and International Security John Rood discussed priority issues on the U.S. agenda: nuclear safeguards in the DPRK and India; reliable access to nuclear fuel (RANF) and [...] | 2008-05-19 08:23:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PARM ENRG TRGY KNPP KN |
08UNVIEVIENNA290 | IAEA/SYRIA: SETTING THE STAGE FOR THE JUNE BOARD [...] (S) During a series of technical briefings on Syria May 16 and 19, following up on discussions during his Washington consultations, Ambassador Schulte canvassed Board member views on discussion of Syria in the June Board. Ambassador Schulte outlined U.S. objectives for the Board: to spotlight [...] | 2008-05-20 18:09:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM MNUC AORC KNPP SY IS |
08UNVIEVIENNA305 | IAEA/IRAN: NEW VIOLATIONS? [...] (C) Action request: The Director General's May 26 report on Iran (GOV/2008/1) cites two potential violations by Iran of its international obligations. Mission requests a legal opinion by May 30th as to whether these two instances can be deemed "new" violations by Iran of its Safeguards Agree [...] | 2008-05-28 15:06:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM KNPP IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA309 | IAEA/IRAN: GETTING TO CONSENSUS ON A CHAIRMAN,S [...] (C) P5 1 Deputies/Counselors meeting May 29 agreed to seek instructions on a Canadian draft Chairman's Statement (para 13) by Friday May 30. Russia did not have any readout from the PolDir phone conference. China said it had instructions to "explore" the possibility of a Chairman's Statement. [...] | 2008-05-29 16:46:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM KNPP IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA343 | IAEA/GC: ONE MIDDLE EAST, TWO RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Both Egypt and the Arab League have circulated their respective draft IAEA General Conference resolutions (paras 27-28). The revised Egyptian text purports to be based on consensus UNGA language and incorporates some of the French-proposed amendments rejected last year, but is still not a [...] | 2008-06-13 08:33:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | MNUC PARM AORC KNPP IS EG |
08UNVIEVIENNA368 | CONSULTATIONS WITH INCOMING FRENCH EU PRESIDENCY [...] (C) On June 24 Mission discussed upcoming issues for Vienna-based international organizations with the French Mission, the next EU Presidency. France welcomed early consultation with the U.S. and outlined priorities for its Presidency, focusing on those relevant to Vienna organizations: energ [...] | 2008-06-27 14:47:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM MNUC KNPP ETTC KSTC SNAR KCOR |
08UNVIEVIENNA37 | IAEA/IRAN: DG TELLS STEINMEIER IRAN NOT READY TO [...] (S) Summary: DG ElBaradei did most of the talking in his January 17 meeting with German FM Steinmeier and made a hard sell against passage of a punitive UNSCR, which he argued would empower hardliners in Iran. Steinmeier pushed back and also made strong public comments underscoring the intern [...] | 2008-01-18 15:56:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM KNPP AORC IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA373 | IAEA: U/S BURNS DISCUSSIONS WITH DG ELBARADEI [...] (S) Summary: IAEA DG ElBaradei told U/S Burns June 23 that he would encourage Iran to take advantage of the P5 1 offer. ElBaradei focused almost exclusively on the freeze element of the P5 1 way forward paper, in the hope that it would help re-start negotiations. U/S Burns cautioned that th [...] | 2008-07-03 13:23:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA385 | IAEA/BOARD: KAZAKHS NERVOUS ABOUT CONTESTING SYRIA [...] (S) Summary: Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov expressed some reluctance in a discussion with Ambassador Schulte on July 7 to contest the Syrian candidacy for the open MESA seat at the Board of Governors. He reported that Syria was adamant about its candidacy, and claimed Arab/MESA support, inc [...] | 2008-07-10 15:39:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA395 | IAEA: DG CONCERNED ABOUT INDIA AGREEMENT; SEEKS [...] (S) SUMMARY: Responding to ref A demarche, IAEA DG ElBaradei assured Ambassador Schulte on July 14 that he will continue to support the India safeguards agreement and hoped for consensus at the August 1 Board of Governors but indicated Pakistan could be problematic. He urged the U.S. to high [...] | 2008-07-14 15:43:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC PARM MNUC TGRY KNPP KN SY IR IN |
08UNVIEVIENNA411 | SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO VIENNA FOR A/S HILL AND [...] (S) The forthcoming visits by A/S Hill on July 25 and Acting ISN A/S McNerney on July 27 provide an opportunity to lay to rest concerns expressed by Director General ElBaradei and the Secretariat on the IAEA's role in the upcoming verification work in the DPRK (ref A). The IAEA has a consi [...] | 2008-07-22 12:13:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC IAEA KN KNNP |
08UNVIEVIENNA445 | IAEA/SYRIA: AS KAZAKHS DAWDLE, AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Kazakhstan is still not prepared to challenge Syria's candidacy for the open MESA seat on the Board of Governors (2008-2010) absent a "100 percent" guarantee of victory, Kazakh Ambassador Abdrakhmanov told Ambassador Schulte August 6. He continued to stress Arab support for Syria, despite [...] | 2008-08-07 15:34:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA448 | IAEA/SAL: PLUTONIUM "EXPLOSION" AT THE NUCLEAR LAB [...] (C) Summary. A contamination incident occurred at the IAEA's Safeguards Analytic Laboratory in Seibersdorf on August 3, in which five plutonium reference solution vials exploded due to a buildup of gases, primarily hydrogen. The vials, which were 15 years old, built up gases to an estimate [...] | 2008-08-08 13:49:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
08UNVIEVIENNA453 | IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...] | 2008-08-14 06:15:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA454 | IAEA/BOG: MESA REBUFFS KAZAKHSTAN; AFGHANISTAN [...] (C) Acting on instructions, Kazakhstan sought to present its candidacy for the 2008-2010 open MESA seat on the Board of Governors to Indian MESA Chair Kumar, but was rebuffed by Kumar who disputed Kazakhstan's eligibility and bona fides as a MESA group member. The IAEA Statute is silent on MES [...] | 2008-08-14 06:15:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA461 | IAEA/BOG: THREE, POSSIBLY FOUR, MESA SEAT [...] (SBU) Summary: Iran announced its candidacy for an IAEA Board of Governors seat 2008-2010 during a regional group meeting August 14 that also addressed the Syrian and Afghan candidacies. Arab members of the Middle East/South Asia (MESA) group, nine of the current 15 members, continued to ba [...] | 2008-08-18 15:31:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IAEA KZ AF SY IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA488 | IAEA/DG: ELBARADEI (FOR NOW) WILL NOT SEEK A NEW [...] (U) According to an official memorandum circulated by the Chairman of the Board of Governors on the Appointment of the Director General (GOV/2008/44) and posted on September 5, IAEA Director General ElBaradei will not/not seek a further term of office upon the expiration of his current term on [...] | 2008-09-05 12:12:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | AORC IAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY |
08UNVIEVIENNA494 | SUBJ: IAEA/BOG: SEEKING AN IRAN RESOLUTION IN [...] (S) Another negative IAEA Director General's report on Iran, as expected in advance of the September Board, will strengthen the argument for further censure of Iran for its failure to cooperate with the ongoing IAEA investigation, in particular the IAEA effort to pursue evidence of military/we [...] | 2008-09-10 13:20:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC KNNP IAEA IR CA |
08UNVIEVIENNA511 | IAEA/IRAN: P5+1 WILL TAKE CUES FROM POLDIRS ON [...] (C) In a German-hosted P5 1 Ambassadors meeting on September 16, no members of the group were instructed as to a possible Iran resolution at next week's IAEA Board meeting, and all awaited the scheduled September 19 5 1 Political Directors meeting for guidance. While Germany appealed for a Bo [...] | 2008-09-16 17:36:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC IAEA KNNP IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA513 | UNCITRAL WORKING GROUP REVISES MODEL LAW ON PROCUREMENT [...] (U) The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group I (Procurement) met in Vienna September 8-12, 2008 to discuss proposed reforms to the UNCITRAL model procurement law. For the past several years, the Working Group on Procurement has been engaged in an effor [...] | 2008-09-18 11:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN |
08UNVIEVIENNA533 | WORKING GROUP REFORMS UNICTRAL MODEL ARBITRATION LAW [...] (U) The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Working Group II on Arbitration met September 15-19, 2008 in Vienna to continue discussing proposed reforms to the UNCITRAL model arbitration law. The UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules are considered one of the most successful U [...] | 2008-09-30 13:26:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN |
08UNVIEVIENNA545 | IAEA/BOG: OCTOBER SESSION APPROVES DG ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 11:29:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA KNPP MNUC PREL UN |
08UNVIEVIENNA546 | IAEA/GC: MIDEAST MELTDOWN, TAKE 3 [...] (C) For the third consecutive year, Middle East issues nearly derailed the IAEA General Conference (GC). After a hard-fought Plenary floor fight consuming 15 hours of debate, the GC adopted a more balanced Middle East Safeguards (MES) resolution than in the past by a vote of 82-0-13 (U.S., Is [...] | 2008-10-09 14:38:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN IS EG |
08UNVIEVIENNA55 | IAEA/IRAN: ISRAEL IN THE DOG HOUSE WITH DG, [...] (S) Israeli Ambassador Michaeli informed Nuclear Counselor January 30 that the GOI is in a "bad situation" with the DG. ElBaradei is refusing to meet with any representative of the current Israeli government with the exception of Michaeli, following an unauthorized remark on the part of an Isra [...] | 2008-01-31 09:57:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | IAEA KNPP AORC PARM IR IS |
08UNVIEVIENNA565 | IAEA/GC: GENERAL DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-21 14:44:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY LY IN |
08UNVIEVIENNA575 | IRAN,S UPCOMING NUCLEAR CONFERENCE ON 30 NOVEMBER [...] (C) IAEA participation in the November 30-December 1 Iranian-hosted conference on "Nuclear Power Plants, Environmental and Sustainable Development" would be confined, per current plans, to the presentation of one paper on reactor safety issues. DCM on October 28 alerted the DG's Special Assi [...] | 2008-10-28 15:21:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA579 | UNGASS WORKING GROUPS DEMAND REDUCTION ANND CONTROL OF [...] The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) convened the last two of five Intergovernmental Working Groups (WG) to review progress achieved since the 1998 UN General Assembly Special Session (UNGASS) on Drugs. These two most recent working groups approved recommendations in the areas of (1) Dema [...] | 2008-10-31 10:18:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCOR PGOV AORC UNCND |
08UNVIEVIENNA583 | AMBASSADOR PRESSES ELBARADEI ON EARLY REPORT ON [...] (S) In an October 31 meeting with IAEA Director General Mohammed ElBaradei, Ambassador Schulte reiterated the U.S. request for a written report to the IAEA Board of Governors, under a Syria-specific verification agenda item, detailing the Agency's ongoing investigation into Syrian clandestine [...] | 2008-11-03 06:52:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | KNNP IAEA AORC IR SY KN |
08UNVIEVIENNA584 | IAEA TECHNICAL COOPERATION: IRAN, SYRIA, BURMA [...] (C) On October 28, the IAEA officially released the documentation for the 2009-2011 Technical Cooperation cycle in advance of the November Technical Assistance Cooperation Committee (TACC) and Board of Governors meetings. All documentation released on the IAEA's GOVATOM restricted distributio [...] | 2008-11-03 06:52:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC IR SY BM |
08UNVIEVIENNA585 | IAEA: PURSUING TERM LIMITS FOR THE DIRECTOR [...] (S) The IAEA is an outlier among most international organizations (IOs) which have instituted term limits for their directorships. Previous efforts to do so at the IAEA have failed due to G-77 opposition as they were seen as directed against DG ElBaradei. The DG election cycle presents an op [...] | 2008-11-04 14:22:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | AORC KNPP IAEA UN |
08UNVIEVIENNA587 | IAEA PROGRAM SUPPORT COSTS - A BUDGET ISSUE THAT [...] (SBU) Summary: The IAEA has no clear policy on the application of Program Support Costs (PSCs) to extrabudgetary contributions. In recent months, however, the Secretariat has dabbled with implementing a universal fee of 7 percent. The U.S. and Australia have so far refused to pay the 7 perce [...] | 2008-11-06 15:23:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA OTRA KNNP TRGY AORC UN PREL AS CA |
08UNVIEVIENNA590 | ANSWERING THE MAIL ON SUPPORT TO IAEA SAMPLE [...] (S) Summary and Recommendation: The IAEA is proceeding toward expansion of the Clean Laboratory at the Safeguards Analytical Laboratories (SAL) in Seibersdorf to house an Ultra-High Sensitivity (UHS-SIMS) mass spectrometer. The Japanese Government has agreed to fund the UHS-SIMS machine, and [...] | 2008-11-07 16:45:00 | UNVIE | SECRET//NOFORN | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY |
08UNVIEVIENNA596 | UNCITRAL: SECURED TRANSACTIONS WORKING GROUP ADDRESSES [...] (U) UNCITRAL Working Group VI (Secured Transactions) at its 2008 session in Vienna, October 20-24, continued its work on the preparation of an annex to the 2007 UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Secured Transactions (hereafter "the Guide") on security rights in intellectual property (IP). The Un [...] | 2008-11-13 09:06:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AORC EAID EINV ETRD KCRM KUNR UNCITRAL AU UN |
08UNVIEVIENNA602 | IAEA/UNCOPUOUS: FIFTH JOINT EXPERTS GROUP MEETING ON THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: The UNCOPUOS Scientific and Technical Subcommittee (STSC)/IAEA Joint Expert Group (JEG) met in Vienna during the week of 20 October 2008 to review comments from IAEA Member States to the revised draft Safety Framework for Nuclear Power Source (NPS) Applications in Outer Space. J [...] | 2008-11-14 15:48:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA UNGA UNPUOS AORC ENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA AU |
08UNVIEVIENNA604 | IAEA/TC: STATUS UPDATE ON PROPOSED SYRIA NUCLEAR [...] (S) The IAEA Department of Safeguards recently circulated a confidential internal memo (strictly protect) outlining Safeguards Department concerns with the Syrian technical cooperation (TC) project proposal entitled "Conducting a Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Site Selection for [...] | 2008-11-14 16:39:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA611 | IAEA/TC: LIKE-MINDED MOVE TOWARD CONSENSUS ON [...] (S) SUMMARY: On November 18, Mission met with like-minded counterparts to discuss the Agency's request to approve a Syrian technical cooperation (TC) project SYR/0/020 Conducting a Technical and Economic Feasibility Study and Site Selection for a Nuclear Power Plant during the November 24-2 [...] | 2008-11-19 12:15:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY AORC SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA613 | IAEA/IRAN: NO COOPERATION, NO PROGRESS, NO STOP [...] (SBU) The IAEA Director General's (DG) November 19 report on Iran-consisting of only four pages-provides updated figures for centrifuge activities at Natanz, highlights Iran's continued rejection of the IAEA's request to visit the Heavy Water Research Reactor at Arak (based on Iran's claimed [...] | 2008-11-19 18:40:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA614 | REPATRIATION OF U.S. ORIGIN NUCLEAR MATERIAL FROM [...] (SBU) Summary. On November 4-5, a DRC delegation met in Vienna with IAEA officials and a U.S. delegation from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and U.S. Department of State (DOS). The NNSA Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI) and the Democratic Republic of Congo, in coor [...] | 2008-11-20 07:32:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PTER TRGY |
08UNVIEVIENNA622 | UNIDO: POTENTIAL PARTNER ON CLIMATE CHANGE, BUT REFORMS [...] (U) The UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has implemented a substantial reform over the last decade that has improved its efficiency and relevance, making it a potential partner for the U.S. on issues like climate change and energy as well as a useful exemplar for the reform of ot [...] | 2008-11-25 13:36:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD EIND ENRG EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG |
08UNVIEVIENNA627 | IIASA Council Selects New Deputy Director and Chairman [...] The IIASA Council held its annual meeting on November 17-18 in Laxenburg, where it made some personnel decisions triggered by the selection of American Detlof von Winterfeldt as IIASA's ninth director, effective January 1, 2009. The Council, which consists of representatives of the 18 Nationa [...] | 2008-11-28 16:39:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA NAS AORC PGOV AU |
08UNVIEVIENNA628 | IAEA/IRAN: TECHNICAL BRIEFING LARGELY REPEATS [...] (SBU) On November 21, Ops B Director Herman Nackaerts provided Member States a technical briefing on the Director General's (DG) report on Iran that largely repeated the same points covered in the report. Nackaerts provided an overview of Iran's enrichment- and heavy water-related activiti [...] | 2008-12-01 14:51:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA637 | IAEA/IRAN: BOARD OF GOVERNORS CALLS FOR IRANIAN [...] (SBU) The November 27, 2008, IAEA Board of Governors discussion of Iran largely focused on Iran's failures to abide by the UNSC and Board resolutions and Iran's lack of cooperation with the IAEA on issues associated with "possible military dimensions" (PMD). In addition to the core like-min [...] | 2008-12-03 15:18:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC IAEA IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA639 | IAEA: NOVEMBER 2008 BOARD WRAP-UP [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-04 14:07:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IR KN SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA64 | IAEA/IRAN: MAINTAINING PRESSURE ON IRAN AT THE [...] (S) Our principal goal for the Iran agenda item at the March 3-7 Board is, as it has been for the last two years, to support dual-track strategy and, in particular, the Security Council process. Since the Board passed a resolution on February 4, 2006, referring the file to the UNSC, we have no [...] | 2008-02-05 16:39:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | IAEA KNPP AORC IR |
08UNVIEVIENNA640 | IAEA/TACC WRAP-UP: SYRIA OVERSHADOWS NOVEMBER TACC [...] (SBU) Debate over the Syrian proposal for a nuclear power feasibility study was the main event at the November 24-26 IAEA Technical Assistance and Cooperation Committee (TACC) meeting. In the end, the U.S. and other likeminded agreed not to block consensus on the entire 2009-2011 Technical Co [...] | 2008-12-05 12:40:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY EAID SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA643 | IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY,S CAMPAIGN PITCH TO WEOG [...] (C) Meeting with Western European and Others Group (WEOG) Ambassadors, at his request, on December 1, South African Governor Abdul Minty fielded a wide range of pointed questions on Agency priorities as a prospective candidate for IAEA Director General. Minty informed WEOG members that his Mi [...] | 2008-12-05 14:16:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM IAEA KNPP JA AR SF |
08UNVIEVIENNA644 | IAEA: LETTER RECEIVED FROM IAEA REGARDING VOLUNTARY [...] U.S. Mission received a letter from the IAEA dated October 30, 2008, which we conveyed initially by e-mail. Begin text of letter: Sir, I have the honour to refer to my letter dated 2008-06-26 informing you of the IAEA's acceptance of your Government's voluntary contribution of USD 500, [...] | 2008-12-05 15:31:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP IAEA AORC TRGY |
