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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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06RABAT322 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the Moroccan nationals listed below who are scheduled for training starting on March 5, 2006 for two weeks in Atlanta, GA: Name: 0-4 Kharchafi, Aziz DOB: 8 December 1966 POB: Casabl [...] | 2006-02-24 13:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR MOPS MO |
06RABAT327 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the Moroccan nationals listed below who are scheduled for training starting on April 2, 2006 for one week in Washington, DC: Name: 0-5 Boui, Mohamed DOB: 1959 POB: Taounate, Morocco [...] | 2006-02-24 15:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR MOPS MO |
06RABAT328 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] This is an action request. This cable requests the Department of State to initiate a Departmental review of the Moroccan nationals listed below who are scheduled to attend the "Intelligence in Combat Terrorism" course at Ft. Huachuca, AZ from April 3-22, 2006: Name: 0-4 Kazouz, Anas DOB: 2 [...] | 2006-02-24 15:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM MASS MARR MOPS MO |
06RABAT36 | MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from October 1 to December 31. Activities included visits by MEPI Washington, the Ambassador's meeting with Global Rights, English ACCESS Microscholarships, capacity building using ICT, Nomadic Craft Caravan, a Family C [...] | 2006-01-09 14:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO |
06RABAT367 | AVIAN FLU: NO TIME TO PANIC [...] (U) Summary: Although no cases of Avian Influenza have been detected in Morocco, the malady has many Moroccans quaking in their boots. The issue regularly dominates front page news, rumors of outbreaks circulate at lightening speed, and consumption of chicken has plummeted, putting the $1.4 [...] | 2006-03-01 16:40:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR KFLU CASC MO |
06RABAT39 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Government of Morocco poverty figures indicate that from 1999 to 2004 the number of Moroccans living below the poverty line - defined as a monthly household income of $187 for a family of 5.6 people living in an urban setting, or $194 for a family of 6.4 people living in a rural setting - has [...] | 2006-01-09 17:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN SENV MO |
06RABAT402 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Fishing, which employs nearly one in ten Moroccans, brought in nearly $400 million in 2005, a 12 percent increase over the previous year. The highest growth came from catches brought into the ports of Tan Tan in southern Morocco and Laayoune, in the Western Sahara. -------- Bull Run ---- [...] | 2006-03-03 16:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIS EAIR EINV ECPS MO |
06RABAT469 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CHARITIES AND MENA-FATF [...] (SBU) Econoff met March 14 with Moroccan Ministry of Finance official Abdelaziz Khaoua discuss terrorism finance-related issues and to deliver reftel demarche concerning the charities discussion at the MENA-FATF plenary in Cairo next week. 2. (SBU) Khaoua was receptive to demarche and co [...] | 2006-03-15 16:17:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFTN PTER XF MO |
06RABAT49 | MOROCCO SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT POLICY [...] Econoff met Jan. 10 with Mohammed El Kadiri, Technical Director for Moroccan national telecoms regulator ANRT to discuss Moroccan spectrum management policy per request in Ref A. Answers below are keyed to questions in Reftel. 2. A) The authority responsible for spectrum management in Mor [...] | 2006-01-10 17:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON MO |
06RABAT504 | Initial FTA Success Stories - The First 90 Days [...] Summary: As expected, increased foreign direct investment has led FTA successes in the early days. Yet anecdotal evidence shows U.S. and Moroccan exporters are making use of the FTA's market access provisions to explore new market opportunities. U.S. FTA-related technical assistance has bo [...] | 2006-03-21 17:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR BEXP KIPR KTIA MO |
06RABAT506 | Initial FTA Success Stories - The First 90 Days [...] Summary: As expected, increased foreign direct investment has led FTA successes in the early days. Yet anecdotal evidence shows U.S. and Moroccan exporters are making use of the FTA's market access provisions to explore new market opportunities. U.S. FTA-related technical assistance has bo [...] | 2006-03-21 17:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR BEXP KIPR KTIA MO |
06RABAT527 | MOROCCO PORT REFORM: EYE ON THE FTA [...] Summary: Morocco is making wide-ranging reforms to its port sector, a key piece of an economy which handles 98 percent of the country's of foreign trade. A law passed in December 2005 opens the sector to private operators, breaking the state's monopoly over commercial cargo services and cre [...] | 2006-03-24 16:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT ETRD MO |
06RABAT530 | MOROCCO SEEKS USG SUPPORT FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On Thursday March 23, 2006, Embassy received Diplomatic Note number 961 from the Moroccan MFA, requesting USG support for its candidature to the newly-created UN Human Rights Council (reftel). A copy of the diplomatic note has been faxed separately to NEA/MAG. 2. Begin text of GOM transl [...] | 2006-03-24 17:24:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MO PHUM PREL |
06RABAT574 | MOROCCO REJECTS U.S. S&T PROPOSAL [...] (U) Post received diplomatic note number 1110 dated March 29, 2006, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, rejecting the latest U.S. proposal for Article VIII of the Science and Technology Agreement currently under negotiation. Post submitted the U.S. proposal on March 21 per instructions in R [...] | 2006-03-31 13:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL KSCA EAID MO |
06RABAT606 | DEMARCHE ON ALGERIAN/MOROCCAN MIGRATION CONFERENCES [...] This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) On April 4, DCM met with Ambassador Youssef Amrani, MFA Director-General of Bilateral Relations, to deliver reftel demarche. Amrani's immediate response to the demarche was that the USG's position on the conf [...] | 2006-04-05 12:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SMIG AG WI MO |
06RABAT62 | MOROCCO POLITICAL HIGHLIGHTS [...] (U) Contents --PPS Consolidates Socialist Alliance, Prepares Congress --Eid al-Adha: Prayer, Sacrifice, and Pardon --Morocco and Kuwait Join Forces to Promote Moderate Islam --King Supports Moroccan Children's Parliament --Morocco Creates Young Scientist Academy --Vietnam Opens Embassy in [...] | 2006-01-13 17:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL MO |
06RABAT639 | MEPI UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights MEPI programs and initiatives in Morocco from January 1 to March 31. Activities included visits by MEPI Washington and MEPI Tunis, a regional conference on the family code, political and judicial reform, women's rights, literacy training, English ACCESS Micro s [...] | 2006-04-07 18:49:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV ETRD EINV KMPI MO |
06RABAT678 | MOROCCO: CLARIFICATION OF ACTIVITIES AT THE U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-14 17:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KTBT MO |
06RABAT679 | MOROCCO: FORMATION OF UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] Reftel letter from the Secretary was delivered to the office of Foreign Minister Mohamed Benaissa on April 14. Post also delivered reftel demarche to the office of MFA Director of UN Affairs Nasser Bourita on April 14. Post will report any substantive response septel. ********************** [...] | 2006-04-14 17:31:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR OPDC PREL PHUM UNGA MO |
06RABAT680 | DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL - AFRICAN [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to the office of MFA Director of UN Affairs Nasser Bourita on April 14. Post will report any substantive response septel. ****************************************** Visit Embassy Rabat's Classified Website; http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/nea/rabat *************** [...] | 2006-04-14 17:33:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR PHUM UNCHR UN MO |
06RABAT697 | MOROCCO: PARTICIPATION IN COESPU'S SECOND ROUND OF [...] (SBU) Poloffs met April 10 with MFA Director of International Organizations and UN Affairs Nasser Bourita to discuss reftel request encouraging Moroccan participation in upcoming COESPU classes. Poloff delivered to Bourita a copy of reftel points in non-paper format. In response, Bourita ex [...] | 2006-04-18 09:08:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR IT MO |
06RABAT73 | MOROCCO 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 07:44:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV MO |
06RABAT742 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] An EU-Morocco fisheries agreement signed in July 2005 has been delayed due to opposition from some EU governments about whether the deal should include fishing grounds off the disputed Western Sahara. Last year, after six years of talks, the GOM signed a $160 million, four-year deal that wou [...] | 2006-04-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIS EWWT KFLU KHIV MO WS |
06RABAT748 | MOROCCO: MFA VIEWS ON COESPU PARTICIPATION [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Following up on reftels, Poloff met April 20 with MFA Bilateral Affairs Officer Karim Halim to discuss Moroccan participation in COESPU's second round of classes in May. Confirming the Moroccan Gendarmerie [...] | 2006-04-21 17:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR IT MO |
06RABAT808 | Misuse of Life Sciences Research - Morocco [...] On April 25, post delivered reftel demarche and questions regarding misuse of life sciences to Dr. Khalid Temsamani, National Coordinator of Materials Science at the Department of Scientific Research at the Moroccan Ministry of Higher Education. Temsamani provided responses and point of cont [...] | 2006-04-28 12:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER KTIA MO |
06RABAT880 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Economic and commercial issues dominated Chinese President Hu Jiantao's April 23-25 visit to Morocco - his first stop on a three country Africa tour following his trips to Washington and Riyadh. Responding to Moroccan fears of China's domination of manufactured exports, particularly the text [...] | 2006-05-04 11:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EAGR KIPR KTEX MO |
06RABAT897 | MOROCCO: MENA-FATF CHARITIES PAPER DEMARCHE [...] (U) Econoff met May 5 with Moroccan Ministry of Finance (MOF) official Mr. Abdelaziz Al Khaoua, head of banking and financial sector issues, to discuss terrorism finance-related matters and to deliver reftel demarche concerning the Government of Morocco (GOM) position on the MENA-FATF Chariti [...] | 2006-05-08 14:02:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFTN PTER XF MO |
06RABAT922 | IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES - MOROCCO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-11 16:10:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM ETTC MO |
06RABAT961 | MOROCCO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS [...] Overall GDP grew by 5.7 percent annually at the end of the first quarter of 2006, while non-agricultural GDP grew by four percent, a consistent figure over several quarters. A report by the Moroccan Government's High Planning Commission said GDP was helped by strong performance in constructio [...] | 2006-05-18 13:08:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EAGR ELAB MO |
06RABAT985 | MEPI RESPONSIBILITIES REVISITED [...] In ref A, post requested clarification of project officer responsibilities related to MEPI grants and information on available/appropriate training in order to carry out these duties effectively. Recently, post's project officers have received delegation of authority notices from MEPI's Regi [...] | 2006-05-23 11:12:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID KMPI MO |
06RANGOON1182 | BURMA'S REPRESENTATIVES TO UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-16 08:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA BM |
06RANGOON1196 | BURMESE HARASSMENT CONTINUES PAST DEATH [...] (U) On August 12, ex-political prisoner and NLD member Ko Than Lwin died of complications related to HIV/AIDS. Ko Than Lwin had contracted HIV/AIDS in jail after being arrested in 1998 and sentenced to 14 years in prison for distributing copies of the opposition journal "New Era." He was rele [...] | 2006-08-18 14:16:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM KHIV |
06RANGOON1208 | ADDITIONS TO BURMA'S REPRESENTATIVES TO UNGA [...] The GOB sent us 2 additional names for their representation at the 61st UN General Assembly. They are: His Excellency U Kyi Thein, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, New Delhi Member Daw Myat Myat So, Director, Foreign Economic Relations Department, Ministry of National Plann [...] | 2006-08-22 03:16:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA BM |
06RANGOON1382 | COURT DISMISSES CASE CITED BY ILO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-21 06:47:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM PGOV BM |
06RANGOON1471 | BURMA'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR: SMALL AND [...] Summary: Employment levels and company profits in the Burmese garment and textile sector decreased steadily over the past three years, and accounted for less than five percent of total trade earnings in 2005. Since most garment exports are produced using imported goods, the chief economic im [...] | 2006-10-04 07:22:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX BM |
06RANGOON1593 | EMBASSY RANGOON CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASEAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-26 09:33:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BM |
06RANGOON1633 | BURMA: 2006-2007 INCSR PART II [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-06 09:49:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON KCRM KTFN BM |
06RANGOON1777 | BURMA: OPPOSITION WINS HEARTS ON WORLD AIDS DAY [...] SUMMARY: The National League for Democracy (NLD) and members of the 88 Generation Students (88GS) used World AIDS Day to show compassion and care for HIV/AIDS victims and their families and to help raise greater awareness among the public. The NLD honored over 100 HIV/AIDS health workers and [...] | 2006-12-07 10:20:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KHIV BM |
06RANGOON257 | BURMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TERRENCE MARKIN [...] Embassy Rangoon grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Mr. Terrence C. Markin, Political Officer, to Burma March 15-17, 2006 for consultations. 2. Control officer for this visit is Timothy Arnts, Regional Affairs Chief, phone: (95) (1) 379-880 ext. 4219. Additional point of c [...] | 2006-02-24 08:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BM |
06RANGOON258 | BURMA COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MICHAEL HONNOLD [...] Embassy Rangoon grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Mr. Michael J. Honnold, Refugee Coordinator for Southeast Asia, to Burma March 8-10, 2006 for consultations. 2. Control officer for this visit is D. Dean Tidwell, phone: (95) (1) 379-880 ext. 4259, or email at TidwellDD@sta [...] | 2006-02-24 09:53:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA BM |
06RANGOON678 | RESPONSE TO THE DEPARTMENT'S 212(F) ACTION REQUEST [...] Summary: The Burmese pension system provides a negligible ongoing benefit that should not affect the consideration of a retired applicant who would have been subject to 212(f) review before retirement. Regarding retired applicants and 212(f) review, we recommend: 1) that retired senior civil [...] | 2006-05-22 10:11:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | BM CVIS |
06RANGOON918 | RENOWNED MANDALAY WRITER FRAIL BUT STILL VOCAL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Despite her age of 90, well known Mandalay author and political critic "Ludu" (People's) Daw Ahma remains outspoken, respected widely among the Burmese, and an irritant to the regime, as shown by a recent interview with the Democratic Voice of Burma (DVB). She points to thousan [...] | 2006-07-03 10:31:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON PREL BM |
06RANGOON974 | US-ASEAN TIFA POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-12 10:21:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV BM |
06RANGOON978 | NO DECISION YET ON UNGA DELEAGTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-13 05:09:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP UNGA BM |
06RECIFE40 | SWEETER ENERGY? NORTHEAST HOPES FOR ETHANOL [...] Summary: Sugar has dominated Brazil's Northeast for centuries, but the boom in ethanol production for fuel has yet to fire up their economy. Only 15 percent of Brazil's ethanol comes from the Northeast compared to 85 percent from the South, even though the harvest seasons are complementary and [...] | 2006-03-13 17:14:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG BR |
06REYKJAVIK134 | INTERNATIONAL MEDIA CONTINUES TO DISSECT ICELANDIC [...] Summary. Over the past two months, credit rating agencies and other international financial firms have released a torrent of reports raising questions about the state of the Icelandic economy and the activities and stability of Iceland's major banks. These reports have been widely covered i [...] | 2006-04-12 14:29:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON IC |
06REYKJAVIK167 | ICELAND TO FOLLOW EU LEAD ON MOP-3 FOLLOW-UP [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-11 08:20:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR EAID ETRD TBIO IC |
06REYKJAVIK208 | ICELAND WILL NOT ATTEND PSI HIGH-LEVEL POLITICAL [...] Having forwarded a copy of the Polish invitation May 31, post spoke with MFA Acting Political Director Thordur Bjarni Gudjonsson June 9 to reiterate the significance of the Proliferation Security Initiative High Level Political Meeting as well as the planned high level of U.S. representation. [...] | 2006-06-09 17:21:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV IC |
06REYKJAVIK22 | FRAUD SUMMARY - ICELAND [...] Summary: Iceland is comparatively a low-fraud country. No identifiable, consistant fraud patterns involving U.S. passports or immigrant visas currently exist in Iceland. End Summary 2. This cable updates the country fraud summary for Iceland per ref A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: As a prospe [...] | 2006-01-18 18:52:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IC |
06REYKJAVIK226 | ICELAND: WEDGWOOD UNDER SERIOUS CONSIDERATION [...] Post presented reftel diplomatic note, CV, and talking points to Icelandic MFA Human Rights Officer Ingibjorg Davidsdottir June 13. Davidsdottir responded June 19 that the GOI would probably make its decision on which candidates to support for the UN Human Rights Committee in August. She adde [...] | 2006-06-20 16:56:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNHRC PREL IC |
06REYKJAVIK264 | ICELAND SHARES U.S. OUTLOOK ON POST-CASTRO CUBA [...] On July 19, post delivered reftel points to Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs Minister Counsellor Nikulas Hannigan. Hannigan said that although GOI has disagreed with U.S. economic sanctions, it does share common goals with the U.S. for a future democratic Cuba in a post-Castro environmen [...] | 2006-07-20 09:10:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | CU PHUM PREL PGOV EI |
06REYKJAVIK305 | LEBANON: ICELAND'S CONTRIBUTION AND DONOR CONFERENCE [...] (U) To date, the Government of Iceland (GOI) has announced donations of ISK 24 million ($340,000) in humanitarian aid to Lebanon. The pledges were divided between a 27 July tranche to UN agencies and local NGO Church Aid Iceland, and a 15 August tranche split between the World Food Program an [...] | 2006-08-25 16:49:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL LE SW IC |
06REYKJAVIK40 | Iceland: Visit of USS Wasp Demonstrates "Robust and [...] (SBU) Summary: The October 12-17 port visit of the USS Wasp provided a visible demonstration of USG intent to honor its defense commitment to Iceland following the September closure of Naval Air Station Keflavik (NASKEF). The Prime Minister, Foreign Minister, and Justice Minister - just back [...] | 2006-10-26 17:54:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL MARR KPAO OPRC NATO IC |
06REYKJAVIK421 | ICELAND WILL SUPPORT MATHESON FOR INTERNATIONAL LAW [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 15:01:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ILC UNGA IC |
06REYKJAVIK452 | ICELAND: 2006 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Post submits the following narrative for inclusion in the 2006 Country Reports on Terrorism. Text of report will also be emailed to EUR/NB and S/CT via unclass and classified email. 2. Begin text of submission: Iceland Iceland is a NATO ally and party to all 12 major UN conventions [...] | 2006-12-21 07:43:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC IC |
06REYKJAVIK50 | ICELAND IN NO RUSH TO ASSIST NEW PALESTINIAN [...] Post discussed reftel points with Icelandic MFA Head of International Institutions Division Nikulas Hannigan February 10. Hannigan took note of U.S concerns about a new Palestinian Authority government that has not committed to non-violence, and he affirmed that Iceland generally supports the [...] | 2006-02-13 16:58:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL EAID IS IC |
06REYKJAVIK51 | ICELAND: NEAR-TERM UNESCO CONVENTION RATIFICATION [...] Summary: The UNESCO Convention on Cultural Diversity is not on Iceland's legislative agenda; nor has it attracted Icelandic civil society or media attention. End summary. 2. Post can find no reference to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Conven [...] | 2006-02-14 11:30:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO ETRD IC |
06REYKJAVIK88 | ICELAND WILL NOT HOST HAMAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 17:06:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IS IC |
06REYKJAVIK89 | ICELANDIC STATEMENT ON AKBAR GANGI: ONLY IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 17:15:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SOCI IR IC |
06REYKJAVIK91 | SUMMARY OF ICELANDIC MEDIA INTERVIEWS WITH US [...] Summary: Ambassador held a March 16 marathon of interviews with seven media outlets (reftel A) to explain reasons behind the U.S. Government's decision to realign Naval Air Station Keflavik and withdraw its four F-15 fighters and search and rescue helicopters by the end of September 2006. The [...] | 2006-03-17 18:52:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC |
06REYKJAVIK93 | MEDIA REACTION FOR MARCH 18-20, 2006: U.S. [...] Summary: Weekend media reaction to the U.S. decision to realign Keflavik Naval Air Station (NASKEF) took a sober turn as politicians and pundits assessed the cost of this development to their state's security and treasury. The national newspaper of record, whose editor is close to former PM [...] | 2006-03-20 17:00:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC |
06REYKJAVIK97 | MEDIA REACTION FOR MARCH 21-22, 2006: U.S. REMOVAL [...] Summary: March 21 press coverage of the U.S. decision to remove most assets from the base at Keflavik was punctuated by PM Asgrimsson's statement that the U.S. decision had created a "climate of distrust between the two countries." Coverage also focused on NATO SECGEN Scheffer's comments that [...] | 2006-03-22 15:58:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO MARR PREL KPAO IIP ECA IC |
06RIGA1040 | LATVIA'S 2007 BUDGET [...] Summary: In a relatively swift approval process, Latvia's parliament adopted its 2007 budget on December 19. The budget, featuring a 26 percent increase in expenditures (mostly growing public sector salaries and increased government investment),a projected 23 percent increase in revenues, and [...] | 2006-12-22 14:10:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV EFIN ETRD LG |
06RIGA1056 | TWO LATVIAN SOLDIERS KILLED IN IRAQ, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS [...] SUMMARY. The deaths of two Latvian soldiers in Iraq December 27 has topped all news in Latvia in the aftermath. Despite nearly 80 percent public opposition to the mission, senior officials have clearly stated that Latvia will remain in Iraq. Opposition political leaders, and even some membe [...] | 2006-12-29 15:38:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV MOPS PREL IZ LG |
06RIGA533 | LATVIAN PRESIDENT VETOS CONTROVERSIAL LABOR LAW [...] SUMMARY. Latvian president Vaira Vike-Freiberga returned to the Saeima (parliament) a bill to amend the Labor Law, which did not include sexual orientation as one of the protected categories in employment. The language of the law appears to violate an EU directive that Latvia must incorporat [...] | 2006-07-07 11:18:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM EUN LG |
06RIGA534 | Latvian response to North Korean Missile Launch [...] Pol/econ chief delivered ref A points to Signe Jansone, A/S-level official at the MFA responsible for Asia. Jansone said that Japanese charge had been in just prior to make similar points. Latvia shares our concern on the launches and fully supports the NATO (ref B) and EU statements on the [...] | 2006-07-07 13:48:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN LG |
06RIGA535 | Afghanistan PRT Conference: Latvia [...] (U) Ambassador Bailey and Canadian Ambassador Poulin jointly delivered ref A invitation to Latvian MOD Slakteris July 5. Slakteris pledged to send a representative to the conference in Budapest, but given the minister's trip to Washington the following week, it might be at a rather low level. [...] | 2006-07-07 13:49:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS AF LG |
06RIGA561 | Afghanistan PRT Conference: Latvia - updated [...] (U) Latvia will send the following individuals to the PRT conference in Budapest: Mr. Edgars Rinkevics, State Secretary, Ministry of Defense Ms. Zane Vasule, Snr. Desk Officer, International Operations and Crisis Management Division, Security Policy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...] | 2006-07-17 13:34:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS AF LG |
06RIGA584 | PEOPLE'S PARTY EMBROILED IN THIRD-PARTY CAMPAIGN AD [...] SUMMARY. The People's Party, the senior partner in Latvia's minority coalition government, has come under the scrutiny of the press and the Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) over a series of TV commercials that praise the party's cabinet ministers. The clips do not make reference to the elections [...] | 2006-07-24 06:22:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM LG |
06RIGA657 | RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE CHARITIES VISITS LATVIA [...] SUMMARY. At the invitation of Ambassador Bailey, a three-person team from Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC) visited Latvia July 24-28. The team visited a number of hospitals and orphanages to assess the quality of care and look for possible areas of cooperation. They also met with repr [...] | 2006-08-18 05:42:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI OPRC LG |
06RIGA691 | LATVIA: BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ANNUAL UPDATE [...] Post has designated Thomas (Les) Johnston, Pol/Econ Officer, as the contact responsible for oversight of the Blue Lantern program in-country. 2. Contact information: Thomas (Les) Johnston Phone: 371-703-6287 Fax: 371-782-0047 [...] | 2006-08-29 10:15:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC JM |
06RIGA734 | POLICING HATE CRIMES - LATVIAN NGO HOSTS SEMINAR [...] Summary. On August 28, the Latvian Center for Human Rights (a local NGO) hosted a seminar titled Policing Hate Crime. Approximately 20 police officers and 20 representatives from the Latvian government and NGOs attended. The daylong event covered a range of issues, but the most valuable we [...] | 2006-09-12 14:21:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ASEC EUN LG |
06RIGA761 | The rules for Latvia's October 7 parliamentary elections [...] Summary. Latvia will hold its fifth post-Soviet elections to the Saeima, the 100-member parliament, on Saturday, October 7. The country uses a modified proportional representation system and any party that collects at least five percent of votes cast nationally wins seats in the Saeima. Out [...] | 2006-09-21 04:16:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KDEM LG |
06RIGA762 | The players in Latvia's parliamentary elections [...] SUMMARY. Latvia enters the 2006 Saeima (parliament) election race with a minority government led by Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis (People's Party) that includes the center-right People's Party, centrist Greens and Farmers Union and conservative First Party. The country will likely emerge fro [...] | 2006-09-21 04:17:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM LG |
06RIGA775 | LATVIA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR IMSO DIRECTOR [...] Pol/Econ Off spoke with Aigars Krastins, Head of the Maritime Department in the Latvian Ministry of Transportation, on September 22 regarding our candidate for Director of the International Mobile Satellite Organization, Steven Lett. Krastins stated that he had received copies of the diplomati [...] | 2006-09-25 05:14:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS EU EWWT IMO INMARSAT KHLS LG |
06RIGA799 | SCENSETTER FOR VISIT OF SECRETARY OF LABOR ELAINE CHAO [...] Madam Secretary, we are extremely honored that you will visit Riga October 10 - 13. Latvia today is a very different place than it was when you helped establish the Peace Corps program here after Latvia regained it's independence in 1991. Over two years into NATO and European Union membership [...] | 2006-10-02 14:09:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PREL OVIP CHAO ELAINE LG |
06RIGA802 | CENTER-RIGHT PARTIES LEAD IN RUN UP TO LATVIA'S [...] Summary: Latest opinion polls conducted just days before Latvia's October 7 parliamentary elections suggest that center-right parties are likely to retain power with increasing discussion that current Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis will remain at the helm of the next government. However, due t [...] | 2006-10-04 10:37:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LG |
06RIGA822 | LATVIA EXTENDS AFGHANISTAN MANDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-10 11:02:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PREL PGOV NATO AF LG |
06RIGA823 | LATVIA'S ELECTIONS: LITTLE CHANGE BUT SOME SURPRISES [...] Summary: Latvia's October 7 parliamentary elections provided an endorsement for the current minority government of PM Aigars Kalvitis. The three parties in the current coalition won 51 seats in the 100 seat Saeima (parliament),although they will likely invite in a fourth party to add to the [...] | 2006-10-10 11:05:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM LG |
06RIGA855 | Remaining state shares in Ventspils Nafta sold to Vitol [...] On October 5, the Latvian government sold its entire 38.62% stake in Ventspils Nafta (VN),a large holding company known mainly for its oil terminal and extremely convoluted shareholding structure. Besides the oil transit business, VN owns a number of real estate businesses, several printing a [...] | 2006-10-18 14:03:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ETRD PGOV LG |
06RIGA859 | LATVIA'S ELECTIONS: MODERATE HARMONY CENTER BEATS HARDLINE [...] Summary. One of the major upsets in Latvia's October 7 parliamentary elections was the poor showing of hard-line For Human Rights in a United Latvia (PCTVL) list versus its main rivals in the race for the votes of the Russian-speaking electorate, the moderate Harmony Center (SC) ticket. Even t [...] | 2006-10-20 05:48:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI LG |
06RIGA885 | LATVIA BANS DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ON THE BASIS OF [...] Summary: Latvian President Vike-Freiberga has signed amendments to Latvia's Labor law adding sexual orientation to the categories of people protected from employment discrimination and the law takes effect October 25. The President had vetoed an earlier version of the law that omitted this gr [...] | 2006-10-25 13:54:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ELAB EUN LG |
06RIGA913 | LATVIANS TO TOW EU LINE AT ITU [...] Pol-Econ Off met with Guntis Macs, Deputy State Secretary with the Ministry of Transportation, to deliver copies of the diplomatic notes and demarche on the US candidacy for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and the US candidate for the ITU's Radio Regulations Board, Jul [...] | 2006-11-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU LG |
06RIGA924 | LATVIA: JEWISH PROPERTY RESTITUTION MOVING FORWARD [...] Our lobbying efforts of recent weeks appear to have helped unblock stalled progress on Jewish property restitution (reftel). On November 6, the Latvian cabinet approved the draft legislation for Jewish Property Restitution for heirless properties. The legislation will now be moved to the Saei [...] | 2006-11-07 12:49:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI LG |
06RIGA927 | LATVIA: 2006-2007 INCSR SUBMISSION, PART I - DRUGS [...] The following is Embassy Riga's submittal for the 2006-2007 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control: 2. I. Summary. Drug use in Latvia is characterized by continued prevalence of synthetics. Ecstasy is the most common narcotic in Latvia, [...] | 2006-11-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR LG |
06RIGA933 | LATVIA TO SUPPORT US CANDIDACIES AT ITU [...] (U) Embassy received on November 6 diplomatic notes from the MFA stating that the GOL will support the USG candidacy at the Council of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and will also support the US candidate for the ITU's Radio Regulations Board, Julie Zoller. BAILEY [...] | 2006-11-09 08:46:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECPS ITU LG |
06RIGA938 | LATVIAN PARLIAMENT INSTALLS NEW CENTER-RIGHT MAJORITY [...] SUMMARY. The Saeima (Latvian parliament) voted 58-41 on November 7 to approve a new center-right government led by Prime Minister Aigars Kalvitis of the People's Party. The new government took office immediately after the vote. The four-party coalition consisting of the People's Party (TP),[...] | 2006-11-13 15:04:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PINR LG |
06RIGA939 | LATVIA AND WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] PolEconOff met with Agnese Gaile, Head of the Gender Equality Unit in Latvia's Ministry of Welfare and with Elina Celmina, Deputy Head, on November 9 to share the fact sheet on the September Women's Empowerment Working Session per reftel. Embassy has also provided the fact sheet to three NGOs [...] | 2006-11-13 15:05:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL UNGA LG |
06RIGA959 | LATVIA: PARLIAMENT PUNTS ON NEXT PHASE OF JEWISH [...] Summary: The Saeima (Latvian parliament) on November 23 rejected a draft bill that would have provided financial assistance to the local Jewish community to compensate the losses suffered during the Holocaust and the Soviet occupation of Latvia. The government's bill failed because abstention [...] | 2006-11-24 15:02:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SOCI LG |
06RIGA993 | LATVIA SUPPORTS WORKING THROUGH ICAO ON AVIATION EMISSIONS [...] (U) Pol/Econ Off met with Arnis Muiznieks, Latvian Transportation Ministry's Aviation Department Director, on December 4 to deliver reftel's non-paper. Muiznieks stated that the GOL was still finalizing its position regarding the EU Commission's proposal to include aviation emissions from non- [...] | 2006-12-05 15:21:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SENV LG |
06RIODEJANEIRO455 | THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH BNDES AND FIRJAN [...] Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by the CG, Principal Commercial Officer, and Conoff met on August 21, with the President and senior officials of the Brazilian National Economic and Social Development Bank (BNDES),a federal agency which is the chief source of long-term funding for projects to pro [...] | 2006-09-11 11:37:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD ENRG PGOV BR |
06RIODEJANEIRO84 | The State of Rio de Janeiro's Biodiesel Program [...] Summary. In terms of monetary support for biodiesel, the state of Rio de Janeiro is out in front of the Brazilian federal government. The Rio State program includes research, tax breaks, and production support, combined with more ambitious targets in terms of the percentage of biodiesel mixe [...] | 2006-02-24 10:53:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG BR |
06RIYADH175 | CULTURAL AND SPORTS PROGRAMMING IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) Summary: Cultural and sports programming in Saudi Arabia can effectively support MPP objectives and USG interests. Cultural programming has been especially useful in providing access to the 'hard to reach' groups of women and youth, and in challenging negative stereotypes of the United Sta [...] | 2006-01-16 10:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL SA |
06RIYADH2560 | Saudi Science Research - Gathering Strength [...] Summary: Academic and scientific researchers in Saudi Arabia are hungry for more contact with American counterparts and believe that the Saudi research system is increasingly operating up to international standards. Improved education and upcoming research opportunities fQ women, including the [...] | 2006-04-10 12:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL TBIO SENV KHIV CVIS SA |
06RIYADH2563 | Environmentalism Slowly Comes to Saudi Arabia [...] Summary: Saudi environmental and natural resource institutions were late in getting established and remain small in size and influence. Meetings with the Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) and the National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development highlighted that pub [...] | 2006-04-10 13:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KFLU SA |
06RIYADH4719 | LEAHY VETTING FOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL MOHAMED MUTLK [...] Embassy verifies that the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Mutlk G. Al Dhafari, who has been identified to participate in DOD training. The course in which Lt Col Al Dhafari will participate is the National [...] | 2006-06-13 05:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM PINR PREL SA |
06RIYADH4854 | TRIPARTITE DEMARCHE -- SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) PolOff, in coordination with the New Zealand and Australian Embassies, delivered reftel demarche May 31 to Abdulrahman Al-Rassj, First Secretary, International Organizations Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Al-Rassj responded that the SAG had not yet formed a position on the [...] | 2006-06-18 13:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SA |
06RIYADH5135 | THE TRANSLATED TEXT OF THE WARNING AND STATEMENT [...] (U) What follows is post's Arabic translation of the "Warning and Statement" published by 61 Saudi conservative religious scholars as discussed in septel. 2. (U) BEGIN TRANSLATED TEXT: Statement addressed to the Rulers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia The statement was posted on: http://ww [...] | 2006-06-27 14:20:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SA PINR |
06RIYADH5167 | MAJLIS AL SHOURA REJECTS FUNDING FOR THE RELIGIOUS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-28 10:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KISL SA |
06RIYADH5707 | SAUDI HUMAN RIGHTS SOCIETY CALLS FOR CLOSURE OF [...] (U) This is an action request. See Para 4. 2. (U) On July 15 and 16, several Saudi newspapers published a letter to President Bush from the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) calling for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. A member of the NSHR gave the Ambassador a [...] | 2006-07-18 07:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PHUM SA |
06RIYADH6581 | TERRORIST FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF SAJID MOHAMED [...] (SBU) On May 30, 2006, Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the addition of Sajid Mohamed Badat to the UN 1267 Sanctions list of individuals/entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Taliban or Al Qaida. Complimentary opening -- T [...] | 2006-08-20 14:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER CVIS KVPR SA |
06RIYADH6813 | US/SAUDI REGULATORY TRAINING: SAUDI'S CAPITAL [...] (SBU) Summary: The Saudi equivalent of our U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),the Capital Market Authority (CMA),is in its third year of existence, and focused on educating its young, technocratic Saudi workforce. The CMA's main goal for 2007 is to utilize U.S. schools and inst [...] | 2006-08-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ECIN PREL CVIS SA |
06RIYADH6814 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR SEC OFFICIALS TO [...] The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for Mr. Ethiopis Tafara, Dr. Robert M. Fisher, Mr. Timothy Warren and Mr. Ester Saverson Jr. for a training seminar for Saudi Arabia's Capital Market Authority from September 9-15, 2006. 2. Due to recent se [...] | 2006-08-27 12:00:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA SA SEC |
06RIYADH6933 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL FOR U.S. TREASURY [...] The U.S. Mission to Saudi Arabia welcomes and grants provisional country clearance for Mr. Ahmed Elbashari for an on-site review of Saudi Arabia's Financial Intelligence Unit from September 15-20, 2006. 2. Due to recent severe budget cuts, the Mission must direct charge all visit support [...] | 2006-08-31 11:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN PREL PTER KCRM ETTC KTFN SA |
06RIYADH7190 | MUST LOVE DOGS [...] (U) SUMMARY. Saudi attitudes toward animals exemplifies the way in which conservatism and tradition have collided with progressive thinking and western ideas to create a paradox within Saudi culture. Muslims are guided by the Qura'an and teachings of the Prophet Mohammad to be kind to animal [...] | 2006-09-12 12:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PCUL PHUM PGOV PREL KISL SA |
06RIYADH7498 | POST'S BLUE LANTERN POINTS OF CONTACT [...] (U) As of October 15, Embassy Riyadh's Blue Lantern primary point of contact will be: Mr. Joel Wiegert Political-Military Officer Tel: 966-1-488-3800 ext. 4327 Fax: 966-1-483-0042 Alternative point of contact is Mr. Irfan Qaiyumi, who will remain at post until April, 2007: Mr. Irfan [...] | 2006-09-26 11:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC KSEP US SA |
06RIYADH8399 | DEMARCHE ON UN COUNTERTERRORISM DIRECTORATE [...] (U) Reftel demarche was delivered by hand to MFA duty officer on October 21. Post will follow up as appropriate after Eid al-Fitr. OBERWETTER [...] | 2006-10-21 15:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER USUN SA |
06RIYADH8402 | REFTEL DEMARCHES OF EID GREETINGS DELIVERED [...] (U) Reftel demarches of Eid al-Fitr greetings were delivered to the MFA by hand on Saturday, October 21. The Eid greetings were delivered to King Abdullah, Crown Prince Sultan, Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al Faisal, and Organization of Islamic Conference Secretary-Gerenal Ihsanoglu. OBER [...] | 2006-10-22 09:57:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SA |
06RIYADH8787 | SAUDI ARABIA RESPONSE TO WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT [...] (U) Post delivered reftel Fact Sheet on Summary Recommendations of the Women's Empowerment Working Session to Talal Barri at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 6. He indicated interest in the follow up activities to the Working Session. Post also delivered reftel Fact Sheet via dip [...] | 2006-11-07 12:52:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM KWMN UNGA SA |
06RIYADH8861 | SAUDI ARABIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE MATHESON [...] MFA human rights point of contact Talal Berri told PolOff on November 15 that the SAG will support U.S. candidate Matheson for re-election to the UN International Law Commission (reftel). OBERWETTER [...] | 2006-11-15 16:19:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ILC UNGA PGOV PHUM PREL SA |
06RIYADH8926 | TRANSLATED TEXT OF NEW SAUDI SUCCESSION LAW [...] (U) KING ABDULLAH ISSUED A NEW SUCCESSION LAW ON OCTOBER 20 TO FORMALIZE THE PROCESS OF SELECTING A CROWN PRINCE THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ALLEGIANCE COMMISSION (REFTEL). THE BASIC LAW OF 1992 -- ESSENTIALLY THE CONSTITUTION -- WAS AMENDED TO REFLECT THE ESTABLISHMENT AND AUTHORITY OF [...] | 2006-11-22 15:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR SA |
06RIYADH8987 | THE SAUDI ARABIAN FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT'S [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 6 and 9. 2. (U) Summary. EconOff met with the Saudi Arabian Financial Intelligence Unit (SA FIU) on November 5 and December 4, 2006 to discuss the status of their Egmont application and technical assistance. In attendance at the m [...] | 2006-12-04 12:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER EFIN ETTC SA |
06RIYADH9051 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] (U) On December 9, we delivered the following demarches to Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Counselor for Counterterrorism matters, Abdulrahman Al-Ahmed: --STATE 142684: Domestic USG Designation of Islamic Resistance Support Organization (IRSO); --STATE 148861: Terrorist Finance: Domestic US [...] | 2006-12-11 12:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KFTN PREL PTER ETTC SA |
06RIYADH9065 | TERRORIST LISTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-13 05:34:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PTER ETTC EFIN SA |
06RIYADH9066 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SAG'S RESPONSE TO ABOUSOFIAN [...] (SBU) On December 4, Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the addition of Abousofian Abdelrazik (AKA Abu Sufian Abdulraziq) to the UN 1267 Sanctions list of individuals/entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Taliban or Al Qaida. [...] | 2006-12-13 07:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER SA |
06RIYADH9107 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED ON DELAY OF RSS WORKSHOP [...] (U) As per reftel request, on 16 December Mission delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the delay of the regional workshop on safe management of radioactive sealed sources (RSS) until April, 2007. Mission also requested the MFA pass this information to th [...] | 2006-12-18 13:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ENERG TRGY SA |
