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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN
SECRET
SECRET//NOFORN
UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
By year:
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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
Effective from January 1983
The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign
Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)
Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
Effective from May 1983
Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
Effective from August 1983
The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)
Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
Effective from March 1983
The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
Effective from October 1997
Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)
The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc
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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
Effective from April 1984
Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)
Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:
* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).
Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
Effective from July 2001
Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
Effective from August 1989
Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOM: Chief of Mission
Effective from March 2004
Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
Effective from August 2001
Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCRM: Criminal Activity
Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
Effective from May 1991
Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
Effective from December 2007
Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
Effective from August 1986
Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
Effective from May 2007
Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
Effective from September 2006
Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
Effective from June 2000
Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
Effective from August 2006
Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)
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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
Effective from January 1999
Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)
Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.
(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
Effective from August 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
Effective From October 1999
Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
Effective from April 1984
Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
Effective from February 1984
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
Effective from May 2000
Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
Effective from November 1984
Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
Effective from August 1996
Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
Effective from March 1993
Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)
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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
Effective from February 1983
Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
Effective from October 1997
Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)
Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
Effective from July 2004
Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
Effective from June 1984
Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
Effective from September 2008
Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
Effective from November 1995
Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)
Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
Effective from June 1995
Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
Effective from January 1983
Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
EXCHANGE OPERATIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
Effective from January 1983
Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
Effective from October 1999
Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
Effective from January 1983
Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
Effective from January 1983
A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)
The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
Effective from January 1983
Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
Effective from January 1985
The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)
People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
Effective from January 1983
The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)
The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)
All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)
Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
Effective from March 1995
The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)
The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)
Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)
Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:
* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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GC GCC GCCC GE GEF GEORGE GERARD GESKE GF GG GH GI GIPNC GIWI GJ GKGIC GL GLOBAL GM GN GO GOG GOI GON GOVPOI GPGOV GPI GPOI GPOV GR GRQ GS GT GTIP GTMO GTREFTEL GU GUAM GUANTANAMO GUIDANCE GUILLERMO GUTIERREZ GV GWI GY GZ GZIS HA HARRIET HARRY HAWZ HCOPIL HDP HE HEAVEN HEBRON HELGERSON HERCEGOVINA HG HHS HI HIGHLIGHTS HIJAZI HILARY HILLARY HILLEN HIPC HIV HIZ HK HKSX HL HLSX HN HNCHR HO HOA HOSTAGES HPKO HR HRC HRCS HRICTY HRIGHTS HRKSTC HSI HSTC HSWG HT HTCG HTSC HU HUD HUM HUMAN HUMANITARIAN HUMANR HUMANRIGHTS HUMOR HUMRIT HUNRC HURI HURRICANE HYDE HYLAND HYMPSK HZ IA IACHR IACI IACO IACW IADB IAEA IAES IAHRC IAIE IAII IASA IATTC IAZ IBB IBD IBET IBPCA IBRB IBRD IC ICAC ICAO ICC ICCAT ICCROM ICES ICJ ICRC ICRS ICSCA ICTR ICTY ID IDA IDB IDLI IDLO IDP IDR IE IEA IEAB IEF IF IFAD IFC IFIN IFM IFO IFR IFRC IG IGAD IGF IHO IICA IINS IIP IK IL ILAB ILC ILEA ILO IMC IMET IMF IMMIGRATION IMO IMSO IMTS IN INAUGURATION INCB IND INDO INF INFLUENZA INL INMARSAT INNP INPFC INR INRA INRB INRD INRO INRPAZ INS INSC INT INTEL INTELLECTUAL INTELSAT INTERNAL INTERPOL INV INVI IO IOC IOM IP IPET IPGRI IPK IPPC IPR IPROP IQ IQNV IR IRAN IRAQ IRAQI IRAQI FREEDOM IRC IRCE IRDB IRE IRL IRLE IRM IRMO IRNB IRPE IRS IS ISA ISAAC ISAF ISCA ISCON ISLAMISTS ISLE ISN ISNV ISO ISPA ISPL ISRAEL ISRAEL RELATIONS ISRAELI ISRAELI PALESTINIAN AFFAIRS ISSUES ISTC IT ITA ITALIAN ITALY ITECIP ITEIND ITELTN ITER ITF ITIA ITRA ITRD ITU IUCN IV IVIANNA IWC IWI IX IZ IZAORC JA JAM JAMES JAPAN JAT JAWAD JCIC JE JEFFERY JEFFREY JHR JI JIMENEZ JIMENEZ CHILDREN JK JKUS JM JN JO JOHNNIE JOSE NEY MILA ESPINOSA JOSE RAMOS HORTA JOSEPH BIDEN JP JS JSRP JUAN JUS JY KA KACP KACT [+] KACW KADM KAID KALM KALR KANSOU KAPO KARIM WADE KATRINA KAUST KAWC [+] KAWK KAWL KAWS KAWX KAYLA KBCT KBDS KBEM KBIO KBNC KBTC KBTR KBTS KBWG KCCP KCEM KCERS KCFC KCFE [+] KCGC KCHG KCIP [+] KCIS KCM KCMA KCMR KCOG KCOM [+] KCOR [+] KCPS KCRCM KCRI KCRIM KCRM [+] KCRN KCRO KCROM KCROR KCRP KCRS KCRT KCSA KCSI KCSY KCUL KCUM KCVM KCWI KDCM KDDEM KDDG KDE KDEM [+] KDEN KDET KDEV KDGOV KDGR KDHS KDM KDMR KDP KDRG [+] KDRL KDTB KDUM KE KEAI KEBG KECF KEDEM KEDM KEDU KEIM KEM KEMPI KEMR KEMS KEN KENV KERF KERG KESO KESP KESS KEVIN KFAM KFCE KFE KFEM KFGM KFIN KFIU KFLD KFLO KFLU KFOR KFPC KFRD [+] KFRP KFSC KFTFN KFTN KG KGCC KGCN KGHA KGHG [+] KGIC [+] KGICKS KGIT KGIV KGKG KGLB KGOR KGOV KH KHDP KHGH KHIB KHIV [+] KHJUS KHLS [+] KHMN KHOURY KHPD KHSA KHSL KHUM KI KIBL KICA KICC KICCPUR KICR KICT KID KIDE KIF KIFR KIIC KIIP KIL KILS KIMMITT KIMT KIND KINF KINL KINP KINR KINT KIPR [+] KIPT KIRC KIRF [+] KIRL KIRP KIS KISC KISK KISL [+] KISM KISR KITA KIVP KIVR KJAN KJRE KJU KJUS [+] KJUST KJWC KK KKIV KKNP KKOR KKPO KLAB KLAP KLBO KLEG KLFLO KLFU KLHS KLIG KLIP KLPM KLSO KLTN KM KMAC KMAR KMCA [+] KMCC KMCR KMDR [+] KMEPI KMFO KMGT KMIG KMNP KMOC KMPF KMPI KMPIO KMPL KMPP KMPT KMRD KMRS KMSG KMVP KMWN KN KNAO KNAP KNAR KNDP KNEI KNEP KNET KNMP KNN KNNA KNNB KNNC KNNF KNNO KNNP [+] KNNR KNOP KNP KNPP KNPPIS KNPR KNPT KNRG KNRV KNSD KNUC KNUP KO KOC KOCI KOCM KOEM KOGL KOLY [+] KOM KOMC KOMCCO KOMCSG KOMH KOMO KOMS KOR KOSOVO KOUYATE KPA KPAD KPAI KPAK KPAL [+] KPALAOIS KPAM KPAO [+] KPAS KPBT KPDD KPEM KPEO KPER KPET KPIN [+] KPIR KPKO [+] KPKP KPLS KPMI KPMO KPO KPOA KPOKO KPOL KPOP KPOV KPOW KPPAO KPPD KPRD KPRM KPRO KPROG KPRP KPRV KPSC KPTD KPTS KPWG KPWR [+] KQ KQM KQRDQ KR KRAD [+] KRAL KRCIM KRCM KRCS KRD KRDP KREC KREF KREL KRF KRFD KRFR KRG KRGY KRIC KRIF KRIM KRKO KRM KRMS KRV KRVC KS KSA KSAC KSAF KSCA [+] KSCI KSCS KSCT KSEAO KSEC KSEI KSEO KSEP KSI KSIA KSKN KSLG KSMT KSOC KSOCI KSPA KSPR [+] KSRE KSTC KSTCC KSTCPL KSTH KSTS KSTT KSUM [+] KSUP KT KTAO KTBD KTBT KTCRE KTDB KTDD KTDM KTER KTEX KTFIN KTFM KTFN [+] KTFR KTFS KTIA [+] KTIP [+] KTLA KTNBT KTNF KTPN KTRD KTRF KTSC KTSD KTTB KTTC KTTP KU KUAE 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 LORAN LOTT LOVE LR LS LT LTG LTTE LU LV LVPR LY LZ MA MAAR MACEDONIA MACP MANUEL MAP MAPP MAPS MAR MARAD MARIE MARINO MARITIME MARK MARQUEZ MARR [+] MARS MARTIN MARV MAS MASC MASS [+] MATT MB MBM MC MCA MCAP [+] MCAPARR MCAPN MCAPP MCAPS MCAT MCC MCCONNELL MCCP MCRM MCTRE MD MDA MDC MDO ME MEA MED MEDIA MEP MEPI MEPN MEPP MERCOSUR MESUR MEX MF MFA MFO MG MGL MGMT MGOV MGT MGTA MH MHUC MI MIAH MIC MICHAEL MICHEL MIGUEL VARGAS MALDONADO MIK 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 MOHAMMAD MOLINA MONTENEGRO MONUC MONY MOOPS MOP MOPP MOPPS MOPS [+] 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 MURRAY MV MW MX MY MZ NA NAC NACB 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 NEI NELSON NEPAD NERG NET NEW NFATC NFMS NFSO NG NGO NGUYEN NH NI 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 OASCC OASS OAU OBAMA OBS OBSP OCBD OCEA OCED OCHA OCII OCRA OCS OCSE ODAG ODC ODIP [+] ODPC OECD OECS OECV OES OESC OEXC [+] OEXP OF OFDA OFDC OFDP [+] OFDPQIS OFFICIALS OFPD OFSO OGAC OGIV OHCHR OHI OHIP OI OIC OICCO OIE OIF OIG OIIP [+] OIL OIM OLY OLYAIR OLYMPICS OM OMB OMIG OMS ON ONA OPAD OPBAT OPC OPCD OPCR OPCW OPDAT OPDC [+] OPDP OPEC OPET OPIC OPID OPOC OPPC OPRC [+] OPREC OPREP OPS OPSC OPVIP ORA ORC ORCA ORECD ORED OREG OREP [+] ORGANIZED ORP ORTA ORUE OSAC OSCE OSCI [+] OSD OSEC OSHA OSIC OSTA OSTRA OTA OTAR OTP OTR OTRA [+] OTRABL OTRAO OTRAZ OTRC OTRD OUALI OVIP [+] OVP OXEC OXEM OZ PA PAARM PAC PACE PAGE PAGR PAHO PAIGH PAK PAL PALESTINIAN PAMQ PAN PANAM PAO PAR PARALYMPIC PARCA PAREL PARK PARLIAMENT PARM [+] PARMS PARN PARP PARR PARTIES PARTM PARTY PAS PASS PATTY PAUM PB PBGT PBIO PBK PBOV PBPTS PBS PBT PBTS [+] PCI PCON PCOR PCRM PCUL PD PDA PDD PDEM PDIP PDOV PDRG PE PEACE PEACEKEEPINGFORCES PEDRO PEL PELOSI PEMEX PENA PENV PEPFAR PEPR PER PEREZ PERL PERM PERSONS PET PETER PETERS PETR PETRAEUS PETROL PF PFIN PFLP PFOR PFOV PG PGGOC PGIC PGIV PGKV PGO PGOC PGOF PGOG PGON PGOR PGOT PGOV [+] PGOVE PGOVQL PGPV PGREL PGREV PGV PH PHALANAGE PHARM PHAS PHEM PHIM PHM PHSA [+] PHU PHUH PHUM [+] PHUMHUPPS PHUN PHUS PHYTRP PI PIA PICES PIF PIN PINB PIND PINER PINF PING PINL PINO PINR [+] PINS [+] PINT PINV PIR PIRF PIRN PJUS PK PKAO PKBL PKFK PKISL PKK PKMN PKNP PKO PKPA PKPAL PKPO PKPRP PKST PL PLAB PLAN PLEC PLN PLO PLUM PM PMAR PMAT PMDL PMIG PMIL PMIN PMR PMUC PN PNAT PNET PNG PNIR PNNL PNR PNRG PNS PNUC PNUK PNUM PO PODC POG POGV POINS POL POLG POLI POLICY POLINT POLITICAL POLITICS POLM POLMIL POLS POLUN POREL PORG POSTS POTUS POUS POV POWELL PP PPA PPAO PPD PPEF PPEL PPKO PPOL PQL PQM PRC PRE PREC PRED PREF [+] PREG PREJ PREK PREL [+] PRELEVU PRELM PRELPLS PRELTBIOBA PREM PREO PREP PRER PRES PRESIDENT PRESL PREV PREZ PRF PRFE PRFL PRGO PRGOV PRIL PRL PRLE PRM PRO PROB PROCESS PROG PROL PROLIFERATION PROP [+] PROPERTY PROTECTION PROTESTS PROV PROVE PRT PRTER PRWL PS PSA PSCE PSEC PSEPC PSHA PSI PSNR PSO PSOC PSOCI PSOE PT PTBS PTE PTEL PTEP PTER [+] PTGOV PTIA PTR PTRD PU PUAS PUBLIC PUNE PUNR PUOS PV PVIP PVOV PVPR PVTS PWBG PWMN PY QA QADRI QEL QI QIZ QM QT QU QUAN QUOC RA RAED RAID RAS RATIFICATION RBI RCA RCMP RE REA REACTION REALTIONS RECIN REF REFORM REFPAN REFUGEE REFUGEES REGION REGIONAL REID REIN REINEMEYER REL RELAM RELATIONS RELFREE RELIGIOUS REMON RENAMO RENE PREVAL REO REPORT REUBEN RF RFE RFIN RFREEDOM RGOV RGY RHUM RI RICE RICHARD RIGHTS RIGHTSPOLMIL RIMC RIVERA RL RLA RM RMA RO ROK ROME ROSS ROW ROY RP RPEL RPTS RQ RR RRB RREL RS RSO RSOX RSP RSZ RTT RU RUEHZO RV RW RWANDA SA SAAD SAARC SACU SADC SAFE SAIR SAIS SAMA SAN SANC SANR SAO SARB SARGSIAN SARS SASC SASEC SB SBA SC SCA SCCC SCE SCENESETTER SCHUL SCI SCIENCE SCNV SCOI SCOL SCOM SCPR SCRM SCRS SCRSERD SCUL [+] SCVL SD SE SEC SECDEF SECI SECRET SECRETARY 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 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 SOCIS SOCISZX SOCR SOCY SOE SOFA SOI SOIC SOLI SOLIC SOM 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 STET STP STR SU SUCCESSION SULLIVAN SUMMIT SUR 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 THPY TI TIA TIBO TIFA TINT TIO TIP TITI TIUZ TJ TK TL TM TN TNDG TNGD TO TOPEC TORRIJOS TOURISM TP TPHY [+] TPKO TPP TPSA TPSL TR TRAD TRADE TRAFFICKING TRBIO TRBY TRD TREAS TREASURY TREATY TREL TRG TRGV TRGY [+] TRIO TRSY TRT TRV TRY TRYG TRYS TS TSA TSLP TSPA [+] TSPL TSRL TSRY TSY TT TTFN TU TURKEY TV TVBIO TW TWRO TX TY TZ TZBY UA UAE UAID UAM UB UDEM UE UEU UG UGA UK UKR UKRAINE UM UMIK UN UNA UNAF UNAIDS UNAMA UNAMSIL UNAORC UNAUS UNBRO UNC UNCC UNCDF UNCDN UNCHC UNCHR UNCHS UNCITRAL UNCND UNCOPUOS UNCRED UNCRIME UNCSD UNCSW UNCTAD UNDC UNDEF UNDOF UNDP UNECE UNEF UNEP UNESCO UNFA UNFC UNFCYP UNFF UNFICYP UNFIYCP UNFPA UNGA UNGAPL UNGO UNHCR UNHRC UNICEF UNIDCP UNIDO UNIDROIT UNIFEM UNIFIL UNION UNKIK UNM UNMEE UNMIC UNMIK UNMIKI UNMIKV UNMIL UNMIN UNMOVIC UNO UNODC UNOMIG UNOPS UNP UNPAR UNPUOS UNRCCA UNRCR UNREST UNRWA UNSC UNSCAPU UNSCD UNSCE UNSCER UNSCR UNSCS UNSD UNSE UNTAC UNTERR UNTZ UNUS UNVIE UNYI UP UPU UPUO UR US USAID USAU USCC USCG USDA USDELFESTTWO USEU USG USGS USMS USNC USOAS USOP USPS USPTO USSC USTA USTDA USTR USTRD USTRIT USTRPS USTRUWR USUN UUNR UV UX UY UZ VA VANG VAT VC VE VELS VEN VENZ VETTING VI VINICIO VIP VIS VISIT VM VN VO VOA VT VTEG VTFR VTIS VTPREL VTTBIO VTWCAR VXY VY VZ WA WAEMU WAKI WAR WB WBEG WBG WCAR WCI WCL WCO WE WEBG WEBZ WEET WEF WEOG WET WEU WFA WFP WFPAORC WFPO WGC WGG WHA WHITMER WHO WHTI WI WILCOX WIPO WIR WJRO WM WMD WMDT WMN WMO WOMEN WPO WRTO WS WSIS WTO WTRD WTRO WTRQ WW WWARD WWBG WWT WZ XA XAAF XB XC XD XE XF XFNEA XG XH XI XJ XK XL XLUM XM XO XP XQ XR XS XT XTAG XU XV XW XX XXX XY XZ YE YEH YI YL YM YMCS YS YU YURIY ZA ZANU ZB ZC ZCTU ZEALAND ZF ZFR ZH ZI ZIM ZJ ZK ZKGM ZL ZM ZN ZO ZP ZR ZS ZT ZU ZW ZXA
AA AADP AALC ABER ABLD [+] ABLDG ABLG ABMC ABT ABUD AC ACABQ ACAO ACCOUNT ACDA ACEC ACKM ACOA ACOTA ACS ACTION ADANA ADB ADCO ADCP ADEL ADEP ADIP ADM ADMIRAL ADPM ADRC AE AEC AECL AEGR AEIR AEM AEMED AEMR [+] AER AESC AF AFARI AFDB AFDIN AFFAIRS AFGHANISTAN AFIN [+] AFL AFLU AFOR AFR AFSA AFSI AFSN AFU AFZAL AG AGAO AGENDA AGENGA AGIT AGMT AGOA AGR AGS AGUIRRE AI AIAG AID AIDAC AIDS AIEA AIHRC AIN AINF AINFCY AINR AINT AISG AIT AJ AK AL AL-1 ALAB ALBE ALEXANDER ALI ALJAZEERA ALL ALNEA ALOW ALOWAR AM AMAT AMB AMCHAMS AMCT AME AMED AMEDI AMEMR AMER AMERICAS AMEX AMG AMGE AMGMT AMGT [+] AMIA AMLB AMPR AMT AMTC AMTG AN ANARCHISTS ANC AND ANET ANTITERRORISM AO AOCR AODE AOIC AOMS AOPR AORC [+] AORD AOREC AORG AORL AOWC AP APCS APDC APEC APECO APER [+] APR APRC APRM AQ AR ARAB ARABBL ARABL ARABLEAGUE ARAS ARC ARCH ARENA AREP ARF ARG ARM ARMITAGE ARMS AROC ARR ARRMZY ARSO AS ASA ASAC ASC ASCC ASCE ASCEC ASCH ASE ASEAN ASEC [+] ASECARP ASECE ASECM ASECSI ASECVE ASED ASEDC ASEG ASEK ASES ASEX ASFC ASIC ASIG ASIR ASJA ASO ASOC ASPA ASR ASSEMBLY ASSK ASUP AT ATFN ATPDEA ATRA ATRD ATRN AU AU-1 AUC AUNR AUSGR AUSTRALIAGROUP AV AVERY AVIAN AVIANFLU AVIATION AW AX AY AZ AZE B. BA BAGHDAD BAIO BAKOYANNIS BALKANS BAPOL BARACK BASHAR BATA BB BBG BBSR BC BCW BCXP BD BE BEAN BEN BERARDUCCI BESP BEXB BEXP [+] BEXPC BEXPPLM BEXT BF BFIF BFIN BFIO BG BGD BGMT BH BHUM BI BIC BIH BILAT BIMSTEC BINR BIO BIOS BIOTECH BIOTECHNOLOGY BIT BITO BK BL BLR BLUE BLUNT BM BMENA BMGT BMOT BN BNUC BO BOIKO BOL BOND BOQ BORDER BOSNIA BOU BOUCHAIB KAKA BOUTERSE BP BPIS BPTS BR BRIAN BRPA BRUSSELS BS BSSR BT BTA BTC BTIO [+] BTIU BTRA BTT BU BUD BULGARIA BURMA BUSH BV BW BWC BX BXEP BY BZ CA CAC CACM CACS CAFTA CAIO CAJC CAMBODIA CAN CAPC CARC CARE CARIB CARICOM CARSON CAS CASA CASC [+] CASCC CASCR CASE CASTILLO CAVO CB CBC CBD CBE CBG CBIS CBM CBSA CBTH CBW CCSR CCY CD CDB CDC CDCC CDCE CDG CDI CE CEA CEC CEDAW CEN CENTCOM CENTRIC CEUDA CF CFE CFED CFG CFIS CFSP CG CGEN CGOPRC CH CHAD CHALLENGE CHAO CHELIDZE CHENEY CHERTOFF CHG CHIEF CHN CHR CHRISTIAN CHRISTOF CHRISTOPHER CI CIA CIAT CIC CICTE CIDA CIO CIP CIS CITEL CITES CITIBANK CITT CIVAIR CIVS CJ CJAN [+] CJUS CK CKGR CKOR CL CLEARANCE CLINTON CLMT CLO CLOK CM CMAE CMFT CMGT [+] CMP CMT CN CNAR CNARC CNC CNO CO CODEL COE COL COLIN COLLECTIVE COLOMBO COM COMESA COMMERCE CON CONAWAY CONDOLEEZZA CONDOLEEZZA RICE CONEAZ CONG CONGO CONGRINT CONS CONSULAR CONTROL CONTROLS CORRUPTION COSI COUNTER COUNTER TERRORISM COUNTERTERRORISM COUNTRY COUNTRYCLEARANCE CP CPA CPAS CPC CPCTC CPPT CPUOS CQ CR CRIM CRIME CRIMES CRM CROATIA CROS CRS CRUZ CS CSCE CSEP CSIS CSW CT CTBT CTER CTERR CTM CTR CTRYCLR CU CUCO CUIS CUL CV CVIA CVIC CVIS [+] CVISU CVPR CVR CW CWC CWCM CWG CX CY CYP CYPRUSARMS CZ DA DAC DAFR DAN DANFUNG DANIEL DAO DARFR DARFUR DAVID DAVID LEE HOWES DAVID WELCH DAVID WILLIAM RAY DB DC DCDG DCG DCHA DCI DCM DCOM DCRM DE DEA DEAX DEFENSE DEFENSEREFORM DELTAVIOLENCE DEM DEMARCHE DEMOCRATIC DENNIS DEOC DEPT DEPT FOR DS COMMAND CENTER DESI DHA DHLAKAMA DHLS DHRF DHS DHSX DIEZ DIPLOMACY DISENGAGEMENT DJ DK DKEM DMIN DMINE DO DOC DOD DOE DOJ DOMC DOMESTIC DOMESTICPOLITICS DONALD RUMSFELD DOT DPAO DPKO DPM DPOL DPRK DR DRC DRIP DRL DS DSR DSS DTFN DTRA DTRO DU DVC DY EAC EAD EADI EADM EAG EAGER EAGR [+] EAI EAIC EAID [+] EAIDB EAIDCIN EAIDEGZ EAIDMG EAIDNI EAIF EAIG EAIO EAIR [+] EAIS EAIT EAOD EAP EAPC EAR EARI EASS EATO EAUD EAVI EB EBEXP EBRD EBUD EC ECA ECCP ECCT ECE ECIN ECIP ECLAC ECN ECOIN ECOM ECON [+] ECONCS ECONEGE ECONOMIC ECONOMICS ECONOMY ECONOMY AND FINANCE ECOR ECOS ECOSOC ECOWAS ECPC ECPN ECPO ECPS [+] ECPSN ECRM ECTRD ECUN ED EDA EDEV EDRC EDU EDUC EE EEB EEC EENG EENV EEOC EET EETC EFI EFIC EFIM EFIN [+] EFIS [+] EFLU EFN EFND EFNI EFQ EFTA EG EGAD EGAR EGEN EGHG EGOV EGOVSY EH EI EIAD EIAID EIAR EIB EICN EID EIDE EIDN EIFN EIN EIND [+] EINDIR EINF EING EINN EINO EINR EINT [+] EINV [+] EINZ EIPR EIQ EISL EISNLN EITC EITI EIVN EK EL ELA ELAB [+] ELAD ELAINE ELAM ELAN ELAP ELB ELBA ELBR ELEC ELECTIONS ELF ELIN ELN ELND ELNT ELTD ELTM ELTN [+] ELTRN EMAIL EMED EMI EMIN [+] EMN EMS EMW EN END ENDURING ENEG ENER ENERG ENERGY ENFR ENG ENGR ENGRD ENGRG ENGY ENIV ENLT ENNP ENR ENRC ENRG 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| 09PARAMARIBO132 | SURINAME: POST RESPONSE ON U.S. WTO RAW SUGAR TARIFF RATE [...] (U) Post reports that Suriname does not produce sugar, and does not export sugar to the United States. SCHREIBERHUGHES [...] | 2009-05-06 17:45:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO137 | VISAS VIPER: APR 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on May 6, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by ADCM/RSO Marvin. 4. In attendance: ADCM/RSO, CONS, DEA, MLO, and POL. 5. The committee identified no specific information to [...] | 2009-05-11 11:49:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO149 | CARIBBEAN-U.S. TECHNICAL SECURITY COOPERATION MEETING [...] (U) Summary. The May 20 Caribbean-U.S. Technical Security Cooperation Meeting in Paramaribo, Suriname, concluded on a highly positive note, as U.S. and Caribbean representatives agreed to initiate a formal dialogue to develop and institutionalize a joint regional security strategy. Caribbea [...] | 2009-05-22 19:57:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR SNAR MASS MOPS PREL XL NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO157 | END-USE, RETRANSFER, AND SECURITY ASSURANCES FROM [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered suggested text for a new agreement via diplomatic channel on August 4, 2008, which, several days later, elicited a response, conveyed via telephone, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of the Government of the Republic of Suriname (GOS) requesting the del [...] | 2009-05-28 18:37:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA PREL MARR MASS NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO176 | PARAMARIBO DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDATE FOR [...] (U) Post delivered demarche as a non-paper to Juliette Redman, Acting Head of the International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, who had been unavailable for an appointment despite numerous Post's attempts since last week. Post's attempts to engage Redman via telephone have li [...] | 2009-06-10 17:45:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
| 09PARAMARIBO179 | VISAS VIPER: MAY 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on June 10, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, DEA, and RSO. 5. The committee identified no specific information to report for th [...] | 2009-06-16 17:16:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO19 | ACCOUNTING DATA USA TRADE SHOW (2008) [...] (U) Post submits the accounting information for the USA Trade Show 2008, held July 18-20 in Paramaribo Total BFIF FY 2008 funds allotted: $ 5,000 BFIF Fundcite: M9: 1900 80113000-1005-1005800160A-050500-2251-2589 Funds appropriated for the USA Trade show were as follows: Decorating compa [...] | 2009-01-14 16:16:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD ADPM NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO20 | PARAMARIBO AMERICAN CORNER SUSTAINING FUNDS 2009 [...] SUMMARY - - - - - - (A) The American Corner (AC) continues to serve as a dynamic platform in launching Post's public diplomacy outreach activities. In 2008, Post noted a substantial 40% increase in the average number of attendees in direct proportion to the total number of program and no [...] | 2009-01-16 15:05:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP KIRC |
| 09PARAMARIBO211 | VISAS VIPER: June 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on July 15, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief. 4. In attendance: POL,CONS, DEA, DEA TAT, and RSO. 5. The committee identified no specific in [...] | 2009-07-17 19:37:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO216 | SURINAME APPRECIATES INFORMATION SHARING ON [...] (SBU) In response to Reftel, PolEconPDOff delivered the recommended talking points to Ms. Jenny Maikoe, European Affairs Desk Officer at Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on July 17, 2009. As suggested in Reftel, PolEconPDOff also gave to Ms. Maikoe the Fact Sheet on the U.S.-Russia Bil [...] | 2009-07-20 18:17:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RS NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO241 | VISAS VIPER: July 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on August 5, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Susan Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, DEA and MLO. 5. The committee identified no specific information to report f [...] | 2009-08-11 16:26:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO247 | SURINAME'S DELEGATES TO THE 64TH UNGA [...] (U) Post is pleased to submit the names of government officials who will comprise the Government of Suriname's (GOS) high-ranking delegation to the 64th United Nations General Assembly. Post's response is formatted in accord with reference cable: 2. (SBU) A. Attendance of Head of State [...] | 2009-08-20 17:01:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA |
| 09PARAMARIBO270 | VISAS VIPER: AUGUST 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on September 2, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Susan Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, DEA and MLO. 5. The committee identified no specific information to rep [...] | 2009-09-11 09:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO279 | ACCOUNTING DATA USA EXPO 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the accounting information for the USA EXPO 2009, held July 24-26, in Paramaribo. Total BFYF FY 2009 funds allotted: $ 5,000 BFIF Fund cite: M9: 19 901130000-1005-9BF053-050500-2251-2589 Funds used for the USA Expo 2009 were as follows: Venue rental $1,740.00 Deco [...] | 2009-09-18 16:15:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AFIN NS BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD |
| 09PARAMARIBO28 | Revised Request for DVC Speakers during Black History Month [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post seeks a digital video conference speaker for two digital video conferences during Black History Month 2009. Post programming that takes into account ethnic/cultural themes have drawn comparatively high attendance. Post plans to build on past successes by continuing program [...] | 2009-01-23 16:30:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO294 | 2010 ELECTION DATE ANNOUNCED DURING STATE OF THE REPUBLIC [...] (U) Summary. On October 1, 2009, President Ronald Venetiaan delivered the annual State of the Republic speech at the National Assembly. At this time, he made the first official announcement that the 2010 National Assembly and Resort (Local) Council elections will be on May 25, 2010. He also d [...] | 2009-10-01 19:51:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO303 | VISAS VIPER: SEPTEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on October 7, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Susan Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, DEA and MLO. 5. The committee identified no specific information to report [...] | 2009-10-14 12:15:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO313 | REQUEST FOR HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US-SPONSORED TRAINING: [...] (U) Post requests the Department's assistance in screening the following candidate of the Surinamese Government, who has been nominated for U.S.-sponsored training at Ft. Lee, VA, pursuant to the Leahy Act and Foreign Assistance Act. The training is scheduled from November 3-14, 2009 [...] | 2009-10-16 14:35:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO32 | SURINAME: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Suriname. OPENNESS TO FOREIGN INVESTMENT ------------------------------- 2. The Government of Suriname (GOS) welcomes Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country and has on several occasions identified it as key in achieving [...] | 2009-01-26 12:08:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB PGOV USTR NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO324 | Request for DVC Speaker on Distance Learning Opportunities [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post seeks a speaker for a DVC on "Distance Learning Opportunities for International Students." In fiscal year 2009, Post made a concerted effort to increase its education and youth-related programming in order to expand its contact base with educators and outreach to Surinamese [...] | 2009-10-22 19:29:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO336 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THIRD COMMITTEE, 2009 -- PRIORITIES [...] (U) Per reftel, Post delivered demarche to Juliette Redman, Acting Chief of the International Organizations Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of the Republic of Suriname (GOS). Post included the points for Latin American and Caribbean countries and for membe [...] | 2009-10-27 17:23:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO354 | Suriname: GOS Response to Request for Initiatives on Counter [...] (U) Post is pleased to provide the Government of Suriname reaction to the June 26 statement by President Barack Obama on the United Nations International Day in Support of Torture Victims. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs presented information to the Embassy on October 30 regarding the Governme [...] | 2009-11-05 19:16:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UN NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO356 | Suriname: 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy [...] (U) Post presents its 2009-2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR) Part I, Drugs and Chemical Control. Suriname I. Summary Suriname is a transit zone for South American cocaine en route to Europe, Africa and, to a lesser extent, the United States. The Government of [...] | 2009-11-05 20:09:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO36 | INL 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT [...] (U) Post is pleased to provide its 2008 End Use Monitoring Report. Cable is keyed to Ref A. 2. (U) PROCEDURES A. Inventory Management Post's EUM Program Coordinator: Geneve Menscher, Pol-Econ Chief, (597) 472-900 ext. 2205, MenscherGe@state.gov. Inventory System: Post does not hav [...] | 2009-02-02 17:28:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO372 | EVALUATION OF PARTICIPATION OF HERB FRAZIER IN FY09 PRESS [...] (U) This cable is a program evaluation for the Strategic Speaker Initiative program bringing Herb Frazier to Suriname on September 14 - 18 to advise journalists and engage in activities surrounding press freedom. This addressed MSP Goal #1, mutual U.S.-Suriname appreciation and respect contrib [...] | 2009-11-13 16:59:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO382 | Suriname: Response to Request for Information on Security [...] (U) The United States does not have an established security dialogue with Suriname. Post is covered by the DATT in Brasilia. Post has a Military Liaison Office that coordinates IMET, FMF, and 1206 programs. 2. (U) The United States and Suriname have three defense-related treaties. Th [...] | 2009-11-18 19:07:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO386 | Demarche Delivered: FDA Reportable Food Registry [...] (U) On November 17, EconOff delivered the message to Tom Kartoebi, Acting Head of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kartoebi indicated that he would forward the information to "all relevant" entities, including the Ministry of Trade and Industry; the Ministry of Agricul [...] | 2009-11-24 13:57:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD ECON NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO388 | Demarche Delivered: U.S. Candidacy for WHO Executive Board [...] (U) On November 17, EconOff delivered the points to Tom Kartoebi, Acting Head of the Americas Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Kartoebi indicated that the Government of Suriname will likely defer to CARICOM's consensus view, and the recent decision of the Caucus of Health Minister [...] | 2009-11-24 13:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO390 | Demarche Delivered: International Maritime Organization [...] (U) On October 29, Post delivered Ref A via diplomatic note, requesting the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pass the information to the appropriate officials in the Ministry of Transport, Communication, and Tourism as well as other appropriate ministries or agencies. 2. (SBU) On November 17 [...] | 2009-11-24 13:59:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO PHSA NS UK |
| 09PARAMARIBO396 | Demarche Delivered: Energy and Climate Partnership of the [...] (SBU) On November 17, EconOff conveyed the points in Ref. A to Tom Kartoebi, Acting Head of the Americas Division in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When asked for what potential activities may interest the Government of Suriname (GOS),Kartoebi did not have any explicit suggestions other tha [...] | 2009-11-24 19:15:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ENRG SENV KGHG KSUM NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO402 | EVALUATION OF PARTICIPATION OF JAMES DICKENSON IN FY10 [...] (U) This cable is a program evaluation for the Strategic Speaker Initiative program bringing James Dickenson to Suriname from October 26-30 to advise Surinamese journalists on how to improve their political reporting skills. This addressed MSP Goal #1, mutual U.S./Suriname appreciation and res [...] | 2009-12-01 17:21:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP NS KPAO |
| 09PARAMARIBO410 | SURINAME'S INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION WEEK PROGRMAMING -- [...] (U) SUMMARY. Three International Education Week (IEW) programs showcased to Surinamers the value of studying foreign languages and studying abroad. Post organized two American Corner "English Language Story Hours," one for elementary school and one for junior high/high school students. Post [...] | 2009-12-03 21:50:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC SCUL NS KPAO |
| 09PARAMARIBO412 | Request for DVC Speaker on Promoting Surinamese Crafts in [...] (U) SUMMARY. Post requests a Digital Video Conference (DVC) speaker for a DVC on "Promoting Surinamese Crafts in the American Market." This DVC would educate artisans and crafters on how to develop product lines marketable to Americans as well as how to effectively access the U.S. market. Th [...] | 2009-12-07 11:45:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO414 | VISAS VIPER: NOVEMBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on December 2, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Susan Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, POL, MLO and DEA. 5. The committee identified no specific information to r [...] | 2009-12-09 19:58:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO42 | VISAS VIPER: JAN 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT [...] Liza Ybarra, Consular Chief, is post's Visas Viper Coordinator. 2. Post held the Visas Viper committee meeting on February 4, 2009. 3. The meeting was chaired by DCM Bell. 4. In attendance: DCM, CONS, DEA, RSO, and POL. 5. The committee identified no specific information to repo [...] | 2009-02-10 17:13:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | KVPR CVIS CMGT PINR PTER ASEC NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO46 | SURINAME: EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL CRISIS CREEPING UP ON [...] (U) SUMMARY. Suriname's financial system has remained relatively unscathed by the international financial crisis; however, the world economic slowdown has begun to impact the country's overall economy due to Suriname's vulnerability to price shocks in the commodities market, the drastic fluctua [...] | 2009-02-11 19:01:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EPET ECON PREL NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO72 | STATE-DOD MOU ON SECURITY-ANNUAL REVIEW OF MOA FOR [...] (U) On January 13, 2009, Ambassador Schreiber Hughes and MLO LCDR Waymon Jackson performed the annual review of the force protection MOA and made no changes. 2. (U) Per REFTEL, Post's EAC reviewed the MOA on February 18, 2009. No changes were made. SCHREIBER HUGHES [...] | 2009-03-04 11:28:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AODE ASEC KMRS NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO86 | PARAMARIBO 2009 OSAC CRIME SAFETY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-19 18:40:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC |
| 09PARAMARIBO95 | Request for DVC Speaker for World IPR Day 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: Post seeks a DVC speaker, preferably Dr. Moises Naim, for a program in commemoration of World Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Day on April 26. Post plans to screen "Illicit," an IPR documentary whose programmatic use is supported by the Department, and to host a follow-up dis [...] | 2009-03-31 14:40:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | OIIP KPAO NS |
| 09PARAMARIBO97 | FISCAL TRANSPARENCY IN SURINAME [...] (U) The following response is keyed to reftel; government fiscal matters are largely transparent in Suriname. Q: Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? A: Yes. The Government of Suriname (GOS) has and will [...] | 2009-04-01 11:30:00 | Embassy Paramaribo | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL NS |
| 09PARIS10 | FRENCH OVERSEAS TERRITORIES INFORMATION FOR TRADE [...] In post's assessment, France continued to meet its international commitments in 2008 to eliminate the worst forms of child labor in its overseas territories. The following update is in response to reftel's request for information to determine if countries eligible for trade benefits under th [...] | 2009-01-06 10:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM ELAB EIND ETRD SOCI FR |
| 09PARIS1001 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) The French division of Photonis provides end-users a complete range of scientific detector products used in medical diagnostics and life science analytical equipment. On June 19, 2009, post received responses (para 2) to reftel questions from Mr. Daniel DeHaye, General Counsel, Photonis Fr [...] | 2009-07-24 14:54:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
| 09PARIS1052 | FRANCE - COUNTER TORTURE INITIATIVES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France actively supports efforts to prevent torture and protect victims through membership in international conventions and participation in regional initiatives, according to MFA assistant director for human rights and humanitarian affairs Cecile Vigneau and deputy assistant d [...] | 2009-08-03 16:36:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UN FR |
| 09PARIS11 | The French EU Presidency on Agriculture - A Retrospective [...] The French EU Presidency advanced a number of ambitious goals regarding agriculture and biotechnology. Final results, while falling short of these goals, increased attention on societal preferences and the legitimacy of establishing biotech-free zones. The recently completed "Health Check" ref [...] | 2009-01-06 16:20:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR |
| 09PARIS1179 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) On August 26, the SIMMAD Procurement Office responded to post's queries regarding the status of shipment requested in reftels: TEXT OF SIMMAD RESPONSE: (Unofficial Embassy translation from French) The 6 electronic components which were the object of the order cited in your fax (atta [...] | 2009-08-28 12:43:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
| 09PARIS1250 | FRANCE: HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL PRIORITIES [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France concurs with a large part of U.S. key goals for the 12th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) and solicits United States support for initiatives that they are sponsoring, according to MFA Assistant Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Cecile Vigneau, wh [...] | 2009-09-15 10:46:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC EU FR |
| 09PARIS1267 | HADOPI 2: French Assembly Approves Internet Piracy [...] On September 15, the French National Assembly approved the sanctions' portion of the GOF's disputed Internet piracy law by 285 votes in favor and 225 against (including some members of the UMP majority party. Nicknamed "Hadopi 2," this draft bill complements the law "Creation and the Internet" [...] | 2009-09-16 15:45:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ETRD KIPR PREL FR |
| 09PARIS1272 | FRANCE TO ATTEND FRIENDS OF DEMOCRATIC PAKISTAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France will attend the September 24 Friends of Democratic Pakistan conference in New York, but the GOF has not yet determined the composition of their delegation. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) Post delivered the information contained in reftel September 17 to Yann Braem, Deputy Chief [...] | 2009-09-17 14:59:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PK FR |
| 09PARIS129 | FRENCH NATO ACCESSION PROGRESS ON TRACK [...] (U) In response to reftel request, Post confirmed that the NATO Accession protocols for Croatia and Albania were approved by the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly on January 28 and are scheduled to be ratified by the plenary assembly on the afternoon of January 29. Then the [...] | 2009-01-28 17:03:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO KTIA MARR PARM PREL AL CR |
| 09PARIS1419 | BMENA: FRENCH FM KOUCHNER LIKELY TO ATTEND, BUT [...] (SBU) French Foreign Minister Kouchner plans to attend the BMENA Forum for the Future on November 2 - 3 in Marrakech but will require the French Parliament to change the date of hearings he is scheduled to attend on November 3 before he can offer a final confirmation, according to Michel Roche [...] | 2009-10-22 09:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL FR |
| 09PARIS1443 | FRENCH PRIORITIES FOR THE 64TH UNGA THIRD COMMITTEE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: France is on the same page as the United States with respect to country-specific and thematic resolutions for the UNGA Third Committee and seeks USG support for French sponsored initiatives, stated MFA desk officer for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs Cecile Vigneau, who s [...] | 2009-10-28 10:52:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN FR |
| 09PARIS1447 | POLAND DELEGATION PARLAYS MDEP MEETING TO [...] The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Multinational Design Evaluation Program (MDEP) held a conference in Paris, France on September 10 and 11. MDEP core members had decided to expand their reach and organize a formal exchange with national regulators from MDEP non-member countries, industry repres [...] | 2009-10-28 15:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG OTRA TRGY TECH OECD FR SP IO |
| 09PARIS1520 | France and Brazil Join Forces for "Bold and Audacious" [...] (U) SUMMARY: On Saturday, November 14, French President Sarkozy and Brazilian President Lula da Silva held a press conference in Paris to announce an agreement on a "Common Position on Climate Change," guided by the principles of fairness and equity. At the press conference, President Sarkozy [...] | 2009-11-16 17:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KGHG FR |
| 09PARIS1560 | FRANCE'S DIGITAL COPYRIGHT PROTECTION LAW AND [...] (U) Summary: France seeks to tackle the problem of online piracy through the "Creation and Internet Law," which will take effect in early 2010. The bill introduces a new legal framework to deter and sanction online piracy, and represents the first stage in France's on-going effort to stop il [...] | 2009-11-24 14:08:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETTC ETRD BEXP KIPR PREL FR |
| 09PARIS1708 | PAKISTAN WFP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 09:13:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EAGR PREL FR PK |
| 09PARIS1715 | KABUL-PARIS DIRECT ACCESS MEDIA PROJECT [...] (U) Please see request for mission action in paragraph 3. 2. (U) Embassy Paris plans an exchange for Afghan television leaders to build relations with French counterparts. The goal is to establish partnerships in creating and disseminating programs about Afghanistan, and to increase the [...] | 2009-12-17 13:07:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL FR AF |
| 09PARIS1737 | FRANCE: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERROSIM [...] The French Republic in the 21st century finds itself grappling with an Islamist threat that reflects the nation's changing demographics. An estimated five to six million residents of France are Muslim - potentially a full 10 percent of the population. Several public announcements by al-Qaida [...] | 2009-12-22 07:29:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC FR |
| 09PARIS1738 | FRANCE AGRICULTURAL BIOTECH OUTREACH PROPOSAL - FY 2010 [...] Embassy Paris Country Team presents this request for support from EEB FY 2010 biotech outreach funds for critical public outreach in France. France remains an influential country both in the European Union (EU) and worldwide, especially in francophone developing countries. Post recognizes th [...] | 2009-12-22 07:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON TBIO ETRD KPAO FR |
| 09PARIS1766 | STAFFDEL KESSLER'S VISIT TO PARIS JAN. 12-14 [...] Embassy Paris welcomes the visit of Staffdel Kessler on January 12-14, 2010. 2. The control officer for this visit will be Political Officer David Nobles: Off. Tel: +33 1 4312 2515 Off. Fax: +33 1 4312 2663 Cell: +33 6 1511 3868 Home: +33 1 8209 4791 Unclass e-mail: noblesdt@state.gov [...] | 2009-12-31 12:32:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN UK GM IT SP FR |
| 09PARIS216 | WORLD HERITAGE WORKING GROUP ON ELECTION OF MEMBERS - PARIS [...] (U) Summary: The third meeting the Kondo working group on the reform of procedures for election to the World Heritage Committee (WHC) ended leaving several loose ends to deal with in May, and some recommendations that will guarantee future debates on the subject of equitable representation on t [...] | 2009-02-12 10:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO SCUL |
