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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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00LIMA2475 ALEJANDRO TOLEDO BIOGRAPHY: POLITICAL ASSETS AND
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY AMBASSADOR JOHN HAMILTON, REASONS 1.5 B AND D. 2. (S) SUMMARY: PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANT ALEJANDRO TOLEDO'S CHARISMA, ABILITY TO APPEAL TO VARIOUS AUDIENCES, INCLUDING PERU'S INDIGENOUS AND POOREST COMMUNITIES, AND POSITIVE HUMAN RIGHTS AND ECONOMIC MESSAGE HAVE HELPED TO CA [...]
2000-04-25 12:30:00Embassy LimaSECRETPINR PGOV PREL PE SECRET PAGE LIMA OF
00THEHAGUE1665DEMARCHE ON PERUVIAN ELECTIONS
[...] (C) WE SHARED REFTEL POINTS JUNE 5 WITH ROELAND VAN DE GEER, A/S EQUIVALENT FOR THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE IN THE MFA. VAN DE GEER EXPRESSED SOME FRUSTRATION THAT THE EU HAD NOT YET ISSUED A STATEMENT SINCE THE SECOND ROUND OF PERUVIAN ELECTIONS. HE SAID THE DUTCH PUSHED FOR A STRONG EU STATEMEN [...]
2000-06-05 15:23:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PE NL
01LIMA3418TOLEDO AT THE HELM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: ALEJANDRO TOLEDO WAS TENACIOUS IN HIS STRUGGLE TO REACH THE PRESIDENCY AND WILL APPLY THE SAME TENACITY TO SUCCEED IN OFFICE. HE COMES TO OFFICE WITH NO GOVERNMENT OR MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE, HOWEVER, AND HIS PROPENSITY TO BE A ONE-MAN SHOW CAN BE A NAGGING SHORTCOMING. NONETHELE [...]
2001-06-19 14:53:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM PE
01LIMA5083SUPREME COURT INDICTS FUJIMORI
[...] (U) SUPREME COURT JUDGE JOSE LECAROS INDICTED FORMER PRESIDENT ALBERTO FUJIMORI SEPTEMBER 13 FOR HIS ALLEGED COMPLICITY IN THE BARRIOS ALTOS (1991) AND LA CANTUTA (1992) KILLINGS AS WELL AS THE 1997 MURDER OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SERVICE AGENT MARIELLA BARRETO. BEGINNING THE INVESTIGATIVE ( [...]
2001-09-14 21:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KJUS PE
04BOGOTA4128PERU'S PRESIDENT TOLEDO VISITS COLOMBIA
[...] Summary: Border security and economic cooperation topped the agenda when Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo made a two-day visit to Colombia April 15-17. Toledo signed a 35-point Joint Declaration with President Alvaro Uribe. The Declaration called for: cooperation and coordination between [...]
2004-04-22 22:17:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON PTER SNAR CO PE
04LIMA126PERUVIAN NARCOTRAFFICKER FERNANDO ZEVALLOS:
[...] (SBU) Embassy's Department of Homeland Security (DHS) office plans to deliver two letters on January 13: -- one to suspected narcotrafficker Fernando Zevallos Gonzalez requesting that he present himself at the Embassy to make a sworn statement regarding his eligibility to enter the U.S. a [...]
2004-01-09 16:32:00Embassy LimaSECRETCVIS SNAR PREL KCRM PINR PE
04LIMA5261PRESIDENT TOLEDO BLASTS JUDICIARY'S HANDLING OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: President Toledo harshly criticized the judiciary's handling of the trial of Sendero Luminoso (SL) founder Abimael Guzman and other SL leaders in a national address 11/6, after Guzman and his co-defendants were permitted to disrupt the opening of their oral trial the previous day [...]
2004-11-09 22:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PINS PHUM PE
04QUITO2552FEW U.S.-MANUFACTURED LAND MINES IN ECUADOR
[...] In response to Reftel, Poloff September 20 contacted Guillermo Leal, chief of the OAS Humanitarian Demining (HD) mission in Ecuador. Leal noted the only U.S.-produced land mine found in Ecuador was the M18A1 Claymore device. The GoE had destroyed seven in-stock Claymores in 2001, Leal recal [...]
2004-09-21 13:31:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKHDP PREL PGOV EC PE
05ASUNCION1043 ASUNCION REQUEST FOR U.S.SPEAKER ON COUNTER-
[...] Brief program description: Post would like to join PAS Santiago in a request for a speaker on counter-terrorism issues (reftel 01643) for three days of presentations (negotiable) on the fight against terrorism to the Government of Paraguay Office of the Vice President; Institute for High Stra [...]
2005-08-19 14:37:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO PTER PA CI AR UY PE IIP
05ASUNCION1178COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REAC ROSEMARIE ARENS TO
[...] As requested in reference telegram, country clearance is granted for Rosemarie Arens, Regional Educational Advising Coordinator for South America, travel to Asuncion during the period of 9/25/05 to 9/28/05. The contact officer for the visit is Bruce P. Kleiner,PAO, office tel.: (595-21) 213- [...]
2005-09-19 16:23:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KPAO SCUL PE
05ATHENS776INFORMATION FOR CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON EUROPEAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-18 14:54:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL CO EC PE BL VE GR
05BRATISLAVA212SLOVAKIA: INFORMATION FOR CONGRESSIONAL REPORT ON
[...] The Director of the Department for Official Development Assistance at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Peter Hulenyi, reports that the GOS does not currently give any bilateral contributions to the Andean region. Latin America is not considered a priority by the GOS, and Hulenyi does not anti [...]
2005-03-15 06:02:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL CO EC PE BL VE LO EUN
05LIMA1017PRESIDENT TOLEDO REALIGNS CABINET: POLS REPLACE
[...] (U) President Toledo replaced four cabinet members on 2/26, bringing in new heads for the Ministries of Justice, Agriculture, Labor and Production. The new faces raise the profile of Toledo's Peru Possible party in the government -- two of the new ministers are strong party members and the th [...]
2005-03-02 22:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PE ATPDEA
05LIMA1062 Cocalero Marching Season Begins
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The annual cocalero marching season has begun with two road-blocking demonstrations in Upper Huallaga Valley areas infamous for their militancy. Leaders launched the protests with false stories of local illnesses from spraying of coca fields with chemicals. Police easily freed [...]
2005-03-03 20:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR ASEC EAID PGOV PE
05LIMA1092PERU'S IPR NEGOTIATOR RESIGNS, BUT THEN STAYS ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. Infighting between the Ministry of Trade (Mincetur) and Indecopi (Peru's IPR administrative agency) over Peru's intellectual property rights position in the FTA negotiations has become increasingly heated. Following the resignation of Peru's lead IPR negotiator and Indecopi emp [...]
2005-03-04 17:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON PGOV PE FTA
05LIMA1094PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION, FEBRUARY 2005
[...] (SBU) On February 9, Bryan Tuttle, NAS's Deputy Port Security and Maritime Advisor, was killed in an accident while assisting a drug investigation in the Port of Callao in Lima. As part of the port security program, a Peruvian delegation visited Colombian facilities at the Bogota airport and [...]
2005-03-04 17:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA1146Request for Human Rights Vetting: PNP STUDENTS
[...] NAS requests human rights vetting for the following Peruvian Police personnel to participate in TRAINING AT SANTA LUCIA PNP SCHOOL. Relevant Embassy sections will conduct a search of their files. Please process vetting by MARCH 22, 2005. ALIAGA VILLOGAS, YIMBER OSWALDO ALUMNO PNP HUAN [...]
2005-03-07 22:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MASS MARR PE
05LIMA1159BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK: APPLICATION 05-888772
[...] Embassy regrets the delay in responding to Reftels, which was due to a lack of cooperation from the Peruvian Air Force and Navy. The new commands of both institutions, who took over this year, have promised to cooperate and have begun to provide answers to our Blue Lantern inquiries. 2. [...]
2005-03-08 16:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC PE
05LIMA1171PERU: MULTI-TON COCAINE SEIZURES IN THE FIRST TWO
[...] (C) BEGIN SUMMARY: In the first two months of 2005, the Peruvian National Police (PNP),supported by DEA's Lima Country Office (LCO),have tracked and seized record-breaking amounts of cocaine HCL/base - close to 5 metric tons - compared to 7.11 metric tons of cocaine HCL in the whole of 20 [...]
2005-03-08 22:43:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR EAID PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA1176DEMARCHE ON OAS SOCIAL CHARTER (PERU)
[...] (U) Poloff presented the demarche on the OAS Social Charter (Reftel) to Julio Garro, the Foreign Ministry's Assistant Secretary for Multilateral and Security Affairs on 3/8, Deputy Director for Multialteral Affairs Carlos Chocano, and Director of Social Affairs Maria Eugenia Echeverria were [...]
2005-03-09 15:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSOCI PREL PE
05LIMA1190FORMER PRESIDENT ALAN GARCIA TALKS POLITICS, TRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador met with former President Alan Garcia on 2/28 at APRA Party Headquarters. Garcia stressed the importance to APRA of forming inter-party alliances for the 2006 presidential campaign, and said he expected to enter into negotiations on an alliance with former Preside [...]
2005-03-09 22:57:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EINV ETRD PE
05LIMA1191COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EXIM BANK OFFICIALS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-10 13:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EFIN OTRA CI PE EXIM
05LIMA1215PERU REQUESTS USG SUPPORT FOR SPANISH AWARD
[...] The Foreign Ministry, by diplomatic note dated 2/25/05, requested that the United States, as a member of the International Advisory Committee of the Binational Plan for Development of the Peru-Ecuador Frontier ("Binational Plan"),support the Andean Development Corporation's (CAF) nomination [...]
2005-03-10 21:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PE
05LIMA1228UNHCHR-61 DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-11 17:13:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PE UNHRC
05LIMA1233PERUVIAN PROPOSAL TO REFORM UNHRC
[...] (C) ... id: 28627 date: 3/11/2005 19:08 refid: 05LIMA1233 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: This record is a partial extract of the original cable. The full text of the original cable is not available. ----------------- header ends ---------------- C O N [...]
2005-03-11 19:08:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PE UNHRC
05LIMA1235BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK: APPLICATION 05-924452
[...] Answers to Ref D questions: CONFIRM THAT THE AIR FORCE RECEIVED THE COMMODITIES LISTED IN REF D, PARAGRAPH 4 BELOW FROM NEDISA PERUANA? -- Answer: Yes. The end-user, Air Force Grupo 42 Commander in Iquitos, Loreto Department, confirms receipt, and said the parts were delivered on time. IS [...]
2005-03-14 15:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC PE
05LIMA1246OPIUM STRATEGY PROGRESS REPORT
[...] (C) The Mission strategy to combat opium production and trafficking in Peru was laid out in REF A in January. Since then, Embassy agencies including the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS),the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Military Assistance Group (MAAG) have been aggressively [...]
2005-03-14 21:05:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR EAID PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA1254ACTION REQUEST: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REAC ROSEMARIE
[...] Clearance is requested for Regional Educational Advising Coordinator for South America Rosemarie C. Arens to travel to Colombia. 2.Ms. Arens will assist with the country workshop for Colombian Advisers that will be held in Armenia from April 12 through 14, 2005 where she will make several p [...]
2005-03-15 13:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KPAO SCUL PE
05LIMA1259PRESIDENT OF CONGRESS FLORES-ARAOZ TELLS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. At a meeting with the Ambassador on 3/11, Congress President Antero Flores-Araoz said he would be a candidate for President in 2006. Flores described the ideal electoral coalition as one including: the APRA Party; a repentant leftist gravitating toward moderation, like Lambayeq [...]
2005-03-15 17:33:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD PE
05LIMA1272FTA and culture: Peruvian response
[...] Summary: In July 2004, a group of renowned Peruvian artists and intellectuals, led by congresswoman Elvira de la Puente, created the Peruvian Coalition for Cultural Diversity to defend, promote, and protect Peruvian cultural industries and patrimony. The Coalition sent President Toledo a let [...]
2005-03-15 21:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP ECON KIPR PE
05LIMA1291PERU: CHILD MARRIAGE
[...] Post has consulted local NGOs, women's organizations and relevant GOP ministries regarding request for information on child marriage (reftel). None view child marriage as a problem in Peru. 2. The legal age for marriage in Peru is 18. Peruvians under 18 and over 16 can marry, but only wi [...]
2005-03-16 20:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB PHUM PGOV SCUL SOCI KWMN PE
05LIMA1322Results Report: Target of opportunity speaker on
[...] On February 9-16, Dr. Sheila Walker, Director of the African Diaspora and the World Program and Professor of Anthropology at Spelman College, visited Peru as part of PAS's activities to commemorate Black History month. Dr. Walker gave two lectures in Lima, the first organized by the Congressi [...]
2005-03-17 21:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PE
05LIMA1331DISCUSSING U.S. VIEWS ON DEBT RELIEF, MCA WITH
[...] Acting EconCouns delivered on March 15 reftel demarche, outlining U.S. views on debt relief for poor countries, to Minister Counselor Cesar de las Casas of the Office of Commercial Promotion at the Ministry of Foreign Relations. De las Casas was accompanied by Vivian Weiner of APCI, the Peruv [...]
2005-03-18 14:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV PE
05LIMA1344(U) DRUG TRAFFICKING AND DRUG MARKETS IN PERU
[...] (U) The responses in this cable reference the questions posed in Ref A. A. (S) Describe cocaine trafficking organizations in Peru? Do they typically specialize in one drug activity? What is their average size? How are they structured? Are they vertically or horizontally integrated? [...]
2005-03-21 16:18:00Embassy LimaSECRET//NOFORNPINR SNAR PE EXIM
05LIMA1346Peru: 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report
[...] The following is Post's submission of Peru's 2005 ATPDEA Eligibility Report, as requested in reftel. Effect of the ATPA/ATPDEA ------------------------- 2. The growing importance of the U.S. market for Peruvian exporters is reflected by the fact that the U.S. share of Peru's total expor [...]
2005-03-21 16:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV PE OPIC USTR
05LIMA1361FINANCE MINISTER ON THE CURRENT SITUATION AND HIS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Finance Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK),during a 3/18 breakfast with the Ambassador, was uncertain whether the Toledo Administration would be able to hold the fiscal line as pressure mounts in an electoral climate to meet social demands and to show concrete progress on co [...]
2005-03-21 22:19:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA1375PARTY REGISTRATION SCANDAL CONTINUES TO HOUND
[...] (U) Congress President Antero Flores-Araoz' mediation seems to have defused a potential constitutional crisis over a Congressional committee's demand to question President Toledo; the committee is investigating accusations that Toledo's Peru Posible party forged signatures in its effort to re [...]
2005-03-22 18:51:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM PE
05LIMA1388GOP EXTENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 60 MORE DAYS
[...] Via a Supreme Decree signed by President Toledo on March 18, the Government extended for two more months the State of Emergency first declared in May of 2003. The Presidential Decree carried over the State of Emergency in the same geographic area covered by the most recent extension, dated J [...]
2005-03-22 21:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS PHUM ASEC PE
05LIMA1390AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES MINING AND DEVELOPMENT IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a March 3-5 trip to Cajamarca in Northern Peru, the Ambassador met with local dignitaries to discuss mining and economic development, toured the Newmont- operated Yanacocha mine, and visited with Peace Corps volunteers. Cajamarca has more factors in its favor than virt [...]
2005-03-23 12:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN EINV ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA1409FUTURE OF OUR CN PROGRAMS AND OBJECTIVES IN PERU
[...] (SBU) Summary: As reported reftels, our Mission counter- drug strategy in the short term will be focused on holding the line against expansion of coca and opium cultivation and drawing the noose around no-go coca source zones through eradication and alternative development. The advent in mid [...]
2005-03-23 21:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR EAID PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA1418THIRD NATIONAL COCALERO CONGRESS A BUST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Third National Congress of the National Confederation of Agricultural Producers of the Coca Valleys (CONPACCP),held 3/14-18 outside Lima, was largely a bust. Cocaleros from the Monzon and parts of the Apurimac-Ene Valley (VRAE) did not attend and a group led by Elsa Malpart [...]
2005-03-23 22:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PTER PE
05LIMA1564GOP RESPONDS QUICKLY TO CAMPESINO UNREST IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The GOP responded quickly to road blockages last week by campesinos around Andahuaylas, Apurimac Department, declaring a 30-day state of emergency on 4/3, substantially increasing police presence in the area and offering to send a high-level negotiating commission to address the [...]
2005-04-05 19:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PHUM ASEC PE
05LIMA1606PERUVIAN ARMY OFFICER TAKES HIS TROUBLES TO CITY
[...] (U) A Peruvian Army Officer on 4/6 chose an unusual method to bring attention to a dispute with his superiors. Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Soto Sarmiento arrived at the Mayor's Office in the regional capital of Moquegua with 35 of his troops to denounce alleged mistreatment he had been submitted [...]
2005-04-06 22:45:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS MARR PE
05LIMA1660MOVEMENT ON THE EXXON-MOBIL DISPUTE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Economic Commission of Congress is expected to deliberate on the Ministry of Finance (MEF) amendment to the tax law in upcoming weeks. The amendment would grant Exxon-Mobil a $15 million credit over the next three and half years. The Mining and Petroleum Society (SNMPE) [...]
2005-04-11 15:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ECON EPET KIDE PE
05LIMA1728ANDEAN FTA: LIMA ROUND SCENESETTER FOR A/USTR VARGO
[...] (SBU) We very much look forward to your April 17-22 visit to Lima for the ninth round of the U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. Peruvian public support for the FTA, at 68 percent, continues to be the highest in the region and the government remains committed to concluding ne [...]
2005-04-13 18:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA1795COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ENCOURAGING CONSTRUCTIVE
[...] (SBU) On 4/15, D/Polcoun delivered reftel points with U.S. views on the April 28-30 Community of Democracies Ministerial to Foreign Ministry North American Affairs Director Nestor Popolizio, and to Human Rights and Social Affairs Director Carlos Roman. Popolizio told Emboff that he expected Fo [...]
2005-04-18 11:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL PE
05LIMA1852COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: PERU ON ELECTION
[...] (SBU) On 4/19, D/Polcoun delivered reftel points and concept paper on the U.S. proposal for developing election standards and assessment mechanisms to Foreign Ministry Human Rights and Social Affairs Director Carlos Roman. Roman told Emboff on 4/21 that he had forwarded the U.S. proposal to F [...]
2005-04-21 17:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL PE
05LIMA2017ANOTHER ATPDEA DISPUTE OVER; LUZ DEL SUR AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. Good news on three commercial disputes. Arcadis signed its contract for an environmental remediation project, completely resolving that dispute. In the Luz del Sur case, The Tax Court has a new valuation of the U.S. company's assets (similar to the firm's initial appraisal) a [...]
2005-05-02 22:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE
05LIMA2018FOREIGN MINISTER CLAIMS CHARGES THAT CHILE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez told the Ambassador that the resusitation of charges that Chile supplied Ecuador with arms during the latter's 1995 border conflict with Peru would make it difficult for Peru to join consensus on the election of Chilean Jose Miguel Insulza as O [...]
2005-05-03 11:45:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PE
05LIMA2025CAN PERU IMPROVE COMPETITION IN TELECOMS INDUSTRY?
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two recent developments in the telecommunications industry have GOP officials pointing to improved competition in the market. America Movil, a Mexican company owned by Carlos Slim, acquired the fourth mobile band on March 30 and should begin operations by early 2006. The Mi [...]
2005-05-03 16:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA2027USTR DISCUSSES MOBILE TERMINATION RATES WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. During the ninth round of U.S.-Andean Free Trade negotiations, USTR lead telecommunications negotiator Ken Shagrin met with both the Ministry of Communications (MTC) and Osiptel (Peru's telecommunications regulator) to discuss the lack of competition in the telecommunications [...]
2005-05-03 17:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA2030PERU PARTIES SIGN ETHICAL ELECTION PACT GEARING UP
[...] SUMMARY: Twenty-one political parties and organizations signed a comprehensive "Ethical Elections Pact" (EEP) on 4/28. The EEP signatories agreed to conform to existing legal limits on when, where, and what type of political propaganda can be promoted, as well as the prohibition against usin [...]
2005-05-03 22:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PE
05LIMA2053WILL AEROCONTINENTE RESUME FLIGHTS?
[...] (SBU) Summary. OFAC King Pin designate and owner of the now defunct AeroContinente airlines, Fernando Zevallos, recently announced plans to resume domestic service of his airline. On May 1, AeroContinente announced job openings for pilots who can fly F28s, B737s, and B727s - all planes in th [...]
2005-05-04 21:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD EINV CASC PE
05LIMA2054CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE REPORT ON FORGED
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The three opposition party members of the congressional committee investigating allegations that President Alejandro Toledo's party forged signatures to register for the 2000 elections concluded that there was massive fraud and that Toledo was responsible. The two pro-GOP memb [...]
2005-05-04 21:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PINR PE
05LIMA2055REVAMPING NAS SUPPORTED ERADICATION IN THE
[...] (C) Peruvian National Police (PNP),with support from the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS) support and encouragement, decided to go after illicit coca in conflictive zones of the Huallaga Valley in CY 2005. We planned coordinated interdiction and eradication ops for March and April in the Yan [...]
2005-05-04 22:37:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PE
05LIMA2061PERU REJECTS CHILE'S RESPONSE ON ARMS SHIPMENTS TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Carlos Ferrero announced at a 5/3 press conference that the GOP considered "completely unsatisfactory" the Chilean Government's response to Peru's diplomatic note protesting Chile's 1995 arms deliveries to Ecuador (Ref A). Consequently, Ferrero continued, Peru wa [...]
2005-05-05 19:40:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PE CI
05LIMA2074BOWEN DECISION CAUSES OUTRAGE, THREATENS PRESS
[...] (U) Judge Alfredo Catacora of the 11th Criminal Court of Lima on 5/4 convicted British journalist Sally Bowen, her co-author Jane Holligan, and their publisher of criminal defamation for quoting in their book "The Imperfect Spy" an imprisoned narcotrafficker's assertion that narco-kingpin Fer [...]
2005-05-06 15:41:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PHUM PINR SCUL PE
05LIMA2080PERU: OAS WORKING GROUP ON RACISM
[...] Poloff delivered the demarche on the proposed OAS Working Group on Racism (Reftel) to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Human Rights, Carlos Roman, and to its Director of OAS and Hemispheric Affairs, Carlos Chocano, on 5/5. Neither offered an official reply. Chocano indicated, however, that [...]
2005-05-06 20:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM AORC PE USOAS
05LIMA2111PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION, APRIL 2005
[...] (SBU) On April 7, CORAH started eradication in the hard-core zone of Polvora-Pizana north of Santa Lucia in the Huallaga Valley. The eradicators and their police security units encountered stiff resistance by some cocaleros, including rock-throwing that damaged 3 INL helicopters in 2 separat [...]
2005-05-10 15:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA2115TINTAYA MINE: FROM CONFLICT TO COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) Conflicts between communities and mining companies are among the most serious problems that confront Peru. One company, however, stands out as an exception: BHP Billiton, an Australian firm with a copper mine in Tintaya, has succeeded in ameliorating once highly conflictive relations w [...]
2005-05-10 19:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EMIN SOCI ETRD ECON EAID ENRG PGOV PHUM PE
05LIMA2132FUROR CONTINUES IN SALLY BOWEN CASE
[...] (U) British journalist Sally Bowen may have been convicted for defamation in a Peruvian court, but her cause continues to gain converts and momentum in the court of public opinion. Bowen found herself bolstered from support by a variety of sources over the weekend, including: the British and [...]
2005-05-11 15:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV KPAO PE
05LIMA2133FUNDING FOR INITIAL ENTRY ROTARY WING TRAINING FOR
[...] NAS LIMA provides fiscal data to cover 6 slots for Peruvian students for the development and implementation of an Initial Entry Rotary Wing training program to be held from June 28 through October 24, 2005 for the total amount of USD 365,910. USD 365,910 19 4611540000 00 0136407070 0136 2770 [...]
2005-05-11 16:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EAIR ABUD PE
05LIMA2158COCALEROS ATTRACTIVE TO POLITICAL GROUPS BUT
[...] (C) Summary: Although the various cocalero groups remain fragmented with no national leadership or strategy, they are courted by disparate radical elements in Peruvian society who view the cocaleros as potential allies. In addition, there is evidence that narcotraffickers are arming and radical [...]
2005-05-12 18:49:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR ASEC PGOV PTER PE
05LIMA2180TOLEDO MAINTAINS HARD LINE ON 1995 CHILEAN ARMS
[...] (U) President Alejandro Toledo is maintaining the GOP's hard line on Chile's 1995 arms deliveries to Ecuador. In a declaration made on 5/10 while attending the South American Arab Summit in Brasilia, Toledo announced that the issue will not/not be resolved and there will be no/no 2x2 meeting [...]
2005-05-13 20:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PE CI
05LIMA2185REGIONAL PRESIDENT YEHUDE SIMON: MOVING AHEAD ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Lambayeque Regional President Yehude Simon briefed the Ambassador 5/4 on the extensive consultations he has carried out to smooth the way for the SOUTHCOM New Horizons Exercise anticipated for next year. Simon expressed confidence he would win a referendum on creating a northern [...]
2005-05-13 22:28:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV MARR ETRD ECON PE
05LIMA2187KILLINGS AND KIDNAPPINGS BY INDIGENOUS GROUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: The murder of four health workers followed by the kidnapping of a journalist and his assistant by indigenous Aguaruna tribesmen sparked speculation that these incidents were linked to efforts to cover up local opium cultivation and trafficking. An ongoing police investigatio [...]
2005-05-13 22:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR ASEC PGOV PINS PE
05LIMA2222IS IT PERU'S TURN TO HAVE A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS?
[...] (C) On the afternoon of May 17, Prime Minister Carlos Ferrero asked urgently to meet with the Ambassador. Ferrero related that the government is seriously concerned that Peru,s Congress, at the instance of the APRA legislative block, might vote on May 19 to suspend President Toledo from off [...]
2005-05-18 15:43:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PE
05LIMA2223PERU'S PARTICIPATION IN THE FOURTH GLOBAL FORUM ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-18 15:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI AMGT ASEC CPAS CVIS KCRM KFRD PINR PINS PE BR
05LIMA2226ACTING FOREIGN MINISTER ON HANDLING OF RELATIONS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Acting Foreign Minister Armando Lecaros, in response to a query from the Ambassador during a meeting on 5/16, stated that the Foreign Ministry has worked closely with President Alejandro Toledo in handling the crisis in bilateral relations with Chile over the latter's delivery o [...]
2005-05-18 16:11:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PE CI
05LIMA2235AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES FREE TRADE IN PIURA
[...] (SBU) Summary. During a May 5-6 trip to Piura in northern Peru, the Ambassador met with local dignitaries to discuss free trade and economic development, inaugurated a new AID-sponsored small business center, toured a local textile plant, and visited Peace Corps volunteers. Although the Wor [...]
2005-05-18 18:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA2241AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OPPOSITION LEADERS, RECEIVES
[...] (C) The Ambassador, on 5/18, met separately with APRA leader Alan Garcia and Unidad Nacional Legislative Bloc leader Xavier Barron (Unidad Nacional leader Lourdes Flores had agreed to meet the Ambassador but fell ill). According to both Garcia and Barron, the opposition parties in Congress [...]
2005-05-18 23:56:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PE
05LIMA2249OPPOSITION LEADERS TELL AMBASSADOR THEY WILL NOT
[...] (C) The Ambassador met separately with APRA leader Alan Garcia and Unidad Nacional legislative bloc chief Xavier Barron on 5/18 to express concern over reports that opposition parties might stretch the Constitution to sanction President Alejandro Toledo over allegations that he and his Peru [...]
2005-05-19 18:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PE
05LIMA2250OPPOSITION PARTY PROPOSALS AFFECTING PRESIDENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Congress, on 5/19, is expected to debate at least three proposals to sanction President Alejandro Toledo for his alleged involvement in fraud in connection with the registration of his Peru Posible party for the 2000 elections. Most of the proposed sanctions are of doubtful co [...]
2005-05-19 18:56:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PE
05LIMA2254 GRADUATING COUNTERNARCOTICS CADETS INCREASE PNP
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 12, almost 200 new Peruvian National Police (PNP) cadets graduated from two police academies in the heart of the coca source zones. These academies were conceived, constructed and fully equipped by Embassy NAS. The 200 graduates are the first batch of a planned 2000 more c [...]
2005-05-19 20:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SNAR EAID PGOV PE
05LIMA2271 AN EYE FOR A VISA -- FAKING EYE INJURIES TO GET
[...] (U) Summary: Post's Fraud Prevention Unit was contacted by internal auditors for the Peruvian Ministry of Women and Social Development (MIMDES) who were auditing the National Council for Integration for the Handicapped (CONADIS). During the course of their audit, they determined that someone [...]
2005-05-20 14:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS KCRM ASEC CMGT CJAN PE
05LIMA2282CONGRESS AVOIDS VOTE ON PROPOSED TOLEDO SANCTIONS,
[...] SUMMARY: In a stormy plenary session that lasted nearly 16 hours, the Congress finally voted 56-47 to send the documents amassed by the committee investigating President Alejandro Toledo and his Peru Posible party for registration fraud (Villanueva Committee) to the Public Ministry for use i [...]
2005-05-20 19:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS PREL PE
05LIMA2302PERU AND CHILE SETTLE DIFFERENCES OVER 1995 ARMS
[...] SUMMARY: A Joint Declaration, signed by the Foreign Ministers of Peru and Chile on May 22, has settled the bilateral squabble over Chile's delivery of arms to Ecuador during the 1995 Peru-Ecuador border conflict. The Joint Declaration referred to the Chilean Foreign Ministry's Public Declar [...]
2005-05-23 19:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PE CI
05LIMA2320GOP EXTENDS STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR 60 MORE DAYS
[...] Via a Supreme Decree signed by President Toledo on May 20, the Government extended for two more months the State of Emergency first declared in May of 2003. The Presidential Decree carried over the State of Emergency in the same geographic area covered by the most recent extensions, dated Ma [...]
2005-05-24 20:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS PTER PHUM ASEC PE
05LIMA2324 Revocation Request - Visas Issued to Malafide
[...] (U) Post submitted reftel reporting on mala fide applicants who obtained non-immigrant visas by faking a medical handicap. Applicants had appeared at the Embassy with one eye glued shut to simulate a vision problem requiring medical attention in the United States. The applicants paid visa fi [...]
2005-05-25 13:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS KCRM ASEC CMGT CJAN PE
05LIMA2335STRIKES BY AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS AFFECT TEN
[...] (SBU) Agricultural producers from 10 departments, all with distinct agendas, began a series of strikes and road blockages on 5/23. The GOP quickly reached an accommodation with potato growers in the south, and remains in negotiation with rice farmers from the north. Textile manufacturers and [...]
2005-05-25 21:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS EAGR ETRD CASC PE
05LIMA2341PERU: FISCAL RESTRAINT FOR ILO PROPOSED BUDGET,
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-26 16:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PE AROC ILO
05LIMA2342OPPOSITION APRA PARTY DECIDES TO DROP PROPOSED
[...] (U) APRA Congresswoman (and Chairwoman of the party's Political Committee) Mercedes Cabanillas announced 5/25 that the APRA legislative bloc had decided to drop its planned resolution calling for a "political trial" of President Alejandro Toledo on allegations that he was involved in forging [...]
2005-05-26 16:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PE
05LIMA2376 MORE COCALERO INFIGHTING; BOMBS SIGNAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Monzon cocaleros' highly publicized rejection of Huallaga cocalero leader Nancy Obregon (for allegedly being too conciliatory to the GOP) is a parable for the fact that continued cocalero fragmentation is going hand-in-hand with a new radicalization. There are other disturbing si [...]
2005-05-27 15:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR EAID ETRD PGOV ASEC PE
05LIMA2377 THRUSH AIRCRAFT SEARCHES FOR OPIUM POPPIES AMID
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Cocalero leader Elsa Malpartida has renewed the groundless rumors of GOP coca fumigation, this time citing the presence of a U.S. Thrush surveillance aircraft. To counter these allegations, the Mission continues a concerted public affairs effort that included a tour of the Thrush [...]
2005-05-27 15:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SNAR EAID ETRD PGOV PE
05LIMA2397ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS CANDIDATE
[...] (C) The Ambassador reiterated our request for Peru to support the candidacy of Paolo Carozza for commissioner on the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (Ref B) to Foreign Ministry Under Secretary for Political Affairs Oscar Maurtua on 5/27. Maurtua said that Peru is being heavily lob [...]
2005-05-27 22:13:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PE BO
05LIMA2444PERU'S TROUBLED FOREST CONCESSION PROCESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Three years after Peru began implementing a modern forest concession system - to wide acclaim - concessions remain unconsolidated and problematic. Lack of concessionaire funds, delays in management plan approval, lack of GOP capacity to oversee concessions, and competing land c [...]
2005-06-02 15:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD EINV ECON PGOV SNAR PE
05LIMA2451 NEW PERUVIAN NATIONAL AIRPORT POLICE DIVISION
[...] (SBU) Post's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) continues to actively engage with Peruvian officials to rout out corruption among the ranks of more than seven different police units operating at Lima's Jorge Chavez International Airport (JCIA). These discussions led to the idea of one, overall divis [...]
2005-06-02 18:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS KCRM ASEC CMGT CJAN PE
05LIMA2461PERU TO SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR INTER-AMERICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-02 20:59:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PE BO OAS
05LIMA2509TELECOMS REGULATOR ISSUES TEMPORARY MOBILE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 26, Peruvian telecommunications regulator OSIPTEL issued a temporary mobile termination rate of $0.2053 for all carriers. According to OSIPTEL President Edwin San Roman, OSIPTEL is still working to establish a cost-based mobile termination rate, which should be publish [...]
2005-06-06 18:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA2523PERU'S TEXTILE EXPORTS INCREASE 13 PERCENT IN Q1
[...] (U) Summary. Peru's textile industry witnessed a 13 percent increase in exports during the first quarter of 2005 year-on-year, despite local fears that the end of the Multi- Fiber Agreement (MFA) would limit the Peruvian textile industry's ability to compete internationally. The GOP, noting [...]
2005-06-06 22:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA2540TINTAYA MINE: FROM CONCILIATION TO CONFLICT
[...] (U) Problems remain at BHP Billiton's Tintaya Mine in the wake of the May 23-25 agricultural strike (Ref A). Protesters temporarily occupied part of the mine's facilities on 5/24, demanding that the company revise a September 2003, Oxfam America-brokered agreement with local communities where [...]
2005-06-07 16:28:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS EAGR ETRD CASC PE
05LIMA2550MYTH BUSTER: COCA-FREE WAYS TO SUPPORT YOUR FAMILY
[...] Summary: A USG-funded program helps break the myth that poor farmers in Peru can only feed and educate their kids by growing coca. The Institute of Tropical Crops (ICT),supported primarily by INL, helps farmers manage an integrated mix of crops, centered on cacao. During a recent visit, [...]
2005-06-07 21:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR EAID PE
05LIMA2551VENEZUELA MEDDLING IN PERUVIAN POLITICS
[...] (S) Ambassador requested a one-on-one meeting with Foreign Minister Rodriguez Cuadros June 6 to discuss the Venezuelan government,s involvement with violent, extremist Peruvian organizations. The Ambassador noted that the Embassy had learned late last week that Venezuela,s Ambassador-desig [...]
2005-06-07 21:15:00Embassy LimaSECRET//NOFORNPE PGOV PREL VE
05LIMA2554FOREIGN MINISTER ON PONDERING INITIATIVE ON
[...] (U) This is an action message for WHA and INL. See para 6. 2. (C) In the course of a meeting to discuss Venezuelan meddling with Peruvian extremist groups, Foreign Minister Rodriguez Cuadros told the Ambassador that the inroads Bolivarian movements have made among cocaleros in Bolivia [...]
2005-06-07 22:06:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPE PGOV
05LIMA2571ANDEAN COMMUNITY ISSUES STATEMENT SUPPORTING
[...] (U) Acting in his capacity as President of the Andean Community Council, Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez issued a statement on 6/7 expressing support for constitutional norms and democratic institutions in Bolivia. Embassy's informal translation of the statement follows: (begin text) A [...]
2005-06-08 19:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PE BL
05LIMA2589FUJIMORI EXTRADITION CASE HAS PROBLEMS SAYS EXPERT
[...] (C) The GOP's case to compel Japan to extradite former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is poorly organized and filled with errors, according to noted human rights lawyer and former Truth and Reconciliation Executive Secretary Javier Ciurlizza (strictly protect). Foreign Minister Rodrigue [...]
2005-06-09 19:53:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PREL PE
05LIMA2600 VISIT OF STAFFDEL WALKER TO PERU
[...] SUMMARY. (SBU) During a busy two-day visit, Staffdel Walker raised pending U.S. company commercial disputes, trafficking of narcotics and persons, and the benefits of an U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in discussions with Members of Congress, high-ranking government officials, and pri [...]
2005-06-10 14:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON SNAR EFIN EINV SOCI PGOV PE
05LIMA2601PERU PONDERS DANINO OR OTHE...
[...] (SBU) At least five major Peruvian dailies, plus "The Economist," have speculated over the last week that the GOP will make a major push for the candidacy of a Peruvian to replace IDB President Enrique Iglesias, who announced his resignation May 31. (Note: Iglesias will leave his post Septem [...]
2005-06-10 14:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID EFIN PE
05LIMA2616 Peruvian Congressman involved in visa fraud
[...] (SBU) According to a recent investigative report in the newspaper "Correo" dated March 17, 2005, Peruvian Congressman Roger SANTA MARIA Del Aguila, DPOB: September 26, 1950, Peru, appears to have been involved in visa/passport fraud by fraudulently filing a birth registration for a child who i [...]
2005-06-10 22:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS PGOV PE
05LIMA2625PERU AND CHILE AGREE TO RESUME "TWO PLUS TWO"
[...] In a press release issued on June 10, Peru's Foreign Ministry announced that Peruvian FM Rodriguez and Chilean FM Walker had decided to convene a meeting on July 6 of the "2 plus 2" mechanism, the consultative group made up of the Foreign and Defense Ministers of the two countries. This step [...]
2005-06-13 19:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PE CI
05LIMA2642SEIZURE OF MAJOR COCAINE HCL LABORATORY IN APURIMAC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 9, 2005, PNP DIRANDRO Special Operations Group, aided by NAS helicopters, seized a major cocaine HCL laboratory on the River Ene in the VRAE. At the site, the Special Ops group found half a metric ton of cocaine hcl along with 1 metric ton of cocaine base, as well as 3 [...]
2005-06-14 14:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ASEC SNAR PE
05LIMA2674UNODC ANDEAN COCA SURVEYS FOR 2004 SHOW EXPANSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNODC's 2004 coca survey found a 14 pecent increase in coca cultivation over the previous year, totalling 50,300 hectares. Most of this increase occurred in the Upper Huallaga and San Gaban areas. The UNODC's findings match Embassy's observations; our current eradication sche [...]
2005-06-15 19:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPE PREL SNAR UN
05LIMA2686UPDATE ON PERU NOMINATION FOR IDB PRESIDENCY
[...] (C) Ambassador Struble spoke June 14 to Hector Quintero, Colombian Ambassador to Peru, regarding the visit of Colombian Ambassador to the U.S. Luis Alberto Moreno to Lima. Quintero explained that Ambassador Moreno had met with President Alejandro Toledo that morning to seek Peruvian support f [...]
2005-06-16 14:31:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID EFIN PE
05LIMA2692PERUVIAN FINANCE MINISTER PPK WILL RUN FOR IDB
[...] (C) Finance Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) confirmed to the Ambassador in a private conversation June 16 that he will be a candidate to replace Enrique Iglesias as IDB President. PPK said that he told Toledo recently of his desire to leave the Finance Minister position in mid-August 20 [...]
2005-06-16 16:16:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID EFIN PE
05LIMA2698MDA: CONFERENCE FOR THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL --
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-16 19:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM PE ICRC
05LIMA2702ORGANIZED CRIME GROUPS (C-CN5-00417) -- PERU
[...] (C/NF) Information requested in Ref A regarding the activity in Peru of organized crimes groups based in specified countries is summarized below. The countries listed are the only ones from those cited in Ref A for which Embassy agencies possess significant background data. ------ Russia [...]
2005-06-16 21:35:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPINR PE
05LIMA2720VISIT OF PERUVIAN MINISTERS TO DISCUSS FTA
[...] (C) Summary. Four Peruvian Ministers -- Trade, Finance, Agriculture, and Production -- will be traveling to Washington D.C. for high-level meetings with Deputy Secretary Zoellick, USTR Portman, Commerce Secretary Gutierrez, NSC Tom Shannon and several members of Congress, June 21-22. The Pe [...]
2005-06-17 19:33:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETRD PGOV EAGR PE ENIV
05LIMA2748REFORMING THE UN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION (CHR):
[...] (SBU) On 6/17, A/Polcouns delivered reftel points on CHR reform to Foreign Ministry Director of Human Rights Carlos Roman, stressing that we were aware of Peru's proposal for the creation of a body of a body of Independent Experts, and requesting a comprehensive review of the U.S. non-paper, in [...]
2005-06-20 23:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KUNR PE UNCHR
05LIMA2751VENEZUELAN EMBASSY'S SEMINAR ON THE SOCIAL CHARTER
[...] (SBU) On 6/15, Political Section FSN Assistant attended a "Participative Forum/Workshop" sponsored by the Embassy of Venezuela in Lima entitled "The Social Charter of the Americas (SCA)." Summaries of the interventions by the scheduled speakers are provided below. 2. (U) Ambassador Jorge V [...]
2005-06-21 17:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SOCI VE PE
05LIMA2791AMERICAN MUSIC ABROAD
[...] Post applauds the re-establishment of the formerly Jazz Ambassadors program through the American Music Abroad and would like to be considered in one of the 2006 tours. 2. We prefer the month of February and a weeklong tour (5 program days plus 2 travel days). Best days for performances i [...]
