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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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06MAPUTO1302COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, NICOLE HEWITT AND BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON ASSOCIATES TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 10:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1324MOZAMBIQUE: AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] Country Background Summary: Between October 2005 and October 2006 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued to make progress in establishing a market- based economy, eliminating barriers to US trade and investment, reducing poverty, promoting democracy, and protecting work [...]
2006-10-13 14:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1350COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USTDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEOCADIA ZAK AND COUNTRY MANAGER URSULA ISZLER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 08:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1352COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USTDA DEPUTY DIRECTOR LEOCADIA ZAK AND COUNTRY MANAGER URSULA ISZLER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 08:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1354Mozambique - Monitoring and Evaluation Visit to
[...] Summary: PRM/PIM officer Perlita Muiruri conducted a monitoring and evaluation trip in Mozambique in late September. The trip consisted of a visit to Maratane camp in northern Mozambique and discussions with UNHCR staff in Maputo and Nampula, as well as briefings from the implementing partne [...]
2006-10-19 08:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1382COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, SALLY CAMERON AND JAMES RIORDAN TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-27 12:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO14MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-05 07:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO1409Mozambique - Cahora Bassa Dam Agreement Signed
[...] On October 31, in Maputo, Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates and President Armando Guebuza signed an agreement under which Mozambique will acquire from Portugal an additional 67 percent of the shares of the Cahora Bassa dam operating company, Hidroelectrica de Cahora Bassa (HCB). Mozambi [...]
2006-11-01 15:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ENRG PO CH MZ
06MAPUTO1420Mozambique - International Narcotics Control
[...] Mozambique is a transit country for illegal drugs such as hashish, herbal cannabis, cocaine, mandrax (methaqualone),and heroin consumed primarily in Europe and South Africa. Some illicit drug shipments passing through Mozambique may also find their way to the United States and Canada. Drug p [...]
2006-11-03 09:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR MZ
06MAPUTO1423COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC MARK HUISENGA AND CASSIA CARVALHO-PACHECO TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-03 11:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO143MOZAMBIQUE: FY 06 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) FUNDING
[...] Post requests USD 90,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund in FY06. 2. Mozambique's economy continued to grow rapidly, with GDP increasing by 7.8% in 2004 and 7.0% in 2005. Still, the country remains extremely poor. An estimated 54% of Mozambicans currently live below the [...]
2006-01-30 15:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID MZ
06MAPUTO144COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OFFICIALS AND CONTRACTOR TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-31 07:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ
06MAPUTO1441MOZAMBIQUE -- REPORTING ON POLITICAL CORRUPTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 12:46:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPINR MZ
06MAPUTO1448COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, BRIAN APP AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Brian App and James Riordan to travel to Mozambique, from 11 Nov 2006 until 18 November 2006 to discuss and develop compact procurement strategies with the MCC and MCA. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerar [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1449COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC, BRIAN APP AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for John Arnold from 11 Nov 2006 until 18 November 2006 and Donald Hart from 13 November 2006 to 25 November 2006 to travel to Mozambique, to conduct pre- feasibility studies for the Nacala Free Trade Zone component. Please advise as soon as [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1450COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TOM RUSH TO TRAVEL
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Tom Rush to travel to Mozambique, from 13 Nov 2006 until 15 November 2006 to research and prepare a conference briefing book highlighting issues and opportunities in the information and communications technology sector of Sub-Saharan Afr [...]
2006-11-09 15:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXB USTDA OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO146COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MOZAMIBQUE DESK OFFICER HERB TREGER TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-01 08:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB OTRA AFIN AO SF KE MZ
06MAPUTO1496September/October Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during September and October 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- USTDA Signs Grant with Aeroportos de Mocambique -- Labor Law Not Submitted to Parliament -- I [...]
2006-11-17 09:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1498Mozambique: Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 11:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC OPCW CBW AF BWC MZ
06MAPUTO1499Mozambique: ITU Council and Radio Regulations Board
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 11:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS ITU MZ
06MAPUTO1500Mozambique: Fifth Annual Africa Oil and Gas
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 11:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1501Mozambique: Country Specific Human Rights
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 05:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV ECON UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1502Mozambique: Demarche Opposing Cuba Resolution
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 05:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV ECON UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1503Mozambique: Demarche on Israel Emergency Special
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 05:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV UNGA MZ
06MAPUTO1506Mozambique: International La Commission Election
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-20 13:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDILC UGA
06MAPUTO1510COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ELEANOR THORNTON TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Eleanor Thornton from 03 Dec 2006 until 15 December 2006 to travel to Mozambique, to conduct a diagnostic mission for the WCO on the framework of standards and its implementation in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regardin [...]
2006-11-21 14:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA CTM MZ
06MAPUTO1531 HIV/AIDS DISCUSSION AT FRELIMO CONGRESS SHOWS
[...] The recent congress of the ruling FRELIMO party (reftel) was the year's most important political event. Discussion of HIV/AIDS at the 1,600-delegate event demonstrated both the commitment of senior government and party figures in the fight against AIDS and some of the challenges they face. Pr [...]
2006-11-28 11:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1545U.S. - Mozambique Trade Investment Framework
[...] (U) Summary. Assistant United States Trade Representative (AUSTR) Florizelle Liser led an interagency visit to Mozambique October 16 through October 18. The purpose of the visit was to conduct the first bilateral Council on Trade and Investment (TIFA Council) under the Trade Investment Fram [...]
2006-11-30 04:50:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1550 MONTEPUEZ-LICHINGA ROAD PROJECT - GENERAL
[...] 787/06/T014 2. 11/30/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. National Roads Administration Avenida de Mocambique, 1225 P.O. Box 1439 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 476 163/7 Fax: 258 21 475 862 ----------------------------- Trade O [...]
2006-12-01 06:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO1563MOZAMBIQUE: NEW GOVERNORS IN NAMPULA AND INHAMBANE
[...] On November 26 President Armando Guebuza appointed Felismino Ernesto Tocole and Francisco Itai Meque as governors of Nampula and Inhambane provinces, respectively. .Tocole replaces Filipe Paunde, who was elected secretary general of the ruling FRELIMO party at the Ninth Party Congress in mid-N [...]
2006-12-05 15:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCOR PGOV PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO1567REQUEST FOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MR. LEONEL
[...] Embassy Maputo requests country clearance for Mr. Leonel Miranda, Econ/Pol Officer, to visit and attend meetings in the towns of Makhado (formerly known as Louis Trichardt) and Malelane in South Africa on December 8 and 9, 2006. The purpose of his trip is to attend the launch of the "Mpulimo" [...]
2006-12-06 08:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM SMIG MZ
06MAPUTO1582MOZAMBIQUE: GOVERNMENT WARNS ITS CITIZENS ON WORLD
[...] Senior government officials continued their candid dialogue in commemoration of World AIDS Day on December 1. President Armando Guebuza, although out of the country on official travel, issued a written statement focusing particularly on the impact of HIV/AIDS on the fight against poverty, its [...]
2006-12-08 04:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID MZ
06MAPUTO1584COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MCC STEPHEN GAULL
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC Stephen Gaull and Darius Mans to travel to Mozambique, from 17 December 2006 until 21 December 2006 to meet with Mozambique's Minister of Planning and Development, Aiuba Cuereneia, to discuss MCA-Mozambique compact signing and progra [...]
2006-12-08 10:09:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO1610Mozambique: Artisan Entrepreneur Takes Advantage of
[...] Summary: One Mozambican handicrafts company, Artes Mondlane, has succeeded in exporting an increasing flow of product to the US under AGOA, but faces serious challenges due to lack of capital. Econoff spoke with the owner, Carlos Mondlane, on December 7 to learn more about his success and the [...]
2006-12-18 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1626November Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during November 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Macroeconomics: Inflation And Growth Figures -- CVRD's Moatize Viability Study Under Review -- Additional [...]
2006-12-21 15:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO1630COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAUREN CHITTY FROM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Lauren Chitty to travel to Mozambique, from 3 January 2007 until 15 January 2007 to monitor 5F program grant in Lichinga and meet with USAID partners in Maputo. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary chang [...]
2006-12-26 13:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA MZ SF
06MAPUTO1631COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAUREN CHITTY FROM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Lauren Chitty to travel to Mozambique, from 3 January 2007 until 15 January 2007 to monitor 5F program grant in Lichinga and meet with USAID partners in Maputo. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary chang [...]
2006-12-27 06:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA MZ SF
06MAPUTO1639Mozambique - Five Influential Women
[...] Post has identified the following five women as very influential in Mozambique: a) Graca MACHEL - President of the non-government organization "Foundation for Community Development (FDC)", tel: 258-21-355-3000 b) Luisa DIOGO - Prime Minister of Mozambique, tel: 258-21- 426-861/2 c) Ali [...]
2006-12-27 13:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PHUM PREL MZ
06MAPUTO228MOZAMBICAN NEWSPAPERS' REPRINTING OF DANISH
[...] On Friday, February 17, the Mozambican independent weekly newspaper "Savana" reprinted eight of the 12 Danish cartoons that have sparked world furor. This provoked a demonstration outside the paper's Maputo office that afternoon, involving approximately 120 Muslims. For the past several weeks [...]
2006-02-22 15:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM ASEC PREL MZ
06MAPUTO230MOZAMBIQUE: JANUARY ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during January 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: - Inflation Higher Than Expected - Government May Cancel Leases for Unused Land - Taking Longer Than Expected to P [...]
2006-02-23 05:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD CH MZ
06MAPUTO237MOZAMBIQUE: "CHANGE BEGINS WITH US" - PRESIDENT
[...] Summary: President Guebuza launched an historic Presidential Initiative to Combat HIV/AIDS with a succession of town hall meetings February 16-19 involving civil society and the private commercial sector. Displaying exceptional openness and engagement, he chaired each meeting personally and e [...]
2006-02-24 07:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TSPL OSCI TBIO KSCA EAID KPAO OIIP MZ
06MAPUTO242MOZAMBIQUE: SIX MEN ARRESTED FOR ALLEGED
[...] (U) Summary. On Friday, February 17, Mozambican police stopped two minivans on the EN4 highway linking Mozambique and South Africa, arresting six men allegedly involved in a plan to traffic 43 persons to South Africa. After being held for questioning in Maputo, the 43 individuals, including two [...]
2006-02-24 09:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KDEM KWMN ASEC KCRM SMIG MZ
06MAPUTO258MOZAMBIQUE RESPONSE TO SUGAR EXPORT INQUIRY
[...] Post regrets the delay of this response to reftel, but we did not receive reftel in normal cable traffic. Post delivered reftel talking points February 23 to officials at the Ministry of Agriculture's National Institute of Sugar. 2. According to the National Institute of Sugar, Mozambiqu [...]
2006-03-01 13:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO277MOZAMBIQUE - PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S FIRST YEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-06 16:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KOR EAID MZ
06MAPUTO319MOZAMBIQUE TRADE MINISTER LETTER TO AUSTR ON WTO
[...] Following is the text of a letter post has received from the Minister of Industry and Commerce Antonio Fernando to Assistant USTR Florizelle Liser. Post has faxed this text to USTR for Patrick Coleman. Please advise if any reply is anticipated. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mrs. Liser, Let [...]
2006-03-13 14:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO324MOZAMBIQUE: WTO GI WINES & SPIRITS DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-14 09:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR WTO MZ
06MAPUTO369MOZAMBIQUE: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief review of significant economic developments in Mozambique during February 2006. We provide this as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: - Business Start-up Time Drops - Most Foreign Currency Bids/Invoices Banned - Bird Flu: Further Bans on Chicken [...]
2006-03-23 14:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EINV ETRD EFIN KFLU MZ
06MAPUTO38MOZAMBIQUE - DECEMBER ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during December 2005. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: 2 Mozambique Signs Preferential Trade Agreement With Malawi 3 IMF Approves USD 2.3 Million Disbursemen [...]
2006-01-11 13:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO423COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 08:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO424GUEBUZA LUNCHES WITH 200 HIV/AIDS ORPHANS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-11 11:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV KSCA EAID MZ
06MAPUTO434MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES BT #0434
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 13:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO435MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 15:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO4402006 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS BUDGET REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 07:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL EAID MZ
06MAPUTO441MOZAMBICAN POLICE ON "MAXIMUM ALERT" FOR HUMAN TRAFFICKING CRIMES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 07:41:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO4432006 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS BUDGET REQUEST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 09:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN ELAB PGOV PHUM PREL EAID MZ
06MAPUTO445UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - AFRICAN CANDIDACIES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-14 15:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PHUM UNCHR MZ
06MAPUTO450COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ACOTA PROGRAM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for John M. Sevold, ACOTA Program Representative, to travel to Mozambique on April 27-29, 2006. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer to para 8 regarding visa requirements. 2. Control O [...]
2006-04-17 15:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL OTRA ASEC MZ
06MAPUTO451COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, AgAttache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on April 19-22, 2006 to attend the Africa Regional Technical Seminar for Codex Alimentarius and to assist with the upcoming USDA/GOM Title I agreement. Please advise as so [...]
2006-04-17 15:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO453ANIBALZINHO ATTEMPS YET ANOTHER ESCAPE; SECOND TRY
[...] Mozambican police reportedly frustrated another attempted prison break by Anibal dos Santos Junior (Anibalzinho),the man convicted of leading the group responsible for the November 2000 murder of Mozambique's foremost investigative journalist, Carlos Cardoso. Anibalzinho is currently serving [...]
2006-04-18 06:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KCRIM PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO460March Economic Digest: Mozambique
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during March 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Moma Titanium Reserves 40% Higher Than Expected -- IFC Purchases 5 Percent of Gas Project -- IMF Gives Positi [...]
2006-04-20 14:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO461COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC staff to travel to Mozambique on the following dates to conduct kick off meetings for 609(g) financed contractors and to follow up on governance structure. Beverly Watson, Associate Country Director, Operations Arrival: 20 April [...]
2006-04-20 14:29:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO471COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR ANA GUEDES TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ana Guedes, VOA Africa Division Portuguese to Africa Chief to travel to Mozambique on April 20-30, 2006 to conduct journalism training for VOA's affiliates in Mozambique and initial contacts with potential and/or future VOA's health and [...]
2006-04-24 12:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBBG MZ
06MAPUTO473Mozambique 2006 ESF Project Proposal
[...] US 350,000.00 is requested to establish a community nature reserve that will support good governance, private sector initiatives, economic prosperity, and environmental sustainability. The partner, African Wildlife Foundation (AWF),signed a Leader with Associates Cooperative Agreement with U [...]
2006-04-25 05:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT EAID ECON EINV ITRD PGOV PHUM PREL
06MAPUTO479COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, AgAttache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on May 9-11, 2006 to meet with USAID and Embassy Officials regarding USDA/GOM Title I program. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary change [...]
2006-04-27 06:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO514MOZAMBIQUE: COUNTRY'S FIRST TRAFFICKING VICTIMS SHELTER INAUGURATED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-03 13:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO527COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PHIL HARLAN TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Phil Harlan, to travel to Mozambique on May 9-11, 2006 to brief U.S. Embassy and Mozambique government officials on the Borlaug Fellows Program (selection, implementation procedures and follow up),share with the government officials st [...]
2006-05-08 07:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA SF MZ
06MAPUTO536MOZAMBIQUE: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 09:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL MZ
06MAPUTO537AGOA FORUM -- MOZAMBICAN INVITEES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-09 09:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC ETRD EINV EFIN EAID
06MAPUTO564MOZAMBIQUE: USG-FUNDED ANTI-TIP LEGISLATION INITIATIVE GRABS NEWSPAPER HEADLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-15 14:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ELAB MZ
06MAPUTO566Mozambique: April Economic Digest
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during April 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- IMF Completes 4th PGRF Review Mission -- GRM and Donors Conclude Joint Review -- Mozambique/South Africa Coop [...]
2006-05-16 15:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO580REQUEST COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BROOKE WILLIAMS AND
[...] Country clearance is requested for Brooke Williams and Elizabeth Filipe to participate in commercial diplomacy training in Johannnesburg May 31 - June 1. 2. Itinerary: 5/30 Depart MPM/JNB SA 145 at 1555 1705 6/2 Depart JNB/MPM SA 144 at 1400 1500 3. Post understands that hotel arrang [...]
2006-05-18 14:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO586Mozambique - Comment on UNFPA Country Program
[...] Per reftel, we offer below comments on UNFPA's Country Program in Mozambique. Comments on Program Content --------------------------- 2. The content of UNFPA program in Mozambique is appropriate, and takes in consideration the dynamics of the country. We are most familiar with activitie [...]
2006-05-22 11:31:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID SOCI MZ
06MAPUTO612MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE IN ADVANCE OF NAM MINISTERIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 05:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL AORC IAEA MZ IR
06MAPUTO629MOZAMBIQUE - DEMARCHE ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN`
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 12:59:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO633COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for MCC staff to travel to Mozambique on the following dates to further program design for the MCA- Mozambique Program. Jonathan Saiger, Director, Infrastructure Arrival: 05 June 2006 Departure: 10 June 2006 Mark Huisenga, Director, A [...]
2006-06-02 09:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO661MOZAMBIQUE: MAY ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during May 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Mozambique Misses First Quarter Revenue Targets -- Donors Pledge USD 595 Million for 2007 State Budget -- USAID Sup [...]
2006-06-06 06:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO662MOZAMBIQUE: PRESIDENT GUEBUZA'S JUNE 1 MEETING WITH
[...] Summary: On June 1, 2006, President Armando Guebuza of Mozambique met with the CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),Ambassador John Danilovich, during the World Economic Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. The exchange was very positive, and demonstrated the support and commitment [...]
2006-06-06 07:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO669MOZAMBIQUE - 2006 Report on Investment Disputes and
[...] Post is aware of one (1) claim that may be outstanding against the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM). 2. Claimant A. 3. This potential claim arose on or around August 5, 2005. 4. In 2001 Claimant A received authorization for a foreign investment project from the GRM's [...]
2006-06-08 06:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD PGOV KIDE CASC MZ
06MAPUTO673COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JUDITH PHILLIPS,
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Judith Phillips, Africa and Middle East Branch Chief, to travel to Mozambique from 24 June 06 to 01 July 06, to review status of USDA food assistance programs in Mozambique. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]
2006-06-08 07:47:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MA SF MZ
06MAPUTO674COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR DOUG SHUSTER TO
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Doug Shuster, USTDA, to travel to Mozambique from 15 June 06 to 17 June 06, to perform business development research and to identify FY 07 projects. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or itinerary changes; refer [...]
2006-06-08 07:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO675 INVITATION FOR BIDS - REHABILITATION OF EB3
[...] 787/06/T006 2. 06/08/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Executive Director FIPAG - Fundo de Investimento e Patrimonio Do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira D'Eca, 241 - R/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 491-529; 498-840; 4 [...]
2006-06-08 07:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO681MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR WEDGWOOD'S
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 07:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC MZ
06MAPUTO682COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NED CABOT AND
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Ned Cabot, Regional Director, USTDA, and Ursula Iszler, Country Manager, USTDA, to travel to Mozambique from 14 June 06 to 17 June 06, to develop new business and possibly sign grants. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any [...]
2006-06-09 07:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OTRA USTDA SF ET KE MZ
06MAPUTO728Mozambique - Ambassador La Lime's Farewell Call on
[...] (U) On June 15 Ambassador La Lime paid a farewell call on President Guebuza. Guebuza complimented the Ambassador for being instrumental in furthering good relations between the Mozambique and the United States, emphasizing that he "greatly appreciated" her helpful role. He said he was please [...]
2006-06-20 11:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EINV ETRD PREL MZ
06MAPUTO737Mozambique Response to Sugar Export Inquiry
[...] (U) According to the National Institute of Sugar, Mozambique's to date exports for FY 2006 are as follows: 2137 MTs shipped under the FY 2005 reallocation (MV Vamand Wave, August 2005),12,567 MTs shipped under the FY 2006 TRQ (MV Vamand Wave, August 2005) and 5,000 MTs shipped under the FY 20 [...]
2006-06-20 14:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EAID ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO741IMPORTANCE OF BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP STRESSED IN
[...] (U) Ambassador made a farewell call on Presidency Secretary-General Antonio Sumbana at Sumbana,s request on SIPDIS June 19. The Ambassador reviewed her June 15 farewell call on President Guebuza (reported septel). Sumbana expressed great pleasure with the state of the bilateral relationshi [...]
2006-06-20 16:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD MZ PREL
06MAPUTO745 INVITATION FOR BIDS - CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW
[...] 787/06/T007 2. 06/21/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas (ANE) Av. De Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 21 476-163/7 Fax: 258 21 475-290 ----------------------------- Trade Opportuni [...]
2006-06-21 07:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO761COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR RACHEL BICKFORD
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Rachel Bickford, Ag Attache, Pretoria, to travel to Mozambique on June 26 - 30, 2006 to review the status for USDA food assistance programs in Mozambique and from June 30 - July 5, 2006 to take leave in Inhambane. Please advise as so [...]
2006-06-22 06:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR MZ
06MAPUTO774MOZAMBIQUE: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON WTO DOHA ROUND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 07:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ECON ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO776THE NEW FAMILY OF METICAIS - MOZAMBIQUE BEGINS
[...] (U) This Saturday, July 1, Mozambique is scheduled to begin circulating its new currency, the New Family of Meticais (MTn). The new bills include anti-counterfeit security features and display the image of Mozambique's first post-independence President, Samora Machel. New coins will also be [...]
2006-06-29 08:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO78MOZAMBIQUE: REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-18 13:22:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC MZ
06MAPUTO794COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR GARI MAYBERRY, PAUL SPUDICH, ARTHUR MCGARR, WALTER MOONEY TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 12:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO796COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JOHN L. BOWERS TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-05 12:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO812MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING COMPLETED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-06 15:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO816COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MARK HUISENGA TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 08:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMZ
06MAPUTO82EX-PRESIDENT CHISSANO AND FORMER AFRICAN LEADERS
[...] On January 11 former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano welcomed 15 other former African leaders to Maputo for the inaugural meeting of the "Forum of Former African Heads of State and Government." The Forum is Chissano's brainchild and was organized by the Joaquim Chissano Foundation, whic [...]
2006-01-18 14:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM MZ
06MAPUTO83INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T001 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-18 14:43:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO84INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T002 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-18 14:44:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO840MOZAMBIQUE: JUNE POLITICAL DIGEST
[...] (U) This is a brief summary of significant political developments in Mozambique during June 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- Presidential Guards Accused of Murder -- FRELIMO to Elect 1600 Delegates to its IX Party Congress -- RENAMO [...]
2006-07-11 13:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM MZ
06MAPUTO841MOZAMBIQUE: ACOTA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 14:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO842MOZAMBIQUE: Self-Help Interim Obligation Report
[...] This is Mozambique's Self-Help Interim Obligation Report in response to reftel. 2. Post received 154 Special Self-Help project proposals for FY 2006 funding. This number is a record and nearly doubles the number of requests received for FY 2005 funding. Post is still in the process of sel [...]
2006-07-11 14:58:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID AFIN MZ
06MAPUTO847MOZAMBIQUE: JUNE ECONOMIC DIGEST
[...] This is a brief summary of significant economic developments in Mozambique during June 2006. We provide it as a supplement to our other reporting. The items discussed are: -- IMF Completes Fourth Review Under PGRF Arrangement -- GRM Launches Second Five-Year Poverty Reduction Plan -- [...]
2006-07-13 05:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ETRD MZ
06MAPUTO86INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T002 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-19 13:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO868COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL MCNAMARA TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-19 05:56:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR OTRA SF MZ
06MAPUTO87INVITATION FOR PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL BIDS - SUPPLY
[...] 787/06/T001 2. 01/04/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Health Directorate of Administration and Management Department of Logistics Av. Eduardo Mondlane/Salvador Allende, 1008 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: 258 [...]
2006-01-19 13:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO883 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST -
[...] 787/06/T010 2. 07/20/06 3. BWILLIAMS 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Aeroportos de Mocambique EP Avenida Acordos de Lusaka, 3267 Att: Mr. Acacio Tuendue Maputo, Mozambique Fax: 258 21 465-783 E-mail: admptec@tropical.co.mz --------------- [...]
2006-07-20 13:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP MZ
06MAPUTO884FEDERAL REAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT INITIATIVE STATUS
[...] This information is provided in response to reftels. 2. Seventeen of the 36 properties identified as being oversized are owned or under project-funded leases leased by USAID and are not currently under the control of the Post housing officer. These properties are the following (as identifi [...]
2006-07-20 15:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT MZ
06MAPUTO890COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TAWFIK RAMTOOLAH
[...] Embassy Maputo welcomes and grants country clearance for Mr. Tawfik Ramtoolah, Treasury Budget Advisor, to travel to Mozambique from August 1, 2006 to August 5, 2006 to attend the IMF/WB African Executive Directors Caucus meeting. Please advise as soon as possible regarding any schedule or [...]
2006-07-24 11:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN MZ
06MAPUTO893MOZAMBIQUE: Second Self-Help Interim Obligation
[...] This is Mozambique's Second Self-Help Interim Obligation Report, written in response to reftel request. 2. Post Maputo's Special Self-Help selection committee has reviewed all project applications and selected six recipients for FY 2006 SSH funding. This year's committee includes represent [...]
2006-07-24 14:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID AFIN MZ
06MAPUTO895Nomination for Political LES/FSN Training October
[...] Personal information for nominee: a) Name: Naimo Vasco ANTONIO b) Grade 9 c) Began service with DOS: March 1999 d) English language ability: fluent written/spoken e) Previous Training in US: Political Training for FSNS, May 15-28, 2000 f) Supervisor at post: John Wysham, Econ/Pol Section C [...]
2006-07-25 07:30:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI AFSN PGOV MZ
06MAPUTO897REQUEST FOR PORTUGUESE-SPEAKING FEDERAL JUDGE
[...] NAME OF SPEAKER AND DATES: Peter J. Messitte, United States District Judge, District of Maryland, Greenbelt, MD. Speaker conducted successful, high-impact DVC with Maputo on June 8, 2006 (see reftel). 2. DATES REQUESTED: MAY 1-15, 2007 (any five program days during this period). 3. TOP [...]
2006-07-25 11:48:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KDEM OIIP KPAO MZ
06MAPUTO903MOZAMBIQUE: Assessment of NIH Proposed Research
[...] This is Embassy Maputo's assessment in response to reftel. 2. Post has reviewed and clears on the NIH's proposed research project award - Observational Antiretroviral Studies in Southern Africa (OASIS) Collaboration - to the Pediatric Day Hospital in Maputo, Mozambique. 3. Post does not [...]
2006-07-26 13:12:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO OSCI KSCA USAID MZ
06MAPUTO94COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) VISIT TO TRAVEL TO MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 07:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKMCA EAID ECON OVIP AFIN OTRA MZ
06MAPUTO97EMBASSY MAPUTO'S FY06 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Post requests funding in the amount of USD 27,882 under the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) for FY06. 2. In order of priority, we propose the following two projects for FY06: --------------------------------------------- -------------- Project 1: Commercial Outreach, AGOA P [...]
2006-01-20 09:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ECON ETRD AMGT EINV ABUD MZ
06MASERU162MINISTER OF FINANCE MEETS WITH NEPAD BUSINESS GROUP
[...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's Minister of Finance and Development Planning Timothy Thahane met with private business players in Lesotho at a dinner organized by the Lesotho NEPAD Business Group on March 16 to share ideas on the ways in which the business community can partner with government in impleme [...]
2006-03-31 07:32:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV EAID ECON PGOV LT
06MASERU164INTRA-PARTY FEUDS AND CONTROVERSY SURROUNDING THE I.E.C.
[...] Summary: Intra-party feud within the Basotho National Party (BNP),the largest opposition party, is no longer confined to the executive committee; it has spread to the BNP Youth League as well. Joang Molapo is challenging Moeketsi Hanyane, current Chairman of the Youth League. Meanwhile, T [...]
2006-03-31 11:56:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU167THE ARGUMENTS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE IEC DISPUTE
[...] Per ref, the GOL and opposition parties are locked in a dispute regarding the extension of the tenure of two of the three current members of the Independent Electional Commission (IEC). Through a presentation by government officials at a recent donors' forum and related documents, post has m [...]
2006-04-03 13:09:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU170COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GEORGE BICEGO
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for M&E Specialist, George Bicego to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o April 6 to a/o April 7, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to attend HIV/AIDS USG Task Force meeting. 3. Control Officer for your visit is U.S. Embassy HIV/AIDS Coor [...]
2006-04-04 12:21:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT LT
06MASERU182LEADING OPPOSITION PARTY SEEKS RECOGNITION, INFLUENCE
[...] Summary: The Ambassador met with Major General Metsing Lekhanya, the leader of Lesotho's largest opposition party, the Basotho National Party (BNP),on April 06, 2006. Party Treasurer Seabata Thabisi and Youth League Chairman Moeketsi Hanyane accompanied Lekhanya. The DCM and Political Assist [...]
2006-04-13 10:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU183DELIVERED DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] Ambassador delivered points on the Human Rights Council regarding countries' taking a pledge to support other candidates who have good Human Rights reports to Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki April 13. He agreed that it would be appropriate for Lesotho to take the pledge. He indi [...]
2006-04-13 14:52:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PREL PHUM UNGA OPDC LT
06MASERU187UPDATE ON FOREIGN MINISTER'S SHOOTING INCIDENT - THE PLOT
[...] Foreign Minister Moleleki who is also editor-in-chief of the ruling party newspaper Mololi, has reacted to rumors which have surfaced regarding his enigmatic " assassination attempt." In his weekly editorial column on March 23, Moleleki clarifies that the woman he went to see after leaving the [...]
2006-04-19 12:26:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU188PROGRESS OF USG HIV/AIDS PROGRAM IN LESOTHO
[...] USG Programs in the Kingdom of Lesotho, a non-'focus' country under the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR),are reaping recognition from Basotho governmental and non-governmental corners. The extensive interaction of the HIV/AIDS Coordinator with local entities, continued pub [...]
2006-04-19 13:31:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PREL PHUM SOCI LT
06MASERU190TANZANIAN PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO LESOTHO
[...] The newly elected President of Tanzania, Jakaya Kikwete, made an official visit to Lesotho from April 19 to 20, 2006. During his two-day visit, President Kikwete had an audience with His Majesty King Letsie III, and also held talks with Prime Minister Mosisili. 2. King Letsie II [...]
2006-04-20 15:41:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TZ LT
06MASERU198HCOC DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Ambassador met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Monyane Moleleki April 25 to discuss points concerning support for the International Missile Non-Proliferation efforts by subscribing to the Hague Code of Conduct (HCOC). We indicated that we did approach the Government of Lesotho (GOL) previous [...]
2006-04-25 13:31:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA LT
06MASERU199CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION (CWC) - EXTENSION OF U.S.
[...] On April 25, Ambassador reviewed U.S. commitment to destroying its stockpile of CWC. We explained the need for an extension to the year 2012, the latest date allowable under the CWC. We added that our commitment to the CWC is deep and we are making every effort to honor the treaty obligation [...]
2006-04-25 13:31:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL CWC LT
06MASERU211COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR M&E SPECIALIST, GEORGE BICEGO
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for M&E Specialist George Bicego to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o May 3 to May 4 , 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to assist in planning discussions on laboratory infrastructure, M&E at the National Aids Commission, NAC. 3. Contr [...]
2006-05-03 07:40:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA LT
06MASERU222AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH THE LEADER OF THE BASOTHOLAND
[...] Summary: The Ambassador met with the leader of the Basotholand African Congress (BAC),Dr. Khauhelo Ralitapole, on Thursday 20 April, 2006. Dr. Ralitapole is also Chairperson of the Parliamentary HIV/AIDS, a member of the Pan-African Parliament and Chairperson of the Health Committee of the [...]
2006-05-08 15:34:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU223COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES CREIGHTON, GEORGE BICEGO
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for James Creighton, Regional Director, and George Bicego, M&E Specialist, to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o May 16 to a/o May 17, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to attend HIV/AIDS Task Force meeting. 3. Control Officer for your [...]
2006-05-09 06:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA LT
06MASERU225ATLANTA'S MAYOR AND LESOTHO'S YOUNGEST AIDS VICTIMS
[...] SUMMARY ----------------- Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin visited Lesotho from 10 April - 13 April 2006 as a guest of CARE International. Ambassador June Carter Perry met with the Mayor on three separate occasions, an introductory meeting with the Ambassador in the Chancery, celebrations at a [...]
2006-05-10 10:50:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKOCI KHIV OEXC OVIP PREL SOCI PGOV SCUL PHUM LT
06MASERU228WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 10:12:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO LT
06MASERU230UNODC HOLDS A FOUR-DAY WORKSHOP ON COUNTER TERRORISM IN
[...] The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is holding a four-day workshop on counter terrorism in Maseru from 9 to 12 May, 2006. The purpose of the workshop, requested by the GOL, is to provide counter terrorism training and legislative drafting skills to senior criminal justice off [...]
2006-05-11 10:35:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU235UPDATE ON FOREIGN MINISTER'S SHOOTING INCIDENT
[...] As the saga around the shooting of Foreign Minister Moleleki in January this year continues, a local newspaper, " Public Eye " May 12, 2006 issue, has revealed that the vehicle the minister was traveling in at the time of his controversial shooting on January 29 2006, bore South African H [...]
2006-05-17 10:51:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM LT
06MASERU257DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CANDIDACY OF RUTH WEDGWOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 07:47:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC PGOV US LT
06MASERU298DAS THOMPSON'S VISIT TO LESOTHO
[...] Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Carol Thompson visited Maseru June 14-16 following her attendance at the Second Annual President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief Conference in Durban, South Africa. She met with the First Lady of Lesotho, the Deputy Prime Minist [...]
2006-06-23 10:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV PREL KDEM SOCI LT
06MASERU319CALL FOR SELF-HELP INTERIM OBLIGATION REPORTS
[...] Project Name: Ts'oaranang ka Matsoho Bacha - Roma: A youth group in Roma that was to start a poultry and egg project to supply local businesses, hospitals, schools, churches and the community at large with poultry and eggs. This would have been the first and only local owned and operated eg [...]
2006-07-07 11:18:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON AFIN LT
06MASERU324LESOTHO ATTENDANCE: 61ST UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-10 12:11:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA OTRA OVIP KSEP LT
06MASERU334VISIT OF FORMER PRESIDENT CLINTON AND BILL AND MELINDA GATES
[...] On 12 July 2006, Former U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton visited Mafeteng, Lesotho, in connection with his AIDS foundation. The Embassy provided vehicle and security support (as requested by USSS),assistance with motorcade and liaison with the GOL. Mr. William Gates and Mrs. Melinda [...]
2006-07-14 09:42:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV OVIP PREL PGOV LT
06MASERU335ECONOMIC REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: --Letseng Diamond Mine sold to Gem Diamond Mining Company; --More Mining Licenses Granted; --Law Society Appeals to Chief Justice; --Standard Bank and Lesotho Bank Announce Merger; --Lesotho Textiles Make a Comeback. --------------------------------------------- -------------- [...]
2006-07-19 08:32:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV LT
06MASERU34REPORTING IRAN TO THE UNITED NATION'S SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-20 10:12:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL IR EU AORC LT
06MASERU341COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MS. BHAVNA LAL
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance for Chemonics International Inc.Women's Legal Rights officer Ms. Bhavna Lal to travel to Lesotho for the period a/o July 29 to a/o July 31, 2006. 2. The purpose of the travel is to monitor existing women's legal rights initiatives, develop futur [...]
2006-07-25 07:45:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA LT
06MASERU345STREET VENDORS RIOT OVER CITY COUNCIL CLEANUP
[...] SUMMARY: Street vendors on the old Maseru Bus stop staged a demonstration against the City Council on July 13, to protest against the removal of their tables and food from the area overnight. The group forced shop owners, who are mostly Chinese to close down their shops, and hurled barricade [...]
2006-07-25 10:31:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI ASEC LT
06MASERU352ILEA GABORONE - CORE COURSE SCHEDULE FOR CY 2007
[...] Post submits here, contact details for point of contact (POC) responsible for ILEA program as requested in para 8 of reftel: NAME: THABANG TLALAJOE; DESIGNATION: POLITICAL ASSISTANT; TELEPHONE NUMBER: (266) 22-312666; EXTENSION 4101; FAX NUMBER: (266) 22-310116; [...]
2006-07-26 10:42:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS LT
06MASERU356ATTENDANCE OF FIRST LADY'S LITERACY CONFERENCE
[...] Per reftel, subject invitations have been delivered to addressees. 2. Mrs. 'Mathato Mosisili, spouse of the Prime Minister, has confirmed her participation in the September 18th event hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. Minister of Education Tsekoa has been out of the country and post does [...]
2006-07-28 09:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS EDU KPAO OEXC SCUL UNESCO LT
06MASERU455LESOTHO: OBLIGATION OF FY06 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND
[...] Total FY06 allocation received for Maseru Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) is USD 30,000. USAID legal and accounting offices have reviewed the draft agreements and the USAID accounting office is expected to finalize the obligations upon notification of signing of agreements by post. [...]
2006-09-13 16:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID SOCI XA LT
06MASERU458LESOTHO CAR SCANDAL LIKELY TO DOG RULING PARTY IN 2007
[...] SUMMARY: Political fallout continues to snowball in response to the sale of official luxury vehicles to top government officials, at a one percent residual value, by a South African company leasing vehicles to the government. Two major political parties have appealed to the Ombudsman and the [...]
2006-09-14 16:17:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON KDEM LT
06MASERU491LESOTHO: OBLIGATION OF FY06 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND
[...] Subject grant agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Law Office (632-DHRF-06-001) for the purchase of law books has been cancelled in its entirety in compliance with DHRF requirements as per refs A and B. Amendment No. 1 to effect this change was signed by COM [...]
2006-09-29 14:17:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID SOCI XA LT
06MASERU496LESOTHO OCTOBER ECONOMIC REPORT: BRIBERY AND RICHES IN THE
[...] SUMMARY: -- Italian firm fined in bribery case; -- Ombudsman Raps Finance Secretary; -- Ski Resort Opened in Lesotho Mountains; -- 640 Carat Find at Letseng Diamond Mine. ---------------------------------- ITALIAN FIRM FINED IN BRIBERY CASE ---------------------------------- Â [...]
2006-10-05 12:45:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID ETRD PGOV LT
06MASERU501RESIDENITAL FURNITURE ORDER, PO MASERU-06-M-0164
[...] Accessory Table 133-345 2 EA DOLS 210.88 TOTAL DOLS 421.76 2. Table 995-419 2 EA DOLS 203.45 TOTAL DOLS 406.90 3. End Table 995-300 2 EA DOLS 259.90 TOTAL DOLS 519.80 4. Lamp 704-PMM 2 EA DOLS 81.56 TOTAL DOLS 163.12 5 [...]
