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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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09OTTAWA1"NEVER APOLOGIZE": PM HARPER'S GOVERNING STYLE
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper's reputation as a master political strategist is somewhat tattered in the wake of November's stunning near-fatal mis-step to abolish public financing for all political parties. However, at least on the surface, he remains unbowed and unapologetic. Relyin [...]
2009-01-02 13:20:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA10(S) VANCOUVER OLYMPICS 2010: CANADIAN REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Defense Relations Officer Erwin Sippert told pol/mil officer on January 7 that Canada hopes the United States will respond positively and quickly via dipnote to para 2 request for military-to-military assistance in support of [...]
2009-01-07 20:19:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL MARR KOLY CA
09OTTAWA103SECTION 1377 TELECOM REVIEW: CANADA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 20:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS CA
09OTTAWA109CANADA'S "NEW" CHINA STRATEGY EMPHASIZES INCREASED
[...] (C) Summary: The Canadian government recently rolled out a "new" China strategy that will emphasize more high level ministerial visits and dialogue. Prime Minister Harper has yet to visit Beijing during his three year tenure, but may later in 2009. Canada's engagement with China seeks first [...]
2009-02-11 13:58:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ETRD CH CA
09OTTAWA110CANADA RECEIVES REMOTE SENSING DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) On February 10, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Advisor for Non-proliferation and Disarmament Dr. Thomas Gillon expressed appreciation for the U.S. reply to Canadian demarches from October and December 2008 (reftel). During a follow up discussion on February [...]
2009-02-11 16:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ETTC CA
09OTTAWA116BANK OF CANADA GOVERNOR DEFENDS OPTIMISTIC GROWTH FORECAST
[...] (U) Summary: The Governor of the Bank of Canada predicts the Canadian economy will recover from the global financial crisis in late 2009, with growth approaching 4 percent in 2010. However, Canadian economic recovery is dependent on a range of domestic and international factors, including the [...]
2009-02-12 20:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA126INITIAL CANADIAN RESPONSE TO U.S.
[...] (C) Summary and comment: Canada welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the U.S. Afghanistan/Pakistan policy review and has provided initial thinking in a non-paper (see para 5). Canada believes strongly that the reconstruction and development process must be Afghan-led and that strong and [...]
2009-02-20 21:13:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM NATO EAID AF PK CA
09OTTAWA132CANADIAN FM LIKELY AT SHARM AL-SHEIKH CONFERENCE
[...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director General for the Middle East and Magreb Kerry Buck, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon is likely to participate in the March 2 conference in Sharm al-Sheik but has not made a final decision. She indicated t [...]
2009-02-23 19:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPAL KWBG CA EG
09OTTAWA133SE: NO KNOWN EVIDENCE OF AL-BARAKAAT PRESENCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 18:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRETETTC KTFN ETRD CA SO
09OTTAWA134CANADA REITERATES FOREIGN POLICY PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In separate remarks on February 23, Canada's top two diplomats reiterated Canada's top foreign policy priorities -- relations with the U.S., the Americas, Afghanistan, and emerging markets in Asia -- and its support for humanitarian aid to Gaza. Canada will further narrow its pri [...]
2009-02-24 20:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID XF XM AF CA
09OTTAWA139CANADA TO MAKE FIRM NATIONAL STATEMENTS, SUPPORT
[...] (C) In response to reftel points, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Nuclear Policy Officer Ryan Hewer confirmed to pol/miloff on February 25 that the Canadian delegation will "be prepared to make suitably firm" national statements on Iran and Syria, as well [...]
2009-02-26 13:10:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM IAEA KNNP MNUC IR SY CA KN
09OTTAWA140CANADA APPRECIATES U.S. POSITION ON RADARSAT-2
[...] (S) Upon receipt of ref a dipnote on February 25, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Non-proliferation and Disarmament Dr. Thomas Gillon said that the government was "extremely pleased" by U.S. interagency concurrence with Canada's request to chan [...]
2009-02-26 13:15:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL PARM ETTC CA
09OTTAWA141CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER'S ATTENDANCE AT SHARM
[...] (U) Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon on February 26 confirmed that he would take part in the March 2 "Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza" in Sharm al-Sheikh Egypt (reftels). He underscored that Canada had made a five year commitment begin [...]
2009-02-26 18:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID EG IS JO CA
09OTTAWA146FIRST NATIONS TRAILBLAZER IS CANADIAN CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Justice Rose Boyko is a "trailblazer among First Nations people in Canada," according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) UN Section Deputy Director Shannon Marie Soni. Soni added that Boyko was the first aboriginal Canadian woman appointed as a superior cour [...]
2009-02-26 22:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KUNR UNGA CA ACABQ
09OTTAWA147CANADIAN NPT PRIORITIES
[...] (C) Summary: Canada wants the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) 2009 PrepCom and 2010 RevCon to advance NPT legitimacy by making concrete progress towards a consensus document that confirms the treaty's three pillars -- disarmament, non-proliferation, and peaceful uses -- and acknowledge [...]
2009-02-27 13:23:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC ENRG UNGA IAEA CA
09OTTAWA149CANADA: EMBASSY OTTAWA 2009 SPECIAL 301
[...] (SBU) Mission Canada continues to be frustrated by Canada,s failure to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) internet treaties, to update its copyright laws, and to make the changes necessary to effectively search for and seize counterfeit goods at the border. Despite [...]
2009-02-27 20:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA15CANADA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON DOD NUCLEAR
[...] (U) On January 7, pol/miloff delivered reftel demarche to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Continental Defense Victor Rakmil, Senior Policy Adviser for NATO Eugenie Panitcherska, and Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-proliferation Karen Gunar. Se [...]
2009-01-08 21:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC KNNP CA
09OTTAWA151CANADA?S TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (SBU) OVERVIEW OF CANADA'S TIP SITUATION A. The Government of Canada collects trafficking in persons (TIP) information through a number of sources, including police and court-reported data and reported case law. The 2008 Annual Criminal Intelligence Service Canada Report on Organized Cri [...]
2009-02-27 21:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB KCRM KWMN
09OTTAWA152CANADA WELCOMES U.S. DURBAN WITHDRAWAL AND UN HRC
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Human Rights Policy Chantale Walker on February 27 welcomed the U.S. decision to discontinue negotiations on the current text of the Durban Review Conference (reftel). Walker noted that Canada shares the U.S [...]
2009-02-27 22:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC CA
09OTTAWA153CANADA WELCOMES U.S. DURBAN WITHDRAWAL AND UN HRC
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Human Rights Policy Chantale Walker on February 27 welcomed the U.S. decision to discontinue negotiations on the current text of the Durban Review Conference (reftel). Walker noted that Canada shares the U.S [...]
2009-02-27 22:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV UNHRC CA
09OTTAWA154SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE -
[...] This Message is SECRET/NOFORN. ---------------------------- 2. POLITICAL VIOLENCE ---------------------------- ---------------------------- I. (SBU) DEMONSTRATIONS ---------------------------- A. Human rights groups, small political protest/grass roots organizations and Canadian Aboriginal group [...]
2009-02-27 22:09:00Embassy OttawaSECRETASEC PTER
09OTTAWA155CANADA: GRINIUS TO HEAD DELEGATIONS TO NPT, CNS
[...] (U) In response to reftels, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Non-proliferation Karen Garner confirmed to pol/miloff on March 2 that PermRep in Geneva Marius Grinius will lead the Canadian delegation to the May 2009 Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT [...]
2009-03-02 20:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MNUC ENRG IAEA CA
09OTTAWA158CANADA WELCOMES ADDITIONAL US TROOPS IN
[...] (C'/NF) Summary: Ottawa-based Canadian officials responded positively to potential changes to the U.S. force posture in Afghanistan, but repeated long-standing concerns about command and control issues related to multi-mission integration in NATO-ISAF's Regional Command - South. Canada will [...]
2009-03-03 22:00:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA159CANADA APPLAUDS IRAQ STRATEGY REVIEW, BUT FOCUSES
[...] (C/NF) Canada welcomed the new U.S. administration's review of Iraq policy (ref a),especially since it will free up more U.S. combat troops for Afghanistan, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Iraq desk officer David Leach. Canada recognizes the importance of I [...]
2009-03-03 22:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS IZ AF CA
09OTTAWA16CANADA TO DOWNPLAY ROLE OF UNDP CHAIR IF IRAN WINS
[...] (C) Canada will not openly oppose Iran's candidacy for the chair of the UNDP executive board, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) International Organization Deputy Director Shannon-Marie Soni. Instead, Canada will seek to downplay the importance of the ro [...]
2009-01-08 21:19:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IR UN CA
09OTTAWA160 Canada adopts a wait-and-see position on U.S. COOL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada does not intend - for now - to launch a WTO trade challenge against the United States over the voluntary guidelines that complement the U.S. Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) final rule, Canadian Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz stated on February 25. Ritz said the volunta [...]
2009-03-04 19:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA161CANADA: INFORMATION FOR LONDON G-20 MEETINGS
[...] (sbu) Ref a requested information regarding Post's outlook on the continuing impact of the economic and financial situation on Canada, as well as Canada's expected priorities and objectives for the London G-20 Summit on April 2. Econcouns John Carwile (carwilejl@state.sgov.gov) and EMIN Eric B [...]
2009-03-04 20:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA ECON EFIN
09OTTAWA165TERRORISM FINANCE: CANADA UNLIKELY TO COSPONSOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-05 16:50:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETRD KTFN ETTC CA CH
09OTTAWA167CANADA UPHOLDS NEED FOR TOUGH ZIMBABWE BENCHMARKS
[...] (C) Ahead of the March 20 informal meeting in Washington of like-minded countries on Zimbabwe, Canada believes the previously agreed benchmarks on political reconciliation and reform remain valid. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Eastern and Southern [...]
2009-03-05 20:19:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM EAID ZI CA
09OTTAWA168CANADA URGES SUDAN'S COOPERATION WITH ICC
[...] (U) In a public statement on March 4, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon offered Canada's appreciation of the International Criminal Court for its indictment of Sudan President Omar al-Bashir, noting that "Canada strongly supports the work of the ICC, including its work in Sudan." He called on S [...]
2009-03-05 21:47:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM KICC SU CA
09OTTAWA177CANADIANS POSITIVE ABOUT AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE,
[...] This is an action request -- see para seven. 2. (C) Summary: Canadian officials hope to coordinate with U.S. counterparts in advance of the upcoming Dutch-hosted Conference on Afghanistan. They are concerned about both the need to manage disruptive delegations and the risk that some tra [...]
2009-03-09 13:58:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO PK AF CA
09OTTAWA179PARLIAMENTARY REPORT ON KANDAHAR SHOWS FEW GAINS,
[...] (C) Summary: As required under a March 2008 House of Commons motion, the government has issued its third report to Parliament tracking progress on key benchmarks. The report cited modest continued progress in training of the Afghan National Security Forces, improvements to Sarpoza prison, [...]
2009-03-09 18:27:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA180CANADA SUPPORTS GAZA ACTION PROGRAM
[...] (C) Canada supports the program of action (ref a) to combat Gaza arms smuggling and is identifying resources and confirming legal authority to assist the effort, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Israel/Gaza/West Bank Deputy Director Gregory Lemermeyer. [...]
2009-03-09 18:38:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO EUN CA
09OTTAWA182ISAF RC-S: CANADIANS PREPARE FOR MEETINGS IN
[...] (C/NF) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Senior Policy Officer David Fairchild (please protect) confirmed to pol/miloff on March 9 that Canadian and U.S. officials in Kabul would meet March 11 or 12 to discuss the operational integration of the [...]
2009-03-09 21:04:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA183CANADA WANTS STATE, USAID TO JOIN AFGHAN
[...] (U) This is an action Request for SCA/A -- see para seven. 2. (SBU) Summary: Canada would like a total of six State Department and USAID personnel to join hundreds of Canadian military and civilian personnel preparing to serve in Afghanistan for a large, "realistic" pre-deployment valida [...]
2009-03-10 15:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS EAID NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA188CANADA SEEKING BETTER TIP DATA COLLECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada wishes to improve its Trafficking In Persons (TIP) data collection system and seeks to learn in an upcoming visit (see para 6) about the USG's best practices. Its existing system clearly does not yet capture all trafficking cases within the criminal justice system, maki [...]
2009-03-10 20:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM SMIG CA
09OTTAWA194CANADIAN SUPPORT FOR MEXICAN POLICE AND JUDICIAL
[...] (C) Summary: An inter-agency Canadian team will meet with counterparts in Mexico City on March 12 and 13 to see how Canada might better support President Calderon's efforts to reform the police, corrections, and judicial sectors. The mission, which National Security Advisor Marie-Lucie Morin [...]
2009-03-11 20:15:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS KCOR SNAR MX CA
09OTTAWA196CHALLENGES TO THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE CANADIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Despite the recurrent pledges by PM Harper's government to re-build the capabilities of the Canadian Forces, the Canadian Army still faces serious funding, recruitment, and procurement challenges as it seeks to meet pressing requirements in Afghanistan while also transforming itself in [...]
2009-03-12 15:14:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA198FIRST SENTENCING IN TERRORIST TRIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 13, an Ontario Superior Court judge sentenced convicted Canadian terrorist Momin Khawaja to ten-and-a-half years in prison on terrorism-related charges, with no eligibility for parole for five years. Khawaja was the first Canadian to be charged under Canada's 2001 Anti- [...]
2009-03-12 18:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CA
09OTTAWA2CANADA TO PROVIDE FOUR MILLION DOLLARS FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-05 19:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDLE EAID PGOV PREL PHUM CA
09OTTAWA20CANADA SEEKS U.S. ASSISTANCE WITH HOSTAGE POLICY
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para three. 2. (S) Summary: Canada is for the first time planning on Cabinet endorsement by April of a formal national policy to respond to the kidnapping of its citizens by terrorists or criminals. A spate of five cases of kidnapped Canadians since Jun [...]
2009-01-09 19:02:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPTER PREL PINR PGOV CA
09OTTAWA212High unemployment rates speed passage of Canadian budget
[...] (SBU) Summary: The combination of worse-than-expected unemployment numbers and high unemployment in key opposition Parliamentary ridings put pressure on Liberal Senators to pass budget and stimulus legislation quickly and with less than the usual level of rancor. The budget legislation receive [...]
2009-03-13 20:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA217(C) CANADA TO MINIMIZE PUBLIC DISCUSSION OF MANAS
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Defence and Security Senior Policy Advisor Amy Galigan on March 16 characterized the U.S. approach regarding Manas Air Base in Kyrgyzstan (reftel) as "eminently reasonable." Galigan assured polmiloff that she would advise senior Canadi [...]
2009-03-17 16:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA218(S) CANADA: RE-CONSIDERING ALL OPTIONS FOR ITS
[...] (S/NF) Summary: The minority government of Prime Minister Harper may not have actually ruled out extending Canada's 2,800-member military contingent, including combat forces, in Kandahar beyond 2011. If this government remains in office throughout 2010, operational requirements would force [...]
2009-03-17 16:03:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA22WHAT ABOUT US? CANADA SEEKS INVITATION TO CONTACT
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) On January 9, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for defense and security relations Sarah Robertson called in pol/mil officer to emphasize Canada's extensive, positive engagement on anti-piracy i [...]
2009-01-09 20:54:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS KCRM EWWT XW SO CA
09OTTAWA220ABOUSFIAN ABDELRAZIK IS WELCOME TO RETURN TO
[...] (C) On March 17, Katherine Burke, Senior Policy Advisor, International Crime and Terrorism, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade told Econoff that Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Canadian and Sudanese dual citizen currently living in the Canadian Embassy in Khartoum, has not run afoul [...]
2009-03-17 21:04:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC CA SU
09OTTAWA228CANADIAN INTERIM REPLY ON KFOR TROOP REDUCTIONS
[...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade NATO Deputy Director Anne Burgess, Canada is not likely to have a strong policy stance on the recent controversy over a possible drawdown in NATO's Kosovo Force (KFOR). She noted that Canada has only five Canadian Forces p [...]
2009-03-19 21:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR NATO KPKO KV CA
09OTTAWA231LITTLE LOVE LEFT - THE CONSERVATIVES AND QUEBEC
[...] (C) Summary: The 2008 federal election damaged Prime Minister Harper's political standing in Quebec. Rather than heal campaign rifts over Conservative juvenile crime proposals and cuts to arts funding, PM Harper's subsequent attacks in December against the "separatist" Bloc Quebec's support [...]
2009-03-23 17:15:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA234CANADA ON AFGHAN RECONCILIATION: PERHAPS A MEETING
[...] (U) This is an action request for SCA/A -- see para 4. 2. (C) As promised in reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Afghanistan Task Force (FTAG) Desk Officer Samantha Pass gave pol/miloff a copy of the reconciliation non-paper that FTAG Assistant Deputy Minister Y [...]
2009-03-24 18:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA237CANADA TO SPONSOR UNSCR 1540 SEMINAR FOR CARICOM
[...] (U) This is an action request for ISN/CPI -- see para 5. 2. (U) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff expressed Canada's appreciation for the U.S. decision to provide both legislative drafting suppo [...]
2009-03-25 17:22:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PARM ETRD KSTC XL HA DR CA
09OTTAWA242CANADA TO SEEK MEMBERSHIP IN CONTACT GROUP ON
[...] (U) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Defense and Security Relations Sarah Robertson confirmed to pol/miloff on March 25 that Foreign Minister Cannon had instructed DFAIT staff to seek membership for Canada in the Contact Group on Piracy off the [...]
2009-03-26 12:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PBTS KCRM EWWT XW SO CA
09OTTAWA246Canada's Green Investments in its Stimulus Package
[...] Begin Summary: Canada's federal budget for FY 2009 (April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010) introduced on January 29, 2009 announced approximately C$3.64 billion dollars (USD$2.97 billion at current exchange rates) for "Green Spending"; the Budget was passed on March 12, 2009. The federal budget for F [...]
2009-03-26 18:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ENRG CA KGHG SENV
09OTTAWA248CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN STRATEGIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 20:35:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL NATO MARR MOPS EAID AF PK CA
09OTTAWA249TOWARD A CANADIAN DEMOCRACY PROMOTION AGENCY
[...] (C) Summary. The Conservative Party and the Harper government have championed the creation of a non-partisan Canadian democracy promotion agency. Details are still few and may not emerge with any clarity until fall 2009. So far, the government appears not to have included any new funding i [...]
2009-03-27 21:03:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KDEM CA
09OTTAWA252CLOSE RACES ARE HOT ELECTION PROSPECTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the 2008 federal election, 42 members of Parliament won their seats by five pct or less of the vote; these "marginals" will be particularly in play in the next election -- which most pundits expect sometime within the next twelve months. The Conservatives hold the greatest num [...]
2009-03-30 16:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA254CANADA TO ATTEND APRIL 17 PAKISTAN DONORS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 19:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN IBRD PK CA
09OTTAWA256NO ICJ BRIEF FROM CANADA ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Director General for Europe Robert Hage confirmed to PolMinCouns on March 31 that Canada had decided against filing a brief with the International Court of Justice in support of Kosovo (reftel). He commented that lingering sens [...]
2009-03-31 19:09:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ICJ KV CA
09OTTAWA257CANADA TO PARTICIPATE IN GICNT EVENT, SEEKS ADVICE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) In response to reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff said he, or perhaps one of his Seoul-based colleagues, would represent Canada at the Global Initiative to Combat N [...]
2009-03-31 21:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPTER PINS KGIC PARM PREL CA
09OTTAWA259STREAMLINING SENTENCING TO CUT TRIAL TIMES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Partly in response to concerns about the length of the trial process in the Canadian justice system, the federal government on March 27 introduced proposed legislation to limit the judicial practice of, effectively, "rewarding" newly convicted individuals for time already served [...]
2009-04-01 17:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM CA
09OTTAWA260CANADA MAINTAINING 2009 IMMIGRATION TARGETS
[...] (SBU) Summary. In light of the current economic conditions, Canada is reviewing its 2009 immigration targets but may end up maintaining Canada's 2009 target of about a quarter million new permanent residents. In 2008, Canada accepted a record high of 247,202 permanent residents. Canada is [...]
2009-04-01 18:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF SMIG ELAB CA
09OTTAWA262CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Human Rights Policy Director Gwyn Kutz confirmed to poloff on April 1 that Canada will support the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Separately, DFAIT Deputy Director for Hu [...]
2009-04-02 17:10:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL CA
09OTTAWA263CANADIAN CAPACITY ISSUES SHAPE MEXICAN SECURITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following a successful visit to Mexico (reftel),Canadian officials are now analyzing how best to help Mexico reform its police and corrections sectors. Canada will likely focus its assistance on revamping police recruit education, strengthening witness security programs, and buil [...]
2009-04-02 17:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS KCOR SNAR MX CA
09OTTAWA265CANADA-MEXICO SECURITY DIALOGUE SHARES BEST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Canada's and Mexico's bilateral security working group, established in February 2007, focuses on increasing cooperation and information exchange in the areas of migration, emergency management, marine security, and law enforcement. Public Safety Canada and Mexico's Center for Inv [...]
2009-04-02 21:50:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM KJUS KCOR SNAR MX CA
09OTTAWA266CANADA'S INITIAL REACTION TO SPECIFIC REQUESTS TO
[...] (C) Summary: The Prime Minister will have personally to decide whether to extend Canada's politically fraught combat mission in southern Afghanistan beyond its scheduled 2011 end of operations and subsequent troop withdrawal. The European response to the President's engagement on ISAF at the [...]
2009-04-03 13:34:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA267UPDATE ON DUBAI PROCESS ACTION PLAN FOR
[...] (C) Summary and comment. The Dubai process for enhancing Pakistan-Afghanistan cooperation, under Canada's facilitation, continues to move forward, as a March 27-29 workshop in Dubai underscored. There will be four new working groups -- on counternarcotics, managing the movement of people, [...]
2009-04-03 13:40:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SNAR ETRD PK AF CA
09OTTAWA268CANADA SEEKS U.S. ADVICE TO REINVIGORATE ITS
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff noted on April 1 that the government had extended the deadline from mid-December 2008 to early June 2009 for senior officials to brief the [...]
2009-04-03 13:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP PINR CA
09OTTAWA269CANADA PREPARING FORMAL REQUEST TO JOIN CONTACT
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Advisor for Defense and Security Relations Sarah Robertson promised to draft and clear the required correspondence and convey it as soon as possible to our Charge d'Affaires. DFAIT will ensure t [...]
2009-04-03 14:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PBTS KCRM EWWT XW SO CA
09OTTAWA272CANADA STRONGLY CONDEMNS DPRK MISSILE TEST
[...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) North Asia Deputy Director Karine Asselin told poloff on April 6 that Canada agrees with the U.S. on the seriousness of the situation after the weekend DPRK missile test launch. Despite the apparent failure of the test, Assel [...]
2009-04-06 20:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP KN CA
09OTTAWA273CANADA FIGHTING ANTI-SEMITISM WHILE INCIDENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to B'nai Brith Canada, white supremacists, radical Muslims, and far leftists are uniting to promote anti-Semitic propaganda in Canada. A recent B'nai Brith report claimed that the current economic crisis had spurred an upsurge in anti-Semitic incidents over the last [...]
2009-04-06 20:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV SOCI CA
09OTTAWA278CANADA'S "CALIBRATED" RE-ENGAGEMENT WITH RUSSIA IN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Russia is seeking strong re-engagement with Canada following the chilling of relations after the Russian invasion of Georgia and "Russian provocations in the Arctic." Canada nonetheless recognizes the need to work with Russia, given the many intersecting areas of mutual concern [...]
2009-04-07 21:02:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ETRD RS GG CA
09OTTAWA281SEARCHING A MODEL FOR A NEW CANADIAN DEMOCRACY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of State for Democratic Reform Steven Fletcher is examining other models for a new Canadian democracy promotion agency (reftel),with an intended focus on aiding like-minded political parties worldwide to help fill a gap in Canadian International Development Agency ( [...]
2009-04-08 12:16:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA282CANADIAN PARTICIPATION IN PAKISTAN DONORS'
[...] (SBU) PolMinCouns, jointly with Acting Pakistan High Commissioner Naela Chohan and Japanese Minister Counselor Abe Koji, on April 6 met with Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) Senior Policy Advisor Keith Fountain to encourage high level Canadian participation and a generous ple [...]
2009-04-08 18:04:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PK JA CA
09OTTAWA285CANADA FIGHTING TRAFFICKING OF ABORIGINAL WOMEN
[...] (U) Summary: Canada's federal government will provide C$100,000 to the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs (AMC) to develop education and awareness programs to protect First Nations women and youth from trafficking and sexual exploitation. The grant supplements the federal government's partnership w [...]
2009-04-09 16:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA286PRIME MINISTER HARPER TO LEAD AMERICAS SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Summit of the Americas Coordinator Paul Williams on April 9 confirmed that Prime Minister Stephen Harper will lead Canada's delegation, accompanied by Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon. He expects the delegation also to inclu [...]
2009-04-09 16:27:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KSUM BEXP ECON CA
09OTTAWA290CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF E3 PLUS 3 PROCESS ON IRAN
[...] (S) In a meeting on April 15 with Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb Kerry Buck of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, PolMinCouns delivered reftel demarche and urged Canada's efforts to persuade Iran to seize this opportunity. Ms. Buck welcomed the new [...]
2009-04-15 17:02:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR CA
09OTTAWA291CANADA AND THE AMERICAS
[...] (C) Summary: Under Prime Minister Harper, Canada has devoted more of its diplomatic and aid attention to the Americas, notably a 2007 high-profile Latin America trip by the PM, as well as other high level visits. The government has apparently abandoned an initial effort to develop a strategic [...]
2009-04-15 20:23:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EAID XM BR CA
09OTTAWA298REMNANTS OF ANTI-AMERICANISM IN CANADIAN UNIVERSITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: As President Obama noted in Strasbourg on April 3, anti-Americanism in developed countries is sometimes both "casual and insidious." Canada's traditionally liberal universities have often displayed some anti-American biases, as emboff discovered first-hand as a part-time graduat [...]
2009-04-16 19:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI SCUL KPAO CA
09OTTAWA30A MODERN ROLE MODEL: GOVERNOR GENERAL MICHAELLE JEAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 16:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA300Broadband Deployment in Canada
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada moved quickly to achieve extensive, cross-country broadband deployment early this decade and leads the G7 in national connectivity rates. This achievement is particularly impressive given the size and geography of Canada and it showcases the government's commitment to br [...]
2009-04-17 13:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS CA
09OTTAWA304OTTAWA WOMAN SENTENCED TO SEVEN YEARS FOR HUMAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Quebec court sentenced a Canadian woman to seven years in prison on April 9 for human trafficking and sexual exploitation offenses. Her accomplice is scheduled to face charges in December. This conviction further demonstrates Canada's progress and commitment in fighting hu [...]
2009-04-20 13:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA305CANADA SEEKING U.S. VIEWS ON RENEWED
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (C) Prime Minister Harper and his cabinet will decide at the end of April whether to explore some form of renewed air link between Montreal and Beirut, according to a Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) cont [...]
2009-04-20 20:28:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAIR ASEC CA
09OTTAWA306CANADIAN INTERIM RESPONSE ON U.S. IAHRC CANDIDATE
[...] (SBU) Further to reftel, Canada will decide in the next few weeks which candidate it will support for the Inter-American Human Rights Commission (IAHRC),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) human rights senior policy advisor Cyndy Nelson. Nelson told act [...]
2009-04-20 20:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL OAS IAHRC CA
09OTTAWA309CANADA IP UPDATE: GOC OFFICIAL REPORTS NO PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Senior Canadian officials have privately told the Embassy that the federal government plans to hold public consultations on potential copyright legislation this summer. The government hopes to introduce a new copyright bill in the fall of 2009. Industry representatives are co [...]
2009-04-22 15:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA310CANADIAN ACTIONS AGAINST TRAFFICKING - UPDATE TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of April 20, there were thirteen trafficking-related convictions in Canada in 2008-2009, with an additional twelve cases now before the courts. Ongoing investigations, including alleged cases of forced labor and trafficking of foreign victims, should lead to additional ch [...]
2009-04-22 19:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA311TOUJOURS EN PLACE: THE BLOC QUEBECOIS
[...] (C) Summary. The Bloc Quebecois, a federal political party exclusively devoted to promoting Quebec's interests in Parliament, emphasizes that Quebec's values -- including the primacy of French, the "crucial" role of culture, and Quebec's immigration policy -- differ from the rest of Canada. [...]
2009-04-22 21:28:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA313COURT RULES CANADA MUST SEEK KHADR'S REPATRIATION
[...] (U) Summary: On April 23, a Federal Court judge ruled that the Canadian government's refusal to seek Omar Khadr's repatriation from the United States violated his constitutional rights and that the government must press the United States to return him to Canada. The government may appeal the de [...]
2009-04-23 20:39:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA317REGIONAL VIEWS ON CANADA'S AFGHAN MISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a monthly Digital Video Conference, Mission Canada reporting officers agreed on strong Canadian support for Canada's troops, but no appetite to extend the 2011 end-date for Canada's combat mission or to engage in any substantive discussion of the role Canada might play in [...]
2009-04-27 20:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV AF CA
09OTTAWA321Canada tries to keep credit markets open as foreign bankers
[...] SBU) Summary: The traditional conservatism of the Canadian banking sector helped it avoid some of the damage suffered in other G-7 countries during the international financial crisis. Canada's banks have had fewer toxic assets to deal with and much higher capital reserve requirements. Howeve [...]
2009-04-29 17:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA324THE LIBERALS GETTING THEIR GROOVE BACK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since December, interim federal Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff has set in motion changes to overhaul fundraising, to centralize administration, to restore confidence, and to rebuild the party's claim to be Canada's "natural governing party." The biennial Liberal Conventi [...]
2009-04-29 19:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA326CANADA HOPES TO SEE POWERFUL LEADERSHIP AT GICNT
[...] (SBU) Canada will attend the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) plenary conference in The Hague and is looking for "powerful leadership" from the Russian-Dutch-U.S. troika to "attack the problem of nuclear terrorism in a fulsome way," according to Department of Foreign Affai [...]
2009-04-29 20:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PARM PREL KNNP KGIC MNUC RS NL CA
09OTTAWA328GOC NOTIFIED OF CANADA'S POSITION ON SPECIAL 301
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 30, Embassy officials notified GOC officials that Canada will be included on the Priority Watch List (PWL) in the 2009 Special 301 Report. Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) officials stated that elevation to the PWL will make it more difficul [...]
2009-04-30 18:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA329DEMARCHE: SRI LANKA INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 19:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA ECON EFIN KDEM PHUM PREL
09OTTAWA33CONVENTION ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS COULD LIMIT CANUS
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. (C) Summary: Canada's decision to sign the (Oslo) Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) could limit the interoperability of Canadian Forces (CF) exchange pilots and artillery officers embedded in the U.S. armed forces. Embassy recommends Sta [...]
2009-01-13 20:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS MARR CA
09OTTAWA330STAFFDEL CASEY - APR 30 - MAY 1
[...] (U) Embassy welcomes the visit of Staffdel Casey to Ottawa on April 30 and May 1 (reftel). 2. (U) The administrative point of contact is Deputy Political Counselor Kurt van der Walde, (o) 613-688-5242, BB 613-698-5018, unclass email address: VanderwaldeK@state.gov 3. (U) Staffdel has [...]
2009-04-30 20:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PREL CA
09OTTAWA334CANADA SUPPORTS U.S./AUSTRALIA ON SHIP RECYCLING
[...] (sbu) Econcouns and Emil Stojanovski, Third Secretary at the Australian High Commission, delivered reftel joint demarche on the draft international convention for the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships to Transport Canada's Manager for Environmental Protection Paul Topping on Ma [...]
2009-05-04 18:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA ECON EIND ETRD EWWT KTIA PREL SENV
09OTTAWA338GUILTY PLEA IN TORONTO TERROR CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary: One of the so-called "Toronto 18" alleged terror plot to attack federal targets in Ontario in 2006 pled guilty on May 4 to one count of participating in a terrorist activity. Along with the earlier conviction of another defendant in this case as well as the conviction under Cana [...]
2009-05-06 18:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CA
09OTTAWA34 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR CANADA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 18:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB USTR OPIC PGOV CA
09OTTAWA341LIBERALS UNDER IGNATIEFF VOW TO RAISE THEIR GAME
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-06 20:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA345CANADA AGREES WITH PROPOSED CHANGES TO CWC HCA ON
[...] (SBU) During a May 8 discussion of the draft Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Host Country Agreement (HCA) with Canada on Challenge Inspections, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) CWC Canadian National Authority Deputy Director Louis-Philippe Sylvestre told pol/mil [...]
2009-05-12 11:48:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KTIA CWC CA
09OTTAWA347CANADA SEEKS ITAR RELIEF FOR INDUSTRY
[...] (C) Summary: Officials and business leaders in Ottawa told PM Acting A/S Ruggiero that Canadian human rights commissions or courts soon could force the defense industry to stop applying U.S. International Trafficking in Arms Regulations (ITAR) rules that deny proscribed nationals, including c [...]
2009-05-12 18:20:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPARM PREL ETTC CA
09OTTAWA348PERSISTENT ABUSES IN REFUGEE SYSTEM PROVOKE
[...] (C) Summary. Canada is increasingly concerned about "wide-scale and almost systematic abuse" of its generous immigration, citizenship, and refugee policies. According to a recent report by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),the number of asylum seekers to Canada in 2008 increa [...]
2009-05-12 20:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL SMIG CVIS KFRD MX EZ CA
09OTTAWA35CANADA RATIFIES NATO ACCESSION PROTOCOLS FOR ALBANIA AND
[...] (U) Summary: On January 14, Canada announced its ratification of the protocols of accession to NATO for Albania and Croatia. Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and Defence Minister Peter MacKay jointly noted that Canada's action would help move the two countries closer to membership in the allia [...]
2009-01-14 21:46:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KTIA PARM HR AL CA
09OTTAWA358CANADA STRONGLY BACKS AMANO FOR IAEA DG
[...] (C) Acting Pol/C delivered ref points to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Non-Proliferation Shawn Caza on May 8. Caza confirmed that Canada "stands strongly behind" Ambassador Amano in the upcoming election for Director General of the International Ato [...]
2009-05-14 19:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IAEA AORC
09OTTAWA364CANADA'S LIST OF TRADE IRRITANTS CEMENTING IDEA OF GROWING
[...] (SBU) Summary: Several recent U.S.-Canada trade irritants have led Canadian business associations and the media to accuse the USG of economic protectionism. The major problem areas are the Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) voluntary requirements on meat products and "Buy American" provisions [...]
2009-05-15 17:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EIND PREL KPAO CA
09OTTAWA365CANADA TO MATCH PRIVATE DONATIONS FOR AFGHAN AID
[...] (U) The Canadian government on May 14 launched a pilot project to match individual online donations to aid organizations participating in Canada's reconstruction and development effort in Afghanistan. The 'Afghanistan Challenge' encourages individual Canadians to participate directly in gove [...]
2009-05-15 18:39:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PREL MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA37CANADIAN AMENDED LANGUAGE ON CWC CHALLENGE
[...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) Senior Adviser Adrian Ghita-Duminica told pol/miloff on January 13 that Canada and the U.S. are "very close" to agreement on an Exchange of Notes on CWC challenge inspections that would integrate U.S. [...]
2009-01-15 18:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KTIA CWC CA
09OTTAWA374CANADA NON-COMMITTAL ON GUANTANAMO DETAINEES
[...] (S) Summary: During a May 11 meeting with Canadian officials, Special Envoy for Guantanamo Dan Fried discussed the possible resettlement in Canada of the three Uighur detainees now at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba who have pending refugee applications in Canada. [...]
2009-05-20 21:28:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA376CANADA REFOCUSES MULTILATERAL AID
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian International Development Agency plans to narrow its foreign aid priorities to focus primarily on increasing food security, stimulating sustainable economic growth, and securing the future of children and youth. The new strategy complements a February announcement ( [...]
2009-05-21 18:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV CA
09OTTAWA378FROM COAST TO COAST - CANADA COMBATING HUMAN
[...] (U) Summary. The recent conviction of a British Columbia couple that had smuggled Indian nationals from Canada into the United States through the Peace Arch border crossing and arrests by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) of four people in Ontario and New Brunswick involved in a human [...]
2009-05-21 19:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KCRM KTIP SMIG GY IN CA
09OTTAWA379CANADA AND SABERI
[...] (SBU) This is an action request -- see para 4. 2. (C) In response to reftel demarche points, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Iran desk officer Alistair Wallbaum said that Canada was pleased to be of assistance in the Saberi case. He added that Foreign Ministe [...]
2009-05-21 19:53:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CASC IR CA
09OTTAWA382DEMARCHE ON PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 15:04:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA EAID PHUM PK PREF
09OTTAWA383CANADA SECURES FIRST WAR CRIMES CONVICTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada on May 22 secured a landmark first judicial decision under its 2000 Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act (CAHWCA),convicting failed refugee claimant Dsir Munyaneza on all seven charges against him related to genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes during t [...]
2009-05-22 17:15:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KAWC PREF RW CA
09OTTAWA384CANADA TO ATTEND MAY 29 SOMALIA PIRACY CONTACT
[...] (C) Canada will attend the May 29 meeting of the Somali Piracy Contact Group (reftel),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) senior policy advisor Sarah Robertson, who expressed Canada's appreciation to USG for its efforts to include Canada in the contact g [...]
2009-05-22 20:38:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KCRM MARR CA
09OTTAWA385CANADA GIVING $8 MILLION FOR PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 20:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA PK EAID PHUM PREF
09OTTAWA386CANADIAN FUNDING FOR ADAPTATION ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) ESTH counselor discussed U.S. thinking and planning on funding for climate adaptation with John Moffet, Director General of Environment Canada,s International Climate Change Office, and inquired about Canada,s own assistance efforts for adaptation and planning for future assistance. Moff [...]
2009-05-22 21:06:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG CA
09OTTAWA393Talk of Retaliation Against "Buy American" Escalates in
[...] (SBU) Summary: Calls for retaliation against "Buy American" provisions in U.S. federal legislation are growing in Canada. Canadian officials and businesses claim "Buy American" actions threaten serious economic damage here, both to American and Canadian firms and their joint supply chains. I [...]
2009-05-27 19:17:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA394SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW'S VISIT
[...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary, Mission Canada warmly welcomes you to Toronto and hopes that you will soon be able to visit Ottawa and our other six constituent posts as well. Canada remains one of if not the closest partners we have around the world, and there are few foreign policy priorities and pr [...]
2009-05-27 19:17:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON CA
09OTTAWA398COULD THERE BE A SUMMER ELECTION IN CANADA?
[...] (C) Summary. The Conservatives appear increasingly to favor a summer election, but so far the other opposition parties -- all of whom must vote together to bring down the government -- may not be willing to play along. Usually, summer elections are anathema to Canadian electors, but the Co [...]
2009-05-28 21:37:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CA
09OTTAWA407CANADA: NO MI-17 HELICOPTERS
[...] (SBU) Canadian officials on June 1 confirmed to pol/miloff and DATT that there are no Mi-17 helicopters in Canadian military or civilian aircraft inventories. Visit Canada,s North American partnership community at http://www.intelink.gov/communities/state/nap / BREESE [...]
2009-06-01 16:51:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL SMIG MOPS PK CA
09OTTAWA413CANADA APPRECIATES COUNTER-PROLIFERATION FEEDBACK,
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Senior Policy Officer Che van Haastrcht expressed appreciation on June 2 for ref a, noting that it had "significantly influenced" the interagency effort underway to reinvigorate Canada's counter-proliferation regime. In part due to ne [...]
