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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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09SANSALVADOR980TACA AND AVIANCA AGREE TO MERGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, El Salvador's Grupo TACA announced a merger with Colombia's Avianca Airlines to form Latin America's second-largest carrier. TACA's primary short-term benefit is new long-haul routes to Europe and North America. The local American Airlines representative does not [...]
2009-10-14 19:24:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON SOCI ES
09SANTIAGO1 Fifth Annual Meeting of U.S. - Chile Free Trade
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The fifth annual U.S.-Chile Free Trade Commission (FTC) met December 12 in Santiago, Chile. The FTC discussed: 1) the effects of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on trade and investment between the two countries, 2) the FTA institutional framework, 3) FTA implementati [...]
2009-01-02 11:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ETRD KIPR EFTA CI
09SANTIAGO1016Santiago Oct. 26 Media Report
[...] The public school teachers' strike forced the government to postpone the national assessment test for fourth and eighth graders (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 10/24). U.S. Related News ---------------------- 2. Brazilian daily "O Globo" said yesterday that Pr [...]
2009-10-26 20:06:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1018Santiago Oct. 27 Media Report
[...] After three months of negotiation, the Ministers of the Environment and Finance signed an agreement with the heads of the political alliances in Congress to speed up the project that creates a ministry and regulatory agency for the environment. Senator Pablo Longueira (USI) labeled t [...]
2009-10-27 19:45:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1028Santiago Oct. 30 Media Report
[...] The Ministry of Education warned public teachers who are on strike that it could be forced to extend classes until December 29 to complete the days required for any given academic year (Conservative, independent, La Tercera, 10/30). Chile-U.S. 2. President Obama invi [...]
2009-10-30 20:04:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1064Santiago Nov. 6 Media Report
[...] Extensive coverage of the rampage at Fort Hood that left 12 dead (All dailies, 11/6). U.S.-Related News 2. Republican Senator Jim DeMint said he would lift the block on Arturo Valenzuela and Tom Shannon's nominations now that the Obama administration had ag [...]
2009-11-06 19:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1070Santiago Nov. 9 Media Report
[...] The national scholastic test for fourth graders shows that only 24% have the level of language skills required for that grade. The test also confirms that the gap that exists between private and public education remains unchanged; only 12% of low-income school students achieved adva [...]
2009-11-09 20:12:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1080Santiago Nov. 12 Media Report
[...] Centro de Estudios Publicos poll for the presidential election: Sebastian Pinera 36 percent, Eduardo Frei 26, Marco Enriquez Ominami 19, and Jorge Arrate 5 percent (Conservative, influential El Mercurio, 11/12). U.S.-Related News 2. Arturo Valenzuela was sworn in yest [...]
2009-11-12 20:01:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1088Santiago Nov. 13 Media Report
[...] Today is the beginning of the electoral propaganda period for the December 13 presidential and parliamentary election (All dailies 11/13). U.S.-Related News 2. With a notification to Congress, the USG authorized the sale of 100 AMRAAM missiles to Chile. With the autho [...]
2009-11-13 17:27:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1118CHILE'S RENEWABLE ENERGY WEEK INCLUDES U.S. EXPERTS IN SOLAR
[...] SUMMARY: Chile, which is looking to boost its use of renewable energy as a means to improve energy security and combat the effects of climate change, hosted a week of renewable energy events October 5-9 focused on two areas where Chile appears to have comparative natural advantages: solar an [...]
2009-11-20 16:09:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EINT TRGY DOE CI
09SANTIAGO1120Santiago Nov. 20 Media Report
[...] The Chilean Ministry began reviewing the dossier delivered by Peru on the alleged espionage case and said it would answer to Lima's verbal note of protest next week. Peru is assessing whether to recall its ambassador, which is a step prior to suspending diplomatic relations (Conserva [...]
2009-11-20 19:12:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1142Santiago Nov. 25 Media Report
[...] Chile provided an answer yesterday to Peru's diplomatic note on the alleged espionage case (All dailies, 11/25). Chile-Peru 2. Chile handed Peru yesterday a diplomatic note responding to Lima's note over allegations of espionage. In its note, Chile objects to the tone of Pe [...]
2009-11-25 16:39:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1156Ambassador's Trip to Iquique: Positive Engagement on Drug
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Chile's 1st region October 28-29 to meet local leaders and strengthen ties to an important economic area of the country. Iquique, a city in far northern Chile built on the once-booming nitrate industry, is now home to one of Chile's two free trade zones. I [...]
2009-12-01 15:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR TRGY DEA CI BL
09SANTIAGO1162Santiago Dec 2 Media Report
[...] All Santiago major news dailies covered President Obama's announcement on Afghanistan. While both conservative, influential El Mercurio and conservative, independent La Tercera ran front-page headlines on the announcement, El Mercurio headline highlighted the withdrawal of troops starting [...]
2009-12-02 13:38:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1174Santiago Dec. 3-4 Media Report
[...] A Gallup poll conducted in 17 Latin American countries shows that in Chile 72% of those polled have a positive image of President Obama and 59% approve of the U.S. government. This is 30% higher than the same poll in 2008 when George W. Bush was in office. The positive perception of the US [...]
2009-12-04 18:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO118 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 10
[...] La Moneda spokesman Francisco Vidal criticized the banking sector for conducting massive layoffs and urged the private sector to do its share in helping lower the effects of the financial crisis. Vidal also urged the Central Bank to lower interest rates. Dailies continued to report on the dema [...]
2009-02-10 16:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1180CHILE: SUPPORTIVE OF POLITICAL OUTCOME AT COP-15 IF IT SETS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Environment Minister Uriarte told the Ambassador that Chile expects the outcome of the COP-15 in Copenhagen to be a political agreement, but that she hopes it will have some substance. As an emerging economy, Chile expects to be a bridge between the developed and developing cou [...]
2009-12-04 20:44:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG UN CI
09SANTIAGO1194Santiago Dec. 9 Media Report
[...] Governor of Minnesota Tim Pawlenty will meet with President Michelle Bachelet, Minister of Energy Marcelo Tokman, and Santiago Mayor Pablo Zalaquett on Thursday. Governor Pawlenty is heading a trade delegation of 30 businessmen and government officials. (Diario Financiero 12/7) Hond [...]
2009-12-09 20:21:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO1204Santiago Dec. 10 Media Report
[...] President Bachelet will celebrate the International Human Rights Day today with a visit to Talagante, the location where the first victims of the military regime were found in 1978. Bachelet and presidential candidate Eduardo Frei have been highlighting human rights in the final portion o [...]
2009-12-10 20:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN 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
09SANTIAGO141 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 14-17
[...] Chilean dailies ran extensive coverage of reactions to Fidel Castro's column published after he met with President Bachelet, in which he endorsed Bolivia's maritime demand for access to the sea. Front-page news also highlighted a helicopter crash that killed 12 fire fighters who were being tra [...]
2009-02-17 20:40:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CU CI
09SANTIAGO142 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 18
[...] Stock markets worldwide fall due to doubts in the effectiveness of the bailout plan for the automobile industry in the United States. Finance Minister Andres Velasco's two-year old daughter accidentally fell into a swimming pool yesterday, and is on an induced comma to prevent further neurolo [...]
2009-02-18 14:35:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO149 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 20
[...] The Chaiten volcano in southern Chile erupted again yesterday. The town was evacuated, except for several individuals who have refused to leave. Dailies also report that after a meeting with his Chilean counterpart in Santiago, the Foreign Affairs Deputy Secretary of Bolivia said his country [...]
2009-02-20 14:44:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO156 CHILE: 2009 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) The following information is Post's submission per ref A. Post will continue to gather information on TIP and submit relevant updates prior to April 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOC made progress during the reporting period in its efforts to confront TIP. Individual agencies, most notably [...]
2009-02-20 19:51:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP ELAB KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF KCRM CI
09SANTIAGO162CHILE: ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER'S TOUR D'HORIZON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Political instability in Paraguay, an improving Chilean relationship with Bolivia, cooperation with Ecuador, and normal bilateral relations with Peru were among the highlights of Acting Foreign Minister Van Klaveren's February 13 tour d'horizon meeting with DAS Christopher McMullen. [...]
2009-02-23 20:49:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS ECON OVIP KPAO XM
09SANTIAGO164 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 24
[...] Dailies highlighted an investigation in Uruguay that revealed an Argentine agent, Ivan Velazquez, had hacked into e-mails of at least eight Chilean government officials in 2007, including that of former Defense Minister Jaime Ravinet. The GOC has asked Uruguay for additional information. Ano [...]
2009-02-24 18:06:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO166CHILE SUPPORTS U.S. ON DURBAN, STRATEGIZES ON
[...] (U) This is an action request for IO/RHS and DRL/MLGA. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (C) Summary: Chile supports U.S. positions at the Durban Conference, but does not consider anti-Israeli language to be a key issue. MFA Human Rights official Eduardo Chihuailaf said Chile is eager to work [...]
2009-02-24 18:57:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL UNHRC CI
09SANTIAGO167CHILE SCENESETTER FOR CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS OF
[...] (C) The U.S. Mission in Santiago welcomes your visit to Chile on March 2-3. Your presence is an excellent opportunity to further strengthen military-to-military relations and to encourage Chile to exercise greater regional leadership. We have had several successful high-level defense and security-r [...]
2009-02-24 19:45:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OVIP MASS MARR CI
09SANTIAGO170 DAS MCMULLEN MEETS WITH ECONOMIC, ENERGY, AND BUSINESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: DAS Christopher McMullen met with officials at the Ministry of Finance, the National Energy Commission, business leaders, and the Central Bank Governor during his visit to Chile February 12-13. Senior Finance Ministry staff told DAS McMullen that Chile's process to accede to th [...]
2009-02-25 18:56:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENVR ENRG EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO174 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 25
[...] A U.S. Federal court sentenced Chilean Felipe Moreno to 25 years in prison on charges of terrorism in connection to arms deals carried out by Monzer al Kassar. Dailies also reported on remarks by the FED President that the recession will end in 2009 and the economy will recover in 2010 if the [...]
2009-02-25 20:16:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO176 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 26
[...] Finance Minister Andres Velasco's two-year old daughter has come out of an induced coma and is interacting normally with her parents. Dailies also report the government's announcement to rebuild the town of Chaiten 12 kilometers from the volcano. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. T [...]
2009-02-26 16:48:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO187 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 2
[...] Weekend dailies ran extensive coverage on the murder of two Chilean students in Florida last week. Dailies also highlighted that the two-year old daughter of Finance Minister has no apparent neurological damage and was discharged from the hospital. Human Rights Report ------------------- [...]
2009-03-02 19:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO220 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 9
[...] One major Santiago daily reported that the Vice President Biden plans to attend the Progressive Leaders' summit in Chile, March 27-28. Consumer habits in Chile have changed drastically in view of the economic crisis. Lowering the consumer tax (IVA) is among the proposals in the government's [...]
2009-03-09 19:38:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO221JCS MULLEN IN CHILE: LATIN AMERICAN ENGAGEMENT A
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen emphasized the priority of U.S. engagement with Latin America during his March 3 visit to Chile. In meetings with President Bachelet, Minister of Defense Goni, and Chief of National Defense Ewing, Chairman Mullen praised th [...]
2009-03-09 19:53:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM MARR SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO238NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION: CHILE PROMISES CONTINUED SUPPORT, SUBSTANTIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR PREPCOM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to MFA Special Policy Director Alfredo Labbe, Chile will continue to cooperate with the U.S. and EU partners on nuclear nonproliferation issues. Labbe insisted that the U.S. and western partners need to take concrete actions, such as ""de-alerting"" nuclear arsenals and red [...]
2009-03-12 18:55:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA
09SANTIAGO248 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 16
[...] Dailies highlighted that Wall Street is beginning to show signs of economic recovery. Dailies also reported on the plebiscite held in the Municipality of Vitacura to vote on the community's urban development projects. This is the first ever such plebiscite held in Chile. U.S.-Related News [...]
2009-03-16 20:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO251FOREIGN MINISTER'S SURPRISE DEPARTURE LEADS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Former Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley stepped down on March 12 after three years in office in a move that took the public, political insiders, and even his successor by surprise. His departure led to a small wave of other changes as the Chilean Ambassador to the U.S., Mariano [...]
2009-03-16 22:31:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MASS KPAO CI
09SANTIAGO254BRAZIL, CHILE LED EFFORT TO CREATE NEW UNASUR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Brazil and Chile played leading roles in creating the new South American Defense Council (SADC),which was inaugurated last week at a meeting of all 12 UNASUR Defense Ministers in Santiago. The new body, which is not/not a military alliance, aims to develop relationships and bu [...]
2009-03-17 18:04:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL XR CI
09SANTIAGO276 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MARCH 20
[...] The opposition alliance is pressuring Bachelet to meet with presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera to discuss Peru's maritime claim with The Hague. Lima made the content of its claim public. Progressive Governance Summit ----------------------------- 2. Interview with U.S. Ambassador Pa [...]
2009-03-23 19:08:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO279CHILE LOOKS TOWARD SUMMIT WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Chilean officials see President Obama's participation in the Summit of the Americas as a critical chance for the president to signal his re-engagement with Latin America, a region that feels jettisoned by conflicts and emerging powers in other regions. The financial crisis and [...]
2009-03-23 20:53:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALEFIN PREL KSUM PGOV ETRD ECON XL XM XS
09SANTIAGO282SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN
[...] (C) Embassy Santiago warmly welcomes you to Chile -- the first visit to Latin America by a senior Obama White House representative. Your participation in the Progressive Governance Summit and subsequent bilateral meeting with President Bachelet will bolster our relationship with a close ally whos [...]
2009-03-24 19:37:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL PHUM CI
09SANTIAGO299MEDIA REPORT: VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN IN CHILE
[...] Summary: Vice President Biden's participation at the March 27-28 Progressive Governance Summit in Vina del Mar and his bilateral with President Bachelet in Santiago produced extremely positive media coverage in Chile. Articles and TV news highlighted Biden's stature as the "second man in the [...]
2009-03-31 19:52:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO309VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH
[...] (U) March 27, 2009; 6:30 pm ) 7:05 pm; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Dan Restrepo, Senior Dire [...]
2009-04-02 15:53:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI UY JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO313 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 2
[...] Chile tied 0-0 with Uruguay yesterday in a qualifying match for the 2010 World Soccer Cup. Dailies continue to report extensively on the status of the collusion investigation of pharmacy chains that allegedly hiked prices beginning in 2005. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. Editoria [...]
2009-04-02 20:08:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO324VICE PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MARCH 27 MEETING WITH BRITISH PRIME MINISTER GORDON BROWN
[...] (U) March 28, 2009; 8:30 am; Vina del Mar, Chile. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Joseph Biden, Vice President Antony Blinken, National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian McKeon, Deputy National Security Advisor to the Vice President Brian Harris (notetaker),Political/Economic Officer, U. [...]
2009-04-03 22:17:00Embassy SantiagoSECRETOVIP PREL ECON PGOV SOCI UK PK JOSEPH BIDEN
09SANTIAGO334 ECONOMY MINISTER LAVADOS DISCUSSES AMERICAS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Economy Minister Hugo Lavados, the Ambassador praised Chile's ongoing preparations to host the Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF) in late September and discussed continuing IPR concerns. Minister Lavados indicated he very much wants Commerce Secretary Locke [...]
2009-04-08 20:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO383 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - APRIL 22
[...] Information revealed under the new Transparency Law has ignited debate on how the government spends it funds. The information also revealed the practice among some agencies of hiring more contract workers than salaried employees, which is in violation of the law. U.S.-Related News -------- [...]
2009-04-22 19:28:00Embassy 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
09SANTIAGO435CHILE GIVES THUMBS UP TO OBAMA'S SUMMIT MEETING
[...] (C) Summary: Top MFA officials described the Summit of the Americas as a success notable for its positive atmosphere and frank exchange of views, and were relieved that their fears of possible outbursts by Hugo Chavez, Evo Morales, or others never came to pass. Even these polemical president [...]
2009-05-06 21:48:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL XM XL XS 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
09SANTIAGO452 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - MAY 11
[...] The National Scholastic Test (SIMCE) shows a significant gap between private and public school students, which increases largely during the sophomore year. Dailies also report that pharmacy chains will have to stock 255 generic products, making them available to the public at all times. U.S [...]
2009-05-12 21:50:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO498 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- MAY 28
[...] Health Authorities have confirmed 168 cases of AH1N1 nationwide and has moved to a new strategy. The disease is showing a very fast pace of contagion and except for two cases, mild symptoms. Dailies also report that former UDI presidential candidate Joaquin Lavin traveled to Caracas to attend [...]
2009-05-28 18:05:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO5 CHILE HOSTS IBERIAN-AMERICAN SUMMIT ON TIP
[...] SUMMARY: Approximately 150 public prosecutors, NGO leaders, and other government officials from 21 Latin American countries gathered at the recent Iberian-American Public Prosecutor's summit to discuss Trafficking in Persons (TIP) investigations, prosecutions, victims' assistance, and preventi [...]
2009-01-02 20:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KTIP XM XL CI
09SANTIAGO523 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - REACTION TO OAS RESOLUTION ON CUBA --
[...] The OAS resolution on reincorporating Cuba received front-page coverage. The media also reported on Chile's 369 cases of AH1N1. Of the seven patients in serious condition, six are from Puerto Montt, in Chile's far south. The Ministry of Health sent a team of experts to determine why the viru [...]
2009-06-04 22:05:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO56 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 15
[...] Chilean dailies highlighted an audit on Chile's National Registry Service that revealed repeated mismanagement and embezzlement during former Director Guillermo Arenas' administration; Chile's Central Bank's predictions of a 2% to 3% economic growth in 2009; and the latest developments in the [...]
2009-01-16 16:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO579CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RACE: AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senator Eduardo Frei, Concertacion presidential candidate, received the Ambassador at his home June 17, hours before re-launching his campaign at a massive rally. The Senator predicted that he would win against Alianza candidate Sebastian Pinera in a second-round run-off. He cr [...]
2009-06-19 22:40:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI CI
09SANTIAGO589 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- June 23
[...] The World Bank's forecast of a cut in global growth affected stock markets worldwide and in Chile. In addition, the dramatic drop in the rate exchange in Chile has caused exporters to react and claim for the Ministry of Finance's intervention. The Government of Chile will submit a draft bill to [...]
2009-06-23 19:03:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO592 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -- June 24
[...] All dailies highlighted the first official visit to the United States by Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, and focused on her meeting with President Obama in the Oval Office. Also widely reported were stories on the dramatic increase in the number of patients with respiratory diseases, incl [...]
2009-06-24 20:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV OPRC PREL SNAR CI
09SANTIAGO614 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 1
[...] National unemployment rate was 10.2% for March-May, the highest for this period since 2004. Six of the fifteen regions have two-digit unemployment rates and highest is in the 15-24 age bracket (23.4%). Chile-U.S. ---------- 2. Chilean and U.S. government sources say that the bilateral m [...]
2009-07-02 13:20:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO632 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 8
[...] President BacheletQed a second dQree in a month related to AH1N1. The decree instructs clinics and hospitals to give priority to individuals with respiratory diseases and regulates the indiscriminate sale and distribution of antiviral medication. It also grants regional health officials the au [...]
2009-07-08 18:29:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO643 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 10
[...] The Central Bank lowered the interest rate from 0.75 to 0.5%, which will also lower the cost of consumer loans and mortgages. The bank will maintain this rate for at least six months. Chile-Russia Military --------------------- 2. Defense Minister Francis Vidal confirmed there have been t [...]
2009-07-10 18:49:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO680 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 20
[...] Last week President Bachelet said she was willing to "review" the possibility of extending her authority to pardon convicted individuals to military officers sentenced for human rights violation, setting off a controversy that she tried to conclude yesterday by saying that she had had "never co [...]
2009-07-20 20:05:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO690CHILE'S NORTHERN FREE TRADE ZONE: A PLATFORM FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Free Trade Zone of Iquique (ZOFRI) is an essential part of Chile's northern economy, providing 25 percent of jobs in the city of Iquique. Already Chile's largest free trade zone, officials are extremely upbeat about the ZOFRI's future because of its strategic location, infr [...]
2009-07-23 13:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO707 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 24
[...] Unemployment in the Metropolitan Region is 11.9%, which is 0.9% lower than in March. This is the first drop since the end of 2008, and means that 30,800 people are no longer without a job (El Mercurio, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record, 7/24). Survey ------- 2. The Market Res [...]
2009-07-24 20:33:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO733 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JULY 31
[...] The National Statistics Institute (INE) reported that the national unemployment rate for April-June was 10.7%. This is 2.3% more than for the same period last year. The port of Valparaiso has a 17.9% unemployment rate, one of the highest in the country. The workforce is defined as those who [...]
2009-07-31 20:14:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO734CONCERTACION INSIDER REVEALS INTEREST IN
[...] (C) Summary: Concertacion insider and former government minister Enrique Correa reported that Chile's Foreign Minister would like to work quietly with Peru to resolve the maritime border dispute before the Garcia administration leaves office. Cuba is keenly interested in increasing the abil [...]
2009-07-31 21:36:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS PGOV CI BR CU PE
09SANTIAGO742 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 4
[...] Two high-ranking army officers were indicted for receiving half a million dollars in bribes for Chile's acquisition of Leopard tanks from Holland in 1998. They were charged for illegal use of state funds in an investigation that began in 2005, related to finding the origin of General Pinochet' [...]
2009-08-04 20:03:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO753 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 6
[...] Bolivian President Evo Morales wrote a note apologizing for his criticism of right-wing presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera. The Foreign Ministry had issued on Tuesday a statement rejecting Morales' "intervention in Chile's internal affairs." Yesterday, after reading the apology, Foreign [...]
2009-08-06 19:06:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO757 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 7
[...] "Concertacion" presidential candidate Eduardo Frei outlined his political program to an exclusive group of entrepreneurs. One of the issues he emphasized was the need to assure a diversified energy matrix that must include nuclear energy, which he said is a "strategic" and "national security" [...]
2009-08-07 19:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO761BRISTLING AT THE "BOLIVARIAN PROJECT": REMARKS BY
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Concertacion presidential candidate Eduardo Frei and Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez publicly criticized populist leaders in the region during a seminar on Latin America held in Santiago August 4-5. Frei warned that the "Bolivarian project" could threaten political and socia [...]
2009-08-10 19:26:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV VZ CI PE BO
09SANTIAGO763 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 10
[...] Indigenous radical Mapuche groups set fire to a crane and a summer cabin in the Region of Araucania on the same day. The "Coordinadora Arauco Malleco" (CAM) claimed responsibility for the first incident and pamphlets alluding to the Mapuche cause were found in both locations (El Mercurio, cons [...]
2009-08-10 20:39:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO769FM FERNANDEZ ON UNASUR -- GREATER COLOMBIAN
[...] (C) Summary. On August 11, Foreign Minister Fernandez suggested to the Ambassador that UNASUR moderates can balance out the populists and hold UNASUR together in spite of tension over Colombia. However, Colombia needs to participate in UNASUR at a senior level to effectively explain its pos [...]
2009-08-12 20:31:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL CI
09SANTIAGO776 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 12
[...] The holding company responsible for HidroAysen, the largest electricity generation project in the country, will launch a nationwide campaign on television, Internet, and radio to inform the public of the project (La Tercera, conservative, independent, 8/13). Honduras -------- 2. The USG [...]
2009-08-13 20:05:00Embassy 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
09SANTIAGO782CHILEAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR: ZELAYA'S VISIT "VERY
[...] (C) Bachelet Presidential Advisor Marcos Robledo told the Ambassador that Manuel Zelaya's August 13 visit to Santiago was "very productive." According to Robledo, President Bachelet and several members of the Chilean Congress emphasized the Obama Administration's desire to play a constructive [...]
2009-08-14 21:05:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL KDEM HO VE BR CI
09SANTIAGO786 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 17
[...] After three years, President Bachelet will enact the General Education Law this week. The new law answers some of the demands of the 2006 student revolt (La Tercera, conservative, independent, 8/16) Honduras -------- 2. Chilean Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez said that in his meeting [...]
2009-08-17 20:43:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO787 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 18
[...] Chile's Police Force officially supported the special unit agent indicted for the death of an indigenous activist in last week's clashes; new drop in stocks prices shakes global financial markets; President Obama's healthcare reform faces strong criticism in the United States. U.S.-Chile -- [...]
2009-08-18 13:46:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO800 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 24
[...] Tests show that the virus affecting two turkey breeding farms in the Fifth Region is the AH1N1 virus that affected humans this winter. This makes Chile the first country to detect the virus in turkeys. The World Health Organization (WHO) is also monitoring the two farms (Conservative afternoo [...]
2009-08-24 20:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO809FM FERNANDEZ ON UNASUR: CHILE TO BACK DCA, AVOID
[...] (C) The Ambassador verbally delivered reftel demarche in an August 27 conversation with Foreign Minister Mariano Fernandez. Fernandez stated that the Chilean government was focused on two objectives surrounding tomorrow's UNASUR meeting. First, Chile wants to ensure that the Chilean-Bolivia [...]
2009-08-27 18:09:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR OPDC XR
09SANTIAGO810 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 27
[...] The government is considering a constitutional reform to restrict residence visas for Easter Island, based on environmental sustainability. Island leaders, however, want an immediate solution to the problem (Conservative, independent La TErcera, 8/27). U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2 [...]
2009-08-27 19:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO817 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - AUGUST 31
[...] The UNASUR summit was aired live and showed us a disorganized and seven-hour debate that concluded with upset presidents and a final declaration that made no reference to the U.S.-Colombia agreement. The declaration, however, states that "foreign military forces cannot threaten the sovereignty [...]
2009-08-31 20:20:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO818CHILE: DIGITAL TV DECISION LIKELY SOON
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Chilean Minister for Telecommunications told the Ambassador that Chile would decide soon on a digital TV standard and would base its decision on careful technical analysis. His comments suggested that Chile was weighing both the U.S. and Japanese standards, but he did not i [...]
2009-08-31 20:41:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON PREL TSPL CI
09SANTIAGO829Chile's Foreign Minister Outlines Honduras, UNASUR Challenge
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 2 conversation with the Ambassador, Foreign Minister Fernandez suggested that Honduran President Zelaya needed to adopt a more conciliatory public tone to ease his return to power, and that it was important for the sake of hemispheric unity that he return to Ho [...]
2009-09-03 21:00:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL CI
09SANTIAGO831Lagos on Honduras, Chilean elections
[...] (C) Former President Lagos met with the Ambassador on September 4 for a brief tour d'horizon of the regional situation and the Chilean elections. 2. (C) On Honduras, Lagos was pessimistic that it would be possible to restore Zelaya to power before the scheduled elections. He s [...]
2009-09-04 20:36:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL CI
09SANTIAGO833CHILEAN MFA DG IBARRA ON REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS: RELATIONS
[...] (C) Summary: Roberto Ibarra, new MFA Director General for Foreign Policy, affirmed to the Ambassador September 3 that U.S. - Chile relations are excellent. He qualified the results of the UNASUR Bariloche summit as "better than expected" and underlined Chile's commitment to working with the o [...]
2009-09-04 20:37:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV XR CI
09SANTIAGO849Ecuador UNASUR meeting
[...] (C) On September 16, Ambassador spoke briefly with Foreign Minister Fernandez, Defense Minister Vidal, and Defense Undersecretary Garcia about the September 15 UNASUR ministerial in Quito. 2. (C) According to Fernandez, the meeting was extremely difficult and produced no conse [...]
2009-09-16 20:47:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL CI
09SANTIAGO86 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 27
[...] Headlines noted Minister of Interior Edmundo Perez-Yoma will testify over the 1994 Belgium sale of Mirage aircraft to Chile. Former Air Force Commander-in-Chief Ramon Vega is one of several officers arrested on suspicion of embezzlement in this case. Dailies also highlighted that Eduardo Frei [...]
2009-01-27 20:07:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO868CHILE: MONTHLY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS - JULY AND AUGUST
[...] SUMMARY: Chile's economy may have passed through the worst of the recession, as some macroeconomic indicators show positive signs. The Chilean economy contracted by 4.5% in the second quarter of 2009, and economic activity fell again in July and August. However, August's seasonally adjusted [...]
2009-09-16 13:23:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV PREL CI
09SANTIAGO869CHILE, PERU SQUABBLE OVER MULTINATIONAL MILITARY EXERCISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A recent flap between Chile and Peru over a multinational military exercise illustrates both countries' tendency to spar publicly over border-related issues. After Peruvian Defense Minister Rey publicly called for the multinational exercise to be cancelled, Chile invited Peru [...]
2009-10-09 21:57:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS PE CI
09SANTIAGO870Santiago Sept. 16 Media Report
[...] Presidential candidates are preparing for their first television debate that will be aired by National Television TVN on September 23, at 10:40 p.m.. The debate will last 90 minutes and will be conducted by one journalist. One part of it will be for the candidates to answer a few questions [...]
2009-09-16 19:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO874CHILE SELECTS JAPANESE DIGITAL TV STANDARD
[...] (U) On September 14, Chile announced its decision to adopt the Japanese digital TV standard (ISDB-T). Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications Rene Cortazar cited the quantity of channels, signal quality, and mobile features as the key factors in the decision. 2. (U) Chile j [...]
2009-09-16 20:58:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON PREL TSPL CI
09SANTIAGO877Chile's Presidential Election: Frei Falters,
[...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Frei's bid to return to the presidential palace is faltering as a disorganized campaign, fractious Concertacion coalition, and competing progressive candidates drain support away from the former president. Frei -- long seen as steady, dependable, and frankly, a bit borin [...]
2009-10-16 15:28:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON CI
09SANTIAGO886Santiago Sept. 17 Meda Report
[...] All dailies report on the array of events that the municipalities and the government are preparing in different parts of Santiago for the September 18-19 Independence Day holiday. U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. After inaugurating the Bicentennial and [...]
2009-09-17 20:49:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO89 CHILE MEDIA REPORT - JANUARY 29
[...] The Cencosud conglomerate stopped the construction of its US$600 million, three-tower Costanera Center project (located near the Embassy). The construction project employed thousands of workers who were building the highest tower in South America. Dailies also highlighted a 40-peso increase [...]
2009-01-29 15:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO890Sept. 21 Media Report
[...] Twenty-three people died in car accidents over the "Dieciocho" long holiday. All of them were related to alcohol consumption (Conservative, independent,La Tercera, 9/21). Salitre Exercise ------------------- 2. Background: At Unasur, Peru's President proposed that South American [...]
2009-09-21 21:46:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO896Santiago Sept. 22 Media Report
[...] Tension increases with Manuel Zelaya's return to Honduras and his request for refuge in the Brazilian embassy (Conservative, independent La Tercera, 9/22). U.S.-Related News ----------------------- 2. The poverty rate in the United States in 2008 was 13.2%, due to the [...]
2009-09-22 21:20:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO899Introducing Eduardo Frei: Chile's Center-Left Presidential
[...] (C) Summary: Smart, dependable, honest, and dull, Concertacion candidate Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle is attempting to regain the presidency that he held from 1994-2000 and that his legendary father, Eduardo Frei Montalva, held from 1964-1970. Despite many successes during his first four years as presid [...]
2009-11-16 15:18:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PINR CI
09SANTIAGO902Santiago Sept. 23 Media Report
[...] The rape of a 14-year old girl and the inability of her parents to find the morning-after pill in local pharmacies prompted the government to open an investigation. Drug stores claim they have no stock of the product, but the state Central Distribution Center says there are 14,000 doses o [...]
2009-09-23 21:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO913CHILE SHARES US CONCERNS ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Alvaro Guzman of the MFA's International and Human Security Office on November 25. Guzman said that Chile was in agreement with US concerns and that, in general, Chile adheres closely to the positions of the IAEA and UNSC. Chile feels that Iran has not [...]
2009-11-27 18:22:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL IR CI BR AR CU
09SANTIAGO925Chile Reports on Divisive UNASUR Meeting
[...] (C) Summary. Acting FM Flisfisch told the Ambassador that the November 27 UNASUR meeting in Quito was "super tense" because of a "very disagreeable" conflict between Venezuela and Colombia on the use of military bases and counterterrorism. UNASUR finally was able to reach agreement on a reso [...]
2009-12-03 20:54:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR CI
09SANTIAGO93 CHILE: ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS FOR JANUARY 2009
[...] SUMMARY: This cable provides a summary of developments in the Chilean energy sector during January 2009. Thanks to a recent vote in the Chamber of Deputies, Chile moved closer to creating a new Ministry of Energy, which may pass into law by the end of March. Seeking to increase the flow of re [...]
2009-01-30 20:33:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG KNNP SENV TRGY PGOV CI
09SANTIAGO935Former President Lagos, FM Fernandez Urge that De Facto
[...] (C) Summary. Two senior Chilean statesmen said that it is critical that the de facto president of Honduras, Roberto Micheletti, step down to facilitate regional recognition of the Honduran election. Former Chilean President Lagos also urged that incoming president Porfirio Lobo appoint a uni [...]
2009-12-10 20:16:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CI HO
09SANTIAGO936Santiago Sept. 29 Media Report
[...] At the opening of the Third Americas Competitiveness Forum (ACF),Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said the United States is "committed to resisting the temptation" of applying protectionist policies. "These kinds of policies might be well-intended, but inevitably fail," said Locke. The Sec [...]
2009-09-29 21:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO938Santiago Sept. 30 Media Report
[...] The Executive Office submitted a bill to Congress that creates a ministry for indigenous affairs and a new agency to implement indigenous policies (Government-owned La Nacion, 9/30). Secretary Locke -------------------- 2. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Loc [...]
2009-09-30 16:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO948Santiago Oct. 1 Media Report
[...] Jorge Navarrete, director of the local chapter of Transparency International (TI),"Chile, Transparente," resigned amid a controversy regarding the local organization's lack of thoroughness and impartiality (All dailies, 10/2). "Salitre" Military Exercise ------------------- [...]
2009-10-02 12:56:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO950Santiago Oct. 2 Media Report
[...] The Antofagasta Regional Environmental Commission (Corema) ordered gas company "Geotermica del Norte" to cease exploration activities near El Tatio geyser field in northern Chile. On September 8 operations resulted in a leak that sent water shooting 197 feet into the air, cau [...]
2009-10-05 12:38:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO958Santiago October 5 Media Report
[...] Gas company "Geotermica del Norte" was able to close the leak caused by its exploration activities near El Tatio geyser field in northern Chile on September 8 (All dailies, 10/5). U.S.-Related News ------------------------ 2. Women's National Service (Sernam) Ministe [...]
2009-10-05 21:50:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO962Santiago October 6 Media Report
[...] Chile ranked first in Latin America and 44th globally in the United Nations Development Program index on human development. The ranking includes variables such as life expectancy (78.5 years),per capita GDP, and access to health and education. Social and gender inequity were two var [...]
2009-10-06 18:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO99 CHILE MEDIA REPORT -FEBRUARY 3
[...] Dailies highlighted that Chile will host the Summit of the Progressive Governance Network in Vina del Mar in late March, and the leaders of Australia, Germany, Great Britain, Spain, Argentina, and Brazil are expected to attend. U.S.-Related News ----------------- 2. 14-year old Marcos Ro [...]
2009-02-03 15:22:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTIAGO996Santiago Oct. 20 Media Report
[...] A protected witness revealed that the five individuals implicated in last week's attack in the Region of Araucania, where a toll booth was destroyed and several trucks were set on fire, were planning to attack trucks transporting gas and oil from Argentina (Conservative, influential [...]
2009-10-20 19:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL SNAR EFIN CI
09SANTODOMINGO1205NEW NATIONAL ENERGY COMMISSION PRESIDENT DOUBTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Recently-appointed President of the National Energy Commission (CNE) Enrique Ramirez expresses a commitment to incorporating ethanol into the Dominican Republic's fuel equation, doubts that ethanol production within the country is economically feasible, and hopes to set up a p [...]