2006-10-05 16:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASUP AMGT
06MASERU527"LESOTHO PROMISE" PROVES PROMISE OF DIAMOND MINING
[...] Summary: "Lesotho's Promise," a 603 carat white stone found at Letseng Diamond Mine in August, recently sold for USD 12.4 million at the World Diamond Center in Antwerp. The stone, the fifteenth largest diamond in the world, was sold by auction to the South African Diamond Corporation, part [...]
2006-10-19 13:53:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV LT
06MASERU53FY 2006 CALL FOR AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL HELP PROGRAM FUNDING
[...] SUMMARY: POST'S LONG-TERM GOALS IN LESOTHO PER THE FY 2006 MISSION PERFORMANCE PLAN REMAIN UNCHANGED AND ARE IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS: DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, AND GLOBAL HEALTH. POST STRIVES TO LINK SSH REQUIREMENTS TO ABOVE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. SELF-HEL [...]
2006-01-31 06:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON LT
06MASERU534DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-25 10:54:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL KSPR LT
06MASERU538LESOTHO'S FOREIGN MINISTER ADDRESSES NAM UNGA RESOLUTION,
[...] On October 26, Ambassador Perry (accompanied by POLOFF Smith, notetaker) delivered a demarche (Reftel A) on the Non-Aligned Movement's draft resolution "Consequences of the Israeli Invasion on the Human Rights Situation in Lebanon" to Lesotho's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Monyane Moleleki. M [...]
2006-10-27 11:43:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER LS
06MASERU570LESOTHO: REVISED DESIGNATION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE
[...] Per ref (A),post has identified Deputy Chief of Mission W. Patrick Murphy as the Operational Plan Coordinator, and central point of contact on matters pertaining to the FY 2007 Operational Plans. In the absence of post primary designate, the alternate will be Public Diplomacy/Political/Econom [...]
2006-11-16 08:34:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL KSPR LT
06MASERU573LESOTHO: DEMARCHEDELIVERED ON NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 12:42:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA LS
06MASERU578CARDINAL MCCARRICK VISITS LESOTHO: GRANTS CRS GROWING
[...] SUMMARY. During a November 9 call on Ambassador June Carter Perry, Washington-based Cardinal Theodore McCarrick thanked the U.S. Embassy for its work fighting HIV/AIDS and poverty. Cardinal McCarrick, on a week-long visit to Lesotho in connection with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Lesotho's [...]
2006-11-21 07:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID PREL OVIP ASEC VT LT
06MASERU579LESOTHO KICKS OFF NEPAD PEER REVIEW MECHANISM
[...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on November 15 with South Africa's former Reserve Bank Governor Dr. Chris Stals, a member of the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) Panel of Eminent Persons, beginning a comprehensive assessment [...]
2006-11-21 07:21:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID KDEM LT
06MASERU62THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-02 09:38:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC LT
06MASERU630AMBASSADOR VISITS PEPFAR USG-SUPPORTED HIV/AIDS SITES
[...] On November 27, Ambassador June Carter Perry and a team of U.S. Government HIV/AIDS program staff, including Peace Corps and RHAP Pretoria, and CDC Lesotho, visited multiple PEPFAR-supported programs in the District of Leribe. During the four sites reviewed, the Ambassador offered remarks emp [...]
2006-12-27 10:20:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID KDEM LT
06MASERU631AMBASSADOR'S VISITS REVEAL REMOTE AREAS BENEFIT FROM USG
[...] SUMMARY. On November 28, Ambassador June Carter Perry and post's Special Projects team visited the District of Mokhotlong to review three Special Self-Help (SSH) Fund projects and to meet with Ambassador's Girls' Scholarship Program (AGSP) recipients there. This visible outreach to an isolat [...]
2006-12-27 10:20:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SCUL KDEM LT
06MASERU7WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: LESOTHO'S POSITION ON SMALLPOX AGENDA
[...] (U) Lesotho's Minister of Health Phooko concurred with USG position regarding WHO Smallpox Agenda Item during January 9 discussion with Ambassador. Following review of talking points (reftel),Dr. Phooko stated that the concern of WHO Regional Committee for Africa was a desire for transparenc [...]
2006-01-10 11:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO LT
06MASERU77KEY OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION: MASERU
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-08 11:49:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER LT
06MASERU8WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: LESOTHO'S POSITION ON SMALLPOX AGENDA
[...] (U) Lesotho's Minister of Health Phooko concurred with USG position regarding WHO Smallpox Agenda Item during January 9 discussion with Ambassador. Following review of talking points (reftel),Dr. Phooko stated that the concern of WHO Regional Committee for Africa was a desire for transparenc [...]
2006-01-10 11:05:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO WHO LT
06MASERU99GOL CONTINUES TO PURSUE CORRUPTION CASES: FORMER HIGHLANDS
[...] The former chief delegate of the Lesotho government on the joint Lesotho Highlands Water Commission (LHWC) with South Africa has been charged with receiving bribes of over USD 1 million from the German construction company, Lahmeyer International between 1998 and 2001. Mr. Keabile Mochebelele [...]
2006-02-22 14:59:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EINV LT
06MEXICO1177ECOTOURISM IN MEXICO LACKING GOVERNMENT SUPPORT
[...] SUMMARY. Mexico has experienced record years in tourism in both 2004 and 2005. Always looking for areas to improve the already strong industry, many in Mexico support ecotourism with hopes that the diversity of Mexico's environment can assist in the economic advancement of local and indigen [...]
2006-03-03 20:45:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV MX
06MEXICO1245UPDATE MEXICO - HOURS SPENT ON 2006
[...] (U) Mission-wide, approximately 90 hours were spent in preparation of the 2006 Anti-Trafficking in Persons report. The breakdown is as follows: the political officer for human rights (FS-04) spent 70 hours, one foreign service national (FSN-07) at post spent five hours, the Department of Homela [...]
2006-03-07 20:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
06MEXICO1429THE COMPETITIVENESS FORUM: A FRANK LOOK AT
[...] SUMMARY. The Special Commission for Competitiveness and Regional Development for the Mexican Chamber of Deputies held a forum to discuss the "Agenda to Promote the Competitiveness of the Nation" on March 7-9 in Mexico City. Attendees heard a wide range of viewpoints regarding the challenges [...]
2006-03-16 18:12:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON EPET
06MEXICO1470THE COMPETITIVENESS FORUM: A FRANK LOOK AT
[...] SUMMARY. The Special Commission for Competitiveness and Regional Development for the Mexican Chamber of Deputies held a forum to discuss the "Agenda to Promote the Competitiveness of the Nation" on March 7-9 in Mexico City. Attendees heard a wide range of viewpoints regarding the challenges [...]
2006-03-17 21:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON EPET
06MEXICO1473COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DOL BRIAN BLASHICH
[...] Post welcomes and grants country clearance to Department of Labor Official Brian Blashich for travel to Palau, Coahuila, Mexico from March 19-23, 2006. Embassy confirms that no further assistance is required. 2. Mexico does have health concerns. You should take normal tourist precautions [...]
2006-03-17 21:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ELAB MX
06MEXICO1536EFFECT OF VIOLENCE ON MEXICAN INVESTMENT
[...] SUMMARY. Following the Mexican Competitiveness Institute's (IMCO) announcement that Mexico loses 15 percent of GDP, or USD 1.8 billion due to crime, business leaders including the presidents of CCE (Business Coordination Council, an umbrella group of trade associations); Coparmex (the Nationa [...]
2006-03-22 20:30:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KTDB PGOV MX
06MEXICO1609FORGING OPPORTUNITIES WITH CARLOS SLIM'S GRUPO
[...] SUMMARY. The Ambassador hosted a breakfast March 16 with CEOs from various divisions of Mexican mogul Carlos Slim's Grupo Carso to discuss how the U.S. Mission in Mexico can assist U.S. companies (particularly small- and medium-sized companies) in entering the Mexican market, and form allianc [...]
2006-03-27 21:42:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON EIND EINV ENRG 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
06MEXICO1665THE MEXICAN RETAIL SECTOR: A LOOK AHEAD.
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Mexican retail sector is expected to grow aggressively in 2006-2007, driven by rising demand for low-cost goods coupled with expansion into previously underserved areas. Econoff met with industry representatives and government officials who confirmed their widespread expec [...]
2006-03-30 15:54:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV ETRD
06MEXICO1839 MEXICAN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS REALISTIC, SOMETIMES
[...] Representatives from various Mexican agricultural organizations gave us their views on U.S.-Mexican agricultural cooperation and trade. The groups held varying views on NAFTA's current impact on their producers and the potential impact of further liberalization, particularly of corn and beans [...]
2006-04-07 15:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR PGOV MX
06MEXICO2280PROPOSED LAW TO LIMIT FOREIGN INVESTMENT DEAD FOR
[...] SUMMARY: The Mexican Chamber of Deputies rejected a bill passed by the Senate on April 4 that would have limited foreign neutral investment (i.e. investment in non-voting shares) to trusts, mutual funds, and other investment funds. Although the law would likely have affected investors from E [...]
2006-04-27 20:45:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON MX
06MEXICO2297BENEFITS OF MAQUILA SHELTER PROGRAM ATTRACTS
[...] SUMMARY. The state of Sonora has become the aerospace capital of Mexico, with one third of the aerospace companies in the country having operations there. The port of Guaymas, in particular, has become a hub for the industry. The success may stem, in part, from the services offered by the [...]
2006-04-28 17:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EIND EINV ETRD MX
06MEXICO2555MEXICO: SUPPORT FOR MDA STILL STRONG, DELAYED
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Liliana Lopez Ortiz, Assistant Director for International Law, at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Lopez Ortiz was happy to hear that the Ambassador's meeting had gone well and reiterated Mexico's support for the initiative. Lopez Ortiz explain [...]
2006-05-12 20:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM AORC PREF ICRC MX
06MEXICO2559MEXICAN TRUCKERS FEAR COMPETITION
[...] SUMMARY. Representatives of the trucking industry in Monterrey expressed frustration with inefficient and unsafe operations of Mexican customs facilities in Nuevo Laredo. Although the GOM is improving and updating border crossings, the road system that feeds into them remains substandard caus [...]
2006-05-12 21:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON EIND EINV ELTN ETRD MX
06MEXICO2960OAS: MEXICO WILL PERSIST WITH TRADE RESOLUTION
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Astrid Diaz-Infante, Acting Director General for OAS Affairs at Mexico's Foreign Relations Secretariat (SRE). Diaz-Infante agreed that opening up the text of Mexico's "trade and investment" resolution would undo years of negotiations and said that the GOM i [...]
2006-06-01 20:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO3165SONORA PROVIDES SOFT LANDING TO NEW FOREIGN
[...] SUMMARY. The State of Sonora, often one of Mexico's largest FDI destinations due to its proximity to the U.S. border, has boosted its success in business and capital attraction with its Soft Landing Program. Created as part of the state's incentive package to attract Ford to Hermosillo, the [...]
2006-06-08 23:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV ETRD MX
06MEXICO3324ENGAGING THE NEW MEXICAN ADMINISTRATION ON
[...] Summary: This is the fifth in a series of six cables on transition issues in Mexico. The central development challenge for Mexico - and perhaps the main challenge for its new president -- is reducing the poverty that continues to afflict so many here and which drives so many to emigrate. Com [...]
2006-06-16 15:46:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID SENV MX
06MEXICO3662NO WINNER IN MEXICO'S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS UNTIL
[...] (U) Mexico's Federal Electoral Institute (IFE) announced July 2 that frontrunner presidential candidates Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (Revolutionary Democratic Party -- PRD) and Felipe Calderon (National Action Party -- PAN) were effectively neck and neck after both exit polls and quick count [...]
2006-07-03 13:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO3832AMLO TAKES TO THE STAGE: HOLDS FIRST MEETING WITH
[...] Presidential candidate for the Coalition for the Good of All, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO),held his first post-electoral "informative meeting" in Mexico's central plaza, the Zocalo, on Saturday, July 8. AMLO used the venue to express his concerns with the election process and the Feder [...]
2006-07-11 18:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO4290DEMARCHE DELIVERED FOR RE-ELECTION OF PROFESSOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-03 01:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO4704DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON REELECTION OF PROFESSOR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 23:11:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNHRC US MX
06MEXICO4708DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OBJECTIVITY OF UN HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-21 23:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNHRC MX
06MEXICO4907COCA COLA MEXICO: DUE DILLIGENCE FOR 2006 AWARD
[...] (U) Answers given below pertain to Coca Cola de Mexico's candidacy for the Secretary of State's 2006 Award for Corporate excellence. They are keyed to the questions in reftel. (A) The Embassy sees little downside or embarrassment caused by the selection of Coca Cola de Mexico for the award [...]
2006-08-30 21:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT BEXP ECON ELAB ETRD KSEP MX SENV
06MEXICO4964MEXICAN GOVERNMENT HELD TIP MEETING WITH CIVIL
[...] (SBU) On August 30, the Secretariat of Foreign Relations (SRE) hosted a meeting on trafficking in persons (TIP) that was attended by representatives of the federal government, non-governmental organizations (NGOs),and UN agencies. Since government and civil society in Mexico have traditionall [...]
2006-09-01 20:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO5157MIGRANT ASSOCATIONS SPUR DEVELOPMENT IN MICHOACAN
[...] (SBU) Last April Embassy Mexico produced a series of cables (ref. A-D) detailing how the chain of migration and remittances from the U.S. affected life in rural Mexico. At the invitation of our Michaoacano contacts, econoff returned to the town of Venustiano Carranza to meet migrants tempor [...]
2006-09-12 15:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON EINV MX
06MEXICO5293MEXICO REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE FOR W.H.O.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-19 18:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDMX PGOV PHUM PREL WHO
06MEXICO5528THE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES OF MEXICO'S PRI/LABOR
[...] Summary: Although the 60th session of Mexico,s national congress started work on September 1, 2006, the PRI/labor affiliated representatives to this body have been working together since their election on July 2 to establish a common set of legislative priorities. To some extent, these priori [...]
2006-09-27 19:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR SMIG
06MEXICO5566DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON UPCOMING SESSION OF HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-28 22:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC PREL PGOV MX
06MEXICO5720DISSIDENT PEMEX WORKERS SEEK TO OVERTURN YEAR OLD
[...] A dissident faction of MexicoQs Petroleum Workers Union is trying to overturn the October 2005 re-election of union Secretary General Carlos Romero Deschamps. The re-election of Romero Deschamps means that he will head the Oil WorkersQ Union from 2007-2012. According to the dissidents, Romer [...]
2006-10-06 21:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PHUM MX
06MEXICO5987REPORTING ON CALDERON VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-19 20:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV
06MEXICO6043SRE FIRM ON OAS DECLARATION ON U.S. BORDER SECURITY
[...] Political counselor demarched SRE's Director General for Regional Institutions Andrea Garcia Guerra and her deputy Juan Sandoval the afternoon of October 23, arguing that the Mexican initiative would be counter-productive at this juncture in Washington and could have a negative impact on the u [...]
2006-10-24 12:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDMX PHUM PREL PTER SMIG XM
06MEXICO618PULSING THE POLLS: AMLO LEADS, MADRAZO TRAILS,
[...] (SBU): Summary: Institutional Revolution (PRI) and Democratic Revolution (PRD) party pollsters, plus Televisa's Mitofsky and newspapers El Universal and Reforma each released polls in January (as the official campaigns kicked off) that confirmed PRD candidate Lopez Obrador's (AMLO) lead, re [...]
2006-02-03 20:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV MX
06MEXICO6219DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CUBA AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-01 18:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDCU EU PREL PHUM MX
06MEXICO6314BONUS, BONUS, EVERYONE GETS A BONUS
[...] Summary: Recently, a joint statement by the head of Mexico,s federal civil service union (FSTSE) and a senior GOM Treasury Secretariat official announced that all federal employees would receive an end of term bonus. The union leader described the bonus as an established employee benefit tra [...]
2006-11-07 13:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PINR MX
06MEXICO6362NEW MAQUILA DECREE -- INCREASING MEXICAN
[...] (U) The revamping of the Maquila program is the latest step in the GOM's plans to encourage investment and increase Mexico's competitiveness in the global economy. The new decree joins the Maquila and PITEX programs, allows for participation of the service sector, lowers certain participation [...]
2006-11-08 14:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV MX
06MEXICO6391NATIONAL TEACHERS' UNION SAYS GOVERNMENT ACTIONS
[...] Summary: The National TeachersQ, Union (SNTE) sharply criticized the GOM for negotiating directly with the striking teachers in Oaxaca. In SNTEQ,s view these negotiations, which bypass the national union, will only prolong OaxacaQ,s civil unrest and could potentially spread the problem to ot [...]
2006-11-08 20:08:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV CASC KDEM PINR MX
06MEXICO6424ECONOMIC TRANSITION NOTES, NOVEMBER 1-8, 2006
[...] (U) Mexico's markets were unaffected by the November 6 bombings. Market expectations are close to government economic predictions, including that the recent inflation spike is temporary and that the government will have its first budget surplus since 1996. The stock market boasted a record ga [...]
2006-11-09 19:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB ENRG ETRD PREL MX
06MEXICO6483MEXICO: LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN BIOFUELS INITIATIVE
[...] Summary. Mexican officials, private organizations and energy research centers believe that the country's agricultural production is appropriate for ethanol and bio-fuel manufacturing, but with output of only 45 million liters per year, significant investment and infrastructure development wi [...]
2006-11-15 19:01:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON MX
06MEXICO6516ECONOMIC TRANSITION NOTES, NOVEMBER 9-15, 2006
[...] (U) Fitch Ratings warned that MexicoQs credit rating could fall in the next three years if President-elect Calderon fails to pass reforms needed to encourage faster economic growth. Calderon continued to publicly call for reforms, and promised to encourage financing for infrastructure; stren [...]
2006-11-16 21:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO6656CALDERON NAMES POLITICAL CABINET
[...] (SBU) Summary: President-elect Calderon announced his four political cabinet selections on November 28, bringing into his government one of his closest aides to run the presidency and naming a controversial Jalisco politician for Secretariat of the Interior. The appointments include: Francisco [...]
2006-11-29 01:15:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR MX
06MEXICO6760US-MEXICO "HYPERBORDER" CONFERENCE
[...] (U) On November 16 and 17, Embassy EconOff and Ciudad Juarez ConOff attended the 2nd Annual Hyperborder Conference in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, Texas. They also spoke with the Director General of the Associacion de Maquiladora A.C. Consul General Donna Blair offered remarks at the op [...]
2006-12-05 22:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ECIN ETRD ELTN ETTC ELAB MX
06MEXICO6810MEXICO Economic Notes, November 30-December 6,
[...] (U) President Felipe Calderon Hinojosa followed his short, but successful inauguration with a speech at the National Auditorium detailing key goals of his administration. CalderonQs Secretaries of Finance, Economics and Labor have named their respective undersecretaries. The new Director Gen [...]
2006-12-07 17:33:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO6933MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 7 Q DECEMBER 13
[...] (U) The first budget from the Calderon Administration, for fiscal year 2007 (ref A) was met by loud protests over proposed funding levels for education and infrastructure, as well as an increase in the tax for soft drinks. A detailed cable regarding contentious parts of the budget will follo [...]
2006-12-14 23:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO7032MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 14 - DECEMBER 20
[...] (U) The revenue portion of the budget was first approved by the Chamber of Deputies and then the Senate though the Senate rejected the specific provision regarding the soft drink tax. However, this will probably not prevent the elimination of the discriminatory 20 percent tax on beverages swe [...]
2006-12-21 19:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO7064MEXICAN CONGRESS PASSES SPENDING BILL, CLOSES IN
[...] Summary: After easily passing the revised revenue package on December 21 (ref A),the Mexican Chamber of Deputies passed a USD 208 billion spending bill on December 23 by a vote of 440 in favor to 20 opposed, with five abstentions. The final bills largely conformed with President Calderon's bu [...]
2006-12-26 21:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN ENRG MX
06MEXICO7111MEXICO ECONOMIC NOTES, DECEMBER 21 - DECEMBER 28,
[...] (U) Mexico's 2007 federal budget has been approved by the Mexican Congress and published in the Official Gazette. The US$208-billion budget largely reflects President Felipe Calderon's initial proposal, but Congress edged up funding for education, highways, and pensions in rural areas, while [...]
2006-12-28 22:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ELAB EFIN PGOV PREL MX
06MEXICO864ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN MEXICO THROUGH INDUSTRIAL
[...] SUMMARY. The Mexican Association of Industrial Parks (AMPIP) celebrates its 30th anniversary in 2006. Composed of private companies, Mexican State Governments and real estate funds, AMPIP promotes economic development by lobbying the government on behalf of its members and promotion of the [...]
2006-02-16 14:28:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV MX
06MEXICO991EMPLOYING MEXICO'S INCARCERATED, ONE MAQUILA AT A
[...] SUMMARY. U.S. based Kojo Industries is working with the GOM and Mexican State governments to construct and operate maquiladoras at prisons throughout Mexico. The program is intended to reduce crime and encourage dual parenting while providing employment both during and after incarceration. [...]
2006-02-23 19:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEIND EINV PGOV MX
06MILAN150 BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE END-USE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-10 12:32:00Consulate MilanUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC IT BLUE LANTERN
06MILAN39 Fiat Out of the Red
[...] Fiat Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo held a press conference to announce that after almost five years of steady losses, the auto giant posted operating profits of 1.33 billion euro in 2005. Fiat ended the year with 7 billion euro in cash, compared with 6 billion euro at the end of 2004, [...]
2006-02-02 15:42:00Consulate MilanUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND ETRD PGOV IT AORC EUN
06MILAN77Good prospects for Italy's Stock Market
[...] Data from February indicates that 2006 will see an increase in new listings for the Italian stock market (Borsa Italiana) over 2005. The Borsa saw 19 new listings last year, already the highest number of new listings since 2000. This included 15 IPOs and 4 spin-offs, incorporations, or re-l [...]
2006-03-06 15:13:00Consulate MilanUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON IT EUN
06MILSK1226EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 24,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-29 11:47:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK1013EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 18,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Chinese Defense Minister Meets with Lukashenko in Minsk (para. 2) - Lukashenko Arrives in Havana for NAM Summit (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY --------- [...]
2006-09-18 08:36:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO
06MINSK1050EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 26,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Date Announced for CIS October Summit in Minsk (para. 2) - Belarus' Foreign Minister to Address UNGA (para. 3) - Foreign Ministries of Belarus, Iran [...]
2006-09-27 03:33:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO
06MINSK1075EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 03,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lukashenko Discusses Union State Agenda with Borodin (para. 2) - China's Ambassador Calls Belarus A Friend and Partner (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY -- [...]
2006-10-03 11:27:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO
06MINSK108Minsk Election Weekly VII (January 28-February 3)
[...] This is the seventh in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ----------------- Signature Results ----------------- 2. After a month of signature collection, the CEC announced the following [...]
2006-02-03 09:14:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1081BELARUS TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING
[...] Responses keyed to paragraph 11 of reftel: A. Only one trade agency, State, is represented at Post. B. Contact person: Nathan Lane, Deputy Political/Economic Section Chief lanenp@state.gov tel. (375-17) 210-1283 ext. 4434 fax (375-17) 234-78-53 Backup Dmitriy Semenov, Political/Ec [...]
2006-10-04 12:10:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD BO
06MINSK1088DEMARCHE ON NORTH KOREAN TEST DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-06 04:45:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN BO
06MINSK1099EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 06,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Milinkevich as Campaign Aide for Local Candidates (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Opposition Activist Jailed for 2005 Bombings in Vitebsk (para. 3) - Opposition, [...]
2006-10-06 12:20:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB KHIV BO
06MINSK11Minsk Election Weekly III (December 31 - January 6)
[...] This is the third in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------- The Campaigns ------------- 2. Expelled BSU Students Not For Kozulin Independent online news source Charter 97 post [...]
2006-01-05 14:06:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK1100DEMARCHE ON NORTH KOREAN TEST DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 04:06:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN BO
06MINSK1116EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 16,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Opposition Parties Agree on Campaign Cooperation (para. 2) - Authorities Approves Election Deadlines, Restrict Media (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Lower Chamber [...]
2006-10-17 03:14:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO
06MINSK1117INDEPENDENT POLLING: MILINKEVICH SUPPORT RATINGS DECLINE
[...] Summary: Independent Belarusian pollster Manaev September 25 gave Poloff results of his fifth post election survey conducted in August. Opposition coalition presidential candidate Milinkevich's support rating dropped 8.8 points since March to 11.6%, whereas President Lukashenko's support rati [...]
2006-10-17 04:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MINSK1159EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - OCTOBER 31,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Wins European Parliament's Sakharov Award (para. 2) - Skrebets Will Be Released in November (para. 3) - Activist Arrested Near Presidential Administration ( [...]
2006-10-31 10:15:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO
06MINSK1163PSI LETTER DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-01 05:02:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN BOQ
06MINSK1187EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 9,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. This edition includes events thru the November 6- 7 Revolution Day holiday. The next edition will cover items thru November 17. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - U.S. and EU Ambassa [...]
2006-11-09 13:51:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON KTDB EPET BO
06MINSK121P5+2 Statement on Iran
[...] On February 6, Econoff delivered ref A points and statement to Igor Ugorich of the MFA's Department of International Security and Arms Control. Ugorich received the information without comment. Econoff stressed that, given recent statements of intent for Belarus and Iran to cooperate on nuclea [...]
2006-02-07 06:58:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL IR BO
06MINSK1225INDEPENDENT POLLING REPORTS INCREASE IN INDEPENDENT RADIO
[...] Independent Belarusian pollster Manaev November 21 gave Ambassador the results of his sixth and final post election survey. According to his results, both the amount of Belarusians who listen to foreign radio broadcasts and who use the internet continue to increase. Support ratings decreased s [...]
2006-11-29 11:25:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MINSK1226EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - NOVEMBER 24,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS LUKASHENKO PRESS CONFERENCE --------------------------- - Lukashenko Admits GOB Falsified Presidential Vote (para. 2) - Lukashenko Explains Reasons for "Last Dictator" (para. 3) INTERNATIONAL RELA [...]
2006-11-29 11:47:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK1245EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 4, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Meets Bush, Faces Two Months in Jail (para. 2) - Union of Left-wing Parties Favors Election Boycott (para. 3) - Youth Activists Attempt to Demonstrate Durin [...]
2006-12-05 13:01:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK1255BELARUS: LIBETDACT
[...] Summary: The GO is building economic ties with Cuba, strongly spports the Cuban government, and has no interest n promoting democracy, the protection of human rigts or free market reform. End summary. Belarsian-Cuban Investment, Trade and Exchanges ------------------------------------------ [...]
2006-12-07 12:48:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ETTC PREL BO CU
06MINSK1272EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - December 8, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS ELECTIONS --------- - Nomination Stage in Local Elections Over (para. 2) - Ten Members of BPC Withdraw From Local Elections (para. 3) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Urges G8 Leaders [...]
2006-12-12 13:47:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK1290EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 15, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lukashenko, Putin Meet in Moscow (para. 2) - Sudanese Foreign Minister to Visit (para. 3) - Chinese Military Delegation Arrives in Minsk (para. 4) [...]
2006-12-19 05:30:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK1299EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 22, 2006
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-22 07:17:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK1301LETTER FROM KOZULIN'S WIFE TO USG, AMERICAN PEOPLE
[...] The following is an unofficial trAnslation of a letter from Irina Kozulina, wife of Belarus' imprisonedformer opposition presidential candidate AlekSandr Kozulin. Post will send the original leTter, received December 21, via pouch to EUR/UMB. 2. Begin text: Tothe United States GoverNment [...]
2006-12-22 10:13:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM BO
06MINSK1317EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - DECEMBER 29, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT ---------------------------------- - Russian Bank Acquires Belvneshekonombank (para. 2) ELECTIONS --------- - Lebedko Denied Permission to Meet With Voters (p [...]
2006-12-29 13:25:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK134Demarche On UN Reform
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-09 05:54:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDOSCE PHUM PREL SOCI BO
06MINSK149EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - February 10, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Officer Punished For Illegal Seizure On February 9, the district prosecutor in Svetlagorsk disciplined a police officer for illegally seizing equipment and print material f [...]
2006-02-13 11:00:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK154Minsk Election Weekly VIII (February 3-February 10)
[...] This is the eighth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. --------------------------- Signatures and Registration --------------------------- 2. Grodno Commissions Reject Milinkevich's Sig [...]
2006-02-14 08:23:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK17EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - January 5, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Independant Pollster Warned for Illegal Polling On December 30, the Prosecutor General's office issued a warning to head of the Independent Institute of Social, Economic an [...]
2006-01-10 09:17:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK178Minsk Election Weekly IX (February 11 - February 17)
[...] This is the ninth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. Post will report on the February 17 registration of candidates process in septel. --------------------- Campaign Preparations --------- [...]
2006-02-17 15:10:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK184State Media Focuses only on Lukashenko
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Belarusian Association of Journalists (BAJ) monitored Belarusian media coverage of the March presidential elections from 28 January to 10 February. BAJ found that state media focused almost exclusively on Lukashenko, portraying him in a positive light. For the most part, st [...]
2006-02-21 12:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK195Belarus Special 301 Review
[...] Summary and recommendation: Post once again recommends placement of Belarus on the watch list for 2006. Little has changed since Post's 2005 Special 301 input (ref B). Pirated optical media remains the norm, being readily available across the country, including in state-owned stores, and enfo [...]
2006-02-23 05:50:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON BO
06MINSK200Minsk Election Weekly X (February 18 - February 24)
[...] This is the tenth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ----------------------- Candidates Get Air Time ----------------------- 2. As per the law, state television and radio scheduled ai [...]
2006-02-24 07:13:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK208EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - February 24, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Jailed Businessman Now a Fugitive On February 9, businessman Nikolai Avtukhovich who is facing tax evasion charges disappeared from house arrest in Grodno on the first day [...]
2006-02-27 14:40:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK238Harassment of Opposition Intensifies
[...] In recent weeks authorities have greatly accelerated their petty harassment of opposition activists, leading up to the March 19 presidential elections. Police throughout the country are detaining Milinkevich activists, usually releasing them without charge after three hours, and seizing their [...]
2006-03-11 09:04:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK25Latest Polling: Milinkevich Creeps Ahead in Polls, But Not
[...] Summary: The results of IISEPS' latest polling shows that Lukashenko retains high ratings, around 53 percent. Opposition support remains low, even for the 10+ opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich. Although Milinkevich's approval ratings did climb several points to 6.6 percent, a growin [...]
2006-01-12 12:48:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK252Minsk Election Weekly XII (March 6-March 10)
[...] This is the twelfth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------------------- Repression and Harassment ------------------------- 2. Milinkevich Activists Sentenced to Jail On Mar [...]
2006-03-14 08:41:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK255Opposition and Police Face Off at Peaceful Rally
[...] Summary: On March 2 at 1800 opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich held an election rally in downtown Minsk. The rally attracted an estimated 3,000 participants. Although the event was peaceful and there were no arrests, security services prevented anyone from entering the square where th [...]
2006-03-14 09:42:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK256Trustbank Profits Soar Despite USG Sanctions (C-NE5-00153)
[...] On February 28, a spokesman for Belarus' Trustbank (formerly known as Infobank) told the press his bank's profits in January were 6.1 times higher than a year previously, reaching BYR 92.3 million [USD 43,000] that month. Trustbank's gross assets rose 6.2% in January to BYR 156.9 billion [USD [...]
2006-03-14 09:42:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PINR EINV ETRD PREL BO
06MINSK260Trustbank Profits Soar Despite USG Sanctions (C-NE5-00153)
[...] On February 28, a spokesman for Belarus' Trustbank (formerly known as Infobank) told the press his bank's profits in January were 6.1 times higher than a year previously, reaching BYR 92.3 million [USD 43,000] that month. Trustbank's gross assets rose 6.2% in January to BYR 156.9 billion [USD [...]
2006-03-14 09:43:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PINR EINV ETRD PREL BO
06MINSK261Opposition and Police Face Off at Peaceful Rally
[...] Summary: On March 2 at 1800 opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich held an election rally in downtown Minsk. The rally attracted an estimated 3,000 participants. Although the event was peaceful and there were no arrests, security services prevented anyone from entering the square where th [...]
2006-03-14 09:44:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK262Harassment of Opposition Intensifies
[...] In recent weeks authorities have greatly accelerated their petty harassment of opposition activists, leading up to the March 19 presidential elections. Police throughout the country are detaining Milinkevich activists, usually releasing them without charge after three hours, and seizing their [...]
2006-03-14 09:44:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK267Minsk Election Weekly XII (March 6-March 10)
[...] This is the twelfth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------------------- Repression and Harassment ------------------------- 2. Milinkevich Activists Sentenced to Jail On Mar [...]
2006-03-14 13:49:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK268EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - March 10, 2006
[...] Refrigerator and freezer inventories increased 127 percent in January to 20,000 units. Tire inventories increased 29.7 percent to 28,000 units, chemical fiber inventories increased 20.3 percent to 20,700 tons, and television inventories increased 280 percent to 98,000 units. Meanwhile, truck [...]
2006-03-14 13:50:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK277Can't Sell Those Belarusian Goods
[...] Summary: Many Belarusian companies, especially those owned by the state (which controls 80% of economic activity),are having problems selling the goods they produce. In February Belarusian warehouses were holding goods totaling 52.9% of average monthly production, worth over USD one billion. [...]
2006-03-15 12:07:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV BO
06MINSK281BKGB Claims USG Terrorism on Election Day
[...] At 1100 local on March 16, chairman of the BKGB Stepan Sukhorenko held a press conference to claim the BKGB had uncovered a plot by the Belarusian opposition, funded and organized by Georgia and the United States, to bomb four schools on Election Day (March 19) as part of a coup against Lukashe [...]
2006-03-16 14:40:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER PHUM CASC BO
06MINSK290Minsk Election Weekly XIII (March 11-March 17)
[...] This is the thirteenth in a weekly series of election- oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19 presidential elections. --------- Observers --------- 2. OSCE PA and ODIHR Launch Short-Term Observer Mission On March 16, OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Pr [...]
2006-03-17 14:24:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK292March Madness: Mass Opposition Arrests
[...] In the past two weeks authorities have arrested at least 150 opposition activists, jailing many of them for up to 15 days each on charges ranging from participating in an unsanctioned protest, to urinating or shouting obscenities in public. Police allegedly beat several during their arrests. [...]
2006-03-17 14:30:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK307Mass Arrests Follow Elections
[...] Summary: The human rights NGO Vyasna and independent press report that at least 108 people, and likely more, were arrested late March 20th and early March 21st. The detained include Anatoly Lebedko, deputy to Milinkevich and leader of the United Civic Party, and his deputy Aleksandr Dobrovolsk [...]
2006-03-21 15:53:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK323Even More Arrests and Many Convictions Follow Elections
[...] Summary: From March 21 to March 23, human rights activists and independent press reported that more people have been arrested and several dozens have already been sentenced for participating in demonstrations following the March 19 presidential elections. Anatoly Lebedko, deputy to Milinkevich [...]
2006-03-23 15:56:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK327Opposition Faces Criminal Charges
[...] Summary: Hundreds of opposition activists have recently been charged and convicted for violating the relatively more lenient Administrative Code, and 21 face much more serious charges under the Criminal Code. One person has been sentenced to five months in prison, while the others (including p [...]
2006-03-24 11:04:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK330MFA Refutes U.S. Rejection of Belarusian Elections
[...] At a March 23 press briefing, Belarusian MFA Press Secretary Andrei Popov refuted press statements from the White House and State Department denouncing the results of the March 19 presidential elections in Belarus. Popov reminded the journalists that the Belarusian people have made their choi [...]
2006-03-24 12:24:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BO
06MINSK335MFA Issues Two Statements In Response To Critical U.S. and
[...] On March 24-26, the Belarusian MFA published two statements in response to the U.S. and EU actions and statements against Belarus. The March 24 MFA statement denounced the U.S.-EU decision to impose travel sanctions on Belarusian officials as a "senseless" and "dead-end policy." The statement [...]
2006-03-27 15:11:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BO
06MINSK337Up to 1,000 Arrested, Trials Have Begun
[...] Summary: Trials for those arrested March 24, when police raided the protest tent camp on October Square, started on March 24. Most of the detained are being sentenced to 10-15 days in trails that last 10 minutes at most. Reportedly, so one has been acquitted. Police detained another estimated [...]
2006-03-27 15:31:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK341Minsk Election Weekly XIV (March 18-March 24)
[...] This is the fourteenth in a weekly series of election- oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19 presidential elections. ---------------- Election Results ---------------- 2. CEC Gives Final Results On March 23, CEC Head Lidiya Yermoshina described L [...]
2006-03-28 13:08:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK348Where's Lukashenko?
[...] Summary: On March 28 the GOB indicated Lukashenko's inauguration would not take place March 31 as had been widely reported and prepared for. This followed an eight-day period where Lukashenko disappeared from public view. Only on March 28 did a wan and de- energized Lukashenko reappear for a [...]
2006-03-29 11:28:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR BO
06MINSK36Minsk Election Weekly IV (January 6-January 16)
[...] This is the fourth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. -------------------- Signature Collection -------------------- 2. Lukashenko Leads in Signature Collections; Other Meets Minimum [...]
2006-01-17 13:49:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK370EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - March 31, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------- Post Elections ------------- 2. Milinkevich Tells All in Poland During his March 29 trip to Poland, former opposition candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich opined that the democratic movement in Belarus wi [...]
2006-04-03 09:22:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK386EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - April 7, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. -------------- Post Elections -------------- 2. Milinkevich's European Tour Opposition leader and former presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich traveled to Vienna (April 3 and 4) and Strasbourg (April 5 and [...]
2006-04-10 13:41:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK413Oil-for-Food: GOB Not Investigating Self
[...] The GOB has taken and almost certainly will not take any actions as a result of the Independent Inquiry Committee (IIC) looking into Iraqi Oil-for-Food violations (ref A). Post asked the MFA if there was any domestic investigation. The MFA replied that this is a complicated situation, and tha [...]
2006-04-14 13:17:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KFIN PGOV IZ BO
06MINSK427EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - April 18, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. -------------- Post Elections -------------- 2. Milinkevich in Germany Former 10+ Coalition presidential candidate Aleksandr Milinkevich on an April 7 trip to Berlin met with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Deputy [...]
