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06BRASILIA1365	BRAZIL REJECTS SOFA REQUEST FOR BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE ANNUAL [...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points and draft dip notes, July 5, to Virginia Toniatti, the MFA's General Coordinator Against Transnational Crime (COCIT). In response to the draft note and Poloff's assertion that the USG would like to conclude a long-term SOFA agreement with Brazil, Toniat [...]	2006-07-06 18:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MOPS MASS KTIA US BR

06BRASILIA1366	BRAZIL: SUBMISSION FOR INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Per instructions in reftel, US Embassy Brasilia is aware of two (2) claims of US persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Brazil (GOB). Claim 1 ------- a. Claimants A and B b. 1999 c. Claimants A and B, along with a Brazilian partner, through a joint [...]	2006-07-06 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV KIDE ENRG CASC ECON OPIC PGOV BR
06BRASILIA139	BRAZIL: U.S. CARRIERS EXPLORE NEW ENTRY POINTS DESPITE [...] (U) This cable contains business-proprietary information. It has been coordinated with AmConsulate General Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU-NOFORN) Summary. During a recent trip to Sao Paulo, Charge met with local United and American Airlines representatives to gauge their interest in offering air conne [...]	2006-01-23 11:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR CVIS CMGT BR
06BRASILIA1391	BRAZIL RESPONSE TO NORTH KOREA MISSILE LAUNCHES [...] Poloff delivered reftel's talking points and the President's message to Gustavo Bezerra in the MFA's Division for Asia and Oceania. In the course of the conversation, Bezerra reported that Brazil had released a statement on July 6 expressing worry over the situation, lamenting the launch and i [...]	2006-07-07 18:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN BR
06BRASILIA1401	BRAZIL: BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO DISCOURAGING [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-10 16:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KN BR
06BRASILIA1410	BRAZIL FOREIGN MINISTRY PREDICTS DEEPENED RELATIONS FROM [...] Summary: The June 13 meeting between Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Peruvian President-elect Alan Garcia will increase physical integration, increase information sharing and strengthen political ties between the two neighbors, according to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE). Poloff [...]	2006-07-11 15:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA142	PETROBRAS WILL PLAY BALL WITH BOLIVIA OR ELSE [...] (U) The information provided is industry sensitive. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. Banco Pactual energy analyst Pedro Batista, commenting on the recent visit of Evo Morales to Brazil and what it means for Petrobras, told us that the partially privatized Brazilian petroleum [...]	2006-01-23 19:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR
06BRASILIA1425	BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE VERSION OF [...] Post is transmitting to Washington the communication received from the Brazilian Foreign Ministry on July 12, 2006, providing the United States with their comments on the suggested Portuguese language text for the Cooperation on Environmental Scientific Research in the Large Scale Biosphere-Atm [...]	2006-07-13 12:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA KSCA KTIA SENV TBIO NASA BR
06BRASILIA1429	BRAZIL: 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-14 12:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BR
06BRASILIA1440	PROSPECTS FOR BRAZIL'S MERCOSUL PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Recently, Econoffs met with Julio Laranjeiras, Counselor for Mercosul at the Ministry of External Relations to discuss Brazil's ambitious and hopeful integration agenda during its 5-month tenure as Mercosul pro tempore president starting August 1. Brazil plans to, among other th [...]	2006-07-17 15:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1442	FOLLOW-UP TO BRAZILIAN ENV TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE [...] Reftel outlines Government of Brazil, Ministry of Environment (MMA) requests for technical assistance in several environmental areas. 2. After consulting again with Fernando Lyrio, Minister Sylvia's Director for International Relations briefly last week about the type of agreement be soug [...]	2006-07-17 18:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1448	BRAZIL: PROVIDING BACKGROUND AND INFORMING PARTNERS ON THE [...] (U) On July 12, 2006, Political Section faxed reftel points and Compact Report to the Head of the Carribean desk, Igor Kipman, at the Ministry of External Affairs. 2. (U) The Public Affairs Section is in the process of translating the points into Portuguese for posting on the Mission Web si [...]	2006-07-18 12:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM CU BR
06BRASILIA1455	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 77 [...] The following is the seventy-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views exp [...]	2006-07-19 09:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA146	BRAZIL - NEW CIVIL AVIATION AGENCY [...] (U) Summary. A September 2005 law in Brazil created the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC),a civilian regulatory body that will replace the current Department of Civil Aviation (DAC) in the Ministry of Defense by March 2006. ANAC's mission is to regulate and monitor civil aviation as well [...]	2006-01-24 09:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON BR
06BRASILIA1461	BRAZIL BIOFUEL UPDATE, JUNE/JULY 2006 [...] Brazil's main sugarcane-producing center, in the southwest region of the country, exported a record 428 million liters of ethanol in June 2006, in contrast to 268 million liters of ethanol over the same period last year. Most of the region's exports went to the United States, which has been im [...]	2006-07-19 18:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1467	NOMINATIONS FOR FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS TECHNIQUES (FIT) [...] Per reftels, this cable transmits Post's nomination of sixteen Brazilian participants to take part in the Financial Investigations Techniques (FIT) courses to be held at the International Law Enforcement Academy (ILEA) in Lima from July 31 to August 4, 2006 and August 7 to 11, 2006. These nom [...]	2006-07-20 15:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC SNAR PREL KCRM BR
06BRASILIA1472	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS PRATT AND [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Pratt, Senior Medical Epidemiologist, and Dr. Harold Kohl, Lead Epidemiologist; NCCDPHP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),as follows: -- to Brasilia, Brazil, Aug 14-18, to attend a planning meeting with the Brazili [...]	2006-07-21 18:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1480	THE VEGETABLE OIL REVOLUTION - FROM THE KITCHEN TO THE CAR [...] Summary: Brazilian energy parastatal Petrobras recently publicized the development of a new diesel fuel, H-Bio, further bolstering Brazil's already prominent position in the world of biofuels. A hydrogenated synthesis of petroleum and vegetable oil, Petrobras is touting the social, environment [...]	2006-07-24 11:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1487	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SILVA [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Alexandre da Silva, Senior Service Fellow, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),as follows: -- to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, Jul 29 to Aug 2, to present three lectures at the course entitled "Molecular Epidemiology and [...]	2006-07-24 17:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1497	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIST, COMPUTER SECURITY [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST),Computer Security Division Manager, Mr. Timothy Grance to Brasilia and Sao Paulo, from August 6 to August 11, 2006, to attend the Fourth Brazilian Digital Certification Forum and to present [...]	2006-07-25 18:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KSCA OTRA TNGD BR
06BRASILIA1505	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR INR ANALYST DR. MICHAEL [...] Country clearance is granted for Dr. Michael J. Prather, Science and Technology Analyst in INR/GGI, to travel to Brasilia for consultations with the environmental HUB for South America and for possible meetings with Brazilian counterparts. The Consulate requires that traveler to consider the f [...]	2006-07-26 19:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY BR
06BRASILIA1508	BRASILIA COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST - DR. SUZANNE WESTMAN, [...] Embassy Brasilia requests country clearance for Dr. Suzanne Westman, Dr. Aristides Barbosa and Mrs. Erin Johnson for August 03, 2006. 2. The purpose of this visit is to view access to care and HIV testing services for high risk migratory groups along the corridor between Guyana and Brazil; [...]	2006-07-27 13:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC OTRA US GY BR
06BRASILIA1509	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 78 [...] The following is the seventy-eighth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]	2006-07-27 13:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1511	BRAZIL GRANTS ASYLUM TO FARC TERRORIST [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 10 for action request. 2. (C) Summary: The Colombian government has called on Brazil to reverse a July 14 decision to grant asylum to wanted FARC terrorist Francisco Antonio Cadena. Some media in Brazil greeted the decision with speculatio [...]	2006-07-27 18:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL PGOV MARR BR CO
06BRASILIA1514	SOYBEAN BOYCOTT IN THE AMAZON REGION: [...] Summary: Multinational soy traders agreed to a two-year moratorium on the purchase of soybeans from newly deforested land starting in the 2006-07 crop season. A remarkable feature is that even soybeans grown on land legally cleared during this period on farms in the Amazon forest zone will not [...]	2006-07-28 16:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1515	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SILVA (AMENDED [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Alexandre da Silva, Senior Service Fellow, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),as follows: -- to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, Jul 29 to Aug 2 and from Aug 6 to Aug 9, to present three lectures at the course entitled "Mol [...]	2006-07-28 16:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1520	BRAZIL ESTH UPDATE, JUNE/JULY 2006 [...] The Government of the Brazilian state of Para has approved the creation of the second the biggest protected area in the country. The state forest (Flota) of Paru will be 36,000 square kilometers (3.6 million hectares),an area larger than France, and it will be used for both preservation and su [...]	2006-07-28 18:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1547	BRAZIL: 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH-LEVEL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-02 18:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BR
06BRASILIA157	BRAZIL: U.S. CARRIERS EXPLORE NEW ENTRY POINTS DESPITE [...] (U) This cable contains business-proprietary information. It has been coordinated with AmConsulate General Sao Paulo. 2. (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip to Sao Paulo, Charge met with local United and American Airlines representatives to gauge their interest in offering air connections [...]	2006-01-24 13:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR CVIS CMGT BR
06BRASILIA1581	BRAZIL'S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL COURT [...] Despite being or potentially because of being one of the leading Brazilian-states in terms of environmental damages, Para (PA) has created the first Special Environmental Court in the country. The court, located in Para's capital, Belem, will try small-scale environmental crimes; those that c [...]	2006-08-04 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1588	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS JAMES [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Officials James Mendlein, Andrew Weathers, Michael Link, Douglas Hatch and Eduardo Simoes, itinerary as follows: James Mendlein, Scientific Research Expert, COGH, CDC, HHS: -- to Brasilia (Distrito Federal),Brazil, Aug 9 to Aug 19, 2006 [...]	2006-08-07 19:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1618	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 79 [...] The following is the seventy-ninth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2006-08-09 17:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1623	APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT TITLED "RETROVIRUS [...] On August 4, 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology, (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 043, dated August 2, 2006) approving the research project proposal entitled "Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor-Study II", (number HB 0 [...]	2006-08-09 18:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA1624	USTDA DIRECTOR TRAVELS TO BRAZIL, MEETS WITH MINISTER OF [...] Summary. (U) In a mid-July three-day visit to Brazil, USTDA Director Thelma Askey met with government leaders, industry officials and businessmen in Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Brasilia. In addition, Ms. Askey signed four grants, totaling nearly US$2 million, in support of priority Brazil [...]	2006-08-09 18:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP KIPR EIND BR
06BRASILIA1630	BRAZIL: ECONOMY HELPING LULA'S REELECTION BID [...] (SBU) Summary: Economic factors are boosting President Lula's chances of winning reelection in October 2006. Solid expected GDP growth of about 4% this year combined with higher salaries, lower unemployment and inflation under control, mean that the economic "feel-good" factor going into the [...]	2006-08-09 19:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA1632	APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT TITLED "GENETIC ANALYSIS [...] On August 4, 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology, (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 044, dated August 4, 2006) approving the research project proposal entitled "Genetic Analysis Of Cholinergic Function: Implication [...]	2006-08-09 19:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA1634	BRAZIL UNRESPONSIVE TO CAE REQUESTS [...] Embassy Brasilia has not been able to confirm a proposed date for the Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) with the GoB. Repeated requests to the MFA (Itamaraty) to verify a CAE date have been met with silence. That said, Post is under the impression that the Brazilian Embassy in Washingto [...]	2006-08-10 17:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1638	BRAZILIAN NGO FOCUSES ON IMPROVING THE CLIMATE FOR DOING [...] (U) Summary. In a series of recent events, the Brazilian Competitiveness Movement (MBC),a local NGO, has sought to create greater awareness of the barriers to doing business in Brazil and the need to improve the local investment climate. Specifically, MBC has explored the possibility of lin [...]	2006-08-10 17:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP ECON EIND BR
06BRASILIA1651	FEDERAL POLICE ARREST 49 FOR ILLEGAL LOGGING [...] Brazilian Federal Police together with the Brazilian Institute for Environment and Renewable Resources (IBAMA) arrested 49 of a total 54 people accused of being part of an illegal logging ring. Among those apprehended were 16 IBAMA state officials and 33 timber industry entrepreneurs. Similar [...]	2006-08-11 17:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1655	MIXED SIGNALS ON LOCAL CURRENCY-DENOMINATED TRADE WITH [...] (SBU) Summary. According to the local press, on July 20 Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega met with Argentine Economy Minister Felisa Miceli on the margins of the Mercosul Summit meeting to discuss ways to conduct trade between the two countries in local currency (reais/pesos) instead o [...]	2006-08-11 17:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EFIN BR
06BRASILIA1657	CAN A ROAD SAVE THE AMAZON? THE BR-163 [...] Summary: BR-163 is an unpaved highway located in Brazil's Amazon Forest which leads from the city of Santarem, in the state of Para, to Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. While abandoned for the past three decades, it has once again become a government priority for the development of that area. The regio [...]	2006-08-11 19:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1659	BRAZIL INTERNAL POLITICS UPDATE, 7-11 AUGUST 2006. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Parliamentary Inquiry Committee (CPI) investigating the so-called "blood suckers" (Sanguessugas) corruption scandal issued a report on August 9 that implicated 69 federal deputies and three federal senators, calling for their removal from politics. The scale of the accusati [...]	2006-08-11 19:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1660	AMEDMENT TO COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL: [...] This is to amend country clearance approval for Dr. Eduardo Simoes COGH, HHS/CDC. Amendment reflects change on Dr. Simoes's itinerary and dates that have been changed from August-14, to August-30-2006. Itinerary is as follows: --Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August-14-2006 to August-14-2006. The [...]	2006-08-11 19:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1666	BRAZIL TO SEND PARK DIRECTORS ON PAID INTERNSHIPS [...] Post recently learned that Brazil's Environmental Protection Agency (IBAMA) has allotted money for the second semester of FY07 to send each of its 23 national park directors on a month-long internship at a national park overseas. At a meeting on August 10, IBAMA's head of international relatio [...]	2006-08-14 14:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1667	CAN A ROAD SAVE THE AMAZON? THE BR-163 - Corrected Version [...] Summary: BR-163 is an unpaved highway located in Brazil's Amazon Forest which leads from the city of Santarem, in the state of Para, to Cuiaba, Mato Grosso. While abandoned for the past three decades, it has once again become a government priority for the development of that area. The regio [...]	2006-08-14 17:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1670	BRAZIL NONCOMMITTAL ON PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary. GOB officials responded in a noncommittal fashion to visiting S/P Director Krasner's presentation on the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG). During an August 4 meeting at the Foreign Ministry, GOB officials expressed concerns about the PDG's relationship, if any, to [...]	2006-08-14 19:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC BR
06BRASILIA1672	BRAZIL WILL NOT VOTE FOR WEDGEWOOD FOR UNHCR [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 09:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNRCR BR
06BRASILIA1673	BRAZIL WILL NOT VOTE FOR WEDGEWOOD FOR UNHRC [...] Retransmitting with corrected subject line. 2. Brazil will not vote for Ruth Wedgewood for re-election to the United Nations Human Rights Committee. We spoke with Marcia Adorno, chief of the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Human Rights Division on August 14. Adorno told us Brazil has recen [...]	2006-08-15 09:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNRCR BR
06BRASILIA1679	BRAZIL: RELEASE OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S NATIONAL [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 15:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BR
06BRASILIA1680	DEMARCHE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) Poloff met on August 14 with Marcia Adorno, head of the Division of Human Rights, who said that, in Brazil's view, the Human Rights Council could not fail to address the situation in Lebanon (ref). Brazil voted in favor of the resolution text but did not consider it balanced, Adorno sa [...]	2006-08-15 16:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KPAO BR
06BRASILIA1687	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE/NNSA OFFICIALS BAKER, [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) officials Arnold B. Baker, Sandia Natl. Laboratories/New York, NY; Michael P. Ross, Sandia Natl. Laboratories/Scranton, Pennsylvania; and, Blake A. Simmons, Sandia Natl. Laboratories/Omaha, Nebra [...]	2006-08-15 19:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG KNNP KSCA OTRA BR
06BRASILIA1701	NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "ASSESSMENT OF SAFETY AND [...] On August 3, 2006, Embassy delivered to Secretary Everton F. Lucero, Head of the Division of Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DCTEC/MFA),for review and approval, the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) proposed award of a research project titled "Assessment of Safety and [...]	2006-08-16 14:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA1702	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MINISTER OF DEVELOPMENT, [...] (SBU) Summary. On August 8, Ambassador paid an initial courtesy call on Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry, and Commerce Luiz Furlan. The wide-ranging session touched upon a variety of topics, including the upcoming Commercial Dialogue meeting in Washington during the fall between U [...]	2006-08-16 16:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP KIPR EFIN SENV BR
06BRASILIA1706	BRAZILIAN INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT REACT TO THREAT TO GSP [...] (SBU) Summary. During recent days, both local policymakers and entrepreneurs have begun to marshal arguments in favor of Brazil retaining eligibility for GSP benefits should that legislation be renewed by the U.S. Congress. Economic and trade officials have raised the issue with the Ambassad [...]	2006-08-16 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON BR
06BRASILIA1707	BRAZIL ANNOUNCES PLAN TO MONITOR SELECTIVE LOGGING [...] Summary: Brazil intends to invest US$ 640,000 to develop a system that will monitor selective logging in the Amazon. The GoB hopes that the program will provide another weapon to combat deforestation and shore up enforcement mechanisms for the recently passed Forest Concessions Law.(ref A) IN [...]	2006-08-17 10:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1708	MERCURY PARTNER FOR UNEP SUBMISSION - BRAZILIAN RESPONSE [...] Post delivered reftel's talking points to Otavio Drummond of the MFA's Division for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development. Drummond noted that the Ministry of Environment (MMA) is responsible for mercury activities in Brazil and surmised that the MMA would most likely submit a list [...]	2006-08-17 12:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD TSPL UNEP BR
06BRASILIA1711	BRAZIL ESTH UPDATE, JULY/AUGUST 2006 [...] American Company Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has announced construction of a biodiesel plant in the state of Mato Grosso. ADM will invest a total of USD 30 million in the refinery, which will be the biggest biodiesel-producing plant in the world with a yearly production capacity of 180 thous [...]	2006-08-17 15:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1719	BRAZIL'S TRIANGULAR DEVELOPMENT PARADIGM [...] Summary: On August 4, Ambassador Sobel hosted a lunch for S/P Director Stephen Krasner and a cadre of Ministry of External Relations (MRE) and international officials, following Krasner's consultations with GOB officials on the Partnership in Democratic Governance (PDG) initiative. GoB interlo [...]	2006-08-17 18:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA1725	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Central Bank President Henrique Meirelles highlighted to the Ambassador during their August 9 introductory meeting the importance he places on achieving formal Central Bank independence, which he sees as a key part of consolidating Brazil's current success in fighting inflation. [...]	2006-08-18 11:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD PREL EINV BR
06BRASILIA1744	BRAZIL INTERNAL POLITICS UPDATE, 14-18 AUGUST 2006. [...] (U) SUMMARY. Campaign season is now in full swing across Brazil. The first debate among presidential candidates was held on August 14, but President Lula did not participate, although the others made him the focus of the two hour program. On August 15 candidates began running campaign messa [...]	2006-08-18 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1753	BRAZIL CLARIFIES COLLABORATION ON SUSTAINABLE FOREST [...] Scioff met with Tasso Azevedo, head of the recently established Brazilian Forest Service and architect of Brazil's Forest Concessions Law(ref A),on August 18. A follow-on to earlier conversations with the Ministry of Environment (MMA),this meeting clarified where the MMA would like to cooper [...]	2006-08-21 17:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1770	PANTANAL REGIONAL MEETING DISCUSSES JOINT MANAGEMENT [...] The European Union (EU) hosted the Campo Grande Regional Symposium (CGRS) on the research agenda for the Upper Paraguay River Basin (UPRB) and the Pantanal, July 27-28 in Campo Grande, Brazil. The Pantanal is the vast floodplain of the Upper Paraguay River Basin and is one of the world's most [...]	2006-08-22 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID ECON SOCI TBIO BR
06BRASILIA1772	(C) BRAZIL DEFENDS UNHRC VOTES ON LEBANON AND GAZA [...] (C) Summary. Brazil defended its votes in favor of UN Human Rights Council (HRC) resolutions on Lebanon and Gaza when presented with demarche (reftel A). Marcia Adorno, the Foreign Ministry's chief of the Human Rights Division, told poloff on August 22 that Brazil opposes unbalanced resolu [...]	2006-08-23 11:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM UNHRC BR
06BRASILIA1774	BRAZIL BIOFUEL UPDATE, AUGUST 2006 [...] A consortium headed by the French bank, Societe Generale, has announced a USD 1 billion outlay in projects to expand the ethanol market in Brazil. The bank estimates it will invest USD 20 billion in the ethanol sector over the next five years. Furthermore, it has declared its intention to in [...]	2006-08-23 13:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1775	BRAZIL: MOVEMENT ON PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS [...] (SBU) The GoB is close to launching a much-delayed inter-agency review of its first Public-Private Partnership (PPP) proposals for major infrastructure investments. These projects would be reviewed by the Ministers of Planning and Budget (Paulo Bernardo),Finance (Guido Mantega) and the Presid [...]	2006-08-23 13:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA1781	Brazil: Copyright Piracy Six Months Later [...] (SBU) Summary. In January 2006, a USG interagency community closed U.S. industry's petition, based upon lax enforcement of copyright piracy, to strip Brazil of GSP eligibility. Since then, both the Brazilian government and U.S. firms report advances in terms of seizures and law enforcement. [...]	2006-08-24 09:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR KCRM ETRD BR
06BRASILIA1784	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH CIVIL HOUSEHOLD [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by DCM and PolCouns, met 23 August with Civil Household Minister Dilma Rousseff, for an incisive discussion focused heavily on planning for strategic U.S.-Brazil cooperation in bio-fuels. Rousseff, whose position equates to Presidential Chief of St [...]	2006-08-24 17:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ENRG KSCA KCRM EINN BR
06BRASILIA1787	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 80 [...] The following is the eightieth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed [...]	2006-08-24 19:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1791	IBAMA ANNOUNCES NEW, TAMPER-FREE FOREST PRODUCT MONITORING [...] Summary: Ibama (Brazilian Environmental Protection Agency) officially published a normative instruction on August 23, creating a new system of Forest Origin Documents (DOF) to track Brazilian timber and timber derived products. The new system takes effect September 1 and aims to combat illegal [...]	2006-08-25 12:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1797	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL SHAPIRO [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza, Epidemiologist, Maternal and Infant Health Branch, NCCDPHP, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, Brazil, August 27-31, 2006 to attend "Maternal Mortality Surveillance in Latin A [...]	2006-08-25 16:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1798	BRAZIL INTERNAL POLITICS UPDATE, 21-25 AUGUST 2006. [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Chamber of Deputies began proceedings against 67 of its own that could result in expulsion from Congress and several years' banishment from political life. They were implicated in the "Bloodsuckers" scandal involving rigged ambulance contracts and kickbacks for congressional [...]	2006-08-25 18:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1804	TORRES STRAIT - DEMARCHE ON AUSTRALIAN COMPULSORY PILOTAGE [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-28 18:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PBTS PHSA BR
06BRASILIA1810	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL DASCH [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official Gregory Dasch, Supervisory Research Microbiologist, NCID, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brazil as follows: -- Sao Paulo, from August-31 to September 2; -- Ribeirao Preto, from September 2-7; -- Brasilia, [...]	2006-08-28 19:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1811	U.S. EMBASSY BRASILIA DELIVERS MESSAGE TO PRESIDENT LULA [...] Mission passed reftel's message to the GoB and President Lula received President Bush's letter on Monday, August 28. CHICOLA [...]	2006-08-29 14:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ENRG BR
06BRASILIA1824	APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "ASSESSMENT OF [...] On August 29, 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology, (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 049, dated August 29, 2006) approving the research project proposal entitled "Assessment of Safety and Toxicity Among Infants Bor [...]	2006-08-30 14:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA1826	EMBASSY BRASILIA B1, B1/B2, B2 VALIDATION STUDY CY2004 [...] Summary: In August 2006, the Consular Section of Embassy Brasilia concluded a validation study of the 6,620 B1, B1/B2 and B2 Visas issued by the section in calendar year 2004. Results showed that 83.4% returned, 12.2% did not return, 4.1% never traveled, and data was inconclusive on 0.2%. The i [...]	2006-08-31 09:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT BR
06BRASILIA1837	BRAZIL: OPPOSITION PSDB PRESIDENT'S COMMENTS ON [...] Summary. PSDB national president Tasso Jereissati told PolCouns that his party believes it has a window of another 10 to 15 days to diminish President Lula da Silva's commanding lead over PSDB contender Geraldo Alckmin, and move his candidacy to a second round of voting in late October. The [...]	2006-09-01 12:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA1839	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STATE AND DOE OFFICIALS TO [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for: --Jeffrey A. Mitoke, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Health, Space and Science Bureau of Oceans and Intl. Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State; -- Gregory Manuel, Director for Intl. Energy Affairs, office of Policy Pla [...]	2006-09-01 17:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO TRGY KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA1854	BRAZIL: OAS CULTURAL DIVERSITY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Econoff made reftel points to Marcelo Dantas, Director of the Division of Multilateral Cultural Agreements and Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dantas told Econoff that he would be "quite frank." According to Dantas, the Braz [...]	2006-09-01 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD OAS PREL BR
06BRASILIA1855	BRAZIL INTERNAL POLITICS UPDATE, 28 AUGUST - 1 SEPTEMBER [...] (U) SUMMARY. The presidential race entered a new phase this week, as opposition PSDB candidate Geraldo Alckmin began to hit President Lula da Silva hard with negative campaign messages. Alckmin, who has been criticized by some PSDB-PFL coalition figures for demurring in attacks on Lula for th [...]	2006-09-01 19:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1856	GOVERNMENT OF BRAZIL SET TO INVEST OVER USD 175 MILLION [...] The following is an excerpt from an article published in the August 31 issue of the Brazilian daily Valor Economico: Begin Text: President Lula's Chief of Staff, Minister Dilma Rousseff, announced Aug 30, 2006, during the first national biofuels meeting, that the Government of Brazil (GoB) [...]	2006-09-01 19:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1857	Moving Forward the U.S.-Brazil Commercial Dialogue [...] Action Request - paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) On September 1, Marcela Carvalho, the Commercial Dialogue Coordinator for the Ministry of Development, Industry, and Commerce (MDIC),met with Econ Counselor to report on the Ministry's internal meeting on Dialogue issues earlier in the week. Carval [...]	2006-09-02 14:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EINV BEXP BR
06BRASILIA1859	A LEGACY AND A FUTURE -- INITIAL OBSERVATIONS ON [...] (SBU) In my first weeks in Brazil, I reached out to a wide group of government policy makers, political leaders, business representatives, leading journalists, and representatives of civil society. I found a remarkable interest in strengthening bilateral relations. I met early on with Fore [...]	2006-09-05 16:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
06BRASILIA1865	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FINANCE MINISTER MANTEGA [...] (SBU) Summary: In the Ambassador's August 18 initial call on Finance Minister Guido Mantega, the two discussed Brazil's economy, ethanol, and mechanisms for bilateral economic engagement, including the Treasury-Fazenda Group for Growth meetings. Mantega raised the USG's review of Generalized [...]	2006-09-05 18:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA1866	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REFORM AGENDA WITH FINANCE [...] (SBU) Summary: In an August 23 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Finance (Fazenda) International Secretary Luiz Pereira made the point that, with the macroeconomic framework for growth in place, it was time for Brazil to focus ever more on the microeconomic reforms and business environm [...]	2006-09-05 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA1880	NIH RESEARCH PROJECT-"TARGETED THERAPY FOR BURKITT LYMPHOMA [...] On August 30, 2006, Embassy delivered to Secretary Everton F. Lucero, Head of the Division of Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DCTEC/MFA),for review and approval, the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) proposed award of a research project titled "Targeted Theraphy for B [...]	2006-09-08 12:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA1881	NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "CCASANET CARIBBEAN CENTRAL [...] On August 31, 2006, Embassy delivered to Secretary Everton F. Lucero, Head of the Division of Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DCTEC/MFA),for review and approval, the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) proposed award of a research project titled "CCASAnet Caribbean Cent [...]	2006-09-08 12:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA1886	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR ESTH CONFERENCE IN FOZ DO [...] Country clearance is granted for the following people to travel to Brazil to attend the ESTH Western Hemisphere Conference that will be held from September 13-16, 2006 at Foz do Iguassu, Brazil. - Alfred Schandlbauer - Colleen Crenwelge - Michael Keller - Josh Cartin - Nancy Long - Pat O'Re [...]	2006-09-08 18:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA XM XL BR
06BRASILIA1910	BRAZIL: GOB OFFICIALS COMMENT ON REFUGEE CASE OF [...] (S/NF) Summary. Charge and PolCouns delivered ref A demarche to senior GOB officials, stressing USG concerns about the 14 July 2006 decision by Brazil's national refugee commission (CONARE) to grant refugee status to suspected FARC terrorist Francisco Antonio Cadena Collazos (refs B and D),de [...]	2006-09-12 13:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PREL PTER SNAR BR
06BRASILIA1915	CIVAIR BRAZIL: MASTER TOP LINHAS AEREAS DESIGNATED AS CARGO [...] Post has received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of External Relations designating Brazilian cargo carrier Master Top Linhas Aereas as a cargo carrier to operate charter cargo flights under the terms of the U.S.-Brazil bilateral aviation agreement. 2. Begin text of note: The Ministry [...]	2006-09-12 18:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ECON BR
06BRASILIA1921	REPLY DEMARCHE INVITE FORMIN UNGA EVENT [...] Several demarches have been made. DCM Chicola telephoned the Foreign Ministry official with responsibility for all UN-related events and urged that FonMin Amorim participate in the September 22 press conference being hosted by the Secretary. He also called the FonMin Chief of Staff, Maria Naz [...]	2006-09-12 19:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA UNGA BR
06BRASILIA1922	BRAZIL: SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM [...] This cable responds to reftel request for information on USAID programs in Brazil that would be supportive of the Global Internet Freedom "GIFT" objectives. The three USAID programs described below have a significant internet access component: A. Project Name: Youth Employability Program R [...]	2006-09-12 19:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EINT EAID PHUM BR
06BRASILIA1933	USG PRESENTS ETHANOL COOPERATION STRATEGY TO BRAZIL'S MFA [...] (U) Greg Manuel of the Department of State and Sarah Ladislaw from the Department of Energy (DoE),accompanied by Matthew Golden and Morgan Perkins from Mission Brazil, met with the MFA's U/S Patriota and Minister Antonio Simoes, on September 5, to discuss bilateral, biofuel cooperation. The m [...]	2006-09-13 23:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1934	ETHANOL FORUM - PREPARATORY MEETING OUTCOMES [...] (U) Summary: Brazil hosted the first preparatory meeting to the Ethanol Forum on September 5 in Brasilia. Five delegations attended including India, South Africa, China, the EU, the U.S. and Brazil. The USG delegation was headed by State's Greg Manuel and included Sarah Ladislaw from the Depar [...]	2006-09-13 23:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1935	USG TALKS ETHANOL WITH THE BRAZILIAN PRESIDENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. Greg Manuel of the Department of State (DoS) and Sarah Ladislaw of the Department of Energy (DoE) accompanied by Morgan Perkins and Matthew Golden of Mission Brazil met with Alessandro Teixeira, President of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) on September 5. [...]	2006-09-13 23:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA1937	BRAZIL CLAIMS AMAZON DESTRUCTION IS DECLINING [...] The rate of deforestation of the Amazon is slowing according to preliminary estimates announced by the Government of Brazil (GoB). According to the data from the Ministry of Environment (MMA),the country's deforestation rate has likely declined 11 % when compared to 2004-2005 figures. This w [...]	2006-09-14 15:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA1960	NORTHEAST BRAZIL SOCIALIST LEADER SAYS LULA MUST IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary. The success or failure of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's second term will depend on Lula's determination to appoint good people and to achieve a higher economic growth rate, according to Eduardo Campos (protect),national president of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) [...]	2006-09-15 18:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1961	PERNAMBUCO PMDB LEADER FORESEES DIFFICULT LULA SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: The re-election of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will be a "tragedy" and his government will perform so badly he may not finish his term of office, according to Pernambuco's former Governor Jarbas Vasconcelos, (strictly protect),a veteran PMDB (Party of the Brazilian Demo [...]	2006-09-15 18:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1963	BRAZILIAN OPPOSITION SAYS ALCKMIN CAMPAIGN IS ON THE RISE [...] (SBU) Summary. Opposition presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin's national campaign manager said the campaign's strategy of pressing hard for more votes in Bahia while letting Lula take the rest of the northeast still has a chance of forcing a second round and then defeating president Luiz In [...]	2006-09-15 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR

06BRASILIA1966	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON [...] (S/NF) Summary. On 14 September, Ambassador (accompanied by PolCouns and DATT) made a courtesy call on General Jorge Armando Felix, Minister for Institutional Security in the Brazilian Presidency. Felix's office oversees both national intelligence and narcotics prevention efforts nationwide, [...]	2006-09-18 14:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PREL BR
06BRASILIA1968	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON MINISTER OF [...] (SBU) Summary. In a wide-ranging and friendly meeting on 14 September, Minister of Communications and leading PMDB party figure Helio Costa told the Ambassador that President Lula da Silva will likely win a first-round victory in October's election, and Lula's PT party, the PMDB and other sma [...]	2006-09-18 16:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL BR
06BRASILIA1971	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH TAX AND CUSTOMS CHIEF [...] (SBU) Jorge Rachid, Secretary of Brazil's Receita Federal, the finance ministry agency which oversees both tax collection and customs, assured the Ambassador in a September 14 meeting of the GoB's continued intent to work closely with the USG on security and law enforcement, including through t [...]	2006-09-18 17:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL EINV BR
06BRASILIA1972	BRAZIL RESPONDS TO BOLIVIA REFINERY SEIZURE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian Minister of Energy Silas Rondeau told the press Thursday September 14 that the Bolivian effective seizure of Petrobras' refineries without compensation was "unacceptable" while President Lula rejected "unilateral" measures. Stating that it needed time to study the Bol [...]	2006-09-18 18:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET PGOV PREL EINV ECON BR
06BRASILIA1973	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR FURTHER DISCUSSES BIOFUELS WITH DILMA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by PolCouns and Special Assistant, met with President Lula's Chief of Staff, Minister Dilma Rousseff, on September 12 to discuss biofuels issues. Rousseff said the U.S. and Brazil need to move quickly on biofuels, but first must work through their [...]	2006-09-18 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA1992	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND OTHER TOPICS WITH [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by PolCouns and Commercial Counselor, met with Alessandro Teixeira, President of the Brazilian Agency for Industrial Development (ABDI) on September 14 to discuss biofuels issues. The meeting quickly boiled over to cover a range of topics and poten [...]	2006-09-19 18:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA1993	BRAZIL READY TO RE-ENGAGE ON HIV/AIDS COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel, USAID Mission Director Jennifer Adams and CDC Country Director Suzanne Westman met with GOB Minister of Health Agenor Alvares and the director of the National HIV/AIDS program, Mariangela Simao, to discuss the potential for expanded collaboration in health on Septembe [...]	2006-09-19 18:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KFLU KHIV SOCI TBIO PGOV BR
06BRASILIA1994	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIALS ZEPP AND [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for EPA Officials Richard Zepp, Senior Research Scientist and Marirosa Molino, Research Scientist, Office of Research and Development, to Brasilia, Brazil, October 1-11, 2006, to attend the Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere (LBA) ECO Science Team Mee [...]	2006-09-19 19:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TPHY EPA OTRA BR
06BRASILIA1999	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH OFFICIAL KACHAR [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Bechara Kachar, Senior Investigator, National Institutes on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, National Institutes of Health (NIH),to Belem, Brazil, September 25 to October 1, 2006, to attend and present a keynote talk, "Stereocili [...]	2006-09-20 18:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA BR
06BRASILIA2001	NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "TARGETING OF EBV LATENCY IN [...] On August 18, 2006, Embassy delivered to Secretary Everton F. Lucero, Head of the Division of Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DCTEC/MFA),for review and approval, the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) proposed award of a research project titled "Targeting of EBV Latenc [...]	2006-09-20 19:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSIC BR
06BRASILIA2002	BRAZIL: MISSION RECOMMENDATION FOR RENEWAL OF [...] (SBU) Summary. Mission Brazil herewith recommends annual recertification by the President of Brazil's Air Bridge Denial Program (ABD),based on the information below, which is formatted in paras 2-9 in accordance with Department's instructions in ref A. End summary. PART A: GOB ADHERENCE T [...]	2006-09-20 19:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR BR
06BRASILIA2003	Bahia PFL Leaders Combative and Pessimistic [...] (SBU) Summary. Senator Antonio Carlos Magalhaes (ACM)(protect),opposition PFL (Party of the Liberal Front) from Bahia, said Lula will try but fail to form a government of reconciliation if he is re-elected on October 1, and Federal Deputy Jose Carlos Aleluia (protect),PFL from Bahia, says Br [...]	2006-09-21 10:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA2005	NO ADVERSE FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS REGARDING NSF [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-21 13:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TPHY NSF US BR
06BRASILIA2023	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS ORCIARI, [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Officials, Lilian Orciari, Microbiologist; Ivan Kuzmin, Associate Service Fellow; Boonlert Lumlertdacha, Guest Researcher; Richard Franka, Regular Fellow; Jesse Blanton, Associate Service Fellow, NCID, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and [...]	2006-09-22 13:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2026	NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "CASE-CONTROL STUDY OF [...] On September 1, 2006, Embassy delivered to Secretary Everton F. Lucero, Head of the Division of Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DCTEC/MFA),for review and approval, the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) proposed award of a research project titled "Case-Control Study of [...]	2006-09-22 16:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA2034	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL HANLON [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official Cathleen Hanlon, Veterinary Medical Officer, NCID, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia (DF),October 15-21, to attend Brazil Rabies Consultation Meeting and to Florianopolis (SC),Brazil, December 3-6, [...]	2006-09-25 12:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US SZ WHO IT BR
06BRASILIA2051	BRAZIL BIOFUELS UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2006 [...] The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) announced the approval of a USD 600,000 grant to Ecologica Institute, a nongovernmental organization in Brazil, to create alternative market opportunities in rural areas of the state of Tocantins. The project will implement an integrated model for the [...]	2006-09-26 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TNGD KSCA EAGR BR
06BRASILIA2056	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL RUPPRECHT [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official, Charles Rupprecht, Rabies Team Leader, NCID, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, October 9-21, 2006 to attend Brazil Rabies Consultation Meeting and provide consultations to the Brazil Ministr [...]	2006-09-27 11:45:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA206	CHARGE ENGAGES SAO PAULO PRIVATE SECTOR ON TRADE [...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary data. 2. (SBU) Summary. During his January 16-18 economic theme meetings in Sao Paulo, Charge discussed a wide variety of trade, financial and investment issues with key private sector officials. Embassy and Consulate representatives met with [...]	2006-01-27 11:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD PGOV KIPR ECON PREL PINR BR
06BRASILIA2066	REPORT ON BRAZIL WORKSHOP ON MEASUREMENTS AND STANDARDS FOR [...] (U) Summary: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) co-sponsored with their Brazilian counterpart, the National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (INMETRO),a workshop entitled, "Measurements and Standards for Biofuels: Enabling a Transition from [...]	2006-09-28 12:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TRGY TBIO TSPA SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA2069	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 81 [...] The following is the eighty-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]	2006-09-28 16:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2073	MISSION RECOMMENDATION ON BRAZIL'S ABD PROGRAM: SITE [...] (SBU) Per refs, herewith is report of Embassy Brasilia's Air Attache's visit to Brazilian air traffic control centers. This information is provided in response to reftel a, and completes ref b Mission recommendation for annual renewal of Presidential Determination supporting USG support for Br [...]	2006-09-28 17:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	BR PREL
06BRASILIA2083	BRAZIL: NEW ONLINE PATENT AND TRADEMARK REGISTRATION [...] Summary: The GoB's National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) has adopted an electronic system designed to reduce bureaucracy in the country's patent and trademark registration process. This new "e-marcas" system, launched on September 1, should enable patent and trademark requesters to [...]	2006-09-29 18:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON EIND EINV ETRD PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2088	HHS/CDC COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR [...] Country clearance is requested for Suzanne Westman, Epidemiologist, GAP-Brazil, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC, to travel to Luanda, Angola from October-1-2006 to October-26-2006. 2. The purpose of this trip to Luanda: to participate in annual planning meetings with USG and National AIDS Program represen [...]	2006-10-02 09:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA BR
06BRASILIA2089	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA OFFICIAL WICKLAND [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Diane Wickland, NASA Headquarters (HQ) Official, to Brasilia, Brazil, October 1-7, 2006 to attend the Large Scale Biosphere Atmosphere Experiment Science Team Meeting. 2. Visitors are reminded that all US citizens traveling to Brazil for [...]	2006-10-02 13:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA209	BRAZIL: INTERNAL POLITICAL UPDATE, WEEK OF 23-27 [...] INTRODUCTION. Henceforth, post's regular series reporting on the political scandals affecting Brazilian politics will be expanded to include coverage of key developments in the 2006 election campaign, which is getting under way. In addition to updates on the corruption scandals and investig [...]	2006-01-28 00:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA2090	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVED FOR FISHERIES-RELATED VISIT TO [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for William T. Hogarth, Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS),U.S. Government Commissioner to the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT) and to the International Whaling Commission (IWC),and ICCA [...]	2006-10-02 13:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EFIS SENV PHSA BR
06BRASILIA2094	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NTSB and FAA INVESTIGATORS TO PROVIDE [...] Post grants country clearance for the October 03-12 (tentative departure) visit of 4 USG travelers, William R. English, Stephen M. Demko, Scott A. Warren, of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and Floyd A. James of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to travel to Rio De Janei [...]	2006-10-02 18:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA ASEC BR
06BRASILIA2099	BRAZIL: SECOND QUARTER GDP GROWTH DISAPPOINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's economy expanded by a scant 0.5 percent in the second quarter of 2006, a result below most analysts' expectations, due primarily to poor results in industrial production and investment. According to Central Bank survey data, the market now expects 2006 GDP growth barely [...]	2006-10-02 19:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EFIN EINV BR
06BRASILIA2102	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL BROGDON [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance approval for Dr. William Brogdon, Research Scientist, NICD/HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to visit Rio de Janeiro (RJ) October 16; Brasilia (DF) October 16-20; and Rio de Janeiro (RJ) Brazil, October 20, 2006 to participate in [...]	2006-10-03 17:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2103	BRAZILIAN CUSTOMS MOVING FORWARD ON PLAN TO REFORM AGENCY [...] (SBU) Summary. In a September 27 meeting with DHS and Embassy officers, leadership at Brazilian Customs outlined the challenges they face in modernizing their agency and the strategies they have formulated to accomplish this task. GOB managers seek to reform the culture of their organizatio [...]	2006-10-03 17:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD BEXP ECON EIND BR
