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SECSTATE SECTOR SECURITY SEMAAN GABY EID SEN SENC SENG SENS SENU SENV SENVQGR SENVSPL SENVSXE SEP SERBIA SERZH SETTLEMENTS SEVN SEXP SF SFNV SG SGNV SGWI SH SHANNON SHI SHUM SI SILVASANDE SIMS SIPDI SIPDIS SIPR SIPRNET SIPRS SIUK SK SKCA SKEP SKI SKSAF SL SLM SLOVAK SM SMAR SMI SMIG SMIL SMIT SMITH SMRT SN SNA SNAP SNAR SNUC SO SOC SOCI SOCIA SOCIETY SOCIO SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM SOMALIA SOPN SORT SOSI SOVIET SOWGC SP SPAS SPC SPCE SPCVIS SPECI SPECIALIST SPILL SPP SPSTATE SR SREF SRIT SRS SRYI SSA SSH ST STAG START STATE STC STEINBERG STEPHEN HADLEY STET STP STR STUDENT SU SUCCESSION SUFFRAGE SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR SUSAN SV SW SWHO SWMN SX SXG SY SYAI SYMBOL SYR SYRIA SYSI SYTH SZ TA TAGS TALAL TAUSCHER TAX TB TBI TBID TBIO TBIOZK TBKIO TBO TC TCOR TCSENV TD TDA TE TECH TECHNOLOGY TER TERAA TERFIN TERR TERROR TERRORISM TF TFIN TG TGRY TH THANH THE THERESE THIRDTERM THKSJA THOMAS THOMAS THOMMA THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN 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KUIR KUM KUNA KUNC KUNH KUNP KUNR KUS KUWAIT KV KVBL KVIP KVIR KVIS KVPR KVRC KVRP KW KWAC KWAK KWAWC KWBC KWBG KWBW KWCI KWCR KWGB KWHG KWIC KWIM KWIR KWKN KWM KWMJN KWMM KWMN KWN KWNM KWNN KWOMN KWPA KWPB KWPG KWPR KWRC KWRF KWRG KWUN KWWT KWWW KX KY KZ LA LAB LABOR LANSANA LANTERN LARREA LARS LAS LAURA LAVIN LAW LB LBAR LBY LE LEAGUE LEB LEBIK LEGAT LEGATT LEIS LEON LEVINE LEW LG LGAT LH LI LIB LICC LIMA LINE LK LMS LN LO LOG LOPEZ LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MANUEL SERGIO GONZALEZ MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARANTIS MARIA MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS MATT MAYA MB MBM MC MCA MCAP MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCAIN MCCONNELL MCCP MCGRAW MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEETINGS MENDIETA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL FELIPE CANAHUATI YACAMAN MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK MIKE MIL MILI MILITANTS MILITARY MILLENNIUM MINURSO MINUSTAH MITCHELL MJ MK ML MLS MMAR MMED MN MNLF MNNC MNNUC MNU MNUC MNUCH MNUCWA MNUM MNUN MNUR MNUS MNVC MO MOHAMAD MOHAMED HESHAM ELDIN YOUSSEF MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS MORALES MORG MOROCCO MORS MOS MOTO MOTT MP MPOL MPOS MPP MPS MQADHAFI MR MRCRE MRRR MRS MRSEC MS MSG MSIG MT MTAA MTAG MTCAE MTCR MTCRA MTCRE MTRCE MTRE MTRRE MTS MU MUC MUCN MUKASEY MULLEN MUNC MURAD MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB NADIA NAFTA NAM NAMSA NANCY NAR NARC NARCOTICS NARR NAS NASA NAT NATEU NATGAS NATIONAL NATO NATOAFGHAN NATOBALKANS NATOIRAQ NATOOPS NATOPOLICY NATSIOS NAVO NB NBTS NBU NC NCCC NCD NCT NCTC NDI NDP NE NEA NEC NEGROPONTE NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI NICHOLAS NICOLE NIH NIPP NK NKWG NL NLD NLIAEA NLO NMFS NMNUC NMUC NNPT NO NOAA NOI NOK NON NONE NORAD NOTAG NOVO NP NPA NPG NPT NR NRC NRG NRR NRRC NS NSC NSF NSFO NSG NSSP NT NTDB NTSB NTTC NU NUC NUIN NV NW NZ NZUS OA OAO OARC OAS OASC 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09KUALALUMPUR908 | DEATH 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 08:49:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG MY |
09KUALALUMPUR929 | MALAYSIA 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 07:13:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHSA ECON IMO AORC UK MY |
09KUALALUMPUR934 | MALAYSIA: 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 04:24:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KCRM KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL MY |
09KUALALUMPUR949 | MALAYSIA 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 03:06:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHSA ECON IMO AORC UK MY |
09KUALALUMPUR957 | AUSTR 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 00:51:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD OTRA MY |
09KUALALUMPUR962 | MALAYSIA: 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 08:29:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV MY |
09KUALALUMPUR965 | LEAHY 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 09:06:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PHUM PREL MY |
09KUALALUMPUR967 | LEAHY 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 07:48:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PHUM PREL MY |
09KUALALUMPUR978 | BLUE 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 07:13:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC MY |
09KUALALUMPUR986 | BLUE 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 09:17:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC MY |
09KUALALUMPUR997 | MALAYSIA'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 08:02:00 | Embassy Kuala Lumpur | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV EFIN PREL WTO MY |
09KUWAIT1009 | WELCOME 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 10:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IR |
09KUWAIT101 | KUWAITI 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 09:11:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KTIP ELAB PREL KU |
09KUWAIT1014 | COURT WEIGHS REMOVING FEMALE MPS FOR NOT WEARING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 13:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KWMN PINR PHUM KU |
09KUWAIT1015 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT: WOMEN CAN OBTAIN PASSPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KWMN PINR PHUM KU |
09KUWAIT1016 | KUWAIT: 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 13:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OPDC KPAO KDEM KU |
09KUWAIT1019 | KUWAIT 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 09:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KU |
09KUWAIT102 | COUNTRY 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 09:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ AF KU PK TU EI COUNTRY |
09KUWAIT1030 | GOK AGAIN OFFERS TREATMENT TO WOUNDED IRAQIS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 13:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT1038 | WELCOME 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 14:25:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU |
09KUWAIT1039 | WELCOME 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 14:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU |
09KUWAIT1042 | BIO 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 07:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM PREL KU |
09KUWAIT1048 | ICRC-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 14:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR IZ SA KU |
09KUWAIT1051 | WELCOME 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 12:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IZ EI KU JO BA NO LE |
09KUWAIT1052 | SR 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 13:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL KPAO ZR |
09KUWAIT1077 | UPDATE: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 050126494 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 10:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC KU |
09KUWAIT1090 | WELCOME 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 12:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN |
09KUWAIT1094 | WELCOME 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 15:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU EI TC IT |
09KUWAIT11 | KUWAIT 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 07:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
09KUWAIT1101 | TRIPARTITE 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 13:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU |
09KUWAIT1106 | WELCOME 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 14:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN |
09KUWAIT1133 | WELCOME 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 07:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU AF |
09KUWAIT1134 | CDEBACA 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 09:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KMPI KTIP ELAB KU |
09KUWAIT1135 | WELCOME 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 09:50:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IR AF AE |
09KUWAIT1136 | LEAHY 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 10:07:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS KU |
09KUWAIT115 | COUNTRY 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 09:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN IQ KU COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT1155 | WELCOME 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 12:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ |
09KUWAIT1158 | U.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 13:54:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO ZR |
09KUWAIT1177 | KUWAIT 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 12:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU YM |
09KUWAIT1192 | STIFF 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 12:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KTIP ELAB SOCI KU |
09KUWAIT1196 | THE 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 15:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO ZR |
09KUWAIT1212 | WELCOME 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 05:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN PK AF KU UK |
09KUWAIT1214 | KUWAITI 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 11:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR KTIP KU |
09KUWAIT1220 | LEAHY 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 07:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MARR MASS KU |
09KUWAIT123 | COUNTRY 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 09:43:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT129 | COUNTRY 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 12:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT131 | GOK 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 14:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN CASC CPAS CVIS SNAR KCRM IS KU |
09KUWAIT135 | WELCOME 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 04:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM IT KU |
09KUWAIT14 | COUNTRY 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 10:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM EG CY KU IS CENTCOM EUCOM |
09KUWAIT149 | REGIONAL 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 03:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL ASEC KU |
09KUWAIT156 | SEEKING 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 15:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR UNGA KU |
09KUWAIT159 | COUNTRY 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 10:12:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT183 | KUWAIT 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 10:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL APER KJUS UNGA KU |
09KUWAIT185 | KUWAIT: 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 11:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD KU |
09KUWAIT20 | Amended 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 11:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM EG CY KU IS CENTCOM EUCOM |
09KUWAIT210 | KUWAIT'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 09:30:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KTIP ELAB PREL KU |
09KUWAIT213 | DEMARCHE 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 14:57:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREF PK KU |
09KUWAIT24 | KUWAIT 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 08:26:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
09KUWAIT259 | MS. 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 03:32:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL ZR |
09KUWAIT261 | NOTE 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 06:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV OPDC KU |
09KUWAIT266 | KUWAIT 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 13:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EINO EPET OPRC KMDR XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
09KUWAIT287 | COUNTRY 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 10:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AF AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT288 | WELCOME 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 10:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AF AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT289 | WELCOME 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 10:51:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AF AE COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT293 | DEMARCHE 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 08:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AF PK IR UN KU |
09KUWAIT317 | ENSURING 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 08:55:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV CONS PREL KU |
09KUWAIT326 | DEMARCHE 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 15:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KU |
09KUWAIT343 | EMBASSY 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 07:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ PK AF AE |
09KUWAIT35 | DEMARCHE 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 07:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL SA BA KU |
09KUWAIT352 | WELCOME 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 08:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI GM KU |
09KUWAIT354 | EMBASSY 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 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR IZ SA KU |
09KUWAIT36 | DEMARCHE 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 14:40:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PREL PARM EFIN KNNP KU |
09KUWAIT37 | DEMARCHE 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 14:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | IAEA ENRG PREL AORC TRGY KNNP KTIA KU |
09KUWAIT381 | KUWAIT TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-19 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER KU |
09KUWAIT401 | NON-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 08:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS KW |
09KUWAIT418 | RHYTHM 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 06:45:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC OIIP SCUL ZR |
09KUWAIT465 | PROTOCOLS 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 00:35:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHSA MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT485 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT AGREES "IN PRINCIPLE" [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 14:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA KU |
09KUWAIT490 | KUWAITI 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 15:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM SOCI KU |
09KUWAIT493 | COUNTRY 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 13:22:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT ASEC KU IZ |
09KUWAIT499 | KUWAIT 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 02:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM SOCI KU |
09KUWAIT500 | CORRECTED 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 05:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM SOCI KU |
09KUWAIT505 | BIO 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 14:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR KDEM KWMN KU |
09KUWAIT506 | KUWAIT 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 02:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM SOCI KU |
09KUWAIT51 | COUNTRY 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 10:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU QA BA COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT511 | WELCOME 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 07:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI FR IZ PK KU |
09KUWAIT523 | WELCOME 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 10:04:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ BA AF TC GM |
09KUWAIT527 | KUWAIT 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 03:31:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KU |
09KUWAIT539 | DEMARCHE 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 13:23:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREF PK KU |
09KUWAIT555 | KUWAIT 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 13:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF EAID PHUM PK KU |
09KUWAIT561 | WELCOME 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 11:10:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC KU AFIN IZ |
09KUWAIT575 | SEEKING 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 11:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KU |
09KUWAIT587 | ICRC'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 10:06:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM MARR PGOV IZ KU |
09KUWAIT59 | KUWAIT 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 13:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINO EPET OPRC KMDR KPAO XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
09KUWAIT593 | TIP 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 14:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
09KUWAIT599 | KUWAIT'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 13:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EINV ECON KU |
09KUWAIT601 | GOK 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 13:53:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETTC PARM KU |
09KUWAIT645 | WELCOME 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 12:59:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC KU |
09KUWAIT66 | COUNTRY 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 03:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI HU KU PK QA COUNTRY |
09KUWAIT67 | COUNTRY 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 03:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN COUNTRY CLEARANCE |
09KUWAIT673 | DEMARCHE 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 11:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV UNGA KU |
09KUWAIT682 | DEMARCHE 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 10:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ER ET KE SO KU |
09KUWAIT690 | WELCOME 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 11:27:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI GM KU |
09KUWAIT691 | WELCOME 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 11:34:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN AF EI GM KU |
09KUWAIT699 | DEMARCHE 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 09:56:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA TSPA |
09KUWAIT721 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: KUWAIT UNDECIDED ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 14:20:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PTER KU JO |
09KUWAIT728 | WELCOME 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 10:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU |
09KUWAIT731 | WELCOME 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 08:08:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IS IZ |
09KUWAIT754 | EMBASSY 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 14:09:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KISL SCUL SOCI KU |
09KUWAIT759 | WELCOME 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 05:38:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ AE GM |
09KUWAIT761 | GOK 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 11:00:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN SMIG ELAB KCRM KU |
09KUWAIT762 | WELCOME 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 11:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN GM AF QA KU TU IZ |
09KUWAIT789 | WELCOME 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 11:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN EI AF KU IZ LY MU AE YM |
09KUWAIT796 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK UNSURE OF PLANS FOR BMENA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-13 08:52:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM KU |
09KUWAIT798 | KUWAIT 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 09:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN PREF PREL KU PK |
09KUWAIT815 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COORDINATING AFGHAN ELECTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 14:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KU PREL KPAO |
09KUWAIT832 | GOK 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 12:18:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KTIP ELAB KU |
09KUWAIT834 | TSA 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 05:58:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON PTER PGOV PREL KU |
09KUWAIT836 | WELCOME 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 07:16:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU IZ BA AF QA |
09KUWAIT844 | GOK 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 14:28:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI KWMN KTIP ELAB KU |
09KUWAIT850 | RAISING PSI EXERCISE LEADING EDGE WITH GOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-27 15:21:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MNUC PARM PGOV KU IZ |
09KUWAIT882 | GOK 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 10:05:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PREL SNAR ECON KU |
09KUWAIT883 | DESIGNATION 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 10:14:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI EAID PREF KU |
09KUWAIT884 | WELCOME 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 10:17:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN KU |
09KUWAIT885 | WELCOME 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 10:41:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT ASEC AFIN KU |
09KUWAIT89 | KUWAIT 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 06:01:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EINO OPRC KMDR XF KU MEDIA REACTION |
09KUWAIT894 | DELAYED 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 12:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ENGR EWWT ELTN ECON KU |
09KUWAIT916 | U.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 09:42:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC OIIP SCUL KPAO ZR |
09KUWAIT927 | KUWAITI 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 11:47:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER KU |
09KUWAIT941 | KUWAIT CONTINUES TO TREAT IRAQI VICTIMS OF AUGUST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-28 11:15:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MOPS KU IZ |
09KUWAIT953 | KUWAITI 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 12:46:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI IZ KU |
09KUWAIT975 | KUWAIT 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 10:37:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN KTIA KU |
09KUWAIT980 | LAUNCH 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 03:49:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EPET ETRD GCC BA QA SA MU AE |
09KUWAIT985 | WELCOME 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 06:36:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU JO IR GE |
09KUWAIT992 | KUWAIT 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 14:13:00 | Embassy Kuwait | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREF PREL YM KU |
09KYIV1024 | UKRAINE: 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 16:35:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET ECON PINR PREL RU UP |
09KYIV1071 | RADA 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 13:24:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV UP |
09KYIV1131 | HUMAN 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 14:36:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM UP |
09KYIV119 | EMBASSY 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 06:48:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI KTIP UP |
09KYIV1271 | UKRAINE: 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 14:09:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD CMGT ECON UP |
09KYIV1536 | EXTRANCHECK: 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 15:16:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC UA |
09KYIV1537 | EXTRANCHECK: 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 15:16:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ETTC UA |
09KYIV1547 | 13% 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 13:04:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON 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 12:21:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD EFIN |
09KYIV1719 | UKRAINE: 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 10:16:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN UP OPIC |
09KYIV1726 | UKRAINE'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 14:52:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID 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 11:23:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS 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 13:12:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD CPAS CMGT ASEC UP |
09KYIV1832 | PRICE 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 14:14:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON UB |
09KYIV1887 | UKRAINE: THIRD COMMITTEE 2009 PRIORITIES DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 13:30:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UP |
09KYIV1906 | UKRAINE 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 06:28:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD UP |
09KYIV1989 | UKRAINE'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 14:14:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR UP |
09KYIV2018 | BIOTECH 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 14:14:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV UP |
09KYIV2064 | UKRAINE 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 14:55:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO UP |
09KYIV2122 | UKRAINE: 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 10:58:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KCRM KTFN SNAR UP |
09KYIV2184 | EMBASSY 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 14:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR TBIO ETRD EAID UP |
09KYIV226 | NPT 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 15:02:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UP |
09KYIV288 | UKRAINE'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 15:09:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EFIN ECON UP |
09KYIV484 | UKRAINE'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 13:47:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCRM UP |
09KYIV739 | JCIC-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 07:40:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | KACT PARM UP |
09KYIV741 | DEMARCHE 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 11:33:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL UP US |
09KYIV826 | DEMARCHE 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 15:25:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS NATO PARM PREL UP |
09KYIV95 | UKRAINE: 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 09:35:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI UP |
09KYIV955 | UKRAINE: 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 15:51:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG 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 14:00:00 | Embassy Kyiv | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC UA |
09LAGOS106 | NIGERIA: 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 13:44:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EIND ENRG NI |
09LAGOS107 | NIGERIA: 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 13:44:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EIND NI |
09LAGOS120 | NIGERIA: 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 12:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON EAID NI |
09LAGOS142 | NIGERIA: 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 05:52:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI PGOV ECON NI |
09LAGOS143 | NIGERIA: 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 09:32:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID NI |
09LAGOS144 | NIGERIA: 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 12:22:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
09LAGOS165 | FRAUD 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 06:06:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI |
09LAGOS175 | NIGERIA: 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 08:23:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EIND EAID NI |
09LAGOS176 | NIGERIA: 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 13:13:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EIND EAID NI |
09LAGOS187 | NIGERIA: 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 14:31:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PD NI |
09LAGOS2 | NIGERIA: 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 09:26:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM ECON EPET ETRD KJUS KCOR NI |
09LAGOS241 | NIGERIA: 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 12:35:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON NI |
09LAGOS253 | Nigeria'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 15:07:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD PGOV NI |
09LAGOS256 | NIGERIA: 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 15:42:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON EAGR EAID EINV ETRD NI |
09LAGOS275 | NIGERIA: 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 15:11:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID EAGR EMIN NI |
09LAGOS288 | NIGERIA: 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 13:02:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KCOR KDEM NI |
09LAGOS290 | NIGERIA: 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 13:06:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV NI |
09LAGOS316 | NIGERIA: 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 07:33:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ECPC EINV ETRD PGOV NI |
09LAGOS320 | NIGERIA: 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 11:45:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELTN EINV ETRD PGOV NI |
09LAGOS361 | WHERE 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 15:41:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN KDEM SOCI NI |
09LAGOS474 | NIGER 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 14:08:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR EAID EFIS PGOV NI |
09LAGOS476 | FRAUD 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 12:32:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC NI |
09LAGOS491 | FY2009 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 13:44:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV NI |
09LAGOS6 | LIBERIAN 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 07:53:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR LI |
09LAGOS68 | NIGERIA: 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 14:12:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD EIND EINV PGOV NI |
09LAGOS77 | NIGERIA: 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 14:33:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM NI |
09LAGOS95 | NIGERIA: 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 14:40:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA EAID TPHY PGOV GH NI |
09LAGOS96 | NIGERIA: 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 14:42:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV EAID PGOV GH NI |
09LAGOS97 | NIGERIA: 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 14:43:00 | Consulate Lagos | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV EAGR EINV PGOV GH NI |
09LAHORE200 | RAMADAN 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 08:25:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PK |
09LAHORE240 | DEPARTURE OF ACTING CONSUL GENERAL BRYAN D. HUNT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-29 10:02:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA PK |
09LAHORE46 | LAHORE 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 11:33:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER AMGT CACS PK |
09LAHORE6 | LAHORE 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 06:39:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC |
09LAHORE96 | LAHORE 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 10:53:00 | Consulate Lahore | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
09LAPAZ1028 | BOLIVIA: 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 11:55:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID BL |
09LAPAZ1029 | MGSF01: 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 13:34:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | AADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO |
09LAPAZ104 | BOLIVIA: 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 16:33:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL |
09LAPAZ105 | BOLIVIA: 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 18:58:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL |
09LAPAZ106 | BOLIVIA: 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 23:22:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ASEC KDEM BL |
09LAPAZ1079 | BOLIVIA: 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 21:45:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | AADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO |
09LAPAZ117 | BOLIVIA: 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 18:03:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BL |
09LAPAZ1184 | RESPONSE 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 21:26:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI PGOV PREL BL |
09LAPAZ131 | EU 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 11:11:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR ENVR BL |
09LAPAZ1529 | BOLIVIA SUGAR QUOTA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 19:35:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR BL FAO FAS |
09LAPAZ155 | BOLIVIAN 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 19:38:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BL |
09LAPAZ156 | BOLIVIA: 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 21:33:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR ASEC BL |
09LAPAZ1589 | MORALES, 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 19:29:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR BL |
09LAPAZ1591 | GOB DEMARCHED ON UNGA DEFAMATION RESOLUTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 19:43:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM PHUM UNGA UN BL |
09LAPAZ1597 | President 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 13:02:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KGHG BL |
09LAPAZ163 | MORALES: "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 21:46:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BL |
09LAPAZ1642 | BOLIVIAN 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 21:25:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO BL |
09LAPAZ1730 | Bolivia 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 14:14:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR BL KJUS PHUM |
09LAPAZ1784 | BOLIVIA: 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 21:50:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR BL KJUS PHUM |
09LAPAZ1832 | 2010 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 17:37:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO ETRD ECON BL |
09LAPAZ382 | EMBASSY 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 18:53:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
09LAPAZ497 | KOSOVO 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 18:36:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL ICJ KVBL BL |
09LAPAZ556 | SIGNING OF BILATERAL COUNTER-NARCOTICS LETTER OF AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-09 20:02:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR BL |
09LAPAZ584 | MORALES 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 21:19:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC BL KDEM KSUM PGOV PHUM PINR PREL ENVR |
09LAPAZ601 | MORALES 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 11:06:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM PREL PHUM PINR ASEC BL |
09LAPAZ633 | MGSF01: 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 21:03:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | AADP AEMR AMGT ASEC KFLU CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF |
09LAPAZ67 | LA 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 11:13:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER BL |
09LAPAZ69 | BOLIVIA 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 17:10:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | BL EFIN EINV ETRD KTDB PGOV ELAB |
09LAPAZ695 | POSITIVE 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 19:51:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV BL EAID OEXC OPRC EAGR |
09LAPAZ799 | BOLIVIA: 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 18:12:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PGOV PHUM PREL SNAR KDEM ASEC KJUS BL |
09LAPAZ802 | MGSF01: 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 19:34:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | AADP AEMR AMGT ASEC KFLU CASC KFLO KPAO KSAF |
09LAPAZ811 | BOLIVIA: 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 18:01:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG PARM PKBL BL |
09LAPAZ884 | MGSF01: 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 18:44:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | AADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO |
09LAPAZ934 | THE 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 21:32:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL EAID KTIA KTDB PE |
09LAPAZ960 | MGSF01: 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 19:53:00 | Embassy La Paz | UNCLASSIFIED | AADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO |
09LEIPZIG15 | RIGHT-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 08:32:00 | Consulate Leipzig | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV GM |
09LEIPZIG26 | SPD 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 16:04:00 | Consulate Leipzig | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV GM |
09LEIPZIG27 | CDU-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 16:33:00 | Consulate Leipzig | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV GM |
09LEIPZIG28 | THURINGIA 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 14:11:00 | Consulate Leipzig | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV GM |
09LEIPZIG4 | GERMANY: 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 08:01:00 | Consulate Leipzig | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ETTC GM |
09LIBREVILLE134 | SAO 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 10:54:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV CASC TP |
09LIBREVILLE14 | INVESTMENT 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 10:56:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OPIC USTR KTDB EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV GB |
09LIBREVILLE15 | INVESTMENT 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 11:00:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV OPIC USTR KTDB EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV TP |
09LIBREVILLE238 | GABONESE 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 15:47:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB KDEM PGOV PINR SOCI GB |
09LIBREVILLE269 | EMBASSY 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 17:37:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KPAO PGOV PREL |
09LIBREVILLE276 | GABON 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 16:49:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINS PREL GB FR SP TP |
09LIBREVILLE39 | GABON: 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 12:01:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM PGOV SOCI GB |
09LIBREVILLE413 | GABON: 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 12:29:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AF GB |
09LIBREVILLE414 | SAO 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 12:33:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA TP |
09LIBREVILLE47 | CENTRAL 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 09:17:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAID ECIN GB CM CT CD CF EK ZF |
09LIBREVILLE471 | GABON: 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 13:28:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GB |
09LIBREVILLE48 | ECHOES 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 09:35:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON 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 05:28:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL MOPS GB STP |
09LIBREVILLE487 | GABON: 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 10:11:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA GB |
09LIBREVILLE490 | GABON: 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 14:10:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL GB |
09LIBREVILLE492 | Letter 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 05:53:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP GB |
09LIBREVILLE498 | GABON: SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. FOOD SECURITY OBJECTIVES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 07:03:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL GB |
09LIBREVILLE499 | GABON: 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 11:27:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL GB |
09LIBREVILLE501 | SAO 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 13:25:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TP |
09LIBREVILLE504 | GABON: U.S. OIL COMPANY SELLS ASSETS DUE TO OIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 09:07:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET ENRG EIND TPHY GB |
09LIBREVILLE508 | GABON: 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 14:07:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 14:12:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 12:23:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PHUM OIIP AO GB |
09LIBREVILLE540 | GABON 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 05:02:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ETTC GB TP CU |
09LIBREVILLE543 | GABON: 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 08:37:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV GB |
09LIBREVILLE545 | GABON: COMIFAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED DEPUTY MINISTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 12:22:00 | Embassy Libreville | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SENV GB |
09LILONGWE172 | MALAWI: 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 13:00:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
09LILONGWE181 | MALAWI: 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 10:21:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD MI |
09LILONGWE182 | FRAUD 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 10:21:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS MI |
09LILONGWE188 | EMBASSY 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 07:14:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC MI |
09LILONGWE19 | MALAWI - 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 14:58:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MI |
09LILONGWE204 | MALAWI 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 14:59:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL MI |
09LILONGWE230 | MALAWI: 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 15:29:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD MI |
09LILONGWE231 | APPLICATION 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 15:30:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV MI |
09LILONGWE252 | MALAWI: 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 14:52:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL MI |
09LILONGWE268 | MALAWI 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 09:35:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ENRG ELTN MCC MI |
09LILONGWE269 | MALAWI 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 18:26:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
09LILONGWE27 | MALAWI: 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 14:48:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MI |
09LILONGWE273 | STILL 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 15:53:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM MI |
09LILONGWE316 | MALAWI 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 12:26:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO AEMR CASC KSAF KPAO MI |
09LILONGWE378 | MALAWI: 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 14:49:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL MI |
09LILONGWE379 | MALAWI: 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 15:05:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL MI |
09LILONGWE387 | MALAWI'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 16:10:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON 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 15:18:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI 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 11:21:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID KHIV MI |
09LILONGWE477 | MALAWI: 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 06:02:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND 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 12:58:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO AMED MI |
09LILONGWE519 | MALAWI: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 10:27:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL MI |
09LILONGWE520 | MALAWI: 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 10:49:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND 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 13:28:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP 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 14:02:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD 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 10:26:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI TBIO AMED MI |
09LILONGWE576 | MALAWI: 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 12:07:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD MI |
09LILONGWE613 | FRAUD 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 10:09:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC MI |
09LILONGWE622 | MALAWI 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 15:14:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC 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 14:22:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI 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 15:25:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV 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 05:20:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KCSY CMGT AADP CVIS CPAS MI |
09LILONGWE76 | 2009 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 10:56:00 | Embassy Lilongwe | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID |
09LIMA1002 | PARTIALLY 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 20:06:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR PTER PE |
09LIMA1038 | PERU 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 13:40:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | RS PGOV PREL PE |
09LIMA1051 | DHS-FUNDED APEC CASH COURIER WORKSHOP SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA, JUNE 9-12, 2009 - USAGE OF FUNDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-21 17:39:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OTRA PTER PREL SNAR PE EINV |
09LIMA1118 | JULY 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 21:19:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
09LIMA1178 | GOP UNGA DELEGATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 14:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA PREL PGOV OVIP PE |
09LIMA1200 | GOP 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 17:04:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL UNGA PE |
09LIMA123 | Smugglers 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 22:36:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS ASEC SMIG KFRD PE |
09LIMA1269 | AUGUST 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 16:50:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
09LIMA1403 | PERU: BLUE LANTERN END-USE CHECK ON LICENSE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 22:16:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC PE |
09LIMA1472 | SEPTEMBER 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 20:27:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
09LIMA156 | JANUARY 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 14:00:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
09LIMA1569 | PERU RESPONSE: U.S. CANDIDACY TO INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 21:16:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA PREL UK PE |
09LIMA1601 | PERU RESPONSE: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE 2009 PRIORITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 22:15:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN PE |
09LIMA1678 | Peru 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 14:05:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS PHSA PE |
09LIMA1723 | Peru: 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 21:53:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PE |
09LIMA1912 | PERU 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 14:18:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ECON EINV PGOV PE |
09LIMA206 | PERU 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 13:18:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | OFDP PREL PGOV PE |
09LIMA24 | LIMA 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 18:02:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
09LIMA242 | DHS-FUNDED APEC CASH COURIER WORKSHOP MANILA, PHILIPPINES, DECEMBER 03-05, 2008 - USAGE OF FUNDS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 16:42:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OTRA PTER PREL SNAR PE EINV |
09LIMA267 | PERU RESPONSE: UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL - SUPPORTING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 18:49:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC KJUS AORC APER PREL UNGA PE |
09LIMA272 | 2009 ESTH FSN COURSE - LIMA NOMINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 16:54:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON PE |
09LIMA273 | PERU: 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 21:48:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD USTR PE |
09LIMA405 | ACCESSING 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 19:12:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV TBIO PE |
09LIMA417 | LIMA 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 21:14:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
09LIMA422 | PERU RESPONSE: MAY 2009 PSI OUTREACH MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 15:56:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP PE |
09LIMA468 | PERU HAS TRANSPARENT BUDGETS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 13:37:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PE |
09LIMA480 | Fraud 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 22:23:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC PE |
09LIMA54 | CORRECTED: 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 13:52:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC PE |
09LIMA544 | NAS LIMA END OF MONTH REPORT - MARCH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-13 20:41:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL PE |
09LIMA77 | PERU 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 18:52:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD KTDB ELAB PGOV OPIC USTR PE |
09LIMA776 | APRIL 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 22:43:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
09LIMA821 | PERU RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON CANDIDACY OF LUCRETIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 21:07:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA PE |
09LIMA985 | JUNE 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 21:43:00 | Embassy Lima | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON EFIN USTR PE |
09LISBON105 | PORTUGAL 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 15:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND PGOV PO |
09LISBON106 | PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMOCRACY IN MAURITANIA MESSAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-19 16:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL PO |
09LISBON108 | PORTUGAL RECEIVES PRE-NOTIFICATION OF US PROPOSAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 13:41:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETRD ETTC PO |
09LISBON111 | PORTUGAL PASSES LEGISLATION ON NATO ACCESSION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 16:30:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR PGOV PO AL HR |
09LISBON115 | PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EU BIOTECH CORN VOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 11:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV TBIO PO |
09LISBON117 | PORTUGAL ENCOURAGED TO SUPPORT AMCIT JUDICIAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KAWC KJUS KUNR PO |
09LISBON118 | PORTUGAL: USDOC/NOAA/NMFS LETTER TRANSMITTED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-25 16:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV OTRA PGOV PO |
09LISBON12 | PORTUGAL RECEIVES NOTICE OF THE PHASE II REPORT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 15:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO |
09LISBON125 | PORTUGAL RECEIVES DEMARCHE ON AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 08:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PREL MOPS MARR PO |
09LISBON138 | EMBASSY 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 16:26:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER PGOV |
09LISBON144 | IF 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 14:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OFDP OPRC PO |
09LISBON152 | PORTUGUESE 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 11:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER PO |
09LISBON163 | PORTUGAL ATTENDING MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 18:04:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO |
09LISBON177 | PORTUGAL: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 15:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PO |
09LISBON2 | PORTUGAL NOTIFIED ABOUT MAY 2009 PSI OPERATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 12:42:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO |
09LISBON202 | PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO STATE DEPARTMENT'S 2008 HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 15:10:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PO |
09LISBON214 | PORTUGAL ON BURMA POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 07:20:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD PO |
09LISBON215 | PORTUGAL'S INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 07:20:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PO |
09LISBON218 | PORTUGAL WELCOMES U.S. CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 16:20:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PO |
09LISBON219 | PORTUGAL TO ATTEND MAY GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 16:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PGOV PTER KGIC PO |
09LISBON223 | PORTUGAL 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 16:21:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER PO |
09LISBON224 | PORTUGAL ON CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN MADAGASCAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC 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 15:11:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL OVIP PGOV PO |
09LISBON244 | ONE 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 11:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU PO AEMR ASEC PREL CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF |
09LISBON251 | PORTUGAL FAVORS WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP FOR KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 14:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KV PO |
09LISBON256 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID |
09LISBON265 | PORTUGAL IN THE CONTACT GROUP ON PIRACY OFF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-19 11:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM MARR ECON PREL PGOV EWWT PBTS PHSA PO |
09LISBON269 | PORTUGAL: UNSC 1718 DESIGNATION OF DPRK ENTITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 13:03:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN ETTC PREL PARM |
09LISBON271 | PORTUGAL RESPONSE TO U.S. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-21 08:55:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PO |
