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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

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

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

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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06JAKARTA6150INDONESIA REPORTS LARGE AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Six members of a Medan family have tested positive for the H5N1 virus by NAMRU-2, and five have died as of May 15. Four of these have been confirmed by both the University of Hong Kong (UHK) and CDC Atlanta. Two members from this cluster remain hospitalized, with one intubated [...]
2006-05-15 11:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA6332GOI DROPS CORRUPTION CHARGES AGAINST FORMER
[...] (C) The Yudhoyono administration appeared inconsistent and confused as prosecutors dropped corruption charges against ailing former President Suharto. The handling of Suharto's case illustrates poor policy coordination at the top level of the GOI, and the outcome appears to have reduced, at le [...]
2006-05-18 10:31:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM KJUS KCRM ID
06JAKARTA6493SCENESETTER: SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO JAKARTA
[...] (C) Summary: Mr. Secretary: Your strong support for the Administration's decision to move quickly in November to normalize military-to-military ties with Indonesia has given a new, more cooperative quality to bilateral relations across the range of our interests. You will have the opportuni [...]
2006-05-22 09:51:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS MARR ID
06JAKARTA6497Aceh: GAM Reintegration Advances Despite Obstacles
[...] (SBU) Summary. Successful reintegration of Free Aceh Movement (GAM) ex-combatants and others, essential to ensuring long term peace in Aceh, has advanced but still faces obstacles. Reintegration payments promised by GOI have arrived only slowly. Aceh's economy remains flat or worse, with a [...]
2006-05-23 00:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PREL ASEC SNAR SOCI ID
06JAKARTA6658INDONESIA: MAY 29 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) Summary: A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck early May 27 south of the central Java town of Yogyakarta, causing widespread destruction and high fatalities. The current death toll has reached 5,010 with an additional 14,000 injured in the earthquake, with 8,000 requiring surgery (hospital c [...]
2006-05-29 11:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC SOCI PREF PGOV SENV ID
06JAKARTA6771INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...]
2006-05-30 10:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6772INDONESIA: MAY 30 EARTHQUAKE SITREP - CORRECTED
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,427 dead and 7,519 seriously injured. So far, no Americans appear among the dead or wounded. The GOI has begun a needs assessment but will likely focus on reconstruction of public facilities, infrastructure, and hous [...]
2006-05-30 10:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6813INDONESIA: MAY 31 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 5,846 dead and 22,731 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. USAID partners provide medical treatment and supplies to afflicted areas. Approximately 75 U.S. military personnel have arrived, and we expe [...]
2006-05-31 10:28:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA6910INDONESIA: JUNE 1 EARTHQUAKE SITREP
[...] (U) The GOI has raised its count of victims from the May 27 earthquake to 6,234 dead and 46,148 injured. No Americans appear among the dead or wounded. Experts report that basic medical supplies remain in need. USAID partners have surveyed water systems and sanitation conditions in afflicted [...]
2006-06-01 09:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC CASC ECON EAID PREF PREL PGOV SENV
06JAKARTA7166INDONESIA: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the last four weeks, Indonesian authorities have investigated four potential avian influenza (AI) clusters with assistance from the World Health Organization (WHO) and NAMRU-2. These include the well- documented North Sumatra family cluster that resulted in seven confirme [...]
2006-06-07 06:46:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA7340INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS MAY
[...] Summary. On May 31, the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced a slight increase in consumer price inflation, at 15.6 year-on-year (YoY) and 0.4 percent month- on-month (MoM). BPS also announced on May 15 first quarter GDP growth of 4.6 percent YoY, the slowest pace in two years. On M [...]
2006-06-09 09:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA7661NORTH SUMATRA AVIAN INFLUENZA CLUSTER - LESSONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The May 2006 avian influenza (AI) outbreak in a North Sumatra family represents the largest human H5N1 cluster to date and brought with it intense worldwide media attention to Indonesia's AI response capacity. A look back at the response to the cluster by the Government of Indo [...]
2006-06-16 09:50:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA7839East Java: Toxic Mudflow Forces Evacuations;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A gas well being drilled 40 yards from the main north south transportation corridor in East Java, the Surabaya - Gempol toll road, fractured and has been spewing hot, potentially toxic mud 12 miles south of Surabaya in Porong, East Java since May 29. The rate of mud flows have [...]
2006-06-21 10:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET PGOV ID
06JAKARTA8259INDONESIA - JULY 3 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Government of Indonesia (GOI) chaired AI experts group concluded on June 23 that limited human-to- human transmission took place during the May 2006 North Sumatra cluster. However, the group noted that the confinement of the human-to-human transmission to the affected family [...]
2006-07-03 08:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8621INDONESIA - JULY 10 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Singaporean Embassy contacts expressed openness to revising key elements in the Singapore-Indonesia- U.S. Tangerang pilot project during a June 29 meeting with U.S. officials. The Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) office in Jakarta has received reports from a reputable private [...]
2006-07-10 11:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8686INDONESIA - ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS JUNE
[...] Summary. The Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS) announced on July 3 a slight decrease in year-on-year (YoY) inflation in June 2006 to 15.5 percent. Citing improving macroeconomic trends, Bank Indonesia (BI) cut interest rates by 25 basis points to 12.25 percent on July 6. At their June 14 m [...]
2006-07-11 10:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON PGOV ID
06JAKARTA873Indonesia's Ministry of Agriculture: Anatomy of
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOI Ministry of Agriculture under the Leadership of Dr. Ir. Anton Apriyanto, formerly a researcher and lecturer on food ingredient technology, has made little headway in the year plus that he has been in place. From agricultural trade policy to Avian Influenza (AI),the o [...]
2006-01-24 04:11:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD PGOV ID
06JAKARTA8794AMBASSADOR MEETS AG MINISTER TO DISCUSS MARKET
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Pascoe accompanied by Ag Counselor called on Minister of Agriculture Anton Apriyantono on July 12. The lead topic for discussion was technical market access barriers for US fresh fruit, especially grapes and apples. In addition, the Ambassador also raised market a [...]
2006-07-14 01:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ID
06JAKARTA8800BATAM - A DEVELOPMENT MODEL FOR INDONESIA?
[...] (SBU) Summary: The July 25 Indonesia-Singapore "Framework Agreement on Economic Cooperation" aims to create an ambitious Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Batam and adjacent islands, already the site of one of Indonesia's most noteworthy manufacturing success stories. Batam's local economy conti [...]
2006-07-14 06:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON EFIN ELAB ID
06JAKARTA8955INDONESIA - JULY 18 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. As of July 18, data from the Mission's Naval Medical Research Center (NAMRU-2) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) show 43 confirmed deaths from Avian Influenza. Once the WHO posts laboratory confirmation results on its website, Indonesia should overtake Vietnam for the world lead [...]
2006-07-18 09:40:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA8959INDONESIA: JULY 17 TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE UPDATE
[...] Summary. Casualty reports from the July 17 earthquake/tsunami in southern Java are mixed with local TV station Metro TV reporting 314 dead, Associated Press reporting 306 dead, and local government authorities noting 141 dead. Most observers expect casualty figures to rise as more information [...]
2006-07-19 00:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC EAID PREF SENV SOCI ID
06JAKARTA9159INDONESIA TSUNAMI-EARTHQUAKE JULY 21 UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-21 09:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR CASC EAID PREL SENV SOCI ID
06JAKARTA9161PAPUAN POLITICAL ROUND-UP, JULY 2006
[...] (C) Introduction and summary. This messages provides a survey of recent developments in Papuan politics. During a July 10 - 15 visit to Jayapura, poloff found the Papuan scene in a holding pattern. Barnabas "Bas" Suebu, the winner of the March 10 direct elections for governor, had still not [...]
2006-07-21 11:20:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ID
06JAKARTA9515INDONESIA - JULY 27 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 09:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JAKARTA9861PAPUA: GOVERNORS SWORN IN, SBY VISITS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The directly-elected governors of West Irian Jaya and Papua were sworn in without incident on July 24 and 25, respectively. The inaugurations mark the end of a long period of strife over the partition of Papua and the outcome of the March 10 direct elections. President Yudhoy [...]
2006-08-04 10:01:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PP ID
06JAKARTA9914INDONESIA - AUGUST 4 AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 3, the Minister of Health Siti Fadilah Supari announced that, effective immediately, the GOI would no longer send samples to the WHO-Influenza Reference laboratory in Hong Kong. Supari considers domestic laboratories, including U.S. NAMRU-2, sufficiently qualified to [...]
2006-08-07 08:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO AMED CASC EAGR AMGT PGOV ID KFLU
06JEDDAH227CG'S DISCUSSION WITH ALIREZA BUSINESSMEN
[...] (C) On March 13, Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief met at Xenel Industries with Executive Director Sheikh Khaled Alireza, his son and Managing Director, Aamer and General Manager and American citizen David Joury. Khaled Alireza told CG that Xenel is producing a television public service ann [...]
2006-03-21 08:20:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL KWMN PREL SA
06JEDDAH232MOSQUE SERMONS FROM SAUDI ARABIA - MARCH 17: AN
[...] (C) At the Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal Mosque in Khobar on March 17, Shaikh al-Qahtani delivered an aggressively anti-American sermon to an audience of approximately 500 worshipers. The sermon was the strongest condemnation of the Untied States yet delivered by this imam. He began by recounting h [...]
2006-03-22 06:43:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN KISL KWMN PREL SA SCUL
06JEDDAH267Avian Flu: Jeddah Slow on Outreach, Otherwise
[...] Summary: Jeddah Municipality has an interagency committee on avian flu, a hotline, an emergency plan, and has taken action to control backyard poultry and shop front slaughtering of live birds. They admit that their public outreach strategy is late but otherwise Jeddah appears to be taking t [...]
2006-04-05 13:21:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU SA
06JEDDAH269Jeddah's "Perfume" Lake of Sewage
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 13:37:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SA
06JEDDAH300JEDDAH: BRINGING HOPE TO EXCEPTIONAL NEEDS CHILDREN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Consul General and Pol/Econ Chief visited the Hope Center for Exceptional Needs in Jeddah on April 12. The Center is Saudi Arabia's first multilingual school for rehabilitating disabled children whose plight is often ignored by the larger society. After a tour of the faciliti [...]
2006-04-17 13:16:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SCUL SOCI SA
06JEDDAH336GENETIC ILLNESSES ON THE RISE IN SAUDI ARABIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Anecdotal evidence from Consulate General Jeddah's contacts indicates that the rate of genetic illness among Saudi children is on the rise, primarily due to the persistence of consanguineous marriages in the country. This persistence may be attributed to Saudi parents' efforts to [...]
2006-05-01 14:12:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALPGOV SCUL SOCI SA
06JEDDAH407JEDDAH JOURNAL 13: NEW DIRECTOR FOR SAUDIA;
[...] (U) On the morning of June 7, Saudi media carried a report that by Royal Decree Khaled Abdullah Al-Mulhim, who was Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Telecom Company until February, has been named the new Director General of Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia). Mulhim has an engineering degree fro [...]
2006-06-07 12:54:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON KISL KWMN PREL SA SENV SOCI TBIO
06JEDDAH425ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMENTS AT MAY BUSINESS
[...] SUMMARY. Business leaders attending a monthly speech sponsored by the American Businessmen of Jeddah (ABJ) maintain their optimism for the Saudi economy. They are, however, cautious when commenting on the local stock exchange. Their concern is that the market is still grossly overvalued. [...]
2006-06-17 14:08:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH459WAMY OFFICIAL UPSET ABOUT FUNDING AND CRITICAL OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-08 14:19:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKISL PGOV PINR PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH470JEDDAH'S FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS
[...] (U) Summary. Jeddah's AIDS program coordinator described the HIV/AIDS problem and her efforts to improve the situation with awareness campaigns and treatment facilities for the infected. While Saudi Arabia's confirmed infection rate is relatively low, she is focused on getting more people tes [...]
2006-07-11 10:31:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKHIV KWMN PINR SA SOCI
06JEDDAH520JEDDAH JOURNAL 17: ISLAMIC FORUM MEETING CANCELED
[...] (C) On August 1, the Consulate General received a fax from the International Islamic Forum for Dialogue informing us that our request for a meeting could not be honored at this time, because all of their staff and resources were needed to cope with the crisis in Lebanon. INVESTORS LOBBY GOV [...]
2006-08-07 07:21:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALECON KISL PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH531LABOR MINISTER DISCUSSES TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS,
[...] (C) Summary: On August 7, Labor Minister Dr. Ghazi al-Qusaibi described the SAG's efforts against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) to the Ambassador. Minister al-Qusaibi agreed that this was a serious issue for the SAG, and he outlined the steps that it is taking, adding that Saudi Arabia must m [...]
2006-08-09 11:14:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALKCRM PHUM SMIG ELAB ECON PGOV SA
06JEDDAH596JEDDAH JOURNAL 18: OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN;
[...] The English-language Saudi Gazette reported today on another clash between historic Saudi custom and the demands of a modern economy. Saudi women are complaining that a law in force since 1965 prohibits them from obtaining licenses to operate beauty shops, but recent efforts to promote busine [...]
2006-09-09 09:18:00Consulate JeddahUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KISL KWMN PREL SA SOCI
06JEDDAH643IIRO SECRETARY-GENERAL TALKS OF SAUDI PROGRAMS AND
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: In a meeting at the headquarters of the International Islamic Relief Organization (IIRO) on September 18, Secretary-General Dr. Adnan Khalil Basha told PolOffs that IIRO headquarters in Jeddah has administrative and budgetary control of all 28 country branches and receives no [...]
2006-10-09 07:52:00Consulate JeddahSECRETPGOV PREL PINR KISL SA
06JERUSALEM1009AID AGENCIES CONSIDER ASSISTANCE TO ADDRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: USAID partners, UN agencies, and NGOs agreed in a March 3 consultation that they would not be positioned to cover serious gaps in healthcare service delivery and increasing food insecurity in an environment of deteriorating security and political restrictions. USAID highlight [...]
2006-03-13 05:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ECON EAID PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM1175HAMAS-LED CABINET TAKING SHAPE
[...] (C) During a March 19 meeting in Gaza with Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmud Abbas, Hamas PM-designate Isma'il Haniyyah presented Abbas with a list of cabinet ministers for the next Palestinian government. The Palestinian media, citing unnamed Hamas and PA sources, has identified [...]
2006-03-22 16:08:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1231AI SITREP MARCH 27: CULLING BEGINS IN GAZA; ISRAEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The WHO and the PA reported that preparations for culling had begun and that infected flocks in Rafah and Jahr el-Deik began to be culled March 27. The PA has promised compensation for Gaza farmers with infected flocks. The Israeli labs returned negative test results for two [...]
2006-03-27 15:51:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1262PLC APPROVES HAMAS-LED CABINET, GOVERNMENT PLATFORM
[...] (C) Summary. Following two-days of debate, the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) March 28 approved the Hamas government platform and 24-member Palestinian cabinet. The vote was 71 in favor, 36 against, with two abstentions. Fatah and Third Way PLC members led the opposition to the gove [...]
2006-03-28 17:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL KDEM IS
06JERUSALEM1328GAZA PULL-OUT GETS CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH FROM UNEP
[...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced March 30 that its environmental assessment had yielded a "clean bill of health" for the former Israeli settlement areas in Gaza. Key conclusions were that certain areas needed minor clean-up and a land use plan. UNEP said [...]
2006-03-31 15:38:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM1339LUTHERAN WORLD FEDERATION REQUESTS USG
[...] (C) Summary. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF),owner and operator of Augusta Victoria Hospital in East Jerusalem, is facing a May 22 final hearing in the Israeli High Court on the hospital's tax liability to the Government of Israel (GOI) -- specifically an employer tax based on a 1967 [...]
2006-04-03 14:06:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM1508UN AGENCIES REVIEW CONTINGENCY PLANNING IN FACE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) head described on April 11 the likely humanitarian risks facing the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the coming months and the UN's contingency planning for what he described as a "predictable and inevitab [...]
2006-04-12 14:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF EAID ECON KWBG
06JERUSALEM1644CONTINUING FATAH-HAMAS FRICTION
[...] (C) Supporters of Fatah and Hamas continue to clash in the wake of Khalid Meshaal's statements in Damascus on April 21, the appointment of Jamal Abu Samhadanah to the Interior Ministry, and Abu Mazen's subsequent cancellation of that appointment. Damascus-based Hamas leader Meshaal, speaking [...]
2006-04-24 15:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KWBG PTER
06JERUSALEM1697PA OWES EAST JERUSALEM HOSPITALS FOR WEST BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to East Jerusalem medical care providers, the Palestinian Authority (PA) continues to incur costs of over USD 800,000 per month for specialized care for the cases it refers from the West Bank despite empty coffers. (Note: A negligible number of cases are referred [...]
2006-04-27 09:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1852AUGUSTA VICTORIA HOSPITAL TO DENY CARE TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a May 4 meeting with EconOffs, CEO of Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) Tawfiq Nasser warned that AVH would be forced to deny "catastrophic care," such as pediatric dialysis and oncology treatment, to Palestinians due to a lack of funding. AVH, together with St. John Eye Hos [...]
2006-05-09 15:26:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID EFIN KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM1883FIRST SHIPMENT OF USD 10 MILLION IN MEDICAL
[...] Two trucks loaded with medicine and medical supplies left the CARE International warehouse in Ramallah the morning of May 10, headed toward Gaza. The two truckloads are the first shipment as part of the USD 10 million pledge of in "in kind" medical assistance to the Palestinians that was annou [...]
2006-05-10 15:27:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL EAID KPAO KPAL KWBG TSPA OIIP
06JERUSALEM190PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP
[...] (C) Summary. Palestinian and Israeli officials met January 16 to work on technical issues relating to voting in East Jerusalem. Officials discussed the possibility of issuing 6,000 tickets to East Jerusalem residents to allow them to vote at designated post offices. Both sides are schedu [...]
2006-01-17 17:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM1915PALESTINIAN HOSPITALS IN NEED OF DIALYSIS MEDICINE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Government hospitals in the West Bank and Gaza have less than a two-week supply of dialysis products to meet the needs of 292 patients in Gaza and 400 in the West Bank, according to CARE International staff. In some [...]
2006-05-12 14:48:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM2201LIVING CONDITIONS DECLINE IN GAZA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Anecdotal reports collected by ConGen FSN and USAID staff resident in Gaza indicate that Gazans have witnessed a decline in their living conditions in recent months. According to the World Food Programme (WFP),Gazans have generally pared down consumption of goods to essential [...]
2006-05-31 15:16:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON ETRD PREL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2399INTENSE FATAH-HAMAS CLASHES; AT LEAST 9 KILLED IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Violent clashes between Fatah and Hamas groups continued in Gaza on June 12, spreading to the West Bank cities of Ramallah, Nablus and Salfit. Two people were killed in Gaza as a result of these clashes. There were no fatalities or major injuries in the West Bank incidents, but [...]
2006-06-13 13:57:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM2444GAZA VIOLENCE AND WEST BANK UNREST CONTINUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fatah-Hamas violence continued in Gaza June 14, resulting in the death of a Hamas activist and the wounding of a Preventive Security Organization (PSO) official in Khan Yunis. President Mahmud Abbas condemned the June 13 Israeli air strike in Gaza that killed 11 Palestinians, in [...]
2006-06-14 14:46:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PTER ASEC KPAL KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM2486PALESTINIAN PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES WANT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian pharmaceutical companies called on donors, in a June 14 briefing, to coordinate with them on relief efforts and consider procuring Palestinian-manufactured drugs. They also asked donors to intervene with Israeli authorities to facilitate the passage of their produ [...]
2006-06-16 15:47:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON EAID PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM2577PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY DISBURSES PARTIAL SALARIES
[...] (C) Palestinian dailies reported June 21 that the Palestinian Authority would start paying partial salaries to PA employees in the West Bank through post offices, and that the payment would be NIS 1,350 (USD 304) per employee for those earning NIS 1,500 to 2,500. According to relatives of PA [...]
2006-06-21 16:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN ELAB KTFN KWBG
06JERUSALEM2672PA EMPLOYEES STRIKE IN PROTEST OF UNPAID SALARIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) workers in the West Bank and Gaza went on strike June 22 in protest of non-payment of salaries. Municipal workers in some localities also went on strike. The PA Employees Union called off a planned June 28-29 strike due to political/security develop [...]
2006-06-27 14:44:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PHUM KLAB KWBG
06JERUSALEM2696MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JUNE
[...] (C) The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) held a press conference in which they displayed a copy of the ID card of missing Israeli settler Eliyahu Asheri and threatened to kill him if IDF forces did not leave Gaza. The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades has threatened additional kidnappings and rock [...]
2006-06-28 15:50:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG
06JERUSALEM2748MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - DAMAGE TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The electricity is out in 75 percent of Gaza, according to USAID Gaza-based field staff. The electricity distribution company began June 28 to rotate the available electricity to different areas in six hour shifts. The electricity shortage is also impacting hospitals, municipa [...]
2006-06-29 13:40:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ENRG ECPS EPET KWBG
06JERUSALEM2754MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to USAID staff in Gaza, there are no reports of critical food shortages, but Gazans are stocking up on food supplies. Hospitals and clinics have emergency supplies for 14 days. All crossings remain closed. Diesel supplies are being quickly depleted, according to a [...]
2006-06-29 15:20:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID KWBG KPAL
06JERUSALEM2825MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY 6
[...] (C) IDF forces on July 6 expanded their incursion in the northern Gaza to the three dismantled settlements that had been the site of previous Qassam rocket launches. The Israeli move follows the launching of two additional Qassam rockets, one of which came near the southern city of Ashkelon. [...]
2006-07-06 12:29:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2867MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY
[...] (C) The IDF continues its presence in central and southern Gaza. IDF raids continue, as do Qassam rocket launches. The factions claiming responsibility for the abduction of IDF corporal Gilad Shalit told the media on July 9 that they alone control Shalit's fate, and reiterated their demands [...]
2006-07-10 10:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM2902MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY
[...] (C) IDF military action in Gaza continued on July 12-13, although news coverage was overshadowed by the developing situation on the Israeli-Lebanese border. PA sources list 26 Palestinians killed on July 12, including the family that died in the IDF attack that reportedly wounded Hamas milita [...]
2006-07-13 12:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3001MGGZ01 - ISRAELI GAZA INCURSION - JERUSALEM JULY
[...] (C) IDF forces reentered northern Gaza on July 17; at least two Palestinians have been reported killed in this latest incursion. IAF aircraft struck government buildings, and supported ongoing operations in northern Gaza. There were approximately 15 Qassam launches from Gaza, with damage but [...]
2006-07-17 10:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL ASEC CASC KPAL KWBG PHUM
06JERUSALEM3238ABU MAZEN DISBURSES PAYMENTS; TEMPORARY
[...] (C) Summary: The Office of PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) began disbursing USD 91 million in payments to suppliers, PA employees and pensioners, social hardship cases, and the unemployed on July 23. According to the President's Office, payments were not disbursed to PLC members, PA ministers, [...]
2006-07-28 12:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID KTFN KWBG
06JERUSALEM3563TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM DISBURSES
[...] (C) The European Commission, through the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM),completed disbursement, over the last 10 days, of the first tranche of allowances to PA health sector workers. The allowances were disbursed through commercial banks and did not go to any PA Health Ministry emp [...]
2006-08-11 16:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID KTFN KWBG
06JERUSALEM3682ABU MAZEN PAYING FLAT-RATE ALLOWANCES
[...] (C) Summary: The Office of the PA President will disburse through commercial banks, starting August 19, a flat-rate allowance of NIS 1500 to PA employees, PA pensioners, some social hardship cases, and those on the unemployment rolls. The PA Presidency plans to issue a press statement August 1 [...]
2006-08-18 15:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM3933TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM: UPDATE AND
[...] Action request for Department in para. 11. 2. (C) Summary: Window II (fuel) and Window III (allowances) of the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) continue to function. Window I, the World Bank's Emergency Services Support Program (ESSP),is still pending as the Bank finalizes the gr [...]
2006-08-30 14:22:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM4031TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM: FIRST
[...] (C) Summary: The first meeting of the Temporary International Mechanism (TIM) Consultative Group, September 1, reviewed implementation progress to date. Both Windows II (provision of fuel to health, water, and sanitation sectors in Gaza) and III (allowances) have been implemented fully by th [...]
2006-09-06 15:32:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEFIN EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM4232PA PRESIDENT'S OFFICE CONSIDERING RAMADAN
[...] (C) Presidential Economic Advisor Mohammed Mustafa told EconChief by telephone from Dubai September 19 that the Office of the PA President was considering payment of an allowance before the start of Ramadan to the same group of PA employees, PA pensioners, some social hardship cases, and thos [...]
2006-09-19 15:56:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM4566PALESTINIANS SEEK PROGRESS ON GAZA-WEST BANK LINK
[...] (C) Summary: ConGenoffs, accompanied by USSC, USAID and Embassy Tel Aviv representatives, met October 17 with Palestinians who were involved in the negotiation of the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA). The informal meeting, the third and final in a series of preliminary brainstorming d [...]
2006-10-19 11:41:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4570PALESTINIANS SEEK PROGRESS ON GAZA-WEST BANK LINK
[...] (U) Summary: ConGenoffs, accompanied by USSC, USAID and Embassy Tel Aviv representatives, met October 17 with Palestinians who were involved in the negotiation of the Agreement on Movement and Access (AMA). The informal meeting, the third and final in a series of preliminary brainstorming d [...]
2006-10-19 14:21:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD KWBG KPAL IS
06JERUSALEM4722TEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL MECHANISM LAUNCHES
[...] (SBU) Hans Duynhouwer, the head of the Temporary International Mechanism's management unit confirmed to EconChief October 30 that the expansion of Window III is underway. Starting October 13, the TIM began disbursing NIS 1500 (USD 350) payments to "low income cases" or those PA employees nor [...]
2006-11-03 15:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PGOV KWBG
06JERUSALEM4761WORLD BANK GRANTS USD 13 MILLION TO AID
[...] (C) SUMMARY: THE WORLD BANK HAS APPROVED TWO GRANTS TO AID AVIAN INFLUENZA PREVENTION AND CONTROL EFFORTS IN THE WEST BANK AND GAZA. A USD 3 MILLION SHORT-TERM EMERGENCY GRANT, SIGNED WITH UNDP IN OCTOBER 2006, WILL SUPPORT PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES TO BE IMPLEMENTED OVER AN IN [...]
2006-11-08 16:46:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKFLU TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
06JERUSALEM4772HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN BEIT HANOUN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DURING THE IDF'S NOVEMBER 1-8 INCURSION INTO BEIT HANOUN (SEE REFTEL),THE AREA'S WATER AND ELECTRICITY INFRASTRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED AND AN IDF-IMPOSED CURFEW ON RESIDENTS PREVENTED THEM FROM OBTAINING ADDITIONAL SUPPLIES. DURING THE INCURSION, THE IDF GRANTED ACCESS TO BEIT HAN [...]
2006-11-09 14:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID ECON KWBG
06JERUSALEM483HAMAS LEADERS: BIOGRAPHICAL AND POLITICAL DATA
[...] (C) The incoming, newly elected Hamas PLC membership is a diverse and well-educated group. Some of the most prominent incoming PLC members bring with them administrative experience developed during the al-Aqsa Intifada, when Islamic charities and traditional reconciliation committees moved in [...]
2006-02-02 17:01:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALASEC IS KDEM KPAL KWBG PBTS PGOV PREL
06JERUSALEM80PALESTINIAN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS SITREP
[...] (C) Summary. Hamas January 5 endorsed a Code of Conduct for the January 25 Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC) elections that it had earlier refused to sign in October. The Chief Electoral Officer for the Central Elections Commission (CEC),Ammar Dweik, reported that Abu Mazen had yet t [...]
2006-01-06 18:01:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG PBTS IS KPAL KDEM
06JERUSALEM802FAYYAD AND AL-WAZIR ON PA'S CURRENT AND FUTURE
[...] (C) Summary: Salam Fayyad said February 22 he did not think a Hamas-led government would receive large amounts of external assistance. Fayyad said he thought the PA could manage to survive to May or mid-June but only by liquidating assets in the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF). PA Deputy Fi [...]
2006-02-24 16:14:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID KWBG
06JERUSALEM994UN AGENCIES APPEAL FOR USD 1.25 MILLION IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Three United Nations agencies -- the World Health Organization (WHO),the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA),and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) -- issued an appeal March 6 to local donors for USD 1.25 million for emergency medical supplies for the Palestinian A [...]
2006-03-09 12:55:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON EAID PGOV KWBG
06JOHANNESBURG467SOUTH AFRICA: STATE OF ALUMINUN INDUSTRY
[...] (U) The South African aluminum industry is well developed and a major contributor to the economy. During 2005, primary and semi-fabricated aluminum sales amounted to 920,000 tons valued at about $1.7 billion, of which exports accounted for more than 70% by mass and value. All plants are curre [...]
2006-11-17 13:04:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ETRD ENRG ECON ELAB EIND SF
06JOHANNESBURG468SWAZILAND: RECLISA CHILD LABOR CONFERENCE URGES FREE AND
[...] Representatives of the Swazi Ministries of Education and of Enterprise and Employment, academia, NGOs and media, as well as the International Labor Organization (ILO),attended a conference on Child Labor in Manzini, Swaziland, from November 7-8. The conference, held under the auspices of the [...]
2006-11-17 14:31:00Consulate JohannesburgUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM SOCI ECON SW
06KABUL1281KARZAI PROPOSES NEW CABINET
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 22, President Karzai presented his new Cabinet to Parliament for approval. The new Cabinet does not represent a significant departure from the previous one. The most important change was the replacement of Dr. Abdullah as Foreign Minister with Karzai advisor Dr. Spanta. Other [...]
2006-03-23 17:58:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL1440CORRECTED COPY: KARZAI PROPOSES NEW CABINET
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 22, President Karzai presented his new Cabinet to Parliament for approval. The new Cabinet does not represent a significant departure from the previous one. The most important change was the replacement of Dr. Abdullah as Foreign Minister with Karzai advisor Dr. Spanta. [...]
2006-03-30 11:12:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL1525PRT/QALAT - KARZAI VISIT HIGHLIGHTS TRADE
[...] (U) Summary: President Karzai visited Zabul Province for the first time March 28, where he visited the PRT-run Trade School and the new hospital funded by the UAE. He also greeted people in the bazaar. His "pressing the flesh" may improve Zabul's poor security image. End Summary. 2. ( [...]
2006-04-05 11:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ASEC AF TC
06KABUL1791AFGHAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES 20 OF 25 MINISTERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On Thursday, April 20, the Afghan National Assembly approved the majority of President Karzai's nominated Cabinet Ministers. Significant confirmations included Engineer Zarar as Minister of Interior and Spanta as Minister of Foreign Affairs. Minister of Culture Raheen and Mini [...]
2006-04-20 15:20:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM AF
06KABUL1905PRT-GARDEZ TAKING AN ACTIVE ROLE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-30 09:07:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SOCI AF
06KABUL2093PRT/QAL I NOW: BADGHIS PROVINCE SECURITY OVERVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Badghis province Director for of the National Security Directorate (NSD) Mehr Ali offered a provincial security overview to PRToff, including poppy eradication efforts, Taleban influence, the recent slaying of five medical workers, and the police and justice system. Althou [...]
2006-05-10 10:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR SNAR SOCI AF
06KABUL2298THE ARDS AND GOA PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
[...] (SBU) The Afghan Reconstruction Development Service (ARDS,) strives to conduct GOA procurement in accordance with international standards and the GOA Procurement Law, passed in September 2005. Though not all GOA procurement is handled by the ARDS, this office sets a standard to which all gove [...]
2006-05-21 08:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KABUL2424PRT/TARIN KOWT - URUZGAN'S DEVELOPING INSTITUTIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Monib, of Uruzgan Province in southern Afghanistan, has been on the job for two months and is still working to build up functioning institutions from the administrative rubble left behind by his incompetent and corrupt predecessor. Visits to Tarin Kowt in recent days b [...]
2006-05-29 12:42:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL257PRT/QALAH-E NAW: MP BIOS: BADGHIS PROVINCE
[...] Summary: This cable provides biographic information on three members of the Afghan National Assembly from Badghis province. Azita Rafat is a young female activist focused on development for her province and with a particular concern about the Badghis custom of selling girls. Yaqub Khan is [...]
2006-01-18 06:16:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM PINR EAID PHUM KJUS AF KFEM
06KABUL265PRT/KHOST: BOMBINGS IN KHOST TARGET CIVILIANS; NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-18 10:27:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER
06KABUL2687PRT/PAKTIKA PAKTITA FOUR DISTRICTS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An early June journey to and assessment of four districts in western Paktika ka revealed districts with generally little infrastructure and little support from the central government. Despite certain similarities, these districts differ in their support for the government and [...]
2006-06-13 02:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL276PRT/TARIN KOWT: DOING HARD TIME IN URUZGAN PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A USG team visiting Uruzgan Provincial Prison found that the warden and prison guards, although untrained, were paid regularly and were interested in receiving training and improving the facility. The prison and administrative buildings were largely crumbling mud-brick structu [...]
2006-01-19 12:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS AF
06KABUL2841ASSESSING THE PASHTUN BELT
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Kabul-Embassy Islamabad-CFC cable. 2. (C) Summary: On June 7, Ambassador Neumann, Ambassador Crocker, CFC Commanding General Eikenberry, and their senior staffs met at Embassy Kabul for the first of a series of planned periodic inter-Embassy meetings prompte [...]
2006-06-24 02:52:00Embassy KabulSECRETPREL PGOV ECON PREF PTER USAID MASS PINR AF
06KABUL2862PRT/KUNDUZ: NEW POLICE CHIEFS RAISE HOPES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The new police chiefs in Kunduz, Baghlan and Takhar are well-educated, professional, career police officers who have risen through the ranks over the past 20 to 25 years, assiduously avoiding direct participation in partisan politics and earning a reputation for loyalty and in [...]
2006-06-25 09:50:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SNAR MARR AF
06KABUL2932EXBS Afghanistan Advisor Monthly Reporting Cable -
[...] (U) The Border Management Initiative (BMI) has identified immediate needs at the Islam Qalah Border Crossing Point (BCP). Working with Afghan ministries, CFC- A, CSTC-A, USAID/Bearing Point and international donors, BMI has identified areas of concern that are being addressed within the tim [...]
2006-06-28 11:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL KSTC KNNP AF
06KABUL294SURVEY POINTS TO SUCCESS IN COUNTER NARCOTIC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-23 10:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER SNAR KCRM AF
06KABUL3021AMBASSADOR AND MRS NEUMANN VISIT LITHUANIAN PRT
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and Mrs. Neumann and Lithuanian Ambassador Srsknys visited Lithuanian PRT Chaghcharan on June 23, and met with Ghor Governor and other provincial officials. The Lithuanians impressed the Ambassador with their excellent relations with provincial officials, regular patro [...]
2006-07-06 07:26:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR EAID ECON LH AF
06KABUL3078PRT/PANJSHIR: Road Paves Way For Change
[...] (SBU) The new road in Panjshir, funded by USAID at 16 million USD, is making daily progress along its 47- km stretch. The road is transforming the province - economically, politically and socially. The change is overwhelmingly positive; Panjshiri support of the project is wide-spread. Ther [...]
2006-07-10 06:37:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN PGOV ECON EAID AF
06KABUL3216PRT FARAH FARAH CITY MAYOR SACKED OVER
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 10, Farah business representatives joined members of the Provincial Council and visiting Parliamentarians demanding Deputy Governor Juma Ghanghor dismiss Mayor of Farah City, Besmellah Khan, amid constant allegations of corruption. Local merchants also protested again [...]
2006-07-19 04:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER KCOR AF
06KABUL3538PRT/TARIN KOWT - GOVERNOR MONIB: FOCUSED ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Since he took office on March 18, Uruzgan Governor Abdul Hakim Monib has been confronted by a number of challenges to his authority, most coming from former Uruzgan Governor Jan Mohammed Khan and his supporters, but also from a deteriorating security situation that has undermin [...]
2006-08-07 14:15:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL394 AFGHANISTAN AGRICULTURE MOVING FORWARD: PART I
[...] Summary: Developing the agriculture sector in Afghanistan is critical for economic growth and for tackling opium poppy oppy cultivation. The Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Food (MAAHF),Mr. Obaidullah Ramin, has begun to provide leadership to rebuild the agriculture sector in [...]
2006-01-30 02:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AMGT AF
06KABUL3975PRT/TARIN KOWT:AMBASSADOR EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Neumann promised Governor Munib and leaders of Uruzgan, that the U.S. would remain committed to assisting with security and reconstruction, and work closely with our Dutch and Australian partners, during his August 27 visit to PRT Tarin Kowt. He explained that with Mun [...]
2006-09-05 13:29:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC AF
06KABUL4368PRT/Jalalabad: Afghanistan Returnees Create
[...] (U) Summary: The Tangi returnee settlement is an excellent example of what can happen in a barren desert when an organized group of people decides to build a home for themselves. With only minimal assistance from international and local donors and their own government, a group of former Afgha [...]
2006-09-25 17:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF AF
06KABUL4436PRT BAMYAN: GOVERNMENT CONTINUES JOURNEY TOWARDS
[...] (SBU) The Governor,s office organized and hosted a NZAID funded two-day conference September 18-19 that outlined ongoing development activity in Bamyan. While all of the nine sector working groups of the Provincial Development Committee (PDC) provided substantive presentations, some of the se [...]
2006-09-28 11:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PHUM SOCI AF
06KABUL491PRT/PANJSHIR: THE ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
[...] (U) The U.S.-led assistance effort is transforming the economy of Panjshir Province, , leading to what the Governor calls the new prosperity. He cites four areas for economic growth: commerce, facilitated by an improved road network; tourism, attracting visitors primarily from Kabul; agri [...]
2006-02-05 12:39:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIS EMIN PGOV AF
06KABUL5216PRT JALALABAD: PTS RECONCILIATION PROGRAM NANGAHAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Jalalabad PRT Officer met with Khuja Mohammed Naim Sadiq, the Director of the Jalalabad PTS Office, on October 19. Mr. Khuja reported that 115 former Taliban have been processed through his office, although only 25 are on record as having been reconciled through the PTS head [...]
2006-10-26 08:35:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5235PRT Farah: Iranian Assistance Plans for Farah Province
[...] (SBU) Iran has traditionally taken an interest in western Afghanistan as an important sphere of influence and, historically, Iranians have regarded part of western Afghanistan as an extension of Iranian territory. Recent Iranian negotiations with Farah provincial government officials show the [...]
2006-10-29 03:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID ASEC PREL AF IR
06KABUL5435PRT KHOST: NEW ABP COMMANDER OPTIMISTIC DESPITE
[...] (C) Summary: Despite inheriting a demoralized force on the heels of a 200- to 250-man walkout (a fifth of the force),incoming acting Afghan Border Police (ABP) Commander Kasim Khil is optimistic he can bring back and improve troop strength and effectiveness. In what appears to be a model app [...]
2006-11-12 13:13:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL5446BOUCHER'S CONVERSATION WITH KEY DONORS ON WHAT'S
[...] (SBU) In a working lunch in Kabul on November 8, the Ambassador, British Ambassador Evans, Japanese Ambassador Kosuge, and Deputy EU Representative Michael Semple told Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher the UN-led Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board P [...]
2006-11-13 12:18:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID AF
06KABUL5504 DEPUTY FINANCE MINISTER SHAHRANI - BUDGET ON TRACK BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 09:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON MASS MARR PGOV AF
06KABUL5549PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAMS MAKING A DIFFERENCE ON THE GROUND IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] State Department officers and USAID representatives are working with military counterparts at Italian, Canadian, Spanish, Dutch, Norwegian, New Zealand, Icelandic, German, British and Lithuanian as well as U.S.-led PRTs. The difficult and often dangerous environment in which they work, coupl [...]
2006-11-21 01:40:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER EAID NATO PREF MASS AF
06KABUL559PRT/GHAZNI:NAWA, GHAZNI'S LOST DISTRICT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Geographically isolated and largely ignored by the Afghan government and the international community, the southern district of Nawa is one of Ghazni's most troubled security environments and is vulnerable to infiltration by anti-government forces from neighboring Paktika and Zabu [...]
2006-02-08 11:05:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER KDEM PINR AF
06KABUL5665PRT/QAL-E NOW: NGOS VIEWS ON SECURITY AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Security in Badghis provincial capital of Qal-e Now has always been considered good and to-date there have been no insurgency related incidents there. While attacks in Badghis are currently rare, the security situation is tenuous in many districts. NGOs have limited or changed [...]
2006-12-04 07:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SNAR AF
06KABUL5695PRT TARIN KOWT - SHURA HELD IN CAHAR SINEH, URUZGAN PROVINCE
[...] (C) Summary - Uruzgan Governor Monib convened a shura of Cahar Cineh District residents in late September to exhort those supporting the Taliban to work with him to resolve issues peacefully, stop growing poppies, and support efforts to establish security in the province. The governor also [...]
2006-12-05 12:39:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5696PRT TARIN KOWT - SHURA HELD IN CAHAR SINEH, URUZGAN PROVINCE
[...] (C) Summary - Uruzgan Governor Monib convened a shura of Cahar Cineh District residents in late September to exhort those supporting the Taliban to work with him to resolve issues peacefully, stop growing poppies, and support efforts to establish security in the province. The governor also [...]
2006-12-05 12:45:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMCAP MOPS PGOV PREL PTER AF
06KABUL5698MUSA QALA ELDERS RETURN TO EMBASSY TO PROVIDE
[...] (SBU) Six representatives of the Musa Qala Local Authority (LA) returned to the Embassy (Ref) on November 30 to report on recent developments and appeal for support for development projects in the district. The elders reported on their meeting with President Karzai on November 29, saying they [...]
2006-12-06 01:18:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER AF
06KABUL5700NEW DRAFT OF AFGHAN MEDIA LAW SMACKS OF
[...] (SBU) The Afghan Parliament's Committee on Religious and Cultural Affairs has circulated draft language amending the Afghan Mass Media Law (Media Law) - adopted by Presidential Decree in 2005 but never approved by Parliament - that troubles many in the Afghan media and international community [...]
