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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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07MADRID1150SPAIN/TIP REPORT: GOS PLEASED WITH ITS 2007
[...] (SBU) Polcouns and Poloff delivered reftel demarche on June 11 to officials in Spain's Ministry of Interior and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. At the Ministry of Interior, Emboffs met with Angel Melchor Celada and Maria del Puy Zaton, senior advisors in the MOI section dealing with TIP and the [...]
2007-06-12 07:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG ELAB SP
07MADRID1155SPAIN ON PRESIDENTIAL STATEMENT ON LAW OF THE SEA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-12 10:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP ID KSCA KTIA MY PBTS PGOV PHSA SENV UNEP
07MADRID1158SPAIN ON FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS FOR ITU WORLD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-12 13:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP ECPS TSPA
07MADRID116SENIOR SPANISH OPPOSITION OFFICIAL REITERATES
[...] (C) Summary. The DCM on January 16 met with Angel Acebes, Secretary General of the opposition Popular Party (PP) and SIPDIS Minister of Interior under former President Aznar. The meeting covered a myriad of foreign policy issues. Acebes reiterated his party's strong disagreement with the anti-terr [...]
2007-01-22 12:55:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SP
07MADRID1171VISIT TO SPAIN OF SYRIAN FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Syrian Foreign Minister Walid-al-Mu'allim visited Madrid June 7 for a meeting with FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. An MFA press release issued prior to the meeting indicated the discussions would focus on the Arab League peace initiative, efforts to reduce tensions in Lebanon, and international [...]
2007-06-14 08:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SY SP
07MADRID1178SPAIN ON SCO DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-15 07:19:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL MARR MOPS NATO SP AF
07MADRID1179SPAIN/CUBA: LIBERTAD ACT, TITLE III
[...] (C) Spain is believed to be the largest foreign investor in Cuba, though Spanish companies avoid publishing precise data out of concern that such information will be used to further U.S. enforcement actions under the Libertad Act. Cuba is the third-largest market for Spain in Latin America, after M [...]
2007-06-15 07:23:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP CU
07MADRID119SPAIN ACCEPTS RESETTLEMENT OF FOUR MIGRANTS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) Per REF A instructions, poloff communicated to the Spanish authorities a request to resettle four Cuban migrants currently in protected status at the U.S. Naval Station on Guantanamo. Post formally relayed this request on 11/8/2006 [...]
2007-01-23 09:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCU PREF SMIG SP
07MADRID1198SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF JUNE 18 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Deputy Political Director Carlos Fernandez-Arias said he expected that Cuba would view with skepticism Spain's inability to change the EU Common Position and eliminate the restrictive measures, but the Cubans might still welcome the chance to open dialogue with the EU. Sp [...]
2007-06-19 01:48:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN SP
07MADRID1199MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The OECD indicated this week that Spain needs a "fundamental and urgent" reform of their pension system, particularly given Spain's aging population. The OECD says that Spain is the fourth most generous of its member countries; a Spaniard with an average salary will receive approximately 8 [...]
2007-06-19 01:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD TBIO SP EINV
07MADRID1202SPAIN: DEFENSE POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MANAS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told Charge on June 18 that last week's NATO Defense Ministerial was "lively" and brought progress on the NATO Response Force (NRF),missile defense, and Afghanistan. Cuesta said that Spanish military training teams (OMLTs) sh [...]
2007-06-19 10:56:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL MARR MOPS AF
07MADRID1204SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA/JAMES H.
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA Physicists, James Churnside and Valery Zavorotny to travel to Barcelona, Spain from July 21 to July 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that Embassy assi [...]
2007-06-19 16:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP KSCA SENV
07MADRID1205SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/ARC DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to delegation from NASA's Ames Research Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 29 to July 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend ATM 2007 USA/Europe R&D seminar. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded t [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1206SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/ARC CARL PILCHER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Carl Pilcher from NASA's Ames Research Center, to travel to Santander, Spain on July 3 to July 7. The purpose of this visit is to co-direct and teach at the 2007 International Summer School in Astrobiology. 2. Post understands that no assistance is req [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1207SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to the delegation from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center per reftel, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 15 to August 1. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium sensing and understandi [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1208SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC JAY ZWALLY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to H. Jay Zwally from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 14 to July 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium sensing and understanding our planet. [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1209SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC KENNETH JON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Kenneth Jon Ranson from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 22 to June 26. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium sensing and understanding our p [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID121SPAIN NOT ACTIVE ON IRAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and discussed Spain's human rights and democracy promotion programs with Spanish MFA Subdirector General for Human Rights Fernando Fernandez-Arias on January 22. Fernandez-Arias thanked Poloff for the information on USG programs in Iran and promised to s [...]
2007-01-23 11:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IR SP
07MADRID1210SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC: DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Delegation from NASA's Kennedy Space Center per reftel, to travel to Moron, Spain on June 9 to June 30. The purpose of this visit is to support STS-117 operations at Transoceanic Abort Landing Site. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1211SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ: STRUBA, RUSH,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Struba, John Rush, James Costrell, and Daniel Brandel from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 16 to June 23. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Interagency Operations Advisory Group 11 meetings. 2. Post understands tha [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1212SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/LARC: ARBUCKLE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Arbuckle Delegation from NASA's Langley Research Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 30 to July 6. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the 2007 USA/Europe Air Traffic Management 2007 R&D seminar. 2. Post understands that no assista [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1213SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: LANCE BENNER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Lance Benner from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Alicante, Spain on June 23 to June 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 7th workshop on Catastrophic Disruption in the Solar System.. 2. Post understands that no assistance is r [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1214SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: ALAUDIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Alaudin Bhanji and William Weber from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 23 to June 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend management meetings with Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex and Ingeniera y Servicios Aero [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1215SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: GARY KINSELLA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gary Kinsella from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 24 to July 2. The purpose of this visit is to attend the MARS Science Laboratory Rover Environment Monitoring Station Instrument Delta Critical Design review. 2. Po [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1216SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: LEE-LEUNG FU
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Lee Leung Fu from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 23 to June 27. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance is require [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1217SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: DANIEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Daniel Esteban-Fernandez and Scott Hensley from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 20 to July 27. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium meeting. 2. Post und [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1218SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. KLEINER,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. David Kleiner, Dr. Roslyn Mannon, and Dr. Allan Kirk, from the National Cancer Institute, NIH to travel to La Coruna, Spain on or about June 23 to July 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend and give individual presentations at the Ninth Banff Conf [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1219SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. FROLOV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Vadim Frolov, Senior Researcher, from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH to travel to Bilbao, Spain on or about July 2 to July 25. The purpose of this visit is to give a multi day seminar, participate in installation and [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID122MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) Standard & Poor says as of 2007 Spain is the eighth industrial economy in the world, thereby surpassing Canada: The S & P ranking in billions of dollars follows. U.S. (13.8),Japan (4.5),Germany (3.1),China (3.0),UK (2.4),France (2.4),Italy (2.0),Spain (1.3). Spain's debt rating is [...]
2007-01-23 17:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR TBIO SP EINV EAIR UK EFIN
07MADRID1220SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ROBERT
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Robert Andrew Byrd, Laboratory Chief, from the National Cancer Institute to travel to Tarragona, Spain on or about July 1 to July 8. The purpose of this visit is to present at the Euromar Magnetic Resonance Conference. 2. Post understands that no a [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1221SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA KRISTY ZIELNY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Kristy Zielny, Investigator, Office of Regional Operations, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, HHS to travel to Madrid, Barcelona, and Almeria, Spain on or about June 29 to July 19. The purpose of this visit is to conduct regulatory inspections at these si [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1222SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA MARK WALDERHAUG
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mark Walderhaug, Associate Director for Risk Assessment, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, FDA, HHS to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about June 21 to June 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the meeting of the XVII Regional [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1223SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA JAY EPSTEIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jay Epstein, Director, and Robin Biswas, Supervisory Medical Officer, Office of Blood Research and Review, FDA, HHS to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about June 18 to June 23. The purpose of this visit is to attend the meeting of the International Society o [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1224SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE2A: RUECKERT
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Thomas Rueckert, Office of the Solar Energy Technology Program Technology Manager from DOE to travel to Madrid, Almeria, Grenada and Seville, Spain from June 17 to June 23. The purpose of this visit is to research and visit CSP sites. 2. Post understan [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID1225SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA employees; Eric Moore and Richard Waters, from DOE to travel to Madrid, Spain from July 6 to July 15. The purpose of this visit is to present training on military equipment for Department of Defense customer. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID1226SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE: PAUL DICKERSON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Paul Dickerson, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Chief Operating Officer from DOE to travel to Madrid, Spain from June 24 to June 26. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 1st US EU Business Roundtable on Energy & Technology as a keynote speaker [...]
2007-06-19 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID1227SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: EDWARD PUGACZ
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Edward Pugacz, General Engineer to travel to Seville and Barcelona, Spain on or about September 23 to September 30. The purpose of this visit is to give a presentation at the SAE 2007 Aircraft & Engine Icing International Conference. 2. P [...]
2007-06-20 06:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1228SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employees: Victoria Cox, Sabrna Saunders-Hodge, Steven Lang, Paul Krois, Barry Scott, Klein Alexander, Stephanie Lucien Mondoloni, Almira Ramadani Williams, William Colon Johnson, Olga Prinzo, Joseph Celio, Brian Simmons, Elida Smith, Daniel Murphy, Ger [...]
2007-06-20 06:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1229SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employees: Carey Fagan, Nazzareno Henry Spurio, Richard Jehlen, Diana Liang, Steven William Bradford, and Lourdes Maurice to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about June 24 to July 7. The purpose of this visit is to attend the FAA/European Organization f [...]
2007-06-20 07:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1231SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VA: WENDY JO SHEMANSKY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Wendy Jo Shemansky, Senior Neuropschology Technician MIRECC Data Management, VA Healthe Care System, to travel to Bilbao, Spain on or about July 8 to July 19. The purpose of the visit is to attend the International Neuropsychological Society Conference. [...]
2007-06-20 08:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1232SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VA: ROBERTO JOSE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Roberto Jose Groszmann, MD, VA Medical Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 11 to September 15. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 7th International meeting on Therapy on Liver Diseases Conference. 2. Post understands that [...]
2007-06-20 08:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1241SPAIN: GOVERNMENT DENIES RUMORED ETA TALKS
[...] (U) On June 19 conservative Spanish media outlets ABC and El Mundo claimed that Deputy Foreign Minister Bernardino Leon participated in negotiations with the Basque terrorist group ETA after the group ended its "permanent" cease-fire on June 6. The news reports sparked strong condemnations fro [...]
2007-06-21 07:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER SP
07MADRID1244SPAIN/ETA: SECURITY FORCES FIND LARGE EXPLOSIVES
[...] (U) On June 21 Spanish media outlets reported that 130 kilos of explosives (reportedly enough to make eight bombs) were found in Huelva, Spain, two kilometers from the Portuguese border, in an abandoned Ford Focus allegedly belonging to the Basque terrorist group ETA. The vehicle contained de [...]
2007-06-22 11:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV SP
07MADRID1251SPAIN: DEFENSE POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, MANAS,
[...] (S) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told Charge on June 18 that last week's NATO Defense Ministerial was "lively" and brought progress on the NATO Response Force (NRF),missile defense, and Afghanistan. Cuesta said that Spanish military training teams (OMLTs) sh [...]
2007-06-22 15:58:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL MARR MOPS AF LE
07MADRID1254SPAIN'S RESPONSE ON ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 10:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP KN EUN IR PARM
07MADRID1255SPAIN AND DEMARCHE REQUEST ON 75TH MEETING OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-25 10:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETRD SENV
07MADRID1256SPAIN/VENEZUELA: PRESSING MFA ON NAVAL SHIP SALE
[...] (C) USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez met with MFA Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Bernardino Leon June 21 to compare notes the major immigration issues affecting both countries. In the context of Leon's discussion of increased migration to Spain through West Africa, the DCM suggested tha [...]
2007-06-25 11:14:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR VZ SP
07MADRID1262MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Andrew Garthwaite, Chief Global Equity Strategist, summarized local opinion in an editorial about the weakening Spanish Economy. Garthwaite believes that Spain's economic boom was caused by the ECB interest rate being too low for Spain's unique economic circumstances. Garthwaite believes [...]
2007-06-25 16:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD TBIO SP EINV
07MADRID1265SPANISH SOLDIERS KILLED IN LEBANON; GOS AND MAJOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On June 24, a car bomb attack killed six and wounded two Spanish soldiers serving in the UNIFIL mission in southern Lebanon. Spain has 1100 troops in UNIFIL and leads a multi-national brigade. Hizballah condemned the attack. Suspicion for the attack centers on Fatah al Islam, li [...]
2007-06-26 13:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS SP LE IR
07MADRID1269SPAIN ON SUPPORT FOR UNRWA FLASH APPEAL
[...] In separate discussions mid-June, EconOffs passed reftel points to Carolina Mayeur Dawel, Director of Middle East, Africa, and Western Europe Affairs at the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI). EconOffs encouraged Spanish contributions to UNWRA, particularly in response to the [...]
2007-06-27 15:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON LE KWBG EUN
07MADRID1272SPAIN/CT: THREE ALLEGED MEMBERS OF AL-QAEDA IN THE
[...] (SBU) The Spanish National Police on June 26 arrested three young Moroccans in Barcelona suspected of having links to the terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Press reports suggest that their objective was to recruit and indoctrinate young Muslim extremists and facilitate t [...]
2007-06-28 10:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1275BRITISH AMBASSADOR TALKS ABOUT ODYSSEY
[...] (C) In a June 26 courtesy call, newly arrived British Ambassador to Spain Denise Holt (strictly protect) told the Ambassador that tensions with Spain over Odyssey were continuing to pose an unnecessary threat on the two countries' bilateral relationship. Holt stated for the record that the Br [...]
2007-06-28 15:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON SP PREL EWWT SCUL PHSA PBTS
07MADRID1276SPAIN/UNIFIL: POLITICAL AFTERMATH OF CAR BOMB
[...] (C) SUMMARY. After allowing 48 hours of respectful calm in which to bury the victims, President Zapatero and opposition Popular Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy pummeled each other in Parliament over responsibility for the car bomb deaths of six Spanish soldiers serving under UNIFIL in Lebanon [...]
2007-06-28 15:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS SP LE AF
07MADRID1281BRITISH AMBASSADOR TALKS ABOUT ODYSSEY
[...] (C) In a June 26 courtesy call, newly arrived British Ambassador to Spain Denise Holt (strictly protect) told the Ambassador that tensions with Spain over Odyssey were continuing to pose an unnecessary threat on the two countries' bilateral relationship. Holt stated for the record that the Br [...]
2007-06-28 16:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON SP PREL EWWT SCUL PHSA PBTS
07MADRID1285WHEN WILL ODYSSEY SHIPS SAIL OUT?
[...] (C) Odyssey Marine Exploration representatives Marie Rogers and Ali Nasser requested a meeting with EconOff June 26 to informally update the Embassy on the American company's plans to sail out from Gibraltar. Despite assurances that the Spanish would indeed attempt to execute the warrant against Od [...]
2007-07-02 07:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON SP PREL EWWT SCUL PHSA PBTS
07MADRID1287SPAIN: FORMER PRESIDENT AZNAR ON SPANISH POLITICS,
[...] (C) Summary. Former Spanish President Jose Maria Aznar told the Ambassador on June 28 that he viewed with great concern the "malignant affect" that the Zapatero government's policies were having on Spain, and he was dismayed to see the Spanish nation slowly eroding as more power continued to devolv [...]
2007-07-02 11:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SP
07MADRID1289SPAIN ON PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC GOVERNANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-02 17:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON SP OECD EAID EUN
07MADRID1290SPAIN ON RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT CREDITS/FINANCING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-02 17:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN ETRD EXIM OECD UN SP IR ECON
07MADRID1291SPAIN/ETA: FALSE ALARM AT IBIZA AIRPORT
[...] (U) Spanish media outlets reported on June 30 that a bomb threat was called in by a member of the Basque terrorist group ETA to the Basque publication "Gara" warning of an explosive device at the airport on the Spanish island of Ibiza, a big international tourist destination. ETA frequently u [...]
2007-07-03 07:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV SP
07MADRID1295MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) In a June 25 energy conference organized by the American Chamber of Commerce, the Ambassador spoke on the security, environmental and economic benefits of diversifying our energy sources. The Ambassador discussed the President's new initiative on climate change and our commitment to renew [...]
2007-07-03 14:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD TBIO SP EINV
07MADRID1297SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: STEPHEN WALL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Stephen Wall from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 10 to July 14. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 4th Limnogeology Congress Conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitor [...]
2007-07-03 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1298SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: THOMAS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Thomas Duxbury from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on July 17 to July 20. The purpose of this visit is to attend the European Space Agency High Resolution Stereo Camera Omega Working Science Meeting. 2. Post understands th [...]
2007-07-03 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1299SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: ARMOND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Armond Salazar from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on July 19 to July 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend Management meetings with Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex and Institutes Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial. [...]
2007-07-03 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID130SPAIN TO STOP SPANISH FIRM MAQUINARIA'S SALES TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-25 10:49:00Embassy MadridSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP
07MADRID1300SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL DELEGATION:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mark Fischman, Bjorn Lambrigtsen, Stephen Lowe, and Alan Tanner from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 20 to July 27. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. [...]
2007-07-03 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1301SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC RUSSELL ENSCORE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Russell Enscore, Environmental Health Officer, CCID, HHS to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 22 to July 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 27th International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no as [...]
2007-07-03 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1302SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: ROSEN AND SMOOT
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Michael Rosen, Research Hydrologist and Joseph Smoot, Research Geologist from USGS to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 6 to July 16. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present research at the International Association of Limnology confere [...]
2007-07-03 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1303SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA MICHAEL ADAMS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Michael Adams, Supervisory Chemist, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HHS to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 10 to July 13. The purpose of this visit is to speak/present at the Intertech-Pira Conference on Global Food Contact L [...]
2007-07-03 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1304SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. SHNYROVA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Anna Shnyrova, Predoctoral Fellow, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH to travel to Salamanca, Spain on or about July 2 to July 25. The purpose of this visit is to fulfill Ph.D. requirements. 2. Post understands that no as [...]
2007-07-03 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1305SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. BONIFACINO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Juan Bonifacino, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH to travel to Pamplona and Madrid, Spain on or about June 30 to July 10. The purpose of this visit is to give a presentation at the Universidad CEU-Carde [...]
2007-07-03 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1306SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. DOUGLAS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Douglas Forrest, Investigator, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH to travel to Valladolid and Madrid, Spain on or about July 3 to July 7. The purpose of this visit is to present at the Congress of the Spanish Physiolo [...]
2007-07-03 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1307SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. NORA VOLKOW
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH to travel to Valencia, Spain on or about July 3 to July 6. The purpose of this visit is to give a presentation at the Universidad CEU-Cardenal Herrera. 2. Post understands that no assista [...]
2007-07-03 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1308SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: LIS DARIUSZ
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Lis Dariusz and Gary Melnick from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on July 7 to July 11. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Herschel Heterodyne Instrument Farinfared Guaranteed Time Holders in Orion/SGR B2 Mapping Projec [...]
2007-07-03 16:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1309SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: BRYAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Bryan Huneycutt from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 24 to July 27. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-07-03 16:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1310SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation as outlined in reftel from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 18 to August 5. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium meeting. 2. Post underst [...]
2007-07-03 16:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1311SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: ANDREW BROOKS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Andrew Books from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on July 19 to August 10. The purpose of this visit is to monitor and provide technical assistance to the hydraulics upgrade at the Madrid Deep Space communications complex. 2 [...]
2007-07-03 16:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1312SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: THOMAS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Thomas Meehan, Simon Yueh and Shannon Brown from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 15 to July 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium meeting. 2. Post un [...]
2007-07-03 16:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1313SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: LESLIE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Leslie Deutsch from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 14 to July 22. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Vanguard Workshop on New Form New Content. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. [...]
2007-07-03 16:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1314SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA/MAURICIO ORTIZ,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA Personnel, Mauricio Ortiz, Fishery Biologist, Gerald Scott, Supervisory Fishery Biologist, and Guillermo Diaz, Statistician to travel to Madrid, Spain from July 4 to July 14. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 2007, ICCAT Atlantic Albacore Stoc [...]
2007-07-03 16:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP KSCA SENV
07MADRID1315SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: TONY BERNHARDT
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Tony Bernhardt, Aviation Safety Inspector to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about July 8 to July 9. The purpose of this visit is to complete ETOPS North Atlantic area validation flights for FAR 121 Air Carrier Pace Airlines. 2. Post unders [...]
2007-07-05 07:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1316SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: DAVID ALAN KNORR
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: David Alan Knorr, Group Manager to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 1 to July 7. The purpose of this visit is for introduction as new FAA Liaison Officer to the DSF. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is required. [...]
2007-07-05 07:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1317SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: JOSEPH DOMINIC
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Joseph Dominic Zylwitis, Aviation Safety Inspector to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about July 17 to July 18. The purpose of this visit is to perform a new check airman observation on US Airways. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assist [...]
2007-07-05 07:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1318SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: STEPHEN MICHAEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Stephen Michael Slote, Aerospace Engineer to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about July 7 to July 13. The purpose of this visit is to attend wiring systems maintenance tasks development meeting with CASA. 2. Post understands that no Embassy [...]
2007-07-05 07:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1324SPAIN NOTIFIED OF USG SANCTIONS ON WINTER AIRCRAFT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-05 13:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC SP
07MADRID1325SPANISH SECURITY ASSURANCES FOR P-3 SPARE PARTS
[...] Spain welcomes the opportunity to join the P-3 spare parts exchange program. It has delivered to Post a letter signed by the MOD Director General for Armament and Material (DGAM) providing end-use, security, and retransfer assurances related to the program. 2. For the Kingdom of Spain, Roy [...]
2007-07-05 13:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS SP
07MADRID1326FOREIGN FIGHTERS/IRAQ: SPAIN SUPPORTS GROUP
[...] (S) The DCM met with Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar July 5 to discuss the issue of foreign fighters transiting Arab nations to join the Al Qaeda insurgency in Iraq. The DCM stressed that the majority of foreign fighters were working with Al Qaeda, that Al Qaeda is responsible for [...]
2007-07-05 14:45:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PREL SY SP IZ
07MADRID1328FOREIGN FIGHTERS/IRAQ: SPAIN'S NSA SUPPORTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 07:17:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PREL SP SY IZ
07MADRID1329ICAO ASSEMBLY DEMARCHES DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-06 09:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON SP ETRD EAIR
07MADRID1331SPANISH POLDIR ON KOSOVO, HIZBALLAH, YEMEN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a July 5 meeting on a separate issue, Spanish MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar and the DCM discussed key bilateral issues going forward. Dezcallar said that a crucial priority in coming months should be avoiding a unilateral declaration of independence by Kosovo. [...]
2007-07-06 14:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHSA PBTS EWWT SP LE YM VE YI
07MADRID1336SPAIN: AMBASSADOR REVIEWS BILATERAL RELATION WITH
[...] (C) Summary. On July 2 Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos to review the progress made in the bilateral relationship since the Ambassador arrived in country two years ago and to look at what each country would like to accomplish together over the next 18 [...]
2007-07-06 16:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1337SPAIN NOTIFIED OF USAFE REORG AND MANPOWER
[...] (S) Per reftel instructions, Post notified the GOS of US Air Force Europe's plans to eliminate the 38th Combat Support Wing and reduce 31 USAFE positions at Moron air base by the end of FY09. Post delivered the notification through the US-Spain Permanent Committee (PC),which is established un [...]
2007-07-09 07:13:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL MARR NATO SP
07MADRID1338SPAIN ON TRANSFERRING AMMUNITION TO LEBANON
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-09 07:14:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS SP
07MADRID134SPANISH ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS DEMARCHE
[...] (C) ESTHOFF made reftel points January 24 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, sharing U.S. concerns about the movement to restrict the use of cluster munitions, inquiring about GOS intentions vis-a-vis the February 22-3 Oslo Conference, and probing to see if S [...]
2007-01-25 15:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO SP
07MADRID1341MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Operation Glamour, a major police operation against pirating in Spain netted 334,095 name brand articles made in Asia with an estimated value of 25 million euros, according to Pedro Calvo, delegate of Community Security & Mobility. Operation Glamour was successful in dismantling an interna [...]
2007-07-09 14:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD KIPR TBIO SP
07MADRID1342SPAIN: ZAPATERO RESHUFFLES DOMESTIC POLICY CABINET
[...] (U) SUMMARY. With an eye on issues that will be important to voters in upcoming national elections, President Zapatero announced on July 6 four changes to his cabinet. Parliamentary Vice President Carme Chacon will become the new Housing Minister. Elena Salgado, until now Minister of Health, w [...]
2007-07-09 16:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SP
07MADRID1356IOM: SPAIN WILL CONSIDER SWING AS U.S. CANDIDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-11 16:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG SP
07MADRID1357UNHRC: SPAIN LOOKING FORWARD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Deputy Director General for Human Rights told Poloff July 11 that Spain, while understanding U.S. concerns, was "not deeply unhappy with the results" of the UNHRC institution building process. Fernandez-Arias said that the package deal agreed to in Geneva was the best outco [...]
2007-07-12 10:00:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM EUN UNHRC SP
07MADRID136SPAIN SUPPORTS COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH IN
[...] (C) During a private dinner with spouses, the Ambassador briefly discussed with FM Moratinos on January 19 ref A points regarding the US's objectives for the NATO foreign ministerial and the need for Allies to take the offensive in Afghanistan. Moratinos said he looked forward to greater det [...]
2007-01-25 17:25:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SP
07MADRID1361SPAIN: MFA WILL LOOK AT FOREIGN FIGHTERS DEMARCHE
[...] (U) This message contains an action request. Please see para. 4. 2. (S) Poloff met with Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Terrorism Miguel Garcia-Herraiz on July 11 to share talking points on a potential Spanish demarche to Arab governments on stemming the flow of foreign fighters i [...]
2007-07-13 06:34:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PTER SY IZ SP
07MADRID1379SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. DESAI
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Sanjay Desai, Tenure Track Investigator, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH to travel to Tres Cantos, Spain on or about July 8 to July 10. The purpose of this visit is to present a seminar and to discuss possible collaborations a [...]
2007-07-13 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1380SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. STERN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Susan Stern, Fellow, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH to travel to Bilbao, Spain on or about July 3 to July 8. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the International Neuropsychological Society 2007 Mid year [...]
2007-07-13 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1381SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MATARIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Maria Matarin, Fellow, National Institute of Aging, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 15 to July 18. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Wellcome Trust Advanced Course. 2. Post understands that no assistance i [...]
2007-07-13 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1382SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: RAFAEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Rafael Rincon and Stephen Ungar from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 19 to July 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands [...]
2007-07-13 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1383SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC: DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation as outlined in reftel from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Zaragoza and Madrid, Spain on July 21 to August 14. The purpose of this visit is to attend the microwave scan beam landing system flight inspection and bore sightin [...]
2007-07-13 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1384SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: GREGORY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gregory Frazier from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on July 17 to July 21. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission Transceiver Readiness review. 2. Post understands that no assis [...]
2007-07-13 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1385SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/MSFC: JEDLOVEC,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gary Jedlovec, Jeffrey Luvall, and Douglas Rickman from NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 21 to July 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2 [...]
2007-07-13 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1386SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: PEGGY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Peggy O'Neill from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 22 to July 26. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-07-13 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1387SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: GLAZER AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Stuart Glazer and Thomas Johnson from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 17 to July 20. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands [...]
2007-07-13 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1388SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: EDWARD KIM
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Edward Kim from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 21 to July 29. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance is [...]
2007-07-13 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1389SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: LAKESHA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Lakesha Bates from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 21 to July 29. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-07-13 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1390SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: ERNESTO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ernesto Rodriguez from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 21 to July 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistan [...]
2007-07-13 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1391SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: KAREN YUEN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Karen Yuen from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 21 to July 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance is r [...]
2007-07-13 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1392SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: RECCE AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Recce and Michael Rodrigues from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on July 19 to July 27. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Management meetings with Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex and Instituts Nacional d [...]
2007-07-13 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1393SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA: ROSS LUNETTA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ross Lunetta, Research Physical Scientist, Office of Research and Development to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 21 to July 27. The purpose of the visit is to present at the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that [...]
2007-07-13 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA EPA OTRA SP
07MADRID1394SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: JAMES L. BISCHOFF
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to James Bischoff, Geologist Emeritus from USGS to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about July 10 to July 26. The purpose of the visit is to participate in field work as a collaboration among an international group of paleoseismologists. 2. Post understands [...]
2007-07-13 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1395SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA/MUSTUFA BAHRAIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA Personnel, Mustufa Bahrain to travel to Barcelona, Spain from July 15 to July 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Internationa Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2007 conference. 2. Post understands that Embassy assistance is not r [...]
2007-07-13 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP KSCA SENV
07MADRID1396SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: DELOATCH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ivan Deloatch, Staff Director from USGS to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 20 to July 29. The purpose of the visit is to participate in a meeting with the Global Earth Observations Implementation team. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-07-13 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1397SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Grace Clark from NNSA, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 20 to July 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors a [...]
2007-07-13 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA TRGY SP
07MADRID1398SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ERNST,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Monique Ernst, Staff Clinician, Dr. Christian Grillon, Tenure Track Investigator, and Dr. Yun Fai Lau, Fellow, NIMH, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 10 to July 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in the Fifth Wo [...]
2007-07-13 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID1399SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: JOHN HICKEY AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: John Hickey and Ali Bahrami to travel to Madrid and Seville, Spain on or about July 7 to July 11. The purpose of this visit is to meet with DGAC of Spain and tour CASA facility 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is required. [...]
2007-07-16 07:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1400SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: JOSEPH DOMINIC
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Joseph Dominic Zylwitis to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about July 17 to July 18. The purpose of this visit is to perform a new check airman observation on US Airways. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is required. 3. [...]
2007-07-16 07:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1401SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: SHAHRAM
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employees: Shahram Daneshmandi, Shaun Ripple, and Patrick Morris to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about July 23 to July 28. The purpose of this visit is to meet with EADS-CASA and Spain DGAC - Spanish Aviation Authority. 2. Post understands that no [...]
2007-07-16 07:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1402SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: KATHY ANOMI
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Kathy Anomi Ishimaru to travel to Seville, Spain on or about September 21 to September 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Society of Automotive Engineers 2007 Aircraft and Engine Icing International conference. 2. Post underst [...]
2007-07-16 07:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1404MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Standard & Poor's says Spanish corporate debt is at 106% of GDP, compared with a 70% Eurozone average. The result is that banks are having a harder time syndicating loans. Colonial's (a major Spanish real estate group) chief financial officer says there has been a "radical change in the [...]
2007-07-16 12:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD KIPR TBIO SP
07MADRID141SPAIN/COUSO CASE: AMBASSADOR MEET WITH ATTORNEY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 13:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SP
07MADRID1420(C) SPAIN'S RELATIONSHIP WITH CUBA (C-RE7-00940)
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post appreciates INR's careful attention to the evolving issue of Spain's engagement with Cuba. The Ambassador and DCM, as well as Washington visitors, continue to take every opportunity to express to the GOS our disagreement with its current policy. Additional information on the relat [...]
2007-07-18 11:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PREL SP CU
07MADRID1428SPANISH ATTORNEY GENERAL REVIEWS CT AND JUDICIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-19 16:48:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SP VZ
07MADRID1430SPAIN/ETA: DESPITE RECENT GOVERNMENT SUCCESSES,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As Spaniards settle into summer vacation mode, the government, the press, and the public continue to focus on the likelihood of a significant attack by the Basque terrorist group ETA. Since ETA broke its self-declared cease-fire on June 6, the government has showed a strong hand [...]
2007-07-20 14:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SP
07MADRID1433MFO FAVS: SPANISH LOOKING FOR MONEY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-23 11:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYNOTAG SP
07MADRID1438SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Grace Clark, from NNSA to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about July 20 to July 30. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded tha [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1439SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOC/NOAA:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to the following NESDIS personnel, Pablo Clemente-Colon, Robert Rank, Xiwu Zhan, Changyong Cao, Xingian Wu, Helen Wood, Hal Bloom, Gary McWilliams, Peter Wilczynski, Nina Jackson, Karen St. Germain, Dr. Stephen Mango, Richard Fulton, Tahara Moreno, and James M [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID144SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN HAITI KEY PLAYERS MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-29 07:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP PREL EAID SP HA
07MADRID1440MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) In what we hope to be the first of biannual meetings, the Ambassador led a discussion with Vice President and Finance Minister Solbes and AmCham board members on economic issues of interest to the AmCham. Ambassador attended a similar event with the Minister of Industry on May 10, and we [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ETRD KIPR SP EINV UK
07MADRID1441SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: MIGUEL MARINA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Miguel Marina from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on August 3 to August 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in implementation activities for the Deep Space Network in the areas of tracking telemetry and command app [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1442SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC: DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation as outlined in reftel from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Zaragoza, Spain on July 31 to August 14. The purpose of this visit is to support operations at transoceanic abort landing site. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1443SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC: DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation as outlined in reftel from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Moron, Spain on July 29 to August 14. The purpose of this visit is to support operations at transoceanic abort landing site. 2. Post understands that no assistance is [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1444SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/LARC: DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation per reftel from Langley Research Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 20 to July 31. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Geoscience Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance is require [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1445SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ: MARTHA MAIDEN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Martha Maiden, from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 21 to August 5. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Geoscience Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visito [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1446SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ: ANTHONY CARRO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Anthony Carro, from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Madrid, Spain on July 22 to August 4. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Deep Space Network Oversight Meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1447SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ: VONDEAK,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Thomas Vondeak, John Zuzek, and Stephen Volz from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 20 to July 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend and give presentations at the International Geoscience Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post un [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1448SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ: ANGELO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Shahid Habib from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Madrid, Spain on July 19 to July 31. The purpose of this visit for Castillo is to attend meetings with program executives and INTA Director General as well as Embassy personnel; Geldzahler will attend a meet [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1449SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: SHAHID HABIB
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Shahid Habib from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on July 23 to July 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend, present and serve as co-chair in the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. 2. Post under [...]
2007-07-23 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID145SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CFTC: REUBEN JEFFERY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC): Reuben Jeffery, Chairman to travel to Madrid, Spain on February 5 to February 7. The purpose of this visit to participate in the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) meetings. 2. P [...]
2007-01-29 16:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID1450SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA/ADAM BAILEY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA Personnel, Adam Bailey to travel to Almeria, Spain from July 24 to August 24. The purpose of this visit is to work with Spanish scientists, observers and fishermen and to provide expertise in developing technologies. 2. Post understands that Embas [...]