2009-10-09 14:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON SENV DR
09SANTODOMINGO1253CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR CAUTIOUSLY OPTIMISTIC ON
[...] (C) Summary: Dominican Central Bank Governor Hector Valdez Albizu, during a 10/22 meeting with Charge, expressed his optimism that the Dominican Republic (DR) would register 2.5 to three percent growth this year, rising to above five percent growth in 2010. He acknowledged that the Government [...]
2009-10-27 13:26:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV PREL DR
09SANTODOMINGO1329WHA P/DAS KELLY'S DISCUSSIONS WITH PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ AND
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In a 12/10 meeting with visiting WHA P/DAS Craig Kelly, President Leonel Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso stated that the Government of the Dominican Republic (GoDR) shares the USGbs views on resolving the Honduran crisis, is actively seeking to facilitate [...]
2009-12-15 15:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETPREL DR HO
09SANTODOMINGO155CHARGE'S MEETING WITH FERNANDEZ: LETTER OF CREDIT,
[...] (U) This is an action request; please see para. 5. 2. (SBU) On February 2, the Charge met with President Fernandez at the President's request. Fernandez inquired about the possibility of the U.S. Federal Reserve providing a stand-by letter of credit to the GODR. He noted that the Federal [...]
2009-02-03 19:07:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN CVIS KCRM DR
09SANTODOMINGO286INDEPENDENCE DAY SPEECH: VINTAGE FERNANDEZ
[...] (U) In his Independence Day speech on February 27, President Fernandez was optimistic about the local economy's ability to weather the global economic crisis. Focusing largely on the economic accomplishments of 2008, Fernandez noted that GDP grew 5.3 percent, inflation was 4.5 percent and for [...]
2009-03-06 13:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO449SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 12:53:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO456SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 12:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO459SCENESETTER FOR THE SECRETARY'S VISIT TO THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-14 14:58:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD DR
09SANTODOMINGO518LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LEGAT RETRAINER (1 NAME),
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 2. 2. (U) Post requests Department's assistance in processing Leahy human rights vetting for the following LEGAT sponsored individual who has been selected for Retrainer training, scheduled to start 18 May 2009. Post has no disqualifying information. [...]
2009-05-01 11:03:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MARR PGOV DR
09SANTODOMINGO964PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SEEKS BILAT WITH POTUS,
[...] (C) President Leonel Fernandez, in an 8/24 meeting with Charge, DCM and EconPol Counselor: -- Requested a bilateral with POTUS on the margins of the UNGA or in Washington; -- Indicated that he favors people with experience in the community they will be serving to occupy consular positi [...]
2009-08-25 18:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPREL ODIP PGOV ECON DR
09SAOPAULO104EMBRAER'S CURADO -- ADVICE ON FX2 AND VIEWS ON THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Sobel met with Embraer CEO Federico Curado on January 30 to discuss Curado's views on the FX2 sale, as well hear about how the financial crisis has affected the company's sales. Curado stressed the political nature of the decision, stating that in addition to technol [...]
2009-02-19 19:10:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS ETTC BR
09SAOPAULO107Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 17 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 21:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO108Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 18 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 21:43:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO11BRAZILIAN MEDIUM-SIZE BANKS: KEY TO SMES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Representatives from five medium-size banks and the World Bank's International Finance Corporation met at Consulate General Sao Paulo on December 18 to discuss the operating environment for medium-size banks, major problems in the sector, and possible steps forward for 2009. T [...]
2009-01-08 15:15:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO121OUTLOOK FOR BRAZILIAN NATURAL GAS MARKET POSITIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's Congress has passed natural gas legislation that would create specific roles for production, distribution, and commercialization of natural gas. The original bill, passed by Brazil's lower house in August 2007 and then with revisions in the Senate on December 3, clari [...]
2009-03-04 13:11:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO126 OUTDATED LABOR LAWS MAY ENCOURAGE LAYOFFS
[...] (U) Summary: According to Brazilian labor economists, Brazil's outdated labor laws are inflexible and may result in companies laying off workers rather than preserving employment through negotiation in times of crisis. Therefore, some laws enacted to protect workers' rights paradoxically cau [...]
2009-03-06 16:27:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB EFIN ECON EIND PGOV PHUM SOCI BR
09SAOPAULO136MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-11 13:58:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO138MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 17:07:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO142Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 13- 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 21:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO144Media Reaction to Obama-Lula Meeting March 14 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 14, 2009 President Obama met with President Lula of Brazil in Washington, D.C. at the White House and the meeting was covered extensively by the Brazilian media. The following media reaction cable summarizes some of the Sao Paulo based Brazilian media reports published [...]
2009-03-16 14:47:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON KMDR KPAO PREL OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO146Media Reaction Sao Paulo; March 14- 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 20:12:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO15Mideast-- Gaza, Arab-Israeli engagement; Sco Paulo
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 13:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO161 Media Reaction-Global Economy: Financial market crisis;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 19:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO164MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: FINANCIAL MARKET CRISIS;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-23 16:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO18 BRAZIL MAKES PROGRESS AGAINST TIP
[...] (U) Summary: The year 2008 saw continued improvement in the fight against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in Brazil. Despite prickly reactions to U.S. pressure, as evidenced by discussions between U.S. and Brazilian officials during a June G/TIP visit (Reftels A and B),the fight against human [...]
2009-01-09 17:35:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF KCRM PHUM ELAB KTIP BR
09SAOPAULO182 OUTREACH TO AFRO-BRAZILIANS - TAKING OBAMA TO THE
[...] (U) Summary: Traditional Afro-Brazilian community (quilombo) leaders expressed admiration for President Obama and were pleased to hear about the U.S.-Brazil Joint Action Plan Against Racism (JAPR) during Poloff's February 10 visit to the Vale do Ribeira region of Sao Paulo State. Quilombos a [...]
2009-03-25 10:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM SCUL SOCI PGOV INR KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO185Media Reaction Sao Paulo - Global Economy: financial
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 18:08:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO187 MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: UPCOMING G-20 SUMMIT;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 18:09:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO189Media Reaction Sao Paulo - Africa: Sudan, Darfur violence,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 11:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP KPAO XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO19BLUE LANTERN CASE 050136184
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In response to reftel, Econoff visited AVIBRAS munitions manufacturing site and met with company president Sami Hassuani on January 8. The company appears to have adequate security measures to protect sensitive USML items. Hassuani provided copious documentation to support th [...]
2009-01-09 17:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC MY BR
09SAOPAULO192TAM AIRLINES PANICS AS ANAC PLANS TO LIFT PRICE
[...] (C) Summary: International flights originating from Brazil have long been subject to price floors, resulting in high profit margins for airlines. The Brazilian Aviation Agency (ANAC) has announced that it intends to gradually remove these price floors in 2009. In a March 6 meeting with Braz [...]
2009-03-31 11:54:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON BR
09SAOPAULO194AUTO SECTOR COMMENTS ON STATUS AMID ECONOMIC
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On March 6, Ambassador Sobel met separately with General Motors (GM) MERCOSUL President Jaime Ardila, and the Brazilian National Automobile Manufacturer's Association (ANFAVEA) President Jackson Schneider. Both executives are bullish about car sales in Brazil, crediting the Gove [...]
2009-03-31 18:07:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALECON EIND EFIN ELAB BR
09SAOPAULO200 BRAZIL'S MST LANDLESS MOVEMENT: MARGINALIZED OR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless People's Movement (MST) increased activity in recent months in the run up to "Red April," the traditional high season for MST land invasions. The main reason for the uptick in activity, according to observers, is the MST's weakness. Increasingly ignored by its fo [...]
2009-04-01 19:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO203 MEDIA REACTION: Global Economy-G-20 Summit SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 21:03:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO204THE FINANCIAL CRISIS AND BRAZIL'S ELECTRICITY SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's electricity demand generally follows economic growth and recent data confirms a big dip in consumption, particularly from the industrial sector. The electricity sector itself should suffer minimal impacts as most companies are well-capitalized and were financially sou [...]
2009-04-03 13:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO206 Media Reaction Sao Paulo- G20 surpasses expectations-
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-03 13:54:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO208 BRAZIL'S REGIONAL CITIES FEEL THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's regional cities in Sao Paulo State and Minas Gerais are feeling the effects of the financial crisis. During a March 16-19 outreach visit to several interior cities, local business leaders indicated that the current financial crisis created a vicious cycle of falling ex [...]
2009-04-06 12:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON EFIN ETRD EAGR BR
09SAOPAULO212 Media Reaction Sao Paulo- Attention on China, The Death of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 18:13:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO213 Media Reaction Sao Paulo- After the frenzy, Obama
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-07 18:29:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO216BRAZIL'S ECONOMY: SLIDING BELOW ZERO PERCENT GROWTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil's growth has collapsed more sharply than might be expected given the country's limited dependence on exports and limited leverage in the banking, corporate, and household sectors. The more important transmission channel of weak global conditions is probably its negative [...]
2009-04-09 13:35:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO218MEDIA REACTION - Media Reaction SP Weekend Edition- IMF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 21:28:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO220 ZERO OVERSTAYS FOR EMPLOYEES OF MAJOR BRAZILIAN AIRLINE
[...] Summary: A recent study of 1,349 non-immigrant visas (NIV) issued to employees of TAM Linhas Aereas S.A. (TAM) at Consulate General Sao Paulo in 2008 indicated that all individuals reviewed in the sample study returned to Brazil after their trips to the United States. The results illustrate t [...]
2009-04-14 19:06:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS PREL KRFD KCRM SMIG BR
09SAOPAULO222BRAZIL: MUDDLING THROUGH WITH MERCOSUL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mercosul is overly politicized and structurally defective, particularly for a major emerging economic power like Brazil, according to participants in a 4/7/09 Consulate-sponsored roundtable. However, membership in this organization provides some economic benefits to Brazil even [...]
2009-04-15 15:50:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO224MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, GOVERNANCE;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 16:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO23Media Reaction: Middle East: Gaza and Brazil; Sco Paulo
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-13 13:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO230MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Antarctica, Obama, G20, Venezuela
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 13:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO233MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Cuba-Castro, Iran, and Mercosul
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 16:41:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO234MEDIA REACTION SAO PAULO: Summit of the Americas
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-21 16:45:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO240MEDIA REACTION - Western Hemisphere: Summit of Americas;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-24 16:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO241A NORMAL ECONOMY - BRAZIL AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Although Brazil has experienced a large shock as a result of the global economic downturn, it has weathered this shock much more effectively than past shocks due to greater economic flexibility, large foreign reserves, and a decline in inflation pass-through pressures that has [...]
2009-04-24 19:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO250Media Reaction Sao Paulo- Swine Flu, Upcoming Visit of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 20:03:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO253MEDIA REACTION: SWINE FLU; SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-29 11:20:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO260Media Reaction SAO PAULO Doha-Ahmadinejad-H1N1 Flu and
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 16:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO265Brazil: Morgan Stanley's Dismal View of 2009 Growth
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economic growth in Brazil will fall to negative 4.5 percent this year, Morgan Stanley country manager Daniel Goldberg told Ambassador Sobel in an April 23 meeting. Goldberg cited low corporate confidence and weak industrial production numbers as the main drivers. His firm exp [...]
2009-05-06 10:48:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO266MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA; SOUTH AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-06 13:22:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO27FX2: VIEWS FROM AVIBRAS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 12, the Ambassador met with Sami Yousseff Hassuani, the President of Defense Contractor AVIBRAS, to discuss the company's views on the current Brazilian fighter competition. Hassuani stated that the final decision on the fighter will be largely a political determina [...]
2009-01-14 16:06:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC MARR BR
09SAOPAULO273GOVERNOR JOSE SERRA STRONGLY POSITIONED FOR 2010,
[...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo Governor and leading candidate for the PSDB nomination Jose Serra will likely win Brazil's presidency in 2010, Brazil President Fernando Henrique Cardoso told the Ambassador on April 23. Serra's academic background, his strong ethic of public service and the Governor' [...]
2009-05-12 16:48:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR EFIN ETRD ECON BR
09SAOPAULO28MEDIA REACTION: BREAKING WITH THE BUSH DOCTRINE SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 12:41:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO280 THE BANCO DO BRASIL LEADERSHIP SHAKEUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Lula announced last month a leadership change at the Banco do Brasil (BB),replacing independent-minded Francisco de Lima Neto with PT-loyalist Aldemir Bendine. The shakeup is intended to expand credit in an economy where consumers and businesses have long paid high [...]
2009-05-14 14:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO29Media Reaction: Breaking with the Bush Doctrine- Sao Paulo
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 12:44:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO309"Land is Life": Indians vs. Agro-Industry in Mato Grosso do
[...] (U) Summary: Indigenous groups and agriculturalists disagree vigorously over land rights in Mato Grosso do Sul state, and observers on both sides see no easy solution to a problem with economic and cultural dimensions. On one side, the GOB, NGOs and indigenous groups insist that state governm [...]
2009-05-21 17:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO31DELFIM NETTO: PERSPECTIVES ON FX2, FINANCIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On January 12, Ambassador Sobel met with Antonio Delfim Netto. (NOTE: Delfim Netto is a three-time former Minister, former Federal Deputy, and currently an economics professor at the University of Sao Paulo. He writes a newspaper column, which is well read by the political el [...]
2009-01-15 17:51:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC EFIN MARR BR
09SAOPAULO310THE "OBAMA ADVANTAGE" AT 100-PLUS DAYS
[...] (U) Summary: President Obama's popularity translates into an "Obama Advantage" that post has used to gin up outreach efforts and build reporting contacts. A post-generated Obama PowerPoint has proven to have far greater longevity than we had anticipated, and we continue to get speaker request [...]
2009-05-22 14:11:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAO PINR OIIP KIRC ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO311Media Reaction Sao Paulo- North Korea, al Qaeda in Brazil,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-26 20:17:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO312MEDIA REACTION: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: DPRK, NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 11:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
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
09SAOPAULO317The MST Method: Work the State, Alienate the Locals
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Landless Rural Worker's Movement (MST) follows a pre-planned methodology in its land seizures that includes leveraging contacts within the GOB's National Institute of Colonization and Agricultural Reform (INCRA) to help select targets, according to MST expert Clifford Welch [...]
2009-05-29 13:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAGR ELAB PHUM PINS EINV SOCI ASEC BR
09SAOPAULO320BRAZILIAN ECONOMY SHOWING FIRST SIGNS OF RECOVERY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazil increasingly appears to be in a state of early economic expansion. Recent market and sentiment indicators have shown improvement. More importantly, contacts have started speaking with much greater optimism about Brazil's outlook and their willingness to take risk than e [...]
2009-06-01 14:33:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO332CONTINUED INTEGRITY OF SAO PAULO REFERRAL PROGRAM
[...] Summary: A validation study of all 1,333 short-term visitor visas issued during FY2008 under Consulate General Sao Paulo's referral program found only one overstay and one other problematic referral, both Class "B" referrals. In order to further strengthen the integrity of its referral progra [...]
2009-06-08 19:16:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS ASEC BR
09SAOPAULO343MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S JUNE 4 SPEECH IN CAIRO: A NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 17:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO344MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY; SAO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 17:25:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO345MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT'S JUNE 4 SPEECH IN CAIRO, SAO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 17:29:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO35Media Reaction: Middle East and the Inauguration
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-20 13:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO356MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN POST ELECTION DEVELOPMENTS; GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-23 17:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO366BRAZIL:AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Ambassador Sobel met June 15 with former Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso (FHC) to discuss the activities of FHC,s think tank and possible areas of cooperation. Cardoso spoke at length about Sao Paulo Governor and presumptive 2010 PSDB Presidential candidate Jose Serra. FHC [...]
2009-06-25 13:35:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALBR ECON EFIN PGOV PINR PREL
09SAOPAULO367BRAZIL: PRIVATE SECTOR AND CENTRAL BANK DISCUSS BILAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S.-Brazil bilateral relationship is probably at a multi-decade high, thanks in part to institutions like the CEO Forum, which provide a flexible vehicle for the business sector to move the relationship forward, according to Sao Paulo private sector and Central Bank interlo [...]
2009-06-25 14:25:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EFIN SENV BR
09SAOPAULO372Brazil: Pragmatism, Uncertainty Temper Theory at Leftist
[...] (U) Summary: The ongoing financial crisis is focused on the core countries of the world economy, and so opens opportunities for Brazil and other South American countries to assert themselves, according to participants in a June 20-21 international meeting of leftist organizations in Sao Paulo. [...]
2009-06-30 14:45:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO373 WHY IS BRAZIL'S COST OF CREDIT SO HIGH?
[...] (SBU) Summary: Consumers and businesses pay more for loans in Brazil than they do in almost any other country, with average interest rates on credit cards of 200 percent and some of the highest banking spreads in the world. While the GOB blames banks (and vice-versa) for the high real intere [...]
2009-06-30 14:47:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO391BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS ON FREE TRADE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Private sector leaders from the powerful Sao Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP) emphasized their growing interest in negotiating a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT),a Bilateral Tax Treaty (BTT),as well as liberalizing trade with Mexico and the United States, during meeting [...]
2009-07-07 13:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD BR
09SAOPAULO393MEDIA REACTION: - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; SOUTH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 14:59:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO396MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP; GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 16:07:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO407MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT OBAMA IN RUSSIA,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 17:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO410MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-13 12:34:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO414PROSPECTS FOR FOOD SECURITY COOPERATION WITH BRAZIL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As the world's second largest food exporter, one of the largest sources of arable land, and a long experience in developing new seed varieties and agricultural practices, Brazil is natural partner for addressing global food security. As part of the Economic Policy Dialogue (EPD) p [...]
2009-07-13 17:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON PREL PGOV BR
09SAOPAULO421AFTER CAIRO: PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH ECHOES IN
[...] (SBU) President Obama's June 4 address to the world's Muslim population has echoed favorably in both Sao Paulo's Muslim and non-Muslim communities, producing distinct reactions within key groups. Moderate Sunni Muslims, many of them eager to work with the U.S., were euphoric, as reported Ref [...]
2009-07-16 16:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR KPAO PGOV PREL PTER
09SAOPAULO433CAIRO FOLLOW-UP: POSSIBLE PROJECTS IN SAO PAULO
[...] (U) Post has continued its Muslim engagement through a series of consultations in the wake of President Obama's June 4 Cairo Speech (Ref A). While much remains to be done, we have come up with a tentative road map of initiatives, starting with the simplest and moving to more complex, to incr [...]
2009-07-22 18:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL KIVP KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO437MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM; SCO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-24 10:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO447MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: HONDURAS, COUP;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 12:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO448MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 16:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO454MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 12:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO458MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: CHINA AND GLOBAL ECONOMY;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-29 16:34:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO465MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA, FARC, SCO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 14:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO47Media Reaction: So Help Me God
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 15:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO472MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 10:46:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO473MEDIA REACTION: MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA, FARC, SCO PAULO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 10:46:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO474MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, FARC,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-06 13:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO48MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION-NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 16:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO487MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATION,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 16:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO488MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 16:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO489MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA, FARC, U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-11 16:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO496MEDIA REACTION - WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 14:32:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO497MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: CLIMATE CHANGE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 12:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO5BRAZILIAN CURRENCY DEPRECIATION: AFFECTING THE ECONOMY?
[...] (U) Summary: Brazil's currency depreciated by more than 40 percent against the USD since the global financial crisis hit Brazil. The depreciation has less to do with Brazil's economic fundamentals and more with global risk aversion and the rush to U.S. Dollars. The strength of the Brazilian [...]
2009-01-07 10:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD 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
09SAOPAULO507MEDIA REACTION - SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: AFGHANISTAN,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 12:33:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO528MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-09 14:32:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO531BRAZILIAN BUSINESS SEES RECOVERY UNDERWAY
[...] SUMMARY: Following two quarters of economic contraction, most Brazilian private sector representatives agree the local economy is solidly on the road to recovery. Restored domestic consumer confidence and strong domestic demand are fueling business optimism. Underlying factors contributing to [...]
2009-09-09 17:26:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR
09SAOPAULO535MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 13:58:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO536MEDIA REACTION - BRAZIL'S FX-2 BID
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 19:18:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO537MEDIA REACTION - FX-2 BID; DRAFT BILL WAXMAN-MARKEY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 16:52:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO549BRAZIL: PUBLIC BANKS' RISING INFLUENCE BRINGS INCREASED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Public bank growth in Brazil has played a positive counter-cyclical role against the impact of the global financial crisis, but has also raised concerns. In the near-term, continued growth in public bank lending could accelerate inflation. Over the longer term, public banks may [...]
2009-09-15 13:00:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EINV BR
09SAOPAULO55SOFT POWER GOLD: PRESIDENT OBAMA INSPIRES AFRO-BRAZILIANS
[...] (U) Summary: Sao Paulo's leading Afro-Brazilians organized a packed (300-plus person) dinner event attended by the community's leading figures, from celebrities to successful business persons, to celebrate President Barack Obama's inauguration on January 20. The atmosphere was euphoric. The [...]
2009-01-27 16:41:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO551LEADING PSDB PRESIDENTIAL CONTENDERS STEER AWAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the past week, potential candidate for the Democratic Socialist Party of Brazil (PSDB) presidential nomination and current Minas Gerais Governor Aecio Neves -- though still a candidate for the PSDB nomination -- has backed off from his former insistence that the party must [...]
2009-09-17 20:11:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL KPAO BR
09SAOPAULO552MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: PROTECTIONISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 12:55:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO556MEDIA REACTION - KIRK'S VISIT; RACISM AGAINST OBAMA;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 17:42:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO558WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PCC?
[...] (SBU) Summary: For three days in May 2006, the imprisoned leaders of the Sao Paulo-based criminal organization, the First Capital Command (PCC),orchestrated uprisings in Sao Paulo's streets and in Brazil's prisons that killed almost fifty police, captured global headlines and paralyzed the n [...]
2009-09-22 17:29:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV PREL SNAR BR AVERY
09SAOPAULO569MEDIA REACTION- OBAMA'S SPEECH AT THE U.N.; FX-2 BID;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-25 19:08:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO57Media Reaction Sao Paulo January 27 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-27 18:07:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO571MEDIA REACTION - Criticism of Brazil's Role in Honduras
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 14:34:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO587MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 14:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO589MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-30 16:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO59MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 11:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO590MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS/OUSTED PRESIDENT ZELAYA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 18:20:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO599CHARGE MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN PRIVATE SECTOR CO-CHAIR OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Charge d'Affaires, Sao Paulo Consul General and Senior Commercial Officer met October 1 with Josue Gomes da Silva, President of leading textile maker Coteminas and the Brazilian private sector co-chair for the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum. In a long informal meeting, Gomes da Silva sai [...]
2009-10-09 10:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV BR
09SAOPAULO601LABOR LEADERS' POSITIVE OUTLOOK
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent discussions, Sao Paulo labor leaders were positive on the voice of unions in Brazilian economic policy. Sector representatives praised U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Kirk's September 16 visit, expressing gratitude for his interest in their views on trade but indicate [...]
2009-10-13 17:57:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI SCUL EFIN ECON PREL BR
09SAOPAULO602SAO PAULO EXPERTS DETAIL CONTINUING HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) Summary: Forced labor, lack of land titles, Trafficking in Persons (TIP),the pace of justice and poor prison conditions emerged as recurring themes in an extensive round of recent meetings with Sao Paulo (SP) human rights experts. While contacts cited improvements --a rise in the number [...]
2009-10-13 18:24:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI SCUL PREL BR
09SAOPAULO609MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL AT THE SECURITY COUNCIL AND U.S.
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 10:01:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO619Sao Paulo Opinion Split on Honduras
[...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo pundits and politicos are strongly split on Brazilbs role in Honduras. Mainstream academic experts in this generally pro-PSDB state criticized Brazilbs shielding of Zelaya as adventurist, counter-productive and contradictory of the countrybs traditional policy of no [...]
2009-10-27 16:49:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR ES GT HO BR
09SAOPAULO62Media Reaction Sao Paulo January 28 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 13:45:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO624BRAZIL: NEW TAX UNLIKELY TO CURB REAL APPRECIATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Brazilian government's (GoB) October 20 decision to re-impose a two percent tax on financial transactions (IOF) in order to curb appreciation of the local currency is unlikely to have a significant impact controlling the Real's rise or on foreign direct investment. The IOF a [...]
2009-10-26 18:00:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL BR
09SAOPAULO63MEDIA REACTION: NEW ADMINISTRATION'S FOREIGN POLICY;
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-29 14:59:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO630BRAZILIAN MIDDLE CLASS ON THE RISE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazil's middle class, as measured in income terms, has grown rapidly in recent years and now represents approximately half of the population according to government figures and independent analysis. Coinciding with this rise in incomes, more Brazilians are gaining access to pro [...]
2009-10-27 18:50:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL PGOV CVIS BR
09SAOPAULO640FOR RELEASE: ARREST OF THREE OUT-OF-STATE U.S. VISA FRAUD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Three of the most notorious visa fraud facilitators, based out of the neighboring state of Minas Gerais, provided the first real challenge for the Assistant Regional Security Officer Investigator (ARSO/I) Sao Paulo program. Amidst a steady flow of the facilitators' clients targ [...]
2009-11-04 11:57:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CVIS KCRM KTIP KFRD PGOV PREL
09SAOPAULO642MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 16:31:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR
09SAOPAULO644MEDIA REACTION: COLOMBIA BASES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 16:34:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR
09SAOPAULO646MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 20:36:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP XM XR BR XF KMDR
09SAOPAULO648MEDIA REACTION: BASES IN COLOMBIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 15:13:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO650SAO PAULO ECONOMIC AND ESTH ROUND-UP, OCTOBER 15-30, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Below is the first in a new series of biweekly economic round-up cables from Consulate General Sao Paulo. This cable covers the period of October 15-30, 2009. The purpose of the new series is to highlight economic, energy, environmental, transportation, and science and technology [...]
2009-11-06 13:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG PGOV ELAB EFIN EAGR SENV BR
09SAOPAULO652BRAZIL'S AUTO SECTOR'S SUCCESS TO BE TESTED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a largely successful effort to mitigate the worst impact of the global financial crisis, the Brazilian government provided tax breaks for industrialized products (IPI) at the end of 2008 to boost Brazil's auto sector. As a result, the sector has served as one of the engines i [...]
2009-11-06 14:37:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN BR ELAB
09SAOPAULO653Scenesetter for SR Farah Pandith's Visit to Brazil: Sao Paulo's Muslims
[...] (U) Post is delighted to host Special Representative (SR) Farah Pandith's first visit to Latin America, November 22-23. Brazil offers a unique context for engaging the local Muslim communities. The country hosts a significant (400-500 thousand) Muslim minority that lives within a larger society t [...]
2009-11-20 12:18:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPGOV OEXC OIIP PHUM PINR PINS PROP SCUL PTER BR
09SAOPAULO660PT Insiders Say Don't Count Dilma Out
[...] (SBU) Summary: Workers Party (PT) insiders acknowledge Dilma Rousseff's 2010 presidential candidacy has run into some problems, but express confidence her campaign will rebound. Across a series of recent meetings, PT leaders in Sao Paulo say Dilma can come from behind and beat likely PSDB no [...]
2009-11-10 10:40:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL KPAO KIRF BR
09SAOPAULO662SAO PAULO ACTIVISTS DESCRIBE AFRO-BRAZILIAN CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Key human rights and antidiscrimination contacts spoke with visiting Equal Employment and Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Acting Chairman Stuart Ishimaru October 20 in the run-up to the Joint Action Plan Against Racism (JAPER) meeting in Salvador October 21. While all saw improvem [...]
2009-11-10 17:04:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SOCI SCUL EAID KPAO ELAB BR
09SAOPAULO663Engaging Sao Paulo's Muslim Communities: SMRC Pandith's
[...] (C) Summary: Sao Paulo offers unique possibilities for Muslim engagement, many of which were evident throughout Special Representative to Muslim Communities (SRMC) Farah Pandith's November 22-23 visit. The major Sunni and politically moderate Muslims were delighted to receive SMRC Pandit [...]
2009-12-08 18:46:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PINR PHUM PREL SCUL KISL KPAO OEXC BR
09SAOPAULO667SAO PAULO LEADERS OUTLINE CONCERNS WITH GOB TO WHA A/S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On the final leg of his week-long visit to the Southern Cone, Western Hemisphere Affairs Assistant Secretary Arturo Valenzuela met with leading political and economic observers in Sao Paulo, who expressed concern with Brazil's foreign policy, public spending, and political maneu [...]
2009-12-29 16:53:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EFIN BR
09SAOPAULO67FIESP CALLS FOR A BILATERAL TRADE DIALOGUE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On Monday, January 19, Ambassador Sobel met with FIESP (Federation of Industries of Sao Paulo) President Paulo Skaf, FIESP's chief trade negotiator, Mario Marconini, and others. Skaf and Marconini underscored FIESP's concerns over the perceived Foreign Ministry's inactivity [...]
2009-01-30 17:58:00Consulate Sao PauloCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN EINV ENRG BR
09SAOPAULO672MEDIA REACTION: U.S. BASES IN COLOMBIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 14:02:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO684MEDIA REACTION: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BRAZIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 20:33:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OPRC KMDR BR XM XR
09SAOPAULO686MEDIA REACTION: AHMADINEJAD VISITS BRAZIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 19:09:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR
09SAOPAULO688Brazil's Natural Gas Output to Rise, but Challenges Remain
[...] (SBU) Summary: The potential natural gas reserves found in Brazil's offshore pre-salt cluster could help boost domestic production and reduce Brazil's dependency on foreign natural gas, possibly as early as 2020. According to energy sector experts at a conference sponsored by Gas Energy, while [...]
2009-11-25 14:14:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV
09SAOPAULO690MEDIA REACTION: AHAMADINEJAD'S VISIT TO BRAZIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-25 19:05:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR
09SAOPAULO692MEDIA REACTION: HONDURAS ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 10:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO694MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL AND CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 13:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR KGHG
09SAOPAULO696MEDIA REACTION: BRAZIL-U.S. RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-27 18:32:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR
09SAOPAULO698MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND THE IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 19:27:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC OIIP BR XM XR KMDR IR
09SAOPAULO70 LAY OFFS LEAVE THE GOB AND UNIONS PLAYING CATCH UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: After years of economic growth and relative labor calm, a sudden spate of layoffs and rumors of further cuts seem to have caught both Brazilian labor unions and the government off-guard. The swift deterioration in the labor market has led to public demonstrations and much fin [...]
2009-02-02 16:11:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON EIND EFIN PGOV PHUM PINR BR
09SAOPAULO702BRAZIL: Charge Discusses Tax, Trade and Cotton with AmCham
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a November 20 meeting with Charg???? d'Affaires (CDA) Kubiske, Sao Paulo American Chamber of Commerce (AMCHAM) Director Gabriel Rico stressed the Brazilian private sector's interest in continued collaboration with the United States. Specifically, Rico suggested that the new A [...]
2009-12-04 12:49:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV BR EFIN KPAO
09SAOPAULO706SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, NOVEMBER 16-30, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of November 16-30, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: the upcoming first wind power au [...]
2009-12-08 11:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD BR PGOV ENRG
09SAOPAULO708Sao Paulo Nominee for Presidential Entrepreneurship Summit
[...] Sao Paulo Brazil nominates Andre Luz Lara Mello to participate in President Obama's summit for Young Muslim Entrepreneurs during the first quarter of 2010 per State 112468. 2. Sao Paulo hosts Brazil's and South America's largest concentration of Muslim communities. Most Brazilian Musl [...]
2009-12-09 12:10:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL SOCI
09SAOPAULO71Media Reaction Sao Paulo Weekend February 01 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 17:03:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO720LAUNCH OF SAO PAULO MONTHLY HUMAN RIGHTS AND LABOR SWEEP
[...] Summary: The following is the first in a new monthly series summarizing human rights and labor developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District (i.e. the states of Sao Paulo, Parana, Santa Catarina, Rio Grande do Sul and Mato Grosso do Sul) not covered in broader reporting. POLICE DETAIL [...]
2009-12-15 17:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV BR PHUM ELAB SOCI EAID KPAO KCRM
09SAOPAULO724MEDIA REACTION: U.S.- BRAZIL RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-16 10:09:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC XM XR OIIP KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO728SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, DECEMBER 1-15, 2009
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable covers the period of December 1-15, 2009. It highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District not covered by broader reporting. Some significant developments during the period were: Brazil's bullet train project, re [...]
2009-12-16 16:47:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV BR ETRD EINV
09SAOPAULO732MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 18:26:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO736MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 15:47:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO738MEDIA REACTION: COPENHAGEN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 16:19:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO740MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BRAZIL RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 16:21:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO750MEDIA REACTION: REPRESSION IN IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-31 11:41:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP XM OPRC XR KMDR BR
09SAOPAULO81Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 06 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 17:43:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF BR
09SAOPAULO88BLUE LANTERN REQUEST 050139731 - DIGEX
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 9, econoff conducted a site visit to the Digex facility in Sao Jose dos Campos per reftel instructions. The company is bona fide and its security appears adequate to handle to handle U.S. Munitions List (USML) items. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Digex will not purc [...]
2009-02-10 16:38:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC BR
09SAOPAULO89Media Reaction Sao Paulo February 10 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-10 19:53:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR OPRC OIIP XM XR XF 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
09SAOPAULO92BRAZILIAN ETHANOL SECTOR AND THE FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The effects of the global financial crisis are visible within Brazil's sugar and ethanol sector with industry experts estimating that about 20 percent of Brazil's ethanol mills are suffering financial difficulty. Even though the fundamentals for the sector remain positive, and [...]
2009-02-11 18:30:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ENRG EFIN EINV BR
09SAOPAULO98 INL ANTICRIME PROGRAM BEARS FRUIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The State of Sao Paulo is making improvements to its once-notorious juvenile detention system (Fundacao CASA, formerly known as FEBEM),in part thanks to USG support. The improvements became clear during a February 3, 2009 visit to two such facilities by International Narcotic [...]
2009-02-13 16:01:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM SOCI KCRM SNAR ASEC BR
09SEOUL1177SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JULY 2009
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- South Korea's GDP Ranking Falls to Fifteenth Highest -- Inflation Rate Slows to 2 Percent in June -- Producer Prices Fall in June -- Trade Surplus Re [...]
2009-07-28 00:16:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
09SEOUL1316SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; August 17, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 23:52:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
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
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
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
09SEOUL45AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ROK NATIONAL SECURITY
[...] (C) Summary: During a cordial lunch at the Residence on January 7, the Ambassador and ROK National Security Advisor Kim Sung-hwan reviewed recent bilateral and regional developments. NSA Kim said President Lee Myung-bak looks forward to establishing a cooperative relationship with President [...]
2009-01-09 05:08:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KS KN
09SEOUL502SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; March 30, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 07:16:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL525SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 1, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 07:35:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL526SEOUL - MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-01 07:36:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KMDR KS US
09SEOUL676SEOUL - PRESS BULLETIN; April 28, 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 05:28:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ECON KPAO KS US
09SEOUL951SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - MAY 2009
[...] The third biennial summit of the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group, held in Seoul from May 18-21, reviewed progress that cities have made in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and assessed future challenges. At the summit, mayors and officials from the world's 40 biggest cities plus 17 affil [...]
2009-06-16 06:46:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG PREL TBIO TPHY TRGY TSPA KGHG KFLU KS
09SHANGHAI170CHINA'S GROWING TRADE AND INVESTMENT TIES WITH LATIN
[...] (C) Summary: Shanghai scholars said China's interest in Latin America remains primarily economic - securing natural resources and diversifying export markets amid the global economic downturn. China recognizes that it is facing an image problem in Latin America and is taking steps to address negati [...]