2009-06-03 11:45:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL KNNP PINR CA
09OTTAWA423COURT ORDERS CANADA TO REPATRIATE ABDELRAZIK
[...] (U) In a decision on June 4, a Federal Court judge ruled against the Canadian government in the case of Abousfian Abdelrazik and ordered it to issue him an emergency passport, arrange (and, if necessary, pay for) his transportation -- within 30 days -- from Khartoum to Montreal along with an [...]
2009-06-04 19:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL SU CA
09OTTAWA425Prime Minister announces proposal to expand NAFTA's
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Harper is receiving guarded support from Canada's provinces over his proposal to counter "Buy American" measures by expanding the NAFTA government procurement chapter. The government hopes such an expansion will secure access for Canadian suppliers to the U.S. su [...]
2009-06-04 20:23:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA426(S) VANCOUVER OLYMPICS 2010: SECOND CANADIAN
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Defence and Security Relations Shelley Whiting conveyed to Embassy on June 4 the second of two Canadian diplomatic notes seeking U.S. military-to-military support in advance of and during the February 2010 Winter Olympic [...]
2009-06-04 21:01:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL MARR KOLY PTER CA
09OTTAWA429PARLIAMENTARY REPORT NOTES INCREASING VIOLENCE,
[...] (SBU) Summary. The government's fourth quarterly report to Parliament on the Canadian mission in Afghanistan cited improvements in Canadian and Afghan combat effectiveness in Kandahar, but noted that progress on key development benchmarks had faced challenges from growing insurgent violence. [...]
2009-06-05 12:22:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA430CANADA DECLINES UIGHUR DETAINEES
[...] (U) Prime Minister Stephen Harper's spokesman Kory Teneycke on June 4 confirmed to the media that Canada had declined requests from the Obama and Bush Administrations to take any Uighur detainees from Guantanamo Bay, noting "given that these detainees have no link with Canada...I do not see [...]
2009-06-05 16:34:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA432DEMARCHE TO CANADA ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AT THE
[...] (SBU) PolMinCouns on June 5 delivered ref a demarche to Assistant to the Cabinet for Foreign and Defence Policy Gordon Venner and Director of Operations for the Foreign and Defence Policy Secretariat at the Privy Council Office Matthew Levin, and strongly urged that Canada defer introduction [...]
2009-06-05 20:06:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UN CA
09OTTAWA434 SUCCESSFUL VISIT TO CANADA BY DHS SECRETARY NAPOLITANO
[...] (SBU) Summary. DHS Secretary Napolitano held productive meetings in Ottawa on May 27 with PM Harper, National Security Advisor Morin, Public Safety Minister Van Loan, and Citizenship Minister Kenney, at which Canadian officials pledged cooperation on border issues, especially in facing threa [...]
2009-06-05 21:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL PGOV ETRD ECON PTER CA
09OTTAWA435GOC AGREES WITH USG APPROACH TO UN CONFERENCE ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-08 17:15:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN UNGA CA
09OTTAWA436CANADIAN POLICY ON CUBA
[...] (SBU) The Government of Canada continues to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cuba according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Officials. Canada shares the U.S. goals of promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba, while [...]
2009-06-08 17:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ETRD ETTC CU CA
09OTTAWA437CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE MYERS IN ICSC
[...] (SBU) Canada will support the election of U.S. candidate Lucretia Myers in the upcoming election for the UN International Civil Service Commission, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's UN and Commonwealth Affairs Division Deputy Director Shannon-Marie Soni. Ms [...]
2009-06-08 19:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KUNR KAWC UNGA APER CA
09OTTAWA44RAISING TIP AWARENESS IN CANADIAN HIGH SCHOOLS
[...] (U) Summary: A Catholic religious group has produced an educational packet to raise awareness of trafficking in persons among high school students in advance of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games. While the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has downplayed the possibility of increased traffi [...]
2009-01-16 21:29:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP SMIG KCRM KWMN CA
09OTTAWA440Canadian municipalities adopt resolution to counter US Buy
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 6, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) adopted a non-binding "Buy Canadian" resolution on municipal procurement to counter alleged Canadian losses resulting from "Buy American" legislative provisions. The resolution called on municipalities to only purchase go [...]
2009-06-09 15:47:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA441CANADA OPPOSES INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET
[...] (C) In response to reftel demarche, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for International Nuclear Cooperation Shawn Caza and Senior Policy Officer Ryan Hewer told polmil officer on June 5 that current Canadian policy called for zero nominal growth in t [...]
2009-06-09 17:31:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM PREL ENRG IAEA AORC KNNP UN CA
09OTTAWA442CANADA WILL NOT ATTEND EXPORT CONTROL CONFERENCE
[...] (U) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director General for Export and Import Controls Suzanne McKellips confirmed to polmiloff that Canada "is not in a position to send officials" to the tenth International Export Controls Conference June 25-27 in Istanbul, Turkey. [...]
2009-06-09 17:33:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ETTC KSTC TU CA
09OTTAWA443CANADIAN AND U.S. ANTI-PIRACY PRESCRIPTIONS ALIGN
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Policy Advisor for Defence and Security Sarah Robertson confirmed to polmiloff on June 9 that Canadian and U.S. policy prescriptions on the best way to prosecute suspected pirates off the Horn of Africa (ref a),and elsewhere, [...]
2009-06-09 18:38:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EWWT KCRM PTER MARR CA
09OTTAWA448SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) Mission Canada warmly welcomes the Secretary to the International Joint Commission centennial celebration on June 13 and to the bilateral meeting with Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon. I along with Consul General John Nay and his staff from Toronto will be on hand to welcome you. 2 [...]
2009-06-09 20:45:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD CA
09OTTAWA451CANADA WANTS STRONG ANTI-PIRACY ROLE FOR NATO
[...] (C) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Senior Policy Advisor for NATO Operations Amy Galigan, Canada "agreed totally with the essence" of ref a points on the need for NATO members to support Operation Ocean Shield. Galigan said that she was not aware o [...]
2009-06-10 19:43:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL NATO KCRM MOPS CA
09OTTAWA452CANADA SEEKS MORE ANTI-TERRORIST TOOLS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The federal government has begun a new legislative push to restore two anti-terrorism tools -- investigative hearings and preventive arrest -- that lapsed in 2007. Separately, the government has introduced a bill to allow victims of state-sponsored terrorism to sue the perpetra [...]
2009-06-10 20:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA453CANADA TO CONSIDER PROPOSAL TO INCREASE
[...] (SBU) Doug Rubbra, Senior Trade Policy Officer, Multilateral Market Access, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade explained that the GOC initially opposed the U.S. sponsored proposal advocating for increased transparency in export licensing. However, according to Rubbra the pr [...]
2009-06-11 13:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD CA
09OTTAWA455CANADA IN STEP WITH U.S. IN ADVANCE OF OSCE CORFU
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade OSCE Senior Policy Advisor Jude Pecora expressed appreciation for reftel demarche on June 10 and noted that it "looks like the points (he) prepared for senior officials and the foreign minister." Pecora specified that Canadian and U.S. [...]
2009-06-11 17:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO OSCE PGOV MARR CA
09OTTAWA459CANADIAN SUPPORT ON IRAN AND SYRIA AT IAEA
[...] (SBU) In a discussion with PolMinCouns on June 12, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Acting Director General for International Security Andre Giroux expressed appreciation for reftel views on Iran and Syria, and said that Canada had already been already planning to make a [...]
2009-06-12 17:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KNNP PARM IAEA MNUC IR SY CA
09OTTAWA466LIBERAL BRINKSMANSHIP MAY FORCE SUMMER ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary. The Liberals have demanded greater accountability in the government's June budget update and on its handling of a growing medical isotope shortage in exchange for their votes in favor of the June budget estimates, a confidence vote. The 77-person Liberal caucus appears united [...]
2009-06-15 18:49:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA468CANADA'S DEMOCRACY PROMOTION COMMUNITY ACTIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment. Several government-funded Canadian organizations are active around the world in promoting human rights and good governance, whose work the government's proposed creation of a new Canadian democracy promotion agency focused on political party development would comp [...]
2009-06-16 12:04:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM KWMN AORC EAID CA
09OTTAWA469REQUEST FOR UPDATED GUIDANCE ON ABDELRAZIK
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 3. 2. (S) According to Privy Council Office Director of Operations Matthew Levin, the government would have to file an appeal to the Federal Court by June 19 should it decide to contest the court's order to repatriate Abousfian Abdelrazik from S [...]
2009-06-16 17:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPTER PREL SU CA
09OTTAWA470LIBERALS BEGIN TO BLINK?
[...] (C) Summary. Chances for a snap election over the summer dimmed on June 16 in the wake of unusual meetings between the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Official Opposition. The public appears overwhelmingly against a summer election. Some Liberals privately question the wisdom of thei [...]
2009-06-16 20:12:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CA
09OTTAWA478CANADA PLANNING JUNE 23 REPATRIATION FOR ABDELRAZIK
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 6. 2. (S) Canada will not appeal the June 4 federal court ruling that the government must repatriate Abousfian Abdelrazik from Sudan and present him for a July 7 hearing in Montreal (Ref B),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and Internati [...]
2009-06-18 20:13:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPTER PREL SU CA
09OTTAWA481VANCOUVER OLYMPICS 2010: CANADIAN REQUEST FOR
[...] (SBU) Introduction and Action Request: The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) conveyed to Embassy on June 16 Diplomatic Note No. GGA-0028 seeking United States Postal Inspection Service support to the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver. The dipno [...]
2009-06-19 15:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KOLY PTER ECPS CA
09OTTAWA482UN COMPREHENSIVE CONVENTION ON TERRORISM DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Acting Pol/C delivered ref points on June 17 to Chantal Meagher, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Acting Director for International Crime and Counterterrorism. Meagher apologized for her unfamiliarity with the upcoming negotiations and expressed regret that [...]
2009-06-19 19:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER CA
09OTTAWA486CANADA ON RECONCILIATION OF AFGHAN INSURGENTS
[...] (C) Summary: Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) officials want to coordinate with State Department counterparts on the development of a plan for the reconciliation of Afghan insurgents. In particular, the Canadians would like to hear current U.S. thinking on secu [...]
2009-06-23 15:25:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA487TIP REPORT MAKES HEADLINES AROUND CANADA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The 2009 Trafficking In Persons (TIP) report received widespread media coverage in Canada, thanks largely to the selection of Canada's first ever TIP hero, Benjamin Perrin. ConGen Vancouver took maximum advantage of this opportunity by organizing a press conference and bookin [...]
2009-06-23 21:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP KPAO KMDR SMIG KCRM KWMN ELAB
09OTTAWA488CANADA: DUTY OF CARE, ROE'S FOR CIVILIANS ASSIGNED
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 5. 2. (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Afghanistan Task Force Deputy Director for Counterinsurgency and Security Niall Cronin made an urgent request to pol/mil officer on June 23 for information on U.S. "duty of c [...]
2009-06-24 15:55:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA492CANADA REACTS OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE TO
[...] (U) Summary: Across Canada the reaction to President Obama,s June 4 speech in Cairo was overwhelmingly positive. Canadian Muslim leaders, national and local politicians and journalists described the speech as inspirational, respectful, and empowering. Many remarked it was a turning point in U [...]
2009-06-25 14:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV PINR PTER SCUL KPAO CA
09OTTAWA495INAUGURAL U.S.-CANADA DEMOCRACY SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the first U.S.-Canada Democracy Support Consultations in Ottawa in late May, the delegations agreed to explore establishing an early warning and rapid response task force for threats to democratic governance. Canada will consider placing the issue of restrictive NGO laws [...]
2009-06-25 21:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA501CANADA PROTESTS IRAN ELECTION IRREGULARITIES AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Across Canada government officials and the public continue to express condemnation for the Iranian regime's use of violence against dissent following the disputed June 12 presidential election. A day after President Obama rescinded July Fourth invitations to Iranian officials, [...]
2009-06-26 20:04:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM IR CA
09OTTAWA510LOBBYING REFORMS LACK TEETH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada has broadened and tightened federal regulation of domestic lobbying since 1985, creating an independent Office of the Commissioner of Lobbying in 2008, and building a new Canadian model to enhance transparency and integrity in government. However, the expanded role of the [...]
2009-07-06 21:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA512CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. ITSO POSITION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 15:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA AORC ECON ECPS EFIN PREL TSPA
09OTTAWA521CANADA AGREES WITH U.S. ADVISORY ON UNSCR 1874
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 20:50:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ECON EFIN PARM PREL
09OTTAWA522CANADA WELCOMES COMMERCIAL, NOT GOVERNMENTAL,
[...] (SBU) The Government of Canada would welcome USG discussions with Canadian commercial entities regarding extraction of Helium-3 for the purposes outlined in reftel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for International Nuclear Cooperation [...]
2009-07-09 20:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PINR XS CA
09OTTAWA529CANADA SUPPORTS NGO INVOLVEMENT AT UNITED NATIONS
[...] (U) Canada supports the U.S. position on the involvement of NGOs at the United Nations as outlined in reftel, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division Policy Advisor David Murphy Haglund. He noted that U.S. and Canadia [...]
2009-07-10 20:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CA
09OTTAWA540CANADA EMBRACES ENHANCED MEASURES TO DETER URANIUM
[...] (C) Senior Canadian leaders are seeking enhanced measures to block Iran's nuclear proliferation ambitions, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Senior Policy Officer Ryan Hewer. He called the U.S. initiative (ref a) "very [...]
2009-07-14 20:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP IR CA
09OTTAWA543CANADIAN PROGRAMS TO SUPPORT TORTURE VICTIMS
[...] (U) Summary. Canada avoids deporting individuals to any country where they would be at risk of persecution, torture, or cruel and unusual punishment. With a few exceptions, anyone ordered removed from Canada may apply for a pre-removal risk assessment. "Security certificate" legislation s [...]
2009-07-16 18:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PGOV PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA544CANADIANS AGAINST FUTURE AFGHAN ROLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Public opinion has turned "decisively" against Canada's military mission in Afghanistan, with more than 50 pct now opposing it, especially in the key electoral battleground provinces of Quebec, Ontario, and British Columbia, as well as in Atlantic Canada. A separate poll indicat [...]
2009-07-16 18:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR PGOV AF CA
09OTTAWA547CANADIANS SEE PEMBINA DIKE CONCERNS AS "ONE OF A
[...] Summary. Canada sees the Pembina dike/road and the other water issues in the North Dakota/Manitoba border region as carrying risks for both sides and which would be best treated as a "suite of issues." They are interested in greater bilateral involvement at the Federal Government level, but al [...]
2009-07-17 20:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA SENV
09OTTAWA549TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS IN THE CANADIAN PROVINCE OF MANITOBA
[...] (U) This cable was prepared by APP Winnipeg. 2. (SBU) Summary: In the Canadian central plains, trafficking in persons is tied inextricably to the prostitution of aboriginal women and female children in the largest cities. A conference hosted by the Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs July 8-9 br [...]
2009-07-17 20:52:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP SOCI CA
09OTTAWA550FIRST U.S.-CANADA DEMOCRACY SUPPORT CONSULTATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the first U.S.-Canada Democracy Support Consultations in Ottawa in late May, the delegations agreed to explore establishing an early warning and rapid response task force for threats to democratic governance. Canada will consider placing the issue of restrictive NGO laws [...]
2009-07-17 20:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM CA
09OTTAWA569SLEEPY SUMMER FOR CANADIAN POLITICS
[...] (C) Summary. Even by Canadian standards, political life in Canada in summer 2009 is remarkably comatose, at least on the surface. Neither the Prime Minister nor the Liberal Party leader has even been in the public eye for over ten days. They may both genuinely be on vacation or, like boxe [...]
2009-07-22 19:40:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA575CANADA IN SYNC WITH U.S. ON AFGHAN ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 8. 2. (C) Summary: Canadian policy in Afghanistan is "very much on the same page" as that of the U.S. Canada has tripled its civilian presence in Afghanistan in the last 15 months and will have 50 civilian police advisors by December 2009. In Jun [...]
2009-07-23 15:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS MARR NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA577INTERIM RESPONSE ON CANADIAN UNGA ATTENDANCE
[...] Responses keyed to reftel, per instructions. A. Attendance of Head of State -- The Governor General has no plans to attend UNGA, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) UN and Commonwealth Affairs Policy Advisor David Murphy Haglund. -- Governor General [...]
2009-07-24 18:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA CA
09OTTAWA581Canada's Foreign Investment Reforms Create A More Open
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's July 17 federal court action against U.S. Steel attempts to force the company to meet the production and employment commitments it made to the Federal Government in 2007 in exchange for permission to take over Canada's Stelco. At that time, the GOC exercised its legal r [...]
2009-07-27 19:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL CA
09OTTAWA583COPYRIGHT REFORM IN CANADA: DAY 4,235
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 20, the Government of Canada kicked off broad public consultations on copyright reform with an invitation-only roundtable discussion in Vancouver. Over the next several weeks the Government will solicit the opinions of experts at roundtable and town hall meetings across [...]
2009-07-27 19:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA594CANZUS INDIGENOUS ISSUES CONSULTATIONS ADDRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, and U.S. (CANZUS) officials met recently in Ottawa for consultations on indigenous issues. Governmental changes since the last meeting in July 2006 have resulted in a number of new policy directions on aboriginal issues. Between now and the [...]
2009-07-30 18:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV AS NZ CA
09OTTAWA595LEADERS BREAK SUMMER LULL WITH TOUGH TALK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Federal Conservatives used a late July election training conference and a summer caucus meeting in Ottawa to sharpen their attack lines and spark a flurry of renewed election speculation in an otherwise somnolent political summer. Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff also ratcheted [...]
2009-07-30 21:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA596DETERMINED PRO-MEK DEMONSTRATORS PROTEST OUTSIDE
[...] (SBU) Approximately 95 supporters of the Mujahadeen-e-Khalq (Mek) gathered again across the street from the chancery on July 30 to condemn the recent attack on the Ashraf camp in Iraq by Iraqi military and police forces (reftel). The protest began on July 29 at 09:14 with approximately 80 pro [...]
2009-07-30 21:26:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PHUM IZ IR CA
09OTTAWA597NATIVE BORDER DISPUTE RAISES COMPLEX ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: An ongoing dispute between Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the Mohawk aboriginal reserve of Akwesasne over the arming of border guards on the reserve straddling the Canada-U.S. border raises cross-cutting political, jurisdictional, and law enforcement issues. CBSA reta [...]
2009-07-30 21:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PBTS CA
09OTTAWA609DELIVERY OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION HOST
[...] (U) On August 5, Acting Pol/C delivered the finalized copy (reftel) of the Host Country Agreement (HCA) on challenge inspections under the Chemical Weapons Convention to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's Deputy National Coordinator (WCW Issues and IPCW Inspections),Adr [...]
2009-08-06 20:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KTIA CBW CWC CA
09OTTAWA610CANADA IN THE UNHRC: A CHAMPION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Summary. Canada closed its three year term on the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) with an enhanced reputation as a strong advocate for human rights protection and democracy promotion worldwide. During its term, Canada was a spirited advocate -- condemning human rights abuses, standing alon [...]
2009-08-06 20:43:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV KDEM UNHCR CA
09OTTAWA615CANADA UNABLE TO OFFER ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO
[...] (C) Canada concurs that "now is the right time" for U.S. and other like-minded countries to marshal support for the Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Eastern and Southern Africa Lisa Stadelbauer [...]
2009-08-07 20:08:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID KPKO SO CA
09OTTAWA616MTCR: CANADA ON-BOARD FOR ONE OR MORE
[...] (C) Canada will pleased to offer "at least one but perhaps more presentations" at the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Rio Plenary Information Exchange in November, according to Phillip Baines, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Deputy Director for Missiles, Space Se [...]
2009-08-07 21:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC MTCRE ETTC KSCA TSPA CA
09OTTAWA621CANADA ON SOMALIA SANCTIONS: NO INFO TO SHARE YET
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 19:02:00Embassy OttawaSECRETEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC CA
09OTTAWA622FURTHER PROGRESS ON DUBAI PROCESS
[...] (C) Summary: According to Canadian officials, there was some -- but not much -- "concrete progress" at the most recent Dubai Process meetings, notably in that Afghanistan and Pakistan had agreed to call on international experts to assist them in drafting action plans, MOUs, and assessments for [...]
2009-08-11 21:27:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID SNAR ETRD PK AF CA
09OTTAWA623RECEIPT OF CANADIAN LETTER ON CHEMICAL WEAPONS
[...] (U) Canada responded on August 10 to Embassy's August 5 delivery of U.S. finalized language on the conduct of challenge inspections under the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) (ref a). Text of letter from Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade CWC National Coordinator Louis-Phi [...]
2009-08-12 15:06:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KTIA CBW CWC CA
09OTTAWA624NEW CANADIAN AID FOR DISPLACED PAKISTANIS
[...] (U) Summary: Canada will provide C$25 million (C$1 = US$0.93) in additional support to displaced civilians in Pakistan. The contribution brings Canada's total humanitarian assistance to Pakistan to C$33 million since October 2008. Canada also remains active in facilitating dialogue and improv [...]
2009-08-12 19:50:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PK AF CA
09OTTAWA627CANADA CONCERNED ABOUT CONTEMPLATED FORSYS SALE AND IRAN NEXUS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 20:57:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP IR CA NA
09OTTAWA628CANADIAN POINTS OF CONTACT FOR NUCLEAR
[...] (U) In response to reftel request, the following are Embassy and Canadian government points of contact for nuclear non-proliferation issues: Jeremy Brenner First Secretary and Political-Military Officer U.S. Embassy Ottawa P.O. Box 5000, MS - 12 Ogdensburg, NY 13669 tel: 613-688-5241 e [...]
2009-08-14 17:47:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP ENRG UNGA NPT IAEA PGOV CDG CA
09OTTAWA629APPEALS COURT REAFFIRMS CANADA MUST SEEK KHADR'S
[...] (SBU) Canada's appellate court on August 14 upheld a lower court ruling requiring the government to seek the repatriation of Guantanamo detainee and Canadian citizen Omar Khadr. According to the Prime Minister, the government will study the decision before deciding on next steps. An appeal [...]
2009-08-14 19:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER CU CA
09OTTAWA630UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: CANADA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 16:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PREL PTER UNSC KTFN CA
09OTTAWA631CANADA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Canada supports U.S. leadership to make the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) a durable international institution and welcomes the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as an official observer (ref a),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and Internat [...]
2009-08-17 18:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC CA
09OTTAWA634CANADIAN OPINION LEADERS ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT NEW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canadians have noted a new tone in U.S. foreign policy and have responded enthusiastically, according to a group of Canadian opinion leaders who met with the Charge on August 13. They praised the Secretary's recent Council on Foreign Relations speech and commented the new rheto [...]
2009-08-18 21:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KPAO CA AF
09OTTAWA636CANADIAN-SOMALIS FEAR AL-SHABAB STRENGTHENING
[...] (C) Rumors continue to circulate within the Somali Diaspora in Canada of increasing Ethiopian and Kenyan meddling in Somalia, according to Farah Aw-Osman, Executive Director of the Canadian Friends of Somalia. Aw-Osman expressed worry that these rumors might fuel Somali-Canadian youth to retu [...]
2009-08-19 17:26:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID SO CA
09OTTAWA639CANADA IMPOSES 45-DAY HOLD ON FORSYS URANIUM SALE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 20:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC KNNP EINV IR NA CA
09OTTAWA64SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO OTTAWA
[...] (C) Mr. President, Mission Canada warmly welcomes you and the First Lady to Ottawa. We and Canadians alike are thrilled that your first foreign trip as President will be to Canada, which Canadians claim as a long-standing tradition reflecting the vital importance of this bilateral relationship b [...]
2009-01-22 16:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ECON MARR SENV AF CA
09OTTAWA642CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER PRAISES AFGHAN ELECTIONS
[...] (U) In remarks to reporters in Pangnirtun, Nunavut on August 20, Prime Minister Stephen Harper said that "what is taking place in Afghanistan is remarkable" and praised the 2009 Afghan elections -- "warts and all," noting the inherent difficulties involved in elections in a country that had [...]
2009-08-20 20:40:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM AF CA
09OTTAWA643ABORIGINAL LAND CLAIMS DEFY TIMELY RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent imbroglio between the Canadian Border Services Agency and the Mohawk community of Akwesasne over armed agents at the crossing point on Cornwall Island, Ontario (reftel) highlights again the complexity, lack of clarity, and evolving nature of relations between the fed [...]
2009-08-21 14:37:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM CA
09OTTAWA644REQUEST FOR COPYRIGHT TALKING POINTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post requests interagency-cleared talking points for Embassy to deliver to appropriate senior Canadian Officials to encourage them to quickly introduce legislation to modernize Canada's copyright regime. The Government of Canada is conducting wide ranging consultations on copyr [...]
2009-08-21 15:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA647NO PASSPORT FOR CONVICTED TERRORIST KAMEL
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment. The Supreme Court of Canada declined to hear an appeal on August 20 by convicted terrorist and naturalized Canadian citizen Fateh Kamel of the federal government's refusal to issue him a passport (reftel). The decision decisively underscores the federal government's [...]
2009-08-21 19:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA649GOVERNMENT TO APPEAL COURT DECISION ON KHADR
[...] (C) On August 24, Christian Rousseau, Director of Operations for Defence and International Security Policy at the Privy Council Office, informed PolMinCouns that the Canadian government would appeal to the Supreme Court the August 14 decision (ref a) of the Federal Court of Appeals upholding [...]
2009-08-24 17:02:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL CU CA
09OTTAWA65CANADA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON REMOTE SENSING
[...] (C) Pol/miloff delivered reftel text to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Director for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament James Junke on January 22. Junke expressed appreciation for the U.S. responses to the Canadian demarche of July 9 and inquiries raised at the De [...]
2009-01-22 16:44:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ISN CA
09OTTAWA651CANADA APPRECIATIVE OF INFORMATION ON THE BMENA
[...] (U) Canadian interlocutors expressed thanks for the information on the upcoming BMENA Forum for the Future, which they also received from the Italians and Moroccans, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Algeria, Libya, and Morocco Desk Officer Denys Laliberte. He [...]
2009-08-25 20:15:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON KMPI KDEM KPAO CA
09OTTAWA654CANADA WILL ATTEND ARF INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING ON
[...] (SBU) Canada will send a representative to the upcoming ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Ninth Inter-Sessional Meeting on Disaster Relief (ISM-DR) in Honolulu, Hawaii, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Defense Relations Senior Policy Advisor Paul Jones. He ad [...]
2009-08-26 20:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR ARF EAID CA
09OTTAWA656CANADA LOOKS FORWARD TO SINGAPORE PSI EXERCISE,
[...] (SBU) Canada is looking forward to its participation in the October Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) exercise "Deep Sabre" in Singapore, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) International Counter-Proliferation Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff. He [...]
2009-08-27 14:56:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL KNNP MNUC CA
09OTTAWA659CANADA SEEKING OFFICIAL CONFIRMATION FORSYS URANIUM DEAL HAS COLLAPSED REF: A. OTTAWA 639 B. OTTAWA 627 C. STATE 84119
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-28 19:52:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP EINV IR NA CA
09OTTAWA662CANADA CONFIRMS COLLAPSE OF FORSYS URANIUM DEAL REF: A. OTTAWA 659 B. OTTAWA 639 C. OTTAWA 627 D. STATE 84119
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-31 19:05:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL PARM MNUC KNNP EINV IR NA CA
09OTTAWA67ITALIAN AMBASSADOR SEEKS UNESCO DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) Italian Ambassador to Canada Gabriele Sardo met with Charge d'Affaires on January 21 to sound out the U.S. response to himself as a candidate for Director-General of UNESCO. Ambassador Sardo, who noted he had served as Italy's Ambassador to UNESCO from 1998 to 2002 and as First Counselor [...]
2009-01-23 16:25:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL SCUL UNESCO CA IT
09OTTAWA68NEW LIBERAL LEADER MICHAEL IGNATIEFF
[...] (C) Summary: An intellectual, historian, and award-winning author and journalist, Michael Ignatieff is the new interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada (pending formal confirmation at a party conference in May). Harvard-educated and a former U.S. resident, the would-be prime minister is [...]
2009-01-23 19:54:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA689JOHN WILLIAMSON: NEW DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 27 shake-up of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) senior political staff, Prime Minister Stephen Harper named John Williamson as the new Director of Communications, the fourth in as many years. A strong fiscal conservative, Williamson does not have a high public profi [...]
2009-09-04 17:29:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KPAO CA
09OTTAWA695TIP: BC PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS A SUCCESSFUL
[...] (C) Summary: Increased collaboration among the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP),British Colombia (BC) government officials, and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) has strengthened the province's capacity to combat trafficking in persons (TIP). Advocacy groups and police continue to d [...]
2009-09-08 19:32:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KTIP KCRM CA
09OTTAWA696HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSIONS: A LOW PROFILE, AT LEAST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's federal and provincial human rights commissions (HRCs) have maintained a lower public profile this year than in 2008. They could, however, face a sharp increase in complaints in 2010 due to new Vancouver city bylaws enacted for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games. The ex [...]
2009-09-08 20:15:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV CA
09OTTAWA698SLOWER, LOWER, WEAKER: NGOS PROTEST FREE SPEECH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA) is protesting new Vancouver city bylaws that allow "draconian curtailment of free expression" during the 2010 Winter Olympics. BCCLA argues the new laws are "ripe for constitutional challenge." Local media has given wide [...]
2009-09-09 17:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KOLY CA
09OTTAWA70Canada's Coming Federal Budget and Stimulus Prospects
[...] (SBU) Summary: With the economy dominating the political landscape (ref a),Canada's opposition parties have made the January 27 federal budget a litmus test of PM Harper's ability to make his Conservative minority government work. Ottawa observers estimate that the budget will pass with just [...]
2009-01-26 13:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA700CANADA WELCOMES U.S. OUTREACH ON MISSILE TECHNOLOGY
[...] (C) Summary: Canadian nonproliferation and enforcement officers told visiting U.S. officials that Canada is in broad agreement with U.S. goals for the upcoming plenary session of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). Canadian political leaders are likely to support U.S. efforts to sin [...]
2009-09-09 20:19:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC MTCRE ETTC KSCA TSPA CA
09OTTAWA707CANADA: SHARING U.S. VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA
[...] (C) Summary: Canada is in full agreement with U.S. views concerning Iranian and Syrian nuclear-related activities. Ottawa is prepared to consider additional steps, and seeks enhanced dialogue and coordination with the U.S., as well as additional insights into U.S. thinking for the G20 and UNS [...]
2009-09-11 19:26:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPARM KNNP IAEA MNUC TRGY PREL SY IR CA
09OTTAWA708CANADA SUPPORTIVE OF SRI LANKA FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT
[...] (C) Canada is supportive of the U.S. strategy to promote freedom of movement in Sri Lanka (reftel),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) South Asia Deputy Director Jonathan Yendall. He cautioned that he was still seeking to coordinate a "whole of governme [...]
2009-09-11 19:34:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09OTTAWA709ATLANTIC CANADA: FALL ELECTION WON'T CHANGE MUCH
[...] (SBU) Summary: A fall election "that no one wants" appears increasingly likely as Parliament reconvenes on September 14. Polls suggest such a fourth election in five years would produce another minority government. After falling to a historic low of 77 seats in the 2008 election, the Liberal [...]
2009-09-11 21:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA716CANADA: RESPONSE TO AUSTRALIA GROUP NON-PAPERS
[...] (C) Summary: Canada sees no immediate problem with the proposals contained in the non-papers drawn from reftel, but is concerned about the system for classification of AG documents, given that there are now 41 members. Canada sees no advantage in inviting Russia to join the AG, but foresees [...]
2009-09-15 15:02:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC CA
09OTTAWA717CANADA READY TO HELP ON MISSING/DETAINED AMCITS IN
[...] (C) Canadian Foreign Minister Cannon and other senior officials will be seeking meetings with Iranian counterparts on the margins of the upcoming UN General Assembly in New York to raise the issue of detained Canadians in Iran, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade [...]
2009-09-15 15:13:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PINR PROP PTER CASC IR CA
09OTTAWA718CANADIAN ATTENDANCE AT SEPTEMBER 25 HAITI KEY
[...] (SBU) Canada expressed thanks for its inclusion in the September 25 Haiti Key Players Meeting in New York, according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Haiti Task Force Director Denis Robert. He noted that Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon will be in New York on September [...]
2009-09-15 18:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO UNSC UNGA HA CA
09OTTAWA719CANADA: ODDS RISE FOR GOVERNMENT TO SURVIVE -- THIS WEEK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 19:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA72PRIME MINISTER HARPER'S POPULAR WIFE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Laureen Harper, wife of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, plays no formal public role (unlike the U.S. First Lady),but those close to the family have described her as politically engaged and as her husband's most valuable political asset. Extroverted and friendly, she is widely cre [...]
2009-01-26 16:56:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA720CANADA: EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES
[...] (U) Like the United States, Canada is a nation of immigrants. Immigrants make up twenty percent of the overall population in Canada, according to the most recent census data (2006). The largest Diaspora in Canada is from the United Kingdom (579,620) followed by China (466,940),India (443,6 [...]
2009-09-15 19:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG SCUL EAID TSPL BTIO BEXP
09OTTAWA725CANADA; AFGHANISTAN QUARTERLY REPORT CLAIMS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Canadian government's fifth quarterly report to Parliament on "Canada's Engagement in Afghanistan" on September 15 again claimed progress on most of the benchmarks of its six priority areas and three signature projects, while admitting high levels of insurgent violence an [...]
2009-09-15 21:38:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA727CANADA: IAEA AND THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] (SBU) The relevant Canadian policymakers are unavailable to discuss the ref b message until their return from the IAEA General Conference in Vienna. However, polmiloff had already raised the key issues at stake with respect to the Middle East in conversations with working-level Department of [...]
2009-09-16 18:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC KNNP IAEA IR SY CA
09OTTAWA728CANADIAN PM TO ATTEND FRIENDS OF DEMOCRATIC
[...] (U) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) on September 16 confirmed to PolMinCouns that Prime Minister Stephen Harper would attend the September 24 Friends of Democratic Pakistan Summit in New York and that he wishes an opportunity to speak. Neither DFAIT nor the [...]
2009-09-16 19:27:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EAID PK CA
09OTTAWA730CANADIAN DELEGATION TO FRIENDS OF DEMOCRATIC
[...] (U The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade has confirmed that the Canadian delegation to the September 24 Friends of Democratic Pakistan Summit will consist of: Prime Minister Stephen Harper Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon Foreign and Defence Policy Advisor to the Prime [...]
2009-09-17 13:39:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EAID PK CA
09OTTAWA731CANADIAN MINISTERS AT SEPTEMBER 25 HAITI KEY
[...] (U) The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed on September 17 that both Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon and Minister of State (Americas) Peter Kent, likely along with Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Latin America and the Caribbean Alexandra Bugaili [...]
2009-09-17 19:28:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO EAID UNSC UNGA HA CA
09OTTAWA732CANADA SHARES OUR CONCERNS ON IRAN
[...] (C) CDA, accompanied by PolMinCouns, delivered ref a Iran demarche on September 17 to Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Political Director Yves Brodeur. CDA highlighted the need to use all public and private avenues, including bilaterally and with other nations, to try to inf [...]
2009-09-17 20:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC IAEA CASC IR CA
09OTTAWA735CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SURVIVES CONFIDENCE VOTE
[...] (U) The government of Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper on September 18 easily survived a confidence vote on a Ways and Means motion, with the unusual support of both the New Democratic Party (NDP) and the Bloc Quebecois. The Official Opposition Liberal Party voted en masse against [...]
2009-09-18 17:35:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA736CANADA; WEIGHING IN ON VIKTOR BOUT
[...] (C) Charge on September 18 discussed Victor Bout case (reftel) with Yves Brodeur, Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security Affairs and Political Director of Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT). Brodeur was already familiar with the case. Charge [...]
2009-09-18 19:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KCRM PETER CO RS TH CA
09OTTAWA739CANADA EAGER TO JOIN INFORMAL MEETING OF CTBT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada is enthusiastic about participating in the informal meeting on the margins of the Article XIV Conference. Foreign Minister Cannon will deliver Canada's national statement at the conference, and the Assistant Deputy Minister for International Security is expected to att [...]
2009-09-21 17:34:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CA
09OTTAWA743CANADA TO SKIP IRAN SPEECH AT UNGA, NO FORMAL
[...] (C) According to the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's United Nations and Commonwealth Affairs Division Director Patrick Wittmann, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon has instructed the Canadian delegation not to send a representative to the speech by Iran at the UN General [...]
2009-09-22 20:47:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA IR CA
09OTTAWA747COURT QUASHES SECURITY CERTIFICATE, FOUR REMAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 24, the Federal Court of Canada announced it will quash an immigration security certificate against Moroccan-born Adil Charkaoui, reducing the number of active certificates in suspected terrorist cases to four. The decision is the latest setback for the government i [...]
2009-09-25 15:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PHUM CA
09OTTAWA748Treasury Discussions with Canada Regarding Export Credits
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 2, Treasury DAS for Trade and Investment Sharon Yuan, Treasury Director for Trade Finance Steve Tvardek, Embassy EMIN, Embassy Commercial MC and Senior ECON FSN met with officials from key GOC departments and representatives from Canada's export financing agency to [...]
2009-09-25 19:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND EFIN EAIR ECON EINV PREL CA
09OTTAWA756Canadian Finance Minister Announces Canadian Economy
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian government's plan to eliminate the nation's budget deficit and return to pre-recession growth rates by 2015 without cutting spending or raising taxes is leaving some economists scratching their heads. Ottawa observers suggest that the optimistic forecast is an atte [...]
2009-09-28 21:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA762Canadian Government announces plan to eliminate tariffs on
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's plan to eliminate tariffs on a broad range of manufacturing should take effect in early 2010. GOC submits that the elimination of tariffs for inputs in key manufacturing sectors will help facilitate economic recovery and improve Canadian competitiveness. Critics in C [...]
2009-09-30 17:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA765CANADA SPEAKING OUT ON AVERTING A REFUGEE
[...] (SBU) According to Policy Advisor for Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Response Sarah Robertson of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Affairs (DFAIT),DFAIT's Director General for Stabilization and Reconstruction Elissa Goldberg spoke out at the UNHCR's Executive Committee [...]
2009-10-01 19:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL KE UNHCR CA
09OTTAWA766CANADA: CONSERVATIVES SURVIVE ANOTHER CONFIDENCE VOTE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Conservative minority government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper on October 1 again survived a confidence vote in the House of Commons. The censure motion, introduced by the Official Opposition Liberal Party, was the first that the Conservatives had faced since they took of [...]
2009-10-01 22:23:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA768VISAS VIPER: THE "TORONTO 18" AS CANDIDATES FOR
[...] (S) SUMMARY At Embassy Ottawa's monthly Visas Viper meeting on September 09, 2009, a list of 27 indidivudals who were involved in the so-called "Toronto 18" conspiracy, a plot to engage in terrorist activities in the Toronto metropolitan area, was submitted for consideration. All of these i [...]
2009-10-02 20:25:00Embassy OttawaSECRETKVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC CA
09OTTAWA769CANADA CONFIRMS LIKE-MINDED MEETING DELEGATES
[...] (C) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Middle East and Maghreb Director General John Holmes will lead the Canadian delegation to the October 7 Like-Minded Meeting in Washington, DC (ref b),according to DFAIT's Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar Deputy Director Gallit Dob [...]