2006-04-19 13:19:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK43EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - January 17, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. Polish Activists Fined The Grodno Border Control Unit on January 5 fined two Union of Belarusian Poles (UBP) activists Andrei Pochobut and Andrei Pisalnik the maximum USD 1 [...]
2006-01-19 05:41:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK451Belarus Makes and Russia Loses Billions on Oil
[...] Summary: During a recent seminar an energy expert from Belarus' Ministry of Economics explained that Belarus buys crude oil from Russia for well below market rates. With current high oil prices the GOB stands to benefit by USD 3.9 billion this year (14% of GDP),while the Russian budget could [...]
2006-04-27 08:52:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ECON ETRD PREL ENRG USTR BO
06MINSK456Belarus to Export Sugar to Cuba
[...] Belarusian Prime Minister Sergey Sidorsky led a delegation of GOB officials and state-owned businesses to Cuba April 20 to 23. In addition to the usual exhortations of fraternal socialist comradeship, in a deal only possible between two command economies Belarus agreed to import 100,000 tons of [...]
2006-04-27 09:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL USTR EAGR CU BO
06MINSK4594,000 PARTICIPATE IN CHERNOBYL MARCH, OPPOSITION
[...] (U) Summary: Approximately 4,000 people participated in the opposition's annual Chernobyl march that took place at the National Academy of Sciences in Minsk. Before the demonstration began, however, authorities arrested several opposition activists, including United Civic Party leader Anatol [...]
2006-04-27 14:17:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK462EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - April 28, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. -------------- Post Elections -------------- 2. Lebedko Fined $30 for Swearing On April 25, Minsk Sovetsky district judge Oksana Relyavo found United Civic Party chairman Anatoly Lebedko guilty of petty hooliganis [...]
2006-04-28 11:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK463Post-Election Polling: Lukashenko Wins, but Not by As Much
[...] Summary: The IISEPS polling service recently unveiled the results of the first post-election poll. IISEPS found that about 64% of the electorate voted for Lukashenko, 20% less than the regime claims. Despite this discrepancy, a slim majority of Belarusians view the elections as free and fair. [...]
2006-04-28 11:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MINSK477Small Protest Jeopardizes Remaining Free Activists
[...] On May 1, Belarusian Social Democratic Party Hramada head Stanislav Shushkevich led approximately 300 people carrying signs and waving banned national flags from the Belarusian National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to Bangalore Square for a rally in honor of Labor Day (ref A). [Note: While autho [...]
2006-05-03 14:43:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK479The Gas Dance Begins
[...] Summary: Belarus and Gazprom have entered into negotiations of sorts on the price of gas for 2007. Gazprom announced that Minsk can expect to pay USD 145/tcm (up from USD 466.68/tcm),while the GOB responded it could agree to an 11 percent price increase (to USD 51.81). Other than consecutive [...]
2006-05-04 05:52:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ECON PREL ENRG ETRD USTR BO
06MINSK483Belarus Special 301 Notification
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-04 11:43:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR USTR BO
06MINSK486Pandemic Influenza Talking Points Delivered
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-04 12:53:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KPAO SENV BO
06MINSK493EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 5, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Lukashenko: Consolidation of Political Forces Is No Problem During a meeting in St. Petersburg, Aleksandr Lukashenko told Russian President [...]
2006-05-05 14:25:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK494Regime Nationalizing and Milking Economy
[...] Summary: By most estimates the GOB controls about 80% of economic activity, but the state has refused to divulge the exact amount. Over the past few years the state's share of the economy has been growing as the GOB renationalizes previously privatized companies and increases its ownership sta [...]
2006-05-05 14:31:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL USTR BO
06MINSK50Minsk Election Weekly V (January 16-January 20)
[...] This is tha fifth in a wEekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the March 19, 2006 presidential elections. ------------------ Signature Campaign ------------------ 2. SIgnature Updates The initiative groups of the following presidential [...]
2006-01-20 13:56:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK501NOVAK POST-ELECTION RESULTS MIRROR THOSE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-11 14:16:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK513Youth Activist Gets Two Years Restricted Freedom
[...] SUMMARY: After a six-day postponement, the trial of Malady Front activist and anti-Lukashenko graffitist Artur Finkevich concluded on May 10. Although Finkevich had been facing up to twelve years in prison, the judge sentenced Finkevich to two years of restricted freedom. During two days of h [...]
2006-05-16 06:01:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BO
06MINSK521EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 12, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. Zubr Leader Nikita Sasim Sentenced to Three Months in Jail On May 12, Zubr youth leader Nikita Sasim was sentenced in Baranichsky Regional Court to three months arrest f [...]
2006-05-16 14:26:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK527DEMONSTRATORS BRIEFLY DETAINED NEAR RUSSIAN EMBASSY
[...] (U) Approximately 70 people at 20:00 on May 16 gathered in front of the Russian Embassy, which is adjacent to the U.S. Embassy, wearing EU handkerchiefs and holding candles to protest the Kremlin's support of President Lukashenko. Five minutes into the demonstration, a dozen OMON riot police o [...]
2006-05-17 14:19:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK532EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 19, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Lukashenko Receives Syrian Baath Party Official On May 18, Aleksandr Lukashenko told Abdullah al-Ahmar, assistant secretary general of Syri [...]
2006-05-22 11:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK534PSI Points Passed to Belarus
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-22 11:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL BO
06MINSK545Belarus Supports U.S. ITU Candidacy
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 14:10:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC BO
06MINSK574EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - May 26, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Iran To Aid Belarus' Nuclear Industry, Lukashenko To Visit Iran On May 25, Iranian Ambassador Abdolhamid Fekri said at a news conference in [...]
2006-06-02 06:08:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK581Belarus: Iran Demarches Passed; No Response
[...] On June 2, acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered ref A and B Iran demarches to Oleg Anisimov, Second Secretary in the MFA's America's Department. When Anisimov heard Poloff wanted to discuss a new U.S. proposal for Iran, he commented that, "your policy will of course change for the worse." He di [...]
2006-06-02 10:22:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV IAEA KNNP USNC IR BO
06MINSK585 Belarus: UNHRC Demarche Delivered
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-05 04:19:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM BO
06MINSK602EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - June 2, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Belarus Skeptical about UN Human Rights Special Rapporteur On May 31, following consultations with representatives from Russia's MFA, Belar [...]
2006-06-09 09:22:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MINSK603BSDP Says Kozulin Not Vote Splitting, Supports Hunger
[...] SUMMARY: On June 1, the Belarusian Social Democratic (Gramada) Party (BSDP) held a press conference to discuss March's presidential elections. BSDP described the elections as neither fair nor democratic and argued that Kozulin's candidacy motivated significant participation by Belarusian vot [...]
2006-06-09 10:03:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK606FMCT Points Passed to Belarus
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 13:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL KNNP CDG BO
06MINSK607Latest Iran Points Passed to Belarus
[...] On June 9, Econoff delivered reftel Iran information to Igor Ugorich, Counselor in the MFA's Department of International Security and Arms Control. Ugorich did not provide any substantive response. 2. Comment: Post does not expect the GOB will issue any statements even slightly critical of [...]
2006-06-09 13:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IAEA PREL MNUC IR BO
06MINSK627EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - June 9, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Russian Ambassador Against Belarus' Retaliation for Travel Bans On June 8, the Russian Ambassador to Belarus, Aleksandr Surikov, described [...]
2006-06-14 06:08:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MINSK629Gas Negotiations Drag On, and On
[...] Summary: Gas price negotiations have continued behind closed doors between the GOB and Gazprom, with no deal apparently reached at the most recent session on June 1. Russian media, quoting Gazprom officials, claim that Gazprom sent the GOB a contract listing USD 200 as the price for 2007, an i [...]
2006-06-14 12:43:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ECON PREL ENRG ETRD USTR BO
06MINSK653EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - June 20, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Putin Signals Hike in Gas Price to Belarus, Impatient on Union During a Shanghai Cooperation Organization Press Conference, Russian Preside [...]
2006-06-20 10:01:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD EINV
06MINSK654DEMONSTRATION
[...] (SBU) At 20:00 on June 16 near the Russian Embassy (adjacent to U.S. Embassy),45 activists were briefly detained while observing the Day of Solidarity. The Day of Solidarity takes place on the 16th of every month in support of jailed and missing opposition activists. Similar to the May 16th [...]
2006-06-20 11:42:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL BO
06MINSK659CSTO Castigates NATO And Its Neighbors
[...] Summary: The Russian Secretary General of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) on June 20 gave a press conference in which he ridiculed NATO and opined that its military installations in Eastern European countries were part of a military agenda in Russia's backyard. He stated CST [...]
2006-06-21 12:10:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BO
06MINSK664Belarus Faces Pension Crisis
[...] Summary: On May 18, Econoff met with the head of the Ministry of Labor's pension office, and on May 30 attended a conference where several GOB officials described an upcoming pension crisis. Belarus has 2.6 million pensioners, 27% of the population, and this number will grow in coming years. T [...]
2006-06-21 14:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EFIN SOCI BO
06MINSK666NATO Materials Seized from Local Deputies
[...] The Lithuanian Embassy, NATO POC in Minsk, informed post on June 21 that they sent a group of twelve elected members of local government councils to NATO headquarters in Brussels for an informational visit June 15-16, organized by NATO's Public Diplomacy Division. Upon their return to Minsk on [...]
2006-06-22 10:55:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM PHUM BO
06MINSK671EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - June 23, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. State Weekly Says Belarus Should Freeze Opposition U.S. Accounts On June 22, BelTA correspondent Viktor Lovgach wrote in the pro- governme [...]
2006-06-23 12:21:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD
06MINSK682 Media Focuses on Lukashenko and Putin at CSTO-EAEC Summit
[...] SUMMARY: On June 23, the heads of state and foreign ministers of countries belonging to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) met in Minsk for the organizations' tandem summits. Belarusian media coverage focused heavily on statements by [...]
2006-06-28 13:38:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON EINV WTRO USTR BO
06MINSK689State Dominates Banking Sector
[...] Summary: Belarus has a poorly developed capital market, and the financial sector almost exclusively consists of banks. The joint stock exchange/currency exchange lists very few companies and is mostly engaged in currency exchange for the government. The banking sector is almost completely dom [...]
2006-06-30 12:31:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV KCOR BTIU PGOV AFIN BO
06MINSK694EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 7, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------- Civil Society ------------- 2. On July 6, the trial of former presidential candidate Aleksandr Kozulin began in Moskovsky District Court in Minsk. Kozulin supporters, journalists, and representatives i [...]
2006-07-10 05:15:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ETRD
06MINSK711Belarus: Radioactive Metal Found
[...] Independent newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda reported on May 30 that Minsk police investigating fraud searched scrap metal collection station Number 29 and found 6.5 tons of unregistered scrap metal. Police told the paper an Armenian citizen was the sole worker at the station and that the peopl [...]
2006-07-11 05:50:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MNUC PARM SENV TRGY BO
06MINSK720POST REVIEW OF GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS,
[...] On June 27, 2006 USAID Country Representative, USAID Activity Manager and an Embassy Poloff met with UNDP HIV/AIDS Program Manager, the UNDP Resident Representative and the Belarus Global Fund Project Manager to discuss the results of Phase I of the project (which ends November 30, 2006) and p [...]
2006-07-12 13:49:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI TBIO BO
06MINSK740EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 17, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------- Political Parties ----------------- 2. Pro-Lukashenko Communists Proclaim Merger with Opposition Communists On July 15, the leadership of the pro-Lukashenko Communist Party of Belarus (CPB) de [...]
2006-07-18 03:48:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MINSK758IISEPS Polling: Lukashenko Still Enjoys Popular Support
[...] SUMMARY: On July 10, Director of the independent polling service IISEPS Oleg Manaev gave Ambassador the results of two opinion surveys conducted in June. Lukashenko maintains a high support rating, with 55 percent of those polled claiming they would vote for Lukashenko again should elections b [...]
2006-07-21 05:35:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR SOCI ECON BO
06MINSK763EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - July 21, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. --------- Elections --------- 2. United Opposition Forces Preparing for Early Local Elections On July 18, Belarusian Popular Front Deputy Chairman Viktor Ivashkevich announced that, despite the government's tentati [...]
2006-07-21 13:33:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MINSK77Minsk Election Weekly VI (January 20-January 27)
[...] (U) January 27 is the final day for presidential contenders to submit signatures. Each contender must submit a minimum of 100,000 signatures to the Central Election Committee. This is the sixth in a weekly series of election-oriented reports, providing brief items of interest related to the Ma [...]
2006-01-30 14:06:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL BO
06MINSK787LUKASHENKO FINDS A NEW FRIEND IN HUGO CHAVEZ
[...] Summary: On July 23-25, Lukashenko hosted Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in Minsk, marking the first official visit of a Latin American leader in Belarus' history. During the series of meetings and ceremonies, the leaders lauded each other's political and economic policies and occasionally [...]
2006-07-27 10:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD VE BO
06MINSK809NO ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE FROM RUSSIAN PIPELINE
[...] Belarusian and Russian press are reporting that on July 27 an oil leak occurred on the Unicha-Polotsk section of the Druzhba pipeline in the Russian region of Bryansk, which is near the Belarusian border. News reports indicate that the accident resulted from corrosion in the pipeline. Russi [...]
2006-08-01 13:31:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK838UN HLD Demarche Delivered, MFA Requests U.S. Participation
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points on the UN High Level Dialogue (HLD) on International Migration and Development to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on August 4. The talking points were received without comment. 2. Separately, MFA Department for Humani [...]
2006-08-04 14:07:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID PREF SMIG UNGA BO
06MINSK860EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - AUGUST 11, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ------------------------- 2. Lukashenko Pushes for Stronger UN Role On August 1, President Lukashenko asserted that Belarus seeks to strengthen the role of the United [...]
2006-08-10 04:49:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MINSK881EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - August 14, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ----------------------- 2. Parliament Leader Receives Iranian Delegation On August 9, Chairman of the Belarusian House of Representatives Vladimir Konoplev receive [...]
2006-08-14 13:45:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG KTDB BO
06MINSK890EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY REPORT - AUGUST 11, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ----------------------- International Relations ------------------------- 2. Lukashenko Pushes for Stronger UN Role On August 1, President Lukashenko asserted that Belarus seeks to strengthen the role of the United [...]
2006-08-17 06:13:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG BO
06MINSK910Belarusian High-Level Attendance at 61st UNGA
[...] According to the MFA's response to post's demarche on Belarusian participation at the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) (reftel),the members of the Belarusian delegation will include: A.Head of State The MFA did not provide information on President Aleksandr Lukashenko's attendance at UNGA. [...]
2006-08-21 13:31:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA BO
06MINSK924Nomination for 006 USNATO/USEU POL-MIL Conference,
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 07:23:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDAMT MARR NATO PREL BO
06MINSK938EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - AUGUST 28, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ----------------------- - Lawmaker Calls Union State Act 99 Percent Ready (para. 2) - CSTO Consultations on Military Training (para. 3) LOCAL ELECTIONS --------------- - Op [...]
2006-08-28 11:33:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET EAGR ENRG KTDB BO
06MINSK95EMBASSY MINSK BIWEEKLY REPORT - January 31, 2006
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. ------------ Human Rights ------------ 2. GOB Deems Defamatory Documentary "Not Discriminatory" On January 14, the Prosecutor General's Office ruled the controversial documentary about gypsies in Belarus that aired [...]
2006-02-01 05:45:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ECON BO
06MINSK963EMBASSY MINSK WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - SEPTEMBER 5,
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS LOCAL ELECTIONS --------------- - Opposition Council Discusses Local Coalitions (para. 2) CIVIL SOCIETY ------------- - Milinkevich Visits France, Opposes Union State (para. 3) - Police Seize Prot [...]
2006-09-05 10:32:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EPET ENRG KTDB BO
06MINSK972MOBILE SATELLITE DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on September 1. The talking points were received without comment. MOORE [...]
2006-09-07 08:57:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS BO
06MINSK982NAM ATTENDEES DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points on the Middle East and terrorism to the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on September 8. The talkig points were received without comment. MOORE [...]
2006-09-12 11:21:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA PTER PHUM BO
06MINSK984UNSC RESOLUTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Poloff delivered reftel talking points to the Americas Desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in the form of a non-paper on September 8. The talking points were received without comment. MOORE [...]
2006-09-12 11:21:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP MNUC WMD CT KPAO PTER KN KS BO
06MONTEVIDEO1122URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON GPOI/CFAC PARTICIPATION
[...] On November 17, PolCouns delivered reftel demarche to the MFA's Director for Mulilateral Affairs Beatriz Nunez. The Charge also raised the issue with the MFA's Director General Jose Luis Cancela on November 21. Both officials responded favorably to the proposals for sending at least one Uruguay [...]
2006-11-27 20:01:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PREL GT CI AR UY
06MONTEVIDEO239OAS CICTE VI DELEGATION PREPARATION
[...] (U) This telegram responds to action requests in reftel. 2. (U) Embassy delivered reftel talking points to the MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Gustavo Alvarez on March 6. Alvarez said that the Uruguayan delegation to the OAS Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism (CICTE) Sixth Regu [...]
2006-03-09 19:19:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPTER OAS UY
06MONTEVIDEO295FRENTE'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPENS WAY FOR FTA TALKS
[...] On March 25, the General Assembly of the Frente Amplio (FA) overwhelmingly rejected a motion from the Communist Party, which would have modified the FA's program to explicitly prohibit any FTA talks with the U.S. By doing so, the FA implicitly allowed President Vazquez to open [...]
2006-03-28 12:11:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ECIN UY
06MONTEVIDEO296URUGUAY GROWS STRONG FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR
[...] Summary: In 2005, Uruguay met its key IMF targets and achieved a 6.6% growth rate, outpacing expectations and driving real GDP back to pre-crisis levels. Still, despite the ongoing strong recovery, per capita GDP (in dollar terms),investment and several social indicators remained below pre [...]
2006-03-28 12:15:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ECIN UY
06MONTEVIDEO3REQUEST FOR U.S. ENGLISH SPECIALIST
[...] (U) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests an English Teaching Specialist to work with the Office of English teaching of Secondary Education and conduct three, 2-day workshops on writing and speaking skills, for secondary school teachers. 2. (U) PROGRAM DATES: February 13-24, 2006. Post understands i [...]
2006-01-03 14:13:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL UY
06MONTEVIDEO309GOU MAKES EARLY PAYMENT TO IMF AND GETS UNUSUALLY
[...] On March 30, Minister of Economy Astori and IMF's Deputy Managing Director Carstens announced that the GOU would make an early payment of its debt with the IMF (principal and interests) maturing in 2006. International markets celebrated the $625 million operation by raising their demand for [...]
2006-03-31 18:18:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV UY
06MONTEVIDEO353PAPER MILLS DISPUTE: NO END IN SIGHT
[...] (SBU) The long-running dispute between Argentina and Uruguay over construction of giant pulp mills on a shared river seems to have worsened and entered into a more litigious phase after Presidents Vazquez and Kirchner canceled their plans to meet on the issue last week. Uruguayan public critic [...]
2006-04-12 19:19:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI EINV SENV AORC AR UY
06MONTEVIDEO376PAPERMILL DISPUTE HAS FINLAND'S ATTENTION
[...] (U) In Uruguay there has been widespread dissatisfaction over reports from Sao Paulo that Brazil and Argentina will not support the papermill dispute's submission to Mercosur's conflict resolution mechanism, as Presidents Lula da Silva and Nestor Kirchner apparently consider the affair to be p [...]
2006-04-26 19:55:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI EINV SENV AORC UY
06MONTEVIDEO379 VAZQUEZ DELIVERS CLEAR PUBLIC SIGNAL OF SUPPORT
[...] On an official visit to Mexico prior to his arrival in the U.S. on April 30, President Vazquez delivered his clearest-yet public signal of support for an Uruguay-U.S. bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA). In the press conference that followed his meeting with Mexican President Fox, Vazquez f [...]
2006-04-27 15:29:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PREL MX UY
06MONTEVIDEO529PULP MILL DISPUTE GOES TO COURT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uruguay's dispute with Argentina over the construction of two pulp mills on a shared river (reftels) has reached the International Court of Justice (ICJ). On June 8, both sides, backed by expensive international law firms, presented their opening arguments to the ICJ's 15 magistr [...]
2006-06-09 18:02:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI KLIG EINV EWWT AORC SENV AR UY
06MONTEVIDEO553URUGUAY: DEMARCHE ON MDA/JUNE 20 CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 19:49:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC AORC IS UY
06MONTEVIDEO563MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PREVENTING CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-20 20:12:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL IRCE UY
06MONTEVIDEO598WTO DOHA ROUND DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-29 11:52:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDWTRO ETRD ECON UY
06MONTEVIDEO625URUGUAY DEMARCHED ON NORTH KOREAN MISSILE LAUNCHES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-07 16:42:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KN PARM KNNP UY
06MONTREAL1219 Camcording in Montreal theaters: perspectives
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Associations (CMPDA) Montreal anti-piracy division and the Montreal division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) gave two different perspectives on the scope and impact of camcording in Montreal theaters to Econcouns [...]
2006-12-12 12:32:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR CA
06MONTREAL1220 Camcording in Montreal theaters: perspectives
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association's (CMPDA) Montreal anti-piracy division and the Montreal division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) gave two different perspectives on the scope and impact of camcording in Montreal theaters to Econcouns [...]
2006-12-12 15:50:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR CA
06MONTREAL255 MONTREAL-BASED TELEMARKETING SCHEMES TARGET
[...] (U) Summary. Montreal's relatively cheap labor and energy costs combined with strict privacy laws and lax telemarketing regulations have made it an attractive location for contact centers of all kinds, and the city now finds itself second only to Toronto for the dubious title of "telemarketin [...]
2006-03-01 20:26:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PREL ECON CASC CA
06MONTREAL365 IPR in Montreal Part 1 - An International Hub for
[...] (U) Summary. As of May 2005, nearly 50% of the world's pirated movies, and 78% of illegal camcording in Canada, could be traced back to seventeen Montreal theaters. The combination of first-world release dates, simultaneous bilingual release of movies, sophisticated camera technology, and [...]
2006-03-28 21:07:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR CA
06MONTREAL518Montreal Outreach on WHTI
[...] Summary. The visit of DHS US-Visit Director Jim Williams and Department of States Ann Barrett, Managing Director of U.S. Passport Services, gave post an opportunity to get our message about WHTI out to a number of influential audiences and journalists in Montreal. Exports to the U.S. are extr [...]
2006-05-03 20:00:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CPAS CASC KTRD KPAO PREL CA
06MONTREAL616 Visit of NASA Deputy Administrator Dale to the
[...] (U) Summary: On May 23, NASA Deputy Administrator Shana Dale and NASA Assistant Administrator Michael F. OBrien met with the Acting President of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) Carole Lacombe and a team of CSA experts to discuss current and future areas for U.S.-Canadian space cooperation. E [...]
2006-06-01 12:59:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA CA
06MONTREAL820 Montreal Hosts the First Ever OutGames
[...] Montreal is set to host the 1st World OutGames from July 26-August 5. An offshoot of the Federation of Gay Games (held this year in Chicago),which has traditionally focused on providing a venue for homosexuals to openly engage in sports competitions, the OutGames has added a three-day inter [...]
2006-07-28 13:00:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI CASC CA
06MONTREAL922 Montreal Celebrates OutGames Success - Part 2 of 2
[...] The 1st World OutGames, held in Montreal June 26-August 5, drew some 500,000 spectators, 10,248 athletes, and 5,200 volunteers and has been touted by officials, media, and human rights activists alike as a success. The three-day conference on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Huma [...]
2006-08-24 20:16:00Consulate MontrealUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI CASC CA
06MOSCOW10247OPIC FINANCE: SDM BANK
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-14 11:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN OPIC RS
06MOSCOW10289RUSSIAN PUBLIC'S VIEWS ON POLICE AND HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] SUMMARY: An overwhelming majority of the Russian public believes that human rights abuse by police is widespread according to recent polling data. The police, on the contrary, believe they are unfairly maligned, but recognize problems within the MVD. These and other findings presented on Se [...]
2006-09-14 15:01:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI RS
06MOSCOW10432EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: FGUP
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Federal State Unitary Enterprise Research Institute for Co [...]
2006-09-19 07:11:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW10434EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: STATE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, State Research Institute of Aviation, Moscow, Russia. The company is [...]
2006-09-19 07:11:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW10719EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: (A) VNESH OPT
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, (A) Vnesh Opt Torg and (B) FSUE Scientific and Tech. Atlas, Moscow, [...]
2006-09-25 10:56:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW10720EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: VF COMPANY,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Vtoroy Front Company (VF Company),Moscow, Russia. The company is li [...]
2006-09-25 10:57:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW10855RUSSIAN STOCK MARKET REPORT 2006
[...] Since its consolidation in 1996, the Russian stock market has experienced growth that has led emerging markets and rivaled developed markets. Capitalization was close to USD 1 trillion by the end of August, compared to USD 346 billion at the end of August 2005, and USD 177 billion at the end [...]
2006-09-27 08:34:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EINV RS
06MOSCOW11032EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Technoservicepribor, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS li [...]
2006-10-02 08:31:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW11260EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: CHANCE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Chance 2003 LLC, Kostroma, Russia. The company is listed on BIS lice [...]
2006-10-06 11:39:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW11261EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: TETIS PRO,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Tetis Pro, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license appl [...]
2006-10-06 11:39:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW11262EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Elektroneftemash, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS licen [...]
2006-10-06 11:39:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW11264EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Federalnaya Sluzhba Ohrany, Moscow, Russia. The company wa [...]
2006-10-06 11:40:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW11388ELECTION LAW REQUIREMENTS FOR PROSPECTIVE DUMA
[...] (U) This message reviews the electoral procedures in place for participating in the 2007 elections to the Duma. There have been no amendments to the electoral law since the Duma eliminated the "against all candidates" ballot option before the summer break. In order to be elected a Duma Deputy, [...]
2006-10-11 13:05:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM RS
06MOSCOW11775RUSSIA IPR: OUTSPOKEN LIBERAL LEGISLATOR ON CIVIL
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Not intended for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. Federation Council Senator Ludmila Narusova shares our sense that the Duma will likely pass a flawed Part IV of the Civil Code this fall. She intends to speak to Putin about her co [...]
2006-10-20 05:28:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR RS
06MOSCOW11988EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MOSCOW
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Moscow Institute of Radio-Technique Electronics and Automation (MIRE [...]
2006-10-25 14:03:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW12311RUSSIA: NATIONALISTS TO MARCH ON NOVEMBER 4
[...] SUMMARY: On Russia Unity Day, November 4, a large nationalist "Russia March" is planned for several Russian cities, including Moscow. Russia March is being organized by the Movement Against Illegal Immigration (DPNI) and is supported by several other nationalist and fascist groups, and by som [...]
2006-11-03 16:25:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PHUM PINR PINS RS
06MOSCOW12481EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: LE MONTI MR.
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, Le Monti Mr. Evgeny Mirmovich, Moscow, Russia. The company is listed [...]
2006-11-17 11:15:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW12482EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: (A) JSC CHOP
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, (A) JSC CHOP Vityaz-S (D359202) AND (B) JSC CHOP Vityaz-S (D358555),[...]
2006-11-17 11:15:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW12501DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NOVEMBER 17 UNGA EMERGENCY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 15:41:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS RS
06MOSCOW12563EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: M.P.CHUMAKOV
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, M.P. Chumakov Institute of Poliomyelitis and viral encefalitides of [...]
2006-11-22 05:27:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW12631VOLGOGRAD: INTERESTED IN INCREASED ACADEMIC AND
[...] (U) Sensitive But Unclassified. Not for internet distribution. Propriety Information. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: During Ambassador Burns' November 16-17 trip to Volgograd, government, business and civil society representatives emphasized their desire to see stronger academic and business coopera [...]
2006-11-27 09:25:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV PGOV EAGR SOCR PINR RS
06MOSCOW12646EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Federalnaya Sluzhba Ohrany, Moscow, Russia. The company wa [...]
2006-11-28 05:44:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW12712EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Federalnaya Sluzhba Ohrany, Moscow, Russia. The company wa [...]
2006-11-30 14:09:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW12935EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Villart Export, Elektrostal, Russia. The company was liste [...]
2006-12-15 06:42:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW12936EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: S-
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, S-Terra, Zelenograd, Moscow, Russia. The company was liste [...]
2006-12-15 06:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW12992EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ITRC "MIR",
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a Pre-license check to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, ITRC "MIR", Moscow, Russia. The company is listed on BIS license app [...]
2006-12-20 13:35:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW12993EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION:
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end- user, Supreme Commercial Court, Moscow, Russia. The company was [...]
2006-12-20 13:36:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC RS
06MOSCOW13166INVITATION TO ARF WORKSHOP ON UNSCR 1540
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-29 09:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP ETTC ARF RS
06MOSCOW13167IRAN: INFORMATION REGARDING UNSCR 1737
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-29 09:43:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KNNP UNSC RS
06MOSCOW3457MFA PROPOSAL ON COUNTER-NARCOTICS EFFORTS IN
[...] (SBU) MFA North America Department Director Igor Neverov recently delivered to the DCM a nonpaper suggesting ways the U.S. and Russia, within the context of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO),can cooperate more closely in the fight against narco-trafficking in Afghanistan. [...]
2006-04-03 14:27:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV AF RS
06MOSCOW4799RUSSIA SUPPORTS THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) On May 3 poloff delivered reftel demarche to MFA Legal Department Acting Director Vladimir Tarabrin. Tarabrin said the GOR continues to support the Third Additional Protocol and will support the statutory amendments to the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement at the conference in Geneva [...]
2006-05-04 14:12:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF PREL ICRC RU
06MOSCOW5008DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SYRIA/LEBANON RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 06:19:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC SY LE RS
06MOSCOW5456MOSCOW ON IRAQI GOVERNMENT FORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-23 13:11:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO IZ RS
06MOSCOW5774DELIVERY OF LETTER FROM U/S BURNS TO DFM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 10:55:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL RS
06MOSCOW6262RUSSIA SUPPORTS WEDGEWOOD CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-09 12:12:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM RS
06MOSCOW6334GROWTH AND CORRUPTION IN RUSSIA'S REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: While none would dispute that Moscow leads Russia in economic development, it is increasingly clear that many cities beyond Moscow are experiencing healthy growth. Small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) owners in large provincial cities report expanded opportunities and gradually imp [...]
2006-06-14 10:08:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB SOCI POL RS
06MOSCOW8117GOR HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE AT 61ST UNGA
[...] (SBU) The MFA told us that Foreign Minister Sergey Viktorovich Lavrov will likely lead the Russian delegation at the 61st UNGA. The Foreign Ministry is awaiting Kremlin approval of the delegation list. There are no plans at this time for President Putin or PM Fradkov to attend. 2. (SBU) [...]
2006-07-31 12:54:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA RS
06MOSUL15LOCAL NGO LAUNCHING NEW WOMEN'S CENTER IN MOSUL
[...] (SBU) In an effort to address concerns of unemployment, job training, and community counseling for Iraqi women, members of the Assembly of Ninevah NGOs, a local NGO umbrella organization, have created a second women's center for western Mosul. The effort expands on the already existing Iraq W [...]
2006-02-14 15:00:00REO MosulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM IZ ECON ELAB SCUL SOCI PINT
06MOSUL58NINEWA PRT: PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT REACHES OUT TO ITS
[...] In an effort to bring the provincial government into closer contact with district constituents, PRT Ninewa and MNF-N have provided logistical support for the Ninewa provincial council to conduct a series of outreach events throughout Ninewa province. The provincial leadership held town meetings [...]
2006-05-31 08:20:00REO MosulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS PINT PGOV PHUM IZ MARR
06MUMBAI1292MULTIPLE TRAIN BOMBINGS KILL OVER 180 AT HEIGHT OF EVENING
[...] (U) Over 180 persons died and over 500 were injured in a series of nearly simultaneous bomb explosions on seven trains on July 11 in Mumbai. The bombings occurred in overflowing trains at the height of the city's evening rush hour. All official Americans and their family members are accounted [...]
2006-07-12 07:52:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KISL AEMR PGOV PREL IN
06MUMBAI1293MULTIPLE TRAIN BOMBINGS KILL OVER 180 AT HEIGHT OF EVENING
[...] (U) Over 180 persons died and over 500 were injured in a series of nearly simultaneous bomb explosions on seven trains on July 11 in Mumbai. The bombings occurred in overflowing trains at the height of the city's evening rush hour. All official Americans and their family members are accounted [...]
2006-07-12 08:30:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KISL AEMR PGOV PREL CASC IN
06MUNICH114MUNICH SECURITY CONFERENCE OVERVIEW: MERKEL URGES
[...] (SBU) The February 3-5 42nd Munich Conference on Security Policy ("Wehrkunde") on "Restoring the Transatlantic Partnership," explored a wide-range of security policy topics, including the future of NATO, its relationship with the EU, Russia's relationship with Europe and NATO, and Foreign and [...]
2006-02-23 16:28:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM NATO IAEA NPT ENRG IR GM
06MUNICH357 CHAROLOTTE KNOBLOCH ELECTED NEW PRESIDENT OF THE
[...] On June 7, 2006, at age 73, Charolotte Knobloch was unanimously elected President of the Jewish Council in Germany following the death of Council President Paul Spiegel on April 30. People who know her are confident she will be able to gain broad public support in her new capacity. She has [...]
2006-06-13 11:02:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR GM
06MUNICH397 BRUNO'S LAST STAND -- FIRST WILD BEAR IN 170 YEARS
[...] Despite all the attention surrounding the World Cup, EADS' woes and health care reform, Bavarians and many Germans have been transfixed by a two-year-old brown bear named "Bruno" that wandered across international borders into Bavaria, a government minister's agenda, a hunter's crosshairs, an [...]
2006-06-30 13:30:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SENV GM
06MUNICH767 MR. PUTIN GOES TO BAVARIA
[...] The Bavarian government warmly welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin during his visit to Munich October 11. Shortly after Putin's visit, the so-called "Days of Moscow" were opened in the Bavarian capital marking the visit of Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, to whom Minister-President Stoiber aw [...]
2006-10-31 08:30:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GM RS
06MUNICH777 THE CSU'S ANNUAL CONVENTION - STICKING WITH STOIBER, BUT
[...] Chancellor Merkel and Bavarian Minister-President Edmund Stoiber made a show of unity at the CSU's annual convention. Behind the facade, however, the CSU is reluctantly marching behind Stoiber - a leader whose glory has visibly faded. Recent polls show the CSU's popularity in Bavaria at arou [...]
2006-11-03 16:25:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
06MUSCAT10MEDIA REACTION: Ex-Syrian Leader's Comments, Economic
[...] The privately owned daily "Al-Watan" published an editorial on January 1 under the title "Behind Khadam's Separation": "The former Syrian vice president Abdul Halim Khadam's clashes with fellow Syrian leaders date to former president Hafiz al- Asad's time, but his disputes increased during B [...]
2006-01-04 08:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT1014OMANIS REQUEST VISIT TO U.S. DEPORTATION CENTER
[...] This is an action request for Department of Homeland Security ICE and CBP. Please see para 4. 2. In response to recent requests by the Royal Oman Police (reftel),the Embassy seeks DHS assistance in arranging a senior-level Omani government delegation to visit immigration detention/depor [...]
2006-06-26 04:58:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM OEXC KPAO PREL SMIG PBTS PREF MU
06MUSCAT1023MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI SECURITY; IRANIAN OIL; ARAB LEAGUE
[...] On June 26, all Omani papers carried prominent front-page coverage of the previous day's Palestinian attack on an Israeli checkpoint. English-language papers carried wire-service coverage, on which Arabic papers also drew, adding that Palestinian militants had "martyred" themselves. Iran cov [...]
2006-06-28 05:44:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT103IPR SEMINAR RAISES AWARENESS, BUILDS BRIDGES
[...] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO),with MEPI funding, held a successful intellectual property rights (IPR) seminar for Arab prosecutors in Muscat from January 22-24. Following a similar program for judges in Dubai (reftel),the event drew over 45 participants from the MEPI region. [...]
2006-01-26 12:20:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND PREL KIPR KMPI KPAO MU
06MUSCAT1032SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL'S GAZA INCURSION
[...] Israel's incursion into Gaza was front-paged in Oman's Arabic- language newspapers. Privately-owned "Al-Watan" (circulation 42,000) covered the story most emotionally, with a headline proclaiming, "Israel Begins the Burning of Gaza." An editorial in "Al-Watan" described the Palestinian strik [...]
2006-06-28 13:59:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT104OMAN ONLINE: BIN LADEN TAPE, FTA, DANISH CARTOONS
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]
2006-01-26 13:35:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
06MUSCAT1046ILO DELIVERS WORKSHOP ON FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION
[...] A three-day workshop entitled "Freedom of Association and Social Dialogue" began July 1 for members of Oman's 43 representative committees, educating them on the role of labor unions. Experts from the International Labor Organization (ILO),the Arab Labor Organization (ALO) and from other Gu [...]
2006-07-02 12:42:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM MU
06MUSCAT1054MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL'S GAZA INCURSION, U.S. SENATE
[...] Israel's Gaza incursion received front page coverage in both the English and Arabic-language press this week. Most Arabic articles were accompanied by photographs of bombed-out Palestinian government buildings, and scenes of distressed civilians. The U.S. Senate's ratification of the U.S.-Om [...]
2006-07-03 11:39:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1064CURRENT STATE OF HIV/AIDS PROGRAMS IN OMAN
[...] A UNICEF report outlining its next five-year plan for Oman, done in cooperation with the Ministry of Health, provided updated statistics on the AIDS picture. While HIV rates remain low and numerically static, incidence of other sexually transmitted diseases is rising. The Ministry of Health [...]
2006-07-05 12:34:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KHIV SOCI MU
06MUSCAT1065FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION PART OF NATIONAL ACTION
[...] Troubling polling data on the acceptability of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Oman in a 2001 questionnaire for 16-18 year olds led to a 2004 survey of Omani women by the Ministry of Health. The surprising results revealed that more than half of women polled had undergone FGM. UNICEF's co [...]
2006-07-05 13:53:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KWMN PHUM MU
06MUSCAT1084OMAN FULFILLS FTA LABOR PROMISE TO CONGRESS THREE
[...] In a surprise, Sultan Qaboos issued a royal decree July 7 that fulfills, three months early, the important labor reforms to which Commerce Minister Maqbool Sultan committed the Sultanate in his March 26 letter to the House Ways and Means Committee Chairman. Minister Sultan told the Ambassador [...]
2006-07-10 12:01:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM MU
06MUSCAT1090MEDIA REACTION: GAZA, IRAQI NATIONAL RECONCILIATION
[...] Israel's Gaza incursion continued to receive strongly negative coverage in the local press. In a July 7 front-page article, privately owned Arabic-language daily "Al-Watan" (circulation 42,000) reported that Israel had used unspecified "internationally-banned weapons." Arabic papers front-pag [...]