2009-04-15 03:25:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ETRD EFIN CH XM XL XR
09SHANGHAI248(SBU) SHANGHAI EMPHASIZES ECONOMIC GROWTH TO KIRK, LARSEN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 27-28 visit by U.S. Representatives Larsen and Kirk, a variety of interlocutors painted a picture of Shanghai responding to a sharp downturn in the local economy, but optimistic that the elements of longer-term growth are in place. AmCham Shanghai noted that mul [...]
2009-06-04 03:44:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCH ECON EFIN KIPR PGOV PREL SENV
09SHANGHAI251EAST CHINA COMMODITY EXPORTS HEADING FOR RECOVERY? YIWU
[...] (SBU) Summary: One of the largest manufacturing and trading centers in East China, the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang Province suffered in late 2008 from the global financial crisis but is seeing signs of recovery. The economic downturn has impacted different industries to varying degrees, with man [...]
2009-06-08 06:51:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN ETRD KIPR CH
09SHANGHAI70BAO STEEL GLOOMY ON QUICK ECONOMIC RECOVERY
[...] (SBU) Summary: China's largest steel producer, Bao Steel, is pessimistic about China's economic prospects through 2009. In a February 3 meeting with Bao Steel, Vice President Dai Zhihao said that demand in China's steel market remains lackluster with no sign of recovery. Although excess stoc [...]
2009-02-06 09:42:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EIND EINV ELAB PREL CH
09SHANGHAI89JIANGSU SCHOLARS SEEK CLEARER U.S. POLICIES ON FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) A desire for greater policy clarity by the United States dominated comments regarding the new U.S. administration by economists and sociologists at the Jiangsu Academy of Social Sciences. Jiangsu's export-dominated economy has suffered more than other parts of China with the global econo [...]
2009-02-20 09:03:00Consulate ShanghaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN ETRD EINV SOCI CH
09SINGAPORE1234SINGAPORE LAMENTS COPENHAGEN "TRENCH FIGHTING" BUT
[...] (U) Summary: As the United Nations Conference on Climate Change wound down in Copenhagen, Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong criticized the event's "sound and fury" and "trench fighting" in remarks to Singaporean journalists. Participants did not adopt the right frame of mind, he said. [...]
2009-12-23 04:55:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SENV KGHG SN
09SINGAPORE19 SINGAPORE EYES NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN LATIN AMERICA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's Prime Minister and other top officials took advantage of attendance at APEC meetings in Peru to strengthen and broaden relationships in Latin America. After years of mostly indifference to the region, Singapore is making a push to expand trade and investment in Lat [...]
2009-01-07 00:31:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ETRD SN
09SINGAPORE271SINGAPORE WELCOMES MTCR OUTREACH MISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the context of a regional outreach effort, Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) representatives met Singapore officials March 20 and exchanged briefings concerning the MTCR and Singapore's strategic goods control regime. GOS officials stressed the importance of working [...]
2009-03-24 00:34:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSTC ETTC PREL SN
09SINGAPORE695 SINGAPORE SWF TEMASEK REVERSES LEADERSHIP TRANSITION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Temasek Holdings, one of Singapore's two sovereign wealth funds, announced it had canceled plans for U.S. citizen Charles Goodyear to take over as CEO on October 1. Ho Ching, the current CEO and Executive Director (and PM Lee's wife) will remain in charge. The announcement abr [...]
2009-07-22 12:22:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN SN
09SINGAPORE715 SINGAPORE ELECTRONICS SECTOR RECOVERING, BUT FUTURE IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Singapore's electronics manufacturing sector is facing a transformative shift as it begins to recover from recession. The economic downturn gave a further push to a trend already underway as high-volume, lower value-added manufacturing departed Singapore for lower-cost produce [...]
2009-07-29 10:20:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV SN
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
09STATE100957SEPTEMBER 22 MEETING CONVENED BY OAS SG INSULZA
[...] Classified by WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon. Reason: 1.4 (b, d) 2. (U) September 22, 2009; 16:00; New York, USA. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon USUN Special Advisor Ron Godard Barbara Rocha (Notetaker) Other OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insul [...]
2009-09-28 19:44:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BR HO OAS CR
09STATE100988U/S OTERO,S SEPTEMBER 23 MEETING WITH BOLIVIA
[...] Classified by U/S Maria Otero (G). Reason: 1.4 (b) and (d) 2. (U) September 23, 2009; 11:00; New York, USA. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. U/S Maria Otero WHA A/S Thomas Shannon Laura Pena Barbara Rocha (Notetaker) Bolivia Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca UN Charge Pablo Solon 4. [...]
2009-09-28 20:56:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR BL
09STATE101367(U) ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON,S SEPARATE
[...] (U) September 23, 2009; various times; New York, USA. 2. (C) SUMMARY. In separate meetings with Italian Secretary of State Ezno Scotti, Guatemalan Foreign Minister Haroldo Rodas, and Paraguayan FM Hector Lacognata, Assistant Secretary Shannon described the current state of affairs in H [...]
2009-09-29 18:23:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR HO VT IT PA XK GT
09STATE101631A/S SHANNON,S SEPTEMBER 22 MEETING WITH HONDURAN
[...] Classified by WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon. Reason: 1.4 (b, d) 2. (U) September 22, 2009; 15:00; New York, USA. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon USUN Special Advisor Ron Godard Barbara Rocha (Notetaker) Honduras Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas Vic [...]
2009-09-30 13:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP SHANNON THOMAS PREL PGOV HO OAS
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
09STATE102548REVISED INSTRUCTION: HRC RESOLUTION ON THE
[...] Per RefB, the Department authorizes USDEL to join consensus, and deliver the explanation of position below, on REV1 of the resolution entitled "Follow up to the 10th Human Rights Council Special Session (Resolution 10/1) on the impact of the global economic and financial crisis on the universa [...]
2009-10-01 22:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM
09STATE102923(C/NF) AFTERMATH OF PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S RETURN TO
[...] (S) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE COVERAGE OF THE ONGOING CRISIS RELATED TO PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S RETURN TO HONDURAS. WE ARE PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN THE PROSPECTS OF VIOLENCE OCCURRING BETWEEN ZELAYA SUPPORTERS AND HONDURAN SECURITY FORCES. AS TIME AND RESOURCES ALLOW, WE WOULD WELCOME POST [...]
2009-10-02 18:18:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PINS PREL BR CS HO VE
09STATE103113U/S BURNS' SEPTEMBER 25, 2009 CONVERSATION WITH
[...] (U) September 25, 2009; 4:00 p.m.; New York City, NY, USA. 2. (U) Participants: UNITED STATES U/S Willian J. Burns DAS Christopher J. McMullen Sara Mangiaracina (WHA Notetaker) PERU FM Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde Luis Valdivieso, Peruvian Ambassador to the United States Luis Chavez [...]
2009-10-02 20:43:00Secretary of StateSECRETBR CU HO NU OVIP PE PINS PM PREL SNAR VE OAS
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
09STATE103767MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR) -- U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) BACKGROUND/ACTION REQUEST: Request Embassy Paris provide the four separate interagency-cleared proposals in paragraphs 3-6 below to the French Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Point of Contact (POC) for distribution [...]
2009-10-06 13:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE ETTC KSCA PARM PREL FR
09STATE103976(C) WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S SEPTEMBER
[...] Classified by WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon. Reason: 1.4 (b, d) 2. (U) September 24, 2009; 10:00; New York, USA. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon Jenna Ben-Yehuda (Notetaker) SPAIN Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Juan [...]
2009-10-06 15:15:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ECON EFIN ES HO
09STATE104723BRAZIL'S UNGA PRIORITIES: A/S BRIMMER'S SEPTEMBER
[...] SUMMARY. IO Assistant Secretary Esther Brimmer met with Brazilian Director-General for International Organizations Carlos Duarte on September 24 to discuss a wide range of multilateral issues, including peacekeeping, human rights, the Alliance of Civilizations, Brazil's non-permanent seat on t [...]
2009-10-07 21:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL
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
09STATE105819CWC: GUIDANCE FOR THE 58th SESSION OF THE OPCW
[...] (U) This document provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Fifty-eighth Session of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Executive Council (EC). The three significant political items on the agenda are: Appointment of a new Director-General, the Draft Program [...]
2009-10-10 00:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW
09STATE107298PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY
[...] Summary. On September 25-26 in New York, Secretary Clinton introduced the USG approach to combating global hunger and promoting food security. The Secretary underscored that a key component of the U.S. plan is the support of country-led programs through strong partnerships and collaborations [...]
2009-10-15 21:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD
09STATE109389UNGA: GUIDANCE FOR RESOLUTION ON UN CONGRESS ON
[...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 3. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly will consider its resolution on the UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice the week of October 26 in New York. The resolution is expected to be adopted by consensus. 3.(SBU) ACTION REQUE [...]
2009-10-22 19:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL SNAR UNCRIME UNGA
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
09STATE111693MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR): U.S.
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) Action request: The non-paper in paragraph 3 below provides a brief summary of Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)-related contacts between the U.S. and non-MTCR countries since the November 2008 Canberra MTCR Plenary. [...]
2009-10-29 15:42:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALBR ETTC FR KSCA MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA
09STATE112828DEMARCHE REQUEST ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph three. 2. (SBU) Summary. On September 15, South African Justice Richard Goldstone released the report of his fact-finding Mission into alleged violations of human rights and international humanitarian law in the fighting between Hamas [...]
2009-11-02 17:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL
09STATE113010GUINEA-BISSAU: UNSC CONSULTATIONS NOVEMBER 5
[...] (U) This is an action request. USUN may draw from the talking points in para 2 during the UN Security Council consultations on Guinea-Bissau November 5. 2. Begin points: --Key Objective: Reiterate our position that security sector reform (SSR) and counternarcotics work are paramount to [...]
2009-11-02 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNSC PREL PHUM SNAR PU XA XY
09STATE114601GICNT AND THE G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: DIFFERENT
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Berlin. 2. (SBU) State thanks post for delivering reftel B points to German MFA desk officer Dr. Bernd Rinnert. In response to his inquiries (reftel A),State requests that Post offer the following explanation about how the Global Initiative to Comb [...]
2009-11-06 13:55:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYGI GM PARM PREL PTER KGIC
09STATE114981(C/NF) KUDOS FOR PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION REPORTING
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO EXTEND THANKS TO ALL POSTS IN BRAZIL FOR RECENT HIGH-CALIBER REPORTING ON UPCOMING PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS IN BRAZIL, INCLUDING COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS OF CIRO GOMES AND AECIO NEVES. WE APPRECIATED DETAILS OF NEVES'S LIKELY PLATFORM, SHOULD HE ULTIMATELY RU [...]
2009-11-06 19:20:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PGOV BR
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
09STATE116023October 2009 Paris Club Meeting
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the October 2009 Paris Club "Tour d'Horizon," creditors expressed consternation over the $939 million payment made by Congo-Brazzaville to litigating creditors (a.k.a. vulture funds),which violated the GOC's commitment to seek terms from private creditors comparable to i [...]
2009-11-10 19:08:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID XM XA XH XB SF FR
09STATE116234CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA FRAUD PREVENTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Miami Passport Agency hosted a conference for Fraud Prevention Managers (FPMs) assigned to posts in South and Central America from September 15 - 17, 2009. The conference included 40 attendees from 19 different posts, the Department of Labor, the Department of Homeland Secur [...]
2009-11-10 22:47:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCMGT CASC CPAS CVIS KFRD
09STATE117719VOTING INSTRUCTION: JOIN CONSENSUS AND DELIVER
[...] The Department authorizes USDEL to join consensus on the resolution entitled &Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children8 based on the text of the resolution provided in reftel. 2. USDEL is further instructed to deliver the following explanation of position: The United States is com [...]
2009-11-14 00:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC SOCI UNGA
09STATE118094DEMARCHE REQUEST: MANAGING THE VISIT OF
[...] (U) This is an action request for Embassy Brasilia. Please see paragraphs 5-6. 2. (C) Summary. The Department requests Embassy Brasilia persuade Brazilian officials to use the expected November 23 visit of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Brazil to urge Iran's constructive engag [...]
2009-11-16 19:08:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALIR PGOV PHUM PREL AORC CASC BR
09STATE11869BLUE LANTERN: DISCUSSIONS WITH EMBASSY,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A team of export control experts from the Departments of State and Commerce met 22-24 September 2008 in Brasilia and Sao Paulo with country team, Brazilian government, and industry officials to discuss implementation of the Blue Lantern end-use monitoring program and U.S. export [...]
2009-02-09 21:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC BR
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
09STATE119079BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-license/pre-shipment check on license 050196988 for the export of firearms and ammunition to Brazil. Post is request [...]
2009-11-18 17:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC BR
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
09STATE120006(S/NF) BRAZIL'S INVOLVEMENT IN CONFLICT BETWEEN
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS ARE INTENSELY INTERESTED IN THE DEVELOPING CONFLICT BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES ALLOW, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT POST COULD PROVIDE ON BRAZIL'S POTENTIAL INVOLVEMENT AS A MEDIATOR IN THIS CONFLICT. MANY THANKS FROM WASHINGTON. A [...]
2009-11-20 17:39:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PREL BR CO VE
09STATE120172GLOBAL CONTEXT SECTION OF THE QDDR - SEEKING INPUT FROM THE
[...] Action request - see paragraph 5. 2. Defining the context in which the U.S. will be conducting its foreign policy over the next ten to fifteen years is a key element of the Department's Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review. This section of the broader report seeks above all to iden [...]
2009-11-20 20:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL SOCI
09STATE120241ANGOLA: TRANSPORT MINISTER'S MEETING WITH DOT
[...] (SBU) On November 4, 2009, Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood held a thirty-minute meeting with Angola,s Minister of Transport Augusto da Silva Tomas. The Minister spoke in great detail and with great enthusiasm (and without notes) about Angola,s integrated plan to completely restructure [...]
2009-11-20 21:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAO EAIR EINV ETRD PGOV PREL
09STATE120250ANGOLA: TRANSPORT MINISTER TELLS WASHINGTON
[...] (U) This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph 2. Summary and Action Request -------------------------- 2. (SBU) Angolan Minister of Transportation August da Silva Tomas and a delegation of Government of Angola transportation figures discussed future cooperation in supp [...]
2009-11-20 22:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAO EAIR EINV ETRD PGOV PREL
09STATE120453IRAN,S USE OF EDBI TO EXPAND ITS WORLDWIDE
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------------------ SUMMARY/BACKGROUND ------------------ 2. (S//REL BRAZIL, ECUADOR, KENYA, SOUTH AFRICA, UGANDA, SINGAPORE, UAE) As responsible countries around the world have decided to reduce their exposure to the proliferation-r [...]
2009-11-23 14:28:00Secretary of StateSECRETEFIN
09STATE122629A-BR ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:20:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122637B-K ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:24:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122638K-P ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:26:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122639PH-UL ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON
[...] (SBU) During the week of 7-12 December, the deeply problematic "combating defamation of religions" resolution, which seeks to undermine established human rights of freedom of religion and expression, will come to the plenary session at the UN General Assembly (UNGA) for a final vote. This r [...]
2009-11-30 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUN PHUM UNGA
09STATE122641V-Y ACTION REQUEST: DECEMBER VOTE ON "DEFAMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-30 20:27:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PHUM UN
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
09STATE123431ATTEMPTS BY IRANIAN FIRM TO ACQUIRE MACHINE TOOLS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Brasilia, Please see paragraph 3. 2. (S) Background: We want to alert the government of Brazil to a possible effort by the Iranian firm Machine Sazi Tabriz to acquire machine tools from a Brazilian company. Machine Sazi Tabriz is the largest manufa [...]
2009-12-02 15:53:00Secretary of StateSECRETPARM MTCRE PREL IR BR
09STATE124627(U) TENSIONS BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS HAVE INTENSE INTEREST IN THE DEVELOPING CONFLICT BETWEEN COLOMBIA AND VENEZUELA. AS TIME AND RESOURCES ALLOW, WE WOULD APPRECIATE ANY INSIGHT POST COULD PROVIDE THAT MIGHT SHED LIGHT ON HOW BOGOTA IS REACTING TO THE POLITICAL, ECONOMIC, AND MILITARY STEPS CARACAS [...]
2009-12-04 21:38:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR BEXP ECON ETRD PREL CO VE
09STATE125208UN SECURITY COUNCIL DECEMBER 8 THEMATIC DEBATE ON
[...] This is an action request. USUN may draw from the statement in paragraph 2 for the UN Security Council thematic debate on Drug Trafficking in West Africa on December 8. USUN is also instructed to join consensus on the UN Security Council Presidential Statement (PRST) on Drug Trafficking to be [...]
2009-12-07 23:18:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC XA XY UNCND UNIDCP SNAR
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
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
09STATE12900SUDAN: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON POTENTIAL ARTICLE 16
[...] (U)Posts are instructed to demarche host countries at an appropriate level regarding the United States Government's strong desire not to see an Article 16 resolution tabled in the Security Council that would defer the probable International Criminal Court (ICC) arrest warrant for Sudanese Pre [...]
2009-02-12 01:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW
09STATE129668Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective December 20, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-723. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this entir [...]
2009-12-18 23:05:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
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
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
09STATE1730REQUEST FOR COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see summary paragraph (para. 2) and paras. 6 through 10 for specific information requested. 2. (SBU) Summary: This is a request for comment on the Department of Labor,s (DOL) draft list of goods from countries that the Bureau of International Labor [...]
2009-01-08 15:32:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP
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
09STATE18323DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S FEBRUARY 13, 2009
[...] (U) February 13, 2008; 8:30-9:00 a.m.; Washington, D.C., USA. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Deputy Secretary EUR - PDAS Marcie Ries EUR/ERA Director - William Lucas D Staff - Mary Sue Conaway EUR/ERA Deputy Director - Jonathan Kessler (note taker) EU -- European Commis [...]
2009-02-27 05:31:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV KGHG EAID ECIN ECON EUN
09STATE18528A/S SHANNON,S FEBRUARY 19 MEETING WITH ARGENTINE
[...] (U) Classified by: Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon for E.O. 12958, Reasons 1.4 (b) AND (d). 2. (U) February 19, 2009, 10:00a.m. ) 1:00p.m. 3. (U) Participants: United States A/S Thomas Shannon DAS Christopher McMullen WHA/BSC Director Milt Drucker WHA/BSC Deputy Director Bruc [...]
2009-02-27 16:01:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAR BL CO EC OTRA OVIP PA PBTS PREL TD VZ
09STATE19213SUDAN: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR
[...] (SBU) As they deem appropriate and useful, action addressees are instructed to approach host countries at an appropriate level regarding the International Criminal Court's (ICC) likely announcement of an arrest warrant for Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir on Wednesday, March 4. Libya is likel [...]
2009-03-03 00:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PREL PHUM SU XA XW
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
09STATE20890JORDAN LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel Leahy vetting request, the Department has reviewed its files and finds it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the Jordanian officials listed below. Please note that if at any time the Embassy becomes aware of infor [...]
2009-03-05 23:37:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT PREL ASEC JO
09STATE2149CORRECTED COPY - U/S BURNS DISCUSSES U.S.-BRAZIL
[...] (U) January 6, 2009, 9:30 a.m., Washington 2. (U) Participants United States ------------- Under Secretary William J. Burns Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon P Special Assistant Patricia Aguilera WHA notetaker Benjamin Chiang Brazil ------ Minister Roberto Mangabeira Unger A [...]
2009-01-09 14:27:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALBR MARR PGOV PREL
09STATE23798ENGAGING BRAZIL ON REGIONAL COUNTER-NARCOTICS
[...] (C) Summary: WHA and INL recently held an initial conversation to encourage the Government of Brazil to assume a greater role in regional counter-narcotics efforts. INL A/S Johnson solicited Brazilian views on how to increase cooperation in responding to regional drug trends. WHA DAS McMulle [...]
2009-03-12 21:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALBR KCRM PREL SNAR SOCI BO
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
09STATE26881OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND IN THE REGION
[...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 4. 2. OPIC management is considering support of a new $400-$500 million private equity fund, Paladin Realty Latin America Investors III, L.P. (the "Fund") that will be sponsored by Paladin Realty Partners, LLC (the "Sponsor"),of which a $200 million [...]
2009-03-20 13:00:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEINV BR CI MX PE
09STATE27305SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH DANISH FOREIGN
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) March 13, 2009, 1:00 - 1:30, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried Acting Deputy Spokesman Gordon Duguid NSC Director Maria Ger [...]
2009-03-20 21:45:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PHUM NATO AF PB RS DA
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
09STATE2888BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-5. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests posts' assistance in conducting post-shipment end-use checks on license 05-1000934 for the export of aircraft parts to Brazil. Posts are requested to c [...]
2009-01-12 18:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC BR SP
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
09STATE32018FY2010 DEMARCHE/OBJECTIVES FOR THE MAJORS LIST
[...] This message is an action request (Paragraphs 7, 8 and 9). 2. Summary and Action Requested. This message provides guidance for posts to engage the host country through a demarche on USG narcotics control objectives. This process is in connection with the State Department coordinated ann [...]
2009-04-02 17:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PE PGOV PREL SNAR
09STATE32091(U) Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6, 2009
[...] (S) SUMMARY: In Deputy Secretary Steinberg's March 6 meeting with Italian Ambassador Castellaneta, Castellaneta stressed that Italy was very interested in a close, consultative relationship with the United States, similar to what Washington has with the UK, France, and Germany. He listed fo [...]
2009-04-02 18:51:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNOVIP STEINBERG JAMES PREL KPAL IT IR NATO
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
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
09STATE34394THE DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BRAZIL
[...] (U) March 20, 2009, 12:30p.m., Washington, DC. 2. (U) Participants: United States: Deputy Secretary Steinberg WHA Acting A/S Craig Kelly D Staff Lourdes Cue Brazil Desk David Schnier (notetaker) Brazil: Ambassador Antonio Patriota PolCounselor Carlos Ceglia 3. (C) Summary: Deputy Se [...]
2009-04-08 16:14:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG PREL
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
09STATE3638BLUE 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 050139731 for the export of C-130 aircraft component parts to Brazil. Post is requested to c [...]
2009-01-14 14:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC BR
09STATE3691RESPONDING TO UKRAINIAN QUESTIONS CONCERNING USG
[...] (U) This is an action request. Embassy Brasilia, please see paragraph 7. 2. (C) BACKGROUND: REF A reports that the Ukrainian Embassy in Brasilia is urging the U.S. to reconsider its position on support for the Ukrainian-Brazilian Tsyklon Space Launch Project and allow the launch of U. [...]
2009-01-14 16:16:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE KSCA PARM PREL MNUC ETTC TSPA UP BR
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
09STATE37293EEB A A/S NELSON DISCUSSES BIOFUELS AND ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary: Brazilian U/S for Energy Andre Amado met with EEB A A/S David Nelson on March 4 to discuss ongoing cooperation on biofuels and cooperation on energy more broadly. Brazil and the U.S. remain enthusiastic about our cooperation on biofuels, particularly in assisting developing cou [...]
2009-04-15 20:07:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL SENV SG SN ENGR DR ES GB GM GT HO
09STATE37566(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: WEST AFRICA
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on the West Africa Sahel region (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to the West Africa Sahel region (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The [...]
2009-04-16 14:17:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON CD CV GA ML MR NG SG UV
09STATE39730HCOC - RESPONDING TO HUNGARY'S REQUEST FOR INPUT
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras 3 and 4. 2. (SBU) Background: Ref reports Hungary's plans - as chair of the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) - to reach out to a number of countries, including Iran, China, India, Pakistan, and Brazil i [...]
2009-04-21 20:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA
09STATE41025(U) KUDOS FOR BRAZIL REPORTING (C-AL9-00886)
[...] (C/NF) INR/B OFFICERS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S CABLES THAT CONTAIN IN-DEPTH PROFILES ON, AND THE POLITICAL STRATEGIES OF, LIKELY CONTENDERS IN THE 2010 PRESIDENTIAL RACE, PARTICULARLY THE STELLAR REPORTING ON SAO PAULO STATE GOVERNOR AND PRESIDENTIAL FRONTRUNNER JOSE SERRA, AS NOTED IN REFS [...]
2009-04-23 20:29:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL BR
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
09STATE42351SECRETARY CLINTON'S APRIL 15 CONVERSATION WITH
[...] (U) Classified by: WHA Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon. Reasons: 1.4(b) and (d) 2. (U) April 15, 2009; 1400 EDT; Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. The Secretary Chief of Staff and Counselor Cheryl Mills WHA A/S Thomas A. Shannon PA A/S Robert Wood, Acting Ambassado [...]
2009-04-28 03:14:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ECON EAID EFIN SMIG CASC
09STATE43311US-BRAZIL MEETING ON THIRD COUNTRY AID COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY. On April 16, USAID and State met with the head of Brazil,s Cooperation Agency (ABC),Marco Farani, to discuss development assistance cooperation in third countries, as a part of the U.S-Brazil Economic Partnership Dialogue (EPD). Both sides provided overviews of their development as [...]
2009-04-29 15:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAID ECON
09STATE45222BIOFUELS RULEMAKING: GUIDANCE ON RESPONDING TO
[...] (U) This cable provides information about an imminent rulemaking announcement that is likely to be of significant international interest, and guidance for responding to requests for information or comments. Posts should restrict their discussion to the talking points in paragraph 17. Inquirie [...]
2009-05-04 21:30:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EINV ENRG EPA EPET ETRD
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
09STATE4690MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME (MTCR):
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. 2. (C) ACTION REQUEST: In keeping with our efforts to provide key non-members with information about the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and its activities, we want to brief on the results of the November 2008 Canberra M [...]
2009-01-16 18:59:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA
09STATE47314(S/NF) KUDOS FOR BRAZIL FIGHTER COMPETITION
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE POST'S CABLES THAT DETAIL THE COMPLEXITIES AND PROGRESS OF THE BRAZILIAN AIR FORCE'S (FAB) F-X2 FIGHTER COMPETITION INVOLVING US, FRENCH, AND SWEDISH AIRCRAFT. ANALYSTS HAVE USED THIS REPORTING IN BRIEFINGS AND OTHER PRODUCTS, TO INCLUDE A GRAPH [...]
2009-05-08 20:03:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR MARR MASS BR
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
09STATE47394SECRETARY CLINTON'S MEETING WITH SWEDISH FOREIGN MINISTER CARL BILDT, MAY 5, 2009, 3:15 P.M., WASHINGTON, D.C.
[...] (U) Classified by EUR Assistant Secretary Daniel Fried for reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. (U) May 5, 2009, 3:15 ? 4:00, Washington, D.C. 3. (U) Participants: U.S. ---- The Secretary EUR Assistant Secretary Dan Fried Special Envoy for Energy Security Amb. Richard Morningstar Deputy [...]
2009-05-09 00:35:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAF CE CZ EAID ENRG EU IR IS IZ KN KNNP KWBG NATO NO PARM PGOV PHUM PREL RS SENV SO VIP
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
09STATE48798(C/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY BRASILIA AND CONSULATE
[...] (C/NF) KUDOS TO EMBASSY BRASILIA AND CONSULATE SAO PAULO FOR PROVIDING TIMELY AND RELEVANT POLITICAL REPORTING THAT WAS USED IN PRODUCTS TO SUPPORT THE VICE PRESIDENT'S TRIP TO CHILE IN MARCH. 2. (C/NF) REF A CONTAINED BOTH DETAILED REPORTING ON AND VALUABLE ANALYSIS OF INSTITUTIONAL DY [...]
2009-05-13 15:04:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL BR
09STATE4882USTR FILES FOR WTO CONSULTATIONS WITH EU ON
[...] (U) Summary: On January 16, 2009, the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that the United States is seeking World Trade Organization (WTO) consultations regarding the EU,s prohibition on the import of poultry meat and poultry meat products that have been processed with path [...]
2009-01-16 22:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EUN EAGR
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
09STATE50101LEAHY VETTING RESPONSE PANAMA 364
[...] (SBU) As of May 14, 2009 the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed. MARIN PEREIRA, Abdiel DOB: 20 AUG 1965 POB: Panama RANK: Sub-Comisionado UNIT: SENAN GARCIA-TOVAR, Tomas DOB: 25 JUL 1955 POB: Panama RANK: D [...]
2009-05-15 18:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS PHUM PREL SNAR PM
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
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
09STATE54790REPORT ON SECOND WEEK OF NPT PREPCOM III, MAY 9-15
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Week Two continued discussions on peaceful uses of nuclear energy and Withdrawal. A highlight of Week Two was states parties review, consultations, and discussions by delegations of the Chairman,s draft set of recommendations to the 2010 Review Conference (RevCon). There was v [...]
2009-05-28 19:02:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL NPT
09STATE55545COPUOS: GUIDANCE FOR 52ND SESSION OF UN COMMITTEE
[...] Following is guidance for the 52nd session of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). This guidance will focus on matters that require specific action by the Committee. USDEL should draw on detailed guidance in ref A (Scientific and Technical Subcommittee) and ref B (L [...]
2009-05-29 22:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA UNPUOS UNGA PARM
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
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
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
09STATE60485GREECE -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10 through 12. 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 [...]
2009-06-11 20:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG GR
09STATE60490ARGENTINA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 20:51:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG AR
09STATE60497BOLIVIA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 21:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BL
09STATE60500BRAZIL -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-11 21:06:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG BR
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
09STATE60549GUYANA -- 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 22:48:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG GY
09STATE60550SURINAME -- 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 and [...]
2009-06-11 22:49:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG NS
09STATE60579DENMARK--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 23:21:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP DA
09STATE60599CHILE -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 00:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG CI
09STATE60608ICELAND--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 00:17:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP IC
09STATE60619NORWAY--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 00:40:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP NO
09STATE60635PARAGUAY -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 01:14:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG PA
09STATE60636PERU -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 01:19:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG PE
09STATE60638VENEZUELA -- 2009 TIP REPORT: PRESS GUIDANCE AND
[...] This is an action cable; see paras 5 through 7 and 10. 2. On June 16, 2009, at 10:00 a.m. EDT, the Secretary will release the 2009 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report at a press conference in the Department's press briefing room. This release will receive substantial coverage in domestic an [...]
2009-06-12 01:28:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG VE
09STATE61050FRANCE -- 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 18:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB KCRM KPAO KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG FR
09STATE61223SWITZERLAND--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 [...]
2009-06-13 00:11:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KPAO KTIP SZ
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
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
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
09STATE63860DIPLOMATIC SECURITY DAILY
[...] (U) Diplomatic Security Daily, June 19, 2009 2. (U) Significant Events ) Paragraphs 6-10 3. (U) Key Concerns ) Paragraphs 11-19 4. (U) Cyber Threats ) Paragraphs 20-27 5. (U) Suspicious Activity Incidents ) Paragraphs 28-31 6. (U) Significant Events 7. (S) EUR - Bosnia-Herzegovina - Eme [...]
2009-06-19 17:17:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNASEC
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
09STATE64091Allowance 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 [...]
2009-06-20 00:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE64170CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): GUIDANCE ON
[...] (U) This cable provides guidance for the senior-level U.S. team that will be in The Hague June 23-25 for consultations with Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) delegations on the currently anticipated U.S. timeline for destruction of its stockpile. Several if-raised question and answers are at [...]
2009-06-22 01:42:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09STATE64305(C/NF) KUDOS FOR ECONOMIC REPORTING (C-AL9-01355)
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO THANK POSTS FOR TIMELY AND DETAILED REPORTING ON BRAZIL'S ECONOMY AND THE EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON THE COUNTRY (REFS A-B). WE ALSO APPRECIATE REF C ON BILATERAL RELATIONS BETWEEN BRAZIL AND CHINA. REFS A-C WERE PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR BRIE [...]
2009-06-22 14:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR ECIN ECON PREL BR CH
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
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
09STATE69219UN HABITAT: WORLD OF SLUMS GROWING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a June 22 meeting with Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Phillip Carter, Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, the United Nations' Under Secretary General and Executive Director of UN Habitat, emphasized the need for countries to recognize the challenge of slum urbanization that is spreadin [...]
2009-07-02 22:12:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SOCI
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
09STATE70077(C/NF) VENEZUELAN FOREIGN POLICY WITHIN LATIN
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS APPRECIATE THE WIDE BODY OF REPORTING OVER MANY YEARS ON THE PUBLIC AND COVERT TOOLS VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT CHAVEZ USES TO GAIN INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICA. US POLICYMAKERS AND ANALYSTS REMAIN INTERESTED IN THIS TOPIC AND, AS TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT, WOULD APPRECIA [...]
2009-07-07 17:16:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR EPET ETRD PREL VE
09STATE74378JULY 22 UNSC OPEN DEBATE ON POST-CONFLICT
[...] This is an action request, please see paragraph three. 2. On June 11, 2009, the UN Secretary-General issued his report on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of a conflict. On July 22, Uganda will convene a meeting of the UN Security Council on the report and post-conflict peacebuilid [...]
2009-07-16 23:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09STATE76708NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - CAPITALIZING ON THE JUNE
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 13. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) A step forward on fuel assurances was taken at the June 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG),at which the Board considered two concrete nuclear fuel ba [...]
2009-07-22 21:34:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RS
09STATE77662(U) KUDOS FOR POLITICAL REPORTING (C-AL9-01632)
[...] (C/NF) KUDOS TO US EMBASSY BRASILIA POLITICAL SECTION FROM WASHINGTON ANALYSTS FOR CONSISTENTLY THOROUGH AND TIMELY REPORTING ON DOMESTIC POLITICAL ISSUES IN BRAZIL. REFTELS A-C ARE THE LATEST EXAMPLES OF REPORTING THAT WE HAVE USED AND WILL CONTINUE TO USE IN OUR ASSESSMENTS AS PRESIDENTIAL [...]
2009-07-24 20:13:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PGOV BR
09STATE80163(S) REPORTING AND COLLECTION NEEDS: THE UNITED
[...] (S/NF) This cable provides the full text of the new National HUMINT Collection Directive (NHCD) on the United Nations (paragraph 3-end) as well as a request for continued DOS reporting of biographic information relating to the United Nations (paragraph 2). A. (S/NF) The NHCD below supercedes the [...]
2009-07-31 20:24:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR KSPR ECON KPKO KUNR
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
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
09STATE84250BLUE 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 050047544 for the export of International Traffic in Arms (ITAR)-controlled traveling wave tube [...]
2009-08-13 12:44:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC BR IS
09STATE85122NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - LAUNCHING A LISTENING
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see para 10. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Since 2004, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Secretariat has promoted the concept of multilateral nuclear fuel assurances. This concept is intended to strengthen the international nuclear [...]
2009-08-14 20:50:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY BR AR SF EG IN MY RS
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
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
09STATE89300Career Opportunities in the Bureau of
[...] The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) offers unique opportunities at the senior and mid levels to manage some of the State Department's largest and most critical programs, many of which are at the forefront of U.S. foreign policy. INL positions offer the ch [...]
2009-08-26 22:10:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM AMGT APER
09STATE89803TRAVEL PER DIEM ALLOWANCES FOR FOREIGN AREAS
[...] Effective September 1, 2009, localities are reclassified for travel Per Diem Allowances as shown below. These changes will be published in Per Diem Supplement No. 544. These rates apply to all civilians and members of the Uniformed Services. Please inform local offices of all agencies, civil [...]
2009-08-27 22:09:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT AFIN
09STATE90254UNGA 64: GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The upcoming 64th UN General Assembly (UNGA) provides an unparalleled opportunity to build broad-based support for foreign policy priorities that need multilateral action or global implementation to be successful. At the General Assembly, the Administration [...]
2009-08-29 02:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNGA XA XB XD XF XG XS XM 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
09STATE91199NUCLEAR FUEL BANKS - OVERCOMING INDIA'S SENSE OF
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST: Please see paras 3 and 14. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (C) A step forward on fuel assurances was taken at the June 15-18, 2009 meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors (BOG),at which the Board considered two concrete nuc [...]