2005-06-22 20:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PE
05LIMA2840THE "U.S. DESIGNS ON THE AMAZON" MYTH RESURFACES
[...] (S) SUMMARY. The Ambassador and a USDAO member have confronted Peruvian officials concerning a Peruvian Army officer's briefing at a bilateral intelligence conference in Quito that depicted the U.S. as the principal security threat to Peru, and alleged that the U.S. had plans to take over the [...]
2005-06-27 15:41:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PREL PINS MARR PE EC
05LIMA2919PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORS ON POLITICAL SCENE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Two top presidential political counselors recently reviewed the political scene with Polcouns. They were optimistic that President Alejandro Toledo and the GOP will work out a modus vivendi with the opposition parties on a new Congress President and a smooth transition to the [...]
2005-07-05 15:26:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN PREL PINS PE
05LIMA3006FINANCE MINISTER NOMINATED FOR IDB PRESIDENCY
[...] On July 8, the Foreign Ministry convoked the diplomatic corps to announce the GOP's nomination of Finance Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) as its candidate to replace Enrique Iglesias as President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). At the end of the day, Post received a diplom [...]
2005-07-11 15:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA3075PERU ON G-4 FRAMEWORK RESOLUTION FOR UN REFORM
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on 7/13 to Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez. Ambassador stressed that it would be counterproductive to call for a vote now on the G-4 resolution on Security Council (UNSC) expansion -- the resolution is contrary to the interests of many important co [...]
2005-07-14 16:23:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PE UNSC
05LIMA3113AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES UN REFORM PRIORITIES WITH
[...] (SBU) On 7/13, the Ambassador discussed Ref B talking points on overall UN reform priorities of the USG with Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez; their exchange on Security Council Reform and the G-4 Resolution was reported in Ref A. The Ambassador emphasized the critical nature of the reform pr [...]
2005-07-15 23:02:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR AORC PE UNSC
05LIMA3250PERU STILL UNDECIDED ON G-4 RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-26 21:11:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR PE UNSC UNGA
05LIMA3252PRESIDENT TOLEDO HAS NOT YET DECIDED ON G-4
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-26 22:36:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KUNR PE UNSC UNGA
05LIMA3253WAY-AHEAD FOR CREATING THE UN PEACEBUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-26 22:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KUNR KPKO PE UNSC UNGA ECOSOC
05LIMA3261GOVERNING PARTY CANDIDATE ELECTED AS PRESIDENT OF
[...] (U) On July 26, 2005, the Peruvian Congress elected Marcial Ayaipoma, the candidate of President Alejandro Toledo,s ruling Peru Posible (PP) Party, as its new President, succeeding Antero Flores Araoz. Although Ayaipoma ran unchallenged, his election proved difficult. The opposition APRA and U [...]
2005-07-27 18:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
05LIMA3289PERUVIAN GOVERNMENT STRENGTHENS ANTI-PIRACY EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOP, recognizing that intellectual property violations have escalated in recent years, is making a concerted effort to improve its anti-piracy efforts. Indecopi, Peru's IPR administrator, continues to work closely with the tax agency SUNAT and the police and has conducted [...]
2005-08-01 20:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR PE
05LIMA3331UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GAINING SUPPORT FOR USG
[...] Poloff delivered the demarche on gaining support for the USG proposal to create a UN Human Rights Council to replace the UN Human Rights Commission to Carlos Roman, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Human Rights, on 8/2. Roman said Peru supported the principles behind the U.S. initiative, bu [...]
2005-08-03 20:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PE UNCHR UNGA
05LIMA3337TOLEDO'S STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH
[...] A confident President Alejandro Toledo delivered his annual State of the Nation speech on 7/28, in which he touted his administration's economic, political and social successes; emphasized that these accomplishments were achieved in conjunction with the Congress, political parties and the pop [...]
2005-08-03 21:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON PREL PHUM PE
05LIMA3341EU AMBASSADOR PROVIDES READOUT ON SOUTH AMERICAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador met with EU Ambassador Mendel Goldstein on 7/27 to convey concerns about statements attributed to EU External Relations Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner that appeared to criticize U.S. counternarcotics policies in the Andes. Goldstein stated that Ferrero-Waldne [...]
2005-08-03 21:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PREL ETRD PTER EU PE
05LIMA3366DGAC GRANTS AEROCONTINENTE FLIGHT PERMISSIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) in mid-June presented OFAC-listed Narcotics Kingpin Fernando Zevallos documentation granting flight permissions to Zevallos' new airline, AeroContinente EIRL. AeroContinente, which plans to use five planes - two Fokkers and 3 Ai [...]
2005-08-04 20:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD EINV CASC PE
05LIMA3375CAMISEA GREENLIGHT: REPSOL TO EXPORT LNG
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Hunt Oil's liquefied natural gas project cleared its last major hurdle to securing financing for its planned Peru plant. On August 1,Spanish firm Repsol agreed to buy the 4 million annual tons of LNG for 18.5 years. Hunt hopes to secure financing and begin construction of the LNG [...]
2005-08-05 12:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV EPET SOCI EINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE
05LIMA3379NEW PRO-CHAVEZ PUBLICATION IN LIMA
[...] SUMMARY: A pro-Chavez, leftist publication entitled "Wankar" ("the Song of the People" in Quechua) recently appeared in Lima. The first issue has a slick paper cover with a dramatic color photo of Chavez sporting his commando cap, his fist raised in the air. The masthead of the magazine as [...]
2005-08-05 15:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL PE VE
05LIMA3414Peru's Evangelicals: A Rising Force
[...] (SBU) This is the first in a three-part series on Peru's Evangelical Christians. This cable traces the recent history of this key emerging sector. The second will delineate the Evangelicals' political strategy for the upcoming presidential and congressional elections. The final cable will [...]
2005-08-08 22:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PE
05LIMA3415Peru's Evangelicals: Political Strategy
[...] (U) This is the second in a three-part series on Peruvian Evangelicals. It will delineate their political strategy for the upcoming presidential and congressional elections. -------- Summary: -------- 2. (U) Peruvian Evangelical Christians fervently believe that Peru needs thoroughg [...]
2005-08-08 22:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PE
05LIMA3416CUZCO COCA REGULATION - NO LEGAL IMPACT BUT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-09 14:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV SNAR ETRD PE
05LIMA3419 Letter of Agreement of Narcotics Control between
[...] Post has completed discussions with the GOP on the text for an amendment to the 1996 Operating Agreement for the Project for Control of Narcotics last amended in September 2004 (Reftel). The amendment would incorporate Fiscal Year 05 funds in the amount of 57,932,000 dollars. We have agree [...]
2005-08-09 15:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV PE
05LIMA3429SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S VISIT TO PERU: SCENESETTER
[...] (C) Mr. Secretary, both my country team and the Peruvian Government are delighted that you are able to visit Peru. Within hours of learning that you would be stopping in Lima, President Toledo called me to say how important your visit is to him. The President has recently become concerned about [...]
2005-08-09 18:34:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD MARR PE
05LIMA3434PERUVIAN COMMITMENT TO UN MISSION IN HAITI
[...] (C) Peruvian Defense Minister Roberto Chiabra, in recent conversations with Emboffs (most recently on 8/5 with the Ambassador),has echoed the concern expressed by UN SRSG Valdes that Chile and Argentina are leaning towards withdrawing their troops from MINUSTAH by June 2006 (Reftel). According to [...]
2005-08-09 21:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALKPKO MARR PREL ASEC PE AA UN
05LIMA3447PLOTTING ANOTHER COME-BACK: DOES FORMER PRESIDENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Former President Alberto Fujimori has done a masterful job maintaining his standing as a major political force in Peru, despite the fact that he remains exiled in Japan, is prohibited from holding public office here, and is the subject of extradition requests by the GOP. His sup [...]
2005-08-10 17:23:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS KCRM PE
05LIMA3468IRAN/IAEA: URGING SUPPORT FOR FIRM ACTION AGAINST
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-11 16:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PE
05LIMA3474Peru: Human Rights Update
[...] The following report provides a mid-year update on the Human Rights situation in Peru. It is not meant to be comprehensive, but rather to identify emerging trends and highlight key issues. Peru's human rights situation, in terms of the GOP's respect for the human rights of citizens, continu [...]
2005-08-11 20:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PE
05LIMA3476APPOINTMENT OF FERNANDO OLIVERA AS FOREIGN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: President Alejandro Toledo appointed coalition ally Fernando Olivera as Foreign Minister on 8/11; Prime Minister Carlos Ferrero and Housing Minister Carlos Bruce resigned in response. Health Minister Pilar Mazzetti and Justice Minister Eduardo Salhuana reportedly boycotted Oliv [...]
2005-08-11 23:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PE
05LIMA3489CABINET CRISIS AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIR FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The 8/11 resignation of Prime Minister Carlos Ferrero, in response to the appointment of Fernando Olivera as Foreign Minister, forced the resignation of the entire Cabinet and resulted in a serious political dilemma for President Alejandro Toledo. It remains an intergovernment [...]
2005-08-12 20:55:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR PINR PE
05LIMA3497PROGRAM REPORTING: SPEAKER "THE IMPORTANCE OF ETHICS IN
[...] Hiram Morales Lugo, Executive Director of the Puerto Rican Office of Government Ethics, and Vivian Sanes, Director of the Financial Reports Auditing Bureau of the same office, visited Peru from 21-22 July to conduct a workshop on financial disclosure reporting. The purpose of the program was [...]
2005-08-12 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PE
05LIMA3498DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REMAINING IN HAITI FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-12 22:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO MARR HA PE
05LIMA3500TERRORISM FINANCE: UNSCR 1617 IMPLEMENTATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-15 11:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER PE
05LIMA3501RESULTS REPORT: DVC "FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTING FOR
[...] As part of Post's efforts to aid the Peruvian government in their anti-corruption initiatives, PAS Lima organized a DVC on Financial Disclosure Reporting on 4 August. U.S. speaker, Carol E. Dixon, Counsel of the House of Representatives Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, shared inf [...]
2005-08-15 13:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PE
05LIMA3502REQUEST FOR A U.S. SPEAKER ON CULTURAL PROPERTY AND
[...] Program description: In January 2002, a colonial altarpiece was stolen from Challapampa, Puno, a city on the banks of Lake Titicaca in the highlands of southern Peru. Thanks to law enforcement efforts by the FBI and DHS and to the legal framework provided by the Convention on Cultural Proper [...]
2005-08-15 13:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PE
05LIMA3518RESIGNATION OF FOREIGN MINISTER ENDS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The intergovernmental political crisis resulting from the resignation of Prime Minister Carlos Ferrero on 8/11, following the appointment of Fernando Olivera as Foreign Minister, was resolved the evening of 8/12, when President Alejandro Toledo asked Olivera to step down. Tole [...]
2005-08-15 21:08:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PE
05LIMA3534AMERICA MOVIL BUYS PERU'S SECOND LARGEST MOBILE
[...] (SBU) Summary. America Movil, one of the largest mobile telecommunications providers in South America, expanded its infant operations in Peru on August 11 with the $503 million purchase of TIM Peru. Although TIM, Peru's second largest mobile provider with 31 percent of the market, recently [...]
2005-08-16 18:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA3548NEW PRIME MINISTER, FOREIGN MINISTER AND DEFENSE
[...] (C) New Prime Minister-designate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK) phoned the Ambassador on the morning of 8/16 to confirm press reports that he would be sworn-in later that day as Prime Minister. The Ambassador inquired as to other Cabinet changes that might affect upcoming meetings with SECDEF. P [...]
2005-08-16 21:59:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL MARR PE
05LIMA3549CABINET INCLUDES SIX NEW FACES
[...] (U) President Toledo swore in his new cabinet of ministers on 8/16. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, previously Minister of Economy and Finance, became the Prime Minister. Six new cabinet members were approved: Oscar Maurtua Romana as Minister of Foreign Relations, Marciano Rengifo Ruiz as Minister of [...]
2005-08-16 22:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL ECON MARR PE
05LIMA3554PERU RESUMES FTA NEGOTIATIONS WITH THAILAND
[...] (U) Summary. After almost 10 months of delay, the GOP resumed free trade talks with Thailand on August 15. During round six, held in Lima August 15-17, the GOP and GOT will negotiate chapters on market access, rules of origin, customs procedures and safeguards. GOP officials view Thailand [...]
2005-08-17 16:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA3555NAMING OF KUCZYNSKI CABINET CALMS POLITICAL
[...] SUMMARY: President Alejandro Toledo's 8/16 swearing-in of a new Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (PPK),received a warm welcome from politicians across the political spectrum, the business sector and the media; calmed the recent political turbulence; and should not/not [...]
2005-08-17 17:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR ECON SCUL PE
05LIMA3571MAJAZ ANTI-MINING VIOLENCE ON ECUADOR BORDER
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-17 21:24:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEMIN PGOV SNAR ASEC EINV ENRG PE
05LIMA3575PERU SIGNS ON TO CNIES
[...] On August 17, the Peruvian Ministry of External Affairs returned a diplomatic note to the Embassy signing on to the CNIES agreement. Final texts and diplomatic note will be e-mailed and pouched separately. The agreement provides for a regime of common rules for sorting and identifying suspec [...]
2005-08-18 14:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL SNAR PE
05LIMA3578TRANSPORT MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND WHTI MEETING
[...] (U) Per reftel B, we have ascertained that Minister of Transportation and Communications Jose Ortiz will not/not attend the Western Hemisphere Transportation Initiative (WHTI) in Brazil, August 25-26. Vice Minister of Transportation Nestor Palacios will act as the GOP's lead delegate. 2. [...]
2005-08-18 15:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR AORC ELTN EWWT PE
05LIMA3588FOREIGN MINISTRY EXPRESSES CONCERN OVER PERUVIAN
[...] Embassy has received the following dip note from the Peruvian Foreign Affairs Ministry regarding the case of Edgar Vera Monte, a Peruvian who is on life support following an altercation with police in Allen, Texas on 8/4. "The Ministry of Foreign Relations, Office of the Secretary of Peruvi [...]
2005-08-18 20:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PE
05LIMA3593NEW HOUSING MINISTER RUDECINDO VEGA
[...] Summary. New Housing Minister Rudecindo Vega has served the last three years as Chief of Staff to outgoing Housing Minister Carlos Bruce. Since 2003, he also served as Technical Secretary to the GOP Interministerial Commission on Social Issues. Vega is a respected technocrat. He has had s [...]
2005-08-18 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON PE
05LIMA3594INTRODUCING MINISTER OF FINANCE FERNANDO ZAVALA
[...] (SBU) Summary. On August 16, President Toledo appointed former Vice Minister of Economy Fernando Zavala Lombardi to replace Pedro Pablo Kuczynski as the Minister of Economy and Finance. Zavala, prior to his position as Vice Minister, served as General Manager of Indecopi (Peru's IPR Administ [...]
2005-08-18 22:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV PREL PE ENIV
05LIMA3609MINING COMPANIES WORRIED ABOUT SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and Canadian Ambassadors hosted a meeting on August 11 for representatives of international mining companies to review their operating difficulties in Peru and to coordinate efforts to improve the investment climate. Consensus among the companies is that radical forces [...]
2005-08-19 18:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ETRD SNAR PTER ECON EINV PGOV PE
05LIMA3643Peru: TIP Update
[...] The following report traces GOP actions against Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and TIP-related events in Peru for the first half of 2005. The GOP continues to move against TIP. Nonetheless, as Peru advances from an initial strong start against human trafficking, the hard work of building inst [...]
2005-08-22 19:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PE
05LIMA3687PERU BUYS BACK $1.5 BILLION IN PARIS CLUB DEBT
[...] (U) Summary. The Peruvian Government on August 16 issued a $1.5 billion buyback of its Paris Club debt, sending checks to 13 Paris Club countries. The GOP expects the buyback to lighten the government's service burden over the next few years by an average of $360 million annually during the [...]
2005-08-25 16:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL PE ENIV
05LIMA3784A NEW INTERVIEW WITH SL LEADER COMRADE "ARTEMIO"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A Peruvian newspaper and a TV news program made public an interview with Sendero Luminoso (SL) Commander "Artemio," head of the largest SL faction still involved in combat operations. Leading daily La Republica published a portion of the interview on 8/28. Later that evening, Cuart [...]
2005-09-01 14:57:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER ASEC SNAR PINS PGOV PE
05LIMA3794ELI LILLY STRUGGLING WITH PATENT PIRACY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Eli Lilly, one of the ten pharmaceutical companies that hold patents in Peru, continues to combat the piracy of one of its best selling products, Zyprexa. According to Eli Lilly representatives, two local distributors, Ozone and PharmaIndustria, are selling copies of Zyprexa o [...]
2005-09-01 21:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR PE
05LIMA3798UPDATE ON ANTI-TERRORISM TRIALS IN PERU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to Anti-Terrorism judges, convictions are expected in the "megatrials" of the Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru (MRTA) and Sendero Luminoso (SL) leaders. The defendants in the El Polo bombing case may be acquitted, however, but should remain in jail on other charges [...]
2005-09-01 22:11:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER KJUS PREL ASEC PE
05LIMA3807DEVELOPMENTS IN PERU'S RELATIONS WITH CHILE
[...] (U) The Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Relations has posted several items on its website documenting Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua's 8/23 visit to Santiago. Maurtua called on GOC officials, including President Lagos and Senate President Sergio Romero, as well as an extensive working meeting wit [...]
2005-09-02 15:17:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PE CI
05LIMA3810PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION, JULY 2005
[...] (SBU) The Peruvian police (PNP),strengthened by the influx of graduates from NAS police academies in May, have been giving CORAH unprecedented support in eradication operations, allowing eradicators to continue despite stiff local resistance. Police support has also allowed CORAH to run si [...]
2005-09-02 16:06:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA3813ANTI-TERRORISM COURT ISSUES VERDICTS IN EL POLO
[...] The National Anti-Terrorism Court convicted Wilbert Elqui Meza Magino of participating in the planning of the 3/20/2002 bombing at the El Polo shopping center across the street from the U.S. Embassy, and sentenced him to a 30-year prison term. Seven other co-defendants were acquitted of invol [...]
2005-09-02 17:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PINS ASEC KJUS PE
05LIMA3824DEMARCHE REQUEST: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
[...] Polcouns delivered the demarche on the Summit of the Americas Declaration and Plan of Action (Reftel) to Julio Garro, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, and to Carlos Chocano, the Ministry's Director of OAS Affairs and Action Officer for the Summit of the Americas, on 9/ [...]
2005-09-02 21:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA3825DEMARCHE ON DECLARATION ON INNOVATIVE SOURCES OF
[...] Polcouns delivered the demarche on the Declaration on Innovative Sources of Financing for Development to Julio Garro, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, on 9/2. Garro had no substantive comment to make on the declaration or on the USG's views of that document, but state [...]
2005-09-02 21:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN EAIR EAID EFIN PE UNGA
05LIMA3826DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN THE UN HIGH LEVEL GENERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-02 21:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECIN PREL PE UNGA
05LIMA3831PERU OFFERS MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR VICTIMS OF
[...] President Toledo and Foreign Minister Maurtua called the Ambassador on September 3, to offer assistance to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. They said that the GOP is prepared to send a plane carrying 80-100 doctors, as early as September 3, to treat Peruvian and non-Peruvians in Louisiana an [...]
2005-09-03 13:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR KPAO AMGT PREL PE
05LIMA3832UPDATE ON OFFER OF ASSISTANCE FROM PERU FOR
[...] The Government of Peru, after being informed by the Ambassador of the priority needs listed in Ref B, is developing an assistance package likely to be composed of canned seafood (in lieu of MREs),sheets, t-shirts and non-pharmaceutical medical and veterinary supplies. (Note: President Aleja [...]
2005-09-05 18:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL PE
05LIMA3838IAEA COMMITTEE ON SAFEGUARDS AND VERIFICATION
[...] Polcouns delivered the demarche on the IAEA Committee on Safeguards and Verification (Reftel) to Julio Garro, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, on 9/2. Garro expressed satisfaction on the creation of the Committee. He added that while Peru will leave the IAEA Board at t [...]
2005-09-06 15:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC TRGY ENRG PE
05LIMA3847CHANGING TACTICS:EXPLOSIVE DEVICES FOUND IN
[...] (C) Summary: Between August 27-31, a total of 9 explosive devices were found by police and CORAH eradicators in the field during operations in the Santa Rosa area near Santa Lucia. One CORAH worker was hit and hospitalized when he triggered a device but the injuries were not life-threateni [...]
2005-09-06 21:34:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA3854TFUS01: SPECIFICS ON PERUVIAN OFFER OF ASSISTANCE
[...] Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua informed the Ambassador on 9/6, that Peru greatly desires to provide assistance to Hurricane Katrina victims soonest. Later that day, the Foreign Ministry's Action Officer for Hurricane Katrina assistance, Director of Secuirty and Defense Affairs Daul Matute, i [...]
2005-09-07 11:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL PE
05LIMA3862TFUS01: UPDATED SPECIFICS ON PERUVIAN OFFER OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-07 19:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL PE
05LIMA3870INVITATION FOR SECSTATE TO SPEAK BEFORE
[...] Alejandro Miro Quesada, the President of the Inter-American Press Association (IAPA) and publisher of Peru's leading daily "El Comercio," has invited Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to address the opening session of the IAPA's General Assembly on 10/10 in Indianapolis, Indiana. A previous [...]
2005-09-08 01:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PHUM PREL SOCI PE
05LIMA3887TFUS01: SOUTH AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF NATIONS
[...] The Peruvian Foreign Ministry, on 9/5, issued a communique on behalf of the South American Community of Nations (CSN),over which Peru currently presides, expressing that organizations' solidarity with the American people in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the willingness of its member sta [...]
2005-09-08 20:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL PE
05LIMA3888THE TOLEDO-URIBE MEETING AND PERU'S GAME PLAN FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In separate meetings with the Ambassador the Ministers of Trade, Foreign Relations and Production described Toledo's one-day trip to Colombia as productive. The GOP believes Uribe was not previously aware of how much Colombia's FTA team is out of sync with Peru's. Peruvian bus [...]
2005-09-08 20:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA3907Request for speaker on Intellectual Property Rights
[...] Program Description: The American Chamber of Commerce has requested our support in co-sponsoring the tenth annual conference on intellectual property rights to be held on October 19, 2005. The theme of this year's conference concerns the development and opportunities of IPR in international [...]
2005-09-09 19:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PE
05LIMA3914NEW PERM REP TO OAS
[...] A Supreme Resolution published on 9/7 in the GOP's "Legal Norms" named Fernando de la Flor Arbulu as Peru's Permanent Representative to the Organization for American States (OAS). A subsequent Ministerial resolution will determine the date upon which De la Flor will assume responsibility. 2. [...]
2005-09-09 20:45:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR PGOV PE OAS
05LIMA3923THREE PRESIDENTS INAUGURATE INTEROCEANIC HIGHWAY
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Presidents of Peru, Bolivia and Brazil met in Madre de Dios, Peru on September 8, to inaugurate the $810 million Interoceanic Highway project, which will connect Brazil's Atlantic coast to Peru's Pacific coast. The governments expect the highway to be completed by 2010. [...]
2005-09-09 22:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA3924PERU WILL JOIN-DEMARCHE REPLY - AVIAN FLU
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-09 22:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ASEC EAID KSCA TBIO ECON PREL SOCI PE KSTH WHO
05LIMA3925TFUS01: ACCEPTANCE OF OFFER FOR ASSISTANCE FROM
[...] Polcouns, on 9/11, informed Daul Matute, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Security and Defense Affairs (and Peru's coordinator for Hurricane Katrina assistance) of the USG's acceptance at this time of Peru's offer to provide 1600 bandages, and of its continuing review of Peru's other offers [...]
2005-09-11 22:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR EAID PREL US PE
05LIMA3926WHY AN URIBE/TOLEDO MEETING WITH PRESIDENT BUSH IS
[...] (C) We understand that Peruvian Ambassador Ferrero soon will call on PDAS Shapiro and U/S Burns to request an October meeting between Presidents Toledo, Uribe and Bush. According to Foreign Minister Maurtua, the two Andean leaders decided during their September 5 consultations in Bogota (re [...]
2005-09-11 22:16:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD PGOV PE CO
05LIMA3974ZEVALLOS ADVISOR HAS CLOSE TIES TO PERUVIAN
[...] (C) Summary. OFAC-listed Narcotics Kingpin Fernando Zevallos, who sold two planes to cargo carrier Air Guinea in January, has enlisted Ricardo Hernandez as a front man in the transaction. Hernandez is a close advisor of Peruvian Congressman Victor Valdez, Chairman of the Congressional Transp [...]
2005-09-13 22:31:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR SNAR CASC PGOV PE
05LIMA3983 Eradication and Interdiction Program Status -
[...] (SBU) With a backdrop of increased coca hectarage and cocaine production in Peru, NAS is facing challenges to step up eradication levels in a more conflictive environment. There have been two distinct phases in eradication and interdiction efforts this year. From January until the end of Ma [...]
2005-09-14 15:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PE KPRP
05LIMA3998APRA LEADER SUPPORTS ERADICATION, REELS IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: APRA Party leader (and former President) Alan Garcia, on 9/9, publicly declared illegal coca should be eradicated and that coca eradication policy is the purview of the GOP, not regional governments. Garcia was responding to warnings by La Libertad Regional President Homero Burg [...]
2005-09-15 15:59:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PE
05LIMA4002GOP ACCEPTS INL FY 05 FUNDS
[...] (U) Post has received a diplomatic note (No 6-3/326) from the Foreign Ministry advising the Government of Peru's acceptance of the text of the USG-proposed amendment (No 37) to the Bilateral Agreement to Combat the Abuse, Production and Illicit Trafficking of Drugs subscribed to by the USG a [...]
2005-09-15 17:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AMGT PE
05LIMA4008PERU AND AVIAN FLU -- OPPORTUNITY TO COLLABORATE
[...] Summary: The GOP is slowly progressing on its action plan to combat the Avian Flu threat, but the Health and Agriculture Ministries have insufficient resources to implement it. Public health capacity is already stretched thinly across a wide range of needs. Peru is at risk due to expanding [...]
2005-09-15 19:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KSCA PREL SOCI KTDB ECON PE UNGA
05LIMA4023DEMARCHE URGING SUPPORT FOR SUA NONPROLIFERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-16 16:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP MNUC PARM PREL KTIA PHSA EWWT PE
05LIMA4024IRAN/IAEA: SEEKING SUPPORT FOR EU3 EFFORTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-16 16:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL TRGY MNUC IR EU PE IAEA
05LIMA4033ANOTHER ATPDEA DISPUTE NEAR RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. According to GOP's Commercial Dispute Coordinator, Aurelio Loret de Mola, the Luz del Sur/PSEG dispute should be resolved shortly, pending SUNAT valuation of any back taxes owed by the company. The remaining ATPDEA cases -- Engelhard, Princeton Dover, and LeTourneau -- are st [...]
2005-09-16 19:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE
05LIMA4041TFUS01: ADDITIONAL PERUVIAN OFFER OF ASSISTANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-16 21:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC PE
05LIMA4070DGAC EXPLAINS ZEVALLOS' FLIGHT PERMISSIONS
[...] (C) Summary. Despite pledges by the DGAC to ensure that OFAC-listed Narcotics Kingpin Fernando Zevallos paid off previous debts of his former companies, AeroContinente and NuevoContinente, Zevallos received flight permissions for his new company, AeroContinente EIRL in June. The Director Gen [...]
2005-09-19 19:42:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR SNAR PGOV EINV PE
05LIMA4071CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-19 20:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA ECON PE
05LIMA4078SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE (SEPQ)
[...] (SBU) In response to Reference A, Embassy Lima provides the following information for use in the preparation of the DS/DSS/ITA Security Environment Threat List (SETL). Responses are cued to questions posed in the SEPQ reporting guideline: ------------------ POLITICAL VIOLENCE -------------- [...]
2005-09-19 22:04:00Embassy LimaSECRETASEC PTER PE
05LIMA4108GOP TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS ON MOBILE TERMINATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. On July 20, Osiptel, Peru's telecommunications regulator, published its model for the reduction of mobile termination rates. After a 40-day public comment period, Osiptel will hold a public hearing, scheduled for September 26, where companies will have the opportunity to reac [...]
2005-09-21 15:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA4129 HIGH UNDER-EMPLOYMENT DESPITE SOLID MACRO SHOWING
[...] Summary: Despite doubling yearly exports since 2001, (projected to reach $15 billion in 2005) and 49 consecutive months of GDP growth, Peru's labor force remains largely informal and under-employed. In Lima, the average rate of open unemployment through July 2005 was 9.58 percent, up slightl [...]
2005-09-22 18:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV ETRD PE
05LIMA4130SUPREME COURT DECIDES THAT REBEL LEADER ANTAURO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Peru's Supreme Court ruled 9/21 that Ethno-Cacerist leader Antauro Humala and his followers should be tried in Andahuaylas, the site of their murderous January uprising, and not in Lima. The National Director of Prisons said he would not comply with the Court's ruling on transfe [...]
2005-09-22 19:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PE
05LIMA4131PERU ADDS CLOTHING TO OFFER FOR HURRICANE KATRINA
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-22 19:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC PE
05LIMA4132FAR LEFT, INSPIRED BY CHAVEZ, SEEKING TO RIDE
[...] (C) Most of Peru,s far-left Marxist parties, movements, and labor organizations are attempting to unite forces for the 2006 general elections under the banner of a "Frente Amplio" (Broad Front). They hope their standard bearer will be Ollanta Humala, leader of the fascistic Nationalist Peruv [...]
2005-09-22 19:23:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PE
05LIMA4139 PERU AMONG WORLD'S MOST INFORMAL ECONOMIES
[...] Summary: The World Bank ranks Peru as the world's fifth most informal economy. In urban Peru, nearly 70 percent of workers (62 percent in Lima) are employed informally, the third highest rate in Latin America. Bureaucratic barriers largely account for Peru's informality, generating problems [...]
2005-09-22 22:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV ETRD PE
05LIMA4163BENEFIT PACKAGE DEFUSES TALK OF POLICE STRIKE, BUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Alejandro Toledo, on 9/19, defused growing talk of a nationwide police strike by announcing a 284 million Soles (USD 86 million) package of back-pay, salary increases, benefits and operational funding. Police sources tell us that, while the immediate crisis has passe [...]
2005-09-23 22:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ASEC PE
05LIMA4176PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION, AUGUST 2005
[...] (SBU) Hostile crowds and random gunshots have not stopped eradication efforts in Mazamari and the Huallaga in August. Eradication continues despite having discovered improvised explosive devices in the fields, rigged to explode when a plant is uprooted. As of August 31, CORAH has eradicated a [...]
2005-09-26 19:05:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA4179EMBASSY AND EVANGELICALS: BREAKING NEW GROUND
[...] (U) This is the third in a three-part series on Peru,s Evangelical Christians. Reftels described the history and contemporary political strategy of this key emerging group. This cable discusses Embassy outreach. -------- Summary: -------- 2. (U) Peru,s rapidly-growing population of [...]
2005-09-26 20:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PHUM PGOV PE
05LIMA4184PERU: UPDATED TEXTILE AND APPAREL INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. Peru's textile and apparel sectors have grown rapidly in the past few years, due primarily to benefits under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA). While textile and apparel exports values increased from $823 million in 2003 to $1.09 billion in 2004, thi [...]
2005-09-27 13:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTEX ETRD ECON EINV PE
05LIMA4188PERU: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATOR OFFICER AT POST
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-27 14:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN KVPR EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PE
05LIMA4190FORMER ANTI-CORRUPTION COURT HEAD BELIEVES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. A series of personnel transfers in Lima's courts were announced 9/1, including that of Saul Pena, who had served as Chief Judge of an Anti-Corruption Court Chamber the past four years. Pena told Emboff on 9/16 that pressure from the GOP, linked to his persistent investigation of [...]
2005-09-27 16:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PE
05LIMA4212CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: PERU UNLIKELY TO PAY
[...] (U) Polcouns presented the demarche on persuading Peru to pay its dues to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (Reftel) to Julio Garro, the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, on 9/27. 2. (C) Garro said that it was highly unlikely that Peru would pay [...]
2005-09-28 13:56:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PE CWC
05LIMA4217CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL RULES REGIONAL COCA
[...] SUMMARY: The Constitutional Tribunal (TC),on 9/27, ruled unconstitutional the pro-coca ordinances issued by the Cuzco and Huanuco regional governments. While siding with the GOP on the main legal point -- that coca policy is exclusively within the national government's domain -- the TC als [...]
2005-09-28 17:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PINS PE
05LIMA4226PUBLIC COMMENTS ON PERU'S MOBILE TERMINATION
[...] (SBU) Summary. On September 26, Osiptel, Peru's telecommunications regulator, hosted a public audience to hear comments on its model for the reduction of mobile termination rates. Osiptel officials began the conference by explaining how the model was derived and justified the need for a thr [...]
2005-09-28 20:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA4228ANOTHER ATPDEA DISPUTE RESOLVED
[...] (SBU) Summary. The General Manager of Luz del Sur (owned by New Jersey-based PSEG and Californian Sempra Energy) informed us that the company's dispute with Peru's tax authority, SUNAT, is fully resolved. SUNAT determined that Luz del Sur owed 929,000 soles (approximately $282,000) in back ta [...]
2005-09-28 20:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE
05LIMA4261 DENSITY OF COCA CULTIVATION: NEW MEASUREMENT
[...] Eradication of coca in Peru has historically been measured and reported in hectares (2.47 acres). Embassy has reported on an expansion in the area under coca cultivation in Peru: UN figures for 2004 released in May show an increase of 14 percent over the previous year. In addition, on-the-gr [...]
2005-09-29 21:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PE
05LIMA4265FINALLY, AN OMBUDSMAN
[...] After almost five years of frustrated attempts to reach a consensus on a candidate, the Peruvian Congress selected former Prime Minister Beatriz Merino on 9/29 to be the country's next Public Ombudsman (Defensora del Pueblo). Merino replaces the "interim" incumbent Walter Alban, who had been [...]
2005-09-30 16:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PE
05LIMA4267DEMARCHE REQUEST: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS
[...] (U) With Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua unavailable (he attended a decentralized Cabinet meeting in Tacna on 9/27 and was departing with President Toledo for the South American Community of Nations Summit in Brasilia on 9/29),the Ambassador raised the USG's concerns over the Summit of the A [...]
2005-09-30 16:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA4270CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION: PRIME MINISTER AGREES
[...] (C) The Ambassador, on 9/28, phoned Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (who was out of the country) to explain why it is so important that Peru pay 68,600 Euros towards its OPCW dues. Kuczynski grasped the point immediately when the Ambassador mentioned that the chair might otherwise fall [...]
2005-09-30 17:13:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PE CWC
05LIMA4271MORE ON OLLANTA HUMALA'S PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Sociologist Jaime Antesana, an expert in cocalero politics working for a USAID contractor, during a 9/21 meeting with Emboffs said that the cocalero movement appears to be coalescing in support of ultra-nationalist Ollanta Humala's presidential candidacy. Antesana added that he met with [...]
2005-09-30 17:29:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PREL PE VE
05LIMA4273TRADE MINISTER FORESHADOWS FTA RED LINES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with the Ambassador, Trade Minister Ferrero and Peru's Chief FTA Negotiator de la Flor highlighted two red lines for Peru in the U.S.-Andean FTA negotiations. They warned that Peru's Congress would not accept an FTA that permitted the importation of used clothing o [...]
2005-09-30 20:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4278GOP JUSTIFIES USED CLOTHING LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a meeting on September 27 with the DCM, Vice Minister of Industry Antonio Castillo cited three arguments to justify Peru's ban on the imports of used clothing imports, Law 28514. First, the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes, to [...]
2005-10-03 13:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTEX ETRD ECON EINV PE
05LIMA4294PRESIDENT TOLEDO ANNOUNCES NATIONAL CITIZEN
[...] SUMMARY. New public security measures announced by President Toledo on 9/29 include more police patrols in high crime areas, vehicle purchases, prison reforms, a focus on highway robberies, and new training academies. Although some of the resources required will be generated internally thro [...]
2005-10-04 14:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS KCRM PE
05LIMA4314CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-05 15:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA ECON PE
05LIMA4335DEMARCHE ON TELECOMMUNICATIONS CIRCUIT BLOCKAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-06 18:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON ETRD PE
05LIMA4341PERUVIAN PARTICIPATION AT APEC EXPORT CONTROL
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. As requested in reftel, we spoke with Ambassador Juan Capunay, Director of the APEC office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 3. Capunay confirmed that Peru will send three participants to the November 1-3 APEC conference on "Eff [...]
2005-10-06 20:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KCOR PE APECO
05LIMA4361GLOBAL FUND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-07 20:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO PE
05LIMA4370CONGRESS PASSES EXXON-MOBIL TAX AMENDMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. After almost a year of anticipation, the Congressional Plenary voted on October 6 in favor of the Ministry of Finance (MEF) amendment to the tax law, thereby granting Exxon-Mobil a $15 million credit over the next three years. Under Peruvian law, President Toledo must approve [...]
2005-10-11 18:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ECON EPET KIDE PE
05LIMA4377PERUVIAN FOREIGN POLICY UNDER TOLEDO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Under the Toledo Administration, Peru's foreign policy has become more aligned with that of the United States than it has probably been at any time since the 1968 Velasco coup. While Peru continues to advocate policies that we disagree with, such as adherence to the Internation [...]
2005-10-11 18:25:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PE US
05LIMA4393Tim Laughlin Jazz Quartet Tours Peru
[...] "We can't go back to our homes right now, so we thought we would bring a little bit of our home town- New Orleans- to the good people of Peru." With that simple but powerful statement, clarinetist Tim Laughlin captured the hearts of audiences during a four-city concert tour of Peru Oct. 1-11, [...]
2005-10-12 20:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PE
05LIMA4394LATIN AMERICA MISSING PERSONS (LAMP) NETWORK
[...] (C) The authors of the Peruvian website for Missing Persons, www.peruanosdesaparecidos.com, are now establishing a series of similar and interlinked web pages for missing persons in other countries called the Latin American Network for Missing Persons (LAMP). The system has already helped s [...]
2005-10-12 20:58:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PE
05LIMA4411HIP-HOP ANTI-DRUG PROGRAM
[...] From October 1 to 4, 2005, PAS and Peruvian anti-drug NGO Cedro organized a five-day Hip-Hop/rap program with U.S. group Havikoro in underpriveleged neighborhoods in Lima, Callao, and the provincial city of Trujillo. The program sent a positive anti- drug message to disadvantaged Peruvian yout [...]
2005-10-13 16:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PE
05LIMA4441COCALEROS INCREASINGLY RADICAL BUT STILL FRACTURED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fifteen hundred cocaleros met in Ayacucho at the fourth Congress of the National Confederation of Agriculture Producers of the Coca Valleys of Peru (CONPACCP) in another failed attempt to create a unified national movement. Supporters of the Humala brothers tried to participat [...]
2005-10-13 22:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PINS PE
05LIMA4477DEMARCHE ON WORLD CUSTOMS ORGANIZATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-17 19:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAID PE
05LIMA4487PROGRAM REPORTING: SPEAKER "YOUTH PARTICIPATION IN
[...] Veronica de la Garza, former Executive Director of the Youth Vote Coalition, visited Lima under PAS auspices from October 3-6, 2005 to conduct a workshop on the importance of youth participation to strengthen democratic processes. The program, organized with the National Committee of Youth an [...]
2005-10-17 21:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PE
05LIMA4504TOLEDO AND URIBE ENCOURAGE PRESIDENT TO SUPPORT FTA
[...] On October 17, we received a fax transmittal of a letter from President Toledo and President Uribe to President Bush regarding the subsequent conclusion of the U.S.-Andean FTA negotiations. Presidents Toledo and Uribe have instructed their negotiators to quickly conclude negotiations. As su [...]
2005-10-18 21:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV EAGR PE
05LIMA4521PETROANDINA FALTERING?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: GOP Hydrocarbon Director Gustavo Navarro told Econoff on October 13 that an Andean Community meeting to discuss PetroAndina failed to materialize. At the preliminary meeting at the subministerial level, Venezuela wanted PetroAndina to be a vehicle to help only the poor. Navarro a [...]
2005-10-19 21:42:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ETRD PREL ECON VE PE
05LIMA4538DGAC WELCOMES FAA IASA REASSESSMENT
[...] As requested in Reftel, we met with Roberto Rodriguez, Director General of Civil Aviation, and Juan Crovetto, Director of Aviation Security, on October 20 to discuss the impending FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) and deliver the letter from James Ballough. Rodriguez noted t [...]
2005-10-20 21:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ETRD EINV CASC PE
05LIMA4539CHINESE INVEST IN PERU,S ENERGY SECTOR
[...] (C) Summary. Chinese investment in Peru in 2004 totaled $122 million and several Chinese companies have recently expressed their interest in increasing investment in Peru in the next year. Sapet Development Peru, a subsidiary of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC),recently inked a [...]
2005-10-20 21:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEINV ENRG ECON ETRD PREL EFIN PE
05LIMA4544PERU ON DEMONSTRATING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR IRAQ
[...] (SBU) Ambassador discussed this subject with Foreign Ministry Undersecretary for the Americas Pablo Portugal on 10/14. Portugal said the GOP would make a public statement of support for the constitutional process in Iraq at some point in the future. Portugal had been briefed on the reftel ta [...]
2005-10-21 14:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALKDEM KPAO PREL PGOV IZ PE
05LIMA4548NEW LABOR MINISTER
[...] (U) President Alejandro Toledo, on 10/7, swore in Carlos Alberto Almeri Veramendi as Minister of Labor and Job Promotion. A bio for Minister Almeri follows. 2. (U) Almeri was elected to Congress in 2001 as a representative from Loreto Department for the ruling Peru Posible (PP) party. In [...]
2005-10-21 16:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
05LIMA4565ISRAEL AT UNGA - I: HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-24 16:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PE UNGA
05LIMA4566ISRAEL AT UNGA - II: OPPOSING ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-10-24 16:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PE UNGA
05LIMA4567AMBASSADOR AND DIPLOMATIC CORPS SHOW PUBLIC
[...] Summary: The Ambassador hosted a luncheon and press event with members of Peru's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) and the Diplomatic Corps. Members of the CVR, including Chairman Salomon Lerner, have received an increasing number of death threats, which they believe are linked to cri [...]
