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04QUITO2198	ECUADOR MOVING FORWARD ON COMBATING TIP [...] Summary. A State Department Trafficking in Persons (TIP) delegation visited Ecuador from July 30 to August 4. Their agenda included a series of meetings with high-level GOE officials (the Ministers of Government and Labor),a congresswoman, different units of the police, the MFA, and severa [...]	2004-08-06 12:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV EC

04QUITO2208	GOE CONCERNED, YET UNWILLING TO ACT ON VENEZUELAN [...] (C) At an August 5 dinner hosted by Ecuadorian President Lucio Gutierrez in honor of visiting President Jimmy Carter, the Ambassador raised U.S. concerns (reftel) over the August 15 Venezuelan referendum. Gutierrez asserted that Ecuador wanted "real" democracy in Venezuela. The birthplace of [...]	2004-08-09 17:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL EC VE
04QUITO2235	ECUADOR'S RAIDS AGAINST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] Summary. The police in Ecuador have conducted 75 raids (compared to five required in the action plan) aimed at eradicating trafficking in persons (TIP) and focusing on the commercial sexual exploitation of minors. Minors were found in 25 raids and typically were released to family members. [...]	2004-08-11 22:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2251	PARTY POSTURING PROMPTS BUCARAM RETURN RUMORS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lucio Gutierrez's recent comments favoring the return of exiled former President Abdala Bucaram have ignited a political firestorm in Ecuador, with leading opposition parties promising that impeachment proceedings would shortly follow. Bucaram, whom Congress removed in [...]	2004-08-13 16:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR PREL EC
04QUITO2252	ECUADOR'S TIP CZAR GOES TO THE PRESS [...] Summary. Ecuador's TIP Coordinator, the Minister of Government Baca, cooperated with the country's largest newspaper for a front-page article recognizing the TIP problem and laying out a plan to combat it, including penal code reforms. The reforms are a significant step forward and comply w [...]	2004-08-13 16:43:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2268	FORMER PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER DISCUSSES GALAPAGOS [...] Summary: At dinner on August 5, former President Jimmy Carter discussed with President Lucio Gutierrez the importance of protection of the Galapagos Islands. Gutierrez also expressed concern for the issue. Carter suggested that the Carter Center may host a conference on the protection of th [...]	2004-08-17 20:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EFIS EC
04QUITO2287	ECUADOR LIKELY TO HELP ON NAM RESOLUTION [...] PolCouns provided reftel points to Amb. Fernando Flores Macias, DirGen for Multilateral Affairs, on August 17. Flores told PolCouns on August 18 that Ecuador's delegation to the NAM meeting in Durban, led by Vice Minister Edwin Johnson, will determine the GoE position on this issue. He pledg [...]	2004-08-19 20:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP PREL PARM MNUC
04QUITO2301	BREAKFAST WITH GUTIERREZ: ECONOMIC ISSUES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a breakfast meeting on August 18, President Gutierrez told the Ambassador that Ecuador will resolve its business disputes with the U.S. He expressed appreciation to the U.S. for its economic assistance, stated that he had instructed Minister of Trade Ivonne Baki to work mo [...]	2004-08-20 16:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EAID SENV EC
04QUITO2303	AMBASSADOR'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH PRES. GUTIERREZ [...] (C) Summary: In a private breakfast meeting with the Ambassador and DCM on August 18 at the National Palace, President Lucio Gutierrez discussed upcoming municipal elections, his Cabinet, and requested additional U.S. aid for the social sector. The Ambassador encouraged free and fair electio [...]	2004-08-20 16:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2327	THE PROCURADOR STRIKES BACK AT OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM [...] (U) See paragraph 11 for an action request. 2. (C) Summary. Ecuador's Procurador (Solicitor General) may be seeking to terminate Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) Block 15 participation contract for alleged violations of the hydrocarbon law. If the allegations are upheld, Oxy's Block 15 contr [...]	2004-08-24 21:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EPET ECON EC
04QUITO2333	ECUADOR'S ECONOMIC PROGRAM [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Economy and Finances Mauricio Yepez told Ambassador on August 23 that the GOE had covered its financing needs for 2004 and is now planning for 2005. The GOE would carry out significant reforms this fall, including ending the subsidy of household gas and a reform of [...]	2004-08-24 22:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ENRG EC
04QUITO2334	ECUADOR'S INDIGENOUS: QUIET BUT CONFIDENT [...] (SBU) Summary: Battered by its early association with an unpopular government it helped install, bruised by open internal divisions, and hurt by a humiliatingly low turnout in fizzled national protests in June, Ecuadorian indigenous leaders might be expected to have low electoral expectations [...]	2004-08-24 22:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EC
04QUITO2362	AMB. SIV PROMOTES UNGA AGENDA [...] Summary: During a visit to Quito on August 21-22, U.S. Representative to ECOSOC Ambassador Sichan Siv raised UNGA demarche points (Ref A) and other multilateral issues with Amb. Fernando Flores Macias, DirGen for Multilateral Affairs. Ambassador Siv also expressed disappointment with Ecuador [...]	2004-08-26 12:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON PHUM KDEM AORC EC UNGA UN
04QUITO2365	NO WORD FROM ECUADOR ON TEDS CHANGES [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-26 14:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS ETRD SENV EC OES
04QUITO2366	ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO ICAO ASSEMBLY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2004-08-26 14:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR AORC EC ICAO
04QUITO2380	PROGRESS ON OCCIDENTAL CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) and Embassy efforts to tone down the rhetoric and reach an amicable resolution with the GOE are starting to pay dividends. Oxy had a productive meeting with the Procurador (Solicitor General). President Gutierrez has selected a commission, comprised [...]	2004-08-27 17:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD ECON EC
04QUITO2382	ECUADORIAN ARMS, MUNITIONS OFFERED FOR DESTRUCTION [...] In response to the Embassy's offer to include Ecuador in the State Department's Small Arms/Light Weapons (SALW) destruction program, Ecuador's service chiefs recently provided lists of weapons and ammunition they wish to destroy. Ecuador's joint command later blessed the inventory. Post bel [...]	2004-08-27 19:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MASS MOPS MARR PREL EC
04QUITO2399	FAWNING THRONGS GREET LULA IN QUITO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Cheering crowds met Brazilian President Lula da Silva at every stop during his August 24-25 visit to Quito. Pre-arrival press was universally positive, portraying the ex-labor leader as a third-world savior and counterweight to the United States. Concurrently, editorials ravag [...]	2004-08-30 18:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EFIN EC BR UN
04QUITO2418	OXY BRINGS IN THE BIG GUNS - EMBASSY KEEPS FIRING [...] (U) Summary. Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) brought a team of lawyers and executives to Ecuador to discuss the GOE's claims that Oxy failed to comply with the hydrocarbon law in the transfer of 40% share of its Block 15 interest to Canadian oil company EnCana. Oxy is confident that it is on sol [...]	2004-09-02 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD ECON EC
04QUITO2446	PRESIDENT GUTIERREZ' LATEST POLITICAL BLUNDER [...] (C) Summary: President Gutierrez urgently invited the Ambassador to a private breakfast on September 7 to discuss fallout from his recent visit to Panama. There, he had met with disgraced former president Abdala Bucaram, setting off a political firestorm at home. After hearing the President's e [...]	2004-09-08 13:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ELAB EC
04QUITO2447	ECUADOR CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD ON TRAFFICKING [...] (U) Summary. Ecuador continues to push ahead in its fight against trafficking in persons (TIP). The Embassy TIP working group met on September 1 to review GOE and USG efforts to combat TIP since the August 18th Presidential decree (Reftel). Raids on brothels continued, and the GOE is giving [...]	2004-09-08 16:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2448	ECUADOR CHILD LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. Child labor remains a major problem in Ecuador. However, the GoE, NGOs and other institutions are taking steps to combat worst forms of child labor in Ecuador. More clearly needs to be done, particularly in the enforcement of child labor laws and the rehabilitation of child la [...]	2004-09-08 17:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI EC
04QUITO2449	PREPARING FOR ECUADORIAN ELECTIONS OCTOBER [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's upcoming local elections are an indirect test of the Gutierrez Administration's strength (it is widely expected to fail that test) and, more importantly, an opportunity for Ecuadorian voters to renew their faith in the democratic process. President Gutierrez' Patriot [...]	2004-09-08 17:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR PREL EC
04QUITO2459	ECUADOR: POLITICAL INSTABILITY RISING [...] (C) Summary: After a hiatus of three months, and with local elections looming in October, the political temperature here is rising, fueling rumors of political instability. While we take these recurrent rumors with a grain of salt, opposition politicians blame President Gutierrez' political [...]	2004-09-09 22:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2462	OXY: GOE TAKES A SERIOUS WRONG TURN [...] (U) See action request in paragraph 12. 2. (C) Summary. The GOE is proceeding with the contract nullification process (caducidad) against Occidental Petroleum (Oxy),potentially triggering the nationalization of Oxy's assets in Ecuador. Presidential Legal Advisor Carlos Larrea acknowledge [...]	2004-09-10 18:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD ECON EC
04QUITO2464	GALAPAGOS PARK LEADERSHIP POTENTIALLY DESTABILIZED [...] (U)Summary: The status of the leadership of the Galapagos National Park (GNP) is uncertain, with Park Director Edwin Naula facing possible dismissal. There are political motives behind the change and we will continue to press for stability. The US Mission has expressed concern at the highes [...]	2004-09-10 19:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2480	LABOR DELEGATION CONSULTATIONS IN ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary. During a September 1-3 visit to Ecuador, an interagency labor delegation met with GoE officials, labor and business representatives and Ecuadorian civil society representatives, fulfilling the Trade Promotion Authority mandate to consult on labor law and practice and begin the f [...]	2004-09-13 20:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
04QUITO2497	ECUADOR: POLITICAL STABILITY AND USG SUPPORT [...] (S) Summary: With President Gutierrez increasingly isolated and weakened, his Cabinet divided and Congress hopelessly fragmented, rumors continue to swirl about a constitutional or extra-constitutional change in the Presidency. In this context we have reviewed how political instability here [...]	2004-09-14 22:44:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2499	ECUADOR EVASIVE OVER NEW YORK BOLTON MEETING [...] (U) In response to Reftel, the Embassy August 20 contacted the Ecuadorian MFA's Article 98 coordinator, attorney Renan Mosquera, to seek a New York meeting between Foreign Minister Patricio Zuquilanda and Under Secretary John Bolton. Customary in the overly formal MFA, Mosquera requested the [...]	2004-09-15 15:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EC KICC UNGA
04QUITO2500	FIGHTING ELECTORAL FRAUD, MISCOUNTS WITH TECHNOLOGY [...] SUMMARY: Ecuador's byzantine electoral process demands newspaper-sized ballots, seven-hour counts, and spawns unacceptable numbers of nullified votes. Worse, its complexity raises the possibility of electoral fraud. Ecuador's supreme electoral authority sees a partial solution in increased [...]	2004-09-15 16:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM EC
04QUITO2502	UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 QUITO 002502 [...] No summary [...]	2004-09-15 17:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG
04QUITO2509	OXY: THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM - OR PROGRESS? [...] (C) Summary. Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) meetings in the US and USG efforts have provided a temporary calm in the contract nullification process. Oxy has still not been officially notified of its alleged violations of the hydrocarbon law, thus the statutory time period for it to respond has [...]	2004-09-16 14:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD ECON EC
04QUITO2519	ECUADOR CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD ON TIP [...] Summary. Ecuador continues its strong fight against trafficking in persons (TIP),commercial sexual exploitation of minors (CSEM),and child pornography and has made additional progress since the last update. Congress is reviewing penal code reforms to change the definition of a minor to a ch [...]	2004-09-16 20:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2533	MINISTER OF LABOR SHARES CONCERNS ON CHILD LABOR [...] (U) Summary. At a breakfast meeting at the Ambassador's residence on September 15, the Ambassador emphasized to MOL Raul Izurieta the importance of combating child labor and inquired into current MOL efforts to do so. Izurieta described efforts the Ministry is already taking towards elimina [...]	2004-09-17 18:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
04QUITO2534	MOL PROMISES SUBCONTRACTING DECREE THIS WEEK [...] (SBU) Summary. At breakfast with the Ambassador September 15, Minister of Labor Raul Izurieta said the President would sign the oft delayed labor decree on subcontracting by September 17. On September 14, union leaders told PolOff they were worried the decree would not sufficiently limit su [...]	2004-09-17 18:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
04QUITO2550	GALAPAGOS NATIONAL PARK WORKERS CONTINUE TO STRIKE [...] (U) Summary. On September 10, the Minister of the Environment (MOE) replaced the Galapagos National Park (GNP) Director. In protest, the employees of the GNP went on strike. The strike began peacefully and the strikers initially promised not to interrupt tourist operations if their demands [...]	2004-09-20 23:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO2552	FEW U.S.-MANUFACTURED LAND MINES IN ECUADOR [...] In response to Reftel, Poloff September 20 contacted Guillermo Leal, chief of the OAS Humanitarian Demining (HD) mission in Ecuador. Leal noted the only U.S.-produced land mine found in Ecuador was the M18A1 Claymore device. The GoE had destroyed seven in-stock Claymores in 2001, Leal recal [...]	2004-09-21 13:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KHDP PREL PGOV EC PE
04QUITO2571	ECUADOR COMMITED TO USG TIP RECOMMENDATIONS [...] PolOff delivered reftel talking points including elements of a USG-supported action plan to combat TIP, to Carlos Jativa, the Minister of Government Raul Baca's assistant, on September 16. In a follow-up meeting with PolOff on September 20, Baca and Jativa concurred with the Tier 2 Watch List [...]	2004-09-22 16:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2578	ECUADORIAN ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: With less than a month remaining before Ecuador's October 17 elections, there remain several items of concern which, left unresolved, could prejudice a clean and orderly vote. The Embassy will continue to work with electoral authorities to encourage resolution of these issues. [...]	2004-09-23 17:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR PREL EC
04QUITO2588	MIXED VIEWS FROM INDIGENOUS ON FREE TRADE [...] Summary. Indigenous leaders are not all opposed to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA); however, there is mounting social opposition from some indigenous organizations and unions. Starting October 1, various social groups will try to obtain one million signatures to demand a referendum on whether th [...]	2004-09-24 15:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD EC
04QUITO2592	BLUE LANTERN PROGRAM ANNUAL UPDATE [...] In response to Ref A, Post provides the following information on its Blue Lantern program: -- Principal Point of Contact: Political Officer Gregory Macris -- Telephone: 593-2-256-2890, ext 4409 -- Fax: 593-2-254-0712 -- Email: macrisgp@state.gov (unclass); macrisgp@state.sgov.gov [...]	2004-09-24 15:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KOMC KSEP ETTC EC
04QUITO2594	ECUADOR ELECTIONS: QUITO/PICHINCHA RACES [...] (SBU) Summary: With 19% of the national vote, the electoral battle for Pichincha province, which includes the capital of Quito (itself 15% of the national vote),is a key test of the Democratic Left's (ID) strength. The Quito mayor race overshadows the Pichincha provincial prefect race in n [...]	2004-09-24 18:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2595	TIP IN ECUADOR: TRAINING, RAIDS, AND THE ABA'S [...] (U) Summary. The International Labor Organization (ILO) and Ecuadorian police began their joint training series on September 23 to teach the police about commercial sexual exploitation of minors (CSEM). The police conducted 25 raids from September 3 to 8 and rescued 30 minors. The American [...]	2004-09-24 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2598	ELECTIONS, NOT GOVERNANCE, DRIVING GUTIERREZ [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lucio Gutierrez, consumed with improving his Patriotic Society Party's performance in Ecuador's October 17 local elections, is pressuring Cabinet officials to adopt populist, poorly conceived economic measures designed to garner votes. Should the PSP fare poorly in Oc [...]	2004-09-24 19:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EC
04QUITO2599	NEW GALAPAGOS PARK DIRECTOR LITERALLY FIGHTS HIS [...] Summary. On September 22, a group of local fishermen, who have long been at odds with the park leadership over environmental regulations, stormed the office of the GNP headquarters in Santa Cruz and helped Fausto Cepeda, the newly appointed director, install himself as park director. The vio [...]	2004-09-24 19:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO2602	ECUADOR SENDING ENGINEERS, TROOPS TO HAITI [...] The Government of Ecuador has directed that EC Army engineers and soldiers travel to Haiti to participate in UN-directed peacekeeping (PKO) operations and natural disaster (hurricane) relief. Embassy officials learned September 23 that the first Ecuadorian deployment will include 66 combat e [...]	2004-09-24 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	MOPS MARR PREL SMIG EC HA UN
04QUITO2608	ELECTORAL TRAINING EFFORT NOT WITHOUT HICCUPS [...] SUMMARY: A successful October 17 vote depends partly on the 275,000 Ecuadorians manning the polls election day. Training this army is a Herculean task falling to Ecuador's Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE); $400,000 in USG assistance, channeled through international electoral NGO CAPEL, bolste [...]	2004-09-28 19:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV EC
04QUITO2612	ELECTION NO THREAT TO FOL IN MANTA [...] (SBU) Summary: A pre-electoral visit to the city of Manta and Manabi provincial capital Portoviejo confirmed that the incumbent mayor of Manta, who has been largely supportive of the USG presence at the Forward Operating Location (FOL),is likely to be re-elected in local elections on October [...]	2004-09-28 22:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2613	TIDE TURNING IN OXY'S FAVOR BUT A LONG WAY TO GO [...] (C) Summary. The efforts of Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) and the Mission are gathering momentum in blunting misperceptions raised by the Procurador's (solicitor general equivalent) allegations against Oxy. Business chambers, financial analysts and GOE officials are coming to understand what Ec [...]	2004-09-28 23:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ETRD ECON PREL EC
04QUITO2614	MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE [...] Summary. The Minister of the Environment (MOE),Fabian Valdivieso, announced to the press on September 27 that Fausto Cepeda had been replaced as Galapagos National Park (GNP) Director by GNP employee Victor Carrion. The MOE will form a commission to oversee any future selections of the GNP [...]	2004-09-28 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO2642	ECUADOR LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary. Following are labor-related developments of interest: --MOL to Consult Unions on Subcontracting Decree (para. 2) --Rules Proposed for National Labor Council (3) --MOL Computers for Child Labor Inspectors (5) --National Campaign to Eliminate Child Labor in Trash Sector (8) -- [...]	2004-09-30 20:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
04QUITO2651	59TH UNGA: ECUADOR SUPPORTIVE ON FIRST COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) We provided talking points and text of U.S. draft UNFC improvement resolution to Amb. Julio Prado, MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs on September 29. On September 30, Prado told PolCouns that the GoE is eager to participate in dialogue through our respective UN missions in New York on t [...]	2004-10-01 16:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PARM PREL
04QUITO2655	ECUADORIAN VFM ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND ALADI [...] (SBU) Summary: Perhaps to signal his willingness to act as a U.S. ally in his new position on the UN Human Rights Commission, FM Edwin Johnson expressed concern to DCM about Venezuelan and Cuban diplomatic activities in Ecuador and the politicization of the Latin American Integration Associati [...]	2004-10-01 19:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM AORC PREL PGOV EC
04QUITO2680	ECUADORIAN ELECTIONS UPDATE #2 [...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides an update of developments related to the upcoming October 17 provincial and local elections. Most procedural issues are moving toward resolution, the OAS has confirmed an electoral observation mission which Embassy volunteers will participate in, and the S [...]	2004-10-05 15:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR PREL EC
04QUITO2690	PRESIDENT SIGNS SUBCONTRACTING DECREE [...] Minister of Labor Raul Izurieta informed LabOff on October 5 that the President had signed the long-promised subcontracting decree (Executive Decree #2166) late on October 4. The decree will be published in the official register next week, he said. After the decree is published, the GoE wil [...]	2004-10-05 21:43:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
04QUITO2702	MAYOR'S RACE A TOSS-UP IN ECUADOR'S THIRD CITY [...] Summary. The Cuenca mayoral race is too close to call between two strong candidates, Fernando Cordero (New City-Pachakutik alliance),the incumbent, and Marcelo Cabrera (Democratic Left),recently the provincial prefect of Azuay. Meanwhile, Xavier Munoz, of Popular Democracy is the clear fro [...]	2004-10-06 21:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2704	ECUADOR TRYING TO STABILIZE GALAPAGOS PARK [...] Summary. The Minister of the Environment, Fabian Valdivieso, is attempting to change the process for selecting directors of the Galapagos National Park (GNP),hoping that an independent procedure will purge politics from this position and stabilize park management. The Minister proposes hiri [...]	2004-10-07 13:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO2723	ELECTIONS IN ECUADOR: THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY [...] This cable is an update of Ref B, transmitted in September 2002, just prior to Ecuador's most recent national elections. 2. SUMMARY: Although soldiers, sailors and airmen (and police) cannot vote, the military nonetheless will play a prominent part in Ecuador's October 17 local elections [...]	2004-10-08 21:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM MOPS PGOV PHUM EC
04QUITO2724	EMBASSY ANALYSIS OF SUBCONTRACTING DECREE [...] Summary: President Gutierrez signed Executive Decree 2166 regulating subcontracting (Reftel) on October 5, which will be published in the Official Register on October 12. While several articles in the decree differ from the version Minister of Labor Raul Izurieta originally gave us, we belie [...]	2004-10-08 21:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
04QUITO2739	POLITICAL LANDSCAPE CHANGING IN ESMERALDAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A pre-election visit to Esmeraldas province suggests that incumbent Esmeraldas Mayor Ernesto Estupinan's rise in political popularity has triggered initial changes to the political landscape in this coastal border region. Estupinan, a member of the leftist Popular Democratic M [...]	2004-10-13 17:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2740	HOW FREE IS THE PRESS IN ECUADOR? [...] Summary. Continuing a longstanding battle with the press (Reftel),President Gutirrez recently called for a judicial investigation of a prominent radio director for possible seditious remarks in suggesting the president had received campaign contributions from Colombia's FARC in the 2000 pre [...]	2004-10-13 17:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV ECON EC
04QUITO2759	FINAL ECUADORIAN ELECTIONS UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: This cable provides information about the upcoming October 17 provincial/local elections, their significance, a summary of Embassy involvement in the OAS electoral observation mission, information on how to reach us on election day, suggested press guidance, and a synopsis of re [...]	2004-10-14 20:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR PREL EC
04QUITO2761	MFA OFFERS VOTE SWAP ON U.S. ICTY NOMINEE [...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy October 12 delivered to the Ecuadorian foreign ministry a non-paper and CV in support of Judge Theodor Meron, the USG's candidate for re-election to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. In a follow-up meeting October 14, Luis Arella [...]	2004-10-15 12:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KJUS PHUM EC
04QUITO2762	ECUADOR TO SUPPORT CUBAN UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (U) In response to Reftel, the Embassy October 7 delivered pro-embargo, anti-resolution talking points to the Ecuadorian foreign ministry. In a follow-up meeting October 14 with MFA Director General for Multilateral Policy Miguel Mendes, Poloff emphasized three points: the U.S. embargo was [...]	2004-10-15 14:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ETRD EC
04QUITO2769	EMBASSY VIEWS ON GOE LABOR DECREE [...] (SBU) Summary: The publication on October 14 of the presidential decree on subcontracting is an important if not ideal step forward that comes at some political cost to President Gutierrez and Labor Minister Raul Izurieta. Ecuadorian and U.S. private sector interests are already attacking th [...]	2004-10-18 15:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
04QUITO2771	PRELIMINARY ECUADORIAN ELECTION RESULTS, [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorian voters went to the polls to elect provincial and municipal officials on October 17 in elections the OAS characterized publicly as "free and transparent." Some irregularities were reported but in most polling places voting proceeded relatively smoothly. Preliminary [...]	2004-10-18 19:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM KCOR PREL EC
04QUITO2773	ECUADOR TIP UPDATE [...] Summary. Ecuadorian police conducted nearly 50 raids September 16 - 30 and found 55 minors suspected as victims of trafficking in persons (TIP). USAID signed a $300,000 agreement with Geneva Global to begin a small grants program aimed at prevention, prosecution and protection of TIP. Press [...]	2004-10-18 21:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2810	RETURN TO NORMALCY: PRESIDENT SURVIVES ANOTHER DAY [...] (C) Minutes after local elections concluded on October 17, Ecuador's opposition returned to its game of political "chicken," calling for the impeachment of President Gutierrez for illegal use of public funds for campaign purposes. The judiciary, for its part, issued what some charaterize as a [...]	2004-10-22 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2861	ECUADOR'S TIP LEGISLATION AND CONFERENCE [...] (U) Summary. Ecuador took additional steps forward in combating Trafficking in Persons (TIP) over the past week. Congress debated the draft of anti-TIP legislation that criminalizes TIP, sexual tourism, child pornography, and child prostitution. On October 22, the MFA and United Nations co-s [...]	2004-10-27 13:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2868	GUTIERREZ CANCELS NEW YORK TRIP [...] Summary. On October 27, President Gutierrez told the Ambassador he had canceled his planned early November trip to New York in order to work in Ecuador on judicial reform projects and programs to spur economic growth. Gutierrez hopes the press will portray his decision as a need to focus on [...]	2004-10-27 22:11:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO2869	"POWER-BLINDED" LFC DRIVES IMPEACHMENT PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Leon Febres-Cordero (LFC),the cantankerous leader of Ecuador's Social Christian Party (PSC),is determined to destroy President Lucio Gutierrez by any means possible, according to two thoughtful PSC legislators. Brothers Luis Fernando Torres and Carlos Torres, the former the he [...]	2004-10-27 23:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM KCOR PREL EC
04QUITO2879	UNCLAS QUITO 002879 [...] No summary [...]	2004-10-29 20:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	NOTAG
04QUITO2886	EMBASSY PUSHING STABILITY MESSAGE HARD [...] SUMMARY: Reftels outline the current political quicksand enveloping GoE President Lucio Gutierrez. Believing further instability runs counter to Ecuadorian and U.S. interests, the Embassy is immersed in an outreach campaign to bolster rank-and-file support for constitutional democracy and th [...]	2004-10-29 21:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL KDEM EC
04QUITO2891	ECUADORIAN, CHILEAN FM'S TALK BORDERS, TRADE [...] Summary. Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker met with Ecuadorian officials in Quito on October 28. In a subsequent joint declaration, the countries committed to begin FTA negotiations in 2004, respect existing international treaties (in reference to Chile's maritime disagreements with P [...]	2004-10-29 22:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EC CH
04QUITO2922	MOL CONSIDERS LABOR REFORM; UNIONS URGE RESIGNATION [...] (SBU) Summary: Meeting in Guayaquil with USTR and Department of State officials, two key Ecuadorian labor leaders stated they will challenge the recently published executive decree on subcontracting as unconstitutional, and also repeated a call for Minister of Labor Raul Izurieta's removal f [...]	2004-11-05 17:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
04QUITO2923	ECUADOR BANS EXPORT OF SHARK FINS [...] Summary. President Gutierrez has issued a decree banning the export of shark fins. The ban applies to all shark fins, whether they are intentionally harvested or are the result of bi-catch. Despite having been consulted prior to the decree's issuance, a local fishing group is asking Preside [...]	2004-11-05 17:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO2927	CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM PRESIDENT GUTIERREZ TO [...] Embassy received a congratulatory letter from President Gutierrez to President Bush dated November 2 on November 4 under a cover letter from acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Edwin Johnson. 2. Text of Letter from President Gutierrez: Your excellency: On behalf of the Ecuadorian peop [...]	2004-11-05 19:43:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OPDC EC
04QUITO2929	PRESIDENT GUTIERREZ CONFIDENT IN FACE OF [...] (C) Summary: The GoE reacted calmly to the initiation of impeachment proceedings against President Gutierrez by Congress on November 4. The Ambassador spoke with President Gutierrez by telephone on November 4 and on the margins of an unrelated event on November 5. Gutierrez thanked the USG [...]	2004-11-05 21:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EC
04QUITO2941	MINISTER OF FINANCE CONFIDENT OF STABILITY [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance Yepez believes the Gutierrez regime can make it through the current crisis, but remains handicapped by bad advisors at the top. The GOE is maintaining its responsible fiscal policy and continues to work on plans to eliminate the gas subsidy. End Summary. [...]	2004-11-08 22:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
04QUITO2943	TEXTILES AND APPAREL EMPLOYMENT AND PRODUCTION IN [...] Summary. Reftel requests information on the textile and apparel sectors in Ecuador. Statistical information, particularly with respect to employment information, is highly unreliable in Ecuador. In general, textile production increases appear to have outpaced overall industrial production [...]	2004-11-09 20:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KTEX ECON ETRD EC
04QUITO2955	OPPOSITION FALLS SHORT ON FIRST IMPEACHMENT VOTE; [...] (C) Summary: The pro-impeachment opposition on November 9 tried and twice failed to create a special Congressional committee to consider impeachment grounds against President Lucio Gutierrez, effectively stymieing impeachment efforts at an early stage. The opposition came up short of taking [...]	2004-11-10 22:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EC
04QUITO2980	TIER 2 WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] Summary. Ecuador has taken significant steps since June to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). The government increased public awareness of the problem, reached out to source and destination countries, and established a national plan. The GOE has cooperated with the International Labor Or [...]	2004-11-12 19:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3027	GOVERNMENT MINISTER POLITICAL LIGHTING ROD, [...] (C) Summary: Government Minister Jaime Damerval has courted controversy since taking office on November 8, recently suggesting that the GoE convoke a referendum on whether to dissolve Congress to promote constitutional reforms. In a private meeting with the DCM on November 15, Damerval back [...]	2004-11-17 21:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCRM PINR EC
04QUITO3028	RENEWING THE ARTICLE 98 PUSH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Article 98 negotiations in Ecuador have stagnated of late. Two factors are to blame: continued push-back from the Embassy's prime interlocutors, the Foreign Ministry and Congress, and the Gutierrez government's focus on self-preservation in the face of impeachment proceedings. [...]	2004-11-17 21:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS PREL EC KICC
04QUITO3053	PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES SEEK USG HELP ON GOE [...] See action request paragraph 7. 2. Summary. Econ and FCS met November 19 with representatives from Bristol Meyers and Pfizer. The pharmaceutical representatives complained that the GOE is trying to exert further control over drug prices and company profits. This latest initiative by the [...]	2004-11-22 18:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD KIPR EFIN EC
04QUITO3081	GOE PRESSES ITS LUCK -- NEXT STEPS ON STABILITY [...] (C) Summary: A concerted USG effort to promote political stability contributed to the lessening of political tension over impeachment, and will continue to be important in the aftermath. Although the situation has calmed somewhat since the failure of an opposition initiative to impeach Presi [...]	2004-11-24 20:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR EC
04QUITO3099	NOVEMBER TIP UPDATE [...] Summary: This cable reports significant anti-TIP developments since our interim TIP report (Ref A). USAID and Geneva Global will mount six new projects to combat TIP (Trafficking in Persons) by the end of the year. We recently met with two organizations who provide services to children and [...]	2004-11-26 14:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3102	FOX VISIT PROMOTES TRADE, INVESTMENT, & [...] Summary: In a brief visit to Quito on November 22-23, Mexican President Vicente Fox sought increased bilateral investment and trade. Presidents Fox and Gutierrez discussed issues of bilateral interest, including commitments to facilitate visa issuance, negotiate an extradition treaty, impro [...]	2004-11-26 20:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3103	ARTICLE 98 BACK IN HEADLINES, POST PRESSES CASE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Recent public comments from high-level USG visitors and the Ambassador have put Article 98 back in play in Ecuador. Major newspapers and radio/TV outlets have highlighted our efforts, as well as GoE Foreign Minister Patricio Zuquilanda's November 23 claim that the MFA continues [...]	2004-11-26 20:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS PREL PGOV EC KICC
04QUITO3108	PRO-GOVT CONGRESSIONAL MAJORITY FLEXES MUSCLES [...] Summary: In a marathon session November 25, the new, pro-government legislative majority bypassed President of Congress Guillermo Landazuri's programmed agenda and elected Jorge Montero second vice president. It then replaced the members of the Constitutional Tribunal (TC) and the Supreme E [...]	2004-11-26 22:11:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3115	DONORS LOSING PATIENCE WITH MANAGEMENT OF GALAPAGOS [...] Summary. Ecuador continues to take two steps backward for each step forward in the Galapagos. President Gutierrez signed a decree in October banning the export of shark fins from Ecuador (Reftel A),to promote conservation. The Minister of the Environment, Fabian Valdivieso, however, repla [...]	2004-11-30 13:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
04QUITO3132	INFORMATION FOR MEANINGFUL LABOR RIGHTS REPORT [...] Summary: This cable provides information on labor conditions in Ecuador as requested for the Meaningful Labor Rights Report, and is keyed to questions included in RefTel. End Summary. Administration of Labor Law --------------------------- 2. The Ministry of Labor and Human Resources [...]	2004-12-01 14:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
04QUITO3146	CONGRESS GOES ON HOLIDAY, BUT REST UNLIKELY [...] (C) Summary: Congress ended its stormy fall calendar on December 2, releasing its combative politicians until January 4. Political leaders are likely to stay busy during holiday season, as all parties regroup for the battle over Congressional leadership and control of the Supreme Court set [...]	2004-12-02 22:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3147	ECUADOR ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT SOUTH AMERICAN [...] (SBU) On December 2, President Gutierrez discussed with the Ambassador his upcoming trip to Peru. He will participate there in a meeting of Andean presidents and later join South American leaders in signing a declaration to move toward the creation of a Community of South American Nations. [...]	2004-12-03 15:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EC
04QUITO3151	CAREER DIP TO HEAD ECUADOR'S WASHINGTON EMBASSY [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lucio Gutierrez told the Ambassador on December 2 that he would nominate MFA Bilateral U/S Roberto Betancourt to head Ecuador's embassy in Washington. The career diplomat will replace political appointee Ambassador Raul Gangotena, who submitted his resignation Novembe [...]	2004-12-03 20:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3153	ECUADOR LABOR UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: --Changes at the MOL (para. 2) --MOL Izurieta Meets With Congress' Paez (3) --Chamber of Commerce Challenges Subcontracting Decree (5) --Hunger Strike by Public Sector Workers (6) --Penitentiary and Health Worker St [...]	2004-12-03 23:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
04QUITO3167	PRESIDENT GUTIERREZ CALLS CONGRESS BACK TO DEBATE [...] (SBU) On December 5, in a surprise exercise of constitutional privilege, President Gutierrez canceled his planned trip to Peru and called Congress back from recess into extraordinary session on December 8. In so doing he requested that they consider three issues: 1) the censure of recently [...]	2004-12-07 23:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3168	CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECUADORIAN [...] (S) President Gutierrez' call for a special Congressional session, while controversial, is unlikely to directly threaten political stability. Nevertheless, this event bears watching, given the proven potential for Congressional conflicts to lead to unforeseen consequences on stability in thi [...]	2004-12-07 23:05:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PGOV PREL MARR EC
04QUITO3192	CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW [...] After checking with the MFA, we have been unable to confirm any recent Ecuadorian government actions to advance democracy, human rights, and fundamental freedoms in Cuba. Ecuador abstained from the UNHRC Cuban human rights resolution in 2004. Further information on this subject may be availa [...]	2004-12-09 22:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC PREL EC

04QUITO3202	ECUADOR PREPARING TO MOVE FORWARD ON CIVIL [...] Summary. Ecuador's Congress is preparing for the second debate on proposed civil aviation legislation sometime in January. A legal advisor to the committee in which the draft legislation is pending says a vote on the floor of the Congress is likely sometime in February. The passage of this [...]	2004-12-10 17:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV EC
04QUITO3256	ARTICLE 98: GOE AWARE OF NETHERCUTT-BACKS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Word of the Nethercutt Amendment, which mandates reductions in Economic Support Funds (ESF) available to non-Article 98 signers, has reached GoE leaders, and they are worried. In a pull-aside at a diplomatic reception recently, the foreign minister requested clarification and i [...]	2004-12-17 22:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR PGOV EC KICC
04QUITO3257	DECEMBER TIP UPDATE [...] Summary. Ecuadorian police conducted 130 raids from November 12 to December 9 and found 28 minors who may be trafficking victims. The congressional committee reviewed the Trafficking in Persons (TIP) bill, and it has been amended and is ready for Congress' second reading. Several embassies [...]	2004-12-17 22:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3260	ECUADOR SPLIT ON SUPPORT OF FREE TRADE AGREEMENT [...] Summary. A public opinion poll sponsored by USAID shows that about half of the Ecuadorian public has heard about the FTA and about half of the public (both informed and uninformed) supports it. Not surprisingly, solid majorities believe that the FTA will benefit the U.S. far more than Ecuado [...]	2004-12-20 20:52:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP ECIN ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EC FTA
04QUITO3262	MOL UNDERSTANDS NEED FOR LABOR CODE REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: While Minister of Labor Izurieta understands the need for labor code reform, he is not focused on freedom of association issues. The Embassy has made it clear to Izurieta that the U.S. Congress is less likely to pass a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) including Ecuador unless the l [...]	2004-12-20 22:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV ETRD EC
04QUITO3280	CONTACT INFO FOR GOE OFFICIALS [...] In response to Reftel, Post provides the following contact information for Government of Ecuador leadership: HEAD OF GOVERNMENT/STATE LAST NAME: GUTIERREZ FIRST NAME: LUCIO TITLE: PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OFFICE PH:(593-2) 2580833 / 2588888 CELL: (593)94-236187 COMMENTS: GUT [...]	2004-12-22 20:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL EC
04QUITO3289	ECUADOR 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Below is Embassy Quito's submission for the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report. A copy of the report has been provided to USTR Bennett Harman via email. The report was a collaborative effort between State, the Commercial Service and the Foreign Agricultural Service. TRADE SUMMARY ---- [...]	2004-12-23 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
04QUITO3302	EX-FINMIN MAY REPLACE CAREER DIP AS AMB-DESIGNATE [...] (C) SUMMARY: GoE President Lucio Gutierrez is reconsidering his earlier designation of career diplomat Roberto Betancourt to head Ecuador's embassy in Washington (Reftel). According to separate Embassy Quito sources, former Minister of Finance Mauricio Pozo now appears the preferred candida [...]	2004-12-28 15:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EC
04QUITO3303	REFUGEE REPORT HIGHLIGHTS NEW TRENDS [...] Summary: A recent study by a Quito human rights organization, the Center for Documentation of Human Rights Segundo Montes Mozo (CSMM),highlights strengths and deficiencies in the GoE's and civil society responses to the issue of Colombian refugees. The study says that while Ecuador has goo [...]	2004-12-28 19:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREF EC
04QUITO3304	INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATION ELECTS NEW HEAD [...] Summary: The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE) on December 23 elected Luis Macas president of the organization, a post he previously held twice. Macas, a former Minister of Agriculture and an ethnic Saraguro indian from the south of the country, will lead the org [...]	2004-12-28 19:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1000	EMBASSY RECOMMENDS 3C FINDINGS FOR ISAIAS BROTHERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: William and Roberto Isaias, former chiefs of Filanbanco bank and among Ecuador's richest men, fled Ecuador in 1999 after absconding with over $100 million in government bailout funds. They used their ill-gotten wealth to buy safe passage from Ecuador and later pressured prosecu [...]	2005-05-02 23:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CVIS EFIN KCOR EC
05QUITO1005	MAY LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: --Unions Make Demands to New Government (para. 2) --New Minister of Labor Still Not Named (4) --Presidential Decree to Remove Bureaucrats (5) --New Unions Registering Independently (6) --Judicial and Medical Workers End [...]	2005-05-03 20:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO1018	EMBASSY 90-DAY GOALS, CHALLENGES UNDER PALACIO GOVT [...] (C) SUMMARY: In word if not always in deed, Ecuador's Lucio Gutierrez administration qualified as pro-American. President Alfredo Palacio's most definitely does not. Brought to power by street mobs ("forajidos") clamoring for change, Palacio's closest advisor and Cabinet stalwart is gringo-b [...]	2005-05-04 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR KDEM SNAR PTER ECON ASEC EC CO
05QUITO1021	NEW POLICE CHIEF A US ALLY [...] (C) Summary: New National Police Chief Jose Antonio Vinueza told the Ambassador his priorities would be to restructure the police force, combat narco-trafficking, and restore the police's reputation. Vinueza vowed to continue to be a strong US ally. He said relations with the military were [...]	2005-05-04 22:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1024	ECUADORIAN JOINT CHIEF VOWS CONTINUED U.S. [...] (C) SUMMARY: Positive atmospherics surrounded the Ambassador's initial call on new Ecuadorian Joint Forces Commander Admiral Manuel Zapater, the admiral recalling fondly their years-earlier meetings in Guayaquil. Zapater promised continued Ecuadorian security collaboration with the United S [...]	2005-05-04 22:55:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MASS PREL SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO1047	NEW TRADE MINISTER SOUNDS REASONABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ambassador and AID, Ecuador's new Minister for Trade Oswaldo Molestina said he wanted an FTA with the USG, but was most concerned about the agricultural negotiations. He said that he intended to keep lead FTA negotiator Cristian Espinosa on board, [...]	2005-05-06 19:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV EINV ECON PINR EC
05QUITO1048	ECUADOR'S ABRUPT CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT: EMBASSY [...] (SBU) Summary: The abrupt overthrow of the Gutierrez government on April 20 was not unprecedented here, but tested the Embassy's capacity to respond quickly to a crisis. In this after action report we examine the lessons we learned from this experience, hoping that it will be useful for us an [...]	2005-05-06 20:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR ASEC PGOV AMGT EC CONS
05QUITO1050	ECUADOR: NEW VICE PRESIDENT ROUNDS OUT CABINET [...] (U) Summary: Congress swore in Alejandro Serrano Aguilar as Vice President of Ecuador on May 5. Serrano hails from Ecuador's third largest city of Cuenca, providing some regional balance to a Guayaquil-centric cabinet. Serrano's swearing in leaves only the Labor portfolio still open; labor [...]	2005-05-06 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO1051	ECUADOR TENTATIVELY SUPPORTS USG ON OAS WORKING [...] On May 5, PolOff relayed talking points to MFA Human Rights Officer Carmen Larrea emphasizing the reasons a new convention would weaken existing international accords. On May 6, Larrea told PolOff the USG's reasoning made sense and that she tentatively agreed with our position. However, she [...]	2005-05-06 21:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM AORC EC USOAS
05QUITO1054	MINISTER OF FINANCE ON FISCAL POLICY: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) Summary: In his first meeting with the Ambassador, Ecuador's new Minister of Economy and Finance Rafael Correa made clear that he intends to implement a policy far removed from the responsible fiscal management of his two most-recent predecessors. Correa said he expects the IFIs to back [...]	2005-05-06 21:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EC
05QUITO1058	ECUADOR: CONGRESS STRUGGLING TO REPAIR IMAGE [...] (U) Summary: The Ecuadorian Congress' already low credibility was rocked by an inopportune sex scandal involving sordid events in a Lima hotel room. Five Ecuadorian deputies, in Lima to attend the round of free trade agreement negotiations, allegedly caused thousands of dollars of damage to [...]	2005-05-10 19:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1060	MFA LEERY OF CEDING JURISDICTION OVER SMUGGLING [...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 10 call on Acting Foreign Minister Marcelo Fernandez, the Charge requested the GoE waive jurisdiction over the F/V Simon Bolivar, an Ecuador-flagged fishing vessel interdicted May 8 while smuggling four tons of cocaine. In his demarche, the Charge revealed the Bolivar [...]	2005-05-11 22:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO1096	GOE REPLACES FTA NEGOTIATION TEAM [...] (U) Summary. President Palacio issued an Executive Decree May 12 making wholesale changes to the GOE FTA negotiation team. Trade Minister Oswaldo Molestina has been named lead negotiator, though former lead negotiator Cristian Espinosa has been kept on as Under Secretary for Foreign Trade and [...]	2005-05-12 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD PGOV EINV PREL ECON EC
05QUITO1097	ECUADOR: BIOS: NEW MINISTER OF LABOR IS UNION [...] (SBU) Summary: The President swore in Galo Chiriboga Zambrano as Minister of Labor on May 11, completing his Cabinet. Chiriboga, who was pushed by union leaders, took office pledging to strengthen worker rights and fight child labor, while also increasing competitiveness. Chiriboga's appoi [...]	2005-05-12 21:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ELAB EC
05QUITO1098	MFA REFUSES TO CEDE JURISDICTION OVER SMUGGLERS [...] Via diplomatic note, the Foreign Ministry denied the USG's request to cede jurisdiction over the captain, crew, and cargo of the F/V Simon Bolivar, an Ecuador-flagged fishing vessel interdicted May 8 while carrying four tons of cocaine. Invoking Articles 4 and 17 of the 1988 UN Convention Ag [...]	2005-05-12 22:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