2009-10-02 20:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM KNNP MNUC UNSC ETTC IR CA
09OTTAWA770CANADA PROVIDES INFORMATION ON FOREIGN DETAINEES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-02 20:38:00Embassy OttawaSECRETPREL CASC IR CA
09OTTAWA771 S/CIEA Goldwyn visit to Ottawa - Energy security,
[...] (U) Summary: S/CIEA David Goldwyn's September 17-18 trip to Ottawa was immensely successful and has continued to reap positive engagement from Canadian interlocutors. Goldwyn's message of Canada as a pillar of U.S. energy security was embraced by the Government of Canada and by a Canadian pub [...]
2009-10-02 21:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET SENV CA
09OTTAWA772CANADA TO DEMARCHE RTG ON VIKTOR BOUT
[...] (C) Director General for South, Southeast Asia & Oceania Kenneth Macartney of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed to PolMinCouns on October 3 that the Canadian Embassy in Bangkok would demarche the Royal Thai Government on the extradition of Viktor Bout, as Emb [...]
2009-10-05 11:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER KCRM TH CA RS CO
09OTTAWA777CANADA: FOUR BY-ELECTIONS TO TEST ELECTION MOMENTUM
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper has called four federal by-elections for November 9 to fill current House of Commons vacancies. The Conservatives held none of the seats, but have a crack at two of the four. In contrast, the opposition Liberals have little realistic prospect of wi [...]
2009-10-05 20:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA778CANADA: BRIEFING ON P5+1 IRAN TALKS IN GENEVA
[...] (C) Canada has "done its homework" for the upcoming Like-Minded Meeting in Washington on October 7 (ref b),according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, and Qatar Deputy Director Gallit Dobner, and looks forward to participating in the discussi [...]
2009-10-05 21:10:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP MNUC IR CA
09OTTAWA779AMBASSADOR BEGINS MEETING CANADIAN LEADERS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Since presentation of credentials on October 2, Ambassador has actively engaged top Canadian political leaders, including the Prime Minister, to underscore the central importance of this highly successful bilateral relationship. He will begin a series of provincial travels o [...]
2009-10-06 16:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON MARR ETRD CA AF
09OTTAWA78LIBERALS TO SUPPORT BUDGET, WITH CONDITIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff publicly confirmed on January 28 that his party will support PM Harper's latest "flawed" budget (septel),on the condition that the government submit three reports to Parliament this year on its budget implementation, notably about actual expendit [...]
2009-01-28 22:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN CA
09OTTAWA786CANADA: FEDERAL COURT EXPANDS TERROR WIRETAP POWERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Federal Court has approved the authorization, on a case-by-case basis, of warrants permitting the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) to track terrorism suspects electronically overseas, in addition to existing authority to do so domestically. The decision si [...]
2009-10-09 20:28:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA789CANADA: FREE SPEECH V. HATE SPEECH HEADED TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) has appealed to the Federal Court to clarify Canada's hate speech laws after a controversial ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. The Tribunal's finding related to the constitutionality of a law and penalty targeting the dis [...]
2009-10-13 20:47:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV CA
09OTTAWA79COURT BOLSTERS PASSPORT DENIAL FOR TERRORISTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Canadian appeals court has upheld the constitutional authority of the Foreign Minister (in charge also of Canada's passport agency) to refuse to issue a passport to Canadian citizens convicted of terrorist offences. The decision appears to bolster the federal government's abil [...]
2009-01-30 20:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA790CANADA: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) Upon receipt of reftel demarche on October 14, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade DFAIT) Deputy Director for Israel/West Bank and Gaza Greg Lemermeyer promised to deliver the U.S. talking points to Canada's permanent mission to the UN immediately and to report back to [...]
2009-10-14 16:26:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL CA
09OTTAWA791CANADA DEMARCHES RTG ON VIKTOR BOUT
[...] (C) Assistant Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Political Director Yves Brodeur confirmed to DCM on October 14 that the Canadian Ambassador in Bangkok had on October 6 made a demarche supporting the extradition of Viktor Bout to the Thai Ministry of Justice's Permanent Secretary. The A [...]
2009-10-14 20:02:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL KRCM PTER TH CA RS CO
09OTTAWA793CANADA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDACY IN IMO ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 20:15:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA APCS EWWT IMO UK CA
09OTTAWA794CANADA: SECURITY CERTIFICATES TAKE MAJOR HIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Federal Court has formally quashed the immigration security certificate against alleged terror suspect Adil Charkaoui. The Court also blocked a potential federal appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal to clarify the limits of legal disclosure in national security cases. [...]
2009-10-15 20:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV CA
09OTTAWA795BLUE DAYS FOR LIBERAL LEADER MICHAEL IGNATIEFF
[...] (C) Summary. Liberal Party poll numbers continue to decline, while the Conservatives appear in their strongest position in at least a year. Fundraising has also slowed down noticeably. Leader Michael Ignatieff is clearly on the defensive, but has vowed to do a better job in shaping the po [...]
2009-10-15 21:24:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CA
09OTTAWA8CANADA ON SEPARATIST REGIONS OF GEORGIA
[...] (C) In a meeting with PolMinCouns on January 7 to discuss our way forward on the separatist regions of Georgia (reftel),Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Director General for Europe Robert Hage confirmed that Canada remains concerned about Abkhazia and South Ossetia and [...]
2009-01-07 20:07:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID GG RS CA
09OTTAWA80Canada Budget Offers Economic Stimulus
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although battered by economic shocks, Canada is well positioned for economic recovery if and when commodity prices rise and U.S. demand returns. To best position Canada for eventual recovery, the Conservative government's January 27 budget provides massive (by Canadian standards [...]
2009-01-30 21:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA801CANADIAN PM WELCOMES AFGHAN RUN-OFF ELECTION
[...] (U) Summary: Prime Minister Harper on October 20 expressed pleasure that both leading Afghan presidential candidates had recognized the need for a run-off election, encouraged the people of Afghanistan to participate in the second round of elections, and reiterated Canada's continued support. [...]
2009-10-20 20:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AF CA
09OTTAWA802GICNT: CANADA WELCOMES UNODC AS AN OBSERVER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 22:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL PTER KGIC CA RU
09OTTAWA803CANADIAN PARTICIPATION IN THE 2009 G-8 BMENA FORUM
[...] (U) Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon -- who is visiting Libya, Israel, and Saudi Arabia October 19-25 -- will be unable to participate in the 2009 G-8 BMENA Forum for the future. Canada's representative will be the Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Conservative Member of Parliame [...]
2009-10-21 17:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC ECON KPAO KDEM KMPI CA
09OTTAWA809CANADIAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND G-8 BMENA FORUM
[...] (SBU) Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon has agreed to represent Canada at the G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa Forum for the Future in Marrakech November 2-3. His staff confirmed that he reversed an earlier decision (ref b) to send Parliamentary Secretary for Foreign Affairs Deepak O [...]
2009-10-23 14:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL OPDC KPAO KDEM KMPI CA
09OTTAWA811Ambassador meets with Liberal Party leadership
[...] (C) Summary. In a luncheon on October 23, Ambassador discussed key bilateral issues, notably ""Buy America"" and climate change policies, with Liberal Party leader Michael Ignatieff and key staff. Ignatieff reiterated that Canadians do not want an election now, but said that he could not be [...]
2009-10-23 20:23:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD SENV PGOV CA
09OTTAWA814AMBASSADOR'S INITIAL MEETINGS WITH PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. In separate meetings with the Speaker of the Senate and the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group on Parliament Hill on October 22, Ambassador underscored the close ties between our two nations, welcomed more legislative exchanges, and responded to concerns about "Buy America" [...]
2009-10-23 19:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA815Canada coordinating 64th UNGA positions closely with US
[...] (SBU) Canada is closely coordinating its 64th UN General Assembly, Third Committee positions on no-action motions, country-specific resolutions, and the defamation of religions thematic resolution with the U.S., according to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) [...]
2009-10-26 20:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA816Canada Appreciates Learning Results of U.S. Review of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 14:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC CA
09OTTAWA817Canada: A defensive response to UN report on minority issues
[...] (SBU) Summary: A United Nations Independent Expert on minority issues has highlighted Canada's Muslim communities' fears of "unsubstantiated use" of security certificates, racial profiling, and harassment as well as "uneven and unclear" human rights protections for all minorities in Canada. T [...]
2009-10-27 18:17:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA820Canada provides details for coordination with US for 64th
[...] (SBU) According to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) human rights officials, Canadian priorities for this year's Third Committee echo those of U.S. (refs a and b). Canada's main priorities are the adoption of the Iran resolution and other country-specific resoluti [...]
2009-10-28 17:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN CA
09OTTAWA821Canada to vote against UNGA Goldstone Report motion
[...] (C) Canada "will vote against" the Goldstone Report resolution during the November 4 UN General Assembly discussion and shares U.S. concerns against transmitting the matter to the Security Council or to the International Criminal Court, according to Greg Lemermeyer, Deputy Director of the Isr [...]
2009-11-03 21:11:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PTER KPAL UN IS CA
09OTTAWA822CANADA: MPs PASS CENSURE MOTION ON IRAN
[...] (U) Summary: Canada's House of Commons has unanimously passed a strongly-worded, non-binding motion supporting the democratic aspirations and human rights of the people of Iran, condemning Iran's disregard of UN Security Council Resolutions 1696, 1737, 1747 and 1803 and International Atomic En [...]
2009-10-28 18:42:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV IR CA
09OTTAWA823U.S. Security Dialogues with Canada
[...] (U) The following responses are keyed to questions posed in reftel concerning U.S. security dialogues. 2. (SBU) Canada and the United States have conducted a security dialogue for 70 years through the Permanent Joint Board on Defense (PJBD),created in 1940. The PJBD brings toget [...]
2009-11-06 16:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CA
09OTTAWA826CANADA: LIFE SENTENCE FOR RWANDAN WAR CRIMINAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: A Quebec court has sentenced D????sir???? Munyaneza, a failed Rwandan refugee claimant, to life imprisonment with no eligibility for parole for 25 years for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes stemming from his participation in the 1994 Rwandan genocide. The l [...]
2009-10-29 19:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL ICTR KAWC CA RW
09OTTAWA827Canada Broadly Support U.S. Strategy for NATO Enlargement
[...] (C) Summary. Canada broadly supports U.S. goals with respect to NATO enlargement, including strong support for Ukraine's NATO aspirations, although Canada wants to see more evidence of reform. Bosnia represents the one area of divergence, as Canada supports the Membership Action Plan (MAP) p [...]
2009-11-06 16:24:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO PARM MARR KTIA BK GG MK MW UP CA
09OTTAWA828HydroQu??bec to acquire most of the assets of NB Power
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request, see para 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 29 the Quebec and New Brunswick (NB) provincial governments announced that HydroQu????bec intends to purchase the assets of New Brunswick Power (NB Power). The deal is attractive to HydroQu????bec becaus [...]
2009-10-29 20:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV SENV PGOV CA
09OTTAWA829Canada Supports U.S. Sudan Strategy, See Little New
[...] (C) Canada sees the new Sudan strategy as "basically a continuation of General Gration's strategy for the past year" and praises it as a "flexible, pragmatic step forward," according to Jeremy Bryan, Multilateral Affairs Officer, Sudan Task Force in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Interna [...]
2009-11-06 17:33:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SU CA
09OTTAWA83CANADA RECEIVES NPT REQUESTS, NAMES POCS
[...] (U) Pol/miloff delivered reftel points to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Deputy Director for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Karen Garner on February 2. Garner said that she looked forward to receiving U.S. views in greater detail well in advance of th [...]
2009-02-02 22:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM IAEA UNGA KNNP MNUC CA
09OTTAWA833CANADIAN RESPONSE TO PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD
[...] (U) The Secretary's letter and proposal were delivered to Foreign Minister Cannon. The proposal was also shared with the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrifood Canada (AAFC) and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA). Jennifer MacKay, Development Policy Officer, Foreign Affairs a [...]
2009-11-10 21:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD CA
09OTTAWA834Canada: 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy
[...] . (U) Summary In 2009, Canada continued to implement its National Anti-Drug Strategy, involving three action plans to reduce the supply of and demand for illicit drugs as well as associated crime. Canada remains a country of concern due to the amount of MDMA (3, 4-methylenedioxymethampheta [...]
2009-11-02 22:39:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CA
09OTTAWA835Canadian Response to UK Decision to Ban the Provision of
[...] (C) ECONOFF demarched Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada (DFAIT) Iran Deputy Director Gallit Dobner regarding referenced cable. She expressed surprise that the UK was moving forward with this action given that it is one of a suite of actions the Like-Minded Countries have considere [...]
2009-11-13 22:12:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KNNP XF ZP ZR IR UK CA
09OTTAWA836AMBASSADOR JACOBSON'S VISIT TO WINNIPEG, OCTOBER 18-20
[...] Summary. Ambassador Jacobson's October 18-20 trip to Manitoba capitalized on Manitoba Premier Doer's preparation as Canadian Ambassador to the U.S. and the swearing-in of a new Premier, Greg Selinger. The headline read "New kids roll up their sleeves," and the atmosphere of good will, good i [...]
2009-11-03 15:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON MARR PREL PGOV SENV CA
09OTTAWA837CANADA: ENGAGING AFGHAN GOVERNMENT ON APPOINTMENTS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada strongly supports U.S. efforts to ensure the new Afghan administration is committed to the fight against corruption. The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister have both made statements calling on President Karzai to address corruption, and the announcement of future aid [...]
2009-11-13 22:55:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL NATO AF CA
09OTTAWA839SEARCH FOR NEXT HEAD OF UN OFFICE OF INTERNAL OVERSIGHT
[...] (C) Sheila Frazer has been a very high profile and well respected Auditor General of Canada since 2001. She has assumed a much more activist stance in this office than her predecessors, sometimes to the discomfort of the government, which she has not been shy to criticize when she has encou [...]
2009-11-16 21:05:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC AMGT UN CA
09OTTAWA84Canada warns "Buy American" legislation would trigger
[...] (SBU) The "Buy American" provisions in the U.S. economic stimulus bill in the Senate have received widespread critical attention in Canada - the United States' largest trading partner. -- Running front-page headlines, newspapers across Canada have been uniformly negative about the "Buy American [...]
2009-02-03 21:12:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09OTTAWA840CANADIAN WARSHIPS COMPLETE COUNTER-NARCOTICS OPERATION
[...] (U) Summary: On October 30, two Canadian Forces (CF) warships completed operations in support of Operation CARIBBE, Canada's contribution to an ongoing U.S.-led, multi-national effort to interdict drug trafficking in Caribbean and east Pacific waters. The Canadian vessels provided surveillance [...]
2009-11-03 20:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS SNAR CA XL
09OTTAWA841Deputy Secretary Steinberg's Meeting with Canadian Foreign
[...] (U) October 22, 2009, 11:15 a.m., Ottawa, Canada. 2. (U) Participants: United States James Steinberg, Deputy Secretary David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Lourdes Cue, Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary Kurt van der Walde, notetaker Canada Claude C [...]
2009-11-17 21:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS KGHG UNRWA IR AF PK CU CA
09OTTAWA843WHA Assistant Secretary's Meeting with Canadian Trade
[...] (U) October 22, 2009, 8:45 a.m., Ottawa, Canada. 2. (U) Participants: United States Arturo Valenzuela, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemispheric Affairs David Jacobson, U.S. Ambassador to Canada Eric Benjaminson, Economic Minister-Counselor, notetaker Kurt van der Wal [...]
2009-11-23 20:51:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALETRD PREL ECON CA
09OTTAWA845Canadian Relations with Cuba
[...] (SBU) Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) interlocutors tell us that Canada continues to promote the advancement of democracy, good governance, and human rights in Cuba. Canada shares the U.S. goals of promoting democracy and human rights in Cuba, while maintaining it [...]
2009-11-25 20:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETTC ETRD CU CA
09OTTAWA850Canada IPR: One Step Forward, 26.2 Miles To Go
[...] (SBU) The Canadian Department of Justice on November 3 proposed amending Canadian regulations in order to include offenses against the Copyright Act under Proceeds of Crime provisions. This change will allow law enforcement officials to seize assets that were paid for with money gained from ac [...]
2009-11-04 19:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
09OTTAWA854QUEBEC SCHOOL LANGUAGE LAW FAILS CONSTITUTIONALITY TEST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's Supreme Court unanimously struck down a Quebec law that closed a loophole in allowing English-language education in the francophone province, finding that it was "excessive" and violated constitutional minority language rights. Signaling that it found the procedures -- [...]
2009-11-05 14:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM CA
09OTTAWA858CANADA BY-ELECTIONS: CAN LIBERALS ARREST SLUMP?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Voters go to the polls in four federal by-elections in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and British Columbia on November 9 (ref a). Although the contests will not change the balance of power in the House of Commons, pundits are looking for signs that the federal Liberals can pull themselve [...]
2009-11-05 19:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA861Canada's Prime Minister Ventures to China for First Time
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Prime Minister Stephen Harper will make his first visit to China as Canadian leader December 3-6. He will most importantly meet with President Hu Jintao, National People's Congress chairman Wu Bangguo, and Premier Wen Jiabao. According to Canadian officials, his main empha [...]
2009-12-01 22:59:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ETRD EMIN PHUM CH CA HK KS
09OTTAWA867Canada working "behind the scenes" on democratic reform in
[...] (C/NF) Canada is working "behind the scenes" on new ideas for advancing democratic reform in Burma and welcomes U.S. high level engagement with the Burmese government (reftel),according to Erin Koenig, deskoff for Burma, Thailand, and Regional Human Rights in the Southeast Asia and Oceania Rel [...]
2009-12-03 19:42:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PHUM BM CA
09OTTAWA869Canada taking "harsher line" on DPRK's UPR
[...] (C/NF) Canada agrees with U.S. views and suggested questions and recommendations for the UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the DPRK (reftel),according to Cyndy Nelson, Policy Advisor for Human Rights, and Daniel Ulmer, Policy Officer for Human Rights, in the Human [...]
2009-12-03 22:25:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREL AORC SOCI UN KN CA
09OTTAWA870CANADA: CONSERVATIVES AID JOBLESS, BUY TIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 5, the federal Conservatives unexpectedly secured swift final passage of Employment Insurance (E.I.) legislation to extend jobless benefits. The achievement is the key deliverable for the left-of-center New Democratic Party (NDP),which stepped in to prop up the min [...]
2009-11-06 21:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA874Ottawa: Ambassador Jacobson and Environment Minister
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-09 22:20:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CA
09OTTAWA876CANADA: CONSERVATIVE BOUNCE FROM BY-ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The governing Conservatives added two seats in the House of Commons on November 9, after the governing party surprisingly won two of four federal by-election victories. Its upset win in rural Quebec suggests the party may at least be back in the game in that province. The Con [...]
2009-11-10 22:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CA
09OTTAWA877Iraq's Ambassador seeks USG help with Canada
[...] (U) This is an action request -- para 4. 2. (C/NF) In a lunch with Ambassador on December 10, Iraq's Ambassador to Canada Howar Ziad requested U.S. Embassy assistance in pressing the Canadian government to permit the Iraqi embassy to set up "out of country" polling stations in major Cana [...]
2009-12-10 21:27:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL KDEM IZ CA
09OTTAWA879CANADA IN AFGHANISTAN: SOME PROGRESS, WITH STEPS BACKWARD
[...] (SBU) Summary. In its sixth quarterly report to Parliament on Canada's engagement in Afghanistan, the government cited slight progress - mostly on school construction, micro-finance, and polio eradication -- in its efforts in Kandahar Province. Training and mentoring of Afghan Security Forc [...]
2009-12-11 22:21:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS EAID AF CA
09OTTAWA885Promoting Support for UNSCR 1540 Voluntary Fund: Canadian
[...] (SBU) Summary. Canada is concerned that the creation of a UN-based 1540 fund might deplete other nonproliferation resources and be subject to additional administrative costs. Canada supports a G-8 led, states-based approach in which donors would provide support on a bilateral basis. A ne [...]
2009-12-21 18:39:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN CA
09OTTAWA887EU Draft Code of Conduct for OUter Space Activities:
[...] (C/NF) In a meeting on December 16, polmiloff conveyed reftel non-paper to Phil Baines, Deputy Director for Missiles and Space Security in the Nonproliferation and Disarmament Division of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade and to Pearl Williams, Senior Policy Adviso [...]
2009-12-21 18:43:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MCAP KTIA KACT EUN ESA CDG CA
09OTTAWA890CANADA: AFGHAN DETAINEE CONTROVERSY RE-ERUPTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In testimony to a House of Commons committee on November 18, a Canadian diplomat claimed to have filed numerous written reports in 2006 and 2007 from Afghanistan alleging that "all" Afghans detained by Canadian Forces and transferred to Afghan authorities likely faced torture [...]
2009-11-19 21:44:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM AF CA
09OTTAWA894CANADIAN VIEWS OF U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE NEW AFGHAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Canada strongly agrees with the U.S. priorities for the new Afghan government, notably the need for greater anti-corruption efforts and for greater security, especially in the south. Canada also calls upon Afghanistan to implement its international human rights commitments, [...]
2009-11-20 21:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM AF CA
09OTTAWA895Canada's Burgeoning Pol-Mil Relationship with Mexico
[...] (SBU) Summary. The defense and security relationship between Canada and Mexico is evolving and both countries are open to exploring new areas for further cooperation. Humanitarian assistance, disaster response, counternarcotics, and nonproliferation were among the areas for detailed disc [...]
2009-12-22 16:35:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR CA MX
09OTTAWA897CANADA AGREES TO URGE IRAN TO RESOLVE AMCIT CASES
[...] (C/NF) In response to December 18 reftel demarche by PolMinCouns, Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb John Holmes of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade confirmed on December 22 that he was prepared to meet with the Iranian Charge d'Affaires in Ottawa to mak [...]
2009-12-22 18:24:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL CASC PHUM CA IR
09OTTAWA899CANADA CONCURS ON NEW NORAD COMMANDER
[...] (C/NF) Canada has agreed to the appointment of Vice Admiral James A. Winnefield, Jr., as the next Commander of the North American Aerospace Defense Command. Text of diplomatic note in para 2. 2. (C/NF) Begin text Note No. IDR0948/09 The Department of Foreign Affairs an [...]
2009-12-22 20:36:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL MARR CA
09OTTAWA9CANADA AND ICSID SECRETARY-GENERAL NOMINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 20:15:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA KIDE EINV ECON EFIN
09OTTAWA901CANADA'S CANDIDACY FOR THE 2011-2012 UNSC
[...] (SBU) In a letter that Embassy received on December 22, Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon laid out to Ambassador Jacobson some of Canada's goals if it wins a seat on the UN Security Council for the 2011-2012 term, highlighting Canada's "strong track record at the UN." (Full text in para 4.) [...]
2009-12-22 22:31:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC CA
09OTTAWA902(SBU) Canada Concerned about Serbian ITU Proposal
[...] (SBU) On November 20, Econoff delivered reftel points to Christine Phillips, Senior Desk Officer for Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, and Kosovo, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. Phillips was unaware of Serbia's proposed Annex, but is concerned about Serbia's activities with [...]
2009-11-23 19:36:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ECPS ITU KV CA
09OTTAWA903Canada's Supreme Court strengthens free speech
[...] (U) Summary: A Supreme Court of Canada ruling on December 22 has added greater protections for journalists against claims of defamation in striking down two separate findings of libel against two newspapers. Stating that "current [defamation] law does not give adequate weight to the constitu [...]
2009-12-23 18:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV CA
09OTTAWA904Canada not "TIP"ping the scales in data collection
[...] (U) PolMinCouns on November 23 chaired the monthly Reporting Officers' DVC, with a particular focus on trafficking in persons. He underscored the continued commitment of the new Administration to combating TIP, and highlighted the need to maintain a substantive reporting and outreach focus on [...]
2009-11-24 18:19:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KTIP KWMN CA
09OTTAWA905CANADA DEMARCHES IRAN ON AMCIT CASES
[...] (C/NF) As promised (ref a),Director General for the Middle East and Maghreb John Holmes of the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade raised the six Amcit cases in Iran (ref b) in a discussion with Iranian Charge d'Affaires in Ottawa Bahram Ghasemi on December 23. DG Holmes s [...]
2009-12-23 22:19:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL CASC IR CA
09OTTAWA906CANADIAN OFFICIALS DENY AFGHAN ABUSE CLAIMS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 21:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA907CANADA OKAYS FLIGHT SANTA SLED 01
[...] (U) In a diplomatic note dated December 17, Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade provided authorization for Flight SANTA SLED 01 to overfly Canada, with unlimited "touch and go" landings. (Full text in para 2.) The diplomatic note also declared all Canadian childre [...]
2009-12-24 13:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CA
09OTTAWA909CANADA TO SUSPEND PARLIAMENT, AGAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Canada's Parliament will be suspended until March 2010, reminiscent of a similar but shorter suspension one year ago. The Conservatives' argument is that the government will have additional time to concentrate on the "next phase" of its economic recovery plan. There will be [...]
2009-12-30 20:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AF CA
09OTTAWA911Canada will co-sponsor AQAP UNSCR 1267 listing request
[...] (S) Canada is prepared to co-sponsor Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula UNSCR 1267 listing request, according to Jessica Dawson in the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade's (DFAIT) International Crime and Terrorism Division (ICT). Dawson added that DFAIT has "no information [...]
2009-12-30 20:14:00Embassy OttawaSECRET//NOFORNPTER PINR PREL KTFN SA YM UN CA
09OTTAWA92Response to OPIC on Operation Eyesight Universal
[...] (SBU) The health NGO Operation Eyesight Universal Foundation (OEUF) is well known and highly regarded in Canada. USAID's Canadian counterpart, the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA),cites OEUF as having been a key partner for more than thirty years. The 2007 OEUF annual report [...]
2009-02-05 13:49:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV CA
09OTTAWA940NO ROOM FOR DOUBT: ALL CANADIAN TROOPS OUT OF AFGHANISTAN BY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In testimony to Parliament on December 8, Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) General Walter Natynczyk confirmed that, in accordance with a March 2008 parliamentary motion, no Canadian Forces - apart from a military attache in Kabul - or military equipment will remain in Afghanistan [...]
2009-12-09 15:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA944CANADA: DEFENCE MINISTER IN HOT SEAT OVER ALLEGED ABUSE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada's opposition parties united on December 9 and 10 to demand the resignation of National Defence Minister Peter MacKay and to institute a public inquiry into allegations that the government ignored credible evidence of abuse at least in 2006 of Afghan detainees transferred [...]
2009-12-10 20:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM MOPS AF CA
09OTTAWA954CANADA: RULING CONSERVATIVES SURVIVE 2009 IN COMFORT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Early in the fall, the ruling Conservatives sidestepped the threat of an election, seized control of the parliamentary agenda, and moved forward on a twin-track of economic and justice issues, largely unhampered by their minority status. By the close of the fall parliamentary [...]
2009-12-14 22:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON CA
09OTTAWA96CANADIAN HOTLINE SUPPORTS FIGHT AGAINST TIP
[...] (U) The Department of Public Safety, Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP),and Canadian Crime Stoppers Association have formed a new partnership to raise awareness about human trafficking and to explain how to identify and report suspected cases. In this national campaign, the NGO Canadian Cr [...]
2009-02-06 13:15:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG CA
09OTTAWA980CANADIAN FORCES' INVESTIGATION FINDS AFGHAN DETAINEE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 21, the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service (CFNIS) -- the independent investigative arm of the Canadian Forces Military Police (CFMP) -- cleared the Canadian Forces (CF) of almost all allegations of mistreatment of Afghan detainees while in CF custody b [...]
2009-12-22 19:34:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM MARR AF CA
09OUAGADOUGOU1146BURKINA FASO HOSTS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON
[...] SUMMARY: In commemoration of the twentieth anniversary of the signature of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Government of Burkina Faso and the Italian Government co-hosted an international conference on adoption in Ouagadougou. National adoptions are uncommon, only 118 in the l [...]
2009-12-09 13:15:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM CVIS CASC PREL UV
09OUAGADOUGOU1159GUINEA TALKS - 9th ICG-G IN OUAGADOUGOU
[...] SUMMARY: The 9th meeting of the International Contact Group on Guinea (ICG-G) held December 13 in Ouagadougou was marked by a unified international community and capable leadership from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS),the African Union (AU),and the UN Representative for [...]
2009-12-15 07:12:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM GV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU27BURKINA FASO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Burkina Faso. Table of Contents ----------------- A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment 2. Conversion and Transfer Policies 3. Expropriation and Compensation 4. Dispute Settlement 5. Perfor [...]
2009-01-15 17:09:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON PGOV EFIN KTDB OPIC USTR UV
09OUAGADOUGOU298REQUEST FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A DEPARTMENT OF
[...] (U) Summary: Reftel was submitted to inform the Department of State (DOS) of the increased workload and expanded Military Cooperation portfolio in Burkina Faso and to formally request the rapid establishment of a permanent Department of Defense (DOD) uniformed military position at the Embassy. [...]
2009-04-23 15:23:00Embassy OuagadougouSECRET//NOFORNMASS MARR MOPS UV
09OUAGADOUGOU551 BURKINA FASO STRIVES TO ADDRESS CHILD TRAFFICKING ISSUES.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Burkina Faso is a source and transit country for trafficked children destined for labor or sexual exploitation in the sub-region. In the past year, and in order to reverse this trend, the Government of Burkina Faso has undertaken a number of noteworthy anti-trafficking in pers [...]
2009-07-14 12:52:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM ELAB SOCI PGOV UV
09OUAGADOUGOU569A REGIONAL APPROACH TOWARDS AQIM
[...] (C/NF) The recent spate of hostage-taking, murder and military counter measures in the Sahel Region have brought to the forefront the need for concerted action against AQIM. Responding to these events, the countries of the region, particularly Mali, appear to be eager to take concrete actions [...]
2009-07-16 13:10:00Embassy OuagadougouCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL ML AL UV FR UK GE
09PANAMA21EMBASSY ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING OUTREACH
[...] (C) Summary: Spearheading Mission Panama's anti-money laundering outreach, Ambassador Stephenson met with Colon Free Zone (CFZ) General Manager Nilda Quijano during a December 17 visit to Colon. Quijano described the competitive advantages of the CFZ for legitimate businesses and the steps be [...]
2009-01-08 21:03:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN SNAR KTFN PM
09PANAMA227PANAMA TO SIGN FTA WITH CANADA; SIGNING AT SOTA
[...] (C) Panama will conclude negotiations on a free trade treaty with Canada this week, Minister of Commerce and Industry Gisela Alvarez de Porras told the Ambassador on March 17. The GOP hopes to sign the treaty with Canada during the Summit of the Americas, continued Porras. 2. (U) Panama [...]
2009-03-18 17:03:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PM PREL
09PANAMA713Commentator Urges Martinelli To Cancel 'Clownish' Panamax
[...] (SBU) On September 18, in the middle of the annual Panamax exercise, leading daily La Prensa ran an op-ed by I. Roberto Eisenmann Jr. titled "An Irresponsible, Unnecessary Militaristic Stunt Returns." Eisenmann has long been an anti-military voice in Panama. He is one of the founders of La [...]
2009-09-24 18:44:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR KPAO PREL PM
09PANAMA797RE: POST INPUT TO REPORT THE OPERATION OF THE CARIBBEAN
[...] Below is post's response to reftel. Economic Review --------------------- 2. (U) Panama is experiencing a period of extended economic growth, with 8.5 percent GDP growth in 2006, 11.5 percent in 2007, and 9.2 percent in 2008. However, due to the global economic crisis, its GDP gro [...]
2009-10-23 17:52:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDUSTR ETRD ECON PM
09PANAMA873ILLEGAL AFRICAN MIGRATION POSES CHALLENGE TO PANAMA
[...] (U) The number of illegal African migrants smuggled through Panama has grown six-fold in 2009. Somali and other Horn of Africa migrants are a particular concern for Panama, which has shown no inclination to accept them as refugees, yet is struggling to find a humane response to the increase. [...]
2009-12-10 20:17:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PM SO SMIG PREF
09PARAMARIBO32SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] (U) Post submits the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) welcomes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country and has on several occasions identified it as key in achieving [...]
2009-01-26 12:08:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS
09PARIS1387SEPTEMBER 2009 PARIS CLUB MEETING; NEGOTIATION WITH CAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 15, the Paris Club and the Central African Republic (CAR) negotiated a new debt relief agreement recognizing that country's completion of the enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative. Creditors agreed voluntarily to go beyond HIPC terms to forgive [...]
2009-10-14 11:59:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARIS1443FRENCH PRIORITIES FOR THE 64TH UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France is on the same page as the United States with respect to country-specific and thematic resolutions for the UNGA Third Committee and seeks USG support for French sponsored initiatives, stated MFA desk officer for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Cecile Vigneau, who s [...]
2009-10-28 10:52:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN FR
09PARIS216WORLD HERITAGE WORKING GROUP ON ELECTION OF MEMBERS - PARIS
[...] (U) Summary: The third meeting the Kondo working group on the reform of procedures for election to the World Heritage Committee (WHC) ended leaving several loose ends to deal with in May, and some recommendations that will guarantee future debates on the subject of equitable representation on t [...]
2009-02-12 10:57:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDUNESCO SCUL
09PARIS235 OECD REPORTING: REPORT OF THE NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY
[...] (U) This is an information cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Workshop on the Security of Supply of Medical Isotopes convened in Paris on January 29-30, 2009 and was well attended by representatives of government, industry, the health industry, intergo [...]
2009-02-13 14:38:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP TRGY KSCA OECD UNVIE
09PARIS304FRANCE ON ENERGY SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary. French energy security policy centers on energy independence, security of supply through diversification, affordable but competitive energy prices via vertically-integrated utility companies, and low-carbon economic growth. French activism in pushing its civilian nuclear know- [...]
2009-03-02 16:49:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET SENV PREL FR
09PARIS330 The Standing Group for Global Energy Dialogue, February
[...] Summary: The International Energy Agency's Standing Group for Global Energy Dialogue (SGD) met February 25-26 in Paris to discuss to review a range of outreach work to non-IEA countries, to discuss the activities of other energy organizations, and to discuss next steps for the IEA. Topics in [...]
2009-03-06 11:23:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG EPET IEA OECD
09PARIS373BW/CW ALLIED CONSULTATIONS, PARIS, MARCH 4-5,
[...] (SBU) The Close Allies (U.S., UK, France, Germany) met in Paris on March 4-5 to discuss issues related to chemical and biological weapons nonproliferation/arms control. The meeting focused on priorities, strategy and tactics on near-term issues, longer-term goals for the BWC and CWC, includin [...]
2009-03-13 14:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW
09PARIS738SE GRATION AND FRENCH REVIEW SUDAN STATE OF PLAY
[...] (C) Summary: Special Envoy Gration's exchanges with senior French officials on May 30 focused on next steps on the Doha peace process, principally whether Paris-based SLM leader Abdulwahid el-Nur (AW) would relax his opposition and take part. Gration and the French agreed on the possible val [...]
2009-06-04 13:09:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL SU FR
09PARIS762EUR A/S GORDON’S JUNE 3 MEETING WITH FRENCH NSA
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In a June 3 meeting with A/S Gordon, French NSA-equivalent Jean-David Levitte previewed the agenda for the POTUS-President Sarkozy bilat at Normandy. He noted that Sarkozy hoped to use the occasion to announce the appointments of two French general officers to high-level NATO positi [...]
2009-06-08 16:42:00Embassy ParisSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS849IRANIAN NGO LEADER CLAIMS OPPOSITION CANNOT BACK
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Iranian NGO Leader Amir Hossein Barmaki (please protect) told poloff June 22 in Paris that if the Iranian opposition leaders back down now they will be "destroyed" by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Supreme Leader Khamene'i. "They are not going to stop fighting," he insisted, "or they w [...]
2009-06-23 16:13:00Embassy ParisSECRETPGOV PREL FR
09PARIS898BUY AMERICAN BLOCKS BELL LABS
[...] (SBU) Alcatel-Lucent Board Chairman Philippe Camus told EMIN recently that Alcatel-Lucent and its Bell Labs research subsidiary had been blocked by from submitting proposals to be funded under the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act by the new Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. We [...]
2009-07-01 15:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG ECON ETRD EIND PREL FR
09PARIS906GNEP - France Hosts Successful Third Reliable
[...] (U) The third meeting of the Reliable Nuclear Fuel Services Working Group (RNFSWG) of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) was held in Cherbourg, France on March 20. Twenty participants from ten countries and two international organizations attended this meeting, which was dedicated to [...]
2009-07-02 16:42:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG KNNP IAEA FR
09PARIS961IO A/S BRIMMER REVIEWS UN AGENDA WITH FRANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IO Assistant Secretary Dr. Esther Brimmer discussed the campaign to select a new UNESCO Director General, the Human Rights Council (HRC),UNSC Reform, and Peacekeeping/Peacebuilding operations with her MFA counterpart Sylvie Bermann and separately with MFA Special Advisor Eric Ch [...]
2009-07-17 06:56:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PHUM UNESCO FR
09PARIS971EUMM: FRANCE SUPPORTS U.S. INVOLVEMENT, SPECIFICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Patrick Maisonnave, office director-equivalent for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' European Community External Relations, said France is strongly in favor of U.S. involvement in the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, but he did not specify how the United States could best p [...]
2009-07-17 16:13:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL GG RS EU FR
09PARIS973 PARIS CLUB - JUNE 2009 TOUR D'HORIZON AND DISCUSSIONS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the Paris Club's June 23 meeting, the U.S. opposed a proposal to give new seniority status to crisis-related bilateral financing. Russia dropped its opposition to extending Afghanistan's Club treatment, clearing the way for continued debt relief as Afghanistan implements its [...]
2009-07-20 10:16:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB XF FR
09PARISFR1137 UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL RACE ENTERS THE LAST LAP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Egypt's Farouk Hosni leads the pack in the race to be UNESCO's next Director-General. He appears to have 20-25 votes of the 30 needed to obtain the endorsement of UNESCO's 58-member Executive Board. Notably, he has recently picked up support from India which, added to Brazil [...]
2009-08-18 15:26:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNESCO EG AU EC BU LH RS BN
09PARISFR1373HONDURAS: REQUEST FOR INSTRUCTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The General Committee (Bureau) of UNESCO's 35th General Conference was unable to reach consensus as to whether the draft resolution on Honduras (see text paragraph 8) should be added to the agenda for the General Conference. The President, therefore, opted to forward the issue [...]
2009-10-09 13:13:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1382HONDURAS: Item Inscribed/Working Group Formed
[...] (U) Summary: The Plenary of the General Conference today approved inscription of a Honduran item on the General Conference's agenda after extensive negotiations led by General Conference President Hepburn. The item was immediately referred to a working group charged with preparing a resolution [...]
2009-10-13 06:18:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1406UNESCO Subsidiary Bodies - Election Results
[...] Summary: Elections for UNESCO's subsidiary bodies were held on 16 October 2009 during the organization's General Conference. The U.S. was elected to the Legal Committee, the IHP (Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme),and the IBE (Council of the UNESCO Intern [...]
2009-10-19 06:08:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1407HONDURAS: LANGUAGE ADOPTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The working group dealing with the Honduras draft resolution agreed to language acceptable to both sides October 15, after lengthy negotiating sessions led by Ambassador Killion. The resolution was adopted under an agenda heading entitled, "Impacts on the Education system and f [...]
