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08WELLINGTON9	2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATE FOR NEW ZEALAND [...] Following is Post's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) regarding New Zealand per request reftel. 2. Begin text of ICS submission: 2008 Investment Climate Statement - New Zealand Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Foreign direct inve [...]	2008-01-14 05:10:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR NZ

08WELLINGTON91	TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS - NEW ZEALAND 2/2007 [...] No summary [...]	2008-03-07 00:28:00	Embassy Wellington	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF ASEC SMIG ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD NZ
08YEREVAN244	ARMENIA'S 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT [...] (U) This cable represents Embassy Yerevan's submission for the 2008 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Please see paragraph 5 for responses keyed to reftel request. 2. (SBU) During the reporting period, the government of Armenia significantly revamped its interagency apparatus that is res [...]	2008-03-20 05:17:00	Embassy Yerevan	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
08ZAGREB49	CROATIA 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART II) [...] No summary [...]	2008-01-24 14:06:00	Embassy Zagreb	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR HR
09ABUDHABI995	UNESCO Eternalizes the Tango at Intangible Cultural [...] (SBU) Summary. UNESCO's Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage named the first intangible cultural heritage elements at its fourth extraordinary session in Abu Dhabi September 28 to October 2. Ambassador Richard Olson attended the opening ceremony [...]	2009-10-22 11:13:00	Embassy Abu Dhabi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SCUL UNESCO KPAO AE
09ABUJA148	NIGERIA: JOS REMAINS CALM AS LOCAL GOVERNMENT [...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 21, Plateau State Governor Jonah Jang swore in the controversial 17 Local Government Area (LGA) chairmen whose November 27, 2008 elections were marred by alleged rigging that sparked a surge of violence in Jos resulting in over 300 deaths (ref B). Despite concerns from [...]	2009-01-27 10:07:00	Embassy Abuja	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KIRF ASEC NI
09AMMAN1260	FRAUD SUMMARY - JORDAN [...] (U) Jordan is a developing country with a per capita income of $5,000 and a population of nearly 6.3 million. Almost one third of the population lives in the capital city of Amman and about thirty percent of Jordanians are younger than 14. The service sector comprises over 77 percent of the e [...]	2009-06-04 12:18:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO
09AMMAN2260	FRAUD SUMMARY - JORDAN [...] (U) Jordan is a developing country with a GDP per capita of $5,100 and a population of over 6.3 million. Over 78% of the people live in urban areas and one third of all Jordanians are younger than 14. The service sector comprises over 66 percent of the economy, industry covers about 30 percen [...]	2009-10-12 12:09:00	Embassy Amman	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC JO
09ASTANA167	KAZAKHSTAN: REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF EXTENSION OF PROGRAM [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Not for public Internet. 2. (U) This is an Action Request. Please see para 3. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: According to the USAID Economic Contagion Tracker released in January, Kazakhstan is one of only three CIS countries that is listed as a R [...]	2009-01-28 11:07:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL EAID ECON KZ
09ASTANA663	KAZAKHSTAN: MEDIA REACTION, APRIL 9 - 15 [...] SUMMARY: Kazakhstani political commentators focused on the domestic political scene this week, weighing the relative merits of the ruling Nur Otan party and its adversaries in the opposition. "Delovaya Nedelya," an independent weekly, published a wrap-up of the G-20 summit in which it mocked [...]	2009-04-17 11:50:00	Embassy Astana	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM PREL ECON SOCI KDEM KPAO KMDR KZ
09ASUNCION147	PARAGUAY: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION A. What are the sources of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake further docume [...]	2009-03-09 20:01:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09ASUNCION17	LUGO'S MEDIA STRATEGY - MARXIST, MUDDLED, OR [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-12 12:55:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAO PHUM ECPS PGOV PA
09ASUNCION242	INVITATION TO SECRETARY CLINTON TO SPEAK AT [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) Gloria Rubin, Paraguay's Minister for Women's Affairs, requested that the Embassy forward an invitation to Secretary Clinton inviting her to participate as a keynote speaker during the opening act of the "XXI Specialized Meeting of the [...]	2009-04-20 20:34:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED	OVIP OPDC PREL KWMN PHUM SCUL PA
09ASUNCION42	PARAGUAY'S ITAIPU NEGOTIATIONS: RESULTS AND OUTLOOK [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-20 19:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EAGR EPSC PA
09ASUNCION468	BACHELET VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chilean President Michelle Bachelet met Paraguayan President Fernando Lugo July 22 before the July 24 MERCOSUR Summit in Asuncion. Bachelet reaffirmed to Lugo Chile's desire to buy Paraguay's electricity, and the two presidents signed a joint declaration to cooperate on social p [...]	2009-07-25 17:39:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS EAID PGOV PA
09ASUNCION474	REGIONAL ISSUES AND COMPLAINTS MARK MERCOSUR SUMMIT [...] (U) Paraguay hosted the MERCOSUR Summit July 24-25 in Asuncion with the presidents of Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Chile, and Bolivia attending, as well as representatives from Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru and Colombia. (NOTE: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez declined to attend the Summit at the la [...]	2009-07-28 17:38:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV PA
09ASUNCION495	CODEL PRICE SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Codel Price August 19-20. Your visit will come on the heels of President Fernando Lugo's one-year anniversary in office, and will find the Lugo government grappling with the challenges of day-to-day governing. An inexperienced team, exceedingly high exp [...]	2009-08-05 20:14:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV OVIP PREL PY
09ASUNCION521	MIXED REVIEWS OF LUGO AT THE ONE YEAR MARK [...] (C) President Fernando Lugo had several successes in his first year in office, including improvements in health care and an improved deal from Brazil regarding electricity from the Itaipu dam. However, Lugo's failings (increased insecurity, slow response to the financial crisis, lack of agrar [...]	2009-08-20 19:55:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON PGOV SNAR PA
09ASUNCION532	CODEL GRANGER SCENESETTER [...] (SBU) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes Codel Granger September 2-5. Your visit follows President Fernando Lugo's one-year anniversary in office, and will find the Lugo government grappling with the challenges of day-to-day governing. A corrupt judiciary and national police, under-funded law [...]	2009-08-25 19:42:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SNAR PREL OVIP PA
09ASUNCION617	AMBASSADOR AYALDE MEETS WITH PRESIDENT LUGO TO REVIEW [...] (C) SUMMARY: I met with President Lugo late October 16 at Lugo's request. Lugo was in good spirits but very concerned about the kidnapping of cattle rancher Fidel Zavala in Concepcion Department. Lugo recognized that the EPP (Paraguayan People's Army) was "very dangerous" and hoped for Zavala's saf [...]	2009-10-22 21:03:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM PA
09ASUNCION675	SCENESETTER FOR A/S VALENZUELA'S VISIT TO PARAGUAY [...] (C) Embassy Asuncion warmly welcomes WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela December 17-18. Your visit will serve as a boost to Paraguay's nascent democracy. An inexperienced President Fernando Lugo promised the electorate he would deliver change, but he has dashed expectations by failing [...]	2009-12-07 18:33:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR PA
09ASUNCION703	WHA A/S VALENZUELA TELLS PARAGUAYANS TO WORK TOGETHER TO [...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela visited Paraguay December 17-18. Congressional leaders from major political parties expressed frustration with their failed attempts to initiate dialogue with President Lugo on building a national agenda. They commented on swirling rumors of pre [...]	2009-12-31 17:04:00	Embassy Asuncion	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON PA
09ASUNCION91	PARAGUAY'S 2008 ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE AND 2009 OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) COMMENT: Following a period of strong economic growth in the first semester of 2008, economic activity decelerated during the last quarter of 2008 across the three main sectors of the economy: agriculture, services and manufacturing. GDP growth for 2009 is expected to slow down to 2 to 3 [...]	2009-02-11 21:22:00	Embassy Asuncion	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL PGOV PA
09ATHENS206	Greece: 2009 TIP Report Submission - Part 4 of 4 [...] (U) This document is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is the last of four cables. The cable text is keyed to REFTEL paragraphs 27 (PREVENTION),28 (TIP HEROES),and 29 (TIP BEST PRACTICES). TIP point of contact information and an estimate of hours spe [...]	2009-02-17 14:47:00	Embassy Athens	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP PREF ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN SMIG ELAB GR
09BEIJING1592	Peru-China Free Trade Agreement [...] (SBU) Summary. During the late April visit to China by Peruvian Vice President Giampietri, China and Peru signed a comprehensive free trade agreement which covers goods, services and investment and is expected to go into effect by the end of this year. Giampietri also promoted Chinese investme [...]	2009-06-15 01:19:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV EIND PREL EFIN CH PE
09BEIJING2995	PRC/LATIN AMERICA: CHINESE ECONOMIC INTERESTS [...] (C) Summary: Politics, economics, Taiwan and common interests in social development drive China's interest in Latin America, according to a PRC scholar. Notwithstanding China's deepening relationship with Latin America, China will not develop its Latin America connections at the expense of i [...]	2009-10-29 09:36:00	Embassy Beijing	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM ECON ETRD ENRG EINV AR XM CH
09BEIJING3061	NOVEMBER 5 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: MILITARIZATION OF SPACE, [...] Key points at the November 5 MFA press briefing: -- China's position on the militarization of outer space remains unchanged. China opposes the militarization of outer space and will not engage in any arms race in outer space. -- China will continue to take "effective measures" to combat c [...]	2009-11-05 23:17:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PARM MOPS KGHG TSPA CN CI SO KN
09BEIJING684	CHINA CEMENTS TIES WITH COSTA RICA THROUGH TRADE [...] (SBU) Costa Rica is reaping economic benefits from China for its 2007 decision to switch diplomatic recognition from Taipei to Beijing, including talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) announced during President Hu's 2008 visit and the planned construction of a new soccer stadium. Cos [...]	2009-03-17 08:56:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD EINV CH CR
09BEIJING834	COLOMBIAN VIEWS ON TRADE RELATIONS WITH CHINA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Chinese investor interest in Colombia has risen rapidly since the November 2008 publication of China's white paper on Latin America, Colombian diplomats told Emboff. Colombia is wary of Chinese motives and what it sees as lax Chinese environmental and labor standards. Howeve [...]	2009-03-30 04:36:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL PHUM ELAB CH CO
09BEIJING841	COLOMBIAN VIEWS ON TRADE RELATIONS WITH CHINA [...] (U) SUMMARY. Chinese investor interest in Colombia has risen rapidly since the November 2008 publication of China's white paper on Latin America, Colombian diplomats told Emboff. Colombia is wary of Chinese motives and what it sees as lax Chinese environmental and labor standards. Howeve [...]	2009-03-30 08:21:00	Embassy Beijing	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV PREL PHUM ELAB CH CO
09BERLIN372	MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, UNFCCC, DOHA, LATAM [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. New Afghanistan Strategy 3. NATO Summit Meeting 4. New NATO Secretary-General 5. Bonn UNFCCC 6. Doha--Arab Summit 7. Progressive Leaders' Conference Â [...]	2009-03-30 12:05:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US AF PK TU IS IR CU
09BERLIN418	MEDIA REACTION: POTUS VISITS, CUBA, SOUTH AFRICA, PENTAGON, [...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Obama Visit to Turkey 3. Obama Visit Wrap Up 4. Obama Visit to Iraq 5. US Congressional Delegation in Cuba 6. Secretary Gates on Pentagon Budget 7. South Africa 8. Fujimori Trial in Peru 9. Guantanamo 10. Nuclear Weapons in Germany [...]	2009-04-08 13:23:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR KPAO GM US TU IZ CU SF PE
09BERLIN839	GERMANY H1N1 FLU UPDATE: 691 CONFIRMED CASES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The number of H1N1 infections in Germany rose by 50 cases to a total of 691 on July 10. Media reports indicate first case of H1N1 in the Federal State of Saarland. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) The National Reference Center for Influenza at the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) announced [...]	2009-07-10 16:10:00	Embassy Berlin	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR MX GM
09BERN362	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The Swiss government strongly supports entry into force of the CTBT, negotiations on a verifiable FMCT, and efforts to reinforce the NPT, particularly with regard to disarmament and arms control issues. The Swiss welcome U.S.-Russian nuclear disarmament negotiations, and are con [...]	2009-08-31 22:38:00	Embassy Bern	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09BERN411	64TH UNGA: REQUEST TO DEFER RESOLUTION ON [...] (SBU) Acting POLE counselor conveyed the request in reftel A on September 28 to Andreas Friedrich, Head of the Arms Control and Disarmament Section of the Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Friedrich took careful note of the request, but said that he would have to consult further [...]	2009-09-29 17:48:00	Embassy Bern	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM MNUC PREL SZ
09BOGOTA1294	COLOMBIA AND BRAZIL MOVING AHEAD ON JOINT SECURITY [...] (C) The GOC is reaching out to Brazil and Peru to raise its regional profile and improve trade and security relations with its neighbors. Colombian and Brazil recently concluded an agreement to jointly monitor each other's airspace to combat illegal armed groups (the FARC) and narco-traffickin [...]	2009-04-20 20:57:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PHUM KJUS CO SNAR
09BOGOTA1377	COLOMBIA: FOREIGN BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT INITIATIVES [...] SUMMARY. Internet usage has grown to 40 percent of the Colombian population in the last ten years, with internet subscriptions rising at an annual rate of 75 percent. Over 73 percent of internet subscribers use broadband. Despite the growth, Colombia's subscription penetration average rema [...]	2009-04-28 22:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS ECON CO EINT EINV ETTC
09BOGOTA1481	COLOMBIA EAGER TO PURSUE ECPA COOPERATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a series of senior-level meetings April 29-30, GOC officials told State Western Hemisphere Affairs Director for Economic Policy and Summit Coordination Matt Rooney that Colombia was very interested in pursuing cooperation with the U.S. and regional partners under the Energy a [...]	2009-05-11 21:49:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG SENV PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA1499	COLOMBIA-CHILE FTA ENTERS INTO FORCE [...] (U) SUMMARY. Colombia's FTA with Chile, signed in 2006, entered into force on May 11, 2009. While the immediate impact will be minimal, the Agreement covers areas -- investment, intellectual property and agriculture -- not included in the two countries' previous trade accord. The entry-into [...]	2009-05-12 18:43:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CO
09BOGOTA15	COLOMBIAN TRADE AGENDA: MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS IN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In 2008, Colombia made significant progress toward its stated goal of having nine free trade agreements with 45 countries by 2010. In addition to signing free trade agreements with Canada and EFTA, Colombia's Congress ratified FTAs with Central America's Northern Triangle and [...]	2009-01-06 15:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN ETRD PREL CO
09BOGOTA1539	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Your trip to Colombia will allow you the opportunity to see the incredible progress Colombia has made from a near failed state to an economic, political, and social leader in Latin America over the last decade. Despite Colombia's significant progress, USG support remains critica [...]	2009-05-15 14:02:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL OVIP EAID SNAR CO
09BOGOTA1582	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USNS COMFORT TO COLOMBIA [...] (SBU) Post warmly welcomes the visit of the USNS Comfort and her crew to Colombia from June 6-17. The humanitarian and medical services you will provide will be welcomed by the Government of Colombia (GOC) and by the people of Tumaco, Narino -- one of the poorest areas of Colombia. Your visit [...]	2009-05-19 21:45:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV PTER OIIP SNAR CO
09BOGOTA168	COLOMBIA'S NEW S&T LAW HIGHLIGHTS PUSH FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In December 2008 the Colombian Congress approved a Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) Law, with the intention for STI to become a major driver of Colombian productivity and long-term economic stability. The law increases GOC funding available for STI activities and resea [...]	2009-01-21 15:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON TSPL KCIS PGOV EINV CO
09BOGOTA2127	COLOMBIA: HAS RECESSION ARRIVED? [...] SUMMARY. The GOC recently released its first quarter growth figure, negative 0.06 percent, sparking a debate among economic cognizanti over whether or not Colombia was in recession. Regardless, the relatively modest downturn was viewed as a positive sign, given that most forecasts predicted [...]	2009-07-06 12:50:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ECIN EFIN EIND EINT EINV EMIN CO
09BOGOTA2520	URIBE'S WHIRLWIND TOUR DEFUSES SOME U.S. DEFENSE [...] (C) President Uribe and Foreign Minister Bermudez visited the presidents of Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Brazil from August 4-6 to privately make the case that the August 10 Union of South American Nations (UNASUR) summit in Quito would be an inappropriate forum to [...]	2009-08-10 22:08:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR PTER SNAR CO
09BOGOTA2563	COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL PRICE (AUGUST 20-23) [...] (SBU) We welcome the return of House Democracy Assistance Commission Chairman David Price and delegation to Colombia. Your visit comes as a regional debate over a U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement has heated up and amidst significant political developments, as Congress exerts greater [...]	2009-08-13 16:59:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EAID PGOV PREL SNAR PTER ETRD PHUM CO
09BOGOTA262	INVESTMENT HITS NEW HIGH IN 2008, BUT 2009 OUTLOOK [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Colombia's success in improving security conditions and its investment climate has attracted record levels of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) over the last six years. According to preliminary data, FDI reached a new high of USD 10.5 billion in 2008 based on flows spread across va [...]	2009-01-27 19:27:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON EFIN PGOV OPIC USTR CO
09BOGOTA2908	VFM FORERO GIVES AMBASSADOR READOUT ON UNASUR MEETING; AGREES TO LOWKEY DCA SIGNING [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-09 17:49:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	CO HO KJUS KTIA MARR PGOV PHUM PREL VZ XM
09BOGOTA2925	COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF [...] (SBU) We welcome the visit of Paul Stockton, Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Western Hemisphere. Your visit comes as a regional debate over a U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) has heated up and amidst significant political developments. The Government of Colombia (GOC) [...]	2009-09-11 16:33:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PTER PHUM MOPS MCAP MASS ASEC PREF ECON
09BOGOTA2963	AMBASSADOR AND VP SANTOS DISCUSS RESPONSE TO DAS [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met with Vice President Francisco Santos and Administrative Department of Security (DAS) Director Felipe Munoz on September 15 to discuss DAS wiretapping scandals (reftel). The Ambassador made clear that the USG was close to severing all relations with the DAS. He stressed [...]	2009-09-16 15:16:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET	PGOV PREL PHUM PINR KJUS ASEC CO
09BOGOTA3011	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MOD SILVA REGARDING UNASUR [...] (S/NF) The Ambassador met with Colombian Defense Minister Gabriel Silva during a Colombian Air Force ceremony in Tres Esquinas, Caqueta on September 16, 2009. Silva said that the Government of Colombia (GOC) was satisfied with the outcome of the September 15 UNASUR summit in Quito, Ecuador. S [...]	2009-09-18 18:19:00	Embassy Bogota	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL MARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PTER KTIA CO
09BOGOTA3033	COLOMBIA'S INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS AND BUSINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: The World Bank and World Economic Forum (WEF) published their "Doing Business" and "Global Competitiveness Index" reports on September 8. Colombia's ranking improved in both publications. The World Bank listed Colombia as the best country in Latin America for doing business, [...]	2009-09-21 21:43:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL CO
09BOGOTA3236	COLOMBIA: POTENTIAL DESTINATION FOR OPIC-SUPPORTED RENEWABLE [...] Summary: Colombia is a rich environment for renewable energy investment and would benefit from additional financing from the USRG Emerging Market Fund, LP. Colombia is a regional leader in the production of biofuels, specifically ethanol and biodiesel. Wind, geothermal, and hydroelectric pro [...]	2009-10-15 00:11:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC CO ENRG
09BOGOTA3296	REP. MEEKS RECEIVES RECOGNITION FOR WORK ON AFRO-COLOMBIAN [...] (U) Representative Gregory Meeks visited Cali October 11-12 to receive an award from the University Santiago of Cali (USC) for his work promoting the rights of the Afro-Colombian community. He also met with: Afro-Colombian Fulbright students; the Board of Directors of USC; members of the Afro- [...]	2009-10-16 17:30:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CO
09BOGOTA3309	COLOMBIA PUSHES FORWARD WITH AMBITIOUS TRADE AGENDA [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Government of Colombia continues to make progress toward its goal of having nine free trade agreements (FTAs) with 45 countries in place by 2010. While not all nine are likely to be in force by next year, Colombia is already looking to other trade partners in the Hemisphere [...]	2009-11-05 16:23:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN PREL CO
09BOGOTA3359	IS ASIA COLOMBIA'S NEXT ECONOMIC FRONTIER? [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Colombia is making a concerted effort to increase exports to, and investment from, Asia. The GOC is actively negotiating and implementing bilateral economic agreements with several Asian countries. Likewise, Colombia is seeking membership in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperat [...]	2009-11-12 21:40:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PREL ECIN APECO CO
09BOGOTA3393	MOD OVERULES ARMY COMMANDER'S TRANSFER OF KEY HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (C) Minister of Defense (MOD) Gabriel Silva Lujan countermanded a transfer order from the army commander that would have sent the reform-minded army inspector general to the defense attache post in Chile -- and to an early retirement. Instead, Army Inspector General (IG) Major General Carlos S [...]	2009-11-17 16:11:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PGOV PTER KJUS MCAP CO
09BOGOTA3415	COLOMBIA: ENERGY SECTOR TO EXPAND WITH EXIM FINANCING [...] (C) The energy sector in Colombia has big plans to expand and the Export-Import Bank (ExIm) and the U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) want to be part of this expansion by providing financial backing and trade capacity building assistance. ExIm plans to be the lead export credit agency for t [...]	2009-11-18 18:54:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENRG ECON EINT ETRD CO
09BOGOTA3521	COLOMBIAN COURTS TAKE TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK [...] (SBU) The Colombian courts handed down two positive decisions in human rights cases, and a disappointing one in a public corruption case. On December 2 the Supreme Court sentenced former Sucre Department Governor and Ambassador to Chile Salvador Arana to 40 years in prison for his role in orde [...]	2009-12-07 23:02:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KJUS CO
09BOGOTA3525	Ambassador Discusses Drug Policy, DCA with Polo Democratico [...] (C) Alternative Democratic Pole (PDA) presidential candidate Gustavo Petro told the Ambassador December 4 that U.S. drug policy was mistaken by attacking illegal drug production but not the political power behind it. Petro argued that land reform was key to rolling back the regional power that [...]	2009-12-09 22:51:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR KJUS MARR CO
09BOGOTA3527	COLOMBIA DEBRIEF ON UNASUR MEETING GENERALLY POSITIVE, BUT [...] (C) SUMMARY: Vice Foreign Minister Forero told the Deputy Chief of Mission on November 30 that the Colombian government was pleased with the outcome of the UNASUR ministerial in Quito, noting in particular that Brazil was more conciliatory than in prior meetings. A key result was a consensus r [...]	2009-12-10 15:25:00	Embassy Bogota	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA3894	COLOMBIA: 2010 NTE SUBMISSION [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy Bogota's submission for the 2010 National Trade Estimate Report, which has been e-mailed to USTR, WHA/AND, WHA/EPSC and EEB/TPP/BTA. TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT ------------------------- 2. The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) wa [...]	2009-12-04 21:32:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD CO
09BOGOTA4088	FOUR CONSECUTIVE QUARTERS OF NEGATIVE GROWTH; WILL THERE BE [...] Summary. Colombia's economic growth for the third quarter remained negative, at -0.2 percent. This is the fourth straight quarter of negative growth, but it reveals a northward trend that is expected to yield positive growth for the fourth quarter as well as for 2010. The GOC admits that th [...]	2009-12-23 17:50:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINT PREL PGOV CO
09BOGOTA413	SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 16-18 VISIT OF CHAIRWOMAN [...] (SBU) We welcome your visit as the first major CODEL to Colombia during the Obama administration. In ten years, Colombia has progressed from a near failed state and terrorist haven to an economic, political, and social leader in Latin America. Colombia has made major progress in its fight ag [...]	2009-02-09 16:41:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP EAID PREL SNAR PTER ETRD CO
09BOGOTA435	SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 18-22 CAPSTONE VISIT TO [...] (SBU) We welcome the visit of the CAPSTONE fellows to Colombia, which comes at a key time in the U.S.-Colombia bilateral relationship. In ten years, Colombia has progressed from a near failed state and terrorist haven to an economic, political, and social leader in Latin America. Colombia has [...]	2009-02-11 20:20:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR EAID PREL SNAR PTER ETRD PREF CO
09BOGOTA437	REVISION: COLOMBIA-2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] This is a revised copy of the 2009 Colombia Investment Climate Statement (ref B). Please note minor changes in paragraphs 11 (Banking, Insurance and Telecommunications sections),41, 48, 51 and 71. Post will submit text via email to EEB/IFD/OIA and include in the 2009 Country Commercial Guid [...]	2009-02-11 20:26:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON OPIC KTDB USTR EFIN KIPR PGOV CO
09BOGOTA526	SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 4-5 VISIT TO COLOMBIA OF [...] (SBU) We welcome the visit of Admiral Mullen to Colombia, which comes at a key time in the U.S.-Colombia bilateral relationship. As you know from previous visits, in ten years, Colombia has progressed from a near failed state and terrorist haven to an economic, political, and social leader in [...]	2009-02-19 18:34:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL PREF PTER PHUM MOPS MCAP ECON CO
09BOGOTA570	COLOMBIA'S NINTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN [...] (SBU) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Carolyn Cooley, phone number (57-1) 315-2129, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 50 hours preparing the report. 2. (SBU) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 23-27 of reftel. ------- SUMMA [...]	2009-02-24 13:35:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG KWMN
09BOGOTA970	SCENESETTER FOR TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER'S [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the first Cabinet Secretary of the new administration to visit Colombia, you trip comes at a key time in the U.S.-Colombia bilateral relationship. Evidenced by its hosting of the Inter-American Development Bank's 50th Annual Meeting in Medellin, Colombia has progressed from a [...]	2009-03-20 18:57:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PGOV PREL OVIP EAID SNAR CO
09BOGOTA981	SCENESETTER FOR APRIL 6-8 VISIT OF CODEL HOYER AND [...] (SBU) We welcome the visit of Majority Leader Steny Hoyer and delegation to Colombia. Your visit comes at a key time in the U.S.-Colombia bilateral relationship. As many members of the delegation know from previous visits, in ten years Colombia has progressed from a near failed state and ter [...]	2009-03-24 22:03:00	Embassy Bogota	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD KJUS PHUM PTER CO
09BRASILIA1012	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (C) Post delivered the reftel points to Ministry of External Relations (MRE) Director for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Santiago Mourao. Mourao responded that Brazil was considering making a presentation at the plenary IE but had not yet decided on what subject. 2. (C) As the [...]	2009-08-14 19:55:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA
09BRASILIA1210	BRAZIL LACKS STRATEGY IN HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Brazil, which had pinned much of its hope for a quick resolution of the Honduras crisis on the success of an OAS or Costa Rica President Arias, mission to Tegucigalpa, now seems at a loss of how to protect its Embassy in Tegucigalpa and negotiate itself out of the standstill in Ho [...]	2009-10-02 10:56:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM PREL SOCI BR HO
09BRASILIA1254	BRAZIL: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The relationship between the United States and Brazil is productive and broad-based. There exists a solid foundation of scientific and technological (S&T) ties, which offers excellent opportunities for increasing bilateral - and possible trilateral - cooperation. The bilatera [...]	2009-10-22 18:57:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KSCA EAGR EAID SENV TBIO BR
09BRASILIA1313	BRAZIL: DEMARCHE ON IICA MEETING FOR BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL [...] Per REFTEL, Post discussed with Government of Brazil (GOB) officials Brazil's participation at the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) regional meeting in Santiago, Chile on November 12 and 13th, 2009. Marcus Vinicius Coelho, Office of Agricultural Protection (SDA),[...]	2009-11-10 19:31:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ETRD TBIO BR
09BRASILIA132	BRAZIL: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] This cable transmits the text of the Brazil Investment Climate Statement for 2007. BEGIN TEXT: A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment Brazil is open to and encourages foreign investment. According to a recent United Nations report, Brazil is the largest foreign direct investment (FDI) re [...]	2009-02-03 16:48:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR BR
09BRASILIA1320	AMB. SUSAN BURK MEETS WITH BRAZILIANS IN PREPARATION FOR [...] (C) SUMMARY. During meetings in Brasilia on October 28, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Non-proliferation Susan Burk garnered support from Brazilian counterparts for the U.S. approach to the 2010 Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) review conference. The Brazilian Ministry of [...]	2009-11-16 14:26:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KNNP IAEA ENRG BR
09BRASILIA1321	SCENESETTER FOR THE U.S.-BRAZIL JOINT COMMISSION MEETING ON [...] SUMMARY: Brazil - the giant of South America - has stepped on to the world stage as a major economic power and is a key player in regional and multilateral matters. What has been less noticeable is that Brazil has put itself on a track to eventually become a global scientific and technologic [...]	2009-11-16 14:28:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	KSCA EAGR EAID SENV TBIO NSF BR
09BRASILIA1381	BRAZIL: LATEST ON CLIMATE CHANGE OFFER AND PRE-COPENHAGEN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 13, the Government of Brazil (GOB) unveiled its position for the Conference of the Parties-15 (COP-15) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen. The GOB has announced that it will seek to reduce its economy-wide greenhouse gas emissio [...]	2009-11-30 18:36:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EFIN EAGR EAID KGHG BR
09BRASILIA1400	Brazil's National Broadband Plan [...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's Minister of Communications (MOC),Helio Costa, unveiled Brazil's national broadband plan (NBP) aimed at addressing Brazil's soaring broadband usage demand (reftel) on November 24. The proposal, entitled "A national plan for broadband - Brazil at high speed," lays out MO [...]	2009-12-03 19:11:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS EINT BR
09BRASILIA1412	Brazil: Scenesetter - Economic Partnership Dialogue December [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-04 22:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV EAGR EFIN BR
09BRASILIA1447	WHA A/S VALENZUELA RECEIVED BY EAGER BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary. On his first visit to Brazil as Assistant Secretary, Arturo Valenzuela was received December 14 by senior government officials eager to minimize differences and demonstrate their interest in working with the USG on a range of topics. Meetings with the Presidential Foreign Policy A [...]	2009-12-29 17:16:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BR
09BRASILIA1498	BRAZIL: USTR/MRE BCM POSITIVE AND PRODUCTIVE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 9, Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) for the Americas Everett Eissenstat, accompanied by Director for Brazil and Southern Cone Katherine Kalutkiewicz, led the U.S. delegation during a positive and productive meeting of the Bilateral Consultative M [...]	2009-12-21 18:52:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD KIPR ECON EFIN EINV EAGR BR
09BRASILIA156	COUNTERTERRORISM IN BRAZIL: MAKING THE 3 PLUS 1 [...] (C) Summary: The 3 Plus 1 Mechanism on Security in the Triborder Area (TBA) of Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay remains, six years after its initial plenary session, the only instrument available to discuss counterterrorism (CT) with regional partners at the policy level. Given the likelihood t [...]	2009-02-06 15:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	SECRET	PTER EFIN PREL PGOV SNAR KTFN PA AR BR
09BRASILIA178	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 117 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2009-02-12 13:59:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
09BRASILIA251	BRAZIL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT, [...] (SBU) While adult prostitution is legal (an adult is defined by Brazilian law as a person 18 years of age or older),various associated activities, such as operating a brothel and pimping, are illegal. The degree to which these laws are enforced varies from place to place in Brazil based on lo [...]	2009-03-02 11:14:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB BR
09BRASILIA253	SOME AVENUES FOR REGIONAL ENERGY COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL ARE [...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings, both Brazil's Minister for Mines and Energy and his Deputy Minister have recently reconfirmed their interest in hemispheric energy cooperation. While other parts of the Brazilian government have been less positive in their assessments of the chances, or ind [...]	2009-03-02 11:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ENRG ECON KSUM BR
09BRASILIA273	SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: AMBASSADOR MORALES [...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 6, USG Summit of the Americas (SOA) Coordinator Ambassador Hector Morales met with a team from the Brazilian Ministry for External Relations (MRE) led by Secretary General for Political Affairs Ambassador Vera Machado and including Brazilian Summit Coordinator Carlos D [...]	2009-03-10 13:53:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ENGR PREL ETRD EFIN EAGR
09BRASILIA282	BRAZIL: OFFICIALS DISCUSS CUBA, BOLIVIA, ENERGY [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 19, Jessica Lewis, Senior Foreign Policy Adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Caroline Tess, Professional Staff Member and Senator Bill Nelson,s designee to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence met with Brazilian government officials from the offic [...]	2009-03-10 20:32:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	PAO ETRD PREL ECON BR
09BRASILIA310	Supporting Educational Improvements in Brazil: Public [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several international comparative measures demonstrate that Brazil's education system lags behind that of most of its Latin American neighbors, global competitors such as the BRIC countries, and more developed countries, which is causing a shortage of skilled labor and could be [...]	2009-03-13 18:23:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KPAO OEXC SCUL ECON PREL PGOV BR
09BRASILIA400	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 118 [...] The following is part of a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do not n [...]	2009-03-31 20:17:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
09BRASILIA445	CODEL HOYER MEETING WITH PRESIDENT LULA [...] (SBU) Summary. In a rare meeting granted by President Lula to a US congressional delegation, President Lula told CoDel Hoyer April 8 that he has high expectations of the Obama administration, sees a new era in U.S. relations with Latin America, and hopes for a positive gesture on Cuba at the S [...]	2009-04-13 13:21:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD OREP KSUM SOCI BR CU VE IR
09BRASILIA757	BRAZIL: BILATERAL ACCORDS A KEY COMPONENT IN [...] (C) Summary: Brazil,s strategy for dealing with the trafficking of illegal drugs has focused in part on creating a robust diplomatic framework in recognition that the "illegal traffic of narcotics represents a grave threat to the health and well-being of populations as well as a problem that a [...]	2009-06-16 19:20:00	Embassy Brasilia	CONFIDENTIAL	KCRM NAR PREL BR
09BRASILIA78	SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 116 [...] The following is number 116 in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do [...]	2009-01-16 18:46:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
09BRASILIA824	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #16 - AMCIT [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS: 2. (SBU) Consular Section Sao Paulo is receiving early reports that a visiting American citizen has passed away in Rio Grande do Sul State. H1N1 is the suspected, bu [...]	2009-06-26 20:30:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BRASILIA828	BRAZIL'S TAX COLLECTION AGENCY NOT A CONSTRUCTIVE PARTNER [...] (SBU) Summary: A June 24 Brazilian-industry sponsored conference highlighted that Brazil's recent record of concluding bilateral tax treaties (BTT) lags far behind that of other Latin American and BRIC countries, and the Brazilian revenue collection agency responsible for tax treaty negotiatio [...]	2009-06-29 11:29:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV BR
09BRASILIA871	H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #17 [...] (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS: - REPORTED CASES: 2. (SBU) As of July 10, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health has confirmed 977 cases of the H1N1 virus spread throughout 25 of the country's 26 [...]	2009-07-13 10:38:00	Embassy Brasilia	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BRIDGETOWN438	Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean: June 2009 NAS Update [...] (SBU) The island nations that make up Embassy Bridgetown's area of responsibility - Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines continue to see a steady increase in the volume of narcotics destined for and transshipped th [...]	2009-07-20 16:54:00	Embassy Bridgetown	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ECON PGOV XL
09BRUSSELS1016	BELGIUM: COOPERATION URGED ON UNHRC [...] (U) Summary. With the U.S. a new member, and Belgium now president of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC),the time for coordination and consensus building is now, according to Belgian MFA human rights officer Nathalie Rondeux. Rondeux opposes wholesale changes to the UNHRC syst [...]	2009-07-24 11:02:00	Embassy Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM PINR UN BE
09BRUSSELS1514	BELGIUM: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] With a major world port at Antwerp, an airport with connections throughout Africa, and its proximity to major consumers in the United Kingdom (U.K.) and The Netherlands, Belgium has ecome a crucial transit point for a varietyof illegal drugs, especially cocaine and heroin. Belgium is not a [...]	2009-11-10 16:59:00	Embassy Brussels	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PGOV PREL KSEP BE

09BRUSSELS894	EU-U.S. LATIN AMERICA POLICIES CONVERGING [...] (C) Summary: During biannual consultations on Latin American issues June 24, U.S. and EU officials agreed to seek opportunities to work together with select countries or regions, including, potentially, on counternarcotics and biofuels development in Bolivia and citizen security and renewable [...]	2009-06-30 08:34:00	USEU Brussels	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XM EUN
09BUENOSAIRES1030	ARGENTINA: GOVERNMENT DISMAYED BY DOL LIST OF [...] (C) Summary: Argentine Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs Victorio Taccetti convoked Charge d,Affaires on September 14 to convey the GOA,s strong objection to the DOL List of Goods Produced by Forced and Child Labor. Taccetti complained that the extensive list of Argentine products on the list [...]	2009-09-16 19:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ELAB PREL PGOV EIND PHUM SOCI AR
09BUENOSAIRES1095	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY SOLIS' VISIT TO ARGENTINA, OCTOBER 6-8 [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your October 6-8 visit to Argentina. I will have been in the country a little less than three weeks when you arrive, and I am honored to have you among my first visitors. The Government of Argentina will also be extremely interested in [...]	2009-10-02 14:02:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ELAB PGOV ECON ETRD AR
09BUENOSAIRES1120	MEDIA REACTION: LATIN AMERICA MILITARY EXPENDITURES; [...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories are related to the deep reductions in Argentina's defense budget; Argentina's "essential" need to reach a deal with the IMF; and the State Department background notes on Argentina. 2. OPINION PIECES AND EDITORIALS - "Argentina, far fr [...]	2009-10-09 14:38:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO OPRC KMDR PREL
09BUENOSAIRES1168	ARGENTINA TRIP REPORT OF A/S TREASURY DAVID COHEN [...] (U) Summary. Treasury Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes David S. Cohen traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina, on October 2 to address members of the U.S.-Latin America Private Sector Dialogue (U.S.-LA PSD) and conduct meetings with the Central Bank of the Republic o [...]	2009-10-28 15:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES1172	ARGENTINE MOD GARRE OFFERS A CORDIAL WELCOME TO AMBASSADOR [...] (SBU) Argentine Minister of Defense Nilda Garre warmly received the Ambassador October 23, immediately expressing her pleasure at being able to welcome a woman in the post of U.S. Ambassador. Garre spoke with satisfaction of U.S.-Argentine security cooperation and described her September visit [...]	2009-10-29 22:25:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PGOV PHUM AR
09BUENOSAIRES1222	ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR MEETS BUENOS AIRES MAYOR [...] (C) Summary: Buenos Aires city mayor Mauricio Macri let slip to the Ambassador that he intends to run for president in 2011. He criticized the Kirchners for the failure of their economic model, for the country's growing crime problems, and for alienating the United States. He also reiterated past c [...]	2009-11-12 20:59:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ASEC AMGT AR
09BUENOSAIRES1232	PERUVIAN H2B FRAUD IN BUENOS AIRES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post identified a fraudulent H2B petition used by Peruvians claiming to be horse groomers seeking to work at well-known race tracks in New York for prominent horse trainers. Five separate cases dating back to May 2008 bear the same fraud indicators - fake justification letters a [...]	2009-11-13 14:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS PE AR
09BUENOSAIRES1234	PERUVIAN H2B FRAUD IN BUENOS AIRES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post identified a fraudulent H2B petition used by Peruvians claiming to be horse groomers seeking to work at well-known race tracks in New York for prominent horse trainers. Five separate cases dating back to May 2008 bear the same fraud indicators - fake justification letters a [...]	2009-11-13 15:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KFRD CVIS PE AR
09BUENOSAIRES1272	ARGENTINA: 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control [...] (U) Per reftel, Buenos Aires draft INCSR report follows, with partial changes suggested by INL Washington in response to first draft (ref. B). 2. (SBU) Argentina Part I. Summary Argentina continued to be an important transshipment route for Andean-produced cocaine during 2 [...]	2009-11-20 18:33:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1305	(C) Argentine MFA Shares Some Concerns About Brazilian [...] (C) Summary: Argentine MFA nuclear non-proliferation officials shared concerns about the direction of Brazilian security policy in the final years of the Lula Government during a meeting December 10. These were "yellow lights" only, but the Argentines were concerned by Brazil's outreach to Ir [...]	2009-12-24 16:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KNNP PARM PGOV BR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1311	(C) ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT TAKES UMBRAGE AT WHA A/S [...] (C) Summary: The GOA responded with heavy artillery to a remark WHA A/S Valenzuela made during a December 16 press roundtable. Immediately after the press roundtable, Argentine media started focusing almost exclusively on A/S Valenzuela's remark that the American business community in Argentina had [...]	2009-12-31 13:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OVIP ECON KPAO
09BUENOSAIRES1318	Argentina Economic and Financial Review, November [...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period November 26 - December 3, 2009. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov [...]	2009-12-04 14:35:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
09BUENOSAIRES1414	Scenesetter for Codel Engel Visit to Argentina, January 5-7 [...] (SBU) Mr. Chairman, on behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome you and your delegation to Argentina. I will have been in the country for about four months when you arrive, and I am honored to have you among my first Congressional visitors. The Government of Argentina is interested in [...]	2009-12-29 19:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OREP PGOV ECON ETRD ELAB PHUM PTER KTIP
09BUENOSAIRES153	ARGENTINA: FOREIGN MINISTER PREVIEWS ARGENTINA [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Wayne met with Foreign Minister Taiana and Vice Foreign Minister Taccetti to exchange views on how the USG and Argentina can work collaboratively in the coming months as President Obama's administration defines its priorities in the hemisphere. They noted that there we [...]	2009-02-13 10:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON EFIN AR
09BUENOSAIRES168	Argentina: Finance Secretary on GoA Crisis Response and [...] (SBU) GoA Finance Secretary Hernan Lorenzino told a visiting Senate staffdel February 16 that Argentina's lack of access to international capital markets has insulated it from the impact of the global financial crisis, with Argentina thus far avoiding much of the "social fallout" evident in mor [...]	2009-02-18 12:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON EINV PREL KSUM PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES169	ARGENTINA SHARES U.S. DURBAN CONCERNS [...] (U) Acting Polcouns raised on February 18 with MFA Director General for Human Rights Silvia Fernandez reftel points on USG participation in the intergovernmental working group (IWG) of the Durban Review Conference. Fernandez welcomed USG participation in the IWG, saying that U.S. participatio [...]	2009-02-18 20:55:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC AR
09BUENOSAIRES174	EX-PRESIDENT DUHALDE HANDICAPS THE NEW GENERATION [...] (C) Summary: Former Argentine president Eduardo Duhalde predicted during a meeting with the CDA that President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) will complete her term, but that the Kirchners were fast being eclipsed by new faces and new ideas in Argentine politics. After venting his spleen a [...]	2009-02-20 09:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR ECON SNAR AR
09BUENOSAIRES211	ARGENTINA: DOMINGO CAVALLO PANS GOA POLICIES, [...] (C) The post-crisis Kirchner model no longer works and Argentina is headed for "stagflation," according to controversial Argentine ex-Economy Minister Domingo Cavallo. During a meeting with the Ambassador, Cavallo suggested that returning to the IMF may be the only way to alleviate Argentina's [...]	2009-02-27 20:46:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES215	ARGENTINA: KIRCHNERS' POLITICAL SAILS GO SLACK, [...] (C) Summary: Embassy officers and visiting Staffdel Lewis encountered nearly universal opinions among Argentine analysts February 16-18 that th political good luck of former President Nestor Kirchner and his wife, current President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK),is running out. These o [...]	2009-03-02 14:57:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL KCOR AR