08UNVIEVIENNA648 | IAEA: DG DISCUSSES SYRIA AND IRAN WITH ACTING U/S [...] (C) IAEA Director General ElBaradei advised Acting U/S for Arms Control and International Security John Rood in a November 20 meeting that the IAEA had received "the maximum it could get" from Iran absent a political opening, and encouraged P5 1 engagement with Iran on a freeze-for-a-freeze to [...] | 2008-12-10 12:29:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM MNUC KNNP IAEA AORC IR SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA658 | IAEA: LETTER RECEIVED FROM IAEA REGARDING VOLUNTARY [...] U.S. Mission received a letter from the IAEA dated October 30, 2008, which we conveyed initially by e-mail. Begin text of letter: Sir, I have the honour to refer to my letter dated 2008-06-26 informing you of the IAEA's acceptance of your Government's voluntary contribution of USD 50 [...] | 2008-12-18 15:04:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP IAEA AORC TRGY |
08UNVIEVIENNA660 | INCOMING CZECH EU PRESIDENCY SIGNALS ENTHUSIASM [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-18 15:45:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM MNUC KNNP ETTC KSTC SNAR KCOR IR SY |
08UNVIEVIENNA663 | NUCLEAR SAFETY: U.S. DEL REPORT ON THE THIRD ORGANIZATIONAL [...] (SBU) Confrontation and procedural machinations marred the October 2008 Organizational Meeting on the Joint Convention. The meeting's main purpose was to elect officers for the May 2009 Third Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties. The U.S. candidate for presidency of the Third Review Meet [...] | 2008-12-19 16:04:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC |
08UNVIEVIENNA664 | GENEVA GROUP MOVES TO IMPLEMENT IAEA RULES ON [...] (SBU) Summary: This is a guidance request (see paragraph 7). Geneva Group members have reached consensus to request the IAEA Secretariat to report in writing on the financial implications of resolutions introduced for consideration by the Board or General Conference. Such reporting conforms [...] | 2008-12-22 07:27:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | IAEA AORC KNNP TRGY UN PREL SZ |
08UNVIEVIENNA666 | UNODC MAJOR DONORS MEETING TACKLES UNGASS REVIEW, PIRACY [...] (SBU)INL A/S David T. Johnson led the USDEL to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Major Donors meeting, December 5. Discussion with the other 20 donor countries included (1) a proposal for UNODC action to combat piracy off the coast of Somalia, (2) the funding situation of UNODC, and (3) [...] | 2008-12-22 13:31:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SNAR KCRM UN PGOV AORC AF SW SZ GM FR CA IN IT |
08UNVIEVIENNA667 | IAEA: Syria and Iran Display "Responsible" Interest in [...] (U) Summary: A December 2008 IAEA workshop on nuclear power infrastructure reflected how governments have improved their understanding of the complexities of developing, operating, and regulating safe nuclear power. This technical gathering advanced the U.S. goal of institutionalizing and imp [...] | 2008-12-23 13:35:00 | UNVIE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY ENRG AORC KNNP BTIO SY IR EG |
08UNVIEVIENNA83 | IDENTIFYING SENIOR AMCITS AT IAEA AND OTHER [...] (C) Per ref A, Mission has identified senior level positions (Director-level and above) at the IAEA and other international organizations in Vienna that are critical to U.S. interests. At the IAEA, AmCits hold the senior-most of six Deputy Director General (DDG) positions, and three of 19 ava [...] | 2008-02-12 16:18:00 | UNVIE | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC APER IAEA |
08UNVIEVIENNA98 | IAEA/IRAN: LIKE-MINDED READY TO DRAFT A BOARD [...] (S) Summary: At a Canadian-hosted meeting February 14 like-minded COMs (P3 1, Canada, Australia, Japan) agreed to work discretely on a Board resolution on Iran, with experts scheduled to meet February 20. Canadian Ambassador Gervais-Vidricaire made a strong case for the Board to reassert its [...] | 2008-02-15 16:54:00 | UNVIE | SECRET | PARM KNPP AORC IAEA IR |
08USEUBRUSSELS1877 | World Customs Organization (WCO) Meeting of the [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The 38th Session of the RSC was held at the headquarters of the WCO in Brussels, Belgium, from November 15 through 26, 2008. The meeting was chaired by Ms. Raili Mdntymaa (Finland-European Community). Forty-one Contracting Parties to the Harmonized System Convention (forty cou [...] | 2008-12-12 15:24:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AORC CTM SCCC |
08USEUBRUSSELS248 | P3 DISCUSSES 1540 COMMITTEE FEBRUARY 5 [...] (U) Summary. UK hosted a P3 discussion on continuation of the 1540 Committee on February 5 in response to REF A demarche at its EU Mission with U.S. 1540 Coordinator and French MFA reps. Both UK and Fance expressed their appreciation for the U.S in taking the lead to draft essential eleen [...] | 2008-02-13 16:30:00 | USEU Brussels | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO UNSC UK FR |
08USNATO251 | JULY EAPC: OSCE BRIEF, UNSCR 1325, DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary: During their July 9 meeting, EuroAtlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Ambassadors exchanged views with OSCE Secretary General Marc Perrin de Brichambaut, covering issues such as Afghanistan, Kosovo, and Georgia. The EAPC also received a briefing on defense education and training fr [...] | 2008-07-17 10:03:00 | Mission USNATO | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL MARR NATO AORC AM AJ RU GG SW FI AF |
08USOSCE219 | U.S. 1540 COORDINATOR CONSULTS WITH OSCE, UNODC, [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. coordinator for UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 Thomas Wuchte met with OSCE, IAEA, and UNODC officials to discuss next steps in gaining their support for further implementation of UNSCR 1540 and 1810, particularly in the OSCE region. Wuchte met with the chief o [...] | 2008-09-19 15:51:00 | Mission USOSCE | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OSCE AORC KPAO PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK10 | UN BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT: GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS [...] Summary: In the early morning hours of December 22, 2007, the General Assembly passed the 2008-2009 biennium budget, along with resolutions on the financing of two newly established peacekeeping missions. After intense negotiations, the General Assembly adopted a final appropriation of $4,1 [...] | 2008-01-04 20:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD ACABQ AFIN AORC PGOV UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1009 | UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PATTERN OF [...] On Friday, October 31, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) held formal consultations on agenda item 121: Pattern of Conferences. Member States considered The Secretary-General's (SYG's) report on pattern of conferences (A/63/119 and A/63/119 Add.1),[...] | 2008-11-04 19:25:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1010 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR FOUR [...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated October 31, 2008 concerning the financing of four peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as fo [...] | 2008-11-04 19:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK1011 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF OUTSTANDING U.S. ASSESSMENTS [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note dated 10 October 2008 from the Secretary-General requesting payment of U.S. assessed contributions which remain outstanding. Amounts assessed but not yet paid are reflected in the attached sum [...] | 2008-11-04 19:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UN AORC AFIN |
08USUNNEWYORK1013 | UN FINANCE: INSTRUCTIONS REQUESTED FOR [...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. USUN has received a note from USG for Political Affairs Mr. B. Lynn Pasco, addressed to Ambassador Khalilzad dated 22 October 2008 notifying us that the Trust Fund for the Settlement of the Question of East Timor (TYA) will be closed. As of 30 S [...] | 2008-11-04 21:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UN AORC AFIN |
08USUNNEWYORK1027 | UNGA: IRAN REBUTS UNITED STATES ON HOLOCAUST [...] Summary: Iran was recalcitrant in the November 3 UN General Assembly (UNGA) debate in reaction to U.S. remarks on Iran's denial of the Holocaust, and complained generally of a UN conspiracy. End summary. 2. Citing the lessons of the Holocaust, U.S. Public Delegate Cheryl Halpern commend [...] | 2008-11-05 22:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC PHUM UNGA IR IS |
08USUNNEWYORK1028 | UN BUDGET: SECRETARIAT RESPONDS TO MEMBERS' [...] Summary. At the request of the Group of 77 and China, Secretariat officials on November 3 appeared before the Fifth Committee to answer questions about the Secretary-General's plan to identify efficiency savings in preparation for the UN's proposed budget for 2010-2011. The planned 30-minute [...] | 2008-11-05 23:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AORC KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1036 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON VIOLENCE [...] On October 23, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee took action on the following draft resolutions: A/C.3/63/L.2, entitled "Preparations for the Twelfth United Nations Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice;" A/C.3/63/L.4, entitled "Follow-up to the Second World Assembly o [...] | 2008-11-07 21:17:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1038 | UN FINANCE: INSTRUCTIONS REQUESTED FOR [...] This is an action request. See para 4. 2. USUN has faxed IO/MPR-Lisa Spratt a letter and attachments dated 17 October 2008 from UN Assistant Secretary-General, Controller Jun Yamazaki to Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad notifying us of the closure of the Trust Fund for the Police Assistance P [...] | 2008-11-07 21:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UN AORC AFIN |
08USUNNEWYORK1039 | UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSED CONTRIBUTION [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 4. 2. USUN has faxed to IO/MPR-Lisa Spratt a note from the United Nations dated 1 October 2008 requesting payment in the amount of $338,541.00 for the third session of the 2010 Review Conference of the Parties of the Treaty on the Non-Prolife [...] | 2008-11-07 21:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1054 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, [...] On November 11, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee took action on the following draft resolutions: A/C.3/63/L.56, entitled "Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees;" A/C.3/63/L.17/Revision 1, entitled "Indigenous issues;" A/C.3/63/L.21, entitled "Regional arrang [...] | 2008-11-12 16:27:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI KCRM AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1056 | UNGA FOURTH COMMITTEE DECIDES TO DEFER ADOPTION OF [...] On November 5, the Fourth Committee held a plenary session to take action on draft resolutions A and B, amendment A/C.4/63/L.8 and draft decisions as contained in document A/63/21 regarding agenda item "questions relating to information." 2. During the spring 2008 session of the Committ [...] | 2008-11-12 17:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AMGT KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1073 | UN SEEKS AGREEMENT FROM U.S. TO DEPOSIT BALANCES [...] This is an action request. See para. 4. 2. USUN has faxed to the Department (IO/MPR-Lisa Spratt) a letter and attachments from Assistant Secretary General/Controller for Management Mr. Jun Yamazaki addressed to Ambassador Khalilzad, dated 10 November 2008 notifying USUN that balances fro [...] | 2008-11-17 15:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UN AORC AFIN |
08USUNNEWYORK1075 | UN FINANCES: UNITED STATES SINGLED OUT FOR UNPAID [...] Summary: In formal session on November 6, UN Controller Jun Yamazaki presented a financial update to the General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). Despite intervening payments, the UN's financial situation remains mixed, and may have to borrow from the reserve [...] | 2008-11-17 17:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KUNR CU |
08USUNNEWYORK1079 | UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE CHOSES MEMBERS OF [...] Summary: On November 7, the UN General Assembly Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) held its elections for officers of subsidiary organs, the Committee on Contributions (CoC),the Investments Committee (ISSC),the International Civil Service Commission (ICSC),the Staff Pension Co [...] | 2008-11-17 23:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KUNR |
08USUNNEWYORK1080 | UNGA DEBATES SITUATION IN AFGHANISTAN [...] SUMMARY: On November 10, the UN General Assembly considered the situation in Afghanistan, and adopted by consensus a resolution reaffirming international commitment to rebuilding the country. Virtually every speaker expressed strong concern over the increase of attacks against humanitarian a [...] | 2008-11-17 23:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AORC AF UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1086 | UNGA: EVO MORALES CALLS FOR A DEMOCRATIZED GLOBAL [...] Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales Ayma addressed the 63rd UN General Assembly November 17 to express thanks for the support of the international community during Bolivia's recent political and civil crises. Morales used the speech as an opportunity to call the United Nations to democra [...] | 2008-11-18 22:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UNGA BL |
08USUNNEWYORK1087 | UNGA: 63RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON [...] During its November 17, morning session, the 63rd General Assembly held a debate on agenda items 107, follow up to the outcome of the Millennium Summit; 44, integrated and coordinated implementation of and follow-up to the outcomes of the major UN conferences; and 112, strengthening of the UN [...] | 2008-11-18 22:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA AORC ECON EFIN VE |
08USUNNEWYORK1107 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-24 14:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK1109 | UNGA: AT 63RD UNGA, THE NON ALIGNED MOVEMENT CALLS [...] The UN 63rd General Assembly held its debate on agenda item 110, "Revitalization of the work of the General Assembly," on November 20. The following delegations delivered interventions: France (on behalf of the EU),Algeria (on behalf of the NAM),Belarus, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Eg [...] | 2008-11-25 13:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK1110 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-11-25 14:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK1111 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON THE ICESCR [...] SUMMARY: On November 18, the UN General Assembly Third Committee took action on five draft resolutions, adopting four by consensus, including a draft resolution on the Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. Russia's draft resolution on racism [...] | 2008-11-25 16:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1113 | MEMBER STATES CONTINUE CRITICISM OF THE [...] SUMMARY. A second discussion on the two-percent savings exercise took place in the Fifth Committee on Nov. 17 under the agenda item "accountability" during informal consultations. The Controller, Jun Yamazaki, was present to answer questions posed to him regarding the exercise. Mr. Yamazaki [...] | 2008-11-26 14:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN AORC KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1114 | UN INTERNAL JUSTICE SYSTEM UNDER THE GAVEL [...] Summary: On November 20, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) discussed mechanisms for resolving staff employment grievances. The Committee received reports from Under Secretary-General for Management Angela Kane (A/62/748, A/62/782, A/63/314, and A [...] | 2008-11-26 15:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KUNR |
08USUNNEWYORK1121 | UNGA TAKES ACTION ON GLOBAL HEALTH; AND UN [...] On November 26, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) adopted by consensus the following draft resolutions: A/63/L.28, entitled "Global health and foreign policy;" A/63/L.38, entitled "Cooperation between the United Nations and the Caribbean Community" (CARICOM); and A/63/L.40, entitled, "Cooperation [...] | 2008-12-01 13:59:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SOCI ECON AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1132 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES PROMOTION AND [...] SUMMARY: From October 21-30, the UN General Assembly Third Committee formally discussed the promotion and protection of human rights, and on October 31, the Committee heard the report of the Human Rights Council. Key themes from the two-week discussion included freedom of expression, freedom [...] | 2008-12-04 15:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1133 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON PALESTINIAN [...] In the afternoon meeting on November 20, the UN General Assembly Third Committee took action on 12 draft resolutions. The following draft resolutions were adopted by consensus: A/C.3/63/L.23, entitled "National institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights;" A/C.3/63/L.25, ent [...] | 2008-12-04 15:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KPAL AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1138 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: On November 21, the UN General Assembly Third Committee passed by vote draft resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. Delegations opposing the draft resolutions argued that the Human Rights Council, rather than the Gen [...] | 2008-12-05 14:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL AORC UNGA IR BM KN |
08USUNNEWYORK1139 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON DEFAMATION OF [...] On November 24, the UN General Assembly Third Committee adopted two draft resolutions by consensus and adopted six others by vote, including three resolutions on which the United States was the sole opponent. The draft resolutions adopted by consensus were A/C.3/63/L.58/Revision 1, entitled " [...] | 2008-12-05 14:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1140 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON RELIGIOUS [...] On November 25, the UN General Assembly Third Committee passed the following draft resolutions by consensus: A/C.3/63/L.34/Revision 1, entitled "Elimination of all forms of intolerance and of discrimination based on religion or belief;" A/C.3/63/L.39/Revision 1, entitled "Protection of human r [...] | 2008-12-05 14:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL KIRF AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1141 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON PROGRAMME 19, [...] On November 26, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee passed draft decision A/C.3/63/L.79, entitled "Programme planning," in a vote of 167 in favor, two against (U.S.),and two abstentions. The Committee Chair was the initial sponsor of the draft, but withdrew it after the Israeli de [...] | 2008-12-05 14:56:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK115 | UN FUNDS AND PROGRAMS: AN UPDATE ON THE [...] SUMMARY: As reported in reftels, in April 2007 USUN pursued the UN Transparency and Accountability Initiative (UNTAI) for the UN System. The initiative addressed the following eight areas: - Availability of internal audits and other reports, e.g. evaluations, investigation, etc. to Member [...] | 2008-02-08 20:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNDP UNFPA UNGA UNICEF |