06RIYADH9134 | SAG ON UN SCALE OF ASSESSMENTS [...] On December 20, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Talal Berri of the SAG MFA International Organizations Directorate. On December 18, PolOff hand-delivered and faxed reftel non-paper to the MFA. Mr. Berri could not state whether the SAG would support maintaining the UN Scale of Assess [...] | 2006-12-20 13:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC PREL UNGA SA |
06RIYADH9182 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE DELIVERED FOR DELTA CODE SHARING [...] (U) On December 23, Mission delivered a diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) regarding the Delta Code sharing with KLM. Captain Mohammed Berenji, Vice President of GACA, responded verbally and reiterated his approval of the Del [...] | 2006-12-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SA |
06RIYADH9183 | TERRORISM FINANCE: SAG'S RESPONSE TO UN 1267 [...] (SBU) On December 4, Post received the following diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the addition of twenty names to the UN 1267 Sanctions list of individuals/entities associated with Usama bin Laden, the Taliban or Al Qaeda. Complimentary opening -- The Minist [...] | 2006-12-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER SA |
06RIYADH9184 | TERRORIST FINANCE: UN 1267 DOCKRAT DESIGNATION [...] (U) On December 27, non-paper from reftel was delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and to the Ministry of Interior. Post will report any substantive Saudi response. GFOELLER [...] | 2006-12-26 13:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER KTFN ETTC SA |
06RIYADH9204 | AVIAN FLU CONFERENCE INVITATION RESPONSE [...] The Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided a response to the reftel on 11 December 2006 thanking us for notifying them of the Avian Flu conference in Bamako, but regretting the SAG could not participate. The MFA also informed us the SAG has donated $1 million USD to the U.N. Food and Agricultur [...] | 2006-12-27 09:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KFLU TBIO PREL EAID SA |
06RIYADH9205 | TERRORISM FINANCE: POST VIEWS ON NGO KOMPAK [...] The Mission Counterterrorism Committee discussed reftel during its monthly December meeting and determined we have no relevant input. The charity in question does not operate in the KSA, nor are we aware of any other nexus with the KSA. GFOELLER [...] | 2006-12-27 09:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN ETTC SA |
06ROME1005 | EUR DAS BRYZA DISCUSSES CASPIAN BASIN NATURAL GAS [...] (U) Summary: In March 17 meetings, GOI officials in the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Productive Activities, and the Prime Minister's office concurred with EUR DAS Matthew Bryza's assessment of the risk to Italian and European energy security of Gazprom's dominance of natural gas shipments t [...] | 2006-04-04 04:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET RU IR QA IT |
06ROME1006 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: On March 28, USMISSION UN ROME met with FAO Animal Production and Health (AGA) and Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation (TCE) Divisions staff to discuss Azerbaijan; global Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) expert needs; personal protective equipment (PPE) needs in the West [...] | 2006-04-04 07:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO |
06ROME1024 | ITALY RESPONSE TO WHA SMALLPOX DEMARCHE [...] On March 31, per instructions in reftel, Rome delivered talking points to Dr. Vittorio Silano, Head of the Ministry of Health's Department of Innovation. On April 4, we received a reply from Dr. Maria Grazia Pompa, Head of Office V (Infectious Diseases and International Prevention) of the MO [...] | 2006-04-04 17:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC TBIO PREL IT WHO |
06ROME1071 | VICTORY FOR GMOS HAS LITTLE POLITICAL/ECONOMIC [...] On March 17, the Italian Constitutional Court struck down a 2005 law prohibiting "coexistence," growing genetically-modified crops next to organic ones, and mandating criminal penalties for farmers violating the 2005 legal prohibitions. The law had had the practical effect of banning genetic [...] | 2006-04-07 15:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IT |
06ROME1090 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] USMISSION UN ROME staff covered the USDA/Washington April 3-6 meetings with FAO on providing U.S. experts for FAO's global efforts to combat Avian Influenza. A separate reporting cable will be issued. During some free periods this week, USMISSION UN ROME held brief discussions with FAO Anim [...] | 2006-04-11 07:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME1093 | PROTESTING THE IRANIAN REGIME'S TREATMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-11 08:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER PHUM EUN KNNP IR IT |
06ROME1149 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: U.S. ASSISTANCE TO THE FAO/OIE [...] Summary: A USDA administrative team from FAS and APHIS visited FAO HQ in Rome April 3-6 to survey FAO resource needs and determine how best to provide personnel resources to assist with HPAI emergency response efforts. FAO is moving forward with plans to establish a Crisis Management Center [...] | 2006-04-14 09:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME1150 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CASE GC 0084-06 [...] EconOff and EconFSN visited Intermark Sistemi, SRL, headquarters April 12, and met with Administrative Director Francesco La Mesa. Founded in 1972, Intermark Sistemi recently split into two groups, Intermark Sistemi- focusing on the Italian market, and Intermark AvioSistemi (AvioSistemi)- wo [...] | 2006-04-14 09:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IT BLUE LANTERN |
06ROME1159 | COESPU AT SIX MONTHS: MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS, U.S. [...] Summary and Action Request. The Center of Excellence for Stability Police Units (COESPU) in Vicenza, part of the larger Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI) (a Presidential initiative),has trained 127 gendarme peacekeepers from six countries in its first six months. New courses are se [...] | 2006-04-14 12:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPKO MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IT |
06ROME1173 | GOI IN RECEIPT OF POINTS ON ELECTRIC CABLES [...] Embassy faxed reftel talking points on the EU Draft Commission Decision proposing fire safety standards for electrical cables to Amadeo Teti, Ministry of Productive Activities Director General for International Trade Agreements, on March 31. Subsequent repeated efforts to contact Mr. Teti we [...] | 2006-04-18 14:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD |
06ROME1208 | FAIR TREATMENT OF SEAFARERS, POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-21 16:51:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KTIA AORC ELAB UK IT IMO |
06ROME1272 | MDA: ITALY REMAINS ON BOARD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-28 09:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL IT ICRC HUMAN RIGHTS |
06ROME1308 | ITALY: 2005/2006 REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ALLIED [...] This unclassified cable is Embassy Rome,s contribution to the 2005 ) 2006 Report to Congress on Allied Contributions to the Common Defense. Post understands from Reftel, Paragraph 6, that DOD will secure significant quantitative data, including defense spending data, from other sources. Pos [...] | 2006-05-03 08:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | JA KS KU MCAP PREL QA SA US MARR IT TC NATO |
06ROME1322 | ITALY'S INTERIM RESPONSE: NO IMMEDIATE FUNDS FOR [...] This is an action request. Please see para 4. 2. EconOff delivered reftel demarche April 14 to Maria Pia Dradi, Afghanistan Desk Officer for MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC); and PolOff delivered reftel demarche April 18 to Anna Della Croce, MFA's Coordinator for Afghanistan [...] | 2006-05-04 12:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL IT AF |
06ROME1413 | ITALY ON USG ROLE IN WORLD BANK'S MULTILATERAL [...] EconOff delivered reftel demarche April 14 to Giorgio Guglielmino, Budget Director in MFA's Office of Development Cooperation (ODC),and highlighted the USG's role in proposing and supporting the World Bank's Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative (MDRI),as well as U.S. leadership as the single [...] | 2006-05-11 04:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN IT KPAO |
06ROME1440 | ITALIAN PARTICIPATION IN BMENA FORUM FOR THE [...] Minister Plenipotentiary Sergio Scarantino will represent Italy at the second planning meeting for the 2006 BMENA Forum for the Future in Moscow on May 29 - 30. Scarantino will attend both days of the meeting. 2. Scarantino told polmiloff that, at the meeting, he will present an Italian [...] | 2006-05-12 09:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KMPI IT |
06ROME1475 | ITALY PARTICIPATION AT WHA PREPAREDNESS MINISTERIAL [...] (U) Per instructions in reftel, on May 15, Science Specialist delivered Secretary Leavitt's invitation to Italy's Minister of Health, plus up to two staff members, to attend the May 22 Ministerial meeting on influenza preparedness issues at the World Health Assembly (WHA). 2. (U) Italy' [...] | 2006-05-16 04:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU IT WHO |
06ROME1631 | IRAN SEEKS CHAIR OF IOM EXCOM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 17:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG IR AORC IT |
06ROME1635 | PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE DEMARCHE REQUEST [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Luciano Pezzotti, MFA Office Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, on May 31. Pezzotti, who is following the process for the Italians, thanked poloff for U.S. views on the details of the temporary international mechanism to deliver humanitarian assistance t [...] | 2006-06-01 12:05:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL KPAL IT |
06ROME1636 | ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ON U.S. STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] Ambassador discussed Ref A demarche with Foreign Minister D'Alema on May 31. D'Alema expressed strong support for the U.S. announcement and said the MFA was preparing its own statement, text at para. 2 below. 2. Begin text of Foreign Minister D'Alema's statement: Appreciation of Minister D [...] | 2006-06-01 14:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IR IT |
06ROME1667 | EDISON ITALIA OUTLINES THE WAY FORWARD FOR [...] (SBU) Summary. A/EcMin met May 25 with Roberto Poti, Edison Italia's Vice President for Corporate Development, to discuss Edison's investment in the Turkey-Greece-Italy Interconnector pipeline designed to ship Azeri natural gas to Europe. Edison has partnered with DEPA, Greece's state-owned [...] | 2006-06-06 05:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET AZ TU GR AL IT |
06ROME1686 | BANK OF ITALY--DRAGHI'S FIRST PERSONAL AND [...] Summary: At the Bank of Italy (BOI) annual stockholder's meeting May 31, Mario Draghi, the new central bank governor, focused primarily on the need for structural economic reforms. Emphasizing the lack of growth this decade, Draghi focused on recapturing competitiveness to achieve economic [...] | 2006-06-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IT |
06ROME1739 | ITALIAN GRADS DISCUSS JOB SEEKING WOES [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador Spogli hosted a "garden chat" for recent alumni of Rome's Catholic University LUMSA (Free University of the Assumption of Mary Most Holy) May 31, 2006. The dozen young adults occupied a variety of private and public sector positions. One was unemployed and still seekin [...] | 2006-06-12 09:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI EIND EINV SCUL IT |
06ROME18 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: POST CONTINGENCY PLANNING AND [...] Embassy Rome's response (Ref A) to the Department's ref B action request regarding Avian Influenza (AI) contingency planning and tripwires includes logistical and other related plans for the entire Rome tri-mission community. This message provides US Mission UN Rome- specific considerations a [...] | 2006-01-04 10:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC CASC AMED KFLO AEMR IO UN AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME1824 | FINMECCANICA SEEKS USG VIEWS ON PROPOSED [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary. On June 15, A/Ecmin met with Simone Bemporad, Finmeccanica Senior Vice President for Media Relations and International Affairs, and Camillo Pirozzi, Head of Public Affairs in Finmeccanica's Institutional Relations [...] | 2006-06-20 11:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD IR IT |
06ROME1858 | FOURTH-ANNUAL IPR RETREAT: ITALIAN JUDGES SEE [...] Summary: Mission Italy's fourth-annual IPR judicial workshop brought together judges and prosecutors from across Italy with their U.S. counterparts to discuss the investigation and prosecution of IPR crime. The U.S. delegation included two federal judges, two federal prosecutors, and Departm [...] | 2006-06-23 09:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KIPR CH IT |
06ROME187 | 2005-2006 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] Italy is not an important regional or offshore financial center. However, money laundering is a concern both because of the prevalence of homegrown organized crime groups and the recent influx of criminal organizations from abroad, especially from Albania, Romania, and Russia. The heavy inv [...] | 2006-01-19 16:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER IT EUN UN |
06ROME1897 | ITALY WANTS PROGRESS ON UN MANAGEMENT REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-28 13:40:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA EU EUN AORC AMGT IT |
06ROME1900 | SCENESETTER FOR U/S ADAMS' VISIT TO ROME, JULY [...] (U) Summary. Embassy Rome warmly welcomes the visit of Treasury Under Secretary for International Affairs Timothy Adams at this important juncture in U.S. - Italy relations as the new center-left government takes hold. Your meetings at the Ministry of Finance and Bank of Italy will provide u [...] | 2006-06-30 09:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN OVIP IT |
06ROME1908 | Top GOI Official - IPR Protection Is Priority for the GOI [...] Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Frank Mermoud met June 21 with Mauro Masi,Chief of Staff to Deputy Prime Minister Massimo D'Alema (D'Alema is also Italy's Foreign Minister) to discuss bilateral collaboration on IPR protection. Masi said that IPR protection is a GOI p [...] | 2006-06-30 14:57:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KIPR CH IT |
06ROME1915 | "OOPS I DID IT AGAIN" - FINMECCANICA SEEKS USG [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. 2. (U) Summary. A/Ecmin met June 26 with Camillo Pirozzi, Finmeccanica's Head of Public Affairs and Institutional Relations. Pirozzi requested the meeting to inform the USG of Finmeccanica's interest in selling naval guns to the Venezu [...] | 2006-06-30 16:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ETTC ETRD SP FR VE IT |
06ROME1952 | ITALY IPR: CHANGING PUBLIC PERCEPTION OF IPR AND ENGAGING [...] This is an action request. Please see para 7 below. 2. Mission Italy has been engaging Italians on the need for good IPR protection for over a decade. We have in particular, and with some success, advocated for tough criminal penalties against pirates and effective enforcement. As a direct [...] | 2006-07-07 10:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KIPR IT |
06ROME1995 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CASE 05-980351 [...] Econoff, EconFSN, and EconIntern July 11 met Laboratorio Tevere Managing Director Giovanni Braghetti, per retel instructions. According to Braghetti, the four BAE Systems gyroscopes subject to the post-shipment end-check have not yet been received by Laboratorio Tevere. Braghetti provided Ec [...] | 2006-07-13 09:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IT |
06ROME1996 | ARMS SALES TO VENEZUELA [...] (SBU) Summary. A/ECMIN met July 7 with Simone Bemporad, Finmeccanica's Senior Vice President for Media Relations and International Affairs, and Camillo Pirozzi, Head of Public Affairs and Institutional Relations, to discuss Finmeccanica's proposed sale of naval guns to the Venezuelan navy. A/ [...] | 2006-07-13 09:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PARM SP VE IT |
06ROME2032 | FINMECCANICA: NOT PURSUING ARMS SALES TO VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-17 15:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PARM SP VE IT |
06ROME2072 | AMBASSADOR'S PARTNERSHIP FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH - [...] (U) Summary. As part of the Ambassador's Partnership for Economic Growth, Italian and American experts met recently to discuss the opportunities and challenges for foreign private equity investment in Italy. There was broad agreement that foreign private equity investment in Italy is held bac [...] | 2006-07-20 14:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV IT |
06ROME2076 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL COLE [...] Embassy Rome warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Cole. Please find below background information to serve as a scenesetter for visit. 2. U.S.-Italy relations traditionally have been strong regardless of the party in power. The Center Left's April 9-10 election victory should not significant [...] | 2006-07-21 09:12:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL UNSC PGOV EAID IZ IT |
06ROME2109 | ITALY'S 2005 BANKRUPTCY REFORMS: ONE STEP CLOSER [...] (U) Summary. Following Parmalat's financial crisis in December 2003, the Italian Parliament began the first comprehensive reform of Italian bankruptcy law since 1942. The bankruptcy reforms, first enacted as a Decree Law and later ratified by Parliament, bring Italian bankruptcy proceedings [...] | 2006-07-24 14:21:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IT |
06ROME2156 | ITALY'S COMMERCIAL AND BUSINESS PRESENCE IN IRAN [...] (U) Total two-way trade between Italy and Iran reached 5.17 billion euros in 2005, making Italy Iran's second biggest trade partner in the EU in eurodollar terms. Italian companies also have an active presence in many sectors of the Iranian economy. Paragraph 3 lists companies with investme [...] | 2006-08-01 13:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN IR IT |
06ROME216 | OLYMPIC SECURITY COORDINATOR - PRE-GAME [...] This pre-game situational report provides information pertaining to continued efforts by RSO Rome Nancy Rolph- O'Donnell, OSC Daniel Weber, and FBI OC Ray Mey, in the USG's planning and preparations in support of the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin. 2. Commencing on January 4, 2006, US [...] | 2006-01-23 16:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KOLY IT AMGT OLYMPICS |
06ROME2192 | GOI RESPONSE TO USG PROPOSALS FOR MTCR TECHNICAL [...] (U) EconOff delivered ref A and B proposals on modifications to the Missile Technology Control Regime's (MTCR) UAV/Missile criteria and the removal of Chemical Abstract Service (CAS) numbers from items in the MTCR annex to Enrico Padula, the MFA desk officer who follows MTCR issues. With res [...] | 2006-08-04 10:35:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MTCRE MNUC ETTC KSCA TSPA IT |
06ROME2257 | ITALY'S TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA [...] (U) Summary. Italy and Russia are major trading partners, with the bulk of trade comprised of natural gas exports from Russia to Italy. While the GOI has expressed concern over Italy's dependence on Russian natural gas, Italy has not yet aggressively pursued alternative sources of energy. [...] | 2006-08-10 15:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON ETRD RU IT |
06ROME2279 | BUDGET 2007 ITALY: TIGHTWIRE ACT BEGINS WITH RELEASE OF [...] Summary: The public release of Italy's four-year financial plan, the DPEF, officially opens Italy's 2007 budget process. Prime Minister Prodi's coalition will formally present its draft 2007 budget by end-September. Parliament must approve the final budget by the end of December. To avoid [...] | 2006-08-11 15:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT |
06ROME2281 | ITALIAN TRADE AND INVESTMENT IN VENEZUELA [...] (U) The presence of a large Italian community in Venezuela has allowed Italian products to occupy a privileged space on Venezuelan shelves in the past. However, the GOV's termination of a service contract held by Eni, Italy's oil and gas parastatal, to operate the Dacion oilfield has now crea [...] | 2006-08-11 15:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG ETRD IT VE |
06ROME2458 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3 CASE 05-0976829 [...] This cable is in response to reftel A and is an update to reftel B. 2. Colonel Filippo Censori of the Italian Carabinieri Air and Maritime Services (foreign end-user) confirmed to post August 29 that the items listed in reftel A were received by Agusta SPA (foreign intermediate consignee [...] | 2006-09-01 09:10:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IT |
06ROME2481 | ITALY SUPPORTS WEDGWOOD FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-06 10:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNHRC |
06ROME2538 | IRAQ COMPACT MEETINGS: ITALY EXPRESSES INTEREST [...] Acting EcMinCouns and Econoff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Finance Director General for International Financial Relations, Ignazio Angeloni, September 7. DG Angeloni stated that the GOI would be interested in actively participating in, and contributing to, all three of the planned [...] | 2006-09-11 05:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL IZ IT |
06ROME2580 | ITALIAN RESPONSE WEAK ON POSSIBLE WTO DISPUTE REGARDING [...] SUMMARY: A/ECMIN delivered reftel demarche to the Prime Minister's office and to the Ministry of Foreign Trade. While the GOI is broadly sympathetic to USG concerns regarding Chinese IPR violations, China's potential as a large trading partner lessens GOI enthusiasm for direct WTO action. GO [...] | 2006-09-13 14:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC KIPR EURM WTRO USTR CH IT |
06ROME2582 | ITALY CO-CHAIRING COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES WORKING [...] Poloff delivered Ref A demarche on the Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial September 12 to Gabriella Biondi, MFA Acting Office Director for UN Affairs, and Brunella Borzi, MFA OSCE Office Director (and CD coordinator). Poloff noted we plan to focus our participation on the success of th [...] | 2006-09-13 15:50:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM IT |
06ROME2618 | ITALIAN PARTICIPATION AT CONTACT GROUP FOREIGN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-15 15:19:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SR YI IT |
06ROME263 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2006 [...] Summary. Italy continues to court foreign investors by actively seeking to implement the 2003 legal reforms designed to lift the Italian economy out of its malaise. In 2003 Italy successfully reformed its civil code and made important modifications to its Unified Rules on Financial Intermed [...] | 2006-01-30 08:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV IT OPIC USTR |
06ROME2698 | Edison Optimistic on Prospects of Turkey-Greece-Italy [...] In a meeting with A/Ecmin and ConGen Milan representatives, Roberto Poti, Vice President for Business Development of Edison, Italy's second largest energy company, expressed confidence that the natural gas pipeline connecting Greece and Italy will be completed by 2010. Obstacles remaining inc [...] | 2006-09-25 15:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ETRD AJ AL RS TU GR IR IT |
06ROME2699 | TURKEY-GREECE-ITALY PIPELINE - EDISON DISCUSSIONS [...] Roberto Poti, Edison Vice President for Business Development, called EconCounselor September 18 to relate details of his September 11 meeting with Turkish Energy Minister Hilmi Guler regarding the Turkey-Greece-Italy (TGI) pipeline construction. 2. Poti described the meeting as "very posit [...] | 2006-09-25 15:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG ETRD AJ AL RS TU GR IR IT |
06ROME27 | GOI: BUDGET CUTS WILL NOT REDUCE AFGHANISTAN [...] (U) Summary. MFA Special Envoy to Afghanistan, Ambassador Anna della Croce told Charge January 3 that Italy will not allow budget cuts to affect its Berlin pledge of 145 million euros through end-2006. Della Croce expects a decision on GOI participation in the Afghanistan Compact next week [...] | 2006-01-04 16:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV AF IT AFGHANISTAN |
06ROME278 | EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS AND DISPUTES [...] There is one outstanding expropriation case concerning the estate of a U.S.citizen of Italian descent against the City of Rome for expropriation of property. Two other cases appear either settled or abandoned. In the latter two cases, the Embassy/Consulate General has not been directly involv [...] | 2006-01-31 13:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE EFIN CASC IT EUN |
06ROME2793 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR FTC - WILLIAM E. [...] Embassy Rome welcomes and grants country clearance for FTC official Mr. William E. Kovacic to travel to Florence for the period of October 12 - 15, 2006 to speak at the 10th Annual Competition Conference at the European University Institute, Fiesole. 2. Per reftel, Embassy understands tha [...] | 2006-10-05 10:39:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY OTRA KSCA NSF IT |
06ROME2863 | ITALY SCENESETTER FOR CODEL SMITH [...] Embassy Rome warmly welcomes the visit of Codel Smith. Please find below background information to serve as a scenesetter for visit. Summary: A Traditionally Strong Bilateral Relationship --------------------------------------------- --------- 2. U.S. - Italy relations traditionally have [...] | 2006-10-12 16:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OREP PREL PGOV AMGT IT |
06ROME2877 | MINISTER OF TRADE: ITALY RETHINKING APPROACH TO [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 9 and 12. 2. (U) Summary: In a courtesy call by Ambassador Spogli October 3, Trade Minister Anna Bonino outlined her views on Italy's trade relationship with China and the need for Italian firms to be more aggressive in promoting their brands [...] | 2006-10-16 05:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ETTC AF CH IT |
06ROME3097 | ITALY OPEN TO U.S. ILC CANDIDATE, REQUESTS U.S. [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-15 17:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ILC UNGA IT |
06ROME3108 | DESPITE NEW GOVERNMENT, ITALY'S POSITION ON TRADE [...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. Not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. During EcMin courtesy calls, GOI officials reiterated earlier calls for "parallelism" in WTO negotiations (ref C) and highlighted the importance of geographical indications to the GOI. They [...] | 2006-11-17 12:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTO IT |
06ROME311 | USG OLYMPIC SITUATION BOARD LAW ENFORCEMENT ON [...] The Law Enforcement On-Line (LEO) provides a secure web- based crisis management software application known as the Virtual Command Center (VCC). The VCC provides a virtual information-sharing platform where by critical, time sensitive unclassified information may be disseminated both vertica [...] | 2006-02-03 11:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KOLY IT AMGT OLYMPICS |
06ROME3115 | ITALY PREPARING UNSCR 1718 IMPLEMENTATION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 15:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP XX KN IT |
06ROME3142 | ITALIAN FOREIGN MINISTER CONFIRMS FOR BMENA [...] (SBU) MFA officials report Italian FM D'Alema has decided to attend the BMENA Forum for the Future. He plans to arrive the evening of November 30th and to depart the morning of December 1, after having delivered remarks. He will be accompanied by newly appointed MFA Director General for Med [...] | 2006-11-21 13:36:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KMPI IT |
06ROME315 | FAO EMERGENCY PROGRAMS: INFORMAL DONORS' [...] Summary and Background. On January 25, 2006, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) held an informal donors' meeting to provide an overview of 2005 activities and special requirements for 2006. Recently appointed TCE Assistant Direc [...] | 2006-02-03 11:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR ECON SENV UN FAO |
06ROME3172 | 2006-2007 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY [...] This message responds to ref B request for information on financial crimes and money laundering in Italy. Together with ref A, these reports transmit Mission Italy's submission to the 2006-07 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). 2. Italy is not an offshore financial c [...] | 2006-11-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN PTER IT |
06ROME3213 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO PRESS CONFERENCE ON TURKEY AI [...] SUMMARY: FAO SENIOR VETERINARY OFFICIAL JUAN LUBROTH GAVE A PRESS BRIEFING ON MONDAY, JANUARY 16, ON HIS MISSION TO TURKEY TO ASSESS THE AVIAN INFLUENZA SITUATION. THE FAO ASSESSMENT IS MORE OPTIMISTIC THIS WEEK COMPARED TO LAST WEEK WHEN FAO WARNED AI COULD BECOME ENDEMIC TO TURKEY. THE MA [...] | 2006-01-17 15:34:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED EAID CASC SENV EAGR KPAO TU AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME3228 | ITALY: APPAREL AND TEXTILES STATISTICS AND [...] The textile and apparel industries are a small, but high-profile, part of Italy's industrial base. Although textiles and apparel accounted for only nine percent of industrial production and eleven percent of Italy's total exports and imports in 2005, names such as Dolce and Gabbana, Versace, [...] | 2006-12-05 09:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX CH IT |
06ROME323 | (UPDATE) 2005 INCSR SUBMISSION FOR ITALY (PART I) [...] In accordance with Ref B instructions, Post submits an update to the INCSR report (Ref A) transmitted in December 2005. The updated text and figures below reflect the latest information from the GOI and should be included in the final draft of the INCSR. 2. Ref A cable, paragraph five. [...] | 2006-02-03 13:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR IT EUN |
06ROME3269 | ITALY CONSIDERING UN CTC CHAIRMANSHIP [...] Summary. DCM met with MFA Director General for Political and Multilateral Affairs Giulio Terzi on December 7 to request that Italy chair the UN Counter Terrorism Committee (CTC) when it rotates onto the UN Security Council in 2007, per reftel. Stressing that Italy could serve as chair effect [...] | 2006-12-11 16:13:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER IT |
06ROME3331 | TERRORIST LISTS - ITALY [...] Per reftel, Post reports that the Government of Italy has no independent, national list of banned terrorist entities. The GOI uses, and refers to, UN and EU lists of banned terrorist entities. BORG [...] | 2006-12-19 15:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER IT |
06ROME3334 | Italy: Changing Public Attitudes Toward [...] Italy has some of the better IPR protection laws in the EU, but enforcement is stunningly lackluster. Until 2005, Mission Italy focused a more than decade- long effort on improving enforcement, but we also began to consider how we might change Italians perceptions toward IPR as a way to suppo [...] | 2006-12-19 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KIPR IT |
06ROME3350 | LARGEST-EVER INDIAN TRADE DELEGATION VISITS ITALY [...] The visit of a major Indian trade delegation highlighted Italian and Indian interest in increased trade. Bilateral trade reached 3.7 billion euro in the first nine months of 2006, on pace to set a new record. We believe Italy,s interest derives from its perennial bilateral trade deficit wit [...] | 2006-12-21 09:45:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV IN IT |
06ROME3379 | ITALIAN ENERGY SUPPLIES PROJECTED TO BE ADEQUATE [...] (U) Summary. Italian officials are optimistic Italy will not experience a repeat of last winter's energy shortages. Energy analysts point to a mild winter, gas reserves higher than last year, and Italy's increased ability to switch natural gas-fired power plants to oil. Looking past Italy's [...] | 2006-12-27 16:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON RU IT |
06ROME3386 | TERRORISM FINANCE: DOMESTIC USG DESIGNATION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-29 08:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER XR IT |
06ROME3387 | TERRORISM FINANCE: TERRORIST FACILITATORS AND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-29 08:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PREL PTER KPAO IT |
06ROME380 | USG OLYMPIC SITUATION BOARD LAW ENFORCEMENT ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-09 07:20:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC CMGT ECON IT KOLY OVIP PTER OLYMPICS |
06ROME428 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON NIGERIA [...] From February 8-10, USMISSION UN Rome staff met with Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, to discuss the current situation in Nigeria. 2. In these discussions, Lubroth reported the following: -- Two children are suspected of having contracted the virus. A WHO assessment arrives [...] | 2006-02-13 12:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME430 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON NIGERIA [...] From February 8-10, USMISSION UN Rome staff met with Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, to discuss the current situation in Nigeria. 2. In these discussions, Lubroth reported the following: -- Two children are suspected of having contracted the virus. A WHO assessment team ar [...] | 2006-02-13 12:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME435 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON ITALY, IRAQ, [...] Based on communications today between USMISSION UN Rome staff and Dr. Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer, FAO will conduct a press conference on February 14 at 10:30 a.m. The message that will be relayed will include the following: 2. On the Government of Italy's efforts: -- FAO [...] | 2006-02-13 15:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME438 | FRAUD SUMMARY - ROME [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Italy has relatively few instances of fraud in connection with consular services. Italians, who enjoy a developed economy and access to the visa waiver program, find little reason to commit fraud to obtain visas or passports. The Italian government has a relatively secure [...] | 2006-02-13 16:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD KCRM CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IT EUN |
06ROME449 | Italy's Parliament Passes "Sarbanes-Oxley". [...] SUMMARY. On December 23 Italy's Senate passed the financial market oversight reform bill, two years after the massive Parmalat fraud scandal and just following the resignation of Bank of Italy (BOI) Governor Fazio. The bill leaves in place the five regulatory authorities: antitrust, central [...] | 2006-02-14 15:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP EUN |
06ROME463 | 24TH FAO AFRICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS [...] Summary: The biennial African Regional Conference (ARC) of the UN Agency for Food and Agriculture (FAO),held in Bamako, Mali, from January 30 to February 3 highlighted the continent's lack of progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals for reducing hunger and poverty, and pr [...] | 2006-02-15 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR AORC EAID ETRD SENV KUNR XA FAO |
06ROME464 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO PRESS CONFERENCE PROVIDES [...] On February 14, FAO held a press conference to provide a global update on Avian Influenza. Areas highlighted were Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Iraq, Europe in general (with a primary focus on Italy),and future preparations for Latin America/Caribbean. Samuel Jutzi, Director of FAO's Animal Product [...] | 2006-02-15 16:29:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO NI IT GR BU UP AM AJ GG FAO WHO IQ AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME465 | UN REFORM: INDEPENDENT EXTERNAL EVALUATION OF [...] (U) Summary: A Committee of the FAO Council charged with oversight of the comprehensive Independent External Evaluation (IEE) of FAO has just approved the selection of a high-caliber core team of evaluators and decided that the IEE would formally begin on March 13, subject to firm assurance [...] | 2006-02-15 16:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID KUNR FAO |
06ROME466 | ITALY: ELECTION FACT SHEETS AVAILABLE ON EMBASSY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-16 08:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV IT ITALY NATIONAL ELECTIONS |
06ROME471 | AMBASSADOR'S PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH: ITALY'S [...] Italy has proven to be the best U.S. ally in continental Europe in this young millennium. Unfortunately, since 2000, Italy's economy has grown at an anemic annual rate of only 0.75 percent. To promote economic dynamism in Italy that will produce the resources for Italy to continue to join th [...] | 2006-02-16 10:33:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB PGOV IT KPRP EUN |
06ROME510 | AVIAN INFLUENZA - MIGRATORY SWANS TEST POSITIVE [...] (U) SUMMARY: Tri-Mission Avian Influenza (AI) Emergency Action Committee (AI-EAC) met on January 20 to review post contingency planning and on February 13 to discuss confirmation by the Ministry of Health February 11-12 that six migratory swans in three southern regions (Puglia, Calabria and [...] | 2006-02-21 08:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO KFLU ASEC AMED CASC SENV FAO WHO IT |
06ROME548 | YEAR 2006 SPECIAL 301, MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] Mission Italy recommends that Italy remain on the 301 Watch List for 2006. Although Italy deserves credit for reductions in piracy rates and improved police action in 2005, industry losses, particularly for software, are still unacceptably high. While some cities, such as Florence, have made [...] | 2006-02-22 14:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KIPR IT |
06ROME591 | FOOD SECURITY ISSUES IN MOPTI DISTRICT, MALI [...] Summary: In conjunction with official travel to attend FAO's African Regional Conference in Bamako (septel),Alternate Permanent Representative Willem Brakel, U.S. Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome, traveled to Mopti, Bandiagara and surroundings in Central Mali between January 31 and Februa [...] | 2006-02-27 09:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AORC EAGR ML WFP FAO IFAD |
06ROME626 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO DISCUSSIONS ON INCIDENT [...] Summary: In discussions over the past week, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer Juan Lubroth and Senior Operations Officer Cristina Amaral updated us on FAO activities to combat Avian Influenza (AI). FAO senior management is acting to remove management constraints by: a) instituting a special wai [...] | 2006-03-01 16:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO BG BM CB EG ID KE LA ML NI VM FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME647 | ITALIANS UNABLE TO COMMIT MORE FUNDS TO BIH WAR [...] Summary. GOI budget cutbacks will prevent Italy from pledging additional funds for the BIH War Crimes Chamber. Additionally, the GOI may have difficulty meeting its existing pledge of 1,440,000 Euros for the Chamber. End Summary. 2. Raimondo De Cardona, head of the MFA Balkans Department [...] | 2006-03-02 16:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PGOV PHUM BK IT |
06ROME666 | WFP'S INTERIM RESPONSE TO UNHAS NEEDS IN PAKISTAN [...] As per ref A),USMISSION UN ROME shared with the UN World Food Program (WFP) issues of concern that: continued support for the UN Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS) is not critical to ongoing humanitarian relief efforts beyond March 31, 2006; both UNHAS and the UN Joint Logistics Center (UNJLC) [...] | 2006-03-03 13:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AEMR ASEC MASS ECON PGOV PREL PK WFP |
06ROME678 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: In an effort to keep all USG agencies in Washington and in the field informed on FAO activities to combat and control Avian Influenza (AI),USMISSION UN ROME has instituted this new weekly reporting cable. FAO Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division (TCE) and Animal Produc [...] | 2006-03-03 16:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME694 | DESIGNATION OF AMERICAN WEST AIRLINES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-06 14:01:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR IT AVIATION FAA |
06ROME727 | ITALY TAKES A WAIT-AND-SEE APPROACH ON U.S.-INDIA [...] (U) SciCouns and EconOff delivered reftel talking points to Filippo Formica, head of the MFA's Arms Control and Disarmament Office in the MFA's Directorate General for Multilateral Political Affairs and Human Rights. Formica said the GOI does not have a final position on supporting the U.S [...] | 2006-03-09 06:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG KSCA PARM KNNP ETTC IN IT |
06ROME728 | EU CLASSIFICATION OF BORATES: ITALY WITH THE U.S. [...] On March 3, Post sent reftel demarche to Dr. Mariano Alessi at the Ministry of Health's Prevention Directorate, to Dr. Roberto Binetti of the Higher Institute of Health's Toxic Substances Department, and to Dr. Giuliana Gasparrini of the Environment Ministry's Office of EU Affairs. On March 7 [...] | 2006-03-09 07:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD BEXP SENV KSCA IT FAO |
06ROME762 | ITALIAN AVIAN/PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PLAN ADOPTED [...] SUMMARY: Ref C reported on a draft version of Italy's avian/pandemic influenza preparedness plan. The final version of the plan was adopted by the Council of the State and Regions on February 9, 2006. The National Plan for Preparedness and Response to Pandemic Influenza is now available in [...] | 2006-03-10 16:14:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO EAGR KFLU SENV ECON PREL KSCA IT AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME766 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: During three days of high-level and technical level discussions with FAO on March 7-9, a consensus was reached that a more robust global response was needed, with FAO, in coordination with OIE, as the global coordinator. FAO hosted the series of meetings relating to improving emerge [...] | 2006-03-10 17:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME794 | AIR NAVIGATION COMMON CHARGING SCHEME, ITALY [...] A/ECMIN delivered reftel demarche March 10 to Achille Vinci Giacchi, Diplomatic Advisor to Minister of Transportation Pietro Lunardi. A/ECMIN simultaneously delivered a letter from the Ambassador to Lunardi, which reiterates reftel talking points. Vinci Giacchi said the Ministry would need to [...] | 2006-03-14 10:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MARR MOPS PREL IT NATO EUN AVIATION FAA |
06ROME811 | ROME SECURITY ENVIRONMENT PROFILE QUESTIONNAIRE [...] (SBU) Political Violence: A. Yes B. Yes C. Yes D. 200 individuals in front of the Embassy, but more for some sensitive issues, like the war in Iraq, can attract up to twenty thousand when the demonstration is held in the city center and then moves to the Embassy. E. Can be [...] | 2006-03-15 12:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER IT ANTITERRORISM FORCE PROTECTION |
06ROME87 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: FAO UPDATE ON ANIMAL SITUATION IN [...] Summary. Responding to alarming media reports on the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) outbreaks in Turkey, on January 9, USMISSION UN Rome asked Juan Lubroth, FAO Senior Veterinary Officer (SVO),to share with us FAO's assessment of the situation in Turkey and ongoing work to control [...] | 2006-01-10 16:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO TU FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME925 | AVIAN INFLUENZA: WEEKLY UPDATE ON FAO ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: Three FAO documents were shared with USMISSIN UN ROME this week: -- Following meetings earlier this month with several donors, FAO and OIE (the World Organization for Animal Health) released on March 17 the jointly prepared proposal to strengthen response to Highly Pathogenic Avia [...] | 2006-03-24 15:37:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR EAID CASC SENV SOCI TBIO FAO WHO AVIAN INFLUENZA |
06ROME934 | G8 IPR: ITALY FLEXIBLE, BUT CONCERNED ABOUT [...] A/Ecmin delivered reftel points March 24 to Italy G8 Sous Sherpa Massimo Leggeri. Econoff received a response March 27 from Luigi De Chiara, an office director who works on G8 issues in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Directorate for Multilateral Economic Cooperation. 2. De Chiara describ [...] | 2006-03-27 14:16:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR IT EUN |
06ROME999 | ITALIAN PARTICIPATION IN EPA'S WORKSHOP ON [...] Per reftel, we delivered talking points and shared information about the Environmental Protection Agency-sponsored "Workshop on Decontamination, Cleanup, and Associated Issues for Sites Contaminated with Biological, Chemical or Radiological Materials" with appropriate GOI offices. The offici [...] | 2006-04-03 11:49:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER TBIO PINS EAGR IT |
06SANAA110 | YEMEN: SUPPORTING HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY [...] (U) Paragraph 2 contains Post's input for the 2005-2006 edition of "Supporting Human Rights and Democracy" as requested in reftel. This submission will also be sent via e-mail on the classified side as a clean copy word document. --------------------------------------------- --------------- [...] | 2006-01-23 11:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB PGOV PREL KDEM KMPI YM HUMAN RIGHTS |
06SANAA1125 | YEMEN CANDIDATES FOR JUNE PEIA TRAINING COURSE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-23 11:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PINS PREL SENV SOCI XF |
06SANAA1185 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR USUN POLOFF DAVID [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of PolOff David Tessler from May 2 to 4, 2006 to participate in the visit of Ambassador Cesar Mayoral, the Argentine Permanent Representative to the UN and Chariman of the UN Security Council's Sanctions Committee. Security Cleara [...] | 2006-04-29 09:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA |
06SANAA1223 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA/PI OFFICERS, [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of NEA/PI Regional Coordinator David Mulenex; NEA/PI Economic Officer Briana Meacham; NEA/PI Political Pillar Manager Owen Kirby; Management Systems International Consultants Jacqueline Vavra and Andrew Griminger; DCHA/DG Specialis [...] | 2006-05-03 08:40:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID ECON KMPI KPAO OTRA PREL YM |
06SANAA1282 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BENJAMIN D. HARMON [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Benjamin D. Harmon from May 15 to 18, 2006. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be James Jmerson who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2276 cell p [...] | 2006-05-09 09:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA AMGT ANET ASEC OTRA |
06SANAA1309 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR NOAH SIEGEL TO [...] Embassy Sanaa requests country clearance for Political Officer Noah Siegel for May 13 to May 18. PolOff will be in Muscat to attend a USTDA conference. 2. No assistance requested. Hotel reservations have been made at ShangriLa Jissah Resort. 3. Thank you. Khoury [...] | 2006-05-13 12:00:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA |
06SANAA1312 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR BOOZ/ALLEN/HAMILTON [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Mr. John Adams and Ms. Deena El Ataar from May 15 to 26, 2006. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Susan Plott who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1 [...] | 2006-05-14 05:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KMPI OTRA |
06SANAA1320 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JILL BURKHOLDER [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Ms. Jill Burkholder, from May 14 to 17, 2006. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be James Jamerson, who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2276 ce [...] | 2006-05-14 11:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA |
06SANAA1341 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR SOCCENT JCET IN [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by any members of the Yemen Special Operations Force (YSOF) or the Yemen Coast Guard (YCG). 2. Addi [...] | 2006-05-16 11:41:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PHUM MASS YM |
06SANAA1343 | YEMEN IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] In response to the Department's request for updated information on Republic of Yemen (ROYG) adherence to the Arab League Boycott of Israel, post conducted a review of ROYG enforcement and compliance practices in place regarding the boycott. The results of that review are as follows, and are ke [...] | 2006-05-16 12:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM |
06SANAA1345 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR AMBASSADOR THOMAS C. [...] Embassy Sanaa requests country clearance for Ambassador Thomas C. Krajeski to attend the Chief of Mission Counter-Terrorism Conference in Nairobi May 23 - 25, 2006. 2. Ambassador's travel itinerary follows: May 22 Sanaa Dubai EK 962 1005 1340 May 22 Dubai Nairobi EK 717 1430 [...] | 2006-05-17 06:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA KE YM |
06SANAA1373 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR MAJOR TAWFIK [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by Major Tawfik Nagi Kaid Al-Bawah of the Yemen Coast Guard (YCG). 2. Additionally the following hu [...] | 2006-05-23 09:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PHUM MASS YM |
06SANAA1387 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR EXBS PROGRAM [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of EXBS Program Manager Varvara Psaros, June 9 - 12. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Melissa Cline who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2156 [...] | 2006-05-25 10:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA KNNP YM |
06SANAA143 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROVISION OF BANKING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-28 08:56:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EFIN KJUS KNNP YM DEMARCHE |
06SANAA146 | DONORS CALL FOR ROYG PARTICIPATION IN EITI, OTHER [...] On January 24, post participated in the second of a series of ROYG-donor dialogues on governance reform objectives. The meeting focused on measures to improve the business enabling environment in Yemen, and allowed the donors an opportunity to present specific reforms the ROYG could take in th [...] | 2006-01-28 11:32:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON EINV EPET KMCA YM COM |
06SANAA1490 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR SOCCENT JCET IN [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by any members of the Yemen Special Operations Force (YSOF) or Yemen Central Security Force, Counter Te [...] | 2006-05-30 11:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PHUM MASS YM |
06SANAA1599 | U.S ARAB ECONOMIC FORUM JULY 27-29,2006, HOUSTON, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 12:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EAID ECON YM |
06SANAA1664 | TERRORISM FINANCE: JI-4 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-05 11:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER EFIN YM |
06SANAA1675 | YEMEN: TIP REPORT AND RELATED DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-06 11:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN PREL PGOV SMIG YM |
06SANAA1689 | HCOC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-07 06:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP YM |
06SANAA1723 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MICHAEL LOTZE FROM [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Michael Lotz, program officer for Partners for Democratic Change from June 16 to 21, 2006. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Faris Asad who can be contacted at all times thr [...] | 2006-06-11 11:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA PREL KMPI |
06SANAA1756 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JACQUELYN JOHNSTONE [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Jacquelyn Johnstone from June 25 to 27, 2006, to attend the Democracy Assistance Dialogue conference. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Faris Asad who can be contacted at all [...] | 2006-06-13 08:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA PREL KMPI KDEM |
06SANAA1757 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR LAURA SHULZ FROM [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Laura Shulz from 19 June to 1 July 2006.. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Joey Hood who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2236 cell phone [...] | 2006-06-13 08:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA KMPI PREL |
06SANAA1770 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JEFFREY KLANG FROM [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Jeffrey Klang, June 17 to 20, 2006, to attend Civial Aviation Internation conference. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Noah Siegel who can be contacted at all times through [...] | 2006-06-14 12:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA EAIR |
06SANAA1787 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR NEA DAS SCOTT [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of DAS Carpenter and Mr. Thorkelson. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Noah Siegel who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2152; cell phone (967 [...] | 2006-06-19 09:19:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA PREL KMPI KDEM ECON |
06SANAA1788 | YEMEN 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States Government is aware of two ongoing claims of United States persons against the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG). The following information is keyed to reftel instructions. ------------------------- Claim 1: Property Dispute ------------------------- a. Claimant A [...] | 2006-06-19 09:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CASC KIDE EINV ECON YM |
06SANAA1805 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS HRC DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 12:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM YM |
06SANAA1888 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR OREST MELNYX AND [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Orest Melnyx and Drusilla Menaker from MEPI/IREX to travel to Aden from July 9 to July 16, 2006. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Faris Asad who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2398 [...] | 2006-07-02 04:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KDEM KMPI OTRA PREL |
06SANAA1939 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JEFFREY WILBURN [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Jeffrey Wilburn. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be James Jamerson who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2276; cell phone (967) 1-73323-2207. [...] | 2006-07-05 12:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ACOA ANET ASEC |
06SANAA2003 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR AL-SUBHI AND [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by Colonel Ali Mohammed al-Subhi, Deputy Chairman, Yemen Coast Guard and Brigadier General Taher Ali al [...] | 2006-07-12 14:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS PHUM MASS YM |
06SANAA2058 | YEMEN'S DEMOCRATIC REFORM STRATEGY REVISED [...] SUMMARY: Since its articulation of a Democratic Reform Strategy nearly one year ago, Post has registered a number of successes. The sustainability of such changes remains uncertain, however, and they are at best only small steps on the road to democracy. In order to consolidate recent refo [...] | 2006-07-18 09:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KMPI KMCA YM |
06SANAA2063 | WTO MEETING BREATHES NEW LIFE INTO TRADE REFORMS [...] SUMMARY: When it comes to trade reform, Yemen may finally be willing to do business. The ROYG's World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiating team recently returned from the third Working Party meeting in Geneva reporting significant progress. Despite some differences on tariff rates, the ROYG [...] | 2006-07-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID ECIN KMCA KMPI YM |
06SANAA2070 | YEMEN REQUEST FOR FY07 COMMODITIES DONATION UNDER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-20 13:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID YM |
06SANAA214 | THANK YOU MESSAGE FROM FOMIN AL-QIRBI TO SECRETARY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 04:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL YM |
06SANAA2143 | MEPI SUPPORT FOR IFC CONTRIBUTES TO REFORM IN YEMEN [...] SUMMARY: After establishing its offices in Yemen over a year ago, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) is now addressing issues that are critical to reforms required by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) and the World Bank. At the request of the ROYG, the IFC will undertake an [...] | 2006-07-30 06:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON EFIN KMCA KMPI YM |
06SANAA222 | YEMENI WOMEN PROTEST DANISH PORTRAYAL OF PROPHET [...] On February 1, approximately 5000 veiled women marched from Sanaa's Airport Road to the U.N. headquarters, protesting the recent publication of caricatures of the prophet Mohammed in a Danish newspaper. The women arrived in buses, and were organized by the Saleh Foundation, a charity run by o [...] | 2006-02-01 12:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KMPI YM |
06SANAA233 | ARMED FORCES CHIEF REQUESTS ACCESS TO BETHESDA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 13:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS YM |
06SANAA234 | APPROVAL OF OFFICE OF MILITARY COOPERATION CHIEF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 13:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS YM |
06SANAA2369 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL MAGUIRE [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of John Maguire, Todd Rosenblum, John Dickas, and Lt. Josh Wellner from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Security Clearance information is on file. Information on in-country schedule will be sent via separate channels. [...] | 2006-08-12 12:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA YM |
06SANAA2451 | YEMEN'S NOMINEES FOR FDIC CT FINANCE REGULATORY [...] In response to reftel request, Embassy Sanaa nominates the following three candidates for the September CTF training program to be held at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Training Center: Nagib Abdullah al-Dabashi Cell: (967) 711096475 Off: (967) 4-508544 Email: abdu5050@hotmail [...] | 2006-08-20 07:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | FDIC KJUS KTFN PREL PTER YM |
06SANAA2485 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JIM FLOWERS FROM [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Jim Flowers for personal tourism from August 24 to 27th, 2006 . Please provide Security Clearance information for our file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Joey Hood who can be contacted at all times through the Emb [...] | 2006-08-22 05:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA |
06SANAA2495 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CONSUL GENERAL [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Con/Gen Tatiana Gfoeller from August 27 to 29, 2006. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Joey Hood who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2236; [...] | 2006-08-22 14:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA |
06SANAA2504 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR PM/WRA OFFICE [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of PM/WRA Office Director Richard Kidd and SA/LW Expert Eric Arnett from August 26 to September 1, 2006. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Melissa Cline who can be contacted at [...] | 2006-08-23 11:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA YM |
06SANAA2546 | JUSTICE MINISTER LEADS WAY FOR INDEPENDENT COURTS [...] SUMMARY: Ambassador met the Minister of Justice (MOJ) Ghazi Shaif al-Aghbari on August 27 to discuss judicial reforms and related programs. Under the new minister, Yemen has taken substantive steps to strengthen the independence of the courts, which has produced results in combating corrupt [...] | 2006-08-29 14:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID KMCA KMPI YM |
06SANAA2564 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR SALEH, AL-NONO, [...] The following statement is provided to verify the human rights vetting process: at this time the Embassy verified that Post possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by: Captain Nabil Abdullah Ahmed al-Rassas, Yemen Coast Guard Major Khalid Ali Mohammed Saleh, Yemen [...] | 2006-09-04 09:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS PHUM MOPS YM |
06SANAA2565 | YEMEN: BLUE LANTERN CONTACT [...] As requested in reftel, Embassy Sanaa's point of contact for the Blue Lantern End-Use Monitoring Program is: Susan Plott Commercial Officer Phone: (967)-1-755-2252 Fax: (967)-1-755-2127 Email: PlottSM@state.gov; PlottSM@state.sgov.gov ETD: December 2007 Krajeski [...] | 2006-09-04 10:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC KSEP YM |
06SANAA259 | MEDIA REACTION -- HAMAS VICTORY. [...] SUMMARY. Almost all media outlets reacted positively to the victory of Hamas in the recent Palestinian parliamentary elections. They also hailed the election process as democratic, free, and fair. In particular, they commended the Palestinian Authority for immediately accepting the Hamas [...] | 2006-02-05 03:37:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM |
06SANAA2693 | U.S. AND YEMEN FIGHT CORRUPTION WITH EYE ON MCC [...] SUMMARY: On September 13, Ambassador signed a USD 1.73 million agreement with the Republic of Yemen Government (ROYG) for anti-corruption programming. Minister of Planning and International Cooperation (MOPIC) Abdulkareem al-Arhabi is planning to visit Washington October 11-12 in advance of a [...] | 2006-09-19 14:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID ECON KMPI KMCA YM |
06SANAA3076 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STEFANIK AND [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Evan Stefanik and Carol Kalinoski from November 10 to 15 to conduct an Introductory Legal and Regulatory Workshop for Yemeni government officials as part of the Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) program. 2. C [...] | 2006-11-08 09:50:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP ETTC YM |
06SANAA348 | MEDIA REACTION - CARICATURES OF [...] SUMMARY. Recent caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, which appeared in European newspapers, have angered Yemenis, who have responded with protests, boycotts, and calls for diplomatic measures. Yemeni protests, however, have been peaceful. END SUMMARY. 2. EDITORIAL COMMENTARY: A. O [...] | 2006-02-13 07:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI PGOV PHUM PREL YM |
06SANAA3611 | SANAA POC FOR MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANK LOAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-02 11:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAID EINV PREL YM |
06SANAA387 | AMBASSADOR DELIVERS MESSAGE ON SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-15 11:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KPAL YM |
06SANAA389 | CABINET SHAKE-UP: BIOGRAPHIES FOR NEW MINISTERS [...] On February 11, President Saleh announced a dramatic reshuffling of his 34-member cabinet (reftel). The reshuffle included changes to 22 ministerial portfolios, 15 of which went to individuals not previously in the government. Among the new faces are two women, now heading the Ministries of [...] | 2006-02-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV YM INR DOMESTIC POLITICS |
06SANAA480 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE [...] On February 26, Ambassador and USAID Director met with the newly appointed Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Jalal Ibrahim Fukairah. Ambassador and Minister Fukairah discussed ROYG-USG cooperation on encouraging growth and development in the agricultural sector. Fukairah hoped that USG [...] | 2006-02-28 05:31:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ECON YM COM |
06SANAA521 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW MINSTER OF LEGAL AFFAIRS [...] Ambassador met with newly appointed Minister of Legal Affairs, Adnan Omar al-Jefri, on February 26. Ambassador congratulated al-Jefri, who was previously Minister of Justice, on his posting. Al-Jefri discussed the challenges in balancing rights and responsibilities when drafting and enforci [...] | 2006-03-04 09:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV YM DEMOCRATIC REFORM |
06SANAA539 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR WILLIAM W. WENG [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of William W. Weng from 23-30 March 2006. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Troy Fontenot who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) (1) 755-2249 cell phone [...] | 2006-03-05 10:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA YM |
06SANAA579 | SUPPORTING THE U.S.-INDIA CIVIL NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-07 09:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG KNNP ETTC IN YM |
06SANAA803 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH NEW MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-21 05:54:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL YM |
06SANAA804 | CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On March 19, Poloff delivered reftel demarche on implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention to MFA Office Director for the Americas, Mohammed Saleh al-Hilali. Hilali accepted the points without comment. Post will report any substantive comment septel. Krajeski [...] | 2006-03-21 06:58:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM CWC YM |
06SANAA816 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR JAMES DELNIGRO AND [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Mr. John LaPlume and James DelNigro from March 27 to ca. April 3, 2006 to provide technical support to TIP/PISCES server in Yemen. Please forward Security Clearance information for RSO files. 2. Control Officer for the visit [...] | 2006-03-21 12:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC KFRD OTRA PTER |
06SANAA819 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON MENA-FATF PLENARY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-22 08:15:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EFIN PTER YM |
06SANAA820 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR MEPI ECON/EDUCATION [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of MEPI Econ/Education Specialist Mu'ayyad Mehyar, from March 25 to 30, 2006, to review progress and determine next steps for two MEPI funded projects. Security Clearance information is on file. 2. Control Officer for the vis [...] | 2006-03-22 08:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KMPI KPAO OTRA |
06SANAA85 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MENA-OECD INVESTMENT [...] On January 18, Econoffs delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister of Trade (MOT),Iqbal Bahadar. Bahadar said he was aware of the February 13-14 OECD ministerial meeting in Jordan, but was not yet sure if the Minister of Trade would lead Yemen's delegation. An Arab League meeting on econ [...] | 2006-01-18 11:52:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON PGOV PREL YM DEMARCHE |
06SANAA872 | USDA SIGNING: A SMALL STEP FOR FOOD AID, A BIG [...] SUMMARY: After months of questions about the USDA Food For Progress program in Yemen, Ambassador started fresh on March 27, signing an allocation minute with the ROYG to fund programs with 2004 funds. The new agreement seeks to correct many past problems by introducing new transparency and o [...] | 2006-03-28 13:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAGR EAID YM |
06SANAA884 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SANJEEV AGGARWAL, [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Sanjeev Aggarwal, from o/a April 4 to o/a April 12, 2006. Posts requests Security Clearance for RSO files. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Noah Siegel who can be contacted at all times through the Embassy at (967) [...] | 2006-03-29 11:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA ENIV OPIC |
06SANAA885 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR SEAN CUMMINGS TO [...] Embassy Sanaa grants country clearance and welcomes the visit of Sean Cummings from March 29 to April 6, 2006 to provide technical support to PISCES server. Please forward Securiy Clearance information for RSO files. 2. Control Officer for the visit will be Melissa Cline, who can be con [...] | 2006-03-29 11:23:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC KFRD OTRA PTER |
06SANAA887 | MARIB WELCOMES THE AMBASSADOR WITH THANKS FOR A [...] SUMMARY: On March 22, Ambassador and USAID Mission Director Mike Sarhan traveled with ROYG Minister of Health, Abdul Karim Rase, to Marib for the dedication of the Medgil Health Center and a tour of the USDA-funded President's Hospital in Marib City. In Marib, the party was joined by Ares Zuki [...] | 2006-04-01 05:09:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID YM |
06SANAA888 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FR DOUGLAS PURCIFULL [...] Embassy Sanaa grants cuntry clearance and welcomes the visit of Dougla Purcifull from March 31 to April 4, 2006. Securty Clearance information is on file. 2. Contro Officer for the visit will be Charles Barrington who can be contacted at all times through the Embasy at (967) (1) 755-2249. [...] | 2006-04-01 08:48:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA |
06SANAA972 | AMBASSADOR VISITS PORT OF HODEIDA AND THE HISTORIC [...] Summary. On April 4, Ambassador visited the Red Sea port of Hodeida, located in the governorate of the same name, for meetings with local officials and to tour a USDA-funded hospital project. During a meeting with the Governor, Ambassador discussed USG development assistance and the importa [...] | 2006-04-11 06:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MASS ECON YM |
06SANJOSE1017 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID PARTICIPANTS [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Democracy and Governance Team Jose Garzon, Ana Klenicki, CAtie Lott, Marie Jude Delatour and Maricela RamirezLeader who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from May 9 to May 13. The purpose of this visit is to attend and represent USAID [...] | 2006-05-12 18:12:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE1060 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BRIAN STAURSETH [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to TSA International Brian Staurseth who will be in Costa Rica SIPDIS on assignment from May 31 to June 9. The purpose of this visit is to assist the American Aviation Safety Agency (ACSA) in producing technical guidance material or civ [...] | 2006-05-16 19:41:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE1061 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR AMEETA PATEL [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to OPIC Investment funds analyst, Ameeta Patel who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from May 16 to May 21. The purpose of this visit is to attend an Advisory Board Meeting for OPIC's investment fund Paladin Realty Funds a local portfoli [...] | 2006-05-16 19:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE1087 | CALLS FOR COSTA RICA TO BE ERASED FROM IRAQ [...] The Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a resolution on May 16 calling for the GOCR to insist that the USG remove Costa Rica from the list of Coalition Members for Operation Iraqi Freedom that appears on the White House Web site. President Arias said he would ask his Foreign Minister to t [...] | 2006-05-17 23:15:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OPDC PARM CS |
06SANJOSE1090 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER STAGNO'S LETTER TO [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. As expected (see reftel),Embassy received an official request from the GOCR for "the definite exclusion of the name of Costa Rica from any official websites that refer to the 'Coalition' and the support given to the war in Iraq." The [...] | 2006-05-18 21:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PARM PGOV IZ CS |
06SANJOSE1124 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR BENJAMIN GARRIDO-GODOY AND [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspectors Benjamin Garrido- Godoy and Donald Carnicella who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from June 6 to June 16. The purpose of this visit is to conduct initial certification of Helicorp SA and certification [...] | 2006-05-23 20:48:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE1151 | MARCO VARGAS, MINISTER WITHOUT PORTFOLIO [...] Marco Antonio VARGAS Diaz will likely play a key role in the Arias Administration. Vargas is part of Oscar Arias's innermost circle of advisers. His stated role is to serve as an inter-institutional coordinator and troubleshooter, charged with ensuring delivery on Arias's campaign promises. [...] | 2006-05-25 16:21:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV PREL CS |
06SANJOSE1162 | ALFREDO VOLIO, MINISTER OF PRODUCTION [...] Alfredo Volio was appointed by President Arias to head a new Ministry of Production which is a combination of two traditional ministries, the Ministry of Agriculture (MAG) and the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC). Volio is a 46-year-old businessman who has worked in food trad [...] | 2006-05-26 14:39:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR EAGR EIND PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE1171 | G/TIP-FUNDED TRAINING ASSISTS PROSECUTION OF TWO [...] Summary: On May 24, 2006, two auditors with the powerful Comptroller's Office were each sentenced to nine years in prison on charges that included paid sex with minors and the production and diffusion of pornography. The officials were arrested in the port city of Limon on September 10, 2004 [...] | 2006-05-26 21:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM CS |
06SANJOSE1182 | COSTA RICA'S 2006 AMBASSADOR'S FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] Please find following Embassy San Jose's submission for the 2006 Ambassador's Fund for Refugees. 2. Description of project: USD 18,618 to set up and operate a training center in San Jose to provide English language and computer skills training. The center will provide English training fr [...] | 2006-05-31 21:24:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF CS |
06SANJOSE1216 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR ERNEST [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Treasury Advisor, Ernest Valverde who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from June 11 to June 17. The purpose of this visit is to work with the Minister of Finance on an ongoing tax administration project. 2. Post understands no as [...] | 2006-06-02 22:26:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE1217 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR JOE DALTON [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Treasury Advisor, Joe Dalton Hook, who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from June 12 to June 24. The purpose of this visit is to work with the Minister of Finance on an ongoing tax administration project. 2. Post understands no a [...] | 2006-06-02 22:27:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE1218 | COSTA RICA ASKS IRAN TO STOP NUCLEAR ENRICHMENT [...] Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno made the following public statement on June 1 calling on Iran to stop nuclear enrichment activities: "Costa Rica agrees with the international call for Iran to suspend its processing and enrichment of uranium, whose consequences could put the world at risk of a [...] | 2006-06-02 23:07:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IR CS |
06SANJOSE1219 | COSTA RICA RED CROSS PARTICIPATION AT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-02 23:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ICRC PHUM PREF PREL CS |
06SANJOSE1235 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR ROBERT [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Treasury Advisor, Robert Klayman, who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from June 18 to June 24. The purpose of this visit is to work with the Minister of Finance on an ongoing tax administration project. 2. Post understands no as [...] | 2006-06-06 10:32:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE1251 | GOCR TROTS OUT THE "COSTA RICA CONSENSUS" [...] The GOCR used the Santo Domingo meeting of the OAS General Assembly to make its proposal "to link international cooperation with peace, social investment, sustainable development, and a reduction in military spending," which it calls the Costa Rica Consensus. In his speech to the OASGA on Ju [...] | 2006-06-07 16:48:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID EFIN CS |
06SANJOSE1252 | COSTA RICA - 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Embassy is aware of two outstanding American business claims against the Government of Costa Rica (GOCR). Since our last report in January 2005, the GOCR has made little effort to resolve these investment disputes despite Embassy efforts to urge conciliation or arbitration t [...] | 2006-06-07 17:29:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE EFIN PGOV PREL ECON CS |
06SANJOSE1253 | COSTA RICA - 2006 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Embassy is aware of two outstanding American business claims against the Government of Costa Rica (GOCR). Since our last report in January 2005, the GOCR has made little effort to resolve these investment disputes despite Embassy efforts to urge conciliation or arbitration t [...] | 2006-06-07 17:29:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE EFIN PGOV PREL ECON CS |
06SANJOSE1256 | PINEAPPLES AND CHIPS PROPEL COSTA RICAN EXPORT [...] Summary: Costa Rica's export sales for the first quarter of 2006 are up 22% over the previous year. The Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) attributes the growth to increases in sales of pineapples and microprocessors. End Summary. 2. Costa Rica's exports for the first quarter of 2006 were [...] | 2006-06-07 17:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN |
06SANJOSE1267 | COSTA RICA NOT YET COMMITTED TO PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] On June 1, Post hosted a digital video conference (DVC) between members of the Costa Rica Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and several officials in Washington from the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation as well as a Department of Defense official. The Costa Rican delegatio [...] | 2006-06-08 14:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PGOV PHSA PREL KNNP CS |
06SANJOSE1276 | IMPACT OF PUBLIC UNION PROTEST SMALL [...] The work stoppage and protest planned for June 7 and 8 took place on June 7 only, and the effects on economic activity in Costa Rica were minimal. The narrow focus of the work stoppage - the nullification of various provisions in public employee collective bargaining agreements - did not app [...] | 2006-06-09 17:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE1281 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR USAID DR. LUCRECIA CASTILLO [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Technical Projects Officer Lucrecia Castillo who will be on assignment from June 13 to June 14. The purpose of this visit is to meet the Costa Rican Vice-Minister of Health as well as with PASCA and CDC-CAP personnel. 2. Post would [...] | 2006-06-09 21:51:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE129 | COSTA RICA WILL CONSIDER RESETTLEMENT OF PROTECTED [...] Per Reftel A, and taking advantage of remarks by visiting CODEL Burton, who expressed appreciation for Costa Rica's willingness to resettle 20 protected Cuban migrants in December of 2004, DCM on January 11 asked Minister of Public Security Rogelio Ramos for assistance with resettling another [...] | 2006-01-19 16:21:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG CS |
06SANJOSE1299 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAROLINE BREARLEY AND LARRY [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Caroline Brearley and Larry Brady, USAID Mission in San Salvador, Officials to travel to Costa Rica O/A 06/27- 28/2006. Purpose of the visit: is to iIntroduce the Rregional tTrade pProgram to the U.S. Embassy and to counterparts in th [...] | 2006-06-13 16:34:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA EAID ES CS |
06SANJOSE132 | CODEL BURTON ENGAGES GOCR ON CAFTA-DR AND U.S. [...] In his third visit to Costa Rica in a year (see reftels for previous visits),Representative Dan Burton (R-IN) met with President Pacheco, several members of his cabinet, key legislators, and Pacheco's probable successor as president, Oscar Arias. As in previous visits, discussions focused on [...] | 2006-01-19 21:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP ETRD EAGR PREL PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE1339 | COSTA RICA RED CROSS SUPPORTS RED CRYSTAL AMENDMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-14 22:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC CS |
06SANJOSE1375 | COSTA RICAN NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to nominate Starbucks for the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) in the SIPDIS Multinational Enterprise (MNE) category (refs A and B). The goal of the ACE is to 1) highlight the good works of the winners, and 2) inspire others to follow th [...] | 2006-06-16 22:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ETRD ELAB SENV KSEP CS |
06SANJOSE1390 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR OAS IICA MEETING STACY [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Stacy Williams, USOAS representative who will be on assignment from June 14 to June 17. The purpose of this visit is to participate in the Special Advisory Committee on Management Issues meeting at the Inter American Institute for Coop [...] | 2006-06-19 22:06:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OAS CS |
06SANJOSE1409 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR LARRY [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Treasury Advisors, Larry Westfall, Shirley Bachman, Richard Voskuil,and Marvin Halldorson who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from June 28 to August 23 for Westfall; July 4 to July 19 for Voskuil; July 9 to July 19 for Hallsdorson; J [...] | 2006-06-22 16:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE1410 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA INSPECTOR DARRELL TED [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grants ex post facto country clearance to FAA Aviation Safety Inspector Darrell Ted Webb who was in Costa Rica on assignment on June 20. The purpose of the visit was to perform operations a procedure/performance inspection on Tradewinds Airlines, Inc. conducted [...] | 2006-06-22 19:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE1436 | HIV GLOBAL FUND NEEDS ASSESSMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-26 21:37:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO |
06SANJOSE1513 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TONY CAMBAS [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Tony Cambas from Booz Allen, Hamilton,Inc. who will be in Costa Rica from July 16-27, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to implement the second phase of the risk management training under FASTrade's CAFTA-DR Action Plan. 2. Control [...] | 2006-07-07 19:12:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE1569 | BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK LICENSE 05-972668 [...] PolOffs visited Marco Aguilar, President of Koruma Lenex Seguridad, S.A. on July 10. Confirming the information sent ref B, Aguilar readily admitted that all 20 Marlin rifles purchased under the license in question had been sold directly to Armeria Rex. Aguilar added that he had requested a [...] | 2006-07-14 22:55:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC CS |
06SANJOSE1586 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL TWO END USE CHECKS: APPLICATION [...] Summary: PolOffs visited Importadora de Armas Martin Armar on July 14. The business is located in the basement of a private residence, is owned by Juan Carlos Martin, and has one employee, Carmen Zamora. Post previously obtained information from the Costa Rican government confirming that M [...] | 2006-07-18 21:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC CS |
06SANJOSE1622 | Costa Rica to Construct Plasma-Propelled Space Rocket [...] Summary: Costa Rican national hero Franklin Chang, a former NASA astronaut and dual U.S.-Costa Rican national, recently opened a local branch of his Ad Astra Technologies Company in Liberia, Guanacaste, one of the country's poorest regions. The laboratory is the first of its kind in Central A [...] | 2006-07-24 22:14:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV NASA CS |
06SANJOSE1665 | COSTA RICAN AND NICARAGUAN FOREIGN MINISTERS MEET, [...] Summary: The Foreign Ministers of Costa Rica and Nicaragua met in San Jose to discuss bilateral issues on July 26, 2006. They agreed to renew a Binational Commission that has not met for nine years. They avoided discussion of the two most contentious issues between the two countries, Costa [...] | 2006-08-03 14:54:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PBTS PREL NU CS |
06SANJOSE1780 | COSTA RICA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNSC LEBANON [...] (U) On August 12, as instructed per Reftel, DCM provided copies of the non-paper, the Secretary's statement and UNSCR 1701 to Antonio Alarcon, Chief of Staff for FonMin Stagno. DCM and Pol/C followed up with a meeting with Alarcon at OOB on August 14. DCM reiterated the importance of not only [...] | 2006-08-14 20:55:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE CS |
06SANJOSE1781 | COSTA RICA: URGENT DEMARCHE ON UNSC LEBANON [...] (U) On August 12, as instructed per Reftel, DCM provided copies of the non-paper, the Secretary's statement and UNSCR 1701 to Antonio Alarcon, Chief of Staff for FonMin Stagno. DCM and Pol/C followed up with a meeting with Alarcon at OOB on August 14. DCM reiterated the importance of not only [...] | 2006-08-14 21:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UNSC IS LE CS |
06SANJOSE1792 | COSTA RICA--BEING OUTSIDE CAFTA HAS CONSEQUENCES [...] (U) Summary. The Dominican Republic and Costa Rica are the only signatories where CAFTA-DR is not yet in force. Costa Rica is the only country that has not ratified the agreement. Although the Arias Administration has placed a high priority on both ratification and passage of the necessary i [...] | 2006-08-15 22:22:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE180 | COSTA RICAN VOTING PROCEDURES FOR FEBRUARY 5 [...] Summary: Costa Rica has a long tradition of free and fair elections. We expect no problems on February 5 when voters will choose a new president and national legislature. Perhaps the most interesting outcome, besides who wins, will be the level of voter turnout. Historically very high in C [...] | 2006-01-25 21:17:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE1840 | SUCCESSFUL NDU DEMOCRATIC SECURITY SEMINAR [...] SUMMARY: With Embassy support, the National Defense University's Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies (CHDS) presented a weekend seminar on methodologies for developing a national-level democratic security strategy to top officials of the Arias Administration on July 28-31, 2006. The seminar [...] | 2006-08-18 22:34:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CS |
06SANJOSE1933 | REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE ON PROPOSED COSTA RICAN ARMS [...] Post requests Department's guidance in responding to Costa Rica's latest proposal for a framework treaty on arms trading. Ref A conveyed Department's opposition to Costa Rica's efforts to propose an earlier version of the treaty at the OAS more than a year and a half ago. The original propo [...] | 2006-08-30 23:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KTIA ETRD CS |
06SANJOSE1952 | DUE DILIGENCE FOR THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S 2006 AWARD FOR [...] Embassy San Jos is pleased to respond to Ref. A questions regarding our nomination of Starbucks for the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE) in the Multinational Enterprise (MNE) category (refs b and c),as follows: A) Could there possibly be any downside or embarrassme [...] | 2006-08-31 23:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON ETRD ELAB SENV KSEP CS |
06SANJOSE197 | COSTA RICA: SAICM DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Requested demarche on the February 4-6 International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) was delivered on January 27 to Enid Chaverri, the Environment Ministry's Acting Director of the Office for International Coop [...] | 2006-01-27 21:07:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD ECON PREL PGOV |
06SANJOSE1975 | NSDD 38 DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY, OFFICE OF TECHNICAL [...] This cable responds to reftel in which the U.S. Treasury Department requests to establish a resident budget advisor in Costa Rica's Ministry of Finance. Embassy San Jose welcomes the initiative to assist the GOCR with budget formulation, execution and analysis. Responses are in accordance with [...] | 2006-09-05 22:12:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AODE APER AMGT ASEC KCOM KMRS KSPR CS |
06SANJOSE2004 | COSTA RICA'S INCREASING ECONOMIC INEQUALITY [...] The World Bank's recent report on poverty in Costa Rica stressed the widening gap in incomes between skilled and unskilled workers. The report cited external as well as internal factors as the cause. The World Bank recommended increasing the quality of secondary education; a wiser, more targ [...] | 2006-09-11 22:01:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE2037 | ARIAS ACCEPTS FIRST RESIGNATION: TELECOM MONOPOLY GETS NEW [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Board President of Costa Rica's telecommunications monopoly, ICE, resigned on September 12 and was replaced almost immediately by a new head whose nomination improves CAFTA ratification and implementation prospects. Introduction of the long-promised telecom legislative packag [...] | 2006-09-13 18:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE2041 | (CORRECTED COPY) ARIAS ACCEPTS FIRST RESIGNATION: TELECOM [...] (U) SUMMARY. The Board President of Costa Rica's telecommunications monopoly, ICE, resigned on September 12 and was replaced almost immediately by a new head whose nomination improves CAFTA ratification and implementation prospects. Introduction of the long-promised telecom legislative packag [...] | 2006-09-13 21:19:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE2162 | JOINT STOCK EXCHANGE PLANNED FOR PANAMA, COSTA RICA AND EL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-29 15:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECIN CS |
06SANJOSE2188 | FAKE T-SHIRTS PROMPT RARE IPR CONVICTION IN COSTA RICA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-03 18:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECIN CS |
06SANJOSE2259 | RESPONSE TO ACTION REQUEST REGARDING [...] Summary. Energy production and distribution in Costa Rica are controlled by two parastatal entities. If the U.S.- Central America-DR Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) is ratified and comes into force before the March 2008 deadline, CAFTA-DR will require opening of some sectors of the economy, b [...] | 2006-10-13 19:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PGOV XK XL XM |
06SANJOSE227 | ARIAS FIRST-ROUND VICTORY ASSURED ON FEBRUARY 5; [...] The most scientific poll on the February 5 elections shows that Oscar Arias has twice the support of his closest rival, Otton Solis -- 49.6 percent to Solis's 25.4 percent. (Arias needs only 40 percent to avoid a runoff election.) Arias leads among all socioeconomic (education and income) gro [...] | 2006-01-31 16:41:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE2511 | MICHAEL ERIC KITE/USAID TDY REPORTING CABLE [...] Summary: USAID/W Democracy Officer, Eric Kite, from the DCHA/DG/Strategic Planning and Research Division (SAR) completed a five-day TDY (November 2 to November 6) for USAID. Mr. Kite worked with USAID grantees University of Costa Rica and Vanderbilt University and an associated multi-nationa [...] | 2006-11-07 19:54:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE2523 | Costa Rica: TFCA Eligibility and the Gesling Ranch case [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-07 22:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE CS |