2007-07-23 13:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP KSCA SENV
07MADRID1451SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: HOFSTRA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Albert Hofstra, Research Geologist from USGS to travel to Madrid and Salamon, Spain on or about August 14 to August 19. The purpose of the visit is to conduct field work on the Salamon Gold Deposit. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-07-23 13:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1452SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: MAX COLEMAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Max Coleman from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Seville, Spain on September 4 to September 7. The purpose of this visit is to interpret the Rio Tinto aerial survey and Geochemical results with collaborating scientists. 2. Post understan [...]
2007-07-23 13:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1453SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: MICHAEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Michael Rodrigues from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 5 to September 12. The purpose of this visit is to attend management meetings with Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex and Instituts Nacional de Tecnicia [...]
2007-07-23 13:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1458SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: JOHN FISHER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: John Fisher to travel to Seville, Spain on or about September 19 to October 1. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the SAE Aircraft & Engine International Icing conference. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance [...]
2007-07-23 15:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1459SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: PAGE, LENCKUS,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employees: Thomas Page, Christopher Lenckus, Edward Summerhill, Tony Jones, Dave Osborne to travel to Moron, Spain on or about July 26 to July 31. The purpose of this visit is to certify navigation aids for the Department of Defense and certain foreign [...]
2007-07-23 15:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID146SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT: JOHN REICH, SCOTT
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to John Reich, Director of the Office of the Thrift Supervision, Scott Polakoff, Federal Bank Regulator, and Clarence Lee, Senior Advisor to travel to Madrid, Spain on January 22 to January 26. The purpose of this visit to attend a meeting with the Internatio [...]
2007-01-29 16:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID1460SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: ERIC HAIGHT
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Eric Haight to travel to Seville, Spain on or about September 22 to September 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend the SAE Aircraft & Engine International Icing conference. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is required. [...]
2007-07-23 15:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1469SPAIN HAS SIGNED AND RATIFIED NUCLEAR TERRORISM
[...] (SBU) On July 24 Poloff delivered REFTEL to Ignacio Sanchez, MFA Deputy Director General for Nonproliferation and Disarmament. Sanchez confirmed that Spain was one of the 23 states to have signed and ratified the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (NTC). [...]
2007-07-25 15:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL SP
07MADRID147SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ ANTHONY CARRO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Anthony Carro and James Costrell from NASA HQ to travel to Madrid, Spain on January 24 to February 3. The purpose of this visit is to attend and meet with INTA to discuss the Deep Space Network Tracking Station. 2. Post understands that no assistance i [...]
2007-01-29 16:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID148SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEC: JULIE ERHARDT AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to US Securities & Exchange Commission Officials: Julie Erhardt and Len Jui to travel to Madrid, Spain on February 4 to February 8. The purpose of this visit to attend the Monitoring Group, the IOSCO Sanding Committee and chair committee meetings. 2. Post [...]
2007-01-29 16:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID1484SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JSC: PHILIP
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Philip Stepaniak and Stevan Gilmore from NASA's Johnson Space Center, to travel to Jerez de la Frontera, Spain on September 16 to September 22. The purpose of this visit is to instruct Department of Defense on shuttle operations medical support training. [...]
2007-07-30 08:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1485SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: GREGORY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gregory Frazier from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on August 16 to August 23. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission Transceiver Readiness review. 2. Post understands that no a [...]
2007-07-30 08:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1486TERRORISM FINANCE: SPAIN ON DOMESTIC USG
[...] No summary [...]
2007-07-30 10:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PREL PTER LE SP ECON
07MADRID1487SPANISH DEFMIN ON AFGHANISTAN, DEFENSE SALES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso told the Ambassador on July 25 that Spain's military training teams (OMLTs) will go to Afghanistan in September. He said that NATO's efforts to improve ISAF-OEF coordination are helping but reaffirmed the need to continue to be mindful of the h [...]
2007-07-30 11:31:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR SP AF
07MADRID1488SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: MITCHELL RAINWATER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Mitchell Rainwater to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about July 26 to July 29. The purpose of this visit is to certify navigation aids for the Department of Defense and certain foreign governments. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assis [...]
2007-07-30 12:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1489MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The opposition Popular Party recently proposed tax cuts on the order of euros 20 billion. The budget surplus this year is euros 7 billion - Solbes says any tax cuts should amount to considerably less than this figure given future health and pension commitments. The Minister also critici [...]
2007-07-30 14:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR PTER
07MADRID149SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: RICHARD JONES
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspector, Richard Jones to travel to Madrid, Spain on February 20 to February 22. The purpose of this visit is to perform a station inspection and observe international flight deck procedures. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-01-29 16:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR SP
07MADRID1492SPAIN WELCOMES CODEL LOWEY
[...] (U) Dear Madame Chairwoman: I welcome you to Spain on behalf of our 367 American and Spanish colleagues serving the United States at Mission Spain. In addition to being a beautiful, historic and culturally rich nation, Spain is a valued U.S. partner and an important geostrategic player. Spai [...]
2007-07-30 16:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL SP
07MADRID1494SPANISH DEFENSE POLDIR ON LEBANON, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOD Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told DCM on July 26 that Spain believes that the UNIFIL mission in Lebanon is helping. He rejected press reports that Spanish troops in Lebanon had been working with Hizballah. Cuesta said that MOD would be working throughout [...]
2007-08-01 07:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SP LE AF
07MADRID1499SPANISH FM MORATINOS IN SYRIA AND LEBANON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During the last week of July, Foreign Minister Moratinos met with top leaders in Egypt, Lebanon, and Syria, including Syrian President Assad, in a declared effort to support US and European efforts in Palestine and Lebanon. According to MFA Middle East DG Alvaro Iranzo, Moratinos [...]
2007-08-01 17:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP IS LE SY IZ
07MADRID15SPANISH GOVERNMENT ARRESTS ARGENTINE ACCUSED DEATH
[...] (U) Spanish police arrested Rodolfo Eduardo Almiron Sena on December 28 after an Argentine judge issued an international warrant accusing Almiron of murder and crimes against humanity that have no statute of limitations. Almiron has been wanted since 1984, accused by Argentine courts of murder [...]
2007-01-04 15:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SP AR
07MADRID1505PROFILES OF SPAIN-BASED CUBAN GROUPS
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Thanks to family ties and historical/cultural links, Madrid hosts a number of important Cuban civil society and human rights organizations. These groups influence Spanish political discourse and public opinion through participation in public events, writings in local publicat [...]
2007-08-03 08:55:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINR PHUM SP CU
07MADRID1510MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Both the GOS and the IMF agree on a 2007 growth forecast of 3.8% and a 2008 forecast of 3.3%. However, the GOS is somewhat less apprehensive of the possibility of overheating in 2008 and plays up increased capital goods spending and slight productivity improvements as evidence that there [...]
2007-08-03 14:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR PTER
07MADRID1511HOUSING MARKET FINALLY COOLING, BUT THE
[...] SUMMARY: As the Spanish economy pushes forward toward matching wealthier EU members, it continues to face challenges. Spain must increase its competitiveness across the board, especially in its labor markets, energy utilities and telecoms. What has been of most immediate concern lately, howev [...]
2007-08-03 14:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON SP PREL
07MADRID1512SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA/ALEXANDER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA Personnel, Alexander Voronovich to travel to Madrid, Spain from August 31 to September 15. The purpose of this visit is to participate and present at the nineteenth International Congress on Acoustics. 2. Post understands that Embassy assistance i [...]
2007-08-03 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP KSCA SENV
07MADRID1513SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: SARAH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Sarah Marshall from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on July 31 to August 10. The purpose of this visit is to attend MARS Science Laboratory manufacturing readiness review. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-08-03 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1514SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: BERT TURNEY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Bert Turney from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on July 30 to August 3. The purpose of this visit is to attend MARS Space Laboratory and high antenna manufacturing readiness review. 2. Post understands that no assistance i [...]
2007-08-03 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1515SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: CHRISTOPHER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Christopher Owen from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on August 15 to September 1. The purpose of this visit is to participate in phase 2 at the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex. 2. Post understands that no assistan [...]
2007-08-03 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1516SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ross McDonald, from NNSA to travel to Cadiz, Spain on or about August 18 to August 24. The purpose of the visit is to meet with representatives of the International Armoring Corporation for contract delivery acceptance in support of Nonproliferation Suppor [...]
2007-08-03 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1517SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ross McDonald, from NNSA to travel to Valencia, Spain on or about September 22 to September 30. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the Seventh International Symposium on Crystalline Organic Metals Superconductors and Feromagnets. 2. P [...]
2007-08-03 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1518SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: JECK, HUGHES AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employees: Richard Kahr Jeck, William Hughes, and Warren Mauldin Underwood to travel to Seville, Spain on or about September 22 to September 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend the FAA/European organization for the safety air navigation coordina [...]
2007-08-06 06:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1519SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: GILBERT DACOSTA,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Gilbert Dacosta, David San-Merino and Robert Barnes to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about August 26 to August 31. The purpose of this visit is to conduct site inspections. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is required. [...]
2007-08-06 06:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1543SPAIN: 62ND UNGA HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE
[...] (SBU) This is an interim report of Spanish high-level attendance at the 62nd UN General Assembly: A. Attendance of the Head of State -- His Majesty King Juan Carlos will not attend. B. Attendance of the Head of Government -- Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, President, will attend. - [...]
2007-08-10 09:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SP
07MADRID1549SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BROWN
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Corrine Brown, Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (HTRANS),and acompanying congressional delegation per reftel to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about August 13 to August 15. The purpose of the visit is [...]
2007-08-10 15:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP SP AFIN
07MADRID1555MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The Madrid exchange lost 2.59% of its value on Friday. Banks and real estate groups lost most value. What is happening in Spain is similar to what is happening in other major equities markets. The major Spanish banks continue to say they are not overly exposed to the American subprime m [...]
2007-08-13 08:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG ETRD KIPR PTER
07MADRID1556SPAIN CONTINUES TO SUPPORT EU POSITION ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) Ambassador Aguirre spoke with Foreign Minister Moratinos on August 7, reaching him while vacationing in the Aegean Sea. The Ambassador thanked Moratinos for clarifying Spain's position on Kosovo during his August 3 conversation with Secretary Rice. The Ambassador asked Moratinos to go fu [...]
2007-08-14 10:06:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKV YI UN PGOV EU PREL SP
07MADRID1568SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL HICKS
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Thomas Hicks, Majority Senior Election Counsel, House Administration Committee (HADC),and acompanying staff delegation per reftel to travel to Rota, Moron and Jerez de la Frontera, Spain on or about August 19 to August 22. The purp [...]
2007-08-14 15:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP SP AFIN
07MADRID1569SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL WADA
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Debra Wada, Professional Staff Member, House Armed Services Committee and acompanying staff delegation per reftel (b) to travel to Madrid and Rota, Spain on or about August 21 to August 22. The purpose of the visit is to visit and t [...]
2007-08-14 15:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IT SP
07MADRID1577SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Paul Johnson and Timothy Ulrich, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about August 31 to September 8. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the International Congress on Acoustic Emission Sources. 2. Post understands that no assist [...]
2007-08-17 09:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1578SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: HENINGER,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Rebecca Heninger, Marcel Schoppers, and Arthur Thompson from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 4 to September 8. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Rover Environmental Monitoring System Engineering Models Pre [...]
2007-08-17 09:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1579SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: IAN HARRIS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ian Harris from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 4 to September 8. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Rover Environmental Monitoring System Engineering Models Pre Delivery Technical Interchange meeting. 2 [...]
2007-08-17 09:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1580SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: HARLOW
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Harlow Ahlstrom from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on August 20 to September 1. The purpose of this visit is to install data acquisition equipment on the Deep Space Station 63 meter antenna at the Madrid Deep Space Communicati [...]
2007-08-17 09:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1581SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: SERVIS ORIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Servis Orin from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 1 to September 9. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Rover Environmental Monitoring System Engineering Models Pre Delivery Technical Interchange meeting. [...]
2007-08-17 09:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1582SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: MARK ROMEJKO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mark Romejko and Joseph Wackley from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 28 to October 6. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Asset Management Maintenance Improvement Work Group Meeting. 2. Post unde [...]
2007-08-17 09:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1583SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JSC: DIANE BYERLY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Diane Byerly from NASA's Johnson Space Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on September 15 to September 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Muscle Atrophy Exercise System Facility Science team meeting at the European Space Agency NTE co [...]
2007-08-17 09:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1584SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: ROBERT CALVO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Calvo from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on August 23 to August 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission Transceiver Readiness Review. 2. Post understands that no assi [...]
2007-08-17 09:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1585SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Andrea Gilbert, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 7 to September 17. The purpose of the visit is to attend and speak at the 3rd International Conference on the Young Massive Star Cluster. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-08-17 09:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1586SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JSC: CATHERINE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Catherine Sham and Bradford Kaufman from NASA's Johnson Space Center, to travel to Gran Canaria Las Palmas and Madrid, Spain on September 15 to September 28. The purpose of this visit is to chair the International Space Station Frequency Working Group Splin [...]
2007-08-17 09:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1587SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF: WALKER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Shelby Walker, Associate Program Director in the Division of Ocean Sciences from NSF to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 3 to September 9. The purpose of the visit is to attend the European Seas Observatory Network of Excellence All Regions [...]
2007-08-17 09:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1588SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: GREGORY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gregory Frazier from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on August 23 to August 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Interstellar Boundary Explorer Mission Transceiver Readiness Review. 2. Post understands that no a [...]
2007-08-17 09:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1589SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: CLIFFORD FISCUS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Clifford Fiscus, Aviation Safety Inspector to travel to Seville, Spain on or about September 22 to September 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Society Automotive Engineers 2007 Aircraft & Engine Icing International Conference. [...]
2007-08-17 09:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID159NEW SPANISH DEFENSE POLICY DIRECTOR ON
[...] (C/NF) DCM, accompanied by PolCouns, met with new MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta on January 30 to SIPDIS reinforce ref A points on the importance of additional commitments to the NATO ISAF mission in Afghanistan. DCM emphasized that while ISAF is making progress in Afghanistan [...]
2007-01-30 17:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR NATO SP AF
07MADRID1590SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:BERNHARD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Tony Bernhard, Aviation Safety Inspector to travel to Tenerife, Spain on or about August 20 to August 21. The purpose of this visit is to complete North Atlantic area ETOPS validation for 121 carrier, Pace Airlines. 2. Post understands th [...]
2007-08-17 09:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1597SPAIN: IMMIGRATION UPDATE 2007
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In 2006, Spain's population rose from 43,758,300 to 45,166,894 according to the national census. Of the additional 1.35 million people, the majority were immigrants. Over the last six years, the overall immigrant population in Spain has more than doubled to 4.5 million. In the l [...]
2007-08-17 15:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SMIG SP
07MADRID1599SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL LOWEY
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Rep. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the Appropriations Subcomittee on Foreign Operations, and accompanying delegation per reftel to travel to Seville, Spain on or about August 21 to August 23. The purpose of the visit is to RON and refuel. [...]
2007-08-20 08:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP SP AFIN
07MADRID1600MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) This follows Thursday's 3.72% drop. Spain's Dow equivalent, the Ibex-35, had a rocky week, like most European stock markets. The market fell by about 4% over the week. The general and financial press has been full of stories about the dramatic events on the stock market, particularly aft [...]
2007-08-20 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SMIG
07MADRID1601SPAIN ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR ICAO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-20 13:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR AORC ICAO SP ECON
07MADRID1604SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR US TREASURY ALICE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Alice Faibishenko, International Economist, from WHA, US Treasury Department to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about August 20 to August 26. The purpose of the visit is to attend an intensive week long Spanish language immersion program. 2. Post understa [...]
2007-08-20 15:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA SP
07MADRID1607SPAIN/GI PORTAL CONFERENCE: GOS WILL ENCOURAGE
[...] Poloff delivered REFTEL request on August 16 to Ignacio Sanchez de Lerin, MFA DDG for Nonproliferation and Arms Control, to inquire whether Spain would be willing to conduct regional outreach with European GI partner nations to bolster attendance at the Garmisch conference. Poloff also inquir [...]
2007-08-21 11:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KGIC PARM PREL SP
07MADRID1611TERRORISM FINANCE: SPAIN ON AL-SALAH SOCIETY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-21 14:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PREL PTER IS SP ECON
07MADRID1633CODEL BROWN DISCUSSES TRAIN INFRASTRUCTURE AND
[...] (U) Summary. During a visit to Spain August 13-15, Congresswomen Corrine Brown (D-FL),Grace Napolitano (D-CA),and Stephanie Tubbs-Jones (D-OH) discussed railway security and investment with Spanish Congressional officials and railroad representatives. Spanish parliamentarians from the Cham [...]
2007-08-24 15:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP ECON ELTN EIND OVIP
07MADRID1643DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MEETING ON COLOMBIA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 14:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SNAR PREF PTER PARM EAID ECON OPDC CO SP
07MADRID1644SPAIN SUPPORTS EU EFFORTS ON RIAD SEIF
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-28 14:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN JA KDEM PHUM PREL SA SY SP
07MADRID1659UNGA: SPAIN HIGH LEVEL MEETING REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-29 15:52:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA SP
07MADRID1661SPAIN: FM MORATINOS ON GEORGIA MISSILE INCIDENT,
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche relating to the August 6 Russian incursion into Georgian airspace to Foreign Minister Moratinos on August 29. Moratinos, who was preparing to leave for Moscow that very afternoon, gave indications of his agreement with U.S. concerns. He to [...]
2007-08-29 17:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP PGOV OSCE CVIS NATO
07MADRID167TRANSNISTRIA: RUSSIANS WARN AGAINST PREMATURE
[...] (U) January 25, 2007; 11:30 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.; Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: Observers United States - DAS David Kramer European Union - Amb. Adriaan Jacobovits, EU Special Representative Mediators Ukraine - Deputy FM Andriy Veselovsky Russian Federati [...]
2007-02-01 08:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL PBTS MD RS UP SP
07MADRID1670ODYSSEY UPDATE: AMBASSADOR DELIVERS ODYSSEY
[...] (C) Summary. On August 29, the Ambassador delivered reftel A dipnote to Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos, who promised to provide a subsequent diplomatic note incorporating the necessary information and assurances. Post's DHS-ICE Attache, who already has in hand the import documentatio [...]
2007-08-31 14:08:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EWWT PBTS PHSA SCUL SP CA
07MADRID1671SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to William Evans, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 24 to September 27. The purpose of the visit is to present at the Complutense University of Madrid. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are remind [...]
2007-08-31 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1672SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JSC: DIANE BYERLY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Diane Byerly from NASA's Johnson Space Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on September 15 to September 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Muscle Atrophy Exercise System Facility Science team meeting at the European Space Agency NTE co [...]
2007-08-31 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1673SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: ROBERT SIBLE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Sible from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on October 5 to October 12. The purpose of this visit is to attend technical meetings at the Madrid Deep Space Communication complex. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-08-31 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1674SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/HSS: HICKMAN,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Glenn Podonsky, Michael Kilpatrick, and Dean Hickman from DOE to travel to Madrid and Almeria, Spain on or about September 07 to September 13. The purpose of the visit is to participate in signing an International agreement, visit Palomares accident site a [...]
2007-08-31 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1675SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mark Nelson, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 14 to September 24. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 5th Fluorescence workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that beare [...]
2007-08-31 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1676SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Adrian Pidlusky, Craig Stinson, Utah Logan, Whitney, Creer, David Carroll, and William Kilmartin from NNSA/SLD to travel to Port of Algeciras, Spain on or about September 14 to September 19. The purpose of the visit is as the Second Line of Defense (SLD)/Me [...]
2007-08-31 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1677SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Diego Dalvit, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 21 to September 26. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate on a research project at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-08-31 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1678SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Petra Huentemeyer, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 15 to September 21. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 5th Flourescence Workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that [...]
2007-08-31 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1679SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Joseph Francis Pilat, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 27 to September 30. The purpose of the visit is to attend the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Analysis of Aggression and Terrorism. 2. Post understands that [...]
2007-08-31 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1680SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/HSS: BHAT AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mohandas Bhat, Health Scientist, and Patricia Worthington, from DOE to travel to Madrid and Almeria, Spain on or about September 08 to September 13. The purpose of the visit is to participate in signing an International agreement, visit Palomares accident [...]
2007-08-31 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1681SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE2H ANTONIO RUIZ
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Antonio Ruiz, Engineer, from DOE to travel to Bilbao, Spain on or about September 07 to September 15. The purpose of the visit is to participate on roundtable discussions on Hydrogen Safety Codes and Standards, Regulations and Education. 2. Post unders [...]
2007-08-31 14:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1682SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC: THOMAS WATERS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Thomas Waters, Safety Engineer, NIOSH, CDC, HHS to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 23 to September 24. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at a workshop symposia of the Universitat Politecnia de Catalunya. 2. Post underst [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA SP CDC
07MADRID1683SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC: RUTH PEROU
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ruth Perou, Team Lead/Research Psychologist and Susanna Visser, Epidemiologist, CCHP/NCBDDD, CDC, HHS to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 12 to September 16. The purpose of the visit is to attend the European Network for Mental Health Promo [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA SP CDC
07MADRID1684SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA: ROBERT DAVIS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Davis, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA to travel to Rota, Spain on or about September 25 to September 27. The purpose of the visit is to perform a regulatory inspection of the U.S. Naval Hospital. 2. Post understands that no assi [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1685SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/ARC:BERNHARD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Bernhard Schulz from NASA's Ames Research Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 1 to September 8. The purpose of this visit is to attend, present and chair a session at the 19th International Congress on Acoustics. 2. Post understands that no [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1686SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL:FARZIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Farzin Manshadi from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Mas Palomas, Spain on September 12 to September 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 27th Annual Space Frequency Coordination Group Meeting. 2. Post understands that no assis [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1687SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: BRYAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Bryan Huneycutt from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Mas Palomas, Spain on September 15 to September 27. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 27th Annual Space Frequency Coordination Group Meeting. 2. Post understands that no assis [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1688SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: MICHAEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Michael Rodrigues from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 12 to September 19. The purpose of this visit is to attend management meetings at the Madrid Deep Space Communication complex and Instituts Nacional de Tecnici [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1689SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: RICHARD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Richard McPeters from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Seville, Spain on September 5 to September 12. The purpose of this visit is to attend a European Brewer Intercomparison follow up session. 2. Post understands that no assistance is [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1690SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: ROGER PORTER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Roger Porter from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Agustin and Canary Island, Spain on September 17 to September 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Annual Space Frequency Coordination Group Meeting. 2. Post understan [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1691SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GRC: LEONE,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to John Leone, Mark Potapczuk, and Thomas Ratvasky from NASA's Glenn Research Center, to travel to Madrid and Seville, Spain on September 21 to September 30. The purpose of this visit is to participate and present at the Society of Automotive Engineers Intern [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1692SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GRC: ADDY,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Harold Addy, Colin Bidwell, and Mario Vargas from NASA's Glenn Research Center, to travel to Madrid and Seville, Spain on September 21 to September 30. The purpose of this visit is to participate and chair the Society of Automotive Engineers International [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1693SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ: FELDHAKE,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Glenn Feldhake, David Struba, and Wayne Whyte from NASA's Headquarters, to travel to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain on September 16 to September 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Space Frequency Coordination Group Meeting. 2. Post under [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1694SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA DIAN SEIDEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dian Seidel, Meteoroligst from NOAA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 28 to October 06. The purpose of the visit is to meet with collaborators at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, and [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1695SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA RICHARD FEELY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Richard Feeley, from NOAA to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 24 to September 29. The purpose of the visit is to attend and lecture at the Atmospheric CO2, Ocean Acidification and Ecological Changes Workshop. 2. Post understands that no [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1696SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA STEPHANE VRIGNAUD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Stephane Vrignaud, NOAA Fisheries Representative to the European Union to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 19 to September 19. The purpose of the visit is to meet with Spanish Veterinary authorities. 2. Post understands that no assistance i [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1697SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA delegation: Gerald Scott, Enric Cortes, Shannon Cass-Calay, John Walter, Guillermo Diaz, Clarence Porch, Mauricio Ortiz, Eric Prince, and Craig Brown to travel to Madrid and San Sebastian, Spain on or about September 23 to October 18. The purpose of th [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1698SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VA: GUADALUPE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Guadalupe Garcia-Tsao, Physician from the VA Medical Center to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 10 to September 15. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 7th International Meeting on Therapy on Liver Diseases Conference. 2. Post und [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1699SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Christopher Laursen, Senior Supervisory Financial Analyst, from the Federal Reserve Board to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 3 to September 8. The purpose of the visit is to present at the International Organization of Securities Commissions [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA SP
07MADRID17ETA ATTACK: FIRST DEATH CONFIRMED, ZAPATERO FACING
[...] (C) Summary. Authorities confirmed late on January 3 that they had located the body of Ecuadoran immigrant Carlos Alonso Palate in the wreckage of the airport parking garage bombed by ETA on December 30. Alonso Palate becomes the 818th victim of ETA terrorism and the first ETA victim since Ma [...]
2007-01-04 16:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SP
07MADRID1700SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AID: BARBARA ROTHSTEIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Barbara Rothstein and Mira Gur-Arie from DCHA/DG to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about October 20 to October 26. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 3rd International Conference on the Training of the Judiciary. 2. Post understands that no as [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1701SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DRS. CHANOCK,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Stephen Chanock, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, Dr. Jim Ostell, Branch Chief, National Librry of Medicine, and Dr. Gilles Thomas, Senior Investigator, NCI, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 5 to September 9. The [...]
2007-08-31 14:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1702SPAIN/NATO: GENERAL SANZ ON HIS CANDIDACY
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Spanish Chief of Defense General Felix Sanz Roldan told me August 30 that he feels positive about his chances as a candidate for Chairman of the NATO Military Committee. King Juan Carlos and President Zapatero both offered Sanz their personal support, and Sanz said that he ho [...]
2007-08-31 15:16:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNMARR PREL NATO SP
07MADRID1703SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:PETER DEVARIS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Peter Devaris, Manager to travel to Sevilla, Spain on or about September 20 to October 7. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the 2007 Society of Automotive Engineers Aircraft & Engine Icing International Conference. 2. Post un [...]
2007-08-31 15:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1704SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:JOE ALLEN BROWNLEE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Joe Allen Brownlee, Aerospace Engineer to travel to Sevilla, Spain on or about September 21 to September 30. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the 2007 Society of Automotive Engineers Aircraft & Engine Icing International Confere [...]
2007-08-31 15:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1705SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:KEVIN MORGAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Kevin Morgan Mattison, Aerospace Engineer to travel to Sevilla, Spain on or about September 21 to September 29. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the 2007 Society of Automotive Engineers Aircraft & Engine Icing International Conf [...]
2007-08-31 15:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1708MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) John Fleming, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford's European division signed an agreement with union leaders at the group's Valencia plant on Wednesday in which Ford has pledged to invest 400 million euros to maintain production through 2013. In turn the unions have agreed to " [...]
2007-08-31 16:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SMIG
07MADRID1709TERRORIST FINANCE: PRE-NOTIFICATION TO SPAIN OF
[...] (S) On August 30, EconOff delivered reftel points to Ivo Pascual Herrera, desk officer within MFA's Terrorism Sub-Directorate. Pascual told EconOff that his office would notify Post next week on Spain's position as well as on any information GOS may have regarding the referenced individuals. [...]
2007-08-31 16:22:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC SP
07MADRID1713SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL LYNCH
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Stephen Lynch, Member, House oversight and Government Reform, and acompanying congressional delegation per reftel to travel to Rota, Spain on or about September 15 to September 16. The purpose of the visit is to perform oversight of [...]
2007-09-04 14:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP SP AFIN
07MADRID1717SPAIN: NO ATTENDANCE AT FIRST LADY'S LITERACY AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-06 15:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI TSPL UNGA
07MADRID1721SPAIN PARTICIPATION 2007 USNATO/USEU POL-MIL
[...] Country clearance is requested for Pol/Mil officer E. Strother Murray, the designated participant for Embassy Madrid, to travel to Brussels, Belgium from September 18 to 21. The purpose of travel is to participate in the USNATO/USEU Pol/Mil workshop from September 19-21. 2. The following [...]
2007-09-07 07:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT MARR NATO OTRA
07MADRID1722ODYSSEY UPDATE: DHS DELIVERS CUSTOMS INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) On September 6, DHS-ICE Attache delivered the Odyssey Customs import documents to Director of Aduanas Nicolas Bonilla, as requested by GOS via the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) on July 24. The DHS-ICE Attache advised Bonilla that the information was confidential and to be u [...]
2007-09-07 10:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EWWT PBTS PHSA SCUL SP CA
07MADRID1723ODYSSEY UPDATE: DHS DELIVERS CUSTOMS INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) On September 6, DHS-ICE Attache delivered the Odyssey Customs import documents to Director of Aduanas Nicolas Bonilla, as requested by GOS via the Customs Mutual Assistance Agreement (CMAA) on July 24. The DHS-ICE Attache advised Bonilla that the information was confidential and to be u [...]
2007-09-07 10:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EWWT PBTS PHSA SCUL SP CA
07MADRID173SPAIN/CIA FLIGHTS: JUDGE ORDERS DECLASSIFICATION
[...] (C) Summary. National Court Examining Magistrate Ismael Moreno requested on January 31 that the Spanish Ministry of Defense and the National Intelligence Center (CNI) declassify any information related to the transit of CIA aircraft through Spanish territory, as well as any information indicating w [...]
2007-02-01 17:43:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PINR SP
07MADRID1734MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) For the first time, on 9/5/07, Economy and Finance Minister Solbes conceded that there was more "uncertainty" about prospects for the Spanish economy, although he was quick to add he still thinks that Spain will grow by "close to" 3% in 2008, which is still higher than the eurozone average [...]
2007-09-10 11:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1735MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) For the first time, on 9/5/07, Economy and Finance Minister Solbes conceded that there was more "uncertainty" about prospects for the Spanish economy, although he was quick to add he still thinks that Spain will grow by "close to" 3% in 2008, which is still higher than the eurozone average [...]
2007-09-10 11:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1736SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA ROLAND DRAXLER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Roland Draxler, from NOAA to travel to Huelva, Spain on or about September 23 to September 29. The purpose of the visit is to provide a series of lectures. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers of [...]
2007-09-10 14:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1737SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT/NHTSA NGUYEN AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Nha Nguyen, General Engineer, International Policy and Harmonization, and Ms Barbara Hennessey, Phusical Scientist, Office ofApplied Vehicle Safety Research, from the National aHighway Traffic Safety Administration, DOT to travel to Sebastian, Spain on or a [...]
2007-09-10 14:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1738SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VA: ROBERT MARTIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Martin Patterson, Overseas Military Coordinator, VA Medical Center to travel to Rota, Spain on or about October 1 to December 22. The purpose of the visit is to provide counseling to US military personnel regarding Veteran's Benefits. 2. Post u [...]
2007-09-10 14:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1739SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: WILLIAM
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to William Danchi from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 17 to September 22. The purpose of this visit is to attend Herschel proposal meetings and to attend the Herschel observations planning workshop. 2. Post und [...]
2007-09-10 14:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID174SPANISH POLDIR ON AFGHANISTAN, KOSOVO, MEPP, LATIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Apparently buoyed by recent contacts with top US diplomats and the prospect of a visit by the Secretary, a very agreeable MFA Political Director Rafael SIPDIS Dezcallar told DCM on February 1 that Spain strongly supports the Comprehensive Approach in Afghanistan and is implemen [...]
2007-02-01 18:03:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP AF VZ YI
07MADRID1740SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: ROBERT
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Calvo from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 16 to September 23. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Interstellar Boundadry Explorer Mission pre-ship review. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-09-10 14:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1741SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: WARREN MARTIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Warren Martin from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to mas Palomas, Spain on September 17 to September 27. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 27th Anual Space Frequency Coordination Group meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistan [...]
2007-09-10 14:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1742SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. MERINO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Maria Merino, Chief of Surgical Pathology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 6 to September 8. The purpose of the visit is to lecture at the Hospital Clinico San Carlos. 2. Post understands that no ass [...]
2007-09-10 14:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1743SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. PURCELL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Robert Purcell, Chief, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 8 to September 15. The purpose of the visit is to present at the Seventh Internatio [...]
2007-09-10 14:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1744SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA VERA L. TRAINER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Vera Trainer, from NOAA to travel to Vigo, Spain on or about September 24 to September 29. The purpose of the visit is to attend a conference of the Global Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requ [...]
2007-09-10 14:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1745SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA WILLIAM HOGARTH,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to William Hogarth, Kimberly Blankenbeker, and Cheri Sexton McCarty, from NOAA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 6 to September 8. The purpose of the visit is to meet wit the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna Secret [...]
2007-09-10 14:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID175SPANISH POLDIR ON VENEZUELA AND PRESS FREEDOMS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-01 18:08:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SP VE
07MADRID1750SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:ROBERT PAUL BUSTO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Robert Paul Busto, Aerospace Engineer to travel to Sevilla, Spain on or about September 22 to October 6. The purpose of this visit is to participate and present at the 2007 Society of Automotive Engineers Aircraft & Engine Icing International [...]
2007-09-10 15:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1751SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:PAUL PELLICANO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Paul Pellicano, Icing Specialist to travel to Sevilla, Spain on or about September 22 to September 29. The purpose of this visit is to participate and present at the 2007 Society of Automotive Engineers Aircraft & Engine Icing International C [...]
2007-09-10 15:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1752SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:GEORGE SOTEROPOULOS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: George Soteropoulos, Aerospace Engineer to travel to Sevilla, Spain on or about September 22 to September 29. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the 2007 Society of Automotive Engineers Aircraft & Engine Icing International Confer [...]
2007-09-10 15:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1753SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: KAREN PEIO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Karen Peio, System Engineer to travel to Sevilla, Spain on or about September 24 to September 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate and present at the 2007 Society of Automotive Engineers Aircraft & Engine Icing International Confere [...]
2007-09-10 15:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1754SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:THOMAS HADLEY BOND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Thomas Hadley Bond, Chief Scientific and Technical Advisor to travel to Sevilla, Spain on or about September 22 to September 30. The purpose of this visit is to participate and present at the 2007 Society of Automotive Engineers Aircraft & Engi [...]
2007-09-10 15:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1756SPAIN WOULD LIKE MORE INFO ON STANDING COMMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-10 17:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC SP
07MADRID176COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USEU BRUSSELS AMBASSADOR C. BOYDEN
[...] COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED FOR USEU BRUSSELS AMBASSADOR C. BOYDEN GRAY TO VISIT MADRID, SPAIN Q DURING THE PERIOD 13 Q 14 MARCH 2007 Q 2 NIGHTS. 2. THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT IS TO DELIVER REMARKS AT THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IN SPAIN TRANSATLANTIC ECONOMY CONFERENCE. 3. CONTROL [...]
