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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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09KUALALUMPUR908DEATH OF INDONESIAN MAID HIGHLIGHTS CONTINUING
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: On October 26, Muntik Hani, an Indonesian woman working as a maid in a Selangor, Malaysia suburb, died of injuries sustained allegedly at the hands of her Malaysian employers, an extreme case of the abusive treatment that Indonesian maids sometimes receive here. Her [...]
2009-11-10 08:49:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY
09KUALALUMPUR929MALAYSIA ON U.S. INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche via dipnote to Malaysia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) with info copy to Ministry of Transportation (MOT) on November 18. 2. (U) Ministry of Transportation Deputy Under Secretary Mohd Saiful Ridwan told EconOff that Malaysia would carefully consider t [...]
2009-11-18 07:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA ECON IMO AORC UK MY
09KUALALUMPUR934MALAYSIA: TIP WORKSHOP FOR JOURNALISTS - A FIRST.
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: A November 10-11 U.S. Embassy sponsored "Workshop on Reporting on Trafficking in Persons" in Kuala Lumpur allowed an audience of 40 Malaysian journalists and editors to exchange views about trafficking in persons (TIP) issues in an off-the-record setting. It also fe [...]
2009-11-19 04:24:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KCRM KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR949MALAYSIA SEEKS U.S. SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME
[...] (U) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) informed post via dipnote (Ref A) regarding Malaysia's intention to seek re-election to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) under category "C" for the 2010 to 2011 term. The election will be held during the 26th Regular Session [...]
2009-11-25 03:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA ECON IMO AORC UK MY
09KUALALUMPUR957AUSTR WEISEL DISCUSSES TRANS-PACIFIC PARTNERSHIP (TPP) AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malaysian trade officials expressed interest in the Trans Pacific Partnership during meetings with Assistant U.S. Trade Representative (AUSTR) Barbara Weisel on November 17, but noted that, having been focused on the bilateral FTA, Malaysia had not yet seriously considered whe [...]
2009-11-27 00:51:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD OTRA MY
09KUALALUMPUR962MALAYSIA: 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following text for the 2009-2010 INCSR, Part 1. BEGIN TEXT: Malaysia I. Summary Malaysia is not a significant source country or transit point for U.S.-bound illegal drugs; however, domestic drug abuse in Malaysia remains on the rise, and Mal [...]
2009-12-01 08:29:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL PGOV MY
09KUALALUMPUR965LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, the following members of the Royal Malaysian Police and Royal Malaysian Customs, who have been selected to participate in Anti-Trafficking in Persons Training on December 8-10 a [...]
2009-12-02 09:06:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR967LEAHY HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST FOR
[...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act, the following members of the Malaysian Immigration Department, Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, and Royal Malaysian Customs, who have been selected to participate in Anti [...]
2009-12-03 07:48:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM PREL MY
09KUALALUMPUR978BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] Pursuant to reftel inquiry, Econoff in late November and early December 2009 contacted Zetro Services about conducting a site visit to the company and asking Ref questions. Zetro in late November initially accepted, then that same day delayed a site visit. Econoff was told that the best poin [...]
2009-12-08 07:13:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
09KUALALUMPUR986BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK
[...] Pursuant to reftel inquiry, Econoff on 9 December 2009 conducted a site visit to Seri Aero Jaya (SAJ) Sdn Bhd and met with Director Zubir Ismail to learn more about SAJ and attempt to determine the legitimacy of the proposed purchase of aircraft parts for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF). [...]
2009-12-10 09:17:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC MY
09KUALALUMPUR997MALAYSIA'S REVISED NATIONAL AUTO POLICY (NAP) FAILS TO
[...] (SBU) In October 2009, GOM announced revisions to its National Auto Policy (NAP),in effect since 2005, which will be implemented in January 2010. The revised NAP lifts the freeze on some Manufacturing Licenses, and reduces intra-ASEAN duties and excise taxes, and sets aside tax exemptions for [...]
2009-12-16 08:02:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL WTO MY
09KUWAIT1009WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL CASEY (OCTOBER 25-58, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Casey to travel to post from Oct 25-58, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985-1697 Fa [...]
2009-10-22 10:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IR
09KUWAIT101KUWAITI BILL OFFERS HOPE TO PRIVATE SECTOR FOREIGN
[...] (U) In a rare show of parliamentary progress and a possible first step to updating the 1964 labor law, on January 29, Kuwait's National Assembly voted 43-0 to approve the first draft of a labor bill for foreign workers in the private sector. On February 10-11, the National Assembly will take [...]
2009-02-04 09:11:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP ELAB PREL KU
09KUWAIT1014COURT WEIGHS REMOVING FEMALE MPS FOR NOT WEARING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 13:17:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KWMN PINR PHUM KU
09KUWAIT1015CONSTITUTIONAL COURT: WOMEN CAN OBTAIN PASSPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 13:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KWMN PINR PHUM KU
09KUWAIT1016KUWAIT: MFA HAS NOT YET SELECTED BMENA DELEGATION
[...] Poloff on October 22 conveyed reftel information concerning the Secretary's plans to attend the November 2-3 BMENA forum in Morocco to Khalifa Al-Khorafi, secretary to Foreign Minister Deputy Prime Minster and Foreign Minister Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah, noting USG hope that the FM will be a [...]
2009-10-22 13:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OPDC KPAO KDEM KU
09KUWAIT1019KUWAIT PLEDGES VOTE FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN
[...] Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Embassy on October 21 via dipnote 12/29540 that, "based on the close relations binding our two friendly countries," it would vote for U.S. nominee Lucretia Myers in the upcoming election for the UN International Civil Service Commission (Ref A). [...]
2009-10-26 09:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA KU
09KUWAIT102COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL BOEHNER (FEBRUARY 5-7,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Boehner to travel to post February 5-7, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor [...]
2009-02-04 09:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ AF KU PK TU EI COUNTRY
09KUWAIT1030GOK AGAIN OFFERS TREATMENT TO WOUNDED IRAQIS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 13:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ
09KUWAIT1038WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL CAMMACK (NOVEMBER 2-7, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Cammack to travel to post Nov 2-7, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-1697 [...]
2009-10-30 14:25:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
09KUWAIT1039WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL CAMMACK (NOVEMBER 2-7, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Cammack to travel to post Nov 2-7, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-1697 [...]
2009-10-30 14:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
09KUWAIT1042BIO DATA ON 2009 KUWAITI PARLIAMENT (UPDATED)
[...] After tallying the results of a recount, the Kuwaiti Constitutional Court on October 28 replaced MP Dr. Badi Al-Dosari with former MP Khaled Al-Adwa. (Note: The Constitutional Court reviewed several cases against sitting MPs ranging from charges against two of the new female MPs for not co [...]
2009-11-02 07:52:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KDEM PREL KU
09KUWAIT1048ICRC-LED TEAM FINDS POSSIBLE IRAQI REMAINS FROM
[...] An ICRC-led team that included representatives from the U.S., UK, and Iraqi Embassies in Kuwait, the GOK's Ministries of Interior and Justice, and the GOK's National Committee for Missing and POW Affairs (NCMPA),on November 3 discovered bones in a desert site outside of the capital that may be [...]
2009-11-03 14:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MARR IZ SA KU
09KUWAIT1051WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL PRICE (NOVEMBER 7-9, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Price to travel to post Nov 7-9, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-1697 Fa [...]
2009-11-04 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ EI KU JO BA NO LE
09KUWAIT1052SR PANDITH REACHES OUT TO NEXT GENERATION OF KUWAITI
[...] (U) Summary: Special Representative for Muslim Communities Farah Pandith's October 26-28 visit to Kuwait concentrated on outreach to students and young leaders active in civil society in a wide variety of ways. Throughout her visit, SR Pandith emphasized her strong interest in helping Kuwait's [...]
2009-11-04 13:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KISL KPAO ZR
09KUWAIT1077UPDATE: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 050126494
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 10:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC KU
09KUWAIT1090WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL MERKLEY (NOVEMBER 22-25, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL MERKLEY to travel to post from NOV 22-25, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Larry Carson ISU Management Officer Office: +965-2259-1545 Cell: +965-9983-5 [...]
2009-11-18 12:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN
09KUWAIT1094WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL MURTHA (NOVEMBER 22-23, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Murtha to travel to post Nov 22-23, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Senior Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 998 [...]
2009-11-18 15:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU EI TC IT
09KUWAIT11KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- UPDATE ON KUWAITI MEDIA COVERAGE
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. As of Monday, January 5, all Kuwaiti Arabic and English language print dailies continued to publish headlines and pictures related to the ongoing situation in Gaza. In addition to the continued front page news updates, a number of Editors-in-Chief offered editorials [...]
2009-01-06 07:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
09KUWAIT1101TRIPARTITE CELEBRATES IRAQI EFFORTS, REMAINS
[...] This is an Action Request. See Para 6. 2. Summary. Ambassador led the U.S. delegation to the 32nd Tripartite Commission (TC) meeting on November 18, which though it closed only one official remains file, registered a spirit of optimism that was in stark contrast to last year's negative [...]
2009-11-19 13:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU
09KUWAIT1106WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL BARRASSO (NOVEMBER 24-27)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL BARRASSO to travel to post from NOV 24-27, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy Point of Contact is: Control Officer: Garth Hall Political Officer Office: (965) 2259-1690 M [...]
2009-11-23 14:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN
09KUWAIT1133WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL RICHARDSON (DECEMBER 4-7, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Richardson to travel to post from Dec 4-7, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Senior Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985-1 [...]
2009-12-03 07:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF
09KUWAIT1134CDEBACA TO GOK AND KUWAITI NGOS: NEW BILL IS KEY
[...] (U) Summary: Highlights of the November 16 visit to Kuwait by Ambassador at Large for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) and Director of the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons Luis CdeBaca: --Meeting with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL),Ambassador CdeBaca emphasi [...]
2009-12-03 09:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KMPI KTIP ELAB KU
09KUWAIT1135WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL Kostiw (December 5-8, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Kostiw to travel to post from Dec 5-8, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Robyn AbouZeid, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1203 Cell- (965)9961-4586 Fax [...]
2009-12-03 09:50:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IR AF AE
09KUWAIT1136LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para 2. 2. The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: BUQAMAZ, AHMAD (DOB: 9-28-1984, Kuwaiti Passport # 002849913) ALMUTAIRI, MESHAL (DO [...]
2009-12-03 10:07:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MARR MASS KU
09KUWAIT115COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL LANKLER(February
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to Staffdel Lankler to travel to post on February 22-26, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ex [...]
2009-02-09 09:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IQ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE
09KUWAIT1155WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL TAYLOR (DECEMBER 12-15, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL TAYLOR to travel to post from Dec 12-15, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Senior Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985-169 [...]
2009-12-10 12:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ
09KUWAIT1158U.S. SPEAKER, DR. REZA ASLAN SPEAKS TO KUWAITI AUDIENCES ON
[...] (U) Summary: Dr. Reza Aslan, a well known Iranian-American scholar and author of several books on Islam, spoke to a diversified group of scholars, intellectuals, Islamic thinkers, officials and students from a wide range of political, economic and social backgrounds during his November 22-25 vi [...]
2009-12-13 13:54:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO ZR
09KUWAIT1177KUWAIT PROVIDES MEDICAL CARE FOR WOUNDED YEMENIS
[...] (U) Kuwaiti news media widely reported on December 12 the arrival in Kuwait for medical treatment of 20 Yemeni civilians allegedly injured by rebel fighting in Yemen's Saada province. Press accounts noted that the victims were transported from Yemen on a Kuwaiti medical evacuation aircraft. A [...]
2009-12-16 12:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU YM
09KUWAIT1192STIFF JAIL PENALTY FOR MAID-ABUSING KUWAITI
[...] (U) In a landmark December 10 ruling, a criminal court sentenced a Kuwaiti employer in absentia to 16 years in jail for sexually and physically abusing a Filipina maid in his employ and issued a warrant for his arrest; the employer absconded and as of December 12 had not been apprehended, acco [...]
2009-12-17 12:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP ELAB SOCI KU
09KUWAIT1196THE STATE OF EDUCATION IN KUWAIT: AN UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: Prepared by former British Prime Minister Tony Blair and published in Al-Qabas Arabic daily newspaper on September 27, 2009, a recently completed report revealed that Kuwait's public school students ranked near the bottom on international standardized tests, despite the country's u [...]
2009-12-17 15:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO ZR
09KUWAIT1212WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL McConnell (January 7-8, 2010)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL McConnell to travel to post from Jan 7-8, 2010. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and an expeditor will meet and assist you upon arrival. Embassy point of contact is: Robyn Abouzeid, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1203 Cell- (965)9961-4586 Fax [...]
2009-12-28 05:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU UK
09KUWAIT1214KUWAITI PARLIAMENT PASSES PRIVATE SECTOR LABOR LAW
[...] (U) Updating an antiquated 1964 law, the Kuwaiti National Assembly unanimously approved on December 23 the second -- and final reading -- of its Private Sector Labor Law. The law will come into effect by Amiri decree either by his signature or on the lapsing of a 30-day deadline for his sig [...]
2009-12-28 11:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR KTIP KU
09KUWAIT1220LEAHY VETTING REQUEST
[...] This is an action request for human rights verification required by the Leahy Amendment; see para 2. 2. The Embassy requests the Department's assistance in performing human rights vetting for: ALKHADHER, Mohammad KH M DOB: 4 Oct 1955 Kuwaiti Passport # 001684954 who intend [...]
2009-12-31 07:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL MARR MASS KU
09KUWAIT123COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL ROS-LEHTINEN (February
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Ros-Lehtinen to travel to post on February 17-20, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/ [...]
2009-02-10 09:43:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE
09KUWAIT129COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL PINGREE(February 14-15,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Pingree to travel to post on February14-15, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedi [...]
2009-02-11 12:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE
09KUWAIT131GOK INQUIRY INTO STATUS OF MLAT NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) On February 3, 2009 Embassy Kuwait received an official inquiry from Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Department regarding the status of it's draft Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty agreement between the US and Kuwait. The [...]
2009-02-11 14:17:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN CASC CPAS CVIS SNAR KCRM IS KU
09KUWAIT135WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL FALEOMAVAEGA (February 14-18,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Faleomavaega to travel to post on February 14-18, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Agnel Berry, ISU Coordinator Office- (965) 2259-1416 Cell- (9 [...]
2009-02-16 04:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IT KU
09KUWAIT14COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL KILDEE (JANUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Kildee to travel to post January 8-12, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2009-01-06 10:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM EG CY KU IS CENTCOM EUCOM
09KUWAIT149REGIONAL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE CT KUWAITI PROPOSALS
[...] Per reftel request for Post-driven recommendations for multilateral counterterrorism initiatives, Post submits the below proposals for consideration for funding. Counterterrorism Visitor Program (CTVP) -------------------------------------- 2. CTVP proposal: -- Counterterrorism Seminar [...]
2009-02-22 03:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL ASEC KU
09KUWAIT156SEEKING KUWAITI SUPPORT FOR JUDGE PAINTER IN UN
[...] POLCOUNS on February 23 delivered reftel demarche and biographic materials encouraging Kuwait to support U.S. nominee Mark Painter for UN Appeals Tribunal to Dr. Jehad Mohammad Al-Hai, Counselor in the Legal Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In response, Al-Hai said he would imme [...]
2009-02-23 15:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR UNGA KU
09KUWAIT159COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL LYNCH(February 27-28,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance to CODEL Lynch to travel to post on February 27-28, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedit [...]
2009-02-24 10:12:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE
09KUWAIT183KUWAIT PLEDGES VOTE FOR U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN
[...] Kuwait's Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed Embassy on March 2 that it would vote for U.S. nominee Mark Painter in the March 2 election for the UN Appeals Tribunal (Ref A). 2. MFA's decision was made in response to Ref B demarche, delivered by POLCOUNS on February 23. ****************** [...]
2009-03-03 10:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL APER KJUS UNGA KU
09KUWAIT185KUWAIT: COMMENTS FOR 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (U) Kuwaiti government agencies significantly improved the level of IPR enforcement activity in 2008 compared to activities in 2007. Sharp executive legislative tensions, in several areas, will complicate GOK efforts to amend Kuwait's copyright law and bring it into full TRIPS compliance. Whil [...]
2009-03-03 11:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD KU
09KUWAIT20Amended COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL KILDEE
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for STAFFDEL Kildee (to include LTG Eric Schoomaker and LTC James Pulliam, as per email received from CDR Glen Diehl) to travel to post January 8-12, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq c [...]
2009-01-08 11:38:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM EG CY KU IS CENTCOM EUCOM
09KUWAIT210KUWAIT'S PARLIAMENTARY CRISIS MAY STALL LABOR BILL
[...] (U) During the March 3-5 session, Kuwait's National Assembly discussed the new labor bill (Ref A) but was unable to vote it into law due to a lack of quorum. The Assembly postponed the vote until March 17, the next scheduled session. However, supporters of the bill are now concerned that the [...]
2009-03-10 09:30:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KTIP ELAB PREL KU
09KUWAIT213DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO PAKISTAN'S IDP
[...] (U) EconCouns delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Hamad Bu Rahmah, Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Counselor on March 10. Rahmah was not aware of the UN and ICRC requests but said he would coordinate with the MFA Economic Department on the GoK response. He sai [...]
2009-03-10 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF PK KU
09KUWAIT24KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION - JANUARY 11 UPDATE ON KUWAITI MEDIA
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. As of Sunday, January 11, all Kuwaiti Arabic and English language print dailies continued to publish headlines and pictures related to the ongoing situation in Gaza. In addition to the continued front page news updates, a number of columnists criticized the Bush Admi [...]
2009-01-12 08:26:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
09KUWAIT259MS. ILENE EVANS, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STORYTELLER, PERFORMING
[...] (U) Summary: Ms. Ilene Evans' Program in Kuwait from February 9 - 13, 2009 directly supported the MSP goals of explaining American culture and values, as well as encouraging democratic practices and empowering women, to a wide range of Kuwaiti audiences from different high schools and universi [...]
2009-03-19 03:32:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL ZR
09KUWAIT261NOTE VERBALE FROM KUWAIT MINISTER OF JUSTICE H.E.
[...] Embassy Kuwait received on March 11 a letter dated March 9 from H.E. Minister of Justice and Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Counselor Hussain Nasser Al-Huraiti addressed to the Honorable Eric Holder, Attorney General of the United States. The text of the letter is contained in paragraph [...]
2009-03-19 06:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV OPDC KU
09KUWAIT266KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- AMIR CONSITUTIONALLY DISSOLVES
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. On Thursday, March 19, 2009 all Kuwaiti English and Arabic newspapers ran the news about the dissolution of the National Assembly as their lead story on the front page. Since the Amir Decree came at approximately 2100 hours on March 18, only one English newspaper, Th [...]
2009-03-19 13:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO EINO EPET OPRC KMDR XF KU MEDIA REACTION
09KUWAIT287COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL TSONGAS (APRIL 5-8,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Tsongas to travel to post April 5-8, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor w [...]
2009-03-23 10:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AF AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE
09KUWAIT288WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL TSONGAS (APRIL 5-8, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Tsongas to travel to post April 5-8, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9721-5933 [...]
2009-03-23 10:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AF AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE
09KUWAIT289WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL TSONGAS (APRIL 5-8, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Tsongas for travel to post April 5-8, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9721-5933 [...]
2009-03-23 10:51:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AF AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE
09KUWAIT293DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SEEKING SUPPORT FOR
[...] A/DCM on March 22 delivered reftel points urging the GOK to participate in a March 31 Dutch-hosted International Conference on Afghanistan to Ambassador Khaled Muqames, Director of MFA's Follow-up and Coordination Department. 2. Muqames thanked A/DCM for the information and promised to conv [...]
2009-03-24 08:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL AF PK IR UN KU
09KUWAIT317ENSURING THE CLASS ENTRY SYSTEM IS ACCURATE AND UP
[...] This is an action request. Please see para 6. Summary: -------- 2. The recent border crossing experience of a key Embassy contact who alleges excessive and invasive scrutiny during his recent trip to meet with RAND officials in California leads post to question what process or procedu [...]
2009-04-01 08:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PGOV CONS PREL KU
09KUWAIT326DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT TO SUPPORT U.S. FOR UN
[...] POLCOUNS on April 5 raised reftel points urging the GOK to support the U.S. for a seat on the UN Human Rights Council with Dr. Hamad Bu Rahamah, Counselor in MFA's International Organization's Department, stressing the USG's commitment to addressing global human rights and to rendering the HRC [...]
2009-04-05 15:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM KU
09KUWAIT343EMBASSY KUWAIT WELCOMES CODEL REED (APRIL 14-16, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Reed to travel to post, April 14-16, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Agnel Berry, ISU Coordinator Office- (965) 2259-1416 Cell- (965)9973-9854 H [...]
2009-04-08 07:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ PK AF AE
09KUWAIT35DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PROPOSED GCC FOOD IMPORT
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche and nonpaper on Jan. 8 to Musaed Al-Sheredah, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Legal Department official. Sheredah offered no substantive response, stating he would forward the nonpaper and demarche message to the Ministry of Finance. Econoffs will follow-up [...]
2009-01-14 07:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL SA BA KU
09KUWAIT352WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL MICHAUD (APRIL 14-15, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Michaud to travel to post April 14-15, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9721-593 [...]
2009-04-12 08:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI GM KU
09KUWAIT354EMBASSY INITIATIVE TO LOCATE IRAQI KIA
[...] An Embassy-prompted multilateral effort to locate potential burial sites in Kuwait of Iraqi Gulf War killed in action (KIA) sparked hopes of excavation activity and produced the sole deliverable from the March 31 Technical Subcommittee (TSC) meeting of the Tripartite Commission. The TSC was [...]
2009-04-12 14:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MARR IZ SA KU
09KUWAIT36DEMARCHE DELIVERED: NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS FOR
[...] (S/NF) On January 13, Econoff delivered reftel demarche regarding the USG sanctions against A.Q. Khan and associates which were announced on January 12 to Khaled Al-Maqamis, Director of the Department of Follow-up and Coordination at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Maqamis underscored Kuwait [...]
2009-01-14 14:40:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PREL PARM EFIN KNNP KU
09KUWAIT37DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. RATIFICATION OF THE IAEA
[...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on Jan. 13 to Khaled Al-Maqamis, Director of the Department of Follow-up and Coordination at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Maqamis noted Kuwait had the Additional Protocol in force but had no other substantive response. ****************************** [...]
2009-01-14 14:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDIAEA ENRG PREL AORC TRGY KNNP KTIA KU
09KUWAIT381KUWAIT TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-19 13:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER KU
09KUWAIT401NON-PAPER DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OF
[...] On April 22, Econoff delivered reftel nonpaper on financial accountability and transparency measures by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Ahmed Baqer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arab World Department and stressed the PA's need for budget assistance. Baqer said that improvement on these [...]
2009-04-26 08:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS KW
09KUWAIT418RHYTHM ROAD 2009: AMERICAN JAZZ FINDS EAGER AUDIENCE IN
[...] SUMMARY: New York City-based Chris Byars Jazz Quartet brought the Rhythm Road American Music Abroad Tour to Kuwait April 18-19. With three public concerts -- one impromptu jam session, a musical workshop for students at a local school, and two media interviews, the four American musicians won [...]
2009-04-29 06:45:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL ZR
09KUWAIT465PROTOCOLS ASSIST IRAQI AND KUWAITI NAVIES IN
[...] On an encouraging note in an otherwise strained bilateral relationship, eight Iraqi and ten Kuwaiti junior naval officers participated in a military-military exchange and training opportunity April 15 on Ticonderoga class cruiser USS Lake Champlain in the northern Arabian Gulf. The event, sp [...]
2009-05-08 00:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHSA MOPS KU IZ
09KUWAIT485DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT AGREES "IN PRINCIPLE"
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 14:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA KU
09KUWAIT490KUWAITI ELECTION ISSUES ENTER THE BLOG-O-SPHERE - FINAL
[...] Summary and Comment. This report is the third and last cable addressing the vibrant participation from the Kuwaiti blog-o-sphere in the hubbub surrounding parliamentary elections, scheduled for Saturday, May 16, 2009. Additional meetings with bloggers and regular monitoring of their blogs re [...]
2009-05-15 15:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM SOCI KU
09KUWAIT493COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR AMBASSADOR
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and hereby grants country clearance for Ambassador Christopher Hill and Senior Advisor Mr. Gordon Gray to travel to post on Monday, May 18, 2009 for a meeting with Ambassador Deborah K. Jones. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply f [...]
2009-05-17 13:22:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC KU IZ
09KUWAIT499KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS -- PLUS FOUR
[...] Summary and Comment. Initial results of Kuwait's May 16 parliamentary elections were announced in the early hours of Sunday, May 17. Due to the timing, Kuwait's print media on May 17 contained limited to no reporting on the vote tallies. Local dailies, however, distributed the latest news v [...]
2009-05-18 02:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM SOCI KU
09KUWAIT500CORRECTED COPY: KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: PARLIAMENTARY
[...] Summary and Comment. Initial results of Kuwait's May 16 parliamentary elections were announced in the early hours of Sunday, May 17. Due to the timing, Kuwait's print media on May 17 contained limited to no reporting on the vote tallies. Local dailies, however, distributed the latest news v [...]
2009-05-18 05:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM SOCI KU
09KUWAIT505BIO DATA ON 2009 KUWAITI PARLIAMENT
[...] The following is a list of MPs elected on May 16 to the Kuwaiti National Assembly. Information on each MP includes: sect, political leanings and/or associations, tribal affiliation, number of votes received, previous parliament participation, date of birth, and education as applicable. Fi [...]
2009-05-18 14:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR KDEM KWMN KU
09KUWAIT506KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: VOTERS CALLED FOR CHANGE, PARLIAMENT
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. In Kuwait's May 16 elections, the Parliament gained four women and Islamists registered significant losses. Moreover, liberals and Shias increased their representation. One day after the results were announced, several Kuwaiti Arabic dailies editorialized about Kuwa [...]
2009-05-19 02:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM SOCI KU
09KUWAIT51COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR STAFFDEL ARCANGELI (JANUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for StaffDel Arcangeli to travel to post January 28-31, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/exp [...]
2009-01-21 10:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU QA BA COUNTRY CLEARANCE
09KUWAIT511WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL LEAHY(MAY 23-24, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Leahy to travel to post on May 23-24, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the base. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9721-5933 Ho [...]
2009-05-21 07:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI FR IZ PK KU
09KUWAIT523WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL LANGEVIN (MAY 25-26, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Langevin to travel to post May 25-26, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9721-5933 [...]
2009-05-25 10:04:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ BA AF TC GM
09KUWAIT527KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION: U.S. SOLDIERS INFECTED WITH H1N1
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. On the evening of Saturday, May 23, news of confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza among U.S. military personnel transiting Kuwait to Iraq broke in the local and international media. The story ran on the front page of all local papers, and on local, regional, and pan-Arab [...]
2009-05-26 03:31:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KU
09KUWAIT539DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS
[...] On May 26, econoff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asian Department Counselor Rashid Al-Hajeri. In response to a query about the USD 49 million commitment made by Kuwait at the Pakistan Donor's conference in Tokyo in April, Hajeri confirmed that this contribution ref [...]
2009-05-28 13:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF PK KU
09KUWAIT555KUWAIT HAS NOT YET CONSIDERED NEW AID FOR PAKISTAN
[...] (U) Econoff followed up on the possibility of Kuwait aid for Pakistan's IDPs with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Counselor Rashid Al-Hajri on June 1. Al-Hajri said the GoK's new Cabinet, which met first on May 31, had not yet considered the issue of relief for Pakistani IDPs. Officials from the [...]
2009-06-02 13:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID PHUM PK KU
09KUWAIT561WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL HOLDEN(JUNE 6-7, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Holden to travel to post on June 6-7, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)99721-5933 [...]
2009-06-04 11:10:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC KU AFIN IZ
09KUWAIT575SEEKING KUWAITI SUPPORT FOR MYERS IN UN CIVIL
[...] PolOff on June 8 delivered reftel demarche and biographic materials encouraging Kuwait to support U.S. nominee Lucretia Myers for UN International Civil Service Commission to Abdulmohsen Al-Refai, diplomatic attach in the International Organizations Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]
2009-06-08 11:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KU
09KUWAIT587ICRC'S BRAINSTORMING SESSION ON MISSING PROVIDES
[...] Capitalizing on the positive atmospherics of the June 1 Tripartite Commission's Technical Subcommittee meeting (ref A),ICRC assembled a panel of forensics experts for a June 7 "brainstorming session" on ways to accelerate the search for the missing -- on both sides of the border -- from the [...]
2009-06-11 10:06:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU
09KUWAIT59KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION -- JANUARY 20 INAUGURATION
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. As of Thursday, January 22, all the Arabic and English dailies continued to publish headlines and pictures about the January 20 Inauguration Day ceremony. In addition to the front-page coverage, many columnists commented positively on the event from different perspec [...]
2009-01-22 13:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION
09KUWAIT593TIP REPORT DEMARCHE: GOK WELCOMES CRITICISM, SAYS
[...] POLCOUNS on June 15 delivered reftel demarche notifying Kuwait of its Tier 3 ranking in the 2009 TIP report both to Mr. Hamad Sulaiman Al-Mishaan, First Secretary of the Americas Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),and to Mr. Hamad Al-Medhadi, Undersecretary for Co-operative A [...]
2009-06-15 14:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB
09KUWAIT599KUWAIT'S GLOBAL INVESTMENT HOUSE RECAPITALIZES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's largest investment firm, Global Investment House -- which faces almost $3 billion in short- and mid-term liabilities -- announced plans June 15 to raise approximately $523 million in a capital subscription. Additionally, the company hopes to raise a further $730 million [...]
2009-06-18 13:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EINV ECON KU
09KUWAIT601GOK TO STUDY OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN GLOBAL
[...] A/DCM on June 18 discussed reftel demarche points scoping GOK interest in seeking membership in the G-8 Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP) with Salem Al-Shibli of MFA's Legal Department. Shibli, while not able to respond definitively, agree [...]
2009-06-18 13:53:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ETTC PARM KU
09KUWAIT645WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL HUTCHISON(JUNE 30-JULY 1, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Hutchison to travel to post on June 30-July 1, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9 [...]
2009-06-29 12:59:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC KU
09KUWAIT66COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL TIERNEY (JANUARY 29-30,
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Tierney to travel to post January 29-30, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expedito [...]
2009-01-26 03:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI HU KU PK QA COUNTRY
09KUWAIT67COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL SMITH (JANUARY
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes and grants country clearance for CODEL Smith to travel to post January 31- February 1, 2009. 2. This clearance is not/not valid for entry into Iraq; you must apply for Iraq clearance through Embassy Baghdad. 3. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/e [...]
2009-01-26 03:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE
09KUWAIT673DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT DOESN'T KNOW WHO WILL
[...] (U) PolOff on July 6 delivered reftel demarche inquiring about Kuwait's plans for its UNGA delegation. Dr. Rashid Al-Saleh, Second Secretary of MFA's International Organizations Department, responded that the GOK has not yet determined the composition of its delegation, but will inform Embassy [...]
2009-07-07 11:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UNGA KU
09KUWAIT682DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK TO REVIEW REQUEST TO
[...] Following a July 9 meeting on another subject, A/DCM delivered points contained reftel to Salah Al-Mutairi, Counselor in MFA's Arab World Department, noting the urgent need for generous humanitarian assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Al-Mutairi, wh [...]
2009-07-09 10:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ER ET KE SO KU
09KUWAIT690WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE (JULY 12-15, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Grove to travel to post July 12-15, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Larry Carson, ISU Management Officer Office- (965) 2259-1545 Cell- (965) [...]
2009-07-10 11:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI GM KU
09KUWAIT691WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL GROVE (JULY 12-15, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Grove to travel to post July 12-15, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Larry Carson, ISU Management Officer Office- (965) 2259-1545 Cell- (965) [...]
2009-07-10 11:34:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI GM KU
09KUWAIT699DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSITION TO THE ITSO
[...] (U) Econoff on April 5 delivered reftel points to the Ministry of Communications and underscoring USG opposition to the ITSO Director General's demand for arbitration. The Ministry informed Econoff that Kuwait would be sending Dr. Saleh Khalaf, Director-Financial Sector at the Ministry of Com [...]
2009-07-13 09:56:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA TSPA
09KUWAIT721DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT UNDECIDED ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-20 14:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PTER KU JO
09KUWAIT728WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL BARRASO(July 24-27, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Barrasso to travel to post from July 24-27, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985 [...]
2009-07-21 10:52:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
09KUWAIT731WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL LYNCH(July 25-26, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Lynch to travel to post from July 25-26, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985-16 [...]
2009-07-22 08:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IS IZ
09KUWAIT754EMBASSY KUWAIT'S PROMOTION OF DIALOGUE WITH MUSLIM
[...] (U) Summary. Regarding Ref A's tasking on the Consultative Process for Muslim Engagement, future events planned by Embassy Kuwait include the following five programs: -- Arab-American Science Partnership -- Alternative Energy Applications Conference -- American Diwaniya -- Food for Thought A [...]
2009-07-30 14:09:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KISL SCUL SOCI KU
09KUWAIT759WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL BISHOP(AUG 4-6, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Bishop to travel to post on August 4-6, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9986-169 [...]
2009-08-02 05:38:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AE GM
09KUWAIT761GOK ON TIP ACTION PLAN: ANTI-TIP LAW LIKELY TO
[...] (SBU) Key points: -- The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) expressed confidence that an anti-TIP draft law will be approved by the National Assembly in the Fall. -- The Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) now expects lengthy delays before construction can begin on a 700-bed shelter for d [...]
2009-08-02 11:00:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN SMIG ELAB KCRM KU
09KUWAIT762WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL MURPHY-MCKEON(AUGUST 7-9, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Murphy-McKeon to travel to post from August 7-9, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965 [...]
2009-08-02 11:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM AF QA KU TU IZ
09KUWAIT789WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL MCCAIN (AUGUST 14-16, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL McCain to travel to post August 14-16, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-169 [...]
2009-08-11 11:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EI AF KU IZ LY MU AE YM
09KUWAIT796DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK UNSURE OF PLANS FOR BMENA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-13 08:52:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM KU
09KUWAIT798KUWAIT FUND COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and key points. On August 12, Waleed Al Bahar, Regional Manager for Central Asian and European Country Affairs, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development(KFAED) met with EconCouns to discuss funding to Pakistan. - Al Bahar was unaware of allegations of any GoK withdrawal [...]
2009-08-13 09:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREF PREL KU PK
09KUWAIT815DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COORDINATING AFGHAN ELECTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 14:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KU PREL KPAO
09KUWAIT832GOK MOVES FORWARD ON NEW LABOR LAW & ON RELIEF FOR
[...] (SBU) At an unprecedented 19 August emergency session of Kuwait's National Assembly, MPs gave the first of two approval votes needed to pass the new private sector labor bill. The bill would increase foreign workers' annual leave from fourteen days to thirty and increase the amount of time re [...]
2009-08-23 12:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KTIP ELAB KU
09KUWAIT834TSA REVIEWS KUWAITI AIRWAYS
[...] (U) Summary and Key Issues. On August 17, Ian Ross, International Industry Representative, Transportation Security Agency (TSA),briefed Econcouns and RSO on his meetings with Kamil Al-Awadhi, Head of Safety, Security & Emergency Response, Kuwaiti Airways (KA) and Fareed Al-Qattan, Deputy He [...]
2009-08-24 05:58:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON PTER PGOV PREL KU
09KUWAIT836WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL BORDALLO(AUGUST 24-25, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Bordallo to travel to post from August 24-25, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)99 [...]
2009-08-24 07:16:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ BA AF QA
09KUWAIT844GOK TWEAKS GROUNDBREAKING SPONSORSHIP REFORM
[...] (U) Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MOSAL) Minister Mohammad Al-Afasi issued a groundbreaking resolution on August 9 allowing foreign workers in Kuwait's private sector for the first time to quit their jobs and change to a new employer provided they had remained with their current employ [...]
2009-08-25 14:28:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KTIP ELAB KU
09KUWAIT850RAISING PSI EXERCISE LEADING EDGE WITH GOK
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-27 15:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MNUC PARM PGOV KU IZ
09KUWAIT882GOK REQUESTS PARTICIPATION AT AML CONFERENCE
[...] (U) This is an Action Request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) Summary and Key Points. On August 31, Econ Couns met with Shaykh Nimer Al Sabah, Director, Anti-Money Laundering Office, Ministry of Commerce (MoC). Key topics discussed: - MoC's anti-money laundering campaign, including proc [...]
2009-09-03 10:05:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PREL SNAR ECON KU
09KUWAIT883DESIGNATION OF MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER AND
[...] (U) Per reftel, Chief of Mission (COM) Embassy Kuwait has designated a Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) and Mission Disaster Relief Alternate (MDRA) to serve as the focal point for disaster-related information, planning, and activities affecting Kuwait. The contact details for MDRO and [...]
2009-09-03 10:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI EAID PREF KU
09KUWAIT884WELCOME CABLE FOR CODEL LEVIN (SEPT 3-4, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes CODEL Levin to travel to post September 3-4, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985-169 [...]
2009-09-03 10:17:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
09KUWAIT885WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL GARVEY (SEPT 4-6, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Garvey to travel to post September 4-6, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965) 9985 [...]
2009-09-03 10:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN KU
09KUWAIT89KUWAIT MEDIA REACTION TO PRESIDENT'S JANUARY 26 Al-ARABIYA
[...] (U) Summary and Comment. As of Thursday, January 29, no Kuwaiti dailies offered commentaries on President Obama's January 26 television interview with Al-Arabiya. The interview was covered in an extremely positive light by the State-run Kuwaiti News Agency (KUNA) on January 27, and picked up [...]