05QUITO1100	ECUADOR: DEMOCRATIC DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE? [...] (C) Summary: The political scene is coming alive with voices, new and old, providing different prescriptions for Ecuador's democratic ills. Congress on May 11 ejected four more of its members, tossing due process to the wind in the face of threatened protests on May 12. As the first test of [...]	2005-05-13 13:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO1159	PALACIO PROPOSES HUGE INVESTMENT IN SCIENTIFIC [...] Summary. In a conversation with the director of Ecuador,s national scientific research institution (SENACYT, or Secretaria Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnologia),we learned that the Palacio administration has proposed a $40 million infusion for scientific research. The director, while pleased, w [...]	2005-05-17 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EAGR ETRD KSCA PGOV TPHY EC
05QUITO1160	REQUEST FOR DOS REVIEW OF POST-VETTED MEMBERS OF [...] The Embassy has developed plans to train Ecuadorian sergeant majors at an EC facility in Machachi, Ecuador. Half of the participants were vetted in March, in order to take part in other USG-sponsored training. Bio information for the remainder follow: NAME AND DPOB: MENDOZA PONCE, JERM [...]	2005-05-17 22:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EC KICC
05QUITO1169	GOVERNMENT CHANGE FURTHER HINDERS ARTICLE 98 [...] (C) SUMMARY: With the rise to power of President Alfredo Palacio, Article 98's chances in Ecuador sunk from bad to worse. Palacio's right-hand man, Minister of Government Mauricio Gandara, laid down an early marker, claiming there would be "no immunity for U.S. soldiers" during this governm [...]	2005-05-18 23:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS MARR SNAR PTER EC CO KICC
05QUITO1177	ECUADOR: FM AND MINDEF MEETINGS [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met separately with FM Parra and MinDef Espinosa on May 19. Parra expressed hope for the strongest possible relations with the U.S., and pledged MFA support for successful FTA negotiations. He expressed GOE discomfort with language in the draft OAS resolution, sa [...]	2005-05-19 23:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS PINR SNAR EC
05QUITO1181	ECUADORIAN FISCAL POLICY: LIVING ON THE EDGE [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Economy and Finance Rafael Correa inherited a relatively responsibly-managed fiscal situation from his predecessors. If he continues their policies, he should be able to meet his budget without great difficulty. However, his early statements to the press have damage [...]	2005-05-20 18:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EC
05QUITO1186	SUPREME COURT REFORM CLEARS CONGRESS [...] Summary: On May 18, Congress approved most of the President's partial veto to the reform governing the make-up of the Supreme Court, overriding only the provision which would have reduced the number of judges. Despite lingering differences, Congressional approval clears the court reform to [...]	2005-05-23 15:33:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1190	ECUADOR: DEMOCRATIC ACTION PLANNING [...] (SBU) Summary: With democratic stability set back by repeated irregular changes of government, the mission has begun a process to take stock of our democracy-support efforts and chart new directions. That action planning process will culminate, we hope, in a clear analysis of the challenge [...]	2005-05-23 17:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL EC
05QUITO1191	WELCOME TO ECUADOR, CODEL SHAW [...] The U.S. Mission in Ecuador extends a warm welcome to the Honorable E. Clay Shaw, Nancy L. Johnson, John M. Spratt, Sam Johnson, Bill Archer, Ed Pastor and spouses. You are coming to one of the most environmentally diverse and spectacular countries on Earth. You will experience the diversity [...]	2005-05-23 17:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON SENV EC
05QUITO120	DEMINING: POLITICAL PROBLEMS THREATEN OPERATIONAL [...] SUMMARY: Humanitarian demining (HD) continues apace in Ecuador, although political difficulties - both bilateral and multilateral - threaten future effectiveness. 2004 successes include the conclusion of mine clearance operations in El Oro, near-completion in Loja, and termination of mine im [...]	2005-01-19 20:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KHDP PHUM MASS MOPS MARR EC PE
05QUITO1202	GOE REQUESTS AGREMENT [...] (SBU) On May 24, the Embassy received diplomatic note no. 21177-GM/2005 (faxed to WHA/AND),signed by FM Antonio Parra Gil, requesting USG consent and agrement for Dr. Alvaro Perez Intriago as Ecuador's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States. 2. (SBU) The note i [...]	2005-05-24 20:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PINR EC
05QUITO1203	NEW MOL AN ALLY ON LABOR RIGHTS [...] Summary: New Minister of Labor Galo Chiriboga is concerned about labor rights in Ecuador and hopes to improve unions' image, increase dialogue between business and union representatives, and enforce ILO commitments. Chiriboga will travel to Geneva for the meetings of the ILO Governing Body [...]	2005-05-24 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO121	ECUADOR UNDECIDED ON OAS SYG, SUPPORTS [...] (C) In response to Reftel regarding U.S. support for Francisco Flores's OAS secretary general (OAS SYG) candidacy, Charge January 19 called on Roberto Betancourt, the Ecuadorian MFA's third-ranking official and ambassador-designate to the United States (FM Patricio Zuquilanda was unavailable [...]	2005-01-19 20:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC EC OAS
05QUITO1214	PALACIO OUTLINES PLAN FOR HIS REMAINING EIGHTEEN [...] Summary: In public comments on May 24, President Alfredo Palacio fleshed out his government's plan for its remaining 18 months, focusing on six points: politics, the economy, foreign policy, infrastructure, health and education, and security. The President set a timeframe of three to six m [...]	2005-05-26 16:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD EC
05QUITO1218	ENERGY MINISTER ON HIS WAY OUT? [...] (SBU) Elder statesman and self-professed man of integrity, Energy Minister Fausto Cordovez may not be long in his job. Two weeks ago, he reportedly tendered his resignation to President Palacio when Palacio insisted on appointing Palacio confidant Robert Pinzon as the new president of state-run [...]	2005-05-26 20:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG PGOV ECON EINV ETRD EC
05QUITO1220	ECUADOR: ILO BUDGET DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] LabOff conveyed reftel talking points urging support for fiscal restraint on the ILO's proposed budget for 2006-2007 to Minister of Labor Galo Chiriboga on May 23. Chiriboga, who will be traveling to Geneva for the ILO's International Labor Conference on May 27, said he agreed that the propos [...]	2005-05-26 21:52:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ELAB EC ILO
05QUITO1222	ECUADOR: DEMARCHE ON CUBAN ILO CANDIDACY DELIVERED [...] LabOff conveyed reftel talking points on Cuban candidacy for the ILO Governing Body to Dr. Solimar Herrera, International Affairs Coordinator at the Ministry of Labor, on May 26. Dr. Herrera promised to review our points on supporting the candidacy of Barbados, and will travel to Geneva on M [...]	2005-05-26 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM CU ELAB PREL EC ILO
05QUITO1243	ILO'S INTERNATIONAL LABOR CONFERENCE [...] (U) LabOff delivered reftel points to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations Benjamin Villacis, and to Veronica Mora and Fernando Altamirano of the same office. Altamirano said that demarche points on the ILO proposed budget had already been delivered to Ecuador' [...]	2005-05-31 21:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ELAB PHUM PREL BB CU EC ILO
05QUITO1244	OASGA: FM TO HEAD ECUADOR'S DELEGATION [...] (C) MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs and International Organizations Benjamin Villacis told PolOff on May 31 that Ecuador had not yet decided which candidate Ecuador would support for Deputy Secretary General at the OAS General Assembly in Fort Lauderdale (June 5-7). He said the MFA had [...]	2005-05-31 21:55:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1255	CONGRESS BACK IN MAJORITY'S HANDS [...] (SBU) Summary: With the reorganization of the legislative commissions on May 26, the current majority coalition, made up of the Social Christian Party (PSC),the Democratic Left (ID),and Pachakutik (PK),consolidated its control of Congress. Deputies from these three parties now hold the c [...]	2005-06-01 19:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1256	PRESIDENT PALACIO SENDING MIXED SIGNALS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting which failed to inspire great confidence in his leadership ability or vision, President Palacio told the Ambassador on May 31 that his government is focused on achieving durable political reforms. Palacio expressed continued concern about disloyalty in the police an [...]	2005-06-01 22:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MOPS KCRM EC
05QUITO1257	PRESIDENT PALACIO ON IMF, FTA AND HEALTHCARE [...] (C) Summary. In a May 31 meeting with the Ambassador, President Palacio, a heart surgeon, discussed his ambitious national health care plan. He also told the Ambassador to pay little attention to the exuberance of youth displayed by Palacio's Minister of Economy and Finance Rafael Correa. In [...]	2005-06-01 22:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ETRD EPET EFIN EC
05QUITO1265	NEW MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT ACKNOWLEDGES [...] Summary. In a courtesy call with the new Minister of the Environment, Anita Alban Mora, Embassy and USAID officials presented Galapagos and illegal logging as the Mission,s two top environmental priorities. Alban agreed that these issues were serious and said she planned to deal with them, w [...]	2005-06-02 19:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV EC
05QUITO1267	CONGRESS PASSES TIP LEGISLATION [...] Summary: On June 1, Congress passed a law criminalizing trafficking in persons (TIP) with 6 to 35-year prison terms. The legislation also penalizes companies and individuals who promote sexual tourism and child sex tourism with 6 to 12 years. The bill is expected to go to President Alfredo [...]	2005-06-02 22:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1268	ECUADOR TO SUPPORT U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, Julio Prado, told PolChief on June 2 that he had instructed Ecuador's OAS mission to support the candidacy of Prof. Paolo Carozza for commissioner on the IACHR. Prado said the GOE had the highest estimation of Carozza's qualifications and expressed app [...]	2005-06-02 22:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EC OAS
05QUITO1269	NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-06-03 16:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV EC
05QUITO1273	ECUADOR COMMITTED TO FIGHTING TIP [...] Summary: We delivered reftel talking points and the suggested trafficking in persons (TIP) action plan to the MOG and MFA on June 2, explaining the urgency of significant action to combat TIP in the next 60 days. MOG officials are reviewing the anti-TIP law Congress passed on June 1 and will [...]	2005-06-03 18:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG EC
05QUITO1274	VP READY TO DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Alejandro Serrano Aguilar discussed his role as coordinator of national dialogue with the Ambassador, including plans for the upcoming public dialogue process and referendum that the GOE is planning to hold by December 11. Serrano also discussed his past experien [...]	2005-06-03 19:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1322	DROPPING DOLLAR RAISES PROSPECTS IN TULCAN [...] SUMMARY: Tulcan, capital of Ecuador's Carchi province, bestrides the Panamerican Highway four hours from Quito and four miles from Colombia. Like frontier towns worldwide, Carchi's capital enjoys its share of money changers, truck stops, and customs checkpoints, most visitors clocking in for [...]	2005-06-08 20:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SNAR PTER ECON ETRD EC CO
05QUITO1340	GUTIERREZ RETURN JUST ONE OF PALACIO'S PROBLEMS [...] (C) SUMMARY: Forty-five days young, the Alfredo Palacio government has hit its first snags. Two cabinet ministers resigned this week (Septel) amidst charges they owed money to the state. One other is backpedaling over accusations he conspired to depose former President Lucio Gutierrez. Mil [...]	2005-06-09 23:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EC
05QUITO1344	FORMER FM FACING POSSIBLE CONGRESSIONAL CENSURE [...] (C) Summary: The president of Congress has publicly threatened to bring charges against Former Foreign Minister Patricio Zuquilanda, who lost his position with ex-President Gutierrez' ouster, for violating Ecuador's sovereignty by allowing the US military to sink decrepit Ecuadorian flagged [...]	2005-06-10 14:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1350	GOE DEMANDS DEBTORS' RESIGNATIONS [...] Summary. On June 6, Secretary General of the Administration Luis Herreria called for the resignations of all senior public servants, including Cabinet ministers, who were delinquent in debt repayments before taking office. Herreria's announcement came two days after Congress published a lis [...]	2005-06-10 18:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR PREL ECON EC
05QUITO1352	PUSHING FOR PROGRESS ON THE 60-DAY PLAN [...] (SBU) Summary: On June 7, the Ambassador explained the importance to the United States of the new anti-trafficking law to General Jose Vinueza (the national chief of police),who promised to conduct raids and arrest traffickers. First Lady Maria Beatriz Paret responded enthusiastically on Ju [...]	2005-06-10 18:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1363	ECUADORIAN NGO HAS REFORM PROPOSAL [...] Summary: Ecuadorian NGO Citizen Participation (PC) has prepared an electoral reform proposal that will be discussed in forums nationwide, and then presented to the Vice Presidency and the National Modernization Council (CONAM) for possible inclusion in the December 11 referendum. The initia [...]	2005-06-13 14:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1381	ECUADOR LIKELY TO SUPPORT SWISS CIRCULAR ON MDA [...] On June 8, PolOff delivered talking points and a copy of the Swiss circular to MFA Human Rights Director Carmen Larrea. The document recommends a conference to discuss a Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions granting the Magen David Adom (MDA) full membership in the Internation [...]	2005-06-13 21:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ EC ICRC
05QUITO1384	LIBERTAD ACT RESPONSE [...] PolOff met with MFA Human Rights Director Carmen Larrea on June 13, who said the GOE had no programs to support democracy and human rights in Cuba. She said the GOE lacks sufficient resources to look into such issues. 2. We have no specific information on Ecuadorian investments in Cuba. [...]	2005-06-13 22:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL CU ETRD ETTC EC
05QUITO1392	ECUADOR: JUNE LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: --ILO Meets with New MOL (para. 2) --Vice Minister Outlines Labor Code Reform Plan (4) --Child Labor Inspectors Rehired (6) --FENACLE Reports Incidents on Banana Plantations (7) --MOE Proposes Investing Social Security [...]	2005-06-14 20:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO1403	ANTI-BOLIVARIAN COMMENTS LEAD TO GOE DAMAGE CONTROL [...] (U) Summary: Public Administration Secretary Luis Herreria made televised remarks on June 10 criticizing Venezuela's Bolivarian movement and blaming it for causing instability in the region. The GOV protested orally and asked for a diplomatic response from the GOE. In an attempt to mend re [...]	2005-06-15 22:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1404	WELCOME TO ECUADOR, GENERAL CRADDOCK [...] (U) On behalf of Mission Ecuador, General, please accept a warm welcome on your second visit to this fascinating South American nation. Regrettably, your tight schedule forced an agenda trimming -- we initially had you traversing Ecuador's border with Colombia -- but we'll file that itinerary [...]	2005-06-16 13:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO1407	VP Discusses FTA, Referendum, and Gutierrez [...] Summary. Vice President Alejandro Serrano Aguilar met June 15 with the Ambassador for breakfast. He discussed his support for the US-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA),the upcoming public dialogue process and referendum, and ex- President Gutierrez's anti-GOE commentary from Washington. Ser [...]	2005-06-16 17:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1420	INDIGENOUS FEDERATIONS FOCUSING ON ECONOMY [...] Summary: In the second month following the ouster of ex-President Gutierrez, indigenous groups are biding their time on the political front and focusing on economic concerns. FEINE, representing Ecuador's evangelical indigenous, is waiting for the new government to stabilize and for earlier [...]	2005-06-17 18:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1445	RESPONDING TO ECUADOR'S GOVERNANCE CRISIS [...] (C) Summary: Following the April 20 change in government, the US Mission underwent a two-month process to gather data and analyze the deeper causes of instability affecting Ecuador's governance. Mission sections and agencies, led by the Ambassador, met on June 14 to discuss our short and lo [...]	2005-06-20 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1446	ECUADOR UNDECIDED ON UN COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On June 20, PolOff relayed reftel talking points to MFA Human Rights Director Carmen Larrea. Larrea said Ecuador does not have a position on how the UN Commission on Human Rights should be reformed. Ecuador is reviewing all proposals including Cuba's, she said, and will look for a non-polit [...]	2005-06-20 22:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1447	GOVERNMENT OF ECUADOR PARTICIPATES IN TIP FORUM [...] Summary: Four GOE officials spoke at the June 16 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) forum, sponsored by the Embassy and Catholic University. Topics included anti-trafficking legislation, underage prostitution, and the government's actions. "Dying to Leave", a video about trafficking, was shown, [...]	2005-06-20 22:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1506	ECUADOR'S PARTICIPATION IN MERCOSUR SUMMIT [...] (U) Summary: On June 18 Alfredo Palacio embarked on his first international visit as president of Ecuador, arriving in Asuncion, Paraguay, for the 28th Mercosur Summit. He went with two main objectives: to form and strengthen bilateral ties with other South American countries, and to publicl [...]	2005-06-24 19:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1507	ROADBLOCKS MANY TO GUTIERREZ RETURN [...] SUMMARY. Former Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez has announced his intention to return to Ecuador to confront those who deposed him. An imminent Gutierrez return appears unlikely, however, owing to the myriad of charges, criminal and otherwise, filed against him. The ex-president's politic [...]	2005-06-24 20:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KCOR PREL PHUM EC
05QUITO1518	REQUEST DOS REVIEW ON POST-VETTED MEMBERS OF EC [...] The Embassy has developed plans to train these members of the Ecuadorian Air Force. Bio information follows: NAME AND DPOB: -- TAPIA Guerrero, LTC Fausto Enrique. Born 20 Nov 1970, Chunchi, Chimborazo province. -- RECALDE Vivero, 2nd LT Juan Francisco 23 Jun 1979, Ibarra, Imbabura [...]	2005-06-27 22:52:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EC KICC
05QUITO1522	FURTHER BACKGROUND ON POTENTIAL INTENDING [...] (U) Reftel requested Department concurrence regarding Embassy-recommended visa revocations. This telegram provides additional background on the visa holders, all associated with the administration of former Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez. We no longer seek to revoke the visa of one, but [...]	2005-06-28 18:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS PREL KCOR EC
05QUITO1531	WELCOME TO ECUADOR CHAIRMAN THOMAS DELEGATION [...] (U) Chairman Thomas and other Ways and Means Committee Members, we look forward to your visit to Ecuador. Unfortunately, I will have to miss your visit as I move on to my next assignment; however, you will be in the very capable hands of our mission in Ecuador. Your full agenda will include a [...]	2005-06-29 15:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON OVIP EFIN PREL EC
05QUITO1534	FARC ATTACKS FURTHER ALIENATE QUITO, BOGOTA [...] (C) SUMMARY: News of the FARC's lethal attacks in southern Putumayo June 25 spawned a counterproductive but oh-so-Ecuadorian response from politicians in Quito. Rather than condemning the narcoterrorists and acknowledging that border security requires bilateral cooperation, Palacio administ [...]	2005-06-29 15:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS MARR SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO156	GOE ATTEMPTS TO GET PAST COURT ISSUE [...] (SBU) Summary: Supported by a pro-government march of 10,000, President Gutierrez introduced his referendum proposals in Congress on January 21. The reforms include a method to select a new Supreme Court and other judicial institutions. Already sensing opposition to his referendum from wit [...]	2005-01-21 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
05QUITO159	LABOR CODE REFORM PROPOSALS AND PROSPECTS [...] (U) Summary: Minister of Labor Raul Izurieta plans to announce a labor code reform package in February, which he expects to submit to Congress in April. The reforms would permit the formation of industry-wide unions, as well as include various pro-business competitiveness initiatives. Izuri [...]	2005-01-21 21:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO1621	USITC 2004 Annual Andean Investment and Drug Crop [...] Below is Post's response to the U.S. International Trade Commission's request for information regarding Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) related investment in Ecuador in 2004. 2. Summary. Ecuadorian investment in industries that export to the United States has not [...]	2005-07-08 19:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON OTRA ASEC PE
05QUITO1628	REQUEST FOR DOS REVIEW ON POST-VETTED MEMBERS OF [...] The Embassy has developed plans to train these members of the Ecuadorian armed forces. Bio information follows: NAME AND DPOB: -- Quishpe Ipiales, LT (Navy) German Napoleon. B. 22 Oct 1976 Quito, Pichincha province; -- Proano Daza, LTC (Army) Jacinto Agustin. B. 31 Dec 1962, Pimapiro, [...]	2005-07-11 22:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EC KICC
05QUITO1629	CODEL THOMAS DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE ON TRADE [...] Summary: In meetings with Ecuadorian Members of Congress, Minister of Trade, AmCham members and President (reported reftel) Codel Thomas delivered a tough message on trade and the FTA, stating clearly that the current ATPDEA benefits will not be renewed, that the U.S. will have no qualms abo [...]	2005-07-12 13:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB EINV EC
05QUITO1635	BORDER SECURITY DOMINATES PALACIO-URIBE DISCUSSION [...] (C) SUMMARY: Amidst a perception of frayed bilateral relations -- due mainly to GoE leaders' anti-Colombia outbursts -- Presidents Alfredo Palacio and Alvaro Uribe briefly met July 7 in Costa Rica. Media here claimed the session was substance-lite and lasted only fifteen minutes; an MFA con [...]	2005-07-12 22:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO1643	SUSPECTED FARC MILITANTS DEPORTED [...] (U) Summary: Three suspected FARC militants, captured in a Quito clinic on July 11, were deported to Colombia on July 12. President Palacio telephoned a grateful President Uribe on July 12 to inform him of the capture. One of the suspects is believed to have led the FARC attack on the Tete [...]	2005-07-13 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PTER CO EC
05QUITO1645	STAFFDEL SEES CN, CT GAPS IN ECUADOR [...] (S) SUMMARY: Use of Ecuadorian territory by narcotics and alien smugglers dominated discussions during Staffdel Walker, which visited Ecuador July 4-9. A DEA briefing revealed that agency,s eavesdropping weaknesses, exacerbated by Ecuadorian cellular carriers migration from analog to digita [...]	2005-07-14 15:49:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	SNAR PTER MASS PGOV PREL EC CO
05QUITO1663	GOE CONSIDERING CHAVEZ LOAN [...] (C) Summary: The Palacio government may be considering a $500 million loan from Venezuela, after visits to Caracas by FM Parra and MinFin Correa. The GOE is apparently considering turning to Chavez to fill a looming budgetary gap caused by investor lack of confidence in Correa, the possibili [...]	2005-07-14 22:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN EC
05QUITO1665	ECUADOR: PROGRESS ON TIP [...] Summary: There have been advances on several fronts to combat TIP here. On June 23, Ecuador's new penal code took effect, criminalizing and applying prison terms of 6 to 16 years for traffickers. First Lady Maria Paret again expressed her personal commitment to preventing more children fro [...]	2005-07-15 15:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1666	SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM IN PRESIDENT'S HANDS [...] (U) Summary: President Palacio has ten days from July 11 to decide whether to approve or veto a Congressional bill proposing the complete return of social security reserve funds to the population. Currently, the funds, paid yearly by employers and managed by the Ecuadorian Social Security I [...]	2005-07-15 16:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO1667	FIRST STAGE OF NATIONAL DIALOGUE PROCESS COMES TO [...] SUMMARY: On July 11, PolIntern met with Alexandra Perez, the executive director of the National State Modernization Council (CONAM) to discuss the ongoing national dialogue process and December 11 referendum. Perez is supporting Vice President Alejandro Serrano in directing this project; she [...]	2005-07-15 18:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1671	MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR FOREIGN POLICY AND [...] Newspapers have reported widely on visits to Caracas of the foreign affairs and economics ministries, which included meetings with Chavez, and increasing ties between Ecuador and Venezuela. An article in the July 15 El Universo is entitled "Change in foreign policy" and includes an intervie [...]	2005-07-15 18:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO1673	LICENSING CONDITIONS IN ECUADOR'S TELECOMS SECTOR [...] Per reftel, Commercial Specialist and Econ Officer met with acting President of the National Telecommunications Council Antonio Arroyo on July 11 to discuss licensing conditions in the Ecuadorian telecommunications sector. The following information also reflects discussions with other teleco [...]	2005-07-15 18:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ETRD EINV ECON EC XR
05QUITO1715	ECUADOR: MIXED SIGNALS ON CHAVEZ DEAL [...] (C) Summary: Press reports suggest Ecuador is ready to sign agreements with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on financing and oil deals, despite President Alfredo Palacio's public denials that any GOE decision has been taken. Privately, however, Palacio administration officials are telling u [...]	2005-07-20 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ENRG EC
05QUITO1733	ECUADOR GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE OF USG UN AGENDA [...] ADCM and PolIntern met on July 20 with MFA under-secretary for Multilateral Affairs Miguel Mendez and Human Rights officer Maria Elena Moreira to convey points in reftels. Mendez indicated the GOE was generally supportive of the USG agenda for UN reform and the September High-Level Event, bu [...]	2005-07-22 19:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KUNR AORC EC UNSC
05QUITO1734	MORE FINANCIAL PRESSURE ON ECUADOR [...] (C) Summary. Opting for the path of least resistance, President Palacio issued a partial veto of the bill to refund social security (IESS) reserve funds, but proposed to refund the reserve funds anyway. The major immediate difference between the congressional bill and the Palacio proposal is [...]	2005-07-22 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1736	GOE REFUTES USG VIEWS ON BELGIAN FUNDING OF CUBAN [...] (C) ACDM made reftel points to MFA U/S for Bilateral Affairs Susan Alvear on July 22. 2. (C) Alvear countered our views with the "beggars can't be choosers" argument, saying that with USG and IFI assistance ever-shrinking, the GOE must turn to other donors to meet its social needs. It wa [...]	2005-07-22 21:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PHUM PREL EC
05QUITO1741	MEDIA REACTION: ECUADORIAN RELATIONS WITH [...] "Possible Accords with Venezuela," an opinion column (07/23) by Orlando Alcvar in Guayaquil's (and Ecuador's) center-right "El Universo" (weekend circ. 240,000) Quote: "Although Chavez's proposals are moved by the best intention, they also carry along an undeniable political ingredient th [...]	2005-07-25 16:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO1747	PALACIO ANNOUNCES POLITICAL REFORM, RAISING HACKLES [...] (SBU) Summary: In a nationally televised address, President Alfredo Palacio has called for Congress to return from summer recess to hold an extraordinary session on July 26, to discuss political reforms he proposes be put to a popular referendum. Palacio made the reform proposal while also [...]	2005-07-25 22:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
05QUITO1753	MEDIA REACTION: ECUADORIAN RELATIONS WITH [...] "A Ghost Named Chavez," a column (07/25) by Grace Jaramillo in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: "One week of debate over the pros and cons of associating with Chavez. . . about how the risk that getting closer to Chavez might distance us from the U.S., is evide [...]	2005-07-26 19:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO1778	MEDIA REACTION: ECUADORIAN RELATIONS WITH [...] "Third Party's Policies," a column (07/28) by Rodrigo Fierro in Guayaquil's (and Ecuador's) leading center-right "El Universo" (circ. 140,000) Quote: ". . . the defense of our interests is taking us closer to the policies of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. . .The search for new alter [...]	2005-07-29 13:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO1786	ECUADOR TILTING TOWARD SUPPORTING G-4 RESOLUTION [...] (C) The Italian Ambassador informed the Charge on July 29 that FM Parra had called him to discuss the G-4 resolution. After earlier saying the GOE would abstain, Parra now said that President Palacio had decided to support the G-4 resolution. Palacio's decision came after a call (date unspec [...]	2005-07-29 19:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EC UNSC UNGA
05QUITO1787	PALACIO STUMBLES BUT RECOVERS AT 100 DAYS [...] (SBU) Summary: Tension generated by recent political missteps by President Palacio has been reduced over the past week thanks to Congressional restraint and the intervention of outsiders. Congress' recent votes in favor of the presidential veto on social security and returning his political [...]	2005-07-29 19:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL AORC EC
05QUITO1788	ECUADOR: JULY LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: -- MOL Discusses Labor Reform Plan (para. 2) -- Four Agreements Reached on Labor (4) -- MOL Working With Limited Budget (5) -- Congress Working on Subcontracting Law (6) -- Social Security Reserve Funds To Be Returned ( [...]	2005-08-01 14:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC

05QUITO179	SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY REPORT [...] (U) We are submitting the following information in response to the request for the 2004 Supporting Human Rights and Democracy Report (reftel). On January 25, Post emailed the version with tracked changes to DRL/PHD. 2. (U) Although Ecuador enjoys a democratically elected government that gen [...]	2005-01-25 17:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1799	BOTH CONCERN AND INDIFFERENCE GREET UNESCO'S [...] Summary. Meeting in Durban, South Africa in July, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee addressed deteriorating conservation efforts in the Galapagos National Park and Marine Reserve. Regretting the lack of attention given to the Galapagos by the GOE, the Committee called for United Nations Edu [...]	2005-08-03 18:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV AORC EC UN
05QUITO1802	MEDIA REACTION: VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-03 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO1803	NATIONAL PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: TIP A TOP PRIORITY [...] On August 2, President Alfredo Palacio devoted a section of his televised national address (septel) to trafficking in persons (TIP),declaring his government's "priority to combat TIP, exploitation, and underage prostitution." He publicized the penal code reforms that criminalize trafficking [...]	2005-08-03 22:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1804	PALACIO SNUBS VENEZUELAN FM [...] (C) Summary: FM Antonio Parra, acting without the President's knowledge or consent, reportedly arranged an August 3 lunch for President Palacio with Venezuelan FM Ali Rodriguez. Palacio only found out about the invitation the evening of August 2 from his adviser Luis Herreria and quickly ca [...]	2005-08-03 22:22:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC VE
05QUITO1817	ECUADOR: GITMO TALKING POINTS DELIVERED [...] (C) Charge delivered talking points in reftel A to Palacio on August 3 during a private session with the President (reftel B). Palacio promised to review them. 2. (C) Guayaquil PolOff and Quito PolIntern delivered talking points in reftel A to MFA Subsecretary for Bilateral Affairs Aleja [...]	2005-08-05 18:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KISL KPAO PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1818	PALACIO REVIEWS HIS FIRST 100 DAYS [...] (SBU) Summary: Highlighting his proposed reform package as the means to realize his vision for Ecuador in the year 2020, President Palacio made his fourth televised address to the nation on August 2. Domestic themes and the president's beloved universal health care scheme dominated the speec [...]	2005-08-05 18:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1841	MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR RELATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-10 21:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO1884	MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR RELATIONS WITH [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-15 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO1924	ECUADOR ENGAGEMENT IN HAITI UNWAVERING [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed reftel points urging continued Ecuadorian military support for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to VFM Marcelo Fernandez de Cordova on February 17. 2. (SBU) Fernandez said he would not attend the vice-ministerial meeting in Santiago August 19; the G [...]	2005-08-17 23:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO MARR HA EC
05QUITO1926	PRES. PALACIO ON NEW AMB. TO U.S., REPLACEMENT FM [...] (C) Summary: President Alfredo Palacio told the Charge that he would name career diplomat Luis Gallegos Chiriboga to be Ecuador's Ambassador to the U.S. shortly. He also said he intended to replace FM Parra with another career Ecuadorian and UN diplomat, Diego Cordovez. End Summary. 2. [...]	2005-08-17 23:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO1931	PRES. PALACIO CONSIDERS, THEN REJECTS VISIT TO CUBA [...] (C) Summary. On August 17, President Palacio shared with Charge his inclination to attend a ceremony in Havana for graduating Ecuadorian medical students on August 20. Doing so would boost his international standing, he said, offering Latin America an alternative regional leader to Hugo Chav [...]	2005-08-18 12:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR CU EC
05QUITO1976	SOME MOVEMENT TOWARD POLITICAL REFORMS [...] (SBU) Summary: The process of selecting a new Supreme Court is moving forward, with assistance from the UN, OAS, and others. The government's parallel effort to formulate a political reform referendum based on citizen input is back on track, after an initial wobble. The OAS is receiving USG [...]	2005-08-22 23:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1978	PALACIO: I NEED YOUR HELP [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Charge on August 22, President Palacio asked for U.S. assistance with the international financial institutions to ensure that Ecuador could meet its October financing requirements. He expressed frustration with unrest in the oil patch and with the intelligence [...]	2005-08-23 00:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON EFIN VE EC
05QUITO20	WHO WILL LEAD ECUADOR'S CONGRESS? [...] (U) SUMMARY: January 5 marks the mid-point of the congressional term in Ecuador; on that date, legislators will elect a president, two vice presidents, and the membership of 18 committees to lead Congress until January 2007. The presidential race, pitting opposition (ID) and pro-government [...]	2005-01-04 15:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2008	FM PARRA TO CARACAS SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT, NOT TO [...] (C) PolChief conveyed reftel points to acting MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, Carmen Larrea on August 24. 2. (C) Larrea confirmed that FM Parra would attend the August 28 OAS Social Charter event in Caracas. 3. (C) According to Larrea, the GOE is in accord with the U.S. position tha [...]	2005-08-26 13:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KSUM SOCI PGOV EC
05QUITO2013	MEDIA REACTION: PAT ROBERTSON'S STATEMENT [...] No summary [...]	2005-08-26 20:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO2022	MEDIA REACTION: VENEZUELA; PAT ROBERTSON'S [...] . "Pact with Venezuela - Let's Get Going," a column (08/29) in Guayaquil's conservative "El Telegrafo" (circ. 8,000) "The fiscal situation has been deteriorating for quite some time now. The fundamental cause is the huge amount of money allotted in the budget for the so called service of [...]	2005-08-30 16:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO2049	SCANDAL TARNISHES PALACIO GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: President Palacio has moved quickly to stem the damage caused by a widening forgery and position-selling scandal by firing implicated advisors inside the office of the presidency. Coming on the heels of damaging strikes, the scandal has weakened the Palacio government's image [...]	2005-09-02 14:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2057	A FIRST MEETING WITH PALACIO [...] (C) Summary: In their first substantive discussion, President Palacio told the Ambassador that he sees himself as a counterweight to Venezuela's Chavez; that he intends to take a hard line to keep civil order in Ecuador; that he believes the international financial institutions (IFIs) will s [...]	2005-09-02 19:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EFIN ECON VE EC
05QUITO2060	AMBASSADOR MEETS GOVERNMENT MINISTER GANDARA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Government Mauricio Gandara on September 1. Gandara, a lightning rod for growing criticism of the Palacio government, made light of the chorus of calls for his impeachment. In a cordial and wide-ranging discussion, Gandara bla [...]	2005-09-02 20:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO2064	TFUS01: PRESIDENT PALACIO OFFERS HURRICANE [...] President Alfredo Palacio spoke with the Ambassador on September 2 to express GOE condolences and reiterated the GOE's willingness to send a boatload of bananas to the U.S. to aid victims. He named Agriculture Minister Pablo Rizzo as the GOE point person for Hurricane Katrina relief. 2. [...]	2005-09-05 18:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR EAID PREL EC
05QUITO2065	ECUADOR OPEN TO SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS ALTERNATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE's representative at the September 7-9 Summit Implementation Review Group (SIRG) meeting in Buenos Aires told us the GOE shares USG concern over progress of the declaration and agrees that a leaders statement may be a necessary alternative. End Summary. 2. (SBU) M [...]	2005-09-06 16:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2088	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FM PARRA [...] (C) Summary: In an initial office call, the Ambassador thanked FM for the GOE's generous offer of disaster assistance to the U.S., and requested patience while international assistance offers are considered. She urged dialogue with Colombia to resolve important bilateral issues and promote [...]	2005-09-08 16:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EAID ECON EC UNGA
05QUITO2092	MUSICAL CHAIRS MOVES INTO HYPERSPEED: TRADE TO [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Commerce Oswaldo Molestina told Ambassador he would be designated as the new Minister of Government (police, security forces, congressional relations) late on September 8. One of his deputies, Jorge Illingworth, would take over as Minister of Commerce and Manuel Chir [...]	2005-09-08 23:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2100	GALAPAGOS PARK MANAGEMENT: ONE STEP FORWARD; TWO [...] Summary. In a move that strengthens the directorship of the Galapagos National Park (GNP),the GOE has established a transparent and independent selection process for park directors. But this positive move is undermined by a parallel resolution by SENRES -- the national technical secretaria [...]	2005-09-09 17:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL AORC EC
05QUITO2101	ECUADOR - AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] No summary [...]	2005-09-09 17:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR EAID ECON KSCA PREL SOCI TBIO EC
05QUITO2110	ALIEN SMUGGLERS COULD FACE HARSHER PENALTIES IN [...] Summary: The Ecuadorian Congress could pass by year,s end new legislation that stiffens prison sentences for alien smugglers, permits seizure and liquidation of convicted smugglers' properties and nullifies debt instruments for victims' payments to smugglers. The GOE renewed its interest i [...]	2005-09-13 12:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG EC
05QUITO2114	GOE CONSIDERS REQUEST TO SUPPORT IRAQI CONSTITUTION [...] (U) PolOff delivered RefTel points on September 7 to MFA Secretariat for Bilateral Relations Officer, Alejandro SIPDIS Davalos, requesting that the GOE make a public statement in support of Iraqi political advances, and consider ways the GOE can assist with the independent electoral commis [...]	2005-09-13 15:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2115	UNGA: MFA MIFFED OVER USG APPROACH TO OUTCOME [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered RefTel points on September 12 to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs, Miguel Mendez, communicating USG openness to international opinions on the UN High Level Event Outcome Document, while encouraging GOE officials to be flexible during negotiations. Mendez said that [...]	2005-09-13 16:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EC UNGA
05QUITO2116	ECUADOR SUPPORTS IAEA REFORMS [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered RefTel points on September 12 to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs, Miguel Mendez, congratulating the GOE for its work on establishing the IAEA Committee on Safeguards and Verification and requesting GOE views on organizational and substantive issues related to the C [...]	2005-09-13 16:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP AORC TRGY ENRG PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2127	CIVAIR COMMUNITY EAGERLY AWAITS NEW GPS PROCEDURE [...] Summary. Global Positioning System (GPS) procedures for Quito's Mariscal Sucre airport are close to becoming a reality. GOE civil aviation regulators, the airlines, and the Quito Airport all see positive benefits to introducing GPS procedures. Benefits include preventing frequent weather-r [...]	2005-09-15 14:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV EC
05QUITO2129	MINISTER OF LABOR WILL WORK TOWARDS LABOR REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 14 meeting, the Ambassador told Minister of Labor Galo Chiriboga that the FTA offered the best opportunity for labor rights protection in Ecuador. Chiriboga agreed that Ecuador needed a more modern labor code and the International Labor Organization (ILO) must be [...]	2005-09-15 16:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO2132	COLOMBIAN AMBASSADOR CONCERNED ABOUT ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary. Colombian Ambassador Carlos Holguin Molina told the Ambassador on September 13 that his government is concerned about deteriorating bilateral relations with the Palacio government. The impending exit of FM Parra would help, but likely not resolve the festering dispute over ae [...]	2005-09-15 16:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CO EC
05QUITO2152	GOE STILL NOT CONVINCED ON UNSC REFERRAL FOR IRAN [...] (SBU) PolOff faxed RefTel points on September 15 and followed up with a telephone call on September 19 to MFA Director for Multilateral Affairs, Miguel Mendez, requesting that the GOE consider referring Iran to the UN Security Council. PolOff mentioned that the Secretary had raised this issu [...]	2005-09-19 20:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL IR EU MNUC IAEA
05QUITO2184	GALAPAGOS: PROGRESS ON ALTERNATIVES TO COMMERCIAL [...] Summary. Despite lackluster efforts by the GOE, the search for sustainable alternatives to commercial fishing in the Galapagos is progressing. Projects initiated by USAID and NGOs are beginning to generate new economic opportunities that could reduce the pressure on extractive fishing pract [...]	2005-09-23 15:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EFIS ECON PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2191	ID LEADERS SUPPORT PALACIO'S REFORM EFFORTS [...] (SBU) Summary: In initial office calls on President of Congress Wilfredo Lucero and Quito Mayor Paco Moncayo, the Ambassador discussed prospects for political reform. Both Moncayo and Lucero were emphatic that Palacio needed support for his reform agenda, echoing the sentiments of other le [...]	2005-09-23 21:43:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2193	BACKGROUND ON NEW ECUADORIAN FOREIGN MINISTER [...] Summary: (SBU) Francisco Carrion Mena, who has been tapped to replace Foreign Minister Antonio Parra, comes to the job with a history of leftist leanings, but with a solid background as a career diplomat and a good relationship with the United States. Carrion, the current ambassador to Spain, [...]	2005-09-23 22:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR EC
05QUITO2207	IMPROVING ECUADOR-COLOMBIA RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Communication and relations between President Palacio and President Uribe remain good, highlighted by recent GOE action against the FARC here. But the GOE continues to insist that aerial spraying of pesticides be suspended along the border while a new study is prepared. Palaci [...]	2005-09-27 21:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2223	CONGRESS DEBATES REFERENDUM QUESTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Government Oswaldo Molestina sent an initial draft of referendum questions to Congress on September 27. Congress are currently wading through the text of 17 proposed questions designed to probe citizens' opinions on everything from limiting campaign advertisements [...]	2005-09-28 23:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EC
05QUITO2235	DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: With serious democratic deficiencies fueling political and economic instability in Ecuador, we welcome the Department's enhanced emphasis on democracy promotion and its decision to include Ecuador among countries to receive priority attention. After engaging all elements of t [...]	2005-09-29 21:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KDEM EC
05QUITO224	JANUARY TIP UPDATE [...] (U) Summary: There have been encouraging signs from the Congress that pending trafficking in persons (TIP) legislation may pass by the end of February. The American Bar Association (ABA) reviewed its suggested changes to the bill with the Embassy and has presented them to key congressional c [...]	2005-01-27 20:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2241	NEW GOVERNMENT MINISTER AN IMPROVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: On September 26, the Ambassador discussed pending political reforms with new Minister of Government Oswaldo Molestina. She also enlisted Molestina's continued support for the successful conclusion of an FTA and new leadership combating trafficking in persons (TIP). President [...]	2005-09-30 15:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO2244	ECUADOR OPEN TO SUA NON-PROLIFERATION AMENDMENTS [...] (SBU) MFA Director of Sovereignty Office Helena Yanes responded to RefTel points on September 30. Yanes said that Ecuador agrees in principle to the dangers related to high seas transport of dual-use items, but is not ready to commit regarding criminalization. That decision will likely be i [...]	2005-09-30 19:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT EC
05QUITO2288	ENVIRONMENT MINISTER CONFRONTS ILLEGAL LOGGERS [...] Summary: Minister of Environment Anita Alban took to the forest on October 1st to investigate illegal logging. The inspection, which revealed criminal activities, has yet to generate any concrete judicial response. Alban's decision to confront loggers takes place amid rumors that she will be [...]	2005-10-07 16:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID ECON PGOV EC
05QUITO2359	GUTIERREZ RETURNS TO JAIL, PALACIO SOWS UNCERTAINTY [...] (C) Summary: Ex-president Lucio Gutierrez returned to Ecuador on October 14 and was promptly arrested and incarcerated in Quito. Perhaps more destabilizing was an announcement the same day by President Alfredo Palacio proposing a national constituent assembly over congressional opposition. [...]	2005-10-18 15:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO236	ANOTHER DEFECTION FROM GUTIERREZ'S INNER CIRCLE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: Tired and forlorn, Presidential Legal Advisor and close Embassy contact Carlos Larrea informed Poloffs January 27 that President Lucio Gutierrez was feeling growing pressure from legislative allies for cabinet and policy changes. The PRE party sought ministerial positions from [...]	2005-01-28 22:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM PREL PHUM EC
05QUITO2386	ECUADOR LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: -- MOL Currently Acting MinGov (para. 2) -- ILO to Draft Labor Code Reform (3) -- National Labor Council to Discuss Subcontracting Law (4) -- MOL to Hire More Child Labor Inspectors (5) -- Banana Workers Fired For Union [...]	2005-10-20 16:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO2405	CAMPAIGN AGAINST SHARK FIN TRADE TARGETS PUBLIC [...] Summary: On October 17 Environmental NGOs initiated a new campaign to conserve the dwindling shark population in Ecuadorian waters. Sharks are highly sought after for the price their fins bring on international markets. Lax enforcement has hampered efforts to reduce shark fishing, despite an [...]	2005-10-21 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EFIS ECON PGOV EC
05QUITO2409	PALACIO'S ASSEMBLY PROPOSAL BLOCKED BY TRIBUNAL [...] (C) Summary: The rejection of President Palacio's referendum proposal to convoke a national constituent assembly by the electoral tribunal was swift and has forced the GOE to reevaluate its options to promote reform. Signals from Congress are mixed, with some calling for new talks with the P [...]	2005-10-21 22:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS EC
05QUITO2416	TRANSFORMING ECUADOR: ACTION PLAN FOR DEMOCRACY [...] (SBU) Ecuador is one of the most unstable, undemocratic, and corrupt countries in Latin America. Its political and economic systems, based on competition by entrenched elites for lucrative state-provided economic privileges, threaten U.S. interests directly where they impinge on U.S. anti-nar [...]	2005-10-24 21:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV ECON EAID EC
05QUITO2439	INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT KEY TO SUPREME COURT [...] Summary: A new Ecuadorian Supreme Court is expected to be in place by late November, but the work will not end when the selection commission seats new justices. Jose Antonio Viera, a Chilean Senator appointed by the OAS to monitor Ecuador's Supreme Court selection process, told the Ambassad [...]	2005-10-26 19:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINS EC
05QUITO2440	CONGRESS OFFERS, AND PALACIO RESISTS, ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: President of Congress Wilfredo Lucero met with President Alfredo Palacio October 24 to relay lawmakers' support for a constitutional assembly, but not a more powerful constituent assembly as favored by Palacio. The constituent assembly -- intended for times of complete governmen [...]	2005-10-26 19:29:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINS EC