09BUENOSAIRES229	ARGENTINA: GOVERNMENT TELLS STAFFDEL LEWIS IT WELCOMES THE [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentina MFA Chief of Staff D'Alotto and Sub-Secretary for Latin American Relations Colombo Sierra told visiting U.S. Congressional Staffdel Lewis on February 16 that it welcomed a perceived opportunity to deepen and improve bilateral ties at the outset of the Obama Administrati [...]	2009-03-04 18:49:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON SNAR KTIP AR
09BUENOSAIRES287	ARGENTINA: ICE EXPERTS DELIVER TIP TRAINING [...] Summary. In an effort to strengthen the Argentine government's anti-trafficking efforts, Post,s Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Attache Office in coordination with the political section brought down two ICE experts to address three conferences on trafficking in persons (TIP). The f [...]	2009-03-13 21:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP PHUM PREL KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB KWMN
09BUENOSAIRES333	ARGENTINA: NATIONAL DEPUTIES PLAN TRAVEL TO [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met March 19 with congressional deputy Ruperto Godoy, chairman of the Argentine Lower House's Foreign Relations Committee, to discuss plans to lead a multipartisan delegation of seven national deputies to Washington in May. Godoy stressed that they are committed [...]	2009-03-23 12:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON PINR AR
09BUENOSAIRES334	ARGENTINA VIEWS SUMMIT OF AMERICAS AS CRUCIAL TO [...] (C) Summary: U.S. SOA Coordinator Ambassador Hector Morales received GOA assurances March 5 that Argentina was committed to a positive outcome in Trinidad and Tobago and would work closely with the USG to that end. Argentina's Summit Coordinator, Vice Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti, empha [...]	2009-03-23 13:50:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM EFIN ENRG ECON PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES369	Argentina: On the Road to London G-20 [...] (SBU) Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's (CFK's) upbeat and cooperative participation in the March 27-28 Progressive Governance Summit in Chile should presage constructive GoA positions at the upcoming G-20 summit. GoA officials highlight CFK's "outstanding" bilaterals in San [...]	2009-03-30 22:01:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON ETRD KSUM PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES370	ARGENTINES PLEASED WITH VPOTUS-CFK MEETING [...] (C) Summary. Argentine media gave highly positive coverage to President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner's (CFK) March 27 bilateral with Vice President Biden, and Argentine Ambassador to the United States Hector Timerman confirmed to the Ambassador that the GOA was very pleased with the meeting [...]	2009-03-30 22:09:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES375	ARGENTINA: DEFENSE MINISTRY REQUESTS THAT U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentine daily finance and business paper "Ambito Financiero" released a relatively accurate story March 31 that the Ministry of Defense had requested the U.S. Military Group vacate its offices in the Argentine MOD headquarters, "Edificio Libertador," within 45 days. That requ [...]	2009-03-31 21:48:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES381	ARGENTINE JUSTICES TO VISIT U.S. IN MAY, HOST RULE OF LAW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Argentine Supreme Court is organizing a regional conference on rule of law issues in early September, bringing together Supreme Court justices from throughout the Americas, Chief Justice Ricardo Lorenzetti and Associate Justice Juan Carlos Maqueda told Ambassador Wayne in a [...]	2009-04-01 19:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KJUS PHUM KPAO AR
09BUENOSAIRES401	THE SECRETARY'S APRIL 7 MEETING WITH ARGENTINE FM [...] (C) Your April 7 meeting with Argentine FM Jorge Taiana is an opportunity to encourage his continued support in keeping the overall tone of relations positive, even in the face of occasional disagreements. As populist and liberal democratic models vie in South America, Argentina is a swing sta [...]	2009-04-03 22:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES404	ARGENTINA PROTESTS INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (C) Foreign Minster Jorge Taiana sent a letter to Ambassador Wayne the evening of April 3 strongly protesting our 2009 Investment Climate Statement (ICS) posted on April 2. The sharply worded message was apparently drafted by Taiana and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) late Apr [...]	2009-04-04 19:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PGOV PREL AR
09BUENOSAIRES416	HUD SECRETARY DONOVAN MEETS WITH LEADING ARGENTINE HOUSING [...] (SBU) A lunch hosted by the Ambassador in honor of Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan was attended by a range of notable Argentines representing the development, architectural, financial, business, and government sectors, as well as by the DCM. After prior meetings with [...]	2009-04-08 17:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND EFIN PREL PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES430	AMBASSADOR BREAKS THE ICE IN NORTHERN PROVINCE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the first U.S. ambassadorial visit to the northern province of Santiago del Estero in 22 years on April 6, Ambassador Wayne sent a message that Argentina matters to the United States. Pragmatic Governor Gerardo Zamora seized the opportunity to mobilize key private and public [...]	2009-04-11 14:15:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL ECON SCUL SNAR AR
09BUENOSAIRES461	ARGENTINA: MEDIA PRAISE FOR PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (C) Summary: Argentine press reacted extremely favorably to President Obama's participation in the Fifth Summit of the Americas (SOA),describing the meetings as a new, positive beginning for U.S.-Latin American relations. In a press conference following the April 18 meeting between President [...]	2009-04-21 14:20:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KSUM EFIN ENRG ECON PGOV CU AR
09BUENOSAIRES499	Argentina: International Donor Community [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador hosted a roundtable coffee with the international donor community to discuss the impact of the global economic crisis on international assistance to Argentina. The roundtable was co-organized with the Argentine Network for International Cooperation (RACI) and the [...]	2009-04-30 21:10:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ECON SOCI PHUM AR
09BUENOSAIRES509	Argentina Hosts Lugo and Morales for Signing of Final Act [...] (SBU) Summary: Argentina hosted Paraguayan President Lugo and Bolivian President Morales for an April 27 ceremony to deliver the Final Record of the border commission in execution of the 1938 Peace Treaty between the two countries. The Ambassador attended as representative of one of the six g [...]	2009-05-04 17:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS PA BL AR
09BUENOSAIRES534	(C) ARGENTINA: RECENT UNSETTLING DEVELOPMENTS [...] (C) Summary: Recent moves by the Government of Argentina (GoA) undermine the independence and efficacy of Argentine agencies with jurisdiction over corruption cases. In early March, Manuel Garrido, Argentina's chief prosecutor for corrupton cases resigned, claiming frustration over perc [...]	2009-05-06 21:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KCOR KDEM PHUM KFRD SNAR ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES553	TFFLU01: H1N1 Influenza Outbreak and Argentina: SITREP #2 [...] (U) Summary: The first confirmed case of Influenza A (H1N1) in Argentina - a traveler who had returned from Mexico on April 25 - was confirmed by health authorities on May 7. The Ministry of Health (MOH) has installed thermal scanners at all international airports. The GoA's suspension of di [...]	2009-05-08 23:03:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
09BUENOSAIRES558	Argentina Elections: VP Cobos Still Popular in [...] (C) Summary: Argentine Vice President Cobos's presidential aspirations are riding on the fate of the slate of candidates he is backing in the June 28 congressional mid-term elections. Currently, his slate for Mendoza's five national deputy slots and three Senate seats is favored to win 40% o [...]	2009-05-11 19:26:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON AR
09BUENOSAIRES597	ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL THOMPSON VISIT [...] (U) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your May 28-30 visit to Argentina, which occurs one week before I leave post for my next assignment, in which I will oversee U.S. non-military assistance to Afghanistan. We propose to schedule meetings for you with Argentina's Minister o [...]	2009-05-21 13:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM OREP ECON PTER MASS ASEC AR
09BUENOSAIRES613	ARGENTINA: CFK EUPHORIC ABOUT PRESIDENT OBAMA'S [...] (U) The Argentine presidency released to the press the text of President Obama's national day message for the May 25 holiday (ref A),and President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) said ""it is something more than a gesture of greeting for all Argentines. The text speaks of democracies tha [...]	2009-05-26 19:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OPDC AR
09BUENOSAIRES65	ARGENTINA: ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY [...] (SBU) Overall Crime and Safety Situation. A. Crime Threat Levels. Crime is a serious problem in Argentina, but one that can be managed with common sense precautions. Street crime has become common and increasingly more violent, and often is perpetrated with a firearm or other deadly wea [...]	2009-01-21 15:12:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC AR CASC
09BUENOSAIRES67	CANADIAN AMBASSADOR ON ARGENTINE SUMMITRY, NUCLEAR [...] (SBU) A January 14 discussion between Ambassador Wayne and Canadian Ambassador Tim Martin covered Argentina's poor preparation for regional summits and the G-20, as well as Canada's nuclear energy and mining agenda with Argentina. 2. (SBU) Brazil's regional agenda and the Summit of the Amer [...]	2009-01-21 20:21:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EMIN KSUM PREL CA AR
09BUENOSAIRES679	Staffdel Winters in Argentina - Piracy and Television [...] (U) This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels or in any public forum without the written concurrence of the originator. It should not be posted on the Internet. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Staffdel Winters visited Argentina [...]	2009-06-10 20:58:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KIPR ECON PGOV PREL AR
09BUENOSAIRES68	ARGENTINA: TECHINT CEO ON VENEZUELA [...] (C) On January 16, Ambassador had breakfast with Paolo Rocca, CEO of Argentine multinational Techint. The two reviewed Techint,s current problems with the Government of Argentina (GoA) over rescheduling debt payments of the regulated Argentine natural gas pipeline company TGN; over Techint's p [...]	2009-01-21 20:42:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EPET ELAB EINV VZ AR
09BUENOSAIRES70	ARGENTINE REACTION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-01-22 16:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES748	(C) ARGENTINA: H1N1 DEATHS SURGING [...] (C) Summary: Argentina's Ministry of Health (MOH) puts the number of confirmed H1N1 cases at 1486, 335 of whom are currently hospitalized. Officially, 23 patients have died, but several sources claim that there have been at least 15 additional deaths and a broader incidence of cases. Eighty [...]	2009-06-26 20:31:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AR AMED
09BUENOSAIRES757	ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CFK PLANNING TO ESCORT ZELAYA [...] (SBU) Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) announced during a June 29 press conference regarding the previous day's legislative elections (septel) that she had spoken June 28 with Honduran President Zelaya, Chilean President Bachelet, and Ecuadorian President Correa regardin [...]	2009-06-30 21:24:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM OAS HO AR
09BUENOSAIRES778	H1N1: ARGENTINA DECLINES TO DECLARE H1N1 EMERGENCY--FOR [...] SUMMARY: The death toll in Argentina attributed to H1N1 influenza has reached 55. In the midst of this crisis, the Government of Argentina (GOA) has appointed a new Minister with extensive public health experience (reftel). Although the new Minister declined to declare a national health eme [...]	2009-07-06 11:41:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELAB AR
09BUENOSAIRES787	ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CFK RETURNS EMPTY-HANDED FROM [...] (C) Summary: Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) returned to Buenos Aires July 6 from a 60-hour trip that took her to Washington and El Salvador in a failed attempt to restore Manuel Zelaya to the presidency of Honduras. In El Salvador, CFK argued that she was on a missi [...]	2009-07-06 21:51:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM OAS HO AR
09BUENOSAIRES816	HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US TRAINING PROGRAMS [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-13 20:39:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PINR PTER SNAR AR
09BUENOSAIRES844	ARGENTINA: SECOND LARGEST NUMBER OF H1N1- [...] (U) SUMMARY: With 2,485 confirmed cases and 137 deaths, Argentina is now second only to the United States in the number of fatalities attributed to the H1N1 influenza outbreak. A USG donation of 120,000 treatment units of Tamiflu to Argentina was well-received, with the new Health Minister s [...]	2009-07-17 20:44:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI PGOV PREL AMED ELAB CASC AR
09BUENOSAIRES86	Argentina - Scenesetter for Codel Costello [...] (SBU) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina January 30 - February 1. We have arranged meetings for your Transportation Committee delegation with U.S. private sector civil aviation representatives and have requested meetings with senior Government of Argent [...]	2009-01-26 20:36:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OVIP CODEL ECON PREL BEXP AR
09BUENOSAIRES908	ARGENTINA: UPDATE ON H1N1 INFLUENZA [...] As of August 5, Argentina had confirmed 337 deaths due to H1N1 influenza. According to the press, over half these fatalities were in otherwise healthy patients who had no pre-existing chronic conditions or ailments. Tests to determine the cause of an additional 400 deaths are still pending. [...]	2009-08-06 16:32:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO SOCI PREL AMED ELAB CASC KIPR AR
09BUENOSAIRES911	ARGENTINA: URIBE VISIT POSITIVE BUT CANNOT HEAD [...] (U) Summary: Despite a relatively cordial exchange between visiting Colombian President Uribe and Argentine President Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK),Argentine Government sources told the press both before and after the meeting that Argentina opposed the Colombia-U.S. agreement allowing USG force [...]	2009-08-07 18:19:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PTER MASS SNAR PARM PGOV CO AR
09BUENOSAIRES939	ARGENTINA: SECOND DIPNOTE ON TRANSIT OF MAKIN [...] (U) Action Request for Department, see para 5. 2. (SBU) Embassy Buenos Aires received a second diplomatic note from the GOA dated August 13 regarding the transit of the Amphibious Assault Ship Makin Island LHD8 through the Strait of Magellan. An Embassy translation of the note follows: [...]	2009-08-14 21:06:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PBTS PHSA MARR PGOV AR
09BUENOSAIRES976	ARGENTINE MINISTER OF ECONOMY SAYS GOA IS READY TO [...] (C) Summary: CDA met August 24 with Minister of Economy and Public Finances Amado Boudou and discussed the upcoming G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, Argentina's re-engagement with the IMF, an agreement with Paris Club debtors and bond holdouts, as well as Argentina's fiscal and economic outlook. [...]	2009-08-26 16:04:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	EAGR ECON EFIN ENIV ETRD KSUM PREL AR
09BUENOSAIRES984	DAS MCMULLEN BRIEFS ARGENTINE OFFICIALS ON [...] (C) Summary: WHA DAS Christopher McMullen visited Buenos Aires August 26-27 to brief Argentine authorities on the USG's Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with Colombia ahead of the August 28 UNASUR conference hosted by Argentina in Bariloche. He had excellent meetings with Cabinet Chief Min [...]	2009-08-28 22:16:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MASS SNAR PTER PARM PGOV CO AR
09BUENOSAIRES999	TALES FROM BARILOCHE: ARGENTINA HOSTS A SUCCESSFUL [...] (C) Summary and introduction: The August 28 summit meeting in Bariloche of South American Union (UNASUR) leaders is getting puzzled, mixed reviews. After seven hours of a rambling, inconclusive discussion (on live television) of the U.S.-Colombian Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) and other [...]	2009-09-02 21:22:00	Embassy Buenos Aires	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL SNAR MASS AR
09CANBERRA281	AUSTRALIA TRADE POLICY UPDATE: BEEF DECISION CLOSE? [...] (SBU/NF) Summary: We are hearing rumors of possible movement on Australia,s ban on imports of US beef. The GOA is "disappointed" at the delay in Trans-Pacific Partnership. Australia signed an FTA with the ASEAN countries and New Zealand that has been positively received, and covers 21% of A [...]	2009-03-23 03:50:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EAGR ASEAN AS
09CANBERRA78	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - AUSTRALIA [...] Following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Australia. Note that the exchange rate between the US and Australian dollars fluctuated very widely over the year 2008; we have used the exchange rate as of January 21, 2009 (A$1 = US$.66) throughout. ----------------------------------- [...]	2009-01-22 03:52:00	Embassy Canberra	UNCLASSIFIED	KTDB ETRD EINV ECON ELAB OPIC AS
09CARACAS1059	VENEZUELA'S AGENDA FOR THE AFRICA - SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT [...] (C) Summary: Venezuela is hosting an Africa - South America heads of state summit on Margarita Island in September 2009. A chaotic July 20-23 coordination meeting in Caracas for South American and African representatives suggests Venezuela is planning to use its position as host to ram through a co [...]	2009-08-13 15:55:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE
09CARACAS1284	AFRICA-SOUTH AMERICA SUMMIT SHORT ON SUBSTANCE, LONG ON HEADACHES [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-05 20:00:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE UNCHC EAID
09CARACAS1292	STUDENT HUNGER STRIKES ENDED, BUT APPEALS FOR OAS [...] (SBU) Summary: Student protests calling for a visit by the Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) of the Organization of American States (OAS) continue. However, an October 3 march was poorly attended and ended with students "mooning" National Guard troops. On October 5, 15 students in the bor [...]	2009-10-06 21:09:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE
09CARACAS1489	Students Occupy Embassies; Plan Second Hunger Strike [...] (C) On November 19 student activist Julio Rivas told Polcouns and Human Rights Officer that students would convene a demonstration in Caracas on November 21 in which they would announce their initiation of a second round of political actions, to include a hunger strike by about 50 student [...]	2009-11-20 20:59:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM VE
09CARACAS26	VENEZUELAN SCIENTISTS SAY NUCLEAR ENERGY PROGRAM [...] (C) Summary: In late 2008, Chavez once again made statements regarding his plans to develop a nuclear power program in Venezuela and went so far as to sign an agreement with Russia's Rosatom on nuclear energy cooperation. Several local nuclear physicists are skeptical arguing that nothing came [...]	2009-01-08 20:24:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PGOV PREL ETRD ECON PARM
09CARACAS44	CHAVEZ THREATENS TO EXPEL CHARGE' D'AFFAIRES [...] (S) Summary. President Chavez threatened to expel Charge' Caulfield if the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) can prove that he met recently with opposition leaders in Puerto Rico. State media outlets accuse the Charge' of meeting with Globovision Director Ravell and l [...]	2009-01-14 15:06:00	Embassy Caracas	SECRET	PREL PGOV VE
09CARACAS681	CHAVEZ'S PROPOSED ELECTORAL LAW TO TRAMPLE [...] (C) Summary: The National Assembly is actively considering a new electoral law that would drastically limit the ability of small parties in Venezuela to claim legislative seats at all levels of government. The legislature approved the measure in a first vote May 21, and it is currently eng [...]	2009-06-03 13:26:00	Embassy Caracas	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM VE
09DOHA132	QATAR: INPUT FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] Below is Part 2 of 2 of post's input for the Ninth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) reported. Part 1 has been communicated by septel. 2. (SBU) PARAGRAPH 26: PROTECTION AND ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS: A. (SBU) What kind of protection is the government able under existing law to provide f [...]	2009-02-19 10:34:00	Embassy Doha	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC ELAB QA
09DOHA188	LONG-WINDED CHAVEZ EXPECTED AT MARCH 31 ARAB-SOUTH [...] (SBU) On March 31, Qatar will host in Doha the Second Arab-South American Summit. The timing of the Summit aims to take advantage of the presence in Doha of Arab League heads of state, who will be meeting here March 29-30. MFA Assistant Minister for Follow-Up Affairs Mohamed Al-Rumaihi told [...]	2009-03-17 12:37:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WGG AL XR UY QA
09DOHA235	IN THE SHADOW OF AL-BASHIR AND CHAVEZ, ARAB AND [...] (SBU) The Second Arab-South America Summit was held in Doha on March 31. Amir Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani welcomed the delegates on behalf of the Arab League, and Chilean President Michelle Bachelet delivered opening remarks on behalf of the South American states. 2. (SBU) With characterist [...]	2009-04-01 15:05:00	Embassy Doha	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KPAL WBG XR AL QA SU
09FRANKFURT2648	FRAUD SUMMARY - GERMANY - MARCH - AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-09 12:57:00	Consulate Frankfurt	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC GM
09GENEVA127	FEBRUARY 2009 TRADE POLICY REVIEW OF GUATEMALA [...] SUMMARY: WTO Members conducted the Trade Policy Review of Guatemala on February 4 and 6, 2009. The head of Guatemala's delegation, Vice-Minister Morales, discussed Guatemala's export market diversification efforts and its firm belief in the rules-based multilateral trading system, unshaken i [...]	2009-02-12 16:30:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR GT XK XM
09GENEVA133	DURBAN INTERSESSIONAL WORKING GROUP - DAY 1 [...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) This cable reviews interactions that the USDel to the Durban Inter-Sessional Working Group (ISWG) had on February 16. 3. (U) As discussed on the evening teleconference with Washington, post requests the following actions: -- updated [...]	2009-02-16 20:41:00	US Mission Geneva	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09GENEVA236	UNCTAD COMMODITIES EXPERTS MEETING, APRIL 6-8, GENEVA - [...] This is an action request. See para 11. 2. SUMMARY: After rescheduling twice, UNCTAD finalized dates for the first meeting of its multi-year expert group on commodities and development. The group will meet April 6 and 7 in Geneva, back-to-back with a multi-stakeholders meeting on coffee o [...]	2009-03-19 07:18:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	UNCTAD ECON ETRD AGR
09GENEVA257	SPECIAL SESSION OF THE TRIPS COUNCIL MARCH 5, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-25 10:16:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA269	Human Rights Council 10th Session - Postmortem [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council (HRC) concluded its 10th session on March 27. The United States participated actively as an observer in the Council for the first time in nearly a year. Passing over 30 resolutions, the session produced mixed results, continuing some of the disappointing trends [...]	2009-03-31 15:47:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09GENEVA302	Thirteenth Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the [...] SUMMARY: The 13th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) recommenced its work program agreed to by Member States at the June 2008 meeting. The work program includes technical reporting on which to base discussion. Such discussion had been stalled in the SCP for t [...]	2009-04-14 08:45:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR WIPO
09GENEVA459	WTO METING TO MONITOR ACTION IN RESPONSE TO THE GLOBAL [...] Summary - On April 14 the WTO held a meeting of the WTO's Trade Policy Review Body (TPRB) for the purposes of monitoring actions taken by WTO Members and observers in response to the global economic situation. The meeting was relatively low key and non-contentious. Members refrained from fin [...]	2009-06-11 08:25:00	US Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD WTRO USTR
09GENEVA507	Eighteenth Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on [...] SUMMARY: Member States at the 18th session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) agreed to continue without delay their work on facilitating the access of the blind, visually impaired persons (VIP) and other reading-disabled persons to copyright-protected works. [...]	2009-06-24 12:47:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KIPR WIPO
09GENEVA682	Burkina Faso Investment Policy Review 2009 [...] SUMMARY: UNCTAD held an Investment Policy Review (IPR) for Burkina Faso on June 23, 2009, attended by about 40 delegates, including a number of LDCs and African delegations. Policy Review Section Chief Chantal Dupasquier recommended that Burkina Faso accelerate legal and fiscal reforms to a [...]	2009-08-17 12:49:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON UNCTAD EAID XA
09GENEVA728	WIPO Conference on the Visually Impaired [...] (U) SUMMARY: WIPO held a conference on the morning of July 13 on access to reading material for the visually impaired. END SUMMARY. IMPROVING ACCESS TO COPYRIGHT CONTENT FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED ------------------------------------- 2. (U) WIPO's July 13 Conference on Improving Acce [...]	2009-09-03 14:26:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR WIPO
09GENEVA730	WIPO Conference on Public Policy [...] SUMMARY (SBU): During the July 13-14 World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Conference on Intellectual Property (IP) and Public Policy Issues in Geneva, Switzerland, participants explored and clarified the connection between IP and several major public policy issues such as climate ch [...]	2009-09-03 15:58:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR SENV WIPO
09GENEVA880	ASSESSMENT OF U.S. ENTRY INTO THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - [...] (SBU) The 12th Human Rights Council Session -- the first with the U.S. as a member -- concluded on October 2. Feedback on U.S. participation was positive, with many delegations noting our efforts to creatively address historically divisive issues, such as freedom of expression, country mandat [...]	2009-10-16 06:51:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09GENEVA894	GAZA, GOLDSTONE RESOLUTION PASSES AT HRC SPECIAL SESSION [...] (SBU) The Human Rights Council Special Session passed a resolution endorsing the recommendations contained in the Goldstone Fact Finding Mission's report on the conflict in Gaza. By a margin of 25 in favor, 11 abstentions, 6 no votes, and 5 not voting, the Council adopted the resolution that [...]	2009-10-20 14:05:00	Mission Geneva	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UNHRC
09GRENADA18	30 YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF GRENADA'S COUP D'ETAT [...] (SBU) Summary: March 13, 2009 marks the 30th anniversary of the 1979 coup led by Maurice Bishop that started Grenada down its four year revolutionary path. Radio and television stations are dusting off old footage of Maurice Bishop's fiery speeches. An apparent trial balloon to gauge public re [...]	2009-03-16 21:48:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV GJ
09GRENADA36	GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT FOR APRIL 5 - 18, 2009 [...] Embassy Grenada's weekly report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. Begin GWAR text: a. Denton Shipment of Humanitarian Items Arrives in Grenada On April 5, a C-5 arrived at Point Salines International Airport (PSIA [...]	2009-04-23 21:46:00	Embassy Grenada	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID KSUM PREL EFIN GJ
09GUADALAJARA144	MEXICO'S PANTRY STRUGGLES UNDER NEW TARIFFS; US PRODUCE [...] Summary: In Jalisco, the impact of the new Mexican tariffs set on 90 products imported from the US has been more than symbolic. The region is a significant consumer of US food exports, some of which have now been imperiled by the new duties. Jalisco companies specializing in US produce are [...]	2009-04-13 22:02:00	Consulate Guadalajara	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR ETRD ECON PREL MX
09GUANGZHOU602	Guangzhou Consulate Count: In - Argentina, Ecuador, [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ecuador and Ethiopia recently opened consulate offices in Guangzhou, and Argentina opened in name though its "presence" is currently limited to frequent visits by a nominated CG resident in Beijing. Budget cuts at Sweden's Foreign Ministry will lead to the closure at month's en [...]	2009-10-23 09:45:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD SCUL PGOV CH
09GUANGZHOU643	Container Shipping Industry Sees Slow Recovery Ahead [...] (U) SUMMARY: The global container shipping industry hit rock bottom in 2009 and is slowly climbing out of the trough, according to industry experts attending the 3rd Annual Trans-Pacific Maritime Asia Conference in Shenzhen in late October. Executives of shipping lines and major retailers poin [...]	2009-11-20 09:13:00	Consulate Guangzhou	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ELAB EFIN ETRD EIND PGOV
09GUATEMALA1250	GUATEMALA PERFORMING ARTS INITIATIVE (PAI) PROPOSAL - [...] SUMMARY: Post proposes to program critically-acclaimed, U.S. Spanish-speaking jazz artist Luis Bonilla and ensemble to perform in the U.S.-Guatemala Binational Center's (Instituto Guatemalteco Americano, IGA) Tenth Annual International Jazz Festival, and Post seeks PAI funding for same. Guate [...]	2009-11-10 22:11:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC KPAO SCUL
09GUATEMALA1464	Mining Presents Opportunities and Challenges for Guatemala [...] (U) Summary: Experts from the Colorado School of Mines, participating in a roundtable discussion, December 15, said mining ventures in Guatemala could only be successful if they engage local communities and other stakeholders in a meaningful way, are transparent in their corporate and operatio [...]	2009-12-18 14:17:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINT EMIN GT
09GUATEMALA263	Making CAFTA-DR Produce in a Down Market [...] Summary: CAFTA-DR has substantially improved Guatemala's ability to participate and compete in global markets. Regulatory structures were modernized and wide swaths of the Guatemalan economy were opened to international competition. As a result, trade increased substantially, foreign direct [...]	2009-03-19 13:08:00	Embassy Guatemala	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON ELAB PGOV PREL GT
09HANOI1116	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO UNDERSECRETARY HORMATS ON OUR [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect in Vietnam. Politic [...]	2009-10-21 03:40:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD VM XD BEXP ECON EAGR EFIN
09HANOI1406	TPP Country Representatives Looking to Melbourne for Answers [...] (SBU) Summary: At a December 21 dinner hosted by the Ambassador, Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) country representatives inquired about the goals and objectives of the United States at the upcoming Melbourne meeting March 15-19, including the shape and content of the agreement to make it a 21s [...]	2009-12-22 06:52:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON ECIN EINV PREL VM
09HANOI287	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO THE SECRETARY ON THE ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR THE SECRETARY: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect in [...]	2009-03-30 10:04:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI290	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO COMMERCE SECRETARY LOCKE ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY LOCKE: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect [...]	2009-03-31 01:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI291	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO USTR KIRK ON THE ECONOMIC CRISIS [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR USTR KIRK: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect in Vie [...]	2009-03-31 01:18:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI292	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ON [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY VILSACK: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effec [...]	2009-03-31 01:20:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI293	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO LABOR SECRETARY SOLIS ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY SOLIS: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effect [...]	2009-03-31 03:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI294	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO COMMERCE SECRETARY LOCKE ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY GEITHNER: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effe [...]	2009-03-31 03:22:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM

09HANOI299	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO TREASURY SECRETARY GEITHNER ON THE [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY GEITHNER: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effe [...]	2009-04-01 02:38:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HANOI306	AMBASSADOR'S MESSAGE TO AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ON [...] (SBU) INTRODUCTION FOR SECRETARY VILSACK: I strongly believe that we have an unprecedented window of opportunity today to influence the outcome of Vietnam's fast transformation through our economic engagement. Few will dispute that our work here over the last 20 years has had a profound effec [...]	2009-04-02 06:51:00	Embassy Hanoi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD EINV ECON PGOV VM
09HAVANA110	DISSIDENTS: UN MEETING SHOWS CUBAN GOVERNMENT'S [...] (C) Summary: Several leading dissidents commented that the GOC successfully used its good relations with nations in the developing world to minimize criticism during the Universal Periodic Review of the UN Human Rights Council held on February 5 in Geneva. The official Cuban press reported [...]	2009-02-18 20:25:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
09HAVANA154	WHA AREA DIPLOMATS IN HAVANA EXPRESS THOUGHTS ON [...] (C) On march 4, DCM hosted a lunch of colleagues from several western hemisphere embassies in Havana including Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, the Bahamas and Trinidad and Tobago. Pol/Econ chief and ConGen also participated. 2. (C) Though the just-announced cabinet chan [...]	2009-03-06 20:54:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PROV ECON CU
09HAVANA639	A SPLENDID LITTLE VISIT, FOR CUBA [...] (C) SUMMARY. The visit by the Spanish Foreign Minster to Cuba highlighted the differences that have emerged among the Europeans, in particular, on how to nudge Cuba most effectively towards political reform. Foreign Minister Moratinos committed Spain to diluting the EU's emphasis on human rig [...]	2009-10-21 20:58:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PHUM CU
09HAVANA77	DUELING STATEMENTS BY SENIOR CUBANS: "GOOD COP, [...] (C) SUMMARY: A "Reflexiones" piece by Fidel Castro critical of President Obama on January 29 followed by more laudatory statements by National Assembly president Ricardo Alarcon two days later have gotten the local rumor mill spun up again. The now extended travel of Raul Castro to Russia, An [...]	2009-02-05 12:36:00	US Interests Section Havana	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINS CU
09HELSINKI429	FINLAND: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-16 14:46:00	Embassy Helsinki	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM FI
09ISLAMABAD252	PAKISTAN MEDIA REACTION: FEBRUARY 05, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-05 09:42:00	Embassy Islamabad	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO OIIP OPRC PGOV PREL PK
09JERUSALEM2131	JERUSALEM SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION (11/26): PA Rejects [...] Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu's announcement of a 10-month moratorium on settlement construction in the West Bank and the Palestinian rejection of it as a deceitful and manipulative move dominate the local media. (No immediate response to the proposal in Hamas media.) The failure of Hamas [...]	2009-11-26 11:30:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09JERUSALEM2132	WEST BANK SETTLEMENT CONSTRUCTION MORATORIUM, TOME [...] (SBU) The GOI's November 25 announcement of a ten-month moratorium on new residential construction in West Bank settlements was the subject of continued criticism on November 26-27. Palestinian officials issued a stream of press statements arguing that the moratorium was meaningless without [...]	2009-11-27 11:59:00	Consulate Jerusalem	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KWBG KPAO KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM2144	JERUSALEM MEDIA REACTION (11/30): [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 13:06:00	Consulate Jerusalem	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL KMDR KPAL KWBG KPAO IS
09KINGSTON481	JAMAICA RESPONSE TO 2009 INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION [...] (U) The following is Post's response to questions listed in reftel regarding staffing and employee data at International organizations. 2. (U) Staff of the International Seabed Authority are listed below by name, title, nationality, category and level: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL --- [...]	2009-06-16 20:08:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO JM
09KINGSTON790	Fraud Summary - Kingston March 2009 - August 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In the second half of FY 2009, Kingston's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) focused on IV relationship fraud and enhancing cooperation with our partners at the British and Canadian High Commissions and the law enforcement community within the Embassy. During the past two quarters, FP [...]	2009-10-06 16:50:00	Embassy Kingston	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC JM
09KINSHASA161	DRC: RESPONSE TO QUESTIONS FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL [...] (U) This message contains Embassy Kinshasa's responses to questions in reftel, paragraphs 23-27, on trafficking in persons. 2. (SBU) Begin responses to paragraph 23: -- A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on trafficking in persons? What plans are in place (if any) t [...]	2009-02-18 15:00:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CG
09KINSHASA498	WHO INVESTIGATES POSSIBLE H1N1 CASES IN DRC [...] (U) USAID's Dr. Emile Bongo was able to contact a representative from the World Health Organization (WHO) today (May 26, 2009) and obtained the following update on the three possible cases of Swine FLU (H1N1) that were being investigated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2. (U) The p [...]	2009-05-26 17:05:00	Embassy Kinshasa	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID SOCI TBIO PGOV CG
09KUALALUMPUR956	SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA BY ADMIRAL [...] (C) Embassy Kuala Lumpur warmly welcomes your visit to Malaysia. You will be participating in the Airpower and Maritime Conferences and meeting high ranking defense officials not only from Malaysia, but from other countries around the world who are participating in this year's Langkawi Intern [...]	2009-11-25 09:40:00	Embassy Kuala Lumpur	SECRET//NOFORN	MCAP MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL PTER OVIP MY
09LAPAZ1029	MGSF01: BOLIVIA: 416 CONFIRMED CASES [...] As of July 10, Bolivia has 416 World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu. The Bolivian Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP) claims 542 confirmed cases. Epidemiology officials communicated that CENETROP laboratory H1N1 testing capacity is now limited due to a shortage of [...]	2009-07-13 13:34:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO
09LAPAZ103	BOLIVIA: REFERENDUM OBSERVERS UNDER OBSERVATION [...] (C) Summary: President of the National Electoral Court Jose Luis Exeni has confirmed that 11 international observer missions are expected to observe the January 25 constitutional referendum, including most prominently the European Union, OAS, Carter Center, the CAN, and Unasur. OAS Mission Re [...]	2009-01-23 22:37:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR KDEM BL
09LAPAZ1053	BOLIVIAN MINING, INDUSTRY OF INDECISION AND [...] (C) The Mining industry in Bolivia is in a state of uncertainty. Propelled by large investments to start operations at the San Bartolom and San Cristobal mines, the sector was responsible for 25% of Bolivia's GDP in 2008. Despite concerns about the local government, unions, community, and n [...]	2009-07-20 18:49:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL BL
09LAPAZ1141	BOLIVIAN INFRASTRUCTURE: TRANSPORTATION GRIDLOCK [...] (C) Bolivia's ground transportation infrastructure is either in complete disrepair or the standard by which South America should be measured, depending on one's perspective. Seventy percent of Bolivia's 50,000 KM (31,000 miles) of roads are in need of repair, yet the 3521 KM (2188 miles) of [...]	2009-08-04 20:44:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL BL
09LAPAZ1146	HOLY FRIJOLE: BOLIVIA'S ALBA TRADE PLAN [...] (C) SUMMARY. This is part two of a three-part series on the trade and economic situation in Bolivia. While Bolivian President Evo Morales continues to alienate his neighbors (ref C) his government publicly continues to rely on Bolivia's membership in the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas [...]	2009-08-07 11:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL CU VZ IR EAGR
09LAPAZ1166	BOLIVIAN INFRASTRUCTURE: ELECTRIC INERTIA [...] (C) The Government of Bolivia (GOB) began negotiations in late July with the country's electric generation and distribution companies to reportedly nationalize the sector by the end of the year. As negotiations move forward, the GOB will find it is acquiring a sector that received no invest [...]	2009-08-11 21:10:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL BL
09LAPAZ117	BOLIVIA: MUTED REACTION TO USG STATEMENTS [...] (U) Summary: President Evo Morales used a substantial portion of his January 22 state of the union address (marking the beginning of his fourth year in power) to repeat baseless attacks on the USG, forcing Charge to leave the speech early (reftel). After leaving the event, Charge spoke with t [...]	2009-01-27 18:03:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PREL BL
09LAPAZ126	BOLIVIA POST-ATPDEA: WOOL COATS TO CARACAS? [...] (C) SUMMARY. As of December 15, Bolivian exporters can no longer use the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) to send their goods tariff-free to the United States. While most goods can enter the United States under the General System of Preferences (GSP),many exporters, m [...]	2009-01-28 18:36:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL BEXP ECON EFIN ETRD KTDB KTEX VN BR
09LAPAZ127	BOLIVIAN GAS: LOWER SALES MAY HURT MORALES [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Evo Morales called in favors the first weeks of January, after Brazil announced it would cut its demand for natural gas by one-third (a potential loss of $600 million for Bolivia in the first four months of 2009). Morales sent delegations to both Brazil and Argentina in a [...]	2009-01-28 19:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL ENRG EPET EINV BL EFIN PINR
09LAPAZ1567	CAMPAIGN UPDATE: POTOSI AND CHUQUISACA GO TO THE MAS [...] (C) Summary: The southern highland department of Potosi will vote heavily in favor of President Evo Morales and his Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS) party in December's elections. His support is solid in rural areas, as well as in the periphery of Potosi city, populated by newcomers from the co [...]	2009-11-25 13:51:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PHUM KDEM BL
09LAPAZ1587	BOLIVIA: WHAT LIES AHEAD IN A SECOND MORALES TERM [...] (C) Summary: With a sweeping victory increasingly likely for Bolivian President Evo Morales and his MAS party in December 6 elections, the political focus in Bolivia has already shifted to how Morales will approach his next five years in office. Morales's outreach to opposition voters and (re [...]	2009-12-03 20:03:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON BL
09LAPAZ1599	BOLIVIA - MOVING FORWARD WITH LITHIUM PRODUCTION ON ITS OWN [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bolivian government is moving forward with its ambitious plans to produce 100,000 tons a year of lithium carbonate by 2013, starting with President Morales' inauguration of a pilot lithium processing plant on October 30. The GOB has made it clear it is not interested in inter [...]	2009-12-14 18:32:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL PGOV BL EMIN EINV
09LAPAZ1611	BOLIVIA: NEGATING "DEFAMATION OF RELIGION" RESOLUTION [...] (C) Summary: Bolivia regularly votes for the Organization of the Islamic Conference's UN resolutions against "defamation of religions," most recently on December 18 in the UNGA plenary session. Given our thorny bilateral relationship, the GOB's ALBA membership, and its growing ties with Iran, [...]	2009-12-23 14:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR KISL OPDC BL
09LAPAZ1784	BOLIVIA: COUNTER-NARCOTICS NEWS AND TRENDS [...] 1. Summary and comment: Bolivian Counternarcotics (CN) officials have voiced public concern over a number of negative trends, including a sharp rise in the number of cocaine laboratories seized, the GOB's inability to track the rising number of small aircraft used to transport drugs to ne [...]	2009-12-17 21:50:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR BL KJUS PHUM
09LAPAZ183	BOLIVIAN MINING: WORLDWIDE WOES AND LOCAL LAMENTS [...] (C) Summary: The U.S. presence in Bolivian mining will change dramatically over the next few years. Denver-based Apex Silver has announced the sale of all its San Cristobal Mine stock to former partner Sumitomo Corporation, which will take over full ownership of the largest silver mine in Bo [...]	2009-02-04 22:08:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL BL
09LAPAZ267	LITHIUM: A NEW BATTERY FOR BOLIVIA'S ECONOMY? [...] (C) Summary: Recent articles from BBC, the New York Times, and business journals have created substantial buzz about the reportedly large reserves of lithium contained in Bolivia's Uyuni salt flat. On February 11, Bolivia's National Mining Director Freddy Beltran announced that four companies [...]	2009-02-19 13:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	EMIN ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL BL
09LAPAZ294	EVO BLAMES CIA FOR YPFB SCANDAL; POLICE'S MILGP BAN [...] (C) Summary: Despite overtures to the Obama Administration in general, President Morales and Government Minister Rada continued the GOB's now familiar barrage of U.S.-blaming and blasting February 20-21. This time the target was the CIA, blamed for the corruption and murder scandal involving [...]	2009-02-26 14:57:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PTER PINR PROP EAID EPET MARR OFDP
09LAPAZ305	EVO NAMES EMBOFF AS CIA; TARGETS "TRAITORS" [...] (C) Summary/Comment: Bolivian President Evo Morales named EmbOff Francisco "Frank" Martinez as a "Mexican infiltrator" while sharing his vision of a vast CIA network that permeates all sectors of Bolivian government and social groups February 26. Morales' message was clear: Martinez is a CIA [...]	2009-02-26 23:21:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	ASEC PGOV PREL PTER PINR PROP EMIN EPET EINV
09LAPAZ38	UN DROPS PANDO "BOMB" ON MFA [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs sources indicate the UN is preparing a report on the violent events in Pando in September, which will be much less to the government's liking than the Unasur's report released December 3. According to MFA Legal Advisor Paola Melendres (strictl [...]	2009-01-09 20:43:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KTIA PINR CI BL
09LAPAZ389	BOLIVIA: SENATE PRESIDENT CALLS FOR INT'L HELP [...] (SBU) Summary: Senate President and opposition leader Oscar Ortiz on March 12 publicly called on the diplomatic community to "remain engaged" and encourage the Morales administration to negotiate in good faith regarding the new constitution's implementation, Congress' role during the transitio [...]	2009-03-12 22:38:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC BL
09LAPAZ416	BOLIVIA: MOD ANNOUNCES USG BLOCKED JET SALE [...] (C) Summary: After meeting with CDA and MILGP Commander March 16, the spokesman for the Bolivian Minister of Defense Walker San Miguel announced the United States had "vetoed" the sale of Czech L-159 military jets to Bolivia. Post suspects San Miguel was expecting to be told that the sale was [...]	2009-03-17 21:39:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR MARR MASS MCAP SNAR KTIA BL
09LAPAZ474	MORALES ALLEGES USG INTERFERENCE, AGAIN [...] (C) One day after Foreign Minister Choquehuanca assured us the GOB would not take actions to embarrass the U.S. administration and would resolve bilateral issues through diplomatic channels, President Evo Morales on March 26 publicly and without proof accused the USG of "mobilizing" CIA and DE [...]	2009-03-27 16:59:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ENVR ASEC BL PTER
09LAPAZ659	GOB IMPLICATES SANTA CRUZ LEADERS IN "TERRORISM" [...] (S) Summary: The government prosecutor has implicated a dozen top Santa Cruz leaders in supporting a "terrorist cell" aiming to divide the country. A former public defender for one of the Hungarian defendants told us the government had informants within the group and a great deal of evidence t [...]	2009-05-06 15:17:00	Embassy La Paz	SECRET	PREL PTER PGOV KJUS PHUM ASEC BL
09LAPAZ69	BOLIVIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Bolivia remains a difficult place to do business. Economic activity is often disrupted by social unrest resulting from centuries of economic, political, and social inequality, and indigenous, labor, and anti-globalization organizations have recently targeted private investment )- particula [...]	2009-01-15 17:10:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	BL EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB PGOV ELAB
09LAPAZ72	WE'RE RUDE, WE'RE NUDE, WE WANT OUR '99 NISSANS [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Bolivian government is facing massive protests - some in the nude - relating to a December Presidential decree relating to used car imports. The decree limits the importation of used cars older than five years into Bolivia. Importers have been protesting for weeks, including o [...]	2009-01-15 20:55:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL SENV BL