2006-12-06 09:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP MOPS PREL PGOV PTER PHUM AF
06KABUL5843PRT/PANSHJIR: WOMEN'S AGENDA ADVANCING, DESPITE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The PRT is working to create opportunities for the women of Panjshir to improve their levels of education, as well as their economic mobility and access to health care. A weak Director of Women's Affairs, however, represents a major stumbling block. The PRT strategy has been [...]
2006-12-14 03:24:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5891PRT/PANSHJIR: KABUL-PANJSHIR RELATIONS PART II:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Several events this year have attracted GOA officials from Kabul to Panjshir, but there is no steady flow of central government visits. Since his election, President Karzai has yet to visit the province. The Panjshir Governor, although appointed by the GOA, operates more as a [...]
2006-12-19 04:28:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF
06KABUL5926PRT/KUNDUZ: HOSPITAL REFORM WORKING IN NORTHEAST
[...] (SBU) The provincial hospitals in Kunduz and Takhar Provinces are two of five pilot projects under the World-Bank funded Hospital Reform Program. They receive extensive support from the Ministry of Public Health and are relatively well-equipped, have capable and well-paid staff, and appear to [...]
2006-12-21 13:39:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER ASEC MARR AF
06KABUL595PRT/HELMAND HELMAND WOMEN PROVINCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-11 10:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER SNAR AF
06KABUL912AFGHANISTAN'S 2005-2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 09:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN KFRD ASEC
06KABUL938AMERICAN BUSINESSES IN AFGHANISTAN: HERAT PROVINCE
[...] (U) Summary: Although Herat is Afghanistans second largest commercial center, it remains remote for Western businesses operating in Afghanistan. The few foreign companies present are primarily small traders, including two U.S. firms offering groceries and frozen chicken and eggs. This is th [...]
2006-03-05 09:34:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN PREL OPIC EAID PGOV AF
06KAMPALA1573POSTCARD FROM MASAKA: MULTIPARTY OPPORTUNITIES AT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Internal party conflict between national and local NRM officials is an important trend in Uganda's new multiparty system. On August 14, poloffs visited Masaka, a large rural district located southwest of Kampala notable for its diversity of political party representation at b [...]
2006-08-18 11:54:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM EAID UG
06KATHMANDU1042JUBILATION AS KING REINSTATES PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Seven-Party alliance leaders and people on the street declared victory for democracy following the King's April 24 late night message announcing the reinstatement of Parliament and meeting all the Parties' demands (ref A). The King called on the seven-party alliance to follow its road map [...]
2006-04-25 12:33:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1068POLITICAL PARTY LEADERS TAKE CAUTIOUS APPROACH TO
[...] (C) In separate conversations with Nepali Congress (Democratic) (NC(D)) President Sher Bahadur Deuba on April 27 and CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal on April 28, the Ambassador emphasized that the U.S. looked forward to supporting the new government as it moved ahead, but cautione [...]
2006-04-28 09:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1191INDIAN AND UK AMBASSADORS BRIEF BOUCHER AND NSC
[...] (C) In a wide-ranging discussion with A/S Boucher, NSC Senior Director Elisabeth Millard, the Ambassador and Acting DCM, Indian Ambassador Shiv Mukherjee and U.K. Ambassador Keith Bloomfield said they expected the remaining seats in a 21-member cabinet would be filled May 3 or 4. Mukherjee s [...]
2006-05-09 08:00:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PTER NP IN UK
06KATHMANDU1195PRIME MINISTER KOIRALA ON THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (C) Prime Minister Koirala appealed May 10 to the Ambassador for assistance in gaining Indian support for a third party witness for negotiations with the Maoists and for international monitors of the cease-fire. Koirala liked the suggestion of having two witnesses - perhaps an Indian and an o [...]
2006-05-10 11:57:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER PREL MASS PINR IN NP
06KATHMANDU1248GOVERNMENT ARRESTS FORMER MINISTERS, SUSPENDS
[...] (U) The government arrested five former ministers in the King's government and suspended the heads of three of Nepal's security agencies on May 12. Cabinet sources told the press that the government acted on the recommendation of the newly-appointed Rayamajhi Commission, formed to investigate [...]
2006-05-15 10:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1281NEPAL: SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY FOR
[...] (C) I believe we have a four-six month window to use our assistance to consolidate recent gains in democracy in Nepal. While some argue that development and governance should take a back seat to peace, I disagree. We need to help the government show it is making a difference in people's lives [...]
2006-05-19 11:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL MASS NP
06KATHMANDU1282EUPHORIA, BUT SOME QUESTIONS, OVER PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Nepalese throughout the country took to the streets on May 18 and 19 to peacefully celebrate the May 18 "historic" Declaration of the sovereignty of Parliament (reftel). Civil society leaders welcomed the Declaration, but privately worried about its implementation and legality. Business p [...]
2006-05-19 11:52:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM ECON NP
06KATHMANDU1285EUPHORIA, BUT SOME QUESTIONS, OVER PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Nepalese throughout the country took to the streets on May 18 and 19 to peacefully celebrate the May 18 "historic" Declaration of the sovereignty of Parliament (reftel). Civil society leaders welcomed the Declaration, but privately worried about its implementation and legality. Business p [...]
2006-05-19 12:34:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER KDEM ECON NP
06KATHMANDU1344EUROPEAN DONORS ON WORKING WITH THE MAOISTS
[...] (SBU) During a May 24 meeting among international donors, DFID-GTZ Risk Management Officer Dan Huntington presented a paper on Suggested Development Approaches that argued that there were two governments in existence and that donors should treat them equally. His paper acknowledged that "the [...]
2006-05-26 10:23:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1373GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN CODE OF CONDUCT
[...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists on May 26 announced a 25-point Code of Conduct governing the cease-fire. There is talk about the United Nations monitoring the cease-fire. In the House of Representatives on May 29, Parliamentarians questioned the Maoist commitment to the Cod [...]
2006-05-30 12:16:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1405MAOISTS MOBILIZE NEARLY HALF A MILLION FOR MASS
[...] (C) The Maoists mobilized an estimated four-to-five hundred thousand people to participate in a peaceful, well-organized rally in Kathmandu on June 2. Emboffs estimated that Maoists bused in most attendees from outlying districts to participate in their first public rally in the capital. The [...]
2006-06-02 11:49:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU1412006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (SBU) This is Post's 2006 Investment Climate Statement, per reftel. Post has also sent the Investment Climate Statement by unclassified email, per reftel. Begin Text. INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT Although the Government of Nepal (GON) is open to fore [...]
2006-01-13 11:25:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR NP
06KATHMANDU1432PRIME MINISTER BRIEFS AMBASSADOR ON UPCOMING NEW
[...] (S/NF) Ambassador Moriarty, accompanied by A/DCM Schwartz met June 5 with Prime Minister G.P Koirala and Senior Foreign Policy Adviser Chalise on the eve of the Prime Minister,s upcoming visit to New Delhi. Although press accounts have speculated that the trip will focus on economic and trade [...]
2006-06-05 12:02:00Embassy KathmanduSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER IN NP
06KATHMANDU1433MAOIST EFFORTS TO PROMOTE A PARALLEL GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) The Maoists have recently been taking steps to establish a parallel government in parts of Nepal. During the week of May 29, the Maoist-aligned "Interim Rupandehi District People's Council" (southwest Nepal) publicly submitted a tender for bids on a contract to collect rocks, pebbles, and [...]
2006-06-06 02:00:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ECON NP
06KATHMANDU1495CABINET EXPANSION INCLUDES LEFTIST AS DEPUTY PRIME
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister GP Koirala named three additional ministers to his Cabinet June 11, including Amik Sherchan, head of the extreme left People's Front Nepal (PFN),as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health and Population. Koirala also appointed Hridayesh Tripathi, General Secretary of [...]
2006-06-12 10:00:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR NP
06KATHMANDU1533INDIA PLEDGES SIGNIFICANT SUPPORT TO NEPAL
[...] (C) Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat briefed Parliament on June 12 about the 12.6 billion Nepali Rupees (NRs) (USD 177 million) of financial pledges, including budgetary support (ref C),promised by the Government of India (GOI) during the Prime Minister's June 6-9 visit to New Delhi. The pl [...]
2006-06-14 13:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PREL PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU1797NEPAL'S "STATE OF THE UNION" IMPRESSES FEW
[...] (C) On July 9, Deputy Prime Minister K.P. Oli presented to Parliament the Government of Nepal's (GON) annual policy and program statement for the 2006-2007 fiscal year (full text emailed to SCA/INS). (Note: The Nepali fiscal year runs from July 15 - July 14. End Note.) The statement to Parli [...]
2006-07-10 12:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREF NP
06KATHMANDU1908CONFUSION MOUNTS OVER INTERIM PARLIAMENT; MORE
[...] (C) Informal talks July 14 between leaders of the two largest parties of the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists set the stage for agreement between the GON/Maoist negotiation teams to hold the next talks on July 21. The July 14 talks among the Nepali Congress (NC),the CPN-UML, and Maoists [...]
2006-07-17 13:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU1966POLITICAL LEADERS TOUGHEN ATTITUDE ABOUT ARMS
[...] (C) In separate meetings with CDA on July 19 and 20, Nepali Congress (NC) Vice President Sushil Koirala, Speaker of the House and CPN-UML Central Committee member Subash Nemwang, and Nepal Workers and Peasants' Party (NWPP) Chairman Narayan Man Bijukchhe expressed increasingly hardline positi [...]
2006-07-21 12:29:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2007FOREIGN MINISTER TAKES A STRONG LINE AGAINST THE
[...] (C) On July 25, the Ambassador met with Foreign Minister and Deputy Prime Minister K.P. Oli to discuss the current situation in Nepal. Oli complained that he had been blasted from both within and without the government for his hard stance against the Maoists. Oli also expressed concern about [...]
2006-07-26 12:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL UNGA NP
06KATHMANDU2030MAOIST ARMS ISSUE MUST BE SOLVED FIRST, CPN-UML
[...] (C) On July 27 the Ambassador met separately with CPN-UML General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal and Speaker of the House Subash Nemwang (also CPN-UML) to discuss what the Government of Nepal could do to resolve the arms management issue. Both interlocutors agreed that the issue of Maoist arms h [...]
2006-07-28 12:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2088WELCOME MESSAGE FOR CODEL KOLBE
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes the August 25-28 visit of Representative Jim Kolbe, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs of the House Appropriations Committee (HACFO),along with Representatives Fred Upton, Brian Baird, Ander Crensha [...]
2006-08-01 11:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP
06KATHMANDU2140WELCOME MESSAGE FOR CODEL SPECTER
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes the August 12-14 visit of Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman and Mrs. Specter and staff to Kathmandu. 2. (SBU) Overall control officer for this delegation will be Political/Economic Section Chief Bill Martin. He can be reached 24/7 via the Embassy s [...]
2006-08-07 10:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP
06KATHMANDU2167NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 12-14 VISIT OF CODEL
[...] (C) Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. The country is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader Prachanda signed a [...]
2006-08-09 14:07:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2173WELCOME MESSAGE FOR STAFFDEL FORSYTH
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes the August 23-26 visit of Minority Deputy Chief Counsel of the House International Relations Committee (HIRC) Bart Forsyth, along with Democratic Deputy Staff Director Peter Yeo, Democratic Professional Staff Member David Killion, and Staff Associate Tod [...]
2006-08-10 10:00:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP
06KATHMANDU2179REVISED NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 12-14 VISIT
[...] Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. The country is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader Prachanda signed a join [...]
2006-08-11 13:33:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2195NEPAL SCENESETTER FOR AUGUST 25-28 VISIT OF CODEL
[...] Your visit comes at a critical moment in Nepal's history. Many in the country hope that Nepal is perhaps closer to establishing lasting peace than it has been at any other time during the 10-year-old Maoist insurgency. On August 9, the Nepalese Prime Minister GP Koirala and the Maoist leader [...]
2006-08-14 12:23:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NP
06KATHMANDU2363CODEL KOLBE STRESSES ARMS MANAGEMENT
[...] (C) During their August 25-28 visit, a four-member Congressional delegation led by Jim Kolbe, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, stressed to the Government of Nepal (GON) that arms management must occur before Maoists could be allowed into the government. [...]
2006-08-31 11:12:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ECON PREF NP
06KATHMANDU2463DPM OLI WORRIED, BUT WILLING TO STAND UP TO THE
[...] (C) After listening to DPM/Foreign Minister Oli's pitch to the diplomatic community for support for Nepal's bid for a UNSC rotating seat on September 8 (reftel),I asked for a few minutes of Oli's time. In a subsequent one-on-one meeting, I told Oli that the GON was losing the country to the [...]
2006-09-11 13:04:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU2551WORLD BANK REP TRIES TO ENGAGE MAOISTS
[...] (C) On September 15, World Bank (WB) Country Representative Ken Ohashi told Emboff that he had requested a meeting with the Maoists' 20-member economic advisory committee, but was rebutted. Frustrated with the Government of Nepal (GON),Ohashi suggested the Maoists should be allowed to run a [...]
2006-09-19 10:26:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PTER PGOV NP
06KATHMANDU2590FAR-WESTERN NEPAL: IN TROUBLE, BUT NOT HOPELESS
[...] (SBU) During a trip to the far-western region of Nepal September 12-15, Ambassador Moriarty met with government and military officials, business and political leaders, human rights organizations, and USAID project partners to gauge the situation on the ground and the impact of U.S. assistance [...]
2006-09-22 11:58:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER ECON MARR MCAP PHUM SENV EAID NP
06KATHMANDU2638COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SCA PDAS STEVEN R. MANN
[...] Embassy Kathmandu warmly welcomes SCA PDAS Steven R. Mann to Nepal from October 3-6, 2006, for meetings with embassy and host government officials. Country clearance is hereby granted for travel to and within the Kathmandu Valley. For the traveler's safety, you should review the security inf [...]
2006-09-30 09:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA IN NP
06KATHMANDU2666CHIEF GOVERNMENT NEGOTIATOR OPTIMISTIC ABOUT
[...] (C) The Government of Nepal's chief peace negotiator Krishna Prasad Sitaula told visiting SCA PDAS Steven Mann and the Ambassador October 6 that he was optimistic the summit meeting on October 8 would be successful. PDAS Mann stressed the USG's view that it was difficult to imagine how the tal [...]
2006-10-06 12:16:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREF CVIS UN CX NP
06KATHMANDU3014CORRECTED COPY: GOVERNMENT AND MAOISTS SIGN PEACE
[...] (U) This is a corrected copy of Kathmandu 3013 with text of the agreement attached. Summary And Introduction ------------------------ 2. (C) Following two days of marathon talks and weeks of anticipation, the Seven-Party Alliance and the Maoists signed a package agreement in the early mo [...]
2006-11-08 13:07:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER MARR NP
06KATHMANDU3062UN REP. AND BRITISH AMBASSADOR DEALING WITH
[...] (C) On November 15, the UN Secretary General's personal representative Ian Martin and UK Ambassador Andrew Hall gave their views on the Maoists, the peace process and challenges for Nepal to Assistant Secretary Boucher and the Ambassador. Martin was not willing to wager on the Maoist intentions [...]
2006-11-17 11:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR PREF UN UK NP
06KATHMANDU3091NEPAL PEACE DEAL: TEETH, BUT NOT MUCH BITE
[...] (C) The Government of Nepal (GON) and the Maoists signed a comprehensive peace accord on November 21, after finally coming to a consensus on the remaining sticking points (ref A). Although the accord calls for an end to violence and states that anyone found carrying weapons will be subject to [...]
2006-11-22 10:05:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL NP
06KATHMANDU3115FINANCE MINISTER WANTS UN TO SET STRICT STANDARDS
[...] (C) In a meeting with the Ambassador November 26, Finance Minister Mahat asked the United States to use its influence on the United Nations to ensure that only true Maoist combatants be permitted to go into cantonments. Mahat expressed concern that the latest draft of the tripartite (Governme [...]
2006-11-27 12:08:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR UN NP
06KATHMANDU3238CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF COMMENTS ON ARMS MANAGEMENT,
[...] (C) Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Katawal told the Ambassador December 13 that he had emphasized to Prime Minister Koirala earlier that day that the Maoists had to be completely separated from their weapons before they were included in the interim parliament and the interim government. K [...]
2006-12-18 09:41:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MARR PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU376PROPOSALS FOR FY 2006 G/TIP INCL AND ESF FUNDING
[...] Embassy Kathmandu is pleased to propose the following eight projects, in rank order, for consideration for FY 2006 International Narcotics, Crime and Law Enforcement (INCLE),and Economic Support Funds (ESF) funding. Post has pouched the full text of the proposals to the Office to Combat Tra [...]
2006-02-08 01:39:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM ELAB PREL SMIG ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU468DEUBA RELEASED, COMPROMISE QUESTIONABLE
[...] (C) In a February 16 meeting with the Ambassador, newly-released former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba, head of the Nepali Congress-Democratic (NC-D) party, expressed his thanks to the USG for its support while he was in detention, and had a generally positive reaction to the Ambassador's [...]
2006-02-17 08:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER NP
06KATHMANDU629NEPAL 2006 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Embassy Kathmandu's submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW -- A. Nepal is a country of origin for the trafficking of women and children, and to a lesser extent boys and men. The majority of persons are trafficked to India, while othe [...]
2006-03-07 07:54:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD ELAB SMIG ASEC NP
06KATHMANDU768CHINESE DELEGATION SUPPORTS DIALOGUE OF
[...] (C) State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan led a Chinese delegation to Kathmandu from March 16-18 that expressed hope for unity among "constitutional forces" in Nepal and signed two financial agreements. Tang delivered the message of the need for unity to leaders of three major parties of the seven-par [...]
2006-03-21 12:17:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF NP
06KATHMANDU798RESIDENT TIBETANS APPEAL FOR HUMANITARIAN
[...] (C) On March 23, A.G. Tashi, the Dalai Lama's Representative for Tashi Palkhiel and Dhorpatan Tibetan Settlements near Pokhara in western Nepal, visited the Embassy, with instructions from the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA) to draw attention to key issues facing Tibetan residents in Nepa [...]
2006-03-24 09:09:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU831GOVERNMENT CONTEMPLATING APPOINTING A PRIME
[...] (C) In separate March 27 meetings with the Ambassador, Vice Chairman Tulsi Giri and Home Minister Kamal Thapa each stated that the King was considering appointing a Prime Minister and relinquishing his Chairmanship of the Government. Giri mentioned that he was pushing former Prime Minister (a [...]
2006-03-28 11:39:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM NP
06KATHMANDU966MINISTRY OF LABOR HOLDS FIRST EXHIBITION ON
[...] (SBU) On April 5, the Ministry of Labor and Transport Management (MLTM) organized and funded its first ever one-day exhibition on foreign employment at Kathmandu's convention center. MLTM spokesperson Dhruba Sharma, said the purpose for organizing the exhibition was to acquaint overseas job s [...]
2006-04-13 12:23:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB SMIG NP
06KATHMANDU971KING'S NEW YEARS' MESSAGE DISAPPOINTING
[...] (C) The King's much anticipated New Year's speech on April 14 contained no concrete initiatives, but called on "all political parties to join in a dialogue, which we have always advocated, to bear the responsibility of and contribute towards activating the multiparty democratic polity." Par [...]
2006-04-14 07:08:00Embassy KathmanduSECRETPGOV PTER KDEM NP
06KHARTOUM1031 Pres. Bashir Interview with Saudi News Channel
[...] Summary: On April 17, Riyadh Al-Ikhbariyah Satellite Channel in Arabic broadcast an interview of President Bashir by Sharif Husayn Sharif. During the broad-ranging interview, Bashir commented on the Darfur conflict and characterized it as a tribal issue. He claimed the Darfur problem had t [...]
2006-05-02 05:27:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI AL US SU
06KHARTOUM1061Sudan - Humanitarian Assessment of the Eastern
[...] A USAID team visited the eastern part of the Nuba Mountains from April 11 to 17, 2006, to monitor USAID- funded projects and assess local conditions for IDP returns. The eastern Jebels host approximately 60 percent of the population of the Nuba Mountains. Save the Children-U.S. (SC/US) is U [...]
2006-05-04 14:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1072Sudan - Humanitarian Challenges in the East
[...] A USAID team visited Kassala from April 20 to 23, 2006, to assess the humanitarian situation in eastern Sudan. A disagreement between the U.N. Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) and Sudan's Government of National Unity (GNU) concerning implementation of the U.N. Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) is pr [...]
2006-05-05 14:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1088Eastern Sudan Poverty Alleviation and Peace
[...] From April 30 to May 1, 2006, the U.N. Development Program (UNDP) convened an eastern Sudan poverty alleviation and peace-building conference in Port Sudan, Red Sea State. The conference was attended by donors, U.N. agencies, non-government organizations (NGOs),community based organizations [...]
2006-05-08 13:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1089Sudan - Avian Flu Sitrep No. 4, May 8, 2006
[...] (SBU) On May 4, 2006, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) office in Khartoum received positive test results from the World Organization of Animal Health (OIE) in Italy which confirm that the recent outbreak of avian influenza (AI) in Sudan is indeed the highly pathogenic H5N1 str [...]
2006-05-08 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1117AMIS TRANSITION AND DARFUR PEACE AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Initiating the transition from the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a UN peacekeeping operation and implementing the Darfur Peace Agreement require well targeted and bold steps taken in a timely manner. Advancing this agenda will require strengthening AMIS during the int [...]
2006-05-11 15:56:00Embassy KhartoumSECRETPREL KPKO PGOV PREF EAID AU US UN SU
06KHARTOUM1126Darfur Livelihoods Assessment
[...] From April 12 - 27, 2006, USAID/OFDA Livelihoods Advisor Courtney Brown visited North and South Darfur to monitor and evaluate USAID-funded livelihood activities. The USAID livelihoods advisor met with partners and visited project sites near El Fasher, North Darfur, and Nyala, South Darfur, t [...]
2006-05-14 13:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1127 Sudan - Darfur Water and Sanitation Assessment
[...] From April 29 to May 2, 2006, OFDA Water and Sanitation Specialist Peter Wallis traveled to North and South Darfur to evaluate the effectiveness of ongoing USAID-funded programs and make recommendations concerning future support of water and sanitation humanitarian interventions in Darfur. I [...]
2006-05-14 13:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1133SUDAN - AVIAN FLU UPDATE #5
[...] (SBU) On May 10, 2006, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) informed donors attending the weekly meeting on Avian influenza (AI) that the results received from the laboratories in Rome confirmed an outbreak of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of avian influenza in Sudan. [...]
2006-05-15 03:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1134Sudan - Cattle Rustling, Emerging Government,
[...] From May 3 to 8, 2006, a USAID/DCHA program officer visited Eastern Equatoria State (EE) to assess humanitarian conditions in Southern Sudan. The greatest driver of conflict in EE is cattle rustling and retaliatory violence between tribes. Though all EE counties are absorbing returning inte [...]
2006-05-15 05:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1181Darfur Health Assessment
[...] Since the escalation of the conflict in Darfur in 2004, coordinated efforts within the humanitarian community have resulted in substantial improvement in the overall health and nutrition situation of conflict- affected communities. These advances are evidenced by a declining trend in crude m [...]
2006-05-18 07:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1228Sudan - Avian Flu Sitrep No. 6, May 24, 2006
[...] On May 21, 2006, the U. N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) office in Khartoum convened the second Technical Task Force meeting on avian influenza (AI) in Sudan. Though the Government of National Unity (GNU) has acknowledged the presence of the highly pathogenic H5N1 strain of AI in S [...]
2006-05-24 08:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1323SOUTHERN SUDAN: SHIFTS WITHIN THE SPLM FAVOR
[...] (C) Summary. The internal dynamic within the SPLM has shifted gradually since the March meeting of the reconstituted Politburo in Rumbek (ref a). The balance between the two most powerful factions (ref b) ) followers of GoSS President Kiir and those loyal to the late John Garang ) has altere [...]
2006-06-05 14:39:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR SU
06KHARTOUM1394JUBA,S CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP ON PROBLEMS FACING THE
[...] (C) Summary: Roman Catholic Archbishop of Juba, Paolino Lukudu Loro, discussed with CG on June 3 some of the major challenges facing the Equatoria region. Loro expressed his relief that the peace was holding but raised the ethnic hegemony of the Dinka, the situation in Yei, land tenure, and [...]
2006-06-12 15:22:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PINR EAGR SU
06KHARTOUM1395SUDAN - AVIAN FLU UPDATE 7 - June 12
[...] On May 29, 2006, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened the third Technical Task Force meeting on avian influenza (AI) in Khartoum, but with poor attendance by key members. More than one week had passed with no new cases of AI reported in Sudan. Khartoum State has taken me [...]
2006-06-12 15:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV TBIO PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1400 Darfur - Emergency Food Security Program
[...] Food security in Darfur remains critically fragile due to prevailing insecurity, and prospects for a return to relative food security are bleak. Despite the signing of the Darfur Peace Agreement, internally displaced persons (IDPs) lack access to agricultural land, and non- governmental orga [...]
2006-06-13 12:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1444SUDAN - AVIAN FLU UPDATE 8 - JUNE 20
[...] On June 18, 2006, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened the forth Technical Task Force meeting on avian influenza (AI) in Khartoum. Following three weeks of no new reported cases, samples received from two different locations in Khartoum State tested positive for the H5N2 [...]
2006-06-20 06:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV TBIO PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1447 Sudan - UNICEF Vaccinates One Millionth Child
[...] On June 16, 2006, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Disaster Operations Specialist Jennifer Mayer spoke at a U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) event in Bentiu, Unity State, celebrating the measles vaccination of the one millionth child in Southern Sudan. The Mass Meas [...]
2006-06-20 09:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV TBIO PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1480 Darfur - Press Coverage and Health in Zam Zam
[...] Recent media attention on gaps in the provision of health services in Zam Zam internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in North Darfur prompted USAID's Darfur Field Office (DFO) to verify the reports. Zam Zam camp had been adequately served by three non-governmental organizations (NGOs) provi [...]
2006-06-25 08:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1542SOMALI ISLAMIC COURTS DELEGATES IN KHARTOUM EXPRESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a chance meeting in Khartoum on June 24, Somali delegates of the Islamic Courts movement asked Emboff to convey their views to the U.S. Government. They argued that, despite perceived U.S. hostility, they were not anti-American, and actually wanted, above all, to open contac [...]
2006-06-29 14:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR SO SU
06KHARTOUM1545SOMALI ISLAMIC COURTS DELEGATES IN KHARTOUM EXPRESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At a chance meeting in Khartoum on June 24, Somali delegates of the Islamic Courts movement asked Emboff to convey their views to the U.S. Government. They argued that, despite perceived U.S. hostility, they were not anti-American, and actually wanted, above all, to open contac [...]
2006-06-29 16:00:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR SO SU
06KHARTOUM1624Southern Sudan Road Reconstruction - Current Problems Being
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two issues have slowed road construction in Southern Sudan: financial accounting and introduction of anti-corruption standards. The World Bank believes that both current obstacles will be overcome, and not dampen donor enthusiasm for developing key Southern infrastructure nece [...]
2006-07-11 07:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ELTN PGOV KCOR IBRD SU
06KHARTOUM1625 Update on Darfur Security and Humanitarian Access - July
[...] Security Update: A. According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA),on July 8, a G-19 (SLM/Minni Minawi breakaway faction) senior field commander reported that the towns of Birmaza and Um Sidir were under attack by Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/MM [...]
2006-07-11 09:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MOPS KPKO PREF UN AU SU
06KHARTOUM1646 Darfur - Shelter and Settlements Assessment
[...] The conflict in Darfur has significantly altered the region's settlement system. A majority of internally displaced persons (IDPs) has been settled for up to three years; however, small-scale returns are ongoing and new incidents of displacement continue. These factors necessitate that the hu [...]
2006-07-12 12:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1652AMIS INTEL REPORT OUTLINES RISE OF NRF
[...] (C) Summary and comment: An AMIS intelligence report details the evolution of the National Redemption Front (NRF),formed in May 2006 by elements of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM),Sudanese Liberation Movement/Abdel Wahid faction (but not Abdel Wahid himself),and the Sudan Federal D [...]
2006-07-13 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO PGOV PINR PHUM US AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM1755 SUDAN - ROGER WINTER'S VISIT TO UPPER NILE AND
[...] (SBU) Roger P. Winter, Special Representative of the Deputy Se Xcretary of State for Sudan, traveled to Upper Nile and Southern Blue Nile from June 26 to 30 to assess progress in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Winter met the governors of Upper Nile and Unity states; the [...]
2006-07-23 09:16:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1773WORLD BANK AND GOSS AT LOGGERHEADS OVER JUBA ROADS
[...] (C) Summary: Since canceling two roads contracts over transparency and accountability issues (reftel),the World Bank (IBRD) has received both public and private criticism from officials from the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS). The IBRD/MDTF officials in Juba have started a campaign to c [...]
2006-07-24 12:32:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV EBUD PREL EAID IBRD SU
06KHARTOUM1774WORLD BANK AND GOSS AT LOGGERHEADS OVER JUBA ROADS
[...] (C) Summary: Since canceling two roads contracts over transparency and accountability issues (reftel),the World Bank (IBRD) has received both public and private criticism from officials from the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS). The IBRD/MDTF officials in Juba have started a campaign to c [...]
2006-07-24 12:32:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV EBUD PREL EAID IBRD SU
06KHARTOUM1789 Darfur - Supplemental Provides Opportunity to
[...] From July 5 to 19, a USAID/OFDA Sudan Disaster Operations Specialist (DOS) traveled to Darfur to meet with USAID/Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) implementing partners and monitor existing programs. In addition to meeting the critical needs of newly displaced families, USAID [...]
2006-07-25 13:05:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM1814 SUDAN Q USAID MONITORING TRIP TO SOUTHERN
[...] From July 5 to 9, three USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) officials traveled to the Nuba Mountains in Southern Kordofan, El Obeid in Northern Kordofan, and Kosti in White Nile to monitor four projects funded by USAID/OFDA. In Southern Kordofan, the team visited Lagawa a [...]
2006-07-30 12:42:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM1881LRA Talks: UN Begins Technical Assistance
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNICEF and UN OCHA have begun providing limited support to the talks between Uganda and the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),currently being mediated by Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Vice President Riek Machar. UNICEF has sent a protection officer to visit the LRA camps and [...]
2006-08-09 04:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EAID UG UN SU
06KHARTOUM1912 DARFUR: RAPE CASES AT KALMA SPIKED IN JULY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Security around the Kalma internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in South Darfur deteriorated rapidly in July, following a sharp rise in rape, harassment, and looting by Arab militias in the area. Camp coordinators from the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) report that 80 women [...]
2006-08-13 05:26:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM1925 SUDAN - AVIAN FLU UPDATE 10 - AUGUST 14
[...] On August 2, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a Technical Task Force (TTF) meeting on Avian Influenza (AI). At this time, there were no new cases of AI reported in humans in Sudan. The last AI outbreak in poultry was on July 6, and since then, there have been no case [...]
2006-08-14 12:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KFLU SU
06KHARTOUM1941 Darfur: Increased Dangers, Reduced Humanitarian Access,
[...] USAID/DCHA Khartoum recently produced a report on the changing security environment in Darfur and its impact on the delivery of humanitarian goods and services, particularly in the event of increased displacements. Post hereby offers the report below, which it believes will be of interest to [...]
2006-08-15 04:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM ASEC MOPS PGOV PREL US SU
06KHARTOUM1980 SOUTHERN SUDAN - IDP RETURNS UPDATE
[...] The returns season, which has witnessed a fairly active spontaneous return movement to Southern Sudan and the Three Areas - Abyei, Southern Kordofan, and Blue Nile - has come to an end with the onset of the rainy season and will restart in October or November 2006. According to the Federal Mi [...]
2006-08-20 06:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM2113DARFUR: PROTESTS LEAD TO VIOLENCE AS N. DARFUR GOVERNOR
[...] (SBU) The Governor of North Darfur state led a peaceful demonstration against UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1706 on September 2. In prepared remarks, he called for "jihad" against any "foreign invaders" and urged the Government of National Unity (GNU) to support all efforts to resist [...]
2006-09-04 14:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO SOCI AU UN US SU
06KHARTOUM2203 Juba: Avian Flu Identified in Poultry
[...] The Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS) Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) has confirmed several cases of poultry infected with Avian Influenza (H5N1) in Juba. There are no reports of Avian Influenza in the human population, however, and no commercial poultry operations in the region. The Centers [...]
2006-09-12 16:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TBIO KFLU EAID SOCI US SU
06KHARTOUM2223 DARFUR - WEST DARFUR SITUATION REPORT
[...] (U) USAID Darfur Field Office (USAID/DFO) staff traveled to El Geneina, West Darfur, from August 19 - 21, 2006. The field officers re-established contacts with partner agencies, assessed humanitarian needs for internally displaced persons (IDPs),and discussed anticipated funding with implemen [...]
2006-09-14 12:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2254 DARFUR - NORTH DARFUR SITUATION REPORT
[...] (U) Beginning in May 2006, inaccessibility sharply increased in much of North Darfur for humanitarian workers. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has estimated that fighting and insecurity have displaced approximately 25,000 individuals since June. USAID reports [...]
2006-09-17 13:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF ASEC PGOV PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2281 GoSS Avian Influenza Response Still Slow,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) continues to demonstrate a lack of urgency, coordination, and capacity in dealing with the Juba avian influence (AI) H5N1 outbreak in poultry. One AI task force meeting has been held, led by the Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries [...]
2006-09-18 16:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KFLU TBIO PINR EAID SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2486 DARFUR - ASSESSMENT OF HUMANITARIAN PROTECTION
[...] In September, USAID staff conducted an assessment of non-governmental organizations (NGO) partners' humanitarian protection activities in all three Darfur states. The assessment revealed that the majority of partners are successfully protecting conflict-affected populations through beneficiar [...]
2006-10-11 13:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV KWMN PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2493ABDULWAHID ALONE; FUR LOOKING FOR ALTERNATIVES TO
[...] (C) Support for SLM/A leader Abdulwahid Nur has eroded so much in the five months since he refused to sign the Darfur Peace Agreement that his own family no longer backs his leadership, prominent Fur National Assembly member Abdulgassem Seif al-Din told Poloffs on October 11. "First he lost M [...]
2006-10-12 16:15:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SU AU UN
06KHARTOUM2507 SUDAN - BLUE NILE STATE SITUATION REPORT
[...] On July 20, USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (USAID/OTI) staff traveled through southern Blue Nile State. The team assessed the progress of the USAID-funded Farmer-Nomad Peace Conference, the status of local government capacity, transfer of authority to local levels, and potential area [...]
2006-10-16 07:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2550 SUDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PAMELA FIERST AND
[...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Pamela Fierst, AF/SPG, and Phil Garrison, Oil Advisor to Juba, for the period of November 1 - 4, 2006, for the purpose of initial advisory support for the SPLM in support of CPA implementation. Due to security concerns and limita [...]
2006-10-26 14:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA EAID EPET PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2561SENIOR SPLA COMMANDER BLAMES SAF, LRA FOR RECENT
[...] (C) Summary: Major General Thomas Cirillo, a senior commander in the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) and Deputy Commander of the Joint Integrated Units (JIUs) for all of Sudan, blames the Sudanese Government's Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) fo [...]
2006-10-27 10:20:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MCAP UG SU
06KHARTOUM2563 Sudan Country Clearance Granted for COTR Ned Arcement
[...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Ned W. Arcement, AF Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, to Sudan for a period of service to commence on October 28, 2006. Post notes that travel to Darfur by all employees under Chief of Mission authority, including Mr [...]
2006-10-29 05:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA EAID PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2570 Sudan Country Clearance Granted for Tod Wilson
[...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Tod Wilson, S/CRS DPA Signatories Advisor, to Sudan for a period of service to commence on October 30, 2006. Post notes that travel to Darfur by all employees under Chief of Mission authority, including Mr. Wilson, requires the a [...]
2006-10-29 13:56:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA KCRS EAID PREL SU
06KHARTOUM2573 Sudan Country Clearance Granted for Mitchell P. Benedict
[...] (SBU) Embassy Khartoum welcomes and grants country clearance for Mitchell P. Benedict, Political Officer, to Sudan on October 30, 2006, to attend talks sponsored by the League of Arab States and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development between the Transitional Federal Government of Somali [...]
2006-10-30 04:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA PREL SU
06KHARTOUM259STARTING FROM SCRATCH IN SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In courtesy calls on a dozen ministers of the GoSS, CG Juba has been impressed by the frankness of the ministers in describing the difficulties of making the broken institutions of Southern Sudan functional. Virtually every meeting begins with an inventory of what must be done b [...]
2006-02-02 13:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI EAID SENV SU
06KHARTOUM2590 DARFUR - EMERGENCY FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION ASSESSMENT
[...] Preliminary results of the third Darfur Emergency Food Security and Nutrition Assessment (EFSNA) conducted in September 2006 show child malnutrition rates holding steady and mortality rates decreasing for three consecutive years. Stability and improvement were attributed to a combined effort o [...]
2006-10-31 14:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM2602DARFUR - PROTECTION RECOMMENDATIONS FOR AN ENHANCED AFRICAN
[...] (SBU) In anticipation of the transition in peacekeeping forces in Darfur either from the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) to a United Nations (UN) force or to an AMIS mission augmented by a package of assistance from the UN, USAID assessed AMIS's performance last year in the protection of [...]
2006-11-02 13:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2626 Darfur: Text of Wali Kibir Interview
[...] (SBU) On November 5, the Sudan Vision daily published an interview of North Darfur State Wali (governor) Sayed Osman Yousif Kibir. In the interview, Wali Kibir reiterated the importance of the Darfur Peace Agreement, which he states does not need to be re-opened but rather supplemented to brin [...]
2006-11-06 15:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPKO PHUM PREF SU
06KHARTOUM2696SUDAN - AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE 12
[...] On November 5, 2006, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) convened a Technical Task Force (TTF) meeting on Avian Influenza (AI). FAO and the Government of National Unity's (GNU) Federal Ministry of Animal Resources and Fisheries (FMARF) are to finalize, in coordination with all stak [...]
2006-11-19 10:27:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU KFLU
06KHARTOUM2721DARFUR - INCREASED TENSION IN ABU SHOUK CAMP
[...] (SBU) During the last five months, Abu Shouk - a 54,000 internally displaced person (IDP) camp on the outskirts of El Fasher, North Darfur - has been the scene of ethnic tension and clashes. Between November 12 and 15, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) suspended humanitari [...]
2006-11-22 12:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2788SUDAN - NEEDS ASSESSMENTS IN KASSALA STATE
[...] (U) From November 5 to 9, the UN led a Joint Assessment Mission (JAM) to examine the food and non-food aid needs of Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in Kassala State, eastern Sudan. For the first time, the JAM was carried out in conjunction with the UN World Food Program (WFP)-led Annual Needs [...]
2006-12-04 07:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2863DARFUR - VISIT OF THE USAID-OFDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR
[...] From November 30 to December 2, USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Deputy Director Greg Gottlieb and a team of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) field staff visited Nyala, South Darfur, to assess humanitarian conditions an [...]
2006-12-18 07:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SU AU
06KHARTOUM2876DARFUR: NGOS RELOCATE STAFF FROM GEREIDA IDP CAMP
[...] (SBU) At approximately 2130 hours on December 18, armed men believed to be Sudan Liberation Army/Minni Minawi (SLA/Minawi) elements stole 14 vehicles from three compounds in Gereida, South Darfur. As a result, all humanitarian organizations except the International Committee of the Red Cross [...]
2006-12-19 16:56:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM KDEM SOCI SU KHDP PGOV
06KHARTOUM288 DARFUR SITUATION UPDATE AND RECENT TRENDS
[...] From April 2004 to November 2005, the number of people affected by the Darfur crisis has risen from 1.1 million to more than 3.5 million. While the response of the international humanitarian community has been successful in meeting critical humanitarian needs and saving lives in Darfur, the [...]
2006-02-07 14:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM289 Sudan: Source of Fragility - USAID visit to
[...] From January 23 to 30, a USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) team visited Malakal town, capital of Upper Nile State, and the surrounding areas to discuss priority needs and plan immediate activities that will promote stability. The team traveled up [...]
2006-02-07 14:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM2892DARFUR: UN STATES HUMANITARIAN STRUCTURE ON THE
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 21 meeting with Charge Hume, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for the United Nations (UN) in Sudan Manuel d,Silva and Deputy Director for Sudan of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) Michael McDonagh [...]
2006-12-21 16:59:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEAID PREF PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL SU UN
06KHARTOUM291 Sudan: Government-Imposed Impediments to
[...] Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working in Darfur are becoming increasingly frustrated by Sudanese government Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) procedures on reporting, hiring, permits, and visas. The Technical Coordination Committee, which was formed to monitor the implementation of t [...]
2006-02-07 14:59:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM2911 SUDAN: UNITED NATIONS LAUNCHES 2007 WORK PLAN
[...] On December 19, 2006, Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General (DSRSG) and UN Humanitarian Coordinator Manuel da SIPDIS Silva and representatives of the Government of National Unity (GNU) launched the 2007 Work Plan for Sudan, with a budget of USD 1.8 billion. The GNU and [...]
2006-12-27 11:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
06KHARTOUM308 Darfur: Overview of Protection Trends in 2005 -
[...] This cable represents the second in a series of three to review the protection situation and humanitarian response in 2005. Over the course of the year, it became increasingly evident that the problems in Darfur could be characterized as a complex political and human rights crisis. The sit [...]
2006-02-09 09:00:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM394 FOUR TIMES A CHARM: PRESIDENT BASHIR VISITS
[...] (U) Summary: On February 14, Government of National Unity President al Bashir paid a brief visit to Juba as part of a one-day swing through the South, including Bahr el Ghazal and Rumbek. Bashir addressed the population of Juba, promising to deal with the Lord's Resistance Army and provide v [...]
2006-02-15 09:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS MARR SU
06KHARTOUM396 FOUR TIMES A CHARM: PRESIDENT BASHIR VISITS
[...] (U) Summary: On February 14, Government of National Unity President Omer Hassan Ahmed al Bashir paid a brief visit to Juba as part of a one-day swing through the South, including Bahr el Ghazal and Rumbek. Bashir addressed the population of Juba, promising to deal with the Lord's Resistance [...]
