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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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08LAPAZ21BOLIVIA'S MACRO-ECONOMIC SNAPSHOT
[...] (SBU) Entering 2008, the Bolivian economy seems likely to suffer the consequences of recent political mismanagement. In 2007, overall GDP growth slowed to between 3.8% and 4.2% (well below the 5.6% average for the region) and almost all sectors of the economy are showing the effects of sever [...]
2008-01-04 12:30:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV PREL EINV BL
08LAPAZ2192BOLIVIA: MORALES ON ATPDEA, CASTRO, AND CHE
[...] (U) Bolivian President Evo Morales spoke to supporters on October 7, downplaying recent USG decisions regarding ATPDEA, lauding Che Guevara, and citing the advice of his friend and ally Cuban President Fidel Castro. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ATPDEA: "Won't Affect Us At All" - - - - - - [...]
2008-10-09 13:22:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR ETRD BL
08LAPAZ2396BOLIVIA NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-07 20:12:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON EINV PGOV
08LAPAZ2424NOMINATION OF FOREIGN VIP FOR MEDICAL CARE
[...] Summary: Embassy La Paz proposes to send Mrs. Maria Elizabeth Espindola Mackay, wife of Bolivian Army commander General Freddy Mackay Peralta, to the United States for medical treatment under the guidelines of the VIP Medical Program (reftel). As per program guidelines, Charge d'Affaires nom [...]
2008-11-12 14:15:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPREL BL
08LAPAZ2494BOLIVIA: EVO CALLS ATPDEA SUSPENSION "VENGEANCE"
[...] Summary: Press reports highlighted the closure of two more small businesses in the wake of the announcement of President Bush's decision to suspend ATPDEA trade benefits for Bolivia starting December 15. President Morales reacted angrily, calling the suspension "political vengeance." Vice P [...]
2008-11-28 16:42:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD EFIN BL
08LAPAZ2569BOLIVIA: EVO ATTACKS PRESS FOR CORRUPTION COVERAGE
[...] As more evidence is made public about Presidency Minister Quintana's alleged deal to allow contraband to be smuggled out of the country in return for political support, many groups (including allies of the ruling Movement Toward Socialism party) are calling for Quintana's resignation. Congress [...]
2008-12-11 20:30:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM PINR EAID BL
08LAPAZ2669GET THIS MONKEY OFF MY BACK: BOLIVIAN ECOTOURISM
[...] SUMMARY. Known as the "Tibet of the Andes," Bolivia has long relied on beautiful mountains, lush valleys and the opportunity for adventure for its tourism industry. As more of Bolivia's mystique is revealed to the outside world, ecotourism experts continue to clash on how to develop (or not) o [...]
2008-12-30 21:32:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ENVR BL
08LAPAZ301BOLIVIA: INPUT FOR 2008 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (U) Post recommends that Bolivia remain on the Special 301 Watch List in 2008. Piracy and counterfeiting remain serious problems, existing intellectual property rights (IPR) legislation remains weak, and enforcement remains inadequate. Post believes prospects for improvement are slim, especia [...]
2008-02-14 21:45:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON KIPR BL
08LAPAZ315BOLIVIA REQUEST FOR EEB FY08 BIOTECH FUNDS
[...] Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for agricultural biotech initiatives and the chance to work with Embassy Peru and the OES Hub in South America to explore the issues facing biofuel development in the two Andean nations. Both Bolivia and Peru hold great promise as producers [...]
2008-02-15 18:24:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EAGR ECON SENV BL
08LAPAZ415BOLIVIA NOMINEE BRIAN QUIGLEY, TRAINING ON
[...] (SBU) Embassy La Paz nominates Brian Quigley, Deputy Chief of the Economic and Political Section, to attend the training in Washington DC. Mr. Quigley is responsible for labor reporting and other labor issues in Bolivia. He works closely with the Department of Labor to coordinate aid to Bol [...]
2008-02-26 17:49:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ELAB OTRA PHUM
08LAPAZ458BOLIVIA NOMINEE MICHAEL STEWART FOR WASHINGTON
[...] Embassy La Paz nominates Michael Stewart, Economic Officer, to attend the Washington Energy Seminar, PE 228. Michael is responsible for reporting on the hydrocarbons sector in Bolivia. His assignment is expected to run through the summer of 2009. Contact information is as follows: office (5 [...]
2008-03-03 20:21:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI APER ENRG EPET ECON
08LAPAZ545BOLIVIAN REPORT ON FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
[...] In Bolivia, a proposed national budget is presented to the Congress toward the end of the year (November or December). At that time, the Administration makes public its budget assumptions and what is being presented to Congress. Congress considers the budget proposals and is then expected t [...]
2008-03-10 13:59:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL
08LAPAZ612GLOBAL MICROFINANCE PARTNERSHIPS: BOLIVIA/OPIC
[...] Embassy La Paz supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) initiative to support microfinance institutions in Latin America. The three Bolivian microfinance institutions (Crecer, Diaconia, and Pro Mujer Bolivia) are non-profit, non-regulated NGOs that are authorized to provid [...]
2008-03-17 21:58:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDEINV BL ECIN ES GT HO MX NU PE
08LEIPZIG20EASTERN GERMANY HAS THE RIGHT CHEMISTRY
[...] (U) The chemical industry is one of eastern Germany's most successful retooled industry sectors. Companies (including the U.S. firm Dow) invested in the region after the fall of the Wall. They acquired state-owned facilities and capitalized on their proximity and historic ties to eastern Euro [...]
2008-10-28 16:57:00Consulate LeipzigUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ECON GM
08LEIPZIG21GERMANY'S ONGOING STRUGGLE WITH RIGHT-WING EXTREMISM
[...] (U) This is a Mission-wide message and has been coordinated with Embassy Berlin and Consulates Frankfurt, Munich, Duesseldorf, and Hamburg. ------- Summary ------- 2. (U) Germany has extensive government and civic efforts against right-wing extremism, including legal and constitutiona [...]
2008-10-29 16:01:00Consulate LeipzigUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS GM CASC PREL
08LIBREVILLE152GABON: RITUAL CRIME ON THE RISE
[...] (U) The number of suspected ritual killings in Gabon is on the rise ahead of scheduled April 27 local elections. Members of civil society and some religious leaders have denounced this practice. Government has had little to say on the subject, however. There has been extensive coverage of th [...]
2008-04-01 10:06:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV KPAO KCRM GB
08LIBREVILLE248GABON: DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 15:29:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KDEM PREL KPAO SOCI CU
08LIBREVILLE530CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM GABONESE PRESIDENT OMAR BONGO
[...] THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS A SECOND LETTER THAT WAS PROMINENTLY PLACED ON FRONT PAGE OF THE GABONESE GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER - L'UNION PLUS (NO. 9866 EDITION) ON NOVEMBER 6, 2008: THE HONORABLE BARACK OBAMA THE PRESIDENT-ELECT WASHINGTON DEAR SENATOR, THE AMERICAN PEOPLE HAS PLAC [...]
2008-11-06 13:56:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP GB
08LIBREVILLE567GABON/CAR: FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT ON CAR DDR PROCESS
[...] The following is a rough English translation of a framework document outlining the launch of the DDR process in the Central African Republic. The original French text has already been provided to AF/C. (Begin Text) FRAMEWORK PAPER ON THE LAUNCHING OF THE DDR PROCESS IN THE CENTRAL AFRICA [...]
2008-12-03 15:38:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM CT GB
08LILONGWE1312008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI
[...] SUMMARY. The government of Malawi remains committed in its fight against trafficking but continues to suffer from a lack of resources. The GOM has a strong working relationship with International Organizations (IOs) and NGOs and continued to provide social, counseling, and rehabilitation serv [...]
2008-03-05 14:35:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID MI
08LILONGWE167MALAWI: PRESSURE GROWING ON PRESIDENT MUTHARIKA TO CONVENE
[...] Summary: Public pressure is growing against President Mutharika's stand not to convene Parliament prior to the necessary budget session in May-June as long as the opposition insists on implementation of anti-floor-crossing provisions of the constitution. Malawi's leading civil society organiz [...]
2008-03-14 11:07:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM MI
08LILONGWE171INVITATION REQUEST FOR PEPFAR HEADQUARTERS CORE TEAM MEMBER JOHN CROWLEY, USAID
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-18 09:55:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV OTRA SOCI EAID MI
08LILONGWE172MALAWI INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] Following is Embassy's update for the annual President's Report on AGOA, in response to reftel request. Paragraphs/topics are organized according to the report template and instructions. 2. Market Economy/Economic Reform/Elimination of Trade Barriers: The Government of Malawi (GOM) has made [...]
2008-03-18 13:24:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PHUM PGOV MI
08LILONGWE212MALAWI - MUTHARIKA TO ATTEND SADC SUMMIT ON ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-11 09:18:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SADC ZI ZA MI
08LILONGWE262MALAWI: AIR ZIMBABWE PLANE AIR SAFETY INCIDENT IN LILONGWE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 10:43:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR MI
08LILONGWE304MALAWI: INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE
[...] According to the Ministry of Labor, Malawi has no reported cases of forced labor. While child labor is a notable problem in services such as domestic work, family farms, and fishing, the Government of Malawi has enacted laws to prohibit child labor and has developed national policies and progr [...]
2008-05-30 04:11:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LILONGWE338MALAWI: PARTICIPATION IN SADC OBSERVATION MISSION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-13 05:43:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PREL ZI MI
08LILONGWE34Blanket Over flight clearance granted: ACNE79
[...] This acknowledges receipt of reftel. 2. The Government of Malawi (GOM) Department of Civil Aviation, granted a one year blanket over-flight operation and landing clearance authorization number 921/07 for U.S military and civilian valid 1 January 2008 Q 31 December, 2008. 3. A 72-hour va [...]
2008-01-17 09:20:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MI
08LILONGWE38REVISED HIV PREVALENCE RATES FOR MALAWI
[...] Summary: A new survey conducted with UNAIDS' revised methodology shows 2007 HIV prevalence rates in Malawi for adults ages 15-49 at 12%. The GOM will likely release the survey soon. As part of the new study, the HIV prevalence rate reported in 2005 has been revised from 14% to 12% for adults [...]
2008-01-18 07:38:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI MI
08LILONGWE41IMET Students: Post Human Rights Certification
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-18 12:07:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MASS MI
08LILONGWE422DEMOCRACY VIDEO CHALLENGE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-21 13:19:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKIRC KPAO OIIP OPRC OEXC ECON MI
08LILONGWE497COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR PEPFAR STRATEGIC INFORMATION REGIONAL
[...] THE U.S. EMBASSY LILONGWE WELCOMES AND GRANTS COUNTRY CLEARANCE TO ALL REGISTERED USG PARTICIPANTS TO THE 2008 SI REGIONAL MEETING FROM SEPTEMBER 15 - 17, 2008. 2. PARTICIPANTS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGISTERING AND ARRANGING THEIR OWN LODGING THROUGH THE MEETING ORGANIZER (PSMITH@AIMGLOBALHEA [...]
2008-08-21 14:02:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT EAID KHIV SOCI MI
08LILONGWE50MALAWI: PRESIDENT WINS ELECTORAL COMMISSION COURT CASE
[...] Summary: On January 17, a Malawi High Court Judge upheld President Mutharika's appointments to the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC). President Mutharika appointed the nine commissioners in February 2007 but the two major opposition parties, the United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Malawi Cong [...]
2008-01-24 11:16:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV
08LILONGWE595AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MALAWI
[...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Lilongwe submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information in the requested format. 2. Country: MALAWI Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Malawi's current estimated population is about 13 million and GDP at current prices is USD 3.8 [...]
2008-10-07 03:51:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON XA MI
08LILONGWE596AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MALAWI
[...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Lilongwe submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information in the requested format. 2. Country: MALAWI Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Malawi's current estimated population is about 13 million and GDP at current prices is USD 3.8 [...]
2008-10-07 03:51:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON XA MI
08LILONGWE63MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) INITIAL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) team headed by VP John Hewko visited Malawi January 13-17 to initiate the compact development process following Malawi,s selection as compact eligible in 2007 (reftel). The visit provided an opportunity to meet with a variety of stakehol [...]
2008-01-29 14:47:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON KMCA MCC PGOV PREL MI
08LILONGWE709CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM DR. BINGU WA
[...] (U) The following text was sent in a letter by Dr. Bingu wa Mutharika, President of the Republic of Malawi to President-Elect Barack Obama on November 6, 2008. The original document will be sent via unclassified diplomatic pouch to the attention of S/ES-CR. BEGIN TEXT: Your Excell [...]
2008-12-12 06:00:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMI OPDC OVIP PREL
08LIMA103PERU'S ECONOMIC BOOM CONTINUES IN 2007
[...] 2007 was a banner economic year for Peru, despite a devastating 8.0 earthquake in August just south of Lima. The stellar numbers for 2007 continue an upward trend, as Peru reaps the fruits of earlier economic reforms and liberalization, as well as the current Garcia Administration's prudent e [...]
2008-01-18 12:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1090PERU LNG'S AGRICULTURAL CSR PROJECTS
[...] As the largest foreign investment in Peruvian history, the Peru LNG project has drawn significant amount of attention, particularly to the potential social and environmental impacts. Peru LNG has begun introducing the social responsibility components of the project, including a small agricult [...]
2008-06-25 19:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD EAID PE
08LIMA1128PERU RESPONSE: U.S. INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION ANDEAN
[...] (U) This cable provides a response to the request for information from the U.S. International Trade Commission Andean Investment and Drug Crop Survey for a report on the ATPA. 2. (U) The United States is Peru's top trading partner for both exports and imports. The growing importance to the [...]
2008-07-02 15:51:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD SNAR PE
08LIMA1183JUNE TRADE, INVESTMENT & AVIATION BRIEFS
[...] This is an update on the following trade, investment and aviation news from Peru: Trade -- Peru Pursuing Trade Negotiations in Asia -- Trade Agreement with China Moves Forward -- Bilateral Trade Between Peru and India Exceeds $450 million -- Imports Reach Record Level in May -- Wal-Mart a [...]
2008-07-11 17:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN EAIR USTR PE
08LIMA1202PERU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA DUCC COURSE
[...] (U) The Government of Peru accepts ILEA invitation to the Drug Unit Commanders Course to be held at the Regional Training Center of ILEA and is in the process of selecting participants. POC for this and other ILEA related matters is Jorge Del Castillo. Contact Info: DelcastilloJ@state.gov or [...]
2008-07-15 16:46:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC BR EDRC KCRM PREL SNAR PE
08LIMA133POST DOES NOT HAVE FUNDS TO SUPPORT GOP ATTENDANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-24 21:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EAID EPET KGHG KPAO KSCA OPDC SENV SOCI
08LIMA1345PERU: INFORMATION ON CHILD AND/OR FORCED LABOR IN
[...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post submits the following information on child and/or forced labor in the production of goods in Peru. Information on child and/or forced labor in Peru is limited. Most child labor in Peru occurs in the service sector and is therefore not applicable to this [...]
2008-08-14 16:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PE PGOV PHUM SOCI
08LIMA1453POVERTY IN PERU DECREASING SUBSTANTIALLY
[...] Poverty in Peru dropped in 2007 to under forty percent, a substantial 5.2 percentage points below the 2006 level of 44.5%, the GOP's National Institute of Statistics (INEI) announced recently. The poverty reduction is consistent with high growth rates of recent years, including 9% GDP growth i [...]
2008-09-04 12:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON SOCI PGOV ETRD PE
08LIMA1459PERU REQUEST FOR SUPPORT IN PAHO ELECTION
[...] (SBU) Action Request: The Government of Peru requested via diplomatic note dated August 19 that the U.S. vote for Peru in elections for the Executive Committee of the Pan-American Health Organization. The elections will take place during the 48th Directing Council meeting September 29-October 3 [...]
2008-09-04 19:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC PAHO PE
08LIMA1469PERU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA SENIOR OFFICIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-05 20:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL ASEC KCRM KWMN SMIG ELAB EAID PHUM
08LIMA151PERU 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] (U) The Peruvian government seeks to attract investment -- both foreign and domestic -- in nearly all sectors of the economy. The U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA),signed by President Bush and President Garcia on December 14, enables Peru to attract additional investment by clarifyin [...]
2008-01-28 20:29:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
08LIMA1616PERU TRADE & INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: --Record Imports & Exports --Peru Joins OECD Declaration on Investment --IMF's Valdivieso Named Minister of Economy & Finance --Chinese Trade Negotiations & Investment Accelerating --Central Bank Fights Inflation --Ja [...]
2008-10-03 22:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1742OCTOBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Update on Peru-China Free Trade Agreement Negotiations -- Peru-EFTA FTA Negotiations Concluded -- Export Growth in September - The Lowest Growth in Six Years -- Exports of Fruits and Vegetables Mostly Unaffec [...]
2008-11-03 20:28:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1806PERU ACCEPTS INVITATION TO ILEA RISK MANAGEMENT
[...] (U) The Government of Peru accepts the ILEA invitation to the Risk Management Program at the Regional Training Center/Peru, and is currently in the process of selecting participants. 2. (U) POC for this and other ILEA related matters is Jorge Del Castillo. Contact Information: Delcastil [...]
2008-11-17 17:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL ASEC KCRM OTRA PE
08LIMA1809PERU: SHINING PATH BLAMED FOR AMBUSH
[...] (U) Authorities are blaming remnants of the Shining Path ("Sendero" or "SL") terrorist group for a November 16 ambush that killed three police and severely wounded another. The group was traveling in the south-central department of Ayacucho when it came under machine gun fire from an undetermi [...]
2008-11-17 21:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PTER SNAR PE
08LIMA1813PERU NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2009
[...] (U) In response to State 88447, Embassy Lima reports the following update for its National Trade Estimate Report. This report has also been sent as a Word document with track changes to USTR by email. 2. (U) TRADE SUMMARY The 2008 data is current as of August 2008. The U.S. goods trade [...]
2008-11-18 15:24:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON EINV PGOV
08LIMA1825PERU: DEMARCHE TO INCREASE PLENARY SUPPORT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 14:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL UNGA PE
08LIMA1864NOVEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and China Close Trade Negotiations -- Peru and Mexico Trade Agreement - Issues Remain -- Peru and Japan Advance towards FTA Investment -- Koreans Visit Peru Looking for Business Opportunities -- P [...]
2008-12-03 19:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA1899PEACEFUL DEMONSTRATION AT U.S. EMBASSY LIMA
[...] Shortly after noon on December 10, 2008, approximately 40 Peruvian nationals gathered peacefully outside of the U.S. Embassy accusing the United States of falsely arresting and accusing five Cuban Nationals of crimes they never committed. Each protestor hand delivered a letter to the U.S. Emba [...]
2008-12-10 21:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PE
08LIMA1945PERU: NO PLANS FOR NUCLEAR ENERGY
[...] In response to reftel, Post notes that Peru has a civilian nuclear authority and a small nuclear program geared to specialized research (health, agriculture, etc.),but no plans to pursue nuclear energy. This was confirmed on December 16 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. With oil and gas r [...]
2008-12-22 19:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PE
08LIMA1973DECEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- The EU Initiates Bilateral Trade Talks with Peru -- Mexico and Peru Expand Ace No. 8 -- The Global Financial Crisis and Exports to the US -- Ministry of Transportation to Ban Import of Used Cars -- Toy Ex [...]
2008-12-29 22:09:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA213PERU ENERGY UPDATE
[...] This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- Shell returns to Peru by buying BPZ Energy -- Japanese interested in Peru explorations -- Biodiesel and Ethanol projects seek to meet demand -- Brazilians seek ethanol projects because of PTPA -- Natural gas displaces diese [...]
2008-02-05 21:58:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE
08LIMA226PERU REQUEST FOR EEB FY08 BIOTECH FUNDS
[...] This is an action request. See paragraphs 5-7. BACKGROUND ---------- 2. Post appreciates the opportunity to request funding for agricultural biotech initiatives. Peru is a high priority country (reftels) and our newest free trade agreement partner. Peru allows the import of agbiotech [...]
2008-02-07 14:13:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ENRG SENV ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO PE
08LIMA232INPUT FOR REPORT TO CONGRESS ON ENERGY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-07 17:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV APER ABUD PE
08LIMA297PERU: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (U) Summary. Post concurs with industry recommendations that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2008. Peru continues to face high levels of patent, copyright and trademark infringements in all sectors. Challenges include adequate funding, increasing inspections, strengthening [...]
2008-02-20 18:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD USTR PE
08LIMA394TELECOM REGULATOR SANCTIONS THREE MOBILE OPERATORS
[...] OSIPTEL, the Peruvian telecommunications regulatory agency, announced today that three mobile phone operators will be sanctioned for deficiencies in service experienced before and after the magnitude 8.0 earthquake that struck Peru on August 15, 2007. The three companies include Telefonica Mo [...]
2008-03-04 21:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECPS ECON EFIN EAID USTR PE
08LIMA47PERU: WIREC 2008 INVITE DELIVERED
[...] Per reftel, Embassy delivered Secretary Rice's invitation to attend the Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC) to Peruvian Foreign Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde under cover of a diplomatic note on January 9. Post also shared copies with the Mining and Energy Min [...]
2008-01-09 21:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08LIMA488FINANCE MINISTER, CENTRAL BANKER TALK TO TREASURY DAS
[...] SUMMARY. Finance Minister Luis Carranza and Central Bank President Julio Velarde told Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary Brian O'Neill March 8 that they were concerned about the appreciation of the Nuevo sol vis a vis the weakening dollar, and the inflation that they attributed to increases [...]
2008-03-18 22:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN PGOV PE
08LIMA516PERU ENERGY UPDATE: MARCH 2008
[...] This is an update on the following energy sector news from Peru: -- Natural gas consumption surges -- Distributing LNG within Peru -- Vehicular use boosts LPG sales -- Pisco-Lima LPG pipeline -- US firm to build Peru's first petrochemical plant -- Thermal power generation heats up -- $1 [...]
2008-03-25 17:32:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EINV ETRD SENV PE
08LIMA655PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: -- Imports Increase 30% First Two Months of 2008 -- Peru Reports $538 Million Trade Surplus for February -- 2007 Agriculture Exports Remain High -- Peru Investment Grade Follow On -- Strike, Environmental Challenges at [...]
2008-04-15 19:26:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA693PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: -- Imports Increase 30% First Two Months of 2008 -- Peru Reports $538 Million Trade Surplus for February -- 2007 Agriculture Exports Remain High -- Peru Investment Grade Follow On -- Strike, Environmental Challenges a [...]
2008-04-21 17:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LIMA730DOLLARIZATION DROPS BELOW 50%, VEHICLE CREDITS KEEP
[...] Summary: Dollarization in Peru, as measured by bank deposits, decreased to below 50% in March 2008, when deposits in domestic currency exceeded those in dollars for the first time since the economic reforms of the 1990s, according to a report of the Banks Association (ASBANC). ASBANC also rep [...]
2008-04-28 20:17:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PE
08LIMA826PERU RESPONSE: ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 13:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY PE
08LIMA893PERU ENERGY: SHIFTING FROM OIL TO NATURAL GAS
[...] Peru's government is working to substantially diversify its energy mix over the next three years. It hopes to reduce its reliance on petroleum to one third of total energy use by increasing natural gas and renewable energy use to one third each. Although Peru imported 63% of its crude petrol [...]
2008-05-20 19:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON SENV EINV ETRD PE
08LIMA956PERU TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS - MAY 2008
[...] (U) This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: TRADE -- Peru signs FTAs with Canada and Singapore -- Peru-China FTA May Be Completed in Two More Rounds -- Peru and Chile Moving Closer to Finalizing FTA -- Imports Registered a 47% Growth in April -- Overall Incr [...]
2008-06-02 19:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN USTR PE
08LISBON1007PORTUGAL TO CONSULT EU REGARDING TURKEY CHANGE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-24 17:00:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL TU
08LISBON1050PORTUGAL: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] Post does not have any investment disputes to report regarding the GOP nationalizing or expropriating property, repudiating or nullifying contracts, and/or taking any other action with the effect of seizing ownership or control of the property of any United States citizen. 2. Post's contact [...]
2008-04-30 13:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV
08LISBON1073Blue Lantern Reply on Application 050096455
[...] (U) Per reftel request, Emboff visited the Portuguese company Aerohelice on April 28 for a pre-license check. Aerohelice is a locally-owned business, founded in 1982, in Azedia, Portugal. The company has 18 employees, most of whom are former employees of OGMA (the partially state-owned aerosp [...]
2008-05-02 16:03:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC PO
08LISBON1078BURMA: APRIL GAERC CONCLUSIONS ACCURATELY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-02 17:16:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM BM
08LISBON1129PORTUGAL TO BACK BRAZILIAN IN WIPO DG ELECTION
[...] In response to reftel points, MFA International Organizations Officer Gabriela Rocha agreed on the importance of having an effective new Director General at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Rocha acknowledged USG preference for five particlar candidates, but noted that Por [...]
2008-05-12 13:13:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL
08LISBON1234PORTUGAL: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES
[...] SUMMARY: When it comes to rising cost of food and agricultural commodities, Portugal is one of the most vulnerable member-states in the European Union (EU). In fact, the average Portuguese family will spend 620 euros (974 USD) more for food in 2008 - a 38% increase over 2007. This vulnerabi [...]
2008-05-23 16:15:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL
08LISBON1257DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-28 11:23:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD TBIO PO
08LISBON1289PORTUGAL CONSIDERING GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS
[...] Poleconoff and Naval Attache delivered reftel points regarding Global Maritime Partnerships (GMP) to the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Defense, which are considering possible key areas for participation. GOP interlocutors currently have no suggestions for GMP activities. 2. COMMENT: [...]
2008-06-02 16:55:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08LISBON1324PORTUGAL REPLY ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR
[...] There is no credible evidence that child labor or forced labor is being used in the production of goods, according to Joaquina Cadete, Director of the Prevention and Elimination of Child Labor Program (PETI) in the Ministry of Labor (MOL). Cadete stated that Portugal does not have an organized [...]
2008-06-06 13:32:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI PO
08LISBON1340ENERGY SECRETARY BODMAN PROMOTES WAVE ENERGY AND
[...] On his first trip to Portugal as Energy Secretary, Samuel Bodman highlighted the two countries' shared commitment to enhancing global energy and port security. During his stay, he signed two memoranda of understanding -- one with Economy Minister Pinho to collaborate on wave energy research a [...]
2008-06-09 14:30:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG TRGY ECON PO
08LISBON1373PORTUGAL NONCOMMITAL RE: INTERNATIONAL WHALING
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-12 12:19:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EFIS KSCA PREL IWC ETRD
08LISBON1402BLOCKADE SPARKS PANIC AT THE PUMPS AND IN STORES
[...] (U) A three-day truckers' blockade protesting rising fuel costs triggered panic gas purchases as people flocked to fill their gas tanks before the supply ran out. The blockade, which began on June 9, visibly affected southern Portugal, including Lisbon. After just 48 hours, several supermarke [...]
2008-06-16 17:18:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV ELAB PO
08LISBON156PORTUGAL'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...]
2008-01-18 08:48:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PO
08LISBON157PORTUGAL'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2008 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment --------------------------------- Portugal offers a favorable investment climate for foreign capital, both in the near and long term. Its economy has become increasingly dive [...]
2008-01-18 08:58:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC PO
08LISBON1592PORTUGAL REMARKS ON POST-CYCLONE ASSISTANCE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-03 10:59:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID BMGT EUN
08LISBON1621PORTUGAL CANDIDACY FOR UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 10:45:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO
08LISBON1674PORTUGAL AIRLINE AGAINST BIODATA COLLECTION BURDEN
[...] Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) conveyed to Consul General and PolEconOff the strong concern of the Portuguese flag air carrier TAP about proposed regulations for biometric data collection by airlines under the US-VISIT program. In the July 11 meeting Deputy Director General for [...]
2008-07-14 15:00:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PGOV PREL PO
08LISBON1781PORTUGAL'S PRELIMINARY 63RD UNGA ATTENDEE LIST
[...] Per reftel, attached is the requested information on Portugal's participation at UNGA: A. Attendance of the Head of State -- President Anibal Cavaco Silva -- Arrival and departure dates are TBD. -- Spouse's travel plans unknown. -- No interpretation required if meeting is held in E [...]
2008-07-23 15:12:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP PO
08LISBON222PORTUGAL: ECONOMY MINISTER TO HEAD WIREC 2008
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-25 17:43:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08LISBON2587PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 11:06:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID PO
08LISBON2589PORTUGAL HAS NO COMMENT ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 11:24:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL PO
08LISBON2591PORTUGAL FOLLOWS EU ON RUSSIA-GEORGIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 09:44:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL RS GG PO EUN
08LISBON2597PORTUGAL REGRETS FOR 23 SEPTEMBER EU27 CUBA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 17:34:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PO
08LISBON2600PORTUGAL ON BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY
[...] (U) Portugal is actively engaged in EU efforts to reach consensus on biofuels mandates and sustainability criteria by the end of 2008, according to officials of the Ministries of Environment and Economy. Fausto Brito e Abreu of the Ministry of Environment highlighted to Pol/Econoff the Prime [...]
2008-09-22 16:19:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG EAGR SENV ENRG TRGY EUN POL PO
08LISBON2602NO PORTUGUESE RESPONSE YET ON "NO BUSINESS AS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-23 09:11:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDGG RS PREL PO
08LISBON2603NO PORTUGUESE BILATERAL ASSISTANCE TO GEORGIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-23 09:11:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDGG RS KCRS KMCA EAID EFIN PREL PO
08LISBON2604PORTUGAL RECEIVED POINTS ON NUCLEAR WEAPONS IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-23 13:48:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL PARM PO
08LISBON2613PORTUGAL'S CHILD LABOR LEADERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-01 13:23:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI
08LISBON2616PORTUGAL'S REPLY TO CALL FOR THE 2009 SECRETARY'S
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-02 09:19:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KWMN PHUM PREL
08LISBON2619PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON GLOBAL INITIATIVE EXERCISE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-06 09:48:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER
08LISBON2620PORTUGAL REQUESTS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON U.S.
[...] (U) Portuguese MFA Disarmament and Security Deputy Director Joao Pedro Fins do Lago and Disarmament Officer Sara Oliveira thanked us for the draft text on the U.S. resolution on compliance with non-proliferation, arms limitations and disarmament agreements. Fins do Lago asked for additional [...]
2008-10-06 09:49:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PO
08LISBON2621PORTUGAL - IMPLEMENTING UN SECURITY COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-06 10:51:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP IR MNUC PARM PO
08LISBON2622PORTUGAL - TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-06 10:52:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC IZ IR SY PO
08LISBON2636PORTUGAL: FINANCIAL CRISIS CAUSES STRAIN BUT NO
[...] Portuguese banks and financial institutions have adequate capital to ensure solvency and limited exposure to the devalued assets plaguing larger financial institutions elsewhere in Europe, yet the Portuguese public is nervous about recent difficulties of large U.S. and European institutions a [...]
2008-10-08 15:39:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PO
08LISBON2638PORTUGAL RESPONSE: FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 06:56:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREL UN PO
08LISBON2639PORTUGAL: OPIC-SUPPORTED INVESTMENT FUNDS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 11:09:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV PO
08LISBON2642PORTUGAL: EGYPT'S MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE ON AVIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-10 11:01:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AORC TBIO EAGR EAID PREL
08LISBON2667PORTUGAL INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF GULF-BASED AL-
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-27 13:56:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO
08LISBON2672PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON BOSNIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-29 12:03:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEUN PGOV PO
08LISBON2676GOP NOT ATTENDING IRAN'S UPCOMING NUCLEAR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 13:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDIR PREK TRGY PO
08LISBON2677PORTUGUESE DELEGATION TO MTCR MEETING AND DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 13:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA PARM PREL TSPA ETTC PO
08LISBON2678PORTUGAL OPEN TO AMENDING NSG GUIDELINES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 13:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP ENRG ETTC MNUC PARM TRGY IAEA PO
08LISBON2685PORTUGAL: DRAFT OF 2008 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL
[...] Per reftel request, attached is Embassy Lisbon's submission for the 2008 INCSR Report. I. Summary Portugal once again saw a significant decline in cocaine seizures as shipments to Europe are increasingly being routed through African nations rather than Northern Atlantic routes. As a result, [...]