09LAPAZ799	BOLIVIA: USG-BACKED CONFERENCE SPURS TIP [...] Summary: On April 21 and 22 the Embassy's Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS),in a joint initiative with the United Nations, Office of International Migration (OIM) and the Attorney General's Office, organized Bolivia's first International Conference on Trafficking in Persons in the city of Cochab [...]	2009-06-02 18:12:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KDEM ASEC KJUS BL
09LAPAZ867	BOLIVIA: NEIGHBOR RELATIONS NOT SO NEIGHBORLY [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism party (MAS) are enmeshed in diplomatic flaps with neighbors, including: a growing feud with Peru over asylum approvals for four former GOB ministers and allegations of GOB support for a June 5 Peruvian indige [...]	2009-06-10 22:16:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR ENVR BL
09LAPAZ957	BOLIVIA: CDA, FM DISCUSS BILAT RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca welcomed new Charge d'Affaires James Creagan June 26 at what he called a "historic moment" in the country's history. Although he emphasized his desire to return the bilateral relationship to a state of normalcy, Choquehuanca admitted no [...]	2009-06-26 23:04:00	Embassy La Paz	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KDEM PINR BL
09LAPAZ960	MGSF01: BOLIVIA: 47 CONFIRMED CASES [...] As of June 25, Bolivia has 47 World Health Organization confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu. The Bolivian Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP) claims 127 confirmed cases. Most are located in the lowlands eastern region of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Press reports indicated that many cases are Chil [...]	2009-06-29 19:53:00	Embassy La Paz	UNCLASSIFIED	AADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO
09LILONGWE266	MALAWI ELECTIONS - GOM AND OPPOSITION PREPARE TO [...] (C) Summary: In the final two weeks before Malawi's elections, President Mutharika again denounced donors, claiming UN technical advisors at the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) were favoring the opposition. Meanwhile, several state organizations engaged in clearly partisan behavior to favor [...]	2009-05-18 10:07:00	Embassy Lilongwe	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV KDEM MI
09LIMA1114	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PRICE [...] (SBU) Summary: Peru is a close U.S. partner in a complicated South American region. Our bilateral relationship is anchored in a shared vision of opportunities and challenges - specifically, that a pro-growth strategy is best suited to reduce poverty and that strengthening institutions is the [...]	2009-08-04 19:13:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL PINR PTER PHUM USAID OVIP PE
09LIMA1118	JULY TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and the EU - In Final Negotiations for FTA -- Peru-Singapore FTA Enters into Force on August 1 -- Peru-Japan Conclude Second Round of Negotiations -- Other Trade Agreements on the Horizon -- Peru Takes O [...]	2009-08-04 21:19:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
09LIMA1131	PRESIDENT, FOREIGN MINISTER TALK PERU'S FOREIGN [...] (C) Summary: Ambassador McKinley met in late July with President Alan Garcia and spoke separately on several recent occasions with Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde. Garcia and Belaunde discussed a range of Peruvian foreign policy issues, including the situation in Honduras, Colombian pol [...]	2009-08-05 22:12:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE
09LIMA1174	NAS LIMA MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY [...] (U) Summary: - New Minister of Interior and PNP Director - Eradication Update - Police Programs Update - Ports Programs Update - Aviation Update New Minister of Interior and PNP Director 2. (U) Following the events in Bagua (Ref A),the GOP experienced yet another Cabinet shake up (R [...]	2009-08-13 20:14:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
09LIMA1177	AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH FM ON COLOMBIA AND [...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with FM Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde on August 11 to discuss the Colombia "non-bases" issue and Honduras. Garcia Belaunde imparted two key messages: (A) We are not out of the woods on the Colombia DCA controversy, and B) the USG needs to be seen as doing conside [...]	2009-08-14 14:00:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR SNAR CO HO PE
09LIMA1269	AUGUST TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade - Peru and Singapore FTA Enters into Force - Peru and EU, Difficulties with IPR - Government Says Peru-Chile FTA Not Unconstitutional - One More Year for Peru-Mexico Agreement - Peru Seeks Customs Cooperation wi [...]	2009-08-31 16:50:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
09LIMA1350	PERU RESUMES HUMANITARIAN DEMINING [...] (SBU) Summary: Overcoming past shortcomings and deserved skepticism, Peru recently resumed humanitarian demining (HD) operations in parts of its shared border with Ecuador and at other sites within its territory. Senior GOP officials expressed gratitude for the USG's "crucial" assistance, and [...]	2009-09-14 22:25:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KHDP MOPS PTER SOCI EC PE
09LIMA1398	PERU'S TAKE ON ECUADOR UNASUR MEETING [...] (C) Summary: DCM met September 18 with MFA Undersecretary for the Americas Javier Leon to discuss the September 15 UNASUR ministerial meeting in Quito. Leon described the meeting as "difficult and unproductive," mainly because Colombia had dug in its heels over Brazil's request for further as [...]	2009-09-18 20:38:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
09LIMA145	PERU'S TRADE AGENDA: REACHING ACROSS THE GLOBE [...] (U) In 2008, Peru made significant strides towards diversifying its trading partnerships. Peru signed trade agreements with Canada and Singapore and concluded negotiations with the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). Visits by leaders participating in the European Union - Latin American [...]	2009-02-03 21:36:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECIN ECON PREL PE
09LIMA146	GARCIA AT THE HALF-WAY MARK [...] (C) Summary: At the ... id: 190261 date: 2/3/2009 22:13 refid: 09LIMA146 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: P 032213Z FEB 09 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 9983 INFO AMEMBASSY ASUNCION PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BOGOTA PRIORITY AMEMBASSY BRASILIA PRIO [...]	2009-02-03 22:13:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL SNAR PINR ECON EFIN ETRD PE
09LIMA1463	FUJIMORI SENTENCED IN FOURTH CONVICTION [...] (C) Summary. Former president Alberto Fujimori was sentenced on September 30 to six years (concurrent) in prison for eavesdropping and other corruption charges, and ordered to pay nearly $10 million in civil reparations. As he did in the preceding case (in July - refs),Fujimori plead guilty [...]	2009-10-01 21:06:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	KJUS KCOR PHUM PE
09LIMA1472	SEPTEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade - Possible Delays in FTA Negotiations with Japan - Peru Unlikely to Conclude FTA with EU this Year - Peru and Thailand Said to Sign FTA in November - Textile Imports Grow to Highest Level in Six Months Investm [...]	2009-10-02 20:27:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
09LIMA156	JANUARY TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS [...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and Japan to Begin FTA Negotiations in February -- Negotiations with EU May Conclude in 6 months -- Chilean FTA Enters into Force on March 1 -- Peruvian Beer Company Exports to the U.S. and Europe -- U.S [...]	2009-02-06 14:00:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
09LIMA1611	PERU AND ECUADOR: GOOD VIBES AT 3RD BILAT [...] (C) Summary: Presidents Alan Garcia and Rafael Correa presided jointly over the Third Binational Ministerial that concluded in Piura, Peru on October 22. According to press accounts and our MFA contacts, bilateral discussions were infused with good feelings and helped advance two of Peru's ke [...]	2009-10-29 23:52:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PARM KHDP EC PE
09LIMA1619	US TREASURY CONCERNED ABOUT PERUVIAN GAMING SECTOR [...] (C) Summary: A team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) from the Department of Treasury was invited by the Peruvian Gaming Commission to Lima in order to conduct a preliminary assessment of the Peruvian gaming sector. During their very short trip, the team met with the Gaming Commis [...]	2009-10-30 21:52:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	KCOR KCRM KJUS KTFM XM PE
09LIMA1620	PERU: SUPPLEMENTAL TO FY'10 1206 COUNTER-IED [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-30 21:55:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET//NOFORN	MARR MASS MOPS KTIA PREL PTER PE
09LIMA1635	Garcia's Peace Initiative Gathering Steam [...] (C) Summary: MFA interlocutors have told us that President Garcia's recent "Peace and Security Cooperation" initiative is a serious effort to promote regional stability and contain defense costs at a time of global economic distress. Garcia's proposals seek to prevent an arms race in the regi [...]	2009-11-09 15:34:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PARM MASS MARR PBTS PE
09LIMA1647	Peru: Chile Military Purchases Rankle [...] (C) Summary: Reports that Chile is poised to make significant arms purchases from the U.S. have caused rankles in Peru, and are being connected in the media to the capture of a Peruvian Air Force officer alleged to have been spying for Chile. The Ambassador spoke with Foreign Minister Ga [...]	2009-11-13 19:39:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM MARR MASS PE
09LIMA1649	PERU DEMARCHED ON U.S.-BOLIVIA 2ND ROUND OF DIALOG [...] (C) PolCouns and PolOff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to the MFA's DirGen for South America, Francisco Rivarola and Andean DeskOff Augusto Salamanca on November 12. Rivarola appeared pleased by U.S. engagement and efforts to improve its relations with Bolivia following [...]	2009-11-13 21:45:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PE BL
09LIMA1653	BREWING SPY SCANDAL FURTHER TENSES PERU-CHILE RELATIONSHIP [...] (C) Summary: The arrest of a Peruvian Air Force (FAP) noncommissioned officer for alleged spying and passing classified defense information to Chile has brought relations between the two neighbors to a new low point. It also complicates President Garcia's peace initiative aimed at reducin [...]	2009-11-17 20:50:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MOPS PARM PE
09LIMA1659	Sendero Luminoso: Incremental Gains in Mixed Picture [...] (C) Summary. Most analysts believe Sendero Luminoso (SL) insurgents are making incremental gains in the Apurimac-Ene River Valley (VRAE). Local observers in Ayacucho say frustrations with government at every level have strengthened the anti-system opposition and in some cases generated sympathy for [...]	2009-11-19 18:50:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PTER SNAR SOCI PGOV MOPS PE
09LIMA1661	PERU: INFORMATION ON SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] (U) Please find below Embassy Lima's responses to questions posed in reftel. 2. (SBU) Q: Does the United States currently have an established security dialogue with your country? Please report on all established or ad hoc dialogues of a pol-mil nature, regardless of the terminol [...]	2009-11-20 16:58:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR PE MOPS
09LIMA1665	Peru Response to Review for Suspension of Title III of the [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. GOP EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA --------------------------------------------- ------------ 2. (C) Peru's leadership, including President Garcia, has taken an ambivalent approach to promoting a democratic [...]	2009-11-20 19:39:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM ETTC ETRD PREL CU PE
09LIMA1669	SCENESETTER FOR USSOUTHCOM COMMANDER, GENERAL DOUGLAS M. [...] (C/NF) Summary: Embassy Lima warmly welcomes you to Peru. You will arrive at a time of strong GOP interest in expanding security cooperation with the United States. Under President Alan Garcia, Peru has been a reliable U.S. partner and played a constructive role in a complicated South America chara [...]	2009-11-25 20:48:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL PGOV PTER MASS MOPS SOCI PE
09LIMA1678	Peru opposes inclusion of map in South Pacific Regional [...] (U) SUMMARY: Peru continues to oppose inclusion of the illustrative map found in the most recent proposed draft of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) Convention, regardless of efforts to blur the portion of the maritime territory under contention between Chil [...]	2009-11-06 14:05:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIS PHSA PE
09LIMA1699	PERU: CHINESE TANKS, PEACE PROPOSALS AND U.S. MILITARY [...] (C/NF) Summary: Peru is reportedly poised to purchase Chinese tanks with an eye towards replacing its aging tank fleet and building up its "dissuasive" defense posture, and to buy aircraft from Brazil as well as MANPADS and anti-tank weapons from other countries. These defense acquisitions [...]	2009-12-15 23:08:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PREL MOPS PARM PTER SNAR PBTS CI PE
09LIMA345	ALLEGED ARMY CORRUPTION -- A PERSPECTIVE [...] (S/NF) Introduction and Summary: The Garcia Administration's efforts to combat narcotrafficking have been stronger than under past administrations, and have included a National Anti-Drug Strategy partly supported with government funds, solid progress combatting coca production in the Upper Hua [...]	2009-03-12 21:57:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PREL PINR PTER SNAR KCRM PE
09LIMA360	PERU-CHILE RELATIONS: ANOTHER ROUGH PATCH [...] (C) Summary: In early March, the Garcia government issued an executive decree that expanded the existing economic accord between Peru and Chile into a formal free-trade agreement, sparking an outcry from local opposition parties and, subsequently, a strong Chilean counter-response. According t [...]	2009-03-13 21:03:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ETRD PE
09LIMA394	PERU SUBMITS CHILE BORDER DISPUTE ARGUMENTS TO THE [...] (U) Introduction and Summary: The GOP on March 19 submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague its legal brief arguing for defining (and redrawing) Peru's maritime border with Chile. Peru's submission is the second step in a judicial process that the GOP initiated in 20 [...]	2009-03-20 15:53:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
09LIMA428	PRESIDENT'S POPULARITY UP DESPITE OBSTACLES [...] (C) Summary: The international economic crisis notwithstanding, President Garcia's approval ratings have risen steadily since late 2008 (in that year as low as 19-22% pct) and in February jumped by two points to 38% nationally, according to recent polling. No single factor accounts for Garcia [...]	2009-03-25 21:36:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR ECON SOCI PE
09LIMA452	PERU AND THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS (C-AL9-00153) [...] (U) This cable responds to reftel questions regarding Government of Peru perspectives on the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago. The answers are keyed to reftel paragraphs. 2. (S/NF) The Government of Peru looks forward to the Obama administration's active engageme [...]	2009-03-30 16:48:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET//NOFORN	PREL PINR PGOV VZ BO CU CO OAS PE
09LIMA589	VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION LEADER REQUESTS ASYLUM IN [...] (C) Summary: Former Venezuelan presidential candidate and Mayor of Maracaibo Manuel Rosales has solicited political asylum in Peru. Claiming Rosales was the object of a political witchhunt in Venezuela, APRA Congressman Javier Valle Riestra in an April 21 press conference urged the Government [...]	2009-04-22 22:11:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL VE PE
09LIMA637	AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OLLANTA HUMALA [...] (C) Summary: I met one-... id: 205404 date: 5/4/2009 16:16 refid: 09LIMA637 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0006 PP RUEHWEB DE RUEHPE #0637/01 1241616 ZNY CCCCC ZZH P 041616Z MAY 09 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 0500 INFO RUEH [...]	2009-05-04 16:16:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PE
09LIMA680	PERU-BOLIVIA RELATIONS TENSE OVER EX-MINISTERS' [...] (C) Summary: Peru's relations with Bolivia took another sour turn after Bolivian President Evo Morales called President Alan Garcia "chabacano" (vulgar) over Peru's granting of political asylum to three former cabinet members of Bolivian ex-President Gonzalo "Goni" Sanchez de Lozada's adminis [...]	2009-05-12 21:51:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI BL PE
09LIMA717	PERU REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. GOP EFFORTS TO PROMOTE DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS IN CUBA --------------------------------------------- ------------ 2. (C) Peru's leadership, including President Garcia, has taken an ambivalent approach to promoting a democratic tra [...]	2009-05-19 20:44:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	ETTC ETRD PREL CU PE
09LIMA77	PERU 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] The Government of Peru (GOP) seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, 2007, and set to enter into force on February 1, 2009, sh [...]	2009-01-21 18:52:00	Embassy Lima	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
09LIMA793	AMAZON PROTESTS: NOT SO HIDDEN POLITICAL AGENDA [...] (C) Summary: Amazon community groups have invoked the supposed unconstitutionality of nine legislative decrees as the reason for protests that have gone on for almost two months now. These nine decrees are technical laws that seek to facilitate investment and promote development in one of Pe [...]	2009-06-05 19:20:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM ELAB ECON ETRD PE
09LIMA794	BOLIVIAN MEDDLING IN PERU [...] (C) Summary: Bolivian President Evo Morales has launched a new round of rhetorical attacks on the Government of Peru with a call for indigenous peoples to rebel against their governments. GOP officials and other observers are concerned Morales' rhetoric is part of a broader effort to meddle i [...]	2009-06-05 19:50:00	Embassy Lima	SECRET//NOFORN	PGOV PINR PREL PTER BL PE
09LIMA810	AMAZONIAN VIOLENCE: CONFUSION ABOUT DETAILS [...] (C) Summary: Confusion still surrounds the June 5 outbreak of violence in Bagua, complete with competing versions about who shot first and which side suffered more casualties. What is clear is that, on the same day in a separate violent incident on the outskirts of Bagua , about 500 indigeno [...]	2009-06-08 22:34:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE
09LIMA847	SCENESETTER FOR DASD FRANK MORA [...] (C) Summary: Embassy Lima welcomes Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Frank Mora to Peru and to the June 18-19 Peru-US Defense Bilateral Working Group (BWG). Peru is a close U.S. partner in a complicated South American region. Our bilateral relationship is anchored in a shared vision of op [...]	2009-06-15 16:49:00	Embassy Lima	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS MOPS SOCI PTER SNAR PE
09LISBON101	PORTUGAL: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS [...] The Monitoring Center for Trafficking in Persons; 2. The Foreigners and Borders Service (SEF); 3. The High Commission for Immigration and Intercultural Dialogue (ACIDI); 4. The Portuguese Association for Victim Support (APAV); 5. The International Organization for Migration (IOM); 6. The [...]	2009-02-17 16:22:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD KTIP ASEC PREF ELAB
09LISBON36	PORTUGAL WELCOMES ENGAGEMENT ON LATIN AMERICA [...] (C) On January 7, WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon visited Lisbon as part of a series of visits to international partners engaged in Latin America. Shannon met with Portuguese officials in the Prime Minister's office, the Foreign Ministry, and with Ambassadors from European and Latin American partne [...]	2009-01-16 16:49:00	Embassy Lisbon	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD PO XM
09LISBON51	PORTUGAL: CY 2008 STAFFING LISTS AND BUDGETARY [...] Per reftel, below are staff lists and extrabudgetary data on the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) and the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). 2. STAFF LISTS -------------- * * * * * ILZSG * * * * * NAME POSITION CITIZENSHIP GRADE Smale, [...]	2009-01-26 14:01:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO
09LISBON608	IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT DOMINATED BY HONDURAS DISPUTE [...] (U) Delegations from twenty-two Iberian and Latin American nations attended the nineteenth Ibero-American Summit in Estoril, Portugal November 29-December 1. The summit's theme was "Innovation and Knowledge" and featured discussions on technology and innovation collaboration, social developm [...]	2009-12-04 07:03:00	Embassy Lisbon	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECIN EFIN PREL AN XM CU DR SP PO
09LJUBLJANA12	2009 SLOVENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Slovenia follows: A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- A European Union member since May 1, 2004 and a eurozone member since January 1, 2007, Slovenia has a strong mix of qualities to recommend [...]	2009-01-15 17:07:00	Embassy Ljubljana	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB USTR OPIC KTDB SI
09LONDON109	2009 UK INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2009. 2. Much of the data supplied in this report is from 2007, since end-of-year 2008 figures are not yet available. Given the economic down [...]	2009-01-15 13:20:00	Embassy London	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB UK
09LUSAKA571	HIGHER COPPER PRICES, BUMPER MAIZE CROP LIFT [...] (SBU) Amid signs of economic recovery, Embassy contacts expressed cautious optimism that Zambia may have turned from crisis to stability and growth. Copper prices have risen over 100 percent from their lows in early 2009, reviving the moribund sector and spurring export growth. Zambia recorde [...]	2009-08-14 13:58:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ZA
09LUSAKA575	HIGHER COPPER PRICES, BUMPER MAIZE CROP LIFT [...] (SBU) Amid signs of economic recovery, Embassy contacts expressed cautious optimism that Zambia may have turned from crisis to stability and growth. Copper prices have risen over 100 percent from their lows in early 2009, reviving the moribund sector and spurring export growth. Zambia recorde [...]	2009-08-17 13:35:00	Embassy Lusaka	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ZA
09LUXEMBOURG11	LUXEMBOURG INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] The following is Luxembourg's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg offers a very favorable and welcoming attitude toward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). FDI reflects how [...]	2009-01-13 12:27:00	Embassy Luxembourg	UNCLASSIFIED	OPIC KTDB USTR LU
09MADRID1155	ISA: REPORTED REPSOL (SPAIN) VENTURES IN IRANIAN [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 18:06:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV ENRG EPET ETTC IR SP
09MADRID286	SPAIN AND RUSSIA FORGE NEW AGREEMENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Russian President Dimitri Medvedev visited Madrid March 1 - 3, 2009 at the invitation of King Juan Carlos and signed a number of agreements with the Spanish government aimed at enhancing bilateral relations. The visit and resulting agreements reinvigorated the countries' economi [...]	2009-03-18 12:57:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP RS
09MADRID314	AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN DELIVERABLES FOR NATO AND [...] (C) CDA spoke March 26 with MOD Secretary General for Policy Luis Cuesta to convey the points contained in reftel. Cuesta had no substantive comment, but promised to reengage March 27 (Note: we understand MOD Chacon is scheduled to speak by telephone with SECDEF March 27 at 8:00 am EDT. Her [...]	2009-03-26 14:16:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	NATO PREL MOPS MARR AF SP
09MADRID335	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GREGG, APRIL 10-13, 2009 [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. The Spaniards you meet wil [...]	2009-03-30 16:30:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID346	SPAIN: PROSECUTOR WEIGHS GTMO CRIMINAL CASE VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Spanish NGO has requested that the National Court indict six Bush Administration officials for creating a legal framework that allegedly permitted torture. The NGO is attempting to have the case heard by Investigating Judge Baltasar Garzon, internationally known for his dogged [...]	2009-04-01 17:00:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI

09MADRID347	SPAIN: PROSECUTOR WEIGHS GTMO CRIMINAL CASE VS. [...] (C) SUMMARY: A Spanish NGO has requested that the National Court indict six Bush Administration officials for creating a legal framework that allegedly permitted torture. The NGO is attempting to have the case heard by Investigating Judge Baltasar Garzon, internationally known for his dogged pursui [...]	2009-04-01 17:01:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL CASC CJAN PTER PGOV PHUM PINS SOCI
09MADRID370	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MARTINEZ, APRIL 14-16, 2009 [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. When you arrive, the country will be emerging from the Semana Santa holidays as well as a major cabinet reorganization. This April 7 cabinet shuffle was prompted in part by criticism of the GOS' inability to solve the economic crisis, w [...]	2009-04-07 16:27:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV SP OREP MOPS ECON
09MADRID467	SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY LAHOOD'S VISIT, MAY [...] (SBU) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spain relations are strong and based on shared global interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and economic ties. Since the November election, a strong atmosph [...]	2009-05-14 12:32:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELTN OVIP PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID59	JANUARY 8-9 VISIT BY WHA A/S SHANNON REAFFIRMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon's January 8-9 Madrid program and subsequent media play were characterized by bilateral goodwill and Spanish optimism for a new phase in U.S.-Spanish cooperation in Latin America despite significant challenges in the region. He highlighted U.S. engagement in the Americas, [...]	2009-01-16 16:59:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KSUM AR BL CU SP
09MADRID612	SCENESETTER FOR MOD CHACON'S JUNE 30 - JULY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: When Spanish Defense Minister Carme Chacon arrives in Washington June 30, she will be looking among other things to restore and consolidate her image as the rising star and heir-apparent of President Zapatero's cabinet. Since taking office in April 2008, Chacon has talked of the impo [...]	2009-06-26 12:12:00	Embassy Madrid	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR NATO SP
09MADRID84	TELEFONICA GIVES PERSPECTIVE ON ITS LATIN AMERICAN [...] (SBU) Summary. Post met with Telefonica Latin America leads January 16 to discuss perspectives on Latin America and to raise ref A labor concerns on Telefonica subsidiary Atento Mexico. Eduardo Navarro, Director of Strategy and Regulation for Telefonica International, expressed a positive outl [...]	2009-01-26 16:46:00	Embassy Madrid	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ECPS SP
09MANAGUA1153	Suggestions for Defamation of Religion in the UN [...] (C) President Daniel Ortega's government generally votes against the U.S. position in the United Nations, and in 2008 voted against the U.S. position in the important issues as described in the Department's "Voting Practices in the United Nations 2008." As noted in ref E, Nicaragua (along wit [...]	2009-12-22 13:48:00	Embassy Managua	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL KISL KDEM PGOV OPDC NU
09MANAGUA314	VISIT NICARAGUA! DECREE TEXT AND REVISED COUNTRY [...] (U) Late on March 18, 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) released the official text of Decree 07-2009 that changed Nicaragua's visa policy. Our unofficial English translation appears below. The decree's fundamental change to Nicaragua's visa regime is that citizens from countries in "C [...]	2009-03-24 18:03:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CVIS ASEC PGOV SMIG PREL NU
09MANAGUA579	NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) On June 9, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Steadman Fagoth, Nicaragua's International Whaling Commission (IWC) Commissioner and Executive President of the National Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture (INPESCA). Fagoth has not decided if he will attend the IWC's 2009 annual meeting [...]	2009-06-11 21:07:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIS KSCA PREL SENV IWC NU
09MANAGUA912	DEATH TO THE YANQUI - ORTEGA LAMBASTES U.S. AT [...] (U) On September 12, Nicaragua conducted ceremonies to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Nicaraguan Army. Ambassador Callahan, Major General Keith Huber, U.S. Army South, Brigadier General Dominic Cariello, Wisconsin National Guard, USMILGRP, and the Marine Marching Platoo [...]	2009-09-17 22:04:00	Embassy Managua	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV NU
09MANILA86	Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One [...] Part Two of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Efficient Capital Markets And Portfolio Investment The Philippines is open to foreign por [...]	2009-01-14 08:54:00	Embassy Manila	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP
09MEXICO1172	SITREP 2 - SWINE FLU OUTBREAK IN MEXICO CITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: --------------- The GOM announced April 25 that schools will remain closed until May 6 in Federal District, State of Mexico and San Luis Potosi. The Ministry of Health reported that a total of 81 deaths (to date only 20 have been confirmed HINI related) and 1324 cases of suspe [...]	2009-04-27 01:10:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC CASC CVIS ECON KSCA MX TBIO
09MEXICO1477	MEXICO LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE CENTRAL AMERICAN TRADE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico will launch negotiations later this year with its Central American neighbors to consolidate its three trade agreements in the region into one treaty. With this initiative, Mexico appears to be looking beyond the current global crisis and position itself as the fulcrum o [...]	2009-05-29 20:24:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD PINR PGOV PREL MX
09MEXICO160	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MEXICO [...] Mexico is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) in most economic sectors and has consistently been one of the largest recipients of FDI among emerging markets. In recent years, Mexico has become increasingly aware of its loss of competitiveness relative to other emerging economies, notably Ch [...]	2009-01-21 22:38:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD OPIC USTR KTDB MX
09MEXICO1790	MX 2009-258, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST [...] Action request. Post requests a response within 12 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on CHDS - Sub Regional Conference (SRC),in Columbia, July 8, 2009. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual [...]	2009-06-22 21:07:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM SNAR ASEC MX
09MEXICO2616	MEXICO READY TO SUPPORT THE ECONOMIC AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] (SBU) Summary: Energy Secretariat officials told State/WHA's visiting Director for Economic Policy and Summit Coordination that Mexico supports the Economic and Climate Change Partnership (ECPA). The GOM wants to highlight an ongoing initiative to promote North American standards for househol [...]	2009-09-02 17:34:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG EINV PGOV SENV MX
09MEXICO2626	ECONOMIA ON REG COOPERATION, 5-MINISTER MTG [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mexico's Secretariat of Economy (SE) seeks to advance the cause of trilateral regulatory cooperation and proposes some further steps in the realm of sanitary-phytosanitary work, to be followed by non-agricultural issues in coming months. SE seeks a meeting of the Free Trade Com [...]	2009-09-03 20:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ETRD NAFTA TBIO MX
09MEXICO2778	A LOOK AT MEXICO STATE, POTEMKIN VILLAGE STYLE [...] (C) Summary. Poloffs traveled to Toluca, the capital of Mexico State (Estado de Mexico - Edomex) and headquarters for popular Revolutionary Institutional Party (PRI) Governor Enrique Pena Nieto, on September 10-11 for what turned out to be two highly-orchestrated days of meetings with state o [...]	2009-09-24 21:31:00	Embassy Mexico	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR MX
09MEXICO3160	IMO DEMARCHE DELIVERED - MEXICO [...] (U) Coast Guard Attache and Econoff delivered reftel demarche in support of the U.S. candidacy for Category A reelection to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Council on 29 October. Captain Marco Antonio Vinaza, director general of the Mexican Merchant Marine, and Captain Luis Muriel [...]	2009-11-05 20:03:00	Embassy Mexico	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK MX
09MONTERREY190	DRUG CARTELS INFILTRATE THE QUIET STATE OF ZACATECAS [...] (C) Summary. Although the state of Zacatecas appears relatively free from narcotics violence, two recent events demonstrate the extent to which the drug cartels have infiltrated the state government. On May 16 a convey of armed men freed 53 prisoners from a state prison in five minutes, w [...]	2009-05-20 20:53:00	Consulate Monterrey	CONFIDENTIAL	SNAR KCRM PGOV CASC ASEC MX
09MONTERREY219	MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS CREATE OPPORTUNITIES DESPITE THE [...] Summary: The state of Nuevo Leon is home to a number of private and public sector sources of microfinance which have helped borrowers to start informal family businesses. However, the unforeseen devaluation of the peso versus the dollar has put significant pressure on microfinance institutio [...]	2009-06-12 22:30:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED	EAID ECON SOCI PGOV MX
09MONTERREY351	NUEVO LEON BUSINESS LEADERS SHARE DIVERSE PERSPECTIVES ON [...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador's September 2 - 4 trip to Monterrey offered him opportunities to receive varied perspectives on the state of the economy in Nuevo Leon, during sessions with the Group of Ten (leaders representing some of Mexico's largest industrial and financial conglomerates),th [...]	2009-09-23 19:58:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PGOV ECIN EFIN EINV MX
09MONTERREY445	NUEVO LEON AND ZACATECAS GOVERNORS SEEK INFRASTRUCTURE [...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Mexico Business Summit, held in Monterrey November 8-10 (reftel),the Ambassador met (separately) with the Governors of Nuevo Leon and Zacatecas. During a November 10 meeting, the Ambassador and Nuevo Leon Governor Rodrigo Medina (PRI) discussed innovati [...]	2009-12-07 20:53:00	Consulate Monterrey	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV EIND EINV SOCI ASEC EAID ECON MX
09MONTEVIDEO105	CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT LAYS OUT GOU'S ECONOMIC POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Central Bank President Mario Bergara told the Charge d'Affaires that Uruguay remains relatively well-positioned to confront the worldwide economic slowdown -- its banking sector remains healthy, consumer spending is solid, and its fiscal house is in order. While some in the bu [...]	2009-02-20 16:44:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN UY
09MONTEVIDEO107	CHRONIC DISEASES INCREASING IN URUGUAY [...] SUMMARY: In response to reftel, post prepared the following report to examine the impact of chronic diseases (or Non-Communicable Diseases, NCDs) in Uruguay and to inform the Department about policy related developments and the capacity of the local health sector to address those diseases. Uru [...]	2009-02-20 16:56:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	SOCI TBIO KPAO WHO UY
09MONTEVIDEO187	URUGUAY ENDORSES OECD STANDARDS ON TRANSPARENCY AND [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (U) Uruguay formally endorsed the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) standards on transparency and exchange of information in immediate response to its place [...]	2009-04-06 16:18:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO193	URUGUAY: FM GONZALO FERNANDEZ ON RECENT TRAVELS, [...] (C) FM Fernandez told the Charge April 2 that President Tabare Vazquez had an excellent meeting with VP Biden March 27 in Chile; that Uruguay is strengthening commercial ties with China; that he hopes to use an April 6 meeting with the Secretary to invite her to Uruguay; that Uruguay is not in [...]	2009-04-07 16:47:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ETRD ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO316	ENCE Sells Forestry Holdings, New Owners Announce an [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Spanish forestry firm ENCE announced on May 22 the sale of most of its forestry plantations to a consortium formed by Finnish-Swedish Stora Enso and Chilean Arauco, and that it will not continue with plans to build a $1.2 billion cellulose plant. Stora Enso/Arauco announced they [...]	2009-06-08 13:28:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD PREL PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO318	PRESENTATION BY NASDAQ MANAGING DIRECTOR ON URUGUAYAN [...] SUMMARY: Steven Phillips, Managing Director of NASDAQ and an experienced financier, came to Montevideo to participate in the Innovation Forum (reftel) and to discuss ways in which Uruguay could revitalize its moribund capital markets. In a presentation to the Capital Markets Development Grou [...]	2009-06-08 21:52:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN UY
09MONTEVIDEO319	URUGUAY: VAZQUEZ REPLACES INTERIOR MINISTER [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-10 12:32:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL UY
09MONTEVIDEO320	NOMINATION FOR THE DOJ/OAS SPONSORED CYBERCRIME [...] The following personnel have been nominated for the DOJ/OAS Cybercrime Conference, to be held in Santiago from July 21-23, 2009. 2. Post requests that the Department complete the Leahy Amendment vetting process to ensure this training can proceed as planned. All agencies at post have cond [...]	2009-06-10 13:30:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC MCAP MOPS PARM UY JUS OAS
09MONTEVIDEO328	URUGUAY'S TEXTILE SECTOR FACES TOUGH TIMES [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) GOU officials and private sector representatives told Staffdel Meacham that Uruguay was interested in getting preferential access on textiles and apparel. This cable provides background information on the situation of the sector, beset by challenges such as China's trade and the [...]	2009-06-12 11:03:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN EINV ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO365	COMPLETION OF JOINT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 18:04:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR PHUM PINR SNAR KJUS UY OAS
09MONTEVIDEO418	H1N1 FLU: DEATH TOLL HITS 15 [...] As of July 15, Uruguay has 15 confirmed deaths from H1N1 influenza, with more than 1,500 cases suspected throughout the country. Despite an increase in numbers, public health officials continue to emphasize preventative measures, and only a few public activities have been suspended throughout [...]	2009-07-16 16:27:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU
09MONTEVIDEO422	EVO MORALES SEEKS INCREASED TRADE AND POLITICAL [...] (SBU) Bolivian President Evo Morales came to Uruguay on July 13. During a seven-hour visit, he met separately with President Tabare Vazquez, Vice President Rodolfo Nin Novoa, and Governor of Montevideo Ricardo Ehrlich, and then gave a midnight press conference before his departure. The most [...]	2009-07-17 19:16:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON SNAR EPET UY
09MONTEVIDEO455	Uruguayan Priorities as Mercosur President [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As Uruguay assumes the pro tempore presidency of the Mercosur trade bloc, President Vazquez signaled a measured approach to dealing with commercial barriers the GOU claims its two dominant neighbors have imposed. Uruguay's priorities include pressing Argentina to allow Mercosur [...]	2009-08-07 15:16:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL ETRD ENGY UY
09MONTEVIDEO468	URUGUAY: MUJICA 2.0 UNVEILED IN BRAZIL? [...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The FA may have regained some lost ground in the ongoing presidential race with the party's ticket, Jose Mujica and Danilo Astori, making a high-profile three-day visit to Brazil [...]	2009-08-13 19:21:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON UY
09MONTEVIDEO486	URUGUAY: HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-20 13:27:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA UY
09MONTEVIDEO489	URUGUAY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH ARGENTINA: NOT THE [...] (C) The relationship between Uruguay and Argentina, which has been strained since early 2006 by a dispute over the installation of a cellulose pulp plant on the Uruguayan shore of the Uruguay River, has continued to deteriorate. Political tensions, which range from the three-year long blockade [...]	2009-08-21 14:48:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EFIN EINV ARG UY
09MONTEVIDEO498	URUGUAY: DAS MCMULLEN EXPLAINS U.S.-COLOMBIA [...] (C) WHA DAS Chris McMullen visited Montevideo August 26 to provide background and information on the U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) to Foreign Minister Fernandez and to the Uruguayan public. Fernandez told him that Uruguay would do what it could to ensure the success of the [...]	2009-08-27 19:14:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MARR MCAP MOTT UY
09MONTEVIDEO508	URUGUAY: ALLEGATION OF VENEZUELAN FINANCING [...] (U) An Uruguayan judge has initiated an investigation into the sale of books at enormously inflated prices to Venezuela by a company with possible ties to ruling Frente Amplio (FA) presidential candidate Jose Mujica, leading to accusations by opposition politicians that the money may have been [...]	2009-09-03 16:04:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	UY VE PREL
09MONTEVIDEO513	URUGUAY'S ECONOMY MINISTER: MUJICA AND ASTORI ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Economy Alvaro Garcia told the charge September 3 that "no question" should remain that ruling Frente Amplio coalition Presidential candidate Jose Mujica and his running mate Danilo Astori "are on the same page" on Economic policy. Garcia explained that the Frente Amp [...]	2009-09-08 14:07:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO514	URUGUAY'S ECONOMY MINISTER: MUJICA AND ASTORI ARE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Minister of Economy Alvaro Garcia told the charge September 3 that "no question" should remain that ruling Frente Amplio coalition Presidential candidate Jose Mujica and his running mate Danilo Astori "are on the same page" on Economic policy. Garcia explained that the Frente Amp [...]	2009-09-08 14:45:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV UY
09MONTEVIDEO614	Uruguay 2009-02010 INSCR Part I (draft) [...] (U) Following is Embassy Montevideo's draft text for the INCSR Part I which was also submitted by email per reftel instructions. BEGIN URUGUAY INSCSR DRAFT TEXT: Uruguay 2010 I. Summary Uruguay is not a major narcotics producing or transit nation. Foreign [...]	2009-11-03 16:06:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR
09MONTEVIDEO627	Uruguay: Low-Level Representation at Next UNASUR Defense [...] (C) During a wide-ranging discussion on defense issues November 23, Uruguayan Defense Minister Gonzalo Fernandez told Charge Matthewman that ALBA countries are pushing for another UNASUR Defense Council ministerial, which is to be held in Quito. The principal agenda item would again be t [...]	2009-11-23 19:08:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR UY
09MONTEVIDEO700	UPCOMING MERCOSUR SUMMIT UNLIKELY TO SCORE MUCH PROGRESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 8, Montevideo will host Mercosur's 38th Presidential Summit. The GOU's main targets at the beginning of its pro-tempore presidency were on the commercial, external relations and institutional fronts. Achievements seem to have fallen short on every front and no majo [...]	2009-12-04 15:20:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ETRD BR AR PA UY
09MONTEVIDEO714	Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Valenzuela's December [...] ( SBU) Embassy Montevideo warmly welcomes your December 16-17 visit. You will be the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Uruguay during the Obama Administration. Arriving shortly after Uruguay's Presidential elections, your visit will allow us to recognize the excellent collaboration we h [...]	2009-12-09 12:03:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV EAGR ECON SNAR UY
09MONTEVIDEO726	MERCOSUR SUMMIT PREDICTABLY SHORT ON ECONOMIC PROGRESS, BUT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 8, heads of state of Mercosur's four full members and aspiring member Venezuela gathered in Montevideo for the bloc's 38th Presidential Summit. As expected, (ref A) dialogue at the summit focused more on regional politics and less on tangible progress of the economi [...]	2009-12-11 19:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECIN ECON ETRD UY
09MONTEVIDEO734	INCSR II -- URUGUAY [...] Post submits the 2009-2010 INCSR II report. An e-mail copy with tracked changed was delivered by e-mail, per reftel instructions. 2. While the level of money laundering and related crimes is considered relatively low in Uruguay, the country's financial system remains vulnerable to th [...]	2009-12-17 16:57:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN KCRM PTER SNAR UY
09MONTEVIDEO760	URUGUAY: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) This is a CORRECTED COPY of 09 Montevideo 760. Embassy point of contact for this report is Pol/Econ officer Eric Theus. ------------------ GENERAL ASSESSMENT ------------------ 2. (SBU) Uruguay is a willing partner of the U.S. in counterterrorism efforts. It supports the fight agains [...]	2009-12-22 15:36:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PTER ASEC KCRM KPAO KHLS EFIN UY
09MONTEVIDEO78	URUGUAY: FM LAUDS BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP, [...] (C) Getting to know officials in the new U.S. administration and helping them understand Uruguay's excellent relationship with the U.S. is a priority for President Vazquez during his last year in office, Foreign Minister Gonzalo Fernandez told the Charge February 6. Complicating that challenge [...]	2009-02-10 15:13:00	Embassy Montevideo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MOPS TBIO UY
09MONTEVIDEO89	URUGUAY 2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] SUMMARY: There is a relatively low incidence of trafficking in persons in Uruguay but the government is nonetheless undertaking robust efforts to improve public consciousness, detection, prosecution and protection of victims, to the extent possible with existing resources. These efforts to ta [...]	2009-02-13 16:55:00	Embassy Montevideo	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG UY
09MOSCOW150	RUSSIA TAKING UNITED NATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS REVIEW [...] (C) Summary: The Russian Federation is taking the February 2009 review of the human rights situation here under the UN Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) special mechanism seriously. The Senior Human Rights Adviser at the UN's mission in Moscow told us that last summer he [...]	2009-01-22 16:06:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KDEM PHUM PINR UNHRC RS
09MOSCOW3083	THE CUSTOMS UNION AND TRADE- HARMONIZED TARIFFS [...] (U) Introduction: This cable is the second in a three-part series presenting major features of the Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan Customs Union (RBKCU),finalized on November 27 with the signing of most binding agreements. This cable reviews the principal points regarding tariffs and non-tariff [...]	2009-12-23 09:52:00	Embassy Moscow	CONFIDENTIAL	ETRD EAGR ECON PREL RS WTO KZ BO
09NAIROBI1257	Pandemic Influenza Task Force/EAC Reviews Pandemic [...] (U) Summary. In light of June 11 decision by WHO to raise the global pandemic alert to Phase 6, Nairobi's Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Task Force/EAC, on June 16, reviewed its pandemic influenza tripwires and response. Given that the H1N1 strain is proving, thus far, to be less virulent th [...]	2009-06-23 11:10:00	Embassy Nairobi	UNCLASSIFIED	KFLU ASEC AMGT CASC KE
09NEWDELHI1766	New Delhi Weekly Econ Office Highlights for the Week of [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of August 17-21, 2009, including the following: -- Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council Reconstituted -- Dr. Subir Gokran Likely to be Next RBI Deputy Governor -- Ministry of Finance Releases Direct T [...]	2009-08-21 13:50:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID ECIN ECPS EINT EAGR EFIN EINV ENRG EPET
09NEWDELHI532	NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF [...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of March 16-20, 2009, including the following: -- Inflation Falls to a Historic Low -- Foreign Direct Investments High Through January -- India Discusses Free Trade Pact with Chile -- New Pension Scheme fo [...]	2009-03-20 13:01:00	Embassy New Delhi	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAGR EAIR ECPS EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD
09NICOSIA752	CYPRUS NOMINEE FOR 2010 SECRETARY OF STATE'S AWARD FOR [...] Embassy Nicosia is pleased to nominate Ms. Androulla Christofidou, a human rights activist working to combat trafficking in women in Cyprus, for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage (IWOC). Following is the information requested in Reftel. 2. Personal and biograp [...]	2009-11-30 15:31:00	Embassy Nicosia	UNCLASSIFIED	KWMN KTIP PHUM PREL KAPO CY
09OSLO384	NORWEGIAN IRANIANS: A MODEL IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Iranian immigrants in Norway are some of the country's most successful and best-integrated non-Western minorities. There are currently over 15,000 first and second generation Iranians in Norway, making them the tenth largest immigrant group. The community is highly educated, s [...]	2009-06-10 11:24:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CVIS IR KCRM NO PINR PTER
09OSLO511	NORWAY'S NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION NARRATIVE [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel A, poloff held extensive discussions on August 14 with Knut Langeland, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Ambassador for Disarmament Affairs. Langeland spelled out Norway's position on nonproliferation and disarmament issues in response to our pro [...]	2009-08-17 16:01:00	Embassy Oslo	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09OSLO73	NORWAY ? 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT [...] (U) Summary. Here is the submission for Norway's 2009 Investment Climate Report. Per reftel, it will be incorporated in the Country's Commercial Guide. End summary. Chapter 6: Investment Climate Openness to Foreign Investment Conversion and Transfer Policies Expropriation and Compensati [...]	2009-01-14 13:18:00	Embassy Oslo	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV OPIC KTDB USTR NO
09OTTAWA291	CANADA AND THE AMERICAS [...] (C) Summary: Under Prime Minister Harper, Canada has devoted more of its diplomatic and aid attention to the Americas, notably a 2007 high-profile Latin America trip by the PM, as well as other high level visits. The government has apparently abandoned an initial effort to develop a strategic [...]	2009-04-15 20:23:00	Embassy Ottawa	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD EAID XM BR CA