2006-02-15 11:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS MARR SU
06KHARTOUM424 Darfur: Overview of Protection Trends in 2005
[...] This cable represents the third and final in a series to review the issue of protection and the related humanitarian response in 2005. In the Darfur crisis, humanitarian protection - defined as efforts to mitigate the risks of violence, abuse, harassment, or exploitation of vulnerable groups [...]
2006-02-18 11:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM452 Sudan: USAID Visit to Twic County, Warab State
[...] From February 13 to 16, a USAID/Sudan Field Office (USAID/SFO) team visited Wunrok, Turalei, Mayen Abun, and Abindau Payams in Twic County, Warab State, to explore how USAID-funded programs could reduce the potential for conflict and promote a stabilizing influence in support of the Comprehen [...]
2006-02-22 10:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV PHUM EAID SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM474 DISPLACEMENT TRENDS IN DARFUR
[...] After a relative lull in fighting and displacements for most of 2005, November and December marked an increase in the size and frequency of population movements within Darfur that has yet to subside. Many movements have resulted, in large part, from struggles for territory and influence betw [...]
2006-02-23 14:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM478 UNDECLARED CHOLERA EPIDEMIC CONTINUES IN JUBA
[...] SUMMARY: The office of the UN Humanitarian Coordinator for Southern Sudan confirmed on February 20 that WHO has cultured six positive cholera infections, the tripwire for declaring an epidemic. The GoSS, however, has thus far not officially declared an emergency, and the UN and other bodies [...]
2006-02-23 16:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI TBIO SU
06KHARTOUM491 Sudan/Unity State: Sources of Fragility
[...] USAID staff visited Rubkona/Bentiu from February 19- 22, 2006. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) has significantly improved security as the militia groups that dominated the area during the war have integrated into the SPLA. However, a number of factors threaten the uneasy peace: a di [...]
2006-02-27 06:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM528 SOUTHERN SUDAN: MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 28, CG Juba met with GoSS Presidential Security Advisor Samuel Abu John to discuss SPLA reform, military force structure, and CPA implementation modalities. Abu John said that the GOSS realizes the importance of paying the SPLA, but is still trying to get good rol [...]
2006-03-01 10:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINS PINR SU
06KHARTOUM588CG Juba Roundup - March 6
[...] (U) Disease Spreads: While the cholera epidemic seems to have peaked in Juba on February 19th, and run its course in Yei, it continues to spread to other parts of the south up the Nile river. Cases have been reported in Pibor, Bor, Torit, Numile, Terekeka, and Lafon. The Government of South [...]
2006-03-07 10:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINR MOPS SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM607SUDAN - IRC CEASES HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS IN
[...] (SBU) The IRC has decided to end cross-border operations from Eritrea serving the eastern enclave of Hamesh Koreib following government and UN-OCHA pressure. Samaritan's Purse, however, continues to work in the area. The SPLM is scheduled to depart Hamesh Koreib over the next three months, po [...]
2006-03-08 17:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM619 WEST DARFUR - ZALINGEI UPDATE
[...] In mid-February, a USAID Darfur Field Office (DFO) protection officer visited Zalingei in West Darfur. Zalingei town has generally been calm throughout the Darfur crisis, although the Zalingei "corridor," which includes Garsila and Mukjar (septel),was the site of brutal janjaweed attacks in [...]
2006-03-09 06:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM620WESTERN BAHR EL GHAZAL - SOURCES OF FRAGILITY
[...] A team of USAID staff and key USAID partners visited Wau town in Western Bahr el Ghazal State and Aweil town in Northern Bahr el Ghazal State from February 22 to 26. The trip was part of a series of visits to areas of USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DC [...]
2006-03-09 06:23:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM639RETURNEES ARRIVING IN HUGE NUMBERS TO WESTERN
[...] The USAID/Khartoum Senior Humanitarian Advisor and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Specialist visited Unity State from February 19 to 23 to review the IDP returns situation and examine sources of fragility. As reported reftels, the USAID Khartoum IDP Specialist also traveled with a USAID [...]
2006-03-11 10:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM669GNU, UN, AND DONOR JOINT VISIT TO NYALA TO ASSESS
[...] (C) Summary: From March 6-8, Poloff traveled to Nyala, Darfur, with the Government of National Unity (GNU) representative for Violence Against Women, Dr. Attiyat Mustafa, and UNMIS Human Rights Chair (UNMIS-HR) Ravindrian Daniel to assess the South Darfur State Committee to Combat Gender-Base [...]
2006-03-16 08:33:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPHUM KWMN PGOV PREL SU
06KHARTOUM688 KOSTI WHARF - BURSTING AT THE SEAMS
[...] On March 9, the USAID/Khartoum Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Officer conducted a one-day visit to Kosti to investigate reports of huge crowds of returnees to Southern Sudan stranded at Kosti wharf for weeks. The 1,400 returnees at the wharf exceed its capacity of 750. USAID partner Adve [...]
2006-03-18 06:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM694 WEST DARFUR - GARSILA AND MUKJAR UPDATE
[...] This is the second in a series of three USAID cables giving an overview of the humanitarian situation in West Darfur State. In early March, two USAID Field Officers visited Beja, Deleig, Garsila, and Mukjar in the Zalingei - Mukjar corridor of West Darfur. The purpose of the trip was threef [...]
2006-03-19 03:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM697 Nuba Mountains - Where are the Peace Dividends?
[...] This is the first of two cables prepared by a USAID team that visited South Kordofan State and Abyei from February 26 to March 8, 2006. The purpose of the mission was to a) monitor USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) programs, b) assess the returns [...]
2006-03-19 08:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM700 ACUTE WATERY DIARREHA AND OTHER POTENTIAL
[...] From February 18 to March 3, 2006, a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Public Health Advisor traveled to Juba, Southern Sudan, to meet with USAID/OFDA health partners and assess the response to the Acute Watery Diarrhea (AWD) outbreak in Juba and surrounding areas. [...]
2006-03-20 07:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM701 IDPs in Central and Eastern Equatoria: USAID
[...] In February, two officials from the USAID Sudan Field Office (USAID/SFO) in Nairobi traveled to Juba, Kajo- Keji, Nimule, and Lobone in Central and Eastern Equatoria States of Southern Sudan. The USAID team met with government officials and internally displaced persons (IDPs) to discuss plan [...]
2006-03-20 07:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM722WEST DARFUR: WALI AND CHARGE DISCUSS SECURITY,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UN intervention in Darfur would be a "disaster," West Darfur Governor Gaffar Abdel Hakam told Charge Steinfeld during a March 20-21 visit to El Geneina. The state was "very secure," despite recent drawdowns by many NGOs in the area, and Government efforts at tribal reconciliation [...]
2006-03-22 14:26:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO PHUM PREL AU UN SU
06KHARTOUM724WEST DARFUR: SUDO LIKELY CLOSED FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Sudan Social Development Organization, a USAID-supported Sudanese NGO, had not worked according to its mandate and had to be closed down, West Darfur Governor Gaffar Abdel Hakam told Charge Steinfeld during a March 20-21 visit to El Geneina. The Governor, however, refused to [...]
2006-03-22 15:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL EAID KPAO OPSC SU
06KHARTOUM728ABYEI REVISITED - POWER VACUUM REMAINS
[...] This is the second of two cables prepared by a USAID team that visited South Kordofan State and Abyei from February 17 to March 8, 2006. The purpose of the mission was to a) monitor USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) programs, b) assess the returns [...]
2006-03-23 07:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM741 ACUTE WATERY DIARRHEA OUTBREAK - EARLY RAINS
[...] The outbreak of acute watery diarrhea (AWD) continues in Southern Sudan. The U.N. World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the AWD outbreak derived from a single strain of cholera. WHO reported that between January 28 and March 22, 8,684 cases of AWD including 231 deaths had been [...]
2006-03-23 14:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM751RETURNEES ARRIVING IN HUGE NUMBERS TO WESTERN
[...] The USAID/Khartoum Senior Humanitarian Advisor and Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) Specialist visited Unity State from February 19 to 23 to review the IDP returns situation and examine sources of fragility. As reported reftels, the USAID Khartoum IDP Specialist also traveled with a USAID [...]
2006-03-26 05:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM755CHARGE TRAVELS TO SOUTH DARFUR TO DISCUSS VIOLENCE
[...] (C) Summary: On March 19-20, Charge Steinfeld and Poloffs traveled to Nyala to urge the local government to implement the Plan of Action to combat violence against women. The government representatives recognized the importance of combating it, but lamented that a lack of resources hampered [...]
2006-03-26 12:21:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM756SOUTH DARFUR VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN: UN AND NGOS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 19, Charge Steinfeld traveled to Nyala to urge local government officials to implement the Plan of Action (reftel). While in Nyala, the UN and NGOs briefed the Charge on the status of violence against women (VAW),highlighting that the State Committee had done little [...]
2006-03-26 12:37:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV KWMN PHUM SU
06KHARTOUM781PRES. ADVISOR MANSOUR KHALID PROVIDES SPLM
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 23 discussion with Pol/Econ Chief, Presidential Advisor Mansour Khalid (SPLM) said the SPLM had drafted a position paper on the current political situation in Sudan in response to recent events, including protests and inflammatory statements by government officials. T [...]
2006-03-28 14:30:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KPKO SU
06KHARTOUM828 USAID RESPONSE TO GEREIDA DISPLACEMENTS
[...] On April 2, a USAID Darfur Field Office representative participated in an interagency visit to Gereida, South Darfur. USAID is playing a key role in supporting expanded humanitarian assistance to the area, where interethnic fighting has caused the internally displaced person (IDP) population [...]
2006-04-04 12:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV MOPS PHUM SOCI SU
06KHARTOUM850MFA Paper Outlines Foreign Policy Objectives
[...] Summary: During the April 1-5 MFA ambassadorial corps conference (reftel),the ministry circulated a thought piece on the future of Sudanese foreign policy. Its key points are as follows: Sudan is entering a new era following the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Sudan must thus [...]
2006-04-06 15:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV US SU
06KHARTOUM887SOUTHERN SUDAN: POLITICAL FACTIONALISM WITHIN THE
[...] (C) Summary: The Sudan People,s Liberation Movement (SPLM) has become the dominant single political movement in Southern Sudan, and the potential genesis of a one-party state. The July 2005 death of John Garang and the formation of the Government of South Sudan (GoSS) have given the SPLM opp [...]
2006-04-12 15:40:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PREL SU
06KHARTOUM935SUDAN - SUSPECTED AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK, Sitrep 1
[...] (SBU) WHO contacted USAID on April 18 to alert us to possible outbreak of avian flu in Sudan. Today a rapid test by the Government of Sudan on nasal secretions and serum from affected birds revealed Strain A flu. 2. (SBU) A WHO outbreak investigation team is scheduled to arrive in Khartoum [...]
2006-04-18 15:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KHARTOUM939DARFUR: GEREIDA - AN UNEASY PEACE
[...] On April 12, a USAID representative and colleagues from the European Commission Humanitarian Office (ECHO) and U.K. Department for International Development (DFID) Emergency Office visited Gereida, South Darfur, to determine what additional resources and partners are required to assist the Ge [...]
2006-04-19 05:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI KAWC SU
06KIEV1128UKRAINE: IN THIS CORNER! EX-CHAMPION KLYCHKO RUNS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 22 meeting with TDY PolOff, Volodymyr Bondarenko, head of Kiev mayoral candidate (and recent world boxing champion) Vitaliy Klychko's campaign, described campaign impediments including incumbent Mayor Omelchenko's use of administrative resources and biased media cove [...]
2006-03-23 15:49:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI
06KIEV1192UKRAINE: IN ORANGE RIVNE OBLAST, TYMOSHENKO
[...] (C) The March 26 elections in western Ukraine's Rivne Oblast were the cleanest in the region's post-independence history, according to NGO representatives, OSCE election monitors and local media reports. There were administrative glitches that lengthened both the voting and counting. The OSC [...]
2006-03-28 15:18:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PINR SOCI
06KIEV1698UKRAINE: OUR UKRAINE'S ZVARYCH ON AGREEMENTS,
[...] (C) Summary: In an April 28 meeting with Ambassador, Our Ukraine legal department chief Roman Zvarych confirmed that, in ongoing Rada majority coalition negotiations between Our Ukraine (OU),Yuliya Tymoshenko's Bloc (BYuT) and the Socialists, two documents had been signed April 25, one on co [...]
2006-04-28 13:51:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM PHUM UP
06KIEV2358UKRAINE/ROMANIA/BLACK SEA FORUM: FRIENDLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine and Romania have enjoyed markedly warmer relations post-Orange Revolution, according to Romanian Embassy counselor Stanciu, with Romanian President Basescu visiting Kiev three times. MFA Romania desk officer Popyk told us three areas continued to be irritants in the bi [...]
2006-06-16 15:04:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS ETRD SENV KDEM RO UP
06KIEV2855UKRAINE: THE POLITICAL CHESS GAME: VIEWS FROM THE
[...] (C) Summary. Conversations with key deputy party leaders from Our Ukraine (OU),Regions, and the Socialists over the week of July 17-21 revealed a complicated political chess game underway in Ukrainian politics. Regions' Volodymyr Makeyenko and Socialists Mykola Rudkovsky and Yaroslav Mendus [...]
2006-07-21 15:37:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM UP
06KIEV3755UKRAINE: ENGAGING THE NEW UKRAINIAN REALITY AFTER
[...] (SBU) Note: In preparation for senior-level consideration of our Ukraine policy, this cable assesses the political and economic developments under the new government. 2. (C) Summary. 50 days after Viktor Yanukovych returned to the premiership he vacated in December 2004 in the wake of the [...]
2006-09-28 14:18:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ETRD KDEM UP
06KIEV384UKRAINE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] Below is text requested reftel of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Ukraine. Begin Text: Investment Climate Statement 2006 -- Ukraine A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT When President Yushchenko took office in January 2005, he [...]
2006-01-30 15:11:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV UP
06KIEV3906UKRAINE: YANUKOVYCH ECONOMIC POLICY RECORD MIXED
[...] (C) Summary: After eight weeks in power, the Yanukovych government's record on economic policy in a number of areas has not been as bad as some expected, nor as good as others hoped. The conventional wisdom among the foreign business community has swung from "let's give them a chance" to "dej [...]
2006-10-10 16:16:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN EINV POL PREL UP
06KIEV3919UKRAINE: OVERHAULING THE PRESIDENT'S MEN -
[...] (C) Summary. With the appointment of Industrial Union of the Donbas (IUD) executive Vitaly Haiduk as National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) Secretary October 10, the overhaul of President Yushchenko's team which started September 16 with the appointment of Viktor Baloha as Presidential [...]
2006-10-11 15:50:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV UP
06KIEV3936UKRAINE: ORANGE MINISTERS FATE UNDECIDED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Rumors continue to swirl in Kiev as to the fate of the "orange" ministers in the Ukrainian Government. On October 11, an aide to Our Ukraine's Roman Bezsmertniy told us that all "orange" ministers in the Cabinet had submitted letters of resignation, later confirmed publicly by [...]
2006-10-13 14:53:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
06KIEV656UKRAINE: FOURTH ELECTION ROUNDTABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: At an Ambassador-hosted roundtable on the March 26 Rada (Parliament) and local government elections February 14, NGO representatives felt that while most voters were aware of the shift to elections based on party lists, this awareness dropped off significantly in rural areas. N [...]
2006-02-17 14:33:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM
06KIEV869Ukraine: Submission for the 2006 TIP Report
[...] (U) Embassy Kiev's responses to the 2006 TIP report questionnaire are presented below. Answers are keyed to questions in ref A. Overview (Ref A Para 21) ------------------------ 2. (SBU) (21A) Ukraine is a country of origin for internationally trafficked men, women and children. The p [...]
2006-03-06 15:32:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN
06KIEV947 Ukraine: International Anticorruption and
[...] (SBU) In 2004, the Ukrainian people radically changed Ukraine's political landscape by standing up for their rights and successfully demanding that the results of the Presidential election reflect their will in what was known as the "Orange Revolution." In a watershed decision that demonstrate [...]
2006-03-13 09:39:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM
06KIEV965UKRAINE: DFM KHANDOHIY, U/S DOBRIANSKY DISCUSS FM
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 3 meeting with Under Secretary Dobriansky and Ambassador, DFM Volodymyr Khandohiy pushed for a Presidential drop-by during FM Tarasyuk's March 9 meeting with the Vice President in Washington. Dobriansky and Ambassador frankly described the poor timing (in view of the u [...]
2006-03-14 09:25:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KFLU NATO
06KIGALI1163SUCCESSFUL DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS MEETING IN RWANDA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOR convened its sixth annual Development Partners Meeting in Kigali on November 22 to 24. Sessions included presentations and discussions on such topics as economic growth, private sector development, agriculture, decentralization, aid policy, and governance. Donor gover [...]
2006-12-03 09:59:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID RW
06KIGALI193 DEMAND FOR RWANDAN SPECIALTY COFFEE ON THE RISE
[...] Summary: Ambassador hosted an event February 24 for a visiting delegation from the Specialty Coffee Association of America, which represents the USD 20 billion U.S. coffee industry. This first annual coffee event showcased the exceptional quality of Rwandan specialty coffee and marked the b [...]
2006-02-27 18:16:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAGR ETRD RW
06KIGALI242RWANDA REPORT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON
[...] Per reftel, information below provides a summary of each of the requested areas. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Trade Barriers --------------------------------------------- 2. Economic Situation: Rwanda's economy remains largely dependent upon foreign aid, while its population remains [...]
2006-03-13 19:26:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PHUM XA RW
06KIGALI269RWANDA IMPLEMENTS MEASURES TO COMBAT THREAT OF
[...] With the recent outbreaks of Avian Influenza (AI) in Africa, Rwanda is moving forward in its preparedness to address the threat to both human and animal populations. The Government of Rwanda (GOR) has revitalized an inter- ministerial steering committee, originally formed in November 2005. Th [...]
2006-03-20 11:49:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI TBIO WHO RW
06KIGALI286RWANDA SCENE-SETTER FOR VISIT OF AF A/S JENDAYI
[...] Post warmly welcomes your visit to Rwanda. Rwanda is a country struggling to overcome its past and bring its people and economy into the 21st century. The legacy of the 1994 genocide in which up to one million people were killed still haunts the country and underlies the tension faced by a [...]
2006-03-28 05:29:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI ECON KDEM RW
06KIGALI328THE PRESIDENT'S MALARIA INITIATIVE IN RWANDA
[...] Ambassador Michael Arietti and USAID Mission Director Kevin Mullally met on April 4 with Government of Rwanda Health Minister Dr. Jean Damascene Ntawukuliryayo to inquire as to the government's interest in taking part in the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI) and Rwanda's governmental and no [...]
2006-04-10 09:03:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEAID RW
06KIGALI407FORMER PRESIDENT ASKS KAGAME FOR A PARDON
[...] (U) Summary. Ex-President Pasteur Bizimungu recently submitted a handwritten letter to President Kagame requesting a pardon for his 2004 conviction for incitement of civil disobedience, formation of a criminal association and embezzlement of public funds. In the letter, Bizimungu maintains th [...]
2006-04-28 12:24:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALAFSN KDEM KJUS PHUM PREL RW
06KIGALI480THE STATE OF PRESS FREEDOM IN RWANDA
[...] (U) Press freedom in Rwanda--despite the legacy of a media tainted by complicity in the genocide and lingering mistrust between the government and journalists--has in recent years taken root. Several independent radio stations and newspapers currently are operating. While reports of self-cen [...]
2006-05-18 13:46:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL SOCI KDEM KJUS RW
06KIGALI716MILITARY PROSECUTOR DISCUSSES HIGH PROFILE CASES
[...] (U) Summary. On 19 July poloff met with Major Christophe Bizimungu, Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) Chief Prosecutor, to discuss the status of three high profile cases currently being handled by his office. Bizimungu presented a detailed case against Colonel Patrick Karegeya, former head of the [...]
2006-07-21 10:47:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKAWC KJUS PGOV RW
06KIGALI727NEW HIGH COUNCIL OF THE PRESS APPOINTMENTS
[...] (C) Summary. In June the GOR confirmed new appointments for the country,s nine-person High Council of the Press (HCP),which is charged with both regulation of the media and promotion of press freedom in the country. It is hoped that this iteration of the Council (this is the second Council t [...]
2006-07-29 10:35:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPAO PGOV PHUM UNESCO RW
06KINGSTON1122JAMAICAN ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE IN 2005: A YEAR OF
[...] Data published by the Planning Institute of Jamaica at the end of April shows that the country missed its main economic targets during 2005. Real GDP growth of 1.4 percent was below the original target of 3.6 percent, due to weather-related and oil price shocks. These contributed to rising p [...]
2006-06-07 20:40:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JM
06KINGSTON1280REMITTANCES SURGE, BUT FACE SCRUTINY
[...] Summary: Remittances solidified their position as the leading foreign exchange earner in Jamaica, rising 12.6 percent to USD 1.65 billion at the end of 2005. At this level, Jamaica has the largest per capita level of remittances in the region, with inflows accounting for almost 18 percent of G [...]
2006-06-28 19:33:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JM
06KINGSTON1789SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE ON GLOBAL INTERNET FREEDOM: JAMAICA
[...] This cable responds to reftel request. Responses are keyed to template provided. ------- Context ------- 2. USAID/Jamaica Economic Growth Strategic Objective Program for FY2005 through FY2009: Under USAID/Jamaica's FY2005 to FY2009 strategy of "Increased Trade Competitiveness in Targe [...]
2006-09-11 19:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINT EAID PHUM JM
06KINGSTON1798 JAMAICA: ECONOMIC GROWTH EXCEEDS EXPECTATIONS,
[...] Jamaica's economy is estimated to have grown by 2.8 percent between April and June 2006 -- twice the rate projected by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ),and this despite a shock to the construction sector from a recent cement crisis (ref. A). Growth has been largely the result of touris [...]
2006-09-12 19:18:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND PREL SOCI JM
06KINGSTON204DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INTERNATIONAL CHEMICALS
[...] (U) On January 31, Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Claudia Barnes, Director of the Economic Affairs Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),Gillian Guthrie, Director of Projects and Enforcement at the Ministry of Land and Environment (MLE),and Glori [...]
2006-02-01 17:56:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSENV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV JM
06KINGSTON2314(C) AIR JAMAICA: REPORTS OF MY DEMISE ARE NOT
[...] (C) The GOJ simply does not grasp the dire predicament faced by Air Jamaica. The carrier literally could cease operations at any time, much like the situation with Swissair in October 2001. A cocktail of enormous and growing debt, a lack of political will to make painful and expensive choices [...]
2006-11-29 19:37:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV JM XL
06KINGSTON2328JAMAICA: CDA'S MEETING WITH PERMANENT SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a regular bimonthly meeting with GOJ Permanent Secretary Douglas Saunders, he and CDA discussed a range of areas of mutual interest. CDA, accompanied by econoff, delivered reftel talking points on the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative (WHTI),the Millennium Challenge Corp [...]
2006-12-01 19:23:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ETRD EFIN KMCA OAS MARR MOPS JM XL
06KINGSTON2384JAMAICA: MALARIAL OUTBREAK UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: The Jamaican malaria outbreak (reftel) will likely get worse before it gets better, according to Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Country Director Dr. Ernest Pate. In private discussions with Embassy officials on December 8, Pate said that there are 53 confirmed cases, but [...]
2006-12-08 18:22:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALSOCI TBIO CASC PGOV AID CDC JM XL
06KINGSTON330WHA- TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SOLICITATION FOR ESF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-16 20:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JM
06KINGSTON415THE SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-28 18:35:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB JM
06KINGSTON420 JAMAICA RECORDS STRONG GROWTH DURING OCTOBER TO
[...] (U) Summary: The Jamaican economy weathered the storms of 2005 to record growth of 1.8 percent during the year. The expansion in output was largely due to robust growth of 4.1 percent during the final quarter, reflecting a recovery in agriculture and tourism. Declining oil and food prices al [...]
2006-02-28 20:54:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN JM
06KINGSTON645MARCH 30 INAUGURATION OF PORTIA SIMPSON MILLER AS
[...] On March 30, Portia Lucretia Simpson Miller became Jamaica's seventh Prime Minister (and the first woman to hold the office) when she was sworn in by Governor-General Kenneth Hall at King's House, in front of an estimated crowd of 6,000-10,000 guests. Former Prime Minister PJ Patterson submit [...]
2006-04-03 16:23:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PGOV JM
06KINGSTON758THE NEW PRIME MINISTER'S CABINET
[...] (C) Summary. This message provides biographic sketches on members of new Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller and her Cabinet, which she announced at midnight on March 31. Apparently, in order to build party unity before the next general elections believed to be forthcoming by Fall 2006, the [...]
2006-04-19 18:19:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR JM
06KINGSTON90 INVESTMENT CLIMATE SURVEY - JAMAICA 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-12 19:32:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD EIND ELAB KTDB PGOV JM OPIC USTR
06KINGSTON925JAMAICA'S FY 2006/7 BUDGET DEBATES: MORE THAN
[...] (C) In the just-concluded yearly Parliamentary sparring match that Jamaicans refer to as the "budget debates," the governing People's National Party (PNP) and the opposition Jamaica Labor Party (JLP) presented sharply divergent views on the best way to pull the country out of the economic dold [...]
2006-05-12 14:50:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN JM
06KINSHASA1004IDPs AND HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN CENTRAL KATANGA
[...] (U) Security in the triangle Pweto-Mitwaba-Manono has significantly improved as large groups of Mai Mai combatants continue to surrender on a daily basis. A visiting USAID/OFDA evaluation team did not note any support in Mitwaba for surrendering Mai Mai fighters from CONADER, the national body [...]
2006-06-27 07:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF CG
06KINSHASA1067MEDIA CAMPAIGN IN THE DRC'S ELECTION OFFICIALLY BEGINS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The first, historic televised presidential debate, marking the June 29 opening of the official campaign, was a technical success, and it set an enviably moderate tone. Unfortunately, only two of the expected five candidates participated, and rather obscure ones at that. Elsewher [...]
2006-07-05 10:29:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CG KDEM KPAO
06KINSHASA1091ITURI UPDATE: NEARLY 2,700 MILITIA MEMBERS HAVE
[...] (C) Summary: According to MONUC reports, nearly 2,700 militia members in Ituri have voluntarily surrendered and turned in their weapons, including one high-level militia commander. Several factors are apparently motivating militia members to come out of the bush, including the desire to partic [...]
2006-07-07 09:55:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KPKO CG
06KINSHASA1162DRC ELECTIONS: LOOKING AHEAD
[...] (C) Summary: With two weeks left in the DRC's election campaign, it is increasingly clear that incumbent president Joseph Kabila is the likely victor. Whether he will win on the first round (i.e., July 30) as his supporters continue to predict is far less certain, although current polling puts [...]
2006-07-20 09:58:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1182Palm Oil Making a Comeback in the DRC
[...] (U) Summary: Industrial palm oil harvesting and processing is reviving in a once agriculturally-productive region of the DRC. Emboffs visited a rehabilitated palm oil plantation near Lisala, Equateur province that has begun producing palm oil again after nearly 10 years of inactivity. Other cro [...]
2006-07-25 14:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD CG
06KINSHASA1234GOLD SECTOR UPDATE - FOCUS ON ANGLOGOLD
[...] (C) Summary. Industrial gold mining plans are advancing in Ituri district, particularly on the concession of AngloGold Ashanti. Artisanal miners continue to operate illegally on Anglo's concession; the DRC's gold-mining parastatal profits from this mining and thus takes no action to remove the [...]
2006-08-04 10:29:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEMIN ETRD ECON PGOV CG
06KINSHASA1310DRC ELECTIONS: GIZENGA AN EMERGING FORCE
[...] (C) Summary: Antoine Gizenga, secretary general of the Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU),met with the Ambassador August 17. The long-time opposition figure, who almost certainly will likely place third in the first round of presidential voting and is the potential kingmaker in a second round, sa [...]
2006-08-18 15:28:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1362USAID/FFP MONITORING MISSION TO CENTRAL KATANGA
[...] Kinshasa-based Regional Food for Peace Officer (RFFPO) James F. Conway traveled to Southern and Central Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo August 11-18, 2006 to evaluate the food security situation, particularly of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs),and to monitor USAID-supp [...]
2006-08-29 08:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ETRD PREF CG
06KINSHASA144CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: FY-2006 CALL FOR AMBASSADOR'S
[...] Embassy Brazzaville's selection committee has identified six, well-developed programs for funding by the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program in FY-06. The reputation and familiarity of this initiative have increased significantly in recent years as post endeavors to re-establish a full tim [...]
2006-01-27 12:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM EAID AMGT CF CG ECON XA AID
06KINSHASA154FY06 SPECIAL SELF-HELP FUND ALLCATION REQUEST
[...] (U) Embssy Kinshasa requests $82,500 in FY06 Special Self-Help Funds (SSHF) (reftel a). JUSTIFICATION ------------ Embassy Kinshasa's seletion committe has chosen nine projects for FY06 SSHF, each o which will be directly overseen by a mission oficer and the SSHF funding coordinator. Post [...]
2006-01-30 13:12:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID CG DEM
06KINSHASA1561WITH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY MANDATES APPROVED, KEY
[...] (U) Summary: With the mandates for newly-elected National Assembly delegates approved, the eight-day delay period for all members to accept or reject their seats expires October 11. As a result, the 49 members elected to the National Assembly who have also been serving as Ministers, governor [...]
2006-10-11 17:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM CG
06KINSHASA1591EASTERN KASAI GOVERNOR REJECTS ASSEMBLY SEAT:
[...] (C) Summary: Dominique Kanku, the governor of Eastern Kasai province, has declined to take his seat in the DRC's new National Assembly, opting instead to remain in his current position. Kanku is the first high-level GDRC official elected to parliament on July 30 to make it known he intends to [...]
2006-10-17 11:38:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KCOR CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1670DRC ELECTIONS SITREP 10/28, 1200
[...] (U) Summary: The Democratic Republic of Congo remains calm on the eve of the October 29 presidential and provincial elections. Official campaigning ended at midnight October 27 and there have been no reports since of serious incidents in Kinshasa or elsewhere. Voting will begin at 0600 local ti [...]
2006-10-28 13:35:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1765 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TUNIS ITO, TIMOTHY POWELL
[...] POST GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE AND WELCOMES THE ARRIVAL OF TIMOTHY POWELL TO THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (DRC) FROM DEC 21, 2006 TO JAN 23, 2007 FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE TO POST. 2. POINT OF CONTACT BARRY GREENE WILL BE THE CONTROL OFFICER FOR THE VISIT AND CAN BE REACHED AT: OFF [...]
2006-12-17 10:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA CG
06KINSHASA1833KABILA INAUGURATED AS PRESIDENT OF THE THIRD
[...] Summary: Joseph Kabila was inaugurated as the President of the Democratic Republic of Congo on December 6. Numerous African heads of state as well as high level international delegations attended the ceremony in Kinshasa. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao headed the USG Presidential Delegation [...]
2006-12-07 14:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA1840DRC: NYAMULAGIRA VOLCANO ERUPTING AGAIN, FIRST
[...] (U) Summary. Mount Nyamulagira , a volcano some 30 kilometers (21 miles) north of Goma, began erupting on November 27 at 2000, the first time since 2004. One major lava flow from the active fissure at the southern base of the volcano was headed in a southwesterly direction towards Lake Kivu an [...]
2006-12-08 12:04:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID PREF CG
06KINSHASA1850Kabila Lists Ways Toward Economic Growth
[...] (U) Summary. In his inaugural address and in a list of "100 Proposals for the Reconstruction of the DRC" released the following day, President Joseph Kabila made a call to action and gave some idea of his priorities for promoting Congolese economic growth. End summary. -------------------- [...]
2006-12-12 10:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV KCOR CG
06KINSHASA1934COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRC - WILLIAM FITZGERALD, ANTOINETTE
[...] Post grants country clearance and welcomes the arrival of Deputy Assistant Secretary William Fitzgerald, Program Officer Wendy Henning along with USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance Director of the Disaster Response and Mitigation Division, Antoinette Ferrara to the Democratic Repu [...]
2006-12-28 16:10:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT APER ASEC PREF CG
06KINSHASA1935COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DRC - DANA FRANCIS
[...] Post grants country clearance and welcomes the arrival of Population, Refugees, and Migration Officer Dana Francis to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from January 13 - 25, 2007 to participate in a joint assessment mission with ECHO. 2. POINT OF CONTACT Bill Damour and Jay Nash will [...]
2006-12-29 08:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT APER ASEC PREF PHUM CG
06KINSHASA206CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: Proposal for ESF
[...] In response to G/TIP's requests for proposals, post would like to put forward the project below for ESF funding. Although Republic of Congo has not been identified in the several most recent TIP reports, there is reason to be concerned that trafficking may exist in the country. For this reaso [...]
2006-02-07 14:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG CF
06KINSHASA247UDPS MOVES TOWARDS ELECTIONS KICKING AND SCREAMING
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings, Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) officials said the long-time opposition party will participate in the upcoming national DRC elections and is planning to hold a national congress in February. These same officials, however, complained bitterly [...]
2006-02-14 16:17:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM KPKO CG ELECTIONS
06KINSHASA25COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ARS D/DIRECTOR JOAN MCKNIFF
[...] Post grants country clearance and welcomes the arrival of ARS Deputy Director Joan MCKNIFF to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DROC) from February 09 to 14, 2006. It is expected that Ms. McKniff will also visit Embassy Brazzaville during this period, the subject of septel country clearance. [...]
2006-01-06 10:30:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO ABUD CG
06KINSHASA292IMF MISSION LOOKS AT DRC 2005 PERFORMANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary. An IMF team was in Kinshasa January 24 to February 3 to review the DRC's performance in the third and fourth quarters of 2005. The IMF was generally satisfied with macroeconomic stability during the last half of 2005. Their principal concern was GDRC overspending in some budget [...]
2006-02-22 16:38:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PGOV CG CIAT EAC ELECTIONS IMF
06KINSHASA304MINISTER OF PLAN THAMBWE-PRSP, THEN POLITICS
[...] (C) The Ambassador hosted Minister of Plan Alexis Thambwe for lunch February 9 to discuss the current economic and political situation in the country. In follow-up to the recent IMF mission (reftel) and concerns focused on the GDRC,s compliance with the current IMF reform program and HIPC Ini [...]
2006-02-23 16:13:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN CG MONUC
06KINSHASA339DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO 2006 TRAFFICKING
[...] (SBU) American Embassy Kinshasa provides the following information in accordance with reftel instructions. Responses are keyed to reftel,s numbered paragraphs (21-24). Begin responses: (21) Overview of country's activities to eliminate trafficking in persons: A. The DRC is not a majo [...]
2006-03-01 15:17:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CG
06KINSHASA357DRC: AVIAN INFLUENZA UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary. The GDRC Avian Influenza Commission, composed of representatives from the Ministries of Agriculture, Health, External Commerce, and Environment, released the DRC Country Contingency Plan (CCP) on February 24. The CCP seeks over USD 16M to prepare for and respond to the anticipa [...]
2006-03-03 11:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU EAID EAGR ECON SENV SOCI CG
06KINSHASA392DRC'S INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] (U) Post submits the following in response to reftel A. MARKET-BASED ECONOMY/ECONOMIC REFORM/TRADE BARRIERS --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) The DRC's development of a market-based economy is slowly progressing. The exchange rate has floated freely for three ye [...]
2006-03-08 16:40:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AGOA CG
06KINSHASA398DRC'S NEW LEADING LABOR UNION
[...] (SBU) Summary. The successor to the Mobutu-era's single trade union has lost its place as the nation's leading labor organization to a better-organized, savvier competitor, the Confederation Syndicale du Congo (CSC). During a meeting with EconOff March 6, the CSC's president, Symphorien Dunia, [...]
2006-03-09 13:22:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PGOV PINR CG
06KINSHASA444OFDA VISIT TO SOUTH KIVU
[...] (U) This is the first of two communications reporting observations made by the USAID/OFDA DRC team during a three-week visit tourneeto in eastern DRC in February of 2006. Discussed here is the team's visit to South Kivu province in early February. 2. (U) Traveling to first to Kitutu, in [...]
2006-03-15 14:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF KPKO CG
06KINSHASA446OFDA VISIT TO MITWABA, CENTRAL KATANGA,
[...] (U) An estimated 29,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have appearedare present in several towns in Mitwaba Territory, located in the center of Katanga Province province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These IDPs are fleeing conflict between government troops and Mai -Mai milit [...]
2006-03-15 15:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF CG
06KINSHASA450OFDA VISIT TO MITWABA, CENTRAL KATANGA,
[...] (U) An estimated 29,000 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) are present in several towns in Mitwaba Territory, located in the center of Katanga province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). These IDPs are fleeing conflict between government troops and Mai Mai militia, and have to date re [...]
2006-03-16 12:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF CG
06KINSHASA452OFDA VISIT TO SOUTH KIVU
[...] (U) This is the first of two communications reporting observations made by the USAID/OFDA DRC team during a three-week visit to eastern DRC in February 2006. Discussed here is the team's visit to South Kivu province in early February. Traveling first to Kitutu, in southern South Kivu, the USA [...]
2006-03-16 12:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF KPKO CG
06KINSHASA566 DRC MARCH ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary -------------- -The DRC?s IMF Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility program lapsed March 31, without going to a sixth review. -The GDRC widened its ban on the import of poultry products. -Employees of Lignes Aeriennes Congolaises (LAC) objected to the parastatal?s new partnersh [...]
2006-04-11 17:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG ELAB EAGR EAIR ETRD PGOV CG
06KINSHASA653OFDA FOOD SECURITY PROGRAM IN SHABUNDA AND
[...] (U) Over 100,000 Internally Displaced People (IDPs) and returnees in Shabunda and Mwenga have been receiving USAID/OFDA food security assistance since 2003. The program has helped returnees in the southern parts of these territories reestablish their agricultural activities. The program has ha [...]
2006-04-27 07:58:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF CG
06KINSHASA797 IS THERE A DOCTOR IN THE HOUSE?
[...] (U) DRC's physicians launched a general strike in public hospitals May 8, and are now providing only emergency services. The doctors' primary demands are a wage increase and the payment of salary arrears. 2. (U) April 28, Synamed, a physicians' union, advised the Health and Civil Service [...]
2006-05-22 05:54:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CG
06KINSHASA879 Doctors' Strike Spreads
[...] (U) Doctor's union members and health employees of Kinshasa's public hospitals have decided to continue and intensify their strike, begun on May 8 (reftel). They say that the GDRC has not made sufficient efforts to respond to their demands. 2. (U) On May 29, SYNAMED, the union that repres [...]
2006-06-02 12:27:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV SOCI CG
06KINSHASA932CONGO/BRAZZAVILLE: JUNE EDITION,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: ROC President Denis Sassou-Nguesso is expected to return to Brazzaville on June 13 following widely-publicized visits to New York for his June 2 address to the United Nations on HIV/AIDs, June 5 meeting in Washington with President Bush and Secretary Rice, and a brief visit with [...]
2006-06-13 14:54:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALPREL AU PINR UNSC ASEC CF
06KINSHASA977DRC NEARS COMPLETION OF POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY
[...] (U) Summary: The DRC Minister of Planning unveiled what is nearly the final draft of the DRC's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) the week of June 5. The 104-page document, the fruit of months of work by a committee composed of GDRC, civil society, and non-governmental organization repres [...]
2006-06-22 11:47:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON CG
06KIRKUK106KIRKUK NGO PROMOTES WOMEN'S RIGHTS, CITY PROJECTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On April 18, Fathal Uthman Rasul, founder and director of the Rozh Foundation for Women's Rights, discussed the organization's work with IPAO. The Rozh Foundation is an NGO in Kirkuk that promotes women's liberties, civil society projects and educational opportunities. The Dir [...]
2006-04-30 18:03:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KWMN KDEM PINR IZ
06KIRKUK113KRG SWEARS IN UNIFIED CABINET
[...] (SBU) The Kurdistan Regional Government swore in its new unified cabinet May 7, the major step in its path towards full unification. Until now, the KRG had rival cabinets in Erbil (dominated by the Kurdistan Democratic Party) and in Sulaymaniyah (dominated by the Patriotic Union of Kurdista [...]
2006-05-14 14:47:00REO KirkukUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM EPET KWMN IZ
06KIRKUK117PUK LEADERSHIP: PARTY CHANGE, KRG UNITY, IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. On May 31 PUK party leader Noshirwan Mustafa informed PRT/REO POLOFS that the number of new KRG ministries was linked to building support for the Kurds on the 2007 Kirkuk Referendum. Further, the PUK would soon hold a congress to restructure the party to adapt to the new political [...]
2006-06-13 13:34:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PNAT KDEM KCOR EPET IZ IN
06KIRKUK4(U) KURDISTAN REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS TO UNITE
[...] (U) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: The Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) announced January 7 that they had reached agreement on uniting the two Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) administrations in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah. The announcement was made by KRG [...]
2006-01-09 14:56:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM IZ KDP
06KIRKUK63PROVINCIAL GOVT STRUGGLES FOR POWER, BUDGET
[...] (U) Summary. Sulaymaniyah provincial leaders stressed the need for the Kurdistan National Assembly (KNA) to grant them legal authority and practical power to carry out projects. Provincial Governor Dana Ahmad Majid requested U.S. technical assistance for urban planning and taking a census of [...]
2006-03-17 14:19:00REO KirkukUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PINR IZ
06KIRKUK86DRL VISIT TO NORTHERN IRAQ: TREATMENT AT LAST FOR THE
[...] (U) Summary: A DRL site visit to Northern Iraq revealed that implementing partners are providing Iraqis for the first time with treatment for the mentally ill, legal services for women in jail, and a major effort to record the stories of victims of torture, imprisonment, and the genocide campa [...]
2006-04-12 10:41:00REO KirkukCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM KISL KWMN IZ
06KUALALUMPUR1259SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CNO ADMIRAL MULLEN
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; we are currently conducting negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide. Our robust and growing military-military cooperation is r [...]
2006-07-07 08:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL PGOV MARR ECON PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR1838TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING
[...] Embassy Kuala Lumpur's Economic, FCS, and FAS Sections jointly monitor and respond to trade barrier complaints consistent with each office's areas of expertise. All three offices interact closely with the American-Malaysian Chamber of Commerce (AmCham),a very pro-active organization that also [...]