2008-10-31 16:47:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PO
08LISBON2701CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-10 15:06:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP PO
08LISBON2703PORTUGAL: EU REGULATIONS ON RECOGNIZED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-12 10:52:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT EUN IMO PO
08LISBON2724PORTUGAL INFORMED OF REVOCATION OF IRAN'S U-TURN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 15:28:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL EFIN PO
08LISBON2725DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO PORTUGAL: GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 15:28:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PTER PREL PO
08LISBON2726PORTUGAL URGED TO OPPOSE UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 15:28:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDIS LE SY PREL PO
08LISBON2727PORTUGAL BRIEFED ON UPCOMING UN FIRST COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 15:29:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PREL PO
08LISBON2729CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE ASSEMBLY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 15:30:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC OVIP PO PREL
08LISBON2735PORTUGAL - PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 16:39:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PREL PO
08LISBON2736PORTUGAL - GPAF DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 16:39:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV PO
08LISBON2751PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT U.S TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 09:39:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO
08LISBON2752PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT U.S TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 09:39:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL PINR PO
08LISBON2754PORTUGAL: IMPROVING EU BURMA SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-05 10:30:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PREL PGOV BM EU PO
08LISBON2759PORTUGAL: AMENDED LACEY ACT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-09 16:47:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO PO
08LISBON2771PORTUGAL: PAKISTAN DONORS' CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 16:07:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PREL PO
08LISBON2772PORTUGAL ON IEA 2009 - 2010 BUDGET
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-12 16:07:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG IEA PREL PO
08LISBON2777PORTUGAL: UN CONDITIONS OF SERVICE DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 16:33:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AORC APER PREL UNGA PO
08LISBON2778PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: SYRIA IAEA PROJECT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 16:33:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM IAEA TRGY PREL PO
08LISBON2784PORTUGAL: SUPPORT FOR THE LEBANON SPECIAL TRIBUNAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-17 11:36:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER UNSC EUN PO
08LISBON2785PORTUGAL TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF FOUR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-17 11:36:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC PO
08LISBON2788PORTUGAL: NUCLEAR ENERGY OVERVIEW
[...] The following presents the information requested reftel regarding civilian nuclear energy in Portugal, provided by Teresa Tavares, Deputy for International Relations at the Ministry of Science and Technology, and Bento Morais Sarmento, Deputy Director of the General Directorate of Energy and [...]
2008-12-18 11:57:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO PGOV PO
08LISBON2789PORTUGAL UNDERSTANDS SECURITY NEEDS FOR 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-18 16:02:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAF PREL MOPS MARR PO
08LISBON2791PORTUGAL: UNESCO DIRECTOR-GENERAL ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 10:41:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNESCO PO
08LISBON286PORTUGAL: CY 2007 STAFFING LISTS AND BUDGETARY
[...] Per reftel, below are staff lists and extrabudgetary data on the International Lead and Zinc Study Group (ILZSG) and the International Copper Study Group (ICSG). 2. STAFF LISTS -------------- * * * * * ILZSG * * * * * NAME POSITION CITIZENSHIP GRADE Smale, [...]
2008-02-04 12:36:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO
08LISBON433PORTUGAL: RECENT COMMERCIAL SUCCESS STORIES
[...] Per reftel, post reports the following commercial success story: DATE: September 16, 2007 POST/DEPARTMENT OFFICE: FCS, ODC, Pol/Econ COUNTRY: Portugal COMPANY: Lockheed Martin MS2 Tactical Systems COMPANY/HEADQUARTERS (state/zip): MN/55121-2034 ISSUE/PROJECT: In early 2007, Embas [...]
2008-02-20 11:05:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON EINV PO
08LISBON441PORTUGAL: SPECIAL 301 WATCH LIST NOT RECOMMENDED
[...] (SBU) Post recommends that Portugal remain off the 2008 Special 301 Watch List. Overall, intellectual property rights (IPR) protection in Portugal is adequate and IPR legislation is generally consistent with WTO rules, EU directives, and the trade-related intellectual property (TRIPS) provision [...]
2008-02-21 07:37:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR PO
08LISBON512PORTUGAL OPEN TO DISCUSSING IEA MEMBERSHIP FOR
[...] (SBU) Pol/Econ Officer delivered reftel talking points to the MFA's Director of International Economic Organizations Jose Rui Caroco and Senior Advisor on International Organizations and Economic Affairs Duarte Nuno G.J. Pinto da Rocha. Caroco stated that even though the IEA requires that its [...]
2008-02-27 17:06:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG IEA PO
08LISBON513PORTUGAL: S&T SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING HIGHLIGHTS
[...] In preparation for the February 21 Bilateral Commission, Embassy officials met with Portuguese counterparts on February 14 to review and discuss bilateral science and technology (S&T) cooperation. Discussions focused on climate change, renewable energies, and the Embassy Science Fellows (ESF) [...]
2008-02-27 17:07:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA TBIO SENV PREL PO
08LISBON777PORTUGAL'S VIEWS ON BUCHAREST NATO SUMMIT
[...] Summary. The Government of Portugal expects the NATO Summit to be dominated by three topics: Russia, operations, and enlargement. On Russia, the Portuguese stress engagement and believe that true progress is available regarding CFE and missile defense. The Portuguese avoided discussions re [...]
2008-03-28 16:51:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL RS PO
08LISBON787PORTUGAL APPROVES CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION
[...] Chief of Mission approves the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) request to establish a permanent Container Security Initiative (CSI) presence in Lisbon with two (2) direct-hire Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and one (1) Locally Employed Staff based on the justifications outli [...]
2008-03-31 10:15:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAODE AMGT KMRS PO
08LISBON793PORTUGAL'S ECONOMY SURPASSING EXPECTATIONS,
[...] For the second year in a row, the Government of Portugal has exceeded its own economic benchmarks, registering 1.9% GDP growth in 2007 vs. the projected 1.8 % and lowering the budget deficit below the eurozone 3.0% limit to 2.6%, a year ahead of schedule. These positive results validate the [...]
2008-03-31 16:42:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD PO
08LISBON886LISBON-MADRID JOINT COUNTRY TEAM
[...] This is a joint message from Embassies Lisbon and Madrid. 2. SUMMARY: On March 25, the Country Teams of Embassies Lisbon and Madrid met to discuss law enforcement issues, counter-terrorism, common multilateral challenges, military cooperation strategy, and cost savings measures, as well as [...]
2008-04-11 17:32:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT BMGT SP PO
08LISBON941PORTUGAL: REQUEST FOR EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS IN
[...] Embassy Lisbon requests Science Fellows for 2008/2009 to expand the Embassy's contacts with Portuguese counterparts and to develop direct relationships with research institutions. The Science Fellow Program also plays a valuable role in our ongoing S&T cooperation with Portugal as required b [...]
2008-04-17 15:53:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKSAC TSPL SENV AMGT APER OTRA PO
08LISBON969PORTUGAL'S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] On April 4, poleconoff delivered reftel points to Goncalo Silvestre, the MFA's Attache for International Organizations, encouraging early implementation of the International Health Regulations (IHR) in light of continuing global threats to public health. Silvestre noted that Portugal is adopt [...]
2008-04-22 15:20:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL TBIO WHO
08LJUBLJANA101SLOVENIA: ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2008
[...] (U) This message transmits post's contribution to the Department of State's eighth annual report on Trafficking in Persons. Responses below are keyed to questions in paras 27-30 of reftel A. Embassy POC is Political Officer Albert Kraaimoore; tel. 386-1-200-5676, fax 386-1-200-5650. Based o [...]
2008-03-03 11:21:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMJN PHUM PREF SMIG SI
08LJUBLJANA183SLOVENIAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER TO ATTEND CSD-16
[...] (U) On April 21, Emboffs delivered reftel points to MFA International Development and Humanitarian Assistance Minister Plenipotentiary, Ales Verdir, who stated that although Slovenia appreciates U.S. concerns regarding a Zimbabwean chair of the UN Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD),[...]
2008-04-22 13:33:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC PREL EAGR EUN EAID ECON SI
08LJUBLJANA195RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL
[...] (U) Slovenia is an EU and eurozone member with a high level of political and economic stability. Rising food prices have not yet had any environmental impact in Slovenia. The main political and economic impact of increases in consumer food prices in Slovenia is in regards to inflation. Slov [...]
2008-04-30 10:46:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA210WIPO DIRECTOR GENERAL ELECTION - SLOVENIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-13 11:23:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR AORC ETRD PREL WIPO SI
08LJUBLJANA216SLOVENIA AND THE DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN
[...] (U) In support of the Day of Solidarity With the Cuban People May 21 event, post will place the Washington-drafted op-ed in Vecer, one of Slovenia's largest dailies. We expect the op-ed will also be picked up by the national wire service and other national papers. From May 20 to 23, the Embassy [...]
2008-05-20 08:39:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PHUM PREL EUN CU SI
08LJUBLJANA225CODEL BERKLEY TO VISIT LJUBLJANA MAY 23 - 26
[...] Post warmly welcomes the May 23-26 visit of Codel Berkley to Ljubljana. Overall control officer for the visit is Political-Economic Officer Albert Kraaimoore, office phone: (386) 1-200-5676, cellphone: (386) 40-516-021, fax: (386) 1-200-5529. The management control officer is Brendan Burns, [...]
2008-05-22 10:25:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SI
08LJUBLJANA226CODEL BERKLEY TO VISIT LJUBLJANA MAY 23 - 26
[...] Post warmly welcomes the May 23-26 visit of Codel Berkley to Ljubljana. Overall control officer for the visit is Political-Economic Officer Albert Kraaimoore, office phone: (386) 1-200-5676, cellphone: (386) 40-516-021, fax: (386) 1-200-5529. The management control officer is Brendan Burns, [...]
2008-05-22 10:25:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN SI
08LJUBLJANA227SLOVENE RESPONSE TO U.S. CANDIDACY FOR CHAIRPERSON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 10:44:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO SI
08LJUBLJANA228REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 14:05:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI SI
08LJUBLJANA229AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AS A TOOL TO FIGHT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 14:06:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR EAID ECON TBIO SI
08LJUBLJANA244SLOVENIA TO SEND DELEGATION TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] On May 30, Emboff passed reftel points regarding the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism June 16-18 meeting in Madrid to MFA Security Policy Division official Andrej Slapnicar and requested information regarding Slovenia's conference delegation. Slapnicar replied that MFA Security P [...]
2008-06-04 12:21:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP SI
08LJUBLJANA257SLOVENIA CONCERNED THAT USG DECISION ON UNHRC
[...] On June 12, Emboff informed MFA Minister Plenipotentiary and EU Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) Chair Smiljana Knez of the USG decision to disengage from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) per reftel. Knez said that Slovenia and COHOM regret the U.S. decision and believe that it is too [...]
2008-06-12 15:13:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM SI
08LJUBLJANA270SLOVENIA TO SUPPORT EITHER SWING OR RICCARDI FOR
[...] On June 3, MFA Division for International Organizations and Human Security Minister Counselor Robert Golobinek told Emboff that Slovenia had narrowed its choices of candidates for the position of International Organization for Migration (IOM) Director to either the U.S. candidate, Ambassador Bi [...]
2008-06-16 15:18:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF SMIG AORC SI
08LJUBLJANA304CONVENTION ON SUPPLEMENTARY COMPENSATION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-08 09:32:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA SI
08LJUBLJANA346SLOVENIA INFORMED OF MAURITIUS AND UZBEKISTAN GI
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-05 14:52:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM PREL PTER KGIC MR UZ SI
08LJUBLJANA370SLOVENIA: DEBTS OWED TO USAID
[...] On 13 August, Post transmitted the letter and documents from EEB A/S Daniel Sullivan to Andrej Bajuk, Slovenian Minister of Finance, requesting that Slovenia acknowledge debt obligation of $3.13 million and agree to settle the debt, per reftel. Emboffs also met with Ms. Katja Bozic, Director [...]
2008-08-14 14:53:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTIA EAID SI
08LJUBLJANA376SLOVENIA INFORMED OF DESIGNATION OF IRANIAN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-21 06:50:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN
08LJUBLJANA404SLOVENIA: AFGHAN ARMY EXPANSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-05 14:03:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AF SI
08LJUBLJANA42SLOVENIA: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT
[...] (U) Post has determined that there are no/no critical infrastructure or key resources (CI/KR) in Slovenia (as defined in para 4 of reftel) which - if destroyed, disrupted or exploited - might have an immediate and deleterious effect on the security, national economic security, national public [...]
2008-02-01 11:57:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETTC PGOV PREL PTER
08LJUBLJANA43SLOVENIA TO SEND DELEGATION TO UN.GIFT VIENNA FORUM
[...] (U) On February 1, Emboff delivered reftel points to Teja Valencic, MFA Minister Plenipotentiary for Division for International Organizations and Human Security, who stated that Sandi Curin, Ministry of Interior Undersecretary and National Coordinator for the Interdepartmental Working Group fo [...]
2008-02-01 14:33:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG SI
08LJUBLJANA457SLOVENIA: NO POSITION YET ON UNFC ISSUES OF NATO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-09 14:16:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM MNUC UNGA SI
08LJUBLJANA475Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy visits Slovenia, reiterates
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Ambassador J. Christian Kennedy visited Slovenia from October 14-16, during which he reiterated the USG interest in seeing a prompt resumption of the stalled negotiation process between the Government of Slovenia and the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO) regarding the [...]
2008-10-21 05:31:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SI CASC PREL
08LJUBLJANA477BLUE LANTERN PSV/END USE CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-21 13:26:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKOMC ETTC SI
08LJUBLJANA489SLOVENIA: NOT PLANNING TO ATTEND IRAN'S NUCLEAR CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-30 13:32:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IR MNUC TRGY SI
08LJUBLJANA50LJUBLJANA'S 2008 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE
[...] (U) BFIF funds are key in promoting U.S.-EU transatlantic economic cooperation in Slovenia, which is a theme in bilateral dialogue between the U.S. and the Government of Slovenia (GOS). Increasing U.S. exports to and expanding U.S. investment in Slovenia are two high priorities for Embassy L [...]
2008-02-06 15:40:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD SI
08LJUBLJANA500PRIME MINISTER-DESIGNATE PAHOR SENDS
[...] (U) Post has received the following letter of congratulations from Borut Pahor, President of the Social Democrats (SD) party of the Republic of Slovenia. A scanned copy as e-mailed to EUR/CE on November 5. SD prevailed in the recent election and President Turk has nominated Pahor to be the [...]
2008-11-06 16:29:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP SI
08LJUBLJANA509SLOVENIA: DEA EXPULSION CAN ONLY HARM BOLIVIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-13 14:54:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KDEM BL SI
08LJUBLJANA511SLOVENIA: INCSR PART I
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-14 15:39:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SI
08LJUBLJANA516SLOVENIA PRESENTS GLOOMIER 2009 FINANCIAL FORECASTS
[...] Summary. On 13 November, Maja Bednas, Deputy Director of the GoS think-tank the Institute for Macroeconomic Analysis and Development (IMAD),presented a disheartening account of the impact of the global financial crisis on Slovenia. Bednas gave specific forecast numbers for Slovenia, focusing [...]
2008-11-18 17:08:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA523SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON OPPOSING UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 15:34:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA SI
08LJUBLJANA524SLOVENIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UNGA FIRST
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-21 15:34:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM MNUC UNGA SI
08LJUBLJANA529SLOVENIA WILL REQUEST MORE DOCUMENTATION REGARDING
[...] Ambassador Ghafari has received the following message from Minister of Finance Dr. Andrej Bajuk, dated 20 November 2008, presented through Andrej Kavcic, Head of the Ministry of Finance International Finance Department. (Note: Former minister Bajuk left office on 25 November, the new Minister [...]
2008-11-26 16:16:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN KTIA OPDC SI
08LJUBLJANA549SLOVENIA: COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM 2008
[...] (U) In 2007 Slovenia enacted a new Act on the Prevention of Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, which became applicable in January 2008. During Slovenia's Presidency of the EU Council, Slovenia chaired an EU troika meeting with the United States on the external aspects of fighting aga [...]
2008-12-12 13:37:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM SI
08LJUBLJANA560SLOVENIA GROWTH REVISED DOWNWARDS AGAIN, GOS
[...] The Government of Slovenia (GoS) has revised growth estimates down to 1.1% for 2009, based substantially on new growth forecasts of -0.8% for Germany, Slovenia's biggest trading partner. The growth figures have been falling steadily. In March 2008, the GoS predicted 4.1% GDP growth for 2009. [...]
2008-12-22 15:39:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD PREL SI
08LJUBLJANA562SLOVENIA: NEW JUSTICE MINISTER LOOKS TO U.S. FOR JUDICIAL
[...] (U) Summary: (U) In the Ambassador's first official meeting with the new Minister of Justice Ales Zalar, the Minister pledged to look into pending U.S. denationalization and property restitution cases which remain bogged down in Slovenian courts. Zalar also reiterated his great interest in co [...]
2008-12-24 07:51:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO OIIP OEXC KCOR KNAR PHUM SI
08LJUBLJANA59DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU REGULATORY COMMITTEE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-12 14:48:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD TBIO EUN SI
08LJUBLJANA99SLOVENIA PROVIDES NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE ON
[...] (SBU) On 29 February, Emboff delivered reftel talking points on concerns about the Maldives' resolution on climate change and human rights to Andrej Kranjc, Secretary for International Affairs at the Slovenian Ministry of Environment and Spatial Planning. Kranjc, who handles climate change is [...]
2008-03-03 05:33:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL KGHG MV SI
08LOME138 HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER TO DLIELC
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army officer selected to attend the General English Language Training on 05 May 2008 through 15 August 2008 and the Language Instructor/Basic on 18 August 2008 through 20 February 2009, at DLIELC. 2. Information about the Arm [...]
2008-03-31 09:12:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
08LOME187 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER AND
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army officer and one civilian selected to attend the Africa Center for Strategic Studies Seminar 29 June 2008 to 11 July 2008 in Washington D.C. 2. Information about the two participants is as follows: Name: BITENIWE, Koum [...]
2008-04-24 15:35:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
08LOME248 HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE POLICE AND GENDARMES TO
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for 30 Togolese police and gendarmes selected to attend trafficking in persons training sponsored by the International Criminal Investigative Training Assistance Program (ICITAP) in the Department of Justice. The course will take place June 23, 2 [...]
2008-05-23 12:55:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
08LOME257 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICER LTJG
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Navy officer to attend the Specialized English Language training program and Navy/Coast Guard training from 25 June to 05 December 2008. Specialized English language Training: 25 June -29 August 2008 International Crisis C [...]
2008-06-03 14:42:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
08LOME274TOGO: GLOBAL MARITIME PARTNERSHIPS DEMARCHE
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Kodjo Menan, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on May 23. Menan listened carefully and stated that he is not familiar with any initiatives, but he would speak with the GoT officials who deal with these issues. DUNN [...]
2008-06-11 10:21:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON MARR MCAP PREL TO
08LOME286 HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE POLICE OFFICER TO ATTEND
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Police Officer nominated to attend the Cybercrime Workshop in Cotonou, Benin on July 9-11, 2008. 2. Name of nominated Police officer is as follows: Name: Kombate, Yendoula Rank: Police Superintendent Unit: Togo Police Forc [...]
2008-06-17 14:36:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
08LOME385LETTER FROM PRESIDENT FAURE TO THE SECRETARY:
[...] The Embassy has received for transmission a letter dated June 25 from Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe to Secretary of State Rice. The letter is in French. Embassy translation follows: QUOTE Dear Madam Secretary of State: As you know, Togo is emerging from a recent political crisis [...]
2008-07-28 17:40:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OPDC PREL EFIN TO
08LOME387RAIN AND FLOODING WASH OUT BRIDGE ON MAIN
[...] SUMMARY: Regions of central and southern Togo have been experiencing heavy rainfall leading to loss of life, flooding and most recently the washing out of a strategic bridge on the main North/South road. Travelers between Lome and northern Togo and the Sahel states will need to build in extra [...]
2008-07-29 10:24:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAID SENV TO
08LOME388TOGO'S OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL: INTERNATIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: The Togolese officer candidate program is progressing towards regionalization by accepting students from the sub-region, and strives to prepare cadets for PKO missions. The curriculum now includes modules on human right principles. The teaching staff tailors instruction to prepare [...]
2008-07-29 11:55:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MCAP PGOV KPKO TO
08LOME394OVERFLIGHT OF TOGO'S FLOODED AREAS CONFIRMS
[...] SUMMARY: Post was able to conduct an overflight and drive by of Togo's flooded areas. Water damage near Lome, north and east, is clearly visible as well as farther north towards Notse. Washed out bridges, both road and rail, as well as serious flooding in crop fields, lived-in parcels and [...]
2008-07-31 17:11:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETDR EAID SENV TO
08LOME397UPDATE ON TOGO'S FLOODING SITUATION
[...] SUMMARY: France and the UNDP are undertaking evaluation missions of flood damage. The GOT has held a number of crisis meetings and has begun to evacuate the population most at risk. Togo's Disaster Relief Committee has been activated. The GOT has still not provided the donor community wit [...]
2008-08-01 13:00:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETDR EAID SENV TO
08LOME399TOGO FLOODING: SITUATION IN THE SOUTH
[...] Summary. During travels around the southernmost portion of Togo over the week-end, it was clear that water levels are declining (except as water rushes toward the mouth of the Zio River at the ocean). The land is beginning to dry out, with deep mud the rule. Rains in the south have become sp [...]
2008-08-04 10:42:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL SENV TO
08LOME401TOGO'S FLOODING SITUATION: TOGO AND PARTNERS ARE
[...] SUMMARY: Assessment teams, both national and international, have begun to return to Lome and prepare their initial analysis and suggested courses of action. Togolese authorities have been present on the ground to distribute supplies, meet the population, assess damage and organize rescue ef [...]
2008-08-04 17:34:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL SENV MASS TO GH FR
08LOME403 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICER LT
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Navy officer to attend Navy/Coast Guard training from 03 September to 05 December 2008. International Crisis Command and Control: 03-19 September 2008 International Leadership and Management: 19-26 September 2008 Interna [...]
2008-08-05 16:58:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
08LOME405TOGO FLOODS: GOT/UN EVALUATION REPORT
[...] Summary. A joint evaluation concludes that the flooding is serious, though not catastrophic. Heavy rains are underway in northern Togo that merit continued attention. Donors are committing to assistance. End Summary. 2. UNDP convened a meeting of international donors August 5 to present [...]
2008-08-05 18:12:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV TO
08LOME407TOGO: UPDATE ON FLOODS: SOUTHEASTERN TOGO
[...] Summary. During travel to flood-affected areas in southeastern Togo, embassy officials noted that there are still many displaced persons, standing water, and increased traffic problems throughout southern Togo. One important bridge remains at risk, but people are already slowly returning to th [...]
2008-08-06 17:56:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV TO
08LOME597 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER MAJOR
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army officer to attend HIV/AIDS Strategic Planning and Policy Development training from 4 through 13 December 2008. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Kodjo Patanaam ABALO Rank: Major Unit: Togolese [...]
2008-10-21 17:46:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
08LOME619CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE PRESIDENT ELECT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-06 17:26:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC OVIP PREL TO
08LOME680GOT PROPOSES 2009 BUDGET
[...] Summary. The GOT Council of Ministers adopted a draft of the 2009 budget bill during its weekly meeting on November 5. The budget focuses on priority sectors recommended by the country's interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, completed in April. The proposed budget was sent to the National [...]
2008-12-10 17:11:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV TO
08LOME686TOGO: CAR PARTY HOLDS CONGRESS, DISCUSSES FUTURE
[...] The third largest political party in Togo, the Action Committee for Renewal, held its party congress October 17-18. There were several unexpected surprises, including the presence of the Union of the Forces of Change (UFC) opposition leader Gilchrist Olympio and the election of a new president [...]
2008-12-12 14:14:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM TO
08LOME687 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICER
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Navy officer selected to attend the Patrol Boat Training in Norfolk, VA from December 29, through February 2009. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Agrigna, Sama Rank: Lieutenant Unit: Togolese Armed [...]
2008-12-16 08:03:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
08LOME688 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICER APS
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Navy officer selected to attend the Africa Partnership Station (APS) training in Naples, Italy and Ship Riders Training starting in Norfolk, VA from January 5, through June 3, 2009. 2. Information about the participant is as f [...]
2008-12-16 08:03:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
08LOME77 HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE GENDARMERIE OFFICERS TO
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two Togolese Gendarmerie officers nominated to attend the regional MET seminar Conakry, Guinea on March 31 through April 4, 2008. 2. Names of nominated Gendarmerie officers are as follows: Name: Kondoh, Essohouna Rank: Sergeant Major U [...]
2008-02-21 14:54:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
08LONDON1265EMBASSY LONDON PLANS FOR DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH
[...] Action request for Department. Embassy London plans to mark the May 21 "Day of Solidarity with the Cuban People" by placing an op-ed in a local newspaper. We request that WHA provide the text for this placement. 2. In addition, Embassy London is working with the NGO "English PEN" to mark [...]
2008-05-06 16:31:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU UK
08LONDON1287EMBASSY LONDON'S OUTREACH TO DEMOCRACY ACTIVISTS
[...] Summary. In response to the President's democracy outreach initiative, the Ambassador has led an active Embassy effort, sustained throughout 2007 and 2008 and primarily with an Iranian focus, to demonstrate support and build bridges to democratic activists, including a personal meeting by the [...]
2008-05-08 10:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL IR BM UK
08LONDON1328ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO UN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-12 17:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC UK
08LONDON1394UPDATE ON EMBASSY LONDON PLANS FOR DAY OF
[...] Per ref A, "The Daily Telegraph" has agreed to run the Department-cleared op-ed under the Ambassador's signature in its online version on May 21. 2. In addition, Embassy London is working with the NGO "English PEN" to mark the occasion. PEN advocates for freedom of expression around the wor [...]
2008-05-19 15:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM PHUM EUN CU UK
08LONDON1406UNITED KINGDOM: REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN
[...] (U) There is no record of forced or child labor in the production of legal goods in the UK. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) informed Post that it does not collate information on goods produced with child labor and that it is not aware of any private research in this area. Its most [...]
2008-05-20 13:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI UK
08LONDON1465UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO DOS/VCI
[...] Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to Rongsong Jih to visit London June 2-5 to attend the Quadripartite Annual Conference in Seismology (QUACS) held June 3-4, 2008, at the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE),Blacknest, United Kingdom. 2. ----------------- Visit offic [...]
2008-05-27 14:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA UK AA
08LONDON1567UK UNDECIDED ON IOM VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-05 14:28:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF SMIG AORC UK
08LONDON1627UK SHARES USG CONCERNS RE ISO 26000 DRAFT
[...] The UK shares the concerns outlined in the reftel non-paper. They have just received a new working draft 4.2 of ISO 26000. It has not yet been reviewed by the government or discussed with the UK ISO Working Group, but it appears to raise the same concerns as the prior draft. This is the draft [...]
2008-06-13 17:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO EFIN UK
08LONDON1646UK WILL NOT ISSUE A BILATERAL STATEMENT ON US-EU
[...] The UK will not issue its own bilateral statement in London or at the UN regarding the U.S.-EU Prisoners of Conscience Declaration (ref),according to Sharon Moore of the FCO's UN Office. In line with UK policy, as the Declaration is a EU initiative, the EU will release a statement on behalf [...]
2008-06-18 10:48:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UK
08LONDON1647IAEA: UK RESPONSE TO REQUEST RELATED TO THE
[...] (U) PolMilOff delivered reftel and on June 13, 2008, received the response below from the Foreign & Commonwealth Office's Counter Proliferation Department. 2. (U) Begin Text of HMG Response: June 13, 2008 (Complimentary opening),(Regarding) the non-paper on CSC that you provided. O [...]
2008-06-18 12:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY ENRG KSTC IAEA PARM UK
08LONDON1703MAJOR UK RETAILER'S CHILD LABOR PROBLEM
[...] SUMMARY: Retail giant Primark dropped three suppliers after a BBC investigation revealed they were using unauthorized home workers, including child labor, in India. Primark usually learns of abuse through either its own auditors or their independent auditor. If Associated British Foods, Prima [...]
2008-06-25 17:28:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PHUM ETRD UK IN
08LONDON1710CODEL HASTINGS - JUNE 27 - JULY 8, 2008
[...] Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to CODEL Hastings to visit London June 27-28, 2008. 2. Visit Officer will be Jim Donegan who can be reached at work 44-20-7894-0114, fax 44-20-7894-0117, home 44-20-7259-6066, mobile phone 44-7801-670-694. If calling from within the UK r [...]
2008-06-26 15:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AU FR GM IT JP KZ PK UK
08LONDON1749FCO INFORMS USA THE UAE RATIFIES BIO WEAPON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-01 14:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KTIA OPDC CWC OPCW UK
08LONDON1794DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK: MAJOR ISSUES AT
[...] The UK supports the U.S. positions in reftel. Econoff delivered demarche and diplomatic note on Monday, June 23 to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),who then relayed the message to the Royal Mail. The Royal Mail will represent the UK at the UPU. The FCO says the Royal Mail has also se [...]
2008-07-07 13:41:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ETRD WTRO UK
08LONDON1850HMG SUPPORTS REFERRING THE HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATION
[...] (U) PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Bridget Brody of the FCO's International Organizations Department who is the department's ECOSOC coordinator. On July 14, Brody notified PolOff that HMG will instruct its ECOSOC delegation to support the USG in asking ECOSOC to send the application of [...]
2008-07-14 14:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC NGO UK
08LONDON2035IMO: FLAG STATE IMPLEMENTATION SUB-COMMITTEE -
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) 16th Session of the Flag State Implementation Sub- Committee (FSI 16) met at IMO Headquarters, London, UK. Mrs. Tatjana Krilic of Croatia chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by eighty members, three associate members, one state n [...]
2008-08-05 11:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA UK TU JA
08LONDON2036IMO: SUB-COMMITTEE ON SAFETY OF NAVIGATION,
[...] SUMMARY: The 54th session of the Sub-Committee (S/C) on Safety of Navigation (NAV 54) was held from June 30 to July 4 2008, under the chairmanship of Mr. K. Polderman (Netherlands). The session was attended by 65 member governments, one associate member government, one IMO non-member, and 25 U [...]
2008-08-05 11:52:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA SENV UK KTIA
08LONDON2182UK FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-1014531
[...] Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Office (HMRC) has provided the responses to the questions posed by the Department for G.I.K. International Trade Ltd., a United Kingdom Company, per reftel. The text of the response follows at para. 2 2. Begin text of UK response to questions posed by the [...]
2008-08-22 15:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM ETTC KOMC SA UK
08LONDON2261BARONESS SCOTLAND WILL ATTEND SECRETARY'S WOMEN
[...] (U) Baroness Scotland, Attorney General to Her Majesty's Government, in a response to the Secretary's invitation, has notified Post she will join the Secretary at the Women Leaders' Working group at UNGA. 2. (U) Baroness Scotland said that she is looking foward to participating in discuss [...]
2008-09-08 10:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KWMM UNGA UK
08LONDON2621IMO: SUB-COMMITTEE ON DANGEROUS GOODS,
[...] SUMMARY: The 13th session of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee (S/C) on Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) met in London from September 22-26, 2008 under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations fr [...]
2008-10-17 12:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA SENV UK
08LONDON2627UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO STAMILIO, LTC
[...] Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to Mr. Mark Stamilio, LTCOL John Havranek, and LTC James Dodson to visit London October 19-20 to attend working level meetings on ISAF detention policies and practices. 2. ---------------- Visit Officer ---------------- D [...]
2008-10-17 16:00:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT
08LONDON2757SUMMIT ON FINANCIAL MARKETS AND THE WORLD ECONOMY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-31 12:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN
08LONDON276INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The 52nd session of the IMO FP S/C met at Central Hall Westminster in London 14-18 January 2008, chaired by Mr. Juan Carlos Cubisino (Argentina). The session was attended by delegations from 58 member states, one associate member, one state not a member, two intergovernmental organ [...]
2008-01-30 09:48:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
08LONDON3181IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT ON MARINE
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization's (IMO) annual meetings for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the "London Convention") and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the "London Protocol") made progre [...]
2008-12-19 16:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PHSA SENV KGHG KRAD UK
08LONDON3191UNITED KINGDOM: 2008 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) Below is post's 2008 submission for the Country Reports on Terrorism. POCs for this report are Daniel McNicholas (McNicholasDF@state.gov) or Jim McDonald (McDonaldJP@state.gov). Consulate Belfast contributed to this report. UNITED KINGDOM -------------- 2. (U) In December a jury [...]
2008-12-22 12:26:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC UK
08LONDON3196TRADE AND FINANCE EXPERTS SOUND THE ALARM
[...] European trade and finance experts speaking at a December 18 HMG-sponsored conference in London spoke of an "acute crisis" in trade and finance that "puts world trade genuinely under threat." The credit crisis has administered two blows to world trade by: (1) decreasing economic activity and ( [...]
2008-12-22 16:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECIN ETRD EINV EUN EU UK
08LONDON3218SOMALI PIRACY:INDUSTRY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH ON-BOARD
[...] SUMMARY: The Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) hosted a Joint Industry and Naval Forces Workshop on Somali piracy in London on December 18, 2009. Military representatives from EU Naval Forces, Coalition Forces (CTF-150),and NATO outlined their operations and dilemmas in the Gul [...]
2008-12-29 12:20:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PREL PHSA KCRM SO UK
08LONDON512INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION (IMO):
[...] SUMMARY: The ad hoc LRIT group met from 29 January to 1 February under the chairmanship of Dr. Sam Ryan (Canada),who at the opening session was elected as Chairman for the present and subsequent sessions. The group was convened by MSC 83, under MSC circular letter 2835, to consider necessary [...]
2008-02-20 10:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDIMO AORC ASEC UK
08LONDON66HMG UNDECIDED ON WHO WILL ATTEND WIREC 2008
[...] On January 7, OES A/S Claudia McMurray met with Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Minister Joan Ruddock to discuss HMG's delegation to WIREC 2008. Ruddock recommended sending REFTEL invitation to DEFRA Secretary of State Hilary Benn. The invitation was delivered SIPDIS to [...]