06BRASILIA2106	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ADDITIONAL NTSB EMPLOYEE TO PROVIDE [...] Post grants country clearance for the October 04-15 (tentative departure) visit of Brian Keane Murphy, aircraft structures specialist, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to travel to Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, for the purpose of aiding the Brazilian authorities' investigation into the fat [...]	2006-10-03 18:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA ASEC BR
06BRASILIA2112	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL MILLS [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official, James Mills, Management Program Analyst, NCID/ HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Porto Alegre (RS),October 5; to Gramado (RS) October 5-8; Porto Alegre (RS),Brazil, October 8, 2006, to participate in the F [...]	2006-10-04 12:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2113	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL TRAICOFF [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CDC Official, Denise Traicoff, Health Educational Specialist, COGH, OD, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, November 11-18, 2006 to provide technical assistance and deliver a workshop at TEPHINET Internatio [...]	2006-10-04 12:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2115	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL ROWSON [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. David Rowson, EPA Official, Center Director, Office of Air and Radiation (OAR),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),to Brasilia, Brazil, October 14-18, 2006 to attend the International Meeting on IAP, Fuel-Efficient Stoves and Sustainable [...]	2006-10-04 14:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY KSCA EPA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2116	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL HATCH [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Douglas Hatch, Medical Officer, HHS/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, Brazil, October 19 and to Brasilia, Brazil from October 19 to November 18, 2006 to provide technical assistance to Field Epidemiology Trainin [...]	2006-10-04 14:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2117	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH OFFICIAL FIX [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Alan Fix , Branch Chief, Vaccine Clinical Senior Investigator, National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health (NIH),to Brasilia, Brazil, October 3-6, 2006, to participate in an international seminar, " [...]	2006-10-04 15:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA BR
06BRASILIA2129	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR FWS OFFICIALS OCTOBER 2006 [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dyan Straughan, Forensic Scientist; Gary Young, Special Agent; Marty Hernandez, Special Agent; Jill Birchell, Special Agent, from DINT/Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) to Brasilia (Distrito Federal); Sao Paulo/Cuiaba/Londrina in transit; Campo Gr [...]	2006-10-06 17:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2131	BRAZIL'S RESPONSE TO ENVIRONMENTAL COOPERATION [...] SUMMARY: Post presented points in reftel A to Brazil's Ministry of the Environment(MMA). MMA understands that despite limited resources at this time, the USG is willing to begin outlining plans for technical support. MMA agreed to work through the Common Agenda for the Environment (CAE) framewo [...]	2006-10-06 18:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA214	BRAZIL CIVAIR LIBERALIZATION: HOW DEEP AND HOW MUCH? [...] (SBU) On January 25, 2006 Econoff delivered ref A talking points to Michel Arslanian, First Secretary in the Division of Foreign Affairs, Investments and Financial Affairs at Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The meeting was a follow up to the January 23 meeting CONGEN Rio Econoffs had with t [...]	2006-01-30 17:18:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR BR
06BRASILIA2140	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HUB [...] JAMES B. STORY, SOUTH AMERICA REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER BASED IN BRASILIA, REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO VISIT SANTIAGO, CHILE, OCT 22-30. PURPOSE OF THE TRIP IS TO ATTEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHILE AND THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS MEE [...]	2006-10-10 18:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV CI BR
06BRASILIA2150	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 82 [...] The following is the eighty-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2006-10-11 14:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2153	BRAZIL: PSI: ENCOURAGING BRAZIL'S PARTICIPATION: [...] No summary [...]	2006-10-11 16:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL BR
06BRASILIA2157	BRAZIL: LULA AND ALCKMIN TIE IN DEBATE BUT ALCKMIN [...] (SBU) Summary. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva and PSDB challenger Geraldo Alckmin faced off against each other for the first time in a live national television debate on Sunday, October 9. Lula and Alckmin traded accusations for nearly two and a half hours in a debate that many saw as [...]	2006-10-11 19:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2173	NATIONAL SPACE POLICY - DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO BRAZIL [...] Scicon delivered reftel's talking points to Ambassador Carlos Campelo, Director for International Cooperation at the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB). AEB will contact Post if it has any questions. SOBEL [...]	2006-10-16 18:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM BR
06BRASILIA2182	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USGS/HOROWITZ PLUS 2 [...] Country clearance is granted for research chemist Arthur Horowitz, supervisory hydrologist Charles Demas, and hydrologist John Gray to visit Porto Alegre, Brazil, 11/11/06 to 11/21/06 in order to provide a one-week training course on sediment sampling and sediment data reduction techniques for [...]	2006-10-17 20:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA SENV KSCA TBIO BR
06BRASILIA2183	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIALS TO [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) officials, to Rio de Janeiro (transit/layover) and Brasilia, Brazil, November 10-23, 2006, to participate in the Global Training Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET) Con [...]	2006-10-17 20:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2193	BRAZIL ELECTIONS: PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST FOCUSES [...] (SBU) Summary. With a week and a half left before the second round of the Brazilian presidential election, the campaign has evolved into a bitter contest dominated by President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's (PT - Workers Party) claims that challenger Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB - Brazilian Social Dem [...]	2006-10-19 14:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2207	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STAS, AAAS AND INR [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Science and Technology adviser (STAS) Atkinson; Deputy STAS Andrew Reynolds, Jefferson; Science fellows Kim Boyer and Edward Samulksi, AAAS fellow Christina McCain; and INR geographer Lee Schwartz, to travel to and Sao Paulo and Campinas (SP),N [...]	2006-10-20 18:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO TPHY CI PE OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2228	BRAZIL RESPONSE TO METHYL BROMIDE EXEMPTION DEMARCHE [...] Scioff delivered reftel's talking points to Otavio Trindade of the Ministry of External Relation's Division for Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development. In response to the points, Trindade stated that the GoB would take the USG's request under consideration, but pointed out that Brazi [...]	2006-10-25 14:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC EAGR ETRD BR
06BRASILIA2233	THE AMBASSADOR'S SEPTEMBER 28 MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR SOBEL, ACCOMPANIED BY EMBASSY AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC COUNSELORS, MET WITH MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE LUIS CARLOS PINTO GUEDES ON SEPTEMBER 28 TO DISCUSS GENERAL AGRICULTURAL ISSUES. DISCUSSION CENTERED ON BRAZIL'S RAPID RISE AS A WORLD AGRICULTURAL EXPORT POWER, U.S. [...]	2006-10-25 19:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR EINV ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2241	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR HRSA/HHS OFFICIAL SCOLLARD [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for David Scollard, M.D., Ph.D. Chief, Pathologist Research Department, National Hansen's Disease Program, Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA),Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),as follows: -- October 29 to November 0 [...]	2006-10-26 19:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA KHIV OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2245	BRAZIL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: A FEW OBSERVATIONS [...] (C) Summary. Brazilian voters go to the polls on 29 October to select either incumbent Lula da Silva (Workers Party - PT) or challenger Geraldo Alckmin (Social Democratic Party - PSDB) for their president, with current polls indicating a wide lead for Lula. As in past national campaigns, for [...]	2006-10-27 11:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
06BRASILIA2246	BRAZIL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: VOTERS WILL RE-ELECT [...] (SBU) Summary. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (PT - Workers Party) appears to be headed for re-election on October 29. Challenger Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB - Brazilian Social Democracy Party) has failed to convince a majority of voters that they would be better off if he were elected, and [...]	2006-10-27 11:47:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2272	BRAZILIAN MEDIA REACTION TO U.S. SPACE POLICY [...] The following are excerpts from two recent media articles. Neither indicate that the Brazilians are contemplating a closer relationship with the United States in issues relating to space. "The Masters of Space", Correio Brasiliense, October 22, 2006 The United States made public its first s [...]	2006-10-30 15:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TSPL ECPS KSCA BR
06BRASILIA2275	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICER TO [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Foreign Affairs Officer Michael C. Egan, to travel to Rio de Janeiro and Petropolis (RJ),Brazil, November 10-17, 2006, to participate in the "Global Dialogue on Emerging Science and Technology" (GDEST) on the topic of bioinformatics, hosted by [...]	2006-10-30 19:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO TPHY CI PE OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2276	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Marylyn Engle and Luiz Fernandez, both from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of International Affairs (OIA),to travel to Brasilia, Belem, Itaituba and Creporazao, Brazil, November 11-27, 2006, to attend a UNEP Global Partnership [...]	2006-10-30 19:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TPHY OTRA BR
06BRASILIA2277	BRAZIL ELECTIONS: LULA RE-ELECTED IN DECISIVE [...] (U) Summary. President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (Workers Party - PT) was re-elected to a second four year term on October with 59,295,042 votes, or 60.83 percent of the vote. Challenger Geraldo Alckmin (Brazilian Social Democracy Party - PSDB) received 37,543,178 votes, or 39.17 percent. [...]	2006-10-31 10:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2278	BRAZIL: LULA REAFFIRMS MACROECONOMIC POLICY CONTINUITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Only a day after winning reelection to a second four year term, President Lula was forced by an outburst from his Institutional Relations Minister and PT party stalwart, Tarso Genro, into reaffirming during a series of October 30 television interviews his commitment to his curre [...]	2006-10-31 17:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA2287	BRAZIL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL EXPANSION OF [...] (SBU) TSA Regional Attache and Econoffs delivered reftel demarche Monday afternoon to representatives from the Brazilian National Civil Aviation Authority, ANAC, as well as GOB interlocutors from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Brazilian Airports Authority, INFRAERO. 2. (SBU) The [...]	2006-11-01 14:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON PTER BR
06BRASILIA2293	BRAZIL: MORE OBSERVATIONS ON FOREIGN POLICY IN [...] (C) Introduction. Reftel discussed Mission,s views that, despite interesting media reports that President Lula da Silva,s foreign policy in a second term could shift toward closer ties with the U.S., we could not see yet concrete evidence of such a trend. We remain circumspect on this questi [...]	2006-11-01 17:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL BR
06BRASILIA2314	The October 17 Meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On October 17, a USG delegation met with the Brazilian interagency economic players in a session of the two countries' Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM) meeting. The wide-ranging agenda covered a variety of issues, including WTO matters (the Doha Round, [...]	2006-11-05 12:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR EINV ENRG WTRO BEXP BR
06BRASILIA2315	BRAZIL: CHAOS IN AIRPORTS NATIONWIDE AS AIR TRAFFIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Wednesday and Thursday, Nov. 1 and 2, were two particularly bad days to be an airline worker or passenger in Brazil. The national holiday on Nov. 2, start of a long weekend for many travelers, saw frayed tempers and more than one fracas in airports throughout the country as fl [...]	2006-11-05 12:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA CASC BR
06BRASILIA2319	IBAMA RESPONSIBLE FOR TOPPLING TWO MORE MAJOR ILLEGAL [...] Ibama, Brazil's Environmental Protection Agency, has executed two major operations against illegal logging in the month of September. The first one, a three-week long operation, code named Guariba, confiscated 8,500 cubic meters of sawn wood and logs in the state of Mato Grosso. Operation Guar [...]	2006-11-06 18:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA2325	U.S.FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE PROVIDES TRAINING AGAINST [...] Summary: A team of four officers from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS),part of the U.S. Department of the Interior, provided Brazilian Federal Police with a training course to prevent and combat illegal wildlife trafficking over the two week period of October 16-27, 2006. T [...]	2006-11-06 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA235	Brazil: Demarche on SAICM Issues [...] (SBU) On January 31, Econoff delivered ref A talking points to (Jose) Rafael Azeredo, Chief of the Foreign Ministry's Division on Environmental Policy and Sustainable Development and the Brazilian head of delegation to the final negotiations of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals [...]	2006-02-02 10:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SENV BR
06BRASILIA2352	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR SOBEL PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel, who arrived in Brazil in August, presented his credentials to President Lula da Silva on 7 November, in a ceremony long delayed by Brazil's election campaign season. The 30-minute meeting with Lula was positive and substantive, with warm atmospherics. Prior to [...]	2006-11-08 18:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
06BRASILIA2355	EMBASSY BRAZIL RESPONSE TO AVIAN INFLUENZA - SHELTER IN [...] Mission Brazil's AI Monitoring Group continues to meet on a regular basis to update and revise its tripwires and to maintain vigilance in preparing the Embassy for the event of a pandemic outbreak of AI. Post feels, however, that it is still too soon to actively prepare the U.S. community in t [...]	2006-11-08 18:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMED TBIO ASEC KFLU KSAF KSEO BR
06BRASILIA2361	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL UYEKI [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Timothy Uyeki, Medical Officer, NCHSTP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, November 10, and to Brasilia (DF),Brazil, November 10-19, 2006, to attend the International Global Training Epide [...]	2006-11-08 19:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2362	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL WHITE [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Mark White, Medical Officer, COGH, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 11, and to Brasilia, Brazil, November 11-18, 2006, to participate in the Global Training Epidemiology and Public Health [...]	2006-11-08 19:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2363	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL IKEDA [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Robin Ikeda, Associate Director for Science, NCIPC, HHS, CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, November 14-18, 2006, to serve as keynote speaker addressing the Implementation of Accidents and Violence Su [...]	2006-11-08 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2366	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL FONTAINE [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Robert E. Fontaine, CDC CFETP Official, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Rio de Janeiro (RJ),Brazil, November 9-19, 2006, to attend the Fourth TEPHINET Global Scientific Conference. 2. Visitors are reminded that all U [...]	2006-11-09 14:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2371	BRAZIL: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Mission Brazil's Terrorism Finance Coordinating Officer is Deputy Economic Counselor J. Andrew Plowman. He can be reached at phone number (55)(61) 3312-7470; IVG: 921-7470; email: plowmana@state.sgov.gov. Unclas email: plowmanja@state.gov. 2. (C) The Brazil-specific infor [...]	2006-11-09 15:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER BR
06BRASILIA2378	BRASILIA HUB HOSTS 2006 CONFERENCE OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE [...] The September 13-16 Western Hemisphere Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officers Conference (ESTHOC) in Foz do Iguazu, Brazil was by all accounts a great success. Forty-six people representing US embassies in nineteen Latin American countries as well as USG entities USGS, EPA, USAI [...]	2006-11-09 20:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA XM XL BR
06BRASILIA2379	EMBASSY BRASILIA R1 VALIDATION STUDY [...] Summary: Embassy Brasilia conducted a call-back survey of all 100 R1 visas issued in the calendar years of 2003, 2004 and 2005. Results showed that 73% of individuals who received R1 visas have either returned from or are still legally in R1 status in the United States; 15% are confirmed fraudu [...]	2006-11-09 20:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KRFD CMGT BR
06BRASILIA2384	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH/FIC OFFICIAL MEJIA [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Raymond Mejia, Mathematician, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH),to Manaus, Brazil, November 25 to December 1, 2006, to attend and give a lecture, "Mathematical model prediction of high energy met [...]	2006-11-13 19:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2385	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE OFFICIALS TO ATTEND THE [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Allan S. Perelson and Ruy Miguel Ribeiro from Los Alamos National Laboratory, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) funded personnel, November 24 to December 4, 2006, [...]	2006-11-13 19:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY KNNP ENRG TBIO KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2386	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STATE AND USDOC/NOAA/NMFS [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Clayton Stanger, OES/OMC Department of State; and Eric Hawk, Office of Protected Resources, National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS); and, Keith Bates, Harvesting Systems, USDOC/NOAA/NMFS, to Belem (Para) and Fortaleza (Ceara),Brazil, November [...]	2006-11-13 19:06:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV TBIO TRGY KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2388	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL CHILLER [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Tom Chiller, MD, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, November 12-16, 2006, to give presentation at the Global Training Programs in Epidemiology and Public Health Interventions Network (TEPHINET) [...]	2006-11-13 19:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2399	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 84 [...] The following is the eighty-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]	2006-11-14 20:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA24	BRAZIL ADOPTS WAIT AND SEE ATTITUDE REGARDING [...] (U) This cable was coordinated with AmConsulate Rio de Janeiro. 2. (SBU) Summary. In recent discussions with Embassy officials, Ministry of Mines and Energy officials told us that Brazil, for various reasons, is adopting a wait and see attitude on the Bolivian energy situation in the wake o [...]	2006-01-04 19:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EPET PREL EFIN BR
06BRASILIA2411	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SENATOR JOSE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and A/DCM met on 13 November with Senator Jose Sarney -- Brazil's first civilian president following the military regime, senior senator, PMDB party leader and elder statesman. Sarney was accompanied by Banco Safra President Carlos Alberto Viera and Sarney's diplomatic [...]	2006-11-16 19:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
06BRASILIA2412	BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S SECOND MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador and A/DCM met on 13 November with Gilberto Carvalho, President Lula da Silva's chief of personal staff. It was their second substantive meeting in the space of a week, and the hour-long discussion focused primarily on a agenda topics and modalities for a possible visit [...]	2006-11-16 20:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
06BRASILIA2414	APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT TITLED "CCASANET Caribbean [...] On November 16 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology, (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 55, dated November 13 , 2006) approving the research project proposal entitled "CCASAnet Caribbean Central and South America Net [...]	2006-11-17 13:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA2419	SOUTH AMERICA HUB FY07 WORK PLAN [...] In FY 07, the South America Hub will continue to work both regionally and with individual missions to support USG ESTH priorities within the region. Due to the large number of free trade and environmental cooperation agreements in the region, the Hub will devote considerably more energy and r [...]	2006-11-17 15:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENVQGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2420	BRAZIL - NEED FOR A STRATEGY ON THE TBA TERROR FINANCE [...] (U) This is a message for Treasury Assistant Secretary Patrick O'Reilly from Charge Phillip Chicola. 2. (S/NF) Summary and Comment: Embassy understands that Treasury and other Washington agencies are moving forward with plans to designate on November 21, 2006 several individuals who operat [...]	2006-11-17 17:15:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR
06BRASILIA2425	BRAZIL: DEMARCHE ON LEGACY PILOTS DELIVERED [...] (U) CG Henshaw delivered demarche per reftel instructions to Ministry of External Relations Director for the Department of Brazilian Overseas Communities, Ambassador Manoel Gomes Pereira on November 18. 2. (C) Ambassador Pereira said that he would pass our concerns to the appellate court re [...]	2006-11-17 18:43:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EAIR PREL BR
06BRASILIA2433	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GOODLATTE [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned November 26-28 visit to Rio de Janeiro. Deputy Chief of Mission Phil Chicola will greet you in Rio de Janeiro on November 26 prior to your scheduled meetings the next day. We are lining up for you meetings with U.S. agricu [...]	2006-11-20 18:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA2448	Strengthening of Regional Management for the Sustainable [...] The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) carried out the "First Meeting of National Coordinators for the Project 'Strengthening of Regional Management for the Sustainable Use of Amazonian Biodiversity'" in Brasilia (Brazil) October 25-27, 2006. The following spot report details the ID [...]	2006-11-21 15:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2449	BRAZILIAN NGOS CALL GOB FOR TFCA TALK [...] A group of Brazilian NGOs invited the Ministry of the Environment and the Brazilian Treasury for a discussion about including Brazil in the debt conversion/reduction process under the TFCA (Tropical Forest Conservation Act). To date, no formal agreement has been made with the USG under the TFC [...]	2006-11-21 15:04:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIN EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2452	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL KSIAZEK [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Thomas Ksiazek, Research Scientist, COCH, OD, HHS/ Centers for Disease Control (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, from November 28-30, 2006, to assist in early stages of planning a BSL4 Laboratory Facility. 2. Visitors are reminded that all US c [...]	2006-11-21 18:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2453	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL MINTZ [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Eric Mintz, Medical Epidemiologist, COGH, HHS/CDC, to Brasilia, Brazil, from December 12-22, 2006, to represent CDC at meeting convened by Brazilian Ministry of Health and to provide technical consultation to on CDC/Brazilian projects. 2 [...]	2006-11-21 18:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2457	APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "CASE-CONTROL [...] On November 16, 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 60, dated November 16, 2006) approving the research project proposal titled "Case-Control Study of Ademona in Sao Paulo Japanes [...]	2006-11-21 18:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA2458	APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "TARGETED [...] On November 16, 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 56, dated November 16, 2006) approving the research project proposal titled "Targeted Therapy for Burkitt Lymphoma in Resource [...]	2006-11-21 18:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA2465	BRAZIL 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] Following is Brazil's 2006 INCSR. As requested in reftel, the money laundering portion of the INCSR will be submitted separately. BRAZIL ---------- I. SUMMARY ---------- 2. The Brazilian Federal police (DPF) had a number of successes this past year against foreign narcotrafficking [...]	2006-11-22 11:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EFIN KSEP BR
06BRASILIA2466	BRAZIL - TBA TERROR FINANCE DESIGNATIONS [...] (S/NF) This is a coordinated message from all law enforcement and intelligence agencies represented at post. 2. (S/NF) Post understands that Washington agencies are now planning to delay by one week, until November 29, the designation of nine individuals and two entities operating in the Tr [...]	2006-11-22 13:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL ASEC BR
06BRASILIA2472	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR DOE CONTRACTOR LOREN J. [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for DOE contractor Loren J. Habegger from Argonne National Laboratory, December 7 to December 21, 2006, to Itaituba (PA),Brazil. Traveler is the technical expert for EPA/OIA projects on reduction of emissions from community and small-scale gold mi [...]	2006-11-22 18:09:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY KNNP ENRG TBIO KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2475	BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON LEGACY PILOTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-24 09:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EAIR PREL BR
06BRASILIA2483	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR G. MANUEL AND L. KUBISKE TO ATTEND [...] Post grants country clearance for Gregory Manuel and Lisa Kubiske from the Department of State to attend the Second Biofuels Forum Preparatory Meeting in Rio de Janeiro November 27-28. Mr. Manuel will then proceed to meetings in Sao Paulo, November 29-30 and Brasilia, December 1, 2006. 2. V [...]	2006-11-24 17:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ENRG SENV BR
06BRASILIA2486	BRAZILIAN REPRESENTATION AT METHANE MARKETS STEERING [...] The Ministry of Science and Technology has informed post that due to the lack of funds, GOB Science Advisor Newton Paciornik will only be able to represent Brazil at the Methane Markets Steering Committee Meeting on December 14-15 in Rome, if that organization finances his travel and lodging e [...]	2006-11-24 19:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA BR

06BRASILIA2487	EU DELEGATION SEEKS EMBASSY SUPPORT ON REGULATION OF [...] (U) Action Request - paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) On November 24, EU Econ Counselor Fabian Delcross contacted Emboff to enlist USG support in persuading the GOB to proceed with plans to tighten up current regulations governing the import of generic agrochemicals. According to Delcross, the nat [...]	2006-11-24 23:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EIND BR
06BRASILIA2489	BRAZIL AND BOLIVIA TO DISCUSS HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANTS [...] The Government of Brazil (GoB) is promoting a project to build two hydroelectric power plants at an estimated cost of US$ 20 billion, close to the border with Bolivia on the Madeira River in the Amazon Basin state of Rondonia. The Madeira River is a main tributary of the Amazon River and it or [...]	2006-11-27 16:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ENRG ETRD KSCA BR
06BRASILIA2490	BRAZIL'S FISCAL GORDIAN KNOT [...] (SBU) Summary: Fresh from its reelection victory, the Lula Administration has begun to consider the elements of a plan to try to cut through its fiscal Gordian knot: a rigid budgetary system rife with constitutional earmarks and revenue sharing requirements, a large debt service burden, high [...]	2006-11-27 16:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA2495	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC MEDICAL EPIDEMIOLOGIST [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Jeremy Sobel, Medical Epidemiologist, COGH, HHS/CDC, to Rio de Janeiro on December 6 and to Brasilia, Brazil, from December 6-22, 2006, to attend a meeting on analysis of data in public health emergencies and to provide technical consultatio [...]	2006-11-27 20:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2513	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR EPA OFFICIAL FERNANDEZ [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Luis Fernandez, International Affairs Specialist, Office of International Affairs (OIA),Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),to Brasilia (DF),December 2-6, Belem (Para),December 7, Itaituba and Creporazao (Para),Brazil, December 8-20, 200 [...]	2006-11-29 18:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2521	BRAZILIANS BEGIN TO SPEAK OF AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL "CRISIS" [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazilian Air Traffic Controllers' continued "work to rule" operation, which reduces the number of aircraft each controller handles to the maximum allowed by International Civil Aviation Organization standards (14),has made flight delays routine in Brazil: on November 27, accord [...]	2006-11-30 16:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA CASC ECON BR
06BRASILIA2523	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 85 [...] The following is the eighty-fifth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]	2006-11-30 17:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2532	UPDATE ON LEGACY PILOTS [...] (C) Summary. The Embassy believes that it is only a question of when, not if, the Legacy pilots, involved in the September 29 collision that led to the crash of a GOL Boeing 737 and the deaths of all 154 persons aboard, are allowed to leave Brazil. While frustrated with the slow pace of events [...]	2006-12-01 18:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC EAIR PREL BR
06BRASILIA2533	TERROR FINANCE - BRAZIL ASKS FOR DELAY, COORDINATION ON [...] (S) Per reftel, Emboffs, ORA, Legatt and DEA delivered the TBA designations pre-notification to the Foreign Ministry, financial intelligence unit, Brazilian Intelligence Agency (ABIN) and law enforcement agency counterparts on November 30. 2. (S) In a follow-up meeting December 1, Foreign Mi [...]	2006-12-01 19:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR
06BRASILIA2542	TERRORIST LISTS - BRAZIL DOES NOT MAINTAIN ANY [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-05 13:10:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER BR
06BRASILIA2556	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEC OFFICIALS (BLOCK AND [...] Post grants country clearance for the December 8-22 visit of SEC officials Paul Block and Carlos Costa-Rodrigues to Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia for information exchange with GoB officials pursuant to an investigation. Post understands no Embassy or Consulate assistance is requested, but reques [...]	2006-12-06 19:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN OTRA BR
06BRASILIA2562	WHY BRAZIL'S ECONOMY WILL JUST KEEP MUDDLING THROUGH [...] (SBU) Summary: By many measures, Brazil's economy has better fundamentals today than it has had at any point over the last three decades. The 1994 "Plano Real" brought previously unknown macroeconomic stability to Brazil, defeating its traditional inflation nemesis. Fiscal management has pro [...]	2006-12-07 15:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN PREL SOCI BR
06BRASILIA2563	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH BRAZIL-US PARLIAMENTARY [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met with members of the Brazil-U.S. Parliamentary Group (GPBE) on November 30 to discuss bilateral relations and ways to increase contacts between the GPBE and members of the House of Representatives. Ambassador offered to arrange a forum at the Embassy early [...]	2006-12-07 15:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2570	UNGA OCEANS AND LAW OF THE SEA - BRAZIL WILL NOT MAKE [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PHSA KSCA SENV BR
06BRASILIA2578	GOVERNMENT DEFEAT IN CHAMBER VOTE MAY FORETELL [...] (SBU) Summary. President Lula suffered a defeat in the Chamber of Deputies on December 6 when his candidate to the National Accounting Court, Federal Deputy Paulo Delgado, a well-respected Workers Party (PT) deputy from Minas Gerais, was soundly defeated by Federal Deputy Aroldo Cedraz (PFL - [...]	2006-12-08 20:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2582	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VISIT OF A/S MCMURRAY [...] THE U.S. MISSION IN BRAZIL WELCOMES THE DECEMBER 12-13, 2006, VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY CLAUDIA MCMURRAY AND DELEGATION FOR THE COMMON AGENDA FOR THE ENVIRONMENT MEETING, AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO THE TRAVELLERS. DURING YOUR STAY IN BRASILIA (DF),BRAZIL, WE HAVE ARRANGED FOR YOU TO M [...]	2006-12-11 17:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA OVIP PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2583	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned December 12-13, 2006, visit to Brasilia. Counselor for Environment, Science, Technology and Health Patricia Norman and OES Advisor Lawrence Sperling will greet you upon your arrival in Brasilia December 12. You are scheduled [...]	2006-12-11 17:34:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SENV BR
06BRASILIA2588	BRAZIL: BIOFUELS COOPERATION: 2ND PREPARATORY MEETING OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The Second Preparatory Meeting of the Global Biofuels Forum, held in Rio de Janeiro on 27 and 28 November, achieved consensus on priorities and next steps for the group. Gregory Manuel, Special Advisor to the Secretary and International Energy Coordinator, and Lisa Kubiske, Dire [...]	2006-12-11 17:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PREL EINV ECON BR
06BRASILIA2589	Brazilian Regulatory Agency Contemplates Increasing [...] (SBU) Summary. ANVISA, Brazil's FDA-equivalent, has published new regulations which require importers of medical devices to provide the agency with detailed foreign economic pricing data, along with it product registration or re-registration dossier, as a condition for market access. Compani [...]	2006-12-11 20:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BR
06BRASILIA2606	BRAZIL - REGULATORY AGENCY FORGING AHEAD WITH NEW [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs met December 12 with representatives of Brazil's National Sanitary Vigilance Agency (ANVISA, an FDA-like agency) to clarify the scope of new requirements for commercial and pricing information for approval of medical device sales and urge that the GoB take into account [...]	2006-12-14 18:41:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON BR
06BRASILIA2607	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SENATOR CRISTOVAM BUARQUE [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met with Senator Cristovam Buarque (Democratic Workers Party ) Pernambuco state) on November 30 at the Senate. They discussed educational issues, Buarque's differences with President Lula, the composition of the second term government coalition, and the immine [...]	2006-12-15 11:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2608	AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH MINISTER FOR [...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met on November 27 with Tarso Genro, Minister for Institutional Relations, to discuss President Lula,s agenda in the second term, executive-congressional relations, and other issues. Genro said the government is still processing its first term experience, which [...]	2006-12-15 11:37:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV BR
06BRASILIA2610	APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "HIV-1 PROTEASE [...] On December 12, 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology, (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 065, dated December 04, 2006, 2006) approving the research project proposal entitled "HIV-1 Protease CD4+ T Cell Epitopes and D [...]	2006-12-15 18:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA2626	BRAZIL: CODEL GOODLATTE PARTICIPATES IN INFORMATIVE SET OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: CODEL Goodlatte, led by Chairman of the Agriculture Committee of the House of Representatives Bob Goodlatte, accompanied by eight members of the House Agricultural Committee and one member of the House Appropriations Committee, visited Rio de Janeiro on November 26-28. During t [...]	2006-12-18 14:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR OREP EINV ETRD ENRG PREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA264	REQUESTED TRANSFER OF RADIOACTIVE COBALT-60 TO BRAZIL [...] In response to reftel, Brazil's MFA has informed Scioff that the request, made by the NRC to CNEN (Brazilian Nuclear Regulatory Commission) on 12-06-05, to authorize Engalt Sistemas Medicos Ltda. to import sealed quantities of Co-60 from International Isotopes, Inc. was denied on 12-12-05 becau [...]	2006-02-06 19:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY ENRG KNNP KSCA BR
06BRASILIA265	AN AMENDED FOREST CONCESSIONS BILL PASSES THROUGH BRAZIL'S [...] Summary: Brazil's Forest Concessions Bill (reftel) was approved by the Senate on Wednesday, February 2. However, three amendments were added to the bill. Accordingly, the bill must now return to the Chamber of Deputies (Brazilian House of Representatives) for a second vetting. If passed, the [...]	2006-02-06 19:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA2661	Brazil's Proposal for Compensated Reduction of [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 19, 2006, USAID's Embassy Brasilia office and Emboffs hosted Paulo Moutinho of the Amazon Institute of Environmental Research (IPAM). Moutinho presented details of the Government of Brazil's proposal for compensated reduction of deforestation as a means to combat gl [...]	2006-12-22 12:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA BAIO BR
06BRASILIA2678	Visit of Professor Jeffrey Sachs to Brazil [...] Summary. During a December 12-13 visit to Brasilia and Sao Paulo, noted economist Jeffrey Sachs met with high-level government policymakers, NGO representatives, and business representatives. In his meetings with Brazilian interlocutors, Sachs stressed that the U.S. and Brazil need to find a [...]	2006-12-26 15:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV PREL ECON EAID BR
06BRASILIA2680	BRAZILIANS FEAR MORE AIRPORT CHAOS OVER CHRISTMAS WEEKEND [...] (SBU) Summary: Air travelers in Brazil fear a difficult holiday season after inclement weather in southeast Brazil, overbooking by the country's principal carrier-TAM, malfunctions in TAM computers, and unscheduled maintenance required on six TAM airlines aircraft caused generalized flight del [...]	2006-12-27 10:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR OTRA CASC ECON BR
06BRASILIA271	INTERFARMA BRIEFS CHARGE ON DIFFICULTIES IN DOING BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary. During a recent trip by Charge to Sao Paulo, officials from Interfarma - the local industry group representing international pharmaeuticals firms - described the challenges member companies face in operating in Brazil. Chief among Interfarma complaints was that the high tax b [...]	2006-02-07 15:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD TBIO ECON BR
06BRASILIA281	BRAZIL: FINANCE MINISTRY REACHES OUT TO G-8 EMBASSIES [...] Action Request - paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary. On February 2, the Ministry of Finance's Assistant Secretary for International Affairs, Luiz Pereira, called in Emboffs from the German, French, Italian, Canadian, Japanese, British, Canadian, and U.S. Embassies to brief on the themes that [...]	2006-02-08 19:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV EFIN BR
06BRASILIA324	BRAZIL INVESTMENT CLIMATE 2006 [...] This cable transmits Mission Brazil's submission of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement. This document has already been forwarded to USDOC by e-mail. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Brazil is open to and encourages foreign investment. The Brazilian Co [...]	2006-02-14 17:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR BR
06BRASILIA327	CONGRESS, INDUSTRY SEEK TO SEIZE THE INITIATIVE ON REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary. On February 8, Senator Fernando Bezerra (PTB-Rio Grande do Norte),leader of the government in the Senate, and President of the Senate, Renan Calheiros (PMDB-Alagoas) introduced a bill which, if passed, would liberalize the country's foreign exchange regime. The proposal was dev [...]	2006-02-14 19:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BR
06BRASILIA329	BRAZIL AND DEBT-FOR-NATURE ... TWO STEPS BACK [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Treasury Secretary Joaquim Levy told Econoff in a February 9 meeting he was surprised that the USG had begun formally to evaluate Brazil's eligibility to participate in debt reduction/swaps under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA). Before entering int [...]	2006-02-15 12:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN SENV EAID PREL BR
06BRASILIA339	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 70 [...] The following is number 70 in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and healh news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do n [...]	2006-02-15 19:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA343	ICAO: MISSION RAISES VOSS CANDICACY WITH U/S AT MFA [...] (U) On February 13, per instructions from Washington, Charge d'Affaires delivered talking points, the biography and the vision paper of ICAO Secretary General Candidate Bill Voss to Brazilian U/S for Latin American Affairs Jose Eduardo Martins Felicio. Felicio thanked Charge for the informat [...]	2006-02-16 13:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ICAO ASEC BR
06BRASILIA355	PROPOSED VENEZUELA-BRAZIL-ARGENTINA GAS PIPELINE TRAVERSES [...] Summary: In a South-to-South economic integration move, the leaders of Venezuela, Argentina and Brazil announced a plan to build an 8000km pipeline to ferry gas throughout South America. The proposed pipeline dubbed the "Great Southern Gas Pipeline" would be the longest in the world and, acco [...]	2006-02-17 14:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA36	YOUR CONSULTATIONS WITH GOB MINISTERS ON BOLIVIA [...] (C) We look forward to your visit on 10-11 January, and senior GOB officials seem keen to discuss the situation in Bolivia with you. Our requests for meetings with Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, Presidency International Affairs Advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia, Finance Minister Antonio Palocci, [...]	2006-01-05 18:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR US
06BRASILIA361	BRAZIL RESPONSE TO HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION MEMORANDUM OF [...] (U) During their visit to Brazil in July of 2005, Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) representatives expressed interest in deepening ties between Brazilian and American transport authorities. The message was reinforced by Department of Transportation (DOT) Undersecretary for Policy Jeffrey N [...]	2006-02-21 11:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN EWWT ECON BR
06BRASILIA362	BRAZIL AND ARGENTINA AGREE ON A TRADE SAFEGUARDS MECHANISM; [...] (SBU) Summary. Tensions between Brazil and Argentina over access to each other's markets continue. In early February, Brazil and Argentina finalized their long-running negotiations on a bilateral trade safeguards mechanism should excessive exports from one country endanger an industry in the o [...]	2006-02-21 16:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EIND BR
06BRASILIA366	BRAZIL - THE EVER-RISING REAL AND OTHER MACROECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: The torrent of dollars entering Brazil, fueled primarily by the trade surplus (over $44 billion in 2005) but also by FDI and portfolio investment flows, has created both opportunities and challenges for Brazilian macroeconomic policy management. GoB and private debtors are maki [...]	2006-02-21 19:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV BR
06BRASILIA367	BRAZIL'S SPECIAL 301 RECOMMENDATION [...] (U) Per ref A, the following is Embassy Brasilia's input for the Special 301 Review of Brazil. 2. (SBU) Summary. Brazil made significant strides last year in improving the protection of copyrights and intellectual property related to biotechnology - key areas of concern in previous Special [...]	2006-02-21 20:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON BR
06BRASILIA410	NEVER MINED: ILLEGAL TRAFFICKING ARRESTS ROCK KIMBERLEY [...] (SBU) Summary: Six people, including one GoB official, were arrested February 10 in a sting operation to stop the trafficking of illegally certified diamonds in Brazil. The gang is accused of illegal mining, document fraud, money laundering, tax evasion, and possible blood diamond trade. The Br [...]	2006-02-27 16:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR ETTC EMIN EFIN PTER BR
06BRASILIA418	BRAZIL: UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS [...] (SBU) Currently, ratification of the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions is not on the Brazilian Congress' agenda. With the attention of the legislative branch diverted to the ongoing influence peddling scandal and the upcoming October [...]	2006-03-03 19:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD SCUL UNESCO BR
06BRASILIA437	APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: COMSAT INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) Per reftel tasking, post submits the following regarding COMSAT and VICOM activities in Brazil. 2. (SBU) Begin Text. On January 28, 2005, the Ministry of Communication signed a contract with VICOM (which is owned by COMSAT) in the amount of R$114 million for the implementation of the [...]	2006-03-07 13:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV BR
06BRASILIA452	BRAZIL'S REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON BUREC'S PROAGUA [...] On February 23, 2006, Embassy Brasilia's Science Section received a diplomatic note dated January 25, 2006. In the note, the Brazilian Cooperation Agency Division of the United States and Canada forwards an inquiry regarding the Bureau of Reclamation's activities on the PROAGUA-Semi-Arido Prog [...]	2006-03-08 13:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA KTIA EAGR SENV PREL BR
06BRASILIA473	DELIVERED: PIRATING OF DOD SATELLITE NETWORKS BY [...] Per reftel, on March 10, econoff met with ANATEL (Brazil's FCC equivalent) Superintendent of Radio Frequency and Monitoring Edilson Ribeiro dos Santos, Regional Monitoring Supervisor Antonio Zanoni and Spectrum Control Manager Itamar Paes. Based on their previous conversations with Washington [...]	2006-03-10 18:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS BR
06BRASILIA476	BRAZIL'S ADVENTURES IN ETHANOL [...] Summary: Ethanol continues to be at the forefront of international politics, as sky-high oil prices have highlighted the necessity to find alternative fuels sources. Brazil, with a 30-year-old alcohol program and a sophisticated production and distribution infrastructure, is a model that many [...]	2006-03-10 20:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA478	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GRASSLEY [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned March 19-26 visit to Manaus, Santarem, Brasilia, Maringa, and Sao Paulo. I will, unfortunately, be out of the country at that time, but the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission will greet you in Manaus on Sunday evening, March 19 [...]	2006-03-10 20:07:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA49	TERRORISM: TRACKING EXPANSION OF AL-MANAR TV TO [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-10 13:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC PTER ANET
06BRASILIA492	BRAZIL'S FOREST CONCESSIONS BILL SIGNED INTO LAW, [...] Summary: After nearly 3 years of planning and political maneuvering, Brazil signed into law its Public Forest Management Bill (PL). Brazilian President Lula has publicly praised Environment Minister Silva for this achievement. The law creates a Brazilian Forest Service, sets up a National Fore [...]	2006-03-13 14:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA497	NOTIFICATION OF POSTPONEMENT IN N-BUTANOL ANTI-DUMPING [...] Post received a letter from the Department of Trade Defense of the Ministry of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade notifying the USG that as of March 2, 2006, the conclusion of the anti-dumping investigation of n-Butanol exported to Brazil from South Africa and the U.S. has been postponed [...]	2006-03-13 18:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON BR
06BRASILIA498	BRAZIL'S ADVENTURES IN ETHANOL [...] Summary: Ethanol continues to be at the forefront of international politics, as sky-high oil prices have highlighted the necessity to find alternative fuels sources. Brazil, with a 30-year-old alcohol program and a sophisticated production and distribution infrastructure, is a model that many [...]	2006-03-13 18:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA504	PORTUGUESE TEXT OF LBA SENT TO WASHINGTON-NEXT STEPS FOR [...] Government of Brazil sent a formal copy of the Portuguese translation of the LBA text to Post on March 3. On March 6, copy was faxed and received by OES Patricia Meeks. Copy of text and the diplomatic note that accompanied it was mailed to Meeks on March 14. 2. Please advise Post when the [...]	2006-03-14 16:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA SENV TBIO KSCA BR
06BRASILIA512	LULA NEGATES MINISTER'S NUCLEAR ENERGY PROCLOMATION [...] Summary: Last week in an interview with the BBC, Brazil's Minister of Science and Technology, Sergio Rezende, claimed that the GoB wants to and is ready to approve a new plan to build 7 new nuclear reactors over the next 15 years. His statements are the continuation of a debate surrounding the [...]	2006-03-15 14:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY TNGD EMIN KSCA BR
06BRASILIA515	GOV. OF BRAZIL SEEKS TO EXTEND SPACE AGREEMENT WITH AN [...] The U.S. signed an agreement with the Government of Brazil on "Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space" on March 1, 1996. According to Post documents, the agreement went into force July 9, 1997 for a period of 10 years. It can be extended by an exchange of notes. 2. Maria Teresa [...]	2006-03-15 14:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA KSCA BR