2009-10-19 06:08:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1452UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: NATURAL SCIENCES
[...] Summary. A Ministerial Round Table on Oceans and UNESCO's Natural Sciences Commission met October 12-16 as part of UNESCO's 35th General Conference. The Ministerial focused on ocean governance, ocean monitoring and climate change. The Natural Sciences Commission primarily focused on existin [...]
2009-10-29 14:55:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY PREL UNESCO
09PARISFR1474UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: EDUCATION MINISTERIAL AND
[...] Summary: At UNESCO's 35th General Conference, approximately 70 Education Ministers and Vice-Ministers participated in the Ministerial Roundtable October 9-10 to discuss education policy issues. The Education Commission met October 13-15 and considered the UNESCO education sector's budget for [...]
2009-11-03 12:19:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PREL UNESCO HO
09PARISFR1481UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: SOCIAL AND HUMAN
[...] Summary: The October 16-21 meeting of the Social and Human Sciences Commission was the scene of some of the most heated debates at UNESCO's 35th General Conference. The Commission began its work by discussing whether to initiate negotiation of a proposed "Universal Declaration of Ethical Pri [...]
2009-11-04 17:41:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY PREL PHUM UNESCO
09PARISFR1483UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: COMMUNICATIONS AND
[...] Summary: The Communication and Information (CI) Commission, chaired by Venezuela, met from October 13-15. The agenda included close to 40 draft amendments to the budget and program, almost half of them from Cuba and Egypt. The proposed amendments with the most potential for damage, such as on [...]
2009-11-05 08:36:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PREL UNESCO HO
09PARISFR1640SECOND MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE
[...] SUMMARY: THE STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE (CONVENTION) MET DECEMBER 1-2 AT UNESCO HEADQUARTERS. THE PARTIES ELECTED A SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY BODY, DECIDED TO SET UP AN "UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND", AND ESTABLISHED A WORK [...]
2009-12-04 13:20:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL AORC UNESCO PREL
09PARISFR1676MEETING OF SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE
[...] SUMMARY. The Subcommittee of the Inter-governmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Country of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation (Subcommittee) (ICPRCP) met at UNESCO Headquarters, November 18-20, to negotiate draft rules of mediation an [...]
2009-12-10 15:01:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNESCO
09PARISFR1685THIRD SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION AND
[...] SUMMARY. The Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Committee) met in Paris from December 7-10. Established under the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Convention),the Comm [...]
2009-12-11 17:45:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL AORC UNESCO KTIA
09PARISFR368WORLD HERITAGE EMBLEM MEETING
[...] (U) UNESCO held an expert meeting on the World Heritage emblem on February 24. The session was one of three meetings held at UNESCO headquarters (24-27 February) in an attempt to prepare the ground for the upcoming World Heritage (WH) Committee meeting in Seville, June 22-30, 2009(septels). T [...]
2009-03-13 09:40:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNESCO
09PARISFR48 SEOUL MEETINGS ON THER RETURN OF CULTURAL PROPERTY TO ITS
[...] Begin Summary. From November 26-28, two international meetings were held in Seoul, South Korea to address the issue of the return of cultural property to its country of origin. On November 26, independent Experts met under the auspices of the Korean Government to review selected case studies [...]
2009-01-14 17:37:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL UNESCO KPAO KS FR JA
09PARISFR705GROUP ONE MEETING 20 MAY 2009
[...] Summary: The May 20 meeting of UNESCO's regional electoral Group I (Western Europe and North America) laid bare some of the horse-trading that occurs in obtaining seats connected to the various committees, commissions, and Conventions at UNESCO. Italy proposed that Group I trade with Group I [...]
2009-05-27 16:02:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY SCUL UNESCO
09PARTO31925(U) SECRETARY CLINTON'S MARCH 5, 2009
[...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) March 5, 2009; 3:30 p.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kurt Volker A/S Dan Fried, EUR Anne-Marie Slaughter, S/P Spokesman Robert [...]
2009-03-19 02:48:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PREL NATO UP RS
09PARTO32028(C) SECRETARY CLINTON'S MARCH 5, 2009, MEETING
[...] (U) Classified by: Kenneth Merten, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reason 1.4.(d) 2. (U) March 5, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; Brussels, Belgium. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Ambassador Kurt Volker EUR A/S Dan Fried NSC Senior Director Liz Sherwood-Randall Lie [...]
2009-03-20 23:54:00US Delegation, SecretaryCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY MOPS NATO PGOV PREL
09PARTO41407Conference on Afghanistan, March 31, 2009, The
[...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes -- by theme -- statements by national delegations and NGOs during the March 31 Afghanistan Conference in The Hague. The Secretary and the UN Special Representative both used the event to bring the international community together around the U.S. strategy and to m [...]
2009-04-14 22:54:00US Delegation, SecretaryUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL EAID AF NL
09PARTO43007(U) Secretary Clinton's April 25, 2009 Meeting
[...] (U) Classified by: Uzra Zeya, Deputy Executive Secretary, S/ES, Department of State. Reasons 1.4.(b & d) 2. (U) April 25, 2009; 1:45 p.m.; Baghdad, Iraq. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Deputy Secretary James Steinberg Ambassador Christopher Hill NEA A/S Jeffrey Feltman Jo [...]
2009-04-30 14:46:00US Delegation, SecretarySECRETOVIP CLINTON HILLARY PGOV PREL IZ IR
09PHNOMPENH1142009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR CAMBODIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 06:06:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CB ELAB KCRM KFRD KTIP KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG
09PHNOMPENH336CAMBODIA CONTINUES TO BATTLE PHYSICAL REMINDERS OF
[...] Summary: Nearly three decades of war and civil unrest have left Cambodia as one of the most heavily mined and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contaminated countries in the world. In addition to landmines, contamination includes cluster submunitions as well as abandoned explosive ordnance droppe [...]
2009-05-26 09:35:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID MOPS CB
09PHNOMPENH368CASE AGAINST MU SOCHUA'S LAWYER COULD SET
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the public political struggles over defamation have played out between Prime Minister (PM) Hun Sen and Sam Rainsy Party Parliamentarian Mu Sochua, the PM's high-profile lawyer has pursued an ethics complaint at the Cambodian Bar Association in a parallel course of action aga [...]
2009-06-04 08:28:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH549MU SOCHUA LIABLE FOR DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Phnom Penh Municipal Court pronounced Mu Sochua liable for defaming Prime Minister Hun Sen on August 4, closing this chapter of the long-running drama. International observers attended the session to hear the verdict, though police denied entry to NGO representatives and jo [...]
2009-08-04 13:13:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KJUS CB
09PHNOMPENH71 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Cambodia
[...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...]
2009-01-28 10:02:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB
09PORTAUPRINCE13CODEL DURBIN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT, PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) The Haitian President and Prime Minister told Codel Durbin December 17-18 that Haiti's main priorities after the August-September hurricanes are economic growth and job creation, infrastructure-building, education, environmental restoration, and strengthening Haiti's political institutio [...]
2009-01-07 17:10:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SNAR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE157HAITI: PRESSURE MOUNTS ON ELECTORAL COUNCIL TO RECONSIDER LAVALAS EXCLUSION
[...] (C) Summary: The U.S., Canadians, French, the European Commission and the OAS have issued statements in the last few days regarding the exclusion of Fanmi Lavalas from the upcoming Senate elections (reftel),stating that credible elections must be inclusive. A milder statement by MINUSTAH un [...]
2009-02-11 13:51:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE169CORE GROUP REPS MEET WITH PREVAL ON SENATE
[...] (C) Summary. Representing the Core Group, the UNSRSG and the ambassadors of Brazil, Canada, Germany (as EU president),and the United States met with President Preval February 13 for 90 minutes to discuss the current Senatorial election issue. The group urged Preval to ensure that the election [...]
2009-02-16 18:18:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE172CORE GROUP REPS MEET WITH PREVAL ON SENATE
[...] (C) Summary. Representing the Core Group, the UNSRSG and the ambassadors of Brazil, Canada, Germany (as EU president),and the United States met with President Preval February 13 for 90 minutes to discuss the current Senatorial election issue. The group urged Preval to ensure that the election [...]
2009-02-17 13:25:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV HA
09PORTAUPRINCE199HAITI'S SUBMISSION FOR THE NINTH ANNUAL TIP REPORT
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. The following are Post's responses to reftel questions posed for the reporting period. HAITI'S TIP SITUATION ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Question 23: -- A. Reliable sources for additional information includ [...]
2009-02-20 18:17:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09PORTAUPRINCE302HAITI: CORRESPONDENCE FROM LEGISLATOR TO HOUSE
[...] The following correspondence to U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, in reference to U.S. immigration policy toward Haiti, was received by Embassy on March 13. Text is an unofficial English translation of the French original. The Embassy will pouch the ac [...]
2009-03-19 13:00:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE33920TH POLICE PROMOTION GRADUATES WITH MIXED MESSAGE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On February 27, the Haitian National Police (HNP) graduated its 20th Promotion of 702 police officers, including 86 women. While speeches by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice focused on r [...]
2009-03-30 12:01:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE34020TH POLICE PROMOTION GRADUATES WITH MIXED MESSAGE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified - please protect accordingly. 2. (U) SUMMARY: On February 27, the Haitian National Police (HNP) graduated its 20th Promotion of 702 police officers, including 86 women. While speeches by the Prime Minister and the Minister of Justice focused on r [...]
2009-03-30 12:01:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PHUM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE371SCENESETTER FOR CODEL CONYERS'S VISIT TO HAITI,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Your visit comes as the Haitian President and his new Prime Minister face difficult challenges in the aftermath of the April 2008 food riots and a devastating 2008 hurricane season. The storms and resulting flooding displaced hundreds of thousands of people and made Haiti's al [...]
2009-04-03 16:40:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL ASEC HA
09PORTAUPRINCE372HAITI: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF USNS COMFORT
[...] (SBU) The government and people of Haiti will warmly welcome the visit of the USNS Comfort. The medical services you will provide are badly needed in this, the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, where a large portion of the population has virtually no access to medical services. Your [...]
2009-04-06 11:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL HA
09PORTAUPRINCE533HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR MAY 2009
[...] (U) Summary. This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) REMITTANCES CONTINUE SLOWDOWN. April remittances amounted to USD 81.8 million, down 16 percent compared to March. Year-to-date remittances total USD 590 [...]
2009-06-05 16:40:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE644CHIEF OF STAFF MILLS MEETS WITH GOH MINISTERS AND
[...] (U) Summary. The Secretary's Counselor and Chief of Staff Cheryl Mills, along with staff aide Meghann Curtis, assessed Haiti's development and reconstruction needs in a visit July 6-7 that included a tour of a USAID-funded IOM projects outside Port-au-Prince, and meetings with the Prime Minister, [...]
2009-07-16 14:44:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR ENRG ECON EFIN HA
09PORTAUPRINCE646HAITI ECONOMIC UPDATE FOR JULY 1 TO JULY 10, 2009
[...] (U) Summary. This is a report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) The Minister of Finance announced a price increase for 91 and 95 octane gasoline. The price of gasoline 91 rose 18 percent from HTG 163 to HTG 192 (USD 3.98 to US [...]
2009-07-16 19:18:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA
09PORTAUPRINCE710HAITI: JUNE 2009 NAS MONTHLY REPORT
[...] The following summarizes Post's INL/NAS and counternarcotics activities in June 2009. -------- Meetings -------- 2. On June 4, the Mini Dublin Group met for the first time in 18 months in Port au Prince in preparation for the Dublin Group meeting to be held in July. The group is now [...]
2009-08-11 16:35:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE73YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN: CANADIAN GOVERNOR GENERAL SHINES IN HAITI
[...] (U) During her four day working visit to Haiti January 15-19, Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean once again charmed her former countrymen. The Governor General, accompanied by her husband, met with senior government officials, including president Rene Preval and Prime Minister Michele P [...]
2009-01-23 18:36:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL HA CA
09PORTAUPRINCE731HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE
[...] (U) Summary: The following is a brief overview of progress made by the Haitian National Police in the past two years and a summary of various perspectives on where the HNP should go in the future. This report represents the recommendations and analysis of the first full-time NAS Director, at [...]
2009-08-13 17:44:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALSNAR ASEC PGOV PREL KCRM HA
09PORTAUPRINCE862009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HAITI
[...] (U) Haiti's openness to foreign investment is codified in its laws. Import and export policies are non-discriminatory and are not based upon nationality. There is no significant public opposition to foreign investment in Haiti. The Government of Haiti (GoH) has made notable progress in rece [...]
2009-01-27 14:22:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDKIDE EINV ECON EFIN PGOV HA OPIC USTR KTDB ETRD
09PORTAUPRINCE927US AND CANADA UNDERLINE INCLUSIVITY WITH NEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. President Preval replaced four members of the Provisional Electoral Council, including the president and vice-president, by sidelining political parties and reaching out instead to the voodoo sector and communal leaders. In a joint meeting with the CEP on November 3, Charge and [...]
2009-11-04 14:01:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KAID PINR HA
09PORTAUPRINCE961Donor Ambassadors Initiate Dialogue on Election Support
[...] (C) Summary: At a December 1 meeting of Ambassadors representing the election donor group (US, Canada, UN, EU and Brazil),there was general agreement that the international community should provide assistance to help carry out the upcoming elections in Haiti despite donor frustration over the dec [...]
2009-12-04 16:07:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE964Haiti Response to Action Request: Demarche on
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel action request, on Tuesday November 17, Ambassador Merten and poloff met with Marie-Michele Rey, Haiti's Minister of Foreign Affairs to convey the reftel talking points and request Haiti's support as outlined in the reftel. Rey acknowledged that the Iran sit [...]
2009-11-19 18:14:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UNGA HA
09PORTAUPRINCE975President Preval Defends Election Antics Before Diplomatic
[...] (C) Summary: At a 10 December meeting with the diplomatic corps, President Preval outlined his priorities for his last year in office and responded to criticisms about manipulation of the electoral process. Preval said that in his remaining 14 months he will dedicate his energies to consolid [...]
2009-12-14 18:34:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE977Preval Seeks International Donor Support for Elections
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Preval convoked the diplomatic corps, the board of the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) and several members of his Cabinet to a 16 December meeting at the Palace to discuss arrangements for the upcoming parliamentary elections. He asked potential donors to confirm [...]
2009-12-17 17:49:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EAID HA
09PORTAUPRINCE994Fanmi Lavalas Excluded from Elections, but Given Another
[...] (SUB) Summary. Early 25 November the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) withdrew its earlier, provisional, authorization for former President Aristide's Fanmi Lavalas to register candidates for February's parliamentary elections, due to inconsistent and insufficient documentation. At [...]
2009-11-25 20:13:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR AID HA
09PORTOFSPAIN334WHA/CAR DIRECTOR MEETS WITH NATIONAL SECURITY MINISTER ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: WHA Caribbean Office Director Velia De Pirro discussed the Caribbean Basin Security Initiative on August 3 with National Security Minister Martin Joseph, who expressed pleasure over the nascent program. Joseph urged a regional approach and was pleased that his thinking was consis [...]
2009-08-08 14:22:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MASS EAID ECON KCRM TD
09PORTOFSPAIN54SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS: MEETINGS OF AMBASSADORS MORALES AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USOAS Ambassador and National Summit Coordinator Hector Morales, Jr. and WHA/DAS Ambassador David Robinson visited Trinidad February 3-4 to discuss Summit of the Americas preparations. In addition to a session with Prime Minister Manning (septel),the Ambassadors met with the Na [...]
2009-02-10 17:56:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KSUM MASS TD
09PRAGUE433CZECH COMMENTS ON UPCOMING JULY GAERC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 23 emboff spoke with Katerina Sequensova of the Czech MFA Department of Common Foreign and Security Policy in advance of the July 27-28 EU General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC). She offered comments on the EU Monitoring Mission (EUMM) in Georgia, and on [...]
2009-07-27 11:31:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEUN EZ EG PGOV PREL SO
09PRAGUE454 EXTREMISM IN CZECH REPUBLIC GAINS VISIBILITY AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the Czech Republic, extremists have been involved in several notable public events over the last year targeting the Czech Roma population. These events, such as the two recent arson attacks against Roma houses, generated public outrage across the country. Right-wing extrem [...]
2009-08-04 14:38:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON HU LO EZ
09PRAGUE549CZECH MFA STATEMENT EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER
[...] (U) On September 10 the Czech MFA issued a statement (see para 3) regarding the September 9 vote in the U.S. Senate on the Travel Promotion Act which proposes the establishment of a fee for ESTA applications. In addition to commenting on the ESTA fee, the statement also references the Canadian [...]
2009-09-14 14:52:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CVIS PREL PGOV EZ EUN
09PRETORIA1017South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-05-20 08:29:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1429South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-07-15 06:00:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1707South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-08-24 14:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA1959RESETTLEMENT SET TO GROW (CAUTIOUSLY) FROM S.AFRICA
[...] (SBU) On a September 7-10 visit, U.S. Regional Refugee Coordinator met with key counterparts in an ongoing effort to expand the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) in Southern Africa. The program vets African applicants (of diverse nationalities, but from South Africa likely mainly Somal [...]
2009-09-28 10:31:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF
09PRETORIA1983SOUTH AFRICA REAFFIRMS PROGRESSIVE STANCE ON
[...] (SBU) In a September 21 keynote speech to a regional intergovernmental workshop on migration, Department of Home Affairs (DHA) Deputy Minister Malusi Gigaba forcefully reiterated the SAG's commitment to freedom of movement. Nations must shift their paradigms on migration, he said, to see it a [...]
2009-10-01 14:41:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA1984SADC STATES PREPARE FOR U.N. MIGRATION FORUM (GFMD)
[...] At a September 21-23 forum in Cape Town, government officials from fourteen states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) discussed policies and programs to leverage migration for economic development. The workshop was a regional precursor for a wider U.N. event, the Global For [...]
2009-10-02 10:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF
09PRETORIA2166Electricity - Economy's Driver or Achilles Heel?
[...] (SBU) South African power utility Eskom is struggling belatedly to increase capacity to meet demand, while working to engage the private sector, secure financing, and correct its pricing to reflect market realities. The utility suffered an electricity supply emergency, resulting in rolling bl [...]
2009-10-23 14:22:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EMIN EINV ETRD ECON SENV SF
09PRETORIA2276SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CRIME STRATEGY REPORT
[...] Draft International Narcotics Control Strategy Report South Africa I. Summary  [...]
2009-11-09 06:42:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SNAR ASEC SF
09PRETORIA2277SOUTH AFRICA: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Draft International Narcotics Control Strategy Report South Africa I. Summary  [...]
2009-11-09 06:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM SNAR ASEC SF
09PRETORIA2312SOUTH AFRICA FEARS ZIMBABWE MAY BE SLIDING BACK
[...] (U) Summary: During a press conference on November 10, Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Director General Dr. Ayanda Ntsaluba said regional leaders feared Zimbabwe could be sliding back from progress on the political and humanitarian fronts since the inception of the [...]
2009-11-13 14:35:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZI
09PRETORIA2365SOUTH AFRICA: GREAT LAKES SPECIAL ADVISOR WOLPE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Great Lakes Special Advisor Howard Wolpe's message on Washington's enhanced Great Lakes engagement was welcomed warmly during the Special Advisor's October 30-November 2 visit to South Africa. Wolpe renewed contacts with Deputy Foreign Minister Ebrahim, SAG Great Lakes Special [...]
2009-11-18 15:15:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CG BU RW UG SF EAID KDEM
09PRETORIA2474South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-12-02 13:21:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA2507AMBASSADOR GIPS MEETS WITH DIRCO DEPMIN EBRAHIM
[...] (C) On December 3, Ambassador Gips met with Ebrahim Ebrahim, Deputy Minister of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO). Ebrahim cordially listed points on which the SAG was content with its relations with the U.S., he cited areas for collaboration in resolving Afri [...]
2009-12-07 15:08:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KGHG AF WI ZI IR SF
09PRETORIA309South Africa: Minerals and Energy Newsletter "THE ASSAY" -
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The purpose of this newsletter, initiated in January 2004, is to highlight minerals and energy developments in South Africa. This includes trade and investment as well as supply. South Africa hosts world-class deposits of gold, diamonds, platinum group metals, chromium, z [...]
2009-02-19 13:24:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EMIN EINV EIND ETRD ELAB KHIV SF
09PRETORIA473SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS FACES MAJOR CHALLENGES AND SACKS CEO
[...] This cable is based on collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Johannesburg. 2. (U) Summary. State-controlled South African Airways (SAA) reached an agreement to terminate CEO Khaya Ngqula's contract following charges of mismanagement and corruption. SAA continues to face fin [...]
2009-03-12 05:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ELAB ECON SF
09PRETORIA478SOUTH AFRICAN MINING EXECUTIVES DISCUSS GLOBAL AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A group of South African mining executives expressed concern about the effects of the global commodity downturn on the mining sector and associated social transformation in South Africa. They highlighted a number of challenges of doing mining business in South Africa, many dir [...]
2009-03-12 09:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG EINV ETRD EPET KHIV ZI SF
09PRETORIA487SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 6, 2009
[...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 11 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Business Confidence Hits 10-Year Low on Slowdown - State 'Will Not Give Up' on Car Industry - South Africa Needs a Homegrown Response to [...]
2009-03-13 09:28:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV
09PRETORIA742China Sustains Interest in African Minerals and Energy
[...] (SBU) Summary. The African Mining Indaba in Cape Town February 9-12 provided verve for discussion on China's interest in African resources (Reftel). The consensus view was that China is taking a long-term perspective on its resource investments in Africa, but driving harder bargains in the gl [...]
2009-04-16 07:43:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EPET ENRG EINV ETRD SF CH
09PRETORIA812009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA (PART
[...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents part two of post's two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009, continued [...]
2009-01-15 16:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF
09PRETORIA990INDUSTRY APPLAUDES CREATION OF DEDICATED TOURISM MINISTRY
[...] (U) Summary. President Zuma announced a split in the existing Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) when he revealed his cabinet on May 9. Former Minister of DEAT Marthinus van Schalkwyk will head the new Department of Tourism. Industry analysts welcomed the creation of a ca [...]
2009-05-14 16:26:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD SENV PGOV SF
09QUITO1061Progress on Finalizing Agreement on the New Quito Airport
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although numerous hurdles remain, negotiations between Quiport, the private consortium building the new Quito International Airport, the project lenders (including OPIC and Ex-Im),and the Mayor of Quito led to a release of funds on December 7 for continued construction of [...]
2009-12-24 15:46:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR EFIN ECON PREL IDB EXIM OPIC EC
09QUITO1148ATPDEA Still Key to Many Ecuadorian Industries and Jobs
[...] (U) Ecuador has benefitted substantially from the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) program since its inception in 1991. ATPA currently provides duty-free access to the U.S. market for approximately 5,600 Ecuadorian products. According to GoE estimates, approximately 350,000 jobs are tied [...]
2009-11-30 14:04:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL EC AGR FAS EPET EMIN
09QUITO244ECUADOR'S GOALS AT THE 2009 SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The GOE's focus for the April 17-19 Summit of the Americas has included seeking a one-on-one meeting between the presidents. One issue that Ecuador would want to stress during the Summit is the financial crisis. Other issues are currently being defined by the Foreign Minister's [...]
2009-04-06 23:57:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPINR PGOV PREL KSUM EC CU
09QUITO330ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 PORK TRADE BAN DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) This is in response to reftel demarche asking host countries to remove trade bans on pork due to H1N1 fears. On May 6, the DCM, accompanied by USDA/FAS, USDA/APHIS, and Econ representatives, met with Agriculture Minister Poveda to deliver the demarche points. The head of Agrocalidad (E [...]
2009-05-08 12:46:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO344FM FALCONI ON POSITIVE TACK IN MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a May 7 meeting with the Ambassador, FM Falconi offered to assist in reaching agreements on USG cooperation with specialized Ecuadorian police units, seeking tax exemptions for vehicles the U.S. Forward Operating Location will donate to local charities, and concluding a bilat [...]
2009-05-12 17:21:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR MARR ETRD SCUL UNESCO EC
09QUITO345ECUADOR ELIMINATES PORK TRADE BAN RELATED TO H1N1
[...] (SBU) Ecuador lifted its ban on U.S. pork products that was issued because of concerns about the H1N1 virus (reftel c). The GOE issued a new resolution on May 7 that reversed its previous ban on imports of pork and pork products, live swine, and genetic material from the U.S. and Mexico. Now [...]
2009-05-12 17:54:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON EC
09QUITO59LENDERS RECEIVE ASSURANCES THAT QUITO AIRPORT PROJECT WILL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In December 2008, representatives of key lenders (including OPIC and Exim Bank) for the new Quito airport received assurances from the GOE's Ministry of Industries, and Quito's Mayor, that Ecuador's new constitution would not adversely affect the project. The lenders' represent [...]
2009-01-27 15:57:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAIR EINV ECIN EC
09QUITO609ECUADOR: REFUGEE CONDITIONS IMPROVING, BUT
[...] (U) Ecuador hosts the largest refugee population in the Western Hemisphere with 25,000 registered refugees and another 135,000 Colombians living in a refugee-like situation. Colombian refugees have poured into Ecuador as a result of Colombia's conflict for the past nine years. The Colombia-E [...]
2009-07-20 21:34:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM KCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG SNAR SOCI EC CO
09QUITO70QUITO'S NEW AIRPORT MAKES PROGRESS BUT FACES BIG
[...] (SBU) Summary: The construction of Quito's new airport has made significant progress. The project is large and complex, however, dealing with an unpredictable political environment, sensitive community relations, and environmental challenges. The builders have made several recent missteps th [...]
2009-01-29 19:28:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR EAID EINV ECIN EC MARR MCAP
09QUITO815QUITO MAYOR STRUGGLES TO LAND NEW AIRPORT DEAL
[...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's recent Constitutional Court ruling that all airport fees are government property threatens to derail Quito's new airport. If implemented, the project lenders, including OPIC and Ex-Im Bank, have indicated they will halt construction funding and seek international arbitrat [...]
2009-09-11 22:54:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ECON EFIN EC
09QUITO817QUITO MAYOR STRUGGLES TO LAND NEW AIRPORT DEAL
[...] (C) Summary: Ecuador's recent Constitutional Court ruling that all airport fees are government property threatens to derail Quito's new airport. If implemented, the project lenders, including OPIC and Ex-Im Bank, have indicated they will halt construction funding and seek international arbitrat [...]
2009-09-11 23:26:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ECON EFIN PREL EC
09QUITO871Constitutional Court Ruling Keeps Airport Negotiations Alive
[...] (C) Summary: On October 5 the Ecuadorian Constitutional Court released a ruling designed to "clarify" its July 23 decision that threatened to scuttle the new Quito airport construction project. While not as clear or expansive as hoped by the project lenders, OPIC staffers told econoff on [...]
2009-10-07 21:53:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR EFIN ECON PREL BR CA IDB OPIC EXIM
09QUITO899Mixed Signals from GOE Complicate New Airport Negotiations
[...] (C) Summary: Meetings on October 14 and 15 between project lenders, Quiport, and the Quito Mayor's office resulted in a one-page protocol that, if ratified by all parties, would allow the Mayor's office to comply with a recent Constitutional Court proclamation and avoid pushing the new Quito in [...]
2009-10-23 22:39:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR ECON EFIN PREL BR CA IDB OPIC EXIM
09QUITO901AMBASSADOR AND MAYOR BARRERA DISCUSS AIRPORT IN FIRST
[...] (SBU) Summary: The new Mayor of Quito, Augusto Barrera, was eager to discuss the airport renegotiation process in his first meeting with the Ambassador on October 16. After a friendly discussion about potential cultural and education exchange programs, Barrera launched into a detailed and str [...]
2009-10-26 22:05:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAIR EFIN PREL ECON BR IDB OPIC EXIM
09QUITO905Ecuador's Plans to Terminate All Bilateral Investment
[...] (C) The Government of Ecuador is preparing to terminate existing Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs) with seventeen countries, including the United States, with the goal of replacing them with investment agreements that do not/not include national treatment, allow only local or regional disput [...]
2009-10-27 22:20:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN EC PREL ETRD EINV
09QUITO973GOE "EXPLAINS" TERMINATION OF INVESTMENT TREATIES...
[...] (SBU) Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Falconi explained the reasoning behind the GoE's decision to terminate 13 bilateral investment treaties (BITs) during a November 12 meeting with Embassy representatives of the affected countries. Falconi reiterated the GoE's claim that Ecuador's 2008 Constitu [...]
2009-11-17 22:43:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON EC
09RABAT195MOROCCO'S TALLY OF COUNTRIES REJECTING/SUPPORTING
[...] (C) SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: Morocco continues to work to persuade countries around the globe to de-recognize the Polisario Front's declared Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, or at least freeze relations, beyond which they want countries to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Saha [...]
2009-03-06 18:58:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPBTS PGOV WI UNSC MO
09RABAT651MOROCCAN MINISTER OF FINANCE AND G20 COMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 22, the Minister of Economy and Finance and the British Ambassador organized a working lunch for G-20 ambassadors and charges to discuss the impact of the world economic crisis on Morocco, as well as individual countries' and collective responses to the crisis. The Mi [...]
2009-07-27 14:34:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD ECON MO
09RABAT782DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT MOROCCO
[...] Summary. Far-flung and fluid, the Moroccan diaspora stretches throughout Europe, across the Atlantic Ocean, throughout the Middle East and North Africa (notably in Israel),and beyond. Some diasporans are recent immigrants to their adoptive country; others are second- or third-generation. The [...]
2009-09-17 15:47:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09RABAT874MOROCCO'S RESPONSE: 64TH UNGA, THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered subject demarche to Abdelmounaim El Farouq, Chief of the MFA's Division on Humanitarian and Social Questions, Oct. 26. El Farouq said the GOM would support the country-specific resolutions concerning Burma and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. El Farouq also [...]
2009-10-28 09:15:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREL MO
09RABAT907CANADA AND DRL DISCUSS THE FUTURE OF THE FORUM FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On the margins of the Forum for the Future (FFF) in Marrakesh, Assistant Deputy Minister Carmen Sylvain met with DRL Assistant Secretary Michael Posner to discuss the future direction of the FFF as Canada takes the G8 presidency. Both parties agreed that the next Forum should [...]
2009-11-12 13:29:00Embassy RabatCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL KDEM CA MO
09RABAT928UNDER SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MARTHA
[...] Summary: From November 1 through 4, 2009, Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education Andre Lewis, and the Under Secretary's Chief of Staff, Alejandra Ceja, represented the U.S. Department of Education at a series o [...]
2009-11-24 18:03:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI MO
09RABAT94CDA HANKINS PROMOTES DEMOCRACY DURING MOROCCO
[...] (C) Summary: U.S. Charge d'Affaires, a.i., in Nouakchott Dennis Hankins had productive consultations in Rabat on January 28 and 29. His most interesting exchange was with Director General of the external intelligence service Yassine Mansouri, who reiterated Moroccan concerns about stability [...]
2009-02-02 12:50:00Embassy RabatSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS PTER PHUM SNAR KDEM MR MO
09RABAT950OECD-MENA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 23, MARRAKESH
[...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The November 23 OECD-MENA Ministerial Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, brought government, business, and civil society leaders together to debate policy responses to the global economic crisis as well as government and business climate reforms in the Middle East and [...]
2009-12-04 15:20:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID ECON EINV SOCI MO
09RABAT952CIVIL SOCIETY AND G8-BMENA GOVERNMENTS MEET AT SIXTH FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 15:42:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL PGOV ECON KMPI XF XT CA
09RANGOON33BURMA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel, this is Embassy Rangoon's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Preface ------- 2. U.S. Investment Subject to Sanctions: On May 20, 1997, by Executive Order 13047, the President imposed economic sanctions prohibiting new investment by U.S. persons or entiti [...]
2009-01-14 08:32:00Embassy RangoonUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC KTDB USTR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BM
09RANGOON333BURMA: GEM AND JADE EXPORTS INCREASE IN 2008;
[...] (C) The total value of Burmese jade and gem exports in 2008 increased by 30 percent over the previous year, with jade sales accounting for 98 percent of the total. Trade analysts predict 2009 exports will drop due to the continuing world economic crisis and declining demand. In 2008 the ma [...]
2009-06-05 04:55:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALECON SENV PREL PGOV ETRD PINR BM
09RANGOON536BURMA: SENATOR WEBB'S MEETING WITH PRIME
[...] (S) During a one-hour meeting with Prime Minister Thein Sein on August 14, Senator Webb requested a meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) and urged her release from house arrest, noting the positive impact it would have on bilateral relations and Burma's standing in the world. The Senator also [...]
2009-08-17 11:49:00Embassy RangoonSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON688BURMA: MEETING WITH AUNG SAN SUU KYI ON SANCTIONS
[...] (C) U.S., UK (representing the EU),and Australian chiefs of mission (COMs) briefed Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) on their governments' respective sanctions policies in a one-hour meeting October 9. ASSK confirmed her willingness to cooperate with the SPDC to lift sanctions, but indicated she fir [...]
2009-10-09 09:32:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
09RANGOON694 BURMA: FOLLOWING UP ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S
[...] (C) The UK, Australia, and U.S. COMs in Rangoon met on October 14 to discuss requests Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) made in her October 9 meeting (reftel): for the three governments, calculations of GOB steps toward democracy that would merit an easing of sanctions, and for additional information [...]
2009-10-14 11:14:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BM
09RANGOON705BURMA: ASSISTANCE ORGANIZATIONS FEELING THE
[...] (C) The Government of Burma (GOB) is exerting increasing pressure on INGOs and international organizations through the visa process and operational restrictions, according to our contacts. Several INGO heads and at least one senior UN official are now living on expired visas the GOB has fail [...]
2009-10-22 10:50:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALBM EAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL
09RANGOON743BURMA: AUNG SAN SUU KYI NEW LETTER TO THAN SHWE,
[...] (C) National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman and Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) lawyer Nyan Win told us November 12 ASSK has written to Than Shwe to thank him for facilitating recent meetings with A/S Campbell and other diplomats, to pledge cooperation on sanctions and other issues, and to req [...]
2009-11-12 10:13:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD BM
09RANGOON777ASSK URGES U.S., EU TO PUBLICIZE A "FLEXIBILITY"
[...] (C) National League for Democracy (NLD) spokesman Nyan Win met November 26 with Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) for two hours at her residence to discuss legal arguments for her pending appeal to Burma's Supreme Court. During the meeting, Nyan Win informed ASSK of the USG's continued public and pri [...]
2009-11-27 09:40:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM BM
09REYKJAVIK101Iceland: Tough Times Ahead: Minister of Finance Paints
[...] (C) Summary: Iceland Minister of Finance Steingrimur J. Sigfusson predicted difficult times for Iceland in the year ahead at a June 3 meeting with the CDA. Sigfusson promised significant tax hikes and budget cuts, with much of the pain to come in the fall. Negotiations with labor and capital t [...]
2009-06-05 17:11:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL IC
09REYKJAVIK193 Fraud Summary - Reykjavik: March to August 2009
[...] SUMMARY: Iceland is a low-fraud country with no identifiable, consistant fraud patterns involving U.S. passports or visas. No signficant changes or fraud trends were noted in Iceland during the reporting period March 1 to August 31, 2009. END SUMMARY. COUNTRY CONDITIONS ----------------- [...]
2009-10-28 17:04:00Embassy ReykjavikUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IC
09REYKJAVIK225REYKJAVIK CIWG ANNUAL MEETING
[...] (S/NF) On December 17, 2009, American Embassy Reykjavik convened a Counter Intelligence Working Group (CIWG) meeting. CDA Sam Watson chaired the meeting. In attendance were A/DCM, POL, PAO, CONS, ECON, IPC, MILREP, MGT and RSO. Ref A discusses Post's previous CIWG. Ref C discusses Post's pr [...]
2009-12-24 11:35:00Embassy ReykjavikSECRET//NOFORNASEC IC
09REYKJAVIK68ICELANDIC INTERIM MINISTER OF FINANCE AND FISHERIES
[...] (C) Summary: During the Ambassador's farewell call, a tired looking and clearly over-worked Steingrimur J. Sigfusson was confident about the upcoming elections, happy with the progress with the IMF, and encouraged by Iceland's negotiating position with the IceSave accounts. Sigfusson's roles a [...]
2009-04-07 18:05:00Embassy ReykjavikCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN SENV EFIS PGOV IC
09RIGA350 FIRST CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA IN LATVIA
[...] Latvia confirmed its first case of H1N1 influenza on June 23. The woman, who came to Riga from Berlin on June 21, proved to be flu positive. She had earlier visited the United States and Canada. The woman was taken to hospital immediately after her arrival. This is the first confirmed case of [...]
2009-06-25 11:24:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT LG
09RIGA527LATVIA GENERALLY SUPPORTS US POSITIONS ON ISSUES IN UNGA'S
[...] (SBU) Latvia generally agrees with the US positions on all issues discussed in reftel demarche. 2. (U) Latvia will chair the UN General Assembly Third Committee session and is thus actively engaged in issues that will arise in that session. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Sarmit [...]
2009-10-27 07:21:00Embassy RigaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL UN LG
09RIYADH1417SAUDI HEALTH MINISTER LAUDS CDC, CALLS FOR BROADER
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Saudi Minister of Health is very pleased with ongoing cooperation with the U.S. Center for Disease Control (CDC),which is working on a three-stage program to protect the health of Hajj visitors and improve the Kingdom's ability to track and respond to outbreaks of infection [...]
2009-10-27 05:05:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON SCUL PREL SA
09RIYADH1461SAUDI ARABIA ANNOUNCES CARBON CAPTURE
[...] (U) On October 14, Assistant Minister for Petroleum Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman announced in London that Aramco and the Ministry of Petroleum were working on a demonstration project to inject carbon dioxide into the Ghawar oil field by 2013 to increase oil production. This project is intended [...]
2009-11-03 11:36:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG EPET PREL SA
09RIYADH713FOOD SECURITY, AGRICULTURE GETTING SPOTLIGHT IN
[...] Key points: -- (U) Saudi Arabia is increasingly looking for agriculture investment opportunities abroad, mostly in Africa. -- (U) The creation of a state-owned agriculture investment company, the Saudi Company for Agricultural Investment and Animal Production, was announced last month, tho [...]
2009-05-27 13:05:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALECON EAGR ETRD EINV PGOV PREL SA
09RIYADH761H1N1: SAUDI HEALTH MINISTRY ACTS EXPEDITIOUSLY IN FIRST
[...] (SBU) Key Points and Action Request: -- The Ministry of Health (MOH) has confirmed two cases of H1N1, both involving persons who contracted the disease abroad. -- MOH will adhere to WHO guidelines and has imposed neither travel nor import restrictions. -- MOH is gearing up for the Hajj/U [...]
2009-06-09 08:16:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH800SAUDI ARABIA H1N1 UPDATE
[...] (SBU) On June 14, the Ministry of Health (MOH) spokesman Dr. Khalid Al-Mirghalani confirmed a total of 14 cases of H1N1 since June 3, and new cases are being reported steadily. The Ministry identified infected persons via thermal screening at airports in Jeddah, Dammam, Medina, and Riyadh, an [...]
2009-06-16 14:06:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH829EX-IM SIGNS LANDMARK DEAL IN SAUDI ARABIA
[...] (U) On June 22, U.S. Export-Import Bank Board of Directors member Bijan R. Kian signed the final documents for the financing of $912 million for the sale of 23 General Electric (GE) turbines to the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC). SEC will use the turbines to deliver power to Riyadh and the c [...]
2009-06-22 15:27:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON EFIN ENRG SA
09RIYADH837SAUDI ARABIA H1N1 UPDATE: 48 CASES, NO TRAVEL
[...] (SBU) On June 23, the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 45 cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3, and on June 25 the Arab News reported three additional cases. The Ministry has reported no fatalities to date, and 17 of the H1N1 patients have been released from the hospital. Several pat [...]