2008-01-08 15:27:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY UK
08LONDON897IMO RESPONSE TO FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION
[...] In response to reftel, Post requested a Pedophilia certification from the International Maritime Organization (IMO). On March 28, 2008 ESTOff received the following letter and a list of NGOs affiliated with the IMO from Rozalie Balkin, Director of Legal Affairs and External Relations Division [...]
2008-03-28 13:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM SOCI UK
08LONDON981IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT - 29TH
[...] SUMMARY: The International Maritime Organization (IMO) combined annual meetings for both the 1972 London Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (the 'London Convention') and the 1996 Protocol to the London Convention (the 'London Protocol') took [...]
2008-04-04 13:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA SENV AORC ASEC UK
08LUANDA1006CRIME IN LUANDA: FROM BAD TO WORSE
[...] Summary: Brazen and violent crimes targeting Westerners have shaken Luanda's international community. Perpetually gridlocked streets make the targets easy pickings for gangs of robbers who have ratcheted up their aggressiveness in attacking vulnerable individuals stuck in traffic. Angolan pol [...]
2008-12-24 06:47:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KCRM AO
08LUANDA1023DOS SANTOS'S CHINA VISIT DEMONSTRATES STRONG BILATERAL TIES
[...] SUMMARY: President Jose Eduardo dos Santos' December 16-19 visit to China aimed to strengthen formal ties between the two states, focusing on aviation, business, and technical cooperation. The ministerial delegation accompanying Dos Santos concluded accords in those areas, while Dos Santos per [...]
2008-12-31 13:40:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AO
08LUANDA131ANGOLA: PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR G/TIP FUNDS
[...] (U) Embassy Luanda received and reviewed one anti-trafficking project proposal in response to the Department's invitation for project submission. 2. (U) Project summary: a) Name of Applicant: International Organization for Migration (IOM) Angola b) Requested Funding: $350,000 c) Pro [...]
2008-02-12 16:44:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PBTS PHUM AO
08LUANDA191CHIQUITA BECOMES LARGEST U.S. NON-OIL PARTNER IN
[...] Summary: U.S.-based banana giant, Chiquita Brands International, signed March 4 a 15-year agreement with Angolan partners to purchase an estimated 7.7 million boxes of bananas per year from a soon-to-be established 3000 hectare industrial banana plantation in Benguela province. The well-respec [...]
2008-03-07 06:15:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL AO
08LUANDA233ANGOLA SITUATION REPORT NUMBER 01 - FLOOD EMERGENCY ALERT
[...] SUMMARY: Heavy rains that began in late January following an extended drought period have triggered severe flooding in Southern Angola. In Cunene province on the Namibian border, 52,281 people have been affected, 26,915 of them displaced. Six deaths have been reported, with an unknown number [...]
2008-03-26 07:12:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR MI
08LUANDA253GOVERNMENT BUILDING COLLAPSES, KILLING AT LEAST 24
[...] (U) The six-story building housing the National Department of Criminal Investigation (DNIC) collapsed in the early morning of March 29, 2007. According to the Ministry of Interior, 181 people - 36 employees and 145 detainees - were inside the building at the time of the collapse. Most of the [...]
2008-03-31 17:21:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM AO
08LUANDA336PREPARATIONS FOR MAY 28-31 ECONOMIC OUTREACH
[...] Post warmly welcomes the May 28-31 interagency visit of senior U.S. officials to Angola, including Deputy Administrator of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Jovita Carranza, Executive Vice President of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation John Simon (to be confirmed),and AF Deput [...]
2008-04-30 05:52:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PREL PGOV AO
08LUANDA386ANGOLA RENEWS REQUEST FOR U.S. TREASURY TECHNICAL
[...] Key leaders of Angola's economic team, including the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Industry, the National Treasury Director, and the Governor and Vice Governor of the Central Bank have each recently made direct appeals to the Ambassador for the placement of a U.S. Department of the Trea [...]
2008-05-16 10:44:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID ECON PREL AO
08LUANDA411ASSEMBLY PASSES ELECTORAL LAW AMENDMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On May 20, 2008 the National Assembly passed a series of amendments to the electoral and registration laws, most of which affect various timelines in the registration and electoral process. Opposition parties strongly opposed the changes, particularly the extension of deadlines [...]
2008-05-27 13:18:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL AO
08LUANDA536 CHINA's ENGAGEMENT IN ANGOLA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-13 07:34:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECPS EFIN PREL SENV AO CM
08LUANDA537SCENESETTER FOR U/S REUBEN JEFFERY'S VISIT TO ANGOLA
[...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome your July 21-22 visit to Angola. Your visit, the highest level USG visit to Angola since Secretary Powell's four-hour stop in September 2002, manifests what the Angolan government most wants from America: respect. I hope your visit presages more high level [...]
2008-07-14 11:59:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP JEFFERY REUBEN ECON PGOV EAID AO
08LUANDA715EMBASSY CONGRATULATES ANGOLA ON PEACEFUL, ALBEIT FLAWED,
[...] (U) The Ambassador on September 9 released a statement on the September 5-6 legislative elections, as observed by the U.S. Embassy Election Observation Team. The statement congratulated the Angolan people for their peaceful participation in the election, pointed out the ruling party's advantag [...]
2008-09-10 19:06:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM AO
08LUANDA774Peace Pays Rich Dividends
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Six years after the end of decades of civil war, the provinces of Huila and Namibe are undergoing a renaissance, with huge public investments in roads, railroads, schools, clinics, administrative buildings, telecommunications and potable water. Despite these efforts and significa [...]
2008-10-02 15:32:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON AO
08LUANDA823USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA: ANGOLA OVERVIEW
[...] (U) Embassy Luanda is pleased to provide the following overview of Angola's infrastructure conditions and export competitiveness for the USITC. In the six years since Angola emerged from civil war, the government has embarked on huge public investment projects to revitalize the country. Inves [...]
2008-10-17 12:34:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD OTRA AO
08LUANDA854IT'S NOT JUST LUANDA: DEVELOPMENT IN THE PROVINCES
[...] Summary. A recent series of Embassy visits to the interior of Angola show that the reconstruction and growth so prominent in the capital are evident in other parts of the country as well. The cities of Lobito and Benguela are experiencing significant building booms, with an emphasis on major [...]
2008-10-29 16:34:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KPAO PHUM AO
08LUANDA907FINANCE MINISTER REQUESTS U.S DEPARTMENT OF
[...] Summary: Angola's new Finance Minister made a strong push for the placement of a U.S. Treasury Resident Advisor in Luanda. The Minister told the Ambassador the GRA requires urgent technical assistance with tax reform, budgeting, and debt management. End Summary. 2. During a November 6 cal [...]
2008-11-14 11:39:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID ECON AO
08LUANDA923CENTRAL BANK ON U.S. TREASURY ADVISOR
[...] In a November 14 meeting with DCM, National Bank of Angola Vice Governor Rui Miguens de Oliveira strongly supported the possibility of US Treasury assistance to the GRA. Such assistance, he said, was "something that could really help, from our perspective." He noted the Finance Minister wou [...]
2008-11-19 17:07:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID ECON AO
08LUSAKA1004ZAMBIA SEPTEMBER 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- Inflation Continues to Rise -- Money Markets Face Challenges -- Zambian Airways Liable for Unpaid Fees -- GRZ Defers Payment Of Windfall Mining Tax -- Zambia-Zimbabwe Power Interconnector Disconnected -- International Gateway License Fee Goes Up Inflation Continues to Rise 2 [...]
2008-10-10 05:47:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON ZA
08LUSAKA1049Strong Sata Support in Northern Province
[...] Summary. Conversations with local residents and party reps suggest that the Patriotic Front (PF) party is set for a strong showing in Northern Province. Low voter turnout, however, could limit the party's support, as even local party reps do not expect more than 50 percent of eligible voters [...]
2008-10-29 15:34:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ZA
08LUSAKA1052ZAMBIA ELECTION DAY REPORT #1: QUIET START, LOW
[...] As of noon local time, press reports and reporting from U.S. Embassy teams in the field indicate that polling stations around Zambia opened on time and in an orderly fashion. Observers teams have reported that the lines of voters waiting for polling stations to open quickly dissipated, and m [...]
2008-10-30 11:08:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ZA
08LUSAKA1054ZAMBIA ELECTION DAY REPORT #3: AN UNREMARKABLE
[...] (U) Summary: Zambia's October 30 elections were unremarkable -- peaceful, orderly, and without violence. Turnout was low; estimates range from 50 percent to less than 25 percent. Low turnout tends to favor incumbents, and post believes Acting President Banda should benefit. The Electoral [...]
2008-10-31 04:55:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ZA
08LUSAKA1057ELECTION RESULTS FLOW IN; SATA WITH EARLY LEAD BUT
[...] With a little under a third of Zambia's 150 constituencies reporting, opposition Patriotic Front candidate Michael Sata has the lead with over 360,000 votes to ruling Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) candidate Rupiah Banda's 241,000. The results thus far are not unexpected and mimic t [...]
2008-10-31 13:10:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ZA
08LUSAKA1089ZAMBIA EAGER FOR MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE COMPACT
[...] (U) Zambian Secretary to the Treasury C. Evans Chibiliti welcomed improvement on Zambia's FY09 Millennium Challenge Corporation Scorecard November 6 and committed the Government of Zambia (GRZ) to working "hard to bring this about" quickly. DCM delivered the scorecard, congratulating Zambia on [...]
2008-11-07 05:47:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL ZA
08LUSAKA1112COMESA POSTPONES DECEMBER SUMMIT
[...] COMESA Assistant Secretary General for Programmes Stephen Karangizi confirmed November 14 that the December summit planned for Victoria Falls had been postponed, due to the lack of progress forming a Zimbabwean national unity government per the September agreement between ZANU-PF and MDC. Kara [...]
2008-11-17 05:54:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM ZA
08LUSAKA1163ZAMBIA NOVEMBER 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- Inflation Remains High -- Local Currency Continues To Depreciate -- Farmers Union Acquires Stake in Financial Sector -- ZESCO To Disconnect Power Supply To Lumwana Mine -- Zambia Prepares to Launch Small Claims Court -- Civil Servants To Receive Subsidized Fertilizers Inflation [...]
2008-12-10 14:13:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON ZA
08LUSAKA1181ZAMBIAN INTEREST IN GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-18 13:07:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR ETRD TBIO EAID PGOV
08LUSAKA22ZAMBIA DECEMBER 2007 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- INFLATION RISES SLIGHTLY IN DECEMBER -- ELECTRICITY RATES WILL INCREASE IN 2008 -- COMMUCATIONS AUTHORITY TO MONITOR QUALITY -- AUSTRALIAN COMPANY BEGINS BIO-DIESEL PRODUCTION -- ZAMBIA FAILS TO MEET ANNUAL COPPER PRODUCTION TARGET -- MANUFACTURING SECTOR RECORDS GROWTH IN 2007 -- [...]
2008-01-07 14:09:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV BEXP EAIR ZA
08LUSAKA302ZAMBIA FEBRUARY 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- Government Seeks Financing for Large Oil Deal -- Chinese Expand Commercial Relationship -- Electricity Rates to Mining Companies Increase -- Officials Question Safety of Chinese Coal Mine -- Mining Companies and GRZ Bicker Over New Tax Regime -- Kafue Gorge Power Station Experience [...]
2008-03-14 08:02:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV BEXP EAIR ZA
08LUSAKA309INPUT FOR PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] Summary. This cable is a response to the reftel action request, regarding input for the 2008 President's Report on AGOA. Zambia is currently eligible for AGOA trade benefits, including textile and apparel benefits. There have been no significant developments since the 2007 report that would [...]
2008-03-17 13:58:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON ZA
08LUSAKA368ZAMBIA MARCH 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- Inflation Rises Again in March -- Labor Trouble At Chinese-Owned Copper Smelter -- Government Suspends duty on Energy-Saving Devices -- Maamba Coal Mine Seeks Investor -- Indian Firm To Invest in Coal-Powered Energy -- Zambia May Face Fuel Shortage If Financing Is Not Secured -- L [...]
2008-04-01 12:49:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ENRG EPET EFIN ELAB ZA
08LUSAKA424FULL TEXT OF SADC SUMMIT COMMUNIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-04-14 06:31:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA465 MEDIA COVERAGE OF A/S FRAZER VISIT TO ZAMBIA
[...] Summary. In interviews with Zambian national and international TV, local reporters and major news wire services during a brief visit to Lusaka, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer broadcasted U.S. concerns about the recent Zimbabwean election and spoke out forceful [...]
2008-04-28 11:28:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ZI ZA
08LUSAKA529ZAMBIA APRIL 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- Inflation Rises to Double Digits -- New Mineral Tax Regime Approved -- GRZ Revises Mines and Mineral Development Act -- GRZ Offers Uranium Mining Licenses -- GRZ Phases Out Leaded Fuel -- Celtel Offers Shares -- LuSe to Automate its Trading System Inflation Rises to Double Digi [...]
2008-05-14 14:24:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN ECON EINV ENRG EPET EFIN ZA
08LUSAKA535MWANAWASA ON ZIMBABWE: CHILDREN BEHAVING BADLY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-15 14:48:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SADC ZA ZI
08LUSAKA564ZAMBIA PREPARING FOR 25,000 ZIMBABWEANS FLEEING SOUTH
[...] Information Minister Mike Mulongoti confirmed to local press that the GRZ was making preparations to receive 25,000 Zimbabweans fleeing the violence in South Africa. Mulongoti was responding to reports published by Agence France Presse (AFP) on May 26 which indicated the Red Cross Society was [...]
2008-05-28 12:37:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF SF ZI ZA
08LUSAKA770Digging Deeper into the Pit of Child Mining
[...] (U) Summary: A recent International Labor Organization (ILO) report on child labor in Zambia's non-traditional mining sector--the first of its kind--revealed that child miners are routinely exposed to significant health hazards. NGO representatives at the post-presentation discussion cited hig [...]
2008-07-30 14:27:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EMIN SOCI ZA
08LUSAKA825GRZ ANNOUNCES DEATH OF PRESIDENT LEVY PATRICK
[...] President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa died early Tuesday morning in Paris, a visibly distraught Vice President Banda announced on national television at 1:35 p.m. Lusaka time. Banda went on to say that there will be seven days of national mourning, and urged Zambians to pray for the President and [...]
2008-08-19 12:12:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ZA
08LUSAKA849ZAMBIA SUMMER ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- Inflation Continues to Rise -- GRZ Increases Pharmaceutical Import Fees -- ZESCO Makes Plans to Recapitalize -- GRZ Issues Copper Mining License -- Aviation Sector Expands -- GRZ Achieves IPR Enforcement Success Inflation Continues to Rise 2. According to the Central Stati [...]
2008-08-22 10:52:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON ZA
08LUSAKA850GRZ PROVIDES SOME ANSWERS ON LEGAL ASPECTS OF
[...] Summary. The Zambian government (GRZ) will respect the constitutionally-mandated 90-day timeline for a presidential election and will announce the date of the polls after consultations between the Treasury and the Electoral Commission of Zambia, Justice Minister George Kunda announced on Aug [...]
2008-08-22 11:01:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ZA
08LUSAKA851PLANS FOR PRESIDENT MWANAWASA'S BURIAL ANNOUNCED
[...] The body of late President Levy Patrick Mwanawasa arrived aboard a French presidential plane on Saturday, August 23, and laid in state at the Mulungushi Conference Center until the morning of Monday, August 25. The body is now being flown on a tour of provincial capitals to allow the populat [...]
2008-08-25 12:28:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ZA
08LUSAKA949 Zambian Government(GRZ) bans radio phone-in political
[...] SUMMARY: Just as Zambia prepares for an October 30, 2008 presidential election, parties are jockeying for any media advantages they can get, the GRZ banned radio stations from conducting live phone-in programs. The ban, citing unbalanced and unfair coverage of political parties, is supposed t [...]
2008-09-26 07:43:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KMDR ZA
08LUSAKA974 Presidential Candidate Banda takes Zambia's Largest
[...] SUMMARY: The angry feud between Zambia's most-read newspaper, The Post, and Acting President (and ruling party presidential contender) Rupiah Banda has moved this week into the Lusaka High Court. At the end of September, Banda filed an injunction with the court to prevent The Post from printi [...]
2008-10-01 13:04:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KMDR ZA
08LUSAKA977No more free lunch - World Food Program to scale back
[...] The Zambia Daily Mail, a government newspaper, reported on 30 September 2008 that the World Food Program (WFP) will "stop feeding refugees in Zambia." Though erroneous, this story contains a kernel of truth. EmbOff has learned that WFP and UNHCR have a new feeding plan for Angolan refugees in [...]
2008-10-01 14:56:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF ZA AO
08LUXEMBOURG132LUXEMBOURG HUMANITARIAN AID TO BURMA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-14 08:03:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL BM LU
08LUXEMBOURG43LUXEMBOURG: FORMAL RECOGNITION OF KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-21 08:52:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV UNMIK UN YI EU KDEM LU
08LUXEMBOURG65LUXEMBOURG WILL NOT ATTEND MARCH 14 BEIRUT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 13:51:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREF PREL PTER MASS PARM SY IS LE
08MADRID1020SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON OFAC KINGPIN ACT DESIGNATION OF
[...] On September 12, Econoff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper concerning the OFAC designations of Venezuelan officials under the Kingpin Act to Iago Lossada in the MFA,s International Counter-Terrorism Directorate. Econoff subsequently shared the information with Conchita Cornejo Garcia of [...]
2008-09-24 13:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PTER PREL PINR SNAR KCRM VE SP
08MADRID1025MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPT. 22-26
[...] (U) While visiting New York to speak at the UN, President Zapatero met with business executives in a September 24 event organized by the American Chamber of Commerce in Spain. Executives from firms such as Boeing, Microsoft, IBM, Pfizer, and the Bank of America, as well as the MPAA, participate [...]
2008-09-29 06:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KIPR SP
08MADRID1047SPAIN SKEPTICAL OF EU BIOFUELS SUSTAINABILITY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Spain is skeptical of the sustainability criteria under discussion in the EU. Spanish officials attending EU discussions on these criteria said that as drafted they are not based on sound economic and scientific models and that they would discriminate against biomass and biofuel [...]
2008-10-03 09:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV ENRG TRGY KGHG SP
08MADRID1050MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPT. 29-OCT. 3
[...] No summary [...]
2008-10-03 15:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB SP
08MADRID106MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - JANUARY
[...] (U) So reads the FT's Gillian Tett's lead into her insight column. She asks how the big Spanish banks have so far weathered the storm well. She says that Mexico's Central Bank Governor, Guillermo Ortiz, has said that a few years ago, big Spanish banks asked for permission from the regulators [...]
2008-02-04 07:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
08MADRID1127CIVAIR: SPAIN CANNOT FOLLOW UP ON VIOLATIONS OF
[...] (U) Econoff passed on reftel requests, providing the GOS the opportunity to pursue an investigation as provided under Article 12 of the Convention on International Civil Aviation, (the "Chicago Convention") on reftel Spanish nationals who allegedly violated U.S. FAA regulations. Santiago Quiro [...]
2008-10-28 11:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR SP
08MADRID1134SYRIAN PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SHAABAN DENOUNCES U.S.
[...] SUMMARY. Syrian Presidential Advisor and former Emigration Minister Bouthaina Shaaban addressed a receptive audience of approximately 200 policy makers, diplomats, academics, and students of Arab politics and culture at the Spanish-government sponsored "Casa Arabe" cultural exchange institute [...]
2008-10-31 12:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PINR SP SY
08MADRID1141MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCT. 27-31
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-03 07:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB KIPR SP
08MADRID1189MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE - NOV 1-7
[...] (U) On November 4, the Ministry of Labor released statistics showing an increase of 192,658 registered unemployed workers for the month of October, the sharpest month-to-month increase ever recorded. This brings the total of unemployed to over 2.8 million, with immigrants especially affected. [...]
2008-11-07 16:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KIPR SP EPET
08MADRID1207INVITATION FROM SPANISH MINISTRY OF DEFENSE TO
[...] (U) The Ambassador received November 13 the following letter (translated in relevant part) from Manuel Lopez Blazquez, Spanish MOD Director General of Institutional Relations. Begin text: The Ministry of Defense of Spain and the CIDOB Foundation of Barcelona (Center of Investigation of In [...]
2008-11-17 14:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL SP
08MADRID1216 SPAIN--CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO THE
[...] Post has received a congratulatory letter from the former Prime Minister of Spain Felipe Gonzalez addressed to President-elect Barack Obama. The original and informal translation will be sent to the Department, attention S/ES-CR, via registered pouch, number 6340142. English text of the let [...]
2008-11-18 16:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP SP
08MADRID1226MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 17-21
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-24 08:17:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET SP SCUL
08MADRID1235SPAIN: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING RESULTS FOR SOCOM
[...] (U) Pursuant to provisions of the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, Post has carefully reviewed the human rights records of the following Spanish candidates who were intially invited to participate in the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Foreign Military Attache (FMA) conference, which [...]
2008-11-25 16:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL PGOV PHUM SP
08MADRID1251DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PROPOSED GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP
[...] (U) FAS Counselor delivered reftel points on November 26 to Santiago Menendez, Under Secretary of the Ministry of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs (which includes Agriculture). 2, (U) ESTHOff also delivered reftel points on November 25 to Enrique Yturriaga Saldanha, Subdir [...]
2008-11-26 15:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV SP
08MADRID1257MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 21-28
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-28 16:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EPET KIPR SP
08MADRID1289MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, DEC. 1-5
[...] (U) According to the EU's Eurostat, Spain's unemployment rate for the month of October reached 12.8 percent, giving the country the highest rate in the EU for the 6th month running. Second Vice President and Minister of Economy Pedro Solbes has noted that unemployment is the primary concern of [...]
2008-12-09 07:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB SP
08MADRID1291SCENESETTER FOR CODEL NELSON VISIT TO SPAIN DEC.
[...] (U) Embassy Madrid warmly welcomes your visit to Spain. U.S.-Spanish relations are strong and based on shared interests, including the fight against terrorism, the bilateral military relationship, our association in NATO, and rapidly expanding economic ties. The Spaniards you meet will be eag [...]
2008-12-09 11:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER OREP MARR SP
08MADRID13SPAIN WILL SUPPORT PIERRE-RICHARD PROSPER FOR UN
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-09 09:35:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UNGA SP
08MADRID1306SPAIN: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) As requested in REFTEL A, Post's submission for the "2008 Country Report on Terrorism" follows in paragraph 2. POC for the CRT in Spain is Hugh Clifton. Telephone 34-91-587-2294, email: CliftonLH@state.gov. 2. (U) The Government of Spain and its citizens were concerned that their cou [...]
2008-12-12 17:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER SP ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS AEMR
08MADRID1307SPAIN: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (U) As requested in REFTEL A, Post's submission for the "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control," follows in paragraph 2. This report includes draft numbers for statistical information on seizures for the calendar year 2008. If information [...]
2008-12-12 17:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR SP KCRM
08MADRID1309MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, DEC 9-12
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 11:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ENRG SP
08MADRID1310DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US POSITION ON IEA 2009-2010
[...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche December 10 to MFA's Juan Luis Munoz de Laborde, explaining the US's position on funding the International Energy Agency (IEA) for the 2009-2010 budget and beyond. Munoz de Laborde, who is the Deputy Director for Multilateral Economic Relations, expressed his [...]
2008-12-15 12:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SP IEA
08MADRID1311SPAIN: 2008 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN RESULTS (CFC)
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-15 14:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAPER
08MADRID1318SPAIN: GOVERNMENT HOSTS IPR CONFERENCE, LAUNCHES
[...] In late November, the GOS hosted its second annual International Conference on Digital Content (FICOD),which included as a separate event an International Conference on Intellectual Property in the Digital Environment. The IPR Conference brought Spanish government officials together with co [...]
2008-12-16 13:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KCRM KIPR SP
08MADRID1339MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, DEC 13-19
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-19 15:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB SP
08MADRID1365ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT, AND
[...] (U) Econoff spoke with Carmen Molina, Director of Human Resources at the UN's World Tourism Organization (WTO),on December 30 to request the reftel budgetary and personnel information. As in prior years, Molina expressed regret that she was unable to provide the information requested since th [...]
2008-12-30 13:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APECO APER ECON KUNR OCED POL UN UNESCO
08MADRID143MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Registered unemployment rose by 132,000, or 6.2 percent, in January, the largest one-month increase in the 21 years that records have been kept in their current form. The month's increase was primarily concentrated in temporary employment, but the permanent sector is likely to be affected [...]
2008-02-11 17:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ELTN ENRG ETRD
08MADRID171THE ECONOMY'S IMPACT ON THE ELECTIONS
[...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified and not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Growing concern about the economy is getting a lot of attention as a possible factor in the March 9 elections. It would only require a shift of two or three points to move the election one w [...]
2008-02-15 11:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV SP
08MADRID179MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Speaking to an overflow audience at a February 15 event, Trichet argued for further structural reform in the Eurozone, citing particularly the need for more flexibility in the labor, products and services markets. He argued strongly that price stability was not inconsistent with job creat [...]
2008-02-15 18:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO EAGR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KFRD SCUL SENV
08MADRID204SPAIN WILL CONTRIBUTE 2 ARMORED VEHICLES TO MFO
[...] According to Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay, Spain has initiated the paperwork to transfer two armored vehicles to the MFO. He could not provide a delivery timetable, but said that, "the contribution reflected Spain's concern for regional stability a [...]
2008-02-22 18:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SP
08MADRID210DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CHINA, INDIA IEA MEMBERSHIP
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-25 17:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDIEA SP
08MADRID211SPECIAL 301 SPAIN RECOMMENDATION
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified. It is not repeat not for internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary: Embassy requests Washington agencies to consider an out-of-cycle review for Spain in October 2008. On March 9, parliamentary elections will be held in Spain and a new government [...]
2008-02-25 17:42:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID212MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Second Vice President and Economy Minister Pedro Solbes debated Madrid PP parliamentary candidate Manuel Pizarro, who has the prestigious position of being number two on the Madrid list behind party leader Mariano Rajoy, on 2/21/08 on the Antenna 3 TV station. The debate lasted an hour an [...]
2008-02-25 17:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EFIS EIND EINV ENRG SENV
08MADRID215SPANISH GOVERNMENT DELEGATION CONFIRMED FOR WIREC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-02-27 08:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG EPET KPAO KSCA SENV SOCI TRGY KGHG
08MADRID246SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR DEPUTY SECRETRY ROBERT
[...] Embassy grants clearance and warmly welcomes Deputy Secretary of Treasury Robert Kimmit, Robert Saliterman, SIPDIS Public Affairs Specialist, Eric Meyer, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Europe and Eurasia and William Lindquist, International Economist, Office of Europe and Eurasia to [...]
2008-03-05 11:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA EFIN
08MADRID287MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE MARCH 1-7
[...] (U) The ICD came to an agreement with troubled real estate construction company Colonial owners Luis Portillo and Luis Nozaleda on 3/4/08. The Dubai fund will buy Colonial's bricks and mortar real estate assets and will end up paying something between euros 1.9 billion and 2.1 billion, i.e., [...]
2008-03-10 10:37:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENIV ENRG ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID293EMBASSY COMMENTS ON GOS SPECIAL 301 OBSERVATIONS
[...] Summary: The Embassy offers the following review of the Spanish government's observations (ref A) on the International Intellectual Property Alliance's (IIPA) Special 301 recommendation for Spain. Our review is keyed to the Spanish document. Our assessment (ref B) of Spain's copyright-related [...]
2008-03-11 12:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID315SPANISH RENEWABLE ENERGY DELEGATION ENERGIZED BY
[...] (U) Post and the Spanish government organized a highly successful renewable energy mission of Spanish companies and GOS officials to Washington and Denver February 11-14. In Washington, the delegation, which was led by Ambassador Aguirre and the Spanish Secretary of State for Tourism and Comm [...]
2008-03-14 12:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ENRG KGHG SENV SP
08MADRID317MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE MARCH 10-14
[...] (U) Two days after the elections, Second Vice President and Finance Minister Solbes told reporters that (GOS) analysts were now predicting 2008 GDP growth of between 2.5 and 2.7 percent. This is well below the 3.1 percent figure Solbes had cited earlier and much closer to other forecasts. The [...]
2008-03-14 15:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB ENRG KIPR SENV SP
08MADRID320SPAIN: IRAN ELECTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Embassy made a strong case for the EU Presidency and Spain to issue statements regarding the Iran elections per reftel demarche. Alberto Ucelay, Deputy Director for Middle East Affairs at the Spanish MFA, said that they would consider our points, particularly with regard to the need for [...]
2008-03-14 16:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL SP IR
08MADRID342SPAIN SUPPORTS NEW SRSG FOR AFGHANISTAN KAI EIDE
[...] Poloff communicated full U.S. support for Norwegian Political Director Kai Eide in his new appointment as the Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Afghanistan (reftel). Spanish MFA's Chief of Continental Asia Policy, Pedro Arostegui Llama, reiterated March 14 Spain's stated [...]
2008-03-18 18:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SP AF
08MADRID349SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL REYES
[...] Embassy grants clearance and warmly welcomes Rep. Silvestre Reyes, Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and Michael Delaney and Jeremy Bash, Professional Staff Members to Madrid, Spain from March 24 to March 28 for an official committee oversight visit. 2. Post [...]
2008-03-19 17:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC AFIN OREP OTRA
08MADRID363FY 2008 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION FOR WORLD TOURISM
[...] (U) Per reftel, Econoff conducted an investigation into the membership of the World Tourism Organization (WTO),based in Madrid, to confirm that no members of this organization condone or seek the legalization of pedophilia. Based on this investigation, post believes that there is no reason to [...]
2008-03-28 08:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP PHUM SOCI AORC
08MADRID373IMMIGRATION IN SPAIN: THE END OF EL DORADO?
[...] (U) Summary. According to several Spanish sources, Spain in recent years has received the second largest number of immigrants in the world after the U.S. During Spain's construction boom, this labor influx proved to be an important asset. However, as Spain's economy slows, and unemployment [...]
2008-03-31 06:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP ELAB ECON PGOV
08MADRID405LISBON-MADRID JOINT COUNTRY TEAM
[...] This is a joint message from Embassies Lisbon and Madrid. 2. SUMMARY: On March 25, the Country Teams of Embassies Lisbon and Madrid met to discuss law enforcement issues, counter-terrorism, common multilateral challenges, military cooperation strategy, and cost savings measures, as well as [...]
2008-04-11 13:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT BMGT PO SP
08MADRID406SPAIN ENCOURAGES GREATER REGIONAL ENGAGEMENT WITH
[...] Spanish MFA Deputy Director for Middle East Affairs, Alberto Ucelay, in response to reftel demarche, said that Spain also seeks greater regional engagement with Iraq. As the new Spanish cabinet is being formed this week, he was not able to share specific details about Spanish FM participation [...]
2008-04-11 13:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EUN IR SP
08MADRID43MANUEL PIZARRO TO RUN AS MARIANO RAJOY'S NUMBER
[...] The opposition conservative PP leader, Mariano Rajoy, announced on 1/15/08 that the former head of energy utility Endesa, Manuel Pizarro, would occupy the number two spot on the PP's Madrid parliamentary list. Rajoy has the number one spot on the list. Should the PP win, Pizarro would likely [...]
2008-01-16 12:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON SP
08MADRID430ROSALINI CASE UPDATE - CRIMINAL CASE DROPPED
[...] AmCit Dugan Rosalini's Barcelona lawyer, David Aineto Trabal (of the firm AEQIO ADVOCATS),told the Embassy on 4/13/08 that the Spanish private party involved in the case has decided not to press criminal charges against Rosalini. According to the lawyer, the possibility that Rosalini could be [...]
2008-04-16 15:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP CASC ECON SP
08MADRID458SPANISH FM MORATINOS TO PARTICIPATE IN MAY 2 AHLC
[...] In response to reftel demarche, Deputy Director General Alberto Ucelay told us that Foreign Minister Moratinos will attend the May 2 AHCL in London. Ucelay said that the Spanish MFA had already given the Norwegians input that the AHLC's primary focus should be energizing the international co [...]
2008-04-23 17:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KPAL PREL SP
08MADRID469MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE APRIL 21 - 25
[...] ELAB: Unemployment increases one full point to 9.6% 2. EFIN: IMF says no more room for additional fiscal stimulus 3. EFIN: Banks returning to capital markets 4. EFIN: 198 suspected of tax evasion via Liechtenstein 5. EINV/ECPS: "Everyone expects the Spanish telecoms acquisition" 6. EAIR: [...]
2008-04-25 15:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO EAIR ECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELAB KNNP SENV
08MADRID489SURVEY: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/AGRICULTURAL
[...] Summary: Rising food prices are a sensitive political issue in Spain. The opposition conservative Popular Party (PP) criticized the ruling Spanish Socialist Party (socialist PSOE) party in the run-up to the March 9 elections for double digit increases in prices of some basic foods. The conse [...]