2005-10-24 17:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KDEM PE
05LIMA4568WHA/AND DIRECTOR'S MEETINGS WITH LEADING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: WHA/AND Director Philip French, accompanied by the Ambassador and DCM, on 10/17, met separately with leading presidential hopefuls Lourdes Flores (Unidad Nacional alliance) and Alan Garcia (APRA party); the third principle contender, former Interim President Valentin Paniagua, [...]
2005-10-24 18:00:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON SNAR PE
05LIMA4569WHA/AND DIRECTOR'S MEETINGS ON BILATERAL
[...] (C) In meetings with Foreign Ministry, congressional, economic, trade, counternarcotics, and human rights officials/activists on 10/17-18, visiting WHA/AND Director Philip French received a briefing on Peruvian views on bilateral relations (termed excellent, with a plug for a Toledo-POTUS me [...]
2005-10-24 18:00:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR ETRD PHUM PTER PE
05LIMA4574FOREIGN MINISTRY CONCURS WITH PERU TIP TIER 2
[...] Polcouns delivered the demarche on the Peru TIP Tier 2 Action Plan for 2005-2006 (Reftel) to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Julio Garro, and Director of Human Rights Affairs, Carlos Roman, on 10/24. 2. Roman said that the Foreign Ministry concurs with the Action [...]
2005-10-24 20:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG PREL PE
05LIMA4577DEMARCHE REQUEST: OCTOBER 3-7 SUMMIT OF THE
[...] Action Request - see paragraph 4. 2. Polcouns delivered the demarche on the October 3-7 Summit of the Americas Negotiating Session (Reftel) to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Julio Garro, and Action Officer for the OAS and Summit of the Americas, Romulo Acurio, on [...]
2005-10-24 21:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA4578DEMARCHE: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS STAND ALONE
[...] Polcouns delivered the demarche on the "Summit of the Americas Stand Alone Statements" to the Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, Julio Garro, and Action Officer for the OAS and Summit of the Americas, Romulo Acurio, on 1024. 2. Garro said that he thought Peru would likel [...]
2005-10-24 21:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA4590FOLLOWING UP ON 2004 APEC ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (C) Econoff delivered the demarche "Following Up on the 2004 APEC Additional Protocol Commitments" (Reftel) to Amb. Juan Carlos Capunay, Peru's Ambassador to APEC, on 10/20. Capunay proudly noted that Peru has already signed and ratified the Additional Protocol, agreed that Brunei, Papua New [...]
2005-10-25 16:06:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM ETTC KSTC EAID ETRD ECIN PE APECO
05LIMA4596PUBLIC DEBATE IN PERU OVER CONTRACTING OF SECURITY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Peruvians going to Iraq to work as contract security specialists for a U.S. company have become the focus of wide-spread media and official interest. Several hundred Peruvians have signed contracts with Peruvian representatives of the U.S. firm Triple Canopy Inc. The President [...]
2005-10-25 21:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM KPAO PE
05LIMA4599REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE IN RESPONDING TO DIPLOMATIC
[...] (U) This is an action request. Post requests guidance on how to respond to the Foreign Ministry's Diplomatic Note (DGL/CJE) 6-3/367 of October 13, 2005 regarding a request from the Superior Court of Justice of Lima (Corte Superior de Justicia de Lima) to the Peruvian Foreign Ministry concernin [...]
2005-10-25 21:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KJUS PE
05LIMA4629SUCCESSFUL IPR CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS BORDER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post, in collaboration with the U.S. Patent and Trade Office and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, hosted a two-day conference October 24-25, highlighting the urgent need for Peru to better protect intellectual property rights. During the conference, 70 officials from Peruv [...]
2005-10-27 21:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON EINV ETRD PE
05LIMA4633DECENTRALIZATION: MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK IN PERU,
[...] Peru will hold referenda in 16 of its 25 departments on 10/30, in which voters will decide whether to consolidate their departments into up to five macro-regions. The formation of macro-regions would be a major step forward in Peru's ongoing decentralization process, which is aimed at devolv [...]
2005-10-27 22:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL PE
05LIMA4634DECENTRALIZATION: MAKING DEMOCRACY WORK IN PERU,
[...] This is the second in a two-part series on Peruvian decentralization. It focuses on the 10/30 referenda on forming macro-regions, current opinions, and possible outcomes. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. SUMMARY. On the eve of the 10/30 referenda on the formation of macro-regions, the GOP fi [...]
2005-10-27 22:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL PE
05LIMA4644FOREIGN MINISTER ON SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS ISSUES
[...] (C) The Ambassador, accompanied by DCM and Polcouns, discussed the pressing Summit of the Americas issues (Reftels) with Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua, U/S for the Americas Pablo Portugal, Director of North American Affairs Nestor Popolizio, and the Foreign Minister's Chief of Staff Alfredo [...]
2005-10-28 18:06:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALKSUM PREL PE
05LIMA4645PERU PRESSING FOR PRO-FTA STATEMENT FOLLOWING
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua, during a 10/28 breakfast hosted by the Ambassador, reiterated Peru's interest in using the meeting at the Summit of the Americas between the Andean Presidents and POTUS to advance the FTA process. The Ambassador noted that USTR Portman is the person who w [...]
2005-10-28 18:09:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD KSUM PE
05LIMA4650ATTEMPT TO FACILITATE PASSAGE OF MACRO-REGION
[...] Despite a furious last-minute push from President Alejandro Toledo, with support from presidential hopefuls Lourdes Flores and Valentin Paniagua, proponents of legislative changes to facilitate the passage of the 10/30 macro-region referenda (Refs) failed to obtain the necessary 61-vote absol [...]
2005-10-28 20:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PE
05LIMA4654FOREIGN MINISTER RAISES ISSUE OF CONSULAR SERVICES
[...] (U) Action Request in paragraph 3. 2. (SBU) Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua, during a 10/28 breakfast hosted by the Ambassador, said that during his attendance at Congress the previous day, many legislators had approached him with concerns over how the Foreign Ministry intends to safegua [...]
2005-10-28 21:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MOPS PE
05LIMA4661MACRO-REGION REFERENDA FAIL - DECENTRALIZATION
[...] With 90 percent of the ballots counted, the referenda to form five macro-regions failed in 15 of Peru's 16 departments. Only in Arequipa did a majority of voters support the proposal. (Note: Since the other departments considering consolidation with Arequipa, Tacna and Puno, voted the referen [...]
2005-10-31 21:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PE
05LIMA4662PERU SURPRISED BY CHILEAN REACTION ON DRAFT
[...] (C) Embassy Santiago's reporting (Ref) has laid out the Chilean perception of what the GOP is doing with its draft "Law on the Bases of Maritime Control," which is now under review by the Peruvian Congress. In our view the GOP impulse behind the law is far more anodyne; it was part of an effo [...]
2005-10-31 21:21:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL EC PE
05LIMA4673CONTROVERSY CONTINUES REGARDING PERU'S DRAFT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The controversy between Peru and Chile over the GOP's introduction of legislation defining its maritime limits continues, although Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua informed the Ambassador that the two countries are talking and should eventually calm things down. Meanwhile, the F [...]
2005-11-02 22:08:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL CI EC PE
05LIMA4674DEMARCHE: SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS DOHA STAND ALONE
[...] (U) Polcouns followed up with Foreign Ministry Director of Multilateral Affairs Julio Garro on the demarche dealing with the "Summit of the Americas Doha Stand Alone Statement" (Ref A) on 11/02. Garro stated that the Ministry would be reviewing the proposed statement with the Foreign Trade [...]
2005-11-02 22:10:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALKSUM ECON PGOV PE
05LIMA4677ICJ ELECTIONS FOLLOW UP DEMARCHE (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-02 22:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPE UNGA UNSC
05LIMA4692DEMARCHE -IRANIAN PRESIDENT'S INCREASING EXTREMISM
[...] Iranian President Ahmadi-Nejad's public call for Israel to be "wiped off the map" (Ref A) was discussed at a 10/28 breakfast hosted by the Ambassador for Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua and leading Foreign Ministry officials (Ref B). Maurtua expressed disapproval of the Iranian leader's statem [...]
2005-11-03 16:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM PE IR
05LIMA4696PROGRAM EVALUATION: Jackson Hole Wildlife Film
[...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: Mr. BRACK participated in subject program on federal natural resource management issues, wildlife and forest management concessions and tourism. The program included meetings with public agency officials, NGO representatives and tribal representatives to focus on [...]
2005-11-03 17:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV TBIO KPAO PE
05LIMA4703PROGRAM EVALUATION: FUNDED VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM ON CONSERVATION, FOR MR. FRANZ GRUPP AND MS. ZULLY MERCADO (APRIL 24- MAY 4, 2005)
[...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: Voluntary Visitors (VV) Franz GRUPP and Zully MERCADO participated in subject program to increase their knowledge of protection and preservation of cultural heritage in the United States. This program enhanced their understanding of governmental and non-government [...]
2005-11-03 20:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4704PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 RP: "COUNTERTERRORISM AND
[...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: The program was designed to introduce participants to initiatives employed in the United States to fight terrorism and international crime. Participants traveled to three different regions of the country and focused on topics including financial crime, border and [...]
2005-11-03 20:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4706 REQUEST FOR PL-480, TITLE I PROGRAM FOR PERU
[...] Post requests a USD 10 million PL-480, Title I program for Peru in FY 2006. The program could consist entirely of soybean meal or crude soybean oil, or a mix of both depending on global market conditions. Peru has experience importing these two commodities. 2. Funds generated from resale [...]
2005-11-03 20:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PE
05LIMA4713PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 RP: "The FTAA and
[...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: IV Elizabeth TABOADA participated in subject program to have an overview of the current status and trends in the FTAA. These included: implications for future development; perspectives of the different actors involved in and affected by economic integration throu [...]
2005-11-04 14:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4721MANIFEST REVIEW UNIT ALERT RESULTS IN FURTHER
[...] (SBU) Lima NAS/DEA Manifest Review Unit (MRU) and NAS US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) Officers, working at the Port of Callao, continue to provide illicit narcotics alerts to US Law Enforcement entities leading to seizures and controlled deliveries of cocaine originating from Peru. [...]
2005-11-04 18:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PE
05LIMA4732 ECONOMIC EXPANSION BEGINNING TO REDUCE POVERTY
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-04 21:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4733CONGRESS PASSES, TOLEDO PROMULGATES NEW LAW ON
[...] President Alejandro Toledo, on 11/3, promulgated the Law on Peruvian Maritime Domain Boundary Lines (Ley de Lineas de Base del Dominio Maritimo del Peru),hours after the measure passed Congress unanimously (98-0). The new law was published in the official "Legal Norms" on 11/4 and enters in [...]
2005-11-04 22:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EWWT PE CI
05LIMA4739C-26 HANDOVER CEREMONY
[...] Summary: Two C-26Bs, donated to the Peruvian Air Force (FAP) by the USG in 1997, were officially dedicated to CN missions October 31 in a ceremony with Ambassador Struble and senior Peruvian officials. The USG, through Embassy NAS, gave $3.5 million to refurbish the two aircraft that will r [...]
2005-11-07 15:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPE PREL SNAR MAS
05LIMA474COLOMBIAN AND VENEZUELAN FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET IN
[...] Peruvian Foreign Minister Manuel Rodriguez hosted an hour-long discussion between Colombian FonMin Carolina Barco and Venezuelan FonMin Ali Rodriguez on 1/27, aimed at advancing a rapprochement between Colombia and Venezuela. Barco and Ali Rodriguez were in Lima to attend a meeting between An [...]
2005-01-28 16:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CO VE PE
05LIMA4744PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 RP: "ADMINISTRATION OF
[...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: IV Miluska CANO participated in subject program to examine the underlying principles of the U.S. judicial and legal systems, and the culture of lawfulness; to deepen understanding of the criminal justice system; and to examine the administration of courts, case mana [...]
2005-11-07 18:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4748FORMER PRESIDENT FUJIMORI'S ARRIVAL, ARREST IN SANTIAGO IS STUNNING NEWS IN PERU
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Former President Fujimori's surprise arrival in Santiago over the weekend adds another complex issue to the strained Peruvian-Chilean bilateral agenda. A Chilean court quickly acted to detain Fujimori, and the GOP is sending a high-level delegation to Santiago to argue for Fujimori's [...]
2005-11-07 19:22:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL KJUS PE CI JA
05LIMA4754PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 RP: "ADMINISTRATION OF
[...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: IV Miluska CANO participated in subject program to examine the underlying principles of the U.S. judicial and legal systems, and the culture of lawfulness; to deepen understanding of the criminal justice system; and to examine the administration of courts, case mana [...]
2005-11-07 20:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4755U.S. PHOTOGRAPHER IN INTERNATIONAL PHOTO FESTIVAL IN
[...] PAS sponsored the visit of U.S. photographer Jay Manis to participate in the International Photo Festival, held in Lima during October and November 2005. During his visit, Mr. Manis presented an exhibition at the Miraflores City Hall Gallery, gave a conference on his 9/11 public art project, a [...]
2005-11-07 20:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PE
05LIMA4773A NEW ANDEAN DIALOGUE
[...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with Ambassador Struble, Andean Community Secretary General Allan Wagner proposed several ideas for strengthening the relationship between the United States, the Andes and Latin America as a whole. The Andean Community would play a central role in the process. Wagner [...]
2005-11-08 16:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG ETRD PE PGOV
05LIMA4775PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 RP: "THE ROLE OF THE MEDIA
[...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: IV Luis Miguel GONZALEZ participated in subject program to examine the role of the media in the U.S., to explore how freedom of the press and freedom of speech are translated into reporting on activities of the government, public institutions and officials, busines [...]
2005-11-08 20:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4777PERU'S CHIEF FTA NEGOTIATOR ON FINAL ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's Chief FTA Negotiator Pablo de la Flor told the Ambassador that Peru is ready to conclude the U.S.-Andean FTA negotiations by Thanksgiving, pending resolution of specific IPR and Agriculture concerns. De la Flor warned that Peru's Health Minister would resign -- creating [...]
2005-11-08 21:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4779PRESIDENT TOLEDO TELLS AMBASSADOR THAT FUJIMORI'S
[...] (C) During an 11/7 phone call initiated by President Toledo about another matter, Ambassador asked the President what he thought Fujimori's game plan was. Toledo said that it was ""sophisticated and complex."" (COMMENT: This may be another way of saying he did not yet feel he had fully figured it [...]
2005-11-08 22:09:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PE CI JA
05LIMA478CHINESE VICE PRESIDENT ZENG QINGHONG'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) Chinese Vice President Zeng Qinghong, accompanied by a delegation of 124 persons, paid an official visit to Peru on January 26 to 28. The visit here was the second leg of a five-nation sojourn within Latin America and the Caribbean, which also includes Mexico, Venezuela, Trinidad and Tobag [...]
2005-01-28 18:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD ECON PE CH
05LIMA4780CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-08 22:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA ECON PE
05LIMA4781CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-08 22:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA ECON PE
05LIMA4783PERU: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-08 22:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PE UNHRC
05LIMA4784AID CONTRACTORS ABDUCTED AND RELEASED BY SENDERO
[...] Summary: On Sunday, November 6, 2005, 10 employees of AID alternative development contractor, Chemonics, were abducted and briefly held by a heavily armed group of Sendero Luminoso operatives near the village of Santa Rosa de Yanajanca, in the department of San Martin. After being forced to m [...]
2005-11-08 23:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PE
05LIMA4788SUPREME COURT DECIDES THAT ANTAURO HUMALA WILL BE
[...] Peru's Supreme Court, on 11/7, decided that Ethno-Cacerist leader Antauro Humala and 159 of his followers will stand trial in Lima for their participation in the January 2005 armed rebellion in Andahuaylas that resulted in the death of four policemen (Ref B). The Court reversed its original [...]
2005-11-09 15:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS KJUS PE
05LIMA4797SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SMITH
[...] Post warmly welcomes Congressman Smith's visit to Peru and greatly appreciates his interest in both trafficking in persons (TIP) and women's and children's health issues. Over the last two years, the Peruvian Government has awakened to the TIP problem and has taken serious steps to combat it. [...]
2005-11-09 19:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PE
05LIMA4818PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 MRP: "YOUTH LEADERSHIP II"
[...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: IV Marithza ALDAZABAL participated in subject program to examine how young U.S. citizens acquire leadership skills to improve their communities and influence public policy at their local, national, and international levels; explore youth education and training to [...]
2005-11-10 21:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4819 PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 MRP: ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
[...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: The program was designed to examine the scope and influence of electronic commerce in the national and global economy; review the U.S. economic system, current trends and economic policies, and the current efforts of government and business to promote electronic co [...]
2005-11-10 21:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4820PROGRAM EVALUATION: FY-2005 SPECIAL MRP:
[...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: IV Lucy Harman participated in subject program to familiarize herself with U.S. organizations involved in disaster relief, emergency management, and humanitarian assistance. She learned how U.S. society responds to global and local crises and observed the many in [...]
2005-11-10 21:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL PE
05LIMA4821PERU PLANS ON SEEKING REVISION OF INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Action Request in paragraph 5. 2. (C) SUMMARY: Peru is moving forward on signing and ratifying the International Convention Against the Recruitment, Use, Financing and Training of Mercenaries, and plans to submit a report to the UN Secretary General that will recommend revising the [...]
2005-11-14 12:38:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PARM MOPS PE
05LIMA4822PROGRAM EVALUATION: SPECIAL WINTER FY-05
[...] DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTIVITY: The program was designed to provide grantees with a variety of perspectives on issues of U.S. National Security and Foreign Policy. The group visited think-tanks, international organizations, non- governmental organizations, and governmental agencies. 2. DATE, [...]
2005-11-14 12:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO PE
05LIMA4842PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORS ON FUJIMORI, MARTIME
[...] (C) Top presidential political advisors Juan de la Puente and Juan Sheput, in recent meetings with Polcouns, addressed the principle political issues of the moment as follows: -- Ex-President Alberto Fujimori's extradition: Peru will have a hard time preparing an adequate extradition req [...]
2005-11-14 20:34:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KSUM PE
05LIMA4848LAUNCHING PHASE II OF THE DIGITAL FREEDOM
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador and Peruvian Minister of Production David Lemor signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 8 to launch Phase II of the Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI) as well as underscore the GOP's renewed interest in the program. Both the Minister and the Ambass [...]
2005-11-15 18:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA4854HUMALA FEINTS TO THE CENTER, BUT CONTINUES TO
[...] (C) Peruvian ultra-nationalist and Chavez admirer Ollanta Humala has recently made efforts to position himself -- at least rhetorically -- closer to the political center. Over the last month, he has publicly rejected the New Years Eve 2004 rebellion his brother, Antauro Humala, led in Andahu [...]
2005-11-15 18:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPINR PREL PGOV PE
05LIMA4861FUJIMORI UPDATE: CONSPIRACY CONCERNS A SWIPE AT JAPAN BUILDING AN EXTRADITION CASE LABOR/HUMAN RIGHTS GROUPS SUPPORT EXTRADITION PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES LARGELY MUM FUJIMORISTA PARTIES IN DISARRAY
[...] (C) Former President Alberto Fujimori's arrest in Chile, pursuant to a Peruvian request for his preventive detention pending submission of an extradition request, continues to be the major domestic political issue in the country. President Alejandro Toledo and Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua susp [...]
2005-11-15 21:37:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM PE CI
05LIMA4867PERUVIAN CONGRESS REAFFIRMS SUPPORT FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. After a month of delay and renewed Embassy advocacy, the Congressional Plenary voted on November 10 to reaffirm its support a law granting Exxon- Mobil a $15 million credit over the next three years. Under Peruvian Congressional procedure, the law, which dealt with economic i [...]
2005-11-16 14:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ECON EPET KIDE PE
05LIMA4889PERU: INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 18:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC EWWT PHSA KTIA PE IMO
05LIMA4897PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION, OCTOBER 2005
[...] (SBU) The eradication/interdiction juggernaut moved to San Gaban on October 4 and we are well on our way to surpassing our 8,000 hectare goal for this year. Opposition continues to be light thanks to a large contingent of PNP drug police (DIRANDRO) and a proactive community outreach program [...]
2005-11-17 21:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA4899CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-17 21:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA ECON PE
05LIMA4910PERU: DEMARCHE CONCERNING CCAMLR TOOTHFISH ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-18 15:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAY EFIS SENV ETRD PE
05LIMA4915APRA CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS PESSIMISTIC ON
[...] (C) At a 12/15 meeting with Emboffs, leading APRA Congressmen Maurico Mulder and Luis Gonzales Posada said that: -- They were pessimistic about the GOP's ability to prepare a convincing case for getting former President Fujimori extradited from Chile; -- APRA strongly opposed initiating a [...]
2005-11-18 17:41:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS ETRD PE
05LIMA4925PERU: DEMARCHE ON NEW REQUIREMENTS SWORDFISH AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Econoff delivered Reftel demarche in English and Spanish to the GOP Foreign Ministry and Fisheries section of the Production Ministry on November 5, and met with the GOP fisheries team on November 16. Industry and government contacts contend that Peruvian vessels comply with IATT [...]
2005-11-18 22:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EFIS SENV PE IATTC
05LIMA4933BEATRIZ MERINO SWORN IN AS OMBUDSMAN
[...] Former Prime Minister Beatriz Merino was sworn in as the new Public Ombudsman on 11/16. On the very day of her swearing in, Merino demonstrated her political clout by obtaining assurances from Prime Minister Pedro Pablo Kuczynski to countermand proposed budget cuts that would have forced the [...]
2005-11-21 17:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4934PERU'S UN AMBASSADOR ON IRAQ
[...] Peru's new Ambassador to the United Nations, Oswaldo de Rivero, who will represent Peru on the Security Council Starting in January, recently authored an article entitled, "Is Iraq Another Vietnam?" in the Lima intellectual journal "Quehacer." De Rivero's piece criticizes U.S. policy in Iraq [...]
2005-11-21 17:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PHUM PREL PE
05LIMA4947ACTION REQUEST: FY-2006 TEN-DAY FUNDED VOLVIS FOR THREE PERUVIAN ARCHAELOGISTS ON "PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF EARTH CONSERVATION STRUCTURES AND COLLECTIONS MANAGEMENT" MARCH 20-30, 2006)
[...] Post requests a ten-day funded Voluntary Visitor program for three (3) Peruvian Archaeologists/Curators in Archaeological Projects, Victor Armando "PIMINCHUMO," Carmen Cecilia "GAMARRA," and Dulce Maria "DELGADO" 2. We request program dates on March 20-30, 2006. 3. Contact in Lima i [...]
2005-11-21 22:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC SCUL PE
05LIMA4962Peru's 2006 National Trade Estimate Report
[...] The following is Post's submission of the National Trade Estimate, as requested in reftel. Trade Overview -------------- 2. The U.S. trade deficit with Peru was $1.6 billion in 2004, an increase of $895 million from the 2003 trade deficit of $710 million. U.S. goods exported in 2004 t [...]
2005-11-22 19:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4969PERU SIGNS "PARTIAL" FTA WITH THAILAND
[...] (U) Summary. After over a year of negotiations, the GOP signed an "early harvest" free trade agreement with Thailand on November 19 during the APEC Conference in Busan, South Korea. The agreement covers approximately 70 percent of products exported by the two countries, but does not cover s [...]
2005-11-22 20:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA4983COUNTERING CHAVEZ IN PERU
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is actively seeking to project his "Bolivarian Revolution" to Peru politically, institutionally (via Venezuela's membership in the Andean Community and South American Community of Nations),commercially (energy integration and offers of development [...]
2005-11-22 22:00:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ENRG PE VE
05LIMA4985SENDERO THREATENS ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT PARTNER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sendero Luminoso (SL) remnants in the Upper Huallaga have threatened five communities either to reject Alternative Development (AD) or suffer the consequences. This follows the kidnapping of AD USG contractors on 11/6 (reftel). Post is curtailing AD operations in the immediate [...]
2005-11-23 14:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PE PGOV PTER SNAR AID
05LIMA4986FUJIMORI UPDATE: PERU'S SUPREME COURT APPROVES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Peru's Supreme Court has approved nine different cases for inclusion in the Fujimori extradition request to Chile. Upon his return to Lima from the APEC Summit, President Toledo would not comment on the specifics of his talks about Fujimori with Japanese PM Koizumi and Chilean P [...]
2005-11-23 14:25:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KJUS PE
05LIMA5008PERU ON SEEKING SUPPORT FOR OAS COLOMBIA MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-23 18:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER EAID CO PE OAS
05LIMA5011KINGPIN ZEVALLOS ARRESTED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING AND
[...] (U) Summary: OFAC-designated Kingpin Fernando Zevallos was arrested in Chosica on charges of drug trafficking, three counts of murder, attempted murder, and three counts of coercion of witnesses on 11/19. The arrest warrant issued in the early morning was executed by the Peruvian National Pol [...]
2005-11-23 19:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PE
05LIMA5012MDA DEMARCHE ON ADDITIONAL GENEVA PROTOCOL--PERU
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-23 21:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ PE ICRC
05LIMA5031OPENING OF NEW POLICE BASE AT PALMA PAMPA
[...] Summary: The new NAS-sponsored police base at Palma Pampa was inaugurated November 16, although airborne interdiction operations began in July. The base is in the heart of the Apurimac/Ene Valley (VRAE) that is one of the main source zones for coca cultivation -- around 14,000 hectares -- a [...]
2005-11-28 15:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT PE PREL SNAR
05LIMA5033 San Gaban: Passing the Goal
[...] Summary: Sunday, November 13, the COCORAH/DIRANDRO/DIRAVPOL coca eradication team surpassed the 8000 hectare mark, the goal established by DEVIDA for 2005, in the San Gaban area of southeastern Peru. NAS Director, DEVIDA officials, and the Director of CORAH visited the eradication camp in M [...]
2005-11-28 16:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PE
05LIMA5037CHILE-PERU MARITIME BOUNDARY - ECONOMIC STAKES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Aside from national sovereignty, Peru's main interest in the disputed waters at the Chile/Peru border is the area's fishery. The approximately 14,600 square miles of disputed seas are rich in anchovies, but less so than further north, making the area probably more valuable to [...]
2005-11-28 17:53:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON PREL CI MARR ETRD PBTS PINS PE
05LIMA5039REQUEST FOR A U.S. SPEAKER FOR CONMEMORATION OF BLACK
[...] Program description: Post requests a speaker to commemorate Black History Month and to promote African American and African Peruvian identity and culture among adolescents in Lima, and the provincial cities of Ica and Lambayeque. The program would consist of a series of artistic workshops to h [...]
2005-11-28 18:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PE
05LIMA5061FORMER INTERIOR MINISTER ROSPIGLIOSI WORRIED ABOUT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Former Interior Minister Fernando Rospigliosi and ex-Director of National Defense Ruben Vargas, in an 11/18 lunch with Poloffs, expressed concern over prospects that ultranationalist Ollanta Humala is establishing himself as a political force to be reckoned with. They had few [...]
2005-11-29 17:14:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PHUM ASEC PE
05LIMA5073TELECOMS REGULATOR PUBLISHES IMPROVED MOBILE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Peruvian telecommunications regulator, OSIPTEL, published its new mobile termination rate on November 24. The new rate is based on cost factors including the value of a company's network investment and the spectrum value. Under the new plan, OSIPTEL will lower the mobile [...]
2005-11-29 21:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
05LIMA5081Peru Position on WTO Issues Unclear
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-30 13:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PE WTO
05LIMA5086PERU AND CUBLA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING
[...] (U) The following is Post's response to reftel A. No Political Support for Cuba ----------------------------- 2. (U) The Peruvian Government maintains formal relations with the Cuban Government, but the two countries have modest diplomatic contacts and bilateral trade. The last visit [...]
2005-11-30 18:24:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL PE
05LIMA5087PERU AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING
[...] (U) The following is Post's response to reftel A. No Political Support for Cuba ----------------------------- 2. (U) The Peruvian Government maintains formal relations with the Cuban Government, but the two countries have modest diplomatic contacts and bilateral trade. The last visit [...]
2005-11-30 18:28:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETTC PREL PE
05LIMA5090SCENESETTER FOR A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO LIMA,
[...] (U) On behalf of Embassy Lima I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to Peru. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to lay the groundwork for close cooperation on the UN Security Council (which Peru will join in January for a two-year term) and on U.N. reform issues. We are arranging [...]
2005-11-30 19:31:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PE
05LIMA5099PERU ON MONITORS FOR BOLIVIAN ELECTIONS
[...] On 11/28, D/Polcouns presented reftel demarche on the need for monitors for the Bolivian elections to the Foreign Ministry's Bolivia Desk Officer, Manuel De Cossio. De Cossio said he was not aware of any intention within the GOP to provide election monitors to Bolivia, but would consult withi [...]
2005-11-30 21:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BO PE
05LIMA5135ANDEAN COMMUNITY SECGEN WAGNER'S PROPOSALS TO
[...] Andean Community of Nations (CAN) Secretary General Allan Wagner hosted a colloquium entitled: "Andean Community External Relations: International Insertion with Social Inclusion" on 11/15, at which he presented his vision for CAN's foreign relations role. Wagner argued that the time and env [...]
2005-12-02 15:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PE
05LIMA5145PERU REJECTS ECUADORIAN-CHILEAN POSITION ON
[...] The Foreign Ministry, on 12/1, issued a communique rejecting the position taken by Ecuadorian President Alfredo Palacios and Chilean President Ricardo Lagos in their Joint Declaration on regional maritime limits issued that same day in Quito. According to media reports, the Ecuadorian and Ch [...]
2005-12-02 16:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PE CI EC
05LIMA5147WTO GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-02 17:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR PE WTO
05LIMA5192OLLANTA HUMALA DRAWS FIRE FROM THE POLITICAL CLASS
[...] (U) Ultra-nationalist presidential candidate Ollanta Humala's recent rise in the polls has galvanized the political class, kicking its immune response system into action against this anti-systemic threat. Ollanta has found himself under attack for having received approximately USD 250,000 i [...]
2005-12-07 16:01:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL SNAR PE
05LIMA5198PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS SECTION, NOVEMBER 2005
[...] (SBU) On November 13, the GOP eradication team passed the 8,000-hectare mark, its 2005 goal. By the end of November, eradication totaled 8,512 hectares as operations in San Gaban continue. They are scheduled to end on December 15. The GOP's proposed 2006 Eradication Plan is awaiting final [...]
2005-12-07 18:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA5200MDA: PERU TO VOTE YES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 21:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ PE ICRC
05LIMA5203FIVE PNP OFFICERS KILLED IN AYACUCHO AMBUSH
[...] (C) On the morning of 12/5 between 15 and 20 armed individuals ambushed and attacked two DIRANDRO vehicles en route from the new NAS-funded DIRANDRO base at Palma Pampa to San Francisco, both in the VRAE (reftels). Five police officers were killed, and a prosecutor and one other police office [...]
2005-12-07 21:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PGOV SNAR PE
05LIMA5205EVALUATION OF INTERNSHIP PROGRAM, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 21:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PE
05LIMA5210SCENESETTER FOR FOREIGN MINISTER OSCAR MAURTUA'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua believes that the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement adds a new political as well as commercial dimension to our relationship. He will wish to discuss how we can take advantage of this to raise the bilateral relationship to a higher level, emphasizing [...]
2005-12-09 16:08:00Embassy LimaSECRETPREL SNAR PTER ETRD PE KICC
05LIMA5222ANDEAN COMMUNITY SECGEN WAGNER'S LETTERS TO
[...] The Embassy has received identical faxed letters, dated 12/6, from Andean Community Secretary General Allan Wagner to the Secretary and to U.S. Trade Representative Portman. The letters express concerns that the U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement could have a negative impact on the Bolivian soy [...]
2005-12-09 21:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL ETRD PE
05LIMA5231DEATH OF PERUVIAN CONTRACTOR IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] The Peruvian Foreign Ministry presented Embassy with a diplomatic note received here on 12/7 which requests information on the circumstances of the death of Martin Jara, a Peruvian citizen who was working as a contractor for the U.S. firm MVM Inc. The note also asks the USG to provide informa [...]
2005-12-12 12:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR PE
05LIMA5247AMERICAN EMBASSY LIMA, PERU, SUMMER HOURS SCHEDULE
[...] American Embassy Lima will start its summer hours schedule January 2, 2006 through March 31, 2006. 2. The scheduled workweek will be Monday through Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Embassy will be closed for business on [...]
2005-12-12 17:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PE
05LIMA5251ENGAGING THE REGION ON BOLIVIA (PERU)
[...] (C) Polcouns raised the USG's concerns regarding events in Bolivia (Reftel) and inquired how Peru viewed its options with respect to these developments during a 12/7 meeting with the Foreign Ministry's Director of Security and Defense Affairs, Daul Matute, Director of North American Affairs, [...]
2005-12-12 19:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PE
05LIMA5252PROGRAM REPORTING: SPEAKER ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
[...] Armando Irizarry, Counsel for Intellectual Property Rights at the Federal Trade Commission's Office of Policy and Coordination, visited Lima under PAS auspices from November 2-3, 2005. Mr. Irizarry's schedule included meetings with key IPR players from the public and private sectors, a vide [...]
2005-12-12 19:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PE
05LIMA5254 LIMA FRAUD PREVENTION UPDATES JULY-SEPTEMBER
[...] (U) During the July-September 2005 reporting period, Lima's Fraud Prevention Unit (FPU) worked closely with airline security personnel and the Peruvian National Police (PNP) in the detection and arrest of multiple document vendors and brokers of false U.S., Spanish, and Mexican travel documen [...]
2005-12-12 20:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKFRD CVIS KCRM ASEC CMGT CJAN CPAS PE
05LIMA5263TERRORISM: TRACKING EXPANSION OF AL-MANAR TO NEW
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 15:42:00Embassy LimaSECRET//NOFORNPTER ASEC PREL ANET PE
05LIMA5264DEMARCHE ON UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-13 16:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PE UNGA UNHRC
05LIMA5267REQUEST FOR STATUS ASSESSMENT OF LIMA AIRPORT
[...] (U) This cable is an action request. Please see para 9. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Peruvian Government and its private airport Concession holder, Lima Airport Partners, continue to press the U.S. Embassy to pay its outstanding bill dating back to 2001 for landing, parking, and other user fees [...]
2005-12-13 20:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PE
05LIMA5284PERU AND ENERGY RING: THREE ELECTIONS AWAY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In discussions on November 21 and December 6, GOP Hydrocarbons Director Gustavo Navarro told Econoff that the GOP needs two elements in place to consolidate a "South American energy ring" deal: the participation of Bolivia and more proven gas reserves in Peru. The Energy Ring is [...]
2005-12-13 22:38:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ETRD PREL ECON CI PE
05LIMA5286SECOND DIPNOTE RE DEATH OF PERUVIAN CONTRACTOR IN
[...] On 12/12, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry presented the Embassy with a second diplomatic note, dated 12/9, requesting information regarding the death in Afghanistan of Peruvian citizen Martin Jara. In this instance, the note inquires about the relationship between the USG and the companies that [...]
2005-12-14 13:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR PE
05LIMA5287POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LOAN REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 15:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID ECON EINV PREL PE
05LIMA5291THE ELECTORAL PROCESS BEGINS
[...] President Alejandro Toledo, on 12/8, officially proclaimed the dates for the next general election (4/9/06) and, should it be necessary, presidential run-off (5/7/06). Currently four alliances and 21 individual parties have registered to present candidates for President, First Vice President, [...]
2005-12-14 18:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PE
05LIMA5309THIRD DIPNOTE RE DEATH OF PERUVIAN CONTRACTOR IN
[...] On 12/14, the Peruvian Foreign Ministry presented the Embassy with a third diplomatic note regarding the death in Afghanistan of Peruvian citizen Martin Jara. In this instance, the Foreign Ministry conveys the request of the 31st Lima Public Prosecutor's Office that Mr. Jara's body be returne [...]
2005-12-15 21:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR ASEC PE
05LIMA5311 STATUS OF INQUIRIES INTO THE DEATHS OF PERUVIAN
[...] Per Ref A, this message summarizes the information post needs in order to respond to diplomatic notes, family concerns, and media inquiries in these cases. 2. Embassy has received three diplomatic notes regarding Martin Jara Hichard, a security guard working for the U.S. firm MVM Inc. who [...]
2005-12-15 22:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR ASEC PE
05LIMA5322TOLEDO CRITICIZES CHAVEZ IN ARMY DAY SPEECH
[...] (U) President Alejandro Toledo clearly, albeit indirectly, criticized Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during his Army Day speech on 12/9. In his remarks, President Toledo recalled that Army Day commemorates the Battle of Ayachucho, where an army made up of recruits from many nations defeate [...]
2005-12-16 15:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR PE
05LIMA5328REQUEST FOR A U.S. SPEAKER ON CULTURAL MARKETING
[...] Program description: Since 2002, Post has sponsored a series of training programs for Peruvian museum personnel under the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the U.S. and the GOP to protect and promote Peruvian cultural patrimony. PAS would like to request your support in identifying [...]
2005-12-16 16:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PE
05LIMA5332THE PERUVIAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN BASELINE: HUMALA
[...] (SBU) The Peruvian presidential race currently has four major contenders: Lourdes Flores of the Unidad Nacional alliance; ultra-nationalist Ollanta Humala, who has yet to register his Peruvian Nationalist Party; former President Alan Garcia of the APRA party; and former Interim President Va [...]
2005-12-16 18:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD SNAR PREL PE
05LIMA5333PERUVIANS WANT QUICK CONGRESSIONAL VOTE ON U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP and supporters of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement believe it is imperative that the current Peruvian Congress vote on the agreement before the new Congress and President are inaugurated in July 2006. The current Congressional Members are familiar with and are favorab [...]
2005-12-16 18:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV EFIN KIPR PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA5335THE ONGOING DEBATE: IS TERRORISM BACK ON THE RISE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Remarks by Prime Minister Kuczynski alleging a growing terrorism problem in Peru have rekindled public interest in this issue, but have generated little consensus on how grave the problem really is. In private, Embassy contacts point to an increasing involvement of Sendero Lumin [...]
2005-12-16 20:19:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC SNAR PE
05LIMA5336PERU: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] The following is Post's submission for the 2005 Annual Terrorism Report. Peru remained a strong supporter of U.S. counterterrorism efforts in 2005. Peru has consistently supported the Global War on Terrorism, has actively participated in the United Nations and OAS Inter-American Committee A [...]
2005-12-16 22:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC KCRM SNAR PE
05LIMA5343PERU: 1377 TELECOM TRADE AGREEMENTS REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. After several years of anticipation and prolonged prodding by Post, Peru's telecommunications regulator Osiptel issued resolution No. 70 on November 21, 2005, which establishes a new mobile termination rate for calls made from pay phones and mobile phones. Under the new regul [...]
2005-12-19 17:45:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON ETRD EINV PE
05LIMA5360POST RESPONSE TO MICROFINANCE INTERNATIONAL
[...] This is an action request. Please see Para 3. 2. Post received OPIC's request for Embassy comments regarding proposed OPIC financing for Microfinancing International Corporation (MFIC) and how recent events may impact the proposed project. After some internal investigation, neither FCS [...]
2005-12-19 21:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPE ENIV OPIC
05LIMA5365TOLEDO MAKES ANOTHER CONTROVERSIAL PICK FOR ARMY
[...] (C) President Toledo has named a reported personal favorite, General Cesar Reinoso Diaz, to become Commanding General of the Army, passing over the three officers who would normally be considered next in line for the job by Army guidelines (which include seniority and military merit). Two of [...]
2005-12-20 20:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR MARR PE
05LIMA5366ZEVALLOS SENTENCED 2O YEARS FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING
[...] On 12/9 the First Criminal Court of Lima found OFAC-designated Kingpin Fernando Zevallos guilty of drug trafficking, money laundering, and the receipt of stolen money. The court sentenced Zevallos to 20 years in prison and froze his assets to repay civil penalties of 100 million soles (approx [...]
2005-12-20 20:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KJUS PE
05LIMA5391INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT,
[...] The following is Post's submission as Part I of the 2005- 2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Drugs and Chemical Controls 2. Summary - In 2004-2005, the Peruvian government (GOP) surpassed its coca eradication goals and conducted operations on land and sea to disr [...]
2005-12-21 20:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PE
05LIMA5392PERU INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] The following is Post's submission as Part II of the 2004-2005 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),regarding financial crimes and money laundering. OVERVIEW AND INTRODUCTION ------------------------- 2. Narcotics-related and other money laundering is taking place, [...]
2005-12-21 20:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR EFIN KCRM PREL PTER PE
05LIMA5396FUJIMORISTAS TRYING TO SELL THEIR MAN AS THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ex-President Alberto Fujimori's brother Santiago, along with three other members of the Fujimorista brain-trust, in a 12/14 breakfast with Polcouns, described their movement's strategy for the upcoming elections; inquired as to the USG's position on the presidential candidacy of [...]
2005-12-21 22:27:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL PE
05LIMA5397ANOTHER SENDERO LUMINOSO AMBUSH LEAVES EIGHT
[...] (C) SUMMARY. On 12/20, Sendero Luminoso (SL) members ambushed and killed eight Peruvian National Police officers near the town of Aucayacu, located in the Huallaga River coca production zone. The attack followed by only two weeks the SL murder of five officers in northern Ayacucho, a differen [...]
2005-12-21 23:02:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV ASEC SNAR PE
05LIMA5399JAPAN WAITING FOR NEXT GOVERNMENT TO UPGRADE
[...] (C) New Japanese Political Counselor Yasushi Noguchi, during a lunch with Polcouns on 12/21, provided the following read-out on the state of Peruvian-Japanese bilateral relations following ex-President Alberto Fujimori's flight from Japan to Chile: -- The GOJ was astonished by the Peruvia [...]
2005-12-22 15:45:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV JA PE CI
05LIMA5430A/S SILVERBERG'S VISIT TO LIMA, DECEMBER 2-6
[...] (C) A/S Silverberg, in meeting with Foreign Ministry counterparts, opinion leaders and the Chair of the Congressional Foreign Relations Committee, delivered a strong message about U.S. priorities for UN reform during her December 2-6 visit to Lima. The Foreign Ministry said that Peru shares [...]