2007-02-02 08:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMGT ALL EUN SP
07MADRID1767SPAIN WILL SUPPORT FELICE GAER FOR UN CAT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 13:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC SP
07MADRID177ILSA: SPANISH MFA ALREADY IN TOUCH WITH REPSOL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-02 09:08:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC IR SP ENRG
07MADRID1770SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BOEHNER
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Representative John Boehner, House Republican Leader and accompanying congressional delegation per reftel to travel to Rota, Spain on or about September 16 to September 17. The purpose of the visit is to visit troops and facilities [...]
2007-09-12 15:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP SP AFIN
07MADRID1773SPAIN DISAGREES WITH U.S. APPROACH TO THEMATIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Deputy DG for Human Rights Fernando Fernandez-Arias told Poloff that Spain respectfully disagreed with most of the content of reftel demarche, but would entertain the idea of a religious intolerance resolution in the Third Committee if absolutely necessary. He said the EU [...]
2007-09-12 17:24:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL UNGA
07MADRID1774SPAIN/CT OVERVIEW: SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. Mr. Ambassador, the visit to Madrid of your interagency delegation comes during a time when the Spanish government is already in a heightened state of terrorist alert, both from the Basque terrorist group ETA and from Islamist extremists threatening to strike at the heart of t [...]
2007-09-13 13:34:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL SP
07MADRID1779COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JAMES DUDLEY
[...] Country clearance is requested for Madrid's Economic Counselor, James Dudley, to travel to Brussels, Belgium from September 24 to 26. The purpose of travel is for consultations on September 25 and 26. 2. Please designate a control officer. Assistance with appointments and access to the Em [...]
2007-09-14 12:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
07MADRID1780SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: BIDUSHI
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Bidushi Bhattacharya from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 17 to September 23. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Herschel Observation Planning meeting at the European Space Agency. 2. Post understands t [...]
2007-09-17 08:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1781SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: PHILLIP
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Phillip Appleton from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 20 to September 21. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Herschel meeting at the European Space Agency. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requ [...]
2007-09-17 08:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1782SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GRC: JOHN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to John Oldenburg from NASA's Glenn Research Center, to travel to Seville, Spain on September 22 to September 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend and chair a session at the Society of Automotive Engineers International Conference. 2. Post understan [...]
2007-09-17 08:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1783SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/LARC:WILLIAM
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to William Wilson from NASA's Langley Research Center, to travel to Albacete, Spain on September 23 to September 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the first International Conference on Wireless Sensor and Actor Networks. 2. Post understan [...]
2007-09-17 08:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1784SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FCC: SANKAR PERSAUD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Sankar Persaud, Electronics Engineer, Federal Communications Commission to travel to Mas Palmas, Spain on or about September 17 to September 27. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Space Frequency and Coordination Group Meeting. 2. Post understan [...]
2007-09-17 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1785SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDOC/CEN BRIAN MONSELL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Brian Monsell from the U.S. Census Bureau, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 19 to September 23. The purpose of the visit is to attend consultations on seasonal adjustment between the Bank of Spain and the U.S. Census. 2. Post understand [...]
2007-09-17 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1786SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NTSB BOWER, DANIEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Daniel Bower, Vehicle Performance Division, from the National Transportation Safety Board, to travel to Seville, Spain on or about September 22 to September 28. The purpose of the visit is to attend the SAE Aircraft and Engine International Icing Conference [...]
2007-09-17 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1787SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA CASSANDRA BARNES
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Cassandra Barnes, NOAA Program Analyst to travel to Murcia, Spain on or about September 23 to September 29. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Marine Protected Association Symposium. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Vis [...]
2007-09-17 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1788SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA TERESA ROWLES
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Teresa Rowles, NOAA Scientist to travel to Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain on or about September 15 to September 21. The purpose of the visit is to attend and participate in the Thesis Defense and Health Meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-09-17 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1789SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA THOMAS PETERSON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Thomas Peterson, NOAA Scientist to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 19 to September 25. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Universitat Rovira I Virgil's Seminar on Climate Change. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required [...]
2007-09-17 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1790SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. LAURA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Laura Beane-Freeman, Research Fellow, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 19 to September 22. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Formaldehyde International Science Conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is re [...]
2007-09-17 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1791SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. MARK
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Mark Rohrbaugh, Director Office of Technology Transfer, Office of the Director, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 16 to September 19. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the 13th European Congress on Biotechnolog [...]
2007-09-17 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1792SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DRS. KOUPRNA,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Nataly Kouprina, Staff Scientist, Dr. Dmitiri Lokinov, Staff Scientist, and Dr. Teruhiko Suzuki, Visiting Fellow Chief, Laboratory of Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Santander, Spain on or ab [...]
2007-09-17 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1793SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to John Singleton, from NNSA to travel to Valencia, Spain on or about September 23 to September 30. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 7th International Symposium on Crystalline Organic Metals, Superconductors and Ferromagnets. 2. Post understands [...]
2007-09-17 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1794SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Funk, from NNSA to travel to Tenerife, Spain on or about September 22 to September 29. The purpose of the visit is to attend the 9th International Conference on Laser Ablation. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors a [...]
2007-09-17 08:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1795SPANISH MUSLIM LEADER'S 9-11 MESSAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 11:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KISL PGOV SP
07MADRID1796SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: BRUCE EMERSON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Bruce Emerson Tarbert, to travel to Sevilla, Spain on or about September 19 to September 25. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences Conference. 2. Post understands that no Embassy ass [...]
2007-09-17 12:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1797SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: DAVID LUSKER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: David Lusker, Supervisory, Aviation Safety Inspector, to travel to Sevilla, Spain on or about September 18 to September 23. The purpose of this visit is to conduct part 61 flight checks for two USAF pilots. 2. Post understands that no Emb [...]
2007-09-17 12:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1798SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: MARGARET NANCY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Margaret Nancy Langsted, to travel to Sevilla, Spain on or about September 22 to October 1. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Society of Engineers 2007 Aircraft and Engine Icing International Conference. 2. Post understands that [...]
2007-09-17 12:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1801MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The European Commission released growth forecasts on 9/11/07. The Commission maintained its 3.7% GDP growth forecast for Spain in 2007 compared with 2.5% for the eurozone and 2.9% for the UK. Fourteen private sector entities also maintained an average growth forecast of 3.8% for Spain in [...]
2007-09-17 15:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1802SPANISH OPTIMISTIC ABOUT SYRIA BORDER PLAN, NOTE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish DG for the Mideast, Mediterranean and Africa Alvaro Iranzo told DCM September 13 that Spain had received generally positive EU feedback to its non-paper on a Syrian border force, noting that certain EU members, including the French, had expressed a desire to wait until a [...]
2007-09-17 16:24:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN SP SY IS LE
07MADRID1803SPAIN LOWERING EXPECTATIONS ON MFO CONTRIBUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-17 16:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKMFO PREL XT IS IT JA EG SP
07MADRID1804SPAIN'S STANCE ON JOINING AND CONTRIBUTING TO A
[...] (SBU) On September 13, MFA's Deputy Director for Multilateral Economic Issues Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde told EconOff that Spain would postpone joining or contributing financially to the Partnership for Democratic Governance (PDG) until it became clearer what role and form the fledging organiz [...]
2007-09-17 20:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON SP OECD EAID EUN
07MADRID1805SPAIN STILL INTERESTED IN GUANTANAMO DETAINEES,
[...] (S/NF) Based on Reftel A request, Embassy Legatt on September 4 met with Javier Zaragoza, Chief of the Spanish National Court, to discuss the case of Guantanamo detainees Jamil El Banna and Omar Deghays. Legatt reminded Zaragoza that the GOS requested the extradition of El Banna and Deghays in 2004 [...]
2007-09-18 07:56:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPHUM PREL PTER PINR SP UK JO LY
07MADRID1806CONGEN BARCELONA ACTION ON ROSALINI CASE AND
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. 2. This is an action cable. See para. 3. 3. ConGen Barcelona called the Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona on 9/12/07 and learned that Dugan Rosalini's case has been postponed until sometime in early April, 2008. The case is being handled by [...]
2007-09-18 09:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP CASC ECON SP
07MADRID1807SPECIAL 301 DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. 2. Per ref B instructions, Embassy delivered the Special 301 demarche to Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Subdirector General for EU Trade Policy, Inigo Febrel Melgarejo, on 9/5/07; Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Deputy Head of Ser [...]
2007-09-18 09:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR PGOV ADCO SP
07MADRID1808SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/CT AMBASSADOR DAILEY
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador Dell Dailey and an interagency delegation to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 20 to September 22. The purpose of the visit is to participate in consultations with host government [...]
2007-09-18 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP SP AFIN
07MADRID1809SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. HUESTIS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Marilyn Huestis, Chief, Chemistry and Drug Metabolism Section, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH, to travel to Santiago de Compostela, Spain on or about September 24 to September 30. The purpose of the visit is to attend and give the opening speech [...]
2007-09-18 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1810SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ: DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation: David Struba, Wayne Whyte, Brad Kaufman, Glenn Feldhake, Badri Younes, Tom Vondeak from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain on September 16 to September 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present a [...]
2007-09-18 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1811SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: DAVID LUSKER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: David Lusker, Aviation Safety Inspector to travel to Seville, Spain on or about September 18 to September 23. The purpose of this visit is to conduct flight checks for two USAF pilots. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is requ [...]
2007-09-18 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1812SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NRC: TAI HUANG AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Tai Huang, Reactor Engineer, and Jose March Leuba, Research and Development Staff Member, from NRC to travel to Madrid, Cofrentes, and Valencia, Spain on or about September 19 to September 26. The purpose of the visit is [...]
2007-09-18 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1823EMBASSY MADRID PROPOSAL FOR U.S.-SPAIN RENEWABLE
[...] Summary: Consistent with our Mission Strategic Plan, Embassy Madrid is launching an initiative to increase linkages between Spanish and U.S. government and private sector leaders in the area of renewable energy. Spanish firms are world leaders in renewable energy technology, and there is inc [...]
2007-09-19 16:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON ENRG EINV KGHG KPAO SENV SP
07MADRID1832SPAIN: ICAO DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SPLIT-CURRENCY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-21 16:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ICAO SP PREL ECON
07MADRID1834MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) First Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes would like to make this benefit prospective (not clear from media reports as of exactly when),but all the opposition parties want to make the benefit applicable to parents of children born as of January 1, 2007. (Comment: Usually the [...]
2007-09-21 16:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1835SPAIN EQUIVOCAL ON RCFS REGISTRATION, BUT MAY DO
[...] (C) Charge spoke September 20 with Jose Maria Pons, Director General for North America and Europe, about the need for Spain as Chair-in-Office (CiO) to allow the registration of the Russian Chechen Friendship Society (RCFS) for the Human Dimension Implementation Meeting (HDIM). Charge expres [...]
2007-09-21 17:14:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER OSCE RS SP
07MADRID1838SPAIN SUPPORTS MINUSTAH RENEWAL, WILL ATTEND KEY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-24 17:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREL UNSC UNGA HA SP
07MADRID1839SPAIN WILL ATTEND COLOMBIA MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-24 17:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL PTER PHUM UNGA CO SP
07MADRID1840DISRUPTING TALIBAN FINANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-25 08:44:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER KTFN EFIN KPAO SP
07MADRID1844SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: TORRES
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ivette Torres, Physical Specialist, USGS to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 22 to September 29. The purpose of the visit is to attend the annual meeting of the International Consultative Group on Nonferrous Metal Statistics. 2. Post under [...]
2007-09-25 15:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1845SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: SHEDD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Kim Shedd, Physical Specialist, USGS to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 22 to September 29. The purpose of the visit is to attend and participate in the 20th Annual General meeting of the International Tungsten Industry Association. 2. Po [...]
2007-09-25 15:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1846SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Turab Lookman, from NNSA to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about October 17 to October 19. The purpose of the visit is to visit the University of Barcelona and participate in collaborative discussions on Los Alamos projects. 2. Post understands that [...]
2007-09-25 15:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1847SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/RW: RENEE JACKSON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Renee Jackson, from DOE, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about October 13 to October 23. The purpose of the visit is to meet with ENRESA officials to discuss possible activities for cooperation under the USDOE/ENRESA bilateral agreement. 2. Post under [...]
2007-09-25 15:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1848SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF: J SILVERTHORNE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Jane Silverthorne, Program Director in the Division of Biological Infrastructure , NSF to travel to Tenerife, Spain on or about October 02 to October 06. The purpose of the visit is to attend the PGEM6 Conference. 2. Post understands that no assist [...]
2007-09-25 15:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA NSF SP ORP OTRA TPHY
07MADRID1849SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT: WILLIAM LINDQUIST
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to William Lindquist, International Economist, Office of Europe and Eurasia, US Department of Treasury to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 26 to September 30. The purpose of the visit is to participate in meetings of donors in Kosovo in preparatio [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA SP
07MADRID1850SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: SARA HEAP
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Sara Heap from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Granada, Spain on October 1 to October 6. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Spectroscopy in Cosmology and Galaxy Evolution Conference. 2. Post understands that no a [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1851SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA DIAN SEIDEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dian Seidel, NOAA Meteorologist to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 28 to October 6. The purpose of the visit is to meet with collaborators at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. 2. Post u [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1852SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA RICHARD FEELY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Richard Feely, NOAA Supervisory Oceanographer to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 24 to September 29. The purpose of the visit is to give an invited lecture at the Atmospheric CO2, Ocean Acidification and Ecological Changes Workshop. 2. [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1853SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DRS. FOJO,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Antonio Tito Fojo, Senior Investigator, Medical Oncology Branch, Dr. Whoon Jong Kil, Posdoctoral Fellow, and Dr. Patrick Mansky, Director Integrative Medicine Consult Service, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 21 to September 27. [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1854SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. HOLLAND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Steven Holland, Chief, Laboratory of Clinical Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Malaga, Spain on or about September 26 to September 30. The purpose of the visit is to serve as part of the facult [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1855SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. MURPHY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Philip Murphy, Senior Investigator and Laboratory Chief, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 26 to September 30. The purpose of the visit is to speak at the Innovative Chemokine-ba [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1856SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. CHENG,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Orlena Cheng, Biologist, Laboratory of Pathology, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Mr. Peter Jensen, Biologist, NINDS, and Dr. Eugene Major, Laboratory Chief, NINDS, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about September 29 to [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1857SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. LEVENS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. David Levens, Chief of Gene Regulation, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, NIH, to travel to Baeza, Spain on or about September 29 to October 03. The purpose of the visit is to speak at the Current Trends in Biomedicine Workshops. 2 [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1858SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: MICHAEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Michael Hansen and Armond Salazar from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on October 12 to October 19. The purpose of this visit is to attend technical meetings in support of Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex operations. [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1859SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: DRAIN, HALE,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Tracy Drain, Amy Hale, and Benhan Jai from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on October 13 to October 19. The purpose of this visit is to attend the MARS Reconnaissance Orbiter Project Public Outreach Presentation to planetarium [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID186SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. ANTON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Anton Simeonov, Group Leader, NIH Chemical Genomics Center, National Human Genome Research Institute, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on February 19 to February 21. The purpose of this visit is to attend the attend and present at the MedChem Europe Confe [...]
2007-02-05 12:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID1860SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARY DOETSCH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mary Doetsch, Regional Regugee Coordinator, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about October 1 to October 16. The purpose of travel is to work temporarily from Madrid as discussed in emails. 2. Post will arrange access to computers and embassy per reftel [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREF OTRA SP
07MADRID1861SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC: LINDA BRADLEY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Linda Bradley, Geneticist, COCHP/NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC, to travel to Seville, Spain on or about October 8 to October 11. The purpose of the visit is to present and attend at the Clinical Validity & Utility of Genetic Susceptibility Testing on Common Disorders M [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1862SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA: DR. ALBERTO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Alberto Gutierrez, Deputy Office Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA, HHS, to travel to Seville, Spain on or about October 7 to October 11. The purpose of the visit is for program development and to attend the European Commissions Wor [...]
2007-09-25 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID187SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ DAVID STRUBA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Struba and Ronald Carbery from NASA HQ to travel to Madrid, Spain on February 12 to February 16. The purpose of this visit is to attend international meetings on the Unified S-Band. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visit [...]
2007-02-05 12:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID188SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR DAVID GROSS
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador David Gross, U.S. Coordinator for International Comunications and Information Policy/EB/CIP/State, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on February 10 to February 14. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the 3GSM World Congress. [...]
2007-02-05 12:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ECPS ETRD SP
07MADRID189SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE: STEPHANIE CLARKE,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Stephanie Payne, Allison Bennett and Whitney Creer to travel to Port of Algeciras, Spain on February 18 to February 22. The purpose of this visit to conduct a site visit to the Port of Algeciras to check status of operations and to meet with [...]
2007-02-05 12:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID1890SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Charles Acton, Nathaniel Bachman Boris Semenov and Edward Wright from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on October 21 to October 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Spacecraft Planet Instrument C-Matrix events at the E [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1891SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: BEYER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Patrick Beyer from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on November 2 to November 9. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a review of the Madrid Deep Space communications complex operations and development tasks. 2. Post unde [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1892SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: VAN WAGTENDONK
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jan Van Wagtendon, Research Forester, USGS to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 28 to October 7. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the Forest Fires: Suppression or Adaptation workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistan [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1893SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: NIELSEN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jennifer Nielsen, Research Fishery Biologist, USGS to travel to San Sebastian, Spain on or about October 5 to October 14. The purpose of the visit is to attend and represent the American Fisheries Society as President at the International Meeting on Tagging [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1894SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA STEVEN MURAWSKI
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Steven Murawski, NOAA Scientist to travel to Alicante, Spain on or about September 25 to September 28. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Marine Protected Area meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminde [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1895SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USPS PATRICIA BARNWELL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Patricia Barnwell, Program Manager, International Postal Development, USPS, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about September 29 to October 3. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Postal Development Action Group and Development Cooperation Action Grou [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC USPS OTRA SP
07MADRID1896SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ronald Nesse, William Kilmartin and William Johnson, from NNSA to travel to Algeciras, Spain on or about October 7 to October 11. The purpose of the visit is to conduct Port site visit and to meet with Spanish customs. 2. Post understands that no assis [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1897SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. CURTIS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Curtis Harris, Senior Investigator, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about October 3 to October 7. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the First International Liver Cancer Association Annual Conference. 2. Post understands [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1898SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DRS. BUDHU
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Anuradha Budhu, Staff Scientist, and Dr. Snorri Thorgeirsson, Senior Investigator, NIH, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about October 4 to October 8. The purpose of the visit is to attend and participate in the First International Liver Cancer Asso [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1899SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: ROBERTO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gregory Frazier and Roberto Calvo from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on October 7 to October 13. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Interstellar Boundary Explorer Transponder Mission Pre-Ship review. 2. Post und [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID190SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEC: ETHIOPIS TAFARA,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to US Securities and Exchange Commission Officials: Sherman Boone, Assistant Director, Ethiopis Tafara, Director, Roel Campos, Commissioner, and Estee Levine, Legal Adviser to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about February 2 to February 9. The purpose of this v [...]
2007-02-05 12:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID1900SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC: MICHAEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Michael Powers from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on October 7 to October 13. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Interstellar Boundary Explorer Transponder Mission Pre-Ship review. 2. Post understands that no as [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1901SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: BHANJI AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Alaudin Bhanji and Peter Hames from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on September 29 to October 6. The purpose of this visit is to address and make some decisions on some critical issue facing the Madrid Deep Space Communications [...]
2007-10-01 08:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1902MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The government proposes to spend Euros 289.8 billion and collect Euros 301.6 billion in taxes, which represents a projected budget surplus of 1.15% of GDP. The budget surplus assumes Spain will grow by 3.3% in 2008, which is still a reasonable, albeit somewhat optimistic, forecast given th [...]
2007-10-01 11:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1903SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: WILLIAM GEISER,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employees: William Geiser, Leslie Mauney, Robert Loveland, Michael Gunning and David Levine, Aviation Safety Inspector to travel to Rota, Spain on or about October 18 to October 19. The purpose of this visit is to conduct certification of navigation ai [...]
2007-10-01 12:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID1909SPAIN: UPDATE ON MEGAPORTS NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. On September 17-18, representatives from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) visited Spain to assess the implementation of the Megaports program at the Port of Algeciras and negotiate a cost-sharing expansion to Spain's other leading ports: Barcelona and Valenci [...]
2007-10-01 17:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT ENRG PARM PREL SP
07MADRID191SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: MICHAEL MCNERNY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspector, Michael McNerny to travel to Madrid, Spain on March 05 to March 8. The purpose of this visit is to perform surveillane of Fedex Express Line station operation. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Vi [...]
2007-02-05 12:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR SP
07MADRID1911SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL THOMPSON
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ms. Mischa Thompson and Ms. Janice Helwig, Staff Advisors for the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe to travel to Madrid and Cordoba, Spain on or about October 8 to October 13. The purpose of the visit is to attend and chai [...]
2007-10-02 10:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP SP AFIN
07MADRID1914SPAIN/CT: PROPOSAL TO CREATE A SOUTHERN EUROPEAN
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY. In order to confront the sustained terrorist threat to the United States and our European allies, we must find innovative, flexible and proactive approaches to strengthen the effectiveness of international cooperation in the fight against terrorism. My Mission inter-agency team has [...]
2007-10-02 15:47:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPTER SNAR SP
07MADRID1916TERRORIST FINANCE: SPAIN ON SAUDI FIVE UPDATE
[...] (C) On October 1, EconOff delivered reftel points to Ivo Pascual Herrera, desk officer within MFA's Terrorism Sub-Directorate. Pascual expressed appreciation for the update and reported that Spain had no position concerning the designations of the reftel A Saudi nationals under domestic and U [...]
2007-10-03 08:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER SA
07MADRID1918SPAIN STRAPPED FOR FUNDS FOR LEBANON TRIBUNAL, MFO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 15:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PTER PREL KMFO XT LE IS IT JA EG
07MADRID1919SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY: BRADLEY J.
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Bradley Waring, Director of Conglomerates, Office of Thrift Supervision, US Department of Treasury to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about October 16 to October 18. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the Joint Forum Working Group on Conglomerate [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA SP
07MADRID1920SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR WILLIAM
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to U.S. Embassy Berlin Ambassador William Timken, Jr., to travel to Spain on or about October 5 to October 19. The purpose of the visit is for personal business. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA SP
07MADRID1921SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ELAINE SAMSON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Elaine Samson, Senior Country Officer for Spain and Andorra, to travel to Madrid, Barcelona and Andorra, Spain on or about October 8 to October 14. The purpose of the visit is for consultations. 2. Post has made reservations near the Embassy and will s [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OTRA SP
07MADRID1922SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DRS. BURGESS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Shawn Burgess, Investigator, and Dr. Ivan Ovcharenko, Investigator, NIH, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about October 7 to October 10. The purpose of the visit is to speak at the Deciphering the Regulatory Genome: Development, Evolution and Disease wo [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1923SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA SUSAN SOLOMON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Susan Solomon, Senior Scientist from NOAA to travel to Valencia, Spain on or about November 7 to November 18. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Twenty-Seventh Session of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2. Post understands that no assis [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA SENV TPHY SP
07MADRID1924SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA BIGELOW, MILLER,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Keith Bigelow, Timothy Miller, Jana Yonat Swimmer, and Jason Link, NOAA Scientists to travel to San Sebastian, Spain on or about October 6 to October 20. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the meeting with international scientists: Tagging and Tr [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS KSCA OTRA SP
07MADRID1925SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC: TIMOTHY HOLTZ
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Timothy Holtz, Medical Officer, NCHHSTP, HHS, CDC, to travel to Madrid and Gran Canarias, Spain on or about October 23 to October 27. The purpose of the visit is to attend the bimonthly Green Light Committee meeting of STOP TB. 2. Post understands that [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1926SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC: FREDERICK
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Frederick Angulo, Deputy Branch Chief, CCID/NCZVED, HHS/CDC, to travel to Segovia and Madrid, Spain on or about October 16 to October 19. The purpose of the visit is to present at the MedVetNet meeting on Microbial Ecology of Antimicrobial Resistance. [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDELTN ETRD OTRA SP
07MADRID1927SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL: JOHN SIMMONDS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to John Simmonds from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on October 15 to October 19. The purpose of this visit is to transit through Madrid for a meeting in Munich. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visi [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1928SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC: DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation as listed in reftel from NASA Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Madrid and Moron, Spain on October 14 to October 26. The purpose of this visit is to support STS-120 Operations at the Transoceanic Abort Landing Site. 2. Post understands [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1929SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC: DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation as listed in reftel from NASA Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Madrid and Moron, Spain on October 11 to October 27. The purpose of this visit is to support STS-120 Operations at the Transoceanic Abort Landing Site. 2. Post understands [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1930SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ: ANTHONY CARRO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Anthony Carro from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Madrid, Spain on October 3 to October 12. The purpose of this visit is to support the Space Communication Navigation Study Group. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID1931SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE: SILVERSTEIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Alison Silverstein, Consultant to DOE, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about November 1 to November 2. The purpose of the visit is to articulate international group research focus - renewable energy smart grid demand side management. 2. Post understan [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1932SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE: JENNIFER OWEN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jennifer Owen, Senior Advisor, Legislative Affairs from DOE, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about October 8 to October 12. The purpose of the visit is to participate in a congressional staff tour on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable [...]
2007-10-03 16:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID1933DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA RESOLUTION ON RAPE AS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-03 16:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI
07MADRID1934SPAIN SUPPORTS CONTINUED PRESSURE ON BURMA
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarche and background materials separately on October 2, to Fernando Fernandez-Arias, Spanish Deputy Director General for Human Rights, and Jose Luis Garcia Galan, Deputy Director General for Southeast Asia, and thanked them for the several statements already iss [...]
2007-10-03 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BM EUN
07MADRID1935SPAIN ON SUPPORT FOR MALI AND COMMUNITY OF
[...] (U) Poloff spoke with Juan Manuel Linares, Spanish Deputy Director General for the United Nations, October 2 about Spanish support for the Community of Democracies and specifically for Mali's effort to organize a successful Ministerial meeting in November. Linares said that of course Spain i [...]
2007-10-04 07:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SP
07MADRID1936SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL O'MALIA
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Mr. Scott O'Malia, Professional Staff Member, Senate Appropriations Committee and accompanying Staffdel to travel to Madrid, Seville, Port of Algeciras and Granada, Spain on or about October 6 to October 12. The purpose of the visit is [...]
2007-10-04 14:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP SP AFIN
07MADRID1937SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/EE: LISA EPIFANI
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Lisa Epifani, Assistant Secretary for CI, from DOE, to travel to Spain on or about October 6 to October 12. The purpose of the visit is to participate in a congressional staff tour on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy to review [...]
2007-10-05 08:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID194SPAIN: TELEFONICA'S VIEW OF VENEZUELA AND REST OF
[...] DCM, accompanied by ECONOFF, met February 5 with Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete Lopez, President of Telefonica International, to discuss Chavez's telcoms (e.g., CANTV) nationalization threats and their potential impact on Telefonica's Venezuela operations/investment. Alvarez-Pallete said that Tel [...]
2007-02-06 11:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN ETRD PREL
07MADRID1942MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Spanish Employers Federation (CEOE) Economic Commission President Jose Luis Feito says the Spanish economy can withstand a dollar/euro exchange rate of 1/1.4 because most Spanish exports go to Europe and, besides, exports are not as important a component of Spanish GDP as they are for coun [...]
2007-10-06 08:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD SP EINV EAGR SOCI
07MADRID1943SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ronald Nesse, William Kilmartin , Lindsay Guthrie, and William Johnson, from NNSA to travel to Algeciras, Spain on or about October 7 to October 11. The purpose of the visit is to conduct Port site visit and to meet with Spanish customs. 2. Post unders [...]
2007-10-06 08:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID195SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR MARK DYBUL,
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/GAC US Delegation; Ambassador Mark Dybul, Kristin Pugh and Robert Mayes, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on February 10 to February 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 3GSM World Congress and participate in Steering Committee [...]
2007-02-06 11:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC EAID KHIV OTRA SOCI SP
07MADRID1950EMBASSY ASKS MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY, TOURISM AND
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. 2. EconCouns and EconOff met with the Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade's (Joan Clos) Chief of Staff, Marc Murtra, and Industry Advisor Bruno Fernandez Scrimieri, on 10/4/07. EconOff queried Murtra on the Ministry's thinking on the Rosalini [...]
2007-10-09 15:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP CASC ECON SP
07MADRID1952SPANISH DEMARCHES ON ODYSSEY ONCE AGAIN
[...] (SBU) On October 9, Foreign Ministry Deputy Director for North American Affairs Fernando Prieto presented a nonpaper to desk officer Elaine Samson and EconOff reinforcing the GOS' desire to obtain broader access to the Odyssey import documents into the U.S. and requesting that the U.S. conduct [...]
2007-10-10 12:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PHSA SCUL SP UK
07MADRID1953SPAIN TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF ALL FOUR BIOTECH VARIETIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 13:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETRD TBIO PREL SP ECPSN
07MADRID1954SPAIN TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF ALL FOUR BIOTECH
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-10 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETRD TBIO ECPSN PREL SP
07MADRID196SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SECDEF ROBERT M. GATES
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to U.S. Delegation traveling with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to travel to Seville, Spain on or about February 7 to February 12. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the USNATO Defense Ministerial meetings. 2. Contro [...]
2007-02-06 12:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC EAID KHIV OTRA SOCI SP
07MADRID1963SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: PAUL RICHARD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Paul Richard Durrence, Aviation Safety Inspector to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about October 15 to October 19. The purpose of this visit is to conduct recertification inspection of CASA to comply with the airbus special exemption. 2. [...]
2007-10-11 15:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID197SCENESETTER FOR SECDEF VISIT TO SPAIN
[...] (C/NF) Mr. Secretary, welcome to Spain. Your visit to Spain will be brief, and it will be focused on NATO issues rather than on the host. Nonetheless, the trip provides an important opportunity to discuss key initiatives with your Spanish counterpart, Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso, an [...]
2007-02-06 14:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR SP
07MADRID1977SPAIN DETAINS ODYSSEY EXPLORER IN DISPUTED
[...] (C) The Bahamian-flagged Odyssey Explorer sailed out of Gibraltar at 9:38 am local time the morning of October 16 and was immediately approached by the Spanish Navy and the Guardia Civil approximately 3.5 nautical miles south of Gibraltar in disputed waters. The Spanish authorities detained t [...]
2007-10-16 17:59:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPBTS PHSA SCUL SP UK CA ECON
07MADRID198SPAIN: EU CONSTITUTION HELPS THOSE WHO HELP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spain hosted a January 26 conference at the deputy foreign minister level of the 18 nations that have ratified the EU Constitution Treaty. While most efforts at reviving the EU Constitution impasse have focused on stripping away enough objectionable content to satisfy the Frenc [...]
2007-02-06 14:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN SP
07MADRID1982MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The President of the Bank of Spain, Miguel Angel Fernandez Ordonez, forecasts 2008 GDP growth of 3% or possibly somewhat less. The IMF currently forecasts 2.7% growth for Spain in 2008. (Comment: The lower central bank forecast is perhaps most interesting, as Fernandez was appointed to h [...]
2007-10-17 16:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP EINV
07MADRID1987EUR ASSISTANT SECRETARY FRIED'S OCTOBER 15 MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Fried and CDA Llorens met October 15 with Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos. A/S Fried briefed Moratinos on 2 2 talks on CFE and missile defense, including the possibility of major progress on CFE in time for the OSCE ministerial Spain is hosting in November. A/S Fried prepa [...]
2007-10-18 17:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOSCE PARM PREL SP KV CU
07MADRID1996TERRORISM FINANCE: SPAIN NOTIFIED OF DESIGNATION
[...] (U) As requested, Post informed the GOS via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Terrorism Sub-directorate of the UN listing of the three Saudi nationals (reftel). EconOff had previously provided identifying information on these individuals but re-supplied that information. EconOff requested tha [...]
2007-10-22 07:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SA SP
07MADRID1997HIGH-LEVEL SPANISH GOVERNMENT PARTICIPATION IN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-22 07:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY KGHG
07MADRID1998MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The index closed on October 18 at 15,501 points, its highest level ever, despite lingering fears of the impact of the subprime mortgage crisis. Analysts say that the good results posted by Telefonica, Santander, BBVA, Iberdrola, Endesa and other energy companies, plus the U.S. Fed's intere [...]
2007-10-22 08:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP EINV
07MADRID20SPANISH RESPONSE TO GALILEO DEMARCHE
[...] ESTHOFF made reftel points January 5 to MFA Deputy Director General for International Economic Relations Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde, asking about the status of Spanish ratification of U.S.-EU GPS Galileo Cooperation Agreement and whether Spain plans to mandate that GOS entities utilize Galile [...]
2007-01-05 14:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA SENV KTIA SPCE SP
07MADRID2018SPAIN/CT: S/CT COORDINATOR DAILEY DISCUSSES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-23 13:34:00Embassy MadridSECRETPTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2020SPAIN/OSCE: INTRODUCING PHILIP REMLER AS CANDIDATE
[...] (C) In an October 22 meeting at the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs with MFA Director General for Europe and North America Jose Maria "Pepe" Pons (who is the focal point for OSCE issues during Spain's chairmanship),EUR DAS David Kramer introduced Philip Remler as the U.S. candidate to head [...]
2007-10-23 15:43:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOSCE PREL SP
07MADRID2021SPAIN: INL ACTING A/S SCHWEICH BRIEFS SPANISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During an October 9 visit to Madrid, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Thomas Schweich met with representatives from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Intelligence Center Against Organized Crime (CICO). [...]
2007-10-23 16:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2023SPAIN/CT: S/CT COORDINATOR DAILEY DISCUSSES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY. Counterterrorism Coordinator Ambassador Dell Dailey led an interagency delegation to Madrid on September 21 for meetings with Spanish security, law enforcement, diplomatic and intelligence officials to discuss the evolving [...]
2007-10-24 07:58:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2026EMBASSY MADRID UPDATED CONTACT INFO
[...] (U) Updated contact information follows, including after-hours and emergency contact names and telephone numbers, for all section heads at Embassy Madrid. American Embassy Madrid (IVG Prefix: 559) Regular Hours: 09:00-18:00 (GMT 2:00) Embassy Switchboard: (34) (91)587-2200 Embassy After H [...]
2007-10-24 15:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID2029SPAIN: FM MORATINOS ON EQUAL TREATMENT FOR
[...] (SBU) Per refs, Ambassador Aguirre discussed GOS action on the official status of certain religions with Foreign Minister Moratinos on October 24. Ambassador Aguirre stressed that it was important to the USG and the U.S. Senate that the GOS provide equal treatment for all religions with "not [...]
