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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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00HANOI2614VIETNAM: PREPARING FOR THE ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING, DECEMBER 14-15
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 11. 2. SUMMARY: THE WORLD BANK RECENTLY HOSTED A DONOR REPRESENTATIVES' MEETING TO PRESENT THE DONOR'S DEVELOPMENT REPORT "ENTERING THE 21ST CENTURY" AND TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT AGENDA FOR THE UPCOMING ANNUAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP (CG) MEETING. THIS YE [...]
2000-12-01 06:10:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL VM
00HARARE5461 ZANU-PF REPORTEDLY INTERESTED IN DEAL WITH MDC
[...] (C) ACCORDING TO A SENIOR MDC ADVISOR, THE OPPOSITION PARTY HAS RECEIVED ADDITIONAL FEELERS FROM ZANU-PF ABOUT MAKING A DEAL THAT INVOLVES PRESIDENT MUGABE'S DEPARTURE FROM OFFICE. MDC PRESIDENT MORGAN TSVANGIRAI IS REPORTEDLY WILLING TO AGREE TO A GRACEFUL EXIT FOR MUGABE BECAUSE IT IS IN ZIMBABWE [...]
2000-09-27 14:59:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS ZI MDC ZANU PF
00HARARE5514UNDP RESREP BRIEFS DONORS ON UN/UNDP
[...] (SBU) UNDP RESIDENT REPRESENTATIVE AND UN RESIDENT COORDINATOR IN ZIMBABWE VICTOR ANGELO BRIEFED DONORS ON SEPTEMBER 28 ON THE TERMS OF REFERENCE OF A FIVE-PERSON MISSION SENT TO LOOK FOR POSSIBLE AREAS OF ENGAGEMENT ON ZIMBABWE'S LAND REFORM PROGRAM. THIS MISSION IS A FOLLOW-UP TO THE RECEN [...]
2000-09-28 14:53:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALEAGR PGOV PINS PINR ZI
01HANOI1554 MID-TERM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING FOR VIETNAM - UPBEAT MOOD, IMPROVED DONOR COORDINATION
[...] SUMMARY: ON JUNE 18 AND 19 IN HOI AN, IN VIETNAM'S CENTRAL REGION, DONORS GATHERED FOR AN INFORMAL CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING TO TAKE STOCK OF PROGRESS. IMF AND WORLD BANK GROUP REPRESENTATIVES WERE PLEASED THEIR EXECUTIVE BOARDS HAD APPROVED MAJOR STRUCTURAL REFORM/POVERTY ALLEVIATION CREDI [...]
2001-06-28 09:42:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN VM SOE FINREF
01HANOI3259 CAMPAIGN 2001 ON DISABLED PERSONS
[...] USAID AND ITS GRANTEES ARE PLAYING A MAJOR ROLE IN SUPPORTING A LANDMARK EVENT IN HANOI DURING THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 10: CAMPAIGN 2001, THE NINTH ANNUAL CAMPAIGN IN THE ASIAN AND PACIFIC DECADE OF DISABLED PERSONS. UNDER THE OVERALL LEADERSHIP OF THE U.N. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR AS [...]
2001-12-14 03:49:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI EAID PHUM VM LABOR
01HANOI3269VIETNAM: "RIGHTS OF PERSONS" EMPHASIZED AT THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS MEETING
[...] SUMMARY: AT THE CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS MEETING IN HANOI ON DECEMBER 7-8, THERE WAS A WELCOME MESSAGE FROM DONORS ON THE ISSUE OF "RIGHTS" WRIT LARGE. THE CONSISTENCY AND THE CLARITY OF THE STATEMENTS BY BOTH INDIVIDUAL DELEGATIONS AND NGOS ARE WORTH NOTING. WHILE IT IS CLEAR THAT FOR [...]
2001-12-17 09:13:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB ECON EAID VM RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
01HANOI3288 VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A MEETING OF THE MINDS, AND CONTINUED HIGH LEVELS OF SUPPORT DESPITE A SLOWING WORLD ECONOMY
[...] SUMMARY: THE VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING WAS HELD IN HANOI, DECEMBER 7-8, 2001. CO- CHAIRED BY THE WORLD BANK AND THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM, THIS CG WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE UPBEAT THAN PREVIOUS MEETINGS. THERE WAS MUCH UNANIMITY AMONG THE DONOR AND INTERNATIONAL NGO ATTE [...]
2001-12-20 08:53:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM FINREF SOE HUMANR HIV AIDS
01HANOI985POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED AS UNITED IN OFFICIAL MEDIA IN RUN-UP TO PARTY CONGRESS
[...] (U) CLASSIFIED BY POLITICAL COUNSELOR JAMES BRUNO; REASONS 1.5 (B) AND (D). 2. (C) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: OVER THE PAST SIX MONTHS, IN THE RUN-UP TO THE JUST-COMPLETED NINTH COMMUNIST PARTY CONGRESS, VIETNAM'S OUTGOING POLITBURO MEMBERS WERE PORTRAYED IN STATE-CONTROLLED MEDIA AS UNITED IN T [...]
2001-04-25 10:48:00Embassy HanoiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR VM DPOL
01VATICAN6322BIO INFO FOR GIUSEPPE PINTO - NEW VATICAN
[...] THE POPE HAS APPOINTED ITALIAN PRIEST, MONSIGNOR GIUSEPPE PINTO, AS NUNCIO (AMBASSADOR) IN SENEGAL AND APOSTOLIC DELEGATE IN MAURITANIA. PINTO IS CURRENTLY THE ARGENTINA-CHILE DESK OFFICER AT THE VATICAN FOREIGN OFFICE. HE WAS BORN IN 1952 AND ORDAINED A PRIEST IN 1978. MONSIGNOR [...]
2001-12-06 15:37:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPINR SG MR VT
02BRASILIA4227A/S REICH'S MEETING WITH LULA
[...] No summary [...]
2002-11-22 12:01:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON BR
02HANOI3108 VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP MEETING: A REALISTIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY: THE TENTH VIETNAM CONSULTATIVE GROUP OF DONORS (CG) MEETING TOOK PLACE IN HANOI DECEMBER 9-11, 2002. DONORS AT THE MEETING, CO-CHAIRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF VIETNAM (GVN) AND THE WORLD BANK, EXPRESSED CONTINUED SUPPORT TO THE GVN'S ACTION PROGRAM FOR 2002-2007 AND URGED VIETNAM [...]
2002-12-31 06:32:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD ECON PREL VM HUMANR ETMIN RELFREE SOE FINREF
02ROME2387FAO FINANCE COMMITTEE NOTES DETERIORATING
[...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME MAY 6-10. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL EMPHASIZED THE LACK OF RESOURCES APPARENT IN THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE THE COMMITTEES, FORESHADOWING A CALL FOR MORE INVESTMENT IN AGRICULTURE AT THE UPCOMING WORLD FOOD SUMMIT; FIVE YEA [...]
2002-05-15 15:30:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO
02ROME4561FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES CONSIDER
[...] SUMMARY: THE FAO FINANCE AND PROGRAM COMMITTEES MET AT FAO HEADQUARTERS IN ROME SEPTEMBER 9-13, 2002. THE MAIN TOPIC IN THE JOINT SESSION WAS THE MEDIUM TERM PLAN (MTP) 2004-09 AND PRIORITIZATION OF RESOURCES. THE DIRECTOR GENERAL MADE A STRONG BID FOR INCREASED RESOURCES TO IMPLEMENT THE [...]
2002-09-20 09:52:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR WFPO
02ROME895 WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER STATE OF
[...] SUMMARY. THE RESCHEDULED UN FOOD AND AGRICULTURE UNCLASSIFIED PAGE 02 ROME 00895 01 OF 03 221143Z ORGANIZATION (FA0) WORLD FOOD SUMMIT FIVE YEARS LATER (WFS5YL) WILL MEET JUNE 10-13 IN ROME. THE FAO COMMITTEE ON WORLD FOOD SECURITY (MEETING IMMEDIATELY BEFO [...]
2002-02-22 11:13:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID FAO AGR
02TEGUCIGALPA2556TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL RATES HONDURAS AMONG
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 29, Transparency International released its 2002 Corruption Perceptions Index ranking Honduras 71 of 102 countries analyzed. Honduras scored 2.7 on a scale of 1 to 10 (with 10 being a perfect score) - the same score it received in 2001. The CPI highlighted the fact t [...]
2002-09-11 21:33:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS KDEM PGOV ECON PHUM HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2563PRE-QUALIFICATION FOR 25-YEAR HONDURAN CELLULAR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Two American cellular companies were among six who applied for pre-qualification to bid on the GOH's 25-year cellular service contract. The winner of the bid will be the only competition for Honduras' current cellular provider, Celtel (majority owned by Motorola). Conatel plan [...]
2002-09-11 23:10:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINV KPRV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA2660HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: SEPTEMBER 2002
[...] The Ministry of Finance projects that the GDP will grow by 2.5 percent in 2002 (most likely overstated) and that the central government's fiscal deficit as a percent of GDP will be 5.9 percent. This is higher than the GOH's earlier estimate of 5.6 percent of GDP and far higher than its targe [...]
2002-09-20 22:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV EAIR ELTN PGOV PREL KPRV KTDB KPWR HO ENGR
02TEGUCIGALPA2701PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON APPLICATION 05-863618
[...] This cable responds to the action requested in reftel. 2. SUMMARY: Post has verified that the Honduran Air Force has contracted with ENAER (Empresa Nacional de Aeronautica) in Santiago, Chile to support the repair of Honduran C-130 and F-5 aircraft for the 2002-2005 time frame. END SUMM [...]
2002-09-25 15:04:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3004GOH Faces Unpalatable Choices on Increasing
[...] (SBU) A new IDB-sponsored diagnosis of structural problems in Honduras's tax policy documents the failure of the GOH to raise sufficient revenues to fund vital state functions, resulting in steady growth in the central government's fiscal deficit. The authors recommend an immediate repeal of [...]
2002-10-31 16:54:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID ETRD ELAB PGOV HO
02TEGUCIGALPA3151CELLULAR PROVIDERS PRE-QUALIFIED
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bellsouth was one of three firms found to prequalify to participate in the upcoming 25-year wireless telephone service concession on November 7, along with the Chilean company ENTEL and a Swiss-Honduran consortium. Digicel Honduras, a company with partial U.S. ownership, was di [...]
2002-11-19 21:28:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EINV KPRV HO
03AMMAN4185JORDAN/SINGAPORE: US FTA PARTNERS LINK UP?
[...] (u) This is a joint Embassy Singapor/Embassy Amman cable. 2. (sbu) Summary: Singapore Trade Minister George Yeo passed King Abdullah a letter from Prime Minister Goh Chok Yong on the margins of the World Economic Forum proposing a Free Trade Agreement between Jordan and Singapore. Jord [...]
2003-07-10 05:57:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD PREL SN JO
03ANKARA7340IRAQ: TURKISH MFA DG BURCUOGLU ON VISIT OF
[...] (C) DCM met MFA Director General for the Middle East Tahsin Burcuoglu Nov. 21 to deliver the Secretary's oral message on Iraq (Ref C) and to get a Turkish readout of the Talabani/IGC visit (Ref A). Burcuoglu pointed to the CPA-IGC agreement's reference to a federal structure, suggesting that [...]
2003-11-28 15:18:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD ETTC PTER TU IZ
03BRASILIA3905G-20 MEET IN BRASILIA
[...] (U) Summary. The G-20 meeting taking place in Brasilia December 11-12 is designed to lend political weight to the group prior to the December 15 meeting in Geneva in which countries will consider restarting WTO Doha Development Agenda (DDA) negotiations after the failed Cancun Ministerial. [...]
2003-12-12 15:20:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BR WTRO
03COLOMBO1146ENSURING SRI LANKA UNDERSTANDS OUR FTA STANDARDS
[...] Charge met with Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Ravi Karunanayake on July 1, during a call on the Minister by US Reps Jerry Weller and Scott Garrett, both in Sri Lanka on a private visit. Charge used the meeting to encourage the Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) to study the texts of the [...]
2003-07-01 10:54:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDETRD CE USTR ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1161 FTA'S DOMINATE SRI LANKA'S TRADE POLICY
[...] Summary: The Government of Sri Lanka (GSL) is in the process of developing a coherent trade policy, focused on increasing market access for Sri Lankan goods through free trade agreements. Two US Representatives who recently were in Sri Lanka on a private visit sponsored by a local business [...]
2003-07-03 11:03:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1602 The Ambassador reviews the peace process, aid
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a September 14 introductory meeting, the Ambassador and Prime Minister Wickremesinghe agreed that last week's donor roundtable on the occasion of Japanese envoy Akashi's visit had usefully demonstrated that the donors were holding firm to the Tokyo linkage between progress at [...]
2003-09-15 08:14:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER EAID CE US UN LTTE
03COLOMBO1673 "When do we sign an FTA?" GSL perspectives,
[...] (U) Classified by Ambassador Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reasons 1.5 B and D. 2. (C) Summary: Given the high profile in Sri Lanka of this issue and local expectations for the upcoming TIFA round, Post believes it is time to take concrete steps to move towards an FTA. Specific recommendation [...]
2003-09-26 05:13:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALETRD EAID ECON EFIN KIPR ELAB PREL CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1687 OFFICIAL INFORMAL NUMBER 142 (09/29/03)
[...] (C) FYI, we are sending a front channel based on our conversation today with Jim Robertson regarding the GSL analysis of the Chile and Singapore FTAs. It appears the GSL may believe they are further along than we previously thought. According to Jim, Ambassador Subasinghe is meeting at 1630 [...]
2003-09-29 10:29:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALAMGT CE MV
03COLOMBO1689 GSL READY TO NEGOTIATE FTA BASED ON SINGAPORE AND
[...] (U) Classified by DCM James F. Entwistle for reasons 1.5 B and D. 2. (C) Summary: In a meeting with GSL Advisor Jim Robertson, Econoffs learned that the GSL intends to provide USTR a draft negotiating document today (Monday, September 29). Reportedly, the GSL is prepared to meet most of [...]
2003-09-30 01:02:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALETRD EAID ECON EFIN KIPR ELAB PREL CE ECONOMICS
03COLOMBO1704GSL PERSPECTIVES ON CANCUN, FTA: AMBASSADOR'S
[...] (U) Classified by Amb. Jeffrey J. Lunstead for reasons 1.5 B and D. 2. (C) Summary: During his initial courtesy call on GSL Minister for Commerce and Consumer Affairs Ravi Karunanayake, Ambassador noted that Sri Lanka had taken a strong stand that was in its own interest at the recent WTO [...]
2003-10-01 06:47:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD KIPR PREL CE
03COLOMBO1779INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION TAKE ON INDO-LANKA FREE TRADE
[...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED, PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY 2. (SBU) On October 7, 2003, Econchief met with Mr. Venkastesan Ashok, Commercial Counselor at the Indian High Commission. Ashok discussed preparations for the Sri Lankan PM's trip to New Delhi the week of October 2 [...]
2003-10-14 04:34:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON CE
03COLOMBO1836SMOOTH SAILING AS DUSTR SHINER LEADS THIRD ROUND
[...] (U) Classified by Amb. Jeffrey J. Lunstead. Reasons 1.5 (b,d). 2. (C) Summary: The GSL's assertive international trade policy to generate growth and become a leader in the South Asia region and broader developing world earned kudos from the USTR delegation during the third round of TIFA ta [...]
2003-10-23 09:48:00Embassy ColomboCONFIDENTIALETRD EAID ECON EFIN KIPR ELAB PREL CE
03COLOMBO1856DUSTR MEETING WITH SRI LANKAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR
[...] (U) THIS TELEGRAM IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED; PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 2. (SBU) Summary: During a meeting with Presidential Advisor Lakshman Kadirgamar, a senior opposition MP and former Foreign Minister, DUSTR Shiner outlined her TIFA talks with the GSL and her discussions with busin [...]
2003-10-28 09:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD PREL CE ECONOMICS
03GUATEMALA1596LAST CHANCE FOR JUSTICE IN MACK CASE
[...] (C) Summary: On June 19, Helen Mack, the prosecution, and the defense presented oral arguments before the Supreme Court for the final appeal in the case against the three retired military officers allegedly responsible for ordering the murder of Myrna Mack in September 1990. All three officers [...]
2003-06-20 18:11:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV MOPS PREL KJUS GT
03GUATEMALA2014CODEL BALLENGER VISIT ADVANCES U.S. INTERESTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. Congressional delegation led by Rep. Cass Ballenger, and including U.S. Representatives Kevin Brady, Jerry Weller, and Marsha Blackburn, visited Guatemala August 4-6. The CoDel conveyed to the GOG, civil society, the private sector and the press USG concern over recent [...]
2003-08-06 23:30:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ETRD SNAR ELAB CASC GT
03GUATEMALA403WHA/CEN DIRECTOR TRIVELLI DISCUSSES CAFTA,
[...] (C) Summary: During a two-day visit to Guatemala, WHA/CEN Director Paul Trivelli discussed counter-narcotics certification and free trade with Vice President Reyes and the Acting Foreign Minister; CAFTA and fiscal responsibility with the economic cabinet and business leaders; and support for [...]
2003-02-13 23:30:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SNAR PHUM ECON ETRD MARR GT
03GUATEMALA673LABOR UPDATE #2-2003
[...] (SBU) Summary: The following is an update of significant recent developments in the labor sector. Topics include: -- Teachers Back in School -- Ambassador Raises GSP with GOG -- Ambassador Flags Labor Rights in AmCham Speech -- MOL Coordinating GOG Response to GSP -- GOG CAFTA Tea [...]
2003-03-14 16:27:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB ECON PGOV PHUM GT
03HANOI1808VIETNAM: 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2003-07-16 02:05:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDBTA ECON EINV ELAB ETRD FINREF KTBD OPIC VN
03HANOI462 VIETNAM: CASTRO VISITS HANOI - ACCORDING TO A
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Cuban President Fidel Castro and an entourage of over 100 government and business officials made a "successful" and carefully scripted visit to Hanoi from February 21-23, on his way to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kuala Lumpur. This was Castor's third visit to Vie [...]
2003-02-26 08:01:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PTER CU VM
03HARARE1971MDC SHADOW MINISTERS PREVIEW PARTY'S ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: MDC shadow minister for economic affairs and MDC MP Tendai Biti on September 23 summarized to emboff the elements of the party's economic plan, called RESTART. The plan, which he cast as essentially a social democratic platform, was being circulated for comment and could be exp [...]
2003-09-29 15:22:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EFIN ETRD SOCI ZI MDC
03HOCHIMINHCITY1063WHAT DID ONE LONG, SKINNY COUNTRY TELL THE OTHER? JOIN
[...] Chilean President Ricardo Lagos and his delegation ended a three-day visit to Vietnam by addressing a seminar devoted to improving trade ties. Impressively, they delivered the message that transparency is the key to economic growth and that WTO accession is necessary to continue and protect th [...]
2003-10-31 11:54:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD VM CI WTO
03MONTREAL543MEETING OF MALIAT PARTIES AT ICAO
[...] SUMMARY: AT A BRIEF LUNCHTIME MEETING ON THE SIDES OF THE ICAO 5TH WORLDWIDE AIR TRANSPORT CONFERENCE, REPRESENTATIVES OF THE MULTILATERAL AGREEMENT ON LIBERALIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT (MALIAT) MEMBER COUNTRIES MET TO DISCUSS WAYS TO INCREASE THE AGREEMENT'S MEMBERSHIP. CURRENT [...]
2003-04-25 20:40:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ATRN ICAO
03OTTAWA126CANADA: ENGAGING ON VENEZUELA AT ECUADORAN
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche to Jose Herran-Lima, Director of DFAIT's South American Division, and Renata Wielgosz, DFAIT's Inter-American Affairs Division Director, on January 10. Wielgosz indicated Canada is very interested in joining in discussions concerning Venezuela on the margins [...]
2003-01-13 20:57:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PREL VE
03OTTAWA35U.S./CANADA/U.K. TRILATERAL PEACEKEEPING MEETING
[...] (U) The U.S. participated in annual talks on peacekeeping with Canada and U.K. in Ottawa on December 10-11, 2002 in which a broad range of peacekeeping issues were addressed. Canada's Director General of International Security, Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT),Jil [...]
2003-01-06 20:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREL MASS CA UK UN
03OTTAWA589CANADIAN POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON IRAQ
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Foreign Affairs Political Director Jim Wright told us that the Canadian proposal at the UNSC is not an attempt to mediate, but a set of ideas that might help the Council focus again on disarmament rather than on internal divisions. Wright appealed for USG public statements to keep [...]
2003-03-03 23:56:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03OTTAWA692IRAQ/UNSC: CANADA STILL WORKING - AT THE HIGHEST
[...] (C) As seen from Canada's proposal for a new UNSC resolution on Iraq (reftel A),the GoC continues to be active in seeking a compromise solution at the Security Council. Officials at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO),the Privy Council Office (PCO),and Foreign Affairs (DFAIT) have confirmed t [...]
2003-03-12 22:46:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM MOPS IZ CA UNSC
03ROME2485 REPORT OF FAO 102ND FINANCE COMMITTEE
[...] Summary. The 102nd session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Finance Committee met May 5-9, 2003. Committee members were divided on the question of the 2004-2005 budget level, with the U.S. and Japan supporting zero nominal growth, G-77 members supporting real growth, Swit [...]
2003-06-05 13:10:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME4348 REPORT OF FAO 104TH FINANCE COMMITTEE
[...] Summary. The 104th Session of FAO's Finance Committee met September 15-19 to discuss a number of issues particularly relevant to the Council/Conference meetings later this year. Top of the list was budget and finance for the upcoming biennium. Whereas the Organization outwardly continued t [...]
2003-09-24 12:38:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KUNR ABUD FAO
03ROME4879 LATIN AMERICAN INTEREST IN SCHOOL FEEDING
[...] Representatives of the Group of Latin American and Caribbean countries (GRULAC) met with Ambassador Tony Hall to express their strong support for school feeding initiatives. They are concerned about declining U.S. funding for the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education Program, partic [...]
2003-10-24 14:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR SENV EAID XK XR WFP WHO
03ROME5223WFP's Executive Director writes to the President on
[...] WFP's Executive Director Jim Morris has written to President Bush a letter (reproduced below) requesting support for restoring the US contribution to global school feeding efforts to USD 300 million per year through the McGovern-Dole International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Progra [...]
2003-11-19 10:14:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AORC PREF EAGR ECON KUNR UN WFP
03ROME5655REPORT OF THE 32ND FAO CONFERENCE, INCLUDING THE
[...] At the November 26 - December 11 meetings of the FAO Conference and FAO Council, member governments debated international anti-hunger, food policy and agricultural trade issues and agreed on a budget and important institutional reforms. 2. In his statement on the State of Food and Agricu [...]
2003-12-19 10:55:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR AORC ETRD EFIS SENV EAID FAO WFP
03ROME5747 RIGHT TO FOOD: REPORT OF SECOND SESSION,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The second session of the Intergovernmental Working Group (IGWG) for the Elaboration of Voluntary Guidelines to Support the Progressive Realization of the Right to Adequate Food in the Context of National Food Security met in Rome October 27-29. Delegations gave their initia [...]
2003-12-30 15:38:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM EAGR EAID EFIN KUNR FAO
03ROME589 FIRST REGULAR SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM
[...] THE WFP BOARD SESSION TOOK PLACE AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF EVER-INCREASING EMERGENCY NEEDS (PARTICULARLY IN AFRICA WHERE 38 MILLION PEOPLE FACE STARVATION) AND HOW BEST TO PROVIDE THE NECESSARY LEVEL OF RESOURCES (4.8 MILLION METRIC TONS VALUED AT U.S. DOLLARS 2.4 BILLION) TO ENSURE AN ADEQUATE [...]
2003-02-13 12:28:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR EU WFP UN
03SANTIAGO263BIO FOR JUAN GABRIEL VALDES, CHILE'S PERMREP TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: JUAN GABRIEL VALDES IS THE GOC'S PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UN AS CHILE BEGINS ITS TWO-YEAR TOUR ON THE SECURITY COUNCIL. HE PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS CHILE'S FOREIGN MINISTER AND IN A PAIR OF TRADE POLICY POSITIONS. VALDES LIVED AND WORKED IN THE U.S. FOR SEVERAL YEARS DURING T [...]
2003-01-29 10:24:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR UNSC CI
03SANTODOMINGO6664DOMINICAN ELECTIONS SERIES #1: SIX MONTHS TO THE
[...] (SBU) Following is the first in a series on the presidential elections in the Dominican Republic. (begin text) SIX MONTHS TO THE PRESIDENTIALS Incumbent Hipolito Mejia of the Dominican Revolutionary Party (PRD) is hitting about 20 percent in various polls in the Dominican Republ [...]
2003-11-19 19:15:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ETRD DR
03TEGUCIGALPA1141HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH AND APRIL 2003
[...] The Central Bank of Honduras expects the GDP to increase by 3.0 to 3.5 percent in 2003. It grew by 2.0 percent in 2002, which was lower than the increases of 2.7 and 4.8 percent in 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Bank expects the GDP to reach more than 121 billion lempiras (USD 7.03 billion) [...]
2003-05-15 21:39:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELAB PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1169HONDURAN ECON HIGHLIGHTS: MARCH AND APRIL 2003
[...] (U) The Central Bank of Honduras expects the GDP to increase by 3.0 to 3.5 percent in 2003. It grew by 2.0 percent in 2002, which was lower than the increases of 2.7 and 4.8 percent in 2001 and 2000, respectively. The Bank expects the GDP to reach more than 121 billion lempiras (USD 7.03 billio [...]
2003-05-20 20:32:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ENRG EINV EAIR ELAB PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA1471MEDIA REACTION ON IRAQ, JUNE 23, 2003
[...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" on 6/23 entitled "Chandelier". "President Bush is trying to reconfigure the U.S.'s alliances with its southern neighbors. Bush visited Europe to reunite with his colleagues from the G-8; tensions decreased between France and Germany, ye [...]
2003-06-23 20:35:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL KPAO IZ HO PA
03TEGUCIGALPA1849MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 4, 2003
[...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/2 entitled "The crucial issues will be discussed in future rounds". "The sixth round of CAFTA negotiations came to an end with progress in some regulatory issues of the treaty, but the negotiators couldn't reach an agreement on some [...]
2003-08-05 22:01:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA1852MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, AUGUST 4, 2003
[...] Article in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 8/2 entitled "The crucial issues will be discussed in future rounds". "The sixth round of CAFTA negotiations came to an end with progress in some regulatory issues of the treaty, but the negotiators couldn't reach an agreement on some [...]
2003-08-05 22:03:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO HO PA ETRD USTR
03TEGUCIGALPA2022SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT MADURO
[...] (C) Summary: Secretary Rumsfeld met on 20 August with President Maduro and MOD Breve. SECDEF made the following points: (a) the U.S. appreciated Honduras' steadfast support and friendship as demonstrated by the Article 98 agreement and the deployment of a battalion to Iraq. (b) the U.S. [...]
2003-08-26 21:53:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALOVIP MARR MASS MOPS PREL PGOV SNAR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2179 MEDIA REACTION ON 9/11, SEPTEMBER 12, 2003
[...] Editorial in Tegucigalpa-based moderate daily "El Heraldo" on 9/12 entitled "A date we should never forget". "Yesterday, the world remembered two events that changed history, and they are not only related because they happened on a September 11, but also because both of them are terrorist acts [...]
2003-09-12 19:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL KPAO PGOV HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2383ENGLISH SYNOPSIS OF NICARAGUAN ARMS CONTROL PROPOSAL
[...] Below is an informal translation of the substantive parts of the Nicaraguan arms control proposal of July 2003, formally titled "The Program to Limit and Control Arms in Central America to Achieve a Reasonable Balance of Forces and Foster Stability, Mutual Confidence, and Transparency"(ref A). [...]
2003-09-04 17:16:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MASS MCAP PBTS PINR HO
03TEGUCIGALPA2544ARABS VIEWED AS ETHNIC COMMUNITY WITH MOST
[...] A recent survey conducted in Tegucigalpa of 200 people over the age of 18 indicated that the majority of those polled view Arabs as having the most economic power in Honduras. Those surveyed were asked two questions: which ethnic community do you view as the most powerful economically; and a [...]
2003-10-30 14:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ELAB SOCI PHUM KIRF HO
03TEGUCIGALPA426DOL A/DUS MAGAN MEETS CA LABOR MINISTERS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Associate Deputy Under Secretary for International Labor Affairs Mike Magan visited Honduras January 23-25 to attend the Central American Labor Ministers Meeting and held discussions with labor, management, and government on the U.S.-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA [...]
2003-02-13 17:23:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EFIN EAGR HO
03THEHAGUE1879NETHERLANDS 2003 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] Attached we transmit the text of the 2003 investment climate statement for the Netherlands. This update corresponds with chapter VII in the FY 2003 Country Commercial Guide. The full text of the ICS has also been transmitted by e-mail to EUR/IFD/OIA for the attention of Neil Feird and Ann Mc [...]
2003-07-24 15:02:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON KTDB EFIN KIDE NL OPIC
03THEHAGUE2173IAEA/IRAN: DUTCH MFA ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (C) Summary: PolMilOff delivered ref A demarche to Dutch MFA Nonproliferation Chief Paul Wilke on August 27. The Dutch believe a noncompliance resolution on Iran is merited, but are concerned this may not be achievable as Dir. ElBaradei's latest report is not final, so some board members may [...]
2003-08-28 13:43:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALKNNP PARM PREL MNUC IR NL IAEA
03USUNNEWYORK299UNSC/IRAQ: SECRETARY POWELL MAKES THE CASE; THE
[...] (U) SECRETARY POWELL MADE AN HOUR AND FIFTEEN MINUTE-PRESENTATION FEBRUARY 5 TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL (SC) IN WHICH HE OUTLINED, IN DETAIL: IRAQI EFFORTS TO DEFEAT UNMOVIC AND IAEA INSPECTIONS; IRAQ'S FAILURE TO ACCOUNT FOR WMD AND OTHER MATERIALS IT WAS KNOWN TO HAVE POSSESSED; AND IRAQ'S [...]
2003-02-06 01:36:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PTER UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK707UN/IRAQ: UNDECIDED SIX INITIATIVE DEAD
[...] (C) CAMEROONIAN PERMREP BELINGA-EBOUTOU REPORTED THAT THE U-6 INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE PRODUCT FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL HAD HIT A DEAD END, BASED ON THE OUTCOME OF A MEETING BETWEEN U-6 PERMREPS EARLY AFTERNOON ON MARCH 14. CAMEROON, ANGOLA, GUINEA AND PAKISTAN HAD ALL DECLINED TO [...]
2003-03-14 22:43:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ ETTC
03USUNNEWYORK727UN/IRAQ: NO VOTE ON THE RESOLUTION; SUBDUED COUNCIL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A SUBDUED SECURITY COUNCIL MET IN INFORMALS ON MARCH 17 TO RECEIVE WORD THAT THE U.S., UK, AND SPAIN HAD CHOSEN NOT TO BRING THEIR RESOLUTION TO A VOTE, BUT WOULD INSTEAD "RESERVE THEIR RIGHT TO TAKE THEIR OWN STEPS TO SECURE THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ." SYG ANNAN AND MOST COUNCIL M [...]
2003-03-17 22:45:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
03USUNNEWYORK768UN/IRAQ: COUNCIL CLOSES ONE CHAPTER IN IRAQI DISARMAMENT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IN A FRANKLY ANTI-CLIMATIC CONCLUSION TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL'S ROLE IN DEBATING THE DISARMAMENT OF IRAQ, THE COUNCIL HELD AN OPEN SESSION MARCH 19 ATTENDED BY MINISTERS FROM FRANCE, GERMANY, RUSSIA, SYRIA, AND GUINEA. (GUINEAN FM FALL WAS IN NEW YORK TO PRESIDE OVER THE COUNCIL [...]
2003-03-19 23:28:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC IZ
03VATICAN4751JOHN PAUL II: 25 YEAR CHAMPION OF HUMAN DIGNITY
[...] (U) Pope John Paul II marked the 25th anniversary of his Pontificate October 16 with over 70,000 well-wishers in St. Peter's square. The Pope is one of the most compelling public figures of the 20th Century, and continues to garner international attention even as he struggles with physical li [...]
2003-10-17 11:20:00Embassy VaticanUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR SOCI VT
04AMMAN1665JORDANIAN PARLIAMENT SPEAKER BACKS INTERNATIONAL
[...] (C) Abdul Hadi Al-Majali, Speaker of the Lower House of Parliament, told the Ambassador on March 4 that he had been in contact with a group called "The League for the Defense of the Rights of the Iraqi People" regarding a proposed conference comprised of representatives from many different gr [...]
2004-03-04 19:56:00Embassy AmmanCONFIDENTIALPREL KISL IZ JO
04AMMAN2494JORDAN TRADE MINISTRY LAYS OUT FTA TRADE ISSUES FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In preparation for the U.S.-Jordan Joint Committee meeting, Ministry of Industry and Trade official Amer Hadidi March 25 reviewed key trade issues with the TIJARA coalition of trade and business groups and sought their views on issues for the JC. Issues included accelerating [...]
2004-03-31 14:29:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KTIA PREL ECON JO
04ANKARA1448TURKEY AND THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFERS: REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 4. 2. (U) During the February 18 US-Turkey Joint Staff Talks in Ankara, Turkish Air Force officers expressed interest in exploring ways the US and Turkey could expedite the processing of Turkey's requests to provide US-origin equipment and services [...]
2004-03-11 09:28:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMASS TU
04ANKARA2839AMBASSADORS EDELMAN AND WESTMACOTT'S MAY 18
[...] (C) During a May 19 meeting with Ambassador Edelman and UK Ambassador Westmacott, Turkish MFA U/S Ziyal and Deputy U/S Ilkin urged USUN and the UK UN delegation to stay in close touch with the Turkish delegation as the UNSC considered action after the SYG's report. The Turks expect a general [...]
2004-05-20 11:45:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALCY PREL TU
04ANKARA5807ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-10-13 10:38:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
04BANGKOK8485U.S.-THAILAND FTA: STATUS AND PROSPECTS
[...] (SBU) The November 22 announcement by the Thai lead negotiator that the RTG was seeking a postponement of the December 2004 FTA round was the culmination of several complex crosscurrents within the RTG and Thai society. The ostensible reason for the postponement, the upcoming (February 6) e [...]
2004-12-16 09:55:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PREL TH US FTA
04BOGOTA1280COLOMBIAN PRIVATE AND PUBLIC SECTOR PREPARATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: During A/S Wayne's January 28-29 trip to Bogota, Colombian government and business leaders expressed strong support for an FTA. They recognized, however, that they have a great deal of homework to do before they are ready to negotiate. Moreover, they expressed concern that na [...]
2004-02-09 14:17:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD EAGR CO FTA
04BOGOTA2912COLOMBIA GOES BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD ON PENSION
[...] (SBU) Faced with the impending default of the Public Pension Fund (managed by the Institute for Social Security),the GOC is once again attempting to overhaul its public pension system. This marks the Uribe administration's third attempt to fix the problem, after the 2002 pension reform was [...]
2004-03-02 22:05:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ELAB PGOV CO
04BOGOTA4328ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Intellectual property rights (IPR) in Colombia are largely governed by Andean Community decisions, which are interpreted by GOC law. The latter complies with the WTO, though in key areas Colombian protection is weaker than TRIPS protections. Enforcement of IPR law is the princi [...]
2004-04-29 15:10:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD CO FTA
04BOGOTA4534ANDEAN FTA ANALYSIS: CUSTOMS ISSUES IN COLOMBIA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite previous reforms to Colombia's customs administration, more modernization is needed to fully support trade under an FTA. The customs bureaucracy itself hampers trade, lacking specialized staff and equipment, and suffering from high management turnover. Pilferage in customs [...]
2004-05-04 20:26:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ETRD CO FTA
04BOGOTA8907OPEN SKIES AND THE BILATERAL AGREEMENT
[...] (U) Summary. On 25 August 2004 DCM Milton Drucker and Econoff met with Aeronautica Civil (CAA) Director Juan Carlos Velez to discuss Open Skies. Velez requested another one year extension of the 2000 agreement because he said Colombia was not ready for Open Skies, specifically Open Skies for [...]
2004-09-02 14:22:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALEAIR CO
04BRASILIA1185SCENE SETTER: PRESIDENT LULA'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (U) Summary: Brazil's President Luis Inacio Lula da Silva visits China May 22 - 27, accompanied by a huge entourage of Ministers and business leaders, determined to put Brazil-China relations at the center of his quest for strategic alliances. Trade and investment may be the most visible it [...]
2004-05-14 17:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBR BTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD KIPR PGOV PREL CH UNSC WTRO
04BRASILIA1291BRAZIL: BILATERAL POL-MIL TALKS
[...] (C) Summary and Introduction: Annual U.S.-Brazil Political-Military consultations, held in Brasilia, May 14, reflected general accord on the health of the bilateral pol-mil relationship but identified areas where collaboration and coordination remained thin. USdel head P/M Assistant Secre [...]
2004-05-27 12:58:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS MCAP PREL BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA1756 LULA'S INTERNATIONAL HUNGER INITIATIVE BANKS ON
[...] (U) Summary: Brazil, in coordination with France, Chile and Spain, is preparing for circulation this month a set of proposals for new mechanisms to finance international development, health and anti-hunger efforts, primarily through the UN agencies. These proposals would be presented for dis [...]
2004-07-14 19:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID SOCI PREL BR UN
04BRASILIA1832MERCOSUL/EU TALKS BREAK-OFF: NOT JUST A BRAZILIAN
[...] (U) Top GoB negotiators on Wednesday July 21 abruptly broke off EU/Mercosul trade talks in Brussels and returned to Brazil leaving only lower-level staff to continue eventual exchanges on technical parameters or detail. The GoB move was a reaction to the EU's latest agricultural market access [...]
2004-07-23 19:49:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EFIN EINV SOCI PGOV PREL BR
04BRASILIA1835U/S LARSON LAYS DOWN A MARKER ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings across Brasilia September 21, U/S Larson made clear to GoB interlocutors that while the USG shares Brazil's deep commitment to fighting hunger on a global scale, elements of President Lula's anti-hunger initiative that call for international taxation were non-starte [...]
2004-07-26 10:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID SOCI PREL BR UN
04BRASILIA2428AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON PRESIDENTIAL FOREIGN AFFAIRS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-24 14:10:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM BR US
04BRASILIA3154F-X FIGHTER PROGRAM TO END WITH A WHIMPER ON NEW
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At midnight, December 31st, Brazil's F-X jet fighter competition will come to an end. Ultimately, a decision on the costly program proved to be politically untenable for the Lula administration. Given all the urgent requirements of Brazil's armed forces, the F-X was an expense [...]
2004-12-22 18:54:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALMCAP MARR MASS PREL BR POL MIL
04BRASILIA526BRAZILIAN RESPONSE TO FTAA DEMARCHE
[...] (C) Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Regis Arslanian, Itamaraty Director for International Trade, and Tovar da Silva Nunes, Itamaraty FTAA Coordinator and member of the Brazilian Co-Chair team, on March 4. In responding, they conveyed a constructive attitude, albeit without signali [...]
2004-03-05 19:54:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALETRD BR FTAA
04BRASILIA991BRAZIL-UNSC: HAITI PKO UPDATE 26 APRIL 2004
[...] (C) Summary. With introduction of the Friends of Haiti draft resolution to the UNSC for discussion and a probable vote this week, Brazil is at an important stage in its planning to deploy a PKO mission. Major issues on the scope now are internal political dynamics, congress' role and operati [...]
2004-04-27 12:52:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL MOPS BR UNSC POL MIL
04BRATISLAVA114212/21/04 MEDIA REACTION ON NEWS OF POTUS VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-21 14:47:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL LO
04BRUSSELS3320EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT: THE NEW FOREIGN
[...] (U) Summary: The new European Parliament (EP) Foreign Affairs Committee will be the largest EP committee, with 78 members. The Committee is responsible for drafting reports and making recommendations on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) topics, European Security and Defense Policy ( [...]
2004-08-05 08:20:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BRUSSELS4161SEPTEMBER 3 U.S.-EU TROIKA CONSULTATIONS ON ARMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. and the Dutch EU presidency on September 3 conducted semi-annual CODUN consultations in Brussels on UN disarmament issues. Subjects covered included U.S./EU priorities, UNFC, UNDC, CD, FMCT, landmines, CWB, BWC, CCW, CTBT, Libya, Luxembourg,s upcoming EU presidency, a [...]
2004-09-29 10:16:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP PARM PREL UNGA CDG EUN USEU BRUSSELS
04BUCHAREST3560ROMANIA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-30 15:22:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV RO
04BUENOSAIRES2228WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR 2004 UPDATE
[...] In 2002, the Ministry of Labor estimated that 7.1 percent of children ages 5 to 14 were working in Argentina. Such statistics have not been updated to reflect the severity and consequences of the 2001 economic crisis. According to the Minister of Health, there are more children than adults [...]