2009-02-01 06:01:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO EINO OPRC KMDR XF KU MEDIA REACTION
09KUWAIT894DELAYED MEGA PROJECT NOW UNDER CONSTRUCTION:
[...] (SBU) Summary and Key Points. On September 3, Econoff met with Engineer Adel Abdullah Al-Torke, Chief of Mega Projects Sector, Ministry of Public Works (MoPW)to discuss the status of the Bubiyan port project. Key points discussed: - Status of the Bubiyan port project: project delayed by on [...]
2009-09-08 12:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ENGR EWWT ELTN ECON KU
09KUWAIT916U.S. SPEAKER IMAM DR. TALAL EID PROMOTES INTERFAITH
[...] (U) Summary: U.S. Speaker and native Arabic speaker Imam Dr. Talal Eid's September 7-9 visit to Kuwait during the month of Ramadan broke new ground and cultivated goodwill amongst ultra-conservative female audiences, Kuwait Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs officials, and students from a wi [...]
2009-09-16 09:42:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO ZR
09KUWAIT927KUWAITI RESPONSE TO AD-HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) On September 16, Econcouns talked by phone with MFA Arab Affairs Counselor Saleh Al-Mutairi to discuss the September 22, Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting and U.S. goals. Econcouns explained that we believed the AHLC meeting would be best held at the "expert level" and stressed th [...]
2009-09-17 11:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER KU
09KUWAIT941KUWAIT CONTINUES TO TREAT IRAQI VICTIMS OF AUGUST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-28 11:15:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ
09KUWAIT953KUWAITI SOCCER CLUB BRAVES MATCH IN IRAQ
[...] (U) In an overture aimed at warming the bilateral relationship, Kuwait's "Al Kuwait Kaifan" soccer club traveled to Erbil, Iraq, for a September 30 tournament game, the first time a Kuwaiti team has traveled to Iraq in two decades. Accompanying the team were prominent Kuwaiti MPs Marzouq Al-G [...]
2009-10-01 12:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI IZ KU
09KUWAIT975KUWAIT HAS ONE SUGGESTED CHANGE TO RECIPROCAL
[...] This is an action request. Please see Para 5. 2. (U) On October 5, Post received a formal diplomatic note stating that Kuwait's Ministry of Finance accepted all USG proposed amendments to a 2007 GoK draft Memorandum of Understanding on Reciprocal Tax Exemption for the Aviation Sector. The [...]
2009-10-12 10:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN KTIA KU
09KUWAIT980LAUNCH OF GCC ECONOMIC FORUM WEBSITE
[...] (U) Post is pleased to report the launch of a "GCC Economic Forum" website, designed to enhance information sharing and collaboration among Econoffs and other USG economic officers focused on Arabian Peninsular affairs. The URL for the unclassified website is: http://www.intelink.com/communit [...]
2009-10-14 03:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD GCC BA QA SA MU AE
09KUWAIT985WELCOME CABLE FOR STAFFDEL NOBLET (OCTOBER 16-18, 2009)
[...] Embassy Kuwait welcomes StaffDel Noblet to travel to post from Oct 16-18, 2009. 2. Visit Officer: An Embassy visit officer and a driver/expeditor will meet and assist you at the airport. Embassy point of contact is: Kristina Weiss, ISU Liaison Office- (965) 2259-1170 Cell- (965)9985 [...]
2009-10-15 06:36:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU JO IR GE
09KUWAIT992KUWAIT PROVIDES EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO
[...] (U) On October 13 the Amir, with the approval of the Cabinet Council, instructed the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRCS) to send immediate emergency humanitarian assistance to Yemen. The Yemeni Red Crescent Society made the appeal for urgent support to the KRSC due to the deteriorating situat [...]
2009-10-15 14:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREF PREL YM KU
09KYIV1024UKRAINE: SCENESETTER FOR AMBASSADOR MORNINGSTAR'S
[...] (SBU) Summary. Your June 19-20 visit to Ukraine comes in the midst of a severe economic crisis and an increasingly tense political environment ahead of presidential elections in 2010. The gas supply and transit contracts signed by Naftohaz and Gazprom in January 2009 increased transparency so [...]
2009-06-12 16:35:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON PINR PREL RU UP
09KYIV1071RADA COMMITTEE WELCOMES ANTI-CORRUPTION LEGISLATION
[...] (U) ON JUNE 3, DRAFT BILLS ON PROFESSIONAL ETHICS AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE BY PUBLIC SERVANTS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE'S MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION (MCC) THRESHOLD COUNTRY PROGRAM (TCP) FOR UKRAINE MET WITH AN OVERWHELMINGLY POSITIVE RESPONSE IN A HEARING BEFORE THE RA [...]
2009-06-22 13:24:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV UP
09KYIV1131HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN REPORTS ON TORTURE, NEED
[...] (SBU) Human Rights Ombudsman Nina Karpachova recently presented a report to the Rada highlighting problems with the judiciary, torture in pretrial detention, and poverty. Human rights experts we spoke with gave her some credit for raising these concerns but criticized her for being too involve [...]
2009-07-06 14:36:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM UP
09KYIV119EMBASSY KYIV COMMENTS ON DOL DRAFT LIST OF GOODS
[...] As requested by ref A, Post would like to comment on the draft list of foreign-produced goods that the Department of Labor has reason to believe are produced by forced labor or child labor. Ref B contained Post's latest information on child labor in Ukraine, and ref C specifically addressed t [...]
2009-01-22 06:48:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI KTIP UP
09KYIV1271UKRAINE: FEWER SUMMER WORK AND TRAVEL STUDENTS IN 2009, BUT
[...] (U) SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED. 2. (U) Summary: Between January and June, Post interviewed 8288 Ukrainian university students aspiring to participate in the summer work and travel and camp counselor (SWT) program in the U.S. The number of SWT applicants was approximately 14 percent lower tha [...]
2009-07-31 14:09:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CMGT ECON UP
09KYIV1536EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: MIKROHVYLYA LTD,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, MIKROHVYLYA LTD, KYIV, UKRAINE. The company is listed on BIS [...]
2009-09-09 15:16:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC UA
09KYIV1537EXTRANCHECK: POST-SHIPMENT VERIFICATION: SATURN, KYIV,
[...] Unauthorized disclosure of the information provided below is prohibited by Section 12C of the Export Administration Act. 2. Reftel requested a post-shipment verification to determine the legitimacy and reliability of the end-user, SATURN, KYIV, UKRAINE. The company is listed on BIS license a [...]
2009-09-09 15:16:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ETTC UA
09KYIV154713% TARIFF SURCHARGE ON AUTOS AND REFRIGERATORS
[...] (U) Summary. The tariff enacted by the GOU in February 2009, which applied a 13% surcharge on imports of cars and refrigerators, has expired as scheduled on September 7th. End Summary. 2. (U) Using Ukraine's trade deficit as a justification, the GOU had enacted a 13% tariff measure in Febr [...]
2009-09-11 13:04:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PGOV PREL UP XH
09KYIV1607 Impact of Crisis: Ukrainians Suffering, But Not Rioting
[...] (U) Summary. Real GDP contraction -- estimated to be 12%-15% for 2009 as a whole -- accumulating wage arrears, and a growing shadow economy have set Ukraine back in its economic development to the level of 2003, according to former Finance Minister Victor Pynzenyk. Despite increased hardship [...]
2009-09-18 12:21:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD EFIN
09KYIV1719UKRAINE: OPIC-SUPPORTED GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] OPIC does not currently operate in Ukraine due to a long-standing claim for which OPIC seeks compensation from the GOU. Although OPIC and the GOU have made recent progress to settle the matter, a number of detailed legal issues still need to be resolved and it is too early to know if and when [...]
2009-10-05 10:16:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN UP OPIC
09KYIV1726UKRAINE'S LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS SINCE WTO ACCESSION
[...] (U) Summary. Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on May 16, 2008 was seen as a major step forward in the country's ongoing integration with the international economic system. With a few noted exceptions, Ukraine is living up to the terms of its WTO accession. One of ce [...]
2009-10-05 14:52:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA
09KYIV1767 KYIV: B1B2 VALIDATION STUDY RESULTS-OVERSTAYS UP
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Kyiv concluded a validation study of B1/B2 visas issued between June 1, 2007 and May 31, 2008. During this time period, Post issued 21,331 B1/B2 visas. The validation study showed a total overstay rate of 4 percent, with a 3.8 percent margin of error. The study was intended [...]
2009-10-14 11:23:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC UP
09KYIV1827 KYIV: REFERRAL VALIDATION STUDY RESULTS
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy Kyiv recently concluded a validation study of visas issued in fiscal year 2008 based on A and B referrals. During this time period, Post issued 112 visas based on A referrals and 707 based on B referrals. The validation study showed no overstays within the statistical sampl [...]
2009-10-20 13:12:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC UP
09KYIV1832PRICE FREEZE IMPOSED ON MEDICINES AND MEDICAL
[...] (U) Summary. Ukraine's parliament has enacted a new law fixing prices of imported medicines and medical products at their July 1, 2008 levels. Prices of domestically produced medicines would be regulated by the GOU under the legislation. Industry analysts expect the law would negatively impa [...]
2009-10-21 14:14:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDECON UB
09KYIV1887UKRAINE: THIRD COMMITTEE 2009 PRIORITIES DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 13:30:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UP
09KYIV1906UKRAINE CONSIDERING PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Agricultural Policy on October 20, 2009. On November 3, the Ministry of Agricultural Policy replied that they were interested in assisting the effort, but requested more information about the specifics of the [...]
2009-11-04 06:28:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD UP
09KYIV1989UKRAINE'S IPR AGENCY FACES EXISTENTIAL CHALLENGES
[...] (U) Summary. Upon receiving information that Ukraine's State Department of Intellectual Property (SDIP) was facing the possibility of elimination, Emboffs met with its chairman, Mykola Paladiy, to discuss the situation. The SDIP also briefed Emboffs on the status of new copyright legislation [...]
2009-11-13 14:14:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR UP
09KYIV2018BIOTECH ATTITUDES IN CRIMEA AND SOUTHERN UKRAINE
[...] (SBU) Summary. A biotechnology roadshow sparked both controversy and enthusiasm in Kyiv and three of Ukraine's leading agricultural centers. U.S.-based biotechnology expert Michael Phillips held media workshops, speeches at leading agricultural universities, and a lengthy presentation at the C [...]
2009-11-18 14:14:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD SENV UP
09KYIV2064UKRAINE CONSIDERING BIOTECH BAN
[...] (U) Summary. Ukrainian legislators have crafted new legislation that, if adopted, would institute a complete ban on importation and domestic production of genetically modified (GM) materials in Ukraine, overriding previous laws regulating trade in GM products. Research on public sentiment indi [...]
2009-11-25 14:55:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO UP
09KYIV2122UKRAINE: 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY
[...] (U) Corruption, organized crime, prostitution, smuggling, tax evasion, and trafficking in persons, drugs and arms continue to be sources of laundered funds in Ukraine. As of November 1, 2009, Ukraine has 185 licensed banks, five of which are state-owned. There are no offshore financial centers [...]
2009-12-10 10:58:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR UP
09KYIV2184EMBASSY KYIV PROPOSED BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY
[...] (U) Summary. Embassy Kyiv requests $9,509.00 for public outreach activities to promote a science-based discussion of agricultural biotechnology in Ukraine. Given wide-spread negative attitudes towards the use of biotechnology and legislative efforts to restrict its applications in Ukraine, Em [...]
2009-12-22 14:47:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO ETRD EAID UP
09KYIV226NPT POINTS OF CONTACT
[...] (U) In response to reftel action request number three, the Embassy's main point of contact for Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT)-related issues is Political Officer Lauren Catipon (telephone: 011-38-044-490-4114). Back-up is Political Officer Mark Wood (telephone 011-38-044-490-4501). Th [...]
2009-02-02 15:02:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UP
09KYIV288UKRAINE'S PENSION SYSTEM: A TICKING TIME BOMB
[...] Summary: Ukraine's financially-unsustainable pay-as-you- go pension system is a leading contributor to the GOU's current budget crisis. A special payroll tax is meant to finance this pension system, but, despite excessively burdensome tax rates, every year the government must pay more and mor [...]
2009-02-11 15:09:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EFIN ECON UP
09KYIV484UKRAINE'S DRAFT CRIMINAL PROCEDURE CODE SUBMITTED TO
[...] Summary: On March 10, 2009, Ukraine's National Commission for Strengthening Democracy and the Rule of Law (NCSDRL) submitted to the President of Ukraine a revised draft of the proposed new Criminal Procedure Code (CPC). The President must now introduce the draft into Parliament, but if the C [...]
2009-03-18 13:47:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KCRM UP
09KYIV739JCIC-DIP-09-002: PROVISION IN ADVANCE OF DATA ON
[...] Embassy delivered reftel demarche to Oleksander Bondarenko, MFA Directorate for Arms Control and Military Technical Cooperation on April 27. Bondarenko thanked us for the information, however had no additional comment. TAYLOR [...]
2009-04-30 07:40:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDKACT PARM UP
09KYIV741DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UKRAINE'S VAT FOR MILITARY
[...] (U) Embassy delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 29. Yaroslav Brisiuk, head of the MFA's U.S.-Canada Division, told us that the MFA would review our request for VAT exemption for official purchases in support of the Sea Breeze and Rapid Trident exercises and [...]
2009-04-30 11:33:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL UP US
09KYIV826DEMARCHE ON UKRAINIAN DEMILITARIZATION PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Embassy on May 14 delivered ref A demarche regarding the GOU's weapon demilitarization proposal to Kateryna Bila of the MFA Arms Control Directorate. Copies of the ATF-generated slides, which superimposed US requirements for complete weapons demil on the original GOU images, and of the [...]
2009-05-15 15:25:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDMOPS NATO PARM PREL UP
09KYIV95UKRAINE: UPDATE OF CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TDA
[...] As requested by ref A, below Post provides updated information on child labor issues in Ukraine to aid in the drafting of the 2008 Trade and Development Act (TDA) report. Refs B-C contain previous Post reporting on child labor issues. 2. Post will also send this information via email to US [...]
2009-01-16 09:35:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI UP
09KYIV955UKRAINE: NAFTOHAZ'S FINANCIAL HOUSE OF CARDS
[...] (SBU) Naftohaz's ability to pay its gas bill has become a monthly guessing game since the January 2009 gas crisis. While Ukraine has managed to pay its gas bill for the first four months of the year, it will face increasing difficulties to do so through the summer as it pumps gas into undergrou [...]
2009-06-03 15:51:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET ECON PINR PREL RU UP
09KYIV96 2009 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC)
[...] (SBU) The following information is provided in response to REF: --------------------------------------- I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: --------------------------------------- A. Crime Threat: Crime remains a concern in Ukraine. Ukraine's expatriate community - including A [...]
2009-01-16 14:00:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDASEC UA
09LAGOS106NIGERIA: WARRI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BLAMES FEDERAL
[...] (U) Summary: The President of the Warri Chamber of Commerce, Edema Abrakata, told Pol-Econ Chief, PolOff and Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) representatives in Warri, Delta State, on February 5 that the current crisis in the Niger Delta was the result of neglect by the Federal Government [...]
2009-03-05 13:44:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EIND ENRG NI
09LAGOS107NIGERIA: DESOPADEC'S QUICK START PROJECTS REAP
[...] (U) Summary: At a meeting on February 5 in the main offices of the Delta State Oil Producing Areas Development Commission (DESOPADEC) in Warri, Delta State, officials of the organization told Pol-Econ Chief, PolOff and Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) representatives that over six hundred [...]
2009-03-05 13:44:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EIND NI
09LAGOS120NIGERIA: DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR PILOT ENGAGEMENT
[...] (U) Summary: Three sites which had been identified as potential projects suitable for the Ambassador's Pilot Engagement with Bayelsa State were visited by Pol-Econ Chief, PolOff, and Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) Representatives on February 4 and 5. OSC representatives conducted surveys [...]
2009-03-13 12:23:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAID NI
09LAGOS142NIGERIA: DOCUMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS RISING SEA LEVELS,
[...] (U) Summary: Nigerian film director Desmond Majekodunmi, with funding from the Heinrich Boll Foundation, produced "Global Warming: Nigeria Under Attack", a documentary screened in Lagos on November 19. The 40 minute-long film documents the threat of rising seas levels on recent developments o [...]
2009-03-19 05:52:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI PGOV ECON NI
09LAGOS143NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR ENGAGED LAGOS BUSINESS ELITES ON
[...] (U) Summary: As part of the U.S. Mission Nigeria's National Week activities, Ambassador discussed political and economic issues with business executives and private sector leaders at the Lagos Island Club on February 24, and the Lagos Business School Breakfast Club on March 3. Lagos business e [...]
2009-03-20 09:32:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID NI
09LAGOS144NIGERIA: APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS GOVERNOR ALAO-AKALA'S
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Federal Appeals Court has upheld the April 14, 2007 election of Oyo State Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala (People's Democratic Party),and dismissed an appeal filed by All Nigerian Peoples Party Governorship (ANPP) candidate Abiola Ajimobi. The ruling has put an end to weeks of [...]
2009-03-20 12:22:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM NI
09LAGOS165FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS
[...] Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 145 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP is 1,500 dollars, and the inflation [...]
2009-04-02 06:06:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI
09LAGOS175NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (U) Summary: During a visit to Oyo State on March 25, Ambassador engaged Oyo State Governor Alao Akala (PDP) on his plan to build up the state's agricultural base. Governor Akala wants the agriculture sector to be the key industry in Oyo's industrial development, and he plans to float a "Pastur [...]
2009-04-07 08:23:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EIND EAID NI
09LAGOS176NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL
[...] (U) Summary: During her visit to Osun State on March 25, Ambassador engaged Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola (PDP) on his plan to develop the agricultural sector. Governor Oyinlola said a Free Trade Zone will be set up to promote agro-businesses and exports. He also said Osun State is st [...]
2009-04-07 13:13:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EIND EAID NI
09LAGOS187NIGERIA: CONSUL GENERAL RECEPTION LINKS WOMEN
[...] (U) Summary: On March 30, Consul General Donna Blair hosted at the CGR a morning reception to honor this year's Nigerian winner of the International Women's Entrepreneurial Challenge (IWEC),Margaret Orakwusi. The event was sponsored by First Bank and attended by 27 Nigerian businesswomen incl [...]
2009-04-16 14:31:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON PD NI
09LAGOS2NIGERIA: BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON UPDATE FOR DECEMBER
[...] (u) The following is a joint Embassy Abuja, ConGen Lagos compilation of December 15-31 political/economic highlights, which did not feature in other reporting, covering: -- Delta Security Incidents -- Political News -- Oil and Gas -- Other Economic News Delta Security Incidents; No Ameri [...]
2009-01-06 09:26:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KJUS KCOR NI
09LAGOS241NIGERIA: FY2008 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL
[...] Summary: For FY 2008, Embassy Abuja received an allocation of $40,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Program. Seven projects were selected for funding by the Mission's interagency team according to the SSH selection criteria and Mission objectives. Five of the projects facilitate [...]
2009-06-03 12:35:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON NI
09LAGOS253Nigeria's Developers Return to Basics After High-End
[...] (U) Summary: The precipitous fall in high-end housing prices in Lagos over the past several months has prompted real estate developers to shift focus to medium and lower-end accommodations where demand is strong and, while margins tend to be less, prices have exhibited a steady climb. Executi [...]
2009-06-09 15:07:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS256NIGERIA: IMF PROJECTS 2.9 PERCENT GROWTH RATE
[...] (U) Summary. Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 19 made a presentation on the economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa in Lagos, and predicted 2.9 percent real GDP growth for Nigeria in 2009, with 4 percent non-oil sector growth. The IMF commended the Central Bank of Nige [...]
2009-06-09 15:42:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EAGR EAID EINV ETRD NI
09LAGOS275NIGERIA: EBONYI STATE BENEFITS FROM USG RICE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, the Ambassador traveled to Ebonyi state to meet the governor and visit a USAID funded vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) clinic. The Ambassador and Governor Martin Elechi spoke about developing the rice industry and the importance of private sector investment in agricultu [...]
2009-07-02 15:11:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID EAGR EMIN NI
09LAGOS288NIGERIA: NONVIOLENCE ACTIVISTS ADVOCATE ELECTORAL
[...] (U) Summary: On June 25, Dr. Bernard LaFayette, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies, University of Rhode Island met in Lagos for with leaders of Muslim organizations dedicated to religious tolerance for a round-table discussion. Dr. LaFayette described briefly his experien [...]
2009-07-09 13:02:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KCOR KDEM NI
09LAGOS290NIGERIA: HARNESSING BIO-DIVERSITY FOR MEDICINE IN
[...] (U) Summary: On June 19, PolOff visited the Pax Herbal Clinic and Research Laboratories at Ewu in Edo State, where Benedictine monks have been developing herbal medicines based on indigenous bio-resources. Pax Herbal combines indigenous knowledge and resources with modern diagnostic and labora [...]
2009-07-09 13:06:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV NI
09LAGOS316NIGERIA: LAGOS BUILDS FRAMEWORK TO IMPROVE TRANSPORTATION
[...] (U) Summary: Officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Transport and related agencies, met June 29-July 3, with U.S. Department of Transportation's Rita Daguillard and National Transit Institute Director Paul Larousse, to outline the state's efforts at creating an integrated transportation syst [...]
2009-07-24 07:33:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ECPC EINV ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS320NIGERIA: LAGOS BUS RAPID TRANSIT TWO YEARS AFTER
[...] (U) Summary: Two years after the introduction of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) program in Lagos, more Lagos car owners are leaving their cars for faster bus rides into Lagos's business districts. Lagos Bus Asset Management Company (LAGBUS),one of two companies running the service, has covered ab [...]
2009-07-29 11:45:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELTN EINV ETRD PGOV NI
09LAGOS361WHERE DOES ALL THAT MONEY GO? THE MOVE TOWARD
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 27-28, the Senate Appropriations Committee held a zonal consultative meeting on inclusive budgeting in Osun state, inviting state governments, civil society organizations, and media from the southwest to provide input into the 2010 federal budget. The federal governm [...]
2009-09-15 15:41:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EFIN KDEM SOCI NI
09LAGOS474NIGER DELTA YOUTH TRAINED IN FISH FARMING
[...] Over 579 Niger Delta youth have been trained in catfish and shrimp farming since the beginning of this year by the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR). NIOMR has the capacity to train more youth and make a major contribution to post-amnesty skill acquisition traini [...]
2009-12-09 14:08:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID EFIS PGOV NI
09LAGOS476FRAUD SUMMARY - LAGOS
[...] (SBU) Background: Nigeria covers 356,669 sq miles and has a population of approximately 145 million. The major languages are English (official),Yoruba, Igbo, and Hausa. Approximately 60% of the population is below the poverty line for Nigeria. The current GDP/person is 1,500 dollars, and [...]
2009-12-14 12:32:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI
09LAGOS491FY2009 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL
[...] Mission Nigeria received $90,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Program for FY 2009 (reftel). The beneficiaries were community groups and civil society organizations striving to improve basic economic and social conditions of the people in their communities. Fourteen community-b [...]
2009-12-31 13:44:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV NI
09LAGOS6LIBERIAN AUTHORITIES ORDERED THE EXPULSION OF
[...] On January 7, Liberian National Security Agency (NSA) Director Fombah Sirleaf contacted DEA Lagos and advised that they arrested Nigerian national Sunday Okoli, a major drug trafficker. Okoli was arrested with undetermined quantities of cocaine. According to Sirleaf, the NSA and National Secur [...]
2009-01-08 07:53:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR LI
09LAGOS68NIGERIA: U.S. COMPANY ABRO INDUSTRIES DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a February 2 meeting with the Consul General and Commercial Attache, Tim Demarais of Abro Industries expressed concern over the production and importation of counterfeit Abro products in Nigeria. Accompanied by Abro,s distributor he explained how counterfeit car parts and ho [...]
2009-02-11 14:12:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD EIND EINV PGOV NI
09LAGOS77NIGERIA: ELECTION TRIBUNALS UPDATE
[...] (U) Summary: The Appeals Court in Kwara State, on February 17 overturned the decision of the electoral tribunal affirming the election of Ekiti State Governor, Segun Oni (PDP) and ordered new elections in 10 of the state's 16 local government areas. (Comment: After 21 months in power, it is lik [...]
2009-02-24 14:33:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM NI
09LAGOS95NIGERIA: AFRICA'S LARGEST PRODUCER OF CATFISH HOPES TO
[...] (U) Summary: Mr. Rahman O. Oguntade, the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) principal catfish researcher told Pol-Econ Associate on February 17 that African catfish constitutes over 70 per cent of fish farmed in Nigeria. NIOMR is providing training on fish farming to [...]
2009-03-02 14:40:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA EAID TPHY PGOV GH NI
09LAGOS96NIGERIA: NIGERIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INVOLVES
[...] (U) Summary: Mr. Alade Adeleke, Technical Director of Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) told Pol-Econ Associate on February 17 that the organization is seeking partnerships with U.S. universities specializing in climate change and the consequences it has on resource conservation and enviro [...]
2009-03-02 14:42:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV EAID PGOV GH NI
09LAGOS97NIGERIA: EARTHCARE TRANSFORMS WASTE INTO ORGANIC
[...] (U) Summary: In December 2008, Regional Environmental Officer (REO) visited EarthCare, a company engaged in the collection and processing of municipal waste into organic fertilizer in the city of Lagos. EarthCare, was launched with assistance from the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) and [...]
2009-03-02 14:43:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV EAGR EINV PGOV GH NI
09LAHORE200RAMADAN CHARITABLE EVENTS WELL RECEIVED IN LAHORE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During the holy month of Ramadan Consulate Lahore distributed gift bags containing school supplies, juice, and a snack to over 1,000 children from four madrassahs and three orphanages. We also provided a package of basic food stuffs to 150 underprivileged families. Major Urdu [...]
2009-10-19 08:25:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PK
09LAHORE240DEPARTURE OF ACTING CONSUL GENERAL BRYAN D. HUNT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-29 10:02:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OTRA PK
09LAHORE46LAHORE EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING MEETS TO DISCUSS
[...] (U) Lahore's EAC convened on Thursday, March 12, 2009 to review the impact the "Long March" on Islamabad, planned by lawyers, PML(N),Jamat-e-Islam and Tehreek-e-Insaf political parties in Pakistan, will have on the Punjab Province. The EAC was chaired by the Principal Officer. In attendance [...]
2009-03-12 11:33:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER AMGT CACS PK
09LAHORE6LAHORE ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC)
[...] Overall Crime and Safety Situation: (U) Due to on-going concerns about the possibility of terrorist activity directed against American citizens and interests, the Department of State continues to advise U.S. citizens to defer non-essential travel to Pakistan. Family members of official Ameri [...]
2009-01-16 06:39:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC
09LAHORE96LAHORE EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE MEETING - DETAINEE
[...] (U) Per reftel, Lahore's EAC convened on Monday, May 18th and was chaired by the Principal Officer. In attendance were representatives from RSO, POL, ECON, CONS, PAS, RAO, IPC and MGT. The EAC met to assess the impact on the mission and AMCIT security of media attention to the issue of unrel [...]
2009-05-18 10:53:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PTER
09LAPAZ1028BOLIVIA: 2008-09 COUNTERNARCOTICS PERFORMANCE MIXED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Morales Government,s 2008-2009 counternarcotics performance continues to be mixed, with slowly rising eradication levels and increased seizures in interdiction, but with legislative reform on hold until after the December 2009 presidential elections. UNODC,s recent coca sur [...]
2009-07-13 11:55:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID BL
09LAPAZ1029MGSF01: BOLIVIA: 416 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] As of July 10, Bolivia has 416 World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu. The Bolivian Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP) claims 542 confirmed cases. Epidemiology officials communicated that CENETROP laboratory H1N1 testing capacity is now limited due to a shortage of [...]
2009-07-13 13:34:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO
09LAPAZ104BOLIVIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM SITREP 1, 1130
[...] (U) Voting in the constitutional referendum has begun with no reports of violence thus far. Reports of minor procedural irregularities include the fact that a major polling station had closed with no notice: the president of the National Electoral Court himself expected to vote at the closed [...]
2009-01-25 16:33:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL
09LAPAZ105BOLIVIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM SITREP #2 1400
[...] (U) Radio Erbol is reporting that as of noon over 40 percent of urban registered voters and over 60 percent of rural registered voters have voted. (Note: Voting is mandatory in Bolivia. Registered voters who do not vote are removed from the voter rolls and must re-apply. The National Electo [...]
2009-01-25 18:58:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL
09LAPAZ106BOLIVIA: CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENDUM SITREP #3 1730
[...] (U) Although initial official result estimates will not be available until after 8 pm local (7 pm Eastern),exit polls suggest that the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) constitution has been approved by a majority of voters. 2. (U) Leading pollsters Ipsos-Apoyo and Mori Group announced natio [...]
2009-01-25 23:22:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL
09LAPAZ1079BOLIVIA: H1N1 GOVT INTERVENTIONS
[...] Since ref B, Bolivia now reports five deaths from the H1N1 virus and over 600 cases throughout the country. Per ref A, the following is information relating to the national interventions for H1N1 influenza in Bolivia. 2. Making Influenza a Notifiable Disease and Emergency Declarations The [...]
2009-07-23 21:45:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO
09LAPAZ117BOLIVIA: MUTED REACTION TO USG STATEMENTS
[...] (U) Summary: President Evo Morales used a substantial portion of his January 22 state of the union address (marking the beginning of his fourth year in power) to repeat baseless attacks on the USG, forcing Charge to leave the speech early (reftel). After leaving the event, Charge spoke with t [...]
2009-01-27 18:03:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BL
09LAPAZ1184RESPONSE ON DRAFT E.O. 13126 LIST
[...] Following review of the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft revised EO 13126 list of products for Bolivia (reftel),post has concluded that child labor in Bolivia in the sugar cane and Brazil nut sectors does not constitute forced or indentured labor as defined in E.O. 13126. 2. Post understa [...]
2009-08-14 21:26:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL BL
09LAPAZ131EU ISSUES MIXED REPORT ON BOLIVIAN REFERENDUM
[...] Summary: The European Union Electoral Observation Mission (EU EOM) published on January 27 its Preliminary Statement regarding the January 25 constitutional referendum. Although the report says the referendum was credibly completed and the "electorate could in general freely exercise their ri [...]
2009-01-29 11:11:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR ENVR BL
09LAPAZ1529BOLIVIA SUGAR QUOTA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-05 19:35:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR BL FAO FAS
09LAPAZ155BOLIVIAN FM'S CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO SEC. CLINTON
[...] On January 27, 2009, the Bolivian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Worship transmitted a letter (Note GM No. 037/09) from Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca to Secretary of State Clinton. The official Embassy translation follows: - - - - - - BEGIN TEXT - - - - - - Republic of Bolivia M [...]
2009-01-29 19:38:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BL
09LAPAZ156BOLIVIA: MURDER AND SCANDAL
[...] Summary: Bolivian headlines announced "murder", "torture", and "conspiracy" in the days following a brutal murder and robbery which may have ties to powerful politicians. An investigation into the January 27 murder and theft of $450,000 has raised suspicions of corruption within the state hy [...]
2009-01-29 21:33:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR ASEC BL
09LAPAZ1589MORALES, MAS WIN RESOUNDING ELECTION VICTORY
[...] Summary: President Evo Morales and his ruling Movement Toward Socialism party (MAS) won a resounding victory in national elections on December 6. Parallel vote counts show Morales won re-election with approximately 63 percent of the vote and that the MAS won at least 24 of 36 Senate seats. L [...]
2009-12-07 19:29:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR BL
09LAPAZ1591GOB DEMARCHED ON UNGA DEFAMATION RESOLUTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-07 19:43:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM UNGA UN BL
09LAPAZ1597President Morales will Travel to COP-15 to Advocate for
[...] (U) SUMMARY: President Morales confirmed December 8th that he will attend the 15th Conference of the Parties under the UN Climate Change Convention (COP-15). He will travel to Denmark from Cuba where this weekend he will attend the ALBA (Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas) 5th Anniversa [...]
2009-12-11 13:02:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG BL
09LAPAZ163MORALES: "DEA PLANNED MY ASSASSINATION"
[...] Summary: President Evo Morales and his ministers are calling for improved bilateral relations even as he continues to state publicly that the USG has tried, is trying, and will try to kill him. In the World Social Forum in Belem, Brazil, Morales called for a "world revolution to end the north [...]
2009-01-30 21:46:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL BL
09LAPAZ1642BOLIVIAN NOMINATION: THE 2010 SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR
[...] Per REFTEL, Embassy La Paz nominates Dr. Marina Flores Villena for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Through her work as a lawyer and public prosecutor, Marina has dedicated herself professionally and personally to positively impacting the lives of hundreds o [...]
2009-11-30 21:25:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL KPAO BL
09LAPAZ1730Bolivia CN Update November 09
[...] SUMMARY: * Interdiction: Year-to-date seizures of precursors and labs rose substantially; seizures of cocaine base rose slightly; and cocaine HCL seizures declined. In a series of 43 joint operations called "Plan Inca," Bolivian and Peruvian Counter Narcotics (CN) forces seized 100 [...]
2009-12-11 14:14:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR BL KJUS PHUM
09LAPAZ1784BOLIVIA: COUNTER-NARCOTICS NEWS AND TRENDS
[...] 1. Summary and comment: Bolivian Counternarcotics (CN) officials have voiced public concern over a number of negative trends, including a sharp rise in the number of cocaine laboratories seized, the GOB's inability to track the rising number of small aircraft used to transport drugs to ne [...]
2009-12-17 21:50:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR BL KJUS PHUM
09LAPAZ18322010 BFIF Proposal: Building AMCHAM Capacity and Promoting
[...] Embassy La Paz is pleased to respond to EEB/CBA's Solicitation for 2010 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund program proposals with a request for funding for two projects: 1) capacity building for the American Chamber of Commerce Bolivia (AMCHAM Bolivia) and 2) support for Corporate Soci [...]
2009-12-29 17:37:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO ETRD ECON BL
09LAPAZ382EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW PROGRAM 2009 BOLIVIA
[...] The La Paz Prefecture (state government) in Bolivia has been dramatically impacted by the effects of climate change. The La Paz prefect (governor) is anxious to investigate the causes of these problems, work towards finding solutions, and integrate best practices into his water projects. In th [...]
2009-03-11 18:53:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER
09LAPAZ497KOSOVO INDEPENDENCE DEMARCHE NOT DELIVERED
[...] Post believes that delivering reftel would be counterproductive at this time per reftel instructions. The Bolivian government used former Ambassador Goldberg's past experience working on Balkan issues as "proof" he was conspiring against the Morales Administration. See reftels for additiona [...]
2009-03-31 18:36:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL ICJ KVBL BL
09LAPAZ556SIGNING OF BILATERAL COUNTER-NARCOTICS LETTER OF AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-09 20:02:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR BL
09LAPAZ584MORALES TO ATTEND SOA, UNASUR MULTILAT
[...] PolOffs demarched on April 9 and April 15 Bolivian MFA Americas Section Chief Maria Estella Mendoza and MFA Multilateral Affairs Director Cecilia Chacon, respectively, to request information on the Bolivian delegation to the Summit of the Americas, or SOA (Reftel B). Between the two dates, th [...]
2009-04-15 21:19:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDASEC BL KDEM KSUM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ENVR
09LAPAZ601MORALES PRAISES OBAMA, BLASTS DEA
[...] (SBU) Bolivian President Evo Morales gave a press conference with foreign press April 21 to express his views on the Summit of the Americas (SOA) in terms of the U.S.-Bolivian bilateral relationship. He highlighted his brief encounters with President Obama at the SOA, saying that Bolivia "saw [...]
2009-04-23 11:06:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR ASEC BL
09LAPAZ633MGSF01: BOLIVIA: H1N1 FLU UPDATE
[...] As of April 29, Bolivia has no confirmed cases of the H1N1 ("swine") flu. The Bolivian government is following guidelines released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) and has issued a "health alert" due to the crisis. Bolivian epidemiology official Dr. Renee Lanes confirmed to econoff that [...]
2009-04-29 21:03:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AEMR AMGT ASEC KFLU CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF
09LAPAZ67LA PAZ - ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT - 2009
[...] ROAD CONDITIONS IN BOLIVIA Outside the major cities, road conditions are quite poor. Of the 42,815 Km. of roads in Bolivia, less than five percent are paved. Of the remainder, one third is topped with gravel, and the rest (approximately 60% of all the roads in country) are poorly maintained [...]
2009-01-15 11:13:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDASEC AMGT APER BL
09LAPAZ69BOLIVIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] (U) Bolivia remains a difficult place to do business. Economic activity is often disrupted by social unrest resulting from centuries of economic, political, and social inequality, and indigenous, labor, and anti-globalization organizations have recently targeted private investment )- particula [...]
2009-01-15 17:10:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDBL EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB PGOV ELAB
09LAPAZ695POSITIVE TARIJA EVENTS: BOOKS, OREGANO, BASEBALL
[...] Building on the positive relationship enjoyed between the Embassy and the southern, gas-producing Department (state) of Tarija, the A/DCM traveled to the region May 7-8 to host a variety of events. A PAS book donation was attended by the mayor of Tarija, Oscar Montes and well over 100 red, wh [...]