06SANJOSE258 | COSTA RICA 2005 END-USE MONITORING REPORT [...] Per Reftel Embassy San Jose provides the following information regarding end-use monitoring of resources acquired with U.S. Department of State International Narcotics Control (INL) funds. 2. Procedures: Embassy San Jose INL section maintains an inventory of donated property using an Excel s [...] | 2006-02-01 21:14:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AMGT PGOV PINR PREL CS |
06SANJOSE2617 | CAFTA RATIFICATION ADVANCES IN COSTA RICA [...] (U) Summary. Although President Arias has made it a top priority, Costa Rican efforts to ratify and implement CAFTA-DR have proceeded at a slow pace, but are picking up speed. After more than five months of committee deliberations, the President of the legislative assembly (the Asamblea),wi [...] | 2006-11-17 20:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON PGOV KIPR CS |
06SANJOSE2646 | COSTA RICA: EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION OF UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-21 16:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA CS |
06SANJOSE2649 | COSTA RICAN VIEWS ON ECUADOR WTO CASE ON BANANAS [...] Vice Minister for Foreign Trade Amparo Pacheco gave the following answers to us when we inquired about whether the GOCR planned to join Ecuador's WTO case against the EU on bananas. 2. Question: Will Costa Rica join Ecuador in the arbitration panel against the European Union? Answer: No [...] | 2006-11-21 17:15:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EAGR ECIN ECON CS |
06SANJOSE2671 | COSTA RICA MINI-DUBLIN GROUP REPORT [...] Summary: Post convened a mini-Dublin Group meeting on November 17, 2006 with representatives of the embassies of Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. The U.S. counternarcotics program remains the largest among Dublin Group members in Costa [...] | 2006-11-24 13:36:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL KCRM CS |
06SANJOSE2690 | COSTA RICA: AVIAN INFLUENZA MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 16:49:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TBIO CS |
06SANJOSE270 | ARIAS'S LEAD DECLINING IN FINAL DAYS BEFORE [...] Three different polls conducted in the last days of January show that the gap in support between presidential frontrunner Oscar Arias and his principal rival Otton Solis is narrowing. The spread between the two is still 11 percentage points or more, but the possibility of a runoff election ( [...] | 2006-02-02 22:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE2707 | COSTA RICA: SANTA CRUZ MINISTERIAL ON SUSTAINABLE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-04 13:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ECON CS |
06SANJOSE272 | SAN JOSE FLASH REPORT - FEBRUARY 2006 [...] Embassy San Jose's cumulative allotments and obligations for current fiscal year INL funds are as follows: Project Number:011122101 Project Title: PD&S Cumulative Allotments: $12,084.00 Cumulative Obligations: $12,045.58 LANGDALE [...] | 2006-02-03 21:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN CS |
06SANJOSE2734 | COSTA RICA: SUSPENSION OF TTLE III OF THE [...] Since returning to the presidency i May 2006, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has een one of the region's leading critics of the Cstro government and a strong advocate for democrtic change and human rights reforms in Cuba. Costa Rica shows absolutely no signs that it would consider re-estab [...] | 2006-12-07 23:49:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETC PREL CS |
06SANJOSE2735 | SOUTHERN COMMAND'S HUMAN RIGHTS INITIATIVE; [...] SUMMARY: The U.S. Southern Command, as part of its Human Rights Initiative (HRI),sponsored a human rights conference in Costa Rica for 77 personnel, mainly from the public security force, November 28-December 1. Building on the work of an initial conference in August, this event sought to [...] | 2006-12-08 00:13:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS XM CS |
06SANJOSE2737 | COSTA RICA: SUSPENSION OF TITLE III OF THE [...] Since returning to the presidency in May 2006, Costa Rican President Oscar Arias has been one of the region's leading critics of the Castro government and a strong advocate for democratic change and human rights reforms in Cuba. Costa Rica shows absolutely no signs that it would consider re- [...] | 2006-12-08 15:45:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL CS |
06SANJOSE2750 | COSTA RICA'S TELECOM MONOPOLY PREPARES FOR CHANGE [...] SUMMARY. With CAFTA-DR ratification slowly moving forward, and telecom competition on the horizon, Costa Rica's telecom monopoly, ICE, (Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad) is making moves to modernize under new ICE President, Pedro Pablo Quiros. The new ICE leadership is clearly engaged i [...] | 2006-12-12 21:52:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECIN ELAB PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE2779 | CAFTA RATIFICATION BILL FINALLY CLEARS COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The bill to ratify CAFTA-DR was approved by the legislative assembly's Committee on International Relations by a 6-3 vote on December 12, ending over a year of hearings and debate. Although the results were anticipated, the atmosphere during the vote was tense, with a small grou [...] | 2006-12-19 22:28:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE2798 | COSTA RICA: UNGA VOTE ON DECEMBER 19 [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 15:10:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA |
06SANJOSE280 | NEW LAW STRENGTHENS COSTA RICAN IMMIGRATION [...] (SBU) On October 27, 2005 the Legislative Assembly approved a draft law that criminalizes alien smuggling; increases fines on airlines carrying passengers without correct documentation; and fines individuals who aid, abet, harbor, transport, and/or employ illegal migrants. After nearly four y [...] | 2006-02-06 21:14:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KFRD CS |
06SANJOSE2800 | BELIZE: TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT OVERSIGHT BOARD [...] SUMMARY. REO attended the November 2, 2006 meeting of the Belize Tropical Forest Conservation Act Oversight Committee in remote Punta Gorda. The meeting provided an opportunity to review 2006 NGO reports, which focused on community outreach and enforcement activities, and approve 2007 workpl [...] | 2006-12-21 16:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ECON PGOV EAGR SOCI BH |
06SANJOSE2802 | COSTA RICA'S INSURANCE MONOPOLY PREPARES FOR COMPETITION [...] SUMMARY. Costa Rica's legislature has commenced hearings on legislation to open up the government's insurance monopoly to competition, a requirement of CAFTA-DR. Meanwhile Costa Rica's Instituto Nacional de Seguros,(INS,)is making plans to modernize and prepare for an open market. INS plans [...] | 2006-12-21 21:49:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECIN PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE2803 | REMITTANCES TO COSTA RICA UP 18% IN 2006 [...] Remittances to Costa Rica increased by 18% in the first six months of 2006 over the amount received in the same period of 2005. The total through the first six months of 2006 is $234 million with the majority coming from the USA. People in Costa Rica remitted some $108 million, representing a [...] | 2006-12-22 12:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON CS |
06SANJOSE281 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: P5+2 STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Carlos Cordero, Deputy Director of Multilateral Affairs at the Costa Rican Foreign Ministry, and followed up by telephone on February 3. According to Mr. Cordero, Costa Rica has never had diplomatic relations with Iran, so official communication is unl [...] | 2006-02-06 22:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL IR EU AORC CS |
06SANJOSE2834 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: MARINE RESOURCES VICE MINISTER FLAGS [...] SUMMARY. While meeting with the Dominican Vice Minister for Coastal and Marine Resources Idalia Acevedo on November 17, NOAA officer Nancy Daves and REO discussed fisheries-related CAFTA-DR environmental capacity-building projects, fisheries law reform, and the illegal trade in hawksbill turt [...] | 2006-12-29 23:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EFIS PGOV DR |
06SANJOSE293 | COSTA RICA SAYS IT HAS SURPLUS SUGAR [...] On February 6, 2006, in response to reftel request for information, AgAtt received from Vice Minister of Foreign Trade Doris Osterlof the following letter regarding Costa Rica's plans to fill its allocation of the U.S. sugar TRQ, and the country's supply situation. 2. Beging text of letter [...] | 2006-02-08 15:13:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD |
06SANJOSE304 | SLOW VOTE COUNT DELAYS ELECTION RESULTS [...] Less than 24 hours after polls closed, the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) stopped posting updates to its webpage with results from 88.4 percent of voting stations already reported. At that point the leading candidates were virtually tied with 3,250 votes separating them out of the 1.4 mil [...] | 2006-02-08 23:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE305 | VOTER DISAFFECTION WITH POLITICAL CLASS LEADS TO [...] (SBU) Although the two leading candidates for president have clearly defined and well known positions on CAFTA-DR -- Oscar Arias is for, and Otton Solis against -- treaty ratification was not the key issue in the election or the cause for Solis's higher-than-expected showing in the presidentia [...] | 2006-02-08 23:28:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE309 | REPORT ON SAN JOSE ANTI-CORRUPTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-09 15:17:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS OIIP KPAO |
06SANJOSE319 | COSTA RICA CONTINUES TO STUMBLE TOWARD ELECTION [...] Summary: Oscar Arias appeared to have gotten a boost during the initial stages of a full manual vote recount from the February 5 national elections. Going into the manual count, Arias led chief rival Otton Solis by a slim 3,250 votes, with 89 percent of precincts counted. Results from the ma [...] | 2006-02-09 23:06:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE327 | CRIME STATISTICS FOR COSTA RICA: 2005 [...] Per referenced crime statistics provided by the Judicial Police (OIJ),RSO is providing a comparison for major crime categories to the 2004 crime statistics for Costa Rica: 2005 Change from 2004 Theft of Vehicles 5403 cases 18.2% Assaults (Robbery) 7500 cases [...] | 2006-02-10 19:40:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC KCRM |
06SANJOSE337 | ARMED ROBBERY OF AMCIT 2/10/2006: MORE THAN JUST [...] (SBU) On February 13, 2006 Post was informed of the fifth reported armed vehicle robbery (since December 2005) of individuals coming from the Juan Santamaria Airport in San Jose. RSO believes that thieves are targeting cars from the airport and following them until they have reached an iso [...] | 2006-02-13 21:54:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC |
06SANJOSE354 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR THE U.S. DELEGATION [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to the following members of the U.S. delegation to the CITEL Assembly: Marian Gordon EB/CIP/MA, Cecily Holiday EB/CIP/MA, Amal Abdallah FCC, Cathy Handley Commerce/NTIA, Vernita Harris Commerce/NTIA, Daniel Martinez WH [...] | 2006-02-16 15:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ECPS CITEL CR |
06SANJOSE383 | AMBASSADOR'S RETURN TO POST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-21 15:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE395 | CORRECTION: AMBASSADOR'S RETURN TO POST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-21 19:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE434 | ARIAS WINS FINAL COUNT FOR PRESIDENCY, BUT WINNER [...] The Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) finished its mandatory manual recount of all votes in the presidential election at 4:00 pm on February 22. At the end of the count, Arias defeated Solis by 18,167 votes. Arias narrowly avoided a run-off election by winning 40.92 percent of the vote (40 pe [...] | 2006-02-23 23:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CS |
06SANJOSE478 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR POLITICAL OFFICER, JENNIFER [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Jennifer Isakoff, who will be in Costa Rica from March 10-14, 2006. The purpose of this trip is for consultations with Embassy officials. 2. Control Officer: POC is Robert Copley, Political Officer, who can be reached at the offic [...] | 2006-03-01 22:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE481 | COSTA RICA 2005 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-02 14:45:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB CS |
06SANJOSE486 | BIOTECHNOLOGY EXPERT WILLIAM PARROTT VISIT [...] Summary. On November 7th and 8th, 2005 Dr. William Parrott, University of Georgia Professor and biotechnology expert, visited Costa Rica to meet with GOCR officials from the Ministries of Health and Economy as well as with Legislative Assembly staff. Dr. Parrott was also interviewed by the [...] | 2006-03-03 20:32:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON TBIO ETRD KPAO CS BEXP SENV |
06SANJOSE489 | COSTA RICA ON UNSYG SUCCESSION [...] Ambassador Langdale discussed reftel points with Foreign Minster Tovar on March 2, 2006. Tovar said that Costa Rica has not committed to supporting any candidate at this time. Tovar added that Costa Rica's vote will soon be courted, and said that the sooner the USG settles on a candidate, the [...] | 2006-03-03 20:55:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CS UN |
06SANJOSE525 | SOLIS "ACCEPTS" THAT ARIAS WILL BE NEXT PRESIDENT [...] On March 3, Otton Solis finally conceded that he had lost the presidential election and asked the country to "accept" Oscar Arias as the next president. Solis at the same time reiterated his complaints about the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) and his charges of voting "irregularities." Ari [...] | 2006-03-07 15:47:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CS |
06SANJOSE536 | IT'S FINALLY OFFICIAL--ARIAS IS THE NEXT PRESIDENT [...] Summary: In a short statement at midday on March 7, Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) Chief Magistrate Oscar Fonseca formally declared Oscar Arias the winner of the February 5, 2006 presidential election. Arias will take office on May 8. Ref A contains biographical information on Arias. En [...] | 2006-03-07 22:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE538 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FOUR U.S.DOL OFFICIALS AND [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Dr. Eilenn Muirragi, Supervisory International Relations Officer; Ms. Sharon Heller Jordan, International Relations Officer; Ms. Rachel E Spring, Analyst; Dr. Donna E Chung, Analyst; Ms. Ruth Anne Mota, Consultant; Ms. Paula Thompson Wo [...] | 2006-03-08 14:24:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE549 | COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO U.S./INDIA NUCLEAR AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 19:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG KSCA IN PARM KNNP ETTC CS |
06SANJOSE550 | MAGEN DAVID ADOM: COSTA RICA SIGNING MECHANISM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-08 19:31:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL CS ICRC |
06SANJOSE553 | Armed Robbers Target Tourists Near Airport [...] SUMMARY. Eleven armed robberies of tourists near the San Jose airport took place during a recent eight week period. It appears one group of four armed males is responsible. Post approached the GOCR, tourism officials and the AmCham in support of greater protection for tourists and an in- dept [...] | 2006-03-08 22:00:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC CR |
06SANJOSE567 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CYNTHIA HOSTETLER, JAMES [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to OPICs VP for Investment Funds Cynthia Hostetler, Investment Funds Director James F. Hansley and Investment Funds Financial Officer Jennifer Renee Doherty who will be in Costa Rica on TDY assignment from March 25 to March 30. The purpos [...] | 2006-03-10 15:02:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA |
06SANJOSE569 | LIBERTARIAN MOVEMENT PARTY WILL SUPPORT FREE TRADE [...] Summary: On March 6, Ambassador hosted for breakfast five of the six newly elected legislators from the Libertarian Movement Party (ML) plus one ML candidate who failed to get elected. ML improved its position from fourth party to third party in the Legislative Assembly. The deputies-elect s [...] | 2006-03-10 17:17:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE571 | COSTA RICA MEDIA REACTION TO 2005 HUMAN RIGHTS [...] As anticipated, most local news organizations reported on this week's release of the annual Human Rights Report (HRR). Several news dailies published brief synopses of the reports for all Central American countries, and several noted the HRR's overall positive tone. Accounts of the report ge [...] | 2006-03-10 20:24:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM CS |
06SANJOSE584 | MEDIA COVERAGE OF PRESIDENT BUSH'S CONGRATULATORY [...] Most major news outlets reported on President Bush's congratulatory call to Oscar Arias on his election as president. Arias freely discussed the topics and tenor of his conversation with President Bush, which lasted for approximately five minutes. 2. The press focused on three aspects of [...] | 2006-03-13 22:52:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE589 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR LARRY WESTFALL AND GENARO [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Larry Westfall and Genaro Martinez, Treasury Advisors who will be in Costa Rica on TDY assignment from March 26 to April 8. The purpose of this visit is to work with officials from the Ministry of Finance on the Tax Administration Proj [...] | 2006-03-14 17:32:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA |
06SANJOSE591 | FIRST VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT LAURA CHINCHILLA [...] Summary: Laura Chinchilla was chosen by Oscar Arias to be his first vice presidential running mate in the 2006 election. Along with Kevin Casas as second vice president, Arias and Chinchilla will take office on May 8. Chinchilla, currently a member of the Legislative Assembly and formerly mi [...] | 2006-03-14 19:26:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PINS PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE606 | CR RESPONSE TO SUPPORT FOR THE "JOINT PROPOSAL" [...] Embassy delivered demarche to Tania Lopez, Ministry of Commerce's WTO Forum Coordinator on Tuesday, March 14. Ms. Lopez responded in writing on Wednesday, March 15; an unofficial translation follows. Begin Translation: Costa Rica will support the "Joint Proposal" on Geographical Indicati [...] | 2006-03-16 14:32:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR WTRO |
06SANJOSE612 | COSTA RICA: PROPOSED LABOR PROJECTS UNDER CAFTA-DR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-16 22:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD ELAB CS |
06SANJOSE628 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAROLYN HEALY, MOLLY [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Federal Reserve Staff Carolyn Healy, Assistant Vice President, Molly Willison, Director, and Roxana Maneiro, Foreign Banking Analyst who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from March 27 to March 29. The purpose of this visit is to con [...] | 2006-03-21 16:51:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA |
06SANJOSE643 | ANTI-CAFTA-DR GROUPS STAGE PROTEST, "BURY" THE [...] On March 20, several groups jointly staged the first organized protest against the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) since the country's February 5 elections. Unlike in previous demonstrations, labor organizations did not play a major organizational role. [...] | 2006-03-22 17:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ELAB PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE656 | "COSTA RICA, INC.": ANTI-CAFTA-DR FILM MIXES [...] Summary: A slick new film appearing periodically on Costa Rican public television uses a mixture of emotionally laden images, misquotes, and insinuations (probably falling just short of libel) to attack the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). While object [...] | 2006-03-24 17:08:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD SOCI CS |
06SANJOSE751 | IRANIAN PRESENCE IN COSTA RICA (C-NE6-00140) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-06 21:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR CS IR |
06SANJOSE762 | HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSWOMAN SLAMS CAFTA-DR [...] Costa Rica's Human Rights Ombudswoman, Dr. Lisbeth Quesada, released a report on March 30 criticizing the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Comparing the relative bargaining power of the U.S. and Costa Rica to "a wild tiger vs. a captive rabbit," the re [...] | 2006-04-07 15:40:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PHUM PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE777 | DEPUTIES-ELECT OF RULING NATIONAL LIBERATION PARTY [...] For the fourth and final breakfast honoring newly elected deputies to Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly, the Ambassador hosted the largest faction, the National Liberation Party (PLN),on April 6. While individual conversations tended to focus on security issues and the party's anticipated st [...] | 2006-04-07 22:37:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE789 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technical Assistance Policy, Larry McDonald and Tax Advisors, Richard Voskuil and Carmen Garcia-Salgado who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from April 23 to May 1. The purpose of this visit is to meet [...] | 2006-04-10 21:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA |
06SANJOSE790 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISORS [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Alphonso Correa, Financial Enforcement Advisor and Intermittent Financial Enforcement Advisor James Parrott who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from April 19 to April 22. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Embassy personnel [...] | 2006-04-10 21:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EFIN CS |
06SANJOSE805 | DEMARCHE AND SECRETARY RICE'S LETTER ON THE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-12 17:16:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | KUNR OPDC PHUM PREL UNGA CS |
06SANJOSE812 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARIA SOSA [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to contractor Maria Sosa from Booz Allen Hamilton who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from April 17 to April 19. The purpose of this visit is to attend a meeting of the regional technical commision on valuation to review the FASTrade [...] | 2006-04-12 20:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE826 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR MARIA SOSA [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to contractor Maria Sosa from Booz Allen Hamilton who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from April 26 to April 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend a regional Customs Directors Meeting. 2. Post understands assistance is not nec [...] | 2006-04-19 22:21:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE827 | CORRECTION TO BIODATA FOR FIRST VICE PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-20 14:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PINS PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE875 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CAROLINE BREARLEY [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Caroline Brearley, USAID Economic Growth office who will be in Costa Rica on TDY assignment from May 3 to May 5. The purpose of this visit is to meet with Vice Presidents of all Latin American AMCHAMS about CAFTA implementation and Emba [...] | 2006-04-25 22:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE876 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR POITIER & KOODIE [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to FAA Aviation Inspectors Harcourt Poitier, and Teeluckdarie Koodie who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from May 8 to May 12. The purpose of this visit is to review compliance of regulations during certification inspection. 2. Tra [...] | 2006-04-25 22:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE896 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR SILVIA ANZOLA [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Silvia Anzola form Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from April 26 to April 29. The purpose of this visit is to attend a custom's directors meeting to review draft legislation of CAFTA advance ruling com [...] | 2006-04-26 22:36:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE91 | KEY DEPUTIES POINT TO VOTING ON CAFTA-DR AFTER NEW [...] On January 11, 2006 Representative Dan Burton (R-IN) and Ambassador met with key members of the Costa Rican Legislative Assembly to discuss the status of ratification of the Central America-Dominican Republic-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR). Rolando Lacle, Chair of the Assembly's Intern [...] | 2006-01-13 15:37:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECPS ECON PREL PGOV SOCI CS |
06SANJOSE92 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAVID LINDWALL, WHA A/DAS [...] Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes and is pleased to grant country clearance for David Lindwall, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs, who will be in SIPDIS Costa Rica from January 16-18, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to consult with Embassy and host government [...] | 2006-01-13 15:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE934 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL BURTON [...] Costa Rica is a developing country with a per capita income of about U.S. $4,700 and an unemployment rate of about 6.5 percent. Tourism, manufactured exports, and service industries now far surpass traditional agricultural exports (coffee and bananas) as sources of employment and foreign exc [...] | 2006-05-04 00:08:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT AFIN CS |
06SANJOSE936 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL HARKIN [...] Costa Rica is a developing country with a per capita income of about U.S. $4,700 and an unemployment rate of about 6.5 percent. Tourism, manufactured exports, and service industries now far surpass traditional agricultural exports (coffee and bananas) as sources of employment and foreign exc [...] | 2006-05-04 15:50:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT AFIN CS |
06SANJOSE971 | LABOR MINISTER FRANCISCO MORALES [...] Summary: President Oscar Arias has named 65-year-old Francisco Morales to be Minister of Labor in his administration. Morales has a long history of government service, having previously served as Minister of Labor from 1972 to 1977, and as Minister of Agriculture from 1982 to 1986. With hi [...] | 2006-05-09 19:14:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PINS PGOV CS |
06SANJOSE979 | ON INAUGURATION DAY, OSCAR ARIAS PROMISES A [...] Oscar Arias was sworn in as president for a four-year term beginning May 8. Present at the mid-day ceremony were the heads of state of the Central American countries, Mexico, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, and Taiwan, Prince Felipe of Spain, First Lady of the United States Laura Bush, and former P [...] | 2006-05-09 23:40:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CS |
06SANJOSE980 | PRESIDENT OSCAR ARIAS'S INAUGURAL ADDRESS OF MAY [...] On being presented the presidential sash on May 8, 2006, Oscar Arias delivered his inaugural speech entitled, "I Choose Life, Democracy and the Challenge of Peaceful Change." Below is the full text of the speech in English. The translation was provided by the Arias Foundation, an NGO founde [...] | 2006-05-09 23:47:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CS |
06SANJOSE991 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEVEN HENDRIX [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Steven Hendrix, USAID Representative Steven Hendrix who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from May 9 to May 13. The purpose of this visit is to participate in working level meetings of the Latin American Public Opinion Project, a reg [...] | 2006-05-10 20:41:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE992 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR WILLIAM SASSAMAN [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Federal Aviation Administation employee William Sassaman who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from May 17. The purpose of this visit is to perform a flight deck observation in San Jose. 2. Post understands no assistance is requir [...] | 2006-05-10 20:41:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE993 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JOSE GARZON [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Jose Garzon, Democracy and Governance Team Leader who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from May 10 to May 13. The purpose of this visit is to attend the Latin American Public Opinion Project Workshop to be held in San Jose, in coord [...] | 2006-05-10 20:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA CS |
06SANJOSE994 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TREASURY ADVISOR RICHARD [...] Embassy San Jose is pleased to grant country clearance to Treasury Advisor, Richard Bartholomew who will be in Costa Rica on assignment from May 14 to May 20. The purpose of this visit is to participate in an assessment at the Ministry of Finance. 2. Post understands no assistance is requi [...] | 2006-05-10 20:43:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA CS |
06SANSALVADOR1012 | EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in March 2006. Unless otherwise indicated, all statistics refer to the month of March 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) From March 20 to 22, two Congressional staffers from the House International Relations Committee visited Post in or [...] | 2006-04-19 21:03:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PINR SNAR KCRM KJUS ES |
06SANSALVADOR1014 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, Date of Birth: 20 Oct 1977, Place of Birth: Chalatenango, Male. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has not [...] | 2006-04-20 13:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1021 | 2005 SUA PROTOCOLS SIGNATURE AND RATIFICATION(EL [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. 2. On April 18, Poloff spoke to the Director of Legal Affairs for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Elizabeth Villalta, regarding the signature and ratification of the 2005 protocols to the Suppression of Unlawful Acts (SUA) conventi [...] | 2006-04-20 17:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KTIA MNUC PARM PREL PHSA EWWT ES |
06SANSALVADOR1047 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidate. Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 15 Nov 1968 POB: San Salvador Male 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above [...] | 2006-04-21 19:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1048 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidate. NAME: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 26 Oct 1964 POB: San Salvador Male 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the ab [...] | 2006-04-21 19:50:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1049 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 20 May 1961 POB: Usulutan Male Name: XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 21 Jul 1964 POB: La Union Male N [...] | 2006-04-21 19:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1090 | MDA - DEMARCHE ON AMBASSADORS MEETING IN GENEVA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-26 20:47:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREL PREF ES |
06SANSALVADOR1131 | SACA'S ANTI-POVERTY PROGRAM AFTER ONE YEAR [...] Summary. Torola, a small town on the border with Honduras, is the poorest municipality in El Salvador, but also the first to receive targeted assistance from the Salvadoran Government under Saca's anti-poverty program "Red Solidaria." At least for the next few years that the program continu [...] | 2006-04-28 16:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID ES |
06SANSALVADOR1224 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador 24 Aug 1960 Male XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador 26 Apr 1962 Female XXXXXXXXXXXX San Salvador [...] | 2006-05-10 13:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1225 | REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON OHCHR FIELD PRESENCE [...] According to the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees (UNHCR) website, the UNHCR no longer maintains a full office in El Salvador, but has a representative to assist in the processing of refugees. The Political Section contacts the UNHCR representative, Desiree Massier, annually for [...] | 2006-05-10 13:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES PHUM PREL |
06SANSALVADOR1233 | EL SALVADOR CONSIDERS MOVING TO DAYLIGHT SAVINGS [...] Summary. The GOES is considering implementing a daylight savings time change, advancing clocks by one hour during the summer. El Salvador's neighbors and trading partners, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua have already implemented the measure in order to reduce energy consumption in the face [...] | 2006-05-10 20:47:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ES |
06SANSALVADOR1275 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE (EL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-12 19:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC TBIO ES |
06SANSALVADOR1276 | WOMEN IN SALVADORAN POLITICS: SLOW BUT STEADY [...] SUMMARY: Although in the wake of March elections, El Salvador now slightly outpaces the United States in its percentage of women legislators, it still lags behind several countries in the region in terms of the number of women elected to political office. Salvadoran women are also less like [...] | 2006-05-12 19:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL |
06SANSALVADOR1278 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, Date of Birth - 20 July 1953, Place of Birth - Cojutepeque, Male. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individua [...] | 2006-05-12 19:20:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1297 | EL SALVADOR: URGING PSI ENDORSEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-16 14:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL PHSA KNNP ES |
06SANSALVADOR1312 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 28 Jul 1968 San Miguel Male Resource Management Course Start Date: 22 May 2006 XXXXXXXXXXXX 13 Jun 1965 [...] | 2006-05-17 13:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1373 | SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT SUPPORTS U.S. ITU CANDIDATES [...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 2) from the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated May 16, 2006 informing us they will support the U.S. candidates for the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council and the Radio Communications Regulation Board for the period 2006- 2010 i [...] | 2006-05-24 21:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ITU ES |
06SANSALVADOR1388 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORM [...] Poloff on May 25 delivered reftel demarche talking points on UN reform and the May 27-30 NAM Ministerial to MFA Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera, who offered assurances that he would personally see to its further distribution to all relevant MFA officers and offices, and to El Sa [...] | 2006-05-26 17:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC ES PGOV PREL UNGA |
06SANSALVADOR1403 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, San Salvador, 17 Nov 1966, Male. Major XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves with the Military Doctrine Command Unit. 3. Post has reviewed available hu [...] | 2006-05-30 16:13:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1404 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. All candidates are male and serve with the Ilopango Air Force Unit. XXXXXXXXXXXX San Vicente 08 JUL 1975 XXXXXXXXXXXX C [...] | 2006-05-30 16:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1413 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights record of XXXXXXXXXXXX March, 23 JUL 1964, San Salvador, Male. Major XXXXXXXXXXXX is a member of the Second Air Force Brigade. 3. Post has reviewed available human righ [...] | 2006-05-30 19:13:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1414 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX Chalatenango 28 Aug 1962 Male Military Police Unit XXXXXXXXXXXX San Miguel 09 Nov 1962 Male 3rd Infantr [...] | 2006-05-30 19:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1415 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX Rank: Major Ministry of Defense Office Chalatenango 07 May 1969 Male XXXXXXXXXXXX Rank: Major Military D [...] | 2006-05-30 19:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR15 | INL FLASH REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2005 [...] The cumulative allotments and obligations for FY 2006 INL funds as of the end of December 2005 are provided: Project Cumulative Cumulative Number Project Title Allotments Obligations ------- ------------- ---------- ---------- [...] | 2006-01-04 19:25:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR ES INL |
06SANSALVADOR1501 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 29 Oct 1971, San Salvador, Male, Naval Headquarters Unit. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individuals has b [...] | 2006-06-07 19:47:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1502 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 18 Jun 1971 Male San Salvador Ilopango Air Force Base XXXXXXXXXXXX 03 Dec 1972 Male El Transito Ilopang [...] | 2006-06-07 19:47:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1503 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 23 April 1964, Male, Santa Ana, Salvadoran Military Academy. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has not bee [...] | 2006-06-07 19:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR151 | EL SALVADOR: INL END USE MONITORING REPORT 2005 [...] The following is Post's submission for the 2005 INL End Use Monitoring Report. The format follows that set forth in Reftel. 2. PROCEDURES The San Salvador INL Program Manager notifies Salvadoran law enforcement agencies of all INL donations through official letters. Salvadorian law enfor [...] | 2006-01-20 18:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC SNAR INL |
06SANSALVADOR154 | FAS COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STEPHEN HUETE, KARLA TAY, [...] Post grants country clearance for Stephen Huete, Ag. Counselor, Karla Tay, Ag Specialist, Edith Vasquez, Marketing Assistant, Mercedes Cruz, Administrative Assistant and Jose Folgar, Clerk/Driver, to travel to San Salvador during the period of January 23-26, 2006 for the purpose of attending t [...] | 2006-01-20 21:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAGR AMGT ASEC ES COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
06SANSALVADOR1552 | MDA: SUPPORT AT JUNE 20 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 18:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ES |
06SANSALVADOR158 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN FORCES PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following members of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between February 8 and February 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX. The names of the officers of t [...] | 2006-01-20 21:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1588 | EL SALVADOR AUTHORIZES BLANKET CLEARANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM [...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated June 9, 2006 authorizing blanket clearance for one year for tropical storm and hurricane reconnaissance missions in Salvadoran airspace. 2. Post will fax the original Spanish-language letter to WHA/C [...] | 2006-06-16 21:30:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR MARR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1595 | MDA: SUPPORT AT JUNE 20 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-19 21:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ES |
06SANSALVADOR1600 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. XXXXXXXXXXXX 06 Feb 1963 San Salvador Male Naval Headquarters XXXXXXXXXXXX 09 July 1963 Cojutepeque Male Armed Force [...] | 2006-06-20 19:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1618 | EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in May 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) On May 22, ILEA began the presentation of its six week core program (LEMDP) to police officers from Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Post has received and processed the NSDD-38 for [...] | 2006-06-22 13:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | APER SNAR KCRM KIPR KJUS ES |
06SANSALVADOR1640 | DEMARCHE: OAS MLAT AND OPTIONAL PROTOCOL (EL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-23 20:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ES PGOV PREL |
06SANSALVADOR169 | UNIVERSALIZATION OF FRAMEWORK TREATY ON DEMOCRATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-24 14:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MARR MCAP ES CS PM GANGS |
06SANSALVADOR170 | ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT OR RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-24 14:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM ES |
06SANSALVADOR1704 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE TO NAM/G-77 ON UN REFORMS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 18:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC PGOV PREL UNGA ES |
06SANSALVADOR1709 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 7 Oct 1969, Sonsonate, El Salvador, Male. XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves at the Salvadoran Armed Forces Headquarters. 3. Post has reviewed avail [...] | 2006-07-05 14:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1783 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date and place of birth for your reference. All individuals are male. X [...] | 2006-07-13 13:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1845 | FY 2007 FOOD FOR PROGRESS REQUEST - EL SALVADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-21 14:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA EAGR AMGT ASEC ES |
06SANSALVADOR1847 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following member of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between August 7 and August 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX. All available records at pos [...] | 2006-07-21 16:33:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1848 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following members of Battalion Cuscatlan, who will be participating in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). The Battalion is scheduled to depart between August 7 and August 11, under the command of XXXXXXXXXXXX . The names and date and pla [...] | 2006-07-21 16:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1887 | THE GOES PUSHES FOR A CHANGE IN WATER LEGISLATION [...] SUMMARY: The Salvadoran Ministry of Environment presented to Embassy officials a review of a draft Water Law to be submitted to the Assembly later this year. This new law would represent an important change in the management of water in El Salvador. The government-owned water utility (ANDA) [...] | 2006-07-28 16:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAGR SENV ES |
06SANSALVADOR1899 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 27SEP1959, Cojutepeque, El Salvador, Male. XXXXXXXXXXXX currently serves at the Engineer Command Group. 3. Post has reviewed available human ri [...] | 2006-07-31 19:52:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1909 | EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in June 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) On June 30, ILEA hosted a ceremony for the graduates of its six week core program (LEMDP) which was attended by police officers from Panama, Costa Rica, Ecuador, and El Salvador. Ambassador Bar [...] | 2006-08-02 13:05:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SNAR KCRM KJUS ES |
06SANSALVADOR1910 | SALVADORAN ECONOMY GROWING, BUT STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS [...] Despite adherence to Washington-consensus policy recommendations, economic growth in El Salvador has been an unimpressive 2.5 percent over the last decade. The economy is picking up, however, with Central Bank data showing 3.2 percent growth for the first quarter of 2006 and forecasted 3.5 pe [...] | 2006-08-02 14:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ES |
06SANSALVADOR192 | MEDIA REACTION - PROPOSED WALL ON U.S. BORDER [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-25 18:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR ES KPAO IMMIGRATION |
06SANSALVADOR1921 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX San Pedro Perulapan 11-Feb-1959 Colonel 4th Infantry Brigade Male XXXXXXXXXXXX La Union 22-Dec-1958 Colonel 4t [...] | 2006-08-07 19:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1932 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, born December 2, 1978 in San Salvador, male, Research Director for the National Council of Public Security. 3. The named individual will partici [...] | 2006-08-07 21:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1950 | EL SALVADOR: INL-FUNDED, USG-TITLED VEHICLE [...] (U) The following responds to paragraph 5 of Reftel. A. N/A B. INL-funded, USG-titled vehicle: (1) One vehicle. (2) None. (3) One 2004 Ford Explorer, VIN 1FMZU72K24UA48709. (4) None. (5) None. (6) None. 2. (U) Post INL Property Manager is J. Brian Duggan, DugganBJ@sta [...] | 2006-08-08 20:33:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASUP ES |
06SANSALVADOR1967 | URGENT DEMARCHE ON LEBANON SECURITY COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-09 20:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS ES |
06SANSALVADOR197 | EL SALVADOR: 2006 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's 2006 Investment Climate Statement. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous steps in recent [...] | 2006-01-25 21:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN KTDB ES OPIC USTR |