09OTTAWA468	CANADA'S DEMOCRACY PROMOTION COMMUNITY ACTIVE [...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Several government-funded Canadian organizations are active around the world in promoting human rights and good governance, whose work the government's proposed creation of a new Canadian democracy promotion agency focused on political party development would comp [...]	2009-06-16 12:04:00	Embassy Ottawa	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN AORC EAID CA
09PANAMA227	PANAMA TO SIGN FTA WITH CANADA; SIGNING AT SOTA [...] (C) Panama will conclude negotiations on a free trade treaty with Canada this week, Minister of Commerce and Industry Gisela Alvarez de Porras told the Ambassador on March 17. The GOP hopes to sign the treaty with Canada during the Summit of the Americas, continued Porras. 2. (U) Panama [...]	2009-03-18 17:03:00	Embassy Panama	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ETRD PM PREL
09PANAMA713	Commentator Urges Martinelli To Cancel 'Clownish' Panamax [...] (SBU) On September 18, in the middle of the annual Panamax exercise, leading daily La Prensa ran an op-ed by I. Roberto Eisenmann Jr. titled "An Irresponsible, Unnecessary Militaristic Stunt Returns." Eisenmann has long been an anti-military voice in Panama. He is one of the founders of La [...]	2009-09-24 18:44:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV MARR KPAO PREL PM
09PANAMA797	RE: POST INPUT TO REPORT THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN [...] Below is post's response to reftel. Economic Review --------------------- 2. (U) Panama is experiencing a period of extended economic growth, with 8.5 percent GDP growth in 2006, 11.5 percent in 2007, and 9.2 percent in 2008. However, due to the global economic crisis, its GDP gro [...]	2009-10-23 17:52:00	Embassy Panama	UNCLASSIFIED	USTR ETRD ECON PM
09PARIS1250	FRANCE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France concurs with a large part of U.S. key goals for the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and solicits United States support for initiatives that they are sponsoring, according to MFA Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Cecile Vigneau, wh [...]	2009-09-15 10:46:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL UNHRC EU FR
09PARIS1526	FRANCE AND BRAZIL: THE START OF A LOVE AFFAIR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Considered "a love fest" by the MFA, the growing Franco-Brazilian relationship under Presidents Sarkozy and Lula is likely to result in more political, diplomatic, economic, and military engagement in the next three years and throughout Sarkozy's time in office. Committed to exp [...]	2009-11-17 15:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS BR FR
09PARIS1553	FRANCE/BRAZIL: THE ECONOMIC AGENDA [...] (C) SUMMARY: Behind the cultural exchanges and warm diplomatic relations with Brazil (Ref A),France is embarking on a long-term strategy to court a country it sees as a resource-rich future global powerhouse and foothold in Latin America. Since the 2005 "Year of Brazil in France," commercial tie [...]	2009-11-23 16:52:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PREL EINV BEXP ETRD EAID SENV FR BR
09PARIS1732	CHILE PASSES HURDLES TO BECOME OECD MEMBER [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 15 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) invited Chile to become the 31st member of the organization (and the first South American OECD member). Chile completed the rigorous accession process in a record two and a half years, submitting to [...]	2009-12-21 10:07:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ECON CI OECD
09PARIS330	The Standing Group for Global Energy Dialogue, February [...] Summary: The International Energy Agency's Standing Group for Global Energy Dialogue (SGD) met February 25-26 in Paris to discuss to review a range of outreach work to non-IEA countries, to discuss the activities of other energy organizations, and to discuss next steps for the IEA. Topics in [...]	2009-03-06 11:23:00	Embassy Paris	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ENRG EPET IEA OECD
09PARIS373	BW/CW ALLIED CONSULTATIONS, PARIS, MARCH 4-5, [...] (SBU) The Close Allies (U.S., UK, France, Germany) met in Paris on March 4-5 to discuss issues related to chemical and biological weapons nonproliferation/arms control. The meeting focused on priorities, strategy and tactics on near-term issues, longer-term goals for the BWC and CWC, includin [...]	2009-03-13 14:21:00	Embassy Paris	CONFIDENTIAL	PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW
09PARISFR1301	BOKOVA WINS JOB AS UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: Bulgaria's Irina Bokova defeated Egyptian Farouk Hosni to become UNESCO's first woman Director-General in a 31-27 vote in the final round of voting held on September 22. The defeat was a major shock to Egypt, given President Mubarak's personal efforts to ensure a Hosni victory. [...]	2009-09-24 06:40:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1373	HONDURAS: REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS [...] (SBU) Summary: The General Committee (Bureau) of UNESCO's 35th General Conference was unable to reach consensus as to whether the draft resolution on Honduras (see text paragraph 8) should be added to the agenda for the General Conference. The President, therefore, opted to forward the issue [...]	2009-10-09 13:13:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1382	HONDURAS: Item Inscribed/Working Group Formed [...] (U) Summary: The Plenary of the General Conference today approved inscription of a Honduran item on the General Conference's agenda after extensive negotiations led by General Conference President Hepburn. The item was immediately referred to a working group charged with preparing a resolution [...]	2009-10-13 06:18:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1397	UNESCO: Executive Board Election Results [...] (U) The election of members of the Executive Board took place on Wednesday, 14 October 2009. The names of the Member States elected to the Executive Board were announced at the plenary meeting by Mr. Khamlihne Nhouyvanisvong (Laos),Chairperson of the Nominations Committee. 182 Member States we [...]	2009-10-15 14:33:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1406	UNESCO Subsidiary Bodies - Election Results [...] Summary: Elections for UNESCO's subsidiary bodies were held on 16 October 2009 during the organization's General Conference. The U.S. was elected to the Legal Committee, the IHP (Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme),and the IBE (Council of the UNESCO Intern [...]	2009-10-19 06:08:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1452	UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: NATURAL SCIENCES [...] Summary. A Ministerial Round Table on Oceans and UNESCO's Natural Sciences Commission met October 12-16 as part of UNESCO's 35th General Conference. The Ministerial focused on ocean governance, ocean monitoring and climate change. The Natural Sciences Commission primarily focused on existin [...]	2009-10-29 14:55:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV TPHY PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1455	UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: PROGRAM AND EXTERNAL [...] Summary: Program and External Relations Committee (PRX) meetings October 9-13 held the line on the budget and rejected constitutional changes suggested by outgoing General Conference President George Anastassopoulos. Two minor draft resolutions were approved. End Summary. 2. The Progr [...]	2009-10-29 14:56:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1595	1954 HAGUE CONVENTION AND SECOND PROTOCOL STATES PARTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES OF THE 1954 HAGUE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT HELD THEIR EIGHTH MEETING IN PARIS ON NOVEMBER 23. THE UNITED STATES, WHICH RATIFIED THE CONVENTION IN MARCH, PARTICIPATED AS A PARTY FOR THE FIRST TIME. TH [...]	2009-11-30 12:35:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC UNESCO PREL SCUL
09PARISFR730	OFFICIAL LIST OF CANDIDATES FOR UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The May 31 deadline for nominations to succeed Koichiro Matsuura (Japan) as UNESCO's next Director-General has passed. UNESCO's Executive Board will have nine candidates from which to choose when it meets next September. After many months in which there were only four candida [...]	2009-06-02 15:18:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR760	PROPOSAL FOR A NEW UNESCO STANDARD-SETTING INSTRUMENT ON [...] Summary. UNESCO's Executive Board at its 181st session adopted a decision that ignored three of its previous decisions that had set the holding of an experts' meeting and a consultation with indigenous peoples as key pre-conditions for further consideration of a possible new UNESCO standard-s [...]	2009-06-08 15:31:00	Mission UNESCO	UNCLASSIFIED	SCUL UNESCO PREL CU VE
09PHNOMPENH114	2009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-19 06:06:00	Embassy Phnom Penh	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09PORTAUPRINCE245	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR RICE'S MARCH 11-14 [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as democratic consolidation and economic progress have stalled, as the Haitian President and his new Prime Minister face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the April 2008 food riots and a devastating 2008 hurricane season. Although President Preval alloc [...]	2009-03-04 17:43:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL UNSC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE371	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CONYERS'S VISIT TO HAITI, [...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as the Haitian President and his new Prime Minister face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the April 2008 food riots and a devastating 2008 hurricane season. The storms and resulting flooding displaced hundreds of thousands of people and made Haiti's al [...]	2009-04-03 16:40:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OREP PGOV PREL ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE372	HAITI: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USNS COMFORT [...] (SBU) The government and people of Haiti will warmly welcome the visit of the USNS Comfort. The medical services you will provide are badly needed in this, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, where a large portion of the population has virtually no access to medical services. Your [...]	2009-04-06 11:13:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE404	THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO HAITI [...] (C) Summary. As the first Secretary of State to travel to Port-au-Prince since 2005, your visit on Thursday sends Haitians a clear signal of continued, indeed intensified, U.S. support for a neighbor and friend in need. Haitians, both within the government and without, will respond positively [...]	2009-04-14 20:41:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	CONFIDENTIAL	EAID PGOV PREL OVIP CLINTON HILLARY HA
09PORTAUPRINCE646	HAITI ECONOMIC UPDATE FOR JULY 1 TO JULY 10, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) The Minister of Finance announced a price increase for 91 and 95 octane gasoline. The price of gasoline 91 rose 18 percent from HTG 163 to HTG 192 (USD 3.98 to US [...]	2009-07-16 19:18:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE710	HAITI: JUNE 2009 NAS MONTHLY REPORT [...] The following summarizes Post's INL/NAS and counternarcotics activities in June 2009. -------- Meetings -------- 2. On June 4, the Mini Dublin Group met for the first time in 18 months in Port au Prince in preparation for the Dublin Group meeting to be held in July. The group is now [...]	2009-08-11 16:35:00	Embassy Port Au Prince	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM HA
09PORTOFSPAIN197	CODEL Engel meets LAC leaders at Fifth Summit of the [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Representative Eliot Engel, Chairman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, led a Congressional delegation to the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago April 17-19, 2009. The delegation consisted of Representative Connie Ma [...]	2009-04-30 22:03:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ETRD ENRG MARR SNAR TD
09PORTOFSPAIN54	SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: MEETINGS OF AMBASSADORS MORALES AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USOAS Ambassador and National Summit Coordinator Hector Morales, Jr. and WHA/DAS Ambassador David Robinson visited Trinidad February 3-4 to discuss Summit of the Americas preparations. In addition to a session with Prime Minister Manning (septel),the Ambassadors met with the Na [...]	2009-02-10 17:56:00	Embassy Port Of Spain	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KSUM MASS TD
09PRETORIA1031	DEMARCHE DELIVERED: URGENT NEED TO PROMOTE SOMALIA [...] (C) Summary: Poloff delivered reftel points on Somalia and Eritrea to Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRC) Deputy Director Phindile Xaba on May 20, 2009. Xaba acknowledged that Eritrea's public actions, including not recognizing Somalia's Transitional Federal Governme [...]	2009-05-20 15:52:00	Embassy Pretoria	CONFIDENTIAL	MOPS PREL PTER EAID ER SO SF
09PRETORIA1054	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL WATSON'S MAY 26-31, 2009 [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1055	SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL PAYNE'S MAY 26-29, 2009, [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-22 12:44:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EINV SF
09PRETORIA1118	SCENESETTER FOR DUSTR MARANTIS VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-06-03 16:33:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EIND ETRD SF
09PRETORIA1482	SCENE-SETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election. 2. (SBU) The A [...]	2009-07-22 15:23:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD MCAP OVIP PGOV PREL SF EINV
09PRETORIA1697	SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ADVISOR ROBERT J. [...] (SBU) Ambassador Gips warmly welcomes your visit to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to help make your trip a success. The Control Officers for the visit are Acting Political Counselor Madeline Seidenstricker and Energy Officer David Young, who can be reached at [...]	2009-08-24 08:03:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL IAEA KNNP ENRG SF
09PRETORIA1860	SOUTH AFRICA DEMARCHE RESPONSE: UNHRC 12TH SESSION [...] (SBU) On September 10 poloffs met with Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DICO),to deliver message (ref A) on USG priorities for the next session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (HRC). On the [...]	2009-09-11 12:32:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2271	SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR BONNIE JENKINS' [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-06 11:45:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MNUC PARM KNNP TBIO SF
09PRETORIA742	China Sustains Interest in African Minerals and Energy [...] (SBU) Summary. The African Mining Indaba in Cape Town February 9-12 provided verve for discussion on China's interest in African resources (Reftel). The consensus view was that China is taking a long-term perspective on its resource investments in Africa, but driving harder bargains in the gl [...]	2009-04-16 07:43:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EMIN EPET ENRG EINV ETRD SF CH

09PRETORIA81	2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA (PART [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents part two of post's two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009, continued [...]	2009-01-15 16:38:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF
09PRETORIA893	SCENE-SETTER FOR USTR AMBASSADOR RON KIRK'S MAY [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...]	2009-05-04 13:54:00	Embassy Pretoria	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV SF
09QUITO1009	UNASUR Establishes Confidence Building Mechanism [...] (C) SUMMARY: The November 27 UNASUR meeting of foreign and defense ministers managed to reach agreement on a resolution establishing a "confidence building mechanism," with provisions designed to improve transparency and information sharing, provide guarantees regarding the use and/or threat [...]	2009-12-01 22:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR AORC EC CO XM XR
09QUITO1100	NO GOE REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND IICA MEETING [...] In response to reftel demarche request, Post contacted AGROCALIDAD, the Ecuadorian agency in charge of sanitary and phytosanitary matters, to discuss the upcoming Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture meeting in Santiago, Chile on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In [...]	2009-11-10 22:36:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ETRD EC
09QUITO1148	ATPDEA Still Key to Many Ecuadorian Industries and Jobs [...] (U) Ecuador has benefitted substantially from the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) program since its inception in 1991. ATPA currently provides duty-free access to the U.S. market for approximately 5,600 Ecuadorian products. According to GoE estimates, approximately 350,000 jobs are tied [...]	2009-11-30 14:04:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD PREL EC AGR FAS EPET EMIN
09QUITO464	ICSID - ECUADOR TO WITHDRAW FROM WORLD BANK'S ARBITRATION [...] (U) Summary: On May 30, President Correa stated that Ecuador would withdraw from the World Bank's investment dispute arbitration forum (ICSID) because it violated Ecuador's new constitution, which only permits the use of regional arbitral forums. Current ICSID cases would still be honored. [...]	2009-06-16 18:48:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EINV PREL EC
09QUITO563	POST SUGGESTIONS FOR DELEGATION TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-08 14:17:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL EC
09QUITO571	EMBASSY SUGGESTIONS FOR DELEGATION TO ATTEND [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-10 16:39:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV EC
09QUITO572	Visas Donkey - Corruption 212(f) Visa Revocation: Jaime [...] (U) This cable replaces Quito 561, which was cancelled. Please disregard the earlier cable. 2. (S/NF) Embassy Quito is seeking a security advisory opinion under Section 212(f) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, Presidential Proclamation 7750, suspending the entry into the United State [...]	2009-07-10 16:49:00	Embassy Quito	SECRET	CVIS KCOR KCRM PGOV PREL NU EC
09QUITO703	ECUADOR'S UNASUR AGENDA: AN ANTI-AMERICAN TONE? [...] (C) SUMMARY: On the 200th anniversary of its so-called "First Call for Independence" on August 10, Ecuador will assume the rotating presidency of UNASUR on the same day that President Correa is inaugurated. The MFA announced the GOE's objectives and planned projects for UNASUR on August 3, w [...]	2009-08-07 15:21:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC PREL ECIN MARR EC CO XM XR
09QUITO704	FM FALCONI ON ECUADOR-COLOMBIA RELATIONS, US BASE [...] (C) At Foreign Minister Fander Falconi's request, the Ambassador met with Falconi the morning of August 5 to discuss Ecuador-Colombia relations. Also in the meeting for the Foreign Ministry were Under Secretary for Bilateral Affairs, Jorge Orbe, and North American Affairs officer Cristina Cam [...]	2009-08-07 15:53:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR SNAR EC CO
09QUITO707	SCENESETTER FOR INAUGURATION DELEGATION [...] (SBU) Embassy Quito warmly welcomes the delegation headed by Senator Bob Graham for the inauguration of President Correa on August 10, held on the 200th anniversary of Ecuador's first call for independence. While we do not agree with the Correa government on every issue, we have enjoyed stron [...]	2009-08-07 18:05:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS MOPS SNAR PTER EAID MARR OVIP EC CO
09QUITO716	CORREA'S INAUGURATION FOR 2ND PRESIDENTIAL TERM [...] (SBU) Summary: President Correa's August 10 inauguration day schedule was packed, combining swearing-in events with the transfer of the rotating presidency of UNASUR (septel). The political speeches during the day were heavily ideological and meant to ratify the goals of Correa's "citizens' r [...]	2009-08-12 20:46:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MARR PTER OVIP KNUC EC CO CU VE NI
09QUITO820	ECUADOR SELLS FUTURE OIL PRODUCTION TO PETROCHINA TO [...] (SBU) The Government of Ecuador (GoE) is increasingly looking to China as a source of financing to help alleviate fiscal pressures. The prime example of this is Ecuadorian state-run oil firm PetroEcuador's recent agreement to sell future oil production to China's state-owned oil company PetroCh [...]	2009-09-04 21:42:00	Embassy Quito	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EPET EINV EFIN ENRG EC
09QUITO973	GOE "EXPLAINS" TERMINATION OF INVESTMENT TREATIES... [...] (SBU) Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Falconi explained the reasoning behind the GoE's decision to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) during a November 12 meeting with Embassy representatives of the affected countries. Falconi reiterated the GoE's claim that Ecuador's 2008 Constitu [...]	2009-11-17 22:43:00	Embassy Quito	CONFIDENTIAL	EINV ECON EC
09RABAT735	REQUEST FOR WHITE HOUSE ENDORSEMENT OF [...] Summary: This is an action request. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Kitin Munoz Valcarcel is planning a fourth Mata-Rangi expedition -- from Tarfaya, Morocco, to Florida in 2010. Munoz has the support of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura. Munoz seeks no [...]	2009-08-31 07:11:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	OEXC PREL OPDC KISL MO
09RABAT826	Eizenstat promotes bilateral FTA, Maghreb [...] Summary: During an October 1 conference in Casablanca on the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA),former senior USG official Stuart Eizenstat discussed opportunities for increasing bilateral trade between Morocco and the U.S., and for bolstering U.S. FDI in Morocco. He also proposed rei [...]	2009-10-06 16:53:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD EINV ECON PREL MO
09RABAT950	OECD-MENA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 23, MARRAKESH [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The November 23 OECD-MENA Ministerial Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, brought government, business, and civil society leaders together to debate policy responses to the global economic crisis as well as government and business climate reforms in the Middle East and [...]	2009-12-04 15:20:00	Embassy Rabat	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN EAID ECON EINV SOCI MO
09RIODEJANEIRO161	Media Reaction, Jornal do Brasil Newspaper, Brazil: Between [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-25 19:48:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO400	Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Honduran Saga [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 20:36:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09RIODEJANEIRO96	Media Reaction, O Globo newspaper, Obama overshadows [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-22 18:39:00	Consulate Rio De Janeiro	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR
09ROME1405	GOI OPPOSES DELISTING SEVEN TRANCHE 3 NAMES [...] (C) Summary. Upon further review by Italian police and intelligence agencies (reftel Rome 1344 and State 109494),Italy opposes delisting seven Tranche 3 names. However, the GOI supports delisting two Tranche 3 names and asks the USG for support in expediting the delisting of one individual. E [...]	2009-12-23 15:27:00	Embassy Rome	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN IT KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09ROME171	INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...]	2009-02-12 11:44:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
09ROME736	ITALY LEANING TOWARD UAE FOR IRENA HEADQUARTERS, STILL [...] (SBU) Summary. Italian Foreign Ministry officials said Italy is leaning toward the choice of the United Arab Emirates as the headquarters for the new International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),but the Italian position could still change if there are "important advances" in the case for Bo [...]	2009-06-25 06:31:00	Embassy Rome	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG TRGY SENV KSCA IEA IT
09SANJOSE128	PART 2 OF 2: COSTA RICA'S 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN [...] (U) This cable is Part 2 of 2 and continues section numbering from Part 1 (septel),in according with TIP reporting instructions. --------------------------------------------- - III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION - CONTINUED --------------------------------------------- - E. LAW ENFORCEME [...]	2009-02-27 23:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP ASEC CS
09SANJOSE217	SCENESETTER FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO [...] (SBU) Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes Vice President and Dr. Biden and their delegation, and provides this broad overview as requested by the OVP. The Arias administration has made progress on key elements of its 2006-2010 agenda, most notably entering the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Repub [...]	2009-03-23 16:05:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CS ECON ETRD OTRA OVIP PREL PGOV SNAR SOCI
09SANJOSE23	MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES COSTA RICA, [...] (U) SUMMARY: On January 8, a localized but devastating 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Costa Rica about 30 kilometers north of San Jose, near Poas volcano, a popular tourist destination. As of January 14, there were 23 known dead, nearly 100 injured and 11 still missing. The killer earthquak [...]	2009-01-16 14:50:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL MASS PGOV SOCI EAID AEMR ASEC PHUM SEVN
09SANJOSE283	Reaction: Vice-President Biden in Costa Rica [...] Summary: Vice President Joseph R. Biden traveled to Costa Rica March 29-30 to meet with Central American leaders following a trip to Chile where he attended a Progressive Governance Summit in Via del Mar. There was an overwhelming interest in covering the Vice-Presidential trip to Costa Rica [...]	2009-04-06 17:46:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PAO KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANJOSE298	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 30 BILATERAL MEETING [...] (U) March 30, 2009; 0955 am; San Jose, Costa Rica. 2. (U) Participants: USG: The Vice President Ambassador Peter Cianchette Anthony Blinken, NSA to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy NSA to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Affairs, NSC Craig Kelly [...]	2009-04-08 21:54:00	Embassy San Jose	CONFIDENTIAL	CS EDU OVIP PGOV PINR PREL SNAR JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANJOSE40	COSTA RICA - NOMINATION FOR 2009 TIP HERO [...] (U) Embassy San Jose is pleased to nominate Mariliana Morales Berros, founder and Executive Director of the Rahab Foundation (Fundacisn Rahab) as a 2009 TIP Hero, per reftel. ------------ NOMINEE DATA ------------ 2. (U) Nominee: Mariliana Morales Berros. 3. (U) Title and Institution [...]	2009-01-26 15:08:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM KTIP CS
09SANJOSE497	U.S.-CHILEAN JOINT INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE LAUNCHES IN [...] From May 18-21, a Treasury Department team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) met with Costa Rican government leaders and private sector officials to consider how to meet Costa Rica's national infrastructure challenges. The meetings represented the first step of Treasury's and the [...]	2009-06-17 12:35:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CS CI
09SANJOSE499	COSTA RICA: SHIP VISITS IN A TIME OF INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USN and USCG ship visits to Costa Rica should now be able to resume, thanks to an agreement reached June 2 with the GOCR on the use of a health questionnaire introduced to track possible H1N1 cases. Starting in mid-May, the Health Ministry had insisted that disembarking crew mem [...]	2009-06-17 19:20:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MASS MARR SNAR CS
09SANJOSE55	COSTA RICA: 2008 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] The following is the 2008 worst forms of child labor report for Costa Rica in response to Ref A; it updates our 2007 report, Ref B. Answers are keyed to Ref A, and source documents will be emailed to DOL/ILAB TMcCarter per same. The Government of Costa Rica is committed to eliminate the worst [...]	2009-01-29 16:12:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ELAB EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI KTIP CS
09SANJOSE686	U.S.-CHILEAN JOINT INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE IDENTIFIES [...] SUMMARY. From July 13-16, a Treasury Department team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and a representative of Chile's Ministerio de Obras Publicas (GOC MOP) met with GOCR leaders and private sector officials to consider how to deliver infrastructure technical assistance (TA). Bot [...]	2009-08-13 12:36:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CS CI
09SANJOSE703	CAN COSTA RICA FINISH MODERNIZING ITS AIRPORT? [...] SUMMARY (U) Modernization of Costa Rica's main international airport, San Jose's Juan Santamaria, stalled for over five years as a result of contract disagreements between the GOCR and the operator/developer Alterra. Realizing that an acceptable solution would be impossible to reach, Alterra s [...]	2009-08-19 12:27:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAIR EFIN EIND EINV PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE76	COSTA RICA: SPAIN'S SECSTATE JIMENEZ ANNOUNCES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 29-30 official visit to Costa Rica, Spanish Secretary of State Trinidad Jimenez announced USD 285,000 in earthquake assistance and donated 25 motorcycles to the GOCR's transit police. During meetings with President Arias and FonMin Stagno, Jimenez focused on topi [...]	2009-02-06 17:54:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL EAID ENVI ETRD CJAN CS SP
09SANJOSE921	COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI- [...] The following is Post's response to reftel A. The text replies to specific keyed reftel questions and updates Post's 2007 submission (reftel C) to USTR's request regarding CBI beneficiary countries. Questions can be directed to Economics Specialist, Kevin Ludeke at +506 2519-22261, Fax +506 [...]	2009-10-27 20:48:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ETRD KIPR EINV PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE98	WHA/CEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S VISIT: MERIDA AND CAFTA [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) GOCR officials and legislators asked for additional Merida assistance for Costa Rica, and echoed the region's positive hopes for the Obama Administration in meetings with visiting WHA/CEN Deputy Director David Wolfe February 9-11. Key legislators made clear that the domestic po [...]	2009-02-18 20:27:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ASEC CS ETRD KIPR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
09SANJOSE980	COSTA RICA: IICA MEETING FOR BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL LIABILITY [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-10 22:39:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED	EAGR SENV ETRD TBIO CS
09SANJOSE991	Costa Rica's Foreign Affairs "Accomplishments" in 2009 [...] (U) Summary: The Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented its major accomplishments for the year to the public on December 15. Arias' foreign policy has focused on creating new political partnerships in Asia and the Middle East as well as strengthening relations with Latin American pa [...]	2009-12-18 21:33:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV KDEM CS
09SANSALVADOR1080	Women Entrepreneurs Brief on Successful Washington [...] On November 16, the Charge hosted a working lunch for the participants in a series of State-funded exchange programs in support of the Pathways for Prosperity Conference for Women Entrepreneurs hosted by the Secretary of State. Mar????a Eugenia Brizuela de ????vila, former Foreign Minist [...]	2009-11-18 15:23:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KWMN KPAO ES
09SANSALVADOR170	PROMINENT ECONOMISTS ON THE POLITICAL SITUATION [...] (C) SUMMARY. Following ARENA's come-from-behind victory in San Salvador in the January 18 legislative/municipal elections, prominent economists, including many former ministers, were optimistic about ARENA's chances in the March 15 presidential race, but concerned over inducements ARENA may h [...]	2009-02-25 00:42:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV ES
09SANSALVADOR179	EL SALVADOR'S PATHWAYS PREPARATIONS [...] (SBU) Summary. The GOES is pushing hard to make the next Pathways to Prosperity in the Americas (Pathways) ministerial meeting focus on concrete actions. In February 5 meetings with visiting State and USTR officials, the GOES proposed April 28-29 for the technical and ministerial meetings in [...]	2009-02-26 20:06:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR317	ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES END BUT PROBLEMS CONTINUE [...] SUMMARY: The GOES announced on March 23 that electricity subsidies will be discontinued. This change is expected to raise energy costs by 60% for industrial and 30% for residential customers. Industry groups have criticized the government's failure to honor an agreement to phase out the sub [...]	2009-04-03 22:21:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG EPET EINV ES
09SANSALVADOR47	EL SALVADOR: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous [...]	2009-01-15 22:28:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV ECON ETRD EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR ES
09SANSALVADOR494	FUNES INAUGURAL ADDRESS PROMISES RELIEF FOR POOR, [...] (U) Summary: Mauricio Funes, of the left-wing FMLN, was sworn in as President of El Salvador on Monday, June 1. Addressing a full house of invited heads of state and government, foreign ministers, diplomats, local dignitaries, and the public, Funes announced plans for an ambitious program of " [...]	2009-06-03 15:19:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED	ES PGOV PREL
09SANSALVADOR748	GOES SANGUINE ON COLOMBIA DCA; FM TO HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Salvadoran FM Martinez welcomed reftel points on the proposed U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. Separately, he has been asked by OAS SG Insulza to join the planned mission of Foreign Ministers to Honduras o/a August 21, partly as a counter-balance to Panama. End Summary [...]	2009-08-13 22:11:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MARR ES CO HO
09SANSALVADOR816	EL SALVADOR STILL UNDECIDED ON JOINING PETROCARIBE [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister for External Cooperation Jaime Miranda told Econcouns August 28 that President Funes remained undecided on whether to join Petrocaribe. The Salvadoran press had reported in early August that Miranda would be starting negotiations with the Government of Venezuela, but [...]	2009-08-28 21:52:00	Embassy San Salvador	CONFIDENTIAL	EPET EAID ENRG PREL ES
09SANSALVADOR980	TACA AND AVIANCA AGREE TO MERGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, El Salvador's Grupo TACA announced a merger with Colombia's Avianca Airlines to form Latin America's second-largest carrier. TACA's primary short-term benefit is new long-haul routes to Europe and North America. The local American Airlines representative does not [...]	2009-10-14 19:24:00	Embassy San Salvador	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAIR ECON SOCI ES
09SANTIAGO1	Fifth Annual Meeting of U.S. - Chile Free Trade [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fifth annual U.S.-Chile Free Trade Commission (FTC) met December 12 in Santiago, Chile. The FTC discussed: 1) the effects of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on trade and investment between the two countries, 2) the FTA institutional framework, 3) FTA implementati [...]	2009-01-02 11:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR EFTA CI
09SANTIAGO10	INSULZA WITHDRAWS FROM CHILEAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Socialist party leader Jose Miguel Insulza formally announced January 5 that he would not run for president, ending months of indecision and vague, and at times contradictory, statements concerning his political aspirations. During a January 4 conversation with the Ambassador, [...]	2009-01-05 19:39:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO1002	Santiago Oct. 22 Media Report [...] The National Teachers Association will go on an indefinite national strike tomorrow that will affect public schools. Teachers claim the government owes them a special bonus to pay for the paychecks and jobs lost when the administration of public schools was moved from the Ministry o [...]	2009-10-22 18:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1014	Santiago Oct. 23 Media Report [...] Public school teachers began an indefinite strike today. In this context, the government instructed schools to remain open and deliver lunches, the Ministry of Education said it would deduct from teacher's paychecks those days they are on strike, and mayors said they would request l [...]	2009-10-23 17:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1016	Santiago Oct. 26 Media Report [...] The public school teachers' strike forced the government to postpone the national assessment test for fourth and eighth graders (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 10/24). U.S. Related News ---------------------- 2. Brazilian daily "O Globo" said yesterday that Pr [...]	2009-10-26 20:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1018	Santiago Oct. 27 Media Report [...] After three months of negotiation, the Ministers of the Environment and Finance signed an agreement with the heads of the political alliances in Congress to speed up the project that creates a ministry and regulatory agency for the environment. Senator Pablo Longueira (USI) labeled t [...]	2009-10-27 19:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO102	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SOUTHERN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Army unit and its commanding officer which have been nomin [...]	2009-02-03 19:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO1022	FRAUD SUMMARY - CHILE [...] Chile is a democratic country with a developing free-market economy. Chile is a key U.S. partner in promoting democracy, human rights, and free trade in the region and beyond. The United States and Chile have a Free Trade agreement that took effect January 1, 2004. Compared to other countr [...]	2009-10-29 18:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC CI
09SANTIAGO1028	Santiago Oct. 30 Media Report [...] The Ministry of Education warned public teachers who are on strike that it could be forced to extend classes until December 29 to complete the days required for any given academic year (Conservative, independent, La Tercera, 10/30). Chile-U.S. 2. President Obama invi [...]	2009-10-30 20:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1032	CHILE: INCSR 1 Submission [...] Per reftel, please find below Embassy Santiago's INCSR 1 submission. Post will also submit via email. 2. Chile I. Summary Chile is a transit country for Andean cocaine shipments destined for Europe and has a domestic marijuana consumption problem. In a new development that surfaced [...]	2009-11-02 18:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO1034	Santiago Nov. 2 Media Report [...] Undersecretary of the Interior Patricio Rosende denounced the use of children as shields in illegal land occupations and demonstrations by Mapuche indigenous communities. Video material confirming his remarks was shown to the Senate's Constitutional Committee last week (Conservative, [...]	2009-11-02 20:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1044	Santiago, November 3 Media Report [...] Public Teachers' strike puts at risk completion of school year in 530 schools (Conservative, independent, La Tercera, 11/3) Chile-U.S 2. In his visit to Iquique, U.S. Ambassador to Chile Paul Simons placed a courtesy call on Acting Mayor Maria Angelica Vega. At the m [...]	2009-11-03 15:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1046	CHILE CONSIDERING WTO REMANUFACTURING INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-03 16:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD ECON WTRO CI
09SANTIAGO106	CHILEANS, HUNGRY FOR CHANGE, EYE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) SUMMARY: Progressive Chilean leaders admit that their Concertacion coalition's nearly twenty year rule has left the Chilean public largely uninspired by the prospect of another Concertacion president and has led to stale party politics. Concertacion has been hurt by a series of relative [...]	2009-02-04 10:35:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO1062	Santiago Nov. 5 Media Report [...] The director of the Foreign Ministry's International Economic Relations Bureau, Carlos Furche, will file next Tuesday with the Chile-U.S. Free Trade Agreement Administrator a complaint on behalf of local wood producers over the tax exemptions that U.S. cellulose producers will start rece [...]	2009-11-05 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1064	Santiago Nov. 6 Media Report [...] Extensive coverage of the rampage at Fort Hood that left 12 dead (All dailies, 11/6). U.S.-Related News 2. Republican Senator Jim DeMint said he would lift the block on Arturo Valenzuela and Tom Shannon's nominations now that the Obama administration had ag [...]	2009-11-06 19:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO107	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 4 [...] Dailies highlight that former Air Force Commander-in-Chief Ramon Vega is free on bail in the Mirage aircraft case. Dailies also highlight the death of an 18-year-old woman who presumably fell off the balcony of a ninth-floor apartment owned by a promising young soccer player during an early mo [...]	2009-02-04 14:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1070	Santiago Nov. 9 Media Report [...] The national scholastic test for fourth graders shows that only 24% have the level of language skills required for that grade. The test also confirms that the gap that exists between private and public education remains unchanged; only 12% of low-income school students achieved adva [...]	2009-11-09 20:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1074	CHILE: MONTHLY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER [...] SUMMARY: Despite recent positive signs, Chile's economy is still working through the negative effects of its recession. Economic activity contracted again in August and September. The unemployment rate in Chile decreased to 10.2% for the first time after nine increases in a row. Although in [...]	2009-11-10 19:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN CI
09SANTIAGO1076	Santiago Nov. 10 Media Report [...] Television station Channel 13 aired its presidential debate last night. Unlike previous ones, this debate allowed the candidates to challenge each other and to respond. This brought to the forefront the most sensitive issues in this campaign. 2. Sebastian Pinera a [...]	2009-11-10 20:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1080	Santiago Nov. 12 Media Report [...] Centro de Estudios Publicos poll for the presidential election: Sebastian Pinera 36 percent, Eduardo Frei 26, Marco Enriquez Ominami 19, and Jorge Arrate 5 percent (Conservative, influential El Mercurio, 11/12). U.S.-Related News 2. Arturo Valenzuela was sworn in yest [...]	2009-11-12 20:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1088	Santiago Nov. 13 Media Report [...] Today is the beginning of the electoral propaganda period for the December 13 presidential and parliamentary election (All dailies 11/13). U.S.-Related News 2. With a notification to Congress, the USG authorized the sale of 100 AMRAAM missiles to Chile. With the autho [...]	2009-11-13 17:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO109	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 6 [...] Dailies highlighted figures released by the Central Banks that economic growth for the last quarter of 2008 amounted to 1.1% of GDP, the lowest in six years. Coverage included another case of a falsely-identified disappearance victim from the Military government era. U.S.-Related News --- [...]	2009-02-06 15:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1098	Slow Progress for Chile's TIP Legislation [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A draft law on Trafficking in Persons (TIP) that would bring Chile into compliance with international standards remains pending in the Chilean Senate. Post's efforts, including outreach to key Senators and meetings with several Ministers, have succeeded in raising awareness am [...]	2009-11-16 20:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KTIP CI
09SANTIAGO11	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 3-5 [...] Dailies highlighted OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza's final decision not to run for the presidency of Chile; Israel's offensive in the Palestinian territories; and the case of relatives of detained and disappeared people who erroneously received increased government pension payments [...]	2009-01-06 12:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1102	Santiago Nov. 16 Media Report [...] Headline: "Bachelet and Obama Push Transpacific Trade" Sub-headline: U.S. President supports initiative to expand (commercial) trade in the Pacific Rim. If there was one topic that President Bachelet highlighted at APEC it was President Obama's support for developing a transpacific agreeme [...]	2009-11-17 15:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1108	Santiago Nov. 18 Media Report [...] President Bachelet said that Alan Garcia's remarks over the alleged espionage case are "offensive and bombastic and do not contribute at all to the integration and cooperation that should exist among neighbor countries" (El Mercurio, 11/18). Chile-Peru 2. In answ [...]	2009-11-18 18:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO111	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By February 6, copper prices showed a steady rise, the Peso remained stable against the Dollar, and the stock market closed higher. Inflation fell to [...]	2009-02-09 10:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO1114	STAFFDEL MEACHAM - CHILE'S ECONOMY AND DEVELOPMENT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Carl Meacham traveled to Chile October 26-28 to review the state of the economy, the history of Chile's development, and the work of international financial institutions (IFIs) in country. The Chilean economy suffered a rece [...]	2009-11-18 20:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PREL OVIP CI
09SANTIAGO1116	Santiago Nov. 19 Media Report [...] The Chamber of Deputies and the Senate expressed their support to President Bachelet in the impasse with Peru and expressed concern over Lima's "communications offensive to portray Chile as an aggressive and bellicose country" (Conservative, influential newspaper-of-record El Mercurio, 11/ [...]	2009-11-19 19:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1118	CHILE'S RENEWABLE ENERGY WEEK INCLUDES U.S. EXPERTS IN SOLAR [...] SUMMARY: Chile, which is looking to boost its use of renewable energy as a means to improve energy security and combat the effects of climate change, hosted a week of renewable energy events October 5-9 focused on two areas where Chile appears to have comparative natural advantages: solar an [...]	2009-11-20 16:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ENRG ECON EINT TRGY DOE CI
09SANTIAGO1120	Santiago Nov. 20 Media Report [...] The Chilean Ministry began reviewing the dossier delivered by Peru on the alleged espionage case and said it would answer to Lima's verbal note of protest next week. Peru is assessing whether to recall its ambassador, which is a step prior to suspending diplomatic relations (Conserva [...]	2009-11-20 19:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1122	AES-GENER: Chilean Minister of Housing Promises to Resolve [...] (SBU) Summary: The Minister of Housing assured the Ambassador that by year's-end she will resolve the regulatory confusion that has undermined a large investment by AES-Gener, a U.S. electric company. In delivering a letter from Commerce Secretary Locke to President Bachelet on AES, the Amba [...]	2009-11-20 19:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ECON ENRG PGOV SENV CI
09SANTIAGO1128	Santiago Nov. 21-23 Media Report [...] Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde said that the government of Peru was not responsible for leaking the information to the press about the alleged espionage. He added that his government does not agree with reviewing the FTA with Chile over this incident as proposed by [...]	2009-11-23 19:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1132	U.S. Support for Chile's OECD Accession [...] (U) Summary. Chile is ideally qualified to join the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) as its first South American member. U.S. support for Chile's accession this December will recognize Chile's remarkable economic, social, and political achievements over the past [...]	2009-11-23 21:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON OECD EFIN ECIN KIPR PREL PGOV AORC CI
09SANTIAGO1136	Santiago Nov. 24 Media Report [...] The dollar exchange rate dropped to 492 pesos, the lowest in the last 16 months. Meanwhile, copper reached a new record of 3.15????, the highest since September 2008 (Conservative, influential El Mercurio, 11/24). 2. U.S.-Related News 2. In his debut before the OAS Permanent Co [...]	2009-11-24 19:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1142	Santiago Nov. 25 Media Report [...] Chile provided an answer yesterday to Peru's diplomatic note on the alleged espionage case (All dailies, 11/25). Chile-Peru 2. Chile handed Peru yesterday a diplomatic note responding to Lima's note over allegations of espionage. In its note, Chile objects to the tone of Pe [...]	2009-11-25 16:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1154	Santiago Nov. 30 Media Report [...] Just two weeks after the Fulbright commission questioned the method used by "Becas Chile" to issue scholarships, the German Academic Exchange Service has asked the Chilean organization to change its application system (Conservative, independent La Tercera 11/29). 2. The U.S [...]	2009-11-30 19:50:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1156	Ambassador's Trip to Iquique: Positive Engagement on Drug [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Chile's 1st region October 28-29 to meet local leaders and strengthen ties to an important economic area of the country. Iquique, a city in far northern Chile built on the once-booming nitrate industry, is now home to one of Chile's two free trade zones. I [...]	2009-12-01 15:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR TRGY DEA CI BL
09SANTIAGO1158	CHILE SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-01 15:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO CI
09SANTIAGO116	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 7-9 [...] Dailies had extensive coverage of Bachelet's trip to Cuba, of a possible meeting with Fidel Castro, and the disappointment of Cuban dissident organizations with whom the President will not meet. Dailies also reported on the demonstrations of the people of Chaiten in opposition to the governmen [...]	2009-02-09 19:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1164	CHILE STILL CONSIDERING PROPOSAL FOR INCREASING TRANSPARENCY [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 18:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD WTRO CI
09SANTIAGO1166	Chile: Demarche on President's Announcement on the Way [...] No summary [...]	2009-12-02 19:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL CI AF PK