| 09PARIS229 | FRENCH BIOTECH POLICY MEASURES BOGGED DOWN [...] Summary: A working group formed by the French Ministry of Agriculture will meet in February to provide recommendations on coexistence rules. In view of the fact that both the working group and the High Biotech Committee will include representation from environmental NGOs and other stakeholder [...] | 2009-02-13 10:57:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR |
| 09PARIS235 | OECD REPORTING: REPORT OF THE NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY [...] (U) This is an information cable. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (U) The Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Workshop on the Security of Supply of Medical Isotopes convened in Paris on January 29-30, 2009 and was well attended by representatives of government, industry, the health industry, intergo [...] | 2009-02-13 14:38:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP TRGY KSCA OECD UNVIE |
| 09PARIS268 | FRANCE: NINTH ANNUAL TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In 2008 France took significant steps to combat trafficking in persons, ratifying the EU convention on Action Against Trafficking in Persons and changing the French anti-trafficking law to better prosecute forced labor violations. The French government used its anti-trafficking [...] | 2009-02-20 18:11:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PHUM PREF |
| 09PARIS277 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) Embassy has determined from open sources that OCEA's patrol boat contract with Algeria was one of the major foreign military contracts France obtained in 2007. The company's website indicates that OCEA has existed since 1987, has approximately 150 employees, and produces 10 to 15 aluminum [...] | 2009-02-26 09:06:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC AG FR |
| 09PARIS290 | FRANCE: CI/KR RESPONSE FOR S/CT [...] Embassy Paris notes no significant developments since last year with respect to GOF actions to protect critical infrastructure. After mission-wide consultation, Embassy Paris did not identify any physical infrastructure or resources in France whose loss would immediately affect the security, [...] | 2009-02-27 16:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PINS ASEC EFIN ENRG KCIP FR |
| 09PARIS326 | FRANCE SHIFTS AG FUNDING FOCUS UNDER HEALTH CHECK REFORMS [...] Summary: Following the 2008 CAP health check, France will shift some financial support from arable crops to support livestock producers; increase support to vegetable and protein crops; increase support for organic farming, and, add new risk management schemes. Farmer reactions were mixed: catt [...] | 2009-03-05 17:12:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EU FR |
| 09PARIS330 | The Standing Group for Global Energy Dialogue, February [...] Summary: The International Energy Agency's Standing Group for Global Energy Dialogue (SGD) met February 25-26 in Paris to discuss to review a range of outreach work to non-IEA countries, to discuss the activities of other energy organizations, and to discuss next steps for the IEA. Topics in [...] | 2009-03-06 11:23:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG EPET IEA OECD |
| 09PARIS405 | U.S. and French Corn Growers Discuss Biotech [...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. and French corn grower representatives met on March 17 to discuss biotech. French reps urged the U.S. team to encourage U.S. retaliation in the WTO case against the EU for its defacto moratorium on GMOs. The U.S. team expressed great concern about France's shift in biotec [...] | 2009-03-19 17:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR |
| 09PARIS474 | Dr. Nina Fedoroff presents the case for biotech to French [...] (U) SUMMARY: During a visit to Paris on March 24 and 25, Dr. Fedoroff, the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary (STAS),called on a range of senior French Government officials to argue for basing policy decisions on science-based criteria, especially decisions concerning genetically [...] | 2009-03-31 08:19:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TBIO ETRD FR |
| 09PARIS5 | FRENCH WELCOME IAEA ADDDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-05 16:18:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
| 09PARIS520 | GREEN INVESTMENTS IN FRENCH STIMULUS [...] Summary: "Green" investments, as defined reftel, account for roughly 3.5 Q 4.0 billion euros of the 26 billion euro French economic stimulus package passed in February 2009. Funds for public rail, energy generation, alternative energy investments, nuclear power, energy distribution and tra [...] | 2009-04-10 15:50:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV EFIN KGHG FR |
| 09PARIS603 | INSTALLATION OF THE HIGH COUNCIL FOR BIOTECH [...] (U)Summary: After much controversy, Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and Regional Planning announced the formation of the new High Council for Biotechnology(HCB). The HCB, whose inception will be May 12, will advise the GOF on a wide range of biotech issues. It has a dual [...] | 2009-04-29 15:39:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR |
| 09PARIS62 | FRENCH MINAG RESPONDS TO RETALIATORY TARIFFS [...] On January 15, the French Ministry of Agriculture responded to the USG revised list of products subject to retaliatory tariffs. 2. Begin translation: "Michel Barnier, French Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, is disappointed in the U.S. decision to triple import tariffs on French Roqu [...] | 2009-01-16 13:53:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ECON ETRD EU FR |
| 09PARIS702 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) The QAMAS division of Emitech is an electromagnetic compatibility testing laboratory for automotive, military, aeronautical and space equipment. On May 26, 2009, post received responses (para 2) to reftel questions from Mr. Bruno Martin, Director General, Emitech, 3, rue des Coudriers, 781 [...] | 2009-05-27 14:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
| 09PARIS747 | IAEA Budget Demarche - French will consider [...] (U) On June 5 ESTH Counselor delivered the demarche to Martin Briens, Ministry of Foreign Affairs DAS-equivalent for disarmament and non-proliferation, and Olivier Caron, French Atomic Energy Agency (CEA) Director for International Affairs, who is also the French Governor to the IAEA. Mr. Caro [...] | 2009-06-05 16:01:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PREL FR |
| 09PARIS78 | FRENCH PRESIDENT ISSUES CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE TO [...] On January 20 at 18:19 CET (12:19 EST),the official website of the President of the French Republic Nicolas Sarkozy included a congratulatory letter to President Obama. Embassy Paris provides the following unofficial translation. 2. Begin text. Mister President, With your electio [...] | 2009-01-21 15:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL FR |
| 09PARIS796 | Parliamentary Elections: Ominous Signs for U.S.-French Ag [...] Summary: Surprisingly strong showings by both President Sarkozy's UMP party (28 percent) and the Greens (16 percent) are likely to have negative implications for the U.S. regarding France's direction on a range of agricultural issues including biotechnology, multilateral trade negotiations an [...] | 2009-06-16 11:28:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EU FR |
| 09PARIS83 | ROQUEFORT CALLS ON EMBASSY PARIS [...] A delegation of Roquefort cheese producers and political representatives presented a letter (and several rounds of cheese) to the Embassy January 21, imploring the new U.S. administration not to implement the recently announced decision to increase duties on Roquefort cheese to 300 percent. T [...] | 2009-01-21 18:00:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAGR ETRD FR |
| 09PARIS834 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) The French division of Photonis provides end-users a complete range of scientific detector products used in medical diagnostics and life science analytical equipment. On June 19, 2009, post received responses (para 2) to reftel questions from Mr. Daniel DeHaye, General Counsel, Photonis Fr [...] | 2009-06-22 16:30:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
| 09PARIS861 | NEW FRENCH MINISTER FOR FOOD, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES; [...] SUMMARY: President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffled his government on June 23, 2009, replacing former Minister of Agriculture, Michel Barnier. Barnier led the UMP party list in the European Parliament elections and his departure was expected following the election. He is widely seen as France's can [...] | 2009-06-25 13:05:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD PGOV WTRO EUN EU FR INR |
| 09PARIS979 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END-USE CHECK ON [...] (U) The Azur Arts Antiquites Artisanat is a company which is a wholesale distributer of antique arms and munitions to collectors. On June 4, 2009, post contacted Mr. Christian Chaulet, President, Azur Arts Antiquites Artisanat, 66 avenue de la Gaude, 06800 Cagnes sur Mer, France. Tel: +33-4-93 [...] | 2009-07-21 08:58:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC FR |
| 09PARIS994 | AFGHANISTAN: FRENCH CIVIL AID FOCUSED ON [...] (SBU) Deputy Chief of Staff in the interagency Afghanistan/Pakistan cell Yann Braem said July 22 that France had recently allocated 23 million Euros in non-military aid to Afghanistan this year for total civilian assistance of approximately 40 to 45 million Euros for 2009. Around half of the [...] | 2009-07-23 09:41:00 | Embassy Paris | UNCLASSIFIED | NATO PREL MOPS MARR |
| 09PARISFR1382 | HONDURAS: Item Inscribed/Working Group Formed [...] (U) Summary: The Plenary of the General Conference today approved inscription of a Honduran item on the General Conference's agenda after extensive negotiations led by General Conference President Hepburn. The item was immediately referred to a working group charged with preparing a resolution [...] | 2009-10-13 06:18:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR1397 | UNESCO: Executive Board Election Results [...] (U) The election of members of the Executive Board took place on Wednesday, 14 October 2009. The names of the Member States elected to the Executive Board were announced at the plenary meeting by Mr. Khamlihne Nhouyvanisvong (Laos),Chairperson of the Nominations Committee. 182 Member States we [...] | 2009-10-15 14:33:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR1406 | UNESCO Subsidiary Bodies - Election Results [...] Summary: Elections for UNESCO's subsidiary bodies were held on 16 October 2009 during the organization's General Conference. The U.S. was elected to the Legal Committee, the IHP (Intergovernmental Council of the International Hydrological Programme),and the IBE (Council of the UNESCO Intern [...] | 2009-10-19 06:08:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR1452 | UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: NATURAL SCIENCES [...] Summary. A Ministerial Round Table on Oceans and UNESCO's Natural Sciences Commission met October 12-16 as part of UNESCO's 35th General Conference. The Ministerial focused on ocean governance, ocean monitoring and climate change. The Natural Sciences Commission primarily focused on existin [...] | 2009-10-29 14:55:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TPHY PREL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR1454 | UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: CULTURE COMMISSION [...] The 35th session of UNESCO's General Conference was held in Paris October 5-23. This is the first in a series of messages which will report on the deliberations of the seven General Conference Commissions. 2. Summary. The Culture Commission of UNESCO's 35th General Conference met October [...] | 2009-10-29 14:56:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO AJ AM IS JO KWBG |
| 09PARISFR1455 | UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: PROGRAM AND EXTERNAL [...] Summary: Program and External Relations Committee (PRX) meetings October 9-13 held the line on the budget and rejected constitutional changes suggested by outgoing General Conference President George Anastassopoulos. Two minor draft resolutions were approved. End Summary. 2. The Progr [...] | 2009-10-29 14:56:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR1474 | UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: EDUCATION MINISTERIAL AND [...] Summary: At UNESCO's 35th General Conference, approximately 70 Education Ministers and Vice-Ministers participated in the Ministerial Roundtable October 9-10 to discuss education policy issues. The Education Commission met October 13-15 and considered the UNESCO education sector's budget for [...] | 2009-11-03 12:19:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO HO |
| 09PARISFR1481 | UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: SOCIAL AND HUMAN [...] Summary: The October 16-21 meeting of the Social and Human Sciences Commission was the scene of some of the most heated debates at UNESCO's 35th General Conference. The Commission began its work by discussing whether to initiate negotiation of a proposed "Universal Declaration of Ethical Pri [...] | 2009-11-04 17:41:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY PREL PHUM UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR1483 | UNESCO'S 35TH GENERAL CONFERENCE: COMMUNICATIONS AND [...] Summary: The Communication and Information (CI) Commission, chaired by Venezuela, met from October 13-15. The agenda included close to 40 draft amendments to the budget and program, almost half of them from Cuba and Egypt. The proposed amendments with the most potential for damage, such as on [...] | 2009-11-05 08:36:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PREL UNESCO HO |
| 09PARISFR1490 | CONFERENCE OF PARTIES TO THE ANTI-DOPING CONVENTION [...] Summary. The Second Session of the Conference of Parties to the International Convention against Doping in Sport met at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris from October 26-28. The Conference elected the Minister for Sports of Spain as its Chairman and exchanged views on ways to promote the conventio [...] | 2009-11-06 11:51:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KTIA UNESCO FR |
| 09PARISFR1595 | 1954 HAGUE CONVENTION AND SECOND PROTOCOL STATES PARTIES [...] SUMMARY: THE HIGH CONTRACTING PARTIES OF THE 1954 HAGUE CONVENTION FOR THE PROTECTION OF CULTURAL PROPERTY IN THE EVENT OF ARMED CONFLICT HELD THEIR EIGHTH MEETING IN PARIS ON NOVEMBER 23. THE UNITED STATES, WHICH RATIFIED THE CONVENTION IN MARCH, PARTICIPATED AS A PARTY FOR THE FIRST TIME. TH [...] | 2009-11-30 12:35:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNESCO PREL SCUL |
| 09PARISFR1640 | SECOND MEETING OF STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE [...] SUMMARY: THE STATES PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON THE PROTECTION OF UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE (CONVENTION) MET DECEMBER 1-2 AT UNESCO HEADQUARTERS. THE PARTIES ELECTED A SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ADVISORY BODY, DECIDED TO SET UP AN "UNDERWATER CULTURAL HERITAGE FUND", AND ESTABLISHED A WORK [...] | 2009-12-04 13:20:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL AORC UNESCO PREL |
| 09PARISFR1676 | MEETING OF SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE INTER-GOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY. The Subcommittee of the Inter-governmental Committee for Promoting the Return of Cultural Property to its Country of Origin or its Restitution in Case of Illicit Appropriation (Subcommittee) (ICPRCP) met at UNESCO Headquarters, November 18-20, to negotiate draft rules of mediation an [...] | 2009-12-10 15:01:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR1685 | THIRD SESSION OF THE COMMITTEE FOR THE PROTECTION AND [...] SUMMARY. The Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Committee) met in Paris from December 7-10. Established under the 2005 Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (Convention),the Comm [...] | 2009-12-11 17:45:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL AORC UNESCO KTIA |
| 09PARISFR318 | MULTILINGUAL INTERNET - PROPOSAL TO DRAW UNESCO AND ICANN [...] Summary: On February 2, Latvian Ambassador to UNESCO and France Janis Karklins met with CDA and PAO to seek U.S. support for a proposal that would bring UNESCO's Communications and Information (CI) sector and the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) in closer partnership [...] | 2009-03-04 16:26:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | EINT UNESCO KPAO ETRD |
| 09PARISFR368 | WORLD HERITAGE EMBLEM MEETING [...] (U) UNESCO held an expert meeting on the World Heritage emblem on February 24. The session was one of three meetings held at UNESCO headquarters (24-27 February) in an attempt to prepare the ground for the upcoming World Heritage (WH) Committee meeting in Seville, June 22-30, 2009(septels). T [...] | 2009-03-13 09:40:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR369 | WORLD HERITAGE BUDGET MEETING [...] (U) Summary. In conjunction with meetings on the Future of the World Heritage (WH) Convention and on the WH emblem (septels),UNESCO convened an experts meeting on the WH budget on February 24. Discussion consisted largely of a review of familiar ideas with little progress made. WH Chair Amba [...] | 2009-03-13 09:40:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SCUL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR380 | U.S. PRESENTS TO UNESCO DEPOSITARY ITS INSTRUMENT OF [...] On Friday, March 13, 2009, U.S. Mission Charg d'Affaires, a.i., Stephen Engelken presented the U.S. instrument of ratification of the 1954 Hague Convention on the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict to the Director-General of UNESCO, Mr. Koichiro Matsuura, in his capa [...] | 2009-03-16 15:06:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO SCUL KTIA |
| 09PARISFR48 | SEOUL MEETINGS ON THER RETURN OF CULTURAL PROPERTY TO ITS [...] Begin Summary. From November 26-28, two international meetings were held in Seoul, South Korea to address the issue of the return of cultural property to its country of origin. On November 26, independent Experts met under the auspices of the Korean Government to review selected case studies [...] | 2009-01-14 17:37:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO KPAO KS FR JA |
| 09PARISFR670 | UNESCO'S APRIL EXECUTIVE BOARD: DIRECTOR-GENERAL (DG) [...] Summary: As the May 31st deadline for the nomination of candidates to become UNESCO's next Director-General approached, UNESCO's Executive Board reviewed and modified some of the procedures followed in previous elections, in part, to give Member States more opportunity to hear the candidates' [...] | 2009-05-18 14:10:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR693 | UNESCO 181ST EXECUTIVE BOARD: FIRST STEPS TOWARD NEW [...] UNESCO's Executive Board at its 181st session in April 2009 took a decisive step toward future adoption of a new UNESCO Recommendation (or non-binding standard-setting instrument) on conservation of the historic urban landscape. The Board proposed that the 35th session of UNESCO's General Con [...] | 2009-05-26 12:14:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR695 | KONDO WORKING GROUP - FINAL MEETING ON WORLD HERITAGE [...] Summary: The open-ended Working Group on the Reflection on the Procedures for the Election of the Members of the World Heritage (WH) Committee, chaired by former Japanese Ambassador to UNESCO Seichi Kondo, met for its final session on 19 May 2009. Kondo won agreement to a three-tiered electi [...] | 2009-05-26 16:31:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR705 | GROUP ONE MEETING 20 MAY 2009 [...] Summary: The May 20 meeting of UNESCO's regional electoral Group I (Western Europe and North America) laid bare some of the horse-trading that occurs in obtaining seats connected to the various committees, commissions, and Conventions at UNESCO. Italy proposed that Group I trade with Group I [...] | 2009-05-27 16:02:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SCUL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR718 | UNESCO: 181ST EXECUTIVE BOARD APPROVES LAUNCHING OF A [...] Uruguay first proposed a network of national authorities against racism and xenophobia modeled on an existing network of city authorities during the Spring 2007 Executive Board, depicting it as an offshoot of UNESCO's "Integrated strategy to combat racism, discrimination, xenophobia and relate [...] | 2009-05-29 09:07:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR734 | WORLD HERITAGE EMBLEM WORKING GROUP MEETING [...] Summary: A brief pre-Seville meeting to continue to review the use of the World Heritage emblem ended with no decisions taken, other than the need to request the WH Committee to authorize funding (US$30,000) for a study on good practices and trade marking the logo. The key decision, accordin [...] | 2009-06-04 08:37:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO |
| 09PARISFR76 | GAZA/JERUSALEM DOMINATE UNESCO EXECUTIVE BOARD INFORMATION [...] Summary: Middle East issues dominated the information session for Executive Board members held by UNESCO Director-General Koichiro Matsuura on January 16. Arab states repeatedly urged Matsuura to be more active in protecting educational and cultural facilities in Gaza. The latter undertook to [...] | 2009-01-20 15:32:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | UNESCO PREL KWBG IS EG JO |
| 09PARISFR760 | PROPOSAL FOR A NEW UNESCO STANDARD-SETTING INSTRUMENT ON [...] Summary. UNESCO's Executive Board at its 181st session adopted a decision that ignored three of its previous decisions that had set the holding of an experts' meeting and a consultation with indigenous peoples as key pre-conditions for further consideration of a possible new UNESCO standard-s [...] | 2009-06-08 15:31:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO PREL CU VE |
| 09PARISFR767 | UNESCO AVOIDS IGNITING A ROW OVER CULTURAL PROPERTY [...] Summary. At its 181st session in April 2009, UNESCO's Executive Board barely averted a dramatic and politically damaging showdown over the issue of cultural objects displaced in connection with the Second World War (WWII). At the core of the dispute was whether the Board should adopt or endo [...] | 2009-06-09 14:35:00 | Mission UNESCO | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL UNESCO JA CH IN |
| 09PARTO10901 | (U) Secretary Rice's Participation in the January 6, [...] SUMMARY. The Security Council, with participation from the President of the Palestinian Authority, the Israel Permanent Representative, the Secretary-General of the Arab League, Foreign Ministers of Saudi Arabia, Norway, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, and Qatar, met in an open session on Jan [...] | 2009-01-09 23:54:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP RICE CONDOLEEZZA PREL UNSC IS |
| 09PARTO41407 | Conference on Afghanistan, March 31, 2009, The [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes -- by theme -- statements by national delegations and NGOs during the March 31 Afghanistan Conference in The Hague. The Secretary and the UN Special Representative both used the event to bring the international community together around the U.S. strategy and to m [...] | 2009-04-14 22:54:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP PREL EAID AF NL |
| 09PARTO42802 | THANK YOU TO EMBASSY SANTO DOMINGO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 06:24:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY DR |
| 09PARTO42803 | THANK YOU TO EMBASSY PORT OF SPAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 06:30:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OVIP CLINTON HILLARY TD OAS |
| 09PARTO42804 | THANK YOU TO EMBASSY PORT AU PRINCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 06:30:00 | US Delegation, Secretary | UNCLASSIFIED | OVIP CLINTON HILLARY HA |
| 09PERTH42 | GORGON LNG PARTNERS FINALIZE $37- BILLION INVESTMENT [...] Summary: The Gorgon Liquefied Natural Gas Project received the official go-ahead September 14 at a high-profile signing ceremony in Perth. Partners Chevron, ExxonMobil, and Shell announced their expected final investment decision for the estimated A$43 billion (US$37 billion) project. Federa [...] | 2009-09-14 08:37:00 | Consulate Perth | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV SENV AS |
| 09PERTH54 | AUSTRALIA: WHEATSTONE GAS AND EQUITY TO JAPAN [...] SUMMARY: Less than a week after breaking ground on the US$37 billion Gorgon liquefied natural gas (LNG) project, U.S. oil and gas company Chevron announced a cornerstone gas and equity agreement with Japan for its majority-owned Wheatstone LNG project in Western Australia. The estimated A$90 [...] | 2009-12-10 05:16:00 | Consulate Perth | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET EINV ENRG AS |
| 09PHNOMPENH102 | CAMBODIA RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON CARTAGENA PROTOCOL [...] (U) Econoff delivered Reftel demarche to Oum Pisey, Ministry of Environment (MOE) Technical Advisor and national contact for Cambodia's National Biosafety Framework development. There is an inter-ministerial biosafety planning group that includes the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishe [...] | 2009-02-13 09:14:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH136 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEE FOR ILEA "INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS (IPR) INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-02 08:17:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH153 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "NARCOTICS UNIT COMMANDERS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-10 07:36:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH157 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOWS PROGRAM 2009 - CAMBODIA [...] In response to Reftel, Embassy Phnom Penh would like to submit a request for an Embassy Science Fellow to help the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) develop standard practices for evaluating environmental impact assessments (EIAs) for large-scale infrastructure projects. The Fellow would wor [...] | 2009-03-11 02:38:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER EPA CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH160 | REQUEST FOR FY09 TV COOP ON AVIAN INFLUENZA [...] SUMMARY: Post would like to propose a TV COOP to produce a documentary about Avian Influenza (AI) for the Cambodian public. The proposed piece would have guaranteed primetime placement on Cambodia's national television station TVK, one of the top two networks in the country. The documentary wo [...] | 2009-03-13 02:18:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC ECPS KPAO BG |
| 09PHNOMPENH162 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "BASIC INTELLIGENCE COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-13 07:58:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH171 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE PACIFIC [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-03-18 01:58:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH173 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-03-18 09:41:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH182 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE GARUDA [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-03-20 01:14:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH183 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE CIVIL [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-03-23 01:48:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH189 | CAMBODIA ANTI-TIP NATIONAL TASK FORCE RESTRUCTURING [...] (SBU) Summary: The RGC is seeking NGO comment on a simplified anti-trafficking-in-persons National Task Force structure that will be enacted through a Ministry of Interior subdecree. The subdecree, as drafted, states that the new structure will have its own budget -- a signal of greater RGC [...] | 2009-03-24 00:54:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KWMN KTIP CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH19 | PHNOM PENH'S 2008 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-12 06:48:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC APER AMGT CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH200 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE ASIA [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-03-27 04:18:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH201 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE PEACE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-03-27 04:18:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH220 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION" COURSE IN BANGKOK JUNE 1 - 12, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 10:04:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH229 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE VARIOUS [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-04-07 04:11:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH231 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEE FOR "SYMPOSIUM ON EAST ASIAN SECURITY" JUNE 5-29, 2009 IN HONOLULU, HAWAII [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 08:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH247 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-04-17 09:59:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH255 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-04-21 02:32:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH263 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-04-24 09:24:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH267 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-04-28 06:08:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH271 | ENVIRONMENTAL OUTREACH FOR EARTH DAY 2009 AND BEYOND [...] SUMMARY. Embassy Phnom Penh celebrated Earth Day 2009 through two outreach events that promoted environmental awareness and conservation and celebrated Cambodia's biodiversity. On April 22, the DCM discussed environmental challenges and participated in a community cleanup event with universi [...] | 2009-04-29 09:27:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH288 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST TO ATTEND AN EXBS [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-05-05 10:48:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL KNNP CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH289 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR ONE INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-05-05 10:48:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH296 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "SEAPORT BORDER ENFORCEMENT TRAINING AND CARGO TARGETING AND RISK MANAGEMENT" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-07 05:21:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH320 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR US GRANT ASSISTANCE TO THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-05-18 07:55:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH334 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-05-26 07:32:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH336 | CAMBODIA CONTINUES TO BATTLE PHYSICAL REMINDERS OF [...] Summary: Nearly three decades of war and civil unrest have left Cambodia as one of the most heavily mined and explosive remnants of war (ERW) contaminated countries in the world. In addition to landmines, contamination includes cluster submunitions as well as abandoned explosive ordnance droppe [...] | 2009-05-26 09:35:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EAID MOPS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH360 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-06-02 07:57:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH361 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-06-02 07:58:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH362 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "PROTECTION DETAIL BRIEFING" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 08:40:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH381 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPLEX FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK ON JULY 20-24, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-09 05:57:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH382 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-06-09 06:07:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH383 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-06-09 06:11:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH409 | CAMBODIA QUESTIONS VALUE OF HIGH LABOR STANDARDS [...] SUMMARY: As the global economic crisis takes a firm hold in Cambodia, garment manufacturers, service providers and government officials have started to question the value of Cambodia's high labor standards. Unions and employers are further at odds regarding what constitutes a fair wage during [...] | 2009-06-19 07:36:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH423 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-06-29 04:37:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH440 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR AN FBI "CULTURAL HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA ON JULY 20 - 21, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-02 09:36:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH457 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR AN FBI "CULTURAL HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA ON JULY 23 - 24, 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-07 09:43:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH461 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-07-08 02:58:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH462 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-07-08 03:02:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH463 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-07-08 03:05:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH464 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-07-08 04:24:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH478 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-07-14 03:27:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH508 | DEATHS BY LIGHTING STRIKE SPIKE IN 2009 [...] The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has recorded a sharp uptick in the number of lightning strike fatalities in 2009, according to government officials and local media. 95 individuals have died from lightning strikes so far this year, compared to 90 in all of 2008. Five individuals were ki [...] | 2009-07-22 08:43:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV EAGR TPHY EAID CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH511 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-07-24 01:43:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH512 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR TWO INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-07-24 01:43:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH516 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "PERSONNEL AND FACILITY SECURITY" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 04:42:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH517 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "NARCOTICS UNIT COMMANDERS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-27 04:42:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH518 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING REQUEST TO ATTEND PARK PROTECTION [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-07-27 04:44:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSTC PARM PREL KNNP CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH519 | CAMBODIAN MEDIA REACTION TO THE SECRETARY'S LOWER MEKONG [...] SUMMARY: All print and broadcast media outlets in Cambodia covered the Lower Mekong Ministerial of July 23 hosted by the Secretary and the Foreign Ministers from Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. The articles and television segments were overwhelmingly positive and highlighted the Secreta [...] | 2009-07-27 09:11:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO |
| 09PHNOMPENH521 | US-FUNDED YOUTH DEMOCRACY FESTIVAL DRAWS THOUSANDS TO [...] SUMMARY: The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the International Republican Institute (IRI) held an annual Youth Festival in Kampong Cham July 18 - 19 drawing thousands of participants. The festival, a combination of seminars, performances and information booths, [...] | 2009-07-27 09:30:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS PREL EAID CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH525 | CAMBODIA'S ANTI-SWEATSHOP BRAND INTICES BUYERS BUT [...] SUMMARY. Cambodia's garment industry is known for its innovative programs such as Better Factories Cambodia and is recognized as a global leader in responsible competitiveness. Companies concerned with image and social responsibility continue to source from Cambodia during the global economic [...] | 2009-07-28 09:58:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ECON PGOV PHUM CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH529 | RETRACTION OF VETTING REQUEST FOR MOL ROEUP TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. 2. Post retracts the request for human rights vetting pursuant to the Leahy Amendment for the below-listed individual as a candidate to attend the Comprehensive Course on Security Challenges Associated with Terrorism in South East Asia August 17-21, 2009 in Phnom Pen [...] | 2009-07-29 08:06:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH535 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-07-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH536 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-07-30 09:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH548 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-08-04 11:34:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH554 | COUNTRY CLEARANCE GRANTED FOR CODEL WEBB [...] Embassy Phnom Penh warmly welcomes and hereby grants Country Clearance to Senator James Webb and Mr. David Bonine to visit Cambodia August 18, 2009. 2. The Control Officer for this visit is Economic Officer Melissa Sweeney. Office: (855) 23 728 401 Cell: (855) 12 501 276 Home: (855) 23 [...] | 2009-08-05 09:30:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP AMGT ASEC AFIN CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH556 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-08-06 00:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH562 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-08-07 09:52:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH57 | CONGRATULATORY MESSAGE FROM PRIME MINISTER HUN SEN TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-23 06:36:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL OVIP CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH607 | AMERICAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY INFORMS SENATOR WEBB THAT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During an August 18 meeting with Senator Jim Webb, representatives from the American business community were positive on investment and trade prospects in Cambodia. They highlighted Cambodia's liberal and reforming legal regime, its generally supportive government, and widespr [...] | 2009-08-20 08:46:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH609 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TERRORISM" COURSE, SEPTEMBER 14-18, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 02:12:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH610 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPLEX FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE, SEPTEMBER 22-OCTOBER 2, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 02:14:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH611 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPLEX FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE, OCTOBER 5-9, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 02:16:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH612 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR "FINANCIAL INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES" COURSE SEPTEMBER 21-25 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-21 02:18:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH616 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE UNITED [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-08-24 00:41:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH622 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE, OCTOBER 19-30, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 10:26:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH640 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy Amendment relative to the U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human righ [...] | 2009-09-01 00:21:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH641 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-09-01 08:30:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH652 | LETTER OF CONDOLENCE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA REGARDING THE [...] On September 2, 2009, Post received a letter from Nationalist Party President Chhim Seak Leng to President Barack Obama, expressing his condolences regarding the passing of U.S. Senator Kennedy. 2. Text of the letter to President Obama follows: August 31, 2009 Your Excellency, The [...] | 2009-09-02 06:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH684 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TACTICAL SAFETY AND PLANNING" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-08 10:10:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH685 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "ARSON [...] This is an EAP action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S.- sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights [...] | 2009-09-08 10:10:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH686 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S.-sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-09-08 10:11:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH689 | CAMBODIA SEEKS SUPPORT FOR WORLD HERITAGE COMMITTEE [...] SUMMARY: Deputy Prime Minister Sok An formally announced his government's intention to seek a seat on the World Heritage Committee (WHC) and sought international support for its candidacy. Sok An cited Cambodia's deep cultural heritage and experience on the Angkor Wat International Coordinating [...] | 2009-09-10 00:39:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIA SCUL UNESCO DB |
| 09PHNOMPENH701 | CAMBODIAN NATIONAL ASSEMBLY REACTION TO SEPTEMBER 10 TOM [...] Two Cambodian Parliamentary Commissions: the Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Information and Media; and the Commission on Human Rights, Reception of Complaints, Investigation and National Assembly-Senate Relations, issued a joint statement September 14 in response to [...] | 2009-09-16 06:44:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH708 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-09-21 03:01:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH71 | 2009 Investment Climate Statement - Cambodia [...] Cambodia, a developing country, began the transformation from a command economy to the free market in the late 1980s. It is now integrating into the regional and world trading framework. In 1999, Cambodia joined the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and in September 2004, became [...] | 2009-01-28 10:02:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ELAB ETRD KIPR OPIC KTDB USTR CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH711 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy Amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-09-22 02:33:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH720 | SEARCHING FOR CAMBODIA?S UNEMPLOYED GARMENT WORKERS [...] SUMMARY. The impact of the global economic crisis on Cambodia?s garment sector has been substantial, but obtaining concrete data on the whereabouts of the women recently laid off from the factories is difficult. If not rehired at another factory, the majority of women (who comprise ov [...] | 2009-09-25 09:20:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD ELAB EAID PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH721 | EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES [...] This cable provides input requested in reftel for the Secretary's Global Partnership Initiative. 2. Between the years of 1975-1985, approximately 130,000 Cambodian refuges were resettled in the United States after fleeing the Khmer Rouge regime. Since then, it is estimated that the numbe [...] | 2009-09-25 09:21:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL EINV EAID SCUL SMIG OIIP |