2009-05-12 19:51:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV BL EAID OEXC OPRC EAGR
09LAPAZ799BOLIVIA: USG-BACKED CONFERENCE SPURS TIP
[...] Summary: On April 21 and 22 the Embassy's Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS),in a joint initiative with the United Nations, Office of International Migration (OIM) and the Attorney General's Office, organized Bolivia's first International Conference on Trafficking in Persons in the city of Cochab [...]
2009-06-02 18:12:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KDEM ASEC KJUS BL
09LAPAZ802MGSF01: BOLIVIA: THREE SUSPECTED CASES OF A/H1N1
[...] On May 28, the first two cases of Influenza A/H1N1 in Bolivia were confirmed by the Bolivian National Center for Tropical Disease (CENETROP). A 39-year-old woman and a seven-year-old boy have both been diagnosed with A/H1N1 in Santa Cruz. Both individuals arrived in Bolivia Monday, May 25 via [...]
2009-06-02 19:34:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AEMR AMGT ASEC KFLU CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF
09LAPAZ811BOLIVIA: NO MI-17 HELICOPTERS
[...] (SBU) Per reftel A, Post has verified via the Defense Attache's office that the Bolivian military does not use the Mi-17 helicopter (nor does it have such parts in its inventory) and therefore cannot provide assistance to Pakistan. Bolivian military and security forces use the Bell UH-1 (Huey [...]
2009-06-03 18:01:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG PARM PKBL BL
09LAPAZ884MGSF01: BOLIVIA: NINE CONFIRMED CASES
[...] As of June 15, Bolivia has nine confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu. The three original suspected cases (ref A) were confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and six additional cases have been confirmed. One case has been confirmed in La Paz (an Am [...]
2009-06-16 18:44:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO
09LAPAZ934THE U.S.- BOLIVIA TRADE RELATIONSHIP
[...] SUMMARY. This is the first of a three part series on Bolivia's economic and trade situation. In 2008, Bolivia was the United States 105th highest trading partner, while the U.S. was Bolivia's third. Despite concern over the potential permanent removal of Bolivia from the Andean Trade Preferenc [...]
2009-06-24 21:32:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL EAID KTIA KTDB PE
09LAPAZ960MGSF01: BOLIVIA: 47 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] As of June 25, Bolivia has 47 World Health Organization confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu. The Bolivian Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP) claims 127 confirmed cases. Most are located in the lowlands eastern region of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Press reports indicated that many cases are Chil [...]
2009-06-29 19:53:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO
09LEIPZIG15RIGHT-WING EXTREMISTS WIN MINOR GAINS IN EASTERN GERMANY'S
[...] (U) The right-wing extremist "National Democratic Party of Germany" (NPD) achieved minor gains in the June 7 communal elections in the eastern states of Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia, had an increase in support in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (M-V) from .08 to 3.2 percent of the vote statewid [...]
2009-07-02 08:32:00Consulate LeipzigUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PGOV GM
09LEIPZIG26SPD POSITIONED AS KINGMAKER IN THURINGIA COALITION DILEMMA
[...] (SBU) The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered a severe blow in the Thuringia state elections August 30, losing its absolute majority. This has been interpreted as a setback on the national level as well, since the CDU came up short of being able to form a coalition with its preferred par [...]
2009-08-31 16:04:00Consulate LeipzigUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
09LEIPZIG27CDU-FDP TO FORM COALITION IN SAXONY
[...] (U) The Free Democratic Party (FDP) having won 10 percent of the vote in Saxony state elections August 30, is primed to replace the Social Democratic Party (SPD) here as preferred coalition partner for the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),which won 40.2 percent. The SDP's poor results at 10 p [...]
2009-08-31 16:33:00Consulate LeipzigUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
09LEIPZIG28THURINGIA ELECTION AFTERMATH: CALLS FOR A GRAND COALITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Having lost its absolute majority in the August 30 state elections, Thuringia's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) may resort to pushing Minister-President Dieter Althaus aside to increase its chances of forming a coalition with the Social Democratic Party (SPD). A CDU-SPD coali [...]
2009-09-02 14:11:00Consulate LeipzigUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV GM
09LEIPZIG4GERMANY: IT SECTOR INSOLVENCY IN DRESDEN LEADS TO CALLS FOR
[...] (U) Summary. Qimonda, a worldwide leading manufacturer of dynamic random access memory chips (DRAM) with facilities in Dresden (3,200 employees),Munich (1,400) and Richmond, Virginia (2,800),filed for insolvency January 23 after a rescue plan devised by parent company Infineon, the state of [...]
2009-02-03 08:01:00Consulate LeipzigUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ETTC GM
09LIBREVILLE134SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: TWO SOLDIERS DEAD AFTER
[...] An apparent personal altercation ended in a fatal shootout between two soldiers on guard duty at Prime Minister Rapheal Branco's government compound in the early morning hours of April 2. In the midst of an argument between the two soldiers, one soldier shot the other in the chest and was kil [...]
2009-04-03 10:54:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC TP
09LIBREVILLE14INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - GABON
[...] Per reftel, following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Gabon. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. Gabon is generally open to foreign investment, with foreign firms controlling the country's three main sources of inco [...]
2009-01-13 10:56:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC USTR KTDB EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GB
09LIBREVILLE15INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE
[...] Per reftel, following is the Investment Climate Statement for Sao Tome and Principe. ------------------------------ Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. While the Government of Sao Tome and Principe (GoSTP) has a positive attitude toward foreign investment, cu [...]
2009-01-13 11:00:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEINV OPIC USTR KTDB EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV TP
09LIBREVILLE238GABONESE TEACHERS POSTPONE STRIKE AS GOVERNMENT
[...] (U) Acting to avoid a debilitating teacher's strike (Ref. A),the Gabonese Government finally delivered a long-promised salary supplement on May 28. However, the main teachers' union warned that a strike is still possible if the government fails to pay 2000-5000 teachers who still have not ye [...]
2009-05-28 15:47:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI GB
09LIBREVILLE269EMBASSY GABON'S OUTREACH FOR THE PRESIDENT'S
[...] (U) In response to REFTEL, post hosted twelve local religious leaders at the Ambassador,s residence to watch the speech delivered at Cairo University on June 4. Reactions to the speech were uniformly positive. Post specifically targeted religious leaders, with the majority being influential [...]
2009-06-08 17:37:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KPAO PGOV PREL
09LIBREVILLE276GABON THE DAY AFTER: LIBREVILLE QUIET, SUCCESSION
[...] (U) The post-Omar Bongo era has begun. Prime Minister Eyeghe Ndong returned to Libreville from Barcelona to push along the constitutionally-mandated succession process. Following the articles of succession in the constitution, the Council of Ministers unanimously voted to refer the question o [...]
2009-06-09 16:49:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINS PREL GB FR SP TP
09LIBREVILLE39GABON: CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] In Gabon, the problem of child labor in Gabon is closely linked to trafficking in persons, and efforts to combat the worst forms of child labor are merged with efforts to combat child trafficking. This identification is supported by the limited data available. This includes a 1998/99 ILO/IPEC [...]
2009-01-30 12:01:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM PGOV SOCI GB
09LIBREVILLE413GABON: RESPONSE FOR POTUS LUNCH WITH AF
[...] This cable is a response to the action request in REFTEL. 2. The attendee from Gabon will be: Ali BONGO ONDIMBA (Bon - Go On - Deem - ba). Ali Ondimba's official position is currently President-elect, however by the date of the event he may be formally invested as President of the Republic [...]
2009-09-11 12:29:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA AF GB
09LIBREVILLE414SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: RESPONSE FOR POTUS LUNCH
[...] This cable is a response to the action request in REFTEL. 2. The attendee from Sao Tome and Principe will be: His Excellency Fradique Bandeira de MENEZES (Men - Ez). Mr. Menezes's official position is President of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. 3. President Menezes [...]
2009-09-11 12:33:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA TP
09LIBREVILLE47CENTRAL AFRICAN LEADERS CONFRONT ECONOMIC CRISIS
[...] SUMMARY: The heads of state of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) met in Libreville to discuss regional implications of the current world economic crisis and to plan concerted measures to deal with the crisis. Also on the agenda were the estimated USD 584 million inves [...]
2009-02-06 09:17:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID ECIN GB CM CT CD CF EK ZF
09LIBREVILLE471GABON: ALI BONGO TRAVELS REGIONALLY, DEALS WITH LOCAL
[...] SUMMARY. President Ali Bongo Ondimba wasted no time after his inauguration to travel regionally in an effort to establish his credentials outside of Gabon. President Bongo travelled to the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo where he met with s [...]
2009-10-26 13:28:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE48ECHOES OF WORLD ECONOMIC CRISIS SOUND IN GABON
[...] SUMMARY: With an economy almost entirely dependent on the export of raw materials -- mainly petroleum, manganese, and timber -- Gabon has experienced significant recessionary effects linked to the current international economic crisis. Private sector decision-makers are taking a cautious appro [...]
2009-02-06 09:35:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EPET EMIN EAGR GB
09LIBREVILLE485 GABON AND SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE: SECURITY DIALOGUE
[...] Summary: The U.S. has a strong bilateral military cooperation relationship with both Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe. There are no established bilateral security dialogues between the U.S. and either country. Military and security cooperation is conducted through daily interactions with our [...]
2009-11-05 05:28:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL MOPS GB STP
09LIBREVILLE487GABON: SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. CANDIDATE FOR IMO "IN
[...] On November 3, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director General Monkala told poloff that "in principle" Gabon would have no problem supporting the U.S. candidacy for the International Maritime Organization. Monkala said that he could not give a definitive answer, but that the U.S.'s long h [...]
2009-11-05 10:11:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA GB
09LIBREVILLE490GABON: ABSTENTION ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT A
[...] On November 4, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General of the Americas Desk Bika Bisso told poloff that Gabon may decide to abstain from voting on the Goldstone Report. Bika Bisso said that he could not give a definitive answer, but that Gabon had abstained in the past on similar measure [...]
2009-11-05 14:10:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL GB
09LIBREVILLE492Letter from Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba to U.S.
[...] The following message is an English translation of a letter received from Gabon's President Ali Bongo Ondimba addressed to President Barack Obama, dated October 30, 2009. This letter is in response to President Obama's congratulatory letter on President Bongo's recent investiture. 2. [Be [...]
2009-11-09 05:53:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP GB
09LIBREVILLE498GABON: SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. FOOD SECURITY OBJECTIVES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 07:03:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE499GABON: GOVERNMENT DEVELOPS ROADMAP FOR THE FUTURE
[...] SUMMARY. Ali Bongo's new cabinet spent the weekend of November 7-9 at an off-site seminar in Lope National Park, located several hours by train from Libreville. The Prime Minister and members of government were tasked by President Bongo to develop a road map for "Emerging Gabon: Building a Sh [...]
2009-11-16 11:27:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE501SAO TOME: LETTER FROM MENEZES CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] On November 12 the Embassy received a letter dated October 10 from Sao Tome and Principe President Fradique Menezes for President Obama conveying congratulations for the award of the Nobel Peace Prize. 2. The translated letter reads as follows: Dear Mr. President, It is with great plea [...]
2009-11-16 13:25:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TP
09LIBREVILLE504GABON: U.S. OIL COMPANY SELLS ASSETS DUE TO OIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 09:07:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EIND TPHY GB
09LIBREVILLE508GABON: 2009 TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] Summary: Post provides the following response keyed to questions in ref A. Gabon's new government has demonstrated an energized commitment to combating trafficking in persons. During the reporting period (February-November),the deaths of Gabon's First Lady Edith Bongo in March and President [...]
2009-11-17 14:07:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KTIP KWMN KCRM SMIG GB
09LIBREVILLE510 GABON: SEVERAL INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS ARE SUSPENDED FOR
[...] (U). Summary: After several months of a more open press environment during Gabon's political transition, the National Council for Communication (CNC) suspended six independent newspapers from one to three months for "violations of the principles of professional ethics." Several of the suspend [...]
2009-11-18 14:12:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM KCOR KPAO PINS SOCI GB TP
09LIBREVILLE518 GABON: FIRST DANIEL PEARL WORLD MUSIC DAYS A POPULAR AND
[...] (U) Summary. The first-ever Gabonese Daniel Pearl World Music Days celebration was held in Libreville from November 17-20, with the participation of partner embassies Spain, Japan, Korea, and France making it truly a multicultural event. A two-night music and film festival was open to the pub [...]
2009-11-24 12:23:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PHUM OIIP AO GB
09LIBREVILLE540GABON AND SAO TOME: CUBAN CONNECTIONS WITH GABON
[...] Per reftel, post provides the following information regarding Gabonese-Cuban and Sao Tomean-Cuban relations. Gabonese and Cuban Government contacts are extremely limited. Sao Tomean relations with Cuba are more established, but still quite limited. The most visible signs of the relationship [...]
2009-12-09 05:02:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ETTC GB TP CU
09LIBREVILLE543GABON: UTILITY PROBLEMS PLAGUE LIBREVILLE
[...] Summary: Electrical and water service in Gabon is becoming increasingly unreliable and is presenting a potentially serious challenge to the government. Previously unheard of, rolling blackouts, frequent power outages, and lack of water are now common. The partially government-managed Electr [...]
2009-12-10 08:37:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV GB
09LIBREVILLE545GABON: COMIFAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED DEPUTY MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 12:22:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SENV GB
09LILONGWE172MALAWI: MUTHARIKA ILLNESS REPORTS END WITH
[...] (U) On March 23, President Mutharika made a live radio and television address to the nation to dispel rumors that he was seriously ill and in a coma. The illness reports first surfaced March 22 on the website run by the pro-Muluzi Nyasa Times (ref A). In his address, the President reiterated [...]
2009-03-31 13:00:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE181MALAWI: IMF FORGIVES OVERSPENDING, HIGHLIGHTS STRONG
[...] SUMMARY: A just-concluded IMF mission to Malawi found that the GOM had sufficiently met Fund benchmarks to justify continuation of the one-year ESF agreement extended in late 2008. The IMF team and the GOM compromised on how to account for overspending on the 2008 fertilizer subsidy program. [...]
2009-04-03 10:21:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD MI
09LILONGWE182FRAUD SUMMARY; MALAWI SEPT 2008 - FEB 2009
[...] Per reftel request, post submits the following semi-annual report covering the period September 2008 through February 2009. ------------------ COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------ 2. Malawi is among the world's poorest countries, with more than two-thirds of the population living in pov [...]
2009-04-03 10:21:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS MI
09LILONGWE188EMBASSY LILONGWE - ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE
[...] Crime Mobility (C) Criminal elements roam freely at night, and are known to target Embassy official and affluent residential areas for burglary. (15) Expatriate and Diplomatic residents and facilities are regularly targeted for home invasion robberies in the evening hours. 2. Crime Am [...]
2009-04-07 07:14:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDASEC MI
09LILONGWE19MALAWI - CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] Summary: The child labor situation in Malawi remains largely unchanged from last year. No new laws concerning child labor, child rights, or trafficking were passed. Violations largely resulted in fines rather than custodial sentences. Approximately 150 labor inspectors are trained to identi [...]
2009-01-12 14:58:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MI
09LILONGWE204MALAWI RESPONSE: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO
[...] Malawi's central government does receive U.S. foreign assistance funded with FY 09 funds, as defined by reftel. 2. Malawi's annual budget is a matter of public record. Budget documents are made available to parliament and can be viewed at the Ministry of Finance budget office. The Minister [...]
2009-04-15 14:59:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL MI
09LILONGWE230MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON RAW SUGAR TARIFF
[...] Econoff delivered Ref.A demarche to the Principle Secretary for Industry and Trade Newby Kumwembe. According to information subsequently provided in writing, as clarified by telecon, Malawi does/does expect to ship its full allocation of sugar for FY 2009. If there is a reallocation, Malawi [...]
2009-04-30 15:29:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ETRD MI
09LILONGWE231APPLICATION FOR OPIC FINANCE: ROOT CAPITAL, INC.
[...] With respect to the OPIC information request (reftel),Post has no information regarding the Project Company (Root Capital, Inc.),its founder and CEO (William Foote),or its investors. 2. Over half of Malawi's population is not served by formal or informal financial services, suggesting th [...]
2009-04-30 15:30:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEINV MI
09LILONGWE252MALAWI: VOTING FOR KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP
[...] Malawi voted in favor of Kosovo's membership in the IMF and has informed Post that it has voted in favor of its World Bank membership as well. 2. Malawi's Minister of Finance and Minister of Economic Planning and Development (MEPD) serve as Governor and Alternate Governor, respectively, to [...]
2009-05-12 14:52:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PREL MI
09LILONGWE268MALAWI MCC CONCEPT PAPERS GENERATE PRIVATE SECTOR
[...] Summary: Malawi's recently submitted proposals for a potential Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact generated considerable private sector interest at a May 7 forum. The forum included a presentation on the concept papers recently submitted by the MCA-Malawi Core Team (MCA-M). Malawi i [...]
2009-05-19 09:35:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG ELTN MCC MI
09LILONGWE269MALAWI ELECTORATE TURNS IN HIGH NUMBERS FOR WELL
[...] Record numbers of voters turned out for presidential and parliamentary elections today. Voting was well organized, with no reports of intimidation or violence. Counting is just underway and appears initially to be proceeding without major problems, though there are sporadic reports of inadeq [...]
2009-05-19 18:26:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE27MALAWI: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The government encourages both domestic and foreign investment in most sectors of the economy without restrictions on ownership, size of investment, source of funds, and destination of final product. There is no government screening of foreign investment in Malawi. Apart from the privatization [...]
2009-01-20 14:48:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MI
09LILONGWE273STILL TOO EARLY TO CALL MALAWI'S ELECTION
[...] It is still too early to declare the winner of Malawi's 19 May presidential election. As of 5pm on 20 May, the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC) had officially endorsed results from only 58 of 3,897 polling stations or 1.5 percent, with President Mutharika in the lead. UNDP colleagues told [...]
2009-05-20 15:53:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM MI
09LILONGWE316MALAWI SWINE FLU RESPONSE: GOOD PLANNING BUT STILL
[...] Summary: While experience with SARS and preparations for Avian Influenza (AI) have benefited Malawi by raising awareness and facilitating relatively advanced planning, the GOM would face serious challenges in managing an actual H1N1 swine flu outbreak. Limited human capacity and scarce finan [...]
2009-06-05 12:26:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO AEMR CASC KSAF KPAO MI
09LILONGWE378MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION ON
[...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Erica Maganga, Deputy Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. Maganga noted that support for agricultural development and food security has been a top priority for the GOM over the past five years. In 2008/09, the GOM devoted 13.5 percent of its [...]
2009-07-02 14:49:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL MI
09LILONGWE379MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION ON
[...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Erica Maganga, Deputy Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. Maganga noted that support for agricultural development and food security has been a top priority for the GOM over the past five years. In 2008/09, the GOM devoted 13.5 percent of its [...]
2009-07-02 15:05:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL MI
09LILONGWE387MALAWI'S 2009-10 BUDGET: NO SURPRISES TO START MUTHARIKA'S
[...] Summary: Minister of Finance Ken Kandodo presented the first budget of President Mutharika's second term to Malawi's National Assembly on July 3. Largely a continuation of previous GOM economic policies, the budget contained no significant surprises. Spending is projected to increase to USD [...]
2009-07-09 16:10:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EAID ETRD PGOV MI
09LILONGWE406 MALAWI INVESTIGATES TRANSBORDER DISEASE OUTBREAK
[...] Summary: An unusual disease with neurological complications has affected 115 persons in Malawi and Mozambique since May of this year, with 15 deaths. The cause is still unknown. On July 16th CDC Malawi participated in an emergency meeting with Ministry of Health officials and other developm [...]
2009-07-16 15:18:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI TBIO AMED MI
09LILONGWE454 MALAWI: PROGRESSING TOWARD FOOD SECURITY
[...] Summary: Increasing food security in Malawi has been the Government of Malawi's (GOM) highest strategic priority since President Bingu wa Mutharika took office in 2004. The GOM has demonstrated a strong commitment to reducing poverty through agriculturally-led economic growth. The GOM is inv [...]
2009-08-14 11:21:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KHIV MI
09LILONGWE477MALAWI: NON-CONCURRENCE ON THE DEPARTMENT OF
[...] (U) Ref. A requested Post concurrence on the Department of Labor's draft list of products that have been "mined, produced or manufactured using forced or indentured child labor," pursuant to Executive Order (EO) 12126. Post does not/not concur with the inclusion of Malawi for the production [...]
2009-08-25 06:02:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI MI
09LILONGWE506 MALAWI CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 SWINE FLU CASE
[...] On Friday, September 4, positive laboratory results from an individual in Malawi indicated the country's first confirmed case of Influenza A H1N1 (swine flu). Samples from seven individuals suspected of being infected were collected and sent to the South African National Institute for Communi [...]
2009-09-09 12:58:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI TBIO AMED MI
09LILONGWE519MALAWI: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 10:27:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL MI
09LILONGWE520MALAWI: DOL LIST OF GOODS PRODUCED BY FORCED LABOR
[...] Post delivered reftel points and copies of the TVPRA list and the E.O. 13126 list to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on September 9. Mr. Chiunguzeni offered no substantive response. 2. We also delivered reftel points and lists to Labor Commission [...]
2009-09-18 10:49:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI MI
09LILONGWE522 MALAWI: EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES
[...] Post welcomes this opportunity to provide input on the Malawian diaspora community. The initiative is particularly timely given recent remarks by President Mutharika regarding his interest in tapping the Malawian diaspora community as a resource for in-country development activities. We will [...]
2009-09-18 13:28:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL MI
09LILONGWE554 MALAWI - AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] Per reftel request, 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 population is approximately 13 million and GDP at current prices is USD 4.6 bil [...]
2009-10-08 14:02:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON XA MI
09LILONGWE568 MALAWI SWINE FLU UPDATE: FOUR CASES CONFIRMED
[...] Summary: Malawi's Ministry of Health has issued a press release confirming the presence of H1N1 (Swine Flu) in the country. The release provided public information for detecting and responding to H1N1 and noted that national health system was adequately prepared to respond to new cases. The [...]
2009-10-23 10:26:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI TBIO AMED MI
09LILONGWE576MALAWI: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD
[...] Post delivered Ref A demarche by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 19, with copies to the Office of President and Cabinet Chief Secretary, the Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Agriculture. Post also disc [...]
2009-10-29 12:07:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD MI
09LILONGWE613FRAUD SUMMARY - MALAWI
[...] Per reftel (a),Post submits the following semi-annual report for the period March 2009 through August 2009. ------------------ COUNTRY CONDITIONS ------------------ 2. Landlocked Malawi is one of the world's most densely populated and least developed countries. The economy is predominat [...]
2009-11-16 10:09:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC MI
09LILONGWE622MALAWI TO SUPPORT U.S. IMO CANDIDACY
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Malawi Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of Political Affairs Paul Chiunguzeni on Sept. 24, delivering both the diplomatic note and the aide memoire. Mr. Chiunguzeni did not offer any substantive response other than to indicate that IMO issues are handled [...]
2009-11-18 15:14:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA MI
09LILONGWE645 MALAWI: UPDATE ON NENO TRANSBORDER DISEASE OUTBREAK
[...] Since July 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided ongoing assistance to the Malawi Ministry of Health (MOH) in the investigation of an outbreak of unexplained illness along the Malawi-Mozambique border. The outbreak has now been determined to be due to typhoid [...]
2009-12-01 14:22:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI TBIO AMED MI
09LILONGWE654 DISASTER ALERT: EARTHQUAKE IN NORTHERN MALAWI
[...] December 6, 2009 a 5.8 magnitude (Richter Scale) earthquake struck the Northern Region of Malawi, with aftershocks continuing through December 8. No fatalities were reported. Injured people were transported to Mzuzu Hospital, 150 km from the epicenter. No damage has been reported at the nea [...]
2009-12-08 15:25:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EMIN AF MI
09LILONGWE697 EMBASSY LILONGWE: CA/CST INSTALLATION/TRAINING EXIT
[...] Visit summary: A. Post visited: Lilongwe, Malawi B. CA/CST installation and training team members: Bill Milburn Lance Constien C. Post visit dates: December 3-16, 2009 D. Post personnel contacted: Peter Ganser, Consular Chief Katina Caldwell, IMS William Cameron, E [...]
2009-12-23 05:20:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKCSY CMGT AADP CVIS CPAS MI
09LILONGWE762009 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. Malawi is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking and the GOM acknowledges that trafficking is a problem. The Ministry of Women and Child D [...]
2009-02-13 10:56:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
09LIMA1002PARTIALLY RESHUFFLED CABINET SWORN IN
[...] (SBU) Summary. After several weeks of anticipation, President Garcia swore in a partially renovated Cabinet of Ministers last Saturday. Outgoing President of Congress, APRA Congressman Javier Velasquez Quesquen, replaces Yehude Simon as the Prime Minister. Six other new ministers take over k [...]
2009-07-13 20:06:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR PTER PE
09LIMA1038PERU RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON U.S.-RUSSIA
[...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Oscar Paredes Loza, MFA Counselor for Non-EU European Countries, on July 16. Paredes said there was no official government opinion on the U.S.-Russia Presidential Summit. He noted that the Peru-Russia bilateral relationship is not a foreign policy [...]
2009-07-20 13:40:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDRS PGOV PREL PE
09LIMA1051DHS-FUNDED APEC CASH COURIER WORKSHOP SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, JUNE 9-12, 2009 - USAGE OF FUNDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-21 17:39:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON OTRA PTER PREL SNAR PE EINV
09LIMA1118JULY TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and the EU - In Final Negotiations for FTA -- Peru-Singapore FTA Enters into Force on August 1 -- Peru-Japan Conclude Second Round of Negotiations -- Other Trade Agreements on the Horizon -- Peru Takes O [...]
2009-08-04 21:19:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
09LIMA1178GOP UNGA DELEGATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 14:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDUNGA PREL PGOV OVIP PE
09LIMA1200GOP REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR UNHRC CANDIDACY
[...] The Foreign Ministry has presented the Embassy with diplomatic note 22-6-GG/71 announcing Peru's candidacy for the United Nations Human Rights Council (HRC) for the period 2011-2014, and requesting USG support for Peru's candidacy. We have emailed scanned copies of the diplomatic note, its ac [...]
2009-08-19 17:04:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL UNGA PE
09LIMA123Smugglers Already Targeting Korean VWP Travel
[...] SUMMARY: On January 21, 2009, the Peruvian National Police (PNP) arrested eight PRC nationals for allegedly planning to smuggle Chinese asylum-seekers to the U.S. with phony Japanese passports. A raid of the ring's "labs" in Lima suggests they were also targeting Korea's VWP program, by conco [...]
2009-01-28 22:36:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS ASEC SMIG KFRD PE
09LIMA1269AUGUST TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade - Peru and Singapore FTA Enters into Force - Peru and EU, Difficulties with IPR - Government Says Peru-Chile FTA Not Unconstitutional - One More Year for Peru-Mexico Agreement - Peru Seeks Customs Cooperation wi [...]
2009-08-31 16:50:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
09LIMA1403PERU: BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 22:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC PE
09LIMA1472SEPTEMBER TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade - Possible Delays in FTA Negotiations with Japan - Peru Unlikely to Conclude FTA with EU this Year - Peru and Thailand Said to Sign FTA in November - Textile Imports Grow to Highest Level in Six Months Investm [...]
2009-10-02 20:27:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
09LIMA156JANUARY TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and Japan to Begin FTA Negotiations in February -- Negotiations with EU May Conclude in 6 months -- Chilean FTA Enters into Force on March 1 -- Peruvian Beer Company Exports to the U.S. and Europe -- U.S [...]
2009-02-06 14:00:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
09LIMA1569PERU RESPONSE: U.S. CANDIDACY TO INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-22 21:16:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA PREL UK PE
09LIMA1601PERU RESPONSE: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2009 PRIORITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-27 22:15:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN PE
09LIMA1678Peru opposes inclusion of map in South Pacific Regional
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Peru continues to oppose inclusion of the illustrative map found in the most recent proposed draft of the South Pacific Regional Fisheries Management Organization (SPRFMO) Convention, regardless of efforts to blur the portion of the maritime territory under contention between Chil [...]
2009-11-06 14:05:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS PHSA PE
09LIMA1723Peru: 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism
[...] (U) Peru's primary counterterrorism concern remained fighting remnants of the militant Maoist Sendero Luminoso (SL or Shining Path),a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization that wreaked havoc on the country in the 1980s and 1990s at a cost of more than 69,000 lives. SL elements in the Uppe [...]
2009-12-23 21:53:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC PE
09LIMA1912PERU NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT 2010
[...] (U) In response to State 105824, 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 on December 4. 2. (U) TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT The United States and Peru sign [...]
2009-12-07 14:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON EINV PGOV PE
09LIMA206PERU OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED OF AGREMENT ACCEPTANCE
[...] Per instructions reftel, Embassy delivered diplomatic note No. 174 to the MFA informing that the acceptance of Ambassador Luis Miguel Valdivieso Montano as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Peru to the United States is acceptable to the Government of the United St [...]
2009-02-18 13:18:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDOFDP PREL PGOV PE
09LIMA24LIMA NAS END OF MONTH REPORT - DECEMBER
[...] (U) Summary: * Police Report * Maritime Ports Program Report * Change in PNP Counterpart for ILEA Program * Eradication Report * Aviation Report * NAS Conducts Humanitarian Mission in VRAE ------------- Police Report ------------- 2. (U) At the end of each year, the Peruv [...]
2009-01-09 18:02:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
09LIMA242DHS-FUNDED APEC CASH COURIER WORKSHOP MANILA, PHILIPPINES, DECEMBER 03-05, 2008 - USAGE OF FUNDS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-24 16:42:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDECON OTRA PTER PREL SNAR PE EINV
09LIMA267PERU RESPONSE: UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL - SUPPORTING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-27 18:49:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC KJUS AORC APER PREL UNGA PE
09LIMA2722009 ESTH FSN COURSE - LIMA NOMINATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 16:54:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON PE
09LIMA273PERU: SPECIAL 301 REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. Post concurs with industry recommendations that Peru remain on USTR's Special 301 Watch List for 2009. The Government of Peru's (GOP) swift effort to implement the necessary Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) legislation to comply with the provisions of the US - Peru Trade Prom [...]
2009-03-02 21:48:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ECON ETRD USTR PE
09LIMA405ACCESSING GENETIC RESOURCES IN MEGADIVERSE PERU
[...] As one of the five most biodiverse countries on the planet, Peru has been at the forefront of international discussions on accessing genetic resources. In Peru, genetic resources are part of the national patrimony, making the national Government of Peru (GOP) responsible for their management [...]
2009-03-23 19:12:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV TBIO PE
09LIMA417LIMA NAS END OF MONTH REPORT FEBRUARY
[...] (U) Summary: -- Eradication Report -- Maritime/Ports Program Report -- Aviation Report -- Police Programs Report Eradication Report 2. (U) Having begun February 12, by the end of the month CORAH eradicated 321.87 hectares of coca even though one third of operating days were p [...]
2009-03-24 21:14:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
09LIMA422PERU RESPONSE: MAY 2009 PSI OUTREACH MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-25 15:56:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDMNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP PE
09LIMA468PERU HAS TRANSPARENT BUDGETS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 13:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PE
09LIMA480Fraud Summary: Lima
[...] (U) Post is submitting its semi-annual fraud summary for September 2008 - February 2009. Responses are keyed to paragraph markers in reftel. Post continues to submit septel spot reports on specific cases of interest. ITEM A: COUNTRY CONDITIONS -------------------------- 2. (U) Peru's e [...]
2009-03-31 22:23:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PE
09LIMA54CORRECTED: ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT.
[...] Overall crime and safety situation: A. An OSAC member traveling to Peru (as with any overseas travel) should take certain precautions to ensure their safety and security. Doing so will allow them and other American business people living and conducting operations in Peru to successfully naviga [...]
2009-01-15 13:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC PE
09LIMA544NAS LIMA END OF MONTH REPORT - MARCH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-13 20:41:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE
09LIMA77PERU 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The Government of Peru (GOP) 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, 2007, and set to enter into force on February 1, 2009, sh [...]
2009-01-21 18:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE
09LIMA776APRIL TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- Peru and China Sign Free Trade Agreement -- Peru and South Korea Second Round of Negotiations -- Peru and Japan Start Trade Negotiations in May Investment -- Little Caesars Opens in Peru -- French-English [...]
2009-06-01 22:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
09LIMA821PERU RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON CANDIDACY OF LUCRETIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-10 21:07:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA PE
09LIMA985JUNE TRADE AND INVESTMENT BRIEFS
[...] This is an update on the following trade and investment news from Peru: Trade -- FTA with Canada - Peruvian Congress Approved -- FTA with Japan - First Round Completed -- FTA with S. Korea - Third Round Held Investment -- Toyota Markets Hybrids to Peru -- Nextel Awarded Concession F [...]
2009-07-09 21:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE
09LISBON105PORTUGAL TOURISM FEELING ECONOMIC PINCH
[...] In a February 11 breakfast meeting ten Portuguese travel and tourism contacts told the Ambassador the Portuguese tourism industry is suffering from the impact of the global financial crisis, and tourism to the US is harder hit due to poor marketing of US travel destinations. The group also c [...]
2009-02-19 15:43:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND PGOV PO
09LISBON106PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMOCRACY IN MAURITANIA MESSAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-19 16:01:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL PO
09LISBON108PORTUGAL RECEIVES PRE-NOTIFICATION OF US PROPOSAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 13:41:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETRD ETTC PO
09LISBON111PORTUGAL PASSES LEGISLATION ON NATO ACCESSION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 16:30:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR PGOV PO AL HR
09LISBON115PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU BIOTECH CORN VOTE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 11:57:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PGOV TBIO PO
09LISBON117PORTUGAL ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT AMCIT JUDICIAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 16:42:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KAWC KJUS KUNR PO
09LISBON118PORTUGAL: USDOC/NOAA/NMFS LETTER TRANSMITTED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-25 16:42:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS SENV OTRA PGOV PO
09LISBON12PORTUGAL RECEIVES NOTICE OF THE PHASE II REPORT OF
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 15:19:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON125PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 08:32:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAF PREL MOPS MARR PO
09LISBON138EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 PORTUGAL
[...] Embassy Lisbon requests Science Fellows for 2009/2010 to expand the Embassy's contacts with Portuguese counterparts and develop relationships and collaboration with research institutions. While all applications are welcome, Post is particularly seeking specialists in renewable energy sources, [...]
2009-03-06 16:26:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER PGOV
09LISBON144IF YOU WANT A FRIEND IN WASHINGTON, GET A WATER DOG
[...] SUMMARY. Media reports that the Obama family may be interested in acquiring a Portuguese Water Dog have excited the press and the dog-loving Portuguese public. Some two months ago, the regional tourism authority in southern Portugal offered a Water Dog to the First Family, and representativ [...]
2009-03-10 14:14:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OFDP OPRC PO
09LISBON152PORTUGUESE UNLIKELY TO ATTEND GLOBAL INITIATIVE
[...] (U) Pol-Econ officer, Korean Political Counselor Jum Soo Lee, and Russian Political Counselor Vladimir Dedushkin met with Portuguese MFA Deputy for Disarmament and Security Issues Joao Lago to discuss reftel Global Initiative (GI) invitation. Lago told us that, due to the short notice and sta [...]
2009-03-12 11:42:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDMCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER PO
09LISBON163PORTUGAL ATTENDING MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-19 18:04:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON177PORTUGAL: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 15:05:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PO
09LISBON2PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-02 12:42:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON202PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO STATE DEPARTMENT'S 2008 HUMAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-06 15:10:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PO
09LISBON214PORTUGAL ON BURMA POLICY REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 07:20:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD PO
09LISBON215PORTUGAL'S INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 07:20:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PO
09LISBON218PORTUGAL WELCOMES U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 16:20:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PO
09LISBON219PORTUGAL TO ATTEND MAY GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 16:21:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV PTER KGIC PO
09LISBON223PORTUGAL TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION POCS
[...] Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO): Name: Gary Applegarth Title: Political/Economic Officer Phone: 351-21-770-2575 Email - Unclassified: ApplegarthGB@state.gov Email - Classified: ApplegarthGB@state.sgov.gov 2. Deputy TFCO: Name: Gina Felix Title: Political Assistant [...]
2009-04-20 16:21:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PO
09LISBON224PORTUGAL ON CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN MADAGASCAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 16:22:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID PGOV PO
09LISBON231 Former Secretary of Education Spellings Visits Portugal
[...] SUMMARY. On her first trip to Portugal, April 15-19, former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings highlighted common concerns and challenges in education, stimulating debate among Portuguese stakeholders about possible solutions. She engaged both education professionals and leaders [...]
2009-04-24 15:11:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDSCUL PREL OVIP PGOV PO
09LISBON244ONE CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA IN PORTUGAL
[...] Portugal currently has one confirmed case of 2009-H1N1 influenza. The case is a 30 year-old woman who had recently returned from a vacation in Mexico. The Portuguese Health Minister announced that the woman is recovering well and has been asymptomatic for the past few days. Her relatives a [...]
2009-05-06 11:50:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU PO AEMR ASEC PREL CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF
09LISBON251PORTUGAL FAVORS WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP FOR KOSOVO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-12 14:48:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KV PO
09LISBON256TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 14:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID
09LISBON265PORTUGAL IN THE CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 11:45:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM MARR ECON PREL PGOV EWWT PBTS PHSA PO
09LISBON269PORTUGAL: UNSC 1718 DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-20 13:03:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM
09LISBON271PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-21 08:55:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PO
09LISBON283PORTUGAL: PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS INTENSIFIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 14:57:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF
09LISBON29PORTUGAL'S NEWSPAPERS SHOW SURPRISING STRENGTH
[...] SUMMARY. Newspaper readership may have declined in recent years in the U.S. and other western countries, but in Portugal circulation of daily newspapers increased by six percent from 2007 to 2008. Media consolidation has only started here in recent years, but those newspapers that are part [...]