2007-10-24 16:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KIRF SP
07MADRID2030SPAIN: BURMA HUMAN RIGHTS/SANCTIONS DEMARCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-25 10:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM CVIS ETRD BM SP
07MADRID2033SUPPORTING ARGENTINA'S REQUEST FOR INTERPOL
[...] (S) DCM delivered ref A demarche October 25 to Spanish Secretary of State for Security Antonio Camacho. Camacho was SIPDIS quick to say the red notices were fully justified and that Spain had supported Argentina in the INTERPOL Executive Committee earlier this year. He said Argentina could [...]
2007-10-25 15:36:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNASEC KJUS PGOV PREL PTER IR SP
07MADRID2034EUR A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 14-16 MEETINGS IN MADRID
[...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried visited Madrid October 14-16. The visit was in preparation for the November 29-30 OSCE ministerial. A/S Fried met with FM Moratinos (septel),Presidential foreign policy and security advisor Carles Casajuana, MFA DG for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcall [...]
2007-10-25 15:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOSCE PARM PREL SP CU
07MADRID2035COUNTER-TERRORISM: DCM'S OCTOBER 25 CONVERSATION
[...] (S) DCM met October 25 with Spanish Secretary of State for Security Antonio Camacho and congratulated him on the Guardia Civil's October 23 arrest in Burgos of six suspected Islamic terrorists from the self-proclaimed "al-Ansar" group. The six are accused of fund raising, recruiting terrorists [...]
2007-10-25 16:49:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PTER SNAR SP
07MADRID2039DEMARCHE TO SPAIN ON DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] (C) On 10/26/07, DCM spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Bernadino Leon (acting Foreign Minister while Miguel Angel Moratinos is traveling) about the new Iran sanctions. Leon said that that Spain supported U.S. leadership in dealing with Iran's possible acquisition of nu [...]
2007-10-26 11:49:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN SP
07MADRID2040DEMARCHE TO SPAIN ON DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN
[...] (C) On 10/26/07, DCM spoke with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Bernadino Leon about the new Iran sanctions. Leon was quite aware of Secretary Rice's and Secretary Paulson's 10/25/07 press conference from media SIPDIS reports. He said that Spain supported U.S. leadership in [...]
2007-10-26 13:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR PARM EFIN SP
07MADRID2041SPAIN: NATIONAL COURT VOTES IN FAVOR OF THE
[...] (C) On October 26, the Fourth Section of the Criminal Division of the Spanish National Court made public its 2-1 vote to accept the extradition to the U.S. of Syrian arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar. Judge Teresa Palacios presided over the October 4 extradition hearing and voted against remanding [...]
2007-10-26 15:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALCJAN CIVS KCRM PGOV PREL PTER SP
07MADRID2044SPAIN CONCERNED WITH NEW U.S. MARITIME CARGO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although GOS officials are in favor of increasing security measures at Spanish ports, they are concerned that their ports will be unable to comply with the new scanning requirements mandated under Title XVII of the 9/11 Act. Spanish officials have told Post that the requiremen [...]
2007-10-29 10:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT ETRD AMGT PTER SP
07MADRID2045MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (SBU) In meeting with Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Deputy Director for EU Trade Policy, Inigo Febrel, USTR Director for EU Affairs, David Weiner emphasized President Bush's personal engagement on Doha matters, and that the USG does see a possibility for a successful conclusion of the [...]
2007-10-29 14:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP EINV
07MADRID2046EUR A/S FRIED'S OCTOBER 14-16 MEETINGS IN MADRID -
[...] (C) Summary: EUR Assistant Secretary Fried visited Madrid October 14-16. The visit was in preparation for the November 29-30 OSCE ministerial. A/S Fried met with FM Moratinos (septel),Presidential foreign policy and security advisor Carles Casajuana, MFA DG for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcall [...]
2007-10-29 15:00:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOSCE PARM PREL SP CU
07MADRID2047IDENTIFYING TOOLS FOR POSSIBLE USE AGAINST IRANIAN
[...] (S/NF) This message is keyed to reftel A's para. 5. 2. (S/NF) The Bank of Spain regulates banks. The Executive Service of the Commission for the Prevention of Money Laundering and Monetary Offenses (SEPBLAC) is the Spanish government entity that focuses on preventing and investigating mone [...]
2007-10-29 17:14:00Embassy MadridSECRETKNNP IR PREL PARM EFIN ETTC SP
07MADRID2048DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SPAIN IN SUPPORT OF U.S.
[...] EconOff relayed reftel demarche on October 29 to Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde, MFA's Deputy Director for Economic Multilateral Relations. EconOff asked that Spain support the U.S. candidacy for Category A membership to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) council. Munoz de Laborde exp [...]
2007-10-30 10:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK
07MADRID2049SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Hector Lorenzana, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about November 18 to November 25. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate with Complutense partners and to participate in a discussion at the Universidad Politecnica. 2. Post understands t [...]
2007-10-30 13:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2051DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SPAIN ON ICAO MONTREAL
[...] (SBU) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on October 29 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Deputy Director for Economic Multilateral Relations Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde as well as to the Ministry of Infrastructure and Public Works' Deputy Directorate for Civil Aviation Operations. Both Ministr [...]
2007-10-30 17:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAIR ICAO KNNP OTRA KTIA PARM XX SP
07MADRID2054SPANISH RENEWABLE ENERGY COMPANIES RECOMMENDED FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2007-10-31 16:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY KGHG
07MADRID2055SPAIN: RESPONSE TO S/CT REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON
[...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid offers the following responses to REFTEL request for information on the government of Spain's policies toward and capabilities for collection of biographic and biometric data for terrorist screening purposes. For ease of reading, we have opted to rewrite each question set [...]
2007-10-31 17:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CIVS ASEC KHLS SP
07MADRID2056DEMARCHING EU STATES FOR HUMAN RIGHTS ACTION ON
[...] (C) DCM delivered reftel points October 31 to Spanish MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar. He noted that the U.S. and Spain shared a strategic goal -- a free and democratic Cuba -- but differed sharply on tactics. The U.S. nevertheless wanted to work collaboratively with t [...]
2007-10-31 17:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNGA CU SP
07MADRID2058SPAIN: VERDICTS HANDED DOWN IN THE TRIAL OF THE
[...] (U) Spain's National Court on October 31 returned guilty verdicts on 21 of the 28 people accused of involvement in the March 11, 2004 train bombings in Madrid (known in Spain as 11-M),which killed 191 and injured over 1,800. An additional seven individuals were acquitted. A 29th defendant h [...]
2007-10-31 18:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID2063DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION DISCUSSES PKK TERRORISM,
[...] (C) PKK: DCM met October 31 with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar and delivered reftel points. Dezcallar said Spain shared U.S. concerns regarding the PKK and understood the delicacy of the situation between Turkey and Iraq. He emphasized that Spain wanted to be helpfu [...]
2007-11-02 15:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN SP
07MADRID2065MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Second Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes said the announcement of the European-harmonized inflation rate was a "bad figure without redeeming features." The 3.6% was an unexpectedly steep increase from the September figure of 2.7%, which itself was already 0.6% above the eur [...]
2007-11-05 09:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN EIND ELAB EPET SOCI SP EINV
07MADRID2066SPAIN/INCSR: 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-05 11:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM EFIN SP
07MADRID2070SPANISH ROYAL VISIT TO CEUTA AND MELILLA BACKFIRES
[...] (C) The strong Moroccan reaction to the November 5-6 visit of the King and Queen of Spain to Ceuta and Melilla seems to have caught the Zapatero government completely by surprise. When Morocco recalled its ambassador, Spanish FM Moratinos and his number two, Bernardino Leon, were reportedly spendin [...]
2007-11-05 18:31:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MO SP
07MADRID2071ICCAT GRANTS ACCREDITATION TO ANTALYA,TURKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-06 08:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC ICCAT
07MADRID2072TERRORIST FINANCE: FOLLOW-UP ACTION REQUEST ON
[...] (SBU) This message is sensitive but unclassfied. 2. (SBU) The information provided in this message is keyed to the questions in reftel's para. 5. 3. (U) The June, 2006 Financial Action Task Force (FATF) mutual evaluation of Spain found that Spain's "structures for dealing with terrorist [...]
2007-11-06 15:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN KCRM PREL PTER SP
07MADRID2077MFA SECRETARY OF STATE FOR IBEROAMERICA TRINIDAD
[...] (C) According to a November 6 readout provided by Trinidad Jimenez' Chief of Staff Juan Carlos Sanchez to the DCM, Jimenez found the situation in Venezuela "extremely bad" during her October 31 visit. She described Chavez as being in "another world." The polarization of the country was increasing a [...]
2007-11-06 18:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP VE
07MADRID2078SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EUR SENIOR ADVISOR
[...] Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Farah Pandith, EUR Senior Advisor to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about November 6 to November 14. The purpose of the visit is to attend and conduct Muslim outreach meetings. 2. Post will assist with meetings and logistics as requested [...]
2007-11-07 09:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA SP
07MADRID208SPAIN: ZAPATERO'S DECISION ON AFGHANISTAN FIRM
[...] (C/NF) President Zapatero is highly unlikely to in the near term reverse his statement that Spain will not augment its troop presence in Afghanistan, thereby nixing the possibility of staffing the ISAF XI HQ in Kabul (with some 120-150 personnel). This conclusion stems from Ambassador Aguirre,s con [...]
2007-02-07 14:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID2083SPAIN'S 2008 PROPOSED BUDGET COMBINES SPENDING
[...] Summary. With only four months left until general elections, the PSOE government has successfully side-stepped attempts led by conservative opposition Partido Popular (PP) representatives in the Chamber of Deputies to derail its 2008 proposed budget. The Administration's budget focuses heavily [...]
2007-11-07 14:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP ECON EFIN PGOV
07MADRID2084FATF/IRAN STATEMENTS DELIVERED TO SPAIN
[...] DCM shared on 10/31/07 reftel points on the Financial Action Task Force's (FATF) statements on Iran with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Political Director Rafael Dezcallar. Embassy is also sharing reftel points with Ministry of Economy Secretary of State David Vegara's office. 2. Comment: Our [...]
2007-11-07 15:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ECON KTFN IR SP
07MADRID2090SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL PEARSON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Daniel Pearson, Professional Staff Member, and accompanying delegation to travel to Valencia, Spain on or about November 10 to November 20. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Intergovernmental panel on climate change. 2. Post wi [...]
2007-11-08 16:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP OTRA SP
07MADRID2092NATO MILITARY COMMITTEE VOTE - SPANISH MAKE FINAL
[...] (C) DCM met November 7 with Secretary of State for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta. Cuesta raised the CHOD Sanz' candidacy for Chair of the NATO Military Committee, noting that all three countries seeking the post -- Italy, Poland, and Spain -- had much to recommend them. However, he noted that It [...]
2007-11-08 19:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SP
07MADRID2093SPANISH AGAIN BRING UP CARRASCOSA CASE AND MAY
[...] (C) The DCM met November 5 with Secretary of State for Justice Julio Perez Hernandez to thank him for Spain's efforts in the Al-Kassar extradition case (REFTEL A). Perez Hernandez raised during the meeting Spain's continuing concern over the long-running case of Maria Jose Carrascosa, a Spani [...]
2007-11-08 19:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKOCI PREL CASC SP
07MADRID2094SPANISH SHARE U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT ODIHR MISSION TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-13 09:15:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM RS SP
07MADRID21ETA ATTACK: POLICE FIND SECOND BOMB, RESCUERS FIND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Basque police located a second vehicle containing explosive material in Vizcaya on January 4; they believe the vehicle had been abandoned by ETA. President Zapatero visited the airport bombing site and expressed his continued resolve to achieve an end to violence in Spain. Z [...]
2007-01-05 15:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PGOV SP
07MADRID210FM MORATINOS ON AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/NF) Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos called Ambassador Aguirre February 7 to discuss Spain's commitment to Afghanistan in advance of the February 8-9 NATO ministerial in Sevilla. The Ambassador had previously spoken with Defense Minister Alonso and National Security Advisor Casajuana on t [...]
2007-02-07 17:52:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMARR PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2101MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) The Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade sponsored a November 7-8 "Conference on Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment" that included representatives from the USG (Associate Register of Copyrights David Carson),France, the UK and Korea, as well as representatives of c [...]
2007-11-14 15:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO
07MADRID2102SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Rajat Sapra, Masood Hadi, and Kenneth Sale, from NNSA to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about November 21 to December 02. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the European conference on Synthetic Biology: Design, Programming and Optimis. [...]
2007-11-14 16:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2105DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO SPAIN ON EU'S LACKLUSTER
[...] Embassy EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade Subdirector General Teresa Zapatero Martinez and to Ministry of Environment Subdirector General for International Relations Amparo Rambla Gil on 11/13/07. AgCouns delivered the demarche to the Ministry of Agr [...]
2007-11-15 08:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETRD TBIO ECPSN PREL SP
07MADRID2106DEMARCHE: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, VENEZUELA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met November 14 with Deputy Director General for Andean Countries Ramon Santos and Deputy Director General for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Ignacio Sanchez de Lerin Garcia-Ovies regarding U.S. concerns over Bolivia's support for Iran's nuclear program (ref A). Sanch [...]
2007-11-15 12:36:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID2118SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Arthur Rodgers and Keith Nakanishi, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about November 24 to December 04. The purpose of the visit is to attend a meeting at the Institute of Earth Sciences in Madrid. 2. Post understands that no assistance is req [...]
2007-11-15 16:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2123ROYAL SMACKDOWN OF CHAVEZ MEETS WITH SPANISH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Judging from the reaction in Spain, King Juan Carlos seems to have been speaking for many when he asked Venezuelan President Chavez to shut up at the Iberoamerican Summit (ref a). His angry rebuke of Chavez has gone over well with the Spanish public, and the recording of it is r [...]
2007-11-16 15:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SP
07MADRID2125SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF NOVEMBER 19 GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to MFA Deputy DG for European Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on November 15. Fernandez-Arias emphasized that Spain was mainly in agreement with the U.S., but he highlighted subtle differences on several topics. //KOSOVO// 2. (C) Fernandez- [...]
2007-11-16 17:52:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEUN PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID2126SPAIN SEEKS TO BE PART OF INNER CIRCLE ON CLIMATE
[...] In a Nov. 8 meeting with DCM, GoS Secretary General (Vice-Minister) of Environment for Prevention of Pollution and Climate Change Arturo Aizpiri emphasized Spain,s desire to be part of the inner group of countries focusing on a solution to global climate change. Aizpiri noted the GoS' concer [...]
2007-11-16 18:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV SP
07MADRID2128USG REPRESENTATIVES REITERATE INTEREST IN WORKING
[...] (U) Summary: Associate Register of Copyrights David Carson, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Senior Counsel Michael Shapiro and Deputy Chief of Mission Hugo Llorens used the Spanish government organized Madrid November 7-8, 2007 "Conference on Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Environment" [...]
2007-11-19 09:03:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KIPR PGOV ADCO SP
07MADRID2129MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - NOVEMBER
[...] (U) The 0.7% quarter-on-quarter GDP growth figure was lower than the second quarter's 0.9%, so it tracks with other signs of a slowdown. The Spanish government forecasts full-year 2007 growth of 3.8%. (Comment: The big question is how much lower growth will be in 2008. The opposition conser [...]
2007-11-19 10:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO SP
07MADRID2131SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL JONES
[...] Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Daniel Jones, Staff, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and accompanying delegation to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about November 30 to December 02. The purpose of travel is in conjunction with matters of concern to the committee. [...]
2007-11-19 11:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP OTRA SP
07MADRID2132SPAIN SEEKS TO BE PART OF INNER CIRCLE ON CLIMATE
[...] In a Nov. 8 meeting with DCM, GoS Secretary General (Vice-Minister) of Environment for Prevention of Pollution and Climate Change Arturo Aizpiri emphasized Spain,s desire to be part of the inner group of countries focusing on a solution to global climate change. Aizpiri noted the GoS' concer [...]
2007-11-19 11:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV SP
07MADRID2135TOP SPANISH LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL GETS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Joan Mesquida, Director General of Spain's Unified Command of the Spanish National Police and Civil Guard, traveled to Miami and Washington the week of November 5 to meet with various members of the U.S. interagency involved in the fight against terrorism and narcotics traffickin [...]
2007-11-20 06:52:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SNAR SP
07MADRID2140SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Otto Anatole Von Lilienfeld-Toal, from NNSA to travel to San Sebastian, Spain on or about December 4 to December 09. The purpose of the visit is to establish and continue a variety of collaborations with leading experts. 2. Post understands that no ass [...]
2007-11-20 10:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2142SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY BURNS'
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. We realize much of your time will rightly be occupied by the OSCE ministerial, but we are certain that when you engage on bilateral issues, you will find the Spanish keenly interested in what you have to say. The country is absorbed with [...]
2007-11-20 18:55:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID2145SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL HASTINGS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes U.S. Representative Alcee Hastings and accompanying delegation to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about November 25 to December 02. The purpose of travel is to attend the Organization on Security Meeting and the 15th OSCE Ministerial Council [...]
2007-11-21 12:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP OTRA SP
07MADRID2148SPAIN/IRAN - UNION FENOSA VICE PRESIDENT CONFIRMS
[...] (C) Charge called Union Fenosa Vice President and CEO Honorato Lopez Isla on 11/20/07 to find out whether an 11/16/07 Financial Times story ("Tehran in talks with European companies over big LNG project") reporting that an Union Fenosa subsidiary, Socoin, had been awarded a euros 32.5 million engin [...]
2007-11-23 08:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN ENRG ETTC PREL EPET EINV SP IR
07MADRID215SPAIN/COUSO CASE: JUDGE THREATENS TO OBSTRUCT US-SPAIN JUDICICIAL COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-08 18:12:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR CJAN KJUS SP
07MADRID2150SCENESETTER: SPAIN WELCOMES SECRETARY PETERS
[...] (SBU) I welcome you to Spain on behalf of our 362 American and Spanish colleagues serving the United States at Mission Spain. Your visit comes just three months before the general elections, an exciting time for the country in what appears will be a very close race between incumbent President [...]
2007-11-23 18:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP ECON OREP PREL
07MADRID2155MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - NOVEMBER
[...] (U) There is much media speculation that Second Vice President and Finance Minister Solbes will run for a parliamentary seat, perhaps as the number two to President Zapatero in the Madrid area. (Comment: Getting Solbes to stay, and to run, is all about shoring up the PSOE's centrist and center [...]
2007-11-26 13:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KIPR PTER SOCI TBIO SP
07MADRID2158SPAIN AGREES TO TELL BOLIVIA TO BACK OFF ITS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-27 14:07:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL BO SP
07MADRID2159DEMARCHE ON DEMOCRACY IN VENEZUELA
[...] (C) Charge d'Affaires delivered ref a demarche November 23 to MFA Secretary of State for Iberoamerica Trinidad Jimenez and the Director General for Iberoamerica Javier Sandomingo. Drawing also on information provided by WHA/AND concerning Chavez' ties to Iran and increased narcotics trafficking fro [...]
2007-11-27 14:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM VE SP
07MADRID2160SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USOSCE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes the USOSCE delegation on reftel to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about November 26 to November 30. The purpose of travel is to attend the OSCE Ministerial Council. 2. Kevan Higgins is the point of contact and can be reached at embassy [...]
2007-11-28 06:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP OTRA SP
07MADRID217SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/GAC BRITISH ROBINSON
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to S/GAC US Delegate British Robinson, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on February 10 to February 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 3GSM World Congress and participate in Steering Committee meetings. 2. Hotel reservations ha [...]
2007-02-09 09:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ASEC EAID KHIV OTRA SOCI SP
07MADRID2179ASSISTANT SECRETARY DANIEL FRIED BILATERAL WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried met with Montenegrin Foreign Minister Milan Rocen on 11/29/07 on the margins of the 11/29-30/07 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial in Madrid. Rocen was not willing to commit on when Montenegro might recognize Kosovo - [...]
2007-11-30 14:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EINV NATO PREL OSCE
07MADRID2180SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to William Kilmartin, Eric Alderson, Leslie Carroll, Mark Ekman, Adrian Pidlusky, and Richard Lucero, from NNSA to travel to Barcelona and Valencia, Spain on or about December 01 to December 09. The purpose of the visit is to perform a port visit under the Se [...]
2007-11-30 16:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2181SUPPORT FOR NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND
[...] No summary [...]
2007-11-30 18:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID TBIO PREL
07MADRID2182OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS' MEETING WITH TURKISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a November 29 bi-lateral meeting, U/S Burns and DAS Bryza met with FM Ali Babacan and the Turkish delegation at the OSCE Ministerial in Madrid in a productive exchange on critical issues: Annapolis Summit, Kosovo final status, and Turkey's relations with Cyprus. On Annapolis Su [...]
2007-11-30 18:24:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE TU
07MADRID2183MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - NOVEMBER
[...] Table of Contents: EFIN: Inflation up again PGOV: Solbes agrees to run with Zapatero PGOV/SENV/KGHG/ENRG: Socialist climate change policy ideas in flux PGOV/ELAB: Opposition conservative PP proposes labor market change EAGR: Livestock producers receive subsidies; biotech could address pro [...]
2007-12-03 13:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ELAB ENRG ETRD KGHG KIPR PGOV SENV
07MADRID2188SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) What is the nature of investments (and names, if known) that host country businesses have in Cuba? Information on Spanish foreign investment in Cuba is limited, in part because Spanish compan [...]
2007-12-04 08:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
07MADRID2189SPAIN/ETA: RARE POLITICAL UNITY IN WAKE OF ETA
[...] (U) Spanish political leaders from virtually every stripe have presented a united front in the aftermath of the December 1 shooting in the French town of Capbreton that left one Spanish Civil Guard officer dead and another in a coma. The officers, part of a bilateral counterterrorism initiativ [...]
2007-12-04 09:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV SP
07MADRID2194SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA241/NNTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Armando Alcaraz, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about December 07 to December 12. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Temporary Working Group Sampling and Analysis meeting. 2. Post [...]
2007-12-04 16:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2195SUDAN - UNAMID DEMARCHE REQUEST TO FOREIGN
[...] (C) On December 4 the Ambassador raised the issue of helicopters for UNAMID with FM Moratinos, emphasizing the urgent need given UNAMID's lack of air mobility assets and the enormous and rugged terrain in which UNAMID must operate. He underscored that UNAMID's effectiveness was critical to th [...]
2007-12-04 18:54:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UN SU SP
07MADRID2197A/S FRIED MEETING WITH POLISH U/S WASZCZYKOWSKI
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary Fried met with Polish Under Secretary Witold Waszczykowski on 11/30/07 on the margins of the 11/29-30/2007 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ministerial in Madrid. Waszczykowski said that while Poland does plan troop level reductions in [...]
2007-12-05 09:52:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALNATO OSCE EUR
07MADRID2200SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA241/NNTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Armando Alcaraz, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about December 07 to December 12. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Temporary Working Group Sampling and Analysis meeting. 2. Post [...]
2007-12-05 15:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2201CLIMATE CHANGE-SPAIN SEEKS TO WORK WITH U.S. AT
[...] (SBU) On December 4, DCM delivered ref a points on USG climate change objectives to Spanish Secretary General (Vice-Minister) of the Environment Arturo Aizpiri. Aizpiri said he was optimistic about the prospects for progress in Bali. Spain,s objective was the EU one of setting a negotiating [...]
2007-12-05 17:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGCC SENV SP
07MADRID2202UNDER SECRETARY BURNS NOVEMBER 30 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary Nicholas Burns met with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzenberg on the margins of the Organization of Security and Cooperation (OSCE) Ministerial in Madrid. Burns agreed with Schwarzenberg that NATO members must coordinate a strong message and plan for dealing w [...]
2007-12-05 17:48:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO PREL SP CZ
07MADRID2203A/S FRIED'S MEETING WITH SPANISH DG PONS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Assistant Secretary Fried and Spanish Director General for Europe and North America Pepe Pons met briefly on November 28 to review OSCE activities and other bilateral issues. The Spanish received our messages regarding the need to protect the integrity of the OSCE and its [...]
2007-12-07 06:19:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID2207OSCE MINISTERIAL: U/S BURNS'S MEETING WITH KOREAN
[...] (U) November 28; 6:20 p.m.; Madrid, Spain. 2. (U) Participants: United States Under Secretary Burns Special Assistant Sumona Guha E. Strother Murray (Embassy Notetaker) Republic of Korea Deputy Foreign Minister Shim Yoon-joe Kang Kym-gu, Director, European Regional Cooperation Divi [...]
2007-12-07 12:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETRD OSCE PARM PHUM PREL ABLD ROK
07MADRID2214UNCITRAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN SPAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-07 16:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNCITRAL UN SP
07MADRID2216MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER
[...] (U) The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) held its 19th Business Roundtable with the GOS in Madrid on December 4. The EIU tried with mixed success to get the high-level participants to talk about the prospects of a hard landing versus a soft landing scenario for the Spanish economy. President [...]
2007-12-10 09:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT KIPR PARM PGOV SP
07MADRID2223SPAIN SENSITIVITIES RULE OUT GREAT WHITE FLEET
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-11 16:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAO MASS MPOS SP
07MADRID2225U/S BURNS MEETING WITH SPANISH FM MORATINOS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Under Secretary Burns and Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos met November 28 to review OSCE activities and other bilateral issues. U/S Burns delivered our messages regarding the need to protect the integrity of the OSCE and its institutions, particularly ODIH [...]
2007-12-11 16:31:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID2232SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA22/NNTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Adam Bernstein, from NNSA to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about December 16 to December 19. The purpose of the visit is to attend and present at the High Pressure Xenon Detectors workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. [...]
2007-12-13 16:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY OTRA SP
07MADRID2235SPAIN WANTS MORE COMPENSATION IN BANKING OR
[...] Summary: Spain recognizes that the U.S. has made a serious offer to resolve the WTO internet gambling case. However, Spain is looking for more compensation in banking or insurance. Moreover, as Spain appears to be relatively liberal on internet gambling, the public order argument for maintai [...]
2007-12-14 09:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO SP
07MADRID2237SPAIN SUPPORTING COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS IN
[...] (U) Poloff spoke with Fernando Fernandez-Arias, Spanish Deputy Director General for Human Rights, on December 12 regarding upcoming UNGA plenary votes on Third Committee country specific resolutions. Poloff thanked Fernandez-Arias for Spain's support and leadership in gaining approval for th [...]
2007-12-14 12:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV UNGA SP
07MADRID2238SPAIN/ISLAM: GOS SURVEY FINDS MUSLIM IMMIGRANTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Government of Spain released its second annual survey of first generation immigrants of Muslim faith on December 11. The results, which generally described a tolerant and fairly content Muslim population in Spain, closely corresponded with those of the 2006 survey. Eighty-t [...]
2007-12-14 12:39:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KISL KIRF KPLS SP
07MADRID2239SPAIN WELCOMES PROPOSED NWC FIELD STUDIES ON ISLAM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Mission Spain warmly welcomes the May 2008 proposed thematic trip on Islam in the West and is pleased to comment on the feasibility of such a program in Spain. Home to nearly one million Muslims, most of them immigrants, Spain is an ideal destination for subject study tou [...]
2007-12-14 12:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKISL MARR MOPS SP
07MADRID224SPAIN ADVISED OF TRAVEL AND DOCUMENTATION PLANS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-09 17:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG CU SP
07MADRID2240DCM HOSTS CIVIL AVIATION SECURITY DISCUSSION
[...] (U) Summary. On November 14, the DCM along with various sections of the Embassy hosted an interagency group of key representatives from Spain's civil aviation security sector. The DCM expressed the Embassy's appreciation for GOS security efforts and pledged to continue and increase dialogue an [...]
2007-12-14 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP ECON PREL ICAO EAIR AORC
07MADRID2241SPAIN WILL NOT RESOLVE RELIGIOUS FREEDOM ISSUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After high-level engagement with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justice, and Economy and Finance, it is clear that Spain will not act to extend full benefits and privileges to the Church of Latter Day Saints, the Buddhists, and the Jehovah's witnesses prior to the March 20 [...]
2007-12-14 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KIRF SP
07MADRID2242SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL TAYLOR
[...] Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes U.S. Representative Gene Taylor, Member of the House armed Services Committee and accompanying delegation to travel to Rota, Spain on or about December 17 to December 18. The purpose of travel is to study the reconstruction eforts in Iraq. [...]
2007-12-14 12:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP AFIN
07MADRID2243SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL TAYLOR-CORRECTED
[...] Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes U.S. Representative Gene Taylor, Member of the House armed Services Committee and accompanying delegation to travel to Rota, Spain on or about December 17 to December 18. The purpose of travel is to study the reconstruction eforts in Iraq. [...]
2007-12-14 12:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP AFIN
07MADRID2247DEMARCHE ON U.S. VIEWS TO RESOLVE KOSOVO STATUS
[...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission delivered reftel demarche to MFA Political Director Rafael Dezcallar November 13, stressing the urgency of bringing closure to the issue of Kosovo. Dezcallar said Spain has never been enthusiastic about a declaration of independence and hoped the entire affair woul [...]
2007-12-14 14:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI SP
07MADRID2248U.S. NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE ON IRAN'S
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-14 15:01:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC IR PARM SP
07MADRID225SPAIN ON HAMAS-FATAH AGREEMENT ON NATIONAL UNITY
[...] (C) POLOFFS RELAYED REFTEL POINTS TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST ALBERTO MORENO AND TO MFA SUBDIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY CARLOS FERNANDEZ ARIAS (IN THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR FOREIGN POLICY RAFAEL DEZCALLAR) ON THE USG'S DESIRE TO COORDINATE ON A RESPONSE PRIOR [...]
2007-02-09 17:23:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL KPAL KWBG PREL SP
07MADRID2250MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador spoke on December 10 to the Circulo de Confianza, a blue-chip collection of important businessmen that also includes a few politicians and government officials. The Circulo meets periodically for off-the-record conversations with prominent individuals. Spaniards have a t [...]
2007-12-14 17:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAGR ECON EIND EINT EINV ENRG KIPR KNNP
07MADRID2251SPAIN: AL-KASSAR NEARING EXTRADITION TO U.S., BUT
[...] (U) The Penal Section of the Spanish National Court approved on December 13 the extradition of Syrian arms dealer Monzer al-Kassar to the U.S. The decision of the panel was 11-1 in favor of extradition, with the lone dissension coming from the head of the tribunal Judge Javier Gomez Bermudez. [...]
2007-12-14 17:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SP
07MADRID226SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMBASSADOR SUSAN MCCAW
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to Ambassador Susan McCaw for personal travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about February 11. 2. Embassy understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers of diplomatic and official passports coming to S [...]
2007-02-09 18:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT SP
07MADRID2265POLITICAL STRATEGIES DEVELOP FOR MARCH GENERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As we head into the holidays, the polls continue to suggest a close race in the March general election, with President Zapatero and the Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE) perhaps enjoying a slight lead over Mariano Rajoy and the Partido Popular (PP). Recent conversations with key [...]
2007-12-18 13:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID2266SPAIN FIVE YEARS AFTER ELECTRICITY MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary. Five years after all consumers were given the right to choose their own electricity providers, two companies control 80 percent of the Spanish electricity generation and distribution market. This market dominance by Endesa and Iberdrola has remained consistent over the past fi [...]
2007-12-19 08:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON SP ENRG PREL EPET SENV
07MADRID227SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF FEBRUARY 12 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on February 9 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the February 12 GAERC meeting. Fernandez-Arias said that the EU's external statements of unity on Kosovo would not reflect [...]
2007-02-12 08:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN SP YI SR BK AL IS IR AF
07MADRID2272TERRORIST FINANCE: SPAIN ON DOMESTIC DESIGNATION
[...] (C) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Area Specialist Laura Martinez from the MFA's Directorate of Counter-Terrorism on December 18. Martinez expressed appreciation for the information and said that she would share it with law enforcement and intelligence channels. She agreed to provide a [...]
2007-12-19 18:06:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL SP
07MADRID2277FAVORABLE SPANISH REACTIONS TO USG ROLE IN BALI
[...] (U) Spanish officials and commentators have praised the USG's role in contributing to the success of last week's UNFCC conference in Bali. Environment Minister Christina Narbona told reporters that the U.S. had taken a "very important step" toward reducing future emissions, and she valued the [...]
2007-12-20 16:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV SP
07MADRID2282AMBASSADOR’S MEETING WITH SPAIN’S CELEBRATED AND
[...] (C) The Ambassador met on December 14 with Judge Baltasar Garzon, a high-profile investigative magistrate in Madrid's powerful National Court (Audiencia Nacional). Garzon was upbeat in his comments and said that he has a good understanding of U.S. law enforcement and counterterrorism policy, even t [...]
2007-12-21 12:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SP
07MADRID2292MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER
[...] (U) The PSOE government can point to another piece of good news on the economic front as the campaign approaches. Eurostat statistics for 2006 showed Spain's per capita GDP passing Italy's for the first time. This puts Spain in eighth place among the 13 Euro countries, with a per capita incom [...]
2007-12-21 14:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND ELAB ELTN KIPR PGOV TBIO SP
07MADRID2294SPAIN SYMPATHETIC TO U.S. IN ARGENTINE FRACTURE
[...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission spoke December 20 to Spanish Director General of Foreign Policy for Latin America Javier Sandomingo and presented points in ref A. The DCM expressed concern over the limitations placed on the U.S. Embassy in Buenos Aires (ref B),saying the restrictions served neith [...]
2007-12-21 15:36:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL CJAN ASEC KJUS SP VE AR
07MADRID2295SPAIN WOULD WELCOME MEPI PROJECT UNDER AOC AUSPICES
[...] SUMMARY; Polcouns met December 19 with Spanish Deputy Political Director Felix Costales to discuss the possible association of MEPI's Civic Education Partnership Initiative (CEPI) with the Alliance of Civilizations (AoC) as a means to fulfill the Secretary's commitment to contribute to the Ao [...]
2007-12-21 16:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI KMPI UN SP
07MADRID2297SPAIN: DCM COMPARES NOTES WITH MOD SEC-GEN LUIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission and Spanish Ministry of Defense Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta reviewed the past year in U.S.-Spanish cooperation and addressed ongoing issues at their December 19 meeting. Saying it helped to have helpful counterparts, Cuesta agreed 2007 had [...]
2007-12-26 06:58:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID2298SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes Senator Joseph Lieberman, and accompanying delegation to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about January 10 to January 14. The purpose of travel is for matters pertaining to the authorizing committee. 2. Mark Marrano is the point of contac [...]
2007-12-26 11:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP AFIN
07MADRID2299SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHELBY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee and accompanying delegation to travel to Spain on or about January 7 to January 9. The purpose of travel is to meet with high-level off [...]
