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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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07SANJOSE17 | COSTA RICA: DEMARCHE ON MERCURY ISSUES AT 24TH [...] SUMMARY: Environment Ministry contacts confirmed that the GOCR had not yet considered mercury issues in the context of the February 5-9 UNEP Governing Council meeting. Ministry advisor Maria del Pilar Alfaro noted that a ban on the international trade or primary mining of mercury could impac [...] | 2007-01-08 19:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL ETRD EMIN SOCI AORC CS |
07SANJOSE1733 | COSTA RICA REQUESTS ENDORSEMENT OF ITS CANDIDACY [...] Per diplomatic note No. DGPE/DOI-C/146-9-07 dated 09-07-2007, the GOCR has requested endorsement of its candidacy to the Postal Exploitation Council of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). The Council,s membership will be decided at the Naroibi UPU congress in August 2008. Costa Rica has been a [...] | 2007-09-19 21:06:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECPS CS |
07SANJOSE1771 | COSTA RICA'S CAFTA REFERENDUM: A PRIMER [...] SUMMARY: With Costa Rica's CAFTA referendum less than two weeks away, the following is a basic review of the procedures and rules of the game for this first-ever national plebiscite on this issue and in this country. This information updates our earlier reporting on referendum technicalities [...] | 2007-09-26 14:19:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ETRD CS |
07SANJOSE1786 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] On September 25, PolOff met with Carlos Cordero Madrigal, head of the Disarmament and Terrorism Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Viviana Tinoco, Chief of the Human Rights Section of the MFA and delivered the reftel talking points. 2. Both Officers assured PolOff that the [...] | 2007-09-28 14:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC LE PTER CS |
07SANJOSE1787 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 62ND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: [...] On September 25 PolOff met with Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Director of Candidacies and the United Nations Specialized Agencies, and acting Director of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),to deliver the USG priority issues for the UNGA General Debate. 2. Ms. Vargas adv [...] | 2007-09-28 14:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA CS |
07SANJOSE1788 | U.S. DRAFT RESOLUTION ON "CONDEMNING THE USE OF [...] On September 26, PolOff met with Viviana Tinoco, Director of the Human Rights and Multilateral Policies Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to deliver a copy of the draft resolution and verbally convey reftel talking points. 2. Ms Tinoco affirmed GOCR's support and said she woul [...] | 2007-09-28 14:13:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNAUS PHUM KWMN SOCI CS |
07SANJOSE1791 | U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] On September 26, PolOff met with Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Chief of the United Nations Specialized Agencies Section and Candidacies Director of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and delivered reftel information. 2. Ms. Vargas indicated that Foreign Minister Bruno Stagno, already in [...] | 2007-09-28 15:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV |
07SANJOSE18 | DUE DILIGENCE FOR OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUND [...] The administration of President Oscar Arias has given a priority to improving the supply of housing for low and middle income sectors as part of the administration's complementary agenda for development. The Alsis Latin America Mortgage Fund goal to originate and securitize mortgages of appro [...] | 2007-01-08 21:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CS |
07SANJOSE1801 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SWISS 19 PROPOSAL FOR COSTA [...] Econoffs met with officials of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) on September 25 to discuss the USG position contained in reftel targeting Middle Ground countries. COMEX officials affirmed the GOCR's allegiance to the Middle Ground group as part of the Non-Agricultural Market [...] | 2007-10-02 21:13:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS ETRD |
07SANJOSE1823 | MEDIA COVERAGE OF CAFTA CAMPAIGN AND [...] SUMMARY: Over the past two months, the Ambassador's visits to Costa Rican businesses affected by international trade generated significant media coverage and a variety of reactions, including a complaint filed by anti- CAFTA union leaders to the Supreme Election Tribunal (TSE),septel. Meanw [...] | 2007-10-05 23:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PGOV PREL KPAO CS |
07SANJOSE1829 | RELEASE OF 2007 INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM [...] PolOff hand delivered a copy of the 2007 Costa Rica Report on International Religious Freedom (IRF) to Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Deputy Director of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and to Viviana Tinoco, Human Rights Director of the Multilateral Policy Section of the MFA, [...] | 2007-10-10 22:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS KDEM KIRF KPAO OPRC PGOV PHUM SOCI |
07SANJOSE1830 | COSTA RICA MINISTERIAL DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON [...] Per reftel, PolOff met on October 5 with Alejandro Solano Ortiz, Deputy Director of Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and Julio Matamoros, Vice Minister of Energy (MINAE) and secured a tentative list of attendees to the March 2008 Washington International Renewable Energy [...] | 2007-10-10 22:30:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS EAID ENRG KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY |
07SANJOSE188 | SEEKING NAMES OF INFLUENTIAL WOMEN - REPLY TO ACTION [...] Pursuant to S/WE request reftel, Post has identified six influential women in host country, drawing from both government and civil society (media, industry, and education). GOVERNMENT NAME: Laura Chinchilla TITLE AND INSTITUTION: First Vice President of Costa Rica and Minister of Justice [...] | 2007-01-31 22:26:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL CS |
07SANJOSE1906 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR [...] On October 24, PolOff met with Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Director of the Candidacies and United Nations Specialized Organizations Section of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) to request GOCR support of Mr. Walker's candidacy and to deliver his biographical data. 2. Vargas indicated [...] | 2007-10-25 16:01:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN UNGA CS |
07SANJOSE1926 | COSTA RICA: SNAPSHOT OF TEXTILE SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: The textile sector in Costa Rica is a relatively small yet productive industry, accounting for approximately 7.4 percent of manufacturing exports and 6.2 percent of manufacturing employment in 2006. Although textile export receipts in Costa Rica have declined by approximately 23.7 p [...] | 2007-10-31 13:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON ELAB KTEX CS |
07SANJOSE1927 | COSTA RICA TO VOTE AGAINST CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] On October 25, we delivered reftel demarche to Montserrat Vargas Solorzano, Director of the Candidacies and the United Nations Specialized Organizations Sections of the MFA. 2. On October 30, we followed up with Christian Guillermet-Fernandez, Director General of the Foreign Policy Office [...] | 2007-10-31 14:28:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU CS |
07SANJOSE1928 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OAS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS [...] On Oct. 26 PolOff met with Viviana Tinoco, Director of the Human Rights Section of the Multilateral Policy Department of the MFA to deliver reftel demarche. Tinoco told us the MFA was closely tracking the lengthy negotiations on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People and indicated [...] | 2007-10-31 14:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CS |
07SANJOSE1934 | COSTA RICA POSITIVE BUT NONCOMMITAL ON U.S. [...] On October 31, we delivered reftel request to support the U.S. candidacy for re-election to category "A" of the International Maritime Organization to Montserrat Vargas of the MFA. Vargas told us that although the GOCR could not commit to supporting the U.S. candidacy yet, she indicated that [...] | 2007-10-31 22:55:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK CS |
07SANJOSE1963 | COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON [...] The following is Post's response to Reftel's enquiries. Questions can be directed to Econoff Steven Bitner, (506) 519-2502, Fax (506) 519-2364, bitnesr@state.gov. 2. Costa Rica Population: 4,299,234 (Dec 2006) Per Capita GDP: $5,050 (2006) Department of Commerce Trade Statistics (2006) [...] | 2007-11-07 22:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV CS |
07SANJOSE1965 | Alternative Energies Fair: Can We Grow Fuel? [...] SUMMARY: Embassy participated in an alternative energies conference sponsored by RECOPE, Costa Rica's national oil refinery, held at the University of Costa Rica on 24-25 October, 2007. RECOPE organized this event as part of its "Quality Month" by inviting private companies, students, gover [...] | 2007-11-08 12:27:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PGOV CS |
07SANJOSE1977 | SUPPORT FOR WHO IGWG BY COSTA RICA [...] Econoffs met with officials of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) on November 8 to discuss the USG position cited in Reftel targeting countries supporting the Latin American position advocated by Brazil. Post originally presented the USG position to COMEX on October 23 but the C [...] | 2007-11-13 15:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KIPR PREL CS |
07SANJOSE1978 | COSTA RICAN SUPPORT FOR THE IAP ON RADIO REGULATIONS [...] Econoff met with officials of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) on October 12 to discuss the USG position cited in Reftel on the Inter-American Proposal presented in the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission of the OAS. COMEX officials stated that the GOCR could not pres [...] | 2007-11-13 15:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS PREL CS |
07SANJOSE2026 | SUPPORT FOR NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND PANDEMIC [...] In response to referenced cable, post delivered the non-paper to Dr. Teresita Solano at the Ministry of Health on November 23 and raised it again with the Minister's assistant on November 30. 2. Neither Dr. Solano nor the Minister's staff are aware of any invitation to the New Delhi conferen [...] | 2007-11-30 22:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL SENV CS |
07SANJOSE2040 | COSTA RICA: TITLE III SUSPENSION OF THE LIBERTAD ACT [...] The Costa Rican government remains one of the region's leading critics of the Castro regime and a strong advocate for democratic change and human rights reforms in Cuba. Costa Rica shows no signs that it would consider re-establishing diplomatic relations with the Castro government, which wer [...] | 2007-12-06 14:46:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC PREL CS |
07SANJOSE2063 | NOMINATIONS FOR OFFICERS TO COORDINATE TERRORISM [...] Embassy San Jose nominates Mark Kissel of the Economic section to be the Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Rob Andrew of the Political section to be the Deputy TFCO. 2. The contact information for the proposed TFCO and Deputy TFCO follows below: TFCO Name: Mark Kissel T [...] | 2007-12-17 23:38:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN |
07SANJOSE2071 | GREEN FUNDS MEET GREENBACKS: REDLAC IX CONSIDERS [...] SUMMARY: Enterprise of the Americas Initiative (EAI) and Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) debt for nature funds met on the margins of the ninth meeting of the Western Hemisphere Network of Environmental Funds November 13-15. In addition to governance issues, fund managers explored les [...] | 2007-12-19 22:06:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID EFIS ENRG ES XM |
07SANJOSE213 | TOURISM LAGS IN COSTA RICA [...] Summary: Costa Rican tourism officials recently released data for the first eight months of 2006 which suggest that tourism growth is slowing in Costa Rica despite apparent gains elsewhere in Latin America. In addition, the data indicates that tourism from North American markets to Costa Ric [...] | 2007-02-05 17:07:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON CS |
07SANJOSE2838 | HAITI: DEFINING AN ENVIRONMENTAL AGENDA [...] REO visited Embassy PAP November 20-21 to meet with officials from the Ministry of Environment (MOE),the World Health Organization (WHO),the World Bank (WB) and the United National Development Program (UNDP). GOH and NGO representatives explained environmental problems and opportunities, an [...] | 2007-01-03 21:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ECON EAID HA |
07SANJOSE298 | THE COSTA RICAN ECONOMY IMPROVES DURING 2006 [...] Banco Central de Costa Rica (BCCR) says the country's GDP grew over 7% in 2006. This is the highest GDP growth rate since 8% in 1999. Inflation for 2006 was 9.4%, 5 percentage points lower than last year's rate of 14.4%, and the lowest rate in 14 years. While foreign direct investment flow [...] | 2007-02-15 17:06:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECONCS |
07SANJOSE299 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON'S VISIT TO COSTA RICA [...] SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose warmly welcomes CODEL Nelson. The visit comes at a key point in the approval process for the U.S.-Central America-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA). CAFTA is a key element in President Arias's agenda to modernize the country and begin to rebuild its crea [...] | 2007-02-15 17:32:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP OTRA PREL PGOV WHA ECON CS |
07SANJOSE426 | COSTA RICAN TELECOM UPGRADE ON TRACK [...] Summary. Costa Rica's parastatal telecom monopoly, Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad (ICE),announced plans to invest US$59.8 million for installation of a nationwide fiber optics network upgrade to improve its broadband internet capacity and coverage. This investment is being made so [...] | 2007-03-05 20:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV TINT CS |
07SANJOSE436 | COSTA RICA RESPONSE ON ITA DUTY-FREE COVERAGE [...] Econoff delivered talking points on March 6 to GOCR Ministry of Foreign Trade Director General Gabriela Castro who in turn conveyed the message to their delegation in Geneva without comment. Langdale [...] | 2007-03-07 14:00:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON WTO CS |
07SANJOSE48 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST REGARDING TOBACCO ADVOCACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-11 21:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD |
07SANJOSE49 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST REGARDING TOBACCO ADVOCACY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-11 21:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD |
07SANJOSE553 | COSTA RICA: UN DEMOCRACY FUND PROJECT [...] On March 12, Poloff, Cultural Affairs Officer, and foreign service national met with Maria Eugenia Bujanda of the Omar Dengo Foundation (FOD),the Costa Rican UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) grantee. FOD is a non-profit organization dedicated to national development through improvements and innovat [...] | 2007-03-20 22:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL CS |
07SANJOSE572 | COSTA RICA: ZIMBABWE DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On March 19, Poloff sent information detailing the U.S. government's concerns about the recent events in Zimbabwe as well as Secretary Rice's statement calling for the immediate release of the imprisoned Zimbabwean opposition leaders to Alejandro Solano Ortiz, deputy foreign policy director at [...] | 2007-03-23 15:53:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM CS |
07SANJOSE580 | COSTA RICA: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL OIC RESOLUTION [...] On March 21, as instructed in reftel, we raised the OIC resolution issue with Guisella Sanchez, who handles human rights issues in the MFA,s foreign policy division. We stressed USG concern that the review of mandates outside of the HRC working group dedicated for such reviews would undermin [...] | 2007-03-23 21:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | UNHRC PREL PHUM CS |
07SANJOSE625 | COSTA RICA'S JUDICIARY LACKS EXPERIENCE; [...] (U) SUMMARY. Judges in Costa Rica have an average age of 36 and lack experience, according to one Supreme Court Magistrate. The magistrate recommends increasing contact with U.S. judges and court administrators to share best practices. The explosion of constitutional challenges since the cre [...] | 2007-03-30 19:37:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ETRD KIPR KJUS PINR CS |
07SANJOSE63 | 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE REPORT - COSTA RICA [...] The 2007 Investment Climate Report requested in reftel follows. As instructed the following report has also been submitted via unclassified email. 2007 Investment Climate Statement for Costa Rica A.1. OPENESS TO FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT Costa Rica has a generally open international tr [...] | 2007-01-12 15:39:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR |
07SANJOSE653 | COSTA RICA NOT PARADISE-RAW SEWAGE EVERYWHERE [...] This is the first in an occasional series of cables explaining why Costa Rica is not paradise. These cables seek to paint a realistic picture of the day-to-day challenges faced by Costa Rica. Travel brochures don't tell the entire story. 2. Summary. Costa Rica treats less than 3% of human w [...] | 2007-04-04 12:25:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON SENV CS JA |
07SANJOSE657 | COSTA RICA: DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-04 21:29:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KNNP PARM KN IR CS |
07SANJOSE790 | COSTA RICA: RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON NPT PREPCOM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-26 16:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL NPT CS |
07SANJOSE958 | COSTA RICA: RESPONSE TO HCOC INREACH [...] On May 14, PolOff conveyed reftel request to Carlos Cordero Madrigal, head of the Disarmament, Terrorism, and Organized Crime section within the Foreign Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and forwarded the Annual Declaration nil form. 2. On May 15, PolOff followed up [...] | 2007-05-22 19:59:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MTCRE CS |
07SANJOSE996 | COSTA RICA APPROVES NEXT ROUND OF US SHIP VISITS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 17, the National Assembly approved the next round of U.S. Coast Guard and Navy ship visits, as required under the Costa Rican constitution. The approval period runs from May 1 to November 30, 2007, an extension from the quarterly approvals of the past. Any U.S. vessel n [...] | 2007-05-25 20:45:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL SNAR PGOV PINR CS |
07SANJOSE997 | COSTA RICAN POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION PROGRAM [...] SUMMARY: Taking advantage of technical assistance from NAS Panama, Post has launched a multi-year program to professionalize Costa Rica's national police force. With crime rates rising rapidly and over 700,000 Amcits visiting each year, the program is a key part of our Mission Strategic Plan [...] | 2007-05-25 20:45:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL PINR CS |
07SANJOSE998 | COSTA RICA APPROVES NEXT ROUND OF US SHIP VISITS; [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On May 17, the National Assembly approved the next round of U.S. Coast Guard and Navy ship visits, as required under the Costa Rican constitution. The approval period runs from May 1 to November 30, 2007, an extension from the quarterly approvals of the past. Any U.S. vessel n [...] | 2007-05-25 20:46:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL SNAR PGOV PINR CS |
07SANJOSE999 | COSTA RICAN POLICE PROFESSIONALIZATION PROGRAM [...] SUMMARY: Taking advantage of technical assistance from NAS Panama, Post has launched a multi-year program to professionalize Costa Rica's national police force. With crime rates rising rapidly and over 700,000 Amcits visiting each year, the program is a key part of our Mission Strategic Plan [...] | 2007-05-25 20:46:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM PGOV PREL PINR CS |
07SANSALVADOR10 | 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 candidates for participation in the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for January 24, [...] | 2007-01-03 18:37:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR102 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN AIR [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights record of Salvadoran Air Force officer for participation in the Pilot Instrument Procedure Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy in San Antonio, Texas; [...] | 2007-01-22 19:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1020 | 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 soldiers for participation in the Patrol Craft Propulsion Course, Naval Small Craft Instruction, and Technical Training School, to be held at Stennis Spa [...] | 2007-05-25 15:50:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR103 | 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 soldiers to attend the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA to start on January 24, 2007. CPT [...] | 2007-01-22 20:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1037 | EL SALVADOR: MCC DEPUTY CEO BENT MEETS WITH HUMAN [...] SUMMARY: In a free-ranging May 18 discussion with Deputy CEO Rodney Bent of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC),Dr. Beatrice Carrillo of the Office of the Human Rights Ombudsman (PDDH) outlined what in her view represent the most serious threats to continued progress in rule of law i [...] | 2007-05-28 14:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES PGOV PHUM PREL KMCA |
07SANSALVADOR105 | 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 soldiers and Ministry of Defense civilian employees for participation in the Combat Stress Mobile Education Team (MET),scheduled to take place in San S [...] | 2007-01-22 20:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1072 | EL SALVADOR: ANNUAL DECLARATION FOR HCOC [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-31 20:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA ES |
07SANSALVADOR1073 | EL SALVADOR ON PROLIFERATION SECURITY INITIATIVE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-31 20:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP XM ES |
07SANSALVADOR1088 | Post reply to request for information on other donor [...] Summary: This cable provides information on non-USG TCB related environmental funded projects in the CAFTA-DR region and how these relate to environmental themes. Information was received from the Central American Commission for Environment and Developments and includes ongoing projects. [...] | 2007-06-01 20:56:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES |
07SANSALVADOR11 | 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 candidates for participation in the Captain Career Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for January 24, [...] | 2007-01-03 18:37:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1103 | 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 officers and soldiers to participate in five separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Special Reaction Team Certification Course, In [...] | 2007-06-04 22:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1119 | EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS ZOELLICK WORLD BANK PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 21:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN IBRD ES |
07SANSALVADOR1151 | 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 for a Salvadoran civilian for participation in the Counterterrorism Senior Executive Seminar, to be held at the Marshall Center, Germany; scheduled for August 18 -30, [...] | 2007-06-11 23:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1183 | DELL NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] I am pleased to submit the nomination of Dell El Salvador for the Secretary,s annual Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). The Dell Call Center located in San Salvador exemplifies the very best of U.S. corporate and citizen responsibility. Detailed below you will see why Dell is so deservin [...] | 2007-06-15 21:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP EINV ETRD ELAB KSEP SENV AMGT ES |
07SANSALVADOR12 | 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 Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) Fort Benning, Georgia scheduled for Jan. 15, 2007 -- Ja [...] | 2007-01-03 18:37:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1208 | 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 officers for participation in the Instructors Course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala; scheduled for July 2-25, 2007. CPT Campos Bonilla, Hugo Alexande [...] | 2007-06-21 22:20:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR126 | 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 soldiers and civiliams to participation in the Defense Resource Management Mobile Education Course, San Salvador scheduled for Feb. 12 - 23, 2007. C [...] | 2007-01-25 19:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1291 | SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR SUPPORT OF KEY U.S. [...] Post received June 29 a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated June 22, 2007 in response to the first of four demarches on soliciting support for key U.S. positions in the 36th Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly [...] | 2007-07-05 22:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD ES |
07SANSALVADOR1341 | EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 3 [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the third of three cables and [...] | 2007-07-11 22:40:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1342 | EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 2 [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the second of three cables an [...] | 2007-07-11 22:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1343 | EL SALVADOR: VETTING OF SOLDIERS FOR IRAQ, TRANCHE 1 [...] This cable contains an action request; please see Paragraph 2. 2. Post requests Department review of human rights records of Salvadoran soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on August 1, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. This is the first of three cables and [...] | 2007-07-11 22:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1358 | EL SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR EPA OFFICIALS [...] Embassy San Salvador grants country clearance to EPA Officials Orlando Gonzales and Lourdes Morales to visit San Salvador from July 26-27, 2007. Purpose of visit is to meet with CCAD to discuss air quality management. The Control Officer for this visit is ECON Officer Geoffrey Schadrack, Emba [...] | 2007-07-12 22:12:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV OTRA ASEC ES GT HO |
07SANSALVADOR1374 | 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 officer for participation in course on Civil Military Relations, to be held at the Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperation at Fort Benning [...] | 2007-07-13 21:24:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR139 | 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 PERSONNEL FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE J-85 TECHNICIAN COURSE, TO BE HELD AT THE INTER-AMERICAN AIR FORCES ACADEMY IN SAN ANTONIO, TX, SCHEDULED F [...] | 2007-01-26 18:13:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR140 | 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 sailor for participation in the Officer Indoctrination Course, to be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, scheduled for February 22, 2 [...] | 2007-01-26 18:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1406 | SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO THE SECOND OF FOUR ICAO DEMARCHES [...] Post received a letter (text paragraph 3) from the Salvadoran Civil Aviation Authority dated July 12, 2007 in response to the second of four demarches on soliciting support for key U.S. positions in the 36th Session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) General Assembly of all [...] | 2007-07-19 18:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD ES |
07SANSALVADOR1410 | BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON HELICA S.A. DE C.V. [...] On July 5, 2007, Emboff visited the business office of Helicopteros de Centroamerica, S.A. de C.V.(Helica),to conduct a blue lantern end-use check as requested in ref. A. Helica is located at Ilopango Airport, Ilopango, El Salvador. The owner and President of Helica is Mr. Rogelio Pena. Mr [...] | 2007-07-20 21:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC ES |
07SANSALVADOR1423 | SALVADORAN FREE TRADE ZONE BENEFITS EXTENDED TO 2015 [...] SUMMARY: On July 17, President Saca announced that the WTO has extended the phase out period to 2015 for non compliant benefits granted to Salvadoran Free Trade Zones (FTZs). The extension will benefit numerous companies that work inside Salvadoran FTZs, which receive tax breaks and other bene [...] | 2007-07-24 22:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES |
07SANSALVADOR1452 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON COMMUNITY OF [...] (U) Poloffs met with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for the Salvadoran Ministry of foreign Affairs (MFA) to raise reftel points. Rivera responded that El Salvador is fully supportive of the US position on the participation in the Community of Democracies. 2. (U) Rivera agr [...] | 2007-07-30 16:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL PHUM UNGA ES TW |
07SANSALVADOR146 | 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 soldiers for participation in the Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Course at the Western Hemisphere Institution for Security Cooperation (WHISC) at Fort Be [...] | 2007-01-26 19:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR148 | 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 soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on or about January 31, 2007 for a six month tour of duty in support of coalition for [...] | 2007-01-29 15:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1484 | CAFTA-DR FIRST YEAR IMPACT ON TRADE [...] The one year results on CAFTA-DR are very positive. Total nonmaquila exports increased by 59.1 percent during the first year of CAFTA-DR, rising from $266 million in March 2006 to $423 million by February 2007. Though ethanol exports accounted for 88.1% of this increase, other sectors also en [...] | 2007-08-01 22:50:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ES |
07SANSALVADOR1512 | 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 anti-narcotics officer (PNC/DAN) nominated to participate in the Counter Narcotics Terrorism Course, Western Hemispheric Institute for Security Cooperatio [...] | 2007-08-08 21:28:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1530 | 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 officers to participation in the Leadership Mobile Education, San Salvador, scheduled for September 12 - 14, 2007. COL VELASQUEZ HERNANDEZ, HUGO [...] | 2007-08-09 21:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1531 | PRE-LICENSE CHECK ON APPLICATIONS 050050978 & 050050700 [...] Summary. On July 23, Emboff visited the business office of Mudisa (Worldwide moving and cargo),and two days later visited the business office of Hunter's Gun (arms, ammunitions and accessories),to conduct a pre-license check on applications 050050978 and 050050700 for the export of pistols to [...] | 2007-08-09 21:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KOMC ETTC ES |
07SANSALVADOR1532 | 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 officers to participation in the Panamax Exercise, Panama, scheduled for August 21 - September 8, 2007. LTC ARAUZ NAVAS, JUAN ARMANDO 2ND INFAN [...] | 2007-08-09 22:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1534 | DEMARCHE ON ELECTION FOR UN COMMITTEE AGAINST [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 23:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA ES |
07SANSALVADOR1540 | 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 officers to participate in the Patient Administration Course, Army Medical Department Center, San Antonio, TX, scheduled for September 13 - October 25, 2 [...] | 2007-08-10 15:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1541 | 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 the following Salvadoran officer to participate in the International Maritime Officer Course, Yorktown, VA, scheduled for September 5 - December 7, 2007. 1LT L [...] | 2007-08-10 16:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1548 | DEMARCHE ON ICRC STANDING COMMISSION CANDIDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-10 20:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC |
07SANSALVADOR1549 | INITIAL SALVADORAN RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Poloff raised reftel points and discussed Ambassador Swing's background and candidacy during an August 9 meeting with Mauricio Ruiz, the MFA official in charge of candidacies. Poloff reiterated points raised during a July 23 meeting with Mario Rivera, Director of Multilateral Affairs for [...] | 2007-08-10 20:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EUN PREF PREL SMIG ES |
07SANSALVADOR156 | 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 soldiers to participate in Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) training to be held in Coban, Guatemala; scheduled for February 6 -13, 2007. CPT XXXXXXXX [...] | 2007-01-29 23:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR1566 | EL SALVADOR WILL SUPPORT GAER CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] (U) On August 13, post received the following diplomatic note in response to reftel B. 2. (SBU) Begin Text (unofficial translation): The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of El Salvador presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honor [...] | 2007-08-14 21:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA ES |
07SANSALVADOR1574 | EL SALVADOR: INTERIM REPORT ON 62ND UNGA ATTENDANCE [...] (U) In response to reftel, the following members of the Government of El Salvador are expected to attend the 62nd UNGA General Debate: A. Attendance of the Head of State: - Elias Antonio SACA Gonzalez, Constitutional President of the Republic of El Salvador - Exact arrival and departure d [...] | 2007-08-15 14:22:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA ES |
07SANSALVADOR158 | INDOOR AIR POLLUTION IN EL SALVADOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-30 16:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ES |
07SANSALVADOR1628 | EL SALVADOR: EVALUATION OF THE WHITE HOUSE [...] (U) Per reftel, Post met with the three Salvadoran participants in the White House Conference on the Americas--Claudia Umana, Director of the Legal Studies Department of FUSADES (Salvadoran Foundation for Economic and Social Development),Jose Leon Bonilla, Executive Director of CLUSA (Coopera [...] | 2007-08-20 22:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM KPAO ES |
07SANSALVADOR1646 | EL SALVADOR TOUGHENS PUBLIC DISTURBANCE LAWS [...] (U) Summary: On August 16, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly passed amendments to key crime legislation that will increase penalties for public disturbance. The party-line vote was contentious, and the ruling ARENA party, which promoted the legislation, was unable to garner the support of i [...] | 2007-08-22 14:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KJUS KCRM PTER ES |
07SANSALVADOR1655 | EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS US ICAO CANDIDATE [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Jose Rene Rodriguez Gutierrez, Executive Director of El Salvador's Civil Aviation Authority who promised to support the re-election of the U.S. candidate to the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Rodriguez will lead the Salv [...] | 2007-08-23 15:37:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD ES |
07SANSALVADOR171 | EL SALVADOR: INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-31 20:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL ES |
07SANSALVADOR1720 | AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN [...] (U) On August 29, Ambassador Glazer visited the Salvadoran Human Rights Ombudsman, Oscar Luna, in his San Salvador office. In this, their first meeting, the Ambassador and Luna exchanged views on the importance of respect for human rights in democratic countries. 2. (U) Luna stated that hi [...] | 2007-08-30 17:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ES |
07SANSALVADOR1779 | CAFTA-DR FIRST YEAR SUCCESS STORIES: MAQUILAS & TEXTILES [...] CAFTA-DR has shown very positive results in El Salvador during its first year of implementation. Manufacturing is expanding and diversifying, the local food and beverage industry is booming, and new investments are arriving to sectors before unexplored. It is the general view among entrepreneur [...] | 2007-09-05 22:33:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ES |
07SANSALVADOR1807 | REPLY TO INVITATION TO LUNCHEON ON LITERACY AND [...] (U) Post received a letter on September 4 confirming the attendance of Salvadoran First Lady Ana Ligia Sol de Saca at the September 24 luncheon to be hosted by First Lady Laura Bush. 2. (U) Per reftel instructions, Post provides the following information: a) Mrs. Saca will attend the lun [...] | 2007-09-07 22:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA ES |
07SANSALVADOR1844 | CAFTA-DR EARLY SUCCESS STORIES: SERVICES & MANUFACTURING [...] CAFTA-DR has shown very positive results in El Salvador during its first year of implementation. In the services sector, an innovative, USAID-supported health firm has started exporting medical services. Software and logistics firms have also expanded, with new investments generating 645 jobs. [...] | 2007-09-12 22:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ES |
07SANSALVADOR1880 | DEMARCHE - ICAO SPLIT CURRENCY ASSESSMENTS [...] Post delivered the proposed language and non-paper from reftel on September 17 to the office of Jose Rene Rodriguez Gutierrez, Executive Director of El Salvador's Civil Aviation Authority who is leading the Salvadoran delegation to the 36th Session of the ICAO General Assembly on September 18-2 [...] | 2007-09-18 22:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD ES |
07SANSALVADOR1909 | EL SALVADOR MICROFINANCE SECTOR 2007: MOVING TOWARDS [...] SUMMARY. A recent visit to three leading micro-finance institutions shows a booming market serving a broad client base ranging from street vendors to medium enterprises. Microfinance organizations are also seeking to become regulated financial institutions, which will allow them to take dep [...] | 2007-09-21 21:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ES |
07SANSALVADOR1913 | CAFTA-DR EARLY SUCCESS STORIES: FOOD & BEVERAGE AND [...] CAFTA-DR has shown early successes in El Salvador, especially in the local food and beverage industry and in artisan crafts. Agricultural exports are up 32 percent in the first half of 2007, especially exports of "ethnic foods," including cheese, loroco, and seafood, and producers are preparing [...] | 2007-09-21 23:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ES |
07SANSALVADOR1928 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-25 22:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV ES |
07SANSALVADOR1959 | SALVADORAN VP ANNOUNCES RUN FOR THE PRESIDENCY [...] (U) Ana Vilma de Escobar, El Salvador's Vice-President, has announced her possible candidacy for the ARENA party's nomination for President in the 2009 election. Escobar made her announcement in a hastily organized press conference on September 27. In her statement, she said only the she "wa [...] | 2007-09-28 21:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ES |
07SANSALVADOR1964 | CAFTA HELPING STABILIZE SALVADORAN MAQUILA SECTOR [...] SUMMARY: El Salvador's textile and apparel industry is showing signs of greater stability in 2007 after two years of decline following the end of global textile quotas. As reported in reftel B, CAFTA-DR has helped to attract new investment in the maquila sector. The extension of Free Trade Zo [...] | 2007-10-01 12:22:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX ES |
07SANSALVADOR1999 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DRAFT RESOLUTION "CONDEMNING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-04 22:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI ES |
07SANSALVADOR2040 | BIOFUELS FORUM IN EL SALVADOR [...] SUMMARY: At a biofuels forum on September 25, diverse Salvadoran stakeholders heard presentations on biofuels, the U.S.-Brazil biofuels partnership and ongoing feasibility studies in El Salvador. A visiting biofuels researcher sponsored by EB and IIP, Dr. George Philippidis, drew on U.S. and Br [...] | 2007-10-11 14:12:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV EPET ETRD ES |
07SANSALVADOR206 | 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 officers for participation in the Irregular Challenges Workshop to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 13 - 15, 2007. COLONEL XXXXXXXXXXX [...] | 2007-02-06 20:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR2065 | El SALVADOR: ECONOMIC AND TRADE UPDATE [...] Summary. According to Central Bank indicators, economic activity has remained buoyant in El Salvador during the first half of 2007. GDP for the first quarter of 2007 increased by 4.01 percent and the Bank's Index of the Volume of Economic Activity increased by 4.01 percent for the first half o [...] | 2007-10-12 22:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV ES |
07SANSALVADOR2085 | SALVADORAN GOVERNMENT AGREES WITH TEXT OF THE PROPOSED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-18 16:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAIR ES |
07SANSALVADOR21 | 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 NCO Development Course at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, Ft Benning, GA scheduled for Janua [...] | 2007-01-05 13:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR2149 | EL SALVADOR DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO CANDIDACY OF [...] (U) On October 22, PolOff delivered reftel demarche and provided David Walker's biographic information to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Specialist in Charge of the United Nations. Argueta said that El Salvador recognized the need for effective oversight at the UN and said the MFA would review the info [...] | 2007-10-24 22:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UNGA UN ES |
07SANSALVADOR2150 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON UNGA THIRD [...] (U) Summary: On October 22, PolOff delivered reftel demarche to solicit support for U.S. priority resolutions in the UN General Assembly,s Third Committee to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Specialist in Charge of the United Nations. Argueta said El Salvador will review the country specific resolutions [...] | 2007-10-24 22:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN |
07SANSALVADOR2157 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE RESPONSE TO NEXT STEPS ON [...] (U) On October 22, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Specialist in Charge of the United Nations. Argueta was supportive of the proposal for the "Year of Action" and requested the text of the proposal be forwarded to the MFA as soon as possible for review. He was open [...] | 2007-10-25 19:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ES |
07SANSALVADOR2174 | EL SALVADOR: CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-29 18:21:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA ETRD PHUM UN CU ES |
07SANSALVADOR219 | 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 soldier for participation in U.S.-funded Military Academy training to be held at Colombia's National Military Academy in Bogota, Colombia, scheduled for [...] | 2007-02-08 19:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR220 | 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 soldier for participation in the Supply/Warehouse Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Force Academy in San Antonio, Texas, scheduled for March 3 [...] | 2007-02-08 21:57:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR2228 | EL SALVADOR: DRAFT 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL [...] (U) The following is El Salvador's draft 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part One, Drugs and Chemical control. Draft INCSR is submitted in compliance with instructions contained in reftel. 2. (U) Begin draft text: 2007-2008 INCSR Part One: Drugs and Ch [...] | 2007-11-05 22:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES SNAR |
07SANSALVADOR2240 | EL SALVADOR: CBERA REPORT INPUT [...] Economic Review: After more than a decade of systematic economic reforms, crowned in January 2001 with the introduction of the U.S. dollar as full legal tender, EL Salvador has been described as having the most open trade and investment environment in Central America; in Latin America, only Ch [...] | 2007-11-06 17:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD AMGT ES |