2009-01-15 14:01:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SCUL ECON SOCI PO
09LISBON293PORTUGAL CANNOT PROVIDE MI-17S TO PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-02 14:23:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SMIG PARM PO
09LISBON30PORTUGAL INFORMED OF U.S. RATIFICATION OF THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 15:44:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KTIA AORC IAEA ENRG PREL TRGY PO
09LISBON302PORTUGAL'S EURO ELECTIONS; A SLAP AT THE SOCIALISTS
[...] Portugal's June 7 elections for the European Parliament held close to pre-election polling data, with the exception of the beating voters administered to the ruling Socialist Party (PS). The PS polled around 36 percent last week, yet received only 27 percent on election day, resulting in only [...]
2009-06-08 13:46:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PO
09LISBON305PORTUGAL: NO COMMENT ON U.S. POINTS FOR IWC MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 09:19:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA EFIS PREL SENV PO
09LISBON307PORTUGAL ON NATO'S LONG-TERM COUNTER-PIRACY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-09 12:09:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON31PORTUGAL NOTIFIED OF US NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-15 15:44:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDGM KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN PO
09LISBON310PORTUGAL: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 14:36:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL PO
09LISBON316PORTUGAL ON U.S. JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 15:36:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV PREL PO
09LISBON32PORTUGAL SUPPORTS THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] (U) Portugal plans to sign on as a founding member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at its launch in Bonn on January 26 and 27. Portugal's delegation will include Jose Manuel Perdigoto, head of the Directorate of Energy and Geology (DGEG),DGEG deputy Bento Morais Sarmento [...]
2009-01-15 16:59:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG PGOV EUN GM PO
09LISBON323PORTUGAL: EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 09:44:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEU OSCE PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON336PORTUGAL SUPPORTS AFGHAN ELECTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-26 13:50:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAF PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON354PORTUGAL: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 13:16:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KNNP PO
09LISBON355PORTUGAL ON UPDATED GICNT MODEL GUIDELINES REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 13:16:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER PO
09LISBON365PORTUGAL OPPOSES THE ITSO DG PUSH FOR ARBITRATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-07 14:46:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA AORC ECON ECPS EFIN PREL TSPA PO
09LISBON366PORTUGAL UN NGO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-09 07:18:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PO
09LISBON374PORTUGAL UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 09:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PREL PTER PO
09LISBON375TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND U.S. DOMESTIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 09:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID
09LISBON380CONTACT GROUP FOR PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-17 07:43:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL PO
09LISBON395PORTUGAL ON DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 07:32:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PO
09LISBON396U.S. SIGNS THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 07:32:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV PO
09LISBON406PORTUGAL: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-28 09:54:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAF PREL MOPS MARR PGOV PO
09LISBON412INTER-SESSIONAL MEETING OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The ROKG (South Korea),current Chair of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership (APDP),hosted an inter-sessional meeting of APDP on the margins of the Community of Democracies Ministerial in Portugal on July 11. The ten governments represented received a briefing on APDP activit [...]
2009-07-29 06:54:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM XB PO
09LISBON424PORTUGAL ON 64TH UNGA ATTENDANCE AND MEETINGS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-04 14:08:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OTRA OVIP CVIS PO
09LISBON43PORTUGAL'S 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Portugal's submission for the 2009 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 div [...]
2009-01-21 15:32:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR PO
09LISBON453PORTUGAL ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S CONVICTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 14:51:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON457PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-20 12:56:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDIS KNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA PO
09LISBON458PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE: NUMBER THREE IN EUROPE
[...] According to the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) Portugal has the highest rate of new H1N1 infection in Europe and is third in the total number of cases with 1,833 but has no confirmed fatalities to date. Portugal has a population of 10.7 million. 76 additional case [...]
2009-08-20 14:45:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON46PORTUGAL QUESTIONS ON RESETTLING CUBAN MIGRANTS
[...] This cable is unclassified and can be shared with UNHCR or other interested agencies. 2. Embassy Lisbon officers met January 9 with Portuguese MFA officials regarding Cuban migrants. Portuguese President Cavaco Silva announced at UNGA last September that Portugal has doubled the number of [...]
2009-01-23 14:49:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL PGOV PO
09LISBON471PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - AUG 27
[...] As of August 23, Portugal has 2,244 H1N1 cases with no confirmed fatalities to date. 411 additional cases were confirmed in the past week. 10 patients remain hospitalized, 2 in intensive care. The average age for Portuguese cases is 22.4 years old and 88 percent are under 40 years old. [...]
2009-08-28 11:51:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON480PORTUGAL ON SOY ISSUE AT EU AGRICULTURE COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-03 12:27:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO
09LISBON481PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - SEPT 3
[...] As of 30 August Portugal has 2,614 H1N1 cases with no confirmed fatalities to date. 370 additional cases were confirmed in the last week. 10 patients are hospitalized, 3 of whom are in intensive care. 2. Health Director Francisco George estimates that one million Portuguese will be infe [...]
2009-09-03 13:53:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON484PORTUGAL: SEPTEMBER GYMNICH POINTS DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-04 13:58:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PO
09LISBON490COM APPROVAL OF TACTICAL ANALYSIS POSITION IN LISBON,
[...] The Chief of Mission approves the request by the Department of Defense, Department of the Army to establish a permanent Tactical Analysis Team (TAT) Analyst Position in Lisbon, Portugal. The position will be filled by a full-time, permanent GS-13, Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) South Lia [...]
2009-09-11 11:47:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAODE AMGT KMRS PO
09LISBON498GICNT: PORTUGAL INFORMED THAT UNODC IS OBSERVER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-15 09:08:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER PO KGIC
09LISBON500PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 13:12:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDIS KNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA EG PO
09LISBON508PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: UNGA FOOD SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 15:32:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR PO
09LISBON509PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - SEPT 17
[...] Between 31 August and 13 September, Portugal diagnosed 4,495 new cases of H1N1, with no confirmed fatalities to date. 19 patients are hospitalized, 5 in intensive care. Public health officials are expecting, however, that there will be fatalities here soon. 2. The Portuguese Association [...]
2009-09-21 15:32:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU PGOV PO
09LISBON51PORTUGAL: CY 2008 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, [...]
2009-01-26 14:01:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO
09LISBON516SOCIALISTS WIN PORTUGUESE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS
[...] Summary: On September 27, the ruling Socialist Party won a plurality of the seats in the Portuguese Parliament with 37 percent of the vote. The Social Democratic Party, led by former Finance Minister Manuela Ferreira Leite, came in second with 29 percent of the vote. The Socialists lost 25 [...]
2009-09-28 11:33:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO
09LISBON519PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON CONCLUSIONS OF BURMA POLICY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-29 15:13:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV BM PO
09LISBON523PORTUGAL ON WHO SUPPORT AGAINST GLOBAL H1N1
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 13:56:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AORC PREL WHO PGOV PO
09LISBON524PORTUGAL: MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 14:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKRVC TPHY EWWT PO
09LISBON528 PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - OCT 7
[...] Between September 21 and September 27 Portugal diagnosed 1,530 new cases with flu symptoms. The majority of the cases (83 percent) were in continental Portugal, 16 percent in the Azores, and 1 percent in Madeira. Twenty-one patients, including six in intensive care, remain hospitalized. To da [...]
2009-10-08 07:36:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON534FRAUD SUMMARY - PORTUGAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-09 11:54:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDCMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS PO
09LISBON539CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 09:01:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP PO
09LISBON541PORTUGAL ON OCT 19 EU AGRIC COUNCIL BIOTECH VOTES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-15 13:05:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO
09LISBON545CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM FORMER PORTUGUESE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 12:45:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP PO
09LISBON546PORTUGAL ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO COUNCIL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-20 12:33:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT PHSA PGOV PO
09LISBON549PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON EC/SWISS POSITIONS ON
[...] PoleconOff delivered reftel demarche to Antonio Miguel, Director of European Affairs and International Relations, and Maria Pastor, Chief of the Division of Foreign Relations and Cooperation, at the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture on October 20. PoleconOff clarified the U.S. position regard [...]
2009-10-21 13:45:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL EUN KIPR PO
09LISBON553PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES NEW CABINET
[...] Summary: In the wake of September 27 Portuguese elections, PM Socrates announced his new cabinet on October 22, naming seven new ministers, including five independents and four women for a total of nine independents and five women in his 16-member cabinet. The cabinet will take office on Oct [...]
2009-10-23 16:59:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PINR PO
09LISBON554PORTUGAL ON RECENT GICNT UPDATES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-26 12:25:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER KGIC PO
09LISBON558 PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - OCT 27
[...] Between October 12 and October 18 Portugal diagnosed 3,044 new cases with flu symptoms. Fifteen patients remain hospitalized, including two in intensive care. Portugal has had four confirmed H1N1 fatalities to date. 2. The third fatality was a 53-year-old male who died from bilateral pneum [...]
2009-10-28 12:53:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON564PORTUGAL 2009 FOREST FIRE ROUNDUP
[...] (U) Portugal forest fire experts Mark Beighley and Tiago Oliveira said 2009 was a light forest fire season in Portugal, and the government of Portugal (GOP) has strengthened its firefighting capabilities since 2006. Education programs to reduce human-caused ignitions and forest fuel reduction [...]
2009-10-30 13:56:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV PGOV PO
09LISBON565PORTUGAL INCSR PART I: DRUGS AND CHEMICAL CONTROL
[...] 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, seizures of cocaine decreased from 2.6 metric tons in the first six months of 2008 to 1.6 me [...]
2009-11-02 08:45:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL SOCI PO
09LISBON567PORTUGUESE PRIME MINISTER PRESENTS GOVERNMENT
[...] Portuguese Prime Minister Jose Socrates presented the Socialist government program to Parliament on November 2. This is the policy agenda that will guide his government for the next four years. As noted in ref A, on September 27 Socrates and the Socialists were elected to a second four-year t [...]
2009-11-03 19:14:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI PO
09LISBON575DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAITI'S WAIVER OF TOURIST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-09 08:09:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD KTIP KCRM PREL ASEC CVIS PO
09LISBON579 PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - NOV 13
[...] Between November 2 and November 8 Portugal diagnosed 14,111 new cases with flu symptoms. One hundred twenty-one patients remain hospitalized, including seventeen in intensive care. Portugal has seven confirmed H1N1 fatalities to date. 2. The three latest fatalities include a 10 year-old bo [...]
2009-11-13 09:54:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON583PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU DESIGNATION FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 08:40:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC PO
09LISBON584PORTUGAL LAUNCHES GLOBAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP WEEK
[...] Summary: In observance of Global Entrepreneurship Week (reftel),the Portuguese Association of Business Angels (APBA) and the Association for Social and Economic Development (SEDES) organized a series of events to promote entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation. Emboffs participated in t [...]
2009-11-20 14:08:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PGOV PO
09LISBON59PORTUGAL ON BEEF HORMONES RETALIATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-28 08:49:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR ETRD PO
09LISBON593PORTUGAL ON MACEDONIA EU MEMBERSHIP AND NAME ISSUE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 14:43:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEU GR PGOV PREL PO
09LISBON594PORTUGAL ON PSI LEADING EDGE 2010 UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-24 14:49:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO
09LISBON610POINTS DELIVERED RE: DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 15:20:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM AORC SOCI PO
09LISBON624PRIVATE SECTOR HELP FOR GUINEA-BISSAU ON CUSTOMS,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-17 12:28:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ETTC EWWT PREL SNAR PO
09LISBON625 PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - DEC 17
[...] Between December 7 and December 13 Portugal diagnosed 14,518 new cases with flu symptoms. One-hundred and thirty-three patients remain hospitalized, including twenty-five in intensive care. There have been forty-six confirmed H1N1 fatalities to date. The majority of the fatalities were males [...]
2009-12-17 12:44:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDCASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO
09LISBON633PORTUGAL: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] The text of Embassy Lisbon's 2009 Country Report on Terrorism follows: Portugal Portugal worked proactively with other nations to combat terrorism and disrupt funding for terrorist groups. Portugal does not have any indigenous terrorist groups, therefore the legal system and law enforcem [...]
2009-12-24 09:48:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR PO
09LISBON636EMBASSY LISBON 2009 COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN
[...] (U) Total number of donors: 13 Total dollars pledged: 7,900 USD 2. (U) Four signed payroll authorization pledge forms totaling 3,370 USD were sent to HR/ER. Four copies of signed payroll authorization forms and one pledge form with check attached totaling 3,970 USD were sent to C [...]
2009-12-29 13:19:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAPER AMGT PO
09LISBON638PORTUGAL INFO DELIVERED RE: GICNT PROPOSED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-30 14:14:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER PO
09LISBON66PORTUGAL EXPECTS TO HANDLE NATO ACCESSION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 14:49:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR PARM PREL PO
09LISBON7PORTUGUESE RECEIVE READOUT OF FRIED-ANTONOV
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-06 08:37:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDRS KCFE PARM PREL PO
09LISBON71PORTUGAL: INFORMATION ON GOVERNMENT PRACTICES -
[...] (U) This message responds to the reftel questions concerning Portugal's information collection, screening, and sharing practices. A. Watchlisting: -- If host government maintains a "watchlist," how many records does the watchlist contain, and how many are terrorist-related? Which ministr [...]
2009-02-03 07:35:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PO
09LISBON74PORTUGAL INVITED TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE WORKSHOP,
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-03 15:25:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL PTER PO
09LISBON77PORTUGUAL: CONTACTS FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-04 11:28:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA PO
09LISBON8EMBASSY LISBON COMBINED FEDERAL CAMPAIGN (CFC)
[...] (U) Total number of donors: 14 Total dollars pledged: 13,100 USD Number of employees qualifying for eagle award: 3 2. (U) Five signed payroll authorization pledge forms totaling 4,160 USD sent via pouch registered number 8751651. Five copies of signed payroll authorization [...]
2009-01-06 08:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAPER PO
09LISBON83PORTUGAL TO JOIN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-05 12:57:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAL KCRM EWWT PBTS PHSA PO
09LISBON99PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 16:46:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PO
09LJUBLJANA102SLOVENIA: BUDGET MEETS TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS
[...] The Government of Slovenia's budget is publicly available, including specific breakdowns of incomes/revenues and expenditures per quarter. Because Slovenia receives FMF and IMET funds, its budget must meet the transparency requirements of section 7088(c) of the Foreign Operations Appropriatio [...]
2009-04-10 10:01:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECON SI
09LJUBLJANA104SLOVENIA: MADAGASCAR DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Ana Novak in the MFA's Africa and Middle East division, urging Slovenia to support the African Union's efforts to restore constitutional rule in Madagascar. Novak undertook to provide a response when Slovenia established its position on the EU's upcoming p [...]
2009-04-15 16:45:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV AORC EAID SI
09LJUBLJANA106SLOVENIA SUPPORTS US HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] Smiljana Knez, Minister Plenipotentiary in the MFA's International Organizations division, told emboff on April 15 that Slovenia would support the U.S. candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) (reftel). Knez noted that the U.S. would be in a better position to influence the 2010 review [...]
2009-04-16 09:48:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SI
09LJUBLJANA107SLOVENIA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICER
[...] Embassy Ljubljana's terrorism finance coordination officer is Evan Haglund, political and economic officer, (386) 1-200-5676, haglundet@state.gov, haglundet@state.sgov.gov. Post's deputy terrorism finance coordination officer (until July 15) is Andrea Finnegan, political and economic officer, [...]
2009-04-16 09:48:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER KTFN EFIN ETTC SI
09LJUBLJANA122009 SLOVENIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] In response to reftel, the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Slovenia follows: A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- A European Union member since May 1, 2004 and a eurozone member since January 1, 2007, Slovenia has a strong mix of qualities to recommend [...]
2009-01-15 17:07:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD ELAB USTR OPIC KTDB SI
09LJUBLJANA128MSGFO1: APRIL 30 H1N1 FLU UPDATE FOR SLOVENIA
[...] As of April 30, no cases of the H1N1 virus have been confirmed in Slovenia. Three suspected cases have been examined and the results were negative. The Slovenian government has formed a task force to coordinate Slovenia's response to the crisis, but no specific actions have yet been taken. [...]
2009-04-30 14:49:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO SI
09LJUBLJANA137SLOVENIA CONFIRMS GICNT DELEGATION TO HAGUE
[...] Igor Jukic, head of the MFA's Security Policy Division, told ADCM that he would lead the Slovene delegation to the June 16-17 meetings of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (ref A). Jukic noted that he would be accompanied by Slovene diplomats from their mission at the Hague, b [...]
2009-05-08 10:21:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC SI
09LJUBLJANA158SLOVENIA: NO MI-17 HELICOPTERS
[...] Slovenia has no Mi-17 helicopters in its inventories, and is therefore unable to make any available for lease, sale, or donation to Pakistan as requested reftel. FREDEN [...]
2009-06-03 15:07:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL SMIG MOPS PK SI
09LJUBLJANA163SLOVENIA: COUNTER-PIRACY DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Emboff delivered reftel demarche on June 9 to Andrej Slapnicar in the MFA's Security Policy Division. Slapnicar did not have an initial response on Slovenia's position or possible contributions to NATO's long-term counter-piracy effort. He undertook to provide a response as Slovenia dete [...]
2009-06-10 14:16:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV MARR NATO SI
09LJUBLJANA171SLOVENIA NOT ATTENDING IRENA IN CAIRO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 06:19:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV SI
09LJUBLJANA176FIRST CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA IN SLOVENIA
[...] Slovenia confirmed its first case of H1N1 influenza on Friday, June 19. The case is a young woman who had recently returned from a trip to New York. The woman is being treated with Tamiflu and did not remain in the hospital over the weekend. She is recovering well at home, and those she wa [...]
2009-06-22 13:53:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT SI
09LJUBLJANA182SLOVENIA: H1N1: ELEVEN NEW CASES THIS WEEK BRING SLOVENIA'S
[...] (U) In the past week, the Slovenian National Institute of Public Health confirmed that eleven additional positive cases of H1N1 had been identified, bringing Slovenia's total to fourteen. All patients are being treated at home and authorities did not signal that any of the cases were worrying [...]
2009-07-06 12:22:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT SI
09LJUBLJANA19SLOVENIA FY09 BFIF PROPOSAL
[...] Post is pleased to forward Embassy Ljubljana's proposals for FY09 BFIF funding as requested Reftel A. 2. Project Proposal 1: "How-To Open An American Franchise" seminar a) Justification: Post believes significant interest exist in franchising American name brands in Slovenia. Only t [...]
2009-01-21 14:40:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD SI
09LJUBLJANA193SLOVENIA: H1N1: TEN NEW CASES BRING SLOVENIA'S TOTAL TO
[...] (U) In the past week, the Slovenian National Institute of Public Health confirmed that ten additional cases of patients infected with H1N1 have been detected in Slovenia, bringing the total number of cases to 24. Post contacted the Institute for details on the cases but was informed that the [...]
2009-07-15 08:11:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT SI
09LJUBLJANA195SLOVENIA FY 2009 BFIF PROGRAM END OF FISCAL YEAR
[...] Per reftel A, Embassy Ljubljana is reporting BFIF spending to date for Fiscal 2009. Post spent 706.64 of BFIF funds to send two employees to Zagreb for a regional training and strategic planning program. Pol/Econ Officer and Economic Specialist LES went to Zagreb for three days in October, d [...]
2009-07-16 14:56:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO SI SR
09LJUBLJANA223SLOVENIA FOCUSES ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND CHILDREN
[...] (U) After the successful launch of the "Our Rights" program in 2005 under Slovenia's Chairmanship of the OSCE, it is continuing the program on human rights education in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and North Ossetia, during its chairmanship of the Council of Europe. In a July 16 meeting wit [...]
2009-07-30 08:23:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL COE BK KV SI
09LJUBLJANA224SLOVENIA: BUDGET CUTS DELAY MOUNTAIN WARFARE
[...] (SBU) Representatives from Slovenia's Mountain Warfare School (MWS) and Ministry of Defense officials confirmed to ODC Chief in mid-July that Slovenia was no longer asking the U.S. to be a supporting nation for its proposed NATO MWS Center of Excellence (COE) in 2009. They explained that Slov [...]
2009-07-30 14:50:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR NATO SI
09LJUBLJANA23SLOVENIA: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT
[...] On January 9, two Emboffs visited Krka Pharmaceutical company in Novo Mesto to conduct "Blue Lantern" check, per reftel. Emboffs interviewed Dr. Ales Rotar, Managing Director of Krka, and conducted standard post-shipment check of an ImagIR camera lens. End summary. Krka Overview ----------- [...]
2009-01-26 13:52:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SI
09LJUBLJANA26LJUBLJANA - OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME
[...] (U) Regional Security Officer Ljubljana submits the following Overseas Security Advisory Council (OSAC) Crime and Safety Report 2009 per reftel: Introduction The following is an assessment of the current overall crime and safety situation for Slovenia. It is recommended the traveler revi [...]
2009-01-30 07:51:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT APER ASEC SI
09LJUBLJANA261SLOVENIA: H1N1: SLOVENIAN H1N1 COUNT AT 201
[...] (U) As of August 17, there are 201 Slovenian H1N1 cases, according to the Institute for National Health. The number of reported cases this week has grown from 162 on August 10. 2. (U) The National Institute of Health (IVZ) announced last week that it will only release infection figures on [...]
2009-08-24 14:49:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT SI
09LJUBLJANA289SLOVENIA SUPPORTS U.S. PRIORITIES AT HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche on September 11 to Smiljana Knez, Minister Plenipotentiary in the Slovenian MFA's International Organization and Human Security Division, to encourage Slovenian support for U.S. priorities during the upcoming Human Rights Council (HRC) Session and to gather in [...]
2009-09-17 09:42:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN SI
09LJUBLJANA303RENEWABLE ENERGY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN
[...] On September 22, Emboff met with Mr. Hinko Solinc, head of the Department of Efficient Energy Use and Use of Renewable Energy Sources within the Slovenian Ministry of the Environment. Slovenia is highly committed to renewable energy. Its target is for 25% of its energy consumption to come from [...]
2009-09-29 08:25:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON SI
09LJUBLJANA359SLOVENIA LARGELY CONCURS ON NATO ENLARGEMENT GOALS
[...] (C) Danilo Vidic, advisor in the MFA's NATO section, told emboff on November 13 that Slovenia concurred on most of the U.S. goals for the December NATO foreign ministerial (reftel). Vidic said Slovenia would support MAP for Montenegro, while also hoping that an invitation MAP would be forthc [...]
2009-11-19 07:57:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL NATO PARM MARR SI
09LJUBLJANA36SLOVENIA WARY OF LMOS, WON'T ATTEND MEETING ON
[...] Emboffs met with Simona Rogl, Head of Service for EU Coordination and International Affairs and State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food on February 11 to discuss cross-border movement of living modified organisms (LMOs) and the U.S. position on the Cartegena Protocol, [...]
2009-02-13 15:14:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO SI
09LJUBLJANA37SLOVENIA PRESENTS CANDIDATURE FOR MEMBERSHIP OF
[...] (U) Embassy received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 5. Text follows: 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Ljubljana and has the honour t [...]
2009-02-13 16:25:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV UN EAID SOCI SI
09LJUBLJANA376SLOVENIA H1N1 UPDATE: SPIKE IN H1N1-RELATED DEATHS LEADS TO
[...] (U) Summary: As of December 4, Slovenia had registered nine deaths from H1N1 cases, including three who had no previous health issues. Over fifty people are currently reported to be hospitalized with H1N1 across Slovenia. The Slovenian Ministry of Health is using the recent spike in H1N1 cas [...]
2009-12-04 14:32:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI KFLU WHO CASC LO SI
09LJUBLJANA387SLOVENIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM
[...] Per reftel instructions, the following is Post's contribution to the 2009 Country Reports on Terrorism. 2. Slovenia is generally assessed as a low-threat country with outstanding cooperation on regional counterterrorism efforts. There were no reported terrorist incidents in Slovenia in 20 [...]
2009-12-22 14:59:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPTER ASEC SI
09LJUBLJANA55SLOVENIA: MFA PRAISE, CONCERNS ABOUT HRR 2008
[...] (SBU) Andrej Benedejcic, acting director of the MFA's policy planning and multilateral affairs division, expressed appreciation to CDA on February 27 for Post's "big investment" in producing the Human Rights Report and for Post's engagement with various ministries on human rights issues. He n [...]
2009-03-03 11:58:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL SI
09LJUBLJANA75SLOVENIA TO PROVIDE GAZA ASSISTANCE THROUGH
[...] (SBU) Urska Potocnik, advisor in the MFA's international development and humanitarian assistance division, confirmed to emboff March 12 that the Slovene government would provide 146,000 euros to Slovenian NGOs for assistance to Gaza, as pledged at the Sharm El Sheikh conference (reftel A). She [...]
2009-03-19 13:30:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EFIN PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG SI
09LJUBLJANA77USAID DEBT DOCUMENTS DELIVERED
[...] Per reftel A, on March 19 Emboffs delivered letter from EEB Acting Assitant Secretary Nelson and the referenced attachments to Finance Ministry's Andrej Kavcic, Head of the International Finance Department and Katja Bozic, Director General of Financial Systems. Kavcic thanked us for the mater [...]
2009-03-20 16:26:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTIA SI
09LJUBLJANA80SLOVENIA: HCOC ANNUAL DECLARATIONS SUBMITTED IN
[...] Borut Valencic, advisor in the MFA's Security Policy Division, told emboff on March 20 that Slovenia had already submitted its annual declarations for the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation (HCOC) in late February using the nil form (reftel). FREDEN [...]
2009-03-24 15:20:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KSCA MNUC ETTC TSPA SI
09LJUBLJANA88EU STIMULUS: 11M EUROS FOR SLOVENIAN BROADBAND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-30 16:43:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS ETRD EINT SI
09LOME111TOGO: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL
[...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Mr. Kodjo Menan, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on April 9. Menan listened carefully and said Togo would be happy to support a U.S. candidate. He requested a diplomatic note with particulars to pass on the Minister of Foreign Affairs. [...]
2009-04-09 14:26:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL TO
09LOME117 TOGO: ACOTA TEAM VISITS POST
[...] SUMMARY: From March 10-14, 2009, an evaluation team from the Africa Contingency Operations Training and Assistance (ACOTA) program visited Lome to asses Togo's qualifications and readiness as a Peace Support Operations (PSO) Troop Contributing Country (TCC) to become a partner in the ACOTA peac [...]
2009-04-14 09:46:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME120KPATCHA GNASSINGBE SEEKS REFUGE AT U.S. EMBASSY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Shortly before 05:00 on Wednesday, April 15, Kpatcha Gnassingbe, former Minister of Defense and half-brother to President Faure, arrived at U.S. Embassy Lome seeking refuge from arrest for questioning in the investigation of a coup plot. His appearance surprised the local guard forc [...]
2009-04-15 10:52:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC TO
09LOME138 TOGO: US NAVY DIVE TEAM VISITS POST
[...] SUMMARY: From March 21-28, 2009, a Navy Dive Mobile Training Team (MTT) from the U.S. Navy Expeditionary Training Command (ETC) was deployed to Lome, Togo. The MTT consisted of Lieutenant Christopher Donabella; Chief Navy Diver Michael Linzy; and Senior Chief Hospital Corpsman Angelo Sanchez. [...]
2009-04-28 15:21:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME149 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICERS
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two Togolese Navy officers selected to attend a conference in Rota, Spain, on May 28-29, 2009, to reflect on activities conducted by USS Nashville in February 2009. 2. Information about the participants is as follows: Name: Ametsipe, Ya [...]
2009-05-05 13:22:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME15HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY OFFICERS ATTENDING
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for six (06) Togolese Navy Officers to attend the APS Ship Riders training from February 4-28, 2009 on USS Nashville. 2. Information about the six (06) participants is as follows: Name: Anwone, Agba Nikabou Rank: Sergeant Unit: Togolese Ar [...]
2009-01-15 15:54:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME160 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR MAJOR EGOULOU AWIZOBA
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for Major Egoulou Awizoba to attend the 87th International Narcotics Enforcement Management Seminar (INEMS) from June 15 through June 24, 2009, in Potomac, Maryland. Descriptive information for Maj. Awizoba is as follows: Name: Awizoba, Egou [...]
2009-05-11 16:11:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO ASEC
09LOME163 TOGO: CONSULAR FRAUD SUMMARY
[...] SUMMARY: The following is an update of Togo's Consular Fraud Summary for the period of October 2008 to March 2009. END SUMMARY. 2. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Foreign countries continue to show interest in helping Togo emerge from its prolonged economic crisis. Massive flooding in July and August 20 [...]
2009-05-13 17:16:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM CASC TO
09LOME164 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEE FOR ACSS -
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one (01) Togolese official to attend the ACSS - Strategic Level Seminar in Dakar, Senegal, on June 14-26, 2009. 2. Information about the nominee is as follows: Name: Kabiya, Dao Boubozoube Rank: Colonel Unit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs [...]
2009-05-18 07:10:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME17TOGO - 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] The following is Togo's 2009 Investment Climate Statement as requested in reftel: OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT 2. Togo has traditionally provided a hospitable environment for foreign investment. However, political instability has diminished both opportunities and investor confidence. T [...]
2009-01-16 11:36:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB OPIC USTR TO
09LOME178 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER TO
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army officer to participate in ACOTA Training. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Nakoura, N'dayome Katanga Rank: Major Unit: Togolese Armed Forces, Army Occupation: Commander, Peacekeeping Training [...]
2009-06-02 15:42:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME179 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY AGENTS
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for seven (07) Togolese Navy personnel to attend the APS Ship Riders training from July 7 to late August 2009 on the HSV-2 SWIFT. 2. Information about the seven (07) participants is as follows: Name: Agrigna, Sama Rank: Lieutenant Junior Gr [...]
2009-06-02 15:46:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME18JANUARY 13: A CELEBRATION/COMMEMORATION FOR TOGO
[...] (SBU) Summary. January 13 is a symbolic date in Togolese history. It is the anniversary of the 1963 assassination of Togo's first President, Sylvanus Olympio, and the 1967 accession to power of Gnassingbe Eyadema, who ruled until his death in 2005. As in recent years, the GOT downplayed the ev [...]
2009-01-16 12:10:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV TO
09LOME200 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICERS
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two (2) Togolese Army Officers selected to attend Basic Language Instructor Training at the Defense Language Institute, English Language Center from July 15, 2009 to January 22, 2010 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. 2. Information about [...]
2009-06-19 09:50:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME219 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICERS WHO
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two Togolese Army officers who will undergo peacekeeping training to prepare for their deployment as commanders of the ABECHE and BIRAO peacekeeping contingents. 2. Information about the participants is as follows: Name: Towbeli, Kossi [...]
2009-07-02 15:25:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME229 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE CITIZENS ATTENDING
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for the below listed persons to attend AFRICOM sponsored training regarding the use of presumptive drug test kits from July 19 through July 21, 2009, in Lagos, Nigeria. Descriptive information for the proposed attendees is as follows: Name: [...]
2009-07-13 17:00:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO ASEC
09LOME24CHOLERA OUTBREAK IN TOGO
[...] Summary. The GOT announced on December 21 that cholera had been discovered in Togo. While only a handful of deaths have been reported, many people have been diagnosed with the disease. The government held a press conference to mobilize interested parties and discuss strategies for preventing th [...]
2009-01-23 14:49:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI PGOV TO
09LOME247 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEE FOR ACSS -
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one (01) Togolese Military officer to attend the ACSS - Health and Security Seminar in Lusaka, Zambia, on August 9-14, 2009. 2. Information about the nominee is as follows: Name: Sossou, Kodjovi Galley Rank: Colonel Dr. Unit: Military [...]
2009-07-24 07:04:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME249GOT NAMES MEMBERS OF THE TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND
[...] Summary. More than a year after the start of country-wide consultations concerning the composition and mission of a Truth, Justice, and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) for Togo, the Council of Ministers issued a decree announcing the members. In a June 16 meeting with the Ambassador, four of [...]
2009-07-27 17:24:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV TO
09LOME25GOT ANNOUNCES CREATION OF HOTLINE TO REPORT
[...] On January 14, the Ministry of Social Affairs announced the creation of a hotline to report violence against children in Togo. Called "Allo 111," it is meant to allow greater ease in reporting violence against children in school and institutions, and even in families and communities. Children [...]
2009-01-23 14:51:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM ELAB PGOV TO
09LOME274THE AFRICAN UNION'S INTEREST IN THE DRUG TRADE IN
[...] Summary. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) sent its Dakar-based regional representative to Togo the week of August 3 to help launch the GOT's five-year plan to combat drugs and crime. The representative, Alexandre Schmidt, met with the Ambassador and discussed various develo [...]
2009-08-10 13:17:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PREL XR XY TO
09LOME2752009 PREPARATIONS FOR POSSIBLE FLOODS IN TOGO
[...] Summary. Annual floods are the most devastating natural disaster occurring regularly in Togo. Battered by rainstorms in the north in 2007 and the south in 2008, Togo is preparing for possible severe flood damage in 2009. In April, violent winds in the interior of the country ravaged rooftops, a [...]
2009-08-10 13:41:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV TO
09LOME276DOL PROJECT TO FIGHT THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD
[...] Summary. Ambassador Hawkins met with Mr. Moulero Adeye, Technical Advisor of the International Labor Organization's (ILO) DOL funded project, and his colleague Essodina Abalo, on July 29. The men outlined the progress made in the implementation of the project and described upcoming activities [...]
2009-08-10 15:59:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDELAB KTIP TO
09LOME302 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army Officer selected to be Commander of the UNOCI peacekeeping contingent. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Bataba, Gandah Soklemah Rank: Major Unit: Togolese Armed Forces - Army Occupation: Comm [...]
2009-08-27 12:55:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME331 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE TOGOLESE ARMY OFFICER
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for one Togolese Army Officer selected to attend Advanced English Language Instructor training. 2. Information about the participant is as follows: Name: Rembena, Komlan Allahare Rank: Captain Unit: Togolese Armed Forces - Army Occupation [...]
2009-09-17 08:18:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME362 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEES FOR ACSS
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two (02) Togolese officials to attend the ACSS - Anti-narcotics Seminar in Dakar, Senegal, on November 9-12, 2009. 2. Information about the two (02) nominees is as follows: Name: Badombena, Wanta Gender: M Rank: Colonel Unit: Ministry [...]
2009-10-14 08:47:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME395 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NAVY STAFF
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for two (02) Togolese Navy Staff to embark on the USS GUNSTON HALL from January 15, 2009 to May 15, 2010. 2. Information about the two (02) participants is as follows: Name: Mawussi, Komi Rank: Chief Warrant Officer (E-8) Unit: Togolese Ar [...]
2009-10-26 09:26:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME400DEMARCHE REPLY TO 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY THIRD
[...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel demarch to Assistant Secretary General Adomayakpon of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Oct 28. Adomayakpon did not give any clear answers as to the GOT position on the matter but promised to pass along our message. He did state that the GOT usually does support th [...]
2009-10-28 15:23:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN TO
09LOME408 TOGO: CONSULAR FRAUD SUMMARY
[...] SUMMARY: The following is the Consular Fraud Summary update for the period of April to September 2009. END SUMMARY. 2. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: The international donor community has slowly returned to assist Togo to emerge from years of economic stagnation. However, the local economy has been hi [...]
2009-11-02 16:04:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM CASC TO
09LOME412TOGO: National Assembly Modifies Press Freedoms
[...] Summary. On October 30, the Togolese National Assembly adopted a bill modifying a 2004 law governing the influence and power of the High Authority of Audiovisual and Communications (HAAC). The new law substantially reinforces the power of the HAAC. The vote exposed weaknesses and fissures wi [...]
2009-11-04 16:40:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME422 TOGO: THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION FINALLY ON THE ROAD TO THE
[...] SUMMARY. After a very slow start, the National Independent Electoral Commission (CENI) has finally begun the task of organizing the presidential election scheduled for February 28, 2010. There were many roadblocks to overcome at the beginning, from determining who would be on the CENI to cho [...]
2009-11-09 15:51:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TO
09LOME430MEDIA REACTION TO PROPOSED HAAC LAW
[...] On November 10, Post's PAO and Information Assistant met with representatives of Togo's four press unions, the Independent Union of Togolese Journalists (UJIT),the Togolese Media Observatory (OTM),the National Council of Press Leaders (CONAPP),and Journalists for Human Rights (JDHO-Togo). T [...]
2009-11-16 08:27:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO PGOV PHUM TO
09LOME432TOGO: DOES THE RPT WANT TO PLAY BALL?
[...] SUMMARY. On Nov. 16, Poloff met with the chief of staff of the Foreign Affairs Ministry, Yawo Kpamatchou, to discuss his recent trip to the U.S. for UNGA and the ruling party's, Rally of the Togolese People (RPT),role in the 2010 presidential elections. Kpamatchou expressed great interest in [...]
2009-11-17 13:32:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL TO
09LOME448 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR COLONEL WANTA BADOMBENA
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for Lieutenant Colonel Wanta Badombena to attend the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Senior Executive Seminar from Jan 20-29, 2010, in Garmisch, Germany. Descriptive information for Col. Badombena is as follows: Name: [...]