06SANSALVADOR1972 | DEMARCHE REQUEST IN PREPARATION OF THE UN HIGH [...] On July 28, Poloff spoke to MFA Office of Multilateral Affairs Officer Felix Ulloa regarding reftel demarche request. Due to the closure of the GOES from July 31 through August 4, Poloff arranged to speak with MFA Social Affairs Director Elizabeth Cubias on August 9. 2. Background: El S [...] | 2006-08-10 13:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF SMIG ES |
06SANSALVADOR198 | EL SALVADOR FRAUD SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER FY06 [...] Political Structure: El Salvador is a constitutional democracy with three branches of national government; a unicameral legislature, a judiciary, and an executive branch headed by a president. El Salvador has a multi-party political system, although in reality two parties, the right leaning [...] | 2006-01-26 12:47:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES |
06SANSALVADOR1990 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 14 October 1967, Santa Ana, Male, Military Industry Unit, Lieutenant Commander. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above ind [...] | 2006-08-11 18:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1991 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 29 Mar 1970, Sonsonate, Male, Police Counternarcotic and Counterterrorism Unit, Technician. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; th [...] | 2006-08-11 18:37:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1992 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 08 Mar 1977, San Miguel, Transmissions Command, First Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has no [...] | 2006-08-11 18:37:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1993 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX 03-July-1977 La Paz Second Air Brigade Seargent XXXXXXXXXXXX 21 Jun 1978 San Vicente Second Air Brigade Seargent [...] | 2006-08-11 18:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1994 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 19 Nov 1976, San Salvador, Engineering Command, First Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; the above individual has no [...] | 2006-08-11 18:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1995 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following individuals: XXXXXXXXXXXX 03 Feb 1963 Chalchuapa BESM unit Major XXXXXXXXXXXX 14 Mar 1965 Chalatenango Special Forces Sergent Major 3 [...] | 2006-08-11 18:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR1996 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of XXXXXXXXXXXX, 06 Dec 1970, San Salvador, Male, Naval Headquarters, Lieutenant. 3. Post has reviewed available human rights files; none of the above individual [...] | 2006-08-11 18:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2034 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT BUSH'S [...] Pursuant to reftel B, poloff on August 11 delivered White House press release and Department's one-page overview of the President's national strategy to internationalize efforts against kleptocracy to Felix Ulloa, deputy of the MFA's Office of Multilateral Affairs. Embassy INL Director also [...] | 2006-08-17 20:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EINV ES KCRM KJUS KPOW PGOV PREL |
06SANSALVADOR2120 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran Air Force Cadet Salvador Palacios Bou, DOB 10 Feb 1985, POB San Salvador, Male, Fuerza Aerea Unit, CIMA. Cadet Palacios will be training at the Defense [...] | 2006-08-28 19:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2121 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA PERSONEL HARCOURT POITIER AND [...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for the following representatives from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA),to visit San Salvador during the period Tuesday, September 5 to Friday, September 15, 2006, to follow up certification inspection of AEROMAN 145 facilities: Harcourt Poitie [...] | 2006-08-28 21:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA AMGT ES |
06SANSALVADOR2128 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Legal Aspects on Counter Terrorism scheduled to take place at the Salvadoran Foundation for Health and Human Develp [...] | 2006-08-29 18:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2188 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR GEOFFREY SCHADRACK [...] This is to request country clearance for Geoffrey Schadrack, ESTH Officer San Salvador to travel to Iguassu Falls, Brazil, September 12-16, 2006. The purpose of his travel is to participate in the regional ESTH officers conference. 2. Mr. Schadrack has a top secret security clearance. 3 [...] | 2006-09-06 21:22:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT ASEC ES BR |
06SANSALVADOR2192 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE EPA OFFICIAL AL KORGI [...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for Al Korgi of the EPA to visit San Salvador during the period Sunday, September 10 to Thursday, September 14, 2006, to attend a workshop on cleaner production practices for the Central American leather tanning industry. The Control Officer for this vis [...] | 2006-09-07 14:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV AMGT ES |
06SANSALVADOR2193 | EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in July 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) ILEA staff continued supervising the renovation of the ILEA - Santa Tecla facility, and made preparations to host two ILEA courses in August 2006. ----------------------- NARCOTICS INTERDICTI [...] | 2006-09-07 15:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN PINR PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS ES |
06SANSALVADOR2196 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Navel Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, scheduled to take [...] | 2006-09-07 20:52:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2203 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES STEFANOV [...] Post grants country clearance for supervisory physical scientist James Stefanov to visit San Salvador from November 19, 2006 through November 22, 2006 to represent the United States at the Fourth Coordination Workshop of the UNESCO/OAS ISARM Americas Program (Transboundary Aquifers of the Ameri [...] | 2006-09-08 16:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY ASEC ES |
06SANSALVADOR2255 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Cadet Troop Leader Course (Inf) at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC),Ft. Benning, [...] | 2006-09-14 14:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2264 | EL SALVADOR'S AGGRESSIVE TRADE AGENDA [...] Summary. Under its export-led growth strategy launched in 1989, El Salvador has pursued economic integration with its Central American neighbors and negotiated trade agreements with the Dominican Republic, Chile, Mexico, Panamsa, and the United States. Agreements with Taiwan, Colombia, the Eu [...] | 2006-09-14 20:05:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ES |
06SANSALVADOR2267 | EL SALVADOR: CANINE PROGRAM BEARING FRUIT [...] (U) In November 2004, Post INL financed the construction of a canine training facility at Planes de los Renderos located just outside San Salvador. We have continued to invest in the canine program by purchasing training aids and sending instructors to NAS Colombia and NAS Guatemala for train [...] | 2006-09-14 20:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PINS PTER SNAR KJUS ES |
06SANSALVADOR2297 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-20 14:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2300 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Advance Language Instructor Course at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, TX scheduled to begin October 4, [...] | 2006-09-20 15:20:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2303 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTIN OF SALVADORAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-20 17:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM INR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2307 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-20 19:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2323 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Legal Aspects of Counter Terrorism and Border Patrol, at the Salvadoran Foundation for Health and Human Development [...] | 2006-09-21 17:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2324 | EL SALVADOR- COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACY MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-21 17:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES KDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA |
06SANSALVADOR2351 | POLITICAL IMPASSE FORCES PENSION REFORM [...] On September 7 and 14, the Legislative Assembly passed a package of pension reforms that sets up a trust to fund the government's pension obligations incurred in a 1996 transfer from a pay-as-you-go to a funded pension system. The reform includes a refinancing of government debt issued to fin [...] | 2006-09-25 14:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ES |
06SANSALVADOR2379 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON USG ASSISTANCE IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-27 20:42:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ES ETRD PGOV PREL SENV |
06SANSALVADOR2416 | SALARY SUPPLEMENT - EMPLOYEE ON ISSS SUBSIDY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-10 21:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN KFSC |
06SANSALVADOR2419 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE FOR EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador continues to have a strong apparel sector that generates most of the country's export revenue, but faces challenges in the future. Rising labor and energy costs are reducing margins in the sector, and the possible phase-out of export [...] | 2006-10-10 21:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES |
06SANSALVADOR2437 | TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING IN EL SALVADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-04 17:44:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ES |
06SANSALVADOR2442 | EL SALVADOR: REQUEST FOR USAF PARTICIPATION IN [...] Embassy San Salvador Country Team strongly supports the widest possible DOD participation in the 2007 Ilopango Air Show, scheduled for February 24-25, 2007 at Ilopango International Airport (MSSS),El Salvador. The participation of the USAF Academy Wings of Blue, in addition to tactical flyi [...] | 2006-10-04 20:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES MARR MOPS PGOV PREL |
06SANSALVADOR2472 | DIGICEL GROUP TO CONFUSE SALVADORAN CELL PHONE USERS WITH [...] Digicel Group, a telecommunications operator in the Caribbean, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Digicel Holdings Limited (Digicel Holdings),an entirely separate company that operates a GSM mobile telecommunications business in El Salvador by the same name, Digicel. [...] | 2006-10-02 21:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ECPS ES |
06SANSALVADOR2475 | TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR UPDATE FOR EL SALVADOR [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This is in response to reftel. El Salvador continues to have a strong apparel sector that generates most of the country's export revenue, but faces challenges in the future. Rising labor and energy costs are reducing margins in the sector, and the possible phase-out of export [...] | 2006-10-10 21:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES |
06SANSALVADOR2492 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON INDIGENOUS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 18:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN ES |
06SANSALVADOR2493 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CONVENTIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-13 18:17:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM MCAP PREL ES |
06SANSALVADOR2513 | LATIN AMERICA-CARIBBEAN BIOFUELS INITIATIVE RESPONSE [...] This cable responds to reftel. There is significant interest in El Salvador to promote biofuels, but to date concrete actions have not been taken. The GOES is working on legislation to promote ethanol production, storage, and sales. The law would mandate a 90/10 gasoline/ethanol mix, a mixtu [...] | 2006-10-17 20:56:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PGOV ES |
06SANSALVADOR2514 | ADVANCING U.S. EFFORTS ON WATER AND SANITATION IN EL [...] This cable responds to Ref. A. Water is an important topic in El Salvador as the country wrestles with issues such as access to drinking water, management of water infrastructure by the national administrator, aquifer depletion, conservation, and strains caused by development. The USG has op [...] | 2006-10-17 21:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAGR SENV ES |
06SANSALVADOR252 | SACA'S 2006 BUDGET APPROVED ON TIME [...] (U) Summary. On December 21, 2005, the Legislative Assembly approved President Saca's $3.3 billion budget proposal for 2006--an 11.6 percent increase over the previous year--to cover higher spending on health and education, pensions, public-sector salaries, and debt payment. The fiscal defi [...] | 2006-02-01 14:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV ES |
06SANSALVADOR253 | EAC MEETING - JANUARY 13, 2006: AVIAN INFLUENZA, [...] (U) The Emergency Action Committe (EAC) convened on January 13, 2006 to review, discuss and approve the Mission Response Plan and Tripwires for the Avian Influenza. 2. (U) Overview: The persistence of the H5N1 avian influenza since its appearance in Hong Kong in 1997 indicates that it is u [...] | 2006-02-01 16:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT ES KFAM KRIM AVIAN FLU |
06SANSALVADOR2530 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE EPA OFFICIAL TOM WIRTH [...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for Tom Wirth of the EPA to visit San Salvador during the period October 23, 2006 through October 26, 2006 to provide final training sessions for experts in El Salvador who are using Greenhouse Gas Inventory Software. The Control Officer for this visit is [...] | 2006-10-19 15:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV AMGT ES |
06SANSALVADOR2543 | SALVADORAN NONMAQUILA EXPORTS BOOM UNDER CAFTA-DR [...] Central Bank data show that nonmaquila exports were 64 percent higher during the first six months of CAFTA-DR than they were March to August 2005, increasing from $123 million to $202 million. Much of that increase reflects Salvadoran exports of ethyl alcohol, thanks to liberal CAFTA-DR rules [...] | 2006-10-20 18:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ES |
06SANSALVADOR2557 | SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT REITERATES THEIR SUPPORT TO THE U.S. [...] This is a response to reftel. Post has reconfirmed with the Ministry of Foreign Affiars the GOES support for the U.S. candidacy for a seat on the international telecommunications union council and for the Radio Communications Regulation Board for the period 2006-2010 in the elections that will [...] | 2006-10-23 21:44:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ITU ES |
06SANSALVADOR2567 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR JAMES STEFANOV [...] Post grants country clearance for supervisory physical scientist James Stefanov to visit San Salvador from November 19, 2006 through November 22, 2006 to represent the United States at the Fourth Coordination Workshop of the UNESCO/OAS ISARM Americas Program (Transboundary Aquifers of the Ameri [...] | 2006-10-25 17:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY ASEC ES |
06SANSALVADOR257 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Post includes name, sex, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. Please review the following list: XXXXXXXXXXXX, ma [...] | 2006-02-01 17:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2581 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the multinational Standby High-Readiness Brigade for UN Operations (SHIRBRIG) Peacekeeping Operation (PKO) in Spain, schedu [...] | 2006-10-26 17:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2609 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Security, Defense, and Integration Subregional Conference in Guatemala City, scheduled for November 14 to 16, 2006. [...] | 2006-10-30 14:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2623 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Executive Dialogue Seminar in Washington DC, scheduled for December 3 to 9, 2006. XXXXXXXXXXXX Legislative Assembl [...] | 2006-10-31 20:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR265 | DVC EVALUATION - "GOING BEYOND WITH PRACTICE" [...] SUMMARY: On January 26 the Regional English Language Office (RELO) in San Jose, Costa Rica sponsored a successful interactive DVC between speaker Dr. Diane Larsen-Freeman in San Jose and audiences in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Panama. Fifty English teachers and professors from universities a [...] | 2006-02-01 21:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO ES |
06SANSALVADOR2654 | EL SALVADOR: POINTS DELIVERED ON WOMEN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 18:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL ES |
06SANSALVADOR2655 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON CUBA AND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-03 18:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CU ES |
06SANSALVADOR2698 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHES DELIVERED ON COUNTRY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 15:13:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHCR KTIA ES |
06SANSALVADOR2712 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Advanced Engineer's Course, Fort Leonardwood, MO scheduled for December 18, 2006 to June 13, 2007. CAPT XXXXXXXXXXX [...] | 2006-11-08 21:25:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2720 | EL SALVADOR: MEETING OF MINI DUBLIN GROUP [...] (U) Post convened a November 9 meeting of the Salvadoran Mini-Dublin Group (MDG). In attendance were representatives from the Missions of France, Canada, Japan, Germany, and the European Union. The following provides information requested in reftel and a summary of MDG bilateral, counter-nar [...] | 2006-11-09 17:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL EU EC PTER KCRM OTRA |
06SANSALVADOR2743 | EL SALVADOR POSITION ON NORTH KOREA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 18:42:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KN PARM KNNP ES |
06SANSALVADOR2744 | EL SALVADOR: INTERNATIONAL LAW COMMISSION ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 18:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OPID ILC UNGA ES |
06SANSALVADOR2746 | EL SALVADOR: OAS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAL MINISTERIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-13 20:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES OAS DRL |
06SANSALVADOR2750 | EL SALVADOR: INL MONTHLY ACTIVITIES REPORT FOR [...] (U) The following summarizes Embassy INL activities in October 2006. ------ ILEA ------ 2. (U) ILEA staff continued supervising the renovation of the ILEA - Santa Tecla facility, and made preparations to host an ILEA course in November 2006. ----------------------- NARCOTICS INTERDI [...] | 2006-11-14 14:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EFIN PINR PTER SNAR KCRM KJUS ES |
06SANSALVADOR2771 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the Naval Staff College Course, scheduled for January 10, 2007 in Newport, RI. LT XXXXXXXXXXXX Naval Headquarters DPO [...] | 2006-11-16 18:24:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2772 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC),in Fort Benning, Georgia, scheduled for January 18, [...] | 2006-11-16 19:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2773 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidate for participation in the International Maritime Officers Course, scheduled to begin on January 24, 2007 in Yorktown, VA. LTJG XXXXXXXXXXXX N [...] | 2006-11-16 19:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2777 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON EMERGENCY SPECIAL SESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 16:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS ES |
06SANSALVADOR2778 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON ANTI-U.S. RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 16:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL BO ES |
06SANSALVADOR2779 | EL SALVADOR: U.S. REPORT ON EFFORTS TOWARD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 16:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM XX KN ES |
06SANSALVADOR2841 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran candidates for participation in the Basic Language Course, to be held at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, Texas; January 3 through July 13, [...] | 2006-11-27 19:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2849 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR GERI GILBERT [...] San Salvador grants Country Clearance for Geri Gilbert, Special Agent, International Programs Coordinator, Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance of EPA to visit San Salvador during the period December 11, 2006 through December 14, 2006 to participate in a CAFTA-DR Environmental Crimes [...] | 2006-11-28 20:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV AMGT ES |
06SANSALVADOR2852 | SAN SALVADOR LOOKS FORWARD TO VISIT OF NATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 21:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS MARR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2853 | EL SALVADOR: COMPLIANCE WITH CHEMICAL WEAPONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 21:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL CBW BWC CWC OPCW ES |
06SANSALVADOR2865 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON SANTA CRUZ MINISTERIAL ON [...] Action Request: See Paragraph 2. On November 29 Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Rhina Jarquin, Director General of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Environment (MARN),and Mauricio Ruiz Cacho, Office of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Both understood [...] | 2006-11-29 21:30:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV EAGR EFIN ETRD PHUM OAS USTR ES |
06SANSALVADOR2868 | EL SALVADOR: OAS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTAL MINISTERIAL [...] (U) This cable originally sent as San Salvador 2746 on November 13 is being re-transmitted due to a technical error. 2. (U) Post delivered reftel message on September 26 to MFA officials Elizabeth Cubias, Deputy Director of Social Development; Mario Rivera, Head of Multilateral Affairs; a [...] | 2006-11-30 13:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES PREL |
06SANSALVADOR2885 | SALVADORANS SUPPORT USG ON WHO IPR ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-01 19:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ES |
06SANSALVADOR2915 | EL SALVADOR: DIPNOTE RECEIVED ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-08 16:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA KTIA ES |
06SANSALVADOR2946 | EL SALVADOR: 2006 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM [...] Post updated country terrorism report on the Intellipedia. 2. Post POC is Poloff Patrick Ventrell. Email: VentrellPH@state.sgov.gov. Phone: 503-2501-2035. Barclay [...] | 2006-12-14 17:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER PARM ASEC KCRM ES |
06SANSALVADOR2960 | EL SALVADOR: 2006 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR [...] SUMMARY: Pursuant to reftel, this cable provides information on the worst forms of child labor in El Salvador. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP),El Salvador has implemented steps to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, including [...] | 2006-12-18 15:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ELAB ES ETRD PHUM SOCI |
06SANSALVADOR2996 | LEGISLATURE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES MCC COMPACT [...] Summary. The Salvadoran Legislative Assembly unanimously approved December 20 the nearly $461 million Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact and its implementing legislation. FMLN Legislative Deputies supported the Compact but had expressed concerns about parts of the implementing legislat [...] | 2006-12-22 15:24:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL ECON PGOV KMCA MCC ES |
06SANSALVADOR300 | DVC EVALUATION: WHY STUDY U.S. HISTORY? [...] SUMMARY: On January 31, David Brooks - a Human Rights/Labor officer at Embassy Lima - posed the question "Why Study U.S. History" to an audience of 45 professors, teachers and representatives of museums and the National Archives of El Salvador, all of whom received a copy of the Department of [...] | 2006-02-06 18:55:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO ES |
06SANSALVADOR3010 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of a Salvadoran soldier to attend a Basic Language Instructor Course at the Defense Language Institute in San Antonio, TX from Jan 3, 2007 to July 13, 2007. 2LT XX [...] | 2006-12-27 16:12:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR3011 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of a Salvadoran soldier to attend a Non-Commission Officer Development Course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Assistance at Fort Benning, GA from Jan [...] | 2006-12-27 16:42:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR346 | FOOD SECURITY AND RURAL INVESTMENT ACT PROVISIONS [...] Per reftel, Post contacted Government of El Salvador certifying authority Salvadoran Sugar Council (CONSAA) to request a written response reflecting sugar supply possibilities for the marketing year 2006 (MY06). Talking points were also delivered to CONSAA. 2. In a letter dated February 7, [...] | 2006-02-09 20:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ES |
06SANSALVADOR353 | VIOLENCE HOBBLES THE SALVADORAN ECONOMY [...] (SBU) Summary. Direct and indirect costs of violent crime, estimated at $1.6 billion in 2003 (or 11.5 percent of GDP),pose the most significant challenge to El Salvador's economic growth. High security costs discourage potential investors, and represent resources that are lost to more produ [...] | 2006-02-10 14:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ES |
06SANSALVADOR377 | MESSAGE ON PALESTINIAN ASSISTANCE (EL SALVADOR) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-14 20:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL PREL ES |
06SANSALVADOR402 | UPS SIGNS MOU WITH SALVADORAN CUSTOMS TO EXPEDITE [...] SUMMARY: UPS and the GOES have signed a memorandum of understanding that establishes simplified procedures that could be extended to all international express delivery companies in El Salvador. The MOU enables the application of best practices, according to UPS, to facilitate the clearing of [...] | 2006-02-16 19:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES |
06SANSALVADOR411 | UN SPECIAL RAPPORTEUR'S REPORT (EL SALVADOR) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-17 15:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL ES |
06SANSALVADOR414 | E-PASSPORTS: INFORMING EL SALVADOR'S MFA [...] On February 17, the Acting Consul General provided Francisco Merino, Director of Protocol of the Salvadoran MFA, printed color copies of the presentation on the new electronic passports. After explaining the current pilot production project and the Department's intention to issue all passports [...] | 2006-02-17 17:21:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | CPAS CMGT KFRD IMMIGRATION |
06SANSALVADOR458 | LATEST POLL INDICATES DEAD HEAT IN SAN SALVADOR [...] The Technological University of El Salvador (UTEC) Center for Salvadoran Public Opinion Research (CIOPS) polled 2,123 Salvadorans nationwide February 17-19, and performed an additional poll of 615 San Salvador residents. The race for mayor of San Salvador appears close, with 27.3 percent of [...] | 2006-02-23 17:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES PGOV PREL SMIG |
06SANSALVADOR464 | OPTIONAL 2006 SPECIAL 301 REPORT [...] Summary: On December 15, 2005, the Legislative Assembly passed a number of IPR-related reforms to meet CAFTA-DR obligations. Enforcement remains weak, but the government appears willing to step-up efforts once CAFTA-DR is in force. However, institutional weaknesses in law enforcement will [...] | 2006-02-23 21:28:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON ES CAFTA |
06SANSALVADOR476 | EL SALVADOR: POLLING DEMONSTRATES MAYORAL [...] SUMMARY: With less than four weeks to go until nationwide municipal and Legislative Assembly elections, results of a CID-Gallup poll publicized in leading daily El Diario de Hoy indicate that the Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) will likely win six departmental capitals, while the opp [...] | 2006-02-24 19:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES PGOV PREL |
06SANSALVADOR487 | EL SALVADOR: SCENESETTER FOR VISITS OF U/S KAREN [...] (SBU) Embassy San Salvador welcomes and looks forward to your visit to El Salvador March 17 to 18. You are arriving in country following President Saca's very successful visit with the President on February 24. The announcements during the visit that CAFTA-DR would enter into force for El S [...] | 2006-02-27 18:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES PGOV PREL |
06SANSALVADOR5 | EVALUATION - TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) WORKSHOP [...] ELISSA STEGLICH IS THE MANAGING ATTORNEY AT THE MIDWEST IMMIGRANT AND HUMAN RIGHTS CENTER IN CHICAGO. SHE PROVIDES DIRECT REPRESENTATION TO ASYLUM-SEEKERS AND VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING. MS. STEGLICH CONDUCTED A THREE-DAY WORKSHOP ON "HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND MODERN SLAVERY: AN EFFECTIVE RESPO [...] | 2006-01-03 19:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO OEXC PHUM SMIG ELAB KCRM KOCI KWMN ES |
06SANSALVADOR506 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. All of the following ca [...] | 2006-03-01 14:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR512 | EL SALVADOR ELECTIONS: OAS PRE-ELECTION REVIEW AND [...] SUMMARY: With 11 days remaining until the election, the Organization of American States (OAS) election monitoring mission has certified voter registration rolls, but still notes problems with the new digital advance vote count system. On a separate front, Farabundo Marti National Liberation [...] | 2006-03-01 20:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER OAS ES |
06SANSALVADOR514 | SALVADORAN CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS MUDDLE AHEAD [...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's most prominent civil society organizations grew out of the nation's 12-year armed conflict, but many international donors have switched their focus elsewhere since the 1992 end of hostilities. Most Salvadoran NGOs are struggling to replace lost international support w [...] | 2006-03-01 21:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN KOCI SOCI ES |
06SANSALVADOR516 | MINISTER OF ECONOMY SEEKS U.S. HELP TO SOLVE CAFTA [...] (U) Minister of Economy Yolanda de Gavidia appealed to Embassy on March 1 for assistance in resolving problems in the textile sector related to staggered CAFTA implementation, well laid out in reftel. De Gavidia claimed that U.S. buyers were preparing to suspend orders from Salvadoran factor [...] | 2006-03-02 15:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EIND ES |
06SANSALVADOR521 | EL SALVADOR ELECTIONS: LA PAZ AND CUSCATLAN [...] SUMMARY: Poloff visited the cities of Zacatecoluca and Olocuilta in the La Paz Department on February 22. Two days later, Poloff visited the cities of Cojutepeque and Santa Cruz Michapa in the neighboring Cuscatlan department. Zacatecoluca and Cojutepeque are the capitals of their respectiv [...] | 2006-03-02 21:22:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CU ES SOCI |
06SANSALVADOR547 | EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, this cable contains Post priorities for CAFTA-DR environment activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key environment needs and relat [...] | 2006-03-06 22:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES |
06SANSALVADOR548 | EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR LABOR PROJECTS THAT [...] Summary: Per reftel, this cable provides Post priorities for CAFTA-DR labor-related trade capacity building (TCB) activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key labor [...] | 2006-03-06 22:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES |
06SANSALVADOR63 | ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT - EL SALVADOR [...] The following is El Salvador's OSAC report for CY-2005. --------------------------------------------- ----------------- Overall Crime and Safety Situation: A General Overview of the Crime and Safety Threats Facing Americans in El Salvador. --------------------------------------------- ------ [...] | 2006-01-09 21:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KSAC |
06SANSALVADOR636 | CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR LABOR [...] Summary: Per reftel, this cable provides Post priorities for CAFTA-DR labor-related trade capacity building (TCB) activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key labor [...] | 2006-03-08 20:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA |
06SANSALVADOR637 | CORRECTED COPY - EL SALVADOR PRIORITIES FOR [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, this cable contains Post priorities for CAFTA-DR environment activities for FY 2006. The proposals described here build upon a consultative process that began almost six months ago and reflect a consensus view on El Salvador's key environment needs and relat [...] | 2006-03-08 20:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD LAB SENV ES CAFTA |
06SANSALVADOR649 | RESPONSE TO MESSAGE ON HOST COUNTRY MEETINGS WITH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-10 19:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL IS ES |
06SANSALVADOR659 | MDA: DEMARCHE ON SIGNING THIRD ADDITIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-13 16:22:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREF PREL ES IS |
06SANSALVADOR661 | SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR SEAT [...] Post received a diplomatic note (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs dated February 27, 2006 requesting U.S. support for El Salvador's nomination to be a member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) Council for the period 2006- 2010. Elections for [...] | 2006-03-13 17:12:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ITU ES |
06SANSALVADOR702 | EL SALVADOR'S CANDIDATE FOR THE INTERAMERICAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-15 20:30:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ES |
06SANSALVADOR711 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requires Department review of human rights records of the following training candidates. Please review the following list; Post included name, sex, date of birth and place of birth for your reference. The candidate [...] | 2006-03-16 16:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
06SANSALVADOR756 | CREATURES GREAT FELLED BY CREATURES SMALL - SEA [...] SUMMARY: Red tide has been determined as the cause of a turtle die off that occurred along the coast of El Salvador in January. Results of toxicology tests on the tissue of a turtle autopsied by U.S. biologists concluded that the turtle died from high levels of saxitoxins in its system. Res [...] | 2006-03-17 17:55:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIS SENV ES |
06SANSALVADOR772 | OAS CICTE VI DELEGATION PREPARATION (EL SALVADOR) [...] On March 10, Poloff discussed Reftel A points with Mario Antonio Rivera, Multilateral Affairs Director and Ambassador Jose Roberto Mejia, Global Themes Coordinator of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rivera indicated that the final composition of the delegation has not been determined, but t [...] | 2006-03-21 19:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ES |
06SANSALVADOR850 | POST NOMINATIONS FOR ILEA SAN SALVADOR COMPUTER [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend ILEA Computer and Electronic Crimes course from May 8 to 19, 2006, at ILEA San Salvador. All officers were born in El Salvador. XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 9/16/1973 POB: La Libertad XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 6/23/1963 PO [...] | 2006-03-29 21:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES |
06SANSALVADOR851 | POST NOMINATIONS FOR ILEA ROSWELL ADVANCED [...] (U) Per Reftel, Post nominates the following Salvadoran police officers to attend Advanced Management Training at ILEA Roswell from May 1 to 26, 2006. All officers were born in El Salvador. XXXXXXXXXXXX DOB: 8/14/1968 POB: Ahuachapan USG Training: Crime Scene Management (NCIS); Leadership [...] | 2006-03-29 21:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES |
06SANSALVADOR89 | UNEXPLAINED TURTLE DEATHS RAISE POSSIBILITY OF ILLEGAL FISHING ALONG SALVADORAN COAST [...] SUMMARY: On January 5 and 6, 2006 the Environmental Division of the national police found 37 turtles and 1 dolphin dead on the country's beaches in the eastern part of El Salvador. An additional 25 dead turtles were subsequently discovered in a nearby bay. According to the Environment Minis [...] | 2006-01-11 21:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIS SENV ES |
06SANSALVADOR90 | NEW TOURISM LAW A POSITIVE STEP, BUT CHALLENGES [...] SUMMARYSummary: In December 2005, the GOESEl Salvador approved a Tourism Law establishing tax incentives for new investment in the sector. The law shows government support for the industry, but has received criticism from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The GOES is expecting to clo [...] | 2006-01-11 21:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ES |
06SANSALVADOR940 | EL SALVADOR'S PROGRESS TOWARDS COMPLIANCE WITH THE [...] Summary. The GOES is slowly moving to comply with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and improve the environment for the use of biotechnology. A new law governing the safe management of genetically modified organisms has been under review for four months by the Technical Secretary of the [...] | 2006-04-10 18:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD EAGR TBIO ES CAFTA |
06SANSALVADOR983 | POST'S VIEWS ON OPIC CAFTA-DR FUND [...] Post understands that OPIC is planning to support a Central America and Caribbean Fund that may invest in the financial services sector, to include banks and nonbank financial intermediaries and specialized financial services firms in OPIC-eligible countries in Central America and the Caribbe [...] | 2006-04-17 14:52:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OTRA ES OPIC |
06SANTIAGO102 | MEDIA REACTION - LATIN AMERICA [...] On January 16, business and financial daily "Estrategia" (circ. 20.000) carried an editorial by Boris Yopo, political scientist of the University of Chile International Studies Center entitled, "Rivalries in Latin America." Quote: 2. "The electoral processes taking place in Latin America ha [...] | 2006-01-17 20:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO1022 | CHILEAN CONGRESS POISED TO RENEW TROOP DEPLOYMENT [...] (U) Two key Senate committees voted on May 15 to extend Chile's troop deployment to Haiti beyond June 30 for six additional months. All of the center-left Concertacion senators, and one center-right opposition senator on the Senate Foreign Relations and Defense Committees voted in favor of Pr [...] | 2006-05-16 20:29:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS KPKO PREL HA CI |
06SANTIAGO1047 | MEDIA REACTION - UNITED NATIONS AND CHILEAN VOTE [...] Summary: On May 16, conservative, afternoon "La Segunda" (circ. 31,834) ran an interview with Foreign Affairs Minister Alejandro Foxley upon his return from the European Union-Latin American Summit in Vienna. In that interview, Foxley talks about Chile's vote to elect United Nations Human Righ [...] | 2006-05-18 14:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO105 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 13:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE |
06SANTIAGO1057 | MEDIA REACTION - AMBASSADOR JOHN MAISTO, U.S. [...] Summary: PA arranged an on-the-record roundtable for U.S. representative to the OAS, Ambassador John Maisto, withmajor local dailies. All May 18 dailies ran coverage of the event, during whichAmbassador Maisto explained U.S. foreign policy for the region. End Summary. Headlines and excerpts [...] | 2006-05-18 19:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI |
06SANTIAGO106 | MEDIA REACTION - HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 13:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA |
06SANTIAGO1061 | COURT GRANTS FUJIMORI PROVISIONAL LIBERTY; [...] The Chilean press reported mid-afternoon on May 18 that Chile's Supreme Court had granted former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori provisional liberty earlier in the day. In announcing its 4-1 decision, the Court said granting provisional liberty did not constitute a "danger for society or t [...] | 2006-05-18 21:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KJUS PE CI |
06SANTIAGO107 | MEDIA REACTION - CHILE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-18 19:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI |
06SANTIAGO1074 | CHILE SHARES U.S. POSITIONS ON GMDSS, LRIT AND [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Cmdr. Daniel Sarzosa of DIRECTAMAR (Directorate of Maritime Affairs, roughly equivalent to the U.S. Coast Guard) on May 11. Sarzosa told Poloff on May 18 that Chile shared the the U.S. position on limiting the role of the International Mobile Satellite Org [...] | 2006-05-19 20:01:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ETRD ETTC EWWT PHSA CI |
06SANTIAGO1075 | CHILE: AWARE OF MANPADS SEMINAR, WELCOMES FUNDING [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Luis Plaza, Special Policies Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 18, noting the registration deadline of May 22. Plaza said the GOC had received the invitation to the APEC Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) Vulnerability Seminar " [...] | 2006-05-19 20:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ECON APEC CI |
06SANTIAGO1091 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA GOVERNANCE, RELATIONS WITH THE [...] On May 20, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 116,807) ran an editorial entitled, "Chavez and the U.S. Weapons Embargo." Quote: "Caracas and Washington remain locked in a verbal dispute.... Chavez' provocative style irritates the White House.... In a year in [...] | 2006-05-23 13:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE |
06SANTIAGO1095 | MEDIA REACTION - U.S. IMMIGRATION POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-23 17:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI MX |
06SANTIAGO11 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MCCONNELL [...] Summary: You arrive in Santiago three days before the presidential run-off election on January 15. This election pits the top two vote-getters from the December 11 first round election: center-left Concertacion coalition's Michelle Bachelet and the center-right National Renewal Party's Sebast [...] | 2006-01-03 17:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CI |
06SANTIAGO1122 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 17, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Andrew G. Chritton certifies the above statement. [...] | 2006-05-24 20:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1123 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 23, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Andrew G. Chritton certifies the above statement [...] | 2006-05-24 20:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1124 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of May 15, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Andrew G. Chritton certifies the above statement [...] | 2006-05-24 20:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1159 | MEDIA REACTION - U.S. AND LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-26 15:52:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI |
06SANTIAGO1172 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-30 12:08:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI MX |
06SANTIAGO1196 | MEDIA REACTION - UNITED NATIONS AND CHILEAN VOTE [...] On May 30, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried an editorial entitled, "Chile and its Vote in the (U.N.) Security Council." Quote: "The decision is complex for the (Chilean) Executive for two reasons; first, because preventing Venezuela from becoming a Council memb [...] | 2006-05-31 20:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI VE |
06SANTIAGO1204 | STUDENT PROTESTS GATHER WIDE SUPPORT [...] Summary. On May 30, almost eighty percent of Chile's one million high school students participated in a nation-wide strike. In several major cities including Santiago, protests turned mildly violent. What began as a minor movement in April has now gained widespread public support for major e [...] | 2006-06-01 19:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI CI |
06SANTIAGO1226 | CHILE: DEA REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training by USG officials, purs [...] | 2006-06-05 19:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI |
06SANTIAGO123 | MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA MORALES INAUGURATION [...] On January 19, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried an editorial entitled, "Presidential Trip to Bolivian Inauguration." Quote: "The presence of the (Chilean) president in La Paz...signals the goodwill Chilean diplomacy has shown to Bolivia in recent years." 2. [...] | 2006-01-19 19:23:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL |
06SANTIAGO1244 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY [...] On May 5, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried an article by Alvaro Vargas Llosa entitled, "The Battle for the Security Council." Quote: "U.S. officials believe the GOC and Chile's 'establishment' are reluctant to vote for Chavez, but are concerned in view of Presid [...] | 2006-06-07 20:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI MX |
06SANTIAGO1286 | CHILE: DEA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR THE [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 9, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer, Harry R. Kamian certifies the above statement. KELLY [...] | 2006-06-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI |
06SANTIAGO1297 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2006-06-14 19:19:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1304 | MEDIA REACTION - CHILE PRESIDENT BACHELET IN THE US, JUNE [...] Summary: President Michelle Bachelet's visit to Washington was front-page fodder for all Chilean media on June 9 and continued providing editorial material throughout the weekend. Dailies underscored Bachelet's comment that U.S. President George Bush had exerted no pressure on Chile to block [...] | 2006-06-14 22:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI |
06SANTIAGO1322 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM: GUANTANAMO [...] On June 15, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 119,807) carried an editorial entitled, "Debate Over Guantanamo." Quote: 2. "The suicide of three Al Qaeda prisoners in the Guantanamo detention center has reactivated controversy over the camp and renewed accu [...] | 2006-06-16 18:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1325 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 18:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO1328 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of June 16, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Political Officer, Harry R. Kamian certifies the above statement. KELLY [...] | 2006-06-16 20:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1332 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for U.S. sponsored training, pursuan [...] | 2006-06-19 17:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO135 | MEDIA REACTION - HAITI [...] On January 20, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 3,800) carried a column by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled, "Haiti: a Dead End Alley." 2. "Tension is increasing as the February 7 elections approach...and this drama shows no sign of ending soon.... Presid [...] | 2006-01-20 17:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA |
06SANTIAGO1391 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY [...] On June 29, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 116,807) carried a column by international commentator Karin Ebensperger entitled, "Abuse of Power." 2. "Chile must not support Venezuela's bid for the UNSC. The Council's role is to uphold world peace. Hugo Chav [...] | 2006-06-29 21:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE |
06SANTIAGO1393 | PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT - JULY 6-23, 2006. [...] Ambassador Craig Kelly requests permission to be absent from post July 6-23, 2006 for R&R travel to Atlanta, Washington, and Los Angeles. 2. DCM Emi Lynn Yamauchi would assume charge during the Ambassador's absence from post. KELLY [...] | 2006-06-30 12:50:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER AFIN OTRA CI |
06SANTIAGO1446 | MEDIA REACTION -FTAA [...] On July 5, conservative, afternoon daily "La Segunda" (circ. 31,834) carried a column by attorney Carolina del Rio, from Diego Portales University, entitled, "The FTA and Industrial Property Regulations." 2. "The accusations made by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce against our country are based [...] | 2006-07-06 22:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO1449 | MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-07 12:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO1456 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2006-07-07 19:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1460 | MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-07 21:29:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KN |
06SANTIAGO1462 | MEDIA REACTION - MEXICO, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AFTERMATH [...] On July 7, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried a column by Alvaro Vargas Llosa entitled, "Calderon's Difficult Challenges." Quote: "Calderon's victory is a counterweight against populism. We must not forget that Calderon's campaign frontally opposed populism, not j [...] | 2006-07-10 11:50:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE MX |
06SANTIAGO1469 | MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-10 20:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KN |
06SANTIAGO1471 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 10, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. EPOL Acting Section Chief, Michael Keller certifies the above statement. YAMAUCHI [...] | 2006-07-11 15:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1473 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...] | 2006-07-11 17:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1475 | MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-11 17:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO1476 | MEDIA REACTION - DEA [...] On July 11, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) ran an editorial entitled "Narcotics Trafficking in Chile and the DEA Offer." Block quotes follow. 2. "The DEA...has made a proposal to the highest-ranking Chilean authorities for the creation of a new unit to stop the trans [...] | 2006-07-11 17:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR PINR KMDR CI |
06SANTIAGO150 | MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA MORALES INAUGURATION [...] On January 23, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 3,800) carried an op-ed by international commentator Raul Sohr entitled, "The Indian and the Lady have the Word." Quote: "Evo Morales' invitation for Lagos and President-elect Michelle Bachelet to attend his inaugurat [...] | 2006-01-23 20:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL |
06SANTIAGO1504 | FORMER PRESIDENT FREI UNDERSCORES IMPORTANCE OF CHILE'S [...] Summary: In a strong public statement of support, Senate President Eduardo Frei characterized the U.S.-Chile relationship as "win-win" at a July 13 AmCham presentation. Despite occasional policy differences with the U.S., Frei emphasized that Chile is a reliable and stable partner in the mids [...] | 2006-07-13 22:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD EINV PREL CI |
06SANTIAGO1511 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2006-07-14 13:19:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1531 | MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST - LEBANON, GAZA INCURSIONS [...] On July 14, private channel 4 Red TV: "Chile joined the international community in condemning violence in the Middle East. Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley met with the Ambassadors to Chile from Lebanon, Algeria, Jordan, Syria, and the Palestinian Authority. Minister Foxley condemned Israe [...] | 2006-07-18 14:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO1542 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...] | 2006-07-18 19:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1552 | MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST - LEBANON, GAZA INCURSIONS [...] All TV stations reported on the crisis in the Middle East. 2. On July 18, private TV channel "Chilevision" international pundit Raul Sohr commented: "Hezbollah is demonstrating that it still has a large capability to attack Israel.... Therefore the strategic position in the region has radic [...] | 2006-07-19 19:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO1571 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 18, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Michael Keller, certifies the above statement. YAMAUCHI [...] | 2006-07-21 17:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1573 | MEDIA REACTION - MERCOSUR SUMMIT [...] On July 21, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried a column by correspondent Alvaro Vargas Llosa entitled, "Chile's Three Fronts in Cordoba." Quotes: "The Mercosur summit began yesterday offering Chile three elements of tension: Evo Morales, Nestor Kirchner, and Hugo [...] | 2006-07-21 19:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI AR BL VE |
06SANTIAGO1607 | MEDIA REPORT - SECRETARY RUMSFELD'S MEETING WITH CHILEAN [...] Summary: July 26 Santiago dailies reported extensively on Defense Minister Vivianne Blanlot's meeting with Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. Articles quoted Blanlot as stating that the Secretary did not ask Chile to support Guatemala, but indicated it "would be incomprehensible" for Chile to vote fo [...] | 2006-07-26 20:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER PGOV PREL CI |
06SANTIAGO1616 | MEDIA REPORT - PRESIDENT BACHELET REITERATES INDEPENDENCE [...] Summary: Several July 27 news stories, including front-page headlines, highlighted President Bachelet's comments about her independent foreign policy, notably on ICC ratification and Venezuela's UNSC candidacy in the wake of the Chilean Defense Minister's meeting with Secretary Rumsfeld. To p [...] | 2006-07-27 21:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV PREL CI |
06SANTIAGO1620 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 20, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Michael Keller, certifies the above statement. KELLY [...] | 2006-07-28 14:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1621 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 20, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Michael Keller, certifies the above statement. KELLY [...] | 2006-07-28 14:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO164 | MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA MORALES INAUGURATION [...] On January 24, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried an article by Alvaro Vargas Llosa entitled, "Evo Morales Opens his Options with Conciliatory Gestures Toward Chile and the United States." Quote: 2. "Evo Morales' first moves display a political balancing act to [...] | 2006-01-24 20:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL |
06SANTIAGO1642 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 20:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE |
06SANTIAGO1643 | MEDIA REACTION - DOHA ROUND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-31 20:30:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO1644 | MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST: ISRAEL/HEZBOLLAH COMBAT, [...] On July 30, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried an editorial entitled "The Urgency of a Cease Fire in The Middle East." Quotes: "There is no doubt that the conflict has multiple and complex elements...but this does not mean the international community cannot do so [...] | 2006-07-31 20:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO1649 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-01 18:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI PGOV VE |
06SANTIAGO1654 | MEDIA REACTION - CUBA: CASTRO TRANSITION [...] On August 2, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried an editorial "The Awaited and Complex Cuban Transition." Quote: "It is in everyone's interest...for the transition in Cuba to be as non-traumatic as possible.... The United States and the international community sh [...] | 2006-08-02 19:06:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM PGOV CI |
06SANTIAGO1684 | MEDIA REACTION - CUBA: CASTRO TRANSITION [...] On August 7, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ 20,000) carried a column by international commentator Libardo Buitrago entitled, "Fidel: Succession or Transition." Quote: "Fidel's announcement last week is the key to what could be the island's political future.... By del [...] | 2006-08-07 18:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM PGOV CI |
06SANTIAGO169 | MEDIA REACTION - LATIN AMERICA, MORALES INAUGURATION [...] On January 25, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried a column by Political scientist Boris Yopo entitled, "Two Lefts in Latin America." Quote: "Latin America has become world news again...given election results showing the region has moved to the left.... But there [...] | 2006-01-25 18:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL |
06SANTIAGO1696 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 20:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV CI VE |
06SANTIAGO1704 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of July 27, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. EPOL Section Chief, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above statement. KELLY [...] | 2006-08-09 19:19:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1727 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following 142 Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pur [...] | 2006-08-14 15:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1728 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2006-08-14 15:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1731 | MEDIA REACTION - CUBA: CASTRO TRANSITION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 18:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM PGOV CI |
06SANTIAGO1732 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-14 18:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV VE CI |
06SANTIAGO1752 | GOC STUDYING NUCLEAR FUEL SUPPLY ASSURANCE PROPOSAL [...] Post delivered reftel concept paper to the Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on August 10. On August 14 Cecilia Urbina of the Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission (CCHEN) said the executive director had sent the proposal to a technical review panel. She said [...] | 2006-08-16 21:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP CI |
06SANTIAGO1760 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training, pursuant to the Leah [...] | 2006-08-17 20:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1769 | STRIKE CLOSES WORLD'S LARGEST COPPER MINE [...] Summary. The world's largest copper mine, La Escondida, located in northern Chile, closed August 18. The strike initiated ten days ago by unions demanding large salary increases and bonuses has caused it to cease all operations. In 2005, La Escondida supplied almost eight percent of the world [...] | 2006-08-18 20:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD CI |
06SANTIAGO179 | PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY FOR BACHELET'S MARCH 11 [...] The Chilean government has initiated preparations for the inauguration of President-elect Michelle Bachelet and the new Congress on March 11. According to the Foreign Ministry's Protocol Office and press reports, the inauguration activities are likely to include: --March 10: President Lagos [...] | 2006-01-26 18:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI PINR CI |
06SANTIAGO1835 | CHILE: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATE [...] The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement includes a chapter on environmental cooperation. The original eight bilateral projects listed in the FTA have been implemented as of mid-2006. The U.S. and Chile have agreed to extend their formal science and technology cooperation to at least 2011. They w [...] | 2006-08-25 19:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TSPL KGLB CI |
06SANTIAGO1843 | MEDIA REACTION - CUBA: CASTRO TRANSITION [...] On August 27, private TV channel Chilevision international pundit Raul Sohr commented about U.S. policy towards Cuba, drawing on a recent DVC at Embassy Santiago with A/S Shannon. Sohr stated: 2. "The United States is carrying out a very complicated policy towards Cuba. On one hand, the hi [...] | 2006-08-29 13:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM PGOV CI |
06SANTIAGO1861 | MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) [...] On August 30, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" carried an editorial entitled "Complexities of the ICC." Quote: 2. "The Senate postponed the vote on the constitutional reform that would allow Chile to ratify the Rome Treaty, which created the International Criminal [...] | 2006-08-30 20:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO1903 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training, pursuant to the Leah [...] | 2006-09-07 16:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1906 | COPPER STRIKE ENDS, WAGE PRESSURES CONTINUE [...] Summary. After nearly a month, the strike at the world's largest copper mine ended August 31. Workers received substantial wage and benefit increases. The concessions are likely to become the standard throughout Chile's mining sector, including state-owned CODELCO. This time of year is popul [...] | 2006-09-07 22:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD CI |
06SANTIAGO1909 | MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-08 13:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO1932 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 8, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above stateme [...] | 2006-09-11 13:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1936 | MEDIA REACTION - CUBA: CASTRO TRANSITION [...] On September 10, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ., 4,200) carried a column by defense journalist Raul Sohr, entitled, "Cuba and Venezuela, a U.S. Target." Quote: 2. "The United States believes that nothing will ever be the same in Cuba again.... Washington beli [...] | 2006-09-11 19:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM PGOV CI |
06SANTIAGO1937 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM: FIFTH ANNIVERSAY [...] On September 11, business and financial daily "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried an op-ed by international commentator Libardo Buitrago entitled, "9-11-2001: Five Years Later." Quote: "The principal effect of the September 11 attacks...was an overwhelming deep and strong rejection th [...] | 2006-09-11 19:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1953 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2006-09-13 14:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1959 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training, pursuant to the Leahy [...] | 2006-09-14 15:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1961 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...] | 2006-09-14 19:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1971 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of September 14, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Harry R. Kamian, certifies the above statement. KELLY [...] | 2006-09-15 16:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO1974 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. Post notes that training is due to begin on September 25, 2006. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean Navy [...] | 2006-09-15 17:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO2008 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-25 12:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV CI VE |
06SANTIAGO2014 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY [...] On September 24, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio", (circ. 260,108) Maria de los Angeles Fernandez, of think tank Fundacion Chile 21, outlines the advantages of voting for Venezuela in the UNSC in a column entitled, "Venezuela and the UN: The Day After." Quote: " [...] | 2006-09-25 20:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV CI VE |
06SANTIAGO2031 | TRADE AGREEMENT COMPLIANCE AND MONITORING -- [...] Per reftel, Post is providing an overview of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement, information on compliance and monitoring efforts and Post's POC for FTA-related issues. 2. The U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement came into force on January 1, 2004. In the two and a half years since, bilateral [...] | 2006-09-27 22:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD CI |
06SANTIAGO2050 | CHILE: DEA REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training by USG officials, pu [...] | 2006-10-02 12:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI |
06SANTIAGO2063 | NEW GOC BUDGET ORIENTED TOWARDS SOCIAL SECTOR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-02 21:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL ELAB CI |
06SANTIAGO207 | MEDIA REACTION - CHILE: BACHELET CABINET MEMBERS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-31 20:14:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI |
06SANTIAGO2076 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidates who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant [...] | 2006-10-03 21:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO2085 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA HELPING BOLIVIA BUILD MILITARY [...] Two Santiago dailies cited UDI Members of Congress who denounced Venezuela for providing assistance to Bolivia to build 26 military bases along its border with Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, and Peru. Excerpts follow: 2. On October 4, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (c [...] | 2006-10-04 20:14:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PREL KMDR KPAO PGOV VE BR PA PE CI |
06SANTIAGO2097 | MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR TEST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-06 12:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KN |
06SANTIAGO2103 | CHILE - UPDATED STATISTICS FOR TEXTILES AND APPAREL SECTOR [...] Per reftel, Post provides the following data for textile and apparel production in Chile in 2005. TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN USD VALUE ------------------ ---------------------- 2. Total industrial production for 2005 reached USD 19.4 billion, and USD 10 billion for the first semeste [...] | 2006-10-06 18:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX CI |
06SANTIAGO2107 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...] | 2006-10-10 13:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO211 | MEDIA REACTION -LUCIA PINOCHET [...] On January 28-31 Santiago dailies had extensive coverage of Lucia Pinochet's decision to withdraw her request for political asylum in the United States. A significant part of that coverage focused on describing the Arlington detention center in which Pinochet was detained and highlighting that [...] | 2006-01-31 21:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM PREL KJUS CI |
06SANTIAGO2117 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S AGREEMENT TO ASSIST BOLIVIA [...] Summary: Revelations of an agreement between Venezuela and Bolivia to build military bases along Bolivia's frontier with Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, and Chile generated considerable public commentary in Santiago. Chile's Senate Foreign Relations and Defense Committees summoned the Ministers of F [...] | 2006-10-11 12:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PREL KMDR KPAO PGOV VE BR PA PE CI |
06SANTIAGO2126 | MEDIA REACTION - NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] Summary: In line with the Chilean government position, editorial comments have been highly critical of North Korea's nuclear testing. End Summary. 2. On October 11, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled, "North Korea and its Nuclear Diplomacy" [...] | 2006-10-11 20:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC KN CI |
06SANTIAGO2129 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA'S AGREEMENT TO ASSIST BOLIVIA [...] Summary: Chile's media has reported extensively about the Venezuelan-Bolivian military agreement, which has generated considerable critical public commentary by several Congressmen. Government Ministers and members of the Socialist Party continue to downplay the military pacts. End Summary. [...] | 2006-10-11 20:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PREL KMDR KPAO PGOV VE BR PA PE CI |
06SANTIAGO2185 | MEDIA REACTION - CHILE'S ABSTENTION IN UNSC VOTE [...] Summary: October 17 dailies highlighted claims that former Christian Democratic (DC) party Congressmen Gutenberg Martinez influenced President Bachelet's decision to abstain in the UNSC vote for a Latin American candidate. Martinez had warned that voting for Venezuela would mark a "before an [...] | 2006-10-17 19:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
06SANTIAGO2194 | SOUTHERN CHILE -- FAR FROM SANTIAGO BUT DOING JUST [...] SUMMARY. Southern Chile is booming. With unemployment rates half the national average or below, the south's busy cities can appear rundown physically but boast vibrant economies below the weathered surface. Not all of southern Chile enjoys the same dynamism and infrastructure, however, as t [...] | 2006-10-18 18:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SOCI CI |
06SANTIAGO220 | MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS [...] On February 1, the Santiago dailies' international pages covered President Bush's State of the Union Address as their second most important story. (Only Iran's nuclear ambitions garnered more ink.) Headlines highlighted the president's remarks that the United States would not withdraw its tro [...] | 2006-02-01 18:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO2210 | STUDENT PROTESTS FAIL TO GAIN PUBLIC SUPPORT [...] The latest round of public student protests thus far have failed to garner wide support among the Chilean population, including among the leaders of the May and June student strikes. Unlike the strikes in May and June, these protests have been sporadic, disorganized and mostly non-violent. So [...] | 2006-10-19 20:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI CI |
06SANTIAGO222 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL ECONOMY: GREENSPAN'S LEGACY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 18:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO2224 | CHILE MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] On October 21, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sat. circ. 195,626) carried and editorial entitled "Similarity between Iraq and Vietnam." Quote: 2. "President George W. Bush admitted similarities between the war in Iraq and Vietnam... He specifically compared the 1968 Tet Offensi [...] | 2006-10-23 13:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ |
06SANTIAGO2236 | MEDIA REACTION - CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR'S "CAMPAIGN AGAINST [...] Summary: Governor Schwarzenegger's campaign encouraging Californians to buy local fruits and vegetables (and not Chilean produce) has generated negative publicity in Chile. On line conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio," afternoon daily La Segunda, and TV Channel 13's web [...] | 2006-10-24 11:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV CI |
06SANTIAGO2243 | CHILE: MILG REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...] | 2006-10-25 16:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO225 | DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDATE WILLIAM VOSS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-01 19:19:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAIR ICAO AR CO HO MX PE |
06SANTIAGO2254 | MEDIA REACTION -UNSC VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-26 15:23:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
06SANTIAGO2274 | CHILE MEDIA REACTION -- IRAQ AND IRAN [...] On October 30, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried a column by international commentator Libardo Buitrago entitled "Iraq: Bush's Swamp." Quote: "Iraq's sands have become a serious trap for President George Bush's administration. All the alternatives to solve th [...] | 2006-10-30 18:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IZ IR CI |
06SANTIAGO2277 | PINOCHET GOLD DOESN'T PAN OUT, UNDER HOUSE ARREST [...] Summary: Chinese bank HSBC declared October 26 that documents showing former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet held deposits of 9629 kilograms of gold (worth an estimated 160 million dollars) were fake. The declaration capped a week of media speculation and public debate in Chile, including a [...] | 2006-10-31 11:59:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KCRM CI |
06SANTIAGO2315 | CHILE MEDIA REACTION - UNSC AND PANAMA CANDIDACY [...] On November 3, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled "Consensus Card for the Security Council." Quotes: "Panama has the conditions to garner the region's support.... From the political perspective, it is well established in an intermediate positio [...] | 2006-11-03 17:59:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
06SANTIAGO2324 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of October 25, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the above statement [...] | 2006-11-06 19:06:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO2335 | MEDIA REACTION: DEMOCRATS TAKE CONTROL OF HOUSE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-08 17:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO234 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN, NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-02 20:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
06SANTIAGO2351 | MEDIA REACTION: REPUBLICAN ELECTION LOSS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-09 16:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO2369 | U.S.-CHILE ENVIRONMENTAL MEETINGS, OCT 23-24 [...] SUMMARY. Chile and the United States met in Santiago October 23-24 to review bilateral environmental cooperation under the Environmental Chapter of the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and the Environmental Cooperation Agreement (ECA). Talks focused on reviewing the successful eight projects implem [...] | 2006-11-13 21:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL ECON ETRD CI |
06SANTIAGO2385 | PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT: DECEMBER 5-10, 2006. [...] Ambassador Craig Kelly requests permission to be absent from post December 5-10, 2006. 2. The purpose of the trip is to attend the WHA Chiefs of Mission Conference in Washington. 3. Post will fund airfare, hotel costs and M&IE expenses. 4. DCM Emi Lynn Yamauchi would assume charge [...] | 2006-11-16 18:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER AFIN OTRA CI |
06SANTIAGO2400 | MEDIA REACTION - THE NEW CHIEF OF THE PENTAGON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-17 17:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO2411 | CHILE KNOWS IT NEEDS MORE INNOVATION [...] SUMMARY. Despite President Bachelet's declaration that innovation would be one of the pillars of her administration, budgets for research and development remain precariously low in Chile -- only seven tenths of one percent of GDP. A ministerial commission tasked with identifying innovative s [...] | 2006-11-21 16:41:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV KIPR EIND ETRD CI |
06SANTIAGO2421 | CHILE: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR SECURITY [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of November 2, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the ab [...] | 2006-11-22 20:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI |
06SANTIAGO2498 | CHILE REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO THE [...] On December 1, Post received Diplomatic Note No. 373 requesting U.S. support for the candidacy of Marta Mauras Perez to the Committee on the Rights of the Chile. Paragraph two contains Post's informal translation of the Note. Post sent translated text, Ms. Perez' CV and the original dipnote [...] | 2006-12-04 19:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA CI |
06SANTIAGO2515 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION [...] On September 5, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled "Latin America and the Election in Venezuela." Quote: "The Venezuelan election concludes a year of elections -- ten -- in Latin America, all of them in a context marked clearly by two axis, a di [...] | 2006-12-06 12:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
06SANTIAGO2528 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ AND LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-07 13:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
06SANTIAGO2536 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT [...] On December 7, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Change of Strategy in the War in Iraq." Quotes: 2. "The results of the Baker-Hamilton Commission were released.... The tone of the document...concurs with that of the new Secretary of Defense, [...] | 2006-12-07 19:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
06SANTIAGO254 | CHILE: JANUARY 30 P5+2 STATEMENT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-03 19:34:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL AORC IR EU CI |
06SANTIAGO2541 | SUGGESTED POINTS FOR PINOCHET GUIDANCE [...] Summary: Below is the press statement coordinated with WHA front office about General Pinochet's death on December 10 (ref A). Post had drafted suggested responses to possible press questions during today's noon briefing. End Summary. Press Statement --------------- 2. "We recognize th [...] | 2006-12-11 13:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON CI |
06SANTIAGO2543 | MEDIA REACTION - PASSING OF GENERAL PINOCHET [...] Summary: Major dailies gave extensive coverage to General Pinochet's death, the Bachelet government's statement, and the demonstrations of Pinochet supporters and opponents. Two Concertacion Congressmen expressed surprise at the U.S. statement, noting the absence of a reference to U.S. interv [...] | 2006-12-11 19:59:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO2550 | MEDIA REACTION - GENERAL PINOCHET'S LEGACY [...] On December 12, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried an editorial entitled "Augusto Pinochet." Quote: "The Pinochet regime had two faces: the positive one that led to a deep and radical change of the country's social and economic structure.... and set the found [...] | 2006-12-12 20:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO2551 | STAS ATKINSON VISIT HIGHLIGHTS CHILEAN S&T [...] Summary. Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State (STAS) Dr. George Atkinson led a delegation of scientists and engineers to Chile November 4-7, to survey Chilean science and technology (S&T) and engineering institutions and learn about Chile's future S&T priorities. The visit [...] | 2006-12-12 20:23:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC OSCI SCUL TSPL OVIP CI |
06SANTIAGO2586 | CHILE REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY TO THE [...] On December 6, Post received Diplomatic Note No. 393 requesting U.S. support for Chile's candidacy to the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC). Paragraph two contains Post's informal translation of the Note. 2. Begin Text: REPUBLIC OF CHILE Ministry of Foreign Relations [...] | 2006-12-18 18:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA CI |
06SANTIAGO2587 | CHILE MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] On December 18, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried a column by international commentator Libardo Buitrago entitled "Iraq: Peace Options." Quote: "It took President Bush three years...to realize that the war in Iraq cannot be separated from the regional context. [...] | 2006-12-18 18:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IZ IR CI |
06SANTIAGO2589 | CHILE PRESENTS ITS CANDIDACY FOR UNSC IN 2014-2015 [...] Post recently received Diplomatic Note No. 394 requesting U.S. support for Chile's candidacy as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council for the period of 2014-2015. Paragraph two contains Post's informal translation of the Note. 2. Begin Text: REPUBLIC OF CHILE [...] | 2006-12-18 19:23:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA CI |
06SANTIAGO2610 | MEDIA REACTION - PINOCHET AND THE COLD WAR [...] On March 21, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an op-ed by international commentator Karin Ebensperger entitled, "Pinochet and the Super Powers." Quote: 2. "For more than 30 years we Chileans have not forgiven ourselves, accusing each other [...] | 2006-12-21 18:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO2616 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of December 19, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftels. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abo [...] | 2006-12-22 20:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO2617 | CHILE: LEGATT HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of December 19, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidate cited in reftels. 2. Counselor for Economic and Political Affairs, Juan A. Alsace, certifies the abo [...] | 2006-12-22 20:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO263 | MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST - PA ELECTIONS, HAMAS VICTORY [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-06 20:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO2631 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] On December 23, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sat. circ. 195,626) ran an editorial entitled "The Complex U.S. Scenario in Iraq." Quote: 2. "Many compare the conflict in Vietnam to the situation in Iraq today.... The comparison comes from the growing feeling that it is impossibl [...] | 2006-12-26 17:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
06SANTIAGO2647 | MEDIA REACTION - GERALD FORD [...] Media coverage of President Gerald Ford's death was primarily limited to straight reporting on his biographical data and Watergate. However, a December 28 article in conservative, independent "La Tercera" underscores that it was during the Ford administration that Foreign Minister Orlando Letel [...] | 2006-12-28 16:01:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO265 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESS FREEDOM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-07 10:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PHUM KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO2663 | MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S DEATH SENTENCE [...] On December 29, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an editorial entitled, "Saddam's Execution." Quotes: "Some believe that Saddam's execution will contribute to pacifying Iraq because it will eliminate the cause for division. But others belie [...] | 2006-12-29 15:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
06SANTIAGO273 | CHILE: TIP PROPOSAL FOR ESF FUNDING IN 2006 [...] In response to ref B, Post proposes the USG fund a series of professional education workshops for public officials and local activists in all regions of Chile with ports or major land-border crossings. The project would help prevent trafficking in persons (TIP) in Chile and would also raise a [...] | 2006-02-07 21:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KCRM PHUM ASEC ELAB SMIG EAID CI |
06SANTIAGO274 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESS FREEDOM [...] On February 7, center-left "Diario Siete" (circ. 23,000) carried an editorial entitled "Muslims and Caricatures." Quote: "The violence unleashed by the caricatures of Mohamed... reflect much more than a confrontation between freedom (of expression) in the West and alleged Muslim barbarians.. [...] | 2006-02-08 10:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PHUM KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO284 | CHILE: THE IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO THE UNITED NATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 18:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL AORC IR CI |
06SANTIAGO285 | MEDIA REACTION - HAITI: ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-08 18:30:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA |
06SANTIAGO286 | CHILE: REQUEST HUMAN RIGHTS CLEARANCE FOR BUZOS [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2. 2. Action request: Post requests Department review the following Chilean military unit for potential human rights violations: Buzos Tacticos Unit of the Chilean Navy. Unit commander is Lieutenant Commander Rene O'Ryan Salazar, DOB: 04Sep1965, [...] | 2006-02-08 18:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO287 | CHILE: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL THREE, POST CLEARS ON [...] Reftel requested a Blue Lantern Level Three pre-license end-use check on application 05-984045 for the export of two Bell UH1H helicopter engines to Chilean company Helicopteros del Pacifico. 2. Helicopteros del Pacifico (HdP) is a privately-owned company, incorporated August 10, 1990. H [...] | 2006-02-08 21:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC CI |
06SANTIAGO289 | Mitigating threat to APEC food supply-Chilean response [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-09 10:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER CH AS CA CI VM EAGR APEC AGRICULTURE |
06SANTIAGO290 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESS FREEDOM [...] On February 8, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) carried a column by international consultant Juan Enrique Froemel entitled, "Cartoons, Mohamed, and Violence." Quote: "Europeans . . . insist on upholding freedom of expression, forgetting the right of those who are adhere [...] | 2006-02-09 10:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PHUM KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO295 | MEDIA REACTION - HAITI: ELECTIONS [...] On February 8, in "Chilevisisn's" prime-time newscast, international analyst Raul Sohr said: 2. "The number of people who went to vote in Haiti was a surprise for all the world...this is a great victory for the United Nations, that organized the process... Ren Preval seems to have won the e [...] | 2006-02-09 14:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA |
06SANTIAGO304 | HEADS UP: IOM SEEKS TO REPROGRAM CHILE PROJECT [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. Summary: The International Office of Migration (IOM) in Chile has asked for Post's assistance in obtaining Department approval to reprogram USD 160,000 in State/PRM funding from an existing trafficking in persons program to a new one. GOC aut [...] | 2006-02-10 14:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CI GTIP OIM TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS |
06SANTIAGO306 | MEDIA REACTION - HAITI, ELECTIONS AFTERMATH [...] On February 9, conservative, afternoon "La Segunda" (circ. 31,834) carried an editorial entitled "The Election in Haiti and Haiti's Future." Quote: 2. "The UN intervention in Haiti has stopped the growing chaos, but Haiti has yet to decide future goals.... Chile's participation in this UN [...] | 2006-02-10 16:22:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA |
06SANTIAGO310 | MEDIA REACTION - HAITI, ELECTIONS AFTERMATH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-13 15:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA |
06SANTIAGO311 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESS FREEDOM [...] On February 11, center-left "Diario Siete" (circ. 23,000) carried an editorial entitled, "Freedom of Expression and Religious Co-Existence." Quote: "Danish daily Jyllands Paoster, which published the Mohammed cartoons that enraged the prophet's followers, apologized to the Muslim world on T [...] | 2006-02-13 16:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC PHUM KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO315 | CHILE: A/S DESUTTER HOLDS VERIFICATION VIDEO [...] Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter spoke with 22 Chilean academics about regional threats and U.S. efforts to strengthen effective arms control regimes at an Embassy-hosted digital video conference on January 23. A/S DeSu [...] | 2006-02-13 20:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ETTC MARR PARM PINR PREL PGOV CI |
06SANTIAGO353 | MEDIA REACTION - HAITI, ELECTIONS AFTERMATH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-17 16:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA |
06SANTIAGO370 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-22 15:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE |
06SANTIAGO374 | MEDIA REACTION - IPR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-22 17:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI IPR |
06SANTIAGO377 | MEDIA REACTION - CHILE/U.S. FTA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-02-22 18:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KIPR IPR |
06SANTIAGO380 | CHILE: POST RECOMMENDS SPECIAL 301 PRIORITY WATCH [...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that Chile be placed on the Special 301 Priority Watch List. Despite its obligations under the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement, which entered into force two years ago, Chile has yet to improve substantially its IPR protection. Chile did pass new IPR-related le [...] | 2006-02-22 22:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR PREL CI |
06SANTIAGO381 | DIPLOMATIC NOTE FROM ECUADORIAN EMBASSY REQUESTING [...] On February 23, Embassy received a diplomatic note (No. 4-3-10/06) from the Ecuadorian Embassy in Santiago, requesting a meeting between Ecuador's President Alfredo Palacio and the U.S. Head of Delegation for Bachelet's Inauguration. Original note will be pouched to WHA/BSC. 2. Begin uno [...] | 2006-02-22 22:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL CI OVIP INAUGURATION |
06SANTIAGO386 | CHILE: WILD BIRD IMPORT BAN ANNOUNCED [...] On February 22, the Government of Chile's Animal and Livestock Service (SAG - Servicio Agricola y Ganadero) announced a ban on the import of any type of wild bird, including pet birds, as a safety measure to prevent the introduction of avian influenza (AI) into Chile. Birds used for poultry [...] | 2006-02-22 22:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EAGR SENV TBIO KFLU CI AVIAN FLU |
06SANTIAGO387 | CHILE: NO RECENT ACTION ON UNESCO CONVENTION ON [...] Per ref A, EconOff spoke with Jose Miguel Concha, Multilateral Affairs Office, Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Chile's approach to the UNESCO Convention on Cultural Expressions. Concha confirmed that the Government of Chile (GOC) supported the Convention during the October 2005 meeting in Par [...] | 2006-02-22 22:50:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SCUL CI UNESCO |
06SANTIAGO402 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE VISIT [...] On February 26, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 102,000) ran an editorial entitled, "U.S. Secretary of State Visit." Quotes: 2. "Although not officially confirmed...the U.S. secretary of State's visit to Chile...is a clear sign of good Chile-U.S. relations.... The secretary' [...] | 2006-02-27 20:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO408 | MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST - PA ELECTIONS, HAMAS VICTORY [...] On February 27, conservative, afternoon "La Segunda" (circ. 31,834) ran an editorial entitled "Half-Way Democracies." Quotes: 2. "The political change in Palestine with Hamas' victory led Israel to declare the NPA a hostile entity.... In Iraq the attacks between Shiites and Sunnites...are [...] | 2006-02-28 18:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO425 | CHILE: A/S DESUTTER HOLDS VERIFICATION VIDEO [...] Summary: Assistant Secretary of State for Verification, Compliance and Implementation (VCI) Paula DeSutter spoke with 22 Chilean academics about regional threats and U.S. efforts to strengthen effective arms control regimes at an Embassy-hosted digital video conference on January 23. A/S DeSu [...] | 2006-03-01 18:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ETTC MARR PARM PINR PREL PGOV CI |