09SANTIAGO1170	Visit to Arica: Strong Bilateral Cooperation on the [...] Summary: The Ambassador got a close-up view of the close ties Chile has with southern Peru during his November 14-17 visit to Arica. Local leaders noted the close integration between people and business and excellent law enforcement cooperation. The Ambassador met with local officials, u [...]	2009-12-03 11:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL EAGR ECON EINT ETRD ENRG OPRC SCUL SENV CI PE
09SANTIAGO1174	Santiago Dec. 3-4 Media Report [...] A Gallup poll conducted in 17 Latin American countries shows that in Chile 72% of those polled have a positive image of President Obama and 59% approve of the U.S. government. This is 30% higher than the same poll in 2008 when George W. Bush was in office. The positive perception of the US [...]	2009-12-04 18:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1176	Embassy Santiago Nomination for International Woman of [...] Post nominates Maria Antonieta Saa Diaz, Chilean parliamentarian, for the Secretary's International Woman of Courage Award for 2010. Deputy Saa has been a fierce advocate for women's issues throughout her political career, spanning from her clandestine activism during the Pinochet dictatorshi [...]	2009-12-04 18:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV KWMN SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO118	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 10 [...] La Moneda spokesman Francisco Vidal criticized the banking sector for conducting massive layoffs and urged the private sector to do its share in helping lower the effects of the financial crisis. Vidal also urged the Central Bank to lower interest rates. Dailies continued to report on the dema [...]	2009-02-10 16:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1180	CHILE: SUPPORTIVE OF POLITICAL OUTCOME AT COP-15 IF IT SETS [...] (SBU) Summary: Environment Minister Uriarte told the Ambassador that Chile expects the outcome of the COP-15 in Copenhagen to be a political agreement, but that she hopes it will have some substance. As an emerging economy, Chile expects to be a bridge between the developed and developing cou [...]	2009-12-04 20:44:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG UN CI
09SANTIAGO1188	Elections in Chile: Media Impact on Public Opinion [...] SUMMARY: Despite extensive and well-developed media in Chile, there is little evidence that it has played a large role in shaping public opinion in the national elections of 2009. While even-handed coverage of the main presidential candidates is indicative of a healthy and free press in demo [...]	2009-12-07 16:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV ECON KMDR KPAO CI
09SANTIAGO1190	Santiago Dec. 7 Media Report [...] President Bachelet will meet with Governor Pawlenty next week in Santiago. Pawlenty is "the most probable Republican contender against Obama in 2012" (Conservative, afternoon daily La Segunda, 12/4). 2. Interview with Mary Wilson, president of the League of Women Voters entit [...]	2009-12-07 19:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1194	Santiago Dec. 9 Media Report [...] Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty will meet with President Michelle Bachelet, Minister of Energy Marcelo Tokman, and Santiago Mayor Pablo Zalaquett on Thursday. Governor Pawlenty is heading a trade delegation of 30 businessmen and government officials. (Diario Financiero 12/7) Hond [...]	2009-12-09 20:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI

09SANTIAGO1198	CHILEAN REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON TPP [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rodrigo Contreras, Director for Bilateral Relations at Chile's trade ministry equivalent (DIRECON) welcomed President Obama's announcement on joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). He though TPP could bring order to the mix of trade agreements in the Pacific reg [...]	2009-12-10 18:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ECON CI
09SANTIAGO12	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 6 [...] Dailies highlighted President Michelle Bachelet's announcement of a USD 4 billion program to reactivate the economy; and OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza's official statement declining to run for the presidency of Chile. U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. OAS Secretary [...]	2009-01-06 18:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1200	SUBJECT: CHILE: Presidential Candidates' Energy Platforms - [...] SUMMARY: The energy platforms of Chile's three leading presidential candidates aim to improve Chile's energy security while supporting economic growth and, to a lesser extent, include environmental protection and social welfare components. There are significant shared elements: diversificat [...]	2009-12-10 19:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO1204	Santiago Dec. 10 Media Report [...] President Bachelet will celebrate the International Human Rights Day today with a visit to Talagante, the location where the first victims of the military regime were found in 1978. Bachelet and presidential candidate Eduardo Frei have been highlighting human rights in the final portion o [...]	2009-12-10 20:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1208	Chile's Presidential Elections: Pinera Easily Comes Out on [...] (U) Summary: Preliminary results of Chile's December 18 election show opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera firmly leading Chile's presidential election, but without the greater than 50% support necessary to avoid a runoff election. According to the early results, Pinera will face Concertaci [...]	2009-12-14 00:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO1210	Santiago Dec. 12-14 Media Report [...] Results of Sunday's presidential election: Right-wing Sebastian Pinera 44.03%; center-left ruling coalition candidate Eduardo Frei 29.62%; independent Marco Enriquez-Ominami 20.12%, and Socialist Party candidate Jorge Arrate 6.21%. This means that Pinera and Frei will go to a runoff on Janu [...]	2009-12-15 11:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1216	Santiago Dec. 15 Media Report [...] Minister Carolina Toha, the government's spokesperson, resigned yesterday to head Eduardo Frei's campaign for the January runoff election (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 12/15). U.S.-Related News 2. Excerpts of an interview with U.S. Ambassador Paul Simons: "One of Presi [...]	2009-12-15 20:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1224	Santiago Dec. 16 Media Report [...] The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) officially invited Chile to join (All dailies, 12/16). OECD 2. After over two years of work and six million Euros spent on missions and reports, the Bachelet administration achieved one of its major goals: Chile [...]	2009-12-17 11:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1226	Santiago Dec. 17 Media Report [...] Paul Fontaine, chief economist of independent presidential candidate Marco Enriquez Ominami, joined Sebastian Pinera's campaign team. Cristian Larroulet, of Pinera's Economic Council, underscored similarities with Enriquez-Ominami's economic program, adding that some of those proposals cou [...]	2009-12-17 18:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1234	Chile's Election Results: Conservatives Win Symbolic [...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time in 20 years, the Chile's center-right coalition, Alianza, won more seats in Congress than did the governing center-left coalition, Concertacion. Despite this symbolic loss, the overall balance in Congress did not change dramatically. The Concertacion regain [...]	2009-12-18 12:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO1238	Santiago Dec. 18 Media Report [...] "Why didn't the FBI detect mustard gas in 2005, when Justice Madrid claims there are (traces of it)?" At the end of 2004, the judge investigating the death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva, Alejandro Madrid, requested the FBI's assistance to confirm if the exhumed remains belong [...]	2009-12-18 19:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO124	CHILE'S AMBITIOUS PLANS FOR DEFENSE REFORM [...] (SBU) Summary: Although it has received only periodic attention in the press, President Bachelet has encouraged a far-reaching series of defense reforms which, if approved, would dramatically restructure the Ministry of Defense, usher in significant changes to military procurement, and create [...]	2009-02-10 20:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR PGOV PHUM SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO1246	Santiago Dec. 22 Media Report [...] The results o the National College Admissions Tests confirm once again the gap that exists between private and public schools (Conservative, afternoon La Tercera, 12/22). U.S.-Related News 2. Forensic expert Laura Borgel, owner of the Servitox laboratory, explained how it was t [...]	2009-12-22 17:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO125	KOSOVO DEMARCHE TO CHILE WOULD BE COUNTERPRODUCTIVE [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-11 14:43:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC ICJ KV CI
09SANTIAGO1250	Santiago Dec. 24 media report [...] Christmas sales are up 10% compared to 2008 and reached levels prior to the fall of Lehman Brothers, according to the National Chamber of Commerce (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 12/24). Former President Frei's Death 2. The Supreme Court's second Room has asked to see t [...]	2009-12-24 14:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1252	CHILEAN FM RESPONDS TO FOLLOW-UP LETTER ON U.S.-COLOMBIA [...] On December 22, Post received Diplomatic Note number 016054 dated December 18, from the Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs transmitting the following letter from Foreign Minister Fernandez to Secretaries Clinton and Gates. Paragraph two is Post's informal translation of the letter. Original [...]	2009-12-28 15:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL MARR KTIA US CO CI
09SANTIAGO1254	Media Report December 25-28, 2009 [...] The FBI's report has gained unexpected prominence in the probe on the death of former President Eduardo Frei Montalva. While the plaintiffs lack its validity, the defendants cite it as a proof to delegitimize the thesis about his poisoning. The confusion rests on the confidentiality with w [...]	2009-12-28 16:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1256	Media Report December 29 [...] For the first time in 13 years, the workers at Chile's state-owned copper mine Chuquicamata voted to go on strike and rejected a final wage and benefit offer. Work stoppage will start on December 31. (12/29) Chile-U.S. 2. Chile's Foreign Ministry released its pub [...]	2009-12-29 15:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1262	Media Report December 30 [...] Chile's state-owned copper mine Codelco dismissed raising its final wage and benefit offer to avoid a workers' strike in Chuquicamata. The company is activating a contingency plan to face the work stoppage that will start on January 4. Arms Race 2. Minister of De [...]	2009-12-30 13:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO127	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 11 [...] Dailies highlighted that President Bachelet now has a scheduled meeting with Fidel Castro on Friday. Front page news included President Obama's rescue package, noting "disappointment" in the plan triggered a drop in stock markets worldwide. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. In inter [...]	2009-02-11 16:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1270	Chile Working Avidly to Comply with TSA Security Directives [...] Summary: Since Saturday, December 26, Post has been in regular contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Chile's General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGAC) and the three airlines (LAN Chile, Delta, and American) that operate non-stop flights to the United States. Although legal c [...]	2009-12-31 17:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON PGOV EAIR PTER PINS CI
09SANTIAGO128	CHILE: EPOL REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Police officers who have been nominated for U.S. funded tr [...]	2009-02-11 18:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO13	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 6 [...] Dailies highlighted the December inflation rate of minus 1.2%, and the total 7.1% attained in Chile during 2008; the Paris-Dakar automobile race that this year is taking place in Argentina and Chile; and the Israeli military attacks in Gaza. U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. W [...]	2009-01-07 17:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO130	WAIT 'TIL NEXT YEAR- CHILE'S DIGITAL TV DELAY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite lengthy studies and a draft law on the regulatory framework of digital TV, Chile does not/not appear close to selecting a digital TV standard in 2009. Government and industry contacts agree the Bachelet administration will put off the decision, leaving it for a future go [...]	2009-02-11 21:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV PREL ECPS ITU OVIP TSPL TINT CI
09SANTIAGO132	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 12 [...] Dailies report that the Central Bank is likely to lower the interest rates today. Other front-page news highlighted the U.S. dollar exchange rate, which dropped below 600 pesos for the first time since late last year. Dailies also ran front-page photographs of Bachelet with Cuban President R [...]	2009-02-12 16:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO135	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 13 [...] Front-page news highlighted the Central Bank's decision to lower the interest rate to 4.75% (lowest in three years) and President Bachelet's meeting with Fidel Castro yesterday afternoon. Dailies also reported that private clinics failed to notify the central health authority of 104 HIV/AIDs [...]	2009-02-13 17:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO137	HOW CHILE'S RIGHT SEES THE PRESIDENTIAL [...] (C) Summary: Conservative political leaders and analysts see both their own presidential candidate, Sebastian Pinera, and the rival Concertacion candidate, Eduardo Frei, as ho-hum choices who are unlikely to arouse much voter enthusiasm. Frei benefited greatly from his father's legacy when he [...]	2009-02-17 19:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO138	CHILE'S COMPETING ECOMOMIC VISIONS: A POSSIBLE PREVIEW OF [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Chile 21 Foundation (a think tank affiliated with Chile's Socialist party) organized a seminar late last month to discuss the current global economic situation and its impact on Chile. Minister of Finance Andres Velasco reviewed the GOC's economic policy designed to combat [...]	2009-02-17 19:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO14	CHILE: NGOS PARTICIPATE IN UNHRC PERIODIC REVIEW [...] Per reftel, EPolOff surveyed NGO and civil society contacts and learned that several organizations participated in the UN Universal Periodic Review process for Chile. Amnesty International, the Corporation for the Promotion and Defense of People's Rights (CODEPU),and the Humanas Foundation s [...]	2009-01-07 18:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV PHUM UNHRC CI
09SANTIAGO141	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 14-17 [...] Chilean dailies ran extensive coverage of reactions to Fidel Castro's column published after he met with President Bachelet, in which he endorsed Bolivia's maritime demand for access to the sea. Front-page news also highlighted a helicopter crash that killed 12 fire fighters who were being tra [...]	2009-02-17 20:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CU CI
09SANTIAGO142	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 18 [...] Stock markets worldwide fall due to doubts in the effectiveness of the bailout plan for the automobile industry in the United States. Finance Minister Andres Velasco's two-year old daughter accidentally fell into a swimming pool yesterday, and is on an induced comma to prevent further neurolo [...]	2009-02-18 14:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO145	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 19 [...] Chile and Bolivia scheduled a meeting of Foreign Affairs officials to lower the tension over the impasse created by Fidel Castro's endorsement of Bolivia's sea access claim and Evo Morales' subsequent remarks that he would like the international community to become involved. Dailies also repo [...]	2009-02-19 15:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO149	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 20 [...] The Chaiten volcano in southern Chile erupted again yesterday. The town was evacuated, except for several individuals who have refused to leave. Dailies also report that after a meeting with his Chilean counterpart in Santiago, the Foreign Affairs Deputy Secretary of Bolivia said his country [...]	2009-02-20 14:44:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO156	CHILE: 2009 TIP REPORT [...] (U) The following information is Post's submission per ref A. Post will continue to gather information on TIP and submit relevant updates prior to April 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOC made progress during the reporting period in its efforts to confront TIP. Individual agencies, most notably [...]	2009-02-20 19:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM KTIP ELAB KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO157	PRESIDENT BACHELET IN CUBA -- A FOREIGN POLICY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Fidel Castro's statement bashing Chile following a private meeting with President Bachelet has generated unusually heated debate in Santiago. Critics -- including the Concertacion's Christian Democrats -- call the visit an "embarrassing" policy setback, some contending the sole [...]	2009-02-20 20:06:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PHUM CU CI
09SANTIAGO16	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA BCBP RISK [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of January 6, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting E/Pol Counselor Alexander Kasanof certifies the above statement. SIMO [...]	2009-01-08 12:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR CI
09SANTIAGO160	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 23 [...] Volcanologists warn that the Chaiten volcano in southern Chile could collapse, burying the town of Chaiten under ashes, volcanic material, and mud slides. The Minister of Interior underscores that that it is not possible at this stage to rebuild Chaiten and local government authorities starte [...]	2009-02-23 17:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO161	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF FEBRUARY 16 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By February 20, copper prices slid backward as copper production fell, the Peso remained stable against the Dollar, and the stock market closed lower. [...]	2009-02-23 19:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO162	CHILE: ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER'S TOUR D'HORIZON [...] (C) SUMMARY: Political instability in Paraguay, an improving Chilean relationship with Bolivia, cooperation with Ecuador, and normal bilateral relations with Peru were among the highlights of Acting Foreign Minister Van Klaveren's February 13 tour d'horizon meeting with DAS Christopher McMullen. [...]	2009-02-23 20:49:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS ECON OVIP KPAO XM
09SANTIAGO164	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 24 [...] Dailies highlighted an investigation in Uruguay that revealed an Argentine agent, Ivan Velazquez, had hacked into e-mails of at least eight Chilean government officials in 2007, including that of former Defense Minister Jaime Ravinet. The GOC has asked Uruguay for additional information. Ano [...]	2009-02-24 18:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO166	CHILE SUPPORTS U.S. ON DURBAN, STRATEGIZES ON [...] (U) This is an action request for IO/RHS and DRL/MLGA. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Chile supports U.S. positions at the Durban Conference, but does not consider anti-Israeli language to be a key issue. MFA Human Rights official Eduardo Chihuailaf said Chile is eager to work [...]	2009-02-24 18:57:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL UNHRC CI
09SANTIAGO167	CHILE SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF [...] (C) The U.S. Mission in Santiago welcomes your visit to Chile on March 2-3. Your presence is an excellent opportunity to further strengthen military-to-military relations and to encourage Chile to exercise greater regional leadership. We have had several successful high-level defense and security-r [...]	2009-02-24 19:45:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL OVIP MASS MARR CI
09SANTIAGO170	DAS MCMULLEN MEETS WITH ECONOMIC, ENERGY, AND BUSINESS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DAS Christopher McMullen met with officials at the Ministry of Finance, the National Energy Commission, business leaders, and the Central Bank Governor during his visit to Chile February 12-13. Senior Finance Ministry staff told DAS McMullen that Chile's process to accede to th [...]	2009-02-25 18:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENVR ENRG EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO174	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 25 [...] A U.S. Federal court sentenced Chilean Felipe Moreno to 25 years in prison on charges of terrorism in connection to arms deals carried out by Monzer al Kassar. Dailies also reported on remarks by the FED President that the recession will end in 2009 and the economy will recover in 2010 if the [...]	2009-02-25 20:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO176	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 26 [...] Finance Minister Andres Velasco's two-year old daughter has come out of an induced coma and is interacting normally with her parents. Dailies also report the government's announcement to rebuild the town of Chaiten 12 kilometers from the volcano. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. T [...]	2009-02-26 16:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO177	CHILE PREDICTS SUCCESS FOR UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-02-26 21:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA
09SANTIAGO178	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 27 [...] Two Chilean students were murdered and three others injured in a shooting spree by an emotionally disturbed man in Florida. Dailies also report on the GOC's reaction to the Department of State human rights report. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Two students from Chile in the Uni [...]	2009-02-27 16:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO181	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA TRAFFICKING [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 26, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Timothy Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...]	2009-03-02 11:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR CI
09SANTIAGO182	CHILE: PRESS, GOC SPOKESMAN CRITICIZE HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT [...] (SBU) This year's human rights report garnered much more press coverage than the 2007 report. The media characterized the report as "criticizing" and "questioning" Chile on human rights issues. This was largely prompted by Government spokesman Vidal, who referred to Guantanamo when he comment [...]	2009-03-02 11:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO183	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA TRAFFICKING [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of February 26, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Timothy Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...]	2009-03-02 13:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR CI
09SANTIAGO187	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 2 [...] Weekend dailies ran extensive coverage on the murder of two Chilean students in Florida last week. Dailies also highlighted that the two-year old daughter of Finance Minister has no apparent neurological damage and was discharged from the hospital. Human Rights Report ------------------- [...]	2009-03-02 19:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO188	CHILE - INPUT FOR 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVEW [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post recommends Chile remain on the 2009 Special 301 Priority Watch List (PWL) for a third year. There was less progress on intellectual property rights (IPR) than hoped for in 2008. Post has identified four priority areas for GOC action: anti-piracy and counterfeiting, data [...]	2009-03-02 19:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV ETRD KIPR PREL CI
09SANTIAGO189	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during February 2009. Chile's Energy Minister met with Secretary of Energy Chu in Washington to discuss collaboration on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Supported by recent profits and regulatory imp [...]	2009-03-02 19:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO191	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 3 [...] Dow Jones industrial average dropped to its lowest level in twelve years, affecting stock markets worldwide. Chile's Central Bank anticipates lowering interest rate for a third consecutive time. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs [...]	2009-03-03 13:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO199	AMBASSADOR VISITS VALDIVIA, SPEAKS AT CONSERVATION FINANCE [...] Summary: The Ambassador recently visited Valdivia -- a forestry and scientific research hub in southern Chile -- to deliver remarks at the closing session of a Harvard-affiliated conference, "Conservation Capital in the Americas," at the Universidad Austral. In his first visit to the recently- [...]	2009-03-04 18:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON SENV ENRG PGOV TRGY CI
09SANTIAGO200	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 4 [...] The opposition in Peru claims the FTA signed by that country and Chile is unconstitutional because it was not approved by Congress. Several Deans criticize private universities that issue law degrees after just three years. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Interview with the Chairm [...]	2009-03-04 18:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO202	CHILE: READY FOR AN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP, PLANS RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent conversations with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Tokman has outlined Chile's desire to be a strong partner under the proposed Energy Partnership of the Americas and its interest in increasing U.S.-Chile collaboration on energy efficiency and renewable energy. Tokman [...]	2009-03-04 19:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO207	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 5 [...] Former government official Patricio Rojas testified in the framework of a long-lasting investigation regarding the autopsy of former President Frei (father of the current candidate) in 1982. The recent stabbing of a teacher by a student has prompted reports on violence against teachers. U.S [...]	2009-03-05 18:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO213	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 6 [...] The government is open to implementing yet another economic reactivation plan given the most recent economic statistics, which show the lowest growth rates in the last ten years. Adimark survey shows a 58% rate of approval for President Bachelet, the highest since 2006. U.S.-Related News [...]	2009-03-06 15:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO214	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM IN CHILE [...] (U) Embassy Santiago would like to submit the following two proposals for Embassy Science Fellows (ref a). The requests are separate and independent of each other. 2. (U) The point of contact for the proposals is ESTH officer Mary Brett Rogers-Springs; rogers-springsmb@state.gov; telephone: [...]	2009-03-06 18:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO215	CHILE'S NATIONAL PARKS LACK INFRASTRUCTURE, AMERICAN HELPS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador recently met with Chile's National Tourism Service (SERNATUR) and National Forestry Commission (CONAF) to provide feedback on his January trip to Chilean Patagonia. He inquired about resources for improving the infrastructure in Torres del Paine National Park, on [...]	2009-03-06 18:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENVR EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO CI
09SANTIAGO217	CHILE: BIWEEKLY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. President Bachelet said publicly that Chile's economic growth will slow in 2009, but remain positive. Chile's economy contracted by 1.4%. The unemploymen [...]	2009-03-09 10:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO22	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 8-9 [...] Dailies highlighted the Central Bank's announcement of a historic interest rate reduction from 8.25% to 7.25%; the reprimand issued by the Senate Ethics Commission on PPD Senator Guido Girardi for his misconduct in a case involving a highway patrol officer; and the gathering of President Bush a [...]	2009-01-09 16:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO220	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 9 [...] One major Santiago daily reported that the Vice President Biden plans to attend the Progressive Leaders' summit in Chile, March 27-28. Consumer habits in Chile have changed drastically in view of the economic crisis. Lowering the consumer tax (IVA) is among the proposals in the government's [...]	2009-03-09 19:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO221	JCS MULLEN IN CHILE: LATIN AMERICAN ENGAGEMENT A [...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen emphasized the priority of U.S. engagement with Latin America during his March 3 visit to Chile. In meetings with President Bachelet, Minister of Defense Goni, and Chief of National Defense Ewing, Chairman Mullen praised th [...]	2009-03-09 19:53:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL PHUM MARR SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO227	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 10 [...] The government is requesting Congress approve US$1.47 billion to finance Santiago's public transportation system through 2014. The Central Bank's economic growth estimates for 2009 dropped to 0.2%, down from 2-3% estimates. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Editorial "Poisoned Grape [...]	2009-03-10 18:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO228	BACHELET'S TRIP TO CUBA: TOP OFFICIALS PUT ON A [...] (C) Summary: Two key foreign policy makers--presidential advisor Marcos Robledo and the MFA's #3 ranked official, Juan Pablo Lira--maintain that President Bachelet's February trip to Cuba was very successful, a contrast to the negative press coverage it received. Bachelet raised human rights [...]	2009-03-11 16:26:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PHUM ECON PGOV CI CU
09SANTIAGO23	CHILE'S ECONOMIC STIMULUS PACKAGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 5, President Bachelet announced a $4 billion economic stimulus plan designed to create 100,000 jobs and maintain a GDP growth rate of 2-3% in 2009. The plan calls for increased public infrastructure spending, temporary tax cuts for businesses, direct payments to low- [...]	2009-01-09 17:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO230	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR POST BOMB BLAST [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 10, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Timothy Stater certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...]	2009-03-11 18:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PHUM PINR CI
09SANTIAGO233	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 11 [...] Following yesterday's global market gains, Chile's stock market registered its most significant rise in the last five months. Dailies also report that according to a University of Lima survey, 59% of Peruvians approve of the free trade agreement between Peru and Chile. U.S.-Related News -- [...]	2009-03-11 19:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO238	NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION: CHILE PROMISES CONTINUED SUPPORT, SUBSTANTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPCOM [...] (C) SUMMARY: According to MFA Special Policy Director Alfredo Labbe, Chile will continue to cooperate with the U.S. and EU partners on nuclear nonproliferation issues. Labbe insisted that the U.S. and western partners need to take concrete actions, such as ""de-alerting"" nuclear arsenals and red [...]	2009-03-12 18:55:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09SANTIAGO241	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 12 [...] All dailies reported on UDI Senator Jovino Novoa's election as Senate President. Dailies also report that the government's announcement to hand out 15,000 computers to municipal schools triggered accusation of "electoral intervention" by the opposition alliance. U.S.-Related News -------- [...]	2009-03-12 19:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO243	CHILE PROPOSES JOINT CHILE-U.S. FUND FOR SOLAR ENERGY; [...] (U) This is an action request - see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a recent conversation with the Ambassador, Energy Minister Marcelo Tokman proposed a joint "U.S.-Chile Fund for the Development of Solar Energy," financed by US$15 million from each country, to be announced at the Summit [...]	2009-03-13 10:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO245	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 13 [...] Late morning on-line dailies report that La Moneda confirmed Vice President Joe Biden's participation at the Progressive Governance Summit, March 27-28 in Chile. Dailies also ran extensive coverage on Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley's departure and the subsequent cabinet shuffle. Dailies al [...]	2009-03-13 15:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO248	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 16 [...] Dailies highlighted that Wall Street is beginning to show signs of economic recovery. Dailies also reported on the plebiscite held in the Municipality of Vitacura to vote on the community's urban development projects. This is the first ever such plebiscite held in Chile. U.S.-Related News [...]	2009-03-16 20:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO250	CHILEANS HOPE TO ATTEND NUCLEAR TERRORISM MEETING [...] No summary [...]	2009-03-16 21:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MNUC PARM PREL PTER KGIC CI KS
09SANTIAGO251	FOREIGN MINISTER'S SURPRISE DEPARTURE LEADS TO [...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley stepped down on March 12 after three years in office in a move that took the public, political insiders, and even his successor by surprise. His departure led to a small wave of other changes as the Chilean Ambassador to the U.S., Mariano [...]	2009-03-16 22:31:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL MASS KPAO CI
09SANTIAGO252	CHILE'S LITHIUM: WORLD'S LEADING PRODUCER EXPANDING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile is the leading lithium chemical producer in the world. Two companies, Sociedad Qumica y Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM) -- the world's biggest producer of iodine and lithium -- and Chemetall of Germany, dominate the production of lithium carbonate, largely by exploiting brine [...]	2009-03-17 12:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENVR EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO CI
09SANTIAGO253	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 17 [...] Concerns have been raised over the appointment of a non-elected PPD official to fill the Chamber of Deputy seat vacated by Congresswoman Toha, who joined the Bachelet cabinet as press spokesperson. This has triggered debate about the replacement process and calls for it to be reviewed. Daili [...]	2009-03-17 15:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO254	BRAZIL, CHILE LED EFFORT TO CREATE NEW UNASUR [...] (C) SUMMARY: Brazil and Chile played leading roles in creating the new South American Defense Council (SADC),which was inaugurated last week at a meeting of all 12 UNASUR Defense Ministers in Santiago. The new body, which is not/not a military alliance, aims to develop relationships and bu [...]	2009-03-17 18:04:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PREL XR CI
09SANTIAGO255	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 18 [...] All dailies report on President Bachelet's trip to India and announcements that negotiations are underway for the signature of a Chile-India FTA. Dailies also reported on the increase in the construction of homes in the United States, which has "injected optimism" into global markets. U.S.- [...]	2009-03-18 17:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO26	FREI FRIENDSHIP MAIN FACTOR BEHIND INSULZA [...] (C) Insulza's close personal friendship with Eduardo Frei was the main reason behind his decision to withdraw from the presidential race, Insulza confidante and Chilean Ambassador to the U.S. Mariano Fernandez told Ambassador on January 6. Fernandez confirmed Insulza's earlier comments to the [...]	2009-01-09 18:24:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO262	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 19 [...] Dailies highlighted that Chile has 90 days to rebut Peru's claim at the International Court of Justice in The Hague regarding their maritime borders. Dailies also noted that on April 20, twenty state companies will publish the salaries of their CEOs, complying with a law on access to public i [...]	2009-03-19 17:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO264	CONCERTACION AIMS FOR COMPREHENSIVE DEFENSE [...] (C) SUMMARY. The Concertacion has proposed an extensive re-organization of Chile's Defense Ministry, transforming civilian contractors into direct-hire employees, moving from a service branch-based structure to a joint structure, and developing a position similar to the Chairman of the Joint [...]	2009-03-19 20:45:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	MARR PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO269	CHILE: FREI RUNS TO REFORM THE CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Presidential candidate Eduardo Frei (DC) has announced an ambitious proposal to overhaul the 1980 constitution and cultivate a new "constitutional patriotism" in Chile. The proposed "Bicentennial Constitution" offers specific recommendations designed to re-energize politics, dec [...]	2009-03-20 12:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO270	CHILE: FREI RUNS TO REFORM THE CONSTITUTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Presidential candidate Eduardo Frei (DC) has announced an ambitious proposal to overhaul the 1980 constitution and cultivate a new "constitutional patriotism" in Chile. The proposed "Bicentennial Constitution" offers specific recommendations designed to re-energize politics, dec [...]	2009-03-20 12:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO272	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 20 [...] As anticipated, Peru filed with the International Court of The Hague a claim to change maritime and land borders with Chile. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. La Tercera published a letter to the editor by acting Minister of Interior Patricio Rosende, saying the daily had misquoted h [...]	2009-03-20 21:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO276	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 20 [...] The opposition alliance is pressuring Bachelet to meet with presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera to discuss Peru's maritime claim with The Hague. Lima made the content of its claim public. Progressive Governance Summit ----------------------------- 2. Interview with U.S. Ambassador Pa [...]	2009-03-23 19:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO279	CHILE LOOKS TOWARD SUMMIT WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Chilean officials see President Obama's participation in the Summit of the Americas as a critical chance for the president to signal his re-engagement with Latin America, a region that feels jettisoned by conflicts and emerging powers in other regions. The financial crisis and [...]	2009-03-23 20:53:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN PREL KSUM PGOV ETRD ECON XL XM XS
09SANTIAGO281	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 24 [...] Stock markets worldwide reacted positively to President Obama's new financial plan. Dailies also reported on the seizure of more than a ton of the chemical ephedrine in an operation to dismantle a narcotics operation tied to Mexico. Chile's Rating Upgraded ----------------------- 2. Moo [...]	2009-03-24 17:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO282	SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN [...] (C) Embassy Santiago warmly welcomes you to Chile -- the first visit to Latin America by a senior Obama White House representative. Your participation in the Progressive Governance Summit and subsequent bilateral meeting with President Bachelet will bolster our relationship with a close ally whos [...]	2009-03-24 19:37:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PINR PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO287	FORMER DEFENSE MINISTER: PROUD OF REFORMS, [...] (C) Summary: Former Defense Minister Goni was pleasantly surprised by his assignment as the Chilean Ambassador to Washington, and plans to continue to play an active role in U.S.-Chilean defense relations. He is proud of the defense reforms passed under his watch, and hopeful that another ke [...]	2009-03-25 19:08:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR MASS CI BL PE
09SANTIAGO297	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 31 [...] There was extensive coverage on the scandal caused by the revelation that Chile's most prominent pharmacy chains Ahumada, Salcobrand, and Cruz Verde, colluded to hike prices on more than 200 products since 2005. The National Economic Attorneys' Office is investigating the alleged collusion. [...]	2009-03-31 18:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO299	MEDIA REPORT: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN IN CHILE [...] Summary: Vice President Biden's participation at the March 27-28 Progressive Governance Summit in Vina del Mar and his bilateral with President Bachelet in Santiago produced extremely positive media coverage in Chile. Articles and TV news highlighted Biden's stature as the "second man in the [...]	2009-03-31 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO3	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: PINERA STILL LEADING, FREI [...] (SBU) Summary: The latest poll on possible presidential candidates shows that former president Eduardo Frei is very competitive with OAS SecGen Jose Miguel Insulza to receive the nod as the Concertacion candidate. But both trail opposition leader Sebastian Pinera by a sizeable margin, althoug [...]	2009-01-02 16:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ELAB SOCI ECON CI
09SANTIAGO30	CHILE: RECENT ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. Between December 22, 2008, and January 9, 2009, copper prices recovered from their lows in early December 2008, the Peso rose modestly against the Dollar, a [...]	2009-01-12 10:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO304	CONCERTACION CHALLENGER GOMEZ MAKES A NAME FOR [...] (SBU) Summary: Through tireless old-fashioned campaigning and an extensive internet effort, upstart presidential contender Jose Antonio Gomez has emerged as a persistent progressive leader and irritant to Concertacion front runner Eduardo Frei. Gomez, who is a senator and president of the [...]	2009-04-01 20:42:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO306	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 1 [...] The national unemployment rate for the December-February period reached 8.5 percent, which is 1.2 percent higher than in 2008. Chile plays Uruguay this evening and could qualify for the 2010 World Soccer Cup if it wins. U.S.-Related Articles --------------------- 2. Minister Counselor Ca [...]	2009-04-01 21:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO309	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH [...] (U) March 27, 2009; 6:30 pm ) 7:05 pm; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Dire [...]	2009-04-02 15:53:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI UY JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO310	CHILE: CONCERTACION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES FACE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On April 5, the center-left Concertacion coalition will hold primaries in Chile's O'Higgins (VI) and Maule (VII) regions between former President and current Senator Eduardo Frei and upstart challenger Senator Jose Antonio Gomez. The Concertacion has no set process for choosi [...]	2009-04-02 15:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI

09SANTIAGO311	U.S.-CHILE MARCH 28 BILATERAL DURING VICE [...] (U) March 28, 2009; 7:45 pm; La Moneda, Santiago, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Antony Blinken, National Security Advisory to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Paul Simons, U.S. Ambassador to Chile Dan Restrepo, Senio [...]	2009-04-02 19:50:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ENRG PGOV ECON CI JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO312	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH ARGENTINE PRESIDENT CRISTINA FERNANDEZ DE KIRCHNER [...] (U) March 27, 2009; 7:15 pm ) 7:55 pm; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Dire [...]	2009-04-02 19:50:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI ETRD AR JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO313	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 2 [...] Chile tied 0-0 with Uruguay yesterday in a qualifying match for the 2010 World Soccer Cup. Dailies continue to report extensively on the status of the collusion investigation of pharmacy chains that allegedly hiked prices beginning in 2005. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Editoria [...]	2009-04-02 20:08:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO316	GOC LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE TO STIMULATE CREDIT [...] SUMMARY: On March 29, the GOC announced a new "Pro-Credit Initiative" designed to stimulate bank and non-bank credit by generating an extra US$3.6 billion in private loans. The Initiative comes in the face of worsening unemployment and industrial output and places an emphasis on increasing co [...]	2009-04-03 22:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO319	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SMALL UNIT LEADER [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 30, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Jennifer Spande certifies the above statement. [...]	2009-04-03 22:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO321	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 3 [...] Dailies noted the G-20 Summit agreement produced "euphoria" in global stock markets. Other stories highlighted that large agricultural producers in southern Chile are concerned with the appearance of bands of thieves in the region. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The U.S. Embassy [...]	2009-04-03 22:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO322	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR THE TECHNOLOGY FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 30, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Jennifer Spande certifies the above statement. [...]	2009-04-03 22:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO323	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR PERSPECTIVE ON [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of March 30, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Jennifer Spande certifies the above statement. [...]	2009-04-03 22:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO324	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN [...] (U) March 28, 2009; 8:30 am; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian Harris (notetaker),Political/Economic Officer, U. [...]	2009-04-03 22:17:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI UK PK JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO326	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 6 [...] The death of an 11-year old boy who was waiting for a heart transplant has brought to the forefront the problems with organ donations and transplants in Chile. The Llaima volcano has become active again and the Region of Araucania is on red alert. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. [...]	2009-04-06 21:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO327	MAJOR EDUCATION REFORM LAW APPROVED BY CHILEAN CONGRESS; [...] (SBU) Summary: Both houses of Chile's Congress on April 1 passed a new General Law for Education (LGE) that aims to broadly reform primary and secondary public education. The LGE is based on a widely-applauded bipartisan agreement signed between the Concertacion government and opposition lea [...]	2009-04-06 21:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV SOCI SCUL CI
09SANTIAGO328	POST REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP: [...] Summary: A team from Chile's TV network "Canal 9 Regional" in Concepcion spent two weeks in the United States learning about the importance of climate change, it effects on people's lives, and the growing demand for renewable energies. The team met with government officers, NGOs, utility com [...]	2009-04-07 15:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ENRG ENVR PGOV ECON EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO330	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 7 [...] Economic activity in February declined 3.9%, the worst drop since 1999. The Llaima volcano continues to spew ashes and lava. One-hundred people have been evacuated from the surrounding areas. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. U.S. Royal Gold will buy the Andacollo gold mine in the [...]	2009-04-07 20:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO331	VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 28 MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER JOSE LUIS RODRIGUEZ ZAPATERO [...] (U) March 28, 2009; 9:20 am; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Director, Western Hemisphere Affairs, [...]	2009-04-07 20:57:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	OVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI EU JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO332	FREI WINS CONCERTACION PRIMARY, AS EXPECTED [...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle on April 5 won the Concertacion regional primary in the Maule and O'Higgins regions with a difference of nearly 30 percentage points, meeting the conditions to cancel further regional pri [...]	2009-04-08 11:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO333	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 8 [...] Opposition presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera is setting up a blind trust to administer the holdings he has in several companies. All dailies report on the 25-year sentencing of former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Editorial: "Obama di [...]	2009-04-08 16:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO334	ECONOMY MINISTER LAVADOS DISCUSSES AMERICAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Economy Minister Hugo Lavados, the Ambassador praised Chile's ongoing preparations to host the Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) in late September and discussed continuing IPR concerns. Minister Lavados indicated he very much wants Commerce Secretary Locke [...]	2009-04-08 20:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON KIPR EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO337	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 10 [...] The Central Bank's consistent decrease of interest rates since January has significantly lowered the costs of mortgage loans and increased real estate sales by up to 50 percent. U.S. - Related News ------------------- 2. Foreign Affairs Minister Mariano Fernandez has requested to meet wi [...]	2009-04-09 17:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO339	CHILE PREPARES ITS CASE IN MARITIME DISPUTE WITH [...] (C) Summary: Now that Peru has presented its case about the disputed maritime border with Chile, Chile has a year to study Peru's arguments and make their own case at the International Court of Justice. According to Chile's Director for Border Affairs, Chile plans to point to treaties and a [...]	2009-04-09 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PBTS ECON PREL PGOV CI PE