2009-09-01 19:19:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY IN RS
09STATE92560DEPARTMENT OF LABOR LIST OF GOODS PRODUCED BY
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paras.8-11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, the Department of Labor (DOL) will release 3 items related to child labor and/or forced labor in numerous countries. (1) DOL will release a report containing its initial "list of goods from countries [...]
2009-09-04 19:36:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI
09STATE92655SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH HONDURAN PRESIDENT ZELAYA
[...] Classified By: Assistant Secretary Thomas A. Shannon. Reasons 1.4 (b) and (d). 2. September 3, 2009, 1230-1330, Washington, DC. 3. Participants: U.S. ==== The Secretary Undersecretary for Global Affairs Maria Otero PA Assistant Secretary Phillip J. Crowley WHA Assistant Secretar [...]
2009-09-05 02:24:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL OVIP CLINTON HILLARY XM HO
09STATE93368UN SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON HAITI,
[...] This is an action request. USUN should draw from the talking points in paragraph 2, as appropriate, during the UN Security Council open debate on Haiti, scheduled for September 9, 2009. This debate provides an opportunity to urge support for the renewal of MINUSTAH,s mandate, and to undersco [...]
2009-09-09 02:33:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO HA
09STATE93866(C/NF) KUDOS FOR BRAZIL FOREIGN POLICY REPORTING
[...] (C/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS WISH TO THANK THE POLITICAL SECTION FOR THE TWO DETAILED AND TIMELY REFTELS ON BRAZILIAN FOREIGN POLICY. BRASILIA 001041 PROVIDED A THOROUGH RUNDOWN OF BRASILIA'S REACTION TO THE RECENT US-COLOMBIA DEFENSE AGREEMENT, WHICH GARNERED SUBSTANTIAL ATTENTION FROM US PO [...]
2009-09-09 21:29:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PREL BR
09STATE94913Allowance and Post Differential
[...] Effective September 13, 2009, unless otherwise noted, allowances and/or post differential rates are revised as shown. These changes are issued under TL:SR-716. 2. Please inform local offices of all U.S. government agencies at the posts listed in this cable. 3. Important: Read this enti [...]
2009-09-11 21:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDALOW AMGT APER AFIN
09STATE95073EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON IRAN
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPHS 10-30. 2. (C) SUMMARY: RECENT DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING IRAN'S PROPOSAL OF SEPTEMBER 9 - SUGGEST THE IRANIAN GOVERNMENT AIMS TO DIVERT ATTENTION FROM ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM'S NON- COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL OBLIGATIONS AND DEFUSE GROWIN [...]
2009-09-13 21:51:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA IR PREL AORC
09STATE96945AUSTRALIA GROUP: GUIDANCE FOR AUSTRALIA GROUP
[...] (U) This message provides guidance for the U.S. delegation to the Australia Group (AG) Plenary in Paris, September 21-25, 2009. ---------- OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) The principal U.S. objectives at the AG plenary include: -- Maintaining the current AG position on Russian mem [...]
2009-09-18 02:25:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL ETTC IN CH
09STATE97420DAY 1: U.S.-SOUTH AFRICA NONPROLIFERATION AND
[...] (SBU) The United States and South Africa launched a new Nonproliferation and Disarmament Dialogue August 26 - 28 in Pretoria, South Africa. State Department Special Advisor for Nonproliferation and Arms Control Robert J. Einhorn and South African Ambassador Abdul Minty, Special Representative [...]
2009-09-18 21:45:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF KNNP MNUC NP PARM ENRG SF KN IR
09STATE97434AUSTRALIA GROUP: SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDANCE FOR
[...] (U) This message provides supplmentary guidance on membership and regional nonproliferation issues for the U.S. delegation to the Australia Group plenary in Paris, September 21-25, 2009. ---------- MEMBERSHIP ---------- 2. (C//REL AUSTRALIA GROUP) Russia: -- The Del may not suppor [...]
2009-09-18 22:00:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETTC RS KN IR SY KZ BR CI MX
09STATE97471FOLLOW-UP ON PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT TO EXPAND
[...] This is an action request. See para five. 2. 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 percent of the U.S. [...]
2009-09-19 00:39:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL KFLU WHO
09STATE9874INFORMATION RELATED TO THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) This is an informational cable. Unclassified - entire text. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The United States Department of Energy (DOE)/National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) is sponsoring a three-week seminar on international nuclear safeguards from May 2, 2009 to May 23, 2009, in the U [...]
2009-02-03 22:02:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAG AORC EG ENRG ID KNNP MO MY OTRA TH TRGY TS VM
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
09STOCKHOLM112SWEDEN'S EU CORRESPONDENTS ON IRAN SANCTIONS,
[...] (C) Summary and Action Request: In several meetings this month, the MFA EU Correspondent's Office has offered us their views on Iran sanctions, Belarus, Turkey's EU accession, and the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference. On Iran, Sweden continues to raise concerns that "blanket" trade sanctio [...]
2009-02-18 15:40:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL ENVT EU BO TU SW
09STOCKHOLM201A VISIT TO SWEDEN'S BIOREFINERY COAST
[...] Summary: During a March 10-11 trip to three cities on the north east coast, embassy staff visited the heart of a traditional export industry - paper and pulp - in the process of redefining itself. These large paper and pulp mills are developing biofuels from previous waste by-products: ethano [...]
2009-03-24 10:10:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV KGHG PGOV EAID SW
09STOCKHOLM386Swedish views on the third MEF
[...] (SBU) Lars-Erik Liljelund, PM Reinfeldt's Director General for Climate told us on June 24 that the third MEF meeting was "much better than the Paris MEF". Liljelund is pleased with the progress on financing, adaptation, and technology transfer, but is concerned about the large gaps between p [...]
2009-06-26 14:05:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG PREL ECON 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
09STOCKHOLM65PLANNED SPRINGTIME VISITS BY SENIOR SWEDISH OFFICIALS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 15:44:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL OVIP SW
09STOCKHOLM677SCENESETTER FOR SWEDISH PRIME MINISTER REINFELDT
[...] (C) Mr. President, You will meet with Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt next week when he leads the EU Troika delegation at the U.S.-EU Summit in Washington. Reinfeldt was an early public supporter of your candidacy and strongly endorses many aspects of your global agenda, including cli [...]
2009-10-28 17:32:00Embassy StockholmSECRETPREL ECON ETRD EFIN SENV EUN SW
09STOCKHOLM69SWEDEN PREPARES TO LEAD ON CLIMATE ISSUES DURING EU
[...] This cable contains action requests at para 8. 2. Summary. The Government of Sweden is organized to actively lead the EU during its Presidency, with the climate issue as its top priority -- and no close second. In a February 2 meeting between Embassy and Sweden's top climate officials, the [...]
2009-02-04 15:18:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG PREL SW
09STOCKHOLM738SWEDISH FM CARL BILDT ON IRAN AND SANCTIONS
[...] (S) Summary: Swedish FM Bildt is skeptical but not dogmatic about the likely effectiveness of Iran sanctions. His experts tell him sanctions on the energy sector will not be enforceable, and while sanctions on the financial sector would have an immediate effect, Iran would quickly develop "wor [...]
2009-11-25 09:32:00Embassy StockholmSECRETEUN IR PREL SW
09STPETERSBURG121KALININGRAD OUTREACH: DESPITE COOL RECEPTION, SOLID INTEREST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Consulate officers traveled to Kaliningrad recently for public diplomacy and consular outreach. Despite a cool reception at Kaliningrad's main university and amidst rumors of misdeeds associated with the collapse of the region's main airline, Conoffs managed to meet with hundred [...]
2009-09-30 08:35:00Consulate St PetersburgUNCLASSIFIEDRS CVIS KFRD OEXC SCUL
09SUVA82PRC VICE PRESIDENT XI'S VISIT TO FIJI
[...] (SBU) Summary. The recent stop-over in Fiji of China's Vice President Xi Jinping enroute to his Latin America visits provided Beijing an opportunity to strengthen incrementally its growing economic, security, and political relationship with Suva. For Fiji's interim government (IG),the timin [...]
2009-03-05 03:49:00Embassy SuvaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID FJ CH
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
09TASHKENT1441Uzbekistan: Boosting Economic Ties with Brazil
[...] (S/NF) On July 28, an official in Uzbekistan's Oliy Majlis provided Embassy's FSN Political Assistant with a readout of President Karimov's May trip to Brazil. (Note: The Uzbekistan National News Agency Online reported on May 28 that both sides signed agreements on technical cooperation; on e [...]
2009-08-14 04:17:00Embassy TashkentSECRET//NOFORNEAGR ECON ECIN PREL PGOV UZ
09TASHKENT1493Tashkent Tidbits September 17, 2009
[...] (C) A Brazilian coach for Uzbekistan's premiere team, Bunyodkor, recently told PE Chief of an incident following a match against Bunyodkor's poor rival Pakhtakor (the cotton pickers)in which Bunyodkor lost 1-0 when most of its Brazilian star power got red cards in the first 10 minutes of play. [...]
2009-09-17 11:20:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON KCOR UZ
09TASHKENT1958UZBEKISTAN: DRAFT 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Uzbekistan is a geographically strategic crossroads between South Asia and Europe. It is primarily a transit country for opiates originating in Afghanistan, with an estimated 95 tons of Afghan opiates passing through Central Asia each year. Well-established trade routes fac [...]
2009-11-03 14:23:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM KJUS PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT823Apparent Terrorist Attacks in Eastern Uzbekistan
[...] (C) Several years of relative calm was broken in Uzbekistan's Andijon province on May 26 when a group of assailants armed with AK-47s attacked security force installations in the town of Khanabad on the border with Kyrgyzstan. Information on the attack and ensuing firefight is sketchy. An of [...]
2009-05-27 12:11:00Embassy TashkentSECRETPTER PGOV PREL UZ
09TASHKENT961UZBEKISTAN: ANDIJON ACTIVIST OFFERS CONSPIRACY THEORIES
[...] Summary: On June 9, emboffs met with Saidjahon Zaynabiddinov, a well-known human rights activist based in Andijon and a frequent contact for independent websites and the Embassy alike. Zaynabiddinov reported that his youngest son was arrested for a double murder and, although his son confessed [...]
2009-06-11 08:36:00Embassy TashkentCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL SOCI 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
09TBILISI2240GEORGIA DOWNPLAYS NAURU'S RECOGNITION OF ABKHAZIA
[...] (C) Summary and comment. Georgian officials downplayed the significance of Nauru's apparent December 14 recognition of Abkhazia's "independence," which Russia reportedly encouraged with an offer of $50 million to the island nation. Although officials are discussing with Australian counterpa [...]
2009-12-16 13:57:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PBTS XM AS NR RS GG
09TBILISI640GEORGIA IMPROVES ITS SCORES IN FORBES RATING
[...] Summary: Despite the August war with Russia and the global credit Crisis, Georgia's ranking in Forbes' annual rating of the best countries in which to do business improved from 68 in 2008 to 64 in 2009, out of 127 countries ranked. The ranking makes Georgia one of the leaders in the region an [...]
2009-03-31 05:38:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV GG
09TEGUCIGALPA1000TFH01: CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya early on the morning of October 1. They discussed the recent OAS efforts to promote a national dialogue. Zelaya proposed a three-point agenda for the talks, which he hoped could be started next week to coincide with the arrival of the OAS [...]
2009-10-02 02:10:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1002CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN (OCTOBER 5-6)
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy welcomes the October 5-6 visit of Codel Ros-Lehtinen to Honduras. Honduras, a close ally of the United States, is currently in the throes of a severe political crisis. Honduran society is severely polarized and reconciliation of the Honduran people will be essential fo [...]
2009-10-02 15:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM EAID ECON CASC ASEC
09TEGUCIGALPA1007TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #69 10/02/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC),accompanied by Congressmen Aaron Schock (R-IL),Doug Lamborn (R-CO),and Peter Roskam (R-IL) arrived in Tegucigalpa October 2. The CODEL had arranged its own meetings at the Presidential Palace with de facto regime President Micheletti, the Supreme Court, the [...]
2009-10-02 23:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1010TFH01: AMBASSADOR MEETS OAS POLITICAL SECRETARY
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary for Political Affairs Victor Rico, in an October 3 meeting, discussed parties to include in the OAS-sponsored negotiations that will be held in Tegucigalpa the week of October 5. Rico told the Ambassador that the [...]
2009-10-05 18:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1011TFH01: OAS REPRESENTATIVE BRIEFS G-16
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador John Biehl of the Organization of American States (OAS) told the G-16 donors group on October 2 that a delegation of OAS Foreign Ministers will visit Honduras on October 7. Biehl said he is optimistic that progress is being made toward finding a solution to Honduras' [...]
2009-10-05 19:37:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1014TFH01: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES NEGOTIATIONS WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Summary: On October 5, the Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya and reviewed the status of efforts to kick-start negotiations with the Micheletti side. Somewhat more upbeat than in the recent past, Zelaya said he hoped talks could be started this week. He expressed a willingness [...]
2009-10-06 00:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1020PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES BRIEF G-16
[...] (C) Summary. Presidential candidates Elvin Santos of the Liberal Party, Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo of the National Party, Felicito Avila of the Christian Democratic Party and Bernard Martinez of the Social Democratic Innovation and Unity Party (PINU) all told the G-16 donors' group that the internati [...]
2009-10-08 00:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1037(C/NF) AFTERMATH OF PRESIDENT ZELAYA'S RETURN TO
[...] (S) This message is in response to questions posed in section A of reftel. 2. (C/NF) Liberal Party candidate Elvin Santos and National Party candidate Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo's reactions to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya was initially negative, but improved after meeting jointly with him. Sant [...]
2009-10-09 23:30:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRET//NOFORNPINR PGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1038TFH01: OAS BRIEFS G-16 ON FM DELEGATION VISIT
[...] (C) Summary. Organization of American States (OAS) Special Envoy Ambassador John Biehl told the G-16 donors' group on October 8 that earlier in the day the commission of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to the ongoing OAS-sponsored negotiations had threatened to pull out of the talks. The [...]
2009-10-09 23:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1042TFH01: DIALOGUE OF GUYAMURAS: UPDATE EVENING OF
[...] (C) Summary: On October 12, Minister of Governance Victor Meza who headed President Zelaya's negotiating team in the OAS supported Guaymuras Dialogue, briefed the Ambassador on their planned strategy for the talks. He said that the Zelaya side would continue to seek a consensus on the basic [...]
2009-10-13 21:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1049TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' COMMITMENT TO
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador urged the Liberal and National party presidential candidates on October 15 to issue a statement in support of the decision by the commissions to the Guaymuras negotiations to refer the Guaymuras Agreement to the Congress, which would be able to consult with other i [...]
2009-10-16 15:16:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1050TFHO1: POLITICAL AND HUMAN RIGHTS WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) Allegations continue of human rights violations following the September 26 decree that severely limited civil liberties and remains in effect, despite an announcement by the de facto regime on October 5 that it would be abrogated. The pro-Zelaya radio and television stations closed under [...]
2009-10-16 16:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1057TFH01: GUAYMURAS UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary. There is agreement on all provisions of the Guaymuras Accord, except for the restoration of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. The Zelaya commission to the negotiations tabled a proposal on October 16 providing that the agreement would be sent to the Congress for approval, but [...]
2009-10-20 00:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1073TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and President Arias discussed the Honduran crisis on October 21. They REVIEWED the temporary suspension of the talks. The Ambassador blamed the recent failure on the last minute intransigence of Roberto Micheletti. The Ambassador expressed the hope that both side [...]
2009-10-22 18:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1080TFH01: AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ZELAYA DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya spoke the evening of October 22. They discussed the status of the negotiations. Zelaya blamed regime leader Roberto Micheletti for the failure of the Guaymuras Dialogue. The Ambassador agreed that Micheletti had not engaged in g [...]
2009-10-23 20:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1083TFH01: EMBASSY TEGUCIGALPA SUPPORTS BRAZILIAN
[...] (C) Summary: Brazilian Charge expressed gratitude for USG intervention to stop the loud music and animal sounds targeted at Brazil's Embassy in Tegucigalpa. Since ousted Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya took residence at their Embassy on September 21, Embassy Tegucigalpa has been provi [...]
2009-10-24 00:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1101TFH01: WHA A/S SHANNON'S OCTOBER 28 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Shannon, accompanied by WHA PDAS Craig Kelly, NSC's Dan Restrepo and the Ambassador, held a frank, open exchange of views on the current state of negotiations in Honduras with deposed President Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa October 28. A/S Shannon emphasized [...]
2009-11-03 20:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1102MEETING WITH A/S SHANNON: BUSINESS LEADERS EXPRESS
[...] (C) Summary: At a breakfast with A/S Shannon and his delegation, business leaders expressed support for a negotiated political settlement. They said that Honduras had been hard-hit by the global economic downturn and that the crisis had exacerbated the situation. While the business leader [...]
2009-11-03 23:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HO
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
09TEGUCIGALPA1118SECRETARY SOLIS VISITS HONDURAS TO INAUGURATE
[...] (C) Summary: The inauguration of the Verification Commission to monitor Honduras's political accord took place on November 3 during a two-day visit by its two international commissioners, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis and former President of Chile Ricardo Lagos. The visit took place under [...]
2009-11-06 21:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL PGOV ELAB KDEM PHUM HO US CI OAS
09TEGUCIGALPA1120TFH01: DRL VISIT & UPDATE ON HUMAN RIGHTS CASES
[...] (C) Summary. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) Deskoff visited Honduras October 13-20 and met with a broad spectrum of Honduran society to observe first hand the human rights situation following the June 28 coup d'etat. Post has confirmed that the October 17 death of union pr [...]
2009-11-06 21:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1138TFHO1: ZELAYA UNWILLING TO RETURN TO SAN JOSE -
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador and DCM met with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya November 9 in an attempt to convince him to continue to participate in the process set up by the San Jose - Tegucigalpa Accord (TSJA),specifically to participate in the naming of a government of national unity. Zelaya [...]
2009-11-12 18:26:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1152TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 10-11 visit to Honduras to put implementation of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement back on track. While Zelaya maintained that elec [...]
2009-11-13 22:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1154TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 10-11 visit to Honduras to put implementation of the Tegucigalpa/San Jose Agreement back on track. While Zelaya maintained that elec [...]
2009-11-13 23:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1183TFHO1: PDAS KELLY PRESSES BUSINESS LEADERS TO URGE
[...] (C) Summary: During a November 18 meeting, business leaders Amilcar Bulnes and Norman Garcia told Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Craig Kelly and the Ambassador that they had attended a meetings the week before at which leading Hondurans had urged de fact [...]
2009-11-19 21:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PREL ECON HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1184TFH01: WHA PDAS KELLY'S NOVEMBER 17 MEETING WITH
[...] (C) Summary: WHA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Craig Kelly and Ambassador Llorens met with Honduran President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and his close advisors during a November 17-18 visit to Honduras in support of Tegucigalpa - San Jose Accord implementation. With restitution before el [...]
2009-11-19 21:29:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1200TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MEXICAN A/S FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 00:50:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1207TFH01: UPDATE ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION PRE-ELECTION
[...] (C) Summary. The Embassy has been at the forefront to pressure the de facto National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) to take seriously an investigation of interference of the signal of anti-coup Channel 36 television station. On November 23, the de facto head of CONATEL, Miguel Rodas [...]
2009-11-26 00:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM HO PHUM
09TEGUCIGALPA1209TFHO1: NATIONAL PARTY ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE
[...] (C) Summary: Members of the National Party economic team met with Embassy officers on November 24 to discuss the economic policies of the party, which led in the polls as the November 29 election approached. Job creation programs and assistance to poor families are key priorities, but the p [...]
2009-11-27 17:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV SOCI PREL KDEM
09TEGUCIGALPA1223AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador and President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya discussed the results of the general elections. Zelaya believes turn out was minimal and that the process had not been credible. The Ambassador countered by passing on the data available suggesting that the process had been free [...]
2009-11-30 20:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1265TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR AND PRESIDENT ARIAS DISCUSS
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador and Arias discussed the Honduran situation on December 7. Arias remains committed to a negotiated solution to the Honduran crisis and expressed his willingness to stay engaged and provide leadership. He added that the holding of free and fair elections provides a [...]
2009-12-08 17:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1270TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HONDURAN SITUATION
[...] (S) Summary: The Ambassador held a series of conversations with President Arias, President Zelaya and President-elect Lobo. Arias provided a briefing on the results of Lobo's visit to San Jose. Arias stressed that he and Martinelli had a common vision -- consistent with the U.S. position. Th [...]
2009-12-09 21:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1278TFH01: THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ZELAYA'S FAILED
[...] (S) Summary: On the morning of December 10, the Ambassador briefed President-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and President Oscar Arias on the failed Mexican attempt to secure safe passage for President Zelaya to Mexico. The Ambassador noted that the U.S. had not been informed by either Mexican or [...]
2009-12-10 17:15:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1280TFH01: ZELAYA'S ABORTED DEPARTURE FROM HONDURAS
[...] (S) Summary: President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya told the Ambassador late on the afternoon of December 9 that he had obtained safe passage out of Honduras from the de facto regime and would depart that evening on an airplane provided by Mexican President Felipe Calderon and be given "guest of [...]
2009-12-10 19:38:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1289STATE OF PLAY ON ZELAYA'S DEPARTURE
[...] (C) Summary: Efforts are ongoing to find a solution permitting the departure of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya from Honduras. Some regime hard-liners are urging de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti to extract as many concessions as possible from Zelaya before allowing his departure. [...]
2009-12-15 00:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1296AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH DE FACTO REGIME FM
[...] (C/NF) The Ambassador met with de facto regime foreign Minister Carlos Lopez Contreras at the private residence of a mutual friend on December 14. While the purpose of the meeting was to discuss completing implementation of the Tegucigalpa-San Jose Accord, they also spoke at length about the [...]
2009-12-16 01:21:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA1310UD LEADERS SEEKS SOLUTION FOR PRESIDENT ZELAYA
[...] (C) Summary: Cesar Ham, the Democratic Unification (UD) party's candidate for president in the November 29 general election, would be willing to consider joining president-elect Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo's cabinet if Lobo helps find a solution that allows President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya to leav [...]
2009-12-18 22:41:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA181Scenesetter for Assistant Secretary Shannon's Visit to
[...] (SBU) Summary: We warmly welcome you to Tegucigalpa. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to hold substantive discussions with President Zelaya, senior GOH officials, as well as with the two leading presidential candidates. The political situation continues to be stable as we move for [...]
2009-03-17 01:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SOCI OVIP HO
09TEGUCIGALPA188ZELAYA FLIES MILE-HIGH IN SUPPORT OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] Summary: President Manuel Zelaya, accompanied by the Ambassador, led a high-level delegation to the United States in February to explore the potential for further promoting renewable energy in Honduras. In Washington, he met with Cabinet members to discuss U.S.-Honduran partnerships in this fie [...]
2009-03-18 16:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV EAID 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
09TEGUCIGALPA270WHA ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S MARCH 19 VISIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Thomas A. Shannon visited Honduras on March 19. He met with Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya, Foreign Minister Patricia "Paty" Rodas, and the two major-party presidential candidates. President Zelaya praised U.S [...]
2009-04-15 22:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID SNAR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA272HONDURAS AND ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE
[...] Ambassador Llorens delivered reftel message to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and the President's Special Advisor on Energy, Moises Starkman. President Zelaya expressed his total support for the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA),noting the strong existing cooperation on r [...]
2009-04-16 21:58:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM ENRG AADP SENV
09TEGUCIGALPA379YOUR TRIP TO SAN PEDRO SULA, HONDURAS, FOR THE OAS
[...] (C) Summary: We warmly welcome you to San Pedro Sula, Honduras. San Pedro is the business capital of the country, but not the seat of government, so both the Government of Honduras and the U.S. Embassy will be working out of temporary facilities there. Your visit provides an excellent opport [...]
2009-05-22 20:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR ECON EAID KCRM KCOR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA381FOREIGN MINISTER RODAS - AMBASSADOR DISCUSS OASGA
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador discussed the upcoming Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) over breakfast with Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas on May 23. The Ambassador conveyed the Secretary's keen interest in visiting Honduras and participating in a successful and constructi [...]
2009-05-25 21:48:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KSUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA382FOREIGN MINISTER RODAS - AMBASSADOR DISCUSS OASGA
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador discussed the upcoming Organization of American States General Assembly (OASGA) over breakfast with Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas on May 23. The Ambassador conveyed the Secretary's keen interest in visiting Honduras and participating in a successful and constructi [...]
2009-05-25 21:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KSUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA503HONDURAN ARMED FORCES LEADERSHIP CRISIS
[...] (C) Summary: The political stir over President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya,s proposed opinion poll regarding a constituent assembly (Ref A) has precipitated an even more substantive crisis over the country,s military leadership. While the poll serves as a major political distraction, it is the questi [...]
2009-06-26 23:52:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MOPS MARR PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA610AMBASSADOR'S JULY 16 CONVERSATION WITH PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: Arias stressed that substantive progress needed to made during Saturday's talks in San Jose. Key South American countries such as Argentina and Brazil were not satisfied with progress thus far and were pressing SYG Insulza to re-insert himself into the process. Pressure from the [...]
2009-07-17 18:18:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA686TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S JULY 30 CONVERSATION WITH
[...] (S) The Ambassador spoke with President Arias on the evening of July 30 to brief him on his meeting earlier in the day with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya in Managua. The Ambassador noted that in the three-hour round of meetings he had urged Zelaya to "put on his presidential suit," take the d [...]
2009-07-31 20:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPREL ASEC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR AEMR CASC
09TEGUCIGALPA699TFH01: HONDURAS COUP: POLITICAL WRAP-UP 08/04/09
[...] (U) This is another in a series of daily round-ups of political news in the aftermath of the June 28 forcible removal and exile of President Manuel Zelaya from Honduras. --------------------------------------------- ---- CONGRESS GIVES "GREEN LIGHT" ON POLITICAL AMNESTY -------------------- [...]
2009-08-04 23:41:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA723TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH NATIONAL PARTY
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador hosted an August 8 meeting with National Party presidential nominee Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo and other National Party leaders. Lobo expressed his support for the San Jose Accord, noting private polling that showed that more than 50 percent of the public now wants Zela [...]
2009-08-10 21:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM 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
09TEGUCIGALPA862TFH01: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZELAYA
[...] (C) The Ambassador spoke to President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya the evening of August 31. Zelaya said he was happy to be back in Washington and noted that this was the fifth time he had visited the U.S. since the June 28 coup. He said he looked forward to the opportunity to meet key players in the [...]
2009-09-01 17:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KDEM MARR PGOV PINR PREL
09TEGUCIGALPA92CENTRAL BANK FOR ECONOMIC INTEGRATION PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: The president of the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (CABEI) Nick Rischbieth met with the Ambassador on February 2 to discuss the effects of the global financial crisis on Central America and on CABEI's operations. After a year of record disbursements, CABEI's acc [...]
2009-02-10 23:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD EAGR HO
09TEGUCIGALPA944TFH01: ZELAYA CLAIMS TO BE IN HONDURAS
[...] (C) At 1040 local (1240 EDT) local pro-Zelaya Channel 36 announced that Presient Zelaya had returned to Honduras and was already in Tegucigalpa, at the UN Building. Although such rumors had arisen many times since the June 28 coup, Post immediately began calling sources to determine whether t [...]
2009-09-21 19:02:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA945TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #55 09/21/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) At 1300 local (1500 EDT),President Zelaya appeared on a balcony before a crowd of over 5,000 supporters who had gathered outside the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, but made no statement. Earlier via radio and television channel 36, Zelaya publicly stated he was ready to sign the San Jo [...]
2009-09-21 22:25:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA946TFH01: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #56 09/21/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) At 17:15 local time (19:15 EDT) de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti, surrounded by his Cabinet, delivered a public address to the nation from the presidential palace. Micheletti said President Zelaya's return to Honduras is irregular and does not change the situation of Honduras. Mic [...]
2009-09-22 01:34:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA947TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION
[...] (C) Honduran authorities can no longer handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly deteriorating. There is [...]
2009-09-22 15:49:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA948TFH01: NEED FOR COMMISSION - CORRECTED CABLE
[...] (C) Summary: Honduran authorities may no longer be able to handle their deteriorating political situation and need the intervention of an international commission, preferably headed by senior UN and OAS officials accompanied by regional foreign ministers. The current situation is rapidly dete [...]
2009-09-22 16:17:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL SOCI 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
09TEGUCIGALPA951TFH01: POLITICAL WRAP-UP
[...] (C) Summary. President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya and a group of supporters remain in the Brazilian Embassy. The Armed Forces have allowed food and water to be delivered to the Embassy compound and are permitting the departure of Zelaya supporters and local Embassy staff. Rumors are circulatin [...]
2009-09-23 00:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC PHUM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA953TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #58 09/22/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) As of noon local (1400 EDT) the Brazilian charge d'affaires reported to Emboffs that the electricity and water had been restored in their Embassy. Both the Armed Forces (HOAF) Chief of Defense and the de facto security minister have promised safe passage to embassy employees and Zelaya [...]
2009-09-23 00:10:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA955TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #59 09/23/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) De facto regime foreign minister Carlos Lopez Contreras read a statement in English on television the evening of September 22. A question and answer period in Spanish followed. Lopez Contreras' statement said de facto regime leader Roberto Micheletti is ready to engage in a discussion wi [...]
2009-09-23 19:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA957TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #60 09/23/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Post continues to pursue confirmation from security forces on behalf of the Brazilian Charge d'Affaires that he will be permitted to re-enter his embassy if he leaves. While individual field commanders for the armed forces and police state they will allow safe passage when informed, they [...]
2009-09-24 01:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC EAIR ECON HO
09TEGUCIGALPA958TFH01: HUMAN RIGHTS SITUATION SINCE ZELAYA'S RETURN
[...] (C) Summary. The human rights situation following the return of President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya has deteriorated. Post confirmed the death of one anti-coup protestor on September 22 in Tegucigalpa and is working to confirm another alleged death of an anti-coup protestor in San Pedro Sula [...]
2009-09-24 01:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA959TFH01: ZELAYA'S NEW CONTROL CENTER: THE SITUATION
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador spoke on the phone with Brazilian Charge d'Affaires Francisco Catunda the morning of September 23. Catunda remains host to President Zelaya and a large number of supporters in his embassy. Catunda thanked the Ambassador for the extensive USG assistance in facilita [...]
2009-09-24 01:22:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM PREL HO BR
09TEGUCIGALPA960TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES SANTOS AND LOBO
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 23 with the four presidential candidates who had signed a communique expressing support for the San Jose Accord after a September 16 meeting with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. The candidates told the Ambassador that they are scheduled to meet [...]
2009-09-24 16:20:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA961TFH01: PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES TO TELL ZELAYA AND
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met on September 23 with the four presidential candidates who had signed a communique expressing support for the San Jose Accord after a September 16 meeting with Costa Rican President Oscar Arias. The candidates told the Ambassador that they are scheduled to meet [...]
2009-09-24 16:26:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID HO
09TEGUCIGALPA962TFH01: TALKING TO GENERAL VASQUEZ AND PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary: We have been working with Chief of Defense General Romeo Vasquez Velasquez to improve conditions for President Zelaya's party and Brazilian diplomats in the Brazilian chancery. Vasquez is willing to help but has also insisted that Zelaya be more active in encouraging his supporte [...]
2009-09-24 19:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA966TFHO1: DE FACTO FINANCE MINISTER EXPRESSES CONCERN
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of phone calls to the Consul General (CG) September 24, de facto Finance Minister Gabriela Nunez expressed worry over the deteriorating security situation since the unexpected return to Honduras of President Manuel &Mel8 Zelaya. She also angrily questioned the decis [...]
2009-09-25 00:43:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM CVIS HO
09TEGUCIGALPA967TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #62 09/24/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) The Executive Director of the Center for the Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation of Victims of Torture (CPTRT),a Honduran human rights NGO, sent a letter on September 22 to the President of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly requesting that the UN send a medical and human right [...]
2009-09-25 00:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA977TFH01: CHIEF OF DEFENSE ON THE SIEGE AT THE
[...] (C) Within the framework of Department guidance regarding contact with Honduran officials and military, the Ambassador spoke by telephone with de facto regime Chief of Defense MG Romeo Vasquez Velasquez on two occasions September 25 to discuss the situation at the Brazilian Embassy and the cur [...]
2009-09-26 00:26:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PHUM MOPS PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA979TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #64 09/25/2009 AS OF
[...] (C) Post is thoroughly investigating claims of a gas attack against the Brazilian Embassy. 2. (SBU) A Zelaya supporter reported that the de facto government was not allowing presidential candidates Cesar Ham(UD) and Carlos H. Reyes (independent, pro-Zelaya) into the Brazilian embassy to see [...]
2009-09-26 00:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA982TFH01: CANDIDATES MEET ZELAYA AND MICHELETTI AND
[...] (U) Summary. The four presidential candidates who on September 16 traveled to Costa Rica to meet with President Arias met on September 24 with de facto regime head Roberto Micheletti and later the same day with President Jose Manuel "Mel" Zelaya at the Brazilian Embassy. There was widespread [...]
2009-09-28 20:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PREL SOCI HO
09TEGUCIGALPA983TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #65 09/28/2009 AS OF
[...] (SBU) Four members of a five person OAS delegation were denied entry at Toncontin International Airport on September 27, with U.S. Embassy officers present. Two of the diplomats were U.S. citizens. The fifth diplomat, John Biehl, was permitted to enter Honduras. Details on this incident will [...]
2009-09-28 22:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA986TFH01: ALLEGED GAS ATTACK AGAINST BRAZILIAN
[...] (C) Summary. Embassy received reports on September 25 that a gas attack had been carried out against the Brazilian Embassy and that persons inside the Embassy, including President Zelaya, had become ill. Embassy investigated the allegations. The Brazilian Charge told Embassy that he believe [...]
2009-09-29 13:07:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM MOPS ASEC 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
09TEGUCIGALPA990TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP #66 09/29/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza announced yesterday, September 28 that de facto president Micheletti had invited the OAS to bring a delegation to Honduras on October 7 with permission to send an advance team on October 2. The Ambassador spoke to President Zelaya this morning. H [...]
2009-09-29 23:11:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TEGUCIGALPA991TFH01: MICHELETTI AGREES TO A NATIONAL DIALOGUE IN
[...] (C) De facto regime head Roberto Micheletti told OAS Secretary Jose Miguel Insulza that he would convoke a meeting with President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya's cabinet members and other political actors in a national dialogue to promote reconciliation, at the end of a meeting held by the two September [...]
2009-09-30 01:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM PREL HO
09TEGUCIGALPA994TFH01: DECREE IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL ACCORDING TO
[...] (C) Summary: Special Prosecutors for Human Rights Sandra Ponce and German Enamorado told Ambassador on September 29 that they believed the decree limiting civil liberties enacted by the de facto regime on September 26 was unconstitutional and that they had initiated action calling on the Supre [...]
2009-09-30 22:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM HO
09TEGUCIGALPA999TFHO1: HONDURAS COUP SITREP 68 10/01/2009 AS OF
[...] (U) The OAS announced that an advance team led by Victor Rico, OAS Secretary for Political Affairs, will arrive in Honduras on October 2 to prepare for the arrival of the delegation of Foreign Ministers and OAS Secretary-General Insulza on October 7. 2. (U) A delegation of Brazilian Congres [...]