08USUNNEWYORK1159 | FINANCING OF ITY AND ICTR [...] SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee will begin discussing the financing of International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ITY) and the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday, December 15, 2008. Member States will consider the First Performance Report for ITY (A/63/559) and [...] | 2008-12-10 23:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN KUNR ICTY ICTR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1169 | UNGA/C-5: PATTERN OF CONFERENCES DISCUSSIONS FOCUS [...] (U) Summary: Member States in the Fifth Committee have been engaging in informal consultations on agenda item 121: "pattern of conferences." The G77 and China, Japan, and USDel have all put forth language that would amend the draft resolution as presented by the Committee on Conferences (CoC [...] | 2008-12-12 16:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1182 | UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE DISCUSSES FINANCING [...] Summary: On December 15 the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) began discussions of financing the international criminal tribunals. African and European representatives endorsed the Secretariat's calls for additional funding. The French delegate (on b [...] | 2008-12-17 21:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KWCI RW YI |
08USUNNEWYORK1183 | NEGOTIATIONS ON HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT REFORM [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: After more than a dozen negotiating sessions, the Fifth Committee has reached an impasse on streamlining of contracts and harmonization of conditions of service for UN staff. In an effort to reach a compromise, the U.S. submitted revised proposals (see para 4 below). Those pr [...] | 2008-12-18 22:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK1189 | UNGA ADOPTS SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS AND TWO [...] Summary: On December 19, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) took final action on the remaining draft resolutions and decisions adopted by the Second Committee (Economic and Finance) - approving three resolutions by vote and adopting 31 resolutions and one decision by consensus. The UN [...] | 2008-12-19 19:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECIN AORC SENV KPAL UNGA LE IS |
08USUNNEWYORK130 | RESEARCH REQUEST TO SUPPORT U.S. POSITIONS ON [...] This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. BEGIN SUMMARY: In Resolution 62/228, adopted on December 22, the General Assembly decided to establish a new system of administration of justice for the UN but deferred decisions on several issues that are critical to meaningful syste [...] | 2008-02-12 16:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK133 | 62ND UNGA/FIFTH COMMITTEE: CONTINUING TO PURSUE [...] (U) This is a guidance request - see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The first resumed session of the Fifth Committee is scheduled to begin on 4 March. The most important items on the agenda relate to UN management reform proposals. These include proposals relating to the proposed new IT sy [...] | 2008-02-13 16:39:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK14 | UN REQUEST PAYMENT OF 2008 REGULAR BUDGET [...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/MPR-David Leis and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note dated December 28, 2007 from the Secretary General requesting payment of the U.S. assessed contribution to the UN regular budget for 2008 in the amount of $453,338,391. The note also refers to ou [...] | 2008-01-07 20:31:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ABUD AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK15 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF 2008 ASSESSMENT FOR CAPITAL [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/MPR-David Leis and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated January 4, 2008 requesting payment SIPDIS of the U.S. assessed contribution to the UN Capital Master Plan (CMP) for 2008 in the amount of $75,534,800. The note [...] | 2008-01-07 20:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UN CMP AORC AFIN |
08USUNNEWYORK157 | UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-02-19 21:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
08USUNNEWYORK158 | UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $69 MILLION TO THE TRUST [...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of $68,986,679.01 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the United Nations Environment [...] | 2008-02-19 21:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
08USUNNEWYORK168 | REGULAR BUDGET FOR THE BIENNIUM 2008-2009 [...] (SBU) We have received informally a copy of a note from the Controller to the SYG's Chef de Cabinet that identifies an additional potential $1.1 billion in "add ons" to the 2008-2009 biennium budget. (See Paragraph 2). We understand that other Member States have also received the note or the [...] | 2008-02-22 19:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC AFIN ABUD UNGA PGOV |
08USUNNEWYORK172 | DESA, UNCTAD AND REGIONAL ECONOMIC COMMISSIONS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 7. 2. (U) SUMMARY: USMISSION Geneva recently raised concerns about a proposal they have heard is part of the larger effort by the Secretary General (SYG) to restructure DESA, UNCTAD and the regional economic commissions. The restructuring prop [...] | 2008-02-22 21:30:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA KUNR |
08USUNNEWYORK179 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENT FOR THE [...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated February 15, 2008 requesting payment SIPDIS of the U.S. assessed contribution to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) for the period [...] | 2008-02-26 19:51:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK2 | UN - GA DECIDES ON FINANCING OF 26 SPMS - [...] (U) Summary: On December 21, 2007, the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee of the GA completed its consideration of the proposed 2008 budgets for 26 Special Political Missions (SPMs) by approving funding in the amount of $386.6 million. Consideration of the SYG's proposal to bui [...] | 2008-01-02 20:20:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK20 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 16:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK204 | BRIEFING OF GENEVA GROUP ON UNITED NATIONS [...] UN Controller Warren Sach provided members of the Geneva Group on March 3, 2008, a paper identifying $1,062,772.9 billion dollars in potential "add ons" to the current biennium budget of $4.17 billion. See para. 2. On March 5, 2008, Ambassador Wallace hosted a meeting of the JUSCANZ which d [...] | 2008-03-05 21:33:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN ABUD UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK21 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 16:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK22 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 16:02:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK226 | G-77 AND NAM SUBMIT AMENDMENTS TO BAN'S DPA [...] Summary: Mission has received an advance copy of a letter dated March 6, 2008 from the Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) (of the G-77 and China (chaired by Antigua and Barbuda) and the NAM (chaired by Cuba)) to Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, calling on the Secre [...] | 2008-03-12 20:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK23 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Nations dated November 30, 2007 confirming receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: Mission Receipt No. Amount ($) --------- ----------- ----------- UNIFIL B074342 92,000,000 B [...] | 2008-01-10 16:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK230 | GUIDANCE REQUEST:THE WAY FORWARD ON MANDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-14 00:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK232 | 62ND UNGA: GUIDANCE REQUEST - FIFTH COMMITTEE'S [...] (U) This is an guidance request - see para 12. 2. (U) Summary: The Fifth Committee is soon to consider the conditions of service and compensation for judges of the ICJ and other Tribunals i.e. ICTY and ICTR. Though some technical matters relating to pension schemes, education benefits an [...] | 2008-03-14 00:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK24 | UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-10 16:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
08USUNNEWYORK246 | UN - FIFTH COMMITTEE BEGINS CONSIDERATION OF BAN'S [...] Summary: The Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, on March 17th, began its consideration of Secretary-General Ban's proposal to strengthen the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) (A/62/521 and Corr.1). U-SYG Barcena of the Department of Management introduced the report (see paragraph [...] | 2008-03-18 17:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK252 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENT FOR UNITED [...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note from the Secretary-General, dated March 14, 2008 requesting payment of SIPDIS the U.S. assessed contribution to the United Nations Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT) for the period f [...] | 2008-03-19 21:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK255 | USUN CONCERNED WITH UN ACTIONS IN ALGIERS PRIOR TO [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-20 10:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK257 | 1540: NEGOTIATIONS ON MANDATE RENEWAL RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: Russian and Chinese experts provided initial reactions to the consolidated P-3 comments on Russia's draft resolution to renew the 1540 Committee's mandate (ref A) at a P-5 experts' meeting on March 19. Both emphasized their preference for a simple, technical resolution [...] | 2008-03-20 22:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK261 | UN - FIFTH COMMITTEE CONTINUES CONSIDERATION OF [...] The Fifth Committee of the General Assembly, following formal introduction on March 17th of Secretary-General Ban's proposal to strengthen the Department of Political Affairs (DPA) (A/62/521 and Corr.1) and the related report of the ACABQ (A/62/7/Add.32),continued its consideration of the pr [...] | 2008-03-21 17:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK262 | AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD ATTENDS INFORMAL PLENARY ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-03-21 17:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNC KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK294 | FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES DECISION SETTING NEW [...] (U) Members of the Fifth Committee (Administrative and budgetary),including USUN as instructed (ref a),formally approved a decision March 28 (full text - see para 10) to set the annual net base salary of members of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and judges and ad litem judges of the [...] | 2008-04-02 21:29:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK3 | UN - GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS BUDGET FOR HYBRID [...] (U) After five weeks of often acrimonious, politicized debate, the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee, on December 21, 2007, adopted the first budget for the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) for the period July 07/June 08 in the amount of $1.276 bi [...] | 2008-01-02 20:32:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC KPKO PREL SU UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK303 | 1540: RUSSIANS SHOW NO FLEXIBILITY ON RESOLUTION [...] (C) Amb. Wolff raised U.S. objectives (consistent with ref A) for the resolution to renew the mandate of the Security Council Committee established by resolution 1540 (2004) with Russian Deputy PermRep Constantin Dolgov on April 3. Dolgov responded that he has firm instructions from "high l [...] | 2008-04-04 21:43:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK304 | LETTER FROM UN SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON [...] Action requested: On April 3, 2008, Ambassador Khalilzad received the following letter dated March 24, 2008 from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Please provide guidance in SIPDIS responding no later than April 14, 2008. Begin Text: 2. Excellency, As you know, the post of United Na [...] | 2008-04-04 21:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK307 | 62ND UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE APPROVES RESOLUTION TO [...] Members of the Fifth Committee formally approved a draft resolution (full text - para 4) on March 28 aimed at strengthening investigations within the UN. The resolution welcomes efforts already being made by the Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) to improve the conduct of investiga [...] | 2008-04-04 22:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK314 | 1540: RUSSIANS QUESTION U.S. PROPOSALS FOR [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: On the margins of the Security Council 1540 Committee's meeting on April 4, Russia's 1540 expert, Dmitry Feoktistov, advised USUN that Moscow has reviewed the UK, French, and U.S. amendments to Russia's draft resolution to renew the Committee's mandate for two years. Reit [...] | 2008-04-07 23:54:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK321 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] USUN has received official receipts from the United Ntions dated March 24, 2008 confirming receipt of U.S. contributions for the following: Mission Receipt No. Amount($) ------- ----------- --------- UNOCI B075630 1,747,246 UNMI [...] | 2008-04-09 19:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK322 | 1540: JOINT P-3 DEMARCHE TO RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2008-04-09 20:03:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK323 | 1540: INDONESIA EXPRESSES RESERVATIONS ABOUT U.S. [...] (SBU) Indonesia's representative to the Security Council's 1540 Committee told USUN on April 8 that Indonesia will support Russia's technical resolution to renew the 1540 Committee's mandate, arguing that the Council should not seek to expand the Committee's mandate or introduce "controversia [...] | 2008-04-09 20:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK326 | 1540: COMMITTEE AT LOGGERHEADS OVER REPORT [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: The 1540 Committee met again on April 4 to seek to complete negotiations on its draft report to the Security Council, which resolution 1673 requires the Committee to submit by no later than April 27. Despite multiple Committee meetings, extensive changes requested by Ru [...] | 2008-04-10 00:04:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK345 | 1540: NAM SECURITY COUNCIL PERMREPS CONSOLIDATE [...] (C) USUN has learned that the PermReps of Non-Aligned Movement states on the Security Council (Indonesia, Panama, South Africa, Libya, Burkina Faso, and Vietnam) have agreed to support only a two-year renewal of the mandate of the Security Council Committee established by resolution 1540 (2004 [...] | 2008-04-12 00:21:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK383 | CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE PRESIDENT: HAITI [...] (U) U.S. Mission, New York transmits this letter dated 22 April 2008 from UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon to President Bush regarding assistance for Haiti. BEGIN TEXT: Excellency: I am writing to seek your urgent assistance to address the situation in Haiti, where a rapid deterioration in socio-econ [...] | 2008-04-29 20:42:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON HA PREL UN |
08USUNNEWYORK388 | CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE PRESIDENT: MILLENNIUM [...] USUN received via fax on April 30 a letter dated 25 April 2008 from UNSYG Ban Ki-Moon and President of the General Asembly Dr. Srgjan Kerim to President Bush. The letter invites the President to a September 25, 2008 high-level event on the Millenium Development Goals. Text of letter follows [...] | 2008-05-01 19:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON PREL UN |
08USUNNEWYORK413 | UNITED NATIONS - ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE - AD [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: An Ad Hoc Committee of the General Assembly, made up of Sixth (Legal) Committee experts, met April 10-18, 21, and 24 to consider the legal aspects of the reform of the system of justice. The Committee focused on draft statutes for the UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the UN Appe [...] | 2008-05-09 00:05:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK417 | STATUS OF SENIOR PERSONNEL AT UN HEADQUARTERS [...] (C) Summary. Over the coming months, the departure of several senior UN Secretariat personnel currently serving in the United Nations Headquarters (UNHQ) in New York is expected. These expected turnovers offer the U.S. Government an opportunity to evaluate its approach to the recruitment of [...] | 2008-05-12 15:40:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK431 | HANDICAPPING UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTIONS [...] (U) Action requested: please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In our view, Japan, South Korea and Pakistan are likely to prevail in the May 21 General Assembly elections to the Human Rights Council. All have the benefit of incumbency. Pakistan's UN Mission tells us the OIC (56 or 57 votes) has e [...] | 2008-05-13 19:07:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | FR SP UK PHUM UNGA AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK439 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR THREE [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated May 14, 2008 concerning the financing of three peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follow [...] | 2008-05-15 22:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK440 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-15 22:49:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK475 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-28 20:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK490 | REASSESSING U.S. POSTURE AND TACTICS TOWARD THE CPC [...] SUMMARY: With the start of the 48th session of the Committee for Programme and Coordination (CPC) scheduled for June 9, USUN believes the time is appropriate to reassess our current posture toward CPC with a view to determining what steps, if any, we can take to make CPC a more effective enti [...] | 2008-06-03 20:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK498 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STEPHEN TOWNLEY TO [...] In response to Reftel, USUN grants country clearance to Stephen Townley of the Office of the Legal Adviser (L/EMP) to attend informal consultations on the outstanding issues relating to the draft statues of the United Nations Dispute Tribunal and the United Nations Appeals Tribunal. 2. POC [...] | 2008-06-05 21:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK5 | 62ND UNGA: GA EXTENDS PTF FUNDING FOR 2008 AND [...] SUMMARY: Early on the morning of December 22, 2007, the UN General Assembly adopted Resolution A/62/234 to extend financing for the Procurement Task Force (PTF) for 2008 in order to permit the PTF to continue its investigation of 289 pending cases. Member States endorsed the SYG's request fo [...] | 2008-01-02 21:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK515 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR U.S. DELEGATION TO [...] Mission clearance is requested for the U.S. delegation to the UNDP/UNFPA Executive Board to attend the Annual Session of the Executive Board which takes place in Geneva from June 16 until June 27, 2008. 2. Delegation members are as follows: Representative Andrew Haviland Deputy Dire [...] | 2008-06-11 16:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNDP UNFPA |
08USUNNEWYORK516 | UN ECOSOC COMMITTEE ON NGOS: THE HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Summary and action request: On June 6 ECOSOC's NGO Committee, acting at the behest of the Cuban delegation, rejected an application for consultative status from a New York-based NGO called the Human Rights Foundation. The Cuban delegate called one of the Foundation's board members, former Cu [...] | 2008-06-11 16:23:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CU PHUM |