2004-08-04 13:58:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI KOCI KWMN ELAB AR
04BUENOSAIRES2900MEETING WITH TUCUMAN PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On September 28-29, Pasoffs and Poloff met with Tucuman Governor Jose Jorge Alperovich and leading journalists in the province. The meeting with the Governor was positive and covered key issues facing the province, such as economic reform, relations with the national governmen [...]
2004-10-13 20:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AR
04BUENOSAIRES3427TRAVEL NOTES: ARGENTINA'S MENDOZA PROVINCE LEADING
[...] (C) Summary: POLOFFS recently traveled to Mendoza to attend a political development conference, meet with leading political leaders, and participate in a cosmic ray observatory dedication ceremony. Mendoza enjoys greater political diversity than the nation as a whole, with three well-develop [...]
2004-12-10 14:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AR
04CARACAS1134ROPE A DOPE
[...] (C) I HOSTED A MEETING THIS MORNING IN WHICH MARK FEIERSTIEN, PROJECT MANAGER FOR POLLING FIRM GREENBERG QUINLAN ROSNER RESEARCH, BRIEFED THE AMBASSADORS OF BRAZIL, CANADA, CHILE, MEXICO, AND PORTUGAL AND MYSELF ON THE RESULTS OF THE POLL HE COMPLETED ON MARCH 27. (HE PROMISED TO SEND US THE P [...]
2004-04-01 21:00:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE
04CARACAS1138EVO, THE ICC, AND THE U.N.: VENEZUELA POLITICAL
[...] (U) Leftist Bolivian legislator Evo Morales joined President Hugo Chavez in Caracas March 30 to announce plans to stage international demonstrations to commemorate the events of April 2002, when Chavez was temporarily removed from power and returned in triumph. Members of the Venezuelan human [...]
2004-04-01 22:07:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS1331MEDIA AND GOV MAKE HAY OUT OF GENERAL HILL
[...] (C) Leading Venezuelan national dailies, "El Universal" and "El Nacional," printed articles April 3 and 4 that distort parts of General James Hill's March 24 and April 1 statements on Venezuela to the U.S. House and Senate Armed Forces Committees. Both newspapers' articles were based on an [...]
2004-04-20 19:33:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALKPAO PGOV PINR PM PTER VE
04CARACAS1910RETIRED GENERAL ARRESTED FOR DEFAMING MILITARY
[...] (U) ON MAY 22 THE NATIONAL GUARD AND DIRECTORATE FOR MILITARY INTELLIGENCE ARRESTED FORMER FINANCE MINISTER, BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANCISCO USON RAMIREZ_ FOR "DEFAMING" THE MILITARY. GENERAL USON HAS BEEN AN OPEN SUPPORTER OF THE POLITICAL OPPOSITION TO PRESIDENT CHAVEZ AND RECENTLY CRITICIZED [...]
2004-06-04 21:29:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
04CARACAS2063FELIPE MUJICA ON HOW TO BEAT CHAVEZ
[...] (C) On June 17, Political officers met with Felipe Mujica, President of Movimiento a Socialismo (MAS) and one of the leading Coordinadora Democratica (CD) negotiators with the National Electoral Council (CNE). Mujica outlined what he thought should be the CD's campaign strategy for the presid [...]
2004-06-22 21:09:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV VE
04CARACAS2309LACK OF FUNDING WORRIES VENEZUELAN OPPOSITION
[...] (C) Coordinadora Democratica (CD) leaders worry they have insufficient funding and time before the recall referendum against President Hugo Chavez scheduled for August 15 to counter Chavez's campaign. CD advisor Jorge Casado told A/DCM July 18 that Chavez appears to be succeeding in projecti [...]
2004-07-21 11:49:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM VE
04CARACAS2581VENEZUELA: CARTER CENTER BRIEFS AMBASSADORS
[...] (C) Carter Center delegation representatives, including former Argentine President Raul Alfonsin and former Costa Rican President Rodrigo Carazo, met with resident ambassadors August 10 to discuss the Carter Center's role as international observers of the referendum. They outlined observation [...]
2004-08-12 14:06:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALKDEM PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS2611 BUSH, CIA, AND THOMAS JEFFERSON "ENEMIES OF
[...] With the referendum just a couple of days away, on August 12, President Chavez held a marathon (four- hour-long) press conference for foreign and international press. Chavez took every opportunity to criticize the U.S., its plots against him/Venezuela, and, more importantly, to tell his [...]
2004-08-13 21:27:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV OPRC KIRC VE
04CARACAS3156ARDENT PRO-CHAVEZ DAILY GIVES GUARDED WELCOME AND
[...] The regular "Stumbling Block" column published under the pseudonym "Marciano" in the very pro-Chavez daily DIARIO VEA, offered both a guarded welcome and a warning to Ambassador Brownfield. "Martian" noted that Ambassador Brownfield seemed to be bringing a new approach based on mutual respect [...]
2004-10-13 14:37:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV OPRC PREL VE
04CARACAS3213COLUMNIST IN PRO-CHAVEZ DAILY CALLS RESIGNATION OF
[...] The regular "Stumbling Block" column published under the pseudonym "Marciano" in the very pro-Chavez daily DIARIO VEA, bitterly attacked the resignation of Costa Rican Secretary General Miguel Angel Rodriguez. It described this SIPDIS as a U.S. coup to maintain control of the OAS. The Sal [...]
2004-10-18 21:15:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV OPRC PREL VE
04CARACAS338CHAVEZ CARRIES BOLIVIA'S WATER IN CHILE SEA SCUFFLE
[...] (C) Three months ago President Hugo Chavez began a rhetorical offensive in support of Bolivia's claim to its historic Pacific coastline, seized by Chile in 1879. Chavez's campaign has made international headlines, and resulted in Venezuela and Chile recalling their ambassadors for consultation [...]
2004-01-30 12:43:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL VE
04CARACAS3434A VIEW OF VENEZUELAN ARMS PURCHASES FROM RUSSIA
[...] (C) According to Jose Rafael Gomez, a former Presidential staffer who participated in Vice President Rangel's recent trip to Moscow, the Venezuelan-Russian deal for MI-17 helicopters is not yet final because of financial issues, and might go forward initially at least with a limited number. [...]
2004-11-05 21:36:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL ETRD VE RU
04CARACAS3928CHAVEZ GIVES MARCHING ORDERS FOR THE REVOLUTION
[...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez laid out plans for his Bolivarian Revolution to a group of loyalist governors, mayors, and other officials November 12-13 in Caracas. According to an account of Chavez's presentation put together by veteran Marxist writer and Chavez adviser Martha Harnecker [...]
2004-12-23 12:30:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON VE
04CARACAS3940VENEZUELA 2005 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: The Following is Embassy Caracas' submission for the 2005 National Trade Estimate Report. This document was also submitted as a MS Word document to G. Blue and B. Harmon at USTR by e-mail on December 23, 2004. End Summary ------------- TRADE SUMMARY ------------- 2. (U) The [...]
2004-12-27 18:47:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD VE
04CARACAS3977VENEZUELA'S MAGNATE DISCUSSES CHAVEZ AND THE REGION
[...] (C ) SUMMARY. Gustavo Cisneros, who has massive business interests in Venezuela and throughout the Western Hemisphere, believes we should prepare for a more confrontational, long-term approach to Hugo Chavez; we have a lot of work ahead of us to develop a coherent regional containment policy; [...]
2004-12-30 17:23:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM VE
04CARACAS532CARTER CENTER BRIEFING ALARMS WESTERN HEMISPHERE
[...] (C) The Carter Center held a briefing on February 10 at the Ambassador's residence for Western Hemisphere ambassadors on the status of the signature verification process at the National Electoral Commission (CNE). Carter Center representatives described the numerous administrative problems (i [...]
2004-02-12 17:30:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM VE
04CARACAS628DAS DESHAZO'S MEETING WITH AMBASSADORS ON 2/16/2004
[...] (C) During a February 16 meeting in Caracas, DAS Peter DeShazo told ambassadors from interested countries that the international community needs to make clear its strong and unified support for the democratic process, the OAS and the Carter Center. The Spanish ambassador worried about a CNE [...]
2004-02-25 13:42:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM VE
04CHENNAI1306DUMPING DUTIES ARE LEAST OF SHRIMP FARMERS'
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Early fears that USDOC anti-dumping duties on warm water shrimp from India could become a hot- button political issue appear to be groundless. Shrimp farmers do not blame the duties for their problems, but rather four years of slumping international demand. While politicians in [...]
2004-11-01 08:27:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EFIS SENV IN CE BR EC US
04COLOMBO1255 FY-04 VOLUNTARY VISITOR PROGRAM
[...] Post submits details bio date of Mrs. Priyanee Wijesekera, Secretary General of Parliament, for a voluntary visitor program, SIPDIS September 10-16, 2004. Post confirms that this nomination has "full country team approval". 2. Ms. Wijesekera can be contacted in Canada through Sri Lanka' [...]
2004-07-29 07:06:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL KPAO OEXC
04DUBLIN774SCENE SETTER FOR EU-LATIN AMERICAN AND CARRIBBEAN
[...] (SBU) The EU-Latin American and Caribbean Summit convenes in Guadalajara, Mexico, May 27 - 29. 15 EU Heads of Government plan to attend a meeting the Irish hope will commit countries in the region to further social, economic and political development leading to expanded trade and better rel [...]
2004-05-21 11:03:00Embassy DublinCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EUN
04GUATEMALA1477TFUS01: REAGAN CONDOLENCES
[...] Summary: The Embassy received condolence letters addressed to the Ambassador from President Oscar Berger Perdomo and former President (1986-90) and sitting Congressional Deputy Vinicio Cerezo regarding the passing of former President Reagan. The President, the Vice President, the Foreign Mi [...]
2004-06-15 20:02:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDGT PGOV PREL US
04GUATEMALA2391GUATEMALA ON WORLD HUNGER SUMMIT
[...] (U) The Ambassador took advantage of a previously scheduled meeting with Guatemalan FM Briz to deliver reftel points. 2. (U) The Ambassador reviewed the USG's commitment to fighting hunger and alleviating poverty, noting that President Bush had already increased ODA by 50 percent. He stre [...]
2004-09-17 18:14:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN ECON PREL GT
04GUATEMALA247AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF ENERGY AND
[...] (C) Ambassador called on new Minister of Energy and Mines Roberto Gonzalez on January 28. Gonzalez has strong free-market credentials and beliefs, has a background in the electric power sector, and shares our views on respecting contracts, attracting investment, reducing subsidies, and pres [...]
2004-02-02 22:44:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALENRG EMIN PGOV PINR GT
04GUATEMALA2673LUNCH WITH PRESIDENT BERGER
[...] (C) Summary: At lunch October 21, President Berger and the Ambassador addressed a variety of international and national topics. Principal among them, Berger said Guatemala would give the informal candidacy of exGuatemalan UN PermRep Gert Rosenthal 30 days and then fall in behind his good fr [...]
2004-10-22 19:14:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALCASC ETRD MARR PHUM NU ES OAS USAID
04GUATEMALA272AMBASSADOR CALLS ON NEW MINISTER OF ENERGY AND
[...] (C) Ambassador called on new Minister of Energy and Mines Roberto Gonzalez on January 28. Gonzalez has strong free-market credentials and beliefs, has a background in the electric power sector, and shares our views on respecting contracts, attracting investment, reducing subsidies, and pres [...]
2004-02-04 18:37:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALENRG EMIN PGOV PINR GT
04GUATEMALA3211LETTER FROM GUATEMALA (2)
[...] No summary [...]
2004-12-17 17:35:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON KCOR PREL KIPR GT
04GUATEMALA356GUATEMALA SUPPORTS COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AT
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-13 17:26:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PHUM GT
04HANOI2406 Ambassador's August 26 Farewell Call on President
[...] (SBU) Summary: During a farewell call on President Tran Duc Luong, Ambassador Burghardt noted the great progress in bilateral relations in the past 10 years, in particular the expansion of normal relations in a number of new areas during the past three years. Nevertheless, many tasks remaine [...]
2004-08-31 08:09:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC PREL PGOV PHUM PINR VM WTO APEC ASEAN BTA HUMANR
04HANOI2602VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON MOF VM TAM
[...] No summary [...]
2004-09-17 07:21:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD VM WTRO WTO
04HANOI2692VIETNAM: AMBASSADOR PRESENTS HIS CREDENTIALS TO
[...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador presented his credentials to Vietnamese President Tran Duc Luong on September 27. Both agreed that there had been much progress in the nine years since relations had been reestablished, but there was a need to continue to broaden and deepen the relationship. President [...]
2004-09-28 09:03:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL VM APEC HUMANR RELFREE
04HANOI2714VIETNAM: EB PDAS DONNELLY ENCOURAGES EXPANDED
[...] Summary: On September 28, EB PDAS Ambassador Shaun Donnelly, accompanied by the Ambassador, met with Minister of Trade Truong Dinh Tuyen and Vice Minister of Planning and Investment Nguyen Bich Dat. In addition, PDAS Donnelly, accompanied by ECON/C, met with Dang Van Thanh, Vice Chairman of [...]
2004-10-01 08:45:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV VM WTRO BTA IPROP WTO
04HANOI3069GVN EAGER TO CONCLUDE WTO NEGOTIATIONS,
[...] (U) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Le Van Bang told the Ambassador that a visit by Prime Minister Phan Van Khai was possible at the end of the first half of 2005, and discussed possible steps to "create the proper atmosphere" for the visit. As one step, the GVN would like to see a conclusion [...]
2004-11-12 11:29:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF OTRA OVIP MASS ETRD EAID EINV VM KICC WTO RELFREE HUMANR ETMIN
04HARARE1771Mutare Exporters Feel Pinch
[...] (SBU) Once-thriving exporters in the eastern Zimbabwean city of Mutare say the country's overvalued exchange rate has rendered them uncompetitive. From company-to-company, sector-to-sector, their stories have a similar ring of despair. Annualized zimdollar expenses such as labor and energy h [...]
2004-10-27 05:52:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV PGOV ZI
04KATHMANDU1481NEPAL'S TOURISM SECTOR UNDER THREAT, BUT SIGNS OF
[...] (C) The eight-year Maoist insurgency in Nepal has taken a tremendous toll on the already impoverished Nepalese economy. The impact of the insurgency is most visible in Nepal's floundering tourism sector. The Maoists have reneged on repeated assurances not to target Nepal's struggling tourism [...]
2004-07-30 07:35:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PTER ASEC CASC PINS NP
04KATHMANDU230BHUTANESE REFUGEES: REPATRIATION INDEFINITELY
[...] (C) Summary. From January 19-22, PRM/ANE Melissa Pitotti and PolOff met with various Government of Nepal (GON) and UNHCR officials and visited two of the seven Bhutanese refugee camps to discuss the status of negotiations between Nepal and Bhutan to find a durable solution for the refugees. [...]
2004-02-06 08:10:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PGOV BH NP
04KATHMANDU949NEPAL: MAOISTS EXPAND ATTACKS ON BUSINESSES,
[...] (U) Since the beginning of May, the Maoists have renewed their rhetoric, threats and sabotage against prominent businesses in Nepal. On May 3, the Maoist-affiliated All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions issued a statement blacklisting twenty-three businesses. The statement, although not wide [...]
2004-05-19 22:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALASEC CASC ETRD NP PTER
04KUWAIT3984KUWAIT SUPPORTS SECRETARY' POWELL'S INTERVENTION
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador briefed FM Shaykh Dr. Mohammed November 21 on developments on Iraqi issues in advance of the FM's departure for the Sharm Al Sheikh regional conference. The Ambassador secured GOK support for Secretary Powell's conference intervention and reconfirmed SIPDIS K [...]
2004-11-21 16:39:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID
04LAPAZ2814PRESIDENT MESA AND CONGRESS TO WORK TOGETHER ON
[...] (C) Summary: The Chamber of Deputies' Economic Development Committee has proposed nullifying all of the contracts signed under the current (soon-to-be-invalid) hydrocarbons law. This follows three days of intense meetings in the MAS/NFR-led committee. Minister of Economic Development and h [...]
2004-09-03 20:13:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON SOCI EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV PREL BL
04LILONGWE1016MALAWI'S FORMER FINANCE MINISTER ARRESTED FOR
[...] (U) Former Minister of Finance Friday Jumbe was arrested on October 27 as he attempted to leave Malawi for South Africa. Though the Director of Public Prosecutions, the Anti-Corruption Bureau, and Jumbe's lawyer have not publicly said what charges Jumbe faces, his arrest is widely thought to [...]
2004-10-28 09:13:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV ECON EFIN PINR MI
04LILONGWE596MUNYENYEMBE ELECTED SPEAKER, MUTHARIKA OPENS
[...] (SBU) With a narrow margin of victory, United Democratic Front (UDF) MP Rodwell Munyenyembe was elected Speaker of the National Assembly on June 28. The House also elected First and Second Deputies, both of whom are pro-UDF. President Bingu wa Mutharika, in his first address to Parliament on [...]
2004-06-30 11:38:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV KDEM PINR KCOR ECON EFIN MI
04MADRID1731DCM'S MEETING WITH MFA STATE SECRETARY BERNARDINO
[...] (C) DCM paid an initial call May 10 on MFA State Secretary Bernadino Leon, who said this was his first meeting SIPDIS with a foreign embassy since taking office. Leon made a point of saying that the new government wanted to have excellent relations with the U.S., especially on counter-terrorism in [...]
2004-05-13 15:10:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
04MADRID2133SPAIN: TELECOM AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
[...] This cable summarizes selected developments in the Spain's telecommunications and information technology sectors. In this issue: -- New Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Commerce responsible for telecom issues (para 2) -- Spain,s public television under review (para 3) -- New government [...]
2004-06-07 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINV EINT ETRD SP
04MADRID2483SPAIN - BIOGRAPHIES ON MFA DIRECTORS GENERAL
[...] (U) This cable provides biographies on new directors general in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI, Spain's equivalent of USAID). GOS directors general are roughly equivalent to State Department assistant secretaries; AECI directors gen [...]
2004-07-01 08:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR PREL EAID SP PSOE
04MADRID3644SPANISH GOVERNMENT STRONGLY SUPPORTS NEW
[...] Summary: In a delayed response to ref A demarche, Technical Advisor Manuel Alhama Orenes in the Cabinet of Secretary of State for International Cooperation (aid) Leire SIPDIS Pajin, defined the new position of the GOS on international aid as "anything is possible". Spain is now a major sup [...]
2004-09-23 13:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ECON EINV PREL SP
04MADRID4115CUBA: SPAIN CONFIDENT IT CAN OVERTURN EU MEASURES
[...] (C) Summary. Spain is determined to roll back key elements of the June 2003 EU "restrictive measures" on Cuba implemented in the wake of Castro's crackdown on the opposition. MFA officials are confident they have sufficient support within the EU to do so. The GOS counts the UK, France, Swed [...]
2004-10-22 15:24:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV CU SP
04MANAMA1891DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR HADLEY'S DECEMBER
[...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor Hadley met with Australian Defense Minister Robert Hill December 5 on the margins of the IISS Gulf Security Dialogue conference in Manama. Hill said that Australia is staying in the Iraq coalition and is looking at how its forces can be more useful. DNSA [...]
2004-12-15 12:42:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR MOPS AU IZ BA
04NASSAU384BAHAMAS GOVERNMENT SEEKS SUPPORT FOR FUTURE UN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-02-24 22:20:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALBF HA PGOV PREL SMIG
04OTTAWA2961IIR 6 815 0003 05/CANADIAN ATTITUDES TOWARD SIXTH
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-04 17:01:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPARM
04PANAMA1700WHERE IS PANAMA'S NEW GOVERNMENT HEADING?
[...] (C) Martin Torrijos and his inner circle, due to take power on September 1, are pushing an energetic and ambitious transition agenda featuring clear-cut goals in foreign policy (priority to the U.S. and Colombia),security (cooperation with U.S. objectives, new attention to the Caribbean coast [...]
2004-07-01 12:22:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2452PANAMA PLANS ASSERTIVE, COHERENT FOREIGN POLICY
[...] (C) The Torrijos administration plans to run a much more ambitious foreign policy than its predecessor, aiming to sell the Panama "brand" to the world. First Vice President and Foreign Minister Samuel LEWIS Navarro has repeatedly indicated to the Ambassador and EmbOffs that the Torrijos team [...]
2004-09-29 21:51:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR PM POL CHIEF
04PANAMA2524UNDERSTANDING PANAMA'S COLON FREE ZONE
[...] (C) Summary: An important pillar of Panama's service-based economy, the Colon Free Zone (CFZ) is the largest duty free zone in the hemisphere and the second largest in the world. Offering much more than just duty-free wholesale shopping, however, the CFZ draws upon the strengths of Panama's wo [...]
2004-10-12 18:14:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EFIN PTER SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA2937PANAMA, THE G4 AND "PLAN PUEBLA"
[...] (C) Mexican President Vicente Fox publicly endorsed Panama's inclusion in the G3 (Venezuela, Colombia and Mexico) during his November 2-3 visit to Panama. According to MFA Advisor Nils Castro and International Organizations Director Javier Bonagas, the GOP's primary interest in joining the G [...]
2004-12-06 21:23:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD ECON ENRG PM CO VZ LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
04PANAMA452CODEL WELLER UNDERSCORES GOOD RELATIONSHIP WITH
[...] (U) Summary: Codel Weller,s February 19-22 visit to Panama underscored our strong friendship and high level of bilateral cooperation with GoP interlocutors, who included President Moscoso, FM Arias, National Security Advisor Jarvis, and VM for Foreign Trade Adames. Congressman Weller expres [...]
2004-02-26 20:31:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EWWT SNAR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA648U.S.-PANAMA FTA NEGOTIATIONS - THOUGHTS ON TIMING
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Commerce and Industry Joaquin Jacome and VM for Trade Romel Adames will be traveling to Washington next week for the March 23 TPSC Panama hearing at USTR and to press for moving forward expeditiously with FTA negotiations. The upcoming November U.S. elections and the [...]
2004-03-19 17:49:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALETRD PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA798PANAMA: KEY AGRICULTURAL ISSUES FOR THE UPCOMING
[...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please treat accordingly. 2. Summary: This cable provides an overview of Panama's agricultural sector and Post's assessment of key issues in preparation for the upcoming bilateral negotiations (Round One will be held April 26-30, 2004 in Panama [...]
2004-04-05 16:46:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR PM ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
04PANAMA896PANAMA: TORRIJOS TEAM STIFLES ELECTION EVE
[...] (C) Arnulfista and Solidarity Party opponents of presidential candidate Martin Torrijos have given documents to reporters that they hope will link him to a 1985 drug-related kidnapping. Apparently rattled by a potentially damaging story that could break just before the May 2 election, the To [...]
2004-04-19 21:46:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
04PARIS7928TENSION IN TAHITI AS POLITICAL STRUGGLE PLAYS OUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Political turmoil, confusion, and charges of corruption reign in Papeete and Paris as both Oscar Temaru and Gaston Flosse claim to be the legitimate president of French Polynesia in the aftermath of an October 9 vote of censure and subsequent October 22 vote for president in the [...]
2004-10-29 11:06:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPGOV PNAT FR FP XV
04PRETORIA3175 NEW INCENTIVES FUEL ADDITIONAL HOPES FOR ROBUST
[...] The feature and commercial film industry in South Africa continues to grow vigorously. An industry that in 1995 generated 4,000 jobs now employs an estimated 20,000 workers. Film production ranging from commercials and shorts to full-length movies produced in South Africa has grown substanti [...]
2004-07-14 09:51:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ETRD SCUL PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4621 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 15,
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - No change in Interest Rates; - Tourism Earns Mor [...]
2004-10-18 13:58:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04PRETORIA4786MINISTER RADEBE ON OPEN SKIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY. U.S. Department of Transportation's (DoT) Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aviation and International Affairs Susan McDermott met with South Africa's Minister of Transport Jeffrey Radebe and Dr. Ian Phillips, Special Advisor to the Minister, on October 27, 2004 at the Minister's p [...]
2004-10-29 15:13:00Embassy PretoriaCONFIDENTIALEAIR EINV ETRD ECON SF
04PRETORIA4947 SOUTH AFRICA PUBLIC HEALTH NOVEMBER 12 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Every two weeks, USEmbassy Pretoria publishes a public health newsletter highlighting South African health issues based on press reports and studies of South African researchers. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this wee [...]
2004-11-12 08:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON KHIV SOCI TBIO EAID SF
04PRETORIA5407 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER DECEMBER 17,
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Third Quarter Bulletin Released; - AmCham Survey [...]
2004-12-17 07:36:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
04QUEBEC202QUEBEC LUMBER INDUSTRY ON SOFTWOOD STATE OF PLAY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post recently met with Quebec lumber officials who told us the Province's first priority is to head off a Lumber V and carve out a permanent solution to the bilateral dispute. They argued that American industry is not benefiting from the U.S.-Canada softwood lumber dispute as [...]
2004-11-19 16:07:00Consulate QuebecUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND CA US
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
04QUITO2602ECUADOR SENDING ENGINEERS, TROOPS TO HAITI
[...] The Government of Ecuador has directed that EC Army engineers and soldiers travel to Haiti to participate in UN-directed peacekeeping (PKO) operations and natural disaster (hurricane) relief. Embassy officials learned September 23 that the first Ecuadorian deployment will include 66 combat e [...]
2004-09-24 20:16:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS MARR PREL SMIG EC HA UN
04QUITO2891ECUADORIAN, CHILEAN FM'S TALK BORDERS, TRADE
[...] Summary. Chilean Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker met with Ecuadorian officials in Quito on October 28. In a subsequent joint declaration, the countries committed to begin FTA negotiations in 2004, respect existing international treaties (in reference to Chile's maritime disagreements with P [...]
2004-10-29 22:16:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EC CH
04QUITO3151CAREER DIP TO HEAD ECUADOR'S WASHINGTON EMBASSY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Lucio Gutierrez told the Ambassador on December 2 that he would nominate MFA Bilateral U/S Roberto Betancourt to head Ecuador's embassy in Washington. The career diplomat will replace political appointee Ambassador Raul Gangotena, who submitted his resignation Novembe [...]
2004-12-03 20:53:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
04QUITO3262MOL UNDERSTANDS NEED FOR LABOR CODE REFORM
[...] (SBU) Summary: While Minister of Labor Izurieta understands the need for labor code reform, he is not focused on freedom of association issues. The Embassy has made it clear to Izurieta that the U.S. Congress is less likely to pass a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) including Ecuador unless the l [...]
2004-12-20 22:07:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYELAB PGOV ETRD EC
04ROME1010CHILE/WORLD FOOD PROGRAM CONFERENCE TO LAUNCH A
[...] The World Food Program (WFP),the Chilean Board of Educational Assistance and Scholarships (JUNAEB),and the U.S.-based American School Food Service Association (ASFSA) plan to jointly launch a Latin American independent school- feeding support network at a Conference in Santiago, Chile, March [...]
2004-03-15 16:24:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF SENV FAO WHO WFP UNESCO
04ROME1050MEETING BETWEEN U/S DOBRIANSKY AND ITALIAN FOREIGN
[...] (S) SUMMARY. U/S PAULA DOBRIANSKY HELD A BILATERAL MEETING WITH FM FRATTINI ON MARCH 4 AT THE ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTRY. THE UNDER SECRETARY RAISED FOUR ISSUES, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES, THE U.N. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION, ECOSOC MEMBERSHIP AND MONTREAL PROTOCOL LIMITS ON [...]
2004-03-17 12:05:00Embassy RomeSECRET//NOFORNIT KDEM PHUM PREL SENV EG HUMAN RIGHTS
04ROME1392 WFP HELPS LAUNCH LATIN AMERICAN SCHOOL FEEDING
[...] An international school feeding congress - "Networks Beyond Borders," attracted more than 800 participants from 19 countries. The event included an industry fair with 40 companies from the Americas and workshops on nutrition, food safety and technology, school feeding programming and research [...]
2004-04-08 08:40:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF SENV FAO WHO WFP UNESCO
04ROME2196ANNUAL SESSION OF THE WORLD FOOD PROGRAM EXECUTIVE
[...] The WFP Annual Session for 2004 took place against the backdrop of the positive Sudanese signing of the Naivasha Protocols (GOS-SPLM/A),and an unprecedented level of displacement and violence in Sudan's Darfur region. Coming off a record level of total support in 2003 (U.S. dollars (USD) $2.6 [...]
2004-06-09 12:50:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR AORC PREF KUNR KHIV WFP UNHCR UN
04ROME2933WFP'S SCHOOL FEEDING EFFORTS IN IRAQ
[...] (SBU) WFP's school feeding programs in Iraq are ongoing. During the academic year 2003-2004 in the three northern governorates, WFP provided technical assistance to the local authorities to guarantee a smooth continuation of school feeding activities targeting over 700,000 students. Between Ma [...]
2004-07-29 04:33:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AORC EFIN IZ WFP
04ROME3135ITALIAN REACTION TO U.S. INITIATIVES FOR 59TH UN
[...] No summary [...]
2004-08-13 11:54:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ECON IT KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA UN
04SANTODOMINGO2078DOMINICAN ELECTION #34: CORRUPTION AND THE
[...] (SBU) This is cable # 34 in our series on the Dominican presidential election: CORRUPTION AND THE CANDIDATES The heat of the campaign and the insistence of the Ambassador and U.S.-funded civic groups have finally brought the explosive issue of corruption into open debate. On March 26 t [...]
2004-04-05 10:57:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR DR
04SANTODOMINGO483DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: USTR ZOELLICK LAUNCHES FTA
[...] (U) Summary. U.S. Trade Representative Amb. Robert Zoellick told Dominicans on January 15 that bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations offer an opportunity for new engagement, economic growth and strengthened institutions. He stressed that an FTA, free and fair presidential electio [...]
2004-01-27 16:39:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR ETRD EAID EFIN PGOV PREL OVIP OREP
04SANTODOMINGO5952DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ON CORRUPTION, FREE TRADE
[...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Fernandez asked on October 21 for USG help in addressing corruption issues. He told the Ambassador that he remains strongly in favor of the free trade agreement (FTA). He gave the sugar sector an opportunity of "only three weeks" (until sometime the week of [...]
2004-10-28 19:16:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALETRD PGOV EFIN DR
04TAIPEI3094LATIN AMERICA: TAIWAN TAKES STOCK OF NEW POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: MOFA officials are nervous over a string of recent political transitions in Latin America. Over the last 13 months, 6 of these countries -- Panama El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Guatemala, and Paraguay -- have seen new governments come to power. Taiwan is adjusting [...]
2004-10-05 23:34:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CH TW
04TAIPEI3465CHINESE TAIPEI'S APEC AGENDA: LOW-KEY MEETINGS
[...] (C) Summary: Academia Sinica President Lee Yuan-tseh will once again represent Chinese Taipei at the APEC Leaders' Meeting in November in Santiago, Chile. Academia Sinica's Michael Hsiao and National Security Council's Connie Yang believe the Chinese Taipei delegation will try to avoid any [...]
2004-11-03 08:55:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV TW
04TAIPEI3531MEDIA REACTION: NEW BUSH ADMINISTRATION AND
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-09 08:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
04TAIPEI3608MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2004-11-15 23:03:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
04TAIPEI3793MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA-TAIWAN RELATIONS,
[...] U.S.-Taiwan Relations "U.S. Continues Two-pronged Policy" Associate professor Yu Pen-li of the Graduate Institute of American Studies, Tamkang University, said in the pro-independence, English-language "Taipei Times" (11/29): ". In the future, the new US government will face several ne [...]
2004-11-30 05:58:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
04TAIPEI3991Taiwan Economic Review for November 2004
[...] This cable summarizes selected economic events in Taiwan in November 2004: - S&P Rating - China-ASEAN FTA - Economic Performance - WTO - Cross-Strait Economic Normalization - Environment S&P Downgrades Taiwan's Debt Outlook ------------------------------------ 2. At the [...]
2004-12-16 03:49:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON TW
04TEGUCIGALPA778HONDURAN TRADE PRIORITIES: DOHA NEGOTIATIONS AND
[...] SUMMARY: The GOH's two top trade priorities for 2004 are progress in the WTO negotiations of the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and the creation of a Central American customs union. In the WTO negotiations, Honduras' main concerns focus on agricultural market access, rather than agricultural [...]
2004-04-02 20:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR PGOV HO WTO
04THEHAGUE283CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WRAP-UP FOR 30
[...] (C) Greek OPCW Attache Vassilios Kraniotis provided us with an update on planning for a potential terrorist attack using chemical agents at the Olympic games. Most of these plans, he said, had been downgraded from "Confidential" to "Official Use Only" by his government, but he asked us to pr [...]
2004-02-04 12:54:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL CWC
04THEHAGUE680CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC): WEEKLY WRAP-UP
[...] (SBU) On March 8, the Geneva Group discussed U.S. proposals for reform of the Office of Internal Oversight. There was general consensus on the need to strengthen the ability of the OIO to perform its oversight functions properly, but a concern about undoing the "political" agreement that out [...]
2004-03-17 14:11:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM PREL CWC
04VILNIUS395LITHUANIA EXPRESSES INTEREST IN THE CD INITIATIVE
[...] (U) WE DELIVERED TO LAURYNAS JONUSAUKAS, FIRST SECRETARY OF MFA'S AMERICA'S DIVISION, ON APRIL 7, 2004, REFTEL POINTS AND A COPY OF CHILEAN AMBASSADOR BIANCHI'S LETTER ON THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACY'S INITIATIVE IN EAST TIMOR. JONUSAUKAS EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE INITIATIVE, AND SAID THAT T [...]
2004-04-09 06:06:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL PHUM LH
04WELLINGTON690NEW ZEALAND PARTICIPATION AT APEC HIGH LEVEL
[...] Embassy's Agricultural Attach and Economic officer discussed the draft workplan for the APEC High Level Policy Dialogue on Agricultural Biotechnology (HLPDAB) and ongoing capacity building initiatives on agricultural biotechnology with David Walker and Richard Graves of the Ministry of Foreign [...]
2004-08-11 04:37:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDETRD TBIO SENV EAGR ECON NZ
04WELLINGTON915NEW ZEALAND AND THAILAND AIM TO CONCLUDE
[...] (C) Begin summary: New Zealand and Thailand have begun the fourth and possibly final round in negotiations for a free-trade agreement, which New Zealand hopes to conclude by November 19, before the next APEC summit. The New Zealand government acknowledged that its effort has been hampered by [...]
2004-11-02 23:14:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL TH NZ
04WELLINGTON973NEW ZEALAND: AMBASSADOR SWINDELLS TELLS IT LIKE IT
[...] (U) On November 17, Prime Minister Helen Clark delivered an address at the American Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. She described the importance to New Zealand of its economic relationship with the United States: The U.S. is New Zealand's second-largest trading partner, with two-way tra [...]
2004-11-22 03:26:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPREL NZ
05ABUDHABI1307 SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: APPOINTMENT OF KAREN HUGHES
[...] SUMMARY: TWO PIECES IN LARGEST CIRCULATION ARABIC LANGUAGE DAILY, SHARJAH-BASED, PAN-ARAB "AL-KHALEEJ" 3/20 COMMENT ON APPOINTMENT OF NEW UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR PUBLIC DIPLOMACY KAREN HUGHES. AN EGYPTIAN COLUMNIST COMPARES HER TASK OF JUSTIFYING AMERICA'S POLITICAL AND MILITARY ACTIONS [...]
2005-03-22 12:46:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KMDR TC
05ABUDHABI4306SHEIKH HAMDAN DISTURBED BY LACK OF FTA PROGRESS IN
[...] (C) Summary: On October 11, UAE Deputy Prime Minister/Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed told Charge and Econ Counselor that he was disturbed by the performance of both sides during the high level FTA talks in London on October 7. He stressed that FTA negotiations w [...]
2005-10-12 15:33:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON PREL TC
05ANKARA4840ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-17 15:05:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
05ANKARA6315TURKEY: POL-MIL ROUND-UP, SEPTEMBER 2005
[...] The 7th International Defense Industry Fair (IDEF - the bi-annual Turkish defense fair) was held on September 27-30 in Ankara. Four hundred thirty-one companies from 52 countries participated in the fair. Twenty-one American companies had stands in IDEF: Boeing, Bren-Tronics, CPS, EOTECH, Ha [...]
2005-10-19 07:06:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL PTER TU
05ASUNCION1025PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 7 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: --New Mission Chief to Cuba is Pro-Castro --Venezuelan Investment in Paraguay --Drugs, Thugs, Guns and Money --31 Small Economies Discuss Access at WTO --------------------------------------- New Mission Chief to Cuba is Pro-Castro --------------------------------------- 2 [...]
2005-08-13 19:31:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1076PARAGUAY DISMISSIVE OF CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-26 16:08:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL KSUM SOCI PA OAS
05ASUNCION1121PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, AUGUST 28
[...] (U) Summary -- Smells Like Drugs -- Thousands Receive Medical Care -- Paraguay Interested in FTA - Someday ----------------- Smells Like Drugs ----------------- 2. (U) On August 26, the National Anti-Drug Secretariat (SENAD) Canine Unit detected and seized 7.3 kilogra [...]
2005-09-02 18:02:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KCRM ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1213PARAGUAY'S 2006 BUDGET PROPOSAL, PUBLIC BANK LAW
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Paraguay's 2006 budget proposal, recently submitted to Congress, projects a fiscal deficit of 0.66% of GDP, with 2006 real GDP growth of 3.5 percent (vice 3.25 percent for 2005 [...]
2005-09-26 12:51:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1214PARAGUAY'S 2006 BUDGET PROPOSAL, PUBLIC BANK LAW
[...] (U) This cable is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Paraguay's 2006 budget proposal, recently submitted to Congress, projects a fiscal deficit of 0.66% of GDP, with 2006 real GDP growth of 3.5 percent (vice 3.25 percent for 2005 [...]
2005-09-26 12:53:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PA
05ASUNCION1218PARAGUAY: THE DUARTE ADMINISTRATION AT TWO YEARS
[...] (U) President Nicanor Duarte Frutos remains the dominant figure on the political scene. Earlier this month, he announced his candidacy for his Party's presidency; he and his supporters continue to explore prospects for amending the Constitution so as to allow him to run for reelection in 200 [...]
2005-09-26 15:32:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PINR PA PTER KCRM PAC
05ASUNCION1222PARAGUAY AND VENEZUELA: MORE ON CHAVEZ ACTIVITIES
[...] (U) The following information responds to Department's action request in ref H and supplements information previously reported in ref I. 2. (S/NF) SUMMARY: Post has no new information regarding campesino trips to Venezuela funded by the GOV for ""special indoctrination training."" The website ww [...]
2005-09-27 18:58:00Embassy AsuncionSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PINR MARR ETRD PA VE
05ASUNCION1246PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, SEPT. 25 -
[...] (U) Summary -- Export Agency Head To Visit Iran -- Death Of Customs Official Leaves Questions -- LOA for INL Funds Signed -- SENAD Agents Arrest Narco-Trafficker in Asuncion -- Paraguay 5th Worst in Global Competitiveness Report -- Asuncion Hosts First Ladi [...]
2005-10-04 19:12:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PA PREL ECON
05ASUNCION1258PARAGUAY: PARAGUAY COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TRAINING
[...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for -ELIZABETH D'AURIA -AMY YOUNG during the period of OCT/6/05 to OCT/13/05 for: -MARK ALMON -THOMAS MILLER -MARK MALDONADO during the period of OCT/8/05 to OCT/13/05 for: -DEBORAH A. MCCARTHY -CAROLIN [...]
2005-10-06 20:59:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION1261PARAGUAY: TRIAL SET FOR SUSPECTED TERRORIST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Paraguayan courts will summon indicted Lebanese businessman, Kassem Hijazi, who is charged with tax evasion, criminal association, and violating accounting regulations, to a preliminary oral hearing on October 25. Because back taxes, interest, and fines could surpass USD 7 mill [...]
2005-10-06 21:14:00Embassy AsuncionSECRETPTER PGOV KCRM KTFN ETTC PA
05ASUNCION1263PARAGUAY: DOJ/OPDAT COUNTRY CLEARANCE Cable FOR
[...] Per reftel, country clearance is granted for OPDAT Program ANALYST CHRISTIAAN DE LUIGI (Clearance level Secret),for travel to Asuncion during the period of SIPDIS OCT/7/05 to OCT/13/05 for the purpose of PARTICIPATING IN A REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNITS AND THEIR ROLE [...]
2005-10-07 11:54:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS KCRM ABUD AFIN PA POL
05ASUNCION1281PARAGUAY'S 2005 THIRD QUARTER INL REPORT
[...] (U) Summary: - QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES - PROGRAM DISCUSSION - QUARTRLY SENAD STATISTIC QUARTERLY ACTIVITIES - COUNTERNARCOTICS 2. (U) On August 13, it was reported that retired police officer Zunilda Roig, her brother Jaime Ruben Roig Baez and 12 other individuals were imprisoned after [...]