05QUITO2442	CONGRESS OFFERS, AND PALACIO RESISTS, ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary: President of Congress Wilfredo Lucero met with President Alfredo Palacio October 24 to relay lawmakers' support for a constitutional assembly, but not a more powerful constituent assembly as favored by Palacio. The constituent assembly -- intended for times of complete governmen [...]	2005-10-26 22:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINS KDEM EC
05QUITO2454	INADEQUATE CIVIL DEFENSE SYSTEM NEEDS REPAIR [...] (U) Summary: Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes and a propensity for flooding can cause widespread destruction in Ecuador and call for a robust emergency response system. Despite this fact, Ecuador's Office of Civil Defense (CD) remains unprepared for the possibility of a natural disaster. Atte [...]	2005-10-28 15:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AEMR EAID PGOV SENV TPHY EC
05QUITO2461	LETTER FROM PRESIDENT PALACIO TO PRESIDENT BUSH [...] The Ambassador received a letter from President Palacio to President Bush dated October 27 on October 27. The original will be sent via pouch to WHA/AND. 2. Text of Letter from President Palacio: Most Excellent President and friend: I have the honor of addressing Your Excellency with [...]	2005-10-28 18:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV OPDC EC
05QUITO2463	PALACIO CONSIDERS COMPROMISE, CONGRESS APPEALS TO [...] (C) Summary: President Alfredo Palacio told the Ambassador on October 27 that he was considering sending a new referendum proposal to Congress which would allow voters to decide between constituent and constitutional assemblies to make political reform. The Ambassador urged strict adherence [...]	2005-10-28 19:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2464	ECUADOR REQUESTS USG ACTION ON WTO EU BANANA [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE and Ecuadorian businessmen are urging the USG to press the EU to abide by WTO decisions regarding EU banana tariffs and quotas. During an October 25 meeting with the Ambassador, GOE Minister of Trade Jorge Illingworth requested that the USG urge the EU to abide by the [...]	2005-10-28 20:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD AORC PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2480	GOE OPEN TO HOLOCAUST RES., LESS SO ON ANTI-ISRAEL [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Mauricio Montalvo told DCM and PolChief that the GOE may be open to voting in favor of an Israeli-sponsored holocaust resolution, but that it would be more difficult to change its votes on other anti-Israeli resolutions. He expressed appreciati [...]	2005-10-31 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IS EC UNGA
05QUITO2499	GOE REJECTS IRANIAN REMARKS, CONSIDERING STATEMENT [...] PolChief, British DCM Peter Evans, and PolOff delivered RefTel points on November 1 to Ambassadors Rafael Veintimilla and Marco Samaniego of MFA Bilateral Relations, requesting that the GOE publicly reject President Ahmadi-Nejad's call to "wipe Israel off the map." Veintimilla said that the GO [...]	2005-11-04 14:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2506	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MFA [...] (C) Summary: In her initial meeting with Foreign Minister (FM) Francisco Carrion on November 1, the Ambassador reaffirmed the importance of respecting constitutional bounds for reform, urged the MFA to revitalize the GOE inter-ministry working group on TIP, and reminded the FM that the GOE,s [...]	2005-11-04 18:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO254	ECUADOR: PROTESTS GROW, BUT GOVERNMENT STABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: The political scene is heating up again here, as pressure mounts on the government to reverse the overhaul of judicial institutions by the Ecuadorian congress. The opposition is preparing a major protest march in Quito for February 17. President Gutierrez' proposed referendum [...]	2005-02-01 21:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2546	GOE SUPPORTS IRAN RESOLUTIONS [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered RefTel points on November 8 to Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs Mauricio MontalvoPer RefTel request, PolChief stressed the USG's hope that the GOE vote for the resolution on Iran's human rights record. After clarifying that the Third Committee resolution deals [...]	2005-11-09 22:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM EC UNHRC
05QUITO2573	GOE STUDIES PERU MARITIME CLAIMS [...] (C) Summary: The Peruvian Congress' recent passage of maritime border legislation affecting Chile (Ref A) has sparked intense review by the GOE of the issue. Thus far, the GOE's official response has been cautious and measured, maintaining that the Peruvian measure does not affect the Ecuad [...]	2005-11-10 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PGOV EC
05QUITO2574	MFA PLANS FOREIGN POLICY DIALOGUE [...] (SBU) Summary: FM Carrion has announced his intention to develop a foreign policy strategy for 2005-2020. He intends to build support for the strategy through a series of topical seminars over the coming year. End Summary. 2. (SBU) PolChief and PolOff met on November 8 with Ambassador J [...]	2005-11-10 22:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR CO PGOV EC
05QUITO2577	GOE REQUESTS GENETIC RESOURCES CONTRACT FROM [...] Summary. The GOE has denied an American research company the right to publish data drawn from research on the biodiversity of microbial communities in the Galapagos Islands. The Ministry of Environment (MOE) determined that Venter Institute, which had obtained official permission to enter Ec [...]	2005-11-10 22:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2578	PROCURADOR'S INVOLVEMENT IN OXY AND OTHER MATTERS [...] (C) Summary: At Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) and the GOE's request, EconOffs met with Ecuador Solicitor General (Procurador General) Jose Maria Borja November 7, to lay the groundwork for Borja's buy-in to the ongoing discussions between Oxy and members of the GOE. Recently, Oxy has had its m [...]	2005-11-10 22:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV EC
05QUITO2607	IRAN: GOE AGAINST NO ACTION, FAVORS UNSC REFERRAL [...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on November 15 to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Mauricio Montalvo, requesting GOE support in opposing the no action motion against the pending human rights resolution on Iran. The DCM stressed the importance of maintaining the Third Committee's credibil [...]	2005-11-15 22:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM EC UNHRC
05QUITO263	BANANA EXPORTERS CONTEST PROPOSED EU TARIFF [...] Summary. On January 26, Quito hosted a meeting of representatives from seven Latin American banana- exporting countries who oppose a recent European Union decision to impose a 230 Euro (US$ 300) per metric ton tariff on banana imports beginning in January 2006. The presidents of Guatemala, [...]	2005-02-02 16:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD EAGR PGOV KDEM EC
05QUITO2652	INDIGENOUS MARCH IN QUITO AGAINST FTA [...] (U) Summary: Approximately 1,000 indigenous from the provinces participated in mobilizations on November 16 and 17 organized by indigenous organization CONAIE against the free trade agreement (FTA) and the US-owned Occidental petroleum company, and in favor of a constituent assembly. Protest [...]	2005-11-21 16:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL ETRD EC FTA
05QUITO2653	GALAPAGOS CALM, FOR NOW [...] Summary. Fishermen questioning the GOE's sincerity in finding economic alternatives for their sector walked out of a meeting of the Galapagos Inter-institutional Management Authority (AIM) on October 31. Recent progress bringing the fishing sector back into a productive dialogue on Galapagos [...]	2005-11-21 16:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EFIS ECON PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2662	COLOMBIA OFFERS OLIVE BRANCH ON SPRAYING [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Vice FM Diego Ribadeneira and Colombian Vice FM Comilo Reyes met in Quito on November 17 to review key bilateral issues for the December 7 ministerial meeting. As predicted, the meeting primarily focused on northern border security issues including migration, refugees [...]	2005-11-21 21:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MOPS PTER SNAR CO EC
05QUITO2673	ECUADOR - AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA [...] Per reftel, post is providing the following information regarding the GOE's efforts to control Avian Influenza (AI) and its capability to respond to an influenza pandemic. The answers are keyed to reftel questions. A) PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -- The GOE began working on a preparedness [...]	2005-11-21 21:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SENV EAGR EAID ECON PREL EC
05QUITO2677	FORMER SPANISH PRESIDENT AZNAR PROMOTES TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Spanish PM Aznar told the Ambassador on November 22 that the situation in Latin America is not good, and faulted the USG and Spain, the two countries with the most influence in the region, for lacking a plan to counter rising populism. Aznar was in Quito at the invitati [...]	2005-11-21 21:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ETRD PREL PINR EC
05QUITO2678	ECUADOR TO COOPERATE ON ANTI-SMUGGLING CASES [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador's top officials committed to working with U.S. law enforcement authorities to slow illegal immigration and put alien smugglers behind bars during a November 16-18 visit by DOJ prosecutors and DHS agents. The visit came just days after Ecuadorian police arrested a couple a [...]	2005-11-25 12:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG PBTS PGOV
05QUITO2683	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Transportation Security Administration personnel Ismael C. Mike Galvan to Quito, Ecuador December 7-9, 2005 to attend exit briefings with host government and airport officials as a follow-up to the TSA airport assessment at Guayaquil. Embassy POC i [...]	2005-11-25 20:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR
05QUITO2685	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - LORNA L. JOHN [...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Lorna L. John, Senior Attorney, International Affairs and Legal Policy Division, AGC-7, FAA, to Quito, Ecuador from November 28, 2005 - December 3, 2005, to review pending aviation law with the civil aviation authority. Embassy POC is Econ Officer [...]	2005-11-21 19:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	OTRA ASEC EAIR
05QUITO2699	ECUADOR ELECTIONS, ONE YEAR OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Presidential and congressional elections are currently scheduled for October 2006, with a second round the following month. President Palacio's efforts to allow voters to decide by referendum between a constitutional or a special national assembly to make fundamental changes [...]	2005-11-28 17:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
05QUITO2706	SUPREME COURT SELECTED, FIRST STEP IN DEMOCRATIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Achieving a major democratic milestone and goal of the mission's democracy support strategy (RefTel),on November 28 a new, more independent Supreme Court was named unanimously by the special selection committee, permitting an inauguration ceremony to take place on November 30 [...]	2005-11-29 15:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KJUS PREL EC OAS
05QUITO2715	ECUADOR: MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) PolOff delivered RefTel points on November 29 to MFA Director of Bilateral Affairs Rafael Veintimilla. GOB diplomats declined our invitation to jointly deliver the points, but asked that we share the outcome. Veintimilla said that the GOE is supportive of the need to see Bolivia strengt [...]	2005-11-30 15:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2724	MFA'S COOLER HEADS ON COLOMBIA, PERU [...] (C) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira told the Charge on November 30 that FM Francisco Carrion would like to pay an official visit to Washington in January or February. Ribadeneira, who took office in October when Carrion replaced outgoing FM Antonio Parra, highlighted the im [...]	2005-11-30 22:29:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2725	UN CRITICIZES ECUADOR'S HUMAN RIGHTS RECORD [...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Committee Against Torture, which oversees countries' compliance with the Convention Against Torture, recently publicly announced that Ecuador needs to adopt a clear definition of the crime of torture and ensure investigation and punishment for acts of torture. The repor [...]	2005-11-30 22:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM EC
05QUITO2729	GALAPAGOS TOURISM GROWTH A DELICATE BALANCE [...] Summary: Plans to expand tourism opportunities on the Galapagos island of Isabella are creating new economic alternatives for local fishing communities but raising the worst fears of conservationists. On November 10-12, a well- received USAID-led ecotourism project on Isabella brought togethe [...]	2005-12-01 15:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID EFIS ECON PGOV EC
05QUITO2737	ECUADOR - INTERNATIONAL CIRCUIT BLOCKAGE A DOMESTIC [...] Summary. The blocking of international telephone traffic from the United States to Ecuador over the past 18 months has less to do with the negotiating tactics referred to in reftel than with local political and economic interests. In Ecuador, the blocking of circuits to impede the termination [...]	2005-12-01 21:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON ETRD EINV EC
05QUITO2743	TERRORIST FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] In response to reftel, Post,s Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Jefferson Brown, telephone number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 4420. His unclassified email address is brownjt2@state.gov. The Deputy TFCO is Economic Officer Donn-Allan Titus, telephone number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 446 [...]	2005-12-02 13:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL EC
05QUITO2746	ECUADOR-CHILE: PRESIDENTS SIGN JOINT DECLARATION [...] Summary: During a six hour visit to Ecuador on December 1, Chile's President Ricardo Lagos and President Alfredo Palacio signed seven bilateral agreements and issued a declaration on maritime limits between South American countries on the Pacific. The declaration echoed statements made by b [...]	2005-12-02 17:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2747	ECUADOR LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: -- ILO Advisors to Ecuador Named (para. 2) -- Ambassador Highlights Labor Concerns (3) -- Additional Child Labor Inspectors Hired (4) -- Newspapers Highlight Child Labor (5) -- Banana Labor Dispute Update (6) -- Number [...]	2005-12-02 17:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO2748	PRESIDENT PUSHES "PLAN B" FOR REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: After being rebuffed by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal and Congress, President Palacio on December 1 announced he had issued a decree ordering the Supreme Electoral Tribunal to hold a referendum on January 22. The referendum would ask voters whether to convoke a national assem [...]	2005-12-02 19:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2750	ECUADOR REVIEW REGARDING TITLE III OF THE LIBERTAD [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information regarding trade and other relations between Ecuador and Cuba. Trade between the two countries is not extensive. In 2004, Ecuador exports to Cuba, mostly oil, totaled $14,437,920 (CIF) and Ecuadorian imports from Cuba [...]	2005-12-02 20:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL CU EC
05QUITO2762	Ecuador Focused on TIP [...] Summary: Ecuadorian leaders have recently shown renewed vigor in their effort to battle trafficking in persons and help trafficking victims. Under the direction of Ecuador's First Lady, Maria Paret de Palacio, the government-funded child and family welfare agency INNFA is leading the charge. [...]	2005-12-07 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV EC
05QUITO2765	GOE LETTERS TO SECRETARY RICE AND USTR PORTMAN [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-08 13:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EAGR PREL EC WTO
05QUITO2795	ENGAGING ECUADOR ON BOLIVIA [...] (C) Summary: The DCM expressed USG concerns about the potential effects of upcoming Bolivian elections with Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, who offered his personal views on the subject. End Summary. 2. (U) After expressing USG concerns about the potential for destabilizing eff [...]	2005-12-08 22:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL BO EC
05QUITO280	ECUADOR FAVORING CHILEAN FOR OAS SYG [...] In response to Ref A, Ambassador discussed the upcoming OAS Secretary General election during her February 3 meeting with Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez. Gutierrez mentioned that former El Salvador President Paco Flores, whom the United States backed for the OAS position, would soon visit [...]	2005-02-04 13:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL EC ES
05QUITO2814	FIRST LADY: CABINET SHAKEUP COMING SOON [...] (C) Summary: First Lady Maria Paret de Palacio called on the Ambassador on December 9 to share President Palacio's intended Cabinet changes in advance of a public announcement which she implied was imminent. The First Lady said Palacio wished to assure the USG that Alfredo Castillo, his choi [...]	2005-12-09 23:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL ECON EC
05QUITO282	GUTIERREZ (AGAIN) RECONSIDERING AMBASSADORIAL [...] (C) Despite Lucio Gutierrez informing a nationwide TV audience January 3 that MFA diplomat Roberto Betancourt was his choice to head Ecuador's embassy in Washington (Ref A),the Ecuadorian president is now having second (actually, third) thoughts. At their February 3 meeting, Gutierrez told [...]	2005-02-04 14:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EC
05QUITO2822	ECUADOR-COLOMBIA TALKS ADVANCE ON BROAD RANGE OF [...] (C) Summary: The meeting between FM Francisco Carrion and his Colombian counterpart Carolina Barco which took place here on December 7 is being touted by the GOE and the Colombian Embassy here as a success. Both governments committed to increasing security measures along the border region, [...]	2005-12-12 19:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS MASS SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO2836	ECUADOR RE-ENTERS BOND MARKET [...] Summary. Ecuador successfully placed about $650 million in bonds on December 7, marking its first return to the private international finance market since its 1999 default. According to Minister of Economy and Finance Magdalena Barreiro, Ecuador will use the proceeds to buy back higher price [...]	2005-12-13 18:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ECON EINV EC
05QUITO2841	MEDIA REACTION: ANDEAN FREE TRADE [...] "Peru's Decision on the FTA," an editorial (12/10) in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: " . . . let's hope that Peru's decision and the upcoming Colombian one serve as an alert as to the huge risk [involved] in being left on the margins of neighbors that accept [...]	2005-12-14 19:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC FTA
05QUITO2852	ECUADOR 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT DRAFT [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 16:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EAGR EC FTA
05QUITO2854	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-15 19:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV EFIN KJUS KCRM KHLS KTFN EC

05QUITO2861	A TALE OF TWO TELECOMS: ANDINATEL AND STEP-CHILD [...] (SBU) Summary. Established when the GOE broke up former state telecom Emetel in 1997, Pacifictel and Andinatel have taken divergent paths since their formation. While Andinatel has transformed itself into a profitable enterprise with a new corporate culture, an overstaffed and undeveloped Pa [...]	2005-12-15 21:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON EIND EINV EC XR
05QUITO2862	ECUADOR - CIVAIR PROGRESS? [...] (U) Summary. After lengthy delays, the GOE finally is making some progress on bilateral Civair issues. Within the span of one week, Ecuador's civil aviation legislation moved closer to congressional vote and the Aviation Council approved the GOE's renewal of its Bilateral Civil Aviation Agre [...]	2005-12-15 21:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PGOV EC
05QUITO2863	ECUADOR: PALACIO SWEARS IN TWO NEW CABINET MEMBERS [...] (U) Summary: On December 14, President Alfredo Palacio swore in Alfredo Castillo Bujase as the new Minister of Government (the fourth person to hold this post since Palacio took office in April). Acting Minister of Government Galo Chiriboga returned to his previous post as Minister of Labor. [...]	2005-12-15 22:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2866	ECUADOR: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Embassy Quito's contribution to the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism report follows, keyed to questions in Reftel (paras 7-10). Embassy POC is PolOff Jarahn Hillsman, 593-2-256-2890 ext 4471, unclass email Hillsmanjd@state.gov, classified email Hillsmanjd@state.sgov.gov, fax 593-2-254-0712. [...]	2005-12-16 17:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PGOV KJUS MARR CASC ASEC EC
05QUITO2876	MEDIA REACTION: BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS AND [...] "Evo Morales' Logic" editorial (12/16) in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: ". . . Evo Morales is leading the polls; he won't make it in the first round and probably some parliamentary alliance will choose his opponent. Thus, in the revolutionary Latin American l [...]	2005-12-16 23:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO2886	MEDIA REACTION: BOLIVIA; IMMIGRATION [...] "Evo or not Evo," a column (12/12) by Grace Jaramillo in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: "Difficult, extreme dilemma. Bolivian democracy seemed to have been strengthened with the semi-parliamentary political scheme where no elected president could be sworn in [...]	2005-12-19 18:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO2889	Results Report: Andean Parliamentarian [...] Summary: Participants reported that the trip provided excellent insight into how democracy functions in the US, the role of multilateral institutions and impressions of Latin America. They were particularly struck by the influence and independence of the Congress and the US system of checks [...]	2005-12-19 22:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO OEXC EC
05QUITO289	ECUADOR'S ECONOMY: DOING WELL FOR THE WRONG REASONS [...] Summary: Despite chronic political instability, Ecuador's economy continues to hum along to the tune of high oil prices, increased oil exports, dollarization (and the resultant stability and low inflation),and responsible fiscal policies. In 2004 the GOE paid down its international debt a [...]	2005-02-04 15:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ENRG EAID PGOV EC
05QUITO2890	Results Report: ITT "Trafficking in [...] Summary: The two participants reported the trip was extremely useful and well-designed, and generated many ideas they hope to implement in Ecuador. Though the U.S. has far greater resources, the participants felt that the root problem is the same and the methods for dealing with the issue are [...]	2005-12-19 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL KPAO OEXC EC
05QUITO2892	Results Report: Sub-regional IV program [...] Summary: Esmeraldas Mayor Ernesto Estupinan found the program on "Transparency and Good Governance" to be useful overall, but noted that the program lacked focus on issues of direct relevance to mayors. He felt this was a significant weakness, and that future programs should include meetings [...]	2005-12-19 22:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL EC KPAO OEXC
05QUITO2903	MEDIA REACTION: BOLIVIA; QUITO [...] "Latin American Trend," an editorial (12/20) in Guayaquil's (and Ecuador's) leading center-right "El Universo" (circ. 140,000) Quote: "Ten years ago, Bolivia was showcased by the IMF and the World Bank as the model, the recommended recipe from the Washington Consensus. the Bolivians radic [...]	2005-12-20 20:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO2907	OPIC FINANCE INQUIRY RESPONSE ON MICROFINANCE [...] No summary [...]	2005-12-21 13:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ECON EC
05QUITO2920	REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND SPORTS [...] Embassy Quito submits the following information requested in reftel re "Reinvigorating Public Diplomacy Cultural and Sports Programs." Responses are keyed to reftel. 2. Question A: Which Mission objectives benefit from cultural programs or could be better supported by cultural programs [...]	2005-12-22 20:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OEXC SCUL EC
05QUITO2925	MEDIA REACTION: TRADE; QUITO [...] "WTO: Discriminatory Globalization," an editorial (12/22) in Quito's leading centrist "El Comercio" (circ. 70,000) Quote: ". . .although it is ironic from the perspective of underdeveloped countries, an agreement was reached, or better still a circumstantial way out so that eight years f [...]	2005-12-23 16:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO2938	MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE ON FTA, EU BANANA TARIFF [...] SUMMARY: In a December 15 courtesy call on Minister of Agriculture Pablo Rizzo, Ambassador Jewell stressed that Ecuador would need to improve its agricultural proposals in the FTA negotiations. Rizzo stated that Ecuador wants to sign an FTA with the United States but is still looking for excep [...]	2005-12-27 16:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON EAID EC FTA
05QUITO2970	PALACIO APPOINTS FOUR NEW MINISTERS [...] (U) Summary: Following weeks of speculation, President Palacio on December 29 named new economic, education, health and housing ministers. The most significant change to USG interest is the naming of flower sector businessman Diego Borja as Minister of Economy and Finance, replacing Magdalen [...]	2005-12-30 14:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR ECON EFIN PREL EC
05QUITO346	NOTES ON NEW ECUADORIAN AMBASSADOR TO UN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador and DCM met with newly-named Ecuadorian Ambassador to the UN, Jaime Moncayo Garcia, to express USG interest in a collaborative relationship at the UN. Separately, PolChief raised deep USG concerns over a Mexican human rights initiative (RefTel). Moncayo express [...]	2005-02-11 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV CU MX EC CHR
05QUITO364	ECUADOR FAVORING INSULZA, EMBASSY PROMOTING FLORES [...] The Ambassador and El Salvador's envoy to Ecuador, Rafael Alfaro, approached GoE FM Patricio Zuquilanda February 2 to promote Fernando Flores's OAS SYG candidacy (Ref B details Flores-specific portions of the Ambassador's most-recent call on Ecuadorian President Gutierrez). Employing points s [...]	2005-02-15 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL EC
05QUITO369	AMBASSADOR VISITS COASTAL CITY HOSTING FIRST U.S. [...] Summary: During a two-day trip to the northern coastal city of Esmeraldas, the Ambassador visited with local officials and highlighted the positive impact of U.S. assistance on the province. Our emphasis on both security and development resonated, even in a city dominated by the far-left Pe [...]	2005-02-15 22:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL MOPS PHUM KWMN EC
05QUITO370	ECUADOR'S NEW AMB-DESIGNATE TO U.S. CONFIRMED: [...] (C) Summary: Former Finance Minister Mauricio Pozo has been offered and has accepted the position of Ambassador to the United States, according to reliable sources. We expect to received a request for agrement for Pozo during the week of February 21. Pozo is well and favorably known to the [...]	2005-02-15 22:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EC
05QUITO377	ECUADOR NOT RUNNING FOR ECOSOC [...] (C) PolOff met with MFA Director for Human Rights Julio Prado on February 15 and conveyed talking points encouraging Ecuador to continue its candidacy for ECOSOC and the Commission on the Status of Women. Prado said Ecuador's term on ECOSOC ended on December 31, 2004. After analyzing the iss [...]	2005-02-16 17:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL CU EC UNGA
05QUITO385	GOE FTA TEAM GETS USG MESSAGE ON LABOR REFORM, [...] (SBU) Summary: Trade Minister Ivonne Baki expressed newfound GOE commitment to ILO-consistent labor reform to the Ambassador after returning from the recent Cartagena FTA round. In subsequent meetings with the GOE's negotiators, we were encouraged by the GOE's willingness to explore reform [...]	2005-02-16 20:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC FTA
05QUITO391	ECUADOR ON CWC: NATIONAL AUTHORITY IN PLACE, [...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy February 15 delivered non-paper to Ruben Herrera, the Technical Agencies representative in the MFA's Multilateral Affairs directorship general. In a follow-up telcon February 17, Herrera refuted a Reftel assertion, claiming Ecuador had in fact established i [...]	2005-02-17 17:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM ABUD ES EC AROC CWC CBW OPCW
05QUITO400	ECUADOR "STILL STUDYING" NPT STRENGTHENING [...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy delivered non-paper to Ruben Herrera, the Technical Agencies officer in the MFA's Multilateral Affairs directorship general. In a follow-up telcon February 17, Herrera stated the Foreign Ministry could not yet comment on the U.S. proposal to beef up Nuclear [...]	2005-02-17 19:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP EC NPT IAEA
05QUITO401	CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] On February 15, PolOffs delivered a non paper on consolidating support for Haitian elections (Reftel) to Paulo Moreno, the head of the MFA's UN Affairs office, as well as to MFA Human Rights Director General Julio Prado. On February 17, Moreno told PolOff that the GOE considers promoting st [...]	2005-02-17 19:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL HA XL EC UNSC
05QUITO414	ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION: A LONG-TERM PROBLEM IN THE [...] Summary. While the conservation, tourism, and fishing sectors in the Galapagos may disagree on the best use of natural resources in the archipelago, they do agree on one thing - that illegal immigration is the most serious threat to long-term sustainability in the Galapagos. Every sector wi [...]	2005-02-18 15:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON ETRD EFIS PREL PGOV SENV SMIG EC
05QUITO417	PROTEST MARCH SPURS DIALOGUE ON COURT ISSUE [...] (SBU) The peaceful February 16 protest march (reftel) has spurred new debate over whether to reverse Congress' packing of the judiciary in December, and has prompted alternative proposals to resolve the festering court controversy. Protest groups led by Quito mayor Paco Moncayo have announced [...]	2005-02-18 19:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO418	ATTACK ON JESUITS ANOTHER SELF-INFLICTED FIASCO [...] (C) SUMMARY: The GoE's Social Welfare Ministry (MBS) February 10 ordered "dissolved and liquidated" the Mariana de Jesus Foundation (FMJ),a Quito-based, Jesuit-operated charitable organization. Days later, Ministry staff and police attempted to physically take possession of the FMJ facilit [...]	2005-02-18 20:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM EC
05QUITO42	MFA WINS PRESIDENT'S EAR; BETANCOURT TO WASHINGTON [...] (U) This telegram contains an action request; please see Paragraph 4. 2. (C) President Lucio Gutierrez, in January 3 comments to Ecuador's Channel 1 television, revealed his candidate to head the GoE's embassy in Washington: Roberto Betancourt, currently the MFA's subsecretary (U/S equiv [...]	2005-01-06 19:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EC
05QUITO434	ANOTHER MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT PACKS BAGS [...] SUMMARY: Long expected, Minister of Government Jaime Damerval quit February 21, citing as reasons his disagreements with President Lucio Gutierrez over the manner and scope of political reform in Ecuador. As a political lightning rod and vocal enemy of the opposition, especially the Social [...]	2005-02-22 21:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO468	PRESIDENCY MINISTER WORKING TO KEEP GOE ON TRACK [...] (S) Summary: On February 25 CDA followed up on earlier calls to GOE presidential minister Carlos Polit to assure that the GOE took action to keep FARC suspects in custody. Polit assured the CDA that the GOE would do so, and understood the importance for GOE anti-terrorist cooperation. On ot [...]	2005-02-25 23:12:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PTER PGOV EC
05QUITO484	BIO INFO FOR NEW GOE GOVERNMENT MINISTER [...] (U) On February 22, President Lucio Gutierrez swore in former Secretary General for the Administration Xavier Ledesma as his new minister of government, replacing Jaime Damerval, who resigned a day before (Reftel). He is the fifth person to hold this cabinet position since Gutierrez assumed [...]	2005-02-28 22:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PHUM EC
05QUITO490	SUBMISSION FOR 2005 TIP REPORT [...] Summary: Ecuador continues to take steps to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Since issuing a presidential decree in August 2004, the government has drafted a national plan, increased public awareness of the problem, and reached out to source and destination countries. The GOE has coope [...]	2005-03-02 12:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
05QUITO491	CNIES UPDATE: REQUESTING A ONE-MONTH REPRIEVE [...] (C) Embassy Quito seeks a one-month delay before the USG disables the CNIES system -- in whole or in part -- in Ecuador. 2. (C) In recent weeks, we have seen the Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) CNIES-energized, and worry that "flipping the switch" now could be counter-productive to negotiation [...]	2005-03-02 12:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MOPS PREL EC EARI
05QUITO515	GOE SUPPORTS UNGA ANTI-CLONING RESOLUTION [...] (U) In response to Reftel, the Embassy March 2 transmitted anti-human cloning points and draft UNGA resolution to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs subsecretariat and the Vatican Embassy. In a follow-up telcon March 3, MFA Director General for Human Rights Carmen Larrea [...]	2005-03-04 16:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO EC
05QUITO520	ECUADOR: ILO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] LabOff conveyed reftel talking points urging support for fiscal restraint on the ILO's proposed budget for 2006-2007 to Dr. Miguel Mendez, MFA's Director General for Multilateral Affairs, on March 1, and to Minister of Labor Raul Izurieta on March 2. On March 3 Izurieta told us our points wer [...]	2005-03-04 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ELAB EC
05QUITO534	A DEFENSIVE GUTIERREZ BLASTS CRITICS [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lucio Gutierrez feels justified in criticizing Ecuador's political opposition, calling his public rebuttals valid tit-for-tat. "If I don't respond to their allegations," he told the Ambassador March 7, "the people will believe them." Gutierrez attributed opposition e [...]	2005-03-08 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO536	AMBASSADOR PROTESTS ATTACKS ON CIVIL SOCIETY [...] (SBU) The Ambassador on March 7 expressed concern to President Lucio Gutierrez about the latest in a series of attacks on civil society groups, involving the Ecuadorian NGO "Citizen Participation" (PC),an AID democracy program grantee. Gutierrez claimed not to be aware of the incident, a h [...]	2005-03-08 22:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KDEM EC
05QUITO537	SOCIAL CHARTER: GOE WORRIED OVER VENEZUELA'S ROLE [...] At a March 8 working lunch with MFA Subsecretary (U/S equivalent) for Multilateral Affairs Jose Piedrahita, Poloffs raised Reftel preoccupation over Venezuelan attempts to hijack the proposed OAS Social Charter. The USG fully supported efforts to establish said document and sought hemispheri [...]	2005-03-08 22:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI EC OAS
05QUITO54	PRE'S QUINTANA ELECTED NEW CONGRESS PRESIDENT [...] (U) Summary: Congressman Omar Quintana, of the Ecuadorian Roldosista Party (PRE),was elected President of Congress on January 5 after receiving 52 votes from members of the government's "progressive alliance." Opposition deputies abandoned the session after failing to elect their preferred [...]	2005-01-07 20:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
05QUITO540	GUTIERREZ TAKES REINS ON GALAPAGOS [...] Summary. President Gutierrez convoked a March 4 meeting with donors and other political players in the Galapagos (Reftel). Gutierrez struck a surprisingly balanced tone in his remarks, calling for a sustainable solution to the Galapagos crisis that provides economic alternatives to local fi [...]	2005-03-09 18:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV EC
05QUITO551	ECUADOR: ILO ENGAGED ON LABOR REFORM [...] Summary: After letting a GOE request languish for months, the ILO recently stepped up to offer to help the GOE make progress on labor law reform. The ILO's regional director recently visited Quito and offered to contract an expert to help the GOE identify and address workers rights gaps in [...]	2005-03-10 17:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO553	MARCH 4 VISIT TO ECUADOR OF ADOLFO FRANCO, AA/LAC [...] SUMMARY: ADOLFO FRANCO, USAID ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN, AND MARGARITA GUERRA, SPECIAL ASSISTANT, VISITED QUITO ON MARCH 4 TO MEET WITH U.S. MISSION MANAGEMENT TO DISCUSS LAC PRIORITIES AND USAIDS PROGRAM IN ECUADOR. HIS VISIT INCLUDED EVENTS WITH PARTNERS, M [...]	2005-03-10 18:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EC ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV
05QUITO557	EXTRA MILE AWARD [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-10 21:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AFIN
05QUITO558	DHS ESCORTED REMOVAL #312 [...] Post welcomes and grants Country Clearance to Robert Margist, Security Clearance: Confidential, and Scott Mechkowski, Security Clearance: Confidential, to Quito, Ecuador from March 20, 2005 to March 20, 2005 as Escort Removal Officers. Hotel reservations have been made HQ ICE DROS. Cost of roo [...]	2005-03-10 23:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC AMGT
05QUITO559	LATEST FARC COMMUNIQUE SMACKS OF PAYBACK [...] (C) SUMMARY: A FARC communique that essentially threatened President Lucio Gutierrez "to keep his end of the bargain or else" hit Ecuadorian presses March 10. Early reactions were as expected: the GoE dismissed the remarks out-of-hand, while a handful of consulted ex-Ecuadorian military re [...]	2005-03-10 23:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO560	REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE - CARACAS [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-11 13:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT OTRA ASEC EC
05QUITO561	REQUEST PERMISSION TO TRAVEL - CARACAS [...] Request permission to travel to Caracas, Venezuela, on holidays from Wednesday, March 23, through Saturday, March 26, 2005. Itinerary follows: Wed, Mar 23, depart Quito at 1010 via Santa Barbara S31323 Wed, Mar 23, arrive Caracas at 1400 Sat, Mar 26, depart Caracas at 1630 [...]	2005-03-11 13:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT APER ACOA OTRA EC
05QUITO562	LESSONS LEARNED - CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISES - [...] Embassy Quito and Consulate General Guayaquil recently participated in FSI sponsored Crisis Management Exercises. Embassy Quito participated in the Crisis Management Overview training on 02/28/05 and the CME on 03/01/05. Consulate General Guayaquil participated in the Crisis Management Overv [...]	2005-03-11 13:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AEMR CASC ASEC AFSI KCOM OTRA KESS EC
05QUITO563	COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOSE REYES [...] Post welcomes and grants Country Clearance to Jose Reyes, PPQ Officer, Laredo, Texas to Guayaquil and Puerto Bolivar from March 2 to March 6, 2005 to vessel certification. POC in Quito is Esteban Espinosa, APHIS Specialist, APHIS (Embassy: 593-2-2549848, Cel: 593-9-497- 7133). Please read t [...]	2005-03-11 15:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR
05QUITO566	VISAS VIPER: FEBRUARY 2005 MONTHLY ACTIVITY [...] No summary [...]	2005-03-11 18:11:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KVPR CVIS PTER ASEC PINR EC IT
05QUITO57	US SERVICE MARKET ACCESS PRIORITIES IN ECUADOR [...] No summary [...]	2005-01-07 21:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTO
05QUITO585	COURT SAGA CONTINUES, PROSPECTS IMPROVE [...] (SBU) Summary: There are signs that the three-month crisis over the packing of the Supreme Court is nearing resolution. On March 8, President Gutierrez submitted a simplified referendum proposal to Congress. The opposition had favored a law to immediately terminate the current Supreme Cour [...]	2005-03-14 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KJUS PREL EC
05QUITO586	INDIGENOUS ORGANIZATIONS FOCUSED INWARD [...] Summary: Our outreach efforts confirm the impression that major indigenous groups are focused inward for the moment. None joined the Quito anti-government marches on February 16, leaving that to Pachakutik, the political party associated with CONAIE. This does not signify a break between C [...]	2005-03-14 22:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO589	ECUADOR'S WAVE OF VIOLENCE: POLITICAL ROOTS? [...] Summary: Almost a dozen prominent opponents of the GOE have been victims of assaults since February 2004. The attacks have taken place in two waves; the latest began in December 2004, and the frequency of violence has increased over the past two months. Ecuador recently agreed to the Organ [...]	2005-03-15 16:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC PTER EC
05QUITO590	OPENING ADDITIONAL ARTICLE 98 FRONTS [...] (C) DEAL REMAINS FAR OFF: With Guinea-Bissau's February 2 signing, 99 countries have reached Article 98 agreements with the United States. Regrettably, we doubt it's Ecuador that cracks the century mark. Despite our numerous and varied overtures, the GoE continues to consider Article 98's [...]	2005-03-15 16:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR PTER EC CO KICC
05QUITO592	ECUADOR,S NEW ENVIRONMENTAL MINISTER MORE [...] (SBU) Summary. President Gutierrez named Juan Carlos Camacho as the new Minister of the Environment on February 24, replacing the beleaguered Fabian Valdivieso. Camacho has no real environmental experience and was given the position to assuage the block of independent congressmen who hold the [...]	2005-03-15 18:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL EC SEVN
05QUITO596	ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO ILO DEMARCHE [...] Minister of Labor Raul Izurieta telephoned LabOff on March 15 to respond to a non-paper the Embassy had delivered on March 2 (reftels). Izurieta said he had seen a summary of the ILO's proposed budget for 2006-2007. He did not comment on the organization's budget, but hopes that the ILO will [...]	2005-03-15 18:52:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC ELAB EC
05QUITO599	AMBASSADOR LAUNCHES CHILD LABOR PROJECT AND VISITS [...] Summary: On March 11, the Ambassador went to Cayambe, a flower-producing area north of Quito, to attend the inauguration of a U.S. Department of Labor-sponsored project to combat child labor in the banana and flower industries through an improved quality of education. The Ambassador then pai [...]	2005-03-15 19:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PHUM EC
05QUITO60	GOE NOTES USG CONCERN OVER SUPREME COURT CHANGES; [...] (C) Summary: MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs and the GOE's designate for Ambassador to the U.S., Roberto Betancourt, invited the DCM to his office on January 10 to inquire about recent statements by the Embassy spokesman. The DCM stood by the statements as an accurate reflection of USG conc [...]	2005-01-10 22:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO601	OXY - PROCURADOR RENEWS CONTRACT NULLIFICATION [...] (C) Summary. Ecuador's Procurador March 14 once again called for the nullification (caducity) of Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) contract and seizure of Oxy's assets. We told GOE Presidential Advisor Carlos Larrea (as we had other GOE officials numerous times before) that the USG would react v [...]	2005-03-15 22:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EINV EPET ECON EC
05QUITO61	GOVERNMENT MINISTER SHARES (BIZARRE) VIEWS [...] (C) Summary: In a December 7 tour d'horizon with the Ambassador and DCM, Government Minister Jaime Damerval expressed willingness to cooperate to combat trafficking in persons. He also shed (sometimes disturbing) light on his thinking on a range of other issues, including the drug war, the [...]	2005-01-10 22:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO611	PROCURADOR BORJA PRONOUNCES ON OXY CASE [...] (SBU) Summary. Procurador General Borja met with Embassy officers on March 16 and explained his position on Occidental Petroleum (Oxy). Borja stated that the caducity (contract nullification and nationalization of Oxy's assets) and arbitration issues should be treated separately. He did not [...]	2005-03-16 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EPET ECON EC
05QUITO618	REQUEST FOR DOS REVIEW OF POST-VETTED UNIT OF EC [...] This is an action message - please see paragraph 4. 2. The Embassy has developed plans to train members of Ecuador's 19th Jungle Brigade (HQ in Coca),25th Special Forces Group (Esmeraldas),11th Marine Infantry Battalion (San Lorenzo),and 13th Infantry Brigade (Machachi). Bio informatio [...]	2005-03-17 20:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL EC KICC
05QUITO650	UN ENVOY'S VISIT: ALL POTATOES, NO MEAT [...] SUMMARY: Attempting to spur dialog toward an eventual solution to Ecuador's ongoing court crisis, UN Rapporteur Leandro Despouy visited Quito March 13-18 for a series of meetings with pro-government forces, political opposition, and third-party actors. Great expectations surrounded Despouy' [...]	2005-03-22 22:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV KDEM KCOR EC
05QUITO652	EMBASSY LOBBYING HARD FOR CUBA RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: We understand the critical need for Ecuador to support the UNHRC resolution on Cuba and the impact every country has on the outcome. Historically Ecuador has abstained on the issue of Cuba. The GOE is politically unstable and considers Cuba a sensitive issue. Given the situat [...]	2005-03-22 23:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU EC CHR
05QUITO654	ECUADOR,S CIVAIR AUTHORITY HAS NO PROBLEM WITH [...] (SBU) Per Reftel, EconOff talked with GOE,s Director General of Civil Aviation, Raphael Davila, about Continental Airline,s desire to change its designation routes to Ecuador. Davila said he had no problem with it and agreed that the designation agreement of 1996 did not specify exact route [...]	2005-03-23 12:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR KTIA PGOV EC
05QUITO661	GUTIERREZ TO CARACAS: WILL HE OR WON'T HE? [...] (U) SUMMARY: For a month the Embassy has heard rumors that Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez would travel to Caracas and meet Hugo Chavez. Confirmation has proved difficult, however; Gutierrez himself swears the trip dates have slipped until autumn. END SUMMARY. 2. (U) Guayaquil's El U [...]	2005-03-23 16:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EC VE
05QUITO664	ATTY GEN'L DEBATE UNLEASHES WILD RIDE IN CONGRESS [...] SUMMARY: March 22 witnessed political mischief-making that far exceeded the (already high) Ecuadorian norm, with the battle for control of the Attorney General's office joining the conflict over the Supreme Court as principal catalysts. President Gutierrez and his PRE allies, cognizant that [...]	2005-03-23 21:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO666	CNIES UPDATE: ECUADOR DISMISSES STOCK TEXT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Attempting to dissipate confusion and spur movement on CNIES negotiations, Embassy officers called on Ecuadorian Air Force (FAE) leaders March 22 and worked through the USG boilerplate line-by-line. The FAE remains convinced, however, that current agreement language does not re [...]	2005-03-23 22:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR MOPS MASS PREL EC EARI
05QUITO667	SOME PROGRESS ON OXY [...] (C) Summary The Procurador has, perhaps inadvertently, helped to create some momentum toward resolution of Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) disputes with the GOE (reftel). Washington and Embassy efforts to move the parties to negotiate seem to also be paying some dividends. Still, PetroEcuador Pr [...]	2005-03-25 22:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD EPET ECON EC
05QUITO680	GUTIERREZ SAYS NO TO CARACAS TRIP [...] (C) SUMMARY: E... id: 29636 date: 3/28/2005 21:35 refid: 05QUITO680 origin: Embassy Quito classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: 05QUITO661 header: This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. ----------------- header ends [...]	2005-03-28 21:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EC VE
05QUITO681	OXY: PRESSING THE GOE TO NEGOTIATE [...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador met March 28 with President Gutierrez to urge him to allow time for the parties to negotiate a solution to Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) problems in Ecuador. The DCM phoned newly appointed commercial dispute czar with the same message. Econoffs also met with the Min [...]	2005-03-28 21:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ETRD ECON EC
05QUITO682	PUSHING GUTIERREZ TO VOTE YES ON CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lucio Gutierrez has assured that Ecuador will "no worse than" abstain on the upcoming UN Human Rights Commission resolution on Cuba. A yes vote appears a political Pandora's box, he believes, likely to unite and embolden his many detractors across the political spectru [...]	2005-03-28 22:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV EC CU
05QUITO705	ECUADOR: MORE CHAOS IN CONGRESS [...] (C) Summary: Despite conciliatory overtures by President Gutierrez to resolve the Supreme Court issue, confrontation flared again in Congress on March 30 over the selection of a new Attorney General. The battle over the new Attorney General has temporarily crowded out debate over the Presid [...]	2005-03-30 22:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KJUS EC
05QUITO710	ECUADOR'S WHITE GOODS POLICIES [...] Summary. In response to reftel, Emboffs met with newly appointed Vice Minister of Industries in the Ministry of Trade (MICIP) Jorge Illingworth and Ecuadorian Standards Institute (INEN) Director General Felipe Urresta to discuss white goods. Urresta had not, as he had offered to USTR, presen [...]	2005-03-31 20:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EC
05QUITO719	ECUADOR UPDATE FOR ATPA REPORT [...] Per reftel request, we provide the following information for the update to the ATPA report for Ecuador. A Microsoft word version of the information below has been sent separately via email to USTR. 2. Ecuador Population: 13,027,000 (2004 est.) National Product per capita: $1,447 (2004 e [...]	2005-03-31 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EAGR EC
05QUITO720	FM ZUQUILANDA TO ATTEND OAS SPECIAL SESSION [...] In a wide-ranging March 31 conversation with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Patricio Zuquilanda (Septels),the Ambassador reiterated USG support for Paco Flores, the former El Salvadoran president and current OAS secretary general candidate. Understanding Ecuador had come out publicly in suppor [...]	2005-03-31 22:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL EC
05QUITO721	FM FIRM ON CUBA ABSTENTION, BUT WILLING TO TALK [...] (C) Summary: FM Patricio Zuquilanda indicated to the Ambassador on March 31 that the GOE will again abstain from voting on the upcoming U.S. resolution on human rights in Cuba. He also requested a meeting in Washington with Secretary Rice on the margins of the OAS extraordinary SIPDIS se [...]	2005-03-31 22:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM CU EC CHR
05QUITO729	ECUADOR: EX-PRES BUCARAM CLEARED TO RETURN [...] (C) Summary: Supreme Court President Guillermo Castro absolved ex-president Abdala Bucaram of pending corruption charges on March 31, paving the way for Bucaram's return from self-imposed exile. Castro's order was immediately challenged, and will be appealed. Bucaram's supporters immediate [...]	2005-04-01 17:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO733	TOUR BOAT WITH 12 AMCIT EXCHANGE STUDENTS SINKS IN [...] Summary. At approximately midnight on March 18, 2005, the Galapagos tour boat Andardita capsized causing the twelve Amcit exchange students aboard and the five-member crew to abandon ship. All made their way to the Andardita,s dingy, which was cut loose before the ship sank, and were rescued [...]	2005-04-01 21:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	CASC EC