07SANSALVADOR2248 | EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS U.S. AGENDA AT COMMUNITY OF [...] (U) On November 5 Poloff delivered demarche requested reftel to Ambassador Guillermo Melendez, El Salvador's Director General of Foreign Policy. Ambassador Melendez informed poloff that unforeseen staffing shortages preclude Salvadoran representation at the November 14-17 Bamako conference. [...] | 2007-11-07 16:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA |
07SANSALVADOR2297 | EL SALVADOR: PUBLIC DIPLOMACY AND POLICY SUPPORT [...] (U) Summary: A U.S. Navy ship visit to El Salvador under the auspices of the upcoming commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Great White Fleet circumnavigating the globe would offer Embassy San Salvador significant public diplomacy and policy support opportunities. As such, mission hop [...] | 2007-11-19 16:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES KPAO MASS MOPS PREL |
07SANSALVADOR2323 | EL SALVADOR: CNIES INFORMATION SHARING MESSAGE [...] (U) Post delivered reftel message via diplomatic note and letter to the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense, Ministry of Public Security and Justice, and the National Civilian Police. In each case, Post requested a written acknowledgement and will inform INL/LP when rec [...] | 2007-11-29 22:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR OTRA ES PREL |
07SANSALVADOR2325 | EL SALVADOR DECLINES TO ATTEND NEW DELHI AVIAN FLU [...] Post delivered reftel demarche to El Salvador's Ministries of Agriculture and Health. Both ministries informed post that they do not plan to send any representative to the New Delhi Conference on Avian and Pandemic Influenza. The Minister of Agriculture previously declined an invitation to t [...] | 2007-11-30 16:17:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL ES |
07SANSALVADOR2333 | EL SALVADOR INTERESTED IN PCIA [...] Per reftel A request, post delivered information on the Partnership for Clean Indoor Air (PCIA) to the Violeta Larde, Director for International Cooperation in the Ministry of Environment (MARN) and to Minister of Health Dr. Jos Guillermo Maza Brizuela. During a meeting with USAID Health Progr [...] | 2007-12-03 18:25:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ES |
07SANSALVADOR2334 | EL SALVADOR DELEGATION TO CCAA BIOFUELS MEETINGS [...] Per reftel request, post delivered Winrock International's draft assessment of biofuels development in El Salvador to Salvadoran points of contact on November 27-28. During a November 28 meeting with Econoff, Vice Minister of Agriculture Jose Emilio Suadi and advisor Ernesto Hayem expressed ke [...] | 2007-12-03 18:25:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG EINV EPET ES |
07SANSALVADOR2344 | EL SALVADOR 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE SUBMISSION [...] According to the Central Bank of El Salvador, the U.S. goods trade balance with El Salvador went from a trade surplus of $872.6 million in 2005 to a trade surplus of $1,080 million in 2006 (Central Bank data). U.S. goods exports in 2006 were $3.1 billion, up 5.34 percent from the previous year [...] | 2007-12-04 19:17:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN ECON ES |
07SANSALVADOR2347 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS [...] (U) On November 30, Poloff delivered reftel demarche and talking points to Gustavo Argueta, MFA Official in Charge of UN and Multilateral Fora. Argueta acknowledged the US position on such resolutions and added that El Salvador strongly supports the Middle East peace process. He also said th [...] | 2007-12-04 21:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS ES |
07SANSALVADOR2349 | EL SALVADOR: WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT 2007 [...] (U) 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 supports efforts to eliminate the worst forms of child labor. During 200 [...] | 2007-12-04 21:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ES |
07SANSALVADOR2383 | HIGH OIL PRICES RAISE EL SALVADOR'S ENERGY SUBSIDY [...] SUMMARY: A freeze on El Salvador's electricity rates is exhausting the capacity of the state-run renewable energy sources to subsidize more expensive oil-fueled electricity and may increase public debt in 2008. Despite high oil prices, the GOES has maintained electricity rates since June 2006 [...] | 2007-12-11 19:20:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV EPET ES |
07SANSALVADOR2385 | NEW SERVICES LAW PROVIDES INVESTMENT INCENTIVES [...] El Salvador's International Services Law, approved on October 11, will regulate the establishment and operations of service parks and centers with incentives similar to those received by El Salvador's free trade zones. Developers and administrators will receive tax breaks, while service compan [...] | 2007-12-11 19:24:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV KTEX ES |
07SANSALVADOR2402 | EL SALVADOR: UPDATED ASSESSMENT OF CENTRAL [...] (U) As requested ref. A, post has reviewed the security assessment contained in San Salvador 1555 (ref. B). We revalidate the original security needs identified in that cable as well as the priority focus areas for targeted U.S. law enforcement assistance and institution building in El Salvad [...] | 2007-12-13 21:18:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES PINS PREL PTER SNAR EAID |
07SANSALVADOR2404 | SAN SALVADOR TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-14 19:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PTER KTFN ES |
07SANSALVADOR2409 | A/S SULLIVAN & A/S LOWERY ENGAGE SALVADORAN SOCIETY ON [...] SUMMARY. In a series of meetings, November 27-29 joint State/ Treasury delegation led by EEB Assistant Secretary Sullivan and Assistant Secretary Lowery discussed extending the benefits of CAFTA-DR to all parts of society with a wide cross-section of Salvadoran society. Consistent themes incl [...] | 2007-12-17 14:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN EAGR ENRG PREL ES |
07SANSALVADOR2435 | EL SALVADOR: SECOND DEMARCHE ON PROSPER DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-21 21:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ES PHUM UNGA |
07SANSALVADOR2440 | MINING FIRMS PROTEST PERMIT DELAYS [...] SUMMARY: U.S. and Canadian mining companies have protested the delays in approving their environmental permits for gold mining projects in northern El Salvador. The GOES has indefinitely postponed the issuance of new mining permits while it conducts a study of the environmental impact and econ [...] | 2007-12-26 16:17:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EMIN SENV EINV ES |
07SANSALVADOR2442 | VIOLENCE AND CONTROVERSY PLAGUE SALVADORAN UNION [...] (U) Summary: Elections to name a new board of directors for the Salvadoran Institute of Social Security Workers Union (STISSS) ended in violence and controversy with both sides declaring victory on December 16. Police ended the violence, and the Ministry of Labor declared that the current se [...] | 2007-12-26 19:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ES |
07SANSALVADOR2443 | SALVADORAN SUPREME COURT RULES ILO 87 [...] (U) Summary. On October 29, the Salvadoran Supreme Court ruled ILO Convention 87, ratified by the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly in August 2006, unconstitutional. The ruling places in doubt the status of public sector unions and presents another obstacle in the free trade agreement negoti [...] | 2007-12-26 19:30:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ES |
07SANSALVADOR275 | 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 naval officer for participation in the Officer Indoctrination Course, to be held at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, CT, scheduled for Februar [...] | 2007-02-16 19:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR291 | 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 soldiers to participate in the Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala, scheduled for February 28 - March 23, 2007. MAJ [...] | 2007-02-16 21:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR327 | 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 soldiers to participate in the Civil Military Relations Seminar, San Salvador scheduled for March 20 -22, 2007. COLONEL XXXXXXXXXXXX ILOPANGO AIR [...] | 2007-02-22 21:47:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR328 | 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 soldiers to participate in the Ground Defense Course, Inter American Air Force Academy, San Antonio, TX scheduled for March 10 - May 9, 2007. 1LT XX [...] | 2007-02-23 15:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR379 | 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 military and police officers for participation in the for Peace-Keeping Operations (PKO) Logistics Course, to be held in Coban, Guatemala, scheduled for [...] | 2007-03-01 15:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR415 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. 60 DAY REPORT TO UNSC DELIVERED [...] On March 2 Econoff delivered reftel demarche and provided a copy of the U.S. report regarding UNSC resolution 1737 to Ministry of Foreign Relations Director of Multilateral Affairs Mario Rivera Mora. Rivera was well aware of UNSC Resolution 1737, but to date El Salvador has not prepared any w [...] | 2007-03-06 23:20:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR UNSC AORC ETRD TRGY ES |
07SANSALVADOR453 | MORE CAFTA-DR TRADE DATA AND SUCCESSES [...] Maquila (apparel) exports, which account for 71 percent of El Salvador's exports, fell by 15.7 percent during the first nine months of CAFTA-DR, dragging down overall exports by 1 percent. Nonmaquila exports grew by 73.2 percent, much of the increase the result of third-country ethanol process [...] | 2007-03-09 21:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR ES |
07SANSALVADOR454 | AVIAN AND PANDEMIC INFLUENZA RESPONSE PLANS [...] The following are activities the Government of El Salvador has undertaken to prepare for the threat posed by highly pathogenic influenza subtype H5N1: -- The GOES has established the National Commission for Pandemic Avian Influenza Preparations (CONAPREVIAR) to coordinate the activities of [...] | 2007-03-09 21:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO SENV ECON EAGR EAID PREL ES |
07SANSALVADOR46 | EL SALVADOR: POSITION ON UNSCR 1737 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-11 20:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP ES |
07SANSALVADOR476 | A/S Sullivan and MCC Bent Visit on CAFTA Anniversary [...] Assistant Secretary of State for EEB Daniel Sullivan and Millennium Challenge Corporation Deputy CEO Rodney Bent visited El Salvador February 28 and March 1 to commemorate the one-year anniversary of CAFTA-DR's entry into force. In meetings with GOES officials, the private sector, and the med [...] | 2007-03-13 15:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EAGR EAID ES |
07SANSALVADOR489 | 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 soldiers for participation in the Engineers Course to be held at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) at Fort Benning, Ge [...] | 2007-03-14 22:05:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR490 | SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DAS DANIEL REIFSNYDER [...] Post grants country clearance to Deputy Assistant Secretary of State/OES Dan Reifsnyder and delegation members Rob Wing, Rachel Kastenberg, Andrea Borel, Jun Bando, Jerry Bisson, John Garrison, Odalis Perez, Jill Kelley, Leslie Marbury, Steve Fondriest and Michael Donald to travel to San Salva [...] | 2007-03-14 22:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ASEC OTRA SENV ES |
07SANSALVADOR518 | SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR NOAA VISIT [...] Post grants country clearance to USDOC NOAA employees Stuart Cory, Mark Paterni, Nancy Daves, Cheryl Ryder, Paul Raymond and John Mitchell to travel to San Salvador March 18-21, 2007, to attend meetings with personnel of OSPECA, USAID and CAFTA. Control Officer for this visit is Economic Offic [...] | 2007-03-16 21:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA TPHY KSCA EFIS ETRD ES HO |
07SANSALVADOR519 | SAN SALVADOR COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR ANDREA C. BOREL [...] Post grants country clearance to Regional Environmental Specialist Andrea C. Borel to travel to San Salvador March 19-23, 2007, to join NOAA delegation meeting with OSPESCA and attend CAFTA-DR environmental cooperation meetings. Control Officer for this visit is Economic Officer Geoffrey Schad [...] | 2007-03-16 21:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA SENV ES CS |
07SANSALVADOR552 | 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 soldiers to participate in the Non Commisssioned Development Course, Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHINSEC) Fort Benning, Georg [...] | 2007-03-22 21:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR562 | 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 airman to participate in the Aircraft Pneumatics/Hydraulics Systems Technicians Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, San Antonio [...] | 2007-03-26 22:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR579 | 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 officers for participation in the Regional Counterterrorism Seminar, to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for April 23-27, 2007. COL ORELLANA CALIDON [...] | 2007-03-28 17:21:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR58 | 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 candidates for participation in the Maritime Law Enforcement program, to be held in La Union, El Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 10-25, 2007. ENSIGN [...] | 2007-01-12 17:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR59 | 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 Defense Resource Management Mobile Education Course, to be held in San Salvador, scheduled for Feb. 12 - 23, 2007. [...] | 2007-01-12 17:52:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR60 | 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 Maritime Law Enforcement program, La Union scheduled for Feb. 10-25, 2007. AGENT XXXXXXXXXXXX DIVISION ANTINARCOT [...] | 2007-01-12 17:54:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR65 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING OF SALVADORAN AIR [...] 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 Pilot Procedure Course, to be held at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy (San Antonio, Texas),scheduled for Februa [...] | 2007-01-17 15:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR655 | 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 soldiers for participation in two separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. International Maritime Course, Yorktown, Virginia; schedule [...] | 2007-04-10 20:13:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR669 | 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 soldiers for participation in the Intelligence Course to be held at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation (WHISC),Fort Benning, GA, [...] | 2007-04-11 21:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR670 | 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 soldiers for participation in the Peacekeeping Operations (PKO) Course to be held at the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; scheduled for May 4, 200 [...] | 2007-04-11 21:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR680 | 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 officers for participation in the Regional Counterterrorism Seminar, to be held in San Salvador; scheduled for April 23 - 27, 2007. COL ARGUMEDO NA [...] | 2007-04-12 20:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR713 | EL SALVADOR POSITION ON UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-17 20:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC ES |
07SANSALVADOR715 | EL SALVADOR FINAL SOFA DOCUMENTATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-17 21:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MASS MOPS PGOV PREL ES |
07SANSALVADOR717 | EL SALVADOR: DEMARCHE ON ICI [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-17 21:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN EG EU PGOV PREL UN GCC ES |
07SANSALVADOR739 | 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 officers for participation in the following course to be held in the United States: Naval Staff College Course, Naval Staff College, Newport, RI June [...] | 2007-04-19 23:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR785 | El Salvador Bilateral Project Recommendations for use of [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-25 13:18:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD SENV ECON ES |
07SANSALVADOR786 | REGIONAL PRIORITIES FOR ENVIRONMENT PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-25 13:18:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV ETRD CAFTA ELAB ES |
07SANSALVADOR802 | 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 soldiers to participate in the National Defense University Course, Fort Leslie McNair, Washington DC scheduled for June 11 - 12, 2007. CPT Calderon [...] | 2007-04-26 21:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR82 | 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 Acquisition Course, to be held in Huntsville, AL, scheduled for March 12, 2007 - May 25, 2007. Ms. Urquilla, Alb [...] | 2007-01-18 19:43:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR839 | 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 officers and civilians to participate in the following training. Special Counterterrorism Course, Hurlbert Field, FL June 2 - 15, 2007 1LT Solis [...] | 2007-05-03 22:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR852 | 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 soldier for participation in the Command and General Staff College, to be held at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, scheduled for June 22, 2007 - June 15, 2008. [...] | 2007-05-04 19:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR892 | REGIONAL PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR USE OF FY 2007 [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, the USAID Central America Regional Program based in El Salvador (E-CAM),in close consultation with posts in region, is providing recommended regional priorities for CAFTA-DR labor activities for FY 2007. The proposals described here build upon priorities ident [...] | 2007-05-09 23:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB ETRD SENV ES CAFTA |
07SANSALVADOR938 | 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 soldiers for participation in six separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Command and General Staff Course, Western Hemisphere Ins [...] | 2007-05-15 19:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR94 | 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 soldiers from the Cuscatlan Battalion, who plan to depart for Iraq on January 31, 2007 for a six month tour of duty. CAPTAIN XXXXXXXXXXXX DPOB: N [...] | 2007-01-19 21:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR941 | 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 officer for participation in the Interagency Counterterrorism Course, to be held at Fort Leslie McNair, Washington, DC; scheduled for June 3-23,2007. [...] | 2007-05-15 21:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR951 | 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 officers for participation in three separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Special Counterterrorism Course, Hurlburt Field, FL Ju [...] | 2007-05-16 15:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANSALVADOR978 | 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 officers for participation in two separate U.S.-funded training courses, as outlined below. Counternarcotics and Counterterrorism Course Western Hem [...] | 2007-05-18 21:12:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PINR ES |
07SANTIAGO1 | MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] On January 3, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Saddam Hussein: A Bad Solution" ("Peor que el fondo") Quote: "Almost 60 years after the Nuremburg process took place, the same impossibility of having a truly exemplary justi [...] | 2007-01-03 16:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
07SANTIAGO10 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On January 4, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Iran Sanctions." Quote: 2. "The U.N. Security Council adopted resolution 1737.... The crisis between the international community and Iran has deepened due to (Iran's) nuclea [...] | 2007-01-04 15:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
07SANTIAGO104 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On January 18, Megavision's morning news program featured a commentary by international pundit Libardo Buitrago on Iran's President Ahmadinejad to Latin America. He said, "He is a very controversial President of a Muslim, religious, Shiite nation.... He has a particular relationship with Hugo [...] | 2007-01-19 16:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
07SANTIAGO108 | MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) [...] On January 19, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried an opinion column by international pundit Raul Sohr entitled "Chile Humiliates Itself Before the World." Quote: "Once again Chile postponed the ratification of the International Criminal Court... The [...] | 2007-01-19 16:28:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO109 | MEDIA REACTION - MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN RIO [...] On July 21, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried an editorial entitled "Mercosur's Failed Promise." Quote: "For a long time Mercosur has seemed more a place for political gathering than a trade pact. But the bloc's ongoing Summit has made clear the extent (to which [...] | 2007-01-19 16:29:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI AR BL VE |
07SANTIAGO1098 | MEDIA REACTION - U.S. AND LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-12 18:47:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI |
07SANTIAGO11 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] On January 4, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried a column by international analyst Karin Ebensperger entitled "Iraq: The World is Waiting." Quote: 2. "Since my early studies of Political Science I have admired the values chosen by the America [...] | 2007-01-04 15:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
07SANTIAGO1110 | CHILE: EPOL 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 U.S. funded training, pursuant [...] | 2007-07-17 15:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO1112 | MEDIA REACTION - U.S. AND LATIN AMERICA [...] On July 14, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sat. circ. 195,626) ran an editorial entitled, "The U.S. and Latin America: A Strategic Relation." Quote: 2. "In recent days several high-ranking U.S. government officials have visited several countries in Latin America, including Chile. [...] | 2007-07-17 19:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI |
07SANTIAGO1152 | CHILE: LEGAT 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 U.S. funded training, pursuan [...] | 2007-07-20 20:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO1196 | CHILE: LEGAT 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 U.S. funded training, pursuan [...] | 2007-07-26 19:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PREL SNAR PHUM CI |
07SANTIAGO1205 | 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, pursu [...] | 2007-07-27 19:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM SNAR KCRM CI |
07SANTIAGO125 | MEDIA REACTION - ECUADOR, CORREA PRESIDENCY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 19:14:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO EC CI |
07SANTIAGO127 | MEDIA REACTION - MERCOSUR SUMMIT IN RIO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-22 19:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI AR BL VE |
07SANTIAGO130 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S SOCIALIST REVOLUTION [...] On January 22, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Risks in Bolivia." Quote: "Morales' means of advancing his controversial electoral promises are preventing him from capitalizing on the auspicious conditions under which he [...] | 2007-01-23 12:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO132 | MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-23 17:53:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL |
07SANTIAGO1327 | MEDIA REPORT - POSITIVE COVERAGE OF U.S.-CHILE SCHOLARSHIP [...] SUMMARY: The Chilean media gave wide coverage to the announcement by Secretary Rice and Foreign Minister Foxley in Washington that 100 Chilean Ph.D. students will receive scholarships to advance their studies in U.S. universities under a new educational program. The local press highlighted th [...] | 2007-08-13 22:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR PGOV CI |
07SANTIAGO1336 | MEDIA REPORT - EDITORIAL ON U.S.-CHILE SCHOLARSHIP [...] On August 14, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled "Educational Cooperation." Full translation follows: 2. "The university scholarships agreement signed by Minister Foxley and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice represent [...] | 2007-08-14 21:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI |
07SANTIAGO1355 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ' PROPOSALS FOR CONSTITUTIONAL [...] On August 17, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried a column by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled "Chavez on the Offensive." Quote: 2. "A seven-year presidential term with the possibility of immediate reelection -- as easy as that," concluded Ven [...] | 2007-08-20 12:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO1368 | MEDIA REPORT - EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS' VISIT TO [...] Summary: Press coverage of Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings' visit has been extremely positive. All dailies highlighted the visit with references to the new Ph.D. Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program, which Secretary Rice signed in Washington on August 8. Influential "El Mercurio" [...] | 2007-08-21 18:14:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV CI |
07SANTIAGO1383 | MEDIA REPORT - EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS IN CHILE [...] Summary: For a second consecutive day, Education Secretary Margaret Spellings received positive press coverage on her visit to Chile. The media reported about her keynote speech to members of the private sector and her meetings with Chilean university presidents and students. TV Channel 13 [...] | 2007-08-22 22:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV CI |
07SANTIAGO1392 | SECRETARY SPELLINGS AND CHILEAN EDUCATION MINISTER LOOK TO [...] SUMMARY: Department of Education Secretary Margaret Spellings and State Department DAS for Academic Programs Thomas Farrell discussed the new U.S.-Chile Equal Opportunities Scholarship Program with Education Minister Yasna Provoste, encouraging the GOC to widely publicize it to talented Chile [...] | 2007-08-24 20:06:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI CI |
07SANTIAGO1404 | EDUCATION SECRETARY SPELLINGS, ECA DAS FARRELL AND [...] SUMMARY: During their August 18-21 program in Chile, Secretary of Education Spellings and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Academic Programs Farrell, with eight U.S. university presidents, met with Chile's top university administrators, students, business and industry leaders, and alumn [...] | 2007-08-27 21:21:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC PGOV PREL KPAO SCUL SOCI CI |
07SANTIAGO142 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA MILITARY PURCHASES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-25 11:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV CI VE |
07SANTIAGO1421 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ' REGIONAL INFLUENCE [...] On August 29, conservative, independent, "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an op-ed by Bolivian analyst Sergio Molina entitled "To bed with Chavez or Bush?" Excerpts follow: 2. "Will Latin Americans accept a horse with teeth like those tins cans distributed in Pisco (Peru),bribes of the Bol [...] | 2007-08-29 19:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO147 | MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS [...] On January 25, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Climate Change and the Global Agenda." Quotes: "Yesterday and the day before, there were two signals... that global warming has become a priority in the global agenda. On Tuesday night in the [...] | 2007-01-25 17:48:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
07SANTIAGO1501 | MEDIA REACTION - U.S.-CHILE RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 13:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI |
07SANTIAGO153 | MEDIA REACTION: CHILEANS CRITICAL OF BUSH ADMINISTRATION [...] On January 29, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried a column by Raul Sohr entitled, "Chileans Condemn Bush." Quote: 2. "The majority of Americans and the rest of the world condemn Bush's policies.... The BBC commissioned a survey in 25 countries... [...] | 2007-01-29 20:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
07SANTIAGO1537 | MEDIA REACTION - U.S. ECONOMY AND GLOBAL MARKETS [...] September 21, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio," carried the editorial "International Economic Ups and Downs." Quotes follow: 2. "The drop in home sales and the price of real estate in the United States has been a strong blow for global financial markets.... Th [...] | 2007-09-21 18:52:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO ECON CI |
07SANTIAGO1565 | SOUTHERN CHILE -- GLOBAL CHALLENGES OUTSIDE OF [...] Summary. Southern Chile is known more for its natural beauty -- lakes, volcanoes and rivers -- than for its globally integrated economy. However, it exports everything from timber to salmon to a large part of Chile's manufacturing output. Businesses in the region are closely following the s [...] | 2007-09-25 21:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ENRG PGOV SOCI CI |
07SANTIAGO165 | MEDIA REACTION - DAVOS SUMMIT [...] On July 30, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an editorial entitled "Davos and the World Economic Forum." Quote: 2. "The recent World Economic Forum meeting in Davos is a clear example that the international community recognizes increasingly that there is an array [...] | 2007-01-30 20:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO1699 | CHILE - 2006 UPDATED STATISTICS FOR TEXTILES AND APPAREL [...] Per reftel, Post provides the following data for textile and apparel production in Chile in 2006. Please note that some of the final figures for all of 2006 are not yet available. VALUE OF TOTAL INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN USD ------------------------------------------- 2. Total industrial [...] | 2007-10-19 18:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX CI |
07SANTIAGO170 | MEDIA REACTION - JUDICIAL RULING ON PIRACY [...] On January 31, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an editorial entitled, "Piracy and Tax Crimes." Quotes: 2. "The Supreme Court upheld the Tax Revenue System's (SII, in Spanish) reasoning and sentenced a salesman not just for piracy, but als [...] | 2007-02-01 12:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO1708 | MEDIA REACTION - MIDEAST: PROSPECTS FOR ARAB/ISRAELI [...] On October 20, conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (Sat. circ. 173,049) published the following editorial: "US Diplomacy: Back to the Middle East." Quote: 2. "It is a surprise that the White House took so long to launch an aggressive diplomacy to try to resolve the [...] | 2007-10-22 16:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO1717 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S REGIONAL INFLUENCE [...] On October 21, conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (Sun. circ. 260,108) carried a column by Andres Oppenheimer entitled "Hugo Chavez' Project in the Continent." Quote: 2. "It is no mystery that Hugo Chavez...wants to destabilize Latin American countries that have go [...] | 2007-10-22 19:29:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO173 | MEDIA REACTION - DAVOS AND CLIMATE CHANGE [...] On February 1, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried a column by international commentator Karin Ebensperger entitled, "Bush, Davos, and Climate Change." Quotes: 2. "This week two events occurred that strengthen the theory that global warming [...] | 2007-02-01 14:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO1742 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH'S SPEECH ON CUBA [...] On October 25, Chile's conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an article headlined, "Bush makes unprecedented call on Cuba's military." The article highlights Presidents Bush's call for Cubans to "rise peacefully" against the government of Fidel and Rau [...] | 2007-10-25 15:57:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
07SANTIAGO177 | MEDIA REACTION - LULA, KIRCHNER, AND CHAVEZ [...] On January 31, Chile's conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried a column by Venezuelan political analyst Alberto Garrido entitled, "Lula and Kirchner's 'Warning' to Chavez." 2. "The leak to the press of an alleged warning from Lula (da Silva) and (Nestor) Kirchner to [...] | 2007-02-01 20:04:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE BL NU CU EC CI |
07SANTIAGO1802 | CHILE: FATF STATEMENT ON IRAN [...] E/POLoff delivered reftel demarche to Mauricio Fernandez, Chief of Money Laundering at the Public Ministry; Victor Ossa, Director of Chile's Financial Intelligence Unit (the UAF); Gustavo Arriagada, Superintendent of the Superintendency of Banks; Cristina Farah of the Bank Association; and Ju [...] | 2007-11-07 19:18:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ECON IR CI |
07SANTIAGO1826 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ AND THE IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT [...] Summary: The verbal flap between King Juan Carlos of Spain and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez dominated news about the Ibero-American Summit in Santiago. Foreign Minister Foxley's public statements after the Summit reflected the GOC's discontent with Chavez, emphasizing the need for tolera [...] | 2007-11-14 11:12:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO1846 | MEDIA REACTION - IBERO-AMERICAN SUMMIT AFTERMATH [...] Summary: The Chilean press continues to collect opinions among experts and international commentators about the impact of the clash between the King of Spain and Chavez. The overall consensus is that Chavez' primary goal is to disrupt relations among nations in the region to his own advantag [...] | 2007-11-20 10:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO1859 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM - DVC WITH [...] Summary: U.S. Representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Ambassador Greg Schulte, briefed via Digital Video Conference (DVC) Chilean TV and radio commentators, think tank analysts, and university academics on the danger of Iran's nuclear program and the need for Iranian complian [...] | 2007-11-23 10:48:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO PREL PGOV OPRC PTER CI IR |
07SANTIAGO1870 | MEDIA REACTION - BOLIVIA [...] On November 27, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried an editorial entitled "Bolivia and the Threat of a Permanent Crisis." 2. The violence in the streets of Sucre these past days is a reflection of the deep historical divisions in Bolivian society. Bolivia is not j [...] | 2007-11-27 18:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI BL |
07SANTIAGO199 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE ROLE OF IRAN [...] On February 3, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sat. circ. 195,626) carried an editorial entitled "The Strategy that the Conflict in Iraq Calls For." Quote: 2. "It is clear that the original U.S. goal to make post-Hussein Iraq the center from which to expand democratic values is no [...] | 2007-02-05 20:58:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IR CI |
07SANTIAGO20 | MEDIA REACTION - SADDAM'S EXECUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-05 15:08:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IZ |
07SANTIAGO201 | MEDIA REACTION - GLOBAL WARMING [...] On February 4, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (Sun. circ. 222,084) carried an editorial by Alvaro Vargas Llosa entitled "Global Warming Divides the United States." Quote: "In his recent State of the Union Address, President Bush for the first time spoke about climate change.... It i [...] | 2007-02-06 11:37:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KSTC KTIA CI |
07SANTIAGO202 | AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO FORMER TORTURE CENTER WELL RECEIVED [...] Summary: An unpublicized visit by Ambassador Kelly to Villa Grimaldi -- a Pinochet-era torture center (now a memorial park) -- received favorable media attention and commentary. The certified guide of the site (a Villa Grimaldi survivor) praised the Ambassador for taking the initiative, and [...] | 2007-02-06 13:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV KPAO PREL CI |
07SANTIAGO211 | MEDIA REACTION - IPR AND THE U.S.-CHILE FTA [...] On February 6, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried a column by University of Chile law professor Gabriel Zaliasnik. The article failed to note that Zaliansnik also is the attorney for Chile's association of local pharmaceutical companies. Quote: 2. "In the pas [...] | 2007-02-07 11:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR ETRD CI |
07SANTIAGO267 | WITH FTA, U.S.-CHILE TRADE GROWS 133 PERCENT IN [...] Summary. The Chilean-American Chamber of Commerce released on February 12 its 2006 report on U.S.-Chile trade. The numbers showed continued strong growth under the Free Trade Agreement (FTA),with bilateral trade up by 32 percent. Chilean exports to the U.S. jumped 43 percent compared to 2005 [...] | 2007-02-15 16:24:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EFIN PREL KIPR CI |
07SANTIAGO279 | MEDIA REACTION - DISARMING NORTH KOREA'S NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On February 16, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried a column by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled, "Winds of Peace in North Korea." Quotes: 2. "Bad peace is worth more than a good war and that is what the west, led by the United States, has acc [...] | 2007-02-16 15:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI KN |
07SANTIAGO296 | MEDIA REACTION - PEACEKEEPING MISSION IN HAITI [...] Conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record El Mercurio (Sat. circ. 173,049, 2/17) ran an op-ed by former Army Commander-in-Chief and current Director of the International Studies Center of the Catholic University Juan Emilio Cheyre entitled, "Haiti: The Imperative Not To Fail." Excerpts [...] | 2007-02-20 19:30:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV HA CI |
07SANTIAGO314 | CHILE: CLAUDIO GROSSMAN RUNNING FOR REELECTION TO [...] On February 16 Post received Diplomatic Note No.38 from the Chilean Foreign Ministry, stating Chile's intent to press for the reelection of Professor Claudio Grossman to the United Nations' Committee Against Torture (CAT). The note also requests the USG's support for Grossman's candidacy. Po [...] | 2007-02-22 20:08:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNHCR |
07SANTIAGO337 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-27 14:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO338 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S FOREIGN POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-27 18:16:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO348 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ AND THE ROLE OF IRAN [...] On February 28, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried a column by Gabriela Mistral University assistant dean Ricardo Riesco, entitled, "Failing in Iraq Would be a Disaster." Quote: 2. "The collapse that characterizes any territorial fragmentation could have very [...] | 2007-02-28 18:32:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IR CI |
07SANTIAGO363 | MEDIA REACTION - ASSISTANCE TO HAITI [...] On March 2, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) ran an op-ed by Juan Emilio Cheyre, director of the Catholic University's International Studies Center, entitled, "Demanding Results in Haiti." Quote: 2. "The commitments assumed in Haiti need to show results.... We shou [...] | 2007-03-02 18:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI HA |
07SANTIAGO384 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-07 16:20:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO391 | PERMISSION TO BE ABSENT: MARCH 10-14, 2007. [...] Ambassador Craig Kelly requests permission to be absent from post March 10-14, 2007. 2. The purpose of the trip is to attend Bilateral POL-MIL Talks in Washington. 3. DCM Emi Lynn Yamauchi would assume charge during the Ambassador's absence from post. KELLY [...] | 2007-03-08 14:43:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER AFIN OTRA CI |
07SANTIAGO40 | CHILE REQUESTS U.S. SUPPORT FOR CANDIDACY TO THE [...] Post recently received Diplomatic Note No. 404 requesting U.S. support for Chile's candidacy to the Executive Board of the World Health Organization (WHO) for the period of 2008-2011. Paragraph two contains Post's informal translation of the Note. 2. Begin Text: REPUBLIC OF CHILE Min [...] | 2007-01-09 14:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA CI |
07SANTIAGO402 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] On March 8, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried a column by political scientist Boris Yopo entitled "Bush in Latin America." Quote: "President Bush's trip to Latin American is related to the global, regional, and domestic problems he is facing globally, regionally, [...] | 2007-03-08 19:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO408 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-09 20:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO418 | MEDIA REACTION: IRANIAN TIES WITH VENEZUELA [...] On March 11, conservative, influential, newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (Sun. circ. 260,108) carried an editorial entitled "Iran's Diplomacy in Latin America." Quote: 2. "Iran is actively engaged with the President of Venezuela to increase its influence in Latin America.... An eventual [...] | 2007-03-13 13:55:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER IR CI |
07SANTIAGO441 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] Summary: Wrap-up coverage of the President's trip to Latin America had an underlying negative tone in Chile. Words such as "no evident success," "cosmetic impact," "no significant assistance," are mentioned. However, the bio-fuel agreement signed with Brazil is identified as a success. End [...] | 2007-03-16 12:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO448 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRAVEL TO LATIN AMERICA [...] On March 16, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran a positive editorial about President Bush's trip to Latin America entitled "The Other America." Quote: 2. "Bush reached an understanding with governments both on the left and right and was well re [...] | 2007-03-16 22:19:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO461 | MEDIA REACTION - PRESIDENT BUSH'S TRIP TO LATIN AMERICA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-21 16:00:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO48 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA [...] On January 10, Chile's conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried an editorial entitled "Venezuela and Twenty-First Century Socialism." Quote: 2. "Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has clearly shown his intention of deepening what he calls 'Twenty-First Century Sociali [...] | 2007-01-10 18:31:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO506 | CHILE SUPPORTS U.S. GOALS FOR APEC INCLUDING LONG-TERM GOAL [...] SUMMARY. The U.S. Senior Official to APEC, Ambassador Michael Michalak, visited Chile March 12-14. There is general convergence between U.S. and Chilean goals for APEC. Senior GOC officials described APEC as very important to Chile. The GOC strongly supports the long-term goal of an overarch [...] | 2007-03-28 19:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN ETRD CI |
07SANTIAGO55 | MEDIA REACTION - CHILE AND THE PRIORITY WATCH LIST [...] Summary: Adding Chile to the "Priority Watch List" on January 8 for its deteriorating protection of intellectual property received widespread media coverage. The GOC expressed disappointment and frustration with Chile's placement on the list, claiming that Chile has gone to great lengths to [...] | 2007-01-12 12:03:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KIPR ECON PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO562 | SPORTS DIPLOMACY: TENNIS HERO ANDRE AGASSI BIG HIT IN CHILE [...] SUMMARY: American tennis legend Andre Agassi generated good will and a media frenzy throughout his March 29-31 visit to Chile. In Santiago for an exhibition match, Agassi participated in clinics for Chile's promising young competitors and disadvantaged players. Headlines called him a true "ge [...] | 2007-04-05 20:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PREL PGOV OVIP CI |