2007-12-26 11:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OREP AFIN
07MADRID2301CODEL MARTINEZ (JANUARY 4-12)
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes Senator Mel Martinez, and accompanying delegation travel to Madrid, Spain on or about January 10 to January 11. The purpose of travel is for matters pertaining to the authorizing committee. 2. Political Counselor William Duncan is the point of contact and can be r [...]
2007-12-28 09:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN
07MADRID2302SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARTINEZ
[...] (SBU) Summary: I warmly welcome Codel Martinez to Madrid. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from the Holidays and starting to focus on what is likely to be a very competitive March 9 general election. Although the media here prefers to focus on the allegedly frosty U.S.-Spain relation [...]
2007-12-28 12:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PREL SP
07MADRID2304SPANISH FM MORATINOS ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) The December 27 Spanish press carried an interview with Former President Jose Maria Aznar in which Aznar asserted Kosovo's independence would have pernicious consequences for Europe. He said Spain had not participated in NATO operations in the Balkans in order to create an independent Kos [...]
2007-12-28 18:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV YI SP
07MADRID2305SPAIN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) This message is sensitive but unclassified and not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Given the USG's Special 301-related concerns with respect to the protection of copyrighted materials in Spain, the Embassy has developed a short, medium and long-term IPR strategy for Spain [...]
2007-12-28 18:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD SP
07MADRID2306REAL ESTATE MARKET DOWNTURN RAISES UNEMPLOYMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. As commonly predicted, housing sales and construction in Spain have steadily decreased this year, with sales of new and used homes down by almost 20 percent since the first quarter of 2007. Real estate developers are taking the brunt of this downturn, while other players have h [...]
2007-12-28 18:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON SP PREL
07MADRID2307MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER
[...] (U) An Expansion Ipsos poll conducted December 14-16, 2007 showed that 50% of those polled thought that the economy had worsened during President Zapatero's tenure, 26% thought that it had not changed and 20% thought that it had improved. Curiously, however, 43% of Spaniards still think that th [...]
2007-12-29 17:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB ELTN KIPR PGOV TBIO SP
07MADRID2313SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-12-31 13:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL SP
07MADRID246MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) Finance Minister Solbes lays out a mostly rosy scenario for Spanish economy and says Spain does not share the same economic vulnerabilities as the U.S.: While speaking to a packed 1/24/07 Europa Press event, Solbes was mostly upbeat but acknowledged that Spain needs to improve its producti [...]
2007-02-13 09:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID247SPAIN ON EXTRABUDGETARY FUNDING FOR IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 11:14:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALIAEA KNNP ENRG TRGY MNUC AORC SP
07MADRID256SPAIN DEMARCHES CHINA ON MINUSTAH MANDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-13 17:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SP
07MADRID266SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC: ENRIQUE PAZ
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Enrique Paz Argandona, Senior Service Fellow, NCEH, CDC, HHS to travel to Valencia and Madrid, Spain on February 14 to February 17. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Forum "Public Health: New demands and challenges. Proposals for the futur [...]
2007-02-14 15:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID267SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC NASA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation from NASA's Kennedy Space Center as listed in reftel to travel to Madrid and Moron, Spain on March 3 to March 31. The purpose of this visit is to attend Embassy meetings and to support STS-117 Operations at Transoceanic Abort Landing Site. [...]
2007-02-14 15:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID269SPANISH DEPUTY DEFMIN ON UPCOMING PENTAGON VISIT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DCM met with Secretary of State for Defense Francisco Pardo on February 13 to review plans for Pardo's upcoming, defense-sales-focused trip to the US. DCM and Pardo briefly discussed bilateral defense sales, the GOS reaction to press coverage of US military flights stopping in S [...]
2007-02-14 16:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SP
07MADRID273SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. EDWARD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Edward Trimble, Senior Investigator, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, NIH to travel to Madrid and Valencia, Spain on March 1 to March 3. The purpose of this visit is to give a speech at the Sixth International Symposium on Advanced Ovarian Cancer. [...]
2007-02-15 15:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID274SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC NASA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation from NASA's Kennedy Space Center as listed in reftel to travel to Madrid and Zaragosa, Spain on March 4 to March 25. The purpose of this visit is to attend Embassy meetings and to support STS-117 Operations at Transoceanic Abort Landing Site [...]
2007-02-15 15:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID275SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: GUILLERMO DIAZ,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Guillermo Diaz, Gerald Scott and John Watson to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about February 18 to February 24. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas Sub-Committee [...]
2007-02-15 15:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID276SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Alan Perelson to travel to Segovia, Spain on April 15 to April 21. The purpose of this visit is to chair a scientific session at an international conference on HIV dynamics and evolution. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required [...]
2007-02-15 15:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID277SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Steven Dazeley and Robert Svoboda to travel to Madrid, Spain on March 2 to March 11. The purpose of this visit is to attend collaboration meetings at CIEMAT-Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas, Medioambientales. 2. Post understands tha [...]
2007-02-15 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID278SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Scott Hulse, Ronald Hansen, Christopher Joines, Eric Moore, and Luc Murphy to travel to Rota, Spain on March 2 to March 7. The purpose of this visit is to provide technical support to Department of Defense customer. 2. Post understands t [...]
2007-02-15 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID279SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Michael John Murphy, and Philip Alexander Pincosy to travel to Tarragona, Spain on April 13 to April 24. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the International Symposium on Ballistic. 2. Post understands that no assistan [...]
2007-02-15 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID280SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: MICHAEL CAMERON,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Michael Cameron, Peter Boveng, John Bengtson, and Roderick Hobbs to travel to Valencia and Barcelona, Spain on or about February 24 to March 12. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the "Workshop to Develop Monitoring Plans for Ar [...]
2007-02-15 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID281SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC: MARCIA KALISH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Marcia Kalish, Microbioligist, COGH, HHS/CDC to travel to Madrid and Segovia, Spain on or about April 16 to April 22. The purpose of this visit is to attend a workshop and co-organize and session chair for the 14th International Workshop on HIV Dynamics an [...]
2007-02-15 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID282SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC: MATTHEW
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Matthew Kuehnert, Epidemiologist, NCPDCIP, HHS/CDC to travel to Madrid, Spain on March 4 to March 7. The purpose of this visit is to facilitate U.S. Government input into the European Union Standards and Training as representative on Vigilance and Surveill [...]
2007-02-15 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID283SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEC: ALISON FULLER AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to US Securities and Exchange Commission Officials: Alison Fuller, Assistant Chief Counsel and Susan Olson, Senior Counsel to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about February 27 to March 2. The purpose of this visit to attend the annual IOSCO Standing Committee m [...]
2007-02-15 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID284SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN BYERLY
[...] Embassy warmly welcomes and grants country clearance to John Byerly, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Afairs, Bureau of Economic, Energy and Business Affairs to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about February 20 to February 24. The purpose of this visit is to be a panelist and a [...]
2007-02-15 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAIR ASECARP EUN SP
07MADRID288SPAIN: POINTS DELIVERED ON FREEZING ASSETS OF
[...] (C) ESTHOFF delivered REFTEL points February 12 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, urging Spain to freeze the assets of Iranian entities not specifically listed in the Annex to UNSCR 1737. ECONOFF presented the same points February 12 to MFA International Te [...]
2007-02-16 11:23:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EFIN ETTC KNNP SP
07MADRID296SPAIN: DISAGREEMENT ON DSP-83 SIGNING AUTHORITY
[...] SUMMARY: MOD is concerned because Spain's $1.2 billion program to sell frigates to the Norwegian navy is being delayed by an inability to reconcile US and Spanish technical legal requirements regarding signature of end-user nontransfer documents. Post requests DDTC guidance on how to move fo [...]
2007-02-16 16:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMASS ETTC PREL SP
07MADRID299SPAIN ON DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER
[...] (C) ESTHOFF passed reftel points February 16 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, notifying Spain of our designation of three additional Iranian entities under E.O 13382 and asking Madrid to freeze any Spanish assets held by these three entities. Sanchez told [...]
2007-02-20 16:20:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP PARM IR SP
07MADRID312MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) A Financial Times survey shows over two thirds of Spaniards would like a return to the peseta: The FT also found similar majorities against the euro in France and Italy, but a smaller majority opposed to the euro in Germany. Majorities in all these countries thought the euro was good for [...]
2007-02-22 08:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD SENV TBIO
07MADRID318SPAIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA LATIN AMERICA UNDER
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-22 11:59:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SP
07MADRID324SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. RAFAEL DE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Rafeal de Cabo, Investigator, Laboratory of Experimental Gerontology, National Institute on Aging, NIH to travel to Cordoba and Seville, Spain on March 11 to March 24. The purpose of this visit is to lecture at the University of Cordoba and to particip [...]
2007-02-22 17:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID325SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Alan Burns to travel to Barcelona, Spain on April 14 to April 22. The purpose of this visit is to speak at the Atomic Force Microscopy BioMed Conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded tha [...]
2007-02-22 17:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID326SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Paul Demmie to travel to Tarragona and Barcelona, Spain on April 15 to April 21. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 3rd International Symposium on Ballistics. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors ar [...]
2007-02-22 17:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID327SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. ELISE KOHN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Elise Kohn, Section Chief, Laboratory of Pathology, National Cancer Institute, NIH to travel to Valencia, Spain on March 2 to March 3. The purpose of this visit is to give a presentation at the Advanced Ovarian Cancer Therapy Update Symposium. 2. P [...]
2007-02-22 17:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID328SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. JACQUES
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Jacques Normand, Director, AIDS Research Program, Office of the Director National Institute of Drug Abuse, NIH to travel to Valencia and Barcelona, Spain on February 18 to February 25. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Spanish Drug Abuse/HIV re [...]
2007-02-22 17:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID329SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC SHAHID HABIB
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA employee Shahid Habib from NASA's Kennedy Space Center as listed in reftel to travel to Madrid Spain on March 17 to March 25. The purpose of this visit is to attend, participate and serve as a session chair at the World Meteorological Organization Secu [...]
2007-02-22 17:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID330SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: CHESTER KOBLINSKY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Chester Koblinsky to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about March 17 to March 22. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International Conference Secure and Sustainable Living. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. [...]
2007-02-22 17:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID331SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: SUE MOORE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Sue Moore to travel to Valencia, Spain on or about March 3 to March 7. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Workshop to Develop Monitoring Plans for Arctic Marine Mammals. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required [...]
2007-02-22 17:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID332SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USOSCE DIANA BROWN AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to USOSCE Deputy Political counselor Diana Brown and Political Economic Officer Robert Carlson to travel to Zaragosa, Spain on or about March 12 to March 14. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the OSCE Preparatory Conference for Economic and Envir [...]
2007-02-22 17:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ASEC OSCE OTRA SP
07MADRID333SPAIN ON AGENDA FOR THE OSCE TOLERANCE CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-23 07:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM OSCE SP
07MADRID336SPANISH ASSISTANCE IN AFRICA: NOT THE SAME AS PLAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following on the 2006 conversations and correspondence between Assistant Secretary Frazer and Spanish Director General Alvaro Iranzo, Emboffs met February 20 with Cristina Diaz Fernandez-Gil, Deputy Director General for Spanish International Cooperation in Africa and Asia, to d [...]
2007-02-23 08:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL EAID SP XA
07MADRID338SPAIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH MFA LATIN AMERICA UNDER
[...] (C) Summary: Over lunch, the DCM and MFA State Secretary for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez engaged in a review of the situation in Latin America. Jimenez sees the region as emerging from a very dynamic political and electoral season in 2006. Spanish objectives in 2007 are to help manage th [...]
2007-02-23 12:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SP
07MADRID339SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: LARRY LA VERN KING
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA Employee, Larry La Vern King to travel to Barcelona, Spain on March 20 to March 22. The purpose of this visit is to perform a line station inspection. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that bearers of [...]
2007-02-23 12:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR SP
07MADRID340INFORMING SPAIN ON THE WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on February 21 to discuss recent developments on the Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara. Gomez-Acebo noted that he recently had spoken with NEA DAS Gordon Gray about the visit to Washington of a [...]
2007-02-23 12:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS SP UNSC WI
07MADRID341SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Bette Korber to travel to Valencia, Spain on April 16 to April 22. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Dynamics and Evolution conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visit [...]
2007-02-23 18:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID345SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:GORDON MICHAEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA Employee, Gordon Michael McKay to travel to Madrid, Spain on February 27 to February 28. The purpose of this visit is to perform an international check airman inspection on US Airways. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visi [...]
2007-02-26 09:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR SP
07MADRID350SPAIN WITH EU ON SOMALIA PEACEKEEPING
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-26 15:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO MOPS PHUM PREL EUN SO
07MADRID36SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH: DR. STEVEN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Alasdair Steven, Chief, Laboratory of Structural Biology Research, NIH to travel to Palma de Majorca on January 22 to January 26. The purpose of this visit is to present at the Twenty-Third International Papilloma Conference. 2. Post understands th [...]
2007-01-10 14:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID362UNHRC: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT SLOVENIA, AMENABLE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2007-02-28 10:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNHRC SP
07MADRID37SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH: DR. SCHILLER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. John Schiller, Senior Investigator National Cancer Institute, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on January 14 to January 17. The purpose of this visit is to present at the Twenty-Third International Papilloma Conference. 2. Post understands that no [...]
2007-01-10 14:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID38SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VA: IRENE PEDERSON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Irene May Pederson, Overseas Military Coordinator, VA Central Office to travel to Rota, Spain on January 15 to June 04. The purpose of this visit is to provide counseling to U.S. Military personnel regarding Veterans Benefits available upon separation from [...]
2007-01-10 14:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID382SCENESETTER FOR MUSLIM OUTREACH COORDINATOR FARAH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Your visit to Madrid is a welcome opportunity to broaden our knowledge of and relations with the Islamic community in Spain. In your meetings with community leaders, private citizens, and government officials, we believe you will take away an impression that the large and growi [...]
2007-03-02 11:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV SCUL OVIP OPRC SP
07MADRID383SPAIN HOSTS MINISTERIAL WITH ARAB NATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MFA Director General for Middle East Affairs briefed PolCouns February 26 on events surrounding the February 23 Spain-Arab Nations Ministerial in Madrid to inaugurate Spain's newest cultural/international center, "Casa Arabe." Approximately 14 Arab Foreign Ministers attended t [...]
2007-03-02 11:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KISL SP
07MADRID386SPAIN TO SUPPORT U.S. MTCR UAV/CRUISE MISSILE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 15:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC KSCA SP
07MADRID39SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GSFC, DOMINIC
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dominic Benford from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to travel to Granada, Spain on January 20 to January 24. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Goddard-Institut De Radioastonomie Millimetrique Superconducting Millimeter Observer Collaboration P [...]
2007-01-10 14:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID391SPAIN ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] (U) This is an action request for ISN/WMDT -- see paragraph 3. 2. (C) ESTHOFF passed reftel points February 26 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, urging Spain to endorse the Global Initiative's Statement of Principles and to participate in the third meet [...]
2007-03-02 16:20:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL KNNP SP
07MADRID394SPAIN'S VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 5-6 GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff met with MFA Subdirector General for Foreign Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 1 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the March GAERC meeting (ref A). Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC discussion would be mainly theoretical and analytical this month, a [...]
2007-03-02 17:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
07MADRID395SPAIN ON RUSSIAN THREATS AGAINST MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-02 17:14:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEZ MARR PL PREL SP
07MADRID396MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) An EU Directive from 1991 requires Member States to treat waste water in towns containing over 2,000 inhabitants to specified standards by December 2005. Spain codified this directive into national law via its 1995 Water Treatment Plan. But it is clear that Spain has failed to implement [...]
2007-03-02 17:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID EAIR ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD SENV TBIO
07MADRID40SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/BNLEE: MENDEZ
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Emilio Mendez, Director, Center for Functional Nanomaterials, Brookhaven National Laboratory EENS to travel to Madrid, Spain on January 13 to January 18. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Awards Ceremony of the Spanish Research Prizes. 2. Post [...]
2007-01-10 14:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID402SPANISH BACKTRACK ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (C) During a March 2 meeting scheduled to discuss other disarmament-related issues, MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez sheepishly informed ESTHOFF that the information he had provided on January 24 regarding Spanish policy on cluster munitions (REF A) had been in [...]
2007-03-05 13:00:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMOPS PARM PREL NATO SP
07MADRID403SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: JEFFREY STUART
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Jeffrey Stuart to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about March 11 to March 19. The purpose of this visit is to attend Bilateral meetings with Saudi partners at the World Meteorological International Conference on Social and Economic Benefits o [...]
2007-03-05 13:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID404SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. JUDITH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Judith Rapoport, Senior Investigator, Child Psychiatry Branch, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH to travel to Cordoba, Spain on March 21 to March 26. The purpose of this visit is to receive the Castilla del Pino Award for achievement in psychiat [...]
2007-03-05 13:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID405SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. ROBERT
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Robert Jensen, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on March 15 to March 18. The purpose of this visit is to attend and serve as a speaker at a meeting of the European [...]
2007-03-05 13:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID406SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. SHYAMAL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Shyamal Peddada, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH to travel to Valladolid, Spain on March 25 to March 31. The purpose of this visit is to lecture, and meet with international experts at the University of Val [...]
2007-03-05 13:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID407SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC NASA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation from NASA's Kennedy Space Center as listed in reftel to travel to Madrid and Zaragoza, Spain on March 4 to March 25. The purpose of this visit is to attend Embassy meetings and to support operations at the Transoceanic Abort Landing site. [...]
2007-03-05 13:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID408SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/KSC NASA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation from NASA's Kennedy Space Center as listed in reftel to travel to Madrid and Zaragoza, Spain on March 4 to March 25. The purpose of this visit is to attend Embassy meetings and to support operations at the Transoceanic Abort Landing site. [...]
2007-03-05 13:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID409SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FWS: DR. EDGARD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Edgard Espinoza, Deputy Director at the National Fish and Wildlife Forensic Laboratory to travel to Baeza, Spain on March 17 to March 24. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Sixth Masters course on CITES management at the Andalucia Inter [...]
2007-03-05 13:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID41SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: THIELER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Thieler, Research Geologist, USGS to travel to Malaga, Spain on January 15 to January 20. The purpose of this visit is to participate and present at the Scientific Planning Discussions at the First Meeting on Climate Change Regional Impacts: Andalus [...]
2007-01-10 14:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TPHY KSCA ECON SENV SP
07MADRID410SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: KELLY, REED,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; General Kelly, Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmoshphere, Michelle Reed, Advisor to the Deputy Under Secretary for Oceans and Atmosphere, Jennifer Lewis, Program SIPDIS Analyst, Lixion Avila, Senior Hurricane Specialist and Dr. Ro [...]
2007-03-05 13:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID411SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:FLIGHT INSPECTION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA Employees: Michael Ryder, Thomas Page, Wiliam Hoffman, Kenneth Holloway, and Marvin Pittman, to travel to Rota, Spain on or about March 19 to March 20. The crewmembers will be certifying navigation aids for the Department of Defense. 2. Post unders [...]
2007-03-05 13:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR SP
07MADRID412SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:DONALD WAYNE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA Employee: William Hughes, Technical Center and Donald Gallagher, Mathematician, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about March 17 to March 24. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Civil Aviation Organization Visual Aids Working [...]
2007-03-05 13:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR SP
07MADRID422HOST NATION SENSITIVITY TO USAFE MANPOWER
[...] (S/NF) Reftel is EUCOM request for Embassy Madrid's assessment of host nation sensitivity to USAFE's planned manpower reductions at the Spanish air base at Moron. We are responding in these channels to underscore that the country team has an interest in trends regarding US military presence [...]
2007-03-06 12:25:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPREL MARR SP
07MADRID425SPAIN: AFRICOM SHOULD ENGAGE AFRICAN UNION
[...] (C) At a meeting on a range of issues with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on February 2, the DCM raised the recent announcement of the creation of U.S. Combatant Command Africa (AFRICOM) and told Dezcallar that the U.S. would appreciate Spain's input, advice and [...]
2007-03-06 17:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS SP XA
07MADRID426SPAIN: NO SURPRISE CUBA VISIT IN THE WORKS
[...] (C) At an unrelated meeting with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on March 2, DCM raised the topic of a possible visit to Cuba of Foreign Minister Moratinos, and he noted that he had told Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez that such a visit could [...]
2007-03-07 09:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP CU
07MADRID43SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: FLORES
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Operations, John Flores to travel to Madrid, Spain on January 19 to January 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend CASA 295 SFAR-88 meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are remin [...]
2007-01-10 16:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR SP
07MADRID432SPAIN/ETA: RELEASE OF PRISONER TRIGGERS POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary. Just two months after ETA's December 30 bomb attack at Madrid's airport set off a bitter debate regarding the Zapatero Government's handling of the Basque issue, Zapatero has drawn fresh criticism for allowing a hunger striking ETA member to serve the remainder of his sentence in house [...]
2007-03-08 09:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV SP
07MADRID438SPAIN: NEED UNSCR ON KOSOVO; MUST ENGAGE SERBIA
[...] (C) The DCM met with Spanish Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar on March 2 to discuss his recent visit with Foreign Minister Moratinos to Belgrade and Pristina as Chair-in-Office of the OSCE. The DCM emphasized the need to support the Ahtisaari plan and maintain EU and U.S. [...]
2007-03-08 14:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP YI
07MADRID440SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ ADOLFO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Adolfo Figueroa-Vinas from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 21 to April 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the University of Alcala de Henares. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requir [...]
2007-03-08 15:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID441SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/HQ STEPHEN AMBROSE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Stephen Ambrose from NASA Headquarters to travel to Madrid, Spain on March 17 to March 23. The purpose of this visit is to attend the World Meteorological Organization Sustainability Workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. [...]
2007-03-08 15:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID442SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC: DR. SUSAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Susan Swedo, National Institute of Mental Health, NIH to travel to Cordoba, Spain on March 22 to March 25. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Childhood Onset of Adult Psychiatric Disorders meeting. 2. Post understands that no [...]
2007-03-08 15:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID443SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: RODERICK HOBBS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Roderick Hobbs and Peter Boveng to travel to Valencia, Spain on or about March 3 to March 12. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Pan Arctic tracking of Beluga Whales Coordination meeting and the First International Workshop o [...]
2007-03-08 15:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID444SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CM:NANCY BUTTE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Nancy Butte, from Baylor College of Medicine to travel to Valencia, Spain on May 8 to May 12. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Stable Isotopes in Paediatric Nutrition and Metabolism meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-03-08 15:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID445SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NETL: SARKUS AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel Thomas Sarkus, Jeffrey Hoffman to travel to Madrid, Spain on March 10 to March 12. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a due diligence trip of the Futuregen Technical Committee, Pertinent to Screening Suitable Technologies and Equip [...]
2007-03-08 15:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID446SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation; Robert Barry, Ian Harris, Manuel de la Torre, Rebecca Heninger, Joseph Kahr, Orin Serviss, and Richard Welch from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to travel to Madrid, Spain on March 4 to March 10. The purpose of this visit is to attend Pr [...]
2007-03-08 15:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID447SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/GRC MICHAEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Michael Piszczor from NASA's Glenn Research Center to travel to Madrid, Spain on March 10 to March 19. The purpose of this visit is to participate and present at the Fourth International Conference on Solar Concentrators for the Generation of Electricity o [...]
2007-03-08 15:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID448SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA:ROBERT BONANNI AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA Employee: Robert Bonanni, Civil Engineer, and Alvin Lee Logan, Electronics Engineer to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about March 16 to March 26. The purpose of this visit is to participate in International Civil Aviation Organization Visual Aids Panel [...]
2007-03-08 16:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR SP
07MADRID449SPANISH INTERIOR MINISTER RUBALCABA ON DE JUANA
[...] (C) Summary: During a March 7 lunch with Spanish Minister of Interior Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, Ambassador Aguirre heard the Spanish government's defense of its recent controversial decision to allow convicted ETA assassin Inaki De Juana Chaos to serve out the rest of his sentence under house arrest [...]
2007-03-08 19:33:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID452SPAIN ON IRAN, MEPP, WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The DCM met with MFA Director General for Foreign Policy Rafael Dezcallar to discuss a variety of issues on March 2. Dezcallar said that he would look into moving along the internal approval process for the draft NCIS agreement. He offered a brief summary of Foreign Minister M [...]
2007-03-09 10:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KPAL MO IR WI
07MADRID457AMIA CASE: SPAIN WILL SUPPORT ARGENTINE POSITION
[...] (C) Per reftel instructions, the Ambassador contacted Argentine Ambassador Carlos Betinni on March 8 to advise him that the USG planned to approach the Spanish Government to express support for the Argentine position on the AMIA case at Interpol. On March 9, the DCM, accompanied by Legat and [...]
2007-03-09 16:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL KJUS SP
07MADRID475SPANISH ATTENDANCE AT INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH
[...] (U) ESTHOFF passed reftel points March 9 to several senior officials at Spain's Agency for International Cooperation (AECI),encouraging senior level attendance at the March 16 ICI meeting in New York. POLOFF passed same request to MFA's Iraq office. Both ESTHOFF and POLOFF encouraged thei [...]
2007-03-14 08:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID482PROGRESS MINGLED WITH COMPLACENCY: MUSLIM
[...] (U) Senior Advisor to A/S Fried Farah Pandith did not have the opportunity to clear this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: In her March 4-7 visit to Madrid, Senior Advisor to A/S Fried for Muslim Engagement Farah Pandith met with a broad variety of concerned parties, including represe [...]
2007-03-14 17:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID483OUTGOING SPANISH DEP DEFMIN ON AFGHANISTAN, BILAT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a farewell meeting, outgoing Deputy Defense Minister Francisco Pardo told DCM on March 13 that his recent trip to the US was useful. He said that he continues to worry about how to manage the "asymmetry" in the bilateral defense relationship. Pardo reiterated the Zapatero gov [...]
2007-03-15 08:34:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID49SPAIN: ADDENDUM TO 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON
[...] (SBU) As stipulated in Reftel A, post is providing an addendum to Reftel B that updates significant terrorist-related developments in Spain that occurred after submission of the Spain section of the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. (SBU) On December 30 the terrorist group ETA exploded [...]
2007-01-11 12:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC SP
07MADRID490SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Tom Little to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 21 to April 27. The purpose of this visit is to attend meetings at the Associacion de Normalizacion y certificacion Headquarters (AENOR). 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-03-15 18:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID491SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JSC KEITH TUCKER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA's Keith Tucker from NASA's Johnson Space Center to travel to Barcelona, Spain on April 7 to April 19. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Structural Technical Interchange meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. V [...]
2007-03-15 18:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID492SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation; Randel Lindemann and Jun Liu from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to travel to Madrid, Spain on March 18 to March 24. The purpose of this visit is to attend a technical interchange meeting to support upcoming critical design review for M [...]
2007-03-15 18:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID493SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA/JPL DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation; Alaudin Bhanji, and David Recce from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory to travel to Madrid, Spain on March 16 to March 24. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex and Ingenieria Y Servicios Aeroes [...]
2007-03-15 18:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA OTRA SP
07MADRID494SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FWS: ROBERT GABEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Gabel, Chief for Division of Scientific Authority, at the National Fish and Wildlife Service to travel to Baeza, Spain on March 13 to March 22. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Sixth Masters course on management access, Conservation [...]
2007-03-15 18:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID495SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA MARGARET ANNES
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Margaret Annes, and Cynthia Lee, Investigators, Division of Field Investigations, Office of Regulatory Affairs to travel to Boecillo, Valladolid and Burgos, Spain on March 17 to March 31. The purpose of this visit is to conduct drug inspections and audit d [...]
2007-03-15 18:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID496SPAIN STILL SUPPOORTS U.S. - EU OPEN SKIES PLUS
[...] (SBU) EconCouns reconfirmed on March 15 that the GOS will vote in favor of the U.S.-EU Open Skies Plus Agreement. Civil aviation authorities also noted to EconOff on March 15 that Spain will do everything possible to push the UK to take a more conciliatory approach. 2. (U) Iberia Airlines r [...]
2007-03-15 18:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR KTIA PREL SP
07MADRID497SPANISH COMPONENT OF U.S./FDA ORPHAN PRODUCT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-16 07:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OTRA TPHY KSCA SP
07MADRID498SPAIN STILL SUPPORTS U.S.-EU OPEN SKIES PLUS
[...] (SBU) EconCouns reconfirmed on March 15 that the GOS will vote in favor of the U.S.-EU Open Skies Plus Agreement. Civil aviation authorities also noted to EconOff on March 15 that Spain will do everything possible to push the UK to take a more conciliatory approach. 2. (U) Iberia Airlines r [...]
2007-03-16 08:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR KTIA PREL SP
07MADRID502SPAIN HAS DOUBTS ABOUT SOME UN REFORMS
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Subdirector General for the UN Juan Manuel Gonzales de LINARES Palou on March 15. Linares appreciated USG concern on this matter and said that the most important point of UN reform was to do no harm to the organization. He agreed with th [...]
2007-03-16 14:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYACABQ AORC APER PREL UNGA SP
07MADRID51SPAIN: ADDENDUM TO 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON
[...] (SBU) As stipulated in Reftel A, post is providing an addendum to Reftel B that updates significant terrorist-related developments in Spain that occurred after submission of the Spain section of the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. (SBU) On December 30 the terrorist group ETA exploded [...]
2007-01-11 14:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC SP
07MADRID510MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) Visits to Spain in January 2007, primarily from Britain and Germany, but increasingly from France, Italy, and Scandinavia, were up 4 percent over January 2006. According to the Ministry of Industry, Trade, and Tourism, tourism volume to the Canary Islands fell slightly, but increased in C [...]
2007-03-19 11:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EIND ECON EFIN ETRD SENV TBIO SP EINV UK
07MADRID512SPAIN: MISSILE DEFENSE OUTREACH
[...] (C) Post is engaging the GOS on missile defense as requested in ref A. DCM raised the issue with MFA political director Dezcallar on March 2, as described in ref B. Dezcallar said that Spain has no objection to the program but expressed concern that Russia had not been sufficiently consulted [...]
2007-03-19 14:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID514ZIMBABWE: SPAIN WOULD SUPPORT BUT NOT LEAD IN UNHRC
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Sub-director General for Human Rights Fernando Fernandez-Arias on March 19. Fernandez-Arias said that Spain is appalled by the abuses in Zimbabwe and he noted that Spain has issued a strong condemnation of the abuses on March 15. (NOTE: Text of c [...]
2007-03-20 08:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNHRC PHUM PREL ZI EUN SP
07MADRID520SPAIN/IRAQ: SOCIALISTS FIRE UP ANTI-WAR RHETORIC
[...] (C) Summary. In a volatile political climate leading up to regional/municipal elections in late May, the ruling Socialist Party (PSOE) and far left political allies have ramped up criticism of the war in Iraq, in part to counteract opposition Popular Party (PP) attacks on the Zapatero Government's [...]
2007-03-21 12:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID521SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ROBERTS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. David Roberts, Chief, Biochemical Pathology, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about April 3 to April 4. The purpose of this visit is to give a seminar at Hospital Universitario de la Princesa. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-03-21 13:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID522SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. CHEN AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Daofen Chen, Program Director, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS),NIH and Dr. Leonardo Cohen Senior Investigator, NIH, to travel to Seville, Spain on or about March 23 to April 1. The purpose of this visit is to attend the [...]
2007-03-21 13:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID523SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHHS: DAVID ATKINS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Atkins, Medical Officer, Center for Outcomes and Evidence, Agency for Health Care Research and Quality to travel to Bilbao, Spain on April 14 to April 19. The purpose of this visit is to participate and present at a workshop for local scientists. [...]
2007-03-21 13:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID524SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA: DAVID
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Cummings, Chemist, and Christopher Joneckis, Senior Advisor for Chemistry Manufacturing, Office of Pharmaceutical Science, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, HHS to travel to Barcelona, Spain on March 25 to March 29. The purpose of this vi [...]
2007-03-21 13:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID525SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Scott Hulse, Ronald Hansen, Christopher Jones and Eric Moore to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 20 to April 30. The purpose of this visit is to provide support and cross training to current contractors for the Deparment of Defense. 2. P [...]
2007-03-21 13:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID526SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS:FIERSTEIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Judith E. Fierstein, USGS, research geologist to travel to Tenerife, Spain on March 21 to March 30. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Density Currents and Topography workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. [...]
2007-03-21 13:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID527SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: LAWRENCE BUCKLEY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Lawrence Buckley to travel to Cadiz, Spain on or about March 17 to March 24. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in the International Symposium on Parameterisation of Trophic Interactions in Ecosystem Modeling. 2. Po [...]
2007-03-21 13:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID528SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. HOLMGREN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Miguel Holmgren, Chief, Molecular Neurophysiology Unit, NIH to travel to Tenerife, Spain on or about March 28 to April 1. The purpose of this visit is to give a seminar at Hospital Universidad de La Laguna in Tenerife. 2. Post understands that no a [...]
2007-03-21 13:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID529SPAIN COURTS ALGERIA AND MOROCCO DESPITE WESTERN
[...] (U) This is an action request message (see paragraphs 3 and 11). 2. (C) NOTE: The conversations in this message took place prior to receipt of reftel on briefing Spain and other countries on our latest Western Sahara efforts, which we will report via separate telegram. END NOTE. 3. (C [...]
2007-03-21 13:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS UNSC SP WI
07MADRID535SPAIN WILL STICK TO EU APPROACH ON ZIMBABWE
[...] (C) Poloff presented ref. A demarche to Antonio Sanchez-Benedito Gaspar, Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa, on March 22. Consistent with ref. B, Sanchez-Benedito said that Spain is in agreement with the U.S., is very concerned at the current state of affairs in Zimba [...]
2007-03-22 14:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SP ZI
07MADRID536SPAIN FAVORS UN UMBRELLA FOR WESTERN SAHARA
[...] (C) Poloff delivered ref. A demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on March 21, asking Spain to intervene with the Polisario Front (PF) and encourage them to agree to direct negotiations with Morocco under U.S. auspices at a neutral location. Poloff empha [...]
2007-03-22 14:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS UNSC SP WI
07MADRID545SPAIN/CUBA: FM MORATINOS PLANNING TO VISIT HAVANA
[...] (C) Summary. MFA Director General for Iberoamerica Javier Sandomingo informed DCM on March 23 that Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos plans to visit Cuba, though no date has been fixed. Sandomingo (strictly protect) shared this with the DCM during a readout of the March 17 visit to Mad [...]
2007-03-23 17:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL CU SP
07MADRID546GOS ACKNOWLEDGES US CONCERN ABOUT IRAQ WAR COMMENTS
[...] (C) The combination of the anniversary of the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom with the fervor of the Spanish campaign season led to a brief flurry of anti-US rhetoric from public figures associated with the government. As reported in reftel, magistrate Baltasar Garzon wrote an op-ed on March [...]