09SANTIAGO34	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 10-12 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the detection of a new corruption network operating within Chilean courts; information identifying 10 Chileans with FARC ties provided by Colombia; and the Paris-Dakar automobile rally that is taking place in Argentina and Chile this year. U.S.-Related News ---- [...]	2009-01-12 17:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO342	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 13 [...] Final figures are not yet in, but Holy Week holiday is expected to leave close to US$200 million in profits for the tourism industry. Market analysts say that Chile's forestry and retailing sectors are most vulnerable to the economic crisis. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Editor [...]	2009-04-13 21:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO344	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 14 [...] As part of an agreement with the Economic Prosecutor's Office, pharmacy chain FASA will be fined US$1 million for collusion with other pharmaceutical chains to hike prices. The agreement excludes FASA from further charges. Dailies also highlighted that the Health Ministry traced the recent o [...]	2009-04-14 18:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO346	FRAUD SUMMARY - SANTIAGO (SEPTEMBER 2008 - FEBRUARY 2009) [...] Chile is a democratic country with a developing free-market economy. Chile is a key U.S. partner in promoting democracy, human rights, and free trade in the region and beyond. The United States and Chile have a Free Trade agreement that took effect January 1, 2004. There is relatively littl [...]	2009-04-14 20:48:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CI
09SANTIAGO347	CHAVEZ CRITICISM BOLSTERS BIPARTISAN SUPPORT FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chileans united behind President Bachelet following Hugo Chavez,s criticism of her invitation to Vice President Joseph Biden to join the Progressive Governance Leadership Summit. Chavez,s statements provoked wide-spread public support across political parties for President Ba [...]	2009-04-15 17:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VE CI
09SANTIAGO349	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS MARCH 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during March 2009. Energy Minister Tokman discussed potential collaboration on renewable energy with Vice President Biden's delegation. Expert teams from the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the Asia [...]	2009-04-15 19:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO352	CHILE: RESPONSE TO STATE 28885 [...] Per STATE 28885, this cable provides information on Chile's budget and U.S. foreign assistance. 2. The government of Chile is expected to receive U.S foreign assistance using FY09 funds. Yes, Chile's budget is publicly available. Yes, incomes and expenditures are included in the publicl [...]	2009-04-15 20:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EAID PREL CI
09SANTIAGO353	CHILE WILL VOTE NO OR ABSTAIN ON KOSOVO'S IMF AND [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-15 20:49:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL CI KV
09SANTIAGO354	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 15 [...] Presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera, who sought to console the family of a 16-year old girl who died from a gunshot wound, was told to leave a wake by the girl's relatives; they accused the candidate of using the event for political gain. Dailies also reported Congressmen contend the US$1 [...]	2009-04-15 20:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO358	CHILE HOSTS APEC ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND INTERNATIONAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile recently hosted two energy-related visits by international organizations engaged in comprehensive reviews of the country's energy sector. The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) energy efficiency peer review took place March 16-20 and the results will be presen [...]	2009-04-16 16:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO361	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 16 [...] An elder woman died from bacteria a few days after the Health Ministry warned of an outbreak in Santiago. Dailies also reported on yet another corruption scandal involving Investigations Police (PDI); former PDI official denounced the presence of official cars outside a well-known and expensiv [...]	2009-04-16 21:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO364	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 17 [...] FASA pharmacy chain announced it would compensate consumers who bought any of the 220 products listed in the collusion suit. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. La Moneda views President Obama's meeting with UNASUR tomorrow as a validation of the bloc. However, it is concerned with th [...]	2009-04-17 19:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO367	FREI ADVISORS PREDICT A SECOND ROUND VICTORY [...] (C) SUMMARY: Two key advisors to Eduardo Frei recently told the Ambassador that they expect the Concertacion candidate will win the upcoming Presidential election in a second round run-off against Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera. The advisors agreed that third party candidates will stay in [...]	2009-04-20 11:42:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO368	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MARCH 6-APRIL 17 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy. Economic activity fell for the second straight month, contracting by 3.9%. The unemployment rate increased for the third time in a row to 8.5%. Annual inflation fell to 5%, despite a small increase in Mar [...]	2009-04-20 12:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO374	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - POSITIVE COVERAGE OF SUMMIT OF THE [...] SUMMARY: Chilean dailies gave front-page coverage to the interaction between Presidents Obama and Bachelet at the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad. Commentary about U.S. policy toward Cuba and Venezuela also figured prominently, including the photograph of President Obama extending his han [...]	2009-04-20 22:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL CI
09SANTIAGO377	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 21 [...] Dailies reproduced information published by government agencies of what their officials earn, in accordance the new Transparency law. Dailies also report that presidential candidate Eduardo Frei named 27-year old Sebastian Bowen to head his presidential campaign. Bowen is the former director [...]	2009-04-21 19:47:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO378	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 21 [...] Dailies reproduced information published by government agencies of what their officials earn, in accordance the new Transparency law. Dailies also report that presidential candidate Eduardo Frei named 27-year old Sebastian Bowen to head his presidential campaign. Bowen is the former director [...]	2009-04-21 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO379	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TERRORIST CRIME [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 7, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Jennifer Spande certifies the above statement. [...]	2009-04-22 15:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO380	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TERRORIST CRIME [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 7, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Jennifer Spande certifies the above statement. [...]	2009-04-22 16:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO381	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NONCOMMISSIONED [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 7, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Jennifer Spande certifies the above statement. [...]	2009-04-22 16:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO382	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TERRORIST CRIME [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 8, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Jennifer Spande certifies the above statement. [...]	2009-04-22 16:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO383	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 22 [...] Information revealed under the new Transparency Law has ignited debate on how the government spends it funds. The information also revealed the practice among some agencies of hiring more contract workers than salaried employees, which is in violation of the law. U.S.-Related News -------- [...]	2009-04-22 19:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO390	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 23 [...] The IDB has frozen loans to Chile until the government reimburses the bank for a loan issued to finance the public transportation system, Transantiago. Dailies also reported that the new Transparency Law revealed that the government issued -- without a bidding process -- half a million dollar [...]	2009-04-23 18:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO391	CHILE'S STEADY TIP PROGRESS WARRANTS TIER 2 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the GOC is making significant progress in eliminating trafficking in persons, Post strongly recommends that Chile remain a Tier 2 country. GOC prosecution and prevention efforts are substantial and noteworthy, with the number of new cases opened up 10 percent and large-scale [...]	2009-04-23 18:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM KTIP ELAB KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO393	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 24 [...] Unemployment figures in the Metropolitan Region reached a record high of 12.8% in March. Peak unemployment is expected between June and August during Chile's winter months. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Chile's Wood Corporation (CORMA),which encompasses about 200 private forest [...]	2009-04-24 16:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV PTER ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO395	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TERRORIST CRIME [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 8, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Jennifer Spande certifies the above statement. [...]	2009-04-24 23:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO398	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 27 [...] Presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera placed all his assets into a blind trust, with the exception of television station Chilevision. Pinera did, however, resign from the TV station's board of directors. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. President Bachelet invited Governor Arnold [...]	2009-04-27 21:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO401	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 28 [...] Chile's Health Ministry has implemented nationwide measures, equivalent to the World Health Organization's (WHO) level 4 alert, to identify and contain any outbreak of swine flu in the country. Thus far, suspicious cases have all tested negative. Dailies also reported extensively on the impact [...]	2009-04-28 20:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO402	CHILE'S SWINE FLU RESPONSE -- AIRPORT SCREENING AND [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Chile. The Chilean government on April 24 began scanning passengers arriving from Mexico and the U.S. at Santiago's International Airport, for fevers using non-invasive fever detectors. Consul General observed the screening pro [...]	2009-04-28 20:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEAO KPAO KSTH ECON
09SANTIAGO404	CHILE 2009 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS PRIMER [...] (U) Summary: Chile's presidential elections will take place in December 2009. While the two main coalitions have their candidates -- Eduardo Frei for the ruling Concertacion coalition and Sebastian Pinera for the opposition coalition Alianza -- a number of other contenders remain in the game. [...]	2009-04-29 11:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO409	TV CO-OP NOMINATIONS FROM SANTIAGO, CHILE [...] SUMMARY: Following are two PAS Santiago proposals for TV CO-OPs during FY 2010. In priority order the topics are: (a) renewable energy: the generation of fuels from forest residual, such as sawdust, tree trunks, and other organic materials; and (b) volcanic eruptions and natural disasters. [...]	2009-04-29 18:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KPAO ENRG ENVR PGOV ECON EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO410	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 29 [...] Chile has no confirmed cases of swine flu. Dailies also report that Chile's Air Force bought 18 F16s from Holland, making Chile's fleet the largest in Latin America. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The President of industrial holding COPEC, Roberto Angelini, commented on the subsi [...]	2009-04-29 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO411	CHILE'S HEALTH MINISTRY -- NO CASES OF SWINE FLU; REQUESTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vice Minister of Health Jeanette Vega confirmed to Emboffs there are no cases of swine flu in Chile. During the meeting, USDA Attache encouraged Chile not to restrict U.S. pork imports; Health Ministry officials responded they have no intention to limit entry of such products [...]	2009-04-30 11:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEAO KPAO KSTH ECON
09SANTIAGO414	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 30 [...] Peru has confirmed its first case of H1N1 flu in a woman who recently traveled to Mexico. Dailies also report that Ecuador has aligned with Chile concerning Peru's maritime border claim. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Two weeks ago Foreign Affairs and Intellectual Property Institut [...]	2009-04-30 19:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO415	SCENESETTER FOR CAPSTONE COURSE [...] (SBU) The Embassy looks forward to your visit to Santiago, which comes as Chile's presidential campaign begins to heat up. President Michelle Bachelet -- who is currently enjoying the highest approval ratings of her presidency -- is constitutionally precluded from seeking a second term. The e [...]	2009-04-30 21:10:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON PREL ENRG CI
09SANTIAGO422	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 4 [...] Colombia has confirmed a case of AH1N1 influenza, the first in South America. Chile has no cases of the disease and high risk groups have been vaccinated for seasonal influenza. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The USTR placed Chile on its Priority Watch List for lack of IPR prote [...]	2009-05-04 21:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO425	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 5 [...] Polls show that PS Congressman Marco Enriquez-Ominami is just 14 points behind the Concertacion's presidential candidate Eduardo Frei. Dailies also report that a Mapuche organization has claimed responsibility for the arsonist attack on a building owned by the Association of Chilean Farmed Sa [...]	2009-05-05 17:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO432	CHILEAN CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS 101 [...] (SBU) Summary: All 120 Chamber of Deputy seats and 18 of the 38 Senate seats are in play in Chile's congressional elections, which will occur in December together with the presidential election. Chile's "binomial" system, designed by the Pinochet military government, favors the right. The Co [...]	2009-05-06 18:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO433	ACTION REQUEST: CHILE REQUESTS USG ENGAGEMENT IN [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) In an April 20 meeting, Jorge Chocair, Director of the Public Prosecutor's International Cooperation and Extradition Division, requested that the USG become more involved in international fora for public prosecutors. He identi [...]	2009-05-06 20:51:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV KCRM KSUM IR GT VE CI
09SANTIAGO434	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 6 [...] The government will announce a package of measures to help lower unemployment that would include a solidarity fund and a subsidy for low-income non-working women. Dailies also report that there are signs of economic recovery, as Chile's monthly economic growth rate for March declined significa [...]	2009-05-06 21:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO435	CHILE GIVES THUMBS UP TO OBAMA'S SUMMIT MEETING [...] (C) Summary: Top MFA officials described the Summit of the Americas as a success notable for its positive atmosphere and frank exchange of views, and were relieved that their fears of possible outbursts by Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, or others never came to pass. Even these polemical president [...]	2009-05-06 21:48:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL XM XL XS CI
09SANTIAGO436	CHILE: DEMARCHE ON IMO SHIP RECYCLING [...] (SBU) Epoloff delivered reftel demarche with Australian DCM Maree Ringland to MFA Counselor for Environmental Affairs Jose Fernandez and Chief of Sustainable Development and Trade Edda Rossi on May 6. Both officials expressed support for Australia's proposed paper and noted that many multilater [...]	2009-05-07 13:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EIND ETRD EWWT IMO KTIA PREL SENV CI
09SANTIAGO438	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 7 [...] The National Scholastic Test for fourth graders shows an overall increase in language skills, but not in math. Dailies continue to report on the decision of Senator Fernando Flores -- a former Allende government official and military regime political prisoner -- to join the campaign of right- [...]	2009-05-07 18:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO44	PRESIDENT BACHELET'S TRIP TO CUBA SPARKS [...] (SBU) Summary: President Michelle Bachelet's visit to Cuba, scheduled for February 11 to 13, has been the subject of heated debate. Bachelet will attend the opening of the Havana Book Festival, which will feature Chile this year, but could also be perceived as a celebration of the fiftieth a [...]	2009-01-15 11:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM CI CU
09SANTIAGO441	COMPLETED BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CHECK: POST-LICENSE PRE- [...] (SBU) EPOL staff verified the legitimacy of the sale of A-37B aircraft parts to the Logistic Command of the Chilean Air Force. EPOL called Logistic Command and spoke to Lt. Col. Alexis Rivas, who confirmed the receipt of the aircraft parts on March 24 of this year. However, Post notes that whi [...]	2009-05-08 17:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC CL
09SANTIAGO442	Chile Wants Free Trade Commission Meeting To Review Pulp [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's wood and pulp industry association (CORMA),one of the nation's leading export industries, is pressuring the GOC to address a tax credit received by U.S. pulp and paper companies for use of alternative fuels. In response, the GOC on April 29 sent a letter to USTR reques [...]	2009-05-08 17:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR EFTA CI
09SANTIAGO443	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 8 [...] The Saieh family holding bought 20% of the Ripley department store for an estimated US$170 million. The Saieh holding already owns a supermarket chain (Unimark) and six malls. The Central Bank lowered the interest rate to 1.25%. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Ambassador Simons s [...]	2009-05-08 17:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO447	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS APRIL 17 - MAY 8 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy. Economic activity fell for the fifth straight month, contracting by a less than expected 0.7%. The unemployment rate increased for the third period in a row to 9.2%. Annual inflation fell to 4.5%, resumi [...]	2009-05-08 21:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO448	CHILE'S LEFTIST PARTIES HAVE CONGRESSIONAL DREAMS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several minor leftist political parties without seats in either the Senate or the Chamber of Deputies continue to seek their own path to greater representation in the upcoming national elections. A coalition of three leftist parties have joined together under the banner of a s [...]	2009-05-12 11:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO45	BACHELET'S CUBA TRIP TO EMPHASIZE CULTURAL TIES, [...] (C) During a farewell call January 12, departing E/Pol Counselor raised with Ambassador Carlos Appelgren, Director of the MFA's Office for North American and Caribbean Affairs, the upcoming February 2009 visit to Cuba of President Bachelet (reftel). E/Pol Counselor noted press reports that Ba [...]	2009-01-15 13:50:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI CU
09SANTIAGO450	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 12 [...] Former cabinet member, Ambassador, and strong opponent to the military regime -- Claudio Huepe (DC party) -- died yesterday from a heart attack in Venezuela. U.S.-Related News ------------------- 2. PA release: Ambassador Paul Simons will attend the 50th anniversary commemoration of the [...]	2009-05-12 18:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO451	CHILEAN MILITARY LOOKS TOWARD THE FUTURE [...] Summary: Anxious to maintain its reputation as the most professional military in the region, the Chilean armed forces engage in continual modernization. Current initiatives include investing in more efficient technologies and training programs, closing loopholes in the pension system, creat [...]	2009-05-12 20:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MASS PGOV PREL ELAB CI
09SANTIAGO452	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 11 [...] The National Scholastic Test (SIMCE) shows a significant gap between private and public school students, which increases largely during the sophomore year. Dailies also report that pharmacy chains will have to stock 255 generic products, making them available to the public at all times. U.S [...]	2009-05-12 21:50:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO455	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 13 [...] Health authorities are facing criticism for decreeing only a "preventive smog alert" in Santiago when the levels of pollution recorded was "critical" in the community of Cerro Navia and "poor" in fou others. As in previous years, the poorest areas of the city had the worst levels of air pollu [...]	2009-05-13 20:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO456	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 14 [...] The Central Bank projects an economic recession for 2009, with an estimated growth rate that ranges between -0.75 to 0.25%. Dailies also reported that all undersecretaries and 600 other high-ranking government offices will be drug tested regularly for use of illegal substances. Those who tes [...]	2009-05-14 19:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO47	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR STRATEGY AND [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of January 9, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...]	2009-01-15 17:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO470	TFFLU01: CHILE CONFIRMS FOUR H1N1 CASES; GOC MAINTAIN [...] According to Chilean press reports and the Ministry of Health's website (www.minsal.cl),as of May 18, Chile has four confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. THREE CASES ON SAME VACATION TOUR, FLIGHT ----------------------------------------- 2. Three of the cases are women who arrived in San [...]	2009-05-18 20:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEAO KPAO KSTH ECON
09SANTIAGO48	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ADVANCED SECURITY [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of January 9, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...]	2009-01-15 17:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO480	COUNTRY REVIEW FOR LIBERTAD ACT -- CHILE [...] (U) Post provides the following information in response to Ref A request. Responses are keyed to the specific questions identified in Ref A. Refs B-E are Post's reporting covering the preceding six-month period. Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights ------------------------------------- [...]	2009-05-20 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETRD ETCC PREL CU CI
09SANTIAGO482	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 20 [...] Health authorities confirmed 16 cases of AH1N1, which makes Chile the leader in South America for the number of cases. Dailies also report that Prison Guards are on strike, confining themselves in the prisons and refusing to take prisoners to the courts for their hearings. The government is [...]	2009-05-20 20:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO483	CHILE: UNSC 1718 DESIGNATION DELIVERED [...] (SBU) EPoloff delivered Reftel information to Rodrigo Toledo at the Ministry of Foreign Affair's International Security Bureau and to Tamara Agnic at the Treasury Ministry. Post will report any substantive response regarding the information. SIMONS [...]	2009-05-20 22:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	EFIN ETTC KNNP PREL PARM XE ZO KN CI
09SANTIAGO484	BATTLE FOR CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS FEATURES OLD FACES, STOKES COALITION TENSIONS [...] (U) Summary: In Chile's unusual congressional voting system, the two major coalitions are virtually guaranteed to each receive one of the two seats in each voting district. Because of this structure, decisions within coalitions about which candidates to run in which districts are contentious [...]	2009-05-22 12:09:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV CI KWMN
09SANTIAGO486	GLOBAL THREAT REDUCTION INITIATIVE EFFORTS TO REMOVE [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA),Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI),met with the Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission (CCHEN) from April 21-23 to begin planning for the removal of the British- and French-origin highly enriched ur [...]	2009-05-22 15:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM KNNP TRGY CI
09SANTIAGO487	TFFLU01: CHILE HAS 29 CONFIRMED H1N1 CASES; THE MOST IN [...] According to the Ministry of Health's website (www.minsal.cl),as of May 21, Chile has twenty-nine confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. There have been no H1N1-related deaths. Many of the cases are school children with mild symptoms, who are being treated at home. 29 CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1 [...]	2009-05-22 16:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEAO KPAO KSTH ECON
09SANTIAGO489	CHILE: CENTRAL BANK CONFIRMS ECONOMY HIT HARDER THAN [...] SUMMARY: Chile's Central Bank announced it had sharply downgraded projections for economic growth in 2009, due to the stronger than expected impact of the international financial crisis. The Central Bank predicts GDP growth in 2009 will be between 0.25% and negative growth of -0.75%. In the [...]	2009-05-22 18:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO49	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COMBINED [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Navy officer who has been nominated to participate in U.S. [...]	2009-01-15 17:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO491	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- MAY 22 [...] All dailies highlighted the annual May 21 Presidential address to the nation, which Bachelet gave at the Congress in Vina del Mar. Dailies also noted health authorities confirmed 29 AH1N1 cases in Chile, the most in South America. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Captioned photograp [...]	2009-05-22 20:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO492	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- MAY 26 [...] A 27-year old anarchist died when an explosive device in his backpack detonated. Dailies ran extensive coverage of the incident itself, the funeral, and the investigation opened by the police on the possible ties with terrorist organizations abroad. Dailies also report that Health Authorities [...]	2009-05-26 19:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO493	AMBASSADOR'S OUTREACH IN PUNTA ARENAS AND TORRES DEL PAINE [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador visited Punta Arenas and Torres del Paine National Park, May 12-13, to celebrate the Park's 50th anniversary and to give a speech about the first 100 days of the Obama administration at the University of Magallanes (UMAG). In Punta Arenas, the Ambassador also stop [...]	2009-05-26 20:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV SENV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO495	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- MAY 27 [...] Health Authorities have confirmed 119 cases of AH1N1 nationwide, which ranks Chile number seven worldwide for the number of confirmations. Dailies also report the confession of a now-retired soldier who witnessed the assassination of singer Victor Jara in 1973 and who revealed the name of a l [...]	2009-05-27 17:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO496	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS -- APRIL 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean Energy sector during April 2009. Ambassador Simons gave a keynote address in California at a GOC-hosted solar energy seminar, at which Chile's Minister of Energy announced bid solicitations for two solar power plants. Chi [...]	2009-05-27 21:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO498	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- MAY 28 [...] Health Authorities have confirmed 168 cases of AH1N1 nationwide and has moved to a new strategy. The disease is showing a very fast pace of contagion and except for two cases, mild symptoms. Dailies also report that former UDI presidential candidate Joaquin Lavin traveled to Caracas to attend [...]	2009-05-28 18:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO499	CHILE HAS 168 CONFIRMED H1N1 CASES; ALL BUT ONE IS MILD [...] According to the Ministry of Health's website (www.minsal.cl),as of May 27, Chile has 168 cases of H1N1 influenza. There have been no H1N1-related deaths. Although H1N1 has spread outside the metropolitan Santiago region, many of the cases are mild. 168 CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1; ONLY ONE I [...]	2009-05-28 18:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	AMGT AMED CASC TBIO KFLU KSAF KSEAO KPAO KSTH ECON
09SANTIAGO5	CHILE HOSTS IBERIAN-AMERICAN SUMMIT ON TIP [...] SUMMARY: Approximately 150 public prosecutors, NGO leaders, and other government officials from 21 Latin American countries gathered at the recent Iberian-American Public Prosecutor's summit to discuss Trafficking in Persons (TIP) investigations, prosecutions, victims' assistance, and preventi [...]	2009-01-02 20:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL KTIP XM XL CI
09SANTIAGO50	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR F-16 ENGINE [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of January 9, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. E/Pol Counselor Juan Alsace certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...]	2009-01-15 17:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO514	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 1 [...] Chilean health authorities have confirmed 276 cases of AH1N1. Given the spread of the disease, the authorities are no longer screening at the airport and have instructed that now all cases of influenza as should be treated as if it were AH1N1. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Chilea [...]	2009-06-02 18:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO515	BACHELET'S FINAL PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS HAILS SOCIAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a May 21 State of the Union speech, President Bachelet hailed her government's achievements in promoting social protection, focusing on improvements in healthcare, housing, and education. She took credit for Chile's deft handling of the global financial crisis and said the c [...]	2009-06-03 12:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI PREL PHUM ELAB KTIA CI
09SANTIAGO516	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 2 [...] Chilean health authorities have confirmed 313 cases of AH1N1. All dailies report on the search operations to locate the Air France commercial flight that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. In accordance to Chapter 19 of the Chile-U.S. FTA and the E [...]	2009-06-03 13:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO517	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 2 [...] Chilean health authorities have confirmed 313 cases of AH1N1. All dailies report on the search operations to locate the Air France commercial flight that disappeared over the Atlantic Ocean. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. In accordance to Chapter 19 of the Chile-U.S. FTA and the E [...]	2009-06-03 13:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO519	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR POLICE LEADERS [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 2, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Patrick Fischer certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...]	2009-06-04 13:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO521	ALARM BELLS RING IN CHILE OVER EPHEDRINE LINKED TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Alarmed by recent events that culminated with the March 23 seizure of 1100 kgs of ephedrine linked to Mexico, the GOC is taking steps to strengthen precursor chemical controls. Ephedrine-based drugs now require a docto [...]	2009-06-04 13:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL SNAR PGOV CI

09SANTIAGO522	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 3 [...] A 37 year-old man suffering from heart problems died from the AH1N1[JLV1] virus. This makes Chile the first South American country to have a victim of the virus and the fifth worldwide. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The New York Times reports that President Obama has authorized [...]	2009-06-04 14:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO523	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - REACTION TO OAS RESOLUTION ON CUBA -- [...] The OAS resolution on reincorporating Cuba received front-page coverage. The media also reported on Chile's 369 cases of AH1N1. Of the seven patients in serious condition, six are from Puerto Montt, in Chile's far south. The Ministry of Health sent a team of experts to determine why the viru [...]	2009-06-04 22:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO524	CHILE'S SURPRISE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE: HERE TO [...] (C) Summary: Marco Enriquez-Ominami, a 35-year old Socialist parliamentarian and former filmmaker, has burst onto Chile's presidential scene in recent weeks. Known as one of the "unruly" parliamentarians from the ruling Concertacion coalition, Enriquez-Ominami is running against his party (and the [...]	2009-06-05 13:44:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI ECON SNAR CI BO
09SANTIAGO53	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 16 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the death of a Hamas leader in Gaza, and the emergency water-landing of a U.S. Airways aircraft in New York's Hudson River. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Article on Chilean Finance Minister Andres Velasco's advisors in the United States. Taking into [...]	2009-01-16 14:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO530	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 5 [...] Chile has a total of 393 cases of AH1N1 influenza; 53% of them are 5-14 year olds. Dailies continue to report on a TVN special report that denounced an array of bad practices among congressmen in the Chamber of Deputies, such as leaving immediately after arriving, voting for others, surfing t [...]	2009-06-05 20:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO532	CHILE WILL CONSIDER PROPOSAL FOR INCREASING [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-05 22:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD CI
09SANTIAGO533	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS MAY 8 - JUNE 5 [...] SUMMARY: Chile has officially entered a recession, as the Central Bank reported June 5 that economic activity fell for the sixth straight month. President Bachelet stated publicly that the news demonstrated the size of the challenge facing Chile. She clarified that it also demonstrated that [...]	2009-06-08 11:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO535	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS -- MAY 2009 [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during May 2009. The Ambassador participated as a panel speaker at the 8th annual ElecGas conference in Santiago. At the event, experts noted new generation projects may create transmission bottlenecks for Chil [...]	2009-06-08 19:55:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO537	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 8 [...] A 56-year old man died from AH1N1, marking Chile's second casualty. He suffered from an array of heart and respiratory conditions due to his obesity. Chile now leads South America for AH1N1-related deaths. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Interview with Deputy Assistant Secretary [...]	2009-06-08 20:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO538	FOREVER SUMMER - SANTIAGO'S J1 SUMMER WORK AND TRAVEL [...] Santiago's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) conducted a validation study of its FY 2008 and FY 2009 Summer Work Travel (SWT) J1 visa program. The results show a steady increase in issuances, but a slight decrease in overstay rates. While FY08 saw an overstay rate of about 4.4%, FY09 results show a [...]	2009-06-08 20:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CI
09SANTIAGO54	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 13 [...] Chilean Dailies highlighted: 1) dramatic losses affecting the Chilean Private Social Security System (AFP) during 2008; 2) Chilean physicians outranking their foreign counterparts in a national exam; and 3) Paris-Dakar automobile rally taking place in Argentina and Chile. U.S.-Related News [...]	2009-01-16 16:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO540	CHILE SUPPORTS EXTENDING SUDAN RAPPORTEUR MANDATE [...] No summary [...]	2009-06-08 21:20:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PHUM PREL AORC CI SU XA
09SANTIAGO543	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 9 [...] President Hugo Chavez postponed an official visit to Chile in June. He rescheduled the event for July, coinciding with the next UNASUR summit. Dailies also report that Chile has 890 cases of AH1N1, 10 are considered to be in serious condition. Venezuela --------- 2. President Hugo Chav [...]	2009-06-09 16:01:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO546	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 10 [...] Chile has a total of 1,694 cases of AH1N1. Only 2 people have died from the virus, which is expected to reach its peak next week. While most have recovered (63%),less than 2% have needed hospitalization. Dailies report that health services are "collapsing" given the demands to address the AH [...]	2009-06-10 18:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO547	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 11 [...] Chile is on the verge of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup (soccer) with its 4-0 victory over Bolivia in Santiago last night. Dailies also reported Chile has a total of 1,694 cases of AH1N1, and an expert from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) from Atlanta arrived in Santiago to analyze the [...]	2009-06-11 18:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO548	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Opposition presidential candidate and business leader Sebastian Pinera believes that successive Concertacion governments have been complacent in managing Chile's economy, missing opportunities for structural change and modernization, and creating an extensive and pricey social s [...]	2009-06-11 20:07:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON PGOV PREL SOCI KIPR CI
09SANTIAGO55	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 14 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the 41% drop in car sales in Chile last December; the participation of the Chairman of Chile's Production and Trade Confederation in the official delegation to Cuba; and the accidents and suspension of the last leg of the Dakar automobile Rally in Chile due to weath [...]	2009-01-16 16:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO557	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 12 [...] The Health Ministry issued a decree as a result of the WHO's declaration of a pandemic, placing human influenza as the first priority in terms of resources, allocation of medical personnel and medications. Dailies also report that the Investigations Police suspended six of its detectives in [...]	2009-06-12 17:52:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO558	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 15 [...] Chile has 2,335 confirmed cases of AH1N1, but only two deaths. The Health Ministry informed that it will stop the daily count of cases and will now issue reports only on Tuesdays and Fridays. President Bachelet signed the Health Emergency Decree that empowers the Ministry of Health special mea [...]	2009-06-15 19:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO56	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 15 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted an audit on Chile's National Registry Service that revealed repeated mismanagement and embezzlement during former Director Guillermo Arenas' administration; Chile's Central Bank's predictions of a 2% to 3% economic growth in 2009; and the latest developments in the [...]	2009-01-16 16:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO560	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 16 [...] Santiago dailies noted that the Government Coalition and the Communist Party (PC) signed an agreement to collaborate in the upcoming presidential campaign. Front pages also reported on President Michelle Bachelet's announcement to allocate approximately $34 million dollars to fully renovate th [...]	2009-06-16 16:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO563	CHILEAN ENERGY MINISTER TOKMAN ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador personally relayed ref points to Chilean Minister of Energy Marcelo Tokman June 11. Econoff and Econ Specialist delivered the demarche to Carlos Pina, head of international affairs at the Chilean National Energy Commission (CNE). Tokman told the Ambassador that [...]	2009-06-16 21:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KGHG KNNP SENV TRGY CI
09SANTIAGO564	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 17 [...] Front-page headlines: The Central Bank lowered the benchmark interest rate to 0.75 percent; sources in the salmon industry estimate the Chilean salmon industry's bulky debt to be USD 4 billion dollars, which could open a new flank in the financial crisis. U.S.-Related News ----------------- [...]	2009-06-17 15:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO565	PINERA ADVISORS: A FREE MARKET APPROACH AND [...] (SBU) Summary: A strong belief in free markets and the importance of the private sector is a consistent thread in economic, social, energy, and political policies articulated by advisors to opposition presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera. In describing plans to fight poverty, improve edu [...]	2009-06-17 19:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON SOCI ELAB SENV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO566	SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT BACHELET'S VISIT TO [...] (C) Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's June 23-24 visit to Washington represents an opportunity to broaden and deepen the "equal partnership" we enjoy with one of the hemisphere,s most successful democracies. Chile is off to a strong start with the Obama Administration. The Vice President,s Marc [...]	2009-06-17 19:57:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MARR CI ENRG SOCI
09SANTIAGO570	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 18 [...] Front-page headlines: Chile's Investigative Police discharged two high-ranking officials for their involvement in a prostitution ring; the Chamber of Deputies is considering the dismissal of a legislator accused of mishandling funds assigned for office-space rental; President Obama launched the [...]	2009-06-18 16:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO573	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 19 [...] A Center for Public Studies (CEP) poll showed a tie in a runoff between opposition, conservative candidate Sebastian Piera (41%) and the current government coalition's nominee Eduardo Frei (39%). U.S.-Related News ---------------- 2. Presidents Michelle Bachelet and Barack Obama's meeting i [...]	2009-06-19 18:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO575	STAFFDEL MEACHAM - CLIMATE CHANGE, WATER, AND U.S. [...] SUMMARY: Senior Senate Foreign Relations Committee Staff Member Carl Meacham on May 27-June 3 met with Chilean officials, NGOs, as well as academics to review the effects of climate change. He also conducted a site visit to the El Maule region, which has been impacted by climate change. All [...]	2009-06-19 20:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ENVR ETRD PGOV PREL OVIP CI
09SANTIAGO579	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: AMBASSADOR'S [...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Eduardo Frei, Concertacion presidential candidate, received the Ambassador at his home June 17, hours before re-launching his campaign at a massive rally. The Senator predicted that he would win against Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera in a second-round run-off. He cr [...]	2009-06-19 22:40:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO584	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- June 22 [...] The media highlighted President Michelle Bachelet plan to call for an early retirement of Investigative Police Director Arturo Herrera as a result of his undistinguished performance in removing high-ranking officials involved in a prostitution ring. Newspapers also noted the Chamber of Deputi [...]	2009-06-22 16:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO589	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- June 23 [...] The World Bank's forecast of a cut in global growth affected stock markets worldwide and in Chile. In addition, the dramatic drop in the rate exchange in Chile has caused exporters to react and claim for the Ministry of Finance's intervention. The Government of Chile will submit a draft bill to [...]	2009-06-23 19:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO592	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- June 24 [...] All dailies highlighted the first official visit to the United States by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, and focused on her meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office. Also widely reported were stories on the dramatic increase in the number of patients with respiratory diseases, incl [...]	2009-06-24 20:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO594	CHILE: APPROVED HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CRITICAL INCIDENT [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 25, 2009, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer Patrick Fischer certifies the above statement. SIMONS [...]	2009-06-25 18:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PTER PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO607	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JUNE 26 [...] The director of Chile's Investigations Police (PDI),Arturo Herrera, resigned yesterday amid a series of scandals involving PDI detectives since March. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Editorial: "The President with Obama": President Obama gave Bachelet a warm welcome. We saw appr [...]	2009-06-30 13:04:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO61	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 17-20 [...] Chilean dailies gave extensive coverage to inauguration preparations in Washington and President-elect Obama's activities. Newspapers also highlighted Israel's cease fire in Gaza and the arrest of Chile's Air Force (FACH) retired General Ramon Vega for allegedly receiving illegal payments duri [...]	2009-01-21 11:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO610	CHILE: Over 5,100 Confirmed A/H1N1 CASES; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of June 23, Chile's Ministry of Health (MINSAL) reported 5,186 cases of A/H1N1 confirmed by laboratory testing and related 7 deaths. If clinically diagnosed cases are included, the total number of infected people is significantly higher. According to MINSAL, emergency measur [...]	2009-06-30 15:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO611	SANTIAGO B1/B2 VALIDATION STUDY CONFIRMS LOW OVERSTAY RATE [...] Santiago's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) conducted a validation study of all 46,705 B1/B2 tourist/business visa applicants from CY 2008. The results confirm a low overstay rate of 1%, despite an 11% increase in applications over the previous year. Post's average refusal rate of 9% and an activ [...]	2009-06-30 20:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KFRD CVIS CMGT CI
09SANTIAGO612	CHILE'S CONGRESS: PRIORITIES AND HOPES FOR U.S. [...] (SBU) Summary. The new leaders of both houses of Chile's Congress are interested in strengthening ties with the U.S., and hope to visit Washington in September and re-invigorate the moribund U.S.-Chile Senate Caucus. Electoral reform; transparency and anti-bribery legislation required for OE [...]	2009-07-02 11:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PHUM KTIA KTIP ELAB CI