2006-10-02 05:22:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR1975MALAYSIA’S CHINESE MINORITY: THE POLITICS OF MARGINALIZATION
[...] (C) Malaysia's Chinese minority struggles to find new footing in national politics. In September Singapore's Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew ignited a nation-wide debate on the marginalization of Malaysia's Chinese minority. Leaders from across the Chinese political spectrum agreed, at least p [...]
2006-10-19 09:04:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR1976SURAYUD'S VISIT TO MALAYSIA FOCUSES ON SOUTHERN
[...] (C) Thai interim Prime Minister Surayud's October 18 visit to Malaysia focused on unrest in Thailand's ethnic Malay/Muslim south. Surayud pledged Thailand would increasingly consult with Malaysia regarding efforts to end the southern conflict, according to a Thai diplomat, but Malaysian Prim [...]
2006-10-19 10:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV TH MY
06KUALALUMPUR1994Malaysia Inc. - still profitable? Monthly Economic Update
[...] Summary: Foreign Direct Investment to Malaysia continues to slide, even as FDI to the region soars, according to an UNCTAD report. The government's announced strategy is to be "selective" in an effort to "move up the value chain." While this strategy makes some sense, based on rising wages [...]
2006-10-20 06:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EPET MY
06KUALALUMPUR2089SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF PACOM COMMANDER
[...] (C) Admiral Fallon, we welcome your visit to Malaysia for the Ninth Chiefs of Defense Conference, November 13-15. Malaysian-American relations rest on a range of common interests and have improved in the three years since Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi's took the helm. This moderate Muslim-m [...]
2006-11-08 08:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETMARR MASS MCAP MOPS OVIP PREL PTER MY
06KUALALUMPUR21472006 UMNO GENERAL ASSEMBLY: ABDULLAH OVER MAHATHIR
[...] (C) Summary: The United Malays National Organization's (UMNO) General Assembly marked Prime Minister's Abdullah consolidation of power within UMNO and the clear political defeat of his predecessor Mahathir Mohamad after months of public attacks by Mahathir. Mahathir did not attend the assembly due [...]
2006-11-21 09:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MY
06KUALALUMPUR2222CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: Based on the information available to post, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian policies and actions with [...]
2006-12-06 06:21:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL CU MY
06KUALALUMPUR357 Fuel Prices, Interest Rates, FDI, and Inflation
[...] U) Summary: The biggest news arrived at the end of the month when the government of Malaysia (GOM) announced a 23% hike in gasoline and diesel prices. Earlier in the month, Bank Negara - Malaysia's central bank - announced another overnight policy rate hike to help control inflation and disco [...]
2006-03-02 23:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PREL MY EPET PGOV
06KUALALUMPUR372MALAYSIA SIXTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Malaysia is a destination and, to a lesser extent, a transit country for men and women trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Women from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines and Vietnam are trafficked to [...]
2006-03-03 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB MY
06KUALALUMPUR419SCENESETTER FOR VISIT TO MALAYSIA OF USTR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; the March 8 rollout of the FTA added momentum to the upward trend. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and is a reliable, if quiet, partner in the fight against terrorism. While [...]
2006-03-10 09:34:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PGOV MY
06KUALALUMPUR705SCENESETTER FOR UNDER SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE DR. RONALD SEGA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military cooper [...]
2006-04-18 08:45:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS MARR PTER ECON MY
06KUALALUMPUR773CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW
[...] (C) Summary: Based on our understanding of the bilateral trade and investment ties, it appears no Malaysian entities would be subject to Title III sanctions against persons trafficking in confiscated properties in Cuba. Per Ref A request, this message provides post's analysis of Malaysian [...]
2006-04-27 09:26:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL CU MY
06KUALALUMPUR794U.S.-MALAYSIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
[...] The U.S. and Malaysia held a long-anticipated IPR Roundtable on April 20 in Kuala Lumpur. Approximately seventy participants from the Malaysian and U.S. governments, as well as industry and civil society, gathered to discuss IPR enforcement efforts, industry views on combating piracy, IPR pr [...]
2006-05-02 04:15:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR MY
06KUALALUMPUR832SCENESETTER FOR PACFLEET COMMANDER ADMIRAL ROUGHEAD
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Malaysian-American relations are good and improving; on March 8 we notified Congress of our intention to conclude a Free Trade Agreement with Malaysia. This moderate, Muslim-majority state is our tenth-largest trading partner worldwide, and we have robust military-military coope [...]
2006-05-08 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurSECRETPREL MARR MASS PTER ECON MY
06KUWAIT1012KUWAIT RESPONSE: U.S. IRAQ SUPPLEMENTAL AND BUDGET
[...] The following details of Kuwaiti aid to Iraq were outlined by Marwan Al-Ghanem, Regional Manager for Arab Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED),in a February meeting with EconOfficer (Ref C). We are not aware of any changes since that time. GOK assistance to I [...]
2006-03-22 07:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL IZ KU
06KUWAIT10952006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT UPDATE:
[...] (C) Summary and comment: While much work remains to be done, Post believes that the GOK is making significant efforts to combat human trafficking and to improve the working conditions and status of the large expatriate labor community. In the 2006 TIP report, we recommend that Kuwait be li [...]
2006-03-29 13:57:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT1196FREEDOM AGENDA: FEMALE CANDIDATE RUNNER-UP IN
[...] (U) Jenan Bushehri, one of two female candidates in the April 4 Municipal Council by-election, came in second behind Yousef Al-Suwaileh, a Sunni candidate representing the Al-Awazem tribe. (Note: The Municipal Council has national jurisdiction over land allocation, zoning, and public and hea [...]
2006-04-05 13:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KWMN KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT1416U.S. SPEAKER EVALUATION: PROF. CALVIN MACKIE EDUCATES
[...] GPRA FY06Q3: April 18-19, target-of-opportunity U.S. Speaker Dr. Calvin Mackie informed Kuwaiti officials and the public of the state of reconstruction efforts in New Orleans. During an intensive two-day visit, the award-winning engineering professor and Louisiana Recovery Authority member sou [...]
2006-04-25 08:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC OIIP KMPI SCUL XF KU
06KUWAIT1505FROM CRADLE-TO-GRAVE: AN OVERVIEW OF KUWAIT'S WELFARE
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: With its immense oil wealth, the Kuwaiti Government provides Kuwaiti citizens, who do not pay taxes, with cradle-to-grave welfare benefits, including free health care, free education, public or private sector employment, and substantial housing assistance. (Note: Ku [...]
2006-05-01 11:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ELAB ECON SOCI KU
06KUWAIT1514FREEDOM AGENDA: USPTO IPR WORKSHOP SPURS LIVELY
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment. From April 29 - May 1, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) IPR experts, accompanied by U.S. federal judges, delivered a MEPI "Workshop on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights." The three-day workshop drew participants responsible for IPR enforcement [...]
2006-05-02 13:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV PGOV PREL KIPR KMPI KU
06KUWAIT1623FREEDOM AGENDA: BUREAUCRACY AND RELIGION COLLIDE
[...] (C) Summary and comment: A committee of Kuwait's Municipal Council has engineered the refusal of a request from the National Evangelical Church (NEC) for a school license. (Note: The NEC serves as an umbrella organization for a loose grouping of Protestant groups. The legal sponsor of NEC i [...]
2006-05-08 14:09:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM KIRF KU
06KUWAIT167STRATEGIC INVESTMENT INITIATIVE: THE CURRENT
[...] (C) The GOK's initial reaction to the Strategic Investment Initiative (SII) proposal has been positive but guarded. SII was introduced by Secretary Rice at the recent Forum for the Future conference in Bahrain; A/S Wayne and Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed briefed GOK and Kuwaiti aid officials duri [...]
2006-01-18 13:40:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN PREL KU
06KUWAIT184ONGOING INTRA-RULING FAMILY NEGOTIATIONS ON
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Members of the ruling Al-Sabah family have been meeting continuously over the past three days to negotiate distribution of power after the death of Amir Shaykh Jaber on January 15. Constitutionally, Crown Prince Shaykh Saad automatically became Amir, though his very [...]
2006-01-21 15:42:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT200SUCCESSION STRUGGLE: JABERS VS. SALEMS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Dr. Yousef Al-Zalzalah, a moderate Shi'a member of Parliament, told visitors to his diwaniya (traditional gathering) the evening of January 21 that the National Assembly had received two contradictory requests: one from the Cabinet to begin proceedings to declare Shaykh Saad medi [...]
2006-01-22 14:30:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT208PROPOSED JANUARY 24 VOTE ON AMIR-DESIGNATE'S
[...] (C) Summary: The leadership situation in Kuwait is in continual flux with one National Assembly session scheduled for January 24 at 10am to vote on declaring Amir-designate Shaykh Saad Al-Salem medically unfit for office, and another session scheduled for 6:30pm the same day to allow Shaykh S [...]
2006-01-23 14:46:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT2155KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION ON VOTING, ETHICS AND CENSORSHIP IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 20:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT216SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: MOURNING THE AMIR SHIFTS TO THE
[...] Sunday, January 22, 2006 -- Al-Qabas front page "Two parallel lines: Activating article 3 and opening door for settlement"; "Council of Ministers keeps its sessions open"; "Speaker Al-Khrafi: Matters are in wise hands"; "Royal family meeting Al-Shaab Palace cancelled"; "Informed Sources: Med [...]
2006-01-24 07:07:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
06KUWAIT217SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: SUCCESSION IN KUWAIT
[...] Monday, January 23, 2006 -- Al-Qabas front-page "Oath-taking session on Tuesday; The Government 'activation' letter was handed over to the National Assembly"; "Goodwill endeavors without any result"; "Al-Khorafi optimistic that wisdom will ultimately prevail"; "Amir received Speaker Al-Khora [...]
2006-01-24 07:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
06KUWAIT2190KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - WOMEN, HOPES FOR REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-10 14:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PREL KDEM PGOV KU
06KUWAIT2392FREEDOM AGENDA: WOMEN'S ELECTION PARTICIPATION
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The participation of women in the June 29 parliamentary elections is having a profound impact on Kuwaiti society. Issues of equality and social import have taken a prominent place in the local media, and candidates have been forced to address issues important to w [...]
2006-06-19 13:49:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KWMN KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2395INTERIOR MINISTRY OFFICIALS SAY TIP PROGRESS TO
[...] (SBU/NF) The Charge met June 19 with Brigadier General Ahmad Nawaf Al-Sabah, Assistant Undersecretary for Citizenship, Passports and Bidoon Affairs at the Ministry of Interior, to present the findings of the TIP report and to encourage the GOK to follow through on the promises it has made to [...]
2006-06-19 14:35:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM ELAB PINR KU TIP
06KUWAIT2445FREEDOM AGENDA: MEPI -- MAKING A REAL DIFFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: More than half of the Kuwaiti women currently running for office, while different in their social, economic, and educational backgrounds, have in common their participation in a range of MEPI programs designed to strengthen the role played by women. The women campaigning on [...]
2006-06-21 14:01:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KDEM KMPI KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT2593ELECTION COUNTDOWN: KUWAITI CANDIDATES REPRESENT
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Two hundred and fifty-two candidates will compete in Kuwait's National Assembly elections on June 29. Over 340,000 voters will go to 91 polling stations between 8:00 am and 8:00 pm to elect two representatives from each of 25 electoral districts. Fifty-seven percen [...]
2006-06-28 14:21:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA
06KUWAIT266SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: RESOLUTION OF SUCCESSION ISSUE
[...] Tuesday, 24 January 2006 -- Al-Qabas front page "Salem Al-Ali to Kuwaitis: Sabah Al-Ahmad is our Amir"; "Shaykh Saad steps down today in a statement to the nation"; "Government withdraws request for 'stepping down' session"; "Council of Ministers nominates Shaykh Sabah as Amir in 8 days"; "At [...]
2006-01-26 08:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO PREL KDEM KMDR KU
06KUWAIT2729SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S
[...] (U) See action request in paragraph 20. 2. (C/NF) Welcome to Kuwait, Secretary Gutierrez. Your visit comes after historic parliamentary elections in which women voted for the first time and pro-reform candidates won a clear majority. As required by law, the cabinet resigned following th [...]
2006-07-08 11:25:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNBEXP EINV KIPR OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT2775FAMILIAR FACES IN KUWAIT'S NEW CABINET; TWO
[...] (C/NF) Amir Shaykh Sabah approved July 10 the new Cabinet proposed by Prime Minister Shaykh Nasser Mohammed Al-Sabah. As is customary, the previous Cabinet resigned July 1 after the parliamentary elections (ref A). The new 16-member Cabinet, the 23rd since Kuwait gained independence in 1962, [...]
2006-07-10 13:19:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT2815SCENESETTER FOR ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN VISIT TO
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 20. 2. (SBU) Welcome to Kuwait Secretary Bodman. There has been considerable change in the government since your November 2005 visit. In January, following the death of long-time Amir Shaykh Jaber, former Prime Minister Shaykh Sabah became Amir an [...]
2006-07-12 11:33:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNENRG EPET OVIP PREL KU
06KUWAIT2818COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Department Counselor Zelikow, and delegation to travel to post o/a 21 to 22 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embass [...]
2006-07-12 13:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KU
06KUWAIT2822PARLIAMENT ESTABLISHES COMMITTEE TO ADDRESS THE
[...] (U) In its inaugural session on July 12, Kuwait's new Parliament voted unanimously to establish a committee for dealing with the over 100,000 "Bidoon" -- Arabs with no legal documentation proving their citizenship -- living in Kuwait. The proposal for the committee was initiated by MP Khudair [...]
2006-07-12 15:44:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT2828KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ENERGY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Energy Secretary Bodman and his delegation to travel to post o/a July 17-18, 2006, and grants country clearance for DOE advance team to travel post o/a July 14, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for the advance team f [...]
2006-07-15 08:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT KU OVIP PREL
06KUWAIT2931KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Grove to travel to post o/a 24 to 27 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 24 to 25 J [...]
2006-07-23 04:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ FR GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3008KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL COLE(28 JULY-02
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Cole to travel to post o/a 30 July, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. An Embassy visit officer will meet and assist you at the a [...]
2006-07-26 11:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EG KU IX JO IT
06KUWAIT3029KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO VISIT (Job Code
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for GAO Visit to Kuwait in conjunction with GAO's review of the development of Iraqi security force support operations (Job Code 350790) to travel to post o/a 30 July and 14-16 Aug, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry [...]
2006-07-29 13:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAGAO KU
06KUWAIT3136KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MILLER(6-8 AUG)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Miller to travel to post o/a 6-9 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made at the Radisson SAS [...]
2006-08-05 12:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BE EI IS IZ JO KU QA COUNTRY
06KUWAIT3201KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BUYER(14-21AUG)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Buyer to travel to post o/a 15 to 17 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 15 and 16 A [...]
2006-08-09 07:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ IC GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3211KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL BALKHAM(7-17
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Balkham to travel to post o/a 13 to 14 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 13 Aug, [...]
2006-08-09 11:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KS PK AF KU IZ JA COUNTRY
06KUWAIT3236CORRECTED COPY- Country Clearance for Commercial Officer
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Commercial Officer Mitch Larsen to travel to Kuwait from August 17 to August 19, 2006. 2. CORRECTION: Embassy point of contact is: Irma La Pore Office- 965/259-1001 x 1468 Direct - 965/259-1468 Cell - 965/936-9905 Fax - 96 [...]
2006-08-12 09:52:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCOUNTRY CLEARANCE AESC BEXP BMGT IZ KU OTRA SF
06KUWAIT3324KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL KILEY (20-27
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Kiley to travel to post o/a 21 to 25 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 21 thru [...]
2006-08-16 13:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF IZ QA GM COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3325KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SPECTER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Specter to travel to post o/a 18 to 19 August, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 18 Aug at [...]
2006-08-16 14:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU LY IN BE CH COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3392KEY ISSUES FOR THE SEPTEMBER 5 VISIT OF KUWAITI
[...] (S/NF) Status of Bilateral Relations: Amir Shaykh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah's September visit is his first official U.S. trip since becoming Amir in January. As Prime Minister, he last visited the United States in July 2005. Kuwait, a major Non-NATO ally since 2004, has strongly supported coa [...]
2006-08-21 13:49:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV KU SCENESETTER
06KUWAIT3476KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DRL/NESCA
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Joseph Barghout to travel to post o/a September 15-17, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for September 15-17 at the Radisson SAS at a rate of approximately USD 267 (single room/breakfast included). The per diem rate f [...]
2006-08-28 13:39:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PHUM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3518KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IRAQ STUDY
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for the 16-member Iraq Study Group to transit Kuwait on August 31 and September 3, 2006. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. (U) No hotel re [...]
2006-08-30 07:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OVIP PREL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3596KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL BURR (SEP 7-11)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Burr to travel to post o/a 8 to 10 September, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 8 Septembe [...]
2006-09-06 12:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU FR IZ
06KUWAIT3600COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEITH KOJI NAKANISHI
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Keith Koji Nakanishi of the National Nuclear Security Administration for travel to Kuwait o/a September 7-11, 2006. 2. Per Reftel no Post assistance requested. Embassy point of contact is: Steve Conlon, Economic Officer [...]
2006-09-06 13:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM OTRA KU
06KUWAIT3619KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA/PI
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA Program Manager Olivia Ann Ricci and Patricia E. Tierney, Program Director for U.S. Government Program: Women in Technology, to travel to post o/a September 20-23, 2006. 2. A hotel reservation has been made for September 20 [...]
2006-09-09 13:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3621COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TREASURY OFFICIALS
[...] This is an action request: See para 7. 2. Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury DAS Ahmed Saeed and Economist Jonathan Rose to visit Kuwait o/a September 13th. 3. Embassy driver, expeditor, and control officer will meet and assist at the airport. E [...]
2006-09-09 14:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3638COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TEMIM NUSRATY AND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Temim Nusraty and Mark Stamilio to travel to post o/a September 11-14, 2006. 2. All arrangements are being handled by Camp Arifjan. Embassy point of contact is: Captain Norman Pollock Unclass E-Mail: norman.pollock@swa.arcen [...]
2006-09-10 12:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC OTRA KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3641COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TEMIM NUSRATY AND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Temim Nusraty and Mark Stamilio to travel to post o/a September 11-14, 2006. 2. All arrangements are being handled by Camp Arifjan. Embassy point of contact is: Captain Norman Pollock Unclass E-Mail: norman.pollock@swa.arcen [...]
2006-09-10 14:32:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC OTRA KU AF COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3703COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOJ OFFICIAL MICHAEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Michael Gunnison, Department of Justice Resident Legal Advisor at Embassy Abu Dhabi, to visit Kuwait from September 17-19 for meetings with Kuwaiti officials to discuss possible training in the areas of money laundering and terro [...]
2006-09-16 07:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3725KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SMITH (SEP 21-24)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Smith to travel to post o/a 22 to 24 September, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 22-23 Se [...]
2006-09-17 07:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU GM IZ
06KUWAIT3726COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DAVID WILLIAMS AND
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for ATO Regional Director David Williams and Marketing Specialist Mohamed Taha to travel to post o/a September 18-20, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy [...]
2006-09-17 08:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3746COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC OFFICIALS TAN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance to Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) officials Geoffrey Tan and Nancy Rivera. We understand that Tan and Rivera will visit Kuwait between September 19-28 for meetings and a due diligence review of Kuwait Gulf Links Port [...]
2006-09-18 14:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU QA OTRA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT3756AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES LEGISLATIVE AGENDA, REGIONAL
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Acting National Assembly Speaker and Islamic Constitutional Movement MP Mohammed al-Bousairi told Ambassador September 17 that opposition MPs are ready to move ahead with their agenda, but need to look for pragmatic ways to work with the GOK. Opposition representatives are now [...]
2006-09-19 12:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL IZ IR KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT3828KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL FRIST
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for CODEL Frist to travel to post o/a 3 October, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 2 October (one nig [...]
2006-09-24 13:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU IZ JO
06KUWAIT3938AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TRAINING, FORCE PROTECTION,
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy KNG Chief Shaykh Mishal Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah told Ambassador October 1 that President Bush had made a strong impression on the Amir, and that the Kuwaitis felt "like family" during the visit. He said he is pleased with progress the KNG has made under a training contract wit [...]
2006-10-02 14:17:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KU AA
06KUWAIT399KUWAIT FUND ON IRAQ, LEBANON, PA AND STRATEGIC
[...] (C) Begin Summary: During a February 1 meeting with Econoff, the Kuwait Fund's (KFAED) Regional Manager for Arab Countries outlined details of an informal December 2005 agreement with the Iraqi Planning Ministry on allocation of the GOK's $560M assistance package for Iraq; pointed to renewed [...]
2006-02-05 15:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID KU GZ WE IZ XF
06KUWAIT3994COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OES WOMEN LEADERS IN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Robert S. Senseney, William Lawrence, Dave Pollock, Penny Rechkemmer, Vijitha M. Eyango, Lars Bromley, and Lara A. Campbell for travel to Kuwait from October 7-11. 2. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommodation, meetings, local trans [...]
2006-10-04 15:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KWMN KSCA SENV TSPL KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4078KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK STAMILIO
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance to Mark Stamilio and Andrew Morrison, U.S. Department of State, Office of War Crimes Issues, to travel to post for meetings and consultations regarding the Iraqi High Tribunal's investigation of regime crimes against Kuwaiti national [...]
2006-10-14 04:48:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT APER PREL PTER KU IZ
06KUWAIT4093(SBU) KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOHN HANNAH
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for John Hannah and Robert Karem to travel to post o/a 16 to 22 October 2006. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. (SBU) Hotel reservatio [...]
2006-10-14 11:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOVIP KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4203KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR APHSCT
[...] (SBU) Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Frances Fragos Townsend, Michele L. Malvesti, and Michael Taylor to travel to post per reftel. 2. (U) This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. ( [...]
2006-10-21 14:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4204KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL JONES (23-30
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Jones to travel to post o/a 27 to 30 October, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 27 to 29 Oct, a [...]
2006-10-23 06:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ AF KU QA GM UK
06KUWAIT4206FREEDOM AGENDA: OPPOSITION GROUPS IN PARLIAMENT
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The three opposition groups in Parliament -- the Islamic Bloc (17 MPs),the Popular Action Bloc (9 MPs),and the National Action Bloc (8 MPs) -- announced the formation of a new, 34-member Reform Bloc, culminating weeks of meetings between the groups. They also agreed on a com [...]
2006-10-23 06:22:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM KU FREEDOM AGENDA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT4213KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KEVIN TAECKER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Kevin Taecker to travel to post o/a October 29-November 3, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Embassy point of contact is: Chris Gr [...]
2006-10-25 05:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4218KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ROBERT KOEPCKE
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Robert Koepcke to travel to post o/a October 29-November 2, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommo [...]
2006-10-25 13:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4219COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TREASURY DEPUTY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Counselor Zelikow, and staff to travel to post o/a October 29-November 4, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Bagh [...]
2006-10-25 13:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT EFIN KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4221COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THOMAS STAAL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Thomas Staal to travel to post o/a October 29 - November 1, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. A hotel reservation has been made at the [...]
2006-10-27 14:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4237KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL DAYTON (31 OCT TO
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Hock to travel to post o/a 31 October to 3 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 31 Oct t [...]
2006-10-28 17:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU NL IZ
06KUWAIT4238KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL HOCK (28 OCT
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Hock to travel to post o/a 29 October to 2 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 29 Oct t [...]
2006-10-29 04:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU
06KUWAIT4254KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DANIEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Daniel Weygandt to travel to post o/a October 31-November 1, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommo [...]
2006-10-30 04:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKU
06KUWAIT4255KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GAYATRI PATEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Gayatri Patel to travel to post o/a 11 November to 13 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Hotel reservations have been made for 1 [...]
2006-10-30 05:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA PREL PHUM KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4285KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BROCK DAHL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Brock Dahl to travel to post o/a October 30-November 3, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Per reftel, Post has arranged accommodatio [...]
2006-10-31 11:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA KU IZ
06KUWAIT4286KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TAISIR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-31 11:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER OTRA KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4288KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JANE ELLEN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for Ms. Jane Ellen Bagwell and Mr. Jason Wilson to travel to post o/a 3 November to 11 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. As requested, [...]
2006-10-31 12:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA APER JO IZ KU PINS
06KUWAIT4311IRAQ COMPACT: ARAB FUND PROMISES CONTINUED
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 1 meeting with Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt, Arab Fund Director General Abdul Latif al-Hamad reiterated the Fund's "unwavering" support for the Iraq Compact, despite the absence of the Fund from the October 31 Iraq Compact (ICI) Prep Group meeting due to [...]
2006-11-01 16:54:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON EFIN ETRD IZ KU PGOV PREL
06KUWAIT4312IRAQ COMPACT: TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: On October 31, Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmitt met with Kuwait Fund Director General Abdulwahab Ahmed Al-Bader on the margins of the International Compact for Iraq Preparatory Group meeting in Kuwait. The meeting was also attended by Treasury Deputy Assistant Secre [...]
2006-11-01 16:59:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ECON EFIN ETRD EINV LE IZ KU
06KUWAIT4326COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR J. PALMER ROSELI TRAVEL TO
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for James Palmer Roseli to travel to post o/a November 7-9,2006 for a meeting with Post's ECON section. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Vis [...]
2006-11-04 08:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT APER ECON IZ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4336COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SPECIAL AGENT WEBER
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for IRS Special Agent Mark Weber to travel to post o/a November 6-16,2006 for the Financial Investigative Techniques Training Program. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance thro [...]
2006-11-04 10:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER OTRA AMGT ASEC KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4337COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR IRS SPECIAL AGENTS
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for IRS Special Agents Thomas Mahoney and David Nichols to travel to post o/a November 6-16,2006 for the Financial Investigative Techniques Training Program. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply [...]
2006-11-04 10:05:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA ASEC KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4349EXPLOSION AT KUWAIT SHUAIBA REFINERY: LIMITED
[...] On 4 November, at approximately 1330 local time (1030 GMT) there was a pipeline explosion and subsequent fire at unit 8 (a heavy oil processing unit with a capacity of 25,000 bpd) of Shuaiba refinery, Kuwait's smallest refinery which processes approximately 200,000 bpd. The refinery is locate [...]
2006-11-04 14:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON KU OIL SECTOR
06KUWAIT436FY 2007 ESF PROPOSAL: "PROJECT RESPECT" TO RAISE
[...] Embassy Kuwait requests ESF funding for an anti-Trafficking in Persons (TIP) campaign targeted primarily at increasing protection for East and South Asian workers, the most vulnerable labor communities in Kuwait. Project RESPECT (Reaching Employers and Sponsors to Prevent and End Crimes of T [...]
2006-02-07 14:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM SMIG ELAB EAID KU TIP
06KUWAIT4388KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR US GOVS (27 NOV - 2
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for U.S. Governors to travel to post o/a 28 to 30 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. As per discussions with military protocol at Camp Ar [...]
2006-11-06 11:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP OTRA GM KU
06KUWAIT4417KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL GARVEY (29 OCT
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Garvey to travel to post o/a 9 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exped [...]
2006-11-08 12:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN FR IZ KU JO
06KUWAIT4418PARLIAMENT APPROVES ZAKAT LAW DESPITE SHI'A
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On November 7, Parliament passed a zakat (religious tax) law opposed by Kuwaiti Shi'a. Liberal parliamentarian (MP) Mishari Al-Anjari downplayed the Islamist nature of the zakat law, saying it was "just a way to collect one percent from companies" to supplement the government [...]
2006-11-08 13:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON KISL KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4439KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR APHSCT MS.
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ms. Frances Fragos Townsend, Ms. Michele L. Malvesti, Mr. Michael Taylor and Mr. John Howard Pearson III to travel to post o/a November 13 - 14, 2006, to attend meetings with GOK officials regarding counter terrorism and securit [...]
2006-11-12 15:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON OTRA OVIP AMGT
06KUWAIT4463KUWAIT TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] (C/NF) The GOK has provided Post with updated figures on prosecutions of trafficking-related crimes (Kuwait does not have a specific anti-trafficking law). The statistics address some of the deficiencies noted in last year's figures in that they specify not only the number of convictions, but [...]
2006-11-15 13:30:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM ELAB KU TIP
06KUWAIT4466KUWAIT PREPARES FOR AVIAN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On November 15, Econoff and Medoff met separately with Director of Public Health Dr. Rashed Al-Owaish and his deputy Dr. Mussab Al-Saleh, and with Director of Animal Health Dr. Farida Al-Mulla to discuss the GOK's preparations for a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI). [...]
2006-11-15 13:58:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNAMED CASC KSCA SENV TBIO KU
06KUWAIT4484KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL KING (22 NOV - 29
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL King to travel to post o/a 24-25 November, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]
2006-11-20 09:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AE AF IZ KU KG GM QA UK PK
06KUWAIT4494KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMMAN
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Amman Treasury Attache Brian Grant to travel to post o/a November 26-30, 2006. Mr. Grant will meet with Embassy interlocutors and Government of Kuwait officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Social [...]
2006-11-21 13:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4495KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Regional Legal Advisor Michael Gunnison to travel to post o/a November 27-30, 2006. Mr. Gunnison will attend the Central Bank of Kuwait's's Anti-Money Laundering Seminar and meet with Government of Kuwait officials from the Mini [...]
2006-11-21 13:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4496KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JERRY WAYNE
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Jerry Wayne Rowe to travel to post o/a November 27-29, 2006. Mr. Rowe will meet with Embassy interlocutors and Government of Kuwait officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, [...]
2006-11-21 13:44:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4509APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND
[...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...]
2006-11-25 10:57:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU
06KUWAIT4512APHSCT TOWNSEND'S 11/14 MEETINGS WITH THE AMIR AND
[...] (S/NF) Summary: APHSCT Frances Fragos Townsend met November 14 with the Amir and Foreign Minister of Kuwait to discuss counterterrorism cooperation, energy security, and other regional issues. Townsend reassured them that the President was committed to seeing a democratic, stable Iraq and wa [...]
2006-11-25 11:55:00Embassy KuwaitSECRET//NOFORNPTER PREL PGOV EFIN YM KU
06KUWAIT4514KUWAIT'S BIDOON (STATELESS RESIDENTS): BACKGROUND
[...] (C/NF) Summary: The "Bidoon" are people living in Kuwait who assert rights to Kuwaiti citizenship and who deny that they have a right to citizenship in any other country. It is the highest profile human rights issue in Kuwaiti domestic politics. The GOK argues that most of the approximatel [...]
2006-11-26 06:49:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KU
06KUWAIT4545KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHAYS (26 NOV -4
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Shays to travel to post o/a 3-4 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2006-12-02 10:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU TU EG JO
06KUWAIT4546KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SHAYS (26 NOV -4
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Shays to travel to post o/a 3-4 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2006-12-02 11:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU TU EG JO
06KUWAIT4547KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GAO (JOB CODE
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for GAO Officials Brian LePore, Joshua Margraf and Jim Melton to transit Kuwait to/from Iraq December 2 to 15, 2006. Post acknowledges that Embassy assistance is not requested. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you m [...]
2006-12-03 06:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AGOA OTRA ASEC KU IZ
06KUWAIT4553KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA PDAS
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA PDAS James Jeffrey and NEA/IR Tim Standaert to travel to post o/a 8-10 December, 2006, to participate in Iran-related meetings with embassy and government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]
2006-12-03 13:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT EG IR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4560KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA PDAS
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for NEA PDAS James Jeffrey and NEA/IR Tim Standaert to travel to post o/a 8-10 December, 2006, to participate in Iran-related meetings with embassy and government officials. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; [...]
2006-12-04 07:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT EG IR OTRA KU COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4561AMIRI ADVISOR DISCUSSES AMIR'S PRIORITIES AND
[...] (C/NF) Summary: On 2 December, Ambassador met with Khaled Al-Fulaij, advisor to the Amir and former chairman of Kuwait Oil Company, to discuss the Amir's economic agenda and to solicit Al-Fulaij's perspective on current economic and political issues. Al-Fulaij explained that three of the Am [...]
2006-12-04 08:27:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV EPET KU
06KUWAIT4569KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...]
2006-12-05 05:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4570KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...]
2006-12-05 11:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4571KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NEA A/DAS L. VICTOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for NEA Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary L. Victor Hurtado to Kuwait from December 5 to 11, 2006. Please note action request in para. 4.J. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through E [...]
2006-12-05 11:33:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC KU IZ COUNTRYCLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4579(C) C-NE6-01698: KUWAITI ISLAMISTS' INITIATIVES ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary and comment: The women's issues legislation recently drafted by Islamist parliamentarians aims to increase state benefits provided to Kuwaiti women, not change their social and political status. It is likely the result of women's suffrage and recent electoral reforms resulting [...]
2006-12-06 14:03:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR KISL KWMN KU ISLAMISTS
06KUWAIT4598AMBASSADOR CALLS ON HEAD OF KUWAIT STOCK EXCHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 5, Ambassador paid a courtesy call on the new Director General of the Kuwait Stock Exchange (KSE) Saleh Al-Falah. Ambassador and the DG discussed the pending creation of a capital markets authority and Kuwait's overall economic health. The meeting was also attende [...]
2006-12-09 10:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KU PINR PREL KTFN
06KUWAIT4616KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MCCAIN (12-19
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL McCain/Lieberman to travel to post o/a 13-15 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver [...]
2006-12-11 05:38:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IS KU IZ AF PK IR GM COUNTRY
06KUWAIT4631KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GANTED FOR JANET KAVANDI
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Janet Kavandi to travel to post o/a January 6-9, 2007, to serve as speaker for the U.S. Department of State conference of women leaders in science, technology, and engineering. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry int [...]
2006-12-12 10:02:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER TSPA OTRA KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4669KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL SKELTON (DEC 23 -
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Skelton to travel to post o/a 24-26 Dec, 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2006-12-18 11:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ UK
06KUWAIT467AMIR APPROVES NEW CABINET: SHI'A AND ICM GAIN;
[...] (C) Summary: Amir Shaykh Sabah approved on February 9 a new Cabinet, which was particularly notable for the appointment of a second Shi'a minister and one of the leaders of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. The appointments like [...]
2006-02-09 17:24:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU PINR SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT4675KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL NELSON (20 DEC -
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Nelson to travel to post o/a 20-21 December 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exped [...]
2006-12-19 08:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ
06KUWAIT4685KUWAIT COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DR. LINDA
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Dr. Linda Logan to travel to post o/a January 13 - January 18, 2006 for meetings concerning avian influenza. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. [...]
2006-12-20 12:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EAGR EG KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
06KUWAIT4690KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MARSHALL (22 DEC
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Marshall to travel to post o/a 22 December 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]
2006-12-21 15:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ
06KUWAIT4699KUWAIT GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL WILSON (DEC 27 -
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Wilson to travel to post o/a 28-31 Dec 2006. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2006-12-24 07:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ KU GM
06KUWAIT475CORRECTED COPY -- AMIR APPROVES NEW CABINET: SHI'A
[...] (C) Summary: Amir Shaykh Sabah approved on February 9 a new Cabinet, which was particularly notable for the appointment of a second Shi'a minister and one of the leaders of the Islamic Constitutional Movement (ICM),the political arm of the Muslim Brotherhood in Kuwait. The appointments like [...]
2006-02-11 07:48:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
06KUWAIT698 KUWAIT: SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT
[...] (U) Embassy Kuwait's submission for the 2006 Trafficking in Persons Report (TIP) follows. Responses are keyed to paragraphs 21-24 of reftel. 2. (SBU) 21A: Kuwait is a destination country for internationally trafficked men and women. There is no trafficking in areas outside of GOK con [...]
2006-03-01 13:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD PREF KU
06KUWAIT71KUWAIT'S COUNTRY-WIDE RADIATION MONITORING SYSTEM
[...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. businessman told Ambassador on January 8 that the Kuwaiti company he works for had just been awarded a contract by Kuwait's Ministry of Health to install fifteen radiation monitoring systems throughout Kuwait. He said that these systems could be used to monitor for any [...]
2006-01-08 13:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ENRG MNUC TRGY KRAD IR KU
06KUWAIT73KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: Sharon's healthSHARON'S
[...] Summary: Kuwaiti Arabic daily newspapers' coverage of the developments surrounding the Israeli Prime Minister's health mostly focused on the reporting on his conditions and the possibilities of recovery or death. The two analysis pieces found below provide an outlook into the possible scenarios [...]
2006-01-08 14:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO PREL KDEM IZ KMDR KU
06KUWAIT746FREEDOM AGENDA: WIVES OF STATELESS MEN FOCUS ON
[...] Summary and Comment: A March 4 meeting of Kuwaiti women married to "bidoon" (stateless Arabs) serves as a positive indicator that MEPI programs are reaching and influencing targeted audiences in Kuwait. Echoing themes researched by a recent MEPI small grant recipient for a project on how Kuw [...]
2006-03-05 11:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KU
06KUWAIT96IMMEDIATE REACTION TO DEATH OF THE AMIR: KUWAITI
[...] (U) Summary. Following the return of the Prime Minister from an official trip to Oman, the Council of Ministers announced the accession to Amir of Crown Prince Shaykh Saad. Kuwaiti officials and political analysts have been giving interviews on the subject of the January 15 death of the Amir o [...]
2006-01-15 12:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KU
06KUWAIT97AMIR'S DEATH: THE POLITICAL FALLOUT
[...] (C) Summary and comment: The Amir's death on January 15 (ref A) was widely expected in Kuwait and is unlikely to have a significant impact on the country's political/economic direction or U.S.-Kuwaiti relations. As per the succession law, Crown Prince Shaykh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah [...]
2006-01-15 13:56:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KU SUCCESSION
06KUWAIT972FREEDOM AGENDA: THE PROPOSED NEW LABOR LAW:
[...] (U) Summary: The Government has identified passing a new Labor Law as one of its legislative priorities, though Post contacts doubt its passage in the short term. The Kuwait Bar Association held March 13 a seminar to debate the benefits of a proposed new Labor Law. The participants, represen [...]
2006-03-20 09:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PHUM KU TIP
06KUWAIT974 FREEDOM AGENDA: LIBERAL MP ORGANIZES HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) The Human Rights Committee of the National Assembly held March 13 - 14 a conference to mark International Women's Day entitled "Women and Challenging Reality." The conference sought to broaden the growth of a culture of respect for human rights, to highlight human rights problems and sol [...]
2006-03-20 12:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KWMN KU
06KYIV4285UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO, YANUKOVYCH MAKE ONE MORE TRY
[...] (C) Summary. The Rada's November 15 decision not to vote for now on dismissing Foreign Affairs Minister Tarasyuk and Defense Minister Hrytsenko following an 8-hour marathon meeting between President Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yanukovych November 13 suggests the two sides are still making a [...]
2006-11-15 16:04:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL UP
06KYIV430411/17 WTO UPDATE: UKRAINE MAKES GREAT STRIDES ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Parliament made remarkable progress on outstanding legislation for WTO accession during this week, and has now adopted 12 out of 21 required laws. GOU leaders clearly had given orders to move forward on the legislation, likely in order to help smooth the way for PM Yanukovych's [...]
2006-11-17 16:24:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV441511/30 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukraine's Parliament continued its progress on outstanding legislation for WTO accession during this week, adopting five additional laws, four of which related to the agricultural sector. Parliament has now adopted 17 out of the 21 required laws. On the eve of PM Yanukovych's [...]
2006-11-30 16:29:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV453112/8 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: While Prime Minister Yanukovych and Ukrainian trade negotiators held talks with USTR during a visit to Washington, Dec 4-7 Ukraine's Rada (parliament) passed one more WTO-related law. This brings the total number of laws adopted to 18 out of the proposed 21. One more law remain [...]
2006-12-08 16:33:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06KYIV4542UKRAINE: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TDA
[...] As requested reftel, below Post provides updated information on child labor in Ukraine, for use in the preparation of the 2006 report Findings on the Worst Forms of Child Labor. Post has chosen to answer each of the questions posed in reftel as "Indicators" under the five topical headings. [...]
2006-12-13 13:03:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM UP
06KYIV464812/22 UKRAINE WTO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ukrainian WTO negotiators held consultations with Working Party members in Geneva on December 18. The GOU is anxious for feedback on its recently passed legislation, although anticipates having to make some additional legislative fixes to ensure WTO conformity. A law on biotec [...]
2006-12-22 11:00:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON PGOV UP
06LAGOS1048BAYELSA SSG DISCUSSES IJAW MILITANTS' OBJECTIVES
[...] (C) Bayelsa Secretary to the State Government Dr. Godknows Igali said steps must be taken quickly to improve the prospects of Niger Delta inhabitants in order to prevent more kidnappings of expatriate oil workers. The Secretary claims FNDIC leader Tom Polo has been momentarily placated by Pr [...]
2006-07-31 13:36:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1112DELTA SITREP #4
[...] (C) Apparently, the GON and Rivers State Government are slowly beginning to organize themselves to handle this hostage situation. A German diplomat reported that the GON was establishing two crisis response teams, one in Port Harcourt and the other in Warri, Delta State. A security consulta [...]
2006-08-18 20:27:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS1133BIRD FLU SPREADS TO SOUTHWEST NIGERIA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The H5N1 avian influenza (AI) virus is spreading at an alarming rate in Southwest Nigeria, the region which accounts for about 80 percent of poultry production in Nigeria. President Obasanjo's poultry farm in Ota, Ogun State, reportedly has been severely affected. Many Poultry [...]
2006-08-25 14:30:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR NI AVIANFLU
06LAGOS122OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #17
[...] (C) The Bayelsa State Secretary of Government (SSG),Dr. Igali, informed us that the kidnappers have agreed to release the hostages to him at a location he would not disclose. Both the Bayelsa SSG and Ecodrill Country Manager Peter Quiatkowski's intermediaries said the hostages are in good he [...]
2006-01-27 19:50:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS1220LAWYER CLAIMS EFCC CHAIRMAN INTENT TO SIDELINE
[...] (C) Summary: During a September 10 meeting with the Consul General, Femi Falana, President of the West Africa Bar Association and confidant of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Chairman Nuhu Ribadu, said Ribadu's lodestar was to sideline as many politicians, particularly presiden [...]