2005-10-12 15:36:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSNAR KCRM PA
05ASUNCION1328PARAGUAY HOSTS LATIN AMERICAN FIRST LADIES
[...] (U) SUMMARY: From September 28-30, Paraguay hosted the 13th Conference of First Ladies, Spouses, and Representatives of Heads of State and Government of the Americas. The substantive theme of the 13th Conference was "Women and Family." First Ladies from 11 countries attended, including Co [...]
2005-10-24 12:27:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMN PA
05ASUNCION1342PARAGUAY: CDS CLAIMS `SIGNIFICANT' QUANTITIES OF
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) After a lull of nearly thirty years in hydrocarbon exploration, a Paraguayan company, CDS Energy, is undertaking an exploration and drilling project in the country's Chaco region [...]
2005-10-26 19:49:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PA
05ASUNCION1457PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, NOV. 20 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Just Can't Sniff Enough -- Impeachment Talk -- TIP Conviction Upheld -- Truth, Justice and the Stroessner Era ----------------------- Just Can't Sniff Enough ----------------------- 2. (U) On 11/20, Agents from the National Antinarcotics Secretariat (SENAD),with the a [...]
2005-11-28 21:27:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL ECON SMIG PA
05ASUNCION308PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Summary: -------------- --President Duarte and Chilean President Lagos talk security --Supreme Court rejects Barakat appeal --Prosecutors defeat teen prostitution ring --German national arrested for role in TIP ring --Colombian nationals arrested with false Bolivian passports --Fire in n [...]
2005-03-04 14:29:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SMIG PHUM KCRM KWMN PINR PA
05ASUNCION355Embassy Information Campaign Spotlights Connections
[...] SUMMARY: Paraguayan law enforcement and the judiciary suffer from widespread public distrust. Moreover, few people in this remote outpost at the end of a spur line are informed about Colombia and the insidious and powerful mix of insurgency, drug trafficking, kidnapping and other crimes. P [...]
2005-03-14 20:29:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PTER PGOV SNAR PREL PA
05ASUNCION403PARAGUAY-COLOMBIA AGREEMENT ON SECURITY
[...] (U) Summary: During President Duarte's March 7 visit to Bogota, he and Colombian President Uribe issued a Joint Declaration committing their respective countries to assist each other in the fight against organized crime, particularly kidnapping but also arms trafficking, drug trafficking, mone [...]
2005-03-23 10:52:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER MOPS SNAR KCRM PA CO
05ASUNCION484PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 2-7
[...] Summary: ----------- --Paraguay and Brazil sign agreement to quell border control dispute --New poll shows deterioration in Duarte's image --Controversy over Duarte's decision not to attend Papal funeral --Government-owned phone company introduces wholesale Internet service Paraguay and [...]
2005-04-11 12:08:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PBTS SCUL TINT PINR PA
05ASUNCION500PARAGUAY'S AMBASSADOR TO VENEZUELA ATTACKED IN
[...] (U) On 4/12, Ambassador received a telephone call from Senator Alejandro Velazquez Ugarte, informing him that Paraguay's Ambassador to Venezuela, Ana Maria Figueredo, was the victim of a violent physical attack in Caracas on 4/8. An unidentified assailant attacked Figueredo as she approached h [...]
2005-04-13 21:29:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR KCRM PA VE
05ASUNCION537PARAGUAY TO SUPPORT CHILEAN INSULZA AS OAS SYG
[...] According to press reports, President Duarte's Private Secretary Jose Maria Ibanez has announced that Paraguay will SIPDIS support Miguel Insulza, the Chilean candidate for Secretary General of the OAS when member States vote again on May 2. Ibanez noted that President Duarte had only pledge [...]
2005-04-20 20:20:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL PA OAS
05ASUNCION547PARAGUAY SUPPORTS U.S. ELECTION STANDARDS
[...] On 4/21, Ambassador drew from reftel A in meeting with FM Rachid appealing for GOP support for the U.S. Election Standards Initiative. The OAS has demonstrated a strong commitment to free and fair elections; Paraguay's own performance with regard to the integrity of its Electoral Tribunal an [...]
2005-04-22 17:40:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL PA
05ASUNCION627PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, APRIL 30 -
[...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Senate re-appoints Justice Rienzi to Supreme Court -- NDF on presidential re-election -- will he, or won't he? -- Paraguay signs Open Skies agreement with Chile -- IMF/IDB expert departs following death threat -- ILO to conclude successful anti-exploitation proje [...]
2005-05-09 12:51:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PTER ECON ELAB PA KRCM
05ASUNCION649PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 7-13
[...] (U) Summary -------------- -- Human rights agenda takes center stage this week -- Justice Rienzi re-appointment saga continues -- NDF and Rachid pursue increased trade with Arab countries -- SENAD agents capture narco-pilot wanted in Brazil Human rights agenda takes center stage this week [...]
2005-05-16 12:56:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR PHUM ETRD SNAR KCRM PA VE
05ASUNCION669PARAGUAY: FM ON OAS, ARTICLE 98, BRAZIL, ECUADOR,
[...] (C) Summary. On 5/13, the Ambassador and FM Rachid discussed machinations over OAS appointments -- past and future, holding Article 98 negotiations on the margins of the upcoming OAS Ministerial, the GOP's support for the U.S. position on the OAS Social Charter, concerns about Brazil's trad [...]
2005-05-19 11:23:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KCRM KJUS BR PA OAS
05ASUNCION701PARAGUAY WILL NOT SUBMIT REVISED WTO SERVICES OFFER
[...] Econcouns delivered reftel demarche on WTO services negotiations to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ruben Ramirez on May 24. Ramirez explained that Paraguay would not be submitting a revised services offer until it sees more progress in agriculture negotiations, Paraguay's priority. Ramire [...]
2005-05-25 20:28:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PA WTO
05ASUNCION711PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY 21-27
[...] (U) Summary: ----------------- -- Congress approves military exercises with the US -- Paraguay to sign Open Skies with Panama -- Bangladeshi nationals arrested -- Presidential cabinet shuffle -- Brazilian troops control border with Paraguay -- Venezuela and Cuba seek deeper ties Congre [...]
2005-05-27 16:32:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KCRM MOPS VE CU PM PA
05ASUNCION744PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, MAY
[...] (U) Summary ---------------- -- Security developments -- Congress calls for parity in Mercosur Parliament -- New cabinet shuffles Security developments --------------------- 2. The press reported widely on Vice President Luis Castiglioni,s visit to Washington, focusing on efforts to e [...]
2005-06-06 17:19:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM OTRA KSAC CA PA
05ASUNCION775FOREIGN GOVERNMENT TENDER
[...] 353/01/T0011 2. 061405 3. P.O'Reilly 4. 353 5. N 6A. CONTACT -- 6B. Dpto. Compras y Contrataciones, UOC 6C. PETROPAR--Petroleos Paraguayos Calle Chile 753, Piso 8 Asuncion, Paraguay Fx: (595-21)496232 7. Refer to: (see comments) 8. Bid Deadline: 072505 09:30 AM [...]
2005-06-15 19:42:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO PA
05ASUNCION786PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JUNE 11-17
[...] (U) Summary ----------------- -- MERCOSUR Summit to Focus on Economic Integration -- Flap Over U.S.-Paraguayan Military Exercises -- New Leaders in Congress -- Chavez to Address Congress but not Meet President MERCOSUR Summit to Focus on Economic Integration ---------------------------- [...]
2005-06-17 17:48:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MARR MOPS ECIN PA KICC
05ASUNCION838PARAGUAY SEEKS PARTICIPATION ON SPAIN'S CONTINGENT
[...] (C) As reported reftel, GOP military officials have been in contact with Spain regarding assistance to support Paraguayan participation in Spain's PKO contingent in Haiti. On 6/28, Paraguay's MOD Gonzalez sent a letter to his Spanish counterpart formally expressing the GOP's desire to partic [...]
2005-06-30 11:50:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR KPKO HA SP PA
05ASUNCION841MERCOSUR SUMMIT: LONG ON RHETORIC, SHORT ON
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-30 18:12:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECIN EFIN EPET ETRD KIPR CU PA KICC VZ
05ASUNCION917AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES TERRORISM, MONEY LAUNDERING,
[...] (C) Summary: On July 15, I breakfasted with Foreign Minister Leila Rachid and we discussed ominous trends in Venezuela, de-legitimizing terrorism, anti-money laundering legislation, U.S. candidacy for the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO, an FBI officer in Asuncion, prospects for extraditi [...]
2005-07-18 20:48:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER SNAR KPAO SCUL KUNR PA UNSC UNESCO
05ATHENS1872005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-18 07:45:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
05BANGKOK1026AMBASSADOR BOYCE CALLS ON THAI COMMERCE MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Boyce paid his first official call on Thai Commerce Minister Watana Muangsook on February 4, 2005. A beaming Watana predicted a landslide for the ruling party on February 6, saying it was vindication of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's hands-on "CEO style." Watana [...]
2005-02-09 05:01:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAGR ECON EINV ETRD ASCH ID TH
05BANGKOK7033U.S.-THAILAND FTA: GOOD PROSPECTS FOR PROGRESS IN
[...] (C) Summary: On the eve of the Round 6 FTA talks in London, prospects look good for making solid progress in most negotiating areas scheduled for discussion. There are signs that the mood here has shifted from passive resistance to a resigned, "let's get on with it" attitude. Even in financ [...]
2005-11-10 09:09:00Embassy BangkokCONFIDENTIALETRD EINV TH
05BOGOTA10164CARAMAGNA POSITIVE ON OAS VERIFICATION MISSION'S
[...] (C) WHA/AND Director Phil French met with Organization of American States (OAS) Verification Mission Director Sergio Caramagna on October 21 to discuss financial and political support for the mission. Caramagna explained that a lack of resources had limited the mission's capacity to assist the [...]
2005-10-28 17:22:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PREL PTER CO OAS
05BOGOTA10232CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS JUDGED TO BE IMPROVING
[...] (U) Colombian government officials, academics, and international military speakers discussed civil-military interaction at an Embassy co-sponsored seminar on October 26. Vice Minister of Defense Andres Penate reported that the civilian-military relations were "mature" and improving under the [...]
2005-11-01 13:51:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MARR MOPS PHUM SNAR CO
05BOGOTA1070SCENESETTER FOR CARTAGENA DONORS CONFERENCE,
[...] (C) Embassy Bogota welcomes the U.S. Delegation, led by USAID Administrator Andrew Natsios, to Cartagena for the Feb. 2-4 follow-up conference to the London Declaration of July 2003 on international support for Colombia. This is a GOC-hosted meeting for the 24 London Declaration signatories p [...]
2005-02-01 22:46:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM CO
05BOGOTA10967AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA INFORMATION - COLOMBIA
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy provides the following responses regarding avian and pandemic influenza preparedness in Colombia. -------------------------- PREPAREDNESS/COMMUNICATION -------------------------- 2. (SBU) DOES THE GOVERNMENT HAVE A PREPAREDNESS PLAN/STRATEGY FOR PREV [...]
2005-11-25 16:30:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL CO
05BOGOTA11743SFRC STAFFER MEACHAM DISCUSSES DRUGS,
[...] (C) SFRC staffer Carl Meacham discussed GOC counternarcotics efforts, paramilitary demobilization, extradition, and Venezuela with senior GOC figures during his December 11-14 visit to Bogota. (Meacham's meeting with President Alvaro Uribe is reported reftel.) Inspector General Edgardo Maya [...]
2005-12-19 19:25:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER SNAR KCRM CO
05BOGOTA118COLOMBIA: 2004 ANNUAL TERRORISM REPORT
[...] (U) Embassy Bogota's contribution to the 2004 Patterns of Global Terrorism report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in reftel's paragraph 15. Embassy POC is Poloff Dana Brown, (phone) 571-315-2129, unclass email browndml@state.gov. 2. (SBU) (A) SUPPORT FOR THE GLOBAL COALITION AGA [...]
2005-01-05 22:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER ASEC PBTS CO
05BOGOTA1306URIBE OPENS CARTAGENA COORDINATION AND
[...] Summary: On February 3 in Cartagena, President Uribe addressed representatives of 28 nations and multilateral organizations (still termed the G-24) at the day-long International Coordination and Cooperation Conference for Colombia. Uribe stated that Colombia is not in conflict, but rather a [...]
2005-02-09 21:53:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PTER KJUS CO
05BOGOTA2266COLOMBIA'S FIFTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Kiersten Stiansen, phone number (571) 383-2122, fax number (571) 315-2163. Officer spent 55 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses are keyed to questions as noted in paragraphs 18-21 of reftel. --------- [...]
2005-03-09 13:27:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
05BOGOTA2367COLOMBIAN TRADE MINISTER DISCUSSES NEXT STEPS IN
[...] (C) Summary. During a March 9 meeting with the Ambassador, Trade Minister Botero and FTA chief negotiator Gomez emphasized the GOC's need to close FTA negotiations by June and the commitment of the Colombian negotiating team to do so. Botero and Gomez also expressed their desire to advance [...]
2005-03-11 19:07:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EAGR ECPS EINV KIPR CO FTA
05BOGOTA4397AMBASSADOR TELLS TRADE MINISTER COLOMBIA NEEDS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-11 18:13:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALETRD ECON EAGR KIPR CO
05BOGOTA5762 ATPDEA-RELATED INVESTMENT ACTIVITY DURING 2004
[...] (U) Below is Post's response to the U.S. International Trade Commission's request for information regarding Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA)-related investment in Colombia during 2004. 2. Over the past decade, ATPA/APTDEA has provided significant economic benefit [...]
2005-06-16 18:10:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA ASEC CO
05BOGOTA6521CODEL THOMAS DELIVERS HARD MESSAGE TO COLOMBIANS
[...] (SBU) Summary. During his meetings in Bogota, Chairman Thomas delivered a clear message that ATPDEA will not be renewed and that the window for successfully negotiating a U.S.-Andean-FTA was closing rapidly. President Uribe, Agricultural Minister Arias and Trade Minister Botero all argued th [...]
2005-07-12 17:53:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR FTA
05BOGOTA7832COLOMBIAN MILITARY SPENDING MORE TRANSPARENT THAN
[...] (U) Vice-Minister of Defense Eastman praised the results of the Security and Democracy Foundation (FSD) and the Latin American Security Defense Network (RESDAL) study of transparency in Colombia's defense budgeting and spending released on 9 August, while acknowledging that more needs to be do [...]
2005-08-19 13:39:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS ECON KCRM CO
05BOGOTA8406CODEL COLEMAN MEETS WITH PRESIDENT URIBE
[...] (C) Summary. Senators Coleman and Martinez and Congressman Miller met with President Uribe on August 23 during a brief visit to Bogota. The CODEL told Uribe they had come to thank him personally for his leadership in the fight against drugs and terrorism, and for the vital U.S.-Colombian par [...]
2005-09-07 16:32:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PINS PREL CO CODEL
05BOGOTA8454FOREIGN MINISTER BARCO AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS
[...] (C) Ambassador Wood thanked Foreign Minister Carolina Barco September 7 for the GOC's offers of assistance in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Barco said the GOC could send its 30 disaster relief experts and nutritional powder immediately and is standing by for further instructions from the U. [...]
2005-09-08 17:48:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER ECON ETRD EAGR KCRM KJUS CO EI
05BOGOTA8696THE FARC'S INTERNATIONAL TENTACLES
[...] (C) Summary: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) has outgrown its local roots and should now be characterized as a regional terrorist group with hemispheric reach. Its tentacles reach into many Latin American countries. International law enforcement cooperation has led to the a [...]
2005-09-15 14:47:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER PREL ASEC CO
05BOGOTA9975DUTCH FOREIGN MINISTER EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Over dinner on October 18, Dutch Foreign Minister Bot said Latin America needed strong regional and multilateral institutions to navigate its future and fortify democratic values. As a Caribbean neighbor, the Netherlands was prepared to help advance this process. The Netherlands [...]
2005-10-24 12:28:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR XL XM CO VE NL
05BRASILIA1231ARAB-SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: BUSTS AND GAFFES
[...] (C) The Arab-South American Summit began with a bust, and a gaffe. First the bust. At the opening of the Arab-South America Investment Conference and Business Fair occurring parallel to the Summit, Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Trade Luiz Furlan spoke of doubling within tw [...]
2005-05-10 14:21:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD XR XF
05BRASILIA1239BRAZIL: LATEST ENERGY AUCTION FURTHER REDUCES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 2, Brazil held its second auction of long-term contracts to supply electric energy under its new energy model. The Minister of Mines and Energy once again hailed the auction of energy to be delivered beginning in 2008 and 2009 as a success because the prices represente [...]
2005-05-10 17:23:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR
05BRASILIA1503BRAZIL: THE ENERGY MINISTRY'S INTERNATIONAL AGENDA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In a May 27 meeting, the Special Advisor to the Brazilian Minister of Mines and Energy, Rubem Barbosa, spoke to Brasilia EconOffs regarding some of the issues on the ministry's international agenda. Barbosa voiced both concern and a "wait and see" attitude about the impact that [...]
2005-06-03 16:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ECON PGOV BR
05BRASILIA1549BRAZIL: LULA ENVOY AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS BOLIVIA
[...] (C) Introduction: Ambassador and PolCounselor met on 8 June at the residence for a private lunch with President Lula da Silva's Foreign Affairs Advisor, Marco Aurelio Garcia and his deputy, Marcel Biato. Garcia has traveled repeatedly as Lula's "fireman" to Venezuela (he speaks by phone and m [...]
2005-06-08 21:15:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR BL
05BRASILIA1686BRAZIL'S SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY SUFFICIENT FOR NOW, BUT
[...] (U) Summary: Brazil's electricity generation and transmission network continues to be strong and has been able to weather recent troubles stemming from both politics and nature. Despite a continuing drought in southern Brazil, the turmoil in Bolivia that threatens natural gas supplies to Bra [...]
2005-06-24 12:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV
05BRASILIA1974SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY SNOW
[...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, and Vitoria (Espirito Santo) July 31-August 3. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. In Brasilia, we have confirmed meetings for you with Presid [...]
2005-07-22 20:12:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN OVIP ETRD
05BRASILIA2066SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF A/S DESUTTER
[...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your visit to Brasilia, August 14-16. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. In Brasilia, we have confirmed meetings for you with Foreign Ministry Officials for compliance diplomacy dis [...]
2005-08-04 17:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP PARM PREL BR CWC US
05BRASILIA2125SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF TREASURY ASSISTANT
[...] (U) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your August 20-23 visit to Brasilia. We are currently working with your staff on the logistical arrangements for your travel. Embassy has requested meetings for your delegation with counterparts at the Finance, Justice, and Foreign Mini [...]
2005-08-10 19:41:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ETTC
05BRASILIA2287FARC SPOKESMAN ARRESTED IN BRAZIL
[...] On August 24, Brazilian Federal Police, in cooperation with Interpol agents in Brazil, arrested Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) "spokesman" Francisco Antonio CADENAS at a Sao Paulo bus station under an international order for his capture. The Colombian government has accused Cade [...]
2005-08-25 16:42:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR BR CO
05BRASILIA233AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY
[...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by PolCounselor, met on 24 January with Marcos Aurelio Garcia, Senior Foreign Affairs Advisor to President Lula da Silva. Garcia had just returned from a weekend meeting in Caracas with President Chavez and provided a briefing on Brazil's efforts to facilitate a re [...]
2005-01-26 11:00:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL BR
05BRASILIA2628SCENESETTER CABLE FOR VISIT OF THE DEPUTY SECRETARY
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned October 5 to 7 visit to Brasilia. Ambassador Danilovich will meet you upon arrival the evening of October 5. The next day, we have scheduled meetings for you with Foreign Minister Amorim, Finance Minister Palocci, Presid [...]
2005-09-30 20:18:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALOVIP PREL ECON PGOV ETRD BR US
05BRASILIA2675DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) Summary. Deputy Secretary of State Zoellick, accompanied by Ambassador Danilovich and delegation, met on 6 October with Marco Aurelio Garcia, International Affairs Advisor to President Lula da Silva. Garcia has often served as Lula's special envoy for crisis situations in the region, and [...]
2005-10-07 13:45:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV BR OVIP US
05BRASILIA2676DEPUTY SECRETARY'S OCTOBER 6 MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Deputy Secretary Zoellick told FM Amorim October 6 that the international community needs to engage strongly in Bolivia during the elections to guarantee transparency, and must remain engaged following elections to guarantee some degree of governability. Amorim urged U.S. flexib [...]
2005-10-07 14:29:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MASS ETRD PHUM BR US
05BRASILIA2684DEPUTY SECRETARY'S MEETING WITH BRAZILIAN FINANCE
[...] October 6, 2005, 5:00 P.M., Finance Ministry, Brasilia, Brazil. 2. Participants: United States: The Deputy Secretary Tom Shannon, Special Assistant to the President and Senior Advisor for Western Hemisphere Affairs Ambassador John Danilovich Phillip Chicola, Deputy Chief of Mission C [...]
2005-10-07 16:47:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL EFIN ETRD ECON
05BRASILIA2724BRAZIL LOOKS TO THE IDB FOR HELP ON INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] (SBU) On October 11, EconCouns met with Ministry of Planning International Affairs Secretary Jose Carlos Miranda at the latter's request. In that conversation, Miranda stated that the Brazilian government wanted to work closely with new IDB President Moreno so as to facilitate the flow of Ban [...]
2005-10-13 12:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ENRG
05BRASILIA285 BRAZIL AND THE OECD: CO-HABITATING FOR NOW, BUT
[...] (U) THIS CABLE WAS COORDINATED WITH AMCONSULATES RECIFE, RIO DE JANEIRO, AND SAO PAULO. 2. (U) SUMMARY. WHILE PRESIDENT LULA AND FOREIGN MINISTER AMORIM SUPPORT THE IDEA OF EVENTUAL BRAZILIAN ACCESSION TO THE OECD, ENTRY INTO THAT ORGANIZATION IN THE SHORT-TERM IS NOT CURRENTLY ONE OF THE G [...]
2005-01-31 18:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EINV BR OECD
05BRASILIA3052BRAZIL - PROCESS FOR VENEZUELA'S MEMBERSHIP IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Brazil's decision to approve Venezuela's request for membership to Mercosul came from the top levels of the GoB, without substantial internal debate. While the process for admitting Venezuela to the bloc is moving forward, the Foreign Ministry appears to be approaching the iss [...]
2005-11-18 19:22:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALECIN ETRD ECON VE BR
05BRASILIA3141BRAZIL SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF 3+1 DELEGATION
[...] (C) The Plenary Meeting of the 3 1 will provide an important benchmark for Brazil's willingness to increase cooperation with the United States on Counterterrorism, something the GOB has been reluctant to do. We do not expect a significant change in the GOB's position, which places great impor [...]
2005-11-30 19:12:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV ECON BR US
05BRASILIA455SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 50
[...] The following is the fiftieth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science & technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed d [...]
2005-02-22 15:49:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
05BRASILIA658JEWISH SOCIAL PROGRAMS, CONCERNS WITH ARAB-SOUTH
[...] (C) Introduction and Summary: During a two-day visit to Sao Paulo to meet that city's Jewish leadership, Ambassador witnessed the community's highly effective social welfare programs and delivered messages of support for the commonality of ties between the U.S., Israel, and Brazil's Jewish c [...]
2005-03-09 19:50:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL KSUM PTER XF XM BR
05BRASILIA715BRAZIL: AMBASSADOR'S 14 MARCH MEETING WITH FM
[...] (C) Introduction. Ambassador was called for a one-on-one meeting with Foreign Minister Amorim on the afternoon of 14 March. Amorim focused initially on reiterating his strong interest in meeting soon with Secretary Rice, in spite of unsuccessful efforts to schedule a Washington meeting in lat [...]
2005-03-15 18:24:00Embassy BrasiliaSECRETPREL BR ETRD MARR FTAA US
05BRASILIA91 MERCOSUL SUMMIT: NO PARTY, BUT NO FUNERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary and introduction. Diplomatic restraint enabled the 27th Mercosul presidential summit to conclude on December 17 without incident, but widespread dissatisfaction with meager economic benefits flowing from the bloc, and bitter trade disagreements between Brazil and Argentina cloud [...]
2005-01-10 14:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ETRD PREL ECON BR
05BRUSSELS1241WHA DAS SHAPIRO DISCUSSES LATIN AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In March 14 meetings with WHA DAS Charles Shapiro, EU officials said: -- the EU would increase contacts with the Cuban opposition; the European Parliament might be interested in holding a public hearing with Cuban dissidents; -- the EU would send a fact-finding mission to Hait [...]
2005-03-24 15:09:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM PGOV ETRD EAID EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BRUSSELS1484SALAFRANCA PUSHES HIS CANDIDACY FOR UNDP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Following up on previous approaches to USEU, Embassy Madrid and USINT Havana (REFS B-D),Spanish member of the European Parliament (MEP) Jose Ignacio Salafranca solicited support from USEU again on April 7 for his candidacy for UNDP Administrator. Salafranca is well known to USE [...]
2005-04-14 09:45:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR EAID SP UNDP EUN USEU BRUSSELS
05BUCHAREST984ROMANIAN RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON ENCOURAGING
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para 5. 2. (U) PolChief delivered April 18 the demarche on constructive participation in the Santiago Community of Democracies (CD) Conference to Steluta Arhire, MFA Director for the OSCE and Human Rights (reftel). PolChief expressed strong appreciatio [...]
2005-04-20 14:32:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL PHUM RO
05BUENOSAIRES138CODEL DODD MEETS WITH PRESIDENT KIRCHNER
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Kirchner told Codel Dodd that Argentina appreciated President Bush,s and the U.S.,s help and understanding the past few months. Kirchner reiterated his support for President Mesa and Bolivian democracy. He counseled engaging with Chavez rather than isolating him. K [...]
2005-01-20 15:23:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP AR CODEL
05BUENOSAIRES141ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER'S INNER CIRCLE
[...] (C) This cable takes an in-depth look at President Nestor Kirchner's closest advisors. It is based on interviews with the Ambassador, DCM, and other Embassy Officers who have met with members of Kirchner's inner circle, numerous discussions with Embassy contacts in the Argentine political [...]
2005-01-20 15:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AR
05BUENOSAIRES159CODEL DODD VISIT TO ARGENTINA
[...] Summary: (C) During their 24-hour visit to Argentina January 12-13, CODEL Dodd, accompanied by Ambassador Gutierrez, held informative and wide-ranging discussions with President Nestor Kirchner, Minister of Interior Anibal Fernandez, Deputy Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana, and Central Bank [...]
2005-01-21 18:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM AR
05BUENOSAIRES3110 Embassy Buenos Aires Avian Influenza Tripwires and
[...] Sensitive But Unclassified - Not For Internet Distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy Buenos Aires has created an Avian Influenza (AI) Mission Task Force (MTF),chaired by the DCM and composed of a program coordinator and representatives from MED, CON, RSO, MGMT, FAS and ESTH. The MTF [...]
2005-12-20 21:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR AR
05BUENOSAIRES3119 HEALTH CARE IN ARGENTINA, A MIXED REVIEW
[...] SUMMARY. The Argentine health care situation can be compared to a person who has one hand in a pot of hot water and the other hand in a pot of freezing water: on average, the water temperature is just fine. While Argentina ranks thirty-fourth in the United Nations Development Program's Hum [...]
2005-12-21 18:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ECON PREL PHUM AR
05BUENOSAIRES3164ARGENTINA AND CHILE SIGN ACCORD FOR A NEW COMBINED
[...] (U) New Argentine Defense Minister Nilda Garre and her Chilean counterpart Jaime Ravinet signed an agreement December 27 in Buenos Aires to create a combined peacekeeping force to participate in United Nations missions, which is planned to debut in Haiti as early as August 2006. 2. (U) The [...]
2005-12-28 19:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS PGOV PREL AR
05BUENOSAIRES496AMBASSADOR TRAVELS TO SALTA TO MEET WITH GOVERNOR,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador Gutierrez traveled to the northern province of Salta February 24-25 to meet with Governor Romero, to review the current state of U.S.-Argentine counternarcotics cooperation on the northern border, and to exchange views with leading business executives in the provi [...]
2005-03-03 21:42:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AR SNAR OFDA
05BUENOSAIRES507ARGENTINA SUBMISSION FOR FIFTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING
[...] Overview: A. Trafficking in persons in Argentina primarily involves Argentines trafficked within the country's borders, mostly from the northern provinces to the central provinces and Buenos Aires, and from Buenos Aires to several southern provinces. To a lesser degree, trafficking of pe [...]
2005-03-04 17:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF PREL AR
05CAIRO4172EGYPT COMFORTABLE WITH "NON-RESULT" OF NPT REVCON;
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 1 conversation with a member of the Egyptian delegation to the NPT Review Conference, Poloff heard Egypt's view that the RevCon's inability to agree on a final document was a satisfactory outcome for Egypt. "We did your work for you" in preventing discussion of intrac [...]
2005-06-02 16:31:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM PHSA OIIP KNNP KSTC ETTC EG IAEA NPT
05CAIRO6488ECONOMIC STUDY SEES BENEFITS TO FTA
[...] (SBU) A U.S.-Egypt Free Trade Agreement (FTA) would be politically and economically beneficial for both Egypt and United States, according to a new study by the Washington- based Institute for International Economics (IIE). The authors assert that the timing is right for Egypt to conclude an [...]
2005-08-23 12:13:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV EIND EG USTR
05CAIRO7087INNOVATIVE SOURCES OF DEVELOPMENT FINANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-12 14:37:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAID EFIN EG UNGA UNSC
05CANBERRA729COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES ELECTION STANDARDS
[...] (U) On April 20 Poloff delivered reftel points to Nick Turner, Director of the United Nations and Commonwealth Section at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). Turner told us on April 22 that he had conferred with the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and the Australian Agen [...]
2005-04-25 22:20:00Embassy CanberraUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM AS
05CARACAS1045SENATOR COLEMAN'S MEETING WITH VENEZUELAN CIVIL
[...] (C) During Senator Norm Coleman's (R-MN) visit to Venezuela April 1-3, he met with leading Venezuelan civil society figures at a dinner hosted by the Charge. The guests told the Senator of their deep concerns for the future of democratic institutions in the country. They also expressed their [...]
2005-04-11 19:44:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM VE
05CARACAS1157VENEZUELAN FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND COMMUNITY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-20 14:56:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM VE
05CARACAS169 UPDATE ON THE USAID-FUNDED VENEZUELAN ELECTORAL
[...] The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) has been working in Venezuela since September 2003, to support the establishment of a domestic electoral observation organization that is widely perceived as credible and impartial by a majority of Venezuelans. This is even mo [...]
2005-01-19 20:18:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID KDEM PHUM VE
05CARACAS1807CHINA'S INCREASING COMMERCIAL TIES WITH VENEZUELA
[...] (U) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has identified China as an alternative commercial partner to the "imperialistic" United States and has moved aggressively to cultivate Sino-Venezuelan relations. Recent state visits between the two countries have yielded dozens of agreements; however, mos [...]
2005-06-14 19:00:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PREL ENRG ECPS CH VE
05CARACAS2267TELESUR DEBUTS WITH MUCH FANFARE, LITTLE
[...] (SBU) THE MUCH-AWAITED LAUNCH OF TELESUR, THE REGIONAL TELEVISION STATION HATCHED BY VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ-WITH NOMINAL COOPERATION FROM ARGENTINA, BRASIL, CUBA, AND URUGUAY-OCCURRED ON SUNDAY, JULY 24. THE INITIAL BROADCAST ORIGINATED FROM A THEATER IN CARACAS WHERE SELECT INVITED [...]
2005-07-27 15:53:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV VE
05CARACAS305VENEZUELA FAVORS INSULZA OVER FLORES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-28 21:03:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC VE OAS
05CARACAS471CHAVEZ-URIBE MEETING STILL PENDING
[...] (C) Summary: The dispute between Venezuela and Colombia over the capture of senior FARC official Rodrigo Granda remains on hold after Colombian President Alvaro Uribe's postponement of the February 3 scheduled meetings. Venezuelan press, distracted by a holiday weekend and destructive loca [...]
2005-02-11 14:32:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER VE
05CARACAS7902005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR VENEZUELA
[...] (U) Per Reftel, the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela is presented below. 2. (U) 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Venezuela Contents A. Openness to Foreign Investment A.1 The New Constitution A.2 Legal Framework: Decree 2095 A.3 Limitations under Decree 2 [...]
2005-03-16 21:19:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDECON KTDB ETRD PGOV VE OPIC USTR
05DUBLIN47IRELAND - 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Over the past twenty years, Irish governments have actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has helped Ireland to achieve unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in [...]
2005-01-14 16:58:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV
05GABORONE745BOTSWANA DEVALUES CURRENCY
[...] Summary: The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning (MOF) announced a 12 percent devaluation of the Pula on May 29 as well as a restructured formula for calculating the exchange rate. The Pula is currently pegged to a basket of currencies, including the U.S. Dollar, the Yen, the Euro, [...]
2005-06-02 11:39:00Embassy GaboroneUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP EFIN ETRD BC TRADE
05GENEVA1211 MEETING OF THE WTO NEGOTIATING GROUP ON NON-
[...] SUMMARY. The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva on April 25-29, 2005 to continue discussions on tariff formula options, treatment of unbound tariffs, sector tariff liberalization, issues of concern to developing countries, and non-tariff barriers. The meeting moved [...]
2005-05-17 13:35:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1238 WTO SERVICES NEGOTIATIONS - FEBRUARY 7-25, 2005
[...] (U) Summary: The WTO services three week "mega cluster" took place in Geneva, February 7- 25, 2005. The meetings focused on preparations for revised offers indicatively due May 2005 with many "friends" groups presenting sector-specific proposals aimed at eliciting market access commitments [...]
2005-05-20 10:31:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON WTO
05GENEVA1257MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE
[...] The 19 May 2005 meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee lasted only one-half day, with most Members either restating well-known positions or refraining from intervening altogether (including the United States, Japan, European Communities and Brazil). The limited engagement was primari [...]
2005-05-23 09:43:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1258MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE WTO TRADE NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE
[...] The 19 May 2005 meeting of the WTO Trade Negotiations Committee lasted only one-half day, with most Members either restating well-known positions or refraining from intervening altogether (including the United States, Japan, European Communities and Brazil). The limited engagement was primari [...]
2005-05-23 09:43:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1384 MAY 2005 MEETING OF THE RULES NEGOTIATING GROUP TO
[...] On 17-18 May 2005, the Rules Negotiating Group met to discuss potential clarifications of substantive disciplines of regional trade agreements ("systemic issues") and a draft Chairman's text setting out possible reforms to improve the WTO's review of the agreements ("transparency"). In the co [...]
2005-06-06 12:39:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1648WIPO STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF PATENTS
[...] (U) The WIPO SCP met June 1 and 2, 2005, at WIPO Headquarters in Geneva to once again discuss proposals for moving work on substantive patent law harmonization forward. No agreement was reached, thus calling into question whether WIPO is the appropriate venue for achieving harmonization. END [...]
2005-07-05 12:39:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR WIPO
05GENEVA1696UNHCR: REFUGEE WOMEN AND PROJECT PROFILE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Executive Committee (ExCom) of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) held a meeting of its "Standing Committee" June 28-30 to discuss budget and program matters. This cable focuses on the High Commissioner's Five Commitments to Refugee Women, Project Pro [...]
2005-07-12 06:15:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF UNHCR
05GENEVA1825 11-15 JULY 2005 MEETINGS OF THE WTO RULES NEGOTIATING
[...] (SBU) The WTO Rules Negotiating Group met formally and informally 11-15 July 2005. Thirteen papers were submitted for these meetings (nine on antidumping and countervailing duties, one on subsidies and three on fisheries subsidies) demonstrating a continued high level of interest in these nego [...]
2005-08-02 10:22:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA1903 WTO TRADE FACILITATION NEGOTIATIONS - JUNE AND JULY
[...] Summary. This cable reports on the June and July meetings of the WTO Negotiating Group on Trade Facilitation (WTO NGTF),held in Geneva on 12-13 June and 25-26 July, 2005. Matt Rohde (USTR),Rachel Shub (USTR Geneva),Gordana Earp (Treasury),Ann Barnett- Dahl (Commerce),Christina Kopitopou [...]
2005-08-10 05:39:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD USTR WTRO
05GENEVA2203 U.S. - VIETNAM WTO ACCESSION NEGOTIATIONS, SEPTEMBER 15-
[...] U.S. AND VIETNAM CONDUCTED INTENSIVE NEGOTIATIONS ON THE MARGINS OF THE ONE-DAY WORKING PARTY MEETING IN GENEVA, SEPTEMBER 14-17. NEGOTIATORS CONTINUED TO NARROW THE GAPS INALL AREAS, LEAVING IN MOST CASES THE MOST SENSITIVE AND/OR POLITICALLY DIFFICULT ISSUES. EXAMPLES: ABOUT 100 OR SO [...]
2005-09-19 07:43:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDVM ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2316 WTO COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND ENVIRONMENT (CTE)
[...] Summary: The WTO Committee on Trade and Environment in Special Session (CTESS) meeting on September 15-16, 2005, focused on making progress on environmental goods (EGs),in the run-up to the Hong Kong Ministerial meeting, per Doha sub-paragraph 31(iii). Positions continue to be divided among [...]
2005-09-28 06:26:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD USTR WTRO
05GENEVA2317COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS INFORMAL MEETING
[...] The Commission on Human Rights met September 27 in Geneva to review the work of the OHCHR Secretariat since the close of the 61st CHR session, and to preview resolutions that governments plan to introduce during the Third Committee in New York. Most of the planned resolutions hew closely to [...]
2005-09-28 07:36:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
05GENEVA2370 REPORT ON NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS
[...] The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva from September 19-23, 2005 to continue work on the modalities for the reduction and/or elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) affecting industrial goods, with the goal of determining the formula for tariff reductions [...]
2005-10-03 09:08:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2412 REPORT ON NON-AGRICULTURAL MARKET ACCESS
[...] The WTO Negotiating Group on Market Access (NAMA) met in Geneva from September 19-23, 2005 to continue work on the modalities for the reduction and/or elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers (NTBs) affecting industrial goods, with the goal of determining the formula for tariff reductions [...]
2005-10-06 12:08:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2567UNHCR: EXCOM CABLE # 7: MEXICO PLAN OF ACTION
[...] (U) Summary. Government representatives, NGOs and UN staff turned out in force to voice support for the Mexico Plan of Action (POA) during a special session on the margins of the UNHCR Executive Committee meeting. While there was some concern over the lack of resources targeted for the regio [...]
2005-10-21 11:16:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF UNHCR
05GENEVA261422-30 SEPTEMBER 2005 MEETINGS OF THE WTO RULES
[...] The WTO Rules Negotiating Group held three days of plenary meetings to discuss eight papers on antidumping issues and two papers related to fisheries subsidies. There were also plurilateral meetings for more in-depth discussions of selected elaborated antidumping proposals. Two U.S. papers, [...]
2005-10-28 06:02:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2629 WTO REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS: ENABLING CLAUSE
[...] On October 3, 2005, the WTO Negotiating Group on Rules held an informal meeting devoted to discussing to the extent to which new transparency procedures being considered in the Doha Round for regional trade agreements (RTAs) should also cover RTAs entered into between developing countries unde [...]
2005-10-31 08:01:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD USTR WTRO
05GENEVA2778 WTO COMMITTEE ON TECHNICAL BARRIERS TO TRADE (TBT)
[...] Begin Summary: On November 2, 2005, the WTO TBT Committee met to review new trade concerns arising from the following notifications (or lack thereof): China's proposed regulations to control pollution from electronic information products, the EU's Directive on eco-design requirements for ene [...]
2005-11-16 03:13:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2781WTO HEADS OF DELEGATION MEETING - NOVEMBER 10, 2005
[...] Begin Summary. Following a report by Director-General Lamy on the lack of movement in recent informal consultations, WTO heads of delegation decided on November 10, 2005 to "recalibrate" their expectations for the upcoming Ministerial Conference in Hong Kong, China. At the same time, they als [...]
2005-11-16 03:15:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD WTRO USTR
05GENEVA2797 WTO TRIPS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION October 27 2005
[...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council Special Session met on Thursday, October 27, 2005. The Special Session is charged with negotiating a system of notification and registration of geographical indications (GIs) for wines and spirits eligible for protection in those WTO Members participating in the sy [...]
2005-11-16 09:14:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA2798 WTO TRIPS COUNCIL October 25-26 2005
[...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council meeting took place on Tuesday and Wednesday October 25-26, 2005. Mr. CHOI Hyuck of Korea chaired the meeting. There was an informal session held in the morning of October 25, with the formal session beginning on the afternoon and conti [...]
2005-11-16 09:17:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO
05GENEVA836 WTO TRIPS COUNCIL SPECIAL SESSION, MARCH 11, 2005
[...] SUMMARY: The TRIPS Council Special Session met on Friday, March 11, 2005. The Special Session is charged with negotiating a system of notification and registration of geographical indications (GI's) for wines and spirits eligible for protection in those WTO Members participating in the syst [...]