09LISBON283 | PORTUGAL: PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS INTENSIFIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-27 14:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREF |
09LISBON29 | PORTUGAL'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 14:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SCUL ECON SOCI PO |
09LISBON293 | PORTUGAL CANNOT PROVIDE MI-17S TO PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 14:23:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SMIG PARM PO |
09LISBON30 | PORTUGAL INFORMED OF U.S. RATIFICATION OF THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 15:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP KTIA AORC IAEA ENRG PREL TRGY PO |
09LISBON302 | PORTUGAL'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 13:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PO |
09LISBON305 | PORTUGAL: NO COMMENT ON U.S. POINTS FOR IWC MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 09:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA EFIS PREL SENV PO |
09LISBON307 | PORTUGAL ON NATO'S LONG-TERM COUNTER-PIRACY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 12:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PGOV PREL PO |
09LISBON31 | PORTUGAL NOTIFIED OF US NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-15 15:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | GM KNNP MNUC PREL PARM EFIN PO |
09LISBON310 | PORTUGAL: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 14:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KAWC KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL PO |
09LISBON316 | PORTUGAL ON U.S. JOINING THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 15:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV PREL PO |
09LISBON32 | PORTUGAL 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 16:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG PGOV EUN GM PO |
09LISBON323 | PORTUGAL: EUROPEAN SECURITY AND THE CORFU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 09:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EU OSCE PREL PGOV PO |
09LISBON336 | PORTUGAL SUPPORTS AFGHAN ELECTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-26 13:50:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PREL PGOV PO |
09LISBON354 | PORTUGAL: IMPLEMENTING UNSCR 1874 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 13:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PARM PREL MNUC KNNP PO |
09LISBON355 | PORTUGAL ON UPDATED GICNT MODEL GUIDELINES REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 13:16:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER PO |
09LISBON365 | PORTUGAL OPPOSES THE ITSO DG PUSH FOR ARBITRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 14:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA AORC ECON ECPS EFIN PREL TSPA PO |
09LISBON366 | PORTUGAL UN NGO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-09 07:18:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PO |
09LISBON374 | PORTUGAL UN 1267 (AL-QAIDA/TALIBAN) SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 09:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER PO |
09LISBON375 | TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND U.S. DOMESTIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 09:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID |
09LISBON380 | CONTACT GROUP FOR PIRACY OFF THE COAST OF SOMALIA: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-17 07:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL PO |
09LISBON395 | PORTUGAL ON DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 07:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF PO |
09LISBON396 | U.S. SIGNS THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-22 07:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV PO |
09LISBON406 | PORTUGAL: ASSISTING AFGHANISTAN BEYOND THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-28 09:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AF PREL MOPS MARR PGOV PO |
09LISBON412 | INTER-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 06:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XB PO |
09LISBON424 | PORTUGAL ON 64TH UNGA ATTENDANCE AND MEETINGS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 14:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP CVIS PO |
09LISBON43 | PORTUGAL'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 15:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR PO |
09LISBON453 | PORTUGAL ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI'S CONVICTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-17 14:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL PO |
09LISBON457 | PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 12:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KNNP AORC PREL PARM IAEA PO |
09LISBON458 | PORTUGAL 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 14:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON46 | PORTUGAL 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 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL PGOV PO |
09LISBON471 | PORTUGAL 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 11:51:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON480 | PORTUGAL ON SOY ISSUE AT EU AGRICULTURE COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-03 12:27:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO |
09LISBON481 | PORTUGAL 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 13:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON484 | PORTUGAL: SEPTEMBER GYMNICH POINTS DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 13:58:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PO |
09LISBON490 | COM 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 11:47:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AODE AMGT KMRS PO |
09LISBON498 | GICNT: PORTUGAL INFORMED THAT UNODC IS OBSERVER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 09:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER PO KGIC |
09LISBON500 | PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: IAEA CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 13:12:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | IS KNNP AORC PARM PREL IAEA EG PO |
09LISBON508 | PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: UNGA FOOD SECURITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-21 15:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR PO |
09LISBON509 | PORTUGAL 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 15:32:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU PGOV PO |
09LISBON51 | PORTUGAL: 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 14:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER ECON KUNR OECD POL UN APECO UNESCO |
09LISBON516 | SOCIALISTS 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 11:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SCUL SOCI PO |
09LISBON519 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE ON CONCLUSIONS OF BURMA POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-29 15:13:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BM PO |
09LISBON523 | PORTUGAL ON WHO SUPPORT AGAINST GLOBAL H1N1 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 13:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC PREL WHO PGOV PO |
09LISBON524 | PORTUGAL: MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-01 14:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KRVC 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 07:36:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON534 | FRAUD SUMMARY - PORTUGAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-09 11:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CMGT KFRD ASEC CVIS CPAS PO |
09LISBON539 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PORTUGUESE PRESIDENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 09:01:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP PO |
09LISBON541 | PORTUGAL ON OCT 19 EU AGRIC COUNCIL BIOTECH VOTES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-15 13:05:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO PGOV PO |
09LISBON545 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM FORMER PORTUGUESE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-19 12:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP PO |
09LISBON546 | PORTUGAL ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR IMO COUNCIL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-20 12:33:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA PGOV PO |
09LISBON549 | PORTUGAL: 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 13:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL EUN KIPR PO |
09LISBON553 | PORTUGUESE 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 16:59:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR PO |
09LISBON554 | PORTUGAL ON RECENT GICNT UPDATES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 12:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM 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 12:53:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON564 | PORTUGAL 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 13:56:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV PGOV PO |
09LISBON565 | PORTUGAL 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 08:45:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL SOCI PO |
09LISBON567 | PORTUGUESE 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 19:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI PO |
09LISBON575 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON HAITI'S WAIVER OF TOURIST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 08:09:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD 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 09:54:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON583 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON EU DESIGNATION FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 08:40:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP EFIN PARM KN ETTC EUN UNSC PO |
09LISBON584 | PORTUGAL 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 14:08:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV PO |
09LISBON59 | PORTUGAL ON BEEF HORMONES RETALIATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-28 08:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD PO |
09LISBON593 | PORTUGAL ON MACEDONIA EU MEMBERSHIP AND NAME ISSUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 14:43:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | EU GR PGOV PREL PO |
09LISBON594 | PORTUGAL ON PSI LEADING EDGE 2010 UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL PO |
09LISBON610 | POINTS DELIVERED RE: DPRK UNIVERSAL PERIODIC REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM AORC SOCI PO |
09LISBON624 | PRIVATE SECTOR HELP FOR GUINEA-BISSAU ON CUSTOMS, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 12:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON 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 12:44:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO |
09LISBON633 | PORTUGAL: 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 09:48:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC EFIN KCRM KHLS PINS PREL AEMR PO |
09LISBON636 | EMBASSY 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 13:19:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT PO |
09LISBON638 | PORTUGAL INFO DELIVERED RE: GICNT PROPOSED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-30 14:14:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER PO |
09LISBON66 | PORTUGAL EXPECTS TO HANDLE NATO ACCESSION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 14:49:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR PARM PREL PO |
09LISBON7 | PORTUGUESE RECEIVE READOUT OF FRIED-ANTONOV [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-06 08:37:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | RS KCFE PARM PREL PO |
09LISBON71 | PORTUGAL: 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 07:35:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR PTER PREL PGOV PINR CVIS ASEC KHLS PO |
09LISBON74 | PORTUGAL INVITED TO GLOBAL INITIATIVE WORKSHOP, [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 15:25:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER PO |
09LISBON77 | PORTUGUAL: CONTACTS FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-04 11:28:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC ENRG MNUC PARM PGOV PREL IAEA PO |
09LISBON8 | EMBASSY 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 08:38:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | APER PO |
09LISBON83 | PORTUGAL TO JOIN PIRACY CONTACT GROUP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-05 12:57:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | AL KCRM EWWT PBTS PHSA PO |
09LISBON99 | PORTUGAL: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON LIABILITY AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 16:46:00 | Embassy Lisbon | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO PO |
09LJUBLJANA102 | SLOVENIA: 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 10:01:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON SI |
09LJUBLJANA104 | SLOVENIA: 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 16:45:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV AORC EAID SI |
09LJUBLJANA106 | SLOVENIA 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 09:48:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SI |
09LJUBLJANA107 | SLOVENIA: 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 09:48:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KTFN EFIN ETTC SI |
09LJUBLJANA12 | 2009 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 17:07:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD ELAB USTR OPIC KTDB SI |
09LJUBLJANA128 | MSGFO1: 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 14:49:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC KFLU KFLO SI |
09LJUBLJANA137 | SLOVENIA 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 10:21:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP PREL PTER MNUC KGIC SI |
09LJUBLJANA158 | SLOVENIA: 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 15:07:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL SMIG MOPS PK SI |
09LJUBLJANA163 | SLOVENIA: 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 14:16:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR NATO SI |
09LJUBLJANA171 | SLOVENIA NOT ATTENDING IRENA IN CAIRO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 06:19:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KGHG SENV SI |
09LJUBLJANA176 | FIRST 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 13:53:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT SI |
09LJUBLJANA182 | SLOVENIA: 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 12:22:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT SI |
09LJUBLJANA19 | SLOVENIA 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 14:40:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ABUD AMGT BTIO ECON EINV ETRD SI |
09LJUBLJANA193 | SLOVENIA: 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 08:11:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT SI |
09LJUBLJANA195 | SLOVENIA 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 14:56:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN BEXP ECON EINV ETRD BTIO SI SR |
09LJUBLJANA223 | SLOVENIA 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 08:23:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL COE BK KV SI |
09LJUBLJANA224 | SLOVENIA: 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 14:50:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR NATO SI |
09LJUBLJANA23 | SLOVENIA: 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 13:52:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SI |
09LJUBLJANA26 | LJUBLJANA - 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 07:51:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ASEC SI |
09LJUBLJANA261 | SLOVENIA: 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 14:49:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT SI |
09LJUBLJANA289 | SLOVENIA 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 09:42:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN SI |
09LJUBLJANA303 | RENEWABLE 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 08:25:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON SI |
09LJUBLJANA359 | SLOVENIA 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 07:57:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL NATO PARM MARR SI |
09LJUBLJANA36 | SLOVENIA 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 15:14:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO TBIO SI |
09LJUBLJANA37 | SLOVENIA 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 16:25:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PGOV UN EAID SOCI SI |
09LJUBLJANA376 | SLOVENIA 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 14:32:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI KFLU WHO CASC LO SI |
09LJUBLJANA387 | SLOVENIA: 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 14:59:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC SI |
09LJUBLJANA55 | SLOVENIA: 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 11:58:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SI |
09LJUBLJANA75 | SLOVENIA 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 13:30:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EFIN PGOV PTER KPAL KWBG SI |
09LJUBLJANA77 | USAID 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 16:26:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTIA SI |
09LJUBLJANA80 | SLOVENIA: 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 15:20:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KSCA MNUC ETTC TSPA SI |
09LJUBLJANA88 | EU STIMULUS: 11M EUROS FOR SLOVENIAN BROADBAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 16:43:00 | Embassy Ljubljana | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ETRD EINT SI |
09LOME111 | TOGO: 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 14:26:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM 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 09:46:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
09LOME120 | KPATCHA 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 10:52:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 15:21:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 13:22:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
09LOME15 | HUMAN 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 15:54:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 16:11:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 17:16:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 07:10:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
09LOME17 | TOGO - 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 11:36:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV 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 15:42:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 15:46:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