05QUITO744	ECUADOR: STAYING THE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: Former president Abdala Bucaram's precipitous return to Ecuador has brought government stability issues again to the fore. Bucaram remains a government ally, but we believe the controversial decision by the Supreme Court President will provoke a reaction by the opposition aimed [...]	2005-04-04 23:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO748	CHAVEZ INFLUENCE SLIGHT, BUT GROWING [...] (U) SUMMARY: Separated by only a thousand miles and led by ex-colonels from similar backgrounds, Ecuador and Venezuela nonetheless aren't closest of friends. Commercial, cultural, and people-to-people ties are slight, compared to those of other near-neighboring countries. There is genuine d [...]	2005-04-05 19:14:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER EC VE ASEX
05QUITO75	GALAPAGOS NEW YEAR: NO CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION [...] Summary. Violent strikes, instability, disregard for conservation, and political expediency have plagued the Galapagos over the past year. Unfortunately, the New Year brought no cause for celebration. It now appears likely that the Minister of the Environment, Fabian Valdivieso, will open t [...]	2005-01-12 16:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL SENV EC
05QUITO750	PRESIDENT AND FM TO TRAVEL TO ROME [...] President Gutierrez plans to travel to Rome with First Lady Ximena Bohorquez and Foreign Minister Patricio Zuquilanda on April 6 to attend funeral services for Pope John Paul II. Gutierrez will return to Ecuador on April 10. Zuquilanda will travel to Washington (for OAS SYG election) from Ro [...]	2005-04-05 20:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO764	ECUADOR: POLITICAL TEMPERATURE RISING [...] (C) Summary: Anti-government protests flared in Quito on April 5, continued on April 6, and are likely to continue April 7. Thus far the GOE has reacted with restraint, using tear gas to disperse protesters attempting to forcibly enter Congress. A national strike was convoked by the opposit [...]	2005-04-06 23:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO773	WELCOME TO ECUADOR, GENERAL MYERS [...] (U) On behalf of the Mission Ecuador team, General, please accept a hearty welcome to Ecuador. Into your three hour stop we have packed a bilat with GoE President Lucio Gutierrez, a press conference with your joint chief counterpart, and a working lunch with the Ecuadorian high command; the [...]	2005-04-07 22:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL PGOV MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
05QUITO779	FINAL PUSH FOR GOE VOTE ON CUBA [...] (C) With the UN Human Rights Commission scheduled to vote on the Cuba resolution April 14 or 15, our campaign to swing Ecuador to "yes" has reached the home-stretch. In the last 10 days, Embassy efforts have included: -- Calling on GoE President Lucio Gutierrez (Ref B). Gutierrez promised [...]	2005-04-08 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV EC CU
05QUITO78	EMBASSY MOTIVATES GOE TO MOVE FORWARD ON TIP [...] (U) Summary: In a meeting on January 7, Minister of Government Jaime Damerval expressed his commitment to fighting trafficking in persons (TIP) to the Ambassador and DCM. He subsequently convoked the first meeting of the GOE's interinstitutional committee. He also re-assigned the portfolio [...]	2005-01-12 20:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO781	ECUADOR: DIALOGUE UNDERWAY, STRIKE POSTPONED ONE [...] (C) Summary: The government and opposition appear closer than ever to resolving the Supreme Court issue. However, they may not achieve congressional passage of a measure to do so before April 13, the new start date for an indefinite strike in the capital and Azuay province. Still in play ar [...]	2005-04-08 22:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO789	CJCS VISIT SUPPORTS DEMOCRACY, IMPROVED MIL-MIL [...] (C) Summary: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Richard Myers' April 11 visit to Quito advanced bilateral relations with Ecuador by signaling our continued commitment to military cooperation, and supported our pro-democracy and pro-stability agenda at a sensitive moment. To President Gutierre [...]	2005-04-12 18:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
05QUITO794	ECUADOR: FACTS ON SUCCESSION AND STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary: With political instability a chronic problem in Ecuador, and in the face of imminent anti-government strike action, we are providing background information on constitutional provisions for a presidential declaration of a state of emergency and for presidential succession. The G [...]	2005-04-12 22:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO795	ECUADOR: DIALOGUE OVER; TIME TO STRIKE [...] (C) Summary: Congress tried but failed to pass legislation to resolve the Supreme Court issue on April 12. Quito opposition leaders will therefore try to close down the capital in protest, starting early on April 13. How long the "general strike" will last is not clear. The private sector [...]	2005-04-12 22:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO796	ECUADOR TO COMPLY WITH LIGHTER BAN ON U.S. FLIGHTS [...] Per Reftel, Ecuador's Director of Civil Aviation, Raphael Davila, was informed on March 10 of the TSA ban on all butane lighters within secure areas and on flights to and from the U.S. Davila said he already knew of the ban and that he would take the proper steps to ensure that the ban was en [...]	2005-04-13 12:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR PTER EURN
05QUITO797	ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON BELARUS AND CUBA, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: The GOE will vote against any no-action motion in Geneva, but will firmly abstain from voting on Belarus and Cuba resolutions, according to MFA officials. The only country-specific resolution the GOE will vote for relates to North Korea. End Summary. 2. (C) PolChief accompa [...]	2005-04-13 12:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BO CU EC
05QUITO798	OXY: SERIOUS DIALOGUE WITH GOE [...] (C) Summary. President Gutierrez's assignment of a close advisor to resolve commercial disputes seems to have energized GOE efforts. Ambassador and Embassy officials continue to encourage dialogue between the parties. Serious discussions and information trading represent the first real prog [...]	2005-04-13 12:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ETRD EPET ECON EC
05QUITO799	ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON BELARUS AND CUBA, BUT NOT [...] (C) Summary: The GOE will vote against any no-action motion in Geneva, but will firmly abstain from voting on Belarus and Cuba resolutions, according to MFA officials. The only country-specific resolution the GOE will vote for relates to North Korea. End Summary. 2. (C) PolChief accompa [...]	2005-04-13 12:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM BO CU EC
05QUITO805	ECUADOR: STRIKE FIZZLES, BACK TO DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Strike activities organized by municipal and provincial leaders in the capital took place generally peacefully on April 13, but did not close the city as intended. Protests attracted far fewer participants than an earlier, February 16 protest march. Strike organizers claimed v [...]	2005-04-13 23:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO808	ECUADOR NONCOMMITTAL ON U.S. SUA CONVENTION [...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy April 12 transmitted non-paper and supporting talking points to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry's Multilateral Affairs subsecretariat. In a follow-up telcon with Poloff April 14, MFA officer Doug Martinez noted Ecuador had yet to formulate a position on the [...]	2005-04-14 17:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP EWWT MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL EC
05QUITO810	ILO READY TO ASSIST WITH LABOR REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Labor Raul Izurieta tells us he is ready for an ILO-recommended labor consultant to come to Ecuador as soon as possible. ILO/Lima sent the MOL a report the week of April 4 outlining areas where Ecuadorian labor law does not fully comply with international labor st [...]	2005-04-14 21:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC

05QUITO82	ECUADOR LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: --President Calls Meeting to Discuss Labor Reform (para. 2) --Minimum Wage Negotiations (4) --Subcontracting Decree Deadline Extended (5) --Government Lay Offs (6) --Minister Claims Success (7) --Child Labor Update (8) [...]	2005-01-13 16:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
05QUITO834	FM TAKES CREDIT FOR "SOFTENED" LATAM-ARAB [...] In a burst of braggadocio, Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Patricio Zuquilanda informed the Ambassador March 31 that the "USG had me to thank" for watering down the inflammatory declaration that would emerge from the May 10-11 summit of South American and Arab state leaders. The original draft, [...]	2005-04-15 22:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM ECON EFIN EC BR
05QUITO835	ECUADOR: PUBLIC DISGUSTED WITH POLITICIANS [...] (C) Summary: President Gutierrez missed an opportunity for conciliation after the opposition failed to turn great crowds out for the protest strike on April 13. His recent intemperate statements led the opposition to court (and nearly attract) PRIAN support for a new, blatantly partisan pr [...]	2005-04-15 22:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO836	ECUADOR: PRESIDENT DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN [...] (C) Summary: President Lucio Gutierrez declared an indefinite state of emergency in a national televised address at 21:30 local on April 15. Embassy personnel are accounted for and safe. Military units have not yet appeared in the streets, where spontaneous demonstrations sprang up to prot [...]	2005-04-16 06:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO839	GUTIERREZ CLAIMS EMERGENCY DECLARATION BANK-RELATED [...] (C) Summary. President Gutierrez April 15 declared a state of emergency, suspending the Supreme Court and certain constitutional rights of Ecuadorians (septel). According to GOE sources, one of the reasons given for the declaration was that the Ecuadorian Supreme Court was about to arrest di [...]	2005-04-16 14:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EFIN PREL ECON EC
05QUITO840	ECUADOR STATE OF EMERGENCY: SITREP 2, 1300 HRS [...] (C) Summary: Demonstrations in Quito petered out early April 16. As of 0900, the city was calm, but police contacts report likely large gatherings commencing shortly after nightfall. The Ambassador reconvened the Country Team at 1000 hrs to discuss the situation on the streets, the safety [...]	2005-04-16 19:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO841	ECUADOR: STATE OF EMERGENCY PRECEDENTS [...] Summary: While President Gutierrez' recent declaration of a state of emergency has shocked some, it is not unprecedented. Since the return of democracy in 1979, over 60 state of emergencies have been declared for varying reasons, primarily in response to natural disasters. However, this is [...]	2005-04-16 21:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO842	ECUADOR: PRESIDENT ENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary: President Lucio Gutierrez revoked the state of emergency declared on April 15 the following day. Anti-government citizen protests continued after the lifting of the emergency, though generally peacefully. The political situation here remains fluid--a special session of Congress [...]	2005-04-17 19:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO848	MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR UNREST [...] "Go Home!" an opinion column (04/18) by Diego Araujo Sanchez in Quito's center-left "Hoy" (circ. 38,500) Quote: "The straw that broke the camel's back was the return of [ex-president] Abdala Bucaram; the capital has not forgotten his scandalous corruption nor the offensive shamelessness o [...]	2005-04-18 22:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OPRC KIRC KPAO EC
05QUITO850	EXHAUSTED GUTIERREZ JUSTIFIES EMERGENCY, OUTLINES [...] (C) SUMMARY: A fatigued President Lucio Gutierrez met with the Ambassador over breakfast April 18 and discussed the now-withdrawn state of emergency (Reftels) and his plans for reducing political temperatures. Gutierrez defended the April 15 decree, but claimed security conditions had improv [...]	2005-04-18 22:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO852	ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The political situation remains fluid in the wake of President Lucio Gutierrez' lifting of the state of emergency. In an emergency session on April 17, Congress unanimously revoked its December 2004 reorganization of the Supreme Court and adjourned until April 19, when it is ex [...]	2005-04-18 23:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO853	UNESCO REPRESENTATIVE RECOMMENDS A TECHNICAL [...] Summary. The Director of UNESCO,s World Heritage Center, Francesco Bandarin, visited Ecuador to evaluate a new potential world heritage site (The Incan Andean Road) and assess the Galapagos World Heritage Site (WHS),in light of faltering conservation efforts under the Gutierrez administratio [...]	2005-04-19 13:33:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON EFIS ETRD PGOV PREL EC SEVN
05QUITO854	ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: The political situation remains fluid in the wake of President Lucio Gutierrez' lifting of the state of emergency. In an emergency session on April 17, Congress unanimously revoked its December 2004 reorganization of the Supreme Court and adjourned until April 19, when it is ex [...]	2005-04-19 15:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO855	STATE OF EMERGENCY: USG OUTREACH CRITICAL [...] (C) Summary: After the declaration of a state of emergency by President Gutierrez on the evening of April 15, Embassy Quito and Consulate Guayaquil, working with other USG colleagues, acted quickly to encourage GOE restraint and non-violence. The Mission team (including several Embassy sect [...]	2005-04-19 17:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO856	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU PARTICIPATION AT UNESCO [...] PolOff delivered reftel points via Diplomatic Note on August 14 to Dack Martinez of the MFA's Office of Special Organizations. In a meeting on April 18, Martinez told PolOff that Ecuador, along with GRULAC, would oppose as improper the EU member states proposal to grant European Community en [...]	2005-04-19 20:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL AORC SCUL EC
05QUITO857	ENGAGING THE DIPCORPS ON ECUADORIAN STABILITY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives from Quito's largest foreign missions gathered April 18 to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Ecuador. UN Judicial Rapporteur Leandro Despouy, who visited Ecuador March 13-18 (Ref A),weighed in via conference call. As non-US diplomats here are wont to do, [...]	2005-04-19 21:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM EC OAS
05QUITO866	ECUADOR WILL ABSTAIN ON GUANTANAMO RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) On April 19, PolOff conveyed reftel pertinent to Carmen Larrea in the MFA's Human Rights Office and requested the GOE oppose Cuba's resolution on Guantanamo. Larrea thanked us for sharing the draft resolution, and said the GOE will follow its well-established position of abstaining on [...]	2005-04-20 15:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM EC UNHRC EUN
05QUITO868	ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: Following a night of persistent protests centered on the Presidential Palace, in which one journalist died, the situation in Quito remains extremely volatile. Protests are ongoing and expected to grow. The Ambassador met with the President early on April 20 to urge a bold signa [...]	2005-04-20 17:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO869	PROFILE OF VICE PRESIDENT ALFREDO PALACIO [...] (C) Summary: Vice President Alfredo Palacio became Vice President in 2002 and hoped to reform health care and provide free coverage for the poor. He has publicly criticized Gutierrez on numerous occasions, going so far as to call him a dictator just days ago. Palacio, a green card holder, h [...]	2005-04-20 18:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO871	ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE AS OF 2:45 [...] (C) Summary: At 1:15 p.m., Congress voted to replace President Gutierrez with Vice President Alfredo Palacio. The military has announced the withdrawal of its support for President Gutierrez. Protests, which formerly met with police resistance, turned celebratory with news of Gutierrez's d [...]	2005-04-20 21:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO872	ECUADOR'S POLITICAL CRISIS CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: The political crisis in Quito is ongoing with new protests against the Congress and newly sworn-in President Alfredo Palacio. The military high command has privately expressed concern but not moved decisively against the protests. We have urged respect for life and property bu [...]	2005-04-20 23:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO874	ECUADOR: STREETS CALM, GUTIERREZ SAFE, PALACIO [...] (U) SUMMARY: Providential rains cooled demonstrators' temperatures and cleared Quito streets late April 20, although additional protests focusing on Congress are likely April 21. The Ecuadorian Red Cross is claiming two dead, more than 300 injured (mainly from tear gas) since mass demonstra [...]	2005-04-21 15:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO875	RADIO LA LUNA AND ITS ROLE IN THE ECUADORIAN [...] Summary. Quito's Radio La Luna has become a focal point of anti-government sentiment and action during the last several weeks, successfully serving as a vehicle for anti- institutional sentiment from all segments of the political spectrum and all classes of Ecuadorian society. Although Radi [...]	2005-04-21 16:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO PGOV EC
05QUITO878	ECUADOR: THE WAY FORWARD [...] (C) Summary: The dismissal by Congress of President Lucio Gutierrez on April 20 and the swearing in of President Alfredo Palacio has shifted the political landscape. Palacio took office sounding notes of contrast with his predecessor, including respect for the constitution and the letter of [...]	2005-04-21 16:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO879	ECUADOR: IS A PALACIO GOVERNMENT SUSTAINABLE? [...] (C) Summary: A Palacio government could prove sustainable in the short term (1-3 months),but will come under increasing pressure to call new elections after its first month. End Summary. 2. (C) Key factors behind this judgment: -- Palacio has the support of the military and police hi [...]	2005-04-21 18:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO880	ECUADOR: DID GUTIERREZ FORMALLY RESIGN? [...] (SBU) Former President Lucio Gutierrez' resignation was de facto, having been forced to abandon the Presidential Palace on the afternoon of April 20 due to large-scale protests and the withdrawal of military support. He did not prepare and submit a formal written resignation, as he was force [...]	2005-04-21 18:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO881	ECUADOR'S ADMINISTRATION CHANGE: CONSTITUTIONAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opinions differ here on whether Congress's dismissal of ex-President Gutierrez was constitutional. In play is whether Ecuador's supreme law required a simple or two-thirds majority to remove the chief executive on "abandonment of office" charges. With few demanding Gutierrez's [...]	2005-04-21 19:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EC
05QUITO882	ECUADOR: FATE OF USG INTERESTS [...] (C) Summary: It is too early to know how a Palacio government would handle key issues on the USG agenda, but based on Palacio's history and early public statements, it appears very likely that FTA negotiations would be set back, and that Ecuador might well withdraw from the negotiations, whi [...]	2005-04-21 20:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC KCRM ELAB EC
05QUITO883	EARLY ELECTIONS REQUIRE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE [...] SUMMARY: Numerous Ecuadorians consider Alfredo Palacio an interim president and are demanding that he call early elections. The constitution does not contemplate such a move, however. Reforming Ecuador's supreme law requires either a two-thirds majority of Congress or a successful referend [...]	2005-04-21 21:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KDEM EC
05QUITO884	PSI SPAWNS LITTLE INTEREST IN ECUADOR [...] Regarding Reftel request for Embassy comment on the utility of various Public Diplomacy tools in winning Ecuador's support for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI),we consider that placement of USG-drafted articles in local print media the best weapon available. There simply is not s [...]	2005-04-21 22:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP KPAO OIIP PARM PHSA EC
05QUITO885	TENTATIVE SUPPORT FOR PALACIO [...] (U) Summary. The Embassy continues its outreach on all fronts, revealing tentative support for Palacio throughout Ecuador. Many "supporters" note that Palacio has a tough road ahead of him as public pressure mounts to hold elections soon and rid Ecuador of corruption and partisan politics. E [...]	2005-04-21 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO886	BIO INFO ON NEW CABINET MINISTERS: PART 1 [...] (U) Summary: On the afternoon of April 21, President Palacio swore in the first members of his new Cabinet: Secretary General of the Administration Luis Herreria Bonnet, SIPDIS Minister of Government Mauricio Gandara Gallegos, Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Parra Gil, Minister of Defe [...]	2005-04-21 22:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO89	GUTIERREZ: BILATERAL RELATIONS REMAIN STRONG [...] Concerned that sensationalistic media play alleging the Embassy was reconsidering its support of President Lucio Gutierrez was damaging heretofore excellent bilateral relations, the Ambassador January 13 telephoned the Ecuadorian leader to clear the air. She opened by discussing Gutierrez's [...]	2005-01-13 23:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EFIN EC
05QUITO894	ECUADOR: INITIAL CONTACTS WITH NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Initial contacts indicate that the Palacio government is greatly concerned about possible OAS actions and seeks USG recognition, and would welcome a visit by an OAS delegation. They are also intimidated by the very forces of popular discontent that brought them into office, and [...]	2005-04-22 20:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO895	ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE [...] (C) Summary: On April 22, the new Minister of Defense Anibal Solon Espinosa named a new military high command. The Embassy has begun outreach to the new government's Cabinet, though not at the Ambassadorial level. Congress is expected to reconvene on April 26, possibly in Guayaquil. There [...]	2005-04-22 20:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO897	ECUADOR: ENGAGING THE NEW GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: The Palacio government is gradually consolidating its hold on power, and beginning to send disturbing signals on issues. With ex-President Gutierrez still in the country, the situation remains unsettled--it is far from clear how long this government will last. In line with the [...]	2005-04-23 20:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO898	ECUADOR: GUTIERREZ GONE, NEXT STEPS [...] (C) Summary: Ex-president Lucio Gutierrez departed Ecuador for Brazil early on April 24, after being granted safe passage by the GOE. Reaction has been muted thus far, with no demonstrations reported on a sunny Sunday when most Quitenos were more occupied by soccer rather than politics. Gut [...]	2005-04-24 20:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO900	ECUADOR TO REVERSE ECONOMIC POLICY? [...] (U) Summary: Public pronouncements by and reports from private meetings with the new Ecuadorian Minister of Finance and Economy suggest that the GOE's economic policy will be making a U-turn. Fiscal responsibility is to be replaced with increased social spending. The intent to pay off debt [...]	2005-04-25 16:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO911	BIO INFO FOR NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS: PART 2 [...] (U) Summary: On April 25, President Palacio named Minister of Education Consuelo Yanez Cossio, Minister of Tourism Maria Isabel Crespo, Minister of Sports Omar Cevallos, Minister of Health Wellington Sandoval and Presidential Communication Secretary Carlos Cortez. Elsa de Mena will return t [...]	2005-04-25 22:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO914	ECUADOR: POSITIVE INITIAL MEETING WITH PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial encounter with the Ambassador on April 25, President Alfredo Palacio stressed his personal links to the U.S., and his wishes for normal and open relations with the USG. He asked the Ambassador to publicly express support for his government. Palacio welcomed Embassy [...]	2005-04-25 23:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO919	WHY DID GUTIERREZ FALL? [...] (C) Summary: Early analyses of the overthrow of Gutierrez in Ecuador in the U.S. press and elsewhere have relied on facile, but erroneous comparisons between Ecuador and Venezuela or Bolivia. In most, either Gutierrez or Palacio is Ecuador's Chavez. In fact, little can be understood about [...]	2005-04-26 14:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EC
05QUITO932	ECUADOR: FM PARRA OPENS BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial one-on-one encounter on April 26, FM Antonio Parra Gil told the Ambassador that, by natural inclination and necessity, Ecuador seeks good relations with the United States. He offered open and honest dialogue with the USG, and pledged to address specific issues in su [...]	2005-04-26 20:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PINR EC
05QUITO934	ECUADOR: TENSIONS LOWER, GOE REGROUPS [...] (U) Summary: With the situation in Quito approaching normalcy, the Ambassador met with FM Antonio Parra on April 26. Convening for the first time since swearing in President Palacio on April 20, Congress met in Quito to vote in a new Congress president, and debate purging its ranks of ethic [...]	2005-04-26 21:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC EC
05QUITO943	NEW MINISTER OF TRADE: "ECUADOR TO CONTINUE FTA [...] Summary: In our first meeting new Ecuadorian Minister of Trade Oswaldo Molestina stated that Ecuador would continue to pursue free trade negotiations with the U.S. He said that, given that the negotiating team was fundamentally technical rather than political in nature, he intended to make [...]	2005-04-27 18:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PGOV ELAB EINV EC
05QUITO945	FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS NERVOUS ABOUT ECUADOR'S [...] (C) Summary. Our meetings with the financial and business sectors reveal uneasiness with the fiscal policies being espoused by the new Minister of Finance, Rafael Correa (Reftel). The international financial institutions (IFIs) found Correa,s proposed economic remedies to be nave and outdated [...]	2005-04-27 20:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON EFIN EC
05QUITO947	ECUADOR: OAS ON THE GROUND, QUITO CALM [...] (SBU) Summary: Quito is relatively calm, with a very small protest reported on April 27. The OAS mission arrived late on April 26 and began meetings with the government and others the following day. The Ambassador met with the new Defense Minister on April 27. For the first time in recent [...]	2005-04-27 22:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ASEC EC
05QUITO962	DEFMIN FOCUSED ON GOVERNANCE AND HEALTH, NOT [...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on new Ecuadorian Defense Minister Solon Espinosa April 27. Avoiding mention of the security threats facing his nation, Espinosa instead trumpeted new President Alfredo Palacio's honesty and his administration's intention to raise health standards [...]	2005-04-28 19:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR MOPS MASS EC CO
05QUITO964	ECUADOR CONSIDERING IACHR NOMINATION [...] PolOff conveyed reftel TPs and curriculum vitae to MFA Human Rights Officer Carmen Larrea on April 26. PolOff emphasized Carozza's impressive background and experience in human rights legal work in Latin America. Larrea thanked us for the information and said she considered the nominee an [...]	2005-04-28 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM XM EC OAS
05QUITO970	ECUADOR: MINGOV LOSING SLEEP [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, an unfocused Minister of Government Mauricio Gandara discussed his mostly theoretical goals for the (maximum) 18 months remaining for the Palacio government. His top priorities were police reform and a referendum to propose a constitutional ass [...]	2005-04-28 20:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
05QUITO976	ECUADOR: EMBASSY CONTINUES OUTREACH, OAS CONTINUES [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met separately with Minister of Government Mauricio Gandara and First Lady Maria Paret de Palacio on April 28. The OAS delegation continued its round of meetings with political parties, indigenous, civil society groups, jurists, and ex-presidents, and will meet wi [...]	2005-04-28 22:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ASEC PINR EC
05QUITO978	WELCOMING FM PARRA TO WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ecuador's new foreign minister, Antonio Parra, will travel to Washington to participate in the election of the next OAS Secretary General (slated for May 2). Parra, currently in Santiago for the Community of Democracies gathering, arrives in Washington May 1, accompanied by a [...]	2005-04-29 19:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV EC OAS
05QUITO983	BIO INFO FOR NEW GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS: PART 3 [...] (U) Summary: Pablo Rizzo was named Minister of Agriculture on April 29. President Palacio has yet to name Ministers of Labor and Energy. Below is biographical information for the following new Cabinet members and government officials: First Lady Maria Beatriz Paret de Palacio, Vice FM Mar [...]	2005-04-29 22:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
05QUITO989	ECUADOR: INDIGENOUS SUPPORT PALACIO, OAS CONTINUES [...] (U) Summary: The OAS met with business representatives, evangelical indigenous, and international organizations on April 29. Congress removed four board members from the Central Bank on April 28. It will reconvene on May 3 to debate the naming of members of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal. [...]	2005-04-29 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO995	CHANGE OF GOVERNMENT AFFECTING TIP PROGRESS [...] (U) Summary: President Palacio is appointing new heads, subsecretaries, and directors of all ministries, and the turnover will slow down progress on key issues including trafficking in persons (TIP). Changes in the ministry of government, which heads the GOE's fight against TIP, are ongoing [...]	2005-05-02 22:02:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1037	2006-2007 NEW HORIZONS UNCERTAIN [...] (C) Summary: After reviewing the history of the last planned New Horizons exercise canceled at the eleventh-hour in 2004, and taking into account the current political situation, this Embassy recommends that the Department and SOUTHCOM consider postponing the 2006-2007 New Horizons humanitar [...]	2006-04-26 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MOPS SNAR PTER PGOV EAID EC
06QUITO1042	PALACIO DISAPPOINTS MANY ONE YEAR ON [...] (C) Summary: This week marked the one-year anniversary of Alfredo Palacio's ascension to the Presidency. He ducked the opportunity to tout the accomplishments of his first year in office or set forth a positive agenda for his remaining months. Instead, ministers were trooped before the press [...]	2006-04-27 19:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO106	A REVIEW OF THE NEVER-ENDING OXY SAGA [...] (C) Summary. Nearly six years after the GOE first refused to rebate VAT taxes to Occidental Petroleum (Oxy),we are not much closer to resolving the dispute. USG pressure, Oxy entreaties, and well-meaning GOE officials have produced some progress, but there have also been missteps and miscom [...]	2006-01-13 18:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ETRD ECON EC
06QUITO1106	IRAN: GOE DISTRACTED BY ITS OWN HRC CANDIDACY [...] (C) PolChief delivered RefTel points on May 3 to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, Mauricio Montalvo, conveying U.S. and international concerns over Iran's bid for a seat on the Human Rights Council (HRC). Montalvo said no decision had been taken on the issue but said he did not believe that [...]	2006-05-04 16:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KUNR PHUM UNHRC PREL EC
06QUITO1107	GOE UNLIKELY TO ENDORSE PSI [...] (C) PolOff delivered RefTel points in a diplomatic note on April 11, and PolChief followed up on May 3 with MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Mauricio Montalvo, conveying U.S. hope that Ecuador would endorse PSI principles so that it may participate in the Warsaw meeting. Montalvo said that he [...]	2006-05-04 17:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP
06QUITO1112	FM CARRION CRITICAL OF USG TERRORISM REPORT [...] (C) Summary: FM Francisco Carrion on April 30 publicly regretted the Department's 2005 Country Report on Terrorism for Ecuador. He refuted the report's claim that Ecuador's historical neglect of the region had compounded its current woes, and rejected assertions that Ecuador is neutral in the [...]	2006-05-04 21:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PGOV KJUS MARR CASC ASEC EC
06QUITO1157	Ecuador Election Update--Six Months Out [...] (U) Summary: Six months away from national elections in October, and three months before candidates formally register, more than 20 aspirants already crowd the presidential field and that number is likely to rise. Former VP Leon Roldos holds a consistent lead in early polling, but most Ecuad [...]	2006-05-10 19:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO1249	OXY DEMARCHE DELIVERED--FM REJECTS GOE SHIFT [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador conveyed USG regret (per instructions RefTel) over the GOE decision against Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) to FM Francisco Carrion on May 22. Carrion said he would convey the U.S. position to President Palacio later the same day. Carrion rejected press speculation th [...]	2006-05-22 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV OAS ETRD PREL EC
06QUITO125	NEW ECUADORIAN FINANCE MINISTER PLEDGES FISCAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador, new Ecuadorian Minister of Finance Diego Borja affirmed his commitment to responsible fiscal policy and expressed his interest in promoting microfinance. The Ambassador expressed U.S. support for holding the spending line in a difficult elector [...]	2006-01-17 22:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EPET PGOV EINV EC
06QUITO126	PRESIDENT'S CONCILIATORY STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH [...] (SBU) Summary: In the president's annual "report to the nation" speech widely interpreted as conciliatory, President Palacio averted further confrontation with Congress over his reform agenda. Instead, Palacio thanked his critics and praised the role of a loyal opposition, inviting Congress [...]	2006-01-17 23:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KCRM ECON EC
06QUITO1274	GOE DEFENDS LEGALITY OF OXY SEIZURE [...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Charles Shapiro on May 16 told FM Francisco Carrion the USG was disappointed by the GOE's decision to cancel Occidental Petroleum's contract, a violation of the bilateral investment treaty that would have a chilling effect on FTA talks. Ca [...]	2006-05-24 16:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1275	LABOR MINISTRY PRIORITIZES TRIPARTITE DIALOGUE AND [...] (U) Summary: Minister of Labor Galo Chiriboga and Vice Minister of Labor Jose Serrano outlined the four main goals of the Ministry of Labor (MOL): combating child labor, tripartite dialogue, modernization of the MOL, and combating employment discrimination. President Palacio recently signed [...]	2006-05-24 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
06QUITO128	ECUADOR: FM SUPPORTS UNSC REFORM [...] (SBU) The Ambassador discussed reftel points with FM Francisco Carrion in a one-on-one meeting on January 13, requesting GOE support for management reforms and emphasizing the need for a more credible Human Rights Council. 2. (SBU) FM Carrion said that the UN has great importance to Ecua [...]	2006-01-17 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO1284	AMBASSADOR PROMOTES SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT ON [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited the remote Carchi province on May 18 to highlight USG investment in security and development on Ecuador's northern border with Colombia. While there, the Ambassador met with military and police officials, toured a customs and immigration post, hosted a lu [...]	2006-05-24 21:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO1304	NAM/G-77 ADVANCE DEMARCHES DELIVERED: GOE [...] (C) PolOff met with Acting Director for Multilateral Affairs Dennys Toscano on May 25 to deliver RefTel A and B points. PolOff expressed USG concern that the long-established practice of consensus decision-making on budgetary matters in the UN not be broken, and that the GOE consider pushing [...]	2006-05-30 12:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC AMGT IAEA KNNP UNSC UNGA EC
06QUITO1320	ECUADOR: POSITIVE REACTION TO U.S. STATEMENT ON [...] (C) Summary: In the absence of the Ambassador (on internal travel),DCM made demarche points (RefTel) to Acting Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira on May 31. Ribadeneira welcomed the USG Iran initiative, pledged continued GOE support for holding Iran accountable for its nuclear program, and [...]	2006-05-31 19:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1326	CHAVEZ LOVEFEST; A "PRAGMATIC" EMBRACE [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez visited Quito May 30 to sign energy accords (RefTel) and signal political support for the GOE. Chavez was warmly welcomed by President Palacio, who basked in Chavez's praise for defending Ecuador's energy resources. Chavez held an extended one- [...]	2006-05-31 22:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1386	GOE INCLINED TO SUPPORT UN INDIGENOUS DECLARATION [...] (SBU) PolOff presented reftel points to Augusto Saa, Director of Human Rights and Social and Environmental issues at the MFA, on May 22, emphasizing the USG view that the Chair's draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is fundamentally flawed. Saa said the GOE is inclined to su [...]	2006-06-06 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO1394	CANDIDATE CORREA OPEN TO DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on June 6 with Rafael Correa, the controversial former finance minister and leftist presidential candidate. While noting disagreement in several areas of USG interest, the meeting was cordial, with the candidate generally perceived as Chavez' likely favorite [...]	2006-06-07 20:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1395	AMBASSADOR VISITS MACHALA AND EL ORO PROVINCE [...] (U) Summary. In a trip to the southern border province of El Oro, the Ambassador visited U.S. company Machala Power's gas platform and electricity generation facilities and heard about their plight in trying to collect nearly $50 million in unpaid bills from GOE-related entities. She inaugura [...]	2006-06-07 20:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ENRG SNAR ECON PREL EC
06QUITO1399	CONGRESS PASSES SUBCONTRACTING LAW IMPROVING [...] (SBU) Summary: Congress passed a law on May 30 to regulate subcontracting, setting a maximum 50 percent of workers that can be hired through this mechanism. Workers can be subcontracted for any function. Employers must provide subcontracted workers with profit sharing and contributions to [...]	2006-06-07 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV EC
06QUITO1400	ECUADOR-COLOMBIA BORDER PROGRESS REPORT - JAN-MAY [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian northern border military and anti-drug police units scored several successes against narco-terrorists in the first half of 2006. The Ecuadorian military made multiple FARC camp busts, seizing arms, communication devices, and military equipment, as well as capturing tw [...]	2006-06-07 22:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO1401	GOE DEFENDS NAM IRAN DECLARATION, BUT PLEDGES [...] (C) PolChief and PolIntern delivered RefTel demarche on June 7 to Ambassador Fernando Yepez, Acting U/S for Multilateral Affairs, expressing USG dismay over the recent declaration on Iran issued by the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Ambassador Yepez noted that the GOE Ambassador in Vienna had a [...]	2006-06-07 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ EC
06QUITO1427	GOE RESCINDS NAM IRAN ENDORSEMENT, PLEDGES SUPPORT [...] (C) PolChief delivered Ref A demarche to Ambassador Fernando Yepez, Acting U/S for Multilateral Affairs on June 8. Yepez response could not have been more different from his reception a day earlier (Ref B). Yepez agreed that Iran should be given time to reconsider its position, and was very [...]	2006-06-09 17:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KNNP IAEA PREL MNUC IR EU
06QUITO1434	ECUADOR READY FOR A FEMALE PRESIDENT? [...] (SBU) Summary: Women in Ecuador have made significant strides in politics in the last decade, with quotas helping to give women opportunities to win public office and contributing to a gradual change in societal attitudes. The campaign of Cynthia Viteri, the only female presidential pre-can [...]	2006-06-12 16:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM SCUL EC
06QUITO1436	SUPREME COURT ALLOWS FORMER PRESIDENT MAHUAD TO [...] (U) Summary: The Supreme Court ruled on June 7 that criminal charges against ex-president Jamil Mahuad would be put on hold for lack of evidence, permitting Mahuad to return to Ecuador without facing an arrest warrant. Ex-president Mahuad, widely blamed for the country,s severe financial cr [...]	2006-06-12 18:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1438	ECUADOR SOLICITS OIL HELP FROM ABROAD [...] (C) Summary. There are nearly daily press reports that the GOE is about to get assistance from a variety of countries to manage or invest in Ecuador's oil sector, especially the fields previously managed by Occidental Petroleum. Private reports we have received indicate the rush to invest in [...]	2006-06-12 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ECON PREL EC
06QUITO1470	CAN LEADERS MEET IN QUITO [...] (U) Summary: Presidents from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia met at the Andean Community (CAN) conference in Quito on June 13 to publicly demonstrate their commitment to the troubled regional organization, discuss areas for cooperation with the European Union (EU),and to issue a joint let [...]	2006-06-14 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1477	CAN LEADERS MEET IN QUITO [...] (U) Summary: Presidents from Ecuador, Colombia, Peru and Bolivia met at the Andean Community (CAN) conference in Quito on June 13 to publicly demonstrate their commitment to the troubled regional organization, discuss areas for cooperation with the European Union (EU),and to issue a joint let [...]	2006-06-15 15:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1547	AMB RENEWS DIALOGUE WITH PRESIDENT PALACIO [...] (C) The Ambassador met with President Palacio on June 21, at her request, for the first time since the Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) decision was announced on May 15. Palacio appeared nervous but eager to re-establish direct dialogue. The Ambassador stressed the importance of GOE cooperation wi [...]	2006-06-23 19:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EINV ETRD EC
06QUITO1549	MIGRATION: ECUADORIANS STILL LOOKING NORTH [...] (U) Summary: At least since the severe economic crisis in 1999, the two certainties in Ecuador have been death and emigration. A steady stream of 30,000 to 40,000 undocumented migrants takes to the sea and skies annually from Ecuador in pursuit of their own American dreams. Periodic reports [...]	2006-06-23 19:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SMIG PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO1558	THE AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 21 MEETING WITH VICE [...] (C) Summary: Vice Presidential candidate Ramiro Gonzalez told the Ambassador on June 21 that he and Presidential candidate Leon Roldos (currently ahead in polls) plan to reform the educational system, the electrical sector, and repair the investment climate crippled by the recently-passed hyd [...]	2006-06-26 15:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1578	ECUADOR: ASIAN DIPLOMATS EAGER FOR DIALOGUE [...] (C) Summary: Our recent outreach to diplomatic counterparts from China, Japan and Korea found them highly aware of USG coordination efforts (described RefTel),and eager to engage in dialogue about the political and economic situation in Ecuador and the region. In deference to USG concerns [...]	2006-06-27 21:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD ECON LA CH JA KS EC
06QUITO1588	INDIGENOUS HEARTLAND DIVIDED ON ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The indigenous heartland provinces of Chimborazo and Cotopaxi are predominantly indigenous strongholds of the Pachakutik Movement. Despite Pachakutik's dominance, the indigenous movement is fractured internally over whether to run its own candidate or support Rafael Correa, an [...]	2006-06-28 16:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1590	FM CARRION URGES USG SIGNAL ON ATPDEA RENEWAL [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian FM Francisco Carrion told the Ambassador on June 27 that he hoped the USG would positively signal support for extension of ATPDEA benefits to support regional economic stability and "keep Bolivia in the fold." He was far from certain that an oil refining deal would be [...]	2006-06-28 19:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1612	ECUADOR SIGNS MORE ENERGY AGREEMENTS WITH VENEZUELA [...] (U) Summary. Ecuador's and Venezuela's state energy companies PetroEcuador and PDVSA yesterday signed a pair of energy agreements, following a series of technical meetings this month. Venezuela's Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez and acting PetroEcuador President Walter Lopez were joined by Ec [...]	2006-06-30 20:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EC EPET ETRD PREL VZ EINV
06QUITO1624	HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST DETAINED BY MILITARY [...] (U) Summary: Human Rights activist Wilman Adolfo Jimenez Salazar was detained by the military on June 19 in Payamino, Orellana province. He is charged with violating the state of emergency and was held incommunicado until June 26. Amnesty International considers Jimenez to be a prisoner of [...]	2006-07-03 20:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV MOPS EC
06QUITO1657	AFRO-ECUADORIAN HEARTLAND RIPE FOR POPULIST APPEAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The province of Esmeraldas is the largest of two centers of the minority Afro-Ecuadorian population. The province is also marked by high unemployment and underdevelopment, fueling populist electoral appeal. Since 2002, the Popular Democratic Movement (MPD),a Marxist populist [...]	2006-07-06 22:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EC
06QUITO1669	PALACIO REPLACES TWO MINISTERS [...] (C) Summary: President Palacio on July 6 called for the resignations of all his cabinet ministers. On July 7, Palacio accepted the resignations of Minister of Economy Diego Borja -- who seems to have been the primary target of this move -- and Minister of Trade Joaquin Zevallos. Borja was r [...]	2006-07-07 19:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1671	ALAN GARCIA WOWS QUITO [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian President-elect Alan Garcia and his FM-designate Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde visited Ecuador on July 6 to affirm positive bilateral relations and promote further regional economic integration between Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, and Brazil. Garcia publicly expressed [...]	2006-07-07 20:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PE EC
06QUITO1680	PRESIDENTIAL SECRETARY STEPS DOWN [...] (C) Summary: Presidential Secretary Jose Modesto Apolo resigned on July 10. Apolo, who was viewed by many as the power behind the power, said that his image had suffered considerably from "unfounded allegations" launched by ex-Minister of Economy Diego Borja. Apolo claimed to be concerned t [...]	2006-07-10 21:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1681	NOBOA DROPS OUT OF PRES. RACE [...] (U) Summary: Alvaro Noboa, Institutional Renewal Party of National Action (PRIAN),withdrew from the presidential race on July 9, citing low showings in the polls. PRIAN deputy Vicente Taiano told us his party would either seek an alliance or support an independent, and ruled out the possib [...]	2006-07-10 21:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1702	NEW MINGOV NAMED [...] Summary: As part of an ongoing cabinet reshuffle on July 11, President Palacio replaced Minister of Government Felipe Vega with Antonio Andretta and Minister of Public Works Derlis Palacios with Pedro Lopez Torres. While Vega, Palacio's fifth Minister of Government, has been linked to charg [...]	2006-07-13 11:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV EC PINR PREL
06QUITO1707	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH LUCIO GUTIERREZ [...] (SBU) Summary: After appearing in constitutional court to defend his right to run in upcoming elections, Gutierrez met with the Ambassador on July 12. Gutierrez summarized the legal charges against him, seeking to show their arbitrary nature. While the charges are obviously politically mot [...]	2006-07-13 20:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1722	REGULATION FOR HYDROCARBONS REFORM REVISED [...] (SBU) Summary: President Palacio issued a decree July 11 correcting the implementing Regulation of the April Hydrocarbons Law that had been published in the Official Register on June 29. The previous regulation offered potentially important opportunities for companies to mitigate the law's m [...]	2006-07-14 18:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV
06QUITO1735	LEGISLATION TO REFORM ECUADOR'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary. President Palacio submitted to Congress July 10 legislation to reform Ecuador's electricity sector that would represent a significant advance if passed and implemented as proposed. The legislation would make it a crime to steal electricity, recognize almost $1 billion owed by [...]	2006-07-17 20:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV

06QUITO1772	ELECTIONS UPDATE: GUTIERREZ BARRED, POPULIST [...] (U) Summary: The Constitutional Court on July 18 ruled that ex-President Lucio Gutierrez could not run for public office until 2007. With Gutierrez blocked from running, a PRIAN-PSP alliance is a strong possibility and could produce a strong showing in this year's elections. In the interim, [...]	2006-07-19 22:33:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1773	MINISTER OF TRADE REPLACEMENT NOT YET NAMED [...] (C) Summary. President Palacio accepted Minister of Trade Roberto Illingworth's resignation on July 13, after only a week in office for the latter. Illingworth had been facing pressure from the Guayaquil Chamber of Commerce since being named on July 7 (reftel). Teodoro Maldonado, Executive [...]	2006-07-19 22:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL
06QUITO1803	ECUADOR,S NEW ECONOMIC CZAR: SCUFFED GOODS, [...] (C) Summary: New Ecuadorian Economy Minister Armando Rodas recently presented a sober six-month economic plan, lending a technocratic polish to an appointment painted in politics. End summary. 2. (C) On July 17, Ecuadorian Minister of Economy and Finance Armando Rodas (for biodata, see reft [...]	2006-07-21 17:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EC EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
06QUITO1813	61ST UNGA: PALACIO & CARRION LIKELY TO ATTEND [...] PolOffs met with Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on July 20 to discuss RefTel points. Puma told us that President Alfredo Palacio and Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion would likely attend the 61st UNGA General Debate September 19-29, but said that she could not yet con [...]	2006-07-24 19:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC
06QUITO1824	UPDATE ON OPERATIONS OF OXY'S FORMER BLOCK [...] (C) Summary: Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) cleared its first legal hurdle July 13 when the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) officially registered its case against the Government of Ecuador (GOE). More than two months after the GOE declared caducity (reftel A),s [...]	2006-07-25 19:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EPET EINV
06QUITO1837	ELECTIONS UPDATE: PSP-PRIAN FORM ALLIANCE; [...] (U) Summary: Lucio Gutierrez, PSP and Alvaro Noboa's PRIAN announced on July 26 that the two parties would form an alliance for the presidential ticket. Gutierrez publicly asked Noboa to reenter the presidential race at the top of the PRIAN-PSP ticket. Noboa, however, has not responded pub [...]	2006-07-27 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1860	WHO'S ON FIRST? PALACIO NAMES FIFTH TRADE MINISTER [...] (C) Summary: Two weeks after the embarrassment of Roberto Illingworth,s hasty resignation ended his tenure of less than one week (which in turn had followed the very brief turn in the office by Joaquin Cevallos),Ecuadorian President Alfredo Palacio named relative unknown Tomas Peribonio as his [...]	2006-07-28 19:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EC EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR PREL
06QUITO1867	ELECTIONS UPDATE: CANDIDATE POSITION PROFILE [...] (U) Summary: In Ecuador,s presidential race, only two of the four front runners have concrete political platforms. Leon Roldos and Rafael Correa present well-defined stances on the issues. Correa,s stance is particularly anti-U.S. Cynthia Viteri and the PRIAN/PRI alliance have not yet defi [...]	2006-07-31 19:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1869	ECUADORIAN PRISONS IN CRISIS - UNDERFUNDED AND [...] Summary: President Palacio on June 7 declared a state of emergency in Ecuador's prisons to address faulty infrastructure, overpopulation, violence and meager resources that had led to ongoing prisoner and worker strikes. Despite an $8 million budget increase in April, the majority of the fun [...]	2006-07-31 21:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1887	MINISTER OF LABOR CHIRIBOGA NAMED HEAD OF [...] (U) President Palacio replaced the board of directors of Petroecuador, and named Labor Minister Galo Chiriboga president of the state energy company on July 31. The decision comes after the failed July 27 auction of 17 million barrels of crude oil from Occidental's former concession, Block 1 [...]	2006-08-01 21:10:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1905	GOE RATIFIES INTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION AGAINST [...] (U) The Ecuadorian Congress ratified the Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism (IACAT) on May 9. The Convention was subsequently signed by President Palacio, and was sent to OAS headquarters on July 14. Ecuador is awaiting confirmation from its OAS delegation of the date of deposit of [...]	2006-08-02 20:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PTER EC
06QUITO1906	ECUADOR-VENEZUELA DEAL COLLAPSES, PALACIO CANCELS [...] (SBU) Summary. After two months of wrangling over details, Petroecuador's and Venezuelan PDVSA's plan to swap Ecuadorian crude for refined products appears finally to have collapsed. (reftel A) The deal was uneconomical and technically untenable from the beginning, and Venezuela apparently [...]	2006-08-02 21:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON
06QUITO1909	ECUADOR ELECTION: VITERI PICKS RUNNING-MATE [...] (C) Summary: Presidential candidate Cynthia Viteri (Social Christian Party-PSC) announced on August 1 that Ernesto Davalos Salazar would be her vice presidential running-mate in the October elections. The choice of Davalos, a businessman from Quito with experience in the finance and petrole [...]	2006-08-02 23:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1910	WELCOME BACK, GENERAL CRADDOCK [...] (C) Summary: Please accept my warm welcome on your final visit to Ecuador, General Craddock. It has been a pleasure and privilege for all of us at U.S. Mission Ecuador to work with you to cement and deepen productive U.S.-Ecuador military relations. Your visit comes at a time when U.S.-Ecu [...]	2006-08-02 23:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
06QUITO1919	ECUADORIAN PRISONS IN CRISIS, PART II: CONDITIONS [...] Summary: An Ecuadorian prison system plagued by overpopulation and a lack of resources has led to riots, worker strikes, and a state of emergency. A slow justice system characterized by long sentences, appeals that take up to four years, harsher drug laws, the elimination of shortened sente [...]	2006-08-03 22:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO1920	PETROECUADOR - A CRUMBLING GIANT [...] (C) Summary. Petroecuador, Ecuador's state-owned oil company, has sole responsibility over the country's most lucrative resource, yet is suffering from a severe financial crisis, a steady decline in production, and a terribly inefficient and inadequate refining capacity. Graft permeates all [...]	2006-08-03 22:45:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON
06QUITO1922	ECUADOR WILL MAINTAIN MINUSTAH COMMITMENT [...] (SBU) PolOffs met with MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on August 2 to deliver reftel talking points. Puma said the GOE will maintain its current support to MINUSTAH. Puma indicated the GOE will fully support an extension of the MINUSTAH mandate and that the GOE [...]	2006-08-03 22:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KPKO PREL HA UNSC
06QUITO1924	CHARGE MEETING WITH NEW ECONOMY MINISTER RODAS [...] (C) Summary: The Charge met with Ecuador's new Minister of Economy and Finance Armando Rodas August 3. The atmosphere was quite positive. Choosing to speak English and proud to note his Fulbright study in the U.S., Rodas seemed genuinely committed to improving the bilateral economic relatio [...]	2006-08-04 15:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PGOV PREL
06QUITO2002	PRESIDENT PALACIO SEEKS WHO DIRECTOR GENERALSHIP [...] (SBU) President Alfredo Palacio has instructed the MFA to lobby WHO board capitals in favor of his candidacy for the WHO Director Generalship. A MFA mission headed by U/S for Multilateral Affairs Gonzalo Salvador Holguin might visit Washington during the week of August 14 or 21 seeking meeti [...]	2006-08-09 17:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2007	ECUADOR MAY BE ALLY ON LEBANON [...] (C) In response to Ref A points, MFA U/S Gonzalo Salvador told PolChief on August 9 that the GOE supports any effort to achieve a cease-fire in Lebanon, including the draft resolution pending in the Security Council. 2. (C) On the Human Rights Council special session (Ref B),after initia [...]	2006-08-09 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IS LE MOPS PHUM UN PTER EC
06QUITO2008	ECUADOR ELECTION UPDATE: CORREA NAMES SURPRISE [...] (SBU) Summary: Far-left presidential candidate Rafael Correa (PAIS) on August 5 announced Lenin Voltaire MORENO Garces as his running mate at a mass rally in rural coastal Guayas province. Moreno, a relative political unknown, is unlikely to attract many votes to Correa, who said his choice [...]	2006-08-09 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EC
06QUITO2011	ECUADOR'S BACHELET PARTY [...] (U) Summary: Chile's president, Michelle Bachelet, made her inaugural visit to Ecuador August 7-8. She announced several initiatives to deepen trade relations and offer assistance to Ecuador's petroleum sector, while promoting a well-received message of hope, democratic strengthening, econom [...]	2006-08-10 12:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD ENRG EC
06QUITO2025	ECUADOR TO PUSH FOR BALANCE ON LEBANON [...] (C) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Gonzalo Salvador on August 10, urging the GOE to speak up in the session to point out the imbalance of the current resolution. Salvador said he would instruct Ecuador's Ambassador in Geneva to attempt to introduce balance [...]	2006-08-10 21:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2041	PALACIO AND EHLERS RE-IGNITE REFORM DEBATE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a ceremonial speech on August 10 President Palacio renewed his call for a public referendum to force political reforms. The surprise proposal would be non-binding and administered in conjunction with the second round of presidential elections on November 26. It would incl [...]	2006-08-14 23:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EC
06QUITO2050	ECUADOR REITERATES SUPPORT FOR SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] No summary [...]	2006-08-15 21:17:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER MOPS UNAUS UNSC IS LE
06QUITO2064	ECUADOR ELECTION: THEN THERE WERE SEVENTEEN [...] (SBU) Summary. The registration period for all candidates running for office in October 15 elections closed on August 15, attracting an unprecedented seventeen presidential aspirants. Eccentric billionaire candidate Alvaro Noboa announced his reentry, oddly declaring himself "a hero of God w [...]	2006-08-16 21:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KDEM EC
06QUITO2078	CARRION'S MFA REFOCUSES ECUADOR'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since taking office in October 2005, Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion, Ecuador's top career diplomat, has attempted to restore credibility to the ministry by reversing the politicization and decline of the diplomatic corps under his immediate predecessors. Part of this proc [...]	2006-08-17 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2082	NEW COLOMBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: Colombian Foreign Minister Maria Araujo made her first official visit to Ecuador on August 16. In meetings with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion and Vice President Alejandro Serrano she discussed the need for safeguarding bilateral relations in the face of problems along the c [...]	2006-08-17 22:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2087	SUBJECT: DEMARCHE REQUEST RE POTENTIAL INDONESIAN [...] (U) This is an action request; see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: Press reports indicate Indonesia's state-run oil company Pertamina is interested in running Occidental Petroleum's (Oxy) former Block 15 in Ecuador under an Energy Cooperation MOU signed between the two countries in July. Frenc [...]	2006-08-18 19:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ENRG
06QUITO2093	ECUADOR WILL NOT SUPPORT WEDGWOOD FOR THE HRC [...] (SBU) On August 18, PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, Director General for Multilateral Affairs in the Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver the diplomatic note in reftel. Ms. Puma said the GOE will not support Professor Ruth Wedgwood's candidacy for re-election to the HRC. She said [...]	2006-08-21 20:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM UN UNHRC EC
06QUITO2094	NORTHERN BORDER PROVINCES TILTING TOWARD ROLDOS [...] (U) Summary: The northern provinces of Imbabura and Carchi are strongholds of the Democratic Left (ID) party and, in Imbabura, the indigenous movement. Predictably, Leon Roldos is the acknowledged front runner in presidential elections. There is little agreement among key actors over which [...]	2006-08-21 21:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2116	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MERCURY PARTNERSHIPS [...] (U) On August 22 EconOff delivered reftel points to Frida Pin Hoppe from the International Affairs Department in Ecuador's Ministry of the Environment (MOE). Pin confirmed that while Ecuador is not represented on the UNEP's Governing Council, an Ecuadorian delegate will likely attend the meet [...]	2006-08-23 18:11:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD SENV EMIN UNEP EC
06QUITO2131	ECUADOR ELECTIONS: NOW THERE ARE TEN...OR ELEVEN? [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on August 22 announced that it had approved the candidacies of 10 of the original 17 presidential hopefuls, and reported that five independents failed to secure required signatures and would be disqualified. PSP candidate Gilmar Gutierrez [...]	2006-08-24 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2138	A THOUSAND CHARIOTS IN THE FIELDS: CHINESE PLAYERS [...] (C) Summary: With their $1.4 billion acquisition of Canadian EnCana, China's state oil companies announced their entrance as major players in Ecuador's and the region's petroleum industry. Now with active participation in at least five of Ecuador's petroleum blocks, and with further investmen [...]	2006-08-25 12:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET PINR PREL ETRD EC CN
06QUITO2148	COLOMBIAN SHOTS LEAVE ECUADORIANS WOUNDED [...] (SBU) Colombian military units and FARC rebels exchanged heavy gunfire late in the evening on August 23 in the southern Colombian border town of Tetye, Putumayo. Ecuadorian 19th Jungle Brigade Commander (based in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios province) Colonel Ramiro Caceres confirmed the live fire i [...]	2006-08-25 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2150	ECUADOR ELECTION: WHAT'S AT STAKE [...] (C) Summary: With the candidates finally defined and the formal campaign period to open on August 29, more Ecuadorians are undecided than have a presidential favorite for first-round elections on October 15. In the past, public disenchantment with the political party elite has favored outsi [...]	2006-08-28 17:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL EC
06QUITO2151	NEW DEFENSE POLICY ADDRESSES NARCOTICS THREAT [...] (U) Summary: Since taking office in August 2005, Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin has attempted to shift the focus of Ecuador's defense posture away from its traditional rivalry with Peru towards more current national security threats, including that of narco-terror on Ecuador's northern border [...]	2006-08-28 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2152	COLOMBIAN SHOTS LEAVE ECUADORIANS WOUNDED [...] (SBU) Colombian military units and FARC rebels exchanged heavy gunfire late in the evening on August 23 in the southern Colombian border town of Tetye, Putumayo. Ecuadorian 19th Jungle Brigade Commander (based in Lago Agrio, Sucumbios province) Colonel Ramiro Caceres confirmed the live fire i [...]	2006-08-28 19:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2173	MINDEF'S RESIGNATION SURPRISES MANY [...] (C) Summary: Minister of Defense Oswaldo Jarrin resigned on August 28, citing disagreement with unspecified aspects of relations with Colombia and defending Ecuadorian military participation in the anti-narcotics fight. Jarrin's surprise departure has generated much speculation about the rea [...]	2006-08-30 19:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2185	GOE SIGNS MLE; NAVY STRONG U.S. PARTNER IN DRUG [...] (C) Summary: U.S. Coast Guard Rear Admiral Wayne Justice and Ecuadorian Rear Admiral Eduardo Navas signed a Maritime Law Enforcement Agreement (MLE) in Quito on August 30. The MLE standardizes a series of operational procedures for the interdiction and boarding of suspect Ecuadorian vessels, [...]	2006-08-31 21:30:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2223	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH ROLDOS AND VITERI [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met recently with the top two presidential candidates, according to current polls. Both alleged that dark horse candidate Rafael Correa was receiving support from Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez, and Viteri lamented that Correa could reach the second round runoff el [...]	2006-09-06 21:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD ECON PREL EC
06QUITO2225	TITUANA IDENTIFIES WITH PRAGMATIC FACTION OF [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador's recent visit to the indigenous-majority city of Cotacachi highlighted USG interest in municipal best practices in Ecuador, and opened a dialogue with a key national indigenous leader, Cotacachi mayor Auki Tituana. A counterweight within the main national indige [...]	2006-09-06 21:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2242	ELECTIONS UPDATE: 13 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FINAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Constitutional Court on September 6 authorized the candidacies of Lenin Torres (Popular Participation Revolution Movement) and Bolivarian candidate Marcelo Larrea (Third Republic Alliance Movement),while denying two other appeals, bringing down the final number of preside [...]	2006-09-07 22:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2252	GOE MIXED ON NAM AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: PolChief and PolOff met with MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on September 7 to deliver RefTel talking points. Puma has attended NAM summits in the past and will also accompany President Palacio to Havana. Puma maintained the GOE is still undecided on [...]	2006-09-08 15:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA PTER PHUM CU EC
06QUITO2259	GOE SUPPORTS PERMANENT UN MIGRATION FORUM [...] (U) Summary: Foreign Minister Carrion will represent the GOE at the UN High Level Dialogue on International Migration and Development (HLD) in New York. The GOE delegation will support a permanent forum. End Summary. 2. (U) On September 7, PolOff met with MFA Ambassador Carlos Lopez, A [...]	2006-09-08 18:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PREF EAID SMIG UNGA
06QUITO2260	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IATTC FUNDING CRISIS [...] (U) On September 7 EconOff delivered reftel points to Ambassador Jaime Barberis of the Sovereignty Section of Ecuador's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). 2. (U) Barberis said that he had met with colleagues from the Subsecretariat of Fisheries this morning. He was surprised that Ecuador's [...]	2006-09-08 18:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS SENV ECON EC
06QUITO2262	AMB'S TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FM CARRION [...] (C) Summary: In a one-on-one meeting with the Ambassador on September 7, FM Francisco Carrion said the UNSC decision is pending with President Palacio; relations with Colombia have been smoothed over after the recent errant mortar incident; shared his positive impressions of Bolivian FM Davi [...]	2006-09-08 18:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC MOPS CO EC
06QUITO2275	GOE PLEDGES SUPPORT OF IRAN AT NAM [...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 12 to Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concerns that some governments may use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to adopt a common position in support of Iran's nuclear program. The DCM stressed the importance of t [...]	2006-09-12 22:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC EC
06QUITO2276	GOE PLEDGES SUPPORT ON IRAN AT NAM [...] (C) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 12 to Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concerns that some governments may use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to adopt a common position in support of Iran's nuclear program. The DCM stressed the importance of t [...]	2006-09-13 13:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV IR PHUM PREL PTER IAEA UNSC EC
06QUITO2289	MINDEF COMMITS TO NARCOTICS AGENDA, DISSES MANTA [...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on newly appointed Minister of Defense Marcelo Delgado on September 8, the Ambassador stressed the importance of continued USG-GOE counter-narcotics and northern border cooperation and urged progress on security reforms initiated under Delgado's predecessor. [...]	2006-09-13 21:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2294	NAM:GOE STUDIES DARFUR REQUEST [...] (SBU) The DCM delivered RefTel points on September 13 to Acting Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira, conveying USG concern that Sudan might use the Non-Aligned Movement Summit in Havana to undermine international efforts to deploy a UN peacekeeping mission to Darfur. The DCM stressed the urgen [...]	2006-09-14 16:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PINS KPKO UNSC KDEM PGOV EC SU
06QUITO2305	USAID GIFT PROJECTS IN ECUADOR [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post submits the following program information, supplied by USAID Ecuador: A. Project name: Rural Telecenters Recipient: World Council of Credit Unions and Credit Unions in Ecuador Project description: Through providing technical assistance and financial sup [...]	2006-09-15 19:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID EINT ECPS EC
06QUITO2309	ELECTION UPDATE: CORREA MOVES INTO SECOND PLACE [...] (C) Summary: Radical populist candidate Rafael Correa surged ahead of Social Christian candidate Cynthia Viteri in recent polls, moving into second place after front-runner Leon Roldos. With first round presidential elections just a month away on October 15, undecided voters have declined to [...]	2006-09-15 20:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV PREL MARR EC
06QUITO2315	GOE'S UNGA PRINCIPALS: EXPERIENCED PERMREP, [...] (C) Summary: This report on the GOE's UNGA principals responds to questions posed by the Department in Ref A. The GOE has an experienced and capable UN PermRep in Diego Cordovez. Relations between President Alfredo Palacio and FM Francisco Carrion are generally close, but include tensions [...]	2006-09-15 20:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR UN EC
06QUITO2351	GOE TO HOST ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS [...] (U) Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion on September 12 announced that the GOE would host a meeting of the UN's Alliance of Civilizations in Quito September 24-25. Carrion stressed the importance of the initiative and said the meeting would help identify areas for increased communic [...]	2006-09-19 22:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL UN IO EC
06QUITO2352	ECUADOR'S FRAGILE SUPREME COURT FIGHTS SCANDAL [...] (U) Summary: Former congressman Renan Borbua turned his messy political trial into a corruption scandal directed at Supreme Court Justice Alfonso Zambrano when he presented video evidence of the Justice's son asking for a bribe. After over a week of public uproar and press, the Supreme Court [...]	2006-09-19 22:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL
06QUITO2356	UN CD MINISTERIAL DEMARCHE CONVEYED TO GOE [...] No summary [...]	2006-09-20 22:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PHUM KDEM PREL EC
06QUITO2357	CORREA TIES OR BEATS ROLDOS IN LATEST POLLS [...] (U) Summary: Far-left Presidential candidate Rafael Correa is in a statistical dead heat with Leon Roldos in all national polls, while Cynthia Viteri has slipped to a more distant third. Feeling the pressure, Roldos has more aggressively questioned Correa's funding sources and Viteri report [...]	2006-09-20 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2384	ECUADOR-COLOMBIA BORDER PROGRESS REPORT - [...] (C) Summary: The following report provides a quarterly update of developments along Ecuador's northern border with Colombia. Highlights include the Ambassador's travel to Esmeraldas province, progress disrupting narco-trafficking, a change of Defense Minister, and renewed diplomatic tension [...]	2006-09-26 21:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2386	ECUADOR EVALUATES HURRIED CONCESSION OF [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's Hydrocarbons Vice-Minister reports that Chinese company Sinopec has made a strong offer to develop Ecuador's large ITT oil fields and the GOE is considering soliciting bids for the field before the Palacio government leaves in January. Post and industry insiders view [...]	2006-09-27 15:55:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET EINV
06QUITO2390	ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS MEETING CRITICAL OF U.S. [...] (C) Summary: At the Quito Regional Meeting of the Alliance of Civilizations, President Palacio recycled his UNGA speech and Foreign Minister Carrion acted as host. Many participants openly attacked U.S. policies; others had only veiled criticism. Linked closely to the Academy of Latinicity [...]	2006-09-27 21:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV EC PREL UN IO
06QUITO2391	CORREA TAKES THE LEAD, COULD WIN IN THE FIRST ROUND [...] (C) Summary: Rafael Correa has taken a commanding lead in all recent polls, with 26% to Leon Roldos' 20%, trailed by Cynthia Viteri and Alvaro Noboa each with 11%. Meanwhile undecided remain substantial at 43%. Pollsters say his momentum has been strong, but may be leveling. His rise has b [...]	2006-09-27 23:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2404	BIELSA PESSIMISTIC ON ECUADORIAN ELECTIONS [...] (C) Summary: At Ambassador Jewell's breakfast meeting with major donors and supporters of the election observation effort, OAS Election Observation Mission to Ecuador Chief, Rafael Bielsa, outlined his concerns with upcoming presidential elections. Candidates and the media seem to be plantin [...]	2006-09-28 20:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC IO KDEM
06QUITO2409	ECUADORIAN AMAZON LEANS TOWARD CORREA; RESENTS CENTRAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Amazon provinces of Orellana and Napo have largely indigenous populations and represent just over 1 percent of the national electorate - yet contribute approximately 60% of the national budget in the form of oil production. During a recent visit by Emboffs, officials in bot [...]	2006-09-29 20:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2428	ECUADOR TIP: A GOE PRIORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE has shown steady progress arresting and prosecuting TIP cases under new anti-TIP legislation. Approximately 127 cases are in some stage of prosecution since the new law went into effect in June 2005. President Palacio continues to stress TIP as a priority for his admi [...]	2006-10-02 21:44:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2434	Ecuador's Presidential Spokesman Resigns and Criticizes [...] (SBU) The Palacio administration remains rife with internal divisions and instability, most recently reflected in the resignation of the Presidential spokesman. Enrique Proano, Secretary of Communication and spokesman for Ecuadorian president Alfredo Palacio, resigned on Sept. 25, 2006, and pu [...]	2006-10-03 21:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINR PGOV EC
06QUITO2435	PRE-ELECTION REPORT: PICHINCHA PROVINCE LEANS LEFT [...] (SBU) Summary. Populous highlands Pichincha province, where Ecuador's capital of Quito is located, is second only to Guayas province in terms of registered voters. In a historical rarity, none of the current leading presidential candidates hail from the province or the highlands region. Acc [...]	2006-10-03 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2436	ELECTIONS UPDATE: NOBOA COMING ON STRONG, CORREA [...] (C) Summary: A recent bump in unpublished national polling raises the possibility that banana magnate Alvaro Noboa could squeak past Leon Roldos into the second round runoff for president. Meanwhile, radical front-runner Rafael Correa continues to climb, getting closer to the 40% threshold [...]	2006-10-03 22:29:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2442	ADDRESSING INCREASED COUNTER-NARCOTICS FLOW [...] (U) Summary: A recent ONDCP-sponsored conference in Quito highlighted the increasing flow of cocaine from Colombia through Ecuador, reviewed Embassy programs to address the increase, and identified &next steps8 to improve interdiction. Cocaine seizures in Ecuador and on vessels originating in [...]	2006-10-04 21:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR PGOV EC
06QUITO2444	OCCIDENTAL FOCUSES ARBITRATION AGAINST GOE; GOE [...] (C) Summary: Occidental Petroleum (Oxy) is dropping its arbitration case against Petroecuador while maintaining its case against the Government of Ecuador (GOE) to facilitate it management of the arbitration. In addition, the GOE has stated it will not appoint its arbiter by Oct. 12, as req [...]	2006-10-05 12:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET ETRD EC
06QUITO2450	ELECTIONS: POTENTIAL FOR POST-ELECTORAL CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: There are several possible scenarios for post-electoral conflict beginning as early as the first round of presidential elections on October 15. This report highlights these possibilities, gauges their probability, and recommends the Department prepare for contingencies which wo [...]	2006-10-05 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2455	CORREA PREDICTS FIRST ROUND VICTORY, NAMES CABINET [...] (C) Summary: Correa's campaign is taking on a triumphalist tone, predicting a first round victory and even naming prospective cabinet members. That tone could cost Correa some support in the first round, when Ecuadorians traditionally like to boost the underdog. Correa's premature cabinet [...]	2006-10-06 20:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2457	ELECTIONS: DEBATE SHARPENS ECUADOR'S CHOICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the staid format of a televised CNN debate on October 5, the exchange sharpened contrasts among the top four contenders. Alvaro Noboa, regarded as a fairly poor debater, exceeded expectations by taking the offensive against Correa, while Leon Roldos and Cynthia Viteri [...]	2006-10-06 22:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2458	ECUADOR ELECTIONS: Andean Parliament Sideshow [...] (SBU) Summary: On October 15, many Ecuadorians may be surprised to learn that they must also decide, in addition to selecting among the candidates for president, Congress, provincial and municipal council officials, who will represent them in the little known, little respected, Andean Parliam [...]	2006-10-10 12:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2465	City Oriente Requesting Arbitration [...] (SBU) Summary. City Oriente is presenting on October 10 its request for international arbitration, asserting that its contract has been violated by the revised hydrocarbons law. The company asserts that it is still focused on a negotiated solution, but believes that it should file for arbit [...]	2006-10-10 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EPET ENRG EC
06QUITO2466	LATEST POLLS SHOW CORREA WEAKENING, NOBOA RISING [...] (C) Summary: In two credible polls conducted October 7-8, after the recent presidential debate, Correa still leads by a wide margin, but falls short of a first-round victory and shows a slight drop in support after weeks of consistent positive momentum. Alvaro Noboa continued his late surge, [...]	2006-10-10 22:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2497	OF PIPELINES AND LIFELINES: PETROECUADOR AND THE [...] (U) Summary: On August 19 a story broke in the Ecuadorian media about a pipeline leak and oil spill near the environmentally sensitive Cuyabeno Animal Reserve in Ecuador's Amazon region. In extensive coverage, the media has speculated on the causes and environmental effects of the spill. The [...]	2006-10-11 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EPET ECON EAGR EAID PGOV SOCI EC
06QUITO2498	CORREA'S FARC COMMENTS SPARK EXCHANGE WITH GOC [...] (C) Reaction to presidential front-runner Rafael Correa's recent declaration that he does not consider the FARC a terrorist organization has drawn in the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry and the Colombian government. Colombian President Alvaro Uribe did not respond to Correa's comments directly, [...]	2006-10-11 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2513	ECUADOR PLANS TO INITIATE WTO CASE AGAINST EU [...] (SBU) Summary. According to U/S for International Economic Policy Fernando Yepez, Ecuador plans to bring a WTO case against the EU banana import regime, and will be joined by Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, and Honduras. Yepez asked whether the USG would be joining in the case, since it had be [...]	2006-10-12 18:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR EC
06QUITO2517	ELECTIONS: CAMPAIGN CLOSES, ELECTION NIGHT WORRIES [...] (C) Summary: The formal campaign period closes at midnight on October 12. Noboa received a rebuke from the Catholic Church for his use of religion in his campaign and Roldos veered further left on free trade. Electoral officials are scrambling to manage expectations of quick results on el [...]	2006-10-13 12:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2525	ECUADOR CONDEMNS DPRK TEST, SUPPORTS UNSC [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed points in Ref B to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs Gonzalo Salvador on October 12 and congratulated the GOE for its principled public statement condemning the DPRK's nuclear test. Salvador said the GOE shared international opprobrium against the DPRK's test and would [...]	2006-10-13 18:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM EC IO KN KNNP PREL
06QUITO2529	UNSC: GOE STILL UNDECIDED, WORRIED ABOUT CORREA [...] (C) Per instruction in Ref A, the Ambassador discussed the UNSC race with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion at length on October 13. Carrion said Ecuador is still studying the issue and President Palacio will make the decision sometime before Monday's vote. MFA sources tell us Carrion will [...]	2006-10-13 20:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EC GT IO VE UNSC
06QUITO2531	UNSC: GOE STILL UNDECIDED, WORRIED ABOUT CORREA [...] (C) Per instruction in Ref A, the Ambassador discussed the UNSC race with Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion at length on October 13. Carrion said Ecuador is still studying the issue and President Palacio will make the decision sometime before Monday's vote. MFA sources tell us Carrion will [...]	2006-10-13 21:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL EC GT IO VE UNSC
06QUITO2532	ELECTION: FIRST ROUND TO NOBOA, CORREA; SECOND [...] (SBU) Summary: Banana magnate Alvaro Noboa and radical leftist Rafael Correa have won the first round of presidential voting on October 15, according to incoming official results, independent quick counts and exit polls. The two men now face a run-off election on November 26. Voting proceede [...]	2006-10-16 02:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2536	ELECTION AFTERMATH: QUICK COUNT FOUNDERS AT 70%; [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on October 16 unilaterally cancelled its $5.8 million quick count contract with Brazilian firm E-Vote after the firm failed to deliver results on time on election night. As a result, official results must await until after more labor-inten [...]	2006-10-16 22:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2544	ELECTIONS: CORREA BACKS DOWN, OFFICIAL RESULTS OUT [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's electoral authorities told the press on October 17 that they expect final official presidential results no later than October 22 and possibly by the 19th, to be followed Congressional and other results by October 25, at the latest. Current official tabulations of 60 [...]	2006-10-17 22:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2545	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) Embassy officers confirmed the identity and location of end-user Maria Cristina Vera Medranda. Vera and her husband, Jose Luis Vargas, sell firearms out of their home. Vera's firearms' distribution license expired on May 17, 2006 and there is no indication that a renewal is underway. [...]	2006-10-18 12:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC EC KOMC
06QUITO2549	MINISTER OF ECONOMY RODAS RESIGNS [...] (C) Summary. Minister of Economy and Finance Armando Rodas submitted his resignation late on October 17. On October 18 President Palacio named Jose Jouvin as the new Minister of Economy, the fifth to occupy that position since Palacio became president in April 2005. While Rodas's resignati [...]	2006-10-18 22:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV PINR EC
06QUITO2550	PALACIO SUFFERS SETBACKS, DROPS OUT OF WHO RACE [...] (C) Summary: President Alfredo Palacio announced he would abandon his controversial campaign for the WHO Director Generalship on October 18. At the same time, Palacio's fifth Minister of Economy resigned and a major political party conditioned its support for president in the second round on [...]	2006-10-18 22:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV EC PREL
06QUITO2557	COLOMBIAN MILITARY FIRE LEAVES TWO DEAD [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian military officials on October 19 confirmed that two Ecuadorian civilians were killed by Colombian military gunfire on October 15 while traveling in a canoe with FARC rebels on the San Miguel River. Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion publicly criticized the Colombian m [...]	2006-10-19 20:57:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2558	GOE INCLINED TO SUPPORT UN INDIGENOUS DECLARATION [...] (SBU) PolOff presented reftel points and delivered copies of three non-papers to Augusto Saa, Director of Human Rights and Social and Environmental issues at the MFA, on October 12, emphasizing the USG view that the Chair's draft Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (DRIP) is funda [...]	2006-10-19 22:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO2574	GOE INCLINED TO SUPPORT INDIGENOUS DECLARATION [...] (SBU) PolOff presented Ref A points and non-papers to Augusto Saa, Director of Human Rights and Social and Environmental issues at the MFA, on October 12, emphasizing the USG view that the Chair's draft UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples is fundamentally flawed. 2. (SBU) S [...]	2006-10-20 18:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO258	GOE PROTESTS ALLEGED GOC INCURSION [...] (U) Summary: Reports that Colombian military units entered Ecuadorian territory in hot pursuit of FARC irregulars on January 28 prompted vociferous GOE protests. End Summary. Reported Facts -------------- 2. (U) According to the press, three Black Hawk helicopters and two Colombian mi [...]	2006-01-31 23:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MOPS PREL SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2584	ELECTIONS: FIRST ROUND RESULTS CONFIRMED, [...] (C) Summary: The official GOE vote count confirms an Alvaro Noboa vs. Rafael Correa second round match-up. Noboa's political party also looks set to become the largest bloc in the new Congress that takes office January 5, 2007. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) is struggling to decide how/ [...]	2006-10-20 21:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO259	UNREALISTIC HUAORANI CONFRONT LOGGING AND [...] Summary: With an agenda focusing on illegal logging, their relationship with the petroleum industry, and institutional corruption, the Huaorani indigenous group held a general assembly in the jungle community of Nemonpari. While laudable in its effort to tackle these pressing issues, the new [...]	2006-02-01 13:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAID SOCI EPET ECON PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO2602	ELECTION UPDATE: THE "NEW" FACE OF THE CONGRESS; [...] (SBU) Summary: More than a week after the first round of presidential elections on October 15, election authorities have officially confirmed Alvaro Noboa's first round win with 26.83%, over Rafael Correa's 22.84%. Recent but unpublished poll data reveals that Noboa leads Correa by a 16-poin [...]	2006-10-25 22:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2603	ELECTION: FIRST ROUND RESULTS OFFICIAL; NOBOA [...] (SBU) Summary: More than a week after the first round of presidential elections on October 15, election authorities have officially confirmed Alvaro Noboa's first round win with 26.83%, over Rafael Correa's 22.84%. Recent but unpublished poll data reveals that Noboa leads Correa by a 16-poin [...]	2006-10-25 22:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KDEM PGOV EC
06QUITO2605	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) In response to reftel questions on application 05-1007930, Embassy officers verified that Lorena Apunte Osorio is an associate of NOPA Importers, a legitimate, registered firearms dealer in Quito, Ecuador. NOPA Importers is owned and operated by three sisters; Lorena Apunte Osorio, Luc [...]	2006-10-26 12:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC EC KOMC
06QUITO2616	THE HUNT FOR RAUL REYES ANGERS GOE [...] (S) Summary: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's public declaration that FARC leader Raul Reyes is hiding in Ecuador has sparked a media frenzy in Quito, heightening bilateral tensions. Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion demanded evidence of Reyes' presence, and asked the Ambassado [...]	2006-10-27 18:05:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO2617	CORDIAL MEETING WITH CORREA [...] (C) Summary: In a cordial meeting with presidential candidate Rafael Correa on October 26, the Ambassador underscored USG impartiality in the upcoming November 26 election and commitment to a fair and transparent electoral process. She said we will seek to pursue areas of convergence with th [...]	2006-10-27 19:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC

06QUITO2625	RELIGION IN ECUADOR'S PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN [...] (SBU) Summary: Rafael Correa has taken a page from his presidential rival Alvaro Noboa's success in the first round by increasing his use of religion as a campaign crutch, drawing criticism and public comment from the Catholic Church and political observers. Meanwhile, evangelical groups are [...]	2006-10-30 19:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2631	GUTIERREZ BROTHERS MIFFED AT NOBOA; WARY OF CORREA [...] (C) Summary: On October 30, the Ambassador met with ex-president Lucio Gutierrez and his brother, third place presidential candidate Gilmar Gutierrez, to gauge potential Patriotic Society Party (PSP) support for Alvaro Noboa's candidacy and hear their political plans as the second-largest bl [...]	2006-10-31 19:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2638	ELECTION UPDATE: CANDIDATES ACTIVE BUT VOTERS NOT [...] (SBU) Summary: The second round of campaigning is well underway, with leftist candidate Rafael Correa seeking to re-position himself, using symbolic meetings with authority figures to attract centrist voters. For his part, center-right candidate Alvaro Noboa is sticking with the formula that [...]	2006-11-01 22:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2675	GOE GAINS FIRST CONVICTION UNDER NEW TIP LAW [...] (U) Summary: Prosecutions against trafficking in persons (TIP) are starting to gain traction in Ecuador, with El Oro province prosecutors winning a maximum sentence and the first conviction under the new anti-TIP law passed in June of 2005. Other big cases are proceeding to trial, and we exp [...]	2006-11-06 21:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2681	GOE GAINS FIRST CONVICTION UNDER NEW TIP LAW [...] (U) Summary: Prosecutions against trafficking in persons (TIP) are starting to gain traction in Ecuador, with El Oro province prosecutors winning a maximum sentence and the first conviction under the new anti-TIP law passed in June of 2005. Other big cases are proceeding to trial, and we exp [...]	2006-11-06 22:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2698	Draft Ecuadorian Health Law Requires Approval and Labeling [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ecuadorian Congress approved a new Health Code that requires that competent authorities approve foods containing genetically modified organisms as innocuous and safe. Similar provisions in an April law, since set aside as unenforceable, led to a temporary freeze in imported [...]	2006-11-07 22:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV EC
06QUITO2699	FM CARRION'S POLICY BLUEPRINT: VANITY PROJECT OR [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion on October 23 released the country's foreign policy whitepaper, the National Foreign Policy Plan 2006-2020 ("PLANEX"). An avowed attempt to focus the nation's foreign policy amidst constant domestic political turmoil, the PLANEX exer [...]	2006-11-07 22:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2705	ECUADOR 2007 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] Below is Embassy Quito's submission for the 2007 National Trade Estimate Report. A copy of the report has been provided to USTR's Michelle Carrillo via email. The report was a collaborative effort between State, the Commercial Service, the Foreign Agricultural Service, and AID. TRADE SUMM [...]	2006-11-08 17:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
06QUITO2714	FEAR AND LOATHING IN ECUADOR: NERVOUS APPLAUSE FOR [...] (C) Summary: Substantial media attention given to the Department's approval of a 212(f) visa revocation for corruption of a prominent Ecuadorian politician, Xavier Neira, has elicited broad approval from opinion makers and the general populace. The impetus for the revocations, Neira,s corrupt [...]	2006-11-08 20:55:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV KIPR CVIS PINR ETRD EINV EC
06QUITO2718	ELECTION: CHAVEZ ENTERS FRAY [...] (SBU) Summary: President Hugo Chavez' criticism of presidential candidate Alvaro Noboa has caused a predictable nationalist reaction in Ecuador, rejecting outside interference in domestic affairs. The intervention will likely cost Chavez friend Rafael Correa, who continues to languish 15-20 [...]	2006-11-08 21:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2732	TERRORIST FINANCING COORDINATING OFFICER [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Quito's Terrorist Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is DCM Jefferson Brown, telephone number 593-2-256-2890 ext. 4420. His unclassified email address is brownjt2@state.gov. The Deputy TFCO is Economic Officer Christian Bollinger, telephone number 593-2-256-28 [...]	2006-11-09 19:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL EC
06QUITO2734	ECUADOR: ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS DEMARCHES [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarches on anti-Israel bias in resolutions dealing with Lebanon and resolutions extending the mandate of three anti-Israel entities to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on October 31. Puma said Ecuador had always supported the entities [...]	2006-11-09 21:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA PREL EC LE IS PHUM PTER
06QUITO2735	ECUADOR: UN COUNTERTERRORISM COMMITTEE VISIT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche on a possible visit by the UN Counterterrorism Committee to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on October 31. Puma had no substantive response at that time, but in a follow-up meeting on November 8, Puma said that the GOE consider [...]	2006-11-09 21:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	UNGA PREL EC LE IS PHUM PTER
06QUITO2736	ECUADOR: CUBA EMBARGO UN RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 21:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNGA UN EC CU PHUM PREL
06QUITO2737	ECUADOR: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 21:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ODIP ILC UNGA EC
06QUITO2738	ECUADOR: UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...]	2006-11-09 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNSC PARM EC
06QUITO2739	(C) NOBOA AND AMBASSADOR CLEAR THE AIR [...] (C) Summary: Presidential front-runner Alvaro Noboa called the Ambassador on November 8 to discuss his campaign and clear up any misunderstandings about his decision not to meet with foreign officials until after the election on November 26. He believed Venezuelan President Chavez' public r [...]	2006-11-09 21:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2807	ELECTRICITY SHORTAGES THREATEN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: A potential electricity crisis in Ecuador looms once again on the horizon. Growing demand coupled with lack of new investment has resulted in an industry stretched thin. Low rainfall near the main hydroelectric plant in Paute, located in the lowlands of eastern Ecuador, has ag [...]	2006-11-15 21:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EC
06QUITO2808	ELECTIONS: DEAD HEAT AFTER CORREA SURGE [...] (C) Summary: The latest unpublished polls show Rafael Correa and Alvaro Noboa in a statistical tie for the presidency. Correa's surge from a 15 point deficit probably reflects success of his tactical move to the center, combined with Noboa's high negatives and lackluster campaign. Correa's [...]	2006-11-15 22:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2809	LAB BUSTS MARK ECUADOR'S MOVE FROM TRANSIT TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian National Police (ENP),working with Peruvian anti-drug authorities and the DEA, uncovered and dismantled three cocaine processing labs in southern Ecuador. The ENP arrested 45 individuals - including Colombian fugitive Juan Solarte Mora, and seized vehicles, boa [...]	2006-11-15 22:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS SNAR PTER EC CO PE
06QUITO2811	GOE TO VOTE YES ON IRAN, DPRK; ABSTAIN ON BELARUS [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador Gonzalo Salvador, MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, on November 15, and followed up our November 8 approach on related Ref B issues. 2. (C) Salvador said Ecuador planned to follow the GRULAC consensus and planned to abstain on Belarus' "S [...]	2006-11-16 13:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO EC
06QUITO2812	GOE TO VOTE YES ON IRAN, DPRK; ABSTAIN ON BELARUS [...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed Ref A points to Ambassador Gonzalo Salvador, MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs, on November 15, and followed up on our November 8 approach on other pending UN human rights issues (Ref B). 2. (C) Salvador said Ecuador planned to follow the GRULAC consensus and planne [...]	2006-11-16 13:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC BO EC
06QUITO2817	RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON EFFORTS TO INTRODUCE A PROJECT [...] (SBU) Talking points were delivered to the office of Santiago Salguero, Under Secretary of Industries at the Ministry of Foreign Trade, which holds the presidency of the Codex commission in Ecuador. 2. (SBU) Salguero understands the points and would support the U.S. proposal to continue w [...]	2006-11-16 17:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD
06QUITO2832	UN: ECUADOR FOR BALANCE IN BEIT HANOUN [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE will vote in favor of the Beit Hanoun resolutions in NY and Geneva, in favor of the Burma country resolution, against Iran's retaliatory Canada resolution, and seeks to shift GRULAC consensus from abstention on Belarus' retaliatory resolutions against the U.S. to a 'no [...]	2006-11-17 21:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UN BO EC
06QUITO2838	ELECTION: TSE TIES UP LOOSE ENDS, BIELSA TO RETURN [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on November 20 announced plans to use a combination of exit polling and civil society and media quick count reporting to tally unofficial presidential results. With a week to go before elections on November 26, the TSE also froze both candi [...]	2006-11-20 22:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2844	ECUADOR TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT [...] Summary: This cable responds to specific questions in Ref A pertaining to Ecuador's progress on anti-TIP, summarizing developments which have occurred since the submission of the Embassy's TIP report in March. Sections below are keyed to parts a, b, and c of paragraph 6.E of Ref A, and all da [...]	2006-11-21 15:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2874	Election: Slugfest Tightens, Getting Dirtier [...] (SBU) Summary: Private polls continue to show the presidential race between Alvaro Noboa (PRIAN) and Rafael Correa (PAIS) in a dead heat. With the formal campaign period closing at midnight on November 23, both candidates continue to fund a final publicity blitz, despite prohibitions on furt [...]	2006-11-22 19:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2894	ELECTION: CAMPAIGN CLOSES, CLOUDS AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: The early campaign days of free computers, colorful flags, dancing and humorous jibes are over. Ecuador now must decide between two populist candidates that have both gone negative. Ecuadorian voters also must digest Correa's allegations of fraud and the prospect of a closely c [...]	2006-11-24 21:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2898	ELECTION: CORREA WINS BIG, NOBOA FIZZLES [...] (SBU) Summary: Leftist candidate Rafael Correa (representing the Proud and Sovereign Fatherland Movement-PAIS and Socialist Party) won the runoff round of presidential voting decisively over rival candidate Alvaro Noboa (PRIAN) on November 26, according to most exit polls and quick count res [...]	2006-11-27 03:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2904	CORREA EFFUSIVE; NOBOA SQUAWKS; VOTE COUNT [...] (SBU) Summary: Official results were temporarily delayed by Noboa's November 27 allegations of unspecified fraud and his demand that election authorities re-count the vote by hand in three coastal provinces. National election authorities disallowed the request as unjustified by election rul [...]	2006-11-27 23:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2928	PRESIDENT DID NOT VETO GMO PROVISIONS IN HEALTH CODE [...] (U) Summary and action request. President Palacio did not veto the GMO provisions of the draft Health Code, which is expected to enter into force in mid to late December. Post will work with the private sector and interested GOE agencies to develop implementing regulations that do not impede [...]	2006-11-30 13:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR PGOV EC