06BRASILIA526	APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT TITLED "MECHANISMS FOR [...] On March 9, 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology, (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 016, dated March 9, 2006) approving the research project proposal entitled "Mechanisms for Specification of HSP40 Function," (numb [...]	2006-03-16 10:54:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA527	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NASA (GSFC) OFFICIAL [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Darrell Williams, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) to Manaus and Santarem, Brazil, April 2-7, 2006 to address various NASA-Supported Large-Scale Biosphere-Atmosphere Experiment in Amazonia (LBA-ECO) Project office management issues. [...]	2006-03-16 10:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA533	APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "CORONARY [...] On March 10, 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology, (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 017, dated March 8, 2006) approving the research project proposal entitled "Coronary Revascularization in Diabetic patients", (num [...]	2006-03-16 16:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA540	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USGS SCIENTIST CARLIN [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for James Carlin, Physical Scientist, United States Geological Survey'S (USGS)'s tin commodity specialist, to Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, and Brasilia, Brazil, April 14-24, 2006, to attend Metal Events LTD's International Tin Conference which feature [...]	2006-03-17 15:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KSCA TBIO SENV OTRA BR
06BRASILIA546	ICE THINNING UNDER BRAZILIAN FINANCE MINISTER PALOCCI [...] (C) Summary: The Congressional Investigative Commission (CPI) on Bingo Houses, which is conducting hearings into allegations of corruption in the Lula government, heard testimony on March 16 from a gardener/handyman who said Palocci had frequently visited a Brasilia house where several of his [...]	2006-03-17 18:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA553	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STAFFDEL TAYLOR (MARCH [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for StaffDel Ms. Alison Taylor, Professional Staff Member (PSM),Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (SEPW) who will lead a staff delegation to Curitiba, Brazil, March 20-31, 2006, to observe the Eighth Session of the Conference of Parties [...]	2006-03-20 11:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN TBIO KSCA OTRA BR
06BRASILIA578	VICE-MINISTER OF JUSTICE OPEN TO COOPERATION ON IPR PIRACY, [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 17, FCS Senior Commercial Officer (SCO) and Commercial Attache met with National Secretary of Public Safety Luiz Fernando Correa to discuss pending bilateral trade issues. In this friendly hour-long meeting Correa proved open to cooperation with the USG on: a) combatin [...]	2006-03-22 19:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP KIPR KCRM ASEC ECPS EAIR BR
06BRASILIA579	BRAZIL - TREASURY A/S O'BRIEN MEETINGS ON MONEY [...] (C) Summary: GoB interlocutors told Treasury A/S O'Brien during Brasilia meetings March 6 and 7 that the GoB has no evidence of terror cells or terrorist financiers operating in the Brazil-Paraguay-Argentina Tri-border Area (TBA). Ministry of Foreign Affairs Transnational Crimes Coordinator Ma [...]	2006-03-22 19:33:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KTFN EFIN PTER SNAR ETTC PREL BR
06BRASILIA586	BRAZIL SPACE AGENCY SPECULATES ON A FUTURE WITH NASA [...] SUMMARY ---------- In recent media interviews, Brazilian Space Agency (AEB) President Sergio Gaudenzi is speaking more openly about why Brazil's first astronaut, Lt. Col. Marcos Cesar Pontes is flying with the Russians. Pontes is now scheduled to fly on March 30 with Russian astronaut Pave [...]	2006-03-23 10:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA KSCA BR
06BRASILIA587	BRAZIL - DIGITAL TELEVISION: NEXT STEPS AFTER THE MARCH 17 [...] (SBU) Summary. Reporting on Ambassador Gross' Digital Video Conference (DVC) advocating adoption of the ATSC digital television standard focused primarily on the questions raised regarding the reliability of the European and Japanese "offers" to build a semiconductor factory in Brazil and highl [...]	2006-03-23 10:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND OPRC BR
06BRASILIA588	MINISTRY OF JUSTICE OPEN TO COOPERATION ON IPR PIRACY, [...] (SBU) Summary. On March 17, FCS Senior Commercial Officer (SCO) and Commercial Attache met with National Secretary of Public Safety Luiz Fernando Correa to discuss pending bilateral trade issues. In this friendly hour-long meeting Correa proved open to cooperation with the USG on: a) combatin [...]	2006-03-23 10:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	BEXP KIPR KCRM ASEC ECPS EAIR BR
06BRASILIA593	NO BRAZILIAN BROADCASTS OF AL-MANAR [...] (S) Post delivered Ref A, paragraph 3 talking points to the Maria Luiza Lopes da Silva, the Foreign Ministry Deputy Coordinator for the Combat Against Illicit Transnational Activities, in a March 22 conversation. Silva had no substantive response. 2. (S) Alberto Milgewitz of the local Jewi [...]	2006-03-23 17:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PTER ASEC ETTC KPAO BR
06BRASILIA594	R/V RONALD H. BROWN DATA FROM JUN 18-22, 2006 [...] As requested by reftel, a diplomatic note (No. 063 dated March 16, 2006) was delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs/MFA's Division of Sea, Antarctic and Space (DMAE),along with forms detailing the Ronald H. Brown research vessel's specifications to obtain clearance for its proposed visit [...]	2006-03-23 17:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KRVC KSCA EWWT BR
06BRASILIA596	LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES DISCUSS URBAN AIR QUALITY IN [...] The 1st Bolivian Congress on Urban Air Quality Management, held in Cochabamba March 16-18, brought together students, environmentalists, scientists, academics, and international consultants from several Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Cuba, Mexico [...]	2006-03-23 19:27:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BO BR
06BRASILIA603	BRAZILIAN VICE-PRESIDENT ALENCAR HELPS LAUNCH THE [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazilian Vice-President Jose Alencar's March 19-24 trip to Shanghai and Beijing generated little notice here as both the public and the press instead devoted their attention to domestic issues. While in years past the creation of the China-Brazil High-Level Committee on Con [...]	2006-03-27 16:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECPS EAGR KIPR PGOV PREL BR CH
06BRASILIA604	BRAZILIAN FINANCE MINISTER'S FATE TO BE DECIDED THIS WEEK [...] (SBU) Press speculation about the possible resignation of Finance Minister Antonio Palocci resignation is at a fever pitch, with nearly identical story lines stating that Palocci's future as minister is to be decided March 27, reportedly at an planned meeting between Lula and Palocci. The oppo [...]	2006-03-27 16:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA608	BRAZIL - AN EARLY LOOK AT ECONOMIC ISSUES IN THE 2006 [...] (C) Summary: In sharp contrast to Brazil's 2002 presidential election, in which Lula da Silva and the leftist Workers' Party (PT) emerged victorious, the 2006 presidential elections carry much less uncertainty about future economic policies. Lula has established a surprisingly strong record of [...]	2006-03-28 13:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PINR PGOV ETRD PREL EFIN BR
06BRASILIA609	BRAZILIAN FINANCE MINISTER FIRED, REPLACED BY BNDES [...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula fired Finance Minister Palocci the night of March 27 after evidence came to light implicating Palocci personally in the leak from state-owned bank Caixa Economica Federal (CEF) of the confidential bank statements of handyman Francenildo da Costa. Costa's bank stat [...]	2006-03-28 16:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA613	NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "THE ROLE OF CD28-CELLS IN [...] On March 27, 2006, Embassy delivered to Secretary Everton F. Lucero, Deputy Chief of the Division of Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DCTEC/MFA),for review and approval, the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) proposed award of a research protocol titled "The Role of CD2 [...]	2006-03-29 14:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA628	BRAZILIAN INTEREST GROUPS DUG IN ON WTO DOHA ROUND ISSUES [...] (U) Over the past week two sets of high-level visitors, CODEL Grassley and representatives from the Brazil-U.S. Business Council, have raised WTO Doha Round issues with GOB cabinet members and private sector interest groups. The week of March 20 CODEL Grassley met with Foreign Minister Amorim [...]	2006-03-30 19:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD WTRO EAGR PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA631	BRAZIL'S NEW AIR REGULATORY AGENCY FACES CHALLENGES [...] (SBU) Summary. The National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) was formally inaugurated in a March 20 ceremony in Brasilia. Emboffs met with ANAC officials March 16 to discuss the agency's plans for the airline industry. Settled are issues like where the agency will be headquartered -- Brasilia -- an [...]	2006-03-31 10:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ECON CASC BR
06BRASILIA637	CODEL GRASSLEY MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. During a March 19-23 trip to Brazil, a Congressional delegation led by Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Senator Chuck Grassley (IA),visited Manaus, Santarem (Para state),Brasilia, Maringa (Parana state),and Sao Paulo. This cable reports on the Codel's Ma [...]	2006-03-31 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR WTRO ENRG PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA639	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 72 [...] The following is the seventy-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]	2006-03-31 19:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA652	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USGS REGIONAL SPECIALIST [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Jean Weaver, Regional Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey, to travel to Rio de Janeiro (April 22-25) and Brasilia (April 26-28, 2006) as part of the Department of State Delegation to meet with Brazilian counterparts to conduct preliminary discuss [...]	2006-04-03 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY SENV TBIO KSCA OTRA BR
06BRASILIA661	MERCOSUR TURNS 15 - A SOMBER QUINCEANERA [...] (SBU) Summary. The fifteenth anniversary of the Treaty of Asuncion, which created Mercosul, took place on March 26, but was barely noticed in Brazil. Instead of an elaborate birthday celebration, the only events marking the date here were scattered ) and poorly publicized ) retrospective sem [...]	2006-04-05 13:35:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA665	BRAZIL - NEW FINANCE MINISTER'S EARLY CHOICES REASSURE [...] (SBU) Summary. New Finance Minister Guido Mantega has moved cautiously in his early days on the job, reassuring financial markets. His choices for Vice Minister and Treasury Secretary, Bernard Appy and Carlos Kawall, respectively, have been well received. On March 31, Mantega supported a mea [...]	2006-04-05 18:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA674	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CODEL SPECTER (APRIL 2006) [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Senator Arlen Specter, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee (SJUD),to visit Brasilia and Manaus, Brazil, April 12-15, 2006, in order to meet with heads of State and evaluate matters of concern to the Senate Judiciary Committee, especially [...]	2006-04-06 19:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SENV TBIO KSCA OTRA BR
06BRASILIA678	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL SPECTER [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your April 12-15, 2006 visit to Brasilia (DF) and Manaus (AM),Brazil. We look forward to your trip and are arranging meetings and events for you in Brasilia and Manaus. As the Charge d'Affaires, I will meet your party upon arrival and [...]	2006-04-07 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AFIN AMGT ASEC PGOV ECON KSCA SENV OTRA DR CO
06BRASILIA687	BRAZIL INTERDICTS DOD SATELLITE PIRATERS [...] Action Request - paragraph 2. 2. (SBU) ANATEL regulator Itamar Barreto Paes contacted post on April 7 with a read-out on ANATEL actions to stop the pirating of DOD satellite signals, per Reftel A. First, Brazilian authorities monitored the specific frequency at issue according to the info [...]	2006-04-10 15:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON BR
06BRASILIA688	BRAZIL'S NEW AVIATION REGULATOR ASKS FOR INVITE TO [...] (U) This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 2 and 5 for details. 2. (U) During an April 7 lunch with Emboffs, Directors Denise Abreu and Leur Lomanto of the newly created National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) asked that the FAA extend a formal invitation to ANAC representatives for Ma [...]	2006-04-10 15:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EINV ECON CASC BR
06BRASILIA694	VARIG'S DOWNWARD SPIRAL: WE'LL PAY YOU LATER [...] (U) The following cable has business sensitive information, please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) VARIG's downward spiral continues with a recent spate of cancellations that have left passengers stranded and caused outcries from local and international creditors clamoring for GoB action. The [...]	2006-04-11 15:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR EIND OPRC BR
06BRASILIA703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USDEL TO THE BRAZIL SCIENCE [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for the U.S. Delegation (USDEL) participating in the U.S.-Brazil Science and Technology Working Group Meetings to be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 24-26. Per previous communications, these are planning sessions in preparation for the U.S.-B [...]	2006-04-11 20:12:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO SENV OTRA BR
06BRASILIA708	BRAZILIAN TEXT FOR U.S.- BRAZIL IMPLEMENTING ARRANGEMENT [...] This is an action request (please see paragraph 4). 2. Post is aware that Brazil's former Minister of Health, Jose Saraiva Felipe, met with several officials from HHS, the Department, CDC and NIH in February. One of the topics presented by the Brazilians was the renewal of the Memorandum o [...]	2006-04-12 16:58:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA
06BRASILIA717	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL GREEN [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Green, Chemist, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Belem, Brazil, May 7-14, 2006, to conduct a workshop on Chloroquine and Melfloquine Drug analysis in biological fluids in regards to efficacy and resistance [...]	2006-04-13 13:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA746	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HUB [...] JAMES B. STORY, SOUTH AMERICA REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER BASED IN BRASILIA, REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO VISIT MONTEVIDEO APRIL 23-28. PURPOSE OF THE TRIP IS TO MEET WITH EMBASSY STAFF AND LOCAL OFFICIALS DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AND TO IDENTIFY POTENTIAL AREAS FOR FUTURE COOPER [...]	2006-04-18 17:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV UY BR
06BRASILIA753	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR NIH OFFICIAL WESTERN TO [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Karl Western, Assistant Director for International Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH/FIC, as part of the U.S. Delegation (USDEL) participating in the U.S.-Brazil Science and Technology Working Group Meeting [...]	2006-04-18 18:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO SENV OTRA BR
06BRASILIA754	REINING IN PETROBRAS' PARADE [...] (SBU) Summary. Evo Morales' address at the opening ceremony of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) meeting in Belo Horizonte, along with the Bolivian IDB governor's speech, gave some discomfort to Petrobras' leadership, which is currently in the midst of increasingly tense contract negoti [...]	2006-04-18 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EINV ECON PGOV CH BR
06BRASILIA768	Brazilian Army Captures Two Suspected FARC Guerillas [...] Summary. On April 5, 2006, a Brazilian Army patrol surprised a trio of individuals near the bank of the Rio Negro in Brazil's Amazonas state, just opposite where the small army outpost is located. Two suspects were detained along with weapons and cash after a short-lived firefight. The [...]	2006-04-19 17:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR BR
06BRASILIA773	BILATERAL COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL ON BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. In view of the President's State of the Union address calling for expanded U.S. use of ethanol and Brazil's desire for closer ties to the United States in this area, Mission would like to stage a bilateral conference with Brazilian government and industry on e [...]	2006-04-20 17:44:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KSCA EAGR TRGY EINV ETRD BR
06BRASILIA778	BRAZIL - TRADE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT - AI AND BSE [...] (SBU) Agricultural Counselor personally delivered to the Ministry of Agriculture (April 11) and the Ministry of External Relations (April 13) the talking points from Reftel regarding the status of Brazil's import measures that continue to restrict access for commercial shipments of US beef and [...]	2006-04-20 18:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD USDA USTR BR
06BRASILIA786	BRAZIL/MERCOSUL BILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATING PRIORITIES [...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Introduction and Summary. This cable is intended to provide a brief overview of Mercosul's bilateral trade negotiations. The following information is based primarily on Econoff's conversations with Orlando Leite Ribeiro of the Foreign Ministry's Regional [...]	2006-04-24 16:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON BR
06BRASILIA788	THE ETHANOL DILEMMA - INADEDQUATE SUPPLY VS GROWING DEMAND [...] Summary: As countries worldwide search for alternatives to increasingly expensive petroleum, not to mention green fuel alternatives that help meet Kyoto Protocol targets, Brazil finds itself in an enviable position. The world's largest producer of both ethanol and sugar is the purveyor of tec [...]	2006-04-24 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY SENV ENRG KSCA ETRD EAGR BR
06BRASILIA790	BRAZIL AT A FISCAL INFLECTION POINT? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Lula administration heretofore has compiled an impressive record of fiscal rectitude, routinely posting primary budget surpluses well beyond its formal 4.25 percent of GDP target. This performance has allowed the GoB to reduce its net-debt-to-GDP ratio (from 57.2% in 2003 to [...]	2006-04-24 19:00:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA800	BRASILIA HUB PROPOSAL FOR FY 06 AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH [...] Despite the approval of Brazil's Biosafety Law (#11,105 in March 24, 2005),followed by the signing of Presidential Decree (#5,591 on November 22, 2005),which implemented the new law, agricultural biotechnology continues to be a difficult issue in Brazil. Government agencies and consumer group [...]	2006-04-25 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ECON TBIO BR

06BRASILIA814	BSC Chiefs of Mission Propose BSC Youth Ambassadors Program [...] SUMMARY: Recently the Counselors for Public Affairs from our five BSC embassies met for consultations in Santiago, Chile, to discuss common issues and to exchange best practices. All of us were impressed by reports on the success of Brazil's Youth Ambassador Program -- a one-country youth exch [...]	2006-04-26 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL BR
06BRASILIA823	CODEL SPECTER VISIT TO BRAZIL APRIL 12-15, 2006 [...] (SBU) The Congressional delegation headed by Senator Arlen Specter, Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee, visited Brasilia and Manaus April 12-15, 2006, and met with Brazilian officials to discuss narcotics, immigration and environmental issues. Codel members included Senator Specter and Mrs. [...]	2006-04-27 17:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SENV TBIO KSCA OTRA BR
06BRASILIA835	BRAZILIAN CAPITAL MARKETS - MORE INITIAL SHARE OFFERINGS IN [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian companies, always interested in obtaining access to cheaper capital than that on offer by the banking sector, have been turning more and more to equity offerings on the Sao Paulo stock exchange (BOVESPA). One particular slice of the market, the BOVESPA's "Novo Mercado [...]	2006-04-28 15:39:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON BR
06BRASILIA840	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL GREEN [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Michael Green, Chemist, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Belem, Brazil, May 28 to June 03, 2006, to conduct a workshop on Chloroquine and Melfloquine Drug analysis in biological fluids in regards to efficacy and re [...]	2006-04-28 18:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA844	Brazil 2006 Special 301 Notification [...] (SBU) On April 27, Econ Counselor delivered USG talking points to Otavio Brandelli, the chief of the Ministry of External Relations's IPR office. Speaking informall, Brandelli termed the USG's decision to maintain Brazil on the 2006 Priority Watch List as both "unpleasant" and "lamentable." [...]	2006-05-02 13:51:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR BR
06BRASILIA861	BRAZIL - UNCERTAIN RESPONSE TO BOLIVIAN OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary: After an emergency cabinet meeting lasting into the evening to discuss the appropriate Brazilian response to Bolivia's May 1 nationalization of foreign oil and gas investments (ref A),the Lula Administration issued a stunningly bland public statement the evening of May 2 recogni [...]	2006-05-03 19:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL EPET XM BR
06BRASILIA868	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL BLANDFORD [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for John Blandford, Economist, NCHSTP, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to Brasilia, Brazil, May 21-26, 2006, to conduct one-week training in economic evaluation methods as part of a certificate course in monitoring and evaluat [...]	2006-05-04 18:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA869	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR USGS WHEELER [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Ben Wheeler, Technical Information Specialist, U.S. Geological Survey, to Brasilia, Brazil, June 4-9, 2006, to attend a United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Coordination Meeting for Latin American and the Caribbean and help harmonize USGS [...]	2006-05-04 18:49:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY SENV KSCA OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA870	GEF FUNDING CONCERNS AND THE CERRADO [...] SUMMARY: During the Meeting of the Parties of the Commission on Sustainable Development in Curitiba in March, Marina Silva, Brazil's Minister for the Environment, announced the intention of the Government of Brazil to increase legal protection of the Cerrado ecosystem. Part of this new focus [...]	2006-05-04 18:50:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID ECON SOCI BR
06BRASILIA873	NO ADVERSE FOREIGN POLICY IMPLICATIONS REGARDING NSF [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-05 13:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TPHY NSF US BR
06BRASILIA875	BRAZIL - SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] (C) Brazil has a close relationship with Cuba and the GoB does not publicly criticize the Castro regime's human rights policies. President Lula implied criticism of the state of democracy in Cuba during an April 2005 interview in which he told the press that "Brazil can help build a democratic [...]	2006-05-05 13:19:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC PREL ECON ETRD BR CU
06BRASILIA876	BRAZIL - UNCERTAIN RESPONSE TO BOLIVIAN OIL AND GAS [...] (C) Summary: After an emergency cabinet meeting lasting into the evening to discuss the appropriate Brazilian response to Bolivia's May 1 nationalization of foreign oil and gas investments (ref A),the Lula Administration issued a stunningly bland public statement the evening of May 2 recogni [...]	2006-05-05 13:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PREL EPET XM BR
06BRASILIA879	BRAZIL: POST RECOMMENDS MAINTENANCE OF TIER 2 [...] (C) SUMMARY. This Mission understands that G/TIP is considering moving Brazil from Tier 2 to the Tier 2 Watch List in the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. In our view, Brazil has made considerable progress during the reporting period -- passing legislation that makes TIP a felony, impleme [...]	2006-05-05 15:05:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BR
06BRASILIA880	EARTH DAY EVENT IN BRAZIL [...] The embassy community in Brasilia celebrated Earth Day through a poster contest with the local international schools entitled, "What Earth Day Means to Me". The Regional Environmental Hub and Public Affairs worked closely to make this event a success in not only increasing awareness of Earth [...]	2006-05-05 18:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV BR
06BRASILIA882	BRAZIL: ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS ON BOLIVIAN [...] (C) Summary. Senior Brazilian Government (GOB) officials told emboffs that they viewed the 4 May meeting in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina as a "successful symbolic event" that demonstrated Presidents Lula, Morales, Chavez and Kirchner remain commited to regional cooperation and can talk productivel [...]	2006-05-05 19:13:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EPET XM BR
06BRASILIA887	APPROVAL OF NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "NICHD INTL [...] On May 4, 2006, Embassy received from the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Division of Science and Technology, (DCTEC/MFA) an official notification (number 022, dated April 27, 2006) approving the research project proposal entitled "The National Institute of Child Health and Human Develop [...]	2006-05-08 17:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA888	BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY SAYS "NO CRISIS YET" [...] (C) Summary: Bolivia agreed not to interrupt gas supplies to Brazil, and Brazil agreed to continue investing in Bolivia's hydrocarbon industry at the May 4 meeting in Puerto Iguazu, Argentina, according to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry's Bolivia Desk Officer. This understanding has deterre [...]	2006-05-08 17:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV EPET XM BR
06BRASILIA891	CHOICE OF DIGITAL TELEVISION STANDARD STILL ON HOLD [...] (U) During recent weeks the issue of which standard the Brazilian government will embrace for digital television (DTV) has faded from public view as President Lula has (so far) declined to endorse the recent MOU signed with the Japanese. Meanwhile, continued technical progress by industry on [...]	2006-05-08 18:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EIND BR
06BRASILIA902	BRAZIL BUYS BACK BRADY BONDS [...] (U) Summary: The GOB exercised its option to buy back its Brady bonds on April 18. The operation involved bonds with a total face value of US$6.63 billion, and was part of Brazil's broader effort, taking advantage of the appreciated Real, to put behind it the legacy of its 1980's default. Bra [...]	2006-05-10 12:42:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV BR
06BRASILIA918	BRAZIL; LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR THE UPCOMING [...] (SBU) Summary. Brazilian officials admit that their game-plan for achieving results at the May 12 EU-Latin American summit in Vienna, followed by a May 13 EU-Mercosul bilateral in the same locale, is now in question. While they had hoped to use the opportunity of the summits to have Presiden [...]	2006-05-10 19:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN KSUM PREL BR
06BRASILIA931	BRAZIL'S MINISTER OF HEALTH RESPONDS POSITIVELY ON FUTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge Phillip T. Chicola delivered the demarche on cooperation on HIV/AIDS and other areas (ref A) to Brazil's Minister of Health Jose Agenor Alvares da Silva on May 9. The Charge referenced former Health Minister Saraiva's proposals for increased bilateral collaboration offered [...]	2006-05-11 18:40:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KHIV KIPR TBIO KSCA EAID BR
06BRASILIA940	DELIVERING OF BUREC'S RESPONSE TO BRAZIL'S REQUEST [...] On May 3, 2006, Embassy delivered Diplomatic Note 126 dated May 2, 2006, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of Brazil and a letter (per State 56827) from Bureau of Reclamation (BUREC) in response to GOB's January 25, 2006, diplomatic note ABC/DEUC/006/ETEC BRAS-EUA. 2. Tex [...]	2006-05-12 18:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA KTIA EAGR SENV PREL BR
06BRASILIA941	RESPONSE TO PORTUGUESE VERSION OF NASA/LBA IMPLEMETING [...] (SBU) On May 10, 2006, Embassy received Brazilian Government Diplomatic Note DMAE/029/MESP-BRAS-EUA in response to changes to the Portuguese language version of the NASA/LBA implementing arrangement per State 70101. 2. (SBU) Informal translation of text of DIP NOTE 029 is as follows: (S [...]	2006-05-12 18:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TSPA KSCA KTIA SENV TBIO NASA BR
06BRASILIA947	INPA/SMITHSONIAN DRAFT AGREEMENT 2006 [...] On May 10, 2006, Embassy received Brazilian Government Diplomatic Note DMAE/026/MESP-BRAS-EUA with a proposed Technical Scientific and Financial Cooperation Agreement between the Brazilian Ministry of Science and Technology - MCT, through the National Institute for Amazon Research - INPA, and [...]	2006-05-15 18:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV KSCA TBIO BR
06BRASILIA952	BRAZIL: CENTRAL BANK COOPERATION WITH THE BANK OF RUSSIA [...] (SBU) Summary: Henrique Meirelles, president of the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB),traveled to Moscow May 10-11 to meet with local monetary authorities. During that visit, Meirelles planned to sign a cooperation agreement with the Bank of Russia (BOR) as officials there are reportedly intereste [...]	2006-05-15 18:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA954	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 74 [...] The following is the seventy-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]	2006-05-16 17:08:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA957	NIH RESEARCH PROJECT ENTITLED "SSCOR IN PEDIATRIC HEART [...] On May 12, 2006, Embassy delivered to Secretary Everton F. Lucero, Chief of the Division of Science and Technology, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (DCTEC/MFA),for review and approval, the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) proposed award of a research protocol titled "SSCOR in Pediatric Heart [...]	2006-05-16 18:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO KSCA OSCI BR
06BRASILIA959	R/V RONALD BROWN: JUN 17-23, 2006 PORT CALL CLEARANCE [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-17 16:01:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KRVC KSCA EWWT BR
06BRASILIA961	BRAZIL - CENTRAL BANK RESOLUTE IN FACE OF INTEREST RATE [...] (C) Summary: Over the weekend of May 6-7, newly-appointed Finance Minister Guido Mantega made statements to the press which appeared to condition positive relations between the Finance Ministry and the Central Bank (BCB)on continued CB interest rate reductions. The Bank's Monetary Policy Dire [...]	2006-05-17 16:02:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL BR
06BRASILIA964	COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CDC OFFICIAL ADDISS [...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for David Addiss, Chemist, NCID, HHS, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),to: -- Belem, Brazil, May 21 to May 24, to attend a meeting a meeting on certifying the elimination of lymphatic filariaris in Brazil, and; -- Recife, Brazil, M [...]	2006-05-17 18:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO CDC OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA965	GOB PROVIDES EMERGENCY AID TO SOY FARMERS [...] Summary. The Brazilian federal government announced on May 12 a subsidy of 1 billion Reais (approximately US$470 million) in emergency aid for soybean farmers in the form of price supports. The package seeks to reduce the indebtedness of soy farmers and help improve the generally adverse agric [...]	2006-05-17 18:24:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR WTRO ETRD ECON BR
06BRASILIA971	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned June 4-8 visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and Sao Paulo. I will greet you in Sao Paulo airport on June 4 prior to your active schedule of events at the AACLA meeting in Rio and with Minister of Development, Industry, and C [...]	2006-05-18 18:25:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA981	BRAZIL ENRICHES URANIUM AND RENEWS CALLS FOR ANGRA III [...] Summary: In addition to renewed speculation regarding the resumed construction of Angra III, Brazil also entered an exclusive club of 7 nations worldwide with the capacity to dominate the complete nuclear fuel cycle. Following a discreet inauguration ceremony, Brazil detailed its short-term go [...]	2006-05-19 18:03:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	TRGY TNGD EMIN KSCA BR
06BRASILIA993	DESPITE RECENT RAIDS, BRASILIA'S PIRATE GOODS MARKETPLACE [...] (U) Summary. According to an article published in the May 11 "Correio Brazilense," more than 150,000 products, mostly pirated DVDs and CDs, were apprehended in raids at Brasilia's Feira dos Importados (i.e., the "Import Fair"). The operation mobilized 120 police officers and closed down 95 r [...]	2006-05-22 17:22:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON BR
06BRATISLAVA100	ELECTIONS TO BE HELD JUNE 17; NEW MINISTERS OF [...] (U) Summary. Following yesterday's decision of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) to leave government and join the opposition (Reftel),Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic accepted the resignations of the KDH Ministers of Justice, Interior and Education, and appointed the former State Secret [...]	2006-02-08 16:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA101	SLOVAK POLITICAL PARTIES FACE REALITY OF JUNE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Upon the announcement of a proposed June 17 date for early elections, Slovak politicians toned down their rhetoric, moved away from plans to go after PM Dzurinda in a recall vote and instead started gearing up for the impending campaign. The general consensus, even among oppo [...]	2006-02-08 17:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA105	SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT GUATEMALA FOR NON-PERMANENT [...] (C) Slovak MFA Director for UN and International Organizations Roman Buzek and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko told us February 10 that Slovakia will support Guatemala for the Group of Latin American Countries' non-permanent seat on the UNSC (reftel). Buzek pointed out that -- in addition to s [...]	2006-02-10 13:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UN GT VE LO
06BRATISLAVA111	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, FEBRUARY 10, 2006 [...] (C) The departure of KDH from the ruling coalition (refs B-D),which resulted in the resignation of three cabinet Ministers and the Chairman of Parliament, has also affected our working-level contacts. The spokesman for former parliament Chairman Pavol Hrusovsky sounded shell-shocked as he [...]	2006-02-10 16:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KISL KPAO BO LO
06BRATISLAVA121	EARLY ELECTIONS NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT ECONOMY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Parliament's unanimous approval to hold early elections June 17 (vice September) is not expected to have much impact on the economy. Outside of a slight depreciation of the Slovak Koruna following the Christian Democratic Movement's (KDH) defection from the ruling coalition, most [...]	2006-02-13 15:35:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA125	UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS NOT ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-14 14:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL UNESCO
06BRATISLAVA131	DINNER WITH FICO: SLOVAKIA'S OPPOSITION LEADER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted Smer Chairman Robert Fico and Vice Chairman Pavol Paska (who also chairs parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee) at a February 15 dinner, during which Fico and Paska made their predictions about what post-June 17 election Slovakia would look like in terms of f [...]	2006-02-16 16:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM ECON SOCI CVIS LO
06BRATISLAVA139	SLOVAKIA CONFIRMS PRESENCE OF AVIAN FLU [...] Agriculture Minister Zsolt Simon confirmed the first two cases of H5N1 avian influenza (AI) in Slovakia on February 21. A falcon found near the Danube River 37 miles southeast of Bratislava and a grebe discovered on the outskirts of the capital both tested positive for AI. The samples have [...]	2006-02-21 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU EAGR TBIO FAO WHO ECON LO
06BRATISLAVA140	SCENESETTER FOR IO A/S SILVERBERG VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Welcome to Slovakia. The Embassy -- and moreover, the Slovaks -- are pleased to welcome you and IO/UNP DepDir Ed Brown to Bratislava March 3-7. Your visit will help us institutionalize the already strong cooperation we enjoy with Slovakia within the UN Security Council (UNSC),as well [...]	2006-02-21 16:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UN UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA160	SLOVAKIA ANNUAL REPORT ON TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (U) Embassy TIP Point of Contact: Name: Richard "Trey" Lyons Position: Political Officer Phone: 00421 2 5922 3210 Fax: 00421 2 5922 3109 E-mail: LyonsRN@state.gov 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW OF ANTI-TRAFFICKING ACTIVITIES --------------------------------------------- --- A. A COUNTRY OF ORI [...]	2006-03-01 07:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF ASEC
06BRATISLAVA164	FICO: IF DZURINDA'S GOING TO WASHINGTON, THEN I [...] (SBU) During a March 1 meeting with Smer Deputy International Secretary Katarina Nevedalova, we learned that Smer chairman Robert Fico -- who boasted to Ambassador last month (reftel) that he knew of Prime Minister Dzurinda's then-unannounced trip to the U.S. and was planning his own "get to [...]	2006-03-02 16:27:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA165	SLOVAK AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. PESSIMISTIC ON PM [...] (C) During a March 1 meeting, Slovak Ambassador to the U.S. Rastislav Kacer (please protect) told Ambassador that he spent three days in Bratislava meeting with many members of the opposition with whom he has maintained close personal relationships. His scheduled 20-minute call on President [...]	2006-03-02 16:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA166	THEMES FOR SLOVAK PM MIKULAS DZURINDA'S MARCH 13 [...] (C) Madame Secretary, when the President welcomes Slovak Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda to the White House on March 13, he will be welcoming a true friend of the United States. Dzurinda has intentionally and very vocally worked to advance U.S. interests in Central and Eastern Europe and beyo [...]	2006-03-02 17:53:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA167	SLOVAK POLICE WORRIED ABOUT NEW INTERIOR [...] (S) Poloff spent February 23 participating in weapons training at the invitation of Pavol Draxler (protect),the Ministry of the Interior's National Coordinator for the Fight Against Trafficking in Persons. Draxler, an up-and-coming policy-maker at the Ministry of the Interior (MOI),spent t [...]	2006-03-03 08:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KPAO PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA177	SLOVAK ENERGY SECURITY MEANS NUCLEAR, NOT GAS [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-03 15:06:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EAGR LO
06BRATISLAVA180	BELARUSIAN OPPOSITION TELLS BRATISLAVA THE [...] (SBU) At a March 3 briefing hosted jointly at the MFA by State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova and German Marshall Fund's Pavol Demes, Belarusian opposition figures Andrei Sannikov and Oleg Manaev told representatives from the Canadian, U.S., and EU embassies that the Lukashenko r [...]	2006-03-03 16:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI LO BO
06BRATISLAVA190	SLOVAK ENERGY SECURITY MEANS NUCLEAR, NOT GAS [...] (SBU) Summary. A March 2 lunch hosted by the Ambassador provided new insights on energy security in Slovakia. Like many of its neighbors, Slovakia is almost completely reliant upon Russia for its gas, oil, and nuclear fuel. However, the GOS believes that it was not significantly affected by [...]	2006-03-06 15:53:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG EAGR LO
06BRATISLAVA192	A/S SILVERBERG VISIT TO BRATISLAVA: SLOVAKIA HOLDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The March 5-7 Bratislava visit of IO A/S Kristen Silverberg provided the occasion to engage Slovakia on UNSC issues, congratulate the country on two successful months at the table, and coordinate our approaches to the upcoming challenges of the Council's agenda. A/S Silverber [...]	2006-03-08 08:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC UN IR YI SR LO
06BRATISLAVA199	SPECIAL 301: SLOVAKIA PROCURES NEW STORAGE FACILITY [...] Summary - The Ministry of Health (MOH) has found a secure building for the storage of proprietary drug application data on a military base. Econ officers visited the facility on March 8 and were fully satisfied that once it is renovated according to MOH's plans the building will serve as a se [...]	2006-03-10 15:56:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON LO
06BRATISLAVA213	FORMER CHAIRMAN OF PARLIAMENT DOESN'T RULE OUT [...] (C) Pavol Hrusovsky, the chairman of the Christian Democrat Movement (KDH) and former chairman of parliament, gave the Ambassador a frank assessment of Slovakia's electoral map on March 16. Hrusovsky -- whose public split with Prime Minister Dzurinda resulted in the dissolution of the rulin [...]	2006-03-17 13:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA214	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 17, 2006 [...] (SBU) At a March 13 seminar held by the new Smer-friendly ASA (Analysis, Strategy, Alternatives) think tank to provide input on the development of Smer's social policy programs, Slovakia's academics -- including the Rectors of two of Slovakia's most prestigious universities -- gathered to de [...]	2006-03-17 14:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SMIG EFIN SOCI BO LO
06BRATISLAVA215	CANDIDATE LISTS TAKE SHAPE: SAME GUYS, DIFFERENT [...] (SBU) As Slovakia's political parties near the March 19 deadline for submitting candidate lists, most of the major parties have announced their lineups. So far, there have been few surprises. The conservative Christian Democratic Party (KDH, which currently holds 18 seats in parliament) su [...]	2006-03-17 14:12:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PINR SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA221	"75" DINNER IN SLOVAKIA: NGOS POUNCE ON SPANISH [...] (SBU) On March 16, Ambassador hosted a "Black Spring" dinner commemorating the March 18, 2003 arrests of 75 Cuban dissidents. In addition to former chairman of parliament Pavol Hrusovsky and parliamentary human rights committee chairman Laszlo Nagy (both of whom have visited Miami's Cuban d [...]	2006-03-20 12:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI CU LO
06BRATISLAVA229	SLOVAKIA FULLY SUPPORTS US DRAFT UNSC RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) UNSC Coordination Unit desk officer for Africa Pavol Popjak told us March 23 that Slovakia fully supports the U.S. draft resolution on AMIS re-hatting, and has "no objection" to making a decision on the draft "today." Popjak told us that French changes to resolution language regarding [...]	2006-03-23 15:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO SOCI UNSC UN SU LO
06BRATISLAVA233	SMER FINESSES ITS IMAGE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Main opposition party Smer, in addition to planning a campaign tailored to the truncated election cycle culminating on June 17 (ref A),has also apparently undertaken several changes in anticipation of success at the polls. Chairman Robert Fico (ref B) and his party elite, con [...]	2006-03-24 12:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA234	SLOVAKIA FRUSTRATED WITH EU RESPONSE TO BELARUS [...] (C) SUMMARY: A March 24 event on "next steps in Belarus" hosted by the British Ambassador to Slovakia and featuring presentations by representatives from both the Slovak MFA and NGO community, highlighted Slovakia's disappointment in the lack of a clear, timely EU response to Belarus' March [...]	2006-03-24 14:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO
06BRATISLAVA235	SLOVAKIA CONDEMNS MILITIA ACTION AGAINST [...] Slovakia released the following statement condemning the attack on and arrest of Belarusian protesters on March 24. The original statement can be found in Slovak at www.mzv.sk . BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic condemns the attack of uni [...]	2006-03-24 15:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM SOCI BO LO
06BRATISLAVA252	SLOVAKS NOT KEEN ON ROMANIAN ADOPTION DEMARCHE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche March 21 to Juraj Kubla at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Human Rights directorate. Kubla in turn shared the points with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Family, and the Slovak Embassy in Bucharest. [...]	2006-03-30 14:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CASC EU RO LO
06BRATISLAVA254	CARETAKER MINISTER OF INTERIOR PROMISES STEADY [...] (SBU) Ambassador called upon Minister of the Interior Martin Pado on March 28 to discuss trafficking in persons and extremism. Pado, formerly State Secretary (Deputy Minister),was installed as caretaker Minister following the withdrawal of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) and their [...]	2006-03-31 06:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM SMIG KWMN SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA256	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, MARCH 31, 2006 [...] (C) Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda called Belarusian opposition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich March 24 to express his support and to convey Slovakia's offer to allow any Belarusian students expelled from state universities for political reasons to continue their studies at Slovak schools. M [...]	2006-03-31 15:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM UNSC KIRF IZ UP BO BM LO
06BRATISLAVA28	SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT SUPPORTING REFERRAL OF [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-12 14:44:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM KNNP IR LO UNSC
06BRATISLAVA287	SMER PARTY CONFERENCE PRESENTS A MODERATE FICO [...] (U) Summary: Party chairman Robert Fico presented an unexpectedly moderate position at Smer - Socialna Demokracia's weekend conference. He acknowledged for the first time that some of the current government's reforms might be useful, and laid down strict adherence to European rules allowing Sl [...]	2006-04-11 14:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA301	LAVROV VISIT REINVIGORATED BILATERAL TALKS ON [...] (C) Summary: The working visit of Russian FM Lavrov to Slovakia focused on renewing dialogue on economic and energy issues. Lavrov expressed the Russian desire to continue supplying oil, gas, and nuclear materials for Slovakia's energy needs. On Belarus, Slovak FM Kukan reportedly was forcef [...]	2006-04-13 14:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON BO RU LO
06BRATISLAVA302	HELL NO, WE WON'T SEW: SURGEONS ON STRIKE [...] Summary. On April 6, doctors, nurses, and hospital workers in Bratislava went on strike, demanding that the GOS raise wages by 25 percent and halt the ongoing privatization of hospitals. Within a few days, the strike spread to at least 15 hospitals throughout the country. The doctors, who h [...]	2006-04-13 15:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ELAB PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA309	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII RESOLUTION ON IRAN [...] (C) CDA delivered reftel demarche April 18 to MFA Acting Political Director Stefan Rozkopal, Director for Disarmament, OSCE, and Counter-Terrorism Karol Mistrik, and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko. They affirmed that Slovakia's position is clear: Slovakia supports a strong Chapter VII resol [...]	2006-04-18 15:59:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR LO
06BRATISLAVA31	SLOVAKIA UNHAPPY WITH IRAN, SUPPORTS UNSC [...] (C) DCM and Poloff delivered ref A points to State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova on SIPDIS January 13. Vasaryova, whose portfolio includes the United Nations, told us that Slovakia, as a member of the Security Council, a country with a bilateral relationship with Ira [...]	2006-01-13 15:21:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LO
06BRATISLAVA310	SLOVAKIA AGREES ON KOSOVO STATUS, BUT CONCERNED [...] (C) CDA delivered reftel briefing on U.S. Kosovo policy to MFA Acting Political Director Stefan Rozkopal and UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko on April 18. Pesko said Slovakia is "99 percent" in accordance with U.S. views, but differs slightly in regard to the desired speed of the Ahtisaari pro [...]	2006-04-19 09:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI EU UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA311	SLOVAKIA RELEASES STRONG STATEMENT ON IRANIAN [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on Irans pursuit of a nuclear weapons program on April 13. The original text is available in Slovak at www.mzv.sk: BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Slovak Republic is f [...]	2006-04-19 09:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL KPAL UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA32	SLOVAKIA "IMPATIENT" FOR UN REFORM [...] (C) DCM and Poloff delivered reftel points to State Secretary (Deputy Foreign Minister) Magda Vasaryova and UNSC SIPDIS Coordinator Marcel Pesko on January 13. Vasaryova told us that Slovakia, whose own reform history has been quite successful and relatively expeditious, is "impatient" ab [...]	2006-01-13 15:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KUNR PHUM ADCO LO UN
06BRATISLAVA323	SPECIAL 301: PARLIAMENT APPROVES PATENT LINKAGE [...] In a very positive step, parliament approved the Amendment to the Medicines Act on April 19 in its third reading without any changes to the original version of the section on patent linkage. This is the version that was reviewed by USG officials and is designed to close the loophole that had [...]	2006-04-21 11:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ETRD ECON LO
06BRATISLAVA331	SLOVAK ECONOMY GROWING AT RECORD PACE [...] SUMMARY: In the last quarter of 2005, the Slovak economy reached an all time record for economic growth of 7.6 percent, the fastest rate among the four biggest economies that joined the EU on May 1, 2004. A high volume of investments and fast-growing household consumption were the key growth [...]	2006-04-25 12:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO
06BRATISLAVA338	SLOVAKIA PREPARING DOG TEAMS FOR SERVICE IN IRAQ [...] (U) This is a guidance request, see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) According to Vladimir Jakabcin, General Director of the Department of Defense Policy, International Relations and Legislation, the Slovak MoD is in the process of purchasing dogs to meet the needs of NTM-1 per Reftel. Including time [...]	2006-04-26 14:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	NATO MARR MOPS IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA339	SLOVAKIA CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN IRAQ PRTS [...] (SBU) Vladimir Jakabcin, General Director of the Department of Defense Policy, International Relations and Legislation, included the possibility of sending Slovak soldiers to a PRT in Iraq in spoken remarks to a conference on "The Slovak Military - Status and Perspectives" yesterday. Jakabcin [...]	2006-04-26 14:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PGOV PREL IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA343	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP, APRIL 26, 2006 [...] (C) On April 20, the Slovak parliament approved an expansion of the mandate of Slovakia's demining unit in Iraq, allowing for increased force protection and training roles. Unsurprisingly, communist party KSS voted against the mandate, as did opposition party Smer (including Robert Fico, but [...]	2006-04-27 13:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PHUM PINR SMIG EAGR SOCI UK IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA344	UNSCR 1267 DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SLOVAKIA; NO [...] (U) Post delivered reftel points and background papers to Slovak MFA officials on morning of April 27. No officials were available for immediate comment. However, in the past, Slovakia has been generally supportive of U.S. positions on terror finance, and we expect them to be receptive and [...]	2006-04-27 15:27:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PGOV PREL UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA349	CONFERENCE ON BELARUS: EU ON DEFENSIVE, RUSSIANS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An April 25-26 conference on Belarus held at the Slovak Ministry on Foreign Affairs was an intellectual lynch mob in two acts. The first day, academics and activists painted a bleak picture of the Lukashenko regime, criticized Russian "meddling," and presented statistical da [...]	2006-04-28 14:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KDEM SOCI EU BO LO