2006-07-11 07:15:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1098MOVING FORWARD ON MATH AND SCIENCE COLLABORATION
[...] This is an action request for OES. Please see paragraph 4. 2. On July 11, Econoff delivered ref A reply to Dr. Sana Sabeel Sulaiman al-Belushi, Director of the Technical Office for Studies and Development, Ministry of Education (MOE). Econoff noted that after careful review of the comments [...]
2006-07-11 13:16:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTSPL KGLB PREL SENV MU
06MUSCAT1119OMAN REACTS POSITIVELY TO SUGGESTED ANTI-TIP
[...] In a July 16 meeting with the Ambassador, MFA Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi undertook to review SIPDIS suggested actions to improve upon Oman's TIER 2 Watch List ranking in the Department's 2006 Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. These actions include passing specific anti-TIP l [...]
2006-07-17 11:22:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM ELAB KCRM PGOV MU
06MUSCAT1122MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL-LEBANESE CONFLICT; OMANI LABOR
[...] SUMMARY: Omani press decries "Israeli aggression." Private "Al-Watan" daily laments "Arab silence." The state-owned "Oman" deems Hezbollah to be conducting "legitimate resistance." In online discussion, participants applaud Oman's new labor law, even if "American pressure" is behind it, and [...]
2006-07-17 12:11:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1124OMAN EYES CITES ACCESSION
[...] In a July 17 meeting, the Ambassador discussed the status of Oman's accession to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES) with Under Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi (deputy-minister equivalent). Sayyid Badr [...]
2006-07-17 14:16:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL MU
06MUSCAT1145SINGAPORE INTERESTED IN MEDRC MEMBERSHIP
[...] On July 16, the Ambassador explored the possibility of expanding membership in the Muscat-based Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) with Omani Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi. Sayyid Badr noted that he had recently raised this issue with Singapo [...]
2006-07-22 14:12:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL MU
06MUSCAT1151MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON; DANGER OF REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: "Lebanon is burning, and the whole world is standing still watching," according to government-owned daily "Oman," which also calls for a ceasefire to stop "Zionist aggression." A columnist for "Oman" condemns Arab governments for "acting against the will of their citizens." Privatel [...]
2006-07-24 13:04:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1173TFLE01: QANA STRIKE FUELS CRITICAL PRESS COVERAGE
[...] The Israeli air strikes on the Lebanese village of Qana drew overwhelmingly virulent and critical front-page press coverage from each of Oman's daily newspapers. Amidst headlines reading "Bloodbath in Lebanon" and "Global Outrage over Israeli Carnage," the dailies concentrated on civilian ca [...]
2006-07-31 12:47:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KMDR KPAO MU
06MUSCAT1177TFLE01: OMAN REQUESTS ASSISTANCE IN DELIVERY OF
[...] During a July 30 meeting with the Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Under Secretary (deputy-secretary equivalent) Sayyid Badr al-Busaidi expressed his concern regarding the logistics of delivering humanitarian assistance for Lebanese relief efforts. Sayyid Badr noted that Oman is current [...]
2006-08-01 05:30:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SOCI MU
06MUSCAT1181MEDIA REACTION: CRISIS IN LEBANON
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned daily "Oman" expresses hope that the Rome conference may end Israel/Hezbollah combat; privately owned "Al-Watan" sees the Palestinians as victims of Israeli and "superpower" interests; "Oman" predicts retaliation for the Qana bombing; a columnist for "Oman" compares [...]
2006-08-01 11:24:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1198MEDIA REACTION: LEBANON, THE UN, AND THE ARAB LEAGUE
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned "Oman" newspaper says UN ceasefire efforts in Lebanon are insufficient and sees the "Seven-Point Plan" as an opportunity for Arab unity; privately owned "Al- Watan" calls the US-French ceasefire plan a mere diplomatic maneuver and a reward for Israeli "aggression." [...]
2006-08-07 13:54:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT120OMAN SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION:
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" carried a January 25 editorial under the headline "Palestinian Elections Consolidate Democracy": "Today the Palestinian legislative elections start in the midst of extensive Israeli efforts to block those elections. Palestinian efforts to organize ele [...]
2006-01-30 11:41:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT1204HIGHER EDUCATION: MINISTER SEEKS MORE U.S. TIES
[...] The Ambassador called on the Minister of Higher Education to discuss the Embassy's work in higher education, in promoting U.S. education, and in helping facilitate ties between U.S. and Omani institutions. In return, the Minister was forthright in asking for more cooperation and additional pr [...]
2006-08-08 11:22:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO OEXC SCUL PREL KMPI MU
06MUSCAT121OMAN MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI NATIONAL UNITY, APPEAL FOR
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on January 29 under the title "The New Iraqi Government": "The negotiations in Iraq between different political powers are important steps toward national unity. There is a discussion about forming one political bloc which wil [...]
2006-01-30 11:47:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT1222MEDIA REACTION: POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS OF
[...] SUMMARY: Government daily "Oman" is skeptical that UN Resolution 1701 meets Arab demands, but also says the resolution "restores hope for peace." Private daily "Al Watan" hails the Lebanese military "victory" against Israel, but is wary that Israel's "manipulations" will reduce the potency of [...]
2006-08-14 12:26:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1249MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY'S OP-ED, LEBANESE DEPLOYMENT,
[...] SUMMARY: Arabic- and English-languages dailies carry Secretary Rice's op-ed, "A Path to Lasting Peace." The Arabic-language state-owned daily says Lebanese unity is "essential." A private Arabic daily, decrying Israeli "terrorism," calls for a strong Lebanese army, navy, and air force. END [...]
2006-08-22 03:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT125OMAN ONLINE: HAMAS VICTORY, AMERICANS INSULTING ISLAM,
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]
2006-01-31 09:04:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
06MUSCAT1277MEDIA REACTION: UNSCR 1701, AMNESTY LEBANON REPORT, IRAN,
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned, Arabic-language daily "Oman" worries about renewed conflict in southern Lebanon, lauds Iran's "positive" response on its nuclear capabilities, and reprints excerpts of Seymour Hersh's "New Yorker" article alleging Israeli-U.S. collusion over the conflict in Lebanon. [...]
2006-08-28 13:14:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1310MEDIA REACTION: VIOLENCE IN IRAQ, UNSCR 1706, ANNAN'S
[...] On September 3, government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" (circulation 38,000) carried an editorial, "Control of Violence in Iraq, the Responsibility of all Parties:" "Despite all the loud cries that warned against the continuation of the slaughter and assassinations in Iraq and the severe blood [...]
2006-09-04 13:03:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1345MEDIA REACTION: SEPTEMBER 11 FIFTH ANNIVERSARY, ARAB LEAGUE
[...] SUMMARY: Omani press gave wide (and surprisingly acerbic) coverage to the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks. Columnists in government-owned "Oman" suggested that 9/11 was an Israeli conspiracy and that the post-9/11 U.S. "adventure" has made the world less secure. After the recen [...]
2006-09-12 13:45:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1370MEDIA REACTION: ANTI-TERROR EFFORTS, PALESTINIAN
[...] SUMMARY: Omani dailies cover the Ambassador's presentation of credentials, look positively at the International Religious Freedom Report, and accord major coverage to the unfolding controversy regarding the Pope's comments on Islam. State daily "Oman" stresses the importance of mutual unders [...]
2006-09-18 12:58:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1382SME DEVELOPMENT FOCUS OF DAS VINEYARD VISIT
[...] The importance of small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) development took center stage during Deputy Assistant Secretary of Commerce Holly Vineyard's September 16 meetings SIPDIS in Muscat with top government officials. The FTA will provide the USG an opportunity to work closely with its O [...]
2006-09-20 09:08:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD PREL KMPI MU
06MUSCAT1384SUCCESSFUL EPA WORKSHOP CONCLUDES
[...] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),in association with the International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement, the Omani Ministry of Regional Municipalities, Environment, and Water Resources, and Petroleum Development Oman (PDO),concluded a successful four-day Pri [...]
2006-09-20 12:04:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SENV KMPI MU
06MUSCAT1393OMAN NOMINATIONS FOR USPTO NOVEMBER INDUSTRIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-25 13:00:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR MU
06MUSCAT1394MEDIA REACTION: PROSPECTS FOR PEACE, ARAB REFORM, OMAN'S UN
[...] SUMMARY: Arabic daily "Al-Watan" says an "honest effort" is needed to achieve Middle East peace. State Arabic daily "Oman" calls for "gradual reforms" in the Arab world to stem regional strife. "Oman" also reports Foreign Minister Bin Alawi's UN speech, and notes Western "collusion" with Is [...]
2006-09-25 13:38:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1422MEDIA REACTION: PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE, U.S.-OMAN FTA, IRAQ
[...] SUMMARY: English daily "Oman" laments Palestinian infighting, lauds the "vital role" of the U.S.-Oman Free Trade Agreement (FTA),criticizes America's "failure" to ensure security in Iraq, and says Arab-Israeli peace must precede regional peace. Arabic daily "Al-Watan" chides Israel for its [...]
2006-10-02 13:12:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1423TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING: OMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-02 13:45:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL MU
06MUSCAT1451MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY'S MIDDLE EAST VISIT, NORTH KOREAN
[...] SUMMARY: "Oman" columnist alleges that one aim of Secretary Rice's visit is to divide the Middle East into Arab versus Persian, Sunni versus Shia; "Al-Watan" notes that North Korea's nuclear test coincides with the West's "carrot and stick" policy towards Iran. A columnist in "Al-Watan" call [...]
2006-10-09 12:39:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT148OMAN CALLS FOR IMPROVED INTERNATIONAL POLIO
[...] According to local media, four cases of polio were reported in Oman in 2004 and 2005. Two Yemeni brothers, aged 9 and 10, were treated for symptoms of poliomyelitis, while visiting the Sultanate during the summer of 2005. The Omani Ministry Of Health also reported two cases of polio were "i [...]
2006-02-06 11:57:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO PREL SA MU ESTH
06MUSCAT1482MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY'S MIDEAST TOUR, DPRK NUCLEAR
[...] SUMMARY: "Oman" expresses skepticism about Secretary's latest Middle East tour, supports dialogue with Pyongyang, and claims that the Greater Middle East Initiative aims to weaken Arab culture. "Al-Watan" says the West's "double standards" are responsible for North Korea's nuclear program, an [...]
2006-10-16 11:44:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT149OMAN ATTENDANCE AT MENA-OECD MINISTERIAL
[...] Following up on reftels, on February 4 Pol/Econ chief spoke to Seif al-Rizaiqi, director of the Minister's office at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) to encourage Omani attendance at the upcoming MENA-OECD Investment Ministerial in Jordan. Al-Rizaiqi confirmed Oman's receipt of th [...]
2006-02-06 11:57:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEINV PREL KMPI MU
06MUSCAT150JUSTICE MINISTER WELCOMES ABA LEGAL TRAINING
[...] In a January 30 meeting with a visiting delegation from the American Bar Association (ABA),the Minister of Justice provided enthusiastic feedback re a proposed MEPI-funded training program. He recounted the Ministry's plans to develop a judicial training institute, and solicited Embassy and [...]
2006-02-06 12:02:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KMPI KJUS OEXC SCUL MU
06MUSCAT1507MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY'S MIDDLE EAST TOUR, CHALLENGES
[...] SUMMARY: Youth-oriented "Al-Shabiba" calls Secretary Rice's Middle East tour "nothing new." Privately owned "Al-Watan" writes about political challenges facing Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine, and claims the Taliban is resurgent in Afghanistan. Government-owned "Oman" says Japan's North Korea p [...]
2006-10-22 09:58:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT152MEDIA REACTION: WEST'S HAMAS POLICY, AND AMERICAN UUSE
[...] On January 31, tThe privately owned Arabic daily newspaper "al- Watan" published on January 31 an editorial under the headline, "Why the Palestinians are Paying for the Mistakes of Others:": "The EU and the United States are punishing the Palestinians for electing their own representatives... [...]
2006-02-06 13:42:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT1535MEDIA REACTION: FERNANDEZ COMMENTS, DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM,
[...] SUMMARY: Alberto Fernandez's Al-Jazeera remarks received extensive coverage in local press; government-owned "Oman Daily Observer" ran positive pictures of U.S. soldiers and Iraqi children; private daily "Al-Shabiba" criticized the "double standards" of U.S. policy on Israeli and North Korea [...]
2006-10-31 12:57:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1561MEDIA REACTION: SADDAM VERDICT, IRAQ VIOLENCE, PALESTINIAN
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned "Oman" says Iraqis can curb violence if they cooperate against it; Youth-oriented, privately owned "Al-Shabiba" believes the "civil war" atmosphere in Palestine makes Hamas and Fatah cooperation unlikely and says that U.S. failure to heed Afghanistan's history lessons [...]
2006-11-06 10:31:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1565STATUS OF OMANI LABOR COMMITMENTS UNDER THE FREE
[...] Summary: Oman committed to enact specific labor law reforms by October 31, 2006 under Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations. To date, Oman has met almost all of its commitments regarding worker protections, collective bargaining and the right to strike. However, it has not published implem [...]
2006-11-06 13:49:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD KMPI PGOV PHUM MU
06MUSCAT1568OMAN'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 06:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KVPR EFIN ETTC MU
06MUSCAT1572AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION: OMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 13:14:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA UN CU
06MUSCAT1573OMAN ISSUES ADDITIONAL LABOR REGULATIONS
[...] On November 6, 2006, Minister of Manpower Juma bin al-Juma signed Ministerial Decision 311/2006 regulating the formation and activities of unions. On the same day, the Minister issued a legally-enforceable administrative circular prohibiting employers from withholding workers' passports, whic [...]
2006-11-08 13:20:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD KMPI PGOV PHUM MU
06MUSCAT1580BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR APPLICATION 050016241
[...] (U) Per reftel, the Political/Economic section, in conjunction with the Office of Military Cooperation, conducted a pre-license check on Muscat-based General Stores Trading, LLC. On October 29, Econoff met with Mohamed al-Zaabi, the company's managing director. Zaabi, educated at San Diego S [...]
2006-11-14 06:22:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MU
06MUSCAT1586TRAINING KEY TO SME DEVELOPMENT
[...] SME training and development in Oman is largely facilitated through the Intilaaqah program, sponsored by Shell. The program, which has graduated over 3,000 participants and sponsors an annual award for best entrepreneur, is looking to refresh its course offerings. Oman's largest bank is also [...]
2006-11-14 12:34:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN BEXP KMPI MU
06MUSCAT1587MEDIA REACTION: TRAFICKING IN PERSONS, ISRAEL CRIMES
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned daily "Oman" condemned the latest Israeli assault against Palestinians and called for a strong action by the Security Council to deter Israel. Private daily "Al-Watan" believes that, condemnation or no condemnation, injustices against the Palestinians will continue. P [...]
2006-11-14 12:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1596CENTRAL BANK PRESIDENT OPENS BASEL II WORKSHOP
[...] On November 13, Oman Central Bank Executive President Hamoud bin Sangour al-Zadjali opened a three-day workshop for Central Bank and commercial banking personnel on the requirements of the Basel II accords. In his remarks, ZadjaliQoted that the Central Bank would begin implementing the Basel [...]
2006-11-15 12:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PREL MU
06MUSCAT1601DEMARCHES DELIVERED: RESOLUTIONS AT UNGA THIRD
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-15 14:15:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA MU
06MUSCAT161OMAN 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Per reftel request, Embassy is pleased to submit the following Investment Climate Statement for 2006. 2. Begin text of Investment Climate Statement: Economic Overview Oman's economy is based primarily on petroleum and natural gas, which is expected to account for 81% of the government's [...]
2006-02-08 06:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB ENRG KTDB PGOV MU
06MUSCAT1614MEDIA REACTION: NATIONAL DAY IN OMAN, AL JAZEERA
[...] SUMMARY: Omani media focus this week was squarely - and nearly exclusively - on coverage revolving around the celebration of the country's national day (the Sultan's birthday). The very little press attention to other matters displayed mingled pride and concern over the startup of Al Jazeera [...]
2006-11-20 13:01:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1639MEDIA REACTION: GEMAYEL ASSASSINATION, IRAQI SECTARIAN
[...] SUMMARY: State daily "Oman" blames Israel's Lebanon policy for precipitating the Gemayel assassination; private paper "Al-Watan" says "foreign powers" are hindering solutions to Iraq's bloodshed; an "Al-Watan" columnist wants more "constructive criticism" in local media; Omani government shuts [...]
2006-11-27 13:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1661MEDIA REACTION: SECTARIAN STRIFE IN IRAQ, REGIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: State daily "Oman" fears that Iraqi sectarian strife will lead to civil war and carries an appeal for international help in resolving regional conflicts; private daily "Al-Watan" thinks that external actors are driving tensions in Lebanon. END SUMMARY. -------- COVERAGE -------- [...]
2006-12-05 07:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1668UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS: OMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-06 12:58:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETRD UNESCO MU
06MUSCAT1674SUCCESSFUL USPTO IPR WORKSHOP CONCLUDES
[...] The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) sponsored a successful MEPI-funded intellectual property rights workshop for judges, prosecutors, investigators, and customs officials from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Heritage and Culture, Office of Publi [...]
2006-12-10 10:15:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND PREL KIPR KMPI MU
06MUSCAT168OMAN ONLINE: FTA AND LABOR RIGHTS, OMANI REACTION TO
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]
2006-02-08 13:35:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
06MUSCAT1680MEDIA REACTION: BAKER-HAMILTON REPORT, GCC SUMMIT
[...] SUMMARY: Private daily "Al-Watan" hails the "positive" recommendations of the Baker-Hamilton report and criticizes the Israeli response to it. State-owned "Oman" says that this year's GCC summit should focus on solving domestic problems in Arab Gulf states. END SUMMARY. -------- COVERAGE [...]
2006-12-12 12:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT170 AMERICAN FILMS SHOWCASED IN ARAB CULTURAL CAPITAL
[...] Summary: This year's Muscat Film Festival, January 21- 28, was held in conjunction with the month-long Muscat Festival to showcase Muscat as this year's Arab Cultural Capital. Taken together, these events provided an ideal platform for the Embassy to reach a substantial Omani audience numbe [...]
2006-02-08 14:42:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL OEXC IZ MU
06MUSCAT1703MEDIA REACTION: BAKER-HAMILTON REPORT, ISRAELI NUCLEAR
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned "Oman" hopes that implementing the Baker-Hamilton report can "save" Iraqis; privately owned "Al-Watan" calls on the U.S. and Europe to shoulder their "responsibilities" towards Israel's nuclear program; a surprisingly outspoken editorial in "Al-Watan" calls the Omani [...]
2006-12-18 13:02:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT1711UPDATE ON OMAN'S ACTIONS AGAINST WORST FORMS OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-20 12:59:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID
06MUSCAT1726MEDIA REACTION: FTA AND OMANI PAY RAISE, CRITICISM OF
[...] SUMMARY: Privately owned "Al-Watan" ties a royal decree raising civil-service wages to Oman's international economic policies including the U.S-Oman FTA; the same paper also criticizes closed Internet forum forum "Al-Sablah" for "crossing red lines." As Saudi King Abdullah visits Oman, state- [...]
2006-12-24 08:24:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT203MEDIA REACTION: Economic Hopes for Hamas, Russia Hosting
[...] The privately owned daily "al-Watan" published an editorial on February 8 entitled "Hamas and the Future": "The corruption that prevailed previously in the [Palestinians'] "Fatah" government was one cause of its downfall, to Hamas' benefit. One of the new government's priorities is the "Pal [...]
2006-02-13 13:46:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT219OMAN ONLINE: HEALTH CARE, A DISMISSAL, AND DENMARK
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]
2006-02-15 14:03:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
06MUSCAT25OMAN ONLINE: STUDENTS HARASSED; SORRY TO SHAYKHA;
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]
2006-01-04 13:49:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
06MUSCAT257MEDIA REACTION: SECTARIAN DANGERS IN LEBANON, LATEST ABU
[...] Government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on February 17 under the title "Lebanon: Caution Is the Lesson from Past Conflict": "Political conflict and the resort to media statements by various powers is not in the best interest of the Lebanese, and on the contrary leads t [...]
2006-02-21 14:53:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT26OMAN RESTRICTS BIRD IMPORTS IN RESPONSE TO AVIAN
[...] In its efforts to prevent avian influenza from roosting in Oman, the government banned, through a November 2005 Ministerial decree, the importation of pet and wild birds from all countries. Oman issued its first ban on bird imports from selected European and Asian countries in April 2003, an [...]
2006-01-04 13:55:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR MU ESTH
06MUSCAT277OMAN: A SIX-CORNERED SULTANATE
[...] The Ambassador, along with officials from the Ministry of Manpower and Muscat's Higher College of Technology, opened Oman's sixth American Corner on February 21, 2006, an event that generated excellent press coverage. The College's Dean used the event to announce his short-term goal of incre [...]
2006-02-26 13:16:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP OPRC SCUL MU
06MUSCAT288OMAN ONLINE: SECTARIAN STRIFE, MAHATHIR INTERVIEW
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While not totally free, nor wholly reflective o [...]
2006-03-01 13:18:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
06MUSCAT289MEDIA REACTION: IRAQI SECTARIANISM, MOSQUE BOMBINGS,
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on February 24 under the title "Stopping Turmoil in Iraq": "It seems the civil strife between Iraqi Shiites and Sunnis that has long been warned about has finally happened, through the bombing of mosques. Multi-national forces [...]
2006-03-01 13:28:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT290MANGO DECLINE SPARKS GLOBAL PROJECT
[...] The government of Oman will sponsor a five-year global mango classification project, which will enable the government to better identify which varieties of mango would be suitable for cultivation in Oman. Current production is down 60% since 1999, a result of fungal infestation and ground wat [...]
2006-03-01 13:55:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR PREL SENV MU
06MUSCAT291TSUNAMI FEARS FOCUS OF FORUM
[...] USG scientists raised seismic awareness and delivered the keynote address on establishing a tsunami warning system for the Indian Ocean basin during the third annual Gulf Seismic Forum in Muscat. The real threat of tsunami-generating seismic activity between the Omani and Pakistani coasts was [...]
2006-03-01 13:56:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDAORC TPHY KSCA SENV MU ESTH
06MUSCAT299GOT WATER?
[...] Oman's Director General of Water Resources outlined the government's water management efforts in the wake of scarce rainfall, high demand, and increasing groundwater salinity. He noted that cross-border water usage was a concern, but that Oman stood ready to collaborate with the UAE on solutio [...]
2006-03-01 15:40:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PREL TPHY MU ESTH
06MUSCAT345MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, ISRAEL, AND FTA
[...] Government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on March 3 under the title "What's Happening in Iraq?": "Military operations in Iraq have created a security vacuum and contributed to the escalation of sectarian conflicts that have not existed for hundreds of years. Iraqi society [...]
2006-03-08 13:51:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT383U.S. BEEF BANNED IN OMAN
[...] Officials from the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries have confirmed a ban on U.S. beef imports as a result of BSE reports. The question of when the ban might be lifted is still under study. End Summary. ---------------- U.S. BEEF BANNED ---------------- 2. On March 14, Econoff dis [...]
2006-03-15 15:02:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD PREL MU ESTH
06MUSCAT389OMAN ONLINE: HUMAN RIGHTS, FOLEY KILLERS, AND PRISON
[...] Summary: The Omani Internet message board "al-Sablah" is the liveliest and most comprehensive Arabic-language forum for political and social discourse in the country, touching on issues and personalities rarely addressed in the conventional media. While neither totally free nor wholly reflectiv [...]
2006-03-15 15:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SOCI MU
06MUSCAT390OMAN RESPONSE TO FINCEN 314(A) NOTICE ON SYRIA
[...] The government of Oman has formally requested clarification on the following points regarding reftel demarche on financial assets of persons implicated in the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Hariri: -- Pursuant to which principle can such an advisory notice be issued to financial i [...]
2006-03-16 06:52:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN MU
06MUSCAT396BASIC SCIENCE AND MATH EDUCATIONCOLLABORATION: INTEREST,
[...] This is an action message. Please see paragraph 76. ------- SUMMARY ------- 21. Embassy Muscat applauds USG plans to support science and mathematics education in the region and ssees excellent potential for numerous partnerships that would enable the reftel initiative to be successful [...]
2006-03-17 12:59:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL SENV XF KMPI KPAO KGLB MU
06MUSCAT400MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND THE UN, PALESTINIAN WATER
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on March 10 under the title "The Iranian Nuclear Dossier and the UN Security Council": "The U.S. has successfully transferred this matter from a legal matter to a political one, now with the Security Council. The international [...]
2006-03-18 09:14:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT430MEDIA REACTION: JERICHO PRISON RAID, HAMAS, DARFUR
[...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" penned an editorial on March 15 entitled "Saadat Is the Real Winner": "The comic Israeli operation at Jericho prison raises questions about what sort of mentality Israel is using to handle the Palestinian dossier. The scenes of Israelis [...]
2006-03-21 05:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT445FTA AWARENESS LACKING
[...] Meetings with Omani Ministry of Commerce officials reveal that Oman does not yet have an FTA awareness campaign in place. Examples of how other FTA partners promoted their agreements, as well as BFIF assistance, would aid in promotion efforts. End Summary. ---------------------- CAMPAIGN [...]
2006-03-22 12:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON ETRD PREL MU
06MUSCAT473OMAN NOMINATION TO USPTO PATENT ACADEMY
[...] Per reftel request, Embassy received the following nomination for the May session of the USPTO Global Intellectual Property Academy on Patents: -- Batul bint Ja'far bin Sulaiman, Director of Drug Control, Ministry of Health. 2. Embassy requests confirmation that MEPI funds are availab [...]
2006-03-26 09:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA KMPI MU
06MUSCAT48UPDATES TO THE 2005 HUMAN RIGHTS COUNTRY REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-08 12:13:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ELAB MU
06MUSCAT483MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ, PALESTINIAN UNITY, AND ISRAELI
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on March 22 under the headline "Three Years of Bloodshed in Iraq": "Certainly the coalition forces that invaded Iraq did not anticipate the length of their stay there, having based their miscalculations on false assumptions. A [...]
2006-03-28 14:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT50MEDIA REACTION: AMERICAN PRESSURE ON IRAN, ARAB MEDIA AS
[...] The government-owned daily "Oman" published an editorial on January 8th under the title "Nuclear Weapons and Attacks Against Iran": "American threats from Secretary of State Rice to refer the Iranian nuclear file to the [U.N.] Security Council come in the framework of the unnecessary Americ [...]
2006-01-08 13:46:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT509OMAN ROLLS OUT AVIAN FLU PLAN
[...] Oman rolled out in February its much anticipated National Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan with a view toward promoting public awareness, and will conduct a series of simulations in the Dhofar region to test its effectiveness. As of April 1, Oman remains avian influenza-free, notwithstandi [...]
2006-04-03 10:10:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU ECON PREL MU ESTH
06MUSCAT510EXBS: EXPORT CONTROLS PROGRAM PLAN FOR OMAN
[...] In response to the Export Controls Program Plan for Oman (reftel A),Embassy Muscat offers the following feedback: -- As EXBS programming moves forward in Oman, it may be worth reconsidering the Advanced Legal/Regulatory Training and the Export Licensing workshops tentatively scheduled for [...]
2006-04-03 10:13:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KSCT PREL MU
06MUSCAT517INNOVATION FRONT AND CENTER AT OMAN SUMMIT
[...] Muscat hosted the 2006 World Summit on Innovation and Entrepreneurship from April 1-3, which brought together public and private leaders to discuss emerging trends in the global economy. The Minister of Commerce and Industry stressed innovation and entrepreneurship's importance to Oman's grow [...]
2006-04-03 15:23:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ENRG PREL MU
06MUSCAT518NEW HERITAGE UNDERSECRETARY BRINGS PASSION, NEW IDEAS
[...] Summary: Oman's newly appointed Undersecretary for Heritage at the Ministry of Heritage and Culture is a dynamic, American- educated leader with a strong entrepreneurial bent and a refreshingly informal approach. His eagerness to promote change - especially by integrating international-standa [...]
2006-04-04 04:00:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDMU NOTAG
06MUSCAT531OMAN COMMITS TO SIGNIFICANT LABOR REFORMS
[...] (U) On March 26, Minister of Commerce and Industry Maqbul bin Ali Sultan transmitted the following letter to Congressman Bill Thomas, Chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. Shared with the Embassy by a Min Commerce official, the letter is in response to questions raised about Oman's [...]
2006-04-04 14:25:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDMU NOTAG
06MUSCAT538U.S. BEEF CLEAR TO ENTER OMAN
[...] A Ministry of Agriculture official confirmed on April 4 that Oman does not have in place either a ban, or any additional conditions beyond customary health certifications, on U.S. beef. End Summary. ----------- NO BAN HERE ----------- 2. On April 4, ATO Dubai Regional Director Michael [...]
2006-04-05 08:55:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDESTH
06MUSCAT577CONFERENCE SPOTLIGHTS OMAN'S ENERGY CHALLENGES
[...] At the Muscat-hosted 2006 Oil and Gas West Asia Exhibition and Conference on April 9, Omani government and oil company officials focused remarks on meeting Oman's energy needs and oil production challenges through increased investment in technology and human resources. Meanwhile, the Dolphin [...]
2006-04-10 13:26:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ECON EINV ETRD MU
06MUSCAT588LABOR FEEDBACK ON ILO VISIT, NEED FOR TECHNICAL
[...] In meetings held April 3-4, an International Labor Organization (ILO) delegation met with Ministry of Manpower officials, employers and worker committee representatives to discuss ongoing labor reforms and proposed plans for technical assistance. Minister of Manpower Juma bin Ali bin Jumaa t [...]
2006-04-11 14:40:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD KMPI PGOV PHUM MU
06MUSCAT60MEDIA REACTION: DEALING WITH IRAN, BERNARD'S BIAS, AND
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" published an editorial on January 15 under the title "The Iranian Nuclear File": "Escalating statements between Iranian and Western officials are not serving the goals of peace and security in a region that needs no additional problems. The Iranian [...]
2006-01-16 11:14:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT605OMAN RATIFIES IAEA COMPREHENSIVE SAFEGUARDS,
[...] (U) Sultan Qaboos issued royal decree 32/2006 on April 2, 2006, formally ratifying Oman's IAEA safeguards agreement and the Additional Protocol. This issue was the subject of Embassy and EU demarches in December 2004 (reftels). MFA Disarmament Affairs officer Abdullah al-Riyami confirmed to [...]
2006-04-16 12:32:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY KNNP PREL AORC MU
06MUSCAT611MEDIA REACTION: THE QUARTET AND THE UN, IRANIAN NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-17 11:54:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT631OMAN LAUNCHES E-GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN
[...] In an effort to further boost e-government efforts, the Sultanate launched its "eOman" campaign on April 15 through the unveiling of a new website, logo, and slogan. The government is raising public awareness of its e-initiatives in hopes of moving Oman increasingly toward a knowledge-based e [...]
2006-04-19 05:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON TINT MU
06MUSCAT667MEDIA REACTION: SUPPORTING PALESTINE; DEMOCRACY AND HAMAS; THE AMERICAN EMPIRE; BIN LADEN AND DAHAB
[...] Privately owned Arabic daily "Al-Watan" (circulation 42,000) published an editorial April 21 under the headline "The Sultanate and the Commitment to Supporting the Palestinian Issue": "The Sultanate tirelessly dedicates itself to reaffirming its support for Arab and Islamic issues, chief amon [...]
2006-04-26 12:31:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDMU NOTAG
06MUSCAT686MEDIA REACTION: DIPLOMACY AND IRAN, DAHAB POLITICAL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-01 12:50:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT728SCENESETTER: VISIT OF EB DAS AMBASSADOR DAVID A.
[...] Greetings and welcome to the Sultanate of Oman. My team and I look forward to your arrival on May 12 in conjunction with the USTDA Information and Communication Technology regional forum, May 14-16. In addition to conference activities, we are seeking a meeting with the Telecommunications R [...]
2006-05-08 14:32:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON PGOV OTRA MU
06MUSCAT739MEDIA REACTION: GCC AND IRAN, DARFUR, ARAB REFORM, AND
[...] The privately owned Arabic daily "al-Watan" (circulation 42,000) published an editorial on May 8 on "The GCC Countries and the Dangers of Nuclear Weapons": "During the GCC summit in Bahrain, the leaders demanded that Iran act responsibly towards its Gulf and Arab neighbors, as well as the i [...]
2006-05-10 11:04:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT744OMAN FM ON US-ARAB ECONOMIC FORUM
[...] The is an action message. Please see para 5. 2. In a May 9 meeting, the Ambassador briefed Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs Yusuf bin Alawi on the upcoming U.S.-Arab Economic Forum in Houston from June 27-29 (reftel). The Ambassador described the Forum as a unique opportunity to [...]
2006-05-10 14:30:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAID ECON ETRD XF MU
06MUSCAT745IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-10 14:35:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KBCT KIRF ABLD PHUM AL MU
06MUSCAT782EMBASSY MUSCAT NOMINATION FOR LABOR DIPLOMACY AWARD
[...] U.S. Embassy Muscat is pleased to nominate Pol/LaborOff Cynthia L. Plath for the 2006 Labor Diplomacy Officer of the Year Award in recognition of her outstanding support of USG labor and human rights policies in Oman. Her dedication, initiative and responsive reporting were invaluable to the [...]
2006-05-16 11:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ELAB MU
06MUSCAT784MEDIA REACTION: USTDA CONFERENCE, PALESTINIAN UNITY,
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" (circulation 38,000) highlighted this week's USTDA-sponsored conference on Information Communications Technology (ICT) in its May 14 editorial, "Communications in the Middle East and Developing Skills": "The conference that His Excellency Ahmad Macki, [...]
2006-05-16 12:33:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT793LABOR UPDATE FOR US-OMAN FTA HEARINGS
[...] The Ministry of Manpower confirmed on May 13 that it is researching and preparing ILO-consistent legislation to meet recent labor reform commitments for ratification of the US-Oman Free Trade Agreement. Labor committee members and government officials assert that, in practice, the government [...]
2006-05-17 14:21:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PGOV PHUM MU
06MUSCAT809OMAN WELCOMES NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT
[...] Government-owned Oman News Agency reported May 23 the Sultanate's official comments hailing the formation of a new Iraqi government: "Oman welcomed today the forming of the new Iraqi government, expressing its hope for the government to be able to find solutions to political issues that Iraq [...]
2006-05-23 12:54:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM KPAO OPRC IZ MU
06MUSCAT815MEDIA REACTION: GCC SECURITY; OMANI OFFICIAL VISIT TO
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" (circulation 38,000) carried an editorial by an Omani columnist Awadh Baqwair on May 16 entitled "The Role of GCC in Preserving Security in the Gulf": "Due to the precarious security environment in Iraq, the issue of regional stability is becoming a to [...]
2006-05-24 07:59:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT846SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: STATE-OWNED DAILY CALLS FOR ARAB
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" (circulation 38,000) carried an uncharacteristically ringing call for Arab support for Iraq's new government in its May 27 editorial, "The New Iraqi Government and the Importance of Arab Support." The piece stands out both for its strongly worded eloque [...]
2006-05-30 12:52:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT847OMAN REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO U.S. BEEF IMPORTS
[...] In a May 24 note verbale, Oman reaffirmed its April 4 commitment to permit the importation of U.S. beef. The text of the note verbale issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is below. 2. Begin informal translation: This Ministry would like to inform the Embassy that the concerned aut [...]
2006-05-30 13:54:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON EAGR ETRD MU ESTH
06MUSCAT850OMAN STILL MULLING HCOC
[...] The Embassy delivered reftel demarche and information to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on April 29, encouraging Oman's subscription to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) and attendance at the June 22-23 HCOC Fifth Regular Meeting in Vienna. 2. [...]
2006-05-31 09:23:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MU
06MUSCAT853OMAN SEEKS ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING FOR HIGH-PROFILE SHIP
[...] This is an action request; please see paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY: Building on the success of Oman's participation in the 2005 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, the Sultanate plans to raise its profile in the U.S. by sending a tall ship to at least three East Coast ports in July 2007. The visit [...]
2006-05-31 10:23:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OVIP SCUL KPAO OEXC MU
06MUSCAT857MEDIA REACTION: LONDON IRAN DISCUSSIONS, PRE-EMPTIVE
[...] The government-owned Arabic daily "Oman" (circulation 38,000) carried an editorial on May 24 entitled "London Meetings and the Iranian Nuclear Dossier": "The London meeting, which includes intensive talks with multiple parties, has the potential to forge a unified stance regarding the Irania [...]
2006-05-31 11:09:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT903NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: AES
[...] Embassy Muscat is pleased to nominate AES Barka for the Secretary's 2006 Award for Corporate Excellence. AES Barka's SIPDIS pivotal role in meeting Oman's increased electricity and water demands through private sector generation, and its strong commitment to corporate governance, community [...]
2006-06-06 10:36:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP ELAB ENRG KSEP SENV AMGT MU
06MUSCAT906ENHANCING ECONOMIC FREEDOM IN OMAN
[...] At a recent seminar, representatives from business, government, and academia discuss how Oman could improve its economic freedom ranking. Participant viewpoints on business regulations, free trade, and government size, among other topics, will be incorporated into an action plan for review by [...]
2006-06-06 13:43:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDECON BEXP BTIO ETRD TINT PGOV MU
06MUSCAT910MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN INITIATIVES, THE LESSONS OF
[...] State papers voiced strong support for proposed U.S.-Iran dialogue, along with concern about the possibility of military escalation. Private daily Al-Watan accuses the U.S. of insincerity for promising to hold U.S. troops accountable for alleged Iraqi massacres while failing to impose harsh s [...]
2006-06-07 10:59:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT942SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION: DEATH OF ABU MUSAB AL ZARQAWI
[...] On June 9, all English and Arabic-language press carried front-page agency reports on the death of Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, along with the postmortem photograph. Government-owned, Arabic- language "Oman" (circ. 38,000) headlined "Rejoicing in the United States, Europe, and Israel over Zarqawi's [...]
2006-06-11 12:05:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDMU NOTAG
06MUSCAT955MEDIA REACTION: ISRAEL'S TARGETED ASSASSINATIONS,
[...] SUMMARY: Daily newspaper "Oman" condemns Israel's targeted assassinations and questions U.S. motives for humanitarian intervention, "Al-Watan" supports Palestinian "self defense." Gadfly columnist Essa al-Zedjali of "The Times" calls democracy a guise for U.S. interests. Limited coverage of [...]