2007-03-23 17:13:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
07MADRID547SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEC OFFICIAL SHERMAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Securities & Exchange Commission: Sherman Boone, Assistant Director to travel to Madrid, Spain on March 26 to March 27. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in the Issue Mapping Sub-Committee of the Technical Committee of the IOSCO meeting [...]
2007-03-23 18:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA SP
07MADRID548SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRL CORTNEY DELL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DRL Officer Cortney Dell to travel to Madrid and Barcelona, Spain on March 25 to April 1. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a Visitors Program for Young North American Opinion Leaders. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is requi [...]
2007-03-23 18:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PHUM SP
07MADRID556SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Lewie Gasaway and Jason Piller to travel to Cadiz, Spain on April 09 to April 14. The purpose of this visit is in support of the Material Protection, Control, and Accounting Program. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-03-26 17:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID557SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. NORA VOLKOW
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Nora Volkow, Director, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about April 17 to April 19. The purpose of this visit is to speak at La Caixa Foundation Science Museum Drug Addiction Lecture. 2. Post understands tha [...]
2007-03-26 17:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID558SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC EARL FORD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Earl Ford, Team Leader, Epidemiology and Analysis, Division of Adult and Community Health, NCCDPHP, HHS/CDC to travel to Barcelona, Spain on April 24 to April 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Second International Congress on "Prediabetes" and [...]
2007-03-26 17:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID559SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA PAULA TROST,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Paula Trost, Julie Bringger, Malgorzata Mikolajczk, Investigators, International Biologics Group, Office of Regulatory Afairs, FDA, HHS to travel to Madrid, and Barcelona, Spain on April 14 to May 5. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a regulatory insp [...]
2007-03-26 17:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID560SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. FERRE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Sergi Ferre, Staff Scientist, National Institute on Drug Abuse, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about April 13 to April 23. The purpose of this visit is to discuss ongoing research collaborations. 2. Post understands that no assistance is re [...]
2007-03-26 17:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID561SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. DOO AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Drs. Edward Doo, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH and Dr. Jose Serrano, NIDDD, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about April 10 to April 16. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 42nd Annual Meeting of the Eu [...]
2007-03-26 17:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID562SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS.COMBS AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Drs. Combs, Staff Scientist, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH and Dr. Robert Balaban, Scientific Director, NIH, Molecular Neurophysiology Unit, NIH to travel to Valencia, Spain on or about April 9 to April 16. The purpose of this visit is to [...]
2007-03-26 17:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID564MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 12:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD KNNP
07MADRID566SPANISH CIO FINDS WAY TO INCLUDE 2 NGOS IN OSCE
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on the importance of including two NGOs in the 29-30 March meeting of the OSCE Supplementary Human Dimension meeting to MFA OSCE Chairmanship coordinator Ambassador Jose Angel Lopez Jorrin on March 28. Lopez Jorrin consulted, then replied that Spain has re [...]
2007-03-28 12:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM OSCE SP
07MADRID568SPANISH FM WILL ONLY ATTEND SECOND HALF OF GYMNICH
[...] (SBU) Poloff spoke with MFA Deputy Director General for Foreign Policy Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 28 to discuss Spain's views in advance of the Gymnich. Fernandez-Arias said that Foreign Minister Moratinos would miss the first two sessions on the Balkans and the European Neighborhood Poli [...]
2007-03-28 14:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEUN KPAL PREL XG IS IR ZI SP
07MADRID571SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA: MICHAEL DEANE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to EPA personnel; Michael Deane, Senior Policy Advisor to the AA for Water and the Administrator on Infrastructure Finance to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about March 31 to April 4. The purpose of this visit is to attend a Water Conference. 2. Post un [...]
2007-03-28 17:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA SENV SP
07MADRID572SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC WALID HENEINE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Walid Heneine, Ph.D., Distinguished Consultant, CCID/NCHHSTP/DHAP, HHS/CDC to travel to Madrid, and Segovia, Spain on April 17 to April 21. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 14th International HIV Dynamics and Evolution Conference. 2. Post und [...]
2007-03-28 17:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID573SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel S. Gnanakaran to travel to Segovia, Spain on April 16 to April 23. The purpose of this visit is to attend the HIV Dynamics and Evolution Conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that b [...]
2007-03-28 17:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID578SPAIN ON VIOLATIONS OF UNSCR 1701 ARMS EMBARGO
[...] (S) Poloff delivered REF A points to MFA Middle East Desk Officer Sergio Carranza on 3/23, sharing the points that were marked as releaseable to the Government of Spain. Carranza inquired as to the reliability of the information, noting that Spain was highly sensitive to information of this na [...]
2007-03-29 13:55:00Embassy MadridSECRETPARM PREL PTER UNSC LB SP
07MADRID596SPAIN ON TAKING GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-02 15:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM PINR KAWC XG SP
07MADRID598SPAIN/KOSOVO: UN RESOLUTION KEY TO SPANISH TROOP
[...] (C) The DCM met with Spanish MFA Director General for Europe and North America Jose Maria PONS Irazazabal on March 29 to discuss Spain's support for the Ahtisaari Plan's proposals for Kosovo. Pons told DCM that Spain is committed to supporting the EU common position and strongly supports the [...]
2007-04-02 15:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU SP
07MADRID60MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) Greenpeace Spain recently posted its calendar year (CY) 2006 environmental report card for Spain. In its analysis, posted to their Website (http://www.greenpeace.org/espana/),it announced that one of the most important developments in Spain during CY 2006 was a reduction in biotechnology [...]
2007-01-12 13:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAGR TBIO SP EINV EAIR UK
07MADRID606SPAIN/HSPD-6: CONSULAR AFFAIRS AND TSC VISITORS
[...] (SBU) Alcy Frelick of CA/P/IP and Richard Kopel and Mary Draper of the Terrorist Screening Center (TSC) visited Madrid March 27 to meet with officials from Spain's National Center for Anti Terrorist Coordination to discuss implementation the HSPD-6 terrorist lookout data exchange between the U. [...]
2007-04-03 16:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER CVIS KHLS PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID61SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S IRAQ POLICY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 13:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ SP
07MADRID612SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA: TALA HENRY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to EPA personnel; Tala Henry, Toxicologist, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about April 15 to April 20. The purpose of this visit is to attend the OECD QSAR Expert Group - Steering Group and Ad Hoc meeting [...]
2007-04-04 13:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA SENV SP
07MADRID613SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: BRADLEY BARR
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Bradley Barr, Senior Policy Advisor to travel to Almeria, Spain on or about May 5 to May 12. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Protected Areas Categories Summit. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID614SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: LORI SCHWACKE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Lori Schwacke to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about April 9 to April 13. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Pollution 2000 Phase II Workshop sponsored by the International Whaling Commission. 2. Post understands that [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID615SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: ROBERT EVANS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Robert Evans to travel to Madrid and Tenerife, Spain on or about April 22 to May 2. The purpose of this visit is to attend the workshop on problematic ozone time series and attend the Science Advisory Group meeting in Tenerife. 2. Post [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID616SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VA: GUADALUPE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to VA personnel; Guadalupe Garcia Tsao, Physician, VA Medical Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about April 11 to April 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 42nd Annual Meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID617SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA EDWIN MATTHEWS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Edwin Matthews, Pharmacologist, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, FDA, HHS to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 16 to April 20. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Organization Ad Hoc Group meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance i [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID618SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: CUCCHISSI AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA DELEGATION as listed in reftel, from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 13 to April 27. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Antenna Calibration and Measurement Equipment Training for Deep Space Communications [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID619SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: THOMAS DUXBURY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA Personnel: Thomas Duxbury from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 2 to April 4. The purpose of this visit is to attend a Mars Express Science Operations Working Group meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistan [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID620SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: KARTIK SHETH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA Personnel: Kartick Sheth from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Tenerife, Spain on April 21 to April 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend and speak at the Pathways Through an Elective Universe Conference. 2. Post understands tha [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID621SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA DELEGATION as listed in reftel, from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Bilbao, Spain on April 6 to April 17. The purpose of this visit is to attend a quality and design review for MARS Science Laboratory's high-gain antenna and the Rover [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID622SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA (JSC),KEITH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Keith Tucker, from NASA's Johnson Space Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on April 8 to April 13. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Structural Technical Interchange meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visito [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID623SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. PALMER,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Sarah Palmer, Staf Scientist, HIV Drug Resistance Program (DRP),National Cancer Institute (NCI),NIH; Dr. Zandrea Ambrose, Research Fellow, DRP, NCI, NIH, and Dr. Frank Maldarelli, Staff Clinician, DRP, NCI, NIH to travel to Segovia, Spain on or about [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID624SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR.
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Shyamasundaran Kottilil, Clinical Fellow, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about April 12 to April 17. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 42nd Annual Meeting of the European Associati [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID625SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JOHN WILBUR
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. John Wilbur, Senior Investigator, Director, National Library of Medicine, NIH to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about April 23 to April 26. The purpose of this visit is to take part in a workshop on Natural Language Processing. 2. Post understands [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID626SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC JACQUELINE KATZ
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jacqueline Katz, Branch Chief, COGH/NCIRD, CDC, HHS to travel to Barcelona and Zaragosa, Spain on April 7 to April 14. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the IX National Congress of Virology at Zaragoza University Centre for Prionic Disea [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA TBIO KSCA SP
07MADRID627SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/NPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Scott Hulse, Ronald Hansen, Christopher Joines, George Leroy, and Eric Moore to travel to Rota, Spain on April 20 to April 30. The purpose of this visit is to provide technical support and cross-training to current contractors for the Departme [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID628SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/NPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Thomas Leitner to travel to Segovia, Spain on April 17 to April 20. The purpose of this visit is to chair a session at the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Dynamics Evolution Conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-04-04 13:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID629SPAIN: CUBA TRIP RESULTS NOT YET CLEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Spanish Foreign Minister Moratinos said that his April 2-3 visit to Havana, during which he met with Raul Castro and other government leaders, has opened a new stage in Spain-Cuba relations. Moratinos had two principal objectives for the trip: re-engagement with the Cuban governm [...]
2007-04-04 15:08:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SP CU
07MADRID630MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) Financial Times Columnist Martin Wolf says "The pain in Spain will follow years of rapid economic gain" - but he argues the pain may still be years away. Wolf addresses the issue of whether current account deficits matter inside a monetary union. His answer: "no, because there cannot be a [...]
2007-04-04 15:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ENRG ETRD KNNP
07MADRID634UNDEF: CLUB DE MADRID PROMOTES ARAB DEMOCRATIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Spain-based NGO Club de Madrid is using UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) funding to help fund a project aimed at promoting freedom of association in several key Arab nations, the "Dialogue on Democratic Values in the Arab World." The Club de Madrid is pleased with its relationship [...]
2007-04-04 15:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL UN NGO OIIP
07MADRID635DCM OBSERVES MUHAMMAD'S BIRTHDAY AT MARBELLA MOSQUE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to the Costa del Sol in Andalucia, the DCM toured Marbella's beautiful Rey Abdelaziz Al-Saud Mosque and, at the prompting of Imam Alla Bachar, gave impromptu remarks to the assembled congregation of approximately 50 believers on March 31. Alla Bachar gave a sermon [...]
2007-04-04 16:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID64SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA: GERALD ANKLEY AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gerald Ankley, Research Toxicologist and Joe Tietge, Biologist to travel to Madrid, Spain on January 21 to January 26. The purpose of this visit for Mr. Ankley is to co-chair the Madrid OECD meeting, and Mr. Tietge will be presenting at this meeting. 2. [...]
2007-01-12 15:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID640SPAIN/CUBA: ENGAGING MEMBERS EU TO REINFORCE
[...] (C) Summary. As discussed in reftels, Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos and a top-level MFA team visited Havana April 1-3 and concluded political, economic, and cultural agreements with the Cuban Government. In effect, FM Moratinos undertook a major reorientation of Spanish policy, inverting [...]
2007-04-09 16:00:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID649SPAIN/CUBA: ENCOURAGING EU MEMBERS TO HOLD FIRM ON
[...] (C) As discussed in reftels, Spanish FM Miguel Angel Moratinos and a top-level MFA team visited Havana April 1-3 and concluded political, economic, and cultural agreements with the Cuban Government. In effect, FM Moratinos undertook a major reorientation of Spanish policy, inverting Spanish p [...]
2007-04-10 16:46:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID65SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: DAVID ZILKOSKI
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Zilkoski, Director National Geodetic Survey to travel to Madrid, Spain on January 18 to January 23. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Spain integrated ocean observations system partners to discuss common issues and potential partnership. 2 [...]
2007-01-12 15:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID650SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: JOHN WATERS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to John Waters from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 7 to April 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend a critical design review for the MARS Science Laboratory Mission. 2. Post understands that no assistance is req [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID651SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. WILLIAM LAU
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. William Lau, Investigator, Center for Information Technology, NIH to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about April 22 to April 26. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Second BioCreative Challenge Workshop. 2. Post understands that no assi [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID652SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. HINNEBUSCH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Alan Hinnebusch, Laboratory Chief, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about April 19 to April 21. The purpose of this visit is to present a talk at the Centre for Genomic Regulation. 2. [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID653SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/NPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Dennis Baum to travel to Tarragona, Spain on April 14 to April 24. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 23rd International Symposium on Ballistics. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded tha [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID654SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA: JOE NABHOLZ
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to EPA Official; Joe Nabholz, Senior Biologist, Office of Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about April 14 to April 19. The purpose of this visit is to provide technical advice to the OECD about their development of [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA SENV SP
07MADRID655SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY: JONATHAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Department of Treasury personnel; Jonathan Jones, Senior Financial Economist, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about April 15 to April 19. The purpose of this visit is to attend a meeting of the Risk Modeling and Management Group, A Subgroup of the Basel C [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID656SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEC OFFICIAL GEORGE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Securities & Exchange Commission: George Lavdas to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 7 to May 10. The purpose of this visit is to attend a meeting of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO): IOSCO Standing Committee no. 2 meeting. [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA SP
07MADRID657SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA: TERESA ROWLES
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NOAA personnel; Teresa Rowles, Fishery Biologist and Margaret Krahn, Supervisory Research Chemist to travel to Valencia and Barcelona, Spain on or about April 9 to April 13. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Special Workshop organized by t [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID658SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USPTO: BERESFORD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Lynne Beresford, USPTO Commissioner to travel to Alicante, Spain on April 22 to April 24. The purpose of this visit is to attend the office of Harmonization for the Internal Market. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is required. 3. Vis [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN OTRA SP
07MADRID659SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: LISA MAZZUCA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Lisa Mazzuca from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC),to travel to Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain on April 21 to May 1. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Pathways through an Eclectic Universe conference. 2. Post understand [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID66SPANISH PROPOSAL FOR NCIS/OSI AGREEMENT
[...] (C/NF) As previewed in reftel, MOD has proposed a radically shorter, less detailed draft agreement that would govern the actions in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special Investigations (OSI). Although only OSD can fully evaluate the text that MOD t [...]
2007-01-12 15:59:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR SP
07MADRID660SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: MOSELEY AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Samuel Harvey Moseley and Bernard Rauscher from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 22 to April 26. The purpose of this visit is to attend the James Webb Space Telescope Near Infrared Spectrometer Science Team meeting. 2. Post unders [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID661SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: MICHAEL MEYER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Michael Meyer from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 11 to April 14. The purpose of this visit is to attend the critical design review of the Spanish contributed REMS instrument. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID662SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: DE LA TORRE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Manuel de la Torre Juarez and Claire Quinto from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 8 to April 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend a critical design review of the Rover Environmental Monitoring System Instrument f [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID663SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: JACK FISHMAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jack Fishman from NASA's Langley Research Center (LARC),to travel to Puerto De La Cruz, Spain on April 23 to April 29. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Ozone Scientific Advisory Group meeting. 2 [...]
2007-04-10 17:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID667SPAIN: MOD POLICY DG ON NCIS/OSI, AFGHANISTAN,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: MOD Director General for Policy Major General Benito Raggio told PolCouns on March 26 that he is glad to see a positive conclusion to negotiations over regulations for the activities in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special Investigati [...]
2007-04-11 12:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP RU YI
07MADRID67SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA: THOMAS WEATHERMAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Operations, Thomas Weatherman to travel to Barcelona and Madrid, Spain on January 24 to January 26. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a recertification inspection. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-01-12 16:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC EAIR SP
07MADRID672SPANISH EX-DEFENSE POLICY DIRECTOR REFLECTS ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Francisco Torrente, a retired admiral who stepped down in January as MOD Secretary General for Policy, told DCM during a private lunch on March 26 that Spain would staff the NATO-ISAF headquarters in Kabul beginning in summer 2008, after national elections. He acknowledged that th [...]
2007-04-11 16:41:00Embassy MadridSECRETPREL PGOV SP AF
07MADRID686SPAIN APPRECIATIVE OF MISSILE DEFENSE BRIEFING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: As part of ongoing USG efforts to engage the Spanish government on missile defense, Missile Defense Agency deputy director Brigadier General Patrick O'Reilly met with MOD and MFA officials, as well as opinion leaders and an influential opposition member of Parliament, on March 30. [...]
2007-04-13 10:17:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID687SPANISH MFA READOUT OF MORATINOS TRIP TO CUBA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: With FM Moratinos traveling in Central Asia as OSCE chairman and thus unable to meet with the Ambassador, MFA Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez gave DCM an initial readout on April 12 of Moratinos' trip to Cuba. Jimenez said that the trip's objective was to r [...]
2007-04-13 10:29:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID69SPAIN: DEFMIN ON SECDEF/NATO MINISTERIAL, SUB
[...] (C/NF) Ambassador Aguirre met with Spanish Defense Minister Alonso January 11 to touch base on the upcoming visit to Seville of SecDef Gates in connection with the February 8-9 NATO Defense Ministerial. The two, who meet frequently, were to meet briefly for coffee but the session lasted an ho [...]
2007-01-12 17:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR PGOV SP
07MADRID692MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) Finance Minister Solbes, Central Bank Chief Ordonez and Secretary of State for Economy Vergara traveling to Washington this weekend to campaign for bigger IMF Quota: Spain's IMF quota share is 1.41%, below Belgium's 2.13%. The Spaniards are aware that China, Mexico, Russia, Turkey and Bra [...]
2007-04-13 16:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID7SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: MOODY AND MARTIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to John Moody, and Deborah Martin, Research Hydrologists to travel to Barcelona, Spain on January 30 to February 6. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present a paper at the International meeting of fire effects on soil properties and will also conduct [...]
2007-01-03 17:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PHYTRP KSCA ECON SENV SP
07MADRID707SPANISH POLDIR: MY TRIPS TO KABUL, TEHRAN, HAVANA,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish MFA DG for Policy Rafael Dezcallar told DCM on April 17 that his recent trip to Afghanistan left him newly optimistic because NATO-ISAF is on the offensive and Afghan ministers and troops are starting to play a serious role. He said that the GOS will soon begin an initiat [...]
2007-04-18 15:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SP IR AF CU AG MO WI IZ KZ UZ
07MADRID71SPAIN: UNVIE AMBASSADOR SCHULTE RAISES AWARENESS
[...] (U) UNVIE Ambassador Greg Schulte visited Madrid January 10-11 to raise the awareness of GOS officials and the public regarding the threat posed by the ongoing Iranian nuclear weapons program. On the government side, Schulte met with National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana, Deputy Foreign [...]
2007-01-12 17:32:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL MNUC MASS PINS PTER SP
07MADRID717MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT
[...] (U) In what was billed by the GOS as the first annual "State of Economy" message, Zapatero praised the performance of the Spanish economy and released a report. He deliberately did not choose parliament as the venue for delivering the message as he reportedly wanted to avoid criticism from th [...]
2007-04-19 17:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID722SPAIN STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. PROPOSAL TO LIMIT
[...] ESTHOFF made reftel points April 19 to MFA Special Envoy for the Antarctic Treaty Ambassador Juan Martinez-Cattaneo Hingston, urging Spain to support U.S. proposals to limit Antarctic tourism at the May thirtieth Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) in New Delhi. Martinez-Cattaneo, w [...]
2007-04-20 07:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KTIA SENV TPHY KSCA AY SP
07MADRID723SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: DAVID RECCE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Recce from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 20 to April 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a technical review of the Madrid deep space communications center commercial power project. 2. Post un [...]
2007-04-20 08:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID724SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: COMPTON TUCKER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Compton Tucker from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Mallorca, Spain on May 8 to May 10. The purpose of this visit is to attend a Symposium on Climate Change. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are remin [...]
2007-04-20 08:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID725SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: CRAIG ALLEN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to USGS personnel; Craig Allen, Research Geologist to travel to Seville, Spain on or about April 27 to May 24. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the 4th International Wildland Fire conference, conduct fieldwork, attend various meetings, and [...]
2007-04-20 08:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID726SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Herbert Van de Sompel to travel to Barcelona, Spain on May 7 to May 13. The purpose of this visit is to present and attend the European Library Automation Group conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visit [...]
2007-04-20 09:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID727SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV:
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NNSA personnel Alon Daniel to travel to Barcelona, Spain on April 27 to April 29. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Spanish Police Advisors to discuss the American University's research project on nuclear smuggling. 2. Post understands that no [...]
2007-04-20 09:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA SP
07MADRID728SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JORGE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Jorge Sztein, Staff Scientist, National Eye Institute, NIH to travel to Barcelona and Madrid, Spain on or about May 6 to May 19. The purpose of this visit is to serve as faculty at CIEMAT in Madrid and at the Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona. 2. P [...]
2007-04-20 09:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID729SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID: CILIA DE COCK
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to USAID Personnel; Cilia de Cock and Carlos Costa, USAID Consultants to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about May 8 to May 14. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Nut & Dried Fruit Annual convention. 2. Post understands that no [...]
2007-04-20 09:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV SP
07MADRID73SPAIN INFORMED ABOUT SPECIALTY STEELS SOUGHT BY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 18:33:00Embassy MadridSECRETETTC MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL SP
07MADRID730SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: GEOFFREY TOON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Geoffrey Toon from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Tenerife, Spain on April 27 to May 6. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Network for the Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change Infrared Working Group Meeting. 2. Post under [...]
2007-04-20 09:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID731SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO: JAYETTA HECKER,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to GAO personnel; Steven Cohen and Matthew Rosenberg, (the others are listed in case of substitution) to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about April 23 to April 27. The purpose of this visit is to conduct a review of public-private partnerships in the constructi [...]
2007-04-20 09:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID736EU AND CUBA: MESSAGE DELIVERED TO SPAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2007-04-20 16:06:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID739SPANISH MOD POLDIR ON NCIS/OSI RESOLUTION,
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Secretary General for Defense Policy Luis Cuesta told DCM on April 18 that MOD appreciates US patience with its plans for signature and announcement on April 24 of regulations for the activities in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special [...]
2007-04-23 12:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP AF
07MADRID74SPANISH INVITATION TO BUCHAREST EXPORT CONTROL
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 18:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSTC PARM PREL RO SP
07MADRID741VENEZUELAN RCTV OWNER MARCEL GRANIER IN SPAIN
[...] (C) As described in ref A, DCM talked with MFA Secretary of State for Latin America Trinidad Jimenez on April 12 about the possibility that the GOS would act discreetly to encourage Hugo Chavez not to close RCTV. Based on that conversation, Jimenez, who was aware and concerned about the closu [...]
2007-04-24 08:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM SCUL SP VZ
07MADRID75SPAIN ON URGING BRAZILIAN PSI PARTICIPATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-12 18:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM KNNP EWWT PHSA BR PO SP
07MADRID750SPAIN AND US SIGN NCIS/OSI REGULATIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As required by the 2002 revision of the bilateral Agreement on Defense Cooperation (ADC),Spain and the US have signed regulations for the activities in Spain of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) and USAF Office of Special Investigations (OSI). Defense Minister Alon [...]
2007-04-25 14:35:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR SP
07MADRID753SPANISH ENCOURAGE LONGER MINURSO RENEWAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: NEA DAS Gordon Gray discussed the Western Sahara over lunch with a team of high-level MFA officials April 19 in Madrid. Alvaro Iranzo, the Spanish DG for North Africa, told Gray that the Spanish want a UNSCR which impels the two sides to negotiate without preconditions. While favoring [...]
2007-04-26 07:57:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS SP MO AG WI
07MADRID78MIDDLE EAST CONFERENCE: MORATINOS URGES EXPANSION
[...] (U) Summary. Participants in a high level event to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the 1991 Madrid Middle East Conference recalled the spirit of the 1991 Conference, discussed the problems facing current Middle East peace negotiators, urged deeper USG engagement in resolving the Israeli-P [...]
2007-01-16 16:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL IS SY LE SP
07MADRID783SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOC: THOMAS MARTIN AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOC personnel; Thomas Martin and Maisha Cryor, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about May 13 to May 19. The purpose of this visit is to verify questionnaire responses in the antidumping duty review on chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain. 2. Post un [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD SP
07MADRID784SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: BRIAN REHM
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Brian Rehm from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 19 to May 26. The purpose of this visit is to upgrade the Science Instrument Development Unit. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID785SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA BILL TACKETT
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Bill Tackett, Investigator, Office of Regulatory Affairs, FDA, NIH to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about May 5 to May 11. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a regulatory inspection of a medical device. 2. Post understands that no assis [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID786SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ALLEN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Allen Minton, Chief, Physical Biochemistry Section, Laboratory of Biochemistry and Genetics, NIH to travel to Seville, Spain on or about May 15 to May 28. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a Federation of European Biochemical Societies wor [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID787SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. KASTNER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Daniel Kastner, Clinical Director, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about May 5 to May 9. The purpose of this visit is to participate and present in the 21st European Immunog [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID788SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. KUNOS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. George Kunos, Scientific Director, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about April 26 to April 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend a presentation at the Second International Congress on Pre [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID789SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: JONGELING
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Andre Jongeling from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 19 to May 26. The purpose of this visit is to take part in training at the Madrid Deep Space Network Complex. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID790SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MERINO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Maria Merino, Chief of Surgical Pathology, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about May 14 to May 20. The purpose of this visit is to give a lecture at a meeting of the Spanish Society of Pahotlogy. 2. Post understands that no assistance is re [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID791SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Nasa delegation as outlined in reftel from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on or around May 5 to May 13. The purpose of this visit is to attend atlas inner stage meetings with Construccionnes Aeronauticas. 2. Post understands th [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID792SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: BUCK
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Robert Buck from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 1 to June 15. The purpose of this visit is to attend the annual antenna inspection of all complex and metrology antennas. 2. Post understands that no assistance is re [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID793SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: WITKOWSKI
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Mona Witkowski from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 8 to June 16. The purpose of this visit is to attend the annual antenna inspection of all complex and metrology antennas. 2. Post understands that no assistance is [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID794SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Andrew Brydon to travel to Vigo, Spain on May 21 to June 5. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 2nd Annual Conference of the Special Interest Group for Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamic. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requ [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID795SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Christopher Mauche to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 4 to June 6. The purpose of this visit is to attend the SMM-Newton: The Next Decade workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that bea [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID796SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/BPA: REDING
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Jerry Reding to travel to Madrid, Spain on April 24 to April 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Primary International Forum of Overhead Transmission Lines. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors ar [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID797SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Whitney Creer, Allison Bennett, Craig Stinson, Stephanie Clarke, Cody Hostick, Adrian Pidlusky to travel to Algeciras, Spain on May 14 to May 20. The purpose of this visit as the second line of defense Megaports Initiative Program team is to [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID798SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/INTEL: DAY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE/INTEL personnel: Christopher Day to travel to Barcelona, Spain on April 24 to April 29. The purpose of this visit is to increase knowledge of LNG and industry contacts. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminde [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID799SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOC: MICHAEL HARRISON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOC personnel; Michael Harrison and Peter Scholl, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about May 6 to May 13. The purpose of this visit is to verify questionnaire responses in the antidumping duty review on chlorinated isocyanurates from Spain. 2. Post [...]
2007-04-27 17:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD SP
07MADRID8SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR UNVIE AMBASSADOR
[...] Embassy grants country clearance and warmly welcomes UNVIE Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte to travel to Madrid, Spain on January 10 to January 11. The purpose of this visit is to participate in Iran Public Diplomacy outreach discussions with Senior Level GOS officials and the media. 2. The [...]
2007-01-03 17:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT SP
07MADRID800SPAIN/COUSO CASE: JUDGE CHARGES US SERVICEMEN WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. National Court Judge Santiago Pedraz issued formal charges of murder and "crimes against the international community" against the three US servicemen named in the legal case filed by family members of Spanish cameraman Jose Couso, who was killed by US fire during the capture of [...]
2007-04-27 19:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV SP
07MADRID801SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA JOANNE TILLEY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Joanne Tilley, Aviation Safety Inspector to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 11 to May 23. The purpose of this visit is to perform certificate management surveillance of Boeing suppliers. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is req [...]
2007-04-30 07:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID802SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA JOHN TAMBURI
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA: John Tamburi, Aviation Safety Inspector to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 23 to May 25. The purpose of this visit is to perform an FAA inspection. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded that bear [...]
2007-04-30 07:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID803SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA RONALD GLEITER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Ronald Gleiter, Aviation Safety Inspector to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 6 to June 16. The purpose of this visit is to attend a working group session. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is required. 3. Visitors are r [...]
2007-04-30 07:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID807SPANISH VIEWS ON NPT PREPCOM
[...] (U) ESTHOFF passed reftel points April 24 to MFA Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, requesting Spanish thoughts on the U.S. agenda for the May PrepCom for the 2010 NPT RevCon. Sanchez, who had clearly given considerable thought to the U.S. nonpaper, relayed GOS views to ESTHOFF during [...]
2007-04-30 11:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALENRG MNUC PARM PREL KNNP NPT SP
07MADRID81SPAIN/ETA POLICY: GOVERNMENT AND OPPOSITION FIND
[...] (U) In a lengthy and oftentimes vitriolic debate in the Spanish Parliament on January 15, President Zapatero and opposition Popular Party (PP) leader Mariano Rajoy traded verbal blows over the GOS' anti-terrorism policies and the way forward on forging an anti-terrorism pact among the parliame [...]
2007-01-16 16:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER SP
07MADRID815SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VA TANYA JOHNSON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to VA employee: Tanya Johnson, Overseas Military Coordinator to travel to Rota, Spain on or about May 19 to September 30. The purpose of this visit is to assist U.S. military personnel. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is required. 3. [...]
2007-05-03 06:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID82SPAIN/COUSO CASE: JUDGE ISSUES DETENTION ORDER
[...] (U) National Court Examining Magistrate Santiago Pedraz issued international detention orders on January 16 against three U.S. servicemen, Sgt. Thomas Gibson, Captain Philip Wolford, and Lt. Col. Philip de Camp, accused of murder and violating international law in the death of Spanish cameraman [...]
2007-01-16 17:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR SP
07MADRID824SPAIN: MISSILE DEFENSE IS NRC ISSUE, NOT OSCE ISSUE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 11:46:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM OSCE EZ PL RS SP
07MADRID834SPANISH VIEWS ON WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 16:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY SP
07MADRID835SPAIN ON BELARUS UNHRC CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-04 17:22:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC SP
07MADRID836SPAIN'S IDEAS FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 7. 2. (C) SUMMARY: During a conversation with DCM on May 3 that focused on missile defense (reftel),MFA PolDir Rafael Dezcallar raised four issues related to Afghanistan. Dezcallar wanted to know whom in the Department MFA should contact regarding [...]
2007-05-07 06:37:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR AF SP
07MADRID837SPAIN ON ZIMBABWE CHAIRMANSHIP OF CSD 16
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-07 07:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV UNCSD AORC PREL ZI SP
07MADRID838MUSLIM INTEGRATION IN BARCELONA AND ANDALUCIA
[...] (U) Senior Advisor to A/S Fried, Farah Pandith, cleared this message. 2. (C) SUMMARY: On her second visit to Spain, Senior Advisor to A/S Fried for Muslim Engagement, Farah Pandith, traveled to Barcelona, the Andalucian cities of Cordoba and Sevilla and Madrid from April 19-24, meeting [...]
2007-05-07 07:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKISL PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID848SPAIN SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. INTERNATIONAL WHALING
[...] ESTHOFF made reftel points May 8 to Spanish IWC Commissioner Carmen Asencio, urging Spain to support U.S. IWC priorities. Asencio said Spain would endorse the aboriginal subsistence whaling quota for Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Sea bowhead whales and agreed with the U.S. positions on the Revised [...]
2007-05-09 11:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD SP
07MADRID853SPAIN ON U.S. CITES COP 14 PRIORITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-09 12:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD KSCA SP
07MADRID859ENGAGING THE NEW FRENCH GOVERNMENT ON FOREIGN POLICY: FIVE IMMEDIATE ISSUES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign policy played only a negligible role in the presidential election campaign that concluded May 6, and Sarkozy has relatively little experience in foreign affairs, despite his tenures as Interior and Finance Minister. Nonetheless, Sarkozy's personality is such that he wil [...]
2007-05-10 13:41:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SP
07MADRID862SPAIN/CUBA: VISIT OF WHA DAS MADISON
[...] (C) Summary. In a May 4 meeting with visiting WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Kirsten Madison, MFA Director General for Ibero America Javier Sandomingo defended Spain's decision to ramp up contact with the Castro Government, though he acknowledged that Spain "made mistakes" in the course of FM [...]
2007-05-10 16:54:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CU SP
07MADRID863SPAIN: LEGAL SUIT AGAINST FORMER SECRETARY RUMSFELD
[...] (U) The AFP news wire service reported April 30 that the left-wing Spanish NGO "Seville Social Forum" had filed war crimes charges against former Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld in an Andalusian court for his role in the war in Iraq and for the abuse of detainees at Abu Ghraib prison. The lawyer [...]
2007-05-10 17:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR SP
07MADRID867SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Gary Varnado to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 20 to June 3. The purpose of this visit is to support the International Atomic Energy Agency by serving as a trainer/instructor to representatives of the Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear. 2. Pos [...]
2007-05-11 12:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID868SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Whitney Creer, Allison Bennett, Craig Stinson, Stephanie Clarke, Cody Hostick, Adrian Pidlusky, Dennis Torres-Mendoza and Dung-Zoom Le to travel to Algeciras, Spain on May 14 to May 20. The purpose of this visit as the second line of defense [...]
2007-05-11 12:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID869SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DHS/NNTRAV DECORPO,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DHS personnel: James Decorpo, Joe Foster, Lilia Ramirez from the Science and Technology Directorate to travel to Toledo, Spain on May 5 to May 10. The purpose of this visit is to participate in NATO meetings on prediction detection of improvised explosive [...]