06BRATISLAVA355	UN HRC: SLOVAKIA WILL VOTE AGAINST IRAN, CUBA, [...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel demarche on Iran's candidacy for the Human Rights Council (HRC) May 4 to MFA State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova. Vasaryova has SIPDIS direct responsibility for Slovakia's UN portfolio at the MFA. She assured us that Slovakia would oppose Iran's m [...]	2006-05-04 12:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL UN UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA357	MECIAR SAYS HZDS WANTS BACK INTO GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. Former PM Vladimir Meciar told the program conference of his Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) party on 21 April 2006 that HZDS would like to be in government after June 17, elections and is ready to align with almost any party to achieve that end. Meciar seemed to focus [...]	2006-05-05 07:38:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA359	CUBA PULLS AMBASSADOR TO SLOVAKIA, MAY DOWNGRADE [...] (C) Slovak MFA Director for the Americas Dusan Kristofik told us May 4 that the Cuban Ambassador to the Slovak Republic had departed recently "without saying goodbye," and that the GOS did not receive any farewell calls. In fact, Kristofik told us that the MFA found out of the Ambassador's [...]	2006-05-05 12:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CU LO
06BRATISLAVA360	SLOVAKIA WANTS TO TAKE IT SLOWER IN KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: EUR DAS Rosemary DiCarlo was frank in discussions with the Slovak MFA on Kosovo that the impasse must come to an end soon and that independence is the only real option for Kosovo. MFA Director for CIS and the Balkans Stefan Rozkopal told her Slovakia agrees in general, but believ [...]	2006-05-05 13:52:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON KPAO PGOV YI LO
06BRATISLAVA361	UNSCR ON IRAN: SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS CHAPTER VII [...] (C) In the absence of Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan and State Secretary (Deputy Minister) Magda Vasaryova -- both out of town on the campaign trail -- we raised reftel points with the Minister's Chef de Cabinet, Peter Kmec, on the morning of May 6. Kmec understood our message regarding the n [...]	2006-05-06 09:54:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNSC IR LO
06BRATISLAVA369	AUSTRALIA GROUP: SLOVAKIA HOPES FOR U.S.-EU [...] (C) Summary. The Russians have approached Slovakia twice to seek support for their bid to join the Australia Group. For both practical and political reasons Slovakia is not inclined to support Russian membership. It is Slovakia's impression that the U.S. is looking for a reason not to support [...]	2006-05-09 14:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL ETTC LO
06BRATISLAVA373	ROMA UPDATE: MAYOR TRIES TO DEPORT FAMILIES, NDI [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Embassy continues to be heavily involved in promoting human rights and integration among Slovakia's minority communities, the Roma in particular. In the past month, the Emboffs have: -- Visited a northern village in which the mayor is seeking to move 35-40 Roma to a smal [...]	2006-05-11 08:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM PREL KPAO SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA375	NEW GMO LAW LOOKS GOOD, SO FAR [...] (U) Summary: Slovakia adopted new "co-existence" legislation for genetically modified organisms in April 2004, and is now in the process of drawing up regulations to enforce the new law. The law will enable the Ministry of Agriculture to establish conditions for growing genetically modified c [...]	2006-05-11 09:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO TSPL
06BRATISLAVA382	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP: ELECTION EDITION, MAY [...] (SBU) Campaign season for the June 17 elections is in full swing in Slovakia, as the political parties attempt to mobilize voters in spite of a trend in regional elections of decreasing voter turnout. Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU) and the soci [...]	2006-05-12 12:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA386	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF SYRIA-LEBANON UNSCR [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on May 10 to MFA Directors for International Organizations, UN Security Council, and Middle East affairs. Colleagues from the British Embassy also followed-up on May 11. On May 12, Ambassador Vladimir Lomen from the UNSC Coordination Unit called to say [...]	2006-05-15 06:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNSC SY LE LO
06BRATISLAVA390	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS UNSC SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-16 14:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC SY LE LO
06BRATISLAVA397	SLOVAKIA TO PARTICIPATE IN EU'S AFRICAN MISSIONS [...] Slovakia is sending two military officers to Sudan and considering a contribution to a possible EU mission to Congo. DefMin Martin Fedor confirmed publicly May 18 that Slovakia will send two staff officers to Sudan in the coming weeks. Fedor explained that there is a growing feeling in Europe [...]	2006-05-22 10:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL NATO EU IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA401	SLOVAKIA,S COMMUNISTS DON,T WANT TO BE IN [...] (U) Summary. Jozef Sevc, Chairman of the Communist Party of Slovakia (KSS),spoke at a sparsely attended breakfast meeting organized by the American Chamber of Commerce on May 17. Sevc acknowledged that KSS faces an uphill struggle to get the 5% of the vote necessary to be in the next Parliam [...]	2006-05-23 11:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA404	POLITICAL ROUND-UP: ELECTION EDITION II [...] (C) The Foreign Minister's Chief of Staff, Peter Kmec (strictly protect),told DCM that FM Eduard Kukan has already been approached by Smer Chairman Robert Fico about serving as FM in a Smer-led government that includes the SDKU. Under this scenario, current PM Dzurinda might serve as Speaker o [...]	2006-05-24 09:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	INRA PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA406	KOSOVO NGO'S RECEIVE TRAINING IN SLOVAKIA [...] Summary: A four-day conference May 17-20 brought Kosovo NGO leaders to Bratislava for training and discussions about "the role of NGO's in a society undergoing transition." In a conference partly funded by SlovakAid, the NGO leaders named the desire for EU membership as the motivating goal fo [...]	2006-05-24 14:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KDEM SR YI LO
06BRATISLAVA41	EU "FACILITATOR" LAJCAK UPDATES ON MONTENEGRO [...] (C) Ambassador and DCM took advantage of a January 18 meeting on other subjects to get an update from PolDir Miro Lajcak on his efforts as EU "facilitator" for Montenegro. Fresh from his Jan.17 briefing of EU experts in Brussels, Lajcak told us that his idea of posing two positive questions -- [...]	2006-01-18 15:36:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MW SR LO
06BRATISLAVA410	SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR IRAQI [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on Iraq,s formation of a national government on May 23. The original text is available in Slovak at www.mzv.sk: BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the Government of the Slov [...]	2006-05-25 14:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	IZ KDEM KPAO LO PGOV PREL
06BRATISLAVA411	SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement of support of Montenegro,s referendum on May 23. The original text is available in Slovak at www.mzv.sk: BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Slovak Republic together with the international community observes care [...]	2006-05-25 14:54:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	POLG KDEM OSCE SR LO MW
06BRATISLAVA414	IRAQ UNLIKELY TO PLAY A ROLE IN SLOVAK ELECTION [...] (U) According to a page 4 story in the May 25 issue of the daily Sme, the deployment of Slovak soldiers in Iraq is not an issue in the campaign leading up to June 17 elections. The daily predicts that this situation will not change after the formation of a new government since most parties are [...]	2006-05-26 10:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA415	SLOVAK ATTENDANCE AT PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to Karol Mistrik, Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section at the MFA. Mistrik was very appreciative of the information and congratulated the U.S. for sending such a high-level delegation. Mistrik said that the U.S. sends a valuable message about [...]	2006-05-26 10:34:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM

06BRATISLAVA417	Slovak Election Scenescetter [...] Summary. (SBU) Recent opinion polls indicate that eight of the 21 parties running in the June 17 elections will gain the five percent of valid votes cast required to enter parliament. SMER-Social Democracy leads the polls with more than 30 percent support. The next highest party, either SKDU [...]	2006-05-26 14:59:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA42	SLOVAKIA ORGANIZING V-4 ELECTION MONITORING TO [...] (C) Director of the MFA's Third Territorial Division (including Eastern Europe and Russia) Stefan Rozkopal presented us January 18 additional information about V-4 involvement in OSCE election monitoring missions for Belarus' March 19 Presidential vote and requested U.S. financial assistance [...]	2006-01-18 15:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI BO UP LO
06BRATISLAVA423	SMER'S THINK-TANK ROOTED IN THE PAST [...] (U) Summary. A new think-tank established to advise the leftist political party Smer on matters concerning economy, politics and defense recently rolled out its foreign policy recommendations. The think-tank is dominated by older academics trained in the command-economy era who have decidedly [...]	2006-05-31 15:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA428	SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. RESOLUTION ON BURMA [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on May 26 to MFA UNSC Coordinator Marcel Pesko and his deputy, Vladimir Lomen. Pesko reaffirmed to us June 1 that Slovakia has instructed its mission in New York to "consider positively" a U.S. draft resolution on Burma. 2. (SBU) According to Pesk [...]	2006-06-01 12:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM UNSC BM LO
06BRATISLAVA43	TIP UPDATE: SLOVAKIA PASSES ACTION PLAN; SENTENCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Slovakia has carried its 2005 momentum on trafficking issues forward into the new year with admirable resolve: the Cabinet passed its National Action Plan on January 11; courts sentenced eight people from Slovakia and the Czech Republic to prison terms ranging from [...]	2006-01-18 16:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SMIG PREL SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA430	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. OFFER TO IRAN [...] (C) Upon receipt of reftel May 31, DCM briefed both Milan Jezovica, Foreign Policy Advisor to Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda, and Peter Kmec, Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Eduard Kukan. The Ambassador delivered the full demarche in person June 1 to Acting Foreign Minister Jozsef Berenyi. [...]	2006-06-01 15:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IR LO
06BRATISLAVA431	SLOGANS AND GIMMICKS: THE ELECTION CAMPAIGN [...] (U) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: Although the streets of Slovakia have been wallpapered in billboards and discarded political pamphlets for months now, the official media campaign opened on May 27. Given the low public interest and overall disillusionment with politics, campaigning has been low key [...]	2006-06-01 15:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA432	SLOVAKIA RELEASES STATEMENT WELCOMING P5 + 1 [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement in reaction to the P5 plus 1 meeting regarding Iran's nuclear weapons program on June 1. The original text is available in Slovak at www.mzv.sk: BEGIN UNOFFICIAL TRANSLATION: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA [...]	2006-06-02 12:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL UNSC UN IR LO
06BRATISLAVA434	SMER RELEASES CAMPAIGN STATEMENT QUESTIONING SLOVAK [...] (U) Opposition party Smer-SD ("Direction - Social Democracy") released a statement on June 2 (translated below) blasting the war in Iraq, the deployment of Slovak troops there, and pledging that it will begin deliberations on the possible withdrawal of Slovak troops from Iraq if the party fo [...]	2006-06-02 15:39:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KPAO PINR PREL SOCI IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA436	NATIONALIST PARTY SEEKS A SLOVAKIA FOR SLOVAKS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Slovak Nationalist Party (SNS),which enjoys 10 to 11 percent support in recent polls, is expected to return to Parliament after a four year absence following June 17 parliamentary elections. SNS is infamous for its ethnocentric, often racist, rhetoric, and the party contin [...]	2006-06-02 16:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA438	CAMPAIGN ISSUE: HEALTH CARE REFORM - EVERYONE [...] Summary. Health care reform is widely perceived by Slovaks as the Dzurinda government's biggest achilles heel. Privatization has not yet brought about a noticeable improvement in services, investment in health services remains low, and new private insurance schemes are increasingly unpopular [...]	2006-06-05 09:55:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SOCI PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA448	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE BUT PESSIMISTIC ON FMCT [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-08 11:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG LO
06BRATISLAVA450	MODERATE MECIAR ATTEMPTING TO WIN SUPPORT IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent meeting with poloffs, HZDS (Movement for a Democratic Slovakia) MP and Foreign Relations Committee member Diana Strofova discussed the party's post-election prospects. HZDS is currently polling at around 11 percent and will certainly win seats in the June 17 parlia [...]	2006-06-08 15:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA454	SLOVAKIA CALLS DEATH OF AL ZARQAWI A SUCCESS IN [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on the death of terrorist Abu Musab Al Zarqawi calling his death "a success" in the fight against international terrorism and reaffirming the country's support for the new Iraqi government. The original text is avai [...]	2006-06-09 11:23:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PTER KDEM PREL IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA455	AMBASSADOR'S BREAKFAST WITH KDH CHAIRMAN PAVOL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador hosted a one-on-one breakfast with Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) party Chairman and former Chairman of parliament Pavol Hrusovsky on June 8 to discuss the upcoming elections. Hrusovsky said Prime Minister Dzurinda's SDKU would be the most popular center-right [...]	2006-06-09 12:50:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA457	SMER LACKS DIRECTION ON ECONOMY [...] (C) SUMMARY - The recent release of Smer's official election program sheds little light on what the economic policy would actually look like in a Smer-led coalition government. The party platform is essentially a critique of the reforms instituted over the past eight years, and calls for an o [...]	2006-06-09 14:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PINR PREL LO KDEM
06BRATISLAVA461	EDUCATION, EU FUNDS, AND ELECTIONS [...] Summary. Education has been a quiet issue in this campaign, but will be a primary target for post-election reform and spending initiatives. The GOS has prioritized education and the "knowledge-based economy" both in its 2006 budget and its recently approved 2007-2013 plan for over 11 billion [...]	2006-06-12 10:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KPAO SCUL LO
06BRATISLAVA47	Country Clearance granted for EUR/NCE Director Janet [...] Embassy Bratislava welcomes EUR/NCE Director Janet Garvey and grants country clearance for the period of January 31 through February 4, 2006. The embassy point of contact for your visit is Debra Hevia, Pol-Econ Section Chief, tel: +420-2-5922- 3412, cellphone: +420-903-227-329. Em [...]	2006-01-20 13:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EZ HU LO
06BRATISLAVA471	FOREIGN POLICY AFTER THE ELECTION: CONTINUITY, OR [...] (C) Summary: Slovak foreign policy during the second Dzurinda government of the past four years has been extremely complementary to U.S. interests. If the coalition that results from June 17 parliamentary elections is led by Dzurinda's SDKU and made up mostly of center-right parties, we can [...]	2006-06-13 15:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA476	SLOVAKIA'S JUNE 17 NATIONAL ELECTIONS: UNCERTAINTY [...] (C) With 6 major political parties likely to pass the 5 percent parliamentary threshold (and two more within easy striking distance) in Slovakia's June 17 national elections -- and none of them positioned for such a decisive victory as to allow for a two-party coalition -- it will likely be a [...]	2006-06-14 14:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA481	HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS TRANSLATIONS COMPLETED [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-15 14:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KPAO KSPR LO
06BRATISLAVA483	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH SMER'S NO. 2, ROBERT [...] (C) Summary. Smer's number 2 candidate and MP Robert Kalinak told Ambassador June 15 that Smer was looking forward to forming the next government and likely would turn first for support to the Hungarian party, which is now a member of PM Dzurinda's coalition. A confident Kalinak said he did not [...]	2006-06-15 15:23:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR LO
06BRATISLAVA486	FREE FORUM: HERE TODAY, BUT WHAT ABOUT TOMORROW? [...] (C) Summary: One key unknown of the June 17 elections is whether Zuzana Martinakova's Free Forum (SF) will obtain the necessary five percent of votes to enter parliament. The "one-woman party" has attracted socially liberal voters looking to fill the void left by ANO. Martinakova's message o [...]	2006-06-16 09:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON LO
06BRATISLAVA489	CAMPAIGN ATMOSPHERICS [...] Summary. (U) Slovakia has entered the final countdown to elections. Polls open Saturday June 17 at 7:00 AM and close at 10:00 PM (1:00 AM to 4:00 PM EST). The parties are hosting their grand finale campaign programs, the last polls have been released, and the final TV debate has been held. Giv [...]	2006-06-16 14:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON LO
06BRATISLAVA490	Tax Reform and the Election [...] Summary. The flat tax is the flagship of the reform agenda that helped the government of Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda quickly turn Slovakia into one of Europe's most attractive destinations for global investment. While admired by investors, Slovakia's flat rates for income, corporate, and [...]	2006-06-16 15:17:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA491	PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION RESULTS [...] June 17 elections in Slovakia elected six parties to parliament with a 55 percent voter turnout. Preliminary results were published early the morning of June 18. Official results (which will include tallies of preferential votes for individual candidates on each party's list) will be announc [...]	2006-06-18 12:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA494	SMER AND SDKU COMPETE TO FORM NEW RULING COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of the June 17 elections (reftel),Smer chairman Robert Fico was emboldened to begin thinking strategically about the government he would form with the political capital his party earned at the polls. However, Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda -- himself encouraged by [...]	2006-06-19 16:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA495	SLOVAKIA WILL NOT ACT ON VENEZUELAN NGO LAW [...] No summary [...]	2006-06-20 08:54:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PREL PGOV EAID VE LO
06BRATISLAVA499	SMER PICKS UP MOMENTUM IN RACE TO FORM GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: The morning of June 20, President Gasparovic made good on his promise to charge Smer chairman Robert Fico with forming a new government (reftels). Fico immediately offered cooperation to Hungarian party SMK and Christian Democratic Movement KDH. According to sources in all th [...]	2006-06-20 15:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA501	SLOVAK GOV'T AIMS TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL [...] (C) Summary - The Slovak government is negotiating with Yukos to re-purchase the 49 percent stake in the oil pipeline that was originally sold to Yukos in 2002. Economic Minister Jirko Malcharek, who has the lead in the negotiations, is attempting to finalize an agreement before the current g [...]	2006-06-21 16:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA506	SLOVAK PM UPBEAT ABOUT COALITION CHANCES; KDH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Slovakia's Smer party continues to publicly explore all possible coalition options, though several parties have issued statements that create problems for Smer chairman Robert Fico. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda and his SDKU party remain hopeful he will be able to [...]	2006-06-22 14:21:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA51	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JANUARY 20, 2006 [...] (U) Only one passenger out of 43 survived when a Slovak Air Force An-24 crashed January 19 into the side of a snow-covered mountain in northeastern Hungary, three kilometers from the Slovak border. The flight was returning from Kosovo with 28 members of Slovakia's KFOR peacekeeping continge [...]	2006-01-20 16:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM PINR MARR MASS SOCI AF LO
06BRATISLAVA510	SLOVAKIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT WEDGWOOD FOR SEAT ON [...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche regarding the candidacy of Ruth Wedgwood for a seat on the United nations Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) to Slovak MFA on June 1. A close contact in the MFA's Division of Human Rights told us June 13 that she had seen a draft of the instructions to suppo [...]	2006-06-23 00:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM UNHRC LO
06BRATISLAVA513	CAN KDH GET OVER MECIAR? WE THINK NOT. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Nearly a week after election day, Slovakia's Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) remains stubborn -- courted by both Robert Fico's Smer party and Prime Minister Mikulas Dzurinda's SDKU. While June 22 statements by KDH vice chairman Daniel Lipsic drew several lines in the sand [...]	2006-06-23 14:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA521	FICO DOESN'T RULE OUT WORKING WITH SLOTA AND MECIAR [...] (U) SUMMARY: Smer's Robert Fico has said that preliminary coalition talks will end by this Friday, when he will start official negotiations for the new GOS. Smer is expected to invite two other parties to be in coalition some time tomorrow (June 28). SMK, SNS, and HZDS all were invited for a [...]	2006-06-27 15:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA527	SLOVAKIA'S NEW RULING COALITION: SMER-SNS-HZDS [...] (U) At a June 28 press conference, Smer chairman Robert Fico announced his party presidium's unanimous decision to form a coalition government with nationalist party SNS and former Prime Minister Vladimir Meciar's HZDS. Under the agreement, Smer will get 11 seats in the cabinet, SNS 3, and [...]	2006-06-28 18:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA528	SMER COURTS INTERNATIONAL ACCEPTANCE FOR COALITION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Following fast on the heels of Smer chairman Robert Fico's June 28 announcement of a Smer-SNS-HZDS coalition (Reftel A),Smer deputy international secretary Katarina Nevedalova invited Poloff to breakfast SIPDIS June 29 to "tell us personally" about the developments. Sheepis [...]	2006-06-29 13:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA529	SLOVAKIA HAS ITS OWN MOTIVES FOR REPURCHASING [...] (C) Summary: The Slovak government's primary aim in repurchasing the Transpetrol shares from Yukos Finance is to maintain state control in the Slovak oil pipeline. Meciar-era businessmen from eastern Slovakia have claims on 34 percent of Transpetrol shares (two thirds of the government's 51 pe [...]	2006-06-29 14:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA532	SMER-SNS-HZDS: WHAT DOES IT MEAN? [...] (C) Summary: The "worst case scenario" government of Smer-SNS-HZDS is now a certainty. We can expect many more challenges in advocating U.S. policy goals under a Fico-led government than during Mikulas Dzurinda's tenure, particularly on controversial issues such as the war in Iraq or support [...]	2006-06-29 18:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KPAO EAID LO
06BRATISLAVA533	ROMA VOTE BUYING: MONEY FOR NOTHING [...] (SBU) Poloff spent June 17 - election day - in the eastern Spis region with Roma politician and activist Peter Pollak, who - juggling three phones, several phone directories, and a bottle of water - was canvassing Roma settlements investigating allegations of vote buying. Both Pollak and Na [...]	2006-06-29 18:23:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA544	NEW GOVERNMENT WANTS ORDERED, GRADUAL WITHDRAWAL [...] (U) This is an action request -- please see para 5. 2. (C) As Department is aware, following up on his campaign promise, just-installed PM Robert Fico has told the press that his government would initiate a phased withdrawal of Slovak troops from Iraq. As we did after Fico's surprise campa [...]	2006-07-05 13:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA550	PARLIAMENTARY FOREIGN AFFAIRS CHAIRMAN THINKS [...] (C) We pass along the following not as a definitive state of play in the Fico government's thinking on a withdrawal from Iraq (which is not clear yet--),but as an indication of the internal debate that has been joined since he took power (reftel). Ruling Smer Party MP and newly-appointed Chai [...]	2006-07-07 14:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS KPAO MOPS IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA551	SLOVAK EMBASSY IN HAVANA CONTINUES EFFORTS TO [...] (C) MFA Director for Americas Dusan Kristofik told Poloff June 30 that the Slovak Ambassador to Cuba recently traveled to Miami, Florida, for meetings with Cuban dissident groups there. The groups gave the Slovak Ambassador computer equipment, which he then brought back as "diplomatic cargo. [...]	2006-07-07 14:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM CU LO
06BRATISLAVA552	INTRODUCING SLOVAKIA'S NEW CABINET [...] (U) President Gasparovic swore in the new cabinet of the Fico government on July 4. Of the fifteen ministries, ten have gone to Smer, three to SNS, and two to HZDS. The majority of these new ministers are little-known on the Slovak political scene. However, the ones of most active interest [...]	2006-07-07 15:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR ECON LO
06BRATISLAVA553	SMER CRITICIZED BY EUROPEAN SOCIALIST ALLIES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite his preference for the European over the transatlantic relationship, new Slovak PM Robert Fico now finds himself losing friends among presumed European allies due to his party's coalition with the ultra-nationalist SNS. The Party of European Socialists (PES) has threatened [...]	2006-07-07 15:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EU LO
06BRATISLAVA555	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO DPRK MISSILE LAUNCHES: [...] (C) New Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis, who took office less than a week ago, has received calls from the Foreign Ministers of China, Russia, and South Korea regarding North Korea's recent missile launches (reftel). As expected, the Chinese and Russians argued against a UNSC resolution and [...]	2006-07-10 14:22:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PARM UNSC KN LO
06BRATISLAVA562	NEW SLOVAK FM PROMISES FULL COORDINATION ON [...] (U) This message includes an action request and recommendation in para 3. 2. (S) New Slovak Foreign Minister Jan Kubis told Charge today that he would personally "take care of the issue of the Slovak troops in Iraq." Speaking privately just after an introductory session with the diplomatic [...]	2006-07-10 15:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	PREL MARR LO IZ
06BRATISLAVA571	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NEW FM KUBIS [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) Summary. Ambassador met with Slovakia's new Foreign Minister Jan Kubis on July 12. Kubis emphasized that "continuity" will be the theme of Slovakia's relationship with the EU, NATO and the U.S. Kubis told the Ambassador he will work t [...]	2006-07-12 15:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA576	SLOVAK POSITION ON UNSC RESOLUTIONS [...] (C) Summary. Slovakia's mission to the UN has been instructed to abstain on the Qatar-proposed resolution condemning military operations in Gaza, unless Slovakia's abstention would force the U.S. to cast a decisive veto, in which case Slovakia will vote no. Slovakia will not support the Chines [...]	2006-07-13 15:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS KPAL KWBG LE CH LO
06BRATISLAVA577	TRANSPETROL DEAL IN LIMBO [...] Summary. The GOS is now in a holding pattern on any prospective Transpetrol deal, as incoming Minister of Economy Lubomir Jahnatek reviews his options. The outgoing Minister of Economy had prepared a GOS buy-back from Yukos of its 49 percent share, and media reports floated that a deal was i [...]	2006-07-14 12:39:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA584	PRESIDENT REASSURES AMBASSADOR ON IRAQ, COALITION [...] (C) Summary: President Gasparovic told the Ambassador July 13 that there would be continuity in Slovak foreign policy, and that he personally would be playing a larger role in collaboration with his hand-picked Foreign Minister Jan Kubis. He echoed Kubis's promise to coordinate closely with t [...]	2006-07-14 15:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA586	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUNDUP JULY 17 2006 [...] No summary [...]	2006-07-17 14:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM KPAO PINR SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA588	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IRAQ WITH NEW SLOVAK DEFENSE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Slovakia's new Minister of Defense Frantisek Kasicky on July 17. Kasicky said it is important for the new government to keep its promise to voters to withdraw troops from Iraq, but that the withdrawal process would be slow and deliberate. No final plan will [...]	2006-07-17 15:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA589	SLOVAKIA ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - JULY 18, 2006 [...] (SBU) The Slovak korun has faced intense weakening pressure over the past two weeks due to investor uncertainties about the future direction of GOS economic policies. Prime Minister Robert Fico and Finance Minister-designate Jan Pociatek have clashed in public about economic and fiscal plans, [...]	2006-07-18 11:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA590	BRATISLAVA PARTICIPANT IN 2006 USNATO/USEU POL-MIL [...] Embassy Bratislava designates the following participant for the 2006 USNATO/USEU Pol-Mil conference on October 4-6, 2006: -- Name: Aaron Underwood Chase -- Title: Fascell Fellow / Pol-Mil Officer -- Date of Birth: 17, January 1975 -- Security Clearance: TS -- Telephone: 421 2 5922 3376 -- [...]	2006-07-18 11:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT MARR NATO PREL LO
06BRATISLAVA592	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PM DZURINDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: At the Ambassador's first meeting with the former PM Mikulas Dzurinda since the June 17 elections, the former PM was confident that his party SDKU would gain strength in the opposition. SDKU plans to play on conflicts between new PM Robert Fico and coalition partner Vladimir M [...]	2006-07-18 13:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KPAO LO
06BRATISLAVA594	KDH: A SCHISM IN SLOVAKIA'S CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Slovakia's conservative Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) is suffering a crisis of leadership. The Hrusovsky-led pragmatist and the Palko-led principled factions disagree as to whether KDH should play the role of a small utilitarian party in any type of governing coalition o [...]	2006-07-19 08:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA597	AMBASSADOR DISCUSSED IRAQ WITH FM KUBIS [...] (U) his cable contains a request for guidance in paragraph 8. 2. (C) Summary. Foreign Minister Jan Kubis 7/19 briefed the Ambassador on the GOS,s progress on the Iraq portion of the government program, which is due to be announed August 1. Kubis noted the government has been uniform in its [...]	2006-07-20 15:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MARR IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA601	SLOVAKIA'S POST-ELECTION STATE OF MIND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The June 17 parliamentary elections were characterized by low voter turnout: 54.67 percent. Robert Fico's Smer was the clear winner across Slovakia, taking 29.14 percent and five of Slovakia's eight regions. Mikulas Dzurinda's SDKU only won the Bratislava region, but it was pl [...]	2006-07-25 12:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA607	AMBASSADOR'S BREAKFAST WITH KDH CHAIRMAN PAVOL [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with Chairman of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) Pavol Hrusovsky on July 25 to discuss KDH's post-election prospects. Despite a poor showing in the June 17 parliamentary election, Hrusovsky appeared confident that KDH would remain a major player in the [...]	2006-07-26 14:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SOCI PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA609	AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY CALL ON DEPUTY PM [...] (C) SUMMARY. On July 24, Ambassador paid an introductory call on new Deputy Prime Minister for the Knowledge Based Society, European Affairs, Human Rights and Minorities Dusan Caplovic of the Smer ("Direction") party. Caplovic listed his own priorities in office as (1) developing the knowle [...]	2006-07-26 16:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM TSPL PREL KPAO PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA613	TRANSPETROL: SLOVAKIA FEELS PRESSURE FROM ITS [...] (C) Summary. The new Slovak government feels under increasing pressure to strike a deal with a Russian firm on Transpetrol before Yukos International initiates bankruptcy proceedings, now scheduled to begin on August 10. On July 25, the same day that Yukos creditors decided to commence bankr [...]	2006-07-28 06:00:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA615	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH INTERIOR MINISTER KALINAK [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador's first formal meeting with new Interior Minister Robert Kalinak demonstrated Kalinak's openness and intent to continue Slovakia's efforts to fight extremism, trafficking in persons, and organized crime. Kalinak indicated that Slovakia may increase its training pr [...]	2006-07-28 14:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CASC CVIS PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA616	SLOVAKIA CONSIDERING SMALL CONTRIBUTION [...] (C) Summary. Post has heard from several government sources that Slovakia is considering a small contribution to an International Stabilization Force (ISF) for Lebanon. Slovakia would be unlikely to contribute more than a platoon, and likely even fewer. Slovakia is thought to prefer a deployme [...]	2006-07-28 15:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR PREL LE IS LO
06BRATISLAVA617	FM KUBIS: GOVERNMENT PROGRAM TO UNDERSCORE [...] (C) In a 7/28 meeting at the MFA, Foreign Minister Jan Kubis told the Ambassador and DCM that the government's program to be issued on August 1 will highlight Slovakia's continued support for stability and democratization in Iraq, despite planned changes in the military presence. Although the [...]	2006-07-28 15:40:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA618	FM KUBIS: SLOVAKIA FOCUSED ON REGAINING MANAGEMENT [...] (C) At their July 28 meeting, Ambassador Vallee and Minister of Foreign Affairs Jan Kubis discussed next steps for the Slovak government in the Transpetrol situation. Ambassador Vallee emphasized that the impending sale of Yukos shares in Transpetrol needs to be carried out in a transparent ma [...]	2006-07-28 16:34:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA619	GOVERNMENT TO CALL FOR COORDINATED WITHDRAWAL OF [...] (S) Para 4 of this message contains an action request regarding Slovak government officials' planned travel to Baghdad August 17. 2. (S) As promised reftel, FM Jan Kubis provided CDA July 29 an advance copy of the Iraq-related text of the Fico government's just-agreed program that will be p [...]	2006-07-29 17:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	IZ LO MARR MOPS PGOV PREL
06BRATISLAVA621	SLOVAKIA ECONOMIC ROUNDUP - JULY 28, 2006 [...] (U) The following are recent noteworthy events in the Slovak economy: PM'S ADVISOR: REALITY WILL DIFFER FROM ELECTION PLEDGES --------------------------------------------- ---------- 2. (SBU) In anticipation of the GOS release of its economic plan on August 1, Emboff spoke this week with [...]	2006-07-31 06:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA638	SLOVAKIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UN GENERAL [...] Per reftel instructions, an interim report on high-level Government of Slovakia representation at the UN General Assembly follows: A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Ivan Gasparovic, President, will not/not attend -- Arrival and departure dates: not applicable -- Spouse Silvia Gasparov [...]	2006-08-02 14:38:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV UNGA LO
06BRATISLAVA643	FM KUBIS DISCUSSES ISRAEL/LEBANON WITH AMERICAN [...] (U) Foreign Minister Jan Kubis expounded on Slovakia,s view of the Lebanon and Iran situations during an Aug. 2 meeting with visiting American Jewish Committee International Affairs Director Andy Baker. We provide this as much as a window on a new Foreign Minister's thinking as on the actual p [...]	2006-08-03 15:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV IS LE LO
06BRATISLAVA647	SLOVAKIA PREDICTS LONG TRANSITION IN CUBA [...] (C) Pol-Econ officers discussed Castro succession and Slovak-Cuban relations August 3 with MFA Director for the Americas Dusan Kristofik, per reftel. According to Kristofik, Slovakia expects a long transition period from a Fidel Castro-led regime to a more democratic government. The oppositi [...]	2006-08-04 13:28:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV CU LO
06BRATISLAVA649	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE ON LEBANON [...] Charge d'affaires delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Chef d'Cabinet Peter Kmec. Kmec has been in touch with FM Jan Kubis, who has instructed the Slovak delegation in New York to support the resolution. 2. Slovaks would be willing to participate in an expert-level meeting [...]	2006-08-07 06:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PTER MOPS LO
06BRATISLAVA657	SLOVAKIA APPEARS TO CHANGE COURSE ON TRANSPETROL. [...] (C) Summary. On August 3-4, Special Advisor Steve Hellman met with high-ranking GOS officials, including Prime Minister Robert Fico and Minister of Economy Lubomir Jahnatek, to discuss the benefits of buying back shares in Transpetrol from Yukos Finance rather than approving a quick sale to Ga [...]	2006-08-08 13:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA666	PM FICO PRESENTS POLICY AGENDA FOR NEXT FOUR YEARS [...] (SBU) OVERVIEW AND COMMENT. One month after Slovakia's new governing coalition took office, Prime Minister Robert Fico has presented the government's policy statement, a four-year agenda determined by the governing three-party coalition. Bureaucrats had drafted an early version of the govern [...]	2006-08-09 16:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PHUM LO
06BRATISLAVA670	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD FOR UNHCR SEAT [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-10 13:37:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM UNHRC LO
06BRATISLAVA671	SLOVAK RESPONSE TO URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNSCR [...] (C) Charge delivered reftel points to MFA Director for UN Affairs Roman Buzek, who had just left a meeting on the same subject with Acting FM Diana Strofova. Buzek said Slovakia fully supports the adoption of a resolution as soon as the text is ready, immediately if possible. The UNSC could no [...]	2006-08-10 14:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	IS LE MOPS PREL PTER UN LO
06BRATISLAVA673	SLOVAKIA TO REPURCHASE TRANSPETROL SHARES FROM [...] (S) Summary - On August 9, Minister of Economy Lubomir Jahnatek reached an agreement with Yukos Finance representatives Steve Theede and Bill Shoff on a deal that allows Slovakia to repurchase the Transpetrol shares from Yukos Finance and thereby obtain greater energy independence. A "share p [...]	2006-08-10 15:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA679	SLOVAKIA: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT UN GENERAL [...] (SBU) Per ref A instructions, an interim report on high-level Government of Slovakia representation at the UN General Assembly was sent in ref B. This is an update to that report: A. Attendance of the Head of State: -- Ivan Gasparovic, President, will not/not attend -- Arrival and departur [...]	2006-08-11 14:34:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV UNGA LO
06BRATISLAVA703	FICO IN IRAQ: DEMINERS WILL LEAVE BUT SLOVAKIA MAY [...] This cable contains an action request for Department of State and Department of Defense in paragraph 3 and a guidance request in paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary. PM Robert Fico visited Iraq on August 17. In a press conference after his return, Fico said Slovak deminers had not been active since [...]	2006-08-18 15:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA704	REACTION OF SLOVAKIA'S ETHNIC HUNGARIANS TO NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: New Slovak PM Robert Fico's decision to form a ruling coalition with the Slovak National Party (SNS) following the June 17 parliamentary elections elicited a strong negative reaction from the country's sizeable Hungarian minority. SNS leader Jan Slota is notorious for anti-minori [...]	2006-08-21 06:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PHUM PREL KPAO LO
06BRATISLAVA706	ROMA ISSUES ROUND-UP FOR SLOVAKIA [...] (U) The August 14 release of the U.S. Helsinki Commission's report on sterilization of Romani women without informed consent in the Czech Republic and Slovakia has spurred a reaction in Slovakia. The report received media coverage on both television and radio. Deputy Prime Minister for Human [...]	2006-08-21 13:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM SOCI PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA714	SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ILC [...] Per reftel, Poloff delivered diplomatic note, talking points and biography of the U.S. candidate for the International Law Commission to Dr. Metod Spacek, Head of the Internaional Law Division at the Slovak MFA. Spacek said that Slovakia will support the candidacy of Professor Matheson and tha [...]	2006-08-24 08:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA
06BRATISLAVA719	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND-UP AUGUST 25, 2006 [...] (SBU) The Justice Ministry, under the auspices of new Justice Minister Stefan Harabin, has prepared draft legislation to close the Special Court and the Special Prosecution Office. Former Justice Minister Daniel Lipsic provided a copy of the draft to the media. According to the draft, both i [...]	2006-08-25 13:41:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB LO
06BRATISLAVA72	SLOVAK MINISTER OF DEFENSE LISKA RESIGNS [...] (U) SLOVAK MINISTER OF DEFENSE JURAJ LISKA SUBMITTED HIS RESIGNATION FRIDAY MORNING, IN THE WAKE OF LAST THURSDAY'S CRASH OF A SLOVAK AIRFORCE AN-24, WHICH KILLED 42 SLOVAK SOLDIERS. LISKA'S RESIGNATION WAS ACCEPTED BY PRIME MINISTER DZURINDA. PRESIDENT GASPAOVIC SAID HE WILL RESPECT THE DECIS [...]	2006-01-27 14:28:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA720	SLOVAKIA REMAINS FOCUSED ON REGAINING TRANSPETROL [...] (S) Summary - The Ministry of Economy continues to pursue a deal to buy back the 49 percent stake in Transpetrol from Netherlands-based Yukos Finance and/or its subsidiary Yukos International. This task was complicated when a Dutch judge appointed Yukos Oil Receiver and Russian Eduard Rebgun a [...]	2006-08-25 14:33:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	ENGR ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA73	SLOVAK REACTION TO PALESTINIAN ELECTIONS [...] (U) The Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs released the following statement on Palestinian election results on January 27. The text is available in English at www.mzv.sk . BEGIN VERBATIM TEXT: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic welcome peaceful atmosphere in which t [...]	2006-01-27 15:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL KPAL UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA733	UPDATE ON SLOVAK-HUNGARIAN TENSIONS FOR VISIT OF [...] (SBU) This cable is intended to highlight the latest events in Slovak-Hungarian tensions since your departure from the U.S. on August 21. Any necessary updates on other ongoing issues in Slovakia will be provided at a briefing upon your arrival in Bratislava on September 4. 2. (SBU) The GO [...]	2006-08-31 11:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM LO
06BRATISLAVA736	SLOVAKIA PLANS TO RATIFY UNESCO CULTURAL DIVERSITY [...] The Slovak Government is moving forward with plans to ratify the UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions by the end of the year. According to Ladislav Simko, Director of the International Department at the Ministry of Culture (MOC),the GOS s [...]	2006-08-31 13:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SCUL UNESCO LO
06BRATISLAVA738	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS GUATEMALA [...] (C) Emboff delivered talking points fo Jana Bartosiewiczova, Deputy Director for the United Nations and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Bartosiewiczova confirmed that Slovakia will be voting for Guatemala in the upcoming 2006 UNSC election. She said that [...]	2006-08-31 14:21:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UN UNSC GT VE LO
06BRATISLAVA745	SLOVAKIA AGREES BURMA SHOULD BE ON UNSC AGENDA [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-08 06:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNSC BM LO
06BRATISLAVA746	SLOVAK FM DELIVERS BLUNT MESSAGES TO SERBS AND [...] (C) Summary: During his recent visit to the Western Balkans, FM Jan Kubis told interlocutors in Belgrade that they must stop fooling themselves and the public; the train has left the station and the last stop is independence for Kosovo. He was similarly blunt with leaders in Kosovo, encourag [...]	2006-09-08 11:28:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ICTY SR YI LO
06BRATISLAVA748	SLOVAKIA: FY-07 USNATO POLICY-MAKER TOUR [...] Embassy Bratislava requests a date be reserved for a policy-maker tour in February/March 2007. Post would send six MPs, one FSN and an interpreter. Post requests a tour that includes NATO Headquarters, SHAPE, and briefings by USEU. Follow-on visits to NATO field operations are not/not requeste [...]	2006-09-08 14:26:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP LO
06BRATISLAVA749	MEETING OF FM KUBIS WITH DEPUTY SECRETARY OF [...] (C) Summary. Slovak FM Jan Kubis met Deputy Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Nahavandian, on September 4 in Bratislava. Nahavandian made clear that Iran does not regard UNSCR 1669 as legally valid and confirmed that Iran plans to continue with the development of a peaceful [...]	2006-09-08 14:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UNSC IR LO
06BRATISLAVA750	CONGRESSMAN LANTOS URGES SLOVAKIA TO RESOLVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 4 in Brtislava, Representative Tom Lantos (D-California) delivered the message to the GOS that ethnic Slovak-Hungarian tensions must be resolved and that the Slovak government needs to do more to assure its role on the world stage. Rep. Lantos met with Prime Minist [...]	2006-09-08 14:58:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL LE IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA754	ATTACK ON ETHNIC HUNGARIAN STUDENT FABRICATED, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Reports of a racially-motivated attack on an ethnic Hungarian student in the town of Nitra two weeks ago and which have sparked considerable controversy between Hungary and Slovakia were false, according to the Slovak police investigator. Interior Minister Kalinak announced on S [...]	2006-09-12 15:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM LO
06BRATISLAVA763	IRAQI FM EXPRESSES GRATITUDE, SEES NO PROBLEM WITH [...] (C) Summary: The September 8 visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister Zebari gave the Slovak government the impression that Iraq has no problem with the withdrawal of Slovak troops, as long as there is some symbolic follow-on presence in the form of training or other cooperation. Zebari thanked the go [...]	2006-09-13 15:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA764	ETHNIC-HUNGARIAN SLOVAK RESPONDS PUBLICLY TO [...] (SBU) Summary. During a September 13 news conference, Hedviga Malinova, a Slovak student of Hungarian ethnicity, stuck firmly to her claim that she was verbally and physically attacked by two youths on August 25. (Ref A) She contradicted the conclusion drawn by PM Fico and Interior Minister Ka [...]	2006-09-13 15:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV HU LO
06BRATISLAVA77	SLOVAK VIEWS BEFORE JAN 30 GAERC [...] (SBU) Pol-Ec Chief discussed reftel points 1/24 with European Correspondent Lubomir Rehak. He was joined by Anna Petrasova, Third Secretary stationed at the Slovak mission to the EU, covering COTRA and COLAT/AMLAT, who wanted to see "how our transatlantic coordination works." Pol-Ec Chief en [...]	2006-01-30 11:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EU LO
06BRATISLAVA779	SLOVAK POLICE TO FORM SPECIAL UNIT FOR EXTREMISM [...] (U) Minister of Interior Robert Kalinak announced on September 20 the creation of a special police unit to combat extremism. The idea for the unit was first mooted by Police President Jan Packa in the wake of the alleged attack on an ethnic Hungarian woman in Nitra last month (refs A-C). Whil [...]	2006-09-22 14:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM KCRM LO
06BRATISLAVA783	SLOVAKIA WILL MAINTAIN A DIALOGUE WITH SYRIA [...] (C) Continued dialogue with Syria, both in Damascus and New York, is an important way for Slovakia to demonstrate that it is an independent and fair-minded member of the UNSC, according to Ambassador Klara Novotna, Deputy Director of the 4th Territorial District and Head of the Middle East Divi [...]	2006-09-26 10:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER USUN SY LE LO

06BRATISLAVA786	MORMONS ATTEMPT TO REGISTER IN SLOVAKIA, GET [...] (SBU) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints submitted a petition to the Slovak government on September 26 with over 25,000 signatures of local residents who support the Church's official registration. (A religious body needs 20,000 signatures to register with the GOS.) In fact, the [...]	2006-09-26 15:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV KIRF CACS SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA79	SLOVAKIA'S NEW DEFENSE MINISTER WILL BE MARTIN [...] (SBU) SDKU and Ministry of Defense insiders informed Embassy late today that the Prime Minister would name current State Secretary of Defense Martin Fedor (31) to replace Minister of Defense Liska. The announcement is expected to be made publicly later this evening. 2. (C) The decision was [...]	2006-01-30 16:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA790	SLOVAK PRIME MINISTER, IN AFGHANISTAN, PLEDGES [...] (S) SUMMARY: Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico traveled to Afghanistan on September 27 to meet with NATO/ISAF commanders and Afghan officials to discuss Slovakia's future military contributions to Afghan reconstruction. The one day trip included Slovakia's Ministers of Defense and Interior [...]	2006-09-27 14:01:00	Embassy Bratislava	SECRET	PGOV PREL AF IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA793	BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VISA [...] Bratislava's Bilateral Consular Working Group (BCWG) met for the fifth time on September 26, 2006, at the Embassy. The meeting was chaired by Ambassador Vallee. MFA Political Director Miroslav Lajcak headed the Slovak delegation. The most significant positive wads the GOS commitment to not [...]	2006-09-29 06:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CMGT CVIS LO PREL
06BRATISLAVA794	BILATERAL CONSULAR WORKING GROUP DISCUSSES VISA [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-29 07:05:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS CMGT CASC PREL LO
06BRATISLAVA802	SMER PARTY CONGRESS PRODUCES NO SURPRISES: FICO IS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Smer ("Direction"),the leading party in Slovakia's governing coalition, unsurprisingly re-elected the Prime Minister, Robert Fico, as Chairman of the party during the annual party congress on September 30. Two of Fico's closest advisors became Vice Chairmen, replacing two inte [...]	2006-10-02 15:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON PINR IZ LO
