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09MADRID671
2009-07-08 15:49:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Madrid
Cable title:
SPAIN: DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO'S MEETING WITH ZAPATERO
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C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 MADRID 000671
SIPDIS
FOR EUR/WE, EUR/ERA, INR, WHA/MEX
PASS TO MARC FREY, DAVE GORDNER, KIKO CORTI, MIKE
SCARDAVILLE OF DHS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/06/2019
TAGS: PREL PTER KHLS SP PGOV
SUBJECT: SPAIN: DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO'S MEETING WITH ZAPATERO
REF: MADRID 614
Classified By: Charge D'Affaires Arnold A. Chacon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
C O N F I D E N T I A L SECTION 01 OF 03 MADRID 000671
SIPDIS
FOR EUR/WE, EUR/ERA, INR, WHA/MEX
PASS TO MARC FREY, DAVE GORDNER, KIKO CORTI, MIKE
SCARDAVILLE OF DHS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/06/2019
TAGS: PREL PTER KHLS SP PGOV
SUBJECT: SPAIN: DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO'S MEETING WITH ZAPATERO
REF: MADRID 614
Classified By: Charge D'Affaires Arnold A. Chacon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In a clear signal that Spain
wants to work closely with the Obama Administration on a
range of security issues, President Jose Luis Rodriguez
Zapatero and several of his key cabinet ministers held
extended meetings in Madrid on July 1 with DHS Secretary
Janet Napolitano and members of her delegation. The
Secretary's meetings highlighted the importance that the USG
places on the bilateral relationship and the numerous
programs that DHS is working on with our Spanish hosts. The
Secretary also urged Spain to use its upcoming EU Presidency
to resolve issues of data privacy and information sharing
between the U.S. and the EU. The interaction also served to
establish close personal ties with senior members of the
Zapatero Administration. The meeting with Zapatero marked
the longest time that Zapatero - in office since 2004 - has
spent in private discussions with senior USG officials.
Zapatero, who spent 90 minutes with the Secretary in a
meeting that was scheduled to last an hour, expounded on his
views, with characteristic optimism, across a range of global
issues and regional hotspots. END SUMMARY AND COMMENT.
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CHACON
SIPDIS
FOR EUR/WE, EUR/ERA, INR, WHA/MEX
PASS TO MARC FREY, DAVE GORDNER, KIKO CORTI, MIKE
SCARDAVILLE OF DHS
E.O. 12958: DECL: 07/06/2019
TAGS: PREL PTER KHLS SP PGOV
SUBJECT: SPAIN: DHS SEC. NAPOLITANO'S MEETING WITH ZAPATERO
REF: MADRID 614
Classified By: Charge D'Affaires Arnold A. Chacon for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d)
1. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT. In a clear signal that Spain
wants to work closely with the Obama Administration on a
range of security issues, President Jose Luis Rodriguez
Zapatero and several of his key cabinet ministers held
extended meetings in Madrid on July 1 with DHS Secretary
Janet Napolitano and members of her delegation. The
Secretary's meetings highlighted the importance that the USG
places on the bilateral relationship and the numerous
programs that DHS is working on with our Spanish hosts. The
Secretary also urged Spain to use its upcoming EU Presidency
to resolve issues of data privacy and information sharing
between the U.S. and the EU. The interaction also served to
establish close personal ties with senior members of the
Zapatero Administration. The meeting with Zapatero marked
the longest time that Zapatero - in office since 2004 - has
spent in private discussions with senior USG officials.
Zapatero, who spent 90 minutes with the Secretary in a
meeting that was scheduled to last an hour, expounded on his
views, with characteristic optimism, across a range of global
issues and regional hotspots. END SUMMARY AND COMMENT.
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CHACON