2005-12-27 16:38:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PE
05LIMA5440SENDERO IS CHANGING STRATEGY: WHAT IT MEANS FOR
[...] (C) I believe that the armed Sendero Luminoso factions in the Monzon and VRAE valleys have changed both their strategic objectives and tactics in a way that has implications for our counter narcotics work and anti-terrorism interests. The Toledo Government fully doesn,t realize this yet. We [...]
2005-12-27 19:33:00Embassy LimaSECRETPTER PINS ASEC SNAR PGOV PE
05LIMA5445 BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON
[...] Poloff met with Caddin S.A.C. (Caddin) Administrative Manager (AM) Magdalena Paredes Guerra and Commercial Manager Miguel Nopo Fernandez on 12/12 and visited the place of business. Poloff also spoke with Director General (DG) Alfonso Paredes Guerra by phone on 12/13. AM Paredes and GM Paredes [...]
2005-12-27 21:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC PE
05LIMA5446ANNOUNCMENT OF FORCE ADJUSTMENT IN IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-27 22:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS PREL MARR MOPS IZ PE
05LIMA5467CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-29 14:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA PE
05LIMA5486PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS, DECEMBER 2005
[...] (SBU) The Government of Peru (GOP) eradicated close to 9,000 hectares of coca in 2005, far surpassing its goal of 8,000 hectares. This achievement was accomplished through the strong commitment of the Ministry of Interior's eradication force (CORAH) and the drug police (DIRANDRO) that provid [...]
2005-12-30 19:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
05LIMA5487AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES HUMAL, DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. On the fringes of the Third Annual Regional Agricultural Conference in Arequipa, November 27-28, the Ambassador met with local dignitaries to discuss a variety of issues, including regional development, the visit of presidential candidate Ollanta Humala to Arequipa, the recent [...]
2005-12-30 20:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA68Textile Industry Fears End of MultiFiber Agreement
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Peruvian Government fears that the termination of the World Trade Organization's MultiFiber Agreement (MFA) on January 1 will limit the Peruvian textile industry's ability to compete on both the domestic and international markets. The textile industry accounted for approxi [...]
2005-01-05 20:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE
05LIMA757CONSOLIDATING SUPPORT FOR HAITIAN ELECTIONS (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-16 15:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL HA PE XL UNSC
05LIMA870PERU: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] Summary. Post recommends that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2005. Peru continued to face high levels of copyright piracy, including a substantial increase in optical disc piracy affecting the audiovisual industry in 2004. Indecopi, the GOP's IPR administrative agency, co [...]
2005-02-22 22:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR PE
05LIMA976AMBASSADOR'S TRIP TO AYACUCHO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador visited Ayacucho February 17-19, as part of a series of trips aimed at raising public awareness throughout Peru regarding potential benefits of a free trade agreement with the U.S. In the course of contacts with public officials and opinion leaders in Ayacucho, this trip also [...]
2005-03-01 19:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAID PE
05LIMA992Mexican Summary of Meeting on Mexican HR Initiative
[...] (SBU) Post transmits verbatim text received from the Peruvian Foreign Affairs Ministry of a summary, prepared by the Mexican Foreign Ministry, of the GRULAC working meeting in Mexico regarding Mexico's proposal to develop an informal mechanism for cooperation among GRULAC countries on human r [...]
2005-03-02 17:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL CU MX PE UNHCR
05MADRID1063SPAIN'S AID PROGRAM IN ANDEAN REGION
[...] Econoff met March 13 with Spanish Agency for International Development (AECI) officials in the Subdirectorate General for South America to answer reftel questions. Our contacts noted that Andean countries have been priorities for Spanish Aid for several years, and that most Andean countries wi [...]
2005-03-17 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PREL CO ECIN PE BL VE SP EUN
05QUITO120DEMINING: POLITICAL PROBLEMS THREATEN OPERATIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: Humanitarian demining (HD) continues apace in Ecuador, although political difficulties - both bilateral and multilateral - threaten future effectiveness. 2004 successes include the conclusion of mine clearance operations in El Oro, near-completion in Loja, and termination of mine im [...]
2005-01-19 20:04:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDKHDP PHUM MASS MOPS MARR EC PE
05QUITO1621 USITC 2004 Annual Andean Investment and Drug Crop
[...] Below is Post's response to the U.S. International Trade Commission's request for information regarding Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) related investment in Ecuador in 2004. 2. Summary. Ecuadorian investment in industries that export to the United States has not [...]
2005-07-08 19:26:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON OTRA ASEC PE
05SANTIAGO1539VICE-PRESIDENT OF VENEZUELA'S "TELESUR" SPEAKS
[...] (U) Summary: The executive vice-president of Venezuelan-Latin American TV Channel "Telesur," Aram Aharonian, visited Chile July 8-11 to promote Venezuela's regional TV project. Aharonian met with Minister-level government spokesman Osvaldo Puccio on July 8, and spoke to an audience of over 1 [...]
2005-07-15 20:46:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPRC PREL KMDR KPAO CI VE AR BR PE UY
05SANTIAGO1551CHILE AND PERU RENEW "2 PLUS 2" TALKS
[...] (SBU) On July 6 Chilean and Peruvian Defense and Foreign Ministers met for the second time in the "2 plus 2" process meant to build mutual confidence and military cooperation between the two countries. Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo was visibly supportive of the process, receiving the f [...]
2005-07-19 15:55:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PBTS PE CI
05SANTIAGO2368CHILE'S ELECTIONS: FINAL PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
[...] (C) Summary: Chile's four presidential candidates participated in an uneventful and final televised debate on November 17, one day after the release of a poll showing that support for Concertacion candidate and front-runner Michelle Bachelet has dropped below 40 percent. National Renewal (RN) [...]
2005-11-17 20:39:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SOCI EAID CI PE
05SANTIAGO2572HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH REQUESTS ADDITIONAL DECLASSIFICATION OF DOCUMENTS RELATED TO FUJIMORI FOR POSSIBLE USE IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
[...] (C) Human Rights Watch (HRW) Americas Division Director Jose Miguel Vivanco called on the Ambassador on December 23 to discuss HRW's December 2005 report on the evidence implicating former Peruvian President Fujimori. In summarizing the findings of the report (""Probable Cause: Evidence implicat [...]
2005-12-23 18:42:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KJUS CI PE
05VIENNA796AUSTRIAN ASSISTANCE TO ANDEAN REGION
[...] The GOA focuses its public development assistance (ODA) projects on certain "priority and cooperation countries." None of the Andean states are in this category. Consequently, bilateral projects in the Andean region only accounted for a tiny fraction (0.4%) of Austria's total ODA, which amoun [...]
2005-03-11 07:47:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL CO EC PE BL VE AU EUN
06BRASILIA2207 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR STAS, AAAS AND INR
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Science and Technology adviser (STAS) Atkinson; Deputy STAS Andrew Reynolds, Jefferson; Science fellows Kim Boyer and Edward Samulksi, AAAS fellow Christina McCain; and INR geographer Lee Schwartz, to travel to and Sao Paulo and Campinas (SP),N [...]
2006-10-20 18:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO TPHY CI PE OTRA US BR
06BRASILIA2275 COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OFFICER TO
[...] Mission welcomes and grants country clearance for Foreign Affairs Officer Michael C. Egan, to travel to Rio de Janeiro and Petropolis (RJ),Brazil, November 10-17, 2006, to participate in the "Global Dialogue on Emerging Science and Technology" (GDEST) on the topic of bioinformatics, hosted by [...]
2006-10-30 19:16:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO TPHY CI PE OTRA US BR
06BRIDGETOWN694COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ANGELA DAVIS TO
[...] Embassy Bridgetown requests country clearance for the following person to attend the Latin American & Caribbean Avian Influenza Meeting on May 3-5, 2006. Name: Angela Davis Title: Program Management Specialist Purpose: To attend the Avian Influenza Meeting Passport Number: PC611409 - ( [...]
2006-04-25 18:17:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EAID BB PE XL XM
06BUENOSAIRES2199OTA FIT: FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES (FIT)
[...] (U) ACTION REQUESTED -- PARAGRAPH 5. 2. (SBU) AS PART OF A USG/GOVERNMENT OF CHILE BILATERAL INITIATIVE, THE U.S. TREASURY OFFICE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE (OTA) IS OFFERING A ONE-WEEK FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS TECHNIQUES (FIT) COURSE IN SANTIAGO, CHILE, OCTOBER 23 ) OCTOBER 27. IN ORDER TO M [...]
2006-09-26 19:52:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PREL KTFN AR BL PE
06BUENOSAIRES512PERUVIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE VISITS ARGENTINA
[...] (U) On March 2, Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanto Humala visited Argentina during a campaign tour of the region and met with President Nestor Kirchner, Cabinet Chief Alberto Fernandez and Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana at the Casa Rosada. According to press reports, there are as many as [...]
2006-03-03 20:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL AR PE
06LIMA1010 BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON
[...] Peruvian Navy Squadron Commander Percy Acosta told Poloff on 3/8 that his squadron is the end user for the helicopter parts in Ref A. He provided Poloff with the following answers to Ref A questions: CAN THE NAVY CONFIRM IT PLACED AN ORDER FOR THE PARTS LISTED IN REFTEL PARAGRAPH 4? -- A [...]
2006-03-14 21:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC PE
06LIMA1064CONSERVATIVE OR POPULIST? LOURDES' ECONOMIC PLANS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Center-right candidate Lourdes Flores has developed an economic plan based on neo-liberal economic policies, including stressing fiscal responsibility, calling for the streamlining of government, endorsing the privatization of state owned enterprises and infrastructure, and pr [...]
2006-03-17 18:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PE
06LIMA1065VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: ANDRADE GLUM ON
[...] (C) Centrist Front First Vice President candidate Alberto Andrade continues to blame his alliance's presidential candidate Valentin Paniagua for their campaign's shortcomings and lack of success in the polls. Andrade seems to be focusing on the congressional race, in which he believes the C [...]
2006-03-17 18:56:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1079BUSINESS SECTOR'S ANALYST FORESEES HUMALA VICTORY
[...] (S) A management consultant hired by a small group of Peruvian businessmen to study electoral trends has conducted 54 focus groups nationwide with C-E (lower-middle class to poverty stricken) sector participants. His analysis of the focus groups and polling by the Apoyo consultancy points to a [...]
2006-03-20 21:17:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1080ELECTION UPDATE: HUMALA PULLING AWAY AS FLORES
[...] (SBU) Ultra-nationalist, "outsider," Union por el Peru (UPP) presidential candidate Ollanta Humala took over first place in the latest national poll by the Apoyo consultancy, performed 3/15-17, rising one point to 32 percent, while former front-runner, center-right Unidad Nacional candidate [...]
2006-03-20 21:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1099PERU LABOR LEADERS ON LOURDES/HUMALA, FTA, LABOR,S
[...] Peruvian labor leaders reject both candidates Lourdes Flores Nano and Ollanta Humala as too extreme, a situation that could create an opportunity for APRA candidate Alan Garcia were he to take up the cause of the proposed General Labor Law (Ref C). A labor rep from Arequipa described her reg [...]
2006-03-21 18:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EINV PGOV PHUM PINS PE
06LIMA1126OLLANTA HUMALA MEETS WITH EU AMBASSADORS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On March 20, British Ambassador Richard Ralph provided his US and Canadian colleagues with a readout of the EU Ambassadors' meeting with Ollanta Humala five days earlier. Amb. Ralph said that Humala was accompanied by his wife Nadine, who said nothing, and by a leading business [...]
2006-03-22 20:40:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PREL EU PE
06LIMA113COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL GARRIDO &
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin F. Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler of the Federal Aviation Administration, for the period of January 17, 2006 through January 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct follow up inspection of select, A 14 CFR, P [...]
2006-01-11 16:45:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1139ALAN GARCIA'S ECONOMIC PLAN
[...] (C) Summary: Should center-left presidential candidate Alan Garcia become President of Peru again, he would most likely pursue an economic program similar to other left-leaning Latin American presidents like Brazilian President Lula and former Chilean President Lagos: generally conservative p [...]
2006-03-23 16:21:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PE
06LIMA1149PRIVATE SECTOR CALLS FOR DELAY OF FTA SIGNING
[...] (SBU) Summary. The debate on when to sign the U.S.-free trade agreement has moved into the public forum, with representatives from several pro-FTA business federations publicly announcing that the signing of the agreement should be delayed until after the first round of elections on April [...]
2006-03-23 20:09:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PE
06LIMA1154VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: AREQUIPA IS HUMALA
[...] (SBU) In traditionally idiosyncratic, independent-minded Arequipa, business, media, and University leaders told Poloff, during a 3/16-19 visit, that Ultra-nationalist, "outsider," Union por el Peru (UPP) presidential candidate Ollanta Humala would decisively win in Arequipa Department as well [...]
2006-03-23 22:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1155MRTA LEADER VICTOR POLAY SENTENCED TO 32 YEARS IN
[...] (U) On 3/21, Peru's National Anti-Terrorism Court imposed a 32-year prison sentence on Victor Polay Campos, the founder and principal commander of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) terrorist group. Polay was found guilty of multiple counts of murder, bombing, kidnapping and extorti [...]
2006-03-23 22:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER KJUS ASEC PE
06LIMA1156NEW DEVELOPMENT IN GE CASE
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador, during a March 21 meeting with Disputes Coordinator Aurelio Loret de Mola, raised the General Electric case. He noted that the U.S. company feared that the First Criminal Court of Appeals would overturn the Summer Court of Appeal's January ruling upholding the lifting o [...]
2006-03-23 22:48:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ETRD EINV PE
06LIMA1157 PERU ASKS FOR SUPPORT FOR HR COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] On 3/20 Post received a Diplomatic Note asking for USG support for Peru's candidacy to the Human Rights Council. Julio Garro, Foreign Ministry's Director of Multilateral Affairs, told Poloff on 3/21 that the GOP wished to emphasize the importance of this election for Peru. 2. Begin text of [...]
2006-03-24 11:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNGA PE
06LIMA1158PROMOTING DIGITAL FREEDOM INITIATIVE PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post has coordinated closely with the GOP and the private sector to advance the Digital Freedom Initiative (DFI) in Peru during the past year. In December, we established a DFI Working Group of nine officials, including two from the Embassy, two from the GOP and the General M [...]
2006-03-24 11:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
06LIMA117Peru's Investment Climate Statement 2006
[...] The following is Post's submission of Peru's 2006 Investment Climate Statement, as requested in reftel. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the econo [...]
2006-01-11 18:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
06LIMA1177COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR TREASURY ADVISOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury Advisor Joseph Bognanno for the period of March 27, 2006 through March 29, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to provide technical assistance and assesment of the Financial Intelligence Unit's IT systems. Per Reftel [...]
2006-03-24 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EFIN OTRA AR ES PE
06LIMA1184GOP STILL SORTING ITSELF OUT ON FTA SIGNING DATE
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with Prime Minister Kuczynski on March 22 to discuss possible dates for an FTA signing. Kuczynski had been briefed by President Toledo on the Ambassador's private meeting with him a week earlier (ref A). Kuczynski said that Toledo has moved from determination to sign on [...]
2006-03-24 18:59:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EINV PGOV PE
06LIMA1197HUMALA EXPANDS LEAD, WHILE FLORES INCHES DOWN AND
[...] (SBU) Ultra-nationalist, "outsider," Union por el Peru (UPP) presidential candidate Ollanta Humala gained one percentage point over the past week (to 33 percent) in the latest Apoyo nationwide poll, performed 3/22-24, expanding his lead over center-right Unidad Nacional alliance candidate Lo [...]
2006-03-27 21:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1204COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ADAPTATION WORKSHOP
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Shira Yoffe for the period of April 17, 2006 through April 24, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend a United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Latin American Workshop on Adaptation. Per Reftel [...]
2006-03-28 13:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA SENV PE
06LIMA1205COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC GRAYLIN MILLER,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Graylin Miller, Biologist; Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Medical Epidemiologist; George Luber, Epidemiologist; Manish Patel, Medical Officer; Joshua Schier, Medical Toxicologist; Fuyuen Yip, Medical Epidemiologist for the period of [...]
2006-03-28 14:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1215SUDAN - ACCELERATING UNSC RE-HATTING (PERU)
[...] (C) On 3/21 Poloff discussed UNSC re-hatting of the Sudan PKO with Foreign Ministry Director of Multilateral Affairs Julio Garro and Deputy Director of UN Affairs Miguel Barreto. Poloff emphasized the USG view that the African Union's request for re-hatting was definitive and without precondit [...]
2006-03-28 17:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SOCI SU PE
06LIMA1220VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: CHRISTIAN
[...] (C) Humberto Lay Sun, presidential candidate for the Christian evangelical National Restoration (RN) party, told Poloff 3/27 that his campaign is generating increased momentum (the most recent Apoyo poll has Lay's support doubling to two percent while his party could meet the minimum thresho [...]
2006-03-29 11:52:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA1229LIMA MAYOR CASTENEDA,S UNUSUAL AND SUCCESSFUL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Lima Mayor Luis Casteneda has a unique political style that has built him political support among the lower middle class and poor. He eschews vocal populism, letting his deeds speak for him, and approaches municipal governance in a manner more common to business than the public [...]
2006-03-29 19:41:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA123RECORD 24 PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES REGISTERED;
[...] (U) A record 24 parties/alliances met the 1/9 deadline to apply to register their presidential tickets for the April election. Ex-President Alberto Fujimori's bid to head the Si Cumple party ticket was rejected by the Lima Special Electoral Board, but is being appealed to the National Electo [...]
2006-01-12 14:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1233VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: UNIDAD NACIONAL
[...] (C) In recent conversations with Poloffs, Unidad Nacional alliance congressional candidates and advisors described a disorganized campaign struggling to come up with a formula to reverse presidential candidate Lourdes Flores' steady fall in the polls. Going into the last three weeks of the [...]
2006-03-29 20:47:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1240SUDAN - ACCELERATING UNSC RE-HATTING
[...] (C) On 3/21 Poloff discussed UNSC re-hatting of the Sudan PKO with Foreign Ministry Director of Multilateral Affairs Julio Garro and Deputy Director of UN Affairs Miguel Barreto. Poloff emphasized the USG view that the African Union's request for re-hatting was definitive and without precondi [...]
2006-03-30 15:50:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO SOCI SU PE
06LIMA1247HUMALA'S LIAISON TO BUSINESS SECTOR MEETS WITH THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Salomon Lerner Ghitis, ultranationalist "outsider" Union por el Peru (UPP) party presidential candidate Ollanta Humala's unofficial liaison to the business community, provided his impressions of Humala's policies, personality and advisors during a meeting with the Ambassador on [...]
2006-03-30 21:52:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR ETRD PE
06LIMA1257MARCH 2006 MONTHLY CABLE
[...] (SBU) Here are the key developments in March 2006: -- In March, CORAH eradicated 1,593 hectares of coca in the Polvora/Pizana region of the Huallaga Valley. Thirteen hectares of opium poppy were also eradicated by the Police. -- DIRANDRO also destroyed 47 cocaine base labs and neutrali [...]
2006-03-31 17:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA1258PRIVATE SECTOR VIEWS OF HUMALA: THE MAN WITH NO
[...] (C) Summary: Spanish investors in Peru are taking a wait-and-see attitude to leading Presidential Candidate Ollanta Humala, but most believe they can live with what he might do, according to the Spanish Ambassador. Private sector representatives in the mining, oil, and gas sectors, including [...]
2006-03-31 18:31:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EINV PGOV PE
06LIMA1263LETOURNEAU AND GOP REACH SETTLEMENT AFTER 35 YEARS
[...] (SBU) Summary: LeTourneau's attorney on March 30 accepted Peru's offer of compensation for road construction performed more than 35 years ago. Payment of the approximately $10 million settlement, expected by May 15, would conclude this ATPDEA commercial dispute. End Summary. ATPDEA Resusc [...]
2006-04-03 14:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA1277ELECTION UPDATE: FINAL POLL HAS HUMALA A SHOO-IN
[...] (U) Ultra-nationalist "outsider" Union por el Peru (UPP) candidate Ollanta Humala maintained his substantial lead over Unidad Nacional's Lourdes Flores in the latest Apoyo poll, released 4/2, although his support fell for the first time in nearly two months, from 33 to 31 percent. Flores con [...]
2006-04-03 21:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA128GE - ONE STEP CLOSER TO RESOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 27, the 8th Penal Court in Lima ruled in favor of General Electric (GE) on one of its six habeas corpus cases, lifting the international arrest warrant for the GE executives accused of having wrongfully terminated and committed fraud against former GE distributor i [...]
2006-01-12 15:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON KIDE PE
06LIMA1284IMF'S VIEW ON PERUVIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
[...] (U) Transmission delayed due to techical problems. 2. (C) Summary. A team from the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Western Hemisphere division met with officials from the five leading presidential campaigns in March. The IMF team spent a minimum of two hours with each group, listen [...]
2006-04-04 17:09:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN EINV ETRD PE
06LIMA1286BUSINESS COMMUNITY LINED UP ON FTA CAMPAIGN
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Private sector leaders are ready to begin the FTA public ad campaign beginning on April 10, the day after national elections. Focus groups are already identifying themes and attitudes in provinces to better target audiences about the benefits of a U.S.-Peru free trade agreement [...]
2006-04-04 18:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA1299COCA COMMUNITIES SIGN UP FOR ALTERNATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Coca growing communities are signing up to voluntarily eradicate their coca and participate in USAID's Alternative Development (AD) Program at a rate on par to meet the annual target of eradicating 2500 hectares. Uncertainties regarding upcoming elections and the pro-coca rhet [...]
2006-04-05 15:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PE
06LIMA1303CANADIAN INVESTORS WARY OF HUMALA
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 31 meeting, Canadian Ambassador Genevieve Des Rivieres provided Ambassador Struble with a readout of the nearly two hour meeting she hosted the day before between Ollanta Humala and Canadian investors. Ambassador Des Rivieres shared two impressions: first, that H [...]
2006-04-05 16:47:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV ETRD EINV PE
06LIMA1304COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA BARBARA JEAN CASSIDY.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-05 18:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1326VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: JUNIN DIVIDED, BUT
[...] (SBU) In Junin Department and its capital Huancayo, the commercial hub of the central sierra, community leaders told Polofff during a 3/27-29 visit that ultra-nationalist, "outsider", Union por el Peru (UPP) party presidential candidate Ollanta Humala would likely win a plurality of votes, but [...]
2006-04-06 15:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1343VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: APRA OUTWARDLY
[...] (C) APRA party Co-Secretary General (and Congressman) Mauricio Mulder, in a 4/3 lunch with Poloffs, was optimistic that APRA presidential candidate Alan Garcia would outpoll Unidad Nacional's Lourdes Flores and reach the second-round run-off against ultra-nationalist "outsider" Union por el [...]
2006-04-07 18:17:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1344OAS OBSERVER MISSION AND ELECTORAL AUTHORITIES
[...] (U) The heads of the National Electoral Board (JNE) and the Office of National Electoral Processes (ONPE) told Polcouns 4/6 that they were confident the 4/9 general elections will proceed in a free, fair and secure manner. OAS Observer Mission director Lloyd Axworthy concurred with this asse [...]
2006-04-07 18:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1345VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: CRACKS APPEAR IN
[...] (U) During a 4/4-5 visit to the northern coastal area, local observers told Poloff that APRA presidential candidate Alan Garcia will likely carry Chiclayo by a narrow margin, with Unidad Nacional's Lourdes Flores and Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala battling for second place. In Piura [...]
2006-04-07 18:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1346ELECTION UPDATE: CAMPAIGNS HOLD FINAL RALLIES;
[...] (U) Presidential hopefuls ended their campaigns with a flourish, holding massive closing rallies on 4/6, the final day for campaigning before the 4/9 general elections. Two of the three leading candidates, Unidad Nacional's Lourdes Flores and APRA's Alan Garcia, addressed their supporters in [...]
2006-04-07 18:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1357PERU ON U.S. DECISION NOT TO RUN FOR UN HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-07 22:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KUNR UNGA PE
06LIMA1358NEW VICE FOREIGN MINISTER LOBBIES AMBASSADOR FOR
[...] (C) The Ambassador invited new Vice Foreign Minister Harold Forsyth over for a one-on-one breakfast April 7. Forsyth, who according to rumor has the inside track to become Foreign Minister if Ollanta Humala is elected President, quickly steered the subject to Peru,s election. The Vice Ministe [...]
2006-04-07 22:43:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1361PERU ON PSI ENDORSEMENT
[...] (C) On 4/7, D/Polcouns delivered reftel points, background and draft diplomatic note regarding PSI endorsement to Foreign Ministry Director of Multilateral Affairs Julio Garro. Since this was the first time we had discussed PSI with Garro, who is still relatively new to his position, Emboff b [...]
2006-04-07 23:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP PE
06LIMA1362COUNTRY CLEARANCE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY PHYSICAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of USGS Physical Scientist Alfredo Gurmendi for the period of April 29, 2006 through May 20, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the panel discussions related to Mining and Development and also to attend the 7th In [...]
2006-04-10 14:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC THPY OTRA KSCA TBIO BR PE
06LIMA1365ELECTION RESULTS (64 PERCENT REPORTING): HUMALA
[...] (U) With 64 of voting tables reporting, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) reports the following results in the presidential race: Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala 24.9 percent, Unidad Nacional's (UN) Lourdes Flores 23.4 percent, APRA's Alan Garcia 22.3 percent. Humal [...]
2006-04-10 17:50:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1373ELECTION RESULTS (64 PERCENT REPORTING): HUMALA
[...] (U) With 64 of voting tables reporting, the National Office of Electoral Processes (ONPE) reports the following results in the presidential race: Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala 24.9 percent, Unidad Nacional's (UN) Lourdes Flores 23.4 percent, APRA's Alan Garcia 22.3 percent. Humal [...]
2006-04-10 20:44:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1391ELECTION RESULTS (81.1 PERCENT REPORTING): HUMALA
[...] SUMMARY: With 81.1 percent of voting tables reporting, Union por el Peru (UPP) candidate Ollanta Humala has a nearly five point lead over his closest challenger. That happens to be APRA's Alan Garcia, who has narrowly overtaken Unidad Nacional's Lourdes Flores in the race for the second run- [...]
2006-04-10 22:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1395CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 17:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA PE
06LIMA1396CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 17:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA PE
06LIMA1406FUJIMORISTAS DELIGHTED WITH ELECTION RESULTS AND
[...] (C) Jaime Yoshiyama, former Minister and President of Congress under Alberto Fujimori and top advisor to Santiago Fujimori, Alberto's brother and the Fujimorista Alliance for the Future (AF) party's candidate for First Vice President and Congress, was jubilant over the election results during [...]
2006-04-11 19:34:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1438COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. HALLET.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Mark Hallett, Senior Investigator, National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke for the period of April 26, 2006 through April 29, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to present, "Taxias, Analysis of Gait Disorders a [...]
2006-04-12 16:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA1439COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL GARRIDO &
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 17:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1441COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN. ATD
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 7, 2006 through May 17, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, in [...]
2006-04-12 18:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1443DEMARCHE: VENEZUELA'S IRRESPONSIBLE BEHAVIOR ON
[...] (C) Dep PolCouns delivered the demarche on Venezuela's irresponsible behavior on counter terrorism (Ref A) to the Director of Multilateral Affairs Julio Garro on 4/11. On 4/12 Garro thanked Poloff for the information in the demarche and said he had not/not yet received a readout from the Peruvi [...]
2006-04-12 20:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC VE UN PE
06LIMA1450ELECTION RESULTS (87.84 PERCENT COUNTED): IT IS
[...] As of 16:00 local time on 4/12, the Office of National Electoral Processes (ONPE) reported that it has counted 87.84 percent of the vote tally sheets. The results to date are as follows: -- Ollanta Humala 30.99 percent - 3,431,447 votes -- Alan Garcia 24.44 percent - 2,706,260 [...]
2006-04-12 22:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1451Embassy Science Fellows Program (PERU)
[...] Summary: Embassy Lima would like to host an Embassy Science Fellow, and proposes USGS scientist William Earl Brooks for a project lasting approximately six weeks in January and February 2007. Dr. Brooks would study the distribution and effects of mercury in connection with gold mining and ot [...]
2006-04-12 22:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER SENV PE
06LIMA1452APRA CONFIDENT OF MAKING SECOND-ROUND RUN-OFF, SEEKS EMBASSY'S ASSISTANCE IN CEMENTING DEMOCRATIC COALITION AGAINST HUMALA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-12 22:48:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1454COUNTRY CLEARANCE.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Shira Yoffe, for the period of April 17-20, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in UNFCCC workshop. Per Reftel no Embassy assistance has been requested. Embassy POC Howard would appreciate an email summary o [...]
2006-04-12 23:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC SENV PE
06LIMA1473PERUVIAN PRIVATE SECTOR GEARS UP FOUR-WEEK
[...] (S) A marketing consultant hired by top Peruvian business sector leaders to design and implement a four-week public information campaign to promote the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) provided a briefing to the Ambassador and Emboffs on 4/6. The consultant explained that the campaign [...]
2006-04-17 22:12:00Embassy LimaSECRETPROG PREL ETRD PE
06LIMA1482PERU AND CUBA: NSC-DIRECTED REVIEW REGARDING
[...] (U) The following is Post,s response to reftel A. No Political Support for Cuba ----------------------------- 2. (U) The Peruvian Government maintains formal relations with the Cuban Government, but the two countries have modest diplomatic contacts and bilateral trade. The last visit [...]
2006-04-18 17:04:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETTC ECON PREL PE
06LIMA1491INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-18 23:03:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PE
06LIMA1508PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULTS (91.5 PERCENT
[...] As of 8:42 local time on 4/19, the Office of National Electoral Processes (ONPE) reported that it has counted 91.532 percent of the vote tally sheets (which normally have no more than 200 votes per Acta, or tally sheet.) The results to date are: -- Ollanta Humala 30.789 percent - 3,51 [...]
2006-04-19 23:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1509U.S. VOLUNTEERS TO OAS ELECTION OBSERVATION
[...] Thirty-eight Embassy officers and family members volunteered to be observers for the Organization of American States (OAS) Election Observation Mission on 4/9. The U.S. volunteers were dispatched to polling sites in ten departments: Ancash, Arequipa, Cajamarca, Cusco, Ica, La Libertad, Lambay [...]
2006-04-19 23:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PE
06LIMA1511INCREASING DIPLOMATIC PRESSURE ON IRAN (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-20 14:41:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EU EUN IAEA KNNP UNSC IR PE
06LIMA1534 ILLEGAL LOGGING THRIVES IN PERU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Peru exports the most broad leaf mahogany in the world, a majority of it to the U.S. Much of the exports are likely from illegal logging, violating Peruvian law and the CITES international convention against trafficking in endangered species. The GOP, NGO community and Peruv [...]
2006-04-21 14:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD EINV EAID ECON PGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA1549EMBASSY'S ASSESSMENT OF OAS MONITORING OF PERUVIAN
[...] As noted in Ref A, Embassy Lima participated in force in the Organization of American States (OAS) Election Observation Mission for the 4/9 Peruvian general elections, and thus had the opportunity to evaluate the Mission's performance at all levels. Lloyd Axworthy's leadership of the delegati [...]
2006-04-24 17:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OAS PE
06LIMA1550AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAN GILBREATH.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jan Gilbreath for the period of April 26, 2006 through April 30, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the public, national workshops that present and discuss the results of environmental assessments of trade liberalizati [...]
2006-04-24 18:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC SENV OTRA KSCA TPHY EPA PE
06LIMA1551COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA AVIATION INSPECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-24 18:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR PE
06LIMA158LIMA MAYOR LUIS CASTANEDA ON OLLANTA HUMALA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Lima Mayor Luis Castaneda, in a 1/10 meeting with the Ambassador and Polcouns, characterized Ollanta Humala's appeal to Peru's marginalized voters as one of "sentiment," not reasoning. He cautioned that frontal attacks on Humala will backfire and mused that the best way to und [...]
2006-01-13 14:19:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1587INAUGURATION OF DFI MICRO TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Struble, accompanied by an official from USAID Washington, the Vice Minister of Industry, and the General Managers of Voxiva, Motorola, Telefonica and Cisco, inaugurated on April 19 the first micro telecommunications company established under USAID's Last Mile Initi [...]
2006-04-25 17:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON EAID PE
06LIMA159ANOTHER LEGAL CHALLENGE TO HUMALA'S CANDIDACY
[...] The Special Electoral Board of Lima (JEEL),on 1/12, rejected the remaining legal challenge to the presidential candidacy of ultra-nationalist Ollanta Humala. The legal challenge, filed by one Percy Castro Chipana, objected that Humala's membership in the Partido Nacionalista Peruano (PNP) p [...]
2006-01-13 14:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1594AMBASSADOR PROMOTES FTA, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his April 18-19 trip to Junin, a Department in the Peruvian highlands, the Ambassador met with several local dignitaries and agricultural producers to discuss the U.S.-Peru free trade agreement and economic development. The Ambassador toured several facilities that rec [...]
2006-04-25 22:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID ECON EAGR PE
06LIMA1595HOW THE ANDEAN COMMUNITY IPR DECISION AFFECTS PERU
[...] (SBU) Summary. On April 6, the Andean Commission issued Decision 632, which clarified the Andean Community's regulations on data protections for patents. Under Decision 632, member countries may protect test data through the imposition of data exclusivity periods, which is consistent with T [...]
2006-04-26 12:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR EINV PGOV PE
06LIMA1602AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 15, 2006 through May 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, i [...]
2006-04-26 16:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1603AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of May 15, 2006 through May 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit to collaborate with Robert Gilman, Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Informatica, Salud y Aglicultura on Chagas disease research, i [...]
2006-04-26 16:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1604COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL JOSE PEREZ.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-26 17:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1637GARCIA OFF TO GOOD START, SAYS APRA INSIDER DEL
[...] (C) Summary: APRA insider Jorge del Castillo told the Ambassador April 25 that Alan Garcia is steering clear of public discussion of coalitions until after the second round of Presidential elections; Garcia feels (correctly, we judge) that opening talks with the Flores and Paniagua camp would [...]
2006-04-27 22:04:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA1646PERU: DEMARCHE ON SPECIAL 301 REPORT DELIEVERED
[...] (SBU) We spoke to Martin Moscoso, head of Indecopi's copyright office, on April 28 to discuss the listing of Peru on the Special 301 Watch List, per reftel A. Moscoso stated that while he understood why Peru included on the Watch List, he wanted to emphasize that the GOP, working closely wi [...]
2006-04-28 19:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR PE
06LIMA1669AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL -
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-02 17:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1681CHAVEZ FUELS MORE CONTRETEMPS WITH PERU
[...] (C) Over May Day weekend, Hugo Chavez continued to lobby verbal salvos, first at Alan Garcia, and then at Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo. In response, Peru has recalled its Ambassador to Caracas. President Toledo on May 1 announced that he would expel Venezuela,s Ambassador if the BRV [...]
2006-05-02 22:24:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PE VE
06LIMA17TANS AIRLINES - ONLY 11 DAYS LEFT TO FLY
[...] (SBU) Summary. After several months of reassessing Peruvian Air Force-owned TANS Airlines after the August crash that killed 43, the Ministry of Transport and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) on January 1 suspended TANS' flight permissions, not for maintenance and safety reaso [...]
2006-01-04 14:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR CASC ASEC ECON PE
06LIMA1700COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/OS DENNIS CHRISTIANSON.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/OS Dennis Christianson for the period of May 3, 2006 through May 6, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Avian Influenza (AI) Preparedness Meeting. Per Reftel no Embassy assist [...]
2006-05-03 19:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA1712AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-04 14:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1718PERU CELEBRATES ANTI-PIRACY WEEK
[...] (U) Summary. The Peruvian Government, promoting the protection of intellectual property rights, celebrated Anti- Piracy week from April 23-30. Indecopi, the Government's IPR Administrative Agency, commemorated its second annual Destruction Day, destroying more than 300,000 confiscated pirat [...]
2006-05-04 18:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ECON ETRD PE
06LIMA1733COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC ANGEL ROCA. ATD #
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Angel Roca for the period of May 21, 2006 through May 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the coordinating meeting for the Health Promotion Effectiveness Evaluation Project. Per Reftel no Embassy a [...]
2006-05-05 16:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1734COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC PAUL JENSEN. ATD #
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Paul Jensen for the period of May 22, 2006 through June 2, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate with the Peruvian Ministry of Health and Socios en Salud, review plans for Tuberculosis infection control inter [...]
2006-05-05 16:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA OTRA US CDC PE
06LIMA1738COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL STEPHANIE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 17:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1740COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL JOHN SCOTT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 17:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1741COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL MICHAEL DWIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-05 17:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1742 HUNT OIL SIGNS NEW HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION DEAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Hunt Oil signed an agreement with the GOP to explore for hydrocarbons northwest of the Camisea natural gas fields. The remoteness of the area makes for challenges in transporting hydrocarbons to market as well as dealing with the expected opposition from some NGO's to drilling in [...]
2006-05-05 18:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA1752FOREIGN MINISTER MAURTUA'S MESSAGE TO OAS MEMBER
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Maurtua on May 4 convoked Ambassadors from OAS member states (except Venezuela) to brief them on the Chavez Government,s interference in Peru,s Presidential elections. Echoing the presentation Peru made to the OAS Permanent Council the day before, Maurtua emphasized that: [...]
2006-05-05 22:02:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL OAS PE VE
06LIMA176EMBASSY LIMA AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES
[...] Summary: (SBU) Embassy Lima's EAC approved tripwires and Embassy responses prepared by its Avian Influenza Working Group (AIWG). Post has taken or has in process the Department's recommended immediate preparedness measures. The AIWG has agreed that efficient and sustained human-to- human tra [...]
2006-01-17 12:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR TBIO PE
06LIMA1765EVANGELICAL CANDIDATE LOOKS TO THE FUTURE
[...] (U) Ambassador met with Evangelical Pastor and Renovacion Nacional (RN) presidential candidate Humberto Lay on 4/26 to discuss Lay's analysis of the Peruvian political scene. Lay proved to be the biggest surprise of the recent (4/9) first-round presidential vote. He garnered nearly five pe [...]
2006-05-08 19:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1774PROPOSED ACTION ON LIMA AIRPORT FEES
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request from Ambassador Struble, please see para 4. 2. (C) Action request: Embassy Lima has been in dialogue with Washington agencies for nearly a year to resolve charges dating back to 2001 for landing, parking and other user fees at the Lima Jorge Chavez A [...]
2006-05-08 22:10:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV PE
06LIMA1776STATUS OF LIMA AIRPORT - QUESTIONS ANSWERED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Per reftel A, Post met with officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Aviation Office and the Lima Airport Partners (LAP) to ascertain information about the Lima Airport. Both the GOP and LAP continue to emphasize that the Lima Airport should not be considered a governme [...]
2006-05-09 14:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV PE
06LIMA1781BOLIVIA AND VENEZUELA PERPLEX, VEX GOP
[...] (C) According to Foreign Ministry South American Affairs Director Milagros Castagnon: -- the Government of Bolivia has asked the GOP for 40 experts to provide technical assistance with Bolivia's hydrocarbons nationalization; -- Venezuela refuses to acknowledge the seriousness of Peru's w [...]
2006-05-09 16:44:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA1799APOYO POLL GIVES CLEAR SECOND ROUND LEAD TO ALAN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A new poll by the Apoyo organization shows APRA's Alan Garcia ahead of UPP candidate Ollanta Humala by 57 to 43 percent. Regionally, Humala leads in the central and southern highlands and in the jungle, but Garcia is solidly ahead in the north and along the coast, and leads by a [...]
2006-05-09 22:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PE
06LIMA1801ANDEAN COMMUNITY VIEWS ON VENEZUELA AND BOLIVIA
[...] (C) Summary. Alan Wagner, Secretary General of the Andean Community, discussed with the Ambassador on May 5 his view on Andean Community dynamics. Wagner noted that Chavez is painting himself into a corner by departing the Andean Community while at the same time condemning the South America [...]
2006-05-10 13:27:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD PE
06LIMA1804COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Reserve officials Governor Randall S. Kroszner and Thomas A. Connors for the period of May 17, 2006 through May 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Meeting of Central Bank Governors of the American Conti [...]
2006-05-10 14:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA1807HUMALA CAMPAIGN ALLEGES U.S. SUPPORTS GARCIA AND
[...] (C) Battered by bad publicity resulting from Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' heavy-handed attempts to tilt the Peruvian election toward Union por el Peru (UPP) candidate Ollanta Humala (Ref A),the Humala campaign has responded with a series of allegations that the U.S.G. supports Alan Garc [...]
2006-05-10 15:38:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA1809COBALT-60 STORY FROM THE LIMA END
[...] (C) Summary: On May 8, NAS Director and DepEconCouns met with Alfonso Paredes, manager of Caddin, operator of Rapiscan's GaRDS system in Peru. Paredes described an accidental transfer, by a Caddin engineer (supposedly trained by Rapiscan),of the Cobalt-60 capsule from its storage canister to [...]
2006-05-10 16:07:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KSAF TRGY ENRG TSPL ASEC KNNP VE PE
06LIMA1811NAS APRIL 2006 MONTHLY CABLE
[...] (SBU) The key developments in April 2006: ** As of April 27, CORAH eradicated 3,027 hectares and eliminated 8,262 square meters of seedbeds. ** Three improvised explosive devices (IED) exploded over two days in coca fields. No eradicators were seriously injured. ** Police destroyed 38.5 [...]
2006-05-10 17:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA1825TEXTILE SECTOR GROWING AT DIMINISHED RATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Peru's textile and apparel industry witnessed a 2.6 percent increase in exports during the first quarter of 2006 year-on-year, substantially less than the 13 percent growth witnessed during the same period in 2005. Government officials attribute this slow down in growth to conc [...]