2009-06-25 06:09:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH871SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: 81 CASES, CDC VISITORS ADVISE
[...] (SBU) On June 30, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced that the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3 has risen to 81. There have been no known H1N1 fatalities to date in the country, and 39 H1N1 patients had been released from hospitals as of June 24. Several patie [...]
2009-07-01 14:23:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH901SAUDI H1N1 UPDATE: HEALTH MINISTER DISCUSSES HAJJ
[...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Erdman met with Health Minister Dr. Abdullah al-Rabeeah on July 8 to discuss Saudi healthcare issues including H1N1 preparation for the upcoming Hajj. Rabeeah noted that the Ministry's plan follows the 15 recommendations of the Centers for Disease Control and [...]
2009-07-08 15:06:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA
09RIYADH903SAUDI OPEC GOVERNOR PROVIDES CODEL TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL) met OPEC governor for Saudi Arabia Dr. Majid Al-Moneef with DCM June 29. Moneef provided an unusually detailed tour d'horizon of his views on the oil business and OPEC. He expressed satisfaction that the price of oil was moving back [...]
2009-07-10 13:52:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG PREL OVIP OPEC SA
09ROME1188ADDING HFCS TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL: ITALY IN FAVOR BUT
[...] Summary. Italy supports including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in the Montreal Protocol, as proposed by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, but believes that the phasedown dates in the North American proposal are too soon. Italy would like the Montreal Protocol Technical and Economic Assessment Panel [...]
2009-10-27 18:02:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC KGHG IT
09ROME1240G-8 NONPROLIFERATION DIRECTORS GROUP MEETING
[...] (C) The last Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG) meeting of Italy's G8 Presidency was held October 28 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Rome. Chaired by Minister Filippo Formica, deputy director of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Political Affairs, the agenda covered regional i [...]
2009-11-10 16:42:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM UNSC KNNP KSUM
09ROME1299ITALY: RESPONSE FOR REVIEW OF SUSPENSION OF TITLE
[...] (U) This message is post's response to reftel request for updated information necessary for the President's consideration of continued suspension of Title III of the LIBERTAD Act. 2. (C) There has been no significant change in Italian relations with Cuba over the past six months. Italy eng [...]
2009-11-25 13:12:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC CU IT
09ROME143ITALY WANTS G-8 TO TACKLE INTERNET "REGULATION"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 12:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV IT ECON ETRD KIPR
09ROME144U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the first Political Directors Meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Venice, February 2-3. All participants showed great interest in the new Administration's approach to major policy issues -- most notabl [...]
2009-02-06 13:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PARM MNUC IT AF PK IR KN BM
09ROME171INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY
[...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...]
2009-02-12 11:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT
09ROME177GETTING ITALY TO DO MORE IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is a joint Political and Economic Section cable. 2. (S/NF) Summary. Italy can and should do more in Afghanistan. It is a top-tier contributor to ISAF with 2,600 troops (making it the sixth-largest contingent),and it has made Afghanistan a centerpiece of its G8 Presidency by prop [...]
2009-02-13 10:15:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF
09ROME409G8 ASIA DIRECTORS MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN AND
[...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: SCA PDAS Patrick Moon and S/SRAP Adviser Neil Kromash represented the U.S. at an April 6 G8 Asia Directors' Meeting in Rome convened by Italy to craft an agenda for its G8 Ministerial Outreach Meeting on Afghan [...]
2009-04-09 10:17:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF PK EAID
09ROME41ITALY CONVENES G8 MEMBERS ON GAZA AID, PLEDGES $1M
[...] (C) Summary: On 9 January Italy convened a meeting of local G8 diplomatic representatives to discuss coordination of humanitarian aid to Gaza. Italy announced a pledge of approximately $1m in emergency aid and asked others for a summary of their recent humanitarian activities. This meeting [...]
2009-01-14 16:05:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALKCRS EAID EFIN PREC
09ROME427U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS
[...] (U) This message has been cleared by Under Secretary Burns. 2. (SBU) Summary: Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Bill Burns participated in the second Political Directors meeting of the Italian G8 Presidency in Taormina, Sicily, April 6-7. The Political Directors discussed a [...]
2009-04-14 16:42:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN PK
09ROME649SCENESETTER FOR ITALIAN PM BERLUSCONI’S JUNE 15
[...] (C/NF) Mr. President, your meeting with Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi comes at a time when his closest advisors fear Italy is losing the credibility and influence that it enjoyed in Washington under the previous U.S. administration. In fact, while Italy has been a stalwart partner and participant in [...]
2009-06-09 08:11:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV IT
09ROME686U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 06:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC PTER AF IR IT KN PK YM
09ROME687U/S BURNS' PARTICIPATION IN G8 POLITICAL DIRECTORS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 06:16:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MNUC PTER AF BM GG IR IT KN
09RPODUBAI497IRAN: VISA APPLICANTS IN DUBAI COMMENT ON THEIR ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Iranian visa applicants in Dubai are generally from higher socioeconomic levels than average Iranians. Still, their economic situations vary significantly. Income, at the low end of the range, is roughly several hundred dollars/month for teachers, young employees, and retirees li [...]
2009-11-18 12:38:00Iran RPO DubaiCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON IR
09SANJOSE127 PART 1 OF 2: COSTA RICA'S NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Part 2 of this report is being sent septel. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The most significant progress the GOCR made since the November 2008 TIP Interim Assessment (Ref A) - and during the reporting period in general - was its February 12, 2009, passage of a Victim and Witness Pro [...]
2009-02-27 22:07:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP ASEC CS
09SANJOSE128 PART 2 OF 2: COSTA RICA'S 9TH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) This cable is Part 2 of 2 and continues section numbering from Part 1 (septel),in according with TIP reporting instructions. --------------------------------------------- - III. INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION - CONTINUED --------------------------------------------- - E. LAW ENFORCEME [...]
2009-02-27 23:05:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG KTIP ASEC CS
09SANJOSE338COSTA RICAN AIRPORTS: NO EVIDENCE OF A
[...] Post confirms that there is no discernible evidence of discrimination confronting U.S. suppliers or bidders regarding airport construction projects. Currently, the GOCR is working with the Airport Development Corporation/Houston Airport Systems (ADC/HAS),an American, Canadian, and Brazilian [...]
2009-04-27 16:44:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE758U.S. BIENNIAL CARIBBEAN BASIN INVESTMENT SURVEY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With Entry Into Force (EIF) of the Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA) on January 1st 2009, the reporting period 2007-2008 is the last in which the Caribbean Basin trade programs (CBI/CBERA/CBTPA) figure among Costa Rica's trade benefits. Textile [...]
2009-09-02 15:14:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ECON ETRD OTRA XL EFIN CS
09SANJOSE917COSTA RICA: OPIC FINANCE APPLICATION FOR JUAN
[...] Embassy San Jose fully supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (OPIC) plan to provide a USD 55 million loan to Alterra Partners Costa Rica, S.A. (APCR),the operator of San Jose's Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO). The loan -) in addition to a USD 45 million Inter-Am [...]
2009-10-27 01:02:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDCS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV
09SANJOSE921COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI-
[...] The following is Post's response to reftel A. The text replies to specific keyed reftel questions and updates Post's 2007 submission (reftel C) to USTR's request regarding CBI beneficiary countries. Questions can be directed to Economics Specialist, Kevin Ludeke at +506 2519-22261, Fax +506 [...]
2009-10-27 20:48:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR EINV PREL PGOV CS
09SANJOSE98WHA/CEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S VISIT: MERIDA AND CAFTA
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) GOCR officials and legislators asked for additional Merida assistance for Costa Rica, and echoed the region's positive hopes for the Obama Administration in meetings with visiting WHA/CEN Deputy Director David Wolfe February 9-11. Key legislators made clear that the domestic po [...]
2009-02-18 20:27:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CS ETRD KIPR PGOV PINR PREL SNAR
09SANSALVADOR1057 SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO FLOODING DISASTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Severe flooding and landslides triggered by the passing of Hurricane Ida caused significant loss of life and economic damage in El Salvador. Heavy losses in the agricultural sector have many in the GOES concerned about short-term food security. USG relief supplies have arrived [...]
2009-11-13 11:43:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MARR MOPS EAID ECON ES
09SANSALVADOR169EL SALVADOR FRAUD SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY FY09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 22:54:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES
09SANSALVADOR47EL SALVADOR: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous [...]
2009-01-15 22:28:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ETRD EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR ES
09SANSALVADOR748GOES SANGUINE ON COLOMBIA DCA; FM TO HONDURAS
[...] (C) Summary: Salvadoran FM Martinez welcomed reftel points on the proposed U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. Separately, he has been asked by OAS SG Insulza to join the planned mission of Foreign Ministers to Honduras o/a August 21, partly as a counter-balance to Panama. End Summary [...]
2009-08-13 22:11:00Embassy San SalvadorCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR ES CO HO
09SANSALVADOR898ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES: El SALVADOR
[...] (U) Post's responses to reftel queries are below. Certain topics have been combined to minimize redundancy. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Summary. An estimated three million Salvadorans reside abroad, with approximately 90 percent of them in the U.S. Salvadorans are a readily [...]
2009-09-25 17:02:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG TSPL
09SANSALVADOR901ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES: El SALVADOR
[...] (U) Post's responses to reftel queries are below. Certain topics have been combined to minimize redundancy. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Summary. An estimated three million Salvadorans reside abroad, with approximately 90 percent of them in the U.S. Salvadorans are a readily [...]
2009-09-25 19:13:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG TSPL
09SANTIAGO1136Santiago Nov. 24 Media Report
[...] The dollar exchange rate dropped to 492 pesos, the lowest in the last 16 months. Meanwhile, copper reached a new record of 3.15????, the highest since September 2008 (Conservative, influential El Mercurio, 11/24). 2. U.S.-Related News 2. In his debut before the OAS Permanent Co [...]
2009-11-24 19:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1198CHILEAN REACTION TO PRESIDENT OBAMA'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON TPP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rodrigo Contreras, Director for Bilateral Relations at Chile's trade ministry equivalent (DIRECON) welcomed President Obama's announcement on joining the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP). He though TPP could bring order to the mix of trade agreements in the Pacific reg [...]
2009-12-10 18:38:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON CI
09SANTIAGO1226Santiago Dec. 17 Media Report
[...] Paul Fontaine, chief economist of independent presidential candidate Marco Enriquez Ominami, joined Sebastian Pinera's campaign team. Cristian Larroulet, of Pinera's Economic Council, underscored similarities with Enriquez-Ominami's economic program, adding that some of those proposals cou [...]
2009-12-17 18:59:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1246Santiago Dec. 22 Media Report
[...] The results o the National College Admissions Tests confirm once again the gap that exists between private and public schools (Conservative, afternoon La Tercera, 12/22). U.S.-Related News 2. Forensic expert Laura Borgel, owner of the Servitox laboratory, explained how it was t [...]
2009-12-22 17:49:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO160 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 23
[...] Volcanologists warn that the Chaiten volcano in southern Chile could collapse, burying the town of Chaiten under ashes, volcanic material, and mud slides. The Minister of Interior underscores that that it is not possible at this stage to rebuild Chaiten and local government authorities starte [...]
2009-02-23 17:49:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO170 DAS MCMULLEN MEETS WITH ECONOMIC, ENERGY, AND BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DAS Christopher McMullen met with officials at the Ministry of Finance, the National Energy Commission, business leaders, and the Central Bank Governor during his visit to Chile February 12-13. Senior Finance Ministry staff told DAS McMullen that Chile's process to accede to th [...]
2009-02-25 18:56:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENVR ENRG EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO189 CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FEBRUARY 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during February 2009. Chile's Energy Minister met with Secretary of Energy Chu in Washington to discuss collaboration on renewable energy and energy efficiency. Supported by recent profits and regulatory imp [...]
2009-03-02 19:53:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO346FRAUD SUMMARY - SANTIAGO (SEPTEMBER 2008 - FEBRUARY 2009)
[...] Chile is a democratic country with a developing free-market economy. Chile is a key U.S. partner in promoting democracy, human rights, and free trade in the region and beyond. The United States and Chile have a Free Trade agreement that took effect January 1, 2004. There is relatively littl [...]
2009-04-14 20:48:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CI
09SANTIAGO401 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 28
[...] Chile's Health Ministry has implemented nationwide measures, equivalent to the World Health Organization's (WHO) level 4 alert, to identify and contain any outbreak of swine flu in the country. Thus far, suspicious cases have all tested negative. Dailies also reported extensively on the impact [...]
2009-04-28 20:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO422 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 4
[...] Colombia has confirmed a case of AH1N1 influenza, the first in South America. Chile has no cases of the disease and high risk groups have been vaccinated for seasonal influenza. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. The USTR placed Chile on its Priority Watch List for lack of IPR prote [...]
2009-05-04 21:37:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO434 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 6
[...] The government will announce a package of measures to help lower unemployment that would include a solidarity fund and a subsidy for low-income non-working women. Dailies also report that there are signs of economic recovery, as Chile's monthly economic growth rate for March declined significa [...]
2009-05-06 21:05:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO44PRESIDENT BACHELET'S TRIP TO CUBA SPARKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Michelle Bachelet's visit to Cuba, scheduled for February 11 to 13, has been the subject of heated debate. Bachelet will attend the opening of the Havana Book Festival, which will feature Chile this year, but could also be perceived as a celebration of the fiftieth a [...]
2009-01-15 11:45:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM CI CU
09SANTIAGO442 Chile Wants Free Trade Commission Meeting To Review Pulp
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Chile's wood and pulp industry association (CORMA),one of the nation's leading export industries, is pressuring the GOC to address a tax credit received by U.S. pulp and paper companies for use of alternative fuels. In response, the GOC on April 29 sent a letter to USTR reques [...]
2009-05-08 17:39:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR EFTA CI
09SANTIAGO45BACHELET'S CUBA TRIP TO EMPHASIZE CULTURAL TIES,
[...] (C) During a farewell call January 12, departing E/Pol Counselor raised with Ambassador Carlos Appelgren, Director of the MFA's Office for North American and Caribbean Affairs, the upcoming February 2009 visit to Cuba of President Bachelet (reftel). E/Pol Counselor noted press reports that Ba [...]
2009-01-15 13:50:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CI CU
09SANTIAGO557 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- JUNE 12
[...] The Health Ministry issued a decree as a result of the WHO's declaration of a pandemic, placing human influenza as the first priority in terms of resources, allocation of medical personnel and medications. Dailies also report that the Investigations Police suspended six of its detectives in [...]
2009-06-12 17:52:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO736 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 3
[...] A Peruvian daily reported that four Chilean Air Force officers were victims of espionage in Lima. The man allegedly responsible is retired Navy officer Elias Ponce Feijo. Peruvian Ambassador Carlos Pareja informed the Chilean Foreign Ministry that Lima would investigate and sanction those res [...]
2009-08-03 20:26:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO781 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 14
[...] The death of an indigenous Mapuche when the police evicted him and others from a private estate in southern Chile has triggered violent incidents in the Region of Araucania. Eight policemen have been injured by shotgun pellets (La Tercera, conservative, independent, 8/14). Honduras -------- [...]
2009-08-14 19:51:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO840Sept. 8 Santiago Media Report
[...] The rain caused three mudslides in the area of Farellones near Santiago. A woman died and her 2-year old remains missing (All dailies, 9/7). U.S.-Related News ------------------------ 2. Starting tomorrow, the capital of the Second Region, Calama, will be the center of the Des [...]
2009-09-08 21:29:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO848Santiago Sept. 10 Media Report
[...] A former Air Force officer stated that his brigade had paid approximately US$3 million to purchase spare parts for helicopters that were never received and for maintenance services that were never conducted. An investigation was opened for misuse of state funds (La Tercera, 9/10). [...]
2009-09-10 17:37:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO912DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO CHILE ON U.S.-CANADA-MEXICO PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Econ/poloff delivered ref demarche on September 25, 2009 to Waldemar Coutts, Deputy Director, and Mauricio Hurtado, Counselor, at Chile's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office of Environment, Antarctic, and Maritime Affairs (MFA/DIMA). Hurtado explained MFA/DIMA needs to coordinate wit [...]
2009-09-25 19:30:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC KGHG CI
09SANTIAGO932Santiago Sept. 28 Media Report
[...] U.S. Secretary of Commerce to visit Chile for the Third Americas Competitiveness Forum that starts on Sept. 27 and will conclude on the 29th. Other key participants are President Bachelet and her Guatemalan counterpart Alvaro Colom (Mercurio on line, 9/28). 2. The governor of Califor [...]
2009-09-29 20:29:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO970Santiago Oct. 7 Media Report
[...] Congress passed a draft bill that creates a new corporative government for Chile's state-owned copper company Codelco. This is "the most significant" change the company has undergone since its creation in 1976 (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 10/7). U.S. Related News [...]
2009-10-07 21:03:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTODOMINGO1235 FRAUD SUMMARY - SANTO DOMINGO
[...] (U) Santo Domingo submits its semi-annual fraud report for the period March 2009 - August 2009 following format in ref A. ---------------------- A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS ---------------------- 2. (SBU) Country conditions generally remain as reported in previous Fraud Summaries, refs B [...]
2009-10-21 20:10:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC DR
09SANTODOMINGO278TIP REPORT 2009 Q SUBMISSION FROM EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO,
[...] (U) This constitutes Embassy Santo DomingoQs initial submission and response to ref A for the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) annual report. Post may add information if/as GODR officials or other sources provide any further details. Per ref A paragraph 1, the following is submitted in resp [...]
2009-03-06 10:45:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF DR
09SAOPAULO314MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: CUBA; NORTH KOREA MAY 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 20:00:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO506BRAZIL: Ex-Im Chairman's Visit Opens New Opportunities for
[...] Summary: In his first official international visit, Fred Hochberg, the newly appointed Chairman and President of the U.S. Export-Import Bank (Ex-Im),highlighted Brazil as a priority for the USG and committed to deepening bilateral trade relations. In meetings July 28-31 in Rio and Sao Paulo, [...]
2009-08-26 10:42:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BEXP EINV ECON ENRG BR
09SAOPAULO90PROFILE OF 2010 PRESIDENTIAL FRONT-RUNNER: JOSE
[...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo State Governor Jose Serra (PSDB) is on a roll, with an ally recently taking the Sao Paulo Mayor's Office (Ref A) and a former PSDB rival, Geraldo Alckmin, joining his government as a key advisor. These moves help reinforce Serra's drive to become Brazil's next Preside [...]
2009-02-11 11:48:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR
09SARAJEVO1216RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UNGA THIRD
[...] (U) Post demarched Sanja Kenig-Corovic, Head of Bosnian MFA Department for the UN and other International Organizations, on October 23. Kenig-Corovic was able to provide several substantive responses related to demarche points, as discussed below. 2. (U) "No-action motions": Bosnia concur [...]
2009-10-26 11:42:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN BK
09SARAJEVO1334BOSNIA: BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY - CASE NO.
[...] Summary: Per reftel request, we conducted a site visit to the company referenced in Blue Lantern case number K-2420, PD Igman DD in Konjic, Bosnia and Herzegovina. We spoke with Igman General Manager Djahid Muratbegovic, and Operations Manager Mirsada Kadic. According to the two Igman repres [...]
2009-12-04 15:45:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC BK
09SARAJEVO381BOSNIA - PIC URGES POLITICAL LEADERS TO COMPROMISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The March 25-26 Peace Implementation Council (PIC) in Sarajevo welcomed the Bosnian parliament's adoption of a constitutional amendment on Brcko (reported septel),but stressed that progress on the remainder of the PIC 5-plus-2 agenda was insufficient to justify a decision to close [...]
2009-03-27 07:44:00Embassy SarajevoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM KDEM KJUS EU BK
09SARAJEVO42BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has made considerable efforts to open its economy to more foreign investment. Major initiatives include a liberal State Foreign Investment Policy Law, a value-added tax (VAT),and a uniform trade and customs policy. However, foreign investors continue to face a num [...]
2009-01-13 10:20:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV KTDB OPIC USTR BK
09SEOUL1241SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BERMAN'S VISIT TO KOREA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: CODEL Berman, welcome to Korea. The alliance between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea (ROK) is strong, enduring, and strategically important. Your visit follows the successful June 16 U.S.-ROK Presidential Summit and adoption of the Joint Vision Statement. The Joint Vision Statem [...]
2009-08-06 06:45:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL1306PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE WORKSHOP IN
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive, but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (U) This is cable is an action request. See para 19. 3. (U) Summary. The Government of the Republic of Korea (ROKG) on July 21-22 hosted a USG delegation at a workshop in Seoul to discuss the Prolifera [...]
2009-08-14 06:27:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KS IR
09SEOUL1358FM YU TELLS ALBRIGHT DENUCLEARIZATION IS TOP
[...] (SBU) At a breakfast for the U.S. Presidential Delegation to the funeral of former ROK President Kim Dae-jung, FM Yu Myung-hwan told former Secretary Albright that Seoul's message to the North Korean funeral delegation had been simple: without progress on denuclearization, improvement in Nort [...]
2009-08-24 08:29:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD PINR KN KS CH
09SEOUL1374DPRK ECONOMY - 2008 FOREIGN TRADE FIGURES
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not rpt not intended for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to data compiled by the (South) Korea Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) and the ROK Ministry of Unification (MOU),DPRK foreign trade amounted to USD 5.64 [...]
2009-08-27 01:02:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG KS KN
09SEOUL1554SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; September 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 08:43:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL161MEDIA REACTION IN SEOUL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 06:58:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US KPAO KMDR
09SEOUL162PRESS BULLETIN - February 3, 2009
[...] No to U.S Return to Protectionism (Dong-a Ilbo, February 3, 2009, Page 27) 2. The World Must Not Repeat Protectionist Mistakes (Chosun Ilbo, February 3, 2009, Page 31) 3. Obama Administration's Protectionist Barriers Are Unsettling (Seoul Shinmun, February 3, 2009, Page 31) Top Headline [...]
2009-02-03 07:45:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL1620SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; October 14, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 02:24:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL1668U.S. COAST GUARD DISCUSSES COOPERATION WITH ASIAN
[...] (U) This message is from the American Presence Post (APP) in Busan, Republic of Korea. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The Vice Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard met with his counterparts from Canada, Japan, China, South Korea, and Russia at the annual North Pacific Coast Guard Forum. Through these mee [...]
2009-10-21 07:54:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPBTS PREL PHSA EWWT MCAP XB
09SEOUL1679EMBASSIES PRAISE ROKG ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Korean Government has established a strong track record of cooperation with the United States, Canada, and Australia on anti-trafficking efforts. In an attempt to gauge ROKG cooperation with other countries on trafficking issues, poloff met with representatives from the Mong [...]
2009-10-22 08:40:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KPAO SOCI PHUM KS
09SEOUL1772SCENESETTER FOR THE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO KOREA,
[...] (SBU) Mr. President, all of us at Embassy Seoul warmly welcome your first official visit to Korea. The U.S.-ROK alliance is in arguably its best shape ever, and it is growing in scope. We have a historic opportunity to expand cooperation with an ally that sees its national interests as coinc [...]
2009-11-05 10:25:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALOVIP PGOV PREL ECON SOCI KN KS
09SEOUL1926ROKG THINKING BIG FOR NOVEMBER G20 SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: Over lunch with the Ambassador and visiting EAP Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Joseph Donovan, ROK G20 Coordinator Sakong Il described ROKG efforts to establish the primacy of the G20 and ensure the success of the Seoul summit in November 2010. The ROKG is negotiating aggre [...]
2009-12-07 08:51:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL KS
09SEOUL200PRESS BULLETIN - February 6, 2009
[...] A Future for Iraq (JoongAng Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 27) 2. Financial Protectionism Could Bring Second Crisis (Chosun Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 27) 3. Even Though 'Buy America' Provisions Have Softened (Hankook Ilbo, February 6, 2009, Page 36) Features 4. N. Korea "Could Fire [...]
2009-02-06 08:37:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL333NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SOUTH
[...] (U) Post's submission for the ninth annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. ----------------------------------------- Paragraph 23: South Korea's TIP Situation ----------------------------------------- 2. (U) A. The ROK Ministry o [...]
2009-03-03 08:28:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09SEOUL365SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (SBU) The following responses are keyed to reftel and cleared by Seoul's Core Emergency Action Committee: POLITICAL VIOLENCE ------------------ I. Demonstrations A. (C) Are there any ethnic or religious communities in-country prone to carrying out significant anti-American demonstra [...]
2009-03-11 05:08:00Embassy SeoulSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER KS
09SEOUL445DASD SEDNEY'S MARCH 1-3 SECURITY POLICY MEETINGS
[...] (C) Close coordination on North Korea, significant progress in three areas of the U.S.-ROK alliance, and a push for a major ROK contribution in Afghanistan characterized DASD David Sedney's March 1-3 meetings in Seoul. -- (C) Sunday March 1, DASD Sedney reached agreement with MOFAT DDG Lee o [...]
2009-03-20 07:48:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPHSA PINS PREL PTER MARR MASS AF KN KS
09SEOUL645SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 21, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 06:43:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL654SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 22, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-22 07:31:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL674SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 27, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 07:40:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL676SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 05:28:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL729MGSF01: PUBLIC OUTREACH AND SURVEILLANCE RESULT IN
[...] Summary: South Korea has confirmed three cases of H1N1 influenza during the recent outbreaks. The first case was a nun who had recently returned from a visit to Mexico. The second case was a nun at the same convent who had close contact with the first. The third case was a woman who was o [...]
2009-05-08 07:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09SEOUL791SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; May 18, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-18 23:03:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL831CLUSTER OF INFECTED AMCITS RAISES KOREA'S H1N1 TALLY TO 23,
[...] Summary: On May 23, Korea confirmed the first H1N1 diagnosis of an Amcit in Korea; by May 26, the number of infected Amcits in Korea had risen to 16 (of a total of 23 positive diagnoses in Korea). Thirteen Amcit English teachers of 65 recently recruited from the United States and Canada were d [...]
2009-05-26 21:50:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDCASC TBIO KFLU KS
09SEOUL85PRESS BULLETIN - January 16, 2009
[...] FTA Floundering (JoongAng Ilbo, January 16, 2009, Page 26) Features 2. Obama Ally Calls Korea-U.S. FTA "Unfinished Business" (Dong-a Ilbo, January 16, 2009, Page 3) 3. U.S. Embassy Provides Online Information on Visa-free U.S. Travel (Kookmin Ilbo, January 16, 2009, Page 5) 4. ROK's [...]
2009-01-16 05:56:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PREL MARR ECON KS US
09SEOUL88ROK UN PEACEKEEPING: PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE
[...] (U) Sensitive, but unclassifed. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. The ROK has participated in seven UN-sanctioned peacekeeping operations (UN PKO) in the past. The ROK currently participates in eight UN PKOs, with its 367 troop contingent in Lebanon being the most signi [...]
2009-01-16 08:38:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR MOPS PGOV PREL KS
09SHANGHAI128UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN SHANGHAI SEE ROUGH ROAD AHEAD FOR
[...] (C) Summary: During a series of roundtable discussions, university students in Shanghai said they see a rough road ahead for China over the next several years but believe the economic downturn will help China in the long run if it leads to economic restructuring. Although many students were s [...]
2009-03-18 09:10:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ELAB SOCI PHUM CH
09SHANGHAI148WORLD EXPO 2010: ENVIRONMENTAL FOCUS ON "BETTER CITY, BETTER
[...] SUMMARY: Shanghai officials and event organizers are already touting the "green" focus of Expo 2010, set to open May 1, 2010 and run for six months. With the theme "Better City, Better Life," the Expo will showcase new approaches to urban development, human habitats, lifestyles, and working c [...]
2009-04-02 08:33:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD ENRG TRGY SCUL BEXP CH
09SHANGHAI40(SBU) SHANGHAI MBA SCHOOL FEELING IMPACT OF FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. A prominent Shanghai-based international business school is seeing demand for its Executive MBA (EMBA) program dropping in recent months as the financial crisis hits the bottom line of foreign and domestic corporations in China, according to two new Consulate contacts speaking [...]
2009-01-20 07:16:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH ECON EFIN ELAB
09SHANGHAI488GREATER U.S. EX-IM BANK ROLE URGED BY SHANGHAI BANKERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Foreign bank executives in Shanghai recommended that the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im) increase its operations in China by working with second-tier banks to finance imports by Chinese small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs). They urged Ex-Im to establish a [...]
2009-12-18 06:13:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV CH
09SHANGHAI492PARTY CHIEF TOUTS SHANGHAI'S ECONOMIC "TRANSFORMATION"
[...] (SBU) Shanghai Communist Party Secretary Yu Zhengsheng announced to a December 5-6 meeting of senior municipal officials that Shanghai would "lead the transformation of China's economic development model" in the coming year. Yu's statements appear to reassure local officials of Central Gover [...]
2009-12-18 09:19:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN SENV PHUM SOCI CH
09SHENYANG141PRC-DPRK BORDER: DPRK ECONOMY ROBUST, UNSC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sources agree that the North Korean economy appears to be the strongest it has been in recent memory. Chinese officials may be enforcing UNSC 1874 (Ref A, B) and financial sanctions through stepped-up inspections at the PRC-DPRK border, but there is local skepticism about the abil [...]
2009-08-13 04:02:00Consulate ShenyangSECRETCH ECON KN KS PREL RS
09SHENYANG142PRC-DPRK BORDER: HARDLY ANY NEW REFUGEES AT ALL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Contacts in the PRC-DPRK borderlands indicate that as of August 2009, there are virtually no new DPRK refugees crossing the Tumen River with the goal of settling in China (Ref A) but that the area is home to many refugees from the late 1990s, not a few of whom have integrated into [...]
2009-08-13 04:06:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH ECON KN KS PGOV PREF PREL RS
09SHENYANG204MEETINGS WITH A-POWER ON WIND FARM DEAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. A-Power, a Shenyang-based NASDAQ-listed firm, explained its plans for a 600-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Midland, Texas, including production facilities and its relationship to GE and other suppliers. According to company executives, the project will not rely on U.S. stimulus bill [...]
2009-11-17 01:24:00Consulate ShenyangUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD WEET PGOV PREL CH
09SHENYANG216PRC-DPRK BORDER: BIG PLANS FOR 2ND BRIDGE AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Premier Wen Jiabao's October 4-6 meetings in Pyongyang produced a joint PRC-DPRK agreement to build a second bridge across the Yalu River. During ConGenOffs' recent trips to Dandong, officials openly discussed their development plan to include the to-be-built bridge, estimating a M [...]
2009-12-04 02:32:00Consulate ShenyangCONFIDENTIALCH EAID ECON EIND ETRD EWWT KN KS PBTS PREL
09SINGAPORE1108 SINGAPORE BROADBAND NETWORK PROMISES FASTER INTERNET
[...] (SBU) Summary: Supported by a billion dollars in subsidies, Singapore is launching construction of a city-wide next generation broadband network that promises higher connectivity speeds at lower subscription rates. The new fiber-to-home network is part of a grand ten-year plan begun in 2005 [...]
2009-11-19 02:51:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON ETRD EINV SN
09SINGAPORE1142 SINGAPORE POSITIONS TO BE CARBON TRADING CENTER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Singapore hosted an October conference on emissions trading and carbon finance, highlighting the role Asia, and potentially Singapore, can play as a center for carbon trading. Speakers at the Carbon Forum Asia conference voiced concerns about the lack of carbon credit supply and a [...]
2009-12-01 10:15:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EINV ECON KGHG SN
09SINGAPORE266AFGHANISTAN CONFERENCE: SINGAPORE HAS NOT YET
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 09:13:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SN AF
09SINGAPORE325SINGAPORE OPENS DOOR TO CHINESE TO MAINTAIN ETHNIC
[...] (C) Summary: Faced with a chronically low fertility rate and high emigration, Singapore has used a selective but relatively open immigration policy to increase its population, fuel its normally strong economic growth, and maintain a politically delicate balance among its Chinese, Malay and In [...]
2009-04-07 06:52:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEAN PINR ELAB SN CH
09SINGAPORE420 SINGAPORE: NO H1N1 CASES; NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are no confirmed cases of H1N1 type A influenza in Singapore, but the Ministry of Health (MOH) raised its alert level on May 1 from yellow to orange, indicating a potentially greater risk of human-to-human transmission but without declaring a pandemic. The GOS has institu [...]
2009-05-06 01:16:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ECON SN
09SINGAPORE445 SINGAPORE: NO H1N1 CASES; NO MORE VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: There are no confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in Singapore and the Ministry of Health (MOH) lowered its alert level from orange to yellow on May 11. The GOS lifted its visa requirement for Mexican citizens on May 12, but seven-day quarantine requirements for people with recent [...]
2009-05-13 10:05:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR EAIR CASC ECON SN
09SINGAPORE51 SINGAPORE - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter of the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Singapore. As requested, we have also provided via email a Microsoft Word version of the document to EB/IFD/OIA. 2. (SBU) Begin text of Statement: 2009 Investment Cli [...]
2009-01-15 09:16:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR SN
09SINGAPORE581SINGAPORE: 77 H1N1 CASES -- COMMUNITY SPREAD STARTING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As of June 18, there have been 77 cases of H1N1 influenza confirmed in Singapore. Almost all were "imported" cases involving people with recent travel to affected countries. However, a Malaysian permanent resident may be the first case of H1N1 influenza contracted by community [...]
2009-06-19 09:48:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN
09SINGAPORE603SINGAPORE: 220 H1N1 CASES; SLOW MOVE TO MITIGATION STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Singapore health officials have confirmed 220 cases of H1N1 influenza as of June 24, including numerous cases of local transmission. With community spread of the virus confirmed, the Ministry of Health (MOH) announced June 22 that Singapore would begin the transition from a con [...]
2009-06-25 10:25:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR CASC ETRD ECON SN
09SINGAPORE779READOUT OF SOUTHEAST ASIA ISSUES DISCUSSED AT TWELFTH
[...] (U) The 12th annual meetings of the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) convened July 5 through 10 in Brisbane, Australia. The APG highlighted challenges in Southeast Asia in anti-money laundering (AML) and combating financing of terrorism (CFT) and identified many acute training need [...]
2009-08-18 10:12:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD EINV PGOV PREL ID MY SN TH VM
09SKOPJE540MACEDONIA'S DIASPORA GROUPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Diaspora groups from Macedonia, most active in the U.S., Canada, and Australia, are divided along the ethnic lines of the country,s two largest groups-- ethnic Macedonians and ethnic Albanians. The ethnic separation of diaspora interests -- coupled with use of the term "Mace [...]
2009-11-10 12:21:00Embassy SkopjeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BEXP BTIO EAID OIIP PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09STATE100156SELECTION OF UNITED STATES CO-CHAIR TO THE
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Brussels. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: The United States and the European Union co-chair the International Technical Working Group on Nuclear Smuggling (ITWG). The G8 established the ITWG in response to a raft of nuclear smuggling [...]
2009-09-25 18:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PTER PINR PREL ASEC KCRM BE XG XT
09STATE100279TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA 2009-H1N1 INFLUENZA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the quarantine measures imposed by the Government of China in response to the 2009-H1N1 pandemic that may affect travel to China. This Travel Alert updates the July 9, 2009, Travel Alert in order to advise U.S. citizens of the current quarantin [...]
2009-09-25 23:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AMED CH
09STATE100282Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective September 27, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-717. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this enti [...]
2009-09-25 23:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE101294CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH TUNISIA:
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 8. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Tunisia (GOT) has expressed interest in consultations with USG nuclear experts as part of a study it is conducting on the feasibility of achieving nuclear power on its territory by 2023. Since past GOT [...]
2009-09-29 17:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY TS
09STATE102018CONSULAR ISSUES CABLE -- SEPTEMBER 2009
[...] Thank you to all the bidders who have submitted their bid lists via consularbidders@state.gov. If you are planning to bid on consular positions and have not yet expressed your interest to CA, please do so now. It is that time of year. Remember that your bids should be realistic. If a posi [...]
2009-09-30 22:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT
09STATE102073MULTILATERAL "COUNTERING VIOLENT EXTREMISM
[...] Action Request - See Para 9. 2. (SBU) The Secretary's Ambassador-at-Large for Counterterrorism is pleased to announce a three-day "Multinational Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) Planners Workshop" from Wednesday, November 4-Friday, November 6, 2009 in Washington, D.C. This workshop wil [...]
2009-10-01 01:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PGOV KHLS UK SP GM FR IT AS
09STATE102086TRAVEL WARNING: GUINEA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Guinea due to continuing civil unrest and the unpredictable nature of the current security situation. U.S. citizens are advised that the Department of State has ordered the departure of non-emergency personnel and eligible family m [...]
2009-10-01 02:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GV
09STATE1023UPDATE ON EUROPEAN EFFORTS TO INCLUDE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph four. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. On October 24, 2008 European Ministers officially adopted a Directive to include international aviation in the European Union (EU) Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). All flights arriving and departing from EU airports, [...]
2009-01-06 19:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU
09STATE102613TRAVEL WARNING - LEBANON
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to Lebanon due to current safety and security concerns. Americans living and working in Lebanon should understand that they accept risks in remaining and should carefully consider those risks. This supersedes the Trav [...]
2009-10-02 08:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC LE
09STATE103636INTRODUCING THE COORDINATOR FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] SUMMARY. As part of the Administration's energy policy, the Secretary recently appointed me as the Department's Coordinator for International Energy Affairs S/CIEA. In this position, I will help to ensure that energy security is integrated into the core mission of the Department and to elevat [...]
2009-10-05 20:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EPET ETRD PREL SENV PGOV
09STATE104726MEXICO ON UNSC REFORM AND HUMAN RIGHTS: A/S
[...] SUMMARY. A/S Brimmer met with Mexican Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Juan Manuel Gomez Robledo on September 24 on the margins of the 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA). The discussion focused primarily on UN Security Council (UNSC) reform and human rights. END SUMMARY. [...]
2009-10-07 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL
09STATE105775Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective October 11, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-718. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-10-09 20:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE10631TRAVEL WARNING - THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo- Kinshasa). This notice replaces the Travel Warning dated October 30, 2008 to reflect changes in the security situation in North Kivu province and the surrounding area, as well [...]
2009-02-05 17:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CG
09STATE107314TRAVEL ALERT - TANZANIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State alerts American citizens to the possibility of election-related unrest as Zanzibar registers voters for the upcoming general elections expected October 2010. American citizens who choose to travel to Zanzibar during this period are advised to maintain a high level [...]
2009-10-15 23:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL TZ
09STATE107790TRAVEL WARNING: GUINEA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Guinea as the political situation there remains highly volatile, and urges all Americans still in Guinea to depart the country. Although Guinea has been relatively calm since October 5, 2009, the potential for violence remains hig [...]
2009-10-17 18:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GV
09STATE108921ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD
[...] SUMMARY: The United States has a full agenda for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session (covering human rights-related issues) and will need the support of capitals to win key votes on resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, as well as certain them [...]
2009-10-21 18:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN
09STATE109397ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD
[...] SUMMARY: The United States has a full agenda for the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Third Committee session (covering human rights-related issues) and will need the support of capitals to win key votes on resolutions on the human rights situations in Iran, Burma, and DPRK, as well as certain them [...]
2009-10-22 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN
09STATE109926Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective October 25, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-719. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-10-23 19:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE11119OAS PERMANENT COUNCIL MEMBERS DECRY VENEZUELA
[...] (U) Summary: During the Organization of American States' (OAS) regular Permanent Council meeting on February 4, seven countries spoke out about the January 30-31 synagogue attack in Caracas (see reftel). Five countries, including the United States, decried anti-Semitism in the hemisphere, d [...]