06BRATISLAVA804	TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: SLOVAKIA [...] Based on data released by the Slovak Statistical Office, Slovakia's total industrial production reached Slovak Koruna (SKK) 1,345 billion (USD 45.6 billion) in 2005 (this applies to enterprises with more than 19 employees). Total textile production accounted for SKK 11,101 million (USD 376 mi [...]	2006-10-04 06:17:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KTEX LO
06BRATISLAVA807	PRESIDENT AND PM IMPROVISE ON KOSOVO [...] (C) Summary: Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica capitalized on missteps by Prime Minister Fico and President Gasparovic during his October 2 visit to Bratislava. Resulting media reports give the erroneous impression that Slovakia agrees Kosovo should remain part of Serbia. The MFA tried to set [...]	2006-10-06 06:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV YI SR LO
06BRATISLAVA815	MORMON CHURCH REGISTRATION APPROVED [...] (SBU) On October 3, the Ambassador paid his introductory call on the new Minister of Culture Marek Madaric, rumored to be one of Prime Minister Fico's closest advisors. Madaric expressed an openness to review Slovakia's religious registration law, which requires the signatures of 20,000 suppo [...]	2006-10-06 14:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KIRF PHUM LO
06BRATISLAVA816	SLOVAKIA PURSUES TRANSPETROL THROUGH MURKY LEGAL [...] (C) Summary - Slovakia's efforts to repurchase the 49 percent stake in Transpetrol have been hampered by legal uncertainties surrounding ownership and the right to sell the shares. Economy Minister Jahnatek has repeatedly tried to meet with Eduard Rebgun, the Yukos Oil receiver who was nomina [...]	2006-10-06 14:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENGR ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA817	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND UP OCTOBER 6, 2006 [...] (SBU) The new National Coordinator to Combat Trafficking in Persons will be Jozef Bucek, the new State Secretary at the Ministry of Interior. This effectively raises the political clout of the National Coordinator position by several notches. Bucek, a Smer party member from Kosice, does not [...]	2006-10-06 14:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EAID PREL ELAB KDEM PINR AF RO BU
06BRATISLAVA82	SLOVAKIA HAS A NEW MINISTER OF DEFENSE [...] Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic has officially accepted the resignation of Minister of Defense Juraj Liska and appointed Martin Fedor the new Minister of Defense today, February 1, 2006. Minister Liska has resigned in connection with a tragic accident of a military plane An-24. Martin Fedor [...]	2006-02-01 10:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA820	UNSC SHOULD SEND A STRONG, IMMEDIATE, UNANIMOUS MESSAGE ON [...] (SBU) DCM has urged Slovakia at the highest levels of the MFA to adopt a strong position to counter North Korea's nuclear test, per points in refs A and B and previous messages. Saying it was "high time" the international community got tough on North Korea's nuclear program, MFA Director for t [...]	2006-10-10 16:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PARM KNNP UNSC KN LO
06BRATISLAVA823	EU FUNDS: SMER STRENGTHENS ITS POSITION VERSUS SNS [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 8, the GOS cabinet announced its distribution plan for EU funds from 2007-2013. The new government's basic funding priorities appear to remain consistent with EU fund priorities proposed by the previous government, but authority over more than 1.7 billion Euros in "k [...]	2006-10-11 14:31:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EU KPAO LO PGOV
06BRATISLAVA829	OPPOSITION PARTY STANDS FIRM, SO SMER WILL RETAIN [...] (C) According to KDH MP Daniel Lipsic, the opposition party Christian Democratic Movement (KDH) is standing firm in its position not to form a coalition with the Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) so long as Vladimir Meciar remains the party's Chairman. If Lipsic (who is the most virule [...]	2006-10-12 14:42:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL LO
06BRATISLAVA830	ANTI-REFORM JUSTICE MINISTER MAY BE DEMOTED TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. Slovakia's anti-reform Justice Minister Stefan Harabin will likely leave his current post to become a justice on the Constitutional Court. Nominated by HZDS, Harabin has proposed closing the Special Court for anti-corruption, forced a Judicial Council vote without providing docu [...]	2006-10-12 15:28:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI KJUS LO
06BRATISLAVA838	EUROPEAN SOCIALISTS SUSPEND SMER WHILE THE PARTY [...] (U) The Presidency of the Party of European Socialists (PES) suspended the membership of Prime Minister Robert Fico's Smer party on October 12 for entering into a coalition with the Slovak National Party (SNS),chaired by Jan Slota. PES President Poul Nyrup Rasmussen said that the European soc [...]	2006-10-13 14:50:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA839	SMER SURPRISES WITH MODERATE ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary - Prime Minister Robert Fico celebrated his first 100 days in office by getting cabinet approval for a budget that is in line with the Euro Maastrict criteria and does not alter the flat tax regime that was put in place by the last government. Fear of a significant drop in the S [...]	2006-10-13 15:07:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA84	SLOVAKIA; 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] (U) Embassy Bratislava's submissions for the 2005/2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense follows in paragraphs 2-13. Information is keyed to paragraph numbers in Reftel. The POC for this report in Bratislava is Political Military Officer Aaron Chase. Telephone nu [...]	2006-02-01 14:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MCAP LO
06BRATISLAVA842	SLOVAK DEFMIN PRESENTS PLAN FOR WITHDRAWAL OF [...] (C) Summary: In an October 16 meeting with the Ambassador, Defense Minister Kasicky briefed plans for the withdrawal of Slovak troops from Iraq. Kasicky left the door open to future training on classic demining operations by a small number of troops, as well as officers remaining in NTM-I and [...]	2006-10-17 11:51:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS IZ AF LO
06BRATISLAVA848	99 SLOVAK TROOPS TO LEAVE IRAQ; FUTURE DEMINING [...] (U) This is an action request--please see para 9. 2. (C) Summary: As expected, the GOS October 18 approved a plan for withdrawal of Slovak troops from Iraq in February, 2007. The cabinet decision also called for: 11 officers to remain at MNF-I and NTM-I; training on Bozena demining equipm [...]	2006-10-19 05:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS MARR IZ AF LO
06BRATISLAVA862	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND-UP OCTOBER 23, 2006 [...] (U) Vladimir Meciar's Movement for a Democratic Slovakia (HZDS) won agreement for their nomination of current Justice Minister Stefan Harabin to a seat on the Constitutional Court (ref A),only after two rounds of parliamentary voting on October 19. Any cracks in the coalition were patched up [...]	2006-10-24 14:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KIRF LO
06BRATISLAVA869	SLOVAKS CONSIDERING REDEPLOYING TROOPS TO SOUTHERN [...] (U) This message contains an action request in paragraph 4. 2. (C) MoD State Secretary Jaroslav Baska told DCM that Slovakia is considering NATO's request to move Slovak forces in Afghanistan south to Kandahar. The GoS is very concerned about the security situation and the qualitatively diff [...]	2006-10-26 15:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS AF LO
06BRATISLAVA870	SLOVAKS SEEK RUSSIAN DEAL FOR TRANSPETROL STAKE [...] (C) Summary - Frustrated by an inability to strike a deal with either Yukos International or Yukos Finance, Economy Minister Lubomir Jahnatek has begun direct negotiations with the Russian government. The GOS is seeking a deal that would move the 49 percent Transpetrol stake temporarily in the [...]	2006-10-26 15:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA879	SLOVAKIA'S PM FICO MYSTERIOUSLY ILL [...] (C) Slovakia's 42-yr-old Prime Minister Robert Fico is ailing physically, but it's unclear how serious his illness is. Fico has skipped the weekly Wednesday night hockey game with the Ambassador and others for several weeks. On Thursday October 26, Fico told the Ambassador that he was receiv [...]	2006-10-27 15:18:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA883	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS FRANCO-AMERICAN PROPOSAL ON 1267 [...] Poloff delivered reftel points and non-paper to MFA UNSC Coordination Unit Chief Vladimir Lomen together with First Secretary Xavier Rouard of the French Embassy. Mr. Lomen had SIPDIS been unaware of the Franco-American proposal before it was discussed by the 1267 Committee on 16, October, b [...]	2006-10-31 15:47:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER UNSC LO
06BRATISLAVA890	COALITION DYNAMICS IN SLOVAKIA [...] (C) After four months in office, Prime Minister Robert Fico of the Smer party has demonstrated his strong, personalized control the government. Embassy Bratislava provides its analysis and lessons learned so far: -- Fico makes the final decisions in all matters of importance; his increasing [...]	2006-11-03 09:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON KJUS SOCI PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA895	SLOVAK AID: MORE BUREAUCRACY, LESS DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary. The Slovak MFA is preparing to consolidate management and program authority over Slovakia's foreign aid budget before the end of 2006. Full MFA control over development assistance may help the GOS consolidate its aid programs and establish longer-term programs that better meet [...]	2006-11-06 15:36:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KDEM PGOV PREL ECON LO
06BRATISLAVA904	DEATH OF SOLDIER IN IRAQ MAY AFFECT SLOVAK [...] (u) This is an action recommendation. Please see para 4. 2. (U) Reacting to the death of a Slovak soldier in Iraq on November 10, Prime Minister Robert Fico said over the weekend that the death would influence the decision of the Slovak Government about NATO's request to reposition its engi [...]	2006-11-13 16:08:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR AF IZ UK CA LO
06BRATISLAVA907	SLOVAK DECISION ON AFGHANISTAN LIKELY TO COME [...] (C) Summary. GoS Ministers have told us that Slovakia is likely to delay a decision on moving its engineering unit in Afghanistan from Kabul to Kandahar until after municipal elections on December 2. Post believes this is a political decision that is not likely to be influenced by the provision [...]	2006-11-16 07:24:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AF LO
06BRATISLAVA911	PUTIN TO SLOVAKIA - WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO OWN AN [...] (C) Summary - Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a blunt message on the future of the Transpetrol pipeline to Slovak President Ivan Gasparovic when the two met in Moscow on November 6th. In response to Gasparovic's assertion that the Slovak's preferred option is a GOS buyback of the 49 per [...]	2006-11-16 15:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA913	NOVEMBER 16 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP [...] The following are recent noteworthy events in the Slovak economy: SLOVAK ECONOMY EXPANDS AT HISTORIC PACE --------------------------------------- 2. The Slovak economy grew by a real annual rate of 9.8 percent in the third quarter, its fastest-ever expansion, up from 6.7 percent in the [...]	2006-11-20 07:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EAID PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA914	PREVIEW OF MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS IN SLOVAKIA: [...] (SBU) Slovakia's nation-wide municipal elections have traditionally reflected local issues and political alliances. Ruling parties and opposition parties on ocassion ally to back the same candidate. However, observers expect that PM Robert Fico's record high popularity may have an impact local [...]	2006-11-20 11:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA915	SLOVAKIA WILL ABSTAIN ON ISRAEL RESOULTION IN [...] (SBU) In response to reftel points, Marcel Pesko, Director of the UN and International Organizations Department at MFA, said that Slovakia will abstain on the Israel resolution in the UNGA/ESS. SILVERMAN [...]	2006-11-20 14:45:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA IS LO
06BRATISLAVA917	SLOVAKS KEEP OPTIONS OPEN ON TRANSPETROL SALE [...] (C) Summary - The Slovak government replaced the two Transpetrol board members and five supervisory board members, who were appointed by the previous administration, with its own nominees at the November 21 shareholders meetings. No other changes took place at the meeting. Minister Jahnatek [...]	2006-11-21 15:48:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA921	PRIME MINISTER MAY DECIDE ON AFGHANISTAN BEFORE [...] (C) Jan Foltin, Foreign Policy Advisor to President Gasparovic, told CDA November 24, that Gasparovic, FM Kubis and DefMin Kasicky will meet with PM Fico Monday, Nov. 27 to make a (hopefully) final decision on whether to agree to NATO,s request to move Slovak engineering troops from Kabul to [...]	2006-11-24 16:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR AF LO
06BRATISLAVA922	POST RECOMMENDS DELAYING EXBS IN-COUNTRY ASSESSMENT [...] Summary. Post recommends delaying the start of the EXBS in-country assessment of Slovakia's strategic trade control system until all relevant GoS officials have been confirmed in their positions, likely no earlier than mid-January 2007. End summary. 2. Reftel advises of a contracted assessm [...]	2006-11-27 07:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KNNP KSTC PARM PREL LO
06BRATISLAVA925	SLOVAKIA WON'T PUSH TURKEY AWAY FROM EU [...] (C) Per reftel, DCM on 11/27 advocated for Turkey's EU accession process, the Finnish Famagusta-Varosha proposal or a more gradual version, and a moderate alternative EU plan to the Director of the MFA Common Foreign and Security Policy Department Anna Turenicova. DCM also emphasized that Gree [...]	2006-11-27 15:46:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	EUN NATO TU LO
06BRATISLAVA927	TRANSPETROL NOMINEES AND COALITION DYNAMICS [...] (C) Summary - The appointments made to the boards of Transpetrol at the November 20 shareholders meetings have been roundly criticized not only by the opposition parties, but by Prime Minister Fico as well. The most controversial nominees, Julius Rezes and Sergej Zapotocky, have strong ties t [...]	2006-11-28 12:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON PGOV PREL KJUS LO
06BRATISLAVA928	SLOVAK MFA WELCOMES PRESIDENT?S VWP ANNOUNCEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-28 17:25:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL KPAO LO
06BRATISLAVA929	PESSIMISM ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-29 09:10:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KO LO
06BRATISLAVA935	FICO SAYS NO TO TROOPS TO KANDAHAR, FOR NOW [...] (U) Prime Minister Robert Fico announced to the media November 29 that, so far, neither the security nor technical conditions have been met to allow Slovak engineering troops to redeploy to southern Afghanistan. Fico added that the Slovak troops were not "mountain rifle fighters who could par [...]	2006-12-01 09:02:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	AF LO MARR MOPS NATO PGOV PREL
06BRATISLAVA938	SLOVAK LOCAL ELECTIONS PREVIEW - DEC 2, VOL. II [...] (SBU) This is the second of two pre-election cables outlining the candidates and issues in the Slovak local elections to take place on December 2. Contrary to previous municipal elections that followed local political trends, the alliances for this election reflect national coalition and oppo [...]	2006-12-01 16:03:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PINR LO
06BRATISLAVA943	DAS KRILLA REINFORCES PRO-NGO MESSAGE WITH SLOVAKS [...] (SBU) During a November 30 - December 2 visit to Bratislava, DRL DAS Jeff Krilla reinforced Embassy concerns about possibly dwindling support for Slovak non-governmental organizations (NGOs),many of which were founded during the 1990s in an attempt to bring an end to the "cronyism" of then-P [...]	2006-12-06 16:04:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL KDEM SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA946	WHAT DOES A GUY HAVE TO DO GET FIRED AROUND HERE? [...] (U) Summary. Slovakia's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs is busy preparing new legislation to overhaul its labor code in early 2007. Business interests are happy with the current law and concerned about forthcoming changes, especially since the drafter of the new proposal, MOL State Secre [...]	2006-12-07 08:16:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB LO
06BRATISLAVA947	PM FICO ALLEGED TO HAVE HEART PROBLEMS [...] (SBU) Summary. PM Fico is alleged to be suffering from high blood pressure and high cholestorol. Local media have speculated that he will have to curtail his public schedule or risk suffering the fate of his father, who died of a heart attack in his 50s. Fico himself suggested his only problem [...]	2006-12-07 09:30:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA952	SLOVAK LOCAL ELECTION RESULTS: LOCAL POLITICS ARE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Slovakia's nationwide December 2 municipal elections demonstrated that Slovaks care about local politics and that the national-level political scene does not strongly influence the selection of local leaders. Most - but not all - major political parties were satisfied with the [...]	2006-12-08 15:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA953	NGOS WIN CAMPAIGN TO PRESERVE FUNDING MECHANISM [...] (U) Summary. In a significant though by no means permanent victory for Slovak civil society, Parliament voted on December 6 to preserve for tax year 2006 the option for individuals and corporations to assign two percent of their tax bills to non-governmental organizations of their choice. Sme [...]	2006-12-08 15:53:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA954	SLOVAKIA'S PRE-GAERC POSITIONS DECEMBER 2006 [...] (C) China Arms Embargo: In response to ref A points, Drahomir Stos, Head of the Asia and Oceana Division of the MFA's Fourth Territorial Department, told us that the MFA treats the China arms embargo as a political issue, not a security one. Slovakia believes that it is not the right moment t [...]	2006-12-08 16:17:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM PHUM IS LE IR TU CH AF KPAL EU LO
06BRATISLAVA959	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTS TURKISH EU ACCESSION [...] FM Jan Kubis said Slovakia was among the majority of EU Member States on the side of continuing accession negotiations with Turkey, during a December 12 press conference at the Slovak MFA. Kubis said Slovakia's goal was to continue negotiations while sending a clear signal of displeasure with [...]	2006-12-12 14:13:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL TU LO
06BRATISLAVA960	SLOVAKIA WILL SUPPORT UK-FRENCH DRAFT RESOLUTION [...] Slovakia will likely support the UK-French draft UNSCR on Iran, according to Ambassador Vladimir Lomen of the UNSC Coordination Unit at MFA. Lomen told Poloff the UK had lobbied the GoS hard for support and that the matter was being considered in the FM's office as of the morning of December 1 [...]	2006-12-12 14:29:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNSC IR LO
06BRATISLAVA961	MILINKEVICH IMPRESSES IN BRATISLAVA [...] (SBU) Summary. Belarussian opposition leader and 2006 presidential candidate Alexander Milinkevic visited Bratislava December 9, calling for continued support from the Slovak government and civil society. Milinkevic made a strong impression in his meetings with Slovak government officials, o [...]	2006-12-12 15:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	BO KDEM LO PGOV PHUM PREL
06BRATISLAVA963	SLOVAKIA AMONG WORLD'S FASTEST GROWING ECONOMIES [...] SUMMARY: Slovakia's economy rose by a record 9.8 percent year-on-year during the third quarter, up from 6.7 percent in the previous three months, the Statistical Office reported. The growth at one of the fastest rates worldwide was driven mainly by consumer goods and investments. Robust econo [...]	2006-12-13 13:09:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD LO
06BRATISLAVA964	PRIME MINISTER'S PARTY CELEBRATES ITSELF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 9, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Smer party Robert Fico addressed the party faithful with a speech highlighting the achievements of the past six months. After focusing on fulfilled domestic campaign promises which "turn the wheel of governance towards the peop [...]	2006-12-13 13:53:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SOCI LO
06BRATISLAVA966	AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 13 MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Fico told the Ambassador December 13 that: --he will travel to Afghanistan in January and announce that Slovak troops will move to Kandahar, --he is in firm control of the government; and coalition partners Meciar and Slota are just sideshows, and --he is determine [...]	2006-12-14 17:12:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL POLG ECON ENRG AF LO
06BRATISLAVA97	SLOVAKIA WELCOMES U.S. ASSISTANCE, READY TO MOVE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: MFA Third Territorial Division Director Stefan Rozkopal welcomed the news February 7 that Washington had agreed in principle to set aside USD 40,000 to bolster the V-4 contingent of the March OSCE/ODIHR election monitor [...]	2006-02-07 12:49:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM PGOV PHUM SOCI HU PO BO EZ LO
06BRATISLAVA972	RUSSIANS WAITING FOR CLOCK TO RUN OUT ON [...] (C) Summary - The Slovak government has made little progress towards its stated objectives of regaining control of the Transpetrol pipeline since the November 20 shareholders meeting. Economy ministry representatives have not communicated with either the Yukos Finance officials or the Moscow [...]	2006-12-18 14:32:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG ECON EPET PREL PGOV LO RS
06BRATISLAVA974	PM FICO ON AFGHANISTAN, SIS, CORRUPTION, U.S. VISIT [...] (C) On the margins of a three-hour long Christmas party he hosted December 18 for the diplomatic corps, Prime Minister Robert Fico told the Ambassador he was determined to travel to Kahdahar, Afghanistan in mid-January. He reiterated his invitation to the Ambassador to join him (reftel). Me [...]	2006-12-19 12:43:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS KCOR ETRD AF LO
06BRATISLAVA977	SLOVAKIA POLITICAL ROUND-UP DECEMBER 21, 2006 [...] (SBU) Since the new Smer-SNS-HZDS (Smer-Social Democracy, Slovak National Party, Movement for a Democratic Slovakia) government took office in July, the Embassy has faced increased difficulty in the responsiveness of established contacts from several ministries. Notably in the Ministries of I [...]	2006-12-21 12:14:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SOCI LO LH
06BRATISLAVA978	SLOVAKIA SUPPORTIVE OF TFTP [...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) On December 19, Emboff met with Martin Barto, Vice Governor of the Central Bank of Slovakia for Banking Supervision, to discuss the SWIFT program. The meeting focused primarily on the Faull letter from the European Commission, since [...]	2006-12-21 14:11:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PTER ECON EU LO
06BRATISLAVA979	SLOVAK GOVERNMENT RENEWS INTEREST IN TIP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The new National Coordinator for Fight against Trafficking in Persons held his first inter-ministerial Expert Group meeting on the subject. The Ministry of Interior earmarked SKK 2 million (USD 74,000) for TIP activities in 2007. The GOS passed an amendment on the law coverin [...]	2006-12-21 14:20:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM SMIG LO
06BRATISLAVA98	US / SLOVAKIA SIGN EXTRADITION AND MLA INSTRUMENTS [...] No summary [...]	2006-02-07 13:57:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PREL EU LO
06BRATISLAVA980	FORMER PM DZURINDA SAYS HZDS HAS NOWHERE TO GO [...] (C) Summary. Mikulas Dzurinda, former PM and leader of the opposition Slovak Democratic and Christian Union (SDKU),called the KDH a mess; questioned HZDS' suitability as a future partner; and said he has documents to prove the corruption of SNS leader Jan Slota during a December 19 luncheon w [...]	2006-12-21 14:38:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV LO
06BRATISLAVA981	GOS FOLLOWS UP ON MILINKEVICH COMMENTS [...] (U) The GOS is beginning to carry out the commitments made to Belarussian opposition leader Alexander Milinkevich during his December 9 visit. On December 14, the Slovak Parliament approved a resolution that condemned the Lukashenko government for repressing political dissent, and called for [...]	2006-12-22 11:15:00	Embassy Bratislava	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM BO LO
06BRATISLAVA99	SLOVAKIA: RULING COALITION DISSOLVING, PM AGREES [...] (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: Speaker of parliament Pavol Hrusovsky and Ministers of the coalition party KDH (Christian Democrat Movement) submitted their resignations to President Ivan Gasparovic on February 7 after Prime Minister Dzurinda's SDKU refused to advance a "conscientious objector" tre [...]	2006-02-07 16:54:00	Embassy Bratislava	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM SOCI LO
06BRIDGETOWN100	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BARBADOS [...] (SBU) Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador John D. Rood to travel to Barbados on February 3-5, 2006. 2. (SBU) We understand that further Embassy assistance is not required. In case of emergency, please contact Post One through the Embassy general p [...]	2006-01-17 20:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1002	FRAUDULENT US PASSPORT INFORMATION FAXED TO [...] On 05/16/2006, Police Constable Taylor of the Royal Barbados Police Force requested assistance from the Embassy Bridgetown regarding verification of two fax photo copies of US passports received by a local travel agent. 2. According to Constable Taylor, his office was requested to verify a [...]	2006-06-12 14:02:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1019	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO FRIEND FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Michael N. Friend to travel to Barbados June 19 - June 22, 2006. The purpose of this mission is to perform ADPE maintenance and upgrades to the TCSC server. 2. Embassy assistance is not required. Point of contact is CDR P. Kofi Aboagye, Chief, [...]	2006-06-14 15:58:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR ASEC SNAR KRIM OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN102	MERIT PROM TO SGT AND CPL SUBMISSIONS [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-18 09:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KMSG
06BRIDGETOWN103	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE officers Miguel Covarrubias and Glen Beck to escort criminal Oswald Jacob transiting through Barbados to Trinidad & Tobago, January 20, 2006. 2. Embassy RSO has notified Barbados authorities of the details of the transit visit. Understan [...]	2006-01-18 11:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN104	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS DE [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Eduardo De La Cruz and Omar Gomez to escort criminal Enver Pemberton A096108478 to St. Kitts on January 18, 2006. RSO understands that escorting officers will return to U.S. on evening flight departing on January 18, 2006. 2. E [...]	2006-01-18 11:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1057	MOTTLEYNOMICS - THE RETURN OF THE STATE? [...] (C) Summary: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley recently announced a plan for massive government investment in the ailing furniture and garment industries. She touted the idea as a way to reduce Barbados' persistent trade deficit and slow the outflow of foreign exchange. Her proposa [...]	2006-06-16 20:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EIND PGOV EFIN PINR BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1066	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LORETTA MCNEIR FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Transporation Security Administration (TSA) Representative Loretta McNeir to travel to St. Lucia July 25-28, 2006. Ms. McNeir will participate in the airport assessment and she will meet with the Director of Civil Aviation or their de [...]	2006-06-20 14:00:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN1067	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO VERBRASKA AND MERRILL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Transportation Security Administration Security Enforcement Academy employees Michael Verbraska and Frances Merrill for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis July 10-14, 2006. The travelers will be providing a National Program Development Workshop i [...]	2006-06-20 14:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1069	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MARENGO AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Miami International Field Office (IFO) Aviation Safety Inspectors, Mel Marengo and Don Carnicella for travel to Antigua and Barbuda June 26-30, 2006. The travelers will perform re-certification inspectio [...]	2006-06-20 18:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN107	LOCAL GUARD FORCE VEHICLES FUNDING REQUEST [...] Post requests funding to replace our existing two (2) LGP roving patrol vehicles that have exceeded their life-cycle: --A) Vehicle No. 1 Isuzu Pickup VIN No. JAATFS55H37102871 Purchase date 04-Oct-2003 Mileage - 152,654 kms. --B) Vehicle No. 2 Isuzu [...]	2006-01-18 16:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ABUD ASUP AFIN
06BRIDGETOWN1072	DOMINICA DROPS DIPLOMATIC CASE AGAINST SWITZERLAND [...] (C) Summary: Dominica has dropped the case it brought against Switzerland at the International Court of Justice, choosing not to pursue the matter of a questionable "diplomat" who had been stripped of his diplomatic status. The Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica (GCOD) withdrew in May [...]	2006-06-22 11:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL
06BRIDGETOWN1078	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO RAFFAELE FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Herbert Raffaele, Chief of the Division of International Conservation, Fish and Wildlife Service, for travel to Dominica July 7-14, 2006. Mr. Raffaele will attend the Executive Board meeting of the Society for the Conservation and Study of C [...]	2006-06-22 20:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV TBIO KSCA DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN108	RECEIPT OF VIDEO PRODUCTION [...] Regional Security Office (RSO),U.S. Embassy Bridgetown acknowledges receipt of video production tape entitled " Heroes Under Fire: Caught in the Middle" featuring DS Agents. 2. Information contained within video will be placed in RSO library for Embassy personnel to view at their leisur [...]	2006-01-18 20:01:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC BB
06BRIDGETOWN1081	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO PUNTONET FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Federal Aviation Administration Safety Inspector Joaquin Puntonet for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis on June 28, 2006. Mr. Puntonet will perform "R" items from the inspectors' work program on air carrier Coastal Air Transport. 2. Per reft [...]	2006-06-22 20:27:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1091	ST. KITTS RESPONSE TO BENEFICIARIES OF CBTPA [...] Embassy Bridgetown has received from the Government of St. Christopher (Kitts) and Nevis the following response to the demarche on the Beneficiaries of the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA) dated June 8, 2006 (ref B). Begin text: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International [...]	2006-06-23 18:01:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO XL
06BRIDGETOWN1095	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #22 - VENEZUELA HALTS FUEL [...] (C) Summary: In early June, Venezuela abruptly cut off the supply of Orimulsion fuel oil to the Arawak Cement Plant in Barbados with a year left in the contract, rerouting future shipments to China. According to an Arawak executive, Venezuela is the only supplier of Orimulsion, and the plant [...]	2006-06-23 21:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EIND PREL ETRD BB XL VE CH
06BRIDGETOWN111	AI REPORT #6: POST TRIPWIRE INPUT PERSONNEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown has designated Lauren Bradley and Nancy Nelson to be responsible for inputting the Avian Influenza Tripwire Data. Requested information on employees is below. 2. Name: Lauren M. Bradley Position Title: Office Management Specialist (OMS) Office: Political/Economic Cle [...]	2006-01-18 20:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1112	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LAGUNA AND OLESON FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Aviation Security Inspectors Diana M. Laguna and Jay D. Oleson for travel to St. Lucia from July 24-28, 2006. The travelers will conduct inspections of the air carrier stations at the Georg [...]	2006-06-28 14:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN1116	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CARVER AND RHEA FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Geophysicist David Carver and IT Specialist Susan Rhea to travel to St. George's, Grenada, from July 11-28, 2006, for the purpose of working with government officials on installing a seismic monitoring station in the co [...]	2006-06-28 20:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA TPHY TBIO KSCA XL
06BRIDGETOWN1127	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #23: DOMINICA, GRENADA AND ST. [...] (C) Summary: Dominica, Grenada, and St. Kitts have each signed bilateral agreements with Venezuela allowing joint venture companies to begin receiving petroleum products under the PetroCaribe oil accord. Dominica and Grenada will reportedly import several different types of fuel, including d [...]	2006-06-30 16:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL DO GJ SC VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN1128	BARBADOS 2005 ECONOMIC REVIEW [...] Summary: The Barbados economy performed well in 2005. GDP growth, inflation, and unemployment registered 4.1, 5.1, and 8.5 percent, respectively. Construction drove growth, making up for a drop in tourism. The fiscal deficit (2.9 percent of GDP) and the national debt (88 percent of GDP) ha [...]	2006-06-30 16:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR EIND EINV ELAB ETRD PINR BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1129	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DIXON TO TRAVEL TO DOMINICA [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Sadie Dixon to travel to Dominica on or about July 15, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to assist with the Legal Drafting activity in Dominica. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact M [...]	2006-07-03 11:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EAID DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN113	COMMENDATION FOR EUGENE CUNNINGHAM [...] Post commends Eugene Cunningham, DS/PSD/PCB, Physical Security Specialist, for his outstanding support at the U.S. Embassy in Grenada during January 11-13, 2006. 2. Mr. Cunningham accomplishments were significant during his short stay in Grenada. His comprehensive physical security guid [...]	2006-01-19 12:03:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AADP AMGT BB
06BRIDGETOWN1130	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO PICK TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Billy Pick, HIV Technical Advisor, USAID to travel to Barbados on or about July 12, 2006 and to depart on/about July 22, 2006. The purpose of travel is to provide requested HIV prevention technical assistance to the Caribb [...]	2006-07-03 11:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1132	SCHOLARSHIPS FROM MALAYSIA AND GREECE ENHANCE [...] (U) This is an action message. See para 4. 2. (U) In early June the Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) announced the availability of seventeen scholarships for undergraduate and graduate study abroad. Fifteen scholarships are being offered in partnership with the government of [...]	2006-07-03 13:23:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL SCUL KPAO AC GR MY XL
06BRIDGETOWN1133	CARIBBEAN CHUTZPAH OVER WHALING [...] (C/NOFORN) Summary: Caribbean countries displayed considerable chutzpah during the June meeting of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) in St. Kitts. Eastern Caribbean delegates to the IWC accused Western nations of practicing colonialism and racism by attempting to keep in place the i [...]	2006-07-03 14:35:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL
06BRIDGETOWN1139	CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO BARBADOS WELCOMES U.S.-PRC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In two separate conversations with Ambassador and DCM, Chinese Ambassador to Barbados Liu Huanxing discussed WHA A/S Shannon,s trip to Beijing, possible U.S.-PRC consultations on hemispheric cooperation, the recent visit of Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi to the Easter [...]	2006-07-05 14:06:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PINR EAID EINV ETRD BB CH XL
06BRIDGETOWN114	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DENISE LAWRENCE [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Denise Lawrence, Program Development specialist USAID/Jamaica to travel to Antigua on January 25-26, 2006. 2. The purpose of this visit is to lead Public Information discussions on the all-hands Trade meeting and to provide feedback/input in [...]	2006-01-19 13:19:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1140	DOMINICA MAY CEDE BIRD ISLAND TO VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary: Dominica has moved closer to abandoning its claim on Bird Island, a small piece of rock and sand located in the center of the Caribbean Sea that is also claimed by Venezuela. Following a June meeting with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Sker [...]	2006-07-05 14:30:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS PHSA PGOV PINR PREL EAID DO VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN116	RSO GRENADA TRIP REPORT (12/20- [...] This is an action cable for DS/PSD/PCB and FRC ESC. 2. This trip report contains information related to the RSO's and FSNI's travel to St George's, Grenada, from December 20-21, 2005. This report conforms to the requirements outlined in ref. 3. The RSO met with the Principal Officer [...]	2006-01-19 14:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC ABLD AMGT BB XX
06BRIDGETOWN1161	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KAREN D. TURNER TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Ms. Karen D. Turner, USAID/J-Cars Mission Director to travel to Barbados on/about July 12, 2006 to August 13, 2006. The purpose of this TDY is to provide coverage to the Caribbean Regional Program satellite office in the absence of a USG represent [...]	2006-07-06 21:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EAID BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1165	ST. VINCENT AIRPORT PLANS RELY ON FOREIGN AID AND [...] (SBU) Summary: The ambitious plan put forward by the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) to expand two of the nation's existing airports and construct a major new international airport will rely on substantial foreign aid and runs the risk of miring the country in debt. These [...]	2006-07-07 13:06:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CU MY TW
06BRIDGETOWN117	RSO GRENADA TRIP REPORT (01/11-13/2006) [...] (U) This trip report contains information related to the RSO's and SD Coordinator's travel to St. George's, Grenada, from January 10-13, 2006. This report conforms to the requirements outlined in reference. 2. (SBU) Eugene Cunningham, DS/PSD/PCB, traveled to and assisted post with physical [...]	2006-01-19 14:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ABLD AMGT BB XX
06BRIDGETOWN1174	INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION: KITTITIANS [...] (C) Summary: The International Whaling Commission (IWC) wrapped up its annual meeting in St. Kitts on June 21, amid expressions of dissatisfaction and disgruntlement from delegates representing anti-whaling nations and environmental groups. At the heart of the distress was a referendum that [...]	2006-07-07 20:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA SC XL

06BRIDGETOWN118	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LINDA BROWN FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Linda Brown, Reports Officer for South America and Central America and the smaller Caribbean island states, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),to Barbados February 10 - 15, 2006. Ms. Brown will be assessing recent g [...]	2006-01-19 14:28:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PHUM SMIG KCRM KWMN BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN120	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JOHN WILSON TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown requests country clearance for John Wilson, Development Program Specialist - Environment, to travel to Freeport, Bahamas March 5-8, 2006 to participate in the Hurricane Ivan close out events and conduct final inspection. 2. Mr. Wilson holds no-access level of security [...]	2006-01-19 17:55:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EAID BB
06BRIDGETOWN1201	CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK STAFFING DATA [...] This cable is an update to Ref A in reponse to the requests in Refs B and C. 2. Because the U.S. is not a member of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),Post had difficulty obtaining detailed staffing data for the organization. The CDB finally sent the Embassy the requested information [...]	2006-07-12 17:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER ECON EAID XL
06BRIDGETOWN1206	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WELCH TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Karen Welch to travel to Barbados on or about July 17- 23, 2006. The purpose of travel is to attend the USAID-funded workshop on Avian and Pandemic Flu Preparedness for the Caribbean. 2. Embassy point of contact is US [...]	2006-07-12 19:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN121	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE ATTACHE [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Attach Michael P. Looney to travel to Bridgetown on January 19-21, 2006. The purpose of his visit is to meet with the Ambassador to discuss budget and MPP projections. 2. Post notes that ICE Attach Looney requires no further assistance [...]	2006-01-19 18:34:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1215	ST. LUCIA PM SAYS CARICOM TO BACK VENEZUELA FOR [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 call on Ambassador Kramer to discuss possible changes to the St. Lucia Consular Information Sheet (septel),St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony said he believed CARICOM Heads of Government (HOGs) had decided to vote as a bloc to support Venezuela over Guatemala f [...]	2006-07-13 18:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PINR ETRD ST VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN1216	ST. LUCIA - PM ON GOVERNMENT EFFORTS TO COMBAT [...] (C) Summary: In a July 11 call on Ambassador Kramer, St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony pleaded for the USG to delay toughening the language on crime in the St. Lucia Consular Information Sheet (CIS) until after national elections. To make his case, he highlighted his government's effor [...]	2006-07-13 18:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	CASC ASEC PREL PGOV PINR SNAR KCRM ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN122	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown requests country clearance for S/A Brendan F. Clarke to travel to Nassau on 01/20/06 to 01/27/06. The purpose of this official trip is to work with DEA on an ongoing investigation. 2. S/A Brendan F. Clarke holds a security clearance level of Top Secret. Official Passport [...]	2006-01-19 20:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1220	BARBADOS SUGAR INDUSTRY - STILL ON LIFE SUPPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: The ailing Barbados sugar industry is a large drain on government resources. In 2004, the country lost US$498 on each ton of sugar exported, for a total loss of US$17,136,360. Instead of shutting down this incredible drain on resources, the government plans to invest US$150 m [...]	2006-07-13 20:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD PGOV BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1223	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO COTTER FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Patrick Cotter, Environmental Protection Specialist, to travel to St. Lucia from July 23-29, 2006, for the purpose of attending a regional promotional workshop on LBS protocol for English speaking Caribbean countries and a sub-regional [...]	2006-07-14 12:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV KSCA TPHY EPA ST BB
06BRIDGETOWN1235	EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING, [...] (C) In response to reftel, Embassy convoked an Emergency Action Committee (EAC) meeting on Friday, July 14, 2006, attended by Ambassador, A/DCM, P/E, RSO, DET CDR, LEGATT, DEA, IRS, CON, ORA, IPO, MLO, USAID, OFDA, PAS, OBO, and GSO. A/DCM explained the need to review the security posture of [...]	2006-07-14 21:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC CASC PTER BB
06BRIDGETOWN1236	OECS 25TH ANNIVERSARY: PITY PARTY OF NINE [...] (C) Summary: Leaders of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) met in St. Kitts June 21-23 to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of the organization's founding. The event could have provided an opportunity for participants to extol the advances made since the signing of the [...]	2006-07-14 21:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID ECON ETRD PGOV PREL PINR SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1254	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #24: GRENADA'S PLAN FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Grenada (GOG) hopes to use the PetroCaribe oil accord to import diesel supplied by PDVSA, Venezuela's state-owned oil company, as a means to gain leverage over Grenada's privately owned electric company and convince it to lower rates charged to consumers. At [...]	2006-07-18 18:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL GJ VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN1255	GRENADA PRIME MINISTERIAL CORRUPTION INQUIRY [...] (C) Summary: The investigation into allegations of corruption against Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell is stalled and may die quietly. The Commission of Inquiry, which was charged with investigating a claim that Mitchell accepted a suitcase containing US$500,000 in exchange for granting [...]	2006-07-18 18:54:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL KCRM GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN1258	GRENADA OPPOSITION TO U.S.: WE ARE NOT A THREAT [...] (C) Summary: The leadership of Grenada's opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is anxious that the USG understand the party is not led by unreconstructed communists who want to turn the country sharply to the left. The opposition leaders, several of whom were members of the People's [...]	2006-07-18 20:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL KDEM GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN1259	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LAGUNA AND OLESON FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Aviation Security Inspectors Diana M. Laguna and Jay D. Oleson to travel to St. Lucia, July 24-28, for the purpose of assessing security conditions, conducting U.S. air carrier station insp [...]	2006-07-18 20:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN126	MISSENT COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ROGER I. [...] Embassy Bridgetown received a country clearance request from USDA for Roger I. Vargas to travel to Papeete, French Polynesia. The cable was missent to Bridgetown. Post requests that the country clearance be resent to Embassy Suva. 2. Embassy Bridgetown handles country clearances for the f [...]	2006-01-19 21:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BB XL FJ FP XB XV
06BRIDGETOWN1276	BARBADOS TO ABSTAIN ON UNSC VOTE; SEEKS ECOSOC [...] (U) This is an action cable. See para 5. 2. (C) At a July 19 reception, Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur pulled Ambassador Kramer aside and told her Barbados plans to abstain from voting for either Venezuela or Guatemala to fill the non-permanent UN Security Council seat open in Janu [...]	2006-07-20 16:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR UNGA XL VE
06BRIDGETOWN1279	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #25: ANTIGUA ESTABLISHES NEW [...] (C) Summary: The government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) signed a joint-venture agreement with the Venezuelan National Petroleum Company (PDVSA) on July 14, making it the latest Caribbean country to enter into such an arrangement under the PetroCaribe oil accord. This signing establishes " [...]	2006-07-20 21:14:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET PGOV PREL AC VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN1286	CARICOM HEADS SPEAK OUT ON DOHA ROUND [...] (SBU) Summary: At their recent annual meeting, CARICOM Heads of Government (HOGs) said they felt marginalized in World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha round negotiations. In the HOGs' opinion, "small and vulnerable economies" are being ignored in the trade talks, which have been dominated by t [...]	2006-07-21 20:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EAID PREL PINR WTO XL
06BRIDGETOWN1287	OECS SIX SIGN ON TO CSME [...] (SBU) Summary: After months of quibbling and backtracking (Ref B),the six nations of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) signed on to the single market phase of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) at the start of the CARICOM Heads of Government meeting July 3-6 in St. [...]	2006-07-21 21:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN EAID PREL PINR XL
06BRIDGETOWN1296	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THE DELEGATION ON [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to DHS James Kidwell, CBP Charles Bartoldus, INL Sergio Garcia, and WHA/CAR Michael Fortin, to travel to Bridgetown, Barbados, from July 25-28, for the inaugural Cricket World Cup 2007 International Support and Advisory Group Conference. [...]	2006-07-25 12:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1297	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HUNKER AND FELDSTEIN [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Paula A. Hunker and Steven J. Feldstein, special Assistants in the Office of the Under Secretary for Economic, Business and Agricultural Affairs, to travel to Bridgetown, Barbados, from July 28-29, for the purpose of attending the UN H [...]	2006-07-25 12:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA UN ETRD ECON BB
06BRIDGETOWN1305	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ANDERSON AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Donald Anderson and Mark Robertson, Contractor Field Engineers, to travel to Grenada from August 13-22, and to Mr. Robertson to travel to Barbados from August 22-29, 2006, for the purpose of installing a seismological station in both l [...]	2006-07-26 18:15:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA TBIO BB GJ
06BRIDGETOWN1306	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CIOMPERLIK FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Matthew Ciomperlik, USDA Entomologist, to travel to Barbados from September 24-October 7, 2006, for the purpose of conducting collaborative research on the Chilli Thrips and Giant African Snail. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands a [...]	2006-07-27 15:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1307	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STEVENS FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Timothy Stevens,USDA Plant Protection and Quarantine Service,to travel to Barbados from September 24-October 7, 2006, for the purpose of attending the Giant African Snail meeting. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is no [...]	2006-07-27 15:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN131	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TREASURY ADVISOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly grants country clearance to Treasury Advisor Charles K. Sciarini to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from January 22 - 30, 2006 and to Barbados from January 30 - 31, 2006. 2. Purpose of trip is to work with the Financial Investigation Unit (FIU)in Antigua and meet wi [...]	2006-01-20 14:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA AC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1315	INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY PREPARES TO STEP UP INTO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The first meeting of the International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup 2007 was held July 26-27 in Bridgetown, Barbados. The objective of the meeting was to pull together an informal group composed of hosting and playing nations and the international com [...]	2006-07-28 22:09:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC CPAS PINR PTER AFIN UNSC USOAS XL