08USUNNEWYORK535 | LAKHDAR BRAHIMI BRIEFS AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD ON THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Lakhdar Brahimi, Chairman of the Independent Panel on Safety and Security of United Nations Personnel and Premises, briefed Ambassador Khalilzad June 9 on the major findings of the Panel's just-completed report that was prepared in the aftermath of the December 2007 bombing of a U [...] | 2008-06-17 17:34:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KUNR PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK549 | UNSCR 1540: EU MEMBERS BRAINSTORM ON COOPERATION [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: USUN Legal Officer met with UK and French representatives to the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 (2004) ("1540 Committee") on June 18 to share information concerning U.S.-European Union coordination to promote implementation of resolution [...] | 2008-06-23 14:59:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO UNSC KNNP UK FR |
08USUNNEWYORK562 | UNITED NATIONS - SIXTH COMMITTEE CONTINUES [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: General Assembly Sixth (Legal) Committee experts continued to consider the draft statutes for the new UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) at two rounds of informal consultations held on May 12-16 and June 9-11. Delegations remained divided on num [...] | 2008-06-25 21:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK569 | UNSCR 1540: COMMITTEE NEARS AGREEMENT ON REPORT [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1540 ("1540 Committee") agreed ad referendum on June 25 on revisions to the Committee's draft report to the Security Council on States' compliance with resolution 1540 (2004). Per ref (C),USUN also proposed th [...] | 2008-06-27 17:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK572 | SPECIAL AFGHANISTAN ALLOWANCE APPROVED [...] THE UN ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE AND BUDGETARY MATTERS (ACABQ) TODAY APPROVED THE SECRETARY-GENERAL'S (SYG) REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL ALLOWANCE FOR INTERNATIONAL STAFF SERVING IN THE UN ASSISTANCE MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN (UNAMA). THIS WAS THE SYG'S SECOND REQUEST FOR A SPECIAL UNAMA ALL [...] | 2008-06-28 00:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC PGOV UNGA UNSC AF |
08USUNNEWYORK574 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 14:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK575 | UNIFEM ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-06-30 14:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNIFEM |
08USUNNEWYORK584 | MISSION CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STEPHEN TOWNLEY TO [...] Mission clearance is granted for Mr. Stephen Townley, Attorney Adviser L/EMP to attend the third session of the consultations on the Administration of Justice for the Sixth (Legal) Committee on July 2, 2008. 2. POC at USUN is Elizabeth Wilcox 212-415-4220. Khalilzad [...] | 2008-07-01 19:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK592 | 1540 COMMITTEE: RUSSIANS SEEK TO REPLACE RUSSIAN [...] (C) Russian Deputy Permanent Representative Shcherbak approached USUN on June 25 to request U.S. support for a Russian candidate to replace the Russian national currently serving on the 1540 Committee's Group of Experts, Viktor Slipchenko. Shcherbak said the Russian Federation wants to handl [...] | 2008-07-03 18:17:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK601 | 1540 COMMITTEE ADOPTS REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 22:15:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC |
08USUNNEWYORK625 | SECRETARY-GENERAL SEEKS JUDICIAL NOMINATIONS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-14 22:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK65 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR SIX [...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated January 18, 2008 concerning the financing of six peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as fol [...] | 2008-01-23 14:36:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK655 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related annexes from the SYG dated July 21, 2008 concerning the financing of 14 peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as follows: [...] | 2008-07-23 17:52:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK66 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-23 14:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK67 | UNRWA ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-23 14:37:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNRWA |
08USUNNEWYORK684 | 1540 COMMITTEE - REPORT, LETTER TO G8 [...] (U) Per reftel A, USUN has advised the Costa Rican delegation that the U.S. would like to see the UN issue a press release and hold a press event in connection with the release of the 1540 Committee's report to the Security Council pursuant to resolution 1810 (2008). The Costa Ricans respond [...] | 2008-07-30 23:29:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK686 | UNITED NATIONS - LEGAL EXPERTS COMPLETE FINAL [...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY: General Assembly Sixth (Legal) Committee experts considered the draft statutes for the new UN Dispute Tribunal (UNDT) and the UN Appeals Tribunal (UNAT) from June 30-July 3. While delegations made progress, they did not reach agreement on all provisions of the statutes. T [...] | 2008-07-31 18:16:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK69 | UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT TO THE TRUST FUND FOR THE [...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of $966,231 to the Trust Fund for the Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer (VC),of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). As of November 22, 2007 payments owed ar [...] | 2008-01-23 14:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
08USUNNEWYORK695 | PACIFIC ISLANDS ELABORATE ON DRAFT GA RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Eight Pacific states described in a July 31 meeting with USUN their desire for Security Council engagement on climate change, specifically to acknowledge its linkage to peace and security. They recognize the risks involved, but believe the upside worth it given that traditional UN fora [...] | 2008-08-01 22:55:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KGHG UNSC UNGA SENV AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK7 | UN - GA ADOPTS STRATEGY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO [...] A working group of the General Assembly concluded its week-long session on December 7, 2007 by adopting the UN Comprehensive Strategy on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) by UN Staff and Related Personnel (including members of peacekeeping contingents) ( [...] | 2008-01-03 20:28:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PHUM PREL UNGA KPKO |
08USUNNEWYORK724 | 1540 COMMITTEE: RUSSIANS INSIST ON ADDING NINTH [...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The Security Council's 1540 Committee remains divided over Russia's proposal to add a ninth member to its Group of Experts. Many members support Russia's initiative, the unstated goal of which is to guarantee that a new Russian expert (Antonin Litavrin) [...] | 2008-08-12 23:02:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK729 | 1540 COMMITTEE REMAINS BLOCKED OVER EXPERTS [...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY: At its August 12 meeting, the Security Council's Committee established by resolution 1540 (2004) remained deadlocked over Russia's proposal to add a ninth member to its Group of Experts (ref A),with the P-3 opposing the proposal. A representative of the UN Office of Di [...] | 2008-08-13 21:57:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP |
08USUNNEWYORK772 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWO [...] USUN has emailed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and four related annexes from the SYG dated August 24, 2008 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as foll [...] | 2008-08-26 18:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK774 | UNDP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 19:00:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNDP |
08USUNNEWYORK775 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 19:01:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK776 | UNEP ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-26 19:09:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
08USUNNEWYORK785 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IO/PSC SANCTIONS [...] In response to reftel, Country Clearance is granted for IO/PSC Sanctions Chief Roger Moran to attend the UN General Assembly Counter Terrorism Strategy Review on September 4 and 5 and for IO/PSC Officer Christopher Fancher to attend the UN Victims of Terrorism Symposium on September 9. 2. [...] | 2008-08-29 19:38:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK804 | GUIDANCE REQUEST: COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCES, THE UN [...] This is an guidance request. See paragraph 13. 2. Summary: The Committee on Conferences (CoC),the intergovernmental body mandated to make recommendations to the General Assembly on all matters related to conference servicing, will hold its substantive session September 8-12, 2008. USD [...] | 2008-09-05 20:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK83 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR THE [...] This is an action cable please see paragraph 5. 2. USUN has emailed to department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and IO-EUR/EX/FM-Alice Green) two notes from the SYG dated January 25, 2008 concerning the financing of the International Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the Territory o [...] | 2008-01-29 14:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK830 | UN 62ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY CLOSES AFTER ADDRESSING [...] On September 15, outgoing UN General Assembly (GA) President Srgjan Kerim brought the sixty-second session to a close in a meeting pushed back four hours by an extended final meeting of the Open Ended Working Group on Security Council Expansion (deciding to begin informal plenary negotiations [...] | 2008-09-18 00:40:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK831 | AT THE UN, RAISING EYEBROWS: A NONTRADITIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: UN General Assembly (GA) President Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann opened the 63rd Session of the GA on September 16. Despite the tradition of a short, pro forma opening speech and calls for cooperation and solidarity, d'Escoto used his fifty-minute speech to level a series of direct a [...] | 2008-09-18 00:42:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK837 | SYG BAN WILL SIGN NATO AGREEMENT; CONCERNED WITH [...] (C) During a September 18 call with Ambassador Khalilzad, Secretary-General Ban said he had spoken with NATO SYG Hoop Scheffer (ref B),and had decided to sign the Draft Declaration on UN-NATO Cooperation in New York on Monday, September 22. Ban said he wants minimal pQicity and will not post [...] | 2008-09-18 20:37:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK842 | UNGA: AMBASSADOR KHALILZAD VOICES CONCERN TO PGA [...] (C) Ambassador Khalilzad met September 18 with UN General Assembly President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann to express concern with the PGA's opening session speech that included direct and mildly-veiled jabs at the United States (reftel). Ambassador Khalilzad said the PGA's speech looked bac [...] | 2008-09-19 15:50:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK863 | UNGA PRESIDENT D'ESCOTO OPENS GENERAL DEBATE WITH [...] (U) UN General Assembly President Miguel D'Escoto spoke upon the September 23 opening of the United Nations General Debate. Consistent with his September 16 speech opening the 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session (Ref A),he called for cooperation and solidarity, criticized the [...] | 2008-09-25 22:24:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK866 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: CUBA, AFGHANISTAN,ISRAEL, [...] (U) SUMMARY: As the United Nations General Debate entered its second day, national leaders called for resolution of the food, energy, and financial crises, as well as implementation of UN reform (expanding the Security Council). Israel called for Israelis and Palestinians to live "side-by-side [...] | 2008-09-26 23:48:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK869 | AFRICA'S DEVELOPMENT NEEDS KEY THEME OF SEPTEMBER [...] SUMMARY: Plenary meetings of the UN General Assembly book-ended September 22's high-level meeting on Africa's development needs. General Assembly President Miguel d'Escoto called upon Member States to fully live up to their commitments to African nations. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon insis [...] | 2008-09-29 14:41:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK870 | AT THE UN, IRAN, GEORGIA, BOLIVIA AND OTHERS [...] Summary: The annual UN General Debate continued in the afternoon of September 23 on the themes of global food crisis and UN reform among others. Iran and Lebanon strongly criticized Israel. Iran also defended its nuclear program. Georgia spoke about the need for a stronger UN role given Rus [...] | 2008-09-29 14:44:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON UNGA AORC FI BK RW LH IR LE |
08USUNNEWYORK877 | FIFTH COMMITTEE TO RESUME CONSIDERATION OF BAN'S [...] Summary: The Fifth Committee (C5) is scheduled, on October 17th, to resume its consideration of SYG Ban's proposal to strengthen the UN Department of Political Affairs (DPA) and the related report of the ACABQ. DPA is led by Lynn Pascoe, the Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. C [...] | 2008-09-29 22:12:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK878 | COMMITTEE ON CONFERENCES COMPLETES ANNUAL SESSION [...] Summary. On September 12, 2008, the Committee on Conferences (CoC),the intergovernmental body mandated to make recommendations to the General Assembly (GA) on all matters related to UN conference servicing, reached consensus on a resolution containing recommendations for the consideration o [...] | 2008-09-29 22:13:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK880 | UN ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-30 15:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK881 | UN REQUESTS PAYMENT OF U.S. ASSESSMENTS FOR TWO [...] USUN has faxed to Department (IO/PSC-Tammy Pomerleau and EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green) a copy of a note and three related annexes from the SYG dated September 26, 2008 concerning the financing of two peacekeeping operations. Annex One contains current amounts payable by the U.S. Government as fol [...] | 2008-09-30 15:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UN |
08USUNNEWYORK882 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: INDIA, GERMANY, ITALY AND [...] SUMMARY: Speakers at the UN General Debate the afternoon of September 26 continued discussion of the energy, food, and financial crises; climate change; and UN reform. India focused on nuclear issues, support for Afghanistan, and its intent to resolve issues with Pakistan. Germany and Italy [...] | 2008-09-30 16:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA BP MT IN HR TV MO BB |
08USUNNEWYORK883 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: RUSSIA, NORTH KOREA, AND OTHERS [...] SUMMARY: Speakers at the UN General Debate the afternoon of September 27 continued discussing the food, energy and financial crises; United Nations democratization; terrorism; and regional conflict resolution. Russia defended its actions in Georgia with a criticism of the anti-terrorism coal [...] | 2008-09-30 16:19:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV AORC UNGA RS SW TS HU ZA LT ID |
08USUNNEWYORK887 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: FOCUS ON ISRAEL/PALESTINE, [...] SUMMARY: During the September 27 morning plenary meeting of the UNGA General Debate, Vietnam, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Egypt, Mali, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Syria, Oman, Kazakhstan, Algeria, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE),Gambia, Niger and Romania spoke. Saudi Arabia distributed its Fore [...] | 2008-09-30 20:18:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PBTS AORC UNGA VM PP PE EG SA ML |
08USUNNEWYORK890 | UN GENERAL DEBATE: VENEZUELA, ERITREA AND OTHERS [...] SUMMARY: In the final plenary session of the 63rd UNGA General Debate on September 29, speakers included: Ireland, Ethiopia, Belize, Nigeria, South Africa, Eritrea, Thailand, Canada, Cambodia, Venezuela, New Zealand, Belarus, Switzerland, Mauritius, Maldives, Mauritania, Democratic Republic of [...] | 2008-09-30 22:06:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON AORC UNGA EI ET BH NI SF ER |
08USUNNEWYORK9 | UN JOINT STAFF PENSION FUND: USUN VOTES AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2008-01-04 16:54:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK903 | UNICEF ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF U.S. CONTRIBUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-03 17:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UN AFIN AORC UNICEF |
08USUNNEWYORK904 | SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE ACKNOWLEDGES [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-03 17:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UN AORC AFIN |
08USUNNEWYORK905 | UNEP REQUEST PAYMENT OF $56.8 MILLION TO THE TRUST [...] USUN has faxed to EUR-IO/EX/FM-Alice Green a copy of an official note and invoice requesting payment of under-funded pledges for $56,877,390.01 to the Trust Fund for the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer (MF),of the U [...] | 2008-10-03 17:46:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC AFIN UNEP |
08USUNNEWYORK911 | 63RD UNGA GENERAL DEBATE MARKED BY CALLS FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 63rd UN General Assembly (UNGA) General Debate took place September 23-29, with 111 Member States addressing the Assembly. The overarching theme was a call for collective action to address the global financial, food, environment and energy crises and reinvigorate efforts to [...] | 2008-10-06 23:26:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV PHUM PBTS ECON AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK913 | SUBJECT: BAN PROPOSES NEW ICT STRATEGY AND [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. Summary: SYG Ban has circulated several proposals on the Secretariat,s information and communications technology (ICT) activities and capabilities that if adopted in full would result in increased expenditures through 2012, under the [...] | 2008-10-07 21:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KUNR PREL |
08USUNNEWYORK93 | UNSCR 1540: DEMARCHES ON MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (SBU) Begin Summary: Per reftel, Mission delivered the demarche providing U.S. objectives for the renewal of the 1540 Committee's mandate to the UK and French representatives to the Committee. While emphasizing that they did not have reactions from Paris or London, both welcomed the U.S. in [...] | 2008-01-31 23:10:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KPAO UNSC OAS KNNP UK FR |
08USUNNEWYORK949 | UNGA: DEBATE ON THE PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION [...] On October 9 and 13 the General Assembly (GA) considered the Peacebuilding Commission's Report (A/63/92) and the Secretary-General's Report on the Peacebuilding Fund (A/63/218),which covered July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2008. 2. In his opening statement, GA President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto no [...] | 2008-10-17 22:22:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPKO BY PU SL CT |