2005-04-01 13:15:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD WTRO
05GUATEMALA1993GUATEMALA'S COMMITMENT TO HAITI
[...] (C) Polcouns delivered reftel demarche to Guatemalan Acting FM Carlos Ramiro Martinez and U/S for International Organizations Amb. Carla Rodriguez, who said that Guatemala's resident ambassador in Chile, Amb. Castellanos, would represent Guatemala at the August 19 Santiago vice-ministerial. R [...]
2005-08-18 13:32:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO MARR HA GT
05GUATEMALA2022GUATEMALA ON AUG 28 CHAVEZ SOCIAL CHARTER EVENT
[...] (C) Guatemalan MFA official told polcouns that FM Briz declined to accept Venezuela's invitation to attend August 28 Social Charter event. MFA instructed Guatemala's ambassador in Caracas, Ivan Espinoza, to attend the GOV-hosted meeting "in a listening mode." 2. (C) Polcouns made other ref [...]
2005-08-23 18:04:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL SOCI EAID KSUM GT OAS
05GUATEMALA218GUATEMALA: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-31 13:20:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KIDE KTDB EFIN ECON GT USTR OPIC
05GUATEMALA392GUATEMALA: PKO UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: The Guatemalan military continues its preparations for a March 2005 deployment of an Army Kaibil (Special Forces) company to the UN Peacekeeping Operations Mission in the Congo (MONUC). Plans to also deploy a Military Police company for MONUC duty are pending a final UN decisio [...]
2005-02-15 20:46:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPKO PREL MOPS ETTC GT HA CG DA AR CI UN
05HANOI246ASIA-PACIFIC PARLIAMENTARY FORUM IN VIETNAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Thirteenth Annual Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum (APPF) was held in Ha Long January 10 to 13. The U.S. Congressional was headed by Senator Daniel Akaka and included Representative Darrell Issa. The Forum expressed sympathy for tsunami victims and passed 22 non- binding [...]
2005-01-28 10:07:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV VM
05HANOI468VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-25 14:12:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAPEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV FINREF ILAB IPROP KTDB OPIC PGOV SOE VN WTO
05HANOI575VIETNAM: 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-03-09 04:40:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDAPEC ASEAN BTA EFIN EINV ELAB FINREF IPROP KTDB LABOR OPIC PGOV SOE VN
05HELSINKI462FINLAND: COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES MEETING IN CHILE
[...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche to officials in the MFA's Global Affairs Bureau, noting that Secretary Rice's participation in the Ministerial meeting reflects the importance the U.S. attaches to the Community of Democracies. As of April 20, the MFA was still unsure if any officials fro [...]
2005-04-20 11:51:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL FI
05HELSINKI471FINLAND: UPDATE ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES
[...] (U) In addition to the Finnish officials reported in ref A, Finland's MFA advised post on April 22 that Ambassador Marjatta Rasi will also attend the Community of Democracies meeting in Chile. Rasi is currently "Special Ambassador for Development Assistance" in the MFA, and will assume the [...]
2005-04-22 11:20:00Embassy HelsinkiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL FI
05JERUSALEM1849WB/G SITREP: MAY 4, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) --
[...] (SBU) Summary. IDF forces conducted several incursions near Jenin, Nablus and Hebron in the West Bank on May 3, but no deaths or serious injuries resulted. PA President Abbas is expected to leave Ramallah May 7 for an international tour including Chile, Brazil, Japan and India. A PA Interio [...]
2005-05-04 14:55:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS
05JERUSALEM1891WB/G SITREP: MAY 6, 2005 (1700 HOURS LOCAL) --
[...] (SBU) Summary. Fatah won at least 60 percent of 906 municipal council seats in May 5 elections held in 84 localities in the West Bank and Gaza, based on preliminary results and exit polling, but Hamas also garnered 35-37 percent. Militants fired four Qassam rockets toward Sderot May 5-6, ac [...]
2005-05-06 14:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PBTS PHUM KWBG ASEC CASC IS
05KINGSTON168USG SUPPORT FOR FLORES OAS/SG CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Charg spoke to MFA Minister of State Delano Franklyn on January 19 and delivered the talking points provided in REFTEL concerning U.S. support for the candidacy of former Salvadoran President Flores for OAS Secretary General. Franklyn responded that although he was aware that at least two [...]
2005-01-19 20:25:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC JM OAS
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
05LJUBLJANA260SLOVENIA ATTENDING COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES;
[...] Slovenia will be represented at the Community of Democracies summit in Santiago by State Secretary Bozo Cerar (Deputy FM equivalent). Unfortunately, Foreign Minister Dimitrij Rupel will be traveling in Asia and Europe on OSCE business during that time, and the trip to Chile was not feasible. [...]
2005-04-15 07:19:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL SI
05MADRID12004-2005 INCSR PART II: SPAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-03 08:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN SP
05MADRID100INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March, 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish l [...]
2005-01-12 12:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB SP OPIC USTR
05MADRID1036SPANISH POLICE COORDINATE MASSIVE INTERNATIONAL
[...] The Spanish Civil Guard reported March 16 that police officers from 12 European and Latin American countries were arresting 500 people on charges of distributing child pornography on a Spanish-language Internet chat site. It is unclear whether the location of the server has been identified. [...]
2005-03-17 10:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SP
05MADRID112004-2005 INCSR PART II: SPAIN CORRECTED VERSION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-03 16:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PTER KSEP SNAR KTFN EFIN SP
05MADRID1104EU PARLIAMENTARIAN SALAFRANCA ON UNDP CANDIDACY
[...] (SBU) Spanish EU Parliamentarian for the Popular Party (PP) Jose Ignacio Salafranca visited Charge on March 18 to solicit USG support for his bid to replace Malloch Brown as UNDP director. Salafranca said he wanted to clarify to the USG that although he had the support of the Spanish Governme [...]
2005-03-21 16:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SP UNDP
05MADRID1475MORATINOS WILL PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-15 15:18:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL SP
05MADRID1786UPDATE ON TERRORISM FINANCE IN SPAIN
[...] (U) Summary. Meetings with Spanish contacts suggest that Spain remains serious about fighting terrorism finance. The GOS conducts searches for funds from all individuals and organizations listed in prenotifications and notifications from the U.S.; no such funds have been found in Spanish acc [...]
2005-05-10 15:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETTC KTFN PTER PGOV PREL EU SP EUN
05MANAGUA2077REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE: RESEARCH ON LOCAL USE OF
[...] A quick survey of local producers and distributors has identified a number of cheese, wine and meat products using generic or semi-generic names on the EU's list that are sold in Nicaragua and either produced in Nicaragua or imported from non-European producers. Â [...]
2005-07-18 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON NU WTRO
05MANAMA1315BAHRAIN: DECLARATION ON INNOVATIVE SOURCES OF
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ chief September 11 delivered reftel demarche concerning U.S. views of the "Declaration on Innovative Sources of Financing for Development" to MFA Director for International Organization Affairs Ghassan Shaikho. Shaikho was surprised to hear about this initiative and wondered a [...]
2005-09-12 09:12:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN EAIR EAID EFIN BA UNGA
05MANAMA705FORUM FOR THE FUTURE MAY 10 STEERING COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Bahrain hosted a meeting of the G8/Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future (FfF) Steering Committee May 10 that included representatives of the U.S., UK, Russia, Morocco, Jordan, and Egypt. The parties discussed preparations for the FfF meeting, to be co-chair [...]
2005-05-17 11:29:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON KMPI ECIN BA XF XG CA JA
05MAPUTO516MOZAMBIQUE - COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: ELECTION
[...] On April 21 Econ/Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Faruk Faquira in the Mozambican Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Faquira stated the GRM agreed with the concept of election standards. However, he said he could not speak definitively on the level of support the GRM would give the elections stan [...]
2005-04-22 06:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL MZ
05MAPUTO603POTENTIAL AGOA SUCCESS FOR MOZAMBIQUE: 1200 TONS
[...] SUMMARY. Indian Ocean Aquaculture (IOA),a multinational-owned and managed shrimp aquaculture firm in Mozambique, estimates that it will export up to 1200 tons of frozen shrimp to the U.S. in 2005. U.S. buyers of Mozambican shrimp include retail chains Tasty Choice and Wal-Mart. With U.S. seaf [...]
2005-05-12 12:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV EFIS MZ AGOA
05MINSK793Lukashenko Has No Friends Or Money
[...] Summary: Famous Russian journalist Oleg Poptsov recently interviewed President Lukashenko on the Russian TV channel "Tsentr". Poptsov, previously known for his pro-democratic stance, surprisingly agreed with Lukashenko on most topics and portrayed Lukashenko as an honorable president. Lukas [...]
2005-07-20 08:49:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
05MONTREAL323 CANADA DOWNGRADES ACCEPTANCE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO
[...] Summary and action request. The Government of Canada has instituted an "administrative change" in its "acceptance" of diplomats representing their governments to ICAO. The category of acceptance (permission to remain in Canada) stamped in diplomatic passports has been downgraded from "diplo [...]
2005-03-15 12:22:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDODIP AORC EAIR CA ICAO
05NASSAU332BAHAMIAN FOREIGN MINISTER EQUATES ISRAEL WITH
[...] (C) Visiting non-resident Israeli Ambassador David Dadonn was not given a meeting with Bahamian Prime Minister Perry G. Christie during his current visit to Nassau. Ambassador Dadonn also reported that his first meeting with Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell ended abruptly after five minutes af [...]
2005-02-16 20:44:00Embassy NassauCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV IS BF
05NICOSIA1566EXTREMISM IN CYPRUS: (MOSTLY) "NO PROBLEM"
[...] (S) This message is in reply to ref a tasking. The 31-year division of Cyprus has produced two separate, and quite distinct, populations and governing systems on the island. While the USG and the international community recognize the Republic of Cyprus as the sole sovereign government on the [...]
2005-09-28 04:10:00Embassy NicosiaSECRETASEC PGOV PREL PTER SOCI TU CY
05OTTAWA1972INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY COMMITS TO MAINTAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Approximately 90 senior level officials from Haiti, international organizations, and donor governments met June 17 in Montreal to discuss the future of Haiti. The conference's key theme was the importance of maintaining momentum in the lead-up to the November elections. Partic [...]
2005-06-29 14:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYHA MOPS PGOV PREL KPKO CA
05OTTAWA2081FOREIGN MINISTRY BRIEFING ON HAITIAN ELECTIONS
[...] (SBU) FAC briefed members of the Haitian election observer's steering committee July 8 to help shore up their commitment to supporting the observation mission. Participants were told that the process is largely on track but requires continued coordination and close cooperation if it is to be s [...]
2005-07-08 20:25:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCA HA PGOV PREL KPKO
05OTTAWA2700CANADA'S GLOBAL SAFEGUARD INQUIRY INTO BICYCLES
[...] The Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) has published its final report determining that imports of bicycles are a principal cause of "serious injury" to Canadian bicycle manufacturers. CITT has recommended a surtax on assembled or unassembled bicycles with a wheel diameter greater t [...]
2005-09-08 20:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD
05OTTAWA2708CANADA: DOESN'T OPPOSE DECLARATION ON INNOVATIVE
[...] (C) As reported refs A and B, the GOC shares many of our goals at the upcoming High level event, although priorities differ and there remain areas of disagreement. With regard to the declaration being circulated by Algeria, Brazil, Chile, France, Germany and Spain, the GOC has not yet taken a [...]
2005-09-09 17:03:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALECIN EAIR EAID EFIN CA UNGA
05OTTAWA2923CANADA ON SUMMIT OF AMERICAS DECLARATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada would like to build on rather than scrap language in the Summit Declaration, given the amount of time that has already been spent negotiating the text and the disruption that new language would cause. The GOC would also like to see more forward-looking language and a more [...]
2005-09-28 21:18:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KSUM PGOV
05OTTAWA641U.S.-CANADA CONSULTATIONS IN PREPARATION FOR THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The U.S. and Canada held consultations on February 14 in Ottawa in preparation for the upcoming session of the CHR. Both sides agreed that engaging Mexico before the CHR in a tri-lateral meeting would be important, particularly if Mexico goes forward with an initiative that coul [...]
2005-03-01 19:13:00Embassy OttawaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL PGOV CA CHR
05OTTAWA642CANADA: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT FOR 2004-2005
[...] (SBU) The following is Mission Canada's submission for the 2005 Trafficking in Persons Report. Answers are keyed to numbered paragraphs in reftel. Embassy POC is Poloff Mark Baron, telephone (613) 688-5339, fax (613) 688-3098. Estimated number of hours spent researching and drafting this r [...]
2005-03-01 19:14:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CA
05PANAMA1711UNHCR UNHAPPY WITH PANAMANIAN REFUGEE POLICY
[...] (C) UNHCR Representative Gonzalo Vargas Llosa believes the Torrijos government is starting down the same path as the previous Moscoso administration in failing to meet its international obligations under the 1951 UN Refugee Convention. One never-ending issue is that the Government of Panama (GOP) [...]
2005-08-17 19:11:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREF PREL PHUM PM
05PANAMA1802PANAMAX 2005: TRAGIC LOSS MARS GREAT SUCCESS
[...] (SBU) PANAMAX 2005, a twelve-day, fifteen-nation military exercise involving the defense of the Panama Canal, concluded August 16. Although all participants viewed this year's multinational exercise as a great success, the drowning deaths of three Panamanian Marines during the exercise's fi [...]
2005-09-01 15:00:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PM LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA2190SCENE SETTER: POTUS NOVEMBER 6-7 VISIT TO PANAMA
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Embassy Panama extends its warmest welcome to President Bush for his upcoming visit to Panama. Canal expansion, bilateral security cooperation, and good governance initiatives currently top the bilateral [...]
2005-11-02 16:55:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAMGT ASEC OREP PGOV PREL PM POLITICS FOREIGN POLICY
05PANAMA2260 CARIBBEAN BASIN ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT REPORT
[...] Per ref A, post has emailed the below text to USTR for inclusion in the Sixth Report to Congress on the Operation of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA). As noted ref B, the CBERA and Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act have boosted Panama's exports to the U.S., particularly [...]
2005-11-18 13:45:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
05PANAMA352PANAMA FOREIGN MINISTER'S VIEWS ON THE CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Ambassador met with Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis on February 14 to discuss the OAS Secretary General race, per reftel instructions. Bringing Spanish and English versions of WHA PA's suggested op-ed article, she explained to Lewis that she preferred to deliver the text directly to him rather [...]
2005-02-16 21:41:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA780PANAMA: U.S. SOUTHERN COMMAND GENERAL CRADDOCK
[...] (SBU) In cordial, back-to-back April 4 meetings, U.S. Southern Command General Bantz Craddock met President Martin Torrijos and Canal Administrator (ACP) Alberto Aleman Zubieta to underline close U.S. Panama cooperation on security matters and to discuss the growing bilateral security agenda. [...]
2005-04-07 19:54:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD PM POL CHIEF
05PANAMA835PANAMA'S REPORT ON CHAVEZ'S ACTIVITIES
[...] (SBU) Per reftel A, following is Embassy's report on Chavez's activities in Panama, making reference to its extensive prior reporting in reftel B. Embassy has already forwarded the desk copies of recent DAO Panama reports (and Embassy political and economic reftels) on Chavez and Venezuela. [...]
2005-04-13 20:35:00Embassy PanamaSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PM VZ LABOR HUMAN RIGHTSPOLMIL
05PANAMA867PANAMANIAN DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER TO ATTEND
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-18 22:27:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM PM POL CHIEF
05PARIS1310Haiti Reconstruction: Paris Preparatory Meeting for
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 24, representatives of State, Treasury and USAID attended a French-hosted preparatory meeting in Paris in preparation for the ministerial conference on Haiti reconstruction to be held on March 18, 2005, in Cayenne, French Guiana. The French presented the Cayenne Co [...]
2005-03-01 18:10:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEAID HA FR
05PARIS2039FRANCE ON VARIOUS UN/HR/CHR ISSUES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Poloff met March 23 with Beatrice le Fraper du Hellen, DAS-equivalent for Human Rights in the MFA's United Nations and International Organizations bureau, to discuss several UN, human rights, and CHR-related issues. End Summary. Cuba ---- 2. (C) In discussing the proposed [...]
2005-03-25 16:48:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL FR UNCHR
05PARIS209CHIRAC LOOKS FORWARD TO 2005: THE TONE CHANGES,
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During his traditional New Year's address to the diplomatic corps in Paris January 6, President Chirac stated his desire for good relations with the U.S. and extended "friendly wishes" to President Bush in advance of his inauguration (President Bush and UN Secretary General Kofi A [...]
2005-01-12 08:33:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PTER EAIR SENV FR
05PARIS2415UNESCO/International Oceanographic Commission
[...] SUMMARY and Introduction: The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) convened The International Coordination Meeting for the development of a Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the Indian Ocean within a Global Framework, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, 3-8 March 2005. The m [...]
2005-04-11 10:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY AORC OTRA PBTS WWT UNESCO
05PARIS2662COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: FRENCH PARTICIPATION
[...] France will be represented at the April 28-30 meeting of the Community of Democracies by MFA IO Director Jean-Maurice Ripert, who will be accompanied by Ambassador-at-large for human rights issues Michel Doucen and MFA IO human rights expert Donatienne Hissard. The French Ambassdor in Santiago [...]
2005-04-19 17:58:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL FR
05PARIS2831UNESCO/INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISSION
[...] Summary and Introduction: The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC)convened The International Coordination Meeting for the development of a Tsunami Warning and Mitigation System for the Indian Ocean within a Global Framework, at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, 3-8 March 2005. The me [...]
2005-04-26 16:18:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY AORC OTRA PBTS WWT UNESCO
05PARIS3014NEW FRENCH AMBASSADOR TO FINLAND GERARD CROS
[...] (C) According to the official GoF "Daily Bulletin" on May 2, Gerard Cros will be the next French Ambassador in Helsinki. Although Cros has been involved in work on the Congo Basin Forest partnership, he appears to have been essentially without a job since being replaced as MFA Africa Director [...]
2005-05-04 07:57:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR FI PBIO FR CROS GERARD
05PARIS3416OECD REPORTING: ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY COMMITTEE AND
[...] The OECD Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) held its meeting on April 13th and 15th, 2005. In addition, EPOC held a High Level Special Session on the Costs of Inaction on April 14, 2005. Judith E. Ayres, EPA Assistant Administrator for International Affairs, led the delegation. The major ac [...]
2005-05-19 08:44:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD KSCA FR OECD
05PARIS349FRANCE 2005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Investment Climate Statement Contents A. French Investment Regime A1. Openness to Foreign Investment A2. Conversion and Transfer Policies A3. Expropriation and Compensation A4. Dispute Settlement A5. Performance Requirements and Incentives A6. Right to Private Ownership and Establis [...]
2005-01-19 15:07:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB PGOV KTDB FR OPIC USTR
05PARIS4145UNESCO: UNESCO Draft Cultural Diversity Convention:
[...] (SBU) Begin Summary. The draft convention adopted (over U.S. objections) at the conclusion of the May 25-June 3 UNESCO cultural diversity negotiations, turned out to be about anything but culture. In proceedings marred by unveiled, anti-US hostility, France and the European Commission (EC),[...]
2005-06-13 16:29:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AORC SCUL FR UNESCO USTR
05PARIS4748FRANCE SETS NEW BIODIVERSITY MECHANISM INITIATIVE
[...] Summary. On June 28, France confirmed its desire to facilitate the launch of an international multi-stakeholder consultative process to assess the need for an "international mechanism of scientific expertise on biodiversity" (IMOSEB). An informal meeting hosted by the GOF gave 40 participant [...]
2005-07-07 15:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL KSCA ETRD PGOV FR
05PARIS4799 USUNESCO: INTERNATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHIC COMMISION
[...] Summary and Introduction: At the 23rd Session of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) Assembly -- which took place June 20-30 2005 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris -- the U.S. delegation (USDEL) met all of its objectives. These included: encouraging fiscal transparency and a [...]
2005-07-08 15:30:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TSPL EAID SENV IZ UNESCO KSCI
05PARIS5818CHIRAC DEFINES FRENCH FOREIGN POLICY IN ANNUAL
[...] (C) Summary: President Chirac delivered a speech August 29 to France's assembled ambassadors in an annual event this year focused on France's policy toward the EU in the wake of the failed May 29 referendum on a constitutional treaty. As such, it was clearly aimed more at reassuring French c [...]
2005-08-29 17:01:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MNUC PTER FR EUN UNSC
05PARIS6376(U) USUNESCO: COUNTERING THE CULTURAL
[...] (C) Summary. With the UNESCO general conference starting on October 3 and the General Conference Legal Committee scheduled to meet that first week, things are rapidly coming to a head. Several delegates have indicated that strong pressure in their capitals may help us to build a ground swel [...]
2005-09-20 06:21:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSCUL ETRD EU UNESCO
05PARIS6903U/S DOBRIANSKY SEEKS COORDINATION WITH FRENCH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U/S for Democracy and Global Affairs Dobriansky met with French MFA Director Jean-Maurice Ripert (IO A/S-equivalent) September 30 to discuss democracy promotion, the challenge in Venezuela, coordinated action against avian flu, and prospects for a solution on use of the Israeli [...]
2005-10-06 17:42:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KSCA SOCI AMED KDEM PGOV KUNR VE IS FR UNGA IRC
05PARIS7037USUNESCO: US, ISRAEL AND 10 OTHERS ELECTED TO
[...] Summary. The United States was elected on the first round October 10 to the 21-nation World Heritage Committee ("Committee"),which decides policy matters concerning the 189-Member World Heritage Convention of 1973, such as selection of sites for UNESCO's World Heritage List. Israel also wa [...]
2005-10-13 13:45:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL SENV CJAN UNESCO
05PARIS7461UNGA-SC FRICTION FESTERING, FRENCH WARN A/S
[...] (C) Summary: A/S Silverberg, joined by DCM and PolMinCounselor, met with IO A/S-Equivalent Ripert and a French IO team October 25 for an exchange of views on UN reform. Ripert urged the U.S. to stake out a more visible position on the Peace Building Commission and to lay down "red lines," th [...]
2005-11-02 14:40:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPKO SU FR UNSC UNGA
05PARIS7961MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: 20 OCTOBER
[...] (C) Summary: On 20 October 2005, ESTH/NP officer attended a meeting of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Points of Contacts (POCS) at the Spanish Embassy in Paris. This meeting focused on reviewing results of the September MTCR Plenary in Madrid and on briefing partners on the a [...]
2005-11-22 15:22:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALETTC FR KS KSCA MNUC PARM PREL TSPA MTCRE
05PORTAUPRINCE1039LAUNCH OF HAITIAN NATIONAL DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 7, Interim President Alexandre formally launched the National Dialogue process. A preparatory committee will, within sixty days, publicize the national dialogue, help the Presidency choose a technical committee and recommend names for a 30-person steering committee. [...]
2005-04-14 20:27:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV HA
05PORTAUPRINCE1314OPPORTUNITY AND STABILITY IN CAP HAITIEN
[...] Summary. Ambassador Foley visited Cap Haitien on April 20-21 to meet with political, religious and economic leaders, as well as U.S. citizens in the region. Optimism prevailed on security; Cap Haitien is stable and has seen no political violence in recent months. Chilean MINUSTAH forces de [...]
2005-05-11 15:27:00Embassy Port Au PrinceUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM PINR EAID HA
05PORTAUPRINCE871HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE POISED TO TACKLE REBEL
[...] (C) Summary: Following another attack against his officers on March 27, Haitian National Police (HNP) Director General (DG) Leon Charles told Ambassador on March 29 that the HNP was preparing to undertake three significant operations in the coming days to root out violent gang leaders and their [...]
2005-03-30 17:58:00Embassy Port Au PrinceCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC HA
05PRETORIA1134LAN CHILE - OPEN SKIES POSTERCHILD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U.S. Department of Transportation officials facilitated a conference call between senior executives from the Chilean airline, Lan Chile; U.S. State Department and DoT officials; and South Africa,s Director of Air Transport Regulation and chief aviation negotiator Godfrey Selep [...]
2005-03-17 04:54:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD ECON SF
05PRETORIA1304 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER April 1 2005 ISSUE
[...] Summary. Each week, AMEmbassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Ranks High as FDI Destination for Tra [...]
2005-04-01 08:25:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA226 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2005 - SOUTH AFRICA
[...] In response to reftel A, here is post's 2005 investment climate statement for South Africa, chapter 6 of the next Country Commercial Guide. 2. BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY 2005 6.1 Openness to Foreign Investment The government of South Africa (SAG) [...]
2005-01-19 05:14:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV KTDB EFIN ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV SF
05PRETORIA2343ANC Document Presents Controversial Economic
[...] (SBU) Summary. An ANC document proposes controversial policy changes to address poverty, unemployment and income inequality. Key suggestions include measures to promote a more competitive currency and liberalize labor market regulation. President Mbeki is likely behind the discussion docu [...]
2005-06-17 10:17:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EFIN ELAB SF
05PRETORIA288SCENESETTER FOR TRANSPORT MINISTER RADEBE'S U.S.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South Africa's Minister of Transport Jeffrey Radebe will travel to the United States January 23 to meet with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta, New York City Port and Transit Authorities, FAA modal administrators, and to initiate Open Skies talks between South Afr [...]
2005-01-24 05:29:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON ETRD SF
05PRETORIA2977SOUTH AFRICA: THE NEED AND PROSPECT FOR GROWTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Fiscal and budgetary reforms of the past decade have built a firm foundation upon which the South African economy can build, but life for many South Africans has not improved much since the transition to majority rule in 1994. Widespread unemployment, rapid urbanization, and di [...]
2005-07-27 13:12:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KMCA EFIN EINV SF
05PRETORIA3821 SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWSLETTER
[...] Summary. Each week, Embassy Pretoria publishes an economic newsletter based on South African press reports. Comments and analysis do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the U.S. Government. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa Improves in World Bank's Business [...]
2005-09-17 07:38:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD BEXP KTDB PGOV SF
05PRETORIA4109SOUTH AFRICA: POST'S VIEWS ON ANNUAL AGOA
[...] (SBU) Embassy recommends continued AGOA eligibility for South Africa, based on the country's general compliance with the eligibility criteria. South Africa has continued to make progress in deepening its market-based economy, respecting the rule of law, protecting worker rights, implementing [...]
2005-10-07 14:45:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID ECON EFIN PREL XA SF
05QUITO1050ECUADOR: NEW VICE PRESIDENT ROUNDS OUT CABINET
[...] (U) Summary: Congress swore in Alejandro Serrano Aguilar as Vice President of Ecuador on May 5. Serrano hails from Ecuador's third largest city of Cuenca, providing some regional balance to a Guayaquil-centric cabinet. Serrano's swearing in leaves only the Labor portfolio still open; labor [...]
2005-05-06 21:18:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR EC
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
05QUITO1202GOE REQUESTS AGREMENT
[...] (SBU) On May 24, the Embassy received diplomatic note no. 21177-GM/2005 (faxed to WHA/AND),signed by FM Antonio Parra Gil, requesting USG consent and agrement for Dr. Alvaro Perez Intriago as Ecuador's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United States. 2. (SBU) The note i [...]
2005-05-24 20:58:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PINR EC
05QUITO121ECUADOR UNDECIDED ON OAS SYG, SUPPORTS
[...] (C) In response to Reftel regarding U.S. support for Francisco Flores's OAS secretary general (OAS SYG) candidacy, Charge January 19 called on Roberto Betancourt, the Ecuadorian MFA's third-ranking official and ambassador-designate to the United States (FM Patricio Zuquilanda was unavailable [...]
2005-01-19 20:09:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EC OAS
05QUITO1340GUTIERREZ RETURN JUST ONE OF PALACIO'S PROBLEMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Forty-five days young, the Alfredo Palacio government has hit its first snags. Two cabinet ministers resigned this week (Septel) amidst charges they owed money to the state. One other is backpedaling over accusations he conspired to depose former President Lucio Gutierrez. Mil [...]
2005-06-09 23:09:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EC
05QUITO1506ECUADOR'S PARTICIPATION IN MERCOSUR SUMMIT
[...] (U) Summary: On June 18 Alfredo Palacio embarked on his first international visit as president of Ecuador, arriving in Asuncion, Paraguay, for the 28th Mercosur Summit. He went with two main objectives: to form and strengthen bilateral ties with other South American countries, and to publicl [...]
2005-06-24 19:59:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO1507ROADBLOCKS MANY TO GUTIERREZ RETURN
[...] SUMMARY. Former Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez has announced his intention to return to Ecuador to confront those who deposed him. An imminent Gutierrez return appears unlikely, however, owing to the myriad of charges, criminal and otherwise, filed against him. The ex-president's politic [...]
2005-06-24 20:06:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCOR PREL PHUM EC
05QUITO1629CODEL THOMAS DELIVERS TOUGH MESSAGE ON TRADE
[...] Summary: In meetings with Ecuadorian Members of Congress, Minister of Trade, AmCham members and President (reported reftel) Codel Thomas delivered a tough message on trade and the FTA, stating clearly that the current ATPDEA benefits will not be renewed, that the U.S. will have no qualms abo [...]
2005-07-12 13:36:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PGOV ELAB EINV EC
05QUITO1924ECUADOR ENGAGEMENT IN HAITI UNWAVERING
[...] (SBU) PolChief conveyed reftel points urging continued Ecuadorian military support for the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) to VFM Marcelo Fernandez de Cordova on February 17. 2. (SBU) Fernandez said he would not attend the vice-ministerial meeting in Santiago August 19; the G [...]
2005-08-17 23:27:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPKO MARR HA EC
05QUITO1976SOME MOVEMENT TOWARD POLITICAL REFORMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The process of selecting a new Supreme Court is moving forward, with assistance from the UN, OAS, and others. The government's parallel effort to formulate a political reform referendum based on citizen input is back on track, after an initial wobble. The OAS is receiving USG [...]
2005-08-22 23:07:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2049SCANDAL TARNISHES PALACIO GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: President Palacio has moved quickly to stem the damage caused by a widening forgery and position-selling scandal by firing implicated advisors inside the office of the presidency. Coming on the heels of damaging strikes, the scandal has weakened the Palacio government's image [...]
2005-09-02 14:18:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO2057A FIRST MEETING WITH PALACIO
[...] (C) Summary: In their first substantive discussion, President Palacio told the Ambassador that he sees himself as a counterweight to Venezuela's Chavez; that he intends to take a hard line to keep civil order in Ecuador; that he believes the international financial institutions (IFIs) will s [...]
2005-09-02 19:41:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EFIN ECON VE EC
05QUITO2223CONGRESS DEBATES REFERENDUM QUESTIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Government Oswaldo Molestina sent an initial draft of referendum questions to Congress on September 27. Congress are currently wading through the text of 17 proposed questions designed to probe citizens' opinions on everything from limiting campaign advertisements [...]
2005-09-28 23:09:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EC
05QUITO2235DEMOCRACY PROMOTION STRATEGIES FOR ECUADOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: With serious democratic deficiencies fueling political and economic instability in Ecuador, we welcome the Department's enhanced emphasis on democracy promotion and its decision to include Ecuador among countries to receive priority attention. After engaging all elements of t [...]
2005-09-29 21:02:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KDEM EC
05QUITO2439INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT KEY TO SUPREME COURT
[...] Summary: A new Ecuadorian Supreme Court is expected to be in place by late November, but the work will not end when the selection commission seats new justices. Jose Antonio Viera, a Chilean Senator appointed by the OAS to monitor Ecuador's Supreme Court selection process, told the Ambassad [...]
2005-10-26 19:13:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS EC
05QUITO2506AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH MFA
[...] (C) Summary: In her initial meeting with Foreign Minister (FM) Francisco Carrion on November 1, the Ambassador reaffirmed the importance of respecting constitutional bounds for reform, urged the MFA to revitalize the GOE inter-ministry working group on TIP, and reminded the FM that the GOE,s [...]
2005-11-04 18:06:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2573GOE STUDIES PERU MARITIME CLAIMS
[...] (C) Summary: The Peruvian Congress' recent passage of maritime border legislation affecting Chile (Ref A) has sparked intense review by the GOE of the issue. Thus far, the GOE's official response has been cautious and measured, maintaining that the Peruvian measure does not affect the Ecuad [...]
2005-11-10 22:06:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR PGOV EC
05QUITO2677FORMER SPANISH PRESIDENT AZNAR PROMOTES TRADE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Former Spanish PM Aznar told the Ambassador on November 22 that the situation in Latin America is not good, and faulted the USG and Spain, the two countries with the most influence in the region, for lacking a plan to counter rising populism. Aznar was in Quito at the invitati [...]
2005-11-21 21:45:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ETRD PREL PINR EC
05QUITO2724MFA'S COOLER HEADS ON COLOMBIA, PERU
[...] (C) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Diego Ribadeneira told the Charge on November 30 that FM Francisco Carrion would like to pay an official visit to Washington in January or February. Ribadeneira, who took office in October when Carrion replaced outgoing FM Antonio Parra, highlighted the im [...]
2005-11-30 22:29:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO2746ECUADOR-CHILE: PRESIDENTS SIGN JOINT DECLARATION
[...] Summary: During a six hour visit to Ecuador on December 1, Chile's President Ricardo Lagos and President Alfredo Palacio signed seven bilateral agreements and issued a declaration on maritime limits between South American countries on the Pacific. The declaration echoed statements made by b [...]
2005-12-02 17:18:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL EC
05QUITO280ECUADOR FAVORING CHILEAN FOR OAS SYG
[...] In response to Ref A, Ambassador discussed the upcoming OAS Secretary General election during her February 3 meeting with Ecuador President Lucio Gutierrez. Gutierrez mentioned that former El Salvador President Paco Flores, whom the United States backed for the OAS position, would soon visit [...]
2005-02-04 13:45:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL EC ES
05QUITO2862 ECUADOR - CIVAIR PROGRESS?
[...] (U) Summary. After lengthy delays, the GOE finally is making some progress on bilateral Civair issues. Within the span of one week, Ecuador's civil aviation legislation moved closer to congressional vote and the Aviation Council approved the GOE's renewal of its Bilateral Civil Aviation Agre [...]
2005-12-15 21:40:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV EC
05QUITO364ECUADOR FAVORING INSULZA, EMBASSY PROMOTING FLORES
[...] The Ambassador and El Salvador's envoy to Ecuador, Rafael Alfaro, approached GoE FM Patricio Zuquilanda February 2 to promote Fernando Flores's OAS SYG candidacy (Ref B details Flores-specific portions of the Ambassador's most-recent call on Ecuadorian President Gutierrez). Employing points s [...]
2005-02-15 18:47:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL EC
05QUITO468PRESIDENCY MINISTER WORKING TO KEEP GOE ON TRACK
[...] (S) Summary: On February 25 CDA followed up on earlier calls to GOE presidential minister Carlos Polit to assure that the GOE took action to keep FARC suspects in custody. Polit assured the CDA that the GOE would do so, and understood the importance for GOE anti-terrorist cooperation. On ot [...]
2005-02-25 23:12:00Embassy QuitoSECRET//NOFORNPTER PGOV EC
05QUITO720FM ZUQUILANDA TO ATTEND OAS SPECIAL SESSION
[...] In a wide-ranging March 31 conversation with Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Patricio Zuquilanda (Septels),the Ambassador reiterated USG support for Paco Flores, the former El Salvadoran president and current OAS secretary general candidate. Understanding Ecuador had come out publicly in suppor [...]
2005-03-31 22:56:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL EC
05QUITO835ECUADOR: PUBLIC DISGUSTED WITH POLITICIANS
[...] (C) Summary: President Gutierrez missed an opportunity for conciliation after the opposition failed to turn great crowds out for the protest strike on April 13. His recent intemperate statements led the opposition to court (and nearly attract) PRIAN support for a new, blatantly partisan pr [...]
2005-04-15 22:32:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO840ECUADOR STATE OF EMERGENCY: SITREP 2, 1300 HRS
[...] (C) Summary: Demonstrations in Quito petered out early April 16. As of 0900, the city was calm, but police contacts report likely large gatherings commencing shortly after nightfall. The Ambassador reconvened the Country Team at 1000 hrs to discuss the situation on the streets, the safety [...]
2005-04-16 19:32:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO852ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: The political situation remains fluid in the wake of President Lucio Gutierrez' lifting of the state of emergency. In an emergency session on April 17, Congress unanimously revoked its December 2004 reorganization of the Supreme Court and adjourned until April 19, when it is ex [...]
2005-04-18 23:02:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO854ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: The political situation remains fluid in the wake of President Lucio Gutierrez' lifting of the state of emergency. In an emergency session on April 17, Congress unanimously revoked its December 2004 reorganization of the Supreme Court and adjourned until April 19, when it is ex [...]
2005-04-19 15:35:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ASEC EC
05QUITO855STATE OF EMERGENCY: USG OUTREACH CRITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: After the declaration of a state of emergency by President Gutierrez on the evening of April 15, Embassy Quito and Consulate Guayaquil, working with other USG colleagues, acted quickly to encourage GOE restraint and non-violence. The Mission team (including several Embassy sect [...]
2005-04-19 17:33:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EC
05QUITO857ENGAGING THE DIPCORPS ON ECUADORIAN STABILITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Representatives from Quito's largest foreign missions gathered April 18 to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Ecuador. UN Judicial Rapporteur Leandro Despouy, who visited Ecuador March 13-18 (Ref A),weighed in via conference call. As non-US diplomats here are wont to do, [...]
2005-04-19 21:14:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EC OAS
05QUITO868ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: Following a night of persistent protests centered on the Presidential Palace, in which one journalist died, the situation in Quito remains extremely volatile. Protests are ongoing and expected to grow. The Ambassador met with the President early on April 20 to urge a bold signa [...]
2005-04-20 17:57:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO871ECUADOR: POLITICAL SITUATION UPDATE AS OF 2:45
[...] (C) Summary: At 1:15 p.m., Congress voted to replace President Gutierrez with Vice President Alfredo Palacio. The military has announced the withdrawal of its support for President Gutierrez. Protests, which formerly met with police resistance, turned celebratory with news of Gutierrez's d [...]
2005-04-20 21:51:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO874ECUADOR: STREETS CALM, GUTIERREZ SAFE, PALACIO
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Providential rains cooled demonstrators' temperatures and cleared Quito streets late April 20, although additional protests focusing on Congress are likely April 21. The Ecuadorian Red Cross is claiming two dead, more than 300 injured (mainly from tear gas) since mass demonstra [...]
2005-04-21 15:24:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO894ECUADOR: INITIAL CONTACTS WITH NEW GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: Initial contacts indicate that the Palacio government is greatly concerned about possible OAS actions and seeks USG recognition, and would welcome a visit by an OAS delegation. They are also intimidated by the very forces of popular discontent that brought them into office, and [...]
2005-04-22 20:13:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EC
05QUITO919WHY DID GUTIERREZ FALL?
[...] (C) Summary: Early analyses of the overthrow of Gutierrez in Ecuador in the U.S. press and elsewhere have relied on facile, but erroneous comparisons between Ecuador and Venezuela or Bolivia. In most, either Gutierrez or Palacio is Ecuador's Chavez. In fact, little can be understood about [...]
2005-04-26 14:10:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EC
05QUITO934ECUADOR: TENSIONS LOWER, GOE REGROUPS
[...] (U) Summary: With the situation in Quito approaching normalcy, the Ambassador met with FM Antonio Parra on April 26. Convening for the first time since swearing in President Palacio on April 20, Congress met in Quito to vote in a new Congress president, and debate purging its ranks of ethic [...]
2005-04-26 21:41:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR ASEC EC
05QUITO978WELCOMING FM PARRA TO WASHINGTON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ecuador's new foreign minister, Antonio Parra, will travel to Washington to participate in the election of the next OAS Secretary General (slated for May 2). Parra, currently in Santiago for the Community of Democracies gathering, arrives in Washington May 1, accompanied by a [...]
2005-04-29 19:50:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EC OAS
05RIODEJANEIRO1120MINAS GERAIS: THE VIEW FROM BELO HORIZONTE
[...] (U) From September 28-30, Rio Econ/Poloff visited a variety of people in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais state, to discuss business investments in the state and the state's aggressive and successful economic plan as well as national and local politics. Abijaodi on international investments [...]
2005-10-11 16:15:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EFIN ETRD BR
05RIODEJANEIRO973 Rio Pol/Econ Roundup July 2005 - I
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-22 10:31:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EMIN ENRG EFIN ECON BR
05ROME1027 ITALIAN NGO PROPOSES NEW COLLABORATION TO REALIZE
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST: --------------------------- 2. On March 4, Embassy Economic and Science officers met with an Italian NGO planning a meeting in Venice on May 26- 27, 2005 to explore possible U.S.-Italian-EU-Russian cooperat [...]