| 09PHNOMPENH726 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-09-30 00:51:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH727 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE ILEA "TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 00:52:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH731 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-10-01 09:21:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH76 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "COMPUTER CRIMES INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 04:13:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH77 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "POST BLAST INVESTIGATIONS" COURSE IN BANGKOK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 04:13:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH770 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-10-16 10:50:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH773 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-10-20 08:33:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH779 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-10-23 00:50:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH795 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM SPECIAL [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-10-27 05:42:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH797 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM SPECIAL [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-10-27 05:42:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH819 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING IN TRAFFICKING CASES" COURSE, NOVEMBER 16-27, 2009 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 05:54:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIP CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH826 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "POST BLAST INVESTIGATION COURSE," DECEMBER 7-18, 2009 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 09:50:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH827 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "TACTICAL SAFETY AND PLANNING" COURSE IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 09:51:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH828 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING IN TRAFFICKING CASES" 2ND SESSION, NOVEMBER 30-DECEMBER 11, 2009 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-06 00:18:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIP CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH829 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-11-06 00:23:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH836 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR NATIONAL COUNTER-TERRORISM SPECIAL [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S.-sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with Leahy amendment relatives to U.S.-sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetting [...] | 2009-11-12 10:14:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH85 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO AT ATTEND THE SAFE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-02-04 08:55:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH883 | EMBASSY PHNOM PENH'S NOMINATION FOR THE [...] Embassy Phnom Penh is proud to nominate Chen Reaksmey for the 2010 International Woman of Courage Award. There are a number of Cambodian women who demonstrate courage and leadership in the pursuit of women's human rights and advancement. Reaksmey stood out from the crowd due to her recent a [...] | 2009-12-01 00:15:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KWMN PHUM PREL |
| 09PHNOMPENH905 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES TO ATTEND THE "CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION TRAINING IN TRAFFICKING CASES" 3RD SESSION, JANUARY 12-22, 2010 IN PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-11 10:33:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KTIP CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH906 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-12-11 12:07:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH927 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "CHEMICAL CONTROL" COURSE, JANUARY 18-22, 2010 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 08:20:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH928 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR CAMBODIAN NOMINEES FOR ILEA "POST BLAST INVESTIGATION" COURSE, JANUARY 25 - FEBRUARY 5, 2010 IN BANGKOK, THAILAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-17 08:22:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS MOPS PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH930 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUALS TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-12-17 08:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH931 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-12-17 08:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH932 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-12-17 08:49:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH938 | HUMAN RIGHTS VETTING FOR INDIVIDUAL TO ATTEND THE [...] This is an action cable. See Paragraph Six. 2. Reftel is guidance for screening nominees for U.S. sponsored training programs. 3. To comply with the Leahy amendment relative to U.S. sponsored security assistance training, the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh has conducted local human rights vetti [...] | 2009-12-18 08:53:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH958 | CAMBODIAN ABOUT FACE ON UIGHUR ASYLUM SEEKERS PORTRAYED IN [...] SUMMARY: The Cambodian press has been following the plight of the Uighur asylum seekers since their presence in Cambodia became widely known on December 4. The media excerpts tell an extraordinary story in itself, and offer a revealing picture of the Cambodian government's reversal from origi [...] | 2009-12-22 10:21:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PHNOMPENH959 | CAMBODIAN ABOUT FACE ON UIGHUR ASYLUM SEEKERS PORTRAYED IN [...] SUMMARY: The Cambodian press has been following the plight of the Uighur asylum seekers since their presence in Cambodia became widely known on December 4. The media excerpts tell an extraordinary story in itself, and offer a revealing picture of the Cambodian government's reversal from origi [...] | 2009-12-22 10:41:00 | Embassy Phnom Penh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PGOV PHUM PREL CB |
| 09PODGORICA152 | FIRST CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA IN MONTENEGRO [...] (U) The Montenegrin Ministry of Health held a press conference on June 22 to confirm its first case of H1N1 influenza. The case involves a high school student who studied in New York for a year before returning to Montenegro. He is reportedly being treated with Tamiflu and is in stable condit [...] | 2009-06-23 13:27:00 | Embassy Podgorica | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CASC KFLU AEMR PINR MW |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE1070 | Haiti: 2009 Country Report on Terrorism [...] (U) There is no evidence that Haiti is a target for Islamic extremist activity or acts of international terrorism. There are no existing terror cells, such as al-Qaida or any other terrorist organizations in Haiti. No acts of international terrorism occurred in Haiti in 2009. The Gove [...] | 2009-12-24 16:30:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PREL PINR ASEC HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE1094 | Discussions continue on appointment of a Chief Justice [...] (U) Summary: The National Association of Haitian Magistrates (ANAMAH) has called on President Rene Preval to appoint a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, a position that has been vacant since 2004. Without a Chief Justice, the 2007 legislation that created an independent judiciary can [...] | 2009-12-31 18:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR PHUM ASEC KCRM AID HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE115 | HAITI MONTHLY: JANUARY 2009 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various political topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) ARISTIDE FOUNDATION'S UNIVERSITY TO REOPEN WITH CUBAN FACULTY [...] | 2009-02-04 15:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | HA KCRM PGOV PHUM PREL |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE134 | HAITI MONTHLY -*JANUARY 2009 [...] (U) This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Foreign Economic Assistance --------------------------- 2. (U) Association of Caribbean States. Haiti hosted the Council of Ministers of the Association of Caribbean St [...] | 2009-02-10 12:47:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE182 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: PATRICE ISRAEL, HAITIAN NATIONAL [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting Commissar Patrice Israel, Director of the Haitian National Police/BLTS division, who has been nominated to participate in a U.S.-sponsored meeting, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assis [...] | 2009-02-18 15:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE203 | HAITI: DEMARCHE ON DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 19:25:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNHRC HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE216 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: HAITIAN COAST GUARD UNIT, [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. See paragraphs 2-4. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting Haitian Coast Guard members of the Haitian National Police (HNP) who has been nominated to attend FY09 resident courses-International Military Education and Training Program [...] | 2009-02-26 20:10:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA OPDC PREL HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE221 | HAITI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 14:45:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | UNGA AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE228 | HAITI: PREVAL ESTABLISHES COMMISSIONS ON JUSTICE [...] (SBU) President Rene Preval on February 19 established commissions on judicial and constitutional reform, two of his key political priorities for which he is attempting to generate consensus. Amending the constitution is the more controversial initiative, where many critics suspect Preval is [...] | 2009-03-02 19:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE23 | HAITI: PSI OUTREACH MEETING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-08 19:54:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC KNNP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE250 | HAITI CARNIVAL 2009 [...] Summary: Haiti's 2009 Carnival celebrations were marginally more violent than last year's but still within acceptable limits by the improved security standards of today's Haiti. An increased presence of the Haitian National Police (HNP) helped keep the inevitable violence down. For the fir [...] | 2009-03-06 14:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL HA SCUL KCRM |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE265 | AMBASSADOR HOSTS DISCUSSION OF CORRUPTION [...] (SBU) Summary: Government and civil society epresentatives at an Ambassador-hosted discussion oncurred that corruption in Haiti is ubiquitous nd requires stiffer laws, expanded education andtraining, partnership between the government and private sector, ongoing civil society involvement and c [...] | 2009-03-10 17:19:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM ECON HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE277 | HAITI DEMARCHE ON U.S. PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ILLICIT [...] Ambassador delivered demarche per ref A to Minister of Justice on February 17 regarding opportunities for the Government of Haiti in USG programs to address illicit arms trafficking, including law enforcement training through International Law Enforcement Academies (ILEAS). The Minister of J [...] | 2009-03-12 19:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV HA KCRM SNAR |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE293 | HAITI: LATEST TRENDS IN STUDENT UNREST [...] (SBU) This message is sensitive but unclassified-please protect accordingly. Summary -------- 2. (U) High school and university students in 2009 have occupied university buildings and mounted protests that have turned violent and attracted political attention. Students occupied the cam [...] | 2009-03-16 16:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREL HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE297 | HAITI: CORRESPONDENCE FROM LEGISLATOR TO [...] The following correspondence to U.S. President Barack Obama is in reference to the immigration policy toward Haiti, was received by Embassy on March 9. Text is an unofficial English translation of the French original. The Embassy will pouch the actual letter to WHA/CAR Desk Officer for distr [...] | 2009-03-17 19:00:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE302 | HAITI: CORRESPONDENCE FROM LEGISLATOR TO HOUSE [...] The following correspondence to U.S. Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, in reference to U.S. immigration policy toward Haiti, was received by Embassy on March 13. Text is an unofficial English translation of the French original. The Embassy will pouch the ac [...] | 2009-03-19 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE347 | HAITIAN CRIMINAL DEPORTEES (PART THREE): AN [...] (SBU) Summary: Haitian criminal deportees interviewed by Embassy human rights officer report problems with integration into Haitian society and describe their self-help efforts to organize and improve their public image. Two deportee associations assert that corrupt Haitian officials attempt t [...] | 2009-03-31 16:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE370 | HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR MARCH 2009 [...] (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) Joint Bilateral Commission between DR and Haiti. Haiti and the Dominican Republic re-established a joint Dominican/Haitian Commission on March 5, 2009, in [...] | 2009-04-03 16:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE375 | HAITI/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: GOH WILL SUPPORT USG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 13:35:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE376 | HAITI WILL SUPPORT U.S. CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-06 13:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM OAS IAHRC PREL PGOV HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE379 | HAITI MONTHLY: MARCH, 2009 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various political topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) PENSION SYSTEM CHIEF ARRESTED. The Chief Prosecutor of Port-a [...] | 2009-04-06 18:41:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV HA PREL KCRM |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE387 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST:PARTICIPATION OF THE DIRECTOR GENERAL [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the Director General of the Haitian National Police who has been invited to the Annual International Drug Enforcement Conference (IDEC),pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. [...] | 2009-04-08 18:42:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE394 | CITE SOLEIL COMMISSARIAT INAUGURATED [...] SUMMARY: The postponed inauguration of the USG-funded Cite Soleil Police Commissariat took place on March 25, 2009. With over 130 guests and members of the press in attendance at the event, the dedication of this impressive new building symbolized the positive changes in the Cite Soleil neighbo [...] | 2009-04-09 19:08:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE398 | Cite Soleil's Door is Open: Proving the Concept [...] Summary: The Haiti Stabilization Initiative's (HSI) integrated approach to civilian-led stabilization and reconstruction is bringing real, palpable change to Cite Soleil. Despite skepticism and stovepipes, it has done what it said it would do. Progress, as in the rest of Haiti, is fragile, u [...] | 2009-04-13 14:39:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EAID PREL SNAR HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE401 | HAITIAN DELEGATION TO THE SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-14 11:47:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AORC KSUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE41 | 2008 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL [...] (U) Below is the 2008 OSAC Annual Report on Crime and Safety for Haiti. The Bureau of Diplomatic Security rates Port-au-Prince as CRITICAL for crime and political violence, due to the potential for these types of incidents. Haiti is unique in the Caribbean for its lack of tourism, developmen [...] | 2009-01-13 19:47:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE412 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR FOUR (4) OFFICERS OF THE HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following HNP Officers of the Haitian National Police who have been nominated to participate in a U.S.-sponsored workshop, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. Thi [...] | 2009-04-17 19:20:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE414 | HAITI: TERRORISM AND FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-17 19:24:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AID ECON AMB POL HSI |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE421 | HAITI/HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL: DIPLOMATIC NOTE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 19:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM UNGA HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE437 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR EVINTZ ORELIEN, OFFICER OF THE [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following HNP Officer of the Haitian National Police who has been nominated to participate in a U.S.-sponsored workshop, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. This [...] | 2009-04-27 14:35:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE444 | HAITI SEEKS U.S. VOTE FOR UN ADVISORY COMMITTEE [...] Post received April 20 a diplomatic note dated April 15 requesting U.S. support for Jean Wesley Cazeau, Haiti's candidate for the UN Advisory Committee on Administrative and Budgetary Questions, during this year's UN General Assembly. An informal Embassy translation of the diplomatic note foll [...] | 2009-04-28 17:21:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE481 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- FIRST SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following first 50 HNP cadets among the approximately 476 recruited for the training of the 21th Promotion. The 21st class is scheduled for graduation in July 2009, and therefore, the vetting p [...] | 2009-05-14 19:01:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE489 | HAITI MONTHLY: POLITICAL, APRIL 2009 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. 2. (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various political topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) VISIT BY BRAZIL MINISTERS OF DEFENSE/CHIEFS OF STAFF. During [...] | 2009-05-19 16:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV HA PREL KCOR |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE498 | HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR APRIL 2009 [...] (U) SUMMARY: This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) IMF FORECASTS SLOWDOWN: The IMF forecasts a slight slowdown in Haiti's economic growth to 1 percent in 2009, but predicts the growth will strengthen in 20 [...] | 2009-05-21 14:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE5 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST - JUNGLA COMMANDO COURSE [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following candidates, of the Haitian National Police, who have been nominated to participate in counternarcotics training scheduled January 26 to May 29, 2009 in Colombia pursuant to the Leah [...] | 2009-01-05 18:46:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM TRSY HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE500 | HAITI: APRIL 2009 NAS MONTHLY REPORT [...] The following summarizes Post's INL/NAS and counternarcotics activities in April 2009. 2. Merida Initiative: - On April 30, Ambassador Sanderson and Minister of Justice Exume signed the Letter of Agreement for 2,159,000 USD to fund four projects under Merida: a communications network for [...] | 2009-05-22 14:11:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL EAID KCRM KJUS HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE501 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR 16 HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE (HNP) [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following 16 HNP female officers who will receive security training to form a new Prime Minister close protection detail. The session is scheduled to begin at the end of this month of May 2009 [...] | 2009-05-22 14:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE507 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- SECOND SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the approximately 476 recruited as part of the 21th Promotion to become HNP officers. The 21st class is scheduled for graduation in July 2009, and therefore, the v [...] | 2009-05-28 19:00:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE514 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST THIRD SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the approximately 476 recruited for training of the 21th Promotion to become HNP officers. The 21st class is scheduled for graduation in July 2009, and therefore, [...] | 2009-05-31 14:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE519 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOURTH SUBMISSION OF 49 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following 49 cadets among the approximately 476 recruited as part of the 21th Promotion to become HNP officers upon completion of the training. The 21st class is scheduled for graduation in Jul [...] | 2009-06-01 15:31:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE533 | HAITI ECONOMIC MONTHLY UPDATE FOR MAY 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a monthly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) REMITTANCES CONTINUE SLOWDOWN. April remittances amounted to USD 81.8 million, down 16 percent compared to March. Year-to-date remittances total USD 590 [...] | 2009-06-05 16:40:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE540 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR 3 HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE (HNP) [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following three HNP Officers of the Haitian National Police who have been nominated to participate in U.S.-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. Th [...] | 2009-06-08 14:12:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE548 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR MAY 30 TO JUNE 5, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) FIRE CREATES ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. A fire severely damaged the EDH substation in the Delmas section of Port-au-Prince. Eight major electrical circuits in t [...] | 2009-06-10 12:55:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE552 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- FIFTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the approximately 476 recruited for the training of the 21th Promotion. The 21st class is scheduled for graduation in July 2009, and therefore, the vetting process [...] | 2009-06-10 18:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE558 | HAITIAN PARLIAMENT PASSES PROCUREMENT LAW [...] (U) Haiti's lower house of Parliament on June 10 passed the long-awaited Procurement Law, one of the requirements established by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC) completion point achievement. The bill passed by a vote of 62 for and 2 abstentions, an [...] | 2009-06-15 11:31:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV KCRM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE564 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR JUNE 6 TO JUNE 12, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) PRIVATIZATION OF TELECO. The Haitian Central Bank (BRH) published a Memorandum of Understanding inviting private enterprises to bid on modernizing Teleco, [...] | 2009-06-15 18:27:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE576 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- SIXTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the approximately 476 recruited for the training of the 21th Promotion. The 21st class is scheduled for graduation in July 2009, and therefore, the vetting process [...] | 2009-06-16 18:13:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE581 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- SEVENTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the approximately 476 recruited for the training of the 21th Promotion. The 21st class is scheduled for graduation in July 2009, and therefore, the vetting process [...] | 2009-06-17 18:32:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE585 | EMBASSY PORT-AU-PRINCE, EAC MEETING - JUNE 18, 2009 [...] (SBU) On June 18, 2009, Post's core Emergency Action Committee (EAC) group was convened by Charge Thomas C. Tighe. Representatives from the following offices attended: DAO, CONS, POL, ECON, NAS, CGLO, MLO, GRPO, USAID and MGT. The EAC met to discuss recent security-related events in Port-au-Princ [...] | 2009-06-18 21:01:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR ASEC CASC HA PREL |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE600 | HAITI: MAY 2009 NAS MONTHLY REPORT [...] The following summarizes Post's INL/NAS and counternarcotics activities in May 2009. 2. Trilateral Conference a Big Success: On May 5-7, law enforcement, national security policy makers and prosecutors from Jamaica, Haiti and the Dominican Republic as well as U.S. officials met in Florid [...] | 2009-06-23 17:52:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL KCRM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE602 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- EIGHTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the approximately 476 recruited for the training of the 21th Promotion. The 21st class is scheduled for graduation in July 2009, and therefore, the vetting process [...] | 2009-06-23 19:47:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE613 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- NINTH SUBMISSION OF 50 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following 50 HNP cadets among the approximately 476 recruited for the training of the 21th Promotion. The 21st class is scheduled for graduation in July 2009, and therefore, the vetting process [...] | 2009-06-27 13:55:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE615 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST- TENTH SUBMISSION OF 24 HAITIAN [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following 28 HNP cadets for the training of the 21th Promotion. This is the final submission of names that total 478 recruited. The 21st class is scheduled for graduation in July 2009, and the [...] | 2009-06-30 11:35:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE636 | HAITI MONTHLY: POLITICAL, JUNE, 2009 [...] (U) This message is sensitive but unclassified -- please protect accordingly. . (U) Summary: This is a monthly report on various topics of interest which do not merit a full reporting cable. End summary. 3. (SBU) DISCUSSIONS REPORTEDLY CONTINUE ON TAIWANESE ASSISTANCE TO TE HAITIAN PARLI [...] | 2009-07-10 17:35:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV HA PREL |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE642 | HAITI'S MINIMUM WAGE LAW STILL STALLED [...] (SBU) Summary: Haitian President Rene Preval continues to take a strong stand behind his formally submitted objections to raising the minimum wage to 200 Haitian gourds (HTG) per day. In a sustained media campaign, Preval warns of the negative consequences of a wage increase on foreign inv [...] | 2009-07-15 13:02:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ETRD HA PGOV PREL EINV |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE646 | HAITI ECONOMIC UPDATE FOR JULY 1 TO JULY 10, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is a report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) The Minister of Finance announced a price increase for 91 and 95 octane gasoline. The price of gasoline 91 rose 18 percent from HTG 163 to HTG 192 (USD 3.98 to US [...] | 2009-07-16 19:18:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE684 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: MR. ANTOINE AUTORISTE, [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR WHA/CAR. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2-4. 2. POST REQUESTS THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANCE IN VETTING A GoH OFFICIAL (CIVILIAN MEMBER),HAITI MINISTRY OF INTERIOR(MoI),WHO HAS BEEN NOMINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN AN U.S.- REGIONAL DEFENSE COMBATING TERRORISM FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM EVENT, [...] | 2009-08-03 14:05:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA OPDC PREL HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE685 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST: INSPECTOR WILLEM JOSEPH, [...] THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST FOR WHA/CAR. SEE PARAGRAPHS 2-4. 2. POST REQUESTS THE DEPARTMENT'S ASSISTANCE IN VETTING HAITIAN COAST GUARD MEMBER OF THE HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE (HNP) WHO HAVE BEEN NOMINATED TO PARTICIPATE IN A U.S.- INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING (IMET) RESIDENTIAL [...] | 2009-08-03 17:19:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA OPDC PREL HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE705 | HAITI: JULY 2009 NAS MONTHLY REPORT [...] The following summarizes Post's INL/NAS and counternarcotics activities in July 2009. --------------- Project Updates --------------- 2. DynCorp received notice to proceed on two important remaining Haiti Stabilization Initiative (HSI) projects this month: wall reconstruction at the n [...] | 2009-08-11 16:04:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE710 | HAITI: JUNE 2009 NAS MONTHLY REPORT [...] The following summarizes Post's INL/NAS and counternarcotics activities in June 2009. -------- Meetings -------- 2. On June 4, the Mini Dublin Group met for the first time in 18 months in Port au Prince in preparation for the Dublin Group meeting to be held in July. The group is now [...] | 2009-08-11 16:35:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PGOV KCRM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE728 | VALIDATION OF SENATORS: POLITICAL CRISIS OR SAME [...] (U) SUMMARY: The Haitian Constitution of 1987 requires the seated Senate to validate the 11 newly elected Senators before they take office. Given alleged issues of credibility regarding the provisional electoral council (CEP) and the senatorial elections (reftel),it is unlikely that the Senat [...] | 2009-08-13 14:29:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE742 | HAITI: DEPUTIES FINALLY APPROVE MINIMUM WAGE LAW-- [...] (U) Parliamentary deputies on August 18 voted narrowly in favor of President Preval's objections to the original minimum wage legislation, thereby setting the minimum wage to HTG 125 (USD 3.00) in the textile sector and HTG 200 (USD 5.00)in the industrial and commercial sectors. The Chamber of De [...] | 2009-08-20 13:33:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON ETRD HA PGOV PREL EINV |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE754 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR AUGUST 3 TO AUGUST 7, [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. 2. (U) Compassion-Haiti, a non-governmental organization (NGO) in Haiti, presented the keys for 30 houses (worth USD 350,000) to the mayor of Cabaret. The houses [...] | 2009-08-25 11:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE758 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR AUGUST 10 TO AUGUST 14, [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Call to Action -------------- 2. (U) The Second Congress of the Haitian Diaspora met in Miami on August 6 through 9. GoH Prime Minister Michele Pierre Louis and forme [...] | 2009-08-26 18:21:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE770 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR AUGUST 24 TO AUGUST 28, [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Minimum Wage ------------ 2. (U) The Minimum Wage compromise suggested by President Preval (HTG 125, about USD 3.00, per day for workers in the apparel assembly sector [...] | 2009-09-02 14:36:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE776 | LEAHY VETTING REQUEST FOR 27 HAITIAN NATIONAL POLICE (HNP) [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following 27 HNP Officers of the Haitian National Police who have been nominated to participate a U.S.-funded training, pursuant to the Leahy Amendment and Foreign Assistance Act. 3. This t [...] | 2009-09-04 17:54:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE818 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 7 TO SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Budget ------ 2. (U) The lower house of the Haitian parliament voted in the FY10 budget with numerous changes on September 9 (septel). 3. (U) The European U [...] | 2009-09-21 12:21:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE820 | IAEA DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche regarding the USG's position on the IAEA General Conference in Vienna to Mr. Azad Belfort on September 16. Mr. Belfort is the Director of International Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and is currently attending the meeting in Vienna. Post will rela [...] | 2009-09-21 13:44:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM AORC KNNP IAEA EG IS HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE834 | Leahy Vetting Request for 9 HNP officers & 7 Intelligence [...] This is an action request for WHA/CAR. 2. Post requests the Department's assistance in vetting the following nine (9) Officers of the Haitian National Police (Fight against Drug Trafficking Unit)and seven (7) members of the Ministry of Interior (Intelligence Unit) who have been nominated to [...] | 2009-09-25 16:50:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MARR MASS PGOV RHUM DEA HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE839 | HAITI ECONOMIC WEEKLY UPDATE FOR SEPTEMBER 14 TO SEPTEMBER [...] (U) Summary. This is a weekly report on a variety of topics of interest which do not merit full reporting cables. End summary. Debt Reduction -------------- 2. (U) On Friday, September 18, Ambassador Kenneth Merten and GOH Finance Minister Daniel Dorsainvil signed a U.S.-Haiti Bilateral [...] | 2009-09-28 14:17:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAID EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE848 | INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION DEMARCHE [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche regarding the U.S. candidacy for the International Maritime Organization Council. The diplomatic note and aide-memoire were delivered to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on September 28, as requested in reftel. Haiti is not a candidate for the Council. Post wi [...] | 2009-09-29 14:06:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IO HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE86 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - HAITI [...] (U) Haiti's openness to foreign investment is codified in its laws. Import and export policies are non-discriminatory and are not based upon nationality. There is no significant public opposition to foreign investment in Haiti. The Government of Haiti (GoH) has made notable progress in rece [...] | 2009-01-27 14:22:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | KIDE EINV ECON EFIN PGOV HA OPIC USTR KTDB ETRD |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE878 | A MORE EFFECTIVE PARLIAMENT IS SIGN OF DEMOCRATIC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 15:56:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PINR EAID HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE917 | UN CONVENTION DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-30 18:05:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL HA |
| 09PORTAUPRINCE974 | NAS Haiti August 2009 Monthly Report [...] This message is sensitive but unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. Summary: The month of August saw significant developments in several areas regarding Haitian National Police (HNP) development and capacity building. Organizational Development 3. (U) On Monday, [...] | 2009-11-23 15:55:00 | Embassy Port Au Prince | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV PREL HA |
| 09PORTLOUIS151 | USTDA GRANT TO CENTRAL ELECTRICITY BOARD SIGNED [...] On May 14, Embassy Charge d'Affaires, Virginia Blaser, and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Renewable Energy and Public Utilities, Dr. Rashid Beebeejaun, signed a Grant Agreement whereby the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (TDA) will provide $325,000 to the Central Electricity Board [...] | 2009-05-14 13:28:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ETRD EINV ECON PGOV USTR MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS159 | SEYCHELLES SILENT ON KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-28 13:09:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS162 | MAURITIUS- FY2007 SELF-HELP FINANCIAL STATUS REPORT [...] Summary: During FY 2007, Embassy Port Louis granted the $45,000 allotment for the Ambassador's Self Help Program to fourteen projects in Mauritius. Eleven of these projects were located on the lesser developed island dependency of Rodrigues. The majority of the projects are complete, and the f [...] | 2009-05-28 13:13:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS164 | SEYCHELLES STILL SILENT ON KOSOVO'S WORLD BANK MEMBERSHIP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 13:17:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS17 | PORT LOUIS CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT FOR OSAC [...] (U) Overall Crime and Safety Situation Crime in Mauritius is relatively low. Violent crimes are generally uncommon and when they do happen, oftentimes it involves some type of family dispute. Due to the large tourist industry, petty crime is a problem. There is a potential for pick pocketi [...] | 2009-01-14 12:06:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS174 | MAURITIUS TO ATTEND FIFTH GLOBAL INITIATIVE PLENARY [...] On June 12 Post received a faxed copy of a diplomatic note from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade (MFA) informing Post that Mauritius will be attending the 5th plenary meeting of the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) in The Hague. [...] | 2009-06-15 13:46:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS176 | MAURITIUS ASKS FOR HELP AGAINST PIRACY [...] On June 10, Post received a diplomatic note from the Mauritian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Regional Integration and International Trade soliciting USG assistance to intensify the combat against piracy in the Indian Ocean. On the morning of June 11 Post was asked by telephone to send representa [...] | 2009-06-15 13:47:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PBTS PHSA EWWT MARR MASS MOPS SO MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS185 | MAURITIUS TO VOTE FOR 'INDEPENDENT EXPERT' IN LIEU OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 14:40:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SU MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS186 | SADC DEMARCHE ON MADAGASCAR: MAURIITUS AGREES WITH USG [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 09:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AORC MA MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS187 | SEYCHELLES MAY NOT ATTEND JUNE 20 SADC MEETING BUT SUPPORTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-19 09:11:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AORC MA SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS194 | RELIGION, WOMEN'S ROLE IN MAURITIUS: ROUNDTABLE ON OBAMA'S [...] (U) SUMMARY: At an Embassy roundtable discussion of President Obama's June 4 speech to the Muslim world, secular-leaning reporters participated in a lively and wide-ranging discussion, with many ideas about religion in multi-confessional Mauritius. A subsequent flyer distributed at Mauritian [...] | 2009-06-24 13:26:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KMDR SCUL PGOV PREL MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS236 | TRIPARTITE APPROACH REVEALS LEGAL AND LOGISTICAL CONCERNS OF GOM PROSECUTING PIRATES [...] On July 20, Charge d'Affaires Virginia Blaser convened a meeting with British High Commissioner (BHC),Dr. John Murton, and the visiting Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Legal Adviser, Katherine Shepherd, along with French Ambassador Jacques Maillard and his Minister Counselor, to discuss [...] | 2009-07-24 09:20:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHSA MARR MASS MOPS MP EWWT PBTS |
| 09PORTLOUIS255 | H1N1 CATCHES HOLD IN MAURITIUS [...] SUMMARY. Since the first confirmed case H1N1 flu in June, the Government of Mauritius (GOM) has confirmed five deaths and 44 laboratory-confirmed cases, and expects the number to grow in coming months. While the GOM urges the public not to panic, hospitals are reporting difficulty coping wit [...] | 2009-08-20 13:14:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU KFLO KPAO KSAF AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC TBIO MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS28 | PORT LOUIS' PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Port Louis requests funding from the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund to provide a basic biotechnology, biosafety, and food safety introduction to Mauritian officials and other stakeholders. This proposal was developed by FAS/Pretoria in coordination with Embassy [...] | 2009-01-20 12:41:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV TBIO MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS337 | SEYCHELLES: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPDATE FOR GICNT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 12:45:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS341 | MAURITIUS: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UPDATE FOR GICNT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-23 04:31:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS354 | MAURITIUS: PARTNERING FOR FOOD SECURITY PROPOSAL: NO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-28 12:56:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS365 | DEMARCHE IN SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-16 11:39:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EWWT PHSA MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS37 | MAURITIUS CONSIDERING PARTICIPATION IN 5TH PLENARY GI [...] On January 22, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) and the Russian Ambassador to Mauritius, Mrs. Olga Ivanova, jointly delivered a demarche regarding the 5th plenary GI meeting to Foreign Minister Dr. Arvin Boolell (FORMIN) and Ambassador Patrice Cure, Head of Multilateral Division at the Ministry of Forei [...] | 2009-01-28 11:56:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PINR PINS PREL PTER KGIC MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS54 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED:THE CARTAGENA PROTOCOL ON BIOSAFETY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 10:16:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS69 | DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE FOLLOW-UP: MAURITIUS PARTICIPATION [...] In a follow-up to CDA's meeting and discussion with Prime Minister Ramgoolam (ref A),on February 24, acting Poloff met with First Secretary Martine S.C. Young Kim Fat to discuss the upcoming Review Conference to evaluate progress made in achieving the goals set by the 2001 World Conference Ag [...] | 2009-02-24 10:48:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS97 | DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS: MAURITIUS WILL ABSTAIN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 12:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KIRF MP |
| 09PORTLOUIS98 | SEYCHELLES LARGELY IN LINE WITH U.S. STANCE ON MADAGASCAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 12:32:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM MA SE |