2006-06-12 13:42:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06MUSCAT97MEDIA REACTION: BARRIERS TO A HAMAS GOVERNMENT, BIAS
[...] The privately owned Arabic daily newspaper "al-Watan" published a January 17 editorial entitled, "What Comes after Courtesies?": "As a diplomatic courtesy, during his visit to Ramallah, Spain's foreign minister Miguel Angel Moratinos expressed his respect for Palestinian democracy and candid [...]
2006-01-26 10:09:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR OIIP MU
06MUSCAT991MEDIA REACTION: NUCLEAR POLLUTION IN THE GULF, IRAQ
[...] SUMMARY: Government-owned daily "Oman" worries about nuclear pollution in the Gulf and supports Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki's reconciliation initiative. "Al-Watan" is skeptical about prospects for an international investigation into the alleged Israeli shelling of a Gaza beach. Online discu [...]
2006-06-19 13:01:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO KMDR MU
06NAHA66OKINAWA'S ECONOMY: A SLOW TRANSITION
[...] Summary: Okinawa's economy has several contradictions. Since 1972, this island economy has been growing two times faster than the rest of Japan, yet wages remain 70% of the mainland average. Jobs are being created, yet unemployment remains stubbornly high. The classic Japanese export-based [...]
2006-03-17 01:15:00Consulate NahaUNCLASSIFIEDJA MARR PREL
06NAIROBI1011CHIEF OF MISSION COMMENDATION FOR ANTI-PIRACY
[...] (U) Vice Admiral Walsh, It is with great pleasure that I send this cable thanking you and the sailors of NAVCENT, particularly the men and women on the USS Winston Churchill and the USS Nassau, for your outstanding support in suppressing piracy along the Somali coast. 2. (U) This is a dif [...]
2006-03-07 09:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KE MOPS OPDC PGOV PREL MAS
06NAIROBI1019 KENYA SOMALIA DROUGHT EMERGENCY TASK FORCE
[...] Summary: On February 27, Ambassador Bellamy established an inter-agency Drought Emergency Task Force for Kenya and Somalia at post to coordinate information and both short and long-term responses to the current crisis. Post estimates that the current drought in the Horn of Africa has placed [...]
2006-03-07 11:49:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDDY EAID ET PHUM PREF EGAD CENTCOM PRES ECON
06NAIROBI1032Challenges to Airport Certification in Nairobi
[...] (SBU) Summary: Visiting U.S. FAA airport certification specialist Ed Dorsett's training for Kenyan inspectors highlighted many deficiencies at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) that will likely prevent its certification to ICAO standards until 2007. Regulator Kenya Civil A [...]
2006-03-08 05:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PGOV KE
06NAIROBI1048 NAIROBI INPUT FOR 2006 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] In response to reftel, please find at para 2 Post's input for the President's report to Congress on Kenya's political and economic climate as it relates to AGOA eligibility. This text has also been sent by e-mail to AF/EPS and AF/E. In addition, please note that this mission, through USAID- [...]
2006-03-08 08:23:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAID PREL KE
06NAIROBI1059 THIRD ANNUAL AFRICAN FINE COFFEE CONFERENCE
[...] USAID/REDSO through the Regional Agricultural Trade Expansion Support (RATES) program, supported the Eastern African Fine Coffees Association (EAFCA) to once again successfully implement and host the Third African Fine Coffee Conference and Exhibition, known by many as the World?s WILDEST Coff [...]
2006-03-08 09:24:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD KE PGOV SENV
06NAIROBI1087KENYA TO SELL 30% OF PARASTATAL POWER GENERATOR
[...] Summary: The Kenyan government announced on March 3 its intention to sell 30% of the Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen),the country's dominant power generating firm, through an initial public offering on the Nairobi Stock Exchange (NSE). The majority of the offered shares will b [...]
2006-03-09 07:44:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDENGR ECON EINV BTIO SENV KE
06NAIROBI1111IAGGA REPORT FOR KENYA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-10 08:47:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON KCOR KCRM PGOV KE
06NAIROBI1161 17TH HORN OF AFRICA CLIMATE OUTLOOK FORUM
[...] The 17th Greater Horn of Africa (GHA) climate outlook forum (COF) took place in Nairobi March 1-3, organized by the USAID-supported Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) Climate Prediction and Applications Center (ICPAC). The forum brought together policy makers, technical expert [...]
2006-03-15 04:02:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV TPHY XW ZF EAGR ECON ETRD KE PGOV SOCI
06NAIROBI1174 KENYA REPLY ON SHARING OF GENETIC RESOURCES
[...] Econoff delivered reftel points on March 9 to Elijah Manyara, Director, Department of External Trade, Ministry of Trade and Industry. Manyara noted that the trade in genetic resources is an important issue for Kenya, which feels that its biological diversity has been exploited by "foreign en [...]
2006-03-15 10:04:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD TBIO KE
06NAIROBI1237MISERY LOVES COMPANY: DROUGHT AND CONFLICT IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Harsh drought conditions in Mandera district are having a devastating effect on livestock and their owners. While the deprivations of the drought have alleviated some of the causes of inter-clan conflicts in the area, the loss of livestock (and the income generated thereby) is r [...]
2006-03-17 10:22:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SENV PINS ECON MARR KE
06NAIROBI1238 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the second update cable in response to Ref A request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and REDSO/Somalia contributed to this report. REGIONAL REPORTS 2. NAIROBI-BASED REGIONAL MEETINGS A [...]
2006-03-17 10:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KESO
06NAIROBI1239 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the second update cable in response to Ref A request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and REDSO/Somalia contributed to this report. REGIONAL REPORTS 2. NAIROBI-BASED REGIONAL MEETINGS A [...]
2006-03-17 11:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KESO
06NAIROBI1283 ADDITIONAL KENYA REPLY ON SHARING OF GENETIC
[...] SUMMARY: Following the delivery of Ref A talking points last week, Econoff met with Kenyan trade officials and heard additional details of Kenya's strong support for a binding, negotiated protocol on access and benefit sharing of genetic resources (ABS). Kenya believes that a new protocol i [...]
2006-03-21 13:49:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ETRD TBIO KE
06NAIROBI1434KENYA FY2006 DHRF BUDGET REQUEST
[...] Embassy Nairobi requests USD100,000 for our FY2006 Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) program. This represents a USD9,000 increase over the amount obligated in FY2005. Post is requesting this small increase to have the flexibility to either fund one more deserving organization than the f [...]
2006-03-31 08:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KWMN PHUM SOCI KE
06NAIROBI1438OFDA VISIT TO KENYA'S MARSABIT DISTRICT
[...] An acute dry season, amplified by poor seasonal rains last November is eroding livelihoods and food security of pastoralist populations in Kenya's Marsabit District. Livestock numbers have declined due to the lack of access to pasture and water. Tribal conflict is preventing many pastoralis [...]
2006-03-31 09:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAGR SENV SOCI
06NAIROBI1444 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] This is the third update cable in response to Ref A request for biweekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya and Ethiopia, REDSO (Somalia, Djibouti),and OFDA/ECARO contributed to this report. FLASH REPORT 2. Early reports from an ongo [...]
2006-04-03 03:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ASEC
06NAIROBI1445 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] This is the third update cable in response to Ref A request for biweekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. USAID Missions in Kenya, Ethiopia, REDSO Somalia, Djibouti, and OFDA contributed to this report. ------------ FLASH REPORT ------------ 2. Early rep [...]
2006-04-03 03:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE SO
06NAIROBI145LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL MAKES SPLASH IN KENYA
[...] Living Water International, the Texas-based Christian NGO that specializes in bringing clean water to rural communities in developing countries, scored a signal success in Kenya January 10 when President Kibaki and cabinet ministers spent more than 8 hours with the group inaugurating two new w [...]
2006-01-12 11:42:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM SENV EAID OREP KE
06NAIROBI1514OFDA VISIT TO KENYA'S MARSABIT DISTRICT
[...] An acute dry season, amplified by poor seasonal rains last November is eroding livelihoods and food security of pastoralist populations in Kenya's Marsabit District. Livestock numbers have declined due to the lack of access to pasture and water. Tribal conflict is preventing many pastoralis [...]
2006-04-05 11:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE SOCI SENV ETRD EAGR ECON PGOV PREL
06NAIROBI1547KENYA RENEWS REQUEST FOR SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN
[...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) formally reiterated April 6 its request for U.S. support for Kenya's candidacy for a seat on the first U.N. Human Rights Council (text in paragraph 2). Ref A communicated the same informal request from the MFA and asked for Department guidance. Departmen [...]
2006-04-07 07:57:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA KUNR KE
06NAIROBI1561USAID/OFDA VISIT TO KENYA'S KAJIADO DISTRICT.
[...] Three weeks of consistent rainfall has replenished pasture and natural water points in the Mashuru Division of Kenya's Kajiado District. The start of the long rains season should halt the decline in livestock numbers caused by recent dry conditions. Farmers have extensively planted crops an [...]
2006-04-10 09:21:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE ECON EAGR PGOV SOCI
06NAIROBI1650SOMALIS IN KENYA: ABANDONED KIDS, IMPOSTORS, AND
[...] (U) Summary: Post has seen great activity since Ref A among naturalized Somalis and Somali nationals in Kenya. A rash of Somali Amcit, LPR, and asylee children have contacted post with stories of abandonment by Somali family members after trips to Kenya or Somalia. Post has also noted sever [...]
2006-04-13 14:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE
06NAIROBI1651 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...]
2006-04-13 14:54:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1652 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Michael Hess, Assistant Administrator for DCHA, visited Kenya from April 7 - 13, on the first leg of a trip to Djibouti and Ethiopia to assess and bring attention to the drought and pastoralist crisis in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Hess traveled to the drought affected towns of Mandera and El Wa [...]
2006-04-13 15:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1680SAFE SKIES FOR AFRICA REVIEW
[...] Safe Skies for Africa (SSFA) is one of the most valuable programs the USG and the Embassy are engaged in with the Government of Kenya (GOK). Under SSFA, we work closely with Kenyan civil aviation officials to enhance the safety and security of air travelers in Kenya. Our goal is to assist th [...]
2006-04-19 10:49:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR EAID ECON KE
06NAIROBI1705Embassy Urges Ex-Im Support for Locomotive Export
[...] Summary: Ex-Im rejection of U.S. producer NREC's application for support for sale of eight locomotives to Kenya's Magadi Soda would contradict U.S. policy to help African countries expand their foreign trade, and produce a terrible optic for the USG. Embassy questions Ex-Im's projection that [...]
2006-04-20 07:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD EINV EAID ECON KE
06NAIROBI1720 CORRUPTION IN KENYA: AUDITOR GENERAL REPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary: A long-awaited audit into the 18 suspect Anglo-Leasing-style procurement scams has been tabled in Parliament. Its detailed findings confirm and confer even greater credibility to the Githongo dossier and to the recently-adopted parliamentary report on the Anglo-Leasing and simi [...]
2006-04-24 05:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV EAID EFIN KCOR PREL PINR KE
06NAIROBI1761COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR
[...] Country clearance is hereby granted for the visit of AA/AFR/EA Lloyd Pierson from o/a April 30 to o/a May 3, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to visit USAID Staff and Programs. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per reftel [...]
2006-04-25 14:10:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE
06NAIROBI1772 DONOR COORDINATION FOR KENYA DROUGHT
[...] Donor agencies and governments, including USAID, have stepped up to coordinate efforts to respond to the current humanitarian emergency in Kenya. In regular meetings, donors share information on funding, activities, and partners in an effort to avoid overlap and gaps in programming. Meetin [...]
2006-04-25 14:16:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI1773 USAID Assessment of Food Security
[...] Agricultural inputs provided by USAID/OFDA partner Catholic Relief Services (CRS) improved crop production and diversification among vulnerable farmers in Kenya's Kitui District despite a poor short rains in 2005. Farmers saved seeds from the last harvest and are preparing to plant this sea [...]
2006-04-25 14:16:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI1775 USAID Assessment of Food Security
[...] Agricultural inputs provided by USAID/OFDA partner Catholic Relief Services (CRS) improved crop production and diversification among vulnerable farmers in Kenya's Kitui District despite a poor short rains in 2005. Farmers saved seeds from the last harvest and are preparing to plant this sea [...]
2006-04-25 14:16:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI1789 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WEIS SHERDEL
[...] USAID/REDSO grants country clearance for the visit of Weis Sherdel from June 18 to July 21, 2006 to provide Phoenix 6.0 training and support services. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per reftel, visitor has secret security [...]
2006-04-26 08:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE OTRA
06NAIROBI1804 RAINS STABILIZE PASTORALIST DECLINE IN KENYA
[...] The arrival of the long rains in Kenya's Garissa and Wajir districts have stabilized the dramatic decline in pastoralist livelihoods experienced in recent months. However, humanitarian interventions remain necessary to ensure both short- and long-term recovery. Potential interventions shoul [...]
2006-04-26 11:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI1805 BOREHOLE INTEGRITY IN KENYA'S WAJIR DISTRICT
[...] Boreholes, pumping water from depths of 200 meters, are critical in sustaining pastoralists and livestock in Kenya?s arid Wajir District. Pumps have been operating continuously during the last six-month dry period and their mechanical integrity is now questionable. Exhausted generators, bro [...]
2006-04-26 11:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI1808Drought and Oil Prices Drive Kenya's Inflation
[...] Drought-induced food price increases and rising oil prices caused Kenya's overall inflation rate in March 2006 to jump 19.4% compared to March 2005. This will exacerbate poverty in Kenya, where over half the population is unemployed and living on less than $1/day. However, underlying inflati [...]
2006-04-26 14:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN KE
06NAIROBI1819POST'S RESPONSE TO PROPOSED WJEI PROGRAM FOR KENYA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Post welcomes the Interagency Assessment Team,s recommendations for a Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative (WJEI) in Kenya and its request for Post input on the advisability, feasibility, and costs of the proposed activities, as well as a second area for geographic focus. Po [...]
2006-04-27 08:15:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI KE
06NAIROBI1826COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO PRINCIPAL REG
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Principal Reg 2. The purpose of travel is to review the OFDA program and staffing i 3. Travel details for John Myer are as follows: 05/08/06 NBO/BJM KQ 474 1330/1410 05/11/06 BJM/NBO KQ 474 1345/1625 4. Mission [...]
2006-04-27 11:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI1850 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] The widespread heavy rains experienced in the region during the first ten days, or dekad, of April subsided in the second dekad. During the second dekad of April, most parts of Somalia and Djibouti, northern and eastern Kenya, and the eastern half of Ethiopia, where most of the drought-affec [...]
2006-04-28 09:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI1875 USAID/OFDA Southern Somalia Humanitarian Update
[...] Somalia is experiencing the worst drought in a decade, compounded Malnutrition Rising While food insecurity is chronic throughout southern Somalia, malnutr In Gedo Region, the USAID-supported Food Security Analysis Unit (FSAU In Bay Region, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) Switzerland co [...]
2006-05-02 12:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI1881 USAID/OFDA Southern Somalia
[...] Somalia is experiencing the worst drought in a decade, compounded by the effects of fifteen years of armed conflict that has destroyed public infrastructure and basic services, and stressed the population?s coping strategies. The majority of the 2.1 million drought-affected people resides i [...]
2006-05-02 13:51:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI1930USAID ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR MICHAEL HESS
[...] From April 7 to 13, Assistant Administrator of the USAID Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (AA/DCHA) Michael E. Hess traveled to Kenya to assess the impact of drought and to view USAID interventions. AA/DCHA Hess visited drought-affected pastoralists in Mandera Dist [...]
2006-05-03 12:58:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI1939 MEASLES AND POLIO INCIDENCE AND RESPONSE IN
[...] Since 2005, isolated measles and polio cases surfaced in drought-affected Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Increased migration by pastoralists during the drought has raised concerns of a widespread, regional outbreak. In response, the U.N. Children?s Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization [...]
2006-05-04 10:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO KE ET
06NAIROBI1956 DONOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOMALIA DROUGHT
[...] To date, donor governments and agencies, including USAID, have contributed over 87.8 million U.S. Dollars (USD) towards the United Nations (U.N.) humanitarian appeal for the drought emergency in Somalia, in addition to more than 60.0 million USD outside the appeal. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2006, [...]
2006-05-05 06:52:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI1968COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA staff, Ms. Andrea Tracy to Nairobi, Kenya o/a June 10- 13, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to consult with and support OFDA/ECARO Office on Burundi programming issues. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Mayfair Hotel. H [...]
2006-05-05 09:01:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI1980COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Operations Officer, Myra Kraut Vinner to travel to Bujumbura, Burundi during the period o/a May 14-18, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to follow up on transition of the Burundi OFDA Office and to coordinate administrative requirement [...]
2006-05-08 08:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA BU
06NAIROBI1987COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Drought Assessment Team Member, Ms. Ngoc Clark to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 14, 2006 to June 30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to assess drought and humanitarian conditions in drought-stricken districts in Northeast Kenya; provide rapid as [...]
2006-05-08 10:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI1997COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, John Myer to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a May 14 - 23, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to work on drought response issues with the OFDA team. 3. Travel details for John Myer will [...]
2006-05-08 14:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI2009COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA GIS
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA GIS Officer, Eric Sawyer to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 12-16, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to provide global information systems support in the Horn of Africa. Mr. Sawyer will meet with representatives of the U.N. and NGOs to discuss informa [...]
2006-05-09 11:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2011 SOUTH/CENTRAL SOMALIA FOOD DISTRIBUTION
[...] From February to mid-April, 2006, a total of 25 251 MTs of FFP Title II emergency food aid has been distributed to 1,296,818 victims of the drought in South and Central Somalia. This represents a 44 % achievement in comparison to planned levels. The food pipeline will remain stretched and d [...]
2006-05-09 11:13:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE SO
06NAIROBI2012SUDAN COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR TEAM ATTENDING USAID/SUD
[...] USAID Sudan Field Office kindly requests for country clearance for Name: Allan Reed (Director - Sudan Field Office) Sex: Male Date of Birth: 09/19/1943 Passport Type & Number: Diplomatic/900335787 Agency: USAID Date of issuance: September 25, 2002 Date of Expiration: September 24, 2007 [...]
2006-05-09 11:13:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA
06NAIROBI2053COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Health Officer, Ms. Zeline Pritchard to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 13-26, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to provide health and nutrition support in the Horn of Africa. Ms. Pritchard will assess health and nutrition programming. 3. Hote [...]
2006-05-11 11:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2054COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Overseas Admin Team Leader, Sydel Maher to Nairobi, Kenya o/a May 25-30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to discuss with the USAID/OFDA staff and RFMC administrative and finance issues. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the [...]
2006-05-11 11:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2056COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Alan Dwyer to travel to Bujumbura, Burundi during the period o/a May 21-26, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to visit and review OFDA programs. 3. Travel details for Dwyer are as follows: 05/21/06 Nbo/Buj K [...]
2006-05-11 12:56:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI2068COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR M/OAA GRANTS.GOV
[...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of M/AAO Grants.gov Team, Alvin Phillip, Sebrina Robinson, Steve Fitzgerald, Steve Tashjian, and Hung Vu from o/a June 2, 2006 to o/a June 12, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide Grants.gov training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actu [...]
2006-05-12 03:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2089 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] In Kenya, initial projections are that the long rains maize harvest will be approximately 25 percent higher than the average. Rapid assessments in three districts indicate a worsening food security situation and food aid beneficiary numbers increased by 81,000. In Ethiopia, the outlook for t [...]
2006-05-12 09:23:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI2174 USAID/OFDA ASSESSMENT OF KENYA'S SAMBURU
[...] Consistent rains over the past month have improved pasture and natural water points that are critical to the largely pastoralist population in Kenya's Samburu District. However, according to district officials, ethnic conflict and cattle theft have displaced an estimated 20,000 people in the [...]
2006-05-18 06:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO KE ET
06NAIROBI2175 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MALIK M. CHAKA,
[...] Country clearance is hereby granted for the visit of Malik M. Chaka, Director, Threshold Program, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) from o/a May 23 to o/a May 26, 2006 and a one night layover on May 29, 2006. The purpose of the visit is to assess progress in the Threshold Program, meet [...]
2006-05-18 06:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE
06NAIROBI2178COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR INTERNATIONAL
[...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of IRG training facilitators, Jenna Luche-Thayer and John Taber, o/a June 10, 2006 to o/a June 24, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide CTO training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed trave [...]
2006-05-18 07:46:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2203COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARIE-CLAIRE SOW
[...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of Marie-Claire Sow, Senior Acquisition & Assistance Specialist from May 24th to 26th, 2006 to perform Acquisition and Assistance services for USAID/Uganda. USAID switchboard number is 254-2-8622000 and after- hour telephone number is 254-2-856-2 [...]
2006-05-19 07:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTR
06NAIROBI2210COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Alan Dwyer to travel to Kampala, Uganda during the period o/a May 30, 2006 through o/a June 7, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to visit partner programs in Pader, Kitgum and Lira. 3. Travel details for Dwyer are a [...]
2006-05-19 07:51:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI2219COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR M/OAA GRANTS.GOV
[...] USAID grants country clearance for the visit of M/AAO Grants.gov Team member, Betty Chung from o/a June 2, 2006 to o/a June 24, 2006 to travel to Kenya to provide Grants.gov training. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed travel. Per r [...]
2006-05-22 03:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2369 BI-LATERAL MEETING BETWEEN USAID/REDSO/FFP AND
[...] Summary: On May 3, 2006, USAID/REDSO/FFP and the regional WFP Operations Division Kampala (WFP/ODK) held their third annual bi-lateral meeting. These annual meetings are designed to provide a forum for each party to discuss topics of mutual concern in managing the nearly 1.6 million MTs of Ti [...]
2006-05-30 12:47:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDDJ ER EAID SO
06NAIROBI2414 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...]
2006-06-02 09:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI2438 USAID/OFDA ASSESSMENT OF KENYA'S GARISSA
[...] Although long season rains improved pasture conditions and water availability in most drought- affected areas of Kenya, patchy showers in Garissa District have left many areas dry, impeding recovery efforts. Water tankering activities continue in several divisions where residents still face a [...]
2006-06-05 08:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI2443COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA/OD IO/NGO Donor Coordinator Miriam Lutz to Nairobi, Kenya o/a June 08-23, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to consult with implementing partners working on Somalia and to attend the Biennial Conference of the Active Learning Network for A [...]
2006-06-05 11:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2501 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...]
2006-06-07 11:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI2509DIVERSITY VISA FRAUD - OPERATION GHOST MARRIAGE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2 Post culminated over six months of investigations into a marriage fraud ring with the arrest by Kenyan authorities of over 70 Diversity Visa applicants. Simultaneous arrests and searches in other locations revealed a criminal ring was involved in matching Kenyan appli [...]
2006-06-07 13:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KCRM KE
06NAIROBI2518 UN WORKSHOP ON INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN
[...] On May 29, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) convened a three-day humanitarian information network workshop in Nairobi focused on Africa-specific concerns. This year's workshop is a continuation of a process begun in 2002. The primary purpose of the Nairobi wo [...]
2006-06-08 11:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SOCI UN XA
06NAIROBI2532 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] Water availability has improved due to the recent rainfall, but rains were below average to poor in some pastoralist districts. Livestock conditions are improving and prices of livestock have increased. However, full recovery will require several consecutive seasons of good rains. In additio [...]
2006-06-09 06:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI2564KENYA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN HUMAN
[...] Kenya sent Embassy Nairobi a diplomatic note indicating it will support the candidacy of Professor Ruth Wedgwood for the UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC). 2. The text of the Government of Kenya's diplomatic note follows. (BEGIN TEXT.) MFA 33/214/001 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]
2006-06-12 12:55:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC PREL KE
06NAIROBI259KENYA SUBMISSION FOR INSCR PART II, MONEY
[...] Per Ref A request, below is post's submission for Part II of the INSCR Report on Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. Unfortunately, there has been very little change in the conditions, laws, or policies surrounding money laundering and financial crimes (and many other issues) since last yea [...]
2006-01-19 11:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR KE
06NAIROBI2594 VIOLENCE IN MOGADISHU EXACERBATES
[...] In May 2006, an ongoing low-intensity conflict between warlords and factions aligned with the Islamic courts in the Somali capital of Mogadishu escalated into large-scale violence throughout the city. On June 5, the Islamic Court Union (ICU) claimed control of Mogadishu, with most of the war [...]
2006-06-14 03:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SO
06NAIROBI274 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006
[...] Following is the 2005 Investment Climate Statement for Kenya. This information will also be transmitted to EB/IFD/OIA via e-mail and included in Chapter 6 of the 2006 Country Commercial Guide for Kenya, to be delivered through FCS channels. ----------------------------------- A.1. Opennes [...]
2006-01-20 05:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV KE
06NAIROBI2744 GETTING TO AN INTERAGENCY 3D APPROACH TO
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-23 04:35:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSECDEF OSD SOLIC
06NAIROBI2755KENYA: SCENESETTER FOR CODEL DREIER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Welcome to Kenya, a country that stands out among African nations as a country of special interest to the United States. With substantial existing infrastructure, a well-educated work force and a diverse economy, Kenya could become East Africa's engine for economic growth. In [...]
2006-06-23 10:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER PHUM KE
06NAIROBI2782ARMENIANS IN KENYA - PASSPORTS AND OFFICIAL ID
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reftels describe the exploits of the Armenian "Artur brothers," Artur Margaryan and Artur Sargasyan, who were hastily deported from Kenya after attempting to clear a colleague from Kenyan Customs and Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) at gunpoint. News reports stated t [...]
2006-06-27 03:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KCRM KE
06NAIROBI279HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN KENYA?S NORTHEASTERN
[...] Persistent drought and underdevelopment in Kenya's Northeastern Province continues to erode humanitarian indicators. Erratic rainfall during the Sept-Nov short rains season has failed to replenish natural water points or pasture causing degradation of local livestock, the main source of food [...]
2006-01-20 07:29:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE ECON EAGR EFIN PGOV SOCI
06NAIROBI2793COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA/DRM Director, Antoinette Ferrara to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 10-13, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with OFDA/ECARO staff and REDSO Mission staff. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Intercontinental Hotel. The Ho [...]
2006-06-27 06:23:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2794COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Field Officer, Ms. Nazik Salih to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 12-15, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to provide support to USAID/DCHA/OFDA humanitarian activities in response to the Horn of Africa drought in the region. 3. Hotel accommod [...]
2006-06-27 06:25:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI2842LEAHY HR VETTING FOR NEXT GENERATION LEADERS
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following two candidates of the Kenyan Army, nominated to participate in a Next Generation African Military Leaders Course to be held July 10 to August 4, 2006 in Washington, D.C., pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. Pos [...]
2006-06-29 04:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR KE
06NAIROBI285Drought's Limited Impact on Kenya's Economy - So
[...] Summary: Although drought has put 2.5 - 3.5 million Kenyans in Northern, Northeastern and Coast provinces in desperate need of aid, Kenya's economy grew about 5% in 2005, and the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) forecasts stronger growth in 2006. Unless the March-August long rainy season fails, to [...]
2006-01-23 01:22:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EAGR EIND EFIN PGOV KE
06NAIROBI2924COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA staff, Mr. Richard Quinby to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 8- 10, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with OFDA Principal Regional Advisor to discuss strategy and planning for USAID/OFDA activities in Northern Uganda. 3. Hotel accommod [...]
2006-07-05 13:31:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI3016 PROCEEDINGS FROM 19TH SEMI-ANNUAL ALNAP
[...] From June 13 to 15, 2006, the Active Learning Network for Accountability and Performance in Humanitarian Action (ALNAP) convened its 19th semi- annual conference. The aim of the meeting was for humanitarian actors to draw out key aspects of learning, accountability, and performance related t [...]
2006-07-11 06:00:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SOCI UN XA
06NAIROBI3025NO UNITED NATIONS OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE IN KENYA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 10:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KE
06NAIROBI3034COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEWS NET STAFF, MOHAMED
[...] USAID/East Africa Regional Economic Growth and Integration Office requests country clearance for Mohamed Suleiman, Regional Representative, FEWS NET, to travel to Ethiopia from July 14 to 19, 2006. He will arrive in Addis Ababa on KQ402 at 0940hrs on July 14 and depart on July 20 on KQ403 at [...]
2006-07-12 06:34:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA
06NAIROBI3068Optimistic GOK Budget Focuses on Development, But
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an effort to address popular frustration at the slow pace of economic development and poverty reduction, Finance Minister Kimunya's presentation of the GOK's budget for FY 2006-07 stressed social spending and tax relief provisions targeted to assist the poor and vulnerable. [...]
2006-07-13 13:40:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB AGOA ECON ETRD PHUM PGOV KE
06NAIROBI3088COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO REGIONAL ADVISOR, ALAN DWYER
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Alan Dwyer to travel to Bujumbura, Burundi during the period o/a July 23-28, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to visit and review OFDA programs. 3. Travel details for Dwyer are as follows: 07/23/06 Nbo/Bjm [...]
2006-07-17 02:42:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE NOTAG
06NAIROBI3096COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR STEPHEN KAIRU
[...] USAID/EA requests country clearance for Mr. Stephen Kairu, RFMC Deputy Chief Accountant, to travel to Kigali, Rwanda from o/a July 30, 2006 to o/a August 5, 2006 to provide financial management services to client mission. Mr. Kairu holds an FSN-type security clearance. 2. His flight schedu [...]
2006-07-17 14:27:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC
06NAIROBI3111COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Alan Dwyer to travel to Kampala, Uganda during the period o/a July 31, 2006 through o/a August 12, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to visit OFDA projects in Northern Uganda. 3. Travel details for Dwyer are as foll [...]
2006-07-18 02:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI3112COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a July 24, 2006 through August 2, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with Senior OFDA Program Officer, OFDA field officers and meet with OFDA [...]
2006-07-18 02:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
06NAIROBI3145IV FSN WORKSHOP (PC-123),SEPT 11-15, 2006
[...] (U) Post proudly nominates Honey A. Mohamud for the IV FSN WORKSHOP (PC-123),September 11-15, 2006. 2. NOMINATION INFORMATION: A. Name: MOHAMUD, Honey A. (female). B. Grade 6/2 C. Consular Section Chief is Consul Scott Riedmann, Consul General is David Stone. D. Date of [...]
2006-07-19 08:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT AFSI AMGT AFIN CVIS
06NAIROBI3153COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Field Officer, Ronald E. Libby to travel to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 27, 2006 through August 2, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to debrief the OFDA/ECARO after 3 months in Ethiopia. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Norf [...]
2006-07-19 12:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI3213East African Regional Labor Reports for Host
[...] Summary: Regional Labor Officer (RLO) will send compilations of the State Department, Labor Department, ICFTU, and other reports on worker rights, child labor, and TIP for the 13 East African countries and destination countries in the Middle East and Europe to Labor Reporting Officers in the E [...]
2006-07-25 12:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM KCRM PGOV KE
06NAIROBI3214PRELIMINARY PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION RESULTS HAND
[...] (U) Preliminary results from the parliamentary by-elections held on July 24 give the newly formed NARC-Kenya party a lead over its rivals in three out of the five constituencies left vacant following an April plane crash in which the sitting members of parliament were killed (reftel). NARC-Ke [...]
2006-07-25 13:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KDEM KE
06NAIROBI3220COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] USAID grants country clearance for USAID/DCHA/OFDA Health Officer, Ms. Zeline Pritchard to Nairobi, Kenya o/a July 30, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to transit through Nairobi on her way to Washington. 3. Hotel accommodation has been arranged at the Intercontinental Hotel. Hotel t [...]
2006-07-26 05:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI3256Chinese Make Only Concessional Loans to Kenya
[...] Summary: China has extended or agreed to extend to the GOK a total of Ksh3.54 billion ($45.5 million) in concessional loans since 2002 for road and hospital projects. Non-concessional foreign borrowing by the GOK fell 5.5% from 2004 to 2005, and the GOK appears to be relying on domestic lendi [...]
2006-07-27 13:38:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID KE
06NAIROBI3258Kenya Dodges Bullet; Adequate Rainfall Prevents
[...] Summary: The April rains exceeded expectations, filling Kenya's hydropower reservoirs close to capacity and avoiding a recurrence of the power rationing in 2000 that cost the economy $48 billion and cut GDP growth to 0.4% in 2000. The 140 MW generators temporarily installed in case the droug [...]
2006-07-27 13:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD KE
06NAIROBI3261Kenya Dodges Bullet; Adequate Rainfall Prevents
[...] Summary: The April rains exceeded expectations, filling Kenya's hydropower reservoirs close to capacity and avoiding a recurrence of the power rationing in 2000 that cost the economy $48 billion and cut GDP growth to 0.4% in 2000. The 140 MW generators temporarily installed in case the droug [...]
2006-07-28 02:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD KE
06NAIROBI327NAIROBI BUILDING COLLAPSE: US ASSISTANCE UNDERWAY
[...] SUMMARY: A four-story building under construction in central Nairobi collapsed mid-day January 23, injuring 105, and killing 20, with an unknown number unaccounted for, according to on-site press reports as of January 24 afternoon. Responding to the Kenyan government's request for assistance [...]
2006-01-24 13:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MASS PREL AMGT KE
06NAIROBI3317 OFDA DRM DIRECTOR VISIT TO KENYA
[...] OFDA Director for Disaster Response and Mitigation (DRM),Ms. Antoinette Ferrara, traveled to OFDA's East and Central Regional Office (ECARO),Nairobi, from July 12-16. The purpose of the visit was to consult with USAID regional leadership on OFDA activities, meet current OFDA regional partn [...]
2006-08-01 15:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM KE
06NAIROBI3324 OFDA DRM DIRECTOR VISIT TO KENYA
[...] OFDA Director for Disaster Response and Mitigation (DRM),Ms. Antoinette Ferrara, traveled to OFDA's East and Central Regional Office (ECARO),Nairobi, from July 12-16. The purpose of the visit was to consult with USAID regional leadership on OFDA activities, meet current OFDA regional partn [...]
2006-08-02 08:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PHUM KE
06NAIROBI3394 REPORT ON A REGIONAL PLANNING MEETING CROP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-04 08:42:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SOCI UN XA
06NAIROBI342UPDATE: NAIROBI BUILDING COLLAPSE
[...] SUMMARY: Rescue efforts at the scene of the collapsed multi-story building in central Nairobi continue, with 14 confirmed deaths, 107 injured, and an unknown number missing. While the government announced there is little hope of finding more survivors, and that the Israeli rescue team will co [...]
2006-01-25 12:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MASS PREL AMGT ASEC KE
06NAIROBI3437KENYA CRIMINALIZES SEXUAL (AND SOME TRAFFICKING)
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 31, Kenya's National Assembly voted to criminalize the worst forms of sexual offenses, including rape, defilement, child pornography and sex tourism, and sexual harassment. While amendments to the bill may have watered down some of the proposed protections, the passage of [...]
2006-08-08 08:56:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EAID SOCI KE
06NAIROBI3441 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 14:40:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL IGAD CENTCOM KE
06NAIROBI3570COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Alan Dwyer to travel to Bangui, Central Africa Republic during the period o/a August 24, 2006 through September 10, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is for assessment and review of OFDA programs. 3. Travel details for [...]
2006-08-16 11:10:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI3582AGOA: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON TEXTILE AND APPAREL
[...] Summary: Kenya's AGOA garment exports to the U.S. fell 8.7% in the first six months of 2006 to $121.4 million, but still represented 73% of Kenya's total exports to the U.S. Non-garment AGOA products pineapple, roses and nuts represent only 2.1% of AGOA imports. Kenya's cotton and textile ind [...]
2006-08-16 12:54:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KTEX AGOA ECON KE
06NAIROBI3630 REPORT ON A REGIONAL PLANNING MEETING CROP
[...] The second stage of implementation of the Crop Crisis Control Project (C3P) was launched with a regional planning workshop in Kigali, Rwanda June 13- 15, 2006. The goal of this activity, supported by the Famine Prevention Fund, is a regionally coordinated response to the catastrophic spread of [...]
2006-08-18 10:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SOCI UN XA
06NAIROBI3685COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR WILSON NGUGI
[...] USAID/EA requests country clearance for Mr. Wilson Ngugi, RFMC Financial Analyst, to travel to Kampala, Uganda from o/a August 30, 2006 to o/a September 1, 2006 to provide financial management services to a regional partner, Regional Center for Quality Health Care (RCQHC). Mr. Ngugi holds an F [...]
2006-08-22 13:41:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC
06NAIROBI37SOMALIA: 2005 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] Post provides the text below as our submission to subject report. Embassy Nairobi POC is Somalia Watcher Michael Zorick, email: zorickmp@state.gov. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Somalia Somalias lack of a functioning central government, protracted state of violent instability, long unguarded coastl [...]
2006-01-04 12:15:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC SO KE
06NAIROBI3731ERITREA COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Asmara, Eritrea during the period o/a September 9 - 21, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet UN, NGOs and partners and to conduct a field trip to monitor partner program implementation [...]
2006-08-25 07:03:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI3778 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Overseas Admin Leader, Sydel Maher and Support Coordinator, Sarah Potts from o/a September 19- 26, 2006 to discuss outstanding administrative issues with OFDA and USAID Mission staff. Country clearance is granted subject to th [...]
2006-08-29 08:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI3886MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENTIAL SPEECH ON DETAINEES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-07 14:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KE
06NAIROBI393NAIROBI BUILDING COLLAPSE: RESCUE MISSION
[...] SUMMARY: As U.S., Israeli and British rescue teams wrapped-up their much-appreciated operations on January 26, the Kenyan government transitioned the rescue operation to recovery, with a reported three more bodies pulled from the rubble overnight. At a January 26 remembrance ceremony held at [...]
2006-01-27 08:01:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID MASS PREL AMGT ASEC KE
06NAIROBI3952Information Requested For Secretary's Initiative On Global
[...] The GOK generally recognizes the role of information Communication and Technology (ICT) in national development and the need for a national policy that promotes and facilitates private sector investment for the benefit of all Kenyans. The Kenya Communications Act (KCA) 1998 and the GOK's subse [...]
2006-09-12 14:11:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECPS EINT EAID PHUM KE
06NAIROBI3988 KENYA DROUGHT UPDATE - September 2006
[...] Kenya's long rains (March-June) food security interagency assessment has been completed. The overall assessment process and methodology was coordinated and backstopped by the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) comprising of representatives of GOK, NGO and UN agencies. 2. The asse [...]
2006-09-14 07:23:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE
06NAIROBI4000KENYAN MEDIA GOES WILD OVER SENATOR OBAMA
[...] Summary: Media reaction to United States Senator Barack Obama's (D-IL) visit to Kenya was overwhelmingly positive and included extensive coverage. Over-the-fold, inside articles and letters to the editor by members of the general Kenyan public were almost exclusively positive descriptions an [...]