07SANTIAGO564 | CHILE CREATES NEW CABINET-LEVEL MINISTRY OF [...] Summary. As part of the cabinet shuffle on March 26, President Bachelet also announced the appointment of Ana Lya "Uriarte" as Chile's first Minister of Environment. Uriarte has been serving for almost a year as the highest-ranking environmental official in the GOC, as Executive Director of t [...] | 2007-04-05 20:49:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV ECON KSCA CI |
07SANTIAGO57 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S SOCIALIST REVOLUTION [...] On January 11, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an opinion column by international analyst Karin Ebensperger entitled "The Conscience of the Global Left." Quote: 2. "OAS Secretary General Jose Miguel Insulza should not feel bad for becomin [...] | 2007-01-12 13:10:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO590 | MEDIA REPORT - PROMOTING CHILE'S SUCCESS AND A MORE ACTIVE [...] Summary: In separate interviews, former Mexican Foreign Minister Jorge Castaneda and Chilean Foreign Minister Alejandro Foxley emphasized that Chile is an example of political, economic, and social success in Latin America, but that Chileans fail to recognize the scope of these accomplishment [...] | 2007-04-11 17:54:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV MX CI |
07SANTIAGO619 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ'S CRITICISM OF CHILEAN SENATE [...] Summary: Last week the Senate voted to urge President Bachelet to complain at the OAS over Venezuela's decision to cancel the concession of an independent TV broadcast station. President Hugo Chavez reacted saying that Chile's Senate was "dominated by the same fascists that supported coups a [...] | 2007-04-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KIPR PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO624 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ, CHILE, AND BACHELET [...] On April 17, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried an editorial entitled "Problems with Venezuela." Quotes: "The new diplomatic impasse in which Chile finds itself due to President Hugo Chavez's statements against the Chilean Senate...confirms how imprudent it wou [...] | 2007-04-17 20:02:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KIPR PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO629 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ, CHILE, AND BACHELET [...] On April 17, business and financial "Diario Financiero" (circ. 30,000) carried an editorial entitled "Problems with Venezuela." Quotes: "The new diplomatic impasse in which Chile finds itself due to President Hugo Chavez's statements against the Chilean Senate...confirms how imprudent it wou [...] | 2007-04-17 20:08:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO KIPR PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO635 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN AND ITS NUCLEAR PROGRAM [...] On April 18, conservative, independent "La Tercera" (circ. 101,000) carried an editorial by political scientist Boris Yopo entitled "The United States and the Threat of War with Iran." Quotes: 2. "Iran's intentions are clear. It wants...the international community to recognize its status a [...] | 2007-04-18 18:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
07SANTIAGO683 | MEDIA REACTION - DANGERS OF IPR PIRACY IN CHILE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-26 20:36:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR ETRD CI |
07SANTIAGO686 | MEDIA REACTION - POSITIVE COVERAGE OF WHA A/S SHANNON'S [...] Summary: Santiago dailies gave prominent coverage to WHA A/S Thomas Shannon at a press roundtable on April 26. The press highlighted his remarks about Chile's ability to promote dialogue and cooperation, "build bridges" in the region, and its linkages to other economies in Asia and North Ame [...] | 2007-04-26 21:35:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PGOV ETRD CI |
07SANTIAGO70 | MEDIA REACTION - VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ'S REGIONAL AND [...] On January 12, Chile's conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an editorial entitled "Irreconcilable Positions." Quote: "The Governments of Venezuela and Bolivia have adopted similar political projects inspired in the Cuban model. But while Caraca [...] | 2007-01-12 19:13:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE BL NU CI |
07SANTIAGO72 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 19:40:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
07SANTIAGO74 | IRAQ POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 21:15:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL CI |
07SANTIAGO797 | MEDIA REACTION - COLOMBIA NEEDS U.S. SUPPORT AND FTA [...] On July 15, Chile's conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Democratic Security." Quote: 2. "The President of Colombia, Alvaro Uribe, has had a dramatic increase in popularity... in spite of accusations of ties between members [...] | 2007-05-16 11:25:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SNAR KCRM KPAO PINR KMDR CO CI |
07SANTIAGO828 | MEDIA REACTION - WORLD BANK PRESIDENT AND HIS ROLE IN IRAQ [...] On May 18, government-owned, editorially independent "La Nacion" (circ. 4,200) carried an editorial by international analyst Raul Sohr entitled "The Unacceptable Wolfowitz." Quotes follow: 2. "Wolfowitz...is largely responsible for the invasion of Iraq... and in Washington he is known for h [...] | 2007-05-18 19:11:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO CI |
07SANTIAGO846 | EMBASSY SANTIAGO RECEIVES TSUNAMI AND EARTHQUAKE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-23 20:17:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY AORC CI |
07SANTIAGO848 | MEDIA REACTION - CHAVEZ' REGIONAL EFFORTS [...] On May 23, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) ran an editorial entitled, "Chavez in Latin America." Quote: 2. "Grupo de Diarios America is exploring...the phenomenon of Chavez' penetration in Latin America. From the abundant information gathered we [...] | 2007-05-24 11:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR KPAO PGOV PREL VE CI |
07SANTIAGO85 | MEDIA REACTION - IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-17 19:52:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC PTER CI IR |
07SANTIAGO856 | CHILE-U.S. JOINT COMMISSION ON SCIENCE & [...] Summary. The U.S. and Chile held a Joint Commission Meeting (JCM) on Science and Technology in Santiago from May 9-10. This was the second JCM held under the original scientific cooperation agreement, which was signed in 1992. A 20-member USG delegation was led by OES Assistant Secretary Clau [...] | 2007-05-25 18:09:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV ENRG PREL CI |
07SANTIAGO859 | CHILEAN MEDIA VIGILANT ABOUT RCTV CLOSURE [...] SUMMARY: Chilean media coverage of the upcoming cancellation of Radio Caracas TV's concession has increased noticeably in recent weeks. While the GOC has not commented publicly on the RCTV issue, newspaper editorials have argued against Chavez's undemocratic actions and interference in the re [...] | 2007-05-25 22:29:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR PGOV CI |
07SANTIAGO87 | MEDIA REACTION - INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT (ICC) [...] On January 17, conservative, influential newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000) carried an editorial entitled "Uncertainty Over ICC Vote." Quote: "The constitutional reform that would allow the Chilean State to acknowledge the International Criminal Court's jurisdiction faces new [...] | 2007-01-17 19:56:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI |
07SANTIAGO870 | CHILEAN MEDIA CRITICAL OF RCTV CLOSURE [...] SUMMARY: Chilean dailies gave prominent coverage to the closing of RCTV in Venezuela, including critical editorials in influential El Mercurio and conservative La Tercera. With the exception of one Socialist Party Senator, leading political figures expressed opposition to Chavez's efforts to [...] | 2007-05-29 21:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR PGOV CI |
07SANTIAGO887 | YOSEMITE-TORRES DEL PAINE SISTER PARK PARTNERSHIP [...] SUMMARY. At the conclusion of the U.S.-Chile Joint Commission on Science and Technology (JCM) on May 10, a partnership between Yosemite National Park in California and Torres del Paine (TDP) in southern Chile was signed, the first of its kind between a U.S. and Chilean park. The partnership ha [...] | 2007-05-31 18:05:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KPAO OIIP PREL CI |
07SANTIAGO910 | MEDIA REACTION: RCTV CLOSURE AND THE OAS GENERAL ASSEMBLY [...] Summary: Santiago's most influential dailies ran editorials criticizing the lack of a strong stance against Chavez' decision to close RCTV, notably by the OAS and other countries. Influential "El Mercurio" highlighted that the United States has been the only country to firmly oppose Venezuela [...] | 2007-06-06 17:46:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR PGOV CI |
07SANTIAGO939 | MEDIA REACTION: CRITICAL OP-EDS ON OAS REACTION TO RCTV [...] Newspaper-of-record "El Mercurio" (circ. 129,000, 6/8) carried a column by Andres Oppenheimer entitled, "The Sad Spectacle of Cowardice Among Democracies." Quote: 2. "The silence of the majority of Latin American countries in the OAS on the closing of Venezuela's oldest television station [...] | 2007-06-11 21:51:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC KIPR PGOV CI |
07SANTIAGO95 | MEDIA REACTION -EAST ASIA: CHINA, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-18 16:30:00 | Embassy Santiago | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR KPAO OPRC CI CH |
07SANTODOMINGO1003 | AFTER 14 YEARS, DOMINICAN CIVAIR AUTHORITY EYES [...] (SBU) Summary. Since 1993, the Dominican Republic's civil aviation authority (CAA) has remained on Category 2 status per the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) International Aviation Safety Assessment (IASA). Under Category 2, the Dominican Republic is not in compliance with minim [...] | 2007-04-26 21:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON IO DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1023 | COALITION CONFERENCE: NAVY CHIEF WILL REPRESENT [...] (U) Vice Admiral Ivan Pena Castillo, Chief of Naval Operations, has accepted reftel invitation to represent the Dominican Republic at the Iraq Coalition Conference that will be held in Tampa, Florida, April 30-May 2, 2007. Vice Admiral Pena is in contact with Embassy Defense Attache Office (D [...] | 2007-04-27 20:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR IZ DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1025 | THE DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT'S ANSWER TO THE [...] (SBU) Summary. According to press reports and industry contacts, construction on a 660MW (megawatt) coal-fueled electricity generating plant is finally scheduled to begin in May 2007, two years after Chinese firm Sichuan Machinery signed the contract to build it. Sichuan Machinery will buil [...] | 2007-04-27 20:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PGOV PREL EINV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1026 | NPT PREPCOM: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO DOMINICAN [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on NPT Prepcom to the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Counselor Julissa Contin of the Office of U.S. Affairs took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. 2. This report and extensive other mater [...] | 2007-04-27 20:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM NPT DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1049 | JAMAICA: REQUEST TO RECONSIDER COMMERCIAL SERVICE [...] //// PLEASE CANCEL THIS TELEGRAM. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED BY SANTO DOMINGO 1050 REPEAT 1050 - That, for population size, the region represents a significant and growing market for U.S. exports. - The vagaries of inter-island travel will make regional coverage less than optimal. - Without [...] | 2007-05-03 19:38:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ECON EINT EINV ETRD JM XL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1050 | CORRECTED COPY - SANTO DOMINGO: REQUEST TO [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Santo Domingo concurs fully with issues raised in Refs A, B, C, and we urge Commerce's reconsideration of its proposal to close its offices in the listed countries. - That, for population size, the region represents a significant and growing market for U.S. exports. - Th [...] | 2007-05-03 20:02:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ECON EINT EINV ETRD JM XL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1069 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC'S VIEW ON TREE SPECIES PROPOSAL [...] Summary. Per reftel, emboff met with officials from the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources SIPDIS (SEMARENA) to discuss the upcoming CITES conference and the status of conservation of and trade in all species of the genus Cedrela. The species Dalbergia Retusa and Dalberg [...] | 2007-05-04 20:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ETRD KSCA EUN DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1070 | DOMINICAN UNIONS, BUSINESS GROUPS AGREE ON WAGE [...] SUMMARY: Representatives from umbrella labor unions and business groups reached an agreement on April 25 to hike the country's minimum wage by 15 percent and raise salaries by 5 percent for all other private employees earning up to 30,000 pesos (around USD 1,000) per month. These negotiations [...] | 2007-05-05 19:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1084 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: NON-USG DONOR ASSISTANCE FOR [...] Summary. Per reftel, emboff met with officials from the Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources SIPDIS (SEMARENA) to discuss environmental trade capacity building (TCB) projects in the Dominican Republic that are financed by non-USG donors. In total, there are nine major dono [...] | 2007-05-08 14:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB EPA ETRD SENV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO11 | INSTRAW - PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION [...] INSTRAW is an unfunded UN-affiliated research organization that has loose connections with multiple NGOs. The Embassy is familiar with several of the NGOs and none is known to have the mission of promoting pedophilia. Political officer conducted a review of NGOs affiliated with INSTRAW and [...] | 2007-01-03 20:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM SOCI UNAUS |
07SANTODOMINGO1100 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RAFAEL COLLADO EXTRADITED TO [...] On May 9, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned Rafael Collado to the United States to stand trial in the State of New York (Kings County) for multiple counts of murder and firearms violations, as detailed in indictment number 1664-83, filed on March 24, 1983. As laid out in the indictment, Collado sh [...] | 2007-05-09 16:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1128 | CITES: AWAITING DOMINICAN RESPONSE FOR US [...] Per reftel, emboff spoke to Amarilis Polonia, Dominican Republic's CITES action officer, to solicit feedback on the species proposals submitted by the United States, in particular the Bobcat delisting proposal COP 14 Prop.2, Sawfish Appendix I listing proposal COP14 Prop.17, Red/Pink Corals [...] | 2007-05-11 20:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA ETRD DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1148 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ARNOLDO CABRERA'S EXTRADITION [...] On May 16, 2007, U.S. Marshals will return Arnoldo Cabrera Dominguez to the United States to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York for conspiracy to import and distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, as detailed in indictment number S1 05-CR-1278 [...] | 2007-05-14 19:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1166 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #26: METRO PROJECT PLANS, [...] (U) This is the cable 26 in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Politcal Series III, 26: The Santo Domingo Metro - Plans, Safety, Finances, Cost - - - - - - - - - - - - [...] | 2007-05-16 17:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV EINV EFIN |
07SANTODOMINGO1189 | WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY: DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-18 19:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AORC PREL KFLU WHO DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1218 | DEMARCHES ON UNSC RESOLUTIONS 1267 AND 1747: [...] POLOFF delivered ref A talking points on "the importance of international support for counter-terrorism objectives" and ref B points on "implementing UNSCR 1747 (Iran nuclear program)" to the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but [...] | 2007-05-23 16:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EFIN PTER IR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1245 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WENDY ALMONTE EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On May 23, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Wendy Almonte to the United States to stand trial in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York for multiple counts related to the importation of and possession with intent to distribute of MDMA ("ecstasy"),as detailed in indi [...] | 2007-05-25 15:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1287 | URGENT PRIORITY LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CHDS [...] Embassy Santo Domingo requests, exceptionally, URGENT PRIORITY attention to human rights vetting for the Dominican MFA Director of International Organizations Amb. Michele Cohen, to participate in preparation at the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies for a National Security Plan senior lev [...] | 2007-05-30 19:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1302 | U.S.-BRAZIL BIOFUELS DEMARCHE: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC [...] On May 31 Charge, accompanied by Brazilian Ambassador Ronaldo Dunlop, delivered ref A demarche to Jose Manuel Trullols, Chief of Staff to Foreign Minister Morales (Morales briefly dropped by the meeting). Trullols was joined by MFA Adjunct Ambassador Juan Pla Gomez. 2. Trullols welcomed th [...] | 2007-05-31 21:13:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PREL BR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1306 | URGENT PRIORITY LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DURAN [...] This is an urgent priority action request, delayed when internal clearances were misdirected. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject who have been nominated for training. [...] | 2007-06-01 14:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO131 | (SBU) INVITATION: UNDER SECRETARY BURNS TO HOST [...] Ambassador delivered invitation by telephone to Foreign Minister Carlos Morales Troncoso, who confirmed that the Dominican Republic will be represented at the Department's follow-on meeting of key players on Haiti, February 1. HERTELL [...] | 2007-01-22 10:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL EAID PGOV EFIN |
07SANTODOMINGO1354 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. REPORT ON UNSCR 1747 DELIVERED TO [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "U.S. 60-Day Report to UN Security Council on UNSCR 1747" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. 2. This re [...] | 2007-06-06 20:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1355 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR FAA OFFICIALS DANIEL D. [...] US Embassy Santo Domingo welcomes and grants country clearance to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Flight Standards Services Inspectors Daniel D. Castro and Joaquin Ochoa to travel to Santo Domingo from June 11 to 15, 2007. The purpose of this visit is to conduct surveillance of U.S. reg [...] | 2007-06-06 20:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR OTRA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1394 | CIVAIR: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ACCEPTS DESIGNATION OF [...] In diplomatic note 13577 dated 05 June 2007 the MFA provided permission foir Shuttle America Corporation (Shuttle) to operate between the United States and the Dominican Republic. BULLEN [...] | 2007-06-11 19:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR EAIR KTIA |
07SANTODOMINGO1395 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WILLIAM MORALES EXTRADITED TO [...] On June 7, 2006, U.S. Marshals returned William Ricardo Morales Alvarez to the United States to stand trial in the State of New York (County of New York) for murder (2nd degree),as detailed in indictment number 1899-03, filed on April 17, 2003. As laid out in the indictment, Morales shot to [...] | 2007-06-11 20:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1424 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT [...] a. Claimant A b. 1999 c. Eight independent power producers (IPPs),four of which are US-owned, provide approximately 30 percent of the Dominican Republic's electricity. In 1999, the IPPs entered into a "Definitive Agreement" with the government under which an escrow account [...] | 2007-06-15 11:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1472 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-06-20 20:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1501 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #27: REFORMISTAS CHOOSE [...] (U) This is the 27th cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. Politics III, 27: AMABLE'S THE ONE On June 10 the Reformed Social Christian Party (PRSC or &reformistas8) chose Amable Aristy Castro as its presidential c [...] | 2007-06-22 14:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV |
07SANTODOMINGO1502 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - US SWIFT, JUNE 24, 2007, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-06-22 16:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1503 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SPANISH AIR MISSION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-06-22 16:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1504 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-06-22 16:47:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1548 | EXTRADITION OF DOMINICAN FUGITIVE LUIS VIRGILIO [...] On June 28, 2007, U.S. Marshals will return Luis Virgilio Saldana Perez to the United States to serve a sixty month sentence following conviction in case number 2:01CR400-01. first filed on June 14, 2001, in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. As detailed in the Court's ju [...] | 2007-06-26 19:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1565 | ICAO GENERAL ASSEMBLY POSITION DEMARCHES DELIVERED [...] ECONOFF delivered Reftel talking points on USG positions before the ICAO General Assembly meeting in September to the Dominican Institute of Civil Aviation and to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ivan Vasquez and Santiago Rivas, Directors of Civil Aviation, took our views on board but had no [...] | 2007-06-27 19:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL SENV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1588 | DOMINICAN CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT OF THE CARIBBEAN [...] (U) The Dominican Ministry of Foreign Affairs seeks support for their candidate for president of the Caribbean Conference on Maritime Demarcation. 2. (U) Translation of Diplomatic Note: (Complimentary Opening) The Dominican Republic has decided to nominate the engineer Carlos Michelen Namnu [...] | 2007-06-29 20:15:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV PBTS EFIS ECON DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1600 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-03 19:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1601 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SPANISH AIR MISSION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-03 19:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1609 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JUAN GARCIA EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On July 5, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Juan Carlos Garcia Soriano to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico for possession with intent to distribute in excess of 5 kilograms of cocaine. As detailed in indictment number 05-29 ( [...] | 2007-07-05 18:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1620 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - BOARDING OFFICER, US COAST [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-06 17:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1672 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-11 20:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1693 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NCO PROFESSIONAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-13 16:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1694 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC CELEBRATES UPGRADE TO CATEGORY [...] (U) In a ceremony at the Presidential Palace on July 2, the Charge d'Affaires presented President Leonel Fernandez and the Director of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) with a letter officially notifying the Dominican Government that its aviation safety rating has been elevated to [...] | 2007-07-13 16:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1695 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-13 16:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1697 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NCO PROFESSIONAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-13 18:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1712 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IOM DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on Ambassador Swing's nomination to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Pedro Blandino, the assistant secretary-equivalent for international organizations affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican [...] | 2007-07-17 19:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AORC EUN PREF SMIG DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1713 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE JOSE HINOJOSA EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On July 15, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Jose Ramon Hinojosa Santos to the United States to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 5 or more kilograms of cocaine (2 counts under 21 USC 841(a)(1) and 846),[...] | 2007-07-17 19:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1724 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - OUTBOARD MTR MT & OVHL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting immediate human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug [...] | 2007-07-18 15:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1730 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JOINT COMBINED EXCHANGE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following unit that has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for Eco [...] | 2007-07-18 18:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1731 | CORRECTED COPY - LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JOINT [...] This is a corrected copy requesting Leahy Vetting of units in addition to unit commanders. 2. This is an action request. Please see para 3. 3. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following units that have [...] | 2007-07-18 18:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1732 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SWOS - INTL, NEWPORT, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-18 18:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1756 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PATROL CRAFT WEAPONS MT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-20 20:40:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1774 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MAR SAF PORT CTRL, SEPT. [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-24 20:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1788 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DEA BASIC DRUG ENFORCEMENT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-26 20:12:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1808 | DEMARCHE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF IRAN SANCTIONS [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "Ensuring Robust Implementation of UNSC-Imposed Sanctions on Iran" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. [...] | 2007-07-31 18:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM IR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1810 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - AMERICAN LANGUAGE COURSE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-07-31 20:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1853 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TECH TRAINING INSTRUCTOR, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-08-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1854 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PLT INSTRUMENTS [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-08-08 12:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1855 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - FBI ANTI-KIDNAP SEMINAR, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-08-08 14:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1858 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - GROUND DEFENSE SKILLS, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-08-08 15:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1871 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ACFT MAINTENANCE SUPPORT, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-08-09 17:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1872 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - IAAFA NCO ACADEMY, OCT. [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-08-09 17:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1876 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SOS INT'L OFFICER SCHOOL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-08-10 16:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1899 | DEMARCHE ON PROMOTION OF ICRC STANDING COMMITTEE [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel demarche on the candidacy of Steve Carr for election to the Standing Commission of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Pedro Blandino, the Assistant Secretary for international organizations, took our vie [...] | 2007-08-14 21:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1906 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-08-15 18:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1915 | DEMARCHE CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE ELECTION [...] Via diplomatic note no. 173 (08/10/07),Post delivered Reftel talking points on the re-election campaign for Felice Gaer, the U.S. candidate for the "UN Committee Against Torture (Committee)." Ambassador Pedro Blandino, the assistant secretary for international organizations, replied that, "i [...] | 2007-08-15 18:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1918 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - K-9 HANDLERS TRAINING, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no derogatory information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-08-15 19:50:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1935 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LAND NAVIGATION AND SQUAD [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2 and 4. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Although local records checks remain outstanding, post [...] | 2007-08-16 19:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1940 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - MECHANICS OF MONY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-17 17:42:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1964 | TFJM01 --SITREP ONE: EFFECTS OF HURRICANE DEAN [...] Summary: On August 18, Hurricane Dean passed south of the Dominican Republic causing minor damage and some flooding in low lying areas. The Malecon road fronting the Caribbean was closed for 36 hours due to high seas, and three people died while watching the waves break along the seawalls. [...] | 2007-08-19 15:17:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO MARR PREL PINR AMGT DR MX |
07SANTODOMINGO1983 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SOS INT'L OFFICER SCHOOL, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-08-22 13:39:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO1988 | R/V CORWITH CRAMER MARINE RESEARCH VESSEL [...] Per reftel action request, a diplomatic note requesting clearance of the R/V Corwith Cramer was delivered on August 17. Confirmation of clearance will be sent as soon as received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. For additional information or follow-up please contact Economic Officer Ha [...] | 2007-08-23 19:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KRVC TPHY AC CJ HA HO JM MH NL SC UK |
07SANTODOMINGO1995 | AMERICA'S MOST WANTED - SERIAL CHILD RAPIST [...] On August 22, 2007, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, a U.S. citizen fugitive and convicted serial child rapist, was arrested in Santo Domingo by members of a specialized fugitive apprehension unit based in the National Directorate of Drug Control. Working in concert with locally-based agents of the U.S [...] | 2007-08-24 12:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CJAN CVIS KCRM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2005 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - LAND NAVIGATION AND SQUAD [...] Post has finalized local records checks and has found no disqualifying information on the individuals submitted for training in reftel. BULLEN [...] | 2007-08-27 20:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2007 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - PORT SECURITY, OUTBOARD [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-08-27 20:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2024 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - TECH TRAINING INSTRUCTOR, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-08-28 17:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2047 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE VICTOR CABRERA EXTRADITED TO [...] On August 29, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Victor Cabrera to Massachusetts to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base, otherwise [...] | 2007-08-30 14:45:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2050 | NEW DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION PLEDGES COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 16:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BEXP EAID EAIR ICAO AORC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2051 | NEW DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION PLEDGES COOPERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 19:34:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL BEXP EAID EAIR ICAO AORC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2073 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INSTRUCTOR DEVELOPMENT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-09-05 19:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2143 | CENTRAL ELECTORAL COMMISSION MAKES PROGRESS TOWARD [...] Summary: On September 6, the Dominican Central Electoral Commission (JCE),which manages the provision of identification documents as well as running the electoral process, told the Charge that it has made good strides in preparing for the 2008 presidential elections in the Dominican Republic [...] | 2007-09-13 20:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2144 | UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY - HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE FOR [...] This cable responds to Ref A request for information about the travel of the Dominican President and other officials for the UN General Assembly, and updates the information previously provided by the Embassy in Ref B. 2. The Embassy has not received a formal reply to Ref A questions, which [...] | 2007-09-13 20:56:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ITRA OVIP KSEP UNGA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2170 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE SANTOS CASTILLO EXTRADITED TO [...] On September 13, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Santos Castillo Garcia to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to stand trial in the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico for conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and a [...] | 2007-09-17 20:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2174 | ENCOURAGING CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "encouraging financial contribution to the Special Tribunal for Lebanon" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Pedro Blandino, the Assistant Secretary for international organizations affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply [...] | 2007-09-19 17:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA LE DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2181 | R/V CORWITH CRAMER CLEARANCE GRANTED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-20 15:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KRVC TPHY AC CJ HA HO JM MH NL SC UK |
07SANTODOMINGO2192 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - BALIC, DEC. 7, 2007, SAN [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-09-21 20:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2215 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "U.S. priorities for the Community of Democracies" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. 2. This report a [...] | 2007-09-27 17:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KDEM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2222 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS 2ND PHASE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-09-28 20:30:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2223 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAS 2ND PHASE OF [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-09-28 20:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2227 | DEMARCHE ON RESOLUTION ON CONDEMNING THE USE OF [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "Condemning the Use of Rape as an Instrument of State Policy" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Pedro Blandino, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Affairs, took our SIPDIS views on board but had no immediate reply. We [...] | 2007-10-01 18:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN PHUM KWMN SOCI DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2231 | 173RD DOMINICAN FUGITIVE EXTRADITED TO THE UNITED [...] The following details the most recent fugitive to be extradited from the Dominican Republic and provides an overview of extraditions in FY 2007. -- Bolivar Ricardo Jaquez 2. On October 3, 2007, U.S. Marshals will return Bolivar Ricardo Jaquez (aka Nelson Cruz, Bolivar Lopez) to Massachus [...] | 2007-10-01 19:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KJUS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2242 | SPEAKER EVALUATION: DR. JOHANNA MENDELSON FORMAN [...] Summary: The below is an evaluation of a recent speaker series held September 17-18 on the development of biofuels and the diversification of energy sources in the Dominican Republic. End Summary. 2. A. Name, date: CSIS Biofuel Speaker from the Center for Strategic and International Stud [...] | 2007-10-02 17:20:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ENRG KPAO |
07SANTODOMINGO2248 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - FIRST HARRIS OPERATION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-10-03 20:43:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2253 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-10-04 15:41:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2291 | THE SKIES ARE SAFE AGAIN: DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT [...] The director of the Dominican Civil Aviation Institute (IDAC) called EconOff on October 8 to inform the Embassy that it had successfully finished repairs to the country's primary radar at Las Americas Airport outside of Santo Domingo, which had been partially inoperable for over a year. To ann [...] | 2007-10-10 19:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PGOV PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2297 | CANCEL LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - IAAFA NCO ACADEMY, [...] Post wishes to cancel reftel request for human rights vetting pursuant to the Leahy Amendment. GOUGHNOUR [...] | 2007-10-11 20:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2299 | CANCEL LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INSTRUCTOR [...] Post wishes to cancel reftel request for human rights vetting pursuant to the Leahy Amendment. GOUGHNOUR [...] | 2007-10-11 20:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2305 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - STRATEGIC AND DEFENSE [...] This is an urgent action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject who has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-10-12 14:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2306 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JOINT OPS (SPANIS),OCT. [...] This is an action request. Please see par. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistane in conducting human rights screening pursuant o the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has nodisqualifying information. Please slug response for Eco [...] | 2007-10-12 16:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2307 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JOINT OPS (SPANISH),OCT. [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following additional subject who has been nominated for REFTEL training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please s [...] | 2007-10-12 16:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2308 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - FORCE PROTECTION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-10-12 17:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2332 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - SQUADRON OFFICER SCHOOL, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject who has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for E [...] | 2007-10-16 15:29:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2352 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ADVANCED MANAGEMENT COURSE [...] This is an action request. Please see paras. 2, 4. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-10-17 19:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2367 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVES BARE AND HICIANO EXTRADITED TO [...] On October 18, U.S. Marshals returned Luciano Bare and Virgilio Hiciano to the United States to appear before the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York: Bare, to be sentenced following conviction on charges of federal food stamp fraud, which, as detailed in indictment number [...] | 2007-10-19 18:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2368 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - ADVANCED MANAGEMENT COURSE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for two additional subjects who have been nominated for REFTEL training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug res [...] | 2007-10-19 19:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2370 | R/V CORWITH CRAMER CLEARANCE GRANTED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-22 19:21:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC TPHY EWWT BF CJ HA TK UK DR |
07SANTODOMINGO239 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE RAUDO MUNOZ EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On January 31, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Raudo Munoz to the State of New Jersey for sentencing in a case arising out of indictment number 02-05-0680-I, filed May 23, 2002. On June 9, 2003, Munoz plead guilty to attempted murder (count two of the indictment) and was allowed to remain free on [...] | 2007-02-02 20:28:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2422 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JCET CLOSE COMBAT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for two additional subjects who have been nominated for the following training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please sl [...] | 2007-10-26 12:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2424 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS: DEMARCHE [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points, which solicit support for U.S. priority resolutions in the UN General Assembly's Third Committee, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subse [...] | 2007-10-26 15:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2428 | OAS INDIGENOUS RIGHTS DECLARATION: DEMARCHE [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the "OAS Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Pedro Blandino, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report a [...] | 2007-10-26 19:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2431 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JCET CLOSE COMBAT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for two additional subjects who have been nominated for the following training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please sl [...] | 2007-10-29 13:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2442 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - BIOMETRIC [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-10-29 18:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2453 | DEMARCHE ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION DELIVERED [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the annual UN General Assembly resolution introduced by Cuba condemning the U.S. economic embargo to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano made no substantive response, but rather pledged to immediately inform Foreig [...] | 2007-10-30 17:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA UN CU DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2458 | ATTENDEES FOR LATIN AMERICAN CORRUPTION CONFERENCE [...] AmEmbassy Santo Domingo will be sending two officers to the Fighting Corruption in Latin America Conference, to be held Friday, Nov. 2, in Washington: USAID General Development Officer Stephen Brager and DOS Political Officer Michael Garuckis. BULLEN [...] | 2007-10-30 18:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PGOV OTRA KCOR |