2009-02-06 18:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KIRF PGOV PREL ASEC VE IS OAS
09STATE111949TRAVEL ALERT - INDIA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to continuing security concerns in India. The U.S. Government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathizers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack ta [...]
2009-10-29 21:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE11363ACTION REQUEST: DISCUSSION OF MEDVEDEV SECURITY
[...] (C) In advance of Russian DFM Grushko,s February 18 presentation at OSCE to elaborate on President Medvedev,s proposal to establish a new &European Security Treaty,8 we believe NATO Allies should discuss internally our own priorities and principles for approaching the Medvedev idea. We welcome [...]
2009-02-07 01:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMARR PINS PREL RS
09STATE1137RESETTLEMENT OF ERITREAN REFUGEES IN EGYPT
[...] In response to reftel, Department confirms it has informed UNHCR on several occasions that the U.S. stands ready to consider for resettlement all referrals of any nationality, including Eritrean, from Egypt. 2. Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration/ Office of Refugee Admissions (PRM [...]
2009-01-06 21:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF PREL EG ER IS
09STATE113758LETTERS FROM THE PRESIDENT'S SCIENCE ADVISOR TO
[...] (U) This is an action request for Posts Canberra, Paris, Berlin, and Pretoria. See paragraph 4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The United States imports all of its Mo-99 (a key medical isotope) from foreign suppliers, but there is currently a worldwide shortage due to various nuclear [...]
2009-11-04 14:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY TBIO AS FR GM SF
09STATE114494TRAVEL ALERT - THE HAJJ
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the latest information on the 2009-H1N1 influenza (also referred to as novel H1N1 or swine flu) pandemic and preparations for the Hajj. Although most people who have become ill with 2009-H1N1 influenza have recovered without requiring medical tr [...]
2009-11-06 00:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED AMGT TBIO KFLU SARB
09STATE115148Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective November 8, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-720. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-11-06 21:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE115983TRAVEL WARNING COLOMBIA
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. While security in Colombia has improved significantly in recent years, violence by narco-terrorist groups continues to affect some rural areas as well as large cities. The potential for violence by [...]
2009-11-10 18:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC
09STATE116252TRAVEL ALERT - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens in Mozambique to the potential for violence following the official release of the October 28, 2009 general election results, which is now scheduled for November 12. This replaces the Travel Alert dated September 23, 2009 and expires on November 20 [...]
2009-11-10 23:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL MZ
09STATE116869TRAVEL ALERT: GERMANY
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that over the past few months, Al Qaeda has released videos threatening to conduct terrorist attacks against German interests. While these threats initially mentioned the German federal elections in September, Al Qaeda continues to threaten German [...]
2009-11-12 20:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC OTRA GM
09STATE118141BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on transactions citing the Canadian exemption for the export of thermal imaging systems to Canada. Emb [...]
2009-11-16 20:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE11821AF ACTING ASSISTANT SECRETARY CALL TO MALI
[...] (C) Summary: Two Canadian nationals, United Nations Special Envoy Robert Fowler and Special Assistant Louis Guay, and Nigerien national Soumaina Mounkaila are currently being held in northern Mali by Al Qaida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). In response to a February 2 Canadian demarche, [...]
2009-02-09 20:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER ML CA
09STATE118264TRAVEL WARNING - ALGERIA
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Algeria. This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Algeria and the continuing threat posed by terrorism. This replaces the Travel Warning dated March 3, 2009. 2. The Department of State u [...]
2009-11-17 00:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AG
09STATE118546OPEN SKIES TREATY MISSION IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST
[...] (U) This is an action cable - see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary and background. The United States is conducting an Open Skies Treaty flight over the Russian Far East from 18-20 November. The mission is being conducted from Khabarovsk Novyy (ICAO code: UHHH) International Airport, and the f [...]
2009-11-17 16:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PARM PREL RU KS CH
09STATE118567BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on transactions citing the Canadian exemption for the export of satellite flight hardware to Canada. E [...]
2009-11-17 17:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE118799OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] (SBU) Posts are requested to approach the highest appropriate officials in host governments in pursuit of the following objectives: -- a reduction in the overall number of one-sided UN General Assembly resolutions on the Middle East; -- the defeat of three resolutions reaffirming the "Com [...]
2009-11-17 23:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE
09STATE11918JANUARY 27 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: At the first G8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting of the Italian 2009 G8 Presidency, Chair Gianluca Alberini outlined a program of work that included the two main G8 Global Partnership (GP) objectives agreed to at the 2008 G8 Summit: (a) completing current G8 Globa [...]
2009-02-10 00:28:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CBW TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
09STATE119717TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Nepal, and urges caution when traveling in that country. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal, and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they tr [...]
2009-11-19 21:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
09STATE119719TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens about the risks of travel to Sri Lanka due to continued security concerns, especially in the northernmost areas and most of its Eastern Province, as there are still uncleared landmines and potential for incidents by remnant members of the Liberation [...]
2009-11-19 21:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CE
09STATE119771TRAVEL ALERT: NIGER
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Niger due to threat of kidnapping, and recommends against all travel to Niger at this time. This Travel Alert expires February 28, 2010. 2. On December 14, 2008, two United Nations officials, former Canadian diplomats, [...]
2009-11-19 22:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NG
09STATE119774TRAVEL WARNING: MALI
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Mali and continues to recommend against all travel to the north of the country due to kidnapping threats against Westerners. This replaces the Travel Warning for Mali dated August 31, 2009, to update security and threat in [...]
2009-11-19 22:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ML
09STATE120099BLUE LANTERN OUTREACH TO CANADA: DISCUSSIONS WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from the Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) met October 13-16 with Mission Canada staff in Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto, GOC officials, and local defense industry to discuss the Blue Lantern end-use moni [...]
2009-11-20 18:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC CA
09STATE120556TRAVEL WARNING: CHAD
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Chad and recommends that American citizens avoid all travel to eastern Chad and the Chad/Central African Republic border area. This Warning is due to insecurity caused by recently increased levels of violent criminality, [...]
2009-11-23 16:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CD
09STATE121353TRAVEL ALERT: PHILIPPINES
[...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the southern Philippine islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago and urges extreme caution if traveling there. This Travel Alert reflects the recent acts of violence in the Mindanao province of Maguindanao and is supplem [...]
2009-11-25 01:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC RP
09STATE1216TRAVEL ALERT - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK AND GAZA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that the Israel Defense Force (IDF) is engaged in a military operation against terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. This operation began on December 27, 2008, with aerial and naval bombardment, and expanded on January 3, 2009, to include gro [...]
2009-01-06 23:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
09STATE121729TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS REGARDING THE REMOVAL OF
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Ottawa. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Ontario Power Generation (OPG) has expressed interest in working with DOE on helium-3 (He-3) supply, stipulating that the United States would remove and retain ownership of all residual tritium con [...]
2009-11-25 18:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL CA XS
09STATE122382BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on transactions citing the Canadian exemption for the export of inertial navigation units to Canada. E [...]
2009-11-30 13:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE122385BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on a transaction citing the Canadian exemption for the export of displacement gyroscopes to Canada. Em [...]
2009-11-30 13:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE122387BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on a transaction citing the Canadian exemption for the export of inertial measurement units to Canada. [...]
2009-11-30 13:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE122389BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on transactions citing the Canadian exemption for the export of Gyroscopic compasses to Canada. Embass [...]
2009-11-30 13:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE122391BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on a transaction citing the Canadian exemption for the export of accelerometers to Canada. Embassy is [...]
2009-11-30 13:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE122725PROMOTING SUPPORT FOR UNSCR 1540 VOLUNTARY FUND
[...] (U) This is an action request for Moscow, P3 Embassies (London and Paris),the European Union Council and Commission, which participate in the G8 Nonproliferation Directors Group (NPDG),as well as Norway -- see paras 7 and 10 to be left as non-papers. For USUN, see para 12, for Ottawa, see [...]
2009-12-01 00:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC EUN RS CA UK FR NO
09STATE122923Second OAS Public Security Ministerial Spotlights Crime
[...] (U) This cable is sent from the U.S. Mission to the Organization of American States. 2. (SBU) Summary. Public Security Ministers, Justice Ministers, and Attorneys Generals met in Santo Domingo Nov. 4-5, 2009 for the OAS Second Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Public Security in the Ameri [...]
2009-12-01 16:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL XL XK XM XR OAS
09STATE123769TRAVEL WARNING: MAURITANIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Mauritania, and urges extreme caution when traveling there due to increased activities by the terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). AQIM continues to demonstrate its intent and ability to conduct a [...]
2009-12-02 23:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MR
09STATE126204TRAVEL ALERT - INDIA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the possibility of violence as Andhra Pradesh continues to experience civil unrest. A demonstration is planned for December 10, and there is the potential that episodic clashes between the police and protesters will spark wider unrest in the ci [...]
2009-12-09 22:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE126206U.S. RESPONSE TO EU DRAFT CODE OF CONDUCT FOR
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (U) BACKGROUND: On December 8, 2008, the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers endorsed a draft proposal for a "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities" (http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/0 8/st17/st17175. en08.p [...]
2009-12-09 22:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAS CA CDG EC ESA EUN FR GM IT JA KACT KS KTIA MCAP
09STATE126694DEMARCHE: OUTREACH FOR ASSISTANCE TO WFP IN PAKISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (U) Department requests that Posts amplify Department's outreach to key donors for USD 36 million in urgent assistance to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) in Pakistan. This donor assistance will cover anticipated breaks between January and [...]
2009-12-10 22:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL
09STATE127434GUIDANCE FOR CONSULTATIONS ON UNSCR 1540
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 3. USUN may also leave para 6 points as a non-paper. 2. (U) Background: Security Council member Mexico, in its capacity as Vice Chairman of the 1540 Committee, is leading the Committee Working Group currently focused on finalizing an outcome docum [...]
2009-12-13 22:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL AORC KPAO PTER UNSC
09STATE127595Paris Club November 2009 Meeting and Negotiations with
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the November 18, 2009, Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," the IMF requested financing assurances for the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) new IMF program. Canada, troubled by the revocation of a mining license held by a Canadian-led consortium, waited until November 24 to [...]
2009-12-14 16:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XL CN FR
09STATE128281INSTRUCTIONS FOR ICTY/ICTR EXTENSION RESOLUTIONS
[...] (U) The Department authorizes USUN to vote for adoption of the resolutions contained in paragraphs 2 and 3, for consideration December 16, 2009, regarding extensions of the terms of judges of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and the International Criminal Tr [...]
2009-12-16 00:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL ICTY ICTR ZF ZL RW
09STATE128420FY 2010 OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS BILL AND INITIAL DOS
[...] This is the third cable providing fiscal year (FY) 2010 Department of State financial operating guidance. This ALDAC specifically concerns the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 3288). 2. The Congress has passed, and the President is expected to sign into law, the Department of S [...]
2009-12-16 15:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AMGT KICA
09STATE12880TRAVEL ALERT - ARABIAN PENINSULA AND PERSIAN GULF
[...] This Travel Alert is being updated to warn Americans about heightened security concerns in and around the Arabian Peninsula and Persian Gulf. U.S. citizens traveling to or already in the region are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and to take appropriate steps to increase their [...]
2009-02-11 23:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER AMGT XF XI
09STATE129187ENGAGING COALITION PARTNERS TO QUICKLY REVIEW
[...] (U) This is an action request (see paragraph 3). 2. (U) Begin Summary: Significant numbers of additional U.S. civilian personnel are now arriving in Afghanistan for deployment to all Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRTs) as a critical element of our strategy. To facilitate timely deploy [...]
2009-12-17 22:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID UK NO SW GM HU CA NL LH FR SP IT NZ EZ
09STATE130811TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA - NEW VISA REGULATIONS
[...] The Department of State wishes to alert U.S. citizens with Indian tourist visas about new regulations that may affect planned travel. Travelers are urged to review travel plans in light of these new regulations. This Travel Alert supplements the Travel Alerts for India dated October 29 and [...]
2009-12-24 03:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE131640ASEAN DIRECTORS GENERAL REVIEW PROGRESS ON
[...] (U) Summary. Directors General (DGs) from the 10 Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) met with EAP/RSP director on December 15 in Manila to review progress on implementing the November ASEAN ) U.S. Leaders' Meeting Joint Statement and to initiate planning for the next ASEAN ) U.S. [...]
2009-12-29 19:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PHUM PREL XB XC XD XE XU XV ZO ASEAN
09STATE131661UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SOLICITING
[...] (U) This is an action request. All Action addresses, please see paragraphs 7- 9. Paragraphs 10 ) 49 contain instructions for specific posts. ------------------------------------ SUMMARY and OBJECTIVES ------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Maintaining the legitimacy and effe [...]
2009-12-29 20:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER
09STATE131739TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA ? SECURITY ISSUES
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to continuing security concerns in India. The U.S. Government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathizers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack ta [...]
2009-12-29 23:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE132608TRAVEL WARNING: SOMALIA
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Somalia and recommends that U.S. citizens avoid all travel to Somalia. This replaces the Travel Warning dated November 15 2008, to update information on security concerns. 2. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens agai [...]
2009-12-31 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SO KE
09STATE132609TRAVEL WARNING: SUDAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Sudan, and recommends that all travel to Sudan be deferred due to uncertain security conditions and the possibility of violence and harassment targeting westerners. This Travel Warning for Sudan updates and replaces the Tra [...]
2009-12-31 23:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SU
09STATE13432TRAVEL WARNING - SYRIA
[...] This Travel Warning warns U.S. citizens of ongoing safety and security concerns in Syria. American citizens are urged to consider carefully the risks of travel to Syria and to take adequate precautions to ensure their safety. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Syria issued on April 15, 20 [...]
2009-02-13 00:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SY
09STATE1467NOTIFICATION OF TREASURY DESIGNATION OF MUHAMMAD
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 4. 2. (S//NF) SUMMARY. The United States Government intends to designate Muhammad Hamshu pursuant to Executive Order (E.O.) 13460 as early as January 12, 2009, but no later than January 16, 2009, for engaging in and facilitating public corruption [...]
2009-01-07 18:02:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNEFIN KTFN CA SY
09STATE15096TRAVEL WARNING: ERITREA
[...] The U.S. Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and recommends that U.S. citizens defer travel at this time. This replaces the Travel Warning dated November 15, 2008, and informs U.S. citizens that the consular section of the U.S. Embassy in Asma [...]
2009-02-18 22:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ER
09STATE15113REQUEST FOR INFORMATION:CRITICAL FOREIGN DEPENDENCIES (CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND KEY RESOURCES LOCATED ABROAD)
[...] (U//FOUO) This is an action request; see Para. 13. 2. (U//FOUO) Under the direction of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),the National Infrastructure Protection Plan (NIPP) was written to provide the unifying structure for the integration of critical infrastructure and key resources ( [...]
2009-02-18 23:18:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP PGOV PTER
09STATE15526(S) CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): DEMARCHE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 4. 2. (S//NF) BACKGROUND: The French Delegation to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) called an informal meeting of the Close Allies to share information from Paris on an Iranian inspector who previously wor [...]
2009-02-19 20:25:00Secretary of StateSECRETCWC PARM PREL IR
09STATE15625ENGAGING FOREIGN AUDIENCES ON "BUY AMERICAN" AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Efforts to confront the global economic crisis have prompted governments around the world to take protectionist trade measures. President Obama has spoken clearly about the need to avoid protectionism even as the United States confronts its own crisis. Secretary Clinton has said [...]
2009-02-19 23:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTRO
09STATE1633TRAVEL ALERT - MALI
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to alert U.S. citizens of a kidnapping threat against Westerners who attend the "Festival in the Desert" at Essakane (65 kilometres north of Timbuktu) from January 8-10, and to reiterate that visitors should avoid northern Mali, including Essakane and Essouk [...]
2009-01-08 01:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ML
09STATE17091OPEN SKIES TREATY MISSION IN RUSSIAN FAR EAST
[...] (U) This is an action cable - see paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) Summary and background. The United States and Germany will jointly conduct an Open Skies Treaty flight over the Russian Far East from March 2-7. The mission will be conducted from Khabarovsk Novyy (ICAO code: UHHH) International Airpo [...]
2009-02-24 20:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOSCE PARM PREL RU KS CH GM
09STATE17176NORWAY, ESTONIA, TURKEY, LUXEMBOURG, ITALY AND
[...] (U) Norway, Estonia, Turkey, Italy, Luxembourg and Iceland have formally accepted the accession to NATO of Albania and Croatia by depositing with the U.S. Department of State, their instruments constituting acceptance of the NATO Accession Protocols. 2. (U) Date of deposit: Norway, Estonia, [...]
2009-02-24 21:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEN IC IT KTIA LU MARR NATO NO PARM PREL TU
09STATE17734TRAVEL WARNING - PAKISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against non-essential travel to Pakistan in light of the threat of terrorist activity. This replaces the Travel Warning dated November 21, 2008, and updates information on security incidents, notes the temporary relocation of some employees from th [...]
2009-02-25 21:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC PK
09STATE17943WHA PARTICIPATION IN US-CANADA-OAS BORDER
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) On March 16-18, 2009, the United States, the Government of Canada, and the Organization of American States, (OAS) Department of Public Security will co-host an important seminar for representatives of OAS Member States [...]
2009-02-26 15:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM ETTC PREL PBTS EWWT OAS
09STATE18136INSTRUCTIONS TO SEEK UNEP GC RE-ELECTION
[...] Department requests that USUN notify the current Western European and Other Group (WEOG) chair of U.S. candidacy for and interest in continued membership on the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) Governing Council (GC). The Department also requests USUN to demarche WEOG members, to t [...]
2009-02-26 20:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APCS SENV UNEP UNGA
09STATE18178TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN
[...] The Department of State continues to warn against all travel to Sudan due to threats from armed conflicts and terrorism. American citizens who choose to remain in Sudan should take appropriate precautions, particularly in light of the January 2008 murder of two American Embassy employees, th [...]
2009-02-26 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SU
09STATE18284FEBRUARY 23-MARCH 20, 2009 SUBSTANTIVE SESSION OF
[...] (SBU) The annual substantive session of the General Assembly's Special Committee on Peacekeeping Operations (the C-34) will be held February 23 to March 20. We have reviewed the 2008 C-34 report (A/62/19),as well as the Secretary-General's report on implementation of the recommendations of t [...]
2009-02-27 04:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MARR AMGT SC GA
09STATE19253TRAVEL ALERT - BANGLADESH
[...] THIS TRAVEL ALERT IS BEING ISSUED TO ALERT U.S. CITIZENS OF SAFETY CONCERNS IN BANGLADESH IN THE AFTERMATH OF THE RECENT ATTEMPTED MUTINY BY SOME MEMBERS OF THE BANGLADESH RIFLES (BDR),A PARAMILITARY ORGANIZATION RESPONSIBLE FOR BORDER SECURITY. THIS TRAVEL ALERT URGES AMERICAN CITIZENS T [...]
2009-03-03 08:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC BG
09STATE2007U.S. COMMENTS ON EU COUNCIL'S DRAFT "CODE OF
[...] (SBU) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 3 below. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: On December 8, 2008, the European Union (EU) Foreign Ministers endorsed a draft proposal for a "Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities" (http://register.consilium.europa.eu/pdf/en/0 8/st17/st17175. en08.pdf). [...]
2009-01-08 21:50:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCDG EC ESA EUN EZ FR KACT KTIA MCAP PARM PREL TSPA
09STATE20211TRAVEL WARNING: ALGERIA
[...] This Travel Warning updates information on the current security situation in Algeria and the continuing threat posed by terrorism. This updates and replaces the Travel Warning issued on August 22, 2008. 2. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens who travel to Algeria to evaluate careful [...]
2009-03-04 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AG
09STATE20212TRAVEL WARNING - SAUDI ARABIA
[...] This Travel Warning warns American citizens about the security situation in Saudi Arabia and reminds U.S. citizens of recommended security precautions. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia. There is an ongoing security thre [...]
2009-03-04 19:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PREL PTER SA
09STATE20375URGING EGYPT NOT TO RUN A FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION
[...] (C) ACTION REQUEST: Department has learned through our Mission in Geneva that Egypt is planning to run a freedom of expression resolution at the March session of the Human Rights Council, which started on March 2. Canada, the traditional sponsor of the resolution, has already requested that E [...]
2009-03-04 22:48:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UN EG
09STATE2046MEK FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION (FTO)
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassies Baghdad, Paris, London, USEU Brussels and Ottawa. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In response to the MEK,s July 2008 petition requesting a review of the organization,s designation as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO),the Secr [...]
2009-01-08 23:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PINR PREF PREL IZ IR FR EUN
09STATE22073TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Sudan and recommends that American citizens defer all travel to Sudan due to uncertain security conditions following the expulsion of NGOs as well as harassment of humanitarian aid workers, employees of non-governmental org [...]
2009-03-10 02:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SU
09STATE22074TRAVEL WARNING - MADAGASCAR
[...] The State Department warns U. S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Madagascar, and recommends deferring all but essential travel to Madagascar because of escalating civil unrest stemming from a political rift between supporters of the former mayor of the capital city of Antananarivo and t [...]
2009-03-10 02:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC MA
09STATE25125TRAVEL ALERT - COMOROS
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to alert U.S. citizens of safety and security concerns in The Union of the Comoros because of the possibility of demonstrations in conjunction with a referendum in Mayotte from March 27 - 31, 2009. American citizens should consider carefully the risks of tra [...]
2009-03-17 14:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL CN
09STATE25578GAZA SMUGGLING INTERDICTION: AGREED PROGRAM OF
[...] (U) Summary and Action Request: Representatives of Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, and the U.S. reached agreement in London March 13 on a Program of Action on interdiction of the flow of arms to Gaza. Text is in paragraph six. Department greatly appr [...]
2009-03-18 00:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEUN MOPS NATO PREL XF
09STATE25584TRAVEL WARNING - MADAGASCAR
[...] This Travel Warning replaces the Madagascar Travel Warning of March 12, 2009. The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Madagascar, and recommends against travel to Madagascar because of escalating civil unrest. The Department of State has ordered the departure o [...]
2009-03-18 02:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC MA
09STATE26136PSI: MAY 2009 PSI OUTREACH MEETING - OFFICIAL
[...] The U.S. will host a Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting and a PSI Outreach meeting on May 12-14, 2009 in Miami, FL. The OEG meeting for PSI participating countries will take place on May 12-13, and the Outreach meeting for Western Hemisphere coun [...]
2009-03-18 21:16:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP XL XM
09STATE26174PSI: MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP AND
[...] As promised in REFTEL, below is the official U.S. invitation to the events the U.S. will host May 12-14 in Miami for the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) and Outreach meetings. 2. Since this OEG meeting will have a Western Hemisphere focus, the U.S. [...]
2009-03-19 00:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09STATE26373VIEWS ON SUDAN -- MEETINGS WITH UK, FRANCE,
[...] (C) Summary: Department AF and S/WCI officials met March 10-11 with UK and French, Sudan Contact Group, and UN/AU mediation team members to discuss recent Sudanese developments. UK and France are deeply disappointed at Arab and African reactions to ICC issuance of an arrest warrant for Presid [...]
2009-03-19 14:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL SU UN
09STATE27760FAO DG DIOUF FIRM ON HIS PLAN FOR A NOVEMBER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In his meeting with IO DAS Anderson, FAO Director-General Diouf made clear that he intends to go forward with his plans for a head-of-state level food summit as part of the November 14-21 FAO Conference, despite concerns raised by the U.S. and other countries with the summit [...]
2009-03-23 19:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PREL FAO UN
09STATE28279COPUOS: GUIDANCE FOR THE 48TH SESSION OF THE
[...] FOLLOWING IS GUIDANCE FOR THE 48TH SESSION OF THE LEGAL SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE UN COMMITTEE ON THE PEACEFUL USES OF OUTER SPACE (COPUOS). IT IS DIVIDED INTO A GENERAL OVERVIEW AND GUIDANCE FOR SPECIFIC AGENDA ITEMS. ---------------- GENERAL OVERVIEW ---------------- 2. THIS YEAR,S LEGAL SUB [...]
2009-03-24 20:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA UNPUOS UNGA AORC
09STATE28711TRAVEL WARNING COLOMBIA
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers of travel to Colombia. While security in Colombia has improved significantly in recent years, violence by narco-terrorist groups continues to affect some rural areas as well as large cities. The potential for violence by [...]
2009-03-25 18:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CO
09STATE28850GUIDANCE: MIDDLE EAST CONSULTATIONS, MARCH 25
[...] (SBU) This is an action message. USUN is authorized to draw from the elements in paras 2 and 4 below as a basis for its participation in Security Council consultations on the Middle East scheduled for March 25, and for its public statements on the consultation. 2. (U) Elements for presenta [...]
2009-03-25 20:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL IS LE SY KPAL
09STATE29422TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department recommends that American citizens defer non-essential travel to Yemen. American citizens remaining in Yemen despite this warning should monitor the U.S. Embassy [...]
2009-03-26 21:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC YM
09STATE31102REQUESTING SPECIFIC CONTRIBUTIONS TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C) As announced by the President on March 27, the United States Government has concluded its Afghanistan- Pakistan Strategic Review (Ref A). The conclusions of the Strategic Review -- informed by consultations with the Governments of Afghanistan and Pakistan, NATO Allies, International Secur [...]
2009-04-01 00:55:00Secretary of StateSECRETNATO PREL MOPS MARR AF
09STATE31455TRAVEL WARNING: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Central African Republic (CAR),and recommends against all but essential travel outside the capital, Bangui. Travelers in the CAR should exercise extreme caution. This replaces the Travel Warning of March 25, 2008 [...]
2009-04-01 17:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CT
09STATE32025DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, April 2, 2009 2. (U) 2009 NATO Summit - Paragraphs 8-13 3. (U) Iraq - Paragraphs 14-21 4. (U) Significant Events - Paragraphs 22-24 5. (U) Key Concerns - Paragraphs 25-38 6. (U) Cyber Threats - Paragraphs 39-47 7. (U) Suspicious Activity Incide [...]
2009-04-02 17:24:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
09STATE322ANNOUNCING RATIFICATION OF THE U.S.-IAEA
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 15-17. ------- Summary ------- 2. Summary: On December 30, 2008, the President signed the instrument of ratification for the Protocol Additional to the Agreement Between the United States of America and the International Atomic Energy [...]
2009-01-03 03:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA
09STATE32712FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see Paragraph 3 for general talking points. Paragraph 4 has Post-specific points. 2. (U) Per reftel, Japan and the World Bank are co-hosting a Donors Conference for Pakistan on April 17 in Tokyo. The stated goal of the conference is to raise $4 bill [...]
2009-04-03 16:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK
09STATE33075QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, FACT SHEETS ON PRESIDENTIAL
[...] These materials have been approved by the National Security Council for use by Posts in response to press and host government queries regarding President Obama's April 5 speech on nonproliferation in Prague. 2. Posts are authorized to use the points and fact sheets below in addressing ques [...]
2009-04-05 22:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT KNNP MARR US RS CH EZ MNUC PTER
09STATE33306QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, FACT SHEETS ON
[...] These materials have been approved by the National Security Council for use by Posts in response to press and host government queries regarding President Obama's April 5 speech on nonproliferation in Prague. 2. Posts are authorized to use the points and fact sheets below in addressing ques [...]
2009-04-06 16:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KACT KNNP MARR MNUC PTER EZ US RS
09STATE33629DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF KOSOVO'S IMF AND WORLD
[...] (SBU) This is a time-sensitive action request for addressee posts. Given the importance of these IMF and World Bank votes, Department asks that the demarche be delivered at the highest appropriate level, preferably by Chief of Mission or DCM (please see paragraphs 2-5),with reports by April [...]
2009-04-07 11:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE34174SECRETARY CLINTON'S 4/6/2009 MEETING WITH CANADIAN
[...] (U) Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon for Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. April 6, 2009; 2:00 p.m.; Washington, D.C. 3. Participants: U.S. ---- Secretary Hillary Clinton WHA/CAN Director Ned Nolan Executive Assistant Joseph Macmanus WHA/CAN Karl Rios ? Note-tak [...]
2009-04-08 09:30:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP CLINTON HILLARY EAIR SENV EFIS ECON PGOV
09STATE34498Travel Warning - Sudan
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Sudan and recommends that American citizens defer all travel to Sudan due to uncertain security conditions and the possibility of violence and harassment targeting westerners. On April 9, the Department of State authorized [...]
2009-04-08 18:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER SU
09STATE34590BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050153898 for the export of Stingray tank component parts to Thailand. Post is requested to [...]
2009-04-08 20:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC TH
09STATE35020UPDATED TRAVEL WARNING-GEORGIA
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Georgia. This Travel Warning replaces the one dated December 12, 2008 to note the possibility of violent demonstrations. 2. American citizens are urged not to travel to the separatist regions of South Osseti [...]
2009-04-09 19:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GG
09STATE35122ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENT AND CARGO SECURITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Top-level port officials met in Buenos Aires, March 23-27, for the Tenth Executive Board Meeting of the Organization of American States' Inter-American Committee on Ports (CIP). The Maritime Administration led the U.S. delegation, which included USOAS and Coast Guard officials. Th [...]
2009-04-09 20:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PHSA PREL SENV SOCI OAS
09STATE36103GUIDANCE: SRSG DE MISTURA REPLACEMENT
[...] (C/REL to UN, UK) This is an action request. Per request relayed in REF, USUN is to share with DPA U/SYG Pascoe additional names to enlarge the pool of candidates under consideration for the position of SRSG for Iraq. Biographic information for these candidates has been transmitted to USUN v [...]
2009-04-13 15:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL IZ
09STATE37071MARCH 2009 OECD WORKING GROUP ON BRIBERY MEETING
[...] (SBU) U.S. delegation (USDEL) members from the Commerce, Justice, and State Departments and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) participated in the OECD Working Group on Bribery (WGB) meeting in Paris March 16-20, 2009. The WGB made significant progress on its Review of Instruments, w [...]
2009-04-15 16:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH CI ECON EG EINV EN ETRD EZ FR ID IN IS PGOV
09STATE37998SIXTEENTH MEETING OF THE ITU RADIOCOMMUNICATION
[...] Summary. The sixteenth meeting of the International Telecommunication Union,s (ITU) Radiocommunication Advisory Group (RAG) met in Geneva, from 4-6 February 2009, under the chairmanship of Mr. J.B. Yao Kouakou (Cote d,Ivoire). The meeting was attended by 104 delegates representing 41 Member [...]
2009-04-16 21:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ITU
09STATE3809SPACE COOPERATION WITH INDIA
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Through press reports and diplomatic exchanges, the Department is aware of Indian satellite launches tentatively scheduled for 2009 that will require a signed and implemented Technology Safeguards Agreement. Wishing to avoid [...]
2009-01-14 19:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL TSPA AG CA IN
09STATE40824HCOC - ENCOURAGING INDIA TO SUBSCRIBE TO THE HCOC
[...] (C) Summary: Department requests Embassy to encourage India to subscribe to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC). This overture is consistent with India's positive efforts related to preventing the spread of ballistic missiles via harmonization and adherenc [...]
2009-04-23 16:49:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE41097TRAVEL WARNING ? YEMEN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department recommends that American citizens defer non- essential travel to Yemen. American citizens remaining in Yemen despite this warning should monitor the U.S. Embassy [...]
2009-04-23 22:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC YM
09STATE42297SCENESETTER: APRIL 27-28 MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM
[...] On March 20, President Obama invited the leaders of 16 other major economies, plus the UN Secretary General and the Danish Prime Minister, to participate in a Leaders Meeting of the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) this July in La Maddalena, Italy (reftel). The July Forum w [...]
2009-04-27 21:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG KPOW SENV
09STATE42321COORDINATING U.S. LEADERSHIP OF HORN OF AFRICA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Washington Inter-Agency agrees with the way forward outlined in USNATO 160 as modified below. 2. (C) Recently Secretary of State Clinton has called for U.S. leadership of international counter-piracy efforts in the Horn of Africa and Gulf of Aden. She also called for a stren [...]
2009-04-27 22:37:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEWWT KCRM NATO PBTS PREL
09STATE43249H1N1 INFLUENZA: MESSAGING FOR AMERICANS ABROAD
[...] SUMMARY: This cable provides guidance for Consular Section Chiefs and American Citizens Services (ACS) officers on dissemination of warden messages related to the H1N1 Influenza A outbreak, previously known as the Swine Influenza outbreak, and informs ACS officers that an "H1N1 Flu Outbreak" [...]
2009-04-29 14:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED KFLU
09STATE4358TRAVEL WARNING - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK, AND
[...] This Travel Warning updates U.S. citizens on the risks of traveling to Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and about threats to themselves and to U.S. interests in those locations. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to remain mindful of security factors when planning travel t [...]
2009-01-15 22:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
09STATE4388Travel Alert - Fiji
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to warn U.S. citizens traveling to the Republic of the Fiji Islands that torrential rains have created widespread flooding in low-lying areas throughout Fiji. This Travel Alert expires January 30, 2009. 2. Many roads were closed, and most of those that hav [...]
2009-01-16 00:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC FJ
09STATE44713RESPONSE TO CANADA,S QUESTIONS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. ------------------------- OBJECTIVES/ACTION REQUEST ------------------------- 2. (C) Washington requests Post deliver the non-paper in paragraph 3 to appropriate host government officials in the Department of Foreign Affairs and Inte [...]
2009-05-01 22:11:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNNP PREL ETTC CA
09STATE44996HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]
2009-05-04 15:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE44998HCOC - ENCOURAGING ADDITIONAL COUNTRIES TO
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Per reftels, the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC; also known as the International Code of Conduct, or ICOC; text at para 5) was formally brought into effect on November 25, 2002 at [...]
2009-05-04 15:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE45019READ OUT OF APRIL 23 MEETING OF G-8
[...] (SBU) Summary: The G-8 Nonproliferation Directors devoted most of the April 23 NPDG meeting in Rome to revising draft nonproliferation language, which the Italian G-8 Presidency plans to release as a separate Leaders' statement at the July G-8 Summit. Lengthy debate occurred on the paragraph r [...]
2009-05-04 15:57:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMNUC PARM PREL KNNP IT
09STATE45036MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT TO COMBAT BIOTERRORISM
[...] (C) Reftel requested guidance in response to GOC questions concerning U.S. thinking on how best to address bioterrorism multilaterally. DFAIT Senior Policy Officer David MacDuff asked whether the USG intends to raise this issue in the G-8 Nonproliferation Directors' Group, and suggested th [...]
2009-05-04 16:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER TBIO
09STATE45157ACTION REQUEST: URGENT MEETING OF CONTACT GROUP
[...] The United States will host an urgent meeting of the Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS) at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on May 29, 2009. Posts and missions are requested to deliver the talking points in paragraph 2 and encourage active participation [...]
2009-05-04 19:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDMARR ECON POL
09STATE45914CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): HOST COUNTRY
[...] (SBU) Action Request in Paragraph 9. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objectives: -- Work with the Government of Canada to negotiate a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) chall [...]
2009-05-06 13:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA KTIA PARM PREL CWC
09STATE46274SITUATION REPORT NO. 8 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) Mexican Health Minister Cordova announced 1,012 confirmed cases and 40 deaths overall. The new death total is based on laboratory results. Areas hardest hit by the H1N1 virus are Mexico City, the State of Mexico, San Luis Potosi and Hidalgo. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) The co [...]
2009-05-06 21:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE46302DEMARCHE: IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION
[...] (C) Department requests Embassy to urge host government to vote for Ambassador Yukiya Amano of Japan for Director General (DG) of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Ambassador Amano is the best qualified candidate for Director General and the USG's preferred choice to lead the Ag [...]
2009-05-06 23:50:00Secretary of StateSECRETAORC KNNP IAEA PREL
09STATE4638WESTERN AND CENTRAL PACIFIC FISHERIES COMMISSION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The fifth meeting of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission was held in Busan, Korea from 8 ) 12 December 2008. The meeting focused on conservation and management measures for the region,s two major fish stocks - yellowfin and bigeye tuna, adopting a suite of measur [...]
2009-01-16 16:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS PHSA SENV KSCA XB XV ZN AQ AS CA CH CW FM FJ
09STATE46834SITUATION REPORT NO. 9 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE
[...] (U) The WHO reports 201 confirmed cases in Canada. (Reuters) 2. (SBU) The CDC confirms 896 U.S. cases and reports 927 probable cases in 43 states. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 3. (SBU) The Mexican Government confirms 1,204 cases of H1N1 and 44 deaths and notes these numbers might conti [...]
2009-05-07 21:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE47360KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 21:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47369KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 22:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47372KUDOS AND ACTION REQUEST: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] (SBU) On May 6, Kosovo,s membership in the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was accepted overwhelmingly with 96 countries voting in favor of membership and another 32 casting abstentions. Kosovo,s membership received significant support throughout the world, but especially in the Arab world [...]
2009-05-08 22:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KV
09STATE47400SITUATION REPORT NO. 10 INFLUENZA TASK FORCE
[...] (SBU) The CDC reports 1,639 confirmed and 849 probable cases in 43 states and the District of Columbia. (Task Force/HHS telcon) 2. (SBU) Canada confirms 214 cases and 1 death. (Task Force/HHS telcon, Reuters) 3. (U) The Mexican Secretary of Health confirmed 1,364 cases and 45 de [...]
2009-05-09 01:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE48256SECURE FLIGHT PROGRAM - UPDATE
[...] Summary: This is an update on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secure Flight Program. This update includes revised implementation dates, guidance on updating the online booking system and airline contact information to update frequent flier information. End Summary. 2. As n [...]
2009-05-12 16:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDATRN AMGT APER KSEP
09STATE48359ANTARCTICA: THE THIRTY-SECOND ANTARCTIC TREATY
[...] Begin Summary and Comment: The 32nd Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM) met in Baltimore, Maryland, on April 6-17, 2009, to discuss a range of issues related to Antarctica. The Meeting was convened initially at the Department of State in Washington as part of the first-ever joint mee [...]
2009-05-12 18:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC AY KSCA KTIA SENV TPHY
09STATE494772009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] This is an action request. -------------------------- SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. Action Request: Pursuant to the requirements of Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act (FRAA),the Department must prepare an annual, non-public rep [...]
2009-05-14 18:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV
09STATE501812009 AUTOMATED MUTUAL-ASSISTANCE VESSEL RESCUE (AMVER) AWARDS
[...] This is an action request, please see para 2 and 10. 2. Posts in or responsible for the following countries/entities are requested to assist in the annual presentation of awards to owners of vessels participating in the U.S. Coast Guard's Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue (AMVER) shi [...]
2009-05-15 20:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ECON ETRD ELTN ATRN PREL
09STATE50285H1N1 -- UPDATE AND GUIDANCE
[...] Summary: This is a joint cable to provide an update and guidance regarding the H1N1 situation from USAID's Global Health Bureau's Avian and Pandemic Influenza Unit and the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. 2. The ident [...]
2009-05-16 01:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDREF SOCI EAID
09STATE50880GREEN/ALTERNATIVE FUEL POST RANKINGS
[...] The Office of Motor Vehicles (A/LM/MV) has reviewed posts' responses to our annual alternative fuel/hybrid electric vehicle survey (reftel a). Based on those responses, posts have been ranked into three tiers. 2. Tier One posts responded to our annual survey indicating that they possess [...]