06BRIDGETOWN1336	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PEACE CORPS EXPERT CONSULTANT [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Frances Asturias to travel to St. Lucia arriving August 3, 2006 and departing September 8, 2006. The purpose is to serve as management advisor for Peace Corps staff. 2. Post understands that Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean b [...]	2006-08-03 13:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN1359	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KAREN WELCH TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. John Mason, Executive Associate to travel Barbados for the period August 19-25, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to conduct Evaluation Planning and Performance Management workshops. 2. No Embassy support assistance is r [...]	2006-08-04 15:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1362	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Cynthia Warner, Lab Advisor, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to travel to Barbados for the period September 2-10, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is Angela Davis, HIV/AIDS Technical Specialist, phone: 1(246) 228-8070, fax: 1(246)228-8589 [...]	2006-08-04 16:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA XL BB
06BRIDGETOWN1375	CWC 2007: TRADEWINDS BECALMED [...] (U) This is an action message: see para. 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY: SOUTHCOM's annual Tradewinds exercise may be a victim of Caribbean indifference. To date, there has been tepid response to MLO requests for information on participation by Cricket World Cup (CWC) countries. Post respectfully [...]	2006-08-08 21:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ASEC MOPS PREL XL
06BRIDGETOWN1376	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MASON TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. John Mason, Executive Associate to travel Barbados for the period August 19-25, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to conduct Evaluation Planning and Performance Management workshops. 2. Embassy point of contact is USAID [...]	2006-08-09 12:20:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1377	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WARNER TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Cynthia Warner, Lab Advisor, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to travel to Barbados for the period September 2-10, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is Angela Davis, HIV/AIDS Technical Specialist, phone: 1(246) 228-8070, fax: 1(246)228-8589 [...]	2006-08-09 13:19:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1379	AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MCMILLAN AND [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-09 16:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY KSCA TBIO ASEC OTRA GJ BB HO
06BRIDGETOWN1389	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WARD FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to DOE Director of Policy and International Affairs Gary K. Ward, to travel to Bridgetown, Barbados, from August 10-11 to meet with Government of Barbados energy officials and private sector representatives to discuss the upcoming energy [...]	2006-08-10 17:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG EPET OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN139	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO RENE RODRIQUEZ [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Rene Rodriquez, for travel to Barbados March 24, 2006. Mr. Rodriquez will be replacing Mr. Michael Papale as the new OSTR. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is required. Point of contact is Mike Papale, OSTR, (246) 436-4950, ext 2407. He wi [...]	2006-01-23 11:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1403	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MANHERTZ AND DEMERCADO TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Huntley Manhertz, Consultant Economist and Ms. Marlene Demercado, Program Officer, Development Associates Inc. to travel to Barbados for the period August 19-25, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a workshop with [...]	2006-08-11 18:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1404	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BESHAWRED TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Lily Beshawred, Deputy Program Director, Office of Program Development and Management USAID/Jamaica to travel to Barbados for the period August 21-27, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to assist in conducting the Performanc [...]	2006-08-11 18:29:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1407	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WEAVER AND SCHENK FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to USGS Internal Program Specialist Jean Weaver and Supervisory Research Geologist Christopher Schenk for travel to Barbados from September 17-23. The purpose of the trip is to meet with Embassy officers to discuss regional energy issues, [...]	2006-08-11 19:37:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSAC TBIO BB
06BRIDGETOWN141	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT DIGGS TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for OBO Fire Protection Specialist Robert Diggs to travel to Barbados on 9-15 February 2006. The purpose of this trip is to evaluate construction of the fire protection systems of the new embassy compound. Please be informed that safety shoes are re [...]	2006-01-23 12:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC BB
06BRIDGETOWN142	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE officers William Buonocore and John Reiter to escort criminal David Smith #A076582354 to Barbados on January 23-24, 2006. 2. Embassy RSO has notified Barbados authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that further Embassy ass [...]	2006-01-23 13:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1422	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WISECARVER TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Steven Wisecarver to travel to Barbados on or about August 18 through November 18, 2006. The purpose of travel is to serve as interim Office Director for CRP satellite office. 2. Hotel reservations have been confirmed at [...]	2006-08-15 12:01:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1423	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KING TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Hope King, Public Health Advisor, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to travel to Barbados for the period August 20-21, 2006 and September 20-21, 2006. 2. Post notes that traveler will be staying at the Hilton Barbados Hotel, Bridgetown, Ba [...]	2006-08-15 14:09:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN143	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE OFFICERS MILLER AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE officers Anne Miller and Bruce Wright to escort criminal Rashe Raphiel #A074853546 to St. Lucia on February 7-8, 2006. 2. Embassy RSO has notified St. Lucia authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that further Embassy assis [...]	2006-01-23 14:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1452	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO EARLE TO TRANSIT BARBADOS TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Peter Earle, to travel to Antigua August 25, 2006 and to Dominica August 26, 2006. The purpose of this travel is to conduct training sessions for numerators for the baseline survey. 2. Please note that traveler will be stay [...]	2006-08-18 16:01:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA AC DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN1453	MFA STATEMENT ON UN RESOLUTION 1701 [...] Embassy Bridgetown received via fax a statement from Dominica's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour on UN Resolution 1701. Begin Text Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour on the UN Resolution 1701 Calling for a Ceasefire in the Lebanon/Israeli Conflict [...]	2006-08-18 16:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ODIP DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN1467	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KENNETT AND MALONEY [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Alan Kennett and William Maloney to travel to St. Kitts/Nevis and Barbados from August 26-September 6, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to provide technical expertise related to the feasibility of converting the former St. Kitts sugar [...]	2006-08-22 13:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB SC
06BRIDGETOWN1470	REQUEST FOR AGREMENT: FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF JULIAN N. [...] Embassy Bridgetown received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour of the Commonwealth of Dominica 2. Begin text of diplomatic note: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour of the Commonwealth of Dominica presents its compliments to [...]	2006-08-22 17:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OFDP DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN1471	LETTER FROM FONMIN MILLER TO SECSTATE ON BARBADOS ECOSOC [...] Embassy Bridgetown received the following diplomatic note and letter to Secretary Rice from Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dame Billie A. Miller, Government of Barbados. The letter has been forwarded to WHA/CAR via diplomatic pouch registration number 8970080 on August 22, 2006. 2. Begin text [...]	2006-08-22 17:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1474	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO GONZALEZ AND GALLOGLY [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Omar Gonzales, Deputy Director, Caribbean Basin Agricultural Trade Office (CBATO),and Charlotte Gallogly, President of the World Trade Center Miami and of the IFE Americas Food & Beverage Show, to travel to Barbados from September 6-8. [...]	2006-08-23 13:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB
06BRIDGETOWN1475	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JONES AND MORALES FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Eloisa Jones, Area Director for USDA APHIS, and Paula Morales, Agriculture Specialist, to travel to Barbados from September 5-12, 2006, for the purpose of attending meetings at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and with E [...]	2006-08-23 13:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB
06BRIDGETOWN1495	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ADOLFO A. FRANCO TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Adolfo A. Franco, Assistant Administrator, Latin America and the Caribbean, to travel to Barbados on or about September 25-27, 2006 to participate in the 2006 Chiefs of Mission HIV/AIDS Conference. 2. Embassy point of contact is USAID Office [...]	2006-08-25 17:20:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN150	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ALDEN PROVOST FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to U.S. Geological Survey Hydrologist, Alden Provost to travel to Barbados, February 27 - March 7, 2006. Mr. Provost has been invited to teach a training course on the use of U.S. Geological Survey ground-water modeling software saturated-unsat [...]	2006-01-23 19:55:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1504	ST. KITTS PM ASSURES AMBASSADOR OF CARIBBEAN [...] (C) After three weeks' worth of daily attempts to deliver reftel demarche, St. Kitts and Nevis Prime Minister Dr. Denzil Douglas returned Ambassador Kramer's call on August 25. The Ambassador indicated the USG's extreme disappointment in his remarks several weeks ago regarding a "smooth tra [...]	2006-08-25 21:32:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR UNGA SC CU GT
06BRIDGETOWN1506	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HORNBECK FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to John F. Hornbeck, Library of Congress Specialist in International Trade and Finance, to travel to Barbados, from August 27 - September 3, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct research and interviews with government and private [...]	2006-08-28 11:29:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BB GY
06BRIDGETOWN151	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ARMBRISTER AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown - Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) requests clearance for, IRG/OFDA-LAC Consultants Mrs. Beryl Armbrister and Mr. Clive Lorde, employed by/contractor for OFDA, to travel to Kingston, Jamaica on/about February 6-10, 2006 to be Instructors at the Initial Damage Ass [...]	2006-01-23 20:05:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EAID BB JM XL
06BRIDGETOWN152	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ARSO BRIDGETOWN [...] U.S. Embassy Bridgetown request country clearance for S/A Sean A Nedd, ARSO, to travel to Port Au Prince from Feb 2-12, 2005 as part of DS/IP/WHA security detail for scheduled Government of Haiti Elections. 2. Embassy Bridgetown requests that hotel reservations be made in the name of trav [...]	2006-01-23 20:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB HA XL
06BRIDGETOWN1526	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1026, Barbados #1027, Dominica #1028, St. Kitts #1029, St. Lucia #1030, St. Vincent #1031, and Grenada #1032) on August 29, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...]	2006-08-30 17:29:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1527	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1026, Barbados #1027, Dominica #1028, St. Kitts #1029, St. Lucia #1030, St. Vincent #1031, and Grenada #1032) on August 29, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...]	2006-08-30 17:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM US UNHRC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1533	MESSAGE DELIVERED: BARBADOS ECOSOC CANDIDACY [...] Per ref A instructions, response was delivered to Her Excellency Dame Billie Miller, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Government of Barbados, under cover of Diplomatic Note #1130 on August 31, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will rep [...]	2006-08-31 20:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC UNGA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1540	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. COAST GUARD'S FLAG [...] Per reftel instructions, notification of performance prior to publication of the 2005 Port State Control Report was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1141, St. Vincent #1142) on August 31, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will r [...]	2006-09-01 18:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AFSI ATRN ECON ELTN ETRD EWWT PREL PTER VC AC
06BRIDGETOWN1542	ST. LUCIA'S DISCONNECTED PRIME MINISTER [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Kramer and MLO Aboyagye traveled to St. Lucia August 3 to dedicate two SOUTHCOM-constructed projects and meet informally with St. Lucia Prime Minister Anthony. While both ceremonies created positive public impressions of U.S.-St. Lucia cooperation, Ambassador Kramer [...]	2006-09-01 21:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KPAO PINR UNGA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN1543	GRENADA - BLUE LANTERN ON LICENSE 05-1001037 FOR [...] (U) Post was unable to conduct a site visit to Grenada but gathered information on the end user via telephone and email. (Note: Embassy Grenada is a one-officer post and at present no American is stationed there. Thus, Embassy Bridgetown has taken responsibility for this Blue Lantern Chec [...]	2006-09-05 11:37:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN1544	BRIDGETOWN POC FOR BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM [...] (U) Per reftel request, post submits the following point of contact information for the Blue Lantern program: Anthony Eterno, Economic Officer, Amembassy Bridgetown; PH: 246-436-4950, ext. 2230; FX: 246-431-0384; EM: eternoar@state.gov. Mr. Eterno's estimated date of departure from post is S [...]	2006-09-05 11:37:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1546	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KAREN TURNER TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Karen D. Turner, Mission Director USAID/Jamaica-Caribbean to travel to Barbados on or about September 24-30, 2006 to participate in the 2006 Chiefs of Mission HIV/AIDS Conference. 2. Embassy point of contact is USAID Officer Steven Wisecarve [...]	2006-09-05 12:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1547	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO S. KEN YAMASHITA TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. S. Ken Yamashita, Director of the Office of HIV/AIDS to travel to Barbados on or about September 24-28, 2006 to participate in the 2006 Chiefs of Mission HIV/AIDS Conference. 2. Control officer is Martina Strong at Embassy Bridgetown Tel: 1 [...]	2006-09-05 13:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN155	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JOHN WILSON TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown requests country clearance for John Wilson, Development Program Specialist to travel to Tobago for the period February 13-15, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in Hurricane Ivan close out events in Tobago. 2. Mr. Wilson is an FSN officer with no security [...]	2006-01-23 21:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB TD XL
06BRIDGETOWN1556	BARBADOS: OP-ED RILES LOCAL JEWISH COMMUNITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 26, a leading daily newspaper ran a half-page op-ed piece in its weekly "As A Matter Of Fact" column, which offended Barbados' Jewish community. Intended as criticism of the armed conflict in Lebanon, the article degenerated into the propaganda of intolerance. The pap [...]	2006-09-06 13:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM ASEC OPRC KPAO SCUL BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1561	BARBADOS OFFERS TO VOTE FOR WEDGWOOD IN EXCHANGE [...] The following response to Diplomatic Note No. 1027 was received 6 September. Begin Text No.IR/2006/201 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to its Diplomatic Not [...]	2006-09-07 14:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA UNHRC BB
06BRIDGETOWN1562	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CALLISON FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Scott Callison, to travel to Barbados, from September 10-13, 2006, for the purpose of facilitating U.S. government participation and leadership in the global effort to combat Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). 2. Per ref [...]	2006-09-07 15:00:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB
06BRIDGETOWN1564	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSC RESOLUTION 1695 [...] Per instructions in reftel, talking points on U.S. Views of UNSC Resolution 1695 were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1173, Barbados #1174, Dominica #1175, St. Kitts #1176, St. Lucia #1177, St. Vincent #1178, Grenada #1179) on September 7, 2006. The original Diplomatic No [...]	2006-09-07 18:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MNUC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1565	DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR ATTENDEES OF NAM SUMMIT [...] Per instructions in reftel A, talking points on the XIV Conference of Heads of State or Government of the Non-Aligned Movement in Havana, Cuba, September 11-16, were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1181, Barbados #1182, Dominica #1183, St. Kitts #1184, St. Lucia #1185, St. [...]	2006-09-07 18:37:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CU XL
06BRIDGETOWN1568	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CAMACHO FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Joaquin Camacho to travel to St. Kitts and Nevis on September 21, 2006, for the purpose of performing "en-route inspections to certificate holder Coastal Air as part of work program". 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not re [...]	2006-09-08 11:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAIR SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1569	BARBADOS PROPOSES OFFER OF RECIPROCAL SUPPORT [...] The following message was received 6 September. Begin Text No.IR/2006/199 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to its candidature to the International Law Commiss [...]	2006-09-08 11:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPDC UNGA UNHRC BB
06BRIDGETOWN1575	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on the President's speech on detainees in the War on Terror were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1194, Barbados #1195, Dominica #1196, St. Kitts #1197, St. Lucia #1198, St. Vincent #1199, Grenada #1200) on September 8, 2006. The or [...]	2006-09-08 16:25:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL CU XL
06BRIDGETOWN1591	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM FOR [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on Iran's Nuclear Program for Attendees of the NAM Summit were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1210, Barbados #1211, Dominica #1212, St. Kitts #1213, St. Lucia #1214, St. Vincent #1215, Grenada #1216) on September 11, 2006. The origi [...]	2006-09-12 16:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	IR PHUM PREL PTER XL
06BRIDGETOWN1593	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CHU FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Chang-Chi Chu, to travel to Barbados from September 21-27, 2006, for the purpose of performing insecticide trials of chili thrips on pima cotton. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Embassy Bridge [...]	2006-09-12 17:43:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB
06BRIDGETOWN1594	PORT CLEARANCE REQUESTED FOR ENTERPRISE TRAINING [...] Per reftel instructions, request for clearance was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note (Barbados #1209) on September 11, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report any responses. KRAMER [...]	2006-09-12 17:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EWWT BB
06BRIDGETOWN1596	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO REESE AND DEPALMA FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to John Reese and Joseph Depalma to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from October 8-14, 2006, for the purpose of providing an international civil aviation national program development workshop. 2. Per reftel request, in order to make hotel reser [...]	2006-09-12 19:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1605	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE FOR [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on the UN Peacekeeping Force in Darfur for Attendees of the NAM Summit were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1229, Barbados #1230, Dominica #1231, St. Kitts #1232, St. Lucia #1233, St. Vincent #1234, Grenada #1235) on September 13, 20 [...]	2006-09-13 17:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PTER XL
06BRIDGETOWN1622	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LYON AND SPRINGER FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Douglas Lyon and Mr. Dereck Springer to travel to Barbados from September 24-28, 2006, for the purpose of attending the Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. [...]	2006-09-14 20:20:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1623	PROFILE OF BARBADOS OPPOSITION LEADER DAVID [...] (C) Summary: In a September 11 meeting with PolOff, leader of the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) David Thompson sought to portray his party as the party of the "common man," who will rise up in the next election to defeat the Barbados Labour Party (BLP),which has ignored his inter [...]	2006-09-14 20:20:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB SMIG BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1624	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WIKLE FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to EconOff Paula Wikle to travel to Barbados from September 25-28, 2006, for the purpose of attending the Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Entry/departure [...]	2006-09-14 20:20:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KHIV BB
06BRIDGETOWN1637	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CASTILLO AND DAVY FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Maria Castillo and Chris Davy to travel to Barbados from September 24-28, 2006, for the purpose of attending the Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Entr [...]	2006-09-15 18:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT BB DR
06BRIDGETOWN1638	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO GUIMOND FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to PAO Glenn Guimond to travel to Barbados from September 25-28, 2006, for the purpose of attending the Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Entry/departure [...]	2006-09-15 18:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1639	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MOLZON FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Justina Molzon, HHS/FDA Associate Director for International Programs, to travel to Barbados from September 17-20, 2006, for the purpose of participating in the meeting of regulation of pharmaceuticals. 2. Per reftel, Embassy under [...]	2006-09-15 18:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TBIO KSCA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1640	DOMINICA HOPES FOR IMPROVED U.S.-CARIBBEAN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kramer and Dominica Foreign Minister Savarin exchanged views on U.S.-Caribbean relations in a September 8 meeting in Bridgetown. Savarin explained that, in addition to Guatemala's claim on Belize territory, Guatemala's role in damaging the Caribbean banana industry is [...]	2006-09-15 19:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PBTS PHSA DO CH VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN1642	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ETERNO AND WEEKES TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown requests country clearance for Economic/Commercial Officer Anthony Eterno (from Sept. 27 - Oct. 2, 2006),and Commercial Specialist Doreen Weekes (from Sept.27 - 29, 2006) to travel to the Dominican Republic to attend the Commercial Officers Conference. 2. Mr. Eterno hol [...]	2006-09-15 21:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA DR BB
06BRIDGETOWN1645	ST. KITTS NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, letter on St. Kitts National Day from President Bush to Prime Minister Denzil Douglas was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note No. 1255 on September 15, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report any response. KRAMER [...]	2006-09-18 12:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL SC
06BRIDGETOWN1648	BARBADOS FM ACCEPTS INVITATION TO WOMEN'S [...] The following message was received 15 September. Begin Text No.IR/2006/215 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to the latter's Diplomatic Note No. 1201, dated Se [...]	2006-09-18 13:25:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA BB
06BRIDGETOWN165	TRAVEL LOCATOR FOR BRIDGETOWN A/RSO NEDD [...] (SBU) Locator data as required: 2. NAME OF TRAVELER: Sean A Nedd 3. TITLE: A/RSO Bridgetown, Barbados 4. POINTS OF CONTACT: U.S. Embassy Port Au Prince Port Au Prince, Haiti ARSO Cellular (246) 823-2098 5. PURPOSE: DS/IP/WHA Security Detail to Haiti for Election Covera [...]	2006-01-25 17:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1673	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CLARK FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Kenneth Clark to travel to Barbados from October 9-15, 2006, for the purpose of performing routine maintenance of Aerological Soundings equipment. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Embassy Bridgetown [...]	2006-09-20 18:15:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA BB
06BRIDGETOWN168	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HUBBS AND LAVOIE [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for USSS employees Michael Hubbs and David Lavoie to come to Bridgetown between the dates January 31 - February 3, 2006. The purpose of their visit is to assist local law enforcement with counterfeit currency investigations and provide a counterfei [...]	2006-01-26 12:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1684	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LIPMAN AND MULVIHILL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to OPDAT Program Manager Robert Lipman and First Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas Mulvihill to travel to Antigua and Barbuda, from October 1-6, 2006, for the purpose of conducting a financial crimes mentoring program. 2. Per reftel and subsequ [...]	2006-09-21 17:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL KCRM AC
06BRIDGETOWN1687	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WESTERN HEMISPHERE TRAVEL [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and reports were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1276, Barbados #1277, Dominica #1278, St. Kitts #1279, St. Lucia #1280, St. Vincent #1281, and Grenada #1282) on September 20, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on [...]	2006-09-21 18:37:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC CMGT PGOV PREL KPAO KCSY KHLS XL
06BRIDGETOWN1695	BRIDGETOWN PARTICIPATION IN THE 2006 CARIBBEAN [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-22 20:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PGOV PINR XL
06BRIDGETOWN1696	EARLY LOOK AT THE NEXT BARBADOS ELECTION [...] (C) Summary: Peter Wickham, a political insider and a well-connected political consultant based in Barbados (ref B),gives the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) a good chance of winning the next election, expected in the second half of 2007. The Barbados Labour Party (BLP) could fall [...]	2006-09-22 20:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON ELAB BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1706	ANTIGUA - HALF MOON BAY: INCREASING COMMON GROUND; [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 20 Ambassador Kramer and legal counsel to the Half Moon Bay property's Amcit majority shareholder met with Antigua and Barbuda Attorney General and Minister of Tourism to revitalize efforts to resolve differences surrounding the 11-year-old expropriation case of the [...]	2006-09-25 20:27:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1708	PRIME MINISTER ARTHUR'S POPULARITY RISES [...] SUMMARY: In a public opinion poll published over the weekend, Prime Minister Owen Arthur and his Barbados Labour Party (BLP) came out as clear winners. The poll demonstrates that the opposition Democratic Labour Party (DLP) and its leader, David Thompson, face an uphill battle in their effor [...]	2006-09-25 21:20:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PINR BB XL

06BRIDGETOWN171	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LACY BRANCH TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Project Developers Inc,(sub- contractors of Stronghold Engineering) personnel Lacy Branch. The purpose of this trip is to survey current construction operation during the period Feb. 06 - Feb.11, 2006. Please be informed that [...]	2006-01-26 16:07:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1715	ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES: BLUE LANTERN ON [...] (U) Post was unable to conduct a site visit to St. Vincent and the Grenadines but gathered information on the end user via telephone and email. Post did not uncover any derogatory information on Coreas Hazells, Inc. Coreas Hazells appears to be a legitimate firearm retailer. 2. (U) Co [...]	2006-09-26 18:09:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1718	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HOGAN TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS, [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance to Patrick Hogan, Peace Corps Associate Director for Safety and Security, to travel to Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada, and Dominica a/o October 1, 2006 and to depart a/o October 12, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to accompany Peace Co [...]	2006-09-26 20:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB ST GJ DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN1719	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EDWARDS AND COVINGTON TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance to Michael Edwards, Director of IT Infrastructure, and Eric Covington, Lead IT Specialist to travel to St. Lucia from October 22-27, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to consult with Peace Corps staff to gather requirements for future I [...]	2006-09-26 20:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN1721	Bridgetown Final Accreditation [...] (SBU) Per reftel, OBO/Bridgetown confirms that the New Embassy Compound (NEC) is ready for the final accreditation inspection. OBO/Bridgetown sent updated accreditation checklists via C-Lan in late August and last week. 2. (SBU) OBO/Bridgetown confirms that the following work is complete or [...]	2006-09-26 20:58:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ABLD ASEC AMGT BB
06BRIDGETOWN173	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PHAM, STRAWTER, [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for OIC Peter Pham, STS James Ellis, SEO Richard Strawter, STS William Kramer and SW1 Steven League to travel to Bridgetown on February 6-10, 2006 to provide technical security support. 2. Reservations have been arranged at the Hilton Barbados, [...]	2006-01-26 16:35:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KSEO
06BRIDGETOWN1730	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SHOUBA TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS, [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance to Peace Corps Safety and Security Officer Neil Shouba to travel to Barbados, St. Lucia, Dominica, St. Kitts/Nevis, Grenada, and Antigua/Barbuda from o/a October 1-16, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to serve as the Technical Advisor [...]	2006-09-27 17:06:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA ST DO SC GJ AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1743	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #26: ST. LUCIA PM'S OFFICE [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Press Secretary to St. Lucia's Prime Minister confirmed press reports that St. Lucia and Venezuela will soon sign a bilateral Petrocaribe agreement and that Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) made a separate deal with Hess Oil to use its storage facilities on Saint Lucia for P [...]	2006-10-02 11:25:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV ST VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN1761	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STEELE FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Vernon Steele to travel to Dominica from October 11-13, 2006, for the purpose of participating in the Ross University School of Medicine Research Medical Symposium. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not requested. Visit [...]	2006-10-04 19:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TBIO KSCA DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN177	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RICHARD [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Security Management Deputy Director Richard Colquhoun to visit Barbados on February 21-23, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to evaluate and review SSM's performance. Please be informed that safety shoes are required to gain access to the site. [...]	2006-01-27 17:02:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1778	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FARMER TO TRAVEL TO SAINT [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to International Health Coordinator, William Farmer, who will meet with Peace Corps staff to perform an assessment of medical facilities. 2. Post understands that Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean based in St. Lucia will arrange [...]	2006-10-06 21:09:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA ST DO SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN178	BARBADOS BUDGET - PM PLEDGES TAX CUTS AND ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: Barbados Prime Minister Owen Arthur presented his government's 2006 economic and financial policies in a January 16 speech to parliament. PM Arthur pledged to lower energy costs, cut taxes, boost pensions, and prop up manufacturing. Most of the budget seems practical and will [...]	2006-01-27 18:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EIND ECPS SENV ENRG PINR BB
06BRIDGETOWN1780	BRIDGETOWN HOSTS SUCCESSFUL 2006 REGIONAL CHIEFS OF [...] On September 26-27, Embassy Bridgetown hosted the Fifth Regional Chiefs of Mission Conference on HIV/AIDS. The conference brought together U.S. ambassadors and officials from ten embassies, as well as representatives from Washington and the Caribbean region. The conference reviewed the progr [...]	2006-10-06 21:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV EAID TBIO KHIV BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1790	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KIRK TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance for Matthew Kirk to travel to Barbados to attend the Cricket World Cup 2007 planning meetings to be held on October 11-12, 2006. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands arrival assistance is not needed. 3. Embassy point of contact is [...]	2006-10-10 16:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1791	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BRANDON LEE TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance for Brandon Lee to travel to Barbados to attend the Cricket World Cup 2007 planning meetings to be held on October 11-12, 2006. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands arrival assistance is not needed. 3. Embassy point of contact is [...]	2006-10-10 16:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1792	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON POSSIBLE NORTH KOREAN [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1357, Barbados #1358, Dominica #1359, St. Kitts #1360, St. Lucia #1361, St. Vincent #1362, and Grenada #1363) on October 5, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2 [...]	2006-10-10 17:29:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM KNNP KN
06BRIDGETOWN1793	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON VENEZUELA'S GREATEST HITS [...] Per reftel instructions, a message from Charge d'Affaires Mary Ellen T. Gilroy was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1348, Barbados #1349, Dominica #1350, St. Kitts #1351, St. Lucia #1352, St. Vincent #1353) on October 4, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed [...]	2006-10-10 17:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNSC BB VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN1795	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RODRIGUEZ TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance for Eric Rodriguez, BCBP, to travel to Barbados to attend the airlines CARICOM APIS briefing from scheduled from October 16-18, 2006. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands arrival assistance is not needed. 3. Embassy point of conta [...]	2006-10-10 19:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1798	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NORTH KOREA'S ANNOUNCEMENT [...] Per reftel instructions, the talking points and President Bush's speech on North Korea's announcement of a nuclear weapon test were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1379, Barbados #1380, Dominica #1381, St. Kitts #1382, St. Lucia #1383, St. Vincent #1384) on October 10, 200 [...]	2006-10-10 19:29:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PARM XL
06BRIDGETOWN180	ST. VINCENT REQUEST FOR ALL MARINE RESEARCH VESSEL [...] This is an action message for the Bureau of Oceans and International Environment and Science Affairs (OES),Marine Research Vessels (MRVs),Office of Oceans Affairs. See paragraph four. 2. Embassy Bridgetown received the following diplomatic note, No. 35/2006, from the Government of St. [...]	2006-01-27 18:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KNRV SENV VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1801	LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN BIOFUEL INITIATIVE: [...] (U) Discussions with eastern Caribbean Energy Ministries in the region revealed a strong interest in alternatives to fossil fuels. Like the countries themselves, the proposed alternatives are very diverse, ranging from ethanol and geothermal, to solar and wind, and even to waste conversion. [...]	2006-10-10 21:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	BB EAGR ETRO PGOV PREL EAID EPET ENRG EINV
06BRIDGETOWN1807	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO QUAIN TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Estelle Quain to travel to Bridgetown to participate as a presenter at the Caribbean Training Integration Workshop on or about November 12 - 18, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is USAID Representative/Barbados, James Goggin, Phone: 1(246) [...]	2006-10-12 10:34:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1810	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LLOYD TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Ethleen Lloyd, Chief of Global AIDS Program, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC to travel to Barbados on or about November 11 - 18, 2006 to attend workshop with Caribbean HIV/AIDS training coordinators. 2. Post understands traveler has reservations at the Acc [...]	2006-10-12 17:35:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KSCA OTRA ASEC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1811	AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 20 visit to Antigua and Barbuda, Ambassador Kramer met with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, continuing her series of farewell meetings with leaders of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. The Ambassador also met with Minister of Housing, Cultu [...]	2006-10-12 19:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC KIDE AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1816	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO LLOYD TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Ethleen Lloyd, Chief of Global AIDS Program, NCHSTP, HHS/CDC to travel to Barbados on or about November 11 - 18, 2006 to attend workshop with Caribbean HIV/AIDS training coordinators. 2. Post understands traveler has reservations at the Acc [...]	2006-10-13 17:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KSCA OTRA ASEC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1826	ST. VINCENT NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, letter on St. Vincent and the Grenadines National Day from President Bush to Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note No. 1411 on October 13, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report a [...]	2006-10-16 18:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1830	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TRAVEL TO DOMINICA FOR DR. CHARLES [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Dr. Charles Barber, Environmental Advisor, to travel to Dominica for the period October 29 to November 5, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is for Dr. Barber to assist in the implementation of the USAID-funded project "Commercialization of Nut [...]	2006-10-17 12:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN1832	AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...]	2006-10-17 15:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE
06BRIDGETOWN1833	AMBASSADOR KRAMER BEGINS FAREWELL TOUR: ST. KITTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: During her September 18-20 visit to St. Kitts, Ambassador Kramer began the first in a series of farewell meetings with the Prime Ministers and Governors General of the seven island-nations to which she is accredited. On September 18 she met with St. Kitts and Nevis Governor Gen [...]	2006-10-17 15:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV PGOV PREL PINR CASC ELAB OPIC EAGR KIDE
06BRIDGETOWN1834	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and non-papers were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1401, Barbados #1402, Dominica #1403, St. Kitts #1404, St. Lucia #1405, St. Vincent 1406) on October 11, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. P [...]	2006-10-17 15:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA UN XL
06BRIDGETOWN1835	BARBADOS' LABOR AND POLITICS: A HISTORICAL [...] SUMMARY: The stable democratic history of Barbados has been characterized by occasional periods of upheaval predicated by a lack of political, social and economic parity. The Social Partnership, first established in 1993, was created to thwart the then-downward spiraling economy and provide [...]	2006-10-17 15:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV ECON PREL PHUM BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1836	BARBADOS' LABOR RELATIONS TODAY [...] (U) Summary: In the four decades since independence, Barbados has enjoyed a relatively calm industrial relations environment, with successive governments focused on ensuring social stability by promoting economic progress of all socio-economic groups. The history of Barbados is intertwined [...]	2006-10-17 15:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV PREL BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1847	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1718 [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1415, Barbados #1416, Dominica #1417, St. Kitts #1418, St. Lucia #1419, St. Vincent 1420) on October 19, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report [...]	2006-10-19 18:37:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KNNP PARM KN XL
06BRIDGETOWN1849	A PLAN FOR SALVATION: SECOND CWC 2007 ISAG [...] (C) SUMMARY: The International Support and Advisory Group (ISAG) for Cricket World Cup 2007 held its second plenary meeting October 11-12 in Bridgetown, Barbados. Participants reviewed progress reports on the Regional Security Plan (RSP) threat assessments, and public health and safety issues [...]	2006-10-19 19:32:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER CASC PINR KCIP KTIA XL
06BRIDGETOWN1852	BIOFUELS IN THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN: UNCLASS/SBU [...] (U) Discussions with eastern Caribbean Energy Ministries in the region revealed a strong interest in alternatives to fossil fuels. Like the countries themselves, the proposed alternatives are very diverse, ranging from ethanol and geothermal, to solar and wind, and even to waste conversion. M [...]	2006-10-20 00:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG EAGR ETRO EAID EPET EINV PGOV PREL BB
06BRIDGETOWN1863	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JEAN SMITH TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Jean M. Smith to travel to Barbados from October 25-November 15, 2006, to assist with administrative support in the front office. 2. Housing has been arranged for Ms. Smith at Margate Apartments, unit #10, transportation from the airport [...]	2006-10-23 18:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA BB CS
06BRIDGETOWN1878	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the St. Lucian police force who has been nominated for training in the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Candidate's name and informat [...]	2006-10-25 19:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM SL XL
06BRIDGETOWN1879	BARBADOS: EARLY ELECTIONS RUMORED [...] (C) Summary: Although Barbados' next parliamentary election is not constitutionally due until 2008, rumors are swirling in the media and among the political commentariat that Prime Minister Owen Arthur is considering calling early elections, perhaps even this fall. If he does decide to call [...]	2006-10-26 10:28:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN188	CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 SCHEDULE AND MATCH-UPS [...] If you would like a copy of this schedule via e-mail, please contact Patricia Aguilera at AguileraP@state.gov. -- CRICKET WORLD CUP 2007 (CWC) -- Hosting Warm-Up Matches: Barbados, Jamaica, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago Hosting CWC Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, [...]	2006-01-31 10:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	BB CASC CVIS PGOV PINR PTER SNAR
06BRIDGETOWN1883	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PEACE CORPS IT SPECIALIST MR. [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Adam McWilliams to travel to St. Lucia arriving o/a October 26, 2005. The purpose is to assist with a telecommunications project. 2. POC while in St. Lucia will be Ms. Kate Raftry, Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean Countr [...]	2006-10-26 18:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN1884	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PEACE CORPS IT SPECIALIST MR. [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Domenico Palombo ams to travel to St. Lucia arriving o/a October 26, 2005. The purpose is to assist with a telecommunications project. 2. POC while in St. Lucia will be Ms. Kate Raftry, Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean C [...]	2006-10-26 18:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN1885	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, letter on Antigua and Barbuda National Day from Prime Minister Spencer was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note No. 1444 on October 25, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report any response. KRAMER [...]	2006-10-26 19:19:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1886	DOMINICA NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE DELIVERED [...] Per reftel instructions, letter on Dominica National Day from President Bush to President Liverpool was delivered under cover of Diplomatic Note No. 1443 on October 25, 2006. The original Diplomatic Note was also mailed on this date. 2. Post will report any response. KRAMER [...]	2006-10-26 19:19:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN1887	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1453, Barbados #1454, Dominica #1455, St. Kitts #1456, St. Lucia #1457, St. Vincent 1458) on October 26, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post [...]	2006-10-26 19:28:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA XL
06BRIDGETOWN1888	FACT SHEET DELIVERED ON WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT SESSION [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1459, Barbados #1460, Dominica #1461, St. Kitts #1462, St. Lucia #1463, St. Vincent 1464) on October 26, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post will [...]	2006-10-26 19:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNGA KWMN XL
06BRIDGETOWN1889	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ELIZABETH BUNKER AND CRIST [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Elizabeth A. Bunker and Crist Chensvold to travel to St. Lucia from November 5-22, 2006. From St. Lucia, Bunker and Chensvold will travel to Antigua, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and St. Vincent. The purpose of this trip is fo [...]	2006-10-26 19:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN1893	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO E. CALDEIRA TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Ellen Caldeira, HRSA, to travel to Barbados from November 13-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to participate in a panel discussion on Human Capacity Development at the Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Center. 2. Embassy understa [...]	2006-10-27 13:05:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1896	AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH FOREIGN [...] (U) Summary: On October 25, Ambassador Kramer met with Barbados' Foreign Minister Miller. They discussed U.S.-Barbadian relations, the continued deadlock over the GRULAC UN Security Council Seat, and planning for Caribbean Heritage Month celebrations in 2007. End Summary. "Things are Look [...]	2006-10-27 17:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC UNSC ETRD KWMN BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1897	AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL TOUR: ST. VINCENT AND [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 16, Ambassador Kramer paid farewell courtsey calls on the Foreign Minister, Prime Minister, and Governor General of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. In her meeting with the Foreign Minister, he candidly admitted that the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOS [...]	2006-10-27 17:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAIR ETRD UNSC KPAO VE VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1898	AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL TOUR: DOMINICA [...] (C) SUMMARY: On October 18, Ambassador Kramer paid farewell courtesy calls on the President, Acting Prime Minister and Acting Foreign Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica. With both the President and the Acting Prime Minister, the Ambassador discussed goals for economic development in Do [...]	2006-10-27 17:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EAGR ECON ENRG EPET EIND UNSC