09LOME18 | JANUARY 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 12:10:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM 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 09:50:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 15:25:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 17:00:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO ASEC |
09LOME24 | CHOLERA 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 14:49:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI 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 07:04:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
09LOME249 | GOT 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 17:24:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV TO |
09LOME25 | GOT 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 14:51:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB PGOV TO |
09LOME274 | THE 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 13:17:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL XR XY TO |
09LOME275 | 2009 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 13:41:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV PGOV TO |
09LOME276 | DOL 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 15:59:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB 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 12:55:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 08:18:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 08:47:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 09:26:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
09LOME400 | DEMARCHE 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 15:23:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM 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 16:04:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM CASC TO |
09LOME412 | TOGO: 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 16:40:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO 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 15:51:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL TO |
09LOME430 | MEDIA 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 08:27:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV PHUM TO |
09LOME432 | TOGO: 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 13:32:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 10:14:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO ASEC |
09LOME64 | GOVERNMENT 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 12:53:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 14:43:00 | Embassy Lome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM TO |
09LONDON1037 | UK 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 11:07:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA OSCE AMGT ASEC AFIN UK |
09LONDON109 | 2009 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 13:20:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV OPIC USTR KTDB UK |
09LONDON1321 | UK 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 17:13:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ECON XH UK |
09LONDON1373 | WEST 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 16:26:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PINR KPKO EFIN SL LI XY UK |
09LONDON1397 | MOD 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 15:23:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON UK |
09LONDON1605 | EMBASSY 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 12:54:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ENRG KGHG KPAO SENV UK |
09LONDON1797 | EMBASSY 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 15:10:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OVIP OREP ASEC AFIN UK |
09LONDON187 | GOVERNMENT 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 16:51:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK |
09LONDON1886 | VIEWS 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 16:13:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN KE LT NI SF UG UK XA ZA |
09LONDON1911 | EFFECT 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 16:29:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PK SA UK XC |
09LONDON2001 | IMO: 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 16:30:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT IMO PHSA UK |
09LONDON2075 | UK FOLLOW-UP: BLUE LANTERN CASE NUMBER 05-0092253 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 08:50:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC UK IT |
09LONDON211 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 17:35:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP PGOV UK |
09LONDON2111 | IMO: 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 19:14:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KGHG PHSA SENV UK |
09LONDON2119 | IMO: 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 11:50:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT PHSA UK |
09LONDON2121 | MEMBERS 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 14:51:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN UK |
09LONDON2124 | MEMBERS 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 16:12:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN UK |
09LONDON2125 | IMO 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 16:13:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT KGHG PHSA SENV UK |
09LONDON2131 | DEMARCHE 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 15:42:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
09LONDON219 | ITALY 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 14:19:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EINV UK |
09LONDON227 | DECEMBER 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 17:05:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ECON EINV UK |
09LONDON2291 | DEMARCHE 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 07:56:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT IMO PHSA UK |
09LONDON2293 | IMO: REPORT ON THE STANDARDS OF TRAINING AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 09:27:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT IMO UK |
09LONDON2307 | LABOUR 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 13:46:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK |
09LONDON2357 | CONSERVATIVES 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 14:54:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV UK |
09LONDON2358 | REPLY 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 15:04:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBIO |
09LONDON2359 | FAO 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 16:29:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAGR EAID EFIN FAO KUNR UK UN |
09LONDON2391 | UK 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 16:29:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN UK |
09LONDON2428 | UK 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 10:56:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN KIPR |
09LONDON2485 | IRAN: 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 15:58:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PGOV UK IR |
09LONDON2489 | BLUE 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 09:32:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC UK |
09LONDON2501 | SCOTLAND: 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 16:27:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OEXC OIIP ECON UK |
09LONDON2516 | UK 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 13:23:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD UK |
09LONDON2520 | UK 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 17:18:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID PHUM OIIP SCUL SMIG ECON SO PK NI |
09LONDON2571 | BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-EPAMINONDAS I. MELAS - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 09:23:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC UK |
09LONDON2587 | BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY-LUDWIK JERZY OPIELA - [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 08:33:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC UK |
09LONDON2616 | UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 17:03:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG |
09LONDON2617 | UK-HOSTED P5 CONFERENCE ON CONFIDENCE BUILDING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 17:05:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC PGOV PREL MNUC IAEA NPT UNGA ENRG |
09LONDON2619 | UK RESPONSE: INVITATION TO ATTEND PSI EXERCISE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 17:08:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP UK |
09LONDON2623 | BARONESS 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 17:17:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ETRD EUN UK |
09LONDON2645 | THE 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 14:21:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON UK |
09LONDON2676 | IMO: 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 17:03:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EWWT IMO IR PHSA SENV UK |
09LONDON2708 | NIGERIA: 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 17:30:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KCOR EAID ECON PINR NI UK |
09LONDON2722 | BLUE LANTERN FOLLOW-UP - LICENSE 050176047 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 15:01:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETTC KOMC UK |
09LONDON2737 | EMBASSY 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 16:44:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM |
09LONDON2770 | UNION 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 17:21:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON UK |
09LONDON2784 | LETTER 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 15:17:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL PREF OPRC PHUM XA SU UK |
09LONDON2873 | POST 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 05:33:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SENV UK KGHG |
09LONDON344 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER FROM COMMONWEALTH SECRETARY-GENERAL TO SECRETARY CLINTON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 09:22:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP PGOV UK |
09LONDON478 | MPs 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 15:34:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK |
09LONDON535 | UK 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 15:59:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ACABQ AORC APER KUNR UNGA |
09LONDON547 | UK 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 16:38:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC PARM KOMC JA UK |
09LONDON551 | LONDON: PRENOTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL DESIGNATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 18:12:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PARM PREL UK |
09LONDON552 | DRC/INDIA: UK WORKS TO KEEP INDIAN PEACEKEEPERS IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 09:56:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO PHUM UNSC CG IN UK |
09LONDON553 | SUDAN/DARFUR: UK SUPPORTS LOW-KEY RESPONSE TO ICC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 09:59:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNSC PHUM SU XA XW UK |
09LONDON646 | PAKISTAN: UK CONSIDERING SUPPORT FOR IDPS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 09:59:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PHUM PREF PK UK |
09LONDON67 | IMO: 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 14:17:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT AORC ELAB PHSA PHUM UK |
09LONDON705 | IMO: 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 17:58:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT AORC ASEC UK |
09LONDON723 | LORD 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 16:43:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV UK |
09LONDON785 | UK: 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 11:28:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SENV ENRG KGHG UK |
09LONDON801 | HMG "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 17:17:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM 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 14:42:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN KTIA UK |
09LONDON925 | LONDON: INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 20:36:00 | Embassy London | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER UK |
09LUANDA11 | ANGOLA 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 15:54:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | AO BEXP BTIO EMIN ENIV ENRG PGOV PREL |
09LUANDA166 | DECLARATION 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 14:34:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR MI PREL AO |
09LUANDA182 | ANGOLA 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 17:59:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID KDEM AO |
09LUANDA187 | ANGOLA 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 15:53:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR AO |
09LUANDA197 | ANGOLA'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 09:22:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND EPET PGOV AO |
09LUANDA223 | TIP 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 16:06:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIP PGOV PHUM AO |
09LUANDA232 | ASSESSMENT 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 16:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AO |
09LUANDA25 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NONPROLIFERATION SANCTIONS: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 09:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP 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 12:45:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV KCOR KDEM KPAO AO |
09LUANDA353 | ANGOLAN 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 07:14:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM KCOR AO |
09LUANDA362 | MEDIA 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 14:07:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP PGOV AO |
09LUANDA367 | ANGOLA: 2009 TIP REPORT DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 15:20:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP KLAP KCRM KWMN PGOV PHUM AO |
09LUANDA37 | Advancing 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 17:55:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM EAID KDEM AO |
09LUANDA567 | THINKING 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 16:37:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | AO EAGR EAID ECON |
09LUANDA580 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 14:40:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AO |
09LUANDA582 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AO |
09LUANDA585 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 15:21:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AO |
09LUANDA617 | FRAUD 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 09:28:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC KFRD AO |
09LUANDA65 | ANGOLA: 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 15:50:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD EIND PHUM SOCI AO |
09LUANDA661 | CONTINUING 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 12:41:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | AO PHUM PREL |
09LUANDA67 | GRA'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 16:44:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AO |
09LUANDA69 | ANGOLA: 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 16:12:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB |
09LUANDA85 | GULF 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 16:03:00 | Embassy Luanda | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL 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 13:29:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ZA |
09LUSAKA226 | ZAMBIA'S SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS FIGHTING MALARIA THROUGH THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 08:17:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI TBIO PREL ZA |
09LUSAKA282 | POST TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 07:50:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER ZA |
09LUSAKA29 | ZAMBIA 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 06:21:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EMIN ENRG EINV ECON ZA |
09LUSAKA313 | DEMOCRACY 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 14:45:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PHUM SOCI ZA |
09LUSAKA33 | 2009 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 05:18:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA |
09LUSAKA338 | ECONOMIC 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 07:27:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD EMIN EINV ELAB ECON ZA |
09LUSAKA34 | 2009 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 05:18:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ZA |
09LUSAKA41 | PROPOSAL 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 14:46:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO ZA |
09LUSAKA47 | 2008 ANNUAL OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT FOR ZAMBIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 08:56:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ZA |
09LUSAKA538 | LAUNCHING 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 10:30:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ZA PHUM |
09LUSAKA539 | ZAMBIAN DELEGATION TO AGOA FORUM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-30 12:48:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PREL AGOA ZA |
09LUSAKA571 | HIGHER 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 13:58:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ZA |
09LUSAKA575 | HIGHER 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 13:35:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ZA |
09LUSAKA579 | WJEI 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 08:32:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV KCRM ZA KWMN |
09LUSAKA586 | ACCESS 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 10:55:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KCOR KDEM PGOV |
09LUSAKA614 | AUGUST 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 05:04:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD EMIN EINV ELAB ECON ZA |
09LUSAKA647 | EMBASSY 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 14:12:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP SCUL ZA |
09LUSAKA648 | LAUNCH 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 04:56:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ZA |
09LUSAKA66 | ZAMBIA'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 09:23:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ZA |
09LUSAKA671 | Embassy 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 12:05:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT SENV ZA |
09LUSAKA765 | AMBASSADOR 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 11:37:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD ZA |
09LUSAKA767 | ZAMBIA 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 05:00:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR 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 07:46:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ZA |