06SANTIAGO452 | CHILEAN UNEMPLOYMENT DROPS TO LOWEST LEVEL SINCE [...] In the final trimester (November 2005-February 2006) of President Lagos' administration, unemployment in Chile dropped to its lowest level since 1997. Nationwide unemplQment now stands at seven percent. Over the course of the last year, the Chilean economy created almost 100,000 new jobs, wh [...] | 2006-03-03 19:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB CI |
06SANTIAGO462 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-06 20:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ |
06SANTIAGO465 | MEDIA REACTION - U.S./INDIA CIVILIAN NUCLEAR ACCORD [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-07 10:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI IN |
06SANTIAGO491 | MEDIA SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY OF STATE RICE'S CHILE VISIT [...] SUMMARY: The media in Chile are competitive, modern and free but neither overly confrontational nor inclined to investigative reporting. Editors concentrate on the main international issues of the day. Many leading journalists speak English, which creates the prospect of one-on-one English-la [...] | 2006-03-09 18:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PREL PGOV KPAO AR BR CI |
06SANTIAGO56 | MEDIA REACTION - LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-11 10:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO57 | MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA: MORALES VISIT OVERSEAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-11 10:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL |
06SANTIAGO574 | MEDIA REACTION - CUBA AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On March 19, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 310,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Repression in Cuba." Quote: 2. "Three years into the biggest wave of repression against dissidents, the situation has worsened for the opponents of the Cuban Communist regim [...] | 2006-03-20 20:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KPAO KMDR PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO575 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-20 20:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ |
06SANTIAGO576 | MEDIA REACTION - MILOSEVIC DEATH [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-20 20:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI SR |
06SANTIAGO59 | MEDIA REACTION - HAITI [...] No summary [...] | 2006-01-11 10:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA |
06SANTIAGO593 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] On March 20, all stations featured stories regarding the third anniversary of the invasion of Iraq. Quotes: 2. Private Megavision's pundit Libardo Buitrago said: "The invasion of Iraq is far from achieving the objectives set by President George Bush. First, it did not demonstrate that Ir [...] | 2006-03-21 21:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ |
06SANTIAGO594 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELAN GOVERNANCE, RELATIONS WITH THE [...] On March 20, TVN's "Medianoche." Quote: "President Bush has had to withstand an avalanche of criticism...from comments that he is a coward and thickheaded to surveys that associate him with the word incompetent...Bush has announced a possible retaliation against Iran if it moves forward wit [...] | 2006-03-21 21:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE |
06SANTIAGO603 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] On March 22, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record, "El Mercurio" (circ. 116,807) carried a column by Karin Ebensperger entitled, "The Iraqi Swamp." Quote: 2. "On the day President Bush invaded Iraq I publicly criticized his decision. It seemed to me that after the terrible attack [...] | 2006-03-23 10:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ |
06SANTIAGO604 | MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY RICE VISIT TO CHILE [...] On March 22, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 3,800) carried an article by international analyst Andre Grimblatt on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to Chile entitled, "Condoleezza Rice Restores Order." Quote: 2. "The regional scenario is complex for t [...] | 2006-03-23 11:06:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
06SANTIAGO627 | MEDIA REACTION - UNITED NATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS [...] On March 24, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 116,807) carried an editorial entitled, "United Nations and Human Rights." 2. "One of the United Nations' central principles... is to defend and promote human rights and basic freedoms.... The UN has done quite [...] | 2006-03-24 20:14:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO66 | MEDIA REPORT - HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] All Santiago dailies and TV stations reported on the GOC's concern over the instability in Haiti and the alleged "hate" campaign against MINUSTAH Chief Juan Gabriel Valdes. Stories noted Chilean President Ricardo Lagos' support for the Chilean officials on the U.N. peacekeeping mission. In sp [...] | 2006-01-12 10:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA |
06SANTIAGO664 | MEDIA REACTION - HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-03-30 19:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO710 | CHILE'S ECONOMY IN 2005: GOOD GROWTH, LOW [...] Summary: 2005 was another good year for the Chilean economy. Chile enjoyed real GDP growth of 6.3 percent, slightly better than in 2004. GDP per capita topped USD 7000 for the first time. Record prices for copper together with a sharp increase in domestic demand were the main growth factors [...] | 2006-04-06 15:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV CI |
06SANTIAGO73 | EVE OF CHILE'S PRESIDENTIAL RUN-OFF ELECTION: NO [...] Summary: Two days before the January 15 presidential run-off election, the ruling center-left Concertacion coalition's Michelle Bachelet leads center-right opposition Alianza coalition candidate Sebastian Pinera in the polls to succeed Ricardo Lagos as Chile's next president. The Pinera campa [...] | 2006-01-12 15:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV CI |
06SANTIAGO74 | MEDIA REPORT - HAITIAN ELECTIONS [...] Four newspapers and one television station carried stories featuring Chilean officials' remarks on the ongoing situation in Haiti. The GOC reiterated its commitment to maintaining peacekeepers in Haiti for at least another 12 months while dismissing calls to withdraw soldiers after the election [...] | 2006-01-12 15:48:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA |
06SANTIAGO771 | NEVADA TEST NOTIFICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-13 10:45:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KTBT |
06SANTIAGO806 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] On April 17, center-left "Diario Siete" (circ. 23,000, 4/17) carried an editorial entitled, "Military Criticism of Bush." Quote: 2. "As President Bush's approval ratings continue to drop...seven retired generals have harshly criticized his management of the war on Iraq.... The generals hav [...] | 2006-04-17 19:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ |
06SANTIAGO807 | MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) [...] On April 17, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ., 102,000, 4/17) carried an editorial entitled, "Chile's Accession to the International Criminal Court." Quotes: 2. "More than 100 countries have ratified the Rome Statute...creating the International Criminal Court (ICC).... In Ch [...] | 2006-04-17 19:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO823 | CHILE: REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2 and 3. 2. (U) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean military unit and/or candidates who have been nominated for train [...] | 2006-04-19 14:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO833 | CHILE: DEA REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 2 and 3. 2. (U) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean police unit and/or candidates who have been nominated for trainin [...] | 2006-04-20 17:42:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI |
06SANTIAGO839 | MEDIA REACTION-CHAVEZ' INTERNATIONAL INFLUENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-21 14:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE MX |
06SANTIAGO846 | CHILE: MILGRP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. (U) Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean military unit and/or candidates who have been nominated for trai [...] | 2006-04-21 20:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO851 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-21 21:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
06SANTIAGO862 | CHILE: DEA HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 21, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence or information of gross human rights violations by the Chilean Carabineros cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Harry R. Kamian certifies the above statement. KELL [...] | 2006-04-25 13:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI |
06SANTIAGO887 | FORMER LAGOS MINISTERS LAUNCH FOUNDATION TO [...] This is an action request. See para 7. 2. Summary: Several ex-ministers and supporters of former President Lagos have launched a foundation to promote Chile's successes throughout the region. "Project America" Director Jose Viera-Gallo told Embassy officers that one of the foundation's ob [...] | 2006-04-28 15:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI CI VZ |
06SANTIAGO889 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean candidate who has been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant t [...] | 2006-04-28 19:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO890 | CHILE: MILGP REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. Action request: Embassy requests the Department assist in conducting a Leahy Amendment Human Rights review, as well as a general name check of the following Chilean who have been nominated for training in the U.S., pursuant to the Le [...] | 2006-04-28 19:26:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO892 | CHILE: MILGP HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING CLEARANCE FOR [...] Per reftel A, Embassy verifies that as of April 24, 2006, the Department of State possesses no credible evidence of gross human rights violations by the Chilean candidates cited in reftel B. 2. Acting EPOL Section Chief, Harry R. Kamian certifies the above statement. KELLY [...] | 2006-04-28 20:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL PHUM CI |
06SANTIAGO909 | MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 19:06:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL |
06SANTIAGO931 | MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-04 19:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL |
06SANTIAGO932 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA GOVERNANCE, RELATIONS WITH THE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-04 19:44:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI VE |
06SANTIAGO94 | BACHELET DEFEATS PINERA TO BECOME CHILE'S FIRST [...] Summary: The ruling center-left Concertacion coalition's candidate Michelle Bachelet defeated center-right Alianza opposition candidate Sebastian Pinera in the January 15 run-off election to become Chile's first female president. As of 2000 local time (1800 EST),and with more than 97 percent [...] | 2006-01-15 23:39:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI CI |
06SANTIAGO961 | MEDIA REACTION - IPR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-08 20:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
06SANTIAGO998 | CHILE TO RATIFY SUA PROTOCOLS BY YEAR'S END [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Eugenio del Solar at the Special Policies division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 2. On May 10, Cmdr. Daniel Sarzosa of DIRECTEMAR (Directorate of Maritime Affairs, Navy branch comparable to U.S. Coast Guard) told Poloff that DIRECTEMAR had reco [...] | 2006-05-12 20:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PHSA CI |
06SANTODOMINGO1057 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE CESAR BUENO WAIVES EXTRADITION [...] On March 23, 2006, DEA agents returned Cesar Bueno (aka Maton or Cesar Medina) to the United States for trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York based on his alleged participation in a multi-kilogram cocaine distribution ring. The specific charges arising from his [...] | 2006-03-28 11:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN SNAR KCRM DR |
06SANTODOMINGO1100 | DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #5: ELECTORAL CANDIDATES [...] (U) This is the 5th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's 2006 congressional and municipal elections: Electoral Candidates Registered Despite Clamor Presidential legal advisor Cesar Pina Torribio doesn't like it, but after a week of clamor and recriminations, the Centra [...] | 2006-04-03 11:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV DR |
06SANTODOMINGO1313 | CELEBRATING EARTH DAY IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Summary: In the midst of the run-up to May congressional and municipal elections, Earth Day is bringing together concerned Dominicans to celebrate the environment. Specifically in the Azua province -- located in the southwestern region of the country --citizens, more than 30 NGOs, government [...] | 2006-04-20 15:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR SENV |
06SANTODOMINGO1349 | CRIMINAL DEPORTEES: DOMINICAN OFFICIALS AND [...] Dominican PermRep to the UN Erasmo Lara-Pena has been energetically promoting the idea of a program of social services and support for Dominicans who are deported from the United States after serving time in U.S. jails. He published a lengthy proposal in daily "Hoy" on March 11. On March 24 P [...] | 2006-04-21 20:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS DR KCRM PGOV PREL SNAR |
06SANTODOMINGO1355 | COMMERCE VS. STEWARDSHIP: BATTLE OF THE DOMINICAN [...] (U) During President Fernandez's recent European trip, French investors proposed to him a USD600 million tourism investment in Bahia de las Aguilas, a pristine undeveloped beach area located inside the protected Jaragua National Park in the Southwest. Dominican Secretary of Tourism Felix "Fe [...] | 2006-04-21 21:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV SENV |
06SANTODOMINGO1415 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE PEDRO COLLADO EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On April 21, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Pedro Collado to the United States for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, where he is the subject of indictment number CR 00-30034-MAP filed November 2, 2000. As detailed in the indictment, Collado is alleged to have p [...] | 2006-04-28 20:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS SNAR KCRM DR |
06SANTODOMINGO1418 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY CIVIL [...] Per reftel, Embassy contacted the following pro-democracy civil society organizations to encourage their registration as "Special Guests" to attend the OAS General Assembly: -- Human Rights Institute Santo Domingo, -- Foundation for Institutionality and Justice (FINJUS),-- Center for Integra [...] | 2006-05-02 11:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | OAS PREL PHUM XK XL XM XR XS |
06SANTODOMINGO1464 | DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #8: ELECTION OUTLOOK - [...] (U) This is the 8th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Election Outlook - Balanced, Mildly Optimistic As Dominicans approach the May 16 congressional and municipal elections, the latest poll shows their voting intentio [...] | 2006-05-03 20:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV |
06SANTODOMINGO1466 | DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #10: CENTRAL ELECTION BOARD IS [...] (U) This is the 10th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Central Election Board Is on Course, Despite Flak The Central Election Board (JCE),responsible for organizing and adjudicating the May 16 Dominican congressional [...] | 2006-05-03 20:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV |
06SANTODOMINGO150 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JOSE PLACENCIA WAIVES [...] On December 29, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Jose Placencia to the United States for trial in the State of New York based on Kings County indictment number 1400/2001 charging murder in the second degree. 2. Following a July 21, 2005, U.S. extradition request and the subsequent issuance of a [...] | 2006-01-13 17:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN DR KCRM SNAR |
06SANTODOMINGO1515 | CORRECTED COPY -- DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #8:ELECTION [...] (U) This is the 8th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Election Outlook - Balanced, Mildly Optimistic As Dominicans approach the May 16 congressional and municipal elections, the latest poll shows their voting intentions [...] | 2006-05-08 20:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV |
06SANTODOMINGO1522 | CORRECTED COPY -- DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #10: CENTRAL [...] (U) This is the 8th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Rrepublic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Central Election Board Is on Course, Despite Flak The Central Election Board (JCE),responsible for organizing and adjudicating the May 16 Dominican congressional and [...] | 2006-05-09 18:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV |
06SANTODOMINGO1579 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY SMALLPOX [...] Doctor Tirsi Quezada Assistant Health Secretary for Public Health told USAID officer on May 10 that the Secretariat has not made a decision on who will attend the SIPDIS WHA. However, Doctor Cristina Nogueira, Pan-American Health Organization representative to the Dominican Republic, told [...] | 2006-05-12 21:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PREL AORC TBIO WHO |
06SANTODOMINGO1640 | EXIMBANK APO82474XX - LEAHY AMENDMENT [...] In response to reftel concerning proposed transaction to be financed for material to be used by the National Police of the Dominican Republic, Embassy Santo Domingo advises that although individual members of the National Police have committed gross violations of human rights, especially unju [...] | 2006-05-18 15:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EXIM PHUM DR |
06SANTODOMINGO1642 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVES EXTRADITED: JORGE MATOS, [...] In the last several weeks, Dominican authorities have extradited three individuals to the United States for prosecution of a variety of narcotics-related offenses. 2. On May 15, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Luis de la Rosa Montero to Puerto Rico for trial in the U.S. District Court for the [...] | 2006-05-18 17:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS SNAR KCRM DR |
06SANTODOMINGO1651 | CLEARANCE TO ACCEPT AWARD - RAMAN, JAY [...] Embassy Santo Domingo asks that WHA/EX obtain authorization for FSO Jay Raman to accept the "Order of Police Merit" recognizing his contributions while serving as political officer (human rights and labor) 2004-2005. 2. On June 16, 2005 Dominican President Leonel Fernandez issued Decree N [...] | 2006-05-18 21:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER |
06SANTODOMINGO170 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE PORFIRIO HERNANDEZ WAIVES [...] On January 13, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Porfirio Hernandez to the United States for trial in the Southern District of New York based on federal indictment number 02-CR-1270, charging conspiracy to defraud the United States, bank fraud, and aiding and abetting bank fraud. 2. Following a [...] | 2006-01-17 13:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN DR KCRM SNAR |
06SANTODOMINGO1709 | DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #13: A REALIGNMENT IN CONGRESS [...] (U) This is the 13th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: 2006 Elections - A Realignment in Congress and the Municipalities The ruling PLD of President Leonel Fernandez won the May 16 congressional and municipal elections b [...] | 2006-05-24 23:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV |
06SANTODOMINGO1754 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN ADVANCE [...] Poloff delivered talking points as requested in reftel to Dominican Ambassador for African and Middle Eastern Affairs, Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadevilla, on May 24. There was no substantive comment. HERTELL [...] | 2006-05-30 21:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC IAEA KNNP UNSC IR |
06SANTODOMINGO1756 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: UN REFORM DEMARCHE GIVEN IN [...] Poloff delivered talking points on UN reform to Dominican Ambassador for UN Affairs, Michelle Cohen, as well as Dominican Vice-Minister for Foreign Relations, Alejandra Liriano, on May 25. The DOS Spanish-language translation of these points was distributed to both officials the morning of M [...] | 2006-05-30 21:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC UNGA |
06SANTODOMINGO1854 | MDA DEMARCHE - FUNDING NATIONAL SOCIETIES - [...] Per guidance reftel, Embassy contacted the American Red Cross field representative for the Caribbean, David Hintch, who is based in Santo Domingo and works closely with the Dominican Red Cross. He had already spoken with the Dominican Red Cross about attendance at the 29th International Confe [...] | 2006-06-02 20:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM DR ICRC PREL HA SZ |
06SANTODOMINGO1911 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - TREASURY [...] US Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to US Treasury Representatives John Ramos and Robert Warfield for travel to Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, from June 19 to June 30, 2006. The purpose of this trip is to conduct an annual assessment of the current Tax Technical [...] | 2006-06-07 15:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN OTRA DR |
06SANTODOMINGO1938 | DOMINICAN ELECTIONS #14: POST-ELECTION REFORMS ON [...] (U) This is the 14th cable in a series reporting on the Dominican Republic's May 16 congressional and municipal elections: Post-Election Reforms on the Dominican Agenda During the campaign President Fernandez asserted that the PRD-PRSC opposition was using its "tyrannical majority" in Co [...] | 2006-06-09 20:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV DR KCOR |
06SANTODOMINGO1941 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 2006 INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] This cable provides the 2006 Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims Report for the Dominican Republic. The tracked changes version was sent via email on June 9, 2006 as directed. 2. The United States Government is presently aware of seventeen (17) claims (including five new ones fo [...] | 2006-06-09 20:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC DR ENIV KIDE PGOV OPIC |
06SANTODOMINGO1956 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ROBERT LOPEZ EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On June 12, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Roberto Irrizari Lopez (aka Miguel Angel Dotel Sierra) to the United States for trial in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he is the subject of indictment number 02CF003278 filed June 19, 2002. As detailed in the indictment, Lopez is alleged to have participa [...] | 2006-06-12 20:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM DR |
06SANTODOMINGO1993 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: CITIBANK 2006 CORPORATE [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-16 15:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON BEXP ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV AMGT |
06SANTODOMINGO2045 | SUPPORT FOR MDA AT 6/20 CONFERENCE - DOMINICAN [...] Embassy on June 14 delivered text of points Ref A (minus the if-asked points) through the American Red Cross Caribbean representative here to the director general of the Dominican Red Cross, Arq. Gustavo Lara Tapia. Lara said he was forwarding the points to Dominican Red Cross president Ligia [...] | 2006-06-19 20:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL ICRC PHUM IS |
06SANTODOMINGO2127 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JOSE ORTEGA DE LEON EXTRADITED [...] On June 22, 2006, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agents returned Jose Ramon Ortega de Leon (aka Chico) to Westchester, NY for trial before the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, where he is the subject of superseding indictment number S7 04 CR 1353 (K [...] | 2006-06-28 14:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO2195 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GATHERING COMMENTS ON OAS MLAT [...] Using reftel talking points, Embassy delivered on July 3 a demarche suggesting Dominican signature and ratification of the Inter-American Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters (OAS MLAT) and associated Optional Protocol to Minister-Counselor Carmen Contreras of the Ministry of Fo [...] | 2006-07-05 14:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS DR |
06SANTODOMINGO2198 | EXTRADITION OF DOMINICAN FUGITIVES RAMIREZ, ALBA, [...] On July 5, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Aurelio Ramirez to Puerto Rico for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, where he is the subject of indictment number 01-161(SEC) filed on April 14, 2004. As detailed in the indictment, Ramirez is alleged to have participated [...] | 2006-07-05 18:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO2213 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC APPROVES U.S. IRCRAFT [...] er reftel, the Dominican Republic approves U.S. aicraft clearance for the ER-2 aircraft to operateand transit in airspace controlled by the Dominian Republic during the mission occurring July-Augst 2006. The Dominican Republic also approves clearance for border crossings and/or landing for t [...] | 2006-07-06 13:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL BF HA |
06SANTODOMINGO2315 | FERNANDEZ SENDS CONGRATULATORY NOTE REGARDING U.S. [...] Post received a dipnote from President Fernandez and Minister of Foreign Relations Troncoso addressed to both President George Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. The dipnote offered their congratulations on behalf of Independence Day. 2. Unofficial translation reads as follows [...] | 2006-07-14 22:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PREL SCUL |
06SANTODOMINGO2551 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: U.N. KEY TO RESOLVING LEBANON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-08 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER MOPS UN IS LE DR |
06SANTODOMINGO2608 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVES BALBI AND GONZALEZ EXTRADITED [...] On July 12, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Pedro Antonio Balbi to the United States for trial in the District Court for Passaic County, New Jersey, where he is the subject of indictment number 05-08-1167(I),filed August 18, 2005. As detailed in the indictment, Balbi is alleged to have been the [...] | 2006-08-14 17:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO2628 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVES BALBI AND GONZALEZ EXTRADITED [...] On July 12, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Pedro Antonio Balbi to the United States for trial in the District Court for Passaic County, New Jersey, where he is the subject of indictment number 05-08-1167(I),filed August 18, 2005. As detailed in the indictment, Balbi is alleged to have been the [...] | 2006-08-15 13:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO2726 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #1: ROUTINE AND GENERALLY [...] This is the first cable in our series on the third year of the administration of Dominican President Leonel Fernandez. Dominican President Makes Routine and Generally Positive Cabinet Changes (C) Summary: Dominican President Leonel Fernandez made a small number of adjustments in his ca [...] | 2006-08-24 13:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV PREL PINR MARR |
06SANTODOMINGO2771 | DOMINICANS SUPPORT U.S. HRC CANDIDATE, STUDY ILC [...] On August 24, poloff delivered reftel B talking points with accompanying diplomatic note to Ambassador for UN and OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen, both requesting Dominican support for the candidacy of Michael Matheson for the International Law Commission (ILC). 2. Cohen noted that the Dominic [...] | 2006-08-28 10:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM US UNGA UNHRC |
06SANTODOMINGO2782 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AFFIRMS CNIES AGREEMENT [...] On August 28, Embassy received Ministry of Foreign Affairs diplomatic note DEJ/STI 20927, dated August 25, 2006, stating that the Cooperating National Information Exchange (CNIES) agreement (as detailed in ref A and presented via Embassy Santo Domingo Diplomatic Note 236 of November 9, 2005) wa [...] | 2006-08-28 20:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MOPS EARI PREL |
06SANTODOMINGO2784 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ANTONIO LANTIGUA EXTRADITED TO [...] On August 23, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Antonio de Jesus Lantigua Vargas to the United States for trial in the State of New York, where he is the subject of indictment number 3864-2005, filed August 3, 2005. As detailed in the indictment, Lantigua is alleged to have committed Sodomy in the [...] | 2006-08-28 20:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO2810 | IMPROVEMENTS ON DOMINICAN SUGAR PLANTATIONS: THE [...] SUMMARY: Observations from visits in March and on August 25 indicate that the Vicini consortium, one of the two largest private producers of sugar in the Dominican Republic, has substantially improved working conditions associated with its Cristobal Colon plantations. These changes come amids [...] | 2006-08-29 21:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB PHUM SMIG KOCI DR HA |
06SANTODOMINGO2946 | DOMINICANS DECLARE FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL, 2008-09 [...] In a diplomatic note received by the Embassy on September 7, the Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs formally relayed the Dominican Republic's candidacy for non-permanent membership on the United Nations Security Council for the period of 2008-09, with elections to be held during the 62nd UN [...] | 2006-09-13 20:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA UNSC DR |
06SANTODOMINGO2972 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE YSRAEL MUSTAFA BERNABE [...] On September 13, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Ysrael Mustafa Bernabe to the United States for sentencing in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, where he is the subject of indictment number H-95-245, filed October 6, 1995. As detailed in the indictment, Mustafa was char [...] | 2006-09-15 16:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3028 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE FELIX RODRIGUEZ EXTRADITED TO [...] On September 22, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Felix Rodriguez (aka Felix Moca and/or Coco Pelao) to Puerto Rico for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, where he is the subject of sealed indictment number 05-302(DRD),filed September 8, 2005. As alleged in the ind [...] | 2006-09-22 18:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3031 | THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT--YOUNG AND TOOTHLESS [...] Summary. Many believed that President Fernandez would replace the Minister of Environment, Max Puig, at the mid-term point. After many cabinet shifts, however, Fernandez decided to keep Puig, which is a good indicator of where Environment falls on Fernandez's list of priorities....near the [...] | 2006-09-22 20:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EAGR EAID ECON SENV SOCI TBIO |
06SANTODOMINGO3248 | BIOFUELS IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] (U) Summary. For 2006, the Dominican Republic is expected to spend close to 8 percent of its GDP on petroleum imports, similar to 2005. The government understands the need to diversify its fuel strategy to lower energy costs, especially in the electricity sector. Although a renewable energ [...] | 2006-10-13 17:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL PGOV ENRG |
06SANTODOMINGO3251 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVES FELIZ, ARRINDELL, AND JIMENEZ [...] On October 12, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Jansys Feliz Terrero to the United States for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine, where he is the subject of superseding indictment number 03-CR-80-P-H, filed September 9, 2004. As detailed in the indictment, Feliz is charged [...] | 2006-10-13 18:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3308 | DOMINICAN PLAN TO RECAPITALIZE CENTRAL BANK SEEN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-23 11:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETRD DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3313 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE SANTANA DE LEON EXTRADITED TO [...] On October 19, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Ramirez Santana de Leon to Puerto Rico for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Santana de Leon had been indicted on August 10, 2006, in case number 06-253 (PG),for multiple narcotics offenses involving multi-kilogram q [...] | 2006-10-23 15:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3328 | DOMINICAN HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING: NAVAL COMMANDO [...] In connection with U.S. military training planned for the Commando Squad of the Dominican Navy, EcoPol section advises that it has no repeat no information of any allegations of violations of human rights by the 64-man squad or by its commander, Naval Capt. Nelson A. ROQUE GARCIA. 2. Emba [...] | 2006-10-25 15:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3359 | A DOMINICAN STRIKE THREATENS THE OLDEST UNIVERSITY [...] SUMMARY: Employees of the Autonomous University of Santo Domingo (UASD),the largest university in the Dominican Republic, carried out a 48-hour strike this week in protest of a university-wide change in medical insurance providers. Workers resumed normal activity on Wednesday, but organizers [...] | 2006-10-26 20:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB DR PGOV SCUL SOCI |
06SANTODOMINGO3364 | DEMARCHE ON UNGA RESOLUTIONS ON LEBANON DELIVERED [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on UNGA Resolutions on the Situation of Human Rights and Children in Lebanon to the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Ambassador Michelle Cohen, Dominican Chief of United Nations and Organization of American States Affairs (Assistant Secretary-equivalent),[...] | 2006-10-27 15:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR UNGA LE IS PHUM PREL PTER |
06SANTODOMINGO3365 | DEMARCHE ON ISRAEL AT UNGA DELIVERED [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "Israel at UNGA" to the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Ambassador Michelle Cohen, Dominican Chief of United Nations and Organization of American States Affairs (Assistant Secretary-equivalent),took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We wi [...] | 2006-10-27 17:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PREL UNGA IS |
06SANTODOMINGO3386 | DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY SERIES #2: INSISTING ON [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-30 14:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PREL EFIN DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3439 | TRANSPORTATION UNION ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: The National Center for Unified Transit Workers (CNTU) has announced plans for marches and strikes on November 4 and 7 (during and after a three-day weekend) and an extended strike on November 16-17. CNTU leader Ramon Perez Figuereo predicts more than 30,000 of his union's memb [...] | 2006-11-05 13:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EPET ENRG PGOV DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3466 | DEMARCHE ON DPRK CONVENTIONAL ARMS DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-09 16:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV PREL PARM |
06SANTODOMINGO3491 | CONFESSED DOMINICAN MURDERER YMBERT SANTOS RETURNS [...] On November 3, 2006, U.S. Marshals accompanied confessed murdered Ymbert A. Santos (aka Imbert A. Vasquez and/or "Shorty") as he returned to the state of New York for trial before the County Court of Suffolk County. 2. As detailed in the reference e-mail and Suffolk County arrest warrant 06 [...] | 2006-11-13 19:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3501 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REMAINS UNCOMMITTED ON ILC VOTE [...] On August 24, poloff delivered Ref B talking points with accompanying diplomatic note to Ambassador for UN and OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen, both requesting Dominican support for the candidacy of Michael Matheson for the International Law Commission (ILC). At the time, Cohen noted that the Domi [...] | 2006-11-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ILC UNGA |
06SANTODOMINGO3502 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NONSUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE TO [...] On November 14, poloff delivered Ref C talking points to Ambassador for UN and OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen. This was followed up on November 15 by delivery of additional country-specific points contained in Ref A. Neither demarche resulted in substantive comment from Dominican authorities. [...] | 2006-11-15 16:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA UNHRC UN KTIA BO DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3513 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVES ZAPATA AND PENA EXTRADITED TO [...] On November 9, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Felix Antonio Zapata Molett to the United States for trial in the Southern District of New York, where he is the subject of superseding indictment number S1 05 CR 714 (BSJ),filed August 30, 2005. As detailed in the indictment, Zapata was charged with [...] | 2006-11-15 21:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3559 | REQUEST HR VETTING FOR DOMINICAN NAVY COMMANDO UNIT [...] Embassy Santo Domingo requests Department human rights vetting of following members of the Dominican Navy Commando unit, scheduled for training by USSOUTHCOM from January 13, 2007. Embassy has no adverse information about any prospective trainees. 2. List follows: Dominican Navy Comm [...] | 2006-11-22 11:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PHUM DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3616 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ESPIRITUSANTO EXTRADITED, [...] On November 29, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Baudilo Espiritusanto to the United States to serve sentence for a federal narcotics-related offense in the State of Texas, as detailed in Count One of indictment number CR H-00-875, filed on December 11, 2000, in the U.S. District Court for the Sou [...] | 2006-11-30 21:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3617 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC WILL ATTEND BAMAKO CONFERENCE [...] The Dominican Republic will be represented at the Bamako Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza by Dr. Elizabeth Gomez, Chief of the General Directorate of Epidemiology Ministry of Health. Dr. Gomez noted that she received an explicit invitation to attend, addressed directly to her and ex [...] | 2006-12-01 10:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL TBIO KFLU MA DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3619 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ESPIRITUSANTO EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On November 29, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Baudilo Espiritusanto to the United States to serve sentence for a federal narcotics-related offense in the State of Texas, as detailed in Count One of indictment number CR H-00-875, filed on December 11, 2000, in the U.S. District Court for the Sou [...] | 2006-12-01 12:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3650 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC DEMARCHED ON AFCARPAC [...] On December 4, poloff delivered reftel points to the office of Deputy Secretary of State Alejandra Liriano. Staffers indicated that her office had no knowledge of an invitation to the Khartoum AFCARPAC meeting, and committed to investigate who in the Dominican government, if anyone, had. Follo [...] | 2006-12-05 17:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS SOCI SU DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3659 | DOMINICANS AND VERIZON AGREE ON TERMS: CLEAR WAY [...] (U) On December 1 the Dominican government and Verizon signed and agreement which brought to a close the sale of Verizon,s Dominican operation, Verizon Dominicana, eight months after it was first announced in April. The agreement involved a payment by Verizon of $170 million dollars to the D [...] | 2006-12-06 15:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS DR EINV ETRD |
06SANTODOMINGO3668 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CONFIRMS NO ATTENDANCE AT [...] On December 7, poloff received confirmation from Ambassador for UN and OAS Affairs Michelle Cohen that the Dominican Republic will not/not attend the Khartoum AFCARPAC. BULLEN [...] | 2006-12-07 18:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS SOCI SU DR |
06SANTODOMINGO371 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RAYMOND FLORES WAIVES [...] On January 26, 2005, U.S. Marshals returned Raymond Flores (aka Jose Soles) to the United States for trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York based on his alleged participation in a series of "home invasion" robberies from July 2000 through October 2000. The spec [...] | 2006-02-03 14:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN SNAR KCRM DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3732 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RAPHAEL CASTILLO EXTRADITED TO [...] On December 13, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Raphael Castillo to the United States to serve sentence for second-degree murder, following a conviction in absentia after trial in the County Court for Monroe County, New York State. As detailed in indictment number 594-93, filed July 16, 1993, Ca [...] | 2006-12-13 17:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
06SANTODOMINGO3733 | DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY SECTOR - DEMANDING [...] (SBU) Summary. Since September 2006, the Dominican Republic has held four conferences on electricity sector reforms. The result is that the government wants to renegotiate the contracts but the generators do not; the private sector wants the government to criminalize the act of stealing ele [...] | 2006-12-13 18:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON ENRG PGOV PREL EINV |
06SANTODOMINGO3785 | DOMINICAN FM WELCOMES DEMARCHE ON RESPONSE TO [...] (SBU) On December 21, Charge Roland Bullen and acting Consul General, Mike Schimmel, delivered demarche (ref A) to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso and his deputy, Jose Manuel Trullols. Troncoso agreed with the points delivered in the demarche and said that this issue has been long o [...] | 2006-12-22 11:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CA CASC CVIS OFDP PREL |
06SANTODOMINGO3807 | WATER AND SANITATION ISSUES IN THE DOMINICAN [...] (U) Summary. Per reftel, Embassy conducted a review of host country needs and identified opportunities to strengthen U.S. engagement on water and sanitation programs in the Dominican Republic. Access to potable water, especially in rural areas, better sewage infrastructure and treatment fac [...] | 2006-12-28 19:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OES |
06SANTODOMINGO423 | UNESCO CONVENTION ON CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS UPDATE [...] The Dominican public and government have largely ignored the UNESCO convention on cultural diversity. 2. Per matrix requested reftel: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC I. d II. a III. a HERTELL [...] | 2006-02-08 14:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SCUL DR |
06SANTODOMINGO591 | IAEA REPORTS IRAN TO UNSC: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy delivered reftel points and non-papers -- regarding the February 4 IAEA Board of Governors decision to refer the Iran dossier to the UN Security Council -- to MFA UN affairs director Michelle Cohen on February 8 and to MFA Africa/Middle East affairs director Jose Juan Hernandez Cimadev [...] | 2006-02-17 21:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL IR DR EU AORC |
06SANTODOMINGO642 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: INPUT FOR 2006 SPECIAL 301 [...] Summary: The Dominican government has shown improvement in its atten intellectual property rights. Ratification of CAFTA-DR by Dominican Co in September 2005 brought further pressure on the government to underta legislative changes as part of its commitment under the free trade agre strengthen [...] | 2006-02-23 13:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD DR |
06SANTODOMINGO734 | DOMINICNA REPUBLIC: [...] Summary: The Dominican government has shown improvement in its attention to intellectual property rights. Ratification of CAFTA-DR by Dominican Congress in September 2005 brought further pressure on the government to undertake legislative changes as part of its commitment under the free t [...] | 2006-03-02 17:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD DR KIPR |
06SANTODOMINGO761 | PROPOSAL FOR LABOR JUSTICE ACTIVITIES IN THE [...] The following is Embassy's response to request for project proposals. (Begin Text) Proposal for Labor Justice Activities in the Dominican Republic A. Characteristics of Labor Justice in the Dominican Republic: description and justification for proposed activities A study of cas [...] | 2006-03-03 14:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID ETRD SENV DR |