08USUNNEWYORK953 | ACTION REQUEST: UNGA/C-6: SIXTH COMMITTEE STATUTES [...] ACTION REQUEST: USUN requests instructions from the Department on whether to join consensus on a decision of the UNGA Sixth Committee to approve draft statutes for the UN Dispute Tribunal and the UN Appeals Tribunal (contained in Ref A) and a letter sending the statutes to the Fifth Committee [...] | 2008-10-17 22:47:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK955 | IRAN LOSES RESOUNDINGLY IN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] (U) Summary: Iran polled a mere 32 votes from the 192-member UN General Assembly in its failed bid for a Security Council seat over Japan. Austria, Japan, Mexico, Turkey, and Uganda were elected in first round balloting. End Summary. 2. (U) In one round of balloting October 17, the UN Ge [...] | 2008-10-20 16:55:00 | USUN New York | CONFIDENTIAL | UNGA UNSC PREL AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK962 | UN TO COMMEMORATE BICENTENNIAL OF END OF SLAVE [...] In plenary session on October 20, The UN General Assembly (UNGA) received the Secretary-General's report on the Follow-up to the Commemoration of the 200th Anniversary of the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade (A/63/213),and passed a resolution on a Permanent Memorial to and Remembra [...] | 2008-10-22 19:11:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIP AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK981 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE DISCUSSES CRIME PREVENTION, [...] SUMMARY: During the UN General Assembly Third Committee's formal discussion on crime prevention, criminal justice, and international drug control, speakers agreed that trafficking in drugs, weapons, and persons, and money laundering were cyclical and linked to terrorism, requiring coordinated [...] | 2008-10-28 19:35:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCOR KCRIM AORC UNGA |
08USUNNEWYORK983 | SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS: MEMBER STATES PROPOSE MODELS [...] SUMMARY: On October 6, 2008, agenda item 122: "scale of assessments for the apportionment of the expenses of the United Nations" was formally introduced in the Fifth Committee. Member States had before them reports regarding the unpaid assessments from the Former Yugoslavia, the Secretary-G [...] | 2008-10-29 21:50:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA KUNR |
08USUNNEWYORK993 | UN REPORTS MIXED FINANCIAL SITUATION [...] On October 28, Under Secretary-General Angela Kane outlined the UN's financial situation the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary). UN financial indicators show a mixed picture for 2008. The United States owes USD 711 million towards the regular budget, U [...] | 2008-10-31 19:45:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC |
08USUNNEWYORK997 | UNGA: UN PASSES 17TH ANNUAL RESOLUTION AGAINST THE [...] Summary: In plenary session on October 29, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed its 17th annual resolution condemning the United States embargo on Cuba with near unanimity, slightly more one-sided than last year. The usual diatribes were accompanied by more measured language from the EU an [...] | 2008-10-31 22:57:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ECON CU |
08USUNNEWYORK998 | UNGA: WHAT NEXT FOR WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS? [...] Summary: At the annual reports of the International Criminal Tribunals (ICTs),Western delegations praised the courts' principles and practices, while the Russians called for ending the ICTs turning their jurisdiction back over to national governments. All parties were concerned with the im [...] | 2008-10-31 23:04:00 | USUN New York | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KWCI RW YI XG RS NO |
08VALLETTA354 | MALTA SUPPORTIVE OF NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP DRAFT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-08-18 11:01:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL ETTC AORC MT |
08VALLETTA523 | MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNITED NATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 14:27:00 | Embassy Valletta | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL MT |
08VANCOUVER199 | BORDER ISSUES FIGURE PROMINENTLY IN REGIONAL SUMMIT [...] Summary: The flow of people and goods across the U.S.-Canada border became the primary topic of discussion at the annual Pacific Northwest Economic Region (PNWER) summit, July 20-24. Several keynote speakers, including U.S. Ambassador Wilkins, BC Premier Campbell, and Canadian Public Safety Min [...] | 2008-07-29 18:55:00 | Consulate Vancouver | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PREL ECON AORC CA |
08VIENNA1132 | CLIMATE CHANGE: AUSTRIA TO SUPPORT USG NOMINATION FOR IPCC WG II CO-CHAIR [...] (SBU) Austria intends to support the U.S. nomination of Dr. Christopher Field. 2. (SBU) Embassy rep delivered reftel demarche to the Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs on August 1, which recently held a coordination meeting on IPCC with the Austrian Ministry for Agri [...] | 2008-08-07 10:14:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC AU KGHG KSCA SENV |
08VIENNA1176 | AUSTRIANS REMAIN UNDECIDED ON NSG DRAFT EXCEPTION [...] (C) The Ambassador discussed reftel A points August 13 with Johannes Kyrle, MFA SecGen. He emphasized that the U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Initiative is of vital importance to the USG, and to the global non-proliferation regime. He stressed that the NSG needs to act quickly in order for the Ini [...] | 2008-08-14 06:18:00 | Embassy Vienna | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL ETTC AORC AU |
08VIENNA1304 | AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE IN EGYPT: AUSTRIA PLANNING TO ATTEND, [...] Hubert Hrabcik, General Director of Public Health in the Ministry of Health, Family and Youth Affairs (Assistant Secretary level) told Emboff he had registered for the Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza in October in Egypt and intended to represent the GoA in Sharm el Sheik [...] | 2008-09-10 10:52:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL AU |
08VIENNA1524 | AUSTRIAN POSITION ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-14 14:57:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY OTRA KNNP IAEA AORC AU |
08VIENNA1849 | DEMARCHE ON UN HARMONIZATION OF CONDITIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-17 07:26:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA |
08VIENNA635 | AUSTRIA FULLY SUPPORTS USG ON WIPO DG ELECTION [...] On May 7, emboffs delivered reftel talking points to Robert Ullrich, Head of the Patent Office's Legal Department, a part of the Ministry of Transportation, Innovation and Technology. Ullrich will represent Austria at the WIPO Coordination Committee May 13-14. We also conveyed the USG positi [...] | 2008-05-07 15:31:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL AU |
08VIENNA644 | U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN SECURITY COUNCIL ON UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-09 11:15:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC IR AU |
08VIENNA698 | DEMARCHE TO AUSTRIA: CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-20 15:50:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TRGY KNNP PREL PARM MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC AU IR |
08VIENNA991 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION (UPU) - AUSTRIAN [...] (SBU) Austria supports most U.S. positions in reftel. 2. (SBU) Embassy rep delivered reftel demarche to the Austrian Ministry for European and International Affairs on June 26 and subsequently mailed a copy of the demarche to the Austrian Ministry of Transport, Innovation and Technology. [...] | 2008-07-10 15:05:00 | Embassy Vienna | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO AU |
08VIENTIANE267 | ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-08 09:05:00 | Embassy Vientiane | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EFIN ETRD KNNP LA TRGY |
08VILNIUS428 | LITHUANIA ON IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] Irena Skardziuviene, head of the MFA's UN and Global Policy division, told us on June 2 that the GOL has not decided which candidate to support for IOM Director General. She noted that the GOL supports the idea of a two term limit and therefore does not support the incumbent. 2. Skardziuv [...] | 2008-06-03 08:15:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG AORC |
08VILNIUS533 | LITHUANIA UNDECIDED ABOUT UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-09 12:25:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC |
08VILNIUS595 | ACTION REQUEST: LITHUANIA OFFERS RECIPROCAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-25 11:49:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC LH |
08VILNIUS667 | LITHUANIA WILL NOT OPPOSE INDIA EXCEPTION AT NSG [...] Robertas Rosinas, head of the MFA's Arms Control and Terrorism Prevention Division, told us on August 12 that the GOL will not oppose the exception for India at the NSG meetings August 21-22. He noted GOL concerns that India is not part of the Non-Proliferation Treaty -- concern shared by mo [...] | 2008-08-12 15:28:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC AORC LH IN |
08VILNIUS727 | LITHUANIA LIKELY TO SEND HEALTH MINISTER TO API [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-05 11:03:00 | Embassy Vilnius | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO EAGR PREL KFLU AORC |
08WARSAW1185 | US CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE THIRD REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2008-10-09 06:41:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP OTRA TRGY PL |
08WARSAW1258 | POLAND AGREES THAT ATTENDANCE AT IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] (C) Warsaw has no intention of participating in the November 30 nuclear conference in Iran. Juliusz Gojlo, Deputy Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department of Africa and the Middle East, said October 29 that Poland fully respected its obligations under various UNSC resolutions [...] | 2008-10-29 17:20:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC MNUC TRGY IR PL |
08WARSAW1419 | POLAND - UN HARMONIZATION OF SERVICES DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) While not familiar with the U.S. proposal for the harmonization of conditions of service at the UN, MFA UN Department Counselor Dariusz Manczyk told poloff December 15 he is familiar with the current system's problems. Manczyk was pessimistic about the prospects for a quick solution. De [...] | 2008-12-15 14:42:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER PL PREL UNGA |
08WARSAW529 | POLAND'S AGREES WITH USG ON ZIMBABWE CHAIR OF CSD [...] (SBU) Econoff raised reftel points on Zimbabwe chairing the Commission on Sustainable Development with Mariusz Lewicki, Head of the Department of United Nations System and Global Affairs in the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Lewicki stated that Poland's thinking on the Zimbabwe chairmans [...] | 2008-04-28 11:34:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EAGR EAID ECON EUN PREL SENV |
08WARSAW578 | POLAND ON WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (C) On May 9, EconOff delivered reftel demarche to (1) Alicja Adamczyk, President of the Polish Patent Office (and one of the candidates for WIPO Director General),(2) Zbigniew Barszcz, from the Department of Economic Development at the Economy Ministry, and (3) Karina Kostrzewa, Deputy Dire [...] | 2008-05-09 14:29:00 | Embassy Warsaw | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL PL |
08WARSAW794 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED:POLAND AND THE UPU CONGRESS [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-03 12:28:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO PL |
08WARSAW889 | UPU CONGRESS: POLAND WANTS US SUPPORT, BACKS US [...] (SBU) Ref A requested post demarche the Polish government seeking support for U.S. candidates at the upcoming Congress of the Universal Postal Union. When the demarche was delivered, Poland had no candidates of its own (see ref B). However, on July 18 post received a diplomatic note stating [...] | 2008-07-24 14:57:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO PL |
08WARSAW909 | ANTARCTIC TREATY: POLAND MAKING PROGRESS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-29 15:36:00 | Embassy Warsaw | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY PL |
08WELLINGTON160 | NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS AUSTRALIA FOR WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2008-05-11 22:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL NZ |
08WELLINGTON204 | NEW ZEALAND RESPONSE TO MAJOR ISSUES AT UPU [...] In response to reftel, Econoff delivered talking points to New Zealand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). MFAT's initial response was favorable to both the candidacy of the United States to the Council of Administration (CA) and Postal Operations Council (POC) of the Universal Post [...] | 2008-07-01 06:20:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ETRD WTRO NZ |
08WELLINGTON75 | NEW ZEALAND SUPPORTS CHINA, INDIA OUTREACH WITHIN [...] (SBU) On February 28, MFAT economic policy staff official John Ballingall spoke with A/DCM regarding demarche points (reftel),which post had forwarded to MFAT for review. While Ballingall underscored that his remarks constituted an initial reaction, he said that like many IEA members, New [...] | 2008-02-28 18:32:00 | Embassy Wellington | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG PREL AORC NZ |
08YAOUNDE1041 | CAMEROON-NIGERIA JOINT COMMISSION ENDS ON A HIGH [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 8-11 Fourth Session of the Cameroon-Nigeria Joint Commission highlighted the desire by both countries for a new era of cooperation. The final document from the session called for expanded cooperation on security, including joint land and maritime patrols and inte [...] | 2008-10-22 13:41:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CM ECON MARR NI PREL |
08YAOUNDE1227 | ACOTA SCORES WIN-WIN WITH CAMEROON TRAINING [...] (U) This cable is supplemented by photographs and other records of the event available on Yaounde's unclassified website at http://yaounde.usembassy.gov/ln_121209.html 2. (U) Summary: A Cameroonian battalion of 600 soldiers has completed ACOTA training in preparation for an eventual pea [...] | 2008-12-18 16:29:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MARR MASS PHUM KPKO KWMN KTIP AORC PREL CM |
08YAOUNDE712 | CAMEROON: DISCUSSION WITH BIYA'S CHIEF OF STAFF [...] (C) Summary: On July 10, Pol/Econ Chief met with President Paul Biya's Director of Civil Cabinet (Chief of Staff) Jean-Baptiste Beleoken, who is in charge of managing the president's private affairs, protocol, and scheduling. Beleoken was focused on economics and said that this would be the [...] | 2008-07-11 12:42:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CM ECON KCOR MARR PGOV PINR |
08YAOUNDE713 | CAMEROON: CEMAC CONFERENCE - LOTS OF PROTOCOL, [...] (SBU) Summary: From June 19-24, Cameroon hosted the Ninth Ordinary Session of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) in Yaounde. The Conference focused on the free movement of people within CEMAC, the creation of a CEMAC passport and airline and a proposal to rotate the [...] | 2008-07-11 12:43:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AORC ECON ECIN CM |
08YAOUNDE881 | CAMEROON: UNGA 3RD COMMITTEE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (C) Poloff met September 11 with Sebastien Foumane, the Secretary General at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, to deliver reftel demarche. Foumane appreciated the USG's solicitation of the Government of Cameroon's (GRC) priorities for UNGA and promised to share any information as it became a [...] | 2008-09-12 15:23:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CM PHUM PREL UNGA UN |
08YAOUNDE885 | Cameroon Requests Support for ICJ Candidate [...] (U) Summary: The Government of Cameroon has requested USG support for its candidate to the International Court of Justice, Professor Maurice Kamto. Kamto is an outstanding legal figure in Cameroon, whose experience in settling the Bakassi dispute and in unifying Anglophone and Francophone cr [...] | 2008-09-15 10:31:00 | Embassy Yaounde | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL CM |
08YAOUNDE987 | NIGERIAN FOREIGN MINISTER AND HIGH COMMISSIONER IN [...] (C) Summary: Nigerian Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe, speaking at the launch of the Nigeria-Cameroon Joint Commission in Yaounde, praised the peaceful resolution of the Bakassi dispute and heralded "a new day" in Cameroon-Nigeria relations. He outlined the "urgent" need for joint military p [...] | 2008-10-10 12:48:00 | Embassy Yaounde | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CM MARR MAS NI PGOV PREL |
08YEREVAN458 | ARMENIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IOM DG [...] (U) As a follow up to Ref B demarche, post received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs June 4 stating GOAM's assurance of support for the candidacy of Ambassador Swing. Text of the diplomatic note is below. 2. (U) Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Rep [...] | 2008-06-05 03:00:00 | Embassy Yerevan | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF SMIG AORC AM |
08ZAGREB301 | UNSC - GOC SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENED RENEWAL OF THE [...] POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on 08 April 2008 to Andrej Dogan, Department for the United Nations in the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Integration (MFA). The GOC had no issue with strengthening the mandate of the 1540 Committee as outlined. Dogan did not go so far as to say the [...] | 2008-04-11 11:20:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP HR |
08ZAGREB302 | UNSC - GOC SUPPORT FOR STRENGTHENED RENEWAL OF THE [...] POLOFF delivered reftel demarche on 08 April 2008 to Andrej Dogan, Department for the United Nations in the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Integration (MFA). The GOC had no issue with strengthening the mandate of the 1540 Committee as outlined. Dogan did not go so far as to say the [...] | 2008-04-11 11:21:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC KNNP HR |
08ZAGREB437 | CROATIA LEANING TOWARD CANADIAN IOM DG CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel (A) points last week to Andrej Dogan from the Department of the United Nations at the Croatian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and European Integration. On June 11, Dogan informed Post that the GOC would not be supporting International Organization for Migration Direc [...] | 2008-06-12 12:28:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PREF SMIG AORC HR |
08ZAGREB506 | NO RESPONSE FROM CROATIA ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2008-07-08 15:26:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO HR |
08ZAGREB660 | CROATIAN MINISTER OF AG TO ATTEND EGYPT'S [...] No summary [...] | 2008-09-18 08:46:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL KFLU HR |
08ZAGREB850 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THE HARMONIZATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2008-12-12 14:08:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA HR |
08ZAGREB95 | CROATIA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL TANNER [...] You are coming to Croatia just six weeks after the formation of Prime Minister Ivo Sanader's second government, as he and other leaders look ahead to NATO's Bucharest Summit. After encouraging feedback from NATO allies during the January review of Croatia's progress under the Membership Action [...] | 2008-02-08 15:47:00 | Embassy Zagreb | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AORC PREL PGOV NATO HR |
09ABIDJAN295 | DEMARCHE ON STATUS OF NEW PORT STATES AGREEMENT [...] (U) Emboff delivered demarche in reftel on April 30 to Dr. Jeanson Djobo, Director of Fisheries at the Ministry of Animal Production and Fisheries. Djobo, who said he attended the second session of the FAO Technical Consultation in January 2009 in Rome, was not aware of the next round of the [...] | 2009-05-05 10:18:00 | Embassy Abidjan | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV AORC ETRD FAO IV |
09ABUDHABI1077 | UAE SUPPORTS U.S. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION [...] (SBU) On November 15, PolOff delivered Ref A demarche to the Director General of the National Transport Authority Dr. Nasser Saif Al Mansoori, who said the UAE would "definitely" support the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council in Category A, as it [...] | 2009-11-15 11:38:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA PREL PGOV AE |