09LUSAKA792 | IMF 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 05:13:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ZA |
09LUSAKA799 | OCTOBER 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 06:38:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG ETRD EMIN EINV ELAB ECON ZA |
09LUSAKA928 | FROM 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 11:43:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KTIP ZA |
09LUSAKA937 | MCA-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 14:24:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID KMCA ZA |
09LUSAKA973 | ZAMBIA: 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 14:21:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ZA |
09LUSAKA986 | ZAMBIA: 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 06:26:00 | Embassy Lusaka | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV ZA |
09LUXEMBOURG106 | LUXEMBOURG WILL SUPPORT KOSOVO'S MEMBERSHIP IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 05:54:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON 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 12:27:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR LU |
09LUXEMBOURG129 | ARCELORMITTAL 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 15:32:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ASEC LU |
09LUXEMBOURG130 | ARCELORMITTAL 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 15:32:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON ASEC LU |
09LUXEMBOURG137 | JUNE 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 11:54:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR ECON PREL LU |
09LUXEMBOURG149 | LUXEMBOURG'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 12:45:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL LU |
09LUXEMBOURG255 | LUXEMBOURG: 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 13:32:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA AMGT PGOV OVIP CVIS LU |
09LUXEMBOURG304 | LUXEMBOURG: 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 14:10:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB ENRG PGOV SOCI LU |
09LUXEMBOURG305 | LUXEMBOURG: 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 15:31:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KNNP LU |
09LUXEMBOURG313 | LUXEMBOURG: 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 13:27:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ELAB PGOV EAGR EFIN PHUM LU |
09LUXEMBOURG321 | LUXEMBOURG: GOLDSTONE REPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 16:58:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL LU |
09LUXEMBOURG91 | LUXEMBOURG 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 12:47:00 | Embassy Luxembourg | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS 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 12:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO EUN SP |
09MADRID1014 | DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S.CANDIDACY FOR IMO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK SP |
09MADRID1015 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCTOBER 5-16 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-16 14:55:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG SP |
09MADRID1017 | SPAIN 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 16:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL SR MW SP |
09MADRID1028 | REPLY 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 15:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SP ID |
09MADRID1038 | SPAIN: 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 09:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR EUN SP |
09MADRID1047 | SPANISH 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 17:07:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMPI KPAO OPDC PREL SP |
09MADRID1050 | FAVORABLE 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 12:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SP |
09MADRID1061 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, OCTOBER 26-30 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 14:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KGHG SP |
09MADRID1076 | FOLLOW 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 13:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN PREL SP AF PAK |
09MADRID1088 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 2-6 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 13:14:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB KIPR SP |
09MADRID109 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JAN 26-30 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 17:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN EPET SP |
09MADRID1095 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 9-13 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 16:07:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN EINV KGHG SP |
09MADRID1114 | SPAIN 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 15:02:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA IS PA SP |
09MADRID1115 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOVEMBER 16-20 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 16:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ENRG KIPR PGOV SP |
09MADRID112 | IOM 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 17:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SP ECON PREF |
09MADRID1126 | FAVORABLE 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 15:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SP |
09MADRID1134 | IMMIGRANTS 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 16:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREF PREL SMIG |
09MADRID1137 | SPAIN: 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 12:19:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS KIPR SP |
09MADRID1139 | SPAIN: 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 13:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SNAR KCRM SP |
09MADRID114 | SPANISH 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 10:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR NATO PARM PREL SP |
09MADRID1153 | SPAIN 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 15:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OPDC PREL WBG EU IS SP |
09MADRID1158 | SPAIN 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 18:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL KWBG EAID IS SP |
09MADRID1162 | SPAIN ECONOMIC WEEKLY, NOV. 23-DEC. 4 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 17:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB SP |
09MADRID1184 | FY 2010 PEDOPHILIA CERTIFICATION FOR WORLD TOURISM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 16:03:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI AORC SP |
09MADRID1186 | SPAIN 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 16:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD IO PGOV PHUM PK PREF PREL |
09MADRID1195 | BLUE 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 07:05:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SP SW MARR |
09MADRID1200 | SPAIN - 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 07:40:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER ASEC SP |
09MADRID1202 | SPAIN REVIEWING DRAFT MOU ON LIFE, SECURITY AND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 07:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREL AF SP |
09MADRID1206 | GOS CONTINUES IPR ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-22 12:49:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR SP |
09MADRID1214 | SPAIN ECONOMIC ROUNDUP, DEC. 7-24 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-24 11:58:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG SP |
09MADRID125 | GOS 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 17:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN WTO SP PREL ETRD |
09MADRID129 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 2-6 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 10:34:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB KIPR PGOV PREL SP |
09MADRID1367 | MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, DEC 22-JAN 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-02 12:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KGHG KIPR SP |
09MADRID14 | MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, DEC 22-JAN 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 15:12:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG KGHG KIPR SP |
09MADRID151 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 18:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP |
09MADRID152 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 18:31:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP |
09MADRID154 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 18:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP |
09MADRID158 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 18:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP |
09MADRID161 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 18:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP |
09MADRID162 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 9-13 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 18:32:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SP |
09MADRID178 | SPAIN'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 17:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG SP |
09MADRID220 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, FEB. 23-27 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-28 15:08:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ENRG ETRD SP |
09MADRID25 | MADRID 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 15:01:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB KIPR SOCI SP |
09MADRID292 | SPAIN 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 11:53:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK SP |
09MADRID319 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AMCIT CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-26 16:27:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY WMO SP |
09MADRID323 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MARCH 23-27 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-27 16:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD SP |
09MADRID397 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, APRIL 6-17 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-19 13:41:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB EPET KIPR SP |
09MADRID410 | SPAIN 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 14:33:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ETRD ECON SP |
09MADRID414 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, APRIL 20-24 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-27 08:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB SP |
09MADRID422 | MGSF01: 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 12:28:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLO KSAF KPAO AEMR ASEC CASC TBIO |
09MADRID430 | SPAIN: SPACE SHUTTLE EMERGENCY LANDING SITES AND [...] 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 07:45:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA SP |
09MADRID434 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, APRIL 27-30 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 06:39:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG SP |
09MADRID469 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 11-14 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-14 14:04:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ENRG KIPR SP |
09MADRID497 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, MAY 18-22 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-22 13:50:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN SP |
09MADRID542 | MADRID 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 13:09:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ENRG PBTS SP PREL |
09MADRID553 | SPAIN'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 16:20:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SP |
09MADRID571 | ZAPATERO FACES CONTROVERSIAL NUCLEAR POWER PLANT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-12 07:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP |
09MADRID576 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 8-12 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 10:23:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN SP |
09MADRID58 | MADRID 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 16:51:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENRG SP |
09MADRID583 | IRENA - SPAIN SUPPORTS UAE BID FOR HQ, SEEKING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-17 07:57:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO SP |
09MADRID591 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 15-19 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 16:25:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ELAB ENRG SP |
09MADRID659 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JUNE 29-JULY 2 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 17:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KFLU SP |
09MADRID688 | MADRID 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 12:06:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINV ENRG EWWT SP |
09MADRID721 | MADRID 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 13:38:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EAIR SP |
09MADRID722 | FAVORABLE 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 06:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SP |
09MADRID746 | MADRID 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 11:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EAIR ELTN EIND SENV |
09MADRID773 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, JULY 27-31 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-03 07:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ELAB SP |
09MADRID787 | ANDORRA PROPOSES TAX INFORMATION EXCHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-05 13:21:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SP AN |
09MADRID79 | MADRID 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 16:13:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON 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 12:07:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR SCUL KWMN SP |
09MADRID820 | MADRID 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 11:24:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB EFIN ECPS KIPR |
09MADRID821 | SPAIN: UNESCO DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 11:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNESCO SP |
09MADRID824 | SPAIN SUPPORTS OBJECTIVES OF BMENA FORUM FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-14 15:52:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM PGOV PHUM SP |
09MADRID826 | VOLUNTEERISM 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 06:07:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI KWMN SP |
09MADRID829 | ANDORRA PROPOSES DRAFT TIEA LANGUAGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-18 15:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SP AN |
09MADRID832 | SPAIN'S STATEMENT ON AUNG SAN SUU KYI CONVICTION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-19 09:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL PGOV BM SP |
09MADRID852 | MADRID ECONOMIC BIWEEKLY, AUG 17-22 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-22 10:36:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KFLU SP |
09MADRID901 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, AUG 31-SEPT 4 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-05 10:56:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ELAB ENRG SP |
09MADRID913 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPT. 7-11 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-12 09:30:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV ELAB ENRG KGHG SP |
09MADRID916 | UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT CO-HOSTED BY S - SPAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-14 08:00:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD UNGA SP |
09MADRID936 | MADRID ECONOMIC WEEKLY, SEPTEMBER 14-18 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 16:44:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EINV ELAB ENRG EPET KIPR SP |
09MADRID942 | CIVAIR: 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 11:47:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SP |
09MADRID95 | CIVAIR: 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 08:26:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SP EAIR |
09MADRID952 | DONOR 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 09:15:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREF ET SO KE SP |
09MADRID969 | MADRID 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 06:16:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN EIND EINV ELAB ENRG SP |
09MADRID980 | SPAIN 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 12:10:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL KFLU WHO SP |
09MADRID981 | SCENESETTER FOR U.S.-SPAIN FORUM, OCT 9-11 IN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-06 15:22:00 | Embassy Madrid | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV PGOV PREL SP |
09MAJURO20 | ENERGY 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 02:38:00 | Embassy Majuro | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG PGOV RM |
09MAJURO5 | CREEPING 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 05:27:00 | Embassy Majuro | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR EAIR RM |
09MAJURO87 | FRAUD 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 21:15:00 | Embassy Majuro | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CMGT CVIS CPAS ASEC RM |
09MALABO13 | MALABO: 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 08:59:00 | Embassy Malabo | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PREL EK CASC PGOV PINR |
09MANAGUA1011 | NICARAGUA: 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 21:07:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA1015 | MARINE 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 21:08:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KRVC TPHY NU |
09MANAGUA1024 | NICARAGUA: 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 17:49:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA1031 | CONTINUATION 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 21:52:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREF SMIG NU |
09MANAGUA1053 | UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE PRIORITIES: NICARAGUA REFUSES TO TAKE A MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-29 22:44:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN NU |
09MANAGUA1078 | NICARAGUA: 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 21:35:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA1081 | NICARAGUA: UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE COUNTRY SPECIFIC RESOLUTIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-13 18:29:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN NU |