2008-04-30 11:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD ECON PGOV PREL TBIO
08MADRID493MAY 21 - DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE CUBAN PEOPLE
[...] In response to refs a and b, Post conducts a vigorous, ongoing program of outreach to the Cuban dissident community here in Spain as well as a steady public diplomacy effort designed to build support for peaceful democratic change in Cuba. All this is of course in addition to steady engagement [...]
2008-05-05 13:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM PREL EUN CU SP
08MADRID50TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS (TFCOS) AT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-18 09:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC PTER KTFN SP
08MADRID521SPAIN: HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE TO CYCLONE NARGIS
[...] (U) Summary: ESTHOff delivered reftel points on May 9 to Carmen de Juana Velasco, Subdirector General of Cooperation of Sub Saharan African and Asia for AECID, the Foreign Ministry's agency for international cooperation and development. Velasco did not provide a substantive response. Spain [...]
2008-05-09 17:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL BM
08MADRID524CUBAN REFUSAL TO ALLOW YOANI SANCHEZ TO TRAVEL
[...] Cuban "bloguera" Yoani Sanchez was chosen by leading Spanish daily El Pais and the prestigious Spanish foundation Ortega y Gasset as a 2008 journalism prize winner. Unfortunately, the GOC did not allow Sanchez to travel to Madrid to participate in the May 7 awards gala. El Pais (a left of cen [...]
2008-05-12 10:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM CU SP
08MADRID528SPANISH VIEWS ON WIPO GENERAL ELECTION FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Spain wants to see a technically qualified candidate lead the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). In the end, largely because of the controversy surrounding Kamil Idris' early departure, Spain does not think it will be possible for a candidate from an industrializ [...]
2008-05-12 17:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC WIPO KIPR ETRD PREL SP
08MADRID53MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - JANUARY
[...] (U) The FT's January 14 lead editorial is titled "Spain feels the credit squeeze pain: Europe's economic success story may be about to unravel." The editorial focuses on December's bad inflation numbers, falling housing prices and rising unemployment. The FT recommends that the GOS avoid ge [...]
2008-01-18 20:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN ETTC KIPR SENV SOCI TBIO SP
08MADRID540ACTION REQUEST ON U.S. 60-DAY REPORT TO THE UN
[...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche on 5/12/08 to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Subdirector General for Bilateral Economic Relations with Developing Countries Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin. Alvargonzalez told EconOff on 5/14/08 that he did not know when Spain would submit its UNSCR [...]
2008-05-14 15:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EFIN KNNP AORC ETRD TRGY UNSC SP IR
08MADRID541PRE-NOTIFICATION OF UPCOMING UNSCR LISTING REQUEST
[...] (U) EconOff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Area Director Laura Martinez on 5/13/08. Martinez said she would get back to EconOff if the GOS has a reaction. Llorens [...]
2008-05-14 15:29:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN PTER PINR EFIN PREL SP
08MADRID547MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE MAY 12 - MAY
[...] (U) Felipe Gonzalez and Rodrigo Rato, speaking at a conference of Repsol directors, agreed that the current economic slump has not yet hit bottom, but both expected that it would be relatively short-lived. Former PP Economy Minister and IMF Managing Director Rato said businesses should get us [...]
2008-05-19 10:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EINV KGHG SENV SP
08MADRID56MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - JANUARY
[...] (U) The FT,s Leslie Crawford says: International financial gridlock has destroyed the country,s recent bout of economic euphoria. The article describes December,s bad inflation and unemployment numbers, the international credit squeeze, lower growth estimates and signs of falling house prices [...]
2008-01-22 08:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET SCUL SOCI FR SP
08MADRID562SPAIN - DEMARCHE ON ICAO NINETEENTH AVIATION
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-22 12:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR PTER SP
08MADRID563SPANISH PARTICIPATION AT FAO JUNE WORLD FOOD
[...] (U) AgCouns confirmed on 5/20/08 with the Minister of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs' Chief of Staff, Manuel Rossi, that President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and Minister of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs Elena Espinosa Mangana will attend the Rome Jun [...]
2008-05-22 16:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR SP
08MADRID564DEMARCHED DELIVERD ON U.S.CANDIDATE FOR FAO/WHO
[...] (U) AgCouns delivered on 5/20/08 reftel demarche to Minister of Environment, Rural Development and Marine Affairs Chief of Staff Manuel Rossi. Rossi expressed interest in Dr. Karen Hulebak's qualifications but had no information at this time on who Spain will vote for. Aguirre [...]
2008-05-22 16:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO SP
08MADRID565NO INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND EXPROPRIATION CLAIMS IN
[...] (U) There are no investment disputes and expropriation claims involving American citizens in Spain. Aguirre [...]
2008-05-22 16:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV SP
08MADRID566IRAN CRITICAL EQUIPMENT NEEDS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) DCM delivered reftel demarche to the newly appointed Secretary of State for Trade, Silvia Iranzo Gutierrez, on 5/19/08. Iranzo chairs the Spanish government's interagency committee that reviews exports to Iran. She indicated her willingness to work with us on this and other issues. EconO [...]
2008-05-22 17:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP TRGY PREL PARM IR MNUC AORC IAEA UNSC SP
08MADRID583MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE MAY 19 - MAY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-23 15:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON EFIN EINV KGHG SENV SP
08MADRID6SPAIN SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LIEBERMAN - CORRECTED
[...] (SBU) Summary: I warmly welcome Senator and Mrs. Lieberman to Madrid. When you arrive, Spain will be emerging from the Holidays and starting to focus on what is likely to be a very competitive March 9 general election. Although the media here prefers to focus on differences in the U.S.-Spain [...]
2008-01-02 11:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDOREP PREL SP
08MADRID606SPAIN HAS SENT UNSCR 1803 REPORT TO NEW YORK
[...] (U) Per reftel, on 5/14/08, EconOff asked Ministry of Foreign Affairs Subdirector General for Bilateral Economic Relations, Alejandro Alvargonzalez San Martin, about the status of Spain's UNSCR 1803 report and encouraged submission as soon as possible, noting that the U.S. had already submitte [...]
2008-05-30 08:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AORC ETRD TRGY KNNP UNSC SP IR
08MADRID612SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR CODEL PETERSON
[...] Embassy grants clearance and warmly welcomes Representative Collin Peterson, Chairman, House Agriculture Committee, Representatives Linda Sanchez, Lincoln Davis, Virginia Foxx, Tim Holden, Robert Latta, Frank Lucas, Dan Burton and the other members of the delegation to Madrid, Spain from May 3 [...]
2008-05-30 15:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC EFIN OREP OTRA
08MADRID613SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL BEARES
[...] Embassy grants clearance and warmly welcomes Professional Staff Member Ellen Stein Beares, Simon Gros, James Ray, and Heideh Shahmoradi-Holley from the Department of Transportation and the other members of the delegation to Madrid, Spain from May 29 to June 1 on an official visit. 2. Post [...]
2008-05-30 15:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC EFIN OREP OTRA
08MADRID616MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE MAY 26 - MAY
[...] (U) The official estimate for May consumer price inflation reached 4.7%, the highest rate since the index began in 1997. Separately, April's industrial price index was 7.2% above its April 2006 level, the highest inflation rate since mid-1995. Increases in the prices of oil and to a lesser e [...]
2008-06-02 10:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KIPR SENV SP
08MADRID619SPAIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR TERESA RUTLEDGE
[...] Embassy grants clearance and warmly welcomes Teresa Rutledge, Director, International Banking and Finance for Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to Madrid, Spain from June 11 to June 14 to attend the ASBA meeting. 2. Post understands no assistance is necessary. 3. Visitors are r [...]
2008-06-04 14:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ASEC EFIN OREP OTRA
08MADRID633FRIENDS OF IRAQ CONFERENCE - SPAIN'S
[...] Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay expressed appreciation for receiving a copy of the invitation conveyed through CENTCOM representatives and said that Spain would like to send a representative to the conference, but was determining how to arrange a complicat [...]
2008-06-06 07:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS OTRA PREL SP IR
08MADRID634SPAIN WILL ATTEND JUNE 23 CONFERENCE ON RECONSTRUCTION OF LEBANON'S NAHR AL-BARID REFUGEE CAMP
[...] Embassy conveyed reftel demarche and informed Spain that the U.S. is finalizing a significant USG pledge and that we expect the U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Lebanon will represent our government at the conference. Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay said that [...]
2008-06-06 07:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PHUM PREL SP LE UNRWA
08MADRID64CIVAIR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON VIOLATION OF FEDERAL
[...] On January 18, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Santiago Quiros, Case Officer from the Ministry of Infrastructure's Civil Aviation Directorate. Econoff informed Quiros that in August 2007, potential Spanish citizen Jose Munoz allegedly violated U.S. federal aviation regulations by smoking [...]
2008-01-23 08:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR SP ECON
08MADRID666SPAIN WILL ATTEND JUNE 24 BERLIN CONFERENCE IN
[...] Embassy shared open source information about the June 24 Berlin Conference in Support of Palestinian Civil Security and the Rule of Law with Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay. Spain intends to participate in the conference and attended the preparatory se [...]
2008-06-12 12:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKWBG PREL PBTS PHUM EUN IS SP
08MADRID671MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE JUNE 9 - JUNE
[...] (U) The combination of various strikes in Spain, primarily led by independent truckers and fishermen, have led to notable shortages in fresh produce and a potential shortage in medical supplies nationwide. Store owners reported June 12 that supplies of fresh fish and vegetables were extremely [...]
2008-06-13 12:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB ENRG SOCI SP
08MADRID672SPAIN TRUCKERS' STRIKES WINDING DOWN
[...] (U) Summary. A strike by truckers that began on June 9 enters its fifth day amidst a standoff between the Ministry of Public Works and the two main unions behind the strike (Confedetrans and Fenadismer),which represent about 20 percent of truckers. The strike led to diesel and food shortages [...]
2008-06-13 12:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON SP EPET ENRG PREL
08MADRID676BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK ON
[...] (SBU) As requested reftel, Post conducted inquiries into the development and end-use relating to electronic components referenced in application 05-050100474. Representatives from Indra confirmed to post on June 16 that the company is using reftel components to develop both civilian and milita [...]
2008-06-17 06:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SP
08MADRID692MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE JUNE 14-20
[...] (U) After suspending last week,s disruptive truckers, strike, independent truckers, groups also cancelled a Madrid demonstration scheduled for June 18, ostensibly due to security concerns. Demonstrations, however, continue within other sectors affected by high fuel prices. Over 10,000 member [...]
2008-06-24 08:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD EWWT PTER
08MADRID715MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE JUNE 21-25
[...] (U) Second Vice President and Finance Minister Pedro Solbes said on June 24 that the freeze in government salaries of high officials announced as one of the 21 measures in the June 23 package would have more of a &psychological8 than macroeconomic impact. Sources in his ministry also report [...]
2008-06-30 08:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EAGR ECON EIND EINV ENRG PGOV SP
08MADRID724AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF CULTURE
[...] (U) Summary: Ambassador met with Minister of Culture Cesar Antonio Molina on 6/30/08. The minister told the Ambassador that he was willing to meet with the claimant or his representative in a Nazi art loot case. The minister emphasized he was willing to continue to fight intellectual propert [...]
2008-07-02 09:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KIPR PBTS PHSA SCUL SP
08MADRID739MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE JUNE 30 -
[...] (U) President Zapatero argued on July 2 before parliament that although Spain was confronting economic difficulties, the economy was well equipped to overcome what he characterized as the effects of the international slowdown. Zapatero's comments seemed to gloss over the seriousness of the hou [...]
2008-07-03 15:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ENRG PGOV SENV TBIO SP
08MADRID75SPAIN'S REPSOL NOT INTERESTED IN INVESTING IN BURMA
[...] (U) EconOff spoke on 1/24/08 with Repsol's (Repsol is a multi-billion-dollar Spanish private oil & gas exploration and development company) Director of Institutional Relations, Tomas Garcia, regarding possible Repsol interest in investing in Burma. Garcia told EconOff that Repsol had and has n [...]
2008-01-25 17:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEPET PHUM BMGT SP
08MADRID764MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE JULY 7 -
[...] (U) The Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD),Angel Gurria, said there is an economic "crisis" in Spain on July 4. He added that the economy would not be "normalized" until 2010 (Note. This latter points tracks with the Spanish government's view [...]
2008-07-11 13:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ENRG PGOV PTER SP
08MADRID767POLICE CONFISCATE ABOUT EUROS 20 MILLION IN FAKE
[...] (U) On June 25, the Spanish National Police (SNP) arrested four individuals based in Barcelona and Valencia. The police suspect the four arrestees of trafficking in fake shirts, pants, belts, watches and eyewear, principally made in China, although some of the merchandise also came from India. [...]
2008-07-14 16:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR SP
08MADRID77MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - JANUARY 21
[...] (U) Spain's Ibex-35 stock index rose by a relatively minor 0.3 percent on Friday to bring the net decline in a very volatile week to 3.8 percent. The index fell 7.5 percent on Monday, rose 1.7 percent on Tuesday, fell 4.6 percent on Wednesday and jumped a one-day record 7 percent on Thursday. [...]
2008-01-28 12:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
08MADRID788SPAIN: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON CASE #050081481
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-18 12:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SP
08MADRID793MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE JULY 14 -
[...] (U) The IMF maintained its 2008 growth forecast for Spain at 1.8 percent. Growth for the euro zone is estimated at 1.7 percent. However, for 2009 the IMF has revised downwards its growth forecast for Spain by half a percentage point - it estimates Spanish growth will be 1.2 percent. The Fund [...]
2008-07-18 14:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ENRG PGOV SP
08MADRID798SPAIN INVESTIGATES FIVE BOMBS CLAIMED BY ETA THAT
[...] Five small bombs exploded in Northern Spain on July 20, four at popular resorts in Cantabria and one in Getxo, a Bilbao suburb. The sites included a Red Cross life-saving station, an ATM, seaside promenades and other tourist areas. According to the press, one woman was slightly injured when [...]
2008-07-21 15:54:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC SP
08MADRID8MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE - DECEMBER
[...] (U) "The economy hounds the socialists only two months before the elections" is the January 4th El Pais headline, a stinging statement coming from the largely pro-government daily, Spain's newspaper of record. December's 4.3% inflation rate (annualized) and a 5.5% increase in unemployment gav [...]
2008-01-04 19:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB ELTN KIPR PGOV TBIO SP
08MADRID825MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE JULY 21-24
[...] (U) Spain's official statistics agency (INE) released data showing that Spain's unemployment rate had risen to 10.4% in the year's second quarter, a significant jump from 9.6% the prior quarter. Since undergoing a severe housing downturn beginning 2007, Spain has experienced rapid increases in [...]
2008-07-24 16:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG EPET SP
08MADRID826SPAIN PLANS TO ENGAGE CHAVEZ ON INTERNATIONAL
[...] Ambassador spoke to FM Moratinos the morning of July 23 and conveyed our deep concerns about Venezuela. He asked Moratinos to remind the GOV of its commitments under the Inter-American Charter, with particular emphasis on the civil and political rights of Venezuelans. Moratinos told Ambass [...]
2008-07-24 17:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL SP VE
08MADRID84MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE - JANUARY 21
[...] (U) Spain's Ibex-35 stock index rose by a relatively minor 0.3 percent on Friday to bring the net decline in a very volatile week to 3.8 percent. The index fell 7.5 percent on Monday, rose 1.7 percent on Tuesday, fell 4.6 percent on Wednesday and jumped a one-day record 7 percent on Thursday. [...]
2008-01-28 14:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
08MADRID841POST FACILITATES TESTIMONY FOR MILITARY COMMISSION
[...] In accordance with reftel instructions, Post facilitated the testimony of Professor Geoff Corn in the trial of Salim Ahmed Hamdan. Professor Corn was escorted to and from Embassy DVC facilities by Defense Attache Office staff on July 28. Thanks for department assistance with interagency co [...]
2008-07-29 12:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPINR PREL PTER SP
08MADRID843SPAIN: INTERNET SURVEY PROJECT
[...] (SBU) Summary: After consulting with rights-holders, the Embassy has identified seven main websites as most likely to be used for the purpose of uploading and/or downloading copyrighted materials considering accessibility, ease of download, and anonymity. Based on what we have found, it is f [...]
2008-07-29 13:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS KIPR SP UK
08MADRID848SPAIN RECEIVES NAM DEMARCHE
[...] Spanish MFA Deputy Director General for North America Fernando Prieto received reftel demarche and informed Embassy that the Spanish MFA did not send a delegation to the NAM conference in Teheran. Prieto also verifed that Spanish diplomatic representatives resident in Iran did not attend th [...]
2008-07-30 15:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PHUM PREL PTER SP IR
08MADRID858DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON USG NOMINATION OF IPCC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-04 10:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV AORC
08MADRID859MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL/AG UPDATE, JULY
[...] (U) The Bank of Spain announced July 30 that the economy grew only 0.1% from the first to the second quarter of 2008, down from 0.3% growth in the first quarter. The economy has grown 1.8% since the second quarter of 2007. The bank said the adjustment in the year,s first half -- particularly [...]
2008-08-04 10:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EINV ELAB ENRG KGHG SP
08MADRID879MADRID ECONOMIC/COMMERCIAL WEEKLY AUGUST 4-8
[...] (U) Spain,s National Institute of Statistics (INE) released data August 5 showing that industrial output (mining and manufacturing) for the month of June was down by 9 percent from June 2007. This data is compounded by additional unfavorable economic news including unemployment increases for [...]
2008-08-08 11:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELAB PGOV PTER SP
08MADRID885SPAIN RECEIVES U.S. PROPOSAL FOR STRONG NAC
[...] Reftel points are being conveyed to Director General for External Policy and Common Security Carlos Fernandez-Arias, who was enroute to Brussels today. His staff is transmitting to Fernandez-Arias our unclassified nonpaper with key points regarding tomorrow's NAC discussion of events in Geo [...]
2008-08-11 15:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDNATO PARM KCFE RU GG PREL SP
08MADRID895MADRID WEEKLY ECON/COMMERCIAL UPDATE AUGUST 11-14
[...] (U) President Zapatero and economic ministers met on August 13 in a special session to discuss the economy and the impact of previous GOS stimulus measures and to propose new measures to address the slowdown. During the meeting, Second Vice President and Minister of Economy Pedro Solbes presen [...]
2008-08-14 15:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEC ECON EFIN EINV ENRG EPET PGOV SP
08MADRID90SPAIN: ANNUAL REQUEST FOR STAFFING, EMPLOYMENT,
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-30 07:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POLUN APECO UNESCO SP
08MADRID921MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE - AUGUST 18-22
[...] (U) On August 18, the GOS published the list of measures agreed to in the August 14 extraordinary Council of Ministers session (ref A). The package includes 24 economic stimulus measures and structural reforms to be implemented with a specific timeline in 2009 and 2010. Many of these proposal [...]
2008-08-22 13:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG SP
08MADRID943MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE -- AUGUST 25-29
[...] (U) The economy's deceleration continues to be reflected in slowing consumer spending. Household spending, which drives two-thirds of the economy, appeared to continue its drop in the summer sales season according to reports from retailers and business associations. Aggressive pricing during [...]
2008-08-29 13:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG PGOV SENV SP
08MADRID95INVITATION FOR SECRETARY RICE TO ATTEND APRIL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-31 15:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG SP
08MADRID972MADRID WEEKLY ECONOMIC UPDATE -- SEPT 2-5
[...] (U) The number of unemployed increased by 103,085 in August, bringing the total number of unemployed to 2.53 million, the highest total since 1998. President Zapatero will appear September 10 in parliament to discuss these and other poor economic indicators and the GOS response. Spain has on [...]
2008-09-08 05:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG SP
08MADRID973SPAIN AND MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS
[...] As per reftel request, the approval process for marine scientific research vessels is handled by Econ Specialist Ana Maria Waflar and Econ Officer Lourdes Lamela (estimated departure 4/09). The Government of Spain requires a 6- month lead time notification for any research vessel which wishes [...]
2008-09-08 07:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKRVC TPHY EWWT
08MADRID985MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE, SEPT. 8-12
[...] (U) President Zapatero appeared before the Congress on September 10 to discuss the state of the economy and the GOS, plans for leading Spain out of its economic doldrums. Zapatero acknowledged that the economic situation had worsened since his last parliamentary appearance in July, but remaine [...]
2008-09-15 05:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB SP
08MADRID998UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (SBU) PolOff delivered reftel points on September 15 to Enrique Yturriaga Saldanha, Subdirector General of the MFA's International Organizations group. Yturriaga indicated that, although the GOS does not have a formal position on the UNAIDS Executive Director candidacy at this time, it is f [...]
2008-09-18 07:48:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV UNGA EAID
08MAJURO129AMBASSADOR TALKS FIBER CABLE WITH TOMEING
[...] During the Ambassador's November 20 meeting with President Tomeing and his advisors, Minister in Assistance Loeak asked for an update on the status of the submarine fiber optic cable project, saying that NTA manager Tony Muller was off island to brief the Micronesian Chief Executive Summi [...]
2008-11-21 04:30:00Embassy MajuroUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR RM
08MAJURO147LUA DEADLINE EXTENSION PRESENTED TO GRMI
[...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador met with President Tomeing and his top advisors upon the President's return from Ebeye. At the meeting the Ambassador presented the President with DAS Davies' letter on behalf of President Bush, along with the attached letter of instruction for handling the disposi [...]
2008-12-16 06:05:00Embassy MajuroUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR RM
08MAJURO73INDIAN CONSUL GENERAL HIGHLIGHTS INDIAN LABOR ISSUES IN THE
[...] (U) Summary: Dubai-based Indian Consul General Venu Rajamony presented an overview of the Indian labor force in the UAE at a June 18 construction conference in Dubai. Rajamony highlighted the expanding influence of Indian nationals in the UAE economy and noted that the trend is expected to cont [...]
2008-07-08 11:51:00Embassy MajuroUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB PHUM AE IN
08MAJURO82RMI PRESIDENT BRIEFED ON USAKA TRANSFORMATION
[...] SUMMARY: On July 17, USAKA Commander Colonel Stevenson Reed and the Ambassador briefed President Tomeing and his cabinet about the current status of the USAKA transformation plan. The briefing was given to ensure that the GRMI had the most up to date status of the plan before Colonel Ree [...]
2008-07-23 07:05:00Embassy MajuroUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR ECON RM
08MALABO135MALABO DELIVERS MONEY TO BACK SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND
[...] (U) Summary: The Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea delivered eight checks to three Ministers to begin eight priority projects to be financed under the Social Development Fund Program of the Government of Equatorial Guinea. Attending the November 17, 2008 event were the Prime Minister, th [...]
2008-11-20 00:29:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIEDEK XA
08MANAGUA1087NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JULY 2008
[...] In July 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved six Embassy registered property claims. Four claims were reported during the 2007-2008 waiver period (Refs A,B),while the remainder were resolved this waiver year. The Property Office database now includes 624 unresolved registered pro [...]
2008-08-21 21:19:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA1093NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO-SOUTH TRAINING IN MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the PKO-South training in Montevideo, Uruguay from September 9 [...]
2008-08-22 21:08:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA1094NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, LANGUAGE AND RANGER COURSE IN TEXAS
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Language and Ranger Course in Lackland AFB, Texas from Septe [...]
2008-08-22 21:08:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA1138NICARAGUA FORMALIZES RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] (U) On September 5, the Ortega Administration issued Decrees 46 and 47, extending full diplomatic recognition to its "sisters," the Republic of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The decrees recognize the independence of the two "republics," welcomes them into the "community of independent nations of [...]
2008-09-05 22:11:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL RU GG NU
08MANAGUA1143NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COURSE IN TEXAS
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Aircraft Maintenance Course at Lackland AFB, Texas from Se [...]
2008-09-09 14:45:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA1148NICARAGUAN FM SANTOS LETTER TO A/S SHANNON
[...] (SBU) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4 for ACTION. 2. (U) On September 3, we received a letter from the Foreign Ministry (MINREX) requesting a meeting for Nicaraguan Foreign Minister Samuel Santos with Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Thomas A. Shannon on the margin [...]
2008-09-10 15:59:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP ODPC UNGA NU
08MANAGUA1152NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE COURSE SEPT 24 THROUGH DEC 08, 2008
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Aircraft Maintenance Course in Texas from September 24 to D [...]
2008-09-10 21:10:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA1165NICARAGUA: FOOD SAFETY MOU DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-12 23:07:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECIN ECON ETRD NU OSCI TBIO TSPL
08MANAGUA1166NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: AUGUST 2008
[...] In August 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved three Embassy registered property claims. The Embassy's database now consists of 621 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 296 Amcits. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via gove [...]
2008-09-12 23:13:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA1204NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, ILEA CULTURE OF LAWFULNESS COURSE IN EL SALVADOR
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the ILEA Culture of Lawfulness Course in San Salvador, El Salva [...]
2008-09-26 14:42:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA1206NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, LATIN AMERICAN CADET INITIATIVE COURSE IN NEW YORK
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Latin American Cadet Initiative Course in New York from Oct [...]
2008-09-26 21:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA1207NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, ADVANCED DEFENSE POLICY SEMINAR COURSE IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Advanced Defense Policy Seminar Course in Washington, D.C. [...]
2008-09-26 21:54:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA123NICARAGUA: FY 2008 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH PROPOSAL
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Managua submits the following proposal for FY2008 Biotechnology Outreach Funding. Purpose ------- 2. (U) The purpose of our proposal is to promote the benefits of biotechnology and biofuels technologies to Nicaraguan decision makers, academics, and agri [...]
2008-01-31 17:09:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO ENRG EAGR ETRD SENS ECON KPAO NU
08MANAGUA1242NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER
[...] In September 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy registered property claims. There remain 621 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 296 Amcits in the Embassy's data base. On September 25, U.S. citizen Norman Senfeld received the fi [...]
2008-10-10 17:00:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA1272NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: DAO, 4TH ANNUAL SOVEREIGN CHALLENGE CONFERENCE IN TAMPA, FL
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the 4th Annual Sovereign Challenge Conference in Tampa, Florida fr [...]
2008-10-20 17:13:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA1306 NICARAGUA: FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel talking points on October 20 to Renee Morales, Director for North America, Ministry of External Relations (MINREX). Morales indicated MINREX is aware of the November conference in Doha and plans to send a representative, though it remains uncertain exactly who wil [...]
2008-10-23 15:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ECON ETRD PREL NU
08MANAGUA1328NICARAGUA'S ELECTIONS (VIOLENTLY) HEATING UP
[...] (SBU) Summary: As Nicaragua's municipal elections draw closer, political violence is becoming a daily occurrence. The incidents are predominantly instigated by supporters of Daniel Ortega's Sandinista National Liberation Front (FSLN) against members of the opposition Vamos con Eduardo-Constit [...]
2008-10-31 18:42:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ASEC KDEM NU
08MANAGUA1352NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: OCTOBER 2008
[...] In October 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved four Embassy registered property claims, including one under the control of the National Police. The Embassy's database now consists of 617 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 294 Amcits. To date, the overwhelming majo [...]
2008-11-05 14:19:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA1354NICARAGUA: SOLAR WOMEN OF TOTOGALPA WIN SEED AWARD
[...] (U) Summary: A Nicaraguan project to launch a cooperative business producing and marketing products such as solar cookers and photovoltaic panels made from recycled solar panels was one of five winning projects worldwide in the 2008 Supporting Entrepreneurs for Sustainable Development (SEED) c [...]
2008-11-05 17:10:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID ECON KSCA NU
08MANAGUA1389EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE (EAC) MEETING - MANAGUA
[...] (SBU) AmEmb Managua's EAC convened on 11/17/2008 to discuss recent events surrounding the municipal elections that were held on 11/9/2008. Members in attendance were AMB (Chair),DCM, RSO, POL, ECON, ORA, DAO, MILGRP, DEA, PAO, MGT, CONS, IMO, HU, GSO, and USAID. 2. (SBU) The following sub [...]
2008-11-17 23:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AEMR CASC NU
08MANAGUA1390NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE
[...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nicaragua was $713 million in 2007, a decrease of $61 million from $774 million in 2006. U.S. goods exports in 2007 were $890 million, up 18.5 percent from the previous year. U.S. imports from Nicaragua were $1.6 billion, up 5.1 percent over the correspondin [...]
2008-11-18 17:24:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON EAGR EFIN ECPS SOCI TBIO NU
08MANAGUA1415 Media Reaction: Nicaraguan Municipal Elections
[...] SUMMARY: The current political unrest in Nicaragua, arising from disputed municipal election results (REFTELS),is dominating all forms of domestic media. Amidst the clamor, foreign press articles and editorials regarding the situation have been well covered by local press as have State Depa [...]
2008-11-24 17:45:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ASEC KPAO KDEM KIRF NU
08MANAGUA1423NICARAGUA: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRICULTURE AND FOOD
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 20:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON ETRD EAGR TBIO PGOV NU
08MANAGUA1430 Media Reaction: Nicaraguan Municipal Elections
[...] SUMMARY: The current political unrest in Nicaragua, arising from disputed municipal election results (REFTELS),is dominating all forms of domestic media. Amidst the clamor, foreign press articles and editorials regarding the situation have been well covered by local press as have State Depa [...]
2008-12-01 13:19:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM ASEC KPAO KDEM KIRF NU
08MANAGUA1440NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2008
[...] In November 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved one Embassy registered property claim. The Embassy's database now consists of 616 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 293 Amcits. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-i [...]
2008-12-03 20:15:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA1442NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2008
[...] In November 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved one Embassy registered property claim. The Embassy's database now consists of 616 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 293 Amcits. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-i [...]
2008-12-03 21:37:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA1444NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2008
[...] In November 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved one Embassy registered property claim. The Embassy's database now consists of 616 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 293 Amcits. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-i [...]
2008-12-04 13:41:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA1463BASEBALL LEGEND CAL RIPKEN JR SPREADS GOODWILL IN NICARAGUA THROUGH SPORTS
[...] SUMMARY: State Department Public Diplomacy Envoy Cal Ripken, Jr. traveled to Nicaragua with fellow ex-Oriole and Nicaraguan native Dennis Martinez November 13-18 to share the Ripken Baseball brand of instruction with 300 lucky Nicaraguan kids and 60 youth league coaches. The Bureau of Educational a [...]
2008-12-09 15:00:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO NU
08MANAGUA1475DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTATION OF AMENDED
[...] (U) On December 10, Econoff and USDA/APHIS Rep delivered reftel demarche to Martin Agenor, Deputy Director of the Phytosanitary Department in the Nicaraguan Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAGFOR). MAGFOR represents the GON on matters related to the Lacey Act and the export of plants an [...]
2008-12-11 18:04:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO NU
08MANAGUA1499NICARAGUA RESTORES MARKET ACCESS TO U.S. CATTLE,
[...] (U) On December 9, 2008, representatives of Nicaragua's Ministry of Agriculture (MAGFOR) informed post's USDA rep that Nicaragua had overturned its 2004 ban on the importation of U.S. live cattle, sheep and goats, consistent with the 2007 recommendation of the World Organization for Animal He [...]
2008-12-16 19:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETTC EAGR NU
08MANAGUA1513NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Counterdrugs Operations Course in Ft. Benning, Georgia, from [...]
2008-12-19 20:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA1521LETTER DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 17:37:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KSCA AORC OTRA NU
08MANAGUA1523R/V SORCERER II MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-22 17:40:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDTPHY KRVC EWWT NU
08MANAGUA1539NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the CFAC United Nations Observer Course in Coban, Guatemala, from [...]
2008-12-30 16:55:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA194NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JANUARY 2008
[...] In January of the 2007-2008 waiver year, the Government of Nicaragua dismissed 52 U.S. citizen claims via a dubious review process that determined claimants did not own the property that had been expropriated. The Embassy does not consider these 52 claims resolved and they remain active in our [...]
2008-02-19 15:07:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA234NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMGLP, REGIONAL BORDER PATROL SEMINAR
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will be attending the Regional Border Support Seminar in Guatemala from Ma [...]
2008-02-28 22:52:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA235NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS UNIT VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO TRAINING COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following unit, which has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following unit will attend the Peace Keeping ITC Course in Honduras from March 3 to 15, 2008. -- Un [...]
2008-02-28 22:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA236NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, WHINSEC PKO COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Peace Keeping Operations Course at WHINSEC from March 15 t [...]
2008-02-28 22:54:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA237NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO FINAL PLANNING CONFERENCE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Peace Keeping Operations Final Planning Conference at Ft. [...]
2008-02-28 22:55:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA239NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONOSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, JOINT MILITARY PUBLIC AFFAIRS TRAINING
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following candidates, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend Joint Military Public Affairs training in Madison, WI from March [...]
2008-02-29 00:24:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MOPS PHUM PINR NU
08MANAGUA242NICARAGUA: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2008
[...] The Free Trade agreement between the United States, Central America, and the Dominican Republic (CAFTA-DR) entered into force on April 1, 2006, for the United States and Nicaragua. The CAFTA-DR Investment Chapter establishes a secure, predictable legal framework for U.S. investors in Central [...]