2007-05-11 12:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP OTRA PARM SP
07MADRID87CUBA: SPANISH PAPER SAYS CASTRO OPTED FOR RISKIER
[...] (U) Summary. Spanish daily "El Pais" reported today that Fidel Castro and his inner circle opted for a riskier surgery during his initial medical crisis in hopes that he could avoid a second surgery and the need to wear a colostomy bag during his recovery. Citing sources in the hospital where [...]
2007-01-17 12:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CU SP
07MADRID870SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: KENNETH CARPENTER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Kenneth Carpenter from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 26 to June 2. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the First Network for UV Astronomy conference on Space Astronomy. 2. Post understands that [...]
2007-05-11 12:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID871SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: RICHARD MUSHOTZKY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Richard Mushotzky from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 3 to June 9. The purpose of this visit is to attend the X-ray Multi Mirrow working group meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. V [...]
2007-05-11 12:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID872SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: JEFFREY CERRO
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Jeffrey Cerro from NASA's Langley Research Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 25 to May 31. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the 66th Society of Allied Weight Engineers International Conference on Mass Properties Engineering. 2. Po [...]
2007-05-11 12:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID873SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation as outlined in reftel from the Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Moron and Zaragoza, Spain on or about May 25 to June 5. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Microwave Scan Beam landing System flight inspection at the Transoceanic Abo [...]
2007-05-11 12:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID874SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation as outlined in reftel from the Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Madrid and Zaragoza, Spain on or about May 27 to June 13. The purpose of this visit is to attend Embassy meetings and to support STS-117 operations at Transoceanic Abort Landin [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID875SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation as outlined in reftel from the Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Moron, Spain on or about May 24 to June 13. The purpose of this visit is to attend Embassy meetings and to support STS-117 operations at Transoceanic Abort Landing sitethe At [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID876SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA DELEGATION
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to NASA delegation as outlined in reftel from the Kennedy Space Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 11 to May 12. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Atlas Inner Stage meetings with construcciones Aeronauticas. 2. Post understands that no ass [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID877SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USDA: JOHNSON, MERRIE,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to US Forest Service Personnel; Merrie Johnson, Director, Paulette Ford, Research Ecologist, and Jason Steinmetz, Forestry Technician-Dispatch Coordinator to travel to Seville, Spain on or about May 12 to May 18. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Wild [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV SP
07MADRID878SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. HEE-YONG
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Hee-Yong Kim, Lab Chief, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIH; to travel to Salamanca, Spain on or about May 19 to May 23. The purpose of this visit is to attend and give the Porcellati lecture at the European Society for Neurochemis [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID879SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. PAVLAKIS,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. George Pavlakis, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH; Mr. Yakob Habtesion, Health Specialist, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID),NIH; and Dr. Lanling Zou, Biologist, NIH to travel to Malaga, Spain on or about [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID880SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. KLINMAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Dennis Klinman, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH to travel to Malaga, Spain on or about May 22 to May 26. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Third International Conference on DNA Vaccines. 2. Post understan [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID881SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. MATTSON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Mark Mattson, Senior Investigator, National Institute on Aging, NIH to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about May 18 to May 21. The purpose of this visit is to present the opening lecture at the 17th Annual European Society of Neurochemistry Meeting. 2 [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID882SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID: FRANKLIN MOORE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to USAID Personnel; Franklin Moore, Agriculture and Trade, Office of Environment and Science Policy to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about May 13 to May 18. The purpose of this visit is to participate in a CGIAR Alignment Forum, Executive Committee-12 meeting. [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV SP
07MADRID883SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS: ZHU
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to USGS personnel; Zhi-Liang Zhu, Research Physical Scientist to travel to Seville, Spain on or about May 13 to May 26. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the 4th International Wildland Fire conference, conduct a presentation, and discuss r [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID884SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOI: CLARK
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Lisa Clark from the Bureau of Land Mangement to travel to Seville, Spain on May 13 to May 17. The purpose of this visit is to present at the 4th Annual International Wildland Fire conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3 [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY SP OTRA
07MADRID885SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/FE KIGHT
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE Office of Fossil Energy: Gene Kight to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 23 to June 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend and participate in the Power Gen 2007 Conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are r [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID886SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE personnel: Gary Varnado to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 8 to June 17. The purpose of this visit is to attend the International conference Meteoroids 2007 conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are remin [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID887SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID: PHIL ROURK AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to USAID Personnel; Phil Rourk and Beatriz Cascos de Zacapa form USAID Export Promotion Program to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about May 12 to May 24. The purpose of this visit is to promote exports of Salvadoran products to the European market. 2. Post [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV SP
07MADRID888SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: GEORGE VOELLMER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to George Voellmer from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Pico Veleta, Spain on May 22 to June 7. The purpose of this visit is to observe a run at Instituto de Radio Astronomia Milimetrica. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID889SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: MAX COLEMAN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Max Coleman from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Seville, Spain on May 27 to May 30. The purpose of this visit is to continue interpretation activities of the Rio Tinto results. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID890SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: DOMINIC BENFORD
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dominic Benford from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Pico Veleta, Spain on May 28 to June 8. The purpose of this visit is to observe a run at the Instituto de Radio Astronomia Milimetrica. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requ [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID891SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: EDWARD WOLLACK
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Edward Wollack from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Pico Veleta, Spain on June 1 to June 14. The purpose of this visit is to observe a run at the Instituto de Radio Astronomia Milimetrica. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requ [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID892SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: RANDAL KOSTER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Randal Koster from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 2 to June 9. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present a paper at the World Climate Research Programme/Climate Observation and Prediction of the Earth Sys [...]
2007-05-11 12:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID893SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: NICHOLAS WHITE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Nicholas White from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 2 to June 6. The purpose of this visit is to attend the XMM-Newton: The Next Decade Workshop. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors [...]
2007-05-11 12:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID894SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA DOUGLAS DARRYL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Douglas Darryl Tilford, Aviation Safety Inspector, to travel to Seville, Spain on May 11 to May 23. The purpose of this visit is to perform certificate management surveillance on Boeing suppliers. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assis [...]
2007-05-11 15:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID895SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA BRUCE CONZE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Bruce Conze, Aerospace Engineer to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 6 to May 12. The purpose of this visit is to perform surprise A380 noise tests. 2. Post understands that no Embassy assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded t [...]
2007-05-11 15:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID896SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA RICHARD YHAP
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to FAA employee: Richard Yhap, Aviation Safety Inspector to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 20 to May 27. The purpose of this visit is to perform certificate management surveillance on Continental Airlines substantial engine maintenance contractor, Iberia. [...]
2007-05-11 15:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA SP
07MADRID897SPAIN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION
[...] (C) DCM raised with Spanish MFA PolCouns Rafael Dezcallar May 10 the USG's strong desire for Spain's support in countering the Belarus candidacy for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council and its active efforts in favor of the candidacies of Slovenia and Bosnia. DCM underscored that the requ [...]
2007-05-11 16:20:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC SP
07MADRID899SPAIN/COUSO CASE: UPDATE; CONVERSATIONS WITH KEY
[...] (SBU) DCM Llorens met with Spanish State Secretary for Justice (Deputy Minister-equivalent) Julio Perez Hernandez on May 10 to express USG's strong concern about the formal charges filed in Spain against the three US serviceman named in the legal case filed by family members of the Spanish ca [...]
2007-05-11 16:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PGOV PREL SP
07MADRID900SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NRC CHAIRMAN DALE KLEIN
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Dale Klein, Chairman US Nuclear Regulatory Commission to travel to Madrid, Spain on May 20 to May 24. The purpose of this visit is to attend bilateral meetings with the Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear, tour the Equipos Nucleares facility in Cantabria, and [...]
2007-05-11 16:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP TRGY SP OTRA
07MADRID902SPAIN ON OECD ENLARGEMENT AND FINANCING REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-11 17:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON OECD SP EUN
07MADRID907MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) MINISTER OF INDUSTRY CLOS HOSTS AMBASSADOR AND AMERICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR WORKING LUNCH Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism Joan Clos hosted the Ambassador and an executive group from the American Business Council (ABC) for lunch May 10. The ABC groups the largest U.S. investors [...]
2007-05-14 13:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID910SPAIN/COUSO CASE: PROSECUTOR APPEALS CHARGES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-14 15:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR SP
07MADRID911SCENESETTER FOR US-SPAIN HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE TALKS
[...] (C/NF) Dan, welcome back to Spain. I appreciate your patience and efforts to finally resolve the NCIS/OSI issue and I'm glad that you've made this High-Level Defense Committee (HLDC) meeting a priority. Now that the Permanent Committee is back on track, handling routine issues at the staff lev [...]
2007-05-14 17:44:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR SP
07MADRID924SPAIN: VISIT OF INL DAS MCCAMPBELL; OPPORTUNITY
[...] (C) Summary. During a visit to Madrid to attend the 25th-annual International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC),INL DAS Christy McCampbell on May 7 met with senior officials in Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and USAID-equivalent Agency for International Cooperation (AECI). During her [...]
2007-05-16 17:01:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALSNAR EAID PREL SP
07MADRID937VAN WALSUM IN MADRID MAY 18
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Deputy Director General for North Africa Manuel Gomez-Acebo on May 17. Gomez-Acebo told Poloff that UN Personal Envoy Peter van Walsum had postponed his planned May 16-22 tour of the Maghreb on May 15 and would instead be in Madrid May 18 for a me [...]
2007-05-17 14:55:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS AG MO WI SP
07MADRID94SPAIN SUPPORTS LEBANON CONFERENCE BUT WILL NOT
[...] ESTHOFF passed reftel points January 10 to several senior level contacts in the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI),urging Spain to dispatch a ministerial-level delegation to the January 25 Lebanon conference in Paris and to announce additional financial support for Lebanon a [...]
2007-01-18 14:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID LE SP
07MADRID945SPAIN ON KEY U.S. OBJECTIVES AT THE ANNUAL WORLD
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-18 12:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO SP
07MADRID947SPAIN ON FUTURE OF RCTV
[...] (C) Though not an action addressee on ref A, Post continues to press the GOS to use high-level contact with the BRV to support Venezuelan press freedom, specifically RCTV. As described in ref B, Post helped arrange meetings for RCTV owner Marcel Granier with National Security Adviser Carles Ca [...]
2007-05-18 13:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SP VZ
07MADRID95FOLLOWING UP WITH THE GOS ON SPANISH FIRM'S
[...] (S) ESTHOFF passed Ref A points January 12 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez, strongly urging Spain to address U.S. concerns regarding the sale by the Spanish firm Maquinaria CME, S.A. of computer numerical controlled (CNC) milling machines to Iran. Sanchez [...]
2007-01-18 15:28:00Embassy MadridSECRETMTCRE PARM PREL ETTC MNUC TSPA SP
07MADRID950DEPUTY FM LEON ON KOSOVO, IRAQ, IRAN/VENEZUELA,
[...] (C) Summary. Charge met with MFA Secretary of State Bernardino Leon on May 17 at the Charge's residence. Leon said Spain was looking forward to the visit of Secretary Rice and said that there was concern that the visit not be manipulated by "either side" of the Spanish political spectrum. C [...]
2007-05-18 17:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
07MADRID951SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: LESLIE DEUTSCH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Leslie Deutsch from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Escorial, Spain on June 16 to June 23. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Interagency Operations Advisory Group meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requir [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID952SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: PHILIP LIEBRECHT
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Philip Liebrecht from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 16 to June 22. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the International Operations Advisory Group. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID953SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: JAMES COSTRELL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to James Costrell from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 17 to June 23. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Interagency Operations Group meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visitors are reminded t [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID954SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA/JAMES BURKHOLDER
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to James Burkholder, Research Chemist from NOAA to travel to Valencia, Spain on May 20 to May 25. The purpose of this visit is to paticipate in a site visit to Fundacion de Estudios Ambientales del Mediterraneo. 2. Post understands that no assistance is r [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY SP OTRA
07MADRID955SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USG: ELIZABETH KIM,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to USG personnel; Elizabeth Kim, Craig Vogt, Anhar Karimjee, Roza Guillaume, Thomas Fredette, Joseph Wilson Todd Bridges, Jeff Summers, and Jennifer Winston to travel to La Coruna, Spain on or about June 18 to June 22. The purpose of this visit is to attend t [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID956SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE Kevin Boyack to travel to Madrid, Spain on June 23 to June 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend the 11th International Conference of the International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requ [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID957SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE Castrillo Boixo to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 6 to June 30. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Biennial Pedro Pascual Benasque Center for Science Workshop on Quantum Information. 2. Post understands that no assistance [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID958SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to DOE Alberto Roura Crumols to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 23 to July 1. The purpose of this visit is to participate in collaborations on an ongoing research project related to the stability of De Sitter Spacetime in Semiclassical Gravity and its impli [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG OTRA SP
07MADRID959SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. SIMON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Simon Metenou, Research Fellow, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about May 29 to May 31. The purpose of this visit is to coordinate the development of vaccines against Malaria in Pregnancy an [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID960SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. FRANCIS
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Francis Collins, Director, National Human Genome Research Institute, NIH to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about May 25 to May 26. The purpose of this visit is to serve as speaker at the Jimenez Diaz Memorial Lecture. 2. Post understands that no ass [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID961SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. BARRY
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Barry Horwitz, Senior Investigator, National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about May 27 to May 31. The purpose of this visit is to give a talk and chair a session at the Workshop on Brai [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID962SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. AMAR KLAR
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Amar Klar, Senior Investigator, National Cancer Institute, NIH to travel to Madrid and Salamanca, Spain on or about May 21 to May 27. The purpose of this visit is to meet faculty and give talks at the Centro Nacional de Biotechnologia in Madrid and Centr [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID963SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ARAI
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Dr. Andrew Arai, Senior Investigator, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about May 23 to May 24. The purpose of this visit is to present a lecture at the EuroPCR 2007 conference. 2. Post understands that [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID964SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA STEVEN GENDEL
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Steven Gendel, Microbiology and Stephano Luccioli, Medical Officer Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HHS to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about May 28 to May 31. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Approaches to Risks [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID965SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA GREGSON JOSEPH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Gregson Joseph, Investigator, Office of Regional Operations, FDA, HHS to travel to Madrid, Spain on or about June 1 to June 8. The purpose of this visit is to attend the EuroPCR 07 Annual Meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID966SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA ASHLEY BOAM
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Ashley Boam, Branch Chief, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about May 21 to May 28. The purpose of this visit is to attend the EuroPCR 07 Annual Meeting. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requi [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA OTRA TBIO SP
07MADRID967SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: AKBAR SULTAN AND
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Akbar Sultan and Karlin Toner from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on June 28 to July 6. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Seventh USA/Europe ATM Research and Development Seminar. 2. Post understands that no assistance is requ [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID968SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: JOSEPH NUTH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Joseph Nuth from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Barcelona, Spain on or about June 9 to June 16. The purpose of this visit is to attend and present at the Meteoroids 2007 conference. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID969SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: NURIA CALVET,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Nuria Calvet from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Villa Franca del Castillo, Spain on or about May 28 to June 1. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Herschel Observing Time Allocation Committee meeting. 2. Post understands that no [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID970SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: SUSAN WELCH
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Susan Welch from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, to travel to Madrid Spain on May 27 to June 9. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Madrid Deep Space Communication Complex Design Review. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3 [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID971SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA: DAVID STRUBA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to David Struba from NASA Headquarters, to travel to Madrid Spain on June 16 to June 21. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Interagency Operations Advisory Group 11 meetings. 2. Post understands that no assistance is required. 3. Visit [...]
2007-05-21 08:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP TSPA
07MADRID973SPAIN POINT OF CONTACT INFORMATION FOR GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) ESTOFF and POLOFF delivered REFTEL A points on May 10 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez and met again on May 18 with Sanchez and MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Carlos Torres to discuss Spain's participation in the Global Initi [...]
2007-05-21 11:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KGIC PARM PREL SP
07MADRID974SPAIN TO IMMINENTLY SUBMIT ANNUAL DECLARATION FOR
[...] (SBU) ESTOFF and POLOFF made reftel points on May 18 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez and MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Carlos Torres, urging Spain to submit to the Immediate Central Contact their HCOC Annual Declaration (AD) on s [...]
2007-05-21 11:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA SP
07MADRID975SPAIN AGREES WITH BROAD DEFINITION OF UNSCR 1747
[...] (SBU) ESTOFF and POLOFF delivered reftel points on May 18 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez and MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Carlos Torres, conveying Department views on the need to interpret broadly operative Paragraph 5 of UNSCR [...]
2007-05-21 11:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETTC UNSC IR SP
07MADRID976SPAIN ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS/LIMA TEXT
[...] (SBU) ESTHOFF and POLOFF made reftel points May 18 to MFA Disarmament Affairs Deputy Director General Ignacio Sanchez and MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Carlos Torres, urging Spain to support U.S. positions as the international community charts the future of the [...]
2007-05-21 11:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMOPS NATO PARM PREL SP
07MADRID977DEMARCHE CONCERNING SPANISH AND AUSTRIAN TRANSFERS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 11:57:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL ETTC IR AU SP
07MADRID979SPANISH PARTICIPATION IN OSCE PPP CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2007-05-21 14:59:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PREL PTER SP RU
07MADRID981MADRID WEEKLY ECON/AG/COMMERCIAL UPDATE REPORT -
[...] (U) Spanish economy grew by 4% on an annualized basis during the first quarter of 2007, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INE). The composition of the growth (exports, domestic demand, construction etc.) will be released in the next couple of weeks. Analysts will be looking [...]
2007-05-21 16:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EIND ETRD TBIO SP
07MADRID984RUSSIANS ON SPANISH OSCE CHAIRMANSHIP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Polcouns discussed OSCE issues with Russian Political Counselor Alexey Dementiev and Advisor Dennis Gonchar on May 18 at the Russians' request. Dementiev indicated Russia's strong support for the U.S. led Global Initiative and offered to increase U.S.-Russia coordination through [...]
2007-05-22 15:07:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL OSCE SP RS
07MADRID99SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT: KEVIN ANDERSON
[...] Embassy grants country clearance to Kevin Anderson, Special Assistant for International Affairs to travel to Valencia, Spain on January 18 to January 25. The purpose of this visit to attend a meeting of the Accord Implementation Group (AIG) of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS [...]
2007-01-18 17:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SP
07MADRID9993RD US-SPAIN HIGH LEVEL DEFENSE COMMITTEE REVIEWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In the third bilateral High Level Defense Committee (HLDC) meeting, held in Madrid on May 17-18, DASD Dan Fata and MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta discussed shared strategic interests including the NATO-ISAF operations in Afghanistan, multi-lateral missions in Kosovo [...]
2007-05-24 15:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SP AF RS YI LE IR PK IS
08MADRID000762ZFR763SPAIN WILL NOT SUPPORT PRISONERS OF CONSCIENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-11 09:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEUN KDEM PHUM PREL SP
08MADRID1002SCENESETTER FOR U/S DOBRIANSKY VISIT TO MADRID
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. Your speech at the American Chamber of Commerce energy conference, your meetings with GOS officials and climate change experts, and a press event will provide opportunities to explain USG leadership on climate change and address conc [...]
2008-09-19 14:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG SP
08MADRID1003MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPT. 15-19
[...] (SBU) Spanish government officials and press followed the U.S. financial turmoil closely during the week. President Zapatero and Second Vice President and Economy and Finance Minister Solbes reassured Spaniards that Spain's financial sector was safe and its financial firms solvent. Zapatero claimed [...]
2008-09-22 05:59:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON ECPS EFIN ELAB ENRG EWWT KNNP SOCI
08MADRID1006REQUEST FOR ESCORT ASSISTANCE FOR WORLD FOOD
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Assistant Deputy Political Director Maria Luisa Benitez-Donoso, who noted Spain sent a plane to the region last week to protect Spanish fishing vessels. She acknowledged our request for coordination with other efforts in the region. Polcoun [...]
2008-09-22 10:15:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMARR MCAP WFP XW SP
08MADRID1008REPSOL CONFIRMS NO PLANS WITH IRAN AND INDICATES
[...] (S) Ambassador Aguirre met September 17 with Repsol General Counsel and Secretary to the Board Luis Suarez de Lezo. During the discussion, Suarez de Lezo advised the Ambassador that, after Repsol had allowed to expire its option on its block in Iran's South Pars field (reftels),it had no remaining [...]
2008-09-22 10:49:00Embassy MadridSECRETECON EFIN EINV ETRD KTFN PREL PARM PTER IR
08MADRID1010SPAIN: NRC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-22 16:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL GG RS
08MADRID1014SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE, NON-PAPER ON MESA GROUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Embassy Madrid engaged the GOS through a variety of channels to solicit Madrid's support of USG actions described in REFTEL. The GOS has stated that it shares USG concerns about the prospect of Syria or Iran obtaining a seat on the IAEA Board of Directors, but has indicated that M [...]
2008-09-23 13:33:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALIAEA PARM MNUC IR SY SP
08MADRID1016SPANISH MFA RECEIVES NON-PAPER RE CHINESE
[...] (S) On September 22 PolOff delivered the talking points and non-paper from REFTEL to Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA's Deputy DG for Non-Proliferation & Disarmament, and Carlos Torres Vidal, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. As the non-paper is classified, neither GOS offici [...]
2008-09-23 13:34:00Embassy MadridSECRETECON EFIN KNNP PARM PTER IR CH SP UK
08MADRID1020SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON OFAC KINGPIN ACT DESIGNATION OF
[...] On September 12, Econoff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper concerning the OFAC designations of Venezuelan officials under the Kingpin Act to Iago Lossada in the MFA,s International Counter-Terrorism Directorate. Econoff subsequently shared the information with Conchita Cornejo Garcia of [...]
2008-09-24 13:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER PREL PINR SNAR KCRM VE SP
08MADRID1021DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S SEPTEMBER 23, 2008,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-25 09:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO SP
08MADRID1025MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPT. 22-26
[...] (U) While visiting New York to speak at the UN, President Zapatero met with business executives in a September 24 event organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain. Executives from firms such as Boeing, Microsoft, IBM, Pfizer, and the Bank of America, as well as the MPAA, participate [...]
2008-09-29 06:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KIPR SP
08MADRID104TERRORIST FINANCE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-01 18:04:00Embassy MadridSECRETEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL IZ SY SP
08MADRID1047SPAIN SKEPTICAL OF EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Spain is skeptical of the sustainability criteria under discussion in the EU. Spanish officials attending EU discussions on these criteria said that as drafted they are not based on sound economic and scientific models and that they would discriminate against biomass and biofuel [...]
2008-10-03 09:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG SP
08MADRID1048SPANISH INTEREST IN FEATURED ROLE AT GI EXERCISE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post delivered draft agenda for the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism's meeting of its Exercise Planning Group in Washington, DC during November 13-14, 2008. GOS officials indicated Spain's intention to attend and responded positively to a USG suggestion that the Spa [...]
2008-10-03 09:54:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL KGIC SP
08MADRID105SPAIN: ELECTION UPDATE FEBRUARY 1
[...] (U) Summary: This cable continues our effort, started with ref a, to provide the flavor of the Spanish general election campaign. Politicians and pundits have said repeatedly the three key issues on March 9 will be the economy, terrorism, and regional autonomy. Events in the last two weeks [...]
2008-02-04 07:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SP
08MADRID1050MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPT. 29-OCT. 3
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-03 15:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB SP
08MADRID1051SPAIN TO CO-SPONSOR UNFCR ON NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Luis Gomez Nogueira, the Chief of Disarmament in the MFA's DG for Strategic Issues and Terrorism, has indicated to Post that Spain, while wanting to make known several observations and suggestions about the draft text, would co-sponsor the reftel resolution. END SUMMARY. 2. [...]
2008-10-03 16:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL UNGA SP CDG
08MADRID1055BASQUE TERRORIST GROUP ETA STEPS UP OPERATIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Basque terrorist group ETA (Basque Fatherland and Liberty) has conducted a series of bombing attacks in Spain in recent weeks as a "show of force" to counter Spanish judicial efforts to outlaw political parties affiliated with ETA. The Zapatero government and all opposition pa [...]
2008-10-06 10:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PINS SP
08MADRID106MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - JANUARY
[...] (U) So reads the FT's Gillian Tett's lead into her insight column. She asks how the big Spanish banks have so far weathered the storm well. She says that Mexico's Central Bank Governor, Guillermo Ortiz, has said that a few years ago, big Spanish banks asked for permission from the regulators [...]
2008-02-04 07:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
08MADRID1060KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA
[...] (C) Deputy Chief of Mission Chacon spoke October 6 with Spanish MFA Director General for Europe and North America Luis Felipe Fernandez de la Pena to inform him of the U.S. intention to vote against Serbia's ICJ resolution regarding Kosovo. Fernandez de la Pena suggested Spain, which had been [...]
2008-10-07 06:55:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA UN KV
08MADRID1064DEMARCHES ON UNSCR RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-08 12:16:00Embassy MadridSECRETECON EFIN ETRD PARM KNNP EWWT EUN PREL MNUC
08MADRID1073U/S DOBRIANSKY VISIT TO MADRID 9/29 - 10/1
[...] (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary Dobriansky visited Madrid September 26-October 1 to participate in an American Chamber of Commerce in Spain conference on clean energy and climate change. The U/S delivered a keynote speech on climate change and renewable energy at the conference. U/S Dobrians [...]
2008-10-08 16:15:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG EAGR KWMN KIRF SMIG SP
08MADRID1080MADRID ECON WEEKLY, OCT 6-10 - FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 14:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB SP
08MADRID1081SPANISH VIEWS ON OCTOBER GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on October 10. Donoso said that Georgia will dominate the GAERC agenda, with some discussion on Belarus, Zimbabwe, Uzbekistan and Moldova. //GEORGIA// 2. (C) Donoso said that Spa [...]
2008-10-10 16:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SP USEU
08MADRID1088SPAIN'S BASQUE REGIONAL GOVERNMENT EXPANDING ITS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Autonomous Community (regional) government of the Basque Country is opening two new offices in the United States, increasing its official presence to three offices. Ana Agirre, the Basque region's Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, will lead a delegation that will offi [...]
2008-10-14 12:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV PREL SP
08MADRID1090DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON ANTARCTIC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-14 16:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KSCA KTIA SENV AY TPHY
08MADRID1091DCM DISCUSSES SPANISH DEFENSE BUDGET, ACQUISITIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission met September 30 with the new Spanish State Secretary for Defense Constantino Mendez. The two discussed strategic industrial cooperation; the status of major acquisitions programs, including Tomahawk; the budget outlook for Spain; and the upcoming vis [...]
2008-10-14 16:20:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID1092AMBASSADOR HITS RIGHT NOTES WITH NEW SPANISH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Aguirre ensured that Spain's outgoing Chief of Defense and the Chiefs of the Spanish Army, Navy and Air Force Staff were properly celebrated September 25. Hosting a cocktail reception for more than 90 attendees, complete with a color guard and a 6-piece military jazz band [...]
2008-10-14 16:20:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR SP
08MADRID1101MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE - OCT 13-17
[...] (SBU) President Zapatero announced October 13 that the GOS will guarantee up to 100 billion euros in bank borrowing this year. This initiative is part of a decree approved that day by the Council of Ministers that incorporates measures agreed over the weekend by heads of state of the euro nati [...]
2008-10-17 19:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG SP PGOV
08MADRID1104SCENESETTER FOR DOE DEPUTY SECRETARY KUPFER'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-20 14:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG OVIP PREL SP
08MADRID1105REQUEST TO INVITE SPANISH PRESIDENT ZAPATERO TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-20 15:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL SP
08MADRID1113GALICIA POLICE CHIEF ON DRUG SMUGGLING AND LAW
[...] (C) In a conversation October 9 with Embassy representatives, the Chief of Police of the regional government of Galicia said that while criminal activity in Galicia remained relatively low (30 crimes per 1000 inhabitants),drug smuggling and the underground economy continued to be important la [...]
2008-10-21 16:05:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON SP SNAR PGOV KCRM
08MADRID1116SPAIN/GLOBAL INITIATIVE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON
[...] (SBU) POLOFF met Carlos Torres, MFA Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, on October 22 to deliver REFTEL A demarche. Torres said that he will serve as point of contact (POC) for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency for matters related to the Global Initiative Information Po [...]
2008-10-22 16:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC SP
08MADRID1123MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCT. 20-24
[...] (SBU) The hot topic for much of this week has been President Zapatero's failure to be invited to the upcoming global financial summit and GOS efforts to secure an invitation (ref A). Media reported October 24 that the government is reaching out "in every direction to the entire world at all [...]
2008-10-24 15:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL TSPA SP
08MADRID1126TOMAHAWK LIKELY FIRST VICTIM OF BUDGET AX
[...] (C) It now appears virtually certain that Spain, facing serious budgetary constraints and difficult economic times, will not purchase Tomahawk (TLAM) this year. In recent days we have had strong indications from the MOD that the new leadership team there has decided to forgo any expensive, new [...]
2008-10-27 13:33:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMARR SP
08MADRID1127CIVAIR: SPAIN CANNOT FOLLOW UP ON VIOLATIONS OF
[...] (U) Econoff passed on reftel requests, providing the GOS the opportunity to pursue an investigation as provided under Article 12 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, (the "Chicago Convention") on reftel Spanish nationals who allegedly violated U.S. FAA regulations. Santiago Quiro [...]
2008-10-28 11:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR SP
08MADRID1131DEPUTY CHIEF OF MISSION'S OCTOBER 29, 2008,
[...] (C) Summary. The Deputy Chief of Mission hosted MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta at lunch October 29. They discussed the U.S.-Spain Agreement on Defense Cooperation (which governs U.S. use of the bases at Rota and Moron),Afghanistan, Georgia, nuclear powered warship visits, Som [...]
2008-10-30 17:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMARR NATO AF SP
08MADRID1132NEA A/S WELCH MEETINGS WITH SPANISH OFFICIALS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. NEA A/S Welch, accompanied by DCM, met with FM Moratinos, Director General for the Mediterranean, Magreb and Near Orient Fidel Sendagorta, and Policy Planning Director Andres Ortega on October 23 to discuss a wide range of issues including the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP),the Magr [...]
2008-10-31 09:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL IR IZ SY SP MR
08MADRID1134SYRIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SHAABAN DENOUNCES U.S.
[...] SUMMARY. Syrian Presidential Advisor and former Emigration Minister Bouthaina Shaaban addressed a receptive audience of approximately 200 policy makers, diplomats, academics, and students of Arab politics and culture at the Spanish-government sponsored "Casa Arabe" cultural exchange institute [...]
2008-10-31 12:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR SP SY
08MADRID114CODELS MARTINEZ AND LIEBERMAN MEET WITH SPANISH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senators Martinez, Lieberman and Craig met with Spanish National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana on January 11, discussing Afghanistan, Lebanon, Morocco, Cuba, and the Alliance of Civilizations. Senator Lieberman asked that Spain work to clarify and if possible remove caveats o [...]
2008-02-05 13:36:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
08MADRID1140SPAIN'S VIEW ON BOSNIA
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on October 29. Benitez said that Bosnia may come up at the November GAERC, but given that this month's meeting is a "JUMBO GAERC," it is more likely to be discussed in December. 2. [...]
2008-10-31 16:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV EU SP BK
08MADRID1141MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCT. 27-31
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-03 07:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB KIPR SP
08MADRID1142SPAIN'S VIEWS ON NOVEMBER GYMNICH AND JUMBO GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on October 29. Regarding the agenda, Benitez said that given the Jumbo GAERC includes defense and development issues in addition to external relations, and that the Congo will likely be [...]
2008-11-03 08:03:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SP EUN ETRD RS IS AF PK SY LE
08MADRID1150SPAIN: UPDATE ON INTERNET PIRACY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Since being placed on the Special 301 Watch List six months ago, the GOS has focused on encouraging negotiations between the Internet Service Provider (ISP) association and the Anti-Piracy Coalition of copyright holders and their representatives. The parties are trying to agree on a fo [...]
2008-11-04 07:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECPS KCRM SP
08MADRID1182SPAIN: MFA OFFICIAL SPEAKS ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In recent weeks, Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFA),has shared information with Embassy Madrid officials on a range of subjects related to non-proliferation, including Spanish participat [...]
2008-11-06 17:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMCAP KNNP PINR PINS SP KGIC PTER PREL
08MADRID1183SPAIN SUPPORTS AU & EU EFFORTS TO RESTORE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 06:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MR SP
08MADRID1184SPAIN NOT SENDING REPRESENTATIVE TO UPCOMING
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche to various contacts in the MFA and Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin, who covers Iran in the MFA's Office of Bilateral Economic Relations with Developing Countries, told Econoff November 3 that he fully agreed with [...]
2008-11-07 08:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC TRGY AORC IR SP
08MADRID1186SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SIRES' NOVEMBER 13-16 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Representative Sires, Embassy Madrid looks forward to your and your delegation's visit to Madrid and Barcelona. The Spanish are eager to share their assessment of political developments, regional issues, and bilateral relations with you. The recent US national election has been closely [...]
2008-11-07 12:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN OVIP PINS PREL PTER SP OREP AMGT AFIN
08MADRID1189MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE - NOV 1-7
[...] (U) On November 4, the Ministry of Labor released statistics showing an increase of 192,658 registered unemployed workers for the month of October, the sharpest month-to-month increase ever recorded. This brings the total of unemployed to over 2.8 million, with immigrants especially affected. [...]
2008-11-07 16:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KIPR SP EPET
08MADRID1190DEMARCHE REQUEST: EXPULSION OF DEA FROM BOLIVIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-10 09:21:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF KDEM SNAR BL SP
08MADRID1194AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES IPR WITH INDUSTRY MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 6 meeting, Ambassador discussed the battle against intellectual property piracy with Minister of Industry, Tourism, and Trade Miguel Sebastian. The Minister and an aide painted an upbeat picture of the progress being made in talks between Internet Service Providers [...]
2008-11-12 08:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECPS ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID1200SPAIN: HUMAN RIGHTS RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-14 09:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL SP
08MADRID1205MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 10-14
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-14 17:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG EPET SP
08MADRID1206DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED
[...] (SBU) On November 10, Econoff advised MFA's Deputy Director for Multilateral Economic and Maritime Relations Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde of the US's strong concerns on Article 10 of the EU proposed "third maritime safety" regulation (reftel). Econoff explained that this provision would interfe [...]
2008-11-17 10:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT EUN IMO SP
08MADRID1207INVITATION FROM SPANISH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TO
[...] (U) The Ambassador received November 13 the following letter (translated in relevant part) from Manuel Lopez Blazquez, Spanish MOD Director General of Institutional Relations. Begin text: The Ministry of Defense of Spain and the CIDOB Foundation of Barcelona (Center of Investigation of In [...]