2006-05-11 16:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTEX ETRD ECON PGOV PE
06LIMA1830PAYMENT OF LETOURNEAU SETTLEMENT DELAYED
[...] (SBU) Summary. GOP Disputes Coordinator Aurelio Loret de Mola informed us May 11 that the GOP will be unable to pay LeTourneau its $10 million settlement by the May 15 deadline due to procedural delays. The Peruvian Government will issue a Supreme Decree regarding payment and will send the [...]
2006-05-11 19:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD ECON PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA1833PERU: DEMARCHE ON SYRIA-LEBANON RESOLUTION IN
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to the Foreign Ministry's Director of UN Affairs, Miguel Barreto on 3/10. On 3/11 Barreto told Poloff that the GOP in general supports the points, specifically the importance of restoring Lebanese sovereignty and independence. Barreto said he had not yet see [...]
2006-05-11 22:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UNSC SY LE PE
06LIMA1837COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA HERBERT MADISON WALTON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 14:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA1838COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. NASH AND DR.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NIH/FIC Dr. Theodore Nash and Dr. Siddharta Mahanty for the period of May 21, through May 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to plan new projects, review existing collaborations and visit Tumbes site of large new epidemiolog [...]
2006-05-12 15:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA1839COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GALEN COLE. ATD #1535
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HH/CDC Galen Cole for the period of May 16, 2006 through June 19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend and interntional meeting in Cuzco on "Strategic Communication on Avian Influenza/Human Influenza" sponsored by UNICEF [...]
2006-05-12 15:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA US KSCA CDC PE
06LIMA1852HUMALA VISA ISSUE FOCUSES ATTENTION ON HIS ROLE IN
[...] (U) Union por el Peru (UPP) presidential candidate Ollanta Humala and his campaign spokesmen continue to characterize the January 2005 revocation of Humala's U.S. visa as an attempt by the U.S. to destabilize his campaign. About 150 Humala supporters staged a protest demonstration outside the [...]
2006-05-12 20:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA1887GARCIA MAINTAINS COMFORTABLE LEAD OVER HUMALA IN
[...] SUMMARY: APRA party presidential candidate Alan Garcia maintained his double-digit lead over Union por el Peru's Ollanta Humala in the latest Apoyo consultancy poll, published 5/14. One significant finding is that the strong advantage Unidad Nacional candidate Lourdes Flores had among women [...]
2006-05-16 13:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL PE
06LIMA1924PERUVIANS CONCLUDE INVESTIGATION OF COBALT-60
[...] (U) Summary: After exhaustive interviews, investigators from GOP nuclear regulator IPEN believe that a poorly trained Caddin employee removed the Co-60 source in Lima without realizing it. IPEN, Caddin and Rapiscan officials discounted the possibility that the Co-60 removal was a malicious act [...]
2006-05-17 16:06:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR PREL KSAF TRGY ENRG TSPL ASEC KNNP VE PE
06LIMA1927GOP RESPONDS TO FAA IASA REPORT
[...] (SBU) We met with Luis Rivera, Director General of Civil Aviation, May 16 to deliver the FAA's report on the International Aviation Safety Assessment and discuss next steps. Rivera, at first, seemed quite taken aback at the FAA's recommendation to downgrade Peru to Category 2. However, once w [...]
2006-05-17 16:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV PE
06LIMA1974VIEWS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: ALL EYES ON THE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The excitement of the first round of voting in the Peruvian presidential election campaign has lessened now that the run-off has come down to Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala and APRA's Alan Garcia. While the two candidates continue to preside over rallies of their f [...]
2006-05-19 20:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA1986CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-22 17:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA PE
06LIMA1995PERU'S FIRST QUARTER ECONOMIC SURPRISE
[...] (U) Summary: Just-released Q106 economic results indicate that Peru's economy grew 6.85 percent for the quarter, surprising the GOP and analysts alike. Given January's and February's relatively moderate growth rates of 4.4 percent and 4.9 percent, March's 10.7 percent growth not only exceede [...]
2006-05-22 19:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SOCI PGOV PE
06LIMA2015EX-CANDIDATE PANIAGUA ON POLITICAL SCENE
[...] (C) Ambassador met with former presidential candidate for the Frente del Centro Valentin Paniagua on 5/10/06. Paniagua waxed pessimistic about the final choice of candidates (between Garcia and Humala) and spoke ardently of the need for "concertacion," i.e. broad alliance building, a process [...]
2006-05-23 13:14:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2017PDAS SHAPIRO/AMBASSADOR MEET WITH HUMALA
[...] (U) Visit.. id: 65100 date: 5/23/2006 13:25 refid: 06LIMA2017 origin: Embassy Lima classification: CONFIDENTIAL destination: header: VZCZCXYZ0000 RR RUEHWEB DE RUEHPE #2017/01 1431325 ZNY CCCCC ZZH R 231325Z MAY 06 FM AMEMBASSY LIMA TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 0593 INFO RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 3412 [...]
2006-05-23 13:25:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2022COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL PUCKETT,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 15:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2023COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE OFFICIALS.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Reserve Officials Rob Schenck, George Holguin and Jose Pignano for the period of June 19 through June 23, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings with the Central Bank, the Superintendency of Banks, the Ban [...]
2006-05-23 15:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA2035SMALLPOX DEMARCHE (PERU)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 21:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO PE
06LIMA2039THE GARCIA-HUMALA DEBATE: THE TWO TALK PAST EACH
[...] (SBU) APRA's Alan Garcia and Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala talked past one another in their 5/21 "debate," aiming their presentations at separate target audiences. Garcia, addressing the fifty percent of the population who did not vote for either run-off finalist, sought to port [...]
2006-05-23 22:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2049COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL DONALD O.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-24 15:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2056BACKGROUND ON DOE RUN'S TAX DISPUTE
[...] (SBU) Summary. While the GOP has resolved many of the outstanding commercial disputes with U.S. firms, Doe Run Peru continues to have significant differences with SUNAT (the tax agency) over tax assessments. The dispute focuses on three central points: first, whether Doe Run was entitled [...]
2006-05-25 13:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE
06LIMA2057HUMALA'S FRAUD CLAIMS STIR CONCERN OVER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Union por el Peru (UPP) candidate Ollanta Humala's warnings that his opponents may intend to engage in electoral fraud has raised concerns that the Humalistas plan to engage in disturbances and/or violence should the UPP standard-bearer lose the 6/4 presidential balloting. Elec [...]
2006-05-25 13:43:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2058WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH PERUVIAN DIPLOMATS
[...] (C) Bolivia and Venezuela dominated the conversation during visiting WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro's meeting with Foreign Ministry officials on 5/17. The Peruvians stated that Bolivian President Evo Morales' nationalizations were playing to his base, but would create problems for him down the roa [...]
2006-05-25 14:19:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2066HUMALA'S IMAGE CONSULTANT ON DEBATE, CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Alejandro Pucci, recently re-appointed image consultant for Union por el Peru (UPP) presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, told Polcouns 5/24 that: -- The Humalistas were delighted with their candidate's performance during the debate, as he held his own against the vastly mo [...]
2006-05-25 17:07:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2069WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH CARDINAL CIPRIANI
[...] (C) APRA's Alan Garcia will almost surely win the presidential race, Peru's Cardinal Cipriani told visiting WHA PDAS Shapiro during their 5/17 meeting. While Garcia's election prospects are encouraging, Cipriani warned that Peru needed to address social inequality. He scored wealthy busines [...]
2006-05-25 18:13:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2070WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH COMMENTATORS/MEDIA
[...] Summary: (C) Visiting WHA PDAS Shapiro met with Peruvian news media figures in an off-the-record encounter at the Ambassador's Residence on 5/16. Participants described the appeal that Union Por el Peru (UPP) candidate Ollanta Humala's plainspoken authoritarian style had for rural inhabitant [...]
2006-05-25 18:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2071WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS WITH EVANGELICAL CANDIDATE
[...] (C) Evangelical Pastor and ex-presidential candidate Humberto Lay stated that his party, Restauracion Nacional (RN),is on track to score seats in the next Congress during a meeting with visiting WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro on 5/17. Lay noted the contrasts between his message and Humala's as wel [...]
2006-05-25 18:22:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2073WHA PDAS SHAPIRO MEETS FLORES ADVISOR XAVIER BARRON
[...] Summary: (C) Parliamentary spokesman for Unidad Nacional (U.N.) Xavier Barron, in a meeting with WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro on 5/17, predicted that Alan Garcia would win Peru's presidency, though not by margins as large as the pollsQQLjD2QTQ)He was confident that APRA would reach out to U.N. to [...]
2006-05-25 18:42:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2075ANTI-FTA MARCH HAS LITTLE TURN-OUT, LOW IMPACT
[...] (U) Labor union leaders, farmers, students, and members of left-wing political groups participated in a march in Lima against the Peru-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on the afternoon of 5/24. Organizers had talked about bringing masses of cocaleros and other malcontents into town, and wanted [...]
2006-05-25 20:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD PE
06LIMA2083VISIT OF CONGRESSMAN GREGORY MEEKS TO PERU, MAY 26-
[...] (SBU) On behalf of the Country Team, I welcome your visit to Peru, May 26-28. Peru is at a historic crossroads, with a close presidential election on June 4 and the opportunity to ratify the free trade agreement with the United States. With a stable political system and a strong economy, Per [...]
2006-05-25 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ETRD PE
06LIMA2091COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JAMES
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury Advisor James Parrott for the period of June 6, 2006 through June 13, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to meet with NAS officials at the Embassy and work with the newly hired FSN in implementing his work schedule, to m [...]
2006-05-26 14:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PE
06LIMA2095TRANSPORT MINISTER DISCUSSES FAA ASSESSMENT
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Struble met with Minister of Transport Jose Ortiz on May 19 to deliver Reftel B FAA International Aviation Safety Assessment report. Ortiz understood the FAA's concerns in the report regarding TANS Airlines but emphasized that, despite having an Air Operating Certifi [...]
2006-05-26 14:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV CASC PE
06LIMA2096LATEST (PRE-DEBATE) POLLS SHOW GARCIA MAINTAINING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The most recent (albeit pre-presidential debate) nationwide polls by the Apoyo and DATUM organizations continue to show APRA candidate Alan Garcia holding a 12-14 point lead over Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala. The polls differ on trends, however, with Apoyo reportin [...]
2006-05-26 15:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2098COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL MEEKS.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the honorable Gregory W. Meeks and staffer Sophia King, for the period of May 26 through May 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct meetings with high level government officials in Peru regarding issues of regional and [...]
2006-05-26 16:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC AFIN AMGT OREP CO PE
06LIMA2146LATEST APOYO POLLING INDICATES GARCIA'S LEAD OVER
[...] (U) SUMMARY: According to a simulated secret vote carried out by the Apoyo consultancy, APRA's Alan Garcia's lead over Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala in the presidential race is down to four points (52-48 percent). Simultaneous polling based on face-to-face interviews found the di [...]
2006-05-30 22:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2156NOMINATION OF MOTOROLA FOR SECRETARY'S CORPORATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Lima is pleased to nominate Motorola Peru for consideration for the Secretary of State's Eighth Award for Corporate Excellence. Motorola Peru is an outstanding example of the company's commitment to quality, efficiency, innovation, safety and human resource development [...]
2006-05-31 17:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP EINV ELAB ETRD ECON KSEP PE
06LIMA2173PERU: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] a. Claimant A b. 1999 c. Claimant A's Peruvian subsidiary was a major purchaser of Peruvian gold in the late 1990's. In 1999, the GOP issued a decree that made the final purchaser of gold responsible for verifying the legality of the supply chain from m [...]
2006-06-01 16:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE
06LIMA2175COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA GLEN FELDHAKE.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Nasa official Glen Feldhake for the period of June 19 through June 28, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to represent the United States at the VII Meeting, Permanent Consultative Committee II Radiocommunications (CITEL). Per [...]
2006-06-01 17:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OSTRA TSPA PE
06LIMA2185HUMALA'S ANTI-AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
[...] (C) Candidate Ollanta Humala's official campaign newspaper "La Olla" is virulently anti-U.S. and calls into question his 5/17 reassurances to visiting WHA PDAS Charles Shapiro and Ambassador Struble that he seeks good relations. End Summary. 2. (U) Candidate Ollanta Humala's newspaper, en [...]
2006-06-01 22:02:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2197NO SURPRISES AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES HOLD THEIR
[...] SUMMARY: There were no surprises as APRA's Alan Garcia and Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala held large rallies on 6/1, the final day for campaigning before the 6/4 run-off election. Garcia addressed an estimated 25,000 supporters in central Lima, promising "responsible change" and a [...]
2006-06-02 19:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2205NAS MONTHLY REPORT MAY 2006
[...] (U) Key developments in May -- The GOP has CORAH had eradicated 4,416 hectares of coca in 2006. If the new GOP administration continues to support this effort, we believe eradication should top the CY 2006 goal of 10,000 hectares by December. -- The GOP remains enthused about establish [...]
2006-06-02 21:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA2217ADVANCING PERU'S DIGITAL FREEDOM INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post continues to promote the Digital Freedom Initiative in Peru, coordinating closely with the GOP and the private sector. The five DFI subgroups on software, hardware, e-commerce, business models and telecommunications have met in the past two months to review development p [...]
2006-06-05 20:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
06LIMA2222ALAN GARCIA ELECTED PERU'S NEXT PRESIDENT
[...] (U) With 91 percent of the voting tables counted as of 09:00 on 6/5, APRA presidential candidate Alan Garcia has a virtually insurmountable 53.5-46.5 percent lead over Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala. Garcia's advantage in votes is 859,507 (6,518-446 to 5,558,939). Humala can be e [...]
2006-06-05 20:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2226UPDATE ON OUTSTANDING AIRPORT FEES
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 4. 2. (SBU) After almost two years, Post and the GOP have partially resolved the issue of outstanding landing, parking and other fees at the Lima Airport. Per Reftel, Post delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Ma [...]
2006-06-05 21:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR KREC MARR MOPS PGOV PE
06LIMA2230GOP APPROVES DEFERMENT DOE RUN/LA OROYA CLEANUP
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 29, the Ministry of Energy and Mines (MEM) granted final approval, but with conditions, to Doe Run Peru's extension request for its sulfur dioxide (SO2) environmental cleanup plan at the La Oroya smelter. Doe Run will have three more years to complete three SO2 treatmen [...]
2006-06-05 21:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON EMIN EINV ETRD SOCI PGOV PE
06LIMA2264PERUVIAN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN FAVOR OF FTA
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a surprising move, the Peruvian Pharmaceutical Association, ADIFAN, announced its support for the U.S.-Peruvian free trade agreement on May 9. During the FTA negotiations, ADIFAN had insisted that medicines should be excluded from the FTA discussions, as the FTA would limit [...]
2006-06-06 21:29:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD KIPR PE
06LIMA2284COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARMELO RIVERA.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carmelo Rivera for the period of June 18, through June 24, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to participate in the Organization of American States (OAS) Commission for Inter-American Telecommunications Permanent Consultative Co [...]
2006-06-07 17:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TSPA OTRA RP PE
06LIMA2298COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS CHRISTOPHER HARPEL.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Volunteer Geologist Chritopher Harpel for the period of June 21 through August 18, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to complete field portion of project to map recent eruptive deposits around El Misti Volcano near Arequipa. [...]
2006-06-08 14:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA TPHY KSAC TBIO PE
06LIMA2299CLEARANCE FOR NIH PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 14:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA PE
06LIMA2300CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 14:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA HO HA PE
06LIMA2301CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-08 14:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA HO HA PE
06LIMA2314OAS MONITORING DOCUMENTS A FREE AND FAIR SECOND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As was the case in April, Lloyd Axworthy provided energetic and skillful leadership to the OAS monitoring mission in Peru. In a private meeting on 6/6, Axworthy told the Ambassador that his final report, although generally positive, would highlight the need for better GOP inte [...]
2006-06-09 14:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL OAS PE
06LIMA2315WHY GARCIA WON AND HUMALA LOST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As recently as April of this year, polls showed that APRA's Alan Garcia had the highest negatives of any politician in Peru. Garcia achieved his 52.6 percent victory over Union por el Peru's (UPP) Ollanta Humala by appealing to metropolitan voters' fears that Humala would be [...]
2006-06-09 15:32:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA2323PRESIDENT-ELECT GARCIA WANTS THE US-PERU FTA
[...] (C) Summary: Media reports of President-elect Garcia imply that he wants to "revise" the Free Trade Agreement. In fact, Garcia wants and needs the FTA fully ratified before he takes office July 28. End Summary. 2. (SBU) A number of US newspapers have reported remarks by Peruvian President- [...]
2006-06-09 21:32:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD ECON EINV PGOV PE
06LIMA2366CONGRESSMAN MEEKS DISCUSSES TRADE AND DEMOCRACY
[...] (U) Summary: During an official visit to Peru, Congressman Gregory Meeks met with President Toledo to discuss the Peruvian Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),democracy and other issues. Toledo observed that the recent shift towards populism in the region would be temporary and the Chavez exp [...]
2006-06-13 21:02:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD ECON AA EINV PGOV PE
06LIMA2367CONGRESSMAN MEEKS MEETING WITH PRIME MINISTER
[...] (U) Summary: During his codel to Peru, Congressman Gregory Meeks met with Prime Minister Kuczynski to discuss the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement and the state of democracy in Peru. The Prime Minister provided a persuasive case on how the Agreement will boost the economy, emphasizing the crea [...]
2006-06-13 21:22:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV KIPR PREL PE
06LIMA2368CONGRESSMAN MEEKS MEETS WITH AFRO-PERUVIANS
[...] (U) Summary. Congressman Gregory Meeks met with representatives of the Afro-Peruvian community on May 27. The Afro-Peruvians discussed their marginalized role in society, where 90 percent live in poverty and their unique cultural heritage is largely ignored. Congressman Meeks encouraged them [...]
2006-06-13 21:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV KIPR PREL PE
06LIMA2373CONGRESSMAN MEEKS DISCUSSES TRADE ACCORD AND LABOR
[...] (U) Summary: During his codel to Peru, Congressman Gregory Meeks met with representatives from the business community and labor organizations. The business leaders laid out a good case for ratifying the accord, citing the probable job creation in the formal sector. The labor leaders said th [...]
2006-06-14 15:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV KIPR PREL PE
06LIMA2381COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL MCLAUGHLIN,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 14:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2392PERU-COLOMBIA RELATIONS -- WHY WE EXPECT AN ERA OF
[...] (SBU) A significant consequence of Alan Garcia's victory in the 6/4 presidential election here is the potential for strategic cooperation between Peru and Colombia on issues such as counternarcotics, anti-terrorism, and regional economic development, and the opportunity this provides to the US [...]
2006-06-15 19:40:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PE CO
06LIMA2399COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DINT/FISH AND WILDLIFE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of DINT/Fish and Wildlife Service Andrea L. Gaski for the period of June 25 through July 4, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Cites Mahogany and Significant Trade at the Cites Plants Committee. Per Reftel no Embass [...]
2006-06-16 13:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SENV OTRA KSCA TBIO AMGT PE
06LIMA2415FUJIMORISTAS LOOKING FORWARD TO COOPERATING WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Legislators-elect Keiko and Santiago Fujimori, in a 6/12 meeting with Polcouns, said that their 13-member congressional bloc would be disciplined, and is prepared to work constructively with the incoming Garcia government in return for an end to "political persecution" and "imp [...]
2006-06-16 16:39:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCRM PINR PE
06LIMA2416UNIDAD NACIONAL TO SUPPORT APRA GOVERNMENT BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador met with former presidential candidate Lourdes Flores of the Unidad Nacional (UN) coalition on 6/9. Flores said UN would work with the APRA government, but would remain independent and objective. Her focus has turned to municipal and regional elections where UN a [...]
2006-06-16 17:26:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PE
06LIMA2428FIRST FISSURES IN THE HUMALISTA MOVEMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ollanta Humala's Second Vice President candidate on the Union por el Peru (UPP) ticket, Carlos Torres Caro, announced on 6/12 that he and three other congressmen-elect were breaking with Humala. Torres Caro characterized Humala as authoritarian and anti-democratic, and charge [...]
2006-06-16 21:21:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PINS PE
06LIMA2437REGIONAL LEADERS PROTEST CERRO VERDE MINE
[...] (C) Summary. Cerro Verde Mine, a Phelps Dodge subsidiary located in Arequipa (southern Peru) was the target of a 3,000 person protest on June 15. Led by a coalition of 14 Arequipa regional mayors, the protestors complained that Cerro Verde contributed less to the mining canon in 2005 than in [...]
2006-06-19 17:44:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV ENRG PGOV PE
06LIMA2438MINING AND ENERGY SECTOR REACTS TO INCOMING GARCIA
[...] (C) Summary. Mining and Hydrocarbons contacts are generally optimistic about their prospects for working with President-elect Alan Garcia. They believe that the in-coming President,s desire/need to maintain a stable investment climate will restain any undue zeal to extract excessive revenue f [...]
2006-06-19 17:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA2439AMBASSADOR PROMOTES FTA IN TRUJILLO
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his June 12 trip to Trujillo, a city along the northern coast, the Ambassador met with local dignitaries and agricultural producers to discuss the U.S.- Peru free trade agreement and economic development. The Ambassador, accompanied by press, toured a Peruvian agricult [...]
2006-06-19 18:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID ECON EAGR PE
06LIMA2445LULA-GARCIA MEETING A "LOVE-FEST" ACCORDING TO TOP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Peruvian Foreign Ministry's Undersecretary for Political Affairs, Pablo Portugal, described the 6/13 meeting in Brasilia between President-elect Alan Garcia and Brazilian President Lula da Silva as a "love-fest," during a 6/14 coffee with the Ambassador. According to Portu [...]
2006-06-19 19:30:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD EINV PE BR
06LIMA247TRIPWIRE CONTACTS - LIMA
[...] (SBU) Embassy Lima has access to the CLASSNET software application for Tripwires and confirms its continuing participation in the Tripwire program. Previous reporters have departed post. 2. (SBU) The two American Citizen employees who currently will be responsible for inputting tripwire dat [...]
2006-01-23 11:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC AMED KFLO CONS TBIO PE
06LIMA248OLLANTA HUMALA: KEYS TO HIS CHARACTER, LIKELY
[...] (C) Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has offered little direct information about his attitudes toward the United States. The absence of direct criticism of the U.S. might lead some to conclude that his ideas about the U.S. are still gestating and possibly could be t [...]
2006-01-23 11:58:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA2481COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DINT/FWS EMPLOYEES.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Robert R. Gabel, Patricia de Angelis, Michael D. Kreger, Mark Albert and Anne St. John for the period of July 1 through July 13, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Sixth Meeting of the Plants Committee of the Conve [...]
2006-06-21 15:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC SENV OTRA KSCA TBIO AMGT PE
06LIMA2491CAN SECGEN WAGNER DELIVERS LETTER FROM ANDEAN
[...] (U) Andean Community (CAN) Secretary General Alan Wagner called on the Ambassador June 16 to request that he convey to President Bush a letter signed by the four Andean Community Presidents during their summit in Quito last week (Ref A). The original hard copy of this letter is being forwarded [...]
2006-06-21 21:58:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL CO EC BL PE
06LIMA2493COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS DAVID KEEFER.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of USGS David Keefer for the period of July 28 through August 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct fieldwork in areas of Peru that have experienced earthquake-induced landsliding. Per Reftel no Embassy assistance has [...]
2006-06-22 13:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSAC TBIO PE
06LIMA2499COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA EMPLOYEES SMITH,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NOAA employees Katherine Smith, Nancy Daves, Donna Wieting and John Carlson for the period of July 6 through July 16, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend the Twenty-Second Animals Committee Meeting of (CITIES) the Conve [...]
2006-06-22 17:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS PE
06LIMA2503MEETING WITH PRESIDENT-ELECT GARCIA,S FOREIGN
[...] (C) Ambassador and DCM held a 90 minute meeting on 6/19 with Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde, who President-elect Alan Garcia intends to name as Foreign Minister. Garcia Belaunde said Alan Garcia will rarely travel abroad. The only plans now on the books are to visit Chile and Colombia before th [...]
2006-06-22 17:48:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PE
06LIMA2507UNDERSTANDING GARCIA'S EXPORT PROMOTION PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. In an effort to promote economic growth in southern Peru and the highlands, President-elect Alan Garcia has made his Sierra Exportadora program a key priority of his incoming administration. The five-year project will encourage farmers in the highlands to shift from the produ [...]
2006-06-22 20:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID ECON EAGR PE
06LIMA2529PFIZER WINS IPR CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pfizer, in 2002, filed a patent infringement case against Indian company Ranbaxy, alleging that the company was illegally copying its Lipitor patent. Indecopi, (Peru's IPR Administrator),issued two final decisions in June in favor of Pfizer, finding Ranbaxy guilty of violatin [...]
2006-06-26 13:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD KIPR PE
06LIMA2534GARCIA'S ECONOMIC PRIORITIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a June 20 meeting with the Ambassador, President-elect Garcia's economic team detailed Garcia's short term priorities, including improving water quality and promoting agricultural exports from the Andes. These programs should begin shortly after the July 28 inauguration, [...]
2006-06-26 18:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID ECON EAGR PE
06LIMA2539PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION: DELEGATION SIZE AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-26 20:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR SCPR PE
06LIMA2559COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA SHERWOOD HALL.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/FDA Sherwood Hall for the period of July 16 through July 22, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to train and provide a course on Marine Biotoxins to the officials of the Official Sanitary Authority of the Peruvian Government [...]
2006-06-27 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA US PE
06LIMA2568UPDATE ON PERU'S DIGITAL FREEDOM INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary. We remain committed to promoting the Digital Freedom Initiative in Peru. The DFI Working Group, which includes members of the GOP, Embassy and private sector, is currently reviewing several project proposals, including one to improve women's health by improving communications [...]
2006-06-28 14:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ETRD EINV ECON PE
06LIMA2569CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-28 14:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA PE
06LIMA262FAA RECOMMENDS CATEGORY 1 WITH CONDITIONS
[...] (C) Summary. After conducting its International Aviation Safety Assessment on January 17-20, the FAA concluded that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) is ICAO compliant and should remain in Category I, but with conditions. The FAA found that the DGAC needed to improve its act [...]
2006-01-23 18:42:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON CASC PGOV PE
06LIMA2624HUMALA HAS NO COATTAILS IN LORETO
[...] (C) Ex-Union por el Peru (UPP) and Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) presidential candidate Ollanta Humala carried the Loreto Region in Peru's 6/4 second-round presidential race. Despite that, Loreto remains up for grabs in November's regional and municipal elections because Humala's party has [...]
2006-07-03 21:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2625HUMALA HAS NO COATTAILS IN LORETO
[...] (C) Ex-Union por el Peru (UPP) and Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) presidential candidate Ollanta Humala carried the Loreto Region in Peru's 6/4 second-round presidential race. Despite that, Loreto remains up for grabs in November's regional and municipal elections because Humala's party has [...]
2006-07-03 21:39:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA2629COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA MARTHA BALDWIN AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/FDA Martha Baldwin and Karen Bryerton for the period of June 30 through July 8, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct Regulatory Inspection Opening meeting with government officials and to conduct food inspections of [...]
2006-07-05 15:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA US PE
06LIMA2641CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 14:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA PE
06LIMA2642CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 14:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA PE
06LIMA2643CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 14:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA PE
06LIMA2668COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 16:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2686PERU: DEMARCHE TO UNSC MEMBERS TO COSPONSOR
[...] (SBU) On 7/7, prior to receipt of Ref A, Foreign Minister Maurtua told the Ambassador that Japan had requested Peru to co-sponsor its UNSC resolution regarding DPRK missiles; Maurtua said that he wanted to hear US views before deciding. The Ambassador said that the USG considered the North Kor [...]
2006-07-10 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KN PARM UNSC PE
06LIMA269DGAC OUSTED OVER GROUNDING OF TANS AIRLINES
[...] (C) Summary. The indefinite grounding of TANS Airlines on January 6 has become highly politicized, with President Toledo ordering the removal of Director General of Civil Aviation Roberto Rodriguez from his post on January 20. According to DGAC officials, the Ministry of Defense, which owns [...]
2006-01-23 23:05:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON PGOV PE
06LIMA2707COURT DISMISSES ALL CRIMINAL CHARGES IN GE CASE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Peru's Constitutional Court on July 6 ruled in favor of GE in one of its habeas corpus cases, dismissing all criminal charges against the 23 GE defendants. In its decision, the Constitutional Court commented that the 4th Penal Court, which originally issued international arres [...]
2006-07-11 20:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON KIDE PE
06LIMA2708PERU PRIVATIZES PORT OF CALLAO
[...] (U) Summary. Following up on a pledge to improve services at Lima's Port of Callao, the GOP on June 23 granted to firm P&O Dover a contract to build a new container terminal. Total cost of the project is estimated at $617 million over the next six years. P&O, along with its Peruvian partner [...]
2006-07-11 21:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA2713NAS MONTHLY REPORT JUNE 2006
[...] (C) The key developments in June 2006: ** As of June 27, CORAH eradicated 5,979 hectares of coca. ** NAS Director met with the transition team of the newly elected president; they were in a listening mode and did not express strong opinions about any of our policies or programs. ** NAS a [...]
2006-07-12 14:15:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA2715UPDATE ON ATPDEA DISPUTES
[...] (SBU) Summary. Four years after the implementation of ATPDEA, the Peruvian Government has resolved six of the nine original ATPDEA disputes. The GOP is working to resolve the remaining ATPDEA cases -- LeTourneau, Engelhard and Princeton Dover -- as well as several other high profile cases, i [...]
2006-07-12 14:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON ETRD PGOV PE
06LIMA2716PERU: DEMARCHE PROVIDING BACKGROUND AND INFORMING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-12 14:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDCU PGOV PHUM PREL PE
06LIMA2717PERU: DEMARCHE ON STATE OF PLAY OF UNSC RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-12 15:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KN PARM UNSC PE
06LIMA2733TAXES AND CANON FUNDING STILL ISSUES FOR CERRO
[...] (C) Summary. Cerro Verde Officials continue to engage in dialogue with the coalition of 14 Arequipa regional mayors to find resolution to tax and canon funding issues. The Arequipa Mayors are incensed that Cerro Verde, which reinvested a percentage of its profits in expansion and social deve [...]
2006-07-13 15:52:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV ENRG PGOV ECON PE
06LIMA2736TOLEDO ADMINISTRATION TOUTS LONGEST ECONOMIC BOOM
[...] (U) Summary. Outgoing Finance Minister Fernando Zavala announced that Peru is currently experiencing its longest economic boom, enjoying one of the highest growth rates in South America. During a July 11 presentation, Zavala highlighted Peru's 60 consecutive months of macroeconomic growth and [...]
2006-07-13 17:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV EFIN PGOV PE
06LIMA2743HUMALA MOVEMENT LOSING STEAM IN AREQUIPA
[...] Radical opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala carried the Arequipa region by a wide margin in Peru's 6/4 presidential race. Despite that, the prospects for pro-Humala candidates in upcoming regional and municipal elections are uncertain. Humala has lost credibil [...]
2006-07-13 19:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL PE
06LIMA2768CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-17 14:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA PE
06LIMA2794PERU: DEMARCHE TO UNSC ON THE ADOPTION OF A
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered Reftel demarche on the adoption of a Chapter VII UNSC resolution to Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua on 7/18. Maurtua said he had seen nothing from his UN Mission on the subject. He said that a resolution on the issue appeared to be consistent with the principles of [...]
2006-07-18 19:58:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IR PE
06LIMA2839SECRETARY GUTIERREZ'S VISIT TO PERU - SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) Mr. Secretary, I welcome your July 27-28 visit to participate in the inauguration of President-elect Alan GARCIA Perez. This presidential transition is historic--for the first time in modern Peruvian history one elected leader will transfer authority to another without the backdrop of an [...]
2006-07-21 17:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV ETRD PE
06LIMA2853AMBASSADOR MEETS PRESIDENT-ELECT GARCIA
[...] (C) Ambassador Struble called upon President-elect Alan Garcia on July 14. The Ambassador was accompanied by DCM Phyllis Powers; Garcia was joined by his Foreign Minister-designate, Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde. While the Ambassador and Garcia had maintained contact through intermediaries, [...]
2006-07-24 03:37:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PE PREL PINR
06LIMA2885HUMALA A HAS-BEEN, SAYS FORMER ADVISOR, NOW
[...] (C) Former radical, anti-system presidential candidate for the Union por el Peru (UPP) and Peruvian Nationalist (PNP) parties Ollanta Humala will neither be able to control the 43-person Congressional bloc elected with him nor will he succeed in electing political allies in November's regional [...]
2006-07-25 19:37:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA2899COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of DOE personnel Sarah Loel Dickerson, Gregory Michel Dwyer, Michael Vernon Strosinski for the period of August 23 through August 26, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to visit IPEN facilities in order to test security upgrades. [...]
2006-07-26 16:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PE
06LIMA2900COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN. ATD #2357
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of HHS/CDC Caryn Bern for the period of August 16 through August 20, 2006 and August 25 through August 31, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to collaborate on Changas Disease Research, including data analysis and development of p [...]
2006-07-26 16:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US PE BL CDC
06LIMA2923PRESIDENT-ELECT GARCIA'S NEW CABINET
[...] (U) President-elect Garcia announced his new cabinet of ministers on 7/27. Bios for the new ministers will be provided Septel. 2. (U) A complete list of Cabinet Ministers follows: -- Prime Minister: Jorge Alfonso Alejandro DEL CASTILLO Galvez -- Minister of Agriculture: Juan Jose SALAZ [...]
2006-07-31 13:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL ECON PE
06LIMA2924PRESIDENT-ELECT GARCIA'S NEW CABINET
[...] (U) President-elect Garcia announced his new cabinet of ministers on 7/27. Bios for the new ministers will be provided Septel. 2. (U) A complete list of Cabinet Ministers follows: -- Prime Minister: Jorge Alfonso Alejandro DEL CASTILLO Galvez -- Minister of Agriculture: Juan Jose SALAZ [...]
2006-07-31 13:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL ECON PE
06LIMA2926CRACKS APPEAR IN HUMALA'S BASE IN AYACUCHO
[...] (SBU) Ayacucho voters overwhelmingly supported radical opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala in the recent 6/4 presidential runoff. However, Humala will have trouble transferring this support to candidates he favors in November's regional and municipal elections. [...]
2006-07-31 13:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PINR PE
06LIMA2927CRACKS APPEAR IN HUMALA'S BASE IN AYACUCHO
[...] (SBU) Ayacucho voters overwhelmingly supported radical opposition leader and former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala in the recent 6/4 presidential runoff. However, Humala will have trouble transferring this support to candidates he favors in November's regional and municipal elections. [...]
2006-07-31 13:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PINR PE
06LIMA2942LETOURNEAU RECEIVES SETTLEMENT, CASE CLOSED
[...] (U) On July 26, Roy LeTourneau, CEO of LeTourneau Foundation, received the agreed-upon settlement of approximately USD 10 million from the GOP by wire transfer, resolving a decades-old dispute. That same day, LeTourneau signed a Cancellation Public Deed that formally closed the case. 2. (U) [...]
2006-08-01 13:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PE
06LIMA2945COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IET/TREASURY JAMES PARROT,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of IET/Treasury officials James Parrot, Manuel Godinez and Enrique Gerardo Fasci for the period of August 11 through August 25, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to present the Financial Investigative Techniques (FIT) Training Cours [...]
2006-08-01 14:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PE
06LIMA2947COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC JULIA ERSHOVA ATD
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Julia Ershova for the period of August 05 through August 14, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct a training course for the participants of project "Implementation and Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Methods". Per Reft [...]
2006-08-01 16:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA OTRA US PE CDC
06LIMA2948AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Aviation Administration personnel Joaquin R. Ochoa, Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Frank Morales from July 30, 2006 through August 9, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct SUP investigation of Cielos del Peru Airlines [...]
2006-08-01 16:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA2989COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA21/NNTRAV WRIGHT
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of DOE personnel Kyle Alan Wright, Gregory Michael Dwyer, Gregory Allen Herdes, Jeremo Don Jamison, Kurt Ogg Westerman and Joseph Henry Schwartzel for the period of August 8 through August 14, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to [...]
2006-08-02 14:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PE
06LIMA2997PRESIDENT GARCIA'S FIRST MESSAGE TO THE NATION
[...] (SBU) On 7/28 Alan Garcia Perez was sworn in as President and delivered his first message to the nation. Running an hour and a half, the President put forward an overlong list of initiatives and specific policy recommendations. Garcia focused on actions to help the 13 million Peruvians in po [...]
2006-08-02 18:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PREL ECON PE
06LIMA30CHAVEZ, EVO MORALES BACK HUMALA AT CARACAS MEETING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala made a surprise appearance in Caracas on 1/3, attending a televised ceremony held by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to honor Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales. Both Chavez and Morales had high praise for Ollanta, who [...]
2006-01-04 20:26:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PE VE BL
06LIMA3013GARCIA CHOOSES COMPETENCE FOR HIS ECONOMIC TEAM
[...] (U) Summary: President Garcia's choices for Finance Minister, Trade Minister and Production Minister suggest that he will maintain the economic policies of the Toledo Administration. The Finance Minister, Luis Carranza, has not been a high-profile political player, but he brings sound economic [...]
2006-08-02 21:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA3014PERUVIANS PRAGMATIC ON CASTRO'S ILLNESS
[...] (U) Pronouncements by Peru's leaders on the situation in Cuba have been guarded and pragmatic. --After lamenting Castro's deteriorating health, Peruvian Prime Minister and long-time advisor to President Alan Garcia told Radio Programs of Peru on 8/1 that the international community should p [...]
2006-08-02 22:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA3015PERU ON CUBA: OFFICIALS/JOURNALISTS SEE CHANGE
[...] (C) Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde maintains that Fidel Castro's condition is more serious than reported and foresees change in Cuba as a result of the Cuban dictator's illness. Well-connected Peruvian journalists agree that Raul Castro could not maintain the communist regime [...]
2006-08-02 22:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA3016PERU'S GARCIA EXTENDS HAND TO CHILE
[...] (U) During his inauguration, Peruvian President Alan Garcia Perez made a deliberate and highly successful effort to improve Peru's relations with Chile. Garcia invited President Bachelet to be a guest of honor at Peru's annual Independence Day Military Parade on 7/29, and Peruvian Foreign Mi [...]
2006-08-02 22:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA3054UNSC RESOLUTION ON IRAN
[...] Poloff discussed reftel talking points with and gave text of UN Resolution to Minister Counselor Ana Rosa Valdivieso, Head of the Peruvian Foreign Ministry's Office of Multilateral Affairs, on 8/3. Valdivieso did not have an immediate response. Post notes that the recent change of government [...]
2006-08-04 18:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC IR PE
06LIMA3059NAS MONTHLY REPORT, JULY 2006
[...] (C) The key developments in July 2006: ** As of July 29, CORAH eradicated 7,491 hectares of coca. ** CORAH eradicator was murdered while working as an advance scout for the eradication team; another was injured by an IED. The Peruvian police are investigating these crimes. ** A GAO tea [...]
2006-08-04 20:07:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA3068PERU RESPONSE TO APEC PRIORITIES DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP generally supports the USG's priorities for APEC, especially on trade. Commerce Vice Minister Chan was pessimistic about real progress on IPR, but confident the Counter-Terrorism Task Force's mandate would be extended. Peru's priorities (Ref B) have been mainly trade- [...]
2006-08-04 23:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPECO ETRD ECON PE
06LIMA3102GARCIA'S PRIME MINISTER AND FOREIGN, DEFENSE, AND
[...] (SBU) President Alan Garcia has kept his pledge to form a multi-party council of ministers with only six of his 16 ministers coming from the President's own APRA party. Six of his appointees are women, more than in any previous cabinet. President Garcia's Prime Minister is Jorge del Castillo, [...]
2006-08-08 16:50:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV ECON PREL PINR PE
06LIMA3103SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE,
[...] (C) President Uribe expressed interest in both early approval of the proposed U.S.-Colombian FTA and, barring that, in a possible extension for APTDEA. Secretary Gutierrez described how both Ecuador and Bolivia had almost certainly scotched any chance for APTDEA extension through recent acti [...]
2006-08-08 19:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PINR PE
06LIMA3104SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS PRESIDENT ALAN GARCIA
[...] (U) President Alan Garcia met privately for 20 minutes with Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez following the inauguration ceremony on July 28. The President was accompanied by Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde. Ambassador Struble joined the Secretary. 2. (C) Secretary Gutie [...]
2006-08-08 19:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA3105SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS URUGUAYAN VP RODOLFO NIN
[...] (C) Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and Ambassador Struble met with Uruguayan Vice President Rodolfo Nin and Uruguayan Ambassador to Peru Juan Oddone on 7/27. Nin said the GOU was most interested in an FTA with the U.S. He dismissed radical gestures by Hugo Chavez, stating that the new left in [...]
2006-08-08 19:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PINR PE
06LIMA3109SECRETARY GUTIERREZ MEETS PERU TRADE MINISTERS
[...] (C) Commerce Secretary Gutierrez warned both the outgoing and incoming Peruvian Trade Ministers that the vote on the U.S.-Peru FTA would be close. Ambassador Struble said that the Peruvians needed to prepare "a game plan" to obtain support in the U.S. Congress. Trade Minister Mercedes Araoz [...]
2006-08-08 20:19:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PINR PE
06LIMA3126PERU: URGENT DEMARCHE ON DERAILING PROPOSED UN
[...] Poloff delivered reftel points to Minister Counsellor Ana Rosa Valdivieso, Head of the Peruvian Foreign Ministry's Office of Mulitlateral Affairs on 8/9. Valdivieso said the GOP would not/not sign the request for a Human Rights Council Special Session on Lebanon, which she understood 16 other [...]
2006-08-09 20:45:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDIS LE MOPS PHUM PREL PTER PE
06LIMA3137BIOS FOR AGRICULTURE, ENERGY, TRANSPORT & HOUSING
[...] (U) Biographic information for President Alan Garcia's Ministers of Agriculture, Energy and Mining, Transportation, and Housing follows below. These ministers took office on July 28, 2006. See Ref A for the bios of the Prime Minister and Foreign, Defense, and Interior Ministers, and Ref B fo [...]