2009-11-25 10:14:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO ASEC
09LOME64GOVERNMENT OF TOGO CREATES TRUTH, JUSTICE AND
[...] On February 18, 2009, the Council of Ministers issued a decree announcing the creation of a Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission. This commission was first called for in the Global Political Agreement (GPA) of 2006, and a country-wide consultation process was implemented with the help [...]
2009-02-27 12:53:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LOME83 TOGO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TOGOLESE NOMINEES FOR ACSS
[...] Embassy Lome requests human rights certification for four (04) Togolese officials to attend the ACSS - ECOWAS Strategic Level Seminar in Abuja, Nigeria, on April 19-24, 2009. 2. Information about the four (04) nominees is as follows: Name: Koudouovoh, Teko Mawuli Rank: Superintendant Uni [...]
2009-03-18 14:43:00Embassy LomeUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM TO
09LONDON1037UK COUNTRY CLEARANCE IS GRANTED TO STAFFDEL FRANTZ
[...] Embassy London is pleased to grant country clearance to Douglas Frantz to visit London May 7 - May 10, 2009,for consultations. ------------- 2. Visit Officer ------------- Chris Palmer, Political Officer Embassy phone is (44) 20-7894-0123 or IVG 492-0123 Fax (44) 20-7894-0117 [...]
2009-05-01 11:07:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA OSCE AMGT ASEC AFIN UK
09LONDON1092009 UK INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] In response to reftel, the following is the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for the United Kingdom. The information is updated as of January 1, 2009. 2. Much of the data supplied in this report is from 2007, since end-of-year 2008 figures are not yet available. Given the economic down [...]
2009-01-15 13:20:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB UK
09LONDON1321UK ANALYST SEES LATVIAN DEVALUATION AS UNAVOIDABLE
[...] (U) Summary: The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) foresees the devaluation of the Latvian currency as inevitable. RBS' Head of Central and Eastern Europe Middle East and Africa Research, Timothy Ash, told us on June 3 there is no way back for Latvia on the currency front. Ash maintained a move to [...]
2009-06-03 17:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON XH UK
09LONDON1373WEST AFRICA: UK RESOURCE CRUNCH MEANS PROGRAM CUTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Budget cuts in the UK's Conflict Prevention Program (CCP) have hurt the UK's programming in West Africa "more than most" regions (reftel A),new Foreign Office West Africa team leader Paul Welsh told Poloff June 9. On Sierra Leone, Welsh and Sierra Leone Desk Officer Simon Day [...]
2009-06-10 16:26:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PINR KPKO EFIN SL LI XY UK
09LONDON1397MOD RELEASES SPECTRUM; HOW AND WHY DISCUSSED WITH
[...] Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) officials discussed UK Broadband deployment challenges and successes with U.S. Congressional staffers from the Commerce committee on June 8. After a brief synopsis of where the UK government is on Digital Britain (Ref A),the conversation f [...]
2009-06-12 15:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON UK
09LONDON1605EMBASSY LONDON AND THE "NEXT BIG THING" ON CLEAN
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy London will propose septel a major U.S./UK initiative to accelerate technical progress on climate change and clean energy technologies. We will outline a strategy to quickly build on U.S./UK cooperation to achieve economically viable technical solutions in the near to m [...]
2009-07-10 12:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ENRG KGHG KPAO SENV UK
09LONDON1797EMBASSY LONDON WELCOMES CODEL COCHRAN/LEAHY
[...] Embassy London is pleased to welcome CODEL Cochran/Leahy to London September 1 - September 6, 2009, to participate in the British-American Parliamentary Group (BAPG) Conference. 2. ---------------- Visit Officer ---------------- Daniel McNicholas, Political Officer Emba [...]
2009-08-05 15:10:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT OVIP OREP ASEC AFIN UK
09LONDON187GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES THIRD STRAND OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY
[...] (U) HMG announced new measures to reinforce financial stability and ensure the resumption of lending on January 19. To improve banks' access to wholesale funding markets, HMG will provide full or partial guarantees to eligible AAA-rated asset backed securities from April. Additionally, HMG w [...]
2009-01-22 16:51:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON1886VIEWS ON SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA FROM LONDON-BASED
[...] (SBU) Summary. London-based bank and development analysts are seeing positive signs emerging in sub-Saharan Africa's (SSA's) economies, after months of negative news, but remain cautious in their near-term outlook for the region. While prospects for the global economy are improving and ther [...]
2009-08-13 16:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN KE LT NI SF UG UK XA ZA
09LONDON1911EFFECT OF THE RECESSION ON UK REMITTANCES TO
[...] (SBU) Summary. UK remittances to Pakistan have continued to increase in 2009, according to official data, but experts are skeptical that the trend will continue. Unlike remittances from other parts of the world, which experts speculate are being boosted in the short term by the return of the [...]
2009-08-19 16:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD PK SA UK XC
09LONDON2001IMO: REPORT OF THE 86TH SESSION OF THE MARITIME
[...] Summary. The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its 86th session (MSC 86) at IMO Headquarters in London under the chairmanship of Mr. N. Ferrer (Philippines) on May 27 - June 5, 2009. Regarding armed response to piracy, the MSC recommends th [...]
2009-08-27 16:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT IMO PHSA UK
09LONDON2075UK FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-0092253
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-08 08:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UK IT
09LONDON211CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL TO PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 17:35:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP PGOV UK
09LONDON2111IMO: REPORT OF THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
[...] SUMMARY: The 59th session of the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) convened 13)18 July 2009 under the chairmanship of Mr. A. Chrysostomou (Cyprus). Major U.S. policy interests were advanced by MEPC: 1) approving a North American Emission [...]
2009-09-10 19:14:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KGHG PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON2119IMO: REPORT OF THE 55TH SESSION OF THE
[...] SUMMARY: The 55th session of the Subcommittee on Safety of Navigation (NAV S/C) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was held July 27 to 31, 2009, under the chairmanship of Mr. J. M. Sollosi (United States). The session was attended by 64 member governments, 1 associate member gov [...]
2009-09-11 11:50:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT PHSA UK
09LONDON2121MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DISCUSS BONUSES, BAIL-OUTS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bonuses, regulatory structures, and EU legislation led the discussions of Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala) and John Cornyn (R-Texas),and Representatives Paul Kanjorski (D ) PA),Scott Garrett (R ) NJ) and Luis Gutierrez (D ) Ill) during their recent meetings in London. During t [...]
2009-09-11 14:51:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN UK
09LONDON2124MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DISCUSS BONUSES, BAIL-OUTS, EU
[...] (SBU) Summary. Bonuses, regulatory structures, and EU legislation led the discussions of Senators Richard Shelby (R-Ala) and John Cornyn (R-Texas),and Representatives Paul Kanjorski (D ) PA),Scott Garrett (R ) NJ) and Luis Gutierrez (D ) Ill) during their recent meetings in London. During t [...]
2009-09-11 16:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN UK
09LONDON2125IMO ANNUAL MEETING OF THE TECHNICAL COOPERATION
[...] SUMMARY: The 59th Session of the Technical Cooperation Committee (TCC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) was held at IMO Headquarters in London, June 23-25. There was detailed discussion on funding the Djibouti Code of Conduct on Somali piracy. End Summary ACTIONS AND ACHIEVE [...]
2009-09-11 16:13:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EWWT KGHG PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON2131DEMARCHE RESPONSE FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] We delivered invitation letter and draft statement to the offices of UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband and the Secretary of State for International Development, Douglas Alexander, on Friday, 11 September. In the UK, the Department for International Development, DFID, is the policy lead on f [...]
2009-09-14 15:42:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA
09LONDON219ITALY PRESENTS ENERGY PRIORITIES FOR ITS G8
[...] (SBU) On the margins of the UK-hosted December Energy Ministerial, on December 18, the Government of Italy discussed with other G8 governments its energy policy priorities for its upcoming 2009 G8 Presidency. Sergio Garriba, Advisor to the Minister of Economic Development, outlined the main t [...]
2009-01-26 14:19:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EINV UK
09LONDON227DECEMBER ENERGY MINISTERIAL IN LONDON
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ministers and high-ranking officials from 27 countries, leading international energy and financial institutions, pledged to work together to reduce oil price volatility, at the HMG-hosted London Energy Meeting on December 19 in London. Participants agreed that the recent pric [...]
2009-01-26 17:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EINV UK
09LONDON2291DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO UK ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO
[...] ESTH Counselor made reftel demarche and sent diplomatic note and aide-memoire to the UK's Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Simon Cockburn and to Stephen Taylor at the Foreign Commonwealth Office's (FCO) International Organization office on September 24, [...]
2009-10-06 07:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT IMO PHSA UK
09LONDON2293IMO: REPORT ON THE STANDARDS OF TRAINING AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 09:27:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT IMO UK
09LONDON2307LABOUR PARTY OUTLINES ECONOMIC STRATEGY IN RUN-UP TO NEXT
[...] (U) Summary: The Labour Party's last conference before the general election saw ministers attempt to draw a dividing line between Labour and Conservative economic policy. Chancellor Darling acknowledged spending cuts and tax rises would be necessary to return public finances to a sustainable [...]
2009-10-07 13:46:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON2357CONSERVATIVES ANNOUNCE PLANS TO CONFRONT "CLEAR AND PRESENT
[...] (U) Summary: Conservative plans to cut the UK's spiraling budget deficit were the focus of the recent Tory Party conference. Party leader David Cameron acknowledged painful cutbacks in public spending would be necessary to confront what Philip Hammond, Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, [...]
2009-10-16 14:54:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV UK
09LONDON2358REPLY TO BIOTECH VOTES DEMARCHE: OCTOBER 19
[...] (U) Post delivered Reftel talking points to relevant UK officials, including the Head of Novel Foods and Processes, Food Standards Agency (FSA). 2. (U) We received a swift and unequivocal written response:"The UK retains a science-based policy for biotech authorizations and we have not ide [...]
2009-10-16 15:04:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EUN TBIO
09LONDON2359FAO BUDGET DEMARCHE RESULTS
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel talking points to relevant UK officials, including the Foreign and Commonwealth's Office (FCO) International Organisations Office. 2. (U) The UK confirms that they are "aiming for a Zero Real Growth (ZRG) FAO budget settlement based on realistic cost increases, add [...]
2009-10-16 16:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAGR EAID EFIN FAO KUNR UK UN
09LONDON2391UK IN AGREEMENT WITH THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES
[...] (U) Summary: Deputy Head of the UN Human Rights Team at the Foreign Office Andrew Suarez responded to reftel demarche by saying that HMG is supportive of all U.S. priorities at this year's session of the UN Third Committee. The UK opposes the use of no-action motions to block country-speci [...]
2009-10-22 16:29:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UK
09LONDON2428UK RESPONSE TO GI AND CBD DEMARCHE
[...] (U) Post delivered Reftel points to HMG counterparts in the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra),Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the UK's Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) all of which coordinate to establish the UK position on geographic indi [...]
2009-10-27 10:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EUN KIPR
09LONDON2485IRAN: SUPPORTERS OF THE GREEN MOVEMENT PRESENT
[...] (U) On November 4, about 10 self-identified supporters of the Green Movement of Iran delivered a letter (text below) and a commemorative plaque expressing regret for the take-over of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in 1979. London Iran Watcher accepted the items on behalf of the embassy. A few m [...]
2009-11-04 15:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PGOV UK IR
09LONDON2489BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY JONATHAN G. BURDEN -
[...] Per reftel, post conducted an inquiry into the bona fides of Jonathan G. Burden, Director of Advansys Solutions. Post has no derogatory information on Mr. Burden. Advansys Solutions serves as a consultant to the UK MOD on behalf of L3, a U.S. owned company and does not physically handle USML i [...]
2009-11-05 09:32:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2501SCOTLAND: AMBASSADOR ENGAGES WITH COMMUNITY LEADERS
[...] (U) Summary. The Ambassador engaged with a wide variety of policy, civic, business, and Muslim communities during his first official visit to Scotland, October 29-30. Prominent Scottish Muslim leaders told the Ambassador during a roundtable discussion that the Muslim community in the UK and [...]
2009-11-05 16:27:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OEXC OIIP ECON UK
09LONDON2516UK REACTION: FDA REPORTABLE FOOD REGISTRY
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarch to the UK's Food Standards Agency Head of Incidence Response. 2. (U) Since January 2005, the UK has had an internal mechanism for reporting potential food safety breaches that is very similar to the Reportable Food Registry (RFR). It is known as its Online [...]
2009-11-06 13:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD UK
09LONDON2520UK INITIATIVES HARNESS DIASPORA CAPACITY
[...] (U) Summary. The UK has initiated a number of programs to help engage UK-based Diaspora groups and harness their expertise in international development. Under the direction of the Department for International Development (DFID),and the Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO),these programs are ty [...]
2009-11-06 17:18:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID PHUM OIIP SCUL SMIG ECON SO PK NI
09LONDON2571BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-EPAMINONDAS I. MELAS -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-17 09:23:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2587BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-LUDWIK JERZY OPIELA -
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-19 08:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2616UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2617UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:05:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG
09LONDON2619UK RESPONSE: INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI EXERCISE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 17:08:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPARM PREL MNUC KNNP UK
09LONDON2623BARONESS CATHERINE ASHTON UNEXPECTED CHOICE FOR EU
[...] (U) This is an Embassy London and U.S. Mission to the European Union joint cable. 2. (SBU) Summary. Baroness Catherine Margaret Ashton was nominated as the first EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on November 19. She is a British Labour politician who is also cur [...]
2009-11-20 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ETRD EUN UK
09LONDON2645THE UK'S L'AQUILA FOOD SECURITY COMMITMENTS
[...] (SBU) The UK has pledged GBP 1.1 billion in furtherance of its G8 L'Aquila food security commitments, Richard Moberly of the UK's Department for International Development (DFID) told ECOUNS in response to reftel demarche. The funds will be disbursed over a three-year period, from April 1, 2009 [...]
2009-11-25 14:21:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON UK
09LONDON2676IMO: 14TH SESSION OF THE DANGEROUS GOODS, SOLID
[...] Summary: The fourteenth session of the IMO Dangerous Goods, Solid Cargoes and Containers (DSC) Sub Committee (S/C) met in London from 21-25 September 2009, under the chairmanship of Mrs. Olga Pestel-Lefevre (France). The session was attended by delegations from fifty-nine member states, one as [...]
2009-12-01 17:03:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EWWT IMO IR PHSA SENV UK
09LONDON2708NIGERIA: UK INITIATIVE TO OFFER CLEAN DEVELOPMENT
[...] Summary. Following numerous consultations with senior Nigerian political and industry leaders, the UK government is moving forward with an initiative to facilitate responsible business development in Nigeria. Implemented by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC),the program aims [...]
2009-12-03 17:30:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KCOR EAID ECON PINR NI UK
09LONDON2722BLUE LANTERN FOLLOW-UP - LICENSE 050176047
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 15:01:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETTC KOMC UK
09LONDON2737EMBASSY LONDON NOMINATION FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMAN
[...] (U) Summary: Post's nominee for the International Women of Courage Award is Farhat Khan. Farhat is an inspirational woman who experienced forced marriage and prolonged violence and abuse in Pakistan, escaped to the UK, and has used this experience to work -- often on a volunteer basis -- to [...]
2009-12-08 16:44:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKWMN PREL KPAO PHUM
09LONDON2770UNION LEADER: CONSERVATIVE VICTORY NO DISASTER
[...] (SBU) The UK's trade unions are preparing for the possibility of a Conservative government, but are not yet ready to predict a certain and convincing Tory victory, Brendan Barber, head of the Trades Union Congress (TUC) told the Ambassador during a December 9 meeting. Noting that recent polls [...]
2009-12-10 17:21:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON UK
09LONDON2784LETTER FROM ARCHBISHOP DESMOND TUTU TO THE
[...] Embassy London received on December 10 the following letter for the Secretary from Archbishop Desmond Tutu as the Chair of The Elders Foundation. The letter is copied to U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice and the President's Special Envoy to Sudan Genera [...]
2009-12-11 15:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL PREF OPRC PHUM XA SU UK
09LONDON2873POST COP-15 PRESS BRIEFING BY UK ENERGY SECRETARY
[...] (U) Summary: Ed Miliband, UK Secretary for Energy and Climate Change, briefed the diplomatic corps, press and environmental NGOs on December 21, on results of the Copenhagen Conference (COP-15). Prime Minister Gordon Brown joined by satellite from Scotland. Together they focused on three key [...]
2009-12-22 05:33:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON SENV UK KGHG
09LONDON344CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SECRETARY CLINTON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-09 09:22:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP PGOV UK
09LONDON478MPs Examine Banking Remuneration As Prime Minister
[...] (U) Banking remuneration structures have become hotly debated in the UK following the part-nationalization of some of the country's largest banks. RBS in particular caused a media outcry when it announced it planned to pay GBP 1 billion in bonuses for 2008, despite share prices falling 90 per [...]
2009-02-24 15:34:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON535UK TO FOLLOW P-5 AGREEMENT ON FIFTH COMMITTEE VOTE
[...] (SBU) Mark Rush, Internal Policy Officer in the International Organizations Department of the FCO told Post that HMG expects to follow the P-5 agreement and support the USG's candidate and also expects the USG to support its two candidates - Goolam Hoosnan Kader Meeran for the UN Dispute Trib [...]
2009-02-27 15:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ACABQ AORC APER KUNR UNGA
09LONDON547UK FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-0141752
[...] Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs Office (HMRC) has provided the responses to the REF questions posed by the Department for a name check and bona fides on Specialist Technologies Ltd., a United Kingdom Company. The text of the UK response follows: Specialist Technologies Ltd were established [...]
2009-03-02 16:38:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDETTC PARM KOMC JA UK
09LONDON551LONDON: PRENOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-02 18:12:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PARM PREL UK
09LONDON552DRC/INDIA: UK WORKS TO KEEP INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 09:56:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPKO PHUM UNSC CG IN UK
09LONDON553SUDAN/DARFUR: UK SUPPORTS LOW-KEY RESPONSE TO ICC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-03 09:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNSC PHUM SU XA XW UK
09LONDON646PAKISTAN: UK CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR IDPS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 09:59:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF PK UK
09LONDON67IMO: LEGAL COMMITTEE, REPORT OF THE 94TH
[...] SUMMARY: The Legal Committee (LEG) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) held its ninety-fourth session at the IMO Headquarters in London, 20-24 October 2008, under the chairmanship of Professor Lee-Sik Chai (Republic of Korea). The Legal Committee discussed, among other issues, p [...]
2009-01-12 14:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT AORC ELAB PHSA PHUM UK
09LONDON705IMO: SUBCOMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF TRAINING AND WATCHKEEPING
[...] SUMMARY: The 40th session of the IMO Standards of Training and Watchkeeping (STW) Sub-Committee (S/C) met in London from 2-6 February 2009, chaired by Rear Admiral Peter Brady (Jamaica). The session was attended by delegations from 90 member states, 2 associate members, 1 United Nations specia [...]
2009-03-20 17:58:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT AORC ASEC UK
09LONDON723LORD TURNER: REFORM UK REGULATORY FRAMEWORK AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Lord Turner, chairman of the Financial Services Authority (FSA),recommended an overhaul of the UK's regulatory regime and an end to its "light touch" approach to supervision, in his review of the causes of crisis and recommendations for strengthening the banking sector. Turne [...]
2009-03-24 16:43:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK
09LONDON785UK: INFO ON GREEN INVESTMENTS
[...] SUMMARY: The UK has announced it will spend $760 million (535 million BPS) over two fiscal years (2008/9, 2009/10) on environmental aspects of a financial stimulus package. This is 18% of their complete fiscal stimulus package. Additional UK green stimulus measures will not be known until the [...]
2009-03-31 11:28:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SENV ENRG KGHG UK
09LONDON801HMG "DELIGHTED" USG WILL SEEK UNHRC SEAT
[...] (U) Carmel Power, Deputy Head of the Human Rights, Democracy and Governance Group at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office declared that HMG is "delighted" that the USG has decided to seek a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). As a consequence of the P-5 agreement, if for [...]
2009-04-01 17:17:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UK
09LONDON903"NOT QUITE READY YET"-- UK RESPONSE TO USG
[...] (U) Foreign Office officials in April 15 and 16 discussions with Polcouns clarified that: -- UK internal procedures for entry into force of the Instrument to the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty and Instrument to the Extradition Treaty (MLA and Extradition Instruments) discussed ref A have not [...]
2009-04-16 14:42:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDCJAN KTIA UK
09LONDON925LONDON: INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 20:36:00Embassy LondonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER UK
09LUANDA11ANGOLA HAS NO CIVIL NUCLEAR PROGRAM
[...] (U) This cable is in response to Department requests for information on in-country developments regarding civil nuclear energy in reftel. 2. (U) SUMMARY and COMMENT: Angola has no existing civil nuclear industry, but GRA officials have stated a desire to pursue nuclear energy for power gene [...]
2009-01-08 15:54:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDAO BEXP BTIO EMIN ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL
09LUANDA166DECLARATION OF DISASTER - FLOODS IN ANGOLA
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. As a result of the severe flooding that occurred in mid-February in southern Angola REFTEL (LUANDA 154),the Chief of Mission has determined that the disaster is beyond the capability of the host government to respond, is of sufficient magnit [...]
2009-03-17 14:34:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR MI PREL AO
09LUANDA182ANGOLA INTERESTED IN EXPLORING U.S. PEACE CORPS
[...] Summary: Since the installation of Angola's new government in October 2008, senior GRA officials, including the President, the Prime Minister, over ten ministers or acting ministers, and a host of vice ministers and others, have told the Ambassador that English-language training is a priority [...]
2009-03-24 17:59:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID KDEM AO
09LUANDA187ANGOLA DISASTER SITREP NO. ONE - FLOOD EMERGENCY
[...] SUMMARY: Additional assessments carried out by United Nations agencies and non-governmental organizations indicate that the situation has worsened over the past two weeks and that the continuous rains in January and February have affected much of Angola. The heavy rains that began in mid-Februa [...]
2009-03-25 15:53:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR AO
09LUANDA197ANGOLA'S FORGOTTEN ZAIRE PROVINCE: HOPING TO MAKE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ambassador's recent visit to Zaire Province revealed a forgotten, isolated province that so far has been largely by-passed by Angola's economic reconnaissance. The wretched state of the province was evidenced by the obvious poverty of the villages and their inhabitants and [...]
2009-03-29 09:22:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDEIND EPET PGOV AO
09LUANDA223TIP OUTREACH CONNECTS KEY STAKEHOLDERS
[...] (U) Summary: On March 31, PolOff led a TIP roundtable, in which key ministries of the Government of Angola (GRA) participated. GRA and NGO participants spoke openly about TIP problems and strategies for Angola's increasingly active anti-TIP efforts. Post believes that real progress in identi [...]
2009-04-03 16:06:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KTIP PGOV PHUM AO
09LUANDA232ASSESSMENT OF FLOODING IN CUNENE AND CUANDO,CUBANGO
[...] Response to date: At a meeting with donors and the humanitarian community on March 30, the GOA CP reported it had spent $8 million on emergency response to date. The head of CP stated that it welcomes international support, but will not issue a formal declaration of emergency, as the GOA is c [...]
2009-04-06 16:14:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID AO
09LUANDA25DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS:
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-14 09:07:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN AO
09LUANDA254 U.S. SPEAKER MICHAEL LESLIE SPEAKS TO HUNDREDS OF YOUTH ON
[...] Summary: From April 6-9, PAS Luanda, in partnership with Angolan universities, the Angolan Diplomatic Institution and the Center for Training of Journalists, hosted U.S. Speaker, Dr. Michael Leslie, for a four-day outreach program. Dr. Leslie spoke at six seminars on the "Obama Phenomenon and [...]
2009-04-15 12:45:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PGOV KCOR KDEM KPAO AO
09LUANDA353ANGOLAN PRESS COVERS OBAMA MIDDLE EAST OUTREACH SPEECH A
[...] Summary: Angolan media extensively covered President Obama's June 4, 2009 Cairo speech entitled "A New Beginning." The headlines generally focused on the reconciliatory tone of his comments and the sincerity of his desire to reach out to the Middle East and Muslims around the world. A round u [...]
2009-06-09 07:14:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM KCOR AO
09LUANDA362MEDIA REACTION: ANGOLAN CIVIL SOCIETY AND US AMBASSADOR
[...] Angolan Government-run radio station, Rdio Nacional de Angola, on its June 6th two-and-a-half hour debate show "Tendncias e debates" held a roundtable discussion under the topic, "The New Era of the Angolan and US Bilateral Relations." The roundtable, which was broadcast live to the entire co [...]
2009-06-12 14:07:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDOIIP PGOV AO
09LUANDA367ANGOLA: 2009 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-16 15:20:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KLAP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM AO
09LUANDA37Advancing Political Competition and Consensus Building in
[...] Summary. With its first parliamentary election in 16 years completed and its presidential and municipal elections still to come, post-civil war Angola is in the midst of a transition toward participatory democracy. USG assistance has played an important supporting role in the process thus far [...]
2009-01-14 17:55:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM EAID KDEM AO
09LUANDA567THINKING BIG ON DEVELOPING ANGOLA'S AGRICULTURAL
[...] During an August 10 meeting with visiting US Congressman Donald Payne, Agriculture Minister Alfonso Pedro Canga explained Angolan plans to increase cereals production from the current 750,000 metric tons per year to 2 million MT by 2013. The increased production would enable Angola to meet d [...]
2009-09-08 16:37:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDAO EAGR EAID ECON
09LUANDA580DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 14:40:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL AO
09LUANDA582DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:21:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL AO
09LUANDA585DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 15:21:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL AO
09LUANDA617FRAUD SUMMARY - LUANDA (March 2009 - August 2009)
[...] Per reftel, post submits the following bi-annual fraud report covering the March 2009 - August 2009 period: a. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Angola's decades long civil war ended in 2002, and fighting has ended in all areas of the country. This includes Cabinda, where the Government signed a peace a [...]
2009-10-05 09:28:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD AO
09LUANDA65ANGOLA: ANNUAL UPDATE ON THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD
[...] (U) The following responses reflect updated information as requested by ref STATE 127448. Laws and Regulations on Child Labor ------------------------------------ 2. (U) Angola's constitution prohibits human bondage in general, and statutory law specifically prohibits forced or bonded ch [...]
2009-02-03 15:50:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI AO
09LUANDA661CONTINUING DEMARCHE ON 64TH UNGA, THIRD COMMITTEE
[...] (U) On November 4, Ministry of External Relations Americas desk officer Dalcio Nogueira reported that his office director saw "no problems" in supporting U.S. positions on human rights and thematic resolutions before the Third Committee this fall, as presented by Post using Ref. B background a [...]
2009-11-04 12:41:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDAO PHUM PREL
09LUANDA67GRA'S EDUCATION EFFORTS UNDERWHELMING
[...] Summary: During a January 27 call by Ambassador Mozena, acting Minister of Education Narciso Benedito portrayed a national education system in collapse and the government's efforts to turn the system around. According to the acting Minister, only 37 percent of children aged 6-12 attend mandat [...]
2009-02-03 16:44:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL AO
09LUANDA69ANGOLA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Angola's 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- Openness to Foreign Investment -- Conversion and Transfer Policies -- Expropriation and Compensation -- Dispute Settlement -- Performance Requirements and Incentives -- Right to Private Ownership and Establishment -- Protection of Property Righ [...]
2009-02-05 16:12:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC KTDB USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB
09LUANDA85GULF OF GUINEA COMMISSION READY FOR US ENGAGEMENT
[...] Summary: During a February 9 meeting with the Ambassador, newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Gulf of Guinea Commission Miguel Trovoada expressed support for engagement with the US on security cooperation in the Gulf of Guinea. To this end he proposed that the USG work with the commissio [...]
2009-02-10 16:03:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR AO
09LUSAKA216 INFO CABLE - ZAMBIA SITUATION REPORT Q FLOOD
[...] SUMMARY: During the month of March 2009, many parts of Zambia have experienced high rainfall resulting in flooding, particularly in the Western and Northwestern provinces. According to ZambiaQs Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit (DMMU),Shangombo district in Western province is the most [...]
2009-03-30 13:29:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDZA
09LUSAKA226ZAMBIA'S SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS FIGHTING MALARIA THROUGH THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-02 08:17:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI TBIO PREL ZA
09LUSAKA282POST TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 07:50:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER ZA
09LUSAKA29ZAMBIA DECEMBER 2008 ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- Inflation Continues to Rise -- GRZ Sells Subsidized Maize -- Mining Operations Scale Back -- Financial Markets Continue Decline -- COMESA Customs Union Delayed Inflation Continues to Rise 2. According to the Central Statistical Office (CSO),year-on-year inflation rate rose [...]
2009-01-15 06:21:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON ZA
09LUSAKA313DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS FUND PROPOSALS
[...] In response to the reftel solicitation for Democracy and Human Rights Fund (DHRF) proposals, Embassy Lusaka is pleased to submit the following two projects for consideration with a total allocation of USD 19,000. Embassy Lusaka originally selected these projects in FY 2008 but did not fund th [...]
2009-05-07 14:45:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PHUM SOCI ZA
09LUSAKA332009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND PROPOSAL
[...] This cable is a response to the reftel solicitation for Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals. Embassy Lusaka requests financial support for three business promotion and commercial outreach activities. Points of contact for all projects are: Pam Tremont, Pol/Econ Chief [...]
2009-01-20 05:18:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA338ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- Zambia's Inflation Rate Rises -- Chinese Mining Firm Takes Over Operations At Luanshya -- Zambian Airways Debt Position Before It Went Insolvent -- Counterfeit U.S. Dollars Hit the Zambian Market -- Mines Retrench More workers -- GRZ To Issue Oil Exploration Licenses -- Zambia Cel [...]
2009-05-19 07:27:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETRD EMIN EINV ELAB ECON ZA
09LUSAKA342009 BUSINESS FACILITATION INCENTIVE FUND PROPOSAL
[...] This cable is a response to the reftel solicitation for Business Facilitation and Incentive Fund (BFIF) proposals. Embassy Lusaka requests financial support for three business promotion and commercial outreach activities. Points of contact for all projects are: Pam Tremont, Pol/Econ Chief [...]
2009-01-20 05:18:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA41PROPOSAL FOR FY2009 BIOTECH OUTREACH RESOURCES
[...] (SBU) Summary. In response to Ref A solicitation for FY2009 biotechnology outreach proposals, Embassy requests support for four activities. Three of the activities leverage the interest of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Secretary General's strong support for over [...]
2009-01-20 14:46:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO ZA
09LUSAKA472008 ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT FOR ZAMBIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-23 08:56:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ZA
09LUSAKA538LAUNCHING OF ANTI-HUMAN TRAFFICKING LAW
[...] On July 28, 2009, the Zambian Minister of Home Affairs launched the Anti-Human Trafficking Law of 2008, this makes Zambia one of three SADC countries to enact such a law. Zambia recognizes the high threat human trafficking poses to marginalized citizens. In 2007, the International Labor Organi [...]
2009-07-30 10:30:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ZA PHUM
09LUSAKA539ZAMBIAN DELEGATION TO AGOA FORUM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 12:48:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PREL AGOA ZA
09LUSAKA571HIGHER COPPER PRICES, BUMPER MAIZE CROP LIFT
[...] (SBU) Amid signs of economic recovery, Embassy contacts expressed cautious optimism that Zambia may have turned from crisis to stability and growth. Copper prices have risen over 100 percent from their lows in early 2009, reviving the moribund sector and spurring export growth. Zambia recorde [...]
2009-08-14 13:58:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ZA
09LUSAKA575HIGHER COPPER PRICES, BUMPER MAIZE CROP LIFT
[...] (SBU) Amid signs of economic recovery, Embassy contacts expressed cautious optimism that Zambia may have turned from crisis to stability and growth. Copper prices have risen over 100 percent from their lows in early 2009, reviving the moribund sector and spurring export growth. Zambia recorde [...]
2009-08-17 13:35:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ZA
09LUSAKA579WJEI PROGRAM: TWO STEPS FORWARD, ONE STEP BACK
[...] Summary: Zambia's Women's Justice and Empowerment Initiative (WJEI) is a collaborative effort involving USAID, USDOJ, and the Government of Zambia (GRZ) to address gender-based violence (GBV). Initiated in February 2008, the WJEI program in Zambia is approaching the midpoint in its implementa [...]
2009-08-19 08:32:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM PGOV KCRM ZA KWMN
09LUSAKA586ACCESS TO JUSTICE
[...] Summary: In August 2009, emboffs visited local courthouses to observe how citizens access justice. The emboffs concluded that Zambia's judicial system was missing fundamental mechanisms to promote efficiency and fairness. End Summary. 2. Using customary and statutory laws, Zambia's dual l [...]
2009-08-21 10:55:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDKCOR KDEM PGOV
09LUSAKA614AUGUST ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- August Inflation Increases, Trade Surplus Continues to Rise -- South African Dairy Company Invests In Zambia -- GRZ To Single-Source Indeni Strategic Partner -- NFCA to Invest in Luanshya Copper Mines Infrastructure -- Chinese Food Imports Destroyed At Chirundu Border Post August [...]
2009-09-02 05:04:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETRD EMIN EINV ELAB ECON ZA
09LUSAKA647EMBASSY LUSAKA DAY OF SERVICE
[...] Having identified volunteerism as an activity in need of strengthening in Zambia, the Ambassador seized upon President Obama's call to service to establish an Embassy Lusaka "Volunteer Committee." The Committee's goal is to organize events for staff wanting to volunteer time and effort to Zam [...]
2009-09-21 14:12:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO OIIP SCUL ZA
09LUSAKA648LAUNCH OF MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE - ZAMBIA
[...] President Banda and the Ambassador launched September 11 the Millennium Challenge Account - Zambia (MCA-Z) initiative at State House, kicking off the long process to develop Zambia's MCC Compact. 2. In his remarks, the Ambassador delivered a strong statement emphasizing the necessity of m [...]
2009-09-22 04:56:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZA
09LUSAKA66ZAMBIA'S CONSTITUTIONAL CONFERENCE: THE LIGHT AT THE END OF
[...] Summary. Zambia's National Constitutional Conference (NCC) continues to make progress toward a proposed draft constitution, and optimistically predicts it will have an approved draft by July of this year. Six of the NCC's 11 committees have met and forwarded their recommendations for conside [...]
2009-01-30 09:23:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ZA
09LUSAKA671Embassy Lusaka's Greening Initiative
[...] Embassy Lusaka formed its Green Team in June 2009 in order to explore ideas for reducing its environmental impact on Zambia's fragile environment. USDH and LES volunteers have met twice to discuss a myriad of ideas for how to "green" Embassy operations. The team members then divide up the tas [...]
2009-09-30 12:05:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT SENV ZA
09LUSAKA765AMBASSADOR STRESSES POLICY IMPERATIVES IN GHFS
[...] (U) Ambassador Booth met with Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Brian Chituwo on October 26 to deliver reftel points and to elicit his views on how the United States and Zambia can work together towards food security and the elimination of hunger. Chituwo told Ambassador that the agric [...]
2009-10-30 11:37:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD ZA
09LUSAKA767ZAMBIA INCSR 2009-10 Part 1
[...] Summary Zambia is not a major producer or exporter of illegal drugs, nor is Zambia a significant transit route for drug trafficking. Cannabis is the only illicit drug that is locally cultivated, primarily by small-holder farmers. It is consumed locally and exported regionally and to Europ [...]
2009-11-03 05:00:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR ZA
09LUSAKA779 REQUEST TDY FMO ROVER SUPPORT
[...] Lusaka Financial Management Office respectfully requests AF bureau TDY FMO rover support. With the growth in recent years at post and relatively inexperienced locally-engaged staff, we urgently need an experienced FMO rover to come and assist the Financial Management Officer in establishing st [...]
2009-11-06 07:46:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ZA
09LUSAKA792IMF SEES TALL 'GREEN SHOOTS' WITH SHALLOW ROOTS IN
[...] (U) At the conclusion of a two-week IMF mission to Lusaka on October 28, mission chief George Tsibouris told donors that the Zambian economy is performing better than expected and that the IMF now expects real GDP growth to exceed 5 percent in 2009, up from an August estimate of 4 percent (Ref [...]
2009-11-12 05:13:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ZA
09LUSAKA799OCTOBER ECONOMIC ROUNDUP
[...] SUMMARY -- October Inflation Rate Continues To Decline -- Eight Firms Interested in Gas Fields In Zambia -- China's Chambishi Copper Smelter Commissioned -- Acute Fuel Shortages Disrupt production -- GRZ Announces Sale Of Zamtel Shares October Inflation Rate Continues To Decline  [...]
2009-11-16 06:38:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETRD EMIN EINV ELAB ECON ZA
09LUSAKA928FROM LUSAKA TO HAGUE: ZAMBIAN ADOPTIONS
[...] In the wake of public outcry regarding well- publicized cases of child trafficking, Zambia is revising child-related legislation, including its Adoptions Act. The GRZ and relevant NGOs seek to include international standards in the adoption code. However, protecting the more than one million [...]
2009-12-08 11:43:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC KTIP ZA
09LUSAKA937MCA-ZAMBIA'S CONSTRAINTS ANALYSIS ROAD SHOW
[...] (U) Zambia's Millenium Challenge Account office (MCA-Z) presented its preliminary constraints analysis (CA) results in a whirlwind 15-day road show to government and private sector stakeholders. The report includes separate employability and business environment analyses, and concludes that e [...]
2009-12-14 14:24:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID KMCA ZA
09LUSAKA973ZAMBIA: FY 2010 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL SELF HELP
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy selected seven projects for the FY 2010 Ambassador's Special Self Help Program with total allocations of USD 65,000. These projects will become official at a signing ceremony in January 2010. Embassy estimates that approximately 5,900 Zambians will benefit as a result [...]