2006-09-14 11:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP OPRC OREP PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM KE
06NAIROBI4002KENYAN MEDIA GOES WILD OVER SENATOR OBAMA
[...] Summary: Media reaction to United States Senator Barack Obama?s (D-IL) visit to Kenya was overwhelmingly positive and included extensive coverage. Over-the-fold, inside articles and letters to the editor by members of the general Kenyan public were almost exclusively positive descriptions a [...]
2006-09-14 11:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP OPRC OREP PREL PGOV SOCI KDEM KE
06NAIROBI4020S&P Gives Kenya Sovereign Credit Rating Grade B
[...] Summary: In its first sovereign credit review, Kenya earned a "stable" outlook, grade 'B+' long-term foreign currency, and 'BB-' long-term local currency credit ratings from Standard and Poor's (S&P),making GOK securities below the minimum BBB- rating for investment grade. The private sector [...]
2006-09-14 14:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON ETRD KE
06NAIROBI413 NO EXIT? GOK SAYS IT WILL DENY EXIT PERMITS TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Kenyan authorities have long expressed concerns about "undocumented" refugees (those not registered with UNHCR),and often threatened to stop issuing exit permits to them. The latest threat seems more serious than previous ones. It is possible that the GOK will back down, per [...]
2006-01-30 11:34:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREF ET KE
06NAIROBI4155CLIMATE OUTLOOK FOR SEPTEMBER ? DECEMBER 2006
[...] This is a joint cable prepared by FEWSNET Nairobi and USAID/East Africa?s Food for Peace Office. USAID/EA/FFP and Regional Economic Growth and Integration (REGI) Offices attended the 18th Climate Outlook Forum (COF) August 31 ? September 1, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya. It was convened by the Int [...]
2006-09-25 13:04:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE
06NAIROBI4249COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regioal Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a October 10 - 18, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with Senior OFDA Program Officer, OFDA field officers and meet with OFDA implementing [...]
2006-10-02 07:41:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
06NAIROBI4263 COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR RICHARD QUINBY,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Program Officer, Richard Quinby from o/a October 5-11, 2006 for consultations with USAID/OFDA Senior Regional Advisor in Nairobi. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed tr [...]
2006-10-02 13:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI4275COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST
[...] NAIROBI REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FRAUD PREVENTION MANAGER ETIENNE LEBAILLY TO DO CONSULTATIONS WITH LONDON'S FRAUD UNIT ON MONDAY OCTOBER 16, 2006. THE PURPOSE OF THESE CONSULTATIONS IS TO REVIEW LONDON'S FRAUD PREVENTION PROGRAM IN AN EFFORT TO EXPAND ON NAIROBI'S CURRENT CAPABILITES. [...]
2006-10-03 11:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT KE
06NAIROBI4348LEAHY HR VETTING FOR INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT COURSE
[...] Post requests Department's assistance in screening the following 13 candidates of the Kenyan security forces nominated to participate in an ATA-sponsored Instructor Development course to be held October 24 to November 3, 2006 in Nairobi, Kenya, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance [...]
2006-10-06 09:53:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR KE
06NAIROBI4359 AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR REMARKS ON THE COAST
[...] (U) The Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner in Mombasa, Kenya's port town and a center of its Islamic culture, on September 26 (reftel),early in the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. The dinner was attended by an overflow crowd of Kenyan Muslim dignitaries, including the Chief Khadi (judge and sc [...]
2006-10-10 07:04:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PREL KISL KE
06NAIROBI4366 AMBASSADOR'S IFTAR REMARKS ON THE COAST
[...] The Ambassador hosted an Iftar dinner in Mombasa, Kenya's port town and a center of its Islamic culture, on September 26 (reftel),early in the Islamic holy month of Ramadhan. The dinner was attended by an overflow crowd of Kenyan Muslim dignitaries, including the Chief Khadi (judge and schola [...]
2006-10-11 07:10:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PREL KISL KE
06NAIROBI4372 SEEING IN 3-D: USG REGIONAL COORDINATION TO
[...] (SBU) Field and Washington representatives of State, USAID, and DOD met in Nairobi in August to coordinate efforts to combat terrorism in the Horn of Africa (HOA). Participants agreed to form a regional team to serve as a point of contact among relevant USG players. They also agreed to deepen [...]
2006-10-11 13:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PTER SO KE ET
06NAIROBI4376Overall Inflation Climbs Again in Third Quarter
[...] After falling in the second quarter from the drought-induced March peak thanks to a good rainy season, overall inflation began climbing again in August. Since September 2005, food prices have risen 20%, which impacts the poor most heavily. Interest rates began rising in August. The Central B [...]
2006-10-11 13:50:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAGR KE
06NAIROBI4378Overall Inflation Climbs Again in Third Quarter
[...] After falling in the second quarter from the drought-induced March peak thanks to a good rainy season, overall inflation began climbing again in August. Since September 2005, food prices have risen 20%, which impacts the poor most heavily. Interest rates began rising in August. The Central B [...]
2006-10-11 14:13:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAGR KE
06NAIROBI4413COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, John Myer to travel to N'Djamena, Chad and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a November 5 - 18, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to monitor OFDA humanitarian programming. 3. Travel details for Joh [...]
2006-10-13 08:39:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI4414 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USAID/DCHA/OFDA
[...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of USAID/DCHA/OFDA Program Officer, John Augsburger from o/a October 18-25, 2006 for meetings with OFDA Regional Office, to include planning of program strategy for FY 2007. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at [...]
2006-10-13 08:40:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI4470 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR VICTOR
[...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Victor Bushamuka, OFDA Program Officer from o/a October 24-28, 2006 to meet with OFDA/ECARO to discuss technical and administrative assistance for OFDA/Kinshasa. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the ti [...]
2006-10-16 13:47:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI4472AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - KENYA
[...] This message responds to ref A's request for updated information pertaining to Kenya's continued eligibility for trade preferences under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). Country: KENYA Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Population of 33.5 million in 2 [...]
2006-10-16 13:48:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAGOA ECON ETRD KE
06NAIROBI4473COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/EAST
[...] USAID/East Africa requests country clearance for employee for the period o/a October 29, 2006 to o/a November 3, 2006 to enable employee travel to Bamako to provide financial management services to Mali Mission. 2. Mr. Kairu's flight schedule is as follows: KQ 512 29Oct NBO-BKO 0830 124 [...]
2006-10-16 13:52:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC
06NAIROBI4489COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, John Myer to travel to Kampala, Uganda during the period o/a October 23-27, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with partners and monitor OFDA programs. 3. Travel details for Myer are as follows: [...]
2006-10-17 09:37:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI4555 INTERNATIONAL CONTACT GROUP ON SOMALIA COMMUNIQUE
[...] The International Contact Group on Somalia (ICG) met in Nairobi on October 19. The full text of the final communiqu follows in para 2. Post will report on the ICG meeting septel. 2. Begin text: International Contact Group on Somalia Nairobi October 19, 2006 The International Contact [...]
2006-10-23 07:01:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ASEC PHUM PTER KE SO
06NAIROBI4685CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE
[...] Nairobi Embassy received a fax of the following Diplomatic Note numbered MFA.261/328/301A Dated October 25, 2006 with an invitation to Secretary Rice. 2. Begin Text of Diplomatic Note: MFA.261/328/301A MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Office of the Great Lakes Region, Ministry of Forei [...]
2006-11-02 04:26:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC AMGT KE XA
06NAIROBI4740KENYA: 2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL AND
[...] Kenya is significant transit country for cocaine and heroin bound for Europe, and, increasingly the United States. The seizure of more than one ton of cocaine in December 2004 raises concerns that international drug trafficking rings have made inroads in Kenya and may benefit from a climate o [...]
2006-11-03 12:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR
06NAIROBI4834COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST
[...] NAIROBI REQUESTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CONSULAR OFFICER ETIENNE LEBAILLY'S TDY TO BUJUMBURA FROM NOVEMBER 13 TO NOVEMBER 17, 2006. THE PURPOSE OF THIS TDY IS TO PROVIDE CONSULAR SERVICES AT AMEMBASSY BUJUMBURA IN THE ABSENCE OF THEIR CONSULAR OFFICER. 2. MR. LEBAILLY REQUIRES AIRPORT TRANS [...]
2006-11-13 09:27:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT KE
06NAIROBI4841KENYA: TIP WATCH LIST INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary: Kenya has made minimal progress in its efforts to combat trafficking in persons (TIP),but there are ambitious plans for the near future. Senior GOK officials acknowledge the gravity of the TIP problem in Kenya, and have expressed support for the establishment of a Steering Commit [...]
2006-11-13 11:51:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PGOV SMIG KE
06NAIROBI4868SOMALIA HUMANITARIAN SITUATION UPDATE
[...] South central region of Somalia is the most unstable area of the country where insecurity exists primarily due to interclan fighting, tensions brought about by the spread of the Union of Islamic Courts (UIC),and the ineffective governance of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG). 2. [...]
2006-11-15 14:09:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE NOTAG SO
06NAIROBI4942 SPEECH ON U.S.-KENYAN RELATIONS DELIVERED BY THE AMBASSADOR
[...] Following is the text of a speech on U.S.-Kenyan relations delivered by the Ambassador before the American Chamber of Commerce in Kenya on November 21. Significant local media coverage is expected. 2. Begin text The United States and Kenya: A Robust Partnership By Ambassador Michael E. R [...]
2006-11-21 14:31:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PREL
06NAIROBI5001KENYA'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WOMEN'S JUSTICE AND
[...] Summary: Post reiterates our firm commitment to implementing the WJEI program in Kenya and looks forward to implementing an effective initiative to bolster Kenya,s capacity to combat violence against women. Post Mission Planning Team (MPT),comprised of USAID, DOJ, RSO, Political, and the [...]
2006-11-22 14:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SNAR SOCI PGOV PHUM KE SF BN ZA
06NAIROBI5014COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Alan Dwyer to travel to Kampala, Uganda during the period o/a December 12-22, 2006. 2. The purpose of travel is to visit OFDA programs. 3. Travel details for Dwyer are as follows: 12/12/06 Nbo/Ent KQ 410 0 [...]
2006-11-24 08:17:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA
06NAIROBI5023COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR USAID/OFDA/ECARO
[...] Country Clearance is requested for USAID/OFDA/ECARO Regional Advisor, Georgianna Platt to travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia during the period o/a December 12 - 22, 2006 and during the period o/a January 2-9, 2007. 2. The purpose of travel is to meet with OFDA field officers and meet with OFD [...]
2006-11-24 09:03:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA ET
06NAIROBI5076DECLARATION OF DISASTER FOR KENYA FLOODS
[...] Summary: The October to December 2006 rains have been exceptionally heavy throughout Kenya resulting in serious flooding in the Coast, Western and Northeastern Provinces directly affecting approximately 300,000 persons and with 23 recorded deaths so far as reported by Kenya Red Cross (KRC) a [...]
2006-11-28 13:23:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PREL SO KE
06NAIROBI5126THE PRESIDENT'S MALARIA INITIATIVE: KENYA
[...] Summary. The Government of Kenya (GOK),represented by the Minister for Health, Mrs. Charity Ngilu, and Mr. Jackson Kinyanjui, External Resources Department, Ministry of Finance, are enthusiastic about the prospect of taking part in the President's Malaria Initiative (PMI). Ambassador Rannebe [...]
2006-12-01 09:34:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDBN ET GH KE LI MA ML ZA
06NAIROBI5145QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI
[...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref G reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...]
2006-12-04 07:58:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE
06NAIROBI5177 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CHRISTINE
[...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Christine Gottschalk, OFDA Regional Coordinator from o/a December 9-12, 2006 to meet with the OFDA/ECARO Principal Regional Advisor, partners and other USG officials and meet with UN organizations regarding Northern Uganda, the Horn of Africa [...]
2006-12-06 12:55:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI5183SENATOR FEINGLOD TOLD OF CHALLENGES TO KENYA'S
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Top electoral and human rights officials confided to Senator Feingold the numerous challenges facing the independence of their institutions. The Electoral Commission of Kenya highlighted the limitations on their ability to penalize electoral malpractices, while the [...]
2006-12-07 05:06:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV KE
06NAIROBI5217ESTABLISHING A CONSULATE IN MOMBASA
[...] (U) This is an action request. See para 3. 2. (U) PolCouns has informally discussed establishing a consulate in Mombasa with the Protocol Office of MFA. MFA Protocol reviewed draft dipnote on the subject (see para 3 below) and communicated agreement in principle. MFA Protocol noted tha [...]
2006-12-08 10:08:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKE PGOV
06NAIROBI5267QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI (CORRECTED COPY)
[...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref G reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...]
2006-12-14 14:15:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE
06NAIROBI5299 USG HUMANITARIAN PLANNING FOR SOMALIA
[...] Fears of conflict between the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia and the Islamic Courts are growing. USG and other humanitarian organizations are working together on contingency planning efforts. These include developing scenarios (based on the assumption that non-combatants will be [...]
2006-12-19 13:19:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI PREF PREL SO
06NAIROBI5304UNICEF LAUNCHES SHOCKING STUDY ON CHILD SEX TOURISM
[...] Summary: On December 19, 2006, UNICEF and the Ministry of Home Affairs launched their long-awaited joint research report on child sex tourism (CST) in four of Kenya's main beach resorts. Surveys and research indicate that up to 30% of all 12-18 year old girls living in these areas are involved [...]
2006-12-20 06:59:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM KCRM ECON PGOV KE
06NAIROBI5338OTHER PARTNER CT EFFORTS IN KENYA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The U.S. is by far the most significant player among donor countries seeking to assist Kenya in counterterrorism (CT) training and capacity-building. Next comes the UK, followed by Denmark, which is funding a joint UNDP/UNODC project that has the potential to produce very useful [...]
2006-12-22 09:14:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL XW YM ASEC KE
06NAIROBI5375 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TOM ROGERS,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Tom Rogers, OFDA Field Officer from o/a January 8 - March 8, 2007 to provide support to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Humanitarian activities in the region. 2. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of propos [...]
2006-12-28 10:10:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI5378 COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR TIARE CROSS,
[...] Embassy grants country clearance for the visit of, Tiare Cross, OFDA Information Officer from o/a January 3- February 15, 2007 to provide support to USAID/DCHA/OFDA Humanitarian activities. 2. Country clearance is granted subject to the actual security situation at the time of proposed tr [...]
2006-12-28 10:24:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AO KE
06NAIROBI550UPDATE: EXTRADITION OF KAROLI MULIRO
[...] (U) This is an action cable - action request para 5. 2. (SBU) Post has engaged directly with the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Keriakio Tobiko, and held lengthy discussions with the case prosecutor, Horace Okumo, concerning the U.S. extradition request for Karoli Muliro to stand tr [...]
2006-02-08 07:03:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR KE
06NAIROBI567KENYA 2006 ESF ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROPOSAL
[...] (U) In response to Ref A, Post endorses the following anti-trafficking in persons project proposal aimed at improving victim care, expanding shelter capacity, supporting public awareness campaigns, assisting with victim rehabilitation and reintegration programs, and increasing government and n [...]
2006-02-08 13:21:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG
06NAIROBI627KENYAN PRESS REPORTS FOILED CAIRO TERROR ATTACK
[...] (SBU) On Sunday, February 12, a leading Kenyan daily newspaper, the Nation, reported that Kenyan police arrested five individuals planning a terrorist attack in Cairo. 2. (SBU) Post has independently confirmed the arrests with high-level contacts at the Anti Terrorist Police Unit, although [...]
2006-02-13 08:07:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER KE
06NAIROBI67 KENYA EMOP RESOURCES - WHEAT SWAP WITH KENYAN
[...] This is an action request. See paragraph 12. 2. To address the immediate food needs of an estimated 2.5 million drought victims throughout Kenya, particularly in eastern and northeastern pastoralist areas, while also supporting Kenya?s oversupplied maize market, post recommends USAID/FFP [...]
2006-01-06 06:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE EAGR ECON ETRD
06NAIROBI735KENYA: 2005 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] (U) Post provided no new commodities or services under the international narcotics and crime program to the government of Kenyan in 2005. Post's End Use Monitoring Report is as follows: 2. (U) Procedures: The Kenyan Police Service was notified of monetary resources through the 2002 ALOA c [...]
2006-02-17 06:02:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN SNAR KE
06NAIROBI738 AMBASSADORS' FIRST HAND LOOK AT FAMINE CONDITIONS
[...] Summary: U.S. Representative to the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO),Ambassador Tony Hall, joined Ambassador Bellamy, the Swedish Ambassador, the Deputy U.K. High Commissioner, WFP, USAID and GOK officials including Assistant Secretary Ibrahim Maalim and District Commissioner Samuel [...]
2006-02-17 07:18:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD ECON EAGR SENV PREL PGOV SOCI KE
06NAIROBI744 KENYA DROUGHT UPDATE ? FEBRUARY 2006
[...] The short rains (October-December) food security interagency assessment has been completed. The overall assessment process and methodology was coordinated and backstopped by the Kenya Food Security Steering Group (KFSSG) comprising of representatives of GOK, NGO and UN agencies. USAID/Kenya E [...]
2006-02-17 13:10:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KE EAGR EIND PGOV SOCI
06NAIROBI817QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - NAIROBI
[...] (U) Summary. The following report replies to Ref B reinstitution of the quarterly fraud report covering the current condition of consular fraud in Kenya, with specific reference to fraud trends in non-immigrant visa, immigrant visa, and diversity visa applications as well as cases of American [...]
2006-02-23 12:20:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KCRM KE
06NAIROBI819LETTER FROM PRESIDENT KIBAKI TO FORMER PRESIDENT
[...] (U) On February 21, Post received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note transmitting the following letter from His Excellency President Mwai Kibaki of the Republic of Kenya to former President Jimmy Carter via the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In the letter, Kibaki spells out Kenya's curre [...]
2006-02-23 12:43:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OPDC PREL KE UNHRC
06NAIROBI859REVOCATION
[...] Post requests the revocation of a visa as required by 22 CFR 42.82(e) for the following applicant: HASSAN, Neseem Mumbi. 2. Date and place of birth: 19-OCT-1990; Nairobi, KENYA. 3. Country of nationality and residence: Kenya. 4. Date of issuance of visa, date of expiration of visa [...]
2006-02-27 09:45:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS
06NAIROBI916NYANZA IS ISOLATED, RESIDENTS TELL AMBASSADOR
[...] The people of Nyanza are isolated from Nairobi, residents and officials from the Province told the Ambassador during his one-day trip to the area February 21. While there, he participated in a school dedication, presented awards to CDC Kenyan staff, and launched a food security assistance pr [...]
2006-03-01 10:12:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL EAID EAGR KE
06NAIROBI919 AMBASSADOR BELLAMY VISITS COAST PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 31 February 3 visit to Mombasa and the Coast Province, the Ambassador discussed counter-terrorism with Provincial Commissioner Maina. Ambassador Bellamy called on Mayor Taib of Mombasa who requested disaster management assistance and met with members of Parliament [...]
2006-03-01 10:27:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL KCOR PTER
06NAIROBI93 CODEL BROWNBACK EXAMINES CONSERVATION AND FEEDING
[...] Summary: Senators Brownback and Durbin visited Kenya December 4 through 6 to examine conservation efforts in the Maasai Mara National Reserve. Senator Durbin then returned to Nairobi and visited several World Food Program (WFP) feeding programs in the sprawling Kibera slums. Senator Durbin [...]
2006-01-09 11:28:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KHIV ECON EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL
06NAIROBI950 KENYA AVIAN INFLUENZA PREPAREDNESS UPDATE
[...] Summary: To date, Kenya has no confirmed cases of H5N1 Avian Influenza, but suspect samples from flamingos, as well as poultry samples from Uganda, are being analyzed by CDC-Kenya. Kenya does have a valuable interagency AI Task Force, and a cadre of well-trained technical officials who shou [...]
2006-03-03 01:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL PGOV KE
06NAIROBI96Disaster Re-Declaration, Kenya Drought
[...] Summary: Drought conditions continue in Kenya. Ambassador declares a disaster for FY 2006 and requests new assistance from USAID's Offices of Foreign Disaster Assistance and Food for Peace. End Summary 2. Drought conditions persist in Kenya due to widespread failure of the short rains s [...]
2006-01-09 12:03:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD ECON PREL PGOV SOCI KE
06NAIROBI968 HORN OF AFRICA, STATE - USAID HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] Summary: ------------ This is the first cable in response to reftel request for bi-weekly reports on the humanitarian situation in the Horn of Africa. It is formatted according to reftel guidelines. USAID Missions in Ethiopia and Djibouti contributed to this report. A regional humanitari [...]
2006-03-03 08:01:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDDY EAID ET PHUM PREF EGAD CENTCOM PRES ECON
06NAIROBI974INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CONDEMNS ATTACK ON PRESS
[...] (U) The pre-dawn March 2 Kenyan police commando-style raids on the Standard Media Group's headquarters, television transmission station, and printing plant, which resulted in the destruction of property, arrests and the burning of newspapers, and the disruption of newsprint and broadcasting op [...]
2006-03-03 12:05:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC KE
06NAPLES102LAGGING ECONOMY (MEANING JOBS) TOPS LIST OF VOTER CONCERNS
[...] Summary: The primary economic issue in Italy's Mezzogiorno is far and away that of "jobs". Unemployment has always run at higher levels in the South than in central and northern Italy, and southern voters are sure the current economic downturn has hit them the hardest. Parents, educators, p [...]
2006-03-29 15:47:00Consulate NaplesUNCLASSIFIEDIT PGOV ECON ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS
06NASSAU1051NORTH KOREA MISSLE LAUNCH DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-11 20:23:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KN PARM KNNP BF
06NASSAU1234THE BAHAMAS IS NEWEST PARTICIPANT IN CONTAINER
[...] SUMMARY: After nearly a year of negotiations and last-minute jitters that nearly scuttled the deal, US and Bahamian customs officials signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding the Container Security Initiative (CSI) in Nassau on Friday August 4. The MOU provides for technology and [...]
2006-08-14 15:57:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PINS KHLS BF
06NASSAU1273BAHAMAS REQUEST - WHA SPRING 2007 INTERN PROGRAM
[...] The Bahamas requests two interns as part of the WHA Spring 2007 intern program. Our response is formatted pursuant to reftel request: a. Internships offered: Two. b. Language requirements: None. c. Other special selection criteria: Graduate experience preferred but not required; inte [...]
2006-08-18 15:59:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL BF
06NASSAU1609BAHAMAS UNLIKELY TO SUPPORT OAS DECLARATION ON US
[...] On October 23, Poloff delivered Reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Permanent Secretary Marilyn Zonicle. Following discussion of U.S. concerns, Zonicle acknowledged similar Bahamian sensitivity to border control issues in light of Bahamian challenges with Haitian and [...]
2006-10-23 20:22:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER SMIG MX XM OAS BF
06NASSAU1610DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA RESOLUTION ON HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-23 20:22:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PREL PHUM PTER IS LE BF
06NASSAU1616RHODE ISLAND NATIONAL GUARD PARTNERSHIP FORGES
[...] Since its inception in December 2005, the Bahamas-Rhode Island National Guard State Partnership Program (SPP) has helped forge new avenues of cooperation between the United States and the Bahamas. These SPP initiatives have supplemented Embassy efforts to build local capacity and have helped [...]
2006-10-24 21:29:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MASS PHUM BF
06NASSAU1663DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ISRAEL AT UNGA
[...] DCM delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Acting Permanent Secretary Marilyn Zonicle October 27. Zonicle acknowledged the U.S. points without significant comment, and promised to forward them to The Bahamas UN PermRep. 2. COMMENT: The Bahamas generally follows t [...]
2006-11-01 21:33:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL BF UNGA
06NASSAU1811DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC SPECIAL SESSION ON SUDAN
[...] On December 6, Charge approached Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Patricia Rodgers deliver demarche on the UNHRC Special Session on Sudan. After reviewing the U.S. points and looking into the issue, Rodgers informed Charge that The Bahamas would not be represented in Geneva and [...]
2006-12-11 13:40:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA PHUM PREL SU UN BF
06NASSAU1840HUMAN RIGHTS DAY SUCCESS: NEW NGO FORMED WITH US
[...] On December 10, several local activists announced the formation of The Bahamas first national human rights NGO - The Bahamas Human Rights Network. The Network was formed as a result of Post's encouragement and supported by the 2006 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees. The Network, including membe [...]
2006-12-15 21:12:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM KPAO HA BF
06NASSAU302COUNTRY CLEARANCE: FOR CONSULAR MANAGEMENT
[...] Post welcomes Consular Management Assistance Team (CMAT) and grants country clearance. 2. The team of Carolyn Huggins, Scott Boswell and Janie Friedlein will be met at the airport by the Consular Chief and taken to the Comfort Suites Hotel on Paradise Island where we have confirmed reserva [...]
2006-02-21 22:26:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT CASC AMGT OTRA BF WHA
06NASSAU303COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FEDERAL AVIATION
[...] Post grants country clearance for the following Federal Administration employee to visit The Bahamas from March 7-9,2006. James R. Piccoli, Aviation Safety Inspector 2. We note the purpose of this trip is to perform surveillance on CSC Applied Technologies. We understand that no embassy [...]
2006-02-13 18:02:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR OTRA ASEC BF
06NASSAU325GOVERNOR BUSH'S VISIT STRENGTHENS TIES BETWEEN
[...] SUMMARY: During a productive February 20 visit to The Bahamas, Florida Governor Jeb Bush met with Prime Minister Christie and members of his Cabinet, launched a cooperative educational program between Florida and The Bahamas, visited a primary school and addressed the Chamber of Commerce and [...]
2006-02-24 16:49:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EPET PHUM SMIG CU BF
06NASSAU327BAHAMAS: INPUT FOR SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] No CD's, VCDs, or DVDs are legally mass-produced in The Bahamas. Music CDs produced in The Bahamas by Bahamian artists are duplicated and packaged for sale by U.S. facilities. There is widespread sale of pirated goods, however. A chain of video rental/sales stores, Super Video, openly sell [...]
2006-02-24 18:12:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDETRD BF KIPR
06NASSAU350FAVORABLE WEATHER BRINGS SECOND HAITIAN MIGRATION
[...] (U) The Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF) and Bahamian immigration officials intercepted 568 Haitian migrants in eight separate February interdictions. All but 39 were discovered in the Bahamas' Exuma Islands in the Central Bahamas, several days journey from Haiti and well north of the Wind [...]
2006-03-01 16:07:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PREF PREL HA BF
06NASSAU358BAHAMAS: SIXTH ANNUAL ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] (SBU) A,B: There have been no substantiated reports of specific instances indicating that The Bahamas is a country of origin, transit or destination for trafficking in persons. However, general reports regarding potential trafficking, especially in the vulnerable Haitian communities, are st [...]
2006-03-02 14:29:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG PREF ELAB ASEC BF KCRM KWMN KFRD
06NASSAU363BIRD FLU FEARS LIKELY UNFOUNDED
[...] Twenty-one wild birds, mostly flamingos, were found dead February 28 on the island of Great Inagua in the Southern Bahamas, and testing is underway to determine if the H5N1 virus, avian influenza, is to blame. Bahamian authorities are working closely with the Pan American Health Organization [...]
2006-03-02 16:09:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BF
06NASSAU367 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT FOR THE BAHAMAS 2006
[...] THE FOLLOWING IS PROVIDED IN RESPONSE TO REFTEL. INVESTMENT CLIMATE A.1. Openness to Foreign Investment The Bahamian Government generally encourages and offers incentives for foreign investment in all sectors of the economy except those the Government reserves exclusively to Bahamian [...]
2006-03-02 22:41:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV BF ECON
06NASSAU368FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS SUGGEST NO BIRD FLU
[...] The Bahamian Ministries of Agriculture and Health sent a surveillance team to the southern island of Great Inagua on March 2 to investigate whether a group of wild birds found dead several days ago could have been the Western Hemisphere's first cases of avian influenza or bird flu. The team [...]
2006-03-03 15:09:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR PREL BF
06NASSAU612BAHAMAS BACKGROUND FOR CARICOM-USTR MEETING
[...] The Bahamas will be represented at CARICOM's April 12 meeting with USTR Portman by Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell and Leonard Archer, the Bahamian Ambassador to CARICOM. Background material on The Bahamas and Minister Mitchell follows. Economy is Small but Developed ----------------------- [...]
2006-04-06 20:27:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL BF
06NASSAU616MINISTRY OF TOURISM SUPPRESSES BIRD FLU RESPONSE
[...] Environmental officials informed the Embassy April 4 that the Bahamian Government has ceased its investigation of multiple suspicious bird deaths on Great Inagua Island. In late February, the discovery sparked fears of the first bird flu cases in the Western Hemisphere (reftels b and c). Lab [...]
2006-04-06 21:20:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL BF
06NASSAU673IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH U.S. ERODE CARICOM SUPPORT
[...] DCM discussed Venezuela's candidacy for the UN Security Council with Marilyn Zonicle, MFA Acting Permanent Secretary, on April 19, conveying reftel points on Venezuela's unsuitability for a UNSC seat. Zonicle reported that the Caribbean Community's foreign minister group, COFCOR, had not mad [...]
2006-04-19 21:53:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC VE BF
06NASSAU674UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: BAHAMAS CALLS FOR
[...] DCM delivered the Secretary's letter outlining the U.S. pledge to support only countries with credible human rights records for the new UN Human Rights Council to Marilyn Zonicle, MFA Acting Permanent Secretary, on April 19, for delivery to Foreign Minister Fred Mitchell. 2. Zonicle empha [...]
2006-04-19 22:12:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA BF
06NASSAU727BAHAMAS SPECIAL 301 NOTIFICATION DELIVERED
[...] Political-Economic Chief informed Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Patricia Rodgers on April 28 that The Bahamas would appear on the 2006 Special 301 Watch List (reftel). Dr. Rodgers noted that the placement of The Bahamas on the Watch List was unchanged from 2005, as were the [...]
2006-05-01 21:18:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR BF
06NASSAU8632006 AMBASSADOR'S SMALL GRANTS PROGRAM FOR HIV/AIDS
[...] SUMMARY: The Bahamas is making continued progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS because of the cooperative efforts of government and non-governmental organizations. However, persons living with HIV/AIDS face stigma and discrimination as a result of their infection. To address this concern, [...]
2006-06-01 20:14:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDEAID TBIO KHIV BF
06NASSAU867BAHAMAS - 2006 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES
[...] Post requests $20,000 under the 2006 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees to establish The Bahamas Human Rights Council. As stated in Post's 2006 Human Rights Report, "Anti-Haitian prejudice and resentment regarding continued Haitian migration were common." Beatings and other abuses against non-Ba [...]
2006-06-01 21:10:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSMIG PHUM HA BF
06NASSAU922BAHAMAS FAVORABLE TO HAGUE CODE OF CONDUCT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-13 21:26:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDMTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA BF
06NASSAU940MALARIA OUTBREAK IN THE BAHAMAS
[...] SUMMARY: As of June 14, 2005, The Bahamas Ministry of Health and the Centers for Disease Control have confirmed 16 cases of malaria on Great Exuma Island, approximately 120 miles from Nassau. An American tourist who visited Exuma has now contracted Malaria. All confirmed cases appear to hav [...]
2006-06-16 16:04:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO CASC PREL BF
06NDJAMENA109CHAD: POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTS, MIXED SIGNALS FROM GOC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While signs are emerging of a resumption of dialogue between the World Bank and the Government of Chad (GOC),the National Assembly's passage of a resolution highly critical of the World Bank reveals significant obstacles still remain between the two players. On a positive not [...]
2006-01-27 06:58:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDCD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
06NDJAMENA1095CHAD: CHEVRON/PETRONAS TAX DISPUTE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reiterating that oil consortium members Chevron and Petronas' tax agreement was "illegal," acting Petroleum Minister and National Petroleum Coordinator both expressed confidence that the situation could be resolved so long as Chevron and Petronas paid the taxes owed. According [...]
2006-08-30 19:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
06NDJAMENA1096CHAD: CHEVRON/PETRONAS TAX DISPUTE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Reiterating that oil consortium members Chevron and Petronas' tax agreement was "illegal," acting Petroleum Minister and National Petroleum Coordinator both expressed confidence that the situation could be resolved so long as Chevron and Petronas paid the taxes owed. According [...]
2006-08-30 19:33:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
06NDJAMENA1124CHAD WILL NOT ATTEND NAM SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) CHAD'S AMERICA/EUROPE DESK OFFICER ADOUM MAHAMAT YAHYA AT THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (MFA) INFORMED PAO AND POLOFF THAT CHAD WILL NOT ATTEND THE NON-ALLIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM) SUMMIT IN HAVANA, CUBA, SEPTEMBER 11-16. THE DESK OFFICER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NOT A POLITICAL DECISION B [...]
2006-09-09 15:03:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CD ASEC
06NDJAMENA1137EVEN WITH AGREEMENT, CHEVRON STILL NOT OUT OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Since the compromise between Chevron and the GOC following the meeting between CEO O'Reilly and President Deby, the company still faces significant obstacles before it can re-enter the Consortium. While Chevron has agreed to pay taxes proportional to the taxes paid by Exxon-Mo [...]
2006-09-14 15:52:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG PGOV EPET CD
06NDJAMENA1163CHEVRON FINALLY ABLE TO ARRIVE, GOC PRESSES ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After a brief delay, Chevron, which finally received authorization to arrive in Chad, will meet GOC officials on Thursday to try to pay its taxes, per the September 7 agreement in Paris between President Deby and CEO O'Reilly. The GOC continues to press on with preparations fo [...]
2006-09-20 14:34:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
06NDJAMENA1256EASTERN CHAD REFUGEES: CONTINGENCY PLANNING
[...] Summary. UN and NGO contingency planning for new refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) in eastern Chad is significantly constrained by site availability. Sites exist on a permanent or transit basis for roughly 35,000 refugees. If an influx exceeds this absorption capacity, UNHCR [...]
2006-10-24 16:05:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA1307IMF-WORLD BANK TEAM PRESENTS GLOOMY REVIEW
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The IMF-World Bank joint mission is facing challenges in its attempts to work with Chadian authorities to develop a medium-term expenditure framework for oil revenue management, according to the mission's team leaders. The GOC's inability to accept the realities of dwindling o [...]
2006-11-07 07:53:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG PGOV CD
06NDJAMENA1310CHAD'S COMMERCE MINISTER FOLLOWING WASHINGTON VISIT
[...] SUMMARY: While noting the positive spirit of meetings in Washington and understanding of the U.S. position in the WTO trade negotiations, Chad's Minister of Commerce reiterated Chad's insistence on the specific treatment of cotton in the context of global trade discussions. He was also critic [...]
2006-11-07 15:50:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ENRG PGOV ETRD CD
06NDJAMENA1316CHAD GEARING UP FOR OIL CONVENTION NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The GOC is continuing to develop its gameplan for the country's upcoming negotiations with the oil consortium, according to Chad's petroleum minister. The Government believes that the country should have a greater stake in Chad's petroleum production, and will insist on greate [...]
2006-11-08 15:25:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG EPET CD
06NDJAMENA1343CHADIAN REBEL GROUP UFDD ESTABLISHES POLITBURO
[...] In a communique dated November 12, 2006, the Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) named its politburo. An informal translation follows: Quote Republic of Chad Political Military Opposition Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) After consultations amon [...]
2006-11-21 08:22:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR CD
06NDJAMENA142CHAD: ESSO FEARS STOP ORDER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Esso is concerned that the World Bank's response to the Consortium's request for a waiver could prompt President Deby to ask the Consortium to halt oil production. Esso has also pointed out the possibility of an income tax windfall from the Consortium into the GOC's coffers, p [...]
2006-01-31 11:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDCD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
06NDJAMENA210CHAD:DEMONSTRATIONS AGAINST DANISH CARTOONS
[...] At approximately 0800 on February 11, 2006 a group of 3,000 Chadians gathered at the Grand Mosque, located approximately 2 miles from the U.S. Embassy, to protest the Danish cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed. The group proceeded to the parade ground in front of the Presidential Palace [...]
2006-02-13 14:54:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASCR CD
06NDJAMENA217CHAD: EAC CONVENES ON AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] Ndjamena Emergency Action Committee (EAC) convened Monday, February 13 and discussed Avian Influenza (AI) outbreak in northern Nigeria. Given weak animal-health border controls between Nigeria and neighboring countries Niger, Chad and Cameroon, EAC agreed that the outbreak met the criteria fo [...]
2006-02-14 16:54:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR CD
06NDJAMENA243CHAD: NEW DEVELOPMENTS ENHANCE GOC REVENUES, BUT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: While discussions between the Government of Chad and the World Bank over revisions to the revenue management law remain at an impasse, other developments are affecting the country's oil sector. The agreement between the GOC and the Taiwan state-owned China Petroleum Company has [...]
2006-02-17 13:49:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDCD ECON EFIN ENRG EPET PGOV
06NDJAMENA251CHAD PLEASED WITH U.S. SUBSIDY ELIMINATION,
[...] SUMMARY: Following Hong Kong, Chad's Minister of Commerce has expressed the GOC's approval for U.S. measures to eliminate the Step 2 program, and provide technical assistance for Chad and other cotton-producing countries. Nevertheless, the GOC remains concerned by the rapid need to improve th [...]
2006-02-21 16:05:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV CD
06NDJAMENA299CHAD: FOREIGN MINISTER'S RESPONSE ON UN REFORM
[...] In a meeting with Chad,s Foreign Minister Ahmad Allam-mi February 27, the Ambassador delivered the demarche on UN reform per ref A and provided Allam-mi with a French-language nonpaper. Allam-mi responded that he saw no difficulty on the issue of management reform. Allam-mi said that &every [...]
2006-02-27 17:00:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM KUNR CD
06NDJAMENA336CHAD: MAVERICK OPPOSITIONIST UNDERLINES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition leader Yorongar, in a call on the Ambassador February 27, said that the opposition would never agree on a single candidate but, if (huge if) fair elections could be assured, Deby would lose to almost anyone. He cited recent rebel activity in the south as a further [...]
2006-03-01 16:20:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA337CHAD: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART I)
[...] Summary. Despite severe resource constraints, the Government of Chad is taking steps to address problems of child trafficking which are commensurate with the scope and magnitude of the problem. Government officials are working on each of the elements of the Trafficking in Persons workplan t [...]