2009-10-01 23:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV CASC MARR KDEM PHUM ASEC HO
09TELAVIV1140ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 10:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1565MFA COMMENTS ON MEETINGS WITH MOROCCAN AND OMANI
[...] (C) Summary. Senior MFA officials recently met in Europe with the Moroccan MFA Director General and the Omani Foreign Minister. While the meetings were positive, the Israeli impression is that moderate Arab states are looking for Israeli steps on final status issues, not a settlements freez [...]
2009-07-16 14:40:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL EAIR MO MU MR IS
09TELAVIV1619ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 11:13:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1802ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Iran 2. Mideast ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- The media reported that Israeli and Hamas spokespeople have presented conflicting reports on progress in the talks about the possible release of Gilad Shalit. YediotQs Arab affairs corres [...]
2009-08-13 13:54:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV1855ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Leading media cited the White House as saying yesterday that President Obama wants Israel and the Palestinians to restart stalled peace talks as soon as possible and that he urged both side [...]
2009-08-21 10:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2176ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Iran ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Radio reported that Hams has handed over to Israel a recent video recording of Gilad Shalit in exchange for the release by Israel of 20 female Palestinian prisoners, and that IDF Chi [...]
2009-10-02 10:16:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2381ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 10:05:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2467ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 11:25:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2479ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. U.S.-Israel Relations 3. Muslim-Americans ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- HaQaretz published the results of a survey conducted over the past days among Israelis by Dialog: - The majority of the public -- 57% -- supports t [...]
2009-11-13 11:07:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR IS
09TELAVIV2542ISRAELI SUPPORT FOR U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI appreciated reftel message regarding the U.S. posture on Iran's nuclear program. According to MFA Director for Nonproliferation Haim Waxman, the GOI remains interested in next steps, including in the immediate time period U.S. plans for the IAEA November 26 Board of Gover [...]
2009-11-25 12:40:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR IS
09TELAVIV2543ISRAELI SUPPORT FOR U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI appreciated reftel message regarding the U.S. posture on Iran's nuclear program. According to MFA Director for Nonproliferation Haim Waxman, the GOI remains interested in next steps, including in the immediate time period U.S. plans for the IAEA November 26 Board of Gover [...]
2009-11-25 12:40:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR IS
09TELAVIV2544ISRAELI SUPPORT FOR U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI appreciated reftel message regarding the U.S. posture on Iran's nuclear program. According to MFA Director for Nonproliferation Haim Waxman, the GOI remains interested in next steps, including in the immediate time period U.S. plans for the IAEA November 26 Board of Gover [...]
2009-11-25 12:40:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR IS
09TELAVIV2545ISRAELI SUPPORT FOR U.S. POSTURE ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: The GOI appreciated reftel message regarding the U.S. posture on Iran's nuclear program. According to MFA Director for Nonproliferation Haim Waxman, the GOI remains interested in next steps, including in the immediate time period U.S. plans for the IAEA November 26 Board of Gover [...]
2009-11-25 12:40:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR IS
09TELAVIV2701Global Context Section of the QDDR - ISRAEL
[...] Embassy Tel Aviv offers the following responses to queries posed in ref A regarding the trends in Israel that will most likely affect the conduct of diplomacy and the execution of development programs over the next ten to twenty years. The challenges that Israel will face diplomatically will [...]
2009-12-11 13:56:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL SOCI IS
09TELAVIV2851ISRAEL MEDIA REACTION
[...] Mideast 2. Anti-Terrorism Efforts ------------------------- Key stories in the media: ------------------------- Israel Hayom reported that U.S. Special Envoy for Middle East Peace Senator George Mitchell is slated to arrive in Israel next Thursday. The reported purpose of his visit [...]
2009-12-31 12:34:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR 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
09THEHAGUE177 DUTCH VIEWS ON INCLUSION OF INTERNATIONAL AVIATION IN THE
[...] (U) Summary: The GONL supports the EU's decision to include international aviation in the Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) in 2012. At the same time, the GONL would like to see the issue concurrently being addressed on a global scale, largely through the International Civil Aviation Organizati [...]
2009-03-12 15:09:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD SENV EU NL
09THEHAGUE179CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION,
[...] (SBU) The 55th Session of the Executive Council (EC-55) went more smoothly than expected (Ref B),with the Iranian delegation a much lower profile. Led by the Head of Iran"s National Authority, the Iranians deferred a substantial number of agenda items during the week but allowed most to prog [...]
2009-03-13 14:32:00Embassy The HagueSECRETPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE288CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW 56TH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) Executive Council (EC) 56 was characterized by a high interest in the search for a new Director-General (DG),an extensive agenda of routine business and increasingly obstructive behavior by the South African delegation. Iraq's presentation of its former chemical weapons (CW) program t [...]
2009-05-06 17:40:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE368CWC: MEETINGS OF SENIOR U.S. EXPERTS IN THE HAGUE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Between June 23 and 25, two senior-level U.S. experts visited The Hague to brief key stakeholders at the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) on the U.S. program for destroying its chemical weapons (CW) stockpile (ref A),including projected operating sche [...]
2009-06-25 17:31:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE402CWC: SCENE-SETTER FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 57TH
[...] (U) This is an action request, see para 19. ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. (SBU) As for the previous two Executive Councils (EC),the selection of the next Director-General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons ( [...]
2009-07-07 10:57:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE404NETHERLANDS: WHA PDAS KELLY'S JUNE 25, 2009
[...] (U) June 25, 2009; 8:45 am; The Hague, Netherlands. 2. (U) Participants: United States ------------- Craig Kelly, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, WHA Eric Falls (Embassy notetaker) Netherlands ----------- Laurent Stokvis, MFA Director for Western Hemisphere Affairs Peter Potman, [...]
2009-07-07 13:50:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL NL BL NU CU VE
09THEHAGUE410CWC: MEETINGS OF SENIOR U.S. EXPERTS IN THE HAGUE
[...] (SBU) During their June 23-25 visit to The Hague, Robert Mikulak (ISN/CB Director and U.S. Representative to the OPCW's Executive Council (EC)) and Tom Hopkins (Principal Deputy Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs) briefed representativ [...]
2009-07-08 15:45:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE421CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JULY 6-10, 2009
[...] (SBU) As will happen during the upcoming Executive Council (EC) session, discussions this week were dominated by the search for a new Director-General (DG). After additional consultations with a number of delegations, including with a small group of western and like- minded states in which h [...]
2009-07-14 07:17:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE422CWC: WRAP-UP FOR JULY 6-10, 2009
[...] (SBU) As will happen during the upcoming Executive Council (EC) session, discussions this week were dominated by the search for a new Director-General (DG). After additional consultations with a number of delegations, including with a small group of western and like- minded states in which h [...]
2009-07-14 07:43:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE436CWC: INDUSTRY CLUSTER MEETINGS, JULY 9, 2009
[...] SUMMARY: Both industry consultations on July 9 included presentations and discussion of new technical data gathered to aid consultations, along with a continuation of discussions from the May consultations on low concentration limits for Schedule 2A/2A* chemicals and enhancements to the OC [...]
2009-07-20 11:05:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL EIND OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE451CWC: PRESENTATIONS BY DG CANDIDATES, JULY 15,
[...] (SBU) The seven candidates to succeed Rogelio Pfirter (Argentina) as the next Director-General (DG) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) each presented themselves to the Executive Council (EC) on July 15. During the day-long closed session presided over by EC Ch [...]
2009-07-24 15:52:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AU FI GM ID TU UK AG
09THEHAGUE452CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION,
[...] (SBU) The 57th session of the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) successfully concluded, and on schedule, with a full day devoted to the presentations by the candidates for Director General (July 15) and major agreement in the Council by [...]
2009-07-24 16:24:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE455CWC: MEETINGS ON THE MARGINS OF THE OPCW
[...] (SBU) During the Executive Council, July 14-17, the U.S. delegation met bilaterally with the Chinese, Libyan, Japanese and French delegations to discuss a variety of issues. The Indian delegation convened a meeting of interested delegations to present its views on industry issues, and U.S. C [...]
2009-07-27 13:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE518CWC: CONSULTATIONS ON THE SELECTION OF A NEW
[...] (SBU) Dr. Robert Mikulak, ISN/CB Director and U.S. Representative to the Executive Council (EC),visited The Hague August 27-28 to consult with key delegations on the selection of a new Director- General (DG) for the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). Accompanied by [...]
2009-08-31 15:24:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
09THEHAGUE526CWC: STATUS UPDATE ON IRAQ'S DESTRUCTION PLANS,
[...] (U) This is an action request -- see paras 16 and 22. ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ Â [...]
2009-09-03 07:05:00Embassy The HagueSECRETIZ LY PARM PREL RS CWC
09THEHAGUE597CWC: WRAP-UP FOR TWO WEEKS FROM SEPTEMBER 21 TO
[...] (SBU) In the run-up to the 58th Executive Council (EC-58),the frequency and number of meetings at the OPCW has increased. This cable covers the two weeks from September 21 to October 2 including the regular weekly meeting of the Western European and Others Group (WEOG); a range of budget co [...]
2009-10-02 18:45:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE604CWC: SCENE-SETTER FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL 58TH
[...] (U) This is an action request -- please see paras 16-18. ------------------------ SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------ 2. (SBU) While the selection of a new Director- General is consuming all the attention of delegates (ref A),the agenda for Executive Council 58 (EC- 58) [...]
2009-10-06 18:10:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL AORC OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE632CWC: WRAP-UP FOR OPCW EXECUTIVE COUNCIL SESSION,
[...] (SBU) The 58th session of the Executive Council (EC) of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) was a remarkable success. The Council approved by consensus a recommendation to the Conference of States Parties (CSP) to appoint Ahmet Uzumcu of Turkey to be the next Direc [...]
2009-10-22 18:01:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL AORC EIND OPCW CWC AU FI GM ID TU
09THEHAGUE719CWC: SCENE-SETTER FOR THE 14TH CONFERENCE OF THE
[...] (SBU) The 14th Conference of the States Parties (CSP) should smoothly wrap up the year's worth of activities of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW),as intended in the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC). This year, unlike many in the past, the Executive Council (EC) [...]
2009-11-27 17:07:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL EIND OPCW 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
09THEHAGUE754CWC: OPCW WORKSHOP ON OTHER CHEMICAL PRODUCTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In conjunction with its annual meeting for National Authorities (ref A),the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) hosted a workshop on other chemical production facilities (OCPFs) in The Hague on November 25. Washington experts from State/VCI and Commerce [...]
2009-12-17 11:00:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEIND PARM PREL OPCW CWC
09THEHAGUE94GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR TERRORISM:
[...] (C) Summary: On February 10, State representatives met bilaterally with Russian MFA (Rozhkov) and then trilaterally with Netherlands MFA (van der Kwast) to discuss the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) Fifth Plenary Meeting scheduled for June 16-17, 2009 in The Hague. It [...]
2009-02-12 07:25:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PTER KGIC RS NL
09TOKYO1193GOJ STRATEGY FOR IAEA ELECTION; REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) Please note action request contained in para 5. 2. (SBU) The GOJ is aware of and greatly appreciates U.S. advocacy on behalf of its candidate for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General, according to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Non-proliferation, Science, and [...]
2009-05-27 03:46:00Embassy TokyoSECRETPARM ENRG TRGY PUNE IAEA 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
09TOKYO1289 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/09/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 07:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1335IAEA: JAPAN PROMISES STRONG STATEMENTS ON SYRIA
[...] (C) Econoffs delivered points contained if ref regarding statements on Syria and Iran at the upcoming IAEA BOG meeting to MOFA Non-proliferation, Science and Nuclear Energy Division Director Tomiko Ichikawa June 12. Ichikawa said Japan agrees fully with the U.S. call for strong statements an [...]
2009-06-12 08:39:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM IAEA MNUC TRGY JA
09TOKYO1436 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 06/25/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-25 07:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1620JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 07/16/09
[...]The authorized number of special advisors is up to three. However, Hamada will only appoint Morimoto. The special advisor attends meetings of a defense council (chaired by the defense minister) to be established anew as a non-permanent staff serving the minister to ensure political leadershi [...]
2009-07-16 05:15:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1630TOKYO MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT OBAMA AND NON-ALIGNED
[...] LEAD STORIES: All Friday morning papers led with the continued disarray within the ruling LDP over Prime Minister Aso's plan to dissolve the Lower House next week for a snap election on August 30. 2. "U.S. Diplomacy Entering Stage of Implementing Policies" On President Obama's foreign poli [...]
2009-07-17 03:54:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO 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
09TOKYO1775DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MTCR: PROMOTING PARTICIPATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 02:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL MTCRE PARM MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA 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
09TOKYO1847 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 07:02:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO1917 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 08/19/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 06:59:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2098 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/10/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-10 06:32:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO215DEPUTY FM OTABE ON NEW BILATERAL DIALOGUE
[...] (C) Discussing the experts' report released and briefed to FM Nakasone on the future of U.S./Japan economic relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Yoichi Otabe called the study "frank and forthcoming" and favorably received by the Minister. Otabe said the report was able to make a number of recomm [...]
2009-01-29 07:50:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ETRD PGOV EAGR JA
09TOKYO2226 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 09/23/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-23 06:51:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO228TOYOTA DISCUSSES AUTO MARKETS, HOPES FOR U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Toyota hopes Congress will pass the proposed economic stimulus package quickly and act to "save" the Big Three automakers, Toyota Vice Chairman Katsuhiro Nakagawa told EMIN. Toyota and other automakers are hit by both tight markets for commercial credit and problems consumers h [...]
2009-01-30 07:53:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEIND EFIN PGOV SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO2358APEC SENIOR OFFICIAL KURT TONG'S MEETINGS ON APEC,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Acting U.S. Senior Official for APEC Kurt Tong emphasized the need to focus on discrete outcomes rather than process in U.S.-Japan economic relations, as well as in setting the agenda for consecutive APEC host years, during meetings with senior GOJ officials in the Ministry of Fo [...]
2009-10-13 08:27:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV PGOV PREL APECO JA
09TOKYO238DEPUTY FM OTABE ON NEW BILATERAL DIALOGUE
[...] (C) Discussing the experts' report released and briefed to FM Nakasone on the future of U.S./Japan economic relations, Deputy Foreign Minister Yoichi Otabe called the study "frank and forthcoming" and favorably received by the Minister. Otabe said the report was able to make a number of recomm [...]
2009-02-02 03:03:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ETRD PGOV EAGR JA
09TOKYO245 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02//09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 08:05:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO2615DAS KANG AND DELEGATION'S MEETINGS WITH GOJ ON THE FUTURE OF THE IAEA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 08:02:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL PUNE ENRG IAEA JA
09TOKYO263 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/04/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 01:17:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO271JAPAN TO EXPAND EFFORTS TO ACQUIRE RARE METALS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOJ is more than doubling its budget for rare metals exploration and acquisition in FY2009. Priorities include remote sensing activities in southern Africa, projects to stockpile and recycle rare metals from used equipment, and research to leverage advances in technology to [...]
2009-02-04 22:46:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ENRG PREL SENV JA XA
09TOKYO2715U/S HORMATS' MEETINGS WITH JAPANESE GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Japanese government officials welcomed the visit of Under Secretary Hormats on November 16 and 17, immediately following that of President Obama, as a strong sign of the importance the United States attaches to the U.S.-Japan economic relationship. They agreed with U/S Hor [...]
2009-11-27 04:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEINV ENRG ETRD PREL EAID EAGR PARM IR JA
09TOKYO324JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 2/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-12 01:41:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO349 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-16 19:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO358 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 02/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-17 06:55:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB 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
09TOKYO554 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/12/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 08:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO569JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/13/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-16 01:03:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO584JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/17/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-17 01:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO598 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/18/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-18 08:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO624JAPANESE MORNING PRESS HIGHLIGHTS 03/20/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-20 00:52:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TOKYO722 DAILY SUMMARY OF JAPANESE PRESS 03/31/09
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 07:56:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR KPAO PGOV PINR ECON ELAB JA
09TUNIS171THE ELLOUMI GROUP: A TUNISIAN COMPANY SUCCESS STORY
[...] (U) The Elloumi Group calls itself Tunisia's most international company. Starting out as an electrical equipment manufacturer in the late 1940s, the group has grown to become one of Tunisia's most diverse and successful global companies, expanding operations into cable and electrical compon [...]
2009-03-26 14:58:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD FAO TS
09TUNIS216THE INSURANCE SECTOR IN TUNISIA: Potential Opportunities
[...] This cable provides a comprehensive overview of the insurance sector in Tunisia. Law No. 2008-8, passed by the Tunisian Parliament on February 11, 2008, amended the insurance code and opened the sector to foreign competition. This provides opportunities for US companies to consider investing [...]
2009-04-07 09:03:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ETRD EFIN TS
09TUNIS46IRANIAN VP RAMIMI'S VISIT TO TUNISIA "NOTHING
[...] (C) During a January 12-13 visit to Tunisia, Iranian Vice President and "Special Envoy of Iranian President Ahmadinejad" Mohamed Reza Rahimi met with President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Foreign Minister Abdelwaheb Abdallah to discuss the situation in Gaza, as well as bilateral relations. A [...]
2009-01-21 11:14:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALPREL IR TS
09UNESCOPARISFR1407HONDURAS: 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
09UNESCOPARISFR1458WORLD HERITAGE ELECTION RESULTS
[...] (U) Summary: Elections were held October 26 during the 17th meeting of the World Heritage General Assembly at UNESCO to replace 12 of the 21 Member States on the World Heritage Committee. Changes in the Rules of Procedure were adopted including a voluntary reduction in term length to four yea [...]
2009-10-29 15:38:00Mission UNESCOUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSCUL PREL UNESCO
09UNROME22FAO 125TH FINANCE COMMITTEE HIGHLIGHTS: FUNDING FOR REFORM
[...] (SBU) Member representatives of the Food and Agriculture Organization's (FAO) Finance Committee (FC) met in Rome on March 9-10 to discuss funding for FAO's ambitious new reform program and to review the agency's human resource management strategy. Noting a shortfall in voluntary financial contr [...]
2009-03-27 11:44:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN
09UNROME40FAO COUNCIL APPROVES NOVEMBER FOOD SECURITY SUMMIT, REVIEWS
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution or distribution outside the USG. Summary: ------- 2. (SBU) During the 136th session of FAO Council, from June 15-19, members debated the merits of a proposal from Director General Diouf to host a Heads-of-State [...]
2009-06-24 11:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PHUM FAO UN
09UNROME41COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (CFS): REFORM PROCESS
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution or dissemination outside USG channels. Summary: -------- 2. (U) Within the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO),efforts are well under way to reform the Committee on World Food Security (CFS),a commi [...]
2009-06-24 14:44:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EAGR FAO UN
09UNROME43WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE BOARD 2009 ANNUAL SESSION: THE
[...] The 2009 Annual Session of the World Food Program (WFP) Executive Board was held in Rome from June 8-12. The primary discussion and recurring theme centered on a review of WFP's financial framework aimed at better aligning it to the 2008-2011 Strategic Plan. The Board also took note of a rec [...]
2009-07-01 12:20:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIEDWFP AORC EAID PREF EAGR EFIN UN
09UNROME49REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: REFORM OF THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. This is an action request; please see paragraphs four, six, and eight. Summary ------- 3. (SBU) Amidst an intensified focus on food and agricultural issues due to rising global hunger and maln [...]
2009-08-14 14:56:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL EAGR EAID UN FAO
09UNROME51FAO BUDGET CHIEF PROVIDES DETAILS OF REVISED BUDGET REQUEST,
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Responding to concerns voiced by the U.S. and other Rome-based missions over the FAO's latest budget request during a recent meeting of the Finance Committee (septel),FAO Management revised its draft [...]
2009-08-17 09:25:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAGR EAID EFIN UN FAO
09UNROME53FAO DG DIOUF'S VIEWS ON IMPLEMENTING L'AQUILA SUMMIT FOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request. FAO Director General (DG) Jacques Diouf told the Charge on August 28 that he was delighted with President Obama's strong leadership on food security at the L'Aquila Summit and wants to use the November World Food Summit to adopt the five L'Aquila princi [...]
2009-09-01 12:05:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR FAO PREL EAID UN WB
09UNROME54RECOMMENDED STRATEGY ON FAO DRAFT BUDGET
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: The FAO Director General distributed on September 1 a revised draft Program of Work and Budget (PWB) for the 2010-11 biennium that proposes a significant 7.1 percent increase over the cur [...]
2009-09-03 16:36:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYFAO EFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN
09UNROME55COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY REFORM PROCESS GENERALLY
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified for USG only. Please handle accordingly. -------- Summary -------- 2. (SBU) The Committee on World Food Security (CFS) Bureau convened on September 4 the final negotiating session of its "Contact Group" - a group comprising F [...]
2009-09-09 10:13:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR PHUM EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME58WORLD FOOD SUMMIT "ZERO DRAFT" DECLARATION: IMPROVED, BUT
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary and Action Request --------------------- 2. (SBU) To prepare for the November 16-18 World Summit on Food Security, to be co-hosted in Rome by Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Director Gener [...]
2009-10-05 10:41:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME59COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY: FINAL DRAFT TEXT FOR
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary and Action Request. Pursuant to an agreement of the 34th Session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS),members have been engaged in a year-long process to reform the CFS. The focus of the [...]
2009-10-07 18:46:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL UN FAO
09UNROME60FAO 137TH COUNCIL: IMPASSE OVER PROPOSED BUDGET LEVEL
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary and Action Request ------------------- 2. (SBU) Members at the September 28-October 2 meeting of the FAO Council could not reach consensus on the level of the organization's budget for the 201 [...]
2009-10-09 10:03:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME61REFORM OF THE COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. From October 14-17, the U.S. delegation to the Committee on World Food Security (CFS) worked with other delegations to reform the FAO technical committee into a body that will provide value-ad [...]
2009-10-23 17:34:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PREL FAO UN
09UNROME78ROME FOLLOW-UP MEETING TO L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 3 and 4, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome co-hosted the third follow-up to the G8 `plus' meeting on global food security held i [...]
2009-12-11 16:51:00UN RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAGR EAID FAO WFP IT
09UNVIEVIENNA103COPOUS: WRAP-UP OF THE 46TH SESSION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND
[...] (U) The U.S. accomplished its objectives for the 46th session of the STSC in Vienna February 9-20, 2009, including STSC approval of the voluntary safety framework for the use of nuclear power sources in outer space and adoption of a new agenda item on space weather research. The U.S. delega [...]
2009-03-13 15:34:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA UNGA UNPUOS
09UNVIEVIENNA104IAEA/DG: ELBARADEI MOVING FORWARD ON FUEL BANKS
[...] (C) Ambassador Schulte assured Director General ElBaradei of steadfast U.S. support for the IAEA on March 13. The DG looked to U.S. leadership on budget issues. In a detailed discussion of fuel bank proposals, ElBaradei expressed increased optimism that the stage had been set for a good Boar [...]
2009-03-16 11:46:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL ENRG TRGY KNNP MNUC IAEA IR SY
09UNVIEVIENNA110Vienna Adopts International Roadmap for Fighting Drugs
[...] (U) The high-level segment of United Nations Commission on Narcotics Drugs (CND) met March 11 and 12 in Vienna to conclude the review of the commitments emanating from the 1998 UNGA Special Session (UNGASS) on international drug control. The Commission adopted a Political Declaration and Actio [...]
2009-03-17 15:22:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCRM UNODC EAID SNAR UN AF RU
09UNVIEVIENNA112NPT PREPCOM CHAIR CONSULTS IN VIENNA
[...] (SBU) Rounding out consultations in New York and Geneva, NPT Prepcom Chairman Zimbabwe UN Permrep Bonafice Chidyausiku reviewed preparations for the 2009 Prepcom with approximately two dozen states parties in Vienna March 16. The first priority for the Prepcom would be to adopt the 2010 Revcom [...]
2009-03-18 11:41:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA12IAEA: COMPLETION OF THIRD GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP
[...] This cable is for information only. 2. Summary: The GNEP Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) held its third meeting on December 8, 2008, in Vienna, Austria in conjunction with a workshop on Radioactive Waste Management and a Resources and Gaps Workshop on December 9. The U.S. [...]
2009-01-14 07:25:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA128 IAEA/DG ELECTION: FIRST DAY INCONCLUSIVE, AMANO
[...] (S) The first three rounds of balloting for the IAEA Director General election on March 26 proved inconclusive, with neither candidate able to command the required two-thirds majority of the 35-member Board. The vote tally was 21(Amano)-14(Minty)-0 in the first round; 20(Amano)-15(Minty)-0 in [...]
2009-03-26 15:09:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA132IAEA/DG: AMANO LOSES BY ONE VOTE, SLATE WIPED CLEAN
[...] (C) Despite an intensive and successful overnight lobbying campaign, Japanese Governor Amano fell one vote short of the required two-thirds majority to be appointed IAEA Director General. In this second day of balloting, March 27, the Board of Governors held three votes in succession: first, a [...]
2009-03-27 14:49:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA150IAEA BUDGET: PROGRAM OF ACTION FOR CANCER THERAPY (PACT)
[...] (U) The IAEA's Program of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT) expertise in radiotherapy to assist developing Member States to design comprehensive National Cancer Control Plans (NCCP). PACT looks to the U.S. as one of its main supporters and would welcome USG funding or cost-free expertise duri [...]
2009-04-07 11:23:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KNNP MNUC PREL SOCI TRGY EAIO
09UNVIEVIENNA154IAEA/RANF: ELBARADEI ENCOURAGES ENGAGING BRAZIL,
[...] (C) This is an action message. Mission recommends that the President, should he conduct bilaterals, or Secretary Clinton at the Summit of the Americas reaffirm to Brazilian and Argentine interlocutors U.S. support for the development of multilateral nuclear arrangements (assured fuel supply; [...]
2009-04-08 17:33:00UNVIESECRETAORC ENRG PREL KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA155IAEA/RANF: RUSSIAN PROPOSAL ON ASSURED FUEL SUPPLY
[...] (SBU) The Russian Government and IAEA Secretariat have the proposal for a nuclear fuel assurance supply mechanism that is nearest to coming before the IAEA Board for action. The arrangement provides for an assured export license, fissionable material, a storage location, and revenue, and on t [...]
2009-04-08 17:52:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG PREL KNNP TRGY RS
09UNVIEVIENNA178IAEA/DG RACE: MINTY RE-ENTERS RACE, CHANGING THE
[...] (S) The IAEA Secretariat confirmed that South Africa had officially submitted its re-nomination of Governor Abdul Minty for Director General April 21. Minty's performance in the first round proves he cannot win, but he has emerged as a standard-bearer for the "non-aligned" members of the IAEA. [...]
2009-04-22 14:41:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF
09UNVIEVIENNA189IAEA/DG RACE: FIVE CANDIDATES AT CLOSE OF
[...] (S) As of the close of nominations April 27, there are five official candidates for IAEA Director General: Yukiya Amano (Japan),Abdul Minty (South Africa),Luis Echavarri (Spain),Jean-Pol Poncelet (Belgium) and Ernest Petric (Slovenia). No further candidates can join the race at this junct [...]
2009-04-28 16:28:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA MY SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA198IAEA/RANF: RUSSIA SEES PROGRESS; BEIJING
[...] (SBU) Sumamry: Ambassador's recent bilateral exchanges in Vienna and Beijing on multilateral nuclear fuel arrangements included encouraging signs for pragmatic discussion in the June IAEA Board of Governors meeting, paving the way to positive Board action in September. Advancing the dialogue [...]
2009-04-30 15:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG PREL KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA199UNIDO PRIORITIZES ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND REFORMS IN NEW
[...] (U) UNIDO Director-General Kandeh Yumkella on April 7 briefed member states on his 2010-11 budget proposal, which maintains zero real growth overall while increasing funding for poverty reduction, energy and environment programs, and further efficiency-enhancing measures. Member states reacte [...]
2009-05-04 13:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND ENRG EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA201U.S. STIRS UP IAEA BUDGET TALKS, LEAVES THE WAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: (This is a guidance request. Please see paragraphs 15 - 17.) The U.S. delegation achieved its primary goal during budget negotiations at the IAEA this week to leave the door open to a "meaningful, real increase." While the U.S. was alone in its strong appeal for a budget incr [...]
2009-05-04 15:29:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA206COPOUS: WRAP-UP OF THE 46TH SESSION OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND
[...] (U) The 48th session of the Legal Subcommittee (LSC) of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) yielded positive results for the United States and set the stage for the further advancement of USG interests in the LSC next year. The second year consideration of national l [...]
2009-05-07 08:49:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA TSPL UNGA UNPUOS
09UNVIEVIENNA217"Harm Reduction" Debate Politicizing INCB Elections?
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting on May 6, Koli Kouame Secretary of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB),expressed dismay over what he described as the NGO efforts to politicize the election of Board members. More specifically, Kouame believes the International Drug Policy Consortium ( [...]
2009-05-08 15:14:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM UNODC
09UNVIEVIENNA225CORRECTED COPY OF UNVIE VIENNA 206: COPOUS: WRAP-UP OF THE
[...] (U) The 48th session of the Legal Subcommittee (LSC) of the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) yielded positive results for the United States and set the stage for the further advancement of USG interests in the LSC next year. The second year consideration of national l [...]
2009-05-13 14:14:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA TSPL UNGA UNPUOS
09UNVIEVIENNA227DEEPENING IMPASSE IN IAEA BUDGET TALKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Member States met on May 13 to "get down to business" on the budget. European hardliners have not relinquished their calls for a "revised" budget proposal based on zero growth. Nor has the G-77 progressed beyond general support for increases in technical cooperation and [...]
2009-05-13 15:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA231IAEA: LOOKING AHEAD TO THE JUNE BOARD
[...] (C) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place against the backdrop of impasse over the 2010 budget and the ongoing race for IAEA Director General, with an election likely later in June. The politics of the DG race will distract from the regular June Board meeting's overlo [...]
2009-05-18 11:11:00UNVIESECRETENRG PARM PREL KNPP IAEA IR KN IZ PK
09UNVIEVIENNA240IAEA Symposium on Nuclear Security Relates Terrorism Threat
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IAEA Nuclear Security Symposium, attended by over 500 participants representing over 90 countries, dealt with issues involved in protecting nuclear and other radioactive materials from the hands of criminals and provided a forum for discussions with nuclear security counterpa [...]
2009-05-26 16:25:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA241IAEA/BOARD/GC:TOUR D'HORIZON WITH EGYPTIAN
[...] (C) Ambassador and DCM had a generally positive exchange of views May 19 with Egyptian Ambassador Fawzi on priority issues for the June Board of Governors meeting and in anticipation of Egypt becoming the NAM Chair in July. The President's upcoming visit to Cairo and the perception that U.S.- [...]
2009-05-27 11:11:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC EG IAEA IR IS KNNP PARM PREL TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA243NUCLEAR FUEL ASSURANCES: TOP-LEVEL APPROACHES TO
[...] (SBU) At the conclusion of his meeting with U.S. House oF Representatives leaders Waxman and Lowey on May 26 (septel to follow),IAEA Director General (DG) ElBaradei engaged for several minutes separately with Ambassador and Msnoff on tactics for Board of Governors consideration of nuclear fue [...]
2009-05-27 16:25:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC ENRG KNNP EG SA
09UNVIEVIENNA244IAEA/DG RACE: BOARD MEETS THE FIVE CANDIDATES
[...] (C) The five DG candidates each performed respectably at the informal Board session May 26 with no clear winner (full text of remarks emailed to Department.) Japanese candidate Amano tailored his intervention for G-77 consumption, highlighting that the IAEA should not be a nuclear watchdog bu [...]
2009-05-27 16:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA253 IAEA: JUNE BOARD PREVIEW AND ANALYSIS
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (SBU) The June 15-19 IAEA Board of Governors meeting will take place amid continuing uncertainty over the Director General election and budget negotiations (ref a.) Nevertheless, Mission will endeavor to take advantage of favorable attitudes toward the Pre [...]
2009-05-29 19:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA268IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO MAKES A STRONG SHOWING IN
[...] (S) The results of the June 9 informal straw poll -- Amano 20, Minty 11, Echavarri 4, and Poncelet and Petric both 0 -- place Amano in good stead for the formal vote, which the Board Chair announced would be held over a two-day session on July 2-3. Certainly, the momentum is with Amano and man [...]
2009-06-09 13:25:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA276CODEL LOWEY AND WAXMAN,S VISIT WITH IAEA AND CTBTO
[...] (SBU) Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-NY) and Congressman Henry Waxman (D-CA) challenged IAEA DG ElBaradei's assessment of the threat Iran poses to Israel in a May 26 private meeting. ElBaradei used the opportunity to reiterate his views about international fuel banks, explain the IAEA's auth [...]
2009-06-15 14:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC MNUC PREL TRGY IR IAEA KNNP SY KN
09UNVIEVIENNA279DG ELBARADEI FUELS THE BUDGET DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: IAEA Director General ElBaradei intervened during a session of the ongoing Board of Governors meeting to deliver an impassioned plea in favor of a budget increase. ElBaradei said "two decades" of zero growth had restricted the IAEA's ability to do its job, and warned that Member [...]
2009-06-17 14:58:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA285NUCLEAR SAFETY: REPORT OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT
[...] The Third Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management was broadly successful for U.S. interests. The meeting was more widely attended than last time, and the quality of the national reports and the discussions [...]
2009-06-18 13:13:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP AORC
09UNVIEVIENNA287NUCLEAR SAFETY: REPORT OF THE THIRD MEETING OF THE JOINT
[...] The Third Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management was broadly successful for U.S. interests. The meeting was more widely attended than last time, and the quality of the national reports and the discussions [...]
2009-06-19 07:32:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP AORC
09UNVIEVIENNA289IAEA/SYRIA/BOARD OF GOVERNORS: CONCERN OVER NEW
[...] (C) Summary: The June Board debate on Syria unfolded along largely familiar lines with many Board members calling on Damascus to cooperate with the Agency,s requests, while NAM and Arab delegations continued to focus on Israel,s misdeeds, rather than the need for Syrian cooperation. The debat [...]
2009-06-19 15:59:00UNVIESECRET//NOFORNPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA29IAEA: NUCLEAR SUPPLIERS GROUP DISCUSSES TEXT BUT NO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: On January 15, interested NSG Participating Governments (PGs) discussed the current "clean text" to revise paragraphs 6 and 7 of the Part 1 NSG Guidelines regarding conditions for approval of transfers of enrichment and reprocessing (ENR) equipment and technology. [...]
2009-01-27 16:18:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ETTC KNNP MNUC PARM PREL ENR
09UNVIEVIENNA293IAEA/IRAN: BOARD URGES COOPERATION AND
[...] (SBU) The June 17 IAEA Board of Governors discussion on Iran, although overshadowed by Director General(DG) ElBaradei's concluding intervention scolding Iranian Ambassador Soltanieh for Tehran's lack of engagement with the IAEA (reftel),highlighted the need for Iran to begin full cooperati [...]
2009-06-22 15:21:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA298IAEA/BOARD OF GOVERNORS: SAFEGUARDS IMPLEMENTATION
[...] (U) This cable reports on discussion of the routine safeguards agenda items from the Board of Governors: item 5a (Conclusion of safeguards agreements and additional protocols),5b (the Safeguards Implementation Report for 2008) and 5c (Staff of the Safeguards Department to be used as Agency In [...]
2009-06-23 14:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP AORC TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA299 IAEA: JUNE BOARD WRAP UP
[...] (SBU) Despite Mission's efforts to improve the divisive atmosphere in the IAEA Board of Governors, a public row between Director General Elbaradei and Israel under the Syria agenda item detracted from this objective (ref d),as did continued divisions over the IAEA budget, which were likewise t [...]
2009-06-24 06:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA300 IAEA: JUNE BOARD WRAP UP
[...] (SBU) Despite Mission's efforts to improve the divisive atmosphere in the IAEA Board of Governors, a public row between Director General Elbaradei and Israel under the Syria agenda item detracted from this objective (ref d),as did continued divisions over the IAEA budget, which were likewise t [...]