06BRIDGETOWN1899	AMBASSADOR KRAMER FAREWELL TOUR: ST. LUCIA [...] (SBU) On October 13, Ambassador Kramer traveled to St. Lucia for farewell meetings with Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony, Governor General Dame Pearlette Louisy and Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Senator Victor Philip La Corbiniere. The Ambassador used the meetings to gauge St. Luc [...]	2006-10-27 17:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC SNAR KPAO PINR UNGA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN190	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR COLON TO TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to COL Wilfredo Colon, United States Army (USA) for travel to Barbados February 02 - 04, 2006. The purpose of this mission is to meet with Ambassador Kramer and USMILGRP Commander, CDR Peter Kilfoyle on the State Partnership Program. 2. Understan [...]	2006-01-31 10:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1902	BARBADOS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION CAMPAIGN: [...] (C) Summary: Barbados' next parliamentary elections will likely be decided by pocketbook issues and the voters' judgment of which party is best prepared to address their concerns over the cost of living, economy, and unemployment. Even though a recent poll gave his government poor marks on it [...]	2006-10-27 17:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1904	AMBASSADOR KRAMER'S FAREWELL MEETING WITH PRIME [...] (C) Summary: During her October 23 farewell meeting with Barbados' Prime Minister Arthur, Ambassador Kramer took stock of U.S.-Barbadian relations and discussed areas where greater collaboration could be useful. Ambassador Kramer urged Prime Minister Arthur to review Barbados' stance on Vene [...]	2006-10-27 18:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC UNSC ETRD CASC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN191	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Sherry Petronsky and John Langer to escort Fabian Gittens #A097410426 to Barbados, February 9-10, 2006. 2. Embassy RSO has notified Barbados authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that further Embassy assistance [...]	2006-01-31 10:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1910	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO L. ELDRED TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Lois J. Eldred, Director Global AIDS Program, HRSA, to travel to Barbados from November 13-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to be a keynote speaker at a Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Center meeting. 2. Embassy understands th [...]	2006-10-30 17:03:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SENV OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1915	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO L. ELDRED TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Lois J. Eldred, Director Global AIDS Program, HRSA, to travel to Barbados from November 13-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to be a keynote speaker at a Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Center meeting. 2. Embassy understands th [...]	2006-10-31 13:14:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SENV OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1916	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO L. ELDRED TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Lois J. Eldred, Director Global AIDS Program, HRSA, to travel to Barbados from November 13-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to be a keynote speaker at a Caribbean HIV/AIDS Regional Training Center meeting. 2. Embassy understands th [...]	2006-10-31 15:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KHIV SENV OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN192	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Carlos Torres and Datza Valcarcel to escort Richard Elliott to Antigua, February 7-8, 2006 2. Embassy RSO has notified Antigua authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that further Embassy assistance is not required. [...]	2006-01-31 10:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1928	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ALLEN, SMITH, AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to George Perez, Orville Smith, and Allen Hurr to travel to Dominica, from November 6-10, 2006 for the purpose of conducting air carrier station inspections and meet with airport officials. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is requ [...]	2006-11-02 15:00:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA DO
06BRIDGETOWN1929	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BORAKOVE AND KELLEY [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Fred Borakove and Carol Kelley to travel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines, from November 27, 2006 to December 1, 2006 for the purpose of assisting the FIU. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not requested. 3. Embassy Bri [...]	2006-11-02 15:00:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TBIO VC
06BRIDGETOWN1930	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BORRI-DIAZ FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Veterinary Medical Officer Miguel Borri-Diaz to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from November 13-17, 2006 for the purpose of attending the 13th Caribbean Amblyomma Program Annual Meeting. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not [...]	2006-11-02 17:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA PREL EAGR AC
06BRIDGETOWN1931	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #27: EVERYTHING ON TRACK FOR [...] (C) The first Petrocaribe delivery is set for mid-November 2006 and is expected to include a variety of fuel products, including diesel and liquid petroleum gas. However, subtle signs point to possible delays in the shipment. On October 9, Acting Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Housin [...]	2006-11-02 17:20:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV DO VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN1933	BARBADOS LABOUR PARTY CONFERENCE: PROMISING [...] (U) Summary: The ruling Barbados Labour Party (BLP) met over the weekend for their annual conference. Prime Minister Owen Arthur did not announce the date for the next general election, as some had expected. He did, however, promise to run again and to deliver another big BLP victory. The [...]	2006-11-02 19:05:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1934	DOMINICA: A NEW ATTEMPT AT OFFSHORE FINANCIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Dominica plans to resurrect both its economic citizenship program and its offshore financial services sector. Both programs previously left scars on Dominica's reputation, and so the government is emphasizing that it will implement these programs with appropriate regulation and [...]	2006-11-02 19:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD PGOV PREL DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN1936	ARRIVAL AT POST - AMBASSADOR MARY M. OURISMAN [...] Ambassador Mary M. Ourisman arrived at post on Tuesday, October 31, 2006, at 5:00 p.m. local time, and assumed charge. 2. The Certificate of Transfer relinquishing charge of Embassy Bridgetown from Ambassador Kramer to Mary M. Ourisman was signed and is filed with post's permanent records. [...]	2006-11-02 19:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT PGOV PREL BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1941	PETROCARIBE 28: SANTA IS FROM CARACAS [...] (C) Christmas came early for Barbados this year. From October 23-27, a high-level Venezuelan delegation dashed into Bridgetown to publicly rejuvenate Venezuela's relationship with Barbados, bearing gifts and agreements on tourism, satellites and cement, among others. The timing of this frien [...]	2006-11-03 13:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PREL PGOV XL VE
06BRIDGETOWN1942	PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT FROM POST, NOV. 9-13, 2006 [...] I hereby request permission to be absent from post for personal travel to Palm Beach, FL from November 9-13, 2006. I may be reached on my cell phone: (246) 823-2491. 2. During my absence, Deputy Chief of Mission Mary Ellen Gilroy will assume charge until my return. OURISMAN [...]	2006-11-03 14:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ALOW APER OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN1945	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Royal Antigua and Barbuda Defense Force who has been nominated for training in the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information. 2. Candidate's n [...]	2006-11-03 21:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1946	ST. LUCIA: RULING PARTY HAS A LEG UP ON A CLOSE [...] (C) SUMMARY: St. Lucia faces a close race in the upcoming national elections, which have not yet been called but are expecteD sometime in December. The opposition party is resting its hopes on the current desire for change apparent among the populace, while the ruling party is basing its cam [...]	2006-11-03 21:37:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN1951	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO GEORGE FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to John George, Entomologist, USDA/ARS/SPA, to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from November 13-18, 2006, for the purpose of participating in the 13th Meeting of the Amblyomma Programme Council (APC). 2. Per reftel, no further embassy assistanc [...]	2006-11-06 19:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN1953	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1509, Barbados #1510, Dominica #1511, St. Kitts #1512, St. Lucia #1513, and St. Vincent #1514) on November 6, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. [...]	2006-11-06 20:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA XL
06BRIDGETOWN1956	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1517, Barbados #1518, Dominica #1519, St. Kitts #1520, St. Lucia #1521, St. Vincent #1522) on November 6, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post wil [...]	2006-11-07 17:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA XL
06BRIDGETOWN196	LEAVE REQUEST ICO SGT MYER MILLIEN 589 24 6647/3533 USMC [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 10:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KMSG
06BRIDGETOWN1961	U.S. INTERESTS IN ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: The most pertinent issues for the United States in the upcoming St. Lucian elections are foreign relations, crime, and the economy. The ruling St. Lucian Labor Party (SLP) is expected to hold on to power, and therefore, significant change in St. Lucia's policies is unlikely. Ho [...]	2006-11-08 13:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ENRG SOCI KCRM VE
06BRIDGETOWN197	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT BAILEY TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Stronghold Engineering personnel Scott Bailey. The purpose of this trip is to survey current construction operation during the period Feb. 08 2006 - Jul 31 2006. Please be informed that safety shoes are required to gain acces [...]	2006-01-31 10:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC BB
06BRIDGETOWN1971	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO J. BROOKS TO TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Janna Brooks, Public Health Advisor, COGH, HHS/CDC, to travel to Barbados from November 12-18, 2006, to attend a workshop with Caribbean HIV/AIDS training coordinators. 2. Ms. Brooks has no access to classified material clearance. 3. [...]	2006-11-09 20:27:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KSCA OTRA US BB
06BRIDGETOWN1972	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO RODRIGUEZ AND OCHOA [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Javier Rodriguez and Joaquin Ochoa to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from January 3-5, 2007, for the purpose of performing an IASA management evaluation of the British Virgin Islands. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not req [...]	2006-11-09 21:30:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA PREL AC
06BRIDGETOWN198	REQUEST TO INCREASE LOCAL GUARD COVERAGE - US [...] (SBU) Post requests authorization to increase the coverage of an existing local guard position at the U.S. embassy in Grenada by 15.5 hours. US MISSION - GRENADA 2. (SBU) AmEmbassy Grenada is an unclassified lock and leave stand-alone facility. The embassy compound has two (2) vehicle e [...]	2006-01-31 10:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC ABUD ASUP AFIN GJ BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN1988	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-14 20:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XL
06BRIDGETOWN1989	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IMO'S MARITIME SAFETY [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee Meeting were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1524, Barbados #1525, Dominica #1526, St. Kitts #1527, St. Lucia #1528, St. Vincent #1529) on November 7, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were al [...]	2006-11-14 20:27:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KTIA XL
06BRIDGETOWN199	FRAUD SUMMARY - BRIDGETOWN [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-31 10:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM BB
06BRIDGETOWN201	DENIAL OF COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR [...] Per reftel(A),Embassy Bridgetown received a country clearance request for ICE Agents to escort deportee Fonseca, A#012815006, to Tortola, British Virgin Islands on 02/02/2006. 2. U.S. Embassy Bridgetown regrets to inform you that country clearance cannot be granted to this territory by [...]	2006-01-31 10:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN2016	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on Country-Specific Resolutions at the UN were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1547, Barbados #1548, Dominica #1549, St. Kitts #1550, St. Lucia #1551, and St. Vincent #1552) on November 8, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were al [...]	2006-11-16 22:06:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM UNGA XL
06BRIDGETOWN2017	BARBADOS WILL SUPPORT ZOLLER FOR ITU RADIO [...] The following response to Diplomatic Note No. 397 was received 15 November. Begin Text No.IR/2006/284 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to refer to the latter's note n [...]	2006-11-16 22:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS PREL BB
06BRIDGETOWN2018	EASTERN CARIBBEANS PONDERING THEIR VOTES ON [...] (U) Per ref B instructions, talking points on Belarus' Anti-U.S. Resolutions were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1569, Barbados #1570, Dominica #1571, St. Kitts #1572, St. Lucia #1573, St. Vincent #1574) on November 15, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed [...]	2006-11-16 23:43:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL BO XL
06BRIDGETOWN2019	THREE VOTES FOR MATHESON TO INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] Per ref B instructions, talking points in support of the re-election of Michael Matheson to the International Law Commission were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1531, Barbados #1532, Dominica #1533, St. Kitts #1534, St. Lucia #1535, and St. Vincent #1536) on November 7, [...]	2006-11-17 00:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UNGA XL
06BRIDGETOWN202	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AVSED TO TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Lt CDR Kimberley J. Avsec, U.S Coast Guard, for travel to Barbados February 22 - 26, 2006 and to Antigua and Barbuda February 26 - 02 March, 2006. The purpose of these missions is to have bi-lateral port security discussions with port officials of [...]	2006-01-31 10:55:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA AC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2024	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA EMERGENCY SPECIAL [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points and were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1584, Barbados #1585, Dominica #1586, St. Kitts #1587, St. Lucia #1588, St. Vincent #1589) on November 17, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Pos [...]	2006-11-17 20:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL KTIA XL
06BRIDGETOWN2025	U.S. FY2007 SUGAR TAFIFF RATE QUOTA ALLOCATIONS [...] Per reftel request, post informed host government officials in Barbados and St. Kitts and Nevis of the FY2007 raw cane sugar WTO TRQ country/economy allocations, established by USTR on August 3, 2006. 2. For Barbados, post notified Carl Simpson, head of the Barbados Agricultural Managemen [...]	2006-11-17 20:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ELAB ETRD BB SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN2026	TAIWAN INVOLVEMENT IN ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Although many observers believe that Taiwan is supporting the opposition United Workers Party (UWP) in the December 11 St. Lucian elections, there is little evidence because of the lack of transparency in campaign finance. PM Anthony has expressed concern that Taiwan will provide [...]	2006-11-17 21:14:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PREL TW SL XL
06BRIDGETOWN2027	ST. LUCIA ELECTIONS DECEMBER 11; COMPETING [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Anthony announced that St. Lucian elections will be held on December 11. Two key polls have predicted conflicting outcomes for the elections. The track record of the pollster predicting that the ruling party will retain its majority in Parliament seems to be the m [...]	2006-11-17 21:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN2028	UNSC AFTERMATH: CARICOM HAPPY WITH PANAMA, UPSET [...] (U) On November 3, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states unanimously supported the compromise nomination of Panama as the candidate to the United Nations Security Council from the Group of Latin American and Caribbean States (GRULAC). However, Ambassadors to the UN from CARICOM countrie [...]	2006-11-17 21:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR UNSC KPAO EC PM VE GT DO XM
06BRIDGETOWN203	MISSENT COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR CLARK AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown received a country clearance request from U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Weather Service (NWS) for Kenneth Clark and Alphonse Wissman to travel to Nassau, Bahamas. The cable was missent to Bridgetown. Post requ [...]	2006-01-31 12:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA XL
06BRIDGETOWN2034	REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following eight (8) candidates from various Eastern Caribbean security forces who have been nominated for training in the United States, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Post has no derogatory information on any of [...]	2006-11-20 11:58:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PTER XL
06BRIDGETOWN204	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JACK AMEN FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Jack Amen, Veterinary Attache, Embassy Santo Domingo, for travel to Barbados February 15 - 18, 2006, to discuss issues related to the Caribbean Amblyomma Program with Al Anzaldua, Labor/ESTH Officer, and/or John Ashworth, Economic Officer, t [...]	2006-01-31 12:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN205	CINGULAR WIRELESS - BARBADOS HOLDS UP SALE TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Barbados has demanded all cellular phone companies adopt the Barbados specific Home Network Indicator (HNI) Code. By doing so prior to the approval of the pending sale of Cingular's Barbados business to Digicel, the government will force Cingular to comply by [...]	2006-01-31 13:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS EINV BB
06BRIDGETOWN206	EASTERN CARIBBEAN WARY OF CARICOM SINGLE MARKET [...] (U) Summary. The January 1 "start" of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) and January 30 signing are purely ceremonial events because the CSME is a patchwork process that countries must implement through national legislation. Owing to fears of a mass influx of foreign labor, concerns [...]	2006-01-31 14:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ETRD ELAB EAID EIND EFIN PREL XL
06BRIDGETOWN2063	TERRORISM FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] (C) Embassy Bridgetown's Area of Responsibility (AOR) includes: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Embassy Grenada does not have classified capability, so Embassy Bridgetown will also handle Terrorism Finance Coordinat [...]	2006-11-22 22:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETTC PREL PTER KTFN KVPR XL
06BRIDGETOWN207	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRAVEL TO BARBADOS AND [...] AmEmbassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to LTG H Steven Blum, Chief National Guard Bureau (CNGB),Dr. John Finney, POLAD to Chief NGB, Major Joseph Reale, Executive Officer and Aide to the Chief NGB, Major Philip Johnson, National Guard Bureau-J5/IA SOUTHCOM Desk Chief and Mrs. Susan Blu [...]	2006-01-31 14:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL

06BRIDGETOWN2078	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ROBERTSON FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Mark Robertson to travel to Barbados from December 14-17, 2006 for the purpose of installation of a seismological station. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Embassy Bridgetown requests an outbr [...]	2006-11-27 12:46:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSAC BB
06BRIDGETOWN2079	(OURISMAN, MARY M, *--0401) REQUEST PERMISSION TO BE [...] I hereby request permission to be absent from post to attend the WHA Chiefs of Mission Conference in Washington, D.C. December 6 - 8, 2006. Prior to the conference, I will attend the Security Overseas Seminar at FSI December 4 - 5. 2. During my absence, Deputy Chief of Mission Mary Ellen [...]	2006-11-27 13:32:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ALOW APER OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN208	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PEACE CORPS TDY [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Peace Corps TDY Judith Kerr to transit Barbados to St. Lucia from February 2 - 17, 2006. The purpose is to assist with administrative matters during the period in the absence of post's Administrative Officer. 2. Post un [...]	2006-01-31 14:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN2083	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO [...] (U) See action request para 11. 2. (C) Summary: On November 16-17, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited Antigua and Barbuda to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Antiguan officials, including the Prime Minister and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Perma [...]	2006-11-28 11:07:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	AC ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL XL EINV CASC
06BRIDGETOWN2084	AMBASSADOR OURISMAN'S INTRODUCTORY VISIT TO ST. [...] (U) Summary: On November 14-15, 2006, Ambassador Ourisman visited St. Kitts and Nevis to present her credentials. She conducted an initial round of meetings with Kittitian and Nevisian officials, including the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, who identified trade and U.S. assistance as ke [...]	2006-11-28 11:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR ETRD ECON EAID CMGT SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN2087	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ANDERSON FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Donald Anderson, Contractor for U.S. Geological Survey, to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from December 7-12, 2006, for the purpose of performing a site survey in anticipation of the installation of a seismological station in Barbuda. 2. Pe [...]	2006-11-28 12:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TPHY OTRA KSCA AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN2089	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN SECUQTY COUNCIL [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1590, Barbados #1591, Dominica #1592, St. Kitts #1593, St. Lucia #1594, St. Vincent #1595) on November 27, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post wi [...]	2006-11-28 13:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PARM KNNP XL
06BRIDGETOWN209	2005 END USE MONITORING - EASTERN CARIBBEAN [...] Embassy Bridgetown is responsible for the NAS- funded program in seven countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. It is also responsible for monitoring equipment provided to the French department of Martini [...]	2006-01-31 17:37:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR AMGT XL
06BRIDGETOWN2095	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON API BAMAKO CONFERENCE [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1624, Barbados #1625, Dominica #1626, St. Kitts #1627, St. Lucia #1628, St. Vincent #1629) on November 28, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. 2. Post wi [...]	2006-11-28 21:23:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EAID EAGR PREL KFLU MA XL
06BRIDGETOWN2096	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SWEET FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to William Sweet to travel to St. Lucia from December 4-13, 2006, for the purpose of providing international civil aviation training. 2. Per reftel and subsequent email, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Embassy Bridgetow [...]	2006-11-28 22:14:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA ST
06BRIDGETOWN212	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SUTHERLAND MILLER [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Sutherland Miller, Legal and Regulatory Reform Specialist to travel to Barbados on February 8-11, 2006. 2. The purpose of this visit is to conduct work under Chemonics contract. 3. Mr. Miller has no access security clearance 4. [...]	2006-01-31 20:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA AC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN213	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MADELYN S. [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Madelyn S. Marchessault, (M/P) from February 20 - 22, 2006 who will be part of the group accompanying Under Secretary of State Fore on her trip to WHA posts. 2. Embassy point of contact is Management Counselor Leo F. Voyt [...]	2006-01-31 21:23:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2136	BARBADOS - BLUE LANTERN ON LICENSE 05-050018615 [...] Post was able to conduct a site visit to SportsImports in Barbados. Post can confirm the order for tactical weapons systems under license 05-050018615. Post did not uncover any derogatory information on the foreign consignee, Greg Cozier of SportsImports, and he appears to be a legitimate fi [...]	2006-12-05 18:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN214	BRIDGETOWN RECEIPT OF SBU SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) Post acknowledges receipt of shipment under registry #3437219. All contents were received in good working order and will be distributed accordingly for their exclusive usage. 2. (SBU) RSO's office wishes to thank all those individuals who assisted in providing these very needed [...]	2006-01-31 22:14:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC KMSG BB
06BRIDGETOWN2145	BARBADOS AND EASTERN CARIBBEAN TO BOYCOTT ACP [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, talking points discouraging governments from attending the 7-8 December African Caribbean Pacific Group of States (ACP) Summit in Khartoum were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1655, Barbados #1656, Dominica #1657, St. Kitts #1658, St. Lucia #16 [...]	2006-12-06 16:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR SOCI SU XL
06BRIDGETOWN2146	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON APIS LEGISLATION [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points were delivered by fax under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1661, Dominica #1662, St. Kitts #1663, St. Lucia #1664, St. Vincent #1665) on December 6, 2006. The original Diplomatic Notes were also mailed on this date. No demarche was sent to the Ba [...]	2006-12-06 18:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ASEC KDHS XL
06BRIDGETOWN2156	BARBADOS AND CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-07 15:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2157	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MERRILL AND SWEET FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Frances Barbara Merrill and William Joe Sweet to travel to Barbados from January 16-20, 2007, for the purpose of providing civil aviation crisis management training. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. Travele [...]	2006-12-07 15:23:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAIR BB
06BRIDGETOWN216	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KATHRYN DYE FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Kathryn Dye, International Trade Specialist, U.S. Department of Commerce, for travel to Barbados February 5 - 9, 2006, to provide support and counseling to Commercial Service clients visiting Barbados. 2. Per reftel, the traveler require [...]	2006-02-01 17:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP OTRA BMGT ABUD AFIN BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2163	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MICHAEL DONALD TO TRAVEL TO [...] EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO MICHAEL DONALD, REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISOR FOR THE CARIBBEAN, TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 10-16, 2006. 2. EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT IS USAID REPRESENTATIVE JAMES GOGGIN, TEL: 1(246) 228-8070, FAX: 1(246) 228-8589. MR. DONALD W [...]	2006-12-08 17:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AMGT EAID ASEC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2164	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR BLACKWOOD AND DONALD TO [...] USAID BRIDGETOWN REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. MANSFIELD BLACKWOOD, SENIOR TECHNICAL SPECIALIST, USAID, AND MR. MICHAEL DONALD, REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ADVISER, TO TRAVEL TO TOBAGO FOR THE PERIOD DECEMBER 13-14, 2006. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO REVIEW FOR INTERNAL CLOSING OUT PURPOSES S [...]	2006-12-08 17:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC EAID TD XL
06BRIDGETOWN2176	BARBADOS' ECONOMY: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE FINANCE [...] (C) Summary: With the economy becoming a central issue in the early stages of Barbados' parliamentary campaign (reftel),Prime Minister Arthur's government is under increasing pressure to defend its record management. In a recent meeting, Minister of State in the Finance Ministry Clyde Masc [...]	2006-12-11 16:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL PINR BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2177	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC [...] Per reftel instructions, talking points on "Terrorist Finance: Domestic USG Designation of Hizballah-related individuals in the Tri-Border Area" were delivered under cover of Diplomatic Notes (Antigua #1686, Barbados #1687, Dominica #1688, St. Kitts #1689, St. Lucia #1690, and St. Vincent #1 [...]	2006-12-11 20:00:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN EFIN PREL XL
06BRIDGETOWN2180	OCTOGENARIAN SIR JOHN COMPTON RETURNED TO THE HELM IN ST. [...] (U) The opposition United Workers Party (UWP) unexpectedly dominated the December 11 St. Lucia parliamentary elections with an 11-6 win. This electoral upset returns 80-year-old Sir John Compton to the Prime Minister's seat for his seventh term in the position (Compton previously served 1964-7 [...]	2006-12-12 16:09:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON KCRM ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN2195	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JEFFREY P. COHEN TO TRAVEL TO [...] EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO JEFFREY P. COHEN, PROGRAM OFFICER, TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS ON OR ABOUT JANUARY 2-6, 2007, TO PROVIDE MISSION ASSISTANCE WITH THE FY07 OPERATIONAL PLAN. 2. EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT IS USAID REPRESENTATIVE JAMES GOGGIN, PHONE: 1(246) 228-8070, FAX [...]	2006-12-14 17:54:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAID BB
06BRIDGETOWN2198	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TODD HAMNER TO TRAVEL TO [...] EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TODD HAMNER, USAID AGRICULTURE AND TRADE ADVISOR, TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS ON OR ABOUT DECEMBER 17-22, 2006, TO PROVIDE MISSION ASSISTANCE WITH THE FY07 OPERATIONAL PLAN. 2. EMBASSY POINT OF CONTACT IS USAID REPRESENTATIVE JAMES GOGGIN, TEL: 1(246 [...]	2006-12-15 17:07:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAID AMGT BB
06BRIDGETOWN2202	ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: THE WHO, THE HOW, AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sir John Compton was sworn in as Prime Minister of St. Lucia on December 15 after his United Workers Party (UWP) defeated the ruling St. Lucia Labor Party (SLP) in December 11 elections. Leonard "Spider" Montoute has been selected to become Deputy PM. Reasons for opposition UWP [...]	2006-12-18 12:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAGR EPET SNAR ST
06BRIDGETOWN2203	BARBADOS LABOR: A DEAL, A RIFT, AND A SURPRISE [...] (U) Summary: The week of December 10 proved to be an eventful one for Barbados' labor unions. On Tuesday, December 12, the National Unon of Public Workers (NUPW) reached a new two-year wage agreement with the government that will give public employees a 10 percent salary increase for the pe [...]	2006-12-18 12:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV PREL BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2204	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: UPDATE OF THE WORST FORMS OF [...] Summary: While Antigua and Barbuda lacks a comprehensive policy or action program on child labor, it does have a policy and legal framework for addressing issues connected with child labor, including education, child care, welfare, social security, and labor administration. Antiguan officia [...]	2006-12-18 12:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN2208	BARBADOS - BLUE LANTERN ON LICENSE 05-050020094 [...] Post was able to conduct a site visit to Secure Risk Management in Barbados. Post can confirm the order for semi-auto pistols, hand guns, revolvers, and ammunition under license 05-050020094. Post did not uncover any derogatory information on the foreign consignee, Geoffrey B. Browne of Sec [...]	2006-12-18 12:15:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC ETTC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2211	BARBADOS: UPDATE OF WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] Summary: While Barbados does not have a comprehensive policy or action program on child labor, it does have a solid framework of policies in areas connected with child labor, including education, child care, welfare, social security, and labor administration. Barbados has only recently begun [...]	2006-12-18 14:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI EAID BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2214	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHEN AND ZAIDI [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Mi Chen and Irum Zaidi, HHS/CDC Epidemiologists, to travel to Roseau, Dominica, from January 20-27, 2007, for the purpose of discussing HIV case surveillance-related issues. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands that no assistance is requeste [...]	2006-12-18 18:03:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA KSCA KHIV DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN2224	AMERICAS COMPETITIVENESS FORUM: SUGGESTED [...] No summary [...]	2006-12-20 16:54:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ELAB ECON SOCI KSUM XL
06BRIDGETOWN2225	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO APIS [...] Per ref A instructions, Emboffs attempted to deliver verbal demarches on the unfeasibility of proposed changes to APIS to Eastern Caribbean capitals. As in Grenada (ref B),many interlocuters were unavailable because of holiday activities but messages regarding substance of demarche and requ [...]	2006-12-20 19:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV XL
06BRIDGETOWN2226	DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON 19 DEC. UNGA VOTE [...] Per reftel instructions, Emboffs delivered verbal demarches encouraging Eastern Caribbean government PermReps to attend the 19 December UNGA Plenary and vote against attempts to overturn country-specific human rights resolutions. Foreign Ministry officials were uncertain whether their repres [...]	2006-12-20 19:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XL
06BRIDGETOWN2227	DOMINICAN PRESIDENT SENDS GREETINGS TO PRESIDENT [...] The following message was received 18 December 2006. Begin Text Ref.No.: 214/02-3442 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Labour of the Commonwealth of Dominica presents compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to request that the enclosed gree [...]	2006-12-20 19:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL DO
06BRIDGETOWN2228	BARBADOS LABOR: A DEAL, A TEMPEST, AND A SURPRISE [...] (U) Summary: The week of December 10 proved to be an eventful one for Barbados' labor unions. On Tuesday, December 12, the National Union of Public Workers (NUPW) reached a new two-year wage agreement with the government that will give public employees a 10 percent salary increase for 2007- [...]	2006-12-20 20:03:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB ECON PGOV PREL PINR BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2232	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO RODRIGUEZ FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Javier Rodriguez to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from January 2-4, 2007, for the purpose of performing an IASA management evaluation. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Embassy Bridgetown requests an out [...]	2006-12-22 17:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA AC
06BRIDGETOWN2233	BARBADOS' ECONOMY: A PERSPECTIVE FROM THE CENTRAL [...] (C) Summary: Barbados' economy continues to grow at a steady pace and is projected to expand by 3.4 percent in 2006. However, a recent meeting with Central Bank of Barbados (CBB) Senior Director for Research revealed the CBB's concerns over the economy's medium to long-term health. Barba [...]	2006-12-22 18:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2234	BARBADOS REAFFIRMS FRIENDSHIP AND DIFFERENCES WITH [...] (C) Summary: On December 7-8, Barbados hosted the fourth meeting of the Barbados/Cuba Joint Commission to discuss opportunities for deepening the two countries' relations and exploring new areas for cooperation. The headline announcement from the meeting was Barbados' agreement to participat [...]	2006-12-22 18:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR BB CU XL
06BRIDGETOWN2235	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WESTFALL, [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Treasury Tax Advisors Larry Westfall, James Kopidlansky, Richard Voskuil and Treasury Program Officer Stephanie Fugate, to travel to Antigua and Barbuda from February 4-9, 2007, for the purpose of providing CARICOM/COTA regional management tr [...]	2006-12-22 18:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EFIN AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN2236	ST. LUCIAN ELECTIONS: THE WHO, THE HOW, AND THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Sir John Compton was sworn in as Prime Minister of St. Lucia on December 15 after his United Workers Party (UWP) defeated the ruling St. Lucia Labor Party (SLP) in December 11 elections. Leonard "Spider" Montoute has been selected to become Deputy PM. Reasons for opposition UWP [...]	2006-12-22 19:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR ECON EAGR EPET SNAR ST
06BRIDGETOWN2237	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #29: A COMEDY OF ERRORS IN [...] (C) In a recent conversation with PolOff, Dr. Joseph Bannis, Permanent Secretary for Public Works and Public Utilities, grinned as he shared how humorous he found the myriad of logistical struggles surrounding Petrocaribe. According to Bannis, Petrocaribe is proving to be only a political prog [...]	2006-12-22 19:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EPET EINV PGOV PREL VE DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN2248	NEW ST. LUCIAN CABINET: MOSTLY QUALIFIED, BUT... [...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Sir John Compton's new cabinet was sworn in on December 19. Although the UWP picked appropriately prepared candidates for most ministries, it seems the Foreign Minister and Minister for Home Affairs and National Security are surpringly inexperienced for their posit [...]	2006-12-27 13:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN2249	ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA GOVERNOR GENERAL SENDS [...] The following message was received 22 December 2006. Begin Text: Best wishes for Christmas and the Coming Year. Their Excellencies the Governor-General of Antigua and Barbuda and Lady Carlisle End text. 2 . The original greeting card will be mailed to WHA/CAR. OURISMAN [...]	2006-12-27 17:28:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL AC
06BRIDGETOWN2250	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GREEN TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Robert Green, IRM/TSI/Employee, to provide computer logistics during office move, travel to Barbados on or about January 9-16, 2007. 2. Reservations are confirmed at the South Beach Resort and Vacation Club, Rockley at Accra, Christ Church - Tel [...]	2006-12-27 17:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA AMGT EAID OVIP BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2262	STATE-DOD MOU ON SECURITY-ANNUAL REVIEW OF MOA [...] This cable is a response to reftel. 2. The answers provided below are keyed to reftel: --A. Para 7 (reftel). On October 5, 2006, Chief of Mission (Barbados) and Southern Command Combatant Commander signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on security for members of the Department of De [...]	2006-12-29 13:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AODE AMGT ASEC KMRS BB
06BRIDGETOWN2264	BARBADOS GOVERNOR GENERAL SENDS SEASON'S GREETINGS [...] The following message was received 28 December 2006. Begin Text: No. 898/2006 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to forward the enclosed envelope for onward transmission [...]	2006-12-29 20:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL AC
06BRIDGETOWN2265	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRITTON TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Ms. Avril Britton, Financial Support Advisor USAID/Jamaica to travel to Barbados on or about January 2-4, 2007 for to perform Section 1311 and Accruals Review. 2. Reservations are confirmed at the Coral Sands Beach Resort, Worthing, Christ Chu [...]	2006-12-29 22:01:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EAID BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN2266	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MULLINGS FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Audrey Mullings, OFDA/IRG consultant to travel to Dominica on or about January 9-12, 2007 to Co-facilitate Technical Assistance in Shelters and Shelter Management and Damage Assessment and Needs Workshops. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is no [...]	2006-12-29 22:02:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ASEC OTRA DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN232	BARBADOS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - STATUS AND [...] (U) This is an action cable. See ACTION REQUEST, paragraph 8. 2. (U) Note: This is not a Special 301 cable, but covers some of the same themes. Barbados has not historically been on the list for Special 301 review. End Note. 3. (C) Summary: Sergeant Paul Vaughan of the Barbados [...]	2006-02-03 17:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD KIPR KCRM PINR BB
06BRIDGETOWN239	CARIBBEAN POLITICS: AN INSIDER'S VIEW [...] (C) Summary: Caribbean political campaigns are awash with money from a variety of sources, particularly wealthy expatriates seeking to influence governments, according to regional political consultant Peter Wickham. The availability of money favors ruling parties and has dramatically changed [...]	2006-02-03 20:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EINV OFDP PINR SNAR XL
06BRIDGETOWN277	BRIDGETOWN A/RSO RETURN TO POST [...] Per above listed reftels, this cable advises that that A/RSO Sean A Nedd has returned to Post. The below listed information is submitted accordingly: A. EMPLOYEE: Sean A Nedd B. TYPE OF TRAVEL: DS/IP/WHA SECURITY DETAIL C. DEPENDANTS AT POST: None D. DATE DE [...]	2006-02-13 11:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN288	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO VIRGINIA GIDI FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Virginia Gidi for travel to Barbados 22-23 February. She will meet with core team members. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands that no assistance is required. 3. Embassy Bridgetown requests an outbrief be provided to the Political-Eco [...]	2006-02-13 19:11:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA SOCI KHIV BB
06BRIDGETOWN290	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WAHLBERG, MOTES [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Debra Wahlberg, Preston Motes and Laura Vinoly to travel to Barbados on February 22-23, 2006. 2. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings with USAID personnel and to train USAID staff to operate the DEVIS Management, Monitoring and Eval [...]	2006-02-14 17:03:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN291	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GREENE TO TRAVEL TO [...] AmEmbassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Robin Greene, Logistics Management Specialist for travel to Barbados March 11 - 18, 2006. The purpose of this mission is to attend the RSS Security Cooperation Conference. 2. Embassy assistance is requested. Hotel and transportation arra [...]	2006-02-14 19:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN292	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WILCOX TO [...] AmEmbassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Ms. Cynthia M. Wilcox, Supply Analyst for travel to Barbados March 12 - 18, 2006. The purpose of this mission is to attend the RSS Security Cooperation Conference. 2. Embassy assistance is requested. Hotel and transportation arrangements are [...]	2006-02-14 19:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN294	GRENADA: MORE UNFOUNDED COUP RUMORS [...] (C) Summary: After weeks of hurried phone calls and circumspect hints that something unspecified was about to happen in Grenada, Prime Minister Keith Mitchell finally confided to the Ambassador during a face-to-face meeting in December that he feared opposition politicians were out to change [...]	2006-02-14 19:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN296	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SUSANNA AULBACH [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Susanna Aulbach to travel to Antigua for the period February 19-22 and 23-26, 2006 and Barbados for the period February 22-23, 2006 2. The purpose of this visit is to conduct training for the project office staff and USAID personnel in the us [...]	2006-02-16 15:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN297	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS DE [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Eduardo De La Cruz and Jose Fuentes to escort criminal Valentine Graham #A037189311 to St. Kitts on February 23, 2006. RSO understands that escorting officers will be return to U.S. on evening flight departing on February 23, 2006. [...]	2006-02-16 15:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB SC
06BRIDGETOWN298	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Ivory Young and Luis Alonzo to escort criminal Mandy Poleon #A041791282 to St. Lucia on February 16, 2006. 2. Embassy RSO has notified St. Lucia authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that further Embassy assistan [...]	2006-02-16 15:58:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN300	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HUBERT WRIGHT [...] AmEmbassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Hubert D. Wright, Engineer for travel to Saint Lucia February 22 - 24, 2006. The purpose of this mission is to visit the Humanitarian Assistance Program (HAP) Warehouse sites and meet with Embassy and contractor personnel on changes and work [...]	2006-02-16 16:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN304	2005 OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT (OCSR) FOR [...] CHIEF OF MISSION (COM) responsibility extends to seven (7) independent nations of the Eastern Caribbean including: -- Antigua and Barbuda -- Barbados -- Dominica -- Grenada -- St. Kitts and Nevis -- St. Lucia -- St. Vincent and the Grenadines CONSUL GENERAL (CG),Bridgetown provides c [...]	2006-02-17 12:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC KCRM KSAC BB GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN310	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIMOTHY STEVENS FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Timothy N. Stevens, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, to travel to Barbados March 19 - 26, 2006. The purpose of Mr. Stevens' trip is to serve as a technical advisor for collaborative research [...]	2006-02-17 17:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN311	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KAZUKO SAKATA FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Kazuko Sakata, Postdoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD),to travel to Barbados February 19 - 25, 2006. The purpose of the visit is for Dr. Sakata to attend the Winter Conference on Neural Pla [...]	2006-02-17 17:43:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OTRA KSCA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN312	ST. LUCIA: FORMER PRIME MINISTER CONCERNED ABOUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Former St. Lucia Prime Minister John Compton has warned against the deepening ties between CARICOM member states, Venezuela and Cuba. Compton, leader of the opposition United Workers Party, expressed his concern that St. Lucia Prime Minister Kenny Anthony and other Caribbean l [...]	2006-02-17 17:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR ENRG CU VE ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN313	RSS CHAIRMAN AGREES TO PARTNERING WITH U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Kramer and the National Guard Bureau (NGB) Chief, Lt. General Blum, met February 3 with Antigua and Barbuda's Prime Minister Spencer, acting in his capacity as Council Chairman of the Regional Security System (RSS),to pitch RSS participation in USSOUTHCOM's State Part [...]	2006-02-17 17:58:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN315	GRENADA: A REQUEST COUCHED IN FAMILIAR ALARMISM [...] (C) Summary: During a meeting with Ambassador Kramer, advisors to Grenada Prime Minister Keith Mitchell requested U.S. assistance in bringing a naval floating hospital to Grenada during Cricket World Cup (CWC) 2007. Barry Collymore and Dr. Rudy Webster warned that the opposition would take a [...]	2006-02-17 18:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC SNAR CH GJ VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN316	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DAVID ROBINSON FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to David G. Robinson, National Malacologist, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA/APHIS, for travel to Barbados March 19 - 26, 2006. The purpose of Dr. Robinson's trip is to conduct collaborative re [...]	2006-02-17 19:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR OTRA BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN317	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Sciarini and Mr. Davidson for travel to Antigua March 5- 10, 2006. The purpose of travel is to meet with the Financial Services Regulatory Commission (FSRC) and the Office of National Drug and Money Laundering Control Policy (ONDCP). 2. Mr [...]	2006-02-21 12:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA SNAR BB
06BRIDGETOWN318	QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT FOR EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION: ---------------------------------- AMERICAN EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN located on Barbados is comprised of 8 resident agencies housed in four separate facilities; the Chancery, the Admin Annex, the Consular building and the warehouse. Construction on t [...]	2006-02-21 12:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN319	THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) The Barbados-based Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) announced that it is expanding its private sector outreach program, beginning in January with a dialogue that will bring together the private and public sectors in St. Kitts. The CRNM will also teach the private sector how [...]	2006-02-21 13:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CPAS SNAR EAID EAIR EFIN ELAB ENRG
06BRIDGETOWN322	QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT FOR EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN [...] (U) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION: ---------------------------------- AMERICAN EMBASSY BRIDGETOWN located on Barbados is comprised of 8 resident agencies housed in four separate facilities; the Chancery, the Admin Annex, the Consular building and the warehouse. Construction on t [...]	2006-02-21 15:28:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN323	BARBADOS CABINET RESHUFFLE INCLUDES FORMER [...] SUMMARY: On February 18, Prime Minister Owen Arthur announced a major cabinet reshuffle after months of speculation that a change was eminent. The reorganization added three new ministers to the cabinet, including former opposition leader Clyde Mascoll as Minister of State in the PM,s office [...]	2006-02-21 16:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN329	DENIAL OF COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR U.S. [...] Per reftel(A),Embassy Bridgetown received a country clearance request for U.S. Marshals to travel to the British Virgin Islands to discreetly escort a subject wanted in Fairfax, Virginia on February 22, 2006. U.S. Embassy Bridgetown regrets to inform you that country clearance cannot be gra [...]	2006-02-22 11:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC BB
06BRIDGETOWN336	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Daniel Henderson, Gilbert Garcia, and Joseph Verge to escort criminal Craig Warner A037189320 to St. Kitts on February 22, 2006. RSO understands that escorting officers will be return to U.S. on evening flight departing on February [...]	2006-02-22 17:01:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN337	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO OMAR GONZALEZ FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Omar Gonzalez, Deputy Director in the Caribbean Basin Agricultural Trade Office (CBATO),to travel to Antigua and Barbuda February 27 - March 1, 2006. Mr. Gonzalez will be conducting trade servicing with importers and retailers of food produc [...]	2006-02-22 18:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR AC XL