07SANTODOMINGO2459 | WIREC 2008 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 18:26:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA |
07SANTODOMINGO2465 | TROPICAL STORM NOEL [...] The latest official report by the Dominican Center of Emergency Operations (COE) regarding Tropical Storm Noel indicates that there are 11,756 displaced persons (2,502 of whom are in shelters and 9,704 who have been placed with families). There have been 16 fatalities reported and 15 people c [...] | 2007-10-30 20:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ASEC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2466 | LIQUID PROPANE GAS TANKER RUNS AGROUND: THREAT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 20:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET SENV KPAO DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2477 | BEACHED LPG TANKER UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 19:46:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EAID EPET SENV |
07SANTODOMINGO2485 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - FLIGHT SAFETY OFFICER, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject who has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for E [...] | 2007-11-01 16:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2491 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - HARRIS RADIO MAINTENANCE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-11-01 20:16:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2494 | CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER FOR UN IAAC: DEMARCHE [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the nomination of Mr. David Walker for election to the UN Independent Audit Advisory Committee to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Pedro Blandino, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations, took our views on board but had no immedi [...] | 2007-11-02 17:31:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN UNGA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2496 | REQUEST FOR DOD ASSETS FOR HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS [...] The Charge d'Affaires requests that the Department seek the assistance of the Department of Defense and U.S. Military Forces to provide humanitarian assistance in response to flooding in the Dominican Republic caused by Tropical Storm Noel and subsequent storms. The Government of the Dominican [...] | 2007-11-02 18:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MARR PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2499 | ICAO MONTREAL CONVENTION AMENDMENT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-02 19:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR AORC ICAO KNNP OTRA PARM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2502 | REQUEST FOR DOD ASSETS FOR HUMANITARIAN OPERATIONS [...] Embassy Santo Domingo withdraws the cable Santo Domingo 2496. For the request for DOD assets, please see the November 2 memo from USAID/OFDA Director Ky Luu to Admiral James Stavridis of USSOUTHCOM, instead of Santo Domingo 2496. 2. This report and additional information can be found on E [...] | 2007-11-02 22:36:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID MARR PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2547 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO DELIVERED [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the U.S. candidacy for the International Maritime Organization to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Pedro Blandino, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any [...] | 2007-11-09 19:06:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2563 | DEMARCHE ON FATF STATEMENT AND GUIDANCE ON IRAN [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the "FATF Statement and Guidance on Iran" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Under Secretary for Economic Affairs Juan Guliani Cury). ECONOFF also delivered the demarche to the Superintendency of Banks (Superintendent of Banks Rafael Camilo). Both G [...] | 2007-11-14 20:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC ECON DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2576 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - DRAF COMMUNICATIONS [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following individual who has been selected to work in USMAAG Embassy Santo Domingo. Post has no disqualifying informatio [...] | 2007-11-19 14:35:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2601 | LEPTOSPIROSIS OUTBREAK WIDENS FOLLOWING TROPICAL [...] Summary. Extensive rains and flooding from Tropical Storm Noel have resulted in an outbreak of leptospirosis in the Dominican Republic that has caused the deaths of at least 29 people. As many as 300 cases are suspected across the country according to news reports, with over 291 confirmed as [...] | 2007-11-21 20:23:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO AMED PGOV CDC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2604 | IAEA DIRECTOR GENERAL'S REPORT ON IRAN: DOMINICAN [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on the "IAEA Director General's report on implementation of safeguards in Iran" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Pedro Blandino, Assistant Secretary of International Organizations Affairs, took our views on board but had no immediate reply. [...] | 2007-11-23 15:18:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP MNUC IAEA PARM AORC IR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2686 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF AMB [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on December 5 to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Deputy Foreign Minister Alejandra Liriano took our views on board but had no immediate reply. We will report any subsequent Dominican response. 2. This report and additional information can be found o [...] | 2007-12-05 19:49:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2697 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - UPDATE ON WORST FORMS OF [...] As requested Reftel, following is an update on host government efforts in combating the worst forms of child labor (WFCL). Laws and Regulations Proscribing WFCL ------------------------------------- 2. The law prohibits employment of children younger than 14 and places restrictions on empl [...] | 2007-12-07 18:52:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2703 | OPPOSING UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS: [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on "Opposing UNGA Resolutions with Anti-Israeli Bias" to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Ciro Amaury Dargam, Assistant Secretary for International Organizations, took our views on SIPDIS board but had no immediate reply. We will report any [...] | 2007-12-10 20:09:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL KWBG PHUM PREF UNGA IS DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2714 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JOINT COMBAT WARFIGHTING, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-12-11 18:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2715 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - NAVAL STAFF COLLEGE, JAN. [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following individual who has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response f [...] | 2007-12-11 18:00:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2721 | DOMINICAN BANKING: RECENT BANK FRAUD CONVICTIONS [...] SUMMARY: Recent convictions in the Banco Intercontinental (Baninter) bank fraud case demonstrate improvement in the fight against impunity in the Dominican Republic, especially when viewed in the light of previous bank fraud prosecutions. End Summary. 2. BACKGROUND: Fraudulent accounting [...] | 2007-12-11 20:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PREL KJUS KCOR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2732 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INTL MARITIME OFFICER [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-12-12 18:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2733 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - STRATEGY AND DEFENSE [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-12-12 18:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2739 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ACEVEDO EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On December 13, U.S. Marshals returned Dennys Acevedo to the United States to appear before the Supreme Court of New York, County of Kings, to face 2 counts of 2nd degree murder, as detailed in indictment number 1400/2001, filed on March 2, 2001. The facts contained in the indictment indicate [...] | 2007-12-13 16:01:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2746 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE ON CASH COURIER [...] POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points to the Director of the Superintendent of Banks' Financial Investigation Unit, Heiromy Castro, as well as to the Director of the country's Financial Analysis Unit (located within the National Counsel on Drugs),Maximo Gorqui Melo, both of whom took our view [...] | 2007-12-14 16:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC PREL PGOV PTER ASEC KTFIN DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2759 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - BOARDING OFFICER EIMET, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-12-19 16:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2779 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - US ARMY COMMAND GENERAL [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject who has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for E [...] | 2007-12-21 15:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2784 | URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JCET CLOSE COMBAT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-12-21 19:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2789 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - HARRIS RADIO OPERATION [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-12-26 19:03:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2794 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-12-27 18:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2795 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - BOARDING OFFICER COURSE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-12-27 18:05:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2796 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INSTRUCTOR FOR WH [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have/has been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug respo [...] | 2007-12-27 18:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2797 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - WHINSEC INSTRUCTOR, FORT [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subject(s) who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response [...] | 2007-12-27 18:59:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO2799 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - CAPTAIN CAREER COURSE, [...] This is an action request. Please see para. 2. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in conducting human rights screening pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the following subjects who have been nominated for training. Post has no disqualifying information. Please slug response for [...] | 2007-12-28 13:14:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO320 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTENDS INVITATIONS TO REGIONAL [...] On February 8, AmEmbassy Santo Domingo received a diplomatic note covering a series of letters from the Dominican Foreign Ministry inviting U.S. participation in a Dominican-hosted regional anti-drug summit on March 15, 2007. Per REF A, duplicate invitations were extended to the Department by [...] | 2007-02-13 17:44:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR KCRM KJUS OVIP OTRA |
07SANTODOMINGO35 | VETTING REQUEST FOR DOMINICAN MILITARY JOINT [...] In connection with U.S. military training planned for the Dominican Military Joint Counter Terrorism Team, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following 30 individuals. Embassy has no adverse information. Please slug r [...] | 2007-01-08 19:48:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO438 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE CARLOS MOREL EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On February 16, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Carlos Morel to the United States to stand trial for federal narcotics-related offenses in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida, as detailed in indictment number 03-20613-CR-SEITZ, filed July 31, 2003. According to the indic [...] | 2007-03-01 19:33:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO48 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE RESPONSE REGARDING [...] Per reftel, Embassy delivered demarche on mercury issues at the 24th session of the United Nations Environment Programme's Governing Council (UNEP GC) to the Ministry of Environment. The Director of Planning, Omar Ramirez, stated that he and Minister Max Puig plan to attend the 24th session [...] | 2007-01-10 11:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EMIN ETRD PREL SENV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO485 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE DE LA ROSA TO BE EXTRADITED TO [...] On November 8, 2007, U.S. Marshals will return Yokary de la Rosa to the United States to stand trial for federal narcotics-related offenses as detailed in indictment number CR 03-893, filed on August 5, 2003, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York. According to the in [...] | 2007-03-06 18:51:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO508 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: THE DEVELOPMENT AND EXERCISING [...] (SBU) Summary. Avian influenza (AI) preparedness is a concern for the Dominican Republic. According to Embassy sources, the country has conducted very few AI response exercises. Currently only the Ministry of Agriculture has completed its response plan and has sponsored exercises, focused [...] | 2007-03-08 18:07:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSTH DR |
07SANTODOMINGO535 | DOMINICAN DIPNOTE REQUESTING SUPPORT IN FAVOR OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-12 17:19:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PREL IO ICAO DR |
07SANTODOMINGO556 | DOMINICAN LABOR, DRIVERS, AND LEFTIST GROUPS [...] SUMMARY. The Dominican Republic's largest transportation associations, some key neighborhood organizations, and umbrella labor union organizations are uniting to promote an escalating strategy of strikes and protests beginning on March 14 in support of disparate objectives. Their message: p [...] | 2007-03-14 11:04:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ENRG EFIN ASEC CASC DR |
07SANTODOMINGO586 | AWAITING DOMINICAN RESPONSE REGARDING REQUEST FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-19 11:22:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MARR MOPS SENV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO597 | REGIONAL DRUGS SUMMIT CALLS FOR INCREASED U.S. [...] (U) Summary. On March 16, OAS Secretary General Insulza, President Preval of Haiti, President Uribe of Colombia, and Prime Minister Manning of Trinidad and Tobago joined Dominican President Fernandez to sign a non-binding declaration on measures to counter threats posed by the trafficking of [...] | 2007-03-19 20:25:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SNAR KCRM CO HA VE TD DR |
07SANTODOMINGO63 | SANTO DOMINGO TRIPWIRE REPORTER CONTACT INFORMATION [...] Per reftel, post designates the following person as the tripwire application reporter in the Tripwire Reporting and Integrated Planning System (TRIPS): Alexander T. Bryan; Political Officer; Political/Economic Section; Top Secret Clearance; tel 809-731-4203; classified email BryanAT@state.sgov [...] | 2007-01-11 17:53:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT CASC CMGT AEMR ASEC |
07SANTODOMINGO637 | DOMINICAN REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON UN REFORM - [...] On March 19, POLOFF delivered Reftel talking points on UN internal administration of justice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ambassador Michelle Cohen, Dominican Chief of United Nations and Organization of American States Affairs (Assistant Secretary-equivalent),had no immediate reply but [...] | 2007-03-21 20:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC APER UNGA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO666 | VETTING REQUEST FOR MONEY LAUNDERING COURSE - NAS [...] In connection with a Basic Course for Money Laundering planned for the first week of April in La Vega, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following individuals. Embassy has no adverse information. Please slug reply for E [...] | 2007-03-23 19:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO74 | VETTING REQUEST FOR DOMINICAN MILITARY JOINT [...] In connection with U.S. military training planned on/around January 28, 2007 for the Dominican Military Joint Counter Terrorism Team, Embassy Santo Domingo requests that Department advise of any holdings of adverse information concerning the following 30 individuals. Embassy has no adverse i [...] | 2007-01-12 17:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PHUM DR |
07SANTODOMINGO755 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE ROMULA SILVA EXTRADITED TO THE [...] On March 29, U.S. Marshals returned Romula (aka Romulo) Silva to the United States to stand trial in the Middle District of Florida for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five (5) or more kilograms of cocaine. As detailed in indictment 8:03-Cr-476-T-23 (EAJ),filed on December 3, [...] | 2007-04-03 17:55:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO756 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC REITERATES SECURITY COUNCIL [...] This is an action request; please see para. 3. 2. In a diplomatic note received by the Embassy on April 3, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated the Dominican Republic's candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council and requested U.S. support. The candidacy [...] | 2007-04-03 17:58:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO76 | DOMINICAN POLITICS III #13: A NEW, MORE SERIOUS [...] This is the thirteenth cable in our series on Dominican politics in the third year of the administration of President Leonel Fernandez. 2. (SBU) In November 2006 the Senate chose a new 9-member elections authority (JCE),composed for the most part of eminent jurists. The JCE is showing gr [...] | 2007-01-12 17:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | DR PGOV PREL PINR |
07SANTODOMINGO77 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVES JIMENEZ AND GARCIA EXTRADITED [...] On January 12, 2007, U.S. Marshals returned Jose Jimenez Guerrero to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for trial on a variety of narcotics charges detailed in indictment number 06-253 (PG),filed on August 10, 2006. As described in the indictment, Jimenez was a member of a drug trafficking orga [...] | 2007-01-12 17:32:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO808 | DEMARCHES ON UNSCR 1747 AND DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S [...] POLOFF delivered Reftels' talking points to the Ministry of Foreign Relations. Ambassador Rhadys Abreu, Acting 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 will report an [...] | 2007-04-10 16:27:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IAEA IR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO817 | DOMINICAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES REQUEST FOR BLANKET [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-11 11:24:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR MARR MOPS SENV DR |
07SANTODOMINGO840 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EXTENDS INVITATION TO REGIONAL [...] Embassy has received a letter from Dominican Attorney General Radhames Jimenez Pena inviting U.S. participation in an upcoming conference on regional penitentiary practices and penitentiary reform to be held in Santo Domingo, June 20-22, 2007. Post requests notification regarding USG intent t [...] | 2007-04-13 19:10:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KJUS KHUM OTRA DR |
07SANTODOMINGO887 | DOMINICAN FUGITIVE WILFREDO TORIBIO TO BE [...] On April 20, 2006, U.S. Marshals will return Wilfredo Antonio Toribio Reyes to the United States to stand trial in the State of New Jersey for multiple counts of robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, as detailed in indictment number 05-05-0558-I (filed May 2, 2005) and indictment number 05 [...] | 2007-04-18 17:54:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CVIS KCRM SNAR DR |
07SANTODOMINGO926 | PRESIDENT FERNANDEZ SENDS CONDOLENCES FOR VIRGINIA [...] President Leonel Fernandez expressed his condolences for the Virginia Tech tragedy to President Bush in an April 17 letter (received by the Embassy on April 19). An unofficial translation of the letter follows. 2. Begin translation. April 17, 2007 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Si [...] | 2007-04-20 18:08:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL DR |
07SANTODOMINGO964 | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: ENVIRONMENT TRADE CAPACITY [...] Summary: Per reftel this cable contains Embassy's proposals for regional and bilateral trade-related environment projects to be funded with FY2007 trade capacity funds under the CAFTA-DR free trade agreement. These proposals are in line with the CAFTA-DR Environmental Cooperation Agreement [...] | 2007-04-24 11:11:00 | Embassy Santo Domingo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ELAB EPA ETRD SENV DR |
07SAOPAULO10 | BOLSA FAMILIA LIKELY TO EXPAND DESPITE CONTROVERSY [...] SUMMARY: Bolsa Familia is the best-known and most popular cash transfer program in Brazil. As the Lula administration's flagship social program, it played an important role in 2006 in securing support for President Lula among the very poor and thus ensuring his re-election. It currently bene [...] | 2007-01-04 16:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI PGOV ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO1007 | IPR ROUNDTABLE FOR A/S SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO SAO PAULO [...] SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs Daniel S. Sullivan held a roundtable on intellectual property rights (IPR) on December 12 at the U.S. Consulate in Sao Paulo. Representatives from recording, film, publishing, healthcare, and Sao Paulo state [...] | 2007-12-26 18:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO104 | BRAZIL-U.S. A NEW OPPORTUNITY [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-09 16:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO107 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VISITS OF NICHOLAS [...] "There is No 'Free' Alliance" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo's International Editor Claudia Antunes commented (2/12): "The failed occupation of Iraq led many international relations experts in the US to conclude that the Americans, different from the British and [...] | 2007-02-12 11:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO117 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 10:27:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO118 | MEDIA REACTION: DPRK NUCLEAR PROGRAM, IRANIAN NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-14 10:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO152 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-26 12:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO157 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] "How To Negotiate With Tehran's Astuteness" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent commented (2/27): "The UN Security Council members' meeting in London to discuss a new resolution against Tehran's tricks is affected by two uncertainties: the Europe [...] | 2007-02-27 13:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO16 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S DEATH; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-08 11:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO160 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MERCOSUL, BRAZIL AND [...] "Action In The Americas" The lead editorial in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (2/28) commented: "Brazilian concessions during President Lula's visit to Uruguay are in the right direction, but should not be considered a solution for Mercosul's erosion.... Urugua [...] | 2007-02-28 12:45:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO161 | CONSUL GENERAL VIIT TO THE PORT CITY OF SANTOS [...] (U) ConsulGeneral (CG) and Econoff recently visited the port city of Santos, which lies 60 kilometers southwes of Sao Paulo across the Serra do Mar mountain rnge. Santos serves the industrial and agricultual trade needs of Sao Paulo and neighboring stats and is the most active port by volume [...] | 2007-02-28 13:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT EINV ETRD ECON SENV OEXP BR ELTN SNAR |
07SAOPAULO167 | UNDER SECRETARY BURNS' SPEECH IN SAO PAULO, FEBRUARY 6, [...] (U) Summary: In a speech at the new American Studies Center at the Armando Alvares Penteado Foundation (FAAP) in Sao Paulo February 6, Under Secretary for Political Affairs R. Nicholas Burns highlighted common challenges and opportunities that Brazil and the U.S. face and called for strengthen [...] | 2007-03-01 16:08:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC OEXP KPAO PREL PGOV SCUL BR |
07SAOPAULO172 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IN [...] "Ethanol And Diplomacy" The lead editorial in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo maintained (3/5): "Agriculture and trade will be the prevailing issues during President George W. Bush's visit this week in Brazil. Biofuel will be the preferential topic of Presidents [...] | 2007-03-05 16:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO176 | MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT BUSH TRAVEL TO BRAZIL; WESTERN [...] "Chances And Obstacles Of A Positive Agenda With The US" Business-oriented Valor Economico (3/13) editorialized: "President Bush's goal today is to recover his popularity in the final half of his second term, as well as to recover some maneuvering room before Republican and Democratic Congres [...] | 2007-03-13 17:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO177 | CORRECTED COPY MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Lula And Bush In Globalization" Economic columnist Carlos Alberto Sardenberg commented in center-right O Estado de S. Paulo (3/12): "Many Latin American nations have already signed free-trade agreements with the US and do not pay the ethanol tariff Brazil has to pay.... Seen from this viewp [...] | 2007-03-13 17:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO18 | RECORD BRAZILIAN INVESTMENT OUTSIDE BRAZIL [...] (U) 2006 marked the first time in Brazilian financial history that Brazilians invested more overseas during the year than foreigners invested in Brazil. This phenomenon is due in large part to the internationalization of Brazilian companies, which are becoming global players as they search fo [...] | 2007-01-08 16:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD ECON EFIN BR |
07SAOPAULO197 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PRESIDENT BUSH AND USTR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-14 17:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO199 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: PRESIDENT BUSH IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-15 11:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO206 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA: CHAVEZ AND [...] "The Guyana Factor" Political columnist Eliane Cantanhede opined in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (3/16): "President Bush made rapprochement gestures towards US friends in Latin America while Chvez poured millions of dollars into Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia a [...] | 2007-03-16 12:06:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO221 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: BAGHDAD SECURITY PLAN; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-20 15:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO249 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-27 14:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO250 | SAO PAULO GETS NEW ARCHBISHOP [...] Summary: On March 21, Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Odilo Pedro Scherer, Secretary-General of the National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB),to be the next Archbishop of Sao Paulo. Dom Odilo replaces Dom Claudio Hummes, who in October of last year was named Cardinal Prefect of the Cong [...] | 2007-03-27 16:25:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL PGOV PINR ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO251 | BRAZIL: INDUSTRIAL AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS PUSH FOR GREATER [...] Summary: At a March 10 meeting held at the Sao Paulo headquarters of the Federation of Industries of the State of Sao Paulo (FIESP),Brazilian industrialists presented USTR Ambassador Susan Schwab with a joint statement issued by eight Brazilian industrial and trade associations that calls fo [...] | 2007-03-27 16:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTO BR |
07SAOPAULO264 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN, DETENTION OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-02 12:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO290 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: US ACTION AGAINST CHINA AT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-12 11:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO299 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: ECONOMY AND THE [...] "A World Scale Injustice" Former UNCTAD Secretary General Rubens Ricupero maintained in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (4/15): "The US and Europe are responsible for two-thirds of gas emissions causing climate changes, while 840 million Africans cause less than [...] | 2007-04-16 11:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO30 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 12:31:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO301 | GOB UNVEILS NEW EDUCATION PLAN TO ADDRESS SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS [...] Prominent commentators and politicians have increasingly identified deficiencies in Brazil's public education system as a leading cause of the country's subpar economic performance and its inability to keep pace with other so-called BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India, China) economies. Recent result [...] | 2007-04-16 15:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL SOCI PGOV ECON KPAO BR |
07SAOPAULO33 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: PRESIDENT BUSH'S IRAQ SECURITY PLAN; [...] "Is There Any Logic In Bush's 'Madness'?" The lead editorial in center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo commented (1/13): "Bush has not only recognized that he made a mistake and publicly admitted it, but he is aware that not even with an additional 20,000 soldiers will h [...] | 2007-01-16 13:10:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO364 | MEDIA REACTION: ECUADOR, PRES. CORREA'S LEADERSHIP; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-30 10:52:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO368 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: ISRAEL; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Report Converts Israel Into 'Razed Land'" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (5/3): "Following the preliminary conclusions of the Winograd Committee report on the war between Israel and Lebanon last year, Prime Minister [...] | 2007-05-03 14:31:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO369 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: LEFTIST LEANINGS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-03 17:22:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO371 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: FRANCE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-04 10:28:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO384 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: BRAZILIAN FOREIGN [...] "What Kind Of Leadership Is This?" The lead editorial in center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo (5/5) maintained: "The GOB continues to support the creation of the Bank of the South, a financial adventure with a deadline to begin.... The idea is to constitute a developme [...] | 2007-05-07 12:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO387 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: FRANCE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION; SAO [...] "Elected To Change" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (5/8) editorialized: "Conservative candidate Nicolas Sarkozy obtained a clear victory in the French presidential elections. As a result, the Socialist Party had its third consecutive defeat in presidential elec [...] | 2007-05-08 10:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO404 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: UK, TONY BLAIR STEPS DOWN; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-16 09:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO42 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S REGIONAL AND [...] "From Venezuela To The World" Political columnist Eliane Cantanhede commented (1/18) in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo: "When Hugo Chvez speaks about a '21st Century socialism,' each one understands it as he/she wishes. [Brazilian] Foreign Minister Celso Amorim, [...] | 2007-01-18 15:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO426 | BRAZIL'S NEW GDP METHODOLOGY RESULTS IN HIGHER GROWTH [...] SUMMARY: The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE),in an effort to bring its methodology to determine Brazil's GDP growth into line with international standards, recently revised its current methodology, establishing 2000 as the base year. The highest differences between th [...] | 2007-05-18 10:29:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN EIND BR |
07SAOPAULO45 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MERCOSUL SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO; [...] "Lost Mercosul" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo (1/19) maintained: "In 2006, Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay imprudently accepted Colonel Hugo Chvez's Venezuela as a member of Mercosul.... With five partners, Mercosul is weaker than it was with four. With [...] | 2007-01-19 12:00:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO456 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-25 16:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO460 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: EU-RUSSIA TENSIONS; WESTERN [...] "Cold War Signs" Center-right national circulation and influential daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (5/28): "In addition to the Middle East horrors, a new focus of international tension has continued to expand in recent months and weeks. It is the remarkable deterioration of the relat [...] | 2007-05-29 17:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO464 | POPE BENEDICT'S VISIT TO SAO PAULO [...] Pope Benedict XVI's four-day visit to Sao Paulo, the first trip to Latin America of his papacy, was received with popular enthusiasm and saturation media coverage. In his several sermons and other public utterances, the Pope called on the faithful to adhere to Church rules on personal morali [...] | 2007-05-29 17:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL PGOV PINR SOCI BR |
07SAOPAULO475 | MEDIA REACTION: GLOBAL ECONOMY: BUSH'S SPEECH ON CLIMATE [...] "Preemptive Attack" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (6/1) editorialized: "In what seems to be a preemptive attack against the tough criticism the U.S. would suffer at the G8 Summit - to take place next week in Germany - because of his position on climate change, [...] | 2007-06-01 13:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO481 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CLOSING OF RCTV, CHAVEZ'S [...] "Geopolitical Presages" Editorialist Aldo Pereira remarked in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (6/4): "Hugo Chvez bought USD 4.5 billion in weapons over the past two years.... He has justified such spending as a precaution against a possible 'asymmetrical' war ag [...] | 2007-06-04 13:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO486 | GLOBAL ECONOMY: CLIMATE CHANGE; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Bush's Move To Combat Global Warming" Business-oriented Valor Economico (6/5) editorialized: "The fight against global warming may have gained an important - although exceptional - ally: the U.S..... What remains to be seen is whether Bush entered the game with a diversionary maneuver with d [...] | 2007-06-05 13:19:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO490 | GLOBAL ECONOMY: VENEZUELA, CLOSING OF RCTV; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-06 13:20:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO5 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S DEATH; WESTERN HEMISPHERE: [...] "Good For The US, Not For Justice" Liberal largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo's Washington correspondent Sergio Davila commented (12/30): "Saddam Hussein's execution served the USG's interests, the White House's will to be able to leave Iraq in the least shameful way possibl [...] | 2007-01-03 15:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO504 | EUROPE: G-8 SUMMIT, RUSSIA, CLIMATE CHANGE; WESTERN [...] "George and Vladimir" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (6/10) editorialized: "Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush did not solve their nations' differences at the G-8 Summit, but succeeded in moderating the tone of the rhetoric between Russia and the U.S..... Both k [...] | 2007-06-11 17:39:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO53 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: MERCOSUL SUMMIT IN RIO DE JANEIRO; [...] "Chvez, The Dictator" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (1/21): "In Venezuela, all the powers, the republic and democracy are now facing a checkmate. The powers that the Assembly members - who are Chvez's followers without exception - gave to the pres [...] | 2007-01-22 12:59:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO537 | MIDEAST: HAMAS-FATAH CLASHES; SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-06-19 12:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO554 | MIDEAST: GLOBAL ECONOMY: WTO AND DOHA ROUND, G-4 TRADE [...] "Double Loss" Influential center right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's economic columnist Celso Ming commented (6/22): "If it is true that a bad deal is preferable to no deal, then the failure of the Postdam meeting to advance trade negotiations signals a double loss for Br [...] | 2007-06-22 13:57:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO572 | BRAZILIAN COMPANY BECOMES WORLD'S LARGEST BEEF PRODUCER [...] The Brazilian company JBS-Friboi, the largest producer and exporter of beef in Latin America and the largest exporter of beef in the world, purchased 100 percent of Colorado-based Swift & Company for USD 225 million with the assumption of USD 1.16 billion in debt, giving the deal a total value [...] | 2007-06-29 11:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EFIN ETRD EINV BEXP BR |
07SAOPAULO580 | MIDEAST: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, NATIONALIZATION [...] "Chavez' New Constitution" Main editorial in center right O Estado de S. Paulo (7/2) says: "The first measure Hugo Chavez took once he became president of Venezuela in 1998 was to reform the constitution.... With the 1999 constitution Hugo Chavez was able to begin to tailor Venezuela to the [...] | 2007-07-02 13:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO599 | PRESIDENT AND MRS. BUSH HOLD WHITE HOUSE [...] "Late and Modest Attention" Editorial on liberal Folha de S. Paulo (7/11) comments: "The re-discovery' of Latin America by the White House comes late, it is a reactive measure and does not promise glaring results. It comes late because George W. Bush already displays all the symptoms ...of a [...] | 2007-07-11 16:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO640 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: US-CUBA DIALOGUE; [...] "From Havana To Washington" Foreign affairs analyst Newton Carlos commented in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (7/28): "The idea of a possible dialogue between Cuba and the United States seems to be in Ral Castro's mind with who knows, maybe a slight ray of hope. [...] | 2007-07-30 19:33:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO641 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: UK PRIME MINISTER BROWN'S VISIT TO [...] Iraqi Question May Break 'Privileged Relation'" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (7/31): "In his first visit to Washington, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown adopted a tranquilizing posture. Yes, there is a privileged [...] | 2007-07-31 12:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO644 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-01 12:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO652 | MEDIA REACTION: AFRICA: DARFUR, UN PEACEKEEPER FORCE; SCO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-02 13:41:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO657 | MEDIA REACTION: RUSSIA'S CLAIM OVER THE ARTIC; SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-03 13:53:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO669 | MEDIA REACTION: GWOT: BROWN'S STATEMENTS ON GUANTANAMO; SCO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 11:02:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO673 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN; SCO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-09 13:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO683 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: PAKISTAN, [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-13 12:40:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO7 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAQ: SADDAM'S DEATH; AFRICA: SOMALIA; SAO [...] "Saddam And The Hanging" Columnist Carlos Heitor Cony wrote in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (1/4): "Except for the US and the UK, the supporters of the Western civilization, apparently all other nations have condemned Saddam Hussein's execution.... I oppose t [...] | 2007-01-04 10:49:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO714 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S NEW [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-21 18:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO737 | MEDIA REACTION: EUROPE: TURKEY, ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY; SCO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-30 15:26:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO74 | MIDDLE EAST: PROSPECTS FOR ISRAELI-PALESTINIAN DIALOGUE; [...] "End Of A Cycle" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (1/31) editorialized: "The Israeli Army's unilateral withdrawal from the Palestinian territories - an idea in which most Israelis placed their hopes for peace - did not work.... The unilateral withdrawal plan conc [...] | 2007-01-31 12:14:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO754 | BRAZIL'S RIBEIRAO PRETO: SUGAR AND ETHANOL BRING PROSPERITY [...] (U) During an official visit to Ribeirao Preto, an agri-business center in northeastern Sao Paulo state, the Consul General visited a sugar mill and met with the Mayor and the President of the City Council. Once part of the state's coffee belt, the Ribeirao Preto area is now best known for it [...] | 2007-09-11 19:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON PGOV ENRG ELTN BR |