2009-06-24 06:36:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA301IAEA JUNE BOARD: MOVES FUEL BANKS FORWARD
[...] (SBU) In its debut as formal item on the IAEA Board of Governors agenda, the issue of nuclear fuel assurances concluded with the IAEA Secretariat empowered to continue developing select proposals and with the way cleared for continued Board discussions and eventual Board action. For the first [...]
2009-06-24 14:55:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY RU IN GR
09UNVIEVIENNA310IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO EYES NARROW VICTORY WHILE
[...] (S) Entering the final days before the July 2-3 balloting, Japanese DG candidate Yukiya Amano shared the same assessment of the race on June 29 as he has previously but tempered by some new concerns. Japan still calculates "around 20" commitments. Factoring in a 20-30 percent average margin f [...]
2009-06-29 15:46:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA311IAEA PROVIDES CLARIFICATIONS TO ITS REQUEST FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Msnoff delivered reftel points to Karen Steinmaus, Acting Head of the IAEA's Satellite Imagery Analysis Unit (SIAU),noting that the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is willing to assist the IAEA with its request for worldwide mapping products, subject to certain pa [...]
2009-06-30 11:33:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALIAEA AORC KNNP TRGY MNUC
09UNVIEVIENNA318IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO WINS NARROW VICTORY DUE TO ONE
[...] (C) Japanese DG candidate Yukiya Amano narrowly won the required two-thirds majority in a final "confidence" vote July 2. One abstention in the final tally (23 "Yes" 11 "No" and 1 abstention) lowered the margin for victory to 23 votes. This completes the "Selection Stage" of the DG election [...]
2009-07-02 15:27:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA319IAEA/DG RACE: AMANO ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (C) With resounding and sustained applause, the Board of Governors appointed Japanese Ambassador Yukiya Amano as the IAEA Director General-designate July 3 by acclamation. More than three dozen statements of congratulations, including on the part of the G-77, NAM, EU, all regional groups, and [...]
2009-07-06 12:21:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL KNNP IAEA SP JA SI SF BE
09UNVIEVIENNA324BRIEFING TO COPUOS AND SIDE MEETING ON THE
[...] (SBU) On June 9, 2009, Brigadier General Susan Helms, Director of Plans and Policy, J-5, United States Strategic Command, briefed the 52nd Session of the Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS) on the February 2009 collision of the Iridium 33 and Cosmos 2251 satellites. Prior t [...]
2009-07-08 15:30:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMCAP PREL PARM TSPA RS NASA CPUOS CDG
09UNVIEVIENNA362IAEA BUDGET: FRAGILE CONSENSUS BUILDING AROUND
[...] (U) This is an action request for IO; please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary: After five months of budget negotiations, IAEA Member States appear to be moving toward a consensus to increase the IAEA's Regular Budget by 5.4 percent from 2009 to 2010, a level that satisfies minimal U.S. objec [...]
2009-07-30 12:10:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA373IAEA/SAFEGUARDS ANALYTICAL LABORATORY: PROGRESS IN
[...] (SBU) IAEA and "Friends of SAL" met July 29-30 to provide Member States with an update on the Agency's Safeguards Analytical Laboratory (SAL) planning and needs. (Note: Friends of SAL is an informal group of Member States that closely follow the Secretariat's efforts to ensure a highly capab [...]
2009-08-05 10:05:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA397 IAEA/BOG: September Board Preview and Analysis
[...] (SBU) The traditional focus of the September 7-11 Board of Governors meeting is preparation for the IAEA General Conference (GC) the following week. The Board approves DG reports in core programmatic areas: nuclear safety, security and nuclear applications. However, we expect this will largel [...]
2009-08-21 15:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA41IAEA: SEMINAR ON GLOBAL NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY DEPICTS A
[...] (SBU) On January 26, the Permanent Mission of Japan in Vienna held a Seminar on Global Nuclear Fuel Supply. The seminar was attended by delegations from 63 countries including Canada, Germany, South Africa, Brazil, Egypt, Pakistan and Australia, as well as numerous NGOs, academic and industry [...]
2009-02-03 11:50:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC PREL TRGY KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA410 IAEA/General Conference: Train wreck or New Dawn ?
[...] (SBU) Traditionally, the September 14-18 53rd IAEA General Conference (GC) serves as a platform for promoting U.S. priorities on core IAEA issues, nuclear safety and security, strengthened safeguards and peaceful use of nuclear energy. While we will continue to promote these priorities, we fea [...]
2009-08-28 13:51:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA415COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY (CTBT): On-Site
[...] This cable reports discussions of On-Site Inspection (OSI) issues that took place during the first half of the thirty-third session of Working Group B (WGB-33),August 17 - 25. International Monitoring System (IMS) and International Data Centre (IDC) and OSI discussions taking place during th [...]
2009-09-03 06:48:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AORC KTBT IR
09UNVIEVIENNA425 IAEA/BOG: September Board Wrap-Up
[...] (SBU) USDEL to the September 7-10 Board of Governors met our core objectives with respect to spotlighting Iran and Syria's failure to comply with NPT safeguards. Despite an alarmist note struck by international media about Iran's breakout capability, Board delegations welcomed a moderated U.S. [...]
2009-09-14 14:57:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA428NSC's Holgate Steers Vienna toward the Nuclear Security
[...] (SBU) Summary: Laura Holgate, NSC Senior Director for WMD Terrorism and Threat Reduction, visited Vienna to explain and build support for President Obama's Nuclear Security Summit in April (reftel). Holgate also laid the groundwork for the first "Sherpa Meeting" in the lead-up to the Summit, s [...]
2009-09-15 12:40:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL PTER KCRM IAEA ENRG TRGY UN
09UNVIEVIENNA431IAEA - REPORT ON IAEA CONSULTANTS MEETING ON IAEA MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: A September 7-11 meeting of consultants from Member States concluded discussion and drafting of the IAEA document "Recommendations on the Security of Radioactive Material and Associated Facilities (RM)". Key points of discussion centered on scope of the document, boundary with the ot [...]
2009-09-21 13:37:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM AORC
09UNVIEVIENNA434IAEA SAFEGUARDS: "FUTURE OF THE AGENCY"
[...] (SBU) Summary: The two days of informal "Future of the Agency" discussions in the IAEA Board Room on the topic of "Safeguards and Verification" rehashed many North-South issues, with Iran voicing a list of complaints while the IAEA defended itself and Western allies insisted on the importance [...]
2009-09-22 16:03:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA435IAEA/IRAN: SEPTEMBER BOARD KEEPS THE SPOTLIGHT ON
[...] (SBU) The September 7 IAEA Board of Governors discussion on Iran balanced between praising Tehran's recent cooperation with the IAEA and noting that more must be done. Although the usual Iran friendlies highlighted Tehran's decision to improve safeguards at Natanz and provide access to the [...]
2009-09-22 16:05:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA442THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPA MEETING IN VIENNA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Assistant to the President and U.S. Sherpa Gary Samore outlined the preliminary agenda of the Summit and solicited initial reactions from participants in a September 15 first Sherpa meeting. Samore explained to representatives of nearly all 37 Summit-invitee countries t [...]
2009-09-24 07:56:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL PTER KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY UN
09UNVIEVIENNA450 IAEA/General Conference: Resolutions Wrap-Up
[...] (SBU) Once again, and despite best efforts by USDEL, Middle East issues (ref a) overshadowed much of the substantive agenda of the September 14-18 IAEA General Conference. Among the five core technical resolutions referred to the Committee of the Whole, or COW, -- omnibus safety, nuclear appli [...]
2009-09-30 15:06:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA457IAEA/IRAN: CONSULTING BOARD MEMBERS ON QOM
[...] (C) Following outreach to JUSCANZ (ref a) and EU Ambassadors earlier in the week, P-3 Ambassadors/Charges continued consultations on the disclosure of the Qom enrichment facility September 30-Ocotober 1 with the majority of Board members, the Egyptian NAM Chair and Malaysian Board Chair Arshad [...]
2009-10-02 15:20:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL AORC KNNP IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA47NUCLEAR FUEL BANK ASSURANCES: THORNY ISSUE IN
[...] (C) Summary: The President and Secretary have publicly endorsed the establishment of an international nuclear fuel bank under the auspices of the IAEA, and advancing that goal is one of UNVIE's top priorities. A fuel bank would give the Agency the means in "last resort" circumstances to effe [...]
2009-02-03 16:29:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG TRGY KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA475 IAEA/General Conference - NRC Bilateral Meetings
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From September 14-17, 2009, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko participated in the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria. During the week, he conducted 20 bilateral meetings with foreign regulatory counterparts and members of the IAEA Secretariat. [...]
2009-10-16 15:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA476 IAEA/General Conference: NRC Meetings with IAEA staff and
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From September 14-17, 2009, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory B. Jaczko participated in the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria. During the week, he conducted 20 bilateral meetings with foreign regulatory counterparts and members of the IAEA Secretariat. [...]
2009-10-16 15:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA487IRAN/TRR: INITIAL REACTION FROM JUSCANZ AND OTHER
[...] (C) Ambassador Davies reviewed the outcome of the pentagonal (Iran, Russia, France, U.S.) IAEA-led talks on refueling the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR) and next steps in separate briefings with JUSCANZ (Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand plus ROK) October 22 and a subset of influential IAEA [...]
2009-10-23 17:04:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC PREL IAEA KNNP IR
09UNVIEVIENNA491OPPONENTS TO IAEA 2011 BUDGET GROWTH MOBILIZING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a speech October 21 at the U.S. Institute for Peace, Secretary Clinton implied USG support for a further increase in the IAEA's budget and authorities. Formal negotiations among Member States to determine the 2011 level will not begin until later this winter, but the UK and [...]
2009-10-29 15:24:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA493IAEA/IRAN: SOUTH AFRICA,S MINTY SUGGESTS LEANING
[...] (S) On October 15, South African IAEA Board Governor Abdul Minty shared his opinions on Iranian nuclear strategy with MsnOff. On the proposal to fuel the Tehran Research Reactor (TRR),Minty commented that it will be good if Iran's LEU "goes away," so he is supportive of the TRR deal as he u [...]
2009-10-29 15:54:00UNVIESECRETPREL IR
09UNVIEVIENNA499IAEA/TC: Cooperation on Food Safety in Latin America and
[...] (U) SUMMARY: IAEA Technical Cooperation (TC) efforts to advance nuclear applications for food security in Latin America are exemplary within the Agency for their regional integration and partnering, but much work lies ahead. Under TC Director for Latin America Juan Antonio Casas-Zamora's lead [...]
2009-11-04 15:20:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG TRGY XL XM KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA506ANYTHING LEFT TO SQUEEZE FROM THE IAEA'S "FUTURE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Member States are looking forward - some with relief - to the final session of the year-long Future of the Agency (FOA) process on November 19 - 20. The Brazilian chair of the process will circulate and then formally submit a report to the March Meeting of the Board of Governor [...]
2009-11-06 16:03:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL KNNP IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA522WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: GENERAL WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) Summary: The October 13-15 General Working Group (GWG) meeting was notable for a lack of progress as a result of Russian intransigence. Russia continued to press its issues, primarily re-export control including language on destabilizing accumulations of conventional arms and its desire [...]
2009-11-17 08:43:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM
09UNVIEVIENNA531IAEA/NUCLEAR FUEL ASSURANCE: RUSSIAN-U.S. JOINT
[...] (SBU) Russian IAEA Governor Berdennikov and resident Ambassador Zmeyevskiy hosted Thursday and Friday, November 19 and 20, group meetings to discuss the IAEA Board agenda item "Establishment of a physical reserve of Low Enriched Uranium (LEU) in Russia." Beside U.S. Ambassador Davies (both d [...]
2009-11-23 13:51:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNNP RS IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA532IAEA/IRAN: BOARD MOVES TOWARD FIRST RESOLUTION
[...] (S) Summary: At a German-hosted P5 1 HOMs meeting November 24, Russia agreed to proceed with a Board of Governors resolution on Iran based on the German elements discussed in Brussels. In contrast to Russian flexibility, Chinese Ambassador Hu was still uninstructed and was surprised at the p [...]
2009-11-23 16:06:00UNVIESECRETAORC IAEA KNNP IR
09UNVIEVIENNA535IAEA/BOG - RUSSIAN NUCLEAR FUEL RESERVE APPROVED
[...] (U) Summary: The years-long IAEA debate over the creation of an international nuclear fuel reserve finally came to a head at the Board of Governors' Thanksgiving session. Rather than have the Board act on a Secretariat recommendation, Russia chose the tactic of seeking approval of its plan by [...]
2009-11-30 16:59:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP AORC TRGY IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA538IAEA/IRAN: BOARD OF GOVERNORS CRITICIZE FAILURES
[...] (SBU) The main event in the November 26-27 Board session was the adoption of the first Board resolution on Iran since February 2006 with the support of all P5 1 partners and by an overwhelming vote of 25-3-6 abstentions, with one absence (septel). Leading up to this, the Board debate on the [...]
2009-12-02 14:34:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA539IAEA/SYRIA: DIVIDED BOARD REMAINS SEIZED OF THE
[...] (SBU) The IAEA Board of Governors November 27 formally addressed Syria for the fifth time in as many boards. Despite a critical report by the Director General noting no progress on the Dair Alzour investigation and mounting questions on uranium traces at the Miniature Neutron Source Reactor th [...]
2009-12-02 15:08:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA544IAEA/IRAN: BOARD ADOPTS RESOLUTION IN RESPONSE
[...] (SBU) The IAEA Board of Governors passed a resolution censuring Iran's nuclear program on November 27 , marking the first time since Iran was referred to the UN Security Council in February 2006 that the Board has taken formal action on Iran. The German-sponsored resolution had the support [...]
2009-12-03 15:10:00UNVIECONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA546IAEA: NOVEMBER 2009 TACC AND BOARD TC WRAP-UP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 08:54:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA55IAEA: DG RACE UPDATE
[...] (S) Japanese IAEA Governor Amano told Ambassador Schulte February 4 he was "more optimistic" as to his ability to clinch the two-thirds vote required for election as Director General. With the Board Chair having nearly completed her consultations, 13 countries claimed to be undecided but among [...]
2009-02-06 16:12:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL PARM TRGY IAEA KNNP JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA556Increasing U.S. Representation in Vienna-Based
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. representation at the IAEA was at 11.2% percent as of November 5, 2009, with U.S. citizens holding 84 of 749 positions subject to geographical distribution. While the percentage of Americans at the IAEA has decreased slowly over the past several years, the most recent num [...]
2009-12-11 09:23:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC APER KNNP IAEA UNODC
09UNVIEVIENNA557FUTURE OF THE AGENCY SPUTTERS BUT WON'T GO OUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The November 19 final meeting of the Future of the Agency (FOA) broke no new ground, though it did provide yet another platform for Iran to bemoan "some Member States' insistence on politicizing the IAEA." The remaining time was dedicated to the question of Board composition an [...]
2009-12-11 14:47:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP PREL IAEA UN
09UNVIEVIENNA567IAEA/SAFEGUARDS ANALYTICAL LABORATORY: SECOND
[...] (SBU) The IAEA hosted on December 7 a successful second workshop on the Agency's upgrades to its Safeguards Analytical Laboratories (SAL). The Clean Laboratory Extension (CLE) is fully funded and should be completed by the end of 2010. This extension will house the Japanese-funded Large Geom [...]
2009-12-16 09:11:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
09UNVIEVIENNA573WASSENAAR ARRANGEMENT: PLENARY REPORT DECEMBER 2-3
[...] (C) Summary: Changes to the controls lists continues to be the strong success story of the Wassenaar Arrangement (WA) Plenary meetings. Russian intransigence on policy issues remains the stumbling block to progress on Best Practices. The Russian head of delegation (Grigory Mashkov) refused to [...]
2009-12-17 12:35:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALETTC KSTC PARM
09UNVIEVIENNA575GNEP INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT WORKING GROUP DRAWS BROAD
[...] Summary: The Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) Infrastructure Development Working Group (IDWG) held its fifth meeting December 9-10, 2009, in Vienna, under U.S. chairmanship. Approximately 85 representatives from GNEP partner and observer countries, the International Atomic Energy Agency [...]
2009-12-18 09:35:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
09UNVIEVIENNA78COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN TREATY (CTBT): On-Site
[...] (SBU) Summary: REFTEL requested U.S. Delegation provide detailed reporting of the on-site inspection (OSI) discussions at Working Group B (WGB)-32 of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organization. As instructed delegation was primarily in a listening and information gathering mode, and avoided [...]
2009-02-24 15:04:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AORC KTBT IR
09UNVIEVIENNA86VIENNA PERMREPS URGE U.S. ACTION ON CTBT,
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a series of recent lunches, eighteen Vienna PermReps provided Ambassador their advice to the new Administration on advancing the multilateral agenda here, especially in the IAEA. Common themes and thought-provoking perspectives, especially from NAM/G-77 counterparts, include [...]
2009-02-27 10:50:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC TRGY MNUC KNNP XF
09UNVIEVIENNA87IAEA/INDIA - INDIA'S ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL: A
[...] (C) The IAEA has added to the Board agenda for next week an Additional Protocol (AP) for India. The document was circulated for Member State consideration mid-day Thursday, 26 February. The draft text basically contains an obligation to provide limited reporting on exports to non nuclear we [...]
2009-02-27 11:25:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM TRGY ETTC IN
09UNVIEVIENNA92IAEA/SYRIA: SYRIA OFFERS NO FURTHER COOPERATION TO
[...] (SBU) The March 4 IAEA Board of Governors deliberations on Syria broke down along similar lines as past Board discussion of this issue. Although the Director General and a majority of Board members (21 of 33 Board members) called for cooperation by Syria, NAM standard bearers Egypt, Cuba and [...]
2009-03-06 14:13:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM SY KN IAEA KNNP
09UNVIEVIENNA93IAEA/IRAN: BOARD URGES TEHRAN TO COOPERATE
[...] (SBU) A joint six-country (P5 1) statement on Iran, the first of its kind at an IAEA Board of Governors meeting, had a salutary effect on the tenor of the March 3 Board deliberations on Iran. This statement of unity took Board members and Iran by surprise and the majority of the Board wel [...]
2009-03-06 14:50:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC IAEA IR
09UNVIEVIENNA94IAEA/MARCH BOARD: DG ELECTION SET FOR MARCH 26-27
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-06 14:59:00UNVIESECRETAORC PREL KNNP IAEA JA SF
09UNVIEVIENNA95IAEA MARCH 2009 BOARD OF GOVERNORS: AOB DISCUSSION OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: Renewed leadership by the Director General, announcements of financial pledges, and calls for more dialogue from potential beneficiary states advanced us toward future IAEA Board action to implement reliable access to nuclear fuel (RANF) mechanisms under IAEA auspices. The Boar [...]
2009-03-06 15:39:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
09USEUBRUSSELS1177World Customs Organization (WCO) Establishment of
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 15:50:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AORC CTM SCCC
09USEUBRUSSELS552ENGAGING THE EU ON DEFENSE ISSUES
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: As we prepare for the upcoming visit to Washington by the EU's High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy Javier Solana and Director General of the EU Military Staff Lieutenant General David Leakey, it might be useful to take stock of the EU's steady advance [...]
2009-04-09 15:36:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID EIND EU MARR MOPS PREL
09USEUBRUSSELS894EU-U.S. LATIN AMERICA POLICIES CONVERGING
[...] (C) Summary: During biannual consultations on Latin American issues June 24, U.S. and EU officials agreed to seek opportunities to work together with select countries or regions, including, potentially, on counternarcotics and biofuels development in Bolivia and citizen security and renewable [...]
2009-06-30 08:34:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV XM EUN
09USNATO507SECURING ADDITIONAL ALLIED/PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] (C) Summary: When President Obama announces his decision on possible U.S. troop increases for Afghanistan, the impact could be far greater if other Allied and Partner leaders would announce increases of their own either simultaneously or in close succession. Several Allies and Partners have [...]
2009-11-09 15:44:00Mission USNATOSECRET//NOFORNPREL MOPS NATO MCAP MARR AF
09USUNNEWYORK1002UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY COMMEMORATES ICPD+15
[...] SUMMARY: The United Nations held a plenary session of the General Assembly to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD). The October 12th session saw nearly forty countries speak on a variety of issues related to the explo [...]
2009-11-06 21:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SMIG SOCI PREL PGOV PRM USAID
09USUNNEWYORK1008UNGA PASSES CONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION SUPPORTING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN General Assembly met in plenary on November 4th and 5th to discuss the Report of the Human Rights Council (HRC) on the report on the UN fact-finding mission on the Gaza Conflict (the Goldstone Report). A draft resolution endorsing the report passed with 118 for, 18 against [...]
2009-11-09 21:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UN UNGA IS
09USUNNEWYORK1014UNGA 5TH COMMITTEE REVIEWS 2010-2011 BUDGET: G77
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 29, the Secretary General introduced his 2010-2011 proposed budget in a formal meeting of the Fifth Committee which continued Friday, October 30th. Developing countries called for increased funds to address poverty and to reach targeted spending goals on development. [...]
2009-11-12 14:57:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1016CORRECTED COPY: GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: In various UN and USUN meetings recently on Guinea-Bissau, UN officials have discussed the challenges facing both the country and the follow-on UN mission there. In the Security Council on November 5, UN Peacebuilding Su [...]
2009-11-12 15:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09USUNNEWYORK1024ELECTIONS IN UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: U.S. ELECTED TO
[...] SUMMARY: The United Nations General Assembly held elections on November 3, 2009 to fill vacancies in subsidiary organs of the Assembly and other UN administrative and budgetary bodies: the Committee for Program and Coordination, the UN Commission on International Trade Law (U.S. was re-elected [...]
2009-11-13 00:08:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK102864TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 18:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1034UNGA/C-5 SUBSIDIARY BODY ELECTIONS: LUCRETIA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee held elections on November 6 for appointments to several subsidiary bodies. Lucretia Myers of the United States won re-election to the International Civil Service Commission for a four year term (2010-2013). Along with Myers, candidates from Italy and Germany d [...]
2009-11-13 22:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1038PROTECTION OF CIVILIANS: SECURITY COUNCIL THEMATIC
[...] SUMMARY. The Security Council adopted a thematic resolution on the Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict at a high-level open debate on November 11, with the participation of 60 member states, the Secretary-General, U/SYG Holmes and Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kang. The debat [...]
2009-11-16 20:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM KPKO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK1049 GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES U.N. SUPPORT FOR NEW OR RESTORED
[...] On November 9, the General Assembly debated Agenda Item 11: Support by the U.N. system of the efforts of Governments to promote and consolidate new or restored democracies. Qatar introduced resolution A/64/L.12 which was later adopted by consensus without vote. 2. The interventions from [...]
2009-11-17 21:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV AORC UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1055UNGA: UNSURPRISING PLENARY DEBATE ON UNSC REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The General Assembly held its annual plenary debate on November 12-13 to discuss Security Council reform, as well as the annual report of the Security Council (reported reftel). Seventy-five delegations spoke and largely reiterated positions expressed during intergovernmental [...]
2009-11-19 00:23:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK1056UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE: TRENDS AND ANALYSIS OF THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Changes in the U.S. voting pattern on key resolutions on nuclear disarmament and conventional arms control highlighted the 2009 session of the UNGA First (Disarmament) Committee. In place of the ten negative votes it cast in isolation in 2008, this year the United States did no [...]
2009-11-19 21:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1063GENERAL DEBATE ON THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF
[...] Judge Hisashi Owada, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ),addressed the General Assembly on October 29 and 30. Twenty-seven Member States addressed the General Assembly on the issue with Georgia exercising its right of reply. All of the interventions praised the ICJ for its [...]
2009-11-23 15:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1070SUMMARY OF UNGA FIRST COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS:
[...] (U) Summary: During the October 5 - November 2 session of the UNGA First Committee (Disarmament and International Security),the U.S. policy of active engagement on multilateral disarmament and nonproliferation issues paid off. The United States sought to build on the vision President Obama [...]
2009-11-25 00:39:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1071UNGA/C-5: REGULAR BUDGET/PKO SCALES: E.U.
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Fifth Committee held informal meetings on November 20th on the Scales of Assessment for the Regular Budget and for Peace Keeping Operations. In the Regular - Budget scales debate, the G-77 proposed increasing the cap on assessments from 22 percent to 25 percent, while the Euro [...]
2009-11-25 15:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1074DEBATE ON THE REVITALIZATION OF THE GENERAL
[...] Summary: On November 19 and 20, the General Assembly debated agenda item 118: Revitalization of the General Assembly. Most of the over twenty-eight Member States who spoke agreed on the need for full implementation of existing resolutions, streamlining the agenda items and continuing themati [...]
2009-11-30 16:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1092THIRD COMMITTEE TAKES ACTION ON THE RIGHT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: On November 12, the UNGA Third Committee took action on 16 draft resolutions, adopting 10 by consensus and 6 by vote. Despite efforts to persuade the OIC to reconsider running their resolution on Defamation of Religion, the OIC moved the resolution quickly to a vote, which was adopted [...]
2009-12-03 15:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1094PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION: SECURITY COUNCIL LOOKS
[...] SUMMARY. During its annual debate on the report of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC),Chairman Heraldo Munoz told the Security Council that the PBC had consolidated its core advisory role and had increased its support for countries on its agenda. Council members affirmed the need for earlier [...]
2009-12-03 17:24:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO UNSC
09USUNNEWYORK1109CHAIRMEN OF 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Chairs of the 1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, the 1373 Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),and the 1540 (Nonproliferation) Committee jointly briefed the UN Security Council on November 13. The Chair of the CTC issued a joint statement emphasizing the need for co [...]
2009-12-09 17:58:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPTER UNGA UNSC PREL
09USUNNEWYORK1119AFTER SUSPENDING MEETING, CREDENTIALS COMMITTEE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 8 the Credentials Committee met to consider the credentials of delegations to the 64th session of the General Assembly (GA). Members of the Credentials Committee include Brazil, China, Jamaica, the Philippines, United States, the Russian Federation, Spain, Tanzania [...]
2009-12-14 18:16:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA XA
09USUNNEWYORK1120UNGA: NO SURPRISES IN FOURTH ROUND OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on December 7 and 8 for the first meeting of the fourth round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. 52 delegations spoke on "all the positions and proposals by Member States." Most of the discussio [...]
2009-12-14 19:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK1122UNGA/C-5: SCALES DEBATE FOR REGULAR BUDGET AND PKO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: No consensus has been reached during recent informal meetings of the Fifth (Administrative and Budgetary) Committee of the UN General Assembly on both the regular budget and peacekeeping (PKO) scales of assessments. On the regular budget scales, the EU proposal failed to gain any [...]
2009-12-15 20:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KUNR PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1133WESTERN HEMISPHERE DELEGATIONS AT THE 64TH UNGA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Obama's speech was the high point of the UNGA's opening session. WHA and other delegations warmly welcomed his call for a "new era of engagement." One of the most striking expressions of this sentiment came later in the session when the Third Committee erupted into appl [...]
2009-12-18 17:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA XK XL XM
09USUNNEWYORK1138GENERAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES/ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS ON
[...] Summary: On December 4, the General Assembly debated agenda items 76a: Oceans and the law of the sea and 76b: Sustainable fisheries, with over 42 Member States addressing the Assembly. Interventions focused mainly on combating piracy; stopping illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fis [...]
2009-12-19 00:05:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK1151PARAGUAY PR DOS SANTOS COURTESY CALL WITH RICE
[...] (C) During a December 9 courtesy call with Ambassador Rice, Paraguayan PermRep Jose Antonio dos Santos said that Paraguay's priorities at the UN include peacekeeping and human rights issues. He commented that multilateralism is the "only way a small country like Paraguay can be heard." Within [...]
2009-12-23 19:27:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PA XM
09USUNNEWYORK1157SECURITY COUNCIL DISCUSSES DRUG TRAFFICKING AS A
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The UN Security Council held an open debate on December 8 to discuss, for the first time, international drug trafficking as a threat to international peace and security with a focus on West Africa. UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa highl [...]
2009-12-23 21:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC UNCND UNIDCP KTIA KCOR KCRM SNAR XA
09USUNNEWYORK1160UN HOLDS ANNUAL HIGH LEVEL CONFERENCE ON CENTRAL
[...] At the December 8-9, 2009 high-level United Nations (U.N.) conference convened in support of the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF),57 donors and private sector companies pledged contributions totaling $424 million for 2010. This amount marks an increase of more than 10 percent from th [...]
2009-12-24 18:11:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF UN
09USUNNEWYORK1161UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE - U.S. PROMOTES
[...] (SBU) The UN General Assembly completed action December 24 on the last of the 46 draft resolutions and decisions for the 2009 session of the Second (Economic and Financial) Committee, notably achieving consensus results on all but six. USUN approached the committee's work with intensified eng [...]
2009-12-24 18:12:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETRD SENV UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK149UN ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL: COMMITTEE ON NGOS
[...] Summary and comment: At its regular session January 19-28, ECOSOC's Committee on Non-Governmental Organizations (CNGO) recommended ECOSOC consultative status for 21 US. NGOs. Action on the Democracy Coalition Project's application was deferred until the Committee's next session in May. The [...]
2009-02-18 17:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON PHUM USUN
09USUNNEWYORK150AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH ROK PR PARK
[...] (C) In Ambassador Rice's initial call with Republic of Korea PermRep Park on February 17, the latter discussed shared priorities and possibilities for further coordination on issues such as DPRK, G-20 coordination, Millennium Development Goals (MDGs),disarmament, the environmental summit and [...]
2009-02-18 19:09:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KN
09USUNNEWYORK158AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an introductory meeting on February 17, Ambassador Rice and Italian Ambassador Giulio Terzi di Sant'Agata discussed Security Council Reform, Italy's 2009 G-8 chairmanship, climate change and human rights. On Security Council Reform, Ambassador Terzi hoped that the upcoming inf [...]
2009-02-19 22:41:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC IT
09USUNNEWYORK208KOSOVO: PRESIDENT SEJDIU MEETS AMBASSADOR RICE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The President of Kosovo, Fatmir Sejdiu, asked Ambassador Rice on March 2 to help Kosovo obtain recognition from additional states, particularly from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Pakistan and OIC members; and to help ensure that like-minded states, including non-European states, s [...]
2009-03-04 22:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ICJ UNSC SR KV
09USUNNEWYORK230UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met March 4 and 5 to begin the substantive phase of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion. 80 delegations spoke during the day and a half discussion on "categories of membership." A core group of states suppo [...]
2009-03-10 00:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK289UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met March 16 and 17 for intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion focusing on the question of the veto. 74 delegations spoke during the day-and a-half discussion with most stating their general aversion to the vet [...]
2009-03-19 20:43:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK327UN DEMOCRACY FUND EXPERTS GROUP DISCUSSES SHORT
[...] (C) Summary: The UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) Secretariat offered Advisory Board members an overview of the "short list" of third round project applications during a March 25 meeting of the Board's experts group, explaining that the sole project in Venezuela was not included in the short list bec [...]
2009-03-27 22:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK328UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE HIGHLIGHTS LACK OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 25, the Security Council held its first Open Debate on the Middle East in 2009. In addition to a briefing by the Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs covering recent events, which he termed a "situation of impasse and uncertainty," all 15 Council members spoke [...]
2009-03-27 22:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC KWBG KPAL IS PA LE SY EG IR
09USUNNEWYORK345UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met March 24 and March 31 for intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion focusing on regional representation. 68 delegations spoke during the day-and-a-half discussion with most focusing on Article 23(1) of the UN [...]
2009-04-02 00:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK383UNOGBIS AT THE UN: SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO MOVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNOGBIS SRSG Joseph Mutaboba told the Security Council on April 8 that swift implementation of Security Sector Reform (SSR),economic recovery, a comprehensive approach to drug trafficking, and timely national elections were all essential elements in Guinea-Bissau's democratic [...]
2009-04-10 01:54:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PU XY
09USUNNEWYORK388UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met April 7 and 8 for intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion focusing on the size of an enlarged Council and the Council's working methods. 81 delegations spoke with growing agreement across the three major blo [...]
2009-04-11 15:40:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC JA BR
09USUNNEWYORK409UNSC REFORM: P-3 DISCUSS FRENCH-UK INTERMEDIATE
[...] (C) Summary: The UK and France formally raised with the United States their "intermediate option" initiative for Security Council expansion in an April 16 meeting of P-3 Perm Reps and IO Assistant Secretary-equivalents. Ambassador Rice emphasized the Administration's preference to articulate [...]
2009-04-21 23:35:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK432UNGA: UNSC REFORM: INTERGOVERNMENTAL NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on April 20 for intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion focusing on the relationship between the Security Council (SC) and the General Assembly (GA). This meeting, during which 52 delegations spoke, marked t [...]
2009-04-24 20:44:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK497A/S GOTTEMOELLER,S 5 AND 7 MAY BILATERAL MEETINGS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, held several bilateral meetings May 5 and 7 on the margins of the NPT Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) in New York. This cable reports on her meetings with: Brazil's Head of Delegation Lui [...]
2009-05-13 15:37:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM KNNP NPT
09USUNNEWYORK498A/S GOTTEMOELLER,S 8 MAY BILATERAL MEETINGS ON THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation, Rose Gottemoeller, held several bilateral meetings May 8 on the margins of the NPT Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) in New York. This cable reports on her meetings with: Austria,s Ambassador Alexander [...]
2009-05-13 21:12:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM NPT
09USUNNEWYORK514AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CHINESE VFM HE YAFEI
[...] (C) Summary: During a cordial meeting on May 14, Ambassador Rice and Chinese Vice Foreign Minister He Yafei agreed to work together to maximize commonalties and minimize disagreements on UN issues. The two also agreed to increase cooperation on African issues. He Yafei said the North Korean [...]
2009-05-18 18:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CH
09USUNNEWYORK542CHAIRMEN OF THE 1267, 1373, AND 1540 COMMITTEES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Chairs of the UN Security Council,s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC),1267 (Al-Qaida/Taliban) Sanctions Committee, and 1540 Committee (nonproliferation) briefed the Council in a public/open meeting on May 26. The Chairs described their committee,s accomplishments over the [...]
2009-05-29 14:47:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREF PREL
09USUNNEWYORK544ECOSOC ELECTIONS TO 21 UN BODIES
[...] SUMMARY: ECOSOC elected membership to 21 of its subsidiary bodies on May 18. The United States was elected to the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. Balloting was necessary for only the International Narcotics Control Board; elected were experts from India, France, Thailand [...]
2009-06-01 14:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECOSOC UN AORC INCB
09USUNNEWYORK553UNGA: UNSC REFORM: START OF SECOND ROUND OF
[...] (SBU) Summary and comment: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on May 22 and 26 for the start of the second round of intergovernmental negotiations on Security Council expansion. The two sessions, during which 51 delegations spoke, focused on the Chair's agenda for the second ro [...]
2009-06-02 21:52:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK562FOLLOW UP ON G-7 INITIATIVE ON REGULAR AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 28, 2009, the Canadian Mission hosted a follow up meeting of the G7 at the level of Fifth Committee experts to the scale of assessment discussion that occurred in Geneva in April 2009 among the Directors of the International Organization Bureaus from the capitals of the G7 [...]
2009-06-04 14:44:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK57AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH FRENCH PREMREP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Ambassador Rice paid an initial call on French PermRep Ripert on January 26. Ambassador Rice reviewed her priorities and sought Ripert's views. Ripert offered his views on the state of the UN, the importance of progress on Security Council reform, engaging the Secretary General [...]
2009-01-29 02:30:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC PGOV FR
09USUNNEWYORK609UNGA: UNSC REFORM: SECOND ROUND OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on June 11 and 12 for the second meeting of the second round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform, focusing on the three clustered issues of composition: size, categories of membership and regional r [...]