09ABUDHABI1092 | UAE - UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS FOR PEACEKEEPING [...] (SBU) On November 19, DCM and French Deputy Head of Mission Vincent Floreani delivered reftel demarche to Mohammed Rashed Al Absi, Deputy Director of International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al Absi asked several questions about the current assessment scale and associate [...] | 2009-11-19 10:44:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AORC FR AE |
09ABUDHABI585 | UAE INTERESTED IN DOE/NNSA COOPERATION, MOU [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. In response to reftel request, the Ambassador and EconOff discussed DOE/NNSA's interest in pursuing nuclear infrastructure cooperation with the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) and the Emirates Nuclear Energ [...] | 2009-06-11 12:28:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA AE |
09ABUDHABI808 | OPPORTUNITIES FOR DOE/NNSA TECHNICAL COOPERATION IN UAE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the August 3-5 visit of a DOE/NNSA and State delegation, UAE nuclear power officials expressed great interest in bilateral civil nuclear infrastructure engagement and formal cooperation in the fields of safety, security and safeguards, under the auspices of a bilateral imp [...] | 2009-08-13 04:34:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA AE |
09ABUDHABI899 | UAE REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR A SEAT ON IMO COUNCIL [...] (U) This is an action request; please see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) The UAE is seeking U.S. support for a seat on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council when the 26th Assembly meets in December. CDA, along with mission chiefs from Argentina, Brazil, Canada, and Venezuela attended [...] | 2009-09-10 10:30:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA KTIA PREL PGOV |
09ABUDHABI916 | "EXPANDING CHORUS ON IRAN" DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UAE [...] (C) DCM delivered reftel demarche to Emirati MFA Assistant Minister for Political Affairs Tariq Haidan. He urged the UAE to encourage Iran to engage in meaningful discussions with the P5+1 and respond to U.S. offers of engagement on its nuclear program. After discussing reftel points for GCC [...] | 2009-09-16 13:37:00 | Embassy Abu Dhabi | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA AORC GCC MU QA IQ IR AE |
09ABUJA1235 | NIGERIA: ITSO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Econ Specialist informed Engineer Festus Daudu, Director Spectrum Management, Ministry of Information and Communication of reftel demarche on July 6. Daudu said that the Government of Nigeria will not attend the upcoming International Telecommunication Satellite Organization (ITSO) meeting [...] | 2009-07-07 13:14:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AORC ECPS PREL NI |
09ABUJA1855 | BIOSECURITY WORKSHOP INVITATION DELIVERED TO [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche, nonpaper and pre-invitation for the Africa Regional Workshop on Biosafety and Biosecurity to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of the First UN Division Maria Laose October 6. Laose ( 234 8059006063) is the POC at the MFA in Abuja. She was not sure w [...] | 2009-10-09 12:55:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC NI |
09ABUJA284 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to A.A. Adepoju, Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Europe Division, on February 12. Adepoju said Nigeria would continue to remain neutral on the issue of Kosovo recognition, noting that there is no unified African position. He explained that the [...] | 2009-02-13 12:48:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC ICJ NI KV |
09ABUJA325 | NIGERIA: UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL - SUPPORTING JUDGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-23 13:59:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA PGOV |
09ABUJA33 | NIGERIA:DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RATIFICATION OF [...] (U) Charge d'Affaires Lisa Piascik delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Toyin Solaja, the incoming Director for North America and the Caribbean at the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja, during his courtesy call to the Embassy on January 8. CDA commended Nigeria for having an Additional [...] | 2009-01-09 09:58:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
09ABUJA350 | NIGERIA'S VIEWS ON UNDT CANDIDATE IZUAKO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 12:46:00 | Embassy Abuja | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KUNR PREL UNGA |
09ABUJA982 | NIGERIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) As suggested reftel, delivery of this demarche was coordinated with the British High Commission. On June 8 PolOff contacted John Gana, Deputy Director of the Second United Nations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stressing that the USG urges that there be a strong mandate re [...] | 2009-06-08 15:30:00 | Embassy Abuja | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PHUM PREL PGOV NI |
09ACCRA112 | GHANA RESPONSE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche February 12 to Dr. Kojo Assan, Director for International Organizations at Ghana's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and NEPAD. Dr. Assan responded that the issue of Kosovo's recognition would be brought to the attention of Ghana's new Fore [...] | 2009-02-13 12:58:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ICJ KV GH |
09ACCRA415 | GHANA SEEKS UNIFIED RESPONSE TO PORT STATES AGREEMENT [...] Regional Environmental Officer (REO),Econ Chief, and Regional Environmental Program Assistant met with officials from the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Representatives of the GOG included the Director of Fisheries, Mr. Alfred Tetebo, the Deputy Director of Fisheries, Mr. George H [...] | 2009-05-07 11:12:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV AORC ETRD XA GH |
09ACCRA416 | GHANA SEEKS UNIFIED RESPONSE TO PORT STATES AGREEMENT [...] Regional Environmental Officer (REO),Econ Chief, and Regional Environmental Program Assistant met with officials from the Ghanaian Ministry of Food and Agriculture. Representatives of the GOG included the Director of Fisheries, Mr. Alfred Tetebo, the Deputy Director of Fisheries, Mr. George H [...] | 2009-05-07 14:03:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV AORC ETRD XA GH |
09ACCRA423 | GHANA RESPONSE TO IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ghana offers strong support for Japanese candidate Yukiya Amano to be IAEA DG but does not give a definitive "yes". END SUMMARY 2. (U) Per reftel, PolOff Raymond Stephens delivered demarche to Dr. Kojo Assan, Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau, Ghan [...] | 2009-05-08 12:17:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC IAEA KNNP PREL |
09ACCRA524 | DEMARCHE ON UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 10:36:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09ACCRA529 | RENEWING THE SUDAN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR MANDATE AT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-05 14:22:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREL |
09ACCRA966 | DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (U) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the demarche September 15 to Mrs. Perpetual Dufu, Deputy Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau at the Ghana MFA. Dufu stated that she will pass the information to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who will attend UNGA, for his consideratio [...] | 2009-09-16 16:10:00 | Embassy Accra | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KV |
09ACCRA968 | DEMARCHE ON IRAN CHORUS [...] (C) Per reftel, PolOff delivered the demarche September 15 to Mrs. Perpetual Dufu, Deputy Director, International Organizations and Multilateral Bureau at the Ghana MFA. Dufu stated that Ghana supports the peaceful use of nuclear technology and will work with the IAEA to ensure that nuclear te [...] | 2009-09-16 16:10:00 | Embassy Accra | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC |
09ADDISABABA2493 | ETHIOPIA - VISUALIZING IRREGULAR MIGRATION PATTERNS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 1, International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) officials publicized i-Map, a tool that visually maps irregular migration patterns, and recent efforts to bring the GoE on board as an information-sharing partner. Under the auspices of the Mediterranea [...] | 2009-10-20 04:50:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | SMIG KTIP KHLS ASEC AORC INS IOM ML NG SG ET |
09ADDISABABA2639 | UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 16:11:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09ADDISABABA2852 | OIOS: ETHIOPIAN DOING DUE DILIGENCE ON OWN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 11:31:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNAUS PREL AMGT ET |
09ADDISABABA2855 | OIOS: ETHIOPIAN DOING DUE DILIGENCE ON OWN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 04:36:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNAUS PREL AMGT ET |
09ADDISABABA2909 | ETHIOPIA ON CANDIDATE FOR OIOS [...] (C) On December 8, Political-Economic Counselor met with the Director of the Directorate-General for International Organizations of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Grum, to deliver Reftel A points on the potential Ethiopian candidate for the Office of Internal Oversight Services ( [...] | 2009-12-10 13:22:00 | Embassy Addis Ababa | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC UN PREL AMGT ET |
09ALGIERS210 | ALGERIA: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL [...] We delivered reftel to MFA U.S. Desk Officer Ali Drouiche on February 28, asking for Algerian support for the nomination of Judge Mark Painter to the UN Appeals Tribunal. Drouiche gave no substantive comment, but was aware of the Tribunal and ongoing efforts to systemize responses to staff gri [...] | 2009-03-01 13:44:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09ALGIERS396 | ALGERIA: SITUATION IN MADAGASCAR FROZEN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-21 11:16:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID MA AG |
09ALGIERS464 | ALGERIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT SOUTH AFRICAN IAEA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-11 11:03:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA PREL AG |
09ALGIERS749 | ALGERIA: NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE 2010 [...] (U) Per reftel, Embassy POC on NPT-related issues will be Michael Bosshart, Political and Economic Section Chief, as of September 1, 2009. 2. (U) We believe that much of Algeria's NPT-related policy is coordinated through Algeria's ambassador to the IAEA in Vienna, although some authority m [...] | 2009-08-12 17:30:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09ALGIERS818 | DEMARCHE U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-13 15:48:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA AG |
09ALGIERS822 | MIDDLE EAST ISSUES IN IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Algiers | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM KNNP IAEA PREL IS EG AG |
09ALGIERS845 | ALGERIA: AFRICAN REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON BIOSAFETY [...] (U) Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel points September 24 to Hamza Khelif, in the Security and Disarmament Division of the General Directorate of Political Affairs and International Security. Khelif said he would refer this matter to his superiors, but was fairly certain Algeria would participat [...] | 2009-09-27 08:43:00 | Embassy Algiers | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC XA KE AG |
09AMMAN1266 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA JO |
09AMMAN1428 | JORDAN WELCOMES U.S. MEMBERSHIP IN INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (U) EconCouns delivered ref A demarche on possible U.S. membership in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Director for Renewable Energy Engineer Eng. Ziad Jibril on June 24 and to Minister of Environment Khaled Irani on June 25. ESTH [...] | 2009-06-28 03:38:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENG KGHG AORC PREL JO |
09AMMAN1512 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ITSO EXTRAORDINARY ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 04:08:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECPS AORC ECON EFIN INTELSAT KTIA TSPA JO |
09AMMAN1561 | JORDAN WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 14:16:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA JO |
09AMMAN1611 | Arab Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement [...] The Arab Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (ANECE) was established during a regional meeting held June 18-19 in Jordan. Funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the State Department's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI),ANECE aims to increase the [...] | 2009-07-19 04:54:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL ECON AORC KMPI XF JO |
09AMMAN1968 | JORDAN CONSIDERING ORAL STATEMENT FOR ICJ ADVISORY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-31 05:59:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL ICJ KV JO |
09AMMAN2114 | JORDAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN, IAEA MIDDLE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 13:06:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC JO |
09AMMAN2155 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR ZERO NOMINAL GROWTH IN FAO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-17 14:20:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EFIN FAO KUNR JO |
09AMMAN2376 | JORDAN: GOJ SUPPORTIVE OF US CANDIDACY FOR IMO [...] POLOFF delivered reftel points to Samer Naber, the Head of the America's Bureau at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as well as a dip note and aide memoire in both English and Arabic per reftel instructions. Naber was not very familiar with the details of IMO governance, but indicated that the [...] | 2009-10-27 13:37:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT JO |
09AMMAN2592 | Jordan Seeks U.S. Support for its ICAO Council Candidacy [...] (SBU) Post was notified by diplomatic note dated November 18, 2009 of the Government of Jordan's (GOJ) candidacy for the 2010-2013 Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in membership category III. The GOJ seeks U.S. support. 2. (SBU) Jordan has been a good partner [...] | 2009-12-02 11:46:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR AORC ICAO PREL JO |
09AMMAN362 | Jordan Signs Statute Establishing the International [...] (U) Jordanian Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources Khaldoun Qutishat signed the statute establishing the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) during the January 26 founding conference in Bonn, Germany. President of the Jordanian National Energy Research Center (NERC),Malek Kabar [...] | 2009-02-08 12:02:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC SENV ENRG PGOV KGHG JO |
09AMMAN469 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: JORDANIAN VIEWS OF THE NPT [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points on February 5 to MFA nonproliferation pointman Khaled Takhayneh, seeking official comment on Jordan's goals regarding the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and the upcoming review process. On February 18, PolOff met with Takhayneh, who offered a general [...] | 2009-02-19 14:12:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09AMMAN529 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US CANDIDATE FOR UN APPEALS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 05:41:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KJUS KUNR JO |
09AMMAN831 | DEMARCHE ON SUBMITTING BRIEF TO ICJ ON KOSOVO [...] (C) PolOff on April 5 delivered Ref A demarche urging Jordan to submit a brief supporting Kosovo in the case before the International Court of Justice to Mohammed Ensour in the Foreign Minister's Private Office. Ensour asked PolOff to reconcile the U.S. request to do so with our desire that [...] | 2009-04-07 05:49:00 | Embassy Amman | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL ICJ KV JO |
09AMMAN894 | JORDAN--UNHCR LOOKS AT NEW WAYS TO MONITOR [...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR-Jordan recently changed the composition of its monitoring and evaluation teams to include staff from both its protection and program offices. UNHCR invited the Refugee Coordinator for assistance to participate on March 30, in the first deployment of the newly constitut [...] | 2009-04-16 05:53:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREF PHUM EAID AORC JO |
09AMMAN904 | JORDAN ALSO RUNNING FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL; [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 12:50:00 | Embassy Amman | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL AORC JO |
09ANKARA1466 | TURKEY: DEMARCHE ON IMO CANDIDACY DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche and aide-memoire to Haldun Tekneci, Maritime Department Head at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He recognized the ongoing and active participation of the United States in the IMO and observed that Turkey and the United States have a long history of excellen [...] | 2009-10-09 09:25:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA TU |
09ANKARA1499 | 64TH UNGA: FIFTH COMMITTEE - TURKISH JIU CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) As requested REFTEL, on October 13, we contacted the International Affairs section of the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to discuss Cihan Terzi, their candidate for the Joint Inspection Unit (JIU). Terzi is an incumbent in this position, serving as an Inspector for the JIU si [...] | 2009-10-16 15:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA TU |
09ANKARA159 | TURKEY: NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) POST [...] Post POC for NPT-related isssues is Robert Lee in the Office of Political Military Affairs. He can be reached via e-mail at leerd@state.gov or leerd@state.sgov.gov or by phone at 90-312-457-7177. The GOT POC for NPT-related is Mustafa Yurdakul, Section Chief in MFA's Department for Nonproli [...] | 2009-02-02 13:50:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA |
09ANKARA1660 | TURKEY WANTS MORE INFORMATION ON ANGARSK RESERVE [...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Energy Department Head Berris Ekinci and Nonproliferation and Disarmament Section Head Mustafa Yurdakul on November 17. While noting no particular objections to the reftel information, Ekinci said the GoT will seek additional information about the prop [...] | 2009-11-19 06:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC IAEA ENRG TRGY |
09ANKARA455 | U.S. HCOC ANNUAL DECLARATION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) We delivered the U.S. Annual Declaration under the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC) on March 25 to MFA Nonproliferation and Disarmament Deputy DG Ahmet Gun. He expressed appreciation for the information and confirmed that the GOT had submitted its Annual Declaration during the week of March [...] | 2009-03-25 15:36:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KSCA ETTC PARM TSPA AORC |
09ANKARA559 | TURKEY STILL UNDECIDED ON ICJ ADVISORY OPINION [...] (C) MFA Balkans Department Head Ahmet Riza Demirer told us April 14 that MFA still has yet to decide if Turkey will offer any submission (advisory opinion or written statement) to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding the legality of the manner in which Kosovo declared independenc [...] | 2009-04-15 14:03:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL ICJ KV TU |
09ANKARA807 | TURKEY UNDECIDED ON ICSC THIRD CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 05:44:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA TU |