09SANTIAGO614	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 1 [...] National unemployment rate was 10.2% for March-May, the highest for this period since 2004. Six of the fifteen regions have two-digit unemployment rates and highest is in the 15-24 age bracket (23.4%). Chile-U.S. ---------- 2. Chilean and U.S. government sources say that the bilateral m [...]	2009-07-02 13:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO615	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: POLL POINTS TO A PHOTO [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to the well-respected Center for Public Studies (CEP) poll released on June 18, Chile's presidential race is headed for a run-off between the opposition Alianza coalition's Sebastian Pinera and the governing Concertacion coalition's Eduardo Frei. Analysts agree that t [...]	2009-07-02 13:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO618	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 2 [...] The prosecutor's office has made public an array of e-mails which reveal that pharmaceutical chains not only colluded amongst themselves to hike prices of medical products, but also with pharmaceutical laboratories, who suggested on their part to raise "base" prices of an array of medications. [...]	2009-07-02 21:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO62	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 21 [...] Chilean dailies prominently featured the Inauguration ceremony of President Barack Obama. All newspapers highlighted the event with front-page headlines, photos, and excerpts of the President's inaugural address. U.S. -Related News ------------------ 2. The front-page headlines read: "T [...]	2009-01-21 16:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO623	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 6 [...] All dailies ran front-page stories on the latest development in Honduras, highlighting that demonstrations left at least two dead. Chile-U.S. ---------- 2. Photo coverage of the July 4 reception at Ambassador Paul Simons' residence: "Hundreds of guests arrived at the residence for the r [...]	2009-07-06 19:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO625	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 7 [...] The monthly Economic Activity Index, IMACEC, shows an economic contraction of 4.4% in May compared to the same period in 2008. Dailies also report there are 8,160 cases of AH1N1 in Chile, but only 22 deaths. A team of experts from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) from Atlanta will arrive [...]	2009-07-07 15:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO629	CHILE: IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-07 20:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KNNP KN CI
09SANTIAGO632	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 8 [...] President BacheletQed a second dQree in a month related to AH1N1. The decree instructs clinics and hospitals to give priority to individuals with respiratory diseases and regulates the indiscriminate sale and distribution of antiviral medication. It also grants regional health officials the au [...]	2009-07-08 18:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO639	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 9 [...] The Health Ministry has instructed public hospitals to postpone 5,000 surgeries so that the respective physicians and resources can be used to treat the high number of patients with respiratory emergencies related to the outbreak of AH1N1. Chile-U.S. Military Sales ------------------------- [...]	2009-07-09 20:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO641	CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - JUNE 2009 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during June 2009. Chile and the U.S. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to collaborate on alternative clean power development, a new renewable energy center (REC),and solar power plants, all in Chi [...]	2009-07-10 15:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO643	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 10 [...] The Central Bank lowered the interest rate from 0.75 to 0.5%, which will also lower the cost of consumer loans and mortgages. The bank will maintain this rate for at least six months. Chile-Russia Military --------------------- 2. Defense Minister Francis Vidal confirmed there have been t [...]	2009-07-10 18:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO648	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JUNE 6 - JULY 10 [...] SUMMARY: Chile's economy contracted for the seventh straight month by 4.4%, the Central Bank reported July 3. The Finance Minister claimed Chile's economy has stabilized, but a noted economist associated with the opposition disagreed. The unemployment rate increased for the sixth period in [...]	2009-07-13 14:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO652	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 13 [...] Secretary Hillary Clinton informed the Bachelet government that the United States would not support Jose Miguel Insulza's reelection to the OAS. The United States reiterated its position just before Bachelet's visit to Washington. Sources in Washington and of the GOC confirmed on Friday (7/1 [...]	2009-07-13 20:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO654	CHILE'S SEMI-ANNUAL INL UPDATE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Chile demonstrated its commitment to anti-narcotics efforts in the first half of 2009, but several high-profile seizures revealed the difficult challenges facing Chilean law enforcement agencies. Chile's National Drug Control Commission (CONACE) assumed a lead [...]	2009-07-14 15:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL AFIN KCRIM SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO656	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 14 [...] Several Investigations Police detectives under investigation for their participation in a children's prostitution network have been reincorporated into the force, igniting controversy. Chile-U.S. and Insulza ---------------------- 2. In answer to a request for an interview with Secretary C [...]	2009-07-14 18:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO664	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 15 [...] The government and the opposition reached an agreement to provide US$3.4 billion to finance the public transportation system (Transantiago) in the capital city until 2014. Insulza and the OAS ------------------- 2. Conservative sectors in the region are lobbying to discredit OAS Secretary [...]	2009-07-15 19:18:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO665	NORTHERN EXPOSURE: COCAINE TRAFFICKING ON THE RISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: Law enforcement contacts in northern Chile report that cocaine trafficking from Bolivia to Chile has increased in the past six to eight months -- a development that some officials link to the departure of DEA agents from Bolivia. Chilean police complain that they lack sufficient [...]	2009-07-15 20:07:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SNAR KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO666	2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-07-15 20:16:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV EFIN ETRD CI
09SANTIAGO672	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JULY 16-17, 2009 [...] 1. Secretary Hillary Clinton's letter to Chile's Foreign Minister regarding OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza's candidacy for reelection garnered front-page headlines in Chilean dailies. High importance was also given to the agreement reached by the opposition and the government coaliti [...]	2009-07-17 15:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO680	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 20 [...] Last week President Bachelet said she was willing to "review" the possibility of extending her authority to pardon convicted individuals to military officers sentenced for human rights violation, setting off a controversy that she tried to conclude yesterday by saying that she had had "never co [...]	2009-07-20 20:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO682	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 21 [...] The recent murder of a youth by a teenager promoted a group of congressmen to submit a draft bill that would extend the civil responsibility of individuals 16 years or younger to their parents (El Mercurio, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record, 7/21). Honduras -------- 2. The d [...]	2009-07-21 17:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO686	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 22 [...] Health authorities report that Chile has 11,293 cases of AH1N1, and only 68 deaths. The number of cases is beginning to decline in all regions, except two: Arica-Parinacota and Vaparaiso (La Nacion, 7/22). Chile-U.S. ---------- 2. Russian-American mathematician Boris Weisfeiler disappeare [...]	2009-07-22 14:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO69	CHILE'S O'HIGGINS REGION: ABUNDANT IN COPPER, [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) On January 14, the Ambassador visited Chile's 6th region to meet local leaders and strengthen ties with an important economic and cultural area. The 6th region, also called the O'Higgins Region after Chilean liberator Bernard O'Higgins, is located approximately 90 km south of S [...]	2009-01-22 11:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO690	CHILE'S NORTHERN FREE TRADE ZONE: A PLATFORM FOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Free Trade Zone of Iquique (ZOFRI) is an essential part of Chile's northern economy, providing 25 percent of jobs in the city of Iquique. Already Chile's largest free trade zone, officials are extremely upbeat about the ZOFRI's future because of its strategic location, infr [...]	2009-07-23 13:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO697	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 23 [...] Eduardo Frei's campaign advisors want National Television Network TVN to review anchorwoman Karen Doggenweiler's contract. The anchor, "a station symbol," is married to presidential candidate Marco Enriquez Ominami and "can be influential," they argue. The station backed Doggenweiler: "Karen h [...]	2009-07-23 19:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO703	CHILE'S DECISION TO BUY RUSSIAN HELICOPTERS [...] (SBU) Summary: Chile's decision to buy five Russian MI17 helicopters generated controversy, especially after a letter from Commerce Secretary Locke to Chilean Ambassador to the U.S. Jose Goni was leaked. Congressional members of the Defense Committee reacted strongly to the news, calling the [...]	2009-07-24 19:11:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MASS PREL CI PE RS
09SANTIAGO707	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 24 [...] Unemployment in the Metropolitan Region is 11.9%, which is 0.9% lower than in March. This is the first drop since the end of 2008, and means that 30,800 people are no longer without a job (El Mercurio, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record, 7/24). Survey ------- 2. The Market Res [...]	2009-07-24 20:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO714	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 27 [...] "La Tercera" telephone survey on 800 registered voters shows that in an eventual presidential election, Sebastian Pinera would receive 30%, Eduardo Frei 25%, and Marco Enriquez-Ominami 21% Frei (La Tercera, 7/26). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Last week, former military regime Jus [...]	2009-07-27 19:35:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO715	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 28 [...] The government has instructed the Undersecretary of Interior to travel to the Region of Araucania to review in person the actions taken by the police and local government authorities to confront the illegal land occupations and other acts of violence headed by radical indigenous Mapuche organi [...]	2009-07-28 18:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO72	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 22 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted President Barack Obama's first day in office. Front-page coverage also included the case of Chile's retired Air Force (FACH) General Ramon Vega, who was arrested for allegedly receiving illegal payments during the purchase of Belgian fighter jets in 1994. U.S.-R [...]	2009-01-22 16:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO720	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 29 [...] Fifteen hooded individuals ambushed an inter-urban bus in Temuco. They stopped the driver and passengers at gunpoint and spray-painted the exterior of the bus with insults against President Bachelet. The indigenous organization "Coordinadora Arauco Malleco" (CAM) claimed responsibility (La Te [...]	2009-07-29 17:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO726	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 30 [...] The Digital Country Foundation, the Ministry of Education and U.S.-based cable company VTR launched the free on-line computer program "Mingoville," which has proven to be a successful tool in other parts of the world to teach English to school children. The game is part of the government's "Ch [...]	2009-07-30 19:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO733	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 31 [...] The National Statistics Institute (INE) reported that the national unemployment rate for April-June was 10.7%. This is 2.3% more than for the same period last year. The port of Valparaiso has a 17.9% unemployment rate, one of the highest in the country. The workforce is defined as those who [...]	2009-07-31 20:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO734	CONCERTACION INSIDER REVEALS INTEREST IN [...] (C) Summary: Concertacion insider and former government minister Enrique Correa reported that Chile's Foreign Minister would like to work quietly with Peru to resolve the maritime border dispute before the Garcia administration leaves office. Cuba is keenly interested in increasing the abil [...]	2009-07-31 21:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PBTS PGOV CI BR CU PE
09SANTIAGO736	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 3 [...] A Peruvian daily reported that four Chilean Air Force officers were victims of espionage in Lima. The man allegedly responsible is retired Navy officer Elias Ponce Feijo. Peruvian Ambassador Carlos Pareja informed the Chilean Foreign Ministry that Lima would investigate and sanction those res [...]	2009-08-03 20:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO74	AMBASSADOR AND ENVIRONMENT MINISTER DISCUSS U.S.-CHILE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 21 meeting, Environment Minister Ana Lya Uriarte and Ambassador Simons discussed the timing of the formation of the Ministry of Environment, priorities for Chile's National Action Plan on Climate Change and the Minister's specific interest in collaboration on techni [...]	2009-01-22 19:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON SENV ENRG PGOV TRGY CI
09SANTIAGO742	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 4 [...] Two high-ranking army officers were indicted for receiving half a million dollars in bribes for Chile's acquisition of Leopard tanks from Holland in 1998. They were charged for illegal use of state funds in an investigation that began in 2005, related to finding the origin of General Pinochet' [...]	2009-08-04 20:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO75	CHILEAN STIMULUS PACKAGE DESIGNED FOR QUICK [...] (SBU) Summary: Chile's recently announced stimulus plan was specifically developed to have a quick impact, Finance Minister Andres Velasco recently told the Ambassador. Half of the public infrastructure spending will be completed by July 2009 and tax incentives are structured to encourage i [...]	2009-01-22 20:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV PROG CI
09SANTIAGO751	CHILE A DEVELOPED COUNTRY BY 2018: FREI'S [...] (SBU) Summary: Advisors to presidential candidate Eduardo Frei advocate pushing Chile into the ranks of developed countries within 10 years via pro-business reforms, pro-labor measures, and support for entrepreneurs. The advisors, part of a progressive policy network known as "Oceanos Azule [...]	2009-08-05 20:27:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO753	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 6 [...] Bolivian President Evo Morales wrote a note apologizing for his criticism of right-wing presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera. The Foreign Ministry had issued on Tuesday a statement rejecting Morales' "intervention in Chile's internal affairs." Yesterday, after reading the apology, Foreign [...]	2009-08-06 19:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO754	CHILE: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-07 13:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA CI
09SANTIAGO755	INTRODUCING SEBASTIAN PINERA: CHILE'S [...] (SBU) Summary: In his second serious run for the presidency, colorful billionaire and centrist Sebastian Pinera is attempting to end two decades of rule by the center-left Concertacion coalition. A savvy, Harvard-educated investor and former senator known to work seven days a week, Pinera r [...]	2009-08-07 17:26:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PREL CI
09SANTIAGO757	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 7 [...] "Concertacion" presidential candidate Eduardo Frei outlined his political program to an exclusive group of entrepreneurs. One of the issues he emphasized was the need to assure a diversified energy matrix that must include nuclear energy, which he said is a "strategic" and "national security" [...]	2009-08-07 19:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO760	CHILE: OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND MAY BE BETTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Post has no objection to OPIC's proposed investment funds program outlined in ref A. The objectives of the Paladin Realty Latin America Investors III, L.P. fund are compatible with Chile's economic development programs. However, OPIC may find that the program is better targete [...]	2009-08-10 18:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN EINV CI
09SANTIAGO761	BRISTLING AT THE "BOLIVARIAN PROJECT": REMARKS BY [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Concertacion presidential candidate Eduardo Frei and Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez publicly criticized populist leaders in the region during a seminar on Latin America held in Santiago August 4-5. Frei warned that the "Bolivarian project" could threaten political and socia [...]	2009-08-10 19:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV VZ CI PE BO
09SANTIAGO763	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 10 [...] Indigenous radical Mapuche groups set fire to a crane and a summer cabin in the Region of Araucania on the same day. The "Coordinadora Arauco Malleco" (CAM) claimed responsibility for the first incident and pamphlets alluding to the Mapuche cause were found in both locations (El Mercurio, cons [...]	2009-08-10 20:39:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO766	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 11 [...] The Public Ministry contradicted remarks made by Under Secretary of Interior Patricio Rosende who said that the radical indigenous Mapuche organizations Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM) was no longer operative now that its leaders were in prison (El Mercurio, conservative, influential newspape [...]	2009-08-11 20:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO768	SCENESETTER FOR SOUTHCOM COMMANDER GENERAL DOUGLAS [...] (C) I would like to warmly welcome you to Chile on August 16-20. Coming shortly after President Bachelet's meeting with President Obama in Washington on June 23-24, your visit is an excellent opportunity to further strengthen military-to-military relations and to encourage Chile to exercise g [...]	2009-08-12 17:44:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV OVIP MASS MARR CI
09SANTIAGO769	FM FERNANDEZ ON UNASUR -- GREATER COLOMBIAN [...] (C) Summary. On August 11, Foreign Minister Fernandez suggested to the Ambassador that UNASUR moderates can balance out the populists and hold UNASUR together in spite of tension over Colombia. However, Colombia needs to participate in UNASUR at a senior level to effectively explain its pos [...]	2009-08-12 20:31:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CI
09SANTIAGO770	CHILE SUPPORTS EGYPTIAN CANDIDATE FOR UNESCO [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Jorge Ossa, Deputy Director of Elections in the Bureau of Multilateral Affairs. Ossa told Poloff that Chile has already declared its support for Egyptian candidate Farouk Hosni. Ossa added that Chile's decision to support Hosni is based entirely on t [...]	2009-08-12 21:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	UNESCO CI
09SANTIAGO775	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 13 [...] Three different polls -- CERC, Imaginaccion, and Direct Media -- show that Sebastian Pinera is ahead in the presidential race in either a first round or a runoff election with Concertacion candidate Eduardo Frei and independent Marcos Enriquez-Ominami (El Mercurio, conservative, influential, 8/ [...]	2009-08-13 20:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO776	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 12 [...] The holding company responsible for HidroAysen, the largest electricity generation project in the country, will launch a nationwide campaign on television, Internet, and radio to inform the public of the project (La Tercera, conservative, independent, 8/13). Honduras -------- 2. The USG [...]	2009-08-13 20:05:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO78	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 23 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the detention of the former National Registry Service Director for mismanagement and embezzlement; the more than 40% rate reduction for calls to cell phones; and the violent attack of an estate in the indigenous Mapuche area in southern Chile. U.S.-Related News - [...]	2009-01-23 15:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO781	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 14 [...] The death of an indigenous Mapuche when the police evicted him and others from a private estate in southern Chile has triggered violent incidents in the Region of Araucania. Eight policemen have been injured by shotgun pellets (La Tercera, conservative, independent, 8/14). Honduras -------- [...]	2009-08-14 19:51:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO782	CHILEAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR: ZELAYA'S VISIT "VERY [...] (C) Bachelet Presidential Advisor Marcos Robledo told the Ambassador that Manuel Zelaya's August 13 visit to Santiago was "very productive." According to Robledo, President Bachelet and several members of the Chilean Congress emphasized the Obama Administration's desire to play a constructive [...]	2009-08-14 21:05:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL KDEM HO VE BR CI
09SANTIAGO783	GOC Seeks Solution after Supreme Court Invalidated [...] (SBU) Summary: Senior Chilean officials have told the Ambassador that the Chilean Supreme Court's invalidation of an environmental permit for AES Gener's power plant is a serious problem that could undermine Chile's image as a stable investment environment, and that the Bachelet administration [...]	2009-08-17 15:59:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO786	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 17 [...] After three years, President Bachelet will enact the General Education Law this week. The new law answers some of the demands of the 2006 student revolt (La Tercera, conservative, independent, 8/16) Honduras -------- 2. Chilean Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez said that in his meeting [...]	2009-08-17 20:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO787	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 18 [...] Chile's Police Force officially supported the special unit agent indicted for the death of an indigenous activist in last week's clashes; new drop in stocks prices shakes global financial markets; President Obama's healthcare reform faces strong criticism in the United States. U.S.-Chile -- [...]	2009-08-18 13:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO788	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 19 [...] Opposition Deputy Gonzalo Arenas reacted aggressively against Minister of the Interior Edmundo Perez Yoma during his testimony at the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. Minister Perez Yoma was testifying on the violent events in Region Nine involving Mapuche indigenous, but his explanations did not [...]	2009-08-19 13:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO790	CHILEAN INVESTMENTS IN VENEZUELA UNDER FIRE [...] (C) Summary: The restrictions on Chilean companies, ability to repatriate funds from Venezuela has become a major irritant between the two countries. Blocked returns exceed $80 million, and the Chilean Congress and companies have pressed the Bachelet Administration to defend Chilean companie [...]	2009-08-19 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	ECIN ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CI VE
09SANTIAGO792	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 20 [...] An Ipsos survey shows a technical tie between Concertacion candidate Eduardo Frei and independent Marco Enriquez-Ominami in a presidential race against Sebastian Pinera. The results were 22.9 for Frei, 20.6 for Enriquez-Ominami, and 35.6 for Pinera, (Independent, conservative, La Tercera, 8/20) [...]	2009-08-20 13:45:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO793	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 20 [...] An Ipsos survey shows a technical tie between Concertacion candidate Eduardo Frei and independent Marco Enriquez-Ominami in a presidential race against Sebastian Pinera. The results were 22.9 for Frei, 20.6 for Enriquez-Ominami, and 35.6 for Pinera, (Independent, conservative, La Tercera, 8/20) [...]	2009-08-20 14:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI

09SANTIAGO800	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 24 [...] Tests show that the virus affecting two turkey breeding farms in the Fifth Region is the AH1N1 virus that affected humans this winter. This makes Chile the first country to detect the virus in turkeys. The World Health Organization (WHO) is also monitoring the two farms (Conservative afternoo [...]	2009-08-24 20:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO801	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 25 [...] Over the weekend Peruvian President Alan Garcia suggested in an interview that Chile and Bolivia had some type of secret agreement to provide the latter with access to the sea. In this context, Bolivian President Evo Morales and Chilean Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez denied the existence of [...]	2009-08-25 15:36:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO806	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 26 [...] The sale of retail products increased 8.8 per cent in July. The sale of clothing shot up 26.1 and shoes 17.4 per cent, spreading optimism in the business sector (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 8/26). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The Kennedy Amendment was the one issue tha [...]	2009-08-26 19:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO809	FM FERNANDEZ ON UNASUR: CHILE TO BACK DCA, AVOID [...] (C) The Ambassador verbally delivered reftel demarche in an August 27 conversation with Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez. Fernandez stated that the Chilean government was focused on two objectives surrounding tomorrow's UNASUR meeting. First, Chile wants to ensure that the Chilean-Bolivia [...]	2009-08-27 18:09:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR OPDC XR
09SANTIAGO81	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS JANUARY 12-23 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. Between January 12 and January 23, copper prices slipped, the Peso remained relatively stable against the Dollar, and there was little movement in the stock [...]	2009-01-26 10:15:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO810	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 27 [...] The government is considering a constitutional reform to restrict residence visas for Easter Island, based on environmental sustainability. Island leaders, however, want an immediate solution to the problem (Conservative, independent La TErcera, 8/27). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2 [...]	2009-08-27 19:13:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO811	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 28 [...] President Alvaro Uribe will confront at a UNASUR meeting today Hugo Chavez' criticism of Colombia's agreement with the United States (Conservative, influential newspaper-of-record, El Mercurio, 8/28). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The U.S. Embassy in Santiago opened a condolence [...]	2009-08-28 18:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO812	CHILE: MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS SAYS TRILATERAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chilean Minister of Public Works Sergio Bitar told the Ambassador August 26 that cooperation with the U.S. Treasury on an infrastructure project in Costa Rica will continue. Bitar underlined that this type of trilateral cooperation is "very important" to the GOC. The Minister n [...]	2009-08-28 20:57:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAID ECON EFIN EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI CR
09SANTIAGO817	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 31 [...] The UNASUR summit was aired live and showed us a disorganized and seven-hour debate that concluded with upset presidents and a final declaration that made no reference to the U.S.-Colombia agreement. The declaration, however, states that "foreign military forces cannot threaten the sovereignty [...]	2009-08-31 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO818	CHILE: DIGITAL TV DECISION LIKELY SOON [...] (SBU) Summary. The Chilean Minister for Telecommunications told the Ambassador that Chile would decide soon on a digital TV standard and would base its decision on careful technical analysis. His comments suggested that Chile was weighing both the U.S. and Japanese standards, but he did not i [...]	2009-08-31 20:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON PREL TSPL CI
09SANTIAGO823	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - SEPTEMBER 1 [...] The National unemployment rate is up to 10.8 percent for May-July. Valparaiso has the highest rate (18.5 percent),followed by Angol and Vina del Mar (Conservative, influential newspaper-of-record El Mercurio, 9/1). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Austral Capital investment fund wi [...]	2009-09-01 17:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO825	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - SEPTEMBER 2 [...] Presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera launched his candidacy yesterday in an "Obama style" proclamation event in Santiago (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 9/2). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The National Economic Prosecutor's office, FNE, said it would go ahead and review [...]	2009-09-02 19:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO826	MYTH VS. REALITY IN CHILE'S MAPUCHE CONFLICT [...] (C) Summary: Despite sensationalist press coverage and a popular image of bloody conflict in Chile's southern Mapuche heartland, poloffs found that relations between indigenous and non-indigenous communities were largely non-violent, if often tense and distrustful. Three people -- all Mapuche activ [...]	2009-09-03 18:05:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PTER PREL SOCI CI CO SP
09SANTIAGO829	Chile's Foreign Minister Outlines Honduras, UNASUR Challenge [...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 2 conversation with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Fernandez suggested that Honduran President Zelaya needed to adopt a more conciliatory public tone to ease his return to power, and that it was important for the sake of hemispheric unity that he return to Ho [...]	2009-09-03 21:00:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CI
09SANTIAGO83	COMPLETED BLUE LANTERN CHECK--APPLICATION 050135240 [...] (SBU) Embassy Santiago recommends that JL Commercial Services' application for USD 3 million of UH-1H helicopter parts be denied. Subsequent paragraphs describe site visit to JL Commercial Services and additional information about the end-user, Flight Services. Site Visit to JL Commercial [...]	2009-01-26 18:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC CI
09SANTIAGO831	Lagos on Honduras, Chilean elections [...] (C) Former President Lagos met with the Ambassador on September 4 for a brief tour d'horizon of the regional situation and the Chilean elections. 2. (C) On Honduras, Lagos was pessimistic that it would be possible to restore Zelaya to power before the scheduled elections. He s [...]	2009-09-04 20:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CI
09SANTIAGO833	CHILEAN MFA DG IBARRA ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS: RELATIONS [...] (C) Summary: Roberto Ibarra, new MFA Director General for Foreign Policy, affirmed to the Ambassador September 3 that U.S. - Chile relations are excellent. He qualified the results of the UNASUR Bariloche summit as "better than expected" and underlined Chile's commitment to working with the o [...]	2009-09-04 20:37:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV XR CI
09SANTIAGO835	CHILE: Opposition Candidate Pinera Continues to Lead in [...] (U) Summary: Chile's opposition coalition, Alianza, has its best chance ever to win the presidency. For the first time in twenty years, the nation's most respected poll shows an opposition candidate leading the first round of voting in the presidential race 100 days before the election. None [...]	2009-09-04 21:09:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO839	ACTION REQUEST RESPONSE: NEGOTIATIONS OVER A BILATERAL [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-10 18:00:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD CI EFIN EINV
09SANTIAGO84	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 24-26 [...] Chilean dailies highlighted the cancelling or postponing of investment projects worth US$18 billion dollars, primarily in Chile's mining and real estate sectors, because of the economic crisis. Front-page coverage continued about the Obama administration's first week in office. U.S.-Relate [...]	2009-01-26 19:43:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO840	Sept. 8 Santiago Media Report [...] The rain caused three mudslides in the area of Farellones near Santiago. A woman died and her 2-year old remains missing (All dailies, 9/7). U.S.-Related News ------------------------ 2. Starting tomorrow, the capital of the Second Region, Calama, will be the center of the Des [...]	2009-09-08 21:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO843	CHILE: Indigenous Conflict Tops Domestic Political Agenda [...] (SBU) Summary: Indigenous conflict -- particularly between Mapuche and non-indigenous land owners in southern Chile -- has forced itself prominently on to President Bachelet's political agenda following the August 12 police killing of a Mapuche activist. Over the past 20 years, relations between th [...]	2009-09-10 21:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO844	Sept. 9 Santiago Media Report [...] Colombia displaced Chile as the best country in which to do business in Latin America, according to the Doing Business 2010 World Bank ranking. Colombia moved up 12 positions and Chile down 9 (Conservative, independent, La Tercera, 9/9). U.S.-Related News ------------ [...]	2009-09-09 20:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO845	INSULZA: U.S. SHOULD TALK TO HONDURAN CANDIDATES ABOUT THE [...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 7 meeting with the Ambassador, OAS Secretary General Insulza suggested that the United States inform leading Honduran presidential candidates of U.S. views of the upcoming election. Insulza said the United States has done everything possible to sanction the [...]	2009-09-11 20:12:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL OAS HO VE WEU CI
09SANTIAGO847	CHILE: RESPONSE TO NPT REPORTING REQUEST [...] (C) Below please find Embassy Santiago's response to reftel, which requested information on current arms control and nonproliferation policymaking processes in key countries in preparation for the 2010 NPT Review Conference. 2. (C) Alvaro Guzman, in the Bureau of International and Human Sec [...]	2009-09-15 21:58:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	AORC CDG ENRG KNNP PARM PGOV PREL IAEA CI
09SANTIAGO848	Santiago Sept. 10 Media Report [...] A former Air Force officer stated that his brigade had paid approximately US$3 million to purchase spare parts for helicopters that were never received and for maintenance services that were never conducted. An investigation was opened for misuse of state funds (La Tercera, 9/10). [...]	2009-09-10 17:37:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO850	CHILE's UNGA 64 Goals and Objectives [...] (SBU) Poloffs delivered reftel demarche on UNGA 64 goals and objectives to Ambassador Juan Eguiguren, Director of Multilateral Affairs. Poloffs emphasized the Obama Administration's commitment to re-engagement with the international community and highlighted the following issues: non-prolife [...]	2009-09-10 22:02:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL UNGA CI
09SANTIAGO851	Chile unlikely to accept Kosovo delegation meeting [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 21:33:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL AORC CI KV
09SANTIAGO853	Chile attendance at UNGA Haiti meeting not yet decided [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-16 21:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL KPKO AORC UNSC UNGA HA CI
09SANTIAGO855	Chilean Senate President on Honduras [...] (C) Ambassador spoke on September 16 with Jovino Novoa, President of the Chilean Senate, about Honduras. Novoa indicated that he was watching developments in Honduras very closely and enjoys close ties with the Honduran National Party and Presidential candidate Porfirio Lobo. Ambassador [...]	2009-09-16 21:51:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CI
09SANTIAGO856	CHILE: TRILATERAL COOPERATION BEGINS WITH CAFTA-DR COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA sponsored 18 delegates from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in a study tour of Chilean agricultural inspection and quarantine facilities August 31-September 4. Post proposed the visit, in keeping with the commitment made by Preside [...]	2009-09-11 17:53:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CI
09SANTIAGO859	Scenesetter for Secretary of Commerce Locke's September [...] (SBU) On behalf of Ambassador Simons, I would like to warmly welcome you to Chile on September 27-29. In hosting the Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) for the first time outside of the United States, Chile has worked closely with us to strengthen the ACF because it shares with us an awaren [...]	2009-09-23 20:45:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV ECON OVIP CI
09SANTIAGO86	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 27 [...] Headlines noted Minister of Interior Edmundo Perez-Yoma will testify over the 1994 Belgium sale of Mirage aircraft to Chile. Former Air Force Commander-in-Chief Ramon Vega is one of several officers arrested on suspicion of embezzlement in this case. Dailies also highlighted that Eduardo Frei [...]	2009-01-27 20:07:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO860	CHILE: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION PRIORITIES [...] No summary [...]	2009-09-11 21:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL UN UNHRC CI
09SANTIAGO865	Chilean FM on Honduras, Salitre Military Exercises, [...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Fernandez told PDAS Kelly that Chile strongly supports the San Jose Accord to resolve the crisis in Honduras, but noted disagreements in the international community about the most constructive way forward. Chile is trying to ease tensions with Peru, in particula [...]	2009-10-06 20:58:00	Embassy Santiago	SECRET	PREL PHUM MOPS UNESCO UNHRC CI HO
09SANTIAGO867	CHILE: Conservatives Beat Back Skeleton in Pinera's Closet [...] (SBU) Summary: Eduardo Frei attempted to taint presidential challenger Sebastian Pinera with renewed allegations of insider trading. Pinera's skilled campaign team flipped the issue into a referendum on the NGO that reported the incident. A competitive businessman and politician prone to taking ris [...]	2009-10-09 15:43:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON KCOR CI
09SANTIAGO868	CHILE: MONTHLY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY AND AUGUST [...] SUMMARY: Chile's economy may have passed through the worst of the recession, as some macroeconomic indicators show positive signs. The Chilean economy contracted by 4.5% in the second quarter of 2009, and economic activity fell again in July and August. However, August's seasonally adjusted [...]	2009-09-16 13:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO869	CHILE, PERU SQUABBLE OVER MULTINATIONAL MILITARY EXERCISE [...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent flap between Chile and Peru over a multinational military exercise illustrates both countries' tendency to spar publicly over border-related issues. After Peruvian Defense Minister Rey publicly called for the multinational exercise to be cancelled, Chile invited Peru [...]	2009-10-09 21:57:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PE CI
09SANTIAGO870	Santiago Sept. 16 Media Report [...] Presidential candidates are preparing for their first television debate that will be aired by National Television TVN on September 23, at 10:40 p.m.. The debate will last 90 minutes and will be conducted by one journalist. One part of it will be for the candidates to answer a few questions [...]	2009-09-16 19:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO874	CHILE SELECTS JAPANESE DIGITAL TV STANDARD [...] (U) On September 14, Chile announced its decision to adopt the Japanese digital TV standard (ISDB-T). Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Rene Cortazar cited the quantity of channels, signal quality, and mobile features as the key factors in the decision. 2. (U) Chile j [...]	2009-09-16 20:58:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECPS ECON PREL TSPL CI
09SANTIAGO877	Chile's Presidential Election: Frei Falters, [...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Frei's bid to return to the presidential palace is faltering as a disorganized campaign, fractious Concertacion coalition, and competing progressive candidates drain support away from the former president. Frei -- long seen as steady, dependable, and frankly, a bit borin [...]	2009-10-16 15:28:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO879	Chile's Quick Regional Review: UNASUR, Rio Group, Argentina [...] (C) Summary. Roberto Ibarra, the third-ranking Foreign Ministry official, told the Ambassador that UNASUR can play a constructive role in South America by focusing on concrete efforts, notably combating narcotrafficking. Chile will assume leadership of Rio Group in 2010 and will focus on inc [...]	2009-10-16 20:42:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO88	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 28 [...] Dailies continue to cover as front page news the 1994 Mirage purchase scandal and the economic crisis, highlighting that unemployment in Santiago is up to 9.7%. President Obama's interview with Al-Arabiya is also highlighted. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Headline: "Obama gives [...]	2009-01-28 15:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO881	Behind the Scenes in Chile's Presidential Campaigns: Frei [...] (C) Summary: While the Eduardo Frei presidential campaign focuses its public attacks on Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera, private conversations reveal that Frei's team is increasingly worried about upstart leftist challenger Marco Enriquez-Ominami. Both the energized Pinera team and the t [...]	2009-10-20 20:29:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO883	Chile's Presidential Race: Political Elite See Isolated [...] (C) Summary: Well-connected politicians and observers describe President Bachelet and some Concertacion congressional candidates as maintaining a distance from Eduardo Frei's lagging presidential campaign. Opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera is reportedly testing his talking points against [...]	2009-10-23 17:28:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO885	LOW LEVEL VIOLENCE CONTINUES IN CHILE'S INDIGENOUS SOUTH [...] (C) SUMMARY: Three recent attacks in Chile's Araucania region, the heart of indigenous Mapuche territory, have riveted attention once again on continuing disputes between indigenous groups and the state in southern Chile. The Coordinadora Arauco Malleco (CAM),a violent Mapuche group with a history [...]	2009-10-23 19:04:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV SOCI CI PHUM
09SANTIAGO886	Santiago Sept. 17 Meda Report [...] All dailies report on the array of events that the municipalities and the government are preparing in different parts of Santiago for the September 18-19 Independence Day holiday. U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. After inaugurating the Bicentennial and [...]	2009-09-17 20:49:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO887	Chile Pleased with Trilateral Cooperation, Pursues Regional [...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Fernandez reaffirmed Chile's outstanding relationship with the United States during an October 27 meeting with the Ambassador. Fernandez is especially pleased with U.S.-Chile trilateral cooperation. Chile is pursuing a policy of regional integration through bila [...]	2009-10-30 17:51:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MOPS PE CI
09SANTIAGO89	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 29 [...] The Cencosud conglomerate stopped the construction of its US$600 million, three-tower Costanera Center project (located near the Embassy). The construction project employed thousands of workers who were building the highest tower in South America. Dailies also highlighted a 40-peso increase [...]	2009-01-29 15:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO890	Sept. 21 Media Report [...] Twenty-three people died in car accidents over the "Dieciocho" long holiday. All of them were related to alcohol consumption (Conservative, independent,La Tercera, 9/21). Salitre Exercise ------------------- 2. Background: At Unasur, Peru's President proposed that South American [...]	2009-09-21 21:46:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO893	Chile Lauds Honduran Agreement, Low Key on DCA Signing, [...] (C) Summary. On October 30, FM Fernandez and presidential foreign policy advisor Robledo strongly welcomed the U.S.-brokered agreement in Honduras, calling it an historical moment that would have positive consequences for the region. Those officials, when informed of the signing of the Defen [...]	2009-11-03 19:12:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL EINV ENRG PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO894	CHILE: TRILATERAL COOPERATION BEGINS WITH CAFTA-DR COUNTRIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USDA and USAID sponsored 18 delegates from Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Nicaragua in a study tour of Chilean agricultural inspection and quarantine facilities August 31-September 4. Post proposed the visit, in keeping with the commitment made [...]	2009-09-22 18:24:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EAGR ECON ETRD ECIN PREL CI
09SANTIAGO895	Chilean Response to USG UNGA Third Committee and Goldstone [...] (SBU) Poloff and Canadian Second Secretary Meghan Pelton jointly delivered Ref A demarche on UNGA Third Committee priorities to MFA Human Rights Deputy Director Gerardo Ateaga on November 4. Ateaga made the following observations about Chile's priorities and positions in the Third Committee: [...]	2009-11-04 19:26:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM PREL PTER IS CI KPAL
09SANTIAGO896	Santiago Sept. 22 Media Report [...] Tension increases with Manuel Zelaya's return to Honduras and his request for refuge in the Brazilian embassy (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 9/22). U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. The poverty rate in the United States in 2008 was 13.2%, due to the [...]	2009-09-22 21:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO897	Chile's Counterintuitive Presidential Race: Why a [...] (SBU) Summary. Chile's presidential election will likely be decided in a run-off election on January 17 pitting opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera against either former president Eduardo Frei or young parliamentarian Marco Enriquez-Ominami. While Frei currently looks more likely to make [...]	2009-11-13 19:21:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR CI
09SANTIAGO899	Introducing Eduardo Frei: Chile's Center-Left Presidential [...] (C) Summary: Smart, dependable, honest, and dull, Concertacion candidate Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle is attempting to regain the presidency that he held from 1994-2000 and that his legendary father, Eduardo Frei Montalva, held from 1964-1970. Despite many successes during his first four years as presid [...]	2009-11-16 15:18:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR CI
09SANTIAGO901	COM Concurrence/Vetting Assurance for FY 2010 Santiago [...] (C) Ambassador Paul E. Simons formally concurs, per reftel guidance, with Embassy Santiago's proposal for FY2010 Section 1206 funding. The proposal is designed to strengthen Chile's capacity to conduct counter-terrorism activities and deepen the already outstanding relationship between the Un [...]	2009-11-16 16:41:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	MASS MARR MOPS PREL PTER ASEC CI
09SANTIAGO902	Santiago Sept. 23 Media Report [...] The rape of a 14-year old girl and the inability of her parents to find the morning-after pill in local pharmacies prompted the government to open an investigation. Drug stores claim they have no stock of the product, but the state Central Distribution Center says there are 14,000 doses o [...]	2009-09-23 21:17:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO905	Chile Tries to Tamp Down Peru's Reaction to Potential FMS [...] (C) Summary. Chile has responded in measured tones to increasingly harsh comments from President Garcia of Peru after Peru reported that a Peruvian military official was arrested for spying for Chile. After Garcia said the alleged spying was something for a banana republic and not a democrac [...]	2009-11-18 20:18:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV MASS CI PE
09SANTIAGO907	CHILE: DOMESTIC REACTION TO SPY STORY SUBDUED [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The domestic reaction in Chile to the Peruvian spy story has been subdued due to careful management by the Bachelet administration. Congress and the three leading Presidential candidates support President Bachelet's handling of the situation. Potential U.S. military sales cur [...]	2009-11-23 20:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI PE
09SANTIAGO908	Santiago Sept. 24 Media Report [...] All dailies ran extensive coverage of the first presidential debate aired last night on National Television TVN. American Competitiveness Forum ----------------------------------------- 2. In a video conference from Washington organized by the U.S. Embassy , Department of [...]	2009-09-24 21:06:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO91	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 30 [...] Dailies continued with extensive reporting on the effects of the Cencosud conglomerate's decision to stop construction of its US$600 million, three-tower Costanera Center project. The media is portraying this development as representative of Chile's economic crisis. Dailies also continue to [...]	2009-01-30 16:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO911	Chile--Demarche Delivered on NPT Review Conference [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-25 19:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA CI
09SANTIAGO912	DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CHILE ON U.S.-CANADA-MEXICO PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) Econ/poloff delivered ref demarche on September 25, 2009 to Waldemar Coutts, Deputy Director, and Mauricio Hurtado, Counselor, at Chile's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of Environment, Antarctic, and Maritime Affairs (MFA/DIMA). Hurtado explained MFA/DIMA needs to coordinate wit [...]	2009-09-25 19:30:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	SENV AORC KGHG CI