06QUITO2937	ELECTION WRAP-UP: CORREA COMPLIMENTS BUSH; [...] (SBU) Summary: Final certified results of the election are now expected by December 4, confirming a 57-43% presidential victory by Rafael Correa over Alvaro Noboa. Presumptive president-elect Correa received a congratulatory phone call from President Bush on November 30. Correa subsequently [...]	2006-12-01 23:52:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM EC
06QUITO2940	FIRST MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT CORREA [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Correa was extremely cordial and effusively thanked the Ambassador for President Bush's call, which he clearly had not expected and characterized as generous and "classy." The Ambassador emphasized that the bilateral relationship is starting fresh, and that Co [...]	2006-12-04 18:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL ETRD SNAR EC
06QUITO2965	ELECTION OVER, CORREA TAKES STAGE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal officially declared Rafael Correa Ecuador's president-elect on December 4, but rival candidate Alvaro Noboa has refused to concede defeat, requesting an investigation of Correa campaign finances. Since being elected on November 26, Correa has rea [...]	2006-12-07 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM ETRD EC
06QUITO2991	WAY FORWARD WITH THE CORREA GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: President-elect Correa's initial statements appear to signal openness to dialogue and some moderation of his early campaign rhetoric, although areas of potential tension clearly remain. The new Congress will be composed of mainly new faces, with a dramatically different party ma [...]	2006-12-11 22:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO2998	External Debt Report Will Be Released in December [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOE's External Debt Commission will release its report in mid-December, and the Correa administration could look to the report to identify whether any of Ecuador's debt is "illegitimate." The President of the Commission, Alfredo Castillo, asserted that much of Ecuador's de [...]	2006-12-12 13:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EC
06QUITO3006	HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: ECUADOR FAVORS EU SUDAN [...] (C) On December 11, 2006, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Director General of Multilateral Affairs, Lourdes Puma. Puma said that the Ecuadorian delegation will vote in favor of the draft resolution prepared by the European Union, "since it reflects the Ecuadorian position in this matter, [...]	2006-12-12 22:36:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UN KTIA EC
06QUITO3017	ECUADOR: TERRORIST LISTS [...] (SBU) The GOE does not maintain a National List of banned terrorist entities. Ecuador,s Superintendency of Banks relies on the USG Specially Designated Global Terrorist List and the OFAC website in executing terrorist financing oversight and remaining compliant with their United Nations obliga [...]	2006-12-13 21:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EC PREL PTER KTFN
06QUITO3020	GOE PROTESTS RESUMPTION OF COLOMBIAN SPRAYING NEAR [...] (C) Colombia's resumption of aerial fumigation along the Ecuador-Colombia border has sparked a formal GOE protest and strong reaction from president-elect Correa. Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion called Colombia's decision an act of "hostility" and warned of a possible cooling in bilateral [...]	2006-12-14 19:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO3033	FOUR NEW MINISTERS: CORREA TAPS POETS, [...] (C) Summary: On December 13 President-Elect Rafael Correa announced four new cabinet level ministers in a press conference on his way to visit Nestor Kirchner in Argentina: Maria Fernanda Espinosa will head the MFA; Raul Sagasti Lupera will be the new Industry Minister; Antonio Preciado will [...]	2006-12-14 21:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO3047	ECUADOR'S OAS DEMOCRACY PRACTITIONERS [...] Per reftel request, Embassy and AmConGen Guayaquil have identified the following democracy activists we recommend be included in the OAS democracy practitioner registry. 2. Manuel Ignacio Gomez Lecaro is a public relations expert and respected weekly editorialist for Guayaquil's leading n [...]	2006-12-15 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC KSUM PHUM OAS
06QUITO3048	GOE SUSPENDS FOREIGN MINING OPERATIONS - [...] (C) SUMMARY: The Government of Ecuador (GOE) suspended the operations of two Canadian mining companies (one with U.S. investment) in the past week, in response to escalating community protests and violence. Some community residents, supported by domestic and foreign NGOs, have opposed mining [...]	2006-12-15 22:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN EINV EC
06QUITO3050	ECUADOR INAUGURATION: USDEL REQUESTED BY DECEMBER [...] Summary: The GOE's planning for the January 15, 2003 presidential inauguration ceremony is just beginning but the MFA has requested foreign delegation lists by December 22. Planned activities span January 13-15. Outgoing President Alfredo Palacio has formally invited President Bush to attend [...]	2006-12-15 22:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO3059	UNGA: GOE WILL NOT CHANGE VOTES ON IRAN/BELARUS [...] (C) PolOff delivered the points in reftel demarche on December 18 to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs, Lourdes Puma. PolOff thanked the GOE for its support in defeating no-action motions, voting against the retaliatory anti-U.S. resolutions and voting in favor of the Iran country [...]	2006-12-18 21:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
06QUITO3062	ENERGY INTEGRATION, AERIAL SPRAYING AND DEBT ON [...] (C) Summary. President-elect Rafael Correa has crisscrossed South America in recent weeks to establish contact with his counterparts in the region, pursuing Ecuadorian interest in oil refining and infrastructure projects under the guise of regional cooperation and integration. Basking in a [...]	2006-12-19 22:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EPET EFIN EWWT EAIR EC CO
06QUITO3072	CORREA DEBT MANAGEMENT: ECUADORIAN OBSERVERS [...] (C) Summary. President-elect Correa and Economic Minister-designate Patino continue to talk about rescheduling Ecuador's external debt. However, former and current Ministry of Economy officials agree that Correa will be pragmatic and conclude that it is not in Ecuador's interest to default. [...]	2006-12-20 10:08:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV KBIO PINR EC
06QUITO3073	UN ASSESSMENTS: GOE WILL LIKELY FOLLOW G-77 [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on December 18. Puma said that many countries, including China, Russia, and the U.S. were not paying their fare share in the UN. She later qualified the Japanese and U.S. proposals on assessment [...]	2006-12-21 00:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
06QUITO3075	CORREA NAMES NEW CABINET MEMBERS, INCLUDING LABOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 19 President-Elect Rafael Correa announced two new cabinet level ministers and four lower level positions. The new officials named were: Antonio Gagliardo Valarezo, Minister of Labor; Raul Carrion Fiallos as Sports Minister; Monica Chuji Gualinga will be the Commun [...]	2006-12-21 07:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR EC
06QUITO308	GOC LAMENTS INCURSION [...] (C) Summary: The GOC on February 2 regretted its possible accidental violation of Ecuadorian airspace and reiterated its respect for Ecuadorian sovereignty. The GOE privately welcomed the conciliatory response, but publicly called it "insufficient" and slow in coming. Colombian President A [...]	2006-02-06 18:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO3086	POTENTIAL PRESIDENTIAL-CONGRESSIONAL CONFRONTATION [...] (C) Summary: As Rafael Correa prepares for his inauguration on January 15, he continues to signal an early and potentially decisive confrontation with Congress over his Constituent Assembly proposal. A Congressional majority of more than two thirds may be forming to oppose Correa's plans to [...]	2006-12-22 05:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
06QUITO320	NEW CHARGES AGAINST EX-PRES. GUTIERREZ [...] (U) Summary: The acting attorney general Cecilia Armas charged ex-President Lucio Gutierrez with violating the constitution while President by dissolving the Supreme Court in April 2005, and for convoking a special session of Congress which selected a new court in December 2004. Gutierrez ha [...]	2006-02-07 20:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO321	ECUADOR: PDAS SHAPIRO PROMOTES DEMOCRACY, TRADE [...] (C) Summary: WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro visited Quito January 18-20, meeting with President Alfredo Palacio, Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion, business leaders, the editorial board of Quito,s daily of record, members of the political elite and civil society leaders. He also met with Governo [...]	2006-02-07 22:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD KDEM EC
06QUITO374	WELCOME BACK, GENERAL CRADDOCK [...] (C) Summary: Please accept my warm welcome on your return visit to Ecuador, General Craddock. This mission is mobilized to ensure a successful visit. Your visit comes at a sensitive time. We hope to use it to help defuse the inflamed dialogue with Colombia, advance information sharing with [...]	2006-02-10 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO391	AMB. PROMOTES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE IN IMBABURA [...] Summary: During a February 7 trip to Imbabura province, two hours north of Quito, the Ambassador toured a U.S. military Medical Readiness Exercise (MEDRETE),met with the indigenous mayor of Otavalo and town councilors, toured a water system project sponsored by AID, and visited a Peace Corp [...]	2006-02-13 13:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO403	ECUADOR LOOKING TO CONCLUDE FTA [...] (C) Summary: According to the Ecuadorian Minister of Trade, Ecuador is ready for a final FTA round. He hopes USTR will schedule such a round for the near future. Ecuador is ready to be flexible on agriculture, as well as other outstanding issues. He said he did not want to hold a partial [...]	2006-02-13 21:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON PREL EC
06QUITO406	ECUADOR: WAR OF WORDS WITH COLOMBIA OVER, FOR NOW [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion on February 12 announced an end to the temporary diplomatic contretemps brought on by the accidental violation of Ecuadorian airspace by Colombian military units on January 28. FM Carrion said that the GOE, having accepted the GOC,s February 1 [...]	2006-02-13 22:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO407	ECUADOR ELECTIONS, NINE MONTHS OUT [...] (U) Summary: Nine months out from national congressional and presidential elections, campaign season is heating up with prospective candidates plumping for support, courting running-mates, and fueling speculation over electoral alliances. As speculation turns to the elections, the Palacio g [...]	2006-02-14 13:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO427	ECUADOR LABOR UPDATE [...] Summary: Following are recent labor-related developments of interest: -- MOL On Labor Code Reform (para. 2) -- MOL Raises Minimum Wage (4) -- MOL Publishes Report on Subcontracting (6) -- New Law Requires Hiring of Disabled (7) -- Dole Representatives Meet with Banana Union (8) -- Andina [...]	2006-02-15 20:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB PGOV EC
06QUITO471	GOE FIRES UPON, DISMANTLES FARC BORDER CAMP [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian military units on February 18 encountered and dismantled a FARC encampment in the northern border province of Sucumbios. Two FARC trainees were captured during the raid, along with weapons, ammunition, and other logistical support items. In the wake of the find, Min [...]	2006-02-22 23:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO472	GOE INTERCEPTS MIGRANT SHIP, RETAINS JURISDICTION [...] (SBU) Summary: There have been several significant recent developments relating to maritime law enforcement. The Ecuadorian Navy interdicted an overloaded fishing boat off its coast on February 18 carrying more than 100 migrants destined for Guatemala and the U.S. In another case, the GOE h [...]	2006-02-22 23:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SMIG SNAR EC
06QUITO483	NAPA-PASTAZA STRIKE SUSPENDED, NEGOTIATIONS BEGIN [...] (SBU) Summary: A disruptive citizens strike in the eastern province of Napo, supported by neighboring Pastaza province, was suspended pending the outcome of negotiations between protesters, the Ministry of Government, and the Minister of Economy and Finance Diego Borja on February 23. Ecuado [...]	2006-02-23 22:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO492	CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL AND JUDICIAL COUNCIL [...] (SBU) Summary: Coastal parties voted together on February 22 to select a new Constitutional Tribunal, excluding the main highland party, the Democratic Left (ID). The process followed constitutional guidelines and fulfills a key benchmark in our democracy promotion strategy. Important cases [...]	2006-02-24 20:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS EC
06QUITO534	EX-PRES. GUTIERREZ RELEASED FROM PRISON [...] (SBU) Summary: Ex-President Lucio Gutierrez has been cleared of bogus sedition charges, and was released from prison on March 3. Gutierrez' vindication may be partial, however, with other charges still pending against him for constitutional violations. Rumors of his release will recharge t [...]	2006-03-03 23:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO535	IRAN/IAEA: GOE REAFFIRMS SUPPORT [...] (SBU) PolChief presented suggested RefTel points for Board member statements at the March 6 IAEA Board of Governors meeting to MFA U/S Mauricio Montalvo on March 3. Montalvo indicated GOE agreement that the DG report met conditions in the Board's earlier resolution to refer Iran to the UNSC, [...]	2006-03-03 23:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP PREL IAEA IR EU AORC EC
06QUITO553	TWO ECUADORIAN JOURNALISTS KILLED [...] Summary: Press reported the murders of two journalists on February 13 and February 14 in and around the Guayaquil area. In both cases, no items were reported stolen and there have been no arrests. In one case, the reporter had previously spoken out about youth gangs during his radio report [...]	2006-03-08 13:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO579	STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARED FOR OIL WORKER STRIKE [...] Summary: President Palacio declared a state of emergency on March 7 in the three provinces of Napo, Orellana, and Sucumbios after 4,000 oil workers went on strike and took over installations at five PetroEcuador oil fields. On March 8, the military retook control of the oil wells and the go [...]	2006-03-09 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EPET ELAB EC
06QUITO598	SCENESETTER FOR FM CARRION VISIT [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Francisco Carrion will visit Washington to meet with Secretary Rice on March 23. The friendly but nationalist Carrion comes to Washington prepared to make a case for Ecuador. Carrion is concerned about current cuts in USG aid levels and will likely [...]	2006-03-10 21:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO599	GOE UNDECIDED ON GUATEMALA UNSC BID [...] (C) The Ambassador on March 9 delivered RefTel points on securing support for Guatemala's UNSC candidacy to FM Francisco Carrion. Carrion agreed with our views on Venezuela's potential disruptiveness, noting that the GOV had been very difficult to work with in the Andean Community (CAN). Ho [...]	2006-03-10 21:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNSC UN EC
06QUITO638	GOE "STUDIES" ALLEGED GOC AIRSPACE VIOLATION [...] (U) Two Colombian military aircraft reportedly entered Ecuadorian airspace in pursuit of FARC rebels in the border town of Puerto Nuevo, Sucumbios province on March 11. Representatives from the Colombian and Ecuadorian defense ministries met on March 14 on the border to exchange information o [...]	2006-03-15 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO639	INDIGENOUS PROTEST FTA, OXY; GOVERNMENT MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Government Minister Alfredo Castillo resigned on May 15 after indigenous blocked key highways throughout eight central provinces beginning on March 14 to threaten an indefinite "progressive national mobilization" demanding an end to FTA negotiations, the expulsion of Occidenta [...]	2006-03-15 23:17:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SOCI PHUM EC
06QUITO646	GOE OBJECTS TO HRR [...] (SBU) Summary: FM Francisco Carrion objected to the recently published human rights report in a meeting with the Ambassador on March 10. Carrion said the U.S. had no right to judge Ecuador on human rights issues, and had not sufficiently credited the GOE with HR improvements since President [...]	2006-03-16 16:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO658	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Embassy offices found no incriminating evidence on RefTel user, David Rolando Hurtado. RSO law enforcement sources did, however, confirm that Mr. Hurtado's firearms dealer license expired on February 3, 2006; they found no evidence that he was in the process of renewing it. Local law e [...]	2006-03-16 22:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC EC
06QUITO673	PALACIO STANDS FIRM, INDIGENOUS SUSPEND STRIKES [...] (C) Summary: President Palacio spoke to the nation on March 15, refusing to cede to indigenous striker demands to halt FTA negotiations. Subsequently, protesting highlands provinces and indigenous have suspended their strikes and are returning to their communities with most roads unblocked, [...]	2006-03-17 20:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINS EC
06QUITO674	VEGA NAMED NEW MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Summary: Felipe Vega de La Cuadra was announced as the next Minister of Government and will be sworn in on March 20, becoming President Palacio's fifth Minister of Government. Vega replaces Alfredo Castillo in the volatile position, after Castillo submitted his resignation amid anti-FTA [...]	2006-03-17 21:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINR EC
06QUITO678	GOE OPPOSES VENEZUELA'S CICTE MOVE [...] (SBU) PolChief delivered RefTel points to MFA U/S for Multilateral Affairs and CICTE delegation head Mauricio Montalvo on March 16. Montalvo said the GOE also was taken aback by Venezuela's alternate declaration, and offended by the interruption of the ongoing negotiation. He said the GOE [...]	2006-03-17 22:23:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER PREL ECON MARR CVIS OAS EC
06QUITO694	INDIGENOUS PROTESTS RENEW; LIMITED ACTION IN QUITO [...] (SBU) Summary: Indigenous protesters renewed their Disruption of transportation in the highland provinces of Imbabura, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi and Canar, and began arriving in Quito in small numbers on March 20. Others were blocked by police from entering the capital. Two injuries stemming fr [...]	2006-03-20 22:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PINS EC
06QUITO705	CHEVRON CLOSE TO FILING BIT NOTICE [...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met March 17 with Chevron local representative Jaime Varela for an update of Chevron's legal cases. Varela gave the status of the case in the Lago Agrio court, the AAA arbitration, and the U.S. Federal Court case and said Chevron would soon file a notice requesting [...]	2006-03-21 21:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ETRD ECON EC
06QUITO708	GOE TO DECLARE EMERGENCY TO CLEAR HIGHWAYS [...] (C) Summary: With indigenous roadblocks continuing in several provinces, a top aide to the President said Palacio had decided late on March 21 to declare an emergency in three central provinces and part of another, to permit the military to begin to clear the roads for commerce. Indigenous C [...]	2006-03-22 00:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO712	INDIGENOUS DEFIANT DESPITE STATE OF EMERGENCY [...] (C) Summary: President Palacio declared a state of emergency late on March 21 for four provinces and parts of Pichincha province. Most roads were open on March 22, and the GOE sought to dialogue with protest leaders. CONAIE leaders have vowed to continue their anti-FTA protests. Military i [...]	2006-03-22 23:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO725	ECUADORIAN PROTESTS: ROADS CLEAR, FUTURE CLOUDY [...] (U) Summary: The state of emergency declared in five of Ecuador's 22 provinces has permitted the GOE to clear road blockages in all but the north-central province of Imbabura, where protesters continue to return obstacles to the street as fast as authorities can clear them. Some clashes betw [...]	2006-03-23 22:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO737	PROTESTS COOL, INDIGENOUS TO REGROUP [...] Summary: Indigenous coalition CONAIE has temporarily suspended protests, promising to regroup for a return to the streets in April. The announcement followed protests March 23 in the North Central Province of Imbabura that left 12 with minor injuries and 22 arrested. The GOE has refused to n [...]	2006-03-24 19:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC PGOV PHUM PREL EC
06QUITO768	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON [...] (SBU) In response to RefTel questions on application 05-986059, Embassy offices verified that Monica Cecilia Herrera Suasnavas is the owner of Sierra Nevada Adventure and Guns, a legitimate, registered firearms dealer. Ms. Herrera and her brother, Francisco Herrera, have operated the busines [...]	2006-03-28 16:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC EC
06QUITO809	HYDROCARBON LAW SPELLS TROUBLE FOR EVERYONE [...] (U) Summary. The Ecuadorian Congress passed a law March 29 that would require private oil companies with participation contracts in Ecuador to share additional revenue with the GOE. If President Palacio signs the law, the GOE could face numerous legal actions because it clearly changes the t [...]	2006-03-31 18:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ETRD ECON PREL EC
06QUITO817	INDIGENOUS PLAN PROTESTS, OTHERS WANT DIALOGUE [...] Summary: Indigenous leaders met on March 31 in Tunguragua province to discuss future anti-FTA protest plans. Leaders of the main indigenous organization, CONAIE, rejected an agreement signed by the GOE with other groups to begin greater education and dialogue on the FTA. Indigenous in Imba [...]	2006-03-31 21:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO818	AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES GREATER MARITIME COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met on March 30 with MFA Sovereignty U/S Diego Stacey and other MFA officials to discuss the recent rise in the use of Ecuadorian flagged fishing vessels to smuggle drugs and request additional bilateral cooperation to counter it. The Ambassador delivered a detail [...]	2006-03-31 22:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR PTER EC
06QUITO85	MOD UPBEAT ON EVE OF COLOMBIA TALKS [...] (C) Summary: In a January 10 meeting the Ambassador conveyed to Defense Minister Oswaldo Jarrin USG support for greater high-level GOE-GOC security cooperation, and expressed USG concern over the GOE,S anti-glyphosate rhetoric. Jarrin said the fumigation issue was not on his agenda for upcom [...]	2006-01-11 23:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL MARR SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO850	INDIGENOUS PROTESTS DIVERTED, TEMPORARILY [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE has actively blocked indigenous protesters from marching in provinces under a state of emergency declaration, arresting leaders and preventing concerted movement of protesters to the capital. FENOCIN, the indigenous campesino group, announced 7,000 protesters will con [...]	2006-04-06 13:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO861	C-AL6-00484 PROTEST EFFECTS ON ECUADOR'S STABILITY [...] (U) We offer the following responses to questions posed in RefTel. 2. (S) A. Are indigenous groups planning additional widespread protests? If so, what tactics will they use? Yes. CONAIE has announced a national uprising to commence after the Holy Week Holiday, which ends on April 16. [...]	2006-04-06 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO87	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-13 12:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV EFIN MOPS MASS KJUS KCRM EC
06QUITO889	ECUADORIAN LAW VIOLATES CONTRACTS OF OIL COMPANIES [...] (C) Summary: President Palacio's partial veto of new hydrocarbons legislation makes passage of very bad legislation inevitable. Within thirty days, and more likely within two weeks, the legislation will come into force, violating the contracts of two U.S. oil companies (and four companies f [...]	2006-04-10 22:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV EC
06QUITO89	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-13 12:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV EFIN MOPS MASS KJUS KCRM EC
06QUITO90	2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] No summary [...]	2006-01-13 12:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV EFIN MOPS MASS KJUS KCRM EC
06QUITO909	INDIGENOUS TO REGROUP, PROTESTS UNLIKELY NEXT WEEK [...] (SBU) Summary: Both evangelical indigenous of the organization FEINE and indigenous of the CONAIE organization have told us that they will be meeting at the local level to evaluate the political and economic situation and decide on next steps. An Embassy police contact told us that the CONA [...]	2006-04-12 21:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
06QUITO977	VFM FRIENDLY BUT FIRM ON ECUADORIAN CONCERNS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with visiting WHA/AND Director Philip French on April 18, Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira expressed GOE commitment for continued bilateral cooperation, but stressed the view that the USG needs to take into account some of the unique pressures of Ecuador's sit [...]	2006-04-20 22:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNSC ETRD EPET EINV ECON PGOV SNAR CO EC
06QUITO978	REGIONAL IAEA CONFERENCE ENCOURAGES NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) Summary: PolOffs on April 3-4 represented the USG at the first Pan-American IAEA Meeting on Strengthening Implementation of International Instruments for Enhanced Nuclear and Radiological Security. During the two-day conference, IAEA organizers explained international efforts to counte [...]	2006-04-21 00:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PTER KTIA IAEA CARICOM EC
06QUITO988	BI-NATIONAL BORDER DEVELOPMENT PLAN ADVANCES [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorian and Colombian government officials will meet in Quito on April 24-25 to discuss the creation of an integrated development zone along their common border. The idea of the plan, agreed to at December 7, 2005 bilateral ministerial meetings in Quito, seeks to identify [...]	2006-04-21 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR SNAR PTER EC CO
06QUITO995	WHA/AND DIRECTOR FRENCH VISITS NORTHERN BORDER, [...] (SBU) Summary: On April 17, WHA Andean Affairs Director Philip French and Embassy officials visited the towns of Lago Agrio and General Farfan on Ecuador's northern border with Colombia. At the USG-funded Lago Agrio police base, the province's narcotics chief described challenges with infor [...]	2006-04-24 22:03:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM EC
07QUITO1002	Superintendency of Banks Launches a Transparency [...] (SBU) Summary. The Superintendent of Bank launched a plan to increase transparency in the banking sector. This could lower interest rates, a priority for President Correa. Separately, Congress may move forward with a law to impose additional controls over the banking sector; although earlie [...]	2007-05-02 21:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EC
07QUITO1039	CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY RACE BEGINS [...] (U) This message contains an action request for DRL and WHA/USOAS. See para 18. 2. (SBU) Summary: With national constituent assembly elections officially announced for September 30, Rafael Correa's undiminished popularity makes his Alianza PAIS movement the party to beat. Although poll [...]	2007-05-08 14:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1046	AMBASSADOR AND FORMIN CLEAR THE AIR; PREPARE FOR D [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Maria Espinosa on May 8 to discuss the Deputy Secretary's May 9 visit, probe the ForMin on her harsh comments about the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT),and to clarify the USG position on the 2007 UNITAS move. She expressed USG hope tha [...]	2007-05-08 23:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO

07QUITO1047	ECUADOR - NO PLANS TO JOIN BOLIVARIAN ALTERNATIVE (ALBA) [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Ministry officials report that the GOE does not plan to join ALBA, citing a lack of concrete, meaningful proposals. Instead, Ecuador plans to focus on the broader Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) organization. Ecuador did not sign an agreement by ALBA members t [...]	2007-05-09 14:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL EC
07QUITO1068	ECUADOR'S VIEWS ON UPCOMING HRC VOTE [...] (C) Acting PolChief delivered demarche May 11 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma said that the GOE understood USG concerns regarding Belarus' inclusion in the Human Rights Council and agreed that it would compromise the council's future credibility. Pum [...]	2007-05-11 17:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
07QUITO108	CORREA AND URIBE ANNOUNCE DEAL ON SPRAY STUDY [...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Rafael Correa of Ecuador and President Alvaro Uribe of Colombia announced an agreement on January 10 to conduct a tripartite study of the aerial fumigation of coca crops in Colombia along the Ecuadorian border. The study would be conducted by representatives of [...]	2007-01-12 21:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR EC CO
07QUITO1081	DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE MEETS WITH CIVIL [...] (C) Summary: The Deputy Secretary rounded out his Quito visit with a meeting at the Ambassador's Residence with six representatives from a diverse array of civil society sectors to gain a non-governmental perspective on Ecuador's current political and economic outlook. A/S Shannon and DCM Bro [...]	2007-05-11 22:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1088	CORREA'S TRUTH COMMISSION HUNTS EX-PRESIDENT [...] (C) Summary: President Correa created a "Truth Commission" on May 3 to investigate alleged human rights violations by the Leon Febres Cordero (PSC) administration during the 1980s. Most of the members of the Commission are victim family members and self described persecuted human rights acti [...]	2007-05-14 21:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1091	ANOTHER U.S. OIL COMPANY PULLING OUT OF ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Conoco Philips has decided to sell its assets in Ecuador. Conoco acquired several production and exploration blocks in Ecuador when it purchased Burlington Resources in 2006, and concluded that the Ecuadorian assets are not economically attractive compared to other holdings in [...]	2007-05-15 13:32:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV EC
07QUITO110	LUCIO FLIPS TO PRO-ASSEMBLY MAJORITY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a dramatic reversal, ex-president Lucio Gutierrez' Patriotic Society Party pulled out of a rightist alliance opposing president-elect Rafael Correa's constituent assembly proposal and formed a new pro-assembly majority counting 54 votes in the new Congress and a majority in [...]	2007-01-12 22:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1102	PETROECUADOR'S NEW PLANS [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Embassy officials, Petroecuador President Carlos Pareja outlined Petroecuador's plans to open the ITT fields project to international bidding, sell high octane gasoline at market prices (a possible first step towards reducing subsidies),introduce a gasoline/et [...]	2007-05-15 17:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
07QUITO111	Few New Details in Debt Commission Report [...] (SBU) Summary. At a press conference to issue a report on Ecuador's external debt, a member of the presidential debt audit commission insinuated that some of the debt was "illegal and illegitimate." The report itself is critical of external debt, arguing that debt has hindered rather than h [...]	2007-01-16 12:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EC
07QUITO1113	DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH THE GOE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary. During a lunch with the Deputy Secretary, members of the Government of Ecuador economic team touched upon the need to improve education and health care in Ecuador and generate economic opportunities for the poor. The Ecuadorians cautiously welcomed the idea of a bilateral eco [...]	2007-05-16 14:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN ETRD PREL EC
07QUITO1114	CORREA TELLS D: ECUADOR WELCOMES ECONOMIC [...] (C) SUMMARY: In an hour and a half May 9 meeting with the Deputy Secretary, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa avoided controversial topics, stressed the importance of the bilateral relationship, and stuck to his core themes. He assured the Deputy Secretary that the United States has nothing [...]	2007-05-16 14:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON EFIN PREL PGOV EC
07QUITO1124	CORREA ESCALATES WAR AGAINST THE PRESS [...] (U) Summary: President Correa ramped up his war of words and legal battle with the press May 15 by once again referring to the media as "mediocre and incompetent". While signing documents adding further charges of "insult" to his pending lawsuit against the daily newspaper La Hora, Correa vo [...]	2007-05-16 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1164	GOE AMBIVALENT ON IRAN-VENEZUELA RELATIONS [...] (C) PolOff conveyed RefTel points on May 15 to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs, Lourdes Puma. After listening to our views, Puma asserted that "it is not Ecuador's way to insert itself into the affairs of other sovereign nations and tell them with whom they should be friends." [...]	2007-05-18 20:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
07QUITO1176	CENTRAL BANK MANAGER OFFERS RESIGNATION [...] (SBU) Summary. Central Bank General Manager Mauricio Pareja has offered to resign, but the Central Bank Board has yet to decide whether to accept his resignation. If it accepts his resignation, the Board will select his replacement. The rumor is that Maria de Lourdes Andrade, a close confi [...]	2007-05-21 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PREL EC
07QUITO1180	UN HEALTH RAPPORTEUR SIDES WITH GOE ON SPRAYING [...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Rapporteur for Human Health Rights Paul Hunt visited Ecuador May 14-18 at the invitation of the GOE to conduct a "non-scientific" study of the impact of Colombia's aerial fumigation program on Ecuadorian residents in the border region. Hunt met with residents, NG [...]	2007-05-22 20:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1182	VIDEO OF ECONOMY MINISTER PATINO IMPLIES MARKET [...] (U) Summary. Recently released excerpts of a video of a February meeting between Economy Minister Patino and former Economy Minister Rodas imply (but do not confirm) that if Patino frightened the international bond market, Rodas could have earned $50 million. Patino and Rodas separately ass [...]	2007-05-22 21:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1234	ECUADOR -- DEMARCHE ON U.N. WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] On May 23 post delivered reftel points to Lourdes Puma Puma, Director of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Puma said that Ecuador supports increasing access to vaccines and supports the avoidance of virus stock destruction. JEWELL [...]	2007-05-30 13:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU EC
07QUITO1235	ECUADOR -- DEMARCHE ON U.N. WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY [...] On May 23 post delivered reftel points to Lourdes Puma Puma, Director of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Puma said that Ecuador supports increasing access to vaccines and supports the avoidance of virus stock destruction. JEWELL [...]	2007-05-30 13:50:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO AORC PREL KFLU EC
07QUITO1236	ECUADOR DOES NOT SUPPORT ADDIN CEDRELA TO CITES [...] Post delivered reftel points to Frida Pin Hoppe in the Ministry of Environment on April 24; post later received the following written responses from the appropriate scientific authorities via her office. They are reproduced verbatim due to their technical nature. 2. What is the conservati [...]	2007-05-30 13:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV ETRD KSCA EUN ECON PREL EC
07QUITO1238	ECUADOR -- DEMARCHE ON COUNTERTERRORISM OBJECTIVES [...] On May 23 post delivered reftel points to Lourdes Puma Puma, Director of Multilateral Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Puma said the GOE understands the importance of strengthening its ability to monitor financial transactions in order to stop individuals or entities suspected of [...]	2007-05-30 14:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC EC
07QUITO1239	ECUADOR REVIEW FOR TITLE III SUSPENSION OF [...] (C) In response to reftel request, Post provides the following information regarding trade and other relations between Ecuador and Cuba. Trade between the two countries is not extensive. In 2006, Ecuadorian exports to Cuba, mostly tuna, totaled $6,434,690 (FOB) and Ecuadorian imports from Cu [...]	2007-05-30 14:06:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL CU EC
07QUITO1258	NEW COLOMBIAN FOREIGN MINISTER VISITS ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: Colombian Foreign Minister Fernando Araujo made his first official visit to Ecuador on May 28. During the visit, Araujo stressed the need for continued anti-narcotics cooperation; communicated GOC willingness to compensate border residents for damage caused by aerial fumigations [...]	2007-05-31 22:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1268	CONGRESS CREATES A COURT OF CONVENIENCE [...] (C) Summary: Congress produced a politicized Constitutional Court to replace the politicized Court it recently voted out of existence. Deals and trades have produced a Court that will probably be pro-Correa, removing a potential vehicle for opposition maneuvering, but otherwise not likely t [...]	2007-06-01 20:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO127	CORREA INAUGURAL CHARTS PRIORITIES, SIGNALS STYLE [...] No summary [...]	2007-01-17 21:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EC
07QUITO128	CORREA INAUGURAL CHARTS PRIORITIES, SIGNALS STYLE [...] (C) Summary: Rafael Correa on January 15 was sworn in as Ecuador's 81st president since Ecuador's independence from Spain in 1830, and the 8th in the past 10 years. In his inaugural address, Correa laid out an idealistic agenda heavy on rhetorical flourishes and calling for what he termed a [...]	2007-01-17 21:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EFIN EC
07QUITO1295	FOUR MONTHS OUT, CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY CORREA'S TO [...] (C) Summary. Early polls confirm a clear plurality and broad support for President Correa's Alianza PAIS movement over any other party, but a recent dip in President Correa's approval rating could signal some softness. Minister of Energy Alberto Acosta is rumored to be ready to leave office [...]	2007-06-06 13:37:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1302	CORREA AND GARCIA TALK BORDER DEVELOPMENT; DENY [...] (U) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and Peruvian President Alan Garcia met on June 1 in Tumbes, Peru for the presidents' first binational meeting on border issues. Correa stressed the need for continued investment by Ecuador, Peru, and the international community in the border re [...]	2007-06-06 20:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
07QUITO1350	VIDEO SCANDAL EXPANDS [...] (C) Summary: Another secretly-taped video involving Economy Minister Ricardo Patino has become public, extending the controversy over an earlier video (reftel). The new video dates to February, and shows President of Congress Jorge Cevallos discussing his efforts toward congressional approv [...]	2007-06-13 12:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1351	GOE TO GET TOUGHER ON ILLEGAL ARMED GROUPS; [...] (C) Summary: Correa's national security minister coordinator, Fernando Bustamante, told the Ambassador on June 8 that the GOE planned to strengthen its security posture in the north to restrict the activities of Colombian illegal armed groups in Ecuador. He said Correa was very concerned ove [...]	2007-06-13 16:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL INRA MARR CO EC
07QUITO1361	ECUADOR SKEPTICAL OF US TRANSPARENCY INITIATIVE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche on June 13 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma expressed GOE's skepticism regarding the various proposals contained in the initiative, noting that in the past, such practices were designed to link political preferenc [...]	2007-06-14 14:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN EC
07QUITO1395	ECUADOR CELEBRATES WORLD DAY AGAINST CHILD LABOR [...] (SBU) The Government of Ecuador (GOE) marked the 2007 World Day Against Child Labor by organizing a conference focused primarily on presenting basic information, highlighting successes, and enlisting support for future efforts. This event at the Ministry of Agriculture focused primarily on ag [...]	2007-06-18 21:48:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB ETRD SOCI PGOV EC
07QUITO1423	ASSEMBLY CANDIDATE REGISTRATION CLOSES: NOBOA [...] (U) Summary. The last day to register candidates for Ecuador's constituent assembly race ended with mild chaos at the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and Alvaro Noboa once again throwing his hat into the ring. Parties chose a variety of candidates to help them gain seats, from current and [...]	2007-06-21 13:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1424	CONGRESS REJECTS PRESIDENT'S PETROLEUM BILL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Correa administration's bill to sanction trafficking in contraband petroleum and its derivatives was rejected June 19 by Congress on the grounds that it was too broad, the penalties were too heavy, it referred to more than one issue, and certain parts of it were unconstitut [...]	2007-06-21 16:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ECON PGOV EC
07QUITO1464	FOREIGN MINISTER ESPINOSA POSITIVE ON BIT, ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: In an interview with El Comercio newspaper on June 21, Foreign Minister Espinosa made several forward-leaning statements regarding economic relations with the United States. Espinosa explained that the GOE would not withdraw from its bilateral investment treaty (BIT) with the U. [...]	2007-06-25 19:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EFIN EC
07QUITO1478	ECUADOR SUPPORTS AN EU-CAN ASSOCIATION AGREEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's President Correa supported the European Union (EU) - Andean Community (CAN) association agreement talks launched June 14 and reportedly played a mediator role in moving them forward, even though he opposed a free trade agreement (FTA) with the U.S. as it was negotiated [...]	2007-06-27 16:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EC
07QUITO1483	RADIO ADDRESSES ILLUMINATE CORREA [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has given 23 Saturday radio addresses. The extemporaneous and unscripted nature of the addresses gives an idea of the issues he is thinking about and his own personal character. Emboffs have listened to recordings of the last 13 of these addre [...]	2007-06-27 19:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1488	AMID CALLS TO DISSOLVE CONGRESS, CORREA,S RATINGS [...] (U) Summary: On June 26 a new Cedatos-Gallup poll shows a drop in President Correa's approval rating to 62% and a drop in his credibility to 54%. These declines come in the midst of increasing political scandal and contention. Recents displays of intolerance and even arrogance by Correa, cou [...]	2007-06-28 14:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1497	ECUADOR'S BIG ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVE: KEEPING [...] (U) Summary: President Rafael Correa is challenging the world to help Ecuador avoid drilling for oil in one of its largest and most biodiverse areas of protected Amazon rainforest, the Ishpingo-Tambocoha-Tiputini (ITT) field in Yasuni National Park. The GOE wants the international communit [...]	2007-06-29 13:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR EC EFIN EPET PREL SENV
07QUITO1534	VICE FOREIGN MINISTER REVIEWS THE RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary. In reviewing the main messages that the GOE delivered in Washington during its lobbying efforts for ATPA extension, the Vice Foreign Minister presented Ecuador's take on the key elements in our relationship: the importance of ATPA renewal, the need to think about what might succ [...]	2007-07-05 18:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD PREL SNAR EC
07QUITO1542	ICAO DEMARCHES DELIVERED: ECUADOR SUPPORTS U.S. [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarches to Director General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) Cesar Posso on July 3. Posso indicated that Ecuador supports the U.S. position in terms of safety and security, and is improving its record with regard to protecting the environment. In Posso's words, he sp [...]	2007-07-06 18:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR ETRD SENV ECON EC
07QUITO155	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT MORENO [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Vice President Lenin Moreno on January 17. Moreno demonstrated his good humor, openness to the U.S. and conveyed a sincere desire to improve coordination of GOE social programs, his core interest and assignment. He also made an impassioned [...]	2007-01-19 18:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1553	GLYPHOSATE TAKES ANOTHER HIT IN ECUADOR [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian Commission studying the health and environmental impacts of Colombia's aerial coca eradication program on Ecuador's north released its findings on July 2. The Commission argues that the chemical mixture used by the GOC since 2000 is highly toxic and has caused e [...]	2007-07-09 20:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO156	GOVERNMENT MINISTER LARREA PUSHES REFORM AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Minister of Government Gustavo Larrea on January 18 to promote continued bilateral law enforcement cooperation. Larrea, a prominent leftist critic of the U.S. in the past, and president Correa's chief political strategist and operator, was disarmingly co [...]	2007-01-19 19:09:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR SNAR ECON EC
07QUITO1568	RESPONSE TO NOPEC DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) This is a response cable to State 88197. Post raised the NOPEC legislation with Ecuador's Ministry of Energy, and relayed reftel points. The Ministry representative appreciated the information, noting that he was already aware of the legislation. He did not offer a GOE reaction or any [...]	2007-07-11 13:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EPET ENRG ECON PREL
07QUITO1573	CORREA STRIKES BACK AT OPPOSITION WITH ALLEGATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 7, President Correa accused 18 congressmen of offering to support the government,s controversial banking reform law in exchange for political favors such as appointments to high posts in state-owned companies. The president also implicated Guayas prefect Nicolas Lapent [...]	2007-07-11 20:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO158	GARCIA/USDEL BILAT: PERU'S QUIXOTIC MISSION [...] (C) Summary: Peruvian President Alan Garcia met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on the margins of President Rafael Correa's inauguration ceremony. Garcia raised ATPA, the U.S./Peru free trade agreement and Peru's lonely opposition to Chavez in South America. End Summary. Bac [...]	2007-01-19 19:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO160	CORREA INAUGURATION: USDEL CONVEYS MESSAGE OF [...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. delegation to the inauguration of Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa headed by Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez effectively conveyed a message of SIPDIS friendship and respect between the U.S. and Ecuador. That message was warmly received both publicly and priva [...]	2007-01-19 19:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1607	CONGRESS VOTES "NO CONFIDENCE" IN FINANCE MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Continuing the standoff between Congress and the Correa administration, Congress passed a vote of no confidence July 13 against Minister of Finance Ricardo Patino. Citing allegations of embezzlement, illicit association, collusion and treason, Congress passed the measure af [...]	2007-07-17 21:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO162	INAUGURATION: FRIENDLY BILATERAL WITH FM ESPINOSA [...] (SBU) Summary: In a brief but cordial bilateral meeting on the eve of the inauguration of President Rafael Correa, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez met with Foreign SIPDIS Minister-designate Maria Fernanda Espinosa on January 14. Both agreed that more unites our countries than divide [...]	2007-01-19 20:11:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1634	ECUADOR -- DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UN CONVENTION [...] No summary [...]	2007-07-20 13:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS PTER SNAR EC
07QUITO1637	CORREA SIGNS DECREE TO PREVENT AIRING OF [...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 9, President Correa signed an executive decree prohibiting reproduction of clandestinely recorded video and audio without the authorization of those involved. The media association responded saying the decree was unconstitutional. While Vice President Lenin Moreno claims [...]	2007-07-20 17:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EC
07QUITO1655	Congress Rolls Back Correa's Controversial Banking Law [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ecuadorian Congress rejected for the third time proposals by Correa to impose strong political control over interest rates, bank fees, reserve requirements, and a liquidity fund. The Congress substantially modified Correa's bill to establish more limited controls, which th [...]	2007-07-23 17:17:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
07QUITO1678	PETROBRAS INVESTIGATION COULD LEAD TO CONTRACT [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian state petroleum company Petrobras is being investigated for possible contract violations that could lead to the cancellation of its contract. The allegations echo those leveled at U.S. firm Occidental Petroleum, whose contract was subsequently cancelled and assets sei [...]	2007-07-26 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV PREL EC
07QUITO1680	CORREA LEGALIZES "INCIDENTAL" SHARK FISHING [...] (SBU) Summary: On July 20 President Rafael Correa signed a declaration legalizing the sale, transport and export of shark "caught incidentally in the catch of other fish." Political observers have called the move an effort to shore up votes from coastal fishermen in the upcoming September el [...]	2007-07-27 14:36:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EFIS PHSA PGOV UNESCO EC