06BRIDGETOWN338	CORRECTED COPY: AI REPORT #7: POST'S AI-SPECIFIC [...] This is a corrected cable in response to reftel. See additional information in para 2 about Embassy's activities and constituent Post in Grenada, changes in para 3 on Post's geographic areas of responsibility and concern, and tripwire-related changes in para 5. 2. Summary: Post's Avian I [...]	2006-02-22 18:19:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR AMED AMGT ASEC CASC EAGR EAID ETRD KFLO
06BRIDGETOWN339	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR COASTAL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants country clearance for Coastal International employee David Mitchell to travel to Bridgetown on March 1, 2006 - 28 February 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide Cleared American Guard (CAG) support to the OBO construction project. 2. Reservat [...]	2006-02-22 19:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN341	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WAHLBERG AND DE [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Debra Wahlberg and Pieter De Jong to travel to Barbados February 28-March 2, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend the CHAMP Thematic Cooperating Group on Hazard Mitigation Policy and Planning meeting and make a brief presentation at this m [...]	2006-02-22 20:52:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN344	ST. VINCENT'S DISPUTE WITH TEXACO CONTINUES: WILL [...] (C) Summary: The dispute between the Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) and Texaco over the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has continued since the company threatened in November 2005 to stop supplying the island with the fuel unless the government-regulated price is ra [...]	2006-02-23 12:11:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET ETRD VC VE TD XL
06BRIDGETOWN348	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Jean Elliott and Eric Pecoraro to escort deportee Wayne Semple A#036521594 through Barbados to Guyana on February 27 - March 1, 2006 2. Embassy RSO has notified Barbados authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that [...]	2006-02-23 19:30:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN350	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ASSISTANT USTR FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Assistant USTR for Labor Lewis Karesh for travel to Barbados February 25-28 to speak at the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) regional conference on trade and labor issues. 2. Per reftel, no embassy assistance is requ [...]	2006-02-23 21:55:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB ETRD OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN353	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FLYNN, [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Flynn Consultant LLC furniture installers Julie Flynn, Clark Mahlebashian, Michael Pfrang and Robert Hester. The purpose of this trip is to install furniture in the NEC for the period March 12 2006 - April 9 2006. Please be i [...]	2006-02-24 11:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN354	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Kirk Heim and Joseph Cicatello to escort deportee Deoraj Persaud A#041929097 through Barbados to Guyana on March 6-7, 2006. 2. Embassy RSO has notified Barbados authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that further [...]	2006-02-24 11:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN355	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS ORR [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Jerry Orr and Linda Ryder to escort deportee Reco Omar Grimes A#096416134 to Barbados on March 8-10, 2006. 2. Embassy RSO has notified Barbados authorities of the details of the visit. Understand that further Embassy assistanc [...]	2006-02-24 11:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN356	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MARCUS SINGLETON [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Marcus Singleton to travel to Barbados on February 26, 2006 to conduct a physical security assessment for USAID. 2. Point of contact is Sean Hall at Tel.(246)228-8070 or Fax. (246) 228-8589. 3. Entry requirements: A valid U.S. passport is [...]	2006-02-24 17:02:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN358	RSO COVERAGE FOR CARIBBEAN ISLANDS [...] (U) See para. 6 for Action Request: that DS/IP/WHA delineate Diplomatic Security Service responsibility for coverage of Caribbean island territories for security related functions. 2. (U) The Chief of Mission (COM) for Bridgetown is accredited to the following island nations: --A. Barba [...]	2006-02-24 21:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC
06BRIDGETOWN362	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ICE OFFICERS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE Officers Scott Burnside and Terry Florian to escort deportee Fazak Karim A#036430057 through Barbados to Guyana on March 13-15, 2006. ICE Officers will transit Barbados with the criminal alien March 13, while enroute to Guyana. The ICE Off [...]	2006-02-27 12:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN363	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT K. COLE [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for OBO Construction Analyst Robert K. Cole. The purpose of this visit is to assist the Project Director during the period February 28th - March 10th 2006. Please be informed that safety shoes are required to gain access to the site. 2. Reserva [...]	2006-02-27 12:54:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMLB AMGT ASEC OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN368	VENEZUELA AND CUBA INCREASE AID AND COOPERATION IN [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela and Cuba recently stepped up their assistance to Dominica by providing funding for various development projects and sending their citizens, including military personnel, to the small island-state. A project to expand Dominica's main airport has been partly funded by Ve [...]	2006-02-27 20:09:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EAID CU DO VE VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN369	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DON T. CONLEE FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Don T. Conlee, Chief Scientist, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Weather Service (NWS),to travel to Barbados March 5-6, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to service the hurrican [...]	2006-02-27 20:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY KSCA BB
06BRIDGETOWN371	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CLARK AND WISSMAN FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Kenneth Clark and Alphonse Wissman, Technical Representatives, Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA),National Weather Service (NWS),to travel to Barbados March 9 - 12, 2006. Mr. Clark and Mr. [...]	2006-02-28 12:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN372	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO YOON FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Steven S. Yoon, Epidemiologist, CDC, to travel to Barbados on March 16, 2006. Mr. Yoon will be lodging at the Grand Barbados hotel between his morning flight from Georgetown, Guyana and his late afternoon flight home. 2. Per refte [...]	2006-02-28 12:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN383	TIP SUBMISSION - ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Vincent and the Grenadines for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for int [...]	2006-03-01 20:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN384	TIP SUBMISSION - DOMINICA [...] (U) As requested in ref A, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Dominica for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficked [...]	2006-03-01 20:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN385	TIP SUBMISSION - ST. LUCIA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Lucia for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally traffick [...]	2006-03-01 20:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN386	TIP SUBMISSION - BARBADOS [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Barbados for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationally trafficke [...]	2006-03-01 20:43:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM ELAB KFRD ASEC KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN387	TIP SUBMISSION - ST. KITTS AND NEVIS [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding St. Kitts and Nevis for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationall [...]	2006-03-01 20:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN388	TIP SUBMISSION - ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA [...] (U) As requested in reftel, below are Post's responses to questions regarding Antigua and Barbuda for the annual Trafficking in Persons Report. Paragraph 21 - Overview ----------------------- 2. (SBU) -- A) Is the country a country of origin, transit, or destination for internationall [...]	2006-03-01 20:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF AC XL

06BRIDGETOWN389	TIP SUBMISSION - GRENADA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post consulted with the Royal Grenada Police Force, Ministry of Legal Affairs, Ministry of Labor, and NGOs and has received no reports of any form of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) as defined in Reftel. There are no laws in Grenada concerning TIP. End Summary. Paragraph 21 - [...]	2006-03-01 21:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF GJ
06BRIDGETOWN392	LIAT PILOTS' SURPRISE SICKOUT LEAVES HUNDREDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Without advance warning, Leeward Islands Air Transit (LIAT) cockpit crews staged a sickout beginning 4:00 a.m. March 1. This industrial action left hundreds of passengers stranded, including the Principal Officer in Grenada and an Embassy-sponsored jazz group. LIAT is vital [...]	2006-03-02 17:23:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ELAB PREL PGOV KPAO XL
06BRIDGETOWN395	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KAREN D. TURNER TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Ms. Karen D. Turner, USAID/J-Cars Mission Director to travel to Barbados on March 5-11, 2006. The purpose of this visit is the Mission's Director's monthly visit to Barbados to meet with CRP staff, US Ambassador and Deputy Chief of Mission and o [...]	2006-03-02 22:34:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN397	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO KAY LOGAN FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Kay Logan, Agricultural Marketing Intern, Caribbean Basin Agricultural Trade Office (CBATO),to travel to Barbados March 5 - 8, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct market research on the food processing industry in the Easter [...]	2006-03-03 16:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN426	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SANDRA ROSEMBAUM [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Sandra Rosenbaum to travel to Barbados for the period March 20-21 2006, Antigua March 21- 15 and Dominica March 25-28, 2006. 2. The purpose of this visit is to review security/safety of all Chemonics personnel contracted under the Caribbean O [...]	2006-03-08 12:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN429	GRENADA: THE PRIME MINISTER, OFFSHORE BANKS AND [...] (C) Summary: Keith Mitchell's ten-year tenure as Prime Minister of Grenada has been tarnished by numerous allegations of corruption, the worst of which involve Grenada's once thriving offshore banks and its economic citizenship program. This situation was highlighted in February by the convic [...]	2006-03-08 16:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL CPAS EFIN EINV KCRM OFDP GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN430	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CHANG-CHI CHU FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Chang-Chi Chu, Plant Physiologist, USDA to visit Barbados (03/21/06 - 03/26/06) and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (03/26/06 - 04-01-06). Dr. Chu will be visiting both countries to monitor the Chili Thrips (Scirtothrips dorsalis H [...]	2006-03-08 19:41:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB VC
06BRIDGETOWN431	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TIM HOLTZ TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Tim Holtz, Medical Officer, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to transit Barbados en route to Guyana for the period March 25-26, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is Angela Davis, HIV/AIDS Technical Specialist, phone: 1(246) 228-8070, f [...]	2006-03-08 21:15:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA XL BB
06BRIDGETOWN432	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO STEVEN YOON TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Steven Yoon, Epidemiologist, NCHSTP, CDC, HHS to transit Barbados en route to Guyana on March 16, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is Angela Davis, HIV/AIDS Technical Specialist, phone: 1(246) 228-8070, fax: 1(246)228 [...]	2006-03-08 21:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA ASEC XL BB
06BRIDGETOWN443	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO HOWARD BARNUM FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Howard Barnum, National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) Office of Defense Programs, for travel to Barbados March 12 - 20, 2006. Mr. Barnum will be attending a conference on "Representation of Theory in Quantum" and presenting [...]	2006-03-10 16:35:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ENRG TRGY KSCA KNNP BB
06BRIDGETOWN455	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DEFEATING VENEZUELA IN THE [...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points regarding the competing Venezuelan and Guatemalan candidacies for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council to the MFAs of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Of th [...]	2006-03-13 21:22:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC GT VE UN XL
06BRIDGETOWN457	POST HAS NO OBJECTION TO GREEN MONKEY RESEARCH IN [...] This message is in response to the request in reftel for an Embassy review of the foreign policy implications of research project number DK066955 02, partially funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). 2. While research involving primate subjects is a contentious issue around the [...]	2006-03-14 19:20:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OSCI KSCA SC
06BRIDGETOWN458	DELIVERED: GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: FOR GI WINES [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche on Geographical Indications (GI): Support for the Joint Proposals on the Multilateral System for GI Wines and Spirits, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic No. 301),Barbados (Diplomatic No. 302),Dom [...]	2006-03-14 19:25:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KIPR ECON ETRD WTRO XL
06BRIDGETOWN466	THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) The opposition Antigua Labor Party (ALP) claimed it has been denied access to Government broadcast media and called for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) to investigate the matter. The ALP, according to opposition leader Lester Bird, believes that the Government breach [...]	2006-03-15 17:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAIR ENRG KCRM PHUM SMIG HA VE TW
06BRIDGETOWN469	ST. LUCIA BY-ELECTION WON BY SUSPECTED DRUG [...] (C) Summary: The by-election held March 13 to fill a vacant seat in the St. Lucia Parliament was won by an individual suspected of drug trafficking. Richard Frederick, who ran for the seat as an independent, is currently under investigation by U.S. and St. Lucia law enforcement authorities f [...]	2006-03-16 13:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR KCRM ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN471	HAVE WE LOST THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN: DO WE CARE [...] SUMMARY: (C) Public positions and policies taken by Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines ) the seven nation states of the Eastern Caribbean (EC) ) appear to be diametrically opposed to those of the USG. Yet, priv [...]	2006-03-16 14:32:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL US XL
06BRIDGETOWN472	ST. KITTS WILL NOT USE ITS SUGAR QUOTA [...] No summary [...]	2006-03-16 19:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD SC
06BRIDGETOWN481	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Keith Ford to travel to Barbados March 19 - 22, 2006 to attend the Comprehensive Disaster Management Forum. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Sean Hall at Tel.(246)228-8070 or Fax. [...]	2006-03-17 11:42:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN486	ANTIGUA - HALF MOON BAY: NATALIA QUERARD AND HER SIX OUTSTANDI [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: Amcit Natalia Querard, Managing Director of Half Moon 3. (C) Querard requested a face-to-face meeting with the DCM, saying s 4. (C) The status of her core expropriation case in the Privy Council --------------- Case Background [...]	2006-03-17 18:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV CASC PGOV KIDE AC
06BRIDGETOWN487	ANTIGUA HALF MOON BAY: NATALIA QUERARD AND HER SIX [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST - paragraph 9. 2. (C) Summary: Amcit Natalia Querard, Managing Director of Half Moon Bay (HMB) holdings, updated the DCM February 16 on Government of Antigua and Barbuda (GOAB) attempts to expropriate the HMB resort. Querard also outlined her six active court cases, lev [...]	2006-03-17 19:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV CASC PGOV KIDE AC
06BRIDGETOWN489	DELIVERED: POTENTIAL US-CARICOM MINISTERIAL [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche on the US-CARICOM Ministerial Initiative on Combatting Illicit Arms Trafficking to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 317),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 318),Dominica (Diplomatic Note No. [...]	2006-03-20 13:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PARM PREL MASS AC BB DO GJ SC ST VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN490	DELIVERD: DEMARCHE OPPOSING RESOLUTION TO EXPAND [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche opposing a resolution to expand UN participation of dependent territories to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 334),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 335),Dominica (Diplomatic Note No. 336),S [...]	2006-03-20 13:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV AC BB DO GJ SC ST VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN501	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PEACE CORPS [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Frances Asturias to travel to St. Lucia arriving March 22 and departing June 1, 2006. The purpose is to serve as management advisor for Peace Corps staff. 2. Post understands that Peace Corps Eastern Caribbean based in St [...]	2006-03-21 17:24:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN502	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EMILE CORNEILLE TO [...] AmEmbassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for OBO Regional Director Emile Corneille to perform a site review of the construction project at the NEC March 21 - 23 2006. Please be informed that safety shoes are required to gain access to the site. 2. Reservations have been confirmed for [...]	2006-03-21 18:44:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMLB AMGT ASEC BB
06BRIDGETOWN503	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance for Project Developers Inc, (sub- contractors of Stronghold Engineering) personnel Jose D. Escobar, Jorge E. Villa, Alan C. Biddle, Brian W. Colson, Billy S. Crutchfield, Michael T. Dahl, Tiran L. Moats, Michael L. Reese, Lacy B [...]	2006-03-21 19:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ABLD AMGT ASEC BB
06BRIDGETOWN505	BARBADOS REQUESTS URGENT USG ASSISTANCE ON [...] (SBU) Summary: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mia Mottley requested USG assistance in funding and setting up a Caribbean regional immigration database before Cricket World Cup 2007. Speaking during a March 17 meeting with Ambassador Kramer, Mottley asked the USG to take the regional immigrati [...]	2006-03-21 19:13:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER ASEC SNAR XL
06BRIDGETOWN516	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DAWN VEATCH FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Dawn Veatch, Assistant Manager, Flight Standards Division, FAA, for travel to Barbados from April 4-8, 2006. Ms. Veatch will be attending the 12th Regional Aviation Safety Oversight System (RASOS) Meeting. 2. Per reftel, Embassy u [...]	2006-03-23 12:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAIR BB
06BRIDGETOWN522	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JELINSKI, CAPPELLE, [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Federal Aviation Administration Officials James R. Jelinski, Operations Supervisor; Michelle Cappelle, International Specialist-Caribbean; and Michael Flores, Manager, International Regulatory Affairs and Technical Agreements; for trav [...]	2006-03-23 19:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAIR BB
06BRIDGETOWN529	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FITZPATRICK AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Lisa Fitzpatrick, Director and Deputy Director Ken Hunt, of CDC Global AIDS program to travel to Barbados for the period March 27-29, 2006. 2. Embassy point of contact is Angela Davis, HIV/AIDS Technical Specialist, phone: [...]	2006-03-24 13:09:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID OTRA XL BB
06BRIDGETOWN530	HOW MANY CUBANS DOES IT TAKE TO SCREW IN A [...] (SBU) Summary: The Cuban Government recently promised to provide hundreds of thousands of Cuban-made energy-efficient lightbulbs to the island-nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Cuban aid in the region, previously confined largely to medical assistan [...]	2006-03-24 19:30:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ENRG PINR PREL XL CU VE CH
06BRIDGETOWN533	EASTERN CARIBBEAN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY POSSIBILITIES [...] (U) This message is in response to the action request in Ref A. See contact list in paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The Eastern Caribbean is a land of missed opportunities for alternative energy. High oil prices, however, have recently brought the issue to the forefront. This is a very [...]	2006-03-27 12:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENS SOCI EAID EPET TRGY ENRG XL CU VE
06BRIDGETOWN553	EASTERN CARIBBEAN MOVES TOWARD ECONOMIC UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: The Eastern Caribbean's small island-states are creating an economic union that could lead to political integration. Under a draft plan, the heads of government of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) would sit on a supranational body that has the authority to mak [...]	2006-03-30 12:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EFIN PGOV PREL UK XL
06BRIDGETOWN554	ST. VINCENT: A VIOLENT DEATH AND A DIPLOMAT'S [...] (C) Summary: The recent death of the top aide to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, together with the departure of a British diplomat who was among the PM's closest friends, has significantly changed the political landscape of this small country. The tragic murder [...]	2006-03-30 12:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL OFDP UK VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN557	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TOM LAND FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Official Tom Land, Office of Air and Radiation, to travel to St. Vincent and the Grenadines from April 23 - 28, 2006. Mr. Land will be attending the Meeting of the Ozone Officers of the English-speaking [...]	2006-03-30 12:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA SENV TPHY KSCA VC
06BRIDGETOWN571	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SUTHERLAND MILLER [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Sutherland Miller to travel to Grenada on April 19-20, 2006. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Rohrer at Tel.(246)228-8070 or Fax. (246) 228-8589. 3. Entry requirements [...]	2006-04-03 17:11:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN576	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SUTHERLAND MILLER [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Mr. Sutherland Miller to travel to Grenada on April 19-20, 2006. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Rohrer at Tel.(246)228-8070 or Fax. (246) 228-8589. 3. Entry requirements [...]	2006-04-04 10:55:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN578	U.S. FAA CATEGORY ONE STATUS PRESENTATION - THE [...] (U) SUMMARY: In an official ceremony on March 24, organized by the Eastern Caribbean Civil Aviation Authority, Ambassador Kramer presented the organization with Category One status on behalf of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration. This classification could open the way for regional air [...]	2006-04-04 12:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ETRD AORC PREL XL AC
06BRIDGETOWN587	FORMER ANTIGUAN DIPLOMAT EXPRESSES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Sir Ronald Sanders, a prominent former Antiguan diplomat, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Kramer to share his well-informed views. Sanders expressed the following opinions: Caribbean Ambassadors in Washington spend too much time at the OAS and not enough time engaging the U [...]	2006-04-05 17:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EINV PINR XL AC
06BRIDGETOWN588	FORMER ANTIGUAN DIPLOMAT EXPRESSES VIEWS ON [...] (C) Summary: Sir Ronald Sanders, a prominent former Antiguan diplomat, paid a courtesy call on Ambassador Kramer to share his well-informed views. Sanders expressed the following opinions: Caribbean Ambassadors in Washington spend too much time at the OAS and not enough time engaging the U [...]	2006-04-05 17:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL ETRD EINV PINR XL AC
06BRIDGETOWN593	THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) Dr. Compton Bourne was re-elected to a second five- year term as President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB),beginning May 1, 2006. Although generally seen as an effective leader of this organization that lends funds to Caribbean development projects, Bourne has endured criticism f [...]	2006-04-05 20:16:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CPAS CVIS EAID EAIR ETRD PHUM PINS
06BRIDGETOWN60	DOMINICA'S ILLEGAL MIGRANT PROBLEM [...] (C) Summary: Dominica is struggling to cope with increasing numbers of illegal migrants from Haiti and the Dominican Republic, an unprecedented situation for this small-island state that is one of the poorest countries in the Caribbean. The migrants typically use Dominica as a transit point [...]	2006-01-10 18:23:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	SMIG SOCI CVIS PHUM PGOV PREL KCRM DO DR FR
06BRIDGETOWN602	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #20: TEXACO AND VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSV) and Texaco have settled their dispute over the pricing of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG),with the GOSV agreeing to increase the government-regulated price of this cooking fuel used in nearly every home on the island. The [...]	2006-04-07 11:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ENRG EPET ETRD VC VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN603	DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE ITU RADIO [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the U.S. Candidate for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Radio Regulations Board to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 396),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 397),Dominica [...]	2006-04-07 11:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ECPS XL
06BRIDGETOWN604	DELIVERED: CURTAILING THE USE OF NORTH KOREAN [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered by phone, fax, and mail the demarche on Curtailing the use of North Korean Flags to the Permanent Secretaries of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of St. Kitts and Nevis (Diplomatic Note No. 393) and St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Diplomatic Note No. 394) on March [...]	2006-04-07 11:59:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL MNUC EWWT PHSA KNNP SC VC
06BRIDGETOWN605	DELIVERED: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche Urging Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Endorsement to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 411),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 412),Dominica (Diplomatic Note No. 413),St. Kitts and Ne [...]	2006-04-07 12:00:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP XL
06BRIDGETOWN609	ST. VINCENT PRIME MINISTER'S ASIAN MYSTERY TOUR [...] (C) Summary: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves traveled to Southeast Asia in February and March for what was billed as an official mission to attract investment to his small Caribbean island-state. The Government of St. Vincent (GOSV) hyped the success of the PM's [...]	2006-04-07 19:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV EAIR OFDP OVIP PINR MY SN VC
06BRIDGETOWN611	DS/ATA TRAINED BOMB TECHNICIANS RESPOND TO [...] According to Barbados daily "The Nation" on 04/06/2006, members of the Royal Barbados Police Force's (RBPF) explosive countermeasures unit responded to a suspicious device discovered in a Barbados residential neighborhood. These RBPF officers received and completed DS/ATA sponsored Explosive [...]	2006-04-07 19:53:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KPAO BB
06BRIDGETOWN612	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HERMENCE [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Hermence Matsotsa to St. Lucia for TDY from April 18 to September 16, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to serve a five month HIV/AIDS related Crisis Corps assignment in St. Lucia. 2. Post understands that Peace Corps Ea [...]	2006-04-07 20:09:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN616	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DR. CHEPELINSKY FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Ana Chepelinsky, Program Officer, Division of International Relations, Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health (NIH),for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis from April 25-May 1, 2006. Dr. Chepelinsky will be attending the [...]	2006-04-10 18:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA TBIO OTRA SC
06BRIDGETOWN617	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO PERSAUD AND HURR FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Julian Persaud, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Senior Aviation Security Inspector, and Allan Hurr, TSA Representative, to travel to St. Kitts and Nevis from April 25-30, 2006. Mr. Persaud and Mr. Hurr will conduct air carrier s [...]	2006-04-10 18:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA SC
06BRIDGETOWN618	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO SINGH, SMITH, AND [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Loretta McNeir, Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Representative, and Clarence Singh and Teena Smith, TSA Aviation Security Inspectors, to travel to Barbados April 18-25, 2006. The travelers will monitor and observe air car [...]	2006-04-10 19:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN628	BARBADOS AGENDA FOR APRIL 12 CARICOM-USTR MEETING [...] (C) Ambassador Kramer exchanged views with Barbados Foreign Minister Dame Billie Miller at an April 7 Diplomatic Corps breakfast at the Hilton Hotel. At the Foreign Minister's request, the Ambassador sat next to her to discuss the upcoming April 12 United States Trade Representative (USTR) m [...]	2006-04-11 15:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL PINR XL
06BRIDGETOWN634	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DIONNE JONES FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Dionne Jones, Health Science Administrator, National Institute on Drug Abuse, National Institutes of Health (NIH),for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis April 25-May 1, 2006. Dr. Jones will be attending the Caribbean Health Research Council [...]	2006-04-12 17:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO OTRA KSCA SC
06BRIDGETOWN635	WIN-WIN OR LOSE-LOSE: MARITIME BORDER DISPUTE [...] (U) SUMMARY: On April 11, the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague handed down its ruling finally establishing a single maritime boundary between Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago. The new border differs from those claimed by each of the parties in their pleadings, yet both countries a [...]	2006-04-12 18:05:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PBTS EWWT ETRD EPET PHSA TT BB GY VE XL
06BRIDGETOWN637	BARBADOS FOREIGN MINISTER ON HAITI, TRADE, AND UN [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Dame Billie Miller and members of her staff held a candid question and answer session with Barbados-based Ambassadors, revealing Caribbean views on Haiti, trade, and UN reform. On Haiti, Miller encouraged the U.S. and Brazil to remain engaged, while committing t [...]	2006-04-12 20:08:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR ETRD EINV EAIR UNSC BR CH CS HA
06BRIDGETOWN642	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO BARBER TO TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Dr. Charles Barber to travel to Dominica April 30 - May 6, 2006. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Rohrer at Tel.(246)228-8070 or Fax. (246) 228-8589. 3. Entry requirement [...]	2006-04-13 14:54:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EAID DO XL
06BRIDGETOWN643	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR IRS OFFICIALS [...] Embassy Bridgetown requests country clearance for Frederick Dulas, Regional IRS Representative, and Paul J. Rolli, Manager overseas operations, to travel to BVI on May 10 - 12, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet with tax directors and Ministry of Finance Officials to discuss matters un [...]	2006-04-13 15:05:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CFED OTRA VI
06BRIDGETOWN645	DELIVERED: U.S. NOT TO RUN FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the U.S. decision not to run for the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 444),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 445),Dominica (Diplomatic Note [...]	2006-04-13 15:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM XL
06BRIDGETOWN646	DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council and enclosed letter from Secretary Rice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 453),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 454),Dominica (Diplomati [...]	2006-04-13 15:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL PHUM XL
06BRIDGETOWN647	DELIVERED: U.S. CANDICACY FOR INTERNATIONAL [...] Embassy Bridgetown delivered the demarche on the U.S. Candidacy for the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Council Seat to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the Governments of Antigua and Barbuda (Diplomatic Note No. 364),Barbados (Diplomatic Note No. 365),Dominica (Diplomatic Note [...]	2006-04-13 15:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS AORC XL
06BRIDGETOWN648	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MICHAEL MCGEE FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Commercial Counselor Michael L. McGee for travel to Barbados April 18-20, 2006. The purpose of Mr. McGee's trip is Embassy consultations and outreach. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is required for hotel reservation [...]	2006-04-13 15:40:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BEXP BB
06BRIDGETOWN654	ST. KITTS SUGAR TRANSITION - JOBS AVAILABLE, [...] (SBU) Summary: According to the St. Kitts Sugar Transition Team, there are around 700 former sugar workers still unemployed and about 600 available hotel jobs. (Note: St. Kitts ended its centuries-old sugar industry in 2005, after decades of financial losses at the state-run sugar company. [...]	2006-04-19 14:01:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ELAB ECON PREL PGOV KPAO SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN655	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BOOTHE TO TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Mr. Peter Boothe, Voucher Examiner, USAID/Jamaica to travel to Barbados on April 24-28, 2006. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Rohrer at Tel.(246)228-8070 or Fax. (246) 228-8 [...]	2006-04-19 21:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT ASEC OTRA EAID BB GY XL
06BRIDGETOWN666	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HUNT, LAMBERT [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Barbara Hunt, Clement Lambert and Jodi Grant to travel to St. Lucia from April 30 - May 8, 2006. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Rohrer at Tel: (246) 228-8070 of fax (246) 228 [...]	2006-04-20 17:33:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN684	BARBADOS - EMBASSY INPUT ON OPIC-SUPPORTED [...] Summary: In response to Ref A, Post concurs with the establishment of an OPIC-supported investment fund in the region that will target Barbados, among other countries. That said, the buyout strategy outlined in paragraph 4 of reftel may face local opposition. End Summary. ---------------- [...]	2006-04-21 20:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN689	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KAREN D. TURNER [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Ms. Karen D. Turner, USAID/J-Car Mission Director to travel to Barbados on/about May 7-13, 2006. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Rohrer at Tel.(246)228-8070 or Fax. (246) 22 [...]	2006-04-25 03:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN690	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LILY BESHAWRED [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Ms. Lily Beshawred, Acting Office Director, Office of Program Development and Management to travel to Barbados on/about May 7-13, 2006. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Rohrer [...]	2006-04-25 03:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN692	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO DR. CHEPELINSKY FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. Chepelinsky to travel to St. Kitts and Nevis on April 25-May 1, for the purpose of attending the Caribbean Health Research Council Meeting. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not required. 3. Embassy Bridgetown reques [...]	2006-04-25 11:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA OTRA TBIO SC BB
06BRIDGETOWN694	COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ANGELA DAVIS TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown requests country clearance for the following person to attend the Latin American & Caribbean Avian Influenza Meeting on May 3-5, 2006. Name: Angela Davis Title: Program Management Specialist Purpose: To attend the Avian Influenza Meeting Passport Number: PC611409 - ( [...]	2006-04-25 18:17:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA EAID BB PE XL XM
06BRIDGETOWN700	ST. LUCIA: VIOLENT CRIMES HIGHLIGHT POOR SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: A series of violent crimes has drawn attention to St. Lucia's poor security situation, which has the potential to hurt this Caribbean nation's tourism- dependent economy. In the course of only a few weeks, several St. Lucians were killed, the nation's Roman Catholic Bishop was [...]	2006-04-26 20:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CASC PGOV PREL SMIG KCRM ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN702	COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO TRAVEL TO BARBADOS [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to Debra Wahlberg and Preston Motes to travel to Barbados on May 9-12, 2006. to attend meetings with USAID personnel. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Rohrer at Tel.(246)228-807 [...]	2006-04-27 14:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB EAID
06BRIDGETOWN703	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO PEREZ FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to George Perez, Senior Aviation Security Inspector,Transportation Security Administration, for travel to St. Lucia May 3-7, 2006. Mr. Perez is conducting air carrier station inspections of U.S. air carriers, and monitoring and observin [...]	2006-04-27 15:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN704	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO GUARDIA FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Victor Guardia, Transporation Security Administration Civil Aviation Security Representative, for travel to Barbados May 14-18, 2006. Mr. Guardia is attending a seminar hosted by the Airports Council International. 2. Per reftel, [...]	2006-04-27 15:39:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAIR BB
06BRIDGETOWN705	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CHU FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Chang-Chi Chu, Plant Physiologist, USDA, for travel to Barbados May 1-13, 2006. Mr. Chu will be attending the insecticide trial for Chili Thrips on Pima Cotton. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not needed. No hote [...]	2006-04-27 17:31:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN744	CLARITY OF PURPOSE ACHIEVED ON CWC REGIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Barbados Deputy Prime Minister Mottley hosted a meeting between Embassy officials and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Director of Foreign Operations in Customs and Border Protection (CBP),Charles Stallworth, April 18, 2006. The meeting proved to be beneficial as it de [...]	2006-05-03 17:12:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PINR PTER ASEC CPAS XL
06BRIDGETOWN746	BARBADOS AND CUBA - LIBERTAD ACT REVIEW [...] No summary [...]	2006-05-03 18:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ETTC PREL CU BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN753	CARIBBEAN WHALING VOTES SOLD TO JAPAN [...] (C) Summary: Caribbean nations sold Japan their support for ending the international ban on whaling, complain environmentalists who fear that the Caribbean could help Japan overturn this prohibition during the International Whaling Commission's (IWC) June meeting in St. Kitts and Nevis. The [...]	2006-05-03 21:45:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL
06BRIDGETOWN754	ST. VINCENT: A DEMOCRACY UNDER STRESS [...] (C) Summary: Democracy is under threat in St. Vincent and the Grenadines from Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves, according to an increasing number of Vincentians who warn that the PM's fondness for the leaders of Cuba and Venezuela is indicative of his autocratic nature. Gonsalves's detractors a [...]	2006-05-03 21:47:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SOCI KDEM CU VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN755	CRICKET BREAKFAST SERVES UP FIRST ENCOUNTER WITH [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Kramer met controversial Texan billionaire Allen Stanford for the first time at an April 21 "Legends of Cricket" breakfast in Barbados. Stanford bent the Ambassador's ear concerning his significant new tourism and property investments in Antigua and plans for his Caribbean S [...]	2006-05-03 22:01:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EAIR EFIN PREL PGOV PINR KCRM AC BB XL
06BRIDGETOWN76	THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) During a recent visit to the region, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Deputy Managing Director Agustin Carstens expressed concern that Caribbean nations would take on more debt through the concessionary financing scheme offered by Venezuela's PetroCaribe oil initiative. Carstens spoke hi [...]	2006-01-12 13:54:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CPAS EAID EFIN TW XL
06BRIDGETOWN761	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JACK AMEN FOR TRAVEL [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants clearance to Jack Amen, Veterinary Attache, Embassy Santo Domingo, to travel to Barbados, May 7-8, for a site visit. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands assistance is not needed. Per reftel, no hotel information was given. 3. Embassy Bridge [...]	2006-05-04 16:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA EAGR BB
06BRIDGETOWN762	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO JUDITH WILSON FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Judith Wilson, Chief, Environmental Complicance Unit, Minerals Management Service (MMS),Department of the Interior, to travel to St. Kitts and Nevis, May 22-26. The purpose of her trip is to participate as a U.S. delegate at the Scientific [...]	2006-05-04 16:51:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA TPHY TSPL EPET SC
06BRIDGETOWN763	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO WILLIAM LANG FOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Dr. William Lang, Program Director, Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE),National Science Foundation, for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis, May 23-26. Dr. Lang will attend the International Whaling Commission Workshop on Seismic and Marine Mammals. [...]	2006-05-04 17:49:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA OTRA TBIO SC BB
06BRIDGETOWN772	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ANJABEBU ASRAT [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Anjabebu Asrat to travel to St. Lucia for TDY from May 8 to October 31, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to serve as six month HIV/AIDS related Crisis Corps assignment in St. Lucia. 2. Post understands that Peace Corps [...]	2006-05-05 13:36:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN777	AMBASSADOR MAISTO PETITIONS CARIBBEAN FOREIGN [...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS),Ambassador John F. Maisto, visited Bridgetown, Barbados, April 26-28 to attend the U.K.-CARICOM Forum. His primary goal was to meet with CARICOM Foreign Ministers to discuss the June OAS General Assembly [...]	2006-05-05 19:56:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECIN ETRD KFPC KPAO OAS BB BF
06BRIDGETOWN785	CORRECTED COPY: CARIBBEAN WHALING VOTES SOLD TO [...] (U) Corrected copy of ref A, which did not include the EST Collective as an addressee. 2. (C) Summary: Caribbean nations sold Japan their support for ending the international ban on whaling, complain environmentalists who fear that the Caribbean could help Japan overturn this prohibition d [...]	2006-05-08 18:10:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC EAID EFIS PGOV PREL SENV JA XL
06BRIDGETOWN788	THE WINDIES - SPOT REPORTS FROM THE EASTERN [...] (U) Leaders of the six independent nations in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) reaffirmed in April their intention to delay officially signing on to the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) until a Regional Development Fund (RDF) is established to help less developed sta [...]	2006-05-08 20:03:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECIN EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV PHUM PREL CH
06BRIDGETOWN804	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JULIE CICCARONE [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Country Desk Officer Julie Ciccarone to travel to St. Lucia for TDY from May 22 to June 4, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend the close of service conference for Peace Corps volunteers as well as attending training [...]	2006-05-10 16:57:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN816	DELIVERED: U.S. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR THE [...] Embassy Bridgetown has delivered the demarche on the U.S. National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza by fax to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs for the governments of Antigua and Barbuda (diplomatic note 0547),Barbados (diplomatic note 0548),Dominica (diplomatic note 0549),St. Kitts and Nevi [...]	2006-05-11 20:27:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV KPAO XL
06BRIDGETOWN826	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RICHARD PYLE TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Special Services Officer, Richard Pyle to travel to St. Lucia for TDY from May 11 to May 17, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to meet staff and volunteers in St. Kitts and St. Lucia. 2. Embassy Bridgetown would like to [...]	2006-05-12 19:50:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA SC ST XL
06BRIDGETOWN829	MALAYSIA PRIME MINISTER VISITS ST. VINCENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysia Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi visited St. Vincent and the Grenadines over the course of four days in April and May for what was touted by St. Vincent Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves as a follow-up to his successful March visit to Malaysia and Singapore. Whil [...]	2006-05-15 16:26:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV OVIP PGOV PINR PREL JM MY VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN841	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO TRAVEL TO GRENADA [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to the following persons for travel to Grenada on or about May 23, 2006. Nidhi Tandon Shannon Pritchard Hannah Dupal Anna Biroo Christine Wilson Catherine Ormond Mary Seraphin Julia Winston Dauphine Cato Ammorelle Edwards Joclyn Trumpet [...]	2006-05-15 16:38:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN85	ST. VINCENT OPPOSITION CHALLENGES ELECTION RESULTS [...] (SBU) Summary: St. Vincent and the Grenadines opposition New Democratic Party (NDP) has challenged the outcome of the nation's December 7, 2005, election, in which the ruling Unity Labor Party (ULP) won 12 Parliamentary seats to the NDP's 3. Charging that voting irregularities could have alt [...]	2006-01-13 14:04:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM VC XL
06BRIDGETOWN855	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO MICHAEL TAYLOR [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance to USAID personnel Michael Taylor for travel to Grenada on May 23 - 25, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings related to the review and close out of GBAR SME activity at Belmont Estate. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not req [...]	2006-05-16 21:03:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA GJ XL
06BRIDGETOWN860	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KAREN D. TURNER [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for Ms. Karen D. Turner, USAID/J-Cars Mission Director to travel to Barbados on/about June 5-8, 2006. 2. Understand Embassy assistance is not required. If you have any questions, please contact Rebecca Rohrer at Tel.(246)228-8070 or Fax. (246) 22 [...]	2006-05-17 20:15:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC EAID OTRA BB
06BRIDGETOWN87	RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR ST. KITTS AND NEVIS AI [...] The following is in response to questions posed by reftel. -------------------------- Preparedness/Communication -------------------------- 2. Does the government have a preparedness plan/strategy for preventing avian flu from becoming a pandemic and containing a pandemic once it occurs [...]	2006-01-13 17:27:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON PREL SENV TBIO SC XL
06BRIDGETOWN873	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO ROBIDOUX AND PEOPLES [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to U.S. Treasury Advisors Alan Robidoux and Charles Peoples for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis May 20-24, 2006. Travelers will conduct a management training needs assessment for the Revenue Authority in response to a request submitted through CA [...]	2006-05-19 18:05:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	KSCA OTRA TBIO SC BB
06BRIDGETOWN875	DOMINICA'S DIPLOMATIC TROUBLE WITH SWITZERLAND [...] (C) Summary: Dominica brought Switzerland to the International Court of Justice over the Swiss decision to strip a Dominica "diplomat" of his diplomatic status. Russian-born Roman Lakschin, who obtained Dominica citizenship through the Caribbean island-state's economic citizenship program, wa [...]	2006-05-19 18:48:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CPAS OFDP PGOV PINR PREL KCRM DO SZ XL
06BRIDGETOWN877	PETROCARIBE UPDATE #21 - CHAVEZ MAY ALLOW PRIVATE [...] (C) Summary: The Executive Director of Simpson Oil Limited (SOL) believes that Venezuela may work through SOL to import and distribute PetroCaribe fuel in the Eastern Caribbean. Such a move would contradict PetroCaribe's design as a government-only oil agreement. SOL used its participation [...]	2006-05-19 21:18:00	Embassy Bridgetown	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV PREL PGOV XL VE
06BRIDGETOWN88	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ICE OFFICERS TO ESCORT [...] Embassy Bridgetown grants country clearance for ICE officers Joseph Cicatello and Scott Wolfe to escort Jageshwar Ramnauth through Barbados to Guyana on January 16, 2005. RSO understands that the escorts will stay at Le Meridein Hotel located in Georgetown, Guyana. 2. Embassy RSO has no [...]	2006-01-13 20:21:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC OTRA BB

06BRIDGETOWN889	COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED TO CAMACHO FOR TRAVEL TO [...] Embassy Bridgetown welcomes and grants clearance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),Aviation Safety Inspector Joaquin Camacho for travel to St. Kitts and Nevis on May 31, 2006. Mr. Camacho will perform en-route inspections to "certificate Holder Coastal Air as part of work program." [...]	2006-05-23 17:23:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR OTRA SC XL

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