| 09PORTLOUIS99 | MAURITIUS WANTS MADAGASCAR CONSTITUTION RESPECTED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 12:36:00 | Embassy Port Louis | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM MA MP |
| 09PORTMORESBY11 | PACIFIC ISLANDS FORUM - LEADERS' DECISIONS [...] Summary: Pacific Islands leaders met in Port Moresby today to discuss the situation in Fiji. They reached consensus and stated they were committed to helping Fiji achieve the goal of democratic rule if it wishes. They called on the Interim Fiji Government to take action and demonstrate its co [...] | 2009-01-27 10:28:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PP FJ |
| 09PORTMORESBY148 | GPNG KEEN TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PROLIFERATION SECURITY [...] Emboff delivered reftel invitation on August 7 to Fred Sarufa, Director of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's International Organization Branch, who accepted for the Government of Papua New Guinea (GPNG) to participate in the Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Counter [...] | 2009-08-10 06:47:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | PP PREL XB XV XC XD PARM |
| 09PORTMORESBY149 | SITUATION REPORT - TRIBAL VIOLENCE NEAR AMERICAN MISSIONARY [...] Summary: Post was notified today by the director of the Summer Institute of Learning (SIL) compound that the neighboring village of Ukarumpa is experiencing heavy tribal conflicts in response to a gang rape that occurred near the village on Tuesday. The SIL compound houses 450 to 500 American [...] | 2009-08-12 09:32:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PTER ASEC APER CMGT AMGT |
| 09PORTMORESBY158 | VANUATU PLANS TO PARTICIPATE IN REGIONAL PROLIFERATION [...] (U) Per Reftel, Embassy Port Moresby, in coordination with the Australian High Commissions in Papua New Guinea and Vanuatu, is pleased to report that the Government of Vanuatu has nominated four representatives to participate in the Regional Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Counterproli [...] | 2009-08-27 04:20:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | NH PREL XB XV XC XD PARM |
| 09PORTMORESBY166 | DISASTER ALERT IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA: CHOLERA AND HUMAN [...] Summary: An outbreak of cholera and A(H3) seasonal human influenza in Morobe Province has affected hundreds, resulting in the deaths of 28 in August. . It marks the first time cholera has been confirmed in PNG. The Health Department has been working closely with the World Health Organizatio [...] | 2009-09-03 11:00:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED PP SOCI |
| 09PORTMORESBY21 | DISASTER DECLARATION: SEVERE FLOODING IN SOLOMON ISLANDS [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. SUMMARY: Ambassador Leslie Rowe declares the situation in Solomon Islands (SI) a disaster which qualifies for emergency assistance funding per the Ambassador's Authority. The SI government has declared a national disaster due to severe [...] | 2009-02-13 07:20:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT EAID PREL BP |
| 09PORTMORESBY225 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA DISASTER UPDATE -- DISEASE OUTBREAKS [...] Summary: The Government of Papua New Guinea (PNG) declared a State Of Emergency in September to address outbreaks of cholera, dysentery and A(H3) seasonal human influenza in Morobe Province. According to the World Health Organization's (WHO) latest Situation Report, the number of new cases re [...] | 2009-11-12 06:02:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU AMED ECON PREL SOCI CASC PP |
| 09PORTMORESBY58 | PAPUA NEW GUINEA REQUESTS USG ASSISTANCE IN DISPOSING OF [...] Summary and Action Request: Embassy has received a request from Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Somare for USG assistance in cleaning up unexploded ordnance and other WWII debris in and around the island of Bougainville. We request Department's assistance in responding to the request, and sugg [...] | 2009-04-09 06:52:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM MASS OPDC PP |
| 09PORTMORESBY62 | U.S. WWII WEAPONS DEBRIS THREATENS PEACE IN BOUGAINVILLE [...] Summary: Papua New Guinea (PNG) has formally requested U.S. assistance to clean up unexploded World War II ordnance, live weapons, and ammunition still littering areas of Bougainville Island near the former U.S. base at Torokina, reported reftel. Political leaders there believe the continuing a [...] | 2009-04-16 07:36:00 | Embassy Port Moresby | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PINR PINS MASS MOPS MARR PP |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN101 | Trinidad and Tobago February Political Round-Up [...] The following were notable February political developments: - T&T's murder rate above that of 2008 - Jamaat's TT$32 million debt - Freedom of religion versus right to education - Shortage of Catholic priests - Suffering foreign detainees - Integrity Commission resigns T&T's murder rate a [...] | 2009-03-06 15:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN117 | TRINIDAD ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#1-09) [...] India-T&T joint venture signs PSC for NCMA2 2. More PSCs and bid rounds coming in 2009? 3. Upstream companies look to cut costs 4. Petrotrin 2008 loss, credit rating downgraded 5. BG/Chevron have 4 TCF of uncommitted natural gas 6. Plastics project still on stream? 7. Aluminum: Venezue [...] | 2009-03-13 23:30:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR EPET EIND TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN251 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CONFIRMS FIRST H1N1 CASE [...] (U) GOTT Minister of Health Jerry Narace announced Trinidad and Tobago's first confirmed H1N1 case on June 5. The patient was described as an adult female national of Trinidad and Tobago. Her history of recent travel to several countries affected by the virus makes it impossible to pinpoint w [...] | 2009-06-05 23:30:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU EAID SOCI TBIO XL TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN26 | 2008 COUNTRY CHILD LABOR REPORT FOR TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO [...] This cable contains updated information for required reporting under the Trade and Development Act (TDA) concerning child labor in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. (TT). A. Laws and regulations proscribing the worst forms of child labor: The Government of Trinidad and Tobago (GOTT) [...] | 2009-01-23 15:51:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN261 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO'S SOCIAL SAFETY NET [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Trinidad's social safety net for adults able to work consists of two major work programs and a variety of training programs. While successful in alleviating extreme poverty, they have not lifted individuals permanently out of poverty nor made them self sufficient. The economic d [...] | 2009-06-18 19:01:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SCUL SOCI TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN295 | BFIF FY-09 PROJECTS IN TRINIDAD & TOBAGO [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Port of Spain thanks EEB/CBA for providing BFIF funding to improve Post's commercial training and outreach. To date in FY-09, Post used BFIF funding to allow the Political-Economic Officer and Economic Assistant to attend commercial training in Santo Domingo. Knowledge gaine [...] | 2009-07-17 16:44:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO CVIS ABUD TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN302 | TRINIDAD GASBAG - ENERGY SECTOR NEWS (#3-09) [...] GOTT signs two Production Sharing Contracts 2. Fewer energy investment dollars for TT 3. BG to purchase stake in TT gas field 4. TT to develop renewable energy framework 5. TT to revisit gas supplies to Jamaica 6. Partial Scope Agreement with U.S. on energy  [...] | 2009-07-21 19:35:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR EPET EIND TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN308 | POST'S RESPONSE FOR BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-SHIPMENT [...] Per request, Post conducted a post-license pre-shipment check on license 050134513 for the export of rifles to Trinidad & Tobago. 2. The following is a list of the specific actions taken and results of the inquiry: 3. On 7/22/09 post received a Blue lantern request for the above. [...] | 2009-07-24 21:28:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC PGOV TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN360 | DROP IN T&T PROVEN GAS RESERVES [...] (U) Summary: Ryder Scott's annual audit of Trinidad and Tobago's gas reserves released on September 2 showed a decline in the country's proven gas reserves from 16.99 trillion cubic feet (tcf) in December 2007 to 15.37 tcf in December 2008. The audit found, however, an increase in the nation's [...] | 2009-09-04 10:47:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR EPET EIND TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN361 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR JULY [...] Airline boss quits ---------------------- State-owned Caribbean Airlines'(CA) CEO Philip Saunders recently tendered his resignation citing personal reasons. Saunders joined the airline in October 2007, and his resignation comes amidst reports that the airline has been unable to turn a profit [...] | 2009-09-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON EFIN ELAB ELTN ETRD TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN38 | TT POLICE IMPROVES IPR ENFORCEMENT, REQUESTS TASK FORCE [...] SUMMARY: Following recent INL funded workshops on IPR enforcement, local police conducted two successful raids on brick and mortar stores and a series of raids on street vendors selling pirate DVDs. A senior police official asked Post's assistance in generating support for IPR enforcement. END [...] | 2009-01-28 14:45:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | TD ETRD KCRM KIPR |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN39 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR DECEMBER 2008 [...] Inflation falling says CBTT 2. Tourism slows in Tobago 3. Legislative Agenda for 2009 - 2010 4. GOTT Encourages Comparison Shopping 5. GOTT Invests US $16.3 Million in Food Security 6. PriceSmart a Good Investment  [...] | 2009-01-28 14:49:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EAGR EINV ETRD BEXP TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN40 | AGREEMENT WITH TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO ON THE STATUS [...] Post provided GOTT on January 28 with ref proposed exchange of notes that would address matters typically covered by a bilateral SOFA for U.S. personnel participating in the Summit of the Americas and other events in 2009. Since provision of the proposed note exchange, we have been following [...] | 2009-01-29 13:55:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA MARR MOPS PREL TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN405 | TRINIDAD & TOBAGO ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS FOR SEPTEMBER, 2009 [...] Foreign exchange crisis or not?! 2. Trinidad and Tobago off credit watch list 3. TT Eximbank line of credit for exports to Cuba 4. Inflation/Repo rate continues to fall 5. Ship building ... way to economic diversification 6. India to set up weather station 7. Lack of funds halts [...] | 2009-10-15 16:06:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND TPHY TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN409 | TRINIDAD SEEKS BILAT AGREEMENT ON SMELTER WASTE [...] This is an action request for the Department. Please see paragraph 3. 2. SUMMARY. Post received a letter October 15 signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and addressed to the Secretary requesting the conclusion of a bilateral agreement for the reception and treatment in the United St [...] | 2009-10-20 13:40:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA PREL EIND ECIN EMIN EWWT ETRD ECON TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN482 | COMMONWEALTH DECLARES CLIMATE CHANGE THE CHALLENGE OF OUR [...] SUMMARY. Commonwealth heads of government issued a declaration November 28 that called climate change the "challenge of our time." The declaration, ironed out by leaders participating in the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) after presentations by special guests French President [...] | 2009-12-04 21:27:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KGHG KSUM TSPL TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN50 | INVITATION TO FIFTH SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND [...] Embassy Port of Spain has received Diplomatic Note Number 264, dated February 3, 2009, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Trinidad and Tobago: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America [...] | 2009-02-09 12:59:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM AORC PREL OAS TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN51 | TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO COMMENTS ON MESSAGE FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-09 13:12:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN52 | T&T RESPONSE TO U.S. PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ILLICIT [...] (U) In response to reftel, Post delivered a non-paper regarding U.S. assistance programs to combat illicit trafficking in small arms to Trinidad & Tobago's Ministry of Foreign Affairs; Director of International Affairs in the Ministry of National Security Antoinette Lucas-Andrews; Special Advis [...] | 2009-02-09 17:10:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF KCRM PREL PGOV TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN78 | INVITATION TO FIFTH SUMMIT OF HEADS OF STATE AND [...] Embassy Port of Spain has received Diplomatic Note Number 373, dated February 19, 2009, from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Trinidad and Tobago. Text follows: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United Stat [...] | 2009-02-27 13:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM AORC PREL OAS TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN98 | Trinidad and Tobago February Political Round-Up [...] The following were notable February political developments: - T&T's murder rate above that of 2008 - Jamaat's TT$32 million debt - Freedom of religion versus right to education - Shortage of Catholic priests - Suffering foreign detainees - Integrity Commission resigns T&T's murder rate a [...] | 2009-03-06 15:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS TD |
| 09PORTOFSPAIN99 | Trinidad and Tobago February Political Round-Up [...] The following were notable February political developments: - T&T's murder rate above that of 2008 - Jamaat's TT$32 million debt - Freedom of religion versus right to education - Shortage of Catholic priests - Suffering foreign detainees - Integrity Commission resigns T&T's murder rate a [...] | 2009-03-06 15:00:00 | Embassy Port Of Spain | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS TD |
| 09PRAGUE11 | CZECH REPUBLIC: HOLOCAUST ERA ASSETS CONFERENCE IN JUNE [...] (SBU) Summary: Top Czech officials are urging attendance at the highest possible level by the United States and 46 other invited countries at the June 26-30 2009 Prague Conference on Holocaust Era Assets (HEA). The Czechs see the conference as a follow up to the 1998 Washington Conference and [...] | 2009-01-08 09:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EZ KNAR SCUL |
| 09PRAGUE123 | CZECH REPUBLIC REQUESTS A SCIENCE FELLOW FOR AGENTFLY [...] In response to reftel, Embassy Prague requests a Science Fellow who would work with the Czech Technical University to adapt AGENTFLY military project for civilian air traffic control use. Current points of contact for this proposal are ODC/Maj. Matthew Kime, KimeMJ@state.gov, 420-257-022-350 [...] | 2009-03-05 14:00:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL ECON AMGT EZ |
| 09PRAGUE130 | CZECHS PLEASED WITH USG PRESENCE AT UNHRC AND [...] (SBU) Summary: Emboff provided the reftel points to Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy Director Gabriela Dlouha and UN Department Director Jan Michal on February 27. Dlouha noted that our presence at UNHRC proceedings is most welcome news and inquired whether we planned to engage in a [...] | 2009-03-09 15:31:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EZ PHUM |
| 09PRAGUE213 | CZECH REPUBLIC: TERRORIST FINANCE COORDINATION [...] Post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) is Michael S. Dixon, Senior Economic Officer; phone 420-257-022-319; unclassified e-mail: DixonMS@state.gov; classified e-mail: DixonMS@state.sgov.gov. The deputy to TFCO is: until June 15, 2009 -- Malgorzata "Margaret" Bula-Duane, Econom [...] | 2009-04-17 15:28:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER EZ |
| 09PRAGUE22 | ANNUAL OSAC CRIME SAFETY REPORT 2008 - PRAGUE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 18:03:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC |
| 09PRAGUE25 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PTER EZ EUN UNSC LE SY |
| 09PRAGUE26 | CZECH REPUBLIC: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-14 13:47:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT AORC APER UNGA PREL EZ |
| 09PRAGUE29 | CZECH AND DUTCH AG MINISTERS MEET ON CAP AND DAIRY REFORM. [...] Summary: On January 12, 2009, Gerritje Verburg, Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality met in Prague with Czech Minister of Agriculture, Petr Gandalovic. They discussed the agenda of the U.N. Commission on Sustainable Development, priorities of the Czech Presidency, and also [...] | 2009-01-14 16:21:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE386 | EMBASSY PRAGUE SPONSORS DISCUSSION ON EXTREMISM [...] (U) Summary: On June 24, the Embassy, in cooperation with the Committee for the Redress of the Roma Holocaust, hosted a panel discussion on extremism in the Czech Republic attended by approximately 60 people. The debate featured the Ministers of Human Rights and Interior, the Human Rights Omb [...] | 2009-07-07 08:40:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM ECON EZ |
| 09PRAGUE39 | BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH FUNDING REQUEST. [...] This is a joint cable from missions in Prague, Warsaw, Vilnius, and Bratislava requesting Agricultural Biotechnology Outreach Funds announced ref A. The joint mission proposal intends to develop a biotechnology outreach program using the Czech Republic as a hub for the central Europe and Balt [...] | 2009-01-20 15:57:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD EZ PL LO LH |
| 09PRAGUE467 | CZECH PUBLICLY CONDEMN BURMESE SENTENCE AGAINST [...] (U) On August 11, Czech Foreign Minister Jan Kohout called on the Burmese regime to immediately release Aung San Suu Kyi. Calling the verdict "scandalous" and typical of "the political cynicism of one of the toughest totalitarian regimes in the world", former Czech president Vaclav Havel also [...] | 2009-08-13 09:44:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM BM EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE477 | CZECH REPUBLIC NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION CONTACT [...] (U) Amembassy Prague POCs for nuclear nonproliferation issues are Political Officer Christopher D. Doehle (Tel: 420 257 022 432; Mobile: 420 602 576 873; Fax: 420 257 022 808; E-mail: doehlecd@state.gov) and Political Officer Dan Gelman (Tel: 420 257 022 316; Mobile: 420 602 324 273; Fax: 420 2 [...] | 2009-08-14 15:18:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
| 09PRAGUE484 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The effects of the global financial crisis are evident in the migration patterns of both skilled and unskilled workers to the Czech Republic (CR). In the two years prior to the economic slowdown, third-country workers poured into the CR to satisfy a growing labor shortage, espe [...] | 2009-08-19 10:05:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR ECON ELAB EUN PGOV PREL SMIG EZ |
| 09PRAGUE494 | UN INTERNATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION: AMCIT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 11:22:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KAWC KUNR PREL UN EZ |
| 09PRAGUE580 | CZECH STATEMENT ON IRAN MISSILE LAUNCH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 15:24:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KNNP MNUC IR EZ EUN |
| 09PRAGUE585 | CZECH REPUBLIC: OPIC-SUPPORTED GLOBAL RENEWABLE [...] Post is not aware of any disparaging or derogatory information with respect to the prospective fund manager, US Renewables Group, LLC. Post supports OPIC's proposed investment in the USRG Emerging market Fund ("the fund"). 2. The Fund's objective's are consistent with the Czech Republic's [...] | 2009-10-01 15:54:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ENRG PGOV EZ |
| 09PRAGUE592 | GOING GREEN IN THE GOLDEN CITY: EMBASSY PRAGUE PROMOTES [...] Summary: Embassy Prague works diligently to improve understanding of U.S. environmental policies and accomplishments, promote environmentally-responsible behavior, strengthen ties between Czechs and Americans in this field, and create eco-friendly economic opportunities. Management has impleme [...] | 2009-10-05 15:29:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON ENRG EUN KGHG KPAO OEXC PREL SENV SW EZ |
| 09PRAGUE604 | CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON PRESIDENT'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-14 11:11:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AORC PREL |
| 09PRAGUE99 | SUPPORT FOR DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE WORKING [...] We delivered reftel points February 18 to Czech MFA Human Rights and Transition Policy Department Deputy Director Martin Boucek and UN Department official Ladislav Steinhubel. Boucek welcomed U.S. involvement in the February 16-19 working group and understood this does not mean the U.S. woul [...] | 2009-02-19 13:15:00 | Embassy Prague | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC EZ |
| 09PRAIA10 | CORRECTED COPY: THIRD CASE OF RELEASED MURDERER SHOCKS CAPE [...] (SBU) According to the local press, an individual convicted of triple murder in Holland and sentenced to 25 years in a Cape Verdean jail, is set to be released due to a judicial error. The prisoner, who is currently being held awaiting appeal, by law must be released if the Supreme Court of Ju [...] | 2009-01-22 17:22:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL KJUS PGOV CV |
| 09PRAIA106 | CAPE VERDEAN PM REQUESTS PRESIDENT OBAMA'S SUPPORT OF CIDADE [...] (U) Post received a letter from Cape Verdean Prime Minister Jose Maria Pereira Neves to President Obama, dated June 10. The original letter, which was received yesterday June 15, will be sent via diplomatic pouch to S/ES-CR. Text as follows: Begin Text ---------- Praia, June 10, 2009 [...] | 2009-06-16 17:18:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL OPDC CV |
| 09PRAIA12 | JUSTICE REFORM AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND [...] (U) SUMMARY. The obstacles between government and opposition forces that had been blocking reform in the justice sector appear to have been overcome. On January 09, 2009, Prime Minister Josi Maria Neves and Movement for Democracy (MpD) opposition leader Jorge Santos reached an agreement on t [...] | 2009-01-26 18:09:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL KJUS PGOV CV |
| 09PRAIA178 | FRAUD SUMMARY - PRAIA [...] (U) Per reftel, the following is Embassy Praia's semi-annual fraud reporting cable covering March 2009 to August 2009. Responses are keyed to reftel. 2. (U) A. COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Cape Verde is an archipelago located 500 kilometers west of Senegal. Cape Verde gained its independence from [...] | 2009-09-30 16:42:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC CV |
| 09PRAIA204 | DECLARATION OF DISASTER FOR FLOODING IN SAO NICOLAU, CAPE [...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. SUMMARY: Torrential rains have fallen on the island of Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde, during September and October 2009, causing flooding that has killed at least three people, displaced at least 41 families, and destroyed homes, personal p [...] | 2009-10-28 17:59:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI EAID PREF CV |
| 09PRAIA208 | DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC IN CAPE VERDE [...] In a meeting on October 29 with the Diplomatic Corps in Cape Verde, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Health provided information about the mushrooming epidemic of dengue fever that is afflicting the country. The following details were provided: --there are over 3,700 sus [...] | 2009-11-03 13:27:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG |
| 09PRAIA209 | DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC ACCELERATES, WITH INCREASING [...] Summary. The Dengue epidemic in Cape Verde has affected almost five percent of the population of the capital city of Praia, and five deaths have now occurred. Eighteen more patients are hospitalized with the hemorrhagic form of the disease. The number of suspected Dengue cases doubled over [...] | 2009-11-03 18:21:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG |
| 09PRAIA215 | CORRECTED COPY: DENQUE EPIDEMIC CONTINUES IN CAPE VERDE [...] Summary. The number of confirmed and suspected cases continues to increase, but the rate of increase has slowed. The Minister of health has informed the diplomatic corps that, in the view of the GoCV, the peak of the epidemic was reached on November 4. However, the views of the World Healt [...] | 2009-11-13 18:46:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI CDC TBIO UN CV SG |
| 09PRAIA22 | CAPE VERDEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTS TWO JUSTICES, DISCUSSES NEW [...] (U) Summary. During the first parliamentary session of the year, ruling party PAICV and lead opposition party MpD reached agreements on a number of important issues, including choosing two Supreme Court of Justice (SCJ) justices. Parliament also approved the composition of a commission to con [...] | 2009-02-13 19:31:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL KJUS PGOV CV |
| 09PRAIA23 | INFIGHTING DISPLEASES PARTY LEADERSHIP [...] (U) Summary. Internal party disagreements are affecting all three Cape Verdean political parties. The African Party for the Independence of Cape Verde (PAICV) is divided over who will be presidential candidate in the 2011 elections, while factions are fighting over the party presidencies of b [...] | 2009-02-17 16:44:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KJUS PGOV CV |
| 09PRAIA239 | FOLLOW-UP DEMARCHE ON GOLDSTONE REPORT DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-24 17:11:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM XA UNGA CV |
| 09PRAIA261 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 13:16:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PHUM UNGA CV |
| 09PRAIA262 | CAPE VERDE 2009-2010 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 18:41:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM EFIN PTER SNAR ECON |
| 09PRAIA36 | CAPE VERDE WELCOMES US RETURN TO UNHRC [...] Per reftel, on February 27 Ambassador delivered demarche points to Minister of Foreign Affairs Jose Brito. Brito warmly welcomed the news of the United States intent to return to the United Nations Human Rights Council. It was his view that the U.S. could be a more effective advocate for [...] | 2009-03-02 10:46:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CV |
| 09PRAIA59 | CAPE VERDE BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] In response to reftel, Cape Verde's budget is highly transparent, and should not prevent normal disbursement of government to government assistance (including IMET, FMF, 1206, and others). 2. The information is publicly available and can also be accessed in the following link of [...] | 2009-04-01 10:00:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL CV |
| 09PRAIA65 | GOVERNMENT OF CAPE VERDE TO HOST A MEETING ON GUINEA-BISSAU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-07 20:28:00 | Embassy Praia | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPKO SNAR PU CV |
| 09PRETORIA100 | PRETORIA'S PROPOSAL FOR BIOTECHNOLOGY FUNDS [...] Summary: Embassy Pretoria's proposal for the FY 2009 Biotechnology Outreach Strategy Fund requests funding to bring two experts in the subject matter to South Africa to meet with regulators, academia, consumers, and legislators on currently relevant topics such as regulation of stacked genes, [...] | 2009-01-20 14:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
| 09PRETORIA1009 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, May 2009, Volume 4, Number 5, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- Scientists Develop New Carbon Emission Reduction Process -- South Afri [...] | 2009-05-19 14:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA1046 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MAY 22, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 21 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Moody's Upbeat on South Africa's Growth after 'Brief' Recession - Strong Vote of Confidence as Largest South African Bond is Snapped [...] | 2009-05-22 11:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA1063 | FORMER MININSTER OF EDUCATION NAMED NEW MININSTER OF [...] (U) Summary: Newly-elected President Jacob Zuma has appointed former Minister of Education Naledi Pandor as the new Minister for Science and Technology. Long-standing Deputy Minister Derek Andre Hanekom remains in place, as do key officials in the quasi-governmental S&T entities. No major c [...] | 2009-05-27 08:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA1072 | SAG NOTES TO SECSTATE REQUESTING SUPPORT FOR MINTY [...] On May 26, Post received two official letters from the former and the current Ministers of the Department of Foreign Affairs (newly renamed "Department of International Relations and Cooperation"),urging Secretary Clinton to support the candidacy of Ambassador Abdul Samad Minty for the positi [...] | 2009-05-29 09:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SF |
| 09PRETORIA1078 | SOUTH AFRICA FY07 SPECIAL SELF HELP (SSH) STATUS REPORT [...] Summary: In FY07, Embassy Pretoria selected ten projects for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program with total allocations of USD 100,000. Nine of the projects are ongoing and performing satisfactorily in providing social and economic services to the vulnerable populations of the affected [...] | 2009-05-29 09:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON SF |
| 09PRETORIA1118 | SCENESETTER FOR DUSTR MARANTIS VISIT TO SOUTH [...] (SBU) Charge La Lime warmly welcomes the visit of your delegation to South Africa. The Mission stands ready to do everything it can to make your trip a success. You are visiting South Africa at a particularly interesting time, following South Africa's fourth successful democratic election o [...] | 2009-06-03 16:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA1139 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 5, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 22 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Zuma Lays Out Ambitious Program - Recession Adds More Strain to Motor Industry - Mboweni in Bid to Talk Down Currency - South Africa Re [...] | 2009-06-05 15:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA1148 | SOUTHERN AFRICAN COUNTRIES SIGN ECONOMIC [...] (SBU) Summary: Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Swaziland signed the interim EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) in Brussels on June 4. South Africa did not sign the EPA, nor did Angola or Namibia. The signing of the EPA has raised questions about the future of the Southern Afr [...] | 2009-06-08 14:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINT SF |
| 09PRETORIA1191 | 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] (U) Post confirms that there are no investment disputes or expropriation claims that would be candidates for inclusion in this report. 2. (U) Post point of contact is Trade and Investment Officer Ann Marie Chiappetta, chiappettaam@state.gov, 27-12-431-4343. LA LIME [...] | 2009-06-15 07:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ENIV KIDE SF |
| 09PRETORIA1192 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 12, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 23 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South Africa's Reserves Rise - No Tax Money to Bail Out Firms - Minister Confident South Africa Will Weather Recession - Indian Auto Ma [...] | 2009-06-15 08:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA1247 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JUNE 19, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 24 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Weak Exports Put Pressure on Current Account Deficit - Consumers Avoid Spending - Employment Outlook Still Weak - Zuma and Manuel Scold [...] | 2009-06-19 14:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA1264 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 06:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SF |
| 09PRETORIA1266 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-SHIPMENT END USE CHECK [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 06:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SA SF |
| 09PRETORIA131 | CHIEF JUSTICE WELCOMES USG INVOLVEMENT WITH NEWLY [...] SUMMARY: Intermittent Legal Advisor (ILA) recently met with Chief Justice Pius Langa of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa, analogous to the U.S. Supreme Court. This meeting in Chief Justice Langa's chambers, was also attended by representatives of the United States [...] | 2009-01-22 16:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SF PHUM KWMN SOCI EAID PGOV |
| 09PRETORIA1343 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JULY 2, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 26 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Deficit Yawns Wider as Spending Accelerates and Revenues Decrease - Credit Growth Slows - Consumer Confidence Surprises - Moody's Says [...] | 2009-07-02 15:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA1354 | NON-PAPER DELIVERED: IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 [...] (U) Econoff delivered reftel non-paper to Ms. NP Notutela, the Director of United Nations at the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation on June 30. Ms. Notutela had no comment on the SAG position on the matter. Post will report any substantive responses septel. [...] | 2009-07-06 09:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP |
| 09PRETORIA1356 | POLICE ARREST 244 ZIMBABWEAN MIGRANTS IN JOBURG [...] On July 3 police in Johannesburg conducted a midnight raid of the area around the Central Methodist Church, arresting 344 mainly Zimbabweans sleeping in the street. Rights organizations condemned the police action as "heavy-handed" and "disproportionate" and promised to defend the detainees i [...] | 2009-07-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF |
| 09PRETORIA136 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 23, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 4 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manuel: First Wave of Unemployment Being Seen in Africa - Retail Nosedive Raises Clamor for Big Rate Cut - Tata Increases Stake in Neotel [...] | 2009-01-23 11:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA1376 | SOUTH AFRICA INITIATES SUNSET REVIEW OF [...] (U) South Africa's International Trade Administration Commission provided post with notice that it has initiated a sunset review of the anti-dumping duties on acetaminophenol originating in or imported from the U.S. ITAC is currently in the process of contacting all known manufacturers of th [...] | 2009-07-08 07:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SF USTR |
| 09PRETORIA1463 | SOUTH AFRICA RECEIVES AN A-CATEGORY CURRENCY RATING FROM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-20 14:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
| 09PRETORIA1499 | GILL MARCUS APPOINTED SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR [...] Summary. South African President Jacob Zuma announced the appointment of ABSA Group Non-Executive Chairperson Gill Marcus as South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Governor on July 19, 2009. Born in 1949 to African National Congress (ANC) activist parents, Marcus went into exile in 1970 and joined [...] | 2009-07-24 15:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
| 09PRETORIA1500 | QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The global economy remained firmly in the grips of a recession in the first quarter of 2009, causing South Africa to record its first recession in 18 years. Declining export demand and lusterless prices of most export commodities acted as powerful brakes on South Africa's growth. [...] | 2009-07-24 15:25:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
| 09PRETORIA1519 | AMBASSADOR ERIC GOOSBY'S MEETING WITH THE SOUTH AFRICAN [...] Summary: On July 19, Office of Global AIDS Coordinator, Ambassador Eric Goosby met with recently appointed South African Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi. Minister Motsoaledi was accompanied by Department of Health Deputy Director General Yogan Pillay. The meeting took place on the margin [...] | 2009-07-28 08:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PGOV AMED KSTH KSCA KHIV SENV SF |
| 09PRETORIA1573 | SAG CONFIRMS TRANSFERRED NUCLEAR MATERIAL SUBJECT [...] The South African Government (SAG) Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DICO) confirmed that two shipments of U.S. obligated nuclear material transferred from EURATOM will be subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, responding [...] | 2009-08-03 15:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG KNNP KSCA SF |
| 09PRETORIA1592 | South Africa: Demarche Request for Donor Support for [...] Senior Agricultural Attache provided reftel demarche points to South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DICO),Directorate of the Horn of Africa and Indian Ocean Islands, Mr. Gabriel P. Setlhoke, Director. 2. Mr. Setlhoke accepted the demarche on behalf of DICO, [...] | 2009-08-04 15:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF DJ ER KE SO UG |
| 09PRETORIA164 | COMMUNIQUE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY SUMMIT OF THE SADC [...] The following is the text of the Final Communiqu of the Extraordinary Summit of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Heads of State and Government regarding the crisis in Zimbabwe held in Pretoria, South Africa on January 26-27, 2009. Heads of State from South Africa, Botswana, L [...] | 2009-01-27 16:15:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL ZANU SF ZM |
| 09PRETORIA1745 | TRADE MINISTER ON THE FUTURE OF TIDCA AND AGOA [...] (U) Summary. The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) will "engage energetically" on the U.S./SACU Trade, Investment, and Development Cooperative Agreement (TIDCA),said South African Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Rob Davies at a breakfast briefing for the American Chamber of Commerce [...] | 2009-08-27 13:32:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND EINT ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA1766 | WOMEN MIGRANTS IN SOUTH AFRICA: A HARD ROAD TO [...] In an August 27 panel discussion, three speakers discussed the plight of female migrants in South Africa. Compared to men, women on the move are more vulnerable to robbery and attack, facing more limited job options, and often encumbered by children. Border crossings are extremely risky for [...] | 2009-09-01 14:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM PREF KTIP SF |
| 09PRETORIA178 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 30, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 5 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Big Rate Cut Expected as Inflation Plummets - South Africa's Leading Indicator Confirms Dismal Growth Outlook - Sharp Rise in Company [...] | 2009-01-30 08:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA1790 | ANC AND MANDELA MOURN DEATH OF "CHAMPION OF [...] (U) On Wednesday, August 26th, both the African National Congress (ANC) and Nelson Mandela's office issued press releases mourning the death of Senator Edward Kennedy. Each recognized and expressed gratitude for his role in the anti-apartheid movement. Local press ran wire stories concentra [...] | 2009-09-03 08:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KDEM SF |
| 09PRETORIA1808 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER SEPTEMBER 4, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 34 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Consumers in Debt Trouble - Outlook for Vehicle Sales Brightens - National Broadband Policy Expected "Shortly" - Governme [...] | 2009-09-04 14:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA1809 | THE ROYAL BAFOKENG: TRIBE, COMMUNITY, AND [...] When Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi was crowned king of the Royal Bafokeng Nation (RBN) cloaked in African leopardskin over a Western business suit, his attire reflected his dual role as both tribal chief and modern executive. The RBN he leads is a traditional community, defined by cultural heritage a [...] | 2009-09-04 14:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SF EMIN EFIN SOCI |
| 09PRETORIA1937 | MISSION SOUTH AFRICA'S CY 2010 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-23 09:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER ACOA |
| 09PRETORIA1950 | SOUTH AFRICA: FORMER GENERAL TROUBLED BY THE STATE [...] (SBU) Summary: Brigadier General (Ret) George Kruys, now a lecturer at University of Pretoria, shared with Poloffs his perspective on the current state of the South African National Defense Force (SANDF). Kruys discussed lack of discipline as a function of pressure on the institution from ex [...] | 2009-09-25 10:21:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP PGOV MASS SF |
| 09PRETORIA1981 | QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The South African economy recorded negative real growth in the second quarter of 2009, the third successive quarterly contraction. Some 475,000 jobs were lost in the first half of 2009. The trade data continued to reflect depressed global as well as domestic demand conditions. The [...] | 2009-10-01 14:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
| 09PRETORIA1984 | SADC STATES PREPARE FOR U.N. MIGRATION FORUM (GFMD) [...] At a September 21-23 forum in Cape Town, government officials from fourteen states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) discussed policies and programs to leverage migration for economic development. The workshop was a regional precursor for a wider U.N. event, the Global For [...] | 2009-10-02 10:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PREF PHUM SF |
| 09PRETORIA2012 | CHINA NOW SOUTH AFRICA'S LARGEST EXPORT MARKET [...] (U) Summary. China was South Africa's largest export market in the first half of 2009, according to the South African Revenue Service. End Summary. 2. (U) China has become South Africa's largest export market and biggest trading partner. Total bilateral trade between China and South [...] | 2009-10-06 09:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA2019 | BLUE LANTERN: VERIFYING BONA FIDES OF REGISTERED [...] Please see guidance request at Paragraph Five. 2. Deputy Political Counselor visited the entity discussed in reftel, Dynamic Instrumentation Company, and met with owner Clive Dignon on October 2. Post confirms that the company is in business at the location listed in reftel, 8 Methwold Ro [...] | 2009-10-06 12:40:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC SF |
| 09PRETORIA203 | IFP MANIFESTO LAUNCH FEATURES NO VIOLENCE, SAME [...] (SBU) The Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) launched its party manifesto before a small, heavily guarded crowd in Soweto on January 25. IFP leaders spoke briefly about the party's agenda -- economic growth, job creation, law and order, education, health, land reform, and morality -- before turning [...] | 2009-02-03 10:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJU PGOV SF |
| 09PRETORIA2037 | CRIME THAT BEGETS CRIME: YOUTH VICTIMIZATION IN [...] On September 29 the Centre for Justice and Crime Prevention (CJCP) released two studies on the relation between South African youth and anti-social behaviors. The first presents results of its 2008 survey of 12 to 22-year-olds measuring the incidence of crime and violence suffered by young p [...] | 2009-10-08 11:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SF |