2006-09-25 15:56:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1364OGUN STATE GOVERNOR'S FORMULA FOR RE-ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ogun State Governor Otunba Gbenga Daniel appears in firm control of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) apparatus in his State and is favored to win a second term. The Daniel administration has increased revenues, slightly improved public services, and continued road construct [...]
2006-11-21 11:08:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS1373GOVERNOR ODILI ANNOUNCES PRESIDENTIAL BID
[...] (C) Summary. Due to his purported friendship with President Obasanjo and the money at his disposal, Rivers State Governor Peter Odili is currently the south's most formidable candidate for the 2007 PDP presidential nomination. His Igbo heritage and south-south background serve to make him an [...]
2006-11-22 12:29:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS146ALLOCATION REQUEST FOR THE AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL
[...] U.S. Mission Nigeria requests USD 250,000 for its Special Self Help (SSH) program for FY06. Given the strategic importance of the Niger Delta to American interests in Nigeria and to Nigeria's very stability, Mission would like to focus our self help efforts on easing tensions and improving l [...]
2006-02-01 16:55:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KDEM SOCI NI
06LAGOS159TV CO-OP PROPOSAL
[...] Summary: This cable is in response to the Department's FY06 TV Co-op recruitment efforts. PAS Lagos would like to propose a TV co-op on "Youth Development as a Cornerstone to Sustainable National Development." This co-op would be led by one of Nigeria's most respected, independent producers, [...]
2006-02-06 07:55:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC OIIP CVIS
06LAGOS251NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #3
[...] (C) MEND released a statement claiming the hostages are in good health. Willbros has contacted all next-of-kin. Delta State governor James Ibori has been appointed Chair of a committee to resolve the hostage crisis. Due to security concerns, Shell has not been able to fully assess damage to [...]
2006-02-19 14:57:00Consulate LagosSECRETEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS317NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #13
[...] (C) AmCit hostage Macon Hawkins was released this evening to two foreign journalists and is currently at Delta State Governor Ibori's mansion. Econoffs are accompanying Hawkins and plan to remain with him overnight at the Shell medical clinic in Warri. Shell will bring him to Lagos tomorrow b [...]
2006-03-01 18:37:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS346NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 19
[...] (SBU) Despite repeated attempts, Willbros management told us they have not been able to reach Governor Ibori over the last two days, although the Governor did send them a text message indicating the hostages were fine. -------------------- Hostage Negotiations -------------------- 2. (C [...]
2006-03-08 18:29:00Consulate LagosSECRETEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS363NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 20
[...] (C) Delta State Government officials had no updates on hostage welfare except to say that they are in good health. Conoff in Warri continues to ask for recent proof of life. Shell reports there will be another visit to the camp by journalists with a good track record of access to the Movemen [...]
2006-03-09 16:36:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS367NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 22
[...] (C) Conoff received a call from AmCit hostage Cody Oswalt last night. Oswalt's identity was confirmed through his correct identification of the last statement he made to AmCit Macon Hawkins before his release last week. Oswalt said he and the two other hostages were in good health and were [...]
2006-03-11 11:57:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS376NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP # 23
[...] (C) There was very little substantive activity for the second weekend in a row, with few confirmed reports following the Cody Oswalt call to Conoff Friday night. Ijaw leaders and elders held a meeting Friday and released a communiqu calling for the hostages' release. NGO Director Judy Asuni [...]
2006-03-13 16:12:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS606TEXTS OF NIGER DELTA MILITANT LETTERS
[...] (U) The following is the full text of the letter the chief of Oporoza village presented Conoffs. The letter lists the community's grievances against the GON and multi-national oil companies and was slightly edited for clarity. It is signed by the Oporoza secretary Lemon Gulbert. Begin te [...]
2006-05-05 12:31:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EPET PREL PTER CASC NI
06LAGOS628ONE RELUCTANT MILITANT SPOKESMAN SPEAKS
[...] (C) In a recent meeting with the Consul General, former Bayelsa Information Minister Oronto Douglas downplayed his role as a spokesman for Niger Delta militants. Douglas is pessimistic the Delta commission recently established by President Obasanjo will yield viable solutions and has refused [...]
2006-05-11 08:34:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET CASC NI
06LAGOS653SOUTHERN NIGERIA HUMAN RIGHTS UPDATE JAN TO APR
[...] This is a roundup of various recent incidents representative of the human rights situation in southern Nigeria. This summary is organized according to the sections of the annual Human Right Report. These incidents have not been reported in other cables or are updates of previously reported [...]
2006-05-15 08:38:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL ELAB KIRF NI
06LAGOS753NIGERIA: HOSTAGE-TAKING, SITREP #2
[...] (C) The Hostages: The eight hostages were allowed to contact their families last night (June 2) using AmCit Texas Richards' satellite phone. All remain in good health, and have not been subjected to any mistreatment. Food, toiletries, a satellite phone battery and charger, and some medicin [...]
2006-06-03 15:16:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET PGOV ASEC PTER CASC NI HOSTAGES
06LAGOS80OIL WORKER HOSTAGE UPDATE SITREP #11
[...] (C) Overnight, the reporters for Reuters and Bloomberg received information from "oil industry sources" that AMCIT Pat Landry died. The Reuters reporter, through direct contact with kidnappers, later confirmed that the report was false. Although neither the Reuters or Bloomberg journalist pu [...]
2006-01-21 14:30:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS82BREAKING NEWS APPEARS POSITIVE, BUT DOUBTS REMAIN
[...] (C) The committee set up to negotiate the release of the Tidex hostages (reftels) met today and announced progress in identifying the kidnappers, and again promised a positive outcome to the crisis in short order. The Bayelsa Governor, as chairman of the group, provided photographs of the h [...]
2006-01-22 17:29:00Consulate LagosSECRET//NOFORNEPET PGOV ASEC PTER KHLS PINR ETRD CASC NI
06LAGOS866ASSEMBLY MEMBER RECOUNTS THIRD TERM DEFEAT
[...] (C) Representative Temi Harriman (PDP - Delta State) of the National Assembly told the Consul General bribes and strong-arm tactics whittled at but did not break the opposition that defeated the President's third term push. Harriman suspects there will be additional attempts to extend Obasanj [...]
2006-06-20 14:36:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
06LAGOS889LAGOS GOVERNOR TO THROW HAT INTO PRESIDENTIAL RING
[...] (C) Summary: During a June 11 meeting Lagos State Governor Tinubu told the Consul General he will soon announce his presidential candidacy while still exploring the possibility of being the junior partner on a ticket with Vice President Atiku or former military head-of-state Muhammadu Buhari [...]
2006-06-23 09:57:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NI
06LAPAZ1101MUTUN TO PROCEED; PROBLEMS WITH NEARBY PROJECT
[...] (SBU) Summary: GOB officials recently announced that bidding on the rights to develop Mutun, one of the world's largest iron ore deposits, would proceed as planned; this satisfied a long-standing demand of local leaders, but problems with a nearby project have generated conflict. Civic activis [...]
2006-04-21 17:18:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN EINV ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1114GOVERNMENT FACES RISING SOCIAL SECTOR TENSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amid accusations that the government has failed to keep its promises, social sector frustration, including among the MAS's highland support base, is rising. Civil sector leaders in Santa Cruz and Tarija have also stepped up their anti-government pressures. The Government has m [...]
2006-04-24 18:21:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI ELAB PHUM PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1332ECONOMIC ROOTS OF BOLIVIA'S SOCIAL REVOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economic factors, which have fed the growing political disaffection of Bolivia's majority poor, have helped fuel the country's rolling "social revolution." Take persistent poverty. The percentage of Bolivia's population living below the poverty line has remained virtually uncha [...]
2006-05-17 18:25:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB SMIG SOCI PGOV EINV EPET BL
06LAPAZ1556ONE PREFECT WORRIES ABOUT FUTURE OF REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary: Cochabamba prefect (governor) and former presidential candidate Manfred Reyes Villa told the Ambassador on June 7 that he believes President Morales will hold national elections following the Constituent Assembly in order to consolidate control over Bolivia's prefects, and will a [...]
2006-06-08 18:40:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ1660GOB UNVEILS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB released its five-year national development plan on June 16. The plan proposes a strong state presence in the economy and natural resource management and substantial public investment in order to create jobs, diminish poverty, improve health and education, and provide [...]
2006-06-20 19:02:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1729HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF?
[...] (C) Summary: Bolivia's 1952 revolution, led by the National Revolutionary Movement (MNR),redistributed land and nationalized mining resources (including tin, Bolivia's principal export at the time) in an effort to correct economic disparity and established universal suffrage to promote greate [...]
2006-06-27 14:30:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ195MORALES-SHANNON MEETING: PRESIDENT RECOUNTS
[...] (C) Summary: Summary: In their January 21 meeting, WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon told President-elect Evo Morales the U.S. agenda in Bolivia reflected our larger agenda in the region: consolidating democracy, promoting economic growth through free markets and integration, and protec [...]
2006-01-26 15:23:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ENRG SOCI ELAB BL
06LAPAZ2130MAS' DRAFT CONSTITUTION
[...] (C) Summary: President Morales' Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party is circulating a draft constitution for the Constituent Assembly, although other drafts, which we have not reviewed, seem to be circulating as well. The draft we have seen, which contains strong socialist and communist not [...]
2006-08-08 19:16:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2197IDB'S FUTURE DIRECTION
[...] (C) Summary: The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Resident Representative told Econoff on August 11 that a donor coordination meeting to be held in Bolivia in October would likely fail to meet the GOB's anticipated funding requirements. The GOB's National Development Plan relies heavily [...]
2006-08-14 21:13:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON BL
06LAPAZ2603SANTA CRUZ: FRUSTRATED AND ANNOYED WITH MORALES
[...] (C) Summary: Charge visited Santa Cruz September 23-24 and met with politicians and the business community, as well as participated in the opening of Bolivia's largest trade fair, Expocruz. Virtually all interlocultors expressed frustration, annoyance, and great uncertainty when it comes [...]
2006-09-26 21:59:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2626SPAIN: A BEACON OF ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
[...] (U) Summary: For many Bolivians, Spain is a beacon of economic opportunity. Newspapers highlight an upsurge in travel, airlines report full flights to Madrid, and business owners say skilled craftsmen are increasingly seeking work abroad. Bolivians' desire to escape may reflect growing polit [...]
2006-09-28 20:35:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SOCI BL
06LAPAZ2943GOB ACHIEVES KEY GOAL: NEW GAS CONTRACTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: All of the private hydrocarbons exploration and production companies operating in Bolivia signed new service contracts on October 27 and 28 prior to the deadline imposed by the GOB's May 1 nationalization decree. According to the president of Bolivia's state oil company, YPFB, [...]
2006-10-30 21:23:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2945DIVIDING UP THE SPOILS: GAS REVENUE DEBATE
[...] (SBU) With the signature of gas accords October 28, the GOB estimates that hydrocarbons production will generate USD 2 billion next year, with USD 1.3 billion going to the government as a result of new production contracts (septel),and USD 4 billion within four years, with USD 2.4 billion des [...]
2006-10-30 21:46:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3008COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S LESLIE BEBOUT
[...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to grant country clearance to Leslie Bebout, Ames Research Center, NASA to travel to Bolivia's Laguna Verde Refuge November 10-22, 2006 to conduct field work at Earth's highest altitude lakes and ponds. Clearance is granted on the understanding that Ms. Bebout has [...]
2006-11-06 20:04:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ASEC OTRA TSPA BL
06LAPAZ3060COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NASA'S COMPTON TUCKER
[...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to grant country clearance to Compton J. Tucker, NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, to travel to Santa Cruz, Bolivia December 5-16, 2006 for analysis of global positioning system and satellite data from glacial areas. Clearance is granted on the understanding th [...]
2006-11-14 19:54:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AFIN ASEC TSPA OTRA BL
06LAPAZ3071BOLIVIA'S TITLE II ASSISTANCE HELPS SLASH
[...] (U) Tens of thousands of Bolivian children, many in isolated rural areas, suffer from chronic malnutrition. Many simply lack appropriate food, while others suffer from parasites and infectious diseases that hamper the body's ability to retain nutrients. With PL 480 Title II support, administ [...]
2006-11-15 18:04:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3085AMBASSADOR GOLDBERG'S VISIT TO TARIJA
[...] (U) Ambassador Goldberg made his first official visit to the city of Tarija November 6-7. During the two-day trip the Ambassador met with national and local Tarijeno politicians, the Tarija city council, businessmen, academics, Fulbright alumni, Peace Corp volunteers, and farmers. The city [...]
2006-11-16 12:05:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3148COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OPIC'S JEAN ADEN
[...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to grant country clearance to Jean Aden, Director, OPIC Office of Accountability, to travel to Santa Cruz, Bolivia December 2-4, 2006 to speak at "Strengthening Environmental Law and Enforcement in the Americas," an OAS-sponsored side event to the December 4-5 Min [...]
2006-11-22 16:25:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EINV OTRA OPIC BL
06LAPAZ3223PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH INDIGENOUS LEADERS,
[...] (C) Summary: In a November 28 meeting with indigenous leaders and analysts, PDAS Charles Shapiro thanked the group for meeting with USG representatives, stressing that the United States is eager to hear their perspectives. The majority of participants voiced support for a democratic, inclusiv [...]
2006-11-29 19:28:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3291ATPDEA: NOT SO IMPORTANT AFTER ALL?
[...] (U) In a December 1 presentation, Vice President Garcia Linera minimized the importance of Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) benefits for Bolivian exporters, noting that products relying exclusively on ATPDEA trade preferences represented only 13 percent of total exports [...]
2006-12-05 21:03:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ3299COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR KEVIN HEALY
[...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to grant country clearance to Inter-American Foundation (IAF) representative Kevin Healy to travel to Santa Cruz, Cochabamba, Sucre, and La Paz, Bolivia December 11-20, 2006 to visit projects funded by the IAF. Clearance is granted on the understanding that Mr. H [...]
2006-12-06 18:12:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT ASEC OREP OTRA BL
06LAPAZ3401A YEAR AFTER ELECTIONS: WHAT IS NEXT?
[...] (C) December 18 marks the first anniversary of the presidential elections that brought Evo Morales to power. The anniversary comes at a time of high political tension, especially between the western highlands and eastern lowlands. On December 15 more than one million people, took to the str [...]
2006-12-18 21:41:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ567BOLIVIAN NATIONAL AIRLINE FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL
[...] (U) Summary: Since the end of an early February pilots' strike (reftel),Lloyd Aero Boliviano has encountered a string of difficulties. Two U.S.-based firms, Aviation Capital Group and Pegasus Aviation, have repossessed or are in the process of repossessing leased aircraft, and the GOB has ma [...]
2006-03-03 20:34:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ680AGRICULTURE MINISTER FOCUSES ON LAND TITLING
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a March 8 meeting with the Ambassador, Minister of Agriculture Hugo Salvatierra explained that the new Ministry of Rural Development and Agriculture had taken over the tasks of two and a half ministries, and was currently consulting with civil groups for their input into the [...]
2006-03-13 18:43:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD PINR PGOV PREL EAID BL
06LAPAZ70SANTA CRUZ: ANXIETY ABOUT UNCERTAIN FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Many Santa Cruz civic representatives, stunned by the MAS's decisive electoral victory, are anxious about Bolivia's uncertain future. Some believe the MAS government will immediately begin dismantling the market-based economic model while postponing (for tactical reasons) its [...]
2006-01-11 21:02:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ENRG SOCI ELAB BL
06LAPAZ84IDB PREOCCUPIED BY UNCERTAINTY OF U.S. AND GOB
[...] (SBU) Summary: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Resident Representative, Joel Branski, told the DCM and Econoffs on January 11 that IDB staff has not met with the MAS' transition team, but that an IDB delegation plans to visit Bolivia at the end of January after the Presidential inaugura [...]
2006-01-13 20:06:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN BL
06LAPAZ886EVO AND HIS ADVISORY CIRCLE (PART 1 OF 3)
[...] (C) Summary: President Morales is an astute domestic political operator but lacks confidence in his economic and international relations abilities. As a result, Morales has surrounded himself with three compartmented groups of advisers. The first are domestic political operators who implement [...]
2006-03-30 16:47:00Embassy La PazSECRETECON PGOV PREL BL PINR
06LIBREVILLE109ALLIES OF PRESIDENT'S SON GAIN KEY POSTS IN NEW
[...] (C) Summary: The new cabinet announced by Prime Minister Eyeghe Ndong on January 23 rewarded all the factions which had contributed to President Bongo's reelection. The faction most favored appears to be that associated with Minister of Defense Ali Bongo, whose allies now control the natio [...]
2006-02-13 12:26:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB
06LIBREVILLE300GABON AND SAO TOME MISCELLANY APRIL 2006
[...] (U) Mamboundou's Stay in South African Embassy Ended UPG (Union of Gabonese People) President and opposition leader Pierre Mamboundou, in the South African Embassy since March 21, left his refuge the morning of April 19. A South African diplomat reported that the South African Ambassador [...]
2006-05-04 15:57:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALPGOV GB TP
06LIBREVILLE626AGOA ELIGIBILTY REVIEW - GABON
[...] Market-based Economy: a. Major Strengths Identified - - Almost all parastatals have been privatized, including companies in the oil, wood, minerals, water, electricity, and agricultural sectors. - The GoG's revenue increased, primarily due to high oil prices. It used some of this windf [...]
2006-10-12 09:35:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDAGOA ECON ETRD GB
06LILONGWE123ESF PROPOSAL FOR ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROJECT
[...] Lilongwe submits the following proposal for funding under ESF. This proposal is first priority, ranked above a separate INCLE-funded proposal that is being submitted septel. Proposal format is keyed to ref A, para 21. A. Establishment and dissemination of information regarding trafficking [...]
2006-02-08 16:19:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC EAID ELAB PREL SMIG MI
06LILONGWE163GOVERNMENT DEFIES COURT ORDER TO REINSTATE VP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Government continues to ignore a court injunction against the dismissal of Vice President Cassim Chilumpha, and has withdrawn his security detail, staff and vehicles. For his part, Chilumpha announced on February 15 he plans to sue the Attorney General for contempt of court. Th [...]
2006-02-16 17:02:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE34MP WITHDRAWS IMPEACHMENT MOTION AS OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Summary: The Member of Parliament who began impeachment procedures against President Mutharika is now trying to withdraw his motion. Completing the 180-degree flip, the MP says that his party, the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF),has let him down and it's now clear to him that im [...]
2006-01-12 14:48:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE37MALAWI CABINET'S INTERNAL ECONOMIC DEBATE
[...] (C) In a round of New Year courtesy calls on the finance minister and the governor of the central bank, Embassy has gained some new insights on cabinet-level thinking on economic issues. Among these are: -- Recognition that subsidizing low maize prices has been a mistake -- An upcoming dev [...]
2006-01-13 10:15:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALEFIN EINV ETRD ECON MI
06LILONGWE371THE FUTURE OF THE MALAWI CONGRESS PARTY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Malawi Congress Party (MCP) is Malawi's oldest political party, and is the party of former Life President Dr. Hastings Kamuzu Banda. They are currently the largest opposition party with 57 seats in Parliament, and have a strong political base in the central region. However, [...]
2006-04-27 15:59:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MI
06LILONGWE377MALAWI PARLIAMENT CLOSES ANOTHER UNPRODUCTIVE
[...] (SBU) On April 28, Malawi's National Assembly adjourned a four-week sitting after making very little progress through its growing legislative agenda. Among the measures passed were: -- a resolution accepting the GOM's mid-year budget review -- bills to accept World Bank grants and loans -- [...]
2006-05-02 15:20:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV MI
06LILONGWE442MUTHARIKA AT TWO YEARS: A MIXED RECORD
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Mutharika this week marks two years in office, and his record is one of mixed success. Mutharika has undertaken a number of popular initiatives to restore order and accountability in Malawian society, and his program of macroeconomic reforms has won praise from donors. [...]
2006-05-25 09:59:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE483GOM PROPOSES TO POSTPONE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTIONS
[...] (U) Summary: After a year of delay in staging local government elections that were due in May 2005, the GOM has announced its intention to amend the constitution to postpone local elections to 2009, to coincide with the next regular presidential and parliamentary elections. The move will save [...]
2006-06-01 15:32:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE49SACHS AND SACKS OF FERTILIZER FOR MALAWI
[...] (U) UN Millennium Advisor Jeffrey Sachs, returning to Malawi last week to organize the founding of three Millennium Villages, used the occasion to press his proposal for massive free farm inputs. As was the case during his last visit (reftel),his proposal was met with a distinct lack of enth [...]
2006-01-18 14:59:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALEAGR EFIN EAID ECON MI
06LILONGWE612PRESIDENT CLINTON VISITS MALAWI
[...] (U) Summary: Former U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton made a four-hour visit to Malawi on July 14, meeting with President Bingu wa Mutharika and other cabinet officials. Clinton signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the Clinton Hunter Development Initiative and the GOM. The [...]
2006-07-17 15:06:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM OVIP MI
06LILONGWE699A PROFILE OF THE DEOMCRATIC PROGRESSIVE PARTY
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Bingu wa Mutharika's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is currently the largest party in the National Assembly with 77 MPs. The party, just over a year old, faces both legal and organizational challenges as it strives to make itself into a lasting party. The main ch [...]
2006-08-10 14:35:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KCOR MI
06LILONGWE889MALAWI: THE CASE FOR MCA COMPACT ELIGIBILITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the past two years, Malawi has embarked on a process of positive reform, led by the government of President Mutharika, that has effectively reversed many years of corruption and misrule. The GOM has decisively taken control of its own development agenda, and has embraced th [...]
2006-10-10 11:13:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN KMCA PGOV MI
06LILONGWE924LOCAL GOVERNMENT POLLS STILL UNCERTAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Plans for local government elections in Malawi, delayed for a year and a half and now scheduled for May/June 2007, are still tentative, though there is slow movement in the right direction. End Summary. Political Will? --------------- 2. (SBU) Mandated by the constitution, [...]
2006-10-23 14:34:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM MI
06LIMA1126OLLANTA HUMALA MEETS WITH EU AMBASSADORS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On March 20, British Ambassador Richard Ralph provided his US and Canadian colleagues with a readout of the EU Ambassadors' meeting with Ollanta Humala five days earlier. Amb. Ralph said that Humala was accompanied by his wife Nadine, who said nothing, and by a leading business [...]
2006-03-22 20:40:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PREL EU PE
06LIMA1139ALAN GARCIA'S ECONOMIC PLAN
[...] (C) Summary: Should center-left presidential candidate Alan Garcia become President of Peru again, he would most likely pursue an economic program similar to other left-leaning Latin American presidents like Brazilian President Lula and former Chilean President Lagos: generally conservative p [...]
2006-03-23 16:21:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PE
06LIMA1229LIMA MAYOR CASTENEDA,S UNUSUAL AND SUCCESSFUL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Lima Mayor Luis Casteneda has a unique political style that has built him political support among the lower middle class and poor. He eschews vocal populism, letting his deeds speak for him, and approaches municipal governance in a manner more common to business than the public [...]
2006-03-29 19:41:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1303CANADIAN INVESTORS WARY OF HUMALA
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 31 meeting, Canadian Ambassador Genevieve Des Rivieres provided Ambassador Struble with a readout of the nearly two hour meeting she hosted the day before between Ollanta Humala and Canadian investors. Ambassador Des Rivieres shared two impressions: first, that H [...]
2006-04-05 16:47:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ETRD EINV PE
06LIMA1326VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: JUNIN DIVIDED, BUT
[...] (SBU) In Junin Department and its capital Huancayo, the commercial hub of the central sierra, community leaders told Polofff during a 3/27-29 visit that ultra-nationalist, "outsider", Union por el Peru (UPP) party presidential candidate Ollanta Humala would likely win a plurality of votes, but [...]
2006-04-06 15:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1358NEW VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LOBBIES AMBASSADOR FOR
[...] (C) The Ambassador invited new Vice Foreign Minister Harold Forsyth over for a one-on-one breakfast April 7. Forsyth, who according to rumor has the inside track to become Foreign Minister if Ollanta Humala is elected President, quickly steered the subject to Peru,s election. The Vice Ministe [...]
2006-04-07 22:43:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1451Embassy Science Fellows Program (PERU)
[...] Summary: Embassy Lima would like to host an Embassy Science Fellow, and proposes USGS scientist William Earl Brooks for a project lasting approximately six weeks in January and February 2007. Dr. Brooks would study the distribution and effects of mercury in connection with gold mining and ot [...]
2006-04-12 22:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER SENV PE
06LIMA1534 ILLEGAL LOGGING THRIVES IN PERU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Peru exports the most broad leaf mahogany in the world, a majority of it to the U.S. Much of the exports are likely from illegal logging, violating Peruvian law and the CITES international convention against trafficking in endangered species. The GOP, NGO community and Peruv [...]
2006-04-21 14:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD EINV EAID ECON PGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA176EMBASSY LIMA AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES
[...] Summary: (SBU) Embassy Lima's EAC approved tripwires and Embassy responses prepared by its Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG). Post has taken or has in process the Department's recommended immediate preparedness measures. The AIWG has agreed that efficient and sustained human-to- human tra [...]
2006-01-17 12:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR TBIO PE
06LIMA1781BOLIVIA AND VENEZUELA PERPLEX, VEX GOP
[...] (C) According to Foreign Ministry South American Affairs Director Milagros Castagnon: -- the Government of Bolivia has asked the GOP for 40 experts to provide technical assistance with Bolivia's hydrocarbons nationalization; -- Venezuela refuses to acknowledge the seriousness of Peru's w [...]
2006-05-09 16:44:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA1974VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: ALL EYES ON THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The excitement of the first round of voting in the Peruvian presidential election campaign has lessened now that the run-off has come down to Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala and APRA's Alan Garcia. While the two candidates continue to preside over rallies of their f [...]
2006-05-19 20:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2039THE GARCIA-HUMALA DEBATE: THE TWO TALK PAST EACH
[...] (SBU) APRA's Alan Garcia and Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala talked past one another in their 5/21 "debate," aiming their presentations at separate target audiences. Garcia, addressing the fifty percent of the population who did not vote for either run-off finalist, sought to port [...]
2006-05-23 22:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2156NOMINATION OF MOTOROLA FOR SECRETARY'S CORPORATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Lima is pleased to nominate Motorola Peru for consideration for the Secretary of State's Eighth Award for Corporate Excellence. Motorola Peru is an outstanding example of the company's commitment to quality, efficiency, innovation, safety and human resource development [...]
2006-05-31 17:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ELAB ETRD ECON KSEP PE
06LIMA2230GOP APPROVES DEFERMENT DOE RUN/LA OROYA CLEANUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 29, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) granted final approval, but with conditions, to Doe Run Peru's extension request for its sulfur dioxide (SO2) environmental cleanup plan at the La Oroya smelter. Doe Run will have three more years to complete three SO2 treatmen [...]
2006-06-05 21:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON EMIN EINV ETRD SOCI PGOV PE
06LIMA2315WHY GARCIA WON AND HUMALA LOST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As recently as April of this year, polls showed that APRA's Alan Garcia had the highest negatives of any politician in Peru. Garcia achieved his 52.6 percent victory over Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala by appealing to metropolitan voters' fears that Humala would be [...]
2006-06-09 15:32:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2366CONGRESSMAN MEEKS DISCUSSES TRADE AND DEMOCRACY
[...] (U) Summary: During an official visit to Peru, Congressman Gregory Meeks met with President Toledo to discuss the Peruvian Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),democracy and other issues. Toledo observed that the recent shift towards populism in the region would be temporary and the Chavez exp [...]
2006-06-13 21:02:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD ECON AA EINV PGOV PE
06LIMA2416UNIDAD NACIONAL TO SUPPORT APRA GOVERNMENT BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with former presidential candidate Lourdes Flores of the Unidad Nacional (UN) coalition on 6/9. Flores said UN would work with the APRA government, but would remain independent and objective. Her focus has turned to municipal and regional elections where UN a [...]
2006-06-16 17:26:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PE
06LIMA2481COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DINT/FWS EMPLOYEES.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Robert R. Gabel, Patricia de Angelis, Michael D. Kreger, Mark Albert and Anne St. John for the period of July 1 through July 13, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Sixth Meeting of the Plants Committee of the Conve [...]
2006-06-21 15:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SENV OTRA KSCA TBIO AMGT PE
06LIMA2534GARCIA'S ECONOMIC PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 20 meeting with the Ambassador, President-elect Garcia's economic team detailed Garcia's short term priorities, including improving water quality and promoting agricultural exports from the Andes. These programs should begin shortly after the July 28 inauguration, [...]
2006-06-26 18:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID ECON EAGR PE
06LIMA2568UPDATE ON PERU'S DIGITAL FREEDOM INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. We remain committed to promoting the Digital Freedom Initiative in Peru. The DFI Working Group, which includes members of the GOP, Embassy and private sector, is currently reviewing several project proposals, including one to improve women's health by improving communications [...]
2006-06-28 14:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
06LIMA2713NAS MONTHLY REPORT JUNE 2006
[...] (C) The key developments in June 2006: ** As of June 27, CORAH eradicated 5,979 hectares of coca. ** NAS Director met with the transition team of the newly elected president; they were in a listening mode and did not express strong opinions about any of our policies or programs. ** NAS a [...]
2006-07-12 14:15:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA2885HUMALA A HAS-BEEN, SAYS FORMER ADVISOR, NOW
[...] (C) Former radical, anti-system presidential candidate for the Union por el Peru (UPP) and Peruvian Nationalist (PNP) parties Ollanta Humala will neither be able to control the 43-person Congressional bloc elected with him nor will he succeed in electing political allies in November's regional [...]
2006-07-25 19:37:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA3102GARCIA'S PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN, DEFENSE, AND
[...] (SBU) President Alan Garcia has kept his pledge to form a multi-party council of ministers with only six of his 16 ministers coming from the President's own APRA party. Six of his appointees are women, more than in any previous cabinet. President Garcia's Prime Minister is Jorge del Castillo, [...]
2006-08-08 16:50:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ECON PREL PINR PE
06LIMA3148GARCIA'S PROMISE OF "WATER FOR EVERYONE"
[...] (U) Summary. President Alan Garcia has made his Agua Para Todos (Water for Everyone) program a top priority. The $5 billion program sets an ambitious five-year target of reducing by half the five million Peruvians without access to potable water. It includes nine major water treatment, infra [...]
2006-08-10 22:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV EFIN PGOV PE
06LIMA3446YANACOCHA MINE CLOSES, REOPENING AFTER PROTESTS
[...] Summary: After months of demonstrations and a recent five-day road block, Peru's largest gold mining company Yanacocha (operated by Denver-based Newmont Corporation) closed its operations August, with an estimated loss of $2 million per day. After Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo personally [...]
2006-08-31 18:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN EINV ENRG ECON PGOV PE
06LIMA3686CAMISEA SCORECARD: TOLEDO'S GREAT LEGACY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Camisea natural gas project has been a qualified success. Peru is increasingly using Camisea gas (cleaner, cheaper than diesel) in power generation, industry, homes and vehicles, with Peruvians benefiting from lower electricity rates -- even before construction of the project [...]
2006-09-15 19:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA3896PERU LNG: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES
[...] SUMMARY: The Peru Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project is proceeding apace, bringing gas from the Camisea gas fields through to pipeline to LNG plant and marine terminal on Peru's coastline. A 2010 export target should deliver $200 million in GOP revenues and community projects per year, with [...]
2006-09-29 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA4246NEW HORIZONS A SUCCESS
[...] Ambassador Struble traveled on 9/15 with government Ministers, Congresspersons and local leaders to close the bilateral New Horizons Humanitarian Exercises in Lambayeque Province. The group visited a medical readiness site, a school, and a well drilling project, all built compliments of New [...]
2006-10-31 19:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA4321PLUSPETROL, ACHUAR AND GOP END AMAZON CONFLICT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Argentina's oil company Pluspetrol, the GOP and the regional government of Loreto signed an agreement October 22 with the Achuar indigenous communities of Peru's Amazon to end a three-week environmental and social conflict. The Achuars, supported by local and international NGOs, h [...]
2006-11-09 14:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV SENV PE
06LIMA435PERUVIAN PRIORITIES FOR APEC 2006
[...] (SBU) We spoke to Juan Carlos Capunay, Ambassador to APEC at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 1 to discuss Peru's priorities for APEC 2006. While there are several items of importance to Peru, Ambassador Capunay highlighted the following areas as Peru's priorities: --Trade: Per [...]
2006-02-02 16:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPECO ETRD PE
06LIMA4519GOP DECENTRALIZATION "SHOCK" A NECESSARY BUT
[...] (SBU) President Garcia has announced a series of measures to accelerate the GOP's decentralization process, including the transfer of many government functions and over $1 billion USD to the regions and municipalities in 2007. The political motive behind the initiative is clear -- Garcia will [...]
2006-11-29 13:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM SNAR PE
06LIMA453ELECTION UPDATE: CENTER-RIGHT CANDIDATE LOURDES
[...] (U) Center-right presidential candidate Lourdes Flores (Unidad Nacional alliance) has opened up an eight point lead (30-22 percent) over ultra-nationalist anti-system candidate Ollanta Humala (Union por el Peru - UPP) in the latest Apoyo consultancy poll. Ex-President Alan Garcia (APRA) is a [...]
2006-02-03 16:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR PREL ECON PE
06LIMA4554Peru: Interim TIP Assessment
[...] (SBU) Peru is making steady progress in establishing a legal framework for prosecuting traffickers of persons and educating police, prosecutors, and the general public about trafficking in persons (TIP). The Garcia Administration, which took office on July 28, moved quickly to submit a compreh [...]
2006-12-04 14:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG PE
06LIMA4570PERU: PRESIDENT GARCIA'S EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL
[...] (S) This message is in response to reftel request for information on the emotional and physical health of President Alan Garcia. Our responses are slugged to the questions in reftel paragraphs. We do not always have first-hand information on the questions asked, a fact reflected in some of our answ [...]
2006-12-04 22:44:00Embassy LimaSECRETPINR PGOV PE
06LIMA4579CUBA: PERU REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. PERUVIAN INVESTMENTS IN CUBA ---------------------------- 2. (U) There is no reliable data on Peruvian investment in Cuba. The vast majority of Peru's limited foreign direct investment is in Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Central America [...]
2006-12-05 20:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL CU PE
06LIMA466CONGRESSMAN LEVIN'S FACT FINDING MISSION ON U.S.-
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman Sandy Levin (D-Michigan) discussed the impact of a future Trade Promotion Agreement in Peru with a broad spectrum of government, private sector, NGO, labor, academic and Catholic Church leaders. The Congressman met twice with President Toledo, the second time to di [...]
2006-02-05 13:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV KIPR PREL PE
06LIMA699PERU: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] Summary. Post recommends that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2006. Peru continued to face high levels of copyright piracy in all sectors, including media, books, toys, apparel and other merchandise, in 2005, including a slight increase in optical disc piracy. Indecopi, the [...]
2006-02-22 15:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR PE
06LIMA893HUMALA'S REVEALING "GREAT TRANSFORMATION" CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala released his plan of government, entitled &The Great Transformation,8 (GT) on 2/22/06. The 84-page manifesto calls for a state-directed social revolution in Peru. The plan assumes that the state can form voluntary, productive pa [...]
2006-03-07 16:21:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA9PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS, DECEMBER 2005
[...] (SBU) The Government of Peru (GOP) eradicated close to 9,000 hectares of coca in 2005, far surpassing its goal of 8,000 hectares. This achievement was accomplished through the strong commitment of the Ministry of Interior's eradication force (CORAH) and the drug police (DIRANDRO) that provid [...]
2006-01-03 21:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA952 GOP INVESTIGATING CAMISEA PIPELINE RUPTURES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOP suspended Camisea's gas liquids piping amid uproar over pipeline ruptures. Two recent reports allege that substandard pipeline and construction procedures used to build the Camisea natural gas line are responsible for four pipeline breaks in the past year. A fifth ruptu [...]
2006-03-10 17:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA953ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP PLAN FOR LA OROYA SMELTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. firm Doe Run requested in December to extend timetable for implementing its Environmental Compliance Plan (PAMA) sulfur dioxide (SO2) treatment project at the La Oroya copper smelter. Heavy metal and sulfur dioxide emissions have plagued La Oroya since its 1922 startup, [...]
2006-03-10 17:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON EMIN EINV ETRD SOCI PGOV PE
06LIMA979ELECTION UPDATE: HUMALA GAINS STRENGTH AS FLORES
[...] (U) The latest national poll by the Apoyo consultancy, taken 3/8-10, showed center-right Unidad Nacional candidate Lourdes Flores holding on to first place amongst the "valid votes," although her support fell two points to 31 percent; ultra-nationalist Union por el Peru (UPP) candidate Ollant [...]
2006-03-13 21:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LISBON1315PORTUGUESE FM RESIGNS, NEW MOD AND FM SWORN IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Portuguese FM Diogo Freitas do Amaral resigned on June 30, citing health reasons. MOD Luis Amado was named to become the next Foreign Minister, and Amado was replaced by Nuno Severiano Teixeira, the former director of the Institute of National Defense. Both men were sworn in on [...]
2006-07-03 17:13:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PO
06LISBON1341PORTUGAL - ECONOMY ON UPWARD TRAJECTORY
[...] (U) Despite muted warnings over the last few months, the European Commission (EC) for Economic and Monetary Affairs Joaquin Almunia recently gave Portugal passing marks for its efforts to reduce its huge budget deficit and undertake structural reforms, in accordance with Growth and Stability P [...]
2006-07-06 15:18:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PO
06LJUBLJANA101SLOVENIA: DARFUR, KOSOVO, A NEW MOVEMENT: WHAT IS PRESIDENT DRNOVSEK UP TO?
[...] (C) Summary: In the past four months Slovenian President Drnovsek has dramatically increased his activities on both the international and domestic scenes. He has put forward an initiative on resolving the status of Kosovo, publicly called for the EU to drop cap subsidies in WTO trade negotiat [...]
2006-02-15 03:05:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL DARFR EAID SI PGOV
06LJUBLJANA132NEW FACES, SAME STORY: SLOVENE PRIVATIZATION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: The current Government of Slovenia (GOS),in office since December 2004, came into power on a platform of change. One of the key elements of the coalition agreement was economic reform, including plans to extract the state from the economy. The GOS has said it specifically wants [...]
2006-03-01 05:21:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD SI
06LJUBLJANA141SLOVENIA: VISIT OF MADELYN SPIRNAK HELPS MOVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Senior Advisor for Biotechnology Madelyn Spirnak's 22-23 February visit was a significant step in moving forward Slovenia's ongoing ag-biotech coexistence debate. Spirnak met with members of the Parliamentary Agriculture Council, Senior Agriculture Ministry officials and staff wh [...]
2006-03-03 07:54:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD SI
06LJUBLJANA34SLOVENIA: PRESIDENT DRNOVSEK SEEKING TO MAKE A
[...] (C) Summary: At a lunch January 13, President Drnovsek, accompanied by Presidential Advisor and former FM Ivo Vajgl, outlined for COM his proposals to galvanize international assistance for Darfur (reported reftel),his ideas on how to resolve the long-simmering Slovenian-Croatian border disp [...]
2006-01-19 08:59:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SI
06LJUBLJANA402SLOVENIA: PM JANSA AT THE HALF-WAY MARK
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Janez Jansa is nearly half-way through his first term in office. In that time we have enjoyed a much closer bilateral relationship with the Government of Slovenia (GOS) than with the previous, center-left government. He is a true believer in NATO and strong promo [...]
2006-06-28 03:40:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SI
06LJUBLJANA414SLOVENIA: COM AND PM JANSA MEET PRIOR TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-04 23:00:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON MARR ENRG SI
06LJUBLJANA58SLOVENIA: 2006 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDS
[...] SUMMARY: Slovenia is at a critical policy making juncture on agricultural biotechnology. An EU member state since May 2004, Slovenia appears to be taking a more pragmatic approach to the adoption of biotechnology than some of its neighbors. Post sees a window of opportunity to influence poli [...]
2006-01-26 07:33:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO SI
06LJUBLJANA66SLOVENIA'S PRESIDENT SEES LEGACY IN DARFUR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-31 07:48:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV PHUM KCRS EAID PINR SU SI
06LOME353AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO SOKODE, TOGO'S MUSLIM
[...] (U) Summary. During a visit to Sokode in north-central Togo, Ambassador inaugurated veral small projects, met with local officials, opposition leaders, and the Muslim community, and gave an interview to the main VOA affiliate in Togo, which is based in Sokode. Opposition representatives in [...]
2006-03-28 10:55:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM ECON EAID SCUL TO
06LOME474GILCHRIST OLYMPIO IN TOGO, TALKS ABOUT NATIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: Gilchrist Olympio, the absentee head of the principal Togolese opposition party, the Union des Forces de Changement (UFC) called on the Ambassador on April 28 during a rare visit to Togo. Olympio was in Togo to celebrate the 43rd anniversary of Togolese independence April 27. [...]
2006-05-03 15:16:00Embassy LomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM TO
06LONDON6159COUNTERDRUG: ONDCP DIRECTOR WALTERS IN LONDON
[...] Summary. The Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy John Walters was in London August 8-9 to present at an international demand reduction conference entitled: "The Future of Drug Policies Globally - UNGASS 2008 and Beyond: Reconciling Research with Reality, Rights with Respon [...]
2006-08-22 13:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR UK
06LONDON6196(U) GUANTANAMO: POLOFFS MEET WITH MP'S AND
[...] (U) Action request - please see paragraph 3. 2. (C) At the request of Labour backbench MP Desmond Turner, Poloffs met August 22 with Turner and a group of activists to discuss Guantanamo. Most of the activists were campaigners on behalf of Guantanamo detainee Omar Deghayes, whose family [...]
2006-08-23 16:37:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM UK
06LONDON6761UK TRADE UNIONS ALTERNATELY PURSUE ENLIGHTENED AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The British trades union movement's annual convention was an exposition of both the broad and narrow visions of its members. At times it pursued the lofty goals of workplace equality, better conditions, skills training and opportunity. At others, its members called for the p [...]
2006-09-19 11:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV UK
06LONDON6853"LARGEST HEALTH SERVICE STRIKE IN 20 YEARS" MORE
[...] (U) Unionized workers at the UK's National Health Service's supply arm, NHS Logistics, began the first of two 24 hour strikes late on September 21 to protest the sale of the public sector entity to the German logistics giant, DHL. NHS Logistics supplies thousands of non-pharmaceutical suppli [...]