2005-03-25 07:59:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA KSCA IT
05ROME256528-th Session of the FAO/WHO Codex Alimentarius
[...] The 28-th Session of the Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC) was held 4-9 July 2005, in Rome, Italy. The Session was well attended with 513 representatives from 122 member countries, and 40 international intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations. 2. Members of the United Sta [...]
2005-08-02 13:44:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR ETRD FAO WHO
05ROME3640CHAVEZ STEALS THE SPOTLIGHT AS LATIN AMERICAN
[...] (C) Summary. Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi delivered our message on consolidating democracy and ensuring respect for human rights to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez during their meeting October 17 in Milan. Chavez was in Italy for the October 17 UN Food and Agriculture Organization's 60th Ann [...]
2005-10-31 17:17:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL XM XL IT HUMAN RIGHTS
05ROME3802GOI SIGNS BLANKET END-USE, RETRANSFER, AND
[...] (U) In May 2005, the Embassy delivered the USG verbal note transmitted in reftel to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). This note offered the GOI the opportunity to sign blanket end-use, retransfer, and security assurances for U.S.-origin defense articles, related training, or defense se [...]
2005-11-17 14:28:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIEDMASS IT EXPORT CONTROLS
05SANAA1569AMBASSADOR AND IRYANI DISCUSS NEXT STEPS ON MIDDLE
[...] On June 6 Ambassador and Dr. Abd al-Karim al-Iryani discussed Yemen's Democracy Charter proposal unveiled at the May Community of Democracies meeting in Santiago, Chile. Presidential Advisor and former Foreign Minister Iryani attended the conference as a representative of Yemen's NGO community [...]
2005-06-11 14:29:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM KMPI DEMOCRATIC REFORM
05SANJOSE2008THE PROCESS OF RATIFYING FTAs IN COSTA RICA
[...] (SBU) Summary. The process to ratify free trade agreements such as the United States-Central American- Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) in Costa Rica is not simple. It is not even clear whether the agreement must be passed by a simple or a two-thirds majority. The Assembl [...]
2005-08-26 14:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS
05SANJOSE2101DEMARCHES ON DEVELOPMENT ISSUES AND THE UNGA
[...] (U) Econoff delivered nonpapers (Refs A and B) to Edwin Arias, Deputy Director for Foreign Policy in the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and discussed the issues with Ronald Obaldia and Rolando Madrigal from the MFA on September 8, 2005. The representatives of MFA understood o [...]
2005-09-09 22:15:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN EAID EAIR EFIN PREL UNGA
05SANJOSE2658COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI-
[...] SUMMARY: Post has updated information provided in previous report using the same format. Post contact is Maria D. Villanueva, (506) 519-2419, Fax (506) 519-2364, villanuevamd@state.gov. End Summary. 2. Country Reports: Compliance with Eligibility Criteria The country reports contained [...]
2005-11-15 14:30:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON CS
05SANJOSE2822 MODELING THE ELEPHANT: OECD/OAS GLOBAL FORUM ON
[...] Summary: The OAS/OECD Global Forum on Trade session on Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for Trade and Environment was held in San Jose November 3-4. Panels addressed market access, needs and priorities, and other issues related to trade and environment capacity building. Common th [...]
2005-12-12 12:45:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD EAID CS
05SANJOSE2931PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE OTTO GUEVARA WILL
[...] (C) Presidential candidate Otto Guevara, though rising in the polls, does not expect to be elected. He does expect, however, that his Libertarian Movement Party will be a major force in the next Legislative Assembly. He told Ambassador that he has already discussed with the frontrunner Oscar [...]
2005-12-27 19:39:00Embassy San JoseCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL ECON CS
05SANSALVADOR29512005 El Salvador CBI Report for USTR
[...] In response to reftel, please see the following Embassy El Salvador report for USTR on El Salvador's compliance with requirements under the Caribbean Basin Initiative. ----------------------------- Commitment to WTO Obligations ----------------------------- 2. El Salvador has committed [...]
2005-10-31 17:06:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ES
05SANSALVADOR3285DRAFT 2006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's submission for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. 2. Begin Text. EL SALVADOR TRADE SUMMARY [Note: This section to be prepared in Washington. End note.] IMPORT POLICIES Free Trade Agreement The United States concluded free [...]
2005-11-22 22:44:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN ES CAFTA
05SANSALVADOR3422EL SALVADOR: TERRORISM: TRACKING EXPANSION OF
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 16:54:00Embassy San SalvadorSECRET//NOFORNASEC PTER PREL ANET ES
05SANTIAGO100AMBASSADOR EXPLORES LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENDA WITH GOC
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador explored post's law enforcement agenda with Chile's Head of Intelligence and Chiefs of the uniformed police force and investigative police force on January 6. GOC authorities maintained that terrorist activity, including terrorism financing, is hard to confirm in Chile, [...]
2005-01-14 16:24:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PTER PHUM PREL CI
05SANTIAGO1044CHILE'S PARTICIPATION IN TWO MAY 2005 APEC WORKING
[...] No summary [...]
2005-05-12 13:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO1057CHILE SUPPORTS US APEC INITIATIVES ON NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) EconOff met yesterday with German King, Director, and Graciela Fernandez, Deputy Director, of the APEC Department of the Directorate of International Economic Relations (DIRECON) to discuss the GOC position on the APEC Radioactive Sources Initiative. King reiterated Chile's support for [...]
2005-05-13 16:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ETTC KSTC ETRD ECIN PARM CI APEC IAEA
05SANTIAGO1107FORMER DICTATOR PINOCHET SUFFERS STROKE, REGAINS
[...] (C) The Chilean press reported that former dictator Augusto Pinochet suffered a stroke and was transported by helicoptor to the intensive care unit at Santiago Military Hospital shortly before 1:00 a.m. EST on May 19. News outlets report that Pinochet was transported unconcious from his home [...]
2005-05-19 21:22:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR CI
05SANTIAGO1263CHILE SEES LATIN CANDIDATE FOR ICAO DG
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-09 17:05:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ASEC CI ICAO
05SANTIAGO1412CHILE: 2005 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTE AND
[...] This message transmits Post submission for the 2005 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. 2. Embassy is not aware of any on-going investment dispute, involving U.S. citizens or corporations and the GOC, that meets the criteria outlined in Ref A. KELLY [...]
2005-06-29 12:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN CASC KIDE CI OPIC
05SANTIAGO1427LICENSING CONDITIONS IN THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS
[...] This message transmits information per reftel request on licensing conditions in the Chilean telecommunications sector. 2. The GOC does not assess any fees in connection with licensing fixed line services in excess of what is necessary to cover administrative costs. 3. The GOC only im [...]
2005-06-30 12:53:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ETRD CI
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
05SANTIAGO1547NATIONAL RENEWAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PINERA
[...] (U) Summary: National Renewal presidential candidate Sebastian Pinera claimed, before a largely receptive crowd in late June, that the administration that succeeds President Lagos must address deficiencies in economic growth, education, and health care in order for Chile to become a developed [...]
2005-07-19 15:32:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID PREL CI
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
05SANTIAGO1557CHILE: FTA WITH THE EU COVERS LOCAL USE OF
[...] Chile and the European Union negotiated a free trade agreement (FTA) which entered into force on January 1, 2003. Trade negotiators addressed the issue of geographic indicators in the Chile/EU FTA, primarily affecting Chilean wines rather than cheese, meat or other agricultural products. 2 [...]
2005-07-19 19:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KIPR OTRA CI ETRD
05SANTIAGO1559CHILE TO STUDY BLOCKAGE OF WMD PROLIFERATORS'
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director of Special Policies Francisco Bernales and North America Desk Officer Falastin Shaktur on July 14. Bernales, who is in charge of proliferation issues for the MFA, said that he would ensure wide distributio [...]
2005-07-19 19:47:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL PGOV MNUC EFIN ETTC CI
05SANTIAGO1570FRAUDULENT U.S. VISAS DETECTED AT SANTIAGO AIRPORT
[...] Three subjects bearing what appear to be high-quality fraudulent U.S. visas were intercepted at Santiago's international airport on July 14. RSO was contacted that morning by security staff at LAN Chile (Chilean Airlines) and advised that they were holding four Malaysians, three of whom had [...]
2005-07-21 11:33:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD ASEC CI
05SANTIAGO1586CHILEAN SENATOR EMPHASIZES IMPORTANCE OF
[...] Summary: Senator Juan Antonio Coloma, head of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke about the future of Chilean international relations at the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences (FLACSO) on July 20. Coloma, who met with WHA A/S Noriega in Washington on July 11, emphasized the i [...]
2005-07-27 18:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PINR HA CI
05SANTIAGO1592PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES' ECONOMIC ADVISORS OUTLINE
[...] Summary: Economic advisors for the three leading presidential candidates outlined their respective candidates' positions on June 22 before 200-plus members of the Chilean and foreign business communities. The three agreed the Lagos Administration had made significant achievements in the macro [...]
2005-07-27 22:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PREL PINR CI
05SANTIAGO1595 MEDIA REPORT - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM
[...] On July 26, conservative afternoon "La Segunda" (circ. 31,834) carried an editorial entitled, "Consistency in the Fight Against Terrorism." Quote: "It's important to maintain a fair balance between an active counter-terrorism policy and respect for ethical principles. At the same time, t [...]
2005-07-28 16:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1616SUPPORT FOR REVISED U.S. APEC RADIOACTIVE SOURCES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-07-29 21:52:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM ETTC KSTC EAID ETRD CI APECO IAEA
05SANTIAGO1634MEDIA REACTION - HAITI
[...] No summary [...]
2005-08-02 14:35:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA
05SANTIAGO1636UPDATE ON LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL IN CHILE
[...] SUMMARY: AS PART OF ITS MISSION PERFORMANCE PLAN, POST HAS INITIATED YOUTH SPORTS ACTIVITIES AS A GRASSROOTS EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE INTERACTION WITH NEWER GENERATIONS OF CHILEANS WHO DO NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR TRADITIONAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC ELITES. POST WILL BE REQUESTING U.S. GUEST COACH [...]
2005-08-02 20:12:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL OEXC KPAO CI
05SANTIAGO1677MFA LEGAL ADVISOR ON PROSPECTS FOR LONG-TERM SOFA
[...] (C) On August 4, E/POL Counselor spoke one-on-one with Foreign Ministry Legal Advisor Claudio Troncoso to follow up on our request for a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA),and to explore whether the GOC was ready to discuss specifics. Troncoso reiterated cautions we had heard before from MFA: a [...]
2005-08-09 17:56:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL CI SOFA
05SANTIAGO1678CHILE TO SUPPORT BUERGENTHAL CANDIDACY FOR ICJ
[...] On August 8, Embassy received a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs advising that Chile would support Thomas Buergenthal's candidacy for the International Court of Justice. Paragraph two contains an informal translation of the Note. 2. Begin text: REPUBLIC OF CHILE Min [...]
2005-08-09 21:01:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDCI UNSC UNGA
05SANTIAGO1679OAS SPOKEPERSONS CONFERENCE
[...] Summary: Action request in para 4. Embassy's information officer attended a meeting at the La Moneda Presidential Palace for a briefing on the August 17-18 seminar for OAS Spokespersons. The GOC delivered a draft schedule and requested the names of each country's participants by Friday, Aug [...]
2005-08-09 22:07:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC PHUM KPAO CI
05SANTIAGO1681A/S DESUTTER'S AUGUST 18-19 VISIT TO CHILE:
[...] Summary: Following a successful run on the international stage, Chile is shifting its focus to domestic issues and its December 11 presidential and congressional elections. Former Defense Minister and ruling coalition candidate Michelle Bachelet is the favorite to succeed President Lagos. Chi [...]
2005-08-10 14:44:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PARM EAID MARR HA VE CI SOFA
05SANTIAGO1686CHILE'S MUSLIM COMMUNITY
[...] (S) Chile's Muslim community is fractured and comprises less than one half of one percent of the country's population. The Palestinian community is relatively large (estimated at 350,000),mostly Christian, and fully assimilated. The small size of Chile,s Muslim community, together with its appar [...]
2005-08-10 18:06:00Embassy SantiagoSECRET//NOFORNPREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO1739A/S GLASER'S AUGUST 25-26 VISIT TO CHILE:
[...] Summary: Following a successful run on the international stage, Chile is shifting its focus to domestic issues and its December 11 presidential and congressional elections. Former Defense Minister and ruling coalition candidate Michelle Bachelet is the favorite to succeed President Lagos. Chi [...]
2005-08-18 17:04:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV EFIN PTER CI OVIP
05SANTIAGO1794CHILE: INCREASING TIES WITH CHINA
[...] (S/NF) Summary: Chile is trying to position itself as the business platform for Latin America. It is using China's interest in stable suppliers -- primarily for copper -- to increase ties with its second largest bilateral trading partner after the U.S. and with the Pacific Basin as a whole. Chile [...]
2005-08-29 11:29:00Embassy SantiagoSECRET//NOFORNEAGR ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD ETTC PHUM PREL SENV CH
05SANTIAGO1799CHILE: CODEL COLEMAN MEETING WITH FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: SFRC Western Hemisphere Chairman Senator Coleman, Senator Martinez and Congressman Miller met with Foreign Minister Ignacio Walker in his office for approximately thirty minutes on Thursday, August 25 to discuss a wide range of regional and bilateral issues. The FM stressed the [...]
2005-08-29 21:03:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ETRD ECON HA CI CODEL
05SANTIAGO1800CODEL COLEMAN MEETS WITH EDUCATION MINISTER BITAR
[...] CODEL Coleman (SFRC Western Hemisphere Chairman Senator Coleman and Senator Martinez and Representative Miller) met with Chilean Education Minister Sergio Bitar in the Minister's office on Thursday, August 25. Ambassador Kelly, DCM Yamauchi, and members of the respective staffs were present. [...]
2005-08-29 21:12:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SCUL PREL CI CODEL
05SANTIAGO1883COLOMBIA MEETING WITH SELECT WHA/EUR COUNTRIES
[...] Poloff delivered Ref B invitation from U/S Burns to Andrea Droppelmann, Special Assistant to Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales (the MFA's number 3) on September 12. Droppelmann said she would forward the invitation to Portales, who is currently in Madrid [...]
2005-09-12 21:16:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PGOV CO CI ODPC UNGA
05SANTIAGO1884CREATING TROIKA FOR UN DEMOCRACY CAUCUS
[...] No summary [...]
2005-09-12 21:27:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALKDEM PHUM CI ML UNGA
05SANTIAGO1885IN COMPLIANCE DIPLOMACY VISIT, A/S OF VERIFICATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: As part of the ongoing Compliance Diplomacy initiative, A/S of Verification and Compliance (VC) Paula A. DeSutter emphasized the importance of Chile as a strategic partner with the capacity to influence key organizations and countries on current topics in arms control and nonpr [...]
2005-09-13 13:52:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPARM PINR PINS PREL KNNP CI
05SANTIAGO1886A/S GLASER TALKS MONEY LAUNDERING AND TERRORIST
[...] (C) Summary: Department of Treasury A/S Glaser and a five-member delegation met with key Chilean counterparts in the financial sector to discuss terrorist finance and money laundering. A/S Glaser noted during his meetings that while Chile is a few steps ahead of its regional neighbors, Chile's [...]
2005-09-13 14:27:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV EFIN PTER CI TERRORISM
05SANTIAGO1887AMBASSADOR ENCOURAGES CHILE TO ENGAGE MORE AT THE
[...] (C) Ambassador delivered Ref A demarche to Foreign Ministry Director General for External Relations Carlos Portales on September 8. After expressing our appreciation for Chile's support for USG positions, the Ambassador encouraged Chile to engage more forcefully at the United Nations, and mak [...]
2005-09-13 16:22:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL CI UNGA UN
05SANTIAGO2131CHILE: INCREASE IN RESIDENTIAL CRIME & ACTION REQUEST
[...] SUMMARY. There has been a significant increase in residential crime and burglaries within the last 10 months in Santiago's metropolitan area. The Embassy leases or owns 45 residences in Lo Barnechea and La Dehesa. These are popular suburbs close to the American School and above Santiago's [...]
2005-10-18 20:35:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC ABLD CI
05SANTIAGO2168CHILE'S PARTICIPANTS IN APEC EXPORT CONTROLS
[...] Post is pleased to report that the Government of Chile will send three officials to the conference for "Effective Elements of Export Controls for APEC Economies" to be held in Hawaii the first week of November. Post understands that Washington will cover all costs associated with attending th [...]
2005-10-21 18:59:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM PREL KSTC EAID ECIN ETRD CI APEC
05SANTIAGO2271COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR HARRY PONTING AND
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance to Harry Ponting, RM/IRP, and Robert Sutter, Net-Centric Project, Embassy Asuncion, to travel to Chile from November 13-23, 2005 to assist in implementing Post's Net-Centric Diplomacy (NCD) biographic files project. Contact point for you [...]
2005-11-04 14:55:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAINF PGOV PINR OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2322CHILE ANNOUNCES FTA WITH CHINA: A FIRST LOOK
[...] (SBU) Summary. On November 4, Carlos Furche, Director General of Economic Relations at the Chilean MFA, made the first public presentation of the just-announced Chile-China Free Trade Agreement. Furche explained that Chile's interest in the FTA was based on the expectation of continued strong [...]
2005-11-14 17:35:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2323CHILE'S ELECTIONS: BACHELET SLIP IN POLLS
[...] (C) Summary: Concertacion presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet's recent slip in the polls to 40 percent increases the likelihood that no candidate will win more than 50 percent on December 11 and a run-off election will be required. Bachelet's two main rivals -- the Independent Democratic Unio [...]
2005-11-14 21:13:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO2324INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION CANDIDACY
[...] (C) Post delivered reftel demarche November 14 to Ximena Verdugo at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Candidacies office. Verduga said that Chile's votes at the IMO are coordinated through Veronica Rocha at the Chilean Embassy in London. Verdugo noted it should be possible to arr [...]
2005-11-15 10:22:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALEWWT PHSA KTIA AORC US CI IMO
05SANTIAGO2328CORRECTED COPY: CLASSIFICATION UPGRADE: CHILE ANNOUNCES FTA WITH CHINA: A FIRST LOOK
[...] (SBU) Summary. On November 4, Carlos Furche, Director General of Economic Relations at the Chilean MFA, made the first public presentation of the just-announced Chile-China Free Trade Agreement. Furche explained that Chile's interest in the FTA was based on the expectation of continued strong Chin [...]
2005-11-15 16:27:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ETRD PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2331CONSTITUTIONAL COURT PRESIDENT ENVISIONS PROGRAM
[...] (U) Summary: Newly appointed Constitutional Court President Jose Luis Cea Egana called on the Ambassador on November 9. Cea expressed deep admiration and affection for the U.S. and said he would like to explore ways the Constitutional Court could work with the Embassy to promote democracy, f [...]
2005-11-15 20:54:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALKJUS SCUL KBIO ETRD MARR CI
05SANTIAGO2339 Santiago Grants Country Clearance for Donald D.
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Donald D. Dossa, Department of Energy (DOE),National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),from 12/01/2005 through 12/06/2005 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose as is to examine current computing capabilities and evaluate [...]
2005-11-16 18:23:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2340 Santiago Grants Country Clearance for Dr. Mark
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Mark Edward Huber, Co-Investigator, Department of Energy (DOE),National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),from 11/24/2005 through 12/10/2005 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose is to be part of the Supermacho Proje [...]
2005-11-16 18:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ENRG TRGY KSCA OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2349AMBASSADOR INFORMS SENIOR FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] (S) The Ambassador met with Foreign Ministry Director General for External Affairs Carlos Portales on November 16 to deliver reftel points. The Ambassador noted the U.S. continued to be concerned about the destabilizing effect Venezuela's arms acquisitions could have on the region. As a resu [...]
2005-11-16 20:04:00Embassy SantiagoSECRETMARR MASS PARM VE CI
05SANTIAGO2350MISSION PROMOTION OF IPR PROTECTION IN CHILE
[...] (SBU) Summary. One of the Mission's top priorities in 2005 has been to focus attention in Chile on the continuing failure to implement full protection of intellectual property. The overall U.S.-Chile relationship, including the bilateral trade relationship, is better than ever, and the U.S.- [...]
2005-11-16 20:15:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD PGOV KIPR CI
05SANTIAGO2351CHILE TO CONSIDER VOCAL SUPPORT FOR THIRD
[...] (U) The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General for External Affairs Carlos Portales (the number three) on November 16, in part to deliver Ref A demarche seeking Chile's vocal support for the Third Additional Protocol to the Geneva Convention. The Ambassador expressed appreciat [...]
2005-11-16 20:17:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CI
05SANTIAGO2352CHILE LOOKING TO CONTRIBUTE TO OAS MISSION IN
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on support for the OAS Mission in Colombia to Foreign Ministry Director General for External Affairs Carlos Portales (the number 3 in the MFA) on November 16. The Ambassador noted the OAS Mission was playing an essential role in the peace process, [...]
2005-11-16 20:18:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALEAID PTER OAS PREL CO CI
05SANTIAGO2355 Santiago Grants Country Clearance to Graciano
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Department of Treasury Financial Enforcement Intermittent Advisor, Graciano Velez, from 11/27/2005 through 12/02/2005 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose is to update the 2003 assessment report and work plan and to discuss its [...]
2005-11-17 10:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER EFIN OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2356 Santiago Grants Country Clearance to Charles A.
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Department of Treasury advisors, Charles A. Correa, Manuel Godinez and Neil C. Rhoades, from 11/27/2005 through 12/03/2005 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose is to update the 2003 assessment report and work plan and to discus [...]
2005-11-17 10:25:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER EFIN OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2360 Santiago Grants Country Clearance to Laiza
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Laiza Casas, Program Officer for the Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL),from 12/07/2005 through 12/11/2005 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose as reported in reftel is to review the counterna [...]
2005-11-17 14:59:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER SNAR OTRA 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
05SANTIAGO2393CHILE: PART I - AGRICULTURAL SECTOR PREPARATIONS
[...] Summary: This cable outlines preparations in Chile's agricultural sector. An evaluation of the Chilean public health sector preparations with be reported septel. 2. Chile has experience with avian influenza (AI) issues due to a 2002 outbreak of the disease. The GOC demonstrated transparen [...]
2005-11-23 18:19:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON PREL SENV TBIO CI
05SANTIAGO2395MEDIA REACTION -FTAA
[...] On November 23, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ. 20,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Differences over Free Trade." Quote: "Monday's meeting between Presidents Chavez and Kirchner...strengthened the strategic alliance between the countries in the eyes of the world, b [...]
2005-11-23 18:31:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI TRADE
05SANTIAGO2402MEDIA REACTION -PINOCHET
[...] No summary [...]
2005-11-25 15:43:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM PREL KJUS CI
05SANTIAGO2405 Santiago Grants Country Clearance for Claudia
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Caludia Hosch, Environment Protection Agency Official, from 11/27/05 through 12/01/05 as requested in reftel. The visit's purpose is to attend a seminar, Elaboracion de una Estrategia Para el Desarrollo de las Exportaciones de Carne [...]
2005-11-25 18:36:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KSCA OTRA TPHY EPA CI
05SANTIAGO2408PROMOTION OF ENGLISH IN CHILE: ACHIEVEMENTS AND
[...] Summary: Over the past two years, Embassy Santiago has made a substantial contribution to the advancement of English teaching in Chile. PA has initiated and implemented a variety of projects with the assistance of the Office of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) and the Office of Interna [...]
2005-11-25 21:52:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO OIIP CI ESLCO
05SANTIAGO2409PINOCHET UNDER HOUSE ARREST IN OPERATION COLOMBO
[...] (U) Summary: Former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet marked his 90th birthday November 25 under house arrest for aggravated kidnapping charges after presiding judge Victor Montiglio filed four charges against Pinochet in the 1975 disappearance of six regime opponents, and ordered his house a [...]
2005-11-28 10:58:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL KCRM CI
05SANTIAGO2423AVIAN INFLUENZA - SANTIAGO, UPDATE ON SEC FOR USMC
[...] SUMMARY: The DCM convened a meeting of the Emergency Action Committee (EAC) at Embassy Santiago on 11/22/05 to discuss the Avian Influenza Trip wires for Chile. The EAC also reviewed final security preparations for the 230th USMC BAll. The meeting was chaired by the DCM with AMB, RAO, E/POL [...]
2005-11-28 15:53:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAGR EAID PREL SENV TBIO AVIAN FLU
05SANTIAGO2426NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW REGARDING
[...] (C) Post provides the information below in response to ref A request for updated information on Chile-Cuba relations during the six-month period from May to November 2005. Ref B is Post's response to the Department's request for information prior to May 2005. 2. (C) MFA North American Affa [...]
2005-11-28 16:57:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU CI
05SANTIAGO2431CHILE: PART II - PUBLIC HEALTH PREPARATIONS FOR
[...] Summary: This cable outlines preparations in Chile's public health sector. An evaluation of the Chilean agricultural sector preparations was reported in reftel B. 2. Chile has experience with avian influenza (AI) issues due to a 2002 outbreak of the disease in poultry. The agricultural [...]
2005-11-30 10:22:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2441CHILE HAS LOW EXPECTATIONS FOR WTO HONG KONG
[...] (SBU) Summary. Top Chilean trade officials do not see a clear sense of direction among WTO members and see no action-causing event at or beyond Hong Kong that would lead to the successful conclusion of the Doha round in 2006. They are worried about the long-term health of the WTO and would re [...]
2005-12-01 20:22:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD KIRC KPAO WTO CI
05SANTIAGO2469CHILE AND MEXICO TO SIGN STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
[...] (C) Foreign Ministry North American Affairs Deputy Director Alex Geiger told poloff December 5 that Chile and Mexico would sign "a strategic partnership agreement" during Mexican President Fox's visit to Chile in January 2006. Geiger noted the GOC and GOM made significant progress towards an a [...]
2005-12-06 22:12:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CI ME
05SANTIAGO2476MDA: DEMARCHE TO VOTE YES
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-07 21:34:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALAORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL IS SZ CI
05SANTIAGO2479CHILE STRONGLY SUPPORTS U.S. UNGA COMPLIANCE
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Directorate and Special Policies Directorate on December 5. Deputy Director of Special Policies Francisco Bernales told Poloff December 7 that Chile strongly supported the U.S. Compliance Resolution, and wo [...]
2005-12-09 13:32:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPARM UNGA PREL MNUC CI
05SANTIAGO2482CHILE: 2005 INCSR PART I: NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Below is "Part I: "Drugs and Chemical Control" of the International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) for Chile. Per instructions, Part II will be sent septel. I. Summary 2. While not a center of illicit narcotics production, Chile remains a transit country for cocaine and heroi [...]
2005-12-09 16:46:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CI
05SANTIAGO2485EVE OF CHILE'S ELECTIONS: NO PRESIDENTIAL WINNER
[...] Summary: Two days before the elections, Concertacion presidential candidate Michelle Bachelet leads the polls to succeed Ricardo Lagos as Chile's next president, but there is only a small chance she will win the more than 50 percent of the vote necessary for a first round victory. With a Janua [...]
2005-12-09 21:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO2494 Santiago Grants Country Clearance for Dr. Lee
[...] Embassy Santiago welcomes and grants country clearance for Dr. Lee Eiden, Chief, Laboratory of Cellular and Molecular Regulation, National Institute of Mental Health, (NIH) and Dr. Peng Y. Loh, Senior Investigator, Doctor, NIH, from 01/6/2006 through 01/16/2006 as requested in reftel. The vi [...]
2005-12-12 19:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER KSCA TBIO OTRA CI
05SANTIAGO2495CHILE'S CONGRESSIONAL ELECTIONS: CENTER-LEFT
[...] (SBU) Summary: For the first time since democracy returned to Chile in 1989, the center-left governing Concertacion coalition has secured a working majority in both houses of Congress as a result of the congressional elections on December 11. When the new Senate takes office in March 2006, Co [...]
2005-12-12 22:06:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CI
05SANTIAGO2499SEEKING PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR DECEMBER 15 IRAQI
[...] The Ambassador called on Foreign Ministry Director General (the MFA's number 3) Carlos Portales on December 12, in part to deliver reftel demarche regarding the December 15 elections in Iraq. The Ambassador briefed Portales on the significance of the elections and emphasized that it was impor [...]
2005-12-13 20:18:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO CI IZ
05SANTIAGO250CHILE INSCR 2004 REPORT: CORRECTED COPY
[...] The second section of the INSCR 2004 report was inadvertently excluded in the first submission. Please find this section at the end of the previously submitted INSCR 2004 report below. -------------------------------------------- Section I: International Crime and Narcotics --------------- [...]
2005-02-02 17:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CI
05SANTIAGO2502CHILE TO MAINTAIN POSITION ON THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-14 15:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNGA CI
05SANTIAGO2521CHILE: 2005 INCSR PART II: MONEY LAUNDERING
[...] Please find below the 2005-2006 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part II: Financial Crimes and Money Laundering for Chile. 2. SUMMARY. Chile's large, well-developed banking and financial sector stands out as the strongest in the region. With rapidly increasing trad [...]
2005-12-16 18:16:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KTFR PTER CI
05SANTIAGO2522CHILE: 2005 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Below is the 2005 Country Report on Terrorism for Chile. Embassy point of contact is Stephanie Acosta-Mikulasek (acostamsm@state.gov; mikulaseks@state.sgov.gov; 56-2-330-3394). GENERAL ASSESSMENT 2. The Government of Chile generally supports U.S. counterterrorism efforts. They have ta [...]
2005-12-16 20:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL PGOV ASEC CI
05SANTIAGO2523CHILE: ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL STATUS FOR
[...] Post delivered ref A diplomatic note to Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs officials in the Special Policies Directorate and Directorate of Legal Affairs on December 15, and passed a courtesy copy to the Ministry of Defense. Post will follow up with these ministries next week. KELLY [...]
2005-12-16 20:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL KTIA MOPS CI
05SANTIAGO2526CHILE NOT BUYING BRAHMOS MISSILES; DOWNPLAYS
[...] (C) Post delivered ref A demarche to Claudio Ortiz, advisor to the Minister of Defense, and to Francisco Bernales, Deputy Director Special Policies Directorate at the MFA, on December 15. Both reiterated the GOC's earlier assurances that the GOC and Chilean military do not intend to procure [...]
2005-12-18 10:53:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPARM PREL MNUC MTCR ETTC IN CI
05SANTIAGO2527CHILE: INFORMING GOC ON 2005 MADRID MTCR PLENARY
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel document and demarche to Francisco Bernales, Deputy Director Special Policies Directorate at the MFA, on December 15. Bernales said the lead person on the Missile Technology Control Regime was Alfredo Labbe, Chile's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Natio [...]
2005-12-18 10:54:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC ETTC MTCR SP CI
05SANTIAGO2540INVESTIGATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES, CRIMINAL
[...] In a December 19 meeting with Consul General to discuss the investigation of the 1985 disappearance of U.S. citizen Boris Weisfeiler, Judge Jorge Zepeda shared information about the broader aspects of his investigation of human rights abuses and criminal activity at the German religous colony [...]
2005-12-20 20:52:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALCASC PHUM CI
05SANTIAGO2541CHILE'S ELECTIONS: BACHELET AND PINERA CLOSE
[...] (C) National Renewal candidate Sebastian Pinera scored an early victory over Concertacion candidate Michelle Bachelet during the first week of campaigning for the presidential run-off election, which will take place on January 15. Pinera persuaded former Independent Democratic Union (UDI) presiden [...]
2005-12-20 21:58:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO2558CHILE TEMPORARILY TO INCREASE OIL IMPORTS FROM
[...] (C) Deputy Foreign Minister Cristian Barros told the Ambassador on December 21 that Chile would temporarily increase its oil imports from Venezuela until other options became available. Barros explained that Chile's state-owned oil production and refinery company (ENAP) would extract the oil, [...]
2005-12-22 16:02:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON
05SANTIAGO2559AMBASSADOR RAISES ADMINISTRATIVE AND TECHNICAL
[...] The Ambassador raised the U.S. proposal that the U.S. and Chile conclude an exchange of diplomatic notes to cover Calendar Year 2006 military exercises with Deputy Foreign Ministry Cristian Barros on December 21. The Ambassador advised Barros that the Embassy had delivered a diplomatic note o [...]
2005-12-22 16:13:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL KTIA MOPS CI
05SANTIAGO2560NSC-DIRECTED COUNTRY-BY-COUNTRY REVIEW REGARDING
[...] Post provides the following additional information in response to ref B request. Ref A is Post's response for the six-month period from May to November 2005. 2. Deputy Foreign Minister Cristian Barros told the Ambassador on December 21 he had traveled to Cuba in late November to meet with [...]
2005-12-22 16:23:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALETRD ETTC PREL CU CI
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
05SANTIAGO2573PRESIDENT LAGOS ASKS U.S AND CHILE TO EXPEDITE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 12. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Walker conveyed to the Ambassador on December 23 President Lagos' desire for the U.S. and Chile to find a satisfactory solution that would avoid a cut-off of aid under ASPA when Chile ratifies the ICC. Walker sai [...]
2005-12-23 18:46:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PREL PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO2574AMBASSADOR REITERATES USG REQUEST FOR CHILE TO
[...] (C) The Ambassador reiterated the USG request (refs b-c) to resettle in Chile protected migrants from the Guantanamo Naval Base during a December 23meeting with Foreign Minister Walker. The Ambassador noted the Embassy had conveyed the requests to the Foreign Ministry in May (ref d) and again [...]
2005-12-27 14:36:00Embassy SantiagoCONFIDENTIALPREL SMIG CU CI
05SANTIAGO2588BLUE MARLIN AND SBX-1 TRANSIT UNEVENTFUL, CHILE
[...] The Blue Marlin, carrying the SBX-1 radar array (ref D),cleared Chilean waters the morning of December 18. The passage was uneventful and occasioned no press coverage. On December 17, as it passed the Chilean port of Punta Arenas, the vessel offloaded the body of a Blue Marlin crewmember wh [...]
2005-12-29 11:30:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL PHSA CI
05SANTIAGO2590CHILE: POST TRIPWIRES FOR AVIAN FLU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Santiago continues to develop preparedness measures against avian influenza (AI) through the Emergency Action Committee, chaired by the DCM and composed of the AMB, RAO, EPOL, RSO, DAO, MILGRP, DEA, LEGATT, APHIS, PAO, FCS, CONS, MGT and MSG. This plan includes a desc [...]
2005-12-29 13:17:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR CI
05SANTIAGO2595MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT
[...] No summary [...]
2005-12-29 19:24:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR KPAO OPRC CI
05SANTIAGO293CHILE: FAA CASE 2001SO740057
[...] No summary [...]
2005-02-08 18:54:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV CI
05SANTIAGO442CHILE: ILEA IN LATIN AMERICA
[...] Summary. Chile has the political and economic stability, modern infrastructure and security to serve as host of an ILEA of Latin America. The idea has also been received enthusiastically by various government agencies, but the GOC has not committed to offering a physical site. The February [...]
2005-02-28 22:02:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC KJUS ECON EAID CI
05SANTIAGO581CHILE: 2004 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] An accounting of existing USG-supplied monitorable support provided under the International Narcotics Control Program as required by reftel is provided in paragraph 5. 2. Resources: In FY 2003 and FY 2004, Post did not receive any INL funding. Post has utilized the available remaining fu [...]
2005-03-16 20:46:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN CI
05SANTIAGO615INTERNATIONAL COORDINATION AND OUTREACH ON
[...] In response to Reftel, Post submits the following information regarding maritime security and coordination. 2. Maritime security issues are handled by Economic Officer Stephanie Acosta-Mikulasek (tel: 56-2-330-3394). Depending on the maritime issue, other agencies at the embassy are ofte [...]
2005-03-21 20:53:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDKSTC EWWT ECON ETRD PARM PHSA PREL PTER
05SANTIAGO97GOC CHANGES POSITION ON MALIAT LANGUAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-14 15:41:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR KTIA CI
05SANTIAGO98FORMAL INVITATION DELIVERED TO CHILE FOR AVIATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-01-14 15:48:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CI
05SANTODOMINGO1836DOMINICAN POLITICS #18: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR
[...] (SBU) This is #18 in our current series on politics in the Dominican Republic: EMBASSY PUTS CAFTA-DR DEBATE CENTER STAGE WITH CHILEAN NEOGOTIATOR The Ambassador, USAID, and EcoPol arranged the three-day visit to the Dominican Republic of Amb. Osvaldo Rosales, currently Director of the Tra [...]
2005-04-04 21:33:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ETRD DR
05SANTODOMINGO1999DOMINICAN POLITICS #21: PROSPECTS FOR CAFTA
[...] (SBU) Following is # 21 in our series on the politics of Leonel Fernandez's first year: Summary. The various players in the decision process for the CAFTA regional free trade agreement all know that ratification is necessary as soon as the U. S. Congress approves implementing legislation. [...]
2005-04-11 21:52:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO2797DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: RENEWAL OF USDA/SEA
[...] Summary. On April 26, 2005, USDA renewed their bilateral Cooperative Agreement with the Dominican Republic (DR) Department of Agriculture (SEA) for a second five-year period. This is the second USDA Bilateral Agreement signed by the Fernandez Administration. The purpose of the Cooperative A [...]
2005-05-18 14:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON
05SANTODOMINGO3408DOMINICAN PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ DISCUSSES CHAVEZ
[...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez says that though his relation with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez remains warm, Chavez shrugs off Fernandez's advice to pursue moderation. Fernandez says he and other Latin American leaders see Chavez as out of touch intellectually with gl [...]
2005-06-29 14:28:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETPREL EPET DR
05SANTODOMINGO3582DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND VIETNAM ESTABLISH
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Dominican Republic and Vietnam announced the establishment of diplomatic relations here on July 7, and a visiting Vietnamese delegation discussed possibilities for increased trade, investment, and cultural relations. The visitors scored a modest success on their first try, [...]
2005-07-12 17:06:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EINV VM DR CH
05SANTODOMINGO3864DOMINICAN BANKING #9 -- MEJIA SAYS "BANKING FRAUD"
[...] (SBU) This is number 9 in a series of cables on consequences of the Dominican bank failures of 2003. Dominican Banking Series #9 -- Mejia Says It Right Out Loud: "Banking Fraud" More than a year of virtual silence on Dominican banking frauds has ended with Hipolito Mejia's erudite, detail [...]
2005-08-02 19:37:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYDR EFIN KJUS PGOV PREL
05SANTODOMINGO456DOMINICAN TECHNICAL SECRETARY OPTIMISTIC ON CAFTA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dominican Technical Secretary Temistocles Montas told the DCM January 28 that President Fernandez will present the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) for ratification during the annual presidential address to Congress on February 27, saying that that agreement is [...]
2005-01-31 20:59:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDDR EFIN KIPR PREL
05SANTODOMINGO471DOMINICAN INTERIOR MINISTER SEEKS CLOSER TIES WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Dominican Interior Secretary Franklin Almeyda, meeting with the Ambassador, Embassy staff, and City of New York Police Department (NYPD) officials January 27, expressed his intention to work with the Embassy and U.S. police advisers to fight corruption and boost efficiency in the [...]
2005-02-01 18:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALCJAN KJUS SNAR KCOR PTER EFIN PGOV PREL BEXP ASEC DR
05SANTODOMINGO556DOMINICAN PRESIDENT OUTLINES TO DAS SHAPIRO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez spoke at length with visiting Deputy Assistant Secretary Charles Shapiro on January 14 on Dominican concerns about Haiti, Haitian reconstruction, and cross-border security issues. Fernandez and his administration will engage closely with t [...]
2005-02-04 19:09:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN BEXP ENRG PREL DR
05SANTODOMINGO709DOMINICAN PRESIDENT ON BROADCAST PIRACY, LAW
[...] (C) Summary. Dominican President Leonel Fernandez discussed the Dominican economy, CAFTA, broadcast piracy, Haiti and police and intelligence reform during a February 2 meeting with the Ambassador. Fernandez believes the new IMF Standby Agreement is as important for creating confidence as it is [...]
2005-02-11 23:11:00Embassy Santo DomingoSECRETEFIN KIPR ETRD DR
05SAOPAULO283THE TIP REPORT
[...] (U) This is version II of the Brazil TIP report, incorporating answers to questions raised by version I, and additional information. This report was a coordinated effort between Sao Paulo and Embassy Brasilia, which supplied much of the new information. 2. (SBU) Begin Summary: Brazil conti [...]
2005-03-11 10:25:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCRM PHUM KWMN ELAB SMIG KFRD PREF TIP
05SAOPAULO624AMBASSADOR VISIT TO RIO GRANDE DO SUL
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador, accompanied by officers from Consulate General Sao Paulo, visited Porto Alegre, capital of Brazil's southernmost state of Rio Grande do Sul, May 1- 3. During the visit, Ambassador met with the governor and the mayor; toured the modern General Motors and Dell Compute [...]
2005-05-23 20:17:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ETRD KIPR EAGR ENRG SCUL SOCI PREL PGOV PINR BR
05SINGAPORE33242006 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] Below is the draft chapter on Singapore for the 2006 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that, as in the past, Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report. Per reftel instructions, we have emailed the text of the draft repor [...]