| 09PRETORIA2039 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Newsletter, September 2009, Volume 4, Number 9, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SUMBANDILASAT FINALLY SHOOTS INTO ORBIT -- HIGH-SPEED DATAT LINK TO BE I [...] | 2009-10-08 13:30:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA2091 | AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW [...] In response to Ref A, post provides the following input for the AGOA eligibility review. -------------------------- Country Background Summary -------------------------- 2. The population of South Africa was 49.3 million in mid-2009. In 2008, South African Gross National Income (GNI) [...] | 2009-10-14 12:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD PHUM SF |
| 09PRETORIA2127 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA 7579 - UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVES [...] This ATA 7579 completed on October 14. Post requests that vetting be completed by October 30 to provide sufficient time for processing. Post requests the department conduct Leahy vetting for the following candidates: Â [...] | 2009-10-20 14:00:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC SA |
| 09PRETORIA2150 | South Africa: Partnering for Global Hunger and Food [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-22 14:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EAID |
| 09PRETORIA2155 | SOUTH AFRICA: NGO'S CONSIDER CYCLE OF CRIME AND [...] The cycle of crime plaguing South Africa has been documented by two recent surveys of young people -- showing they are victimized at even higher rates than adults (reftel),and this can lead to their own violent behavior. Looking for ways to break the cycle, the surveys identified factors rel [...] | 2009-10-22 16:24:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SF |
| 09PRETORIA2157 | LEAHY VETTING FOR ATA 7579 - UNDERWATER EXPLOSIVES [...] This is an action request. See para three. 2. The following candidates have been selected for participation in the ATA 7579 - Underwater Explosives Incident Countermeasure Course, in Durbin, South Africa, which will begin November 2-20, 2009. Post vetting for the two individuals listed belo [...] | 2009-10-23 07:44:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SNAR ASEC SA |
| 09PRETORIA217 | COURT SETS ZUMA TRIAL FOR AUGUST [...] (U) The Pietermaritzburg High Court set August 25 as the trial date for African National Congress (ANC) President Jacob Zuma in a decision announced on February 4. The state charged Zuma with corruption, fraud, money laundering, and racketeering in December 2007. The Pietermaritzburg High C [...] | 2009-02-04 16:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJU PGOV SF |
| 09PRETORIA2229 | ANTI-TRAFFICKING EFFORTS NEAR THE S.A.-MOZAMBIQUE [...] On an October 21-23 field visit to rural farming areas bordering Mozambique, emboffs investigated rights and labor concerns including trafficking in persons (TIP). The view from NGOs in the provincial capital was that law enforcement was not taking sex-related TIP seriously; and that labor TI [...] | 2009-11-02 10:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KTIP SF |
| 09PRETORIA2257 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON THE GOLDSTONE REPORT [...] On November 3, poloff made phone contact with Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs at the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO),to advise of the U.S. message (reftel). Mr. Montwedi was engaged in meetings in New York, [...] | 2009-11-04 13:09:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
| 09PRETORIA229 | Announcing an Election Date: What's at Stake [...] Summary: Following a meeting between President Kgalema Motlanthe and Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) Chief Electoral Officer Brigalia Bam on Wednesday, February 4, the Presidency announced that President Motlanthe would not/not announce the date of upcoming national and provincial in [...] | 2009-02-06 06:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM SF |
| 09PRETORIA233 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 6, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 6 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Reserve Bank Cuts Interest Rate - South African Notes Pare Gains as Inflation Measure Changes - Trade Deficit Revised Lower - January [...] | 2009-02-06 10:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA2331 | SAG OFFICIAL: SADC TO FOCUS ON CONSOLIDATION OF [...] (SBU) Summary: Trade flows within the Southern African Development Community (SADC) remain disappointingly limited in spite of the SADC free trade agreement, according to the SADC desk officer at South Africa's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Poor infrastructure, non-tariff barriers, [...] | 2009-11-16 11:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA2387 | SOUTH AFRICA: Request Funding Re-obligation [...] Summary: This is a request for approval for the use of funding, previously obligated for the immigration and Border Patrol, under obligation code: 1911461022-0584-0584402002-2721-2156-142204. The re-obligated funds will be used for narcotics detection by the U.S. Customs and Border Protectio [...] | 2009-11-23 06:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SF KCRM SNAR |
| 09PRETORIA2406 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNGA RESOLUTIONS WITH [...] Embassy Pretoria has received no feedback from the South African government regarding reftel points. On November 19 the text of the talking points was formatted as a non-paper, scanned, and emailed to Megan Govender, Deputy Director of the UNGA desk within the multilateral unit of the Departm [...] | 2009-11-24 13:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SF |
| 09PRETORIA241 | SOUTH AFRICAN RESERVE BANK CUTS INTEREST RATE BY ONE [...] (U) Summary. The South African Reserve Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has reduced the key policy interest rate, the repo rate, by 100 basis points to 10.5 percent. The rate cut was made possible by declining domestic inflation, which the MPC expects to fall within the target range of [...] | 2009-02-09 09:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
| 09PRETORIA245 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, January 2009, Volume 4, Number 1, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- NATIONAL SPACE AGENCY BILL PASSED INTO LAW -- SOUTH AFRICA CELEBRA [...] | 2009-02-09 13:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA2453 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, October 2009, Volume 4, Number 10, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- Super-Thin Film Solar Panels Readied for Production in South Africa [...] | 2009-12-01 06:49:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA2506 | WWF HOSTS NEW ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ROUDTABLE DISCUSSIONS IN [...] (U) The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) in South Africa hosted a one-day "National Roundtable on New Electricity Supply" on November 18 in Johannesburg. The meeting was a follow up to calls from various stakeholders in the energy sector who attended the National Climate Change Summit in March [...] | 2009-12-07 14:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG EPET SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA254 | APRIL 22 SET FOR ELECTION DATE; OUT-OF-COUNTRY [...] President Kgalema Motlanthe, during February 10 remarks to the National Assembly, announced that national elections will take place on April 22. The announcement followed consultations with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and the nine provincial governments. Motlanthe stressed tha [...] | 2009-02-10 17:27:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM SF |
| 09PRETORIA2569 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, November 2009, Volume 4, Number 11, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SA Accelerates Preparations for Copenhagen -- 2010 World Cup Cou [...] | 2009-12-14 05:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA2578 | G/TIP FY07 GRANT UPDATE - WORLD HOPE INTERNATIONAL [...] Per Department request (reftel),Pretoria's officer for Trafficking in Persons (TIP) met on December 10 with G/TIP grantee World Hope International (WHI) to monitor progress in the first six months of an 18-month $200,000 FY'07 grant. The funds will be used to support anti-trafficking awarenes [...] | 2009-12-14 13:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KTIP SF |
| 09PRETORIA2622 | SAG'S HOME AFFAIRS MINISTRY IN OPERATIONAL OVERHAUL [...] The Department of Home Affairs (DHA) is a notoriously dysfunctional bureaucracy long due for an overhaul. Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, formerly Foreign Affairs Minister and ex-wife of the President, is leading a "Turnaround" project aiming to increase efficiency, tighten security, cut out [...] | 2009-12-22 16:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PREF PHUM PGOV SF |
| 09PRETORIA2670 | PRETORIA RESPONSE: RIGHTS VIS-A-VIS SEXUAL [...] Laws against homosexuals or transgendered persons are not a concern in contemporary South Africa, which may have the most progressive legal framework vis-a-vis gay rights anywhere in the world. Discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation is explicitly outlawed by the Constitution, and th [...] | 2009-12-29 12:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SF |
| 09PRETORIA2671 | CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED IN [...] (U) On December 8-9, the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund (NMCF),in cooperation with the Department of Social Development (DSD) and numerous civil society organizations, launched the Champions for Children Campaign to ensure the protection and safety of children during the FIFA World Cup 2010 a [...] | 2009-12-29 12:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KTIP SF |
| 09PRETORIA294 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 13, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 7 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Budget 2009 - Finance Minister Cushions the Blow - Factories Put in Worst Performance in a Decade - Trade Conditions Survey Shows Cautiou [...] | 2009-02-13 13:48:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA3 | ANTI-APARTHEID POLITICAL LEADER HELEN SUZMAN DIES [...] (U) Helen Suzman, the internationally renowned anti-apartheid political leader who befriended the imprisoned Nelson Mandela in the 1960s, died in Johannesburg on January  [...] | 2009-01-02 09:23:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
| 09PRETORIA323 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 13, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 8 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Retail Sales Growth Remains Negative - Rand Vulnerable to Higher Risk Aversion - Special Duty on Textiles Considered - SAA Tells Governm [...] | 2009-02-20 12:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA358 | RELIGIOUS LEADER AND PEACE ACTIVIST SET TO LEAD [...] Summary: The 57 years old Reverend Doctor Hamilton Mvumelwano "Mvume" Dandala, a religious leader and peace activist, is the presidential candidate for the new Congress of the People (COPE) party. He was educated in South Africa and Cameroon as well as Cambridge University. Dandala has good c [...] | 2009-02-25 07:13:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SF |
| 09PRETORIA361 | RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION REGARDING ACCESS TO [...] AGATTACHE collected information on access to genetic resources in South Africa through discussions with Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism and private sector contacts. The following provides a brief overview of this complex issue. While this cable is intended to answer questions [...] | 2009-02-25 09:17:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD KPAO PREL SENV SF TBIO |
| 09PRETORIA375 | GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS PUSHES SOUTH AFRICA INTO BUDGET [...] Summary. Finance Minister Trevor Manuel announced in his 2009 budget speech that the FY 2010 budget deficit would be 3.9 percent of GDP. To finance the deficit, government debt will increase from 22.6 percent of GDP in FY 2009 to 25.6 percent of GDP in FY 2010. South Africa's short-term econo [...] | 2009-02-27 12:33:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
| 09PRETORIA378 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER FEBRUARY 27, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 9 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Q4 GDP Down 1.8% - U.S. Trade with South Africa - Government and Auto Industry Officials to Discuss Loan Package - Task Team Recommen [...] | 2009-02-27 14:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA38 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 9, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 2 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Optimistic Outlook with Rates, Inflation Easing - Rand at Mercy of Global Forces - Permission to Raise Prices a Relief to Pharmaceutic [...] | 2009-01-09 14:35:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA4 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 1 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Growth in Credit Slows - COSATU Slammed on Labor Plans - South Africa's Trade Gap Swells - Vodacom Ponders Launching Mobile Money Servic [...] | 2009-01-02 10:18:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA436 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 6, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 10 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Government Still Sees Growth in 2009 - Job Growth Data Sparks Disbelief - South Africa's House Prices Still Falling - New Vehicle Sales [...] | 2009-03-06 10:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA449 | SOUTH AFRICA'S GDP CONTRACTS AFTER FORTY QUARTERS OF [...] Summary. South Africa's real GDP contracted by a seasonally adjusted and annualized rate of 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008. This was the first quarterly contraction since the third quarter of 1998. Growth was pulled down by weakness in the manufacturing; electricity, water and ga [...] | 2009-03-09 13:55:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
| 09PRETORIA453 | VISIT TO SANDF 46TH BRIGADE ACOTA TRAINING [...] On February 26, Deputy Political Counselor visited the greater Johannesburg headquarters of the South Africa National Defense Force (SANDF) 46th Brigade to witness in progress a two-week computer-aided command post exercise conducted under the auspices for State Department's African Contingenc [...] | 2009-03-10 06:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | MCAP MARR SF |
| 09PRETORIA47 | SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL CLEARS WAY TO RECHARGE ZUMA [...] Summary: South Africa's five-member Supreme Court of Appeal overturned on January 12 a September decision setting aside a corruption indictment against ANC President Jacob Zuma. Speaking for the court, Deputy Judge President Louis Harms upbraided the lower appeals court judge, Chris Nicolson [...] | 2009-01-12 18:19:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS PGOV KDEM SF |
| 09PRETORIA473 | SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS FACES MAJOR CHALLENGES AND SACKS CEO [...] This cable is based on collaboration between Embassy Pretoria and Consulate Johannesburg. 2. (U) Summary. State-controlled South African Airways (SAA) reached an agreement to terminate CEO Khaya Ngqula's contract following charges of mismanagement and corruption. SAA continues to face fin [...] | 2009-03-12 05:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ELAB ECON SF |
| 09PRETORIA475 | STATE MEDIA GIANT SINKS INTO FINANCIAL QUAGMIRE [...] (U) SUMMARY: South Africa's state broadcaster, the South African Broadcasting Corporation, recently admitted serious financial difficulties and is applying to the Treasury for immediate help. This follows on a year of political infighting between the Thabo Mbeki-appointed Board and the Jacob Zu [...] | 2009-03-12 07:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAO PGOV ECPS EINT SF |
| 09PRETORIA484 | CONSTITUTIONAL COURT RULING WILL IMPACT APRIL 22 [...] (U) The Constitutional Court ruled on March 12 that South African voters living and working abroad may vote in the national component of the April 22 election. This means that thousands of voters overseas, many of whom have left South Africa for good, will have a chance to vote and influence [...] | 2009-03-12 16:20:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS SF KDEM |
| 09PRETORIA487 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 6, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 11 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Business Confidence Hits 10-Year Low on Slowdown - State 'Will Not Give Up' on Car Industry - South Africa Needs a Homegrown Response to [...] | 2009-03-13 09:28:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA533 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 20, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 12 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Production Has Steepest Fall in Almost Two Decades - Gold Production Declines Sharply - Retail Sales Grow - Moody's to Re [...] | 2009-03-20 13:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA553 | STUDY FINDS XENOPHOBIC ATTACKS DRIVEN BY LOCAL [...] On March 11, a Wits University team unveiled the results of their research into the direct triggers of last year's xenophobic attacks in South African townships. Interviews and focus groups with over 300 residents of seven areas found the attacks were premeditated and organized by community [...] | 2009-03-24 11:18:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF SF |
| 09PRETORIA561 | SOUTH AFRICA TO VOTE YES ON 'DEFAMATION OF [...] South Africa will vote in favor of the "Combating defamation of religions" resolution, if the latter is put to vote in the U.N. Human Rights Council. The DFA's Pitso Montwedi, Chief Director for Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, said that South Africa has supported the resolution in the [...] | 2009-03-24 16:22:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM KIRF SA |
| 09PRETORIA570 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, February 2009, Volume 4, Number 2, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- DEBATE CONTINUES OVER QULALITY OF DRINKING WATER IN SMALL TOWNS - [...] | 2009-03-25 14:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA59 | SOUTH AFRICA ADOPTS NEW WEAPON IN THE BATTLE [...] Summary: South Africa's cabinet recently passed a DNA Bill that will allow police officials to collect DNA from suspects of crimes, particularly, suspects of rapes and murders. This is a step in the right direction toward combating Sexual Offenses, but manpower and training still continue to [...] | 2009-01-13 11:34:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KCRM SF PHUM KWMN SOCI PREL |
| 09PRETORIA595 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER MARCH 27, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 13 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - SARB Cuts Interest Rates - Current Account Deficit Lowest in Almost Three Years - Slowdown 'May Bring Manufacturing Sector to its Knees' [...] | 2009-03-27 10:41:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA612 | WELCOME TO POST [...] the date and time of arrival; 2. the airline and flight number; 3. the number of accompanying family members; 4. any pets scheduled to arrive with you, including their sizes and breeds; and 5. a personal e-mail address so that we may contact you after you leave your current assignment with [...] | 2009-03-30 09:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | APER AMGT SF |
| 09PRETORIA628 | EMBASSY SCIENCE FELLOW PROGRAM 2009 SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Post submits two proposals for Science Fellows. Proposal One requests a Science Fellow for May 2009. Proposal Two requests three dimensional modeling of the world's largest repository of the platium-group elements in the Bushveld complex. --------------------------------------------- -- [...] | 2009-03-31 07:01:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER |
| 09PRETORIA631 | SAG'S FOREIGN POLICY: TRADING PRINCIPLES FOR POWER? [...] In a March 25 forum assessing South Africa's foreign policy from the standpoint of global human rights, prominent political commentator Professor Adam Habib acknowledged that the SAG's stances in multilateral fora often disappointed local and international rights advocates. The underlying ca [...] | 2009-03-31 11:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM SA |
| 09PRETORIA658 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 3, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 14 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Manufacturing Activity Slumps to Record Low - Vehicle Sales, Exports Continue to Plummet - South Africa Must Try to Save 'Distressed' Se [...] | 2009-04-03 10:51:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA659 | SOUTH AFRICA: SHIPPING INTENTIONS UNDER U.S. WTO RAW SUGAR [...] In response to questions raised in ref cable, South Africa's sugar authorities note that South Africa recently shipped 22,860 metric tons of raw sugar to the United States, which fulfills this year's quota allocation. 2. If there were a reallocation of the current quota amount, South Afri [...] | 2009-04-03 12:29:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SF EAGR ETRD |
| 09PRETORIA663 | SOUTH AFRICAN AUTO INDUSTRY SUFFERING [...] (SBU) Summary. The global economic crisis may cause South African auto exports to drop by 35 percent in 2009, according to the National Automobile Manufacturer's Association of South Africa. The downturn in the export market combined with a sharp decline in domestic sales have lead the bel [...] | 2009-04-03 14:50:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EIND ETRD |
| 09PRETORIA666 | ZUMA CONTINUES HARD PRESS FOR AFRIKANER SUPPORT [...] (SBU) One of the more interesting trends to emerge during this election season is the intense focus by Jacob Zuma and the African National Congress (ANC) in lobbying the Afrikaner vote ahead of the election. Many pundits and political analysts have speculated that the Afrikaner vote would go [...] | 2009-04-03 15:06:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL SF |
| 09PRETORIA674 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, March 2009, Volume 4, Number 3, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- SOUTH AFRICANS JOING EARTH HOUR - REDUCE POWER USANGE BY 15% -- [...] | 2009-04-06 12:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA68 | SUPREME COURT RULING ON ZUMA CASE SPARKS REACTIONS [...] (U) Summary: The South African Supreme Court's January 12 judgment allowing corruption charges against Jacob Zuma to move forward drew various reactions from across the political landscape. African National Congress (ANC) alliance parties expressed their continued support for ANC President Jac [...] | 2009-01-13 17:07:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KDEM PGOV AA SF |
| 09PRETORIA684 | STATE DROPS CHARGES AGAINST ZUMA [...] (U) The legal saga surrounding African National Congress (ANC) leader, and future South African President, Jacob Zuma continued on April 6 as the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) dropped its case against the former Deputy President. Acting NPA Director of Public Prosecution Mokotedi Mpshe [...] | 2009-04-06 15:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL SF |
| 09PRETORIA707 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 9, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 15 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Recession Rules Out Post-Election Policy Shift; Mboweni and Manuel Agree on Rate Cuts - Significant Rise in Reserves - Treasury Wil [...] | 2009-04-09 12:42:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA708 | QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: South Africa did not escape the negative consequences of the international financial turmoil, despite the fact that its domestic financial institutions had virtually no direct exposure to the troubled assets that were central to the deterioration of credit markets. Deteriorating [...] | 2009-04-09 12:58:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
| 09PRETORIA71 | QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY [...] (U) Summary: The deterioration in the global economic landscape affected South Africa's third quarter 2008 economic performance. Weaker international demand, falling commodity prices, and the tight domestic economic environment resulted in the lowest quarterly real GDP growth in ten years. Une [...] | 2009-01-14 15:03:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF |
| 09PRETORIA713 | LETTER FROM PRESIDENT MOTLANTHE TO PRESIDENT OBAMA [...] Post received a letter from President Motlanthe addressed to President Obama in response to the invitation to the Major Economies Forum. Text of the letter follows. 2. BEGIN TEXT: 03 April 2009 Your Excellency, I refer to your letter of 24 March 2009 proposing the Major Economies F [...] | 2009-04-09 15:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL SF |
| 09PRETORIA728 | PRETORIA PROPOSAL -- FY'09 TAFT FUND FOR REFUGEES [...] Post hereby submits a proposal (ref B) for PRM's FY 2009 Julia V. Taft Fund for Refugees (ref A),recommending a grant of $20,000 to Ikenze Kungwe Mazwi Community College, a start-up elementary and high school serving children of Zimbabwean migrants in Hillbrow, Johannesburg. Funds will be u [...] | 2009-04-15 11:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF SOCI ASEC CASC SF ZI |
| 09PRETORIA769 | UPDATING INFORMATION FOR TERRORISM FINANCE [...] AmEmbassy Pretoria's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO) and Deputy TFCO are as follows: a. TFCO: Bruce Neuling; Deputy Economic Counselor; office 27-12-431-4347; cell 27-79-111-3200; class e-mail NeulingB@state.sgov.gov; unclass e-mail NeulingBX@state.gov. b. Deputy TFCO: A [...] | 2009-04-17 15:05:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER SF |
| 09PRETORIA78 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents the first part of post?s two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009 6.1 Op [...] | 2009-01-15 14:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB |
| 09PRETORIA80 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - SOUTH AFRICA [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents the first part of post's two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa. 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009 6.1 Op [...] | 2009-01-15 16:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB |
| 09PRETORIA805 | SOUTH AFRICA VOTES: SITUATION REPORT #1 [...] Summary: Mission observer teams and local media outlets report generally smooth operations as polls opened April 22 for South Africa's fourth national election since democracy was established in 1994. Days before the vote, the Independent Electoral Commission predicted an eighty percent turn ou [...] | 2009-04-22 10:46:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM ASEC SF |
| 09PRETORIA806 | SOUTH AFRICA VOTES: SITUATION REPORT #2 [...] Summary: South Africans remain focused on the unfolding drama of national elections as voting continued through midday. Voter turnout remains strong overall, but there are significant differences between polling places. Observer teams are reporting minor irregularities and procedural problems, [...] | 2009-04-22 15:37:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM ASEC SF |
| 09PRETORIA81 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT SOUTH AFRICA (PART [...] (U) Summary. In response to Ref A, this cable presents part two of post's two-part 2009 Investment Climate Statement for South Africa. This is also Chapter 6 of the Country Commercial Guide for South Africa 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT Chapter 6 Investment Climate Statement FY2009, continued [...] | 2009-01-15 16:38:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD ELAB PGOV OPIC KTDB USTR SF |
| 09PRETORIA817 | SOUTH AFRICA VOTES: SITUATION REPORT #3 [...] (U) Summary: National and provincial election results began trickling in on April 23. Early numbers show that the African National Congress (ANC) will again receive a huge mandate from the electorate, but there are signs of strength from the Democratic Alliance (DA) in Western Cape. The Co [...] | 2009-04-23 15:43:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM ASEC SF |
| 09PRETORIA821 | Media Coverage of South African Elections [...] SUMMARY: Across the spectrum - from the daily newspapers to television broadcasts to community radio - coverage of the 2009 elections in South Africa dominated the media in the weeks leading up to the April 22 vote, and ruled the airwaves on election day itself. In what is widely considered South [...] | 2009-04-24 09:04:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SA KDEM SF |
| 09PRETORIA831 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 17, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 17 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - Business Index Shows Light at End of Tunnel - Empowerment Fund Changes Strategy to Help Smaller Firms - Telkom and AT&T Launch Strategic [...] | 2009-04-24 14:12:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA832 | SADC MISSION DECLARES SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTION FREE [...] (U) The Southern African Development Community (SADC) concluded that South Africa's national and provincial election on April 22 was "peaceful, free, fair, and transparent." SADC's delegation, which comprised 108 observers from the region, was led by Swaziland's Minister of Agriculture Cleme [...] | 2009-04-24 14:39:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM ASEC SF PGOV |
| 09PRETORIA840 | FINAL RESULTS FOR SOUTH AFRICA'S APRIL 22 ELECTION [...] (U) The April 22, 2009 national and provincial election in South Africa saw the African National Congress (ANC) earning the right to form the fourth consecutive government since the end of apartheid in 1994. The ANC leader will be its party president, Jacob Zuma, who will be inaugurated in P [...] | 2009-04-28 14:14:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM PGOV PREL SF |
| 09PRETORIA856 | Demarche on Status of New Port States Agreement [...] (U) As requested reftel, Post has delivered subject demarche to the following South African government officials: Â [...] | 2009-04-29 13:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV SF |
| 09PRETORIA872 | SOUTH AFRICAN ENVIRONMENT, SCIENCE, AND TECHNOLOGY MONTHLY [...] (U) Summary: This is the South African Environment, Science and Technology Monthly Briefings Newsletter, April 2009, Volume 4, Number 4, prepared by the U.S. Embassy Pretoria, South Africa. Topics of the newsletter: -- ANC OFFICIAL ARRESTED IN ABALONE BUST -- SADC SKIPPER FINED R1.5M FO [...] | 2009-04-30 10:45:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA875 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER APRIL 30, 2009 [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 18 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Reserve Bank Cuts Repo Rate - Company Failures Rise - Finance Minister Will Have Role in Next ANC Government - South Afri [...] | 2009-04-30 14:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA88 | SOUTH AFRICA ECONOMIC NEWS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER JANUARY 16, [...] (U) Summary. This is Volume 9, issue 3 of U.S. Embassy Pretoria's South Africa Economic News Weekly Newsletter. Topics of this week's newsletter are: - South African Economy to "Feel Pressure" - Manufacturing Output, Business Confidence Dive - South Africa's House Prices Fall - Stadiums [...] | 2009-01-16 12:08:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ETRD EMIN EPET ENRG BEXP KTDB SENV |
| 09PRETORIA884 | South Africa's Response to CCFL Demarche [...] Ag Attache provided reftel demarche points to the South African Codex Point of Contact, Malose Daniel Matlala, Deputy Director, Inter-agency Liaison and Regulatory Nutrition, Department of Health, Directorate of Food Control on April 24, 2009. The official responded that South Africa will not s [...] | 2009-05-04 09:16:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD TBIO |
| 09PRETORIA924 | CHARGE D'AFFAIRES CALLS ON DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND [...] (SBU) Summary. Department of Trade and Industry Director General Tsheido Matona said the time was right to move forward on the U.S./SACU Trade, Investment and Development Cooperation Agreement (TIDCA). In a meeting with the Charge d'Affaires on April 29, he saw TIDCA as a venue for promoting [...] | 2009-05-08 10:56:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EIND ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA942 | FINAL LIST OF PRESIDENT JACOB ZUMA'S CABINET [...] (U) Newly elected President Jacob Zuma completed his Cabinet appointments May 10. Attached is the completed list of all Cabinet ministers and their deputy ministers. National President - Jacob Zuma Deputy President - Kgalema Motlanthe * National Planning Commission in the Presidency - Tr [...] | 2009-05-11 06:11:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM ASEC SF |
| 09PRETORIA986 | SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE CELEBRATES WORLD [...] (U) Summary: The South African Weather Services (SAWS) hosted a World Meteorological Day seminar for over one hundred government, private sector, academia and civil society participants in Pretoria on March 23 - 24, 2009. Discussion topics included weather-related disasters and their impact o [...] | 2009-05-14 12:53:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV SOCI ETRD SF |
| 09PRETORIA99 | THE AMBASSADOR MEETS MINISTER OF HEALTH - FINALLY [...] (SBU) Summary: The Ambassador had a productive meeting with Minister of Health Barbara Hogan January 19 on the eve of his departure from post. The Ambassador conveyed his frustration that he had not been able to meet with the Minister's predecessor, emblematic of challenges in working with th [...] | 2009-01-20 14:10:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PGOV EAID KHIV SF ZI |
| 09PRETORIA990 | INDUSTRY APPLAUDES CREATION OF DEDICATED TOURISM MINISTRY [...] (U) Summary. President Zuma announced a split in the existing Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) when he revealed his cabinet on May 9. Former Minister of DEAT Marthinus van Schalkwyk will head the new Department of Tourism. Industry analysts welcomed the creation of a ca [...] | 2009-05-14 16:26:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV ETRD SENV PGOV SF |
| 09PRETORIA994 | SA-ZIMBABWE BORDER: COPING WITH CONTINUED HEAVY [...] A May 7-8 visit to the South African and Zimbabwean border towns of Musina and Beitbridge found the border zone was beginning to normalize despite continued heavy flows of Zimbabwean migrants into South Africa. The SAG's halt in deportations has reduced migrants' vulnerability to police hara [...] | 2009-05-15 14:36:00 | Embassy Pretoria | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP SF |
| 09PRISTINA159 | KOSOVO: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] (U) Per reftel, Post is pleased to provide the following terrorism finance coordination officer contact information: - Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO): Valerie Bilgri Holm, Economic Officer Tel: (381) (38) 59 59 3243 Email: BilgriHolmVK@state.sgov.gov; Bilgri-HolmVK@state.gov [...] | 2009-04-21 14:45:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ETTC KTFN PTER KV YI |
| 09PRISTINA160 | KOSOVO: FY09 FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT [...] (U) Per reftel instructions, Post submits the following responses about host country fiscal transparency and eligibility to receive U.S. foreign assistance. 2. (U) The central government of Kosovo expects to receive FY09 U.S. foreign assistance funding. 3. (U) Once Kosovo's central budge [...] | 2009-04-22 16:49:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL KV |
| 09PRISTINA176 | KOSOVO: H1NI INFLUENZA RESPONSE [...] (SBU) In response to reftel, there are no reports of confirmed cases of H1NI influenza in Kosovo to date. The Government of Kosovo has implemented a public awareness campaign, and several GOK institutions have already disseminated World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines on the precautions [...] | 2009-04-30 14:16:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | AMED ASEC CASC YI KV KFLU |
| 09PRISTINA20 | KOSOVO GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTIONS TO SHELTERS FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY: In 2008, the Government of Kosovo's (GOK) Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare (MLSW) took effective measures to ensure the continued operation of victims of trafficking (VOT) shelters in Kosovo. In 2007, two of the three VOT shelters in Kosovo -- Hope and Homes (HAH) and the Ce [...] | 2009-01-15 10:49:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM KTIP KCRM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB |
| 09PRISTINA23 | KOSOVO 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] (U) On February 17, 2008 the Kosovo Assembly declared the independence of Kosovo. The United States immediately recognized and formally established diplomatic relations with Kosovo. Prior to the declaration, Kosovo was administered by the United Nations Interim Administrative Mission in Kosovo [...] | 2009-01-20 15:11:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN ELAB ETRD YI KV OPIC USTR EINV EGOV KTDB |
| 09PRISTINA287 | KOSOVO: ENERGY SECTOR REFORM MOVES AHEAD (FINALLY) [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After years of delay, the Government of Kosovo (GOK) has officially announced it will build a large lignite-fueled power plant -- the "New Kosovo Power Plant" (NKPP) -- to address the country's unmet and growing energy needs. Prime Minister Hashim Thaci announced the governmen [...] | 2009-07-20 12:41:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ETRD ECON EAID EAIR ETTC PTER KTFN UNMIK |
| 09PRISTINA351 | KOSOVO: SERBIAN PARALLEL MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Special Serbian parallel municipal elections held in Kosovo on August 16 resulted in a lower than expected voter turnout. The Government of Kosovo downplayed the significance of these elections, notwithstanding substantial opposition and media criticism. END SUMMARY. PARAL [...] | 2009-08-17 16:22:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL KV SR |
| 09PRISTINA40 | KOSOVO: 2009 BFIF PROPOSALS [...] Post thanks EEB/CBA for the opportunity to submit proposals for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF). Per reftel instructions, USEP is submitting three proposals for consideration. 2. International Franchise Expo: There has been a steady increase in inquiries from U.S. companie [...] | 2009-02-02 12:16:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON ETRD YI EINV KV |
| 09PRISTINA480 | KOSOVO: 2009 INCSR REPORT PART ONE [...] Following is Part One of Kosovo's 2009 INCSR report (narcotics and chemical control). 2. Begin report. I. Summary Though Kosovo is primarily a transit country for Afghan drugs destined for Europe, anecdotal evidence from the Kosovo Police (KP) suggests a growing domestic narcotics m [...] | 2009-11-03 15:05:00 | Embassy Pristina | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PGOV KJUS KCRM EAID KDEM KV |
| 09QUITO1012 | Request for Source/Origin Waiver: Procurement of Four [...] Issue: Post requests a source origin waiver from geographic code 000 (United States only) to geographic code 935 (Special Free World) to permit the procurement of vehicles in the Host Country local market for operational use by the Ecuadorian National Police's Sensitive Investigative Uni [...] | 2009-10-16 18:58:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AMGT KCRM |
| 09QUITO1098 | ECUADOR'S RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ABOUT ITS [...] SUMMARY: Ecuador intends to use the entire amount of its sugar tariff rate quota (TRQ) for fiscal year (FY) 2010, and is able to supply additional sugar if needed. END SUMMARY. 2. On September 25, 2009, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the FY 2010 TRQ for sugar (re [...] | 2009-11-10 21:43:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD EC |
| 09QUITO1100 | NO GOE REPRESENTATIVE TO ATTEND IICA MEETING [...] In response to reftel demarche request, Post contacted AGROCALIDAD, the Ecuadorian agency in charge of sanitary and phytosanitary matters, to discuss the upcoming Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture meeting in Santiago, Chile on the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. In [...] | 2009-11-10 22:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ETRD EC |
| 09QUITO1148 | ATPDEA Still Key to Many Ecuadorian Industries and Jobs [...] (U) Ecuador has benefitted substantially from the Andean Trade Preference Act (ATPA) program since its inception in 1991. ATPA currently provides duty-free access to the U.S. market for approximately 5,600 Ecuadorian products. According to GoE estimates, approximately 350,000 jobs are tied [...] | 2009-11-30 14:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL EC AGR FAS EPET EMIN |
| 09QUITO1204 | REQUEST FOR SOURCE/ORIGIN WAIVER: PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLES [...] Issue: Post requests a source origin waiver from geographic code 000 (United States only) to geographic code 935 (Special Free World) to permit the procurement of vehicles in the Host Country local market for operational use by the Ecuadorian National Police Antinarcotics Units (DNA). [...] | 2009-12-18 19:11:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AMGT KCRM |
| 09QUITO1206 | Letter from Ecuador's President Correa Regarding the U.S. - [...] The Embassy received under cover of a diplomatic note a letter from President Rafael Correa, responding to the Secretary's letter dated November 25, 2009, regarding the U.S. - Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. The text of the letter follows, and the original will be sent by pouch to WHA/ [...] | 2009-12-18 19:19:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
| 09QUITO223 | ECUADOR FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT 2009 [...] The Government of Ecuador is a recipient of U.S. assistance monies under the FY2009 Foreign Operations Appropriations Act. The following is a narrative on fiscal transparency in Ecuador, as requested in reftel. 2. The Government of Ecuador publishes budget data, which is reasonably trans [...] | 2009-03-30 21:54:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EFIN ECON PREL EC |
| 09QUITO224 | US EMBASSY QUITO REQUEST FOR DVC TO SUPPORT THE SUMMIT OF [...] Post would like to request a Digital Video Conference (DVC) to support U.S. Mission Ecuador's outreach efforts to support the Summit of the Americas. The DVC will cover topics including the Summit process, energy security, human prosperity, environmental sustainability, and a discussion on ex [...] | 2009-03-31 15:22:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OIIP ES |
| 09QUITO272 | QUITO'S DESIGNATION OF TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] In response to reftel, Quito has assigned Economic Counselor David Edwards as post's Terrorism Finance Coordination Officer (TFCO). Edwards' phone number is +593-2-398-5304; IVG: 644-5304. His email is edwardsdb@state.gov; his classified email is edwardsdb2@state.sgov.gov. 2. Quito's Dep [...] | 2009-04-20 13:43:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER |
| 09QUITO289 | Scenesetter for President Carter: U.S. Engagement in Ecuador [...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy's o [...] | 2009-04-23 21:04:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC |
| 09QUITO297 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT CARTER: U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy,s [...] | 2009-04-27 12:09:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC |
| 09QUITO299 | SCENESETTER FOR PRESIDENT CARTER: U.S. ENGAGEMENT [...] Embassy Quito warmly welcomes former President Carter to Ecuador on April 27-29. Your visit comes at a time of change, as Ecuador prepares to install new national and local officials elected on April 26 and restructures its government institutions under the 2008 constitution. The Embassy,s [...] | 2009-04-27 12:09:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS SNAR PTER EAID OVIP MOPS EC |
| 09QUITO322 | COMBATTING ECUADOR'S INCREASING REFUGEE POPULATION [...] SUMMARY: This cable summarizes a review of the World Food Program's (WFP) assistance to Colombian refugees (defined in this cable as persons of concern) in northern Ecuador. The review was conducted by Barry Burnett, USAID/DCHA/FFP, over the period April 6 - April 10, 2009 and included field [...] | 2009-05-06 15:58:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL SMIG EC |