09MANAGUA1084 | NICARAGUA: 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 18:23:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD EAGR EFIN ECPS SOCI TBIO NU |
09MANAGUA1105 | NICARAGUA 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 14:21:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV ECON NU EAGR KGHG KSUM |
09MANAGUA1124 | NICARAGUA: 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 15:31:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA1126 | Siutation 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 23:56:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV AEMR KPAO CASC MOPS ASEC NU |
09MANAGUA113 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:04:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA1152 | NICARAGUA: 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 18:17:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON KIDE NU |
09MANAGUA1158 | NICARAGUA: RESPONSE TO FDA REGISTRY DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 21:57:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON FDA EAGR FAS ETRD NU |
09MANAGUA116 | NICARAGUA: 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 15:02:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN 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 14:47:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PINS SENV ETRD EIND EAGR NU |
09MANAGUA1198 | NICARAGUA: 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 18:28:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA1248 | NICARAGUA: 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 17:40:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NU |
09MANAGUA1264 | NICARAGUA: 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 15:31:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV NU |
09MANAGUA1266 | NICARAGUA: 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 16:13:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KWMN PREL KPAO |
09MANAGUA1288 | CAFTA-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 13:54:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAGR NU |
09MANAGUA1296 | NICARAGUA: 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 23:12:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON KIDE CASC NU |
09MANAGUA131 | NICARAGUA: IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW IMPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 21:07:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV NU |
09MANAGUA1318 | NICARAGUA - 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 22:13:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV 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 21:34:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MOPS PREL KTIA NU |
09MANAGUA1340 | NICARAGUA: 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 14:58:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA1354 | NICARAGUA: 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 16:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA1360 | NICARAGUA: 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 17:59:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA1362 | NICARAGUA: 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 19:51:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA1376 | NICARAGUA: 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 20:58:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC NU |
09MANAGUA1378 | NICARAGUA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-21 22:35:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO NU |
09MANAGUA139 | NICARAGUA: 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 14:13:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV 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 18:58:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN NU |
09MANAGUA166 | NICARAGUA: 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 18:57:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV ECON SENV NU |
09MANAGUA168 | NICARAGUAN 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 19:35:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EAGR NU |
09MANAGUA172 | NICARAGUA: 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 20:05:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA2 | INL 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 18:54:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN SNAR |
09MANAGUA206 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:36:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA207 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:38:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA209 | DIPLOMACY 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 15:22:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID 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 19:27:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ECON SENV NU |
09MANAGUA229 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:55:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA236 | NICARAGUA: 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 18:21:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
09MANAGUA237 | NICARAGUA: 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 19:50:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA238 | NICARAGUA: 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 19:50:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA242 | NICARAGUAN 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 17:32:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ECON ETRD NU |
09MANAGUA264 | NICARAGUA: 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 21:38:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA265 | NICARAGUA: 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 21:39:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA274 | NICARAGUA: POINTS DELIVERED ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 22:13:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NU |
09MANAGUA275 | NICARAGUA: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. POLICY IN IRAQ [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 22:14:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS NU |
09MANAGUA308 | NICARAGUA: 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 13:17:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED AMGT ASEC KSAF KSEO SENV TBIO KFLU NU |
09MANAGUA339 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:32:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA340 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:33:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA341 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:33:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA342 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:33:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA354 | NICARAGUA: 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 17:52:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
09MANAGUA36 | INL 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 18:35:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN NU |
09MANAGUA401 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:42:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA404 | NICARAGUA: 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 21:48:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG SENV KSUM NU |
09MANAGUA406 | NICARAGUA: 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 16:59:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA434 | NICARAGUA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 00:48:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL NU |
09MANAGUA456 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SPECIAL 301 - NICARAGUA 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 13:50:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR NU |
09MANAGUA469 | 2008 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 21:41:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC OVIP NU |
09MANAGUA470 | NICARAGUA: 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 21:52:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA471 | NICARAGUA: 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 21:53:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA472 | NICARAGUA: 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 21:57:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA474 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:36:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA476 | NICARAGUA: 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 15:59:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
09MANAGUA522 | NICARAGUA: 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 19:14:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA525 | NICARAGUA: 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 17:44:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU KSAF ECON AMED CASC ASEC NU |
09MANAGUA552 | NICARAGUA: 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 16:58:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
09MANAGUA557 | NICARAGUA: 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 16:45:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA559 | NICARAGUA: 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 17:21:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA642 | NICARAGUA: 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 15:30:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA647 | AMBASSADOR 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 22:34:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB NU |
09MANAGUA648 | AMBASSADOR 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 22:35:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB NU |
09MANAGUA663 | NICARAGUA: 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 21:03:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA672 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:39:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT ASEC MARR PARM PREL PHSA ECON NU |
09MANAGUA680 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:06:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
09MANAGUA712 | NICARAGUA: 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 20:29:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA713 | NICARAGUA: 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 20:29:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA714 | NICARAGUA: 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 20:29:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA754 | NICARAGUA: 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 16:41:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON PGOV PREL NU |
09MANAGUA757 | NICARAGUA: 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 18:11:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA781 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:08:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA787 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:22:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA788 | NICARAGUA: 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 22:22:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA795 | LOGISTICS 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 19:49:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR OPDC PREL MOPS NU |
09MANAGUA797 | NICARAGUA: 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 20:23:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
09MANAGUA849 | NICARAGUA: 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 14:04:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA868 | NASA 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 13:07:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPA TSPL PREL NU |
09MANAGUA869 | NICARAGUA: 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 15:12:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA886 | NATIONAL DAY MESSAGE FOR NICARAGUA: ORTEGA READS LIVE ON RADIO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 21:50:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP NU |
09MANAGUA888 | NICARAGUA: 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 18:48:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
09MANAGUA899 | NICARAGUA: TVRPA LIST OF CHILD LABOR PRODUCTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 14:55:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI NU |
09MANAGUA9 | NICARAGUA: 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 14:46:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
09MANAGUA900 | NICARAGUA: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL 12TH SESSION DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-11 16:15:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN UNHRC NU |
09MANAGUA910 | PEACE 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 18:48:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OVIP PGOV EAID NU |
09MANAGUA920 | NICARAGUA: 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 20:42:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA922 | NICARAGUA: 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 18:23:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM MOPS PINR NU |
09MANAGUA976 | NICARAGUA: 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 20:25:00 | Embassy Managua | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON USTR KIDE NU |
09MANAMA158 | REQUEST 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 12:47:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MOPS BA |
09MANAMA172 | DEATH 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 10:19:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KDEM ASEC BA |
09MANAMA221 | COUNTRY 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 14:48:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP AMGT BA |
09MANAMA233 | BAHRAIN TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 11:48:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER BA |
09MANAMA31 | INPUT 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 13:35:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID BA |
09MANAMA310 | FIRST 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 13:44:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO BA |
09MANAMA371 | MENAFATF 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 04:56:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PTER BA |
09MANAMA383 | THE 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 10:39:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN BA |
09MANAMA393 | WELCOME 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 10:15:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL BA |
09MANAMA394 | WELCOME 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 11:58:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL BA |
09MANAMA43 | COUNTRY 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 09:01:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN KU QA BA |
09MANAMA477 | G-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 06:45:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM ECON PREL KMPI KPAO BA |
09MANAMA509 | WELCOME 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 08:42:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | BA OVIP PREL |
09MANAMA55 | BAHRAIN 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 04:28:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON OPIC KTDB USTR BA |
09MANAMA569 | TAXATION OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE IN BAHRAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-24 14:37:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN EFIN ECON EAID BA |
09MANAMA646 | 2010 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 12:53:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD BA |
09MANAMA653 | BAHRAIN: 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 10:09:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV BA |
09MANAMA684 | ARAB 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 11:10:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ECON ETRD BA |
09MANAMA711 | BAHRAIN 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 11:08:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECIN ELAB BA |
09MANAMA85 | WELCOME 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 14:33:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN BA |
09MANAMA90 | ANTICIPATED 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 13:41:00 | Embassy Manama | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PGOV BA |
09MANILA102 | CHILD 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 08:39:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID RP |
09MANILA1043 | MGSF01 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 06:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09MANILA1054 | Typhoon 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 22:56:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID 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 00:36:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV PGOV RP |
09MANILA1072 | Philippine 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 06:26:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV AORC ETRD FAO MO AG RP |
09MANILA109 | PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT NOTIFIED OF SANCTIONS ON A.Q. KHAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 07:15:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNU GM PREL PARM EFIN RP |
09MANILA110 | DEMARCHE: 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 07:17:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD PHUM PREL RP BM |
09MANILA1108 | First 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 07:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09MANILA111 | Heavy 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 09:15:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI EAGR SENV RP |
09MANILA1138 | PHILIPPINES ABSTAINS ON WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-29 07:58:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN 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 04:50:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL 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 08:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP 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 08:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV RP |
09MANILA1275 | AMBASSADOR 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 08:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA1283 | USG-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 22:38:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TRGY TSPL ECIN ECON APECO ENRG EAID PGOV RP |
09MANILA1323 | PHILIPPINE 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 07:00:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO 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 09:32:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS CASC KOCI CMGT RP |
09MANILA1419 | DEMARCHE 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 08:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL RP |
09MANILA1431 | AMBASSADOR 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 00:20:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA1436 | Philippine Position on the ITSO Extraordinary Assembly [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 04:06:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL RP TSPA |