2006-09-22 09:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB UK GE
06LONDON7225INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The eleventh session of the International Maritime Organization's Subcommittee (S/C) on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) met in London from 11 - 15 September 2006, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations [...]
2006-10-10 14:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC EWWT UK
06LONDON7250(C) UK-INDIA SUMMIT: BUILDING ON THE STRATEGIC
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Prime Ministers Blair and Singh met in London October 10 for the third annual UK-India summit since the bilateral strategic partnership was launched in 2004. This was not intended as a summit of breakthrough agreements, but rather of building on the multi-faceted relationship. [...]
2006-10-11 16:05:00Embassy LondonSECRET//NOFORNPREL KNNP ETRD PTER IN AF UK
06LONDON7623(C) CENTRAL ASIA: SCA DAS FEIGENBAUM'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: SCA DAS Evan Feigenbaum met in London October 23 with officials of the UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for International Development (DFID),to exchange views on policy and programs in Central Asia. Key policy points: - Both countries seek to bol [...]
2006-10-26 16:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ECON EAID ZK KZ KG TI TX UZ
06LONDON8212UK AGREES ON NEED FOR VIGOROUS CRITIQUE OF IRAN
[...] (C) Summary. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office welcomes USG plans to publicly critique the undemocratic, unaccountable nature of Iran's Assembly of Experts election and the UK will be making a similar public statement, perhaps as early as December 5. The FCO noted, however, that due to co [...]
2006-12-05 12:24:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL IR EU UK
06LONDON8249POLONIUM SITREP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Post provided reftel A information on polonium-210 to HMG to assist in its investigation and public response. UK health authorities continue to contact those individuals who may have stayed in rooms at the Millennium Hotel that tested positive for radiation; CA/OCS continues to [...]
2006-12-07 17:17:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL CASC PTER RU UK
06LUANDA1233GENERAL WARD PROPOSES BILATERAL WORK PLAN TO
[...] (U) Summary: Deputy Commander EUCOM, General William (Kip) Ward, proposed the drafting of a work plan to increase the pace and scope of bilateral military cooperation between the U.S. and Angola during his October 22-23, 2006, visit to Luanda. The work plan will likely combine current coop [...]
2006-11-24 11:37:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR AO
06LUANDA1236ANGOLA - NOVEMBER POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (U) SUMMARY -------------- ---Voter Registration Campaign Update ---Supreme Court Host Conference on Penal System ---Independence Day Inaugurations, Honors and Celebrations ---Ambrosio de Lemos Appointed as New Chief of Police ----------------------------------- Voter Registration Campaign [...]
2006-11-29 17:05:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI PINR AO
06LUANDA1316ANGOLA - DECEMBER POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (U) Topics Covered ---------------------- -- MPLA Promotes National Plan -- Muslims Allowed To Reopen Mosques -- Workshop on "Human Rights and Poverty" -- GRA Launches "www.angola-portal.ao" MPLA Promotes National Plan During 50th Anniversary ------------------------------------------- [...]
2006-12-29 10:30:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SOCI PINR TINT AO KISL
06LUANDA455ANGOLA - UNITA AND MPLA TRADING BARBS PRIOR TO
[...] (U) Opposition party leaders, led by UNITA, called the GRA into a April 25, 2006, question and answer session at the National Assembly to discuss concerns over the ongoing cholera outbreak, the demolition of homes in neighborhoods surrounding Luanda, and internal security. The GRA delegation, [...]
2006-04-28 11:40:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL AO
06LUANDA548PDAS Pittman Meets with Angolan Ministry of
[...] Summary: During a meeting with the Ministry of External Relations PDAS Bobby Pittman committed to additional high- level State Department visitors to Angola; discussed how best Angola might benefit from AGOA, and exchanged views on the voter registration and election timetable in Angola, not [...]
2006-05-30 09:29:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EAID AO
06LUSAKA1183Zambia Pre-election Roundup
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the lead-up to the September 28 general elections, Zambia's presidential and parliamentary candidates are working hard to get their messages to voters. Although there is widespread criticism that the election campaigns are not issue-based, in campaign speeches and interviews [...]
2006-08-30 05:26:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ZA
06LUSAKA1264ZAMBIAN ELECTIONS--MWANAWASA LEADS, BUT SATA GAINS
[...] (C) Summary: With less than two weeks until September 28 national elections, the second-runner, Michael Sata, appears to be gaining ground on President Levy Mwanawasa, who nonetheless still enjoys a comfortable lead. Results from voter opinion polls vary, and one poll that gives Sata a deci [...]
2006-09-18 08:54:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ZA
06LUSAKA1303Zambian Election Polls: Mwanawasa's Lead Slims, Opposition
[...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: In the final days before national elections, a third Pangolin Consulting poll gives ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy President Levy Mwanawasa the lead, with 43 percent, against 24 percent for Patriotic Front candidate Michael Sata and 23 percent for Unit [...]
2006-09-26 11:13:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ZA
06LUSAKA1350MWANAWASA LEADS IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE, BUT SLOW AND
[...] (C) Summary: Based on results reported from 80 percent of the constituencies around the country, President Mwanawasa of the ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) enjoys a healthy lead over Patriotic Front (PF) and United Democratic Alliance (UDA) opponents. The Electoral Commission o [...]
2006-10-02 07:29:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ASEC ZA
06LUSAKA1523IMF LAUDS ZAMBIA'S ECONOMIC MANAGEMENT, BUT NOTES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Zambia's macroeconomic stability is impressive, but the country's environment for private sector development "needs improvement," an International Monetary Fund team told donor representatives on November 1. IMF officials noted that fiscal management was generally good, the kwac [...]
2006-11-03 10:03:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EAID ZA
06LUXEMBOURG558THE GMO DEBATE IN LUXEMBOURG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three members of the Luxembourg government were featured participants at a recent Greenpeace-sponsored anti-genetically modified organisms (GMO) event. GOL officials stated their intent to do only the absolute minimum in order to comply with EU directives concerning GMOs, and i [...]
2006-10-19 09:46:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR TBIO PREL PGOV LU
06MADRID1AVIAN INFLUENZA: SPAIN CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND
[...] (SBU) Mission Spain has begun the contingency planning process to prepare for the unique challenges posed by a potential Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in Spain. The key action officer for Mission preparations is Embassy Madrid Post Medical Officer Doctor Jose Peralba. He and his office are [...]
2006-01-01 01:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED AEMR KFLO SP
06MADRID1261SPANISH GOVERNMENT DRUMS UP SUPPORT FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Citing barely 50 percent public approval for Spanish participation in ISAF, the GOS took the offensive on May 18, holding a high visibility public discussion of its efforts in Afghanistan. GOS speakers, including the Defense and Foreign Ministers, hammered on several key justifi [...]
2006-05-19 14:46:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF SP
06MADRID1558SPAIN/IRAN: MFA READOUT OF IRANIAN FM VISIT
[...] (C) MFA Subdirector General for Middle East Affairs Alberto Moreno contacted poloff on June 15 to respond to the Embassy's request for a readout of the June 14 visit to Madrid of Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki. (NOTE: Originally, Iranian Secretary of the Supreme National Security [...]
2006-06-15 16:26:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EUN IR SP
06MADRID1966PLAN AFRICA: SPAIN INTRODUCES SELF TO NEIGHBORS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 26, Vice President Fernandez de la Vega officially rolled out Plan Africa, an ambitious project developed by the Zapatero government to address what it perceives to be a glaring hole in Spanish foreign policy. Prompted both by fears of international terrorism and by more [...]
2006-08-03 15:30:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SMIG SOCI SP XY
06MADRID2359SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER MEETING WITH ALVARO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In your September 22 meeting with Spanish MFA Director General for Middle East/Africa Alvaro Iranzo (Asst. Sec'y equivalent),he will highlight the fact that Spain is poised to expand its presence in Sub-Saharan Africa. The ongoing migration crisis in the Canary Islands has cre [...]
2006-09-19 15:18:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG EAID AF SP
06MADRID2525SPAIN: GALICIA'S ECONOMY TRANSFORMED BY 20 YEARS
[...] Spain's 1986 entry into the European Union turned on a tap of EU funding which has helped transform the face of modern Spain. To gain a better understanding of the impact of European funding on Spain's 16 regions, Embassy Madrid's Economic section plans to visit many of these regions over th [...]
2006-10-06 07:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON SP
06MADRID2543SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR INL PDAS SCHWEICH'S OCTOBER
[...] (SBU) Your visit will dovetail nicely with the visit in mid September of DEA Administrator Tandy and will provide an important opportunity to educate the Spaniards on the Department's key role in the counter-narcotics effort. In her meetings with members of the Spanish Ministry of Interior, C [...]
2006-10-06 16:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR SP
06MADRID2641SCENESETTER FOR SPANISH DEFENSE MINISTER ALONSO
[...] (C/NF) When you meet with Spanish Defense Minister Jose Antonio Alonso on October 23, you are meeting a man who is vastly different from his predecessor. Whereas ex-Minister Bono is a lifelong politician and rival of President Zapatero, Alonso is a judge and lifelong friend of Zapatero. Bono [...]
2006-10-18 15:09:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR SP
06MADRID2685TREASURY DEPSEC'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Moratinos told Treasury Deputy Secretary Kimmitt October 19 that Spain strongly supports the SIPDIS Iraq Compact and that Madrid would transfer the 22 million dollars it had pledged for the Basra Children's Hospital within about one month. He also pledged Spanish supp [...]
2006-10-23 15:13:00Embassy MadridSECRET//NOFORNEAID EINV EFIN PREL PARM ETTC KIPR SP
06MADRID2770SPAIN: VISIT OF INL PDAS SCHWEICH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During his October 16-17 visit to Madrid, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau for International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) Thomas Schweich met with representatives from the Spanish Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Civil [...]
2006-10-30 14:27:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR SP
06MADRID2853SPAIN AND U.S. COOPERATING TO REMEDIATE RADIATION
[...] (SBU) The U.S., through the Department of Energy (DOE),is closely cooperating with Spanish counterparts to address radiation contamination left in southern Spain after a U.S. Air Force (USAF) nuclear accident 40 years ago. What could have turned into a public relations nightmare has actuall [...]
2006-11-07 16:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PARM MNUC SENV
06MADRID2877PANDEMIC INFLUENZA: PREPARING FOR POSSIBLE
[...] In response to reftel request (para 10),Post has issued a management notice informing all employees and their families of the need to prepare for a potential influenza pandemic. This management notice advised employees to stockpile supplies of food, infant formula and water, and other impor [...]
2006-11-14 11:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC AMED KFLU KSAF KSEO TBIO SP
06MADRID3095SPAIN/CUBA: SPANISH DOCTOR CONSULTS ON CASTRO
[...] (U) Spanish media reported that Doctor Jose Luis Garcia Sabrido, Chief Surgeon of the Community of Madrid's Gregorio Maranon Hospital, had examined Fidel Castro for 90 minutes on December 21. Garcia Sabrido asserted on December 26 that "as far as I know, Castro does not have cancer." Garcia S [...]
2006-12-27 15:53:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL CU SP
06MADRID41Investment Climate Statement, Spain
[...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish [...]
2006-01-10 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN KTDB SP USTR OPIC
06MADRID516SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) Following is Embassy Madrid,s input for the Sixth Annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. Embassy POC is Political Officer Tim Dougherty, tel. (34) 91 587-2294. Staff hours spent in preparation of this report includes the following: Political Counselor - FE-OC: 3 hours Deputy [...]
2006-03-01 18:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ELAB KCRM KFRD PREF SP KWMN SMIG ASEC
06MADRID644BASQUE JOURNALIST DOUBTS ETA READY FOR PEACE DEAL
[...] (SBU) Oscar Beltran, a journalist for the Basque Region daily "El Correo" and a former International Visitor grantee, recently shared his observations regarding rumors of an upcoming truce declaration by ETA. He has covered ETA for several years and reports extensively on the group. Beltran [...]
2006-03-15 13:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV SP
06MANAGUA1057NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS: FIVE ALLIANCES EMERGE, APRE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The deadline to register political alliances for Nicaragua's national elections in November came and went on May 11 without a deal to unite the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) and the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN). The big surprise of the day was APRE's decision to break [...]
2006-05-12 21:44:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA1571BOAQUENOS TALK ELECTIONS WITH AMBASSADOR, FEAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During Ambassador's recent trip to Boaco, interlocutors fretted that Sandinista (FSLN) leader Daniel Ortega may win the November election by excluding large numbers of potential voters and committing fraud on Election Day. While Boaco is a predominately Liberal department, the [...]
2006-07-18 22:06:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM ECON EFIN NU
06MANAGUA1573A PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN: A LOOK AT THE 2006
[...] (U) SUMMARY: National Assembly candidates from FSLN, PLC, AC, ALN and MRS presented their parties, legislative priorities in a panel discussion broadcast live by Channel 10. ALN's Jamileth Bonilla emphasized poverty reduction, job creation, education and social justice, while PLC's Francisc [...]
2006-07-20 13:31:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA1609EFFORTS TO ERADICATE CHILD LABOR IN NICARAGUA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 14, Foreign Affairs Officer and POL Intern met with Bertha Rosa Guerra, International Labor Organization (ILO) Nicaragua National Coordinator for the International Program for the Elimination of Child Labor (IPEC). Guerra believes that due to recent coordinated efforts [...]
2006-07-24 20:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KDEM KCRM KWMN NU
06MANAGUA1678SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL BURTON/DAVIS
[...] (U) Summary: Post welcomes the members of Codel Burton/Davis to Nicaragua and has developed an agenda that addresses the Codel's interest in discussing the upcoming elections with major political parties, registering bi-partisan support for free, fair and transparent election process, and witn [...]
2006-07-31 22:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON OVIP KDEM NU
06MANAGUA193GOVERNMENT DECLARES MEDICAL STRIKE ILLEGAL, BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A widespread strike of medical workers, led by a Sandinista (FSLN)-affiliated union, has paralyzed most Nicaraguan public hospitals for the last week. On January 20, the Minister of Labor declared the strike illegal, allowing the Ministry of Health to fire striking union leade [...]
2006-01-27 15:09:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI ELAB ECON EFIN NU
06MANAGUA1953FSLN GOVERNMENT PLAN, PART I
[...] SUMMARY: The Sandinista Front for National Liberation's (FSLN) government plan for the upcoming election promises a world of social programs and "quick fixes" to real problems while ignoring past statements and actions. FSLN presidential candidate Daniel Ortega expanded the plan and made his [...]
2006-09-06 17:00:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA20STATE AND USAID POLICY PLANNING DIRECTORS VISIT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In their joint visit to Nicaragua, State Director of Policy Planning Stephen Krasner and USAID Assistant Administrator for Policy and Program Coordination Douglas Menarchik made clear that State, USAID and the White House are considering ways to reduce the complexity of U.S. fo [...]
2006-01-05 21:09:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECIN ETRD PGOV NU
06MANAGUA2053NORTHERNERS BEMOAN MANAGUA NEGLECT TO AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The pressing needs of local leaders, NGO's and election campaigns were clearly presented during the Ambassador's recent trip to the rural northern departments of Madriz, Nuevo Segovia, and Esteli. The Ambassador garnered considerable support for his anti Aleman-Ortega pact messa [...]
2006-09-18 22:12:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA2061MEETING WITH ARCHBISHOP BRENES
[...] (C) Summary: Archbishop Leopoldo Brenes recently told visiting WHA/CEN director and emboffs that better organization and a clearer message appear to be giving Daniel Ortega's Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) an edge in the race. He believes that Edmundo Jarquin and Eduardo Montea [...]
2006-09-19 19:43:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
06MANAGUA2062PLC MUNICIPAL OFFICALS FRUSTRATED WITH PARTY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-19 19:45:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
06MANAGUA2065UPDATED SCENE SETTER FOR CODEL BURTON
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post welcomes the members of Codel Burton to Nicaragua and has developed an agenda that addresses the Codel's interest in discussing the upcoming elections with major political parties, registering bi-partisan support for a free, fair and transparent election process, and visiting [...]
2006-09-19 23:54:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON OVIP KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2116NICARAGUA ELECTIONS UPDATE: WHERE WE ARE NOW
[...] (C) Summary: Sandinista Front (FSLN) candidate Daniel Ortega remains stagnant in the polls, though within striking distance of victory (using fraudulent means),while the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) under Eduardo Montealegre and the Sandinista Renovation Movement's (MRS) Edmundo Jarquin [...]
2006-09-26 18:49:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETPGOV PREL EAID KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA2158MONTEALEGRE TELLS CODEL HE'S NICARAGUA'S BEST
[...] (C) Summary: Congressman Burton, the Ambassador, and DCM met with Eduardo Montealegre, Adolfo Arguello, and Mario Rapacciolli on 23 September to discuss the progress of Montealegre's presidential campaign, the strength of his Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) party, and the corrosive effects [...]
2006-09-29 21:53:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA224PLC WRESTS PLUM COMMISSIONS FROM FSLN IN NATIONAL
[...] (U) Weeks after the official date of the Nicaraguan National Assembly's annual re-incorporation of its Junta Directiva and commissions, the deputies finally appointed the new heads of the commissions. The PLC allied with the minority caucuses (bancadas) to wrest control of two important commi [...]
2006-01-30 23:09:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2249FSLN MOUNTING STRONG CAMPAIGN, CONVINCED OF VICTORY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs recently met with Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) dissident Alejandro Martinez Cuenca and FSLN foreign affairs director Samuel Santos to discuss the party's progress in the election campaign and examine the FSLN governing platform. Both figures reported that [...]
2006-10-11 00:12:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA2434DORA MARIA TELLEZ CONCERNED ABOUT FRAUD, POSSIBLE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) National Assembly deputy candidate Dora Maria Tellez is concerned about election fraud and the possibility of a Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) victory. She believes that the FSLN will resort to fraud to ensure a first-round victory for D [...]
2006-11-02 00:38:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEAID KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
06MANAGUA251HERTY SEEKS CORDIAL, CONSTRUCTIVE, COOPERATIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Sandinista (FSLN) dissident Herty Lewites seeks cordial, constructive, and cooperative relations with the United States and will request a prestigious U.S. delegation attend his inauguration if he wins Nicaragua's November presidential election. In his recent meeting with Ambassa [...]
2006-02-02 18:59:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR
06MANAGUA2565ORTEGA SENDS FIRST ECONOMIC SIGNALS
[...] (U) Summary: Starting November 8, President-elect Daniel Ortega delivered several public and private messages aimed at reassuring listeners that his next presidency will not represent a return to the Marxism of his past. He emphasized that there would be no "dramatic changes" in Nicaragua's [...]
2006-11-22 23:04:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PGOV NU
06MANAGUA2608A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH NICARAGUAN
[...] (C) Summary: In his cordial yet measured meeting with WHA Assistant Secretary of State Thomas Shannon, Nicaraguan President-elect Daniel Ortega of the Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) stated his desire for "productive relations" with the USG. Ortega discussed his plans to fight pov [...]
2006-11-30 22:58:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ECON EAID KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2611ELECTION OUTCOME -- THE WAY FORWARD
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY: Sandinista Liberation Front (FSLN) President-elect Daniel Ortega realizes that our recognition of his minority government is critical to the continuation of our assistance programs, much-needed foreign investment, and to some degree, the policies of the internationa [...]
2006-12-01 16:02:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2624 AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS WITH FSLN
[...] (C) Summary: Following up on Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's recent meeting with President-elect Daniel Ortega (Ref. B),Ambassador, DCM and polcouns met with Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) Foreign Affairs Secretary Samuel Santos to discuss next steps in our bilateral relat [...]
2006-12-04 14:32:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2630NICARAGUA'S HEALTH MINISTER SAYS ABORTION LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Poloffs recently met with Nicaraguan Minister of Health Margarita Gurdian to solicit her position on Nicaragua's new legislation criminalizing all forms of abortion and how this decision could affect women's health. According to the minister, the law will create fear and confusio [...]
2006-12-04 21:17:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KWMN
06MANAGUA270NICARAGUA: COFFEE IS CAPRICIOUS KING IN JINOTEGA
[...] (U) Summary: The economy of the northern Nicaragua department of Jinotega is almost entirely dependent on one crop: coffee. The international price of coffee drives the fortunes of the region, and a poor transportation infrastructure inhibits the development of other industries. The shaky eco [...]
2006-02-03 23:40:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EAGR PGOV SOCI NU
06MANAGUA2706 ALN AND MRS JOINTLY LEVERAGING SELECTION OF NEW
[...] (C) Deputies-elect of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) and the Sandinista Renovation Movement (MRS) legislative caucuses are jointly leveraging the selection of the National Assembly's new Board of Directors to be formed by January 9, 2007. ALN Assembly deputy Yamileth Bonilla and MRS d [...]
2006-12-18 14:27:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2725FSLN ACCORD WITH PRN PRESIDENT TALAVERA PROMISES
[...] (C) Summary: The September 15 accord that Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) leader/President-elect Daniel Ortega signed with Nicaraguan Resistance Party (PRN) President Salvador Talavera includes the formation of a autonomous and decentralized National Peace and Reconciliation Coun [...]
2006-12-20 14:43:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA275NICARAGUA ONE STEP CLOSER TO CAFTA RATIFICATION:
[...] (SBU) Summary: Denis Salgado, Nicaragua,s Director General of Animal and Plant Health, told Econoffs on February 2 that the Ministry of Agriculture (MAGFOR) has found the U.S. meat and poultry inspection system &equivalent8 to the Nicaraguan inspection regime. This essential step for entry i [...]
2006-02-06 16:02:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD NU
06MANAGUA304LIBERAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION MAGISTRATE: WE ARE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Supreme Electoral Council (CSE) magistrate Rene Herrera of the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) asserts that the PLC has boycotted CSE sessions to prevent the Sandinista (FSLN) majority from passing regulations that will enable the Sandinistas to steal the Atlantic Coast elec [...]
2006-02-09 00:13:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR
06MANAGUA394OIL PROFITS TAX: GON HAVING IT BOTH WAYS
[...] (C) Summary: The February 13 political &deal8 that ended the week-long Managua bus strike over rate increases continues to reverberate in the political sphere and the business community. Representatives of the FSLN, Alternativa Cristiana, and Camino Cristiano signed a document with the FSLN [...]
2006-02-17 23:15:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV PREL PGOV NU
06MANAGUA418NICARAGUA 2006 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) During the 2005-2006 reporting period, Nicaraguan government has made important progress in all areas of its fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP),including prevention and detection, victim assistance, and prosecution of traffickers. Nicaraguan police dismantled two major traffick [...]
2006-02-23 14:28:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB NU
06MANAGUA440IMPASSE ON DBCP LAWSUITS UNDER NICARAGUA'S SPECIAL
[...] (C) Summary: In Embassy,s view, the only way out of the current impasse over Special Law 364, which targets U.S. companies in Nicaragua for past use of the pesticide DBCP on banana plantations, is through a negotiated political resolution. However, such a resolution will be very difficult to obtain [...]
2006-02-27 21:53:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEINV ETRD KIDE KIPR CVIS PREL BEXP NU
06MANAGUA568NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: ESTELI
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Meetings with political and economic leaders in the department of Esteli suggest that the Sandinistas (FSLN) continue to dominate the city of Esteli and that this strength, combined with a solid organization, will be enough to ensure an FSLN victory in the department in November [...]
2006-03-14 16:50:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA578NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: MADRIZ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Meetings with political, economic, and civil society leaders in the department of Madriz suggest that the department's Liberal roots remain strong, and that the FSLN can be beaten there, despite the fact that it currently controls most municipalities and enjoys considerable sup [...]
2006-03-14 22:52:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA609NICARAGUAN REGIONAL REPORTING--SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an elections reporting trip to the northwestern departments of Esteli and Madriz March 8-10 (reported in reftels),emboffs discussed a variety of economic and social issues with local leaders, including representatives of most major political parties, the Catholic Chur [...]
2006-03-16 19:51:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI ELAB ECON EFIN KIRF SMIG NU
06MANAGUA715LEON: SANDINISTA BASTION WELCOMES AMBASSADOR, MCC
[...] (C) Summary: During Ambassador's recent trip to Leon department, the upcoming November national elections were on the tongues of all interlocutors. The cradle of Liberalism, intellectual Leon is now a Sandinista (FSLN) bastion, with ten of its eleven mayors in the department FSLN militants. [...]
2006-03-30 22:55:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KMCA EFIN ECON
06MANAGUA721CHONTALES, NICARAGUA: WHERE CATTLE AND LIBERALS
[...] (U) Summary: The Department of Chontales is renowned for its cattle and Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) members. Forty percent of all cows in this cattle nation are raised in this small region, wedged between Lake Nicaragua to the West and the Autonomous Southern Atlantic Region (RAAS) to th [...]
2006-03-31 14:27:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ELAB PGOV SOCI NU
06MANAGUA728AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PLC MAYORS AND PRIVATE SECTOR LEADERS IN JINOTEGA
[...] (C) Summary: After speaking at a CAFTA workforce briefing, touring a milk products plant certified by the FDA, and inaugurating a USAID-sponsored vegetable packing plant in the northern Nicaraguan department of Jinotega, Ambassador took the opportunity to meet with a group of PLC mayors and the Jin [...]
2006-03-31 23:08:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KDEM SOCI NU
06MANAGUA863THE GLOVES ARE OFF -- MONTEALEGRE TO RUN ON OWN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Now that it is clear that the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) will neither participate in multi-party primaries nor sideline Arnoldo Aleman (reftel),Eduardo Montealegre and his National Liberal Alliance-Conservative Party (ALN-PC) are determined to run on their own. In Ambas [...]
2006-04-19 22:19:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL EAID KCOR PHUM
06MANAMA1192FLURRY OF SPRING STRIKES NETS WORKER BENEFITS
[...] (C) There have been several incidents of labor actions, strikes and near-strikes, involving both Bahraini and expatriate workers over the past several months. These actions have ranged from unauthorized strikes by non-union South Asian and Southeast Asian expatriate workers to, from a Wester [...]
2006-07-03 12:55:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV PREL BA HUMRIT POL REFORM
06MANAMA1418BY THE NUMBERS: BAHRAIN'S 2007-08 BUDGET
[...] (C) The King July 20 signed the GOB's biannual 2007-08 budget. The two-year budget was the subject of significant controversy because it was introduced to both councils of parliament on a "fast-track" basis (Ref. A). Buoyed by rising oil prices, it provides for sizable increases in urban dev [...]
2006-08-02 16:00:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV BA POL ECTRD
06MANAMA1507BAHRAIN'S FIRST COUNTER-TERRORISM LAW ENTERS INTO
[...] (C) King Hamad August 12 signed into law Bahrain's first law specifically criminalizing terrorism. Both chambers of parliament passed the law in the final days of the legislative session, which expired at the end of July. The law enumerates the types of crimes considered to be terrorism and [...]
2006-08-15 10:05:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV PHUM BA CTR POL HUMRIT
06MANAMA1559BAHRAINIS RAISE FUNDS FOR LEBANON; HIZBALLAH
[...] (C) Bahrain's media have been filled with stories about efforts to deliver financial and material assistance to the Lebanese people in the aftermath of implementation of the cessation of hostilities. The government has donated $5 million to the local Lebanon Fund and $1 million to UNICEF. Th [...]
2006-08-23 14:31:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID EFIN PTER BA LE IS REGION POL
06MANAMA183Bahrain Guantanamo Media Update: "They promised us
[...] Summary: Bahrain's newest Arabic daily recently completed a six-part series of exclusive interviews with former Guantanamo detainee Adel Kamel Abdulla Al Haji, who was returned from Guantanamo along with two other detainees in November. The exposes have given the greatest space and detail so [...]
2006-02-09 07:23:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL PGOV BA CTR BILAT
06MANAMA1834ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS NO. 4: CAMPAIGN VANDALISM,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Acts of vandalism marred the election campaign during a week when Bahrainis were celebrating the Eid Al Fitr holiday. Vandals burned down the campaign tent of second deputy speaker and Al Asala (Salafi) candidate Shaikh Adel Al Ma'awada on October 22. In separate events, hooli [...]
2006-10-26 15:30:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM BA POL
06MANAMA1890CROWN PRINCE, U/S HUGHES DISCUSS IMPORTANCE OF
[...] (C)Crown Prince Salman told Under Secretary of State Hughes November 1 that Bahrain stands ready to enance the bilateral relationship and will support ny initiative that furthers both countries' natinal interests. The phenomenon of "death cult" etremists presents a challenge to moderates in [...]
2006-11-07 06:22:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL SCUL PGO OEXC KMPI BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA1938DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER ADDRESSES FTA, NDI, ELECTIONS
[...] (C) In their November 9 meeting, Deputy Prime Minister Shaikh Mohammed bin Mubarak agreed with the Ambassador's suggestion that the GOB should launch a roadshow led by a senior official to promote the U.S.-Bahrain free trade agreement in the United States. Regarding NDI, Shaikh Mohammed said [...]
2006-11-16 12:34:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD KDEM KMPI BA BILAT OFFICIALS
06MANAMA1953CANDIDATES FOCUS ON LOCAL ISSUES WHILE SPECTER OF
[...] (C) Two hundred seven candidates are contesting Bahrain's parliamentary elections to be held November 25 and December 2. In the run-up to the elections, campaign tents, posters and billboards have blossomed around the country and candidates host events nightly for constituents to get to kno [...]
2006-11-22 13:08:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM KISL BA POL REFORM
06MANAMA1963HUGE BAHRAINI ELECTION TURNOUT, VOTING PROBLEMS
[...] (C) There was a massive turnout for Bahrain's parliamentary and municipal elections November 25, with reports of at least 72% participation. According to the NGO Election Monitoring Joint Committee (EMJC),their initial assessment is that there were no reports of widespread attempts to influ [...]
2006-11-26 13:44:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM BA POL
06MANAMA1979GOB SPECIFIES BAHRAIN STRIKE BAN SECTORS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 12. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Salman Al Khalifa issued an executive order November 20 that bans labor union strikes at facilities deemed to be in vital sectors. Going beyond the text of the 2002 La [...]
2006-11-29 13:43:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ELAB BA BILAT HUMRIT ECTRD
06MANAMA2004BAHRAIN'S ELECTIONS: DESPITE ALLEGED FLAWS, A
[...] (C) Bahrain's parliamentary elections, held in two rounds November 25 and December 2, represent a major step forward in the King's democratic reform program. In a significant improvement over the 2002 parliamentary elections, which were marred by a boycott by leading Shia opposition political [...]
2006-12-05 12:27:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM KISL BA POL
06MANAMA2013OFFICIALS HIGHLIGHT MOTIVES FOR STRIKE BAN
[...] (C) GOB officials state that the sector-specific strike ban issued November 20 is consistent with regulations called for in the recently revised Bahraini Workers' Trade Unions Law. It was intended to be applied on a case-by-case basis to prevent strikes that could threaten national security or [...]
2006-12-10 06:50:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALELAB PGOV BA BILAT ECTRD HUMRIT
06MANAMA2031MINOR RESHUFFLE BRINGS SOME NEW BLOOD INTO CABINET
[...] (C) The new Cabinet announced by Prime Minister Shaikh Khalifa December 11 brings in five new ministers, changes the portfolio of four existing ministers, and drops three others. Of the 23 ministers, 11 are from the ruling Al Khalifa family with the remaining twelve evenly split between Sunni [...]
2006-12-12 15:10:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BA POL
06MANAMA2061KING'S ADDRESS TO PARLIAMENT MARRED BY AL WIFAQ
[...] (C) In his speech to a joint session of parliament December 15, King Hamad announced his instructions for the government to take several measures to ease the financial burden on Bahrain's lowest-income citizens. He ordered a 50 percent cut on outstanding government loans for public housing a [...]
2006-12-21 12:19:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM BA POL
06MANAMA2068DEATH OF SENIOR CLERIC BRINGS SHIA OUT INTO THE
[...] (SBU) Shaikh Abdul Amir Al Jamri, one of Bahrain's most prominent Shia clerics, died after a long illness December 18, bringing thousands of Bahraini Shia into the streets that same evening and again on December 22 for a funeral procession and graveside ceremony. Al Jamri, whose sons Mansour [...]
2006-12-26 07:40:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL BA POL
06MANAMA238SCENESETTER FOR COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, we warmly welcome your February 26-28 visit to Bahrain. Interest in doing business with the United States is at a peak with recent ratification by both countries' legislatures of the U.S.-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement (FTA). We are now working closely with the senior Bahra [...]
2006-02-19 14:33:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD BEXP OVIP BA BILAT ECTRD OFFICIALS
06MANAMA264ASHURA PROCEEDS SMOOTHLY; CONTROVERSY ERUPTS IN
[...] (SBU) An estimated 150,000 people participated in Ashura events in downtown Manama on February 8, the climax of the ten-day period during which Shia commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussein in Kerbala in 680 AD. By all accounts, activities went very quietly and smoothly with no reports of v [...]
2006-02-22 12:08:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL PHUM KIRF BA POL
06MANAMA268PRESS, DIP NOTE PROTEST CONTINUED GTMO DETENTION
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 7. ------- Summary ------- 2. (C) Bahraini newspapers February 22 reported that Bahraini detainee Juma Al Dossary would remain at Guantanamo for at least one more year following an Administrative Review Board (ARB) decision that he contin [...]
2006-02-22 13:54:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALKAWC PTER PREL BA APDC BILAT CTR
06MANAMA339POLITICAL ISLAM IN BAHRAIN (PART I): SHARED
[...] (C) Bahrain's three leading Islamic political societies mirror major trends in the country's religious life: Al Minbar, associated with the Sunni Muslim Brotherhood; Al Asala, a Sunni Salafi group; and Al Wifaq, representing the country's Shia community. These three societies represent the [...]
2006-03-06 15:28:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KISL KDEM SCUL BA POL
06MANAMA389BAHRAIN ANTI-TRAFFICKING RESPONSES 2006
[...] (SBU) Post's response to reftel follows. Answers are keyed to reftel questions. Please note that during the reporting period the Ministry of Social Affairs, which has the lead in establishing a shelter for victims of trafficking and abuse, was renamed the Ministry of Social Development. [...]
2006-03-14 04:35:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF BA HUMRIT
06MANAMA39BAHRAIN: AVIAN INFLUENZA CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND
[...] (U) Post has taken a number of measures in anticipation of the potential threat posed by Avian Influenza (AI). Post MED has held Mission briefings to help Embassy staff better understand AI and AI personal risk mitigation strategies. Post has contracted an LES to continually disinfect commonly [...]
2006-01-08 12:04:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR TBIO BA ECTRD
06MANAMA568BAHRAIN: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-08 12:17:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC PGOV USTR
06MANAMA89DELIVERY OF DIPNOTE ON BAHRAINI DETAINEES AT GTMO
[...] (S) The Ambassador January 21 delivered Ref A diplomatic note concerning the health, treatment, and status of the three remaining Bahraini detainees at Guantanamo to Foreign Minister Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa in a meeting covering several issues (septels). Shaikh Khalid asked about [...]
2006-01-23 11:51:00Embassy ManamaSECRETKAWC PREL PTER ASEC OPDC BA OFFICIALS CTR BILAT
06MANILA1021FIVE LEFTIST LAWMAKERS REMAIN "UNDER PROTECTIVE
[...] (C) Summary: Five leftist lawmakers remain "under protective custody" at the House of Representatives complex in metro Manila. The Department of Justice (DoJ) Secretary and the five claim that they will be arrested if they leave the premises. It is not clear what exactly the five might be [...]
2006-03-06 09:16:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PINR RP
06MANILA1178ASEAN: LOOKING AHEAD AS THE PHILIPPINES PREPARES
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippines will assume the rotating Chairmanship of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in July 2006. The GRP plans to use its chairmanship to focus ASEAN on maritime security and counterterrorism issues, as well as regional anti-trafficking efforts, alter [...]
2006-03-15 09:50:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EWWT RP BM
06MANILA1853AMBASSADOR VISIT TO FORD AND PG PLANTS AND BRENT
[...] Ambassador and Emboffs visited the Ford Motor Company manufacturing plant, the Procter and Gamble factory, and Brent International School during a trip south of Manila on April 21. Ford Philippines' vehicle exports to Southeast Asia have earned $571 million since 2002, making it the only aut [...]
2006-04-28 03:13:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV BEXP ETRD RP
06MANILA190PHILIPPINES: COUNTERTERRORISM ASSISTANCE (PART 2)
[...] (C) Summary. The Philippines faces multiple terrorist threats. The US Mission in Manila coordinates a robust interagency program of counterterrorism training and technical assistance, and hopes further to expand such efforts in FY 2006-2008, if additional funds are available. As part 2 of a [...]
2006-01-13 09:57:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON PGOV KCRM KTFN RP
06MANILA2160 EMBASSY IPR ROUNDTABLE HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) At an Embassy-sponsored roundtable discussion on intellectual property rights (IPR) on May 11, private sector participants acknowledged a heightened level of engagement by the GRP, but expressed concern over weak enforcement. Many industries are implementing targeted strategies to impr [...]
2006-05-23 08:19:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR BEXP RP
06MANILA2195DRUGS, CRIME, AND CORRUPTION CHALLENGE PEACE AND
[...] (C) Summary. Widespread methamphetamine trafficking and abuse, organized crime, and endemic corruption are gnawing at the fabric of Muslim society in Mindanao. While Muslim clan leaders and political warlords sustain fiefdoms and private armies through sources of illicit income, the common p [...]
2006-05-26 06:26:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL SNAR KISL KCRM RP
06MANILA2319 THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH AGRICULTURE
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador met with Agriculture Secretary Panganiban on May 31 to discuss the status of the PL 480 agreement, continuing USG support for agricultural development in Mindanao, and the GRP's response plan for avian influenza. Panganiban confirmed the GRP had approved the PL 480 agree [...]
2006-06-02 11:46:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV EAGR EAID PREL RP
06MANILA241RESPONSES TO USG RETENTION OF CUSTODY IN SUBIC CASE
[...] (U) Summary. Philippine media on January 18 covered extensively the Embassy's public announcement that the U.S. would invoke the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) and retain custody of four Marines accused of rape. Several politicians voiced anti-VFA and/or anti-U.S. sentiments. Court officia [...]
2006-01-18 08:30:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA2520Visiting EPA team advises GRP on chemical emergency
[...] (U) At the request of the GRP and with support from Ambassador Kenney, four US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) emergency responders came to Manila to advise on the clean up of the high-profile mercury spill at St. Andrew's School (refs A,B). The team trained GRP personnel and private c [...]
2006-06-16 05:04:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EMIN ETRD TPHY TSPL RP
06MANILA2539 NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: PROCTER
[...] Post is pleased to nominate Procter & Gamble (P&G) Philippines for the 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). P&G Philippines has energized its workers with a spirit of social responsibility and philanthropy that makes an excellent representation of American values and character to the l [...]
2006-06-16 09:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
06MANILA2570 AMBASSADOR HIGHLIGHTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN
[...] The Ambassador's trip to Cagayan de Oro on June 8 highlighted U.S. business interests and USAID's active engagement in the commercial center of Northern Mindanao. Cagayan de Oro is a gateway and regional market for eight cities representing five provinces in the region. It is a medium-sized [...]
2006-06-20 06:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL EAID RP
06MANILA2637AMBASSADOR VISITS CLARK AND SUBIC ECONOMIC ZONES
[...] SUMMARY: During June 15-16 visits to two former U.S. military bases, the Subic and Clark special economic zones, Ambassador Kenney highlighted continuing U.S. involvement in both regions. Managers of these economic zones briefed the Ambassador on recent infrastructure projects and investment [...]
2006-06-24 04:33:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EINV EAID RP
06MANILA3143AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH PHILIPPINES-U.S. BUSINESS COUNCIL
[...] Summary: Ambassador Kenney and Emboffs met with members of the Philippines-U.S. Business Council on July 21 to discuss areas of cooperation between the U.S. and the Philippines, including agriculture, tourism, English language proficiency, regional hubs, and trade and investment. The Ambassa [...]
2006-07-26 09:31:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV BEXP ETRD RP
06MANILA3479SENATOR INOUYE SUPPORTS PHILIPPINE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Senator Inouye stressed publicly and privately his admiration and support for the Philippine-US approach to counterterrorism and defense reform during his August 11-15 visit to the Philippines. Inouye enthused at the "Philippine model," which extends a "hand of friendship" to [...]
2006-08-18 08:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OREP PTER MCAP MOPS MARR RP
06MANILA3549 USG TEAM ARRIVES TO ASSESS PHILIPPINE OIL SPILL
[...] A USG oil spill response team arrived in the Philippines on August 23 to help the government assess the damage from the oil spilled by tanker "Solar I" in the Guimaras Strait and to plan remediation efforts. The team met with the Embassy's ad hoc oil spill working group, the Department of Fore [...]
2006-08-24 11:29:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EWWT TPHY EAID SOCI RP
06MANILA3914SEPTEMBER 15 UPDATE ON JOLO OPERATIONS
[...] (C/REL AUS) SUMMARY. The Armed Force of the Philippines (AFP) is showing no let-up in its seven-week old effort to capture or kill the Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah terrorist leadership on the island of Jolo. While the operation is far from over, the Filipino military can point to s [...]
2006-09-15 09:56:00Embassy ManilaSECRETPTER PREL MOPS MCAP RP
06MANILA4203AMBASSADOR VISITS MEDCAP/GETS FIRST-HAND LOOK AT
[...] (C/REL AUS) Summary. Ambassador had a first-hand update from ground force commanders on the Armed Forces of the Philippines' on-going effort to capture or kill Abu Sayyaf Group and Jemaah Islamiyah leaders during her September 25 day-long visit to Jolo Island. The Armed Forces of the Philip [...]
2006-10-03 08:52:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL PINS MARR MOPS EAID RP
06MANILA4396BOLSTERING THE CT FIGHT IN THE PHILIPPINES:
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippines is the easternmost front line of the Global War on Terrorism. It faces multiple threats, ranging from the al-Qaida-linked Jemaah Islamiyah to the local terrorist Abu Sayyaf Group and Rajah Solaiman Movement. Quick-disbursing 1206, 1207, and 1208 funds that pr [...]