07QUITO169	Mixed Messages on Debt Renegotiation and GOE Approach to [...] (SBU) Summary. Minister of Economy Patino continues to send mixed messages on what the GOE wants to do on debt restructuring. On January 17, Patino, in an "aggressive" meeting with bondholders, said most of Ecuador's external debt is illegitimate and floated the idea of a 60 percent debt disc [...]	2007-01-22 12:33:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EAID EC
07QUITO17	CORREA NAMES FINAL CABINET POSTS, INCLUDING A [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 27, President-Elect Rafael Correa announced the rest of his cabinet, to be sworn in on January 15. The new officials named were: Guadalupe Larriva, as Minister of Defense; Caroline Chang as Health Minister; Trajano Andrade Viteri will head the Transportation and Pu [...]	2007-01-04 07:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PINR SNAR EC
07QUITO1701	RESPONSE TO OPIC ON BANCO PROCREDITO [...] (SBU) Post welcomes OPIC interest in supporting the important microcredit and small-medium enterprise market in Ecuador (ref A). We had delayed responding given recent uncertainty regarding the outcome of Ecuador's controversial banking bill, but can now provide a fulsome response as the law h [...]	2007-07-31 14:30:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV EC
07QUITO1721	ECUADOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: NOT CLEAR [...] (C) With only two months to go before Ecuador's Constituent Assembly elections, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal is facing significant challenges. A July 15 mock election revealed that the size and complexity of the ballots are likely to be a technical nightmare. The TSE has proposed some meas [...]	2007-08-02 18:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	ECON PGOV PHUM
07QUITO173	VENEZUELA AND ECUADOR SIGN COOPERATION ACCORDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Five cooperation agreements were signed between Venezuela and Ecuador January 16, capping Venezuelan President Chavez's visit to Ecuador for President Correa's inauguration. These accords seek to strengthen bilateral cooperation and integration focusing on social welfare, bankin [...]	2007-01-22 18:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN EC VE
07QUITO174	BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE: DDTC CASE #050021165 [...] (SBU) In response to reftel questions on application #050021165, the Embassy has verified that Apeqs-Cotela C.A. is the Harris Corporation's Ecuadorian representative. We have also verified the validity of the pending $8,000 Ecuadorian Joint Command order for spare Harris radio parts. The U. [...]	2007-01-22 19:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC EC US
07QUITO175	NEW MINDEF EMPHASIZES SOCIAL MISSION [...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on Minister of Defense Guadalupe Larriva on January 18, the Ambassador expressed USG willingness to deepen security cooperation, and highlighted successful U.S. led development projects and military humanitarian exercises. Larriva welcomed USG support for ci [...]	2007-01-22 19:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1758	A REVOLVING DOOR IN ECUADOR'S ECONOMIC MINISTRIES [...] (U) In the past month, the Correa administration has implemented a number of high-level changes in Ecuador's economic ministries. The country now has new ministers of Electricity, Petroleum and Mining, Transportation, and Economy and Finance. Ministers Leave to Run for Constituent Assembly [...]	2007-08-06 20:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV PINR EC
07QUITO1768	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: INTEREST RATES, ECONOMIC GROWTH, [...] (U) The following is the beginning of a weekly Ecuador economic update that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Central Bank Establishes Interim Interest Rates --------------------------------------------- -- 2. (U) The new banking law, which establi [...]	2007-08-07 18:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EFIS SENV EC
07QUITO1779	ECUADOR ARRESTS U.S. CITIZEN ENVIRONMENTALIST FORCOMBATING [...] (U) Summary: On August 4 Ecuadorian immigration police arrested U.S. citizen Sean O'Hearn, Country Director of the environmentalist group Sea Shepherd, revoked his visa and issued an order for his immediate deportation. O'Hearn was charged with "crimes against Ecuadorian sovereignty" for his [...]	2007-08-07 19:25:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV EFIS CASC PHSA PGOV
07QUITO1791	ECUADOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: NOT CLEAR [...] (C) With only two months to go before Ecuador's Constituent Assembly elections, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal is facing significant challenges. A July 15 mock election revealed that the size and complexity of the ballots are likely to be a technical nightmare. The TSE has proposed some meas [...]	2007-08-08 21:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EC
07QUITO1794	GOVERNMENT PRESSURE LEADS TO VOLUNTARY PRICE RESTRAINTS [...] (SBU) Summary: With rising food prices, the GOE warned the private sector to lower prices or face mandatory controls. The private sector agreed to voluntarily fix prices for rice, flour, and sugar, while other sectors are seeking ways to reduce prices through cheaper packaging and lower quali [...]	2007-08-09 16:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EAGR PGOV EC
07QUITO1816	US COMPANIES MCI POWER GROUP AND NEW TURBINE, INC. [...] (U) On July 31, the arbitration tribunal established under the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) ruled against U.S. firms MCI Power Group and New Turbine, Inc.(MCI-NT) in their international arbitration case against Ecuador. It ruled that ICSID did not ha [...]	2007-08-09 21:55:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EC
07QUITO1842	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ENERGY BILL, ENERGY EMERGENCY, [...] (U) The following is a weekly Ecuador economic update that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Congress Approves Energy Sovereignty Bill: ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) After rejecting the administration's initial energy sovereig [...]	2007-08-15 16:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EFIS SENV EC
07QUITO1884	RAISING AWARENESS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING IN ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: As part of the American EmbassyQs outreach program, five embassy summer interns traveled on July 30, 2007 to a shelter for trafficking victims run by La Fundacisn Nuestros Jsvenes in Mitad del Mundo, and on August 1 Q 2, 2007 to Casa Condor Community Center in Riobamba, to promote [...]	2007-08-17 11:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM EC
07QUITO1889	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ALBA AND MERCOSUR, BOND PAYMENT, [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Ecuador Won't Join ALBA, Mercosur --------------------------------- 2. (SBU) During his visit to Ecuador August 9, Venezuelan President Chavez extended another inv [...]	2007-08-20 15:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EC
07QUITO1900	LIMITED VENEZUELAN SUPPORT FOR TENTATIVE NEW [...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan and Ecuadorian state oil companies signed an MOU August 9 for a $5 billion joint refinery project in Ecuador. A Petroecuador official explained that the two state companies would form a "mixed company" to execute the project. However, he expressed concern that obtain [...]	2007-08-21 19:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON EC
07QUITO1902	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: EVENT ON LITERACY AND [...] (U) Action request - see para. 4. 2. (SBU) Poloff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the First Lady's literacy and health event. Puma expressed interest in the topic and event and asked to have an invitation sent to the spouses [...]	2007-08-22 11:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC
07QUITO1903	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 62ND UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) Action request - see para. 3. 2. (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on August 9 regarding the GOE's participation in UNGA. Puma informed us on August 17 that both the President and Minister of Foreign Affairs would attend. Personal [...]	2007-08-22 11:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA EC
07QUITO1904	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: PRESSING FOR UNIVERSAL [...] No summary [...]	2007-08-22 11:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EC
07QUITO1905	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: ENSURING ROBUST [...] (SBU) On August 9, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs and provided Spanish copies of UNSCRs 1737 and 1747, as well as the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) guidance paper on implementing targeted financial sanctions. Puma said [...]	2007-08-22 11:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM IR EC
07QUITO1906	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CONVENTION AGAINST [...] (SBU) On August 9, PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, and delivered reftel demarche, including dip note, talking points, and CV for Ms. Felice Gaer. Puma said that the GOE is aware of Gaer's run for reelection and approved of her previous particip [...]	2007-08-22 18:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA EC
07QUITO194	COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ' MEETING WITH [...] (C) Summary: Argentinean Vice President Daniel Scioli met with Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez on the margins of Rafael Correa's presidential inauguration. Scioli and his delegation emphasized overall good relations, shared his views on how to improve the U.S. image in Latin America and [...]	2007-01-23 20:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO1945	USNS COMFORT VISIT TO ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The USNS Comfort stopped in Manta, Ecuador, on August 15-21 during its humanitarian assistance deployment in the region. In coordination with Mission Ecuador personnel, NGOs and Ecuadorian authorities, members of the medical ship provided some 51,000 instances of medical, dent [...]	2007-08-24 11:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1947	USNS COMFORT VISIT TO ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The USNS Comfort stopped in Manta, Ecuador, on August 15-21 during its humanitarian assistance deployment in the region. In coordination with Mission Ecuador personnel, NGOs and Ecuadorian authorities, members of the medical ship provided some 51,000 instances of medical, dent [...]	2007-08-24 15:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO1969	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: OXY ARBITRATION, REDUCED IMPORT [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. ICSID Tribunal Denies Provisional Measures for Oxy --------------------------------------------- ----- 2. (U) On August 21, a World Bank arbitration pan [...]	2007-08-28 13:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EFIS SENV EC
07QUITO197	CORREA MAKES HAY AS NOBOA BOTCHES AG APPOINTMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a hurried backroom deal, the PRIAN used its majority in Congress to appoint a highly controversial Attorney General, Francisco Cucalon Rendon. Both the process and the selection have been strongly criticized by President Correa and justice sector NGOs, fueling expectations tha [...]	2007-01-24 17:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO1992	ECUADOR: PROPOSALS ILLUMINATE KEY ISSUES FOR [...] (C) Ecuadorian political parties and civil society groups have put forward a variety of proposals for the new constitution, which will be drafted by the Constituent Assembly to be elected on September 30. Some of the major issues Assembly members are likely to address include the extent of s [...]	2007-08-30 21:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ELAB ENRG KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL EC
07QUITO1993	ECUADOR: DEFENSE MINISTER RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Ecuadorian Defense Minister Lorena Escudero announced her resignation on August 30, saying that she had decided to accept "another challenge" within the national government. She indicated that President Correa would soon announce her new position. Escudero appears to have left on goo [...]	2007-08-31 11:29:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV MARR EC
07QUITO1995	NEW MINISTER OF FINANCE: LOWERING DEBT'S POLITICAL [...] (C) Summary. Fausto Ortiz, the new Minister of Finance, told the Ambassador that his top objective is to lower the rhetoric on debt. Ortiz plans to travel to Washington the first week of September for meetings with the Interamerican Development Bank, World Bank and IMF. End summary. Lowe [...]	2007-08-31 13:40:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
07QUITO200	CONGRESS TO DECIDE ON ASSEMBLY REFERENDUM [...] (SBU) Summary: Amid small but invasive pro-Assembly protests, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on January 23 declined to act on President Correa's decree ordering a referendum be held on March 18 on whether to convoke a National Constituent Assembly, choosing instead to refer the matter [...]	2007-01-24 21:18:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO2008	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: ATPA; 2008 BUDGET; NEW LAWYERS IN OXY [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. PRESIDENT CORREA ON ATPA RENEWAL -------------------------------- 2. (SBU) During his weekly radio address on August 25 President Correa reiterated so [...]	2007-09-05 14:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EC
07QUITO2019	GOE TO LOWER TARIFFS ON INPUTS, RAW MATERIALS, CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE intends to reduce tariffs on inputs, raw materials, and capital goods to increase production and competitiveness and control rising prices. Tariffs on 1,957 products will fall from 5-20 percent to 0-5 percent. The private sector has praised the plan but fear it could b [...]	2007-09-06 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EC
07QUITO2057	ECUADOR CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: ALL ABOUT [...] (C) Summary: The campaign for the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections is playing out primarily as a referendum on President Correa's policies, as polls indicate that most voters are ignorant of the candidates and their platforms. Although the President's popularity has inched down t [...]	2007-09-11 14:03:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KPLS EC
07QUITO2064	REQUEST CLEARANCE OF SECURITY COOPERATION [...] (U) This is an urgent action request. Post requests immediate clearance of the draft diplomatic note on security cooperation activities in Ecuador during FY 2008 (see para. 2). The language of the diplomatic note is identical to the one sent last year except for a new line stating that the M [...]	2007-09-11 21:20:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PREL EC
07QUITO2095	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: RICE EXPORT BAN; NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. GOE Bans Rice Exports --------------------- 2. (U) On September 7 the GOE banned rice exports after local rice prices rose quickly as a result of stro [...]	2007-09-13 12:49:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EC
07QUITO211	HELICOPTER COLLISION KILLS MINDEF AND DAUGHTER [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian Minister of Defense Guadalupe Larriva, her 17-year-old daughter Claudia Avila Larriva, and five Ecuadorian Army officials were killed in a collision of two helicopters at 8:19 pm on January 24 in Manta, Manabi province. While details on the exact cause of the collision [...]	2007-01-25 21:36:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO2114	GOE TO FIGHT BREAD PRICE INCREASES WITH LOWER [...] (SBU) Summary: The GOE is pursuing a mixed-bag of interventionist strategies to prevent bread prices from increasing before the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections: pressing producers to cap prices, lowering tariffs on wheat and wheat flour, and subsidizing the price of flour for mi [...]	2007-09-14 17:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR EC
07QUITO2117	ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting one on one with the Ambassador on September 12, Ecuadorian President Correa sounded confident of a strong showing in the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections and was open to the Ambassador's advice on his New York trip later this month. He took on board the Ambas [...]	2007-09-14 20:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM EC
07QUITO2124	ECUADORIAN CONGRESS CENSURES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 13 the Ecuadorian Congress censured Environment Minister Ana Alban in absentia when she failed to appear at a previously-scheduled hearing -- the second of Correa,s cabinet members to be censured in recent weeks. Despite a government statement of "total" support for [...]	2007-09-14 21:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PGOV UNESCO EC
07QUITO2131	ECUADORIAN CONGRESS CENSURES ENVIRONMENT MINISTER [...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 13 the Ecuadorian Congress censured Environment Minister Ana Alban in absentia when she failed to appear at a previously-scheduled hearing -- the second of Correa,s cabinet members to be censured in recent weeks. Despite a government statement of "total" support for [...]	2007-09-17 13:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	SENV PGOV UNESCO EC
07QUITO2133	ECUADOR FM'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRAN AND THE [...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa on September 7. Espinosa responded that she was extremely interested and concerned about the Iranian nuclear program. She asked us to follow up with Ambassador Emilio Izquierdo, the Multilateral Affairs [...]	2007-09-17 14:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MNUC PREL AORC KNNP IAEA EC IR
07QUITO2134	ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting one on one with the Ambassador on September 12, Ecuadorian President Correa sounded confident of a strong showing in the September 30 Constituent Assembly elections and was open to the Ambassador's advice on his New York trip later this month. He took on board the Ambas [...]	2007-09-17 20:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KJUS EC
07QUITO2142	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: OIL CONTRACT RENEGOTIATIONS; CUSTOMS [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Oil Contract Renegotiations Imminent ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Minister of Petroleum and Mining Galo Chiriboga announced September 11 [...]	2007-09-19 14:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET ETRD EINV EFIN EC
07QUITO216	US JURISDICTION OF VISITING US MILITARY PERSONNEL [...] (C) Summary: The Ecuadorian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 28 September 2006 approved U.S. military training activities in Ecuador from 01 October 2006 through 30 September 2007. Post, per RefTel request, exchanged diplomatic notes with the MFA as has been done each year since 1999 in lieu [...]	2007-01-26 21:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO2166	INSIGHTS INTO CORREA,S NATIONALIST VISION FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Ecuadorian officials uniformly stressed, in a series of recent meetings with visiting WHA/AND Director Chacon, the importance that President Correa places on changing the political landscape, economic playing field and social fabric of Ecuador. Security officials discu [...]	2007-09-20 19:11:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL

07QUITO2167	ECUADOR'S CIVIL AVIATION UNDER SECRETARY RESIGNS [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's 28-year old Under Secretary for Aviation and Airports, Juan Francisco Ospina, resigned September 5, after a series of particularly public disputes in the aviation industry. Early this year, the government of Ecuador created a new under secretariat in its Ministry of [...]	2007-09-21 12:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR PGOV EC
07QUITO2168	QUITO AIRPORT EXPENSIVE FOR U.S. CARRIERS [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. air carriers say that their ongoing dispute with the current Quito airport concessionaire over usage fee increases has caused them to re-evaluate their operations.Q The airlines say they support the new Quito airport project (the reason for current airport fee increases),[...]	2007-09-21 12:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAIR EC EFIN ETRD
07QUITO2170	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: INVITATION TO THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-21 18:21:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA EC
07QUITO2182	NEW MINISTER OF ECONOMY LOOKING FOR IDB AND WORLD [...] (C) Summary. Reversing its initial reluctance to work with the Washington-based development banks, the Correa Administration is seeking funding from the Inter-American Development Bank for a range of projects. It is also beginning to work with the World Bank. Its contacts with the World Ba [...]	2007-09-24 17:55:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EAIR EC
07QUITO2187	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: LAW CONTRACT CANCELLED IN OXY CASE; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. OXY: Ecuador Revokes Leboeuf Contract ------------------------------------- 2. (U) Due to a conflict of interest, on September 18 the office of the Ecu [...]	2007-09-24 20:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EC
07QUITO2204	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA priorities to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on September 21, 2007. He was not able to obtain a response until September 25 because Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, was on travel. 2. (C) Climate Change [...]	2007-09-26 20:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA EC BR
07QUITO2205	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] (C) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared U.S. objectives on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Puma expressed her understanding of the need to support the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, adding that Ecuador generally suppor [...]	2007-09-26 20:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	UNSC PTER EC LE
07QUITO2206	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: SUPPORT FOR UN SYG'S [...] No summary [...]	2007-09-27 11:22:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AR BR BL CI CO EC ES GT HA PE
07QUITO2207	CORREA'S MOVEMENT IN STRIKING RANGE OF A [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's two top polling firms differ on how close President Rafael Correa's Alianza PAIS movement is to winning a majority of Constituent Assembly seats on September 30. Whether or not Alianza PAIS alone gets the necessary 66 seats to command a majority, it is likely to con [...]	2007-09-27 11:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KPLS EC
07QUITO2208	MIXED VIEWS: AMERICAN BUSINESSES WITH DIFFERENT [...] (C) Summary. At an AmCham meeting, U.S. companies in heavily regulated industries noted a number of ongoing problems, but a textile company stressed that lightly regulated industries have fared much better. Several companies said they have good relations with the Correa Administration, whic [...]	2007-09-27 12:12:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ETRD EPET EFIN EAIR BEXP EC
07QUITO2212	ECUADOR ASSEMBLY ELECTION: READY OR NOT, HERE IT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: September 30 Constituent Assembly voting and determination of winners will be complicated and possibly chaotic. So far few predict significant fraud. The Supreme Electoral Tribunal reversed itself on September 23 to allow exit polls and quick counts, which will lend greater [...]	2007-09-27 22:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
07QUITO2217	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared U.S. objectives on the Community of Democracies. Puma said that Ecuador would definitely not attend the meeting on the margins of the UNGA chaired by Mali on October 1. She doubted [...]	2007-09-28 15:27:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV EC
07QUITO2219	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: U.N. COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] (SBU) PolOff met with Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on September 25, and shared reftel points emphasizing USG candidate Felice Gaer's performance as an incumbent of the Committee. As expected, Puma expressed interest in the USG's support of Ecuador's candidate, [...]	2007-09-28 16:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC EC
07QUITO2221	ECUADOR: DEMARCHE ON WTO DOHA INDUSTRIAL GOODS [...] (SBU) EconCouns presented reftel A demarche regarding proposed approach for non-agricultural market access (NAMA) for small, vulnerable economies to Mentor Villagomez, Under Secretary for Economic and Trade Affairs at the Ecuadorian SIPDIS Foreign Ministry. Villagomez said that Ecuador's i [...]	2007-09-28 17:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON WTRO EC
07QUITO2223	Response to Import Safety Request [...] (U) This is a response cable to State 114788, regarding starting an import safety dialogue with host countries. 2. (SBU) EconCouns raised the issue of an import safety dialogue with Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Trade Mentor Villagomez and shared reftel's talking points. Villagomez [...]	2007-09-28 18:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EAGR EC
07QUITO2233	AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES REGIONAL ANTI-NARCOTICS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Jewell participated in the inauguration of an approximately $2 million NAS-funded regional antinarcotics center in the northern city of Tulcan, Carchi province, on September 24. The facility will serve as a command center and checkpoint five miles from the Colombian [...]	2007-10-01 19:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR MAS MOPS PREL SNAR EC CO
07QUITO2237	ECONOMIC ISSUES FOR THE CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] (C) Summary. According to Luis Rosero, Vice Minister for Economy, the Correa administration will use the upcoming Constituent Assembly to reform and strengthen public sector economic institutions, but will not seek significant changes for private sector institutions. Many of the changes will [...]	2007-10-02 20:38:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EC
07QUITO2277	GOE CLAIMS 99 PERCENT SHARE OF EXTRAORDINARY [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian President Correa issued a presidential decree late October 4 increasing the State's share to 99 percent of "extraordinary" petroleum revenues produced by private companies. Petroleum operators claim the decree is a complete surprise and contrary to assurances of amica [...]	2007-10-05 20:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2292	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Falling FDI, More Costly Flour [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Decrease in Foreign Direct Investment ------------------------------------- 2. (U) According to recently published data from the Central Bank, foreign [...]	2007-10-10 13:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EC
07QUITO2299	ECUADOR'S PROPOSED REVISIONS TO SECURITY [...] (U) Action Request - See Paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following internal meetings between Ecuador,s MFA and MOD, Post has received a response to Embassy,s diplomatic note on FY08 security cooperation containing several proposed revisions. The MFA clearly communicated the desire to contin [...]	2007-10-10 19:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MARR EC
07QUITO2318	ECUADOR CELEBRATES ANNIVERSARY OF FORMER NASA [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Cotopaxi satellite ground tracking station, built by NASA in 1957. Ambassador Jewell toured the station and inaugurated a new space research program with Vice President Lenin Moreno, celebrating our bilateral scientific coo [...]	2007-10-15 15:58:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA TPHY TSPL SENV PREL OIIP SCUL EC
07QUITO2326	ECUADOR'S NEW MINISTER OF TRANSPORT ENTHUSIASTIC, [...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with new Minister of Transport, Hector Villagran Cepeda, on October 2 and learned more about his plans to rehabilitate the Ecuadorian railroad and promote the U.S. role in its initial construction, build a Manta to Manaus intermodal transport link, and make transp [...]	2007-10-15 20:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON POL PGOV EAIR ELTN EC
07QUITO2344	ECUADOR GOVERNMENT MINISTER LARREA ON CONSTITUENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Speaking October 10 at a luncheon meeting with eight Ambassadors (including Ambassador Jewell),Government Minister Gustavo Larrea described the Correa administration's philosophy, how it translated into success in the Constituent Assembly elections, and provisions the adminis [...]	2007-10-18 16:41:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR PREL EAGR KCOR EC
07QUITO2351	ECUADOR: FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (U) The Ambassador has identified Matthew Meadows as Quito's participant in the Fighting Corruption in Latin America Conference (reftel). He coordinates anti-corruption efforts at post and is deeply involved in our 212f process. He will be able to participate actively in the discussion while [...]	2007-10-22 16:56:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR PINR PGOV OTRA EC
07QUITO2373	OIL COMPANIES CONSIDERING OPTIONS UNDER ECUADOR,S [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and foreign oil companies are evaluating whether service contracts could be feasible alternatives to participation contracts in light of the new "99 percent" petroleum revenue sharing decree. U.S. firms City Oriente, Murphy Oil, and Burlington Resources are affected by t [...]	2007-10-25 13:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2382	ECUADOR MAY (OR MAY NOT) SEEK TO EXCLUDE OIL AND [...] (C) Summary. President Correa, through his legal secretary, instructed the Foreign Ministry to inform ICSID, SIPDIS an arbitration center, that Ecuador would not accept ICSID jurisdiction for oil and mining cases. The Foreign Ministry informed Correa that the notification would not protec [...]	2007-10-25 19:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EC
07QUITO2398	ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO FARC LETTER [...] (SBU) On October 18, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Secretariat member Raul Reyes sent a public letter to President Correa expressing the FARC's desire to establish peaceful political and diplomatic relations with the GOE and avoid any confrontation with the Ecuadorian military. [...]	2007-10-26 20:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PTER PREL SNAR EC CO
07QUITO2413	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: IMPORT TARIFFS INCREASE; RETURN TO [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Import Tariffs to Increase -------------------------- 2. (U) On October 24, Ecuador's Council on Foreign Trade and Investment (Comexi) approved a proposa [...]	2007-10-29 18:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EC
07QUITO2416	ECUADOR: FIGHTING CORRUPTION IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (U) The Ambassador has identified Matthew Meadows as Quito's participant in the Fighting Corruption in Latin America Conference (reftel). He coordinates anti-corruption efforts at post and is deeply involved in our 212f process. He will be able to participate actively in the discussion while [...]	2007-10-30 15:19:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	KCOR PINR PGOV OTRA EC
07QUITO2426	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: PETROBRAS GETS ENVIRONMENTAL LICENSE; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Environmental License Granted to Petrobras ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) On October 23, the GOE granted an environmental license t [...]	2007-10-31 16:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EPET EC
07QUITO2434	ECUADOR: AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES NAS-FUNDED PIER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Ambassador Jewell participated in the inauguration of an approximately $3.4 million Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) funded 435 meter pier for the Ecuadorian Navy in the northern city of San Lorenzo, Esmeraldas province, 10 miles south of the Colombian border, on October 23, 200 [...]	2007-10-31 20:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR EC
07QUITO245	ECUADOR'S COMPLEX MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL DIVESTMENT [...] (C) Summary: In a January 22 meeting with DATT and EconOff, senior managers of HoldingDINE, one of Ecuador's military-industrial conglomerates, expressed confidence that they would continue to enjoy freedom of operation even as a newly ratified law aims to impose strict limitations on the mili [...]	2007-01-30 20:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON MARR PINR EIND ETRD SNAR EC
07QUITO247	ECUADOR: DEMONSTRATORS KNOCKING DOWN CONGRESS' DOOR [...] (U) Summary: Over 3,000 protestors supporting President Correa's proposed referendum for the creation of a national constituent assembly gathered in front of the National Congress in Quito on January 30. Hundreds broke through police barriers and stormed the Congressional building. Unconfirm [...]	2007-01-30 21:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV PINS EC
07QUITO2491	PETROECUADOR RECOMMENDS CANCELLING U.S. CITY [...] (C) Summary: Petroecuador recommended on November 8 that the GOE cancel U.S. oil company City Oriente,s contract, since the company has not made any payments to the GOE under a 2006 law requiring companies to provide the government with at least 50% of "extraordinary" petroleum revenues. A [...]	2007-11-13 21:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2509	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY AND MINING [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. GOE Analyzes Porta Cellular Concession -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) On November 6, the Superintendency of Telecommunications (Supte [...]	2007-11-19 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EC
07QUITO2513	GROWTH OF RESOURCE NATIONALISM IN ECUADOR [...] (C) This cable is in response to reftel a asking for post's views on resource nationalism in Ecuador. 2. (C) In the petroleum sector, the GOE has taken a number of actions over the past year and a half resulting in increased revenues for the state. In 2006 under the previous administrati [...]	2007-11-20 12:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2514	ECUADOR : PAIS CONSOLIDATES POWER AS ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal issued official, final results of the September 30 elections on November 19. As a result, the Constituent Assembly will be installed in Montecristi on November 29. President Correa,s Proud and Sovereign Fatherland (PAIS) movement secured a comfo [...]	2007-11-20 16:02:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
07QUITO2526	ECUADOR'S EFFORTS ON RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] (U) This is a response cable to reftel, which lists key countries invited to the State Department-hosted 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). Ecuador was not included as a key country. Post believes Ecuador is interested in attending WIREC and that there is [...]	2007-11-21 14:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV EC
07QUITO2528	DAS MCMULLEN'S MEETINGS WITH ECUADORIAN CABINET [...] (C) Summary: In two wide-ranging, cordial discussions, Coordinating Minister Fernando Bustamante and Acting Foreign Minister Rafael Paredes told DAS McMullen that the GOE continues to desire a positive, robust relationship with the United States. Although there are areas of disagreement, B [...]	2007-11-21 17:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
07QUITO2531	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA Third Committee country specific resolutions to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 16, 2007. We received a response on November 20 from Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs. 2. (C) Puma first stated [...]	2007-11-21 18:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KTIA UN EC
07QUITO2532	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IAEA DG'S NOV 15 REPORT [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on November 20, 2007, to Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs. 2. (C) Puma called Ecuador a strong proponent of disarmament and non-proliferation, as well as of the IAEA. She opined that Iran had made efforts to comply with the W [...]	2007-11-21 18:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC EC
07QUITO2533	ECUADOR ANALYSTS DEBATE CORREA'S INTENTIONS DURING [...] (C) Summary: Ecuadorian analysts reflected differing assessments of President Correa's policies during a November 13 luncheon with visiting WHA DAS Christopher McMullen, hosted by the Ambassador. Participants highlighted the difficulty of predicting the economic model that President Correa [...]	2007-11-21 19:18:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON EC VE CO
07QUITO2534	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA RESOLUTION [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered Ref A points to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 15. Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, was not available to provide a response on November 20. Puma stated that while Ecuador was not a co-sponsor of the resolution, it did vote [...]	2007-11-21 19:22:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON AORL KWMN SOCI UNGA EC
07QUITO2535	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: COMMITTEE ON THE [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 19:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNGA EC
07QUITO2536	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: 4TH COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...]	2007-11-21 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL KDEM UNGA EC
07QUITO2539	DAS McMullen's Meetings with U.S. and Ecuadorian Business [...] (SBU) Summary. WHA DAS Chris McMullen met, separately, with representatives of the U.S. and Guayaquil business communities. With the notable exception of City Oriente, which is facing the prospect of having its petroleum contract cancelled, the U.S. business representatives were guardedly o [...]	2007-11-21 19:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EPET PGOV EC
07QUITO2543	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: New Central Bank Officials; Repsol [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that describes notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. New Officials at the Central Bank --------------------------------- 2. (U) On November 9, the General Manager and Deputy General Manager and four oth [...]	2007-11-23 18:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV SENV PGOV EC
07QUITO2556	THE MANTA PORT, ECUADOR'S POSSIBLE LINK TO ASQAND BRAZIL [...] (C) Summary: Hong Kong-based port operator Hutchison Port Holdings, now a year into its concession agreement, has ambitious plans to turn Manta, Ecuador's second (but only natural deep-sea) port, into a world-class seaport. The port is a key element in the GOE's plans to build a Manta-Manaus [...]	2007-11-28 10:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EWWT ETRD ELTN EAIR PREL MARR MOPS PGOV EC CN
07QUITO2560	CORREA NEUTRALIZES EXTREME LEFT BY CO-OPTING [...] (C) Summary: After decimating the centrist and rightist political parties, President Correa has now undercut the old, radical left. By issuing an Executive Decree calling for the hiring of 12,000 new teachers, President Correa co-opted the education agenda away from the ultra-left Popular [...]	2007-11-28 12:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
07QUITO2570	ECUADORIAN ARMY'S 4TH DIVISION OPERATIONS AGAINST [...] (C) Summary. The Ecuadorian Army's Fourth Division has engaged the FARC along the border with Colombian since November 19, 2007. This series of operations demonstrates previously uncharacteristic resolve and coordination by the Ecuadorian military to press the attack and to continue surveill [...]	2007-11-29 20:26:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	MOPS MCAP MASS PTER SNAR PREL EC CO
07QUITO2571	CORREA CHALLENGES AIRPORT CONCESSIONS [...] (U) Summary: President Correa has challenged two airport concessions run by private operators in Quito and Guayaquil, and asserted the federal government should receive a share of their earnings. The Quito airport is operated by a U.S.-Canadian-Brazilian joint venture and receives the major [...]	2007-11-30 13:19:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EAIR EFIN EINV PGOV EC
07QUITO2575	PRESIDENT CRACKS DOWN ON PETROLEUM PROTESTS - [...] (SBU) Summary: President Correa declared a state of emergency for Petroecuador after community protestors demanding additional benefits damaged oil wells and blocked access to Petroecuador's Auca camp, severely impeding production. Correa replaced Petroecuador's President with Guillermo Zur [...]	2007-11-30 18:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ECON PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO2580	INAUGURATION OF ECUADOR'S CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY [...] Summary: (SBU) The Constitutional Assembly, charged with writing Ecuador,s twentieth Constitution, was inaugurated on November 29. Declaring itself &the highest authority in Ecuador8, the Assembly suspended congress, retained President Correa and Vice President Moreno, and fired two key Corr [...]	2007-12-03 17:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
07QUITO2585	Open Channels: GOE Seeks USG Assistance in Key Sector [...] (SBU) Summary. The USG and GOE are successfully working together on policy reform in areas of mutual interest. The GOE has sought or accepted technical assistance from USAID in competition policy, investment, finance, decentralization, environment, and on other issues. End summary. 2. [...]	2007-12-05 11:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EINV SENV PREL EC
07QUITO2604	IMF ON ECUADOR: "A HIGH LEVEL OF ANXIETY IS NOT [...] (C) Summary. IMF staff are measured in their assessment of the Ecuadorian economy. They noted a number of weaknesses and risks, including uncertainty, falling investment, declining petroleum production, and weak growth. Even so, they do not foresee any major economic difficulties, and beli [...]	2007-12-05 17:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EC
07QUITO2605	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: GOE'S 2008 BUDGET APPROVED; CORREA [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that describes notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Congress Approves 2008 Budget ----------------------------- 2. (U) On November 30, the Ecuadorian Congress approved the GOE's 2008 budget, but moved [...]	2007-12-05 18:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EC
07QUITO261	INFLUENTIAL ECUADORIAN WOMEN [...] (U) In response to reftel, we provide the following list of the top five most influential Ecuadorian women in selected categories: Business Isabel Noboa Ponton President, Consorcio NOBIS Edif. Executive Center Piso 8 Av. Constitucion Guayaquil, Ecuador epazmino@nobis.com.ec 593-3-26 [...]	2007-01-31 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC KWMN PHUM
07QUITO2616	ECUADOR: CHINESE DIPLOMAT ON CORREA'S TRIP TO CHINA [...] (S) Summary. Political and Economic officers met with two diplomats from the Chinese Embassy in Quito on December 3 to discuss President Correa's visit to China on November 20-25, 2007. The GOE sent a large delegation to China and signed 14 agreements to promote cooperation in energy, educat [...]	2007-12-10 17:05:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PREL ETRD EAIR EPET MARR EC CN
07QUITO2625	SECOND ROUND OF CHANGES IN THE ECONOMIC CABINET [...] (C) Summary. There have been a number of changes in Correa's economic team over the past two months, the second significant round of changes in his economic team in less than a year. For the most part, the new members are pragmatic or technically competent, but lack experience. The new Coo [...]	2007-12-13 13:10:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EAIR PGOV EC
07QUITO2626	CORREA MEETS AMBASSADOR, ACKNOWLEDGES NEED TO PAY [...] (c) Summary. President Correa told the Ambassador that Ecuador would pay an arbitral award that determined that the GOE owes Occidental Petroleum a multi-million dollar tax refund. Correa reaffirmed his interest in establishing an economic dialogue with the U.S., said that Ecuador is contin [...]	2007-12-13 15:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV EPET EAIR ETRD PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO2629	SUPPORT FOR GOE NOMINATION TO UNHRC ADVISORY [...] Post wishes to express its strong support of the GOE's nomination of Jose VALENCIA Amores to serve as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Commission Advisory Committee. Dr. Valencia's experience and temperament would be a true asset to the committee. 2. Currently a professor and [...]	2007-12-13 16:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EC
07QUITO2631	ECUADOR: CORREA APPOINTS NEW FOREIGN MINISTER, [...] (SBU) Summary. Following harsh criticism by President Rafael Correa of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Minister Maria Fernanda Espinosa resigned her position as Ecuador's Foreign Minister on December 5, 2007, citing health reasons for her departure. Two days later, President Correa announce [...]	2007-12-13 17:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ETRD EC
07QUITO2643	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant points on U.S. UNGA Third Committee country specific resolutions to Augusto Saa, MFA Director General of Multilateral Affairs, on December 14, 2007. 2. (C) Saa first reiterated a previous MFA statement (reftel) that Ecuador is a strong proponent of the pro [...]	2007-12-14 19:26:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV UNGA EC
07QUITO2650	CANADIAN-US COMPANY PURSUING MAJOR PETROLEUM [...] (C) Summary: Ivanhoe Energy, a Canadian firm with substantial U.S. investment, is pursuing oilfield development in Ecuador that would use its proprietary technology to develop and upgrade super-heavy oil. President Correa is reportedly supportive and wants to move quickly to sign a contract [...]	2007-12-17 12:59:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2651	ECUADORIAN CABINET INSTABILITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since President Correa,s inauguration on January 15, 2007, 16 cabinet ministers have left office, though many of them have been transferred to other government offices. During his eleven months of government, President Correa has increased the number of ministries from 17 to 2 [...]	2007-12-17 13:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
07QUITO2659	CORREA ASKS CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY TO APPROVE BROAD [...] (U) Summary. The Correa Administration sent an ambitious tax reform package to the Constituent Assembly, with a request that it be approved before the end of the year. The package retains the value-added tax at 12%, creates a 0.5% capital outflow tax, raises the excise tax on a number of pr [...]	2007-12-18 20:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EINV PGOV EC
07QUITO2665	REPRIEVE FOR U.S. OIL COMPANY CITY ORIENTE [...] (C) Summary: A recommendation to cancel the contract of U.S. oil company City Oriente appears to be on hold as the GOE is preparing to initiate contract renegotiation. In addition, criminal complaints against City Oriente personnel now appear to be being handled fairly and a request for "pr [...]	2007-12-19 19:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EINV ENRG ECON PREL EC
07QUITO2672	Public and Private Sectors Discuss Possible Banking [...] (SBU) Summary. GOE representatives and the banks have agreed on an outline for a second round of banking sector reforms. The banks said that the agreed upon package is reasonable and would not undermine the banking sector, but caution that President Correa or the Constituent Assembly still n [...]	2007-12-21 18:59:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
07QUITO2691	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IRAN NATIONAL [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered relevant key judgment and non-paper points on Iran National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) from Reftel B to MFA's Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 12, 2007. We received a response on December 26, 2007, from Lourdes Puma, MFA Director General of Multilateral Af [...]	2007-12-28 11:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP MNUC IAEA IR PARM AORC PREL EC
07QUITO2694	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW ECUADORIAN FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Jewell met one-on-one for the first time with new Foreign Minister Isabel Maria Salvador Crespo on December 26, during which the tone was positive and constructive, and Salvador appeared cordial, smart, warm and open. Salvador communicated the importance of maintaining [...]	2007-12-31 16:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PGOV PREL KJUS MARR EC
07QUITO27	CODEL REID VISIT SETS POSITIVE TONE WITH NEW [...] (C) Summary: Codel Reid's visit to Ecuador from December 29-31 sent a message to the incoming government of President-Elect Rafael Correa of USG openness to dialogue, respect for Ecuadorian sovereignty and determination to continue cooperation on issues of mutual importance. The bipartisan vi [...]	2007-01-04 09:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID PINR MARR SNAR OREP
07QUITO271	WEAKENING ECONOMY MAY BE VULNERABLE [...] (C) Summary. After six years of solid growth, the Ecuadorian economy will likely slow in 2007, and the Central Bank estimates the economy will grow 3.3%. This may overstate growth, since the economy has a number of vulnerabilities ) declining petroleum production and prices, falling busines [...]	2007-02-01 19:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV EC
07QUITO272	GOVERNMENT AND CONGRESS REACH ACCORD, CALMING [...] (SBU) Summary: In a joint press conference on January 31, the President of Congress and Government Minster Gustavo Larrea announced an agreement whereby Congress would debate the government's proposed referendum on a constituent assembly on February 6. Conciliatory statements by Larrea and [...]	2007-02-01 21:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINS ASEC EC
07QUITO277	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW AG MINISTER [...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador and AgCounselor met with the new Ecuadorian Minister of Agriculture Carlos Vallejo on Tuesday, January 30. In a very cordial meeting, Vallejo expressed his appreciation for past USG assistance to the Ecuadorian agricultural sector and requested additional assistance [...]	2007-02-02 16:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EC
07QUITO28	NEW CONGRESS TAKES OFFICE OPPOSING CORREA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's newly-elected Congress takes office on January 5 with a decisive majority proposing to oppose President-elect Rafael Correa's demands for a referendum on whether to convoke a national constituent assembly. Instead, this working majority will seek to pass its own con [...]	2007-01-05 00:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
07QUITO280	ARMY COMMANDER CANNED; NEW MINDEF NAMED [...] (U) Summary: Fulfilling his promise to replace deceased MinDef Guadalupe Larriva (RefTel) with a female civilian from the southern highland city of Cuenca, President Correa on January 30 named Lorena Escudero as the new Minister of Defense. Escudero, who assumed control of the Ministry of De [...]	2007-02-05 12:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO29	NEW CONGRESS TAKES OFFICE OPPOSING CORREA'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuador's newly-elected Congress takes office on January 5 with a decisive majority proposing to oppose President-elect Rafael Correa's demands for a referendum on whether to convoke a national constituent assembly. Instead, this working majority will seek to pass its own con [...]	2007-01-05 00:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ASEC EC
07QUITO290	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF ECONOMY [...] (C) Summary. In a friendly, courteous meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Economy Patino said that he has a close working relationship with President Correa, congratulated himself on the ease with which he prepared his first budget, allowed that he does not know what Ecuador will do abo [...]	2007-02-05 20:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON EC