2009-12-22 14:21:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ZA
09LUSAKA986ZAMBIA: HUMAN RIGHTS TRENDS PERTAINING TO SEXUAL
[...] (U) This is a response to reftel request for information on human rights trends pertaining to sexual orientation and gender identity in Zambia. 2. (U) Chapter 87, Sections 155-8 of Zambia's Penal Code criminalize homosexuality, and the government enforces the law. Section 155 defines hom [...]
2009-12-31 06:26:00Embassy LusakaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV ZA
09LUXEMBOURG106LUXEMBOURG WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO'S MEMBERSHIP IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 05:54:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN PREL KV LU
09LUXEMBOURG11 LUXEMBOURG INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009
[...] The following is Luxembourg's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement: A. Openness to Foreign Investment ---------------------------------- The Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg offers a very favorable and welcoming attitude toward Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). FDI reflects how [...]
2009-01-13 12:27:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDOPIC KTDB USTR LU
09LUXEMBOURG129ARCELORMITTAL PROTESTS MAKE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
[...] A major shareholders' meeting at ArcelorMittal's Luxembourg headquarters was met with significant protests on May 12. The May 13 editions of the International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal Europe, and the Financial Times all carried front-page, above-the-fold photos of the protest, con [...]
2009-05-13 15:32:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ASEC LU
09LUXEMBOURG130ARCELORMITTAL PROTESTS MAKE INTERNATIONAL HEADLINES
[...] A major shareholders' meeting at ArcelorMittal's Luxembourg headquarters was met with significant protests on May 12. The May 13 editions of the International Herald Tribune, Wall Street Journal Europe, and the Financial Times all carried front-page, above-the-fold photos of the protest, con [...]
2009-05-13 15:32:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ASEC LU
09LUXEMBOURG137JUNE 7 ELECTIONS: LUXEMBOURG'S LEADING POLITICIANS
[...] Opinion polls show that Luxembourg's coalition government will be retained in the June 7 national elections (ref a). The dominant member of the coalition is the Christian Social People's Party (CSV),led by veteran political powerhouse and current Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker. The junio [...]
2009-05-27 11:54:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR ECON PREL LU
09LUXEMBOURG149LUXEMBOURG'S JUNE 7 ELECTIONS: NO SURPRISES
[...] (U) As predicted, Luxembourg voters confirmed their Government coalition and ensured that the current Cabinetm*Q_#QD) seat, but retained 13 seats and their position as presumptive junior coalition partner with the CSV. 2. (U) Shortly after the results were announced, Prime Minister Juncker [...]
2009-06-08 12:45:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PINR PREL LU
09LUXEMBOURG255LUXEMBOURG: HIGH LEVEL UNGA PARTICIPATION
[...] (U) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Protocol Director Christophe Schoentgen advised Charge d'affaires on September 4 of the following high level Luxembourg participation at UNGA. 2. (U) Luxembourg Delegation: (a) Head of Delegation: Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn Anticipated travel t [...]
2009-09-04 13:32:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA AMGT PGOV OVIP CVIS LU
09LUXEMBOURG304LUXEMBOURG: DISGRUNTLED WORKERS DISRUPT PARLIAMENT
[...] SUMMARY Disgruntled laborers in Luxembourg's gas and electricity sector deliberately sabotaged the city's power sources on October 14-15, disrupting a session of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies (National Parliament). The employees responsible appear to have been acting in response to legis [...]
2009-10-23 14:10:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB ENRG PGOV SOCI LU
09LUXEMBOURG305LUXEMBOURG: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRISL
[...] (U) Charge d'affaires alerted Foreign Minister Asselborn and Political Director Georges Frieden of the substance of this demarche upon initial notification from British Embassy DCM Amanda Ross and the Department on October 19. Addtional background was then provided to working level contacts at [...]
2009-10-26 15:31:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ETTC KNNP LU
09LUXEMBOURG313LUXEMBOURG: DISPATCHES FROM THE DUCHY-OCTOBER 2009
[...] (U) Embassy Luxembourg is pleased to present the October 2009 edition of "Dispatches from the Duchy" to capture highlights from the local press, diplomatic and international communities, and news not otherwise reported during the month. Prepared by (acting) POL/ECON Chief Adam Center. This m [...]
2009-11-03 13:27:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ELAB PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM LU
09LUXEMBOURG321LUXEMBOURG: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 16:58:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LU
09LUXEMBOURG91LUXEMBOURG PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN IT INFRASTRUCTURE
[...] In response to reftel, Post has collected the following information on GoL's public investment in Luxembourg's IT infrastructure. 2. As part of an overall stimulus package announced in February 2009, Economy Minister Jeannot Krecke and Communications Minister Jean-Louis Schiltz highlighte [...]
2009-03-31 12:47:00Embassy LuxembourgUNCLASSIFIEDECPS ECON LU
09MADRID1013 SPAIN'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON BIOTECH VOTES AT OCTOBER
[...] SUMMARY: Spain's Minister of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs (MARM) will vote in favor of proposals to approve three biotech maize varieties for import at the October 19 Agriculture Council Meeting, although GOS officials do not expect the proposals to be approved. While a delegate t [...]
2009-10-16 12:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN SP
09MADRID1014DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S.CANDIDACY FOR IMO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 14:43:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK SP
09MADRID1015MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCTOBER 5-16
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-16 14:55:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG SP
09MADRID1017SPAIN RECEIVES SEDM DEMARCHE
[...] Reftel points were delivered to MFA desk officer for the U.S., Fernando Prieto, who will undertake to circulate our views more widely to Spanish foreign policy makers in advance of the October 20-21 ministerial hosted by Bulgaria. Prieto was pleased that the U.S. position on Serbian membersh [...]
2009-10-16 16:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDMARR PREL SR MW SP
09MADRID1028REPLY TO BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT CHECK 050106146
[...] SUMMARY: Post has previously confirmed the bona fides of Spanish aerospace and defense leader European Aeronautic Defense and Space (EADS) CASA as a responsible recipient of United States Munitions List items (ref C). Post contacted the Spanish Air Force as well as EADS CASA regarding the p [...]
2009-10-20 15:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SP ID
09MADRID1038SPAIN: DEMARCHE ON DOHA ROUND - GEOGRAPHIC
[...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Marta Blanco, Deputy Director General for EU Trade Policy, and Isabel Pastor, Advisor for EU Trade Policy, at the Ministry of Industry, Tourism and Trade. 2. As this was an initial meeting - Blanco is new to her position, having replaced longtime Deputy [...]
2009-10-23 09:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR EUN SP
09MADRID1047SPANISH DEPUTY FM LOSSADA TO HEAD BMENA DELEGATION
[...] According to the MFA, Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada will head the Spanish delegation to the G-8 Broader Middle East and North Africa (BMENA) Forum for the Future on November 2-3 in Marrakech. Post has encouraged broad Spanish participation in the forum's goals and objectives, as per [...]
2009-10-26 17:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM KMPI KPAO OPDC PREL SP
09MADRID1050FAVORABLE REPLY TO BLUE LANTERN 050191953
[...] SUMMARY: Post has made inquiries and conducted site visit requested reftel and recommends speedy action to approve export license application number 050191953 for the export of night vision devices to Spain for the use of the Spanish Army. Long-time habitual Ministry of Defense supplier Sum [...]
2009-10-28 12:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SP
09MADRID1061MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCTOBER 26-30
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 14:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KGHG SP
09MADRID1076FOLLOW UP ON TOKYO DONOR CONFERENCE PLEDGES
[...] Post has coordinated with the Embassy of Japan in Madrid and determined that Spain intends to follow through on its pledge to support Pakistan made during the Tokyo Donor Conference. The Spanish MFA noted that the participation of Deputy Foreign Minister Angel Lossada at the Tokyo Conference [...]
2009-11-04 13:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN PREL SP AF PAK
09MADRID1088MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 2-6
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-06 13:14:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID109MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JAN 26-30
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-30 17:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN EPET SP
09MADRID1095MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 9-13
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 16:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EINV KGHG SP
09MADRID1114SPAIN AGREES ON NEED TO PREVENT ANTI-ISRAEL BIAS
[...] MFA Deputy Director General, in response to reftel demarche, said that Spain agreed on the need to prevent anti-Israel bias in UNGA resolutions. Ucelay reiterated Spain's strong commitment to the MEPP, highlighting FM Moratinos' efforts, through his role as a special messenger or intermediar [...]
2009-11-20 15:02:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNGA IS PA SP
09MADRID1115MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOVEMBER 16-20
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-20 16:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KIPR PGOV SP
09MADRID112IOM INVITATION TO MIGRATION AND MICROECONOMIC
[...] (U) The International Organization for Migration representational office in Spain has sent an invitation informing post of the opportunity for two USG representatives to attend the second "International Experts Meeting on Microeconomics and Migration" (RIEMM) which is to take place March 27, 2 [...]
2009-02-02 17:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSP ECON PREF
09MADRID1126FAVORABLE REPLY TO BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY
[...] Pursuant to reftel A request for input on the bona fides of registered broker Rafael Garcia Tudela, General Manager of Europavia Espana, S.A., Post reiterates its favorable assessment of both Europavia and Mr. Garcia. As reported (ref B) subsequent to a July 2009 site visit to calle Jorge Ju [...]
2009-11-23 15:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SP
09MADRID1134IMMIGRANTS IN SPAIN: FEWER JOB OPPORTUNITIES,
[...] SUMMARY. With unemployment nearing 20 percent, immigrants in Spain are finding work sparse and low-paying, according to informal interviews conducted in past several months. Immigrants, many from Latin America or North Africa, have seen previously abundant sources of work dry up in the first [...]
2009-11-25 16:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREF PREL SMIG
09MADRID1137SPAIN: THIRD ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON DIGITAL
[...] Summary: The GOS-hosted International Forum on Digital Content (FICOD 2009) was a great success, with excellent turnout, high-quality presentations, and an enthusiastic audience. The opening remarks by Deputy Administrator Anna Gomez of NTIA were well-received, and Forum organizers greatly a [...]
2009-11-27 12:19:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECPS KIPR SP
09MADRID1139SPAIN: INCSR 2009-2010 REPORT, PART 1
[...] (U) As requested in Ref, Post's submission for the "International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR),Part 1, Drugs and Chemical Control," follows in paragraph 2. Post will send statistical data on seizures for the full 2009 calendar year as soon as this information is available. POC [...]
2009-11-27 13:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SNAR KCRM SP
09MADRID114SPANISH RATIFICATION OF CROATIA AND ALBANIA NATO
[...] According to Spanish MFA Strategic Affairs and Terrorism Office Director Pablo Nuno, the Spanish ratification of the NATO accession for Croatia and Albania is moving forward and will be completed well in advance of the April Summit. The Spanish legislative branch approved and forwarded the [...]
2009-02-03 10:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL SP
09MADRID1153SPAIN RECEIVES LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON TO
[...] Reftel letter was delivered to Foreign Minister Moratinos on November 23. While a formal response is still pending, contacts at the MFA have reaffirmed Spain's commitment to provide essential funding for the Palestinian Authority, particularly through EU mechanisms. Foreign Minister Morati [...]
2009-12-02 15:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID OPDC PREL WBG EU IS SP
09MADRID1158SPAIN RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON ISRAEL'S SETTLEMENT
[...] Embassy conveyed reftel demarche to Deputy Director General for the Middle East Alberto Ucelay, stressing U.S. commitment to resumption of negotiations leading to a two-state solution. Ucelay said that Spain hoped that during Special Envoy Mitchell's next regional swing that the parties wou [...]
2009-12-03 18:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAL KWBG EAID IS SP
09MADRID1162SPAIN ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 23-DEC. 4
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 17:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB SP
09MADRID1184FY 2010 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION FOR WORLD TOURISM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-14 16:03:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI AORC SP
09MADRID1186SPAIN WILL CONSIDER ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE TO WFP
[...] Post conveyed reftel appeal December 11 to MFA SubDirector General for Continental Asia Jose Luis Garcia Galan, who agreed to discuss the matter with colleagues at the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID). 2. AECID contacts, in response to the urgent appeal [...]
2009-12-15 16:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL
09MADRID1195BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE GC 0411-09
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil officer and Air Force Attache made site visit requested in reftel A in order to confirm the delivery in March 2009 of three Bell 212 helicopters transferred to Spain from Sweden and to confirm that the end user continues to "evaluate the mechanical status of the helico [...]
2009-12-18 07:05:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SP SW MARR
09MADRID1200SPAIN - 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM
[...] (U) As requested in Refs, Post's submission for the "Country Reports on Terrorism" is in paragraph 2. Embassy POC is POLOFF Hugh Clifton. Telephone: 34-91-587-2294, email: CliftonLH@state.gov. 2. (U) During 2009 Spain continued to confront and suffer from both radical Islamic terrorism [...]
2009-12-21 07:40:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PTER ASEC SP
09MADRID1202SPAIN REVIEWING DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 07:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL AF SP
09MADRID1206GOS CONTINUES IPR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-22 12:49:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR SP
09MADRID1214SPAIN ECONOMIC ROUNDUP, DEC. 7-24
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-24 11:58:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG SP
09MADRID125GOS MOVES TO SUPPORT AUTO INDUSTRY WITH MODEST
[...] (U) Summary. Spain is the eighth largest producer of automobiles in the world, making any downturn in the automotive industry significant for the Spanish economy. With domestic production down 45 percent in December from the year before, it is no surprise that more than half of Spain's 70,000 [...]
2009-02-04 17:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN WTO SP PREL ETRD
09MADRID129MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 2-6
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 10:34:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB KIPR PGOV PREL SP
09MADRID1367MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, DEC 22-JAN 2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-02 12:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KGHG KIPR SP
09MADRID14MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, DEC 22-JAN 2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-07 15:12:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KGHG KIPR SP
09MADRID151MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 18:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID152MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 18:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID154MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 18:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID158MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 18:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID161MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 18:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID162MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 18:32:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP
09MADRID178SPAIN'S EFFORTS SUPPORTING MARCH 2 GAZA DONOR'S
[...] Per reftel demarche, sources at the Spanish MFA have said that FM Moratinos spoke recently with Benjamin Netanyahu and Tzipi Livni, telling them that Spain will cooperate with new Israeli administration as soon as a coalition government is formed. Spain will continue its focus on multilateral [...]
2009-02-19 17:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG SP
09MADRID220MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 23-27
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-28 15:08:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ENRG ETRD SP
09MADRID25MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JAN. 5-9
[...] (U) The number of registered unemployed rose to 3.1 million in December, according to the Ministry of Labor and Immigration. This is almost exactly one million above the level of December 2007 and a 50 percent increase for the year. Spain has the highest unemployment rate in the EU, with Eur [...]
2009-01-09 15:01:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SOCI SP
09MADRID292SPAIN CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION IN APRIL 17 PAKISTAN
[...] Per reftel, Embassy coordinated with the Japanese Embassy in Madrid to deliver points on the ministerial-level Donors Conference for Pakistan on April 17, 2009, in Tokyo. MFA Deputy Director Carlos Morales confirmed Spain's participation, but said that the delegation's senior representativ [...]
2009-03-20 11:53:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK SP
09MADRID319DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMCIT CANDIDATE FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-26 16:27:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY WMO SP
09MADRID323MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MARCH 23-27
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 16:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD SP
09MADRID397MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, APRIL 6-17
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-19 13:41:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB EPET KIPR SP
09MADRID410SPAIN IPR: CRIMINAL CONVICTION IN INTERNET PIRACY
[...] Summary: On April 9, a court in Logrono delivered Spain's first-ever criminal conviction and prison sentence to an individual for operating a for-profit website that facilitated peer-to-peer (P2P) file-sharing. Adrian Gomez Llorente was sentenced to six months in prison and fined 4,900 euros [...]
2009-04-23 14:33:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKIPR ETRD ECON SP
09MADRID414MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, APRIL 20-24
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-27 08:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB SP
09MADRID422MGSF01: SWINE FLU IN SPAIN SITREP ONE
[...] As of April 28, we are aware of one confirmed case of swine flu in Spain, a 23 year-old recently returned to Spain from Mexico. He is hospitalized in Almansa, Albecete, and the press reports his condition is "evolving favorably." The Spanish national health service reports another 26 cases u [...]
2009-04-28 12:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO
09MADRID430SPAIN: SPACE SHUTTLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITES AND PROCEDURES FOR SPACE SHUTTLE MISSION STS-125
[...] Per reftel request, post has obtained verbal permission from the GOS to use Gran Canaria Airport (aka Gando Air Base) in Las Palmas, Canary Islands as an Emergency Landing Site (ELS) for the launch of STS-125 and is expecting formal written authorization soon. Post knows of no reason the sit [...]
2009-04-30 07:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA SP
09MADRID434MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, APRIL 27-30
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 06:39:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ENRG SP
09MADRID469MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 11-14
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 14:04:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ELAB ENRG KIPR SP
09MADRID497MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 18-22
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-22 13:50:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN SP
09MADRID542MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 25-JUNE 5
[...] (U) The Venezuelan government agreed May 22 to pay Banco Santander $1.05 billion (755 million euros) for the Santander-owned Banco de Venezuela. The price is 110 million euros less than the amount Santander had sought from the GOV, which was the same as the price it had agreed upon last year [...]
2009-06-05 13:09:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG PBTS SP PREL
09MADRID553SPAIN'S RULING SOCIALIST PARTY SUFFERS SETBACK IN
[...] SUMMARY. In the June 7 European Parliament elections, the opposition Partido Popular gained an edge over President Zapatero's ruling Socialist Party (23-21 seats). With 46 percent participation, Spain compares favorably with other European Union countries in terms of voter turn-out. While [...]
2009-06-09 16:20:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SP
09MADRID571ZAPATERO FACES CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 07:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP
09MADRID576MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 8-12
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-15 10:23:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN SP
09MADRID58MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JAN. 12-17
[...] (U) On January 16, the GOS announced revised projections for 2009 that included a 15.9 percent average unemployment rate and a GDP contraction of 1.6 percent. The projection for the GOS budget deficit in 2009 is 5.8 percent, almost double the EU Maastricht limit. According to Second Vice Pre [...]
2009-01-16 16:51:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ENRG SP
09MADRID583IRENA - SPAIN SUPPORTS UAE BID FOR HQ, SEEKING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 07:57:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP
09MADRID591MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 15-19
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-19 16:25:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID659MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 29-JULY 2
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-02 17:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KFLU SP
09MADRID688MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 6-10
[...] (U) The IMF predicted on Wednesday that Spain,s economy will shrink 4% this year, a significant downward assessment from the previous forecast of -3%. The IMF also lowered its 2010 growth forecast for Spain to -.08%, making Spain the only country to have its 2010 forecast revised downward. T [...]
2009-07-10 12:06:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG EWWT SP
09MADRID721MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 13-17
[...] (U) The Minister of Economy and Finance announced 11 billion Euros of new financing for Spain,s autonomous regions. Under the plan, Cataluna will receive the largest share, at 3.9 billion Euros, followed by Andalucia at 3.1 billion, Madrid at 1.7 billion, and Valencia at 1.2 billion. The cont [...]
2009-07-17 13:38:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EAIR SP
09MADRID722FAVORABLE BLUE LANTERN ON EUROPAVIA (LICENSES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pol-Mil officer, Econoff, and POL intern made July 9 site visit requested reftel to foreign consignee Europavia Espana, S.A. in connection with subject cases. Europavia officers were knowledgeable, forthcoming, and cooperative, and made a detailed presentation about the compan [...]
2009-07-20 06:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC SP
09MADRID746MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 20-24
[...] (U) Spain,s tourism industry, traditionally one of the pillars of the Spanish economy, has fallen victim to the economic crisis. Spain experienced an 11.4% decrease in visitors in the first half of 2009 compared with the same period in 2008, when the country received a record high number of t [...]
2009-07-24 11:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EAIR ELTN EIND SENV
09MADRID773MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 27-31
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-03 07:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB SP
09MADRID787ANDORRA PROPOSES TAX INFORMATION EXCHANGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-05 13:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SP AN
09MADRID79MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JAN 19-23
[...] (U) Fourth quarter 2008 unemployment rose 2.6 points to 13.9 percent, the highest rate since 2000. The number of unemployed increased by 609,100 from the previous quarter and now is over 3.2 million. The 13.9 percent fourth quarter rate is a steep increase from the 8.6 percent rate from a yea [...]
2009-01-23 16:13:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG ETRD SP
09MADRID802"JOINING HANDS AGAINST FORCED MARRIAGES" (C-NC9-01624)
[...] (U) In Spain, the "Joining Hands Against Forced Marriages" campaign organized by Professor Ramadan and SPIOR was facilitated by the Spanish government-sponsored, "Casa Arabe", an institutional consortium of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the autonomous states of Madrid and Andalucia, and the [...]
2009-08-12 12:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPINR SCUL KWMN SP
09MADRID820MADRID ECONOMIC BI-WEEKLY, AUGUST 3-14
[...] (U) On August 13, the Council of Ministers in special session approved a royal decree/law providing additional assistance of 420 euros (about $605) per month for six months to the long-term unemployed whose benefits have run out and who lack other sources of income. This supplemental assistan [...]
2009-08-14 11:24:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON ELAB EFIN ECPS KIPR
09MADRID821SPAIN: UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 11:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPREL UNESCO SP
09MADRID824SPAIN SUPPORTS OBJECTIVES OF BMENA FORUM FOR THE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 15:52:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM PGOV PHUM SP
09MADRID826VOLUNTEERISM AND COMMUNITY SERVICE IN SPAIN
[...] Summary: Volunteer activity is increasingly common in Spain, although there are lingering historic, social and cultural factors that affect the ability/willingness of individuals to engage in or initiate activities. This report provides an overview of Spanish volunteerism and charitable acti [...]
2009-08-17 06:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI KWMN SP
09MADRID829ANDORRA PROPOSES DRAFT TIEA LANGUAGE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-18 15:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN SP AN
09MADRID832SPAIN'S STATEMENT ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI CONVICTION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-19 09:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV BM SP
09MADRID852MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, AUG 17-22
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-22 10:36:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KFLU SP
09MADRID901MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, AUG 31-SEPT 4
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-05 10:56:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID913MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPT. 7-11
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-12 09:30:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KGHG SP
09MADRID916UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY S - SPAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 08:00:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD UNGA SP
09MADRID936MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 14-18
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-18 16:44:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EIND EINV ELAB ENRG EPET KIPR SP
09MADRID942CIVAIR: RESPONSE FROM GOS ON FEDERAL AVIATION
[...] (U) Para 3 contains a translation of the response from Spain's Agency for Air Safety (AESA) on 8 cases of alleged violations of U.S. airspace (ref A). Background: Until this year, the GOS had determined that it did not have the legal jurisdiction to investigate cases of citizens or residents o [...]
2009-09-22 11:47:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON SP
09MADRID95CIVAIR: LAWS PREVENT SPAIN FROM ACTING ON U.S.
[...] (U) Post acknowledges receipt of reftels A (Docket number 2008EA290014) and B (Docket number 2008EA290015). However, as per the information received from Santiago Quiros Babillo, area officer at the Ministry of Infrastructure's Civil Aviation Directorate (ref C),Spain does not have the legal [...]
2009-01-29 08:26:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON SP EAIR
09MADRID952DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA, AND KENYA:
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche to Pablo Yuste, Head of the Department of Emergencies and Post-Conflict in the Office of Humanitarian Action in the Spanish Agency for International Development Aid (AECID). Yuste stated that Spain was aware of the humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia, Somalia, and Ke [...]
2009-09-24 09:15:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR PREF ET SO KE SP
09MADRID969MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 21-25
[...] The grant program has replaced earlier tax incentives for wind farms and covers 30% of the qualifying costs of investments. (ABC, 9/23; Treasury statement, 9/22; Iberdrola statement, 9/23) Santander's Brazilian Subsidiary Plans Big Share Offering 6.(U) The Brazilian subsidiary of Banco S [...]
2009-09-28 06:16:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG SP
09MADRID980SPAIN CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN H1N1 VACCINE
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel demarche encouraging participation in the WHO H1N1 vaccine donation program for developing countries to Ildefonso Hernandez Aguado, Director General for Public Health and Foreign Health Matters, and Alfonso Jimenez Palacios, Director General for Pharmacy and Health Pr [...]
2009-10-06 12:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL KFLU WHO SP
09MADRID981SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-SPAIN FORUM, OCT 9-11 IN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 15:22:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV PGOV PREL SP
09MAJURO20ENERGY WOES IN THE MARSHALL ISLANDS
[...] SUMMARY: The immediate outlook for energy issues in the RMI remains gloomy. The status quo is fundamentally unsustainable, and thus far the political will to correct the problem has not been found. The energy problems act as a severe damper on any attempts to promote economic development [...]
2009-03-13 02:38:00Embassy MajuroUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PGOV RM
09MAJURO5CREEPING TOWARDS AN LUA?
[...] SUMMARY: In response to a request from president Tomeing, Ambassador Bishop met with the President to deliver a letter reaffirming USG commitments under the Military Use and Operating Rights Agreement (MUORA) of the Compact. In addition to delivering the letter the Ambassador also discus [...]
2009-01-28 05:27:00Embassy MajuroUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR EAIR RM
09MAJURO87FRAUD SUMMARY - MAJURO
[...] Fraud Summary for the Republic of the Marshall Islands per direction of STATE 057623 is provided below. a) Country Conditions: The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) is a country which has signed a Compact of Free Association with the United States. As such, the citizens of [...]
2009-09-28 21:15:00Embassy MajuroUNCLASSIFIEDKFRD CMGT CVIS CPAS ASEC RM
09MALABO13MALABO: ATTACK IN THE VICINITY OF PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
[...] In the early morning hours of February 17, 2009, an apparent attack was launched in the vicinity of the Presidential Palace in Malabo, Equatorial Guineas. While reports remain sketchy, at least two speedboats with armed attackers were apparently engaged by EG military before dawn. Gunfire, t [...]
2009-02-17 08:59:00Embassy MalaboUNCLASSIFIEDPTER PREL EK CASC PGOV PINR
09MANAGUA1011NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: DEA, MINI-INTERNATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT CONFERENCE (IDEC)
[...] 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 Mini-International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC) in Sa [...]
2009-10-14 21:07:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1015MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS
[...] In response to reftel, Post identifies the following officer as the point of contact for all maritime research clearance requests: Christopher M. Nyce, Economic officer Tour dates: present*August 2010 2. In a recent maritime research vessel clearance request, the Nicaraguan Ministry of [...]
2009-10-14 21:08:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT KRVC TPHY NU
09MANAGUA1024NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: RSO, ILEA PERSONAL AND FACILITY SECURITY PROGRAMS 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 Personal and Facility Security Program training in El [...]
2009-10-16 17:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1031CONTINUATION OF TPS FOR NICARAGUA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Per ref A, following is Embassy Managua's assessment of Nicaragua's current conditions and ability to reabsorb the roughly 4,000 Nicaraguans granted Temporary Protective Status (TPS) after Hurricane Mitch in 1998. Nicaragua has yet to fully recover from Hurricane Mitch, and the [...]
2009-10-19 21:52:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF SMIG NU
09MANAGUA1053UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES: NICARAGUA REFUSES TO TAKE A MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 22:44:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN NU
09MANAGUA1078NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND RANGER
[...] 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 English Language and Ranger Course in Fort Benning, Georgia fro [...]
2009-10-29 21:35:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1081NICARAGUA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 18:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN NU
09MANAGUA1084NICARAGUA: INPUT FOR THE 2010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE
[...] The U.S. goods trade deficit with Nicaragua was $611 million in 2008, a decrease of $103 million from $714 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $1.1 billion, up 22.8 percent from the previous year. Corresponding U.S. imports from Nicaragua were $1.7 billion, up 6.3 percent. Nicarag [...]
2009-10-30 18:23:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD EAGR EFIN ECPS SOCI TBIO NU
09MANAGUA1105NICARAGUA INTERESTED IN ATTENDING ENERGY AND CLIMATE MINISTERIAL OF THE AMERICAS
[...] (SBU) On November 19, Econoffs met with Emilio Rappaccioli, Nicaragua's Minister of Energy and Mines (MEM),and delivered an invitation to attend the Energy and Climate Ministerial of the Americas, April 15-16, 2010, in Washington, D.C. (Ref A). The Minister expressed interest in attending; h [...]
2009-11-25 14:21:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV ECON NU EAGR KGHG KSUM
09MANAGUA1124NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, MAITENANCE ORIENTATION
[...] 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 Maintenance Orientation training in Fort Hood, Texas from N [...]
2009-11-05 15:31:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1126Siutation Report 1: Hurricane Ida
[...] On November 4, 2009, the National Hurricane Center upgraded tropical depression 11 to tropical storm status. The tropical storm was located approximately 100 miles east of Bluefields, Nicaragua. By early November 5, the tropical storm was upgraded to category 1 Hurricane status as it neared Nic [...]
2009-11-05 23:56:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV AEMR KPAO CASC MOPS ASEC NU
09MANAGUA113NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, COUNTER-TERRORISM SEMINAR IN MIAMI
[...] 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 Counter-Terrorism Seminar at SOUTHCOM in Miami, FL, from Febr [...]
2009-01-26 22:04:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1152NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: OCTOBER 2009
[...] In October 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of four Embassy registered property claims. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued indemnification bonds ("bonos de pago de indemnizacion" or BPIs). As of Oct [...]
2009-11-12 18:17:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON KIDE NU
09MANAGUA1158NICARAGUA: RESPONSE TO FDA REGISTRY DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-12 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDECON FDA EAGR FAS ETRD NU
09MANAGUA116NICARAGUA: ORTEGA TELLS MICROFINANCE PROTESTORS TO PAY UP
[...] (U) Summary. During the overnight hours of January 13 and 14, protestors in the northern Department of Nueva Segovia blocked the Pan-American Highway for more than eight hours, demanding that the Nicaraguan National Assembly pass legislation (the Ley Moratoria) to "protect" borrowers from high [...]
2009-01-27 15:02:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA1192(U) SANDINISTA SUSPICIOUS SALE OF TIMBER-RICH ANCESTRAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In August, approximately 12,400 hectares of indigenous land in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region (RAAN) was sold to a foreign-owned timber company under suspicious circumstances. The tract from the Awas Tingni community, home to a large Sumo Mayagna indigenous group, was on [...]
2009-11-18 14:47:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PINS SENV ETRD EIND EAGR NU
09MANAGUA1198NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, CENTRAL AMERICA REGIONAL DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND RELIEF SEMINAR IN PANAMA 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 Central America Regional Disaster Preparedness and Relief [...]
2009-11-18 18:28:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1248NICARAGUA: BLUE LANTERN 050193786
[...] On November 16, Econoff and ARSO met with Ligia Aleman, owner of Nuevo Impacto, at her store located on Camino Oriental in Managua. In response to reftel questions, Aleman told Econoff that she founded Nuevo Impacto in 2006 and began operations in 2007. Aleman had owned a business called Impacto fo [...]
2009-11-27 17:40:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC NU
09MANAGUA1264NICARAGUA: POTENTIAL POLITICAL PRISONER GRANTED AMENSTY
[...] (SBU) On November 18, the Nicaraguan National Assembly granted amnesty to Sandinista dissident and Catholic missionary Alberto Steffano Boschi. Mr. Boschi, who is a dual Nicaraguan-Italian citizen, fled the country for Italy in November 2008 after being found guilty and sentenced to one year [...]
2009-12-01 15:31:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV NU
09MANAGUA1266NICARAGUA: NOMINATION FOR THE SECRETARY'S AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF COURAGE
[...] (U) Embassy Managua is please to nominate Leonor Martinez for the Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage, per ref A. 2. (U) Full Name of Nominee: Leonor del Socorro Martinez Valverde 3. (U) Job Title and Institution: Teacher, currently unemployed; Youth Activist in the [...]
2009-12-01 16:13:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KWMN PREL KPAO
09MANAGUA1288CAFTA-DR Update
[...] The global economic crisis continues to have a negative impact on trade between the United States and Nicaragua. As the U.S. economy recovers, the decline in Nicaraguan exports has slowed. Other factors, such as the drought caused by the El Ni????o climatic phenomenon and problems with interna [...]
2009-12-04 13:54:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAGR NU
09MANAGUA1296NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: NOVEMBER 2009
[...] In November 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of 32 Embassy registered property claims. Twenty-eight of these claims were properties under the control of the Nicaraguan Army. One property was under the control of National Corporations of the Public Sector (CORNAP [...]
2009-12-07 23:12:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON KIDE CASC NU
09MANAGUA131NICARAGUA: IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW IMPORT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-02 21:07:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS SENV NU
09MANAGUA1318NICARAGUA - FSLN SOCIAL PROGRAMS POLITICIZED AND FAILING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As the third year of President Ortega's five-year terms ends, many of his party's much-heralded social welfare programs to fight child labor, hunger and improve education are failing to live up to GON rhetoric. First Lady Rosario Murillo's auspicious Programa Amor ("Program of [...]
2009-12-11 22:13:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SOCI PHUM EAID ELAB IADB VE NU
09MANAGUA1324(U) Nicaragua Signs Military Logistics Sharing Agreement
[...] (U) On November 20, 2009 in a ceremony at Nicaraguan Army Headquarters in Managua, representatives of the United States and Nicaragua signed an Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement (ACSA). Signing for the United States was LTG P.K. Keen, Military Deputy Commander of U.S. Southern Command, and [...]
2009-12-14 21:34:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MOPS PREL KTIA NU
09MANAGUA1340NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, COUNTER DRUGS 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 Counter Drugs Operations Course in Ft. Benning, Georgia [...]
2009-12-17 14:58:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1354NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, COUNTER NARCO-TERRORISM 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 Counter Narco-Terrorism Course in Fort Benning, Georgia [...]
2009-12-18 16:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1360NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S. - SPONSORED TRAINING: ADVANCED CONCEALMENT COURSE IN COSTA RICA
[...] 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 Concealment Course in Liberia, Costa Rica from [...]
2009-12-18 17:59:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1362NICARAGUA: VETTING REQUEST FOR MILGP, JOINT OPERATIONS
[...] 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 Joint Operations Course in Fort Benning, Georgia, from Janu [...]
2009-12-18 19:51:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA1376NICARAGUA: BLUE LANTERN 050200863 AND GC-189609: ARMERIA MAGNUM
[...] On December 1, Econoff and ARSO met with Salvador Luna, owner of Armeria Magnum, at his store located in Centro Comercial, a large shopping center in Managua. Luna told Emboffs that he founded Armeria Magnum in 2001. Armeria Magnum is authorized by the National Police to import and sell firearms. T [...]
2009-12-21 20:58:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDETTC KOMC NU
09MANAGUA1378NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-21 22:35:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO NU
09MANAGUA139NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JANUARY 2009
[...] In January 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy registered property claims. There remain 616 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 293 U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have i [...]
2009-02-06 14:13:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA152 INL MANAGUA 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT
[...] Embassy Managua submits its 2008 End Use Monitoring Report per reftel instructions. 2. Begin Text: PROCEDURES A. Inventory Management EUM Program Coordinator Byron Tsao, 505-252-7711, TsaoBF@state.gov, United States Embassy, Km 4.5 Carretera Sur, Managua, Nicaragua. Inventor [...]
2009-02-09 18:58:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN NU
09MANAGUA166NICARAGUA: CENTRAL AMERICA,S LARGEST WIND ENERGY PROJECT SET TO BEGIN OPERATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On February 6, Ambassador Callahan accompanied officials from the American-Nicaraguan Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) and the Federation of Nicaraguan Business Associations (COSEP) to visit the Amayo wind power project, which is expected to begin supplying the Nicaraguan electricity [...]
2009-02-12 18:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EINV ECON SENV NU
09MANAGUA168NICARAGUAN COFFEE A MIXED BAG
[...] Coffee is Nicaragua's second leading export, with the United States, Spain, and Finland the principal markets. During the harvest from November to March, the sector employs about 390,000 Nicaraguans, almost 19% of the workforce. Coffee production for the 2008/09 harvest is forecast to reach [...]
2009-02-12 19:35:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAGR NU
09MANAGUA172NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, LANGUAGE TRAINING AND RANGER SCHOOL
[...] 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 Language Training and Ranger School in Texas and Georgia, from [...]
2009-02-13 20:05:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA2INL Managua - FY08 Funding: Request for Extension of
[...] This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 2 for Action. 2. ACTION REQUEST. Per REFTEL instructions, INL Managua requests a sub-obligation terminal date extension. For all pipeline funds listed in para 3 below, INL Managua seeks an extension of the sub-obligation terminal date throu [...]
2009-01-02 18:54:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDABUD AFIN SNAR
09MANAGUA206NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL DARE DEMAND REDUCTION TRAINING, MARCH 10-13
[...] 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 Demand Reduction training from March 10-13, 2009. The [...]
2009-02-25 22:36:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA207NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: ILEA LETSS COURSE, MARCH 10-13
[...] 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 Law Enforcement Training and Safety Survival Course in [...]
2009-02-25 22:38:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA209DIPLOMACY AND DEVELOPMENT SHINE AT USAID EDUCATION PROGRAM CEREMONY
[...] During a Feb. 4 ceremony to deliver $250,000 in school materials under USAID's EXCELENCIA Education Program, Ambassador Robert J. Callahan assured 200 students, teachers and parents assembled at the Benjamin Zeledon School in Managua that the U.S. government is committed to achieving quality educat [...]