09MANILA1455 | AMBASSADOR ENGAGES IN MUSLIM COMMUNITY OUTREACH IN SOUTHERN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-10 06:16:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA1460 | 2008 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 07:29:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON RP |
09MANILA1462 | BUILDING 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 09:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA1467 | REVIEW 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 08:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PREL PTER RP UNSC |
09MANILA154 | Philippine 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 23:31:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG TRGY BEXP BTIO RP |
09MANILA1561 | VISIT 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 10:42:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA1803 | DEMARCHE 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 09:43:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC PREL UNGA RP KJUS KUNR |
09MANILA1827 | Prostitution, 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 00:43:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP CVIS RP |
09MANILA1839 | INVITING 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 09:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ARF EAID MARR PREL RP |
09MANILA1840 | LETTER 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 09:35:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC 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 08:32:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL 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 09:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON RP CN XE XD |
09MANILA2046 | DECLARATION 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 07:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA2108 | Manila 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 08:16:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY KSCA EAID RP |
09MANILA2111 | DEMARCHE 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 08:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PHUM PREL UN IR RP |
09MANILA214 | Geek 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 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TSPL SENV ENRG TRGY TSPA EAGR RP |
09MANILA2163 | GOLDSTONE 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 09:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER IS KPAL RP |
09MANILA2165 | DEMARCHE 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 23:52:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHUM PREL KWMN SOCI HRC UN RP |
09MANILA2272 | PHILIPPINES' 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 08:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KCRM KWMN EAID RP |
09MANILA2289 | DEMARCHE 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 07:49:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN RP |
09MANILA2359 | DCM 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 04:34:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA236 | COMMENT 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 04:36:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP RP |
09MANILA2382 | AMBASSADOR 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 08:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL 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 05:59:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL 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 23:30:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OREP OVIP VA RP |
09MANILA2425 | PHILIPPINES 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 06:13:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP PHUM ELAB KWMN KCRM RP |
09MANILA248 | Coral 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 23:34:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG BP ID PP RP TT XB XV |
09MANILA2483 | Philippines 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 00:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV 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 08:48:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OREP OVIP VA RP |
09MANILA259 | POST CONTACT INFORMATION FOR ASEAN-RELATED ISSUES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-06 07:02:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID 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 07:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP |
09MANILA2594 | AMBASSADOR 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 07:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA2638 | DECLARATION 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 09:10:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI PREL KPAO SENV EAGR RP |
09MANILA294 | Request 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 08:45:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AFIN TBIO KSCA RP |
09MANILA384 | Nomination 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 04:12:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL RP |
09MANILA427 | VISIT 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 09:28:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID RP |
09MANILA429 | Philippine 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 10:05:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SOCI OPDC RP |
09MANILA437 | DEMARCHE - 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 08:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM 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 00:05:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP |
09MANILA544 | PROMISE 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 10:00:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PINR PREL PHUM KISL RP |
09MANILA558 | LOOKING 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 06:55:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM PGOV PINS PREL RP SNAR |
09MANILA562 | AMBASSADOR 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 08:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID |
09MANILA644 | Philippine 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 08:33:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ADB RP |
09MANILA647 | Philippines: 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 09:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID TPHY TRGY TSPL RP |
09MANILA674 | WELCOME 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 02:30:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | APER RP |
09MANILA789 | Climate 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 04:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAID TPHY TSPL RP |
09MANILA85 | Philippines: 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 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP |
09MANILA857 | UNHRC 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 09:01:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL RP |
09MANILA86 | Philippines: 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 08:54:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN ELAB ETRD KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR RP |
09MANILA906 | AMBASSADOR 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 09:18:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP USAID |
09MANILA913 | PHILIPPINES' 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 10:59:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU TBIO SENV KSCA AMGT RP |
09MANILA930 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: U.S. DEMONSTRATES SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 04:08:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID |
09MANILA941 | MGSF01: 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 15:23:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09MANILA942 | AMBASSADOR'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 15:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO EAID TP RP |
09MANILA959 | MGSF01 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 09:14:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KFLU AEMR CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR |
09MANILA965 | EMBASSY 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 08:22:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA 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 03:27:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KISL KPAO RP |
09MANILA984 | PIODURAN 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 07:53:00 | Embassy Manila | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PGOV PREL RP |
09MAPUTO1038 | Labor 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 07:40:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ABLD EAID KMCA KTIA MZ |
09MAPUTO1064 | A 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 14:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV EAID KHIV SOCI MZ |
09MAPUTO1145 | AGOA 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 14:53:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ELAB ETRD MZ PGOV PREL PTER |
09MAPUTO1162 | LEADING 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 14:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI KDEM KPAO MZ |
09MAPUTO1229 | REQUEST 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 06:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ATRN APER ASUP AMGT |
09MAPUTO1277 | MOZAMBIQUE 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-09 13:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL 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 13:02:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON MZ |
09MAPUTO1372 | COOPERATION 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 14:01:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM 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 10:40:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP 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 10:40:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP 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 10:40:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP 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 08:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP 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 08:11:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON MZ |
09MAPUTO261 | PROCUREMENT 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 15:52:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON MZ |
09MAPUTO262 | PROCUREMENT 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 15:52:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON MZ |
09MAPUTO276 | FOOD 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 10:57:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT MZ |
09MAPUTO340 | MOZAMBIQUE 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 09:45:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA MZ |
09MAPUTO341 | MOZAMBIQUE 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 10:27:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AFSI KSCA AFSN TSPL ECON MZ |
09MAPUTO398 | MOZAMBIQUE 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 09:57:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR PREL PGOV KDEM MZ |
09MAPUTO41 | MOZAMBIQUE -- 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 10:32:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI MZ |
09MAPUTO421 | SPECIFIC 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 07:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON MZ |
09MAPUTO507 | MAPUTO 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 08:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI MZ |
09MAPUTO521 | FAMOUS 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 10:36:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI EAGR ECON ETRD PGOV PREL EINV MZ |
09MAPUTO528 | GENDER 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 08:42:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI PHUM SCUL MZ |
09MAPUTO54 | MAPUTO'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 11:39:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD SENV TBIO KPAO MZ |
09MAPUTO606 | LABOR 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 13:05:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ELAB ECON EAID PGOV PREL AMGT APER |
09MAPUTO610 | LABOR 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 13:07:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD 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 15:13:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON MZ |
09MAPUTO65 | 2009 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 14:25:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV USTR OPIC MZ |
09MAPUTO655 | MOZAMBIQUE: 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 15:28:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EAGR ETRD EFIN MZ |
09MAPUTO657 | MOZAMBIQUE 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 05:33:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KDEM PREL PHUM PGOV MZ |
09MAPUTO666 | MCC 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 15:49:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EINV PGOV EAGR PREL SENV SOCI ETRD ELTN |
09MAPUTO675 | PM 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 07:10:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID KHIV SOCI KMCA KTIA AMGT |
09MAPUTO676 | PM 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 07:10:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID 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 05:04:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP 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 05:04:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP 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 13:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD ECON MZ |
09MAPUTO73 | BIOTECHNOLOGY 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 10:17:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR ECON EAID TBIO MZ |
09MAPUTO8 | USAID/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 10:15:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT MZ |
09MAPUTO90 | AFRICA 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 16:20:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL OVIP OPDC MZ |
09MAPUTO971 | EMBASSY 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 14:18:00 | Embassy Maputo | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP EINV ECON ETRD AMGT MZ |
09MARSEILLE5 | MONACO 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 14:22:00 | Consulate Marseille | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ECON PREL FR |
09MASERU100 | LESOTHO: 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 07:33:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON LT |
09MASERU102 | LESOTHO: 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 11:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN LT |
09MASERU105 | LESOTHO: POSITIVE ABOUT OBAMA, NO CONCERNS ABOUT POLICY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 11:16:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS AF PK LT |
09MASERU11 | HUMAN 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 14:55:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PHUM LT |
09MASERU111 | GOVERNMENT 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 12:35:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC LT |
09MASERU116 | POLICE 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 15:05:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV LT |
09MASERU121 | LESOTHO: 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 15:39:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PHUM LT |
09MASERU123 | POLITICIAN'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 09:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV LT |
09MASERU125 | POLITICIAN'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 14:21:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV LT |
09MASERU136 | LESOTHO: 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 11:15:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LT |
09MASERU142 | LESOTHO: 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 15:07:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV LT |
09MASERU15 | LESOTHO 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 07:16:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB PGOV USTR KTDB OPIC LT |
09MASERU153 | LESOTHO: 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 10:30:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM LT |
09MASERU165 | ASSASSINATION 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 19:33:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC LT |
09MASERU185 | LESOTHO: 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 12:54:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KPAO KMDR LT |
09MASERU186 | MASERU 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 09:11:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ABLD AMGT ASEC CMGT AFIN ABUD LT |
09MASERU194 | ALLOCATION 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 10:33:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV LT |
09MASERU195 | INDIAN 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 14:20:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL IN LT |
09MASERU2 | LESOTHO 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 15:11:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON TRSY PGOV LT |
09MASERU205 | LESOTHO: 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 06:58:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL LT |
09MASERU215 | LESOTHO: 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 08:36:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LT |
09MASERU222 | SUSPECT 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 15:37:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LT |
09MASERU230 | HUMAN 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 10:52:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PHUM LT |
09MASERU234 | MASERU: 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 09:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT LT |
09MASERU236 | DEMARCHE 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 14:43:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LT |
09MASERU237 | PRESIDENT 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 10:53:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM KPAO LT |
09MASERU240 | INDEPENDENT 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 10:14:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LT |
09MASERU25 | NO 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 06:04:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KDEM LT |
09MASERU257 | LESOTHO'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 08:46:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LT |
09MASERU265 | PARTIES 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 11:19:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PGOV CASC LT |
09MASERU266 | MASERU 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 11:34:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV ASEC LT |
09MASERU270 | HUMAN 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 11:08:00 | Embassy Maseru | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PHUM LT |