2006-08-10 16:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV ETRD EINV TBIO PREL PE
06LIMA3139COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA INSPECTORS PEREZ AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Transportation Security Administration personnel George Perez and Anthony Rivera from September 11, 2006 through September 15, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct Air Carrier Station Inspections of the U.S. Air Carrier [...]
2006-08-10 16:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA3141COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA CRUZ AND PERRY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 17:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA3148GARCIA'S PROMISE OF "WATER FOR EVERYONE"
[...] (U) Summary. President Alan Garcia has made his Agua Para Todos (Water for Everyone) program a top priority. The $5 billion program sets an ambitious five-year target of reducing by half the five million Peruvians without access to potable water. It includes nine major water treatment, infra [...]
2006-08-10 22:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV EFIN PGOV PE
06LIMA3194COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TREASURY OFFICIALS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Treasury officials Anna Jewell and Jeffrey Levine, August 14-18. Control Officer below has been in contact with Jewell and Levine. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru imposes an airport departure tax on any outbou [...]
2006-08-14 22:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA EINV ECON PE
06LIMA3245COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA ATTACHE AND MANPADS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of TSA Attache Joseph G. Ochoa, Santo Polizzi and David W. Thomas from September 7, 2006 through September 16, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to assist TSA security specialists team conducting a MANPADS Vulnerability Assessment [...]
2006-08-17 17:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PTER EAIR OTRA AR PE
06LIMA3259NEW PERU DEFENSE MINISTER ON ARTICLE 98, SOFA,
[...] (C) Ambassador discussed Peruvian border and internal control issues, Article 98, a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),the U.S.-donated C-26 counternarcotics (CN) aircraft, the U.S. Customs P-3 CN flights from Piura, the Cooperating Nations Information Exchange System (CNIES),and a possible [...]
2006-08-17 22:22:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KICC PHUM PREL KTIA MARR MOPS PINR PE
06LIMA3283 GARCIA NAMES FAMOUS ECONOMIST AS PTPA PROMOTER
[...] (U) Summary. On August 17, President Garcia named renowned economist Hernando de Soto as his "personal representative" to obtain the U.S. Congress' ratification of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). De Soto, a world-renowned economist and author of "The Other Path," has reportedl [...]
2006-08-21 12:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA3290COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA KELLY, TURNER, MASTERS,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Department of Commerce, NOAA, NWS Brig. Gen. Kelly, Kelly Turner, Robert Draggon and Cynthia Hampton for the period of September 6 through September 14, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to participate in the World Meteorologi [...]
2006-08-21 15:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSCA WMO PE
06LIMA3292COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. LIPSKY AND TUAN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NIH/FIC Dr. Peter Lipsky and Dr. Rocky Tuan for the period of August 18 through August 24, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to participate as speakers in the XIV Pan American Congress of Rheumatology (PANLAR Congress 2006). [...]
2006-08-21 15:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KSCA TBIO OTRA PE
06LIMA3316PERU TRADE ENVOY DE SOTO: GOP WON'T MODIFY PTPA
[...] Summary: President Garcia's personal representative for the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),Hernando de Soto (see REFTEL),made the press rounds over the weekend to better explain his new role and to correct the false impression that the GOP would seek to renegotiate the PTPA. De [...]
2006-08-22 19:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA3332Country Clearance Approval - Jose Bruzual
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jose Bruzual, Veterinary Consultant from August 29 through September 02, 2006. The purpose of travel is to attend the FAO sponsored emergency preparedness for Avian Influenza in the Andes Region. Embassy assistance has been not [...]
2006-08-23 15:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3349CABINET VOTE COULD SPLIT HUMALA COALITION
[...] (C) Summary: Supporters of anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala are divided over whether to endorse President Garcia's new cabinet on Thursday, August 24. Humala has said his party would vote against the Garcia Cabinet, but UPP congressional representatives including spokesman Al [...]
2006-08-23 22:22:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA3370Country Clearance Approval - Annabella Reszczynski
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Annabella Reszczynski, FSN, Agricultural Specialist, Area 1, South America Region, International Services, APHIS/USDA from August 30 through September 02, 2006. The purpose of travel is to attend the OIE-FAO Meeting. Hotel accom [...]
2006-08-24 18:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3384PERU SIGNS TRADE AGREEMENT WITH CHILE
[...] (U) Summary. Overcoming decades of distrust, Peru and Chile signed a trade agreement on August 22. The agreement "amplifies" the 1998 Chile-Peru Economic Complementation Agreement (ECA),and provides for national treatment of Peruvian investors in Chile, most favored nation treatment by Chile [...]
2006-08-25 15:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG ELAB ECON EAID SENV CI PE
06LIMA3385TRADE ENVOY DE SOTO DISCUSSES PTPA STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hernando de Soto, President Garcia's recently named Personal Representative for the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),told the Ambassador on August 22 that he would develop a plan of activities to promote U.S. Congressional passage of the PTPA before traveling to the U [...]
2006-08-25 15:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA3388COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL SIEGMAN AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of FAA personnel James E. Siegman and James G. Greenwood from September 9, 2006 through September 14, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to perform a FAR Part 145 Facility Inspection and modification to the avionics of ASTAR's Air [...]
2006-08-25 17:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA AR PE
06LIMA3389COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL BENJAMIN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of FAA Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from August 27, 2006 through September 1, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct follow up inspection of LIC Busre A 14 CFR Part 129.14 Operator and Aviation Lider in Lima. [...]
2006-08-25 17:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAIR OTRA AR PE
06LIMA3396BIO FOR GOP SPECIAL TRADE ENVOY HERNANDO DE SOTO...
[...] (U) Following is biographic information for Hernando de Soto, whom President Garcia on August 17 named as his "personal representative" to obtain the U.S. Congress' ratification of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),as per REF A. De Soto is also charged with developing the necess [...]
2006-08-28 13:03:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALTBIO ETRD ECON PGOV PE
06LIMA3397BIOS FOR NEW JUSTICE, LABOR, EDUCATION, HEALTH,
[...] (U) Biographic information for President Garcia's Ministers of Justice, Labor, Education, Health, and Women's Affairs and Social Development follows below. As noted in reftels the appointments represent a multi-party cabinet with a mix of APRA party loyalists and technical personnel. These mi [...]
2006-08-28 13:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA3416Country Clearance Approval - APHIS GROUP
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Cesar Orozco, Veterinary Officer, APHIS IS, Bolivia; Roberto Guzman, APHIS Bogota; Jorge Leon, APHIS Caracas and, Esteban Espinoza, APHIS Quito from August 30 through September 02, 2006. The purpose of travel is to attend the OI [...]
2006-08-29 16:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3418COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS COTTER TEAM
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of USGS Gladys Cotter, Thomas Hermann, Mark Fornwall, Thomas Lahr and Michael Ruggiero for the period of September 28 through October 08, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend and participate in the Governing Board Meeting of [...]
2006-08-29 17:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC TPHY OTRA KSAC TBIO PE
06LIMA3426ASSISTANT USTR EISSENSTAT'S VISIT TO PERU - SCENESETTER
[...] (SBU) I welcome your August 30-September 1 visit to Peru to discuss the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) with the Peruvian government, the local American and Peruvian business communities and members of civil society. The agreement is an important element of newly-elected President Al [...]
2006-08-29 19:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV OTRA PE
06LIMA3446YANACOCHA MINE CLOSES, REOPENING AFTER PROTESTS
[...] Summary: After months of demonstrations and a recent five-day road block, Peru's largest gold mining company Yanacocha (operated by Denver-based Newmont Corporation) closed its operations August, with an estimated loss of $2 million per day. After Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo personally [...]
2006-08-31 18:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN EINV ENRG ECON PGOV PE
06LIMA3486TRADE MINISTER EXPLAINS PERU'S DECISION TO REJOIN G-20
[...] (SBU) While in Brazil on August 25, Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde announced that Peru would rejoin the G-20. Brazilian Foreign Minister Celso Amorim proudly noted that Ecuador and Peru would attend the G-20 meeting in Rio de Janeiro from September 9-10, raising G-20 membership t [...]
2006-09-01 21:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO OTRA PE
06LIMA3487HUMALA FORMALLY CHARGED WITH HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala was formally charged with human rights violations, and prohibited from leaving the country. While Humala has claimed the accusations are politicized, human rights representatives say they are credible and likely to stick. Humala's le [...]
2006-09-01 21:29:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PE
06LIMA3489APEC: PERU SUPPORTS CTTF EXTENSION, OPPOSES
[...] (C) Summary: The GOP supports an extension of APEC's Counter-Terrorism Task Force, and suggests Thailand as a possible new chair. The GOP generally agrees with the USG's priorities for APEC 2006, with one notable exception: the GOP strongly opposes the creation of a professional Executive D [...]
2006-09-01 22:39:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON APECO ETRD PTER PE
06LIMA349COMMERCIAL DISPUTE SUCCESS STORIES - MOTOROLA,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Aside from the ATPDEA commercial disputes, Embassy Lima handles a substantial number of other commercial disputes. Over the past two months, three of these cases have been successfully resolved in favor of the U.S. companies. In Motorola's case, the Tax Court disagreed with [...]
2006-01-27 16:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ECON KIDE PE
06LIMA3522DEMARCHE REQUEST - PRESIDENT'S INITIATIVE ON
[...] Econoff and Poloff delivered Reftel talking points, and explanatory background specifically for the GOP, to the Foreign Ministry's Director for North America Maria Eugenia Chiozza on September 5. Chiozza said that the Foreign Minister was definitely going to UNGA, but it was uncertain whethe [...]
2006-09-05 23:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PE
06LIMA3534Country Clearance Approval - Julie Kunen
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Julie Kunen, Forestry Advisor, US Forest Service from September 14 through September 24, 2006. The purpose of travel is to participate in USG-funded workshop on forest transparency and to meet with USAID mission staff and key st [...]
2006-09-06 17:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3571GARCIA'S LETTER TO BUSH ON EXTRADITIONS
[...] (U) On the margins of a meeting with USTR representatives, President Alan Garcia personally handed the Ambassador a letter dated August 31 to President Bush proposing increased legal cooperation on extraditions of narcotraffickers and expressing a willingness to streamline extraditions of narco [...]
2006-09-08 15:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA3572GARCIA'S LETTER TO BUSH ON EXTRADITIONS
[...] (U) On the margins of a meeting with USTR representatives, President Alan Garcia personally handed the Ambassador a letter dated August 31 to President Bush proposing increased legal cooperation on extraditions of narcotraffickers and expressing a willingness to streamline extraditions of narc [...]
2006-09-08 16:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOPDC PGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA3579HUMALA'S HEADACHES: FROM ALMOST PRESIDENT TO
[...] (C) Summary: In three months, Ollanta Humala has gone from nearly winning the June 4 presidential election to wrestling with a divided and increasingly rebellious congressional bloc and becoming a defendant in a serious human rights case. While Humala's wounds are largely self-inflicted, his [...]
2006-09-08 19:09:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA3587PERU - PRESIDENT'S INITIATIVE ON NATURAL RESOURCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-08 23:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PE
06LIMA3588PERU - FM WILL SHARE EXPERIENCES FOR PRESIDENT'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-09 15:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PE
06LIMA3618ORTHODOX ECONOMIST NAMED TO CHAIR PERU'S CENTRAL BANK BOARD
[...] Summary: President Alan Garcia named another well-known orthodox economist, Julio Velarde, to chair the Central Bank's Board of Governors, and three other governors as well. The other nominees are the asparagus exporter and former Agriculture Minister (in the first Fujimori Administration) Jo [...]
2006-09-12 13:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN PGOV TBIO PE
06LIMA3622COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF EDWARD MURDY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NSF Edward Murdy for the period of September 30 through October 06, 2006 . The purpose of the visit is to heard the US Delegation to the Extraordinary Governing Board Meeting of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBI [...]
2006-09-12 15:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY OTRA NSFO ASEC PE
06LIMA3636COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOR OPIC OFFICER STEVEN SMITH
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of OPIC Officer Steven Smith from September 13, 2006 through September 19, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct site visit. Per your request Embassy will make arrangements for visit with Econ and FCS officers. When de [...]
2006-09-13 14:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV OTRA OPIC EC ASEC PE
06LIMA3654PRESIDENT GARCIA DECLINES INVITATION TO UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-13 20:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL UNGA PE
06LIMA3662MINING COMPANIES TO MAKE "VOLUNTARY" SOCIAL CONTRIBUTION
[...] (U) Summary: To fend off political pressure, including the specter of a windfall tax, mining companies operating in Peru agreed to make a "voluntary" contribution of up to $773 million over the next five years. The solution, in which Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo played a key role, was see [...]
2006-09-14 17:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EMIN EINV ETRD SOCI PGOV PE
06LIMA3667Country Clearance Approval - Charles S. Helling
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Charles S. Helling, Research Soil Scientist, USDA/ARS/BA/PSI/Sustainable persnnial Crops Laboratory, Beltsville, MD from September 16 through September 30, 2006. The purpose of travel is to continue research with ARS peruvian co [...]
2006-09-14 21:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA PE
06LIMA3674ASSISTANT USTR EISSENSTAT DISCUSSES PTPA WAY FORWARD WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Assistant USTR Everett Eissenstat discussed Congressional passage of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) during a visit to Peru August 31 - September 1, 2006 with Minister of Trade Mercedes Araoz, key trade officials and other government and private sector representatives. [...]
2006-09-14 22:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV OTRA PE
06LIMA3677GOP TEMPORARILY HALTS ERADICATION AFTER COCALERO
[...] (SBU) Summary: On 9/11 some 300 cocaleros attacked police officers protecting coca eradicators in San Martin. Two police officers were injured in the scuffle, one with shotgun wounds, as were a number of protesters. A group of doctors, a prosecutor, and cocalero Congresswoman Nancy Obregon fl [...]
2006-09-15 16:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PGOV PE
06LIMA3680COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: ROSES, DASH,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dulce Maria Roses, Stephen Randolph Dash, David S Burkholder, and Deborah Bonita Lawrence from September 24, 2006 through October 5, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the seminar on implementation of CNS/ATM Technology [...]
2006-09-15 17:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA3686CAMISEA SCORECARD: TOLEDO'S GREAT LEGACY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Camisea natural gas project has been a qualified success. Peru is increasingly using Camisea gas (cleaner, cheaper than diesel) in power generation, industry, homes and vehicles, with Peruvians benefiting from lower electricity rates -- even before construction of the project [...]
2006-09-15 19:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA3689PROPOSED TEXT OF DRAFT LETTER TO PERUVIAN MOD
[...] This message contains an action request in para 2. 2. The Ambassador received on August 22 a letter from Minister of Defense Allan Wagner Tizon requesting a waiver of restrictions placed on Peru under the American Servicemen,s Protection Act (ASPA) so that the country can participate in th [...]
2006-09-15 20:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPBOV KICC PHUM PREL KTIA MARR MOPS PINR PE
06LIMA3693REGIONAL ELECTIONS: FRAGMENTED FIELD FAVORS LOCAL
[...] (SBU) A fragmented field of multiple contenders -- an average of nine candidates for each regional presidency -- favors both independent local candidates and the established APRA party in Peru's upcoming regional and municipal elections. Schisms and other problems in the Ollanta Humala camp ( [...]
2006-09-15 22:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV INR PE
06LIMA3763COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: ALEXANDER
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kenneth Kern Alexander from September 24, 2006 through October 5, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the seminar on implementation of CNS/ATM Technology in support of FAA Presentation on the implementation of ATN appli [...]
2006-09-21 20:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA3790COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WHA/EPSC ROONEY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the familiarization visit to Peru of WHA/EPSC Deputy Director Matthew Rooney from October 3 through October 5, 2006. The Control Officer for the visit is Economic Officer Marcos Mandojana, office telephone number (51)(1)618-2411, cellular telephone [...]
2006-09-25 16:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA AMGT PE
06LIMA3804POST'S ACTIVE TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE EFFORTS
[...] (U) Trade agreement compliance and monitoring continue to be a central priority for Embassy Lima. In April 2006, the U.S. and Peru signed a comprehensive free trade agreement (U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, or PTPA),which is currently pending approval by the U.S. Congress. In the meant [...]
2006-09-26 12:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV PE
06LIMA3823COCALEROS USE CONGRESS TO PUSH PRO-COCA/ANTI-U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pro-cocalero congressional representatives ranted about the benefits of coca and the costs of U.S. imperialism disguised as counternarcotics policy at a recent "Coca and Biodiversity" conference held in a Congressional annex. Cocalero leader Nelson Palomino also participated. T [...]
2006-09-27 17:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA3824A STRATEGY FOR RATIFICATION OF THE PTPA
[...] With Peruvian President Alan Garcia's Oct 10 visit to Washington less than two weeks away, Embassy is increasingly concerned about the likelihood of Congressional inaction on the implementing legislation for the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). From here, the increasing uncertainty is [...]
2006-09-27 18:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PGOV PE
06LIMA3825CHAVEZ' CHARGE OF FRAUD FURTHER STRAINS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez' public allegation that Alan Garcia won Peru's recent elections by resorting to fraud has generated strong public and official repudiations here. This latest exchange has further strained an already testy bilateral relationship, and with luck wi [...]
2006-09-27 19:54:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM UNGA UNSC VE PE
06LIMA3870COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARYN BERN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern from Oct. 15-23, and Nov. 1-4, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to collaborate on Chagas Disease research including data analysis and development of proposals. No embassy assistance has been requested. When depart [...]
2006-09-28 21:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC CDC PE
06LIMA3876PERU TO FARC WEAPONS SMUGGLING RING BROKEN-UP
[...] (U) Summary: Peruvian police have busted an arms smuggling ring that planned to ship weapons and munitions to the FARC in Colombia. During the operation, authorities confiscated over 3,500 rounds of ammunition and five air-to-surface missiles reportedly diverted from Peruvian military stockpi [...]
2006-09-28 22:06:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PTER CO PE
06LIMA3883DISCUSSIONS ON PERUVIAN BEEF RESTRICTIONS
[...] On September 27, AgCounselor met with Dr. Jose Espinoza, Director of Peru's National Animal and Plant Health Service (SENASA) to discuss the latest developments related to lifting all restrictions on exports of U.S. beef. Dr. Espinoza confirmed that he had just forwarded to USTR the report r [...]
2006-09-29 14:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR USTR PE
06LIMA3887GOP MEDIATES END OF SIX-DAY PORT STRIKE
[...] (SBU) A late-night deal on September 25, mediated by the Prime Minister and the Ministers of Labor and Trade, ended a strike that had closed Callao, Peru's largest port, for six days. Under the deal, the daily minimum wage for longshoremen was increased from USD 9.26 to USD 12.35, with special [...]
2006-09-29 16:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV ELAB PGOV PE
06LIMA3896PERU LNG: PROGRESS AND CHALLENGES
[...] SUMMARY: The Peru Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) project is proceeding apace, bringing gas from the Camisea gas fields through to pipeline to LNG plant and marine terminal on Peru's coastline. A 2010 export target should deliver $200 million in GOP revenues and community projects per year, with [...]
2006-09-29 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA3907COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL ADAM SMITH
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance to U.S. Representative Adam Smith to visit Peru from October 1 through October 5, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to better understand U.S.- Peru Economic Relations, including the potential impact of a U.S.-Peru FTA on economic development and povert [...]
2006-10-02 16:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN ETRD PE
06LIMA3943COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARILYN DISIRIO AND ENRIQUE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marilyn Disirio and Enrique Paz from October 29-31, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to finalize their negotiation with their partners. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of P [...]
2006-10-04 19:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC CDC US PE
06LIMA3956COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. JUAN AMARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Juan Amaral from October 10-15, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to serve as a lecturer at the 10th Peruvian Congress of Endocrinology. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic o [...]
2006-10-05 16:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC TBIO PE
06LIMA396ENGELHARD LOSES IN FINAL COURT RULING
[...] (U) Summary: By a decision of 5-1, the Constitutional Court ruled against gold trading firm Engelhard of New Jersey, holding that the company's rights had not been violated by the Tax Court. With this negative decision, the company has exhausted all its legal options in Peru. The company is [...]
2006-02-01 11:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA3995ERADICATION PROGRESSES AND INTERIOR MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Starting September 28, Coca eradicators have uprooted 30 hectares per day despite minor protests in the field. Interior Minister Mazzetti has taken a firmer public stance against the cocaleros and in favor of the eradication program, stating: "Police have a right to repel viole [...]
2006-10-06 21:12:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA4009PERU'S CONGRESS: OPPOSITION DIVIDED, TAME (SO FAR)
[...] (C) Summary: Concerns that the Garcia government would face an obstreperous congress dominated by the opposition have proven unfounded. Instead, Humala's UPP/PNP coalition has unraveled while Unidad Nacional (UN),the pro-Fujimori bloc and other smaller parties have provisionally allied them [...]
2006-10-10 14:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA401PERU: SAICM DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] DepEconCouns delivered Reftel talking points separately to the following GOP officials: Minister Fernando Isasi, Director General for Environmental Matters, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (January 27); Jose Espinoz, Director of the National Service for Agricultural Health (DIGESA) (January 27); J [...]
2006-02-01 14:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV PE
06LIMA4025CONGRESSMAN SMITH VISITS PERU TO DISCUSS FREE TRADE
[...] Congressman Adam Smith, Democrat from Washington, spent four days in Lima, Peru,(Oct 1-5) talking with government and private sector representatives about the potential impact of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) on both countries' economies, and the state of current Peruvian labor laws [...]
2006-10-10 22:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON CODEL OVIP ELAB PGOV PE
06LIMA4035CONGRESSMAN SMITH VISITS PERU TO DISCUSS FREE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman Adam Smith, Democrat from Washington, spent four days in Lima, Peru (Oct 1-5) talking with government and private sector representatives about the potential impact of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) on both countries' economies, and the state of current Pe [...]
2006-10-11 17:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON CODEL OVIP ELAB PGOV PE
06LIMA4046EVANGELICAL CHRISTIANS CARVE OUT POLITICAL SPACE
[...] (SBU) Peru's Evangelical Protestants constitute a rising, pro-US, anti-radical force that helped Alan Garcia defeat Ollanta Humala in Peru's 6/4 presidential race (Ref A-D). Garcia showed his gratitude when he attended a post-inaugural Evangelical "Thanksgiving" service held in his honor. The [...]
2006-10-12 18:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA4066NAS MONTHLY REPORT, SEPTEMBER 2006
[...] (U) The key developments in September 2006: ** As of September 30, CORAH eradicated 9,039 hectares of coca. ** Cocalero confrontation with PNP eradication security in Sion caused a halt in eradication while GOP investigated. CORAH is now working in areas away from populated areas to avoi [...]
2006-10-13 15:14:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA4117COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DYNCORP EMPLOYEE ARGABRIGHT
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dyncorp's Director of IT David Argabright for the period of October 22 through October 27, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to develop interface between applications for new subsidiaries. Per reftel Embassy assistance is not [...]
2006-10-19 16:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR OTRA PE
06LIMA4118COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STATE EMPLOYEE PARRA.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of State's non-pilot instructor Jose Parra for the period of October 23 through October 30, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to review the non-crew member training program. Per reftel Embassy assistance is not requested. When [...]
2006-10-19 16:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR OTRA PE
06LIMA4125PERU: DEMARCHE UN DECLARATION ON THE RIGHTS OF
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to First Secretary Alexis Aquino in the Peruvian Foreign Ministry's Office of Multilateral Affairs on 10/16 and requested a response on 10/16 and 10/18. The Foreign Ministry has offered no substantive response. STRUBLE [...]
2006-10-20 15:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PE
06LIMA4149PERU DEFENSE MINISTER: PROBLEMS CREATE U.S.
[...] (C) Minister of Defense Alan Wagner told Ambassador on 10/16 that he sees severe problems in the Army, including politicized promotions, a legacy of narco-corruption from the Montesinos era, and downright incompetence in weapons and munitions storage. He requested U.S. technical assistance in [...]
2006-10-23 13:53:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR MARR PE
06LIMA4158COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR KAREN H. JOHNSON, FEDERAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Karen H. Johnson from October 25-29, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend BIS working party on Monetary Policy in Latin America. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Pe [...]
2006-10-23 15:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA4176COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEVGI ARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sevgi Aral from Nov. 27 to December 2, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical expertise on a qualitative evaluation, which is a complementary study to the ongoing Trust-Funded, "Urban Community Randomized Trial o [...]
2006-10-25 18:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LIMA4177COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CARLA LEE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carla Lee from Nov. 5-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to assist the Pan American Health Office and the Ministry of Health with Rubella campaign activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima [...]
2006-10-25 18:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LIMA4222COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DR. SONIA ORTEGA
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Sonia Ortega from November 6-13, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to give a presenataion at the IV Iberoamerican Congress on Scientific Education. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by air, the [...]
2006-10-30 13:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY PE
06LIMA4223COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAS PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of George H. Atkinson, Andrew Reynolds, Kim Boyer, Edward Samulski, Christina McCain, Lee Schwartz, Nathan Singh and Cung Vu from November 2-3, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to tour universities and laboratories conducting sem [...]
2006-10-30 14:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC AR BI CI PE
06LIMA4232ANDEAN COMMUNITY SECGEN APPRECIATES ATPDEA EXTENSION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-30 19:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL OPDC PE
06LIMA4241COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: ROSES, TRAN,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dulce Maria Roses, Hoang N Tran, David S Burkholder and Kenneth Ken Alexander from November 9-16, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the ICAO GREPECAS GNSS/TF/2 and the GREPECAS ATM/CNS/SG/5 meeting. No embassy assista [...]
2006-10-31 16:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA4246NEW HORIZONS A SUCCESS
[...] Ambassador Struble traveled on 9/15 with government Ministers, Congresspersons and local leaders to close the bilateral New Horizons Humanitarian Exercises in Lambayeque Province. The group visited a medical readiness site, a school, and a well drilling project, all built compliments of New [...]
2006-10-31 19:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA4248PERU'S VIEWS ON APEC 2006 AND HOSTING APEC 2008
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP sees eye-to-eye with the USG on priorities for the November APEC Leaders' and Ministers' meetings. Having passed the U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement (PTPA) in its Congress in June, Peru has already signed on to many of the USG's trade priorities. It is likely that Pre [...]
2006-10-31 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON APECO ETRD PTER PARM TSPL PE
06LIMA4249PERU INTERESTED IN UN COUNTERTERRORISM VISIT
[...] (SBU) On October 19, Pol and Econ Officers delivered reftel demarche to Carlos Augusto Sibille of the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Undersecretariat, urging the GOP to invite the United Nations' Counterterrorism Executive Directorate (CTED) to Lima to assess how the GOP's UNSCR 1373 implementati [...]
2006-10-31 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN PTER EFIN PREL USUN PE
06LIMA4254COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: HAWTHORNE,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Michael Hawthorne, George Marshall Hof, Michael Lam, Barbara Jean Cassidy, Justo P Casablanca and Herbert Madison Walton Jr from November 9-17, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to participate in ICAO Caribbean/South America Reg [...]
2006-11-02 16:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA4262REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE WITH EXTRADITION WORKSHOP
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) Summary: President Garcia has called for judicial reform and highlighted extradition as a national priority, but the judiciary's interpretation of our bilateral extradition treaty has obstructed U.S. extradition requests. To s [...]
2006-11-02 21:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KJUS PE
06LIMA4270NAS MONTHLY REPORT, OCTOBER 2006
[...] (U) The key developments in September 2006: ** As of October 31, CORAH eradicated 9,716 hectares of coca leaf. ** Interior Minister Pilar Mazzetti reaffirms the police's right to repel violence directed at CORAH by cocaleros. ** Police "pre-academy" opens in Santa Lucia with strong com [...]
2006-11-03 20:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA4271PERU REGIONAL/MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: ALL POLITICS IS
[...] (SBU) Peru holds regional, provincial and district elections on November 19. Former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala's Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) has floundered and local interests have reasserted themselves. Voters appear apathetic and weary from the electoral season. President A [...]
2006-11-03 22:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA428DGAC DISCUSSES FUTURE OF TANS AIRLINES
[...] (C) Summary: The new Director General of Civil Aviation, Luis Rivera, during a February 1 courtesy call, openly discussed the future of TANS and the longevity of his position. Rivera, a former Air Traffic Controller, emphasized that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) remains c [...]
2006-02-02 11:57:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ASEC PGOV PE
06LIMA4287PERUVIANS POSITIVE ON FM/MOD TALKS WITH CHILE
[...] (U) FM Garcia and MOD Wagner,s October meeting with their Chilean counterparts in Santiago received favorable press coverage from leading media outlets in Peru. In particular, the press reacted positively to the announcement that Peru and Chile would create a joint peace-keeping force. The [...]
2006-11-06 22:30:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA4289FOREST TRANSPARENCY WORKSHOP SHOWS OPPORTUNITIES
[...] SUMMARY: USAID, U.S. Forest Service and State sponsored an Amazon Basin forest transparency workshop in Lima, September 19-22, 2006. Over 100 participants from governments, industry and NGOs found common ground in identifying solutions to improve forest governance. Firms and NGO's exhibited [...]
2006-11-07 16:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV ETRD EINV EAID ECON PE
06LIMA4321PLUSPETROL, ACHUAR AND GOP END AMAZON CONFLICT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Argentina's oil company Pluspetrol, the GOP and the regional government of Loreto signed an agreement October 22 with the Achuar indigenous communities of Peru's Amazon to end a three-week environmental and social conflict. The Achuars, supported by local and international NGOs, h [...]
2006-11-09 14:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV SENV PE
06LIMA4325ATPDEA LETTER TO PRESIDENT BUSH FROM ANDEAN
[...] Post received the following letter thanking President Bush for his efforts to extend the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) from Bolivian President Evo Morales, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, Ecuadorian President Alfredo Palacio and Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antoni [...]
2006-11-09 19:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PHUM VE CO BL PE
06LIMA435PERUVIAN PRIORITIES FOR APEC 2006
[...] (SBU) We spoke to Juan Carlos Capunay, Ambassador to APEC at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 1 to discuss Peru's priorities for APEC 2006. While there are several items of importance to Peru, Ambassador Capunay highlighted the following areas as Peru's priorities: --Trade: Per [...]
2006-02-02 16:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAPECO ETRD PE
06LIMA4364PERU FM SEEKS PULL-ASIDE WITH SECRETARY RICE
[...] See paragraph 3 for action request. 2. Vice Foreign Minister Gonzalo Gutierrez informed Ambassador November 13 that Foreign Minister Jose Garcia Belaunde is seeking a ten minute pull-aside meeting with Secretary Rice at the upcoming APEC meeting in Hanoi, SIPDIS November 15-16, to discus [...]
2006-11-14 21:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PVIP APECO PE
06LIMA4366REGIONAL/MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: APATHY, LOCALISM
[...] (SBU) Regional and municipal elections have failed to spark much enthusiasm in the key southern regions of Arequipa and Ayacucho, where voters appear stricken with "election fatigue." A plethora of local movements and candidates pursuing often narrow regional and local platforms predominates [...]
2006-11-14 22:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA4374COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC NIDA GROUP
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following: Dr. Ahmed Elkashef from November 28-December 3, 2006 Dr. Jag Khalsa, November 28-December 3, 2006 Dr. Ivan Montoya, November 28-December 3, 2006 Dr. Francis Vocci, November 29-December 7, 2006 The purpose of th [...]
2006-11-15 19:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC TBIO PE
06LIMA4384GARCIA SAYS HE WILL ASK BUSH TO SEND FREE TRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Alan Garcia announced that he would personally ask President Bush in the next few days to submit the implementing legislation for the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) to Congress now. Garcia announced on state-run television November 15 that the Democrats' mid-ter [...]
2006-11-16 21:30:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL PE
06LIMA44PERU REQUESTS EX-PRESIDENT FUJIMORI'S EXTRADITION
[...] The Peruvian Government formally requested ex-President Alberto Fujimori's extradition from Chile on 1/3. The diplomatic note containing the request was signed by Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua and was personally delivered to Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker by Peru's Ambassador in S [...]
2006-01-05 20:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PE CI
06LIMA4404PERUQS SAMOAFIBER Q EXCITING NEW BIOFUEL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A U.S. company is developing a promising new biofuel source in the Amazon. The Samoafiber reed is endemic to Peru and may be the fastest growing plant suitable for biofuel; the riverine grassQs cellulose is converted to a crude bio-oil that can then be converted to ethanol. Samoa [...]
2006-11-17 14:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG ECON ETRD PE
06LIMA4407REGIONAL ELECTIONS: OAS CONFIDENT OF SMOOTH PROCESS
[...] Peruvians will return to the polls on November 19 to elect regional presidents and provincial and district mayors. The OAS Election Observation Mission (EOM) will send 33 observers (including 9 U.S. Embassy volunteers) around the country to witness the process and receive any citizen complaint [...]
2006-11-17 18:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA4408FORMER FM BLACKER MILLER: PROVISIONAL ARREST
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is an action request - please see para 6. The GOP request for the provisional arrest of former Peruvian FM Augusto Blacker Miller for his alleged participation in the 1992 self-coup ("auto-golpe") is not, in our view, politically motivated; that is, we do not believe the [...]
2006-11-17 18:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KJUS PE
06LIMA4415COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SEVGI ARAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sevgi Aral from Nov. 30 to December 6, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical expertise on a qualitative evaluation, which is a complementary study to the ongoing Trust-Funded, "Urban Community Randomized Trial o [...]
2006-11-20 12:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKSCA OTRA ASEC US CDC PE
06LIMA4421 BIOFUELS IN PERU PROMISING
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Biofuels show promise for Peru, particularly sugar-based ethanol and a newly-discovered source for bio-oil. Ethanol blends can produce cleaner fuels for polluted cities; trade preferences make ethanol attractive for export. A U.S. and several Peruvian firms have projects underway. [...]
2006-11-20 16:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV SNAR PE
06LIMA4451REGIONAL ELECTIONS: APRA DOWN AND HUMALA OUT AMID
[...] (U) Independent local groups won the majority of regional presidencies and mayorships in Peru's 11/19 elections. Former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala's Peruvian Nationalist Party was all but wiped out and APRA lost significant ground, holding on to only three Regional Presidencies. T [...]
2006-11-21 22:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
06LIMA4466IMO MARITIME SAFETY MEETING DEMARCHE (PERU)
[...] DepEconCouns delivered Reftel demarche on November 7 to Doris Sotamayor, Director for Maritime Matters at the Ministry of Foreign Relations, as well as to Vice Minister for Fisheries Alfonso Miranda. Sotamayor asked for some time to consider Reftel request, and asked for a meeting with DepEco [...]
2006-11-22 23:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA EWWT ANET AORC PREL ECPS PE
06LIMA4480CAMISEA PIPELINE UPDATE: AUDITS
[...] SUMMARY: Three audits of Camisea pipeline construction and performance are in progress. The GOP contracted its audit to German firm Germanischer Lloyd, and a report is expected early next year. Camisea Consortium TGP delivered its internal audit report to the GOP, and a condensed version for [...]
2006-11-24 19:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA4499GOP POSTPONES PUSH FOR FTA UNTIL NEW U.S. CONGRESS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo announced on November 27 that the GOP would no longer seek ratification of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) by the current U.S. Congress, choosing to wait until early next year to engage the incoming Congress. Following several [...]
2006-11-28 12:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV PE
06LIMA45GRADUATING ANTI-DRUG CADETS INCREASE POLICE
[...] On 12/30 two hundred cadets graduated from anti-drug police academies in Mazamari and Santa Lucia. This second graduating class from the two academies doubles to 400 the number of new counternarcotic (CN) police officers in 2005 (Ref B). These officers are recruited from coca-growing regions [...]
2006-01-05 20:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA4511COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA ATTACHE JOSEPH G. OCHOA,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Joseph G. Ochoa, III from November 29 to December 1, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to discuss a proposed Memorandum of Agreement for technical assistance. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by [...]
2006-11-28 20:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER EAIR ASEC OTRA AR PE
06LIMA4514PERU TO JOIN CAIRNS GROUP IN 2007
[...] Upon returning from the APEC Ministerial in Hanoi, Peru's Trade Minister Mercedes Araoz announced that Peru had been formally invited to join the Cairns Group of agricultural exporting countries and would become its nineteenth full member during the ministerial meeting scheduled for April 200 [...]
2006-11-28 20:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR PGOV PE
06LIMA4516AYACUCHO CONTACTS TALK OF NARCO-ECONOMY,
[...] (SBU) Ayacucho's economy turns on narcotrafficking, local contacts told Poloff during a Nov. 8-10 visit. They cited coca-growing in the Apurimac and Ene River Valley (VRAE) as a key source of jobs, particularly for area youth who migrate to the VRAE during school vacations. They alleged that [...]
2006-11-28 20:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM SNAR PE
06LIMA4519GOP DECENTRALIZATION "SHOCK" A NECESSARY BUT
[...] (SBU) President Garcia has announced a series of measures to accelerate the GOP's decentralization process, including the transfer of many government functions and over $1 billion USD to the regions and municipalities in 2007. The political motive behind the initiative is clear -- Garcia will [...]
2006-11-29 13:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM SNAR PE
06LIMA4528FORESTRY IN PERU: FIGHTING ILLEGAL LOGGING AND CORRUPTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Peru's timber exports have been growing at 14% a year for the past five years, and overseas demand for the country's fabled mahogany and other tropical hardwoods is growing. Yet illegal logging is significant, according to the GOP's top forestry official. There is growing eviden [...]
2006-11-29 20:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV ETRD EAID ECON PE
06LIMA453ELECTION UPDATE: CENTER-RIGHT CANDIDATE LOURDES
[...] (U) Center-right presidential candidate Lourdes Flores (Unidad Nacional alliance) has opened up an eight point lead (30-22 percent) over ultra-nationalist anti-system candidate Ollanta Humala (Union por el Peru - UPP) in the latest Apoyo consultancy poll. Ex-President Alan Garcia (APRA) is a [...]
2006-02-03 16:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SNAR PREL ECON PE
06LIMA4541COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOT/FRA CLIFFORD EBY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Clifford Eby from December 2-6, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to give talks about the US rail system and FRA's Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program (RRIF) at a conference sponsored by Ferrocarril Central [...]
2006-12-01 17:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELTN OTRA AORC PE
06LIMA4547CONGRESS LABOR COMMITTEE BULLISH ON LABOR LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: UPP congressman Aldo Estrada, president of the congressional committee on labor, told poloffs November 21 that revisions to the proposed General Labor Law should be completed and passed to the plenary by December 22--where it could be approved early in next year's session. He no [...]
2006-12-01 22:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PE PGOV
06LIMA4554Peru: Interim TIP Assessment
[...] (SBU) Peru is making steady progress in establishing a legal framework for prosecuting traffickers of persons and educating police, prosecutors, and the general public about trafficking in persons (TIP). The Garcia Administration, which took office on July 28, moved quickly to submit a compreh [...]
2006-12-04 14:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG PE
06LIMA4566NAS MONTHLY REPORT, NOVEMBER 2006
[...] (U) The key developments in November 2006: ** As of November 30, CORAH surpasses annual goal by eradicating 10,006 hectares of coca leaf. ** The GOP's 2007 Eradication Plan awaiting final approval--probably in December. ** Institute for Tropical Crops (ICT) has five-year plan for self- [...]
2006-12-04 20:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA4570PERU: PRESIDENT GARCIA'S EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL
[...] (S) This message is in response to reftel request for information on the emotional and physical health of President Alan Garcia. Our responses are slugged to the questions in reftel paragraphs. We do not always have first-hand information on the questions asked, a fact reflected in some of our answ [...]
2006-12-04 22:44:00Embassy LimaSECRETPINR PGOV PE
06LIMA4579CUBA: PERU REVIEW FOR SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF
[...] (U) Following is Post's response to reftel questions. PERUVIAN INVESTMENTS IN CUBA ---------------------------- 2. (U) There is no reliable data on Peruvian investment in Cuba. The vast majority of Peru's limited foreign direct investment is in Mexico, Bolivia, Ecuador, Central America [...]
2006-12-05 20:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETTC ETRD PREL CU PE
06LIMA4601TERRORIST LISTS: PERU
[...] (SBU) In response to reftel, the Government of Peru does not maintain a list of banned terrorist entities, per se. The Office of Intelligence of the Peruvian National Police's (PNP) Directorate of Counterterrorism (DIRCOTE) maintains a computerized database with thousands of police files on i [...]
2006-12-06 21:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN ETTC KVPR PREL PTER PE
06LIMA461BRAZILIAN PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR
[...] (C) Brazilian presidential foreign policy advisor Marco Aurelio Garcia visited Peru the week of 1/30, meeting with President Alejandro Toledo; Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua and other Foreign Ministry officials; Andean Community Secretary General Allan Wagner; leading presidential SIPDIS [...]
2006-02-03 18:48:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR BR PE
06LIMA4610PERU: PRESIDENT GARCIA AT 100 PLUS DAYS
[...] (SBU) President Garcia's political skills have lent Peru a stability that the country has not enjoyed for several years. While the APRA lost badly in the 11/19 regional elections, some argue that Garcia now can control a divided field of regional presidents and use the results to stave off p [...]
2006-12-07 14:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA4620COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA25/NNTRAV MCRAE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of James Bennett McRae from December 10-14, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend and participate in an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) sponsored Regional Workshop on Liability for Nuclear Damage, at the Ministry of [...]
2006-12-07 21:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PE
06LIMA4621ELECTORAL BOARD EXPOSES NARCO-CANDIDATES
[...] (U) Summary: The National Electoral Board (JNE) on November 14 identified more than 200 candidates in local elections who had lied on their resumes, including some who had hidden ties to narcotrafficking. Most of the publicized narco-candidates did not win. Despite evidence of narco-influenc [...]
2006-12-07 22:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA4622REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE/LANGUAGE ON SOFA
[...] After two months, Post has obtained an appointment with Ambassador Bellina, diplomatic advisor to the Ministry of Defense, and Carlos Yrigoyen, Deputy for Military Political Affairs at the MFA, for Monday, December 11. Our goal was to re-engage the Peruvians on a possible status of forces ag [...]