2008-03-03 13:11:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON PREL OPIC KTDB USTR NU
08MANAGUA272NICARAGUA: MARTHA GUADALUPE ROMERO: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) Post forwards additional information to support the request of a finding of visa ineligibility concerning Martha Guadalupe Romero under Section 2225 of the Foreign Affairs Reform and Restructuring Act of 1998. U.S. citizen Roberto Velez has been unsuccessful in reclaiming his property fr [...]
2008-03-07 15:43:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE CVIS NU
08MANAGUA290NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CHDS CONFERENCE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, which have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Center for Hemispheric Defense Studies Conference in Was [...]
2008-03-11 15:11:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA301NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2008
[...] Since January 1995, the GON has resolved 2,521 Embassy-registered property claims belonging to 659 American citizens (Amcits). With the resolution of 1 Embassy-registered claim in February, the Property Office database now includes 666 registered property claims belonging to 293 Amcits. Including A [...]
2008-03-12 14:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA314NICARAGUA: POST COMMENTS ON OPIC FINANCING FOR GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP MFI FUND
[...] (U) Reftel requests post's comments regarding OPIC's direct loan to Global Partnerships Microfinance Fund 2008 (The Fund). The Fund has an established track record working with many of Nicaragua's microfinance institutions (MFIs). We are not aware of any derogatory information on the Fund or [...]
2008-03-13 19:36:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EAID EFIN NU
08MANAGUA321NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC GENERAL STAFF COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the CFAC General Staff Course in Creompaz, Guatemala from Apri [...]
2008-03-17 17:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA323 Managua End Use Monitoring Report 2007
[...] Embassy Managua provides the following information regarding the end use of resources acquired with INL funds. INL began operating in Nicaragua in 1997. This cable reviews resources used through the end of 2007 and details resources supplied in 2007. 2. The USG supports the Nicaraguan Nat [...]
2008-03-17 19:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN NU
08MANAGUA345NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the IMET Course in Maxwell Air Force Base, TX, from April 1 to Ju [...]
2008-03-25 18:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA347NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the IMET Course in Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, from April 1 to Ju [...]
2008-03-25 20:27:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA37INL MANAGUA PD&S PLAN FOR FY 2008
[...] INL Managua submits its fiscal year 2008 PD&S budget plan per reftel. 2. INL Managua's PD&S needs will increase due to the costs associated with Salary and Benefits for the INL Program Assistant who will be reclassified as an INL Program Manager and the hire of a new INL Program Assistant [...]
2008-01-11 21:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN NU
08MANAGUA371NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS UNIT VETTING REQUEST FOR
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following unit, which has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following unit will attend the Peace Keeping ITC Course in Honduras from April 11 to 21, 2008. -- U [...]
2008-04-01 14:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA378NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC HUMAN RIGHTS CONFERENCE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend a CFAC Human Rights Implementation Conference in Santo Domingo [...]
2008-04-02 21:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA420NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, SQUADRON OFFICER COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Squadron Officer Course in Lackland Air Force Base, TX fro [...]
2008-04-09 16:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA421NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, INTELLIGENCE OFFICER COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Intelligence Officer Course in Fort Benning, GA from April [...]
2008-04-09 16:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA422NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CHDS COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the CHDS Course in Washington, D.C. from May 5 to 8, 2008. The n [...]
2008-04-09 16:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA433NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Squadron Officer Course in Lackland Air Force Base, TX fro [...]
2008-04-10 15:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA451MFA LETTER PRESENTS D'ESCOTO UNGA AGENDA, REQUESTS
[...] (U) On April 4 we received a letter for the Secretary signed by Foreign Minister Samuel Santos requesting USG support for Miguel D'Escoto Brockman's candidacy for the presidency of the 63rd United Nations General Assembly (UNGA),and advising us of his proposed priorities, if elected. An uno [...]
2008-04-14 13:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL UNGA NU
08MANAGUA463NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend Civil-Military Operations training in Fort Sam Houston, TX fro [...]
2008-04-16 21:19:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA485NICARAGUA: EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Embassy Managua submits two proposals for the Embassy Science Fellows Program 2008: (i) The Nicaraguan National Autonomous University (UNAN) Biotechnology Laboratory, and (ii) UNAN Leptospirosis Epidemiology Research. Embassy Managua commits to providing one Science Fello [...]
2008-04-21 15:33:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR KSCA TSPL AMGT OTRA APER NU
08MANAGUA493NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Command and General Staff College in Fort Benning, GA, fro [...]
2008-04-23 16:35:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM MASS MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA494NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS SEMINAR
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Trafficking in Persons Seminar in Managua from May 6 to 8, [...]
2008-04-23 16:35:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PINR NU
08MANAGUA5NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: DECEMBER 2007
[...] Summary: In December of the 2007-2008 waiver year, the legal representative for the heirs of a deceased American citizen claimant informed us that the GON resolved a claim registered in the Embassy's Property Office database. 2. Since January 1995, the GON has resolved 2,519 Embassy-register [...]
2008-01-03 16:08:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA501NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: SPECIAL OPERATION FORCES CONFERENCE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Special Operation Forces Conference in Tampa Bay, Florida [...]
2008-04-25 20:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA502NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT TRAINING
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Resourse Management Training in Fort Benning, GA from June 4 [...]
2008-04-25 20:30:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA512NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PEACE KEEPING OPERATIONS COURSE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Peace Keeping Operations Course in Guatemala from May 05 t [...]
2008-04-28 22:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA517NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MARCH
[...] In March 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) resolved 5 claims, and 2 U.S. citizens withdrew a total of 4 claims from the Embassy Property Office database. With the inclusion of 5 claims resolved in March, the GON has resolved 12 claims during the 2007-2008 waiver year. The Property Offi [...]
2008-04-29 20:38:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA561NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, WHINSEC - MILITARY DECISION MAKING PROCESS
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the WHINSEC Military Decision Making Process Course in Washing [...]
2008-05-06 22:16:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA57REQUEST FOR U.S. SPEAKER (STRATEGIC SPEAKER INITATIVE) ON CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-16 21:38:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO EINV ECON PGOV
08MANAGUA630GON COUNTER MERIDA PROPOSAL: VFM FORMALLY REQUESTS MEETING WITH WHA/CEN JOHN FEELEY
[...] On May 5 we received a letter to the Ambassador signed by Manuel Coronel Kautz, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, requesting a meeting with WHA/CEN Director John Feeley to discuss Nicaragua's Merida Initiative Counter Proposal during the upcoming June 13 meeting of the Central American Securit [...]
2008-05-16 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ODPC PREL KCRM NU
08MANAGUA65CAFTA-DR SUCCESS STORIES FOR NICARAGUA - FRUITS AND
[...] Trade data suggest that the Dominican Republic - Central America - United States - Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) has spurred only modest export growth for Nicaragua. USITC reports that Nicaraguan exports are up 2.5 percent for the first ten months of 2007, compared to the same period in 200 [...]
2008-01-22 22:34:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON PREL NU
08MANAGUA655NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: CENTERS FOR DRUG INFORMATION (CDI) TRAINING CONFERENCE IN MEXICO CITY
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Centers For Drug Information (CDI) Training Conference in [...]
2008-05-21 22:09:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA656NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS EXERCISE IN MANAGUA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Peacekeeping Operations Exercise in Managua from June 2-20 [...]
2008-05-21 22:11:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA677NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: APRIL
[...] In April 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy registered property claims. During the April 24 Property Working Group meeting, the GON confirmed the dismissal of 84 claims in February and March based on anti-Somoza Decree 38. The widow and legal [...]
2008-05-27 17:18:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA691NICARAGUA: ORTEGA MAY PARTICIPATE IN FAO SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-30 20:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD PGOV NU
08MANAGUA693 Situation Report 1: Tropical Storm Alma
[...] SUMMARY: According to the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (INETER),Tropical Storm Alma exited Nicaragua at approximately 8:00 pm on May 29, 2008. A preliminary damage assessment in Leon, Chinandega, Managua, Carazo and Rivas departments carried out by the Nicaraguan National Disaster A [...]
2008-05-30 23:04:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU
08MANAGUA695NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, EXERCISE FUERZAS COMMANDO IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, JUNE 15-28, 2008
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Exercise Fuerzas Commando in San Antonio, Texas, from June [...]
2008-06-02 20:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA697 SITREP 2: Tropical Storm Alma
[...] SUMMARY: On May 30, an OFDA team traveled to Leon and Chinandega to assess damage from Tropical Storm Alma. In collaboration with Nicaragua's Civil Defense and the GON's Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Agency (SINAPRED),OFDA identified roof reconstruction as the most urgent need. On June 1, 200 [...]
2008-06-02 23:17:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV MOPS AEMR KPAO CASC NU
08MANAGUA705NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, INTERAGENCY COORDINATING AND COMBATING TERRORISM IN WASHINGTON D.C.
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Interagency Coordinating and Combating Terrorism course in Wa [...]
2008-06-04 16:05:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA717NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MAY 2008
[...] In May 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of 9 Embassy registered property claims. With the inclusion of these 9 claims resolved in May, the GON has so far resolved 21 claims during the 2007-2008 waiver year. The Property Office database now includes 647 unresolve [...]
2008-06-06 15:27:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA718NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MAY 2008
[...] In May 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of 9 Embassy registered property claims. With the inclusion of these 9 claims resolved in May, the GON has so far resolved 21 claims during the 2007-2008 waiver year. The Property Office database now includes 647 unresolve [...]
2008-06-06 15:45:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA753NICARAGUA: 2008 EXPROPRIATION REPORT
[...] (U) This cable provides proposed language for the Nicaragua chapter of the 2008 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. Embassy will e-mail a comprehensive annex with details of confiscated property claims by June 15 per reftel request. 2. (U) Property claims resolutions in [...]
2008-06-12 15:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE OPIC CASC NU
08MANAGUA786 INL Managua Vehicle Report
[...] Embassy Managua provides the following information regarding the currentQatus of INL funded program vehicles in Nicaragua: Vehicle Inventory Requirement Toyota Yaris 4 Toyota Tercel 4 Toyota Hilux 17 3 Toyota Four Runner 1 Toyo [...]
2008-06-20 15:19:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN NU
08MANAGUA800NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, TECH TRAINING INSTRUCTOR IN LACKLAND AFB, TX
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Tech. Training Instructor course in Lackland ABF, Texas fr [...]
2008-06-23 18:42:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA813NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PATROL CRAFT HULL MAINTENANCE, JULY 11 - SEPT 4, 2008
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Patrol Craft Hull Maintenance in Navsciatts, MS from July [...]
2008-06-25 22:25:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA835NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, DARE TRAINING CONFERENCE IN SAN ANTONIO, TX
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the DARE Training Conference in San Antonio, Texas from August [...]
2008-07-02 15:37:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA836NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC PREVENTIVE LOGISTICS AND FINANCE COURSE IN COBAN, GUATEMALA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the CFAC Preventive Logistics and Finance Course in Coban, Gua [...]
2008-07-02 15:38:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA837NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: DRUG PRECURSOR TRAINING IN MEXICO CITY
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend Drug Precursor Training in Mexico City, Mexico from July 23-28 [...]
2008-07-02 15:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA853NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PATROL CRAFT OPERATIONS IN RIVERINE ENVIRONMENT
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Patrol Craft Operations in Riverine Environment Course at [...]
2008-07-03 21:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA854NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, SQUADRON OFFICER COURSE IN TEXAS
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Squadron Officer Course at Lackland AFB in Texas from July 18 [...]
2008-07-03 21:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA882NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JUNE 2008
[...] In June 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of 17 Embassy registered property claims, including one under the control of the Ministry of Education. With the inclusion of these 17 claims resolved in June, the GON has so far resolved 38 claims during the 2007-2008 waiv [...]
2008-07-10 21:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
08MANAGUA899NICARAGUA: VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO COURSE IN GUATEMALA
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individuals, who have been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individuals will attend the Peace Keeping Operations Course in Coban, Guatemala from A [...]
2008-07-15 22:55:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAGUA904NICARAGUA FILLS 2008 SUGAR QUOTAS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-17 16:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD
08MANAGUA992NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, HELICOPTER MAINTENANCE
[...] We request the Department's assistance in screening the following individual, who has been nominated for USG-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Act and the Foreign Assistance Act. 2. The following individual will attend the Helicopter Maintenance Course in Lackland AFB, Texas from Aug [...]
2008-08-04 19:01:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
08MANAMA150REQUESTING INFORMATION AHEAD OF THE OIC SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 13:59:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC OIC BA
08MANAMA231BAHRAIN: GLOBAL INITIATIVE TO COMBAT NUCLEAR
[...] Econoff conveyed reftel non-paper regarding the Global Initiative (GI) to Combat Nuclear Terrorism planning group meeting to MFA Legal Advisor Dr. Yousif Abdulkarim April 8. 2. Dr. Abdulkarim reiterated the GOB's support for the GI, but said he had been unaware of the exercise planning group [...]
2008-04-10 13:11:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC BA
08MANAMA34WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR
[...] Summary: There were no changes to the Bahraini child labor situation in 2007. Child labor is infrequent, and tends to be in family owned and operated shops. The GOB did not change any laws pertaining to child labor. There were no reports of children involved in trafficking, slavery, or slav [...]
2008-01-22 12:38:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BA
08MANAMA422BAHRAIN: NO FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-06-25 08:25:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB PGOV EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI BA
08MANAMA446BAHRAIN WELCOMES NEW MEMBERS OF THE GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-07 13:07:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC KNNP JO IN BA
08MANAMA472UNESCO CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS PROACTIVE APPROACHES
[...] (U) Bahrain hosted a U.S.-funded UNESCO conference under the title "Youth at the Crossroads: A Future Without Violent Radicalization" June 15-17 in Manama. The conference brought together over 100 representatives of community-based and national youth programs from around the world to focus on [...]
2008-07-16 13:05:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KISL PHUM UNESCO BA
08MANAMA519NEW RELO FOR THE GULF
[...] (U) Summary. Embassy Manama announces the arrival of Regional English Language Officer (RELO) Fife MacDuff. Fife is replacing Rebecca Smoak, covering Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the UAE. The RELO is available for consultations and to support English language programming that assists pos [...]
2008-08-03 13:50:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO KU MU QA AE BA
08MANAMA540LEGION OF MERIT FOR BG ABDULLAH SAEED AL-MANSOORI
[...] (U) Embassy Manama has completed a local files check and concurs with ref proposal to award the Legion of Merit to the Commander of the Royal Bahrain Navy, Brigadier General Abdullah Saeed Al-Mansoori, in recognition of the Bahraini Navy,s role as a leader in integration with NAVCENT coalition [...]
2008-08-12 13:36:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL BA
08MANAMA641 Manama Requests Participation in the 2009 Rhythm Road
[...] (U) Summary. Embassy Manama requests participation in the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad Program. Preferred dates are between mid-March to early-April 2009, to coincide with the annual cultural festival hosted by the Bahraini Directorate of Culture and National Heritage. Preferred music [...]
2008-09-18 13:19:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC SCUL KPAO BA
08MANAMA799RESPONSE TO MEPI SMALL BUSINESS INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN
[...] Summary: Reftel requested Post's views on MEPI's proposal to fund a Small Business Initiative for Women (SBIFW) program in Bahrain. Post believes such an initiative could advance economic goals in its Mission Strategic Plan (MSP). We request that MEPI coordinate with Post in the design and imp [...]
2008-12-03 13:20:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID KMPI BA
08MANILA1105PHILIPPINES RESPONDS TO TRAGEDY IN BURMA
[...] SUMMARY: In the wake of the devastating destruction wrought May 2-3 by Cyclone Nargis in Burma, the Philippine government and the country's Red Cross affiliate are moving to offer assistance, while national media have called on the ruling Burmese military junta to cease its resistance to int [...]
2008-05-08 07:55:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL RP BM
08MANILA1123PHILIPPINES ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT 60-DAY REPORT
[...] Per reftel request, poloff on May 9 met with the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to stress the importance of timely submission of a 60-day report on steps the Philippines has taken to implement UNSCR 1803. Poloff informed Director for Security and Legal Matters Leah Ruiz of th [...]
2008-05-09 09:06:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PREL IR MNUC RP UNSC
08MANILA115TERRORIST FINANCE: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF FOUR
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Anti-Money Laundering Council Executive Director Vicente Aquino on January 15. Aquino said that per standard its practice in such cases, his office would notify us if any financial transactions involving the designated entities were found. KENNEY [...]
2008-01-15 09:03:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL
08MANILA1164The Philippines' Humanitarian Response to Cyclone Nargis
[...] Per reftel request, Mission contacted the Philippine National Disaster Coordinating Council, which stated that the Philippine Department of Health formed a 15-person medical staff, to immediately go to Burma once Burmese government officials allow the team to enter. Further, the Philippine go [...]
2008-05-14 09:03:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI PREL RP
08MANILA1383PHILIPPINES: FORCED LABOR AND EXPLOITATIVE CHILD LABOR IN
[...] SUMMARY: This cable provides input for the Department of Labor's request for information on forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods as mandated by the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 (ref A). Post's point of contact for child labor and fo [...]
2008-06-10 10:39:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI RP
08MANILA1429 NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: DOLE
[...] Embassy Manila is pleased to nominate Dole Philippines, a subsidiary of Dole Food Company, the world's largest producer and marketer of fresh fruit, vegetables, and flowers. Dole's plantations in North and South Cotabato, Davao City, and the provinces of Bukidnon, Compostela Valley, Davao del N [...]
2008-06-13 08:30:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
08MANILA1504RAPID RESPONSE TO TYPHOON FRANK
[...] Summary: Typhoon Fengshen (called Frank under Philippine naming conventions) hit the Philippines on June 21, with a current death toll of at least 229 dead, 800 missing, and damage of property in 20 Philippine provinces. The death toll is expected to rise significantly due to the sinking of t [...]
2008-06-23 10:44:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
08MANILA1519 PHILIPPINES POSITION ON MERCURY ISSUES FOR OCTOBER 2008
[...] Philippines Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) officials told Econ staff that the Philippine government has two United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)-sponsored projects to address mercury issues: a study for small-scale gold mines and the Mercury Inventory Toolkit, des [...]
2008-06-25 09:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR ECON ETRD SENV RP
08MANILA1543U.S. AGENCIES DELIVER CRITICAL HELP
[...] Summary: U.S. recovery and relief efforts have had a huge impact in the aftermath of Typhoon Frank, which ravaged the Philippines June 21-22. The rising death toll from the typhoon itself is at least 629 and more than 287 missing. Only 57 people have survived from the capsized ferry Princess [...]
2008-06-27 09:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
08MANILA1560AMBASSADOR INSPECTS TYPHOON RELIEF EFFORTS
[...] Summary: Joined by key Philippine officials, including the heads of the Philippine armed forces and Red Cross, Ambassador Kenney viewed typhoon relief operations carried out by the USS REAGAN carrier group on Sunday, June 29, in Iloilo, the epicenter of devastation caused by Typhoon Frank, wh [...]
2008-06-30 09:34:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
08MANILA1563FIRST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS CONVICTION IN 2008
[...] SUMMARY: On June 30, a regional trial court in Batangas City convicted and sentenced a human trafficker to life imprisonment. The trial judge also fined the defendant 20 million pesos (USD 446,000) in criminal penalties and ordered her to pay 100,000 pesos (USD 2,230) in civil damages to the [...]
2008-07-01 08:56:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN EAID RP
08MANILA1582RELIEF PHASE OF TYPHOON FRANK EFFORTS COMPLETED
[...] Summary. The phase of intense and immediate support for the victims of Typhoon Frank is complete, and the Philippines will now concentrate on the long-term rebuilding of its devastated provinces. President Arroyo has personally thanked the Mission and USS REAGAN commander for the United State [...]
2008-07-02 10:05:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
08MANILA1618Philippines Weighs Open Skies Options
[...] (SBU) Summary: Philippine Transportation and Communication Secretary Leandro Mendoza has announced that the ASEAN Open Skies agreement that ASEAN transportation ministers will sign in Manila in December will obviate the need for the proposed executive order to provide a "pocket open-skies" reg [...]
2008-07-09 09:04:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ETRD BEXP RP
08MANILA1624USG ASSISTANCE SAVES LIVES AFTER TYPHOON FRANK
[...] Summary: Coordinated U.S./Philippine efforts during a critical two-week period following the landfall of Typhoon Frank saved many people from thirst and hunger in the ten areas of greatest devastation. Our assistance also generated tremendous good will and emphasized for Filipinos once again [...]
2008-07-10 02:36:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
08MANILA1675TROUBLED MANILA AIRPORT TERMINAL MAY OPEN SOON
[...] Summary: In June, Philippine President Arroyo ordered that the long-delayed Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 (NAIA-3) open for domestic commercial flights before the end of July and created a task force to ensure the opening. Two Philippine airlines are already committed to start [...]
2008-07-14 09:32:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ETRD BEXP RP
08MANILA1780BUILDING CONFIDENCE FOR PEACE IN THE SOUTHERN PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Ambassador continued to focus attention on U.S. assistance in conflict-affected areas in the Southern Philippines during a visit to Zamboanga City and Basilan Province to observe U.S.-funded development projects and meet with local Basilan business leaders. Recently-appointed [...]
2008-07-25 08:45:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
08MANILA1793 USAID-Funded Project Helps Bring the Philippine Judiciary
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 23, 2008, the Philippine Supreme Court launched the USAID-funded Automated Case Management-Information System (CMIS) to address the backlog that has been plaguing the court system. The CMIS aims to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the four appellate courts wit [...]
2008-07-29 06:50:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV CASC BTIO BEXP EAIR ECON RP
08MANILA1886Mining in Mindanao: Not Meeting Its Potential
[...] (SBU) Summary: The mining sector holds great promise for the economic development of Mindanao. However, reputable mining companies currently operating in this region face many challenges, including lawlessness, insurgent violence, encroachments by small-scale miners, populist resistance, corr [...]
2008-08-08 06:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN SENV ECON EINV PGOV RP CM
08MANILA1964 DUE DILIGENCE FOR DOLE NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE
[...] Post is pleased to learn that Dole Philippines, Inc. is on the short list for the Secretary's 2008 Award for Corporate Excellence and submits the following: There is no pending litigation against Dole and Mission members involved in Dole's nomination do not have financial interest in the compa [...]
2008-08-19 06:38:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
08MANILA197MANILA HAS NO FUNDS TO SUPPORT DELEGATES TO ATTEND WIREC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-24 08:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08MANILA2035PHILIPPINE STAKEHOLDERS UNITE AGAINST HUMAN
[...] SUMMARY: On August 20, Ambassador joined civil society groups, as well as Philippine government and private sector partners, to inaugurate an aggressive campaign against human trafficking. The event, held at Manila's North Harbor, attracted a diverse crowd to mark a renewed and expanded init [...]
2008-08-29 09:35:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN ELAB RP
08MANILA2074"Mindanao still open for business"
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Signifying the USG's continuing commitment to economic prosperity and stability for Mindanao, the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission (A/DCM) visited the Mindanao province of Zamboanga del Norte where he: delivered the keynote address at the annual Mindanao Business Conference; formal [...]
2008-09-05 09:53:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP EAID
08MANILA2199PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR VISITS PHILIPPINES, MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ARROYO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-23 07:24:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL RP
08MANILA2238PHILIPPINE GAS RESOURCES
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Department of Energy has set ambitious goals for increasing energy self-sufficiency to 60%, but the country is unlikely to meet these goals. Potential significant hydrocarbon reserves in the South China Sea could make an important contribution to the Philippine [...]
2008-09-29 05:48:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEMIN SENV ECON EINV PBTS PG RP
08MANILA2386 HIGHLIGHTING U.S. SUPPORT FOR PEACE AND PROSPERITY IN
[...] Summary. During an October 14 visit to the terrorist-affiliated Southern Philippines island of Jolo, Sulu Province, the Ambassador expressed solidarity with the people of Mindanao and emphasized the United States government's continued support for peace and prosperity in Mindanao. Groundbreak [...]
2008-10-22 08:04:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID
08MANILA2423Philippines to Host Fourth Environmental Technology
[...] Summary: The Philippines will host the 4th Environmental Technology Verification International Forum November 11-13, 2009. Organizers expect approximately 50 international and 100 Filipino attendees from government, NGOs, academia, and industry. End Summary. 2. On October 15, 2008, the Phi [...]
2008-10-28 04:59:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KSCA TSPL RP
08MANILA2425DCM REAFFIRMS U.S.-PHILIPPINE TIES AT ANNIVERSARY OF WWII
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During an October 20 visit to the provincial capital city of Tacloban, Leyte Province, in the Eastern Visayas, the Deputy Chief of Mission recognized past U.S.-Philippine partnerships and sacrifices as the foundation for present cooperation and projects. The DCM and Naval Attache [...]
2008-10-28 09:02:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
08MANILA2447 NEW PARTNERSHIPS IN REMOTE ISLANDS PAVE THE WAY FOR
[...] SUMMARY: The DCM traveled October 21 to Tawi-Tawi -- an island province at the tip of Mindanao's terrorist-afflicted Sulu Archipelago -- and inaugurated four projects exemplifying the strength and diversity of Philippine-U.S. partnerships. The Embassy sent an interagency team including USAID [...]
2008-10-30 10:31:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM RP
08MANILA2530DEMARCHE ON RESOLUTIONS ON IRAN, BURMA, DPRK
[...] Post discussed reftel points with UN and International Organizations Executive Director Grace Princesa of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),regarding the U.S. position that no-action resolutions on Iran, Burma, and North Korea at the U.N. present serious problems for the UNGA because t [...]
2008-11-07 08:24:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL RP UN
08MANILA25462008 GLOBAL FORUM ON MIGRATION AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] SUMMARY: The Global Forum on Migration and Development held in Manila October 27-30 was a major international undertaking for the Philippines and was attended by government delegations from 164 nations and 220 delegates from civil society groups. President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo delivered [...]
2008-11-12 09:21:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL RP SMIG
08MANILA2559VISIT TO PROVINCIAL CAPITAL SHOWCASES U.S. ROLE IN A
[...] SUMMARY. Ambassador Kenney's November 7 visit to Bacolod, the provincial capital of Negros Occidental, showcased the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the Philippines. The Ambassador presided at the swearing-in ceremony of 65 new Peace Corps Volunteers, visi [...]
2008-11-14 09:24:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
08MANILA2587 AMBASSADOR HONORS U.S. AND FILIPINO VETERANS
[...] SUMMARY: During a dignified ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery on November 11 commemorating Veterans Day, the Ambassador paid tribute to the service of U.S. and Filipino veterans praising their patriotism and sacrifice. During her remarks, the Ambassador expressed thanks for the vete [...]
2008-11-21 07:48:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
08MANILA2663AMBASSADOR PROMOTES PEACE AND BUILDS GOODWILL DURING
[...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador visited Zamboanga City November 24 to strengthen relations with key partners in the Mindanao peace process. She also used the visit to promote goodwill by highlighting U.S. projects that promote health and education for the people in the region, and by delivering a p [...]
2008-12-05 09:35:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID RP
08MANILA2726VISIT TO SUBIC BAY HIGHLIGHTS U.S. IMPORTANCE IN REGION
[...] SUMMARY: The Deputy Chief of Mission's December 4 visit to the port of Subic Bay, site of the former U.S. naval base, highlighted the continuing importance of the region to U.S. business and the American citizen community, as the Ambassador and DCM have done on previous visits. The DCM recogni [...]
2008-12-16 05:42:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
08MANILA2744Philippines Responds to Lacey Act Implementation
[...] Summary: Directors of three Philippine bureaus involved in forestry issues expressed appreciation for our bringing to their attention the Lacey Act amendments and the commitment of the government of the Philippines to impede illegal logging. They also enumerated the challenges Philippine ind [...]
2008-12-19 06:02:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EAGR ETRD EINV BTIO RP
08MANILA2762PHILIPPINES: 2008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] SUMMARY: The Philippines remains a key partner of the United States in our bilateral and multilateral counterterrorism efforts. As in recent years, during 2008, terrorist groups active in the Philippines included the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG),Jemaah Islamiyah (JI),the New People's Army (NPA) [...]
2008-12-22 08:33:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC RP
08MANILA284PHILIPPINE ATTENDANCE AT VIENNA FORUM TO FIGHT
[...] Per reftel request, the following attendees from the Philippines will attend the UN.GIFT Vienna Forum to Fight Human Trafficking, February 13-15, 2008: --------------------- Philippine Government --------------------- Ms. Deana Perez Head, Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) [...]
2008-02-01 02:09:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM KWMN PHUM SMIG RP
08MANILA333ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS IN MINDANAO: HALFWAY
[...] SUMMARY: This trafficking in persons (TIP) update includes two significant milestones in the anti-trafficking efforts in Mindanao. On January 11, the Ambassador joined NGO and government partners to cut the ribbon for a newly constructed halfway house for trafficking victims at the Zamboanga p [...]
2008-02-07 06:48:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN RP
08MANILA403PHILIPPINES: FY 2008 ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS PROPOSALS
[...] In response to the solicitation for anti-trafficking in persons project proposals from the Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP) (reftel),Embassy Manila received 18 proposals from both government agencies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) for consider [...]
2008-02-14 08:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ELAB KCRM PHUM PREL SMIG RP
08MANILA423 "$100 per Barrel: Crisis or Opportunity?" The 2008
[...] Summary: Against the backdrop of rising oil prices and prompted into action by President Arroyo, the Philippine Department of Energy convened an Energy Summit to solicit stakeholder inputs into developing government priorities for the sector. Despite being organized on a short notice, the Su [...]
2008-02-19 06:45:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PGOV EAID TRGY SENV RP
08MANILA458 THE PHILIPPINE TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION FOUNDATION -
[...] Summary. The Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF) had a busy and productive 2007. The Foundation launched initiatives including mapping of Philippine forests, publication of a book on a Philippine hardwood species, and nursery development. The PTFCF also competitively a [...]
2008-02-22 02:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR RP
08MANILA468 MANILA INPUT FOR THE ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT
[...] Following is our response to questions posed Reftel: Question A: Embassy's Economic Section handles various policy aspects of energy issues. ECON staff - 11. Question B: Estimated Economic Section staff time dedicated to energy- related activities: ECON - Counselor - 20%; Deputy Couns [...]
2008-02-22 09:25:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV APER ABUD RP
08MANILA495PHILIPPINES: NOMINATION FOR TRAINING ON FORCED
[...] Embassy Manila nominates Political Officer Barry Fullerton to attend the DRL and DOL training on forced labor and child labor in Bangkok from March 27-28, 2008. Mr. Fullerton is the primary reporting officer for labor, human rights, and trafficking in persons issues and will handle the upcomin [...]
2008-02-27 08:59:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ELAB OTRA PHUM RP
08MANILA506PHILIPPINES: NGO PARTICIPATION IN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Per reftel request, Mission surveyed its primary human rights NGO and civil society contacts about the upcoming Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council and informed them about the process for the review. Post learned that two of the local NGOs surveyed -- KARAPATAN and Task F [...]
2008-02-28 09:44:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL RP
08MANILA513Recent Floods and Landslides Damage Eastern Philippines
[...] Summary: Torrential rains have caused widespread flooding and landslides in parts of Luzon, Eastern Visayas and Northwestern Mindanao in the Philippines, resulting in deaths and property damage. National and local governmental authorities are providing shelters and monetary relief. Embassy M [...]
2008-02-29 04:44:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
08MANILA519Philippines Response to Climate Change and Human Rights
[...] Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Assistant Director Noel Sancon told us Secretary Alberto Romulo will head the delegation to the U.N. Human Rights Council's 7th session beginning March 3, 2008. Sancon said that they were not familiar with subject resolution, but will rela [...]
2008-02-29 08:32:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KGHG MV PGOV PHUM UNHRC RP
08MANILA520Philippines Response to Climate Change and Human Rights
[...] Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Human Rights Assistant Director Noel Sancon told us Secretary Alberto Romulo will head the delegation to the U.N. Human Rights Council's 7th session beginning March 3, 2008. Sancon said that they were not familiar with subject resolution, but will rela [...]
2008-02-29 08:35:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KGHG MV PGOV PHUM UNHRC RP
08MANILA538ENTRY LEVEL OFFSITE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL
[...] SUMMARY. More than 30 Manila Entry Level personnel, including officers and specialists from State and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),participated in offsite training January 31 - February 1, 2008. The two days focused on professional development and interagency collab [...]
2008-03-03 09:31:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER RP
08MANILA553THE PHILIPPINE TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION FOUNDATION -
[...] Summary. The Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation (PTFCF) had a busy and productive 2007. The Foundation launched initiatives including mapping of Philippine forests, publication of a book on a Philippine hardwood species, and nursery development. The PTFCF also competitively a [...]
2008-03-05 07:26:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN SENV RP
08MANILA59SCENESETTER FOR DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER DANIEL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy warmly welcomes Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs Daniel Price to the Philippines. The relationship and spirit of partnership between the United States and the Philippines are strong. The U.S. is the Philippines' largest trading partner [...]
2008-01-08 07:49:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR PREL RP
08MANILA601SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF DIRECTOR GENERAL
[...] (SBU) We warmly welcome your visit to the Philippines. The relationship between our two nations is deep and complex, and our partnership addressing a host of common issues has many faces. The U.S. is the Philippines' largest trading partner, the largest investor, and the largest donor of grant [...]