07SAOPAULO76 | WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S RULE BY DECREE; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-01 11:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO766 | INFRASTRUCTURE IN BRAZIL: THE TIETE RIVER [...] (U) The Brazilian Transportation Ministry hosted the first Bilateral Brazil-U.S. Inland Waterways Navigation Conference August 28-30 in Brasilia that brought together experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities presented by inland waterways. The U.S. delegation included representativ [...] | 2007-09-14 17:50:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECON SENV ELTN BR |
07SAOPAULO768 | BRAZIL: INVESTMENT GRADE BY 2008? [...] (U) Amid public speculation surrounding Brazil's possible ascent to an investment grade bond rating, Econoffs visited the credit ratings agencies Standard and Poors (S&P) and Moody's to solicit their views. Both ratings agencies have divergent opinions about the quality of Brazil's fiscal acc [...] | 2007-09-14 19:32:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV BR |
07SAOPAULO776 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: IRAN'S NUCLEAR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-18 14:05:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO777 | CIVIC MOVEMENT "CANSEI" GENERATES BACKLASH [...] (U) In an attempt to tap into popular discontent with the Lula government, a group of Sao Paulo-based professional and business organizations recently launched the Civic Movement for the Right of Brazilians, known informally as "Cansei" (I'm tired). Though leaders insist that the movement is [...] | 2007-09-18 14:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PINR PGOV ELAB EAIR BR |
07SAOPAULO785 | Media Reaction: Western Hemisphere: Venezuela, Chvez's [...] "Difficult Dialogue With Chvez's Venezuela" Business-oriented Valor Econtmico (9/24) editorialized: "Presidents Hugo Chvez and Lula da Silva resumed in Manaus embraces and friendly public declarations following a tense separation period that began in May when the Venezuelan accused the Brazil [...] | 2007-09-24 13:01:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO787 | BRAZILIAN EXCHANGE STUDENTS FLOCKING TO THE UNITED STATES [...] (U) SUMMARY: AmConsul Sao Paulo had a 23 percent increase in J visa applicants during the first semester of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. This is the continuation of a trend that has resulted in a 185 percent increase in demand for J visas over the past five years. The increased [...] | 2007-09-24 18:21:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD OEXC ELAB SMIG BR |
07SAOPAULO794 | MEDIA REACTION: UNGA; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-26 13:44:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO802 | BRAZILIAN FIRMS LOBBY TO HOLD ONTO GSP BENEFITS [...] (U) The American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) and Sao Paulo Federation of Industries (FIESP) met with representatives of the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on September 13 and 14 to discuss Brazil's inclusion in the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) trade program. Amcham an [...] | 2007-09-28 19:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO814 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: ECUADOR; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-02 16:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO819 | BRAZILIAN STOCK EXCHANGE INDEX BREAKS RECORD [...] On September 27, the primary index on Brazil's stock exchange surpassed 60,000 points for the first time in its history. The Ibovespa, the main indicator of the Brazilian stock market's average performance, gained nearly 11 percent in the month of September, and is up 36 percent in 2007. It [...] | 2007-10-03 17:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO832 | CREDIT GROWTH IN BRAZIL DRIVING ECONOMIC GROWTH [...] (U) Credit growth in Brazil is one of the major drivers of economic growth despite some of the highest real interest rates in the world. Overall credit availability is up 25 percent over the last 12 months, especially in personal consumer credit and much of this growth is attributed to rising [...] | 2007-10-11 19:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO836 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ'S [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 12:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO855 | SAO PAULO'S ARCHBISHOP ON SOCIAL ISSUES [...] (U) In a recent courtesy call, Consul General (CG) sought the views of Dom Odilo Pedro Scherer, Archbishop of Sao Paulo, on a range of issues in Brazil's political life and on the role of the Church in Brazil and Latin America. Dom Odilo, who replaced Cardinal Claudio Hummes in late April, an [...] | 2007-10-24 09:54:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PINR KIRF ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO869 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA; SAO PAULO. [...] Venezuela Begins To React An editorial in center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo (10/27) maintained: "It's certain that in a few days the Venezuelan National Assembly will approve a reform aimed at establishing in that nation a regime that will submit all political, ec [...] | 2007-10-29 11:09:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO876 | TWO KILLED IN MST LAND INVASION SKIRMISH [...] (U) Summary: Two people were shot dead and eight wounded Sunday in a clash between members of landless peoples' organizations and armed guards protecting a farm owned by the Swiss-owned biotech company Syngenta Seeds in Santa Tereza do Oeste, a small town about 340 miles west of Curitiba, the [...] | 2007-10-30 12:37:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB PGOV PINR PINS SOCI BR |
07SAOPAULO879 | TWO KILLED IN MST LAND INVASION SKIRMISH [...] (U) Summary: Two people were shot dead and eight wounded Sunday in a clash between members of landless peoples' organizations and armed guards protecting a farm owned by the Swiss-owned biotech company Syngenta Seeds in Santa Tereza do Oeste, a small town about 340 miles west of Curitiba, the [...] | 2007-10-31 13:03:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ELAB PGOV PINR PINS PHUM SOCI ASEC BR |
07SAOPAULO89 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDEAST: IRAN; GLOBAL ECONOMY: IPCC REPORT; [...] "Bush Helps Ahmadinejad" Liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo's Washington correspondent Sergio Davila commented (2/5): "The Iranian medium class imposed a political defeat on President Mahmoud Ahmdinejad in recent elections because he failed to fulfill his promise o [...] | 2007-02-05 14:46:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO891 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE: VENEZUELA;SAO PAULO. [...] "The Language That Chvez Understands" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo editorialized (11/6): "A regime that permits a caudillo to remain perennially in power, deprives minorities and the opposition their fundamental liberties and allows a nation to be ruled without [...] | 2007-11-06 16:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO899 | BRAZILIAN STOCK EXCHANGE IPO LARGEST IN HISTORY [...] (U) The Brazilian Stock Exchange's (Bovespa) initial public offering (IPO) last month was the largest in Brazil's history, bringing in nearly USD 4 billion. Bovespa representatives told Econoff that its IPO raised its international profile and increased its worldwide credibility as a premier [...] | 2007-11-08 09:38:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO90 | MIDEAST: CHIRAC ON IRAN'S NUCLEAR PLANS; WESTERN [...] "Middle East Is A Politicians' Swamp" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (2/2): "Concerned with the idea that the world will be an orphan - when he leaves the presidency in two months - French President Jacques Chirac wan [...] | 2007-02-05 14:55:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO900 | BRAZIL CIVAIR: BUDGET AIRLINE BRA SHUTS DOWN OPERATIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. After operating for eight years, the Brazilian low-fare airline BRA (Brasil Rodo Aereo Transportes) suspended operations on November 7 and gave thirty days notice to its 1100 employees of a possible dismissal. In a last-ditch effort to avoid shutting down entirely, BRA is seek [...] | 2007-11-08 16:24:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR PGOV ECON EINV BR |
07SAOPAULO902 | SUBJECT: MEDIA REACTION: PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S VISIT TO [...] "Bush's New Best Friend" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's Paris correspondent Giles Lapouge commented (11/7): "It was a U.S. friend who arrived yesterday in Washington for a two-day visit. The Americans, who are not used to kind words from French presidents, are [...] | 2007-11-08 18:12:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO910 | Brazil's Real Estate Market Booming [...] (U) In an October 23 meeting with Eli Horn, president and founder of Cyrela Brazil Realty, Ambassador Sobel discussed Brazil's booming real estate business. Horn expects company sales in 2007 to reach USD 1.2 billion, compared with less than USD 200 million in 2004. Cyrela's stock is up 50 [...] | 2007-11-13 10:58:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | BTIO EINV EFIN ECON BR |
07SAOPAULO916 | MEDIA REACTION: PAKISTAN; PRESIDENT SARKOZY'S VISIT TO [...] "Self Coup In Pakistan" Center-right national circulation daily O Estado de S. Paulo's editorial remarked (11/10): "The US and its allies are facing an extremely difficult situation in Pakistan. They cannot support the violent abandonment of democratic appearances, nor can they impose sancti [...] | 2007-11-14 10:30:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO922 | MEDIA REACTION: IRAN, EL BARADEI'S REPORT; SAO PAULO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 12:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO935 | MEDIA REACTION: WESTERN HEMISPHERE, VENEZUELA, CHAVEZ; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 12:04:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO942 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] "Israeli View Of The Summit" An op-ed by Israeli Ambassador in Brazil Tzipora Rimon in liberal, largest national circulation daily Folha de S. Paulo (11/27) reads: "For Israel, the Annapolis conference is an opportunity to reach a common understanding in order to allow the negotiations to ad [...] | 2007-11-27 12:11:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO945 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 11:43:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO947 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-29 12:07:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO954 | MEDIA REACTION: MIDDLE EAST: ANNAPOLIS PEACE CONFERENCE; [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-03 12:13:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO959 | MEDIA REACTION: SOUTH AND CENTRAL ASIA: US REPORT ON IRAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 10:17:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO966 | CODEL REID'S VISIT TO FOZ DO IGUACU, BRAZIL [...] (U) During a November 27-28 visit to Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, Codel Reid met with the Ambassador and Embassy Brasilia and ConGen Sao Paulo officers, visited Federal Police headquarters and an operating center of the Maritime Federal Police, and toured Itaipu Dam. The delegation dined with three [...] | 2007-12-12 09:23:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR PTER KCRM OPRC BR |
07SAOPAULO978 | MEDIA REACTION: UN CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE IN BALI; SAO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 11:51:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD BR |
07SAOPAULO988 | SUMMER WORK TRAVEL PROGRAM CONTINUES TO BE SUCCESSFUL [...] SUMMARY. Congen Sao Paulo attended an estimated 7726 students in this year's Summer Work Travel (SWT) season, a 10 percent increase over last year. The vast majority of the students were well-prepared and qualified for the program. Brazilian exchange agencies predict that growth will continu [...] | 2007-12-18 14:16:00 | Consulate Sao Paulo | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD OEXC ELAB SMIG BR |
07SARAJEVO1163 | BOSNIA - 2007 PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR PRM [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraphs 3 and 4. 2. (U) In response to PRM's announced renewal of the Ambassador's Fund for Refugees for the seventh year (ref),we have identified a critical gap in returnee assistance and protection for FY 07. Last year PRM provided funding for the e [...] | 2007-05-29 13:49:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | BK PHUM PREF PREL |
07SARAJEVO1564 | BOSNIAN CROATS TO CHALLENGE PBS [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Bosnian Croat political parties have reacted negatively to the Federation government,s July 13 endorsement of a Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS) law, a key precondition for Bosnia to sign a Stabilization and Association Agreement (SAA) with the EU. Bosnian Croat ministers in t [...] | 2007-07-17 17:09:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BK |
07SARAJEVO2160 | AMBASSADOR PRESENTS CREDENTIALS [...] (U) Ambassador Charles English presented his credentials yesterday to the BiH government. After first meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Chief of Protocol, the Ambassador presented his credentials to Zejlko Komsic, Chairman and Croat member of the Tri Presidency, during a formal [...] | 2007-10-05 17:44:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BK |
07SARAJEVO2229 | BOSNIA - WOMAN OF COURAGE NOMINATION FOR FATA [...] (U) Post nominates Fata Orlovic as an International Woman of Courage for 2008. For more than 8 years, Ms. Orlovic, a Muslim, has been involved in a political and legal battle with the Government of the Republika Srpska (RS) and the Serb Orthodox Church for the return of property illegally tak [...] | 2007-10-19 07:35:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KWMN KPAO BK |
07SARAJEVO224 | INFLUENTIAL WOMEN IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA [...] In response to reftel action request, the following is Embassy Sarajevo's list of five extremely influential women in Bosnia and Herzegovina. These women represent a variety of professional and ethnic backgrounds and were chosen for their national influence. Name: Lidija Korac Title: Co-C [...] | 2007-01-31 09:39:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL BK |
07SARAJEVO2327 | 2007-2008 BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA INCSR REPORT (PART I) [...] (U) BELOW FOLLOWS THE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT (INCSR) PART ONE FOR BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA: I. Summary Narcotics control capabilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina remain in a formative period and have not kept pace with developments in other areas of law enforceme [...] | 2007-10-31 11:18:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR KCRM BK |
07SARAJEVO2557 | BOSNIA: NGOS PAINT A GLOOMY PICTURE OF POLITICAL [...] (U) On November 21, the Ambassador hosted NGO representatives participating at a roundtable commemorating the twelfth anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Accords. Participants were pessimistic about the prospects for improvements in Bosnia's political environment and complained of [...] | 2007-11-28 10:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI BK |
07SARAJEVO2631 | BOSNIA TO VOTE FOR COUNTRY-SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS AT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-10 16:13:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA BK |
07SARAJEVO2653 | BOSNIA- DAO VERIFIES DESTRUCTION OF AMMUNITION [...] (U) DAO visited the Bosnian Armed Forces' ammunition destruction facility in Doboj December 11 to verify destruction of ammunition per terms of US-BiH agreement (Ref A). DAO confirms that destruction of first segment of ammunition, 870 tons, occurred as required by the agreement. Minister of [...] | 2007-12-12 13:59:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR BK |
07SARAJEVO2681 | BOSNIA TO MAINTAIN UNGA VOTE AGAINST FUNDING OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 15:17:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV UNGA BK |
07SARAJEVO356 | BOSNIA: HAMAS AND FATAH AGREEMENT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 16:10:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL IS XX BK |
07SARAJEVO438 | BOSNIA WILL PURSUE UNHRC CANDIDACY [...] Following leadership changes in the BiH Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the DCM delivered REF. A demarche to incoming BiH Deputy Foreign Minister Ana Trisic-Babic on February 21. Embassy had demarched the previous Deputy Foreign Minister Anton Rill on January 29 (REF. B). Trisic-Babic said Bosn [...] | 2007-02-23 15:29:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PINR PREL UNHRC |
07SARAJEVO487 | BOSNIA: SUBMISSION FOR 2007 TIP REPORT [...] (U) Summary: This cable constitutes Post's submission for the 2007 TIP report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). Post's point of contact for trafficking issues is Poloff Danielle Harms, phone 387-33-445-700 x2312, fax 387-33-659-722, e-mail HarmsDA@state.gov. Time spent in preparing report: CDA [...] | 2007-03-02 06:36:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG |
07SARAJEVO500 | BIH STATE COURT UPDATES PART TWO: TERRORISM, [...] INTRODUCTION: This is the second of two cables summarizing cases currently before the BiH State Court. This cable summarizes organized crime, corruption and terrorism cases underway in the BiH State Court. Cases underway in the War Crimes Chamber were reported previously (REF. B). These cab [...] | 2007-03-05 14:24:00 | Embassy Sarajevo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KCRM KJUS KCOR KAWC PHUM PINR BK |
07SECTION01OF03ANKARA365 | ANKARA MEDIA REACTION REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-20 15:12:00 | Embassy Ankara | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR TU |
07SEOUL1047 | CHUNG DONG-YOUNG'S ADVISORS SET FOREIGN POLICY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Advisors to presidential hopeful and former Uri Party chairman Chung Dong-young's (DY) told us April 4 that Chung likely would leave the Uri Party to form his own coalition party before the presidential candidate registration deadline of April 23. Chung's advisors asserted th [...] | 2007-04-10 07:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD KN KS PGOV PINR PREL |
07SEOUL1088 | GWANGJU: BIRTHPLACE OF ROK DEMOCRACY GEARS UP FOR [...] (SBU) Gwangju's votes were pivotal in electing Kim Dae-jung and Roh Moo-hyun in 1997 and 2002. Also, the May 18, 1980 student uprising and massacre in Gwangju was a defining moment in Korea's modern history and, due to misinformation that tied the U.S. to the event, a source of anti-American [...] | 2007-04-16 04:17:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KS PGOV PREL |
07SEOUL1108 | DPRK DEFECTOR PERSONIFIES MATERIALISTIC MOTIVES FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 29, Lim Il, a North Korean defector, spoke at the monthly meeting of the AhRin Forum in Seoul to an audience of academics and foreign diplomats posted to the ROK and the DPRK. Lim described his journey from North Korea to the South, where he received asylum in 1998, via [...] | 2007-04-17 01:41:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM KS KN |
07SEOUL1141 | PRIVATE BROADCASTING TO NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fueled by foreign funding, three Seoul-based radio stations are broadcasting news, information about defection, entertainment and other programming into the DPRK via shortwave platforms located overseas. The three -- Free NK Radio (FreeNK),Open Radio for North Korea (OpenRad [...] | 2007-04-19 07:29:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PGOV PINR KS KN |
07SEOUL1230 | THE ENDURING LEGACY OF ADMIRAL YI [...] (U) Koreans on April 28 will celebrate the 262nd anniversary of Admiral Yi Sun-shin's birthday. Admiral Yi is remembered for inventing the "turtle ship" -- which was the world's first metal-armored warship -- his brilliance as a strategist and, most of all, for his 16th century victories aga [...] | 2007-04-27 09:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | JA KS PGOV PHUM PREL |
07SEOUL1261 | UPDATE OF LABOR INFORMATION FOR MANDATORY US-KOREA FREE [...] (U) Original questions are included below from reftel. Answers to questions follow after each question. LEGAL FRAMEWORK FOR LABOR RIGHTS 2. (U) Question: Please provide a detailed summary of all new labor legislation passed in 2006 and 2007. Please provide copies of the text of this l [...] | 2007-05-01 07:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID |
07SEOUL1398 | MARRIAGE BROKERS OUT IN FRONT OF KOREAN LEGISLATION [...] (SBU) The trend for international marriages continues to rapidly increase in Korea as in other countries in the region. Marriage brokers have quickly adapted to the increased demand and have found ways to cash in on the lucrative business. Despite the plethora of legitimate broker companies [...] | 2007-05-10 05:32:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG |
07SEOUL1655 | RESPONSE RECEIVED: FOLLOWING UP ON U.S. PROPOSAL [...] (SBU) On May 22, poloff delivered reftel points, including the non-paper, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Disarmament and Non-Proliferation officer Youn Jong Kwon. A response was provided by Kwon on May 30 addressing the U.S. proposal "that Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Part [...] | 2007-06-01 00:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC IR KS PARM PREL |
07SEOUL1656 | RESPONSE RECEIVED: FOLLOWING UP ON THE U.S. [...] (SBU) On May 22, poloff delivered reftel points, including the non-paper, to Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT) Disarmament and Non-Proliferation officer Youn Jong Kwon. A response was provided by Kwon on May 30. Kwon stated that the ROKG is content with the current agenda, as pro [...] | 2007-06-01 00:37:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL ETTC KS IR |
07SEOUL1686 | LEE MYUNG-BAK DREAMS UP A CANAL PROJECT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Pan-Korea Grand Waterway is a key campaign pledge of ROK's leading presidential hopeful, Lee Myung-bak of the opposition Grand National Party (GNP). Lee is the frontrunner in the poll with 37.8 percent of the public supporting him in a May 30 poll by Joongang Daily. (His [...] | 2007-06-04 08:18:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON KS |
07SEOUL1689 | THE PAST AND FUTURE OF LABOR STRUGGLES IN KOREA [...] (SBU) In a meeting with poloff on May 23, Korea Labor & Society Institute Chairman Lee Won-bo said that labor union leaders in Korea continue to be arrested, but reluctantly conceded that police had legitimate reasons for doing so. Although Korea's labor laws have undergone some serious refor [...] | 2007-06-05 00:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PREL KS |
07SEOUL1813 | ROKG ASSURANCES RELATED TO P-3 SPARE PARTS PROGRAM [...] Per reftel A, post informs Department that the Republic of Korea intends to participate in a P-3 parts exchange program. Post previously transmitted the text of end-use, retransfer, and security assurances received from the ROKG in connection with the transfer of USG-granted or sold P-3 spare [...] | 2007-06-14 04:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS KS |
07SEOUL1911 | REPORTERS NOT AS WELCOME IN KOREAN MINISTRIES [...] (U) On May 22, Korea's cabinet passed new rules that will, unless opposition from the media and many members of the National Assembly proves too strong, dramatically alter the current structure of press rooms at most ministry offices. Under the new press policy, which could be implemented im [...] | 2007-06-26 00:24:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KS |
07SEOUL1934 | NGOS KEEP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ON THEIR TOES [...] (U) SUMMARY: South Korean NGOs' influence on politics has grown, but so has criticism of NGOs. Currently, NGOs are diversifying their ideology and evolving in their political roles. Left-wing NGOs tend to move toward active participation in institutionalized politics, even forming political [...] | 2007-06-27 05:00:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KS |
07SEOUL1967 | PRAGMATIC CONCERNS TAKE PRECEDENCE FOR NK DEFECTORS [...] (SBU) During a June 26-28 leadership camp sponsored by NGO Citizens' Alliance for North Korea Human Rights (Citizens' Alliance),16 young North Korean defectors received the message of democratic activism. However, more pragmatic advice on adjusting to South Korean society captivated their a [...] | 2007-07-02 02:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PGOV PINR KS KN |
07SEOUL2014 | FOREIGN POLICY OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH KOREAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: South Korea's presidential candidates have focused much of their campaign efforts on domestic and economic issues. On foreign policy, from what we can glean from public statements, debates, and meetings with foreign policy advisors, one thing is certain: all of the candidates, [...] | 2007-07-05 08:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KN KS PGOV PREL |
07SEOUL2047 | CAN THE NON-GNP CANDIDATES COME TOGETHER? [...] (U) Despite a GNP-centered race thus far, the liberal side is also gearing up for the presidential race, with a steady flow of hopefuls throwing their hat into the ring. Major center-left hopefuls, mostly those from the ruling camp, recently agreed to launch a new united party and stand behin [...] | 2007-07-09 08:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KS |
07SEOUL2096 | REGIONALISM: STILL A FACTOR IN KOREAN ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) Korean voters have traditionally voted in regional blocs for their favored candidate in local and national elections. In the 2002 presidential elections, Roh Moo-hyun received over 90 percent support in the southwest Jeolla Provinces. Despite Roh's campaign pledge to rid politics of r [...] | 2007-07-13 01:05:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KS |
07SEOUL2109 | RARE ACCOUNT OF DPRK "TOTALLY CONTROLLED" PRISON [...] (SBU) A North Korean defector recounted his experience as a second-generation prisoner in a DPRK political prison camp. He described the public execution of his mother and brother; starvation; torture with hot coals; and an education system bereft of politics, history, or any reality outside [...] | 2007-07-13 07:11:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL KS KN |
07SEOUL2180 | STUDENTS' VIEWS ON CANDIDATES' FOREIGN POLICY [...] In an informal survey of college students, we found that the majority of students acknowledged the importance of foreign policy in the upcoming presidential election. Most, however, appeared to be utterly uninformed about the candidates' policies. This outcome likely reflects the conscious [...] | 2007-07-20 07:28:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KS KN |
07SEOUL222 | JAPAN, ROK KEEN ON ASIA-PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PROJECT [...] (SBU) During the course of trilateral talks among the U.S., ROK and Japan held in Seoul on January 11, both ROKG Vice Foreign Minister Park In-kook and GOJ Deputy Vice Minister for Foreign Policy Masaharu Kono expressed preliminary interest in the idea of an Asia-Pacific Democracy Partnership [...] | 2007-01-23 08:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KS |
07SEOUL2269 | RELIGIOUS FERVOR AMONG KOREAN VOTERS [...] (SBU) Religion is emerging as an influencing factor in the December South Korean presidential election. Both liberal and conservative religious groups have formed liaisons with like-minded NGOs, bolstering each side's position on controversial issues. In particular, conservative Protestant g [...] | 2007-07-27 08:04:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KS |
07SEOUL2338 | CANCEL SEOUL 02337 [...] (U) ALL ADDEES PLEASE CANCEL SEOUL 02337. MESSAGE WILL BE RESENT UNDER NEW MRN AND MCN. THANK YOU. STANTON [...] | 2007-08-04 06:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS PARM PREL |
07SEOUL2356 | NEW LIBERAL PARTY: UNDP NOT QUITE UNITED [...] SUMMARY (SBU) In pursuit of a grand coalition of the liberals, defectors from the ruling Uri Party and the Moderate United Democrats (MUD) launched the new progressive party "United New Democratic Party (UNDP)" on August 5. With eighty-five lawmakers, the new party emerged as the second larg [...] | 2007-08-06 08:21:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KN KS PGOV PREL |
07SEOUL2359 | JUSTICE, AGRICULTURE, OTHER MINISTERS TO RESIGN [...] (SBU) The Blue House is poised to undertake a significant change of personnel in the Cabinet. The Minister of Justice, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and the Minister of Information and Communication have all submitted their resignations, while the Ministers of Communication, Gove [...] | 2007-08-07 06:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KS |
07SEOUL2481 | PRESIDENT ROH SETS MODEST GOALS FOR SUMMIT IN [...] (SBU) In his August 15 National Day speech, President Roh Moo-hyun set modest goals for his planned August 28-30 summit with the DPRK's Kim Jong-il, saying that the meeting should help the two Koreas "develop their relationship into one that is predictable and trustworthy," and defending his a [...] | 2007-08-17 08:10:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KN KS PGOV PREL |
07SEOUL270 | WILL THE YOUNGER GENERATIONS ELECT THE NEXT KOREAN [...] (U) SUMMARY: Historically, regionalism has played an important role in Korean presidential elections. But in 2002, young voters successfully mobilized and helped Roh Moo-hyun edge out Lee Hoi-chang by a 2.2 percent margin. The media had a frenzy touting the "youth revolution," and the da [...] | 2007-01-29 05:22:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KS |
07SEOUL2990 | ROK-DPRK SUMMIT DAY 1: PAGEANTRY AND PEACE BUT NO [...] (U) Summary: President Roh walked for a few meters across the inter-Korean border and later met Kim Jong-il outside the House of Culture in Pyongyang, allaying the fears of some who feared that Kim would snub his South Korean counterpart on day one of the summit. The day's events were carried [...] | 2007-10-02 08:16:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KN KS PGOV PREL |
07SEOUL3033 | KOREA UNVEILS ADVANCED TOKAMAK FUSION TEST DEVICE BUILT [...] On September 14, President Roh unveiled Korea's cutting-edge nuclear fusion plasma chamber, the Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device, at the National Fusion Research Center outside Daejeon. Built at a cost of some USD 329 million, KSTAR is one of the world's most adv [...] | 2007-10-07 05:50:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY ENRG KSCA KNNP KS |
07SEOUL306 | KCTU CHOOSES MODERATE AS NEW LEADER [...] (SBU) The Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) elected a new president on Saturday January 27. Lee Seok-haeng was chosen by a narrow margin as the head of the more radical umbrella labor organization supported by 760,000 workers. As a self-proclaimed moderate, Lee's election marks a [...] | 2007-02-01 02:59:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ECON KS |
07SEOUL3119 | DEMARCHE ON MINISTERIAL DELEGATIONS TO WASHINGTON [...] ESTH Chief met October 12 with Kim Chan-woo, Senior Coordinator for Environmental and Scientific Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, to follow up on reftel demarche, which had been passed to him earlier. 2. Kim said that Korea usually decides on the composition of its delegati [...] | 2007-10-17 06:57:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY ENRG KSCA KS |
07SEOUL3178 | CHUNG DONG-YOUNG ADVISORS: IT'S ALL ABOUT THE [...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent meeting with Emboffs, members of United New Democratic Party (UNDP) candidate Chung Dong-young's policy advisory team discussed Chung's economic policy, his views on the U.S. and his strategy for overcoming Lee Myung-bak's sizable lead in the final 60 days of the ca [...] | 2007-10-25 07:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL KN KS |
07SEOUL331 | ROK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE LEE MYUNG-BAK: [...] (SBU) Summary: Former Seoul Mayor and opposition Grand National Party (GNP) Presidential Candidate Lee Myung-bak is topping the charts with 44.6 percent approval ratings, according to a January 30 Donga Ilbo Newspaper poll. Promising affordable homes for newly married couples, jobs for all a [...] | 2007-02-02 08:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS PGOV PINR PREL |
07SEOUL3318 | FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR MANDATORY [...] (U) The following responses are keyed to questions posed in ref A. Nature and Incidence 2. (U) Question: Does forced labor exist in the country? Are men, women or children exploited through forced labor? Please indicate the sectors and locations in which persons are engaged in force [...] | 2007-05-22 08:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS ECIN ECON ELAB ETRD EAID |
07SEOUL332 | CWC: ROK SUPPORT REQUESTED TO BLOCK IRAN BECOMING [...] (SBU) On January 31, Poloff delivered reftel instructions to Kim Jae-woo, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Kim stated that the ROK Ambassador at the Hague did not discuss the possibility of South Korea running for the Executive C [...] | 2007-02-02 08:44:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM AORC EIND OPCW CWC CBW IR KS |
07SEOUL333 | PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL CHUNG DONG-YOUNG: CONTENDER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Following the American model of celebrity turned politician, former news anchor Chung Dong-young enjoyed rising star status as one of the founders of the Uri Party, a close ally of Roh Moo-hyun, and a Minister of Unification who met with Kim Jong-il. Soon after Chung's histori [...] | 2007-02-02 09:09:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS PGOV PINR PREL |
07SEOUL3494 | KOREA JOINS GLOBAL NUCLEAR ENERGY PARTNERSHIP [...] Deputy Prime Minister (and Minister of Science and Technology) Kim Woo-sik, acting on behalf of the Korean Government, signed the Statement of Principles of the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) on December 10. Hur Jae-yong, Director of Atomic Energy Cooperation at the Ministry of Sci [...] | 2007-12-10 05:54:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | TRGY KNNP KS |
07SEOUL3531 | NORTH KOREA REFUGEES FACE PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA [...] (SBU) This cable is the first in a two-part series about psychological issues facing North Korean refugees. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: As the number of North Korean refugees arriving in the South continues to rise, so too do the accounts of harsh living conditions that North Koreans faced on a day t [...] | 2007-12-14 03:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL KS KN |
07SEOUL3536 | RESPONSE BLUE LANTERN: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] Per reftel, post contacted Korean Air and the Korea Civil Aviation Safety Authority (KCASA) by phone and e-mail. Korean Air confirmed that the company received a set of T-36M Communication/Navigation equipment in January 2007 under license 05-050020811 from U.S. exporter Tel-Instrument Elect [...] | 2007-12-14 06:31:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | AU ETTC KOMC KS |
07SEOUL3538 | NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES: DEALING WITH PSYCHOLOGICAL [...] (SBU) This cable is the second in a two-part series about psychological issues that North Korean defectors are facing. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: A small group of doctors, politicians and academics in South Korea are working to bring North Korean defector's psychological challenges, including Post-Tr [...] | 2007-12-14 06:34:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF PREL KS KN |
07SEOUL3551 | SOUTH KOREA TO VOTE AGAINST DURBAN REVIEW IN UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 06:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KS KN |
07SEOUL3577 | NUCLEAR SMUGGLING OUTREACH INITIATIVE: DOE-KOREA [...] (U) Per reftel authorization, the Ambassador designated Pol M/C Joseph Y. Yun to sign the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea and the Department of Energy of the United States of America for Cooperation on the Global Threat Re [...] | 2007-12-20 05:46:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL ETTC KS UP |
07SEOUL3608 | PRESIDENT-ELECT NAMES TRANSITION LEADERS [...] (SBU) Summary: On December 26 President-elect Lee Myung-bak formally named Lee Kyung-sook chairperson of his transition team, making her the first Korean woman to serve in that capacity. Lee has named a total of 26 people, filling some key positions. In addition to the Chairperson, Lee Myun [...] | 2007-12-28 06:25:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KN KS PGOV PREL PINR |
07SEOUL3616 | FREE NK RADIO DIRECTOR KIM SEONG-MIN INDICTED FOR [...] (SBU) The Seoul Southern District Prosecutor's Office on December 12 revealed that Free North Korea Radio Director Kim Seong-min was indicted on charges of fabricating employment documents of North Korean defectors in order to receive government subsidy funding for employing North Korean defec [...] | 2007-12-31 03:39:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS KN PREF ELAB |
07SEOUL449 | ROK PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE PARK GEUN-HYE: CAN SHE [...] (SBU) Summary: Opposition presidential hopeful Park Geun-hye, currently second in all presidential polls with about 20 percent support, is the first woman to run for president in Korea. As former President Park Chung-hee's daughter, she earns votes from those who are nostalgic for the double [...] | 2007-02-14 07:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS PGOV PINR PREL |
07SEOUL489 | PLANS TO COMMEMORATE THE "PYONGYANG REVIVAL" IN [...] (SBU) In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a large number of Protestant Americans came to Korea and found a reception. By 1907, Jang Dae Hyun Church in Pyongyang became the center of what became known as the "Pyongyang Revival," earned it the moniker "Jerusalem of the East." To commemo [...] | 2007-02-20 04:15:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KN KS PHUM SCUL PREL |
07SEOUL587 | SEVENTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (U) Post's submission for the seventh annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report follows. Responses are keyed to questions in Ref A. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) The ROKG continued to make efforts to fight trafficking in persons during the April 2006 to March 2007 reporting perio [...] | 2007-02-28 08:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KS KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF |
07SEOUL604 | USER CREATED CONTENT (UCC) - THE NEXT BIG [...] Summary. User-created content (UCC),digital information produced and posted by Internet users, is poised to play a major role in Korea's upcoming presidential election. Candidates are jockeying for prime Internet channels from which to project carefully crafted images to mass audiences, and [...] | 2007-03-02 08:33:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KS |
07SEOUL656 | RELIABLE REPLACEMENT WARHEAD (RRW): INITIAL ROK [...] (U) On March 2, Poloff delivered reftel points on the Reliable Replacement Warhead (RRW) issue to Hahm Seong-wook, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Hahm stated that he appreciated the information shared and noted t [...] | 2007-03-06 07:38:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM PREL KS |
07SEOUL810 | FOREIGN BRIDES FLOCK TO SOUTH KOREA [...] (SBU) International marriages between Korean citizens and foreign spouses are occurring at a dramatic rate. In 2005, international marriages numbered 43,121 or 13.6 percent of all marriages in Korea, up from 12,319 marriages in 2000. More than 70 percent of these marriages (31,180 in total) a [...] | 2007-03-20 07:55:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SMIG KWMN KS |
07SEOUL958 | INITIAL ROK RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR NSG COUNTRIES [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 3. 2. (SBU) On March 30, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Youn Jong-kwon, Deputy Director of the Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). In a follow-up conversation, Youn said that th [...] | 2007-04-02 08:01:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP IAEA IR KS |
07SEOUL959 | ROK RESPONSE TO DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S DEFENSE [...] On April 2, Poloff delivered reftel non-paper to Hahm Seong-wook, Deputy Director of Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MOFAT). Hahm noted that discussions among the relevant ROKG agencies about how UNSCR 1737 measures would be implemented [...] | 2007-04-02 08:02:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR KS |
07SEOUL983 | KOREA BEGINS TO SEE THE LIGHT ON UNDERGROUND [...] (U) Representative Cho Bae sook, Chairperson of the Culture and Tourism Committee, co-hosted a seminar at the National Assembly on March 20 to discuss the evolution of the prostitution industry in Korea. The other host of the event was the Dasi-Hamkke Center (Together Again Center),a large [...] | 2007-04-04 02:53:00 | Embassy Seoul | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM KWMN SMIG KS |
07SHANGHAI474 | EAST CHINA'S SOUTH KOREAN COMMUNITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in August 1992, South Koreans have flocked to Shanghai in search of economic and educational opportunities. More than 110,000 South Koreans live in east China (Anhui, Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces and Shanghai),with some 70,000 [...] | 2007-07-30 06:46:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD EINV KIRF CH KS KN |
07SHANGHAI589 | CHEMICAL SAFETY AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS WORKSHOP IN [...] Summary: Over 100 Jiangsu Province Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB) officials, representing both the provincial and local EPBs, attended a Chemical Safety and Emergency Preparedness Workshop in Nanjing on August 21-22. At the workshop, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) train [...] | 2007-09-10 07:36:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PREL PHUM CH |
07SHANGHAI677 | SPECIAL OLYMPICS POLICY SUMMIT CONVENES, SECRETARY SPELLINGS [...] (U) Summary. On October 3, U.S. Secretary for Education Margaret Spellings, Shanghai and Central Government officials, scholars from around the world and China, and famous entertainment and political figures met in the Shanghai Convention Center to convene the Special Olympics Global Policy [...] | 2007-10-22 07:10:00 | Consulate Shanghai | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI SCUL CH |
07SHENYANG131 | Taiwan's Kuomintang Representative Given Warm Reception in Harbin [...] Summary: The 18th Harbin International Fair for Trade and Economic Cooperation attracted participants from all over the world, showing that what was once largely a Sino-Russian event has become truly international. Event organizers claimed two hundred of the world's five hundred largest corpor [...] | 2007-07-11 09:12:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL CH TW |
07SHENYANG152 | ANGANG STEEL HOPES TO GROW AT HOME AND ABROAD [...] Summary: Zhang Xiaogang, Chairman of Anshan Iron and Steel Corporation (AnSteel),recently discussed an impending meeting with John Surma, President of International Iron and Steel Institute and potential cooperation with U.S. Steel Executive Committee of the IISI in New York on July 12 and 13, [...] | 2007-08-03 08:46:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL CH |
07SHENYANG155 | China's Brilliance Automotive to Enter U.S. Market in [...] Summary. Liu Xuemin, General Office Vice-Director of Huachen Group told Econoff recently that, contrary to some trade reports about delays, China's Brilliance Automotive -- the publicly traded arm of state-owned Huachen Group -- will begin exports to the United States in early September of thi [...] | 2007-08-07 08:39:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PGOV PREL CH |
07SHENYANG248 | ARE CHINA'S INFLATION NUMBERS DEFLATED [...] Summary. Recent press and government reports put China's inflation rate at around six percent per year and attribute most of the rise to food prices, which constitute one third of the core index. However, a recent visit to local markets indicates that the real rate of consumer price inflatio [...] | 2007-12-19 08:16:00 | Consulate Shenyang | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV CH |
07SINGAPORE1077 | COMPETITION ACT INCORPORATES MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS [...] Singapore's Parliament approved amendments to the Competition Act that address mergers and acquisitions on May 21 (reftel). The new provisions, which are expected to come into effect July 1, 2007, constitute the third and final implementation phase of the Competition Act, which Singapore ena [...] | 2007-06-06 09:00:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON SN |
07SINGAPORE1120 | SINGAPORE BANS EGGS AND POULTRY PRODUCTS FROM MALAYSIA'S [...] Singapore banned all imports of live poultry, fresh poultry products, and eggs originating from Malaysia's Selangor State on June 6 after the GOM announced an outbreak of avian influenza (AI) (ref A). The ban does not affect imports from Malaysia's other states nor does it affect heat-treated [...] | 2007-06-11 09:59:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAGR TBIO ETRD ECON SN MY |