2006-12-07 23:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PE
06LIMA4625COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA MANAGEMENT - MIAMI IFO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dawn R.H. Veatch and Javier Rodriguez from January 24-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) Consultations follow-up visit with the Direccion General de Aviacion Civil de Peru. Emb [...]
2006-12-11 12:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA466CONGRESSMAN LEVIN'S FACT FINDING MISSION ON U.S.-
[...] (SBU) Summary: Congressman Sandy Levin (D-Michigan) discussed the impact of a future Trade Promotion Agreement in Peru with a broad spectrum of government, private sector, NGO, labor, academic and Catholic Church leaders. The Congressman met twice with President Toledo, the second time to di [...]
2006-02-05 13:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV KIPR PREL PE
06LIMA469EU IMPROVES PERU'S TRADE PREFERENCES, BUT FTA
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 1, 2006, the European Union extended its Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for Peru, making Peru one of 15 countries to receive GSP Plus benefits. Under GSP Plus, Peru will be able to export up to 7,200 products duty free to the EU, an increase from 6,900 unde [...]
2006-02-06 12:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA4698SCENESETTER FOR CODEL REID
[...] (SBU) Welcome to Peru. Your visit comes at a moment when the new government led by President Alan Garcia is emerging from its honeymoon period and is beginning to feel popular pressure for action. The message from the June presidential election -- a contest in which Hugo Chavez protege Ollan [...]
2006-12-15 22:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON OTRA PVIP PHUM PE
06LIMA4712PERU: UPDATE TO GSP WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] Post submits the following additional information to last year's update of the 2004 Worst Forms of Child Labor Report. Responses are keyed to items in Ref A. A) Formal institutional mechanisms to investigate and address complaints relating to allegations of the worst forms of child labor. [...]
2006-12-18 19:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD SOCI PGOV PHUM PE
06LIMA4722CAJAMARACA AND REGIONAL UNREST
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cajamarca may be emblematic of the broader regional challenges facing the Garcia administration, namely persistent poverty and rising frustration with inadequate public services that fuel antipathy towards all levels of government. Social discontent in Cajamarca has at times m [...]
2006-12-19 15:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA474PERUVIAN ECONOMY FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 15:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SOCI PGOV PE
06LIMA4744PERU'S SECOND CITY LEANS LEFT BUT OPEN TO GLOBAL
[...] (C) Despite their affiliation with radical nationalist groups, the recently-elected regional president and the mayor of Arequipa, Peru's second largest city, come across as having clear and sensible plans for economic progress in their region, including orderly decentralization. In recent me [...]
2006-12-20 23:48:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON PREL ETRD EMIN EAID TBIO PE
06LIMA4766NARCO-TERRORISTS AMBUSH AND KILL FIVE POLICE AND
[...] (C) Summary: On 12/16 in the VRAE region of Ayacucho eight people, including five police officers, were ambushed and killed by a group of suspected narco-terrorists. Two inspectors from the national company that regulates the legal coca market (ENACO) were also killed. DEA sources said the a [...]
2006-12-22 17:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER SNAR PGOV PE
06LIMA4772PUNO: TROUT AQUACULTURE BOOMING
[...] SUMMARY. Trout ranching is a new economic activity for the poor Lake Titicaca area and has great potential for expansion. With private sector leadership and USAID support, the industry made great strides since 2004 and will export 700 tons to some of the most competitive markets in the world, [...]
2006-12-22 19:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA4773PERU OIL BOOM CONTINUES; EXPLORATION SPREADS TO HEAVY OIL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The GOP signed oil exploration deals with three foreign firms on December 12, resulting in a record 16 oil exploration deals signed this year. One of the firms, Texas-based Barrett Resources, also announced its intention to produce oil in another block, with plans to produce 10 [...]
2006-12-22 19:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EINV SENV PE
06LIMA4781COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: JAMES E.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of James E. Siegman Jr. and Bryan C. Bazemore from January 7-11, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform a far part 145 facility inspection, perform FAA HBAW 06-05, air transport oversight system element performance inspection [...]
2006-12-27 16:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA4782COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA SENIOR EXECUTIVE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Frederick T. Walker and Lorna L. John from January 24-27, 2007. The purpose of the travel: International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA) consultations, and follow-up visit with the Direccion General de Aviacion de Peru. No em [...]
2006-12-27 16:11:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA4795COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RESEARCH ZOOLOGIST TERRY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Terry Chesser from January 15 - February 24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct ornithological field research on the west slope of the Andes in central-southern Peru, collecting specimens for the National Museum of Natu [...]
2006-12-28 19:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY OTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
06LIMA494HUMALA DOGGED BY ALLEGATIONS OF HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (C) Ultra-nationalist, anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has recently been dogged by allegations that he committed human rights violations while serving as a Peruvian Army Officer in the Upper Huallaga Valley in the early 1990s. The Human Rights Coordinator, an umbrella group [...]
2006-02-06 23:38:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA55PERU RECALLS ITS AMBASSADOR FROM VENEZUELA IN
[...] The Peruvian Government recalled its Ambassador to Caracas, Carlos Urrutia, for consultations in response to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's virtual endorsement of Peruvian presidential candidate Ollanta Humala at an event honoring visiting Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales on 1/3 (Reft [...]
2006-01-05 22:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PE VE
06LIMA58COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Department of Interior Thomas C. Brown, for the period of January 8, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to launch a survey to assess willingness to pay for environmental service. Per Reftel no Embassy [...]
2006-01-06 15:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV OTRA EAID PE
06LIMA584PERUVIAN FISHING VESSEL LINDA ROCIO: MULTI-TON
[...] (SBU) On February 7, USCG encountered Ecuadorian flagged fishing vessel DIVA 750 miles from the Peruvian coast. As the USCG boarding team arrived, DIVA's crew members set the vessel on fire and it sank with the hold filled with bales of cocaine. Only a total of 50 pounds was recovered from th [...]
2006-02-13 12:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR PE
06LIMA59COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Department of Interior Thomas C. Brown, for the period of January 8, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to launch a survey to assess willingness to pay for environmental service. Per Reftel no Embassy [...]
2006-01-06 15:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV OTRA EAID PE
06LIMA622NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE DIRECTOR'S BRIEFING ON
[...] (S) SUMMARY. National Intelligence Directorate Chief Julio Raygada sees SL as collaborating with the narcotics trade, but does not consider the Senderistas to be simply "narco-terrorists;" he asserts that the group remains ideologically focused in its activities. Raygada points out that in recent f [...]
2006-02-14 18:09:00Embassy LimaSECRETPTER PGOV PE
06LIMA633LATEST POLL: CENTER-RIGHT CANDIDATE LOURDES FLORES
[...] (U) Center-right presidential candidate Lourdes Flores (Unidad Nacional alliance) has maintained her lead (35-25 percent) over ultra-nationalist anti-system candidate Ollanta Humala (Union por el Peru - UPP) in the latest Apoyo poll. Ex-President Alan Garcia (APRA) is a further eight points ba [...]
2006-02-14 22:25:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PREL ECON PE
06LIMA64FOREIGN MINISTER ON PERU'S "ISOLATION," BOLIVIA,
[...] (C) Foreign Minister Oscar Maurtua, in a breakfast hosted by the Ambassador on 1/4, said that Peru, as a pro-U.S. and pro-free trade advocate, sees itself as increasingly isolated in a South America moving leftwards, with only Colombia for company. Maurtua pushed for signals of USG support: [...]
2006-01-09 13:25:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PE BL
06LIMA644ELECTION UPDATE: CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATE FILINGS
[...] (U) Twenty five political parties met the 2/8 deadline for filing their congressional lists, resulting in some 3,000 Congressional candidates for 120 seats. The two leading presidential contenders, center-right Lourdes Flores and ultra-nationalist, anti-system candidate Ollanta Humala were bo [...]
2006-02-15 21:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR PREL ECON PE
06LIMA658HUMALA DOWN BUT STILL AHEAD IN PUNO
[...] A recent trip to Puno provided insights into ultra-nationalist, radical, anti-system candidate Ollanta Humala's support in this rural and traditionally more radical region of Peru (Ref C). Humala's popularity in Puno has been dented but not fatally damaged by political problems within his pa [...]
2006-02-16 21:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA691SENDERO LUMINOSO (SL) LEADER "COMRADE CLAY"
[...] (U) Summary: Based on PNP press releases and news reports, SL leader "Comrade Clay" was shot and killed by Peruvian police on 2/19 in a confrontation in Huanuco Department. Clay was the military leader for the SL faction in the Huallaga Valley, and considered the second in command under SL Co [...]
2006-02-21 22:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER SNAR ASEC PE
06LIMA699PERU: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] Summary. Post recommends that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2006. Peru continued to face high levels of copyright piracy in all sectors, including media, books, toys, apparel and other merchandise, in 2005, including a slight increase in optical disc piracy. Indecopi, the [...]
2006-02-22 15:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR PE
06LIMA700OSIPTEL UPHOLDS ITS MOBILE TERMINATION REGULATION
[...] (U) Summary. Osiptel, Peru's telecommunications regulator, issued its final resolution on February 9 declaring Telefonica's petition unfounded, thereby upholding its November regulation. Telefonica had argued that the Osiptel regulation was markedly different from its earlier proposal, that [...]
2006-02-22 16:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS ECON EINV PE
06LIMA706COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR CARMEN DE GIACOMO AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carmen De Giacomo and Samuel Perry, Saftey Inspectors from South Florida, from February 26 through March 3, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct substantial maintenance facility inspections at Aeroinversiones del Peru, a [...]
2006-02-22 21:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA707COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR LESLIE SOMMER MCCORMICK
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Leslie Sommer McCormick, Senior International Program Officer of FAA Hedquarters, from February 26 through March 1, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to attend the 8th meeting of the coordination committee for the ICAO/UNDP RLA/ [...]
2006-02-22 21:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
06LIMA713REPORTS CHAVEZ BUYS VOTES FOR HUMALA ROIL PRESS,
[...] (C) Charges that Hugo Chavez is offering legal residency to expat Peruvians in Venezuela if they vote for Humala roiled the press over the weekend (2/19). Candidates have split on the issue, with Lourdes Flores Nano calling the accusations potentially serious and Alan Garcia dismissing them. [...]
2006-02-22 22:23:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA725 ATTENDANCE AT SPRING 2006 FSN TRADE AGREEMENT
[...] Post thanks FSI/ECON for selecting FSN Miguel Yepez and confirms his attendance at the PE-222 Trade Agreement Monitoring and Implementation training, May 15 through May 19, 2006. Information requested follows. ITINERARY --------- 2. FSN Miguel Yepez has the following reservations: [...]
2006-02-23 22:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON AMGT AFSI AFSN ETRD PE
06LIMA728FLIRTING WITH DISASTER? OLLANTA HUMALA'S ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: The rise in the polls of the ultra- nationalist, anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala has created considerable interest and concern about the kinds of economic policies he would implement as President. He has not yet offered an economic platform, and it is not cle [...]
2006-02-23 22:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SOCI PGOV PE
06LIMA73COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL WALTZ,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Gregory L. Michael, Adeo Rebosio, Hector O. Hermosilla and John A. Waltz of the Federal Aviation Administration, for the period of January 16, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct an assessment o [...]
2006-01-09 17:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA742CAMISEA II PROMISES JOB GROWTH AND EXPORT REVENUES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Peru LNG, a consortium led by Hunt Oil, recently held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of its $1.3 billion Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant, Camisea Phase II. Construction should add 5,000 direct jobs and up to 30,000 more indirect jobs to Peru's economy. Peru LNG is [...]
2006-02-24 17:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA748MONTESINOS LEGAL REQUEST FOR EMBASSY FILES
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 5. 2. (U) SUMMARY: Post has received a four-inch thick legal assistance request from the lawyer representing Vladimiro Montesinos, convicted, ex-intelligence advisor for former President Alberto Fujimori. The 110 page cover letter, also sent [...]
2006-02-27 13:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS PE
06LIMA755TANS GRANTED FLIGHT PERMISSIONS BUT STILL AWAITS
[...] (C) Summary. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) on February 16, after an inspection of TANS operations, lifted its January 6 suspension on TANS Airlines' air operating certificate. The DGAC found that the airline substantially improved its safety and maintenance operations to m [...]
2006-02-27 19:59:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALEAIR ECON CASC PGOV PE
06LIMA759ELECTION UPDATE: ALAN GARCIA AND HIS APRA PARTY
[...] (U) The latest national poll by the Apoyo consultancy, taken 2/22-24, showed center-right Unidad Nacional candidate Lourdes Flores holding on to first place, although her support fell two points to 33 percent; ultra-nationalist Union por el Peru candidate Ollanta Humala remaining in second a [...]
2006-02-27 21:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PINS PE
06LIMA786COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR JAN GILBREATH .
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jan Gilbreath, International Affairs Specialist, from March 29th through March 31, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to attend public national workshops that present and discuss the results of environmental assessments of trade [...]
2006-03-01 13:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC SENV KSCA TPHY EPA CO PE
06LIMA787CLEARANCE FOR NIH'S PROPOSED AWARD OF RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-01 14:01:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA PE
06LIMA800PERU TO MEET MARCH 1 AGRICULTURAL COMMITMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to reftel, the Ambassador on February 28 spoke with Minister of Agriculture Manrique and Cecilia Blume, the Prime Minister's Chief of Staff, to determine where Peru stood in meeting its March 1 commitment to permit imports of U.S. beef and chicken. After providing [...]
2006-03-01 18:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ETRD ECON PE
06LIMA811PERU VIEWS COLOMBIA FTA AS VIRTUALLY THE SAME
[...] (C) Summary. The Peruvian Government has gone on record supporting the U.S.-Colombia free trade pact, emphasizing that neither Peru nor Colombia obtained a better deal. Initial information about the U.S.-Colombia trade agreement has allayed GOP fears that concluding negotiations first with t [...]
2006-03-01 21:50:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR EINV ECON PE
06LIMA824COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL DULCE MARIA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 18:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EAIR PE
06LIMA826Peru: 2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons Report
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Much of the work in Peru on TIP has been the result of the initiatives of the GOP's Multisectoral Committee (MSC) for TIP. The MSC consists of 10 ministries, 4 national NGOs, and 3 international organizations. Other government agencies, international organizations, and NGOs can [...]
2006-03-02 18:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB PE
06LIMA847SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF STATE
[...] (C) Madam Secretary, Embassy Lima warmly welcomes your visit to Peru -- the first by a Secretary of State since Secretary Powell,s attendance at the OAS General Assembly SIPDIS here on the fateful September 11, 2001. Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to highlight for Peruvians, a [...]
2006-03-03 18:11:00Embassy LimaSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETRD SNAR PE
06LIMA850(S) IRANIAN DIPLOMATIC PRESENCE IN PERU
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 20:10:00Embassy LimaSECRETPINR PREL IR PE CO
06LIMA852COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA PERSONNEL JEFFREY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of NOAA personnel Jeffrey Seminoff from March 16 through March 24, 2006. The purpose of this visit is to attend meeting for NOAA/IMARPE MOU and conduct site visit to NOAA contractor. Per Reftel no Embassy assistance has been req [...]
2006-03-06 14:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY OTRA KSCA EFIS PE
06LIMA86HUMALA PERFORMS AT POST-CARACAS PRESS CONFERENCE
[...] (U) Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala held a sometimes-raucous press conference on 1/5/06 to explain his recent trip to Caracas. The event showcased Humala's ability to project a plainspoken "country boy" image and to use effective folksy sound bites to answer often- [...]
2006-01-09 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINS PTER PHUM PE
06LIMA887COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE STAFF
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Federal Reserve staff George Holguin, Senior Financial Analyst and Jose Pignano, Senior Financial Analyst, for the period of March 11 through March 19, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to intruct the "Bank Analysis and Examinat [...]
2006-03-07 14:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EFIN FRB PE
06LIMA893HUMALA'S REVEALING "GREAT TRANSFORMATION" CAMPAIGN
[...] (C) Peruvian anti-system presidential candidate Ollanta Humala released his plan of government, entitled &The Great Transformation,8 (GT) on 2/22/06. The 84-page manifesto calls for a state-directed social revolution in Peru. The plan assumes that the state can form voluntary, productive pa [...]
2006-03-07 16:21:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
06LIMA9PERU: NARCOTICS AFFAIRS, DECEMBER 2005
[...] (SBU) The Government of Peru (GOP) eradicated close to 9,000 hectares of coca in 2005, far surpassing its goal of 8,000 hectares. This achievement was accomplished through the strong commitment of the Ministry of Interior's eradication force (CORAH) and the drug police (DIRANDRO) that provid [...]
2006-01-03 21:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
06LIMA928PERU'S NEW INTELLIGENCE LAW
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Peru's recently enacted intelligence law creates a new national intelligence agency, DINI. The law attempts to overcome past abuses by clearly defining the legitimate objective of producing intelligence; by requiring the approval of a designated Supreme Court Justice to carry ou [...]
2006-03-08 22:17:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA93AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Gregory L. Michael, Adeo Rebosio, Mel Marengo and John A. Waltz of the Federal Aviation Administration, for the period of January 16, 2006 through January 21, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to conduct assessment of the Peruvia [...]
2006-01-10 17:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA PE
06LIMA951HUMALA'S POSITION IS NO TO COCA ERADICATION AND
[...] (C) Ultra-nationalist, "outsider" presidential candidate Ollanta Humala condemned alleged aerial fumigation of coca crops (which does not occur in Peru) and said, if elected, his government would end coca eradication, promote coca industrialization, and not welcome foreign military in the coun [...]
2006-03-10 17:02:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV SNAR PE
06LIMA952 GOP INVESTIGATING CAMISEA PIPELINE RUPTURES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GOP suspended Camisea's gas liquids piping amid uproar over pipeline ruptures. Two recent reports allege that substandard pipeline and construction procedures used to build the Camisea natural gas line are responsible for four pipeline breaks in the past year. A fifth ruptu [...]
2006-03-10 17:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
06LIMA953ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP PLAN FOR LA OROYA SMELTER
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. firm Doe Run requested in December to extend timetable for implementing its Environmental Compliance Plan (PAMA) sulfur dioxide (SO2) treatment project at the La Oroya copper smelter. Heavy metal and sulfur dioxide emissions have plagued La Oroya since its 1922 startup, [...]
2006-03-10 17:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON EMIN EINV ETRD SOCI PGOV PE
06LIMA965PERU'S EXPORTS TO CHINA INCREASE 51 PERCENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. In 2005, the Peruvian Government successfully improved its trade relations with China, witnessing an increase in both exports to and imports from China over 2004 levels. China is now the second most popular destination for Peruvian exports and imports, with exports to China in [...]
2006-03-13 16:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PGOV PREL PE
06LIMA979ELECTION UPDATE: HUMALA GAINS STRENGTH AS FLORES
[...] (U) The latest national poll by the Apoyo consultancy, taken 3/8-10, showed center-right Unidad Nacional candidate Lourdes Flores holding on to first place amongst the "valid votes," although her support fell two points to 31 percent; ultra-nationalist Union por el Peru (UPP) candidate Ollant [...]
2006-03-13 21:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PE
06LIMA990PERU: ANTICORRUPTION AND GOOD GOVERNANCE REPORT
[...] (U) Responding to reftel, Embassy Lima submits the following information for the International Anticorruption and Good Governance Act Report. Context ------- 2. (U) Corruption is a serious problem in Peru, and the Government in the last several years has begun to take initiatives to com [...]
2006-03-13 22:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV SOCI PGOV PE
06LIMA992COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) officials Harold Stratton Jr. (Chairman),Edwards Richards (Special Assistant),and Arlene Fletcher (Public Affairs Specialist) for the period of March 20 through March 24, 2006. [...]
2006-03-14 13:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC APER AMGT CO OTRA PE
06LIMA993COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL CAMPBELL,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 14:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC OTRA EAIR DR PE
06LIMA997 Peruvian Export Association Launches Forestry Plan
[...] SUMMARY: The Peruvian Association of Exporters, ADEX, announced on March 8 its initiative to revolutionize Peru's forestry program. The ADEX plan, which received supporting speeches from the Ministry of Production and other government representatives, has multiple goals: increase forestry exp [...]
2006-03-14 15:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD EINV EAID ECON PGOV SNAR PE
06QUITO1671ALAN GARCIA WOWS QUITO
[...] (C) Summary: Peruvian President-elect Alan Garcia and his FM-designate Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde visited Ecuador on July 6 to affirm positive bilateral relations and promote further regional economic integration between Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, and Brazil. Garcia publicly expressed [...]
2006-07-07 20:05:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PE EC
06QUITO2809LAB BUSTS MARK ECUADOR'S MOVE FROM TRANSIT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Ecuadorian National Police (ENP),working with Peruvian anti-drug authorities and the DEA, uncovered and dismantled three cocaine processing labs in southern Ecuador. The ENP arrested 45 individuals - including Colombian fugitive Juan Solarte Mora, and seized vehicles, boa [...]
2006-11-15 22:23:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS SNAR PTER EC CO PE
06SANJOSE2316128 CHINESE AND PERUVIAN MIGRANTS INTERCEPTED BY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: October 11-18, in an international, inter-agency operation involving the Costa Rican Coast Guard (SNGC),the US Coast Guard, the Peruvian Air Force, the GOCR's Directorate of Immigration (and MOTR Plan participants in Washington),128 Chinese and Peruvian intending immigrants we [...]
2006-10-23 14:10:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL KCRM CS PE
06SANTIAGO1061COURT GRANTS FUJIMORI PROVISIONAL LIBERTY;
[...] The Chilean press reported mid-afternoon on May 18 that Chile's Supreme Court had granted former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori provisional liberty earlier in the day. In announcing its 4-1 decision, the Court said granting provisional liberty did not constitute a "danger for society or t [...]
2006-05-18 21:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KJUS PE CI
06SANTIAGO1827CHILE-PERU FTA: MORE THAN JUST TRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chile and Peru signed August 22 a Free Trade Agreement that expands their current Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE 38). The FTA adds three new chapters to ACE 38 and the promise of further chapters as well. For Chile, the FTA with Peru is part of an effort to create a bloc [...]
2006-08-24 20:49:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ETRD CI PE
06SANTIAGO2085MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA HELPING BOLIVIA BUILD MILITARY
[...] Two Santiago dailies cited UDI Members of Congress who denounced Venezuela for providing assistance to Bolivia to build 26 military bases along its border with Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, and Peru. Excerpts follow: 2. On October 4, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (c [...]
2006-10-04 20:14:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PREL KMDR KPAO PGOV VE BR PA PE CI
06SANTIAGO2117MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S AGREEMENT TO ASSIST BOLIVIA
[...] Summary: Revelations of an agreement between Venezuela and Bolivia to build military bases along Bolivia's frontier with Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Chile generated considerable public commentary in Santiago. Chile's Senate Foreign Relations and Defense Committees summoned the Ministers of F [...]
2006-10-11 12:34:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PREL KMDR KPAO PGOV VE BR PA PE CI
06SANTIAGO2129MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S AGREEMENT TO ASSIST BOLIVIA
[...] Summary: Chile's media has reported extensively about the Venezuelan-Bolivian military agreement, which has generated considerable critical public commentary by several Congressmen. Government Ministers and members of the Socialist Party continue to downplay the military pacts. End Summary. [...]
2006-10-11 20:35:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PREL KMDR KPAO PGOV VE BR PA PE CI
06SANTIAGO225DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDATE WILLIAM VOSS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 19:19:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAIR ICAO AR CO HO MX PE
06SANTIAGO2262MINISTRY OF DEFENSE ADVISOR:EUROPEANS PRESSING
[...] (C) Ministry of Defense civilian advisor Claudio Ortiz told Poloff October 26 that the European Union was "pressing" Chile to contribute peacekeeping troops to UNIFIL. Ortiz noted the Belgian Minister of Defense would be in Santiago the week of October 30 to discuss bilateral military cooper [...]
2006-10-27 17:17:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PARM MARR MOPS PE CI
06USUNNEWYORK568PERU: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Mission received a note from the Permanent Mission of Peru to the United Nations requesting USG support for its candidature to the Human Rights Council. The elections will be held in New York in May 2006. 2. Mission will respond that careful consideration will be given by the United Stat [...]
2006-03-23 15:10:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM UN PE
07BEIJING1566MARCH 8TH MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT,
[...] Key points made at the March 8 MFA Press Conference were: -- China's State Council issued a report on the Human Rights Record of the United States in 2006 as "a mirror for the United States to view its own human rights" situation and to question American "double standards" in criticizing othe [...]
2007-03-09 04:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ENRG XM JA AO PE CH
07BEIJING3466MAY 22 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SED, INDIAN GENERAL'S
[...] Key points at the May 22 MFA Press Conference were: -- Jiang outlined Vice Premier Wu Yi's planned schedule of meetings, including with the President, during the upcoming SED session in Washington. -- The visit by India's Army Chief of Staff aims to improve bilateral military ties. -- T [...]
2007-05-22 10:24:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD SU UK CV DR IN PE GM
07BOGOTA7239AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 1 CALL ON FINANCE MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Zuluaga reiterated to the Ambassador, on October 1, GOC support for Treasury Secretary Paulson's informal consultative process with like-minded Latin American finance ministers. He concurred with the Ambassador's suggestion that our governments pursue an expan [...]
2007-10-09 12:59:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL VZ PE CO
07BOGOTA7954AMBASSADOR'S OCTOBER 29 MEETING WITH FORMER
[...] (C) The Ambassador reviewed with Liberal Party leader Cesar Gaviria on October 29 the result of the preceding day's local elections, Senator Cordoba's and President Chavez' efforts to promote a humanitarian accord, and prospects for U.S. Congressional approval of the bilateral Free Trade Agre [...]
2007-11-06 22:50:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD PHUM PINR PREL OAS PE VE CO
07BRASILIA101COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR JAMES STORY, ERIC STONER, AND
[...] Name of traveler: James B. Story -- Title: Regional Environmental Officer -- Passport number: US Diplomatic Passport 900346975 -- Agency represented: HUB/DOS -- Arrival/departure dates: February 04-10, 2007 -- Level of security clearance: Top Secret -- Purpose of visit: to attend a meeting on [...]
2007-01-19 13:35:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA PE BR
07BRASILIA1025 BRAZIL'S ACRE STATE: GROUND ZERO FOR SOUTH AMERICAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. One of President Lula's key objectives is the construction of an all-weather highway linking Brazil to the Pacific Ocean, and within a few years this dream will become reality. The GOB has paved route BR 364/317 to the Peruvian border and paving of this highway on the Peruvia [...]
2007-06-06 13:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PGOV SENV EAID PHUM ETRD SNAR BR PE
07BRASILIA1067 BRAZIL'S RONDONIA STATE CONFRONTS THE PROBLEMS OF
[...] (SBU) Summary. Located in center-west Brazil, the state of Rondonia forms part of the country's frontier with Bolivia. Sparsely populated until the 1980s, Brazil's military government during its reign paved highway BR 364 to the state's capital, Porto Velho, to encourage (for national securit [...]
2007-06-11 19:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN PGOV SENV EAID PHUM ETRD BR PE
07BRASILIA1578FISCAL DATA FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LAW ENFORCEMENT WORKSHOP IN
[...] The following fiscal data is being provided by the Regional Environmental Hub for expenditures (detailed below) for the Environmental Law Enforcement Workshop to be held August 20-23 in Lima (Peru). 19-726/7103715-1008-7a0926-021000-2403-4121 Total expenditures should not to exceed USD 2,58 [...]
2007-08-16 14:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV OTRA BR PE
07BRASILIA382COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HUB
[...] James Story, South America Regional Environmental Officer based in Brasilia, requests country clearance to visit Lima from March 15-17, Cartagena March 17-21, and Bogota March 21-24. Purpose of trip to Lima is to discuss an environmental enforcement training proposal with embassy staff; trip [...]
2007-03-05 16:31:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SENV CO PE BR
07BRUSSELS1241EU LATIN AMERICA MINISTERIAL IN SANTO DOMINGO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. European Union Secretary General and High Representative Javier Solana and European Commissioner for External Relations Benita Ferrero-Waldner will attend the EU-Latin America Ministerial meeting in Santo Domingo April 19 and 20. Solana will visit Mexico prior to arriving in Sa [...]
2007-04-13 10:43:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EUN MX DR GT PE CO XM XK
07BUENOSAIRES1972AMBASSADOR WAYNE'S MEETING WITH UNHCR REGIONAL
[...] (C) Summary. Cristian Koch-Castro, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Regional Representative for Southern Latin America, called on the Ambassador to discuss UNHCR's activities in Argentina and the region. Koch-Castro explained that UNHCR has made it a priority to strengthen the cap [...]
2007-10-03 13:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREF AR BR CI UY BL PE
07GRENADA173GRENADA WEEKLY ACTIVITY REPORT DECEMBER 2 - 8, 2007
[...] (U) Embassy Grenada's weekly activity report (GWAR) provides a little detail about events of interest that do not merit longer reporting at this time. 2. (U) Begin Text: A. New Chinese Ambassador Sworn In China's second envoy to Grenada, Ambassador Zhang Wanhai, presented his credential [...]
2007-12-11 21:03:00Embassy GrenadaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EAID GJ CH PE
07JAKARTA380DEMARCHE REGARDING MINUSTAH RENEWAL DELIVERED
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Ramadansyah Hasan in the Directorate for International Security and Disarmament at the Indonesian Department of Foreign Affairs. We did so in the absence of our usual contact for UN Haiti issues. Ramadansyah, whom we were meeting concerning UN Iran issues, soug [...]
2007-02-12 08:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC KPKO HA CH FR SA RU PE ID
07LAPAZ2494DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BOLIVIA TO VOTE YES ON MINUSTAH
[...] (SBU) On September 10, poloffs met with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Director of International Organizations and delivered reftel demarche. The director responded that the GOB is prepared to vote in favor of extending MINUSTAH, although he mentioned that the Bolivian government believes [...]
2007-09-11 15:14:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL MARR AR BR BL CI CO EC ES GT PE PA
07LIMA1019DEPUTY USTR VERONEAU WITH PERU'S PRESIDENT GARCIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Peru's President Alan Garcia received Deputy U.S. Trade Representative John Veroneau in Lima, March 12 for a discussion of the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) and regional developments. Garcia told Veroneau that the PTPA was essential for his country's economic development and [...]
2007-03-27 12:00:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD ELAB EAGR PGOV USTR PE
07LIMA1024COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - GRANDAHL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Inspector Paul H. Grandahl, from April 2-4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct surveillance on assigned operator, Murray Air, LLC, heavy equipment activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing [...]
2007-03-27 14:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA EAIR PE
07LIMA1052PERU: DEMARCHE ON KOSOVO PROPOSALS
[...] No summary [...]
2007-03-27 22:39:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU PE
07LIMA106COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following FAA Personnel: Carmen Di Giacomo Jr. January 22-25, 2007 and February 25-26, 2007. Patrick McLaughlin January 22-25, 2007 The purpose of the visit is to conduct substantial maitenance facility i [...]
2007-01-12 17:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA1061Embassy Science Fellows Program (PERU)
[...] (SBU) Post seeks an Embassy Science Fellow (ESF) to assist the recently established Genomics Research Unit (GRU) of the Cayetano Heredia University of Peru (UPCH) in Lima. The ESF will advise the GRU in the establishment of genetic research protocols, with a particular focus on private sector [...]
2007-03-28 21:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER SENV PE
07LIMA1063PERU MOD PROMOTES RAPID REACTION FORCE TO ASSURE
[...] (C) Defense Minister Alan Wagner has been promoting the idea of a multi-service rapid reaction force since September 2006. Dubbed the "Effective Basic Nucleus" (Nucleo Basico Eficaz, NBE),the proposal calls for the creation of a self-sufficient force that can operate in the air, on land and at [...]
2007-03-28 21:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV MARR PE
07LIMA1152CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM: MORE SMOKE THEN FIRE
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the 2006 Presidential election, candidates Alan Garcia and Ollanta Humala pledged to ditch the "illegal," Alberto Fujimori-inspired constitution of 1993 and return Peru to the labor-friendly, socialist model of 1979. As president, Garcia has shown no desire to tamper w [...]
2007-04-02 17:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM PINR KJUS PE
07LIMA1264PRESS BREAKS STORY OF PERU ARMS TO FARC
[...] Peru daily La Republica ran a front-page story on 4/1 that detailed how a "Mafia" within Peru's Armed Forces (FAP) and the Police (PNP) had robbed Peru's arms stocks to sell weapons to the FARC. The account summarized news reports since 2005 in an analytical piece detailing a weapons smugglin [...]
2007-04-04 20:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA1265COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MS. GAGE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ms. Julia Gage, Fellow, National Cancer Institute, NIH from April 19-May 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to collect data and complete training on mid-wives for dissertation study. No embassy assistance has been requested. [...]
2007-04-04 21:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OTRA ASEC KSCA PE
07LIMA1266MINOR ANOMALY FOUND IN CAMISEA PIPELINE
[...] SUMMARY: On April 3, Camisea pipeline operator TGP detected an anomaly in the gas liquids pipeline and took measures to remediate the problem. This is the only anomaly reported for the 2006-7 rainy season (now ending),during which the sodden earth has historically caused problems. A "smart p [...]
2007-04-04 21:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
07LIMA1267GOP APPROVES CUSTOMS P-3 ORION FLIGHTS
[...] (C) The Peruvian Government informed Embassy via diplomatic note on 3/27/07 that the United States could conduct U.S. Customs P-3 counternarcotics surveillance flights from the Peruvian Air Base in Piura. The note attached eleven conditions, which we have asked JIATF South and Southcom to ev [...]
2007-04-04 21:18:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PE
07LIMA1271TREASURY SECRETARY PAULSON MEETS WITH PERU'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY. President Garcia received Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson March 20 for a discussion of the Peruvian economy, regional developments and his upcoming visit to Washington. Secretary Paulson reaffirmed the Administration and President Bush's determination to secure passage by Cong [...]
2007-04-04 22:11:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON OVIP ETRD PGOV PREL PE
07LIMA1272COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SAMUEL V. BROWNE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Samuel Browne, International Relations Specialist, US Department of Energy, from April 9-13, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in US Energy business mission. When departing Lima by air, the Republic of Peru [...]
2007-04-04 22:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC ENRG PE
07LIMA1277NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MARCH 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in March 2007: ** Eradication halted on March 11 for the rest of the month due to cocalero protests; 651 ha of coca eradicated to date. ** Agriculture Minister Salazar signs 10-point accord with cocaleros that halts eradication and criticizes USG policy. ** CORAH [...]
2007-04-05 20:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA129PERU FURTHER REORGANIZES TRADE TEAM; EX-MINISTER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On January 11, Trade Minister Mercedes Araoz named Toledo Administration official and textile executive David Lemor as her ministry's special representative based in Washington to work on Peru's lobbying effort for the Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). Lemor, a dynamic fo [...]
2007-01-17 20:55:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR ELAB PE
07LIMA134COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. William E. Brooks from January 25 - February 28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to study mercury in Peru as an Embassy Science Fellow. Post understands that USGS is funding Dr. Brooks international travel and the EPA is [...]
2007-01-18 13:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTPHY OTRA SENV USGS ASEC SENVSXE PE
07LIMA1380VAMEX SIGNS OIL GAS EXPLORATION PRODUCTION CONTRACT FOR
[...] (U) On April 12, 2007, PeruPetro, the GOP's oil and gas production and exploration licensing agency, signed an oil and gas exploration and production license contract with the U.S. firm Vietnam American Exploration Company LLC (VAMEX),covering off-shore Block Z-38, in northwest Peru, just sout [...]
2007-04-13 16:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ETRD SENV PE
07LIMA1413APPOINTMENT OF FUJIMORISTA ROILS GOP, HURTS PRIME
[...] (SBU) Summary: The short-lived appointment of ex-Fujimori Prime Minister Alberto Pandolfi to a government position has embroiled the APRA Administration in a debilitating scandal. Pandolfi faces criminal charges relating to Vladimiro Montesinos corruption scandals and in 2003 was legally proh [...]
2007-04-16 20:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINR PE
07LIMA1420COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. JERONIMO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Jose Jeronimo, Staff Scientist, National Cancer Institute, NIH from April 20 - May 4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the Cervical Cancer Prevention Strengthening an Consensus meeting in Lima, conduct midwife tra [...]
2007-04-17 15:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1421COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern, Medical Officer, COGH, OD, CDC, HHS from May 21 to June 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with collaborators on data from a study of Chagas disease in Peru. No embassy assistance has been requested. Contro [...]
2007-04-17 15:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDCE US PE
07LIMA1451MAHOGANY IN PERU: A PRIMER
[...] SUMMARY: This cable lays out the basic facts of traded mahogany wood in Peru. 2006 Mahogany exports were worth about $30 million, about 17% of all timber exported. Approximately 90% of all exported mahogany goes to the U.S market. Mahogany is an Appendix II species under the International E [...]
2007-04-18 22:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV ETRD EAID ECON PE
07LIMA149PERU SECTION 1377 TELECOM REVIEW
[...] (U) Per reftel, Econoff provided Peruvian telecom regulator OSIPTEL with NII Holdings' (Nextel) public comments and informed OSIPTEL of USTR's deadline for voluntary replies. As a follow-up, Econoff met with OSIPTEL's Manager for Regulatory Policies and Strategic Planning Jose Gallardo and se [...]
2007-01-18 20:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ECPS ETRD USTR PE
07LIMA1511PERU: REQUEST FOR FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR
[...] Per reftel, post has contacted host government officials, NGOs, business and labor groups, and international organizations to obtain updated national-level information on labor law and practice in Peru in 2006. In most cases, the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) was the most [...]
2007-04-24 16:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID PE
07LIMA1558COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS GOLDFARB
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Richard Goldfarb, Research Geologist, from May 16-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct field visits at mines sites, teach a short course, and attend and present a keynote address at the Proexplo Congress. No emb [...]
2007-04-27 18:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1559COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS HEILWEIL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Victor Heilweil, Hydrologist, US Geological Survey, from May 13-20, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide technical assistance and training to counterpart (Dr. Ignacio Benevent and study team, University of Piura) re [...]
2007-04-27 18:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1566COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC DUNCAN MACKELLAR AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Duncan MacKellar, Lead Epidemiologist and Amanda Smith, Epidemiologist, OD, CDC, HHS from June 3-9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess research capacity in various clinical and outreach settings in Lima, and to provide [...]
2007-04-27 20:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA1567COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC MS. DENNY AND MS.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ms. Colleen Denny and Ms. Katy Adikes, Fellows Department of Clinical Bioethics, Clinical Center, NIH from May 3-13, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the Third Lima Conference in Ethics in Collaborative International [...]
2007-04-27 20:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1568COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC EDUARDO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Eduardo Azziz-Baumgartner, Medical Epidemiologist, NCIRD, HHS/CDC, from May 20-25, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to support PAHO Regional Office activities aimed at influenza health information collection and regional prepar [...]
2007-04-27 20:45:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA1569COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. MAHANTY AND NASH
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Siddhartha Mahanty, Staff Clinician, and Dr. Theodore Nash, Section Head Gastrointestinal Parasites Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH from May 3-6, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to plan [...]
2007-04-27 20:45:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA1572PERU: REQUEST FOR UPDATED INFORMATION FOR DOL
[...] Per e-mail reference, post has contacted host government officials to collect updated information for the Department of Labor's Labor Rights Report. In most cases, the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) was the most appropriate point of contact, although in some cases the data [...]
2007-04-27 21:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID PE
07LIMA1573COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IRS OFFICIALS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marcelle Dietsche Johns, Management Program Analyst, and Sandra L. Stolt, Program Manager, from May 25 to June 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend and participate in the money service business (MSB) workshop sponsore [...]
2007-04-27 22:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC CFED ECON OTRA IRS PE
07LIMA1574COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - GREENWOOD
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Inspector James Greenwood III, from May 13-17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to complete an aging aircraft inspection for ASTAR Air Cargo at Seman-Peru Facility. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Li [...]
2007-04-27 22:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA EAIR PE
07LIMA1587GOP CN POLICIES: MORE GOOD NEWS THAN BAD
[...] (SBU) The last month has seen a series of lurches in GOP counternarcotics policy. On March 15, Agricultural Minister Juan Jose Salazar signed a unilateral accord with cocaleros in Tocache, promising, among other things, to suspend eradication pending the general registration of coca growers. [...]
2007-04-30 20:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA1591SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY NEGROPONTE
[...] (SBU) Your visit provides an excellent opportunity to build on the success of President Garcia's recent trip to Washington and to reaffirm our message that democratic government and openness to trade and investment, coupled with proactive policies to improve social justice, are the best means [...]
2007-05-01 00:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ETRD EFIN PE
07LIMA1622COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOAQUIN R. OCHOA
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Joaquin R. Ochoa, Supervisor, from June 1-8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct customer service meetings with LC Busre and Cielos Del Peru Airlines. Hotel accommodations have been arranged and confirmed at JW Marriot [...]
2007-05-03 22:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA1625COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: MIAMI IFO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Garrido-Godoy, Team Leader, and Teeluckdarie Koodie, Aviation Safety Inspector, from June 4-11, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct annual renewal certification inspection of Aeroinversiones U.S. approved repa [...]
2007-05-04 15:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA1638COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL GEORGE P.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of George P. Sempeles, Cartographer, from May 13-19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is attend ICAO SAM Region seminar on electronic terrain and obstacle data. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Lima by ai [...]
2007-05-04 20:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA1648COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NPS MEYER, HERBERT W
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Herbert W. Meyer, Geologist (Paleontologist),from May 13-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct research and excavations on the paleontology of the site in order to understand the context of the fossils and to res [...]
2007-05-07 16:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA SCUL SENV PE
07LIMA165HUMAN RIGHTS COURT DECISION CAUSES GARCIA TO
[...] (C) Summary: An Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) decision requiring the Peruvian government to pay reparations and to apologize for the May 1992 killing of 41 prison inmates (associated with the Shining Path terrorist group) has caused the Garcia administration political problems. [...]