2008-03-10 23:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID RP AMGT
08MANILA602 The Philippines Representative to APEC Telecom Ministerial
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-11 00:05:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EPECO ECPS RP
08MANILA622PHILIPPINES: 2008 REPORT PURSUANT TO THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] (U) Per reftel request, this cable includes Post's input for the 2008 International Anticorruption and Good Governance Act (IAGGA) Report to Congress, detailing Philippine anticorruption efforts since 2006 and U.S. Government-funded programs to support these efforts. Philippine Government E [...]
2008-03-12 09:57:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCOR KCRM EAID RP
08MANILA625TERRORISM FINANCE: DESIGNATION OF FOUR
[...] We delivered reftel demarche to Philippine Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) Executive Director Vicente Aquino on March 7. Aquino said his office would inform us if any financial transaction involving any of the named individuals was found. KENNEY [...]
2008-03-13 04:18:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PREL UNSC
08MANILA717AMBASSADOR URGES POLICE ON EXTRAJUDICIAL KILLINGS AND
[...] SUMMARY: In a March 15 speech to nearly 1,600 police officers, including both the nation's most senior officers and its newest recruits, the Ambassador underscored the critical role of the police in protecting democratic institutions and values, as well as the need for the police to intensify [...]
2008-03-19 10:02:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCOR KCRM PHUM RP
08MANILA753 AMBASSADOR'S VISIT TO LOS BANOS HIGHLIGHTS AGRICULTURAL
[...] Summary. During a March 10 visit to Los Banos, the Ambassador attended three events that celebrated longstanding American support for agriculture and higher education in the Philippines. At the University of the Philippines at Los Banos (UPLB),she was enthusiastically received as she spoke [...]
2008-03-26 10:02:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR RP
08MANILA8EMBASSY COMMENT REGARDING POTENTIAL LOANS FOR
[...] Embassy inquiries requested by reftel did not reveal any negative information on the Philippines Life Bank or the Philippines Negros Women for Tomorrow Foundation. KENNEY [...]
2008-01-02 07:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON RP
08MANILA83MANILA: WIREC 2008 DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-10 09:33:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG SENV TRGY EPET EAID SOCI KSCA KGHG KPAO
08MANILA95PHILIPPINES SIGNS GLOBAL PEACE OPERATIONS
[...] On January 3, the Philippine government delivered a diplomatic note to the Embassy agreeing to our proposal for a 505 Agreement for the Global Peace Operations Initiative (reftel). Post will forward a copy of the diplomatic note by pouch. 2. Begin text. Note No: 08-07 The Department [...]
2008-01-11 08:59:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MAS PGOV RP
08MAPUTO1004 PROGRAM MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS FOR THE
[...] 787/10/T021 2. 10/23/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]
2008-10-23 15:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1005 GENERAL TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICE PROVIDER
[...] 787/10/T022 2. 10/23/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]
2008-10-23 15:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1006 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/10/T020 2. 10/23/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator and Head of TFCA Unit Transfrontier Coordination Areas Unit (TFCAU)/Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 3rd Floor Suite C Maputo, [...]
2008-10-23 15:35:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1012 PRE-QUALIFICATION NOTICE FOR THE CONSULTANCY
[...] 787/10/T023 2. 10/28/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. ANE Q Administracao Nacional de Estradas Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 POB 403 Maputo, Mozambique Fax: (258 21) 475 533 ----------------------- [...]
2008-10-28 14:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1015EMBASSY-FUNDED SOAP OPERA TO TACKLE HIV/AIDS,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On October 15, the Charge participated in a signing ceremony to award a one-year, $400,000 grant to Mozambican media giant SOICO. The grant is funded from the Embassy's PEFPAR Small Grants Program and will be used to produce 15 episodes of a soap opera with a 30-minute format foc [...]
2008-10-30 09:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV EAID MZ
08MAPUTO1026 FEASIBILITY STUDIES AND ENVIRONMENTAL AND
[...] 787/11/T024 2. 11/03/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]
2008-11-03 14:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1050 INVITATION FOR BID/INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE
[...] 787/11/T025 2. 11/10/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Dr. Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator Ministerio do Turismo- Unidade de Coordenacao das Areas de Conservacao Transfronteira Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123, Predio Cardoso, 3 andar, Flat C [...]
2008-11-10 13:54:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1062MOZAMBIQUE RATIFIES COMPREHENSIVE NUCLEAR TEST BAN
[...] Mozambique ratified the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CNTBT) on November 4, 2008, becoming the 146th country to do so. According to the treaty, Mozambique cannot carry out any tests involving the explosion of nuclear weapons or any type of nuclear explosions; it is obligated to avoid [...]
2008-11-12 13:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KACT MZ
08MAPUTO1081EMBASSY MAPUTO SUPPORT FOR FY 2009 SECTION 1206
[...] (SBU) Embassy Maputo has reviewed and the Chief of Mission supports two AFRICOM proposals requesting FY09 1206 funds to conduct, train, and equip the military of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM),in support of larger Eastern Africa efforts to counter terrorism. The first p [...]
2008-11-14 11:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MASS PREL MZ
08MAPUTO1082EMBASSY MAPUTO SUPPORT FOR FY 2009 SECTION 1206
[...] (SBU) Embassy Maputo has reviewed and the Chief of Mission supports two AFRICOM proposals requesting FY09 1206 funds to conduct, train, and equip the military of the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM),in support of larger Eastern Africa efforts to counter terrorism. The first p [...]
2008-11-14 11:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR MASS PREL MZ
08MAPUTO1085U.S. ELECTION NIGHT CELEBRATION DRAWS RECORD CROWDS
[...] SUMMARY: In the final weeks of the 2008 U.S. Election, Mozambicans remained captivated, and Public Affairs Maputo responded with a number of programs, culminating in a grand elections night bash with close to 600 people at the national conference center. The November 4 celebration is not the [...]
2008-11-17 12:08:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
08MAPUTO1134 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Q BID NR.
[...] 787/11/T026 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. COREP Executive Secretariat Av.Mao Tse Tung, Nr. 72 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 484 030 Fax: (258 21) 486 127 E-mail: info@pirep.gov.mz ----------------------------- Tr [...]
2008-11-25 09:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1135 TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT N. 634/DIMAN/2008
[...] 787/11/T027 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas Q ANE Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 290 ---------------- [...]
2008-11-25 09:37:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1172 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST Q BID NR.
[...] 787/11/T026 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. COREP Executive Secretariat Av.Mao Tse Tung, Nr. 72 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 484 030 Fax: (258 21) 486 127 E-mail: info@pirep.gov.mz ----------------------------- Tr [...]
2008-11-26 10:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1173 TENDER ANNOUNCEMENT N. 634/DIMAN/2008
[...] 787/11/T027 2. 11/25/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Administracao Nacional de Estradas Q ANE Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 290 ---------------- [...]
2008-11-26 10:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1203 FEASIBILITY STUDY, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL
[...] 787/12/T027 2. 12/03/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: general@ [...]
2008-12-05 07:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1204 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/12/T028 2. 12/03/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ministry of Finance Financial Sector Technical Assistance Project Praca 25 de Junho, 380 Q 3rd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 737/8 Fax: (258 21) 312 739 E-mai [...]
2008-12-05 07:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO1285 MOZAMBIQUE REQUEST FOR TED TRAINING AND
[...] SUMMARY: Charge received a request in December from the Mozambican Minister of Fisheries Cadmiel Muthemba for more U.S. support to train companies and fisheries inspectors on the use of Turtle Exclusion Devices ("TEDs") to overcome Mozambique's weak system of protection and allow the GRM to b [...]
2008-12-24 10:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS BEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO133MOZAMBIQUE: FY2008 ESF TIP PROJECT
[...] Post proposes the following anti-trafficking in persons projects in response to reftel: A) Name of Applicant: International Office for Migration - Mozambique B) Requested Funding: $323,518 C) Project Title: Capacity Building for Law Enforcement and Service Providers in Mozambique D) [...]
2008-02-12 13:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG ELAB ASEC MZ
08MAPUTO164CUBA AND MOZAMBIQUE: A LONG AND CONTINUING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than 3500 Mozambicans have studied in Cuba since 1977; many of them now occupy important positions in the Government of Mozambique (GRM) and in the ruling FRELIMO party, even as close advisors to current President Armando Guebuza. Relations between the two countries' gov [...]
2008-02-23 09:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCU PGOV PREL ECON ETRD MZ
08MAPUTO166RESCHEDULING PROPVINCIAL ELECTIONS: BIPARTISAN
[...] SUMMARY: Mozambique's first provincial elections have been postponed; a new date has not yet been set but elections may be held in conjunction with national Presidential and Assembly elections in November 2009. In a show of pragmatic cooperation, ruling party FRELIMO and the major opposition [...]
2008-02-25 14:21:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO190'ABDUCTED' CHILDREN CASE STIRS TRAFFICKING DEBATE
[...] SUMMARY: The discovery of 39 children being trucked more than 2000 kilometers in squalid conditions reignited debate regarding trafficking in persons in Mozambique. Although the parents asserted that the children were being sent to Islamic schools for religious training, none of the heads of [...]
2008-02-29 07:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KOCI MZ
08MAPUTO231Mozambique's Agricultural Sector Ripe for U.S. Investment
[...] SUMMARY: Only 12 percent of Mozambique's arable land is under cultivation. Mozambique's agriculture minister is actively courting international agricultural investment. U.S. agribusinesses are ramping up operations in Mozambique. The GRM is reviewing a national biofuels strategy, and the c [...]
2008-03-18 06:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV EINV ENRG PGOV TBIO MZ
08MAPUTO252 INVITATION FOR BIDS REHABILITATION AND
[...] 787/08/T004 2. 03/13/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Dr. Zeferino Martins, Director COREP Q SECRETARIADO EXECUTIVO Programa Integrado da Reforma da Educacao Profissional Av. Mao Tse Tung, 72 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) [...]
2008-03-25 09:51:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO253 INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF
[...] 787/08/T006 2. 03/13/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Domingos Colaco, Procurement Officer Ministry of Science and Technology Av. Patrice Lumumba, 770 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 315 167 Fax: (258 21) 315 166 [...]
2008-03-25 09:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO254 INVITATION FOR BIDS FOR THE RECONSTRUCTION OF
[...] 787/08/T005 2. 03/13/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. National Directorate of Fisheries Economics Ministry of Fisheries Av. Consiglieri Pedroso, 347 Q 3rd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 315 167 Fax: (258 21) 315 166 [...]
2008-03-25 09:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO305REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST ON TECHNICAL
[...] 787/08/T007 2. 04/09/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: National Directorate of Water Av. 25 de Setembro, 942 Q 11th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 568/9 QNational Director of Water Tel: (258 21) 310 902 -Head of Water Res [...]
2008-04-09 15:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO310VISIT OF PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT PROMISES CLOSER
[...] (U) Summary. Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva made a state visit to Mozambique March 24-27, the first by a Portuguese head of state in more than ten years. The visit was widely described as the beginning of a new era of cooperation between Portugal and Mozambique and was highlighte [...]
2008-04-11 05:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM PO MZ
08MAPUTO35THE FLOODING IN MOZAMBIQUE: FACTS AND BACKGROUND
[...] SUMMARY: FLOOD LEVELS OF THE ZAMBEZE RIVER IN MOZAMBIQUE CONTINUE TO RISE, BUT ARE STILL WITHIN THE FLOOD PLAIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOZAMBIQUE (GRM) HAS NOT YET DECLARED A DISASTER. AT THIS POINT IN THE RAINY SEASON, THESE LEVELS DO RAISE CONCERNS ABOUT POTENTIAL F [...]
2008-01-11 05:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT MZ EAID
08MAPUTO365TSVANGIRAI VISITS MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Morgan Tsvangirai, leader of Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) visited Maputo on April 23. The visit was personally coordinated by the leader of Mozambique's opposition party Renamo, Afonso Dhlakama, who arranged for Tsvangirai to meet with former president Joaqu [...]
2008-04-24 17:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM ZI MZ
08MAPUTO399IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] This message responds to the request (ref A) for Mission Maputo's analysis on how rising food and agricultural commodity process are affecting Mozambican society. As instructed, it also lists post's recent cables on agricultural issues. ------ Demand ------ 2. Mozambique's most impo [...]
2008-05-07 08:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD ECON EAID PGOV MZ
08MAPUTO480SPECIAL SELF-HELP PROGRAM ASSISTS 47,000
[...] The Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) in Mozambique is an integral part of the U.S. Mission. It allows the Executive Office to respond quickly to requests from local communities for assistance that have an immediate impact while furthering our mission policies and objectives and b [...]
2008-05-23 08:00:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID ETRD PREL MZ
08MAPUTO512MOZAMBIQUE: ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN GLOBAL MARITIME
[...] Mozambique currently is actively involved in Global Maritime Partnerships (GMP). In the past eighteen months, in conjunction with the DAO: (1) an AIS/MSIS system was installed in five locations along the Mozambican coastline, (2) five small boats, worth more than $500,000, were donated to th [...]
2008-06-02 15:14:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT EAID ECIN ECON EFIS MARR MASS MCAP MOPS
08MAPUTO568MOZAMBIQUE: NO DISPUTES FOR 2008 INVESTMENT
[...] There are currently no investment disputes that would qualify Mozambique for inclusion in the 2008 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims. 2. This cable was also cleared by FCS Johannesburg. Chapman [...]
2008-06-17 14:19:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDCASC ECON EINV KIDE MZ
08MAPUTO60MOZAMBIQUE'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Mozambique's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investor [...]
2008-01-18 06:38:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR MZ
08MAPUTO714NOVEMBER MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS AN ACCURATE GAUGE OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of Mozambican political parties and civil society met in early July to review preparations for the November 19 municipal elections. The participants identified three elements critical to the success of the elections: transparency in the election process, party contro [...]
2008-07-23 07:06:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO715BFIF HIGHLIGHTS OPPORTUNITIES FOR U.S. INVESTORS
[...] SUMMARY: In an environment of increased investor interest and economic growth in Mozambique's economy, Embassy Maputo drew upon the Department of State's FY08 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and partnered with the Foreign Commercial Service to successfully craft a range of activit [...]
2008-07-23 12:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ECON ETRD MZ
08MAPUTO751FRAUD ALLEGATIONS, VOTER REGISTRATION, BUDGET:
[...] SUMMARY: Voter registration for the November 19 local elections ended August 4; more than 90 percent of eligible voters have registered. The Technical Secretariat for Electoral Administration (STAE) estimates the elections will cost $15 million. In July, several media outlets reported alleg [...]
2008-08-06 08:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MZ
08MAPUTO837USITC STUDY ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
[...] This is a reply to reftel requesting assistance to USITC in its investigation of select industries in sub-Saharan Africa. Post notes that Mozambique does not have an export industry in the agriculture sectors of coffee, shea butter, and tropical fruits, as specified reftel. In the mining and [...]
2008-09-02 17:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EINV KTEX MZ
08MAPUTO869AFRICAN PARTNERSHIP STATION INPUT FY09 - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-10 15:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN MARR MASS MOPS PREL
08MAPUTO872 FB REF: IMOPETRO/CACL/02/2008 FOR THE SUPPLY AND SHIPMENT
[...] 787/09/T009 2. 09/04/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: The Managing Director IMOPETRO Rua da Imprensa, 256 - 4th Floor Suite 403/406 P.O. 1412 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 301 847/302 190 Fax: (258 21) 302 278 [...]
2008-09-11 11:16:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO875 TRANSFRONTIER CONSERVATION AREAS AND TOURISM DEVELOPMENT
[...] 787/09/T010 2. 09/04/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Bartolomeu Soto, Project Coordinator and Head of the TFCA Unit Transfrontiers Coordination Areas Unit (TFCAU)/Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 - 4th Floor Suite [...]
2008-09-11 11:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO876 SERVICE PROVIDER FOR THE FARMER INCOME SUPPORT PROJECT -
[...] 787/09/T012 2. 09/04/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA - Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbo [...]
2008-09-11 11:23:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO877 SIMPLIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FISP - REF.
[...] 787/09/T014 2. 09/11/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA - Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbo [...]
2008-09-11 11:24:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO878 SIMPLIFIED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT FOR THE FISP - REF.
[...] 787/09/T014 2. 09/11/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA - Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbo [...]
2008-09-11 11:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO914PIPER SENECA PA-34 CRASHES IN BEIRA KILLING SIX
[...] According to news reports and eye-witness accounts, a U.S.-made twin engine PA-34-220T Piper Seneca, registered in Durban, South Africa as ZS-LTX, crashed at 14:30 on Saturday September 20, approximately 30 meters offshore from the seaside Palmeiras neighborhood on the outskirts of Beira in S [...]
2008-09-22 17:20:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR MZ
08MAPUTO959AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] Per REFTEL, Embassy Maputo submits the following updated AGOA eligibility information. 2. Country: MOZAMBIQUE Current AGOA Status: Eligible Country Background Summary: Between October 2007 and October 2008 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued efforts to establi [...]
2008-10-08 10:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EAGR ECON PGOV PREL ELAB PTER MZ
08MAPUTO963U.S. ELECTIONS PROGRAMS A BIG DRAW IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] SUMMARY: Responding to the enthusiastic Mozambican interest in the U.S. Presidential race, Public Affairs Maputo continues to organize successful elections-related events, with several more planned in the final month of campaigning. These events have been excellent opportunities to engage ke [...]
2008-10-08 13:26:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
08MAPUTO981 COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCUREMENT OF SUPPLY AND
[...] 787/10/T015 2. 10/15/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]
2008-10-16 06:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO982 EXECUTION OF TECHNICAL, SOCIAL AND WORKS
[...] 787/10/T016 2. 10/15/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MCA Q Mozambique Procurement Agent Av. Zedequias Manganhela, 267, Edificio JAT IV, 5th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 305 577 Fax: (258 21) 311 160 E-mail: jbowlin@ [...]
2008-10-16 06:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MAPUTO983PRE-SELECTION ANNOUNCEMENT FOR DETAILED
[...] 787/10/T017 2. 10/15/08 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. ANE Q Administracao Nacional de Estradas Gabinete do Director Geral Av. de Mocambique, 1225 POB 403 Maputo, Mozambique Fax: (258 21) 475 533 ----------------------- [...]
2008-10-16 06:55:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
08MASERU104LESOTHO: DEMARCHES ON HCOC, UN RESOLUTIONS AND DECLARATIONS
[...] SUMMARY: On April 21, Poloff met with Europe and Americas Director P. P. Makosholo at Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs to deliver demarches on Lesotho's ascension to the Hague Code of Conduct Against Missile Proliferation (HCOC, Ref A),the U.S.-EU sponsored UN Prisoners on Conscience de [...]
2008-04-21 13:53:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MNUC KNNP PARM PHUM KSCA ETTC TPSA IR
08MASERU106LESOTHO: REGAL HOSPITALITY FOR SWAZILAND'S KING
[...] SUMMARY: King Mswati III of Swaziland, accompanied by Queen Lantentesa, various princes and princesses, cabinet ministers, and traditional chiefs, made an April 9-11 state visit to the Kingdom of Lesotho. While King Mswati has visited Lesotho on several occasions for SADC and other regional [...]
2008-04-23 06:55:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID WZ LT
08MASERU107LESOTHO: A DEFENSE FORCE WORTH SUPPORTING
[...] SUMMARY: Lesotho's growth as an emerging regional military partner is significant. Senior military leaders have publicly embraced AFRICOM and its objectives; the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) participates fully in all USG training opportunities, encourages professionalism within its ranks and [...]
2008-04-23 09:13:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MASS MCAP MOPS MARR LT
08MASERU112LESOTHO: POWER PROBLEMS BELIE EARLY ELECTRICITY CONFIDENCE
[...] SUMMARY: Although Lesotho officials confidently predicted early in the year that domestic hydropower production would shield the country from the South African electricity crisis (reftel),an early arrival of winter has hastened seasonal electricity needs and demonstrated that Lesotho's power [...]
2008-04-25 09:17:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ENRG ECON LT
08MASERU119LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE - DEA
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) and Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA),respectively [...]
2008-05-02 08:47:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
08MASERU12LESOTHO: WORSENING PERFORMANCE IN HEALTH SECTOR
[...] SUMMARY: In an effort to coordinate its response to widespread poverty, the Government of Lesotho launched its Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in 2004. The recently released review of progress under the PRS between 2004 and 2007 revealed troubling data indicating declining health sector per [...]
2008-01-18 14:57:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON KWMN TBIO LT
08MASERU120LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS SENIOR LEADERS
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and the Ministry of Defense and National Security respectively. [...]
2008-05-02 10:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC LT
08MASERU123LESOTHO: ILEA GABORONE NOMINEES, DEA EXECUTIVE PRECURSOR
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the personal information on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) and Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) respectively. 2. Data on the two nominated individua [...]
2008-05-06 14:49:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
08MASERU127LESOTHO: SOMALI PIRACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-09 10:28:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PHSA EWWT KCRM UNSC SO LT
08MASERU130LESOTHO: LOCAL STAFF COMPENSATION LOSES GROUND
[...] SUMMARY: Recent economic, labor, and commercial reporting and U.S. Mission Maseru's LE Staff Compensation Questionnaires provide growing evidence that post's LE staff compensation plan is not sufficiently competitive in the local market to effectively recruit and retain qualified staff. Sinc [...]
2008-05-09 14:27:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAFSN ECON AMGT KICA LT
08MASERU134LESOTHO APRIL 2008 ECONOMIC ROUND-UP: FOOD, SHELTER, AND
[...] In this addition: -- Prime Minister Inaugurates New Housing Project -- Malawi Donates Food to Lesotho -- EU Plans E136 of Support for Lesotho Over Next Six Years -- Government Launches HIV/AIDS Guide for SMEs --------------------------------------------- - Prime Minister Inaugurates [...]
2008-05-14 04:39:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ELAB PGOV KHIV LT
08MASERU143LESOTHO: 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-16 09:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEINV CASC KIDE PGOV LT
08MASERU148LESOTHO: INCREASING FOOD AND COMMODITY PRICES IMPACT
[...] SUMMARY: As Lesotho is a food deficit country which imports about 80% of its commodities from South Africa, rising international food prices have a strongly negative impact on Basotho households. The structure of Lesotho's economy and, in particular, its heavy reliance on South Africa, leave [...]
2008-05-19 11:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD ECON EFIN PGOV PREL LT
08MASERU149LESOTHO: REPORT ON FORCED LABOR AND CHILD LABOR IN THE
[...] Per reftel request for information on the use of forced labor and exploitative child labor in the production of goods, post contacted representatives of the International Labor Organization (ILO),Lesotho's Office of the Commissioner of Labor, and the Ministry of Trade. Post was not able to d [...]
2008-05-20 05:59:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI LT
08MASERU151LESOTHO: TAXI TROUBLE BLOCKS GOVERNMENT BUSES
[...] SUMMARY: On the morning of May 20, private taxi drivers and owners attempted to block GOL-owned buses from operating in Maseru, the latest clash over government efforts to undercut the ability of taxi associations to paralyze public transport. The May 20 confrontation, at which police fired [...]
2008-05-20 14:59:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM ASEC LT
08MASERU152LESOTHO: BRAZEN CARJACKING AND FIREFIGHT STARTLES MASERU
[...] According to eyewitness accounts, at approximately 6:00 p.m. on the evening of Tuesday, May 20, there was a heavy exchange of gunfire near the Maseru Cathedral traffic circle in the central business of the capital city. Employees of a U.S.-based NGO located at an adjacent office building took [...]
2008-05-21 14:49:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC PGOV PREL LT
08MASERU155LESOTHO: TAXI PROTESTERS GIVE GOL ULTIMATUM
[...] On the morning of May 26, the Maseru Taxi Association's Regional Committee led a group of several thousand members and supporters to protest their dissatisfaction with the recent introduction of Government of Lesotho bus services (reftel),disrupting public transportation for about three hours [...]
2008-05-27 14:35:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC CASC PGOV PREL LT
08MASERU157MASERU: SUPPLEMENTAL REPRESENTATIONAL FUNDING REQUEST
[...] Embassy Maseru respectfully requests a supplemental allocation of $2,500 in representational funds in order to support post's official Fourth of July celebration as well as additional events designed to advance implementation of two Presidential initiatives (a nascent MCA Compact and an expand [...]
2008-05-28 15:31:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN AMGT OPRC KPAO LT
08MASERU158LESOTHO: CLASHES OVER GOVERNMENT BUSSES ESCALATE
[...] On the morning of May 29, groups of individuals blocked taxis and government busses in several Maseru neighborhoods from picking up or transporting passengers. According to eyewitnesses, some members of these protest groups, apparently in an effort to provide ad hoc support to taxi operators [...]
2008-05-29 15:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC CASC LT
08MASERU163LESOTHO: TAXI CONFRONTATION DE-ESCALATES
[...] SUMMARY: Following several weeks of escalating tensions associated with the Government of Lesotho's recent introduction of public buses, the Maseru Region Transport Association emerged from talks on May 30 with the Deputy Prime Minister to announce, after deliberations with its taxi owner mem [...]
2008-06-02 19:42:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC CASC LT
08MASERU164LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET STUDENT
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) student scheduled to attend the International Military Education Training (IMET) Program on Medical Logistics at Fort Sam in Houston, Texas. The course will begin on [...]
2008-06-02 19:42:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC LT
08MASERU167WILL POWER HIP-HOPS ACROSS LESOTHO
[...] SUMMARY: From May 6-12, American Hip Hop Artist Will Power conducted a high impact, dynamic program in the Kingdom of Lesotho on the history of hip-hip music. In his numerous events, ranging from university lectures to rural jam sessions to live mass audience performances, he projected a vit [...]
2008-06-06 10:35:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP SCUL PREL EAID LT
08MASERU168LESOTHO: WORRYING DOUBLE-DIGIT INFLATION DEVELOPMENTS
[...] SUMMARY: Inflation in Lesotho continues to erode economic gains and the purchasing power of salaried employees. The year-on-year increase in the consumer price index reached 10.7% in March 2008, as reported by the nation's Central Bank as well as the Bureau of Statistics, sources which typic [...]
2008-06-06 12:51:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN AFIN AMGT LT
08MASERU174LESOTHO: DEMARCHES ON TIP, MARITIME ISSUES, AND FAO
[...] SUMMARY: On June 12, Poloffs met with Mr. Yengane from the Europe and Americas Desk in the Lesotho Ministry of Foreign Affairs to discuss the 2008 TIP report, the Global Maritime Partnership, and the U.S. FAO candidate. Regarding the TIP report, Mr. Yengane appeared more interested in Lesoth [...]
2008-06-12 16:29:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EWWT EAID EAGR ETRD TBIO ECON EFIS PHUM
08MASERU175LESOTHO: REBIRTH OF EXCHANGE PROGRAM ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
[...] SUMMARY: On April 11, Ambassador Nolan hosted 30 members of the U.S. Exchange Programs Alumni Association at the Chief of Mission residence in Maseru. The Public Affairs Section (PAS) gathered the association, established three years ago but generally inactive, in order to reinvigorate the g [...]
2008-06-16 12:55:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC KPAO SCUL LT
08MASERU177LESOTHO: SPEAKER HITS HOME RUN FOR EXPORT DIVERSIFICATION
[...] SUMMARY: The week of June 2, IIP speaker Phyllis Shearer-Jones visited Lesotho and engaged in an intense program on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the diversification of Lesotho's exports to the United States. Ms. Jones addressed various interest groups including apparel [...]
2008-06-17 15:27:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP ECON ETRD PREL EAID LT
08MASERU18LESOTHO: DELEGATION LIST FOR AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT
[...] In response to reftel, Embassy Maseru submits the following list of Lesotho's delegation to the upcoming African Union Summit: -- Prime Minister (PM): Pakalitha Mosisili (head of delegation) -- Minister of Foreign Affairs (MFA): Mohlabi Tsekoa -- Prime Minister's wife: 'Mathato Mosisili [...]
2008-01-25 07:51:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKSUM PREL XA LT
08MASERU180LESOTHO: AGOA FORUM, IRAN PACKAGE, BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND FOOD
[...] SUMMARY: On June 20, Poloff delivered reftel demarches to Mr. P. P. Makosholo, Europe and Americas Desk Director at Lesotho's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, learning that: a) while the GOL has received AGOA forum invitations (ref a),their delegation has not been finalized; b) Lesotho's MFA app [...]
2008-06-20 11:08:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM EAID ETRD TBIO ECON EAGR IR LT
08MASERU184LESOTHO: ELEVENTH AFRICAN UNION SUMMIT DELEGATION
[...] In response to REFTEL, Embassy Maseru submits the following information regarding Lesotho's delegation to the 11th African Union Summit from June 30 to July 1, 2008. 2. Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili, Head of Government, will lead the GOL delegation. He plans to arrive at Sharm El-Shei [...]
2008-06-24 14:48:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KSUM OVIP XA LT
08MASERU185LESOTHO: TAXI ASSOCIATION CALLS FOR FOUR-DAY STRIKE
[...] SUMMARY: At a press conference on June 24, leaders of the Maseru Region Transport Association, accusing the GOL of bad faith negotiations, announced plans for a nationwide taxi strike from June 30 through July 3. One spokesperson advised residents of Maseru to stay at home for the duration o [...]
2008-06-24 16:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ASEC LT
08MASERU194LESOTHO: TAXI STRIKE COMMENCES PEACEFULLY
[...] On Monday June 30, a nationwide taxi strike commenced in Lesotho and was widely observed by minibus and taxi operators. Maseru's downtown business and retail establishments, however, were mixed in their observation of the protest action. Crowded GOL-operated buses, the source of the taxi comm [...]
2008-06-30 15:36:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ASEC LT
08MASERU196LESOTHO: EARLY TAXI STRIKE END POSSIBLE
[...] On July 1, the leadership of the Maseru Region Transport Association (MRTA) held a press conference at the African Episcopal Church at which they announced their willingness to suspend their current strike, originally scheduled to last through July 3, pending the outcome of a meeting with the [...]
2008-07-01 15:49:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON ASEC LT
08MASERU199LESOTHO: TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION SUSPENDS STRIKE
[...] On July 2, the Maseru Region Transport Association (MRTA) suspended their strike action during a continuing dialogue with the GOL regarding their use of government-owned buses for public transportation (reftel). Traffic returned to a semblance of normalcy on the streets of Maseru, and most bu [...]
2008-07-02 15:09:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ASEC LT
08MASERU205LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR IMET STUDENT
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) student scheduled to attend the International Military Education Training (IMET) Program at Fort Jackson, South Carolina. The Adjutant General Basic Officer Leader co [...]
2008-07-16 09:02:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC LT
08MASERU207LESOTHO JUNE 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: PUBLIC ACCOUNT PROBLEMS,
[...] In this edition: -- Auditor General Criticizes Lesotho's Public Finances -- Government, with MCC Backing, Promotes Competitiveness -- Japan Gives Lesotho Almost $2 Million for "Structural Adjustments" --------------------------------------------- ------- Auditor General Criticizes Lesotho [...]
2008-07-16 09:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ELTN LT
08MASERU208NOMINATION FOR REGIONAL CLO TRAINING - MASERU
[...] Post identifies the following areas of focus as priorities for the CLO: welcoming and orientation, community liaison and events planning, and family member referral. 2. Maseru is a 20% hardship post and the CLO serves a vital role in maintaining post morale, and this training wou [...]
2008-07-16 09:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT LT
08MASERU212MASERU RESPONSE TO OBO BUDGET CALL FOR M&R REQUIREMENTS
[...] Post Name: Maseru 2. Post submits three changes to Maseru's existing list of 7901 Maintenance and Repair (M&R) requirements: -- Addition of a new requirement - installation of a second fuel tank (diesel) and remote fill point. -- Revision of an existing requirement - cost estimate to $ [...]
2008-07-16 15:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT LT
08MASERU215MASERU REQUEST FOR SUPPLEMENTAL 7901 FUNDING
[...] Maseru respectfully requests supplemental 7901 funding to be allocated for the following projects. A. Repair and maintenance of the Chief of Mission Residence (GO property #1001),to include excavation, concrete removal, and replacement of significant broken concrete walkways and [...]
2008-07-22 18:27:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ABUD AFIN LT
08MASERU224MASERU 7902 PROJECT STATUS UPDATE
[...] In response to a recent request for an update by Area Management, the current status of outstanding 7902 projects are as follows: 2. Project ID# XJ-RY-0087, Consular Improvement Initiative Project -- Project was started. Architectural and quantity surveying services commenced i [...]
2008-07-31 16:26:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AFIN LT
08MASERU230MASERU REQUESTS FSN EXECUTIVE CORPS ASSISTANCE
[...] Maseru requests AF LES Executive Corps training support at the earliest possible opportunity. 2. We have experienced a high rate of turnover in both LES and USDH staff over the past two years. Hands-on training assistance would be extremely beneficial to the entire management team. Unfo [...]
2008-08-04 14:25:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT LT
08MASERU242LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAND BORDER
[...] Post submits the following information on the four candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS)and the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA). a) Name: Teboho Vitalis MASAILE Gender: Male Date of bir [...]
2008-08-14 12:55:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM SNAR ASEC EAID ECON KJUS LT
08MASERU243LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] Post submits the following information on the four candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS)and the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses. a) Name: Seabata NTHABI Gender: Male Da [...]