| 09QUITO36 | ECUADOR'S 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] In response to State 123907, Embassy Quito reports the following update for its 2009 Investment Climate Statement. This update has also been sent to EB/IFD/OIA (J. Nathaniel Hatcher) by email. Openness to Foreign Investment Ecuador can be a difficult place in which to do business, althoug [...] | 2009-01-20 21:51:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ETRD KTDB OPIC USTR EC |
| 09QUITO439 | EMBASSY QUITO ACE AWARD NOMINATION [...] Embassy Quito is pleased to nominate General Motors of Ecuador S.A. for the Secretary of State's Award for Corporate Excellence (ACE). General Motors of Ecuador has maintained a strong commercial performance in an exceptionally difficult global auto market. In terms of the Award for Corporat [...] | 2009-06-12 13:47:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON BEXP EINV ELAB ETRD KSEP SENV AMGT EC |
| 09QUITO485 | EMBASSY-SPONSORED CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY SPEAKER [...] Summary: With the goal of highlighting the positive impact of the U.S. business community in Ecuador, Embassy Quito used its 2009 I-bucks funding to bring to Ecuador Celina Pagani-Tousignant, an expert on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR),the week of May 18-22. Pagani-Tousignant gave pol [...] | 2009-06-19 13:38:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EINT ETRD EC |
| 09QUITO506 | INVITATION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 14:35:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
| 09QUITO507 | INVITATION TO PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-24 14:35:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL EC |
| 09QUITO69 | COMMENT ON DOL DRAFT LIST FOR TVPRA [...] In response to the Department of State and Department of Labor request (reftel),post submits the following comment on the Department of Labor's draft list of goods that may be produced with forced labor or child labor in Ecuador. Please note Post's recommendation in paragraph 5. 2. The [...] | 2009-01-29 15:53:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EIND ELAB ETRD PHUM SOCI KTIP EC |
| 09QUITO812 | RECALL 09 QUITO 812 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-04 20:24:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EPET EINV EFIN ENRG EC |
| 09QUITO822 | REQUEST STATE REVIEW OF POST-VETTED ECUADORIANS [...] The Embassy has conducted record checks in accordance with established internal standard operating procedures and possesses no credible information of gross human rights violations committed by this individual as of this date. The Embassy requests Departmental review in accordance with Leahy v [...] | 2009-09-08 14:27:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS EC |
| 09QUITO828 | RECALL 09 QUITO 828 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-09 15:21:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL MASS EC |
| 09QUITO84 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW SPINY LOBSTER [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-03 21:46:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS ECON SENV EC |
| 09QUITO861 | CORREA DECLARES "STATE OF EXCEPTION" IN THREE CITIES TO [...] (SBU) On September 30, 2009, President Rafael Correa signed Presidential Decree #82, putting into effect a state of exception for the cities of Quito, Guayaquil, and Manta. The state of exception allows for the Ecuadorian Armed Forces to collaborate and support the Ecuadorian National Police [...] | 2009-10-05 14:44:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC EC PGOV KCRM |
| 09QUITO874 | QUARTERS LEASE FOR POLICE [...] NAS requests authorization to sign a two-year lease on behalf of ICE for quarters to house DGI (Direccion General de Inteligencia),an anti-narcotics police intelligence unit, conducts operations on money laundering, trafficking in persons, human smuggling and transnational crimes of the Ecuado [...] | 2009-09-15 19:16:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN AMGT |
| 09QUITO880 | LEASE WAIVER FOR POLICE [...] NAS requests authorization to sign a two-year lease for administrative facilities for a specialized police intelligence unit of the Ecuadorian National Police that cooperates with DHS/ICE. The police unit conducts operations against money laundering, trafficking in persons, human smuggling and [...] | 2009-09-16 19:08:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN AMGT |
| 09QUITO928 | Ecuador's Agriculture Minister to Attend UNGA Food Security [...] This cable is in response to action request in reftel. 2. On September 14, reftel invitation to the UNGA Food Security event and draft statement were delivered to Ecuador's Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, and Fisheries Ramon Leonardo Espinel with a copy to Ambassador Lourdes Puma, Dire [...] | 2009-09-24 13:36:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA EC |
| 09QUITO945 | Ecuador unable to decide on support for U.S. Candidacy to [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche October 6 to Juan Carlos Apunte, in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Multilateral Relations Division. Despite regular follow-on calls, as of November 10 Ecuador is either unable or unwilling to share its position on the candidacy of the United States for [...] | 2009-11-10 21:45:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK EC |
| 09QUITO992 | REQUEST FOR SOURCE/ORIGIN WAIVER: PROCUREMENT OF VEHICLE FOR [...] Issue: Post requests a source origin waiver from geographic code 000 (United States only) to geographic code 935 (special free world) to permit the procurement of one vehicle in the host country local market for operational use by the National Police's DINAPEN unit, an anti-trafficking and hum [...] | 2009-10-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Quito | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR SMIG AMGT KCRM |
| 09RABAT103 | MEPI 1ST QUARTER UPDATE FOR MOROCCO [...] Summary: This cable highlights the MEPI programs and initiatives undertaken in Morocco from September 1 - December 31, 2008. During the quarter, MEPI's Tunis Regional Office Deputy Director Kirk Samson visited Morocco and post approved two new local grant proposals. Highlights from existing [...] | 2009-02-03 18:19:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV SCUL EFIN KMPI MO |
| 09RABAT118 | CONGRATULATORY LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA FROM THE [...] Summary and introduction: The Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Director General, Dr. Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri, has sent a letter of congratulations to President Obama. The January 23, 2009 letter praised President Obama's commitment to engage the Islamic [...] | 2009-02-06 16:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SOCI KISL UNESCO OIC MO |
| 09RABAT214 | 2008 WESTERN SAHARA UPDATE OF THE WORST [...] This message provides requested updates for the Department of Labor's annual report on the Worst Forms of Child Labor in the Western Sahara. (Ref A) The sovereignty of the Western Sahara is disputed between the Government of Morocco and the Polisario, an Algerian-backed organization seeking [...] | 2009-03-18 09:37:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND EAID PHUM SOCI KWMN MO |
| 09RABAT307 | Moroccan TV coverage of U.S. elections [...] For the first time in history, in 2008 a Moroccan television crew traveled to the U.S. to cover the presidential elections, providing Moroccans a nightly, first-hand glimpse into the American electoral process tailored to their interests. Over the course of ten nights, state-run Al-Aoula te [...] | 2009-04-09 13:51:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL PHUM PGOV OIIP KISL KPAO KIRC |
| 09RABAT439 | RESPONSE TO URGENT REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-01 15:21:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM |
| 09RABAT44 | OSAC/CRIME SAFETY REPORT FOR MOROCCO [...] The following information is keyed to reftel. I. OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: A. CRIME THREATS: In general, crime in Morocco does not pose a great threat to Americans visiting or working in this country. However, every individual visiting or working in a foreign country sho [...] | 2009-01-16 13:18:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CASC AMGT APER MO |
| 09RABAT566 | MOROCCO SUPPORTS UNSCR 1874 ON NORTH KOREA [...] (SBU) Summary. Morocco supports the USG position on UNSCR 1718 and 1874 and has agreed to take financial measures designed to limit the ability of the Democratic People,s Republic of Korea (North Korea) to fund weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and ballistic missile-related activities. Implem [...] | 2009-07-02 16:15:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KNNP PARM PREL MO |
| 09RABAT595 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-14 10:22:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PHUM MOPS MO |
| 09RABAT596 | REQUEST FOR VETTING UNDER LEAHY AMENDMENT OF [...] Request that the Department of State initiate a Departmental review of the following Moroccan national(s) who will be participating in U.S. sponsored training. From Customs: Rank: Division Inspector Chief Name: Abdelhafid CHAFAI EL ALAOUI DOB: 13 January 1951 POB: Sefrou, Morocco CIN: B [...] | 2009-07-14 10:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MARR PHUM MOPS MO |
| 09RABAT618 | 64TH UNGA: PRELIMINARY ATTENDANCE BY MOROCCAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-15 17:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA MO |
| 09RABAT620 | SHIPRIDER AGREEMENT APPROVED [...] Mission received the GOM response to the proposed Shiprider Agreement via Diplomatic Note No. 5953, dated July 13. The GOM has concurred with the Shiprider Agreement, which will be in effect July 16-28, 2009. The language conformed to the requested language in the embassy,s original diplom [...] | 2009-07-17 12:39:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MOPS SNAR KTIA PHSA PTER SMIG MO |
| 09RABAT646 | MOROCCO WILLING TO HOST CITES WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-24 15:14:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD SENV MO |
| 09RABAT654 | MOROCCAN NGOS LEAD THE WAY IN FIGHTING TORTURE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In recent years, Morocco has been actively addressing past human rights abuses, including torture, with the goal of preventing future violence and restoring dignity to victims. Human rights NGOs have led the endeavor, recently creating a new group specifically to coordinate t [...] | 2009-07-28 11:46:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UN MO |
| 09RABAT699 | NPT REVIEW CONFERENCE 2010: MOROCCAN POCS ON NPT-RELATED ISSUES [...] (SBU) Virtually all decision making on non-proliferation matters is generated in the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). Within the MFA, Head of the United Nations Division Redoune Houssaini and Head of Security and Disarmament Bouchiab Omni can be considered the two most important wo [...] | 2009-08-14 18:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PARM MNUC ENRG AORC MO KNNP |
| 09RABAT735 | REQUEST FOR WHITE HOUSE ENDORSEMENT OF [...] Summary: This is an action request. UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Kitin Munoz Valcarcel is planning a fourth Mata-Rangi expedition -- from Tarfaya, Morocco, to Florida in 2010. Munoz has the support of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and UNESCO Director General Koichiro Matsuura. Munoz seeks no [...] | 2009-08-31 07:11:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | OEXC PREL OPDC KISL MO |
| 09RABAT739 | EXBS PROGRAM IN MOROCCO READY TO EVOLVE [...] (SBU) Summary: The Department's Export Control and Related Border Security (EXBS) Program has led a well-received, coordinated interagency effort to improve Morocco's export control and border security system since 2007. Morocco has recently reached a "turning point" in its trade control s [...] | 2009-09-01 15:38:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETTC KSTC PARM PREL MO |
| 09RABAT777 | MOROCCO RESPONSE: DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-16 14:43:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR MO |
| 09RABAT782 | DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT MOROCCO [...] Summary. Far-flung and fluid, the Moroccan diaspora stretches throughout Europe, across the Atlantic Ocean, throughout the Middle East and North Africa (notably in Israel),and beyond. Some diasporans are recent immigrants to their adoptive country; others are second- or third-generation. The [...] | 2009-09-17 15:47:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG |
| 09RABAT826 | Eizenstat promotes bilateral FTA, Maghreb [...] Summary: During an October 1 conference in Casablanca on the U.S.-Morocco Free Trade Agreement (FTA),former senior USG official Stuart Eizenstat discussed opportunities for increasing bilateral trade between Morocco and the U.S., and for bolstering U.S. FDI in Morocco. He also proposed rei [...] | 2009-10-06 16:53:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD EINV ECON PREL MO |
| 09RABAT876 | IOM CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANCE OF [...] The Government of Morocco (GOM) and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) organized a conference on the Impact of the World Economic Crisis on Migration, October 12 and 13, in Rabat. Minister-delegate for Moroccans Living Abroad Mohammed Ameur, IOM Director General William Swi [...] | 2009-10-28 18:52:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN SMIG PREF MO |
| 09RABAT886 | MOROCCO 2009 INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS [...] Summary: The Government of Morocco (GOM) has achieved significant reductions in its cannabis and cannabis resin production in recent years. Advances in Morocco's counternarcotics efforts are a result of the GOM's comprehensive counternarcotics strategy, which emphasizes combining convention [...] | 2009-10-30 09:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR MO |
| 09RABAT917 | MOROCCO RESPONDS TO USG PROPOSALS PURSUANT TO [...] (SBU) EconOff delivered names of interest (reftel) to the Deputy President of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) Abdelhamid Afi on November 13. Afi reiterated the seriousness with which Morocco treats questions about terrorism finance, and undertook to share the names with the President o [...] | 2009-11-17 14:13:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PREL PTER UNSC |
| 09RABAT928 | UNDER SECRETARY OF EDUCATION MARTHA [...] Summary: From November 1 through 4, 2009, Under Secretary of Education Martha Kanter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International and Foreign Language Education Andre Lewis, and the Under Secretary's Chief of Staff, Alejandra Ceja, represented the U.S. Department of Education at a series o [...] | 2009-11-24 18:03:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SOCI MO |
| 09RABAT933 | MOROCCAN MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION [...] (U) The Division of Legal Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MFA) is responsible for granting authorization to conduct marine scientific research for foreign vessels. The MFA has no formal written procedures or deadlines for requests. However, Chief of the Division [...] | 2009-11-25 14:42:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT TPHY KRVC MO |
| 09RABAT938 | EID AL-ADHA MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT OBAMA DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-27 10:23:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | OPDC PREL MO |
| 09RABAT945 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: LEADING EDGE 2010 UPDATE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 09:25:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PREL KNNP MO |
| 09RABAT949 | 2010 NTE ON THE ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT AGAINST ISRAEL [...] SUMMARY: (SBU) Morocco does not enforce the Arab League Boycott against Israel and purchases some Israeli goods. American firms operating in Morocco have not reported any obstacles related to the boycott. End Summary. Boycott Not Applied ------------------- 2. (SBU) Moroccan law conta [...] | 2009-12-04 13:35:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ECON ETRD XF MO |
| 09RABAT950 | OECD-MENA MINISTERIAL CONFERENCE, NOVEMBER 23, MARRAKESH [...] SUMMARY AND INTRODUCTION: The November 23 OECD-MENA Ministerial Conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, brought government, business, and civil society leaders together to debate policy responses to the global economic crisis as well as government and business climate reforms in the Middle East and [...] | 2009-12-04 15:20:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID ECON EINV SOCI MO |
| 09RABAT96 | Special Media Reaction: President Obama's initial days [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 15:45:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO |
| 09RABAT98 | Special Media Reaction: President Obama's initial days spark [...] The Moroccan press has widely and enthusiastically covered the major events of President Obama's first few weeks in office, highlighting the messages directed to the Muslim world in his inaugural address, the initial decisions to close Gitmo and CIA secret prisons and restrict interrogation te [...] | 2009-02-03 10:58:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KDEM KPAO EAID KMPI MO |
| 09RABAT996 | MOROCCO: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] Morocco pursued a comprehensive counterterrorism approach that emphasized vigilant security measures, including international cooperation and to a lesser degree counter-radicalization policies. Evidence gained from Moroccan authorities' disruption of certain groups -- and the common characte [...] | 2009-12-21 14:04:00 | Embassy Rabat | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PGOV PREL MO |
| 09RANGOON138 | Burma: GOB Publicly Criticizes U.S. Human Rights and [...] (U) On March 5, the state-run New Light of Myanmar newspaper published two announcements by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticizing the USG's recently-released Human Rights Report (HRR) and International Narcotics Control Strategy Report (INCSR). The MFA statement on the HRR "categorically [...] | 2009-03-05 07:03:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SNAR BM |
| 09RANGOON2 | RANGOON 2009 ANNUAL OSAC CRIME/SAFETY REPORT [...] All answers are keyed to reftel. I. Overall Crime and Safety Situation: Many criminal acts go unreported or uninvestigated in Burma, making it very difficult to assess the level of criminal activity. Police precincts routinely under-report incidents in their areas of coverage. GOB crime st [...] | 2009-01-02 06:52:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC BM |
| 09RANGOON220 | BURMESE PRESS COVERS USG RICE DONATION [...] (SBU) The Embassy Rangoon Charg dQAffaires, Embassy staff, World Food Programme (WFP) representatives, and local journalists traveled to four villages in the Irrawaddy Delta on April 1 to observe distributions from a shipment of 16,620 metric tons of USG-donated rice to survivors of Burma's Cy [...] | 2009-04-09 05:21:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAID BM |
| 09RANGOON272 | BURMA: TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-13 06:16:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER BM |
| 09RANGOON311 | BURMA: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] Embassy Rangoon is not aware of any ongoing investment disputes in Burma. U.S. law has prohibited new investment in Burma since 1997. 2. Primary points of contact for issues relevant to the report are: Prior to July 27, 2009: Samantha A. Carl-Yoder Economic Officer (95) (1) 536-50 [...] | 2009-05-27 06:39:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV BM |
| 09RANGOON33 | BURMA: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, this is Embassy Rangoon's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Preface ------- 2. U.S. Investment Subject to Sanctions: On May 20, 1997, by Executive Order 13047, the President imposed economic sanctions prohibiting new investment by U.S. persons or entiti [...] | 2009-01-14 08:32:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR ECON EFIN EINV ETRD BM |
| 09RANGOON377 | BURMA: FY09-10 BUDGET SHORT ON DETAILS BUT CLEARLY [...] (SBU) The Burmese Government published its FY09-10 budget in late May, along with FY08-09 supplementary expenditure figures. As in the past, the GOB's budget publication provides only general guidelines, with little explanation of spending. The largest proportion of public funds will go to [...] | 2009-06-19 07:06:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM |
| 09RANGOON46 | BURMA: COMMENTS ON DRAFT TVPRA REPORT [...] (U) This is a response to reftel. Information, while unclassified, should not be shared outside of the Department of State and Department of Labor, nor published on the internet. 2. (U) Embassy Rangoon appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) list of go [...] | 2009-01-23 06:40:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
| 09RANGOON470 | BURMA: CLOSING ARGUMENTS CONTINUE IN ASSK/YETTAW [...] (SBU) Closing arguments in the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK),her two live-in assistants, and John Yettaw continued July 27. Defense lawyers focused on the invalidity of the 1974 constitution and the lack of culpable conduct by the defendants. The prosecutor reiterated the rules pertaining [...] | 2009-07-27 11:24:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV PHUM PREL BM |
| 09RANGOON514 | EARTHQUAKE SHAKES RANGOON, NO DAMAGE OR CASUALTIES [...] (SBU) A magnitude 7.6 earthquake with its epicenter near the Andaman Islands caused buildings to shake in Rangoon and sent strong tremors through the Irrawaddy Delta region, lasting about seven minutes. No damage or injuries have been reported in the Rangoon area, which according to the U.S. [...] | 2009-08-11 08:41:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL BM |
| 09RANGOON73 | BURMA: KYAW THU ON CABINET RESHUFFLE, FUTURE OF [...] (SBU) At a February 4 diplomatic reception, Tripartite Core Group (TCG) Chairman Kyaw Thu informed the Charge that he has left his position as Deputy Foreign Minister and replaced U Than Nyunt as the head of Burma's Civil Service Selection and Training Board, a Cabinet-level position. Kyaw [...] | 2009-02-05 06:44:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL PHUM BM |
| 09RANGOON780 | BURMA: DOLLAR LOSING GROUND AGAINST THE KYAT [...] (SBU) The last seven weeks have seen a decrease in the U.S. dollar's value against the Burmese kyat. Even accounting for traditional dry season increases, the kyat has appreciated more than in recent years. Factors may include a stagnant local economy with weak demand for imported products, [...] | 2009-11-30 04:42:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL PGOV PINR BM |
| 09RANGOON791 | EMBASSY RANGOON'S NOMINATION FOR THE 2010 [...] (SBU) Embassy Rangoon nominates Burmese HIV/AIDS activist Phyu Phyu Thin for the 2010 Secretary's Award for International Women of Courage. Phyu Phyu Thin demonstrates great courage and leadership and has overcome tremendous obstacles in advancing the cause of HIV/AIDS awareness and provid [...] | 2009-12-04 08:38:00 | Embassy Rangoon | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM KPAO KWMN BM |
| 09RECIFE17 | DISASTER DECLARATION FOR SEVERE FLOODING IN MARANHAO - [...] This is an action request. See paragraph 4. 2. The Ambassador has determined, based upon information from Brazil's Secretariat for Civil Defense and Maranhao State Government, that the severe destruction due to recent record Rains and flooding is of sufficient magnitude to warrant USG em [...] | 2009-05-01 19:15:00 | Consulate Recife | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID TBIO SENV BR |
| 09REYKJAVIK140 | ICELAND TO SEEK HIGH LEVEL MEETING AT UNGA [...] (SBU) Kristjan Guy Burgess, Political Advisor to the Miister at the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affars, confirmed to Post that the Government of Iceand has changed its mind and now intends to seeka high-level bilateral meeting with the United States on the margins of the UN General Assembly. [...] | 2009-08-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | POV PREL OTRA KSEP CVIS UNGA EZ EUN IC |
| 09REYKJAVIK151 | PRIME MINISTER OF ICELAND REGRETS UNGA LUNCH [...] Per reftel, we passed invitation to the Secretary's September 24 luncheon for female heads of state and foreign ministers to the office of the Prime Minister of Iceland Johanna Sigurdardottir. During a meeting with Charge September 3, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for International an [...] | 2009-09-03 17:09:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO KWMN PHUM UNGA IC |
| 09REYKJAVIK158 | ICELANDIC FOREIGN MINISTER'S MEETING WITH CHARGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-18 11:14:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON UNGA NATO IC AF UK NL |
| 09REYKJAVIK160 | ICELAND: NO COMMENTS ON MISSILE DEFENSE DEMARCHE [...] On September 17, Charge relayed reftel talking points to Gretta Gunnarsdottir, Director General for International and Security Affairs at the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Ms. Gunnarsdottir thanked us for the information but had no initial comments regarding reftel points. WATSON [...] | 2009-09-18 15:35:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR PREL EZ IC |
| 09REYKJAVIK170 | ICELAND'S PLANS TO COMBAT H1N1 VIRUS THIS WINTER [...] (U) Summary: The strain of the H1N1 influenza virus present in Iceland has been milder than that experienced in other countries, and only one person has been hospitalized with the illness earlier this year. Occurrences of H1N1 in Iceland have been on the decline recently. However, Iceland's C [...] | 2009-09-28 17:07:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AMED PREL TBIO IC |
| 09REYKJAVIK175 | MINISTERIAL CHANGES IN ICELAND [...] (U) On October 1, the division of responsibilities within several Ministries changed as part of the ruling coalition's effort to streamline the government. Plans for the changes began May 10 when the Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement formed their coalition and announced i [...] | 2009-10-05 15:37:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IC |
| 09REYKJAVIK193 | Fraud Summary - Reykjavik: March to August 2009 [...] SUMMARY: Iceland is a low-fraud country with no identifiable, consistant fraud patterns involving U.S. passports or visas. No signficant changes or fraud trends were noted in Iceland during the reporting period March 1 to August 31, 2009. END SUMMARY. COUNTRY CONDITIONS ----------------- [...] | 2009-10-28 17:04:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC IC |
| 09REYKJAVIK227 | ICESAVE VOTE DELAYED AGAIN [...] (U) The Icelandic parliament was expected to vote on the Icesave bill on December 30; however, new information emerged on the eve of the vote that may further delay a resolution to the issue. The media is reporting that the Icelandic negotiating team, which concluded the original Icesave agree [...] | 2009-12-30 16:11:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON IC |
| 09REYKJAVIK27 | ICELAND: INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 [...] (U) Post submits the following Investment Climate Statement for Iceland for 2009. Responses are keyed to reftel. This report has been sent by unclassified email to J. Nathaniel Hatcher in EEB/IFD/OIA per reftel instructions. The statistics portion at the end of this report was only sent by [...] | 2009-02-02 15:19:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV OPIC USTR IC |
| 09REYKJAVIK32 | ICELAND RESPONSE: DEMARCHE ON LIABILITY AND [...] Per reftel cable, Post contacted the Ministry of Environment to determine whether Iceland would be sending a representative to the Group of the the Friends of the Co-Chairs Concerning Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety Meeting in Mexico City on Februar [...] | 2009-02-11 12:02:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD IS TBIO |
| 09REYKJAVIK51 | EMBASSY REYKJAVIK SCIENCE FELLOW REQUEST 2009 [...] (U) Post requests an Embassy Science Fellow to help strengthen the bilateral science research ties between the U.S. and Iceland. Embassy Reykjavik has designated the expansion of bilateral science ties as a key priority in our Mission Strategic Plan again this year. Post believes that enhanced [...] | 2009-03-06 17:05:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENRG ECON AMGT APER IC |
| 09REYKJAVIK71 | REYKJAVIK'S UPDATED TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] (U) Post's Terrorism Finance Coordinator is DCM Neil Klopfenstein. He can be reached by phone at +354-562-9200, ext. 2206. His classified email address is KlopfensteinNR@state.sgov.gov His unclassified email address is KlopfensteinNR@state.gov Mr. Klopfenstein's tour will end in late Augu [...] | 2009-04-17 16:18:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER IC |
| 09REYKJAVIK97 | FIRST CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA CONFIRMED IN ICELAND [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-26 13:34:00 | Embassy Reykjavik | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AMED PREL TBIO IC |
| 09RIGA101 | LATVIAN PM RESIGNS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 15:02:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LG |
| 09RIGA104 | President Zatlers asks Dombrovskis to form government [...] President Zatlers has asked current MEP and former finance minister Valdis Dombrovskis of the New Era party to try and form a new government to replace the one led by Ivars Godmanis. Dombrovskis does not have a time limit on when he needs to present his program and ministerial slate to parliame [...] | 2009-02-26 11:48:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PINR PREL LG |
| 09RIGA109 | LATVIA: POINTS DELIVERED ON U.S. IRAQ POLICY REVIEW [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 15:17:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | IZ MOPS PREL LG |
| 09RIGA125 | LATVIAN ECONOMY: BAD TO WORSE [...] Summary: Latvia's economic downturn has proved to be worse than expected. Falling household purchasing power, induced by rising unemployment and real wage cuts, is significantly reducing domestic demand. Falling consumption is having a negative effect on tax revenues, which despite higher VAT [...] | 2009-03-05 15:53:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG |
| 09RIGA129 | Embassy Science Fellows Program 2009 (Latvia) [...] Embassy Riga submits the following proposal for an Embassy Science Fellow (ESF) to assist Latvia in developing forest biomass energy potential. The ESF will work with the Latvian Ministry of Agriculture, in coordination with the Latvian State Forest Research Institute, Forest and Wood Product [...] | 2009-03-06 15:27:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV AMGT APER LG |
| 09RIGA136 | LATVIA TO PROVIDE REHABILITATION TO 19 GAZAN CHILDREN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-11 12:47:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER EUN LG |
| 09RIGA142 | LATVIAN PARLIAMENT APPROVES NEW GOVERNMENT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-12 15:42:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LG |
| 09RIGA149 | RIGA DENIES PERMITS FOR MARCH 16 EVENTS [...] Concerned about security, the City of Riga has denied permits both to organizations planning to commemorate the Latvian "Legionnaires" on March 16, and to opponents planning counter-demonstrations. The decision to deny the permits this year was a change of course from previous years. On March [...] | 2009-03-13 15:44:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ASEC PHUM CASC LG |
| 09RIGA159 | "ANTI-MAFIA" AMENDMENTS PASS PARLIAMENT [...] Summary: On March 12 Parliament unanimously passed a major overhaul of Latvian Criminal Procedure Code, the most significant and controversial revision being to the plea bargaining amendments. Now head Prosecutors have the right to drop charges against cooperating criminals, a power only the Pr [...] | 2009-03-19 12:15:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS KCOR LG |
| 09RIGA168 | ELECTION LAW AMENDED TO ADDRESS ECHR CASE [...] Latvia has amended its election law to allow former USSR and Latvian State Security Committee (KGB) technical employees to be candidates in parliamentary elections. Any Latvian citizen who had worked in the planning, financing, administrative and economic units of the KGB will now be eligible [...] | 2009-03-26 06:05:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM LG |
| 09RIGA179 | Latvia welcomes results of Afghanistan - Pakistan strategic [...] We delivered the reftel white paper to the Latvian government on March 27. On March 30, the MFA provided the following reaction to our strategic review: -- We welcome the new US Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan, highlighting the main goals and challenges shared by international commun [...] | 2009-03-31 14:17:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS EAID PK AF NATO LG |
| 09RIGA183 | LESSONS LEARNED - CRISIS MANAGEMENT EXERCISE RIGA 2009 [...] Post submits the following comments, observations and lessons learned from Post's most recent Crisis Management Exercise (CME) held in Riga from 5-6 March 2009. A. Format of the CME: The format in general was good. Based on our scenario (gradually developing civil unrest and evacuation),[...] | 2009-04-01 14:35:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT ASEC CASC LG |
| 09RIGA188 | Blow to patronage - Latvia limits size of advisory [...] Summary: The Saeima (Parliament) passed a new law that limits the number of advisory councils at state enterprises, and caps the maximum number of members serving on them. Advisory councils are often used by political parties in power as a financing and patronage tool. The move was part of th [...] | 2009-04-03 04:45:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KCOR ETRD PGOV LG |
| 09RIGA209 | LATVIA: NO POSITION ON MADAGASCAR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 11:45:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC EAID PGOV MA LG |
| 09RIGA211 | INSTRUMENTS EXCHANGED FOR EXTRADITION AND LEGAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-15 12:09:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KTIA LG |
| 09RIGA215 | LATVIA TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION OFFICERS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-16 15:27:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER LG |
| 09RIGA22 | IRANIAN ENTITY DESIGNATION INFORMATION DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 15:49:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KNNP MNUC IR GM PARM EFIN LG |
| 09RIGA221 | LATVIA SUPPORTS U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 14:42:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL LG |
| 09RIGA235 | LATVIA TO ATTEND JUNE GICNT PLENARY MEETING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-30 10:53:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM KNNP KGIC PREL PTER MNUC LG |
| 09RIGA245 | RIGA PROPOSES TV CO-OP "MANY CULTURES, ONE NATION" [...] Summary. Riga proposes a FY09 TV co-op program on racial, ethnic and cultural diversity in the United States. This project, aimed at covering similarities and differences of various minority groups in the United States, will help the embassy address the strategic goal of promoting tolerance i [...] | 2009-05-06 10:23:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OPRC OIIP |
| 09RIGA275 | EASTERN LATVIA - ECONOMIC WOE, SOCIAL ACCEPTANCE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-18 11:51:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ECON SOCI PHUM EIND LG |
| 09RIGA277 | GAY PRIDE MARCH CALM DESPITE OPPOSITION [...] Summary: The May 16 Baltic Pride parade in Riga drew about 300 participants and a far larger crowd of protestors, but it avoided the problems of violence and overzealous security seen in previous years. The event took place despite a late move by some members of the Riga City Council to revok [...] | 2009-05-18 14:45:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI LG |
| 09RIGA28 | RIGA 2008 ANNUAL OVERSEAS SECURITY ADVISORY COUNCIL (OSAC) [...] Overall Crime/Safety Situation: Latvia continues to be a relatively safe country, compared to a U.S. city of similar size. Crimes of opportunity, including pickpockets, theft from automobiles, and some residential thefts mainly occur in the larger cities with the majority of occurrences in Rig [...] | 2009-01-14 13:04:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC AMGT APER |
| 09RIGA292 | LATVIA: BROADBAND INTERNET DEPLOYMENT SUMMARY [...] In 2006 and 2007, Latvia carried out several small projects to increase internet access in Latvian provinces and a single major-scale project to increase broadband access in rural areas. The projects were implemented and co-financed by local governments and the central government, with the majo [...] | 2009-05-27 14:10:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON LG |
| 09RIGA298 | LATVIAN HEALTH MINISTRY CUTS BUDGET; TUBERCULOSIS [...] (U) Summary. The Latvian Ministry of Health, like other Latvian ministries, is facing huge budget cuts and restructuring as the country deals with its financial crisis. Officials state that the cuts and reforms will not negatively affect Latvia's ability to provide essential health care or to [...] | 2009-05-29 11:26:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SOCI ECON EFIN LG |
| 09RIGA303 | LATVIA HAS NO AIR ASSETS TO OFFER PAKISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-02 10:15:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MASS PARM LG PK |
| 09RIGA310 | LATVIAN ELECTION CAMPAIGNS FUELED BY ETHNIC TENSION [...] Summary: Ethnic identity remains an important -- and perhaps decisive -- factor in the June 6 municipal and European Parliament elections in Latvia. Several parties have based their campaigns on divisions between Latvians and Russians and their sometimes divergent political goals. Ethnic poli [...] | 2009-06-03 11:49:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PHUM LG |
| 09RIGA314 | SPECTER OF DEVALUATION REAPPEARS - GOVERNMENT BRUSHES IT [...] Summary: Comments by prominent local politicians have resuscitated speculation that Latvia will have to devalue its currency, and their concerns gained some traction when Latvia failed to sell any government debt securities on June 3. The Prime Minister, Finance Minister, and Bank of Latvia in [...] | 2009-06-04 13:53:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN PGOV ECON LG |
| 09RIGA325 | ICSC CANDIDATE: LATVIA NON-COMMITAL [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche to Sarmite Danne, head of the Latvian MFA International Organizations Division. Danne said she had not thought this would be a contested election, and had no further substantive reply. ROGERS [...] | 2009-06-10 14:08:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KJUS KUNR AORC APER PREL UNGA LG |
| 09RIGA326 | GOL REACHES CONCEPTUAL AGREEMENT ON BUDGET CUTS [...] Summary. Government coalition parties and key social partners have agreed in principle to cut the central government budget for 2009 by 500 million Lats ($1 billion USD). The decision is limited to setting a target level for budget cuts, and specific budget cutting measures will be decided upo [...] | 2009-06-10 14:39:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG |
| 09RIGA338 | Who will run Riga? [...] Nils Usakovs, leader of the leftist and heavily ethnic-Russian party, Harmony Center, will be the next mayor of Riga. This will mark the first time since the restoration of independence that an ethnic-Russian has filled the job. Although Harmony Center won a strong plurality of votes in the J [...] | 2009-06-17 14:57:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SOCI PHUM LG |
| 09RIGA339 | LATVIA PASSES 2009 BUDGET AMENDMENTS, IMF-EC DECISIONS [...] Summary: The Saeima (Parliament) approved amendments to the 2009 budget, which are intended to satisfy international donor requirements and ensure continued disbursement of international aid. The package is a mix of cuts, especially to social programs, and revenue increases. After the vote, [...] | 2009-06-18 06:31:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG |
| 09RIGA345 | SCENESETTER FOR CODEL VOINOVICH [...] Your visit to Riga - the first Codel in nearly three years - provides an opportunity to demonstrate our strong support for Latvia at a time when it faces serious economic difficulty. Your visit will show our appreciation of Latvia's efforts to maintain their NATO commitments during the current [...] | 2009-06-19 15:15:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | OREP PGOV ECON PREL LG |
| 09RIGA35 | RIGA'S FY2009 BFIF PROPOSALS [...] Summary: Embassy Riga proposes two FY09 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund. The first is connected to the upcoming launch of the Commerce-State Post Partnership Program MOU for Fee Collection, while the other focuses on energy security, a key mission priority. Post requests [...] | 2009-01-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD BEXP EINV LG |
| 09RIGA350 | FIRST CASE OF H1N1 INFLUENZA IN LATVIA [...] Latvia confirmed its first case of H1N1 influenza on June 23. The woman, who came to Riga from Berlin on June 21, proved to be flu positive. She had earlier visited the United States and Canada. The woman was taken to hospital immediately after her arrival. This is the first confirmed case of [...] | 2009-06-25 11:24:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT LG |
| 09RIGA358 | LATVIAN TRANSPORT MINISTRY AGREES TO NOTIFY EUROCONTROL OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-01 11:02:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KREC MARR MOPS LG |
| 09RIGA364 | 527 REPORT: EMBASSY RIGA SUBMISSION [...] Post is aware of two (2) outstanding claims of United States persons against representatives of the Government of Latvia. The claims are being adjudicated in the Latvian courts. 2. a. Claimant A b. 2004 c. According to Claimant A, it obtained a lease for a parcel of land in Gu [...] | 2009-07-07 11:28:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV LG |
| 09RIGA365 | Latvia's Leading Newspaper Sold [...] Diena, Latvia's leading daily newspaper was sold on July 3. The new owners have promised no editorial changes, but some observers are skeptical of these claims. With circulation of close to 80,000, Diena is the preferred newspaper among opinion-makers in Latvia, and is considered the county' [...] | 2009-07-07 13:20:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO PGOV ECON LG |
| 09RIGA367 | LATVIA - NO COMMENT ON ITSO ARBITRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 07:41:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ECON ECPS EFIN KTIA PREL TSPA LG |
| 09RIGA368 | LATVIA - NO COMMENT ON UNSCR 1874 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-08 07:42:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP LG |
| 09RIGA369 | 527 REPORT: EMBASSY RIGA SUBMISSION [...] Post is aware of two (2) outstanding claims of United States persons against representatives of the Government of Latvia. The claims are being adjudicated in the Latvian courts. 2. a. Claimant A b. 2004 c. According to Claimant A, it obtained a lease for a parcel of land in Gu [...] | 2009-07-08 07:42:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV LG |
| 09RIGA375 | RESULTS OF BLUE LATERN APPLICATION 050177010 - PRE-LICENSE [...] Summary. On July 10, post met with Hansa Electronics SIA President Jevgenijs Orlov and Director Anatoliy Arkhipov to conduct a pre-license check for the sale of a FLIR Model SeaFlir II thermal imaging system. The Hansa officials stated they had been briefed by FLIR on USML guidelines and restr [...] | 2009-07-14 13:46:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GV PN LG |
| 09RIGA377 | MORE H1N1 FLU CASES IN LATVIA [...] SUMMARY: The Latvian health authorities have confirmed five new cases of H1N1 in Latvia between July 11 and July 14, bringing the total to six. They report that the actual number might be higher because people with mild cases of H1N1 might be undiagnosed and simply recovering at home. To date [...] | 2009-07-17 14:58:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AMGT CASC KFLU PREL LG |
| 09RIGA38 | LATVIA WILL SUPPORT EU CONCENSUS ON US-ISRAEL MOU [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 14:02:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR MASS PARM PREL KWBG PBTS PHUM IS LG |
| 09RIGA396 | LATVIAN ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] The following officials from the Government of Latvia will attend the UNGA in New York: A. Attendance of the Head of State -- Valdis Zatlers, President of the Republic of Latvia -- Arrive 19 September, Depart 25 September. Will be present for General Debate. -- Spouse Lilite Zatlere [...] | 2009-07-30 13:36:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS LG |