07SINGAPORE1272 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] Post conducted a site visit to assess the business operations and on-site security of Fortuna Aerospace Supplies and Trading. 2. Fortuna Aerospace is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since October 26, 1991. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists th [...] | 2007-07-03 08:43:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN ID |
07SINGAPORE135 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATIONS [...] As requested, Post made inquiries to verify the bona fides of Litebub Technologies and confirm the legitimacy of the order listed reftel. 2. Litebub Technologies is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since January 1, 2004. Singapore's online business directory, Biz [...] | 2007-01-19 08:25:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE1387 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050040189 [...] Post conducted a site visit on July 12, 2007 to assess the business operations and on-site security of Newmark Aerospace Pte. Ltd., per reftel. 2. Newmark Aerospace Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since June 26, 1992. Singapore's online [...] | 2007-07-25 07:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE1388 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION TA [...] Post was unable to conduct a site visit to assess the business operations and on-site security of Aanssia Agency. 2. Aanssia Agency is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since October 10, 1994. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's pri [...] | 2007-07-25 07:35:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE1389 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] Post conducted a site visit on July 12, 2007 to assess the business operations and on-site security of Flexlink Engineering Pte. Ltd., per reftel. 2. Flexlink Engineering Pte. Ltd. is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since April 3, 1993. Singapore's o [...] | 2007-07-25 08:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE1426 | LEGAL PROFESSION ADOPTS ENHANCED AML/CFT MEASURES [...] The Law Society of Singapore recently amended its Legal Profession (Professional Conduct) Rules to strengthen its anti- money laundering (AML) requirements. The revised regulations, which come into effect August 15, represent another effort by Singapore to bring its AML (and countering the fi [...] | 2007-08-02 02:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KCRM EFIN KTFN SN |
07SINGAPORE1489 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-14 06:34:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE1492 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] (SBU) Per ref A, Econoff contacted Positronic Asia Pte. Ltd. on August 13. Positronic Asia is a limited private company that has been operating in Singapore since March 29, 1995. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal officers as: Name: Kathleen Dian [...] | 2007-08-14 09:23:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE1531 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-995007 [...] Per reftel, post conducted a post-shipment verification on license 05-995007 to confirm Matrix Science Pte. Ltd. had received all of the USML items it had ordered. 2. Matrix Science Pte. Ltd. is a limited private company that has been operating in Singapore since April 12, 2004. Singapore [...] | 2007-08-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE1532 | PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON [...] This message contains an action item for Embassy Stockholm (para 3). 2. Post attempted to confirm the order listed reftel with the Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA). (Note: DSTA is a Singapore government statutory board that manages acquisitions and research and development fo [...] | 2007-08-21 09:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE1546 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] Per reftel, post conducted a site visit to establish the bona fides of Reach Resource. 2. Reach Resource is a sole proprietorship that has been operating in Singapore since September 7, 2006. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal officer as: Name [...] | 2007-08-23 10:14:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE1583 | SINGAPORE TO DIVEST POWER COMPANIES BY EARLY 2009 [...] (U) The Government of Singapore recently announced plans to sell all three of its wholly owned power generation companies (gencos) by 2009. Temasek Holdings, the government's investment arm, cited a favorable market as the driving force behind the move. Temasek has been planning to di [...] | 2007-08-28 09:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EINV ETRD EFIN ECON SN |
07SINGAPORE1601 | SINGAPORE TO AMEND STRATEGIC GOODS ACT [...] (U) The GOS introduced the Strategic Goods Control Bill in Parliament on August 27. If passed, the Bill would amend the Strategic Goods Control Act to include dual-use goods and technologies. The Bill also introduces amendments regulating strategic goods that transit Singapore and the broker [...] | 2007-08-29 09:53:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC MNUC PARM PGOV PREL KNNP SN |
07SINGAPORE1602 | 1737 SEMINAR INVITE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-08-29 09:54:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM KNNP SN |
07SINGAPORE1607 | SINGAPORE PROPOSES NEW CASH COURIER REPORTING [...] The Singapore government presented to parliament two amended pieces of legislation designed to enhance the country's anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML-CFT) regime on August 27. These actions are part of a series of steps Singapore has taken in recent months [...] | 2007-08-30 04:23:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN ECON KCRM SN |
07SINGAPORE1610 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] Post contacted MEDs Technologies to verify the bona fides of the transaction listed reftel. 2. MEDs Technologies is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since October 31, 1996. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal of [...] | 2007-08-30 09:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE1658 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1013178 [...] Per reftel, post conducted a site visit and contacted the Singapore Ministry of Defense (MOD) to establish the bona fides of Powell Technologies. 2. Powell Technologies is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since September 16, 2004. Singapore's online [...] | 2007-09-07 04:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE1668 | COALITION FORCES ESSENTIAL TO IRAQ'S REBUILDING, [...] (U) A premature withdrawal of Coalition forces from Iraq would harm the situation in Iraq, Iraqi Foreign Ministry Deputy Minister for Policy Planning, Labeed Majeed ABBAWI told a Singapore audience on September 6 at a forum on Iraq's foreign policy. A major goal for the GOI is to convince its [...] | 2007-09-07 07:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI ECON ETRD PGOV PTER IR XF IZ SN |
07SINGAPORE1671 | SINGAPORE'S TEXTILES AND APPAREL PRODUCTION [...] Post provides the following updated responses to information requested ref A concerning Singapore's textile and apparel industry. 2. Statistics: Total Industrial Production: Year USD (million) 2006 152,979 2007H1 n.a. Total Textile/Apparel Production: Year USD (m [...] | 2007-09-10 02:42:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KTEX ECON ETRD SN |
07SINGAPORE1673 | FOLLOW-UP ON INVITATION TO THE LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-10 08:22:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA SN |
07SINGAPORE1844 | SINGAPORE AMENDS PHARMACISTS REGISTRATION ACT [...] (U) Singapore's practice of allowing physicians to both dispense and prescribe pharmaceuticals remains unchanged in spite of recently approved modifications to the Pharmacists Registration Act. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) has consistently opposed Singapore [...] | 2007-10-04 02:56:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KIPR ECON SN |
07SINGAPORE1880 | SINGAPORE MOVES FROM OBSERVER TO MEMBER OF UNESCO [...] (U) Singapore rejoined the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) October 8, after pulling out of the organization 22 years ago. Singapore became a full member of UNESCO in 1965 but withdrew from the group in 1985 citing unfair dues calculations and unhappines [...] | 2007-10-10 09:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SOCI CUL UNPAR UNESCO |
07SINGAPORE1881 | SINGAPORE RESPONSE TO MNF-I COALITION CONFERENCE [...] (U) We delivered reftel invitation for Government of Singapore representatives to attend the upcoming MultiNational Force - Iraq (MNF-I) Coalition Conference in Bahrain to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs October 5. The MFA advised today that a representative of the Ministry of Defense will at [...] | 2007-10-10 10:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MARR MOPS OTRA PREL SN |
07SINGAPORE1889 | SINGAPORE DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHIEF CHEE ARRESTED FOR [...] (SBU) While the Government of Singapore (GOS) usually does not allow unauthorized public demonstrations, they have shown unusual flexibility toward public displays of solidarity with the Burmese people since the regime's violent crackdown (reftel A). That tolerance evidently does not extend [...] | 2007-10-11 09:07:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV BM SN |
07SINGAPORE1906 | SINGAPORE TO SUPPORT UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 10:06:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI UNESCO SN |
07SINGAPORE1919 | SINGAPORE TO SUPPORT USG ELECTION TO UNESCO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-19 03:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI UNESCO SN |
07SINGAPORE1942 | Singapore Moves to Fight Inflation [...] (U) Summary. After a summer surge in prices, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) finally moved to combat the island's inflationary spike. MAS hopes that by accelerating the appreciation of the currency, it will be able to bring inflation back within its long term target range of below [...] | 2007-10-23 01:47:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV SN |
07SINGAPORE2016 | SINGAPORE - 2008 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2008 National Trade Estimate Report. We assume that Washington agencies will update the trade and investment data in the first three paragraphs of the report as they have done in the past. Per r [...] | 2007-11-07 06:55:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN KIPR ECPS SN |
07SINGAPORE2037 | SINGAPORE 2007-2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] (U) In response to reftel instructions, this message is Post's draft chapter on Singapore for the 2007-2008 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part II - Money Laundering and Financial Crimes. We also have emailed to INL the text of the draft report in MS Word format showing chan [...] | 2007-11-13 07:13:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN KTFN PTER KSEP ETTC SNAR SN |
07SINGAPORE204 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATION [...] As requested, Post made inquiries to verify the bona fides of Champ Components Pte Ltd and confirm the legitimacy of the order listed reftel. 2. Champ Components Pte Ltd is a limited exempt private company that has been operating in Singapore since January 30, 2004. Singapore's online bu [...] | 2007-01-30 07:55:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE2075 | BUSINESS AND INVESTMENT MEETINGS KICK OFF [...] (SBU) Summary: The ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, hosted by the ASEAN Business Advisory Council (ASEAN-BAC),was held in Singapore November 16-18 as the curtain raiser for a cycle of ASEAN-related summit meetings that will continue through November 22 (see official summit program, par [...] | 2007-11-19 11:10:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD EINV ECON ASEAN SN BM |
07SINGAPORE2085 | ASEAN LEADERS SIGN CHARTER [...] (U) Summary: Following is the text, as issued by the Singapore MFA, of the ASEAN Charter signed by ASEAN leaders in Singapore on November 20. The Charter identifies "democracy," "the rule of law," and "human rights" as principles of ASEAN, in addition to familiar ASEAN principles like "sover [...] | 2007-11-20 11:16:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM SN ASEAN |
07SINGAPORE2092 | ASEAN SIGNS CHARTER AND ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT, ISSUES [...] (U) While controversy over Burma dominated headlines as leaders concluded the 13th ASEAN Summit in Singapore November 20 (ref A),member-countries and many regional observers preferred to focus on what they saw as a potential turning point in ASEAN's forty year history. The leaders signed two [...] | 2007-11-21 11:26:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD EINV ECON SENV ASEAN SN |
07SINGAPORE2135 | PM PASSES FINANCE MINISTER ROLE TO THARMAN [...] (U) After 19 months as second Minister of Finance, Tharman Shanmugaratnam takes over the top position at the Finance Ministry from Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, effective December  [...] | 2007-12-02 04:52:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV SN |
07SINGAPORE2156 | SINGAPORE MFA BRIEFING ON ASEAN-RELATED MEETINGS [...] (SBU) Summary: MFA ASEAN Directorate Director Jacky Foo said the Government of Singapore sees two major accomplishments coming out of the ASEAN Summit. First, there was robust discussion of the Burma issue and consensus that the issue must not be allowed to block ASEAN integration. Second, t [...] | 2007-12-05 10:43:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ASEAN SN BM |
07SINGAPORE2161 | SINGAPORE PREMIERE OF TRAFFIC: AN MTV EXIT SPECIAL [...] (U) MTV-Asia hosted the Singapore premiere of "Traffic: An MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking) Special," a joint project of the U.S. Agency for International Development, MTV Networks and the MTV Europe Foundation. "Traffic" is a documentary about human trafficking, hosted by UNICEF G [...] | 2007-12-06 08:33:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM SOCI ELAB SN |
07SINGAPORE2181 | SINGAPORE TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-11 09:31:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV UNGA |
07SINGAPORE2182 | SINGAPORE TO ABSTAIN ON UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-11 10:15:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV UNGA |
07SINGAPORE2205 | SINGAPORE-U.S. SIGN SECURE FREIGHT INITIATIVE DECLARATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 13:30:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ETRD ECON ETTC PTER SN |
07SINGAPORE222 | SINGAPORE SEEKS COMMENTS ON SINGTEL'S CLOSURE OF LOCAL [...] The Infocomm Development Authority (IDA) is seeking public comments on its proposed approach to manage SingTel's decommissioning of certain local exchanges. SingTel announced plans in June 2006 to gradually consolidate its existing exchanges, but it has not provided any details since then. U [...] | 2007-01-31 09:44:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD EINV SN |
07SINGAPORE225 | SINGAPORE QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - Q1 FY2007 [...] SUMMARY: H-1B fraud remained the most common fraud activity that we saw in Singapore this quarter. Post began utilizing Lexis Nexis this quarter to support fraud-prevention activities. The number of H-1B applications from unqualified and/or short-term residents of Singapore originating from In [...] | 2007-02-01 03:29:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SN |
07SINGAPORE27 | SINGAPORE ANNOUNCES UNSCR 1718 SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-04 08:46:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD KFPC KNNP PARM PREL SN KN |
07SINGAPORE506 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON APPLICATIONS [...] Post conducted inquiries to verify the bona fides of Singapore Precision Repair and Overhaul (S-PRO). 2. S-PRO is a limited private company that has been operating in Singapore since March 3, 1992. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principle officers as: [...] | 2007-03-14 06:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE654 | SINGAPORE UPDATING MEDIA MARKET CONDUCT CODE [...] Singapore's Media Development Authority (MDA) plans to extend its regulatory reach beyond traditional broadcasting and print media to encompass new and emerging technologies that are redefining the wider info-communications sector. The proposed changes are part of MDA's first triennial review [...] | 2007-04-02 09:09:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS EINT ECON ETRD EINV SN |
07SINGAPORE666 | SINGAPORE SEEKS COMMENTS ON DRAFT COPYRIGHT [...] The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS) is seeking public comments on draft regulations that would exempt additional "circumvention of technological access control measures" for copyrighted material and protected performances. The Copyright (Excluded Works) Order 2007, which rep [...] | 2007-04-03 10:37:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD EINV SN |
07SINGAPORE667 | SINGAPORE AMENDS TRADEMARK LAW [...] Singapore recently passed the Trademarks (Amendment) Act 2007 in order to fully comply with its obligations under the 2006 Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (STLT). (The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) introduced the Treaty at its March 2006 conference in Singapore.) [...] | 2007-04-03 10:40:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON EINV SN |
07SINGAPORE680 | SINGAPORE QUARTERLY FRAUD SUMMARY - Q2 FY2007 [...] SUMMARY: H-1b fraud continued to be our most serious form of fraud, but the number of H-1b applications from unqualified and/or short-term residents of Singapore originating from India continued to drop this quarter. Post devoted significant resources to addressing potential adoption fraud. EN [...] | 2007-04-04 05:36:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC SN |
07SINGAPORE772 | RESULTS OF BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 05-1006913 [...] Post conducted a site visit to verify the bona fides of Prescient Systems and Technologies Pte. Ltd. 2. Prescient Systems is a limited private company that has been operating in Singapore since December 11, 2003. Singapore's online business directory, Biznet, lists the company's principal [...] | 2007-04-18 08:02:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC ETRD ECON KOMC SN |
07SINGAPORE831 | 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-27 09:21:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV SN |
07SINGAPORE853 | MONETARY AUTHORITY DOWNPLAYS INFLATION RISK [...] Summary: The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) downplayed possible domestic inflationary pressures such as the upcoming two-percent increase in sales tax, double- digit rental increases, and a tight labor market during an April 24 briefing for analysts ahead of the release of its biannua [...] | 2007-05-03 05:17:00 | Embassy Singapore | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON ETRD EINV SN |
07SKOPJE129 | MACEDONIA ON HAMAS AND FATAH AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 13:32:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KISL KPAL KWBG PREL MK |
07SKOPJE135 | MACEDONIAN NOMINEES FOR MARCH CONFERENCE ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 10:17:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PROP PTER PINS EAID NATEU MARR MOPS KISL |
07SKOPJE16 | MACEDONIA: FIVE INFLUENTIAL WOMEN [...] This is Embassy Skopje's response to reftel regarding the five most influential women in Macedonia. PolOff Mariana Neisuler is Post's officer responsible for tracking women's issues. Tel: 389 2 3116 180 ext. 2111 Fax: 389 2 3133 601 Mobile: 389 70 306 024 Email: NeisulerML@state.gov [...] | 2007-01-10 13:33:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PHUM PREL MK |
07SKOPJE175 | MACEDONIA: REQUEST FOR CONTACT INFORMATION FOR [...] (U) See action request in para 5. 2. (U) Post received a diplomatic note from the Macedonian MFA on February 16 conveying a request from the defense attorney for former Macedonian Interior Minister Ljube Boskovski in his ICTY case in The Hague. She requests Embassy assistance in providing [...] | 2007-02-28 11:16:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE195 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. EFFORTS TO ENSURE IRAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-06 15:38:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR MK |
07SKOPJE235 | MACEDONIA TO FOLLOW EU POSITION ON UN REFORM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-22 09:50:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | ACABQ AORC APER PREL UNGA MK |
07SKOPJE250 | MACEDONIA TO SUPPORT GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-28 16:03:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL MK |
07SKOPJE251 | MACEDONIA WILL FOLLOW EU LEAD ON ZIMBABWE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-28 16:14:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ZI MK |
07SKOPJE255 | MACEDONIA AND UNSCR 1747 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-29 13:18:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN IR IAEA PARM MNUC TRGY AORC UNSC MK |
07SKOPJE256 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. POSITION ON RELEASE OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-03-29 15:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PTER AF IT MK |
07SKOPJE290 | MACEDONIA: CONTROVERSIAL ORTHODOX CHURCH FIGURE TO [...] (U) Zoran Vraniskovski, the defrocked Macedonian Orthodox Church (MOC) bishop recognized by the Serbian Orthodox Church (SOC) as Archbishop Jovan of Ohrid, likely will be released from prison on May 1, after serving nine months of a one-year sentence for an embezzlement conviction (reftel). Vr [...] | 2007-04-17 08:49:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL KIRF MK |
07SKOPJE292 | MACEDONIA: REPRESENTATION AT THE MEETING OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-17 13:38:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV IQ MK |
07SKOPJE299 | MACEDONIA: TIP SOLICITATION FOR G/TIP-MANAGED FY07 [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, we recommend for funding the following two anti-TIP projects for G/TIP-managed FY 2007 ESF and INCLE funds, as described in paragraphs 2 and 3. Post believes both proposals address G/TIP criteria for projects that focus on strengthening rule of law and the criminal [...] | 2007-04-19 14:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG MK |
07SKOPJE333 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS US PLANS FOR SUDAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNSC SU |
07SKOPJE334 | MACEDONIA CONTINUES TO SUPPORT PSI EFFORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-27 08:44:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PAARM PREL MK |
07SKOPJE350 | MACEDONIA: TO ATTEND CONFERENCE ON THE GLOBAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-09 13:45:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KNNP MCAP PINR PINS PARM PREL MK |
07SKOPJE391 | MACEDONIA WILL SUBMIT 'NIL FORM' FOR HCOC ANNUAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA MTCRE MK |
07SKOPJE392 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS UNSCR 1267 [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-18 13:45:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER UNSC MK |
07SKOPJE411 | MACEDONIA LIKELY TO OPPOSE DRAFT OSCE "CHARTER" [...] No summary [...] | 2007-05-23 17:03:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL KTIA PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE465 | MACEDONIAN MILITARY ASSUMES CONTROL OF KFOR [...] (U) On June 7, the NATO HQs in Skopje formally returned all operational control of Camp Able Sentry (CAS) to the Macedonian military, in a ceremony attended by the Minister of Defense, the CHOD, the Ambassador, and the NATO HQ Senior Military Commander. The handover took place after nearly th [...] | 2007-06-12 12:35:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KS MK |
07SKOPJE550 | MACEDONIA SUCCESSFULLY HOSTS EAPC SECURITY FORUM [...] (U) The GOM hosted NATO's second Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) Security Forum in Ohrid June 28-29. A total of 500 individual participants from 48 EAPC nations took part in the forum; 16 countries were represented at the ministerial level. USNATO Ambassador Nuland led the U.S. del [...] | 2007-07-10 09:53:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NATO MK |
07SKOPJE57 | MACEDONIA: STATUS OF SECTION 1206 PROGRAM [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-23 11:33:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL MK |
07SKOPJE601 | MACEDONIA COMMITTED TO STAYING THE COURSE IN IRAQ [...] (U) NEA DAS Butler, together with OSD and JCS representatives, was in Skopje July 15-16 to thank the GOM for its troop contributions to missions in Iraq and Afghanistan. DATT and POLOFF (notetaker) accompanied the delegation. DAS Butler thanked GOM officials for their strong support for coal [...] | 2007-07-23 13:51:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL MK |
07SKOPJE611 | MACEDONIA DISASTER DECLARATION [...] (U) I am declaring a disaster in Macedonia for the loss of property, loss of livelihoods, and actual and potential loss of life caused by heat wave-related wildfires currently raging throughout Macedonia, and am requesting USD 50,000 for immediate disaster relief from USAID/OFDA. The Governmen [...] | 2007-07-25 16:50:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI EAID PREL MK |
07SKOPJE612 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS UNESCO HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-07-25 17:05:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL UNESCO MK |
07SKOPJE682 | MACEDONIA WILL SUPPORT US CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel diplomatic note and CV for Ms. Felice Gaer to MFA Head of Sector Multilateral Relations Goran Stevcevski on August 10. Stevcevski said the GOM will support the re-election of Ms. Gaer to the UN Committee Against Torture. MILOVANOVIC [...] | 2007-08-16 12:11:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MK |
07SKOPJE72 | MACEDONIA: SUMMARY OF DECEMBER PSI OEG MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-26 12:44:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL MK |
07SKOPJE732 | MACEDONIA: UNGA HIGH-LEVEL ATTENDANCE [...] (U) As requested in reftel on planned high-level attendance at the 62nd UN General Assembly, please find below planned GOM attendance. A. Head of State, President Branko Crvenkovski, will attend UNGA. -- Branko Crvenkovski, President -- Arrival September 22, 2007; departure September 2 [...] | 2007-09-07 15:38:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MK |
07SKOPJE737 | MACEDONIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR STANDING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 08:35:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PHUM ICRC MK |
07SKOPJE738 | MACEDONIAN FIRST LADY WILL NOT ATTEND LUNCHEON ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-11 11:22:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SOCI TSPL UNGA MK |
07SKOPJE748 | MACEDONIA: INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) USG efforts in Macedonia to protect and promote human rights focus on strengthening rule of law, decreasing political influence on and corruption in the security forces and judiciary, and capacity building to strengthen democratic institutions and civil society. 2. (U) Embassy officials [...] | 2007-09-13 14:05:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MK |
07SKOPJE75 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-27 02:45:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC KNNP MK |
07SKOPJE779 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. PRIORITIES FOR 62ND UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-24 09:22:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA MK |
07SKOPJE780 | MACEDONIA CONSIDERS SYMBOLIC CONTRIBUTION TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-24 09:25:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSCE LE PTER MK |
07SKOPJE781 | MACEDONIA: MFA ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-24 09:26:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV MK |
07SKOPJE845 | MACEDONIA: NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR [...] (U) After consulting with members of the country team, Post has identified Xhane Kreshova (Dzane Kresova) as this year's Woman of Courage. Ms. Kreshova has been notified of her nomination. BIO DATA 2. (U) Name of the nominee: Xhane Kreshova In passport: Dzane Kresova Job title/associ [...] | 2007-10-19 12:16:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM MK |
07SKOPJE866 | MACEDONIA WILL SUPPORT CANDIDACY OF DAVID WALKER [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 14:57:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN UNGA MK |
07SKOPJE887 | MACEDONIA: MAJOR POLICE ACTION AGAINST CRIMINAL [...] (SBU) The Ministry of Interior (MOI) informed us today that a police operation began early this morning against a group of 30-40 armed ethnic Albanian criminals who have been holed up outside of the northwest village of Brodec near the Kosovo border since July. The group includes escapees from [...] | 2007-11-07 15:33:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCRM PTER ASEC MK |
07SKOPJE913 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE RESOLUTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 14:55:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | KITA PHUM PREL UN MK |
07SKOPJE917 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-26 11:02:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA MK |
07SKOPJE922 | MACEDONIA: U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 10:42:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV MK IZ |
07SKOPJE957 | MACEDONIA WILL SUPPORT UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 16:34:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV UNGA MK |
07SKOPJE976 | MACEDONIA: IRAQ UNSCR TEXT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 14:33:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM UNSC IZ MARR MK |
07SKOPJE977 | MACEDONIA SUPPORTS USG POSITION ON DURBAN REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 15:22:00 | Embassy Skopje | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA MK |
07SOFIA1136 | ICAO ASSEMBLY: SOLICITING SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-19 15:51:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR IACO PGOV PREL |
07SOFIA1149 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER US CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-24 05:01:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC LE PTER AU |
07SOFIA1152 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS THE COMMUNITY OF DEMOCRACIES [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-24 10:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA PGOV |
07SOFIA1154 | URGENT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - INTERNATIONAL [...] This is an action request: As required by the Leahy Amendment, we request that the Department perform a human rights review of the Bulgarian individuals proposed for participation in the Office of Defense Cooperation's International Military Education and Training (IMET) Program to be held f [...] | 2007-09-24 13:10:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS PM EU BU |
07SOFIA1184 | BULGARIAN TEXTILES AND APPAREL INDUSTRY UPDATE [...] The following is an overview of the Bulgarian textiles and apparel industry, keyed to items listed in reftel. This information was gathered from the Bulgarian Association of Apparel and Textile Producers and Exporters, the National Statistics Institute, the Ministry of Economy and Energy (MoEE [...] | 2007-10-03 06:35:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KTEX BU |
07SOFIA1185 | SEECP FOREIGN MINISTERS: REGIONAL COOPERATION AND [...] (SBU) Meeting on September 14, SEECP Foreign Ministers and UNMIK/SRSG renewed their commitment to an operational regional cooperation agenda, building on the future Regional Cooperation Council (RCC) and its secretariat in Sarajevo. There was a familiar discussion of Kosovo, with the group ag [...] | 2007-10-03 06:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON EAID SR HR EUN MI RO BU GR BK MW YI TU |
07SOFIA1189 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE UN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-03 14:45:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC |
07SOFIA1223 | BULGARIA REQUESTS US SUPPORT FOR ITS CANDIDACY FOR [...] Post received on October 10, 2007 a Diplomatic Note Dated October, 8, 2007 from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs requesting the U. S. Government's support for Bulgaria's candidacy for the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO),in Category C, at the elections to be h [...] | 2007-10-12 13:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PHSA PREL TSPL BU |
07SOFIA1233 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. CONCERNS ON SOFTENING EU [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-15 14:50:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PREL UZ XG ZK |
07SOFIA1242 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. POSITION ON PRESSURING [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-17 13:37:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM BM |
07SOFIA1251 | BULGARIA PARTICIATION AT WIREC 2008 [...] Embassy Sofia appreciates Department's decision to include Bulgaria on the list of priority countries to be invited to WIREC 2008 (ref A). As reported in Ref B, official invitations should be sent to: Mr. Ivailo Kalfin, Minister of Foreign Affairs; Mr. Petar Dimitrov, Minister of Economy and [...] | 2007-10-23 07:40:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EAID SOCI TRGY PGOV BU |
07SOFIA1258 | UN THIRD COMMITTEE: BULGARIA LIKELY TO SUPPORT [...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Head of the Department for UN and Global Issues, Kamen Velichkov on October 22. He said he could not confirm final positions, but anticipated that the GOB would support the Belarus resolution, the elections resolution, [...] | 2007-10-24 11:05:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIA UN |
07SOFIA1260 | NOMINATION FOR ANASTASIA GEORGIEVA MOSER AS A [...] (U) Post nominates Anastasia Georgieva Moser for the 2008 Secretary of State's Annual Award for International Woman of SIPDIS Courage (IWOC) for her personal sacrifices to advance the democratic process in Bulgaria. Moser emigrated to the U.S. in 1962 to be reunited her father, Georgi M. Di [...] | 2007-10-24 15:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM |
07SOFIA1275 | BULGARIA TO SUPPORT WALKER CANDIDACY, IF US SUPPORTS BULGARIAN CANDIDACY FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-30 15:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC UN UNGA |
07SOFIA1285 | BULGARIA STRONGLY CONDEMNS PKK USE OF VIOLENCE. [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-01 15:20:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL PGOV KTFN TU IZ EUN BU |
07SOFIA1292 | BULGARIA PREPARING PRIORITIES FOR COMMUNITY OF [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 15:53:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM PREL UNGA |
07SOFIA1295 | BULGARIA SUPPORTS US CANDIDACY TO THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-08 10:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK BU |
07SOFIA1311 | NO RESPONSE REGARDING BULGARIA'S POSITION ON THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-16 07:16:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EUN BU |
07SOFIA1316 | FOREIGN, DEFENSE AND DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 09:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN BG |
07SOFIA1317 | FOREIGN, DEFENSE AND DEVELOPMENT MINISTERS TO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-19 09:54:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EUN BG |
07SOFIA1324 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. CANDIDATE FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-20 14:30:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA |
07SOFIA1333 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-28 12:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS |
07SOFIA1342 | DEMARCHE ON U.S.-IRAQ BILATERAL RELATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-30 18:14:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL PGOV IZ BG |
07SOFIA1348 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON UNCITRAL [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-05 15:00:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNCITRAL UN |
07SOFIA1356 | BULGARIA TO ATTEND UNGA PLENARY VOTES ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 13:46:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY |
07SOFIA1357 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON THE PARIS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 15:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY |
07SOFIA1358 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. VIEWS ON LEBANESE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 15:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY |
07SOFIA1359 | BULGARIA WILL TRY TO ALIGN ITSELF WITH EU VIEWS AT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-07 15:18:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KDEM LE SY |
07SOFIA1375 | GLOBAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ACADEMY (GIPA),GENERAL [...] (U) Per reftel, we would like to nominate Mr. Georgi Georgiev and Mr. Svetlan Savov, of the National Customs Agency, for USPTO training on February 11-14, 2008. Georgiev has been with the National Customs Agency since 1999. He is currently working as a state expert in the Customs Intelligence [...] | 2007-12-14 13:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR AORC BU |
07SOFIA1381 | DEMARCHE ON GAMBLING: WTO ARTICLE XXI PROCEDURE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-17 16:06:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTRO |
07SOFIA1391 | BULGARIA TO CONSIDER U.S. OPTIONS FOR UN BUDGET [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNGA XA XD |
07SOFIA181 | BULGARIA 2007 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Bulgaria - 2007 Investment Climate Statement ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ Bulgaria has a liberal foreign investment regime; a top government priority is to attract foreign investment, especially American. The government foc [...] | 2007-02-13 09:44:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR BU |
07SOFIA187 | BULGARIA SEEKS US VOTE FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME [...] Post received a Diplomatic Note from the Bulgarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, notifying the U.S. government, that Bulgaria will seek a seat in the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The IMO Council will be holding elections at their assembly scheduled to take place in [...] | 2007-02-13 13:48:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PHSA PREL TSPL BU |
07SOFIA216 | BULGARIA TO SUPPORT HUNGARY ON MAINTAINING GMO BAN [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-16 14:12:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EU BU |
07SOFIA227 | EN 2007 APR BULGARIA NOMINATIONS [...] Embassy Sofia nominates Mrs. Gergana Cheshmedzhieva and Mr. Rossen Pavlov, of the Bulgarian Customs Office, for the USPTO GIPA Enforcement training seminar scheduled for April 16-20, 2007, as per reftel. 2. Mrs. Cheshmedzhieva has been with the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Direc [...] | 2007-02-20 13:53:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR OTRA BU |
07SOFIA231 | BULGARIA 301: RECOMMEND RETAIN ON WATCH LIST, WITH [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Bulgarian government has made tremendous strides over the past 15 months to improve its Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) regime. It has met virtually all of our Action Plan requests (Ref C). With renewed political will, it has adopted strong IPR legislation; established [...] | 2007-02-21 12:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD BU |
07SOFIA436 | BULGARIA NOTIFIED OF U.S. DESIGNATION OF IRAN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-05 16:32:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP PARM KN IR BU |
07SOFIA59 | BULGARIA: BIT INSTRUMENTS EXCHANGED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-16 12:53:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV KTIA BU |
07SOFIA594 | BULGARIA HAPPY TO BE OFF 301; PLEDGES TO CONTINUE IPR [...] Bulgarian officials were very pleased to learn on April 30 that Bulgaria was being removed from the Special 301 Watch List. Deputy Minister of Culture Ina Kileva and Deputy Minister of Economy Lachezar Borisov thanked us and assured us that Bulgaria would continue to work hard to reduce Intel [...] | 2007-05-16 10:04:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KIPR ETRD BU |
07SOFIA794 | BULGARIA: 2007 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] The United States government is aware of two (2) claims of U.S. persons that may be outstanding against the Government of Bulgaria (GOB). 2. List is keyed according to reftel instructions. A) Claimant A (ongoing case) B) 2000 C) In 1999, Claimant A established a subsidiary, whic [...] | 2007-06-28 16:03:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV KIDE CASC PGOV BU |
07SOFIA801 | THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE (USPTO) GIPA [...] (U) Post nominates Mr. Georgi Damyanov and Mr. Bisser Yankov, of the Bulgarian Ministry of Culture, Copyright Directorate, for USPTO GIPA training scheduled for August 6-9, 2007(per reftel). Mr. Damyanov has been Head of the Copyright Directorate at the Ministry of Culture since 2002. Before [...] | 2007-06-29 12:32:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR AORC BU |
07SOFIA954 | BULGARIA SUPPORTIVE ON KOSOVO [...] Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche August 7 to the MFA's Department Head for the Western Balkans Vania Andreeva and Western Balkan desk officer Angel Angelov. Andreeva agreed that a final solution following the Ahtisaari proposal, supported by a UNSCR, is the best solution. If an UNSCR [...] | 2007-08-08 06:55:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | KV YI UN PGOV EU PREL BU |
07SOFIA981 | BULGARIA RECOVERS FROM NURSES' RETURN [...] On August 2, the GOB approved forgiving USD 56.635 million of communist-era debt owed by Libya. This debt forgiveness was Bulgaria's contribution to the deal brokered by the EU for Libya to release five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor. Whatever else may be murky in the deal, Bulgari [...] | 2007-08-09 14:11:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL LY BU |
07SOFIA993 | EXTENSIVE FLOODING, EIGHT DEAD [...] SUMMARY: After months of drought and record high temperatures (reftel),heavy rains and flooding have now hit northeast Bulgaria, killing at least eight people and damaging houses and infrastructure. A state of emergency has been declared in the municipality of Tsar Kaloyan, the worst-hit ar [...] | 2007-08-14 10:08:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID PREL BU |
07SOIA828 | BULGARIA - OVERHEATING ECNOMY OR JUST GETTING WARMED UP? [...] (U) SUMMARY: Strong domestic consumption in Bulgaria has sparke a large trade deficit and led to a current-accont (CA) deficit of 15.8% in 2006. Internationalanalysts have warned that Bulgaria's growing extrnal deficits render its economy vulnerable to exoenous shocks. While booming domestic [...] | 2007-07-05 14:39:00 | Embassy Sofia | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EINV BU PGOV |
07STATE106047 | SMART - OVERSEAS PILOT POST DEPLOYMENT STATUS [...] This telegram is part of an ongoing series that provides SMART program updates to the field. The SMART vision is to provide a simple, secure, and user- driven system to support the conduct of diplomacy through modern messaging, dynamic archiving, and information sharing. Instant Messaging h [...] | 2007-07-31 18:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA AINF AADP AMGT ASEC KRIM |
07STATE112505 | PRESIDENT SIGNS VISA WAIVER PROGRAM REFORM LAW [...] Summary and Introduction. Department would like to applaud posts for continued outstanding efforts in managing the VWP issue from both a policy and public diplomacy perspective. This cable provides guidance for use in responding to questions about amendments to the Visa Waiver Program, as ma [...] | 2007-08-10 19:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS PREL EUN JA |
07STATE116244 | TFGV01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 001 AS OF 1700 EST [...] (U) NORAD reports the onset of tropical storm force winds should hit Jamaica August 19 at 0400 EDT, with hurricane force winds starting at 1200 EDT. The eye of the storm is scheduled to make landfall at 1400 EDT, with sustained winds upwards of 150 mph. The National Hurricane Center predicts [...] | 2007-08-19 00:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC GV KHLS |
07STATE117348 | TFJM01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 004 AS OF 0845EDT [...] NORAD does not expect hurricane force winds in any of the main tourist areas of the Yucatan (Cancun, Cozumel, or Merida). As of 0700 EDT, Consulate Merida and Embassy Belmopan report no visible damage and no reports of Amcit injuries. ------ MEXICO ------ 2. Consulate Merida reported [...] | 2007-08-21 17:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC JM MX BH KHLS |