2006-10-18 03:43:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MARR MOPS MCAP PREL RP
06MANILA4522SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) John, a warm welcome to the Philippines! I am looking forward to seeing you. We have a packed program ready for you, including meetings with Foreign Secretary Romulo, Secretary of National Defense Cruz, and Armed Forces Chief of Staff General Esperon and a trip to Jolo to see first-ha [...]
2006-10-30 06:58:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER MARR MASS MOPS MCAP PREL OVIP HILLEN RP
06MANILA4553 AMBASSADOR'S OUTREACH TO MUSLIM AUDIENCES IN MARAWI CITY,
[...] Summary. During an October 26 visit to "The Islamic City of Marawi," the Ambassador and senior Embassy officials emphasized the U.S.-Philippine partnership in promoting peace and prosperity in Muslim Mindanao in an address to a Muslim Women's conference on the environment, a radio interview, [...]
2006-11-02 09:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
06MANILA4589UNGA DEMARCHES
[...] (SBU) In a meeting on November 6 with Acting Assistant Secretary of Foreign Affairs for United Nations and Other SIPDIS International Organizations Julius D. Torres, Pol/C presented reftels' demarches on country specific human rights resolutions at the UNGA Third Committee and on the Cuba [...]
2006-11-06 07:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNGA KTIA CU RP
06MANILA4666DCM HIGHLIGHTS US ENGAGEMENT IN PHILIPPINE'S SECOND CITY
[...] SUMMARY. DCM Jones highlighted U.S. business, USAID and Peace Corps involvement in the central Philippine port city of Cebu on October 27. Together with Commercial Counselor and Cebu Consular Agent, DCM met with local business, religious, and political leaders in the Philippines' "second cit [...]
2006-11-13 05:36:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EAID RP CMGT
06MANILA4712BACKGROUND ON THE MARINE CASE IN ADVANCE OF
[...] SUMMARY (C) A verdict is expected on November 27 in the legal case in a Philippine court against four U.S. Marines charged with raping a Filipino woman on the evening of November 1, 2005 in Subic. This message re-caps evens that occurred as well as efforts by the USG to assure a positive at [...]
2006-11-16 02:28:00Embassy ManilaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KCRM CASC RP
06MANILA4742SIX AMBASSADORS PITCH IN FOR MINDANAO PEACE AND
[...] (U) In a unique effort to demonstrate international support for peace and development, Ambassador Kristie Kenney led a group of five Ambassadors from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in a visit to the conflict-affected Mindanao provinces of Zamboanga and Basilan. [...]
2006-11-17 09:17:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MOPS MCAP EAID EFIN PGOV RP
06MANILA4846FOCUS ON USG-GRP DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP IN MINDANAO: GRP
[...] (U) Embassy Manila continues to engage actively in demonstrating substantial USG support for improved conditions for peace, security and development in conflict-affected areas of Mindanao. During a substantive two-day visit to Mindanao beginning on Thanksgiving Day, of GRP cabinet member, Secr [...]
2006-11-29 23:55:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER MOPS MCAP EAID EFIN PGOV RP
06MANILA4940 Roxas Agrees to Resolve Some IPR Concerns With His Bill
[...] Summary: Philippine legislators have agreed to resolve U.S. concerns with one provision of proposed pharmaceutical legislation which would have violated TRIPS. End summary. 2. EconCouns followed up on the visit by USTR Director for Southeast Asian and Pacific Affairs David Katz (septel) b [...]
2006-12-11 03:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON RP
06MANILA4941 FOLLOWING UP ON THE SOLAR I OIL SPILL
[...] (U) Although long-term damage to ecosystems from the Guimaras oil spill appears limited, there has been a substantial impact on the already tenuous livelihoods of fishermen who worked the contaminated areas. Some international assistance has been lined up to help develop alternative livelihoo [...]
2006-12-11 03:26:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EWWT TPHY EAID SOCI RP
06MANILA4977BAGUIO WELCOMES US AID, INVESTMENT, AND INTEREST DURING
[...] SUMMARY: The signing of a USAID-funded healthcare grant and a speech at the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) anchored the Ambassador's fourth visit to Baguio, the former summer capital of the Philippines under U.S. administration. Visits to a local American company and conversations with lo [...]
2006-12-13 08:45:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON ETRD EINV EAID PGOV CVIS MASS SCUL KPAO
06MANILA5003DCM SPOTLIGHTS U.S. PROGRAMS IN PROSPEROUS PROVINCIAL
[...] SUMMARY. Deputy Chief of Mission Paul Jones visited Iloilo City, the relatively prosperous capital of pastoral Iloilo province on the Visayan island of Panay, December 7-8. He toured a U.S. Department of Agriculture funded dairy plant which supplies milk to more than 2,000 undernourished chi [...]
2006-12-14 09:43:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EAID EAGR RP
06MANILA5026PHILIPPINES: CHILD LABOR UPDATE 2006
[...] Summary and Introduction: This message provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate the Worst Forms of Child Labor (ref a). It updates information provided by Post in 2005 (ref b) regarding child labor laws a [...]
2006-12-18 09:29:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EAID PHUM RP
06MANILA5108SCENE SETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] A warm welcome to the Philippines! We are developing a dynamic program for your January 23-25 visit, to include a tour of the Regional Printing Center and Regional Training Center on the Mission's Seafront Compound, an ICASS Council Meeting and events with Mission personnel at the Chancery, [...]
2006-12-29 08:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC OTRA PREL ECON RP
06MAPUTO1026COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-14 12:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1081COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-24 13:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1118COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-01 08:03:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1181Advancing U.S. Efforts on Water and Sanitation in
[...] (U) The information contained in this response was provided to Post by USAID Maputo. Overview --------- 2. (U) As of 2002, Mozambique's overall access to water supply was 39% (40% in urban areas and 36% in rural),while access to sanitation was 33% (33% for both urban and rural). With [...]
2006-09-16 11:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MZ
06MAPUTO1190COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PERLITA MUIRURI, PRM OFFICER, TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-18 14:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL OTRA SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO1253COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC STAFF AND PROVISIONAL COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON STAFF TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-28 08:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO126MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 14:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO1260Mozambique: Visit to two Northern Provincial
[...] (U) This report summarizes observations from an August 28 - September 1 trip taken by the Econ/Pol chief to Lichinga, the small town that serves as the capital of Niassa province in Mozambique's far north, and Nampula, the bustling capital of neighboring Nampula province. Lichinga's most strik [...]
2006-09-29 09:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON MZ
06MAPUTO1274COUNTRY CLEARANCE GANTED FOR AF/EPS JANET POTASH TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 10:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1275COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USDA-APHIS-IS, NAGATA AND MANSELL TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-03 10:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO1287COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ASSISTANT USTR, FLORIZELLE LISER AND PATRICK COLEMAN TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-05 08:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ETRD AORC USTR MZ
06MAPUTO1297COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT REYNOLDS TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 09:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO1299COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SCOTT REYNOLDS TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Scott Reynolds from 15 Oct 2006 until 17 Oct 2006 to attend U.S.-Mozambique Trade Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) Council meetings. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to paragraph 1 [...]
2006-10-11 10:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO130MOZAMBIQUE 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-26 16:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB MZ PGOV
06MAPUTO1302COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, NICOLE HEWITT AND BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON ASSOCIATES TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 10:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1324MOZAMBIQUE: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] Country Background Summary: Between October 2005 and October 2006 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued to make progress in establishing a market- based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, promoting democracy, and protecting work [...]
2006-10-13 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1350COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USTDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEOCADIA ZAK AND COUNTRY MANAGER URSULA ISZLER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 08:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1352COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USTDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEOCADIA ZAK AND COUNTRY MANAGER URSULA ISZLER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 08:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1354Mozambique - Monitoring and Evaluation Visit to
[...] Summary: PRM/PIM officer Perlita Muiruri conducted a monitoring and evaluation trip in Mozambique in late September. The trip consisted of a visit to Maratane camp in northern Mozambique and discussions with UNHCR staff in Maputo and Nampula, as well as briefings from the implementing partne [...]
2006-10-19 08:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1382COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, SALLY CAMERON AND JAMES RIORDAN TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-27 12:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1423COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC MARK HUISENGA AND CASSIA CARVALHO-PACHECO TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 11:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO144COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICIALS AND CONTRACTOR TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-31 07:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ
06MAPUTO1448COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, BRIAN APP AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Brian App and James Riordan to travel to Mozambique, from 11 Nov 2006 until 18 November 2006 to discuss and develop compact procurement strategies with the MCC and MCA. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerar [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1449COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, BRIAN APP AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for John Arnold from 11 Nov 2006 until 18 November 2006 and Donald Hart from 13 November 2006 to 25 November 2006 to travel to Mozambique, to conduct pre- feasibility studies for the Nacala Free Trade Zone component. Please advise as soon as [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1450COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TOM RUSH TO TRAVEL
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Tom Rush to travel to Mozambique, from 13 Nov 2006 until 15 November 2006 to research and prepare a conference briefing book highlighting issues and opportunities in the information and communications technology sector of Sub-Saharan Afr [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXB USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO146COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MOZAMIBQUE DESK OFFICER HERB TREGER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 08:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ
06MAPUTO1510COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ELEANOR THORNTON TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Eleanor Thornton from 03 Dec 2006 until 15 December 2006 to travel to Mozambique, to conduct a diagnostic mission for the WCO on the framework of standards and its implementation in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regardin [...]
2006-11-21 14:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA CTM MZ
06MAPUTO1531 HIV/AIDS DISCUSSION AT FRELIMO CONGRESS SHOWS
[...] The recent congress of the ruling FRELIMO party (reftel) was the year's most important political event. Discussion of HIV/AIDS at the 1,600-delegate event demonstrated both the commitment of senior government and party figures in the fight against AIDS and some of the challenges they face. Pr [...]
2006-11-28 11:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1582MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT WARNS ITS CITIZENS ON WORLD
[...] Senior government officials continued their candid dialogue in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1. President Armando Guebuza, although out of the country on official travel, issued a written statement focusing particularly on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the fight against poverty, its [...]
2006-12-08 04:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID MZ
06MAPUTO1584COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC STEPHEN GAULL
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Stephen Gaull and Darius Mans to travel to Mozambique, from 17 December 2006 until 21 December 2006 to meet with Mozambique's Minister of Planning and Development, Aiuba Cuereneia, to discuss MCA-Mozambique compact signing and progra [...]
2006-12-08 10:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1604MOZAMBIQUE: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] Mozambique is a party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but it does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to chi [...]
2006-12-15 10:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EIND ETRD PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO1626November Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during November 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Macroeconomics: Inflation And Growth Figures -- CVRD's Moatize Viability Study Under Review -- Additional [...]
2006-12-21 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1630COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAUREN CHITTY FROM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Lauren Chitty to travel to Mozambique, from 3 January 2007 until 15 January 2007 to monitor 5F program grant in Lichinga and meet with USAID partners in Maputo. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary chang [...]
2006-12-26 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA MZ SF
06MAPUTO1631COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAUREN CHITTY FROM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Lauren Chitty to travel to Mozambique, from 3 January 2007 until 15 January 2007 to monitor 5F program grant in Lichinga and meet with USAID partners in Maputo. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary chang [...]
2006-12-27 06:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA MZ SF
06MAPUTO278MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S FIRST YEAR
[...] (C) Summary. On balance, Guebuza's first year in office has been positive. His main tasks for that year as we see them were to confront the Chissano-era spirit of "deixa andar", maintain economic policy continuity to allow continued growth, and set the stage for reductions in absolute povert [...]
2006-03-07 07:37:00Embassy MaputoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KOR EAID MZ
06MAPUTO423COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 08:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO424GUEBUZA LUNCHES WITH 200 HIV/AIDS ORPHANS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 11:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KSCA EAID MZ
06MAPUTO450COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA PROGRAM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for John M. Sevold, ACOTA Program Representative, to travel to Mozambique on April 27-29, 2006. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to para 8 regarding visa requirements. 2. Control O [...]
2006-04-17 15:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL OTRA ASEC MZ
06MAPUTO451COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, AgAttache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on April 19-22, 2006 to attend the Africa Regional Technical Seminar for Codex Alimentarius and to assist with the upcoming USDA/GOM Title I agreement. Please advise as so [...]
2006-04-17 15:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO461COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC staff to travel to Mozambique on the following dates to conduct kick off meetings for 609(g) financed contractors and to follow up on governance structure. Beverly Watson, Associate Country Director, Operations Arrival: 20 April [...]
2006-04-20 14:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO471COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ANA GUEDES TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ana Guedes, VOA Africa Division Portuguese to Africa Chief to travel to Mozambique on April 20-30, 2006 to conduct journalism training for VOA's affiliates in Mozambique and initial contacts with potential and/or future VOA's health and [...]
2006-04-24 12:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBBG MZ
06MAPUTO479COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, AgAttache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on May 9-11, 2006 to meet with USAID and Embassy Officials regarding USDA/GOM Title I program. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary change [...]
2006-04-27 06:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO527COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PHIL HARLAN TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Phil Harlan, to travel to Mozambique on May 9-11, 2006 to brief U.S. Embassy and Mozambique government officials on the Borlaug Fellows Program (selection, implementation procedures and follow up),share with the government officials st [...]
2006-05-08 07:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA SF MZ
06MAPUTO633COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC staff to travel to Mozambique on the following dates to further program design for the MCA- Mozambique Program. Jonathan Saiger, Director, Infrastructure Arrival: 05 June 2006 Departure: 10 June 2006 Mark Huisenga, Director, A [...]
2006-06-02 09:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO661MOZAMBIQUE: MAY ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during May 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Mozambique Misses First Quarter Revenue Targets -- Donors Pledge USD 595 Million for 2007 State Budget -- USAID Sup [...]
2006-06-06 06:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO673COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JUDITH PHILLIPS,
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Judith Phillips, Africa and Middle East Branch Chief, to travel to Mozambique from 24 June 06 to 01 July 06, to review status of USDA food assistance programs in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]
2006-06-08 07:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MA SF MZ
06MAPUTO674COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOUG SHUSTER TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Doug Shuster, USTDA, to travel to Mozambique from 15 June 06 to 17 June 06, to perform business development research and to identify FY 07 projects. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer [...]
2006-06-08 07:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO682COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NED CABOT AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ned Cabot, Regional Director, USTDA, and Ursula Iszler, Country Manager, USTDA, to travel to Mozambique from 14 June 06 to 17 June 06, to develop new business and possibly sign grants. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any [...]
2006-06-09 07:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OTRA USTDA SF ET KE MZ
06MAPUTO761COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, Ag Attache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on June 26 - 30, 2006 to review the status for USDA food assistance programs in Mozambique and from June 30 - July 5, 2006 to take leave in Inhambane. Please advise as so [...]
2006-06-22 06:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO794COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GARI MAYBERRY, PAUL SPUDICH, ARTHUR MCGARR, WALTER MOONEY TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 12:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO796COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JOHN L. BOWERS TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 12:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO816COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK HUISENGA TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 08:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO83INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T001 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-18 14:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO84INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T002 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-18 14:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO86INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T002 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-19 13:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO868COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL MCNAMARA TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-19 05:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA SF MZ
06MAPUTO87INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T001 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-19 13:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO890COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TAWFIK RAMTOOLAH
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Tawfik Ramtoolah, Treasury Budget Advisor, to travel to Mozambique from August 1, 2006 to August 5, 2006 to attend the IMF/WB African Executive Directors Caucus meeting. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]
2006-07-24 11:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN MZ
06MAPUTO94COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 07:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MASERU143POTENTIAL SHIFTING WEIGHTS IN LESOTHO'S RULING PARTY
[...] (C) Over the past two weeks, Ambassador has met with the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Finance, Health and Tourism and Culture. In our conversations with Foreign Minister Moleleki, Finance Minister Thahane, Health Minister Phooko and Tourism Minister Nts'inyi, we have detected a hesitancy on [...]
2006-03-20 14:27:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KICC PINR LT
06MASERU153MEETING WITH LESOTHO'S "FIRST LADY"
[...] (C) The First Lady of Lesotho shared her views of the current political situation and the status of HIV/AIDS programs in Lesotho during a lengthy discussion with Ambassador on March 21. Mrs. Mosisili is considered one of the most influential women and, de facto, one of the most important lea [...]
2006-03-23 12:26:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KHIV EAID LT
06MASERU170COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE BICEGO
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for M&E Specialist, George Bicego to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o April 6 to a/o April 7, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to attend HIV/AIDS USG Task Force meeting. 3. Control Officer for your visit is U.S. Embassy HIV/AIDS Coor [...]
2006-04-04 12:21:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT LT
06MASERU188PROGRESS OF USG HIV/AIDS PROGRAM IN LESOTHO
[...] USG Programs in the Kingdom of Lesotho, a non-'focus' country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),are reaping recognition from Basotho governmental and non-governmental corners. The extensive interaction of the HIV/AIDS Coordinator with local entities, continued pub [...]
2006-04-19 13:31:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PREL PHUM SOCI LT
06MASERU211COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR M&E SPECIALIST, GEORGE BICEGO
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for M&E Specialist George Bicego to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o May 3 to May 4 , 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to assist in planning discussions on laboratory infrastructure, M&E at the National Aids Commission, NAC. 3. Contr [...]
2006-05-03 07:40:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA LT
06MASERU223COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES CREIGHTON, GEORGE BICEGO
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for James Creighton, Regional Director, and George Bicego, M&E Specialist, to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o May 16 to a/o May 17, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to attend HIV/AIDS Task Force meeting. 3. Control Officer for your [...]
2006-05-09 06:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA LT
06MASERU225ATLANTA'S MAYOR AND LESOTHO'S YOUNGEST AIDS VICTIMS
[...] SUMMARY ----------------- Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin visited Lesotho from 10 April - 13 April 2006 as a guest of CARE International. Ambassador June Carter Perry met with the Mayor on three separate occasions, an introductory meeting with the Ambassador in the Chancery, celebrations at a [...]
2006-05-10 10:50:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI KHIV OEXC OVIP PREL SOCI PGOV SCUL PHUM LT
06MASERU236SMALLPOX ERADICATION AND RESEARCH
[...] (SBU) Ambassador reviewed smallpox points again with Minister of Health Phooko on May 16. Regarding "closed door" discussions by the Africa Group in Geneva, the Minister said it was agreed that no one African country would take a position; there would be an African Union (AU) stance (not yet [...]
2006-05-17 11:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC TBIO WHO PREL PGOV LT
06MASERU254UNGASS: HIGH LEVEL AIDS ISSUES
[...] (SBU) In recent discussions (May 29) with The First Lady of Lesotho and Prime Minister Mosisili, we have learned their major concerns about combating HIV/AIDS in Lesotho. We have advised them that the U.S. Delegation will be led by First Lady Mrs. Laura Bush, and that a number of U.S. expert [...]
2006-05-31 11:53:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL PGOV KHIV LT
06MASERU261AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Ambassador called on Prime Minister Mosisili May 31 prior to his departure for the UNGASS on AIDS. The agenda included Article 98 Agreement status which is awaiting Cabinet review; positions on Iran, Iraq and democratic growth; HIV/AIDS, education and the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA [...]
2006-06-02 14:04:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV KICC KHIV LT
06MASERU298DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO LESOTHO
[...] Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Carol Thompson visited Maseru June 14-16 following her attendance at the Second Annual President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Conference in Durban, South Africa. She met with the First Lady of Lesotho, the Deputy Prime Minist [...]
2006-06-23 10:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PREL KDEM SOCI LT
06MASERU319CALL FOR SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORTS
[...] Project Name: Ts'oaranang ka Matsoho Bacha - Roma: A youth group in Roma that was to start a poultry and egg project to supply local businesses, hospitals, schools, churches and the community at large with poultry and eggs. This would have been the first and only local owned and operated eg [...]
2006-07-07 11:18:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON AFIN LT
06MASERU341COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. BHAVNA LAL
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Chemonics International Inc.Women's Legal Rights officer Ms. Bhavna Lal to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o July 29 to a/o July 31, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to monitor existing women's legal rights initiatives, develop futur [...]
2006-07-25 07:45:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA LT
06MASERU503LESOTHO CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Amidst a rush of enthusiastic patriotism and against the backdrop of a new national flag, Lesotho celebrated the 40th anniversary of its independence during three days of celebrations that culminated on October 4. The ceremonies were attended by a number of foreign dignitaries- [...]
2006-10-10 15:47:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PNAT LT
06MASERU51JANUARY 29 SHOOTING OF LESOTHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Local employee informed Embassy duty officer (DCM) at 10:30 am, Sunday, January 29 of rumored shooting of Foreign Affairs Minister Moleleki as he approached his residence gate. Once alerted, AMB called the Foreign Minister at 10:40, received no response on home or cell numbers, then cont [...]
2006-01-30 15:34:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR LT
06MASERU53FY 2006 CALL FOR AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL HELP PROGRAM FUNDING
[...] SUMMARY: POST'S LONG-TERM GOALS IN LESOTHO PER THE FY 2006 MISSION PERFORMANCE PLAN REMAIN UNCHANGED AND ARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH. POST STRIVES TO LINK SSH REQUIREMENTS TO ABOVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. SELF-HEL [...]
2006-01-31 06:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON LT
06MASERU544MCC STATUS AND MINISTER OF FINANCE
[...] (C) In a nearly two (2) hour session with Minister of Finance Thahane October 27, Ambassador reiterated the key points that Lesotho had to address before the visit of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Vice President for Operations John Hewko and needed before reaching an MCC compact betwe [...]
2006-10-31 14:40:00Embassy MaseruCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PREL LT
06MASERU630AMBASSADOR VISITS PEPFAR USG-SUPPORTED HIV/AIDS SITES
[...] On November 27, Ambassador June Carter Perry and a team of U.S. Government HIV/AIDS program staff, including Peace Corps and RHAP Pretoria, and CDC Lesotho, visited multiple PEPFAR-supported programs in the District of Leribe. During the four sites reviewed, the Ambassador offered remarks emp [...]
2006-12-27 10:20:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID KDEM LT
06MELBOURNE244GUANTANAMO SUICIDES SPUR NEW CRIES IN AUSTRALIA
[...] (SBU) Three detainee suicides at the Guantanamo Bay Detention facility on June 10 unsurprisingly have brought renewed calls for the release of Australian detainee David Hicks. An Australian Parliamentary motion calling for the closure of Guantanamo and the return of Hicks to Australia narrow [...]
2006-06-20 01:34:00Consulate MelbourneUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPROP PTER PREL PINS AS
06MEXICO1113SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP)
[...] (SBU) The mission's point of contact on the Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report is Poloff Scott C. Higgins. He may be reached by telephone at (52)(55) 5080-2000, ext. 4806, or by fax at (52)(55) 5080-2247. Post requests that the names of the non-governmental organizations (NGOs) working with [...]
2006-03-02 13:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF
06MEXICO1124IN TELEVISA FORUM, ANALYSTS JUDGE CANDIDATES
[...] (SBU) Mexican broadcaster Televisa created a TV program in which a group of well-known and respected analysts and think tanks study and comment on various proposals made by the three main presidential candidates. The analysts concluded that none of the proposals of the three candidates would [...]
2006-03-02 14:30:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO1277ALL CANDIDATES LOOKING TO SPEND ON INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),Felipe Calderon and Roberto Madrazo have at least one shared plan: increase investment in infrastructure as the catalyst to spur economic growth, generate employment, improve competitiveness, and promote regional development. Funding their plans will [...]
2006-03-08 15:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO1461AMLO READY TO MAKE FOREIGN POLICY STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-17 20:49:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO1776MEXICO'S BANKING SECTOR CONTINUES EXPANSION IN 2005
[...] (U) In 2005, Mexico's banking sector enjoyed continued rapid expansion in both loans and profits. Mortgage and consumer credit grew 35% and 48% respectively, while loans to businesses grew a modest 5%. Banking profits grew 83% over 2004 to USD 4.4 billion, prompting criticism that the banks [...]
2006-04-05 15:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO1839 MEXICAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS REALISTIC, SOMETIMES
[...] Representatives from various Mexican agricultural organizations gave us their views on U.S.-Mexican agricultural cooperation and trade. The groups held varying views on NAFTA's current impact on their producers and the potential impact of further liberalization, particularly of corn and beans [...]
2006-04-07 15:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR PGOV MX
06MEXICO2042REMITTANCES AND MIGRATION PART I: A VIEW FROM
[...] (SBU) Summary. Immigration to the U.S. and the subsequent transfer of wealth through remittances is having a major social and economic impact in rural Mexico, as financial transfers are the primary source of income in many areas. While emigration has been common since the 1970's, the rate has [...]
2006-04-19 17:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ETRD SMIG MX
06MEXICO2220 TEN ECONOMIC CHALLENGES FACING MEXICO'S NEXT PRESIDENT
[...] (SBU) Whoever wins Mexico's presidential election on July 2 will inherit both the economic strengths built and bolstered during the Fox Administration and the daunting challenges that Fox leaves unfulfilled or simply unaddressed. Fox's major economic legacy will be the macroeconomic stability [...]
2006-04-26 19:46:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO2240CALDERON SCORES BIG IN FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: As measured both by the polls and the pundits, National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon emerged the big winner in yesterday's presidential debate, offering a national audience a polished, well-organized and engaging summary of his platform. His princ [...]
2006-04-27 13:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO2577THE CALDERON ECONOMIC PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Senior staffers Ernesto Cordero and Carlos Montano confidently described National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon's economic platform the week national polls showed Calderon capturing the lead from Party of the Democrat Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel [...]
2006-05-15 15:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO2633FRANCHISING IN MEXICO PART II: PRESENT AND FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Being driven by domestic and foreign investment, the franchise industry grew by 17 percent in 2005. While U.S. companies presently comprise most of the foreign-based franchises in Mexico, a substantial increase in the presence of Central and South American, European, and Chine [...]
2006-05-16 22:01:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ECON EFIN EINV MX
06MEXICO2702AMLO'S THIRD ACT: NON-VIOLENCE AND THE MIDDLE
[...] (U) As the campaign season enters its final fifty days, Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) prepares to shift his strategy into high gear. After fumbling through March and April, AMLO now finds himself in second place in most polls and looks to [...]
2006-05-18 23:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO3324ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON
[...] Summary: This is the fifth in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. The central development challenge for Mexico - and perhaps the main challenge for its new president -- is reducing the poverty that continues to afflict so many here and which drives so many to emigrate. Com [...]
2006-06-16 15:46:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID SENV MX
06MEXICO4535MEXICO'S "OTHER HALF"--THE VIEW FROM OAXACA (PART
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite the end of PRI rule, Oaxaca still lacks a viable economic development strategy and there is no effective political leadership or coordinated social movement to address Oaxaca's significant needs. The teachers' strike reflects the old way of challenging the government und [...]
2006-08-14 23:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO4619ASSESSING OAXACA,S POLITICAL CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the past week, the complex political crisis in Oaxaca has worsened, with four people killed in two separate incidents and protestors pledging to intensify their civil disobedience campaign demanding that PRI Governor Ulises Ruiz resign or be removed from office. Tension is m [...]
2006-08-17 23:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO5148CALDERON STAFFERS ON ECONOMIC POLICY ISSUES
[...] (SBU) In a September 7 session with Dr. Sidney Weintraub of CSIS, President-elect Calderon's transition team member Dionisio Perez Jacome (former head of Mexico's Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE)) and former Mexican Energy Secretary and Calderon advisor Luis Tellez described current SIPDI [...]
2006-09-11 21:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET MX
06MEXICO6516ECONOMIC TRANSITION NOTES, NOVEMBER 9-15, 2006
[...] (U) Fitch Ratings warned that MexicoQs credit rating could fall in the next three years if President-elect Calderon fails to pass reforms needed to encourage faster economic growth. Calderon continued to publicly call for reforms, and promised to encourage financing for infrastructure; stren [...]
2006-11-16 21:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO680LOPEZ OBRADOR REVEALS SOME NAMES FOR HIS POTENTIAL
[...] (SBU) Leading presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) revealed the names of three key potential cabinet members on January 30, in an attempt to calm fears that his economic and foreign policies would be too radical. AMLO said his economic advisor, Rogelio Ramirez de la O (ref [...]
2006-02-08 21:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO6810MEXICO Economic Notes, November 30-December 6,
[...] (U) President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa followed his short, but successful inauguration with a speech at the National Auditorium detailing key goals of his administration. CalderonQs Secretaries of Finance, Economics and Labor have named their respective undersecretaries. The new Director Gen [...]
2006-12-07 17:33:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO6820MEXICO: REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (U) Post supports continued waiver of Title III provisions of the Libertad Act for Mexico. The Mexican International Development Bank has begun the process of recovering debt from Cuba. Mexico's exports to Cuba have decreased slightly in 2006 while imports increased over 250 percent. Relation [...]
2006-12-07 22:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCU ETRD ETTC PREL MX
06MEXICO6823MEXICO'S CALDERON SUBMITS BUDGET TO CONGRESS
[...] (SBU) The new Mexican government of President Felipe Calderon, which took office on December 1, submitted its 2007 budget proposal to the Chamber of Deputies on December 5. The $205-billion budget is based on assumptions of 3.6% real GDP growth, inflation of 3.0%, a Mexican oil mix price of $4 [...]
2006-12-07 23:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB EFIN PINR PGOV MX
06MEXICO7054MEDIA WARS: THE CONTINUING DEBATE OVER
[...] (U) Summary: The new head of the Secretariat of Transportation and Communications (SCT) Luis Tellez has been sending mixed signals this past week over whether or not the Calderon administration will push for the opening of a third television broadcast channel in Mexico. Both Tellez and a com [...]
2006-12-22 19:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS MX EINV
06MEXICO765MEXICANS REACT NEGATIVELY TO EXPULSION OF CUBAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On February 3 the Sheraton Maria Isabel Hotel in Mexico City (next door to the U.S. Embassy) expelled a 16-member Cuban delegation that was participating in an energy conference with the U.S.-Cuba Trade Association. The expulsion came after OFAC advised the Sheraton's parent c [...]
2006-02-10 21:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MX CU
06MINSK1036BORISOV OPPOSITION FACES SEVERE REPRESSION AHEAD
[...] (C) Poloffs recently traveled to Borisov to gauge local preparedness and the degree of cooperation of democratic forces ahead of the January 14 municipal elections. Despite blatant surveillance and frequent interruptions by GOB representatives and state media, Borisov's opposition political p [...]
2006-09-21 11:15:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ASEC BO
06MINSK1099EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 06,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Milinkevich as Campaign Aide for Local Candidates (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Opposition Activist Jailed for 2005 Bombings in Vitebsk (para. 3) - Opposition, [...]
2006-10-06 12:20:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB KHIV BO
06MINSK11Minsk Election Weekly III (December 31 - January 6)
[...] This is the third in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------- The Campaigns ------------- 2. Expelled BSU Students Not For Kozulin Independent online news source Charter 97 post [...]
2006-01-05 14:06:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1119BELARUSIAN RELGIOUS LEADERS SHARE THEIR CONCERNS
[...] (SBU) As her first official event at her residence, Ambassador hosted a breakfast for leaders of various religious communities in Minsk and visiting EUR/UMB deskoff. While the representative of the GOB-sympathetic Catholic Church was hesitant to air his concerns openly, the Protestant and Hare [...]
2006-10-18 06:10:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF BO
06MINSK1142HOSIERY, HYPERMARKETS AND HOT RODS; ECONOMIC
[...] (C) The first-time visitor to Minsk will quickly notice pockets of conspicuous consumption belying tour book descriptions of Belarus as a museum of all things Soviet. On the road from the airport one will pass new multi-story dachas, a Porsche dealership and a billboard advertising designer l [...]
2006-10-24 13:16:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV BO
06MINSK1143PROTESTANTS PREPARED TO "FIGHT UNTIL THE END" TO
[...] (SBU) On October 21, approximately 600 people gathered in Minsk to protest the GOB's confiscation of the New Life Church's (NLC) property. Amidst heavy security presence, NLC Senior Pastor Vyacheslav Goncharenko called on the people to defend their right to freedom of religion. On October 17 [...]
2006-10-24 14:10:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KIRF BO
06MINSK1164SATISFYING THE MARKET IN A STATE-DOMINATED ECONOMY
[...] (C) Profitable Belarusian businesses, even if they are completely privately owned, must respond in large part to the dictates of the state. This is especially true when private companies try to compete in the same markets with state-owned enterprises. The complex business environment, which e [...]
2006-11-01 09:47:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV BO
06MINSK1290EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 15, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lukashenko, Putin Meet in Moscow (para. 2) - Sudanese Foreign Minister to Visit (para. 3) - Chinese Military Delegation Arrives in Minsk (para. 4) [...]
2006-12-19 05:30:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK138OPPOSITION DENIED PARTICIPATION IN ELECTION
[...] (U) Summary: On December 30, the Central Election Committee announced the results of the territorial (regional and municipal) commission nomination process. Out of the 2,124 members, only one was a representative of the opposition, despite the dozens of nominations opposition parties submitt [...]
2006-02-10 06:00:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK141Belarusian Athletes to Win, If They Know What Is Good For
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 24, Belarus' chief Olympic coach Aleksandr Popov announced the names of athletes who would attend the Turin Olympic Games. Athletes in the past have suffered from stress-related illnesses or left the country altogether because of government pressure to win. Aleksei A [...]
2006-02-10 14:14:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM BO
06MINSK149EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - February 10, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Officer Punished For Illegal Seizure On February 9, the district prosecutor in Svetlagorsk disciplined a police officer for illegally seizing equipment and print material f [...]
2006-02-13 11:00:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK152Belarus Getting Sicker
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite Lukashenko's "Third Way Economic Miracle," the Belarusian population is now sicker, dies earlier and has fewer children than during the late Soviet period. Doctors at the CitiHope NGO recently passed to Econoff a report they drafted chronicling the systematic worsening o [...]
2006-02-14 08:22:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI ECON TBIO ENRG MNUC SENV BO
06MINSK17EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - January 5, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Independant Pollster Warned for Illegal Polling On December 30, the Prosecutor General's office issued a warning to head of the Independent Institute of Social, Economic an [...]
2006-01-10 09:17:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK195Belarus Special 301 Review
[...] Summary and recommendation: Post once again recommends placement of Belarus on the watch list for 2006. Little has changed since Post's 2005 Special 301 input (ref B). Pirated optical media remains the norm, being readily available across the country, including in state-owned stores, and enfo [...]
2006-02-23 05:50:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON BO
06MINSK200Minsk Election Weekly X (February 18 - February 24)
[...] This is the tenth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ----------------------- Candidates Get Air Time ----------------------- 2. As per the law, state television and radio scheduled ai [...]
2006-02-24 07:13:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK21TAIWAN CLOSES MISSION AS MINSK SUPPORTS BEIJING
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is closing its small trade mission in Belarus, as Minsk grows ever closer to Beijing. In recent months the mission has had no access to GOB officials, but has received requests for help from some in the opposition. The mission never succeeded in its main tasks, promoting p [...]
2006-01-11 13:49:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON TW BO
06MINSK22TAIWAN CLOSES MISSION AS MINSK SUPPORTS BEIJING
[...] (C) Summary: Taiwan is closing its small trade mission in Belarus, as Minsk grows ever closer to Beijing. In recent months the mission has had no access to GOB officials, but has received requests for help from some in the opposition. The mission never succeeded in its main tasks, promoting p [...]
2006-01-11 13:49:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON TW BO
06MINSK25Latest Polling: Milinkevich Creeps Ahead in Polls, But Not
[...] Summary: The results of IISEPS' latest polling shows that Lukashenko retains high ratings, around 53 percent. Opposition support remains low, even for the 10+ opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich. Although Milinkevich's approval ratings did climb several points to 6.6 percent, a growin [...]
2006-01-12 12:48:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK252Minsk Election Weekly XII (March 6-March 10)
[...] This is the twelfth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------------------- Repression and Harassment ------------------------- 2. Milinkevich Activists Sentenced to Jail On Mar [...]
2006-03-14 08:41:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK267Minsk Election Weekly XII (March 6-March 10)
[...] This is the twelfth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------------------- Repression and Harassment ------------------------- 2. Milinkevich Activists Sentenced to Jail On Mar [...]
2006-03-14 13:49:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK268EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - March 10, 2006
[...] Refrigerator and freezer inventories increased 127 percent in January to 20,000 units. Tire inventories increased 29.7 percent to 28,000 units, chemical fiber inventories increased 20.3 percent to 20,700 tons, and television inventories increased 280 percent to 98,000 units. Meanwhile, truck [...]
2006-03-14 13:50:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK277Can't Sell Those Belarusian Goods
[...] Summary: Many Belarusian companies, especially those owned by the state (which controls 80% of economic activity),are having problems selling the goods they produce. In February Belarusian warehouses were holding goods totaling 52.9% of average monthly production, worth over USD one billion. [...]
2006-03-15 12:07:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV BO
06MINSK285Lukashenko Leads February Poll
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a poll conducted just before the presidential campaign began, Lukashenko dominated the field and most Belarusians relied on state media for information. Still, despite lack of access and constant pro- Lukashenko/anti-opposition propaganda, pro-democracy candidate Milinkevich [...]
2006-03-17 08:46:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK29BELARUS PERSONNEL RE-SHUFFLE: TAKING NO CHANCES
[...] (C) Summary: In recent weeks Belarusian dictator Lukashenko has reshuffled several senior positions in his Presidential Administration (PA) and removed the Minister of Health. The odious Viktor Sheiman has moved from heading the Presidential Administration to running Lukashenko's presidential [...]
2006-01-13 11:49:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR BO
06MINSK311 Lukashenko Gives Victory Speech and Fiery Press
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 20, a defiant Aleksandr Lukashenko accepted his presidential "victory" at a press conference held in the cavernous Palace of the Republic and spoke to a full audience, including practically the entire Belarusian government, on live television. Lukashenko stressed Belarusians [...]
2006-03-22 15:51:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK314LUKASHENKO GIVES VICTORY SPEECH AND FIERY PRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 20, a defiant Aleksandr Lukashenko accepted his presidential &victory8 at a press conference held in the cavernous Palace of the Republic and spoke to a full audience, including practically the entire Belarusian government, on live television. Lukashenko stressed Belar [...]
2006-03-23 07:04:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK315LUKASHENKO GIVES VICTORY SPEECH AND FIERY PRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 20, a defiant Aleksandr Lukashenko accepted his presidential &victory8 at a press conference held in the cavernous Palace of the Republic and spoke to a full audience, including practically the entire Belarusian government, on live television. Lukashenko stressed Belar [...]
2006-03-23 07:04:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK342250 ACTIVISTS CONVICTED IN ONE DAY, KOZULIN BEATEN
[...] (U) Summary: As of March 27, approximately 250 people who were detained for participating in post-March 19 election protests were sentenced to up to 15 days in jail. Those sentenced included former presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich's stepson, a former Polish ambassador to Belarus, [...]
2006-03-28 15:01:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK343Candidates React to Regime Crackdown
[...] (U) On March 26, opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich issued a statement expressing solidarity with all those beaten and arrested by authorities on March 25, including his rival opposition leader Aleksandr Kozulin. Expressing his desire to continue to challenge the illegiti [...]
2006-03-28 16:10:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL BO
06MINSK348Where's Lukashenko?
[...] Summary: On March 28 the GOB indicated Lukashenko's inauguration would not take place March 31 as had been widely reported and prepared for. This followed an eight-day period where Lukashenko disappeared from public view. Only on March 28 did a wan and de- energized Lukashenko reappear for a [...]
2006-03-29 11:28:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR BO
06MINSK374LUKASHENKO FOUND, LOOKS ILL
[...] (C) Summary: Lukashenko has been found. After a two-week absence from the public eye, and after missing all the events surrounding the tenth anniversary of the Union State Treaty, Lukashenko appeared on state television on April 4. In two short segments an atypically weary and soft-spoken Luk [...]
2006-04-05 15:44:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR BO
06MINSK383KOZULIN'S WIFE MEETS AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: On April 4, Irina Kozulin, wife of imprisoned opposition presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin, told Ambassador that her husband is still suffering from back pain and has bronchitis, but visible signs of his beatings have disappeared. However, he is receiving good treatment a [...]
2006-04-07 14:11:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK397LUKASHENKO INAUGURATED: A PALE IMAGE
[...] (C) Summary: Belarusian dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko was inaugurated in a brief, highly orchestrated and sparsely attended ceremony in Minsk April 8. In an unusually short speech, a depressed looking Lukashenko stressed his re-election represented the people,s will and lashed out at outside [...]
2006-04-12 15:21:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK408MARINICH RELEASED
[...] (C) Summary: Imprisoned opposition member Mikhail Marinich was released from jail April 14 after serving two years on trumped up charges. A Minsk court April 12 ruled to release Marinich a full year earlier than his sentence required. The 66-year-old Marinich, Belarus' former Ambassador to L [...]
2006-04-14 12:14:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL
06MINSK43EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - January 17, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Polish Activists Fined The Grodno Border Control Unit on January 5 fined two Union of Belarusian Poles (UBP) activists Andrei Pochobut and Andrei Pisalnik the maximum USD 1 [...]
2006-01-19 05:41:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK431MILINKEVICH'S WIFE MEETS AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: On April 17, Ambassador met with Ten Plus Coalition leader Aleksandr Milinkevich's wife, Inna Kulei, who is the president of the newly formed Committee for the Defense of the Repressed (PCDR). This committee provides educational, employment, humanitarian, and medical assistance [...]
2006-04-20 10:48:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL INR BO
06MINSK445The GOB Prepares For Bird Flu
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB on March 24 ratified a plan to prevent avian influenza (AI) from appearing in Belarus and to isolate it in case of an outbreak. Belarus has long banned poultry product imports and animal feed from nations with confirmed cases of AI but just recently issued decrees on pr [...]
2006-04-24 13:56:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU PGOV PHUM ECON CASC BO
06MINSK463Post-Election Polling: Lukashenko Wins, but Not by As Much
[...] Summary: The IISEPS polling service recently unveiled the results of the first post-election poll. IISEPS found that about 64% of the electorate voted for Lukashenko, 20% less than the regime claims. Despite this discrepancy, a slim majority of Belarusians view the elections as free and fair. [...]
2006-04-28 11:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MINSK521EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 12, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. Zubr Leader Nikita Sasim Sentenced to Three Months in Jail On May 12, Zubr youth leader Nikita Sasim was sentenced in Baranichsky Regional Court to three months arrest f [...]