2005-11-21 08:49:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD EFIN SN
05TAIPEI860TAIWAN REQUESTS U.S. ASSISTANCE ON WHO, OTHER
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA International Organizations Director-General John Chen expressed appreciation to the Director February 24 for U.S. assistance on Taiwan participation in WHO International Health Regulations (IHR). Chen, however, requested further U.S. help to modify the terms of the PRC-WHO [...]
2005-03-02 06:56:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD KIPR KDEM TW IPR
05TAIPEI962 Economic Briefing for February 2005
[...] This cable summarizes selected recent economic events in Taiwan in February 2005: --Cross-Strait charter flights for cargo --WTO and anti-dumping measures --Key economic indicators for January 2005 --NT dollar appreciation -- High-tech firms post huge sales growth --Boeing contr [...]
2005-03-08 05:25:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
05TEGUCIGALPA1203MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 06, 2005
[...] On 06/06, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Pedro A. Brizuela entitled "Another link in the Latin American Chain Broken." "Lucio's ouster from Ecuador evidences the failure of the traditional governments in Latin America and the systematic crisis is so `sharp [...]
2005-06-06 20:34:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA1290MEDIA REACTION ON CAFTA, JUNE 16, 2005
[...] Editorial in San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" on 6/16, titled "North-South." "In the North American view, Latin America is actually divided into two blocks, with different objectives and point of views concerning the continental future and also a different political conceptualizati [...]
2005-06-17 13:55:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO ETRD HO USTR
05TEGUCIGALPA1310MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, JUNE 20, 2005
[...] No summary [...]
2005-06-20 19:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2492A ZELAYA ADMINISTRATION - WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR
[...] (C) Summary: In somewhat surprising election results, Liberal Party presidential candidate Manuel "Mel" Zelaya is now the President-elect. While Zelaya is viewed as a friend of the USG, his personality, administration, and likely "government plans" could make working with him an interesting c [...]
2005-12-13 14:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM ECON KCRM PINR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA2576HONDURAS SENT C-130 ENGINES ABROAD FOR
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 8. 2. (S) Post has received confirmation from the Honduran Air Force that Honduras has shipped at least three C-130 engines to an unnamed facility and country for repair/maintenance without prior Department of State approval. Although in [...]
2005-12-23 16:42:00Embassy TegucigalpaSECRETKOMC ETTC PARM PREL PGOV MOPS PINS PINR HO CI
05TEGUCIGALPA697OAS SYG: GOH BELIEVES DERBEZ AND INSULZA HAVE
[...] (C) Honduran Foreign Minister Leonidas Rosa Bautista and Senior MFA advisor AMB Policarpo Callejas told POLCOUNS on March 30 that next week's OAS SYG race will hinge on the ability of the U.S. to swing the votes of CARICOM nations. Callejas added that Honduras expected the U.S. would be able t [...]
2005-03-31 23:46:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV AORC HO OAS
05TEGUCIGALPA727HONDURAN CARDINAL OSCAR RODRIGUEZ - A WORTHY AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Honduran Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga is likely to be a formidable force during the conclave to select the next Pope. He is a savvy political player and accomplished media communicator, whose moral compass has repeatedly guided his public policy interventions in Hon [...]
2005-04-05 20:09:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALPGOV KIRF PHUM ETRD KCRM SOCI HO VA
05TEGUCIGALPA741HONDURAS' TRADE PRIORITIES: CAFTA-DR
[...] (SBU) With CAFTA-DR approved by the Honduran Congress, Honduran trade officials are turning their focus to the job of implementing the agreement and channeling Trade Capacity Building (TCB) support to the vulnerable groups who will need assistance adjusting to a climate of freer trade. A seco [...]
2005-04-06 20:51:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV ELAB HO
05TEGUCIGALPA765Congressional Staffers Visit Honduras, Question
[...] (SBU) Summary: Five U.S. Congressional staffers, representing House Democrats, visited Honduras in late March, on a trip aimed at building support for CAFTA-DR among undecided U.S. Congressmen. The visit, which was organized by the GOH and funded by the Honduran private sector, involved visit [...]
2005-04-08 22:57:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON PGOV ELAB EAGR HO
05TEGUCIGALPA844MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS SEC GEN ELECTION, APRIL
[...] On 4/16, the San Pedro Sula-based liberal daily "Tiempo" carried an op-ed by Tulio Mariano Gonzalez entitled "OAS: New Winds." "The OAS candidate backed by the U.S had to resign due to a lack of necessary votes to survive. The attempt to unify the votes of former Salvadoran president Francis [...]
2005-04-21 21:36:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO
05TEGUCIGALPA950MEDIA REACTION ON THE OAS, APRIL 30, 2005
[...] On 4/30 the Tegucigalpa-based liberal daily "La Tribuna" published an editorial entitled Big Leagues." "Central America was excluded from the decisions in the OAS's Secretary General election." SIPDIS "The U.S. wouldn't risk a rupture in the hemisphere, even less so when the purpose of R [...]
2005-05-05 17:45:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PREL KPAO PGOV KDEM HO
05THEHAGUE2064NETHERLANDS: DUTCH THINKING ON ISAF III; FUTURE OF
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador, DATT and ODC Chief met with Dutch CHOD Gen. Dick Berlijn on July 19. Gen. Berlijn reviewed Dutch thinking on participation in ISAF III, including a PRT consisting initially of 1000 personnel (later to be expanded to 1200) deployed most likely to Uruzgan province. Later disc [...]
2005-07-27 08:12:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS NL PGOV PREL NATO
05THEHAGUE33052005 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT
[...] The Netherlands continues to be a significant transit point for drugs entering Europe (especially cocaine),an important producer and exporter of synthetic drugs (particularly Ecstasy - MDMA),and a substantial consumer of most illicit drugs. The current Dutch center-right coalition has made m [...]
2005-12-12 14:32:00Embassy The HagueUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV KCRM NL
05TORONTO3209BRINGING ORDER TO THE BORDER: ONTARIO'S BORDER
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Michael Kergin, Ontario,s Special Advisor on Border Issues, told the Consul General on December 6 that he is working to facilitate trade while maintaining high security standards at the border as mutually reinforcing objectives. He said the Detroit River International Crossing [...]
2005-12-09 14:25:00Consulate TorontoCONFIDENTIALPREL PBTS CA
05VATICAN453VATICAN SUPPORTS AND WILL ADVOCATE FOR U.S. AMENDMENT TO CSW
[...] (C) Per reftel, Charge met March 2 with Holy See Undersecretary for Relations with States Monsignor Pietro Parolin to urge the Vatican to lobby key countries in favor of the U.S. amendment to the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) Declaration prior to the March 4 vote in New York. 2. ( [...]
2005-03-03 12:05:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREL VT
05VIENNA1310COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES - AUSTRIAN PARTICIPATION
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-20 15:29:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PREL AU
05VIENNA1382005 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR AUSTRIA
[...] Following is 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Austria, keyed to reftel instructions: Investment Climate Statement - Austria 2005 ------------------------------------------- Introduction ------------ With the European Union's (EU) enlargement in May 2004, Austria's location became [...]
2005-01-14 15:37:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV KTDB AU OPIC USTR
05VIENNA3490AUSTRIAN GAS AND OIL INTERESTS IN IRAN
[...] (SBU) The Austrian oil and gas giant OMV, in cooperation with four partner companies, is moving forward with plans to construct the $6 billion Nabucco gas pipeline from Turkey to an Austrian hub. Remaining challenges include price negotiations with Iran, Turkey's lukewarm support for the project, [...]
2005-10-31 08:46:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETTC ENRG EPET AU
05WARSAW4067POLAND 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Poland's geographic location places it directly along one of the main routes between the former Soviet Union republics and Western Europe used by narcotics-traffickers and organized crime groups. According to Polish government estimates, narcotics-trafficking, organized crime activity, auto th [...]
2005-12-16 16:18:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KTFN PL
05WELLINGTON318COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES: NEW ZEALAND ATTENDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2005-04-19 00:07:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL NZ
05WELLINGTON96NEW ZEALAND PRIME MINISTER CLARK IN STATE OF THE
[...] (C) Summary: In her opening speech of the year, PM Helen Clark launched the opening salvo of her election campaign. She indirectly countered Opposition leader Don Brash,s welfare policy speech (reftel) by outlining childcare and other policies she defined as the best way to encourage women to [...]
2005-02-02 03:58:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL NZ
05YEREVAN1932ADOLESCENT GROWING PAINS: ARMENIA'S PARLIAMENT
[...] (C) Armenia's National Assembly marked its fifteenth anniversary November 1 with an international symposium that included legislators from around the globe and familiar political posturing by political figures from around the country. National Assembly Speaker Artur Baghdasaryan used the conf [...]
2005-11-01 13:21:00Embassy YerevanCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AM
06ADANA110SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR MAY 17, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-17 11:16:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA156SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 3, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 05:02:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA172SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR JULY 19, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-20 12:05:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06ADANA240SOUTHEAST TURKEY PRESS SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 08, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-09 10:35:00Consulate AdanaUNCLASSIFIEDPINS PGOV PHUM TU
06AITTAIPEI1842MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's dailies gave significant news and editorial coverage May 27-30 to alleged involvement in the snowballing insider trading scandal by President Chen Shui-bian's son-in-law, who was detained last Thursday, and to the pan-Blue and pan-Green camps' reactions to these developments. [...]
2006-05-31 16:04:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3061MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-TAIWAN RELATIONS
[...] Summary: Taiwan's major Chinese-language dailies gave significant coverage September 6 to a press conference hosted by President Chen Shui-bian in Palau Tuesday, in which he talked about former DPP Chairman Shih Ming-teh's campaign to oust him, the controversial special state affairs expense a [...]
2006-09-06 08:47:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KPAO TW
06AITTAIPEI3990 WEF Ranks Taiwan 100th in Banking Soundness
[...] The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently gave Taiwan's banking system a ranking of 100th out of 125 rated economies. Taiwan's banking regulators have expressed dismay, disagreement, and have pointed out flaws in evaluation method. End summary. Poor Ranking ------------ 2. In its 2006 [...]
2006-11-29 08:42:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PINR TW
06AMMAN3180SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT TO JORDAN OF LIEUTENANT
[...] (S) EMBASSY AMMAN IS LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR VISIT ON 6-7 MAY 2006. JORDAN REMAINS ONE OF OUR STRONGEST SUPPORTERS FOR ALL ASPECTS OF REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT. YOUR VISIT WILL ALLOW YOU TO REITERATE TO THE JORDANIANS OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO OUR JOINT EFFORTS TO COMBAT TERRORISM AND MAINTAIN RE [...]
2006-05-04 14:34:00Embassy AmmanSECRETJO MARR PREL
06ANKARA1105THE ALLEGED OVERVALUATION OF THE TURKISH LIRA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-03 16:21:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD TU
06ANKARA1485ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-21 12:59:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA1568TURKEY-SYRIA FTA: NARROW SCOPE AND MODEST
[...] (C) Summary: Turkish government officials and businessmen do not share the SARG's optimism about the recently-approved Turkey-Syria Free Trade Agreement. Turkish officials tell us that Turkey's FTAs are dictated by European Customs Union requirements, and business contacts tell us that Syria [...]
2006-03-24 13:47:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALETRD POL ECON TU SY
06ANKARA168ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-17 15:10:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6294ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-06 13:51:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ANKARA6631ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-11 15:33:00Embassy AnkaraUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR TU
06ASUNCION1066PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, OCTOBER 14
[...] SUMMARY: -- Hunger on the Rise -- Cubas' Mother Appeals for President Bush Support -- Human Rights Court Says GOP Should Pay Victims -- Bank Profits Surge -- Capital Goods Imports Increase -- Defense Spending lowest in Region, Bolivian Concern HUNGER ON THE RISE 2. (U) The Food and A [...]
2006-10-20 16:42:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV PREL ECON EFIN MCAP MARR PINR
06ASUNCION201PARAGUAY: MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS ON ANR
[...] (C) In the Ambassador's introductory call on Minister of Public Works Jose Alderete, who was also President Duarte's campaign manager for the just concluded ANR internal elections, Alderete said the President's decisive win (with a margin of 31 points) was better than expected and provides Du [...]
2006-02-22 16:54:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM KCRM ENGR ECON PINR PA
06ASUNCION209PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Summary: -- Prosecutors Open Investigations on President and Tax Minister -- President Duarte Seeks Proposes Reelection Referendum -- Duarte to Meet with Foreign Leaders --------------------------------------------- ------- Prosecutors Open Investigations on President and Tax Minister [...]
2006-02-24 14:35:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR PA
06ASUNCION264COLOMBIAN VP ON FARC AND VENEZUELA IN PARAGUAY
[...] (C) Summary: Colombian Vice President Santos visited Paraguay March 2-3 to advance ongoing security cooperation and assistance initiatives with the GOP. The GOC delegation found President Duarte more open to constructive dialogue than in the past, which they attribute to a recent discovery th [...]
2006-03-10 13:05:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER SNAR ENRG PINR PA CO VE EC CH AR
06ASUNCION266PARAGUAY: AMBASSADOR AND FM RACHID DISCUSS
[...] (U) Summary. On 3/7, the Ambassador stressed to FM Rachid the importance the U.S. places on rapid adoption of anti-money laundering legislation. He reminded her that naming corrupt police officer Aristides Cabral Paraguay's police chief would cause serious damage to our relations, particul [...]
2006-03-10 13:26:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KCRM PA
06ASUNCION392PARAGUAY: HATTEM BARAKAT SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS
[...] (S//NF) SUMMARY: On April 10, a Paraguayan court sentenced Hattem Barakat to six years in prison on charges of aggravated production and use of documents containing false information. Barakat is the brother of Assad Ahmad Barakat, who was convicted in 2003 of tax evasion and is currently s [...]
2006-04-12 18:08:00Embassy AsuncionSECRETPTER KCRM PINR PREL PGOV PA
06ASUNCION445PARAGUAY: PRESIDENT REPLACES MILITARY LEADERS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 23, President Duarte replaced the commanders of the three military services and several other senior military leaders, including Colonel Heriberto Galeano, the controversial Commander of the Presidential Escort Regiment. He did not replace Military Forces Commander Gen [...]
2006-04-28 12:00:00Embassy AsuncionCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR MARR KDEM PA
06ASUNCION578PARAGUAY: FY-2007 CERTIFICATION REPORT
[...] Below find Post's submission on host government cooperation on counternarcotics efforts based on the Benchmarks identified in reftel B. Counternarcotics ---------------- 2. The United State Government (USG) asked the Government of Paraguay (GOP) to continue to keep pressure on major i [...]
2006-06-05 20:47:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV KCRM PA
06ASUNCION732PARAGUAY - RAPID GROWTH OF MAQUILA SECTOR
[...] Exports from Paraguayan maquilas (low-tax, export-oriented manufacturing or service businesses) are growing rapidly. From 2006 through 2007, the Paraguayan Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MIC) expects to receive over USD 40 million in additional foreign investment in the sector. Paraguay s [...]
2006-07-17 11:00:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV BEXP KMCA PA
06ASUNCION757PARAGUAY: PEACEKEEPING FORCE MAY GET BRAZILIAN
[...] (C) On 6/28, Pol Couns learned of the possibility that Brazil would be supporting a team of Paraguayan Peacekeepers for Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) in Haiti. Post has confirmed that Brazil approved USD 1.7 million for the Paraguayan Military forces. The funds are designated to be used to r [...]
2006-07-24 18:40:00Embassy AsuncionSECRETPGOV PINR MCAP MOPS MARR PA BR
06ASUNCION768PARAGUAY POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC UPDATE, JULY 22 -
[...] (U) SUMMARY: -- Growing Protests in CDE -- Couple Accused of Trafficking Children to Spain -- IMF Director Compliments Paraguay's Performance ----------------------- Growing Protests in CDE ----------------------- 2. (SBU) On 7/21, Embassy sources reported that approximately 600 prot [...]
2006-07-28 15:15:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM PREL SMIG KCRM PA SP BO
06ASUNCION828PARAGUAY: CONTROVERSY OVER OPERATION CONDOR RISES
[...] On 8/4, PolOff, representing the Ambassador, attended a presentation by Professor Marcial Riquelme, a Professor of Sociology at Kansas State University, held at the Committee of Churches for Emergency Assistance (CIPAE) but organized by the Truth and Justice Commission. Riquelme's presentation [...]
2006-08-10 11:49:00Embassy AsuncionUNCLASSIFIEDAINF PHUM PGOV PREL PTER PA
06ATHENS1312006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT GREECE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-17 14:19:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KSPR KIDE KTDB ELAB GR
06BANDARSERIBEGAWAN573BRUNEI WANTS FREE TRADE AT TOP OF APEC AGENDA
[...] (C) Brunei's top priority for the upcoming APEC Leaders meeting and beyond is to encourage movement on regional free trade agreements (see also ref B). The GoB'sapproach to multilateral fora will remain to listen to others and seek consensus. The GoB wants to advance APEC's capacity-building [...]
2006-11-08 06:12:00Embassy Bandar Seri BegawanCONFIDENTIALECON PARM PTER TSPL BX
06BEIJING20509SEPTEMBER 26 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: DPRK NUCLEAR
[...] Key points made at the September 26 MFA press briefing were: -- China encourages and supports U.S.-DPRK bilateral discussions outside of the Six-Party Talks framework. -- China hopes Tokyo's new leadership can make concrete efforts to improve Sino-Japan relations and the Strategic Dialog [...]
2006-09-26 09:44:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CH JP
06BEIJING24470DECEMBER 12 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: SIX-PARTY TALKS,
[...] Key Points at the December 12 MFA Press Conference were: -- The Six-Party Talks will resume on December 18 with the Joint Statement of September 19, 2005 forming the basis for negotiations. -- Trade issues with the United States can be resolved through dialogue and China has worked in "ea [...]
2006-12-12 11:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER ECON KN IS AJ CD CA CI LO KZ CH
06BEIJING4479MARCH 9 MFA PRESS BRIEFING: HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT,
[...] Key points made at the March 9 MFA press briefing are as follows: - The State Department's 2005 Human Rights Report turned a blind eye to the basic facts and made irresponsible remarks regarding the status of human rights in China. - China hopes Iran will fully cooperate with the IAEA a [...]
2006-03-09 10:27:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PARM CH JP IR KN
06BEIJING7119A/S SHANNON LUNCH MEETING WITH DG ZENG ON
[...] (C) Chinese companies have not been spared from the political and economic turmoil in Venezuela, MFA Latin American and Caribbean Affairs Director General Zeng Gang told A/S Shannon during their April 14 working lunch. Despite the "severe protectionism" that has hurt the bottom line of PRC i [...]
2006-04-14 13:04:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PINR PGOV CH CU VE XM
06BEIJING7229WHA A/S SHANNON MEETING WITH BEIJING BASED LATIN
[...] (C) Summary: During a luncheon hosted by Ambassador Randt for visiting WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon, Beijing-based Ambassadors from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru discussed their bilateral relations with China and its influence in Latin America. Most agreed China is primarily [...]
2006-04-17 08:46:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL ETRD EINV CH XM VE CU TW
06BEIJING9501CHINA'S AMBITIOUS FREE TRADE AGREEMENT AGENDA FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) Minister Bo Xilai announced in early 2006 an ambitious plan for nine free trade agreements (FTAs) covering twenty-seven countries, according to MOFCOM officials. These twenty- seven countries represent 18 percent of China's imports and 11 [...]
2006-05-18 06:20:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD WTRO ECON CH AS NZ SA
06BOGOTA10318UNDER SECRETARY BURNS AND U.S. DELEGATION MEET
[...] (C) U/S Burns and the U.S. delegation capped a successful two-day visit to Bogota with a plenary session on October 25 that included President Uribe, Minister of Foreign Affairs Araujo, Minister of Defense Santos, Minister of Commerce Botero and other senior GOC officials. U/S Burns and Uribe [...]
2006-11-07 12:35:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALMARR PGOV PREL PTER CO EC BL
06BOGOTA10323U/S BURNS' OCTOBER 24 MEETING WITH COLOMBIAN
[...] (U) October 24, 2006; 430PM, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. 2. (U) Participants: U.S. Under Secretary Burns A/S for WHA Thomas P. Shannon Ambassador William B. Wood Deputy Assistant Attorney General Mary Lee Warren Daniel Tomlinson, NSC Attorney Advisor Patricia Pugh, L Political Co [...]
2006-11-07 15:14:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM ETRD PTER KJUS CO
06BOGOTA10462SCENESETTER FOR NOVEMBER 13-14 VISIT OF PRESIDENT
[...] (C) President Uribe arrives in Washington for November 13-14 meetings with executive and legislative branch officials in the wake of a highly successful visit to Colombia by U/S for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns. Uribe will emphasize the importance to Colombia of ratification of the U.S [...]
2006-11-09 20:13:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER PHUM SNAR EAID ETRD ECON CO
06BOGOTA10596ARRESTS OF PUBLIC FIGURES WITH ALLEGED
[...] (C) On November 17, President Uribe strongly supported the recent law enforcement actions against several Colombian Congressmen for alleged paramilitary ties, and said the State had to proceed with "more severity" when public figures violated the law. The Supreme Court of Justice ordered the [...]
2006-11-17 21:29:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALKJUS PGOV PINR PREL PTER CO
06BOGOTA1870COLOMBIA'S ECONOMY: STILL DEFYING GRAVITY
[...] (Summary) The Colombian economy demonstrated strong growth in 2005, despite the GOC's limited progress in addressing structural economic issues. GDP growth will be close to 5 percent and IMF targets for the budget, deficit, inflation and reserves were either met or exceeded. Public debt is l [...]
2006-03-01 21:56:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN CO
06BOGOTA1967COLOMBIA'S SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN
[...] (U) Embassy point of contact on trafficking in persons is human rights officer Laura Kirkpatrick, phone number (57-1) 383-2168, fax number (57-1) 315-2163. Officer spent 50 hours preparing report. 2. (U) Responses below are to questions in paragraphs 21-24 of reftel. Please note that answ [...]
2006-03-04 00:25:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CO
06BOGOTA2936COLOMBIAN TELECOM SECTOR OVERVIEW
[...] (Summary) The telecommunications sector is a major contributor to Colombia's recent economic expansion. Telecom sector growth and investment have been substantial in recent years, driven by a sizeable increase in the mobile services market, but Colombia needs to do more to augment internet s [...]
2006-03-31 22:17:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON ECPS CO
06BOGOTA4894A/S SHANNON MEETS PRESIDENT URIBE
[...] (C) A/S Shannon and Ambassador Wood met with President Uribe on May 26. Shannon emphasized U.S. policy in the region was based on cooperation, not confrontation; promoted democratic institutions and values; and addressed poverty, social exclusion, and inequality. Shannon said European offi [...]
2006-06-01 20:29:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ECON ETRD ENRG SNAR CO
06BOGOTA5515A/S SHANNON MEETS WITH FOREIGN MINISTER BARCO
[...] (C) A/S Thomas Shannon and Ambassador Wood met with Foreign Minister Carolina Barco on May 25. They exchanged views on Colombia's increasingly active regional diplomacy, Brazil's attitude toward Bolivia and Venezuela, Chavez's disruptive approach on the world stage, and relations with Chile. [...]
2006-06-16 22:24:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG ETRD PREL PTER SNAR CO
06BOGOTA5571COLOMBIA ATPDEA-RELATED ACTIVITY 2005
[...] Below is Post's response to the U.S. International Trade Commission's request for information regarding Andean Trade Preferences and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) - related investment in Colombia during 2005. 2. Over the past decade, ATPDEA has provided significant economic benefits to [...]
2006-06-21 14:34:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA ASEC CO
06BOGOTA717COLOMBIA 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT
[...] The Uribe administration stepped up the economic liberalization begun in the early 1990's and is committed to an open investment regime. Liberalization has progressed furthest in telecommunications, accounting/auditing, energy, and tourism and to a lesser extent, legal services, insurance, dis [...]
2006-01-26 15:52:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDECON OPIC KTDB USTR CO
06BOGOTA9274COLOMBIAN TRADE MINISTER BOTERO ON U.S. TPA,
[...] (C) GOC Minister of Trade, Industry and Commerce Jorge Botero told visiting WHA official Matthew Rooney that on October 11 the Andean Community (CAN) will authorize Colombia to regulate beef imports in accord with its commitment to the USG. The Colombians will await resolution of the beef i [...]
2006-10-06 21:55:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR ECON CO
06BOGOTA9727SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF UNDERSECRETARY FOR
[...] (C) Post welcomes the October 24-26 visit to Colombia of U/S for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns and his delegation. Uribe remains the country's dominant political figure, with approval ratings close to 70 percent. His congressional coalition controls both houses of Congress but is incr [...]
2006-10-19 17:57:00Embassy BogotaCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM SNAR MARR KCRM PTER EAID ETRD ECON
06BRASILIA1061BRAZIL'S MANAUS FREE TRADE ZONE
[...] (SBU) Charge, Econoff and Commercial Specialist met with a number of entities in the Manaus Free Zone May 14-16, including Whirlpool Brazil, the Manaus Free Zone Administration (SUFRAMA),the Amazon State Industries Federation (FIEAM) and the Center for Business Development (CIDE),all of which [...]
2006-06-01 10:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAIR EINV ECON PGOV BR
06BRASILIA1079SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 75
[...] The following is the seventy-fifth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2006-06-02 15:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1163PUBLICATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS ON THE INTERAMERICAN
[...] In 2003, OES sponsored and the Regional Environmental Hub organized an event on using remote sensing to help control the spread of infectious diseases. A publication on the proceedings of the Interamerican Workshop on the Use of Remote Sensing to Control Infectious Diseases in the Americas ha [...]
2006-06-09 17:06:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1185BRAZIL'S VARIG AUCTION: DESTINED TO FAIL, IT DID
[...] (SBU) VARIG, Brazil's troubled airline with USD 3.5 billion in debt, went for auction in two rounds on June 8. After failing to attract any bids at the USD 860 million minimum in the first round, the company received a USD 449 million bid from an employees' group (TGV) in the no-minimum-bid se [...]
2006-06-13 16:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EIND OPRC BR
06BRASILIA1276SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL CORNYN
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned July 1-3 visit to Foz de Iguacu. Consul General McMullen will greet you in Sao Paulo, and he and his team will brief you on your program. In addition, our DEA Country Attache and our Acting DHS Attache will brief you on t [...]
2006-06-26 15:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA1410BRAZIL FOREIGN MINISTRY PREDICTS DEEPENED RELATIONS FROM
[...] Summary: The June 13 meeting between Brazilian President Lula da Silva and Peruvian President-elect Alan Garcia will increase physical integration, increase information sharing and strengthen political ties between the two neighbors, according to the Brazilian Foreign Ministry (MRE). Poloff [...]
2006-07-11 15:07:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BR
06BRASILIA1440PROSPECTS FOR BRAZIL'S MERCOSUL PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Recently, Econoffs met with Julio Laranjeiras, Counselor for Mercosul at the Ministry of External Relations to discuss Brazil's ambitious and hopeful integration agenda during its 5-month tenure as Mercosul pro tempore president starting August 1. Brazil plans to, among other th [...]
2006-07-17 15:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECIN ETRD PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA1455SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 77
[...] The following is the seventy-seventh in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views exp [...]
2006-07-19 09:53:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1509SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 78
[...] The following is the seventy-eighth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]
2006-07-27 13:28:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1618SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 79
[...] The following is the seventy-ninth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2006-08-09 17:45:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA1787SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 80
[...] The following is the eightieth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed [...]
2006-08-24 19:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2003 Bahia PFL Leaders Combative and Pessimistic
[...] (SBU) Summary. Senator Antonio Carlos Magalhaes (ACM)(protect),opposition PFL (Party of the Liberal Front) from Bahia, said Lula will try but fail to form a government of reconciliation if he is re-elected on October 1, and Federal Deputy Jose Carlos Aleluia (protect),PFL from Bahia, says Br [...]
2006-09-21 10:11:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BR
06BRASILIA206 CHARGE ENGAGES SAO PAULO PRIVATE SECTOR ON TRADE
[...] (U) This cable contains business proprietary data. 2. (SBU) Summary. During his January 16-18 economic theme meetings in Sao Paulo, Charge discussed a wide variety of trade, financial and investment issues with key private sector officials. Embassy and Consulate representatives met with [...]
2006-01-27 11:15:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD PGOV KIPR ECON PREL PINR BR
06BRASILIA2069SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 81
[...] The following is the eighty-first in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]
2006-09-28 16:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2140COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HUB
[...] JAMES B. STORY, SOUTH AMERICA REGIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER BASED IN BRASILIA, REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO VISIT SANTIAGO, CHILE, OCT 22-30. PURPOSE OF THE TRIP IS TO ATTEND THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION MEETING FOR THE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHILE AND THE UNITED STATES AS WELL AS MEE [...]
2006-10-10 18:09:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA SENV CI BR
06BRASILIA2150SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 82
[...] The following is the eighty-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2006-10-11 14:05:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2314The October 17 Meeting of the U.S.-Brazil Bilateral
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction. On October 17, a USG delegation met with the Brazilian interagency economic players in a session of the two countries' Bilateral Consultative Mechanism (BCM) meeting. The wide-ranging agenda covered a variety of issues, including WTO matters (the Doha Round, [...]
2006-11-05 12:29:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR EINV ENRG WTRO BEXP BR
06BRASILIA2378BRASILIA HUB HOSTS 2006 CONFERENCE OF WESTERN HEMISPHERE
[...] The September 13-16 Western Hemisphere Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officers Conference (ESTHOC) in Foz do Iguazu, Brazil was by all accounts a great success. Forty-six people representing US embassies in nineteen Latin American countries as well as USG entities USGS, EPA, USAI [...]
2006-11-09 20:37:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA XM XL BR
06BRASILIA2399SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 84
[...] The following is the eighty-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expre [...]
2006-11-14 20:08:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2419SOUTH AMERICA HUB FY07 WORK PLAN
[...] In FY 07, the South America Hub will continue to work both regionally and with individual missions to support USG ESTH priorities within the region. Due to the large number of free trade and environmental cooperation agreements in the region, the Hub will devote considerably more energy and r [...]
2006-11-17 15:28:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENVQGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2433SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GOODLATTE
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned November 26-28 visit to Rio de Janeiro. Deputy Chief of Mission Phil Chicola will greet you in Rio de Janeiro on November 26 prior to your scheduled meetings the next day. We are lining up for you meetings with U.S. agricu [...]
2006-11-20 18:13:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA2523SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 85
[...] The following is the eighty-fifth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expres [...]
2006-11-30 17:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA2562WHY BRAZIL'S ECONOMY WILL JUST KEEP MUDDLING THROUGH
[...] (SBU) Summary: By many measures, Brazil's economy has better fundamentals today than it has had at any point over the last three decades. The 1994 "Plano Real" brought previously unknown macroeconomic stability to Brazil, defeating its traditional inflation nemesis. Fiscal management has pro [...]
2006-12-07 15:56:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV EFIN PREL SOCI BR
06BRASILIA2583SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY MCMURRAY
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned December 12-13, 2006, visit to Brasilia. Counselor for Environment, Science, Technology and Health Patricia Norman and OES Advisor Lawrence Sperling will greet you upon your arrival in Brasilia December 12. You are scheduled [...]
2006-12-11 17:34:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON SENV BR
06BRASILIA2608AMBASSADOR,S MEETING WITH MINISTER FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Sobel met on November 27 with Tarso Genro, Minister for Institutional Relations, to discuss President Lula,s agenda in the second term, executive-congressional relations, and other issues. Genro said the government is still processing its first term experience, which [...]
2006-12-15 11:37:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALPGOV BR
06BRASILIA339SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 70
[...] The following is number 70 in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and healh news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expressed do n [...]
2006-02-15 19:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA478SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL GRASSLEY
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned March 19-26 visit to Manaus, Santarem, Brasilia, Maringa, and Sao Paulo. I will, unfortunately, be out of the country at that time, but the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission will greet you in Manaus on Sunday evening, March 19 [...]
2006-03-10 20:07:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV ECON BR
06BRASILIA596LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES DISCUSS URBAN AIR QUALITY IN
[...] The 1st Bolivian Congress on Urban Air Quality Management, held in Cochabamba March 16-18, brought together students, environmentalists, scientists, academics, and international consultants from several Latin American countries (Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Cuba, Mexico [...]
2006-03-23 19:27:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BO BR
06BRASILIA639SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 72
[...] The following is the seventy-second in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]
2006-03-31 19:26:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA678SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL SPECTER
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your April 12-15, 2006 visit to Brasilia (DF) and Manaus (AM),Brazil. We look forward to your trip and are arranging meetings and events for you in Brasilia and Manaus. As the Charge d'Affaires, I will meet your party upon arrival and [...]
2006-04-07 18:57:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP AFIN AMGT ASEC PGOV ECON KSCA SENV OTRA DR CO
06BRASILIA786 BRAZIL/MERCOSUL BILATERAL TRADE NEGOTIATING PRIORITIES
[...] SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED 2. (U) Introduction and Summary. This cable is intended to provide a brief overview of Mercosul's bilateral trade negotiations. The following information is based primarily on Econoff's conversations with Orlando Leite Ribeiro of the Foreign Ministry's Regional [...]
2006-04-24 16:40:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD KIPR ECON BR
06BRASILIA814BSC Chiefs of Mission Propose BSC Youth Ambassadors Program
[...] SUMMARY: Recently the Counselors for Public Affairs from our five BSC embassies met for consultations in Santiago, Chile, to discuss common issues and to exchange best practices. All of us were impressed by reports on the success of Brazil's Youth Ambassador Program -- a one-country youth exch [...]
2006-04-26 18:52:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL BR
06BRASILIA835BRAZILIAN CAPITAL MARKETS - MORE INITIAL SHARE OFFERINGS IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Brazilian companies, always interested in obtaining access to cheaper capital than that on offer by the banking sector, have been turning more and more to equity offerings on the Sao Paulo stock exchange (BOVESPA). One particular slice of the market, the BOVESPA's "Novo Mercado [...]
2006-04-28 15:39:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON BR
06BRASILIA954SOUTH AMERICA ESTH NEWS, NUMBER 74
[...] The following is the seventy-fourth in a series of newsletters, published by the Brasilia Regional Environmental Hub, covering environment, science and technology, and health news in South America. The information below was gathered from news sources from across the region, and the views expr [...]
2006-05-16 17:08:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR EAID TBIO ECON SOCI XR BR
06BRASILIA971SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF COMMERCE SECRETARY GUTIERREZ
[...] (SBU) The United States Mission in Brazil warmly welcomes your planned June 4-8 visit to Rio de Janeiro, Brasilia, and Sao Paulo. I will greet you in Sao Paulo airport on June 4 prior to your active schedule of events at the AACLA meeting in Rio and with Minister of Development, Industry, and C [...]
2006-05-18 18:25:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON BR
06BRATISLAVA966AMBASSADOR'S DECEMBER 13 MEETING WITH PRIME
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Fico told the Ambassador December 13 that: --he will travel to Afghanistan in January and announce that Slovak troops will move to Kandahar, --he is in firm control of the government; and coalition partners Meciar and Slota are just sideshows, and --he is determine [...]
2006-12-14 17:12:00Embassy BratislavaCONFIDENTIALPREL POLG ECON ENRG AF LO
06BRUSSELS3278DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE ON VENEZUELA'S ARMS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-29 04:58:00Embassy BrusselsCONFIDENTIALMARR MASS PARM PREL VE BE
06BUCHAREST1874ROMANIA: 2006 COUNTRY TERRORISM REPORT
[...] This report provides Embassy Bucharest,s submission for the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. Summary: Romania continued to be a staunch ally in the global war against terrorism, providing a full range of political, diplomatic, and military support for U.S. goals to combat internation [...]
2006-12-18 13:09:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PGOV PREL MOPS ECON NATO RO
06BUENOSAIRES1035THE AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES REGIONAL DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by DCM, met May 5 with Argentine Deputy Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan at the Foreign Ministry. Also participating in the meeting were Under Secretary for Political Affairs Luis Cappagli, North American Affairs Director Vicente Espeche Gil, [...]
2006-05-08 17:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EPET ENRG SENV AR
06BUENOSAIRES1037MEDIA REACTION IRAN LATIN AMERICA CHAVEZ US
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover the probable crash between the US and Iran; Latin America's regional situation after Bolivia's nationalization of hydrocarbons; Brazilian fears of a regional 'cold war;' the US "praising Argentine and Brazilian efforts to contain Bolivia;" the alleged [...]
2006-05-08 19:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1069MEDIA REACTION VENEZUELAN/BRAZILIAN CLASH
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the clash between Venezuela and Brazil over the Bolivian gas crisis; the implications of Bolivian nationalization of the energy sector; the aftermath of the war in Iraq; the statements made by nominee for US Ambassador to Argentina [...]
2006-05-11 18:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES109 QUARTERLY STATUS REPORT - BUENOS AIRES:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: A. OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES: Â [...]
2006-01-17 12:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC
06BUENOSAIRES1091AMBASSADOR RAISES BUSINESS ADVOCACY ISSUES WITH
[...] (SBU) The Ambassador called on Minister of Planning Julio De Vido on May 9 to discuss business advocacy cases. The Ambassador began the meeting by thanking De Vido for his help in improving the relationship between the two governments, especially during the January visit of Assistant Secretar [...]
2006-05-12 21:00:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EINV ENRG EAGR AR BL
06BUENOSAIRES1102MEDIA REACTION US TROOPS TO MEXICAN BORDER EU-
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include the US Pentagon drawing up plans for troops on the Mexican border; European and Latin American leaders' pledge to bolster ties in "bi- regional strategic relationship;" Argentine deputy Carlos Kunkel rejecting the statements of nominee for US ambass [...]
2006-05-15 19:02:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1144MEDIA REACTION US SENATE VOTING A FENCE ON
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Local papers lead with the US Senate voting to construct a fence on the US-Mexican border and supporting citizenship of undocumented US immigrants; Venezuelan President Chavez and Bolivian President Morales creating a bi-national mining corporation; the legality of Bolivia [...]
2006-05-18 19:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES117MINISTER DEVIDO DISCUSSES BOLIVIA AND THE GOA'S
[...] (C) Minister of Planning Julio DeVido received Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon on January 12. A/S Shannon and DeVido SIPDIS discussed recent developments in Bolivia and the need to engage with the new Evo Morales government. DeVido argued that it is important to help Morales consolidate h [...]
2006-01-17 20:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG EINV EFIN ETRD AR BO VE
06BUENOSAIRES1176ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER INTERVIEWS LIKELY WARM-UP FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: President Kirchner recently gave extensive newspaper interviews that likely presage his speech at the huge rally planned in the central square of Buenos Aires on May 25 to commemorate Revolution Day and the third anniversary of Kirchner assuming the presidency. Kirchner's interv [...]
2006-05-24 14:38:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1177MFA OFFICIAL REAFFIRMS GOA COMMITMENT TO HAITI
[...] (SBU) Argentine MFA Undersecretary for Latin American Policy Leonardo Franco told the DCM and PolCouns in a May 18 meeting that the GoA would remain actively involved in supporting Haitian democracy following the inauguration of President Rene Preval. Franco had just returned from Haiti wher [...]
2006-05-24 14:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL AR HI
06BUENOSAIRES118MINISTER MICELI DISCUSSES ECONOMIC POLICY AND LATIN AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT WITH A/S SHANNON REF: 05 BUENOS AIRES 3122 Classified By: Ambassador Lino Gutierrez for reasons 1.4 (B) and (D) ------- Summary -------
[...] (C) WHA Assistant Secretary Tom Shannon called on Minister of Economy Felisa Miceli during his visit to Buenos Aires on January 12. Miceli said she had worked for former Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna for many years and that her presence is a continuation of what the GOA has been doing sin [...]
2006-01-17 20:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EFIN ENRG EINV EAGR AR BL
06BUENOSAIRES119MINISTER DE VIDO DISCUSSES ECONOMIC AND ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Minister of Planning Julio DeVido received CODEL McConnell on January 11. DeVido noted that the GOA and the U.S. Embassy had a constant dialogue and that they worked together to monitor the status of U.S. companies in Argentina. DeVido said he was optimistic about the future of the Ar [...]
2006-01-17 21:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EINV ENRG EFIN AR BL VE
06BUENOSAIRES120A/S SHANNON'S MEETING WITH ARGENTINE DEFENSE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A/S Shannon, accompanied by Ambassador, met with Minister of Defense Nilda Garre January 12. They discussed the current situation in Haiti and Garre's vision for the Argentine armed forces. Garre will reconfigure the armed forces for a defensive doctrine, but also continue Argen [...]
2006-01-18 12:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR MOPS AR
06BUENOSAIRES1210MEDIA REACTION IRAQ; COLOMBIAN ELECTIONS; UN
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories include the current situation in Iraq; the outcome of Colombian elections; the imminent voting at the UN Security Council to remove five of its non-permanent members; the implications of the Enron case; the status of the US immigration draft bill; the arriv [...]