2006-03-01 16:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KWMN KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
06NDJAMENA338CHAD: 2006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT (PART II)
[...] Summary: This cable represents a continuation of Embassy N,Djamena,s responses to reftel regarding Chad,s prosecution and protection efforts. End Summary. - - - - - - - - - - PROSECUTION EFFORTS - - - - - - - - - - 2. (23. A) Trafficking cases are generally prosecuted using charges [...]
2006-03-01 16:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KCRM KWMN SMIG ASEC KFRD PREF CD
06NDJAMENA339CHAD: PREPARING FOR THE AI INEVITABLE
[...] Summary. With Avian Influenza (AI) confirmed in neighboring Nigeria and Niger, we believe that it is only a matter of time before AI is found in Chad. We are fortunate that the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) representative in N'djamana is able and engaged. However Chad lacks the [...]
2006-03-01 16:45:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO EAID AMED EAGR CD
06NDJAMENA346CHAD: ARCHBISHOP ON MUSLIM ATTACKS AND ON THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with the Ambassador March 1, Archbishop Ngartery said the anti-Danish-cartoons violent demonstration on February 11 had been an opportunity for Chadian Christians to show the path of peacefulness in not reacting. He said that the only way out of Chad's present po [...]
2006-03-03 11:29:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA352CHAD: UN RESREP DISCUSSES ELECTIONS WITH MPS
[...] (SBU) Summary: United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Head Amaning told Misoffs March 4 that he had an encouraging meeting with President Deby March 1 in which Deby agreed that opposition participation in the upcoming elections was worth working for. While Deby refused to consider postpon [...]
2006-03-06 16:56:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM UNDP CH
06NDJAMENA357AFRICAN UNION'S NEW UN AMBASSADOR
[...] (U) Mahamat Saleh Annadif, former Director of Cabinet for President Idriss Deby and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, departs next week for New York to assume his post as the African Union's Ambassador to the United Nations. In recent conversations, Annadif described his responsibilities [...]
2006-03-07 14:03:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UN CD
06NDJAMENA360EASTERN CHAD: ABSENCE OF CHADIAN FORCES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. A security void caused by the repositioning of Chadian police and military forces since December is the principal factor in the increased raiding and looting in the border area south of Adre. First-hand accounts by refugees arriving from these areas and assessments by senior sta [...]
2006-03-07 15:49:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF ASEC UN SU
06NDJAMENA365TRANSLATION OF CHAD HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-09 10:56:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KDEM CD
06NDJAMENA404CHAD: PRESIDENTIAL LETTER ON BORDER INSECURITY
[...] Embassy received March 13 a letter from President Deby to President Bush on border insecurity and rehatting. Original has been pouched to AF/C for transmittal to the White House. Following is Embassy unofficial translation. 2. Begin Text: Republic of Chad Presidency of the Republic T [...]
2006-03-13 15:28:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL CD SU
06NDJAMENA413 SUDANESE REFUGEES IN CHAD: PRM MONITORING VISIT
[...] Summary. PRM/AFR Neil Ahlsten (Chad/Darfur Program Officer) travelled to eastern Chad from February 17 to March 2 to visit refugee camps sheltering over 200,000 Sudanese refugees from Darfur. Since January, at least 3,500 new arrivals have been registered in Gaga Camp after fleeing from ins [...]
2006-03-14 15:44:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PHUM ASEC CH UN SU
06NDJAMENA536TFCD-01
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-13 18:26:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL CD
06NDJAMENA541CHAD: RUPTURE WITH SUDAN, THREAT ON REFUGEES, OIL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-15 13:48:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREF CD SU
06NDJAMENA651CHAD: REQUEST FOR PERMISSION TO PROCEED TO POST
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-07 09:16:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA CD
06NDJAMENA653CHAD: REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED TO POST
[...] Post requests permission for DATT Tim Mitchell and PAO Art Bell to return to post after one-day visit to constituent post Bangui. Planned travel is May 12-13. 2. Post requests retroactive permission for Department of Defense employee Tod Dolgoff to proceed to post. Mr. Dolgoff is implem [...]
2006-05-07 15:20:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA CD
06NDJAMENA671CHAD:REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION TO PROCEED TO POST
[...] Post requests permission for Corporal Ivan Alfonzo, member of the Marine Security Guard (MSG) Battalion, to proceed to post o/a May 20 for a TDY assignment of approximately two months. Corporal Ivan Alfonzo will assist post cover MSG vacancies during scheduled leave. 2. Post also request [...]
2006-05-12 13:32:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA CD
06NDJAMENA699HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CHADIAN PARTICIPANTS IN
[...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the following individuals nominated for the Special Operations Forces conference in Stuttgart from May 21-25 as of this date. --Abdallah Idriss Amir, DPOB 1 January 1966, [...]
2006-05-17 07:57:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS PREL PINS PINR KSEP CD
06NDJAMENA700CHAD: SECOND ROUND OF GUANTANAMO REVIEW PROCEEDINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-17 17:40:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KAWC PINR PREL CD
06NDJAMENA704CHAD'S GRAND IMAM WELCOMES
[...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Chad's Grand Imam, Sheikh Hassan Hissein Abakar, the spiritual leader of Chadian Muslims. The Grand Imam was seriously injured last week in a dispute outside his office, and the visit provided an opportunity to wish him a speedy recovery. [...]
2006-05-18 12:26:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OIIP KPAO KIRF PREL PHUM CD
06NDJAMENA820AMBASSADOR'S FY 2006 DISASTER RE-DECLARATION OF A
[...] Disaster Determination. The Republic of Chad continues to suffer from an ongoing disaster that warrants U.S. Government assistance to meet the emergency requirements of conflict-affected populations in the east of the country. This disaster exceeds the host country's ability to provide an ade [...]
2006-06-09 10:40:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF SOCI CD
06NDJAMENA822CHAD TO CONSIDER SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Post delivered June 9 reftel demarche diplomatic note regarding the candidature of Prof. Ruth Wedgwood for re-election to the UNHRC to Chad MFA North America Desk Officer Adoum Mahamat Yahya. Pol/Econ Officer stressed Prof. Wedgwood's qualifications, and provided her CV with the diplomatic no [...]
2006-06-09 12:11:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UNHRC CD
06NDJAMENA935 CHAD: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ATA TRAINING
[...] A search of Embassy biographic and human rights files found no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights as of this date by the following individuals nominated for "ATA-5933 Chad: Integrating Counterterrorism Strategies at the National level" training. 2. For training in ATA-593 [...]
2006-07-11 17:23:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ASEC MASS MOPS PREL PINR PINS CD
06NEWDELHI1670A REVISIT TO INDIA'S CYBERSECURITY "CERT-IN"
[...] Poloff on February 16 briefly revisited India's Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) facility (Reftel) and made the following observations: Security -------- 2. Nearly all interior doorways were secured with an infra-red badge reader, including every door that led to a room hous [...]
2006-03-10 10:43:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KCIP TINT PINR IN
06NEWDELHI2138INDIAN ACTIONS IN RESPONSE TO INDEPENDENT INQUIRY
[...] Summary: The Volcker Committee probing allegations of illegalities in the oil-for-food program had identified Indian entities including former Foreign Minister Natwar Singh and the Congress Party among the non-contractual beneficiaries of illegal oil allotments. In India, a special inquiry a [...]
2006-03-29 12:12:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KFIN PGOV IN IZ
06NEWDELHI2440DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] Following up reftel discussion (Ref B) between PolCouns and the GOI's ranking official on UN human rights issues PolOff delivered reftel message on April 10 to Prashant Pise, Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) at the Ministry of External Affairs. Pise had no immediate substantive comme [...]
2006-04-11 12:13:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PREL PHUM UNGA IN
06NEWDELHI2783MDA DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on the meeting of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to MEA Deputy Secretary (UN Economic and Social) Prashant Pise on April 24. Pise had no immediate substantive comment. Post notes that Pise had earlier assured Poloff that India would [...]
2006-04-25 12:11:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC PHUM PREF ICRC IN
06NEWDELHI2910BHUTANESE CENSUS RELEASED, GROSS NATIONAL
[...] (U) Bhutan released the results of its May 2005 census on April 27, listing the total population of the country at 672,425, roughly the same population as Baltimore City, Maryland. The census included all residents, regardless of nationality, who were present in Bhutan on May 30 and 31, 200 [...]
2006-04-28 11:30:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREF IN BT NP
06NEWDELHI2915RAJASTHAN UPDATE: EMI FOUNDER RECEIVES
[...] (U) Summary: Emmanuel Ministries International (EMI) founder MA Thomas was granted anticipatory bail on April 21, but remains in hiding, All India Christian Council President John Dayal twld us on April 27. Dayal also reported that EMI President Samuel Thomas (son of MA Thomas) remains in j [...]
2006-04-28 11:36:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KIRF KDEM SCUL CASC IN
06NEWDELHI315DEMARCHE ON IAEA COMMITTEE ON SAFEGUARDS AND
[...] (U) PolCouns delivered Reftel demarche on January 17 to MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali Rao, who had no substantive comment but agreed to review US ideas for GOI feedback at a later date. MULFORD [...]
2006-01-17 13:37:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKNUC PREL PARM IAEA IN
06NEWDELHI316INDIA PLANS TO ATTEND MARITIME SECURITY USER STATE
[...] (U) In response to our January 17 demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali SIPDIS Rao told us that the GOI had "every intention and inclination" to attend the February 15-17 user coordination meeting in California. In light of the upcoming Parliamen [...]
2006-01-17 14:02:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PBTS PREL PTER AS JP MY NE SG UK GE
06NEWDELHI319INDIA PLANS TO ATTEND MARITIME SECURITY USER STATE
[...] (U) In response to our January 17 demarche, MEA Joint Secretary (Disarmament and International Security) Hamid Ali SIPDIS Rao told us that the GOI had "every intention and inclination" to attend the February 15-17 user coordination meeting in California. In light of the upcoming Parliamen [...]
2006-01-18 01:30:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PBTS PREL PTER AS JP MY NE SG UK GE
06NEWDELHI4589UN MANAGEMENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] A/Pol/Couns delivered reftel demarche regarding UN Management reform and UN spending cap on June 28 to Gaitri Kumar, MEA, Director (Americas) and to Ravi Shankar, MEA, Director for United Nations Political affairs. Neither had any substantive response. 2. (U) Visit New Delhi's Classif [...]
2006-06-29 12:01:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IN IS PREL UNGA
06NEWDELHI4937DEMARCHE ON COMPACT WITH CUBA DELIVERED
[...] (U) POLOFF delivered demarche on free Cuba, including talking points and the Compact with the Cuban people to MEA DepSec Santosh Jha (Americas) on July 13. Jha had no substantive comment. PYATT [...]
2006-07-13 11:08:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL CU PA
06NEWDELHI4968DEMARCHE ON COMPACT WITH CUBA DELIVERED
[...] (U) POLOFF delivered demarche on free Cuba, including talking points and the Compact with the Cuban people to MEA DepSec Santosh Jha (Americas) on July 13. Jha had no substantive comment. PYATT [...]
2006-07-14 10:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL CU PA
06NEWDELHI5048IRANIANS CANCEL FOREIGN MINISTER MOTTAKI'S VISIT
[...] (U) The GOI informed Poloff on July 19 that the Iranian Foreign Minister's visit to India will not take place on July 19 as announced, but will be rescheduled to a later, as yet undetermined, date. MEA Undersecretary Sherma (Iran) told Poloff that the Iranians canceled the planned meeting at [...]
2006-07-19 08:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV IN
06NEWDELHI6254G-8 SEEKS TO COORDINATE CT EFFORTS WITH INDIA
[...] (U) Summary: G-8 officials met on August 31 to discuss joint efforts to strengthen counter-terrorism cooperation with GOI in light of a rising trend in terrorist attacks in recent years. Most meeting participants stressed India's interest in gaining international cooperation against Pakist [...]
2006-09-07 12:55:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER PINR KTFN EFIN IN RS
06NEWDELHI6409EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SASHASTRA SEEMA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and CS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB),New Delhi on September 8 [...]
2006-09-14 06:46:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI6431EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: AERONAUTICAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and CS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA),Bangalor [...]
2006-09-14 11:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI6504EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals (DGS&D),N [...]
2006-09-18 12:29:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI6622SECOND SESSION OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (C) PolOff Delivered demarche (reftel) to MEA Deputy Secretary for UN Economics and Social T. Armstrong Changsan, SIPDIS who noted the MEA had seen U.S. comments on the issue and said they were "similar" to what the GOI was thinking. Changsan promised to provide a formal response after cons [...]
2006-09-22 12:08:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM UN IN
06NEWDELHI6711DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] (U) PolOff delivered demarche (reftel) to MEA United Nations Economics and Social Deputy Secretary T. Armstrong Changsan on Sep. 26. Changsan had no substantive response. Post notes that the GOI normally refers UN Human Rights Council matters to its UN mission in New York. MULFORD [...]
2006-09-27 09:53:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL IN
06NEWDELHI6807EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: DIRECTORATE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a PSV on Directorate General of EME (EME),Master General of Ordnance Branch, Integrated HQ of Ministry of Defence (Army),DHQ PO, New Delhi 110011. E [...]
2006-09-29 11:52:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI6926EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: INDIA
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a PSV on India Meteorological Department (IMD),New Delhi, under the Ministry of Science and Technology, GOI. IMD was listed as the Ultimate Consignee [...]
2006-10-06 09:13:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI7098EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: CENTRE FOR
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at the Centre for Development of Advanced computing ( [...]
2006-10-16 06:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI7106EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: OIL AND NATURAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Kavita Vijh conducted a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at Oil and Natural Gas Corp. Ltd. (ONGC),Kolkata, on [...]
2006-10-16 09:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI7130UNSCR 1718 DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Political Counselor delivered reftel talking points October 14 to the Ministry of External Affairs Joint Secretary for the Americas S. Jaishankar and MEA Joint SIPDIS Secretary for East Asia Ashok Kantha, neither of whom had any SIPDIS substantive response. PYATT [...]
2006-10-17 04:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP KN PARM IN
06NEWDELHI7304EMBASSY HOSTS ONE OF DELHI'S MOST PRESTIGIOUS
[...] (SBU) Mission India hosted its Iftar on October 18 in New Delhi. Now an annual event, this Mission Iftar is eagerly awaited by the Muslim community and has become one of the "must attend" Iftar parties during the fasting month of Ramzan. Influential Muslims attended from all over India. Man [...]
2006-10-23 12:35:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SCUL KISL SOCI KPAO IN
06NEWDELHI7408MOD BRIEFS ON 2006 DEFENSE PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES
[...] (U) Summary. In an October 24 briefing for the diplomatic corps and business community, officials from the Ministry of Defense, including then-Defense Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Defense Secretary Shekhar Dutt, Director General Shilabhadra Bannerjee, and Major General H. S. Sehgal explained the [...]
2006-10-27 12:43:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR ETRD IN
06NEWDELHI7629EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ISRO INERTIAL SYSTEMS UNIT,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the ISRO Inertial Systems Unit (IISU),Thiruvananthapuram, [...]
2006-11-07 06:56:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI7635DEMARCHE ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to convey U.S. interest in building support for five human rights country resolutions to be voted on during the UNGA Third Committee to MEA Deputy Secretary T. Armstrong Changsan (UN Economics and Social) on Nov. 7. Having just returned from New York, Cha [...]
2006-11-07 10:09:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KTIA UN IN
06NEWDELHI7636DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING THE CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche requesting that the GOI oppose the annual Cuba Embargo Resolution at the UNGA to MEA Under Secretary Manish (UN Political) on Nov 7. He said that the GOI had taken note of our points, but was not prepared to offer a formal reply at this time. MULFORD [...]
2006-11-07 10:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA UN CU IN
06NEWDELHI7692DEMARCHE TO INDIA ON AMENDING THE CUBA EMBARGO
[...] (U) PolOff delivered (reftel a) demarche requesting that the GOI support the Australian amendment to the annual Cuba Embargo Resolution at the UNGA to MEA Deputy Secretary Manish (UN Political) on Nov 8. He said that he would pass the information to his superiors at the MEA, but offered no su [...]
2006-11-08 12:59:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA UN CU IN
06NEWDELHI7749EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: GUJARAT NARMADA VALLEY
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Gujarat Narmada Valley Fertilizers Company Ltd. (GNFC),Bhar [...]
2006-11-13 08:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI7783DEMARCHE TO INDIA ON INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION
[...] (U) PolOffs delivered ref (A) diplomatic note on Oct. 31 to Ministry of External Affairs (Americas) Director Santosh Jha and again on Nov. 14 to MEA (UN Economic and Social) Under Secretary R. Masakui. Jha had no formal response to the diplomatic note. Masakui replied that it had been forwa [...]
2006-11-14 12:10:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ILC UNGA UN IN
06NEWDELHI7788EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the Municipal Corporation Chandigarh (MCC),Chandigarh, on N [...]
2006-11-15 06:38:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI7852DEMARCHE TO INDIA ON NOVEMBER 17 EMERGENCY SPECIAL
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of External Affairs (UN Political) Manish, who had no formal response at the time, but indicated that he would inform his superiors and deliver the text of the resolution to them. MULFORD [...]
2006-11-17 13:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS IN
06NEWDELHI8169EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: KRISHAK BHARTI COOPERATIVE
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Krishak Bharati Co-operative Limited (Kribhco),Hazira, Sura [...]
2006-12-06 05:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI8184EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ORDNANCE FACTORY KHAMARIA,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Export Control Officer (ECO) Michael Rufe and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Ordnance Factory Khamaria (OFK),Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, o [...]
2006-12-06 11:23:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI8185EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC),under the GOI's Department of Atomic Energy, website: www.barc.ernet.in. BARC was li [...]
2006-12-06 11:23:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI8186EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: TERMINAL BALLISTICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL),Defence Research Development Organization laboratory, Ministry of Defence ( [...]
2006-12-06 11:24:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI8209EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: NATIONAL
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. BIS requested a Post-shipment Verification (PSV) at National Geophysical Research Institute (NGRI),website: www.ngri.org.in. NGRI was listed as the Ultimate Consigne [...]
2006-12-07 09:30:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI8223EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: ORDNANCE FACTORY DEHRADUN,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Embassy Science Officer (SO) Donald Brown and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at Ordnance Factory Dehradun (OFD),Dehradun, Uttaranchal, on N [...]
2006-12-08 07:18:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI8224EXTRANCHECK: PRE-LICENSE CHECK: DEFENCE ELECTRONICS
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12(c) of the Export Administration Act. 2. Embassy Science Officer (SO) Donald Brown and BIS FSN Prem Narayan conducted a Pre-license Check (PLC) at the Defence Electronics Application Laboratory (DEAL),Dehr [...]
2006-12-08 07:19:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDETTC ETRD BEXP IN
06NEWDELHI8419HINDI BELT MUSLIMS EAGER TO COMBAT POLIO BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: The persistence of polio in Western Uttar Pradesh (UP) has been the subject of considerable media speculation and analysis, with much of the focus on the Muslim community. Poloff and POL FSN traveled to the area December 11-13 to gauge Muslim views on the subject. The near-u [...]
2006-12-19 11:48:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SCUL SOCI KISL IN
06NEWDELHI8424DEMARCHE TO INDIA ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-19 12:24:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA AMGT AORC IN
06NEWDELHI8518POINTS REGARDING UNSCR 1737 DELIVERED TO INDIA
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points December 26 to Ministry of External Affairs (UN Political) Deputy Secretary Anish Kumar, who passed the non-paper to his superiors. On December 27, Kumar indicated that the proper authorities had seen the non-paper, but he gave no substantive response. MULF [...]
2006-12-27 05:58:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KNNP IN
06NEWDELHI8525POINTS REGARDING UNSCR 1737 DELIVERED TO INDIA
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel points December 26 to Ministry of External Affairs (UN Political) Deputy Secretary Anish Kumar, who passed the non-paper to his superiors. On December 27, Kumar indicated that the proper authorities had seen the non-paper, but he gave no substantive response. MULF [...]
2006-12-27 08:40:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KNNP IN
06NIAMEY1008NIGER: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACOTA
[...] Post requests human rights certification for the following Nigerien military personnel to participate in the ACOTA ECOWAS Stand by Force (ESF) Headquarters Staff Training Exercise to be held from September 2 - 25 in Accra, Ghana: Major Chaibou Idrissa, Chief of Communications, Army Staff [...]
2006-09-08 12:33:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PHUM NG
06NIAMEY1009NIGER: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CCMR
[...] Post requests human rights certification for the following Nigerien military personnel to participate in the CCMR Resident Training Course to be held from September 11--22 in Monterey, California: Lieutenant Colonel Morou Seydou, Chief of Operations, Army Staff 2. Post's files contain [...]
2006-09-08 12:34:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PHUM NG
06NIAMEY1010NIGER MFA DEMARCHED ON U.S. VIEWS OF UNSC
[...] Poloff demarched Niger MFA Secretary General Abdoulaye Dan Maradi on reftel points on September 6. Dan Maradi took note of USG views and agreed with many in principle but did not provide any more substantive reactions. ALLEN [...]
2006-09-08 12:58:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KPAO PARM PREL MNUC PTER NG
06NIAMEY1012NIGER MFA DEMARCHED RE: NAM SUMMIT
[...] Poloff demarched Niger Ministry of Foreign Affairs Secretary General Abdoulaye Dan Maradi on reftel points on SIPDIS September 6. Dan Maradi confirmed that Niger Foreign Minister Aichatou Mindaoudou would head the Niger delegation to the Havana NAM Summit. Dan Maradi took note of reftel pos [...]
2006-09-08 15:49:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM NG
06NIAMEY1023NIGER: CONSOLIDATING PEACE IN THE AIR AND AZAWAK
[...] SUMMARY. MORE THAN 11 YEARS AFTER THE SIGNING OF PEACE ACCORDS, FORMER MEMBERS OF VARIOUS TUAREG RESISTANCE FRONTS HAVE BEGUN TO RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY HAVE BEEN PROMISED. ON SEPTEMBER 8, IN A HALF-DAY CEREMONY IN AGADEZ, THE FIRST CHECKS WERE HANDED TO THE HEADS OF 25 COOPERATIVE GROUPS. [...]
2006-09-12 12:19:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID EAGR SOCI SENV NG
06NIAMEY1051NIGER: CHOLERA OUTBREAK
[...] NGOS ARE REPORTING OUTBREAKS OF CHOLERA IN SEVERAL AREAS OF NIGER FOLLOWING FLOODS IN THOSE AREAS. CASES OF CHOLERA HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN BIRNIN KONNI, DIFFA, MARADI, MADAOUA, AND ZINDER. THE FIRST CASES WERE REPORTED ON SEPTEMBER 11 AND THE NUMBER OF CASES, AS WELL AS PLACES WHERE CASES ARE O [...]
2006-09-18 14:47:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR NG XI XY
06NIAMEY1088JAILED JOURNALISTS FAIL ON APPEAL: 18 MONTHS
[...] Mamane Abou and Oumarou Keita, jailed publisher and editor-in-chief of Niger's leading opposition weekly, "Le Republican," had appealed their September 1 convictions and eighteen month prison sentences to the Niamey Court of Appeals (reftel A). On September 25, that court ruled against them - [...]
2006-09-27 16:11:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR KPAO NG
06NIAMEY1122DISGRACED FORMER MINISTERS INDICTED BY NATIONAL
[...] Hamani Harouna and Ari Ibrahim - both former Ministers of Basic Education and Literacy in the Government of Niger (GON) - were formally indicted by the National Assembly this week, during an extraordinary session devoted primarily to examining the two men's culpability in the public education [...]
2006-10-04 13:58:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCOR KMCA NG
06NIAMEY1200NIGER: A NEAR MISS ON ABRIDGEMENT OF FREE SPEECH
[...] SUMMARY: On October 24, International news organizations (Radio France International and the BBC French Service) reported that the Government of Niger (GON) had banned something called the "social forum," a meeting of anti-globalization activists from Niger and several foreign countries. By d [...]
2006-10-27 14:06:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM NG
06NIAMEY1203NIGER: GOVERNMENT RESCINDS ORDER TO EXPEL NOMADIC
[...] The Government of Niger (GON) Council of Ministers, under the direction of GON President Mamadou Tandja, held a special session on Friday, October 27, to review an October 24 decision (reported reftel) that called for the expulsion of Mahamid Arabs from the Diffa region (eastern Niger borderin [...]
2006-10-31 11:31:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SMIG SOCI
06NIAMEY1252November 13 Meeting with Government of Niger (GON) Prime
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a November 13 meeting lasting over an hour, Ambassador Allen, accompanied by USAID program manager Mark Wentling, met with Prime Minister Hama Amadou to discuss Niger's selection as a MCC threshold country. PM staff members Secretary General Malam Ari Boucar and Principal Ad [...]
2006-11-14 15:44:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAID KMCA NG
06NIAMEY390NIGER: APRIL 21 AVIAN FLU UPDATE
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY. Niger has reported no new cases of avian influenza (AI) in many weeks. Culling in the region of Magaria is complete according to the Government of Niger (GON). Samples of bird tissue taken during this culling provided no new positive indications of bird flu outbreaks in Nige [...]
2006-04-21 13:52:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR TOPEC AIDAC AMGT
06NIAMEY531NIGER: MAY 26 AVIAN FLU UPDATE
[...] BEGIN SUMMARY. A recent bird die off in the area of Magaroufa, south of the Nigerien city of Maradi, shows the menace of bird flu remains in Niger. Although the source of these bird deaths has yet to be confirmed as the H5N1 strain, the presence of H5 was detected locally and samples have be [...]
2006-05-26 15:57:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU EAID AMED EAGR TOPEC AIDAC AMGT
06NIAMEY741BANNING OF WEEKLY ILLUSTRATES SORRY STATE OF
[...] On June 28, the Conseil Superieur de la Communication (CSC),the regulatory authority for Nigerien media, banned the publication of the private opposition weekly "L'Opinion." The journal was banned on grounds of having published injurious and defamatory statements directed against Niger Presi [...]
2006-07-11 14:15:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KPAO NG
06NIAMEY746THE SCOPE OF CORRUPTION AND EDUCATIONAL FAILURE
[...] Less than two weeks after they were administered nation-wide, results of the "Brevet d'Etudes du Premier Cycle," (BEPC) and "Certificat de Fin d'Etudes du Premier Degre" (CFEPD) are starting to trickle in. The preliminary results have shocked Nigeriens. While, in a typical year, thirty-five t [...]
2006-07-12 13:39:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KPAO NG
06NIAMEY748TIP INTERDICTION HAS HAPPY ENDING BUT UNDERSCORES
[...] A recent case of Trafficking in Persons (TIP) in the northern Nigerien city of Agadez - for centuries a key caravan town and trade hub uniting sub-Saharan and North Africa - offers many lessons on the nature of the challenge posed by TIP in Niger. The liberation and reinsertion of eight child [...]
2006-07-12 15:27:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF ELAB KCRM KFRD SMIG NG
06NIAMEY787NIGER: GON MOVES TO IMPROVE INVESTMENT CLIMATE
[...] SUMMARY. On July 13, Government of Niger (GON) Prime Minister (PM) Hama Amadou held a meeting with the Council of Ministers and members of the National Counsel of Private Investors (CNIP) to review the latter's recommended reforms to the process of setting up a business in Niger. The PM ordere [...]
2006-07-26 15:58:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDETRB ECON KMCA PREL NG
06NIAMEY788GON FIRES TEACHERS AS NIGERIEN SCHOOLS FAIL A
[...] Following the country's worst ever academic exam results (reftel),the Government of Niger's (GON) Council of Ministers announced on July 14 the firing without pension of 19 tenured high school teachers and the termination of one contract teacher, in connection with alleged fraud in the admin [...]
2006-07-26 16:31:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KPAO NG
06NIAMEY857COMPOSITION OF GON UNGA DELEGATION
[...] The Niger Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a diplomatic note to post on August 10, informing us of the composition of the Government of Niger's (GON) delegation to the opening of UNGA. The note did not/not request meetings on the sidelines of UNGA. The information below conforms to the standar [...]
2006-08-15 16:02:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL OTRA KSEP UNGA NG
06NIAMEY865UPDATE ON JAILED JOURNALISTS: MAMAN ABOU AND
[...] As noted reftel, Maman Abou and Oumarou Keita, the publisher and editor-in-chief of the opposition weekly "Le Republican," were tried by the Niamey Regional Court on August 14. Claiming that the men's detention in two separate prisons located far from the capitol was illegal, and that they wo [...]
2006-08-16 17:37:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PHUM SOCI KCOR NG
06NIAMEY883GON REPORTS SLIGHTLY LOWER CONSUMER PRICES FOR JULY
[...] While popular concern and civil society protest over the cost of various consumer items - ranging from public water and electricity to cell phone rates and gasoline - remained a salient political issue over the last month, the Government of Niger's (GON) Institut National de la Statistique (IN [...]
2006-08-21 08:16:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI NG
06NIAMEY90431 EUROPEAN TOURISTS SEIZED AND RELEASED BY
[...] On the afternoon of Monday August 21, a group of thirty-one tourists (thirty Italians and one German) were reportedly detained by a group of armed bandits near the eastern Nigerien oasis of Agadem. The group was released on the morning of Tuesday the 22nd. None of the tour group members were [...]
2006-08-24 06:51:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC KCRM NG
06NIAMEY920NIGER DRAFT POPULATION POLICY DECLARATION
[...] SUMMARY. THE MINISTRY OF POPULATION AND SOCIAL ACTION RELEASED SUBJECT DECLARATION IN JULY 2006. EMBASSY BELIEVES IT OF SOME SIGNIFICANCE THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF NIGER (GON) RELEASED SUCH A DECLARATION, PARTICULARLY IN VIEW OF THE STRONG OPPOSITION SHOWN IN THE PAST BY SOME CONSERVATIVE ISLAMIC [...]
2006-08-30 10:32:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR SOCI SENV NG
06NIAMEY961NIGER CANDIDATES FOR CONFERENCE COMBATING
[...] Post nominates the following candidates for participation in the conference. Note: all would benefit from travel funding, and their participation may well be contingent upon it, given the paucity of host government resources available for this sort of conference travel. END NOTE Mr. Mamane [...]
2006-09-06 11:48:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA NG
06NIAMEY999RSA ADVANCE TEAM VISITS NIAMEY TO REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-07 16:58:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC CMGT EAID PREL
06NICOSIA1039CYPRUS WILL SUPPORT EU CONSENSUS ON UN MANAGEMENT
[...] (U) On June 28, poloff delivered reftel message to Panayiotis Papadopoulos in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Papadopoulos said that Cyprus was generally in favor of UN management reform and that it would closely follow EU countries' consensus on the proposed draft resolution. S [...]
2006-07-03 09:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC EU EUN PREL UNGA
06NICOSIA1040CYPRUS TIP BENCHMARKS FOR IMPROVEMENT DELIVERED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Natassa Economou in the Permanent Secretary's office at the Ministry of Interior on June 27. Economou noted the November 15 reporting deadline for the interim report and said that the MOI, as coordinator for Cyprus's National Action Plan, continued to m [...]
2006-07-03 09:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREL SMIG CY
06NICOSIA1066CYPRUS SUPPORTS EU CONDEMNATION OF NORTH KOREAN
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points on July 7 to Panayiotis Papadopoulos, who handles non-proliferation issues in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Papadopoulos said that Cyprus supported the EU Presidency's strong condemnation of the missile launches on July 5 and said that some s [...]
2006-07-07 12:55:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KN PARM KNNP CY
06NICOSIA1157DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (U) On July 14, poloff delivered reftel message to Savvas Vladimirou in the MFA's Divison of the Americas and Oceania. Valdimirou said that the EU (through the EU Committee on Latin America, COLAT) had developed a document similar to the report of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba [...]
2006-07-17 09:19:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDCU PGOV PHUM PREL CY
06NICOSIA1161DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (U) On July 14, poloff delivered reftel message to Savvas Vladimirou in the MFA's Divison of the Americas and Oceania. Valdimirou said that the EU (through the EU Committee on Latin America, COLAT) had developed a document similar to the report of the Commission for Assistance to a Free Cuba a [...]
2006-07-17 11:18:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDCU PGOV PHUM PREL CY
06NICOSIA1164DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON JULY 17 FOREIGN MINISTERS
[...] (U) On July 14, poloff delivered reftel message to Elena Rafti, who covers the Balkans in the MFA's Division of Bilateral Affairs. Rafti said that Cyprus largely agrees with U.S. policy in the Balkans, but differs slightly in its position on Kosovo. The GOC feels the current timeline in Kos [...]
2006-07-18 09:16:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN EUN YI MW SR BO IR IZ KPAL SU CG
06NICOSIA1208TFLE01: THE EVACUATION CRISIS IS NOT YET OVER:
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST -- SEE PARAGRAPH 10. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY. With civilian outflow from Lebanon slowing, Post is facing a looming crisis involving the approximately 250 or so people who remain in the Cyprus International Fairgrounds because one or more members of their families cannot [...]
2006-07-27 09:39:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC LE CY
06NICOSIA1247CYPRUS REPLY ON UNGA ATTENDANCE PENDING
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel to Sotos Liassides, Director of the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs, on July 14. Liassides' office told us on July 31 that our request had been delivered to the Permanent Secretary, but that no decisions on GOC UNGA attendance had been finalized yet. Post wi [...]
2006-07-31 12:10:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA
06NICOSIA1347DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORTING THE CEASEFIRE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 11:22:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL
06NICOSIA1361CYPRUS TO AUCTION OFF EXPLORATION RIGHTS FOR POSSIBLE
[...] Summary: The Government of Cyprus intends to auction off drilling rights for possible off-shore deposits of oil and gas at the end of 2006 or beginning of 2007. The Norwegian company Petroleum Geo-Services (PGS) is preparing both a "2-D" and "3-D" analysis of 60,000 square kilometers of seabe [...]
2006-08-11 09:49:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ETRD EINV ECON CY
06NICOSIA1545CYPRUS: TORRES STRAIT - REQUEST TO DEMARCHE AUSTRALIAN
[...] Per reftel request, Post delivered on September 7 demarche on the Australian government's decision to impose compulsory pilotage for the Torres Strait to Sotos Zackheos, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. We have also sent a copy to Makis Constantinides, Permanent Secretary, at [...]
2006-09-12 12:39:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PBTS PHSA CY AS
06NICOSIA1707CYPRUS: TORRES STRAIT - REQUEST TO DEMARCHE AUSTRALIAN
[...] Further to Ref A, the GOC has confirmed that it supports U.S. views on the Torres Strait issue (Ref B). On October 2, Nicolas Kyriacou, of MFA's Community and International Law Department, informed us that Cyprus had submitted a Note Verbale to the Australian High Commission in Nicosia, prote [...]
2006-10-03 13:55:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PBTS PHSA CY AS
06NICOSIA172THE JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-06 11:54:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL KNNP AORC CY
06NICOSIA1743DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR TEST
[...] (U) DCM Zimmerman delivered reftel points and a copy of the President's statement to Cyprus MFA Political Director Thalia Petrides on October 10. DCM added that, as an EU member, Cyprus could play a key role in ensuring that the European response to the apparent North Korean nuclear test woul [...]
2006-10-10 13:26:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KN PARM KNNP UN EUN CY
06NICOSIA1762GOC RESPONDS PREDICTABLY TO IRFR
[...] (U) In an October 10 meeting at the Foreign Ministry, Second Secretary/Human Rights Officer Cristiana Tzika delivered the Republic of Cyprus,s (RoC) official response to the 2006 Department of State International Religious Freedom Report (IRFR). Not surprisingly, RoC objections on IRFR subs [...]
2006-10-13 12:07:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDCY KIRF
06NICOSIA1767"TRNC" UNIVERSITIES: A (STUNTED) GROWTH INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Turkish Cypriot higher education system has developed into an important source of income for the "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus" and pride for the community. Recent developments, however, call into question the viability of the education sector. Expanded capacity in [...]
2006-10-13 13:30:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OEXC PREL KPAO CY TU
06NICOSIA1793CYPRUS FULLY SUPPORTS UNSCR 1718
[...] In response to Reftel, the Embassy October 15 delivered UN Security Council Resolution 1718-related talking points and non-paper to the Cypriot Foreign Ministry. In a follow-up meeting the following day, Multilateral Affairs Division Chief Sotos Liassides told PolChief that the Republic of C [...]
2006-10-17 13:17:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KNNP KN PARM CY
06NICOSIA1868CYPRUS STOCK EXCHANGE ENTERS NEW ERA WITH LAUNCH OF JOINT
[...] Summary. The Cyprus Stock Exchange (CSE) and the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) launched a joint trading platform on October 30, 2006. The launch signifies a new era in the turbulent 10-year history of the CSE, the EU's third smallest stock market, which included a major boom and bust cycle in [...]
2006-11-02 08:04:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON CY
06NICOSIA188TURKISH CYPRIOTS SHRUG OFF DANISH CARTOONS,
[...] Although the Turkish Cypriot press has given significant coverage (mainly through republished wire service stories) to the controversy surrounding publication of cartoons depicting the Prophet Mohammed (reftel),the largely secular Turkish Cypriot community appears to be taking the whole issue [...]
2006-02-09 15:00:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC KISL TU
06NICOSIA1885CYPRUS: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part I (Drugs and Chemical Control) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. 2. BEGIN TEXT Cyprus Cyprus has been divided since the Turkish military intervention of 1974, following a c [...]
2006-11-03 15:27:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR CY
06NICOSIA1889CYPRUS: 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] Per Reftel request, Post submits in para 2 below Part II (Financial Crimes and Money Laundering) of the 2006-2007 INCSR. The report is based on an update of last year's published version. As requested Reftel, we will also e-mail a track-changes version of this report to the officials request [...]
2006-11-06 11:30:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN PTER SNAR CY
06NICOSIA1930TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT: CYPRUS GETTING ENERGIZED
[...] The Republic of Cyprus (RoC) has made tangible progress in addressing trafficking in persons since receiving a Tier II Watch List rating in the 2006 TIP report. While certain aspects of the RoC's National Action Plan remain works-in-progress, government efforts to prevent TIP, protect victim [...]
2006-11-15 15:49:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PGOV PREL SMIG CY
06NICOSIA1964CYPROB POLITICS, NOT ISSUES, DOMINATE MUNICIPAL
[...] SUMMARY: Greek Cypriots head to the polls December 17 to elect mayors, municipal councils, and, for the first time, school board members. Other than vague demands for greater autonomy from Nicosia, issues have taken a back seat to politics in the months-long elections run-up. Garnering the [...]