09SANTIAGO913	CHILE SHARES US CONCERNS ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Alvaro Guzman of the MFA's International and Human Security Office on November 25. Guzman said that Chile was in agreement with US concerns and that, in general, Chile adheres closely to the positions of the IAEA and UNSC. Chile feels that Iran has not [...]	2009-11-27 18:22:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL IR CI BR AR CU
09SANTIAGO916	Santiago Sept. 25 Media Report [...] On Wednesday's presidential debate, Eduardo Frei cited a Transparency International (TI) report released the day before which mentions a fine levied by Chile's Securities and Stocks Regulator against Pinera for the use of privileged information to buy LanChile shares in 2006. Yesterday, [...]	2009-09-25 21:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO919	Introducing Marco Enriquez-Ominami: Chile's Surprise [...] (C) Summary: Thirty-six year old filmmaker and presidential candidate Marco Enriquez-Ominami has a cinematic life story: father martyred, raised in exile, young Marco returns to home full of resentment, marries a TV star, and gets the backing of a pro-Castro revolutionary-turned-millionaire to beco [...]	2009-12-02 17:10:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON PINR CI CU
09SANTIAGO92	CHILE: 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] PROCEDURES Inventory Management EUM Program Coordinator Patrick Fischer, 56-2-330-3394, FischerPJ@state.gov Inventory System Post is able to take advantage of official travel for spot-checking on an ad hoc basis. However, on-site inspections are infrequent given the small size of the [...]	2009-01-30 18:54:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AFIN SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO925	Chile Reports on Divisive UNASUR Meeting [...] (C) Summary. Acting FM Flisfisch told the Ambassador that the November 27 UNASUR meeting in Quito was "super tense" because of a "very disagreeable" conflict between Venezuela and Colombia on the use of military bases and counterterrorism. UNASUR finally was able to reach agreement on a reso [...]	2009-12-03 20:54:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL MARR CI
09SANTIAGO927	CHILE: SCENESCETTER FOR 2009 ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's presidential and congressional elections are scheduled to take place December 13. The presidential race will likely result in a run-off election, to be held January 17, while congressional elections will not produce a working majority for either major coalition. Alia [...]	2009-12-09 21:19:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO928	CHILE AGREES TO DEFER RESOLUTION ON DE-ALERTING NUCLEAR [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph four. 2. (SBU) According to Director of International and Human Security Alfredo Labbe, Chile will not introduce the de-alerting resolution in the UNGA First Committee in 2009. Labbe told Pol/Econ Counselor that Chile will [...]	2009-09-29 14:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM MNUC PREL CI
09SANTIAGO929	CHILE DEMARCHED ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to the Office of Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on December 4, and followed up by telephone with office Deputy Director Gerardo Ateaga on December 9. (Ateaga had just returned to the office after more than two weeks away.) 2. (SBU [...]	2009-12-09 21:20:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM UNGA UN CI
09SANTIAGO93	CHILE: ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY 2009 [...] SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of developments in the Chilean energy sector during January 2009. Thanks to a recent vote in the Chamber of Deputies, Chile moved closer to creating a new Ministry of Energy, which may pass into law by the end of March. Seeking to increase the flow of re [...]	2009-01-30 20:33:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO931	Chile's Presidential Election: Dec. 13 Vote Pits Sputtering [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera is almost certain to emerge from the December 13 presidential election in first place but falling short of the absolute majority required to be elected outright. The real question to be answered is whom he will face in a second round--Concerta [...]	2009-12-10 15:12:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO932	Santiago Sept. 28 Media Report [...] U.S. Secretary of Commerce to visit Chile for the Third Americas Competitiveness Forum that starts on Sept. 27 and will conclude on the 29th. Other key participants are President Bachelet and her Guatemalan counterpart Alvaro Colom (Mercurio on line, 9/28). 2. The governor of Califor [...]	2009-09-29 20:29:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO933	Countdown to Chile's Congressional Elections [...] (SBU) Summary: Individual races in this year's congressional elections are more competitive and uncertain than ever, although the elections may not produce much change in the overall makeup of the Chilean Congress. The governing Concertacion coalition will most likely regain its majority in the Se [...]	2009-12-10 19:52:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO935	Former President Lagos, FM Fernandez Urge that De Facto [...] (C) Summary. Two senior Chilean statesmen said that it is critical that the de facto president of Honduras, Roberto Micheletti, step down to facilitate regional recognition of the Honduran election. Former Chilean President Lagos also urged that incoming president Porfirio Lobo appoint a uni [...]	2009-12-10 20:16:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV CI HO
09SANTIAGO936	Santiago Sept. 29 Media Report [...] At the opening of the Third Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF),Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said the United States is "committed to resisting the temptation" of applying protectionist policies. "These kinds of policies might be well-intended, but inevitably fail," said Locke. The Sec [...]	2009-09-29 21:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO937	CHILE: Six Charged in Death of Former Chilean President [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 7, Judge Alejandro Madrid charged six individuals with assassinating former President Eduardo Frei Montalva in 1982. Frei, who is the father of the current presidential candidate Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, died ostensibly of a bacterial infection after undergoing routine su [...]	2009-12-11 20:22:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO938	Santiago Sept. 30 Media Report [...] The Executive Office submitted a bill to Congress that creates a ministry for indigenous affairs and a new agency to implement indigenous policies (Government-owned La Nacion, 9/30). Secretary Locke -------------------- 2. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Loc [...]	2009-09-30 16:25:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO94	CHILE: ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS WEEK OF JANUARY 26 [...] SUMMARY: This continues a series of updates on major developments in Chile's economy since the acceleration of global financial turmoil. By January 30, copper prices rose slightly, the Peso gained some ground against the Dollar, and the stock market closed higher. Retail sales dropped by 9% [...]	2009-01-30 21:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO943	CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION: ALL BETS ON PINERA [...] (C) Summary: Days after the December 13 first round presidential election, the picture for center-left presidential candidate Eduardo Frei is bleak. The former president, who in 1993 was elected to his first term by the largest margin in Chilean history, this time received 29.6% of the vote- [...]	2009-12-17 19:54:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO945	CHILEAN OAS TEAM MEMBER ON HONDURAS CRISIS [...] (C) On December 17, the Ambassador met with Enrique Correa, a political consultant and former minister who has been working with the OAS to resolve the political crisis in Honduras. Correa, who had been in Honduras November 3 - December 5, praised the strong relationship A/S Valenzuela has d [...]	2009-12-17 20:37:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL CI HO PA GT
09SANTIAGO946	Chile - Proposed OPIC Financing for Microfinance Growth Fund [...] No summary [...]	2009-10-01 21:23:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO947	Frei's Long Odds: Why the Numbers Point to a Pinera Victory [...] (C) Summary: At first glance, former president and Concertacion candidate Frei seems to be heading in to the final stage of the presidential election with a strong advantage: three progressive presidential candidates split 56% of the vote, while the only conservative candidate, Sebastian Pin [...]	2009-12-18 17:36:00	Embassy Santiago	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO948	Santiago Oct. 1 Media Report [...] Jorge Navarrete, director of the local chapter of Transparency International (TI),"Chile, Transparente," resigned amid a controversy regarding the local organization's lack of thoroughness and impartiality (All dailies, 10/2). "Salitre" Military Exercise ------------------- [...]	2009-10-02 12:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO949	Embassy Santiago Suggestions for Defamation of Religions [...] (SBU) In response to Ref A query on engaging Chile on the question of defamation of religion, Embassy Santiago advises that Chile has already voted "no" along with the United States on the defamation of religion issue in the UNGA (Ref B). We believe that Washington has already found an effec [...]	2009-12-21 19:41:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO95	CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR SQUADRON [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (SBU) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check, of the following Chilean Air Force officer who has been nominated to participate in [...]	2009-02-02 10:31:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO950	Santiago Oct. 2 Media Report [...] The Antofagasta Regional Environmental Commission (Corema) ordered gas company "Geotermica del Norte" to cease exploration activities near El Tatio geyser field in northern Chile. On September 8 operations resulted in a leak that sent water shooting 197 feet into the air, cau [...]	2009-10-05 12:38:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO958	Santiago October 5 Media Report [...] Gas company "Geotermica del Norte" was able to close the leak caused by its exploration activities near El Tatio geyser field in northern Chile on September 8 (All dailies, 10/5). U.S.-Related News ------------------------ 2. Women's National Service (Sernam) Ministe [...]	2009-10-05 21:50:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO962	Santiago October 6 Media Report [...] Chile ranked first in Latin America and 44th globally in the United Nations Development Program index on human development. The ranking includes variables such as life expectancy (78.5 years),per capita GDP, and access to health and education. Social and gender inequity were two var [...]	2009-10-06 18:28:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO968	CHILE-CALIFORNIA PARTNERSHIP CELEBRATES ACHIEVEMENTS, LOOKS [...] (U) SUMMARY: A California delegation traveled to Chile September 27-29 to recognize the achievements of the Chile-California Partnership and explore more opportunities for engagement. Led by Secretaries of State Dale Bonner and Mike Chrisman, the delegation met with Chilean counterparts to d [...]	2009-10-07 20:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL ECON EINV ENRG EAGR OEXC CI
09SANTIAGO97	CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 31 - FEBRUARY 2 [...] Dailies continue to highlight different aspects of the investigation of the 1994 Mirage aircraft purchases from Belgium. Dailies also highlighted the FARC's release of four hostages and President Obama's call to Bachelet, inviting her for a state visit. U.S.-Related News ----------------- [...]	2009-02-03 12:14:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO970	Santiago Oct. 7 Media Report [...] Congress passed a draft bill that creates a new corporative government for Chile's state-owned copper company Codelco. This is "the most significant" change the company has undergone since its creation in 1976 (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 10/7). U.S. Related News [...]	2009-10-07 21:03:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO972	Santiago Oct. 8 Media Report [...] The Distortions Committee, formed by Central Bank and finance, agriculture, foreign affairs, and economy ministry officials decreed a 15% temporary special duty on powdered milk and gouda cheese imports from Uruguay and Argentina (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 10/8). Salitre [...]	2009-10-08 17:21:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO974	Oct. 9 Media Report [...] Chile ranked fourth on the World Economic Forum financial stability index for 2009. The report included 55 countries, where the UK ranked first (Conservative, influential El Mercurio, 10/9). Salitre Exercise ------------------ 2. Chile changed the hypothetical backg [...]	2009-10-09 19:40:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO978	Santiago Oct. 10-13 Media Report [...] Chile played Colombia in Medellin and won 4-2, therefore qualifying for the World Cup (All dailies, 10/11). U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. After almost a month and a half of controversy over the "Salitre" exercise, the U.S. Embassy in Santiago commended [...]	2009-10-13 20:19:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO980	Santiago Oct. 14 Media Report [...] Under Secretary of Interior Patricio Rosende said the government will invoke the Anti-Terrorist Law to prosecute those responsible for burning two trucks, attacking a toll booth, and firiQt private vehicles in the community of Victoria, in southern Chile, over the weekend. The indiv [...]	2009-10-14 14:12:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO986	ACTION REQUEST: CHILE WELCOMES UNODC, ASKS FOR MONEY TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. 2. Poloff delivered reftel update to Rodrigo Toledo from the Bureau of International and Human Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Toledo welcomed the addition of the United Nations Office on Drug and Crime as [...]	2009-10-15 15:34:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM PREL PTER KGIC CI
09SANTIAGO99	CHILE MEDIA REPORT -FEBRUARY 3 [...] Dailies highlighted that Chile will host the Summit of the Progressive Governance Network in Vina del Mar in late March, and the leaders of Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Argentina, and Brazil are expected to attend. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. 14-year old Marcos Ro [...]	2009-02-03 15:22:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI

09SANTIAGO996	Santiago Oct. 20 Media Report [...] A protected witness revealed that the five individuals implicated in last week's attack in the Region of Araucania, where a toll booth was destroyed and several trucks were set on fire, were planning to attack trucks transporting gas and oil from Argentina (Conservative, influential [...]	2009-10-20 19:32:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO998	Santiago Oct. 21 Media Report [...] Hooded individuals carrying shotguns intercepted and burned two trucks in the Region of Araucania, where indigenous communities are reclaiming ancestral lands (All dailies, 10/21). U.S.-Related News ------------------------ 2. Chilean ambassador to the U.S. Jose Goni [...]	2009-10-21 17:56:00	Embassy Santiago	UNCLASSIFIED	ECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTODOMINGO1339	WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly's Discussions with President and [...] (C) WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, in a 12/10/09 meeting with President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, and in a 12/11/09 meeting with Morales, encouraged the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) to promote the Pathways to Prosperity initiative as a mechanism fo [...]	2009-12-22 18:53:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ETRD SNAR SCUL EAID DR HA
09SANTODOMINGO902	GODR SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY IN THE POSTAL [...] (U) Embassy received on August 13, 2009 a diplomatic note from the Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs seeking support for the Dominican Republic's candidacy to the Postal Union of the Americas, Spain, and Portugal (UPAEP). The elections will take place August 17-21, 2009 at the UPAEP cong [...]	2009-08-18 16:08:00	Embassy Santo Domingo	UNCLASSIFIED	DR PUAS WHO
09SAOPAULO19	BLUE LANTERN CASE 050136184 [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Econoff visited AVIBRAS munitions manufacturing site and met with company president Sami Hassuani on January 8. The company appears to have adequate security measures to protect sensitive USML items. Hassuani provided copious documentation to support th [...]	2009-01-09 17:38:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC MY BR
09SAOPAULO203	MEDIA REACTION: Global Economy-G-20 Summit SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-02 21:03:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO206	Media Reaction Sao Paulo- G20 surpasses expectations- [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-03 13:54:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO366	BRAZIL:AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT [...] (C) Ambassador Sobel met June 15 with former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) to discuss the activities of FHC,s think tank and possible areas of cooperation. Cardoso spoke at length about Sao Paulo Governor and presumptive 2010 PSDB Presidential candidate Jose Serra. FHC [...]	2009-06-25 13:35:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	BR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL
09SAOPAULO372	Brazil: Pragmatism, Uncertainty Temper Theory at Leftist [...] (U) Summary: The ongoing financial crisis is focused on the core countries of the world economy, and so opens opportunities for Brazil and other South American countries to assert themselves, according to participants in a June 20-21 international meeting of leftist organizations in Sao Paulo. [...]	2009-06-30 14:45:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PGOV PINR PHUM EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO489	MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, FARC, U.S. [...] No summary [...]	2009-08-11 16:55:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	KMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO506	BRAZIL: Ex-Im Chairman's Visit Opens New Opportunities for [...] Summary: In his first official international visit, Fred Hochberg, the newly appointed Chairman and President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im),highlighted Brazil as a priority for the USG and committed to deepening bilateral trade relations. In meetings July 28-31 in Rio and Sao Paulo, [...]	2009-08-26 10:42:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	UNCLASSIFIED	ETRD BEXP EINV ECON ENRG BR
09SAOPAULO90	PROFILE OF 2010 PRESIDENTIAL FRONT-RUNNER: JOSE [...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo State Governor Jose Serra (PSDB) is on a roll, with an ally recently taking the Sao Paulo Mayor's Office (Ref A) and a former PSDB rival, Geraldo Alckmin, joining his government as a key advisor. These moves help reinforce Serra's drive to become Brazil's next Preside [...]	2009-02-11 11:48:00	Consulate Sao Paulo	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR
09SECTION01OF03SANJOSE525	COSTA RICA: MORE MEANINFUL MILITARY MISSIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Significant U.S. military humnitarian missions and training took place in Cosa Rica during April and May, continuing the strig of activities begun in late 2007. In April, oer 150 U.S. military personnel practiced disaster mnagement and recovery techniques with civilian clleagu [...]	2009-06-25 18:47:00	Embassy San Jose	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PGOV MASS MARR SOCI EAID CS
09SEOUL1241	SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S VISIT TO KOREA [...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Berman, welcome to Korea. The alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) is strong, enduring, and strategically important. Your visit follows the successful June 16 U.S.-ROK Presidential Summit and adoption of the Joint Vision Statement. The Joint Vision Statem [...]	2009-08-06 06:45:00	Embassy Seoul	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1374	DPRK ECONOMY - 2008 FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to data compiled by the (South) Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU),DPRK foreign trade amounted to USD 5.64 [...]	2009-08-27 01:02:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD ENRG KS KN
09SEOUL645	SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-21 06:43:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	PREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL963	SEOUL HIGH-LEVEL MEETING ON PIRACY OFF THE COAST [...] Summary: On June 9-10, the ROKG hosted the Seoul High Level Meeting on Piracy Off the Coast of Somalia. The introductory remarks advocated coordination of international efforts and stabilization of Somalia as key to effectively combating piracy. Meeting participants agreed that internation [...]	2009-06-17 06:55:00	Embassy Seoul	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT MARR PHSA PHUM PREL KS
09SHANGHAI170	CHINA'S GROWING TRADE AND INVESTMENT TIES WITH LATIN [...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars said China's interest in Latin America remains primarily economic - securing natural resources and diversifying export markets amid the global economic downturn. China recognizes that it is facing an image problem in Latin America and is taking steps to address negati [...]	2009-04-15 03:25:00	Consulate Shanghai	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON ETRD EFIN CH XM XL XR
09SINGAPORE1057	SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO SINGAPORE [...] (C) Mr. President, Singapore is abuzz over your return to Asia. Your visit, in the wake of your historic changing-of-the-generations meeting in Washington with Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, has the potential to change fundamentally perceptions of the United States in the region. Your presen [...]	2009-10-30 07:06:00	Embassy Singapore	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL ECON MARR OVIP POTUS SN ASEAN
09SINGAPORE19	SINGAPORE EYES NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN LATIN AMERICA [...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's Prime Minister and other top officials took advantage of attendance at APEC meetings in Peru to strengthen and broaden relationships in Latin America. After years of mostly indifference to the region, Singapore is making a push to expand trade and investment in Lat [...]	2009-01-07 00:31:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON PREL ETRD SN
09SINGAPORE51	SINGAPORE - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: 2009 Investment Cli [...]	2009-01-15 09:16:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SN
09SINGAPORE603	SINGAPORE: 220 H1N1 CASES; SLOW MOVE TO MITIGATION STRATEGY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore health officials have confirmed 220 cases of H1N1 influenza as of June 24, including numerous cases of local transmission. With community spread of the virus confirmed, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced June 22 that Singapore would begin the transition from a con [...]	2009-06-25 10:25:00	Embassy Singapore	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	TBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN
09STATE100275	WHALING: US COMMITMENT TO SUPPORT GROUP TALKS [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4-5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Post is requested to approach appropriate Government of Japan officials regarding the Future of the International Whaling Commission (IWC) Support Group meeting in Santiago, Chile, October 5-1 [...]	2009-09-25 22:21:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	IWC PREL EFIS JA SENV
09STATE10843	EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 [...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION MESSAGE WITH A DEADLINE OF MARCH 6, 2009. SEE PARAGRAPHS 16-19 FOR INSTRUCTIONS. AGENCY DESCRIPTIONS ARE AT PARAGRAPHS 20-30. SUMMARY: -------- 2. (U) OVERVIEW: THE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM (ESFP) OFFERS POSTS AN OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST AND HOST A SCIENTIST [...]	2009-02-05 23:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER
09STATE108957	REPLY FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO FOREIGN MINISTER [...] (U) Please deliver the following reply from Secretary Clinton to Australian Foreign Minister Smith. There will be no signed original. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your letter regarding whale conservation and the current diplomatic efforts in which our nations [...]	2009-10-21 19:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL SENV IWC
09STATE109494	UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: RESULTS OF [...] (U) This is an action request. All action addressees, please see paragraphs 5-7. Paragraphs 8-17 contain instructions or further background information for specific posts. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES ---------------------- 2. (SBU) The United States Government is in th [...]	2009-10-22 22:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	EFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE111280	(U) KUDOS FOR SANTIAGO 000877 (C-AL9-02264) [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO THANK POST FOR REFTEL, WHICH PROVIDED TIMELY INSIGHTS INTO THE CHILEAN PRESIDENTIAL RACE. WE ARE INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN INFORMATION REGARDING THE CAMPAIGNS OF CHILEAN POLITICAL PLAYERS IN THE RUNUP TO THE DECEMBER 2010 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS AND REFTEL [...]	2009-10-28 16:12:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	PINR PGOV CI
09STATE111693	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S. [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Action request: The non-paper in paragraph 3 below provides a brief summary of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)-related contacts between the U.S. and non-MTCR countries since the November 2008 Canberra MTCR Plenary. [...]	2009-10-29 15:42:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	BR ETTC FR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA
09STATE112828	DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 15, South African Justice Richard Goldstone released the report of his fact-finding Mission into alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the fighting between Hamas [...]	2009-11-02 17:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09STATE115148	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective November 8, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-720. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]	2009-11-06 21:11:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE117709	WHALING: REQUEST FOR POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT [...] (C/NF) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. Post is requested to discuss with State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Tetsuro Fukuyama the potential for reaching a political agreement regarding Japan's whaling practices. Background: 2. (C) Department of Commerce Principal Deputy Undersecretar [...]	2009-11-14 00:05:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN	EFIS PREL SENV KSCA IWC JA
09STATE118362	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050199822 for the export of night vision goggles (NVGs) to Paraguay. Embassy is requested [...]	2009-11-17 13:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC PA
09STATE118799	OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS [...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach the highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- a reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; -- the defeat of three resolutions reaffirming the "Com [...]	2009-11-17 23:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09STATE120265	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective November 22, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-721. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entir [...]	2009-11-20 22:49:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE122629	A-BR ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]	2009-11-30 20:20:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122637	B-K ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]	2009-11-30 20:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122638	K-P ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]	2009-11-30 20:26:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122639	PH-UL ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON [...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]	2009-11-30 20:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122641	V-Y ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION [...] No summary [...]	2009-11-30 20:27:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	UNGA PHUM UN
09STATE122645	SECRETARY CLINTON'S LETTER TO FOREIGN MINISTER OKADA [...] (U) Please deliver the following message from Secretary Clinton to Japanese Foreign Minister Okada. There will be no signed original. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Minister: I am writing to request your cooperation in resolving issues that are pending before the International Whaling [...]	2009-11-30 20:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PREL SENV IWC
09STATE124654	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective December 6, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-722. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]	2009-12-04 22:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE132603	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective January 3, 2010, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-724. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]	2009-12-31 21:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE15113	REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED ABROAD) [...] (U//FOUO) This is an action request; see Para. 13. 2. (U//FOUO) Under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was written to provide the unifying structure for the integration of critical infrastructure and key resources ( [...]	2009-02-18 23:18:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER
09STATE1600	BLUE LANTERN: DISCUSSIONS WITH EMBASSY, CHILEAN, [...] (U) SUMMARY: Compliance Specialist Judd Stitziel from the Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) met 25-26 September 2008 in Santiago with embassy, Chilean, and industry officials to discuss implementation of the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program and U.S. expo [...]	2009-01-07 21:40:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ETTC KOMC CI
09STATE1730	REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para. 2) and paras. 6 through 10 for specific information requested. 2. (SBU) Summary: This is a request for comment on the Department of Labor,s (DOL) draft list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor [...]	2009-01-08 15:32:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP
09STATE17943	WHA PARTICIPATION IN US-CANADA-OAS BORDER [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) On March 16-18, 2009, the United States, the Government of Canada, and the Organization of American States, (OAS) Department of Public Security will co-host an important seminar for representatives of OAS Member States [...]	2009-02-26 15:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	PARM ETTC PREL PBTS EWWT OAS
09STATE18528	A/S SHANNON,S FEBRUARY 19 MEETING WITH ARGENTINE [...] (U) Classified by: Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon for E.O. 12958, Reasons 1.4 (b) AND (d). 2. (U) February 19, 2009, 10:00a.m. ) 1:00p.m. 3. (U) Participants: United States A/S Thomas Shannon DAS Christopher McMullen WHA/BSC Director Milt Drucker WHA/BSC Deputy Director Bruc [...]	2009-02-27 16:01:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	AR BL CO EC OTRA OVIP PA PBTS PREL TD VZ
09STATE26136	PSI: MAY 2009 PSI OUTREACH MEETING - OFFICIAL [...] The U.S. will host a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting and a PSI Outreach meeting on May 12-14, 2009 in Miami, FL. The OEG meeting for PSI participating countries will take place on May 12-13, and the Outreach meeting for Western Hemisphere coun [...]	2009-03-18 21:16:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XL XM
09STATE26152	PSI: MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP AND [...] As promised in REFTEL, below is the official U.S. invitation to the events the U.S. will host May 12-14 in Miami for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) and Outreach meetings. 2. Addressees are requested to deliver the invitation letter under appro [...]	2009-03-18 23:22:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09STATE26174	PSI: MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP AND [...] As promised in REFTEL, below is the official U.S. invitation to the events the U.S. will host May 12-14 in Miami for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) and Outreach meetings. 2. Since this OEG meeting will have a Western Hemisphere focus, the U.S. [...]	2009-03-19 00:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09STATE26881	OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND IN THE REGION [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 4. 2. OPIC management is considering support of a new $400-$500 million private equity fund, Paladin Realty Latin America Investors III, L.P. (the "Fund") that will be sponsored by Paladin Realty Partners, LLC (the "Sponsor"),of which a $200 million [...]	2009-03-20 13:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EINV BR CI MX PE
09STATE27760	FAO DG DIOUF FIRM ON HIS PLAN FOR A NOVEMBER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In his meeting with IO DAS Anderson, FAO Director-General Diouf made clear that he intends to go forward with his plans for a head-of-state level food summit as part of the November 14-21 FAO Conference, despite concerns raised by the U.S. and other countries with the summit [...]	2009-03-23 19:43:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	OPDC PREL FAO UN
09STATE28279	COPUOS: GUIDANCE FOR THE 48TH SESSION OF THE [...] FOLLOWING IS GUIDANCE FOR THE 48TH SESSION OF THE LEGAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE (COPUOS). IT IS DIVIDED INTO A GENERAL OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE FOR SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. ---------------- GENERAL OVERVIEW ---------------- 2. THIS YEAR,S LEGAL SUB [...]	2009-03-24 20:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	TSPA UNPUOS UNGA AORC
09STATE29816	DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY [...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, March 27, 2009 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 6-10 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 11-41 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 42-49 5. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 50-56 6. (U) Significant Events 7. (SBU) WHA - Chile - C [...]	2009-03-27 17:13:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	ASEC
09STATE322	ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15-17. ------- Summary ------- 2. Summary: On December 30, 2008, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy [...]	2009-01-03 03:47:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA
09STATE33629	DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD [...] (SBU) This is a time-sensitive action request for addressee posts. Given the importance of these IMF and World Bank votes, Department asks that the demarche be delivered at the highest appropriate level, preferably by Chief of Mission or DCM (please see paragraphs 2-5),with reports by April [...]	2009-04-07 11:44:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE34680	(U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 6 MEETING WITH [...] (U) APRIL 6, 02:30 PM - 03:00 PM 2. (U) PARTICIPANTS: UNITED STATES The Secretary WHA A/S Thomas Shannon PA Spokesperson Robert Wood S Staff Dorothy Ngutter (WHA notetaker) PERU Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde Ambassador Luis Valdivieso (Appointed) DCM Manuel Talaver [...]	2009-04-09 01:32:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	OVIP HILLARY CLINTON PREL PTER SNAR ECON
09STATE34965	RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING SUPPORT OF BLUE [...] I would like to take this opportunity to recognize the outstanding performance of economic officer Jennifer Spande for her exemplary support of the Blue Lantern program in Chile during the past year. As you know, the Blue Lantern program is the Department's primary instrument for monitoring t [...]	2009-04-09 17:52:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC ETTC KOMC CI
09STATE35122	ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENT AND CARGO SECURITY [...] (U) SUMMARY: Top-level port officials met in Buenos Aires, March 23-27, for the Tenth Executive Board Meeting of the Organization of American States' Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP). The Maritime Administration led the U.S. delegation, which included USOAS and Coast Guard officials. Th [...]	2009-04-09 20:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT PHSA PREL SENV SOCI OAS
09STATE35549	GICNT JOINT DEMARCHE ON PROPOSED AGENDA FOR 2009 [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. Summary: The Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) will conduct its 5th Plenary Meeting (2009 Plenary Meeting) at The Hague, Netherlands on June 16-17, 2009. Department requests Post to invite host government to parti [...]	2009-04-10 15:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PARM KNNP RS NL PREL PTER MNUC KGIC
09STATE36296	ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND [...] Summary: The 57th session of the OECD Committee for Information, Computer and Communications Policy (ICCP) was held on March 11-13, 2009, at OECD Headquarters in Paris, France. Richard C. Beaird, Acting U.S. Coordinator for International Communication and Information Policy, served as Head [...]	2009-04-13 20:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ECPS EIND ECON OECD
09STATE37071	MARCH 2009 OECD WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY MEETING [...] (SBU) U.S. delegation (USDEL) members from the Commerce, Justice, and State Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) participated in the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) meeting in Paris March 16-20, 2009. The WGB made significant progress on its Review of Instruments, w [...]	2009-04-15 16:00:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	CH CI ECON EG EINV EN ETRD EZ FR ID IN IS PGOV
09STATE40423	(C/NF) KUDOS CABLE FOR EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES [...] (S/NF) INR/B OFFICERS GREATLY APPRECIATED EMBASSY BUENOS AIRES' REPORTING ON KEY FIGURES IN THE ARGENTINE GOVERNMENT. INR/B OFFICERS WERE ABLE TO USE THIS INFORMATION IN FINISHED PRODUCTS FOR SENIOR POLICYMAKERS IN ADVANCE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHILE IN MARCH AND THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO T [...]	2009-04-22 21:13:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR AR
09STATE40706	(C/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY SANTIAGO (C-AL9-00831) [...] (S/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY SANTIAGO FOR PROVIDING TIMELY AND RELEVANT REPORTING THAT WAS USED IN ANALYTIC PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT THE VICE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHILE IN MARCH. 2. (C/NF) REF A PROVIDED EXACT DETAILS ON THE AMOUNT OF MONEY CHILE HAD IN ITS OVERSEAS SOVEREIGN WEALTH FUND. 3. ( [...]	2009-04-23 14:57:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV CI
09STATE40824	HCOC - ENCOURAGING INDIA TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE HCOC [...] (C) Summary: Department requests Embassy to encourage India to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). This overture is consistent with India's positive efforts related to preventing the spread of ballistic missiles via harmonization and adherenc [...]	2009-04-23 16:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE41478	(C/NF) KUDOS FOR EMBASSY MONTEVIDEO (C-AL9-00888) [...] (S/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY MONTEVIDEO FOR PROVIDING TIMELY AND RELEVANT REPORTING THAT WAS USED IN ANALYTIC PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT THE VICE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHILE IN MARCH. 2. (C/NF) REFS A AND B PROVIDED INFORMATION ON URUGUAY'S EXPECTED GROWTH RATES. REF A ALSO PROVIDED SOME USEFUL PERSP [...]	2009-04-24 18:20:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL UY
09STATE42637	BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE PRE-SHIPMENT [...] No summary [...]	2009-04-28 15:15:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ETTC KOMC CI
09STATE44996	HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]	2009-05-04 15:34:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE44998	HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]	2009-05-04 15:35:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE4690	MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: In keeping with our efforts to provide key non-members with information about the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and its activities, we want to brief on the results of the November 2008 Canberra M [...]	2009-01-16 18:59:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	MTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA
09STATE47360	KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]	2009-05-08 21:42:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47369	KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]	2009-05-08 22:10:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47372	KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S [...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]	2009-05-08 22:24:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE48359	ANTARCTICA: THE THIRTY-SECOND ANTARCTIC TREATY [...] Begin Summary and Comment: The 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) met in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 6-17, 2009, to discuss a range of issues related to Antarctica. The Meeting was convened initially at the Department of State in Washington as part of the first-ever joint mee [...]	2009-05-12 18:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	AORC AY KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY
09STATE48798	(C/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY BRASILIA AND CONSULATE [...] (C/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY BRASILIA AND CONSULATE SAO PAULO FOR PROVIDING TIMELY AND RELEVANT POLITICAL REPORTING THAT WAS USED IN PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT THE VICE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHILE IN MARCH. 2. (C/NF) REF A CONTAINED BOTH DETAILED REPORTING ON AND VALUABLE ANALYSIS OF INSTITUTIONAL DY [...]	2009-05-13 15:04:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR PGOV PREL BR
09STATE50181	2009 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS [...] This is an action request, please see para 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) shi [...]	2009-05-15 20:07:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	EWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL
09STATE52964	REPORT ON FIRST WEEK OF NPT PREPCOM III, MAY 4-8, [...] (SBU) Summary: This is the first in a series of reporting messages on the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT PrepCom III),which met in New York on May 4-15, 2009. The U.S. Delegation to the PrepCom achieved much of its m [...]	2009-05-22 19:18:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	KNNP PARM PREL NPT
09STATE53031	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective May 24, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-708. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire me [...]	2009-05-22 21:44:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE59969	U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]	2009-06-10 22:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE59971	U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]	2009-06-10 22:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE60490	ARGENTINA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]	2009-06-11 20:51:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AR
09STATE60497	BOLIVIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]	2009-06-11 21:01:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BL
09STATE60599	CHILE -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]	2009-06-12 00:09:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CI
09STATE60618	ECUADOR -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]	2009-06-12 00:36:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG EC
09STATE60635	PARAGUAY -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]	2009-06-12 01:14:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG PA
09STATE60636	PERU -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND [...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]	2009-06-12 01:19:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	KTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG PE
09STATE61286	U.S. VIEWS ON THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request. The USG is considering signing the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),the international agreement establishing the organization, in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Per reftels A and B, the D [...]	2009-06-13 17:58:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE61676	OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: U.S. DIPLOMACY PREVAILS ON [...] (U) This cable is from the U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States. 2. (U) Note: This cable discusses the Organization of American States General Assembly's (OASGA) resolution on Cuba. We report on other OASGA decisions and activities in SEPTEL. Info addressees to t [...]	2009-06-15 18:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	CU PGOV PREL PHUM OAS XM
09STATE64971	2009 OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY WRAP-UP REPORT [...] (U) This cable is from the U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States. 2. (U) Note: This cable reports on activities at the Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. We report on other OASGA decisions on Cuba in SEPTEL. Info [...]	2009-06-23 16:53:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EFIN ETRD KSUM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI XM OAS
09STATE68619	UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON HONDURAS; PRESIDENT [...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 29, President of the General Assembly (PGA) D'Escoto convened a meeting on the situation in Honduras, calling on the UNGA to join many countries in issuing a universal condemnation of the June 28 coup. Honduran PermRep Reina called the situation a tragic but transitional [...]	2009-07-02 01:55:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	PHUM PREL PGOV MOPS XK XM HO
09STATE68872	OAS DEMANDS ZELAYA'S RETURN TO HONDURAN PRESIDENCY [...] (U) Note: This cable is from the U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States. Info addressees to this cable are largely posts in OAS permanent observer countries who may receive inquiries regarding the contents of this cable. End note. 2. (C) Summary: After nearly 18 str [...]	2009-07-02 15:49:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PGOV PHUM PREL PINS OAS XK XM
09STATE69220	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective JULY 5, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-711. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire me [...]	2009-07-02 22:13:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE70077	(C/NF) VENEZUELAN FOREIGN POLICY WITHIN LATIN [...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE THE WIDE BODY OF REPORTING OVER MANY YEARS ON THE PUBLIC AND COVERT TOOLS VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CHAVEZ USES TO GAIN INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICA. US POLICYMAKERS AND ANALYSTS REMAIN INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC AND, AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WOULD APPRECIA [...]	2009-07-07 17:16:00	Secretary of State	SECRET//NOFORN	PINR EPET ETRD PREL VE
09STATE73219	(U) SECRETARY'S RESPONSE TO FM FERNANDEZ'S JUNE [...] (U) Embassy is requested to deliver the letter in paragraph 2 to Chilean Foreign Minister Fernandez as soon as possible in response to his June 22 letter regarding upcoming elections for the position of OAS Secretary General. No signed original will follow. 2. (U) Begin text of letter: D [...]	2009-07-14 23:50:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	OPDC PGOV PREL OAS CI
09STATE81678	REQUEST FOR DATA ON U.S. FIRMS' ACCESS TO FOREIGN [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs four and five for action request. 2.(SBU) SUMMARY: The current dearth of information on U.S. sales in foreign government procurement markets makes it difficult to accurately assess the effectiveness of government procurement commitments in trad [...]	2009-08-05 19:38:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	ECON ETRD BEXP WTRO
09STATE85140	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective August 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-714. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]	2009-08-14 22:37:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE87762	LEAHY VETTING FAST TRACK THIRD TRANCHE AND [...] This cable announces the third tranche of countries approved for Fast Track Leahy vetting status. It also consolidates all three fast track tranches into one list that will be re-approved annually. This cable constitutes re-approval of the first two fast track tranches for another year from t [...]	2009-08-24 13:25:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ASEC KCRM MASS PHUM PREL SNAR
09STATE90233	Allowance and Post Differential [...] Effective August 30, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-715. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]	2009-08-28 22:12:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED	ALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE90944	PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE XVI INTER-AMERICAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Preparatory Meeting of the Sixteenth Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina July 22-24. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) led the U.S. delegation, which also included officials from the Department of State's Bureau of [...]	2009-09-01 14:05:00	Secretary of State	UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY	AORC ELAB ETRD OVIP PREL
09STATE92506	(U) KUDOS FOR SANTIAGO 000755 (C-AL9-01816) [...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO THANK EMBASSY FOR REFTEL, WHICH PROVIDED AN EXCELLENT INTRODUCTION TO SEBASTIN PIERA. WITH THE ELECTIONS SET FOR DECEMBER, WE ARE INCREASINGLY INTERESTED IN THE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES, AND THIS CABLE DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF SUMMARIZING GENERALLY KNOWN FACTS [...]	2009-09-04 18:22:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	PINR PGOV CI

09STATE92560	DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LIST OF GOODS PRODUCED BY [...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paras.8-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, the Department of Labor (DOL) will release 3 items related to child labor and/or forced labor in numerous countries. (1) DOL will release a report containing its initial "list of goods from countries [...]	2009-09-04 19:36:00	Secretary of State	CONFIDENTIAL	EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI

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