2009-06-20 02:00:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK635UN SECURITY COUNCIL APPROVES INTEGRATED OFFICE FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Special Representative Joseph Mutaboba on June 23 told the Security Council that Guinea-Bissau needed coordinated security sector reform. He also lobbied for the creation of a robust integrated UN office to replace UNOGB [...]
2009-06-27 01:42:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC XY PU
09USUNNEWYORK638ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS
[...] (U) USUN PolCouns attended a June 22 meeting of the Friends of the Alliance of Civilizations (AOC) as an Observer. The meeting, co-chaired by the Permanent Representatives of Turkey and Spain, provided a briefing on the Second Forum of the AOC, held in Istanbul on April 6-7, 2009, and focused [...]
2009-06-29 16:26:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KIRF KISL SP TU
09USUNNEWYORK644SECURITY COUNCIL WEIGHS FUTURE OF PEACEKEEPING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Security Council members, senior Secretariat officials, and major troop contributing countries debated the future of United Nations peacekeeping operations (UNPKO) in a full-day session on June 29. UN Under Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Le Roy said in his open [...]
2009-07-01 23:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK645UNGA 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 00:02:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV MOPS XK XM HO
09USUNNEWYORK655G7 FOLLOW-UP MEETING ON UN REGULAR BUDGET SCALES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 17:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK656UN: FIFTH COMMITTEE CLOSING STATEMENTS REFLECT
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY: Concluding several weeks of intense negotiations in New York, the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) recommended to the General Assembly a record setting $7.8 billion peacekeeping budget for the coming year. In closing remarks, representatives from the G-77 as a grou [...]
2009-07-07 18:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK660UN: COMMITTEE ON PROGRAMMING AND COORDINATION
[...] SUMMARY. The Committee for Program and Coordination (CPC) concluded its 49th session on July 2 and adopted its report containing recommendations for ECOSOC and the General Assembly. See A/64/16 (Pending publication see E/AC.51/2009/L.4/Add.1-10). The CPC Report will be considered by ECOSOC dur [...]
2009-07-08 21:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR UNGA CPC
09USUNNEWYORK663G-7 FOLLOW-UP MEETING ON UN PEACEKEEPING BUDGET
[...] (C) On 2 July 2009, the Japanese Mission hosted a meeting of the Fifth Committee delegates of the G-7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the UK, and the U.S.) to exchange views regarding negotiation of the peacekeeping scale of assessment during the upcoming fall session of the [...]
2009-07-09 15:38:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK667AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH CTED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] (U) The UN's Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate's (CTED) Executive Director, Mike Smith, met with Ambassador Rice on July 7. Ambassador Rice thanked Smith for the positive impact he has had as Executive Director. Smith provided an overview of CTED's work and shared some recent initiati [...]
2009-07-09 23:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCT PARM PREF PREL
09USUNNEWYORK69UNGA: UNSC REFORM: PGA BRIEFS INFORMAL PLENARY OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The President of the General Assembly (PGA) presented the results of the Open-ended Working Group's consultations on framework and modalities of Security Council expansion negotiations in an informal session of the General Assembly on January 29, in line with General Assembly D [...]
2009-01-30 18:55:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK692AD HOC COMMITTEE ON MEASURES TO ELIMINATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ad Hoc Committee on Measures to Eliminate International Terrorism met from June 29 to July 2 to discuss the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT). While all countries publicly expressed the belief that terrorism must be condemned and professed the desir [...]
2009-07-15 16:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CT
09USUNNEWYORK728SECURITY COUNCIL OPEN DEBATE ON PEACEBUILDING
[...] SUMMARY. At a July 22 debate on peacebuilding in the immediate aftermath of conflict, 42 speakers from the Security Council, Secretariat, major troop and police contributors and major donors stressed the importance of national responsibility for peacebuilding efforts and the need for early en [...]
2009-07-28 19:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK744RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT DEBATE CONCLUDES: AGENDA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Responsibility to Protect populations from the four crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes against humanity was endorsed unanimously by world leaders in the 2005 World Summit Outcome (A/Res/60/1). The Responsibility to Protect, more commonly called "R2P" [...]
2009-08-04 14:33:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM UNSC UNGA KAWC KTIA
09USUNNEWYORK746G-7 PLUS EU MEETING ON THE UN BUDGET SCALES OF
[...] On 30 July 2009, the UK mission hosted a meeting of the G-7 working group on the scales of assessment, which consists of the Fifth Committee delegates of the G-7 and, for the first time, Sweden, the incumbent EU president. Attendees included Chris Plunkett for Canada, Gregory Cazalet for Fra [...]
2009-08-04 22:53:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK764SECURITY COUNCIL AGAIN DEBATES THE FUTURE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: U/SYG Alain Le Roy, U/SYG Susana Malcorra and UNAMID Force Commander Agwai briefed the Security Council on August 5, during an open debate on peacekeeping convened by the UK. The two U/SYGs highlighted key themes in the Secretariat's recently issued "New Horizon" non-paper, i [...]
2009-08-12 21:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC PHUM PREL
09USUNNEWYORK813AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH BRAZILIAN PR VIOTTI
[...] (C) Summary: During an August 26 meeting with Ambassador Rice, Brazilian PermRep Viotti listed peacekeeping and peacebuilding as priorities for Brazil, in particular the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) and peacebuilding activities in Guinea-Bissau. Viotti noted the importance of [...]
2009-09-02 20:20:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPARM PHUM PREL BM
09USUNNEWYORK817AMBASSADOR RICE AND INDIAN PR PURI DISCUSS
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Rice and a team from USUN met on August 26 with Indian Mission counterparts as the first step to deepen understanding and cooperation across a broad range of UN issues. The new Indian ambassador arrived with instructions to strengthen the U.S.-India relationship at th [...]
2009-09-04 12:14:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PTER
09USUNNEWYORK827UNGA: UNSC REFORM: THIRD ROUND OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on September 1 and 2 for the first two of three meetings in the third round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. 38 delegations spoke on September 1 during the discussion on all of the five key iss [...]
2009-09-09 22:21:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK828UNGA: UNSC REFORM: THIRD ROUND OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: The informal plenary of the General Assembly met on September 3 for the third meeting of the third round of intergovernmental negotiations (IGN) on Security Council reform. 43 delegations, including all of the P-5, spoke on the intermediate model. The UK and France did not of [...]
2009-09-09 22:28:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KUNR UNGA UNSC GE JA BR IN
09USUNNEWYORK843G7 AND EU MEETING ON THE SCALES OF ASSESSMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On September 4, 2009 the Canadian Mission, hosted a meeting to discuss the next steps in the joint strategy for the scales debate this fall. The attendees were: Wasim Mir for the UK, Gregory Cazelet for France, Masatoshi Sugiura and Akihiro Okochi for Japan, Thomas Mangartz for Ge [...]
2009-09-17 21:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT AORC UN
09USUNNEWYORK863SECURITY COUNCIL MEETS ON SITUATION IN BRAZILIAN
[...] (SBU) The Security Council met in consultations on September 25 in response to a September 22 letter from the Brazilian PermRep expressing concern about threats to the inviolability of the Brazilian Embassy in Tegucigalpa, in which Honduran President Zelaya has taken refuge. During consultati [...]
2009-09-30 14:01:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC BR HO
09USUNNEWYORK866PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SEPTEMBER 23 MEETING WITH TOP UN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Immediately following his address to the Open Debate of the UN General Assembly on September 23, President Obama convened an unprecedented meeting with the Heads of State and Foreign Ministers of the top contributors of troops and police to UN peacekeeping operations. President [...]
2009-10-01 09:29:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNGA UNSC KPKO
09USUNNEWYORK869HONDURAN FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Wolff on September 28 met with Honduran Foreign Minister Patricia Rodas in which she provided an update on the status of Honduran President Zelaya and recent events in Tegucigalpa. Rodas said additional pressure from the international community, including the UN Securi [...]
2009-10-01 18:26:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL XK HO OAS
09USUNNEWYORK873MADAGASCAR DELEGATION EXCLUDED FROM GENERAL DEBATE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Madagascar's unconstitutional president, Andry Rojoelina, was scheduled to speak in the General Debate in the afternoon of Friday, Sept. 25th. He was blocked by a vote, following a point of order raised by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, acting in their role of president of [...]
2009-10-05 22:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNGA AORC AF
09USUNNEWYORK887UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 AM)
[...] SUMMARY: The UN General Debate continued on September 25 on a range of topics from climate change to UN reform (particularly Security Council membership),the Israel-Palestine dispute and multilateralism. The following heads of state or government spoke: Zimbabwe; Nauru; Palau; Estonia; Cote [...]
2009-10-09 21:25:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US ZI NR PS
09USUNNEWYORK888UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 23 PM):
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The September 23rd afternoon session of the General debate saw the U.S. delegation walk out of Iranian President Ahmedinejad's fiery diatribe against the U.S. and Israel. The Iranian President derided capitalist economic systems, defended recent election results, and condemned bo [...]
2009-10-09 21:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNGA PREL PGOV ECON AORC KPKO SW UK IT AR
09USUNNEWYORK890GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES: CUBA AND MYANMAR SPEAK
[...] SUMMARY: The eleventh plenary meeting of the 64th UN general assembly was held on the morning of September 28. The following countries spoke: San Marino, Namibia, Peru, Myanmar, Mexico, Bahrain, Cuba, Tunisia, Eritrea; Syria; Niger; Sudan; Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC); Oman; Belize; Sin [...]
2009-10-10 02:07:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA AORC SM WA PE BM
09USUNNEWYORK892SECURITY COUNCIL ADOPTS AND DEBATES WOMEN, PEACE,
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 5, Vietnamese Foreign Minister Khiem chaired the Security Council open debate on the Secretary-General's report on Women, Peace, and Security. At the top of the meeting, the Council adopted follow-on resolution 1889, which focuses on women's empowerment in post-confl [...]
2009-10-12 15:49:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM SOCI KPKO KWMN UNSC CG
09USUNNEWYORK907UN GENERAL DEBATE BEGINS: OVER 100 HEADS OF STATE
[...] SUMMARY: Over 100 heads of state and government participated in this year's United Nations General Debate, which opened on September 23, including President Obama for his first Assembly appearance. Most interventions addressed the economic impact of the financial crisis, nuclear disarmament an [...]
2009-10-13 23:19:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US LY UG QA
09USUNNEWYORK908BILATERAL WITH COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT ALVARO URIBE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador Rice met with Colombian President Alvaro Uribe at his request during his visit to New York for the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 24. Uribe, who praised U.S. government support for Colombia and the region in his recent U.N. General Assembly spee [...]
2009-10-14 11:46:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPGOV XM XR CO HO VE
09USUNNEWYORK917G77 OPPOSES CHANGES TO THE REGULAR BUDGET SCALES
[...] This is an action request. See para 16. 2. (U) SUMMARY. Beginning with the last meeting of the G7 plus EU Group (G7 Group) on scales at the margins of the Fall meeting of the Geneva Group CLM (GG),the subject of scales has begun in earnest in the 64th General Assembly (GA). At the GG [...]
2009-10-15 21:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AMGT AORC UN UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK923U.N.'S GENERAL DEBATE WRAP-UP: HITTING THE HIGH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: U.N. member states focused on four main topics and touched on others during the opening of the 64th General Assembly. Climate change dominated the speeches, with calls for United Nations reform, particularly pertaining to the Security Council, coming in second. Other central iss [...]
2009-10-19 14:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN
09USUNNEWYORK924UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT: SEEKING MOMENTUM FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Secretary-General's September 22 high-level event on climate change drew leaders from nearly one hundred countries just a day before the start of the UN General Assembly and three months before the anticipated Climate Change Convention ministerial in Copenhagen. Leaders from a [...]
2009-10-19 15:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON KGHG SENV UN
09USUNNEWYORK925U.N. GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 28, PM):
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The continuation of the U.N. General Debate saw an impassioned and unscripted speech by the Honduran Foreign Minister calling on the United Nations to restore order and democracy in her besieged country. To highlight the point, she called Honduran President Zelaya on her cell phon [...]
2009-10-19 15:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON KPKO UNGA UN AF AM AO BB CD
09USUNNEWYORK928UNSC: MIDDLE EAST OPEN DEBATE - NON-MEMBERS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On 14 October, the Security Council held its Open Debate on the Middle East. Under Secretary-General Pascoe briefed the Council on recent events, noting that there had been no significant progress on the peace process. He referred to recent tensions in East Jerusalem as well as [...]
2009-10-19 19:20:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KWBG KPAL UN IS LE
09USUNNEWYORK94864TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 22:53:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK95064TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE BEGINS GENERAL DEBATE:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 22:56:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK965UNSC DEBATE ON UNMIT
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Atul Khare briefed the Security Council on the Secretary-General's interim report on the UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste on UNMIT on October 23. Khare discussed the successful community elections, strengthening the rule o [...]
2009-10-29 23:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC XB XV XU
09USUNNEWYORK969NORWEGIAN FM HOSTS BREAKFAST TO DISCUSS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Jonas Gahr Store, the Norwegian Foreign Minister, hosted a breakfast meeting on September 24 to discuss the application of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in regard to the "protection of civilians". High-level representatives from France, Indonesia, the United States, the U [...]
2009-10-30 18:13:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER SC
09USUNNEWYORK972UNGA: CONTINUED CALLS FOR RETURN OF ZELAYA AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In plenary session on October 28, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) met to discuss the political situation in Central America. The plenary focused on the CICIG (the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala),adopting a resolution, with U.S. co-sponsorship, commending [...]
2009-11-01 18:17:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA KCRM KJUS KDEM GT HO
09USUNNEWYORK979AU-UN: SECURITY COUNCIL DIVIDED ON UN ASSESSED
[...] SUMMARY. In an October 26 open debate on support for African Union peacekeeping, Security Council members expressed divergent views on whether UN assessed contributions were a viable option to finance AU peacekeeping operations authorized by the Security Council. Uganda, Libya and Burkina Fa [...]
2009-11-02 21:45:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPKO AU
09USUNNEWYORK982UNGA: UN PASSES 18TH ANNUAL RESOLUTION AGAINST THE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: In plenary session on October 28, the UN General Assembly (UNGA) passed its 18th annual resolution condemning the United States economic and commercial embargo on Cuba. The Foreign Minister of Cuba delivered a hostile, cold-war style intervention, blaming the United States for pr [...]
2009-11-03 14:46:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC ECON UNGA CA
09USUNNEWYORK989GENERAL DEBATE AND RESOLUTION ON THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] Summary: On October 29, Judge Sang-Hyun Song updated the General Assembly on the activity of the International Criminal Court (ICC). Twenty-eight Member States addressed the General Assembly on the issue. Most countries pledged support for the ICC and commended Chile and the Czech Republic [...]
2009-11-03 22:38:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK994UN GENERAL DEBATE CONTINUES (SEPTEMBER 25 AM)
[...] SUMMARY: The UN General Debate continued on September 25 on a range of topics from climate change to UN reform (particularly Security Council membership),the Israel-Palestine dispute and multilateralism. The following heads of state or government spoke: Zimbabwe; Nauru; Palau; Estonia; Cote [...]
2009-11-05 23:27:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA ECON PGOV PREL AORC KPKO US ZI NR PS
09USUNNEWYORK99564TH UNGA/FIRST COMMITTEE THEMATIC DEBATE: OUTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 23:30:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDCD CDG KN PARM PREL UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK999GUINEA-BISSAU: SECURITY COUNCIL CONCERNED WITH
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see para 15. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Guinea-Bissau (UNOGBIS) Representative Joseph Mutaboba on November 5 told the Security Council in an open session that there has been progress on national reconcliation, especially sinc [...]
2009-11-06 20:48:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL UNSC PHUM SNAR XY PU ZA
09VATICAN94TONY BLAIR AND OTHERS SPEAK ON FAITH TO HUGE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) More than one hundred thousand Catholics attended the thirtieth annual meeting of the "Communion and Liberation" (CL) Catholic lay movement from August 23-28 in Rimini (northern Italy),and heard messages from a wide range of international figures. Indeed, according to organizers, the comb [...]
2009-09-04 15:37:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KIRF VT
09VIENNA1064IOM TO INVITE THE SECRETARY FOR EU
[...] The Charge and Poloff met August 17 with IOM Vienna Head Andreas Hallbach and other IOM staff. Hallbach informed the Charge about the IOM's intention to invite Secretary Clinton and Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Luis CdeBaca to the upcoming EU Ministerial Conference "Towards Global EU Action A [...]
2009-08-21 07:23:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG OVIP AORC AU
09VIENNA1113BIOTECH SOY: AUSTRIAN FEED INDUSTRY PRESSES GOA
[...] (SBU) Neither the Economic Ministry nor the Agriculture Ministry, which has the lead within the GOA on the feed imports, would respond to the soy demarche (reftel). The head of the Department for Plant Production Monika Stangl told us the GoA is currently still determining its position for the [...]
2009-09-02 15:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN AU
09VIENNA1264Austria on Climate Demarche: Can USG Deliver?
[...] EconPol Counselor and EconUnitChief delivered ref A demarche September 25 to Elfriede-Anna More (advisor to GoA Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich) and Dr. Gertraud Wollansky (Department of Air, Soil, and Climate Change). The Ambassador strengthened the message in a call Sept [...]
2009-10-01 09:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1347Austrian Climate Negotiator Pessimistic on Copenhagen,
[...] (SBU) At a Vienna conference October 12, long-time lead Austrian UNFCCC negotiator Helmut Hojesky gave a highly pessimistic readout of the Copenhagen process following Bangkok. The overarching "crunch point" remains the question of paying for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Until fi [...]
2009-10-16 12:32:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1381GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS: AUSTRIA INSISTING ON
[...] (SBU) Emboffs discussed reftel with Gabriela Habermayer, Head of the Department of Multilateral Trade at the Economics Ministry, and Ingrid Frasl, Legal Advisor on WTO issues. Habermayer said the GOA fully supports the EC?s proposal to create a mandatory Geographical Indications (GI) register [...]
2009-10-27 09:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EUN KIPR AU
09VIENNA558Austria's Strategic Repositioning of Embassies/Consulates
[...] Austria will open a new embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan, with construction beginning by the end of 2009, as part of a strategic decision to support Austria's growing energy business and other activities in the Caucasus/Caspian region. Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger said the new embassy wo [...]
2009-05-08 12:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AMGT ODIP AU
09VIENNA903OPEC-Funded Biofuels Study Sparks Controversy at
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent study on "Biofuels and Food Security" -- commissioned by the Vienna-based OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and prepared by researchers at the multinational Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) -- has sparked controversy in the energy community. II [...]
2009-07-21 14:54:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET KGHG EAGR SENV TRGY AU
09WARSAW1136POLAND: 2009-10 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Mission Poland's submission for the 2009-2010 INCSR Part I follows: Begin Text: I. Summary Poland has traditionally been a transit country for drug trafficking. As economic conditions improve, it is increasingly a more significant consumer of narcotics and producer of amphetamine [...]
2009-11-10 08:19:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR KCRM PL
09WARSAW648PROPERTY RESTITUTION AND REAL PROPERTY MARKET IN
[...] (U) Summary: "Clouds" on title associated with property confiscations related to the Holocaust and post-war Communist upheavals have several effects on the Polish real estate market. Property may be kept off the market by unclear title or a pending restitution claim, sometimes driving up the [...]
2009-06-25 05:31:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON GM ODIP PREL XG XH XT PL
09WARSAW798POLAND: MTCR PLENARY PARTICIPATION UNCERTAIN
[...] (C) Monika Lipert, First Secretary in the MFA's Nonproliferation and Disarmament Division told us it was uncertain whether the GOP would send a representative from Warsaw to participate in the November 9-13 Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) plenary in Rio. Due to increasingly tight bud [...]
2009-08-05 12:55:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALMTCRE PARM PREL MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA PINR PL
09WELLINGTON275Trade Minister on TPP - The Hour Is Not Yet Here
[...] (C) Summary. During a September 16 introductory call on Tim Groser, Minister for Trade and the Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues and Conservation, the ChargC) emphasized his desire to help the bilateral relationship continue on an upward path. Groser assured that he also wanted to [...]
2009-09-18 02:49:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD ECON PGOV PREL NZ KGHG EAGR
09WINDHOEK105WELCOME TO NAMIBIA
[...] On behalf of all of us at the U.S. Mission in Namibia, congratulations on your assignment to Windhoek! We look forward to welcoming you to our community and to making your stay here as productive and pleasant as possible. Namibia is a beautiful country with its vast and varied landscapes full [...]
2009-03-26 16:05:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT WA
09WINDHOEK20NAMIBIA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) Summary. Post is pleased to submit its 2009 Investment Climate for Namibia. Per reftel paragraph 13, Post sent the ICS in Microsoft Word format to J. Nathaniel Hatcher and his backup Gregory N. Hicks on January 16. End Summary. BEGIN TEXT - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Openness to [...]
2009-01-22 15:01:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR WA
09WINDHOEK459NAMIBIA: 2009-2010 INCSR PART I
[...] (SBU) While occasionally used as a drug transit point, Namibia is not a major drug producer or exporter. Statistics for 2009 showed a marked decrease in illegal drug seizures compared to previous years, with approximately $300,000 worth of drugs (589 kilograms of marijuana, plus extremely smal [...]
2009-12-11 11:11:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR WA
09YEKATERINBURG36SCO AND BRIC SUMMITS IN YEKATERINBURG: ECONOMIC
[...] Summary: Meeting in Yekaterinburg July 15 and 16, members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the world's biggest emerging markets (BRIC - Brazil, Russia, India, China) demanded a greater say in the global financial system. Leaders stressed the need to reflect a multipolar real [...]
2009-06-17 10:04:00Consulate YekaterinburgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM ECON EFIN RS
10ABUDHABI89PROGRESS MADE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the third Preparatory Commission (Prep Com) of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, critical progress was achieved on a number of programmatic, administrative and legal fronts related to establishing a transparent, progressive and efficient internati [...]
2010-02-21 11:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV KGHG ENRG PGOV AE
10ACCRA542010 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana
[...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. The Mills Government, which came to power in January 2009, has maintained the encouragement of foreign investment in Ghana as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. 2. The Government of Ghan [...]
2010-01-19 15:54:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH
10ACCRA562010 Investment Climate Statement - Ghana
[...] Attracting foreign direct investment continues to be a priority for the government of Ghana. The Mills Government, which came to power in January 2009, has maintained the encouragement of foreign investment in Ghana as an integral part of Ghana's economic policy. 2. The Government of Ghan [...]
2010-01-19 15:54:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ETRD KPTD OPIC USTR GH
10ADANA4TURKEY: BIMONTHLY SOUTHEAST ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 16:08:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG TU SY
10ANKARA87WHAT LIES BENEATH ANKARA'S NEW FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) There is much talk in chanceries and in the international media these days about Turkey's new, highly activist foreign policy, which unquestionably represents a transition not only from prior governments, but also from the AKP regime before the Gaza/Davos events, and before the ascent of A [...]
2010-01-20 05:25:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL TU
10ASHGABAT100TURKMENISTAN: COMMUNING WITH TURKMEN PROSECUTORS
[...] (C) Given the strict "no unofficial contact" rule the government imposes on all its officials, lunch invitations, and even informal conversations, between Turkmen officials and their foreign counterparts almost never happen. In a rare divergence, however, Post's recent Crime Scene Investigati [...]
2010-01-21 14:37:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL TX KTIP
10ASHGABAT94TURKMENISTAN: LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKING GROUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In its most recent quarterly meeting, members of Embassy Ashgabat's Law Enforcement Working Group reported progress in their activities with the Turkmen government, as well as a few frustrations. All agencies reported that bilateral exchanges and training activities are continuing [...]
2010-01-20 14:24:00Embassy AshgabatCONFIDENTIALKCRM PGOV PREL SNAR MASS TX
10ASTANA253 KAZAKHSTAN SEEKS TO BE COMPETITIVE IN SCIENCE AND
[...] SUMMARY: During the annual Public Roundtable on Collaboration in Science and Technology, participants heard that the development of science is one of Kazakhstan's most important priorities, and the government plans to increase the government budget allocated to scientific research and develop [...]
2010-02-22 08:09:00Embassy AstanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV SENV SOCI TSPL KPAO KZ
10ASUNCION138PARAGUAY'S 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REVIEW
[...] (SBU) This cable responds to reftel A questions regarding anti-trafficking in persons (TIP) efforts in Paraguay. 2. (SBU) THE COUNTRY'S TIP SITUATION 2A. What is (are) the source(s) of available information on human trafficking? What plans are in place (if any) to undertake f [...]
2010-02-17 15:02:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV ELAB PREL KPAO KCRM KFRD ASEC KWMN
10ASUNCION2Paraguay Media Analysis
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Paraguay is characterized by a free and vibrant media environment with independent newspapers, TV and radio stations. While radio and TV penetration is close to 100%, Internet diffusion is fairly low at about 8%, with Google, Orkut and YouTube being the most popular sites. Tex [...]
2010-01-05 14:00:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS OIIP PA KPAO PREL AID
10ASUNCION31PARAGUAY RAISES PROFILE OF TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (U) Leading daily newspaper ABC Color ran a full-page article on trafficking in persons (TIP) January 11. The article focused on Ciudad del Este (CdE) and cited the penal code, explained "what is trafficking in persons," and described two ongoing prosecutions. The new penal code increas [...]
2010-01-15 11:32:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP PGOV PREL KPAO PA AR
10ASUNCION37PARAGUAY DONATES TO HAITI; SEEKS TRANSPORT ASSISTANCE
[...] (U) President Lugo announced January 14 that Paraguay would send 56,000 kilos of food and clothing to Haiti, along with 12 search and rescue specialists from their fire department (later increased to 13 personnel, including one photographer.) The first 5,000 kilos departed January 14 on [...]
2010-01-19 16:16:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ECON PREF PGOV HA PA
10ASUNCION39RELEASE OF KIDNAP VICTIM BOOSTS LUGO ADMINISTRATION
[...] (U) The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) released wealthy cattle rancher Fidel Zavala Serrati January 18 after 94 days in captivity. EPP members seized Zavala at gunpoint from his rural ranch October 15 (reftel C). To comply with the EPP's three pre-release demands, the Zavala family paid [...]
2010-01-19 18:51:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM KCRM SNAR PA CO BR
10ASUNCION70PARAGUAY INCREASES DELIVERY OF AID TO HAITI
[...] (U) An additional 3000 kilograms of foodstuffs and 200 kilograms of medicine bound for Haiti left Paraguay January 21 on an Argentine C-130 cargo aircraft. Three additional relief volunteers traveled concurrently, bringing Paraguay's total effort to 16 volunteers and around 8000 delivere [...]
2010-01-25 20:26:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PGOV PA HA AR
10ASUNCION97GOP SEEKS TO IMPLEMENT NEW CELL PHONE INTERCEPT SYSTEM, BUT
[...] (S/NF) SUMMARY: Interior Minister Filizzola told the Ambassador February 10 that the GOP would soon be rolling out a new, expanded cell phone intercept program, which would continue to cover counternarcotics but would also include anti-kidnapping cases as the GOP ratchets up efforts to capture the [...]
2010-02-18 20:52:00Embassy AsuncionSECRET//NOFORNPGOV SNAR ASEC PREL PA
10ATHENS107GREECE/HAITI: NO MINUSTAH FORCES, BUT AID
[...] (SBU) Discussing reftel with Pol-Mil Chief on February 16, Emmanuel Papadoyorgakis, Deputy Director of the Greek MFA's UN and International Organizations Directorate, said that Greece had offered 30 soldiers to MINUSTAH following the Security Council's January 18 authorization to expand the mi [...]
2010-02-16 14:03:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KPKO EAID HA GR
10ATHENS109GREECE/HAITI: NO MINUSTAH FORCES, BUT AID
[...] (SBU) Discussing reftel with Pol-Mil Chief on February 16, Emmanuel Papadoyorgakis, Deputy Director of the Greek MFA's UN and International Organizations Directorate, said that Greece had offered 30 soldiers to MINUSTAH following the Security Council's January 18 authorization to expand the mi [...]
2010-02-16 20:37:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR KPKO EAID HA GR
10BANGKOK178AMBASSADOR AND RTG SPOKESMAN DISCUSS RED SHIRTS,
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador met with RTG spokesperson Dr. Panitan Wattanayakorn at the Residence January 21 to review the latest political developments in Thailand. Panitan analyzed the three main factions within the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD),aka t [...]
2010-01-22 07:14:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PREF SMIG TH
10BANGKOK413ADMIRAL WILLARD'S VISIT TO THAILAND: RTG FOCUSED
[...] (C) Summary. Senior Thai leaders provided their view of the strategic goals for Thailand and the nations' goals for the future for PACOM Commander Admiral Willard during his February 2-7 visit. Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva encouraged increased U.S. engagement in the region, particularly [...]
2010-02-18 06:48:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF TH
10BEIJING104JANUARY 14 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: CHINA'S INTERNET, HAITI
[...] Key points at the January 14 MFA press briefing were: --"China's Internet is open and the Chinese Government encourages the development and application of the Internet and creates a favorable environment." --"China's law prohibits cyber attacks, including hacking" and China "welcomes inter [...]
2010-01-14 09:46:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MNUC ETRD CH TW IR IN JA AU
10BEIJING293PRC/IRAN: BEIJING CONTINUES TO CALL FOR PATIENCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The PRC counsels continued patience on the Iran nuclear issue because it seeks a "thorough solution" to the problem, and it supports the removal of all 1200kg of low-enriched uranium from Iranian soil, according to an MFA contact. PRC officials have urged Iranian counterparts in [...]
2010-02-04 11:22:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH BR
10BEIJING342MEDIA REACTION: CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT, RMB EXCHANGE RATE,
[...] CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT "Reflection on capitalism in the international financial crisis" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (02/09)(pg 23): "The outbreak of the international financial crisis urged many people to reexamine the capitalist's development direction. In [...]
2010-02-09 08:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING356FEBRUARY 9, 2010 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS, IRAN,
[...] Key points at the February 9, 2010 MFA press briefing were: --Following a meeting with Chinese Communist Party International Liaison Department Director Wang Jiarui, DPRK officials stated that North Korea is ready to continue consultations with relevant parties regarding the Six-Party Talks. [...]
2010-02-10 09:51:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM ETRD MNUC CH JA IR KN
10BERLIN164WESTERWELLE ON AFGHANISTAN, IRAN, TAC NUKES
[...] (C) German FM Westerwelle told Amb February 5 that it was important to refocus Afghanistan efforts on civilian reconstruction; that we needed to avoid suggesting German troops engaged in less risk than other countries; that he did not invite Iranian FM Mottaki to Germany or seek a meeting wit [...]
2010-02-05 15:32:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALOTRA MARR NATO PARM PINS PREL PGOV GM AF IR
10BERLIN166 Germany - REVISED Investment Climate Statement
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Germany. This is the revised version of the statement. A previous version was sent on January 15, 2010. 2. Begin Text: GERMANY: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT ---------------------------------------- [...]
2010-02-05 16:41:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC GM
10BERLIN209MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, U.S.-CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Karzai takes Control over Electoral Watchdog 3. (NATO) New Strategic Concept 4. (Mideast) Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Climate Policy 6. (Western Hemisphere) Summit of the Americas 7. (Turkey) Alleged Coup Plot 8. (EU-Greece [...]
2010-02-24 13:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF NATO XF KGHG XM TK EMS XT
10BERLIN215MEDIA REACTION: CUBA, U.S.-HEALTHCARE, GREECE-GERMANY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Cuba) Death of a Dissident 3. (U.S.) Healthcare Reform Summit 4. (Greece-Germany) Greek Anger at Germany 5. (Greece-EU) Austerity Program 6. (U.S.) Criticism of Google 7. (Sudan) Peace Process 8. (Western Hemisphere) Latin America [...]
2010-02-25 13:04:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CU US GR EMS KWWW SU XM MASS
10BERLIN74MEDIA REACTION: HAITI EARTHQUAKE, OBAMA PRESIDENCY;BERLIN
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aftermath of Haiti Earthquake 3. Obama Presidency - One year On  [...]
2010-01-20 13:36:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KMDR US HA
10BERN48U/S HORMATS REVIEWS BILATERAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS \
[...] (U) January 25 at 11:00 am; Zurich \ \ 2. (U) Participants: \ \ U.S. \ \ U/S Robert Hormats, Under Secretary for Economic, Energy, and \ Agricultural Affairs \ Amb. Donald Beyer, US Ambassador to Switzerland \ Alex Whittington, Special Assistant to the Under Secretary \ Richard Rorvig, Bern Em [...]
2010-02-04 17:31:00Embassy BernCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD SZ
10BERN56TIP - SWITZERLAND: ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 11:52:00Embassy BernUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC
10BOGOTA11SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S JAN 11-13 VISIT
[...] (C) Your visit is an opportunity to focus U.S. and Colombian efforts to consolidate Colombia's gains as the country enters a transition year. President Uribe will seek your reassurance of our commitment to their fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups. His decision on whether to [...]
2010-01-06 23:01:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL OVIP PGOV PHUM PTER ECON ETRD EAID SNAR MOPS CO
10BOGOTA13Peace Commissioner Lays Out Way Ahead on FARC, ELN
[...] (S/NF) Colombian High Commissioner for Peace Frank Pearl told the Ambassador January 5 that his office is preparing "roadmaps" for the next Administration on how best to pursue peace agreements with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army (ELN). Pearl acknowle [...]
2010-01-07 13:44:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER SNAR PARM ECON CO
10BOGOTA139MODERATE MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE, RECORD LOW INFLATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Colombian government decreed a 3.6 percent increase in the federal minimum wage for 2010. The increase was greater than the two percent inflation for 2009, meaning it should provide some stimulus to an economy just beginning to pull out of recession. Annual minimum wage hik [...]
2010-02-03 13:39:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PGOV CO
10BOGOTA15COLOMBIA REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT TO COMBAT SPREADING FIRES
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: The GOC requested emergency USG fire-fighting assistance on January 6 to help combat a growing number of fires caused by an atypical drought in Colombia. More than 60 municipalities have been affected by such fires, damaging an estimated 1,700 hectares. Our [...]
2010-01-07 18:44:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SENV EAGR ECON PREL PGOV CO
10BOGOTA227GOC CLAIMS SOME PROGRESS WITH FARC, ELN
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Swedish intermediaries have reportedly arranged for a meeting in Sweden between representatives of the Government of Colombia (GOC) and representatives of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). Separately, negotiations proceeded for the humanitarian release of two [...]
2010-02-11 23:38:00Embassy BogotaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV PTER CO
10BOGOTA231COLOMBIA'S 2010 ECONOMIC FORECAST: POSITIVE GROWTH, BUT SLOW
[...] (SBU) Colombian Finance Minister Oscar Zuluaga projects a 2.5 percent GDP growth rate for 2010, which is supported by both local and international analysts. Zuluaga, however, told us that Colombia's economic recovery will be slow and behind those of Brazil, Chile, and Peru on account of Colomb [...]
2010-02-12 14:45:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINT PGOV CO
10BOGOTA239COLOMBIA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LEMIEUX (FEBRUARY 17-19)
[...] (SBU) Your upcoming visit to Bogota and two Colombian military facilities is an opportunity to discuss with the Colombians our shared fight against illegal drugs and illegal armed groups as well as the underlying social inequality that drives both phenomena. The possible referendum to allow Pre [...]
2010-02-12 18:58:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV MCAP MOPS PTER ETRD PHUM SNAR OREP CO
10BOGOTA244NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2009
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The aerial eradication team reached its CY-2009 goal of 100,000 hectares (ha) of coca sprayed, with a total True Ground Area Coverage of 101,573 ha for the year. Manual eradication of coca for 2009 totaled approximately 61,000 ha, short of the goal of 70,000 ha; total eradicati [...]