06SANTODOMINGO766 | DOMINICAN CONGRESS FINALLY APPROVES 2006 BUDGET [...] SUMMARY: On February 15, 2006 the Dominican Congress approved the 2006 budget after obtaining minor changes from the Executive. The six-week delay resulted from political differences over the administration,s desire to continue a levy on exchange commissions, considered by legislators to [...] | 2006-03-03 17:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ECON EFIN PGOV ETRD |
06SANTODOMINGO772 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: USAID DR-CAFTA ENVIRONMENT [...] Summary: This is the 2006 USAID/Dominican Republic Environment Program Request which will support the environmental obligations of the Free Trade Agreement between the Dominican Republic, the Central American countries, and the United States (DR-CAFTA) and the regional environmental cooperati [...] | 2006-03-03 21:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD LAB SENV DR |
06SANTODOMINGO776 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: USAID DR-CAFTA ENVIRONMENT [...] Summary: This is the 2006 USAID/Dominican Republic Environment Program Request which will support the environmental obligations of the Free Trade Agreement between the Dominican Republic, the Central American countries, and the United States (DR-CAFTA) and the regional environmental cooperati [...] | 2006-03-03 22:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD LAB SENV DR |
06SANTODOMINGO777 | HAITI'S PRESIDENT-ELECT WARMLY WELCOMED BY [...] Summary. The visit of Haitian President-elect Rene Preval to Santo Domingo has been a media success and a generally feel-good event, including the reinvigoration of the dormant Dominican-Haitian Binational Commission. The press carries little of substance from the busy 24-hour visit. Embassy [...] | 2006-03-03 22:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DR HA |
06SANTODOMINGO778 | CORRECTED: PROPOSAL FOR LABOR JUSTICE ACTIVITIES [...] Summary: This is the corrected 2006 Embassy request for funding of a Dominican Republic Labor Justice capacity building program to support implementation of the Free Trade Agreement between the Dominican Republic and the United States and enforcement of the Dominican Labor Law. This program [...] | 2006-03-03 23:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EAID ETRD KJUS DR |
06SANTODOMINGO787 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JOSE SIME REYES EXTRADITED TO [...] On March 3, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Jose Sime Reyes to the United States for trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, where he is the subject of indictment number 03-475 filed October 23, 2003. As detailed in the indictment, Sime Reyes is alleged to have participated [...] | 2006-03-06 20:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN SNAR KCRM DR |
06SANTODOMINGO862 | DOMINICAN POLITICS II #18 - FERNANDEZ'S [...] Following is #18 in our series on the second year of the presidency of Leonel Fernandez. Fernandez Independence Day Speech Trumpets Accomplishments - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - In a vigorously optimistic Independence Day speech before a joint session of Con [...] | 2006-03-09 20:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV DR |
06SANTODOMINGO879 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: VISITING OAS SYG INSULZA [...] Summary: OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza, in a visit to the Dominican Republic March 5-6, met with President Fernandez and Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, spoke at the opening events of the 23d Model OAS (March 5) and the Regional Forum on Modernization of Legislatures and [...] | 2006-03-10 21:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PREL OAS |
06SANTODOMINGO914 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE ON NEXT UN SYG [...] Embassy political officer delivered reftel demarche on the appointment of the next secretary general as a non-paper, in official Spanish translation, to MFA chief of staff under secretary Jose Manuel Trullols, acting UN affairs director SIPDIS Rhadys Abreu de Polanco, and legal adviser Migue [...] | 2006-03-14 11:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UN DR |
06SANTODOMINGO920 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - TREASURY TAX ADVISORS [...] US Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to Treasury tax advisors John Ramos and Jean Tesche to travel to Santo Domingo from March 20 to April 1. The purpose of the trip is to continue working on a tax administration project for the Ministry of Finance. --------------- [...] | 2006-03-14 17:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EFIN OTRA |
06SANTODOMINGO936 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE APPROVAL - TREASURY TAX ADVISOR [...] US Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to Treasury tax advisor Alan Beber to travel to Santo Domingo from March 27 to April 14. The purpose of the trip is to continue working on a tax administration project for the Ministry of Finance. 2. Embassy confirms availabi [...] | 2006-03-16 15:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EFIN |
06SANTODOMINGO946 | OAS CICTE VI PREPARATION: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] Embassy political officer met on March 16 with Dominican Republic MFA legal adviser Miguel Pichardo to discuss preparations for the March 22-24 OAS counterterrorism ministerial in Bogota (CICTE VI). Drawing on talking points in both reftels, political officer emphasized the need to finish wor [...] | 2006-03-17 12:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL OAS DR CO ECON MARR MASS CVIS VE |
06SANTODOMINGO947 | UN ECLAC: DEPENDENT TERRITORIES DEMARCHE - [...] Embassy political officer met with MFA under secretary for economic affairs and trade negotiations Juan Guiliani Cury on March 16 to deliver reftel demarche opposing Caricom efforts to allow associate members to participate in ECOSOC and subordinate bodies. Political officer emphasized the ex [...] | 2006-03-17 12:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECLAC XL DR |
06SANTODOMINGO987 | DOMINICAN ELECTRICITY CRISIS CONTINUES--NO CHANGE [...] Summary. The Dominican Republic continues to experience frequent localized electrical power blackouts that can last more than twelve hours a day. Energy sector problems hinder economic competitiveness and create widespread public dissatisfaction. Supply shortfalls in the sector can be attr [...] | 2006-03-22 12:57:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR ENRG PGOV |
06SAOPAULO1005 | SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: AFGHANISTAN, NATO ROLE, [...] "Relapse In Afghanistan" Leading national circulation daily liberal Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (9/18): "Compared with Iraq, Afghanistan is a kind of garden of delights. The US intervention was successful. The hated Taliban regime was deposed and replaced by a government that acquired le [...] | 2006-09-18 18:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1013 | EUROPE: POPULAR UNREST IN BUDAPEST; UNITED NATIONS: KOFI [...] "Announced Crisis Reflects Increasing Dissatisfaction With Entry in the EU" Leading national circulation daily liberal Folha de S. Paulo's Budapest correspondent reports (9/20): "The tape showing the confirmation that Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany lied about the budget during four [...] | 2006-09-20 10:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1019 | EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: COUP IN THAILAND; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-21 10:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1030 | EUROPE: HUNGARY, PROTESTS AGAINST PRIME MINISTER; WESTERN [...] "Western Europe Nations Become Nightmare For the EU" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent remarks (9/22): "Violence has erupted in Budapest against socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany.... But there is another and much more important victim of such demonstrations: the [...] | 2006-09-22 13:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1037 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ REGIONAL AND [...] "Oil Threatens Chvez" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (9/25) editorialized: "President Hugo Chvez does not use the richness provided by its nation's oil reserves to prepare Venezuela's infrastructure for the day oil will be over, but to finance a flogging campaign against the US and to wea [...] | 2006-09-27 10:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1039 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA'S UNSC CANDIDACY; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-28 11:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1051 | GWOP: DETAINEES POLICY; SAO PAULO "Retrogradation In The US" [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-02 11:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1058 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BOLIVIA, VENEZUELA; [...] "Instability Increase in Bolivia" Business-oriented Valor Economico editorialized (10/5): "President Evo Morales is engulfed in another wave of political instability. The polarization of forces intensified following the truce represented by the Constituent Assembly election and the referendum [...] | 2006-10-05 13:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1059 | AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES THE USAID-SPONSORED PARAISOPOLIS [...] Ambassador Sobel participated in a September 27 ceremony to inaugurate the USAID Paraisopolis Slum Electrification and Loss Reduction (SELR) Program. Close to 100 people attended the ceremony. In his comments, the Ambassador emphasized the importance of the project itself and the rapport bet [...] | 2006-10-05 13:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN EAGR EAID BR |
06SAOPAULO1071 | MEDIA REACTION: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST; [...] "Geopolitical Bomb" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (10/10) editorialized: "The announcement of the North Korean nuclear test puts the world at risk to the dangers of [nuclear] proliferation. It will be no surprise if, in view of the new geopolitical reality, bo [...] | 2006-10-10 12:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1083 | AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES EDUCATION, U.S. STUDIES IN SAO PAULO [...] During his September 26-28 visit to Sao Paulo, Ambassador Sobel held several meetings devoted to cooperation on education. At a lunch hosted by the Consul General with senior representatives of several major Sao Paulo universities, the Ambassador heard various views on Brazilian higher educati [...] | 2006-10-11 14:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXP SCUL KPAO PGOV ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1088 | MEDIA REACTION: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC: DPRK NUCLEAR TEST; [...] "Bush Has No Trump Card" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (10/13) editorialized: "By saying that the US does not intend to attack North Korea, George W. Bush was unusually and involuntarily transparent.... Bush is trying in vain to disguise the obvious fact that he does not have, either on [...] | 2006-10-13 14:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1127 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SECTARIAN VIOLENCE; WESTERN [...] "Reminiscent of Vietnam" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (10/21) editorialized: "When the US invaded Iraq in March 2003, some analysts dared to compare the action to the US's disastrous intervention in Vietnam. They were immediately called irresponsible, and th [...] | 2006-10-23 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1130 | AMBASSADOR SOBEL'S MEETING WITH SAO PAULO MAYOR KASSAB [...] Summary: Ambassador Sobel, accompanied by CG and poloff, met October 17 with Sao Paulo Mayor, Gilberto Kassab, and Municipal Secretary for International Relations, Helena Gasparian. The SIPDIS participants discussed ways for the U.S. and the city to work together on issues of common interes [...] | 2006-10-23 16:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD KCRM BR |
06SAOPAULO1136 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: IRAQI STUDY GROUP, SECTARIAN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-24 11:48:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1137 | AMBASSADOR SOBEL'S MEETINGS ON ETHANOL IN SAO PAULO [...] Summary: During his October 4-10 visit to Sao Paulo, Ambassador Sobel met with the new country president of Archer Daniels Midland (ADM),who advised that prospects for new infrastructure investment in Brazil are poor and that the company does not plan to produce ethanol outside the U.S. The [...] | 2006-10-24 12:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG ETRD EINV BR |
06SAOPAULO1152 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: IRAQ AND US MIDTERM ELECTIONS; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-10-27 11:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1155 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZIL, PRESIDENTIAL [...] "Lula Reelected" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (10/30) editorialized: "Reelected with more than 60 percent of valid votes, President Lula da Silva now has before him a much more diverse political horizon than that of 2002.... Lula is far from the aura of socia [...] | 2006-10-30 14:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1169 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S CONDEMNATION, US MIDTERM [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-06 11:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1174 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S CONDEMNATION, US MIDTERM [...] "Bush, A Lame Duck" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (11/7): "Americans will vote today in the midterm elections, which represent a kind of referendum on the current administration. Polls have suggested that the Republicans will be defeated.... The [...] | 2006-11-07 11:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1176 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: NICARAGUA ELECTIONS; [...] "Tunnel Of Time" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (11/8): "Daniel Ortega was elected Nicaragua's president 16 years after having left the government. The Sandinista Front leader says he has changed, disowns his Marxist past and declares himself a pr [...] | 2006-11-08 12:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1183 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS, RUMSFELD'S [...] "Bush's Defeat" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (11/9): "The message sent by the ballots couldn't be clearer: American voters are very unhappy with the prolonged disaster produced by the Bush administration in Iraq and the series of scandals involv [...] | 2006-11-09 11:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1190 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. MIDTERM ELECTIONS; SAO PAULO [...] "Elections Force Bush To Migrate To The Center" Business-oriented Valor Economico editorialized (11/13): "U.S. voters changed the axis of President George W. Bush's policy by withdrawing support for his continuing to lean to increasingly towards the right and forcing him to the center.... The [...] | 2006-11-13 13:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1197 | AUSTR EISSENSTAT VISIT TO SAO PAULO [...] (SBU) Summary. Following their attendance at the Bilateral Consultative Mechanism Meeting in Brasilia on October 16 (Reftel B),AUSTR for Latin America Everett Eissenstat, AUSTR for Industry Meredith Broadbent, and USTR Brazil and Southern Cone Director Sue Cronin visited Sao Paulo. They met [...] | 2006-11-16 17:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV KJUS BR |
06SAOPAULO1199 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: IRAN ROLE IN IRAQ; MIDDLE EAST: [...] "To Negotiate With Iran? That Is The Question" International affairs commentator Newton Carlos wrote in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (11/17): "The bipartisan committee that is looking for a way to get the US out of the Iraqi quagmire has already signaled that [...] | 2006-11-17 11:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1201 | MEDIA REACTION: BOLIVIA; SAO PAULO [...] "Autocrat In The Making" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (11/21) editorialized: "The coup that Bolivian President Evo Morales attempted against the Constituent Assembly and the nation's fragile institutions has become a reality. It is no longer possible to conc [...] | 2006-11-21 11:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1216 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ECUADOR, LEFTIST [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-28 11:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1223 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ECUADOR, U.S. BASE IN [...] "In Chvez's Club" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (11/29) editorialized: "Leftist Rafael Correa was elected Sunday the eighth Ecuadorian president in the past ten years, and this shows the level of political instability in that Andean nation.... Correa's party d [...] | 2006-11-29 16:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1225 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: POPE BENEDICT IN TURKEY; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-11-30 12:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1234 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA-AFRICA [...] "In Bad Company" Liberal, largest circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (12/3): "Third world leaning is an aspect that the Lula administration's foreign policy explores ad nauseam. It is part of the rational with which the administration feeds ideological groups as a way to symbo [...] | 2006-12-04 12:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1242 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, PRESIDENTIAL [...] "14 Years In Power" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (12/5): "Chvez speaks about deepening his 'revolution.' Thus the way would be paved for another authoritarian escalation in Venezuela.... The joining of oppositionist forces, now within the rules [...] | 2006-12-06 10:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1248 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT; WESTERN [...] "Exit Door" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (12/10): "The Iraq Study Group report clearly says that the situation is bad and that there is not much one can do to improve it.... The document is an opportunity for the White House to change the focus [...] | 2006-12-11 12:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1262 | SAO PAULO REACHES OUT TO UNIVERSITIES [...] SUMMARY: As a part of a Mission-wide initiative to reach out to institutions that have historically had little contact with the USG, Sao Paulo Consulate General's Entry Level Officers are visiting universities and other organizations throughout its consular district. The officers found student [...] | 2006-12-15 12:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ECON CMGT BR |
06SAOPAULO1268 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZIL, LULA'S SECOND [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-18 12:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1277 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: PALESTINIAN GOVERNANCE; SAO PAULO [...] "Palestinian Crossroad" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (12/9) editorialized: "The Palestinians are on the eve of a civil war, and PNA President Mahmoud Abbas' decision of calling elections does not help to calm the situation. However, the call for elections has [...] | 2006-12-19 12:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1280 | MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA: LIBYA, BULGARIAN NURSES [...] "Two Hypotheses For Qaddafi's Obstinacy" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge opined (12/20): "All experts reject that the five defendants have committed such a monstrous crime.... We believe that the accusation that they have inoculated the AIDS virus in the [...] | 2006-12-20 12:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1283 | MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA: LIBYA, BULGARIAN NURSES' [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-21 10:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO1286 | MEDIA REACTION: CUBA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-12-22 11:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO198 | Santa Catarina - Port Development and Challenges [...] SUMMARY. The Port of Itajai's phenomenal growth, the development of a competing port in the neighboring city of Navegantes, and the 2005 opening of a private port facility in Itapoa highlight the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina's prominent role in Brazilian trade. A U.S. company, [...] | 2006-02-23 10:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT PGOV KIPR ETRD BEXP BR |
06SAOPAULO216 | AOL LEAVES BRAZIL, STARBUCKS ARRIVES [...] SUMMARY. After six years in Brazil, bankruptcy crises at parent company America Online Latin America have forced America Online Brazil to cease operations. Meanwhile, American retailer Starbucks will soon set up (coffee) shop in Brazil, with the first store scheduled to open in Rio de Janeir [...] | 2006-02-24 23:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ECPS ETRD ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO229 | HOPES AND FEARS: BUSINESS COMMUNITY VIEWS OF BRAZIL'S [...] Summary: An informal survey of business leaders from Sao Paulo shows support for Finance Minister Antonio Palocci's macroeconomic policies and a general sense of relief that Lula's presidency has not destroyed the economy as originally feared. Although Lula is no longer seen as a threat to th [...] | 2006-03-03 12:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PINR ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO251 | Brazil's Cosmonaut [...] SUMMARY: In late March, Brazil plans to send its first astronaut into space aboard a Russian rocket. This event appears to be the first step in space-related cooperation between Brazil and Russia. Despite the historic significance of this flight for Brazil, the director of Brazil's National S [...] | 2006-03-07 17:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA PREL EAIR PGOV BR |
06SAOPAULO258 | BRAZIL: A COMBINATION OF INDUSTRIAL EXPANSION, LOW [...] Brazil's record trade surplus combined with currency appreciation that benefited imports and a substantial current account surplus were the main economic surprises of 2005. Brazil is recovering from a production slowdown in the third quarter of 2005 on the strength of year-end sales and compa [...] | 2006-03-10 10:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD EFIN EINV EIND BR |
06SAOPAULO278 | ALCKMIN IS PSDB CANDIDATE [...] Senator Tasso Jereissati, President of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party (PSDB),announced from state party headquarters headquarters in Sao Paulo March 14 that Sao Paulo Governor Geraldo Alckmin is the party's nominee for president. The announcement ends over two months of uncertainty and [...] | 2006-03-14 20:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV BR |
06SAOPAULO293 | UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES'S VISIT TO SAO PAULO, BRAZIL [...] During her March 12-14 visit to Sao Paulo, Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes delivered a message on shared values and common interests to a wide range of Brazilian audiences. U/S Hughes met with a group of Brazilian Youth Ambassadors and attended a cultural p [...] | 2006-03-17 11:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP SCUL OEXC KPAO PREL PGOV OIIP BR |
06SAOPAULO350 | SAO PAULO STATE BANK ACCUSED OF FAVORING ALCKMIN [...] Media reports published March 26 accuse state-owned "Nossa Caixa" bank of directing advertising money to political allies of Governor (and opposition presidential candidate) Geraldo Alckmin, including several state legislators. Alckmin and senior bank officials have denied wrongdoing; however [...] | 2006-03-31 12:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ECON PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO352 | VISIT OF CODEL GRASSLEY TO SAO PAULO: ETHANOL AND [...] Senator Charles Grassley (IA) - Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee - and his delegation visited Maringa, Parana state and Sao Paulo, March 22-23. Other members of the delegation included Senators Crapo (ID) and Allard (CO); Representatives Peterson (MN),English (PA),King (IA),Issa (CA [...] | 2006-03-31 17:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PGOV PREL EAGR ECON ENRG BR |
06SAOPAULO355 | SERRA ANNOUNCES CANDIDACY FOR GOVERNOR OF SAO PAULO [...] On March 31, Sao Paulo Mayor Jose Serra announced his resignation and his candidacy for Governor of Sao Paulo state. After agonizing for months over whether - and how - to break his 2004 promise to voters to serve a full four-year term as Mayor in order to run for President of Brazil, Serra he [...] | 2006-04-03 16:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR BR |
06SAOPAULO356 | MEDIA REACTION: U.S. IMMIGRATION LAW; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-03 16:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO371 | PROSPECTS FOR LABOR REFORM AFTER BRAZILIAN ELECTIONS [...] Summary: Labor expert Jose Pastore told Poloff he has advised opposition presidential candidate Geraldo Alckmin not to pursue comprehensive labor reform immediately upon taking office, should he win, but to begin with more modest and less controversial legislative proposals that would remove di [...] | 2006-04-06 10:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV SOCI ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO374 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ELECTIONS IN PERU; SAO [...] "Peruvian Elections" Liberal Folha de S. Paulo (4/6) editorialized: "The prospect of candidate Ollanta Humala being elected president in Peru is worrisome. Although he presents himself as a leftist nationalist, it seems more correct to describe him as an ultranationalist with strong authori [...] | 2006-04-06 12:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO423 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: MONDAY'S TERRORIST ATTACK, HAMAS [...] No summary [...] | 2006-04-20 15:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO430 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ATTACKS IN EGYPT; WESTERN [...] "Internal Factors" International writer Igor Gielow commented in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (4/25): "It is tempting to seek an easy explanation for the attacks in Egypt. If on the one hand there is a strong international component, with a probable link with Al Qaeda and the presence of weste [...] | 2006-04-25 15:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO466 | Media reaction: Bolivia; Sao Paulo [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-03 18:56:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO472 | CORRECTED COPY: MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Growing Tensions In South America" University Professor Sergio Amaral maintained in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (5/4): "To understand the reason for the tension in South America it is necessary to keep in mind three facts: the emergence of social movements in the Latin American politic [...] | 2006-05-04 14:34:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO484 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA, BOLIVIA, [...] "Obsolescence of What Is Still Unfinished" The lead editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo remarked (5/5): "What should have been dealt with yesterday in Puerto Iguazu was the premature dismantling of the unfinished projects of [South American] regional integration. The ruined buildin [...] | 2006-05-05 17:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO494 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA, [...] "Fragmentation Of Latin America" University of Sao Paulo Professor Boris Fausto opined in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (5/8): "President Evo Morales' decision to nationalize the Bolivian oil and gas industry, using the military and exacerbating the nationalist climate, is of itself a serious oc [...] | 2006-05-09 13:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO495 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: SOUTH AMERICA, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-09 13:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO501 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, RUMSFELD; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-10 18:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO508 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BOLIVIA, GAS [...] "Fake Nationalism" Economist Paulo Nogueira Batista Jr. commented in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (5/11): "Brazil must not react violently to the Bolivian government's decisions. First, because Bolivia has its reasoning and those reasons should not be underestimated. Second, because aggravat [...] | 2006-05-11 12:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO530 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZIL: WAVE OF [...] "Frightened Society" Economic columnist Celso Ming commented in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (5/16): "The facility with which organized crime is successfully spreading terror can be analyzed from several points of view. One of them is the economic viewpoint. This is a nation of the in [...] | 2006-05-16 14:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO545 | MEDIA REACTION: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL; WESTERN [...] "Provincial Machiavellis" International affairs analyst Demetrio Magnoli commented in liberal Folha de S. Paulo (5/18): "The good news is that Brazil was the nation that received more votes among those who will represent Latin America in the recently created UN Human Rights Council. The bad [...] | 2006-05-18 14:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO55 | IPR Advocacy Efforts Pay Dividends [...] Summary: In response to sustained Consulate advocacy efforts, Sao Paulo Governor (and possible PSDB presidential candidate) Geraldo Alckmin launched an Interagency Committee to Combat Piracy (CICP),which will improve coordination among local, state and federal copyright piracy enforcement off [...] | 2006-01-19 18:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KJUS BR |
06SAOPAULO556 | MEDIA REACTION: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-19 18:18:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO577 | Building on Momentum: Sao Paulo Forms IPR Working Group [...] (U) Through sustained outreach over the last year, Post has successfully raised the profile of IPR problems in the consular district and forged relationships with local business and law enforcement interlocutors as effective means for encouraging improved IPR protection. To build on recent su [...] | 2006-05-24 09:42:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD KJUS EIND EAGR BR |
06SAOPAULO605 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: COLOMBIA: PRESIDENTIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2006-05-31 19:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO626 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: HADITHA KILLINGS; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-05 12:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO638 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PERU, PRESIDENTIAL [...] "Lesser Evil" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo editorialized (6/6): "Alan Garcia's victory in Peru's presidential elections is the triumph of a 'lesser evil'.... His alternative, Ollanta Humala seemed far more dreadful. Humala was a retired military who particip [...] | 2006-06-06 12:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO643 | BRAZIL'S WORKING/MIDDLE CLASS GAINS PURCHASING POWER, [...] Brazil's working/lower-middle class has been making slow but steady progress in regaining purchasing power over the last two years after seeing its economic position erode for a decade (1994-2003) (reftel). These families are becoming more sophisticated in their purchases, with the most notab [...] | 2006-06-06 19:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR SOCI BR |
06SAOPAULO649 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, US TALKS OFFER, NUCLEAR PROGRAM; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-08 18:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO652 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI'S DEATH; SAO [...] "The Terrorist's End Does Not Resolve, But Helps" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (6/9): "Finally, good news came from Iraq: Zarqawi was killed.... Morally, the butcher's death can only be saluted with relief. Zarqawi had a relevant role in the [...] | 2006-06-09 12:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO662 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI'S DEATH; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-12 15:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO666 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS, [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-13 12:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO675 | COMMERCE SECRETARY PROMOTES U.S. EXPORTS, PUSHES [...] During his June 7-8 visit to Sao Paulo, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez discussed intellectual property rights with the Governors of four states and attended a meeting of the Sao Paulo State Interagency Committee to Combat Piracy; met with leaders of major business and industrial gro [...] | 2006-06-16 16:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP ETRD BEXP KIPR EINV PGOV EAGR ENRG BR |
06SAOPAULO685 | BRAZIL TRAILS IN WORLD BANK'S "DOING BUSINESS" RANKINGS [...] SUMMARY: Brazil ranked 119th among 155 countries in the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) Doing Business rankings, published by the World Bank. Brazil fared worst in its labor, tax, and bankruptcy rankings. Unless addressed, doing business in Brazil may be viewed more in terms of its [...] | 2006-06-20 12:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO686 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-20 13:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO688 | MEDIA REACTION: US-EU SUMMIT IN VIENNA; NORTH KOREA NUCLEAR [...] "Summit Defrosts US-EU relations, But Only Between Governments" Center-right o Estado de S. Paulo Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge opined (6/21): "Irritation between the US and Europe seems to be diminishing. They are now far away from the bad feelings that in 2003, at the beginning of the w [...] | 2006-06-21 13:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO699 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE, FREE-TRADE, DOHA ROUND; [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-26 11:35:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO718 | MEDIA REACTION: WORLD TRADE: WTO DOHA ROUND NEGOTIATIONS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-06-29 15:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO729 | MEDIA REACTION: GWOT: GUANTANAMO, SUPREME COURT; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-03 10:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO741 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MEXICAN PRESIDENTIAL [...] "Fires That The US Dreamed Of Extinguishing Are Multiplying" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge underscored (7/7): "The war in Iraq has proved to all unruly, rebelling or messianic nations that they will never be safe from the US's wrath. The only way to preve [...] | 2006-07-07 12:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO761 | INCREASED OVERNIGHT VIOLENCE IN SAO PAULO LIKELY DUE TO [...] Sao Paulo's slow burn of violence directed against prison and police officials by the organized criminal gang PCC over the past weeks flared during the early morning hours of July 12. Reminiscent of the beginning of the violence unleashed on Sao Paulo and neighboring cities in mid-May by the P [...] | 2006-07-13 09:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO765 | REDUCED VIOLENCE IN SAO PAULO NIGHT OF JULY 12, BUS [...] Sao Paulo and neighboring cities again suffered attacks the night of July 12/morning of July 13 from the organized criminal gang First Capital Command (PCC),though at a reduced level compared to the previous night. Two deaths from July 12 were reported, though apparently no one was killed in [...] | 2006-07-14 08:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KCRM SOCI SNAR ASEC BR |
06SAOPAULO766 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-07-14 13:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO800 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: UN PEACEKEEPING FORCE; GLOBAL [...] "Peacekeeping Force" Liberal, largest circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (7/25) opined: "The proposal of an international force made up mainly of European troops to be sent to the South of Lebanon is praiseworthy.... That seems to be the best way both for an immediate ceasefire and to ensur [...] | 2006-07-25 12:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO804 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: LEBANON; GLOBAL ECONOMY: [...] "Lebanon's Drama" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (7/26) editorialized: "Israel will maintain a buffer zone in the South of Lebanon to prohibit the area to Hezbollah until international troops can replace its army. This is the only feasible solution for the conflict. Secretary of State Con [...] | 2006-07-26 12:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO829 | MEDIA REACTION: DOHA ROUND, USTR SCHWAB IN BRAZIL; SAO [...] "Truculence in Trade Negotiations" The lead editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (7/29) opined: "Among other topics, USTR Susan Schwab and Foreign Minister Celso Amorim are expected to discuss conditions to reactivate the Doha Round. But the terms of the bilateral cooperation in thi [...] | 2006-07-31 13:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO837 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ISRAELI BOMBINGS IN QANA; DOHA [...] "The Tragedy Everyone Feared" The lead editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (8/1) maintained: "A single attack against a building in Qana, where local residents were looking for shelter, caused more casualties than all the rockets launched against Israel since the beginning of this [...] | 2006-08-02 10:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO842 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: LEFTIST LEANINGS IN [...] "Alan Garcia's Inauguration" Center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (8/2) editorialized: "It's indicative that two absences have been particularly noticed in the inauguration ceremony of Peruvian President Alan Garcia, which was attended by nine leaders of the region. The most shocking one was th [...] | 2006-08-02 15:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO847 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA, CASTRO'S HEALTH; [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-03 11:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO849 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: CUBA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-04 10:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO859 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: ISRAEL/HIZBULLAH COMBAT; WESTERN [...] "Conflict Without An Arbiter" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (8/5) editorialized: "Bush supports Israeli policy so strongly that the US can no longer act as an arbiter of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.... Of course this is not a one-way relationship. Israel [...] | 2006-08-07 11:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO880 | Brazil: Domestic Demand Boosts Industry in First Half of 2006 [...] SUMMARY: Official data for the first half of 2006 suggest it should be a relatively good year for Brazil's economy, although less so than 2004. Slower global growth and the strong domestic currency (the Real) are, according to analysts, beginning to slow the growth of certain Brazilian expor [...] | 2006-08-11 12:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ETRD EFIN EIND BR |
06SAOPAULO892 | MEDIA REACTION: GWOT: AIRLINE TERROR PLOT; WESTERN [...] "The Right Way To Fight Terror" The lead editorial in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (8/12) maintained: "Almost five years from the unprecedented September 11 attacks, only a few things in the world today are as clear as the futility and the boomerang effect of the war the US under the Bus [...] | 2006-08-15 12:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO893 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ISRAEL/HIZBULLAH COMBAT; [...] "No One Won" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (8/15) editorialized: "Following a month of fighting and more than a thousand deaths, a ceasefire has finally been established between the Israeli Army and Lebanese militia Hizbullah. Both were defeated.... The Israel [...] | 2006-08-15 12:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO912 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...] | 2006-08-21 11:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO918 | EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH AND ECONOMIC FAMILIARIZATION WITHIN [...] (U) SUMMARY. In an effort to increase consular outreach and deepen understanding of economic conditions in the diverse Sao Paulo Consular District, two consular officers completed a driving tour of the interior portions of the states of Parana and Sao Paulo. Outreach goals were addressed thro [...] | 2006-08-22 18:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS EAGR EINV ETRD ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO962 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: LEFTIST LEANINGS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-05 15:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO968 | POLLSTER GIVES AlCKMIN A FIGHTING CHANCE IN ELECTIONS, SEES [...] SUMMARY: Marcia Cavallari Nunes, Executive Director of the prestigious "IBOPE" polling firm, believes opposition candidate Geraldo Alckmin still has a chance to deny President Lula a first-round electoral victory, but that it would require an unpredictable combination of events between now and [...] | 2006-09-06 13:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO970 | VISIT TO SAO PAULO OF PUBLIC COMPANY ACCOUNTING OVERSIGHT [...] Summary. PCAOB Member Charles D. Niemeier, sponsored by the Public Affairs Section, was the guest speaker at the August 15 meeting of Cafe com Finanzas (Coffee with Finances),a national group of financial organizations who meet on a bimonthly basis to discuss finance-related matters. Mr. Ni [...] | 2006-09-06 19:15:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV KPAO ECON BR |
06SAOPAULO981 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR: FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-11 16:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SAOPAULO990 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: FREE TRADE; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2006-09-13 12:36:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
06SARAJEVO1019 | BOSNIA SUPPORTS NEW ICRC SYMBOL [...] On May 5, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department for Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Hadzimusic represented Bosnia at the diplomatic conference in Geneva in December 2005 and was very familiar with the issues. He noted t [...] | 2006-05-09 13:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PGOV PHUM PREF ICRC BK |
06SARAJEVO1022 | BOSNIA: SMALLPOX DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On May 5 and 9, Post delivered points in reftel to Ambassador Nedzad Hadzimusic, Head of the Department of Multilateral Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and to Dr. Zlatko Puvacic, Head of the Department of Epidemiology at the Federation Institute of Public Health. The demarche [...] | 2006-05-09 14:50:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO WHO BK |
06SARAJEVO1024 | BOSNIA: TRAFFICKER GETS EIGHT YEARS [...] On April 25, the Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) State Court handed down the second-longest sentence in the history of Bosnia's anti-trafficking statute, which allows for a maximum sentence of ten years. Mostar trafficker Nermin Cupina was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. The judge also or [...] | 2006-05-10 08:55:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN PHUM SOCI BK |
06SARAJEVO1045 | BOSNIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF BOYCOTT STATUTES [...] Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) has had observer status in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) since 1994. BiH does not require participation in, or cooperation with, the Arab League Boycott (ALB) or other international boycotts. The BiH government does not, as a matter of policy, p [...] | 2006-05-12 15:10:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ABLD PHUM PIRF AL |
06SARAJEVO1064 | BOSNIA: APPLICATION FOR 2006 PRM AMBASSADOR'S FUND [...] The following is Post's proposal for the 2006 PRM Ambassador's Fund. This proposal was developed in coordination with the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH),the state Ministry of Human Rights and Refugees, the municipal government of Bratun [...] | 2006-05-15 12:01:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF BK |
06SARAJEVO1093 | BOSNIA: THREATS AGAINST LABOR UNION PRESIDENT [...] The President of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SSSBiH),Mr. Edhem Biber, recently received an anonymous threatening note along with a bullet at his house. The note warned Mr. Biber to stop his calls for a review of previous privatizations in the Fed [...] | 2006-05-17 15:20:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON AFL CIO BK |
06SARAJEVO1173 | BOSNIA: PLIGHT OF PENSIONERS DIRE [...] Summary: Bosnia's 500,000 pensioners represent its largest special-interest group and will be influential in the October 2006 general elections. They also vote in a higher proportion than younger citizens. Increasingly squeezed by Bosnia's new national value-added tax (VAT) and rising health ca [...] | 2006-05-25 12:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PHUM PREL SOCI BK |
06SARAJEVO1196 | BOSNIA: ONE UNIFORM,ONE ARMED FORCE- AND ONE FUTURE [...] Defense Minister Radovanovic unveiled the new uniform of the unified Bosnian armed force during a ceremony on May 25. For the first time since the abolishment of the entity armies on December 31, 2005, former combatants stood shoulder to shoulder completely indistinguishable from one other. P [...] | 2006-05-26 16:00:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PREL BK |