2006-05-31 15:44:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1216MEDIA REACTION NEW US TREASURY SECRETARY IRAQ
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's local papers report on the appointment of Henry Paulson as the new US Treasury Secretary in replacement of John Snow; the mobilization of some US troops from Kuwait to Southern Iraq; Argentina and Brazil's efforts to obtain greater integration among Latin American [...]
2006-05-31 20:06:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1243KIRCHNER'S ASSOCIATES ATTACK FORMER ECON MINISTER
[...] (U) Other Mission reporting available at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 2. (SBU) Summary: Following a number of recent public appearances and statements by former Minister of Economy Roberto Lavagna, many government officials close to President Kirchner have come out strongly [...]
2006-06-02 20:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM SNAR AR
06BUENOSAIRES1273MEDIA REACTION OUTCOME OF PERUVIAN ELECTIONS
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the implications of the Peruvian elections; the possibility of US-Uruguayan and US-Paraguayan FTAs; the US 2006 trafficking in Persons Report; and Venezuela's alleged entry into Mercosur. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STO [...]
2006-06-06 19:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1283MEDIA REACTION PERUVIAN PRESIDENT-ELECT ALAN
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the implications of Peruvian elections; the USG proposal to Iran; the World Bank granting new loans to Argentina; Brazilian military's geopolitical concerns; and hundreds of landless farm workers invading Brazilian Congress to dema [...]
2006-06-07 20:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1323MEDIA REACTION ZARQAWI'S DEATH; IRAN;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers lead with the implications of Al- Zarqawi's death; the chances for a diplomatic solution on Iran; the ties between the Chilean and Bolivian administrations; "what to do" with the Chavez administration; and the Darfur genocide. Leading "Clarin" carries an e [...]
2006-06-12 20:35:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1352ARGENTINA-BOLIVIA NATURAL GAS NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
[...] Minister of Planning Julio De Vido and Bolivian Vice President Alvaro Garcia Linera ended their 7-hour negotiating session on June 12 without reaching an agreement on the price that Argentina would pay for Bolivian natural gas. De Vido entered the session against the backdrop of public statem [...]
2006-06-15 11:56:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON AR
06BUENOSAIRES1353Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending
[...] On June 9, the GOA sold USD 243 million of Boden 2012 (a USD-denominated bond maturing in 2012) sold to the Government of Venezuela (GOV). The bonds have a market value of USD 200 million. This is the GOV's sixth purchase this year of GOA bonds, and brings its total 2006 purchases to USD 1.7 [...]
2006-06-15 13:20:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES1424Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending
[...] On June 29, the presidents of Bolivia and Argentina are scheduled to announce an agreement on natural gas exports, but several new issues have arisen. Bolivia is standing firm on its condition that Argentina cannot re-export gas to Chile (Bolivia refuses to sell gas to Chile, seeking to recov [...]
2006-06-26 12:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES1454ALLEGED US BANKING ESPIONAGE; MIDDLE EAST; COLOMBIAN
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include allegations of USG banking espionage; the situation in the Middle East; the implications of Colombian President Uribe's re-election; the summit to be held between Argentine President Nestor Kirchner and Bolivian President Evo Morale [...]
2006-06-28 20:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1462ARGENTINA: THE K-STYLE OF POLITICS
[...] (C) This cable is designed to examine President Nestor Kirchner's unique operating and decision-making style that has become known as the "K-Style." Given Kirchner's control over all aspects of GOA policymaking, knowledge of Kirchner's motivations and methods in arriving at decisions is essential t [...]
2006-06-29 15:46:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1481Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending
[...] On June 29, Argentina and Bolivia finally reached an agreement on Bolivian gas exports to Argentina. The agreement was signed by Argentine President Nestor Kirchner and Bolivian President Evo Morales, and provides for an increase in the volume of gas exported to Argentina. The price will inc [...]
2006-07-03 13:47:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES1486MORALES IN ARGENTINA TO SIGN GAS, IMMIGRATION
[...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales visited to Argentina on June 29 to sign agreements with President Kirchner on the price and volume of natural gas deliveries from Bolivia and agreements on immigration and bridge construction. Kirchner did not sign an agreement on coca leaf imports to Argent [...]
2006-07-03 20:30:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD ECON AR BL
06BUENOSAIRES1535INTERVIEW WITH US AMBASSADOR TO BUENOS AIRES LINO
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Daily-of-record "La Nacion" and leading "Clarin" conducted an interview with US Ambassador Lino Gutirrez. Those interviews were reported, thus far, by liberal, English-language "Buenos Aires Herald," wire service agencies Agence France Presse and TELAM, populist "Cronica," [...]
2006-07-10 20:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES158MEDIA REACTION US AMBASSADOR TO BUENOS AIRES
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include: Michele Bachelet winning Chilean presidential elections and considering relations with Argentina "strategic" for Chile; US President George W. Bush and German Chancellor Angela Merkel's joint statement to put mutual pressure on Iran [...]
2006-01-20 20:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES159MEDIA REACTION A/S SHANNON STATEMENTS ON
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include A/S Shannon's statements on populist governments; the Human Rights Watch annual report; the Brazilian and Argentine presidents' pledge to discuss issues raised by Uruguay and Paraguay; and Uruguayan President Tabare Vazq [...]
2006-01-20 20:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1605Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending
[...] The new price agreement between the GOA and the Government of Bolivia will go into effect on July 15, increasing the price of natural gas from USD 3.20 to USD 5 per million cubic meters through the end of 2006. In this context, Chilean Energy and Mining Minister Karen Poniachik met with Argen [...]
2006-07-19 19:20:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES161PRESIDENT KIRCHNER SUPPORTS URUGUAY'S RIGHT TO
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) President Nestor Kirchner made a statement to the press on January 19 during his state visit to Brasilia that he would not oppose Uruguay's negotiation of a free trade agreement with the U.S. "If Argent [...]
2006-01-20 20:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EINV PREL AR BL VE CI
06BUENOSAIRES1610ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER INSIDER ON GOA POLICY IN THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On July 5, the DCM paid a farewell call on Secretary General of the Presidency (President Nestor SIPDIS Kirchner's chief of staff) Oscar Parrilli that included a frank discussion on GOA policy in the region. Attempting to clarify Kirchner's recent comments about the U.S. [...]
2006-07-20 14:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES163MEDIA REACTION IRAN ALLEGED A/S SHANNON'S
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include Argentina's alignment with the US against Iran and promotion of the peaceful use of nuclear energy; the Latin American intervention in Haiti; Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales' visit to Argentina and his announcement [...]
2006-01-20 22:03:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1630Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending
[...] According to local media, the GOV will buy approximately USD 600 million of Boden 2012 bonds from the GOA through the end of the month. This will represent the largest purchase by the GOV in such a short period. Along with USD 1.4 billion deposited by the GOA in the Banco Nacion, it will be [...]
2006-07-21 20:43:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES1631CASTRO ATTENDS MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN ARGENTINA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The 30th Mercosur heads of state summit took place in Cordoba, Argentina July 20-21. The summit marked Venezuela's debut as a full member of Mercosur. However, the arrival of Cuban leader Fidel Castro has overshadowed all other aspects of the gathering. Castro, Venezuelan pre [...]
2006-07-21 21:22:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD ECON AR
06BUENOSAIRES1643MIDDLE EAST; MERCOSUR AND FIDEL CASTRO; US-ARGENTINE TIES
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover the situation in the Middle East; US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's trip to the region; and the outcome and implications of the Mercosur summit in Cordoba. 2. OPINION PIECES AND KEY STORIES - "The US asks for more pressure against Hezbollah" [...]
2006-07-24 20:36:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES168MEDIA REACTION EVO MORALES PRESIDENTIAL
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend stories cover Bolivian President-elect Evo Morales' inauguration ceremony and the progress of indigenous movements in Latin America; the US attitude toward Morales; the US-Argentine relationship; the possible nomination of US Assistant Secretary Earl Anthony Wayne [...]
2006-01-23 19:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1698Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending
[...] On July 25, the GOA raised the gas export tax from 20 percent to 45 percent. The GOA decided to increase levies on exports to mitigate the effect of the price agreement reached with Bolivia, which increased the price of imported natural gas from USD 3.20 to USD 5 per million cubic meters thro [...]
2006-07-31 20:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES1746ARGENTINA AND POSSIBLE TROOP CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
[...] (C) Argentine Vice Foreign Minister Roberto Garcia Moritan told CDA on July 29 (ref. B) that Argentina will attend the Force Generation Meeting in New York--once scheduled--and would consider participation in a UN Lebanon force, depending on conditions on the ground. Since CDA's conversation [...]
2006-08-04 15:36:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC LE AR
06BUENOSAIRES1769Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending
[...] On July 28, the GOA published a resolution authorizing the issuance of USD 482 million worth of Boden 2012 bonds to Venezuela, although the bond placement was made secretly on July 17. With this new issuance, Boden 2012 stock has reached USD 15.1 billion, of which more than one-quarter was so [...]
2006-08-07 20:37:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES1787GPS UNDER REVIEW; MIDDLE EAST; 08/08/06
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international story include USTR Susan Schwab's announcement that the Bush administration will analyze whether it will limit, suspend or remove commercial advantages granted to the country under the GSP; and US President George W. Bush urging the UN t [...]
2006-08-09 18:58:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1792CONTINUED ARGENTINE COMMITMENT TO HAITI AND
[...] (C) Vice-MOD and Secretary for Military Affairs Jose Maria Vasquez Ocampo assured CDA August 4 of continued GOA support for Haiti and MINUSTAH. CDA spoke with Vasquez Ocampo following the Vice-MOD's participation that same day in the meeting of MOD and MFA representatives of the Latin Americ [...]
2006-08-09 21:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO UNSC HA AR
06BUENOSAIRES1809MIDDLE EAST; US CHARGE MICHAEL MATERA'S STATEMENTS IN
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the situation in the Middle East and the status of the US-French draft resolution; US Charge Matera's comments on Venezuela and Argentina during a seminar on US history in Buenos Aires; the status of US-Argentine ties; th [...]
2006-08-11 19:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1825US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP; TERRORISM; WAR IN THE
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's international stories include the status of the US-Argentine bilateral relationship; the failed terrorist plot to blow up a number of civilian airplanes heading for the US; the war in the Middle East; the US-Uruguayan FTA; the implications of the GSP review in Argen [...]
2006-08-14 15:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES188MEDIA REACTION PALESTINE ELECTIONS BILATERAL
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include White House expectations regarding Palestinian elections; speculation about the next US ambassador to Buenos Aires; the continued back and forth on alleged US- Uruguayan free trade discussions; the benefits of free trade agreem [...]
2006-01-25 19:24:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1880Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending
[...] The GOA's monthly economic activity index, viewed as a reliable leading indicator of GDP, came out was up 8.2 percent y-o-y in June -- below the BCRA market survey forecast of 8.5 percent. Nonetheless, this continues the recovery since April, which showed the weakest growth rate (+6.3 percent) [...]
2006-08-23 13:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES19MEDIA REACTION US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories focus on the Bush administration terming the US-Argentine bilateral relationship 'positive,' as opposed to 'excellent' only three months ago; the alleged anti-US feeling in Latin America; Argentina canceling its 9.5 billion- dollar debt to [...]
2006-01-04 17:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1901ARGENTINA: KIRCHNER POWER GRAB PUSHING OPPOSITION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The century-old Radical Civic Union (UCR) party is facing serious divisions in the run-up to its national convention to be held in Rosario August 25-26 between those who want to accept President Kirchner's call to join his "concertacion" and those who want to remain an oppositi [...]
2006-08-24 18:06:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1905GOA FOREIGN MINISTRY KEEN ON EVENTUAL OECD
[...] (C) The GoA participates actively in OECD affairs as an observer state and its Foreign Ministry is keen to have Argentina considered for eventual full membership status. Accepting that OECD accession is a long term play, the Foreign Ministry sees its still pending request for an OECD review of [...]
2006-08-24 19:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALECON OECD AR
06BUENOSAIRES1910IRAN; CUBA; ARGENTINE NUCLEAR PROGRAM; US-URUGUAYAN FTA;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include the USG rejection of the Iranian government's proposal to resume multilateral nuclear talks without suspending its nuclear program; US Assistant Secretary for Latin American Affairs Thomas Shannon's statements about Cuba's transit [...]
2006-08-25 14:47:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES1912THE LEADING CENTER-LEFT OPPOSITION LEADER ON
[...] (C) On August 24, ADCM and Poloff (notetaker) met with center-left opposition leader Elisa Carrio, who gave her view of the current political situation in Argentina. Elisa Carrio began the discussion with her analysis of President Kirchner's foreign policy, which she argued was marked by a c [...]
2006-08-25 18:20:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1930ARGENTINA: U.S. CITIZENS' LAND THREATENED WITH
[...] (SBU) Two recent cases of threatened land expropriation directed against two U.S. citizens have garnered local media attention, but it does not appear that the seizure of properties will move ahead in the near term. The most serious case involves the land of Douglas Tompkins, whose property [...]
2006-08-25 21:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1943Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending
[...] Argentina announced that it would expand its nuclear power program and reactivate a dormant uranium enrichment facility. The announcement described four pillars upon which Argentina's enhanced nuclear energy capabilities would rest: The GOA plans to finish construction of the approximately 70 [...]
2006-08-29 18:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES1966MFA OFFICIAL ON VENEZUELAN UNSC CANDIDACY AND GOA
[...] (C) Charge, accompanied by PolCouns, paid a courtesy call August 29 on the new Director General of the MFA Office of International Organizations, Ambassador Raul Ricardes. In the course of the conversation, Ricardes (please protect) opined that it would be very difficult for either Venezuela [...]
2006-08-31 14:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC AR VZ
06BUENOSAIRES1984TRAVEL NOTE: ARGENTINA'S UNDERDEVELOPED NORTHWEST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Poloff met with leading political, economic and academic leaders August 14-19 in the politically and economically underdeveloped provinces of Catamarca and La Rioja. Poloff's meetings in Catamarca August 14-15 highlighted the province's economic potential, particularly in mini [...]
2006-09-01 23:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES1993Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending
[...] On August 17 the BCRA announced it will work to encourage banks to boost mortgage lending and ease applicant paperwork in an effort to address rising rents. This initiative follows Secretary of Internal Trade Guillermo Moreno's proposal to "reactivate" the mortgage loan market through an "inc [...]
2006-09-05 20:50:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES211MEDIA REACTION VISIT OF US DEFENSE DEPUTY
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include the visit of US Defense Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger Pardo-Maurer to Buenos Aires; the sweeping victory of the Islamic militant group Hamas in Palestinian parliamentary polls; and Latin America's [...]
2006-01-27 20:58:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2139Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for the week ending
[...] The GOA announced that GDP grew 7.9 percent yoy in the second quarter of 2006 -- slightly above the central bank (BCRA) consensus forecast of 7.8 percent -- and 8.3 percent yoy in the first half of 2006. Growth derived primarily from strong domestic demand - primarily increased investment an [...]
2006-09-19 22:00:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES2165MEETING BETWEEN ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON AND ARGENTINE
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major papers report on the meeting between Assistant Secretary Shannon and Argentine Government officials. Leading SIPDIS "Clarin" highlights that "the US Department of State is following with much interest the Argentine Government's initiative aimed at convincin [...]
2006-09-22 12:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
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
06BUENOSAIRES2242A/S SHANNON STATEMENTS ON THE US-Argentina BILATERAL
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include US Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon's statements on the US-Argentina bilateral relationship; Venezuela's candidacy for a seat at the UN Security Council; Argentina's vote in favor of Venezuela's candidacy; a Watergate reporter's [...]
2006-10-03 11:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2248A/S THOMAS SHANNON STATEMENTS ON LATIN AMERICAN DEMOCRATIC
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's key international stories include A/S Thomas Shannon's statements on Latin American "democratic" and "authoritarian" leaders; the outcome of Brazilian elections; commercial talks between the US and Uruguay; and Paraguay removing immunity from US troops and contracto [...]
2006-10-04 13:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2281RICE IN IRAQ; US-BOLIVIAN TIES; AZNAR'S STATEMENTS ON
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include US Secretary Rice's trip to Iraq; Bolivian President Evo Morales' put on a secret list to prevent his entry into the US by plane; former Spanish President Aznar's statements that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez poses a t [...]
2006-10-10 14:35:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2329NORTH KOREA; VENEZUELA'S CANDIDACY TO THE UN SECURITY
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers cover China's sanctions on Pyongyang; Venezuela's efforts to win a seat at the UN Security Council; and alleged racism of Bolivian President Morales' opponents; and the UK and Spain's success in solving a long history of diplomatic differences through dialogu [...]
2006-10-17 20:24:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2341VENEZUELA'S CANDIDACY TO A UN SECURITY COUNCIL SEAT; GLOBAL
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's leading international stories include Venezuela's bid to the UN Security Council; and US President George W. Bush signing "controversial" legislation related to the US Global War on Terrorism. Business-financial, center-right "INFOBAE" published a full-page inter [...]
2006-10-18 20:23:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2386CORDOBA GOVERNOR DE LA SOTA: ARGENTINA'S FREE MARKET
[...] (SBU) Cordoba Governor Jose Manuel de la Sota, in a dinner with the Charge, portrayed himself as a champion of free market orthodoxy standing up to a Kirchner administration riding roughshod over market disciplines and contractual sanctity. He questioned the values of a politically and sociall [...]
2006-10-20 19:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN AR
06BUENOSAIRES2388WAR IN IRAQ & ITS IMPACT ON NOVEMBER 7 LEGISLATIVE
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend papers carry opinion pieces on the war in Iraq and on the finding of human remains at Ground Zero and their probable impact on the November 7 legislative elections; the Nicaraguan upcoming elections; US Senator Lugar's report on Non proliferation; Venezuelan Preside [...]
2006-10-24 09:36:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2390VENEZUELA'S CANDICACY TO THE UN SECURITY COUNCIL; US
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the standstill in the vote to determine who will succeed Argentina at the UN Security Council; the implications of the new US National Space Policy; the international community vis-`-vis North Korean nuclear tests; and th [...]
2006-10-24 09:37:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2486ARGENTINE CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT PLEAS FOR
[...] (C) Argentine Central Bank (BCRA) President Martin Redrado urged patience with his sequencing of reforms during an October 20 meeting with Charge, claiming that a program of gradual monetary tightening was impacting inflation and some delay was warranted before Argentina returns to a fully flo [...]
2006-11-03 21:57:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON KTFN AR
06BUENOSAIRES2509AMBASSADOR WAYNE PRESENTS CREDENTIALS TO FOREIGN
[...] (C) Summary: Argentine Foreign Minister Taiana used Ambassador Wayne's presentation of credentials to stress his desire for good cooperation and open dialogue with the U.S. In his 45 minute private meeting with Wayne, Taiana stressed that the U.S. is a "friend" of Argentina and that Argentina [...]
2006-11-07 21:45:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON AR
06BUENOSAIRES2537ARGENTINA EAGER TO PARTICIPATE IN U.S. GLOBAL
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Argentine officials responded enthusiastically to Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State Dr. George Atkinson's proposed Global Science Partnerships progra [...]
2006-11-13 19:16:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL SCUL OEXC OSCI
06BUENOSAIRES2541WAR IN IRAQ; IRAN; AMIA BOMBING CASE; AFTERMATH OF US
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories during the weekend and today include the status of the war in Iraq and the USG's alleged withdrawal plans; the reasons pointed out by the media for the Republicans' defeat in US legislative elections; the Argentine judicial decision on the AMIA bom [...]
2006-11-14 13:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2580SECRETARY'S S&T ADVISER VISITS ARGENTINA
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Science and Technology Adviser (STAS) to the Secretary Dr. George Atkinson led a delegation of U.S. SIPDIS scientists and engineers on a visit to Argentina November 7-9. [...]
2006-11-17 21:00:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL SCUL OEXC OSCI
06BUENOSAIRES2598ARGENTINA PETROLEUM ROUNDTABLE: U.S. PLAYERS
[...] (C) Representatives of U.S. upstream and downstream hydrocarbon players Apache, Chevron, Esso, Occidental and Pan-American briefed Ambassador on regulatory, tax and labor issues they face. Key concerns include (1) the immediate impact of an oilfield work stoppage that threatens to disrupt nat [...]
2006-11-20 21:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALECON OECD AR
06BUENOSAIRES2612AMBASSADOR'S NOVEMBER 20 MEETING WITH ARGENTINE
[...] (C) Summary. On November 20, the Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Argentine Justice Minister Alberto Iribarne to discuss ways to strengthen U.S.-Argentine cooperation on law enforcement, judicial reform, and anti-corruption issues. Iribarne noted that money laundering and terrorism financ [...]
2006-11-22 21:34:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KTER AR
06BUENOSAIRES2667AMBASSADOR WAYNE VISITS ARGENTINA'S AGROINDUSTRIAL CAPITAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: AMBASSADOR WAYNE TRAVELED TO ARGENTINA'S AGROINDUSTRIAL CAPITAL OF ROSARIO FOR HIS FIRST TRIP OUTSIDE OF THE CAPITAL. ACCOMPANIED BY THE COMMERCIAL ECONOMIC AND AGRICULTURAL COUNSELORS, THE INFORMATION OFFICER AND THE SENIOR FSN COMMERCIAL SPECIALIST, THE AMBASSADOR MET WITH THE [...]
2006-11-30 19:43:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAR BESP ECON ETRD
06BUENOSAIRES2697HARVARD INITIATES STEM CELL RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP
[...] (U) This telegram is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. Summary ------- 2. (U) Harvard University and the GoA have begun an education and research and development initiative in Argentina that will initially focus on stem cell research. The program, called PA [...]
2006-12-06 15:28:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES2705IRAQ; CHAVEZ; ECUADOR; MYLES FRECHETTE IN BUENOS AIRES;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the US Pentagon's director Robert Gates' statements regarding the war in Iraq; the aftermath of Venezuelan President Chavez' re-election; and the outcome of Ecuadorian elections. Conservative "La Prensa", business-financial "InfoBae [...]
2006-12-07 09:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2711ARGENTINA: SCENESETTER FOR PM/DAS MICHAEL COULTER AND THE POL/MIL BILATS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-07 16:05:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALMARR PARM PREL PGOV PTER AR
06BUENOSAIRES2726CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON MONETARY POLICY, GROWTH, TERROR
[...] (SBU) Central Bank Governor Martin Redrado, in a December 5 lunch with the Ambassador, invited a dialogue with USG on GoA monetary policy which he called conservative, slightly contractionary and generally misunderstood. Now, five years after Argentina's economic crisis, Redrado said Argentina [...]
2006-12-11 18:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON AR
06BUENOSAIRES273Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for
[...] The peso depreciated 0.3 percent versus the USD this week, closing at 3.08 ARP/USD - one cent lower than last Friday's close. This week's depreciation is mainly attributed to higher dollar demand by banks and Central Bank (BCRA) intervention in the FX market, and comes in spite of higher USD [...]
2006-02-06 15:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES2732ARGENTINA: AMBASSADOR WAYNE VISITS SALTA PROVINCE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador Wayne traveled to Argentina's Salta province November 30-December 1, to support anti-narcotics efforts, public outreach and commercial diplomacy. The Ambassador visited the DEA's Northern Border Task Force office, and participated in a ceremony to deliver drug dogs t [...]
2006-12-12 14:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES2747US-ARGENTINE BILATERAL TIES; AMIA BOMBING CASE AND IRAN;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include US Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Tom Shannon's statement that the US is working 'fantastically' with the Argentine Government; the current state of the Argentine-Iranian ties following an Argentine co [...]
2006-12-14 18:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2753DEATH OF PINOCHET; DIGITAL TV STANDARD COMPETITION IN
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include the implications of the death of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet; the debate over Argentina's upcoming decision on digital TV standard; US Assistant Secretary Shannon's statements about US ties with Latin America; SIPDIS [...]
2006-12-15 09:48:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2755DEATH OF PINOCHET; FATF AND ARGENTINA; AMIA BOMBING CASE;
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Leading international stories today include the implications of General Pinochet's death and the USG reaction to it; a probable FATF sanction on Argentina for its lack of stricter anti-terrorist legislation; and the current state of Argentine-Iranian ties after an Argentine [...]
2006-12-15 09:49:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2767ARGENTINA 2006-2007 INCSR PART II: FINANCIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-18 16:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR AR
06BUENOSAIRES278MEDIA REACTION HAMAS-ARGENTINA, IRAN-IAEA,
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Main stories today refer to Hamas' declarations to a Brazilian daily announcing its trip to South American countries in search of political and financial support, with the FMA saying they haven't received any request for a visit or interviews; Argentina's possible vote on [...]
2006-02-07 10:55:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES2808AMBASSADOR HOSTS ELECTRICITY, GAS SECTOR U.S. INVESTOR
[...] (SBU) Country managers of U.S. players in Argentina's electricity and natural gas sectors met with Ambassador to review constraints imposed by GoA regulations, uncertain natural gas supplies for generation, and frozen retail electricity and gas tariffs. Participants representing AES, CMS, Duke, [...]
2006-12-21 20:11:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ECON ETRD AR
06BUENOSAIRES2838ARGENTINA-U.S. POLITICAL-MILITARY CONSULTATIONS
[...] (U) Summary: The United States and Argentina held a successful round of political-military bilateral consultations on December 15, 2006 in Buenos Aires. Both delegations shared their foreign policy principles and objectives. The Argentine delegation explained their government's goals for c [...]
2006-12-28 21:13:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALMARR PREL PARM AR
06BUENOSAIRES291VISIT OF DASD PARDO-MAURER TO ARGENTINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs Rogelio Pardo-Maurer visited Argentina January 26-28. During his visit, Pardo-Maurer met with Argentine Minister of Defense Nilda Garre and other senior ministry officials. During his meetings, Pardo-Mau [...]
2006-02-08 12:58:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES33ARGENTINA -- 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-06 14:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
06BUENOSAIRES34ARGENTINA -- 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-06 14:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR
06BUENOSAIRES340Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for
[...] The peso remained flat versus the USD this week, closing at 3.08 ARP/USD. Earlier in the week, the peso depreciated one cent to 3.09 ARP/USD after the Central Bank (BCRA) purchased USD 93 million in the FX market on February 7 and 8. Then the BCRA dropped out of the FX market, allowing the [...]
2006-02-13 10:33:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES36ARGENTINA SCENE-SETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY
[...] (C) INTRODUCTION AND SUMMARY: On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina January 11-12. Your visit comes at a critical time for Argentina's relations with its neighbors, especially Bolivia. As a result of Kirchner's resounding victory in October 23 legislativ [...]
2006-01-06 19:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON PARM AR SNAR
06BUENOSAIRES369FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE HITS ARGENTINA AGAIN
[...] Argentina has recently confirmed an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD). Seventy animals on one ranch in the northeastern province of Corrientes were diagnosed with the disease. Argentina's National Service for Agrifood Quality (SENASA) subsequently destroyed the entire herd of approxi [...]
2006-02-15 17:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON AR
06BUENOSAIRES407ARGENTINA POLITICAL ROUNDUP
[...] (U) Reftels and other Mission reporting available at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 2. (U) TABLE OF CONTENTS: -- Ambassador Meets with New MFA International Security Director -- Rumors of Kirchner Cabinet Changes -- Paper Mill Dispute: Blockage of Bridges into Uruguay Contin [...]
2006-02-17 21:00:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES408Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for
[...] The peso remained flat versus the USD this week, closing at 3.08 ARP/USD. Earlier in the week, the peso depreciated one cent to 3.09 ARP/USD after the Central Bank (BCRA) purchased USD 64 million in the FX market on February 14. Then the BCRA kept up its active intervention by purchasing a [...]
2006-02-21 12:39:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES414ARGENTINA DETAINS FALKLANDS ISLANDS FISHING VESSEL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An Argentine Coast Guard vessel challenged and - for the first time - detained a fishing vessel from the Falklands Islands February 20. The Argentines claim that the boat was within Argentina's 200-mile Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ),while the vessel's owners - one of whom is an [...]
2006-02-22 11:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEFIS MARR ENRG PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES428MEDIA REACTION NEW AMBASSADOR IN ARGENTINA,
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major stories today refer to Ambassador Wayne's designation, its positive repercussions in Argentina and the possible topics he will be addressing; Hamas' difficult relationship with Israel; the aftermath of Haiti's elections and the global concern posed by the avian flu a [...]
2006-02-23 14:22:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES458ARGENTINA'S PEACEKEEPING CENTER
[...] (U) DCM, accompanied by POLOFF, visited the Argentine Joint Peacekeeping Training Center (CAECOPAZ) February 24 to receive a briefing on CAECOPAZ's capabilities, as well as on ongoing Argentine contributions to PKO's in Haiti (about 600 troops),Cyprus (about 400 troops),Kosovo (about 130 troo [...]
2006-02-27 15:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALMARR MOPS KPKO AR
06BUENOSAIRES497ARGENTINA POLITICAL ROUNDUP FOR MARCH 3
[...] (U) Reftels and other Mission reporting available at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/buenosaires 2. (U) TABLE OF CONTENTS: -- HAVANA ON THE PARANA -- DIRTY WAR CRIMES PROSECUTIONS PROCEED -- 200 KILOS OF COCAINE SEIZED IN SHIPMENT OF FROZEN FISH -- MILITARY JUSTICE CODE REFORM PROPOSED [...]
2006-03-03 13:08:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL AR SNAR
06BUENOSAIRES500MEDIA REACTION US PRESIDENT BUSH TO INDIA
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include US President Bush's trip to India; the IDB granting a loan to Argentina "in spite of US objections;" Argentina's supporting the strengthening of Haiti's Congress; and President Kirchner urging a 90-day halt to the construction of [...]
2006-03-03 16:19:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES560GOA SUSPENDS BEEF EXPORTS AS AN INFLATION-FIGHTING
[...] (C) The GOA announced a 180-day suspension of beef exports in an effort to stem price increases. Exports to the EU that go toward fulfilling the Hilton Quota and those governed by bilateral agreements will not be affected. The suspension, described by a Cargill Argentina executive as "brutal, [...]
2006-03-10 14:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEAGR ETRD ECON AR
06BUENOSAIRES572MEDIA REACTION IRAN US HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT US-
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include Iran warning the US that it could inflict "harm and pain" to match whatever punishment Washington persuaded the UN Security Council to dole out for Tehran's refusal to halt atomic research; the 2006 US State Department Human Righ [...]
2006-03-10 20:35:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES579MEDIA REACTION US PRESIDENT BUSH'S POPULARITY
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Major international stories from the weekend cover socialist pediatrician Michelle Bachelet's swearing in as the nation's first female president; the US President's popularity rating; the presidents of Argentina and Uruguay reaching an agreement to suspend construction of [...]
2006-03-13 19:12:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES595MEDIA REACTION IRAN CHILE US-BOLIVIAN TIES
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today cover US President George W. Bush's alleged plan to destabilize Iran; the possible impact of a hypothetical pre-emptive attack against Iran; Argentine President Nestor Kirchner receiving Haitian president-elect Rene Garcia Preval, who thanke [...]
2006-03-14 16:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES611ARGENTINA SCENESETTER FOR CODEL GRASSLEY
[...] (C) On behalf of Embassy Buenos Aires, I warmly welcome your visit to Argentina on March 23-26. Your visit comes as President Nestor Kirchner continues to consolidate his resounding victory in mid-term legislative elections last October 23. Based on these results, Kirchner has tightened his [...]
2006-03-15 19:01:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EAGR PARM SNAR AR
06BUENOSAIRES688MEDIA REACTION USG TRIES MAIN COLOMBIAN
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's papers lead with the Basque separatist group ETA declaring a permanent ceasefire after almost four decades of attacks in Spain; Bolivian President Evo Morales blaming the USG for two criminal assaults launched against La Paz; the US Embassy in Sao Paulo's statement [...]
2006-03-23 17:17:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES689MEDIA REACTION US-IRAN IRAQ US-SOUTH AMERICAN
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's meeting with President Nestor Kirchner in Buenos Aires during the first state visit of her presidency; the US State Department charging Iran with having ties with Al Qaeda; US President Bush' [...]
2006-03-23 17:18:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES705TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR UNDERGOES DRAMATIC
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, not for internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Argentina's telecommunications industry has gone through a great deal of change since its initial liberalization in 1989. The consolidation following the economic crisis in 2001-200 [...]
2006-03-27 12:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON AR
06BUENOSAIRES727ARGENTINA'S TOURISM SECTOR CONTINUES TO EXPERIENCE
[...] (U) Sensitive but unclassified, not for internet distribution ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) Argentina received a record number of 3.7 million foreign tourists in 2005, a twelve percent rise over 2004. Argentina's tourist sector was the third most important source of foreign exchange [...]
2006-03-29 12:31:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON AR
06BUENOSAIRES738MEDIA REACTION MOUSSAOUI STATEMENTS ISRAELI
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's major international stories include Al Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui testifying that he and would-be 'shoebomber' Richard Reid were supposed to hijack a fifth airplane on September 11, 2001 and fly into the White House; Brazilian Finance Minister Antonio Pal [...]
2006-03-30 19:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES753CODEL GRASSLEY DISCUSSES TRADE AND AGRICULTURE IN
[...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified, and not for Internet distribution. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA),Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, led a delegation to Argentina March 23-26 for discussions related to trade and agriculture with GOA off [...]
2006-04-03 11:54:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON EAGR PARM SNAR AR
06BUENOSAIRES766READOUT ON ARGENTINE PRESIDENT'S MEETING WITH
[...] (C) POLOFF met March 31 with Oscar Fuentes Lira, First Secretary at the Chilean Embassy in Buenos Aires, for a SIPDIS readout of Chilean President Michelle Bachelet's March 21 meeting with President Nestor Kirchner in Buenos Aires. 2. (C) Lira said the meeting had gone well and that the t [...]
2006-04-04 15:21:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG AR CI
06BUENOSAIRES813MEDIA REACTION US CONCERN OVER HUMALA CHAVEZ
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Weekend international stories include the outcome of Peruvian elections; USG concern over Humala Ollanta; suicide bombers blasting worshippers as they left a Shiite mosque killing at least 79 people and wounding more than 160 in the deadliest attack in Iraq this year; and [...]
2006-04-10 20:10:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES850MEDIA REACTION IRAN US-PERUVIAN FTA US
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Today's most important international stories include the USG asking for "tough measures" against Iran, which has announced plans to obtain industrial-scale enriched uranium; and the signature of an FTA between the US and Peru despite Humala's opposition. Conservative "La P [...]
2006-04-13 18:53:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES854FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION CHAIRMAN'S VISIT TO
[...] Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) Chairman Steven Blust met with GOA officials and industry representatives during his April 4-7 visit to Buenos Aires. Chairman Blust gave a presentation on the FMC's role in regulating maritime affairs to the Industrial Union of Argentina (UIA),the Chamber o [...]
2006-04-13 20:29:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDECON EWWT AR
06BUENOSAIRES859Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for
[...] Supermarket representatives warned this week that their agreements to keep prices unchanged on 200 basic goods may not be possible if their costs increase as a result of the wage negotiations with the commercial employees union. The union is asking for a 28 percent wage increase but reported [...]
2006-04-17 13:25:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES902ARGENTINA: LEADING KIRCHNER STRATEGIST ON POLITICS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: DCM and POLOFF (notetaker) met April 18 with Juan Carlos Mazzon, President Nestor Kirchner's primary political campaign strategist. The DCM noted the overall positive nature of the bilateral relationship and took the opportunity to highlight our concerns on Venezuela. Mazzon s [...]
2006-04-21 18:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PREL AR
06BUENOSAIRES915MEDIA REACTION GLOBAL TORTURE CHINESE
[...] SUMMARY STATEMENT Key international stories today include Osama bin Laden issuing new threats in an audiotape broadcast on Arab TV accusing average Westerners of supporting "a Zionist, crusaders' war on Islam" and urging his followers to go to Sudan to fight a proposed UN peace force; criti [...]
2006-04-24 20:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OPRC KMDR PREL MEDIA REACTION
06BUENOSAIRES966Argentina Economic and Financial Weekly for
[...] In its second quarter inflation report, the BCRA increased its 2006 growth forecast from 6 percent to "above 7 percent" based on the strong economic performance during the first two months of the year and the statistical carry-over effect from 2005. According to the report, the continued stre [...]
2006-04-28 20:09:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ELAB ALOW AR
06BUENOSAIRES97A/S SHANNON MEETS WITH ARGENTINE PRESIDENT KIRCHNER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-13 20:04:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MOPS ENRG EPET AR
06BUENOSAIRES984ARGENTINA PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR REACTION TO
[...] (C) Bolivian President Evo Morales nationalized the country's oil and gas reserves by decree on May 1. The decree fulfilled one of Morales' most prominent campaign pledges, but the scope and speed of the decision came as a shock to Argentine officials and business representatives alike. GOA [...]
2006-05-02 21:59:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG EINV ECON AR BL
06CARACAS1262ALIANZA POPULAR TOUTS ABSTENTION MESSAGE
[...] (C) Veteran Christian Democrat politician Oswaldo Alvarez Paz has just completed his first year building his "Alianza Popular," a center-right micro-party that prefers to throw rocks at the 2006 presidential elections rather than participate with other opposition groups. Alvarez Paz denies he [...]
2006-05-10 19:12:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM VE
06CARACAS1449BOLIVARIANS IN THE OLD COUNTRY: CHAVEZ DOES EUROPE
[...] (C) President Hugo Chavez conducted an array of state business and outreach to sympathizers during a six-country swing through Europe and North Africa, May 10-18. The trip began with Chavez getting a stern message on human rights from Pope Benedict XVI. In Rome, Chavez met with communist Ita [...]
2006-05-21 19:36:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM VE IT IZ AU AG UK VT
06CARACAS1634BRV TAKES AIM AT INDEPENDENT CIVIL SOCIETY
[...] (C) Civil Society within Venezuela is raising serious concerns over the potential passage of a law designed to effectively eliminate NGOs in Venezuela as independent bodies (ref a). Embassy shares their concerns that if the law is passed in anything like its currently form it would severely [...]
2006-06-05 16:17:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS2085UNIVERSITY DIRECTOR ON ELECTORAL REGISTRY AUDIT
[...] (C) In a lunch on June 27, Simon Bolivar University rector Benjamin Sharifker told the Ambassador and PAO that the three main opposition candidates had asked the three rectors to reach an accommodation with the National Electoral Council (CNE) over their participation in a university-led aud [...]
2006-07-12 18:39:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS2374WHAT OUR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE IS REALLY DOING IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-10 14:56:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS2489INSIDE BARRIO ADENTRO: THE BRV'S PRIMARY HEALTH
[...] (SBU) Mision Barrio Adentro ("Inside the Neighborhood") is a network of BRV-sponsored primary health care modules largely staffed by Cuban medical personnel. Current statistics and financial information about this BRV program are very difficult to obtain. Venezuelan physicians' groups alleg [...]
2006-08-21 20:16:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON VE
06CARACAS2520INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION LAW STALLED - FOR NOW
[...] (C) A three part deterrence strategy which included civil society involvement, media pressure and diplomatic efforts dissuaded the National Assembly from approving the International Cooperation Law by the August 15th deadline it initially set for its passage. This law would effectively put [...]
2006-08-23 15:50:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PHUM VE
06CARACAS2535THE FENCE CONTINUES TIGHTENING AROUND THE PRIVATE
[...] (SBU) Two pieces of draconian draft legislation currently in the National Assembly - the Anti-Monopoly and Public Services Draft Laws - manifest the BRV's intention to further restrict and control the private sector. The draft Anti-Monopoly Law proposes replacing the existing anti-trust regu [...]
2006-08-24 21:19:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV VE
06CARACAS259PRIMERO JUSTICA STRUGGLING TO STAY TOGETHER
[...] (C) A long-brewing rivalry is threatening to weaken Primero Justicia (PJ) as Secretary General Gerardo Blyde and Chacao Mayor Leopoldo Lopez fight party president and presidential candidate Julio Borges and Baruta Mayor Henrique Caprilles for control of the party. To keep the party together, [...]
2006-02-02 14:40:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS2656BRV BOGIES: GOLF COURSE EXPROPRIATIONS CAUSE A STIR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition is mounting to the expropriation decrees issued by Caracas Mayor Juan Barreto for the Valle Arriba Golf Club and the Caracas Country Club. A Caracas municipal councilman, Carlos Ciordia, published maps on his website showing that the decrees also encompass areas arou [...]
2006-09-01 21:19:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV VE
06CARACAS2682SNAPSHOT OF VENEZUELAN MILITARY OFFICIALS IN
[...] (C) President Chavez continues to stack Venezuelan civil society with military loyalists, and a uniformed presence extends from ministries to national banks to local government. Chavez' BRV is at a profound level a militaristic regime, characterized by a strict hierarchy. The pervasive presen [...]