2010-01-22 21:32:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR SENV KCRM PTER CO
10BOGOTA276EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS TRADE AND EXPORT OPPORTUNTIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals [...]
2010-01-27 17:31:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO
10BOGOTA337WHY FEW COLOMBIAN COMPANIES ARE LISTED ON NYSE
[...] (U) Summary. Only seven Latin American countries have companies listed on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). Brazil leads with 33 companies, followed by Mexico (19),Chile (12),Argentina (11),Panama (3),Peru (2),and Colombia (2). Ecopetrol (oil and gas) and Bancolombia (financial servi [...]
2010-02-24 18:27:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV CO
10BOGOTA95EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS EXPORT AND TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals a [...]
2010-01-27 19:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO
10BOGOTA98COPENHAGEN READOUT: COLOMBIA LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary. Environment Minister Carlos Costa discussed the results of the Copenhagen summit with EconCouns and ESTH officer on January 6. Costa noted the difficult nature of the negotiations, faulting the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) countries and Sudan for blocking [...]
2010-01-08 22:51:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR PREL ENRG ECON EAID CO
10BRASILIA10CDA GATHERS INFLUENTIAL WOMEN TO PARTNER ON THE ELIMINATION
[...] In an effort to highlight the work of activists and organizations at the forefront of addressing violence against women, on December 9 Charge d'Affaires, a.i. Lisa Kubiske and emboffs visited Civil Police Chief Sandra Gomes de Melo at the Women's Precinct (DEAM) in Brasilia. The next day, the [...]
2010-01-05 13:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN
10BRASILIA100BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF ENERGY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 14:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG
10BRASILIA102BRAZIL: ONE NORTHEAST STATE TRIES TO CATCH THE SOUTH
[...] (U) Summary: The development challenges facing the Brazilian northeast state of Piaui are representative of the difficult issues Brazil's poorest regions must overcome to achieve the level of prosperity in the country's southern regions. Despite economic growth rates over the past several yea [...]
2010-02-02 12:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC COM USTR EAID PREL BR
10BRASILIA104BRAZIL: NEGOTIATIONS BRING TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT AGREEMENT CLOSE TO CONCLUSION
[...] (SBU) On January 29 negotiators from the Brazilian Finance (Fazenda),Ministry of External Relations (MRE),and the Ministry of the Environment (MMA) met via digital videoconference with representatives from the U.S. Department of State, Treasury Department and USAID to finalize the text of the Tro [...]
2010-02-02 19:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KSCA BR
10BRASILIA106BRAZIL: MINISTERY OF TRANSPORTATION PRESENTS DRAFT PROPOSED
[...] (SBU) Summary: With the goal of enhancing roadway sector cooperation, Brazil's Ministry of Transportation (MOT) and the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) are negotiating a new cooperation agreement. MOT has proposed text for a draft Memorandum of Cooperation (MOC) designed to establish s [...]
2010-02-02 19:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV EIND BR
10BRASILIA108PER COPENHAGEN ACCORD, BRAZIL INFORMS THE UNFCCC OF ITS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In accordance with the Copenhagen Accord, the Government of Brazil (GOB) on January 29 notified the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) of Brazil's nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs). These NAMAs were released prior to the [...]
2010-02-03 12:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG KSCA BR
10BRASILIA1142009 End-Use Monitoring Report: Brazil
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 12:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR BR
10BRASILIA116Request for Human Rights Vetting for US Sponsored Training,
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, of the Brazilian Air Force, who has been nominated to participate in a PhD Research Program, from March 22, 2010 to March 18, 2011, at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA, pursuant to the Leahy Act and F [...]
2010-02-05 15:02:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA118REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING,
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following two candidates, of the Defense Attach????'s Office at the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, DC, who have been nominated to participate in the Sovereign Challenge at Special Operations Program, from March 15-19, 2010, in Tam [...]
2010-02-05 15:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA120REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED STRATEGY
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, of the Brazilian Army, who has been nominated for a Strategy and Defense Policy Course (SDP),from March 4-24, 2010, in Washington, DC, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. 2. (U) Post v [...]
2010-02-05 15:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA122REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING,
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following Unit Commander, of the Brazilian Marine Corps, who has been nominated to lead a unit of approximately 200 people to participate in the Joint Combined Exchange Training (JCET),from April 15-May 30, 2010, Rio de Janeiro, RJ [...]
2010-02-05 15:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA124Request for Human Rights Vetting for UH-60 Simulator
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, of the Brazilian Air Force, who have been nominated for a Simulator Training course in Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. 2. (U) Post verifies that, as of Febr [...]
2010-02-05 15:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA126Request for Human Rights Vetting for U.S. Sponsored
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, of the Brazilian Navy, who has been nominated to participate in a course entitled, "Aviation Training - Fixed Wing," from June 28, 2010 - Feb 23, 2012, in Pensacola, FL, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Ass [...]
2010-02-05 15:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BR
10BRASILIA130FY 2010 NAS BRAZIL PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT AND SUPPORT (PD&S)
[...] PER REFTEL, NAS BRAZIL PRESENTS ITS FY 2010 PROGRAM AND DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT BUDGET PLAN, AS FOLLOWS: SUB- ACTUAL NON- PROPOSED FY 2010 OBJECT FY-2009 RECURRING INCREASES PLAN CLASS OBLIG. ITEMS 1112 71,600 0 20,700 92 [...]
2010-02-05 16:43:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN BR AMGT KFSC
10BRASILIA136BRAZILIAN PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO CITES COP-15 DEMARCHE -
[...] (SBU) Per REFTEL, Science Counselor briefed Brazilian Ministry of External Relations'(MRE) Environment Division Director Paulino Carvalho (who has replaced Fernando Coimbra) and Officer Renato Leonardi about the U.S. proposals to the March 13-25 Fifteenth Conference of the Parties (COP-15) for [...]
2010-02-05 18:47:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KSCA AORC UNEP BR
10BRASILIA140BRAZIL: INCORPORATING CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY INTO DOMESTIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),the Government of Brazil (GOB) announced the mitigation actions it plans to take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 36.1 percent to 38.9 percent by 2020 compared with " [...]
2010-02-09 15:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EFIN KSCA BR
10BRASILIA146INL FLASH REPORT JANUARY 2010 - NAS BRAZIL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 18:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN BR
10BRASILIA15CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: BRAZIL WILL INSCRIBE ITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) will inscribe the mitigation actions it previously announced under the Copenhagen Accord by January 31, 2010, according to both Ministry of External Relations' Under Secretary for Policy Vera Machado and Vice Minister of the Environment Izabella Tei [...]
2010-01-21 19:30:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG KGHG BR
10BRASILIA156BRAZIL: FOREST CODE PROVOKES HEATED DEBATE BETWEEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian Forest Code's requirement that a rural landowner in the Amazon maintain 80 percent of the native forest as a legal reserve has produced a heated dispute between the agriculture and environmental communities. Environmentalists see it as a potentially powerful tool [...]
2010-02-10 19:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR KGHG KSCA BR
10BRASILIA158Request for Human Rights Vetting for the Special Operations
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, of the Brazilian Navy, who has been nominated to participate in a Special Operations in Combating Terrorism Course, from April 5-9, 2010, in Hurlburt Field, FL, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance A [...]
2010-02-11 19:38:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM BR
10BRASILIA16Brazil: Scenesetter - DHS Deputy Secretary Lute visit
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 13:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC BR
10BRASILIA160Request for Human Rights Vetting for 5TH Annual Sovereign
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate, of the Brazilian Police, who has been nominated to participate in the 5TH Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference, March 8-11, 2010, Key West, FL, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. 2. ( [...]
2010-02-11 19:38:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM BR
10BRASILIA162BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3:
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-11 22:55:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC KOMC PREL BR
10BRASILIA164BRAZIL: DEMARCHE ON DISTRACTED DRIVING DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) On January 27, Emboffs delivered the Department's demarche on Distracted Driving to representatives of the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Health. While Brazilian law does prohibit texting while driving, as of yet, neither Ministry has expressed an interest in committing t [...]
2010-02-12 12:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON SOCI UNDP UNGA BR
10BRASILIA176Brazil: Competition Policy Overview
[...] (SBU) Brazil's Competition Policy System (SBDC) is awaiting Congressional approval of major reforms to restructure its three constituent agencies, add much-needed professional staff, and implement substantive reforms (notably, pre-merger notification requirements). In a Februa [...]
2010-02-18 12:33:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EIND EINV BR
10BRASILIA180BRAZIL: S/GWI PROJECT PROPOSALS
[...] Brazil is pleased to submit proposals to the S/GWI Small Grants Initiative. We as a Mission believe these proposals will assist in the advancement of U.S. objectives, primarily in supporting our joint effort to provide education to support social advancement in local communities and assistance [...]
2010-02-19 12:17:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM AID CDC COM TRSY
10BRASILIA184SCENESETTER FOR THE FEBRUARY 23-26 VISIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL
[...] (SBU) I want to warmly welcome you to Brazil for your visit to Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia, and to attend the 8th Meeting of Justice Ministers of the Americas (REMJA). The Government of Brazil (GOB) is enthusiastic that you have decided to attend the REMJA, and you will be eagerly received [...]
2010-02-19 22:10:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KJUS KCRM JUS OAS BR
10BRASILIA188RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST REGARDING RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE
[...] Post approached the Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture regarding the U.S. raw sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ) and received the following response. Brazil plans to ship its full allocation of the FY 2010 raw sugar TRQ to the United States for delivery by September 30, 2010. If there is a realloca [...]
2010-02-22 16:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD
10BRASILIA19SENIOR BRAZIL OFFICIALS PRAISE COOPERATION, SEEK CLOSER
[...] (C) In separate meetings with the Charge on January 22, Chief of the Ministry of Defense (MOD) General Staff Admiral Joao Afonso Prado Maia de Faria ("ADM Prado Maia") and Foreign Ministry (MRE) Under Secretary for Latin America Antonio Simoes both said they saw no conflict between the United S [...]
2010-01-22 22:21:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL MASS BR HA
10BRASILIA196Brazil informed of designation related to Iranian
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-26 15:02:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP IR GM PREL PARM EFIN BR
10BRASILIA198BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER AGENCY SEEKS TO DEEPEN COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian National Water Agency (ANA) seeks to deepen its cooperation with the USG on environmental issues related to water resources. ANA consistently highlights its history of cooperation with U.S. agencies, as well as on-going negotiations with the Brazilian Ministry of [...]
2010-02-26 17:19:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KSCA EAID EWWT EINV BR
10BRASILIA204Brazil: March HRC
[...] On February 24, poloff delivered the points reftel to Nathanael de Souza e Silva and Bruna Vieira de Paula of the Division of Human Rights, Ministry of External Relations (MRE). Religious and racial intolerance 2. Poloff handed Silva and de Paula a copy of the U.S.-proposed Action Plan [...]
2010-02-27 21:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UN BR GV IR BM CG IS
10BRASILIA29BRAZIL: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON IRAN UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
[...] (C) The Human Rights Department at the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MRE) responded favorably to the approach outlined in reftel A of using Iran's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in the Human Rights Council (HRC) to pressure Iran on its human rights performance. MRE Department Deput [...]
2010-01-28 19:57:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALIR PHUM PREL
10BRASILIA3FX2 at the End of 2009
[...] (C) As 2009 comes to end, Brazil's FX2 competition remains undecided. It had been expected that President Lula would make a decision before the end of the year, so as to be able to complete the sale during his tenure. Practically speaking, however, even if a Presidential decision were to be [...]
2010-01-05 19:40:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETTC MASS BR
10BRASILIA31Preparing for the Nuclear Security Summit
[...] (SBU) In conjunction with Netherlands ChargC) Frans Van Rijn, ChargC) d'Affaires Lisa Kubiske presented the Note Verbale and points contained in reftel to Ministry for External Relations Under Secretary for Political Affairs Vera Machado. Machado said that the GOB supports the Nuclear Securit [...]
2010-01-29 20:48:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM IAEA AORC MNUC PREL BR
10BRASILIA33MOBILIZING PRESSURE TO PERSUADE IRAN'S ENGAGEMENT ON ITS
[...] (C) ChargC) delivered the reftel demarche Jabnuary 29 to Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Under Secretary for Political Affairs Vera Machado. Machado asked if the USG and P5+1 partners were seeking additional sanctions against Iran at the present time and if the issue had been placed o [...]
2010-01-29 20:52:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL IR UNSC BR
10BRASILIA34BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT AGREES TO TWO YEAR RENEWAL OF FRAMEWORK
[...] On January 7, 2010, Embassy Brasilia received diplomatic note number MRE/DMAE/DAI/CGEUC/01/MESP BRAS EUA, dated January 5 2010. 2. The note is a response to Embassy Brasilia's diplomatic note 443, dated December 10, 2009, proposing a two-year extension of the U.S.-Brazil Framework Agreem [...]
2010-01-12 11:16:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KSCA BR
10BRASILIA42Mission Brazil and Embassy Maputo Propose Trilateral
[...] SUMMARY: In response to ref A, Embassy Brasilia and Embassy Maputo jointly request funding for a trilateral seminar on the benefits of agricultural biotechnology to take place in Mozambique, featuring speakers from the United States and Brazil. The United States is a world leader in [...]
2010-01-14 18:21:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO BR MZ
10BRASILIA43BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO PRESIDENT LULA
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Shannon presented his credentials to Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on February 4. Lula indicated his continuing interest in building a strong relationship with President Obama and his desire for active engagement aimed at developing the enormous potenti [...]
2010-02-09 10:13:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ODIP HA BR
10BRASILIA44TFHA01: BRAZIL ACTIVE, EAGER TO PARTNER WITH USG ON HAITI
[...] (U) In the wake of the January 12 earthquake in Haiti, the GOB has taken an unusually active role in assistance efforts, building on its leadership of MINUSTAH and recent rotation onto the UN Security Council. Brazilian actions to date include: * Sent by President Lula, Defense Mini [...]
2010-01-15 13:30:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL BR MARR
10BRASILIA45BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MRE SECRETARY-GENERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. After presenting his credentials to Brazilian President Lula (septel),Ambassador Shannon met for over an hour February 4 with Secretary-General (Deputy FM) Antonio Patriota, covering the work ahead in Haiti, the status of Brazil's FX2 fighter purchase, climate change negotiatio [...]
2010-02-09 10:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SENV MASS HA IR
10BRASILIA48BRAZIL: DHS DEPUTY SECRETARY LUTE'S VISIT TO BRAZIL JANUARY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to the failed bombing attempt of Delta flight 253 destined for Detroit on December 25, 2009, DHS Deputy Secretary (DEPSEC) Lute visited Brazil on the last stop of a 10 country trip designed to elicit support from partner nations in adopting a multilateral/global respo [...]
2010-01-20 11:54:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAIR ASEC BR PTER PREL
10BRASILIA49BRAZIL'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS: DILMA ROUSSEFF COMES UP
[...] (C) Summary. Late January polling indicates that likely Workers' Party (PT) presidential candidate Dilma Rousseff, President Lula's chosen successor, has closed much of the gap with front-running opposition Brazilian Social Democratic Party (PSDB) candidate Jose Serra, and now trails by less t [...]
2010-02-13 18:48:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV BR
10BRASILIA5Brazil: Foreign Policy as an Emerging Campaign Issue
[...] (C) Summary. With both sides unwilling to promote distinctive alternatives to prevailing economic policy in a pre-election environment, Brazil's two principal rival parties - President Lula's Worker's Party (PT) and front-running presidential candidate Jose Serra's Brazilian Social Democratic [...]
2010-01-08 16:29:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR BR SU VE CO
10BRASILIA51Ambassador Shannon's Meeting with MOD Jobim
[...] (C) 1. (C) During Ambassador Shannon's introductory call February 5, Minister of Defense Nelson Jobim described the overall bilateral security relationship as strong and transparent. He said he favored expanding it this year, first through a Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA),then throug [...]
2010-02-18 13:08:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS BR MASS
10BRASILIA53BRAZIL: UPDATE ON EFFORTS AND FUTURE PLANS IN HAITI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Brazilian Foreign Ministry (Itamaraty) officials coordinating Brazil's post-earthquake assistance to Haiti listed for PolOffs Brazil's humanitarian donations, gave an update on February 8 on the deployment of Brazilian troops to Haiti, and laid out Brazil's plan for transitioning [...]
2010-02-18 17:56:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL MASS BR HA
10BRASILIA55BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES SECURITY, CN, AND UPCOMING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Institutional Security Office (GSI) Minister General Jorge Felix shared with Ambassador Shannon on February 9 Brazil's top security concerns, which include: assistance and cooperation in Haiti; increased drug trafficking in the region and consumption in Brazil; and security for the [...]
2010-02-18 21:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PTER SNAR ASEC BR BL HA DHS KOLY
10BRASILIA59BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH MRE UNDER SECRETARIES FOR
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings with Ambassador Shannon February 9, MRE Under Secretaries for Political Affairs I Vera Machado and Political Affairs II Roberto Jaguaribe both focused on concerns that Iranian domestic issues would make a solution to the nuclear issues difficult to achieve. [...]
2010-02-19 22:39:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KNNP IR CH BR
10BRASILIA60BRAZIL: LET'S ESTABLISH A TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vice Minister of the Environment Izabella Teixeira says that the Government of Brazil (GOB) wants to establish a program under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) quickly, both to help conserve Brazil's tropical forests and as a symbol of the growing U.S.-Brazil bilater [...]
2010-01-21 16:31:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID EFIN BR
10BRASILIA61BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. During separate meetings at the Presidential Palace, Foreign Policy Advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia and Presidential Chief of Staff Gilberto Carvalho discussed with Ambassador Shannon their interest in working together on a range of regional and global issues, including Honduras, Ve [...]
2010-02-19 23:28:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL XM BR
10BRASILIA62Head of Brazil's Haiti Relief Efforts Reports Good
[...] (SBU) In a meeting with the Charg???? d'Affaires, a.i., Lisa Kubiske on January 19, Brazil's coordinator for Brazil's Haiti emergency relief effort, Minister Jorge Armando Felix, head of the Institutional Security Cabinet (GSI) at the Presidency, said he was pleased with bilateral coordination [...]
2010-01-22 12:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL BR
10BRASILIA68More than US$ 5 Million has been provided for earthquake
[...] Summary: Members of the Mission Brazil supported corporate Social Responsibility group, Mais Unidos, have donated more than US$ 5 million in cash, supplies and services for relief efforts in the week following the Haitian Earthquake of January 12, 2010. 2. To date, Bra [...]
2010-01-22 19:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID BR
10BRASILIA7BRAZIL: FOREIGN MINISTRY EAGER TO LAUNCH NEXT PHASE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Celso Amorim broke with normal protocol and practice and met with Ambassador Shannon January 8, only hours after the Ambassador had arrived in country. Amorim welcomed the Ambassador's arrival, lamented the drawn out confirmation process, and said he was eager to [...]
2010-01-11 11:57:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
10BRASILIA86Controversy Over New Human Rights Program Subsides, for Now
[...] Summary: President Lula was caught off guard by the surge of controversy, including within his own government, which followed the GOB's public release of the Third National Program of Human Rights in a December 21 presidential decree. The program in fact is far-reaching, calling for, among o [...]
2010-01-27 14:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV ECON EAGR MCAP SOCI BR
10BRASILIA88PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT: DIFFERENCES
[...] (SBU) Post has discussed the points raised in reftel with Ministry for External Relations (MRE) Director for Disarmament and Sensitive Technologies Santiago Mourao. Mourao has been active in the Nuclear Security Summit preparation process and understands well the different goals and objectives [...]
2010-01-28 16:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MNUC PARM BR IAEA
10BRASILIA9Brazil Has Not Addressed Amcit Cases with Iran
[...] (C) The Government of Brazil has not discussed with the Government of Iran the cases of the six American citizens detained or missing in Iran. Reftel was delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Relations (Itamaraty) Iran desk officer Roberto Salome (currently acting head of the Iran/Central Asia [...]
2010-01-11 19:39:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM CASC BR IR
10BRATISLAVA23SLOVAK CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATOR ASSESSES PATH FORWARD FROM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fresh off a trip to the EU Environment Ministers meeting in Seville this past weekend, Slovakia's lead Climate Change negotiator Helena Princova told us that her EU counterparts are frustrated by the results of Copenhagen and will seek to refocus efforts to ensure continued progr [...]
2010-01-20 14:37:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG PGOV LO
10BRUSSELS171IRAN: INCREASING THE PRESSURE ON HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C/NF) USEU poloff presented reftel demarche on February 8 to Claudia Gintersdorfer, Iran Desk Officer at the European Council Secretariat,s Human Rights Unit, who noted that the demarche complemented the just-issued joint U.S.-EU statement on Iran. She indicated that Iran was a standing point [...]
2010-02-11 15:02:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNMNUC PARM IR PREL PHUM PTER EUN
10BRUSSELS179BELGIUM:2010 TIP REPORT
[...] (U) This is the draft TIP report provided by U.S. Embassy Brussels. The data included is old data, and the GOB predicts that new data will be available to complete this report in April, 2010. 2. (SBU) BEGIN TEXT OF TIP REPORT, with numbering from instruction cable. 25. (SBU) THE COUNT [...]
2010-02-12 16:27:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SOCI KTIP BE
10BRUSSELS183SUBJECT: DEPUTY NSA MICHAEL FROMAN VISIT TO
[...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman held wide-ranging discussions with over 25 senior EU officials in Brussels January 27. Froman and the Ambassador met with Commission President Barroso, the incoming European Commissioners for Climate (Hedegaard),[...]
2010-02-17 13:31:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ECPS EFIN ENRG EINV ETRD EUN KGHG
10BRUSSELS186 CLIMATE: PERSHING AND HEDEGAARD COMMIT TO CLOSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change Jonathan Pershing met with EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard on February 11. Also present was Ambassador William Kennard. Pershing and Hedegaard agreed that the U.S- EU cooperation remains important, particularly in light of the s [...]
2010-02-17 13:55:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG PREL EU
10BUDAPEST102HUNGARIAN COMMENTS ON THE EU FAC MEETING FEBRUARY
[...] (U) MFA EU External Relations and Crisis Situations Section Chief Andras Dekany discussed ref email topics with PolOff on February 19. 2. (C) Dekany provided the following comments on three topics: Iran, Ukraine and Libya. -- IRAN: The recent announcement by Iran that it would increase i [...]
2010-02-22 15:24:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL EU RU UA HU
10BUDAPEST432010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR HUNGARY
[...] The following is the 2010 Investment Climate Statement for Hungary: 2010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HUNGARY OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. Hungary maintains an open economy and attracting foreign investment remains a priority for the Hungarian government. According to the Hungaria [...]
2010-01-27 13:39:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN OPIC KTDB PGOV HU
10BUENOSAIRES100MEDIA REACTION: HAITI; CHINA'S CENSORSHIP OF GOOGLE AND
[...] Although no longer a front-page news story, Haiti continues to make headlines, with articles now focusing on reconstruction and adoption issues. The Chinese government's censorship of both Google and the Avatar movie, as well as Argentina's nuclear development in view of the upcoming NPT Con [...]
2010-01-29 15:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL HA CH KNNP AR
10BUENOSAIRES109Argentina: Codel Engel Addresses Bilateral Relations
[...] (SBU) Summary: Codel Engel enjoyed a very productive visit to Buenos Aires, January 5-7. The Codel was led by Eliot Engel (D-NY) and included Shelly Berkley (D-NV),Pedro Pierluisi (D-PR) and Lynn Woolsey (D-CA). President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner (CFK) met with the Codel for two hours [...]
2010-02-24 22:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALOREP ECON ELAB PGOV PREL AR
10BUENOSAIRES11(C) WHA A/S VALENZUELA MEETS WITH ARGENTINE OFFICIALS,
[...] (C) Summary: WHA A/S Arturo Valenzuela met with Argentine Cabinet Chief Anibal Fernandez and Acting Foreign Minister Victorio Taccetti during his December 15-17 visit to Buenos Aires. Valenzuela explained the U.S. position on Honduras, exchanged views on other regional developments, and praise [...]
2010-01-08 21:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON PHUM AR
10BUENOSAIRES152MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM; 2/9/10; BUENOS AIRES
[...] Iran's announcement that it is enriching uranium to 20% was widely covered in Argentine newspapers, focusing on U.S. and French discussions in Paris over new sanctions. Articles contained quotes from top U.S. and French officials denouncing Iran's policies and renewing calls for the UN Secur [...]
2010-02-09 19:50:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR IR
10BUENOSAIRES162MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM; 2/10/10; BUENOS
[...] Argentine media coverage of Iran's nuclear program on 2/10 shifted from covering U.S. and French efforts to sanction Iran to the response from Russia, China, and Brazil. Articles were positive towards Russia's possible support of international sanctions, but also gave a lot of weight to neig [...]
2010-02-10 19:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR IR
10BUENOSAIRES178MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM; 2/11-16/10; BUENOS
[...] Argentine President Kirchner's invitation from President Obama to attend a nuclear summit in April received large, positive press coverage. Newspapers also widely reported on Iran's 31st Anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, with articles highlighting the Iranian government trying to suppre [...]
2010-02-16 19:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR
10BUENOSAIRES186MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND AFGHANISTAN; 2/17/10; BUENOS AIRES
[...] Iran's nuclear program continues to make international headlines, with a focus on the increased pressure from the international community on Iran. One opposition paper reported on the role of Brazilian government as a mediator between the Washington and Tehran, as well as the Obama Administr [...]
2010-02-17 18:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR IR AF
10BUENOSAIRES222MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, HAITI, AND CHINA; 2/19-22/10; BUENOS
[...] Opinion articles about U.S. policy regarding Iran, Haiti, and China filled weekend newspapers in Argentina. The Director of the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Buenos Aires warned against Iran's increasing influence in Latin America, which is "legitimizing" Iran's President. Another article stro [...]
2010-02-22 21:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR IR HA CH
10BUENOSAIRES226MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, FALKLANDS, OAS, U.S.-LATIN AMERICAN
[...] Regional issues were the dominating theme on 2/23, including Brazil-Iran relations, the Falkland Islands, the OAS, and an introspective look at Latin American politics. One opinion article criticized Brazil for rolling out the "red carpet" for Iran, while another highlighted differences betw [...]
2010-02-23 20:50:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR IR BR FK
10BUENOSAIRES5ZA-09-0007/YAZ1K MARTINETTI, JULIO et al/ OPERATION HEART OF
[...] (SBU/NF) Reference is made to a classified cable, written under ZA-09-0007/YAZ1K; MARTINETTI, Julio et al/Operation Heart of Stone on October 27, 2009 by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent (SA) Russell Baer titled: OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF BANCO AMAMBAY MONEY LAUNDERING INVES [...]
2010-01-05 17:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSTAG DEA
10BUENOSAIRES60MEDIA REACTION: U.S. HUMANITARIAN ROLE IN HAITI; JANUARY 23-
[...] Press coverage of U.S. relief efforts in Haiti was mostly positive over the last three days, highlighting the humanitarian nature of the U.S. role. Local media welcomed the U.S.-U.N. agreement putting the U.N. in charge of security operations, following concerns over the use of U.S. troops. [...]
2010-01-25 20:06:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL HA AR
10BUENOSAIRES68MEDIA REACTION: MONTREAL FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR
[...] Local newspapers report on the Montreal First International Conference for Haitian Relief Efforts, highlighting that Canada and humanitarian NGOs called wealthy countries to cancel Haitian debt. Some papers picked up an Embassy press release on the U.S. Southern Command's 50,000 dollar donatio [...]
2010-01-26 20:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL HA AR
10BUENOSAIRES70MEDIA REACTION: COUNTDOWN TO STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS;
[...] Argentine newspapers are reporting growing expectations over President Obama's State of the Union address, portraying it as an effort to regain political momentum and regain initiative. Despite one opinion article critical of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America, the speech is expected to con [...]
2010-01-26 20:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KPAO KMDR PREL AR
10BUENOSAIRES76Argentina Interested in Hosting Small Arms and Light Weapons
[...] (U) Action request for Department in para 5. 2. (U) Deputy Pol Couns discussed the proposal (reftel) to co-host with Argentina a regional conference on small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) traffic with Alberto Dojas, Deputy Director for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Office on Internat [...]
2010-01-27 19:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC MARR MCAP MOPS PARM PREL MASS AR
10BUENOSAIRES81Argentina: Buenos Aires Mayor Macri on Political Plans and Current Situation REF: BUENOS AIRES 25; 09 BUENOS AIRES 1222; 09 BUENOS AIRES 55 CLASSIFIED BY: Tom Kelly, DCM; REASON: 1.4(B),(D)
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador hosted prominent opposition leader and Buenos Aires Mayor Mauricio Macri, along with four of his cabinet members, to lunch January 28. Macri spoke openly of his planned run for president in 2011. He considered President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner and her husband and [...]
2010-02-05 18:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECON PREL SCUL AR
10BUENOSAIRES96Argentina Economic and Financial Review, Jan 22-28, 2010
[...] (U) Provided below is Embassy Buenos Aires' Economic and Financial Review covering the period January 22-28, 2010. The unclassified email version of this report includes tables and charts tracking Argentine economic developments. Contact Econ OMS Megan Walton at WaltonM@state.gov to be inclu [...]
2010-01-29 14:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ETRD ELAB EAIR AR
10CAIRO100 EGYPT STEPS FORWARD ON U.S. BONE-IN BEEF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY Egypt has offered to expand access for U.S. beef products by adding bone-in beef from animals less than 30 months of age to the eligible product list. Currently, Egypt only permits imports of U.S. boneless beef and variety meats from animals less than 30 months of age. While thi [...]
2010-01-20 11:41:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD EG
10CAIRO101 EGYPT STEPS FORWARD ON U.S. BONE-IN BEEF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY Egypt has offered to expand access for U.S. beef products by adding bone-in beef from animals less than 30 months of age to the eligible product list. Currently, Egypt only permits imports of U.S. boneless beef and variety meats from animals less than 30 months of age. While thi [...]
2010-01-20 11:57:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD EG
10CAIRO162EGYPT WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Key Points: --Egypt will not associate with the Copenhagen Accord before the January 31st deadline. --Egypt's reluctance to do so is based on what it believes is a lack of information regarding targets for emission reductions and financial details for the $30 billion global fund for [...]
2010-01-28 14:26:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SENV KGHG ENRG EG
10CAIRO384Despite Potential, Leading Wind Developer Not Bullish on
[...] (SBU) Key Points: --A leading Middle East wind energy company envisions tremendous potential for renewable energy in Egypt but blames government inaction and unwillingness to support business initiatives as the main problem hindering development. --The company's vice president believes sol [...]
2010-02-28 15:00:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINT ENRG SENV TSPL EG
10CANBERRA119 AUSTRALIA: CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An academic conference examined East Asian development models for application to South Asia. Experts concluded that without further reform, neither the Chinese nor the traditional western development model may be appropriate for South Asia. Conference attendees stressed the con [...]
2010-02-21 22:41:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PREL ECON AS
10CANBERRA120 AUSTRALIA: CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An academic conference examined East Asian development models for application to South Asia. Experts concluded that without further reform, neither the Chinese nor the traditional western development model may be appropriate for South Asia. Conference attendees stressed the con [...]
2010-02-21 22:41:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PREL ECON AS
10CANBERRA121AUSTRALIA: CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An academic conference examined East Asian development models for application to South Asia. Experts concluded that without further reform, neither the Chinese nor the traditional western development model may be appropriate for South Asia. Conference attendees stressed the con [...]
2010-02-21 22:42:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PREL ECON AS
10CANBERRA122 AUSTRALIA: CONFERENCE ON SOUTH ASIAN ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: An academic conference examined East Asian development models for application to South Asia. Experts concluded that without further reform, neither the Chinese nor the traditional western development model may be appropriate for South Asia. Conference attendees stressed the con [...]
2010-02-21 22:56:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PREL ECON AS
10CARACAS137Venezuela: Carabobo Round Closes, Winners to be Announced on
[...] Summary: Two international consortia bid on two of the three Carabobo extra heavy oil projects in Venezuela. Companies from countries (Russia, China, and Brazil) with ideological affinities to Venezuela, reportedly abstained from the bid round. There is some speculation in Caracas that Iraq' [...]
2010-02-03 21:58:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS139Venezuela: Cuban Assistance to Confront Electricity Crisis
[...] (SBU) The evening of February 2, President Chavez announced the arrival of Cuban Minister of Technology and President of the Cabinet of Ministers Ramiro Valdez in Venezuela [NOTE: According to USINT Havana, Valdez is the Cuban Minister of Communication. END NOTE]. He reportedly was sent to le [...]
2010-02-03 22:02:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS15Chavez Seeks to Institutionalize His Regional Vision and
[...] (C) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez continues to try to institutionalize his revolutionary vision for Latin America and his regional leadership by formalizing his socialist ideology; creating and financing new regional political, economic, social and media structures; and trying to [...]
2010-01-07 19:14:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PHUM PREL KDEM VE
10CARACAS155VENEZUELA: PDVSA Official's Comments on Bariven and PDVSA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to George Kabboul, the former President of PDVSA procurement subsidiary Bariven, the Venezuelan national oil company continues to be concerned that the USG might decide to close down its Houston operations. Kabboul maintains that Bariven provides procurement services for [...]
2010-02-05 22:47:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS165Chavez Calls Protesting Students "Fascists"; "Real Students
[...] (SBU) Speaking to his cabinet in a nationally televised broadcast on February 5, President Chavez called the students who protested February 4 "fascists, subversives, violent, filled with hate and anger." He said they "destroyed part of the Metro, and wanted to fill Caracas with violence, so [...]
2010-02-11 16:20:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KDEM VE
10CARACAS173VENEZUELA: Chavez Declares Electricity State of Emergency
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Speaking on national cadena (mandatory television and radio coverage of a presidential speech) around 5 p.m. on February 8, President Chavez emitted decree Number 7,228 declaring an electricity state of emergency and naming an "electricity general staff." Returning to national cad [...]
2010-02-11 22:13:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON AMGT EINV ABLD AEMR VE
10CARACAS201Venezuela: The GBRV's Political Response to Colombian Offer
[...] (SBU) In response to press reports of Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy HernC!nMartC-nez' offer to help Venezuela through its current electricity crisis, Venezuela's Executive Vice President ElC-as Jaua rejected the Colombian offer on Tuesday, February 16. On Wednesday, February 17, Venez [...]
2010-02-18 22:50:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EINV CO VE
10CARACAS21Vice Foreign Minister Expresses Interest in "Normalizing" Bilateral Contacts
[...] (C) Summary. On January 8, six months after his return to post, Ambassador Duddy had his first meeting with a senior Venezuelan government (GBRV) official, Vice Foreign Minister Francisco Arias Cardenas. Arias told the Ambassador he was interested in opening a dialogue both on policy as well as ope [...]
2010-01-08 22:02:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ENRG VE
10CARACAS23Vice Foreign Minister Expresses Interest in "Normalizing"
[...] (C) Summary. On January 8, six months after his return to post, Ambassador Duddy had his first meeting with a senior Venezuelan government (GBRV) official, Vice Foreign Minister Francisco Arias Cardenas. Arias told the Ambassador he was interested in opening a dialogue both on policy a [...]
2010-01-08 22:08:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ENRG VE
10CARACAS231Venezuela's 2010 TIP REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-25 20:49:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB KMCA PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN KTIP
10CARACAS239Chavez Blasts IACHR Human Rights Report as "Pure Garbage"
[...] (C) Summary: On February 25, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez strongly rejected the special report issued by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) of the Organization of American States (OAS),calling it "pure garbage" that reflected the continued "demonization" of Venez [...]
2010-02-26 20:57:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV VE OAS
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