2007-01-19 19:46:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PTER PE
07LIMA1666PERU RESPONSE TO ZIMBABWE UNCSD DEMARCHE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered the reftel request for GOP support in opposing Zimbabwe's candidacy for chairmanship of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) to the MFA UN Bureau's Director for Candidacies and Quotas Oswaldo del Aguila on May 4. Del Aguila responded that, in principle, [...]
2007-05-08 17:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV UNCSD AORC PREL ZI PE
07LIMA1667NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR APRIL 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in April 2007: ** Eradication total of 894 hectares is low compared to this time last year; in April 2006 we had eradicated 3,120. ** Garcia embraced eradication as an important element of GOP policy; taking a tough line against cocaleros. ** CORAH worker killed [...]
2007-05-08 21:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA1668COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LAURA CONKLIN,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Laura Conklin, Antonio Neri, Paula Staley, Wendy Blumenthal, Jeffery Jarrett, Rebecca LePrell, James Durant, and Rene Suarez-Soto from May 14 to June 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assist in Cerro de Pasco collecting b [...]
2007-05-08 21:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC PE
07LIMA1669COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC PATRICK SULLIVAN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Patrick Sullivan, Branch Chief, CCID/NCHHSTP, CDC, HHS from June 3 - 9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess research capacity in various clinical and outreach settings; to provide technical assistance in protocol develo [...]
2007-05-08 21:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA US CDC PE
07LIMA167GOP WINS BATTLE AGAINST RADICAL TEACHER,S UNION
[...] (SBU) Summary: More than 60 per cent of teachers nationwide took the government-mandated competency test, handing the GOP a victory in its showdown against the powerful and radical union SUTEP. In some provinces outside Lima SUTEP members bullied test-takers and physically blocked access to t [...]
2007-01-22 12:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR PE
07LIMA1675PERU PERPLEXED BY ECUADORIAN MARITIME COMPLAINT
[...] (SBU) Peru's MFA is perplexed by recent news reports that the Government of Ecuador (GOE) planned to send a formal note of complaint for Peru's alleged failure to agree to GOE protocol relating to Peruvian naval vessels' passage into Ecuadorian territorial waters during upcoming UNITAS naval [...]
2007-05-09 15:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EC PE
07LIMA1677PERU: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR DOL LABOR RIGHTS
[...] Peru's Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) has provided additional information to update reftel B. Responses are keyed to the e-mail reference cited above. 2. MTPE assistance for negotiated collective bargaining agreements: In 2006, the MTPE provided assistance in 541 coll [...]
2007-05-09 18:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID PE
07LIMA1709GARCIA GOVERNMENT: HONEYMOON OVER, TIME FOR RESULTS
[...] (SBU) The Garcia governmen's extended honeymoon has ende. In the wake of the Tocache Accords and the Pandolfi Affair (Refs A-E),the GOP finds itself beset by a series of protests from cocalero, labor and other groups. At the same time, the APRA leadership faces increasing patronage pressur [...]
2007-05-11 15:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA1710CHILEAN BROADCAST ON PACIFIC WAR MEETS MEASURED
[...] Reaction in Peru to the first installment of "The Epic," a Chilean-produced documentary on the War of the Pacific between Chile and Peru-Boliva (1879-1884) that aired May 6, was measured and anticlimatic. After the right-wing tabloid press's advance portrayal of the work as a distortion of h [...]
2007-05-11 15:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA1725NEGROPONTE VISIT: CIVIL SOCIETY GROUPS SAY
[...] (SBU) Deputy Secretary Negroponte met with civil society representatives at the Ambassador's Residence on May 10. They discussed the challenges in converting Peru's economic growth into generalized prosperity; the strengths and weaknesses of the Peruvian state and Garcia's governing style; Pe [...]
2007-05-14 15:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA1734COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EX-IM BANK PERSONNEL: MASUD
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Sr. Environmental Engineer Masud Hasan, and Environmental Specialist, Steve Parsons, Sr., from May 19-30, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit the component sites of the Peru LNG project, including Pisco, Ayacucho and Ch [...]
2007-05-14 19:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC BEXP EFIN OTRA ETRD SENV EXIM PE
07LIMA1766COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Carolyn Healy, Assistant Vice President, Jose Pignano, Senior Analyst, and Rudolph Zepeda, Technical Assistance Specialist, from June 3-8, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct meetings with banking supervisors and regul [...]
2007-05-17 13:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ASEC OTRA FRB PE
07LIMA1767COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TSA JOSEPH G. OCHOA III
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Transportation Security Administration Attache, Joseph G. Ochoa III, from May 22-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to meet with Ministry of Transportation and Communication Civil Aviation Security counterparts in preparatio [...]
2007-05-17 14:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PTER AR PE
07LIMA1774PERU LNG: NEW PIPE, BUT NO NEW JUNGLE PIPELINE
[...] SUMMARY: Camisea gas transporter TGP and Peru LNG operator Hunt Oil agreed to a tariff for TGP to transport Peru LNG gas for the jungle portion of the shared gas pipeline. This agreement obviates any need that might have seemed present for a new gas pipeline to be laid in the environmentally an [...]
2007-05-17 16:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
07LIMA1775PERU LNG: NEW PIPE, BUT NO NEW JUNGLE PIPELINE
[...] SUMMARY: Camisea gas transporter TGP and Peru LNG operator Hunt Oil agreed to a tariff for TGP to transport Peru LNG gas for the jungle portion of the shared gas pipeline. This agreement obviates any need that might have seemed present for a new gas pipeline to be laid in the environmentally an [...]
2007-05-17 16:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD EAID SENV PE
07LIMA1797COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT LEGAL ADVISER MARK
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance forthe visit to Peru of Mark Clodfelter, Assistant Legal Adviser for International Claims and Investment Disputes from May 22-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the seminar and workshop on investor-state dispute resolution. Hotel accommo [...]
2007-05-18 17:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA KIDE PE
07LIMA1804THE SNIP SNIPPED: STREAMLINED PUBLIC PROJECTS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With Economy/Finance (MEF) Minister Luis Carranza out of the country, President Garcia issued an emergency decree allowing Regional Presidents to approve public investment projects based solely on project summaries, effectively dismantling the Finance Ministry's Public Investment S [...]
2007-05-18 21:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EINV EAID PE
07LIMA1805MINING STRIKE ENDS BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The recent strike by the National Federation of Mining, Metallurgy, and Steel Workers ended after the government promised to create a national commission, headed by the Minister of Labor, to address issues raised by the union. In public, union leaders declared victory and note [...]
2007-05-18 22:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ELAB EINV ENRG PGOV ECON PE
07LIMA1825COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ASO - CMO -
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspectors Larry D. Sutton and Edward Morales from June 17-22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct maintenance facility inspection at Seman, Las Palmas, Peru of aircraft records, aging aircraft inspectio [...]
2007-05-22 15:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA1826COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/FDA AMY GREEN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Amy Green, Consumer Safety Officer, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, FDA, HHS from June 2 -9, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide FDA/Joint Institute for Food Supply and Applied Nutrition (JIFSAN)GAPS Train- [...]
2007-05-22 16:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC OTRA KSCA TBIO US PE
07LIMA183COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DR. ROSENTHAL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Joshua Rosenthal, Deputy Director, Division of International Center, NIH from January 21-26, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend a meeting of the Convention on Biological Diversity's group of technical experts on an [...]
2007-01-23 13:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO OTRA ASEC KSCA PE
07LIMA1835COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOE/NNSA/NA10/DPTRAV AHLE
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Larry E. Ahle from June 10 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to present a talk at the 7th Latin American Symposium on Nuclear Physics and Applications, describing current nuclear physics research relevant to G [...]
2007-05-22 21:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY KNNP OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA184COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NASA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following NASA personnel: David Carter: February 7-17, 2007 Philip Liebrecht: February 10-14, 2007 The purpose of the visit is to participate in the re-opening ceremony of the NASA Satellite Laser Ranging (SLR) station [...]
2007-01-23 16:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPA OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA1841HUMALA PATRIARCH LAYS OUT STRATEGY FOR "REVOLT OF
[...] (SBU) Isaac Humala, patriarch of the clan that produced Ollanta Humala, recently described to us his movement's plans to undermine the Garcia Government. Humala (pere) has created a philosophy called "Ethnocacerism" holding that Peru's oppressed masses must bring back a pro-indigenous, pro-c [...]
2007-05-23 17:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER PINR SNAR PE
07LIMA1850LABOR LAW REVISIONS CRITICIZED
[...] (U) Summary: The congressional labor committee on May 8 submitted a revised draft of the General Labor Law to the full congress. Almost everyone involved in the process -- political parties, business groups, labor unions and the Minister of Labor -- found something to criticize, although whe [...]
2007-05-23 21:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PE PGOV
07LIMA1854SPECIAL LEBANON TRIBUNAL DEMARCHE: NO OFFICAL
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde in the afternoon of May 23. Garcia Belaunde, who had just emerged from a cabinet meeting at the time, said he had not yet had the opportunity to review the GOP's position on the Lebanon Tribunal and [...]
2007-05-23 22:08:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYUNSC LE PREL PTER PE
07LIMA1862CLOCK TICKING FOR GARCIA IN THE HIGHLANDS
[...] (SBU) Residents of Apurimac, a southern highlands region and former Humala stronghold, have seen few benefits from the Garcia government, according to interlocutors interviewed by poloffs during a May 13-15 visit. Despite a pro-Humala history, most elected local leaders are non-ideological t [...]
2007-05-24 17:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV PINR SNAR PE
07LIMA1878CITES, CEDAR AND MAHOGANY IN PERU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Both of Peru's CITES management and scientific authorities for plant species concur that cedrela (cedar) species should remain on CITES Appendix III, allowing the GOP to manage trade without required export permits. Management authority INRENA does track cedrela as it is logged. [...]
2007-05-29 16:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR SENV ETRD EAID PE
07LIMA1884NOAA R/V R.H. BROWN PERMITTING IN PROGRESS
[...] (U) Summary: ESTHoff delivered request for R/V Ronald H. Brown to conduct research in Peruvian waters in October 2007, via diplomatic note to the MFA on May 11, with copies to relevant GOP agencies. In discussions with GOP agencies over the past several days, all agreed to make the permit proc [...]
2007-05-30 14:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKVRC TPHY EWWT SENV PE
07LIMA1885IWC DEMARCHE - PERU ON OUR SIDE
[...] (U) Summary: ESTHoff discussed Reftel demarche with MFA'S Director for Maritime Affairs and International Whaling Commission (IWC) Commissioner Doris Sotomayor on May 21. Peru's dues are paid up and the GOP aims to keep it that way. Sotomayor will attend the May IWC meeting; Peru is still sol [...]
2007-05-30 14:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD PE
07LIMA1918LIMA CONFERENCE ON CLUSTER MUNITIONS
[...] (U) Peru hosted a 108-nation conference on cluster munitions at the Sheraton Hotel in Lima, 5/23-25. Peruvian Vice Minster of Foreign Relations Ambassador Gonzalo Gutierrez opened the event, which was dedicated to promoting an eventual international agreement that would ban the production, t [...]
2007-05-31 21:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA1933HIRING SCANDALS TARNISH CONGRESS'S IMAGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A scandal involving the hiring of unqualified technical personnel by Unidad Nacional (UN) parliamentarians has set off a swirl of accusations and caused one UN coalition partner to bolt. At the same time, Congress is considering revoking the immunity of nine (mostly) Peruvian [...]
2007-06-01 15:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PE
07LIMA1940GOP RESOLVES POTENTIAL CONFLICT OVER MARKET
[...] (SBU) In a near-flawless May 29 operation, several thousand Peruvian Police peaceably removed close to one thousand merchant squatters from Santa Anita market in central Lima. The success of the Santa Anita operation sent a powerful message that the GOP is serious about enforcing the rule of [...]
2007-06-01 17:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PROG SNAR PIN PE
07LIMA1944PERU'S FINANCIAL INTEL UNIT MERGING WITH BANKING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 31, the Peruvian Congress passed a law moving Peru's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) into the Superintendency of Banking, Securities and Pension Funds (SBS). This law reverses the GOP's March 1 Supreme Decree which ordered the FIU's incorporation into the Ministry of [...]
2007-06-01 21:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN ECON SNAR PGOV PE
07LIMA2000BOLIVARIAN INFLUENCE IN PUNO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The southern highlands region of Puno has emerged as the focus of Venezuelan proselytizing in Peru, with the Venezuela-funded "Bolivarian Alternative for Latin American and the Caribbean (ALBA)" center representing the latest evidence of deepening ties. While Regional President [...]
2007-06-07 19:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCU PE PGOV PINR PTER SNAR VE
07LIMA2009OLLANTA HUMALA ONE YEAR LATER
[...] (SBU) Ollanta Humala, the Chavez protege who nearly became Peru's President in June 2006, told Poloffs that he remains politically active, meeting with members of his Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP) congressional bloc as well as unionists and regional presidents. Humala took pains to distin [...]
2007-06-08 16:33:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PHUM PE
07LIMA2017NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR MAY 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in May 2007: ** A total of 1,583 hectares of coca has now been eradicated and 10,752 square meters of seedbeds have been eliminated. ** A second eradication front in Ucayali is slated to start in early June. ** The U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) o [...]
2007-06-08 20:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA2019PERU: IPR ENFORCEMENT TRAINING PROPOSAL
[...] (U) The Peruvian Government has shown a commitment to improving IPR enforcement by establishing courts and prosecutorial offices focused on IP issues in December 2006 and January 2007, and by committing to the provisions of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement's (PTPA) IPR chapter. These ne [...]
2007-06-08 22:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD ECON PE
07LIMA2026DECENTRALIZATION: GOVERNMENT AMBIVALENCE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Decentralization -- the transfer of administrative responsibility from the national government to regions and municipalities -- is a cornerstone of the Garcia government's state reform plan. In pursuit of this policy, President Garcia recently signed a decree transferring 185 f [...]
2007-06-11 15:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM ECON ETRD EINV PE
07LIMA2052COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AVIATION SECURITY INSPECTORS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kevin Yap-Sam, Rosemary Austin and Anthony Rivera from July 10 - 17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assess security conditions as required by 49 USC, Section 44907, formerly known as the International Security and Develop [...]
2007-06-12 22:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PTER PE
07LIMA2090COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LIHUA XIAO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Lihua Xiao, Microbiologist, NCID, HHS/CDC from June 18-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to lecture on molecular epidemiology of human cryptosporidiosis and discuss results and plans of collaborative research on Chagas diseas [...]
2007-06-15 12:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA2091COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC MARILIYN DISIRIO
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marilyn Disirio, Associate Director for Global Health, NCEH, CDC, HHS from August 10-12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend a Water Safety Plan Meeting Conference and Report Discussion. No embassy assistance has been r [...]
2007-06-15 12:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC US PE
07LIMA2097COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ROBERT ZOELLICK AND STAFFORD
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Robert Zoellick, USG nominee for President of the World Bank and Treasury Official George Edward Stafford Via, from June 16 - 17, 2007. The purpose of the travel is conduct consultations and meetings. When depar [...]
2007-06-15 16:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA2099HARMONIZING USG COOPERATION IN FORESTRY SECTOR
[...] Summary: With some of the most diverse ecosystems in the world, Peru seeks to find a balance between protecting its environment and deriving economic benefits from its natural resources. As a vote in the U.S. Congress on the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) approaches, the GOP will [...]
2007-06-15 18:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ETRD EAGR ECON USTR PE
07LIMA210PERU'S EXPORTS OF GOODS SURGE 36 PERCENT IN 2006
[...] On January 23, Trade Minister Araoz presented the GOP's official export statistics for 2006. Peruvian exports totaled USD 23.431 billion (all figures are FOB),35.6 higher than in 2005, and accounted for just over a quarter of Peru's GDP. Exports were the biggest contributors to Peru's impr [...]
2007-01-25 18:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR EMIN ENRG USTR PE
07LIMA2100COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC NIAID GROUP
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of the following NIH staff from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID): Mr. John Brooks, June 17-21, 2007; Ms. Maureen Power, June 17-21, 2007; Ms. Tamara Kees, June 17-22, 2007; Ms. Deanna Ingersoll, [...]
2007-06-15 19:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2106EMBASSY LIMA NOMINATES INTEL FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD
[...] Embassy Lima is pleased to nominate Intel Semiconductores del Peru S.A. for the Secretary of State's 2007 Award for Corporate Excellence. Intel Corporation's office in Peru is an outstanding example of Intel's commitment to corporate social responsibility, education and bridging the digital [...]
2007-06-15 22:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ELAB ETRD USTR AID PE
07LIMA2126ANOTHER HUMALA AIMS AT 2011
[...] (SBU) Antauro Humala, the jailed brother of former presidential candidate Ollanta Humala, has formed a political party and plans to run for President in 2011, according to his advisor Miguel Angel de la Puente. Antauro hopes to become the "outsider" candidate in the style of former President [...]
2007-06-19 15:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA2129REFORM WITHOUT REVOLUTION: THE VIEW FROM PUNO
[...] (SBU) Comment: Despite grinding poverty, bumbling local government, and flaring racial animosities, revolutionary political action in the altiplano department of Puno is unlikely, even though Puno is an historic center of Peruvian radicalism. Regional officials describe themselves as pragmat [...]
2007-06-19 17:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCU PE PGOV PINR PTER SNAR VE
07LIMA2135CONGRESS LABOR COMMITTEE ON THE GENERAL LABOR LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two pro-labor members of Congress's labor committee described efforts to overcome remaining obstacles to the draft General Labor Law (GLL) and their hope that Congress will approve the law by the end of the year. They warned that critics were nitpicking to death an historic pi [...]
2007-06-19 18:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM ECON PE
07LIMA2143COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ASO - CMO -
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspector Robert L. Feldman from August 13-17, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct inspection of Amerijet Aircraft Records, and perform facility inspection at AeroInversiones Del Peru. No embassy assi [...]
2007-06-19 21:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2150ANDEAN LEADERS TO WASHINGTON TO LOBBY FOR ATPA
[...] Freddy Ehlers, Secretary General of the Andean Community (CAN),informed the Ambassador on June 19 that he was attempting to organize a joint visit to Washington by the presidents of Colombia, Peru, Bolivia and Ecuador to lobby for extension of the Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA). Ehlers [...]
2007-06-19 22:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OVIP ECIN PREL USTR PE CO EC BL
07LIMA218EMBASSY GETS TO KNOW COCALERO LEADER AND PRO-COCA
[...] (SBU) Post hosted 48 cocalero (i.e., coca-producer) leaders on 1/18, including seven mayors and Nelson Palomino, secretary general for a large cocalero federation. The SIPDIS cocaleros main assertions were: extreme poverty plagues their communities and coca is one of their few profitable a [...]
2007-01-26 18:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV SNAR PE
07LIMA2181SCENESETTER FOR PM DAS COULTER-LED JUNE 26-27
[...] (SBU) Your visit to Peru to lead the first-ever Political-Military talks between Peru and the United States comes at a time when relations between Lima and Washington are in excellent shape. Since assuming office in July 2006, President Garcia has maintained the solid macroeconomic fundament [...]
2007-06-21 21:07:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV SNAR PE MARR
07LIMA2183PROPOSED STUDY SITES FOR GRANT 2 RO1 FD 002150-04, PHASE II
[...] No summary [...]
2007-06-22 14:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TBIO OTRA US PE
07LIMA219COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL:
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjamin Garrido-Godoy and Walter Wheeler from January 29 to February 7, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct annual certification of servicio de electronics (SELEC) and initial certification of Seman Satellite at Jorge [...]
2007-01-26 18:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA221PERU 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART 1/2)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 18:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
07LIMA222PERU 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT (PART 2/2)
[...] No summary [...]
2007-01-26 18:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
07LIMA2250PERU'S CONGRESS APPROVES AMENDMENTS TO FREE TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Almost a year to the day after passing the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),the Peruvian Congress approved the agreement's subsequent amendments June 27 by vote of 70 to 38, with one abstention. Following two hours of spirited debate, the three major political blocs, [...]
2007-06-28 22:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV PE
07LIMA2259PERU: REQUEST FOR UPDATED INFORMATION FOR DOL PERU
[...] Per e-mail reference, post has contacted host government officials to clarify information previously provided for DOL's Peru Labor Rights Report. In most cases, the Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) was the most appropriate source of information, although in some cases the da [...]
2007-07-03 12:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID PE
07LIMA2275COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - GEORGE
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Civil Engineer for Office of Airports, FAA, George Israel Legarreta from July 28 to Aug. 4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to represent the U.S. FAA and chair the ICAO GREPECAS Task Force Runway End Safety Areas and Runway S [...]
2007-07-03 22:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2276COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS KEEFER
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. David Keefer, Research Geologist, from July 25 - Aug. 14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct fieldwork in areas of Peru that have experienced recurrent episodes of earthquake-induced landsliding followed by long-te [...]
2007-07-03 22:03:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2298MAFIAS BATTLE FOR TURF IN CIVIL CONSTRUCTION
[...] (U) Summary: Brawls and violent crime at construction sites in Callao and Lima have caused three deaths in the past four months and put scores of workers in the hospital. The industry has long attracted leg breakers and goons, but union officials, business firms, and labor analysts say the lev [...]
2007-07-05 20:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PE PGOV
07LIMA2299PERU: DOL REQUEST FOR EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION
[...] Per reftel, post provides the following information for mandatory US-Peru Free Trade Agreement reporting requirements. The Ministry of Labor and Employment Promotion (MTPE) provided the information cited, although in some cases the data requested was not available. Responses are keyed to re [...]
2007-07-05 20:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB ETRD PE
07LIMA2313DAS COULTER'S VISIT TO PERU FOR POL-MIL TALKS
[...] (SBU) Peru and the United States held their first-ever bilateral POL-MIL talks on June 26 in Lima. Participants noted the striking overlap between the Peruvians' vision of their own security and that of the United States. The Peruvian team, made up of both Foreign Ministry and Ministry of D [...]
2007-07-06 17:45:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM VE PE
07LIMA2317COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ALAN JEFFREY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Wichita Aircraft Certification Office Flight Test Pilot Alan Jeffrey Barton from July 10 to 12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct Cessna Mustang Model 510 High Altitude Engine Certification tests. No embassy assista [...]
2007-07-06 19:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2318POLITICAL MILITARY BILATERAL DISCUSSIONS: DAY TWO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second day of the first ever US-Peru political military talks focused on technical matters related to the possible resumption of US P-3 surveillance flights and on a Peruvian request to receive crew lists in advance of US Navy ship visits. Peru's representatives stressed thei [...]
2007-07-06 19:15:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PREL PE
07LIMA2319PERU'S SEASON OF PROTEST
[...] (U) Comment: Widespread protests across different regions of Peru have led some political observers -- like Peru Nationalist Party President Ollanta Humala -- to suggest the GOP may be losing control in the countryside (see septel),and President Garcia has made several public appeals for ca [...]
2007-07-06 21:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ELAB EINV ENRG PGOV ECON PE
07LIMA2322AIR POLLUTION IN LIMA WORSENING
[...] SUMMARY: A recent report issued by Peru's National Institute for Statistics and Information (INEI) concludes that Lima's air quality is deteriorating. For example, airborne lead particles have increased by 119 percent compared with 2006. All of the air pollutant levels for Lima are signific [...]
2007-07-06 22:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI ALOW AMED AODE ECON USTR PE
07LIMA2323OLLANTA HUMALA - THE BENEFITS OF SOCIAL UNREST
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Struble paid a cordial farewell call on Ollanta Humala, president of the Nationalist Party of Peru (PNP) on July 3. Humala said the Garcia administration's indifference to Peru's social problems was causing mounting unrest in the country. Humala noted his growing all [...]
2007-07-06 23:31:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL SNAR
07LIMA2344NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JUNE 2007
[...] (SBU) The key developments in June 2007: ** A total of 2,616 hectares of coca has now been eradicated and 15,465 square meters of seedbeds have been eliminated. ** CORAH opened a second eradication front in Ucayali on June 12 until the end of July. ** An anti-drug prosecutor and 3 police [...]
2007-07-09 21:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA2345PERU FORECASTS 7% GDP GROWTH FOR 2007, SHIFTS
[...] In its latest medium-term economic report, the GOP raised its forecasted GDP growth rate for 2007 to 7.0 percent from its August 2006 forecast of 5.5 percent. This reviewed increase is in line with the Central Bank's May 2007 poll of local financial institutions and economists. The GOP repor [...]
2007-07-09 22:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE
07LIMA2347PERU FORECASTS 7% GDP GROWTH FOR 2007, SHIFTS
[...] In its latest medium-term economic report, the GOP raised its forecasted GDP growth rate for 2007 to 7.0 percent from its August 2006 forecast of 5.5 percent. This reviewed increase is in line with the Central BankQs May 2007 poll of local financial institutions and economists. The GOP repor [...]
2007-07-10 13:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE
07LIMA2362MASSIVE RAID ON NOTORIOUS PIRATED GOODS MARKET
[...] (U) Before dawn on July 8, hundreds of Peruvian National Police (PNP) officers and Public Ministry prosecutors raided one of Peru's largest markets, El Hueco, notorious for selling pirated medicines, music and movies. They seized about 900 sacks (each the size of a large garbage bag) filled [...]
2007-07-11 19:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKIPR ETRD KCRM USTR PE
07LIMA2369FUJIMORI EXTRADITION DENIED BY CHILEAN JUDGE
[...] (C) Summary: Chilean judge Orlando Alvarez has denied Peru's request to extradite ex-President Alberto Fujimori on charges of human rights abuses and corruption. The GOP has the right to appeal the decision to the Chilean Supreme Court, and Fujimori will remain under house arrest. Fujimori's suppo [...]
2007-07-11 21:35:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL KJUS PE CI
07LIMA240PERU: LABOR REFORM INCHES FORWARD
[...] (SBU) Summary: In seeking consensus on the General Labor Law, the congressional labor committee plans to consult again with civil society before it submits a draft to the plenary. Continued political differences over specific issues -- particularly the rights of dismissed workers and the right [...]
2007-01-29 18:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ETRD PE PGOV
07LIMA2400PERU FACES A "TORNADO OF PROTESTS"
[...] (SBU) Summary: Peru is facing, in the words of one local commentator, a "tornado of protests," as organized labor, teachers, regional officials, and others have taken to the streets to call attention to a wide variety of grievances. Government officials and political analysts cite different causes [...]
2007-07-13 16:48:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON ELAB PE PGOV PHUM PINR PREL
07LIMA2429EXPORTS TO CHINA GROW, FTA BY LATE 2008
[...] Summary: Peru's exports to China have surpassed those to the United States for two of the first five months in 2007, making China an increasingly important factor in Peru's economy. Mined metals and fishmeal accounted for 90% of Peru's exports to input-hungry China. By the end of July, Peru [...]
2007-07-16 21:38:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL USTR APECO CH PE
07LIMA243COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: PAUL H.
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Paul H. Grandhahl from February 20-27, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct surveillance on assigned operator, Murray Air, LLC heavy maintenance activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When departing Li [...]
2007-01-29 22:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA2430GARCIA ON THE FTA, PROTESTS AND NEED TO EXPEDITE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a 30-minute farewell call July 9 at the Presidential Palace, President Garcia and Ambassador Struble discussed the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),the current wave of nationwide strikes and the difficulties the GOP has had in freeing up government funds for much-ne [...]
2007-07-16 22:30:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PGOV USTR PE
07LIMA2490PRIME MINISTER BLASTS BOLIVARIAN CENTER IN PUNO
[...] (SBU) Summary: Prime Minister Jorge Del Castillo has publicly criticized the Venezuelan-funded Bolivarian Alternative for Latin America and the Caribbean (ALBA) center in Puno as a front for foreign political meddling in Peru and has said ALBA exists "on the margins of the law." Other offici [...]
2007-07-23 16:26:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINR PE VE
07LIMA2503COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC MARIE HICKS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Marie Hicks, Public Health Advisor, NCIRD, CDC, HHS from August 21-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is the Influenza Division Bilateral Cooperative Agreement with Peru to increase capacity for health information collection res [...]
2007-07-24 15:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA SENV CDC AR BR PE
07LIMA2504COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC CARYN BERN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Caryn Bern, Medical Officer, NCZVED, CDC, HHS from August 22-29 and September 1-4, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to work with collaborators in Asociacion Benefica Proyectos en Salud, Medicina y Agricultura (A.B. PRISMA) on d [...]
2007-07-24 15:34:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA SENV CDC AR BR PE
07LIMA2505COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC JERRY CEGIELSKI
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Jerry Cegielski, Medical Officer, CCID/NCHHSTP, CDC, HHS from August 24 - September 1, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate in a site visit and meetings related to the Preserving Effective TB Treatment Study (PETTS) a [...]
2007-07-24 15:35:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA CDC BL PE
07LIMA2542SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY HUGHES
[...] (SBU) Summary: You will arrive in Peru as President Alan Garcia closes his first year in office with a bang and with a whimper. The bang is the probable approval by the U.S. Congress of the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA). The PTPA has been the centerpiece of Garcia's market-orien [...]
2007-07-26 20:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD PHUM PE
07LIMA2547COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANN MOEN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ann Moen, Associate Director for Extramural Program, NCIRD, HHS/CDC from August 21-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to provide an oppportunity to meet with project staff to review progress and plan for the second year of th [...]
2007-07-26 21:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA SENV CDC BR AR PE
07LIMA2553COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NSF OFFICIAL CASSANDRA FESEN
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Cassandra Fesen, Program Manager in the Division of Atmospheric Sciences (ATM) from July 31 - August 5, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to attend the First Low Latitude Ionospheric Sensor Network Workshop in Lima. Control O [...]
2007-07-27 20:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY NSFO PE
07LIMA2560SHINING PATH INMATES -- WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
[...] (C) Summary: A majority of NGOs, political analysts, and former Sendero Luminoso (SL or Shining Path) members agree that most terrorists released from Peruvian prisons in the past six years have renounced armed struggle and are seeking to reintegrate themselves into Peruvian society. A core [...]
2007-07-27 21:06:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM SNAR PE
07LIMA2577GARCIA'S DOG DAYS -- POLLS DOWN, BUT ECONOMY UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: July has brought ugly poll numbers for Peruvian President Alan Garcia: his approval rating has dropped from 62 per cent in August 2006, when he assumed office, to 36 percent in July 2007, and for the first time, his support in the Lima metropolitan area has slipped. The biggest dro [...]
2007-07-30 17:14:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PHUM PE
07LIMA2617PRESIDENT APOLOGIZES FOR SLOW PACE OF REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his July 28 National Day address, President Garcia apologized for the central government's failure to move quickly to address social demands, which he said had helped spark widespread protests. Garcia outlined an ambitious agenda for his next four years, focusing on poverty [...]
2007-08-02 14:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR ECON ETRD PHUM PE
07LIMA2618COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RANGEL, LEVIN,
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Reps Charles Rangel, Sander M. Levin, Allyson Schwartz, and accompanying staff members: Timothy Reif, Viji Rangaswami and Matthew John Beck, from August 5-8, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to meet with head of s [...]
2007-08-02 15:10:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA ASEC AMGT AFIN ES PE
07LIMA2652NAS MONTHLY REPORT FOR JULY 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in July 2007: ** Strikes, violent marches, roadblocks, and airport shutdowns require heightened security measures. ** Plan VRAE, the GOP development program for Peru's main coca growing--and most poverty ridden--area, is stalled because the security component remai [...]
2007-08-03 21:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA2653AMENDED: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL RANGEL,
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Reps Charles Rangel, Sander M. Levin, Allyson Schwartz, Gregory Meeks and accompanying staff members: Timothy Reif, Viji Rangaswami, Matthew John Beck, and Annie Minguez from August 5-8, 2007. The purpose of the t [...]
2007-08-03 22:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP OTRA ASEC AMGT AFIN ES PE
07LIMA267COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR HHS/CDC LAURA CONKLIN,
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Laura Conklin, Carlos Sanchez, Antonio Neri, Paula Staley, Wendy Blumenthal, Jeffery Jarrett, Leslie Hausman, James Durant, and Rene Suarez-Soto from February 26 to March 15, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to assist in Cerro [...]
2007-01-31 13:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC US CDC PE
07LIMA27PERU: CRISIS OF TRADITIONAL POLITICAL PARTIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's national parties suffered an electoral drubbing during the November 19 regional/municipal elections. President Garcia's APRA party, Ollanta Humala's Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP),Union for Peru (UPP),and Unidad Nacional (UN) all demonstrated a manifest lack of natio [...]
2007-01-05 15:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PE
07LIMA2704COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL - ASO - CMO -
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspector Vincent Murray from August 19-22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to perform a 14 CFR 121 required surveillance on Delta Airlines including personnel, equipment, facilities and operations at Jorge Ch [...]
2007-08-08 21:44:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2705PENGUIN INFO FOR LISTING UNDER ENDANGERED SPECIES
[...] No summary [...]
2007-08-08 22:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV PE
07LIMA2706COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: SPIVEY AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Kenneth Spivey, Manager, Southern Region FAAST Team and Raul Pomales, Aviation Safety Inspector from September 4-6, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to confer with the DGAC on the programs available from the FAA FAAST Team in [...]
2007-08-08 22:21:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2708PRESIDENT MORALES BLASTS NEOLIBERAL MODEL DURING
[...] (U) Summary: During his first visit to Peru as Bolivian President August 1, Evo Morales met with President Garcia to discuss bilateral integration, addressed Peru's Congress, and met with local indigenous and labor leaders. In his speech to Congress, Morales called for an end to discrimination [...]
2007-08-08 22:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR PINR BO PE
07LIMA2712COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NIH/FIC DRS. NASH AND
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Dr. Siddhartha Mahanty, Staff Clinician, and Dr. Theodore Nash, Head, Gastrointestinal Parasites Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH from August 14-19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduc [...]
2007-08-09 14:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2756COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL: GARRIDO-GODOY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjammin F. Garrido-Godoy, Team Leader, and Walter Wheeler, Aviation Safety Inspector from September 6-12, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct follow-up inspection of LC Burse A 14 CFR Part 129.14 Operator and Aviacion [...]
2007-08-13 20:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2757COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA'S DAVIS JONES AND JORGE
[...] (U) The Embassy welcomes and grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of EPA Officials Davis Jones, International Enforecement Training Coordinator, and Jorge Martinez from August 18-29, 2007. The purpose of the trip is to train Peruvian officials on Principles of Environmental Encorcem [...]
2007-08-13 20:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ASEC OTRA KSCA TPHY EPA PE
07LIMA276NEW GOP POINT MAN ON PTPA GOES TO WASHINGTON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: David Lemor, the GOP's de facto point man on the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) told us January 19 that the GOP would now take a more internally coordinated and energetic approach in pushing for U.S. Congressional approval of the agreement. He travels to Washingto [...]
2007-01-31 17:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAGR PGOV USTR PE
07LIMA2769AMENDMENT: COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL:
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspectors Robert L. Feldman and Jack Holbrook from August 19-24, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct inspection of aircraft records on Amerijet Aircraft, and a facility inspection at AeroInversiones Del [...]
2007-08-14 22:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2770AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL:
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Benjammin F. 4-14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct follow-up inspection of LC Burse A 14 CFR Part 129.14 Operator and Aviacion Lider. Hotel accommodations have been arranged and confirmed at the Miraflores Park Pl [...]
2007-08-14 22:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2799COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL LABAY, MARCUS
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspector Marcus Allen Labay from August 19-22, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct ATOS constructed DOR 5.1.1, line stations and 1.3.16, fueling at Continental Airlines, Inc., Lima Peru operations. No [...]
2007-08-16 19:59:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA2825COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USGS HEILWEIL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. Victor Heilweil, Hydrologist, from September 13-23, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate as a technical expert in a technical cooperation mission on behalf of the International Atomic Energy Agency to Piura regard [...]
2007-08-17 22:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC TPHY KSCA TBIO PE
07LIMA2826COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR S/P WILLIAM MCILHENNY
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Mr. William McIlhenny, Member of the Policy Planning Staff, Office of the Secretary (S/P),from August 21-22, 2007. Mr. McIlhenny is a member of the delegation of the Under Secretary for Economic, Business, and Agricultural Aff [...]
2007-08-17 23:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOTRA ASEC PREL BR CO PE
07LIMA2849PERU: 8.0 QUAKE SHAKES ICA ECONOMY
[...] The GOP has not yet issued an official assessment of the earthquake's economic effects and it is still early to gauge the disaster's full repercussions. Respected private sector analysts and Embassy officers and contacts have begun to evaluate the economic impacts of the massive August 15 ear [...]
2007-08-20 21:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR PE
07LIMA2850PERU - EARTHQUAKE: SITUATION REPORT #1
[...] (U) Summary. As of August 19, the death toll in Peru from the August 15 earthquake, which occurred at 1840 hours local time, is 521 people. Following the August 16 U.S. Ambassador's disaster declaration for the earthquake in Peru and within 16 hours of the earthquake, the U.S. Embassy in Lim [...]
2007-08-20 21:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR PE XM XR
07LIMA2860POSITIVE GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO EARTHQUAKE SO FAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government's swift response to the August 15 earthquake, with President Garcia and several key ministers quickly taking charge on site in Ica, earned it early public kudos. Lapses in communication, security and effective victims' assistance have since eroded the image of c [...]
2007-08-22 22:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ECON XM XR PE
07LIMA290PERU: CRISIS WITH CHILE AVERTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following passage of Chilean legislation that, in effect, altered the territorial boundaries between Chile and Peru, intensive behind-the-scenes diplomacy helped avert a bilateral crisis, according to MFA contacts. Government officials are satisfied with the Chilean Constitutio [...]
2007-01-31 22:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PE
07LIMA2951PERU - EARTHQUAKE: SITUATION REPORT #4
[...] (U) Summary. On August 29, U.S. Ambassador McKinley and a team of representatives from the U.S. Embassy in Lima, USAID/Peru, and USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) traveled to Pisco Province to visit earthquake-affected areas. The Ambassador visited Pisco's downt [...]
2007-09-04 11:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PE XM XR ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR
07LIMA2957EARTHQUAKE RELIEF: A BOOST TO PERU-CHILE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The August 15 earthquake has provided an unexpected boost to the Garcia administration's relations with key regional allies while raising public suspicion about the motives behind Venezuelan aid. Chile in particular has deftly used its high-profile relief effort to quiet the fl [...]
2007-09-04 15:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SNAR PINR BO PE
07LIMA2984PERU - EARTHQUAKE: SITUATION REPORT #5
[...] (U) Summary. Between August 28 and 29, the USAID team, comprising representatives from USAID/Peru and USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA),conducted assessments of earthquake-affected districts in Huaytara Province, Huancavelica Region, and Yauyos Province, Lima Re [...]
2007-09-05 18:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PE XM XR ECON ETRD SENV ENRG USTR
07LIMA3011AMENDED COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Aviation Safety Inspectors Robert L. Feldman and Jack Holbrook from September 9-14, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct inspection of aircraft records on Amerijet Aircraft, and a facility inspection at AeroInversiones D [...]
2007-09-06 20:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA3013COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONNEL GREGORY MARK
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Inspector Gregory Mark Lietke from September 17-19, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to conduct surveillance on assigned operator, Spirit Airlines, Inc. operations activities. No embassy assistance has been requested. When [...]
2007-09-06 21:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ASEC OTRA PE
07LIMA3014COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IAF PERSONNEL WILBUR WRIGHT
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Inter-American Foundation Staff Member Wilbur Wright from September 10-26, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit and monitor existing IAF development projects FY07. No Embassy assistance has been requested. When departin [...]
2007-09-06 21:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA3015COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD RAWL
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Richard Rawl, Oak Ridge National Laboratory from September 23-28, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to participate at National Training Course on Security During Transport of Radioactive Material. No embassy assistance has bee [...]
2007-09-06 21:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYIAEA ENRG TRGY AORC KNNP OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA3016NAS MONTHLY REPORT, AUGUST 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in August 2007: ** Joint operations by the Peruvian National Police and Army have captured a total of 28 Shining Path terrorists. ** To date, CORAH has eradicated 5,480 hectares of coca and eliminated 29,595 square meters of seedbeds. ** In support of USAID, erad [...]
2007-09-06 23:20:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3031COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR IAF PRESIDENT AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) The Embassy grants country clearance for the visit to Peru of Ambassador Larry Plamer and ramon E. Daubon, Inter-American Foundation from September 19-23, 2007. The purpose of this trip is to visit and monitor existing IAF development projects FY07. No Embassy assistance has been requeste [...]
2007-09-07 20:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID OTRA ASEC PE
07LIMA3066BUILDING POLICE PRESENCE - AND BETTER FUTURES -
[...] No summary [...]
2007-09-11 21:47:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
07LIMA3074CONSTITUTIONAL TRIBUNAL RULES PARTS OF NGO LAW
[...] (SBU) Summary: Peru's Constitutional Tribunal ruled on September 6 that parts of the NGO law were unconstitutional, specifically, articles one and nine, which had established tighter controls over private funding of NGOs and had established stiff penalties for NGOs violating the regulations. [...]
2007-09-12 21:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL EAID PE
07LIMA3075MINING CONFLICT, THE VIEW FROM CAJAMARCA
[...] (SBU) Conflicts between large mining companies and surrounding communities have increased in the last five years, with Cajamarca one of the hardest hit regions. Cajamarca's Yanacocha gold mine, the largest open-pit gold mine in the world, has been the most visible and controversial example of [...]
2007-09-12 22:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL ECON EMIN SOCI PE
07LIMA309GARCIA RE-CENTRALIZES DECENTRALIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Garcia government in late January formally placed the bureaucratic entity responsible for decentralization into the Council of Ministers structure. Some observers emphasize the irony that the central government has reasserted control over a mechanism intended to distribute a [...]
2007-02-02 15:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM PE
07LIMA312NAS MONTHLY REPORT, JANUARY 2007
[...] (U) The key developments in January 2007: ** The 2007 Eradication Plan was signed by Minister of Interior Pilar Mazzetti on January 11. ** Eradication and interdiction operations are still stalled due to the ongoing reorganization of the police. ** NAS received the official list of the n [...]
2007-02-02 18:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
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