2008-08-14 15:46:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
08MASERU252LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAW
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the four (4) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the Lesotho Mounted Police Servic [...]
2008-08-22 08:47:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR LT
08MASERU253LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA GABORONE - LAND
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the four (4) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS)and Customs Officers from the Lesotho Revenue Aut [...]
2008-08-22 08:48:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS PHUM SNAR LT
08MASERU271UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2008 HUMAN RIGHTS PRIORITIES - MASERU
[...] Ambassador Nolan delivered subject demarche to Minister of Foreign Affairs at the signing of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact Entry into Force launch on September 17, 2008. 2. The GOL assured the Ambassador of their continuing support on all issues raised in reftel A. [...]
2008-09-18 10:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN LT
08MASERU274LESOTHO: 63RD UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: HIGH LEVEL ATTENDANCE
[...] (SBU) Per REFTEL request, post provides the following information on high-level Lesotho government officials who will attending the 63rd UN General Assembly. A. Attendance of head of state: - His Majesty King Letsie III will not attend. B. Attendance of head of government: - [...]
2008-09-18 17:37:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP KSEP UNGA LT
08MASERU29LESOTHO: 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Maseru submits the following information for Lesotho's 2008 Investment Climate Statement. The Kingdom of Lesotho is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) and generally treats foreign investors favorably. With most investment originating from East Asia, FDI in Lesotho is p [...]
2008-02-06 11:45:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV USTR OPIC KTDB LT
08MASERU290EMBASSY MASERU REQUEST FOR POST LANGUAGE PROGRAM DIRECT
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-30 08:43:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAFSI AMGT KFLO LT
08MASERU306LESOTHO UPDATE: POLITICAL CLIMATE MARRED BY INTRA-PARTY
[...] Summary: Since May 2008, rumors have emerged about internal disputes and power struggles within the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and within the two major opposition parties, the All Basotho Convention (ABC) and the Basotho National Party (BNP). According to local analysts [...]
2008-10-17 08:32:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT
08MASERU321LESOTHO SUPPORTS SADC EFFORTS TO RESOLVE THE SITUATION IN
[...] Ambassador Nolan discussed reftel points with Foreign Minister Kenneth Tsekoa during a meeting on October 24 at United Nations Day. Minister Tsekoa stated that the government of Lesotho continues to strongly support the SADC's lead on the subject of Zimbabwe. He referred the Ambassador to a [...]
2008-10-29 06:30:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ZI LT
08MASERU324UPDATE ON SECURITY FEATURES OF LESOTHO PASSPORT- CORRECTED
[...] Summary: On October 21, 2008, Consular Officer Lillie J. Kamanu visited the Ministry of Home Affairs, Department of Immigration and Passport Services to obtain information about security features of Lesotho's passport. The passport is required identification for primary school leavers and fo [...]
2008-11-01 14:00:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LT
08MASERU327CONGRATULATIONS MESSAGE FROM LESOTHO PRIME MINISTER MOSISILI
[...] Embassy Maseru received a congratulatory letter from the Kingdom of Lesotho Prime Minister Pakalitha B. Mosisili for President-elect Barack Obama the afternoon of November 6. 2008. 2. Text of the letter is as follows: Your Excellency, Today, Lesotho joins the entire world in congrat [...]
2008-11-06 16:56:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP PGOV OPRC LT
08MASERU328LESOTHO: "CELEBRATION OF AMERICAN DEMOCRACY" UNITES DIVERSE
[...] Summary: On November 4, 2008, Mission Maseru hosted an election-night reception at the Chief of Mission residence (CMR). The evening's theme was "A Celebration of American Democracy". All Mission staff members worked at the event, which was attended by over 300 guests. There was a diverse [...]
2008-11-07 10:47:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDLT PGOV OIIP ZU
08MASERU336LESOTHO POLITICAL UPDATE: NEW POLITICAL PARTY LAUNCHED
[...] Summary: Disgruntled former members of Lesotho's main opposition political party, the All Basotho Convention (ABC),held a political rally on November 9, 2008 and indicated their intention to form a new political party in the coming days. On November 2, 2008, the ABC celebrated its second an [...]
2008-11-14 04:29:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT
08MASERU338WOMEN IN THE MILITARY TCT TO LESOTHO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-18 22:40:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM MARR MASS MOPS MCAP LT
08MASERU344LESOTHO: PRIME MINISTER MOSISILI CHALLENGES MUGABE
[...] Summary: Lesotho's Prime Minister, Pakalitha Mosisili, called for President Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe to conclude a power-sharing deal with the opposition. Mosisili confronted Mugabe with the fact that he does not have a majority in Parliament. At a press conference held in Maseru on Novembe [...]
2008-11-26 14:15:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT
08MASERU346LESOTHO: UPDATE AND ACTION REQUEST ON PROPOSED GLOBAL
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-26 16:43:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR TBIO EAID PGOV LT EFIN
08MASERU35LESOTHO TO HOST FEB. 27-29 LDC TRADE MINISTERS MEETING
[...] According to local government and diplomatic sources, the Government of Lesotho, through its Ministry of Trade and Industry, will host a meeting February 27-29 for Ministers of Trade from WTO-member Least Developed Countries (LDC). Lesotho, currently the chair of the WTO LDC Grouping, has obt [...]
2008-02-08 15:11:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD WTRO USTR LT
08MASERU370SCENESETTER FOR A/S FRAZER'S DECEMBER 19-VISIT TO LESOTHO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-11 20:47:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDKJUS PGOV KDEM LT
08MASERU384LESOTHO LIFTS SUSPENSION ON INTER-COUNTRY ADOPTION
[...] On December 10, 2008, Consular Chief met with Ms. Limakatso Chisepo, Director of the Department of Social Welfare in the Ministry of Health, in regards to the suspension of the international adoption of children in Lesotho. Ms. Chisepo stated that after the investigation of the issue by the [...]
2008-12-22 10:33:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KOCI LT
08MASERU389A/S FRAZER VISITS THE MOUNTAIN KINGDOM OF LESOTHO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-12-29 07:01:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ZI OVIP LT
08MASERU41LESOTHO SHIELDED FROM SA ELECTRICITY CRISIS, BUT ENERGY
[...] Summary: Unlike many countries in the region, Lesotho's domestic hydropower capacity and low energy needs shield much of the nation from the effects of South Africa's current electricity crisis. The Lesotho Electricity Corporation (LEC) feels confident that it can continue a steady power sup [...]
2008-02-13 14:55:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PGOV LT
08MASERU43LESOTHO: ANNUAL MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY EVENT WELL RECEIVED
[...] SUMMARY: On January 22, U.S. Embassy Maseru held a highly successful event commemorating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. Ambassador Rob Nolan addressed some 125 participants, including Lesotho's First Lady and numerous community leaders, with a message on the relevance of [...]
2008-02-13 14:56:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP OEXC SCUL KPAO PREL LT
08MASERU44LESOTHO JANUARY 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: TOURISM, NUTRITION,
[...] In this edition (January 2008): -- Lesotho's First Annual Tourism Conference -- Nutrition Survey Indicates No Major Malnutrition -- GOL Promotes Improves Farming Techniques -- 2007 Quarter Four in Review (annual inflation tops 10%) ----------------------------------------- Lesotho's First [...]
2008-02-13 16:20:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV EAID EAGR PGOV LT
08MASERU5LESOTHO DECEMBER 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP: IT, IPR, CLINICS,
[...] In this edition: -- GOL To Add Information Technology to School Curriculum -- Regional IPR Organization Meets, Promotes Regional Cooperation -- Government Clinics to Provide Free Services in 2008 -- China Loans Lesotho Capital for Telecommunications Expansion ----------------------------- [...]
2008-01-07 14:06:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN EINV ETRD LT
08MASERU51GAP INC SEES CLOUDY SKIES FOR LESOTHO'S TEXTILE INDUSTRY
[...] Summary: According to a regional representative of Gap, Inc., the largest buyer of Lesotho-made garments, the company's U.S. orders from Lesotho are gradually declining due to long lead times in sourcing, limited technology to produce higher value-added textile products, and low domestic inve [...]
2008-02-26 11:39:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ECIN EIND EINV ELAB PREL LT
08MASERU62LESOTHO: 2008 COUNTRY COMMERCIAL GUIDE
[...] Lesotho 2008 Country Commercial Guide Chapter 1: Doing Business in Lesotho The economy of Lesotho, a mountainous southern African nation completely surrounded by the Republic of South Africa, is based on agriculture, livestock, light manufacturing, water exports, earnings from the Souther [...]
2008-03-03 15:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO LT
08MASERU67LESOTHO: FY07 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF-HELP RESULTS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-07 10:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON LT
08MASERU68LESOTHO: ENERGY REPORTING REQUIREMENT INFORMATION
[...] In accordance with reftel request, Embassy Maseru submits the following information with regards to our mission's energy portfolio. The answers below are in response to reftel paragraph 4, point A through point D. A. Embassy Maseru's energy portfolio resides in the Economic/Commercial un [...]
2008-03-07 10:29:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV APER ABUD ENRG LT
08MASERU73LESOTHO: 2008 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT SUBMISSION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Following extensive interviews with local experts, law enforcement officials, and members of Lesotho's civil society, post has not identified a substantiated case of trafficking in persons in the Kingdom of Lesotho. In drafting this report, sources informed post of a case involvi [...]
2008-03-10 17:38:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF SMIG LT
08MASERU76LESOTHO: EXPANDED BUDGET SUPPORTS INFRASTRUCTURE, CIVIL
[...] SUMMARY: In February, Minister of Finance and Development Planning Dr. Timothy Thahane presented a 2008/2009 budget to Lesotho's Parliament that towers 23% over last year's government expenditures. Minister Thahane praised new government initiatives, such as increased spending on infrastruct [...]
2008-03-12 19:10:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN EAID PGOV LT
08MASERU77LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ILEA NOMINEES -
[...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates are members of the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) LAST NAME: MOEKETSI OTHER NAMES: [...]
2008-03-12 19:10:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR LT
08MASERU79LESOTHO: INPUT FOR 2008 PRESIDENT'S REPORT ON AGOA
[...] In accordance with reftel, post submits the following information for the President's 2008 report on the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA). ------------------------- AGOA Trade and Investment ------------------------- 2. Lesotho's exports to the United States under AGOA and Ge [...]
2008-03-13 15:23:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECIN LT
08MASERU83LESOTHO: SPEAKER REQUEST ON BECOMING AN AGOA EXPORTER
[...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Embassy Maseru requests a speaker to address how small, non-apparel manufacturers can export to the United States under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) to build upon Lesotho's success as a textile and apparel exporter under AGOA. This program will directly s [...]
2008-03-19 11:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO SCUL OEXC LT
08MASERU84LESOTHO: SPEAKER REQUEST ON THE HISTORY OF HIP HOP
[...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Embassy Maseru requests a speaker to capitalize on the growing influence of hip hop music and associated poetry among youth in Lesotho. In connection with Embassy Maseru's MSP goal of "Promoting Mutual Understanding and Support for Foreign Policy," post requests a speaker [...]
2008-03-19 11:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO SCUL OEXC LT
08MASERU85LESOTHO: SPEAKER REQUEST ON YOUTH HIV/AIDS ISSUES
[...] PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Embassy Maseru requests a strong speaker who can effectively reach youth audiences on issues of HIV/AIDS including the culturally sensitive topic of male circumcision. This speaker will support the Lesotho Government and PEPFAR's continuing fight against the devastation c [...]
2008-03-19 11:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP KPAO SCUL OEXC LT
08MASERU88NORMALLY COMPLIANT LESOTHO SENATE REJECTS CONSTITUTIONAL
[...] SUMMARY: In a stunning demonstration of rare political independence, on March 19 Lesotho's Senate, the upper house of the nation's Parliament, defeated a controversial constitutional amendment which had been approved by the elected lower house of the Parliament on February 8. Local observers [...]
2008-03-20 17:40:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM LT
08MASERU89LESOTHO: 2008 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of Lesotho is committed to fiscal transparency and accountability and works closely with the IMF and the World Bank on the issue. Lesotho currently lacks the capacity with regards to internal financial controls necessary for top tier financial reporting, especially in [...]
2008-03-25 14:54:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL LT
08MASERU92LESOTHO NOMINEES FOR ILEA PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY
[...] Post submits the following information on the two candidates from Lesotho who are nominated to participate in REFTEL course. Both candidates serve in the Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS). a) LAST NAME: MOEKETSI OTHER NAMES: MOEKETSI SAMUEL RANK: INSPECTOR S [...]
2008-03-28 06:29:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC EAID ECON KCRM KJUS SNAR
08MASERU94LESOTHO: GOL SHARES CONCERNS ON ZIMBABWE
[...] No summary [...]
2008-03-31 14:08:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KDEM ZI LT
08MASERU95LESOTHO MARCH 2008 ECONOMIC ROUND-UP: ELECTRICITY, SADC, AND
[...] In this edition: -- Electricity Rates Hiked to Curb Demand -- SADC Labor Group to Meet in Maseru -- IMF Executive Visits Lesotho -- "Towards a Poverty Free SADC" -------------------------------------- Electricity Rates Hiked to Curb Demand -------------------------------------- 2. [...]
2008-04-02 14:36:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECIN ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM LT
08MATAMOROS259MATAMOROS EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETS TO DISCUSS
[...] (U) On 08/29/08, Consul General Cecilia Elizondo-Herrera convened an expanded Emergency Action Committee (EAC) to provide a briefing on the projected course of Hurricane Gustav, and to review post preparations. 2. (U) CG Elizondo-Herrera related that the hurricane was projected to [...]
2008-08-29 22:43:00Consulate MatamorosUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AEMR AMGT APER CASC ASEC KFLO MARR
08MBABANE193SWAZI ELECTIONS: A PRIMER ON POLITICAL PARTIES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-02 13:49:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PREL WZ
08MBABANE194SWAZI POLICE UNION LOSE IN SUPREME COURT
[...] SUMMARY: On May 23, Swaziland's Supreme Court upheld the High Court's ruling denying police and correctional officers union the right to register as a union. The unregistered Swaziland Police Union (SWAPU) and Swaziland Correctional Officers Union argued they have the right to form and regist [...]
2008-07-08 04:19:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB KDEM PREL WZ
08MBABANE197 PROBLEMS STILL PLAGUING SWAZI AIRPORT
[...] SUMMARY: Since January 2008, safety conditions at Swaziland's Matsapha International Airport have attracted increasing attention from the local press and public. The main problems affecting the airport are unreliable back-up generators, bird strikes, and an unresolved labor union dispute. I [...]
2008-07-09 14:38:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAIR ELAB CASC ASEC TSA WZ
08MBABANE236 SWAZILAND - MCC BACK ON RADAR
[...] SUMMARY: On August 8, 2008, Ambassador Maurice Parker met with King Mswati III and discussed a variety of topics, including Swaziland's Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) scorecard and qualification possibilities. King Mswati showed extreme interest and said he would organize a committee to [...]
2008-08-11 12:31:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KMCA WZ
08MBABANE240LEGAL CHALLENGES TO SWAZI ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2008-08-12 14:46:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM WZ
08MBABANE244 TRADE UNIONS CHALLENGE SWAZI DEMOCRACY, MAKE COMPARISONS
[...] SUMMARY: On July 21, the Southern African Trade Union Coordinating Council (SATUCC),a regional labor umbrella organization, called for a boycott of goods destined for Zimbabwe and Swaziland. On August 10-11, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU),a SATUCC member, hosted a Zimb [...]
2008-08-13 09:16:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ELAB ETRD KDEM WZ ZI
08MBABANE344MBABANE: MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER OF THE KINDOM OF
[...] The following message is being transmitted from the The Right Honorable Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Swaziland, Dr. Barnabas Sibusiso Dlamini to Senator Barack Obama, President-elect of the United States. QUOTE On behalf of His Majesty King Mswati III, Her Majesty the Queen Mother, t [...]
2008-11-07 09:00:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OPDC OVIP PREL WZ
08MBABANE345SWAZILAND ECONOMIC REACTION TO THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] SUMMARY. Swaziland, thus far, has been insulated from the global banking crisis. Other parts of the economy, however, such as the textile industry, are beginning to feel the effects of the international recession. END OF SUMMARY. BANKING AND CURRENCY EXCHANGE 2. Local companies attribute [...]
2008-11-10 03:21:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN WZ
08MBABANE353SWAZI KING APPOINTS NEW CABINET THAT SUGGESTS CHANGE, BUT DIRECTION LOOKS MIXED
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-17 14:19:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB KDEM PREL WZ
08MBABANE355SWAZILAND: 2009 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT
[...] TARIFFS Swaziland is a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO),the Southern African Customs Union (SACU),the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC),and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA). As a member of SACU, Swaziland's tariff policies are generally de [...]
2008-11-18 13:58:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN WZ
08MBABANE356 Swazi Government Cracks Down on Opposition
[...] SUMMARY: The September 19 detonation of a small bomb (reftel),which detonated early and killed two of the suspected instigators but left no structural damage, was the catalyst for King Mswati III's decision to make fighting "terrorism" his number one concern. The King's choice of a new gover [...]
2008-11-19 03:21:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB KDEM PREL WZ
08MBABANE358SWAZIS REACT TO U.S. ELECTION RESULTS
[...] SUMMARY: On November 5, approximately 140 people attended the Embassy's "Election Breakfast." High-ranking government officials, academicians, political organizations, and religious, labor and civil society members attended the event. The event took place about a month and a half after Swazi [...]
2008-11-19 14:38:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM KPAO WZ
08MBABANE389COMESA GIVES SWAZILAND TIME TO MANEUVER
[...] SUMMARY. The Government of the Kingdom of Swaziland's (GKOS) trade office has secured a two year extension of its Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) derogation. The derogation gives Swazi goods preferential price treatment on a non-reciprocal basis. COMESA's intention to cre [...]
2008-12-18 13:00:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EFIN WZ
08MBABANE397SWAZI POLICE TARGET LABOR, CIVIC AND POLITICAL ACTIVISTS
[...] SUMMARY: In the two months following King Mwsati III's appointment of Prime Minister Barnabas Dlamini and the government's ban on four political organizations, Swazi police have detained, beaten or threatened numerous members of political organizations, trade unions, and civil society. On No [...]
2008-12-20 09:47:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ELAB PHUM KDEM WZ
08MEXICO1005MX #2008-096, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on 10th Annual International Fugitive Investigators Conference, April 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2008-04-07 16:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1010MX #2008-098, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Preservacion De La Evidencia, April 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-04-07 21:34:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1051MX #2008-099, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Narcotics Course, 4/24/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2008-04-09 12:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1090MX #2008-101, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on 10th Annual International Fugitive Investigators Conference, April 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2008-04-11 13:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1113MX #2008-102, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Firearms Identification, April 28, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2008-04-14 18:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1120MX #2008-103, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Intelligence Basic Officer Course, 4/29/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-04-14 21:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1132CROC MEETING IN MONTERREY MENDS SOME POLITICAL
[...] Summary: On April 4-5, the CROC (Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Campesinos) held its 55 th National Council Meeting in the northern Mexican industrial city of Monterrey, Nuevo Leon. The CROC is perhaps the third largest labor federation in the country and its Monterrey meeting was [...]
2008-04-15 16:45:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PHUM PINR MX
08MEXICO1133LEADER OF NUEVO LEON TEACHERS UNION VIGOROUSLY
[...] Summary: Mission Mexico personnel recently met with Juan Antonio Rodriguez Gonzalez, the head of Section 21 of the teachers, union in the northern state of Nuevo Leon. Section 21 is a part of the National Teachers Union (SNTE) whose members are federal civil service employees. Over the cours [...]
2008-04-15 16:49:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX
08MEXICO1138MX #2008-105, STATE/RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/RSO, on VIP Protection Training, May 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...]
2008-04-16 16:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1141MX #2008-106, STATE/RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/RSO, on VIP Protection Overview, May 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2008-04-16 20:46:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1142MX #2008-107, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on SOCOM Conference, May 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...]
2008-04-16 20:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1154MX #2008-108, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques on Sexual Assault, May 2, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2008-04-17 19:02:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO116MX #2008-007, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on UH-60 Qualifications Course, February 1, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-01-17 15:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1163MX #2008-109, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on DOJ/ATF, May 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the d [...]
2008-04-18 16:49:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1164MX #2008-110, LEGAT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from LEGAT, on Advanced Anti-Gang Course, May 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2008-04-18 16:49:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1171MX #2008- 111, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Counterdrug Operations Spanish, 6/19/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2008-04-18 20:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1187MX #2008-112, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Taking Clear Fingerprints course, May 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...]
2008-04-21 18:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1188MX #2008-113, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Intel Officer, Basic, May 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2008-04-21 18:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1204MX #2008-114, LEGAT LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from LEGAT, on Taking Clear Fingerprints course, May 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-04-22 16:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1214MX #2008-115, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Firearms Identification course, May 9, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...]
2008-04-23 14:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1216MX #2008-116, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Helicopter Crew Chief course, May 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...]
2008-04-23 21:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1226MX #2008-117, DOJ LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ, on The Investigation and Prosecution of Human Trafficking Cases course, May 9, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2008-04-24 15:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1248MEXICAN AUTHORITIES SEARCH FOR DIRTY WAR VICTIMS
[...] Summary: Mexico waged a sporadic campaign against leftist groups in the late 60s thru the early 80s that reportedly produced the disappearance of hundreds. Relatives of those who disappeared have long insisted on justice and demanded the remains of their family members be returned to them. A [...]
2008-04-25 18:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDCA KCRM MX PGOV PHUM PREL
08MEXICO1255MX #2008-118, STATE/RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from STATE/RSO, on VIP Protection Training, May 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2008-04-25 21:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO126MEXICAN FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES MOVE
[...] SUMMARY: On January 11, several hundred federal and state policemen in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora stormed the approximately 1300 striking workers at the Cananea copper mine. The strike at the Cananea mine began in July 2007. GOM federal labor authorities have previously used min [...]
2008-01-17 16:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PHUM PGOV PINR MX
08MEXICO1272RESPONSE: IMPACT OF RISING FOOD/COMMODITY PRICES -
[...] (U) This cable is Mexico City's response to Ref A regarding how rising food and agricultural commodity prices have affected Mexico. DEMAND ------ 2. (U) Prices of staple Mexican crops -- such as corn, beans, and chicken -- have varied by commodity. For example, increases have been seen [...]
2008-04-28 21:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAGR MX
08MEXICO1291MX #2008-119, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Search and Rescue course, May 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...]
2008-04-29 17:01:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1295MX #2008-120, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Homicide Investigation course, May 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2008-04-29 18:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO13 MEXICO ESTABLISHES DAILY MINIMUM WAGE FOR 2008
[...] SUMMARY: On Saturday December 22, Mexico,s government announced the establishment of the country,s daily minimum wage for 2008. Mexico,s minimum wage is set annually by a Commission under the auspices of the GOM,s Labor Secretariat at the end of each calendar year. This year the Commission [...]
2008-01-04 16:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON SOCI PINR PGOV MX
08MEXICO130MX #2008-008, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Search and Rescue course, February 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...]
2008-01-17 21:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1316VERACRUZ SUGAR CANE PRODUCERS AND LABOR LEADERS
[...] SUMMARY: During a recent visit to the eastern costal state of Veracruz Mission Mexico,s Labor Counselor met with a variety of labor leaders, sugar cane producers as well as some state and local government officials. The meetings with government officials were fairly routine courtesy calls wit [...]
2008-04-30 19:30:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON CVIS SOCI EAGR PGOV PINR MX
08MEXICO1317MX #2008-121, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Document Fraud course, May 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2008-04-30 20:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1319MX #2008-122, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crisis Management, May 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...]
2008-04-30 20:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1321MX #2008-123, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Anti-Terrorism Level and II and Special Reaction course, May 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...]
2008-04-30 20:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1323MX #2008-124, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Anti Terrorism Level I and II course, May 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed belo [...]
2008-04-30 20:30:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1346MX #2008-126, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on CT Fellowship, June 9, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the [...]
2008-05-06 19:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1366MX #2008-127, DEA EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on SIU Advanced School, May 18, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before May 18, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no cred [...]
2008-05-07 21:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1367MX #2008-127, DEA EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on SIU Advanced School, May 18, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before May 18, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no cred [...]
2008-05-07 21:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1371MX #2008-128, DHS/ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DHS/ICE, on Cyber Crimes Training, June 06, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requ [...]
2008-05-08 16:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1410MX #2008-130, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Curso de Justicia Restauriva, May 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-05-09 20:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1411MX #2008-125, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Foreign Purchaser course, May 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...]
2008-05-09 21:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1413MX2008-129, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on MALLET, May 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the depar [...]
2008-05-09 21:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1432MX #2008-133, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Small Arms and Explosives ID course, May 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2008-05-13 16:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1435MX #2008-132, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Incident Command System course, May 28, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-05-13 17:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1436MX #2008-131, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC-083, on Combat & Counterterrorism Coordination Seminar, May 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individ [...]
2008-05-13 17:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO144MX #2008-009, STATE/ECON LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from State/ECON, on Customs IPR course, February 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2008-01-18 20:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1452UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE CONFIRMS ITS REPRESENTATIVE
[...] After weeks of rumors circulating about his imminent departure, Amerigo Incalcaterra, the Representative of the Office of the UN High Commission for Human Rights officially announced plans to leave Mexico. Liliana Valina, Deputy Representative at the UN High Commission told poloff May 9 that [...]
2008-05-13 22:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM UN MX
08MEXICO1455MX 2008-134, U.S. SECRET SERVICE, LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from U.S. Secret Service, on Dignitary Protective Seminar, June 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...]
2008-05-14 16:46:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1463MX 2008-135, U.S. MARSHAL SERVICE, LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from U.S. Marshal Service, on Fugitive Apprehension Techniques Training Course, June 9, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2008-05-14 21:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1473MX 2008-136, ODC, LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Interagency Coordination & Combating Terrorism (ICCT),May 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indi [...]
2008-05-15 15:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1484MX 2008-137, NAS, LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques, June 2, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 2, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no [...]
2008-05-16 13:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1502MX #2008-138, FBI EXPEDITE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Incident Command System, June 2, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 2, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no [...]
2008-05-16 21:46:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO151MEXICO ON THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DEMOCRATIC
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-18 22:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV POL PREL PHUM KDEM WHA MX
08MEXICO1514MX #2008-140, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Firearms ID & Trafficking, June 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...]
2008-05-19 20:30:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1519MX #2008-141, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Firearms ID & Trafficking, June 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...]
2008-05-19 20:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO152MEXICO'S 2008 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT -- PART 2 OF 2
[...] No summary [...]
2008-01-22 16:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC KTDB USTR EINV MX
08MEXICO1537MX #2008-145, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Span Aviator UH-60-FS, June 6, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2008-05-21 15:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1538MX #2008-144, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on SET/Ranger, June 4, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the d [...]
2008-05-21 15:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1542MX #2008-142, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crisis Management, June 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...]
2008-05-21 17:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1543MX #2008-143, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Techniques, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-05-21 17:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1544MX #2008-139, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Pasantia para Policias Ministeriales del Estado de Morelos, June 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by t [...]
2008-05-21 17:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1552MX #2008-146, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on ICTT Seminar, June 2, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 2, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible evid [...]
2008-05-21 21:33:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1564MX #2008-147, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Seminar, June 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-05-22 16:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1565MX #2008-148, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crisis Management, June 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...]
2008-05-22 16:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1575MX #2008-149, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Counter Drug Operations, June 20, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...]
2008-05-22 20:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1600MX #2008-150, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Expeditionary Warfare Course, June 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2008-05-27 12:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1604MX #2008-151, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Marco Juridico Nacional e Internacional para combater, sancionar e identificar la Trata de Personas en Mexico, June 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credib [...]
2008-05-27 16:22:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1608MX #2008-152, U.S. MARSHAL SERVICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from U.S. Marshal Service, on Fugitive Apprehension Techniques Training Course, June 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2008-05-27 17:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1613MIGRATION, VIOLENCE AND OAXACA,S ECONOMY
[...] Summary: Concerns about domestic violence, migration and Oaxaca's failing economy collide in Oaxaca where poloff met with state government officials, indigenous human rights organizations and local artisans to discuss current problems during a recent visit. State government officials were co [...]
2008-05-27 22:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDCA EAID ECON MX PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
08MEXICO1617MX #2008-153, ICE EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ICE, on BEST Conference, June 9, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 9, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible ev [...]
2008-05-28 16:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1618MX #2008-154, ICE EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ICE, on BEST Conference, June 9, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 9, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible ev [...]
2008-05-28 16:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1619MX #2008-155, DHS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from DHS, on BEST Conference, June 9, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 9, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible ev [...]
2008-05-28 17:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1633MX #2008-159, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, June 16, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-05-28 21:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1634ADDRESSING MEXICO'S PROBLEMATIC RESOLUTIONS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2008-05-28 22:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDIR KNNP MNUC MX PARM
08MEXICO1635MX #2008-156, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on MS13 Gang Training, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2008-05-29 12:19:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1646MX #2008-160, ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ICE, on ICEATT Undercover Training Program, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-05-29 20:54:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1647MX #2008-160, ICE LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ICE, on ICEATT Undercover Training Program, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-05-29 20:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1653MX #2008-158, RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from RSO, on VIP Protection Training Course, June 16, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-05-30 14:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1655MX #2008-161, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Antiterrorism Level I & II, Special Reaction, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals li [...]
2008-05-30 16:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1659MX #2008-163, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Basic Language Instructor Course, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...]
2008-05-30 20:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1675MX #2008-157, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Cyber & Forensic Computer Training, June 27, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-06-02 17:01:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1677MX #2008-164, U.S. Secret Service EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from U.S. Secret Service, on Dignitary Protective Seminar, June 16, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 16, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. [...]
2008-06-02 17:02:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1682MX #2008-165, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Basic Interview/Interrogation and Defensive Tactics Course, June 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]
2008-06-02 21:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO17MX #2008-002, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Information Operations course, January 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...]
2008-01-04 20:02:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1728MX #2008-166, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Pasantia para Policias Ministeriales del Edo. De Baja California, June 24, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human right [...]
2008-06-06 18:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1749MX #2008-169, FBI EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Basic Interview/Interrogation and Defensive Tactics Course, June 17, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before June 17, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX gu [...]
2008-06-09 20:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1771MX #2008- 168, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Commando School, June 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...]
2008-06-10 16:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1774MX #2008-171, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Chemical Precursor Investigations, June 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-06-10 16:16:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1777INTER-PARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCE DIALOGUE TAMES
[...] Summary. The Mexican press has been consumed over much of the last two weeks with criticism of potential "conditions" attached to legislation being considered by the U.S. Congress in the debate over the Merida Initiative. Senior Mexican government officials and Congressional leaders alike have [...]
2008-06-10 18:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV SNAR KCRM PHUM MASS MX
08MEXICO1778MX #2008-170, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on ILEA Advanced Law Enforcement Course, on June 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2008-06-10 19:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1784MX #2008-172, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on ILEA Advanced Law Enforcement, June 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-06-11 16:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1795MX #2008-174, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on SP Aviation Safety Mgt CN, June 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requ [...]
2008-06-11 22:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1799MX #2008-173, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Span Maint Mgr CN 1004, June 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...]
2008-06-12 16:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1800 PUEBLA ONCE AGAIN THE SITE OF INTENSE DISPUTE
[...] Summary: The central Mexican state of Puebla is once again the site of a bitter dispute between two labor groups competing for control of a collective bargaining contract at &Mexmode8, a sport clothing manufacturer. In this latest instance of conflict between workers, groups the competing pa [...]
2008-06-12 16:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PINR MX
08MEXICO1811MX #2008-175, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Resolve to Stop Violence Program and Probation Departments and Pretrial Services, June 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations [...]
2008-06-12 20:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1822MX #2008-177, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Jungla Commando Course, July 01, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...]
2008-06-13 21:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1823MX #2008-176, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Basic Narcotics, June 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...]
2008-06-13 21:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO183MINERS STRIKE FOR BETTER WAGES IN CHIHUAHUA
[...] SUMMARY: The month of January is proving to be a difficult one for the National Union of Miners and Metalworkers of the Mexican Republic (SNTMMSRM),the country,s oldest and largest miners union. On January 11, authorities forcibly ended a six-month old strike by union Local 65 at the Canane [...]
2008-01-24 15:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR MX
08MEXICO1839MEXICO-CUBA TALKS PRODUCE LITTLE MOVEMENT ON
[...] Mexican and Cuban officials met in April to discuss building cooperation on migration issues including combating criminal trafficking rings, resolving an impasse over repatriations, and facilitating the emission of migration documentation. The Foreign Ministry's (SRE) Deputy Director for the [...]
2008-06-16 22:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SMIG KCRM CU MX
08MEXICO1847MX #2008-178, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on K-9 Recertification, July 03, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests t [...]
2008-06-17 15:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO185MX #2008-010, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Escuela Militar de Transmisiones Mexico City, February 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual [...]