2006-11-27 14:43:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CY
06NICOSIA2009CYPRUS LIKELY TO FOLLOW EU ON UNGA "REGISTER OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-08 15:45:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS CY
06NICOSIA2032RESULTS OF COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-18 05:08:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAPER CY
06NICOSIA2049GREEK CYPRIOT ENCLAVES IN THE NORTH: HANGING BY A
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 14, political section staff joined United Nations civil affairs personnel on one of their weekly monitoring visits to the enclaved Greek Cypriot community on the Turkish Cypriot-administered Karpass peninsula. Embassy officers accompanied UNFICYP personnel on two h [...]
2006-12-20 15:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNFICYP PHUM PREF TU CY
06NICOSIA2051GREEK CYPRIOT ENCLAVES IN THE NORTH: HANGING BY A
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On December 14, political section staff joined United Nations civil affairs personnel on one of their weekly monitoring visits to the enclaved Greek Cypriot community on the Turkish Cypriot-administered Karpass peninsula. Embassy officers accompanied UNFICYP personnel on two h [...]
2006-12-20 15:49:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNFICYP PHUM PREF TU CY
06NICOSIA525CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW THE EU CROWD ON THE BAHAI IN
[...] (U) On April 7, poloff delivered reftel message to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who follows Middle Eastern issues in the MFA's office of bilateral affairs. Hadjisavvas agreed to investigate whether the EU planned to issue a statement and to pass the request for demarches to his director. He not [...]
2006-04-07 14:03:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI IR CY
06NICOSIA526DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. NOT RUNNING FOR UN HUMAN
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Christodoulou said that she looked forward to the U.S. campaigning on behalf of candidates who are genuinely committed to the promotion of human rights. SCHLICHER [...]
2006-04-07 14:03:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR PREL PHUM UNGA CY
06NICOSIA542DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAMAS PARTICIPATION IN COE
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel on April 10 to Charalambos Hadjisavvas, who handles the Middle East Portfolio in the Political Affairs Division at the MFA. Hadjisavvas had no comment, but promised to pass on the points to his colleague Yiannis Michaelides, who is attending the GAERC in Brussels [...]
2006-04-12 13:41:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL PREL
06NICOSIA573ROC REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ECOSOC CANDIDACY
[...] (U) This is an action request. 2. (U) On April 14, Post received a Note Verbale from the ROC MFA asking for our support for Cyprus's re-election to the Intergovernmental Working Group of Experts on International Standards of accounting and Reporting of ECOSOC. Post requests Department guid [...]
2006-04-18 13:33:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN CY
06NICOSIA638DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN DEMOCRACY FUND
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs on April 28. Christodoulou was unaware of the UN Democracy Fund, but promised to pass talking points and information on the Democracy Fund's website to her director. SCHLICHER [...]
2006-04-28 13:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL KDEM UNGA CY
06NICOSIA639CYPRUS LIKELY TO SUPPORT AMENDMENTS TO RED
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Multilateral Affairs Division on April 28. Christodoulou was unaware of the Ambassadors' meeting in Geneva in April to start work on the June International Conference. She noted, however, that Cyprus had voted for the [...]
2006-04-28 13:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ CY
06NICOSIA640CYPRUS WILL SUPPORT EU ALTERNATIVE RESOLUTION ON
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel message to Demetra Christodoulou in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs on April 28. Christodoulou commented that Cyprus would not support a consensus adoption of the G-77 resolution, but would instead support the EU alternative resolution that would keep n [...]
2006-04-28 13:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNAUS UNGA KUNR CY
06NICOSIA721 Turkish Cypriot Areas Become Active Transit Point
[...] Located along a heavily-used migration route and hobbled by weak border controls, the area administered by Turkish Cypriots - the unrecognized "Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC)" - is becoming an attractive transit point for undocumented economic migrants, especially from the Middle [...]
2006-05-17 12:48:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KFRD PGOV PREL TU CY EUN SMIG CVIS
06NICOSIA768DEMARCHE DELIVERED REGARDING FOLLOW-UP ON DARFUR
[...] On May 17, Poloff delivered reftel message to Stelios Makriyiannis, who handles Africa in the MFA's Political Affairs Division. Makriyiannis agreed to pass the points forward and said that Cyprus would continue to support the EU's position on Darfur. In addition, the ROC agreed during the M [...]
2006-05-23 12:52:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL SOCI SU
06NICOSIA794CYPRUS SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON UN REFORM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-30 12:47:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC UNGA CY
06NICOSIA806DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA AIDS DECLARATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 12:44:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA KHIV CY
06NICOSIA807CYPRUS UNDECIDED ON FINAL CANDIDATE FOR THE U.N.
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-01 12:59:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM CY
06NICOSIA811DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON US VIEWS ON PALESTINIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-02 06:04:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAL EAID PREL
06NICOSIA925CYPRUS WILL FOLLOW CONSENSUS ON AMENDING ICRC
[...] (U) On June 16, poloff delivered reftel message to Panayotis Papadopoulos in the MFA's Division of Multilateral Affairs. Papdopoulos noted that Cyprus had supported the approval of the Third Additional Protocol and was likely to follow consensus on the approval of amending ICRC statutes to a [...]
2006-06-19 07:35:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC IS CY
06NOUAKCHOTT1122DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ATTENDEES FOR NAM SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-11 13:47:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA PTER PHUM MR
06NOUAKCHOTT1388MAURITANIAN RUN-OFF: OBSERVERS SEE CONTINUED
[...] (U) Mauritania completed a second round of legislative elections December 3 to decide the remaining 52 National Assembly seats not won during the November 19 first round polls (ref B). Post sent out nine observation teams of U.S. and Mauritanian personnel to track the process and compare find [...]
2006-12-06 11:56:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KDEM MR
06NOUAKCHOTT140MAURITANIA: VISAS VIPER FOR JANUARY 2006
[...] Post's Visas Viper Committee met on February 9, 2006. Post's Visas Viper Coordinator is CONS/ECON/COMM Officer Anita Ghildyal. 2. Post has no names to submit for the month of January 2006. LeBaron [...]
2006-02-14 18:15:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CMGT CVIS KVPR PINR PTER MR
06NOUAKCHOTT285Mauritania: Input for the Annual AGOA Report
[...] Mauritania was one of the first 34 countries to be found eligible in 2000 for the trade benefits of AGOA. On December 22, 2005, however, President Bush terminated Mauritania's designation as of January 1, 2006, because Mauritania is not meeting the required criteria of making continual progre [...]
2006-03-09 14:20:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PHUM MR
06NOUAKCHOTT557CHINA GETTING ALL FIRST OIL; WOODSIDE AND
[...] (SBU) Woodside Country Manager Jon Ozturgut told DCM that the Australian oil company and the transitional government are just days away from completing a new PSC. The draft must then be approved by the other partners in the group before it is signed. The transitional government will receive $ [...]
2006-05-11 17:32:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV MR
06NOUAKCHOTT898SUBJECT: GAZ DE FRANCE INCREASES PRESENCE IN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-19 15:53:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDBBSR EINV EPET ECON EFIN MR
06NOUAKCHOTT968GOVERNMENT APPROVES $65 MILLION SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
[...] In meetings on July 27 and 28, the Military Council for Justice and Democracy (MCJD) approved a supplemental budget for CY2006 to account for significantly increased revenues from renegotiated oil and fishing contracts, and IMF debt relief. In all, the MCJD increased the 2006 budget by 15.8 b [...]
2006-08-03 09:17:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EFIS ETRD EINV PGOV MR
06OSLO1001URGENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED-UNSC RESOLUTION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-12 13:02:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER MOPS UN UNSC IS LE NO
06OSLO1063SRI LANKA LETTER DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-25 13:18:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OPDC NO
06OSLO1077PST LIST PROVIDED TO NORWEGIANS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-29 15:32:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC NO KNNP
06OSLO1228PRT EFFECTIVENESS CONFERENCE: INTERIM NORWEGIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-04 13:58:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAF NATO PREL NO
06OSLO1279ITU COUNCIL SEAT - CONFIRMATION OF DELIVERED NOTES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-11 14:33:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS NO
06OSLO13CAMEL REARING AS NORWAY'S NEW INTEGRATION TOOL?
[...] On January 4, Norway's newspaper readers woke to find a story about the local community of Loeten in southeastern Norway which has asked for government support to help establish a local camel rearing industry. Loeten has several immigrants of East African origin (mostly Somali refugees) who [...]
2006-01-04 15:48:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAGR PGOV NO
06OSLO1384CO-CHAIRS INVITATION DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 11:32:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL CE NO
06OSLO1385PSI LETTER DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-08 11:33:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PHSA EWWT EAIR PBTS NO KNNP
06OSLO1395STAFFDEL EDWARDS VISIT TO OSLO NOVEMBER 21-23
[...] Embassy Oslo welcomes the visit of Mr. Issac Edwards, Professional Staff Member, to Oslo, Norway from November 20-23, 2006 to participate in meetings of the Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region. Post requests security clearance information for Mr. Edwards. Please see p [...]
2006-11-09 13:59:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NO DA
06OSLO140HIGH NORTH ENERGY, IRAN INVESTMENTS, RUSSIAN
[...] (U) * Developing the Barents Sea as a new oil and gas province will be of global importance, underscored Statoil Chief Executive Helge Lund. Statoil's Snoehvit project is building a new energy bridge to the United States and Europe and bringing greater employment and prosperity to northern No [...]
2006-02-10 13:28:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPET ENRG EFIN ETRD SENV NO
06OSLO1422NORWAY'S EARTHQUAKE RECONSTRUCTION PLEDGES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-11-17 14:01:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PK PREL NO
06OSLO1424NORWAY VOTING NO ON BELARUS ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION
[...] Norway will vote against the Belarus sponsored anti-U.S. resolution in reftel. For the other Belarus-sponsored resolutions, Norway is voting 'no' on the resolution titled the Promotion of Equitable and Respectful Dialogue on Human Rights (as requested),and will be voting with the EU on the r [...]
2006-11-17 14:42:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL BO NO
06OSLO1486NORWAY: AMBASSADOR HOSTS INTEGRATION DINNER, WHICH
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On 6 December, the Ambassador hosted a dinner which brought together leading government officials, parliamentarians, and immigrant community leaders to debate Norway's integration practices and to discuss the American experience and what role the embassy can play in the Norwegian [...]
2006-12-08 14:18:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDKISL KPAO PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SOCI NO
06OSLO1501U.S. VIEW ON HIGH-LEVEL PANEL REPORT SHARED WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-15 12:29:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC UNGA PREL PHUM SOCI EAID NO
06OSLO198FAA INCIDENT REPORT DELIVERED TO NORWEGIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-02-22 07:46:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR NO
06OSLO237NORWAY AVIAN FLU RESPONSE UPDATE
[...] (U) Effective February 15, 2006, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has reinstated (reftel A) a ban on open air poultry farming in eight counties in southern Norway. The move comes in response to the discovery of H5N1 infected birds in Rugen, Germany. Officials are preparing for the virus' ev [...]
2006-03-01 17:39:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR TBIO KFLU NO
06OSLO238NORWAY AVIAN FLU RESPONSE UPDATE
[...] (U) Effective February 15, 2006, the Norwegian Food Safety Authority has reinstated (reftel A) a ban on open air poultry farming in eight counties in southern Norway. The move comes in response to the discovery of H5N1 infected birds in Rugen, Germany. Officials are preparing for the virus' ev [...]
2006-03-02 06:15:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU SENV EAGR ECON NO
06OSLO326NORWEGIANS WILL DONATE TO WAR CRIMES CHAMBER
[...] On March 14 we delivered reftel A points to Jan Braathu, Deputy Director General and Section Head for Western Balkan Affairs, Jo Sletback, Assistant Director General for Western Balkan Affairs and Tora Faeste, U.S. Desk Officer at the MFA. Braathu, saying that the U.S. and Norway see "eye-to-ey [...]
2006-03-17 13:51:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV NO
06OSLO375NORWAY'S IRAQ DISBURSEMENTS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-25 06:07:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL NO
06OSLO398OSLO NOMINEE FOR BRUSSELS CT AND JHA AFFAIRS
[...] Post nominates Pol/Econ officer Edward Canuel to attend the Counter-terrorism Policy/Justice and Home Affairs Brussels conference, from May 31 through June 2. 2. Per reftel, the following is the requested information of the nominee: Edward T. Canuel, Pol/Econ Officer, Second Secretary, Phon [...]
2006-03-31 11:22:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER CVIS NO EUN KCRM KJUS
06OSLO401NORWAY CONSIDERS JORDAN POLICE TRAINING
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to MFA Global Security Section advisor Torn Dramdal. Dramdal was pleased to receive our request and promised that Norway would carefully consider providing police instructors to the Jordan International Police Training Center (JIPTC). 2. Comment: In its Octo [...]
2006-03-31 12:48:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MCAP MOPS PGOV PINR PINS IZ JO NO KJUS KCRM
06OSLO448SUPPORTING NORWAY'S ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS
[...] Norway continues to expand its anti-trafficking efforts, which include government funding of NGO-run programs, media campaigns and intensive law enforcement training. Despite such preventative measures, trafficking does exist, as indicated by a recently publicized trafficking case in the city [...]
2006-04-06 14:15:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SMIG ASEC PREF ELAB NO KCRM KWMN KFRD
06OSLO454DIPLOMATIC NOTES - ITU COUNCIL SEAT AND RADIO
[...] Per reftel a, Post delivered a diplomatic note supporting the U.S. Candidacy for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council Seat on April 6. Pursuant to reftel b, Post delivered a diplomatic note related to Ms. Julie Naper Roller's candidacy for the ITU Radio Regulations Board on [...]
2006-04-07 12:59:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS NO
06OSLO488DEMARCHE ON UN SHORTFALLS FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-19 14:52:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL AF NO
06OSLO499POINTS DELIVERED: GUIDELINES FOR TREATMENT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2006-04-21 13:10:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT IMO KTIA AORC ELAB NO
06OSLO533DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL
[...] (SBU) On April 26 we delivered reftel points to Martine Scheie, Higher Executive Officer in the MFA's Legal Department, Section for International Humanitarian and Criminal Law. Scheie noted Norway's long-standing support of the Third Protocol. She stated that Norway will continue to work clo [...]
2006-04-27 12:06:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREF PREL ICRC SZ NO
06OSLO582POINTS DELIVERED: NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR PANDEMIC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-08 12:47:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO KFLU NO
06OSLO649BLUE LANTERN APPLICATION 05-994306
[...] We contacted Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace (KDA) on May 12 to follow up on reftel request. Kongsberg Procurement Coordinator Kjersti Jacobsen confirms its End User Statement and verified that the quantities and types of explosive bolts are correct in the referenced request. The bolts are to [...]
2006-05-18 14:33:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDETTC NO KOMC
06OSLO657FOREIGN MINISTER STOERE CONGRATULATES IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-22 10:59:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV IQ NOK KDEM KPAO
06OSLO660POINTS DELIVERED: POLIO ERADICATION AND THE WHA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-22 12:50:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA WHO NO
06OSLO680DEMARCHE DELIVERED - OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 08:06:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL NO KNNP
06OSLO681GAO QUESTIONNAIRE ON UNAUTHORIZED WORKERS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 08:07:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAGAO ELAB SMIG NO
06OSLO682DEMARCHE DELIVERED - WEDGEWOOD RE-ELECTION TO UNHRC
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 10:54:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM US UNHRC NO
06OSLO683NORWAY AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NTM-I TRUST FUND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-26 10:54:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO MOPS NO
06OSLO729NORWEGIANS WILL ATTEND HLPM
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 11:22:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM US PL XX NO KNNP
06OSLO7612005 AMVER AWARDS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 14:04:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ELTN PREL ATRN
06OSLO762VIOLATION OF FEDERAL AVIATION REGULATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-12 14:05:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON NO
06OSLO774NORWAY'S CONTINUED SUPPORT OF THIRD PROTOCOL
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 13:10:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PHUM ICRC NO
06OSLO775DEMARCHE DELIVERED-ICANN
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 13:10:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC NO
06OSLO776CHINESE DESIGNATIONS-POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-14 13:12:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL ETTC EFIN PGOV CH NO
06OSLO787STREAMLINING FRUIT AND VEGETABLE IMPORT REGULATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 14:23:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON USDA NO
06OSLO810REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING-US SPONSORED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 11:49:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM NO
06OSLO828INVITATION DELIVERED-AFGHANISTAN PROVINCIAL
[...] (U) On June 26 we delivered the PRT Conference invitation to Anita Nergaard, Director in the MFA's Global Security Section. We were joined by Lisa Stadelbauer, Canadian Counselor for Political Affairs. Nergaard thanked us for the invitation and noted that she would forward the information t [...]
2006-06-28 13:56:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAF XD AORC NATO NO
06OSLO859DIPLOMATIC NOTE - ITU RADIO REGULATIONS BOARD
[...] (U) Pursuant to reftels, Post delivered a diplomatic note related to Ms. Julie Napier Zoller's candidacy for the ITU Radio Regulations Board on April 7. The note was presented to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with a copy sent to the Ministry of Transportation and Communication. [...]
2006-07-07 14:42:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS NO
06OSLO863AFGHANISTAN PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM (PRT)
[...] (U) On July 10 we delivered reftel points and PowerPoint template to Anita Nergaard, Director in the MFA's Global Security Section, and Sigurd Marstein, Senior Adviser in the Ministry of Defense. Marstein informed us that Col. Axel Olsson will represent the MOD. All intended electronic com [...]
2006-07-10 11:55:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDAF XD AORC NATO NO
06OSLO865INTERNET GOVERNANCE-NORWEGIAN RESPONSE
[...] (U) On July 10, we received the Norwegian government's response to reftel b points. The response points were presented by Peter Wille, Deputy Director General in the MFA's Section on the World Trade Organization. The text of the points are found at paragraph 2. 2. (U) Begin text. The [...]
2006-07-10 14:55:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EINT ETRD ETTC NO
06OSLO873DEMARCHE DELIVERED-COMMISSION FOR ASSISTANCE TO A
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-13 04:51:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL NO CU
06OSLO896DEMARCHE DELIVERED - HAITI INTERIM COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-18 14:03:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EUN NO
06OSLO912DEMARCHE DELIVERED - ABOUSOFIAN ABDELRAZIK
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-25 12:31:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER NO
06OSLO959COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR REPRESENTATIVE HAROLD ROGERS
[...] Embassy Oslo welcomes and grants country clearance to Representative Harold Rogers and colleagues (CODEL Rogers) to travel to Oslo, Norway from August 13-15, 2006 and Stavanger, Norway on August 15, 2006 to participate in meetings with the Norwegian government. Please furnish security clearan [...]
2006-08-03 06:58:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN NO
06OSLO980SUPPORTING SRI LANKA CEASEFIRE-DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-08 15:09:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDPREL CE NO
06OTTAWA11PROTECTING THE WATER SUPPLY; POINTS OF CONTACT
[...] With respect to information requested reftel: The Canadian federal government contact is Paul Pagotto at Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada (PSEPC). He has agreed to be the Canadian government point of contact for this effort. In addition, you will also find the contact details o [...]
2006-01-04 14:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TBIO PINS EAGR CA
06OTTAWA119CANADA: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-13 21:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB CA KTDB PGOV NAFTA
06OTTAWA1317CANADA'S RESPONSE TO 2006 SPECIAL 301 DESIGNATION
[...] Econ officers presented the Special 301 decision to officials at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Intellectual Property division on April 28 with follow-up on May 1. Although DFAIT Intellectual Property Director Doug George reiterated Canada's annual objectio [...]
2006-05-02 20:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA KIPR ECON ETRD
06OTTAWA1322 HARPER GOVERNMENT'S FIRST BUDGET DELIVERS TAX
[...] Tax cuts for households and businesses, breaks for families with children, and investments in defense and security were the key features of the Harper government's first budget, which was unveiled in Parliament on May 2 and is widely viewed as targeting middle class voters. Crucially for this [...]
2006-05-03 17:17:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV CA
06OTTAWA1455CANADA: TRANSPORTATION SECTOR HAPPY WITH GOVERNMENT OF CANADA'S MAY 2 BUDGET ANNOUNCEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-05-12 19:43:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ELTN ETRD ECON EINV CA
06OTTAWA153 ECONOMIC POLICY IN CANADA'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN
[...] While the governing Liberal Party has highlighted its own strong economic record, and while both they and the leading Conservative Party have made various spending promises, economic policies have been less significant in this campaign than other issues such as crime and political corruption. [...]
2006-01-18 21:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI EFIN PGOV CA NDP
06OTTAWA16REINVIGORATING PUBLIC DIPLOMACY CULTURAL AND
[...] Summary: Cultural programming comprises an integral part of public diplomacy efforts in Canada, and the Mission greatly appreciates ECA and WHA/PD support for these efforts. Such programming reaches not just traditional audiences, but more importantly, youth, ethnic and religious minoriti [...]
2006-01-04 18:47:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SCUL OEXC
06OTTAWA1869CANADA: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-15 19:47:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV CAC EFIN KID OPIC PGOV CA
06OTTAWA1925CANADA: PM HARPER ANNOUNCES MORE DETAILS ON TRANSPORTATION SECURITY FUNDING
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-21 21:01:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ELTN EWWT ETRD ASEC EINV CA
06OTTAWA2149 CANADA PLANS STRONGER LAW ON MONEY LAUNDERING AND
[...] (U) SUMMARY/INTRODUCTION: The GOC plans to introduce legislation this fall designed to tighten its protections against money laundering and terrorist financing. The bill could allow greater information sharing by GOC tax and financial agencies with law enforcement, features which will no doub [...]
2006-07-14 21:27:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV CA
06OTTAWA2237CANADIAN DISAPPOINTMENT OVER SUSPENSION OF WTO
[...] (U) Summary: Shortly after the WTO announcement that the Doha Trade Round negotiations would be suspended indefinitely, Canada's International Trade Minister Emerson and Agriculture Minister Strahl issued a statement expressing their "disappointment." Emerson said that Canadian farmers as w [...]
2006-07-25 19:57:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD WTO WTRO CA
06OTTAWA2254CANADA ON PROPOSED G8 BTEX FOOD DEFENSE TABLETOP EXERCISE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-07-27 16:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER TBIO PINS EAGR EUN CA
06OTTAWA2294CANADA TAKES STEPS TO ESTABLISH SOVEREIGNTY OVER
[...] (U) Summary: The GOC is taking steps to secure sovereign rights over seabed resources that extend to the edge of the continental shelf. On July 20 the GOC announced a C$2 million effort to identify and map the outer edge of the continental shelf. Under the UN Convention on the Law of the S [...]
2006-07-31 21:32:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA EMIN EPET PBTS PREL SENV DE UN
06OTTAWA2356Canadian Coast Guard to conduct Seismic Surveys in Disputed
[...] Canada's Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) in a telephone conversation on August 3, informed the Embassy that the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Louis St. Laurent is proceeding to the disputed area of the Beaufort Sea where its crew will conduct seismic studies ove [...]
2006-08-04 17:34:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPBTS EMIN EPET PREL SENV UN CA
06OTTAWA2361CANADA: VIEWS ON AVIATION SECURITY, DIPLOMATIC POUCH AND VCDR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-04 19:56:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ADPM EAIR AORC ICAO KTIA CA
06OTTAWA2388AMERICAN LOW COST CARRIERS SERVICE TO CANADA SET TO INCREASE
[...] No summary [...]
2006-08-09 21:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR CA
06OTTAWA2391OTTAWA LAUNCHES IPR TOOLKIT
[...] The Mission Canada IPR Working Group is pleased to announce that the Canada IPR Toolkit is now available on Embassy Ottawa,s general website, in response to Ref A. The toolkit is designed to assist smaller businesses in locating the information necessary to protect their IP in Canada. As no [...]
2006-08-09 21:55:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA KIPR ECON
06OTTAWA2420THE PROSPEROUS CANADA-CUBA ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Canada,s economic relationship with Cuba began in the late 19th century, long before the U.S. embargo. Today, Canada-Cuba economic ties continue to be strong. The annual two-way trade between the countries is around $1 billion USD. About 22 percent of Cuban exports (mostly n [...]
2006-08-12 12:30:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR CU CA
06OTTAWA2467PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES NEW LEBANON RELIEF FUND
[...] (U) Summary: On August 16, Prime Minister Harper announced that Canada will give C$25 million to Lebanon reconstruction and relief efforts. C$15 million will be largely directed to UN agencies and the ICRC and C$10 million will support stabilization efforts and provide civilian support for i [...]
2006-08-17 19:00:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PREF PGOV LE CA
06OTTAWA2555TRANSBORDER USE OF VERY LIGHT JETS
[...] Summary: For frequent business travelers, Very Light Jets (VLJs) offer important advantages, including less time spent on the ground before flights, direct flights that avoid multiple legs that often occur under the hub-and-spoke model, and the ability to land on shorter runways than other jet [...]
2006-08-25 22:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA EAIR
06OTTAWA26FY 2006 U.S. SPEAKER REQUEST: Former Congressmen
[...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Post requests two former U.S. Congressmen, one Republican and one Democrat, as U.S. Speakers for a program to include Carleton University faculty and students in Ottawa, Parliamentary staff, and government officials, media and academics in other Canadian cities via video [...]
2006-01-05 18:13:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP CA
06OTTAWA2615CANADA'S VIEWS ON AMERICAN IMSO DG CANDIDATE STEVEN LETT
[...] No summary [...]
2006-09-01 16:02:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS CA
06OTTAWA28CANADA: "YES" TO UN RE-HATTING BUT "NO" TO NATO
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel on 6 January to Wendy Gilmore, Director of the Sudan Task Force at Foreign Affairs Canada. After noting the value of regular weekly conference calls with DOS, UK and EU counterparts, she characterized the GoC's immediate efforts prior to the January 12 meeting as [...]
2006-01-05 19:05:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PINS PREL KPKO CA SU UNSC NATO
06OTTAWA3089ITU PLENIPOTENTIARY CONFERENCE: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR
[...] (U) On October 12, Economic Minister-Counselor presented reftel diplomatic notes to Bill Graham, Director, International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination, Industry Canada and Jim MacKenzie, Senior Advisor, International Telecommunications Policy and Coordination (Canada/United States [...]
2006-10-12 17:48:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS AORC ITU CA
06OTTAWA3205MAPPING THE BORDER:NEW BRUNSWICK CAMPOBELLO/LUBEC
[...] The Lubec Maine/Campobello Island, New Brunswick crossing is the easternmost land border port of entry on our northern border. The island -- in Canada is only accessible to the rest of Canada by road through the U.S., mirroring our westernmost port of entry in Point Roberts, Washington, a pie [...]
2006-10-24 15:03:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDCA PTER PGOV CVIS PHUM
06OTTAWA3224NEW TERRORIST ORGANIZATION ON CANADA'S CRIMINAL
[...] (U) On October 24, the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada (OSFI) announced that Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Faction of the Hezb-e Islami, the Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) has been designated as a terrorist organization under Canada's Criminal Code. 2. (U) All Canadian [...]
2006-10-25 19:07:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PTER AF CA
06OTTAWA3251IRAQ COMPACT PREPARATORY GROUP MEETING IN KUWAIT:
[...] No summary [...]
2006-10-27 15:35:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EFIN PREL EINV CA IZ
06OTTAWA3302CANADA SEEKS TO AMEND MONEY LAUNDERING,
[...] (U) Summary: The Harper Government has introduced a bill (C-25) in Parliament to amend the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act to ensure Canada's global leadership in combating organized crime and terrorist financing. In his introduction of the bill on October 5, [...]
2006-11-02 15:31:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PTER CA
06OTTAWA3458CANADA SUPPORTS UNIFIED APPROACH TO GEORGIA AND
[...] (U) Urgent action request. Please see para four (4). 2. (SBU) We conveyed reftel demarche on November 22 to Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) Political Director Colleen Swords, and on November 24 to OSCE Desk Officer Neil Brennan. Canada is in strong agreement [...]
2006-11-24 20:53:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PBTS EUN NATO OSCE MO GG RU CA
06OTTAWA3480CANADA APPLAUDS WTO RULING ON GMO IMPORTS
[...] (U) On November 22, Canadian Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl and International Trade Minister David Emerson welcomed the WTO's adoption of a ruling against the European Union's (EU) treatment of imports of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Emerson said that "the (Canadian) government h [...]
2006-11-28 16:45:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD EUN WTO CA
06OTTAWA3487CANADA ANNOUNCES OVER C$40 MILLION IN MICROFINANCE
[...] (U) Summary: At the November 12 Global Microfinance Summit in Halifax, Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay and International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner announced that Canada will provide more than C$40 million to three Canadian NGOs to help poor people in developing countries get acc [...]
2006-11-28 20:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN CA
06OTTAWA3491Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic flu: Canadian Plans
[...] (U) The Government of Canada (GoC) will send a delegation to attend the fourth international conference on avian and pandemic influenza (API) in Bamako, Mali, December 6 through 8. Canada's Ambassador to Mali, Isabelle Roy, will lead the delegation; her deputy will be Dr. Arlene King, Director [...]
2006-11-28 20:41:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID CA
06OTTAWA3503SANTA CRUZ MINISTERIAL ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) On November 30, Economic Minister presented reftel demarche conveying U.S. views on the Santa Cruz Ministerial on Sustainable Development at the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade (DFAIT) to an inter-agency group headed by Leonard Beaulne, Deputy Director (Policy),Braz [...]
2006-11-30 21:09:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM SENV OAS CA
06OTTAWA3511SANTA CRUZ MINISTERIAL ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) This afternoon the Economic Minister received a formal Canadian response to the demarche he delivered to Canadian officials on the Santa Cruz Ministerial on November 30 (ref B). The reply was sent by Jenna MacKay-Alie, Director General, Americas Directorate, Environment Canada. 2. (U) [...]
2006-12-01 19:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN ETRD PHUM SENV OAS CA
06OTTAWA3523CANADIAN TYPHOON ASSISTANCE TO THE PHILIPPINES
[...] No summary [...]
2006-12-04 20:08:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON RP CA
06OTTAWA3591CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING FOR OVERSEAS HIV/AIDS
[...] Canada's International Cooperation Minister Josee Verner announced on December 1, World AIDS Day, C$120 million to fight HIV/AIDS overseas. This is over and above what Canada has previously pledged to the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. The new funding will support glob [...]
2006-12-13 20:54:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV TBIO EAID CA XA
06OTTAWA3594CANADIAN AID TO FLOOD-AFFECTED PEOPLE IN HORN OF
[...] (U) Summary: Canada is giving C$2.67 million to assist flood-affected people in the Horn of Africa. International Cooperation Minister Verner said that hundreds of thousands of children and adults will receive food, safe drinking water, and shelter as a result of the GoC contribution. The m [...]
2006-12-14 20:06:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON CA ET KE SO
06OTTAWA3630CANADA ANNOUNCES NEW AFGHAN AID IN PARTNERSHIP
[...] (U) Summary: On December 20, Canadian Minister of International Cooperation Josee Verner announced that Canada will contribute C$4.5 million to UNICEF and C$4 million to the World Food Program (WFP) to assist families in Kandahar province. Minister Verner said that "Canada is committed to sup [...]
2006-12-21 21:59:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREF PREL CA AF
06OTTAWA3632CANADA TAKES ECONOMIC ACTION AGAINST BELARUS
[...] (U) On December 18, Foreign Minister MacKay and International Trade Minister Emerson announced that Canada is taking new measures against Belarus by limiting Canadian exports to that country. "Canada remains very concerned that Belarus continues to ignore international appeals to restore demo [...]
2006-12-21 22:11:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL PHUM CA BO
06OTTAWA3639CANADA ANNOUNCES PROGRAMS TO PROMOTE PRODUCTION,
[...] Environment Minister Rona Ambrose and Agriculture Minister Chuck Strahl announced in Saskatoon on December 20 a C$345 million program to promote the use of renewable fuels in Canada. They billed the program as the next element of the Conservative government's environmental agenda, but this t [...]
2006-12-22 16:10:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EAGR SENV CA
06OTTAWA37OTTAWA: ADVISORY ON BANKING SERVICES TO NORTH
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-05 21:25:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON CA KN KJUS KNNP KTFN
06OTTAWA40WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD: DEMARCHE REQUEST ON SMALLPOX
[...] No summary [...]
2006-01-06 17:16:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC TBIO CA WHO
06OTTAWA5392006 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT: CANADA
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-02 12:23:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB CA
06OTTAWA617SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICIES: CANADA
[...] The GOC's response to the questions posed in SECSTATE 225777 has been sent as an email attachment, with formatting to make the GOC points clearer, to Mr. Frederick Matos, Office of Spectrum Management, National Telecommunications and Information Administration. We recommend that others inter [...]
2006-03-07 16:24:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDECPS CA
06OTTAWA796CANADA: MORE ON FUNDING FOR STATE COURT WAR
[...] No summary [...]
2006-03-20 19:58:00Embassy OttawaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL BK CA
06OUAGADOUGOU420U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN
[...] (SBU) DCM presented demarche to Salifou Sawadogo, Chef de Cabinet of the Prime Minister. The President and Minister of Foreign Affairs are both out of the country, and the Prime Minister is unavailable until next week. Sawadogo took careful notes as DCM presented demarche, summarized the a [...]
2006-06-02 14:00:00Embassy OuagadougouUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL CH IR SG
06PANAMA10SCENESETTER: CODEL BURTON JANUARY 12-13 VISIT TO
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Embassy Panama extends its warmest welcome on your upcoming visit to Panama. You will have the opportunity to review a wide range of issues, including bilateral security and the economic/trade environment. [...]
2006-01-04 20:46:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PGOV PREL AMGT ASEC ETRD PM CA GT ECONOMIC AFFAIRS
06PANAMA1092GOP TURNS TO CHAVEZ TO BOOST CANAL REFERENDUM
[...] (SBU) The GOP has invited Venezuelan President Chavez to attend the June 22 Congreso Anfictionico in Panama in an attempt to sway leftist voters, trade unions, and students before the upcoming Canal expansion referendum, Foreign Minister Samuel Lewis Navarro told the Ambassador in a June 1 mee [...]
2006-06-07 00:04:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EWWT PM
06PANAMA1101PANAMA DID NOT VOTE AT NON-ALIGNED MOVEMENT (NAM)
[...] No summary [...]
2006-06-07 21:20:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC IAEA KNNP USNC IR
06PANAMA1104PANAMA: 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES
[...] Below is Embassy Panama's input for the Congressionally mandated annual report on investment disputes as contemplated in Section 527 of the FY 94-95 Foreign Relations Authorization Act. Text is keyed to reftel. The United States is aware of four claims of United States citizens that may be [...]
2006-06-08 12:38:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV PM
06PANAMA1174PANAMA CRIMINALIZES WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] (U) President Torrijos signed an executive decree June 12 to identify and criminalize the worst forms of child labor, marking a significant step in the fight against the worst forms of child labor in Panama. Emboffs attended the signing ceremony, held in a school gymnasium in Penonome, Cocle [...]
2006-06-15 21:25:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL ELAB PA
06PANAMA1223PANAMA COORDINATES RESPONSE TO AVIAN FLU THREAT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On May 31, 2006, a broad range of GOP ministries and NGOs met to coordinate efforts on Panama's Avian Influenza (AI) National Prevention and Response Plan. Participants included officials from the Ministry of Health (MINSA),Ministry of Agricultural Development (MIDA),the Panama [...]
2006-06-22 15:32:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU SENV PM
06PANAMA1231HHS VISIT BOOSTS REGIONAL FOCUS ON AVIAN FLU
[...] (SBU) Summary: Secretary of Health & Human Services (HHS) Michael Leavitt's June 7-10 visit to Panama boosted the efforts of Central American health ministers to prepare for a possible outbreak of Avian Influenza (AI) or another type of pandemic. Through a series of official meetings and publ [...]
2006-06-22 19:49:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU SENV PM
06PANAMA1249PANAMA'S 2006 GDP GROWTH OFF TO STRONG START
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Panama posted impressive GDP growth during the first quarter of 2006. The 7.9% GDP growth was the largest quarterly GDP growth rate in 16 years. Almost all sectors of economy saw growth in real terms. Increased export demand for agricultural products and construction spending, [...]
2006-06-26 17:28:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAIR PM
06PANAMA1281PANAMA OUSTS CONTROVERSIAL HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN
[...] (U) The National Assembly voted June 29 to remove from office controversial Human Rights Ombudsman Liborio Garcia, who had been under fire from women's and civic groups for a 2004 domestic violence incident. In a near unanimous vote, the Assembly found Garcia in violation of the Ombudsman's l [...]
2006-06-30 21:00:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PM
06PANAMA1287PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION REFERRED FOR LEGISLATIVE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The GoP has submitted its proposal to expand the Panama Canal to the National Assembly. The Assembly must approve having a national referendum on the expansion project by July 15. Legislative approval is expected. If approved, the referendum will be held on October 15. END SUM [...]
2006-06-30 22:33:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD
06PANAMA1291PRESIDENT TORRIJOS CHANGES CABINET
[...] (SBU) President Torrijos nominated June 29 three new vice ministers to his cabinet. The newly named vice minister for Government and Justice is current ministry advisor Severino Mejia. Current vice minister for Social Development Doris Zapata is the new nominee for vice minister of Housing. [...]
2006-07-03 21:48:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PM
06PANAMA1292PANAMA CANAL EXPANSION HURDLES
[...] SUMMARY (SBU) Financing the canal expansion is premised on increasing tolls an average of 3.5% per year. Panama Canal Authority (ACP) officials are concerned that countries will use Article 5 of GATT (Freedom of Transit) and Article 3 of the Panama Canal Neutrality Treaty to oppose the planne [...]
2006-07-03 22:25:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD
06PANAMA1294PANAMA TO HOST PRESIDENT FOX AT REGIONAL CENTAM
[...] (U) Leaders from all Central American countries plus Mexico and the Dominican Republic are scheduled to meet July 11 in Panama for the Eighth Summit of the Tuxtla Mechanism for Dialogue and Coordination. The Tuxtla Mechanism, founded in 1991, is a multilateral forum designed to promote coope [...]
2006-07-03 22:52:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD
06PANAMA1303CENTAM PRESIDENTS TO DISCUSS DEMOCRACY,
[...] (U) The presidents and foreign ministers of the Central American countries, Mexico, and the Dominican Republic will meet July 11 in Panama for the Eighth Summit of the Tuxtla Mechanism for Dialogue and Coordination (see reftel). Agenda points for the summit include: strengthening democracy i [...]
2006-07-05 20:28:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD
06PANAMA1318PANAMA EXPORTS FULL ALLOTMENT OF 2006 SUGAR QUOTA
[...] The GoP's Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MICI) informed Post that as of June 28, 2006, Panama had exported to the United States 49,882.41 metric tons of raw sugar. Panama's sugar export allocation is 52,104 metric tons. The GoP believes the remaining 2,222 metric tons will be used up when [...]
2006-07-06 18:47:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON FAS
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