2006-09-06 18:39:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM VE
06CARACAS2736IMPLICATIONS OF VENEZUELA'S LEAVING THE CAN AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Venezuela's April withdrawal from the Andean Community (CAN)and subsequent July Mercosur accession has cast much of Venezuela's trade law into limbo, while its agreement to open the country's doors to Brazilian and Argentine imports by 2012 raised alarms among local manufacturers [...]
2006-09-08 15:33:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EPET BEXP VE
06CARACAS298CHAVEZ CELEBRATES SEVEN YEARS IN POWER, GOES FOR
[...] (C) In a six-hour presentation celebrating his seventh year in office on February 2, President Hugo Chavez enjoyed musical performances, conferred several awards, summarized his administration's accomplishments, announced the expulsion of the US Naval Attache, warned the Embassy against futur [...]
2006-02-06 19:15:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV KDEM ECON ELAB SOCI VE
06CARACAS3042VENEZUELAN IMPORTS SURGING AS ECONOMIC POLICIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With implicit BRV blessing, the Commission for the Administration of Foreign Exchange (CADIVI) has significantly increased foreign exchange authorizations in recent weeks, much of which have gone to fuel the on-going import binge in Venezuela. These purchases seem to contradi [...]
2006-10-06 21:12:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PGOV VE
06CARACAS3194STAFFDEL MEACHAM BREAKFAST WITH DIPLOMATS
[...] (C) Summary. Visiting Senate Staff Member Carl Meacham, accompanied by Ambassador and DCM, met October 23 with diplomats from Chile, Mexico, the UK, and Canada. The diplomats predicted President Chavez will win the December 3 presidential election, but said Rosales is running a strong campai [...]
2006-10-24 17:25:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV UNSC VE
06CARACAS3238KEY BRV ADVISOR ON UNSC RACE, POSSIBLE CABINET
[...] (C) Ambassador and DCM met on October 27 with Rene Arreaza of the vice president's office, about our only reliable contact within the BRV. Arreaza said that the BRV had concluded it could not win a UNSC seat, and so was aiming at a seat-sharing arrangement with Guatemala. This would be an [...]
2006-10-27 21:33:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV VE GT UN
06CARACAS3356USAID/OTI PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR COUNTRY TEAM 5
[...] (S) During his 8 years in power, President Chavez has systematically dismantled the institutions of democracy and governance. The USAID/OTI program objectives in Venezuela focus on strengthening democratic institutions and spaces through non-partisan cooperation with many sectors of Venezue [...]
2006-11-09 15:03:00Embassy CaracasSECRETPGOV PREL PHUM VE
06CARACAS340SUMATE TRIAL: RECOMMENDED NEXT STEPS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. (C) SUMMARY. Unlike in the past, the current process against the NGO Sumate's leadership may result in their going to jail. Here in Caracas, we are in regular contact with Sumate, monitoring the hearings, engaging the press, and pressi [...]
2006-02-09 16:25:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM KDEM VE
06CARACAS374CHAVEZ BASHES BLAIR
[...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez launched into one of his customary tirades on February 8 after British Prime Minister Tony Blair offered measured criticism of his government. Chavez' diatribe against Blair is the latest example of Chavez' increasing tendency to provoke leaders in the i [...]
2006-02-10 18:36:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VE
06CARACAS457AMBASSADOR URGES EU/LATAM SUPPORT FOR SUMATE
[...] (C) Ambassador convened a meeting of European and Latin American diplomats February 10 to discuss diplomatic steps to support the four Sumate directors charged with conspiracy, after it appeared some of the defendants might be detained pending the outcome of the trial. Ambassador reviewed USG [...]
2006-02-17 19:23:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM ELAB KDEM VE
06CARACAS460BRV ON DEFENSIVE AFTER SECRETARY'S REMARKS
[...] (C) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called U.S. officials "crazy" in response to Secretary Rice's criticism of the BRV on February 16. Suggesting that USG policy was inconsistent, he said the Secretary's remarks came after a "good conversation" between Assistant Secretary Shannon and Venez [...]
2006-02-17 21:11:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL VE
06CHENNAI1105PROPOSED VAT ON IMPORTS MAY SHRINK MARKET FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Fruit dealers in south India expect U.S. apple imports to shrink by 30% to 50% if a proposed Value Added Tax (VAT) on imports is levied. Commercial Tax Commissioners in southern states oppose the imposition of VAT on imports because they fear a loss of tax revenue and potential a [...]
2006-05-30 10:56:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD PGOV IN
06DAMASCUS362Damascus Media Reaction: Syria/Russia, Palestinian
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported President Asad's meeting with Yuri N. Baluyevsky, Russian Chief of Staff, which dealt with enhancing bilateral relations and with the latest regional and international developments. Papers also reported the joint press conference held by the Russian Chief-of-Sta [...]
2006-02-01 14:21:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS404ANTI-EUROPEAN RIOTS HIT DAMASCUS, AS FOUR
[...] (C) Summary: Mobs angered about cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed published in Europe ransacked and set on fire the Norwegian Embassy and the building housing the Danish, Chilean, and Swedish Embassies in Damascus in the late afternoon of February 4, destroying the first and heavily damagi [...]
2006-02-05 14:36:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC SY
06DAMASCUS426Damascus Media Reaction: Cartoons on Prophet Mohamed,
[...] Summary: Syrian papers reported that on Saturday angry mobs protesting cartoons depicting the prophet Mohamed as a terrorist stormed the buildings housing the Danish and Norwegian Embassies in Damascus. Protestors set fire to both missions and pillaged the contents of the first-floor office o [...]
2006-02-06 15:19:00Embassy DamascusUNCLASSIFIEDKMDR PREL KPAO OPRC SY
06DAMASCUS427SHEIKH CONFIRMS SARG INVOLVEMENT IN ESCALATING
[...] (C) Summary: An influential Sunni sheikh provided details February 6 that seem to confirm SARG involvement in escalating the situation that led to the violent rioting in Damascus two days earlier, including communications between the PM's office and the Grand Mufti. He also noted that SARG aut [...]
2006-02-06 16:05:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY
06DAMASCUS528MOOD OF THE SARG; CABINET RESHUFFLE RUMORS
[...] (C) Summary: A long-time Embassy contact reported February 8 that the regime is satisfied with the fallout from the February 4 rioting in Damascus, believing it allowed the SARG to present itself as a great protector of Islam and because the caricature/rioting "narrative" has overwhelmed any [...]
2006-02-09 15:37:00Embassy DamascusCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SY
06DUBLIN60INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 - IRELAND
[...] Over the past twenty years, the Irish Government has actively promoted foreign direct investment (FDI),a strategy that has underpinned unprecedented economic growth during this "Celtic Tiger" period. FDI flows into Ireland increased from an annual average of USD 140 million in the mid-1980s [...]
2006-01-20 13:54:00Embassy DublinUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN USTR ECON KTDB OPIC EI
06GENEVA1456JUNE 13 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL INFORMAL CONSULTATIONS
[...] Discussion during the June 13 informal consultations focused on the second, more substantive week of the June 19-30 Human Rights Council inaugural session. President-designate Luis Alfonso de Alba provided attendees with a draft program of work (e-mailed to IO-RHS and DRL-MLA-DL),which drew [...]
2006-06-14 14:42:00US Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2030INSIDE THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL \
[...] (C) The newly established Human Rights Council (HRC) \ within the space of two months held an inaugural session \ (June 19-30) and two special sessions (July 5-6 and August \ 11) both focused on condemning Israel. As the U.S. \ Government debates whether or not to seek election to the \ Council n [...]
2006-08-23 05:21:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC PREL
06GENEVA2170HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRESIDENT DISCUSSES ISRAEL'S
[...] (C) In an open and friendly meeting August 31 with DRL DAS Erica Barks-Ruggles, Mexican Permanent Representative and Human Rights Council (HRC) President Luis Alfonso de Alba explained his interactions with the Israeli and Lebanese missions in the aftermath of three resolutions calling for in [...]
2006-09-06 15:35:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2337UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL -- REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON
[...] This is an action request. See para 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. Informals, led by Swiss Permanent Representative Blaise Godet, were held September 15 to continue discussions on replacing the existing 1503 human rights procedure with a new complaints procedure endorsed by the Human Rights Co [...]
2006-09-22 08:20:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM UNHRC
06GENEVA2628COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES AMBASSADORS REGROUP
[...] (U) Ambassador Tichenor hosted Community of Democracies Convening Group (CD/CG) ambassadors Oct. 13 to discuss the second Human Rights Council (HRC) session and ways for the CD to play a more meaningful - and visible - role in Geneva by taking common positions on issues, making joint statements [...]
2006-10-17 14:35:00US Mission GenevaCONFIDENTIALPHUM UNHRC
06GEORGETOWN433NARCO-CRIMINAL ROGER KHAN LASHES OUT AT USG
[...] (U) Guyana's leading narco-trafficker Shaheed "Roger" Khan has stepped up his public relations attack since news of his grand jury indictment emerged May 5 on conspiracy to import cocaine emerged. Khan approached various media organizations May 10 with a statement painting himself as a victim [...]
2006-05-11 20:20:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL KCRM GY
06GEORGETOWN679(C) FUZZY MATH: JAGDEO SAYS UNSC VOTE ALL ABOUT
[...] (U) Action request see para 5. 2. (C) President Jadgeo told Ambassador July 11 that CARICOM has made a condition on its support for Venezuela's UNSC seat candidacy -- that Venezuela must make a public statement that it will not use the UNSC seat to further the cause of its border issue. In [...]
2006-07-12 20:55:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIALPREL UNSC CARICOM VE GY
06GUANGZHOU16394 Austria Coming, Singapore Expanding, Cuban CG in
[...] (SBU) Summary: Austria is the newest European Union country looking to open a Consulate General in Guangzhou in the fall. Meanwhile, Singapore, which currently has a Consulate General in Xiamen in Fujian Province, intends to open a separate Consulate General in Guangzhou this summer, because [...]
2006-06-01 07:23:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH
06GUANGZHOU30120APEC Workshop on Non-discrimination in Investment
[...] (U) Summary: Developing country representatives meeting at a September 1-3 APEC workshop in Xiamen on "Non- discrimination Treatment in Investment Agreements" expressed some concerns about new U.S. free-trade agreements in Southeast Asia. The nine APEC countries attending the meeting focuse [...]
2006-09-15 05:11:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL CH
06GUANGZHOU5696 Andale, Pues: Mexico Establishes Consulate in
[...] (SBU) Summary: Mexico has opened a Consulate in Guangzhou. In the celebratory event, Mexican Undersecretary for Foreign Affairs Lourdes Aranda cited the heavy weight economic power of Guangdong Province not to mention the fact that most Chinese-Mexicans trace their roots to south China as th [...]
2006-03-01 02:15:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EINV CONS PINR CH
06GUATEMALA188FOREIGN MINISTER'S COMMENTS ON GUATEMALA'S UNSC BID
[...] (C) SUMMARY. IN JANUARY 31 CONVERSATION WITH THE AMBASSADOR, FOREIGN MINISTER BRIZ COMMENTED ON LATEST DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING GUATEMALA'S CAMPAIGN TO BE ELECTED TO THE 2007-8 UN SECURITY COUNCIL. GUARDEDLY OPMISTIC ABOUT GUATEMALA'S LOBBYING EFFORTS, HE REQUESTED U.S. INTERCESSION WITH PANA [...]
2006-01-31 21:12:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL GT UNSC
06GUATEMALA28GUATEMALAN EFFORTS TO SECURE UNSC SEAT
[...] (C) Summary: Guatemala's efforts to secure a United Nations Security Council seat are well underway. Foreign Minister Jorge Briz welcomed USG support and looks forward to a visit by Department of State officials to coordinate lobbying activities. Within the hemisphere, Briz foresees the nee [...]
2006-01-06 17:17:00Embassy GuatemalaCONFIDENTIALPREL GT UNSC
06GUATEMALA49GUATEMALA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-11 22:09:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB ECON GT OPIC EXIM
06GUATEMALA9GUATEMALAN VICE PRESIDENT SLAMS U.S. IMMIGRATION
[...] Vice President Eduardo Stein used the opportunity of a public address December 29 commemorating the ninth anniversary of the Peace Accords to strongly criticize pending legislation in the U.S. Congress concerning border security (HR4437 "Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigratio [...]
2006-01-03 22:07:00Embassy GuatemalaUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM PREL PGOV EAID KJUS GT
06HAVANA10189CARTAS DE CUBA, SPRING 2006
[...] (U) The latest installment of Cartas de Cuba features the following items: - GOC Delirious Over HRC Win - PR on the Prowl - PR vs. BR - Robinson Liked His Whiskey - Party Shuffle - Feisty - New Strategy: Give 'Em Money, Make 'Em Spend It - Just Below the Surface - CDRs... Who [...]
2006-05-12 16:54:00US Interests Section HavanaSECRETPGOV PINR PINS ECON EFIN EAGR SOCI UN CU
06ISLAMABAD14349A PRIMER ON BALOCHISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: This cable--the first in a series of cables on the province--is intended to serve as a primer on Balochistan, Pakistan's largest, least developed, and most sparsely populated province. Other cables in this series will cover the tribal and ethnic political dynamics of the province, [...]
2006-07-27 13:38:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPK PREL PGOV KTER
06KATHMANDU379MAOIST LEADER PLAYS GOOD COP, SORT OF
[...] (SBU) Playing off a series of bloody interviews by his deputy, which have been matched by a lot of violence, Maoist leader Prachanda gave an interview in the country's largest daily on February 7, saying, "we are open to holding unconditional discussions on all issues including constituent ass [...]
2006-02-08 10:25:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPTER PGOV NP
06KIEV384UKRAINE: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] Below is text requested reftel of the 2006 Investment Climate Statement for Ukraine. Begin Text: Investment Climate Statement 2006 -- Ukraine A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS FOREIGN INVESTMENT When President Yushchenko took office in January 2005, he [...]
2006-01-30 15:11:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV UP
06KINGSTON1256KINGSTON POL/ECON ROUNDUP: May 31 - June 23, 2006
[...] This month's topics: -- Chilean President Visits -- GOJ Concerns with Increasing Food Imports -- Diaspora Conference Held in Kingston -- Bank Executive Highlights Benefits of Migration -- Businesses Hurting From Anti-Drug Efforts -- Huge Demand for Scrap -- Inflation Moderates -- IMF Says [...]
2006-06-26 11:32:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EFIN ECON EINV PHUM ELAB KHIV JM
06KINGSTON1605UNSC VOTE: MIXED SIGNALS FROM JAMAICA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-17 15:18:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JM VE
06KINGSTON1624UNSC VOTE: JAMAICA "UNDECIDED"?
[...] (C) On August 18, Poloff met with XXXXXXXXXXXX, Deputy Director of the International Organizations Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT),who reported that Jamaica was "undecided" regarding the UNSC seat vote and that Jamaica would make its decision based on "national in [...]
2006-08-18 18:27:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL JM VE
06KINGSTON542AMBASSADOR'S MARCH 15 MEETING WITH PRIME
[...] (C) On March 15, the Ambassador called on a visibly weary Portia Simpson Miller (PSM),at Jamaica House. Minister of Commerce, Science, Technology, and Energy Phillip Paulwell and former Foreign Trade Minister Tony Hylton were also present. In their first formal meeting since the latter's tr [...]
2006-03-17 20:22:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPGOV KCOR PINR JM
06KINGSTON930VISIT OF WHA/DAS PATRICK DUDDY TO KINGSTON,
[...] (U) Summary: On April 27 and 28, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Patrick Duddy SIPDIS visited Kingston, Jamaica. On April 27, Duddy met with GOJ officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, the details of which are reported in ref. A. On April [...]
2006-05-12 20:05:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT ECON EAID PREL KMCA JM
06KUWAIT2299KUWAIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON BUILDING SUPPORT FOR
[...] (C/NF) PolChief delivered June 13 ref A demarche seeking support for Guatemala over Venezuela for a 2006 seat on the UN Security Council to Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Director Ambassador Abdullah Al-Murad. Noting that NEA A/S Welch had recently raised [...]
2006-06-14 18:21:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV UNSC KU
06LAPAZ1078BOLIVIA'S TROUBLED AVIATION SECTOR
[...] (U) Summary: Lloyd Aero Boliviano's crisis continues, but it is not alone in its troubles. The carrier's principal competitor, AeroSur, is rumored to be struggling with its own financial problems, and civil and military airlines only narrowly avoided serious accidents over the weekend. Taken [...]
2006-04-20 18:13:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ECON PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1316GOB EXPLAINS HYDROCARBONS NATIONALIZATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hydrocarbons Minister Andres Soliz Rada, accompanied by the Finance and Planning Ministers, convened a meeting of international donors on May 12 to discuss the GOB's hydrocarbons nationalization decree issued on May 1 (ref A). After decrying the "neoliberal" economic model, the [...]
2006-05-16 17:30:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1332ECONOMIC ROOTS OF BOLIVIA'S SOCIAL REVOLUTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Economic factors, which have fed the growing political disaffection of Bolivia's majority poor, have helped fuel the country's rolling "social revolution." Take persistent poverty. The percentage of Bolivia's population living below the poverty line has remained virtually uncha [...]
2006-05-17 18:25:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ELAB SMIG SOCI PGOV EINV EPET BL
06LAPAZ1341GOB CONTINUES TO FOCUS ON ATPDEA EXTENSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's vice minister of trade and exports told Econoffs May 17 that GOB officials remained interested in an extension of the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA),believing additional time would provide "space" for the government to define its trade polici [...]
2006-05-18 15:16:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ1456TUTO QUIROGA ON CHAVEZ DOMINO EFFECT
[...] (C) Summary: Former President and opposition leader Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga told the Ambassador on May 30 that the USG should help "stop Chavez" in Peru, or risk the domino effect in Ecuador and elsewhere. Quiroga talked at length about Chavez's visions of a Bolivarian state, and said that after [...]
2006-05-31 19:19:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL EFIN BL
06LAPAZ167MORALES INAUGURATION SPEECH: A MIXED BAG
[...] (SBU) Summary. Evo Morales' January 22 inauguration speech was many things: long, rambling and inconsistent, but also direct, passionate and heartfelt. He celebrated international support for his government from the United States, Venezuela and Cuba. But in a less-than-presidential manner, [...]
2006-01-23 21:00:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ169CHILE'S LAGOS HOPEFUL ABOUT BOLIVIA'S MORALES
[...] (C) Summary: During their January 22 meeting in La Paz, President of Chile Ricardo Lagos told WHA A/S Shannon that the U.S. should keep the doors open with Evo Morales to prevent Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez from gaining disproportionate influence. Lagos said he had explained Chile's his [...]
2006-01-23 21:06:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON SOCI ELAB CI BL
06LAPAZ1706JAPANESE AND CHINESE AMBASSADORS ON BOLIVIA
[...] (C) Summary: Acting Ecopol Chief met the Chinese and Japanese ambassadors in Bolivia June 20 and 21. The ambassadors shared concerns about the GOB's economic policies, which they said are having a chilling effect on foreign investment. Both ambassadors indicated that their governments are ta [...]
2006-06-23 15:38:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL OTRA SNAR ETRD LA XK CH JA
06LAPAZ1805ARGENTINA AND BOLIVIA SIGN IMMIGRATION AND GAS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivian and Argentine government officials signed seven agreements in Buenos Aires on June 29 regarding several topics including immigration, natural gas prices, and the construction of a bridge connecting the two countries (reftels). Argentina did not agree to legalize coca [...]
2006-06-30 20:20:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EPET BL
06LAPAZ1885CUSTOMS HOPES "SOCIAL CONTROL" WILL REDUCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Customs officials recently proposed a "social control" mechanism to reduce contraband, arguing that appropriate incentives would increase the identification and seizure of illegally traded goods. The proposal is part of a restructuring process in which officials are evaluating [...]
2006-07-11 12:39:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON ENRG EPET PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2139CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY INAUGURATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivians celebrated their independence and the inauguration of the Constituent Assembly August 6 in Sucre. Festivities included introduction of all 255 Assembly members, speeches by President Morales and Vice President Garcia Linera, a parade of Bolivia's indigenous communities [...]
2006-08-09 13:25:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ2269HYDROCARBONS MINISTER BASHES BRAZIL
[...] (C) Summary: Hydrocarbons Minister Soliz Rada told the DCM on August 21 that Brazil's strong presence in Bolivia is the root of many of the nation's problems, particularly in the hydrocarbons sector. Soliz said that Bolivia needs to develop alternate markets to Brazil, including Argentina and [...]
2006-08-22 15:52:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG EPET BL
06LAPAZ2342YPFB PRESIDENT RESIGNS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 28, President Morales announced the resignation of the President of the state oil company YPFB, Jorge Alvarado. Alvarado resigned in the face of corruption accusations related to a contract between YPFB and Iboamerica Trading (reftel). Morales also announced the repl [...]
2006-08-29 19:47:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2492GOB ON GOALS FOR NAM AND UNGA
[...] (SBU) Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauricio Dorfler convoked select members of the diplomatic community September 12 to review GOB goals for the NAM and the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). Dorfler noted that Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca would serve as the NAM's vice preside [...]
2006-09-14 20:03:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA UNSC PREL BL CU
06LAPAZ2515CIVIL LIBERTIES UPDATE
[...] (C) Summary: GOB-initiated legal actions and MAS efforts to seek a new constitution to its liking raise questions about GOB respect for civil liberties. An update on three leading cases underscores this issue and highlights the need for greater judicial independence as well as guarantees of [...]
2006-09-18 16:31:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ2730RESPONSE TO LAC BIOFUELS INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Summary: This cable responds to the questions posed in reftel on the investment climate, the energy sector and the sugar industry in Bolivia. The investment climate, particularly in natural resource industries, is poor due to legal uncertainty and increasing governmental interference. Bo [...]
2006-10-11 20:27:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ENRG PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2732BOLIVIAN-VENEZUELAN MILITARY AGREEMENT
[...] (C) Summary: The Bolivian senate suspended its October 10 vote on a Bolivian-Venezuelan military agreement signed by Presidents Morales and Chavez May 26, postponing further debate to the week of October 16. The agreement provides for a wide range of military cooperation, including high level [...]
2006-10-11 21:41:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ279BANKING UPDATE: CENTRAL BANK, DEVELOPMENT BANK,
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bolivia's Central Bank President plans to soon complete his 10-year stint as President, leaving the country in a stellar macroeconomic state, but with many uncertainties looming on the horizon. Several Venezuelan government officials recently met with Bolivia's Bank Superinten [...]
2006-02-06 19:29:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN PGOV BL
06LAPAZ2817UPDATE ON YPFB NEGOTIATIONS WITH ARGENTINA,
[...] (SBU) Summary: YPFB (Bolivia's state-owned oil company) President Juan Carlos Ortiz told Econoff on October 18 that Bolivia will sign a twenty-year natural gas supply contract with Argentina on October 19. Bolivia will agree to provide 27.7 million cubic meters per day of gas to its neighbor [...]
2006-10-18 20:09:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL BL
06LAPAZ3321BOLIVIA: INPUT FOR REVIEW OF TITLE III OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 13:35:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL BL
06LAPAZ3355SOUTH AMERICAN SUMMIT: ALL HYPE NO SUBSTANCE
[...] (SBU) On December 8-9, Cochabamba played host to the Second Summit of the South American Community of Nations (CSN). Despite Bolivia's current political turmoil (reftel),nine presidents attended the conference. Cochabamba's lack of experience hosting such a high-profile event was obvious, [...]
2006-12-12 21:49:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL ECON BL
06LAPAZ644MORALES TO FOCUS ON ECONOMIC ISSUES WITH SECRETARY
[...] (C) Summary: In a March 8 meeting, President Evo Morales told the Ambassador he would raise Bolivia's threatened soy markets, the extension of U.S. trade preferences and the Millennium Challenge Account in his discussion with Secretary Rice in Chile. The Ambassador said the Secretary would l [...]
2006-03-09 21:12:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EPET EINV ELAB PMAR BL
06LAPAZ691BUSINESSMEN EXPAND PUSH FOR FTA, STRUGGLE WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: In recent meetings with GOB officials, business representatives have expanded their push for Bolivia's entry into the proposed Andean Free Trade Agreement (reftel),urging the Morales administration to pursue comprehensive trade negotiations rather than an extension of the Andea [...]
2006-03-14 19:29:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ECON PREL PGOV BL
06LAPAZ712URIBE TELLS MORALES "NO" ON SOY
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Evo Morales' March 14 meeting with his Colombian counterpart, Alvaro Uribe, appears not to have gone Bolivia's way. Uribe reportedly told Morales he could not guarantee continued access to Colombia's market for Bolivian soy because the free trade agreement (FTA) with [...]
2006-03-15 19:49:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR EINV ECON PGOV PREL USTR BL
06LAPAZ734MORALES SEARCHING FOR WAY FORWARD ON TRADE
[...] (C) Summary: Over lunch March 16 President Morales and Vice President Garcia Linera told the Ambassador that the GOB was distressed about the loss of the Colombian soy market for Bolivian producers and they wished to press this concern in Washington. The Ambassador explained that the Colombi [...]
2006-03-17 19:49:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ETRD PINR SNAR BL
06LAPAZ869GOB PLANS TO NATIONALIZE HYDROCARBONS IN APRIL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOB recently announced that it intends to nationalize the hydrocarbons sector in April and launch a revamped YPFB (state oil company) by July. Hydrocarbons Minister Andres Soliz Rada confirmed these plans in a meeting with the Ambassador on March 28. U.S.-owned hydrocarbons [...]
2006-03-29 14:21:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ENRG EPET PGOV BL
06LAPAZ968PETROBRAS PUSHES BACK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite industry fears that Brazilian-owned Petrobras, a leader in Bolivia's hydrocarbons industry, would work out a sweetheart deal with the GOB, the relationships between Bolivia and both Brazil and Petrobas have gone steadily downhill during the past month. Petrobras has not [...]
2006-04-07 13:30:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ENRG EPET PREL BL
06LAPAZ969BOLIVIA: THE ATTRACTION OF DREAMS OVER REALITY
[...] (C) Summary: If every country relies on myths and dreams, Bolivia's dependence crosses a critical threshold, often blinding political leaders to practical realities and to the pragmatic steps best suited to confront them. Bolivia's perennial demand for sovereign access to the sea from Chile [...]
2006-04-07 14:41:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALSOCI PGOV ECON ELAB PREL BL
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
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
06LIMA1126OLLANTA HUMALA MEETS WITH EU AMBASSADORS
[...] (S) SUMMARY: On March 20, British Ambassador Richard Ralph provided his US and Canadian colleagues with a readout of the EU Ambassadors' meeting with Ollanta Humala five days earlier. Amb. Ralph said that Humala was accompanied by his wife Nadine, who said nothing, and by a leading business [...]
2006-03-22 20:40:00Embassy LimaSECRETPGOV PINR PREL EU PE
06LIMA1139ALAN GARCIA'S ECONOMIC PLAN
[...] (C) Summary: Should center-left presidential candidate Alan Garcia become President of Peru again, he would most likely pursue an economic program similar to other left-leaning Latin American presidents like Brazilian President Lula and former Chilean President Lagos: generally conservative p [...]
2006-03-23 16:21:00Embassy LimaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV PE
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
06LIMA474PERUVIAN ECONOMY FIRING ON ALL CYLINDERS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 15:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD ENRG SOCI 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
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
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
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
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
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
06LISBON1554PORTUGAL'S 2006 FOREST FIRE SEASON: BETTER THAN
[...] (U) Portugal has experienced significantly fewer forest fires in comparison to the same period last year. However, the summer is only halfway over and the temperatures continue to rise. American technical assistance demonstrated its value when a fire break created by the United States Forest [...]
2006-07-27 12:27:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID EU PO
06LONDON5547INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO, or "the Organization") held meetings in London from June 13 through June 23, 2006, consisting of the Technical Co-operation Committee's fifty-sixth session (TCC56) and the Council's ninety-sixth session (C96). Significant agenda items dur [...]
2006-07-28 15:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA EWWT ECPS MOPS AORC IMO KTIA US UK KE XA
06LONDON7225INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The eleventh session of the International Maritime Organization's Subcommittee (S/C) on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) met in London from 11 - 15 September 2006, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations [...]
2006-10-10 14:39:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC EWWT UK
06LONDON7695INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO): REPORT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The 55th Session of IMO's MEPC convened 9-13 October 2006 under the chairmanship of Mr. A. Chrysostomou (Cyprus). The meeting was attended by 86 members, one associate member, one country not a member of IMO (Cook Islands),six United Nations agencies, eight intergovernmental organi [...]
2006-10-31 16:45:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC UK EWWT PHSA SENV KTIA ASEC
06MADRID1260SPAIN ON EU-LAC SUMMIT: "IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE"
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a broad discussion on May 17 that included Spain,s plans for the EU review of Cuba policy in June, MFA DG for Latin America Javier Sandomingo told Polcouns that Spain was satisfied with the outcome of the recent EU-Latin America/Caribbean (EU-LAC) Summit in Vienna. He said tha [...]
2006-05-19 14:25:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
06MADRID1490AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH VICE PRESIDENT
[...] (C) Summary. The Ambassador met with Vice President Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega on June 8 to review bilateral relations and to discuss regional issues of joint interest, including developments in Peru, Bolivia, Iran, Syria, and North Africa. Regarding the CIA flights issue, Vice President de [...]
2006-06-09 16:46:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
06MADRID1774SPAIN ON VENEZUELA: UNSC ELECTION AND VISIT TO
[...] (C/NF) A/DCM delivered ref A and B demarches regarding Venezuela to MFA DG for Latin America Javier Sandomingo on July 11. She said that Spain's influence with countries in Latin America and Africa could help prevent Venezuela from becoming a troublesome member of the UN Security Council. A/D [...]
2006-07-11 17:13:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL UNSC VZ SP
06MADRID205SPAIN: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF WHA A/S SHANNON
[...] (C) Spanish interlocutors are very much looking forward to your visit, which they see as the next step in our bilateral high-level effort to spur cooperation in Latin America and an opportunity to hear USG perspectives in anticipation of key regional elections. On the USG denial of authorizati [...]
2006-01-25 16:48:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL SP
06MADRID2564SPAIN ON GUATEMALA/VENEZUELA UNSC ELECTION
[...] (C) In a brief meeting on the margins of a representational event on October 11, the Ambassador and MFA Secretary of State for Ibero America Trinidad Jimenez SIPDIS discussed the status of the Venezuelan and Guatemalan candidacies for a non-permanent UN Security Council seat. Jimenez reiter [...]
2006-10-13 11:02:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL UNGA VZ SP
06MADRID2632SPAIN: TOUR D'HORIZON WITH FORMER PRESIDENT AZNAR
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador hosted former President Jose Maria Aznar for a private lunch at his residence on October 16. President Aznar offered his opinions on the domestic political situation as well as the outlook in Latin America. He also told Ambassador of his satisfaction at seeing improved [...]
2006-10-18 08:40:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SP
06MADRID2708SPAIN: ENRIQUE IGLESIAS ON IBEROAMERICAN SUMMIT
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY. The Ambassador discussed the upcoming Iberoamerican Summit in Montevideo with Iberoamerican Secretary General Enrique Iglesias (protect) on October 17. SIPDIS Iglesias also spoke about the friction between Uruguay and Argentina, what it would mean if Raul Castro represents Cuba at [...]
2006-10-24 16:50:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL SP
06MADRID41Investment Climate Statement, Spain
[...] Openness to Foreign Investment A. The socialist (PSOE) government of Spain that assumed office in March 2004 is interested in attracting foreign investment. There have been no significant changes in Spain's regulations for investment and foreign exchange under the new government. Spanish [...]
2006-01-10 16:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN KTDB SP USTR OPIC
06MANAGUA1180REARRANGING THE DECK CHAIRS ON THE TITANIC: RIZO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fear and ambition got the better of Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) presidential candidate Jose Rizo, who set aside his earlier commitment to withdraw his candidacy and join Eduardo Montealegre if PLC caudillo Arnoldo Aleman and the party's leadership did not remove undesirabl [...]
2006-06-02 17:08:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KDEM KCOR NU ECON
06MANAGUA1593OAS ELECTION MISSION CAUTIOUSLY BULLISH ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador recently met with the OAS election mission to assess preparations for Nicaragua's November 5 elections. OAS mission leader Gustavo Fernandez said that the OAS is engaging the Supreme Electoral Commission (CSE) on electoral regulations. The OAS has recommended that pa [...]
2006-07-21 20:18:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINR PREL KDEM NU
06MANAGUA1894OAS EOM CHIEF FERNANDEZ AND AMBASSADOR DISCUSS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-28 18:44:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
06MANAGUA2158MONTEALEGRE TELLS CODEL HE'S NICARAGUA'S BEST
[...] (C) Summary: Congressman Burton, the Ambassador, and DCM met with Eduardo Montealegre, Adolfo Arguello, and Mario Rapacciolli on 23 September to discuss the progress of Montealegre's presidential campaign, the strength of his Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN) party, and the corrosive effects [...]
2006-09-29 21:53:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA2180ALN PLANNING FOR A ROUGH ROAD AHEAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Drawing on Emboffs' recent meetings with various members of the Nicaraguan Liberal Alliance (ALN),this cable provides a comprehensive view of where the party stands five weeks before election day. Although most local polls continue to show Eduardo Montealegre as the second-stro [...]
2006-10-03 17:43:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR
06MANAGUA2450NICARAGUA: ORTEGA SIGNS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PLEDGE
[...] (U) Summary. On November 1, FSLN presidential candidate Daniel Ortega became the fourth presidential candidate to sign the Nicaraguan Chamber of CommerceQs pledge, entitled "Ten Basic Points on Governance and Economic Development." Chamber President Jose Adan Aguerri signed on behalf of the Ch [...]
2006-11-03 19:17:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ETRD NU
06MANAGUA2606RIZO TO A/S SHANNON: WE WILL REFORM THE PLC FROM
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On November 28, Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon met with Jose Rizo and Jose Antonio Alvarado, former presidential and vice presidential candidates for the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC). Voicing their discontent with the election process, Rizo and Alvarado insisted that t [...]
2006-11-30 20:07:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN KDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL
06MANAGUA2614ASSISTANT SECRETARY SHANNON'S MEETING WITH MFA
[...] (C) Summary: On November 28, Assistant Secretary Thomas Shannon discussed with Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Norman Caldera the outcome of Nicaragua's November national elections, predictions for the Ortega government and its regional implications, and Caldera's future plans. While Caldera be [...]
2006-12-01 18:03:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA2691FSLN TRANSITION TEAM SEEKS SOCIAL INVESTMENT,
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador and country team members recently presented an overview of USG programs and their parameters to President-elect Daniel Ortega's transition team. The Ambassador reiterated our commitment to working with a democratic Nicaraguan government that supports open markets and [...]
2006-12-13 20:18:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINR KDEM NU
06MANAGUA513NICARAGUA CLOSE TO THE FINISH LINE ON CAFTA, SEEKS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GON is now reasonably confident that Nicaraguan politicians will finally permit a vote on CAFTA implementing legislation March 9, so that Nicaragua can join CAFTA by April 1. PLC (Liberal Party) sources in the National Assembly have also confirmed that a vote is on track [...]
2006-03-08 17:24:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD BEXP PREL NU
06MANAGUA674MONTEALEGRE: REAL TEST BEGINS AFTER PLC SELECTS
[...] (C) Summary: Eduardo Montealegre is reassured by the latest IRI/Borge poll suggesting that he is the candidate most able to beat Sandinista (FSLN) leader Daniel Ortega in the November elections. Montealegre believes the next poll, to be conducted following the Liberal Constitutional Party's [...]
2006-03-24 21:17:00Embassy ManaguaSECRETKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL ECON EFIN
06MANAGUA720IT'S MY PARTY - AND I'LL DO WHAT I WANT TO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: All is not well on the Liberal Constitutional Party (PLC) farm, as rivals vie for caudillo leader/convicted money launderer Arnoldo Aleman's blessing to run for president on the party ticket. Five of the six PLC pre-candidates recently confronted Aleman about the PLC Central Co [...]
2006-03-31 13:12:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV PINR PREL KCOR
06MANAGUA835NICARAGUAN ELECTIONS REGIONAL REPORTING: MATAGALPA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 30, Property Officer and LES Lawyer visited Matagalpa, capital of the northeastern Nicaraguan Department of Matagalpa, to discuss upcoming national elections with local business, political and civil society leaders and to gauge their views on the prospect of free and [...]
2006-04-17 18:38:00Embassy ManaguaCONFIDENTIALKDEM NU PGOV SOCI
06MANILA5101PHILIPPINES TO SEND VICE PRESIDENT TO FORMER
[...] (SBU) Action request: The Department of Foreign Affairs confirmed on December 28 that President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo had appointed Vice President Noli de Castro to be the representative of the Philippine Government at the funeral of former President Gerald Ford. The Vice President's offi [...]
2006-12-28 09:15:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV OVIP RP
06MANILA5107ARROYO CALLS FORD "A DEDICATED LEADER"
[...] (U) As widely reported in the local media, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo praised former President Gerald Ford in a December 28 letter to his widow, calling him a "dedicated leader" who "led the country through a challenging period of transition for all Americans." President Arr [...]
2006-12-29 07:49:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL RP
06MASERU140UNSC ELECTIONS (GRULAC)
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, Ambassador raised points on Venezuela and Guatemala as contenders for the GRULAC seat for the UN Security Council (2007-2008) during March 16 discussions with the GOL Foreign Minister. 2. (SBU) Venezuela's troubling disruption of international events, including the disru [...]
2006-03-17 14:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL UN UNSC GT VE LT
06MEXICO1124IN TELEVISA FORUM, ANALYSTS JUDGE CANDIDATES
[...] (SBU) Mexican broadcaster Televisa created a TV program in which a group of well-known and respected analysts and think tanks study and comment on various proposals made by the three main presidential candidates. The analysts concluded that none of the proposals of the three candidates would [...]
2006-03-02 14:30:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO1656FORUM HIGHLIGHS CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES IN MEXICO-
[...] The UN Economic Commission for Latin America, the Mexican Senate, and Mexico's Secretary of Foreign Relations hosted a bilateral forum March 6-7 on Sino-Mexican economic relations. Participants in "Opportunities in the Economic and Commercial Relations: China - Mexico in the Latin American C [...]
2006-03-29 21:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX CH
06MEXICO2240CALDERON SCORES BIG IN FIRST PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: As measured both by the polls and the pundits, National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon emerged the big winner in yesterday's presidential debate, offering a national audience a polished, well-organized and engaging summary of his platform. His princ [...]
2006-04-27 13:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO2517SAN SALVADOR ATENCO RIOTERS DRAW BRUTAL POLICE
[...] (C) Summary. A May 3-4 riot in San Salvador Atenco was the result of long-simmering local political rivalries. We see no direct relation to the coming presidential election, and the group that precipitated the violence appears to have no reach beyond its community. Nevertheless, the GOM dec [...]
2006-05-11 17:52:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM MX
06MEXICO2577THE CALDERON ECONOMIC PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Senior staffers Ernesto Cordero and Carlos Montano confidently described National Action Party (PAN) presidential candidate Felipe Calderon's economic platform the week national polls showed Calderon capturing the lead from Party of the Democrat Revolution (PRD) candidate Andres Manuel [...]
2006-05-15 15:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV PGOV MX
06MEXICO2958MEXICO WILL SUPPORT GRULAC CANDIDATE NOT IRAN FOR
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Norma Diaz, Director for International Organizations at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat's (SRE) Office of United Nations Affairs. Diaz explained that the GOM has no official position on Iran's candidacy for Chairman of the International Organiz [...]
2006-06-01 20:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SMIG AORC MX
06MEXICO3321ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the fourth in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. Modern infrastructure, including energy, transport, and telecommunications; respect for the rule of law; and vigorous and open trade under NAFTA will provide the foundation to build a competitive Mexi [...]
2006-06-16 14:42:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ETRD MX
06MEXICO3322ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary: This is the fourth in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. Modern infrastructure, including energy, transport, and telecommunications; respect for the rule of law; and vigorous and open trade under NAFTA will provide the foundation to build a competitive Mexi [...]
2006-06-16 14:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ETRD MX
06MEXICO4217COPARMEX' PROJECT TO REDUCE MEXICO'S REGIONAL
[...] (SBU) The Mexican Employers Confederation (Coparmex) is working on a joint plan with universities, unions, municipalities, states, and the banking sector to alleviate poverty, promote investment and create infrastructure in the less developed and "abandoned" south of Mexico. The chair of the [...]
2006-07-31 18:28:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG MX PGOV PINR PREL
06MEXICO505APOCALYPSE NOT: AMLO ASSURES AMBASSADOR HE WILL
[...] (C) On 01/23, presidential candidate Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) of the leftist-Democratic Revolutionary Party (PRD) sat down with the Ambassador to discuss his proposals on a number of key issues of interest to the United States. Accompanied by his foreign policy advisor, Dr. Jose Maria [...]
2006-01-31 14:22:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALMX PGOV PINR
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