2008-01-24 16:12:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1869TEACHERS AND PETROLEUM WORKERS UNIONS FORM
[...] Summary: On May 30 the leaders of Mexico,s National Teachers, Union (SNTE) and the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM) announced an alliance to promote &A New Labor Policy in Mexico.8 Reportedly, some 40 other unions joined the teachers and the petroleum workers to help advance this proposal. [...]
2008-06-19 20:50:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ENRG SOCI PINR PGOV PHUM MX
08MEXICO1873MEXICAN SENATOR SANTIAGO CREEL REMOVED AS PAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: PAN's surprise removal of the party's Senate Leader June 9 stemmed from dissatisfaction with his ability to win passage of an administration-backed energy reform bill. A party insider and a think tank expert told Poloff that Santiago Creel's poor relationship with the media [...]
2008-06-20 12:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ENRG PINR MX
08MEXICO1889MEXICAN PRESIDENT CALDERON SIGNS CRIMINAL JUSTICE
[...] SUMMARY: On Tuesday June 17, 2008 at 8:30am, President Felipe de Jesus Calderon Hinojosa signed the decree promulgating constitutional reforms for criminal justice and public safety. The amendments must now be published in the official gazette, and will become effective 30 days after publicat [...]
2008-06-20 22:22:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM SNAR KCRM MX
08MEXICO1895MX #2008-180, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Sensitive Investigative Unit Basic Course, July 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2008-06-23 21:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1901MX #2008-181, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Financial Investigative Techniques Training, July 10, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...]
2008-06-24 14:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1907MEXICO LAUDS CAFTA-DR TEXTILE CUMULATION AS FIRST
[...] (U) Mexico's Economy Secretary and the head of the national textiles chamber praised the impending entry into force of the textiles cumulation provisions in the Dominican Republic-Central America-U.S. Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) as key to raising Mexican and regional competitiveness (parti [...]
2008-06-24 20:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD KTEX PREL ELAB MX CH
08MEXICO1947 MEXICO: MERCURY DEMARCHE
[...] On June 23 U.S. Embassy Mexico City ESTH counselor and science specialist met with Teresa Bandala, Director General of International Affairs, and Ives Gomez, Director of the Grey Agenda (Toxic Substance Office),in the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT). They noted th [...]
2008-06-26 20:18:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO CA MX
08MEXICO1961MX #2008-182, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Medical Assistant Spanish, August 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and re [...]
2008-06-27 14:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1962MX #2008-183, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Pasantia Policias Ministeriales del Estado de Zacatecas a Chihuahua, July 17, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human ri [...]
2008-06-27 14:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1978MX #2008-184, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Critical Lifesaving Skills for First Responders, July 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...]
2008-06-30 16:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO1982MX #2008-185, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on International Dare Conference, July 28, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-06-30 17:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO199AMBASSADOR LAGON APPLAUDS PROGRESS, IDENTIFIES
[...] Summary: On January 9-12, Ambassador Mark P. Lagon, Director, Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons (G/TIP),met with Mexican immigration officials and NGOs in Tapachula, Chiapas to discuss trafficking in persons (TIP),especially with regard to Central Americans entering Mexi [...]
2008-01-25 15:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDAPER ELAB KWMN MX PGOV PHUM PREF PREL SMIG
08MEXICO2004MX #2008-186, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team - Port Security, July 18, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed bel [...]
2008-07-01 22:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2017 BROKEN GLASS AS COMPETING UNIONS CONTEST CONTROL
[...] Summary: An extended dispute over which one of two unions would represent the workers at a beer bottle plant in the northern Mexican state of San Luis Potosi (SLP) now appears to be over. The plant in question employs some 800 unionized workers and the two unions involved are the CROC (Revo [...]
2008-07-02 17:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EIND SOCI PGOV PINR PHUM MX
08MEXICO202MX #2008-011, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Captain's Career--Spanish, February 6, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before February 6, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post poss [...]
2008-01-25 21:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO203MX #2008-012, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on C-130 Instructor Pilot, February 11, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2008-01-25 21:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2037SCENESETTER FOR UNDERSECRETARY JEFFERY'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome you to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. He has demonstrated resolve in implementing his key policy objectives: improving security and [...]
2008-07-03 21:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON MX
08MEXICO2039MX #2008-187, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Air Weapons Director Training, July 22, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...]
2008-07-03 22:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2054UNITED FARM WORKERS WANT A PIECE OF THE GUEST
[...] SUMMARY: The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) sees a real potential for union organizing and growth in Mexico. This is especially true, the UFW concludes, if the next US presidential administration succeeds with some type of immigration reform. Consequently, a little over a year ago the u [...]
2008-07-03 23:11:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB CVIS EAGR PGOV SOCI PINR MX
08MEXICO2055MX #2008-188, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Naval Staff College, July 22, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests t [...]
2008-07-07 13:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2072MEXICO 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-07 22:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
08MEXICO2073MEXICO 2008 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES
[...] No summary [...]
2008-07-07 22:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD KIDE CASC OPIC PGOV MX
08MEXICO2090MX #2008-189, ODC EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on C-26 initial and Recurrent Training, July 14, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before July 11, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post [...]
2008-07-09 12:22:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2118MX #2008-196, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Homicide Investigation, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and request [...]
2008-07-11 14:34:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2120MX #2008-191, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Naval Command College, July 20, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2008-07-11 14:35:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2121MX #2008-194, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team - Gage Calibration, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2008-07-11 14:35:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2122MX #2008-195, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Mobile Training Team - Valve Maintenance, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2008-07-11 14:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2123MX #2008-193, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on C-26 Pilot Initial Course, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requ [...]
2008-07-11 14:36:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2133MX #2008-192, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on NCAGS Basic Course, July 25, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2008-07-11 21:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2162MX #2008-197, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on C-26 Commandant Pilot Tng, July 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requ [...]
2008-07-15 17:42:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2176AGREEMENT TO IMPROVE LABOR ENVIRONMENT AT STATE
[...] SUMMARY: In October 2007 the local offices of several national labor confederations and the government of Jalisco state signed an agreement to reduce the number of threatened strikes and the resulting extortion of businesses that was damaging the state,s economic competitiveness (reftel). Alt [...]
2008-07-16 15:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR MX
08MEXICO218MX #2008-014, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Aircraft Maintenance Superintendent course, February 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...]
2008-01-28 20:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO219MX #2008-015, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Jump Master, February 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...]
2008-01-28 20:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2198MX #2008-198, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation, August 1, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2008-07-17 20:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO220MX #2008-013, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Counterterrorism Fellowship, June 1, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2008-01-28 20:01:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO221MX #2008-016, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Combined Strategic Intelligence Training, February 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals li [...]
2008-01-28 20:01:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO222MX #2008-017, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air Intelligence, March 3, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...]
2008-01-28 20:01:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2232MX #2008-201, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Document Fraud, August 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that [...]
2008-07-21 17:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2233MX #2008-200, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, August 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-07-21 18:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2235MX #2008-199, FBI/Legat EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from FBI/Legat, on Basic Terrorism, August 4, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before August 4, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses n [...]
2008-07-21 22:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO224MX #2008-018, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Jump Master, March 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests that the [...]
2008-01-28 20:02:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2241MX #2008-202, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Train the Trainer, August 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2008-07-22 15:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2250MX #2008-203, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Senior Executive Seminar, August 22, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2008-07-23 14:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2323MX #2008-206, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Information Analysis Narco-Terrorism, August 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2008-07-28 19:34:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2327MX #2008-207, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Strategic Threat Interdiction Symposium, August 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals liste [...]
2008-07-28 20:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2332MX #2008-208, FBI/Legat LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI/Legat, on Street Survival, August 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reques [...]
2008-07-29 16:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2334MX #2008-205, Bureau of ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from Bureau of ATF, on Ballistics Seminar, August 18, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-07-29 18:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2336KEEPING THE PRESSURE ON THE FARC
[...] Deputy PolCouns met with the Foreign Ministry's Chief of the Department of Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, Landy Esquivel, 7/29, to stress the importance the U.S. placed on keeping up pressure on the FARC in the wake of the recent rescue of the hostages in Colombia. Esquivel drew attention [...]
2008-07-29 20:49:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER PHUM SNAR CO VZ MX
08MEXICO2338MX #2008-212, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, August 18, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...]
2008-07-30 17:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2339MX #2008-210, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Document Fraud, August 11, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before August 11, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credib [...]
2008-07-30 17:18:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2348UNION USES FEDERAL FUNDS TO PROMOTE HOME
[...] SUMMARY: The Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM),Mexico,s largest labor federation, is expanding an initiative it began earlier this year to improve living conditions for workers into the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. The initiative being implemented under union auspices uses GOM f [...]
2008-07-31 16:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PINR SOCI MX
08MEXICO2349MX #2008-211, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics Course, August 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2008-07-31 17:22:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2350MX #2008-213, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics Course, August 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2008-07-31 17:22:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2358MX #2008-214, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Ballistics Seminar, August 18, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2008-08-01 17:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2366UNION SEES BEER BOTTLE FACTORY RELOCATION AS A
[...] Summary: Partly as a result of a dispute over union representation at a beer bottle plant in the northern Mexican state of San Luis Potosi (REF A) a portion of the factory is now being relocated. The dispute at the plant was never over whether or not the plant would be unionized but rather ov [...]
2008-08-01 18:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EIND SOCI PGOV PINR MX
08MEXICO2385MX #2008-216, ECON-State Department LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ECON-State Department, on Customs IPR Training, August 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2008-08-04 21:33:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2390MX #2008-215, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Course on Identifying victims of human trafficking, August 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the ind [...]
2008-08-05 17:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2400MX #2008-218, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Gage Calibration, August 20, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2008-08-05 21:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2413MX #2008-217, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Pilot Instrument Procedures Course, August 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed bel [...]
2008-08-06 14:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2415MX #2008-220, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Gage Calibration, August 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2008-08-06 17:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2416MX #2008-219, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Gage Calibration, August 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests th [...]
2008-08-06 17:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2417MX #2008-221, ODC EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on IERW 1004, August 11, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before August 11, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible e [...]
2008-08-06 17:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2455MX #2008-222, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Information Analyst Counter-Narco Terrorism Course, August 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indi [...]
2008-08-11 15:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2464MX #2008-225, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Curso-Taller sobre deteccion e identificacion de victimas de trata de personas, August 28, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations [...]
2008-08-12 16:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2465MX #2008-224, USAID EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Course on Managing Human Trafficking cases, August 26, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before August 26, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. [...]
2008-08-12 16:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2489MX #2008-230, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on International Maritime Officer Course, August 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2008-08-14 16:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO249MX #2008-019, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation on Sexual Assault, February 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals li [...]
2008-01-30 14:21:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2490MX #2008-228, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation Course, August 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-08-14 16:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2491MX #2008-226, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, August 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below an [...]
2008-08-14 16:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2492MX #2008-227, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, August 29, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...]
2008-08-14 16:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2493MX #2008-229, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT-DLI Balic English Instructor, August 27, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-08-14 16:54:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2497TWO ERRANT LABOR FEDERATIONS RETURN TO THE FOLD
[...] SUMMARY: In 2006 the CROC (Revolutionary Confederation of Workers and Campesinos) and the CROM (the Regional Confederation of Mexican Workers),respectively the third and fourth largest labor federations in Mexico, led a group of unions that withdrew from the Congress of Labor. The Congress o [...]
2008-08-14 17:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX
08MEXICO250MX #2008-020, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics course, February 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2008-01-30 16:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2540MX #2008-231, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program in Advanced Security Studies, September 17, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals liste [...]
2008-08-19 14:48:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2546MX #2008-232, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, August 1, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before August 01, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post po [...]
2008-08-19 21:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2560MX #2008-233, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Joint Operations, September 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...]
2008-08-20 20:44:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2575MX #2008-235, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics Course, September 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2008-08-21 17:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2576MX #2008-234, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Small Arms & Basic Explosives ID, September 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed bel [...]
2008-08-21 17:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2579MX #2008-236, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Training for Ministerial Police from Baja California State, September 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2008-08-21 22:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2598MX #2008-233, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Joint Operations, September 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and reque [...]
2008-08-22 20:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2599MX #2008-237, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Regional Canine Instruction Course, 9/10/08. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2008-08-22 20:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2600MX #2008-237, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Regional Canine Instruction Course, 9/10/08. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2008-08-22 20:52:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2602MX #2008-238, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Search and Rescue, 9/10/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...]
2008-08-22 22:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2603MX #2008-238, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Search and Rescue, 9/10/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...]
2008-08-22 22:01:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2614MX #2008-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air Mission Commander, 9/10/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...]
2008-08-25 18:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2615MX #2008-239, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Air Mission Commander, 9/10/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests tha [...]
2008-08-25 18:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2625UNDERLYING PROBLEMS RESURFACE IN PEMEX WORKERS UNIONS
[...] SUMMARY: Recently a group of some 40 dissidents within the Petroleum Workers Union (STPRM),the sole union for Mexico's national oil company, Pemex, briefly took over the offices of the labor organization's national headquarters. The dissidents said they took over the union headquarters as a [...]
2008-08-26 21:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB CVIS EAGR PGOV SOCI PINR MX
08MEXICO263MEXICO SEEKS SUPPORT FOR CANDIDATE TO CEDAW IN
[...] Mexico's Foreign Ministry (SRE) sent AmEmbassy Mexico a dipnote requesting the USG support Mercedes Barquet Montane as Mexico's candidate to the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) in elections scheduled for when CEDEW convenes for its 41 rst co [...]
2008-01-30 22:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV USUN KWMN PHUM MX
08MEXICO2638MX #2008-241, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on AML/CTF Training for SAT Supervisors, September 10, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before September 10, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. [...]
2008-08-28 16:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO267MEXICO TAKES ON BOARD U.S. VIEWS ON PDG PROGRAMS,
[...] Deputy PolCouns delivered reftel A points to Lorena Larios, Deputy Director of the Foreign Ministry's (SRE) Office of International Policy on Human Rights, conveying appreciation for GOM interest in the PDG and calling attention to the importance the PDG attached to projects that aim to impro [...]
2008-01-31 15:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON KDEM PGOV PHUM POL PREL WHA IZ MX
08MEXICO2673SCENESETTER FOR ASSISTANT SECRETARY SULLIVAN'S VISIT TO
[...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome you and your colleagues to Mexico City. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. He has demonstrated resolve in implementing his key policy objectives: imp [...]
2008-09-02 22:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON MX
08MEXICO2675MX #2008-245, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation Course, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...]
2008-09-03 21:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2683MX #2008-248, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Train the Trainer Course, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-09-04 17:28:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2684MX #2008-249, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Document Fraud, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests t [...]
2008-09-04 17:28:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2685MX #2008-246, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics Course, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and requests [...]
2008-09-04 17:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2686MX #2008-247, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Homicide Investigation Course, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-09-04 17:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2692MX #2008-250, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crisis Management Course, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-09-04 20:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2697MX #2008-251, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Hostage Negotiation Seminar, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below a [...]
2008-09-04 21:35:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2702MX #2008-252, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Prison System Techniques, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and [...]
2008-09-04 22:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2703MX #2008-253, FBI EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on SSP Leadership Executive Course, September 17, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before September 17, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. [...]
2008-09-04 22:21:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2721MX #2008-254, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Search and Rescue MTT, September 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and req [...]
2008-09-05 22:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2728MEXICO ON KOSOVO ICJ RESOLUTION AT UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-06 00:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UN UNGA KV MX
08MEXICO273MX #2008-021, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Development of Anti-TIP Task Forces, February 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals liste [...]
2008-01-31 18:41:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2747MX #2008-255, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI,on Forensic Training, in Guadalajara, Mexico, 09/25/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...]
2008-09-09 20:09:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2752MX #2008-256, RSO EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from RSO, on VIP Protection Course, in Mexico City, Mexico, September 22, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before September 22, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guide [...]
2008-09-09 21:21:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX PTER ASEC
08MEXICO2753PRESIDENT CALDERON DELIVERS HIS "STATE OF THE
[...] Summary. President Calderon presented the written version of an annual report on the &state of the union8 to Congress on September 1. Over prior decades, Mexico's president would deliver this report orally to Congress. Over the summer recess, however, Congress passed legislation that amen [...]
2008-09-09 21:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KCRM SNAR ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ELAB
08MEXICO2758MX #2008-257, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, Culture of Lawfulness, in San Salvador, El Salvador, October 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indiv [...]
2008-09-10 17:40:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2773MX #2008-258, FBI LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from FBI, on Regional Canine Course, in Laguna del Pino, Guatemala, September 26, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]
2008-09-11 17:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2774IPR TRAINING FOR MEXICAN CUSTOMS AT MAZATLAN
[...] (U) The Embassy, together with the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security, held a three-day training seminar on detecting, detaining, and deterring the importation of pirated and counterfeit goods for Mexican customs and law enforcement officials at the Pacific Coast Port of Mazatlan from [...]
2008-09-11 17:21:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR SNAR MX
08MEXICO2790MX #2008-259, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Sensor Aircraft Training, in Hermosillo, Mexico, October 1, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individ [...]
2008-09-12 22:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2811MX #2008-261, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Culture of Lawfulness, in San Salvador, El Salvador, October 13, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...]
2008-09-18 17:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2813MX #2008-260, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Firearms ID, in Coahuila, Mexico, October, 8, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed belo [...]
2008-09-18 21:20:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2815MEXICO ON NICARAGUAN RECOGNITION OF SOUTH OSSETIA
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-18 21:43:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS PREL GG NU RU MX
08MEXICO2819MEXICO SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR ITS MEMBERSHIP BID
[...] Mexico's Foreign Ministry has sent Post diplomatic notes seeking USG support for the GOM's bid to become a member of the following UN bodies: -- ECOSOC's Commission on Sustainable Development for the period 2010-2013 which apparently comes up for a vote in April 2009. Mexico touts its own [...]
2008-09-18 22:34:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM ECON UN MX
08MEXICO2826MX #2008-262, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Preservacion de la Evidencia, in Durango, Mexico, October 6, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indivi [...]
2008-09-19 21:45:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2834MEXICO,S SUPREME COURT (SORT OF) RULES IN FAVOR OF
[...] Summary: On September 10, Mexico,s Supreme Court issued a ruling that would require the use of secret ballots in union elections. Previously, under Mexican Federal Labor Law, secret ballots were an option but not a requirement. The governmental bodies responsible for establishing the procedu [...]
2008-09-19 21:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ENRG PHUM PGOV PINR MX
08MEXICO2838MEXICO ON UNAIDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
[...] No summary [...]
2008-09-19 22:59:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKHIV UNGA EAID MX
08MEXICO2847MX #2008-263, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Port Security, in Acapulco, Mexico, October 10, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed be [...]
2008-09-22 22:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2859 UNION AND NATIONAL ELECTIC COMPANY REACH AGEEMENT
[...] Summary: Mexico,s state owned Federal Electricity Commission (CFE) and the Sole Union of the Electrical Workers of the Mexican Republic (SUTERM) recently signed a significant new agreement on pension reform. The agreement will appreciably reduce the CFE,s mid to long term pension costs by ra [...]
2008-09-23 19:28:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ENRG PGOV SOCI ECON PINR MX
08MEXICO2866BILL INTRODUCED TO STRENGTHEN IP PROTECTION
[...] (U) Summary: As part of the Calderon Administration's comprehensive strategy against organized crime, a ruling party Senator has introduced a bill to amend the Mexican Customs Law and give Mexican customs officials' additional tools to protect trademark owners. The proposed legislation autho [...]
2008-09-24 21:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON
08MEXICO2877 POOR TEST RESULTS STARTS TEACHERS, UNION ON SLOW
[...] Summary: This past May Mexico,s Secretary of Public Education (SEP) and the National Teachers Union (SNTE) signed an agreement called the &Alliance for Quality Education.8 One of the main elements of this agreement stipulated that applicants for teaching positions in Mexico,s public schools w [...]
2008-09-25 18:58:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON EFIN PGOV SOCI PINR MX
08MEXICO2889MX #2008-264, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Civil Military Relations (CCMR),in Mexico City, Mexico, October 30, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]
2008-09-26 21:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2890SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF USOAS AMBASSADOR AND SUMMIT COORDINATOR HECTOR MORALES TO MEXICO, SEPTEMBER 29- OCTOBER 1, 2008
[...] (U) My staff and I warmly welcome you and your colleague to Mexico City and Monterrey. President Calderon recognizes the broad-ranging challenges his country faces and has the vision and political will to address them strategically. He has demonstrated resolve in implementing his key policy o [...]
2008-09-26 21:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON MX PGOV PREL OVIP
08MEXICO2891DEMARCHE ON U.S. PRIORITIES FOR THE COMMUNITY OF
[...] (U) On September 25, Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Minister Counselor for the General Directorate of Human Rights Reyna Torres Medivil at the Ministry of Foreign Relations (SRE). Although Torres had no substantive response regarding the Mexican Government's position, she agreed to [...]
2008-09-26 21:32:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA
08MEXICO2900MX #2008-265, ECON LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ECON, on USPTO GIPA Enforcement, in Alexandria, VA, October 20, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...]
2008-09-29 21:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2926MX #2008-266, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on ILEA Justice Sector Security Training Program in San Salvador, El Salvador, 10/15/2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/15/2008, but no later than 10 business days per [...]
2008-10-01 12:33:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2927MX #2008-266, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on ILEA Justice Sector Security Training Program in San Salvador, El Salvador, 10/15/2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/15/2008, but no later than 10 business days per [...]
2008-10-01 12:33:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2948STATE LEVEL TEACHERS UNIONS PROTEST EDUCATION
[...] Summary: In recent weeks there has been growing discontent among the state level Locals of the National Teachers Union (SNTE) against the &Alliance for Quality Education8 agreement signed this past May between the GOM and the union,s national leadership (Ref B). The discontent has resulted [...]
2008-10-03 19:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI MX
08MEXICO2952MX #2008-270, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Narcotics Training, in Culiacan, Sinaloa, October 23, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals lis [...]
2008-10-03 19:45:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2953MX #2008-269, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS in Mexico City, 10/17/2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 10/17/2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence o [...]
2008-10-03 19:45:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2954MX #2008-268, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, in Culiacan,Sinaloa, 10/22/08. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...]
2008-10-03 19:45:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2959MX #2008-271, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC on Specialized English Training, Lackland AFB, Texas and Eglin AFB, Florida, 11/15/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rig [...]
2008-10-06 12:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2960MX #2008-272, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Specialized English Training and Flight Safety, in Lackand AFB, Texas and Kirkland AFB, 11/15/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violation [...]
2008-10-06 12:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2965MX #2008-273, AID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from AID, for observation trip to Mac Allen, Texas on 10/31/08. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-10-06 12:31:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2977MEXICO STOCKS DROP, PESO WEAKENS AFTER HOUSE BAILOUT VOTE
[...] SUMMARY. The IPC, Mexico's stock market index, plummeted on Friday Sept. 31, despite the approval of a financial bailout by the U.S. House of Representatives. The IPC plunged 4.32% on Friday, totaling a 10.2% weekly decline, one of the worse performances since 2000. The peso also fell to 11.2 [...]
2008-10-06 18:46:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB PGOV MX
08MEXICO299MX #2008-022, DOJ/ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ/ATF, on Highway Interdiction/Small Arms/Basic Explosives I.D. course, February 20, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rig [...]
2008-02-01 18:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO2996MX #2008-267, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Training for Ministerial Police from Zacatecas, in Zacatecas, Mexico, October 24, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human [...]
2008-10-08 13:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO302NEW LEADERSHIP AT VOLKSWAGEN UNION
[...] SUMMARY: In early January a new leadership team took formal control of the union at the Volkswagen automobile assembly plant in the central Mexican state of Puebla. The Puebla Volkswagen plant employs approximately 11,000 workers and is one of, if not the, single largest employers in the sta [...]
2008-02-01 19:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PROV PHUM EIND PINR MX
08MEXICO3048MX #2008-274, RSO LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from RSO, on VIP Protection Training Course, in Mexico City, Mexico, October 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]
2008-10-15 15:24:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3060MX #2008-278, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Legal Aspects of Combating Corruption (DIILS),in Mexico City, Mexico, on October 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of [...]
2008-10-15 21:05:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3090MX #2008-276, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT International Defense Management Course, in Mexico City, Mexico, November 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human r [...]
2008-10-17 21:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3091MX #2008-279, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT International Defense Management Course (DRMI),in Mexico City, Mexico, November 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of h [...]
2008-10-17 21:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3092MX #2008-283, DOJ LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DOJ, on The investigation and prosecution of human trafficking cases, in Mexico City, Mexico, October, 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross viol [...]
2008-10-17 21:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3103MX #2008-282, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on SIU Basic Course, in Quantico, Virginia, November 3, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...]
2008-10-20 17:30:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3108: MEXICANS DIFFER ON THE EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL
[...] Summary: Mexican opinion makers, academics, legislators and government officials are expressing vastly different views with regard to the effect on Mexico of the ongoing US financial crisis. Beyond the purely financial crisis, the areas of primary concern for Mexicans in this broader econom [...]
2008-10-20 22:04:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON SMIG SOCI PINR PGOV MX
08MEXICO3109MX #2008-277, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Protection Training Course, in Beltsville, Maryland, November 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...]
2008-10-20 22:11:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3111MX #2008-284, DEA LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from DEA, on Protection Training Course, in Beltsville, Maryland, November 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...]
2008-10-21 18:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3114MX #2008-280, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Hazardous Materials Management (HAZMAT/SMEE),in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 10, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of [...]
2008-10-21 18:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3139MX #2008-286, ODC EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT DIILS Legal aspects, in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 6, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before November 6, 2008, but no later than 10 business days per WHA/MEX guid [...]
2008-10-23 18:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3140MX #2008-285, USAID LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Study Tour - Juvenile Justice and Community based on services for adolescents at risk, in MacAllen, Texas, November 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credib [...]
2008-10-23 18:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3141MX #2008-287, RSO EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from RSO, on 2008 International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference (IACP),in San Diego, California, November 6, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before November 6, 2008, but no [...]
2008-10-23 18:07:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3155MX #2008-292, NAS EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, in Durango, Mexico, November 3, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before October 31, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross [...]
2008-10-23 22:17:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3156MX #2008-291, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crisis Management Seminar, in Puebla, Mexico, November 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...]
2008-10-24 13:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3157MX #2008-289, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation and Preservation of Evidence, in Toluca, Mexico, November 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of hu [...]
2008-10-24 13:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3165MX #2008-294, USAID EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from USAID, on Produracion de Justicia y Trata de Personas, in Mexico, D.F., 11/6/2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before 11/6/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross v [...]
2008-10-24 19:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3172MX #2008-288, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Explosive Ordnance Disposal Course, Patrick AFB, Florida, 11/14/2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indi [...]
2008-10-27 13:38:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3176MX #2008-290, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Hostage Negotiation Course, in Guadalajara, Mexico, November 10, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...]
2008-10-27 16:28:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3184MX #2008-294, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP),in Washington, D.C., November 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]
2008-10-28 20:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3185MX #2008-295, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on UH60 Helicopter Repairer, in Fort Eustis, Virginia, November 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the in [...]
2008-10-28 20:14:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO320MX #2008-024, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Highway Interdiction/Small Arms/Basic Explosives I.D. course, February 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2008-02-05 16:16:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO321MX #2008-023, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Tecnicas de Investigacion Criminal, February 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2008-02-05 16:16:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3214MX #2008-296, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP),in Washington, D.C., November 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the [...]
2008-10-30 17:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3222MX #2008-299, ODC EXPEDITED LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests an expedited response to this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT International Management Course (DRMI),in Mexico City, Mexico, November 10, 2008. Post appreciates receiving a response, if possible before November 7, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credibl [...]
2008-10-30 23:02:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3228MX #2008-297, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT Hazardous Materials Management (HAZMAT/SMEE),in Mexico City, Mexico, November 21, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of hu [...]
2008-10-31 16:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3229MX #2008-303, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Criminal Investigation Course, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, November 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by th [...]
2008-10-31 16:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3230MX #2008-302, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Interviewing Techniques Course, in Acapulco, Mexico, November 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the i [...]
2008-10-31 16:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3231MX #2008-301, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Document Fraud, in Culiacan, Mexico, November 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed [...]
2008-10-31 16:55:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3232MX #2008-300, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Supervision Management Course, in Leon, Mexico, November 14, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the indivi [...]
2008-10-31 16:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO324CONTESTED ELECTION BETWEEN TEXTILE UNIONS WILL
[...] SUMMARY: In late 2007 the labor authorities in the central Mexican state of Puebla organized an election to determine which of three competing textile unions would represent the workers at the Vaqueros Navarra blue jeans factory. The election followed months of negotiations, intense competi [...]
2008-02-05 18:06:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON ETRD KTEX PGOV PHUM PINR MX
08MEXICO3243MX #2008-298, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT CCMR, in Mexico City, November 28, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below and r [...]
2008-10-31 22:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3276MX #2008-304, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Ballistics Seminar, in Reynosa, Mexico, November 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals list [...]
2008-11-04 23:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3282QUERETARO BOASTS PROSPERITY, COMBATS INTOLERANCE
[...] Summary. The state of Queretaro located some 160 km northwest of Mexico City boasts a pleasant climate, a rich historical tradition, and a growing economy. The state's governor proudly told visiting Deputy PolCouns that Queretaro typically grew several points above the Mexican national aver [...]
2008-11-05 22:49:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON SMIG KCRM PHUM MX
08MEXICO3283MX #2008-305, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Explosive Ordnance Disposal Course, in Hurlburt Field AFB, Florida, November 15, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human r [...]
2008-11-05 23:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3289NATIONAL TEACHERS UNION: HANDING OUT HUMMERS WHILE
[...] Summary: In recent weeks Mexico has experienced growing discontent among the state level Locals of the National Teachers Union (SNTE) against the &Alliance for Quality Education8 agreement signed this past May between the GOM and the union,s national leadership (Ref A). The goal of the agre [...]
2008-11-06 21:11:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX
08MEXICO3292MX #2008-307, NAS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from NAS, on Crime Scene Investigation Course, in Veracruz, Mexico, November 21,2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the i [...]
2008-11-07 17:33:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3293MX #2008-306, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Program on Advanced Security Studies, in Marshall Center, Germany, December 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rig [...]
2008-11-07 17:33:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3313MX #2008-308, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Pacific Rim (CHDS),in Palo Alto, California, December 1, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals [...]
2008-11-07 22:13:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3343CNDH AND PGR SQUARE OFF OVER BRAD WILL CASE
[...] Summary. Mexico's National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) and its Attorney General's Office have released two separate reports on the shooting of Amcit journalist Brad Will in October 2006 that places the two institutions at odds. CNDH insists its investigation of forensic evidence demonstr [...]
2008-11-12 13:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDCONS PREL PGOV PHUM KJUS KCRM MX
08MEXICO3385NOMINATION FOR IQBAL MASIH AWARD ) MEXICO
[...] No summary [...]
2008-11-14 17:27:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP MX
08MEXICO3403MX #2008-310, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Small Arms/Basic Explosives I.D., in Distrito Federal, Mexico, December 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2008-11-18 16:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3404MX #2008-310, ATF LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ATF, on Small Arms/Basic Explosives I.D., in Distrito Federal, Mexico, December 5, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights [...]
2008-11-18 16:01:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO343MX #2008-025, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on DISAM Foreign Purchaser course, February 27, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed below [...]
2008-02-07 20:37:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3434MX #2008-311, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on MTT CCMR, in Mexico City, Mexico, December 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed bel [...]
2008-11-19 22:25:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3436MX #2008-313, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Comprehensive Security Response to Terrorism Course, in Honolulu, Hawaii, December 19, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of hu [...]
2008-11-20 14:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3437MX #2008-312, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Pacific Rim (CHDS),in Palo Alto, California, December 10, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individual [...]
2008-11-20 14:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3439MX #2008-314, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Medical Assistance, in Fort Benning, GA, Dec 12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the individuals listed b [...]
2008-11-20 15:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3467MX #2008-315, ODC LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] Action request. Post requests a response within 10 business days per WHA/MEX guidelines for this Leahy vetting request from ODC, on Strategy and Defense Policy (SDP),in Washington. D.C., Dec.12, 2008. 2. Post possesses no credible evidence of gross violations of human rights by the ind [...]
2008-11-24 17:53:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SNAR MX
08MEXICO3493UNITED FARM WORKERS UNION HIGHLIGHTS PROBLEMS WITH
[...] Summary: Mission Mexico,s Consular Section recently organized a conference in Dallas on H-2A visa processing. During this event an official of the United Farm Workers (UFW) shared with Labor Counselor (an invitee at the conference) his union,s concerns about the problems they believe exist i [...]
2008-11-25 21:39:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB CVIS EAGR ECON PGOV SOCI PINR MX
08MEXICO3513SPANISH TELCOM APPEARS TO SUSPEND CODE OF CONDUCT
[...] SUMMARY: The largest single a call center operation in Mexico is a subsidiary of the Spanish telecommunication company Telefonica. The Spanish companyQ,s Mexican subsidiary, Q&Atento MexicoQ8, employs over 18,000 workers located in 15 call centers. Telefonica corporate literature prominently [...]
2008-11-28 19:29:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON PGOV PHUM PINR SOCI MX
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