| 09RIGA417 | LATVIAN GDP FALLS 19.6 Percent in Q2 [...] According to a flash estimate released by the Latvian Central Statistics Bureau on August 10, in the second quarter of 2009 Latvia's GDP contracted by 19.6 percent, down 1.6 percentage points from a quarter earlier when the economy declined by 18 percent. This steep decline is consistent with t [...] | 2009-08-11 08:53:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV LG |
| 09RIGA426 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON AUNG SAN SU KYI CONVICTION [...] (SBU) On August 17, Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Dana Rudaka, Head of Asia and Oceania Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rudaka said that Latvia is supportive of the U.S. position, as evidenced by the EU statement condemning the conviction of ASSK. Rudaka said [...] | 2009-08-18 10:14:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV PREL BM LG |
| 09RIGA427 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GICNT UNDOC OBSERVER STATUS [...] On August 17, Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Dace Rutka, Head of Americas and Caribbean Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rutka said Latvia welcomes the addition of UNDOC as an official observer organization to GICNT. ROGERS [...] | 2009-08-18 10:23:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC LG |
| 09RIGA428 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IAEA GENERAL CONFERENCE [...] On August 17, Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche to Judite Dobele, Head of the Middle East Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Dobele said she would brief other interested divisions of the MFA on the U.S. position and proposal. Dobele added that Latvia is supportive of [...] | 2009-08-18 11:34:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL PARM KNNP IAEA EG IS LG |
| 09RIGA434 | LATVIA'S ECONOMIC CRISIS LEADS TO POLITICAL [...] (U) Summary: Implementation of austerity budget cuts have revealed intense divides within Latvia,s governing coalition. A particularly divisive political battle intensified in July over cuts in the public health sector, pitting Prime Minister Dombrovskis, and his New Era party, against the Mi [...] | 2009-08-21 12:18:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV LG |
| 09RIGA460 | LATVIA DECLINES TO MAKE ORAL STATEMENT TO ICJ ON [...] (SBU) Acting Pol/Econ Chief delivered reftel demarche on Sept 8 to MFA Director of the European Department Indulis Abelis, MFA Deputy Head of the International Law Department Katrina Kaktina, and MFA Kosovo/Bosnia desk officer Edvards Seliska. As per reftel instructions the demarche was deliv [...] | 2009-09-11 04:38:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL LG |
| 09RIGA464 | LATVIA WILL PROBABLY ATTEND FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] (U) Latvia will probably attend the September 26 Partnering for Food Security Event, but the GOL has not determined who will attend. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Evija Dumpe, Deputy Head of the MFA's Development Cooperation and Economic Policy Department. Ms. Dumpe said that Lat [...] | 2009-09-14 14:43:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA LG |
| 09RIGA481 | EU WILL PRESS DEVELOPING NATIONS ON CLIMATE CHANGE; HOW AND [...] (U) Latvia believes that the EU will press developing nations to make international commitments at climate change negotiations but shared no details as to how that will be done. Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Valdis Bisters, Director of the MOE's Climate and Renewable Energy Depar [...] | 2009-09-25 14:57:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN LG |
| 09RIGA482 | FY10 1206 FUNDS REQUEST FOR LATVIAN COMMUNICATIONS [...] Post has submitted a request for 1.5 million USD in 1206 funding to materially increase the Latvian Operational Mentoring and Liaison Team (OMLT),Joint Terminal Attack Controller (JTAC) and Special Operations Forces (SOF) multiband and high frequency communications capabilities for current an [...] | 2009-09-28 14:43:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS MCAP PREL LG |
| 09RIGA486 | LATVIA FRAUD SUMMARY: MARCH 2009 Q AUGUST 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-30 14:52:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC LG |
| 09RIGA492 | LATVIA: BURMA DEMARCHE DELIVERED; NO SUBSTANTIVE RESPONSE [...] (U) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche on Burma to Judite Dobele, Head of the Latvian MFA's Asia, Africa and Oceania Division. Ms. Dobele provided no substantive response. [...] | 2009-10-01 14:54:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV BM LG |
| 09RIGA510 | LATVIA: JOURNALISTS, EDITOR LEAVE LATVIA'S LEADING DAILY [...] SUMMARY: The editor-in-chief of Latvia's leading daily newspaper Diena and several other journalists resigned on Oct. 9 after learning that the company's new owner is a wealthy family from Great Britain. The editors had been locked in a standoff with the company's CEO, Alexandrs Tralmaks, sin [...] | 2009-10-13 06:49:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PHUM KPAO LG |
| 09RIGA521 | CUTS TO LATVIAN HEALTH SYSTEM LOWERS H1N1 READINESS [...] (SBU) Summary: Cuts to the Health Ministry's budget have weakened Latvia's ability to respond to an unlikely but possible H1N1 outbreak. Latvia cannot afford H1N1 vaccines and has fewer resources to combat an outbreak. So far the virus does not appear to be widespread in Latvia. End Summar [...] | 2009-10-16 14:53:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO PGOV SOCI AMED CASC LG |
| 09RIGA524 | LATVIA NOT WILLING TO PUSH ON GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-26 11:29:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN LG |
| 09RIGA532 | LATVIA APPRECIATES INFORMATION REGARDING FOOD SECURITY [...] (U) Pol/Econ Off delivered reftel demarche to Evija Dumpe, the Latvian MFA's Deputy Head of Development Cooperation and Economic Policy Development. Dumpe appreciated the information, agreed that the issue was important and said that the Ministry would carefully review the delivered letter. [...] | 2009-10-28 14:57:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ERTD LG |
| 09RIGA535 | LATVIA 2010 INCSR PART 1 DRAFT [...] (U) Below is Embassy Riga's draft of the 2010 International Narcotics Control Strategy Report, Part 1. Begin INCSR Report: _____________________________________________ _________ I. Summary As in previous years, the most widely used drug in Latvia was cannabis, followed by synthetic dr [...] | 2009-10-30 08:49:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SNAR LG |
| 09RIGA546 | LATVIA WILL CONSIDER ADDING NORTH KOREAN ENTITIES TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-12 12:05:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM EFIN KNNP KN ETTC EUN UNSC LG |
| 09RIGA556 | LATVIA WILL SUPPORT U.S. IMO CANDIDACY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 11:20:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PHSA LG |
| 09RIGA557 | LATVIA SUPPORTS GOALS FOR AFGHANISTAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-19 11:21:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL AF LG |
| 09RIGA559 | LATVIA SUPPORTS MACEDONIAN EU INTEGRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 08:43:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EU EUN GR MK LG |
| 09RIGA562 | LATVIA AND EUFOR IN BOSNIA: NO OFFICIAL POSITION BUT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 08:44:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EU BK LG |
| 09RIGA581 | LATVIA WILL REVIEW US QUESTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TO NORH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 07:13:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL AORC UNGA LG |
| 09RIGA588 | LATVIA: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) Below is Embassy Riga's draft of the 2009 Latvia Country Reports on Terrorism. Embassy POC is Matt Stokes (StokesMR@state.gov). Begin Report: In May, the Cabinet of Ministers approved an action plan for responding to terrorist threats and attacks on people or objects in Latvia's terr [...] | 2009-12-11 08:13:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC LG |
| 09RIGA63 | 2008 END USE MONITORING REPORT - LATVIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-30 11:54:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR AFIN LG |
| 09RIGA65 | LATVIAN AND EMBASSY RIGA CONTACT INFORMATION FOR NPT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-02 15:33:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC ENRG KNNP MNUC PARM PREL UNGA IAEA LG |
| 09RIGA73 | FORMER KNAB OFFICIALS SENTENCED: FINES AND JAIL [...] Summary: Two former Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) officials were found guilty on February 2 of charges surrounding the theft of money taken from KNAB vaults. Janis Imsa and Indra Veipa were sentenced to 7 and 4 years respectively. The discovery of the theft in spring 2008 was the catalyst for [...] | 2009-02-04 15:06:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KCOR KJUS ASEC LG |
| 09RIGA77 | BETTER ELECTION CAMPAIGN LAW STILL RAISES CONCERNS [...] Summary: Although the Anti-Corruption Bureau (KNAB) has some concerns, the newly-passed election campaign bill is a step closer to a law that will keep political party campaigning in check. The law now tightens controls on media advertisement costs and contracting, and also gives the KNAB the [...] | 2009-02-09 08:46:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV LG |
| 09RIGA85 | Economic Crisis Hits Latvian Media: Small and Regional [...] SUMMARY: The Economic recession in Latvia, the increase of value added tax for print media, and the decrease of advertising revenues over the past few months have had a dramatic effect on the Latvian media market. Circulation and readership of newspapers and magazines is going down, as public [...] | 2009-02-11 13:21:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO PGOV ECON LG |
| 09RIGA91 | LATVIA: NO PARTICIPATION IN MEXICO CITY FOR CARTAGENA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-13 12:20:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO LG |
| 09RIGA97 | LATVIA: NO PARTICIPATION AT GICNT APRIL WORKSHOP [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-18 15:44:00 | Embassy Riga | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC LG |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO14 | US OIL COMPANIES ONE STEP CLOSER TO PRE-SALT OIL DISOVERY [...] U.S. oil companies Exxon and Hess, together with Brazilian partner Petrobras, have found evidence of oil in their highly anticipated pre-salt exploration block in Brazil's Santos Basin. Exxon, which operates the well, and Hess each own 40 percent of the concession while 20 percent is held by P [...] | 2009-01-21 15:23:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EPET EINV BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO147 | MEDIA REACTION O GLOBO, THE GREEN REVOLUTION IN IRAN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-18 13:44:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO15 | O GLOBO NEWSPAPER, THE OBAMA ERA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 15:28:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO151 | EXIM MEETING WITH BRAZIL MINING GIANT VALE [...] Begin Summary: On May 11-12, U.S. Export-Import Bank (ExIm) officials, accompanied by Ambassador Sobel, met with finance executives from Brazilian mining conglomerate Vale to discuss access to ExIm financing. Vale has expressed a preference for using ExIm financing to purchase equipment and ca [...] | 2009-06-22 18:35:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | EMIN EFIN EINV EIND ETRD BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO16 | JORNAL DO BRASIL, OBAMA: SHOCK OF HOPE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 15:32:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO161 | Media Reaction, Jornal do Brasil Newspaper, Brazil: Between [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 19:48:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO162 | Media Reaction, Digital Duel (in Iran) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-25 19:51:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO171 | Media Reaction, Old Fashioned Coup d'Etat [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 13:48:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO172 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro, Unacceptable (Coup in [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-30 13:49:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO18 | JORNAL DO BRASIL, OBAMA: SHOCK OF HOPE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-21 18:37:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO285 | Rio Radar - August 21, 2009 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a weekly compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: CLEANING UP THE FAVELAS: ECONOMIC BENEFIT TRUMPS COSTS ------------------------------ [...] | 2009-08-24 09:58:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV EIND EPET EWWT PHUM PINS SOCI BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO302 | Rio Radar - Weeks of September 4 and 11, 2009 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a weekly compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This report's subjects: NARCO-TRAFFICKING GANGS ATTACK POLICE IN SALVADOR 2. (U) On September 7, narco-t [...] | 2009-09-11 16:17:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EPET PHUM SOCI BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO311 | Rio Radar - September 18, 2009 [...] Rio Radar is a weekly compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: RIO MAYOR WANTS FURTHER COOPERATION WITH USG 2. (U) On September 11, Principal Officer m [...] | 2009-09-22 09:58:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND EAIR EINV EPET ENRG PREL PHUM SOCI BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO368 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Just for looks (Climate [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-05 19:19:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO384 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro, Chavist Blackout [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 20:05:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO388 | Rio Radar - November 19 [...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: NATION-WIDE BLACKOUT 2. (U) On November 10, a massive power outage affect [...] | 2009-11-19 14:30:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG PHUM ASEC EMIN SENV EIND BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO392 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: The U.S. Bases and [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-23 17:27:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO394 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Ethics and Diplomacy [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 19:34:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO396 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Dubious and Risky Diplomatic [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-25 19:46:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO400 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Honduran Saga [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-01 20:36:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO406 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: War Lord and Nobel Peace [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 21:29:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO408 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: The Most Appropriate Decision [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-03 21:35:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO414 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian Diplomacy--A [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-04 22:07:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO416 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: May the climate remain good [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 13:40:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO418 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: War and Peace--A Time for [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 20:27:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO420 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Ground Zero (COP 15) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 20:40:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO422 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Risk of Contagion (Chavez and [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-07 20:57:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO426 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Hot Weather (COP 15) [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 15:27:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO438 | Media Reaction Rio de Janeiro: Setback [Honduras] [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-10 19:28:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | OPRC KMDR OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO69 | Media Reaction, Jornal do Brasil Newspaper, "Automakers [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 20:54:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO7 | O GLOBO NEWSPAPER ON GAZA CONFLICT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-09 15:56:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO70 | O GLOBO NEWSPAPER, "A Fresh Start" on U.S.-Russian [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-31 20:55:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO91 | JORNAL DO BRASIL, OPPORTUNITY FOR THE US AND CUBA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 20:37:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO92 | Media Reaction, O Globo newspaper, Economic Recovery [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-20 20:39:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIODEJANEIRO96 | Media Reaction, O Globo newspaper, Obama overshadows [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-22 18:39:00 | Consulate Rio De Janeiro | UNCLASSIFIED | KMDR OPRC OIIP ETRD XM XR BR |
| 09RIYADH1012 | NATIONAL DIALOGUE: STRENGTHENING NATIONAL UNITY [...] (SBU) Secretary General Faisal al-Moammar of the National Dialogue Center told Charge July 27 that King Abdullah had created the national dialogue campaign - aimed at promoting tolerance and moderation in Saudi society - because of Saudi society's reluctance to embrace change and serious diff [...] | 2009-08-04 15:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SA SOCI |
| 09RIYADH1050 | SAUDIS DELAY JOINT VENTURE APPROVAL FOR TWO US [...] (SBU) On August 10 Representatives from American Life Insurance Company (ALICO) briefed Emboffs on their meeting earlier that day with Saudi Monetary Authority (SAMA) Insurance Supervisor Mohammed Al-Shayea. 2. (SBU) Al-Shayea gave the ALICO reps gave no inkling when/if a royal decree sanct [...] | 2009-08-12 15:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | BEXP ECON EFIN EINV ETRD WTO SA |
| 09RIYADH1084 | MOJ DISCUSSES JUDICIAL REFORM, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND [...] (SBU) Charge met Minister of Justice Muhammad al-Issa August 19 to discuss issues including a Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) proposal; judicial reform; women's rights; and child marriages. Al-Issa stressed the importance of judicial review and his responsibility to implement judic [...] | 2009-08-22 17:15:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SA |
| 09RIYADH1086 | MOJ DISCUSSES JUDICIAL REFORM, WOMEN'S RIGHTS AND [...] (SBU) Charge, accompanied by Poloff and Commercial Attache, met Minister of Justice Muhammad al-Issa August 19 to discuss issues including a Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) proposal; judicial reform; women's rights; and child marriages. Al-Issa stressed the importance of judicial r [...] | 2009-08-23 06:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SA |
| 09RIYADH1096 | DOE PARTICIPATION AT THE KAUST OPENING CEREMONY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-24 14:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | EPET OVIP PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1106 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SAUDIS UNDECIDED ON ICSC [...] (U) Poloff discussed the candidacy of Ms. Lucretia Myers for election to the UN International Civil Service Commission per reftels with MFA UN Department Director General Ambassador Adnan Baghdadi on August 26. Baghdadi said he was not currently aware of the Saudi position with respect to Ms. [...] | 2009-08-26 14:59:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA SA |
| 09RIYADH1110 | SAUDI ARABIA: ASSISTANT INTERIOR MINISTER SURVIVES [...] (U) Prince Mohammed bin Naif (MbN),Assistant Interior Minister for Security Affairs, escaped an assassination attempt on August 27 when a suicide bomber detonated himself at the Prince's palace in Jeddah. MbN was treated for minor injuries and then released. There were no other casualties. [...] | 2009-08-28 08:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV ASEC PTER SA |
| 09RIYADH1126 | SAUDIS SPECULATE, NAIF TAKES CENTER STAGE [...] (U) Four days after the thwarted August 27 assassination attempt on Assistant Interior Minister Mohammed bin Naif (MbN),speculation is growing about the event itself and its potential impact on domestic politics in the Kingdom. Prince Naif, MbN's powerful father, has taken center stage, rea [...] | 2009-08-31 13:50:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC SA |
| 09RIYADH1151 | SAUDI MINISTRY OF INTERIOR ISSUES OFFICIAL [...] (U) The Saudi Ministry of Interior issued an official statement naming Abdullah bin Hassan bin Talea Asiri the perpetrator of the failed August 27 assassination attempt against Assistant Interior Minister Mohammed bin Naif (MbN). According to the statement, Asiri said he wanted to convey a mes [...] | 2009-09-02 15:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PTER ASEC SA |
| 09RIYADH1179 | CDA AMBASSADOR RICHARD ERDMAN DEPARTED POST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-10 08:44:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT APER OTRA SA |
| 09RIYADH118 | SAUDI ARABIA INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Chapter Headings: -- 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 Rights -- Transparency of R [...] | 2009-01-18 06:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | OPIC KTDB USTR SA |
| 09RIYADH1181 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. VIEWS ON THE LATEST IAEA [...] (U) CDA Ambassador Richard Erdman delivered points in reftel as a nonpaper to Ambassador Khalid al-Jindan, Deputy Foreign Minister for Bilateral Affairs, on September 8. Jindan had no immediate substantive response. MUENCH [...] | 2009-09-12 12:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP PARM MNUC TRGY PREL |
| 09RIYADH1207 | INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM ON FY 2008 "PARIAH" STATE [...] Embassy delivered reftel action message September 12 to International Energy Forum (IEF) Secretary General Noe van Hulst. We received the following response from the IEF SyG on September 14. Begin text: In response to your letter of September 12, 2009, I can provide you with the following i [...] | 2009-09-15 04:07:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT AORC ENRG PREL IEF SA |
| 09RIYADH1209 | RIYADH DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EXPANDING THE CHORUS ON [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 10:08:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP MNUC PARM PREL AORC |
| 09RIYADH1210 | RIYADH DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IAEA GENERAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 10:08:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP AORC PARM PREL |
| 09RIYADH1217 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: UNHRC PRIORITIES [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-15 14:31:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN UNHRC SA |
| 09RIYADH1299 | MISSION NOMINEES: 2010 EDUCATIONUSA ADVISER PROFESSIONAL [...] Embassy hereby nominates three Mission education advisors to attend the 2010 EducationUSA adviser professional development (REFTEL 089093). Over 21,000 Saudis are now studying in the United States. Increasing the number of Saudis studying in the U.S. is a Mission priority. Education advising is [...] | 2009-09-30 13:30:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO OEXC SCUL SA |
| 09RIYADH1301 | SAUDI ARABIA NOT IMPOSING SECONDARY BOYCOTT ON [...] (U) After rQding a recent article in the Jerusalem PostQ sQesting the Saudi governmenQ"iQsifying its enforcement of the Arab LQgue boycott" on companies doing business with Israel, the Embassy contacted both the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and several American Qinesses operating in the K [...] | 2009-10-01 14:55:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL SA IS |
| 09RIYADH1348 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: EXISTENCE OF COVERT URANIUM [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-12 04:24:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | POL ECON PAO AMB DCM |
| 09RIYADH1358 | AMBASSADOR SMITH DEPARTURE FROM POST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 05:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT APER |
| 09RIYADH1359 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONSTRUCTIVE OUTCOME FROM THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 07:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM PTER KISL KPAL IS SA |
| 09RIYADH1361 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED IN SUPPORT OF U.S. CANDIDACY TO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-13 08:43:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | SA ECON IO PREL |
| 09RIYADH1376 | AMBASSADOR JAMES SMITH RETURNED TO POST [...] AMBASSADOR JAMES SMITH RETURNED TO POST ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16 AT 2025 HOURS, AND ASSUMED CHARGE. SMITH [...] | 2009-10-17 04:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT APER |
| 09RIYADH1412 | Mixed Gender Audience Flocks to American Art Opening [...] American artist Laurie Goddard visited Saudi Arabia October 3 - October 10, conducting workshops with art students and putting on exhibitions of her paintings in Dhahran, Jeddah and Riyadh. The opening in Riyadh of a show of her work prompted a rare -- for Saudi Arabia -- mixed-gender public [...] | 2009-10-25 13:42:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | SCUL KPAO KWMN OEXC SA XF ZP ZR |
| 09RIYADH1463 | AMBASSADOR SMITH DEPARTURE FROM POST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 12:35:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT APER SA |
| 09RIYADH1466 | SAUDI ARABIA: SPECIAL MEDIA REACTION ON SECRETARY [...] (U) Summary: Editorial comments have criticized the Secretary for what they view as a reversal of the U.S. position with her statements in Israel. Editorial comments have yet to surface regarding her statements made in Marrakech, other than those noting her attempts to "soften" her previous s [...] | 2009-11-03 20:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KDEM KMDR KPAO PHUM PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH1467 | Saudi Arabia: Special Media Reaction on Secretary [...] Summary: Editorial comments have criticized the Secretary for what they view as a reversal of the U.S. position with her statements in Israel. Editorial comments have yet to surface regarding her statements made in Marrakech, other than those noting her attempts to "soften" her previous stat [...] | 2009-11-04 04:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KMDR KPAO KDEM PHUM SA |
| 09RIYADH1475 | AMBASSADOR SMITH RETURNED TO POST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 14:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT APER SA |
| 09RIYADH1477 | ACTION REQUEST: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THIRD [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-04 15:10:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
| 09RIYADH1521 | FOLLOW UP DEMARCHE FOR INTERNATIONAL MARITIME [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-15 13:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV SA IO |
| 09RIYADH1577 | AMBASSADOR SMITH DEPARTURE FROM POST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-26 17:14:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT APER SA |
| 09RIYADH1578 | AMBASSADOR SMITH DEPARTURE FROM POST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-28 05:16:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | OTRA AMGT APER SA |
| 09RIYADH1584 | SAUDI NOMINATIONS FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP SUMMIT, INTERIM [...] Mission Saudi Arabia provides the following nominations for the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship (solicited reftel). Additional biographic material and justification will follow in the next few days. Due to the Hajj and Eid holidays, the Saudi government and private sectors have been of [...] | 2009-12-04 16:51:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PREL SOCI XF SA |
| 09RIYADH1597 | AMBASSADOR JAMES SMITH RETURNED TO POST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-08 16:28:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA APER SA |
| 09RIYADH1627 | AMBASSADOR SMITH DEPARTURE FROM POST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-16 03:25:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT APER SA |
| 09RIYADH1644 | AMBASSADOR JAMES SMITH RETURNED TO POST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-19 16:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA APER SA |
| 09RIYADH1645 | AMBASSADOR JAMES SMITH RETURNED TO POST [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-19 16:21:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT OTRA APER SA |
| 09RIYADH1665 | FULL BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATIONS FOR SAUDI [...] Mission Saudi Arabia provides the following expanded background and justifications for its nominations for the President's summit on entrepreneurship (nominees previously submitted ref B). Please note one replacement from our previous submission: Ms. Maria Jamal Mahdaly, who was recently name [...] | 2009-12-23 12:13:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV SOCI XF SA |
| 09RIYADH182 | SAUDI JOURNALISTS ON PRESIDENT'S AL-ARABIYA INTERVIEW [...] PAS Riyadh spoke with six Saudi journalists and editors today on popular reaction to the POTUS interview with Al-Arabiya. All of those contacted said that highlights of the interview were spreading widely on the street, and that the response was overwhelmingly positive. One journalist who al [...] | 2009-01-29 06:48:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO PGOV ECON SA |
| 09RIYADH212 | Why the Muslim World is Best Addressed from Saudi Arabia [...] Madam Secretary, In my transition paper for the President, I suggested that he visit Saudi Arabia in the first one hundred days of his administration. I would like to repeat that advice and also suggest that his address to the Muslim World be made from Saudi Arabia. Speaking from Saudi Arabia [...] | 2009-02-01 13:20:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH272 | SAUDI MOST WANTED LIST [...] Abdul-Ilah Mustafa Mohammed Al-Jubeiri Al-Shihri: nephew of Yousef Mohammed Mubarak Al-Jubeiri Al-Shihri (see 85); brother of Saad al-Shihri who was on 2005 Saudi most wanted list. 2. Abdulrahman Abdullah Abdurrahman Al-Dosari 3. Abdullah Hassan Tali Assiri 4. Abdullah Salim Duheim Al-Qah [...] | 2009-02-11 04:53:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER YM SA |
| 09RIYADH288 | Mecca's First African-Saudi Imam [...] SUMMARY & COMMENT: Media attention given to the Mecca Grand Mosque's first African-Saudi Imam, Adil al-Kalbani, provided a glimpse of King Abdullah's attempts to combat racism and promote openness among the Kingdom's senior clergy by giving national prominence to a talented, somewhat unorthod [...] | 2009-02-11 13:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PINS PTER SA |
| 09RIYADH292 | ROSES ARE RED, AND BLACKLISTED: SAUDI ARABIA NOT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 14:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PGOV KPAO SOCI SA |
| 09RIYADH325 | FOOD IMPORT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Agriculture Officer met with GCC representatives February 16 to discuss ref food import regulations. The GCC Food Safety Committee is awaiting a report from the Saudi Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) which will be presented during a committee meeting in Dubai February 21-23. Econoff reache [...] | 2009-02-18 13:22:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL AE BA KU MU SA |
| 09RIYADH329 | CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel demarche on February 18 on the Catagena Protocol on Biosafety and upcoming meetings in Mexico City. Post will inform the Department of any response we receive. FRAKER [...] | 2009-02-21 15:05:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR |
| 09RIYADH345 | COINCIDENCE OR CUNNING: SAUDI BLOCK ON E-NEWSPAPER LIFTED [...] Arab News reported February 23 that a two-year Saudi block against the London-based Elaph online newspaper (http://www.elaph.com) was lifted on February 19. According to Arab News sources, an unnamed "high government official" ordered the Communications and Information Technology Commission (C [...] | 2009-02-24 04:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO ECON OEXC SCUL KISL KDEM SA |
| 09RIYADH374 | ANNUAL CRIME EVALUATION QUESTIONNAIRE (ACEQ) - [...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable serves as US Embassy Riyadh's response to the Annual Crime Evaluation Questionnaire (ACEQ) for Spring 2009. There appears to be an increase in crime in the Kingdom. As recently as a year ago crime reporting was limited. Crime statistics are difficult to obtain but t [...] | 2009-03-01 15:47:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER |
| 09RIYADH386 | SAUDI ARABIA SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: POST INPUT [...] Despite continuing deficiencies, Saudi Arabia improved its protection of intellectual property rights (IPR) in the preceding year. The Violations Review Committee has become more productive and transparent under new leadership. The SAG offered a counter-proposal to USTR's Exclusive Marketing [...] | 2009-03-04 11:46:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV KIPR SA |
| 09RIYADH462 | SAUDI ARABIA'S AUTOMOBILE SALES SLOW DOWN [...] (U) Key points and comment: -- The "boycott" of local car dealers by Saudi consumers, launched in late 2008, continues. -- Saudi consumers are relying more on a market of second hand cars from Dubai. Comment: The grass roots campaign against "greedy car dealers" and criticism of [...] | 2009-03-25 13:39:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL WTO SA |
| 09RIYADH539 | SAUDIS TO SUPPORT USG CANDIDACY FOR HUMAN RIGHTS [...] (SBU) Charge d'Affaires Rundell and A/DCM Muench delivered reftel demarche April 7 to Deputy Foreign Minister for Multilateral Relations Dr. Prince Torki bin Mohamed al-Kabeer. Prince Torki gave his immediate support for U.S. candidacy for the Human Rights Council. "Of course we'll support y [...] | 2009-04-08 14:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH572 | SAUDI ARABIA'S BUDGET TRANSPARENT [...] (U) In response to request in ref A, Post submits the following: -- Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes. -- Is the host country's budget publicly available? Yes. The SAG publishes its annual budg [...] | 2009-04-15 06:29:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH575 | COMMERCE MINISTER ALIREZA ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT UPCOMING TRIP TO WASHINGTON [...] (SBU) Key points: -- Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Zainal Alireza confirmed he will be in Washington, DC, April 21-30 to deliver remarks at a conference at the New America Foundation and to meet with U.S. officials. He stressed the need to emphasize business and trade as the fu [...] | 2009-04-15 15:45:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL EAGR ETRD ECON KIPR TSPL SA OVIP |
| 09RIYADH589 | SAUDI MINISTER OF COMMERCE VISIT [...] (SBU) Post asks Washington agencies to grant Saudi Minister of Commerce and Industry Abdullah Ali Reza the most senior ranking meetings possible, comparable with the level accorded to Commerce Ministers from other G-20 countries. Given Ali Reza's decisive influence on several outstanding Comm [...] | 2009-04-20 15:04:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH619 | RETURN TO POST OF CDA DAVID H. RUNDELL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-28 07:40:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | AFIN AMGT APER |
| 09RIYADH659 | First U.S.-Saudi Joint Commission Meeting on Science and [...] SUMMARY: Delegates from U.S. and Saudi technical agencies met in Riyadh May 11-12, 2009, to attend the first Joint Commission Meeting under the auspices of the United States-Saudi Arabia Agreement on Science and Technology Cooperation, signed in December, 2008. The primary result of this me [...] | 2009-05-13 14:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL TSPL KTIA KSCA ECON SA |
| 09RIYADH709 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: INCREASING TRANSPARENCY IN EXPORT [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche May 26 to Deputy Minister of Commerce and Industry for Foreign Trade Mr. Abdullah Abdulrahman Al-Hamoudi with Japanese DCM Fumio Iwai and Taiwanese Economic Division Director Yan Hsing Yin. Hamoudi said that in general the Saudi government welcomed enhancemen [...] | 2009-05-26 14:18:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD SA |
| 09RIYADH754 | Saudi Monarch to Obama: Enforce Palestinian solution if [...] On June 7, the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat published a front-page article detailing Saudi King Abdullah's comments to visiting US President Obama during meetings held in Riyadh June 3, as relayed to the paper by "well-informed sources." 2. The article, under the headline "The King to Obama: Arab [...] | 2009-06-08 08:49:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KPAL SA |
| 09RIYADH800 | SAUDI ARABIA H1N1 UPDATE [...] (SBU) On June 14, the Ministry of Health (MOH) spokesman Dr. Khalid Al-Mirghalani confirmed a total of 14 cases of H1N1 since June 3, and new cases are being reported steadily. The Ministry identified infected persons via thermal screening at airports in Jeddah, Dammam, Medina, and Riyadh, an [...] | 2009-06-16 14:06:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA |
| 09RIYADH804 | DEMARCHE ON INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT [...] Pol/Mil Counselor delivered points in reftel on June 15, 2009 to Ambassador Adnan Baghdadi, Counselor in the MFA International Organization Department. 2. Amb. Baghdadi expressed appreciation for the information about the proposed international piracy tribunal and on the USG position opposi [...] | 2009-06-17 14:26:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH82 | SAUDIS MAKE SECOND REQUEST FOR PRESIDENTIAL [...] (U) The Saudi Arabian Government has for the second time requested Presidential pardons for three Saudi nationals currently imprisoned in the U.S. via a diplomatic note received by the Embassy on January 11, 2009. An Embassy translation of this note follows. The original will be e-mailed to [...] | 2009-01-13 14:41:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN KJUS OPDC PGOV PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH829 | EX-IM SIGNS LANDMARK DEAL IN SAUDI ARABIA [...] (U) On June 22, U.S. Export-Import Bank Board of Directors member Bijan R. Kian signed the final documents for the financing of $912 million for the sale of 23 General Electric (GE) turbines to the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC). SEC will use the turbines to deliver power to Riyadh and the c [...] | 2009-06-22 15:27:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECIN ECON EFIN ENRG SA |
| 09RIYADH830 | NEXT STEPS TO USE THE GSA ANNEX AS OFFICES FOR [...] (SBU) Summary and Action Requested: Embassy plans to renovate a building in the GSO Annex for use as office space for the Office of Program Management-Ministry of the Interior (OPM-MOI). The Saudi Arabian Ministry of the Interior (MOI) is prepared to fund this project. Embassy requests a cos [...] | 2009-06-23 04:56:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC ABLD ENRG EPET MARR MCAP MOPS SA |
| 09RIYADH837 | SAUDI ARABIA H1N1 UPDATE: 48 CASES, NO TRAVEL [...] (SBU) On June 23, the Ministry of Health (MOH) confirmed 45 cases of H1N1 in Saudi Arabia since June 3, and on June 25 the Arab News reported three additional cases. The Ministry has reported no fatalities to date, and 17 of the H1N1 patients have been released from the hospital. Several pat [...] | 2009-06-25 06:09:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PGOV PREL TBIO KFLU CASC ASEC AMGT SA |
| 09RIYADH902 | SAUDI TERROR TRIAL CONVICTIONS [...] The Saudi Press Agency (SPA) released a statement from the Bureau of Investigation and Public Prosecution regarding the verdicts in the terrorism trials for accused Al-Qaida militants. The SPA statement follows below: June 8, 2009: Sheikh Abdullah Al-Sa'daan, official spokesperson for the S [...] | 2009-07-08 17:02:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER PGOV PINR SA |
| 09RIYADH922 | SAUDIS CONTINUE DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PUSH [...] (U) As part its "War of Ideas" campaign to combat extremism and in the context of its overall reform programs, the SAG continued its campaign to promote national dialogue and tolerance through a 3-day forum for cultural dialogue trainers. In a keynote address, Saudi Arabia's Grand Mufti call [...] | 2009-07-15 08:38:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL SA |
| 09RIYADH987 | JEDDAH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY HOSTS [...] (U) Summary: In his July 14 visit to Saudi Arabia, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner led a roundtable discussion and delivered a speech at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI). He discussed the economic downturn and measures taken to stem the crisis, sharing his outlook for t [...] | 2009-07-30 12:11:00 | Embassy Riyadh | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PREL KTFN KWBG SA |
| 09ROME1029 | INCLUSION OF USG (STATE) OPERATORS IN EU EMISSIONS [...] (U) Post delivered the demarche to Aldo Sansone, Director General for Airports and Air Navigation at the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Sansone said the key person he has working this issue is Paulo Sappino who will not be in the office until the week of September 7. Absent Mr [...] | 2009-09-04 13:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ECON SENV KGHG IT |
| 09ROME1031 | NO EU BAN ON U.S. SOY PRODUCTS IN EU AGRICULTURE COUNCIL [...] Post's Econ and FAS Sections delivered reftel points to the Italian Director General for Trade Amedeo Teti. We also delivered them to Romano Marabelli, Head of the Department of Veterinary Public Health in the Ministry of Health, and to Salvatore Petroli, Chief of EU and International Affairs a [...] | 2009-09-04 15:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EUN TBO IT |
| 09ROME1044 | VISAS VIPER AUGUST 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...] | 2009-09-09 13:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
| 09ROME1049 | GAERC DEMARCHES ON SRI LANKAN IDPS; ARMENIA, [...] (SBU) On September 11, Post delivered reftel points to Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director for EU External Relations Minister Michele Esposito. Minister Esposito, who deals with all GAERC-related issues, noted that there is no item pertaining to Sri Lanka on the September 14-15 GAERC [...] | 2009-09-11 12:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID EUN MASS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL PTER SOCI |
| 09ROME1069 | ITALY'S PRIME MINISTER ACCEPTS INVITATION TO [...] (SBU) President Obama's invitation to Heads of State or Heads of Government representing top contributors of troops and police contingents to UN peacekeeping operations was delivered to Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's office on September 8. The Prime Minister's diplomatic staff has [...] | 2009-09-18 12:07:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL UNGA KPKO IT |
| 09ROME1118 | FRAUD SUMMARY - ROME [...] (U) Italy is a highly developed European nation. Despite recent negative economic growth, Italy remains a popular destination for labor coming from eastern European countries, especially Romania. 2. (U) In the past two years, the population of Romanian residents in Italy has almost double [...] | 2009-09-30 15:58:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC CVIS CPAS CMGT KFRD |
| 09ROME1140 | VISAS VIPER SEPTEMBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...] | 2009-10-08 11:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