2009-05-18 21:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDATRN AMGT
09STATE50892DEMARCHE ON UN CONFERENCE ON DEVELOPMENT IMPACT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. United Nations (UN) member states are preparing to participate in the June 1-3 UN "Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development" to be presided over by the President of the [...]
2009-05-18 22:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN UNGA
09STATE50912VICE-PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH HAITI PRIME
[...] (U) April 16, 2009; 1045 EDT; Washington, D.C. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Vice President Vice President's Office Brian McKeon NSC Western Hemisphere Director Dan Restrepo WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon Ambassador to Haiti Janet A. Sanderson WHA/CAR Velia De Pirro, notetaker Ha [...]
2009-05-19 02:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR EAID CASC PHUM HA
09STATE52510UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: BIOIDENTIFIERS
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. -------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES -------------------- 2. (U) The strategic objective is to reaffirm to France that the United States can only support UN sanctions against those targets for which we have sufficient unclassified bio [...]
2009-05-21 21:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE52684UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS COMMITTEE: BIOIDENTIFIERS
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. -------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES -------------------- 2. (U) The strategic objective is to reaffirm to France that the United States can only support UN sanctions against those targets for which we have sufficient unclassified bio [...]
2009-05-22 13:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE52774(U) KUDOS ON CANADA AND THE AMERICAS
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED THE RECENT REPORT ON CANADA AND THE AMERICAS. ANALYSTS FOUND PARTICULARLY HELPFUL THE DETAIL ON HOW CANADIAN PRIME MINISTER HARPER'S PURSUIT OF FTAS/PTAS WITH THE CENTRAL AMERICAN COUNTRIES FITS IN HIS OVERALL FOREIGN POLICY (EMULATING THE FORME [...]
2009-05-22 14:56:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR BH CS ES GT HO NU PM
09STATE52832SUBJECT: SOMALIA: TFG FOREIGN MINISTER CALLS ON AF
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Somalia Transitional Federal Government (TFG) Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohamed Omaar (ForMin) met with Bureau for African Affairs (AF) Assistant Secretary Johnnie Carson (A/S) on May 15. The ForMin and A/S discussed recent fighting in and around Mogadishu and TFG efforts to r [...]
2009-05-22 16:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMASS MOPS PREL PGOV PTER SO
09STATE52964REPORT ON FIRST WEEK OF NPT PREPCOM III, MAY 4-8,
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the first in a series of reporting messages on the third meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT PrepCom III),which met in New York on May 4-15, 2009. The U.S. Delegation to the PrepCom achieved much of its m [...]
2009-05-22 19:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL NPT
09STATE53031Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective May 24, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-708. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire me [...]
2009-05-22 21:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE54435REQUEST FOR LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE H1N1
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. REQUEST FOR INPUT TO LESSONS LEARNED SUMMARY MATRIX --------------------------------------------- ------ 2. (U) The Department is interested in feedback from posts regarding Lessons Learned/Best Practices from the spring 20 [...]
2009-05-28 00:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO
09STATE54933NON-PAPER FOR RUSSIA ON SATELLITE COLLISION
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. See paragraph 6-7 below. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: On March 6, Embassy Moscow received a non-paper from Russian MFA North America Desk Counselor Aleksandr Shilin providing information on the February 10 collision of U.S. and Russian satellites (REF A). In providing [...]
2009-05-28 22:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCDG MCAP NASA PARM PREL RS TSPA UNPUOS
09STATE55442TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Nepal and urges caution when traveling in country. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they travel an [...]
2009-05-29 22:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
09STATE55529TRAVEL ALERT - HURRICANE SEASON
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the Hurricane Season in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico. The official Atlantic Hurricane Season runs from June through November. This Travel Alert expires on December 4, 2009. 2. National Weather Service [...]
2009-05-29 21:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC XL
09STATE55536PAKISTAN'S DISPLACED PERSONS CRISIS
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 10-13. 2. (SBU) Summary. Fighting between the Pakistani military and extremists in the North West Frontier Province has displaced approximately 2.8 million persons. There is an estimated gap of more than $250 million required to meet the UN app [...]
2009-05-29 21:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PK PREF
09STATE55542TRAVEL WARNING - NEPAL
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Nepal and urges caution when traveling in country. The Department of State remains concerned about the security situation in Nepal and urges American citizens to obtain updated security information before they travel an [...]
2009-05-29 22:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NP
09STATE56224USNATO IS AUTHORIZED TO SIGN MOU ON THE
[...] (U) USNATO is hereby authorized to sign the Memorandum of Understanding on the Facilitation of Vital Civil Emergency Personnel Cross Border Transport (MOU) for Allies and Partners with the statement of understanding found below. 2. (U) Statement of Understanding ----------------------- [...]
2009-06-01 21:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMARR NATO PGOV PREL
09STATE56533TRAVEL WARNING - CHAD
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Chad and recommends that American citizens not affiliated with humanitarian relief efforts avoid all travel to eastern Chad and the Chad/Central African Republic border area due to insecurity caused by banditry, recent c [...]
2009-06-02 16:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC CD
09STATE56745TRAVEL WARNING: MALI
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Mali and recommends against all travel to the north of the country due to the kidnapping threats against Westerners. 2. Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has been designated as a terrorist organization [...]
2009-06-02 21:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ML
09STATE56764TRAVEL ALERT - LEBANON
[...] The Department of State alerts Americans traveling to or residing in Lebanon that Lebanese Parliamentary elections will be held on June 7, 2009. The U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, expects greater than normal traffic congestion, and large crowds at or near polling stations on that day. The [...]
2009-06-02 22:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC LE
09STATE56790CFE/VCC: GUIDANCE FOR JUNE 4, 2009 VCC
[...] (C/NF) This is an action request, see para 5. Aside from standard agenda items, the June VCC will include a focused discussion on future work of the VCC group of experts. The NATO IS added this topic to the agenda following an April 23 VCC discussion concerning the U.S. non-paper on the stat [...]
2009-06-03 01:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE56857BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on a transaction citing the Canadian exemption for the export of communications equipment to Canada. E [...]
2009-06-03 12:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE57105DEMARCHE ADVOCATING INCREASE IN IAEA BUDGET
[...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: The United States supports a significant real increase in the budget of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to strengthen its capabilities to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and prevent nuclear terrorism. Post is requested to demarche host governmen [...]
2009-06-03 16:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL UN
09STATE57298PAKISTAN'S DISPLACED PERSONS CRISIS
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 10-13. 2. (SBU) Summary. Fighting between the Pakistani military and extremists in the North West Frontier Province has displaced approximately 2.8 million persons. There is an estimated gap of more than $250 million required to meet the UN app [...]
2009-06-03 21:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PK PREF
09STATE57302OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO FOREIGN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-03 21:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PGOV PREL PHUM COE
09STATE58419Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective June 7, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-709. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire me [...]
2009-06-05 22:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE58579AN INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT: NOT THE RIGHT
[...] Department requests that Posts relay the USG position opposing efforts to create an international tribunal to prosecute piracy suspects, and seek support for the USG position. Posts should leave behind a non-paper, the text of which is provided. End summary. OBJECTIVES ------------------ [...]
2009-06-08 12:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL
09STATE58613BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on a transaction citing the Canadian exemption for the export of optical component parts to Canada. Em [...]
2009-06-08 13:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE58742NATIONAL COORDINATED MEASURES MEETING WITH EU4,
[...] (S/NF) ISN Acting Assistant Secretary C. S. Eliot Kang and Department of Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crime, Daniel Glaser, met in Paris on May 14, 2009 with officials from France, the United Kingdom, Germany and Italy on the Coordinated National Me [...]
2009-06-08 16:18:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN PARM PREL ENRG IR
09STATE58925CFE: HLTF MAY 26-28 AWAY DAY: ALLIES DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary. At the May 26-28 HLTF Away Day at the NATO School in Oberammergau, Allies reviewed the current situation regarding CFE; discussed Russia's Aide Memoire on the Parallel Actions Package; and agreed on general themes and an approach for the June 10 German-hosted meeting on the futur [...]
2009-06-08 20:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKCFE NATO OSCE PARM PREL
09STATE59432PRESIDENT'S ROLLOUT OF THE 60-DAY CYBERSPACE
[...] (U) Posts are encouraged to use the press guidance and other information contained in Paragraph 3 below on the President's 60-day Cyberspace Policy Review to brief host governments and other. The U.S. Government anticipates working with foreign governments in bilateral and multilateral setting [...]
2009-06-09 22:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEINT POLICY TINT SECURITY PREL PUBLIC RELATIONS
09STATE59732PAO GUIDANCE FOR 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report will be released publicly on Tuesday, June 16, at 10:00 AM (EDT) in Washington, DC. Posts in countries that appear in the 2009 TIP Report will receive individual TIP Report rollout cables in the coming days containing: 1) background on the 2009 [...]
2009-06-10 15:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL
09STATE59793TRAVEL ALERT: GUINEA-BISSAU
[...] The Department of State is issuing this Travel Alert to advise American citizens of the risks of travel to Guinea-Bissau immediately before and after the presidential elections scheduled for June 28, 2009, and to recommend against all but essential travel to Guinea- Bissau at this time. This [...]
2009-06-10 17:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC PU
09STATE59813BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on transactions citing the Canadian exemption for the export of aircraft component parts to Canada. Em [...]
2009-06-10 18:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE59969U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]
2009-06-10 22:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE59971U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request. In a change to our prior position, the USG is carefully considering joining the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Membership in IRENA could advance the Administration,s object [...]
2009-06-10 22:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE60453PHILIPPINES -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG RP
09STATE60540CANADA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CA
09STATE60546DOMINICAN REPUBLIC -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG DR
09STATE60548THE REPUBLIC OF CONGO -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CF
09STATE60552JAMAICA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG JM
09STATE60553HAITI -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 22:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG HA
09STATE60582FINLAND--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 23:23:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP FI
09STATE60627MEXICO -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 00:57:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MX
09STATE61153READOUT OF JUNE 5 MEETING OF G-8 NONPROLIFERATION
[...] (SBU) Acting ISN DAS Matthias Mitman led the U.S. Delegation to the last NPDG meeting before the G-8 Summit. After some heated discussion, the Group agreed on most of the Leaders' nonproliferation statement, but several paragraphs remained in brackets. France remained isolated in opposition t [...]
2009-06-12 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC PARM PREL KNNP IT
09STATE61205TRAVEL WARNING: PAKISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against non-essential travel to Pakistan in light of the threat of terrorist activity. This replaces the Travel Warning dated February 25, 2009, updates information on security incidents and reminds U.S. citizens of ongoing security concerns in Pak [...]
2009-06-12 23:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC PK
09STATE61216UKRAINE--2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 23:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP UP
09STATE61286U.S. VIEWS ON THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action request. The USG is considering signing the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),the international agreement establishing the organization, in time for the June 28-30 IRENA preparatory meeting in Egypt. Per reftels A and B, the D [...]
2009-06-13 17:58:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09STATE61455BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on a transaction citing the Canadian exemption for the export of electronic component parts to Canada. [...]
2009-06-15 14:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE61457BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Embassy's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on transactions citing the Canadian exemption (part 126.5 of the International Traffic in Arms Regulati [...]
2009-06-15 14:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE61676OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY: U.S. DIPLOMACY PREVAILS ON
[...] (U) This cable is from the U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States. 2. (U) Note: This cable discusses the Organization of American States General Assembly's (OASGA) resolution on Cuba. We report on other OASGA decisions and activities in SEPTEL. Info addressees to t [...]
2009-06-15 18:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALCU PGOV PREL PHUM OAS XM
09STATE61680TRAVEL ALERT: GABON
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Gabon following the death of Gabonese President El- Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba on June 8, 2009 in Spain. The president?s remains were returned to Gabon on June 11, with state and private funerals scheduled to occur through Thu [...]
2009-06-15 18:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC GB
09STATE61707JUNE 8 MEETING OF THE AD-HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE
[...] Summary: The United States used the June 8 meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) -- the principle policy-coordinating mechanism for donor assistance to the Palestinian Authority (PA) -- to focus donors on the need to (1) strengthen the PA with immediate budget support and (2) foster e [...]
2009-06-15 19:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPAL PGOV PREL WBG EU IS
09STATE61813TRAVEL WARNING - IRAQ
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens of the dangers inherent in travel to Iraq and recommends against all but essential travel in country given the fluid security situation. Numerous insurgent groups remain active throughout Iraq. Iraqi Security Forces (ISF)-led military [...]
2009-06-15 23:29:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER IR
09STATE62400JUNE 4 MEETING OF THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: ISN Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Matthias Mitman led the USDEL to the G-8 Global Partnership Working Group (GPWG) meeting in Rome on June 4--the final meeting prior to the G-8 Summit July 8-10. The GPWG focused on achieving consensus on the final GP Annual Report and the GP [...]
2009-06-16 21:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC KNNP CB TRGY GM JA RS CA UK FR IT
09STATE62443TRAVEL WARNING - UZBEKISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens that the potential for a terrorist attack or localized civil disturbance still exists in Uzbekistan. The Department of State continues to urge Americans in Uzbekistan to exercise caution when traveling in the region. This supersedes the Travel War [...]
2009-06-17 05:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC UZ
09STATE63167END OF THE YEAR PROCUREMENT GUIDANCE
[...] SUMMARY. This is a reminder from the Procurement Executive as the end of the fiscal year approaches; you should coordinate your end-of-the-year procurement actions (contracts, purchase orders, delivery orders, and calls under blanket purchase agreements/BPA) early with requiring activities to [...]
2009-06-18 14:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT
09STATE63696INSTRUCTION ON KOSOVO WORLD HERITAGE SITE, 33RD
[...] (U) Mission is instructed to take action as follows regarding World Heritage Committee Agenda Item 7A - Addendum - Medieval Monuments in Kosovo (Serbia) (C724 bis). 2. (U) During the 33rd session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Seville, Spain, from June 22-30, 2009, Mission is in [...]
2009-06-19 13:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIO PREL UNESCO KV
09STATE64071TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA 2009-H1N1 INFLUENZA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the quarantine measures imposed by the Government of China in response to the 2009-H1N1 pandemic that may affect travel to China. This Travel Alert expires on September 30, 2009. 2. Current quarantine measures in China include placing arriv [...]
2009-06-19 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AMED CH
09STATE64090ALLOWANCE AND POST DIFFERENTIAL
[...] Effective June 21, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-710. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire m [...]
2009-06-19 23:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE649712009 OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY WRAP-UP REPORT
[...] (U) This cable is from the U.S. Permanent Mission to the Organization of American States. 2. (U) Note: This cable reports on activities at the Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) in San Pedro Sula, Honduras. We report on other OASGA decisions on Cuba in SEPTEL. Info [...]
2009-06-23 16:53:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD KSUM PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI XM OAS
09STATE65580REPORT: ARF FINALIZES VISION STATEMENT, ADVANCES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior officials, including U.S. Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs Scot Marciel, from ASEAN Regional Forum's (ARF) 27 members met to finalize negotiations on a draft Vision Statement, approve other institutional proposals, and discuss various regional security issues in Phuket, Thail [...]
2009-06-24 18:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF EAID TH ID PK IN
09STATE66001UN SECURITY COUNCIL: THEMATIC DEBATE ON UN
[...] (U) The past six months have been a time of renewed energy and attention to the challenges facing UN peacekeeping operations. Ambassador Rice told the C-34 on February 24 that peacekeeping was a priority for the United States. Over the past few months, the French/UK initiative, supported by [...]
2009-06-25 16:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO MARR UNSC
09STATE66595TRAVEL WARNING - SRI LANKA
[...] The Department of State warns American citizens traveling to or living in Sri Lanka about the potential for continued instability, including possible terrorist attacks. This replaces the Travel Warning for Sri Lanka dated December 22, 2008, to update information on security incidents, safety [...]
2009-06-26 18:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CE
09STATE66596TRAVEL WARNING - YEMEN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high security threat level in Yemen due to terrorist activities. The Department recommends that American citizens defer non-essential travel to Yemen. American citizens remaining in Yemen despite this warning should monitor the U.S. Embassy [...]
2009-06-26 18:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC YM
09STATE66632CONTACT GROUP FOR PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 7. ----------------- OBJECTIVE ----------------- 2. Post,s objective is to gain agreement by current CGPCS participants on the participation of aspirant countries Canada, Cyprus, Liberia, Malaysia, Panama, and Singapore, and potentially other [...]
2009-06-26 19:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL
09STATE67097SPECIAL ENVOY FRIED'S MEETING WITH TUNISIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 16:53:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PREL PTER KDRG TS
09STATE67103TRAVEL WARNING - SAUDI ARABIA
[...] The Department of State warns American citizens about the security situation in Saudi Arabia and reminds U.S. citizens of recommended security precautions. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to consider carefully the risks of traveling to Saudi Arabia. There is an ongoing security t [...]
2009-06-29 16:56:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC SA
09STATE68543TRAVEL WARNING - IRAN
[...] The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran. American citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events and carefully consider non-e [...]
2009-07-01 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC PTER IR
09STATE68619UNGA ADOPTS RESOLUTION ON HONDURAS; PRESIDENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On June 29, President of the General Assembly (PGA) D'Escoto convened a meeting on the situation in Honduras, calling on the UNGA to join many countries in issuing a universal condemnation of the June 28 coup. Honduran PermRep Reina called the situation a tragic but transitional [...]
2009-07-02 01:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV MOPS XK XM HO
09STATE69220Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective JULY 5, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-711. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire me [...]
2009-07-02 22:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE69225DISCOURAGE BORROWING TO MEET INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS
[...] (SBU) This is an action request in response to reftel request for guidance. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Summary and Action Request: Mission should discourage any proposal that interest-bearing loans be used to meet International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) infrastructure needs and cont [...]
2009-07-02 22:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC IAEA PREL UN
09STATE69767REQUEST FOR DISCUSSIONS WITH THE CANADIAN
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Ottawa. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Since September 11, 2001, United States Government commercial use of helium-3 has grown faster than available supply. As a result, the United States faces a shortage of helium-3 (He-3). He-3 i [...]
2009-07-06 19:41:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL CA XS
09STATE71092TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA 2009-H1N1 INFLUENZA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the quarantine measures imposed by the Government of China in response to the 2009-H1N1 pandemic that may affect travel to China. This Travel Alert updates the June 19, 2009 Travel Alert in order to address the potential for quarantine of unaccom [...]
2009-07-09 16:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AMED CH
09STATE71324TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA UNREST IN URUMQI, XINJIANG
[...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to safety and security concerns in the city of Urumqi in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. This Travel Alert expires on August 10, 2009. 2. On July 5, 2009, ethnic violence erupted in Urumqi. The unrest continued in the following days, wit [...]
2009-07-09 22:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CH
09STATE7269TRAVEL WARNING: THE PHILIPPINES
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the southern Philippine islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago and urges extreme caution if traveling there. This Travel Warning replaces the Travel Warning dated February 13, 2008, and updates information on continuing [...]
2009-01-27 18:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC RP
09STATE7491TRAVEL ALERT - MADAGASCAR
[...] This Travel Alert is being issued to alert U.S. citizens of safety and security concerns in Madagascar due to demonstrations stemming from a political rift between supporters of the Mayor of the capital city of Antananarivo and the government of Madagascar. This Travel Alert urges American [...]
2009-01-28 00:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC MA
09STATE7498OSCE/FSC: WINTER/SPRING 2009 OPENING OF ROUND
[...] (U) This is an action cable. See paras 3-18. 2. (SBU) The events of last fall presented several challenges to the OSCE. How the international community decides to respond to these challenges, including Russia's call for a new European Security Treaty, will ultimately impact the work of the [...]
2009-01-28 02:58:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOSCE PARM PREL KCFE
09STATE74989DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JUNE 27, 2009
[...] (U) June 27, 2009; 1700; Corfu, Greece. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Deputy Secretary Steinberg Ambassador Ivo Daalder, USNATO A/S Phil Gordon, EUR DASD Celeste Wallander, OSD Dr. Liz Sherwood Randall, NSC Bruce Turner, Director EUR/RPM Reece Smyth, notetaker Other NRC Ministers Al [...]
2009-07-17 21:40:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALGG MOPS NATO OVIP RS PREL KCFE
09STATE75002REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN FACILITATING TALKS WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request for Consulate General Toronto. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: According to REF A, the Government of Canada (GOC) would welcome United States Government (USG) discussions with Canadian commercial entities regarding the extraction of Helium-3 (He [...]
2009-07-17 21:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL CA XS
09STATE75006TRAVEL WARNING: NIGERIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Nigeria and recommends avoiding all but essential travel to the Niger Delta states of Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, and Rivers. Violent crime is a problem in Lagos and other large cities as well as on the roads between c [...]
2009-07-17 22:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AF NI
09STATE75950TRAVEL ALERT: GABON
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Gabon during the upcoming presidential elections following the death of Gabonese President El-Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba. The official election campaign period begins on August 16. The elections are scheduled for August 30. [...]
2009-07-21 17:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC AF GB
09STATE76552TRAVEL WARNING: BURUNDI
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Burundi and continues to caution Americans that travel outside the capital, Bujumbura, presents significant risks, especially after nightfall. The U.S. Embassy restricts travel of its personnel in Burundi, and certain a [...]
2009-07-22 18:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC AF BY
09STATE76973TRAVEL WARNING - AFGHANISTAN
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Afghanistan. The security threat to all American citizens in Afghanistan remains critical. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Afghanistan issued September 10, 2008, to remind U.S. citizens of the security risks, including kidn [...]
2009-07-23 15:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC OTRA PETER PREL AF
09STATE77535TRAVEL WARNING - KENYA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Kenya. American citizens in Kenya and those considering travel to Kenya should evaluate their personal security situation in light of continuing threats from terrorism and the high rate of violent crime. This replace [...]
2009-07-24 18:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL KE
09STATE77699TRAVEL ALERT: NIGER
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Niger immediately before and after the constitutional referendum on August 4, 2009, and recommends against all non-emergency travel to Niger at this time. This Travel Alert expires on August 31, 2009. 2. If approved, th [...]
2009-07-24 22:53:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC NG
09STATE78318BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 050020298 and 050068921 for the export of night vision devices (NVDs) to Canada. Post is requ [...]
2009-07-28 12:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE79299WORLDWIDE CAUTION
[...] The Department of State has issued this Worldwide Caution to update information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against American citizens and interests throughout the world. In some countries, the worldwide recession has contributed to political and economic instab [...]
2009-07-29 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC
09STATE79781IAEA GC: INITIAL GUIDANCE ON MIDDLE EAST ISSUES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-5. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) Department greatly appreciates Mission's recommendations and continued efforts toward overcoming the longstanding Arab/Israeli dispute over Middle East issues at the IAEA General Conference (GC). [...]
2009-07-30 23:09:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS
09STATE80207(C) KUDOS AND FOLLOW UP QUESTIONS ON CHINA'S
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE REFTEL ON CHINA'S INVESTMENT TREATY NEGOTIATIONS WITH FRANCE. GIVEN THE ADMINISTRATION'S REVIEW OF THE MODEL BILATERAL INVESTMENT TREATY (BIT),WE ARE MONITORING OTHER ONGOING INVESTMENT NEGOTIATIONS, ESPECIALLY AS THEY RELATE TO INCREASING INVE [...]
2009-07-31 22:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR BTIO ECIN EINV ETRD CH
09STATE80214Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective August 2, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-713. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-07-31 22:59:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE80765UNSC SOMALIA SANCTIONS: INFO REQUEST
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para 3. -------------------- STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES -------------------- 2. (SBU) The strategic objective is to propose to the UN Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 751 (1992) concerning Somalia ("the Somalia Sanctions Com [...]
2009-08-03 23:34:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XW UNSC
09STATE81056CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): FINALIZED
[...] Action Request in Paragraph 7. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department requests Embassy to pursue the following objective: -- Deliver to the Government of Canada the finalized copy of a Host Country Agreement (HCA) on the conduct of Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) challeng [...]
2009-08-04 18:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA PARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW CA
09STATE81678REQUEST FOR DATA ON U.S. FIRMS' ACCESS TO FOREIGN
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs four and five for action request. 2.(SBU) SUMMARY: The current dearth of information on U.S. sales in foreign government procurement markets makes it difficult to accurately assess the effectiveness of government procurement commitments in trad [...]
2009-08-05 19:38:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BEXP WTRO
09STATE81736UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR REVIEW OF TRANCHE 3 NAMES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 25 OF UNSCR 1822
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 23:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE81744UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS: SOLICITING INFORMATION FOR REVIEW OF TRANCHE 3 NAMES PURSUANT TO PARAGRAPH 25 OF UNSCR 1822
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 00:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PREL PTER UNSC
09STATE82013NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) BILATERALS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Susan Burk, Special Representative of the President for Nuclear Nonproliferation met with key Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) interlocutors in London, Paris, and Berlin from July 14 ) 17. The meetings demonstrated that we have very few differences with these government [...]
2009-08-06 18:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC CDG ENRG FR KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UK UNGA
09STATE82558RESPONSE TO ONTARIO POWER GENERATION REGARDING A
[...] (U) This is an action request for Consulate General Toronto. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: Per REF B and in response to REF A and C, Washington has agreed to draft a Request for Proposal to Ontario Power Generation (OPG) regarding estimated costs associated with the trans [...]
2009-08-07 21:03:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC ASEC KCRM PARM PINR PREL CA XS
09STATE82576RESPONSE TO UNSCR 1540 COMMITTEE ASSISTANCE
[...] This is an action request for USUN. Please see para. 12. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. UN Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 1540 (2004) obligates all states to develop and maintain &appropriate, effective8 measures to improve their indigenous capacities to counter proliferati [...]
2009-08-07 22:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP KSTC MNUC PARM PREL PTER SC
09STATE82651BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] (U) This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of Claymore fragmentation weapons, detonation cord, and safety fuse to Georgia. Pos [...]
2009-08-09 18:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA ETTC GG IS KOMC
09STATE82863SETTING THE AGENDA FOR THE APRIL 2010 HANOI
[...] (SBU) Introduction: The Interagency Coordinating Meeting (ICM) on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (API),chaired by Special Representative on Avian and Pandemic Influenza, Ambassador Robert Loftis, met on July 27 to discuss the planned Inter-Ministerial Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza [...]
2009-08-10 16:35:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT EAID IO PGOV PREL TBIO VM KFLU
09STATE83278BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK ON
[...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a post-shipment check for the export of UAV autopilots to Libya. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check within 4 [...]
2009-08-11 15:07:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC LY MT
09STATE83574U.S.-EU NONPROLIFRATION CONSULTATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 21:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL SC EU XO RU IR
09STATE84119PREVENTING FORSYS METALS PENDING SALE TO GEORGE FORREST INTERNATIONAL DUE TO GFI'S IRANIAN TIES (S//REL CANADA)
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 7. 2. (S//REL CAN) OBJECTIVES: -- To provide the non-paper to the Government of Canada (GOC) in paragraph 5. -- To convey U.S. concerns to the GOC regarding the pending sale by Canada,s Forsys Metals of a uranium project to Belgium,s Ge [...]
2009-08-12 21:51:00Secretary of StateSECRETIR KNNP MNUC PARM PREL
09STATE84876TRAVEL WARNING - ISRAEL, THE WEST BANK, AND
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to Israel, the West Bank, and the Gaza Strip, and about threats to themselves and to U.S. interests in those locations. The Department of State urges U.S. citizens to remain mindful of security factors when planning travel [...]
2009-08-14 15:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER AMGT ASEC IS GZ WE
09STATE85140Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective August 16, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-714. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-08-14 22:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE85830BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 050148621 for the export of carbines to Canada. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lante [...]
2009-08-18 14:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE87147TRAVEL ALERT: MEXICO
[...] The Department of State has issued this Travel Alert to update security information for U.S. citizens traveling to and living in Mexico. It supersedes the Travel Alert for Mexico dated February 20, 2009, and expires on February 20, 2010. 2. While millions of U.S. citizens safely visit M [...]
2009-08-21 12:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MEX
09STATE87522(U) VIETNAM: INVESTMENT SECTORS (C-DI9-01568)
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE FOLLOWING SEVERAL COUNTRIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA THAT HAVE SIGNED OR NEGOTIATED INVESTMENT TREATIES, PARTICULARLY VIETNAM. WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY FURTHER DETAILS POSTS CAN PROVIDE ON THE TOPICS AND QUESTIONS BELOW, TIME AND RESOURCES PERMITTING AND IN THE COURSE OF [...]
2009-08-21 21:26:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPINR ECON EIND ETRD VM
09STATE87762LEAHY VETTING FAST TRACK THIRD TRANCHE AND
[...] This cable announces the third tranche of countries approved for Fast Track Leahy vetting status. It also consolidates all three fast track tranches into one list that will be re-approved annually. This cable constitutes re-approval of the first two fast track tranches for another year from t [...]
2009-08-24 13:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM MASS PHUM PREL SNAR
09STATE89275HUMAN RIGHTS DISCUSSIONS WITH MEXICO AT COMMUNITY
[...] (U) DRL Acting Assistant Secretary Karen B. Stewart met with Mexican Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights Juan Manuel Gomez-Robledo July 11 on the sidelines of the Lisbon Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial to discuss human rights and democracy priorities. This was G [...]
2009-08-26 21:05:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKDEM PREL PHUM MX
09STATE90062TRAVEL ALERT: GABON
[...] The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of travel to Gabon during the upcoming presidential election following the death of Gabonese President El-Hadj Omar Bongo Ondimba. The official election campaign period began on August 16. The elections are scheduled for August 3 [...]
2009-08-28 17:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC GB
09STATE90229TRAVEL ALERT - TANZANIA
[...] The State Department alerts American citizens to the possibility of election-related violence as Zanzibar begins to register voters for the upcoming general elections expected in October 2010. The Department recommends that U.S. citizens defer all non-essential travel to the northern island o [...]
2009-08-28 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL TZ
09STATE90230TRAVEL WARNING - ERITREA
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to Eritrea and recommends that U.S. citizens defer all travel there because of Eritrean government restrictions on travel outside the capital city of Asmara, an increased number of Americans arrested without clear justific [...]
2009-08-28 21:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL ER
09STATE90233Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective August 30, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-715. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entire [...]
2009-08-28 22:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE9032INSTRUCTIONS FOR UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW SESSIONS
[...] (U) Summary: This cable is an action request for Mission Geneva to share U.S. views and suggested questions and recommendations for the upcoming UN Human Rights Council's (HRC) Fourth Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Session, to be held February 2-13. The HRC's Fourth UPR session will include [...]
2009-02-02 08:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PHUM
09STATE90567TRAVEL WARNING: MALI
[...] The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risk of travel to Mali and that Al-Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) may use the Islamic month of Ramadan as an opportunity to conduct further attacks against Americans and other foreign nationals. Faith-based organizations, [...]
2009-08-31 15:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC ML
09STATE90798TRAVEL ALERT - HURRICANE JIMENA
[...] The Department of State urges American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas in Mexico that may be affected by Hurricane Jimena. U.S. citizens located in areas likely to be impacted by Hurricane Jimena and who do not have access to adequate and safe shelter should consid [...]
2009-08-31 21:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC XL
09STATE90944PREPARATORY MEETING OF THE XVI INTER-AMERICAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Preparatory Meeting of the Sixteenth Inter-American Conference of Ministers of Labor (IACML) took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina July 22-24. The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) led the U.S. delegation, which also included officials from the Department of State's Bureau of [...]
2009-09-01 14:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ELAB ETRD OVIP PREL
09STATE91188TRAVEL WARNING: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
[...] The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the risks of traveling to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa). This notice replaces the Travel Warning dated February 5, 2009, to reflect continued instability in North Kivu province and the surrounding area, as well as a critic [...]
2009-09-01 19:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CG
09STATE91209TRAVEL ALERT: MAURITANIA
[...] The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the risks of traveling to Mauritania and urges extreme caution when traveling there due to increased activities by the terrorist group Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). AQIM may use the Islamic month of Ramadan as an opportunity to c [...]
2009-09-01 19:32:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC MR
09STATE91302ISRAEL'S MEMBERSHIP IN JUSCANZ
[...] (SBU) Using talking points in paragraphs 11 and 12 below, Action Embassies and Consulate Generals are requested to demarche host governments (for Embassy Bern - Switzerland and Liechtenstein, for Consulate General Barcelona - Andorra) at the highest appropriate level to gain support for Israel, [...]
2009-09-01 23:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL IS PHUM
09STATE91636BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050186457 for the export of an infrared camera to Canada. Post is requested to complete this [...]
2009-09-02 20:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC CA
09STATE92113TALKING POINTS ON COPYRIGHT LEGISLATION FOR USE WITH GOC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 19:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR CA
09STATE9230WORLDWIDE CAUTION
[...] This Worldwide Caution updates information on the continuing threat of terrorist actions and violence against Americans and interests throughout the world. In some countries, the worldwide recession has contributed to political and economic instability and social unrest. The armed conflict b [...]
2009-02-02 18:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC
09STATE92592TRAVEL ALERT - HURRICANE JIMENA
[...] The Department of State urges American citizens to consider carefully the risks of travel to areas in Mexico that remain affected by Hurricane Jimena and its aftermath. U.S. citizens located in areas impacted by Hurricane Jimena who do not have access to adequate and safe shelter should cons [...]
2009-09-04 20:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC XL
09STATE92641PERSUADING THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA ON FREEDOM
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 8-11. BACKGROUND: ADVOCATING FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT ------------------------------------------ 2. (SBU) Following the end of hostilities in May 2009, the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) moved over 270,000 internally displaced persons (ID [...]
2009-09-04 23:21:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN CE
09STATE92656IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF
[...] Department appreciates Missions analysis and recommendations for the September 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) BOG meeting (Ref A). Instructions for USDEL are provided in paragraphs 2-10 below and follow the IAEA provisional agenda in GOV/2009/58. Cleared U.S. position papers, [...]
2009-09-05 02:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP TRGY AORC ENRG PTER KN XP
09STATE92659IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF
[...] Department appreciates Missions analysis and recommendations for the September 2009 International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) BOG meeting (Ref A). Instructions for USDEL are provided in paragraphs 2-10 below and follow the IAEA provisional agenda in GOV/2009/58. Cleared U.S. position papers, [...]
2009-09-05 02:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA KNNP TRGY AORC ENRG PTER KN XP
09STATE93000(C/NF) KUDOS FOR REPORTING ON CANADA'S MISSION
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATED REFTELS, WHICH COVERED ALL FACETS OF CANADA'S MILITARY AND DEVELOPMENT MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN. EMBASSY,S INSIGHTS INTO POLITICAL, MILITARY, AND LEADERSHIP MATTERS PERTAINING TO CANADA'S INVOLVEMENT IN AFGHANISTAN HAVE CONTRIBUTED SIGNIFICANTLY TO [...]
2009-09-08 14:47:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR MOPS NATO PREL AF CA
09STATE94924TRAVEL ALERT - UGANDA
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the violent demonstrations stemming from political friction between the central government and the authorities of Buganda, which is a vestige of a pre-modern kingdom located in central Uganda, inclusive of Kampala. This Travel Alert expires on N [...]
2009-09-11 23:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL UG
09STATE94941TRAVEL ALERT: CHINA SAFETY AND SECURITY CONCERNS
[...] The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to safety and security concerns in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, particularly in the city of Urumqi. U.S. citizens are advised to carefully consider travel to the Xinjinang Uyghur region at this time. This Travel Alert expires on Decembe [...]
2009-09-11 23:36:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC CH
09STATE94996TRAVEL ALERT: INDIA
[...] The Department of State reminds U.S. citizens of the continued possibility of terrorist attacks throughout India during the current Indian holiday season, which includes Hindu, Islamic, and secular holidays as well as the period surrounding the commemoration of the September 11 terror attacks. [...]
2009-09-12 15:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC IN
09STATE96911TRAVEL WARNING: PHILIPPINES
[...] The State Department warns U.S. citizens of the risks of travel to the southern Philippine islands of Mindanao and the Sulu Archipelago and urges extreme caution if traveling there. This replaces the Travel Warning dated January 29, 2009, to reflect continuing threats due to terrorist and in [...]
2009-09-17 21:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC RP
09STATE98750TRAVEL ALERT - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the potential for violence in Mozambique in association with the October 28, 2009, general election. This Travel Alert expires on November 10, 2009. 2. The Embassy has received specific reports of localized civil unrest and violence in Gaza, [...]
2009-09-23 15:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ASEC KPAO PREL MZ
09STATE99073TRAVEL ALERT: GERMANY
[...] The Department of State alerts U.S. citizens that Al Qaeda has threatened it will conduct terrorist attacks in Germany immediately prior to and following the federal elections on September 27. This Travel Alert expires on November 11, 2009. 2. Al Qaeda recently released a video specifica [...]
2009-09-24 00:54:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PTER ASEC OTRA GM
09STATE99707FOLLOW-UP ON PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXPAND
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph six. 2. Background. On September 17, 2009, President Obama announced that the United States will act aggressively to stop the global spread of the pandemic 2009-H1N1 virus through partnering with the World Health Organization (WHO) to make 10 perc [...]
2009-09-24 19:43:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL KFLU WHO
09STOCKHOLM384SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY GORDON'S JULY
[...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. The mood in Sweden is both eager anticipation for its turn to set the agendas and chair the EU meetings, and a bit of trepidation at the daunting list of issues, starting with the financial crisis and climate change. Bilateral relations are [...]
2009-06-24 19:08:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL PGOV PINR ECON SENV SW
09STOCKHOLM449SCENESETTER FOR DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY HOLL LUTE'S
[...] (U) Embassy Stockholm warmly welcomes you to Sweden. Bilateral relations are close and collaborative, and you will find good partners in Minister for Justice Beatrice Ask, Minister for Asylum and Migration Tobias Billstrom, and Minister of Defense Sten Tolgfors. Sweden's EU Presidency priorit [...]
2009-07-22 16:57:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPTER PHUM PREL EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM496JULY GAERC DETAILS AND GYMNICH LOOKAHEAD FROM
[...] (C) Acting DCM received additional details on the July 27 General Affairs and External Relations Council (GAERC) of the EU,s Foreign Ministers (FMs) from Hakan Emsgard, chief of the MFA's European Section, together with ambassadors from Canada, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, and Japan. E [...]
2009-08-07 11:07:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EU SW IR SO AF PK
09STOCKHOLM512CLIMATE -- SWEDISH PM'S CLIMATE ADVISOR EXPRESSES NEED FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The comparability discussion continues to be important to the Europeans, and Reinfeldt's top climate advisor thinks that the mid-term target year needs to be moved beyond 2020. The Swedes sees potential in the MEF and are curious about the prospect of a limited MEF leaders' mee [...]
2009-08-14 13:19:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM524SWEDES FAVOR U.S. PROPOSAL REGARDING IAEA SEARCH
[...] (C) On August 20, Deputy Economic Counselor discussed reftel points with Asa Gustafsson, Deputy Director, Department for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Gustafsson immediately characterized this as a very "complicated issue." She stated that Swe [...]
2009-08-21 10:52:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA EG IS SW
09STOCKHOLM660SCENESETTER FOR ACTING ADMINISTRATOR FULGHAM's OCTOBER
[...] (U) Summary and Introduction: The U.S. Embassy in Stockholm warmly welcomes your visit to Sweden. The Government of Sweden is focusing its EU Presidency on several global priorities, including the financial crisis, climate change and development issues. Bilateral US-Sweden relations are close [...]
2009-10-20 06:29:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PREL IZ IR SW
09STOCKHOLM662FRAUD SUMMARY - STOCKHOLM
[...] Summary: As Sweden hosts the Presidency of the European Union from June through December 2009, one of the top priorities at the EU and national level remains refugees. Embassy Stockholm continues to deal with Sweden's large population of third country nationals, many with insufficient identif [...]