09ANKARA882 | TURKEY'S EXPLANATION FOR WEAK IAEA STATEMENT ON [...] (C) On June 22, DCM met with Hakan Fidan, PM Erdogan's Foreign Policy Adviser and also Turkey's governor on the IAEA, to discuss Turkey's national statement on Iran. DCM expressed regret that the Turkish national statement did not call for Iran to provide transparency and access to the IAEA [...] | 2009-06-23 16:17:00 | Embassy Ankara | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP AORC IAEA IR TU |
09ANKARA964 | DEMARCHE ON ITSO ARBITRATION DELIVERED [...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Emra Topcu at MFA's Directorate General of International Political Organizations. He informed us that Turkey would be represented at the ITSO Extraordinary Assembly by Ahmet Calik, Senior Expert at Turksat, the independent agency responsible for Turk [...] | 2009-07-07 06:28:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN KTIA PREL TSPA TU |
09ANTANANARIVO136 | SUPPORTING UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL NOMINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-26 14:22:00 | Embassy Antananarivo | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA MA |
09ASHGABAT102 | STRAIGHT TALK BETWEEN TURKMENISTAN'S STATE [...] (SBU) Chairman of the State Counternarcotics Service (SCNS),Col. Murat Islamov, told UN Office on Drugs and Crime(UNODC) Project Coordinator, Ercan Saka, at an Imamnazar Border Crossing Checkpoint Project Steering Committee meeting on January 15 that Turkmenistan is not a narcotics smuggling [...] | 2009-01-22 08:18:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL EAID SNAR TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT110 | TURKMENISTAN: LOCAL BUSINESS COUNCIL MEETING TOOK [...] (C) SUMMARY: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Resident Office Head, Neil McKain (please strictly protect),said that the head of the Union of Entrepreneurs and Industrialists is a "born entrepreneur" and that "he has the right instincts to help entrepreneurs" in Turkme [...] | 2009-01-22 13:07:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EINV EAGR TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT112 | TURKMENISTAN: EBRD REVIEWS ITS STRATEGY -- IS [...] (C) SUMMARY: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) office in Ashgabat is focusing on the question "how much reform is enough" to validate additional cooperation in Turkmenistan, in the context of a strategy evaluation exercise currently underway. If allowed, the reside [...] | 2009-01-23 07:12:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV EFIN EIND EPET TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT1175 | TURKMENISTAN: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 10:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC TX |
09ASHGABAT1214 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. IMO COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-25 07:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA IMO UK TX |
09ASHGABAT134 | UNDP HELPS TURKMENISTAN DEVELOP CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) recently facilitated an inter-ministerial dialogue on climate change, aimed at helping Turkmenistan develop an official position on the issue. UNDP hoped to gain a commit [...] | 2009-01-27 11:17:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV EAGR ENRG EPET SENV TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT1389 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 10:40:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA TX |
09ASHGABAT1425 | TURKMENISTAN TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY IN IMO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 12:56:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EWWT PHSA IMO UK TX |
09ASHGABAT161 | WHAT'S HOLDING UP TURKMENISTAN'S ACCESSION TO THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: One faction in Turkmenistan's government, which is afraid of losing control, is the stumbling block preventing Turkmenistan from acceding to the New York Convention on International Arbitration. Another faction understands the value of joining international conventions to impro [...] | 2009-02-02 12:43:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECIN EIND EINV EPET TX AORC |
09ASHGABAT251 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 09:48:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA TX |
09ASHGABAT477 | TURKMENISTAN: BERDIMUHAMMEDOV STAYS IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ashgabat's hosting of the CIS Council of Foreign Ministers meeting on April 10 was well-covered in regional press. Although a broad range of topics were on the agenda, it does not appear that the body came to any significant conclusions. Beginning with his opening remarks, Pr [...] | 2009-04-15 11:52:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON ETRD AORC PREL TX |
09ASHGABAT501 | TURMENISTAN: ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AT THE HAZAR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNDP and the Global Environmental Fund are sponsoring a project for community outreach in the Hazar Nature Reserve, to reduce the amount of hunting and fishing of endangered and unique species in the area. This involves the delicate work of trying to change the habits of those [...] | 2009-04-20 10:39:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV EAID EPET ESTH SENV AORC TX |
09ASHGABAT608 | TURKMENISTAN: UN CENTRE FOR PREVENTIVE DIPLOMACY [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A diplomat from the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy disputed press reports that the meetings of the International Fund for Saving the Aral Sea "broke down in bitter disagreement." He maintained that t [...] | 2009-05-13 11:58:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL ENRG SENV TX UN ZK AORC |
09ASHGABAT675 | TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 13:35:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA TX |
09ASHGABAT677 | TURKMEN GOVERNMENT RELUCTANT TO OPENLY DISCUSS [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) SUMMARY: While the Government of Turkmenistan has recently authorized environmental cleanup projects, it appears to be motivated more by preparations for the Avaza Tourism Zone than by a desire to improve the living condit [...] | 2009-06-02 08:15:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SENV EIND ENRG TRGY TX RU AORC |
09ASHGABAT77 | TURKMENISTAN: ANNOUNCEMENT OF RATIFICATION OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 10:03:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
09ASHGABAT847 | TURKMENISTAN: EXCHANGE RATE ILLUSTRATES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Significant aspects of the dual exchange rate system that existed in Turkmenistan until May 2008 remain a mystery. While people knew that someone or some people profited handsomely from the system, it was not clear who the beneficiaries were. After exchange rate unification, [...] | 2009-07-07 07:32:00 | Embassy Ashgabat | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL EFIN AORC TX |
09ASTANA1453 | KAZAKHSTAN: STILL MULLING OVER AMCIT CANDIDACY FOR [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On August 19, we followed up with Azat Matenov, Attache with the MFA's Department of Multilateral Cooperation, on Kazakhstan's position on the candidacy of Ms. Lucretia Myers for the International Civil Service Commission ( [...] | 2009-09-02 01:50:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC APER KAWC KJUS UNGA KZ |
09ASTANA1536 | KAZAKHSTAN LIKELY TO BUZZ ON IRAN [...] (C) During a September 16 meeting with Kazakhstani Deputy Foreign Minister Kairat Umarov, the Ambassador delivered the talking points (ref) urging Kazakhstan to send a strong private message to Iran about its nuclear program, possibly during a bilateral meeting at UNGA. Umarov agreed to pass [...] | 2009-09-17 08:43:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PARM MNUC AORC KNNP IAEA UN IR KZ |
09ASTANA2067 | KAZAKHSTAN TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (SBU) On November 20, Rimma Zhunussova of the MFA's UN office told PolOff that Kazakhstan will support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to Category A membership in the International Maritime Organization Council (ref A and B). S [...] | 2009-11-20 07:54:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC EWWT PHSA IMO KZ |
09ASTANA223 | KAZAKHSTAN'S PRIMARY POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 08:58:00 | Embassy Astana | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA |
09ASTANA261 | KAZAKHSTAN: RECOMMENDATION THAT WE NOT DEMARCHE [...] (C) In response to reftel, post recommends that we not demarche the Kazakhstani government to recognize Kosovo at this juncture. If not counterproductive, such a demarche would certainly be futile, and viewed by the Kazakhstanis as inconsistent with our demarches urging that they not recogniz [...] | 2009-02-13 06:11:00 | Embassy Astana | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AORC ICJ KV KZ |
09ASUNCION623 | PARAGUAY WILL SUPPORT LUCRETIA MYERS IN ICSC VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 15:58:00 | Embassy Asuncion | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | UNGA PREL AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PA |
09ATHENS138 | NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT): GREECE POCS [...] (SBU) Post provides in paragraph 2 contact information for Embassy Athens and the Greek government for issues related to the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT). Post will transmit by septel a substantive response to other reftel requests for information prior to the February 20 deadline. I [...] | 2009-02-02 14:16:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09ATHENS1431 | Greece: IAEA General Conference [...] (C) SUMMARY. Greece agrees with us that a single resolution on the Middle East is a smart goal for the IAEA General Conference, but is skeptical about Arab flexibility, given the previous year's close vote. Greece hopes for a unified EU position at the GC, and along with other EU members is p [...] | 2009-08-18 13:17:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA GR |
09ATHENS1479 | GREECE WILL FOLLOW EU CONSENSUS ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES AT [...] (C) Pol-Mil Chief delivered Reftel A points to the MFA's Disarmament Sub-Section Head Loukas Tsokos on September 16. Tsokos reiterated the Greek position, as detailed in Reftel B, noting that Greece continues to believe that a single Middle East resolution is desirable, and that Greece will [...] | 2009-09-16 11:29:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PARM PREL KNNP IAEA GR |
09ATHENS1531 | H1N1: GREECE WILLING TO PROVIDE ADVICE, NOT VACCINES [...] SUMMARY: In a response to reftel demarche, the Greek Ministry of Health indicated that it was not in a position to contribute vaccines to the US-led World Health Organization effort to aid developing countries ahead of the anticipated autumn flu season. The Ministry did offer technical and sc [...] | 2009-10-05 15:04:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL KFLU WHO AORC |
09ATHENS1543 | 64th UNGA: CANDIDATE FLOGAITIS [...] (SBU) In response to reftel request for information about Spyridon Flogaitis, Greek candidate for the UN Fifth Committee International Civil Service Commission (ICSC),Flogaitis is a long-time contact of Embassy Athens and Post hasn't encountered any disqualifying information. Flogaitis i [...] | 2009-10-15 05:57:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNGA PINR GR |
09ATHENS1555 | GREECE SUPPORTS U.S. IMO CANDIDACY, EXPECTS SAME [...] (SBU) On October 2, we delivered reftel demarche and diplomatic note to the MFA's D1 Office, responsible for the UN and other international organizations and conferences. On October 16, we followed up with Director Emannouil Papadorgiorgakis, who assured us of Greek support for the United Sta [...] | 2009-10-16 12:28:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA GR |
09ATHENS1567 | Greece: Demarche Response on UN International Civil Service [...] (C) On October 23, Poloff raised reftel A points on U.S. ICSC candidate Lucretia Myers and provided Myers' bio to Evaghelia Kamariotou, the officer in charge of UN candidatures in the MFA D1 Directorate of UN and International Organizations. Kamariotou confirmed that Greece fully supported th [...] | 2009-10-23 12:42:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL AORC UNGA KUNR GR |
09ATHENS230 | GREECE AND NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) [...] (SBU) We discussed ref B points and request for information on Greek views on the current Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) review cycle with the Greek POC on NPT matters, MFA D1 Directorate Second Counselor Loukas Tsokos (contact information in ref A),on February 2 and again on February [...] | 2009-02-20 14:40:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09ATHENS243 | UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL: AMCIT NOMINATION DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to George Panagiotidis, Embassy Attache in the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UN Directorate, on 23 February. Panagiotidis indicated that it would be given due consideration, but we have not yet received a response. MCCARTHY [...] | 2009-02-24 14:23:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER PREL UNGA KAWC KJUS KUNR |
09ATHENS523 | GREECE -- ENLARGING WITH STATES ON ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 06:54:00 | Embassy Athens | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL ICJ KV GR |
09ATHENS689 | GREECE URGES EARLY RETURN TO CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN [...] (C) On April 27 poloff delivered reftel points urging a return to constitutional rule in Madagascar to Stefanos Ioannides, Counselor for Sub-Saharan Africa in the A9 Division of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). While Greece believed a return to constitutional order in Madagascar wa [...] | 2009-04-29 10:53:00 | Embassy Athens | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC EAID PGOV GR MA |
09BAGHDAD1284 | IRAQ CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR AMANO AS IAEA DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-17 03:04:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL KNNP AORC IAEA IZ |
09BAGHDAD1331 | IRAQ SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FUNDING INADEQUATE [...] (SBU) From May 11-13, visitors from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and National Science Foundation met with numerous Government of Iraq (GOI) officials to discuss science and technology (S-T) policy development and funding. GOI officials admitted Iraq lacks a driving force and vision t [...] | 2009-05-21 12:44:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | TSPL TPHY SCUL TBIO TNGD TINT PREL KPAO AORC |
09BAGHDAD280 | CHAIRMAN OF COR FINANCE COMMITTEE SPEAKS WITH [...] (C) SUMMARY: A 19 January 2009 impromptu dinner invitation extended to USAID and IFES with Mr. Ayad Samarai, Chairman of the Council of Representatives (COR) Finance Committee, provided a window into what he is thinking on a broad range of subjects as he contests the position of Speaker at [...] | 2009-02-03 13:14:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV AORC |
09BAGHDAD370 | IRAQ: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-12 16:08:00 | Embassy Baghdad | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KV IZ |
09BAGHDAD605 | IRAQ HEALTH INVESTMENT SUMMIT HIGHLIGHTS PROGRESS, [...] SUMMARY. The Iraq Health Investment Summit, held on February 19-20 in Istanbul, Turkey, was a key opportunity for the Minister of Health (MOH),Dr. Salih al-Hasnawi, to showcase Iraq's 2009-2013 strategic health plan and to solicit partnerships with private companies for Iraq's healthcare sys [...] | 2009-03-09 07:26:00 | Embassy Baghdad | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECIN BEXP CVIS IZ ECON PGOV PREL |
09BAKU187 | ANTARCTICA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Adil Suleymanov at the Azerbaijani Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Suleymanov received the demarche, responding Friday, February 27 to say that he would pass the message to his MFA colleagues who work on multilateral treaties. He did not offer any clarif [...] | 2009-03-11 11:07:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PARM AORC AY KSCA KTIA TPHY AJ |
09BAKU450 | AZERBAIJAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CRITICAL UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-04 08:15:00 | Embassy Baku | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS AORC APER PREL |
09BAMAKO247 | MALI: DEMARCHE ON DURBAN REVIEW DELIVERED [...] The Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Hamadou Albachir Toure, Chief of the Europe and Americas Desk at the Malian Foreign Ministry, on April 21. Mr. Toure thanked the Embassy for relaying this information but made no further comment. LEONARD [...] | 2009-04-21 15:20:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI AORC KISL PHUM KDEM ML |
09BAMAKO640 | MALI: DEMARCHE ON AFRICA REGIONAL WORKSHOP ON [...] On October 1, Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the Chief of the Europe and America Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hamadou Albachir Toure, and to Colonel Amadou S. Gueye, Counselor in charge of Military Cooperation at the Ministry of Defense. Both Toure and Gueye indicated enthus [...] | 2009-10-05 22:07:00 | Embassy Bamako | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KPAO PREL PTER UNSC KE ML |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN226 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 08:33:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP UNGA PARM IAEA PREL AORC BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN227 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) Charge d' Affaires (CDA) delivered reftel demarche to Florence Chong, Director, International Organizations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). CDA urged Brunei to meet with Kosovo's UN delegation on the margins of the UNGA, in addition to continuing to urge Brunei to formally r [...] | 2009-09-18 08:33:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA AORC BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN281 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED - PEACKEEPING SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] (SBU) US Embassy and British High Commission delivered demarches to Brunei's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT). Haji Erywan, Permanent Secretary, International Organizations, MFAT and Ms. Florence Chong, Director, International Organizations, MFAT noted the validity of points made i [...] | 2009-11-20 07:34:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC PREL UNGA BX |
09BANDARSERIBEGAWAN31 | BRUNEI STILL CONSIDERING KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 08:38:00 | Embassy Bandar Seri Begawan | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ICJ KVIR AORC BX |
09BANGKOK1595 | THAILAND NON-COMMITTAL ON ITSO DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel talking points on July 2 to Mr. Chaiyan Peungkiatpairote, Executive Director of the Space Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (MICT). 2. (SBU) Mr. Chaiyan stated that he was unable to provide an official response at this time [...] | 2009-07-07 01:53:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL TSPA TH |
09BANGKOK2019 | UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED; THAI MFA SHARES ITS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PHUM AORC UNESCO UN TH |
09BANGKOK2035 | THAILAND NPT KEY CONTACTS [...] (U) Post is pleased to provide the following points of contact in Thailand for NPT issues. The Foreign Ministry's Peace, Security and Disarmament Division, which is part of the MFA's Department of International Organizations, has the leading role for NPT issues. Key contacts are: -- Chitry [...] | 2009-08-17 11:24:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA TH |
09BANGKOK226 | THAI GOVERNMENT SOLICITS USG SUPPORT FOR A THAI [...] (U) Post is in receipt of diplomatic note number 1004/C1947 from the Royal Thai Government's (RTG) Ministry of Foreign Affairs, dated December 26, 2008. The note solicits the support of the USG for Mr. Viroj Sumyai, Assistant Secretary General for Narcotic Drugs Suppression, an office within [...] | 2009-01-29 03:36:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TH |