2006-05-16 14:26:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK555GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in Grodno and then in Volkovisk. Recently released political prisoner Levonevskiy described his deplorable prison conditions. Free trade unionists noted increasing GOB pressure on [...]
2006-05-26 08:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO
06MINSK556GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in Grodno and then in Volkovisk. Recently released political prisoner Levonevskiy described his deplorable prison conditions. Free trade unionists noted increasing GOB pressure on [...]
2006-05-26 08:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO
06MINSK557GRODNO/VOLKOVISK TRIP HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 16-17, Ambassador toured the Grodno oblast in the western part of Belarus, stopping first in Grodno and then in Volkovisk. Recently released political prisoner Levonevskiy described his deplorable prison conditions. Free trade unionists noted increasing GOB pressure on [...]
2006-05-26 08:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EINV BO
06MINSK582PINSK VISIT NOT IDEOLOGICALLY PURE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 24 and 25 DCM and Econoff visited the southern cities of Pinsk, Beryoza and Beloozyersk, as well as a newly discovered Holocaust mass grave near Bronnaya Gora. Local activists in Beryoza seemed preoccupied with their problems with the BKGB, but activists in Beloozyersk are [...]
2006-06-02 10:40:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PHUM KNAR BO
06MINSK599BELARUS: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] (SBU) Post submits its annual contribution for the 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. During the year the Belarus Government continued with its policy of fundraising through confiscation of transiting goods, although this process appears to be declining. The State Cu [...]
2006-06-09 04:44:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC EFIN EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BO
06MINSK600IMF: Belarus Faces Falling Growth
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent briefing a visiting IMF team acknowledged that the Belarusian economy has seen strong growth the past few years, driven mainly by the re-export of Russian oil, but also to a lesser extent to growing productivity. However, Belarus also faces a number of significant pr [...]
2006-06-09 07:59:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL USTR BO
06MINSK608REGIONAL OUTREACH TO GOMEL REGION HIGH, SUPERVISED
[...] (U) Summary: On June 1-2, Ambassador traveled to the regional capital city Gomel and surrounding villages to conduct public outreach. Opposition and civil society representatives described the repressive conditions in which they exist, but the civil society representatives also criticized the [...]
2006-06-09 13:33:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON PHUM BO
06MINSK630PARTNERSHIP ELECTION OBSERVERS FACE TRIAL
[...] (C) Summary: On June 13, Ambassador and DCM met with the wives of two of the jailed Partnership activists (independent election observers). The wives said their husbands' moods were still high, given their circumstances. Two of the four activists were recently moved to a new detention center [...]
2006-06-14 13:25:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV BO
06MINSK640THE NATIONAL LIBRARY: LUKASHENKO'S DIAMOND OR
[...] (U) Summary: The June 9 grand opening of the Belarusian National Library, a 23-story glass diamond-shaped monstrosity on the outskirts of Minsk, was again postponed. Although the authorities did not give a reason for the delay, independent news sources expect it is related to the perennial pro [...]
2006-06-16 05:30:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL BO
06MINSK664Belarus Faces Pension Crisis
[...] Summary: On May 18, Econoff met with the head of the Ministry of Labor's pension office, and on May 30 attended a conference where several GOB officials described an upcoming pension crisis. Belarus has 2.6 million pensioners, 27% of the population, and this number will grow in coming years. T [...]
2006-06-21 14:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EFIN SOCI BO
06MINSK671EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - June 23, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. State Weekly Says Belarus Should Freeze Opposition U.S. Accounts On June 22, BelTA correspondent Viktor Lovgach wrote in the pro- governme [...]
2006-06-23 12:21:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD
06MINSK679ACTIVIST SEEKS TO EXPAND ROLE OF WOMEN IN BELARUS
[...] (C) Summary: In her new role as head of the Commission on Women in the United Civic Party (UCP),Women's Independent Democratic Movement (WIDM) chair Lyudmila Petina told DCM she is searching for ways to encourage women to become more politically active, including the possible creation of a w [...]
2006-06-27 12:54:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF KWMN SCUL BO
06MINSK692OPPOSITION LEADER OUTLINES MULTIPLE PROBLEMS IN
[...] (C) Summary: During a June 26 meeting with Ambassador, pro-democracy Belarusian Party of Communist (BPC) head Aleksandr Kalyakin described the United Democratic Forces (UDF) plan of action outlining "concrete" measures to coordinate the activities of the UDF leaders and to mobilize activists. [...]
2006-06-30 13:27:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF BO
06MINSK720POST REVIEW OF GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS,
[...] On June 27, 2006 USAID Country Representative, USAID Activity Manager and an Embassy Poloff met with UNDP HIV/AIDS Program Manager, the UNDP Resident Representative and the Belarus Global Fund Project Manager to discuss the results of Phase I of the project (which ends November 30, 2006) and p [...]
2006-07-12 13:49:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO BO
06MINSK740EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 17, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------- Political Parties ----------------- 2. Pro-Lukashenko Communists Proclaim Merger with Opposition Communists On July 15, the leadership of the pro-Lukashenko Communist Party of Belarus (CPB) de [...]
2006-07-18 03:48:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MINSK866BOBRUISK OPPOSITION PREPARES FOR LOCAL ELECTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: To gauge the strength of opposition forces ahead of upcoming municipal elections, Poloffs traveled to Bobruisk on July 20, as the southeastern city was preparing for Lukashenko's September annual harvest festival. Although marginalized and weakened, opposition political parties [...]
2006-08-10 13:03:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL ECON BO
06MINSK893GOB - "AVIAN INFLUENZA NOT BEHIND 100,000 POULTRY
[...] (U) Summary: Approximately 100,000 chickens have died in two separate accidents at Belarusian poultry farms since July 14. The GOB stressed that human error was at fault and maintained that AI was not detected. Health officials reiterated that the deaths were unfortunate accidents, but ass [...]
2006-08-17 07:41:00Embassy MinskCONFIDENTIALTBIO KSTH ECON PREL SOCI WHO PGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK994EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 8,
[...] (U) The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS LOCAL ELECTIONS --------------- - Opposition Party Forms Bloc For Independence (para. 2) - Opposition Coalition Secretariat In Operation (para. 3) - Brest Opposition Questions Council Members (pa [...]
2006-09-12 11:23:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO
06MONTEVIDEO1097HOW MERCOSUR HAS CHANGED
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: This telegram contains a healthy dose of subjective analysis designed to stimulate constructive debate on an issue of regional importance. The Embassy is keenly interested in Mercosur, not only because its headquarters are located here, but also because we have [...]
2006-11-16 13:31:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL AORC SOCI UY
06MONTEVIDEO1155SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY
[...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the left-of-center Frente Amplio government immediately renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been previously suspended by the Batlle administration. This move appears to have been a gesture by President Vazquez to the more radical elements [...]
2006-12-05 15:45:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU UY
06MONTEVIDEO230THE VAZQUEZ ADMINISTRATION AT THE ONE-YEAR MARK
[...] (C) Summary: The Frente Amplio (FA) Government completed its first year in power on March 1 with more achievements than setbacks. In typical fashion, little fanfare marked the day as President Vazquez had sent his state-of-the-union report to Congress a week earlier. It is clear that his adr [...]
2006-03-07 19:06:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EINV ETRD SOCI ELAB PINR UY
06MONTEVIDEO259 VAZQUEZ'S DEALS IN CARACAS: A GOOD FIRESALE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 14-15, President Vazquez visited Venezuela as part of a six-day Latin American tour. Out of eleven bilateral agreements signed on a variety of issues, two stand out, with the remainder of a mostly cultural or technical nature. The GOU managed to dump on the GOV unprofitabl [...]
2006-03-16 20:51:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV VZ UY
06MONTEVIDEO358SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF LIBERTAD ACT - URUGUAY
[...] (C) Upon taking office on March 1, 2005, the left-of-center Frente Amplio Government immediately renewed diplomatic relations with Cuba, which had been previously suspended by the Batlle administration. This move appeared to have been a gesture by President Vazquez to the more radical element [...]
2006-04-18 19:32:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU UY
06MONTEVIDEO459OAS AMBASSADOR JOHN MAISTO'S MAY 18 VISIT TO
[...] (C) U.S. Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) Ambassador John F. Maisto visited Montevideo on May 18 to discuss Summit of the Americas follow-up, the June OAS General Assembly, and U.S./Uruguayan bilateral relations. He met with President Vazquez, lunched with [...]
2006-05-24 14:06:00Embassy MontevideoCONFIDENTIALPREL OAS UNSC UY
06MONTEVIDEO46URUGUAY'S PUBLIC UNIVERSITY SYSTEM IN CRISIS
[...] (U) Minister of the Economy, Daniel Astori recently stated that Uruguay must decentralize and strengthen its system of higher education or risk a faltering economy. Post analysis concurs with Astori's assessment. Statistics show that the vast majority of university-age students will never ac [...]
2006-01-13 18:09:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI EINV ELAB UY
06MONTREAL1219 Camcording in Montreal theaters: perspectives
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Associations (CMPDA) Montreal anti-piracy division and the Montreal division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) gave two different perspectives on the scope and impact of camcording in Montreal theaters to Econcouns [...]
2006-12-12 12:32:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR CA
06MONTREAL1220 Camcording in Montreal theaters: perspectives
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association's (CMPDA) Montreal anti-piracy division and the Montreal division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) gave two different perspectives on the scope and impact of camcording in Montreal theaters to Econcouns [...]
2006-12-12 15:50:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR CA
06MOSCOW105WIDENING PROBLEMS FOR RUSSIAN POLICY IN THE NORTH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The North Caucasus is a crucible in which the weakness of the Russian state and its ambivalence about how to overcome that weakness are compounded. In part thanks to its failed policy there, the challenge for Russia in the North Caucasus has changed over the last ten years. Jus [...]
2006-01-11 15:03:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM EAID PREL RS
06MOSCOW10620RUSSIA: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ANATOLIY CHUBAYS
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 19 meeting with the Ambassador, UES CEO Chubays was very upbeat about UES reform and the liberalization of electricity prices. He confidently predicted that strategic investors and IPOs in London and Moscow would raise the investment UES needs to meet its five y [...]
2006-09-22 08:26:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALAF ECON ENRG IAEA KNNP PGOV RS
06MOSCOW11137UNITED RUSSIA SEEKS MAJORITY IN OCTOBER 8
[...] (C) A September 28 - 29 visit to Chuvashiya in the run-up to the October 8 State Council elections found: -- five of the Republic's twenty-two parties on the ballot, with a sixth --the Party of Pensioners-- denied registration, and joining the Party of Life in supporting Rodina's quest to cr [...]
2006-10-04 12:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PINR RS
06MOSCOW11172UNITED RUSSIA IGNORES THE PARTY OF LIFE IN LIPETSK
[...] (SBU) Lipetsk oblast and city are tightly controlled by United Russia Governor Oleg Korolyev. Oblast regional elections will be held on October 8 and it is widely believed in Lipetsk that YR will win a decisive majority. While the Communist Party (KPRF) continues to have loyal followers, it ap [...]
2006-10-04 15:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM RS
06MOSCOW11276UNITED RUSSIA AIMS TO WIN BY A WIDE MARGIN IN TUVA
[...] (SBU) Embassy visited the Republic of Tuva October 1-5, in advance of the October 8 regional election. Tuva is tightly controlled by Regional Head Sherig-Ool Oorzhak, who became a member of United Russia (YR) eight months ago, and it is widely believed that YR will win a decisive majority, wit [...]
2006-10-06 14:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL SOCI RS
06MOSCOW11652PSYCHIATRY ABUSED FOR COMMERCIAL ENDS
[...] (C) Anecdotal evidence suggests that psychiatry is increasingly being used as a tool, especially in more "sophisticated" urban areas like Moscow, in the resolution of family squabbles or business disputes. The interpretation of a 2001 law on legal expertise activities allegedly has been used [...]
2006-10-18 10:04:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PINR RS
06MOSCOW1171RUSSIA COMFORTABLE WITH STATUS QUO IN BELARUS
[...] (C) Summary: The MFA's official stance on Belarus seems to have shifted from resigned noninterference to passive support for Lukashenko and the status quo. However, Russian activists and leaders of the Belarusian opposition based in Moscow have not given up hope that determined resistance wi [...]
2006-02-08 08:53:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR BO RS
06MOSCOW11830SCENESETTER: TREASURY U/S LEVEY'S VISIT TO MOSCOW
[...] (C) On behalf of the U.S. Mission in Russia, we extend a warm welcome to you and your delegation. Your visit offers an opportunity to continue your discussions with the Russians on combating terrorism financing as well as our grave concerns about Iran's and North Korea's activity in this rega [...]
2006-10-20 14:25:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON KTFN EFIN PTER OTRA OVIP RS
06MOSCOW12042FORMER RUSSIAN PM KASYANOV: OPPOSITION WOES,
[...] (C) In a recent one-on-one lunch with Ambassador, a confident ex-prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov cited reasons to be optimistic about his presidential prospects: -- the business community's alleged latent support for his economic reform agenda; -- the weakness of current contenders Medve [...]
2006-10-27 11:43:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR SOCI RS
06MOSCOW12448BRYANSK: CASE STUDY OF A REGIONAL PARTY OF POWER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Once a keystone of post-Soviet Communist control, the political scene in Bryansk region is now dominated by United Russia (YR). YR has attracted the youth, business, and elite vote - votes that used to be divided between the Communist Party and liberal parties like the Union of [...]
2006-11-15 09:34:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM SOCI RS
06MOSCOW12563EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: M.P.CHUMAKOV
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, M.P. Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and viral encefalitides of [...]
2006-11-22 05:27:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW12702RUSSIA: CEMENTING OUR ECONOMIC RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: After thirteen years of tough negotiations, we finally have in hand a bilateral agreement on Russia's accession to the WTO. Understanding that we are not yet out of the woods, with hard work ahead in the multilateral forum, we should take full advantage of the improved atmosphere [...]
2006-11-30 03:56:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR ENRG ETRD PREL RS EINV
06MOSCOW12708COMMUNIST PARTY: NOT DEAD YET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Most observers describe the Communist Party (KPRF) as a party on life-support sustained by nostalgic pensioners. The cliche has it that as party stalwart's die off, so too will the KPRF. This assessment, however, ignores a relatively constant level of support, despite the dem [...]
2006-11-30 12:44:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM RS
06MOSCOW12757GORDEYEV ON THE WARPATH, AND THE DUTCH STRIKE BACK
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: According to the Dutch AgCouns in Moscow, Dutch veterinary and plant health authorities have run out of patience with their Russian counterparts and are proposing temporarily to halt plant quarantine certification by Dutch authorities of exports of all plant products to Russia. [...]
2006-12-01 20:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAGR ETRD PREL WTO RS
06MOSCOW12764RUSSIANS STILL CYNICAL ABOUT NATIONAL PRIORITY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 03:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON EFIN PGOV PREL RS POL
06MOSCOW12857UNITED RUSSIA APPROVES PARTY PLATFORM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: United Russia (YR) approved its party platform and action plan for the next ten years at its convention in Yekaterinburg on December 2. Party luminaries followed a tight script, staked United Russia's claim to the political center with a populist tilt, and rallied its members for [...]
2006-12-08 15:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV KDCM RS
06MOSCOW13005RUSSIA'S 2007 BUDGET: A QUICK OVERVIEW
[...] (SBU) Despite considerable chatter to the contrary, Russia's 2007 Federal Budget (signed into law December 20 by President Putin) continues to reflect substantial fiscal restraint, with expenditures set to rise by just 1.5 percent of GDP and the primary surplus targeted at 5.3 percent of GDP. [...]
2006-12-20 15:59:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV RS
06MOSCOW13071NIZHNIY NOVGOROD: VERTICAL CONTROL INSUFFICIENT?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. With President Putin's appointment of Governor Valeriy Shantsev in August 2005, a United Russia political elite with strong business interests now firmly controls Nizhniy Novgorod and its region. The establishment of the regional branch of the second Kremlin-sponsored party, " [...]
2006-12-22 11:32:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PINR RS
06MOSCOW13171RUSSIA AND IRAN: AFTER THE SANCTIONS RESOLUTION
[...] (C) Summary: Russia has repeatedly told us that when it comes to preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons, it shares our strategic goal but differs with us over tactics. Moscow's reluctance to agree to coercive measures was on full display during consideration of UNSCR 1737, but in th [...]
2006-12-29 12:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ETRD KNNP MASS IR RS
06MOSCOW1445SPRING STATE DUMA SESSION OFF TO SLOW START
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The spring semester of the Russian State Duma, which began on January 11 and will run through mid-June, got off to a slow start. Deputies are burdened with almost 600 draft laws, with 52 designated as priority bills focusing on water and forestry regulation, transportation safe [...]
2006-02-15 12:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAGR EFIN ENRG ETRD PREL PHUM SOCI RS
06MOSCOW1974RUSSIA'S RODINA CONTENDS WITH KREMLIN PRESSURE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Rodina Party has embarked on a campaign to polish its image, softening (but not completely eliminating) its harsh criticism of minority migrants, while focusing on economic opportunity and social justice as the primary avenues for "transforming nationalism into patriotism." [...]
2006-03-01 08:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM SOCI PINR RS
06MOSCOW2928NGO LEGISLATION: VARYING EXPECTATIONS ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The GOR continues to be opaque about implementation of its controversial new NGO legislation, which is to go into effect next month. It has revealed almost nothing publicly about the legislation's implementing regulations, although one NGO contact told us he had seen draft repor [...]
2006-03-23 11:17:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PINR RS
06MOSCOW3035AFTER THE ELECTION: MOSCOW VIEWS ON BELARUS AND
[...] (C) Summary. Russia's embrace of President Lukashenko's victory in the March 19 Belarus election reflects official Moscow's strong preference for stability in Minsk and its belief that the status quo offers the best chance for that stability. Contacts close to the Belarusian opposition in M [...]
2006-03-27 05:52:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BO RS
06MOSCOW3115NEW COUNTERTERRORISM MEASURES CREATE "VERTICAL OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On March 6 President Putin signed a bill "On Counteracting Terrorism" that had hastily moved through the Duma and Federation Council in the preceding days. Passed on its first reading in December 2004 (reftel) after the Beslan tragedy, the bill was then shelved because of several [...]
2006-03-28 10:31:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PTER RS
06MOSCOW3218THE "FEBRUARY THESES": SURKOV'S PRIMER ON PUTINISM
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A February speech by Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Vladislav Surkov to a United Russia conference sketched out "basic ideological theses" of the Putin Administration. While not attempting to break new ground or crystallize a doctrine of "Putinism," the speech p [...]
2006-03-30 10:24:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL RS
06MOSCOW3345THE RUSSIAN ARMS DEAL WITH ALGERIA: A MODEL FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Putin's March 10 visit to Algeria demonstrated that Russia is actively working to expand into new arms markets to sustain the Russian military-industrial complex. Russia reportedly will sell Algeria 70 combat and trainer jet aircraft, 300 T-90S tanks, air defense syste [...]
2006-03-31 10:40:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR MARR MOPS RS AG
06MOSCOW3356CIVIL SOCIETY HITCHES A RIDE WITH IRATE DRIVERS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. When a court in February sentenced an ordinary citizen to four years in prison for his involvement in a 2005 car accident that killed then-Altay Kray Governor Mikhail Yevdokimov, it sparked popular outrage. The perceived injustice of the court's decision inspired a grassroots o [...]
2006-03-31 11:55:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL RS
06MOSCOW3507GEORGIA-RUSSIA: SOME POSITIVE STEPS -- AND SOME
[...] (C) Summary. Russian MFA Fourth CIS Department Director Andrey Kelin told A/DCM April 4 that he was pleased with the "good cooperative spirit" he had met in Tbilisi when finalizing the agreement on withdrawing Russian bases by 2008 that was signed in Sochi March 31. The March 27 South Osset [...]
2006-04-04 10:51:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PBTS ETRD OSCE GG RS
06MOSCOW3803CODEL FRIST MEETING WITH RUSSIAN EXPERTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In an April 10 breakfast meeting with Codel Frist and the Ambassador, Russian experts described the range of challenges facing Russia in the political, economic, and social sphere. Experts agreed that high oil profits disincline the political leadership to push new policy init [...]
2006-04-11 13:56:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM ECON EATO KHIV RS
06MOSCOW4353KOMI: SOCIO-ECONOMIC SITUATION IMPROVING FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Economic progress is visible in the resource-rich Komi Republic, we found on a recent trip to that remote region. Its economy is doing well, in part because of global price gains in oil, gas, and metal, but also because of its growing paper and furniture industries and budding [...]
2006-04-24 13:10:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PGOV PREL RS
06MOSCOW4572$4.5M U.S. Investment, Andy Warhol and American Corner
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified - Not for Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Burns' visit to Samara April 17-18 revealed a city ripe for additional U.S. investment and eager for increased contacts and exchanges with American academic and business counterparts. The Ambassado [...]
2006-04-27 12:59:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV SOCI PINR RS
06MOSCOW5557AMBASSADOR'S MAY 23 MEETING WITH DUMA FIRST DEPUTY
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador met May 23 with Duma First Deputy Speaker Oleg Morozov, who agreed that inter-parliamentary exchanges should be encouraged. He noted that a newly created Duma working group will address legislative initiatives proposed by President Putin in his Annual Address. Morozo [...]
2006-05-26 07:33:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PHUM PREL RS SOCI
06MOSCOW5645CHECHNYA: THE ONCE AND FUTURE WAR
[...] (C) Introduction: Chechnya has been less in the glare of constant international attention in recent years. However, the Chechnya conflict remains unresolved, and the suffering of the Chechen people and the threat of instability throughout the region remain. This message reinterprets the history of [...]
2006-05-30 09:27:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS RS
06MOSCOW5740RUSSIA: PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION SNAPSHOT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Adding fuel to already intense speculation about who will succeed him, President Putin confirmed to state media May 13 that he will endorse a candidate before the March 2008 election. Both Kremlin-connected and independent analysts believe Putin's choice will be driven by a desire [...]
2006-05-31 13:15:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR RS
06MOSCOW5934RUSSIAN PROCURATOR GENERAL DISMISSED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Putin removed Vladimir Ustinov as Procurator General on June 2. He did not name an immediate replacement. PolPreds Dmitriy Kozak and Aleksandr Konovalov are considered leading candidates to replace Ustinov. The suddenness of the move surprised observers, although rumo [...]
2006-06-02 14:56:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM PHUM PINR RS
06MOSCOW6173NGO REPRESENTATIVES CONCERNED ABOUT IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY. DRL Deputy Assistant Secretary Erica Barks-Ruggles discussed the controversial NGO law and the broader human rights and democracy situation in Russia with a range of NGO representatives on May 30-31. She expressed support for NGOs in Russia and asked about current trends for civ [...]
2006-06-08 11:18:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM RS
06MOSCOW6334GROWTH AND CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA'S REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: While none would dispute that Moscow leads Russia in economic development, it is increasingly clear that many cities beyond Moscow are experiencing healthy growth. Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners in large provincial cities report expanded opportunities and gradually imp [...]
2006-06-14 10:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB SOCI POL RS
06MOSCOW6815SOCIAL MOBILITY IN RUSSIA: WHICH WAY TO THE MIDDLE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With real average incomes up 66 percent over the past five years, Russia's middle class has begun to emerge from the shadows -- after all, someone other than the mega rich has to be buying all those TV sets, cars and cell phones. Understanding that the movement is now well unde [...]
2006-06-27 11:10:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SOCI EINV ELAB EFIN PGOV RS
06MOSCOW6839AN ARRAY OF CIVIL SOCIETY EVENTS AROUND THE G8
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The menu of civil society events around the G8 Summit has taken shape, although a few uncertainties remain. The main GOR-sponsored event, the so-called Civil G8 to be held on July 3-4, has been supplemented with a human rights roundtable, which some independent activists view as [...]
2006-06-27 13:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR RS
06MOSCOW7124PUTIN MEETS WITH NGO REPRESENTATIVES AS PART OF
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The main GOR-sponsored civil society event, the Civil G8, was held July 3-4 in Moscow. The event brought together a wide range of NGOs for lively discussions on themes, including G8 agenda items as well as the state of Russia's civil society. Putin attended several Civil G8 event [...]
2006-07-06 08:47:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM PINR RS
06MOSCOW7493WORLD RELIGIOUS LEADERS SUMMIT IN RUSSIA CALLS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Meeting in Moscow July 3-5, more than 200 religious leaders and clergy from over 40 countries called on believers of all faiths to engage in dialogue and partnership to resolve global problems, as well as to challenge terrorism, extremism, and efforts to restrict religious freed [...]
2006-07-14 06:42:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SOCI PINR RS
06MOSCOW8427AFTER BASAYEV
[...] (C) Shamil Basayev leaves behind questions about the future direction of Chechnya, the future direction of the North Caucasus, and future prospects for terrorism, extremism, and militant Jihadism in the region. With no unifying enemy, the leadership of Chechnya is beginning to show rifts. M [...]
2006-08-08 07:44:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR MOPS PINR PTER RS
06MOSCOW868A/S LOWENKRON'S MEETING WITH KONSTANTIN KOSACHEV,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 19 DRL A/S Barry Lowenkron, Ambassador Burns, and EUR DAS David Kramer met with State Duma International Relations Committee Chairman Konstantin Kosachev. Defending the new NGO legislation, Kosachev insisted that it would clarify the role of NGOs in Russia, not limit t [...]
2006-01-30 10:25:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM RS
06MOSCOW9206KHODORKOVSKIY-ASSOCIATED NGO HIT WITH HUGE TAX BILL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Russian tax authorities recently imposed a USD 180,000 bill for back taxes on an NGO headed by one of Mikhail Khodorkovskiy's lawyers. The Federal Tax Service claims the Center for International Legal Defense (CILD) owes taxes on grants it has received from the National Endowment [...]
2006-08-23 14:30:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM RS
06MUMBAI2090MAHARASHTRA'S GRAND VISION FOR THE NAGPUR AIRPORT
[...] (SBU) The Government of Maharashtra (GOM) has ambitious plans to convert Nagpur into a major regional transportation hub. During our recent trip to the city, located at the geographic heart of India, the Maharashtra Airport Development Corporation (MADC) explained its plans to build an integrat [...]
2006-12-28 09:52:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR PREL ETRD EFIN EIND EINV PINR IN
06MUNICH777 THE CSU'S ANNUAL CONVENTION - STICKING WITH STOIBER, BUT
[...] Chancellor Merkel and Bavarian Minister-President Edmund Stoiber made a show of unity at the CSU's annual convention. Behind the facade, however, the CSU is reluctantly marching behind Stoiber - a leader whose glory has visibly faded. Recent polls show the CSU's popularity in Bavaria at arou [...]
2006-11-03 16:25:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
06MUSCAT1004INSIDE OMANI DEPORTATION CENTER, SEEKING
[...] This is an action request for ECA, DRL, and G/TIP; please see paragraph 11. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) A June 19 visit to one of Oman's largest deportation centers revealed a clean and well-organized facility, and included a tour of the arrivals processing rooms, sleeping quarters [...]
2006-06-21 10:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF SMIG PHUM PBTS OEXC KPAO PGOV PREL MU
06MUSCAT1064CURRENT STATE OF HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS IN OMAN
[...] A UNICEF report outlining its next five-year plan for Oman, done in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, provided updated statistics on the AIDS picture. While HIV rates remain low and numerically static, incidence of other sexually transmitted diseases is rising. The Ministry of Health [...]
2006-07-05 12:34:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV SOCI MU
06MUSCAT1065FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION PART OF NATIONAL ACTION
[...] Troubling polling data on the acceptability of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Oman in a 2001 questionnaire for 16-18 year olds led to a 2004 survey of Omani women by the Ministry of Health. The surprising results revealed that more than half of women polled had undergone FGM. UNICEF's co [...]
2006-07-05 13:53:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KWMN PHUM MU
06MUSCAT1423TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING: OMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-02 13:45:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL MU
06MUSCAT1635LABOR CAMPS FOR OMAN'S MIGRANT WORKERS
[...] (C) Summary: Poleoff visited two privately-operated labor camps for migrant workers in the Muscat area. Workers he met live in crowded rooms with poor sanitation, and reported that they work long hours for low monthly wages. Many are paying off debts to recruiting agencies in their home count [...]
2006-11-27 12:39:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL ELAB SMIG MU
06MUSCAT1646SCENESETTER: VISIT OF AUSTR FOR EUROPE AND THE
[...] (U) Greetings and welcome to Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on December 4 to promote the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement. In addition to your participation as the keynote speaker and panel participant in the December 6 U.S.-Oman FTA Awareness Conference, we have confirmed me [...]
2006-12-02 14:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON ETRD EAIR EIND PGOV PREL OTRA MU
06MUSCAT1670SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF NEA A/S WELCH TO MUSCAT
[...] (C) Embassy Muscat and I warmly welcome your visit to Oman. Oman remains a dependable friend and ally and cooperates with us on a wide range of subjects, although it prefers to maintain a low profile. Regional threat issues are a prominent concern for the Omani leadership; however, Oman's p [...]
2006-12-06 14:22:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPARM PREL PTER KDEM KMPI KNNP KWMN SMIG ECON
06MUSCAT1737NEA A/S WELCH ASSISTANT SECRETARY MEETING WITH
[...] (C) NEA A/S WELCH, ACCOMPANIED BY AMBASSADOR, MET MINISTER OF THE ROYAL OFFICE GENERAL ALI BIN MAJID AL-MA'AMARI ON DECEMBER 12 FOR A BRIEF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON REGIONAL ISSUES. THE VISIT, MOSTLY A COURTESY CALL ON ONE OF THE SULTAN'S MOST TRUSTED ADVISORS, FEATURED A HEALTHY DIALOGUE ON IRA [...]
2006-12-28 15:00:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPREL KDEM KMPI IZ MU
06MUSCAT1738NEA A/S WELCH MEETING WITH ROYAL OFFICE MINISTER
[...] (C) NEA A/S WELCH, ACCOMPANIED BY AMBASSADOR, MET MINISTER OF THE ROYAL OFFICE GENERAL ALI BIN MAJID AL-MA'AMARI ON DECEMBER 12 FOR A BRIEF EXCHANGE OF IDEAS ON REGIONAL ISSUES. THE VISIT, MOSTLY A COURTESY CALL ON ONE OF THE SULTAN'S MOST TRUSTED ADVISORS, FEATURED A HEALTHY DIALOGUE ON IRA [...]
2006-12-28 15:03:00Embassy MuscatSECRET//NOFORNPREL KDEM KMPI IZ MU
06MUSCAT207GOVERNMENT CRITIC ALLEGES AMCIT AILING IN PRISON
[...] (SBU) Recently released former parliamentarian Taybah al-Ma'wali claims that unsanitary prison conditions and poor medical care have caused a serious decline in convicted Amcit Rebecca Thompson's health. Her charges, however, are at variance with what Conoff and other independent visitors have [...]
2006-02-14 08:54:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PHUM PGOV PREL SOCI MU
06MUSCAT219OMAN ONLINE: HEALTH CARE, A DISMISSAL, AND DENMARK
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]
2006-02-15 14:03:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
06MUSCAT383U.S. BEEF BANNED IN OMAN
[...] Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries have confirmed a ban on U.S. beef imports as a result of BSE reports. The question of when the ban might be lifted is still under study. End Summary. ---------------- U.S. BEEF BANNED ---------------- 2. On March 14, Econoff dis [...]
2006-03-15 15:02:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PREL MU ESTH
06MUSCAT728SCENESETTER: VISIT OF EB DAS AMBASSADOR DAVID A.
[...] Greetings and welcome to the Sultanate of Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on May 12 in conjunction with the USTDA Information and Communication Technology regional forum, May 14-16. In addition to conference activities, we are seeking a meeting with the Telecommunications R [...]
2006-05-08 14:32:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON PGOV OTRA MU
06MUSCAT782EMBASSY MUSCAT NOMINATION FOR LABOR DIPLOMACY AWARD
[...] U.S. Embassy Muscat is pleased to nominate Pol/LaborOff Cynthia L. Plath for the 2006 Labor Diplomacy Officer of the Year Award in recognition of her outstanding support of USG labor and human rights policies in Oman. Her dedication, initiative and responsive reporting were invaluable to the [...]
2006-05-16 11:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ELAB MU
06MUSCAT793LABOR UPDATE FOR US-OMAN FTA HEARINGS
[...] The Ministry of Manpower confirmed on May 13 that it is researching and preparing ILO-consistent legislation to meet recent labor reform commitments for ratification of the US-Oman Free Trade Agreement. Labor committee members and government officials assert that, in practice, the government [...]
2006-05-17 14:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM MU
06MUSCAT903NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: AES
[...] Embassy Muscat is pleased to nominate AES Barka for the Secretary's 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence. AES Barka's SIPDIS pivotal role in meeting Oman's increased electricity and water demands through private sector generation, and its strong commitment to corporate governance, community [...]
2006-06-06 10:36:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP ELAB ENRG KSEP SENV AMGT MU
06NAHA66OKINAWA'S ECONOMY: A SLOW TRANSITION
[...] Summary: Okinawa's economy has several contradictions. Since 1972, this island economy has been growing two times faster than the rest of Japan, yet wages remain 70% of the mainland average. Jobs are being created, yet unemployment remains stubbornly high. The classic Japanese export-based [...]
2006-03-17 01:15:00Consulate NahaUNCLASSIFIEDJA MARR PREL
06NAHA96OKINAWA'S NEXT GOVERNOR: POSSIBLE CANDIDATES
[...] (SBU) Introduction: In the following discussion of possible candidates for governor in this November's gubernatorial election, it is worth noting that Okinawa, unlike Japan as a whole, has had a functioning two-party system since reversion in 1972. Since that time, Okinawa has seen the fortun [...]
2006-04-20 10:16:00Consulate NahaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR PREL JA
06NAIROBI1238 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the second update cable in response to Ref A request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and REDSO/Somalia contributed to this report. REGIONAL REPORTS 2. NAIROBI-BASED REGIONAL MEETINGS A [...]
2006-03-17 10:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KESO
06NAIROBI1239 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the second update cable in response to Ref A request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and REDSO/Somalia contributed to this report. REGIONAL REPORTS 2. NAIROBI-BASED REGIONAL MEETINGS A [...]
2006-03-17 11:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KESO
06NAIROBI1444 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the third update cable in response to Ref A request for biweekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya and Ethiopia, REDSO (Somalia, Djibouti),and OFDA/ECARO contributed to this report. FLASH REPORT 2. Early reports from an ongo [...]
2006-04-03 03:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ASEC
06NAIROBI1445 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] This is the third update cable in response to Ref A request for biweekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, REDSO Somalia, Djibouti, and OFDA contributed to this report. ------------ FLASH REPORT ------------ 2. Early rep [...]
2006-04-03 03:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE SO
06NAIROBI1547KENYA RENEWS REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN
[...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) formally reiterated April 6 its request for U.S. support for Kenya's candidacy for a seat on the first U.N. Human Rights Council (text in paragraph 2). Ref A communicated the same informal request from the MFA and asked for Department guidance. Departmen [...]
2006-04-07 07:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA KUNR KE
06NAIROBI157FOREIGN MINISTER TUJU COMMITS ON ISSUES OF U.S.
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Tuju told Ambassador January 11 that Kenya will now proceed, in coordination with the U.S. and UK governments, with the prompt establishment of the long-stalled Joint Terrorism Task Force. Given the government's multiple and unfulfilled previous pledges, Tuju set [...]
2006-01-12 13:01:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SNAR EAID ASEC MASS KCOR KE
06NAIROBI1635THOUGHTS ON THE DIALOGUE WITH KENYA AT THE
[...] (C) Summary: In light of recent events in Kenya, Mission Nairobi recommends a tough-but-balanced approach in bilateral meetings between USG policymakers and the Kenyan delegation visiting Washington in late-April for the annual IMF/World Bank meetings. Washington policymakers can expect an a [...]
2006-04-13 11:48:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EAID EFIN KCOR PGOV PINR KE
06NAIROBI1651 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...]
2006-04-13 14:54:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1652 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...]
2006-04-13 15:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1761COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
[...] Country clearance is hereby granted for the visit of AA/AFR/EA Lloyd Pierson from o/a April 30 to o/a May 3, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to visit USAID Staff and Programs. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per reftel [...]
2006-04-25 14:10:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE
06NAIROBI1772 DONOR COORDINATION FOR KENYA DROUGHT
[...] Donor agencies and governments, including USAID, have stepped up to coordinate efforts to respond to the current humanitarian emergency in Kenya. In regular meetings, donors share information on funding, activities, and partners in an effort to avoid overlap and gaps in programming. Meetin [...]
2006-04-25 14:16:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI1789 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WEIS SHERDEL
[...] USAID/REDSO grants country clearance for the visit of Weis Sherdel from June 18 to July 21, 2006 to provide Phoenix 6.0 training and support services. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per reftel, visitor has secret security [...]
2006-04-26 08:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE OTRA
06NAIROBI1804 RAINS STABILIZE PASTORALIST DECLINE IN KENYA
[...] The arrival of the long rains in Kenya's Garissa and Wajir districts have stabilized the dramatic decline in pastoralist livelihoods experienced in recent months. However, humanitarian interventions remain necessary to ensure both short- and long-term recovery. Potential interventions shoul [...]
2006-04-26 11:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI1819POST'S RESPONSE TO PROPOSED WJEI PROGRAM FOR KENYA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post welcomes the Interagency Assessment Team,s recommendations for a Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative (WJEI) in Kenya and its request for Post input on the advisability, feasibility, and costs of the proposed activities, as well as a second area for geographic focus. Po [...]
2006-04-27 08:15:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI KE
06NAIROBI1850 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] The widespread heavy rains experienced in the region during the first ten days, or dekad, of April subsided in the second dekad. During the second dekad of April, most parts of Somalia and Djibouti, northern and eastern Kenya, and the eastern half of Ethiopia, where most of the drought-affec [...]
2006-04-28 09:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1881 USAID/OFDA Southern Somalia
[...] Somalia is experiencing the worst drought in a decade, compounded by the effects of fifteen years of armed conflict that has destroyed public infrastructure and basic services, and stressed the population?s coping strategies. The majority of the 2.1 million drought-affected people resides i [...]
2006-05-02 13:51:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI1930USAID ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL HESS
[...] From April 7 to 13, Assistant Administrator of the USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (AA/DCHA) Michael E. Hess traveled to Kenya to assess the impact of drought and to view USAID interventions. AA/DCHA Hess visited drought-affected pastoralists in Mandera Dist [...]
2006-05-03 12:58:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI1939 MEASLES AND POLIO INCIDENCE AND RESPONSE IN
[...] Since 2005, isolated measles and polio cases surfaced in drought-affected Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Increased migration by pastoralists during the drought has raised concerns of a widespread, regional outbreak. In response, the U.N. Children?s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization [...]
2006-05-04 10:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO KE ET
06NAIROBI1956 DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOMALIA DROUGHT
[...] To date, donor governments and agencies, including USAID, have contributed over 87.8 million U.S. Dollars (USD) towards the United Nations (U.N.) humanitarian appeal for the drought emergency in Somalia, in addition to more than 60.0 million USD outside the appeal. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, [...]
2006-05-05 06:52:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI1968COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA staff, Ms. Andrea Tracy to Nairobi, Kenya o/a June 10- 13, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to consult with and support OFDA/ECARO Office on Burundi programming issues. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Mayfair Hotel. H [...]
2006-05-05 09:01:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI1987COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Drought Assessment Team Member, Ms. Ngoc Clark to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 14, 2006 to June 30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to assess drought and humanitarian conditions in drought-stricken districts in Northeast Kenya; provide rapid as [...]
2006-05-08 10:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2003COMPENSATION DEMANDS BY DECEASED SOMALI'S FAMILY
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. SUMMARY -------- 2. (C) The family of a Somali national killed during a mid-March engagement with the U.S. Navy intends to request compensation from the USG as a condition for accepting the remains. Post recommends against offering any f [...]
2006-05-08 15:32:00Embassy NairobiCONFIDENTIALPHSA MOPS ASEC PTER PREL ICRC SO KE
06NAIROBI2009COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA GIS
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA GIS Officer, Eric Sawyer to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 12-16, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to provide global information systems support in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Sawyer will meet with representatives of the U.N. and NGOs to discuss informa [...]
2006-05-09 11:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2053COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Health Officer, Ms. Zeline Pritchard to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 13-26, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to provide health and nutrition support in the Horn of Africa. Ms. Pritchard will assess health and nutrition programming. 3. Hote [...]
2006-05-11 11:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2054COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Overseas Admin Team Leader, Sydel Maher to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 25-30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to discuss with the USAID/OFDA staff and RFMC administrative and finance issues. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the [...]
2006-05-11 11:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2068COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR M/OAA GRANTS.GOV
[...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of M/AAO Grants.gov Team, Alvin Phillip, Sebrina Robinson, Steve Fitzgerald, Steve Tashjian, and Hung Vu from o/a June 2, 2006 to o/a June 12, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide Grants.gov training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actu [...]
2006-05-12 03:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2175 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MALIK M. CHAKA,
[...] Country clearance is hereby granted for the visit of Malik M. Chaka, Director, Threshold Program, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) from o/a May 23 to o/a May 26, 2006 and a one night layover on May 29, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to assess progress in the Threshold Program, meet [...]
2006-05-18 06:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE
06NAIROBI2178COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of IRG training facilitators, Jenna Luche-Thayer and John Taber, o/a June 10, 2006 to o/a June 24, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide CTO training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed trave [...]
2006-05-18 07:46:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2203COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARIE-CLAIRE SOW
[...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of Marie-Claire Sow, Senior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist from May 24th to 26th, 2006 to perform Acquisition and Assistance services for USAID/Uganda. USAID switchboard number is 254-2-8622000 and after- hour telephone number is 254-2-856-2 [...]
2006-05-19 07:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTR
06NAIROBI2219COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR M/OAA GRANTS.GOV
[...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of M/AAO Grants.gov Team member, Betty Chung from o/a June 2, 2006 to o/a June 24, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide Grants.gov training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per r [...]
2006-05-22 03:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2414 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...]
2006-06-02 09:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
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