2009-02-26 15:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI PREL NU
09MANAGUA219(SBU) NICARAGUA: TRANSMITTAL OF NMFS LETTER ON MARINE MAMMAL CONSERVATION AND SWORDFISH EXPORTS TO THE U.S.
[...] (SBU) On February 25, Econoff delivered a Spanish-language translation of reftel letter from National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) Acting Assistant Administrator James Balsiger to Steadman Fagoth, Executive Director of the Nicaraguan Institute of Fishing (INPESCA). INPESCA is the fisheries [...]
2009-02-27 19:27:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS ECON SENV NU
09MANAGUA229NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, HUMAN RIGHTS 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 Human Rights Seminar, from March 17 - 20, 2009. The names [...]
2009-03-03 22:55:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA236NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: FEBRUARY 2009
[...] In February 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of one Embassy registered property claim. There remain 615 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 292 U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involve [...]
2009-03-05 18:21:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA237NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, ILEA - LAW ENFORCEMENT MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (LEMDP) TRAINING
[...] 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 LEMDP training in San Salvador, from April 13 to May 2 [...]
2009-03-05 19:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA238NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, ENGLISH LANGUAGE TRAINING IN SAN ANTONIO, 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 English Language Training in San Antonio, Texas, from March 30 [...]
2009-03-05 19:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA242NICARAGUAN SEAFOOD SECTOR HIT HARD BY GLOBAL ECONOMIC DOWNTURN
[...] Seafood is a major industry for Nicaragua and the country's fifth leading export. The industry concentrates on cultivated shrimp and wild-harvested lobster. Seafood production employs 55,000 people nationwide, of whom 20,000 live and work on the Caribbean coast, where the industry is the ma [...]
2009-03-06 17:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS ECON ETRD NU
09MANAGUA264NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, SPECIAL FORCES 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 Special Forces Training, during the month of May, 2009. The n [...]
2009-03-11 21:38:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA265NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC - MOTOR POOL MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS
[...] 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 Motor Pool Maintenance Operations course in Ft Bliss, Tex [...]
2009-03-11 21:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA274NICARAGUA: POINTS DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 22:13:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL NU
09MANAGUA275NICARAGUA: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-13 22:14:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MOPS NU
09MANAGUA308NICARAGUA: PANDEMIC AND AVIAN INFLUENZA TRIPWIRES
[...] (U) Summary and Introduction: With no cases of the virulent H5N1 Avian Influenza (AI) strain existing yet in the Americas, the Emergency Action Committee reviewed and approved the Mission Response Plan and Tripwires for Pandemic and Avian Influenza. The plan recognizes Nicaragua,s current i [...]
2009-03-23 13:17:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDAMED AMGT ASEC KSAF KSEO SENV TBIO KFLU NU
09MANAGUA339NICARAGUA: 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 Joint Operations Training in Ft. Benning, GA, on April 20, [...]
2009-03-31 22:32:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA340NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, TIP TRAINING IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA
[...] 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 TIP Training in Managua, from April 15 - 16, 2009. The nam [...]
2009-03-31 22:33:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA341NICARAGUA: 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 Motor Pool Maintenance Operations Course in Ft. Bliss, Te [...]
2009-03-31 22:33:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA342NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, II STEP TRAINING IN MANAGUA, NICARAGUA
[...] 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 II Step Training in Managua, from May 11 - 15, 2009. The n [...]
2009-03-31 22:33:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA354NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MARCH 2009
[...] In March 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims, including one claim previously dismissed under Decree 38 (1979). One claimant recovered her property through the courts and one claimant signed a leasing agreement with the Nic [...]
2009-04-02 17:52:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA36INL MANAGUA PD&S PLAN FOR FY 2009
[...] INL Managua submits its fiscal year 2009 PD&S budget plan per reftel. 2. INL Managua's PD&S needs will increase due to the hire of two new INL Program Assistants, one focusing on budget management and the other on logistics management. Post anticipates increased travel costs as several n [...]
2009-01-13 18:35:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR AFIN NU
09MANAGUA401NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO AMERICAS EXERCISE IN ARGENTINA
[...] 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 Americas Exercise in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from May [...]
2009-04-16 22:42:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA404NICARAGUA: UNRESPONSIVE ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE AMERICAS
[...] Econoff delivered reftel talking points to Nicaraguan Ministry of Foreign Relations (MINREX) desk officer for the Americas, Renee Morales. Morales promised to pass the information to her superiors, but gave no feedback on the substance of the proposed partnership. She was unaware of the final [...]
2009-04-17 21:48:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG SENV KSUM NU
09MANAGUA406NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, NICARAGUAN ARMY ESTADO MAYOR SCHOOL VISIT 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 travel to Washington D.C. from May 31 to June 5, 2009. The names are [...]
2009-04-20 16:59:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA434NICARAGUA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-28 00:48:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL NU
09MANAGUA456DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SPECIAL 301 - NICARAGUA 2009
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-04 13:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD KIPR NU
09MANAGUA4692008 COUNTRY REPORT ON TERRORISM: NICARAGUA SENDS PROTEST
[...] (U) On May 4, we received dip note number MRE/0050/05/09 from Nicaragua Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MINREX) responding to the 2009 Country Report on Terrorism published on April 30. It was signed by Orlando Gomez, Director General for American Affairs. The Embassy's unofficial English transl [...]
2009-05-07 21:41:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC OVIP NU
09MANAGUA470NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, COUNTERDRUG 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 Counterdrugs Operation Course from May 22 - July 9,2009 at [...]
2009-05-07 21:52:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA471NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CIVIL-MILITARY 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 Civil-Military Operations Course at Ft. Benning, Georgia fr [...]
2009-05-07 21:53:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA472NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, DARE CONFERENCE, JULY 20-24, 2009
[...] 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 Conference in Orlando, Florida from July 20 - 24, 2009 [...]
2009-05-07 21:57:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA474NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, ILEA BORDER ENFORCEMENT TRAINING IN SAN 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 Border Enforcement Training in Sal Salvador, El Salvad [...]
2009-05-07 22:36:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA476NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: APRIL 2009
[...] In April 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims, of which six had been dismissed under Decree 38 (1979). One of the claims was resolved through a land swap. There remain 599 unresolved registered property claims belonging to [...]
2009-05-08 15:59:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA522NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE 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 Aircraft Maintenance Course in Lackland AFB, TX, from June [...]
2009-05-22 19:14:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA525NICARAGUA: STILL NO CONFIRMED CASES OF H1N1
[...] (U) Summary: As of May 26, 2009, Nicaragua has reported no confirmed cases of H1N1 Influenza. In response to the H1N1 epidemic, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) is implementing its National Plan for Prevention of and Response to Human Influenza Epidemic, focusing on surveillance at ports of ent [...]
2009-05-26 17:44:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDTBIO KFLU KSAF ECON AMED CASC ASEC NU
09MANAGUA552NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: MAY 2009
[...] In May 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of seven Embassy registered property claims. There remain 592 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 284 U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved [...]
2009-06-03 16:58:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA557NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC LIGISTICS COURSE IN COBAN, GUATEMALA
[...] 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 Logistics Course from June 17-26, 2009. The name is list [...]
2009-06-04 16:45:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA559NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, ILEA, RISK MANAGEMENT TRAINING IN SAN 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, Risk Management Training from July 19-25, 2009. The [...]
2009-06-04 17:21:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA642NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CIVIL-MILITARY OPS TRAINING
[...] 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 Civil-Military Ops Training from July 15 - September 16,200 [...]
2009-06-29 15:30:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA647AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES DOL PROGRAM AGAINST CHILD LABOR
[...] (U) Summary: On Friday, June 12, Ambassador Callahan traveled to the Department of Jinotega to inaugurate a $5 million Department of Labor (DOL) program which will combat child labor at coffee plantations in Jinotega and Madriz. The program, called ENTERATE (Combating the Worst Forms of Child [...]
2009-06-29 22:34:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB NU
09MANAGUA648AMBASSADOR INAUGURATES DOL PROGRAM AGAINST CHILD LABOR
[...] (U) Summary: On Friday, June 12, Ambassador Callahan traveled to the Department of Jinotega to inaugurate a $5 million Department of Labor (DOL) program which will combat child labor at coffee plantations in Jinotega and Madriz. The program, called ENTERATE (Combating the Worst Forms of Child [...]
2009-06-29 22:35:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB NU
09MANAGUA663NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, CFAC MAINTENANCE 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 Maintenance Course from July 26 - August 17,2009 in G [...]
2009-07-02 21:03:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA672NICARAGUA: ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS ABOARD MERCHANT VESSELS
[...] (U) On July 1, Econoff and visiting U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) International Port Security Liaison Officer delivered reftel demarche to representatives of Nicaragua's three port and maritime security agencies, the National Port Agency (EPN),the Ministry of Transportation's Office of Aquatic Tran [...]
2009-07-08 22:39:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA ECON NU
09MANAGUA680NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JUNE 2009
[...] In June 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of nine Embassy registered property claims. A U.S. citizen claimant also withdrew one claim because he did not have sufficient documents to support his case. There remain 582 unresolved registered property claims belonging [...]
2009-07-09 22:06:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA712NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, ILLICIT ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE IN FLORIDA
[...] 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 Illicit Activities Conference in Miami, Florida from August 17 [...]
2009-07-17 20:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA713NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, PKO AMERICAS EXERCISE (STAGE III) 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 PKO Americas Exercise (Stage III) in Coban, Guatemala from [...]
2009-07-17 20:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA714NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, VARIOUS PKO COURSES 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 various PKO Courses in Coban, Guatemala from August 17 - Decemb [...]
2009-07-17 20:29:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA754NICARAGUA: 2009 ECONOMIC INDICATORS BLEAK SO FAR
[...] (U) Key Nicaraguan economic indicators from the first quarter of 2009 forecasted a challenging future for the rest of the year. Not surprisingly, remittances from Nicaraguans working abroad have suffered declines given the economic slowdown in the United States. Imports and exports have both s [...]
2009-08-03 16:41:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID ECON PGOV PREL NU
09MANAGUA757NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: USMLGP, TRANSNATIONAL THREATS TO SOVEREIGNTY COURSE IN SAN 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 Transnational Threats to Sovereignty Course in San Salvador [...]
2009-08-04 18:11:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA781NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: INL, CYBERCRIME CONFERENCE IN PANAMA 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 Cybercrime Conference in Panama City, Panama from August 25 [...]
2009-08-06 22:08:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA787NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, MARKSMANSHIP & OFFICER BOARDING COURSE IN BLUEFIELDS, NICARAGUA
[...] 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 Marksmanship & Officer Boarding course in Bluefields, Nicaragu [...]
2009-08-07 22:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA788NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, LATIN AMERICAN CADET INITIATIVE (LACI)
[...] 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 participate in the Latin American Cadet Initiative (LACI) in Washingto [...]
2009-08-07 22:22:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA795LOGISTICS SHARING (ACSA): NICARAGUA READY TO SIGN
[...] (U) This is an ACTION REQUEST. Please see para 4 for action. 2. (U) On August 4, we received diplomatic correspondence (letter MRE/DGA-AN/0092/08/09) from the Nicaraguan Foreign Ministry (MINREX) responding to our request (diplomatic note number 2008-280, dated 12 December 2008) to conclu [...]
2009-08-12 19:49:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR OPDC PREL MOPS NU
09MANAGUA797NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: JULY 2009
[...] In July 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of five Embassy registered property claims. These five claims were counted during the 2008-2009 Section 527 waiver period. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued [...]
2009-08-12 20:23:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA849NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: RSO, LATIN AMERICAN LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR (LALEEDS) IN QUANTICO, VIRGINIA
[...] 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 Law Enforcement Executive Development Semina [...]
2009-08-28 14:04:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA868NASA HYTHIRM PROJECT: NICARAGUA DENIES OVERFLIGHT CLEARANCE
[...] (U) ON Thursday, August 27, we were informed by the Office of American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Relations (MINREX) that Nicaragua would not grant a flight or transit clearance for the U.S. Navy P3 operating in support of the upcoming DISCOVERY shuttle mission as sought per REFTEL. 2. ( [...]
2009-09-02 13:07:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDTSPA TSPL PREL NU
09MANAGUA869NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: DEA MONEY LAUNDERING CONFERENCE IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA
[...] 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 DEA Money Laundering Conference in San Jose, Costa Rica fro [...]
2009-09-02 15:12:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA886NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE FOR NICARAGUA: ORTEGA READS LIVE ON RADIO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-04 21:50:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL OVIP NU
09MANAGUA888NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: AUGUST 2009
[...] In August 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of one Embassy registered property claim. Two claimants also withdrew two separate claims from the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government-issued i [...]
2009-09-08 18:48:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA899NICARAGUA: TVRPA LIST OF CHILD LABOR PRODUCTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 14:55:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI NU
09MANAGUA9NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: DECEMBER 2008
[...] In December 2008, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) did not report the resolution of any Embassy registered property claims. There remain 616 unresolved registered property claims belonging to 293 U.S. citizens in the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have i [...]
2009-01-07 14:46:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAGUA900NICARAGUA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 16:15:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN UNHRC NU
09MANAGUA910PEACE CORPS DIRECTOR MEETS WITH PRESIDENT ORTEGA
[...] Summary. On September 4, Peace Corps Director Aaron Williams met with President Daniel Ortega to review the work of the Peace Corps in Nicaragua as well as to provide observations from his September 2-4 visit and to discuss areas for future cooperation. After expressing concern about the ong [...]
2009-09-17 18:48:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OVIP PGOV EAID NU
09MANAGUA920NICARAGUA: HUMAN RIGHTS INDIVIDUAL VETTING REQUEST FOR U.S.-SPONSORED TRAINING: MILGP, OUTBOARD MOTOR MAINTENANCE COURSE IN GULFPORT, MS
[...] 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 Outboard Motor Maintenance Course in Gulfport, MS from Octo [...]
2009-09-21 20:42:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA922NICARAGUA: 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 MS-13 Gang Task Force trainings in Virginia, North Carolina, Ca [...]
2009-09-22 18:23:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU
09MANAGUA976NICARAGUA: AMCIT PROPERTY CLAIMS MONTHLY UPDATE: SEPTEMBER
[...] In September 2009, the Government of Nicaragua (GON) reported the resolution of five Embassy registered property claims. Three claimants also withdrew a total of six claims from the Embassy's database. To date, the overwhelming majority of resolutions have involved compensation via government [...]
2009-10-08 20:25:00Embassy ManaguaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ECON USTR KIDE NU
09MANAMA158REQUEST TO DEMILITARIZE AND DISPOSE OF BAHRAIN
[...] The Bahrain Defense Force General Headquarters requests U.S. Government permission to demilitarize and dispose of three (3) TAH-1F Cobra Attack Helicopter airframes. 2. The aircraft arrived to Bahrain on 16 November 2004. The U.S. Army serial numbers for these airframes are: A. 76 [...]
2009-03-16 12:47:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MOPS BA
09MANAMA172DEATH OF PAKISTANI ATTACKED BY SHIA PROTESTERS
[...] (U) Summary: A Pakistani man died March 21 from burns suffered in a Molotov cocktail attack during protests at the detention of Haq Movement leaders. Five Shia youths may face murder charges and a possible death sentence. Sunnis and moderate Shia have condemned the violence. End summary. [...]
2009-03-23 10:19:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC BA
09MANAMA221COUNTRY CLEARANCE: SPECIAL ENVOY GEORGE MITCHELL
[...] Embassy Manama warmly welcomes the visit of Special Envoy George Mitchell and his delegation to Bahrain on April 20, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Steve Butler. His office telephone number is (973) 1724-2908; cell phone (973) 3996-5019; home (9 [...]
2009-04-14 14:48:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP AMGT BA
09MANAMA233BAHRAIN TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-16 11:48:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN ETTC PTER BA
09MANAMA31INPUT FOR CHILD LABOR REPORT
[...] Summary: Child labor in Bahrain is infrequent, and tends to be in family-owned and -operated shops. The GOB did not amend statutes pertaining to child labor. There were no reports of children involved in trafficking, slavery, or slavery-like conditions. End Summary. 2. The following resp [...]
2009-01-15 13:35:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BA
09MANAMA310FIRST CASE OF H1N1 CONFIRMED IN BAHRAIN
[...] (U) On May 26, Ministry of Health Spokesman Adel Ali Abdulla told econoff that the ministry had identified the first confirmed case of the H1N1 virus in Bahrain. The ministry followed published protocols to isolate the patient and test others who may have been exposed. The ministry has plac [...]
2009-05-26 13:44:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO BA
09MANAMA371MENAFATF PLENARY - MAY 2009
[...] The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF) held a plenary session (MENAFATF IX),and working group meetings from May 17-21, 2009 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Manama, Bahrain. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Daniel G [...]
2009-06-21 04:56:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PTER BA
09MANAMA383THE BAHRAIN BANKING SECTOR 2009: A PRIMER
[...] Summary: Bahrain hosts 412 diverse financial institutions ranging from local lenders to large-scale project finance investment banks. Supported mostly on the back of petrodollars, this sector has grown to become the largest contributor to the Bahraini economy. This cable outlines the banking [...]
2009-06-25 10:39:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN BA
09MANAMA393WELCOME STAFFDEL CONATON (JUNE 28 - JULY 1)
[...] Embassy Manama welcomes the visit of Staffdel Conaton to Bahrain on June 28, 2009 to July 1, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Rachel Mihm. Her office telephone number is (973)1724-2931; cell phone (973) 3908 9220; home (973) 1759-1702. Email: Mihmri@state.gov. [...]
2009-06-29 10:15:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL BA
09MANAMA394WELCOME CODEL ELLSWORTH (JUNE 30 - JULY 1)
[...] Embassy Manama welcomes the visit of CODEL Ellsworth to Bahrain on June 30, 2009 to July 1, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Steve Jacob. His office telephone number is (973)1724-2834; mobile (973) 3940-7397; home (973) 1769-3425. Email: JacobSJ@state.gov. Th [...]
2009-06-29 11:58:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOVIP PREL BA
09MANAMA43COUNTRY CLEARANCE FOR STAFFDEL ARCANGELI
[...] Embassy Manama welcomes the visit of Professional Staff Member Paul Arcangeli and his delegation and grants country clearance to Bahrain from January 31 - February 2, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Steve Jacob. His office telephone number is (973) 1724-2834; c [...]
2009-01-22 09:01:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU QA BA
09MANAMA477G-8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE FUTURE
[...] (U) DCM delivered reftel demarche August 13 to MFA Director for Bilateral Affairs Dhafer Al-Umran. Al-Umran was already well briefed on this year's BMENA schedule and was enthusiastic about the Forum planned for Marrakech November 2-3. Al-Umran confirmed he would attend the senior officials' [...]
2009-08-17 06:45:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKDEM ECON PREL KMPI KPAO BA
09MANAMA509WELCOME CODEL BORDALLO (AUGUST 25 - AUGUST 27)
[...] Embassy Manama welcomes the visit of CODEL Bordallo to Bahrain from August 25, 2009 to August 27, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Steve Jacob. His office telephone number is (973)1724-2834; mobile (973) 3940-7397; home (973) 1769-3425. Email: JacobSJ@state.go [...]
2009-08-25 08:42:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDBA OVIP PREL
09MANAMA55BAHRAIN INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT, 2009
[...] Summary: The following is Post's submission of its Investment Climate Statement for 2009. Each paragraph is keyed to the format provided reftel. End Summary. 2. Bahrain Investment Climate Statement 2009 A.1 Openness to Foreign Investment ----------------------------------- The Governmen [...]
2009-02-01 04:28:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON OPIC KTDB USTR BA
09MANAMA569TAXATION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE IN BAHRAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 14:37:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN EFIN ECON EAID BA
09MANAMA6462010 NATIONAL TRADE ESTIMATE REPORT - BAHRAIN
[...] Summary: The following is Post's submission of its National Trade Estimate for 2010 including reports on Sanitary and Phytosanitary and Standards-Related Foreign Trade Barriers. End Summary. -------------- TRADE SUMMARY -------------- 2. The U.S. goods trade balance with Bahrain went from [...]
2009-11-05 12:53:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD BA
09MANAMA653BAHRAIN: NEW GOVERNMENT HUMAN RIGHTS BODY
[...] (SBU) King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa issued a decree on November 11 establishing a National Human Rights Authority (NHRA). According to local press reporting, the new body will review human rights complaints, work with international and domestic human rights organizations, and advise the gover [...]
2009-11-16 10:09:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV BA
09MANAMA684ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT STATUS - BAHRAIN
[...] Summary: In response to reftel, the following is a description of current Arab League Boycott (ALB) practices in Bahrain. End Summary. 2. As a member of the Arab League, Bahrain is officially committed to enforcement of the primary aspect of the Arab League's boycott of Israel, but enforcem [...]
2009-12-03 11:10:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDKBCT ECON ETRD BA
09MANAMA711BAHRAIN PURSUES MOU WITH SBA TO PROVIDE SME ASSISTANCE
[...] Summary: A U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) representative met with the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC) and Bahrain's Tamkeen labor fund to determine interest for SBA programming in Bahrain. During the visit, SBA and MOIC discussed recommended changes to a draft Memorandum of [...]
2009-12-15 11:08:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECIN ELAB BA
09MANAMA85WELCOME CODEL PINGREE (FEB 16-17)
[...] Embassy Manama warmly welcomes the visit of Congresswoman Chellie Pingree and her delegation to Bahrain from February 16 - February 17, 2009. 2. Control Officer for the visit is Political Officer Steve Jacob. His office telephone number is (973) 1724-2834; cell phone (973) 3940-7397; home [...]
2009-02-12 14:33:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDOREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BA
09MANAMA90ANTICIPATED REQUEST FOR MK 54 TORPEDO CLASSIFIED
[...] (U) Summary: This country team assessment anticipates a request from the Bahrain Defense Force (BDF) to have a classified brief regarding the MK 54 Torpedo and its eventual procurement. 2. (U) Reason Kingdom of Bahrain may desire a classified brief for the MK 54 Torpedo: During the recent [...]
2009-02-17 13:41:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIEDMASS MARR PGOV BA
09MANILA102CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT
[...] SUMMARY: This cable provides input requested for the Secretary of Labor's annual report to Congress on the implementation of commitments to eliminate the worst forms of child labor, (Ref A). It updates information provided by Post in 2007, (Ref B),regarding child labor laws and regulations [...]
2009-01-15 08:39:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID RP
09MANILA1043MGSF01 Economic Impacts and Philippine Response to H1N1
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine government has earmarked funds for H1N1 prevention and treatment, but the virus has had only minor impact on the Philippine economy. Philippine boxer Manny Pacquiao ignored official warnings to delay his return from Las Vegas to avoid spreading H1N1, diverting med [...]
2009-05-14 06:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA1054Typhoon Season gets an Early Start
[...] Summary. Two typhoons have already raked the Philippines and killed 74 people. Typhoon Dante (international name Kujira) swept through on May 3, killed 24 people, and damaged about $26 million worth of property and infrastructure. Typhoon Emong (international name Chan-Hom) hit landfall May [...]
2009-05-17 22:56:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
09MANILA1056 Revenue Crunch Leads to Questionable Book Tax
[...] Summary: The Philippine Bureau of Customs decision to levy duties on foreign book imports has generated an outcry in the Philippine media, led by internet forums, and by affected businesses. Philippine Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago has called for a formal investigation into the decision, n [...]
2009-05-18 00:36:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP
09MANILA1072Philippine Response to New Port States Agreement
[...] EconOff delivered reftel points to Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Director Maria Lourdes Salcedo on April 29. Salcedo was receptive to the U.S. position of forging a stand-alone agreement to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing, and sent an urgent fax to the Philippine [...]
2009-05-19 06:26:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIS SENV AORC ETRD FAO MO AG RP
09MANILA109PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED OF SANCTIONS ON A.Q. KHAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-16 07:15:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNU GM PREL PARM EFIN RP
09MANILA110DEMARCHE: PHILIPPINES SUPPORTS EXTENDING THE
[...] (SBU) The Political Cooperation Office of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Southeast Asia Division confirmed January 16 that the Philippine government strongly supports extending for an additional year the mandate of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) in Burma. The Political Cooperation [...]
2009-01-16 07:17:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD PHUM PREL RP BM
09MANILA1108First Philippine H1N1 Case
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Philippine Department of Health has confirmed the Philippines' first case of H1N1 influenza in a 10-year-old girl who arrived May 18 on a flight from the U.S. The Health Department is now trying to contact the other passengers on the flight. The Philippine government is ram [...]
2009-05-22 07:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA111Heavy Rains Inundate the Philippines
[...] Summary. Flood waters have inundated large areas in Eastern and Southern Philippines, killing several people, destroying property, and displacing thousands of families. About 300,000 people have been impacted. End summary. 2. The tail-end of a cold front has caused continuous rains since [...]
2009-01-16 09:15:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP
09MANILA1138PHILIPPINES ABSTAINS ON WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-29 07:58:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN PGOV PREL RP KV
09MANILA1199 AMBASSADOR UNDERSCORES EDUCATION SUPPORT IN MARAWI CITY
[...] Summary. During a May 27 visit to Marawi City, the Ambassador demonstrated continued U.S. support for education development programs in a predominantly Muslim area of conflict-affected central Mindanao. She welcomed the start of a new school year by showcasing the continued strong education [...]
2009-06-05 04:50:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID TP RP
09MANILA1273 NOMINATION FOR AWARD FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE: QUEZON
[...] Post is pleased to nominate Quezon Power Limited Company, one of the Philippines largest power generation companies, for the Award for Corporate Excellence in the small/medium enterprise category. The company operates a 460-megawatt coal-fired power plant with a 31-kilometer transmission line [...]
2009-06-15 08:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
09MANILA1274 NOMINATION FOR CORPORATE EXCELLENCE AWARD: CHEVRON
[...] Post is pleased to nominate Chevron Philippines Incorporated in the large enterprise category for the 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence in recognition of its significant contributions to the Philippines over the past 90 years. Chevron began operations in the Philippines in 1917, making it on [...]
2009-06-15 08:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP
09MANILA1275AMBASSADOR ENGAGES IN MUSLIM COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN SOUTHERN
[...] Summary: Ambassador Kenney's June 4th visit to Zamboanga City showcased continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of Mindanao. The Ambassador launched the OneWoman Initiative, a USG-funded project to empower Islamic women leaders, and spoke at a U.S.-sponsored multicu [...]
2009-06-15 08:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA1283USG-PHILIPPINES RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERSHIPS
[...] Summary: The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) both assist the Philippines in renewable, clean, and efficient energy projects. USG agencies are also facilitating regional conferences on climate change and clean energy. USAID and t [...]
2009-06-16 22:38:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TRGY TSPL ECIN ECON APECO ENRG EAID PGOV RP
09MANILA1323PHILIPPINE WILDLIFE RESCUE CENTER EDUCATES CHILDREN ON
[...] SUMMARY: Inspired by the Department-produced message by Jane Goodall to stem the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products, Mission Manila invited Filipino youth to the Wildlife Rescue Center to hear about the U.S. and Philippine anti-wildlife trafficking initiatives. To celebrate Worl [...]
2009-06-23 07:00:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO SENV KSCA TSPL EAID RP
09MANILA1358 HAGUE CONVENTION ADOPTIONS IN THE PHILLIPPINES,
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Manila has seen smooth processing of adoption cases in the first year under the Hague Adoption Convention Requirements (Hague Convention). Communication between Post and the GOP on this matter has been excellent. Helping the transition go smoothly was the fact that the Phili [...]
2009-06-29 09:32:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDCVIS CASC KOCI CMGT RP
09MANILA1419DEMARCHE DELIVERED - SUPPORTING NGO INVOLVEMENT AT
[...] Post discussed reftel points with DFA's Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Director Leah Ruiz, emphasizing U.S. opposition to the recommendation of the UN Committee on Nongovernmental Organizations to deny accreditation to the Democracy Coalition Project (DCP [...]
2009-07-06 08:27:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM PREL RP
09MANILA1431AMBASSADOR FOSTERS AMERICAN BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
[...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador visited Cebu City June 28 to highlight bilateral cooperation with the Philippines in the areas of food and agricultural trade, business development, and environmental conservation. The Ambassador delivered opening remarks at two events: the Second Conference of Coastal [...]
2009-07-08 00:20:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA1436 Philippine Position on the ITSO Extraordinary Assembly
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-08 04:06:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL RP TSPA
09MANILA1455AMBASSADOR ENGAGES IN MUSLIM COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN SOUTHERN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-10 06:16:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA14602008 RESULTS OF THE GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, Econ delivered talking points on the results of the 2008 annual review of the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) to Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary Thomas Aquino, on July 8. Aquino said that the Department of Trade & Industry will issue a press r [...]
2009-07-10 07:29:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON RP
09MANILA1462BUILDING BRIDGES TO PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN ZAMBOANGA
[...] Summary. During a July 7 visit to Zamboanga City, the Ambassador highlighted the depth and longevity of U.S. commitment to peace and prosperity in Mindanao. The Ambassador spoke at the inaugurations of three USG-sponsored projects, including a commercial wireless internet broadband (WiMax) s [...]
2009-07-10 09:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA1467REVIEW OF UN 1267 SANCTIONS TRANCHE 1 AND 2 NAMES
[...] Post discussed reftel points with Mr. Winston Almeda, Special Assistant for Counterterrorism to the Undersecretary for Special Concerns in the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA). Mr. Almeda conveyed the DFA's appreciation for our notifying them of the key findings of the USG review, and sai [...]
2009-07-13 08:08:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN KTFN PREL PTER RP UNSC
09MANILA154Philippine Nuclear Plans
[...] Summary: The Philippines is considering rehabilitating a never-used nuclear plant built in the 1980s, and recently entered into an agreement with the Korean Electric Power Corporation to study the feasibility of operating that plant. End summary. 2. Westinghouse completed a nuclear power [...]
2009-01-25 23:31:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO RP
09MANILA1561VISIT TO BAGUIO CELEBRATES AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE AND
[...] SUMMARY. Ambassador July 9 and 10 visit to Baguio celebrated the simultaneous July 4 holidays of American Independence and Philippine-American Friendship Day. The Ambassador participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the Baguio Mayor officially opening the Picturing America exhibit in the [...]
2009-07-23 10:42:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA1803DEMARCHE DELIVERED - U.S. CANDIDATE FOR UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (ICSC)
[...] Emboff relayed reftel A demarche points to Director Leah Ruiz of DFA's Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) on August 21, and urged the Philippines to support U.S. candidate Lucretia Myers for the UN International Civil Service Commission (ICSC). Per reftel B, Post [...]
2009-08-25 09:43:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC APER KAWC PREL UNGA RP KJUS KUNR
09MANILA1827Prostitution, Human Trafficking, and U.S. Immigration
[...] Summary: As a country facing major development and governance challenges, the Philippines remains a place where prostitution and human trafficking continue to afflict the lives of Filipino women, some of whom may seek better lives abroad through legal or illegal immigration. An analysis of c [...]
2009-08-28 00:43:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KTIP CVIS RP
09MANILA1839INVITING ARF MEMBERS TO SEPT 16-18 ARF DISASTER
[...] On August 27, POLOFF met with Philippine government ASEAN Affairs officer Bryan Baguio. Baguio, who was already well aware of the event, was enthusiastic about the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Inter-Sessional Meeting planned for September 16-18 in Honolulu, saying that the Philippine government [...]
2009-08-28 09:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDARF EAID MARR PREL RP
09MANILA1840LETTER TO SECRETARY CLINTON FROM FOREIGN SECRETARY
[...] (U) Embassy received diplomatic note 09-2509 from the Department of Foreign Affairs, transmitting a letter dated August 14 from Foreign Secretary Romulo for Secretary of State Clinton for the productive meeting they had in Washington July 31. Full text is provided in para 2. The Philippine [...]
2009-08-28 09:35:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDOPDC PREL RP
09MANILA1872 AMBASSADOR?S TRIP TO PUERTO PRINCESA HIGHLIGHTS POLICE
[...] SUMMARY: An August 24, 2009, trip by the Ambassador to Puerto Princesa City in the island province of Palawan emphasized U.S. support for education, regional and local law enforcement concerns, and the environment. The Ambassador visited a school supported by the Peace Corps, attended a buil [...]
2009-09-03 08:32:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EINV EAID RP SCUL
09MANILA1941 Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Fund
[...] Summary: The USG-funded Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Fund (PTFCF) decided in recent meetings to become a sustainable source of funding for forest conservation work and to consider climate change mitigation and adaptation as a factor in selecting projects for funding. Since 2005, P [...]
2009-09-14 09:18:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON RP CN XE XD
09MANILA2046DECLARATION OF DISASTER: TROPICAL STORM ONDOY
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. AS A RESULT OF THE TROPICAL STORM ONDOY DISASTER WHICH STRUCK THE PHILIPPINES ON SEPTEMBER 26, 2009, THE U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE PHILIPPINES HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DISASTER IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE THAT IT IS BEYOND THE CAPACITY OF THE [...]
2009-09-28 07:18:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA2108Manila Response: Marine Scientific Research Authorizations
[...] ESTH Officer Dovas A. Saulys, under the Economic Section, is the officer in Manila responsible for marine scientific research authorizations. His tour of duty in Manila ends August 2012. He is assisted by Maria Theresa N. Villa, Economic Specialist. 2. Philippine regulators require a lea [...]
2009-10-05 08:16:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TPHY KSCA EAID RP
09MANILA2111DEMARCHE DELIVERED: BRIEFING ON P5+1 TALKS WITH
[...] (U) Post discussed reftel points with DFA Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) Director Leah Ruiz regarding the October 1 P5 1 talks with Iran. Post emphasized that the discussions were a constructive beginning; that they must now be followed by positive action [...]
2009-10-05 08:53:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP MNUC PARM PHUM PREL UN IR RP
09MANILA214Geek Swaps Benefit U.S. and Philippines
[...] Summary: U.S. agencies and private institutions have active science partnerships in the Philippines that build goodwill and capacity in both nations and add to global knowledge. The synergy that results from USG active engagement in science in the Philippines is beneficial to the work of USG [...]
2009-02-02 08:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA TSPL SENV ENRG TRGY TSPA EAGR RP
09MANILA2163GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] On October 14, POLCOUNS delivered Reftel talking points on the Goldstone Report to two senior Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) officials. Assistant Secretaries Evan Garcia (International Organizations Affairs) and Lori Yparraguirre (American Affairs) said that they fully underst [...]
2009-10-14 09:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL RP
09MANILA2165DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DRAFT RESOLUTION ON
[...] Post discussed reftel points with DFA's Office of United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO),and thanked the Philippines for speaking up at the negotiating sessions to offer their qualified support of the Independent Expert mandate. Post also requested that the Philippine g [...]
2009-10-14 23:52:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAORC PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI HRC UN RP
09MANILA2272PHILIPPINES' FIRST TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS
[...] SUMMARY: On September 29, a regional trial court in Manila convicted and sentenced two human traffickers -- including a police officer -- to life in prison and fined them two million pesos (USD 42,500) for the trafficking of minors in 2005. The convicted police officer owned and operated a [...]
2009-10-28 08:18:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM KCRM KWMN EAID RP
09MANILA2289DEMARCHE DELIVERED - 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY,
[...] Post delivered reftel points to Director Joy Tirol of the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),soliciting the Philippines' cooperation and support for the key U.S. human rights priorities for the UNGA's 2009 Third [...]
2009-11-03 07:49:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL UN RP
09MANILA2359DCM VISIT TO PROVINCIAL CAPITAL SHOWCASES U.S. CONTRIBUTION
[...] SUMMARY. The Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) visited Cagayan de Oro, a vibrant city in Northern Mindanao, October 23-24 and showcased the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the Philippines. The DCM presided over the conferral of an internationally recognized fo [...]
2009-11-12 04:34:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA236COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA
[...] Embassy Manila appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA) report (reftel A),which lists goods that DOL/ILAB believes are produced by forced labor or child labor in violation of international stand [...]
2009-02-04 04:36:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP RP
09MANILA2382AMBASSADOR HONORS WORLD WAR II HEROES AND EMPHASIZES AN
[...] SUMMARY. On October 20, the Ambassador addressed President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and other dignitaries at the 65th anniversary commemoration of the Leyte Gulf Landings in Leyte Province, in Eastern Visayas. The Ambassador reminded the audience of the shared history between the United States [...]
2009-11-13 08:55:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA2397 EMBASSY MANILA HONORS VETERANS' SERVICE
[...] SUMMARY: In a Veterans Day ceremony at the Manila American Cemetery on November 11, Ambassador Kenney and guest speaker former Philippine President Fidel V. Ramos honored the service and sacrifice of U.S. and Filipino veterans. In her remarks, the Ambassador noted the common sacrifices of [...]
2009-11-17 05:59:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KPAO RP
09MANILA2400 SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF CODEL FILNER
[...] Chairman Filner, welcome again to the Philippines. Your visit comes during an exciting time in the Philippines, as the official campaign for the May 2010 nationwide elections kicks off at the end of November. The United States and the Philippines have a longstanding and deep relationship bas [...]
2009-11-17 23:30:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OREP OVIP VA RP
09MANILA2425PHILIPPINES TIP INTERIM ASSESSMENT
[...] SUMMARY: In response to the Ref A request, this message provides information on the Philippines for the Interim Assessment of the Special Watch List countries. There were three new TIP convictions, and Philippine government agencies are taking actions to stem the numbers of people being traffi [...]
2009-11-20 06:13:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP PHUM ELAB KWMN KCRM RP
09MANILA248Coral Triangle States Reaffirm Commitment to Conserve
[...] Summary: Officials from the six nations of the Coral Triangle Initiative on Coral Reefs, Fisheries and Food Security (CTI) signed the "Manila Resolution" at the second CTI Senior Officials Meeting in Manila on October 23. The Manila Resolution reaffirms commitment by the six states to conserve [...]