07STATE117624 | TFJM01 SITUATION REPORT NO. 005 AS OF 1700 EDT [...] (U) NO REPORTS OF AMCITS IN DISTRESS. PHONE SERVICE AND ELECTRICITY REMAINS UNAFFECTED, WITH REPORTS OF ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND DOWNED TREES. 2. (U) AIRPORT STATUS: CANCUN - OPEN, FIRST FLIGHTS SCHEDULED TO DEPART FOR THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON; COZUMEL - CLOSED, NO REPORT OF WHEN I [...] | 2007-08-21 22:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINS AEMR MARR CASC JA MX BH KHLS |
07STATE122164 | LIMITED TELEPHONE CAPABILITY - USMISSION USNATO [...] The Digital Telephone Link Between the U.S. Mission to NATO and Embassy Brussels has failed. As a result, the U.S.Mission to NATO has limited Telephone capability, especially for incoming calls. At this time, technicians are working to restore full service. Until service is restored [...] | 2007-08-30 12:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT KRIM |
07STATE122654 | DEMARCHING EU ON HUMAN RIGHTS THEMATIC RESOLUTIONS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 through 6. SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) EU members will hold a human rights coordinating meeting on September 5. They are expected to discuss plans for the UNGA Third Committee and the 6th session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC). Depa [...] | 2007-08-30 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN PREL UNGA |
07STATE123875 | GUIDANCE: SELECTION OF CEPMO BOARD OF DIRECTORS [...] Washington concurs with approach for selection of CEPMO BOD chairman recommended by USNATO in Ref A. We look forward to MISSION request for further guidance if required as a result of the 6 September meeting. RICE [...] | 2007-09-04 19:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR NATO PREL |
07STATE125277 | TRAVEL WARNING - SUDAN [...] This Travel Warning for Sudan alerts U.S. citizens to the threat from armed conflicts and warns of continued threats from terrorism in Sudan. This supersedes the Travel Warning issued for Sudan on October 5, 2006. 2. The Department of State continues to warn U.S. citizens against all trave [...] | 2007-09-06 19:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC ASEC KPAO PTER PREL AF SU |
07STATE126128 | PRST ON TERRORIST EVENT IN ALGERIA [...] (U) This is an action cable. See paragraph 2. 2. (U) USUN is instructed to join consensus on the Security Council Presidential Statement on the Terrorist Attacks in Algeria that follows: Begin text The Security Council condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that occur [...] | 2007-09-07 23:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PTER PREL XI AG |
07STATE128912 | ASKING MONGOLIA TO JOIN ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is an action request. See Para 3 for suggested talking points. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: On April 10, Deputies approved plans to develop a partnership among Asian democracies. Subsequent consultations with prospective members led us to broaden the concept to an Asia Pac [...] | 2007-09-13 19:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM MG |
07STATE129046 | AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2007-09-13 22:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AJ MARR MASS PGOV PHUM |
07STATE129674 | LEAHY VETTING FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by any of the Iraqi Security Forces personnel listed reftel and below. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incid [...] | 2007-09-14 18:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
07STATE131552 | ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is an action request. (Info only for BEIJING.) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, please also note specific requests in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: The President called for the formation of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership in his speech at [...] | 2007-09-18 21:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM MG |
07STATE131560 | ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is an action request. (Info only for BEIJING.) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, please also note specific requests in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: The President called for the formation of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership in his speech at [...] | 2007-09-18 21:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM MG |
07STATE131561 | ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP [...] This is an action request. (Info only for BEIJING.) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, please also note specific requests in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: The President called for the formation of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership in his speech at [...] | 2007-09-18 21:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM MG |
07STATE135198 | TERRORISM FINANCE: MALAYSIAN QUESTIONS [...] Washington agencies appreciate post's dialogue with the Malaysian FIU and provide the following response keyed to questions raised by FIU head Jeremy Lee. 2. Post may relay the following response to the GOM: (1) If a designee,s assets are frozen and he believes his designation was in e [...] | 2007-09-25 19:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER PREL MY |
07STATE136164 | U.S.-CHINA STRATEGIC ECONOMIC DIALOGUE (SED) [...] BEGIN SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Treasury Prepared the backgrounder information in paragraph 2 to assist posts in understanding the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) and in discussing the SED with host governments, and other interested parties such as business groups and the m [...] | 2007-09-26 23:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL |
07STATE136461 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed reftel and below. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incident [...] | 2007-09-27 15:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
07STATE138379 | SOFIA: SECSTATE LEAHY AMENDMENT HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (U) Further to reftel the Department has reviewed its files and as of September 25, 2007 possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following Bulgarian individuals nominated to participate in the Office of Defense Cooperation's International Military Education [...] | 2007-10-01 20:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM PREL BU EU PM |
07STATE138428 | REQUEST FOR DEMARCHE ON MINISTERIAL DELEGATIONS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7-9. ---------- BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Background: As described in reftel, on May 1, 2007 Secretary Rice announced that the State Department will SIPDIS host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) i [...] | 2007-10-01 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG EPET SENV SOCI TRGY KPAO KGHG KSCA |
07STATE138933 | USAID/DCHA/OFDA RESPONSE TO DISASTER [...] IN ACCORDANCE WITH POST'S REF A DISASTER DECLARATION AND REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE, USAID/DCHA/OFDA IS ESTABLISHING A MISSION ALLOWANCE OF USDOLS 50,000 AS A CONTRIBUTION TOWARD IMMEDIATE HUMANITARIAN NEEDS OF AFFECTED POPULATIONS IN BURMA. USAID/DCHA/OFDA UNDERSTANDS THAT THESE FUNDS WILL BE A [...] | 2007-10-02 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | BU NOTAG USAID |
07STATE140068 | UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Following an Embassy review which identified no derogatory information, the Department reviewed its files and identified no derogatory information on the following the following Ukrainian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) officers who will travel to the United States from October 6 to 13, 200 [...] | 2007-10-04 16:56:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UP |
07STATE140070 | SUBJECT: UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN [...] Following an Embassy review which identified no derogatory information, the Department reviewed its files and identified no derogatory information on the following Ukrainian State Border Guard Service (SBGS) officers who will visit the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center/Department of Hom [...] | 2007-10-04 16:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UP |
07STATE141724 | AVIATION EMISSIONS: 36TH ICAO ASSEMBLY SUPPORT [...] (U) Portions of this message are sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary: The 36th SIPDIS ICAO Assembly reached agreement on a set of actions to address an array of aviation environmental issues, including aircraft noise, local aircraft emissions, and greenhouse ga [...] | 2007-10-09 16:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV |
07STATE142219 | AVIATION EMISSIONS: 36TH ICAO ASSEMBLY SUPPORT [...] (U) Portions of this message are sensitive but unclassified. Please handle accordingly. Summary: The 36th SIPDIS ICAO Assembly reached agreement on a set of actions to address an array of aviation environmental issues, including aircraft noise, local aircraft emissions, and greenhouse ga [...] | 2007-10-10 14:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD SENV |
07STATE142244 | PARTICIPANTS FOR ILEA GABORONE TRAFFICKING IN [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of October 10, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below. 2. PARTICIPANT LIST NAME: Teshale Teshome Woimo RANK: Chief Inspector DPOB: April 11, 1981; So [...] | 2007-10-10 14:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM SNAR ET |
07STATE142289 | CTC CHAIRMAN ARIAS TO BRIEF UNSC ON [...] Counter-terrorism Committee (CTC) Chairman Arias will provide on, October 10, an informal briefing to the Security Council updating the UNSC on Member States' implementation of UNSCR 1373. The basis for the briefing is to report progress on Preliminary Implementation Assessments (PIAs),which h [...] | 2007-10-10 16:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KTFN UNSC |
07STATE142774 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR ETHIOPIA DESK [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2 below. 2. Action Request: Department requests country clearance for Ethiopia Desk officer John Wysham to travel to Ethiopia on official business, arriving October 13 and departing October 26. The purpose of the trip is an orientation visit [...] | 2007-10-11 14:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA ET |
07STATE143810 | U.S. STATEMENT TO THE SECURITY COUNCIL ON [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to make the following statement following the briefing of the Special Representative of the Secretary General in Afghanistan, Tom Koenigs, to the Security Council on October 15. 2. Begin Text: Mr. President, I would like to thank the Special [...] | 2007-10-12 22:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL AF |
07STATE143859 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: MINUSTAH RENEWAL [...] ACTION REQUEST: Department instructs USUN to vote in favor of and co-sponsor the Security Council resolution contained in para 2 below concerning the extension of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH). USUN should seek additional guidance if substantive changes are made [...] | 2007-10-13 00:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | HA KPKO PGOV PREL UNSC |
07STATE143878 | INSTRUCTIONS: UNOMIG RENEWAL RESOLUTION [...] (U) USUN is authorized to vote in favor of the UNOMIG mandate renewal resolution in para 2 below. Please consult with Department before accepting any changes to this text. 2. (U) Begin resolution text: The Security Council, PP1 Recalling all its relevant resolutions including [...] | 2007-10-13 01:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC GE PREL |
07STATE144626 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which co [...] | 2007-10-16 15:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
07STATE144650 | SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries, commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air poll [...] | 2007-10-16 16:26:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CB MG RP SENV TBIO VM |
07STATE144711 | SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries, commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air po [...] | 2007-10-16 17:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | BG CE IN NP PK SENV TBIO TI |
07STATE144727 | SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries' commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air poll [...] | 2007-10-16 17:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ES GT NU PM SENV TBIO |
07STATE144739 | SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CABLE ON INDOOR AIR [...] This is an action request. See Paragraph 3. SUMMARY 2. SUMMARY: Reftel asked posts in countries where greater than 20 percent of the population uses biomass and coal to meet basic energy needs to assess host countries, commitment to addressing the health concerns posed by indoor air poll [...] | 2007-10-16 18:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | BC BN ET GH IV NI SENV TBIO UG UV ZA |
07STATE144821 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: FRANCE'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...] | 2007-10-16 19:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID FR SOCI TBIO |
07STATE144831 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: GERMANY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...] | 2007-10-16 19:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID GM SOCI TBIO |
07STATE144973 | GUIDANCE FOR UN SECURITY COUNCIL DEBATE ON THE UN [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks USUN to draw upon the themes and talking points stated in paragraph 2 for the UN Security Council debate on the UN Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) Annual Report on 17 October 2007. 2. THEMES AND TALKING POINTS: The United States [...] | 2007-10-16 22:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCRS EUN UNGA UNSC ECOSOC UN |
07STATE145220 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: ITALY'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...] | 2007-10-17 15:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID IT SOCI TBIO |
07STATE145222 | UNGA WORKING GROUP ON ASSISTANCE TO VICTIMS OF [...] (U) The General Assembly Ad Hoc Working Group on Assistance and Support to Victims of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (SEA) (by UN staff or related personnel) will meet December 3-7, 2007 to discuss a draft statement of policy and draft strategy (A/60/877). The Chairman of the Working Group (W [...] | 2007-10-17 15:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UN |
07STATE145245 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: JAPAN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previously decl [...] | 2007-10-17 15:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID JA SOCI TBIO |
07STATE145251 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: RUSSIA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previo [...] | 2007-10-17 15:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID RS SOCI TBIO |
07STATE145256 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: SWEDEN'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...] | 2007-10-17 16:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO SW |
07STATE145262 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: EUROPEAN COMMISSION'S [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY: In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previou [...] | 2007-10-17 16:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EUN SOCI TBIO |
07STATE145277 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: THE UNITED KINGDOM'S [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006 there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with the increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previous [...] | 2007-10-17 16:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO UK |
07STATE145598 | USG COMMENTS ON UNDPKO "CAPSTONE DOCTRINE" [...] (U) As part of its "peace operations 2010" reforms, the UN's Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO),with the help of more than 250 international experts meeting in workshops around the world, has developed a document that sets out for practitioners the guiding principles and core tasks [...] | 2007-10-17 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UN MARR |
07STATE145621 | NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1267 OBLIGATIONS: [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3 and 4. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES ---------------------- 2. Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys was listed in November 2001 pursuant to UNSCR 1267 (Al-Qa'ida/Taliban sanctions) and subsequent resolutions. The 1267 sanctions r [...] | 2007-10-17 23:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XA ER |
07STATE145910 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: CANADA'S CONTRIBUTION TO THE [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 6. 2. SUMMARY. In 2006, there were serious setbacks in the global fight to end polio with increased numbers of polio cases in Nigeria and India, continuing challenges in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and imported cases appearing in countries previously [...] | 2007-10-18 17:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CA EAID SOCI TBIO |
07STATE146463 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-989063 for the export of crystal oscillators and manufacturers data pack to Japan. [...] | 2007-10-19 14:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC JA KOMC UK |
07STATE146486 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-1009620 for the export of digital receiver systems to India. Post is requested to c [...] | 2007-10-19 14:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC IN KOMC |
07STATE146505 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-1003329 for the export of sonar equipment to Turkey. Post is requested to complete t [...] | 2007-10-19 15:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CA ETTC KOMC TU |
07STATE146665 | NIGHT FLIGHTS: FRANKFURT BAN INCONSISTENT WITH BALANCED [...] Summary and Action Request: In conjunction with issuance of the zoning authorization for a new runway at Frankfurt Airport (anticipated at the end of November, 2007) the Hessen Economic Ministry is expected to mandate a complete or near complete ban on night flights at the airport beginning in [...] | 2007-10-19 18:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON ETRD EUN |
07STATE146849 | MISSION CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR IO/EDA STAFF TO [...] Mission clearance is requested for the following travelers from the Office of Economic and Development Affairs in the International Organization Affairs Bureau, who intend to travel to USUN to attend meetings of the UN General Assembly Second Committee: George Dragnich, Director October 22 [...] | 2007-10-19 22:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER OVIP |
07STATE146853 | DRAFT MINURSO RESOLUTION FOR 22 OCTOBER FRIENDS [...] USUN is authorized to circulate the text in paragraph three as a draft resolution for the Group of Friends meeting on the 22nd of October 2008. 2. Action Request: USUN is. to report the reactions to this draft resolution by the Group of Friends as well as other interested parties in New Yor [...] | 2007-10-19 23:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC MO AG WI |
07STATE146856 | 2007:COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] This message provides preparation guidance for preparing the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism (CRT). 2. We recommend that "Country Reports on Terrorism 2006" be the starting point for this year's exercise. Per reftel, the Department requests that posts draft narrative submissions, as oppos [...] | 2007-10-19 23:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR |
07STATE147043 | REQUEST FOR WEEKLY UPDATE ON DARFUR PEACEKEEPING [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department is increasingly concerned about the pace of peacekeeping deployment to Darfur. In order to provide more assistance in speeding deployment, the Department will be meeting more regularly at the Assistant Secretary-level. In order to support [...] | 2007-10-22 14:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SU |
07STATE147330 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRST ON PAKISTAN [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the following presidential statement regarding the bombing attacks in Pakistan on October 17. 2. Begin Text: The Security Council condemns in the strongest terms the bomb attacks that occurred in Karachi, Pakistan, on 18 O [...] | 2007-10-22 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PTER PREL PA |
07STATE147491 | URGENT DARFUR DEMARCHE FOR AVIATION SUPPORT AND [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-23 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO UN SU |
07STATE147667 | URGENT DARFUR DEMARCHE FOR AVIATION SUPPORT AND [...] Purpose and Objective: This is an action request. All Embassies on the action line are requested to make a high-level demarche by the Ambassador or the DCM requesting the host country to provide the support listed below for the UN-AU hybrid peacekeeping operation in Darfur, Sudan (UNAMID). [...] | 2007-10-23 17:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO UN SU |
07STATE147947 | SUDAN - GUIDANCE FOR SECURITY COUNCIL [...] PURPOSE: This is an action request. The Department asks USUN to base its statement at the 24 October 2007 UN Security Council consultations on Sudan on the objectives in paragraph 2. 2. OBJECTIVES: -To stress the linkage of resolution of the Darfur conflict, Comprehensive Peace Agre [...] | 2007-10-23 22:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SU |
07STATE147948 | DRAFT MINURSO RESOLUTION FOR 24 OCTOBER FRIENDS [...] USUN is authorized to circulate the text in paragraph three as a draft resolution for the Group of Friends meeting on the 24th of October 2008. 2. Action Request: USUN is requested to report the reactions to this draft resolution by the Group of Friends as well as other interested partie [...] | 2007-10-23 22:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC MO AG WI |
07STATE147950 | NEPAL STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITY COUNCIL [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to draw on the points in para 2 during the discussion by Council members following the report of SRSG Ian Martin on October 24. 2. Begin points: -- The United States strongly supports the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN),commend [...] | 2007-10-23 22:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL KDEM NE |
07STATE147968 | IO, IO, IT'S OFF TO WORK WE GO! [...] Still looking for your next assignment? The Bureau of International Organization Affairs has a great job for you. We are the "Bureau without Borders" -- that means exciting positions in fantastic cities working on front-page issues with global implications. Your tour in IO will be a rewardi [...] | 2007-10-24 01:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AORC AMGT |
07STATE148559 | Obtaining Commitments to Dicuss APDP at Bamako [...] This is an action request. See Para 3. 2. NSC and Department are eager to move forward on the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP),which the President called for the formation of in his September 7 speech at APEC. The U.S. will host an organizing meeting of APDP on the sidelines of [...] | 2007-10-25 02:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM |
07STATE149164 | MINURSO CONSULTATIONS [...] (U) USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points during the 26 October 2007 UN Security Council consultations on MINURSO. Begin Talking Points: -- We are pleased that Morocco and the Polisario have met for two rounds of negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations [...] | 2007-10-25 22:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC MO AG WI |
07STATE149519 | ROK/DPRK RESOLUTION ON PEACE, SECURITY AND [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST - The ROK and DPRK have jointly circulated the text of an UNGA resolution on "Peace, Security and Reunification of the Korean Peninsula," which the General Committee placed on the General Assembly's agenda for consideration on October 31. This text is approximately [...] | 2007-10-26 19:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PARM KN KS |
07STATE149564 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 050067028 for the export of an automatic direction finder (ADF) receiver to Indonesia. Post [...] | 2007-10-26 19:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC ID SN |
07STATE149594 | GUIDANCE FOR CTC'S FIFTH SPECIAL MEETING IN [...] The UNSC's Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC) will hold its Fifth Special Meeting with International and Regional Organizations on the Prevention of Terrorist Movement and Effective Border Security on October 29-31 in Nairobi, Kenya. This event will address key issues related to the need to se [...] | 2007-10-26 20:13:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PREL PTER KE XA |
07STATE149630 | FOLLOW UP: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL POST-LICENSE [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 4-5. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) thanks post for its initial response (Ref B) to our Blue Lantern request concerning license 05-1003562 (Ref A). 3. However, post's findings did not enable PM/DTCC to [...] | 2007-10-26 21:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SF |
07STATE149865 | UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Following an Embassy review which identified no derogatory information, the Department reviewed its files and identified no derogatory information on the following Ukrainian officers who will attend a Strategy Meeting for the GUAM Task Force on Counter Terrorism on October 29 and a Post-Opera [...] | 2007-10-29 13:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PGOV PHUM SNAR UP |
07STATE149866 | UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Following an Embassy review which identified no derogatory information, the Department reviewed its files and identified no derogatory information on the following Security Service of Ukraine personnel who will attend the Program on Terrorism and Security Studies (PTSS 08-2) at the George C. [...] | 2007-10-29 14:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PGOV PHUM SNAR UP |
07STATE149868 | UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Following an Embassy review which identified no derogatory information, the Department reviewed its files and identified no derogatory information on the following individuals from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine to attend training courses at the Center of Excellency for Stability [...] | 2007-10-29 14:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UP |
07STATE149870 | UKRAINE: RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] Following an Embassy review which identified no derogatory information, the Department reviewed its files and identified no derogatory information on the following personnel of the Security Service of Ukraine who will participate in the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Regional Drug Un [...] | 2007-10-29 14:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PGOV PHUM SNAR UP |
07STATE149873 | NETHERLANDS: PROGRESS ON STATUS OF FORCES [...] This is an action request -- see paragraphs 4 and 5. 2. Ref A reported delivery to the MFA Legal Department of a new draft text for a long-term SOFA provided by Ref B. The USG is seeking a long-term SOFA with the Netherlands that would cover U.S. forces present in the Netherlands Antilles [...] | 2007-10-29 14:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM MARR MASS MOPS NL XL NT |
07STATE149959 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; MINISTER [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: On July 19, 2007, OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with France's Natalie Kosciusko-Morizet (Secretaire d' Etat, Ministere de L' Ecologie et du Developpement Durable) to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC [...] | 2007-10-29 17:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG FA |
07STATE149960 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; MR. KESTERIS (HEAD [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: On July 18, 2007, OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with the European Commission's Andris Kesteris (Head of Cabinet, Commissioner for Energy to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). As part of that d [...] | 2007-10-29 17:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG EUN XG |
07STATE149963 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; CORRADO CLINI DG, [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: During the US-Italy climate change bilateral meetings in June, Italy provided enthusiastic support for the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008),including the possibility of GOI providing financial assist [...] | 2007-10-29 17:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG IT |
07STATE149968 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; DR. AMIN (HEAD [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with the United Kingdom's Dr. Amal-Lee Amin (Heaad Technology, Investment and Development, International Climate Change, Defra) to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 200 [...] | 2007-10-29 17:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG UK |
07STATE150043 | VOTING INSTRUCTION ON CUBA EMBARGO RESOLUTION [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote against the resolution on the Necessity of Ending the Economic, Commercial and Financial Embargo imposed by the United States of America against Cuba, to be considered by the UN General Assembly on October 30, drawing on the points in para [...] | 2007-10-29 18:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PHUM UN CU |
07STATE150149 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. (U) The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Posts' assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-975932 for the export of spare parts for AN/PRC 77 radio sets to Bangladesh. Posts a [...] | 2007-10-29 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | BG ETTC HR KOMC |
07STATE150178 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on licenses 05-050019429, 05-1011934, and 05-050035641 for the export of a radio frequency amplifier part [...] | 2007-10-29 21:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC AE |
07STATE150188 | TIP: Implementation Guidelines for the Minimum Standards [...] (U) This is not an action cable, but is intended to guide Post reporting for the annual Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report. The Implementation Guidelines provided in para 6 can be shared with host governments if posts deem this useful. 2. (U) In an effort to improve the transparency and c [...] | 2007-10-29 23:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PHUM KWMN PGOV PREL SMIG |
07STATE150698 | USUN STATEMENT FOR PLENARY VOTE ON KOREAN [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The UN General Assembly agenda for October 31 will include passage of a resolution jointly introduced by the Republic of Korea and the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, entitled "Peace, Security and Reunification of the Korean Peninsula." USUN was instructed [...] | 2007-10-31 00:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KN KS |
07STATE150704 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UN SECURITY COUNCIL [...] This is an action request. The Department authorizes USUN to sponsor and vote in favor of the text in paragraph 2 for the United Nations (UN) Security Council Resolution extending the mandate of the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS). The Department instructs USUN to consult with Washington on any [...] | 2007-10-31 02:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO SU |
07STATE150711 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: MINURSO MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of and to co-sponsor the MINURSO mandate renewal resolution during UNSC voting on 31 October, 2007. The text of the resolution is listed in paragraph 2. If there are substantive changes to the text, USUN is instructed to consult with [...] | 2007-10-31 02:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV UNSC MO AG WI |
07STATE151077 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; HONORABLE KAZUYUKI [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: The week of September 24th, OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with Japan's Kazuyuki Takeuchi (Director, Economic Security Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs) to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) [...] | 2007-10-31 19:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCI KPAO ENRG JA |
07STATE151150 | TAIWAN FOUNDATION FOR DEMOCRACY PARTICIPATION AT BAMAKO [...] No summary [...] | 2007-10-31 20:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TW |
07STATE151167 | PORTUGAL - RESPONDING TO GOP'S FAX ON OPORTO NIGHT FLIGHT [...] Summary and action request. Department was disappointed by the response received from the Government of Portugal (GoP) to our August demarche (ref B). The passing reference to the balanced approach to noise management, as if a mere verbal reference takes care of the obligations of the GoP to [...] | 2007-10-31 20:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR SENV ETRD |
07STATE151360 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of riot control equipment to Cameroon. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern check [...] | 2007-11-01 14:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CM ETTC IS KOMC |
07STATE151363 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of pathogen and biothreat agent testing kits to the UAE. Post is requested to complete this [...] | 2007-11-01 14:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC AE |
07STATE151365 | BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK ON [...] This is an action message. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests post assistance in conducting a pre-license check for the export of explosives detection equipment to Jordan. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...] | 2007-11-01 14:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC JO KOMC |
07STATE151920 | LETTER TO FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER [...] Post is instructed to deliver the following letter to Foreign Minister Steinmeier. No signed original will follow. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your invitation to the G8/Outreach Foreign Ministers Meeting in Berlin on "the role of foreign policy in guaranteeing a s [...] | 2007-11-02 13:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PREL GM |
07STATE152021 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Department strongly suggests that visa applications for both individuals be filed with as much time [...] | 2007-11-02 15:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
07STATE152302 | INSTRUCTIONS (PART ONE) FOR THE RESOLUTION ON [...] This is an Action request. USUN is instructed to join in co-sponsoring and vote in favor of the resolution on The Situation in Afghanistan, begun in para 2, to be debated in the UN General Assembly on Monday, November 5. Because of the length of the resolution text, the Department is sending [...] | 2007-11-03 02:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MOPS AF UN |
07STATE152304 | INSTRUCTIONS (PART TWO) FOR THE RESOLUTION ON [...] This is an action request. Below continues the resolution text of the resolution "The Situation in Afghanistan" from PART ONE of this instruction sent by separate cable. USUN is also instructed to use the points in para 3 in making our Explanation of Vote. 2. Continue resolution text: [...] | 2007-11-03 02:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MOPPS UN AF |
07STATE152423 | DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING [...] As requested in reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and, of this date, finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following candidates who have been nominated for training by the Ministry of Defense. Post is running local checks on these names as well. [...] | 2007-11-05 13:36:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MASS PGOV PHUM AM |
07STATE152465 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE INSTRUCTIONS: ICNRD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 15:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UNGA |
07STATE152776 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE INSTRUCTIONS: ICNRD [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-05 21:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UNGA |
07STATE152803 | ASIA PACIFIC DEMOCRACY PARTNERSHIP WORKING BREAKFAST IN [...] This is an action request. (Info only: Bamako) See Para 3 for suggested talking points. For Jakarta, Tokyo, New Delhi, and Seoul, please also note specific additional information in Para 4. 2. Background, for Embassy Info Only: On April 10, Deputies approved plans to develop a partnership [...] | 2007-11-05 22:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM MG |
07STATE152814 | RAISING NON-COMPLIANCE WITH UNSCR 1267 [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 4 and 5. ---------------------- SUMMARY AND OBJECTIVES ---------------------- 2. Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys was listed in November 2001 pursuant to UNSCR 1267 (al-Qaida/Taliban sanctions) and subsequent resolutions. The 1267 sanctions regim [...] | 2007-11-05 23:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN PREL PTER UNSC XA ER |
07STATE152819 | UNGA: VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR ECOSOC MEMBERSHIP [...] On November 8, the UN General Assembly will vote on the members to be elected to ECOSOC for the term 2008-2011. This year there are no contested elections (there are as many states presenting themselves for election as there are seats to be elected). The Department is not opposed to any of t [...] | 2007-11-05 23:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON AORC UN |
07STATE153261 | AZERBAIJAN: DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO HUMAN RIGHTS [...] As requested in refel, the Department has reviewed its files and, of this date, finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following members of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Internal Affairs. The candidates were selected to participate in Embassy FSA Democracy Comm [...] | 2007-11-06 20:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV PHUM AJ |
07STATE153576 | PSI: CHILE'S PARTICIPATION IN THE PSI OPERATIONAL [...] This is an action request please see paragraphs 2-11. SUMMARY ------- 2. Department requests embassy approach the GOC to determine its interest in becoming a participant in the PSI Operational Experts Group (OEG). If the GOC decides it is willing and able to accept the long-term commitm [...] | 2007-11-07 17:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CI KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
07STATE154371 | LETTER TO FOREIGN MINISTER STEINMEIER [...] Post is instructed to deliver the following letter to Foreign Minister Steinmeier. No signed original will follow. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your invitation to the G8/Outreach Foreign Ministers Meeting in Berlin. Regrettably, my schedule does not permit me to a [...] | 2007-11-08 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG PREL GM |
07STATE154603 | BRINGING THE US-JAPAN MRA INTO FORCE [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 3. 2. BACKGROUND: The Agreement on Mutual Recognition of Results of Conformity Assessment Procedures between the United States of America and Japan ("the Agreement") was signed in Washington on February 16, 2007. By the terms of Article 15 of th [...] | 2007-11-09 14:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS JA |
07STATE154616 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050071971 for the export of pistols and ammunition to Uganda. Post is requested to complete t [...] | 2007-11-09 14:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC UG |
07STATE154860 | REQUEST FOR WIREC FOLLOW-UP; MR. SMALL (ASSISTANT [...] THIS IS AN ACTION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: On July 16, 2007, OES P/DAS Reno Harnish met with Canada's Political Minister Kevin O,Shea and Energy Counselor Paul Connors to discuss the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008). As part of that discussion [...] | 2007-11-09 18:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KPAO SOCI TRGY CA |
07STATE154929 | INSTRUCTION CABLE FOR USUN: CONSULTATIONS ON THE [...] This is an action cable, see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points during November 13 Security Council consultations on the Great Lakes Region: Begin talking points: -- The United States welcomes the Government of the Democratic Republic of the [...] | 2007-11-09 20:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL XA XF XW CG UG BY RW |
07STATE154996 | DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO YEREVAN 1276 REQUEST FOR [...] As requested in reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and, of this date, finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following law enforcement officers (names and other biographical information) nominated by the Government of the Republic of Armenia to part [...] | 2007-11-09 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SNAR AM |
07STATE155061 | A/S WELCH ADDRESSES NEA HARDSHIP ASSIGNMENTS [...] On November 8, Assistant Secretary Welch testified in a public hearing before the House Foreign Affairs and Senate Foreign Relations Committees on Lebanon and Syria, respectively. During his testimony, A/S Welch refuted some recent criticism alleging that Foreign Service officers were unwill [...] | 2007-11-10 01:44:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER XF XI |
07STATE155683 | 2007: COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] This message provides guidance on potential problems accessing the 2007 Country Reports on Terrorism on Intellipedia. 2. Some posts have experienced problems accessing Intellipedia or registering for an Intelink Passport account. Access to both sites is required to complete submission of [...] | 2007-11-13 18:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR |
07STATE156111 | PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES, [...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...] | 2007-11-14 16:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL |
07STATE156113 | PSI OPERATIONAL EXPERTS GROUP MEETING IN RHODES, [...] The Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting took place in Rhodes, Greece on October 2-4, 2007. Information contained in this cable is provided for Posts' information and is not to be passed to non-OEG participant governments. A follow-on cable will pro [...] | 2007-11-14 16:32:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC GR PARM PREL |
07STATE156157 | PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 2007 RHODES, [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of Greece on October 2-4, 2007 in Rhodes, Greece. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 countr [...] | 2007-11-14 17:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
07STATE156160 | PSI: TALKING POINTS FOR OCTOBER 2007 RHODES, [...] REFTELS A or B (different address groups) reported on the latest Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Operational Experts Group (OEG) meeting hosted by the Government of Greece on October 2-4, 2007 in Rhodes, Greece. Although participation in these meetings is limited (currently 20 countr [...] | 2007-11-14 17:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL |
07STATE156270 | MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME: 2007 ATHENS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-14 19:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL PARM ETTC TSPA |
07STATE156432 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050072857 for the export of pistols to Argentina. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lan [...] | 2007-11-14 22:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AR ETTC KOMC |
07STATE156473 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS FOR RESOLUTION ON THE [...] This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote in favour of the following resolution to be considered by the Security Council on November 15. USUN is also instructed to draw on points in para 3 for use during the Council's discussion. 2. Begin resolution text: The Security Coun [...] | 2007-11-15 03:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL MARR NATO BK |
07STATE156877 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE---VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-15 19:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA |
07STATE156878 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE INSTRUCTION - RESOLUTION ON [...] Mission is instructed to join consensus on the revised Iran-introduced resolution on "Human Rights and Cultural Diversity" and deliver the EOP in para 2 below. Mission is requested to alert Department to any substantive amendments to the text last provided to the Department. 2. Begin EOP [...] | 2007-11-15 19:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNGA |
07STATE156992 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050073373 for the export of pistols to Egypt. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...] | 2007-11-15 22:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EG ETTC KOMC |
07STATE156998 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on licenses 05-050072898 and 05-050072956 for the export of firearms to Lebanon. Post is requested to compl [...] | 2007-11-15 22:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC LE |
07STATE157006 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on licenses 05-050070198 and 05-050071878 for the export of pistols to Thailand. Post is requested to compl [...] | 2007-11-15 22:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC TH |
07STATE157649 | LETTER INVITING MFA TO MEET IN WASHINGTON ON [...] This is an Action Request -- see paragraph 2. 2. Action requested: Post is requested to deliver at the earliest opportunity the letter below inviting the MFA North America Director Igor Neverov to a meeting in Washington to discuss the political impact of the current impasse on State Flight [...] | 2007-11-16 23:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR RS |
07STATE157737 | SIXTH COMMITTEE: RESOLUTION ON CRIMINAL [...] (U) USUN is authorized to join consensus in the Sixth Committee on a resolution (paragraph 3) on establishing procedures for holding UN officials and experts on mission (UN international civilian staff, including UN civilian police) accountable for criminal acts committed while on duty. The Si [...] | 2007-11-18 22:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UNGA UNSC |
07STATE159143 | INSTRUCTIONS -- G-77 AND CHINA RESOLUTION "ON THE [...] (U) As of November 20, negotiations on this draft resolution were not completed. The EU, OIC, and Israel are still discussing wording involving foreign occupation put forth by the OIC (OP 14). To balance the foreign occupation wording, Israel had proposed including wording containing the con [...] | 2007-11-21 17:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA SOCI |
07STATE159174 | INSTRUCTIONS - "PROTECTION OF AND ASSISTANCE TO [...] (U) USDel is instructed to join consensus on subject resolution. RICE [...] | 2007-11-21 17:48:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF UNGA |
07STATE159204 | INSTRUCTIONS -- G-77 AND CHINA RESOLUTION "ON THE [...] (U) As of November 20, negotiations on this draft resolution were not completed. The EU, OIC, and Israel are still discussing wording involving foreign occupation put forth by the OIC (OP 14). To balance the foreign occupation wording, Israel had proposed including wording containing the con [...] | 2007-11-21 18:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA SOCI |
07STATE159308 | USAID/DCHA/OFDA RESPONSE TO DISASTER DECLARATION FOR CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN DJIBOUTI [...] IN ACCORDANCE WITH POST'S DISASTER DECLARATION AND REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE (REF A),USAID/DCHA/OFDA HAS APPROVED AN INITIAL AMOUNT USDOLS 100,000 TO ASSIST THE GOVERNMENT OF DJIBOUTI (GODJ) IN RESPONDING TO A CHOLERA OUTBREAK. ADDITIONAL FUNDS MAY BE PROVIDED PENDING FURTHER DETAILS ON UNMET NE [...] | 2007-11-21 20:42:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | DJ NOTAG |
07STATE159330 | SUPPORT FOR NEW DELHI CONFERENCE ON AVIAN AND [...] This is an action request (see para 12) both for posts whose host governments have not yet accepted invitations to the New Delhi avian and pandemic influenza conference and for donor nations. SUMMARY ------- 2. Begin Summary: The USG has assumed a world leadership role in the effor [...] | 2007-11-21 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR KFLU EAID TBIO PREL XX |
07STATE159343 | DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2007-11-21 21:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM MASS ASEC AM |
07STATE159369 | OSCE: DRAFT MINISTERIAL DECISION ON STRENGTHENING [...] (U) USOSCE is authorized to join consensus, with proposed changes as noted in paragraph 2, on the following draft decision, MC.DD/8/07/Rev.3, which is scheduled to be discussed at the Prep Com this week. Post should seek all of the changes in paragraph 2, but should not break consensus on the [...] | 2007-11-21 22:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PHUM |
07STATE159370 | OSCE: DRAFT STATEMENT ON EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION [...] Provide, within the framework of the law, opportunity for the full and equal participation of all individuals within society in political, economic, social and cultural life including through democratic participation in decision-making without discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, sex, [...] | 2007-11-21 22:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PHUM |
07STATE159925 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050066576 for the export of submachine gun supressors to Kazakhstan. Post is requested to com [...] | 2007-11-26 14:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KZ KOMC |
07STATE159967 | USG QUESTIONS ON SWEDEN NOVEMBER 9 NOTICE ON BANK [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) On 9 November, Sweden notified the UNSCR 1737 Sanctions Committee of its intention to authorize-under paragraph 15 of UNSCR 1737-payments due under contracts with Bank Sepah entered into prior to [...] | 2007-11-26 15:27:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP IR PREL PARM |
07STATE160185 | DEPARTMENT RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] As requested in reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and, of this date, finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following member of the Government of Armenia, nominated by the Department of Defense for English language training. 2. Name of proposed [...] | 2007-11-26 19:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM MASS ASEC AM |
07STATE160266 | SHARING WASHINGTON OUTBOUND CABLES [...] Drafting Officers are encouraged to use the SIPDIS caption only on those cables deemed appropriate for sharing - such as cable reporting messages, analytical pieces, and policy instructions. SIPDIS content in the NCD system is available to hundreds of thousands of employees and contractors [...] | 2007-11-26 21:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ACOA AMGT AOMS KCCP PINR |
07STATE160488 | REVISED INSTRUCTIONS -- UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] This instruction cable replaces State 158405. After sending State 158405, USDEL learned that the Beijing follow-up text is not a resolution, but a Chair's text. Unlike resolutions, Chair's texts cannot be voted. But a member state that disagrees with part or all of the text does have the op [...] | 2007-11-27 15:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA KWMN SOCI |
07STATE160491 | REVISED INSTRUCTIONS -- WSSD RESOLUTION. [...] State 159204 was an instruction cable, sent on November 21, on the G-77/China resolution "On the Implementation of the Outcome of the World Summit for Social Development and of the Twenty-Fourth Special Session of the General Assembly." This cable supplements those instructions. 2. Paragr [...] | 2007-11-27 15:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA SOCI |
07STATE160560 | INVITATION TO GSA TO ATTEND GNEP STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR EMBASSY OFFICERS TO DELIVER TALKING POINTS (PARAGRAPH 3 BELOW) INVITING GSA OFFICIALS TO PARTICIPATE AS OBSERVERS during the first meeting of the Steering Group for the Global Nuclear Energy Partnership (GNEP) in Vienna, Austria, from 11 to 13 December 2007. Requ [...] | 2007-11-27 17:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA SF |
07STATE160639 | FY 2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY [...] (U) Summary. This cable lays out our FY 2008 biotech outreach strategy and describes some of the resources available to posts as we seek to encourage the use of agricultural biotechnology. Agricultural biotechnology has great potential to help address the challenges of rural economic develo [...] | 2007-11-27 19:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO |
07STATE160787 | BURUNDI - TALKING POINTS FOR 11/28 BRIEFING [...] This is an action cable. See paragraphs 2 and 3. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following points during the November 28 briefing of the Security Council by the Facilitator of the Burundi Peace Process and South African Minister of Safety and Security Charles Nqakula: -- Thank [...] | 2007-11-27 23:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL |
07STATE160862 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment end-use check on license 05-050020811 for the export of a Communication/Navigation Test Set to South Korea. Pos [...] | 2007-11-28 13:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AU ETTC KOMC KS |
07STATE161170 | UNGA: INSTRUCTIONS TO CALL FOR VOTE ON PARAGRAPH [...] USUN is instructed to call for a vote and vote "no" on operational paragraph 11 of agenda item 56 (d) - Sustainable development: protection of global climate for present and future generations of mankind and to deliver the EOV contained in paragraph 2 prior to the vote on this paragraph. 2 [...] | 2007-11-28 19:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UN KGHG SENV ECON |
07STATE161317 | TALKING POINTS FOR UNSC CONSULTATIONS ON THE DRC [...] USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for UN Security Council consultations regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo on November 28. Begin points: --Despite improvement in the overall security environment and the success of the recent national elections, the United [...] | 2007-11-28 22:40:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CG KPKO PREL UNSC |
07STATE161506 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT Taipei's assistance in conducting a post-shipment check on license 05-050029742 for the export of traveling wave tubes and acceptance test data to Taiwan. [...] | 2007-11-29 16:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC AIT |
07STATE161545 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment end-use check on license number 05-050029872 for the export of defense articles to South Africa. Post is reques [...] | 2007-11-29 17:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC SF KOMC |
07STATE161819 | UNGA: INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON [...] Mission is instructed to join consensus on the following UNGA resolutions: Agenda Item 54 (g): Report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) on its Twenty-fourth Session; Agenda Item 54 (a): Implementation of Agenda 21, the program for further implement [...] | 2007-11-30 00:09:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UN KGHG SENV ECON |
07STATE161824 | SUDAN - UNAMID DEMARCHE REQUEST TO FOREIGN [...] Purpose and Objective: This is an action request. Embassy Madrid is requested to make a high-level demarche by the Ambassador to Foreign Minister Moratinos requesting Spain to provide helicopter (number 1 priority) or transport support for the United Nation-African Union Mission in Darfur ( [...] | 2007-11-30 00:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPKO UN SU |
07STATE162031 | AZERBAIJAN: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested in reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and, of this date, finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the following members of the Government of Azerbaijan, nominated to attend the Financial Crimes, Money Laundering, and Terror Financing Seminar [...] | 2007-11-30 16:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AJ PGOV PHUM PTER |
07STATE162190 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights as of this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. Note that if, at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which [...] | 2007-11-30 20:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
07STATE162592 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a post-shipment end-use check on license number 05-050018734 for the export of defense articles to Kenya. Post is requested to [...] | 2007-12-03 16:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC SF KOMC |
07STATE162933 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050066576 for the export of submachine gun supressors to Kazakhstan. Post is requested to com [...] | 2007-12-04 14:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KZ KOMC |
07STATE163040 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests AIT-Taipei's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on application 05-050077337 for the export of hermetic trapezoidal connectors to Taiwan. AIT-Taipei is [...] | 2007-12-04 16:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC AIT |
07STATE163075 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR PARTICIPATION IN NAVAL [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 4, 2007, it posssesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual listed below. 2. Participant List Name: Etsay Gebreselassie GEBREHIWOT Occupation: Director of Mine Action, Mi [...] | 2007-12-04 16:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EAID ECON KCRM SNAR ET |
07STATE163088 | MEETING OF U.S.-EU SENIOR OFFICIALS ON DATA [...] No summary [...] | 2007-12-04 17:04:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER EUN |
07STATE163387 | UNGA: INSTRUCTIONS TO CALL FOR VOTE ON PARAGRAPH [...] Mission is instructed to call for a vote and vote "no" on operational paragraph 17 of agenda item 54(e) Sustainable Development: Implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and/or Desertification, Particularly in Af [...] | 2007-12-04 22:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UN SENV ECON |
07STATE163394 | INSTRUCTION - SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTION ON [...] (U) USDel is advised to join consensus on resolution titled "International Strategy for Disaster Reduction" under agenda Item 54(c). RICE [...] | 2007-12-04 22:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA |
07STATE163406 | DEMARCHE TO SYG STAFF ON CCW [...] The Department instructs USUN to demarche the Secretary General's staff at the appropriate level regarding the Secretary General's statement at the opening of the 2007 SIPDIS Meeting of the High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) in Geneva. The stat [...] | 2007-12-05 03:18:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP MOPS PARM PREL AORC OTRA |
07STATE163871 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050075198 for the export of various firearms and rifle magazines to Italy. Post is requested [...] | 2007-12-05 20:37:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC IT KOMC |
07STATE163875 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050075752 for the export of rifles to Russia. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lantern [...] | 2007-12-05 20:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC RS KOMC |
07STATE163965 | BURUNDI - TALKING POINTS FOR DECEMBER 5 [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following points for their December 5 consultations on Burundi. Begin points: -- The United States is concerned about the fragile state of the Burundi peace process and calls on the PALIPEHUTU (P [...] | 2007-12-05 23:33:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM XB XC XE BM |
07STATE163970 | LETTER FROM SECRETARY RICE TO FM VERHAGEN ON [...] Please deliver the following message from Secretary Rice to Foreign Minister Verhagen as soon as possible. There will be no signed original. 2. Begin Text: Dear Mr. Minister: Thank you for your November 30 letter informing me of the Dutch government's decision to renew the Netherland [...] | 2007-12-05 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PARM MOPS NL |
07STATE163971 | BURMA CAAC - TALKING POINTS FOR 12/06 MEETING [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to attend the Burma CAAC meeting on 12/06 at a high level if possible (French PermRep will chair the meeting. The British and the Belgians are sending their DPRs) USUN may draw from the following talking points during disc [...] | 2007-12-05 23:52:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM XB XC XE BY |
07STATE163972 | INSTRUCTIONS- TALKING POINTS FOR U/SYG HOLMES [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the December 6 briefing by U/SYG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Sir John Holmes. Begin points: -- We would like to thank Under-Secretary Holmes for [...] | 2007-12-05 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM XA XW SU |
07STATE164390 | INSTRUCTIONS -- UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTION [...] Action on "Women in Development" is expected either on Thursday, December 6 or Friday, December 7. 2. Paragraphs of concern. -- PP 2 reaffirms the outcomes of the Beijing Conference on Women and its five-year follow-up sessions. -- PP 5 contains the term "sexual and reproductive hea [...] | 2007-12-06 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA KWMN SOCI |
07STATE164396 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS AND EOV FOR AGENDA ITEM 54: [...] Mission is instructed to call for a vote and vote "no" on A/C.2/62/L.21 - Oil Slick on Lebanese Shores and deliver the Explanation of Vote (EOV) in paragraph 2. 2. Begin EOV text: Mr./Madam Chairperson, The United States cannot support this resolution. The resolution's language [...] | 2007-12-06 23:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL SENV LE IS |
07STATE164416 | INSTRUCTION FOR ICTY/ICTR DEBATE [...] The Department instructs USUN to draw on the following points for use during the Security Council,s December 10 debate on the Completion Strategies for the International Criminal Tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda (ICTY and ICTR). 2. Begin Points: The United States welcomes t [...] | 2007-12-06 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC ICTY ICTR PREL ZL ZF RW |
07STATE164427 | UNGA:2-C INSTRUCTIONS TO JOIN CONSENSUS ON DEBT [...] This is an action request. 2. USUN is instructed to join consensus on the following draft resolution: "External debt and development: Towards a durable solution to the debt problems of developing countries." The Department congratulates USUN negotiators for their successful efforts to bri [...] | 2007-12-07 00:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID AORC UN |
07STATE164428 | UNGA:2-C INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTE NO ON RESOLUTION ON [...] This is an action request. 2. USUN is instructed to call for a vote and vote "no" on the draft resolution "International Trade and Development." In addition to our disagreement with many parts of the resolution text, we were particularly disappointed with the G77's refusal to engage in di [...] | 2007-12-07 00:07:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC UN |
07STATE164844 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] This is an Action Request. See paragraphs 2 - 4. 2. The Department's Office of Defense Trade Controls Compliance (PM/DTCC) requests Post's assistance in conducting a pre-license check on license 05-050075628 for the export of firearms to Turkey. Post is requested to complete this Blue Lante [...] | 2007-12-07 21:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC TU KOMC |
07STATE165821 | BONUCA- INSTRUCTION CABLE ON DECEMBER 11 [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for their December 11 consultations on BONUCA. Begin text: -- The United States is hopeful about the establishment of a 25-member Preparatory Committee to promote greater nationa [...] | 2007-12-11 19:38:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PREF PHUM PBTS XZ ZF CT |
07STATE165954 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] In response to ref A, Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights as of this time by the member of the Iraqi Security Forces listed in paragraph 2 below. If at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information [...] | 2007-12-11 22:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
07STATE166241 | REQUEST TO GOVERNMENT OF DENMARK FOR WIREC [...] THIS IS AN INFORMATION CABLE, PLEASE SEE PARA 3. 2. SUMMARY: The USG will host the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC 2008) on March 4-6, 2008 at the Washington Convention Center. As the third global ministerial-level event on renewable energy, WIREC is expected [...] | 2007-12-12 19:59:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY SOCIS KPAO ENG NB |
07STATE166357 | Preparing for SMART - Getting the Most Out of Outlook [...] In preparation for the rollout of SMART messaging, the Foreign Service Institute has prepared a set of short instructional films. Since SMART messaging will be Outlook-based, these films involve In-box management. 2. Whether you have been naughty or nice there is a gift for you on the FSI [...] | 2007-12-12 22:20:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AADP AMGT AOMS APER AFSI KRIM |
07STATE166386 | GUIDANCE: CEPMO BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING [...] Washington concurs with positions outlined by USNATO in Ref A. RICE [...] | 2007-12-12 22:47:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR NATO PREL |
07STATE166776 | GUIDANCE FOR 13 DECEMBER 2007 SECURITY COUNCIL [...] PURPOSE. This is an action request. The Department asks USUN to draw upon the following three themes for the United Nations (UN) Security Council consultations on the UN-AU Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) on 13 December 2007: A) Welcome the progress between the UN and Government of Sudan (GOS [...] | 2007-12-13 19:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO UN SU |
07STATE166907 | SIERRA LEONE- TALKING POINTS FOR DECEMBER 14 [...] This is an action cable. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to draw from the following talking points for the December 14 consultations on Sierra Leone. Begin points: -- The United States thanks Executive Representative Victor Angelo for his thorough briefing and for his except [...] | 2007-12-14 00:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM XA XY SL |
07STATE166912 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: UNITED NATIONS FORCE IN [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of and to co-sponsor the United Nations Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) mandate renewal resolution during UNSC voting on 14 December, 2007. The text of the resolution is listed in paragraph 2. USUN is authorized to draw from the talking poi [...] | 2007-12-14 04:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC KPKO CY |
07STATE167108 | INSTRUCTIONS FOR STATEMENT ON THE OPEN-ENDED [...] The Department authorizes USUN to deliver the following statement during the session of the Open-Ended Working Group on Security Council reform, to be held December 14. 2. Mr. President, -- Thank you for convening this meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group. This group made significant [...] | 2007-12-14 16:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL UN |
07STATE167208 | INSTRUCTIONS -- UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTION [...] Mission is instructed to co-sponsor the resolution on emergency humanitarian assistance. RICE [...] | 2007-12-14 19:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA |
07STATE167215 | INSTRUCTIONS -- UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTION [...] Mission is instructed to join consensus on this resolution. No statement is needed at the time of action. RICE [...] | 2007-12-14 19:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA |
07STATE167257 | INSTRUCTIONS -- UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTION [...] Mission is instructed to join consensus on the tsunami resolution. No statement is needed at the time of action. RICE [...] | 2007-12-14 20:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA |
07STATE167258 | INSTRUCTIONS -- UNGA SECOND COMMITTEE RESOLUTION, [...] Mission is instructed to co-sponsor the Relief to Development resolution. RICE [...] | 2007-12-14 20:06:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UN UNGA |
07STATE167346 | SOMALIA - INSTRUCTIONS FOR DECEMBER 17 DEBATE [...] This is an action cable. Please see paragraph 2. 2. USUN is requested to draw from the following points for the December 17 debate on Somalia Begin text: -- We thank UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Ahmedou Ould-Abdallah for his insightful SIPDIS briefing this a [...] | 2007-12-14 23:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM PHSA EWWT XA XW SO |
07STATE167353 | UNGA: INSTRUCTIONS ON "NEW GLOBAL HUMAN ORDER" [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paras. 2 and 3. 2. (U) The Department instructs USUN to delay consideration of the resolution under UN General Assembly (UNGA) agenda item 50, "New Global Human Order," entitled "The role of the UN in promoting a new global human order" (A/62/L.35),[...] | 2007-12-15 00:22:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN AORC UN |
07STATE168141 | TRILATERAL CT APPROACH TO MALAYSIA/SEARCCT ON BIOTERRORISM [...] (U) This is an Action Request. See paragraph 5. 2. (U) In the follow-up from the successful October 23-25, 2007 U.S.-hosted Trilateral Counterterrorism (CT) Meeting on Regional Cooperation on Combating Bioterrorism, the Government of Australia (GOA) has proposed reaching out to Malaysia [...] | 2007-12-18 18:12:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PTER MY AU JP |
07STATE168387 | VOTING INSTRUCTION FOR A/C.2/62/L.8, UNILATERAL [...] This is an action request. 2. USUN is instructed to call for a vote and vote NO on the following resolution in the UNGA plenary: A/C.2/62/L.8, "Unilateral economic measures as a means of political and economic coercion against developing countries". 3. USUN should draw from the followi [...] | 2007-12-18 22:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID ECON PHUM UNGA |
07STATE168497 | BURUNDI- USUN INSTRUCTION CABLE ON BINUB [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the BINUB resolution scheduled to be adopted by the Council on December 19. Full text of the resolution follows: Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions and statements of its [...] | 2007-12-19 13:51:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM XA ZF BY |
07STATE1686 | IRAQ: CONSULTATIONS ON AND ROLLOUT OF POLICY [...] (SBU) Beginning Friday, January 5, President Bush and the Secretary will be consulting members of Congress on the USG's Iraq policy; the White House will consult select international partners prior to an announcement. However, no posts will be asked to pre-brief the policy; guidance will be se [...] | 2007-01-06 18:21:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ |
07STATE169366 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: EXTENSION OF KOSOVO [...] Post is instructed to continue to seek the longest mandate extension possible for the OSCE Mission in Kosovo, but should it become necessary, in order to prevent closure of the mission on December 31, 2007, Post is authorized to join consensus on a decision extending the mission on a month-to- [...] | 2007-12-20 23:15:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OSCE KV |
07STATE169370 | OSCE PERMANENT COUNCIL: REPLACEMENT OF CROATIA [...] Post is authorized to join consensus on a permanent council decision, substantively in line with the text at paragraph 2, to close the Croatia Mission and replace it with an office with a limited mandate acceptable to the Government of Croatia. Post should seek deletion of the third paragraph [...] | 2007-12-20 23:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OSCE PREL HR |
07STATE169391 | SIERRA LEONE - VOTING INSTRUCTIONS ON UNIOSIL [...] This is an action message. See paragraph 2. 2. USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the UNIOSIL extension resolution scheduled for adoption by the Council on December 21. Full text of the resolution follows: The Security Council, Re-affirming its previous Resolutions and the state [...] | 2007-12-21 02:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC PREL PHUM XA XY SL |
07STATE169393 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: MONUC MANDATE RENEWAL [...] (U) ACTION REQUEST: USUN is instructed to vote in favor of the mandate resolution for the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The text of the resolution is listed in paragraph 2. 2. (U) Begin text: The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions and the statements of its [...] | 2007-12-21 03:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | CG PREL UNSC |
07STATE169601 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR LTC VICKSON KIBONGE [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of December 21, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual nominated for a candidate from the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Next Generation of African Military Leaders [...] | 2007-12-21 18:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MARR MASS PHUM PREL CG |
07STATE170201 | THE USPTO GIPA PROGRAM ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The USPTO will hold the Global IP Academy Program on IPR Enforcement for Judges from 4-7 March 2008 at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. Posts are requested to inform host government officials of this program (see PARA 2 [...] | 2007-12-26 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA |
07STATE170202 | THE USPTO GIPA PROGRAM ON ENFORCEMENT OF [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The USPTO will hold a March 2008 Global IP Academy program from 18 - 21 March 2008 at USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside of Washington, D.C. This program will cover all aspects of patent, trademark, and copyright enforcement. Posts are reque [...] | 2007-12-26 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA |
07STATE170203 | THE USPTO (GIPA) TRADEMARK ADMINISTRATION [...] SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST. The USPTO will hold The Trademark Administration Global IP Academy Program from 11-14 March 2008 at USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C. Posts are requested to inform host government officials of this program (see PARA 2) and [...] | 2007-12-26 23:54:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD AORC ASEC KIPR OTRA |
07STATE170388 | INTELLIPEDIA - AN IMPROVED TOOL FOR COMMUNICATING [...] (U) SUMMARY: THE DEPARTMENT HAS A NEW TECHNOLOGY TOOL AT ITS FINGERTIPS THAT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY WE SHARE INFORMATION, MAKE US MORE EFFICIENT, SAVE US TIME, AND IMPROVE OUR WORK FLOW: INTELLIPEDIA. USING THE SAME SOFTWARE THAT POWERS THE POPULAR "WIKIPEDIA" SITE ON THE INTERNET, INTELLI [...] | 2007-12-27 18:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AINF |
07STATE170488 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be cred [...] | 2007-12-27 20:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
07STATE170492 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR U.S. SPONSORED TRAINING [...] Department has reviewed its files and finds that it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights at this time by the members of the Iraqi Security Forces listed below. If at any time, the Embassy becomes aware of any information regarding incidents which could be cred [...] | 2007-12-27 20:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PGOV PHUM PINS PREL |
07STATE170638 | INSTRUCTIONS TO DEFER FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS NON-ESSENTIAL [...] AmEmbassy Islamabad requests all non-essential travel to Pakistan be deferred for the next 72 hrs (until 31 December, after 1800 HRS local time, or 0800 HRS Eastern Standard Time). This is a precautionary measure because, in the aftermath of the death of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto [...] | 2007-12-28 10:25:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT ASEC PK |
07STATE17978 | KOSOVO CLASSIFIED WEBSITE LAUNCHED [...] No summary [...] | 2007-02-13 14:46:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL SI UN |
07STATE18300 | COMMUNIQUE OF FEBRUARY 9 INTERNATIONAL CONTACT [...] The International Contact Group (ICG) on Somalia met on February 9 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, co-chaired by Assistant Secretary Jendayi Frazer and Norwegian Ambassador Kjell Harald Dalen. Tanzanian Foreign Minister Bernard Membe hosted the ICG meeting. Details of the meeting will follow se [...] | 2007-02-13 19:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS EAID PGOV PTER SO |
07STATE20817 | DEMARCHE ON U.S. WTO TAFT GOODS NEGOTIATING TEXT [...] This is an action request, please see paragraph 3. 2. Textiles, apparel, footwear, and travel goods are products of importance to a range of countries, both developed and developing. On May 15, 2006, the United States tabled a negotiating text on reducing non-tariff barriers to trade rel [...] | 2007-02-20 22:39:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTO |
07STATE21538 | NEW ZEALAND PERMISSION FOR AMB TO BE ABSENT FROM [...] Department approves Ambassador William P. McCormick to be absent from post from February 22 to March 10 for personal travel to the United States. RICE [...] | 2007-02-21 21:53:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA NZ |
07STATE22242 | DEMARCHE ON MAINTAINING ITA DUTY-FREE COVERAGE [...] Summary and Action Request: The USG has raised several proposals relating to the WTO Informational Technology Agreement (ITA) at the WTO Committee for the Expansion of Trade in Information Technology Products (ITA Committee),expressing concerns that ITA members such as the European Union (E [...] | 2007-02-22 22:30:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD WTO |
07STATE228 | UPDATE ON SMART [...] Please provide wide dissemination of the information in this telegram. 2. The SMART Program Office has completed the pilot phase of Instant Messaging (IM) and will begin worldwide deployment of IM on OpenNet and ClassNet in mid-January. 3. The IM application, MS Communicator, was tes [...] | 2007-01-03 15:31:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AINF AADP ACOA ASEC KRIM |
07STATE2945 | ADDITIONAL IRAN DESIGNATIONS UNDER E.O. 13382 [...] (SBU) This is an action request, please see paragraph two. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees notify host government officials that the United States designated two additional entities and one individual under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Property of Weapons [...] | 2007-01-10 01:11:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC IR KN KNNP PARM PREL |
07STATE29741 | U.S. PARTICIPATION IN OPENING MEETING OF THE [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 3-4. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) This year's Community of Democracies (CD) Ministerial is scheduled for November 2007 in Bamako, Mali. At the Santiago CD Ministerial in April 2005, participants established four working groups to [...] | 2007-03-08 22:10:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM MX PHUM PGOV PREL UNGA |
07STATE32192 | RESEND: MARSHALL PLAN 60TH ANNIVERSARY [...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraphs 6 & 7. 2. (U) The year 2007 marks the 60th anniversary of the Marshall Plan, arguably the most significant American diplomatic and economic initiative towards Europe in our nations, history. In the aftermath of World War II, the Marshall Plan r [...] | 2007-03-14 16:14:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EUN FR KPAO SCUL UNESCO |
07STATE35404 | EXTENSION OF THE OCCUPIED TERRITORIES MANDATE AT [...] At the current session of the Human Rights Council, the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) tabled a resolution that would extend the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories Occupied since 1967 until the end of Israeli occupation. [...] | 2007-03-21 00:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNHRC PREL PHUM |
07STATE3592 | IRAQ: GUIDANCE ON PRESIDENT'S POLICY ADDRESS [...] Department requests Ambassadors reinforce the President's January 10 announcement on Iraq policy with the highest levels in the host governments on Thursday January 11. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. Department instructs posts to pursue the following objectives: --Drawing on the backgrou [...] | 2007-01-11 03:35:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PGOV PREL IZ |
07STATE38476 | CHAD: LEAHY VETTING FOR IMET CANDIDATES [...] Reftel identified the following candidates, all Chadian nationals, who have been nominated for International Military Education and Training (IMET) programs in May and June 2007. Per reftel, Embassy N'djamena has reviewed mission records and found no credible information of gross human rights [...] | 2007-03-26 20:34:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MASS MARR PINR PHUM CD |
07STATE38560 | GUIDANCE: UNIIIC MANDATE EXTENSION RESOLUTION [...] (U) USUN is authorized to join consensus on the resolution, in para 2 below, authorizing an extension of UNIIIC's mandate until June 15, 2008. 2. (U) Begin text. The Security Council, Recalling all its previous relevant resolutions, in particular resolutions 1595 (2005),1636 (2005),1 [...] | 2007-03-27 01:41:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC LE |
07STATE39302 | SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested in reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who have been selected to participate in Obstetrics, Medical Health and Hygiene training at the [...] | 2007-03-27 21:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM |
07STATE40511 | SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested reftel, the Department has reviwed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who have been selected to participate in English language and 767 simulation training at Boeing Comp [...] | 2007-03-29 15:19:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM |
07STATE4562 | REOPENING OF EMBASSY ATHENS AND AMCONSULATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 20:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC AMGT CASC KFLO PINS GR |
07STATE4657 | REOPENING OF EMBASSY ATHENS AND AMCONSULATE [...] No summary [...] | 2007-01-12 20:45:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC AMGT CASC KFLO PINS GR |
07STATE470 | DEMARCHE TO ROMANIA AND BULGARIA ON BILATERAL [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. SEE PARAGRAPH 19. 2. SUMMARY: Per refs a and b, the Governments of Romania and Bulgaria have recently presented diplomatic notes to Embassies Bucharest and Sofia, respectively, proposing to amend or terminate several economic agreements with the United States in [...] | 2007-01-03 21:29:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | BU ETRD EUN RO |
07STATE47268 | SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individuals named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who have been selected to participate in English language and Sargents Major training at Lackland A [...] | 2007-04-10 21:05:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM |
07STATE4858 | FOLLOWING UP ON THE EU'S DRAFT PROPOSAL ON [...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 6-7. 2. In November, Reftel A asked posts to reach out to appropriate EU member state representatives to seek their views on a European Commission proposal to include international aviation in the EU Emissions Trading Scheme [...] | 2007-01-13 12:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SENV EUN |
07STATE48863 | SMART INSTANT MESSAGING DEPLOYMENT [...] Instant Messaging (IM) is the first component to be deployed as part of the State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset (SMART). IM is a form of instantaneous communication aimed to strengthen the conduct of diplomacy and provide additional collaboration tools to improve technology and fac [...] | 2007-04-12 20:58:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ACOA |
07STATE48903 | APPROVAL: DRAFT UNOMIG RESOLUTION [...] (U) USUN is authorized to introduce and vote to approve the text in para 2 below in the Security Council authorizing an extension of the UN Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG). 2. (U) Begin resolution text. The Security Council, PP1 Recalling all its relevant resolutions includin [...] | 2007-04-12 21:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC GE PREL |
07STATE507 | REQUEST THAT INDIA RESCHEDULE NEW DELHI AVIAN FLU [...] Please deliver the attached text formally requesting that India schedule the meeting of the International Partnership on Avian and Pandemic Influenza (IPAPI) during the period October-December 2007: see paragraphs 4 and 5. Signed original will be delivered to the Indian embassy in Washington [...] | 2007-01-03 22:43:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED EAGR EAID KFLU TBIO IN |
07STATE56784 | RECRUITING TRANSFORMATIONAL DIPLOMATS FOR FIELD [...] (U) This cable is intended to advertise and recruit individuals to serve four-six month TDY tours in Darfur in support of the Embassy Political Section and Washington's foreign policy objectives in Sudan. S/CRS personnel, with stop-gap support from Embassy political officers, have manned Post [...] | 2007-04-27 16:08:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | AU CJ HO SOCI SU US |
07STATE57089 | ACTION REQUEST: ENCOURAGING RUSSIAN PARTICIPATION [...] Please see action request in para 4. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND: An international group of experts created by the G8, the Nuclear Smuggling International Technical Working Group (ITWG),will be conducting a round-robin practical exercise in the near future. This exercise is the third such round [...] | 2007-04-27 19:57:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC ASEC ENRG KCRM PARM TRGY RS |
07STATE57781 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE REQUEST FOR C: ELIOT [...] No summary [...] | 2007-04-30 18:49:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | BE OTRA |
07STATE60867 | SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who has been selected to participate in senior executive course training at the Asia Pacific Center [...] | 2007-05-04 22:02:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM |
07STATE60872 | SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested reftel, the Department has reviewed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who has been selected to participate in the Patriot Air Defense System Technician Warrant Officer Ba [...] | 2007-05-04 22:03:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM |
07STATE64903 | SECSTATE HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING APPROVAL FOR [...] As requested reftel, the Department has reviwed its files and finds no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the individual named in paragraph 2, below, as of this date, who has been selected to participate in U.S.-sponsored training at the National War College at Fort M [...] | 2007-05-11 21:16:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | JA MARR MOPS PGOV PHUM |
07STATE74373 | VOTING INSTRUCTIONS: SPECIAL TRIBUNAL FOR LEBANON [...] (U) This is an action request. USUN is instructed to vote for and co-sponsor the resolution on the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. USUN may draw from the explanation of vote (EOV) in para 2 below. End action request. 2. (U) Begin EOV text. I would now like to make a few remarks in my nation [...] | 2007-05-30 21:50:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | UNSC LE PTER |
07STATE81232 | EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON INSURGENCY OPENS DIALOGUE; [...] (U) This cable is Sensitive But Unclassified -- Not for Internet distribution. 2. (U) SUMMARY: As part of the U.S. Government Interagency Counterinsurgency Initiative, the State Department collaborated with the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) to deliver a European conference on [...] | 2007-06-11 23:00:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS EAID EUN PGOV PINS PREL PTER PROP |
07STATE83780 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INFANTRY CAPTAIN [...] The Department of State has reviewed its files and finds that as of June 12, 2007, it possesses no credible information of gross violations of human rights by the security officers listed below: Name: Mohammad Kamrul Hasan Rank: Captain Unit: School of Infantry and Tactics Unit Location: S [...] | 2007-06-15 15:24:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM MARR MASS PHUM PREL BG |
07STATE84207 | ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS OF IRANIAN ENTITIES UNDER [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 2. OBJECTIVES ---------- 2. (SBU) Washington requests that addressees notify host government officials that the United States has designated four additional Iranian entities and two individuals under E.O. 13382 ("Blocking the Propert [...] | 2007-06-15 21:01:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP KN PARM IR EUN |
07STATE84918 | SUDAN: Response to Egypt's Proposal on the AU/UN [...] Egyptian FM Aboul Gheit sent a verbal message to Secretary Rice on May 10 proposing ideas on how to SIPDIS reinvigorate the Darfur peace process. Please deliver the following letter from Secretary Rice. No signed original will follow. 2. BEGIN TEXT: Dear Mr. Minister: Please accept [...] | 2007-06-18 20:23:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO AU UN SU EG OPDC |
07STATE87336 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR VISIT OF NEA S&T SENIOR [...] This is an action cable. Please see para. 4. 2. The Middle East Desalination Research Center (MEDRC) Executive Council will hold its next meeting in Salalah July 11, 2007. NEA Senior Advisor for Science and Technology Charles A. Lawson, who is the U.S. Executive Council member (and Coun [...] | 2007-06-22 13:28:00 | Secretary of State | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SENV OTRA MU XF |