2009-10-21 12:38:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CVIS KFRD ASEC CPAS SW
09STRASBOURG18COUNCIL OF EUROPE REVIEWS RELATIONSHIP WITH OBSERVER STATES
[...] (C) Summary: The Council of Europe reviewed its relationship with observer states September 10 in the COE's Foreign Relations Committee. Most member states characterized the relationship as positive. Portugal asked what COE initiatives had been taken to obtain at least moratoria on the death [...]
2009-09-11 08:38:00Consulate StrasbourgCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM COE FR
09SURABAYA106JPIP COMPETITION ENCOURAGES GOOD GOVERNANCE, EXPANDS INTO
[...] (U) In 2001, Indonesia began a political transformation from the centralized system of the Suharto era to a decentralized system characterized by high levels of local autonomy. During the intervening eight years, some regency and city governments have used this new-found authority to improve t [...]
2009-10-30 09:33:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAID ID
09SUVA346SCENE-SETTER FOR PACOM VISIT TO TONGA
[...] (C) Your visit to Tonga comes at a time when the benefits of our increased engagement are coming to fruition. This past year, the Tonga Defense Service (TDS) completed a successful deployment to Iraq. The U.S. Navy,s Pacific Partnership 2009 mission took place in July. This joint effort wa [...]
2009-08-31 04:35:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR TN FJ PGOV PHUM
09SUVA386SEMI-ANNUAL COUNTRY FRAUD SUMMARY REPORT - EMBASSY SUVA
[...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS The countries in Suva's diverse consular district (Fiji, Tonga, Nauru, Kiribati, and Tuvalu) are small and remote nations with struggling economies. Political uncertainty in some of these island states contributes to their respective economic instability. Fiji's military [...]
2009-09-30 21:01:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CVIS CMGT CPAS KFRD FJ
09SYDNEY227SEPTEMBER 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY - MISSION AUSTRALIA
[...] Country Conditions: Australia is a low-fraud environment for consular services. Local economic and governmental conditions make for a qualified visa applicant pool. Host country identity documents are highly reliable. Challenges in the area of consular work are mostly a result of the growin [...]
2009-10-28 00:48:00Consulate SydneyUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AS
09SYDNEY81MARCH 2009 FRAUD SUMMARY - MISSION AUSTRALIA
[...] Country Conditions: Australia is a low-fraud environment for consular services. Local economic and governmental conditions make for a qualified visa applicant pool. Host country identity documents are highly reliable. Challenges in the area of consular work are mostly a result of the growin [...]
2009-03-30 03:01:00Consulate SydneyUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC AS
09TAIPEI1069H1N1 HIGHLIGHTS TAIWAN'S SHORTCOMINGS IN RISK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. H1N1 has caused five deaths in Taiwan, and although the illness' trajectory is not atypical relative to other areas with outbreaks, more severe cases and deaths are expected in the coming months. Taiwan has placed an order for Tamiflu and an H1N1 vaccine from Swiss sources, an [...]
2009-09-02 08:45:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO TBIO XE TW
09TAIPEI1196VISA WAIVER FOR TAIWAN: THE U.S. NATIONAL INTEREST
[...] (C) Summary: One of the most pro-United States places in the world, Taiwan has a highly literate, technologically advanced, and well-educated population, no links to terrorism, a low rate of fraud related to U.S. visas and immigration, and strong commercial, travel and educational links to th [...]
2009-10-05 08:43:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNCVIS PREL TW
09TAIPEI438OPPOSITION DPP FACES DIFFICULT CHALLENGES IN
[...] (C) Summary: The opposition DPP hopes to begin a comeback in key year-end local elections, but faces difficulties stemming from former President Chen's corruption trial, friction in the candidate nomination process, and a shortage of campaign funds. Too many politicians want to run in the Gre [...]
2009-04-09 10:20:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV TW
09TAIPEI529TRYING TIMES FOR DPP CHAIR TSAI ING-WEN
[...] (C) Summary: Tsai Ing-wen continues efforts to overcome challenges and revitalize Taiwan's major opposition party as she nears her first anniversary as DPP Chairperson. Tsai's moderate and cautious approach has drawn criticism from some DPP supporters who want the party to take a more confron [...]
2009-05-01 09:10:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR TW
09TAIPEI542 TFFLUO1; MAY 6 TAIWAN H1N1 VIRUS UPDATE
[...] Summary. Taiwan remains free from the H1N1 virus, although authorities are still vigilant in screening international arrivals, and in preparing for any possible outbreak. Taiwan,s Center for Disease Control (TCDC) has requested the US CDC provide a sample of the H1N1 virus. End Summary. [...]
2009-05-06 09:46:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC AMGT CASC TBIO KFLU KFLO MARR PREL
09TAIPEI588TFFLU01: MAY 15 H1N1 VIRUS UPDATE FOR TAIWAN
[...] Taiwan continues to have close calls with the H1N1 virus from arriving airline passengers who have been in proximity to H1N1 carriers on their journey. As of noon, May 15, however, there are still no confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in Taiwan. At the CKS International Airport May 12, seven [...]
2009-05-15 09:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU TBIO TW CH KFLO
09TAIPEI626TAIWAN CONFIRMS NINE CASES OF H1N1 FLU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 09:30:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU TBIO TW
09TALLINN124TFFLU01: ESTONIAN PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PLANNING
[...] There are no suspected or confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza A in Estonia at this time. The Estonian Government has dusted off a pandemic influenza action plan prepared in 2006, when concerns about avian influenza were at their highest. Post has spoken with GOE officials and private practiti [...]
2009-05-06 14:15:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL
09TALLINN267Estonian Response to September GAERC Points
[...] Pol Chief delivered reftel points to Kristina Meius, Director of the MFA's European Division, on September 10. Meius provided the following responses: 2. Iran: Iran was discussed the previous week at the Gymnich, and there is little new. The GOE believes diplomatic pressure must rema [...]
2009-09-10 13:28:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EUN EN
09TALLINN390Estonia Shares E-Governance with World
[...] Summary: Estonia certainly is an e-state. It has been one of the world's leading users of information and communication technology (IT) in the fields of government, banking and social responsibility (such as e-tax filing and voting on the internet). According to the World Economic Forum, Eston [...]
2009-12-03 13:37:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID EN
09TASHKENT1523Bukharan Jews Cite Religious Tolerance in Uzbekistan
[...] (C) Pol-Econ Chief joined members of one of Tashkent's Bukharan Jewish Synagogues on September 25 for their celebration of the beginning of the upcoming Yom Kippur holiday and their (delayed because of Ramadan) celebration of Uzbek Independence Day. Unlike other minority religious communities [...]
2009-09-30 06:23:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV SOCI KIRF UZ
09TASHKENT723UZBEKISTAN: PORK BAN POINTS DELIVERED
[...] (U) We delivered reftel points in person on May 7 to Nurillo Abdullaev of the MFA's North America Desk. Without comment, he assured us he would send them on the appropriate agencies in the GOU. 2. (U) On April 28 the GOU imposed a ban on import of meat, pork, and live animals from vari [...]
2009-05-12 12:56:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD UZ
09TASHKENT997UZBEKISTAN: HEAD OF ODIHR QUIETLY PLANNING VISIT AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Organization of Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Ambassador in Uzbekistan, Istvan Venczel, told us that the Director of ODIHR is quietly planning to visit Tashkent and meet with high-ranking officials in July. The visit could set the stage for OSCE election monitorin [...]
2009-06-16 12:19:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM OSCE PGOV UZ
09TBILISI1602GEORGIA SEEKS U.S. HELP IN PROMOTING UNGA IDP
[...] (SBU) Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Sergi Kapanadze told emboffs on August 25 that the EU has decided to support the draft UN General Assembly resolution entitled "Status of Internally Displaced Persons and Refugees from Abkhazia, Georgia a [...]
2009-08-25 14:29:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF UNGA RS GG
09TBILISI365GEORGIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] Per reftel, Embassy Tbilisi submits its Investment Climate Statement for Georgia for 2009. Introduction Since 2004 when the Saakashvili Government came to power, the Georgian Government has undertaken an ambitious program to modernize and liberalize its economy. Institutional reforms in [...]
2009-02-24 12:58:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV GG
09TBILISI840 MGSF01 GEORGIA'S SWINE FLU RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) As of May 1, no cases of swine flu have been reported in Georgia. The EAC convened on April 28, ensured that pandemic tripwires were reviewed, and shared ref A with American employees per ref A. Schools with U.S. Embassy dependents have been notified of the swine flu problem. Appropri [...]
2009-05-01 13:55:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TEGUCIGALPA1103TFH01: TEGUCIGALPA/SAN JOSE AGREEMENT SIGNED
[...] (C) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas Shannon, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Craig Kelly, and National Security Council Senior Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs during an October 28-30 trip to Honduras met with President Jose Manu [...]
2009-11-03 23:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1229TFH01: CANADA CALLS FOR PEACEFUL ELECTIONS IN
[...] (C) Summary. Non-resident Canadian Ambassador to Honduras Neil Reeder told the Ambassador on November 28 that Canada will monitor the November 29 general election to determine if it is free and fair and will observe the events that transpire the week of November 30 before deciding whether to [...]
2009-11-30 22:56:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1329HONDURAS: December 2009 INL Monthly Report
[...] Summary: Regional Corrections Advisor visited the correctional training facility in Xalapa, Mexico and attended the Third International Graduating Class in New Mexico Correction Department's Training Academy located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Frontier Police captured six members of a dangerous [...]
2009-12-29 14:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS EAID PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA227PRESIDENT ZELAYA DISCUSSES REGIONAL ISSUES
[...] (C) Summary: On March 30 the Ambassador met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to review regional developments and the current state of bilateral relations. Zelaya continued to attempt to blame the Costa Ricans for his non-attendance at the meeting with Vice President Biden in San Jose. Ho [...]
2009-04-01 00:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA535HONDURAN COUP SITREP #10 (UNCLASSIFIED) 07/04/09
[...] (U) All demonstrations have remained peaceful. Today's pro-Zelaya protest, numbering approximately 4,000 to 5,000 people, began at the Pedagogical University, then moved to the Clarion Hotel and onward toward the Supreme Court building. That group, then numbering 10,000, proceeded to Toncont [...]
2009-07-04 22:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV MARR MASS EAID KDEM PHUM SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA618TFH01: HONDURAN COUP: DONORS EVALUATING ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Donors are evaluating their assistance to Honduras in the wake of the June 28 coup and subsequent suspension of Honduras from the OAS. All members of the G-16 group of official donors to Honduras, with one exception, have suspended communication with the de facto interim govern [...]
2009-07-17 23:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA722TFH01: HONDURAN CONGRESS RECEPTIVE TO SAN JOSE
[...] (C) Poloff represented the U.S. Mission in a meeting between the "troika" of the G16 donors' group and Honduran Congressional deputies, headed by the current President of Congress Jose Alfredo Saavedra Paz on August 5. (Note: the troika represents the current, previous and future chairs of th [...]
2009-08-10 21:24:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA740TFHO1: ZELAYA'S ADMINISTRATION: WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
[...] (C) Summary: This message is an update on the status of various Manuel "Mel" Zelaya Administration cabinet-level officials. The Ambassador held a meeting on August 6 (ref A) with those officials currently in Tegucigalpa, he met with others in Managua on July 30, and maintains contact with oth [...]
2009-08-13 18:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV HO
09TEGUCIGALPA811TFH01: MEDIA REACTION OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS VISIT
[...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-24-09): "The arrival... of seven Hispanic-American foreign Ministers is announced for today; perhaps they will listen and later ponder on the situation as the Inter-American Human Rights Commission did that stuck to an ag [...]
2009-08-24 23:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA813TFH01: MEDIA REACTION OAS FOREIGN MINISTERS VISIT
[...] (U)Editorial in the San Pedro Sula-based conservative paper La Prensa (8-24-09): "The arrival... of seven Hispanic-American foreign Ministers is announced for today; perhaps they will listen and later ponder on the situation as the Inter-American Human Rights Commission did that stuck to an ag [...]
2009-08-25 13:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA831TFH01: FOREIGN MINISTER DELEGATION FACES DE FACTO
[...] (C) Summary: The OAS delegation of foreign ministers and OAS Secretary General which visited Honduras August 24-25 to press all parties to accept the San Jose Accord as the peaceful solution to the current political crisis concluded without a concrete result, due primarily to inflexibility on [...]
2009-08-27 02:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA882G-16 REVIEWS MEMBER POSITIONS AND DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary. The G-16 donors' group, currently chaired by Canada, met on September 2 to review meetings held on September 1 by the EU and OAS regarding Honduras' political crisis. There was discussion of the advisability of meetings between the G-16 and electoral candidates and the concern t [...]
2009-09-03 20:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO
09TEGUCIGALPA885G-16 REVIEWS MEMBER POSITIONS AND DISCUSSES
[...] (C) Summary. The G-16 donors' group, currently chaired by Canada, met on September 2 to review meetings held on September 1 by the EU and OAS regarding Honduras' political crisis. There was discussion of the advisability of meetings between the G-16 and electoral candidates and the concern t [...]
2009-09-03 22:12:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV KDEM XG HO
09TEGUCIGALPA949TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #56 09/22/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) Security forces removed protesters from the Brazilian Embassy in the early morning hours, employing tear gas, according to Brazilian Embassy sources. Estimates on the number of protestors removed range from 500 to 1,000, depending on the source. According to a televised police announceme [...]
2009-09-22 19:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA978TFHO1: HONDURAS STILL HAS MONEY IN THE BANK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In the post-coup period, some worried if Honduras had sufficient foreign exchange (FX) reserves to finance trade while maintaining its fixed exchange rate. The two major contributors to Honduran FX reserves are Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and remittances. Although during t [...]
2009-09-26 00:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID ETRD KDEM BBSR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA985TFH01: DEPORATATION OF FOUR OAS STAFF MEMEBERS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Four of the five members of the OAS delegation that arrived in Tegucigalpa on September 27 were denied entry into Honduras and deported on commercial flights to Miami and San Jose, Costa Rica. Poloffs were present at the airport to provide ground transportation to the delegatio [...]
2009-09-28 23:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CASC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA988TFH01:THE AMBASSADOR HOSTS COFFEE TO SUPPORT
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador hosted a coffee at the Residence on September 27 to promote dialogue between the pro and anti-Zelaya camps. The presidential candidates discussed their meeting with President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti on September 24. T [...]
2009-09-29 22:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TELAVIV1058ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Pope Benedict XVI in Israel ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to promise during his meeting with President Obama at the White House on Monday that Israel will remove all r [...]
2009-05-13 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1387ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 10:26:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1630ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio quoted Deputy State Department Spokesman Robert Wood as saying yesterday: QNo one is asking Israel to act outside its national security interests. What weQre asking both parti [...]
2009-07-22 11:02:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1867ISRAEL SPACE AGENCY HAS HIGH AMBITIONS
[...] (SBU) Post ESTOff met with Zvi Kaplan, Director General of the Israel Space Agency (ISA),on August 25, who outlined an ambitious agenda for Israel in space sciences, and in particular for the ISA's showcase conference in January. This message is background and heads-up for likely engagement b [...]
2009-08-25 12:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA PREL IS
09TELAVIV1873ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 10:30:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2014RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK,
[...] (SBU) Summary: MOD officials and representatives from Reshef Technologies confirm that the components from reftel shipments have been and will be used to produce proximity fuzes. Reshef Technologies has produced and delivered 8,333 proximity fuzes assembled from shipment components to the MO [...]
2009-09-11 12:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IS
09TELAVIV2294SPECIAL ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations: ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The Jerusalem Post quoted GOI officials as saying yesterday that the Moscow conference on the Middle East may be in jeopardy as a result of Russia's support for the U.N. H [...]
2009-10-19 10:48:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2430RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 POST-SHIPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Emboffs conducted site surveys at Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and Silver Arrow/Elbit to verify the receipt of gyroscopes from U.S. suppliers to be installed in Israeli-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Both IAI and Silver Arrow acknowledged receipt of the gyroscopes, [...]
2009-11-05 10:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC IS
09TELAVIV250040TH JOINT POLITICAL-MILITARY GROUP: EXECUTIVE
[...] (S) Summary: During the Executive Session of the 40th Joint Political Military Group (JPMG),U.S. and Israeli counterparts continued discussion on the creation of four new Qualitative Military Edge (QME) working groups. GOI interlocutors continued to raise concerns regarding the F-15 sale to [...]
2009-11-18 14:30:00Embassy Tel AvivSECRETPREL PGOV MOPS PTER EG CH IR RU SA LE TU IS
09TELAVIV2554NATO DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL BRIEFS DIPLOMATIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 24 briefing to the diplomatic corps held at the Canadian Embassy, NATO Deputy Secretary General Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero described positive meetings with GOI interlocutors in which both NATO and the GOI expressed interest in enhancing the NATO-Israel relation [...]
2009-11-27 09:08:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MASS NATO CA IS
09TELAVIV2561INTEREST RATE HIKE AND THIRD QUARTER DATA EVIDENCE
[...] Summary: On November 23, the Bank of Israel (BoI) announced a 0.25 percent increase in interest rates, bring the BoI rate to 1 percent in a move intended to return inflation to well within the target range yet low enough to support the continuing economic recovery. Preliminary third quarter [...]
2009-11-27 15:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN IS
09TELAVIV2808TREASURY ACTING A/S BAUKOL'S MEETING WITH BOI
[...] (U) Summary: Visiting Acting Assistant Secretary for International Affairs at the Treasury Department, Andy Baukol, met with Bank of Israel Governor Stanley Fisher December 15, following the Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) Mid-Term Review. Fischer addressed the BoI's efforts to assis [...]
2009-12-24 08:59:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALECON IS KWBG EFIN
09TELAVIV423DEAD SEA COSMETICS AND SKINCARE INDUSTRY FRAUD
[...] SUMMARY: In the past few years, sales of Dead Sea cosmetics and skincare products at kiosks in shopping malls across America has grown into a huge industry. A lesser-known, but problematic, aspect of the Dead Sea industry is that its personnel is comprised of many young Israelis working on tou [...]
2009-02-20 05:15:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CMGT KFRD ELAB SOCI IS
09TELAVIV431ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] U.S.-Israel Relations 2. Aftermath of Israeli Elections 3. Iran 4. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- All media led with last nightQs fruitless meeting between Likud Chairman Benjamin Netanyahu and Kadima chair Tzipi Livni. [...]
2009-02-23 11:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV437 COORDINATING THE GAZA EVACUATION: TEL AVIV'S ACCOUNT
[...] SUMMARY: U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv coordinated a multinational evacuation from the Gaza Strip during 19-22 Jan 2009. More than 500 foreign nationals, representing citizens from 36 countries, were successfully evacuated. Among them were over 150 American citizens and their immediate family member [...]
2009-02-24 07:11:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CMGT PINS PREL IS
09TELAVIV465ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 12:37:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV601THE AMBASSDOR BRIEFS EU AMBASSADORS ON THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 09:22:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID EU KWBG IS
09TELAVIV653Israel's Technology Sector: The Future at Risk
[...] (U) Israel's economy was fundamentally altered by the rise of a robust high-technology innovation sector over the past twenty years. The key factors contributing to its formation were strong national intellectual capital resources, state-supported innovation programs in the defense and non-def [...]
2009-03-19 13:47:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL EINV ECON ENRG PINR IS
09TELAVIV876ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz reported that PM Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to travel to Washington on May 17 and meet with President Obama on May 18 or 19. The Jerusalem Post reported that the visit will t [...]
2009-04-20 13:19:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09THEHAGUE107CWC: GOVERNMENT EXPERTS MEETING TO CONSIDER THE
[...] (U) This cable reports on subject meeting held in The Hague 11-13 February 2009, and is organized along the lines of the meeting agenda. Ref A is U.S. guidance for the meeting. US officials attending the meeting were Richard D'Andrea (Department of State ISN/CB) and Larry Denyer (Department [...]
2009-02-19 15:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE244CWC: INDUSTRY CLUSTER MEETINGS, APRIL 1-2, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Two of the three Industry Cluster consultations at the OPCW on April 1-2 saw a continuation of discussions from the last Industry Cluster in February (ref A). Little progress was made on either Schedule 2A/2A* low concentrations or enhancements to declarations of Other Chemical [...]
2009-04-14 15:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE269NETHERLANDS/TERRORISM FINANCE: MAY 25 SEMINAR ON
[...] (U) This message contains an action request; see paragraph 7. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) will host a multilateral seminar May 25 in The Hague titled: "Improving the Effectiveness and Legitimacy of UN Targeted Sanctions." The objective is to advance the i [...]
2009-04-24 15:50:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC KTFN PTER NL
09THEHAGUE324CWC: WRAP-UP FOR MAY 11-29, 2009
[...] (SBU) Official meetings at OPCW are still few and far between, with the exception of this week's industry cluster (reported septel). In accordance with Refs A and B, the Del continues to inform key individuals of the recently published chemical demilitarization schedule. This has evoked conc [...]
2009-05-29 17:28:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE328NETHERLANDS/SCENESETTER; SECRETARY,S JUNE 1OTH
[...] (S) Your participation in the Regional Command-South RC-South) meeting and the bilateral with Dutch Minister of Defense Emert van Middelkoop comes at a critical time for the advancement of key U.S. priorities. Van Middelkoop and the Dutch government as a whole remain among our strongest allies, but [...]
2009-06-02 16:18:00Embassy The HagueSECRET//NOFORNPREL NATO MOPS MARR AF PAK NL
09THEHAGUE362CWC: INDUSTRY CLUSTER MEETINGS, MAY 25-27, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Two of the three Industry Cluster consultations at the OPCW on May 25-26 saw a continuation of discussions from the previous Industry Cluster consultations in February and April (refs A and B). Little progress was made on either Schedule 2A/2A* low concentrations or enhancement [...]
2009-06-22 16:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE443CWC: IRAQ ISSUES DURING OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
[...] (C) In a series of bilateral meetings surrounding Executive Council 57 (EC-57) the week of July 13, members of the U.S. delegation met with Iraqi Ambassador Siamand Banaa, new Iraqi delegate to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Muhanned Al-Miahi, Iraqi Foreign Mi [...]
2009-07-21 18:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL OPCW CWC IQ
09THEHAGUE462CWC: DESTRUCTION INFORMALS, JULY 13, 2009 (EC-57)
[...] (SBU) On July 13 before the formal opening of the Executive Council (EC),the new EC Chairperson, Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico),convened the customary informal consultations on chemical weapons destruction issues. In addition to the usual presentations by the Technical Secretariat (TS) [...]
2009-07-30 07:43:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE463CWC: DESTRUCTION INFORMALS, JULY 13, 2009 (EC-57)
[...] (SBU) On July 13 before the formal opening of the Executive Council (EC),the new EC Chairperson, Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico),convened the customary informal consultations on chemical weapons destruction issues. In addition to the usual presentations by the Technical Secretariat (TS) [...]
2009-07-30 07:43:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE499GICNT: 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Fifty-nine of 75 partners sent high-level representation to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Plenary Meeting held in The Hague, Netherlands, June 16-17, 2009. Dutch Foreign Minister Maxime Verhagen hosted the meeting. U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary (AA/S) Eliot [...]
2009-08-18 15:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC RS
09THEHAGUE500GICNT: 2009 GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 15:18:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC RS
09THEHAGUE519NETHERLANDS: SOY ISSUE VEXES GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands is fully aware of recent findings of unapproved biotech corn dust in U.S. soy product shipments (ref A). The Agriculture Minister intends to raise the issue at the September 7 EU Ag Council meeting. The Dutch food/feed industry is a large consumer of soy product [...]
2009-09-01 09:07:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EUN TBIO NL
09THEHAGUE543AMBASSADOR DAALDER PRESSES DUTCH TO STAY THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Ivo Daalder, argued for the extension of the Netherlands, military deployment and aid to Afghanistan beyond 2010 during high-level meetings, a speech, press interviews, and a reception in The Hague on September 3, 2009. This cable cove [...]
2009-09-10 14:35:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPREL PGOV NATO NL AF
09THEHAGUE557CWC: WRAP-UP FOR SEPTEMBER 1-11, 2009
[...] (SBU) The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has returned to work in full force, with delegations and Technical Secretariat (TS) staff alike back from the August recess. The Geneva Group met September 4 with a briefing by Mary Blanca Rios (U.S.) on that week's meeting [...]
2009-09-14 16:35:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL AORC CWC
09THEHAGUE601CWC: SELECTION OF THE NEXT OPCW DG: RESULTS OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The selection for the next Director-General (DG) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) moved forward today after the first informal straw poll of Executive Council (EC) members. Results of the straw poll indicate a distinction between three candid [...]
2009-10-05 15:47:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE627CWC: SCHEDULE 2A/2A* LOW CONCENTRATION LIMITS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Following the Canadian proposal (ref A) and the subsequent reinvigoration of discussions on Schedule 2A/2A* low concentrations, a series of consultations were held in The Hague prior to and during the 58th session of the Executive Council (EC-58). While consensus emerged around [...]
2009-10-21 14:36:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL EIND OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE628CWC: DESTRUCTION INFORMALS, DONOR COORDINATION
[...] (SBU) On October 12 before the formal opening of the 58th Session of the Executive Council (EC-58),the EC Chairman, Ambassador Jorge Lomonaco (Mexico),convened the customary informal consultations on chemical weapons (CW) destruction issues. In addition to the usual presentations by the Te [...]
2009-10-21 17:24:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE659CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OCTOBER 19-30, 2009
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see para 14. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Following the 58th Executive Council (refs A-F),no official meetings have yet been held. The Western European and Others Group (WEOG) met on October 20 and 27, with little discussion. Delreps met privatel [...]
2009-10-30 17:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE71CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE WEEK OF JANUARY 26- 30, 2009
[...] (SBU) Speculation on the process to select a new Director General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is beginning in earnest, with a formal agenda item now on the calendar for the next Executive Council (EC- 55) in February. The Western European and Othe [...]
2009-01-30 15:58:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALAG IZ PARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE734CWC: THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING OF OPCW NATIONAL
[...] (U) The eleventh annual meeting of the National Authorities was held at the headquarters of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague on 27-29 November 2009. As in previous meetings, this one focused on providing those National Authorities that are working o [...]
2009-12-08 10:34:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE745CWC: DISCUSSION WITH GENERAL KHOLSTOV ON STATUS
[...] (SBU) The 14th Session of the Conference of States Parties was held at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in The Hague from November 30 through December 4. On November 30, Victor Ivanovich Kholstov, serving as Head of the Russian Delegation, delivered the National [...]
2009-12-11 13:10:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL RS CWC
09THEHAGUE746CWC: WRAP-UP FOR THE CONFERENCE OF THE STATES
[...] (SBU) The 14th Conference of the States Parties (CSP) unanimously approved the appointment of Ambassador Ahmet Uzumcu of Turkey as the next Director-General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),to begin his four-year term in July 2010. The Conference was [...]
2009-12-11 15:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE92NETHERLANDS/AFGHANISTAN: GETTING TO YES POST-2010
[...] (S) SUMMARY: Dutch plans for Afghanistan post-2010 are evolving. Many in Parliament and the public think the Dutch should withdraw completely in 2010 since their forces have been on the ground with the U.S. since December 2001. Despite confidence in their own efforts, the Dutch perceive there is no [...]
2009-02-11 14:57:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPGOV PREL NATO AF NL
09THEHAGUE99CWC: INDUSTRY CLUSTER MEETINGS, FEBRUARY 10, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Discussions during the two Industry Cluster meetings on February 10 continued from those held in November 2008 (ref A) with little movement on the two issues on the agenda, enhancements to declarations for Other Chemical Production Facilities (OCPFs) and low concentrations for S [...]
2009-02-16 13:14:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09TIRANA100NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 16:17:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PGOV
09TIRANA24ALBANIA ACTIVELY PURSUING COMPLETION OF NATO
[...] (C) Summary. The Government of Albania has begun domestic ratification of their NATO accession and expects to have it completed by mid-February. They will then wait for the official invitation to deposit their ratification in Washington. The Albanian MFA has been actively following progress [...]
2009-01-14 15:26:00Embassy TiranaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV NATO AL
09TIRANA777ALBANIA DECLARED MINE FREE AHEAD OF SCHEDULE
[...] (U) Albania took advantage of the Cartagena Summit on a Mine Free World to declare completion - one year ahead of schedule - of a nine-year project to clear all landmines from its territory to meet its obligations under Article 5 of the Ottawa Convention banning landmines. Since Albania met is [...]
2009-12-08 08:06:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MASS PREL AL
09TOKYO1029MGSF01 May 5 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of the novel H1N1 influenza virus have been confirmed in Japan. A U.S. service member was under observation at Kansai International Airport May 5 after a passenger on the service member's flight showed flu symptoms. A Japanese woman who arrived from Los Angeles [...]
2009-05-05 09:40:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1030MGSF01 May 5 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of the novel H1N1 influenza virus have been confirmed in Japan. A U.S. service member was under observation at Kansai International Airport May 5 after a passenger on the service member's flight showed flu symptoms. A Japanese woman who arrived from Los Angeles [...]
2009-05-05 09:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1047JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-08 00:39:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1057MGSF01 May 8 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. The Chief Cabinet Secretary said the GOJ has no current plans to take additional steps should the WHO raise its pandemic alert level to Phase Six. A 6-year-old boy living in Chicago is the first Japanese cit [...]
2009-05-08 07:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1072MGSF01 May 11 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Four human cases of Type A H1N1 influenza have been confirmed in Japan. All four were among a Japanese school group that arrived at Narita Airport on a flight May 8 from Detroit following a school trip to Canada; and are being treated in isolation at medical facilities near Nar [...]
2009-05-11 10:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1080 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 22:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1090JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 05:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1093 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 07:26:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1097JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 05/15/09
[...] Aiming at a fraternal society based on the independence and dignity of individuals; compiling budgets under the leadership of lawmakers; reforming the civil servant system, including a total ban on amakudari (the practice of senior bureaucrats landing postretirement jobs at entities related to [...]
2009-05-15 01:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1150MGSF01 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has reported as many as 236 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. Nearly all cases were reported to be in the Osaka and Kobe areas. There are no reports of H1N1 infection among Americans in Japan. While the majority of confirmed cases involve students and young adults, th [...]
2009-05-20 22:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1163TOKYO SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG
[...] (C) Begin text of Scenesetter: Mr. Deputy Secretary, The U.S.-Japan Alliance remains strong and Japan will continue to be a close friend and partner, but our relationship will be stressed on several fronts over the next year as Japan wrestles with daunting political and economic challeng [...]
2009-05-21 09:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV OVIP JA
09TOKYO1171MGSF01 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN
[...] (U) Summary: Cases of H1N1 infection were reported in previously unaffected areas in Japan, although only in isolated cases. One additional case was reported in Tokyo City in a woman who returned from the United States May 19. The GOJ implemented a new policy to respond to the less virulent [...]
2009-05-22 07:23:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO1192JAPAN OPPOSES PGA DRAFT OUTCOME DOCUMENT FOR UN
[...] (SBU) Japan "totally agrees" with the U.S. opposition to the draft outcome document the President of the General Assembly (PGA) distributed in preparation for the U.N. Conference on the World Financial and Economic Crisis and its Impact on Development. Ministry of Foreign Affairs Internation [...]
2009-05-27 01:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN UNGA JA
09TOKYO1204 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 05/28/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-28 07:30:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1238JAPAN TAKING WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH TO GM BANKRUPTCY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Japanese officials and auto industry representatives expressed concern at the announcement of General Motors' bankruptcy, but not alarm. Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Minister Toshiro Nikai pledged unspecified financial support for Japanese small and medium- [...]
2009-06-02 08:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD PREL WTRO JA
09TOKYO1301CANADIAN DEPUTY DEFENSE MINISTER FONBERG'S TOKYO
[...] (C) Canadian Deputy Minister of National Defense Robert Fonberg visited Tokyo from 1-3 June for talks with senior Japanese government officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Defense (MOD). Embassy of Canada Political Counselor Karen MacArthur told Poloff that Fon [...]
2009-06-10 06:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PINR PREL JA
09TOKYO1328 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 07:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1420JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 06/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-24 00:25:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1485JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 00:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1548JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/08/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 02:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1614 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 21:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1744 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 07/30/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 21:43:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1774JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 00:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1799 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/06/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 21:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1921JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 08/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 00:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2033AMBASSADOR'S AUG 28 MEETING WITH VFM YABUNAKA PART
[...] (S) The Ambassador underscored the Obama Administration's strong, consistent position on the U.S. commitment to the U.S.-Japan Alliance and on its resolute stance against North Korea's belligerent actions in an August 28 meeting with Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka. Yabunaka noted that [...]
2009-09-03 06:28:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPREL PGOV MARR MNUC ECON ETRD CASC KN JA
09TOKYO209JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 1/29/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 01:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2114 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/11/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 06:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2294 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/01/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 07:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2309ON THE COMPREHENSIVENESS OF JAPAN'S TIP LAWS AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A consensus of Japanese legal scholars believes that Japan's set of anti-TIP laws prohibits "recruitment through fraudulent or deceptive means." (NOTE: This crime is thought to be closely linked to forced labor in which a recruiter knowingly, and with intent to fraud, uses materi [...]
2009-10-02 06:47:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALELAB KTIP PGOV PHUM JA
09TOKYO2361 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 10/14/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-14 00:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2390 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 06:28:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2409TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE AND
[...] LEAD STORIES: Top stories on Tuesday morning included a Nikkei interview with Finance Minister Fujii, who said that the GOJ may issue additional government bonds to cover tax revenue shortages in fiscal 2009. 2. "Prime Minister Hatoyama Should Make Decisions on Issues Related to U.S.-Japan [...]
2009-10-20 03:37:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO JA
09TOKYO2417 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 10/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 06:34:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2515TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - AMBASSADOR ROOS AND SEVEN EMBASSIES
[...] SUMMARY: On October 16 Ambassador Roos and seven other envoys called on Justice Minister Chiba to urge her to accelerate Japan's accession to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The demarche brought the issue press coverage and increased the pressure on J [...]
2009-10-30 06:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC OIIP KMDR KPAO JA KOCI
09TOKYO2607 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-11 23:01:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2617ASSISTANT SECRETARY CAMPBELL'S NOVEMBER 5 LUNCH
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 5 lunch meeting with MOFA Vice Foreign Minister Mitoji Yabunaka, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell briefed on his trip to Burma (see septel report),and discussed the President,s upcoming visit to Japan, U.S.-Japan alliance man [...]
2009-11-12 09:27:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KOCI CASC MARR CH JA
09TOKYO2667 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-18 08:19:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2690 JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 11/24/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 03:45:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2721 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 11/27/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 00:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2762MGSF01 December 3 UPDATE ON H1N1 OUTBREAK IN JAPAN
[...] Summary: H1N1 continues to spread throughout Japan on the cusp of the winter flu season. The National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID) announced that an estimated 1.73 million people with flu-like symptoms visited medical institutions across Japan from November 16 to November 22, the [...]
2009-12-03 02:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TOKYO2869 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 12/15/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-15 23:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2890AUSTR CUTLER RAISES BILATERAL TRADE IRRITANTS AND
[...] (C) Summary: Government of Japan (GOJ) officials -- politicians and bureaucrats alike -- told AUSTR Wendy Cutler during her December 10 visit to Tokyo they are frustrated by the challenges with the new government's political transition, most notably inconsistencies in the decision making pro [...]
2009-12-17 06:30:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR EINV APEC PREL JA
09TOKYO320 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 08:04:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO324JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO418INTEREST IN REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT GROWS IN JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: Japan's recent decision to accept some 90 Burmese refugees, makes it the first Asian nation to provide third country resettlement. This cable summarizes two recent symposia held in Japan on resettlement and the experiences of other countries in dealing with refugees. Although Jap [...]
2009-02-24 06:26:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALAORC PREF PHUM PREL SMIG JA
09TOKYO469 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 08:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO518JAPANESE MOFA BRIEFS ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN
[...] (C) MOFA officials March 5 briefed selected members of the diplomatic community concerning Japan's plans to host back-to-back meetings on April 17 of the Friends of Democratic Pakistan Group and a Pakistan Donors Conference. According to MOFA Southwest Asia Division Director Yusuke Shindo, oth [...]
2009-03-08 22:54:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PK JA
09TOKYO875 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/16/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 07:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO887 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/17/09
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2009-04-17 07:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO918 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 04/21/09
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2009-04-22 01:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO970JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 04/28/09
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2009-04-28 00:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO982UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Japan. The Health Ministry raised Japan's domestic pandemic alert April 28 to a level corresponding to an outbreak of pandemic influenza abroad. The GOJ authorized expanded border screening to include arrivals from the U.S. and [...]
2009-04-28 22:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU KSTH ECON PREL SOCI CASC EAGR JA
09TOKYO993MGSF01 APRIL 29 UPDATE ON JAPAN'S RESPONSE TO H1N1 OUTBREAK
[...] (SBU) Summary: No human cases of swine flu have been reported in Japan. The GOJ has broadened its enhanced health screening of inbound passengers to include those arriving from any H1N1 affected country. Under Japan's quarantine law, border officials are authorized to detain passengers who r [...]
2009-04-29 07:42:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFLU AEMR AESC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09TORONTO106FIRST SENTENCE FROM "TORONTO 18"-- 2.5 YEARS, TIME SERVED
[...] (U) On May 22, an Ontario Superior Court sentenced the first man convicted in the "Toronto 18" terror plot to two and a half years in prison and 3 years probation. The Toronto-area man, who has already been in police custody for three years, was credited for time served and is expected to be r [...]
2009-05-22 20:51:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PINR PTER CA
09TORONTO117CANADA AND ONTARIO APPROVE GENERAL MOTORS RESTRUCTURING
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 1, the Ontario provincial and Canadian federal governments (GOC) announced the terms of their support for General Motor's (GM) restructuring plan. The GOC and Ontario together will invest US$9.5 billion (C$10.6 billion) in GM in exchange for an equity position in the com [...]
2009-06-02 20:24:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV EIND PREL PGOV CA
09TORONTO12Ontario and the Fight Against TIP:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A review of trafficking in persons (TIP) issues in Ontario shows that the anti-TIP effort here has shown real improvement from previously and is better than many abroad that our officers have observed. Still, the anti-TIP effort here still faces three problems that limit the eff [...]
2009-01-09 18:58:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTIP KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF
09TORONTO147 Canada Takes First Step Toward National Securities
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada has taken the first step toward the creation of a national securities regulator with the creation of the Canadian Securities Transition Office (CSTC). The CSTC will lead the effort to establish a national regulator (e.g., addressing provincial concerns) and help the feder [...]
2009-06-30 17:28:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINT EINV PGOV CA
09TORONTO149 Measuring Anti-Semitism in the GTA
[...] (U) Summary: Law enforcement statistics on hate crimes in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in 2008 are becoming publicly available, with the Toronto Police Service (TPS) statistics already released, and York Regional Police statistics soon to follow. The statistics show that the Jewish communit [...]
2009-07-02 19:15:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SOCI PGOV CA
09TORONTO151De-Radicalization Program Beginning in Toronto
[...] (U) Summary: Mohammed Robert Heft, a Canadian Muslim convert, is using Paradise Forever (P4E),a community center that provides assistance and social services to new Muslim converts in Toronto, to counter the effects of radicalization among young Muslims. Heft plans to help de-radicalize waywa [...]
2009-07-07 13:50:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KISL PGOV PINR CA
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