2009-02-05 23:34:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG BP ID PP RP TT XB XV
09MANILA2483Philippines Appears to Moderate Pre-Copenhagen Climate
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Philippines' lead climate change negotiator, former Senator and Environment Secretary Heherson "Sonny" Alvarez, has spelled out a pragmatic position on greenhouse gas emissions, calling for mandatory cuts for 'all the big boys', including China. This replaces earlier Philipp [...]
2009-12-02 00:01:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON KGCC RP
09MANILA2499 CODEL FILNER VISIT TO THE PHILIPPINES
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The week-long visit to Manila by Representative Bob Filner, Chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, underscored the close ties between the United States and the Philippines, and highlighted the care that the USG continues to provide for Philippine W.W.II Veterans who [...]
2009-12-04 08:48:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL OREP OVIP VA RP
09MANILA259POST CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASEAN-RELATED ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 07:02:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECIN PREL ASEAN RP
09MANILA2593 AMBASSADOR'S GOODWILL VISIT TO BAGUIO CITY AND LA TRINIDAD
[...] SUMMARY. In the wake of devastating mudslides in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR),the Ambassador travelled to Baguio City December 3 and 4 for a goodwill visit and to host the annual holiday reception. On December 3, the Ambassador announced USG plans to provide an additional $10 mi [...]
2009-12-18 07:08:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
09MANILA2594AMBASSADOR OPENS AMERICAN CORNER IN CEBU
[...] SUMMARY: On December 14, the Ambassador opened a new American Corner at the University of San Carlos in Cebu. This brings the number of American Corners in the Philippines to 14. She was joined by the President of San Carlos, the Library Director, Chief of Protocol, American Corner librarian [...]
2009-12-18 07:08:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA2638DECLARATION OF DISASTER: ASSISTANCE FOR MOUNT MAYON
[...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARA 4. 2. AS A RESULT OF THE DISPLACEMENT OF RESIDENTS AROUND MOUNT MAYON VOLCANO IN ALBAY, PHILIPPINES FROM NEARLY 4,000 INDIVIDUALS ON NOVEMBER 11 TO 47,000 INDIVIDUALS TODAY, THE CHIEF OF MISSION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DISASTER IS BEYOND THE CAPABI [...]
2009-12-29 09:10:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP
09MANILA294Request from Health and Human Services
[...] Post regularly relays equipment and supplies from U.S. agencies for use in the Philippines by U.S. and Philippine scientists, government agencies, and private institutions. This material enters duty and tax free. Post recommends against submitting a diplomatic note for the exclusion of dutie [...]
2009-02-10 08:45:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT AFIN TBIO KSCA RP
09MANILA384Nomination of FSN Maria Villa for 2009 Environment,
[...] Embassy Manila is pleased submit the following nomination for the 2009 ESTH course: a. Name: Maria Theresa "Bimbi" N. Villa, grade 10 b. Date of Birth: January 11, 1963 c. Nationality: Filipino d. Passport No.: pending application e. Agency: Department of State f. Position title: Economic [...]
2009-02-23 04:12:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL RP
09MANILA427VISIT TO PROVINCIAL CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS U.S. INVOLVEMENT IN
[...] Summary. Ambassador Kenney's February 20 visit to Cebu City showcased the continuing U.S. commitment to the economic and social development of the Philippines. The Ambassador attended an environmental rally to celebrate and encourage the protection of the environment, visited a rapidly expand [...]
2009-02-26 09:28:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP
09MANILA429Philippine Education Secretary Congratulates Secretary
[...] On February 26, Ambassador received a congratulatory letter dated February 12 from Philippine Secretary of Education Jesli A. Lapus to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. In his cover letter to the Ambassador, Secretary Lapus said "the U.S. Mission continues to be of tremendous help to t [...]
2009-02-26 10:05:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD SOCI OPDC RP
09MANILA437DEMARCHE - USG PARTICIPATION IN THE UN HUMAN
[...] Post discussed reftel points with Assistant Director Leila Lorasantos of the Office of United Nations and International Organizations (UNIO) of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA),underscoring that the U.S. has decided to resume participation as an active observer at the UN Human Rights C [...]
2009-02-27 08:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL PGOV RP
09MANILA506 AMABASSADOR STRENGTHENS HISTORIC U.S. TIES TO BAGUIO CITY
[...] Summary. During a February 28 to March 1 visit to Baguio City, the Ambassador emphasized the importance of the historical links between the region and the United States and showcased the continuing important partnership between the United States and the Philippines. She visited the Philippin [...]
2009-03-10 00:05:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
09MANILA544PROMISE OF BENEFITS DRAWS HUGE RESPONSE FROM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: With the February 17 passage of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, Filipino veterans who served under the U.S. Armed Forces in World War II became eligible for the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation benefit. In three weeks since the bill was signed into law, more t [...]
2009-03-11 10:00:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP
09MANILA558LOOKING BEYOND THE MODEL POLICE STATION PROGRAM
[...] SUMMARY: The late January ceremony marking the successful completion of the Embassy's Model Police Station program received widespread media coverage and provided an opportunity for the Ambassador to publicly underscore the importance of respect for human rights by law enforcement personnel. [...]
2009-03-13 06:55:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKCRM PGOV PINS PREL RP SNAR
09MANILA562AMBASSADOR ENGAGES COMMUNITIES ON PEACE AND DEVELOPMENT IN
[...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador completed a March 2-3 trip across Central Mindanao to listen first-hand to communities dealing with security and development issues on a day-to-day basis. The trip began in General Santos City, with stops throughout South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, and Maguindanao provin [...]
2009-03-13 08:33:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID
09MANILA644Philippine Response on ADB Safeguard Review
[...] Philippine Department of Finance Director Stella Laureano told us on March 23 that she shares the concerns of the Asian Development Bank's U.S. Mission on the draft revised safeguard policies that address free, prior, and informed project consent of indigenous peoples. Laureano commented that [...]
2009-03-24 08:33:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD ADB RP
09MANILA647Philippines: A Valuable Partner on Climate Change and the
[...] Summary: The Philippine government has demonstrated its commitment to climate change mitigation and adaptation through legislation, appointment of a presidential task force, ambitious emission reduction targets, active participation on the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, and robus [...]
2009-03-24 09:27:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID TPHY TRGY TSPL RP
09MANILA674WELCOME TO MANILA - CONTACT INFORMATION
[...] I am pleased to learn of your assignment to Manila as Management Officer. We look forward to your arrival and the essential support you will provide our Mission team. While Manila is a differential post, I am sure you will find living and working here a socially vibrant, colorful, and profess [...]
2009-03-27 02:30:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDAPER RP
09MANILA789Climate Change Advisor Alvarez Outlines Priorities
[...] USAID and Economic Officers met with Secretary Heherson Alvarez, the Presidential Advisor for Climate Change Affairs, on April 13 to discuss Philippine climate change attitudes and initiatives; brief him on USAID environmental (and, especially, climate change-related) projects; and establish a [...]
2009-04-15 04:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID TPHY TSPL RP
09MANILA85Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One
[...] Part One of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Openness to Foreign Investment The Government of the Philippines (GRP) generally acknowle [...]
2009-01-14 08:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP
09MANILA857UNHRC ELECTION - DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] (U) Post delivered Diplomatic Note number 0572, formally announcing the United States' candidacy for the UN Human Rights Council (HRC),and a copy of the United States' "Human Rights Commitments and Pledges" to Assistant Director Leila Lorasantos of the Office of United Nations and Internationa [...]
2009-04-22 09:01:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL RP
09MANILA86Philippines: 2009 Investment Climate Statement, Part One
[...] Part Two of PostQs 2009 Investment Climate Statement is transmitted in paragraph 2, in accordance with reftel instructions. 2. Begin text: 2009 Investment Climate Statement -- The Philippines Efficient Capital Markets And Portfolio Investment The Philippines is open to foreign por [...]
2009-01-14 08:54:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP
09MANILA906AMBASSADOR AS ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSARY ON PRE-EARTH DAY TRIP
[...] Summary. During a pre-Earth Day trip to the Clark Freeport Zone and Baguio City, the Ambassador focused on environmental issues, U.S. investment in the Philippines, U.S.-Philippine military cooperation, and Filipino cultural heritage. Highlights of the trip included, remarks to the Supreme Cour [...]
2009-04-27 09:18:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID
09MANILA913PHILIPPINES' INITIAL RESPONSE TO SWINE FLU THREAT
[...] (SBU) Summary: While no swine flu cases have been reported in the Philippines, the government is taking steps to increase protective measures and raise its alert level for possible outbreaks. On April 28, the Secretary of National Defense told the Ambassador the government viewed the situation [...]
2009-04-28 10:59:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU TBIO SENV KSCA AMGT RP
09MANILA930DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. DEMONSTRATES SUPPORT FOR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-30 04:08:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID
09MANILA941MGSF01: PHILIPPINE H1N1 UPDATE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Embassy Manila's Mission Pandemic Influenza Task Force met on April 30 to review preparedness tripwires and discuss necessary actions in response to the continuing global spread of H1N1 influenza cases. Although the Philippines still has no suspected or confirmed cases of H1N1 f [...]
2009-04-30 15:23:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA942AMBASSADOR'S VISIT SUPPORTS ENVIRONMENTALLY PROGRESSIVE
[...] SUMMARY: The Ambassador's April 24, 2009, trip to Puerto Princesa, Palawan, emphasized the positive effects its environmentally friendly practices are having on quality of life and the local economy. The Ambassador also underscored the important role the province plays in regional security. H [...]
2009-04-30 15:27:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID TP RP
09MANILA959MGSF01 AMBASSADOR CHAIRS H1N1 EMERGENCY ACTION COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Ambassador convened Embassy Manila's Emergency Action Committee on May 4 to assess the worldwide H1N1 situation, the Philippine government response, and Post's current actions and next steps. The Philippines lifted the ban on U.S. pork imports thanks to a coordinated Mission eff [...]
2009-05-05 09:14:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR
09MANILA965EMBASSY MANILA'S ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH
[...] SUMMARY: Mission Manila engaged in vigorous outreach efforts on an array of environmental issues during April 2009. Ambassador led the way with two provincial trips in April with an environmental focus and events in Manila on Earth Day, April 22. In addition, Embassy invited American scientis [...]
2009-05-06 08:22:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV ENRG TRGY TSPA EAGR RP
09MANILA977 AMBASSADOR STRENGTHENS U.S.-PHILIPPINE TIES DURING ALBAY
[...] SUMMARY. During an April 28 visit to Albay province, the Ambassador reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Philippine bilateral military partnership where she dedicated a 3.2 kilometer road improvement project completed by a team of U.S. and Philippine military members during the annual Balika [...]
2009-05-07 03:27:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP
09MANILA984PIODURAN PEOPLE GRATEFUL FOR BALIKATAN ROAD PROJECT
[...] The municipal council of Pioduran, Albay Province passed a resolution April 27 expressing gratitude and appreciation to the U.S. government for its assistance in the rehabilitation of a key road in their community as part of the recently concluded 2009 Balikatan military exercise. A combined [...]
2009-05-07 07:53:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIEDMARR MASS PGOV PREL RP
09MAPUTO1038Labor Law does not impact NEC Construction Project
[...] As per REFTEL, Post does not foresee any impact whatsoever on New Embassy Compound (NEC) construction project due to Mozambican labor law. Post also notes several large construction projects already underway in country, which have not been adversely affected by current Mozambican labor law. [...]
2009-09-18 07:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT ABLD EAID KMCA KTIA MZ
09MAPUTO1064A MULTI-AGENCY APPROACH TO BUILDING CAPACITY
[...] SUMMARY: In response to the new objectives of PEPFAR II, and as a result of an internal review of Post's Small Grants Program (SGP) selection process, Post is initiating new procedures for selecting, assisting and overseeing its PEPFAR Quick Impact grant recipients. A multi-agency approach i [...]
2009-09-28 14:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID KHIV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO1145AGOA 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 2008 and October 2009 the Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) continued efforts to establis [...]
2009-10-22 14:53:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ELAB ETRD MZ PGOV PREL PTER
09MAPUTO1162LEADING JOURNALIST ISSUES HARSH OP-ED ON RULING
[...] On October 23, journalist Machado da Graca wrote the following editorial in the independent newspaper Savana. He is a well-respected Mozambican of Portuguese descent who often uses satire to comment on political and social themes. In this article, he summarizes the doubts and concerns of man [...]
2009-10-27 14:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO MZ
09MAPUTO1229REQUEST FOR LAYETTE SHIPMENT (LEBAILLY, VIRAJ, XXX-XX-3416,
[...] IN ACCORDANCE WITH 14FAM 613.5, POST REQUESTS THAT THE ORDERS FOR VIRAJ LEBAILLY BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE A LAYETTE SHIPMENT (250 POUNDS AIRFREIGHT) FOR THE BIRTH OF A NEWBORN CHILD. 2. POST MANAGEMENT CERTIFIES THAT NO SUITABLE LAYETTE IS AVAILABLE LOCALLY. 3. UPON AUTHORIZATION, SUBJECT E [...]
2009-11-06 06:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDATRN APER ASUP AMGT
09MAPUTO1277MOZAMBIQUE 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-09 13:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPREL SNAR KCRM ASEC MZ
09MAPUTO1278 NOTICE FOR TENDER: DEVELOPMENT OF WEB PORTAL
[...] 787/11/T018 2. 11/09/09 3. DARNOLD 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Ana Comoana Direccao Nacional do Turismo Ministerio do Turismo Av. 25 de Setembro, 1503 Q 3rd Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 313 759 Fax: (258 21) 313 [...]
2009-11-09 13:02:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO1372COOPERATION WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) Summary: This cable is in response to the request for post input on promoting cooperation with the United Kingdom (UK) on Africa regional issues (reftel). Mission Maputo is actively engaged with HMG in Mozambique and has longstanding cooperation efforts already underway. These efforts in [...]
2009-12-17 14:01:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREL ECON SNAR EAID UK MZ
09MAPUTO18 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T001 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]
2009-01-09 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO19 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T004 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]
2009-01-09 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO20 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T002 2. 01/08/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Mr. Albino C. Mahumane Direccao Nacional de Turismo Ministry of Tourism Av. 25 de Setembro, 1123 Q 4th Floor A/B/C Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 302 362 Fax: [...]
2009-01-09 10:40:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO247 CONSULTANCY SERVICES: FEASIBILITY STUDY,
[...] 787/02/T008 2. 02/09/09 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@ [...]
2009-02-09 08:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO248 INVITATION FOR BIDS Q SUPPLY OF WATER METERS
[...] 787/02/T006 2. 02/09/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Chief Executive Officer FIPAG-Fundo de Investimento de Patrimonio do Abastecimento de Agua Rua General Pereira dQEca, 241 Ground Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21 [...]
2009-02-09 08:11:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO261PROCUREMENT NOTICE: SUPPLY OF FURNITURE AND
[...] 787/02/T008 2. 02/11/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MEC/Direccao de Planificacao e Cooperacao Construcoes e Equipamentos Escolares Rua Joaquim Lapa, 22 Q 3 Floor Suite 27 Tel: (258 21) 302 424 Fax: (258 21) 430 204; 309 725 Maputo, [...]
2009-02-12 15:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO262PROCUREMENT NOTICE: SUPPLY OF FURNITURE AND
[...] 787/02/T009 2. 02/12/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. MEC/Direccao de Planificacao e Cooperacao Construcoes e Equipamentos Escolares Rua Joaquim Lapa, 22 Q 3 Floor Suite 27 Tel: (258 21) 302 424 Fax: (258 21) 430 204; 309 725 Maputo, [...]
2009-02-12 15:52:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO276FOOD INSECURITY ALERT FOR CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE
[...] SUMMARY: The LATE ARRIVAL OF RAIN THIS YEAR IN CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE, FOLLOWING TWO POOR SEASONS OF RAINFALL, HAS LED TO POOR HARVEST YIELDS THAT ARE AFFECTING THE FOOD SECURITY OF 97,000 IN TETE PROVINCE, 14,500 IN NORTHERN MANICA, AND 58,000 IN SOFALA. A USAID ASSESSMENT TRIP IN DECEMBER 2008 [...]
2009-02-19 10:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT MZ
09MAPUTO340MOZAMBIQUE EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Maputo requests an Embassy Science Fellow to work with the Government of Mozambique (GRM),to prepare a report on the status of agricultural business and processes in Mozambique and an implementation plan for advancement of agriculture in Mozambique. END SUMMARY 2. Emb [...]
2009-03-06 09:45:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA MZ
09MAPUTO341MOZAMBIQUE FSN NOMINATIONS FOR THE
[...] Summary: Embassy Maputo submits the following FSN nomination to be considered for the Environment, Science, Technology, and Health course (PE 221) to be Offered April 27 Q May 8, 2009 at the NFATC campus in Arlington. End summary. 2. a. Elizabeth Filipe b. May, 10, 1967 c. Portuguese [...]
2009-03-06 10:27:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON MZ
09MAPUTO398MOZAMBIQUE OUTREACH TOUR ENGAGES YOUTH ON THE U.S.
[...] SUMMARY: Responding to excitement over the new U.S. Administration amongst our target population here, youth and students, and armed with helpful tools from our IIP Bureau as well as a special "Soft Power Gold" powerpoint designed by another FSO, the PAO and our Outreach Specialist took southe [...]
2009-03-23 09:57:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ
09MAPUTO41MOZAMBIQUE -- CHILD LABOR INFORMATION
[...] SUMMARY: The Government of the Republic of Mozambique (GRM) is party to the ILO convention against the worst forms of child labor. The GRM has a regulatory framework in place to monitor and prosecute infractions of the labor code, but does not have a regulatory body specifically devoted to chil [...]
2009-01-16 10:32:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO421SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE: ELECTRICITY III
[...] 787/03/T010 2. 03/30/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Electricidade de Mocambique Direccao de Electrificacao Projectos Av. Filipe Samuel Magaia, 368 P.O. Box 2532 Tel: (258 21) 353 662/07 Fax: (258 21) 322 074 E-mail: jouchim@edm.co.mz [...]
2009-03-31 07:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO507MAPUTO UNPREPARED TO DEAL WITH CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (U) This cable represents the first in a series of innovative collaboration in environment/science reporting between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria ESTH Officer and Maputo Economic/Commercial officer visited environment and science projects in Niassa, Sofala and Cabo Delgado [...]
2009-04-22 08:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV SOCI MZ
09MAPUTO521FAMOUS AUTHOR PROVIDES A SNAPSHOT OF ENVIROMENTAL
[...] (SBU) This cable represents the third in a series of innovative collaboration in environment/science reporting between Embassies Maputo and Pretoria. Embassy Pretoria ESTH Officer and Maputo Economic/Commercial officer visited environment and science projects in Niassa, Sofala and Cabo Delgad [...]
2009-04-27 10:36:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV MZ
09MAPUTO528GENDER EQUALITY, AN ELUSIVE GOAL
[...] SUMMARY: Women are specifically recognized as equal to men under the Mozambican constitution, but equality has proved an elusive goal. Legal structures are in place to assure equal treatment but lack of knowledge of rights and financial resources, lack of access to the courts, limited educat [...]
2009-04-28 08:42:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SOCI PHUM SCUL MZ
09MAPUTO54MAPUTO'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS
[...] Summary: Embassy Maputo requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to bring two subject matter experts to Mozambique to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as risk assessments, field trial management, labeli [...]
2009-01-21 11:39:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO KPAO MZ
09MAPUTO606LABOR LAW THREATENS U.S. INTERESTS
[...] SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: Mozambique's new labor law sets complicated requirements for quotas and credential validation for foreigners. U.S. companies and nonprofits along with the American school have requested USG advocacy as the law is significantly hindering their ability to invest and imp [...]
2009-05-28 13:05:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ELAB ECON EAID PGOV PREL AMGT APER
09MAPUTO610LABOR LAW THREATENS U.S. INTERESTS
[...] SUMMARY/ACTION REQUEST: Mozambique's new labor law sets complicated requirements for quotas and credential validation for foreigners. U.S. companies and nonprofits along with the American school have requested USG advocacy as the law is significantly hindering their ability to invest and imp [...]
2009-05-28 13:07:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EINV ELAB ECON EAID PGOV PREL AMGT APER
09MAPUTO635 CONSULTANCY SERVICES: SERVICE PROVIDER FOR
[...] 787/06/T011 2. 06/04/09 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@ [...]
2009-06-04 15:13:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO652009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - MOZAMBIQUE
[...] Mozambique encourages foreign direct investment. CPI, the government's Investment Promotion Center, seeks to bring investors to Mozambique and should be a potential investor,s primary contact with the government. CPI is particularly interested in increasing investment in the central and nor [...]
2009-01-22 14:25:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MZ
09MAPUTO655MOZAMBIQUE: FY2008 SPECIAL SELF-HELP (SSH) STATUS
[...] SUMMARY: This cable is a status report for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program (SSH) in Mozambique for FY08. The Embassy chose seven projects for funding according to SSH selection criteria and Mission objectives. Examples of projects include construction of a computer lab/library, r [...]
2009-06-11 15:28:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN MZ
09MAPUTO657MOZAMBIQUE MEDIA REACTION TO POTUS CAIRO SPEECH
[...] One week after the President's "A New Beginning" speech to the Muslim world from Cairo, Mozambican press is still digesting his words and the implications for Muslims and U.S. policy. While all coverage has been positive, praising the President for his boldness, his eloquence and his depth of [...]
2009-06-12 05:33:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDKPAO KDEM PREL PHUM PGOV MZ
09MAPUTO666MCC COMPACT IMPLEMENTATION TRIGGERS WATER AND LAND
[...] SUMMARY: In 2007 the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) signed a five-year, $506.9 million Compact with the Government of Mozambique (GRM). Since the Compact entered into force in September 2008, the GRM has made measurable strides in improving the framework for water/sanitation adminis [...]
2009-06-16 15:49:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EINV PGOV EAGR PREL SENV SOCI ETRD ELTN
09MAPUTO675PM SUPPORTS COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY AND
[...] SUMMARY: The Charge d'Affaires and other senior Mission staff met with Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Luisa Diogo on June 19 to share the recently-approved USG Country Assistance Strategy and discuss the process of developing a Partnership Framework to guide programming to address HIV/AIDS over [...]
2009-06-23 07:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI KMCA KTIA AMGT
09MAPUTO676PM SUPPORTS COUNTRY ASSISTANCE STRATEGY AND
[...] SUMMARY: The Charge dQAffaires and other senior Mission staff met with Mozambican Prime Minister, Dr. Luisa Diogo on June 19 to share the recently-approved USG Country Assistance Strategy and discuss the process of developing a Partnership Framework to guide programming to address HIV/AIDS over [...]
2009-06-23 07:10:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KHIV SOCI KMCA KTIA AMGT
09MAPUTO677 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST:
[...] 787/06/T012 2. 06/23/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. National Directorate of Water Att: Head of Water Resources Management Department Av. 25 de Setembro, 942 Q 11th Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 568/9 Fax: (258 2 [...]
2009-06-24 05:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO678 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: NACALA
[...] 787/06/T013 2. 06/23/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Adminstracao Nacional de Estradas Av. de Mocambique, 1225 Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 476 163/7 Fax: (258 21) 475 862 E-mail: nnunes@ane.gov.mz -------------------------- [...]
2009-06-24 05:04:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO69 REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR
[...] 787/01/T005 2. 01/26/09 3. RDOUGHTEN 4. 787 MOZAMBIQUE 5. - 6A. REPLY TO: 6B. Att: Financial Secotr Technical Assistance Project Ministry of Finance Praca 25 de Junho, 380 Q 3 Floor Maputo, Mozambique Tel: (258 21) 312 737/8 Fax: (258 21) 312 738 E- [...]
2009-01-26 13:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD ECON MZ
09MAPUTO73BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Charge and Embassy Science Fellow recently met with Mozambique's Minister of Science and Technology, Venancio Massingue, to discuss advancement of biotechnology in the country. The Fellow highlighted the need for Mozambique to significantly increase the level of education a [...]
2009-01-27 10:17:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO MZ
09MAPUTO8USAID/MOZAMBIQUE RECOMMENDS SUPPORT TO
[...] SUMMARY: THE RAINS HAVE COME LATE IN CENTRAL MOZAMBIQUE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE PREVIOUS AGRICULTURAL SEASON (2007-08) ALSO EXPERIENCED A POOR RAINY SEASON IN THIS PART OF MOZAMBIQUE AND PRODUCED SIGNIFICANTLY DEPRESSED CROP YIELDS. AS A RESULT, MOZAMBICANS IN MOST OF TETE PROVINCE AND THE NORT [...]
2009-01-06 10:15:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDAFIN AMGT MZ
09MAPUTO90AFRICA FORUM CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT OBAMA
[...] Former Mozambican president Joaquim Chissano, in his role as the chair of the Africa Forum of former African Leaders, presented a congratulatory letter for President Obama to the Charge on January 27 (text below; the signed original has been sent to the Department via courier). In addition, C [...]
2009-01-29 16:20:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL OVIP OPDC MZ
09MAPUTO971EMBASSY MAPUTO HOSTS U.S. INVESTOR CONFERENCE
[...] SUMMARY: In an environment of economic crisis, Mission Maputo's State and USAID colleagues partnered to increase investor interest in Mozambique's commercial opportunities, drawing upon the Department of State's FY09 Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF) and joining efforts with the U [...]
2009-09-01 14:18:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP EINV ECON ETRD AMGT MZ
09MARSEILLE5MONACO REACHES OUT ON TAX HAVEN COOPERATION
[...] (SBU) On March 30, Monaco's Minister of State (Prime Minister-equivalent) Jean-Paul Proust telephoned CG. Proust said he wanted to pass the message that the Government of Monaco is fully engaged with the EU on "tax haven" matters already, but they are also fully disposed to engage on this issu [...]
2009-03-30 14:22:00Consulate MarseilleUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ECON PREL FR
09MASERU100LESOTHO: BETTER WORK THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
[...] The U.S Department of Labor's Bureau of International Labor Affairs is considering implementing a program to address worker rights through technical assistance in countries with which the United States has trade preference programs. The proposed project would focus on compliance with core labo [...]
2009-04-17 07:33:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDELAB ECON LT
09MASERU102LESOTHO: NO POSITION TAKEN ON NORTH KOREA LAUNCH
[...] Poloff delivered reftel statement to the Director of the Europe and Americas desk at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Relations. 2. The director, who is new to this position, stated that the GOL has taken no position on this issue. This is an issue normally handled by the [...]
2009-04-17 11:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PARM KNNP KN LT
09MASERU105LESOTHO: POSITIVE ABOUT OBAMA, NO CONCERNS ABOUT POLICY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-17 11:16:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL MARR MOPS AF PK LT
09MASERU11HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR LDF SENIOR OFFICER
[...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the candidate from Lesotho nominated to attend the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies' 2009 Senior Executive Seminar, SES 09-1, from 21-28 Jan 2009. The nominee is the Deputy Commander a [...]
2009-01-12 14:55:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU111GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT, SEVERAL
[...] Following yesterday's attempted assassination of Prime Minister Pakalitha Mosisili (reftel),the local situation is calm and quiet, with the city conducting business as usual. The Prime Minister is attending a sod-turning at a bridge construction site today in Qacha's Nek, in the far eastern [...]
2009-04-23 12:35:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC LT
09MASERU116POLICE DISCUSS ATTACKERS BUT HAVE NOT FOUND THE ATTACK'S
[...] The Lesotho Mounted Police Service (LMPS) held a press conference on Friday, April 24, 2009, at Police Headquarters to brief the media on their investigations into the attempted assassination of the Prime Minister and attacks on military barracks. Police announced that three suspects were in cu [...]
2009-04-27 15:05:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU121LESOTHO: HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS SENIOR LEADERS
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the three (3) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in REFTEL course. The nominees are from Lesotho Defense Force (LDF) and the Ministry of Defense and National Security. a) Name: Pa [...]
2009-04-28 15:39:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU123POLITICIAN'S SHOOTING UNRELATED TO ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
[...] A member of parliament (MP) representing the National Independent Party (NIP),Dominic Motikoe, was shot and killed by the husband of another NIP member and fellow MP, `Mamotonosi Nkhahle. The fatal shooting took place Monday, April 27, 2009, in Maputsoe, about 90 kilometers from Maseru. Acc [...]
2009-04-29 09:21:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU125POLITICIAN'S SHOOTING UNRELATED TO ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
[...] A member of parliament (MP) representing the National Independent Party (NIP),Dominic Motikoe, was shot and killed by the husband of another NIP member and fellow MP, `Mamotonosi Nkhahle. The fatal shooting took place Monday, April 27, 2009, in Maputsoe, about 90 kilometers from Maseru. Acc [...]
2009-04-29 14:21:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU136LESOTHO: MURMURS OF AN IMMINENT CABINET RESHUFFLE
[...] The tranquility that Lesotho politicians enjoyed in recent months was marred by violence on April 22, when attacks on the Prime Minister's official residence and on military barracks were carried out by gunmen (refs A and B). These attacks have come amidst growing speculation in the local medi [...]
2009-05-06 11:15:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV LT
09MASERU142LESOTHO: FORMER POLITICAL REFUGEES GIVE PRESS CONFERENCE
[...] Three Lesotho nationals who fled Lesotho in July 2007 held a press conference on Monday, May 4, 2009, two months after their return to Lesotho from South Africa. The LDF had detained the men in 2007 in connection with the search for army rifles which had been forcibly taken from military guar [...]
2009-05-07 15:07:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU15LESOTHO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT
[...] Embassy Maseru submits the following information for Lesotho's 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Lesotho is open to foreign direct investment (FDI) and generally treats foreign investors well. With most investment originating from East Asia, FDI in Lesotho is primarily channeled into export-or [...]
2009-01-20 07:16:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV USTR KTDB OPIC LT
09MASERU153LESOTHO: RELATIONS DETERIORATE BETWEEN THE LAW SOCIETY AND
[...] The Law Society of Lesotho (equivalent to the American Bar Association),convened a press conference on April 17, 2009, to announce the establishment of a "commission of inquiry on the root causes of the current unsatisfactory state of the administration of justice in Lesotho". The decision b [...]
2009-05-18 10:30:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM LT
09MASERU165ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: MEDIA REVIEW
[...] In the May 14-20 issue of "The Monitor" weekly newspaper, a well-respected local columnist asks the question: "Is Lesotho a fertile breeding ground for international terrorism?" His points echo some of the Embassy's own concerns about security in the country, most forcefully brought to light [...]
2009-05-22 19:33:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ASEC LT
09MASERU185LESOTHO: LOCAL TELEVISION STATION GIVES HEADLINE COVERAGE
[...] LTV attended Ambassador Nolan's June 4 event (ref B). During their Friday, June 5 coverage, they re-broadcast a section of Obama's speech beginning with: "America is not [...] at war with Islam," and ending with: "The victims were innocent [...] who had done nothing to harm anybody." 2. [...]
2009-06-08 12:54:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM KPAO KMDR LT
09MASERU186MASERU RESPONSE TO OBO BUDGET CALL FOR M&I REQUIREMENTS
[...] Post Name: Maseru PROJECT #1 2. Requirement: Management Officer's Residence (MOR) security upgrade 3. Post plans to replace existing chain-link fence surrounding MOR (a USG-owned residence) with a wall which is up to area security standards. 4. Post rating: Critical 5. [...]
2009-06-09 09:11:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT ASEC CMGT AFIN ABUD LT
09MASERU194ALLOCATION OF PARLIAMENTARY SEATS CONTINUES TO DOMINATE
[...] In the aftermath of the April 22 attacks in Maseru (ref A),GOL authorities and members of the security establishment have asserted that the situation is back to normal. However, in recent days the issue of allocation of proportional seats in the National Assembly has resurfaced. This thorny [...]
2009-06-15 10:33:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV LT
09MASERU195INDIAN HIGH COMMISSIONER OUTLINES GREATER ENGAGEMENT IN
[...] On June 11, 2009, Ambassador Nolan hosted Indian High Commissioner Rajiv Bhatia for a wide-ranging conversation that covered South Africa, Lesotho, and India's increasing engagement with African countries. The High Commissioner is based in Pretoria and accredited to Lesotho; he was in Maseru [...]
2009-06-15 14:20:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL IN LT
09MASERU2LESOTHO REVENUE AUTHORITY REQUESTS TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FROM
[...] Summary: On November 17 - 21 a mission headed by William Remington from the Department of Treasury' Office of Technical Assistance (OTA),visited the Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) at the request of the LRA's Commissioner General (CG),Dr. Charles Jenkins. The CG had requested technical assist [...]
2009-01-05 15:11:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON TRSY PGOV LT
09MASERU205LESOTHO: FOOD SECURITY ON DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS' MINDS
[...] On Thursday, June 18, 2009, the Public Diplomacy, Economic, and Political (PDEP) Officer met with the Director of the Europe and Americas desk to discuss reftel and two other Washington requests. The Director will share the nonpaper with her superiors and the Ministry of Agriculture and will [...]
2009-06-22 06:58:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL LT
09MASERU215LESOTHO: NEW TWIST IN THE CALL FOR MINISTERS TO BE FIRED
[...] Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) Youth League members allegedly wrote a letter, dated June 6, 2009, which urged the Prime Minister to fire some cabinet ministers for incompetence. The letter has sparked controversy, as some sources accuse Mothetjoa Metsing, the Minister of Communications (w [...]
2009-06-30 08:36:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV LT
09MASERU222SUSPECT IN THE APRIL ATTACKS IN LESOTHO SET FREE IN SOUTH
[...] In a move that surprised many people in the capital Maseru, the weekly Lesotho Times issue of July 2 revealed that the South African authorities had released Makotoko "Mashai" Lerotholi from the custody of the South Africa Police Service (SAPS). According to the Lesotho Mounted Police Service [...]
2009-07-06 15:37:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV LT
09MASERU230HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ACSS HEALTH AND SECURITY IN AFRICA
[...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the two (2) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in subject course. One candidate is a senior Lesotho Defense Force officer (LDF) and the other a civilian official from the Ministry of Defense and [...]
2009-07-10 10:52:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PHUM LT
09MASERU234MASERU: URGENT REQUEST FOR ADA CONTINGENCY FUNDS
[...] Post urgently requests $35,000 in ADA contingency funds in order to fund a project to install a stair platform lift and enlarge an existing bathroom to accommodate our new Economic/Commercial specialist, who is wheelchair-bound. This project is critical because the current Chancery does not a [...]
2009-07-14 09:43:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT LT
09MASERU236DEMARCHE ON ZIMBABWE DELIVERED
[...] Chargi d' Affaires a.i. met with the Director for Europe and Americas, Itumeleng Rafutho-Labuschagne and the Counselor in the Directorate of Political Affairs, Mr. Matete `Nena on Tuesday, July 14, 2009, to discuss the progress made by government of national unity in Zimbabwe. 2. CDA ind [...]
2009-07-14 14:43:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV LT
09MASERU237PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SPEECH FOSTERS DISCUSSION OF LESOTHO'S
[...] On Monday, July 13, CDA welcomed into her home about 20 members of Lesotho's civil society groups, media, government, and academics to watch President Obama's July 11th speech in Accra, Ghana. Attendees included representatives of the Lesotho National Development Corporation (LNDC),the Ministr [...]
2009-07-15 10:53:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KDEM KPAO LT
09MASERU240INDEPENDENT ELECTION COMMISSION ANTICIPATES HURDLES,
[...] SUMMARY: In their July 14 meeting, Charge d' Affaires (CDA) and Limakatso Mokhothu, Chairperson of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC),discussed challenges facing Lesotho as it prepares for the 2010 local government elections. Other topics of discussion focused on the Masire report [...]
2009-07-16 10:14:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV LT
09MASERU25NO CHANGES AT THE TOP IN THE GOVERNING LCD NATIONAL
[...] During its national congress from January 31 to February 2, 2009, the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) party elected the following members to the party's National Executive Committee (NEC): 2. Leader: Pakalitha Mosisili - Prime Minister Deputy Leader: Lesao Lehohla - Depu [...]
2009-02-05 06:04:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KDEM LT
09MASERU257LESOTHO'S 2007 ELECTION DISPUTE: MEDIA REVIEW
[...] The dispute between the governing Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) and major opposition parties over the allocation of proportional seats in parliament continues to dominate news. Both print and electronic media have given this burning issue of parliamentary seats headline coverage in the [...]
2009-07-29 08:46:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV LT
09MASERU265PARTIES AGREE TO TALK AMID QUIET START TO THE STAY AWAY
[...] SUMMARY: Monday morning was unusually quiet in Maseru on August 3, the first day of the general strike called by the opposition parties to protest the allocation of proportional representation seats in parliament following the 2007 national election. Some taxis were running, but streets were [...]
2009-08-03 11:19:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PGOV CASC LT
09MASERU266MASERU STILL CALM AS TALKS POSTPONED BY ONE DAY
[...] SUMMARY: The city of Maseru continues to operate on the second day of the strike, with buses, taxis and private vehicles running at a slow start, but close to normal operation by midday. The GOL will meet with opposition party leaders on Wednesday, August 5, to discuss the dispute called by the [...]
2009-08-04 11:34:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDCASC PGOV ASEC LT
09MASERU270HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION TECHNIQUES
[...] Post submits the following information to the Department for human rights vetting on the five (5) candidates from Lesotho nominated to participate in Financial Investigation Techniques course. The candidates are officials from the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offenses (DCEO) and the [...]
2009-08-06 11:08:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDASEC PHUM LT
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