2008-11-17 14:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL SP
08MADRID1212CODEL SIRES VISIT TO MADRID, NOVEMBER 13-14, 2008
[...] (U) Summary: Codel Sires (Representatives Albio Sires, Lynn Woolsey, Phil Gingrey, Ron Klein, and Laura Richardson) visited Madrid November 13-14 to discuss rail transportation security, counter-terrorism, and bilateral relations. They met with Minister of Interior Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba, M [...]
2008-11-18 08:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALOREP PREL SP
08MADRID1214CALLS FOR REFORM OF SPAIN'S COUNTER-TERRORISM LAWS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spain's counter-terrorism (CT) laws were designed with the domestic terrorist group ETA - Basque Fatherland and Liberty - in mind, but a number of recent rulings and actions by the Spanish judiciary and law enforcement forces in recent weeks have brought into focus Spain's need to [...]
2008-11-18 12:51:00Embassy MadridSECRETPGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
08MADRID1216 SPAIN--CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE
[...] Post has received a congratulatory letter from the former Prime Minister of Spain Felipe Gonzalez addressed to President-elect Barack Obama. The original and informal translation will be sent to the Department, attention S/ES-CR, via registered pouch, number 6340142. English text of the let [...]
2008-11-18 16:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP SP
08MADRID1225SPAIN MAY PLANT IDEA OF NICARAGUAN RECOUNT AT EU
[...] (C) Poloff discussed November 9 Nicaraguan municipal elections and delivered points (ref A) November 20 to Spanish MFA Sub-Direct General for Mexican, Caribbean, and Central American Affairs Jorge Romeu Gonzalez-Barros. Romeu agreed there had been "serious irregularities" but cautioned that [...]
2008-11-21 21:15:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP NI
08MADRID1226MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 17-21
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 08:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET SP SCUL
08MADRID1228SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ANTI-ISRAELI BIAS IN
[...] (C) Reftel demarche was delivered November 19 to MFA Deputy Director General for the UN Juan Manuel Gonzalez de Linares and Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay. Ucelay reiterated Spain's strong commitment to the MEPP and FM Moratinos' commitment to preventing unhelpf [...]
2008-11-24 12:44:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP UNGA IS PA
08MADRID1229SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON NOVEMBER 26 ARAB LEAGUE
[...] (C) MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay received reftel demarche on November 21. Ucelay restated FM Moratinos' belief that the Annapolis Conference was an important step in facilitating efforts by Israelis and Palestinians to conclude a final, comprehensive peace. [...]
2008-11-24 12:45:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL KBWG AL SP
08MADRID1230SPAIN: CIVIL GUARD OFFERS INSIDER ACCOUNT OF ITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a counter-terrorism (CT) conference co-sponsored by Embassy Madrid, General Pablo Martin Alonso, the Head of Intelligence for the Civil Guard -- known in Spanish as Guardia Civil (GC) -- discussed the role of the GC in detaining radical Islamic jihadists within Spain's borde [...]
2008-11-24 17:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPINR PINS PREL PTER SP
08MADRID1231SPAIN: ASSESSING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF RECENT ETA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: French police and Spanish Guardia Civil (GC) paramilitary forces conducted a joint raid in Cauterets, France early on the morning of November 17 in which they arrested ETA members Mikel Garikoitz Aspiazu Rubina (aka "Txeroki" in Basque or "Cherokee" in English) and Leire Lopez Zu [...]
2008-11-24 17:34:00Embassy MadridSECRETPINR PINS PREL PTER SP FR
08MADRID1232SPAIN: MFA OFFICAL'S REMARKS ABOUT EU AND IAEA RE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Polcouns delivered reftel demarches November 25 to Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA,s Sub-DG for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. On Iran, Salazar said the EU was in the process of finalizing a declaration that will be "very tough" about Tehran's failure to cooperate with the IAEA o [...]
2008-11-25 13:11:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY SP IR SY EU
08MADRID1235SPAIN: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING RESULTS FOR SOCOM
[...] (U) Pursuant to provisions of the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Post has carefully reviewed the human rights records of the following Spanish candidates who were intially invited to participate in the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Foreign Military Attache (FMA) conference, which [...]
2008-11-25 16:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL PGOV PHUM SP
08MADRID1240SPAIN OK WITH EU BIOFUELS LANGUAGE; SUPPORTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. ESTHOFF reviewed reftel points on November 25 with Hugo Lucas Porta, Secretary General of the International Relations Department at the GOS Institute for the Diversification and Development of Energy (IDAE). In the recent past, Lucas has expressed skepticism of the proposed la [...]
2008-11-26 10:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN EU SP
08MADRID1251DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (U) FAS Counselor delivered reftel points on November 26 to Santiago Menendez, Under Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs (which includes Agriculture). 2, (U) ESTHOff also delivered reftel points on November 25 to Enrique Yturriaga Saldanha, Subdir [...]
2008-11-26 15:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV SP
08MADRID1257MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 21-28
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 16:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EPET KIPR SP
08MADRID1262SPAIN: MFA ADDRESSES HOST OF NON-PROLIFERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. POLCOUNS and POLOFF on November 28 met Spanish MFA officials for a wide-ranging discussion on non-proliferation issues. Gonzalo de Salazar, the MFA's Sub-DG for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, and Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament discusse [...]
2008-12-02 12:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PTER SP SY IAEA IR VE
08MADRID1269FURTHER THOUGHTS ON SPAIN'S COUNTER-TERRORISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. This cable continues the discussion from REFTEL, which examined recent Supreme Court acquittals of lower court convictions of radical Islamic jihadists. Most recently, the Supreme Court on October 7 overturned 14 of 20 convictions for a 2004 case known an Operation Nova; on Novem [...]
2008-12-02 17:39:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER KJUS SP
08MADRID1277SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DODD VISIT TO SPAIN DEC.
[...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid welcomes your visit. The Spaniards you meet will be eager to share their assessment of financial developments, Latin American issues, and bilateral relations. Our elections were closely followed here, and a strong atmosphere of goodwill and optimism has emerged for incre [...]
2008-12-04 11:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON OREP PREL SP
08MADRID128SPAIN DEPUTY FM LEON ON KOSOVO UDI
[...] (C) Deputy FM Bernardino Leon approached Charge at a luncheon speech given by President Zapatero in Madrid February 6, to inform that Spain remained unable to support EU consensus on Kosovo prior to Spain's March 9 elections. Leon reiterated previously raised concerns about the sensitivities [...]
2008-02-07 12:20:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP KV
08MADRID1280SPAIN: ALLEGED DETAINEE FLIGHTS ISSUE BLOWS UP IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A hot issue in the Spanish press since 2005, the detainee transfer flights that allegedly transited Spain from 2002 until 2006 have once again hit the headlines. The most recent flurry of reporting began November 30 when El Pais, Spain's leading newspaper, printed several stories bas [...]
2008-12-04 13:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMARR PREF PGOV PTER KPAO SP
08MADRID1281REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS REGARDING SPANISH DEFENSE
[...] (C) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: MOD Carme Chacon continues to voice, publicly and privately, her desire to see the U.S. elevate the Agreement on Defense Cooperation (ADC) to treaty status. Chacon describes this in terms of legal parity and equilibrium in the bilate [...]
2008-12-05 06:56:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR SP
08MADRID1282SPAIN'S VIEWS ON DECEMBER GAERC
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy European Correspondent Maria Luisa Benitez Donoso on December 4. Benitez said that the GAERC agenda will include the EU Enlargement, MEPP, the Congo, Pakistan, declarations on ESDP, and Solana's presentation of the European Security St [...]
2008-12-05 09:33:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN SP ZL IS PK CG TU
08MADRID1289MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, DEC. 1-5
[...] (U) According to the EU's Eurostat, Spain's unemployment rate for the month of October reached 12.8 percent, giving the country the highest rate in the EU for the 6th month running. Second Vice President and Minister of Economy Pedro Solbes has noted that unemployment is the primary concern of [...]
2008-12-09 07:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB SP
08MADRID1291SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON VISIT TO SPAIN DEC.
[...] (U) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. The Spaniards you meet will be eag [...]
2008-12-09 11:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER OREP MARR SP
08MADRID1292SCENESETTER - CODEL DORGAN VISIT TO SEVILLE, SPAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. You will be visiting Spain during a severe economic downturn, its first in 15 years. Spain has become a leader in the development of renewable energy - particularly wind power - as the result of implementing feed-in tariff subsidies. [...]
2008-12-09 11:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC BEXP OREP AFIN SP
08MADRID1293BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (C) As per reftel request, Econoff spoke with Spanish company GECI Espanola representatives December 3 as part of a pre-license check on C-130 aircraft parts to Spain. Geci Project Manager Billy Noboa informed Econoff that the C-130 parts specified in reftel are not/not intended for the Spani [...]
2008-12-09 14:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETTC KOMC SP
08MADRID1296SPAIN: CONTINUED RESERVATIONS RE CRITERIA-BASED
[...] (C) POLOFF met on December 9 with Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament in the MFA,s DG for Strategic Affairs & Terrorism, to discuss the revised Paragraphs 6 and 7 for the Nuclear Supplier Group's (NSG's) Guidelines for Transfers of Enrichment & Reprocessing E [...]
2008-12-10 11:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM SP TRGY ENRG ETTC
08MADRID1299SPAIN/CUBA: TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT
[...] (U) The information in this message is keyed to questions posed in reftel A, paragraph 5 and updates information reported in reftels B and C. 2. (C) Has the host country, in Post's opinion, worked to promote the advancement of democracy and human rights in Cuba? Spain played a leadership role in [...]
2008-12-11 12:21:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL SP CU
08MADRID13SPAIN WILL SUPPORT PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-09 09:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA SP
08MADRID1303HORN OF AFRICA PIRACY: FORMATION OF CONTACT GROUP
[...] (C) Polcouns delivered ref a demarche to Spanish MFA DG for Strategic Affairs and Terrorism Carmen Bujan December 12. Bujan said Spain, in principle, welcomed the formation of a contact group. She emphasized, as she and other GOS officials have in the past, that finding adequate judicial arr [...]
2008-12-12 11:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALMOPS PBTS PHSA PTER SP
08MADRID1304SPAIN: REACTION TO PLAN RE CONTINGENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF on December 10 delivered REFTEL A non-paper to Carlos Torres, Counselor for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament at the MFA's Sub-DG for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament. The Spaniard opined that he considered the USG proposal -- to make the implementation of the I [...]
2008-12-12 12:10:00Embassy MadridSECRETKNNP MNUC PARM PREL SY IAEA TRGY SP
08MADRID1306SPAIN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) As requested in REFTEL A, Post's submission for the "2008 Country Report on Terrorism" follows in paragraph 2. POC for the CRT in Spain is Hugh Clifton. Telephone 34-91-587-2294, email: CliftonLH@state.gov. 2. (U) The Government of Spain and its citizens were concerned that their cou [...]
2008-12-12 17:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SP ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
08MADRID1307SPAIN: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (U) As requested in REFTEL A, Post's submission for the "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control," follows in paragraph 2. This report includes draft numbers for statistical information on seizures for the calendar year 2008. If information [...]
2008-12-12 17:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SP KCRM
08MADRID1309MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, DEC 9-12
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 11:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ENRG SP
08MADRID1310DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US POSITION ON IEA 2009-2010
[...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche December 10 to MFA's Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde, explaining the US's position on funding the International Energy Agency (IEA) for the 2009-2010 budget and beyond. Munoz de Laborde, who is the Deputy Director for Multilateral Economic Relations, expressed his [...]
2008-12-15 12:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SP IEA
08MADRID1311SPAIN: 2008 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN RESULTS (CFC)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 14:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
08MADRID1318SPAIN: GOVERNMENT HOSTS IPR CONFERENCE, LAUNCHES
[...] In late November, the GOS hosted its second annual International Conference on Digital Content (FICOD),which included as a separate event an International Conference on Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment. The IPR Conference brought Spanish government officials together with co [...]
2008-12-16 13:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KCRM KIPR SP
08MADRID1320SPAIN SUPPORTS UN SPECIAL TRIBUNAL ON LEBANON
[...] (C) Spanish MFA desk officer Maria Luisa Huibrodo received reftel demarche and said that Foreign Minister Moratinos strongly supported the work of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon (STL). She affirmed that contributions for Lebanon would continue to be a major component of Spain's foreign as [...]
2008-12-16 18:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER LE SY UNSC EUN SP
08MADRID1337SPAIN UNVEILS COMPREHENSIVE HUMAN RIGHTS PLAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. In conjunction with the 60th Anniversary of the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Spanish Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega unveiled Spain's National Human Rights Plan (the plan) December 15 in New York. The plan, approved by Spain's Council of Ministers [...]
2008-12-19 11:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SP PREL PGOV
08MADRID1339MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, DEC 13-19
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 15:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB SP
08MADRID1341DEMARCHE: SECURITY SUPPORT FOR 2009 AFGHAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 09:52:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
08MADRID1345FY 2009 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION FOR THE WORLD
[...] (U) As per reftel, Econoff conducted an extensive review into the membership and affiliates of the UN's World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to ensure that none of the WTO's associates or members condone pedophilia. Based on the review, Post determined that the UNWTO does not grant any official [...]
2008-12-22 13:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PHUM SOCI SP
08MADRID1346IPR IN SPAIN: ROUND-UP OF RECENT NOTEWORTHY
[...] (U) On November 25, Spain's Congress issued a non-binding resolution calling on the GOS to develop a strategy to combat internet piracy. Separately, Culture Minister Molina announced that the government anticipates new regulations to protect online content. Content providers continue to com [...]
2008-12-22 13:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KCRM KIPR SP
08MADRID1351SPAIN: IPR PIRACY GETTING MORE ATTENTION
[...] (SBU) In addition to IPR-related developments reported in ref A, the Ministry of Culture recently unveiled a new IPR enforcement manual, prepared in concert with law enforcement agencies and rights-holders' organizations. Meanwhile, the country's largest copyright management society has come [...]
2008-12-22 16:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KCRM KIPR SP
08MADRID1358DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPAIN HONORING EXISTING AID
[...] (C) Poloff discussed Nicaraguan municipal elections and conveyed points (ref A) to Spanish MFA Sub-Director General for Mexican, Caribbean, and Central American Affairs Jorge Romeu Gonzalez-Barros on December 23. Though Spain had been considering reducing its support to the Nicaraguan police, [...]
2008-12-24 10:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
08MADRID1359LUKOIL-REPSOL ROLE HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (C) Presidency Secretary-General Bernardino Leon confirmed in a December 22 dinner with the Ambassador that President Zapatero has tasked him with ensuring that Russian (and partly U.S.-owned) oil company Lukoil's pending purchase of a sizable stake in Spain's Repsol takes place on politically acce [...]
2008-12-24 12:20:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEINV EPET KBIO RU SP
08MADRID1362SPAIN TO MAINTAIN CIVIL NUCLEAR ENERGY, NO FURTHER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Civil nuclear power in Spain is being phased out. Nuclear power provides approximately 20 percent of Spain's electricity, and has remained relatively constant in recent years. Spain operates 8 nuclear reactors at 6 plants, as well as other nuclear facilities including a waste [...]
2008-12-29 12:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP
08MADRID1365ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT, AND
[...] (U) Econoff spoke with Carmen Molina, Director of Human Resources at the UN's World Tourism Organization (WTO),on December 30 to request the reftel budgetary and personnel information. As in prior years, Molina expressed regret that she was unable to provide the information requested since th [...]
2008-12-30 13:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APECO APER ECON KUNR OCED POL UN UNESCO
08MADRID1366SCENESETTER FOR JAN 8-9 VISIT OF ASSISTANT
[...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. Your Spanish interlocutors [...]
2008-12-31 13:06:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
08MADRID137SPAIN: CHARGE DISCUSSES IPR, RELIGIOUS FREEDOM,
[...] (C) In a February 7 meeting with Spanish Secretary of State for Justice Julio Perez-Hernandez (Deputy Justice Minister equivalent) that focused primarily on our pending request to extradite alleged Syrian arms dealer Monzer Al-Kassar (SEPTEL),the Charge also raised USG concerns on intellectua [...]
2008-02-11 08:46:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KOCI KIPR ETRD ECON KIRF KJAN CVIS
08MADRID138SPANISH ELECTIONS: BASQUE NATIONALIST PARTY POISED
[...] (U) This cable is one of a series of reports analyzing key issues in select Spanish autonomous regions and the potential role the regions might play in the March 9 general elections (REFTEL A) and beyond. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. The national vote in the Basque Country is expected to fracture bet [...]
2008-02-11 09:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SP
08MADRID141SPANISH ELECTIONS: PP MUST BUILD ON SUCCESS IN
[...] (U) This message is the second in a series of reports analyzing key issues in select Spanish autonomous regions and the potential role the regions might play in the March 9 general elections and beyond. 2. (C) SUMMARY: The Partido Popular (PP) has held working control in the autonomous c [...]
2008-02-11 14:05:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
08MADRID142AMBASSADOR NULAND PRESSES SPANISH ON NATO/ISAF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO Victoria Nuland's January 16-17 visit to Madrid coincided with the announcement by the Secretary of Defense that the U.S. would deploy additional troops to Afghanistan, followed by misconstrued statements about the reliability of troop-contri [...]
2008-02-11 14:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALNATO MARR PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID143MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Registered unemployment rose by 132,000, or 6.2 percent, in January, the largest one-month increase in the 21 years that records have been kept in their current form. The month's increase was primarily concentrated in temporary employment, but the permanent sector is likely to be affected [...]
2008-02-11 17:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ELTN ENRG ETRD
08MADRID151SPAIN MARCH ELECTIONS - PARTY PLATFORMS DEFINE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. With the approach of the March 9 general elections, the two main political parties, the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and the center-left Partido Socialista Obrero Espanol (PSOE) have released party platforms that define Spanish national priorities. The PP platform is a cle [...]
2008-02-13 11:42:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
08MADRID158SPANISH DISAPPOINTED ON KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-13 16:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK UN OSCE YI SP
08MADRID159SPAIN/CUBA: GOS PRESENTS GOC WITH LIST OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar told Charge that he presented Cuban Vice Minister for Global Issues Abelardo Moreno with a list of 20-30 Cuban political prisoners, including Oscar Biscet, and asked for their release during the second Spain-Cuba bilateral human rights [...]
2008-02-13 17:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SP CU
08MADRID162SPANISH DISAPPOINTED ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar told Charge that Spain is disappointed that the U.S. did not agree to delay the timing of Kosovo's independence until after the Spanish elections. He said that Spain has not yet decided how it will respond in Brussels after the UDI, bu [...]
2008-02-14 12:06:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK UN OSCE YI SP
08MADRID171THE ECONOMY'S IMPACT ON THE ELECTIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Growing concern about the economy is getting a lot of attention as a possible factor in the March 9 elections. It would only require a shift of two or three points to move the election one w [...]
2008-02-15 11:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV SP
08MADRID174SPAIN WILL OPPOSE KOSOVO RECOGNITION AT GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Spanish Political Director Rafael Dezcallar and Director General for North America and Europe Pepe Pons told DCM separately that Spain would oppose any EU consensus statement on Kosovo recognition in Brussels February 18. Separately, Spanish Deputy DG for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias to [...]
2008-02-15 17:39:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL EUN SP KV IS
08MADRID175SPANISH POLDIR REQUESTS FULFILLMENT OF AOC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-15 17:44:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KISL UN SP
08MADRID176SPAIN ON RUSSIA-ABKHAZIA, KOSOVO PRECEDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-15 17:46:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP GG RU YI
08MADRID177SPAIN: ELECTION UPDATE FEBRUARY 15
[...] (SBU) Summary: Popular Party (PP) candidate Mariano Rajoy appears to be making a play for working class voters with messages on the economy (ref a),immigration, and public security. Some polls suggest voter participation may be slipping; virtually everyone agrees low turnout hurts President [...]
2008-02-15 17:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SP
08MADRID178SPAIN'S MARCH ELECTIONS: PP HOPING TO BREAK PSOE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. This cable is one of a series of reports analyzing key issues in select Spanish autonomous regions and the role the regions might play in the March 9 general elections (REFTEL) and beyond. Giving Andalucia its due, Partido Popular (PP) leader and Presidential candidate Mariano [...]
2008-02-15 18:13:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV SP
08MADRID179MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Speaking to an overflow audience at a February 15 event, Trichet argued for further structural reform in the Eurozone, citing particularly the need for more flexibility in the labor, products and services markets. He argued strongly that price stability was not inconsistent with job creat [...]
2008-02-15 18:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KFRD SCUL SENV
08MADRID180SPAIN: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (SBU) Per REFTEL, Embassy Madrid's Counterterrorism Working Group has collectively taken inventory of Spain's critical infrastructure and key resources and does not believe that the country possesses any CI/KR that, if destroyed, disrupted, or exploited, would have an immediate and deleterious [...]
2008-02-19 09:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON PTER PREL PGOV ETTC EAID EAGER EFIN
08MADRID186SPANISH REACTION TO KOSOVO'S INDEPENDENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: FM Moratinos' Chief of Staff Javier Sancho told DCM February 20 that it was politically impossible for Spain to support the Kosovar UDI at this time, and that this is the position of both the ruling PSOE government and the opposition Partido Popular (PP). Sancho said the Spanish have t [...]
2008-02-21 09:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK UN PGOV YI EU KV SP
08MADRID201RWANDA/SPAIN: INTL ARREST ORDERS IN WORKS, NOT YET
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post agrees with ref A assessment regarding the February 7 indictments issued by Spanish National Court Judge Fernando Andreu of 40 Rwandan military officials on charges of genocide. The overall implication of the indictment is that Tutsi leadership, including President Kagame, [...]
2008-02-22 14:28:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KLIG KJUS OFDP SP RW
08MADRID202SPAIN'S CONTRIBUTION TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: Following conversations with visiting CSTC-A Deputy Commanding General George (in Madrid for an MOD-sponsored conference on PRT's in Afghanistan),Deputy Chief of Mission Llorens sought meetings with senior MOD officials to discuss SECDEF's recent letter to MOD Alonso requesting [...]
2008-02-22 18:04:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
08MADRID203FOLLOW-UP WITH GOS ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Since FM Moratinos' comment (repeated by President Zapatero) that Kosovo's declaration of independence was "illegal," the Ambassador and DCM have had numerous conversations with senior GOS officials including Deputy FM Bernardino Leon, National Security Advisor Carles Casajuana, [...]
2008-02-22 18:16:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL UNMIK UN YI KV SP
08MADRID204SPAIN WILL CONTRIBUTE 2 ARMORED VEHICLES TO MFO
[...] According to Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay, Spain has initiated the paperwork to transfer two armored vehicles to the MFO. He could not provide a delivery timetable, but said that, "the contribution reflected Spain's concern for regional stability a [...]
2008-02-22 18:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SP
08MADRID210DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHINA, INDIA IEA MEMBERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-25 17:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDIEA SP
08MADRID211SPECIAL 301 SPAIN RECOMMENDATION
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. It is not repeat not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy requests Washington agencies to consider an out-of-cycle review for Spain in October 2008. On March 9, parliamentary elections will be held in Spain and a new government [...]
2008-02-25 17:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID212MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Second Vice President and Economy Minister Pedro Solbes debated Madrid PP parliamentary candidate Manuel Pizarro, who has the prestigious position of being number two on the Madrid list behind party leader Mariano Rajoy, on 2/21/08 on the Antenna 3 TV station. The debate lasted an hour an [...]
2008-02-25 17:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EFIS EIND EINV ENRG SENV
08MADRID213SPAIN: ZAPATERO AND RAJOY FACE OFF IN FIRST DEBATE
[...] (C) Summary. There was a lot of wind-milling but no knockout blows landed during the 90 minutes of the February 25 debate. Each candidate's supporters claim victory, and we suspect undecided voters remain so. Neither candidate offered any new messages. Nevertheless, Rajoy probably did hims [...]
2008-02-26 13:46:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV SP
08MADRID215SPANISH GOVERNMENT DELEGATION CONFIRMED FOR WIREC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 08:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY KGHG
08MADRID218SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT VISIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit. When you arrive, Spain will be 4 short days away from what is looking to be a very close March 9 general election. President Jose Luis Zapatero and his Socialist Workers party are slightly ahead in the polls, although the opposition Par [...]
2008-02-28 08:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL SP
08MADRID224SPAIN INTERESTED IN SOMALIA PIRACY UNSCR
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for Sub-Saharan Africa Antonio Sanchez-Benedito on February 27. Sanchez-Benedito thanked Poloff and expressed Spain's serious interest in a possible UNSCR on Somali piracy for two reasons. First, as a nation particu [...]
2008-02-28 15:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKCRM PBTS PREL EFIS UN UNSC IMO XA XW SO SP
08MADRID225EIGHTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT
[...] (SBU) Pursuant to REFTEL A, the following is input from Embassy Madrid and CG Barcelona for the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Political Officer Matt Osborne, Tel. (34) 91-587-2294, Fax. (34) 91-587-2391. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report are [...]
2008-02-28 16:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB SP
08MADRID23SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR NULAND'S JANUARY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: I warmly welcome your visit to Madrid in the company of your Spanish counterpart. I am pleased at the initiative taken by Ambassador Benavides, and I know that you will be well received by his colleagues and our contacts. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from the Holidays [...]
2008-01-11 16:08:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MARR SP
08MADRID234SPAIN: NATIONAL COURT CONVICTS TWENTY FOR
[...] (U) The Spanish National Court (Audiencia Nacional) on February 27 convicted 20 of 30 suspected Islamist terrorists who were arrested in October 2004 (during Spain's so-called Operation Nova investigation) on charges of membership in a terrorist organization and plotting to destroy the National [...]
2008-02-29 19:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID236MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - FEBRUARY
[...] (U) More evidence of the slowdown in housing came with the announcement that 32 percent fewer mortgages were issued in December 2007 than in December 2006. The average value of mortgages issued in the month also declined, by 2 percent to 144,000 euros, but it is not clear whether that represen [...]
2008-03-03 12:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD EWWT PTER SP
08MADRID237DEMARCHE: DISCOURAGING EU DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) POLCOUNS DELIVERED REFTEL DEMARCHE MARCH 3 TO MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR IBEROAMERICA JAVIER SANDOMINGO, URGING THE GOS TO REINFORCE THE MESSAGE THAT EU DEVELOPMENT AND HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COMMISSIONER MICHEL'S VISIT TO CUBA WAS INOPPORTUNE, AND, IF THE VISIT WENT FORWARD, MICHEL SHOULD [...]
2008-03-03 12:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EUN CU
08MADRID246SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY SECRETRY ROBERT
[...] Embassy grants clearance and warmly welcomes Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmit, Robert Saliterman, SIPDIS Public Affairs Specialist, Eric Meyer, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia and William Lindquist, International Economist, Office of Europe and Eurasia to [...]
2008-03-05 11:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EFIN
08MADRID274SPANISH ELECTIONS: NECK AND NECK IN THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two days away from the March 9 Spanish general election, the polls continue to suggest a close race with Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) perhaps enjoying a slight lead over Mariano Rajoy's Popular Party (PP). The only thing analysts seem to [...]
2008-03-07 11:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SP
08MADRID278SPANISH SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN PEACE
[...] (U) March 4, Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay reviewed Spain's support for the Israel-Palestinian peace process, particularly in advance of the March 10-11 EU Foreign Minister's Meeting (GAERC). He said that Spain believed it was critically important to [...]
2008-03-07 15:58:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKMPI KPAL PREL IS SP
08MADRID280SPANISH REACTION TO ANTI-ISLAM VIDEO (C-DI8-00223)
[...] (S) Question A: Spanish security and intelligence services are currently on high alert in advance of the March 9 national elections. The March 11, 2004 train bombings in Madrid occurred just days before the last national elections, and Spanish officials are concerned about the possibility of [...]
2008-03-07 17:37:00Embassy MadridSECRETPINR KISL SP
08MADRID281SPANISH VIEWS IN ADVANCE OF MARCH 10 GAERC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloff delivered GAERC demarche points to Spanish MFA Deputy Political Director for ESDP Carlos Fernandez-Arias on March 6. Fernandez-Arias said that the GAERC would be somewhat light this month. Javier Solana will brief on the Middle East and the EU will go forward with new I [...]
2008-03-07 17:44:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EUN ZL ZI IR GG IS SY LE
08MADRID282SPANISH SUPPORT FOR ISRAEL-PALESTINIAN PEACE
[...] (U) March 4, Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay reviewed Spain's support for the Israel-Palestinian peace process, particularly in advance of the March 10-11 EU Foreign Minister's Meeting (GAERC). He said that Spain believed it was critically important to [...]
2008-03-07 17:49:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKMPI KPAL PREL IS SP
08MADRID283VISIT TO SPAIN OF ELSA MOREJON, WIFE OF CUBAN
[...] (U) Elsa Morejon, wife of imprisoned Cuban dissident and Presidential Medal of Freedom winner Oscar Biscet, visited Spain March 4-7. Although the visit was unexpected (her arrival was not confirmed until a few hours before her flight to Madrid),we are convinced it was useful and important. M [...]
2008-03-07 17:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM CU SP
08MADRID285TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt met with Secretary of State for Economy David Vegara on March 6. Kimmitt expressed his confidence in the underlying strength of the U.S. economy. Both agreed that accounting rules would be very important for dealing with issues surrounding the p [...]
2008-03-10 09:51:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV KTFN SP IR
08MADRID286TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: On March 5, visiting Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, discussed with Bank of SIPDIS Spain (central bank) Deputy Governor Jose Vinals the U.S. and Spanish economic situations, sovereign wealth funds, and Iran. The Deputy Secretary said that the U.S. econom [...]
2008-03-10 09:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KTFN IR SP
08MADRID287MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE MARCH 1-7
[...] (U) The ICD came to an agreement with troubled real estate construction company Colonial owners Luis Portillo and Luis Nozaleda on 3/4/08. The Dubai fund will buy Colonial's bricks and mortar real estate assets and will end up paying something between euros 1.9 billion and 2.1 billion, i.e., [...]
2008-03-10 10:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID288ZAPATERO WINS REELECTION
[...] (U) Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's Spanish Socialist Workers Party (PSOE) was the victor in the March 9 general election. The PSOE won 43.64 percent of the vote which will translate into 169 congressional seats (an absolute majority would be 176). Mariano Rajoy and the Popular Party (PP) won [...]
2008-03-10 10:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SP
08MADRID289TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, discussed Iran, Iraq, Cuba, Afghanistan, and sovereign wealth funds with Spanish National Security Adviser Carles Casajuana in a March 6 meeting. Casajuana expressed pleasure that bilateral relations had evolved positively in recent [...]
2008-03-10 13:59:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEINV AF CU IR IZ KV SP
08MADRID293EMBASSY COMMENTS ON GOS SPECIAL 301 OBSERVATIONS
[...] Summary: The Embassy offers the following review of the Spanish government's observations (ref A) on the International Intellectual Property Alliance's (IIPA) Special 301 recommendation for Spain. Our review is keyed to the Spanish document. Our assessment (ref B) of Spain's copyright-related [...]
2008-03-11 12:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID294TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY KIMMITT'S MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy Treasury Secretary Kimmitt, accompanied by DCM, met with Spanish Secretary of State for Security Camacho March 6. Camacho outlined the GOS' views of the threat from Islamic terrorism and emphasized the importance of exchanging information. He suggested the creation of a task for [...]
2008-03-11 13:18:00Embassy MadridSECRETECON EFIN KTFN SP IR
08MADRID301TERRORISM FINANCE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON FOUR
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche March 10, notifying the Ministry of Foreign Affairs about the recent E.O. 13224 designation of four Syria-based members of the Abu Ghadiyah network. Ivo Pascual, desk officer at the MFA's Directorate of Counter-Terrorism, accepted the additional informa [...]
2008-03-11 18:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC SY SP
08MADRID308IRANIAN TIES OF SPANISH BANKS SANTANDER AND
[...] (S/NF) Summary. The Bank of Spain, Spain's central bank, provided to post on March 7 a document summarizing activities that Bank Santander and Bank Sabadell have had or still have with Iran. The document is based on information the Bank of Spain received from the two banks on March 6 in response to [...]
2008-03-12 17:36:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNECON EFIN PTER PREL IR SP
08MADRID309SPAIN - DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US-EU CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] Summary ------------ (SBU) EconCouns and ESTOff delivered reftel points to Teresa Ribera, GOS Director General for Climate Change in the Environment Ministry, in a March 11 meeting. DG Ribera does not expect any surprises for the U.S. from the European Council meeting this week. She said [...]
2008-03-12 18:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG SP
08MADRID312SPAIN/AL-KASSAR: EXTRADITION NOT LIKELY UNTIL NEW
[...] (C) The Spanish Council of Ministers (COM) on March 7 failed to discuss and approve the U.S. request for the extradition of Syrian arms dealer Monzer Al-Kassar during its final meeting before Spaniards went to the polls to elect Spain's next government. The Ambassador and DCM followed up with senio [...]
2008-03-13 16:38:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV SP
08MADRID313RWANDAN INDICTMENTS UPDATE
[...] (C) Post urges extreme caution in allowing Rwandan military personnel indicted by the Spanish judiciary to travel to the U.S. for government-sponsored training. We cannot predict how the Spanish judiciary or government may respond should it become known that an individual wanted in connectio [...]
2008-03-13 16:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SP
08MADRID315SPANISH RENEWABLE ENERGY DELEGATION ENERGIZED BY
[...] (U) Post and the Spanish government organized a highly successful renewable energy mission of Spanish companies and GOS officials to Washington and Denver February 11-14. In Washington, the delegation, which was led by Ambassador Aguirre and the Spanish Secretary of State for Tourism and Comm [...]
2008-03-14 12:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ENRG KGHG SENV SP
08MADRID317MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE MARCH 10-14
[...] (U) Two days after the elections, Second Vice President and Finance Minister Solbes told reporters that (GOS) analysts were now predicting 2008 GDP growth of between 2.5 and 2.7 percent. This is well below the 3.1 percent figure Solbes had cited earlier and much closer to other forecasts. The [...]
2008-03-14 15:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB ENRG KIPR SENV SP
08MADRID320SPAIN: IRAN ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Embassy made a strong case for the EU Presidency and Spain to issue statements regarding the Iran elections per reftel demarche. Alberto Ucelay, Deputy Director for Middle East Affairs at the Spanish MFA, said that they would consider our points, particularly with regard to the need for [...]
2008-03-14 16:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL SP IR
08MADRID33SPAIN WILL CONSIDER PUBLIC STATEMENT REGARDING THE
[...] (C) Demarche was delivered to Spanish MFA Near East Director Alberto Ucelay, who said that Spain did not have any plans to make a public statement on behalf of the National Council or the 30 detained Council members. He did ask for a copy of the White House Statement and said that the USG r [...]
2008-01-14 15:49:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALKMPI PREL SY SP
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