09BANGKOK2278 | THAI THOUGHTS ON NPT REVIEW AND HOPES FOR BANGKOK [...] (C) We met September 4 with Cherdkiat Atthakor, Director of the MFA's Peace, Security and Disarmament Division, to discuss reftel questions regarding the NPT review cycle. Cherdkiat welcomed President Obama's prioritization of non-proliferation concerns and of arms control. The approach was a [...] | 2009-09-08 09:31:00 | Embassy Bangkok | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09BANGKOK2463 | THAI GOVERNMENT ON THE FAO BUDGET [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 09:46:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EFIN FAO KUNR TH |
09BANGKOK2766 | Thailand Supports U.S. Candidacy in IMO [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche via diplomatic note on October 19. The Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs replied via diplomatic note on October 29 and stated that the Royal Thai Government (RTG) supports the re-election of the United States to the International Maritime Organization's (IM [...] | 2009-10-29 09:32:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC EWWT IMO PHSA UK TH |
09BANGKOK2777 | Major Outcomes of the Coral Triangle Initiative Senior [...] The "Coral Triangle" includes the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, and Papua New Guinea. This 5.7 million square km area of ocean and islands has the highest marine biodiversity on earth. It provides livelihood for 120 million people and food for many more. The ar [...] | 2009-10-30 09:48:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG IN TH |
09BANGKOK3033 | CTI Ministerial Consensus Reached to Locate Regional [...] SUMMARY: At the 2nd Ministerial Meeting held in Gizo, Solomon Islands on November 19, 2009, Ministers from the six countries of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI-CFF) unanimously agreed to locate the Permanent Regional Secretariat in Indonesia. Other [...] | 2009-12-01 09:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG IN TH |
09BANGKOK322 | Coral Triangle States Advance Commitment to Marine [...] SUMMARY: Officials from the six nations of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI) made steady progress towards a comprehensive coastal and marine management framework at the fourth meeting of the CTI Coordination Committee in Manado, Indonesia from Janua [...] | 2009-02-06 09:55:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG IN TH |
09BANGKOK483 | THAILAND WILL CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] (SBU) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Treaties and Legal Affairs First Secretary Pakvipa Arvipanh February 24 urging Thailand to support the candidacy of Judge Mark P. Painter for the UN Appeals Tribunal (reftel). Pakvipa stated that the RTG had drawn up a short list [...] | 2009-02-25 10:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09BANGKOK484 | THAILAND WILL CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] (SBU) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Treaties and Legal Affairs First Secretary Pakvipa Arvipanh February 24 urging Thailand to support the candidacy of Judge Mark P. Painter for the UN Appeals Tribunal (reftel). Pakvipa stated that the RTG had drawn up a short list [...] | 2009-02-25 10:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09BANGKOK485 | THAILAND WILL CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] (SBU) We engaged Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Department for Treaties and Legal Affairs First Secretary Pakvipa Arvipanh February 24 urging Thailand to support the candidacy of Judge Mark P. Painter for the UN Appeals Tribunal (reftel). Pakvipa stated that the RTG had drawn up a short list [...] | 2009-02-25 10:56:00 | Embassy Bangkok | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
09BANGUI115 | CARG TO VOTE YES FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On the 4th of June, 2009, POLOFF delivered the referenced demarche concerning Lucretia Myers' candidacy for the UN International Civil Service Commission to Central African Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs (DMFA),Ambrosine Kpongo. During the meeting, the DMFA said that the Ministry would [...] | 2009-06-09 14:55:00 | Embassy Bangui | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA CT |
09BEIJING1346 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ECOSOC NGO COMMITTEE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 09:06:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC PHUM NGO SOCI UN CH |
09BEIJING1493 | CHINA WANTS CONSENT OF SUDAN IN RENEWING THE SUDAN [...] (C) SUMMARY: China wanted to gain the consent of Sudan and the Africa Group regarding the UN Human Rights Council's upcoming renewal of the mandate for the Sudan Special Rapporteur, MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department Human Rights Division Deputy Director Yao Shaojun to [...] | 2009-06-04 10:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM AORC CH SU |
09BEIJING1515 | CHINA CONSIDERING INCREASE IN THE INTERNATIONAL [...] PolOff delivered ref A demarche encouraging China to support a significant real increase in the IAEA regular budget and to move costs associated with nuclear security into the regular budget to Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director Zhang Shen on June 5. Zhan [...] | 2009-06-05 08:38:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL AORC ENRG KNNP IAEA CH |
09BEIJING2593 | CHINA: NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE REPORTING REQUEST [...] (C) Below, please find Embassy Beijing's responses to reftel questions in preparation for the 2010 Nonproliferation Treaty Review Conference (RevCon). -- What is the host government's general attitude towards CTBT, FMCT, NPT, and U.S.-Russian arms control efforts? What factors influence its [...] | 2009-09-10 09:26:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PGOV UNGA |
09BEIJING2679 | P-3 NPT AND FMCT DRAFT AGENDA DELIVERED TO CHINA [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche outlining a draft agenda for a discussion of Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) and Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty (FMCT) issues at the upcoming P-3 meeting in Washington on September 18 to Zhang Hongliu of MFA's Arms Control and Disarmament Department General Po [...] | 2009-09-18 03:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09BEIJING3040 | PRC AGREES TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN ICSC; [...] (SBU) The PRC agrees to support the candidacy of Ms. Lucretia Myers for election to the UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC),MFA International Organizations and Conferences Department UN Division Officer Liu Bing reported to PolOff November 4. In affirming PRC support for Myers' [...] | 2009-11-04 06:00:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC KAWC KJUS KUNR UNGA CH |
09BEIJING3141 | IAEA: CHINA TENTATIVELY SUPPORTS ANGARSK NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche encouraging China to support an anticipated Russian resolution to create a nuclear fuel reserve at Angarsk, Russia, during the November 26-27 IAEA Board of Governors meeting to Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Director Zhang Shen o [...] | 2009-11-20 00:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL AORC TRGY ENRG KNNP IAEA CH |
09BEIJING3147 | CHINA URGED TO SUPPORT CREATION OF THIRD [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche asking China to support creation of a third subsidiary body dealing with Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) Article X provisions for the May 2010 NPT Review Conference to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division First Secretary He Zhi [...] | 2009-11-20 05:33:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL PGOV UNGA AORC CDG KNNP ENRG MNUC |
09BEIJING374 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1540 PROGRAM OF WORK [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered ref A and B non-paper, draft amended text and talking points seeking PRC support in ongoing UNSC Resolution 1540 Committee Program of Work (POW) negotiations to MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Missile Division Second Secretary Zhang Ze on February 13. PolOff [...] | 2009-02-13 09:04:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC CH |
09BEIJING379 | CHINESE POSITION ON KOSOVO UNCHANGED: NO PRC [...] (C) China's position not to recognize Kosovo remains unchanged, MFA European Affairs Department Balkans Division Deputy Division Director Tian Yishu told PolOff February 13 in response to reftel points urging recognition of Kosovo. China was aware of the upcoming anniversary of Kosovo's declar [...] | 2009-02-13 09:50:00 | Embassy Beijing | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV AORC ICJ CH YI UN KV |
09BEIJING439 | CHINA SHARES NPT PREPCOM AND REVCON PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOff discussed reftel questions regarding China's priorities for the upcoming Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) third Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) and 2010 NPT Review Conference (RevCon) with MFA Arms Control and Disarmament Department Nuclear Division Deputy Director [...] | 2009-02-20 08:53:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PARM MNUC AORC DCG ENRG KNNP PREL PGOV UNGA |
09BEIJING869 | CHINA STILL EXAMINING KOSOVO BRIEF QUESTION [...] (U) China was researching the question of filing a brief with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the question of Kosovo independence, MFA Treaty and Law Department Public and International Law Division Attache Li Bingzhuo told PolOff April 1. Li was responding to reftel points, prese [...] | 2009-04-01 09:01:00 | Embassy Beijing | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC ICJ KV |
09BEIRUT1181 | LEBANON REQUESTS ICAO VOTE IN EXCHANGE FOR IMO AND [...] (C) We delivered ref A demarche regarding the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on September 30 and ref B demarche on the UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC) (ref B) on October 23 to both MFA Americas desk officer Reina Charbel and Acting Director General of the MFA Depart [...] | 2009-10-28 15:26:00 | Embassy Beirut | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC APER KJUS KUNR PHSA PREL UNGA |
09BEIRUT87 | LEBANON: SIGNING ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL AGREEMENT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points and text of the USG announcement of the U.S.- IAEA "Additional Protocol" ratification to Oussama Khachab, Head of the Americas Desk at the Lebanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and Nada Akl, First Secretary in the Department of International Organiza [...] | 2009-01-21 16:21:00 | Embassy Beirut | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP KTIA MNUC NPT PARM PGOV |
09BELGRADE1210 | Serbia To Support U.S. IMO Candidacy [...] SBU) In response to the demarche requested in reftel, Serbia declared in a diplomatic note that it will support the candidacy of the US for re-election in the IMO council under Category A during the 26th session of the IMO Assembly in London from 23rd November to 4th December 2009. BRUSH [...] | 2009-10-21 13:17:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK SR |
09BELGRADE141 | SERBIA ASKED ABOUT NPT RELATED ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-17 09:49:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA IAEA |
09BELGRADE655 | SERBIA UNAWARE OF ITSO DG'S PUSH FOR AUTHORITY TO INITIATE [...] (SBU) Per reftel instructions, post delivered the demarche on opposition to the initiation of arbitration against the USG to Second Secretary in the Directorate for Economic Multilateral Cooperation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sandra Vujinovic on July 7, 2009. Vujinovic said Serbia woul [...] | 2009-07-08 13:05:00 | Embassy Belgrade | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ECON EFIN KTIA PREL TSPA SR |
09BELMOPAN424 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche and diplomatic note on USG candidacy for the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council to Ayesha Borland, Western Hemisphere Desk Officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 17. Director of Economic Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] | 2009-11-17 19:49:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK BH |
09BELMOPAN425 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 19:49:00 | Embassy Belmopan | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO BH |
09BERLIN1004 | GERMANY: UPDATED POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NPT-RELATED [...] Per ref A request, please note that the key points of contact for NPT-related issues in the German MFA remain Arms Control and Disarmament Office Director Nikolai von Schoepff (240-RL@diplo.de) and his deputy Stefan Kordasch (240-0@diplo.de). Both can be reached at tel. 0049-30-5000-4268. E [...] | 2009-08-14 17:13:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09BERLIN1021 | GERMANY: VIEWS ON IRAN SANCTIONS AND PRELIMINARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 15:43:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM |
09BERLIN1112 | (C) IAEA: GERMANY READY FOR IRAN SANCTIONS; WANTS [...] (C) Summary. On September 8 poloff informed MFA IAEA lead Hans-Peter Hinrichsen that the U.S. was delivering reftel demarche to all IAEA Board Members. Hinrichsen shared copies of the EU and E3 statements to be released that day (see paragraphs 12 and 13). Hinrichsen asked for the USG to in [...] | 2009-09-10 10:04:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS GM |
09BERLIN1143 | GERMANY ALREADY "IN THE CHOIR" ON IRAN [...] (C) The Ambassador called German MFA Political Director Stanzel September 15 to discuss reftel on expanding the chorus on Iran. Stanzel thanked the Ambassador for the update and said Germany agreed with our message and was taking similar action with only subtle differences. Stanzel added t [...] | 2009-09-16 15:31:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | KNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC |
09BERLIN1144 | GERMANY TO SPEAK AT ICJ IN DECEMBER, PRESSES [...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, on September 8 MFA Balkans Deputy Director Marc Bogdahn confirmed that Germany will present oral arguments at the ICJ in December. However, Germany has not encouraged -- and has no plans to encourage -- other countries to do so. Though Germany had previousl [...] | 2009-09-17 06:01:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL ICJ KV GM |
09BERLIN1169 | NPT REVCON: GERMANY UNDERSCORES NEED TO REASSURE [...] (C) Summary. Post addressed ref A questions about German positions on non-proliferation in refs B & C. During subsequent meetings, German officials have also emphasized the need to overcome NAM suspicions that non-proliferation efforts are veiled attempts to infringe on NPT Article IV rights. [...] | 2009-09-21 10:42:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA |
09BERLIN1204 | GERMAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON GLOBAL H1N1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 16:24:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KFLU WHO GM |
09BERLIN1233 | GERMANY URGES U.S. TO SUPPORT ITS OPCW CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 22 letter to the Ambassador, German MFA DepSec-equivalent Reinhard Silberberg strongly lobbied the USG to support German Ambassador Peter Gottwald for Director General of the Technical Secretariat of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) [...] | 2009-10-02 14:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC CDG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL CWCM GM |
09BERLIN126 | GERMANY: POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NPT-RELATED ISSUES [...] The key points of contact for NPT-related issues in the German MFA are Arms Control and Disarmament Office Director Nikolai von Schoepff and his deputy Stefan Kordasch. According to von Schoepff, Director General for Arms Control and Disarmament Peter Gottwald, is likely to lead the German de [...] | 2009-02-02 16:48:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09BERLIN1276 | GERMANY INVITED TO WASHINGTON EXPERTS AND TOKYO [...] (SBU) Econoff provided reftel information to MFA Desk Officer for Nuclear Energy and Non-proliferation Dr. Bernd Rinnert. Rinnert thanked Econoff for the points and stated that the German Sherpa for the Nuclear Security Summit will be Ambassador Viktor Elbling, Commissioner for Nuclear Energy [...] | 2009-10-13 16:14:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC ENRG PREL PTER TRGY IAEA |
09BERLIN1329 | 64TH UNGA: GERMAN CANDIDATE FOR ICSC, WOLFGANG [...] (SBU) MFA UN Budget, Administration, and Personnel Division Chief Michael Fabri-Weiland sent Poloff electronically biographic information on the German candidate for the International Civil Service Commission, Mr. Wolfgang Stoeckl (reftel). Post will forward the information electronically to [...] | 2009-10-23 15:33:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC UNGA GM |
09BERLIN1382 | FY 2009 IO&P Voluntary UNFCCC Contribution Confirmed [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-02 13:44:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC ABUD KGHG SENV |
09BERLIN1456 | GERMANY REVERSES COURSE ON BOSNIA OHR CLOSURE [...] (C) SUMMARY. Despite Germany's earlier support for the closure of the Office of the High Representative (OHR) in Bosnia, officials now say it should remain open until at least 2011. However, they believe the OHR is a damaged body that is barely able to perform the job it has been given. If t [...] | 2009-11-17 10:51:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL BK GM |
09BERLIN1494 | GERMANY SUPPORTS THIRD SUBSIDIARY BODY AT 2010 NPT [...] (C) Summary. Germany supports the USG effort to include a third subsidiary body at the NPT RevCon to address Article X (treaty withdrawal) issues. However, it believes the road ahead could be difficult due to NAM opposition. End Summary. 2. (C) Post delivered reftel points on November 20 t [...] | 2009-11-24 08:18:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
09BERLIN1496 | GERMANY TO TAKE BACK SEAT IN ONGOING MACEDONIA [...] (SBU) MFA Deputy Director for the Balkans Marc Bogdahn told poloff on November 18 in response to reftel points that while Germany supports UN negotiator Nimetz's efforts to resolve Macedonia's name dispute with Greece, Germany had no plans to actively lobby the parties. Bogdahn was downbeat a [...] | 2009-11-24 09:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL EUN NATO GR MK GM |
09BERLIN1497 | GERMANY FAVORS MAINTAINING EUFOR TROOP LEVELS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director for the Balkans Marc Bogdahn on November 18 and had a follow-on conversation with MFA Bosnia desk officer Michael Geisler on November 20. Geisler -- who had just returned from the Peace Implementation Council (PIC) meeting in Saraj [...] | 2009-11-24 09:25:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC PREL MARR MOPS EUN BK GM |
09BERLIN1501 | ANGARSK NUCLEAR FUEL BANK: GERMANY CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (C) Germany is supportive the ref A Angarsk nuclear fuel reserve proposal, but would prefer text changes that address concerns about "conditions of supply" and "market neutrality" before pledging co-sponsorship. Econoff met with MFA Desk Officer for Nuclear Energy and Non-Proliferation, Dr. [...] | 2009-11-24 16:55:00 | Embassy Berlin | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS PK IN IS JP KS |
09BERLIN1526 | GERMAN MFA SHARES ITS OWN QUESTIONS, [...] (SBU) Poloff shared reftel points as well as questions and recommendations with MFA Human Rights Division deputy Martin Huth December 2. Huth said that the MFA is "in full agreement with the points made" and also provided questions that the MFA sent to its Geneva Mission, see para 2. Huth sa [...] | 2009-12-02 14:37:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM AORC SOCI UNGA GM |
09BERLIN1549 | Confirmation of U.S. FY 2009 UNCCD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 09:30:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AORC ABUD KGHG SENV |
09BERLIN1560 | No Objection to Proposed FDA Research [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 15:32:00 | Embassy Berlin | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AFIN AORC ABUD KGHG |