07QUITO3	CODEL REID MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT CORREA [...] (C) Summary. In a wide ranging conversation with Codel Reid, president-elect Rafael Correa asked for better treatment of Ecuadorian migrants, welcomed Sen. Reid's statement that he would work for ATPA extension, expressed a commitment to combat narcotic trafficking, complained vociferously ab [...]	2007-01-03 09:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV SNAR CVIS ETRD ECON EFIN EINV EC
07QUITO300	CORREA NAMES CHAVEZ' BUDDY AS AMB TO VENEZUELA [...] (S) Sum... id: 95515 date: 2/6/2007 16:48 refid: 07QUITO300 origin: Embassy Quito classification: SECRET destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 OO RUEHWEB DE RUEHQT #0300/01 0371648 ZNY SSSSS ZZH O 061648Z FEB 07 FM AMEMBASSY QUITO TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 6258 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGO [...]	2007-02-06 16:48:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	PGOV EC PREL VE
07QUITO321	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF ENERGY ACOSTA [...] (C) Summary. In a wide-ranging meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Energy Acosta presented himself as a problem-solver. He said that he intends to solve the problems of U.S.-owned electric generator Machala Power and would study the situation of City Oriente, a small U.S.-owned petrole [...]	2007-02-07 20:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON PREL EC
07QUITO335	MINISTER OF LABOR SEEKS REFORM THROUGH CONSTITUENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In a cordial initial meeting with the Ambassador on February 13, Minister of Labor and Employment Antonio Gagliardo said the Correa administration was committed to labor reform in or after the proposed national constituent assembly, versus the Congress. The Ambassador encoura [...]	2007-02-09 14:16:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB PGOV PINR EC
07QUITO345	PROTESTS EXPECTED MONDAY OVER ASSEMBLY [...] (SBU) Summary: An overwhelming majority in Congress reportedly plans to approve the Government's proposed referendum on a national constituent assembly in a special session to commence on February 12, but will also seek to limit the assembly's scope and delay its start until 2008. Pro-assembl [...]	2007-02-09 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC PGOV EC
07QUITO347	MOD DEATH - MECHANICAL FAILURE RULED OUT; MILITARY [...] (U) Summary: The congressional investigatory commission studying the helicopter collision that killed former MinDef Guadalupe Larriva and her daughter on January 24 announced on February 7 that human error, not technical malfunction nor any kind of deliberate conspiracy, was to blame for the cr [...]	2007-02-09 22:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
07QUITO363	ECUADOR'S NOMINEE, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE [...] Summary. In response to RefTel request, Mission Ecuador nominates Lucy Blacio, El Oro province's prosecutor for sex crimes and trafficking in persons (TIP),as an International Woman of Courage. Blacio has courageously worked to gain Ecuador's first convictions under Ecuador's new anti-TIP l [...]	2007-02-13 23:07:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO364	CONGRESS APPROVES REFERENDUM ON CONSTITUENT [...] (SBU) Summary: A majority in Congress approved on February 13 the Correa government's proposed constituent assembly proposal, paving the way for expected approval by electoral authorities to organize a referendum. Correa welcomed Congress' action and MinGov Larrea declared it a victory for [...]	2007-02-13 23:14:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO377	ECUADOR WANTS USG TO JOIN WTO BANANA DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Ecuador will request the formation of a WTO dispute settlement panel to hear Ecuador's complaint against the current EU banana regime. Ecuador would like to see the U.S. join the case as a full partner, since it believes that U.S. participation is necessary to secure EU compliance with [...]	2007-02-15 18:55:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ECON EC
07QUITO380	CORREA AND VP RATCHET UP RHETORIC ON COLOMBIAN [...] (SBU) Summary: During a visit to the border region on February 14, President Rafael Correa announced he had ordered the Ecuadorian Air Force to intercept planes violating Ecuadorian air space on its northern border with Colombia. Correa's announcement does not represent a change in GOE polic [...]	2007-02-15 22:46:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC CO
07QUITO382	Ambassador's Meeting with Minister of Culture [...] Summary. The Ambassador met with Minister of Culture Antonio Preciado on February 15. Preciado began the meeting by saying that he admires the American people, and sees many points in common between the U.S. and Ecuador that he hopes can be highlighted through joint programs between the Embas [...]	2007-02-16 12:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC
07QUITO394	FALLING PETROLEUM PRODUCTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Petroleum production in Ecuador will fall appreciably in 2007. The GOE projects production will decline by six percent in 2007; one private sector consultant expects the drop will be eleven percent. The decline is due to falling production in state firm Petroecuador's fields [...]	2007-02-16 21:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN EC
07QUITO400	Ambassador's Meeting with Minister of Industries [...] (SBU) Summary. In his meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Industries Sagasti said that his priorities are promoting investment and competitiveness, he's the government's bridge to the private sector, and that his ministry is close to reaching agreement with the Foreign Ministry on reallo [...]	2007-02-21 14:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD EFIN EAID PREL EC
07QUITO404	ECUADOR 2007 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary and recommendation. Post concurs with IIPA and PhRMA recommendations that Ecuador remain on the Special 301 Watch List for 2007. Ecuador has not taken sufficient steps to adequately address IPR deficiencies over the past year. Despite some enforcement activities to seize pirat [...]	2007-02-22 19:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON EC
07QUITO420	International Conference for the Abolition of Foreign [...] The International No Bases Network (INBN) will hold an International Conference for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases in Ecuador, March 5-9, 2007. They expect some 2,000 activists to attend the conference, which will be held in Quito March 5-7, with a March 8 caravan from Quito to Manta, [...]	2007-02-23 19:39:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS
07QUITO440	NEW LEGAL ADVISOR A PRACTICAL ADDITION TO ENERGY MINISTRY [...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting between EconCouns and new Ministry of Energy Legal Advisor Raul Moscoso February 22, Moscoso confirmed that the GOE is assembling a legal team to defend its interests in the Oxy arbitration, and stressed the administration's interest in foreign investment in the en [...]	2007-02-26 17:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ENRG ECON EC
07QUITO443	FIRST VENEZUELAN DIESEL SHIPMENT ARRIVES IN ECUADOR [...] (U) Summary: President Correa and Venezuelan counterparts celebrated the arrival of the first shipment of Venezuelan diesel under an Ecuador-Venezuela petroleum exchange agreement with a ceremony on board Venezuelan ship Manuela Saenz February 23. The crude-for-derivatives exchange agreement [...]	2007-02-26 21:09:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN PREL EC
07QUITO475	CODEL NELSON CONVEYS MESSAGE OF FRIENDSHIP [...] (C) Summary: During a February 20 and February 21 visit to Quito, Senator Bill Nelson (D-Fl) reiterated a message of friendship and continued engagement with Ecuador in a meeting with President Correa, Foreign Minister Espinosa, and senior Correa-advisor Fernando Bustamante, and in a brief pre [...]	2007-03-01 16:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO482	ECUADOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past year, Ecuador has achieved significant and sustained progress in the areas of prevention, protection, and prosecution of TIP. GOE commitment to combat TIP is evidenced by former President Palacio's signing of the National Anti-TIP Plan on August 30, 2006. The GOE [...]	2007-03-01 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
07QUITO484	ECUADOR - RESPONSE TO ILLICIT CASH COURIER ACTIVITY [...] (SBU) This a response to State 16120, requesting posts to raise the problem of illicit cash courier activity with host government officials. DEA country attache raised the issue of illicit cash courier activity with Ecuador's Director of the Antinarcotics Directorate (part of the police depar [...]	2007-03-02 17:25:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ETTC KTFN LE PREL EC
07QUITO494	AMB TOBIAS DELIVERS MESSAGE OF COOPERATION AND [...] (C) Summary: During a February 26-27 visit to Quito, U.S. Director for Foreign Assistance and USAID Administrator Ambassador Randall L. Tobias conveyed a message of continued USG support to Ecuador, despite U.S. budget constraints. In meetings with Foreign Minister Maria Espinosa, Police Chie [...]	2007-03-05 14:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR EC
07QUITO520	GOE ACTUALLY DOES WANT SOME IDB MONEY [...] (SBU) Summary. After initially telling the Interamerican Development Bank (IDB) that it wanted to limit its borrowing from the IDB to the bare minimum, the Correa administration has now indicated that it wants to sign two previously approved budget support loans worth $80 million and guarant [...]	2007-03-06 16:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN EAID ECON EC

07QUITO537	AMBASSADOR AND NEW MINDEF DISCUSS COOPERATION [...] (C) Summary: In her initial call on newly appointed Minister of Defense Lorena Escudero on March 1, the Ambassador highlighted successful U.S. military led humanitarian and security projects, and stressed the importance of continued cooperation. She conveyed USG concern over reports that Esc [...]	2007-03-07 22:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC
07QUITO542	ECONOMIC OUTREACH: USFQ SCHOLARS SLAM EX-COLLEAGUE [...] (C) Summary: In a February 28 meeting with EconOffs, academics from the business school at the University San Francisco of Quito (USFQ) engaged in a playful and energetic discussion about the economic policies of their ex-colleague President Rafael Correa. Most expressed concern about what t [...]	2007-03-08 14:35:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PINR SCUL EC
07QUITO55	CORREA INAUGURATION: PRESIDENTS OF IRAN AND [...] (U) Summary: Nine chiefs of state will reportedly attend the inauguration of Rafael Correa as Ecuador's president on January 14-15, including Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Mohammed Abdelaziz, president of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or Polisario Front of Western Sahara. [...]	2007-01-09 12:08:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO554	ECUADOR: INSTITUTIONAL BRINKMANSHIP PROVOKES NEW [...] (C) Summary: Culminating a series of moves of dubious legality by the Correa Government, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE),and Congress, the TSE stripped 57 members of Congress (from the center-right opposition coalition of PRIAN, PSP, PSC and UDC) of their political rights for one year, [...]	2007-03-08 18:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PINS KDEM EC
07QUITO555	ECUADOR 2007 SPECIAL 301 UPDATE [...] (SBU) This is an update to post's submission on Ecuador for the Special 301 review (reftel). The head of the Ecuadorian Intellectual Property Institute (IEPI),Cesar Davila, had reported that the GOE's proposed 2007 budget included funds to establish specialized IP courts (as required by Ecua [...]	2007-03-08 19:40:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ETRD ECON EC
07QUITO559	GOE CRITICAL OF HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2006 [...] (U) Summary: The Correa Government publicly criticized our recently-released human rights report detailing problems in Ecuador, challenging our competency to judge human rights. That said, GOE objections were more muted than last year, under the Palacio Government. Ecuadorian press reaction [...]	2007-03-08 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO APER PHUM PREL EC
07QUITO565	ECUADOR: CONGRESS SEEKING WAY OUT OF CRISIS; [...] (C) Summary: Reacting to footage of the beating of one opposition deputy by radical leftist protesters on March 8, influential media and other civil society leaders reacted strongly on March 9. Denouncing political infighting among Congress, the Electoral Tribunal (TSE),and the Correa gove [...]	2007-03-09 22:05:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ASEC PINS KDEM EC
07QUITO575	GOE REACTION TO HRC OBJECTIVES [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on March 9 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for multilateral affairs. Puma confirmed that Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Maria Fernanda Espinoza will attend the opening sessions of the Human Rights Council, as well as the disarmament commission. [...]	2007-03-12 21:29:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL AORC SNAR UN CO EC
07QUITO587	POLITICAL CRISIS ESCALATES; CONGRESS SUSPENDED [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's ongoing institutional impasse between electoral authorities and Congress continued on March 13 as the Constitutional Court announced its refusal to decide the dispute -- eliminating for now at least the best opportunity for resolution. In a show of high political thea [...]	2007-03-13 22:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS ASEC EC
07QUITO622	Bank Holiday Rumors Provoke Nervousness and Presidential [...] (SBU) Summary. An unfounded rumor that banks would be closed for a "bank holiday" circulated around Ecuador on March 13 and 14. According to banking contacts, many nervous clients called the banks to ask about the rumor, but actual withdrawals were minimal and not threatening to the banks. P [...]	2007-03-15 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
07QUITO632	GOE SHARES CONCERN OVER ZIMBABWE VIOLENCE [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points on March 16 to Lourdes Puma Puma, MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs. Puma expressed GOE's concern over the March 13 violence in Zimbabwe, noting that Ecuador has always spoken out against such violence. Puma described the attacks of peaceful [...]	2007-03-16 20:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN BO EC
07QUITO639	AMBASSADOR JEWELL MEETS ECUADOR,S NEW TRANSPORT [...] (SBU) Summary: On March 13, the Ambassador paid an introductory call on Trajano Andrade, Minister of Transportation. Andrade explained the GOE's strategic vision for the ministry, stressing that ground transport and port management are priorities. He said the Ministry wanted to fight corru [...]	2007-03-19 16:26:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EWWT ELTN EC
07QUITO642	Manta FOL - Request for DOS and DOD Financial Support for [...] The U.S.-Ecuador agreement to allow U.S. counter narcotics operations to be conducted at the Forward Operating Location (FOL) at the Eloy Alfaro Ecuadorian air base in Manta expires in Nov., 2009. President Rafael Correa has publicly stated that he does not intend to renew the agreement. Th [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PINS PGOV SNAR MARR MASS KPAO
07QUITO643	Mission Actions To Counter "No Bases" Conference [...] (SBU) Summary: The International Network for the Abolition of Foreign Military Bases (INAFMB) held their international conference in Ecuador March 5-9. An estimated 400 foreign activists from 40 nations attended meetings and rallies in Quito and Manta (site of the U.S. Forward Operating Locat [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS
07QUITO644	UN INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE DEMARCHE [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered the points in reftel on UN reform and the internal administration of justice to MFA Director General for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma on March 15. Puma noted she was preparing instructions for New York and thanked us for the information. She agreed that it appeared [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	APER ACABQ AORC EC PREL UNGA UN
07QUITO645	CONGRESS CRISIS FESTERS [...] (C) Summary: The confrontation between Congress and the Supreme Electoral Tribunal continues, and could come to a head again on March 20, when President of Congress Jorge Cevallos attempts to call the Congress back into session following its disruption on March 12. The center-right oppositi [...]	2007-03-20 12:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO647	BIOGRAPHIC NOTES: ECONOMIC POLICY COORDINATOR [...] (C) President Rafael Correa named Carlos Mauricio Antonio Jose Davalos Guevara to the newly formed position of Minister for Coordination of Economic and Production Policy on February 17, 2007. Davalos is in charge of coordinating the efforts of the Ministries of Economy, Industry, Agriculture [...]	2007-03-20 14:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO648	BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: FOREIGN MINISTER MARIA [...] (C) Summary: On December 13, 2006, President Correa named Maria Fernanda Espinosa Minister of the new Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Commerce and Promotion of Investment and Integration, a fusion of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Commerce. Although inexperienced, Espino [...]	2007-03-20 16:32:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC PINR PREL
07QUITO658	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MAURICIO DAVALOS, [...] (C) Summary. In a March 13 meeting with the Ambassador, Mauricio Davalos, President Correa's minister-level coordinator for production and economic policy, focused much of his discussion on the need to support income-generating agricultural projects. He also said that the GOE's vision is di [...]	2007-03-20 21:56:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD EAGR EFIN PREL EC
07QUITO659	REPLACEMENT CONGRESS SWORN IN [...] Summary: (SBU) The festering confrontation between the government-backed Supreme Electoral Tribunal and Congress continued on March 20 as President of Congress Jorge Cevallos swore in 21 new replacement congressional deputies and then opened a new session of Congress with 52 members. Dismisse [...]	2007-03-20 22:49:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO667	VENEZUELA RESTRICTS IMPORTS OF ECUADORIAN TUNA [...] (SBU) Cesar Rohon, President of Ecuador's National Fisheries Chamber, complained in the local media that Venezuela has imposed restrictions on Ecuadorian tuna imports. In 2006 Ecuador exported over USD 41 million in tuna products to Venezuela, which is Ecuador's principal tuna market in Latin [...]	2007-03-21 20:51:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EC
07QUITO704	GOE TO LAUNCH "PLAN ECUADOR"; BACKS OFF [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Espinosa, Defense Minister Escudero, and Minister Coordinator Bustamante on March 20 announced vague plans to develop a "Plan Ecuador" to promote peace, attack poverty, and manage negative impacts on Ecuador of Colombia's internal conflict, and solicited internati [...]	2007-03-23 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID EC CO
07QUITO719	CHINESE PARTY STANDING COMMITTEE MEMBER VISITING [...] (C) Summary: Newly-arrived Chinese Ambassador Cai Runguo shared his first impressions of Ecuador with the Ambassador on March 23. Cai also said that a senior member of the Chinese Communist Party's nine-member Politburo Standing Committee would visit Ecuador briefly this week. Cai said the [...]	2007-03-27 14:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO72	AMBASSADOR BUILDS RAPPORT WITH FM-DESIGNATE [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with Foreign Minister-designate Maria Fernanda Espinosa on January 8. She agreed to meet with Commerce Secretary Gutierrez during the upcoming presidential inauguration, expressed hope Colombian President Uribe would attend, and shared GOE concern over percei [...]	2007-01-09 22:01:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR EC
07QUITO734	CONGRESS SUSPENDED PENDING APPEAL [...] (SBU) Summary: A local judge's ruling has elevated the issue of the composition of Congress to the Constitutional Court, and provoked a new dispute over whether the injunction takes effect immediately or only after judicial review by the higher court. On one side are the 57 dismissed members [...]	2007-03-28 20:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO767	GOE PROTESTS ALLEGED INCURSION; GOC FIRES BACK [...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign Minister Espinosa on March 29 announced that Ecuador had proof that Colombian military units entered Ecuador on March 22 in pursuit of two suspected FARC members. She said that the GOE would immediately send a diplomatic note protesting the incursion, and calling on Co [...]	2007-03-30 21:58:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO768	PRIVATE SECTOR RESPONSE TO PERCEIVED CORREA THREAT [...] (C) Summary. The usually fractious Ecuadorian private sector has begun to develop what could become a cohesive response to what it perceives as threats from the Correa administration. This effort, led by Guayaquil-based figures and supported by the leading business chambers, has two main el [...]	2007-03-30 22:15:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV EC
07QUITO78	CONGRESS READY TO ACT; CORREA RALLYING SUPPORT [...] (C) Summary: An overwhelming but still fluid majority in Congress is preparing to act quickly on its own package of constitutional reforms and to seize control of key independent positions, including the positions of Attorney and Comptroller General. Its intention is to attempt to thwart th [...]	2007-01-10 21:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO793	LONG PETROBRAS SHUTDOWN ENDS [...] (SBU) Summary: Operations in Brazilian petroleum firm Petrobras's Block 18 had been suspended due to community protests for over three weeks. Each day without production cost Petrobras close to 40 thousand barrels of oil (about 16% of Ecuador's private sector production) and roughly half a mi [...]	2007-04-04 20:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EFIN PREL EC
07QUITO795	ECUADOR WAITS FOR CONGRESS AND REFERENDUM [...] (C) Summary: Congress President Jorge Cevallos has been successful so far in his efforts to delay legislative business so the Constitutional Court has a chance to rule on the institutional crisis in favor of one or the other of the two Congressional blocs claiming legitimacy. The 57 removed [...]	2007-04-04 20:44:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO796	US-LATIN AMERICA PRIVATE SECTOR DIALOGUE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel invitations on March 20 to Ecuadorian Central Bank General Manager Mauricio Pareja, Superintendent of Banks Alfredo Vergara, and Minister of Economy and finance Ricardo Patino Aroca. As of April 3, the latter two declined citing prior official engagements, and the fo [...]	2007-04-04 21:34:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETTC KCRM KTFN PREL PTER
07QUITO826	REFERENDUM ON ASSEMBLY LIKELY TO PASS APRIL 15 [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorians vote again in a nation-wide election on Sunday, April 15, to approve or defeat a referendum convoking an unbounded national constituent assembly to re-write the constitution. Public understanding of the details of the assembly statute is low and support for the as [...]	2007-04-11 19:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO850	REFERENDUM WINS BIG, BOOSTING CORREA [...] (SBU) Summary: Ecuadorian voters approved President Rafael Correa's proposed national constituent assembly by 78.1%, according to unofficial exit polls. The "no" vote won just 11.5% support. Partial official results confirm the same pattern (81.5% "yes" to 12.68% "no" with 58.58% of the vo [...]	2007-04-16 16:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO851	ECUADOR CONSIDERING GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] (SBU) Russian First Secretary Viatcheslav Ulasik and PolChief jointly presented RefTel demarche in favor of GOE participation in the Global Initiative (GI) to MFA DirGen for Multilateral Affairs Lourdes Puma Puma on April 13. Puma said the GOE was considering joining the initiative based on [...]	2007-04-16 16:15:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL EC
07QUITO880	ECUADOR PAYS IMF DEBT, BLASTS WORLD BANK [...] (U) Summary. On Saturday, April 15, President Correa announced Ecuador had paid off its IMF debt and was ending its relations "with that international bureaucracy." He also threatened to expel the World Bank representative in Ecuador if an investigation "confirms" that the World Bank "black [...]	2007-04-18 12:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
07QUITO885	CORREA DEFUSES DEADBEAT DAD STORY C-AL7-00365 [...] (U) Summary: A recent attempt by Lucio Gutierrez to tar President Rafael Correa for his father's sins appears to have backfired. The open secret of Correa's sordid family history became public on April 13, on the eve of the government's referendum, when PSP deputy Luis Almeida alleged during [...]	2007-04-18 19:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO905	GOE FOREIGN MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND ICI [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 16:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID EFIN EG IAEA PGOV UN GCC EC
07QUITO906	ECUADOR'S ITT FIELDS UNDER CONSIDERATION ONCE AGAIN [...] (SBU) Summary: Development of Ecuador's heavy crude ITT fields has been under discussion for over 10 years. Situated in the environmentally sensitive Yasuni National Park, the three fields contain an estimated billion barrels of reserves and could potentially produce 190,000 barrels of crude [...]	2007-04-20 18:54:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV EC
07QUITO914	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON 30TH ANTARCTIC TREATY [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 20:57:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC AY IN KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY EC
07QUITO915	GLOBAL REPOSITIONING - RESPONSE FROM AMBASSADOR LINDA [...] Summary: We are delighted to have been chosen as a Phase 1 country for the Secretary's Transformational Diplomacy initiative, and we are very pleased with the early returns on what the three new positions we gained have allowed us to do. Following are responses to questions posed in reftel as [...]	2007-04-20 21:06:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT EC
07QUITO916	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNCAC CONVENTIONS [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 21:12:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM KJUS PG PTER SNAR EC
07QUITO917	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN DIO ASSET FREEZE [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KNNP PARM KN EC
07QUITO918	FINAL RESULTS: 82% IN FAVOR OF ASSEMBLY; CONGRESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on April 20 issued final results of the referendum approving the government's proposed national constituent assembly, which passed with 81.72% of the vote. The TSE is expected to unveil the timeline for assembly elections soon--most expect [...]	2007-04-20 22:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO919	DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-20 22:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC EC
07QUITO949	ECUADOR: COURT OVERTURNS TSE RULING, CONGRESS [...] (C) In a surprise decision on April 23, Ecuador's Constitutional Court (TC) reinstated 50 of the 57 dismissed members of Congress. President Correa immediately rejected the ruling by Ecuador's highest court as an "inexecutable...new tactic by the partidocracy," and contrary to overwhelming s [...]	2007-04-24 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO953	PLAN ECUADOR FOR PEACE, JUSTICE, AND EQUITY [...] (C) Summary: President Rafael Correa on April 24 unveiled "Plan Ecuador for Peace, Justice, and Equity," aimed at countering the negative impacts of Colombia's internal conflict on Ecuador. The plan purports to guide GOE and international donor development activity in the northern border re [...]	2007-04-26 20:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO955	ENERGY MINISTRY PLANS NEW LAWS UNDER CONSTITUENT [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's Energy Ministry hopes to use the upcoming national constituent assembly to make major changes to the laws regulating the sector, according to the Under Secretaries of Petroleum, Mining, and Electricity. They plan SIPDIS to use the Assembly as a substitute Congress, [...]	2007-04-26 20:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EINV ECON EC
07QUITO956	AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO REMOTE ARMY POST ON COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador visited a remote Ecuadorian military post located in Puerto El Carmen, Sucumbios province, on April 23. While there, she discussed illegal armed group activity with Ecuadorian military officials, viewed USG funded military projects, and met with the beneficiarie [...]	2007-04-26 22:04:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EC CO
07QUITO957	OPPOSITION DEPUTIES FLEE TO BOGOTA [...] (C) Summary: With up to 16 dismissed/restituted members of Congress in Bogota winning headlines (although little domestic sympathy) decrying perceived political persecution at home, pressure is mounting on the GOE to seek a consensual exit from the current political stand-off between the Gov [...]	2007-04-26 22:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
07QUITO978	EMBASSY QUITO WELCOMES D VISIT [...] (SBU) Summary: Please accept my warmest welcome of your upcoming return to Ecuador. With Ecuador's government having recently passed the 100-day mark, your visit comes at a time of opportunity to advance mutual interests, and also to review some concerns about the direction the government is [...]	2007-04-30 20:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PREL PGOV ECON EAID WHA EC
07QUITO985	GOE WOULD NOT LIKELY SUPPORT IRAQ COALITION [...] No summary [...]	2007-04-30 22:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PHUM PREL UN BO EC MARR MOPS PTER IZ
07QUITO998	MORE TIP CONVICTIONS, GOE COMMITMENT FIRM [...] (U) Summary: Ecuador continues to arrest, prosecute, convict and sentence TIP offenders. Superstar El Oro province prosecutor Lucy Blacio added another two convictions to her credit in April. Pichincha province gained two this month, the first convictions outside El Oro under Ecuador's mod [...]	2007-05-02 20:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PGOV PREL EC
08QUITO100	CHANGES PENDING IN ECUADOR,S MINING SECTOR [...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25, the GOE announced that approximately 15% of the country,s mining concessions would revert to the State for purported non-payment or late payment of fees. Analysis of remaining concessions will continue and further reversions could be forthcoming. Meanwhile, Ec [...]	2008-02-01 11:34:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN EINV ECON EC
08QUITO1003	IN SURPRISE MOVE, CORREA REPLACES MINISTER OF [...] (U) Summary: At a contract-signing ceremony with US-Canadian oil firm Ivanhoe on October 8, Ecuador's President Rafael Correa announced that Minister of Mines and Petroleum Galo Chiriboga had resigned "for personal reasons." Press reports later suggested that Chiriboga had been forced out. [...]	2008-10-23 19:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EMIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO1005	ECUADOR AVIAN FLU PREPARATIONS AND DEMARCHE RESPONSE [...] (U) Summary: The GOE has given considerable thought to the risks of avian flu and has programs for prevention and crisis response. GOE representatives expressed interest in attending the Ministerial Conference on October 25-26 in Egypt, but expressed concerns that funding limitations will not [...]	2008-10-23 22:35:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KFLU EAGR ETRD SOCI TBIO EC
08QUITO1010	CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS ON JUDICIAL SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's new constitution makes some improvements in the judicial sector that have the potential to improve the delivery of justice. However, the articles on the judicial sector contain many inconsistencies and gaps, which will have to be resolved by the passage of legislation. [...]	2008-10-27 14:13:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KDEM EC
08QUITO1020	ECUADOR TO FOLLOW COLOMBIA, PERU IN EU BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary. At a meeting of the Andean Community (CAN) October 14, members agreed to a final effort to continue jointly negotiating an association agreement with the EU in spite of strongly divergent positions. However, the EU has said it won't agree to Bolivia's request for wholesale exce [...]	2008-10-28 21:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO1027	PRESIDENTS CORREA AND GARCIA RENEW BILATERAL [...] (C) Summary: A decade of peace between Ecuador and Peru has not met all expectations, but the two governments appear committed to raising the stakes in terms of attention and investment. Presidents Rafael Correa and Alan Garcia and their cabinets met on October 25 in Machala, Ecuador, to mark [...]	2008-10-31 12:47:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECIN ETRD SMIG EC PE
08QUITO1035	CHAVEZ VISIT TO ECUADOR: WILL ACTIONS FOLLOW? [...] (C) Summary: On October 28, Venezuelan President Chavez met with President Correa in the town of Puyo in eastern Ecuador to strengthen relations and sign ten bilateral agreements on topics ranging from energy to electronic currency. As usual, it remains unclear how much of the rhetoric will [...]	2008-11-05 14:52:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG EFIN PGOV PREL ECON EC
08QUITO1042	GOE'S HEIGHTENED RHETORIC RENEWS TENSIONS WITH [...] (C) Summary: The GOE again directed harsh words against the Colombian government in late October. President Correa threatened to restrict Colombian citizens' entries into Ecuador, file another international lawsuit against Colombia, and reiterated that Bogota was to blame for the lack of bila [...]	2008-11-06 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PTER MOPS EC PE
08QUITO1043	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCGOVERN [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes CODEL McGovern to Ecuador on November 8-13. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks, and changes as Ecuador prepares for national and local elections in 2009 following approval of a new constitution. While we do not agree with the Correa government o [...]	2008-11-07 17:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO
08QUITO1045	ECUADOR RESPONSE: 1ST COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered text of the revised Compliance Resolution to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on October 28 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 4. Puma reiterated that the GOE maintains its position of supporting non-proliferation c [...]	2008-11-10 20:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL UNGA CDG EC
08QUITO1046	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR'S ON [...] (C) PolOff delivered text of UNSCR 1835 and Ref A and B points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on October 28 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 4. Puma reiterated that the GOE maintains its position of supporting the UN Security Coun [...]	2008-11-10 20:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EFIN MNUC PARM KNNP IR EC
08QUITO1058	SPANISH REPSOL AGREES TO NEW OIL CONTRACT WITH [...] (C) Summary: On November 6, Spanish oil company Repsol reached agreement to sign a new transitory production sharing contract with the Government of Ecuador (GOE),following statements from the Minister of Petroleum that the GOE would terminate its contract for not concluding oil negotiations [...]	2008-11-13 19:51:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET ENRG EINV ECON EC
08QUITO1062	ECUADOR DELAYS DEBT PAYMENT BECAUSE OF ALLEGED [...] Summary. (C) Ecuador announced on November 14 that it would delay an international interest payment up to 30 days. It will use that period to investigate assertions of a debt commission report (to be released on November 20) that the debt issuance was tainted by irregularities. President Cor [...]	2008-11-14 22:33:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON EC
08QUITO1063	ECUADOR'S ENUNCIATES ZERO TOLERANCE ALONG NORTHERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Correa administration is enunciating a policy of "zero tolerance" and has issued strong warnings that it will use force against "illegal armed forces" or incursions by Colombian security units along its northern border. The warnings to the FARC have been public and vigor [...]	2008-11-15 16:09:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PTER EC CO
08QUITO1064	ECUADOR ENUNCIATES ZERO TOLERANCE ALONG NORTHERN [...] (S/NF) Summary: The Correa administration is enunciating a policy of "zero tolerance" and has issued strong warnings that it will use force against "illegal armed forces" or incursions by Colombian security units along its northern border. The warnings to the FARC have been public and vigor [...]	2008-11-15 16:10:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MOPS PTER EC CO
08QUITO1066	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) PolOff delivered non-papers on Iran, Burma and the DPRK (Ref A) to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 12 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 14. Puma stated that Ecuador's policy had not changed (Ref B),that Ecuador strong [...]	2008-11-17 21:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA EC
08QUITO1067	GOE INTELLIGENCE COMMISSION RELEASES REPORT ON [...] (C) Summary: A GOE commission to review the Ecuadorian intelligence services, the March 1 attack by Colombian forces in Ecuador, and foreign influences in Ecuador released its findings on October 30. The commission recommended that an Intelligence Secretariat be established under the Preside [...]	2008-11-18 12:37:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR MARR MASS MOPS EC CO
08QUITO1081	SCENESETTER FOR DAS CHRIS MCMULLEN, DAA TULLY [...] (SBU) Embassy warmly welcomes DAS McMullen, Deputy Assistant Administrator Tully, and the U.S. delegation of the Bilateral Dialogue on November 24. Your visit comes at a time of opportunities, risks, and changes as Ecuador prepares for national and local elections in 2009 following approval [...]	2008-11-19 19:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ECON EAID MASS MOPS SNAR PTER OVIP EC
08QUITO1086	DEMARCHE RESPONSE - OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL UNGA [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel non-paper and oral points to Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on November 21. Puma stated that as far as she was aware, Ecuador's policy regarding its voting on UNGA resolutions with regards to Israel had not changed. Ecuador voted in favor of al [...]	2008-11-21 22:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA IS PA LE SY EC
08QUITO1090	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: TARIFF CUTS; EFFECT OF OPEC CUTS; [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that describes notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Tariff Cuts for 49 Industrial Inputs ------------------------------------ 2. (U) On October 30, Ecuador's Council on Foreign Trade and Investment (Co [...]	2008-11-25 19:38:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EPET EFIN ETRD EC
08QUITO1091	CONGRESSMAN MCGOVERN VISITS ECUADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman James McGovern traveled in Ecuador from November 13 to 18, to visit sites at issue in the Chevron-Texaco oil pollution case, and Ecuadorian border communities affected by refugees and other aspects of the violence in Colombia. Congressman McGovern met with Government [...]	2008-11-25 21:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OVIP PHUM SNAR PTER MOPS MCAP ENRG EPET EC CO
08QUITO1100	ECUADOR IMPLEMENTS TRAVEL DOC REQUIREMENTS FOR [...] (C) Summary. Mission Ecuador has coordinated a joint strategy with our Chinese counterparts for delivering demarches to the GOE on its visa policies, specifically the lack of control over "tourists", and working with Ecuadorian authorities to improve their controls (Ref A). Both the U.S. an [...]	2008-11-28 21:31:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	CVIS PREL PGOV ASEC CMGT KCRM KFRD KTIP EC
08QUITO1109	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - 1ST COMMITTEE [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel non-paper and oral points to Multilateral Affairs Directorate on November 25, but was unable reach the Directorate's Chief of Staff Marisol Nieto until December 1 (Director General has been traveling). Nieto said that Ecuador strongly supports non-proliferation, arm [...]	2008-12-02 14:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL MNUC UNGA EC
08QUITO1121	ECUADOR REPORT ASSERTS MUCH ECUADORIAN DEBT IS [...] (C) Summary. On November 20, President Correa presided over the issuance of a report that was highly critical of Ecuador's debt obligations. Correa stated that Ecuador would not pay "illegal debt" but did not indicate which debt, if any, was illegal. The debt report, which is very polemical [...]	2008-12-04 21:23:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO1124	ECUADORIAN RESPONSE TO ECONOMIC DOWNTURN [...] (C) Summary. Falling oil prices will pressure Ecuador's balance of payments and government finances, although it currently enjoys sizeable international reserves and a budget surplus. On November 18, the Government of Ecuador unveiled a package of measures, including tariff increases on over [...]	2008-12-05 17:20:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN EPET ELAB PGOV EC
08QUITO1126	CAN-EU TALKS - ECUADOR WILL NEGOTIATE BILATERALLY [...] (U) Summary. Following the breakup of association agreement talks between the Andean Community (CAN) and the EU, Foreign Minister Salvador announced that Ecuador would negotiate bilaterally with the EU, following Colombia and Peru. President Correa criticized the announcement, but evidently [...]	2008-12-05 19:36:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON PREL PGOV EC
08QUITO1127	TRAVEL DOCUMENT REQUIREMENT FOR CHINESE: A [...] (SBU) Summary: Although the GOE signed an MOU with China on November 20 to implement a new travel document policy for Chinese tourists traveling to Ecuador, to be effective on December 1, the policy had not been implemented as of December 5. Until it receives clear instructions from the GOE [...]	2008-12-05 22:28:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS PREL PGOV ASEC CMGT KCRM KFRD KTIP EC
08QUITO1128	LAUNCH OF U.S.-ECUADOR BILATERAL DIALOGUE [...] (U) Summary: A U.S. delegation led by WHA DAS Christopher McMullen met with Ecuadorian officials in Quito November 24 to launch the U.S.-Ecuador Bilateral Dialogue, a forum to address issues of interest to both sides and to highlight and build on existing cooperation and positive engagement ( [...]	2008-12-08 16:45:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EINV ECON KJUS SNAR SMIG EC
08QUITO1144	ECUADOR RAISES TARIFFS TO BUFFER BALANCE OF PAYMENTS [...] (SBU) Summary: On November 26, the GOE raised tariffs to WTO ceiling limits on 940 consumer goods from non-FTA partners. Foodstuffs, white goods and small appliances, paper products, and others have been increased to an average rate of 29%. It appears the GOE instituted this largely as a bal [...]	2008-12-15 21:47:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON EFIN EC
08QUITO1145	NEW FOREIGN MINISTER FANDER FALCONI [...] (C) Summary: Fander Falconi, who previously headed the National Planning and Development Secretariat and plays a prominent role in President Correa,s PAIS political movement, was sworn in as Ecuador,s new Foreign Minister on December 15. In post,s few interactions with him, he has not appea [...]	2008-12-15 22:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EFIN ECON EC
08QUITO1146	ECUADOR DEFAULTS ON COMMERCIAL DEBT [...] (SBU) Summary. On December 12, President Correa announced that Ecuador would default on one of its commercial bond issuances, and that Ecuador would soon make a restructuring proposal. On December 15, Finance Minister Viteri announced that Ecuador would not make an on-time payment on a sepa [...]	2008-12-16 21:54:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON PGOV EC
08QUITO1155	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UNGA VOTE ON IRAN [...] (C) Embassy delivered Ref A points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 16 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on December 18 when she returned from travel. Puma stated that to her knowledge, despite President Correa,s visit to Iran on De [...]	2008-12-19 17:07:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PGOV UNGA EC
08QUITO1156	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UNESCO DIRECTOR [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 16 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on December 18 when she returned from travel. Puma stated that the MFA had not yet decided who it would support, and would only [...]	2008-12-19 17:14:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV UNESCO EC
08QUITO1157	ECUADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE - UN CONDITIONS OF [...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel points to the MFA Multilateral Affairs Directorate on December 16 and followed up with Multilateral Affairs Director General Lourdes Puma on December 18 when she returned from travel. Puma promised to pass the information to Ecuador's UN delegation. Noting that Ec [...]	2008-12-19 17:16:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	AMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA EC
08QUITO1161	EMBASSY QUITO'S MANTA FOL RECOMMENDATIONS [...] (C) Summary: To coordinate the USG's withdrawal from the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL) effectively, Embassy Quito proposes a timeline for specific withdrawal milestones and a detailed list of the Embassy's recommendations on the disposition of FOL assets. The manner in which the USG [...]	2008-12-19 21:28:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MOPS SNAR EC
08QUITO1162	CORREA'S POLEMICAL VISIT TO IRAN [...] (C) Summary: President Rafael Correa's December 5-9 visit to Iran, the first by an Ecuadorian president, resulted in 12 agreements and a $40 million line-of-credit. Our assessment is that GOE actions defy the spirit, but not the letter, of UN Security Council sanction resolutions. During the [...]	2008-12-19 22:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN MASS EC IR
08QUITO1163	NAS ECUADOR QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES REPORT - OCTOBER-DECEMBER [...] (U) HIGHLIGHTS: -- Ambassador Inaugurates Two Canine Facilities -- NAS Judicial Team Helps Shape New Laws -- Large Maritime and Land Seizures -- New Equipment to Modernize Detection Capabilities -- Coca Plants Eradicated -- NAS Ecuador Desk Officer Visits AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES [...]	2008-12-22 12:37:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR EC
08QUITO1178	CHANGE IN ECUADORIAN STANDARDS REQUIREMENTS HITS [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 1, Ecuador's trade policy body, COMEXI, issued a resolution changing how certain products can prove compliance with Ecuadorian safety and labeling standards, blocking some U.S. exporters that have not had time to comply. The measure requires product testing in an [...]	2008-12-22 21:00:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD ECON EC
08QUITO1179	ECUADOR: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Embassy submits the narrative in paragraphs 2-7 for the 2008 Country Report on Terrorism: 2. (U) Ecuador's greatest counterterrorism and security challenge remained the presence of Colombian narcotics and insurgent/terrorist groups in the northern border region. In order to evade Colom [...]	2008-12-22 21:24:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER ASEC PGOV PREL EC CO
08QUITO1183	GOE REQUESTS MEETING TO COORDINATE HANDOVER OF [...] (SBU) The Ambassador received an official memorandum from the Minister of Defense, Javier Ponce, on December 23 asking to meet with Embassy officials on January 14, 2009. The stated purpose of the meeting is to review terms of the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL) agreement and to establi [...]	2008-12-24 12:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC
08QUITO1184	GOE REQUESTS MEETING TO COORDINATE HANDOVER OF [...] (SBU) The Ambassador received an official memorandum from the Minister of Defense, Javier Ponce, on December 23 asking to meet with Embassy officials on January 14, 2009. The stated purpose of the meeting is to review terms of the Manta Forward Operating Location (FOL) agreement and to establi [...]	2008-12-24 12:27:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS MOPS SNAR EC
08QUITO129	ECUADORIAN ECONOMIC POLICIES IN 2007: MIX OF [...] (C) Summary. In Correa's first year in office, there was occasionally fiery rhetoric on economic policy, but in practice the GOE implemented a limited number of policy changes, which were mostly pragmatic. U.S. investors shared this experience, where their treatment was more moderate than t [...]	2008-02-11 18:50:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD PGOV EC
08QUITO130	Ecuadorian Exports Drop to U.S., Largely Due to Shifts in [...] Summary. Ecuadorian exports to the U.S. declined significantly in 2007 relative to 2006. Most of the decline was due to a drop in petroleum sales to the U.S., and to a lesser extent bananas. Some smaller export categories actually saw a jump in sales to the U.S. Global Ecuadorian exports in [...]	2008-02-11 20:00:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON EC
08QUITO131	ECUADOR ECON WEEKLY: Petroleum Contracts, Business [...] (U) The following is a weekly economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that are not reported by individual cables. Oil Contract Renegotiations Given 45 Days ----------------------------------------- 2. (U) In his January 26 weekly radio address, President Correa said [...]	2008-02-11 20:01:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EAGR EMIN EC
08QUITO134	Measuring Transformational Diplomacy in Ecuador: Poll Shows [...] Summary: A national poll commissioned by Embassy Quito and conducted in five Ecuadorian cities Jan. 10-14, 2008 shows an improved overall image of the U.S. among Ecuadorian publics, with regional variations that point to opportunities for additional transformational diplomacy (TD) efforts to i [...]	2008-02-12 19:41:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	PINR PGOV EC PREL MARR MASS KPAO
08QUITO138	GOE RESPONSE TO DNI MCCONNELL'S TESTIMONY [...] (C) The GOE took issue with Director of National Intelligence McConnell's testimony of February 7 in a diplomatic note dated February 8. The Foreign Minister told the Ambassador that President Correa was personally upset when he read press accounts citing the testimony and report, and had i [...]	2008-02-13 21:24:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EC
08QUITO152	ECUADORIAN ECONOMIC POLICIES IN 2008: LESS [...] (C) Summary. In 2008, the Correa Administration's rhetoric on economic issues should moderate but will not disappear. However, this year the GOE will probably make more substantive changes than it did in 2007, as it actually begins to implement its economic program. Many of the changes wil [...]	2008-02-19 18:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV EFIN PGOV EC
08QUITO158	CODEL ENGEL'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT CORREA [...] (C) Summary: In a wide-ranging, cordial meeting, President Correa received Codel Engel the morning of February 18. Codel members stressed their desire to renew Andean trade preferences and the importance of continued US-Ecuadorian cooperation on counter-narcotics initiatives. Correa highli [...]	2008-02-20 17:42:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ETRD PREL SNAR YI EC

08QUITO16	UPDATING INFORMATION FOR EMBASSY QUITO TFCOS [...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Quito reports that the following officers continue to serve as Terrorism Finance Coordination Officers: Jefferson Brown, DCM (TFCO),IVG 644-4420, brownjt2(at)state.gov, and brownjt(at)state.sgov.gov; and Bridget Alway-Premont, Econoff (Deputy TFCO),IVG 644 [...]	2008-01-04 19:13:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN

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