| 09ROME1157 | JOINT U.S.-RUSSIA GICNT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (SBU) On October 14, Poloff, accompanied by Russian Embassy First Secretary Alexey Runov, delivered reftel points to MFA Counselor Gianluca Alberini, Post's POC for Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism (GICNT) issues. Alberini noted that he would probably not be able to attend the Jan [...] | 2009-10-15 12:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL PTER KGIC |
| 09ROME1173 | POCS FOR MARINE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH AUTHORIZATIONS IN [...] Per ref B, the POC for marine scientific research authorizations in Italy is: Ms. Jean Preston, Environment, Science and Technology Affairs Counselor (telephone: (+39) 06 4674-2691; e-mail: prestonj@state.gov). She will be in Italy until approximately August 2010. 2. The alternate POC is [...] | 2009-10-21 14:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY KSCA KRVC EWWT IT |
| 09ROME1188 | ADDING HFCS TO THE MONTREAL PROTOCOL: ITALY IN FAVOR BUT [...] Summary. Italy supports including hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in the Montreal Protocol, as proposed by the U.S., Canada and Mexico, but believes that the phasedown dates in the North American proposal are too soon. Italy would like the Montreal Protocol Technical and Economic Assessment Panel [...] | 2009-10-27 18:02:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV AORC KGHG IT |
| 09ROME1195 | BLUE LANTERN BROKER INQUIRY: CASE NO. K-2180 [...] Summary: Subject company, GATE & C. s.r.l. (GATE) appears to be a bona fide sales representative of Northrup Grumman Electronic Systems International, Inc. (NGESI). Company management seems to be familiar with restrictions on the re-export of U.S. Munitions List materials. End Summary. [...] | 2009-10-29 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC IT KOMC |
| 09ROME1221 | ITALY FULLY SUPPORTS "PARTNERING FOR FOOD [...] SUMMARY. Senior officials in the GOI offer enthusiastic support for Secretary Clinton's "Partnering for Food Security: Moving Forward" proposal. END SUMMARY. 2. On October 22, ECONOFF delivered Secretary Clinton's cover letter and "Partnering for Food Security: Moving Forward" proposal to [...] | 2009-11-03 14:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD IT |
| 09ROME1222 | ITALY: INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL STRATEGY REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-03 15:22:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR IT |
| 09ROME126 | ROME MEETING OF RC-WEST EMBASSIES: GUIDANCE REQUEST [...] This is an action request. See para 5. 2. The Italian Foreign Ministry will host a meeting on February 9 for Embassies of countries with forces serving under Italian leadership in Western Afghanistan as part of NATO's ISAF mission. The meeting is part of a GOI effort to encourage cohesio [...] | 2009-02-04 17:46:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MOPS MARR AZ IT NATO |
| 09ROME1277 | VISAS VIPER OCTOBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...] | 2009-11-20 12:11:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
| 09ROME1286 | ITALY - WORKERS OCCUPY ALCOA FACILITY [...] Workers at the Sardinia plant of the US multinational ALCOA have occupied the plant, detaining the Italian management. The company announced plans to close the plant and another in the Veneto region temporarily after the European Commission on November 19 confirmed an earlier ruling that the [...] | 2009-11-20 16:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB IT EU |
| 09ROME1350 | VISAS VIPER NOVEMBER 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Donald Frerichs; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...] | 2009-12-10 10:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
| 09ROME1391 | US - ITALY 1999 DOUBLE TAXATION TREATY - EXCHANGE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 16:28:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIA ECON PREL IT |
| 09ROME1396 | IPR IN ITALY - AMERICAN VOICES AMONG ITALIAN ELITE [...] (U) Three American speakers, recruited by Embassy Rome, recently spoke at an intellectual property rights (IPR) conference held in Rome. The two USG speakers and one private sector speaker spoke on issues of IPRs and competition law, emerging areas of patent law, and U.S. approaches to copyrig [...] | 2009-12-21 15:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
| 09ROME171 | INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT 2009 - ITALY [...] SUMMARY: Following is Post's submission for 2009 Investment Climate Statement for Italy. End Summary. OVERVIEW AND UPDATE ------------------- 2. A January 2008 article in London's Financial Times likened investing in Italy to "driving with the brakes on." It cited the dearth of global [...] | 2009-02-12 11:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB OPIC KTDB USTR PGOV IT |
| 09ROME188 | ITALY APPROVES AUTOMOBILE SECTOR ASSISTANCE PACKAGE [...] (U) Summary: On February 6, 2009, the GOI approved an automobile sector assistance package as part of a broader industrial sector stimulus package. The auto sector measures provide consumer incentives, ranging from 500 to 6500 euros, to increase demand and do not appear to give direct support t [...] | 2009-02-18 13:03:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EFIN PREL WTO IT |
| 09ROME204 | ITALY: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 16:09:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KCRM PHUM PREF KWMN KFRD SMIG IT XX |
| 09ROME223 | ITALY WILL SUPPORT MARK PAINTER FOR UN APPEALS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 11:53:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
| 09ROME227 | IPR SPECIAL 301 REVIEW -- MISSION ITALY INPUT [...] (U) Summary: The fall of the Prodi government in 2008 understandably interrupted what had been strong momentum on IPR issues in Italy. Post has recently seen a renewed executive branch determination to tackle IPR issues, in particular, on-line piracy. Problems still exist, especially the cur [...] | 2009-02-27 14:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
| 09ROME230 | ITALY PLEASED WITH U.S. REENGAGEMENT IN UN HRC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-27 15:59:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IT |
| 09ROME298 | ANTARCTIC/ARCTIC EVENT: MFA U/S SCOTTI TO ATTEND FOR ITALY; [...] Summary and action request. Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) Under Secretary Vincenzo Scotti will represent Italy at the April 6 ministerial event on Antarctic and Arctic affairs at the Department. Senior working-level MFA Antarctic and Arctic officials are available for consultation by the [...] | 2009-03-13 15:56:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | TPHY SENV AORC KSCA PHSA EWWT PBTS IT |
| 09ROME302 | ENDING IRFFI: REPORT ON THE 8TH IRFFI DONORS [...] (U) Summary: The International Reconstruction Fund Facility for Iraq (IRFFI) Donors Committee discussed the closure of the donor facility and procedures for wrapping-up its project planning and commitment processes by the end of 2010 at its Eighth Donors Committee (DC) meeting that was held i [...] | 2009-03-13 16:32:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON IT IZ DA PGOV PREL |
| 09ROME325 | BLUE LANTERN CHECK ON LICENSE 050109951: RIFLES [...] (SBU) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Post performed a Level 3 Blue Lantern Post Shipment End Use Check on Ditta Individuale Adriano De Rossi, a Rome-based bona fide gun dealer. The sensitive items -- license number 050109951 -- were properly sec [...] | 2009-03-19 10:30:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IT |
| 09ROME339 | ITALY SUPPORTS PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE, [...] Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Poloff delivered Reftel demarche to Italian MFA South Asia Office Director Domenico Bellato on March 18. Bellato said that Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Massimo Iannucci would attend the Pakistan Donors Conferenc [...] | 2009-03-20 16:25:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN IBRD IMF PK IT |
| 09ROME342 | G8 LABOR MINISTERIAL: SCENESETTER FOR SECRETARY [...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, I would like to extend a warm welcome from Team Italy in anticipation of your trip to participate in the G8 Labor Ministerial. The Labor Ministerial will be the first full G8 ministerial and it offers an excellent opportunity to highlight the new Administration's polic [...] | 2009-03-24 07:54:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IT |
| 09ROME352 | ITALY: 2008 TIP REPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-25 15:52:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KCRM PHUM PREF KWMN SMIG IT |
| 09ROME378 | ITALY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT U.S. CANDIDACY FOR UN [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-02 14:06:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL IT |
| 09ROME392 | ITALY SITREP: STRONG EARTHQUAKE HIT CENTRAL ITALY [...] (SBU) On Monday morning an earthquake registering 5.8 on the Richter scale struck central Italy, centered about 60 miles from Rome near the capital of Abruzzo, L'Aquila. Initial reports indicate that 50 were killed and hundreds injured. The earthquake damaged L'Aquila's most important churches [...] | 2009-04-06 11:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL IT |
| 09ROME393 | DISASTER DECLARATION CABLE: ITALIAN EARTHQUAKE [...] (U) This is a Disaster Declaration cable. Please see paragraph 3. 2. (U) On 6 April at 3:30 a.m. an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 hit Abruzzo province in central Italy. Fifty people have been confirmed dead and thousands are homeless. Media reports indicate that electrical and [...] | 2009-04-06 11:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREL PHUM |
| 09ROME399 | ITALY SITREP: EARTHQUAKE DEATH TOLL RISES TO 179 [...] (U) The death toll from Monday morning's earthquake in Abruzzo has risen to 179, with 34 still missing. Additionally, 1,500 are injured and 17,000 homeless, including 10,000 in the region's capital L'Aquila (total population 80,000). Thus far, 100 people have been rescued from the rubble. A se [...] | 2009-04-07 11:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC PGOV PREL IT |
| 09ROME409 | G8 ASIA DIRECTORS MEETING ON AFGHANISTAN AND [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary: SCA PDAS Patrick Moon and S/SRAP Adviser Neil Kromash represented the U.S. at an April 6 G8 Asia Directors' Meeting in Rome convened by Italy to craft an agenda for its G8 Ministerial Outreach Meeting on Afghan [...] | 2009-04-09 10:17:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR MOPS NATO IT AF PK EAID |
| 09ROME428 | COORDINATION OF RESPONSE TO ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE [...] In the wake of the earthquake which struck Italy on April 6 (Ref B),expressions of American solidarity and sympathy have been widely reported in the media and greatly appreciated. Caustic comments about the size of our initial emergency $50,000 disaster grant were reported in only one provoc [...] | 2009-04-15 06:38:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL IT |
| 09ROME456 | VISITING AFGHAN GOVERNORS ASK ITALY FOR MORE [...] (U) Sensitive but Unclassified. Please protect accordingly. 2. (SBU) Summary. The Governors of Afghanistan's Farah and Bamyan Provinces visited Rome April 20-21 on the first leg of a tour of Europe co-sponsored by Embassy Kabul, USNATO and Embassies Rome and The Hague. In a very successf [...] | 2009-04-22 15:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MARR KPAO MOPS NATO EAID SNAR IT AF |
| 09ROME483 | ITALY WILL ATTEND ISLAMABAD MAY 13-14 CONFERENCE [...] MFA Special Envoy for Afghanistan Sergio Mercuri and MFA Counselor for Asia, Domenico Bellato, both confirmed Italy's participation in the May 13-14 Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan. While not confirmed, Italy's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Amb [...] | 2009-04-30 10:42:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON ENRG ETRD KPWR EAID IT |
| 09ROME486 | SPECIAL 301 - ITALY 2009: DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] (U) On April 30, Econoff delivered the requested demarche on Italy's Special 301 review. The demarche was delivered to Fabrizio Mazza, head of the Intellectual Property Office at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Mazza said he found the criticism to be fair said he was appreciative of the rec [...] | 2009-04-30 13:44:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD IT |
| 09ROME487 | ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE-POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS WITH NIAF [...] SUMMARY: At the conclusion of a visit by a delegation of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF),Post proposes moving forward in a public-private partnership with NIAF, focused on education, specifically on the University of Aquila, in response to the earthquake that struck the Abruz [...] | 2009-05-04 05:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL IT |
| 09ROME493 | ABRUZZO EARTHQUAKE-POSSIBLE NEXT STEPS WITH NIAF [...] SUMMARY: At the conclusion of a visit by a delegation of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF),Post proposes moving forward in a public-private partnership with NIAF, focused on education, specifically on the University of Aquila, in response to the earthquake that struck the Abruz [...] | 2009-05-04 09:15:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO SCUL PGOV PREL IT |
| 09ROME535 | NEW ITALIAN DIRECTORATE FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY [...] (U) Summary: The Italian government has reorganized its patent and trademark offices, creating a General Directorate for Intellectual Property. The new Directorate will be responsible for all domestic anti-counterfeiting action and will, in addition, coordinate the action of all agencies with [...] | 2009-05-12 13:08:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | IT KIPR ETRD ECON EINT |
| 09ROME647 | INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION: ITALIAN VIEWS [...] Summary. Italian International Whaling Commissioner Giuseppe Ambrosio responded on June 8 to our inquiries regarding the upcoming International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting (reftel). Among the key points: Italy supports keeping the Small Working Group (SWG) closed to observers, and belie [...] | 2009-06-09 06:41:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV PREL KSCA IWC IT |
| 09ROME653 | ITALY PROPOSES LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGY COLLABORATION WITH [...] Summary. At a May 26 low-carbon technology conference organized by the Embassy and Italian co-sponsors, Environment Director General Corrado Clini called for Italy-U.S. collaboration in developing and deploying clean energy technology in China and other countries. He highlighted three sector [...] | 2009-06-09 13:31:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV ENRG KGHG TRGY KSCA KPAO CH IT |
| 09ROME698 | GICNT:DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON MODEL GUIDELINES [...] On June 18, PolOff delivered the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism reftel points and Executive Summary of the Model Guidelines Document for Nuclear Detection Architectures to MFA Coordinator for Non-Proliferation, Gianluca Alberini. Alberini thanked PolOff for the information and [...] | 2009-06-18 12:00:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM PTER KGIC |
| 09ROME793 | VISAS VIPER JUNE 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Visa Chief Hugo Rodriguez; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Florence is [...] | 2009-07-10 08:18:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
| 09ROME912 | ITALY DELIVERS EMERGENCY AID TO HORN OF AFRICA [...] (U) On 15 July Econoff delivered reftel demarche concerning emergency aid to Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia to Giovanni Battici, Coordinator for Italy's Emergency Aid within the Development Cooperation section of the MFA. Italy's main focus for aid to Somalia, Battici said, was in building hospit [...] | 2009-08-06 09:26:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PREF DJ ER ET KE SO UG PGOV PREL KPKO |
| 09ROME923 | VISAS VIPER JULY 2009: MISSION ITALY REPORT [...] Mission Italy consists of Embassy Rome and Consulates General in Milan, Naples and Florence. Embassy Rome Coordinator is Acting Visa Chief Jill Hutchings; the Milan Coordinator is Consul William Gill. Naples Visas Viper Coordinator is Vice Consul Daniela DiPierro and the Coordinator for Floren [...] | 2009-08-11 15:47:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PINR PTER ASEC KVPR CVIS CMGT IT |
| 09ROME925 | SECRETARY'S LETTER ON SUPPORT FOR THE PALESTINIAN [...] The Embassy delivered the Secretary's letter regarding support for the Palestinian Authority to Foreign Minister Frattini on August 4. Following delivery of the Secretary's letter, EconOff contacted Counselor Guglielmo Giordano and Antonello De Riu, in the Office of Italian Foreign Assistance [...] | 2009-08-12 07:48:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KWBG PREL IT |
| 09ROME932 | ITALY DEMARCHE DELIVERED: MISSILE TECHNOLOGY [...] (SBU) Post delivered Reftel points to Counselor Pierfrancesco De Cerchio of the Italian MFA office which handles Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) matters. De Cerchio said it was too early to confirm Italian participation at the MTCR Plenary in Rio. He advised that we follow-up on this [...] | 2009-08-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KSCA MNUC MTCRE PARM PREL TSPA |
| 09ROME937 | ITALY POC FOR NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION TREATY [...] (U) Amembassy Rome POC for nuclear nonproliferation issues is Political Officer Claire Le Claire. Tel: 39 06 4674 2327; Mobile: 39 331 687 4056; Fax: 39 06 4674 2623; E-mail: leclairec@state.gov. 2. (U) The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs primary contact for nuclear nonprolife [...] | 2009-08-14 08:04:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC KNNP PARM PGOV PREL UNGA |
| 09ROME95 | LESSONS LEARNED - ROME DVC CRISIS MANAGEMENT [...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (U) Summary: In November 2008, the Tri-Mission in Rome participated in a Foreign Service Institute- facilitated Crisis Management Exercise (CME) conducted via Digital Video Conference (DVC). The exercise reinforced expectatio [...] | 2009-01-26 10:43:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | AEMR AFSI AMGT ASEC CASC IT |
| 09ROME960 | BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE ON ELETTRONICA AMPLIFIERS: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-20 13:55:00 | Embassy Rome | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC IT |
| 09RPODUBAI407 | IRAN: INITIAL IRANIAN PRESS REPORTS ON GENEVA MEETINGS [...] This cable repeats ref e-mail. 2. Inititial Iranian press coverage of the P5+1 negotiations in Geneva and the bilateral meeting between U/S Burns and Iranian negotiator Jalili has been factual, without editorial comment. Coverage in the sources we checked was positive, drawing on statem [...] | 2009-10-04 13:56:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PARM IR |
| 09RPODUBAI501 | IRAN'S EXECUTIVE-LEGISLATIVE SUBSIDIES TUG OF WAR CONTINUES [...] (C) SUMMARY: Passage of the targeted subsidy reform bill has stalled in the Majlis over President Ahmadinejad's demand his administration have full control over how subsidy savings are spent. The Majlis and Ahmadinejad have been unable to come to a compromise after an impasse in the Majlis and [...] | 2009-11-19 14:24:00 | Iran RPO Dubai | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON IR PGOV PREL |
| 09SANAA1048 | ICSC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-03 13:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR UNGA YM |
| 09SANAA1086 | YEMEN: 2009 REPORT ON INVESTMENT DISPUTES AND [...] As per REF A request, Post is aware of one ongoing claim (Claimant A) of United States persons against the Republic of Yemen (ROYG). A separate claim (Claimant B) that was listed in last year's report (REF B) was resolved in 2008. 2. Claimant A (2005) informed Post on 25 September 2005 of [...] | 2009-06-09 12:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC EINV KIDE OPIC PGOV FR YM |
| 09SANAA1091 | INTERNATIONAL PIRACY COURT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 15:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT MARR PGOV PHSA PHUM PREL YM |
| 09SANAA1092 | ARMS/SECURITY TEAMS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-10 15:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KHLS ASEC KOMC MARR PARM PREL PHSA YM |
| 09SANAA1104 | YEMEN: FOOD SECURITY DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-15 13:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL YM |
| 09SANAA1124 | SPOT REPORT: ROYG WORKS TO PRODUCE QUALIFIED [...] SUMMARY. The ROYG has developed a new strategy to provide Yemeni workers with training specifically tailored for the entry-level labor market in the Gulf. The ROYG,s plans come after a May GCC decision to give Yemeni workers priority over other foreign workers in Gulf state employment. An in [...] | 2009-06-20 13:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ELAB ETRD PGOV PREL GCC YM |
| 09SANAA1145 | YEMEN: CABINET PASSES INVESTMENT-REFORM PACKAGE [...] SUMMARY. The cabinet passed an investment-reform package on June 11, which included a new Investment Law, amendments to the existing Customs Law, and a new Income Tax Law. The ROYG would like to strengthen its relationship with the private sector, and is attempting to streamline the investme [...] | 2009-06-24 08:42:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN YM |
| 09SANAA116 | SALEH TAKES PR HIT FOR DOHA, STOKES PAN-ARAB FLAMES IN [...] President Saleh's decision not to send Yemeni representation to the emergency Arab League summit called by Qatar for January 16 left him and the ROYG open to criticism and condemnation by the Yemeni opposition and the public at large. Observers largely credit pressure from Saudi Arabia and Eg [...] | 2009-01-21 12:02:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL KPAO KPAL YM |
| 09SANAA119 | YEMENIS APPLAUD OBAMA, HOPE FOR 'NEW PAGE' in US-ARAB [...] As expected, the inauguration of Barack Obama as President of the United States garnered positive reaction from the Yemeni public. Yemeni op-eds published on January 21 uniformly gave positive marks to Obama's speech and generally had a positive outlook for his administration. Yemeni attende [...] | 2009-01-22 04:06:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPAO YM |
| 09SANAA1195 | UNSC 1874 DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] Eryani agreed to convey the demarche to the appropriate ROYG authority. SECHE [...] | 2009-07-01 13:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN YM |
| 09SANAA120 | EMBASSY SANAA'S FY2009 BFIF PROPOSALS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy Sanaa proposes two FY2009 projects for the Business Facilitation Incentive Fund (BFIF): (1) training for the Economic/Commercial officer and the FSN Commercial Assistant, both of whom are new to Post and lack any formal commercial tradecraft training, and (2) a one-day investme [...] | 2009-01-22 04:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ABUD AMGT BEXP BTIO ECON EINV ETRD YM |
| 09SANAA1228 | UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] ECONOFF delivered reftel demarche/non-paper to Deputy Finance Minister Jalal Yaqoub on July 5. ECONOFF re-raised the issue with Yaqoub in a meeting on July 7. Eryani and Yaqoub both agreed to convey the demarche to the appropriate ROYG authority. SECHE [...] | 2009-07-08 13:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PARM PREL KNNP YM |
| 09SANAA1273 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESULTS OF U.S.-RUSSIA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-07-18 06:34:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL RS YM |
| 09SANAA1405 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND [...] (SBU) On July 25, PolOff informed Ms. Najwa al-Serri, First Secretary and the terrorist combating officer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),of the United Nations designations of Arif Qasmani, Mohammad Yahya Mujahid, and Fazeel-A-Tul Shaykh Abu Mohammed Ameen al-Peshawari, as well as t [...] | 2009-08-04 12:20:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PK YM |
| 09SANAA1406 | YEMEN: ROYG HUNGRY FOR NEW APPROACH TO FOOD [...] SUMMARY: The ROYG is making the development of a National Food Security Strategy a priority in response to an International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) study indicating that food insecurity has reached alarming levels in Yemen. The Ministry of Planning and International Cooperatio [...] | 2009-08-04 12:49:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ECON ETRD YM |
| 09SANAA1407 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 64TH UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY: [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-04 13:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA YM |
| 09SANAA1537 | GOOD NEWS FROM YEMEN: PROGRESS IN DEMINING [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On August 9, PolOff observed the destruction of 2985 landmines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in a ceremony organized by the Yemeni Executive Mine Action Committee (YEMAC),which is responsible for implementing one of the world's most successful mine action programs. Since 1999 [...] | 2009-08-18 09:37:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL KHDP YM |
| 09SANAA1576 | YEMEN: ROYG ASKS FOR MORE U.S. FLEXIBILITY ON WTO [...] SUMMARY: The ROYG continues to balk at what it claims are unfair U.S. demands regarding WTO accession, even as it insists it is still willing to make a good faith effort in ongoing negotiations. The WTO accession team at the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) recognizes that Yemen needs to [...] | 2009-08-23 12:44:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EAID ECIN PREL PGOV KMCA KMPI YM |
| 09SANAA1582 | YEMEN: INTEREST IN INVESTMENT STAGNATES AS [...] SUMMARY: The Central Bank of Yemen (CBY) has reduced interest rates in Yemen twice in the last six months, ostensibly in an attempt to stem inflation. The reduction in interest rates appears to have had little effect on investment in Yemen. The ROYG has not shown an inclination to introduce [...] | 2009-08-25 05:47:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EFIN YM |
| 09SANAA1591 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: 2009 G-8 BMENA FORUM FOR THE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-08-25 11:08:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON PREL KMPI KPAO KDEM YM |
| 09SANAA162 | YEMEN: DOI CITES WORKSHOP NOMINEE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-01 08:55:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV XF PA YM |
| 09SANAA1666 | FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: NEXT STEPS FOR [...] Yemen's daunting internal challenges present many opportunities for more robust US engagement in the areas that President Barack Obama outlined in his June 4 speech in Cairo. Consultations with Yemeni interlocutors point to continuing opportunities to support Yemen's government and civil soci [...] | 2009-09-13 12:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO YM |
| 09SANAA1680 | LATEST FRONT IN SA'ADA WAR: YOUTUBE [...] In the sixth war between the ROYG and Houthi rebels, the fighting has spread to a new front: Youtube. Houthis and their supporters have posted video clips online as part of a vigorous information campaign to publicize battlefield victories, allege ROYG atrocities against civilians and accuse [...] | 2009-09-15 14:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PINS PROP PGOV KPAO YM |
| 09SANAA1688 | EMBASSY SANA'A COMMEMORATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF [...] SUMMARY: On September 16, post held a ceremony commemorating the first anniversary of the September 17, 2008 attack on the Embassy compound. Visiting DAS Janet Sanderson conveyed regards from State Department colleagues in Washington and commended Embassy personnel for their perseverance in [...] | 2009-09-19 13:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER KPAO YM |
| 09SANAA1729 | FRAUD SUMMARY - SANA'A [...] COUNTRY CONDITIONS: Yemen is the poorest country in the Middle East, with an illiteracy rate of over 50% and unemployment rates over 30%. Yemen is also home to upwards of 500,000 - 600,000 refugees, mostly of Somali origin. Due to lack of opportunities in Yemen, the impetus for and volume of [...] | 2009-09-29 04:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC YM |
| 09SANAA184 | BOYS FIGHTING AS MEN IN YEMEN'S TRIBAL CONFLICTS [...] SUMMARY. A recent report by a local NGO touting high rates of child combatants in tribal warfare has garnered considerable international coverage. Culturally, however, the adolescents are viewed as adults who owe allegiance to their tribes and are fighting to protect their homes. This may [...] | 2009-02-02 12:22:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM SOCI YM |
| 09SANAA2002 | SITREP: H1N1 PANDEMIC HAS THE POTENTIAL TO [...] (U) Summary. Yemen has 415 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza, and health officials suspect an additional 800 cases. The ROYG has a 50,000 supply of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) to prevent the spread of the virus and 100,000 doses of Oseltamivir (Tamiflu) to treat H1N1 patients, but h [...] | 2009-11-03 12:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR ASEC CASC KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL |
| 09SANAA2074 | YEMEN SUPPORTS INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATION [...] (U) PolChief met with the ROYG MFA Deputy Chief of International Organizations Idrees Al-Shammam November 16 to discuss points in reftels. Shortly after the meeting Al-Shammam sent a diplomatic note advising the Embassy "that the Government of the Republic of Yemen will support the candidac [...] | 2009-11-17 10:43:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA UK YM |
| 09SANAA2077 | YEMEN TO BE ABSENT DURING THIRD COMMITTEE VOTE ON [...] (U) PolChief met with the ROYG MFA Deputy Chief of International Organizations Idrees Al-Shammam November 16 to discuss points in reftel. Shortly after the meeting Al-Shammam confirmed that the Yemeni delegation will be absent during the November 19 UNGA third committee vote on Iran. SEC [...] | 2009-11-17 13:29:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UN YM |
| 09SANAA2080 | YEMEN: NOMINATION FOR 2010 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-18 07:03:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN PREL KPAO PHUM YM |
| 09SANAA2084 | ROYG EFFORTS TO PROTECT ENVIRONMENT HAMPERED BY [...] (U) Summary. Responsibility for environmental preservation and protection in Yemen is divided between the Ministry of Water and Environment and the Environmental Protection Authority (EPA). Due to budget shortages across the ROYG, environmentally affiliated agencies are suffering from a lac [...] | 2009-11-18 13:21:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | TSPL SENV PREL EAID PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA215 | LIFE ON THE BORDER: CHILD MIGRATION IN YEMEN'S [...] SUMMARY. Thousands of children in Yemen's northern governorates travel illegally to Saudi Arabia in search of work, despite the dangers inherent in this path. Children face physical and sexual abuse, as well as grinding poverty across the border. Increasing ROYG awareness and efforts by th [...] | 2009-02-07 07:51:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGOV SOCI YM |
| 09SANAA2170 | MEPI'S LOCAL GRANTS PROGRAM: A YEMEN SUCCESS STORY [...] Summary. With more than 7000 registered Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs),but little to no indigenous funding for its nascent civil society, Yemen has benefited greatly from the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI)'s local grants program. The local grants program has made a particul [...] | 2009-12-07 08:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KMPI KDEM KPAO EAID PREL PGOV SOCI YM |
| 09SANAA2183 | YEMEN: RESPONDING TO ARAB LEAGUE BOYCOTT REPORTING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-09 13:07:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KBCT ECON ETRD YM |
| 09SANAA2202 | YEMENI POVERTY LEVELS HIGHEST IN WAR-AFFLICTED [...] Summary. The poorest country in the Middle East, Yemen is particularly affected by poverty. 34.8 of the population lives below the poverty line as defined by a UNDP index; 45 percent of the population lives on less than two dollars a day. The real losers when it comes to poverty are the war [...] | 2009-12-13 13:39:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PHUM PGOV PREL YM |
| 09SANAA2209 | YEMEN: 2010 NTE CHAPTER ON THE ARAB LEAGUE TRADE [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-14 10:36:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD KBCT YM |
| 09SANAA2219 | DEMARCHE RESPONSE: IMPLEMENTATION OF CHILD [...] PolOff delivered reftel demarche and non-paper on December 14 to Khalil Mohammed of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' (MFA) Two Americas Department and Amani Ali Salih al-Wathai, assistant to Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhi al-Dhabbi. Mohammed and Wathai accepted the points of the dem [...] | 2009-12-15 15:05:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTIP ELAB KCRM KWMN KMCA PGOV PHUM PREL SMIG |
| 09SANAA2249 | YEMEN: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] (U) SUMMARY. The security situation in Yemen continued to deteriorate during 2009. Al-Qa'ida Yemen (AQY) announced its merger with al-Qa'ida elements in Saudi Arabia in January 2009, creating al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). This strategy of consolidation and greater organization r [...] | 2009-12-21 13:11:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ASEC PGOV MOPS YE |
| 09SANAA259 | YEMEN: ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING AND COUNTER-TERRORISM [...] SUMMARY: ROYG institutions and Yemeni banks have made some progress on implementing Financial Systems Assessment Team (FSAT) and Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force,s (MENAFATF) recommendations. A draft counter-terrorism finance (CTF) law remains lodged in the Finance Co [...] | 2009-02-10 11:53:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KCRM KTFN PREL PTER SNAR YM |
| 09SANAA266 | YEMEN: CARTAGENA PROTOCOL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-11 13:26:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO KPAO YM |
| 09SANAA28 | YEMEN'S CIVIL SOCIETY URGED TO JOIN IN THE UN'S [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-07 11:01:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM YM |
| 09SANAA293 | FIRST MICROFINANCE BANK, AL-AMAL BANK [...] SUMMARY: Al-Amal Bank has renewed its commitment to microfinance since November 2008. The bank is targeting micro-enterprises, low-income families, and women. It is basing its five-year business plan on reports from the Social Fund for Development (SFD) and International Finance Corporation [...] | 2009-02-17 13:46:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON EFIN EINV YM |
| 09SANAA314 | A VICTORY FOR CHILD BRIDES: PARLIAMENT (FINALLY) [...] With strong opposition from Islah, Parliament voted on February 14 to approve a marriage law setting the minimum age of marriage at 17 for men and women. The law also stipulates that no woman of any age can be married without her consent. Parents violating the law face imprisonment for up to [...] | 2009-02-21 08:16:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI YM |
| 09SANAA326 | EMBASSY SANAA'S NOMINATIONS FOR FDIC'S FINANCIAL [...] (U) Post would like to nominate six Yemeni government officials for the Counter Terrorism Financial Regulatory Training, to be held March 23-27. This course will increase their knowledge of how money laundering and terrorist financing transactions are perpetrated and the controls that should [...] | 2009-02-23 13:35:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PTER ECON EFIN PREL KCRM KTFN |
| 09SANAA398 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-04 10:58:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL YM |
| 09SANAA401 | YEMEN VOLUNTARY INPUT FOR 2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW [...] In response to reftel, Post input for the U.S. Trade Representative's 2009 Special 301 review follows. 2. Yemen continues to face many obstacles to intellectual property rights (IPR),including a non-TRIPs-compliant IPR law, which it is seeking to amend. Copyright protection of optical med [...] | 2009-03-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR YM |
| 09SANAA402 | EMBASSY SANAA 2009 SCIENCE FELLOW PROPOSAL [...] Embassy Sanaa proposes the following spring/summer position for a Science Fellow. 2. Topic: Geological Survey Capacity-Building in Yemen. -- Relevant host country organizations: Geological Survey and Mineral Resource Board, Ministry of Oil and Minerals, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, a [...] | 2009-03-04 14:10:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV TSPL TBIO EAGR ENGR ECON AMGT APER EPA |
| 09SANAA427 | CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PUTS A SMALL SPOTLIGHT ON [...] SUMMARY: The Federation of Yemen Chambers of Commerce and Industry has established a women,s unit on the heels of the first-ever national businesswomen,s conference. The women,s unit and the Yemen Business Women,s Council are initiating efforts to integrate women into the often male-dominate [...] | 2009-03-08 13:24:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ELAB PGOV KWMN YM |
| 09SANAA44 | YEMEN CONFIRMS PARTICIPATION AT CONTACT GROUP ON [...] Abdul Hakeem al-Eryani, Director of the Office of the Foreign Minister, confirmed on January 10 that Yemen's Permanent Representative to the United Nations will attend the January 13-14 Contact Group on Somali Piracy. 2. Poloff provided al-Eryani with reftel draft agenda and proposed meet [...] | 2009-01-11 05:04:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EWWT KCRM MOPS PBTS PHSA PTER YM |
| 09SANAA503 | HOME-GROWN NGOS WORK FOR PEACEFUL CONFLICT [...] SUMMARY. Local NGOs are engaged in a three-pronged approach to promoting peaceful conflict resolution among Yemen's tribes: engaging tribal leaders, empowering youth, and training imams as mediators. These techniques often overlap efforts to curb the spread of extremist ideology. The program [...] | 2009-03-24 12:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PTER YM |
| 09SANAA555 | DOHA SUMMIT DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-30 14:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAL KPKO WWBG MOPS PGOV YM |
| 09SANAA593 | YEMEN: TAEPO-DONG 2 LAUNCH DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 13:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PARM KNNP KN YM |
| 09SANAA595 | YEMEN: UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-08 13:14:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL YM |
| 09SANAA716 | ROYG CLAIMS IT IS COMMITTED TO REFORM, REMOVING [...] SUMMARY: In a departure from the recent past, the ROYG has demonstrated a new commitment to economic reform by revealing plans to remove diesel subsidies and extending civil-service reform to the military and security services. The reform agenda is being considered at the highest levels of th [...] | 2009-04-21 10:13:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | AID EAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD GCC PREL YM |
| 09SANAA784 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OF [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-25 13:37:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN KWBG PGOV IS YM |
| 09SANAA785 | EMBASSY SANAA'S TERRORISM FINANCE COORDINATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-25 13:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN ETTC PTER YM |
| 09SANAA813 | YEMEN: WILD, BUT STILL NOT WET [...] SUMMARY. A water-scarcity crisis continues to loom over Yemen. Both urban and rural areas remain at risk from water scarcity, water contamination and untreated waste water, and a mismanaged water policy is generally to blame. Yet, recent increased coordination between the ROYG and donor com [...] | 2009-04-29 14:17:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID MASS PGOV SENV SOCI YM |
| 09SANAA831 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENGAGING OIC STATES ON KOSOVO [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-04 14:57:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KV YM |
| 09SANAA84 | OSAC CRIME AND SAFETY REPORT FOR YEMEN [...] OVERALL CRIME AND SAFETY SITUATION: Yemen is a poor, developing country. The central government has control over the major cities and towns, while traditional tribal powers control the outlying areas. Tourists and expatriates run the greatest risk of encountering criminal elements in those [...] | 2009-01-14 14:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC APER AMGT YM KCRM |
| 09SANAA899 | PIRACY CONTACT GROUP DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 12:37:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MARR ECON YM |
| 09SANAA900 | KOSOVO/IMF DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 12:37:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PREL KVIR YM |
| 09SANAA901 | HCOC DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-12 12:38:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | MTCRE PREL MNUC KSCA ETTC TSPA YM |
| 09SANAA934 | YEMENI TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR: LOWEST [...] SUMMARY. The Yemeni telecommunications sector still suffers from the lowest penetration in the region. The lack of both mobile and internet coverage is largely due to government monopoly, policies that emphasize government revenue over encouraging investment, and an outdated infrastructure. [...] | 2009-05-17 12:18:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS ECON ETRD YM |
| 09SANAA939 | SECURITY CONCERNS, BUREAUCRACY HINDER DELIVERY OF [...] Insecurity and bureaucratic foot-dragging are hindering efforts to provide assistance to Yemen's strife-torn Sa'ada province. A key needs assessment remains stalled awaiting ROYG approval, possibly as a result of the ROYG's hesitancy to allow outsiders to view the scope of the humanitarian cr [...] | 2009-05-18 06:25:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV PREF YM |
| 09SANAA957 | ABDUL HAQ DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-05-20 07:12:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN KTFN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID YM |
| 09SANAA981 | YEMEN HARMONIZES UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WITH [...] SUMMARY. In a departure from the past, the ROYG has announced that the unemployment rate reached 35 percent in 2008, which is in line with statistics from international organizations. The ROYG's report could symbolize a harmonization of government figures with internationally-recognized sta [...] | 2009-05-24 10:19:00 | Embassy Sanaa | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAID PGOV YM |
| 09SANJOSE10 | MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE, COSTA RICA [...] AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY A MAGNITUDE 6.2 EARTHQUAKE THAT OCCURRED AT 13:21 ON JANUARY 8, 2009, THE CHIEF OF MISSION HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DISASTER IS OF SUFFICIENT MAGNITUDE TO WARRANT USG ASSISTANCE, AND THAT PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE USG. THE SITUATION HAS E [...] | 2009-01-09 18:42:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID PGOV AEMR ASEC PHUM SEVN KFLO CS |
| 09SANJOSE1068 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: THE PRESIDENT'S ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE WAY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-02 15:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AF PK CS |
| 09SANJOSE1086 | Costa Rica's Judicial School Requests Curriculum Development [...] The director of Costa Rica's Judicial School, Marvin Carvajal, contacted Post on November 19 to request USG assistance in developing new curriculum for its year-long training for new judges. The USG's top priority in Costa Rica is helping the government improve public security, which is negati [...] | 2009-12-03 17:37:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CJAN SNAR KIPR PGOV PREL CS |
| 09SANJOSE1128 | COSTA RICA SECURITY DIALOGUE [...] Embassy San Jose reports that the United States does not have an established security dialogue with Costa Rica. However, in the context of counter-narcotics and law enforcement cooperation, Post entities such as DEA and the Office of Defense Representative (ODR) work closely with their counte [...] | 2009-12-11 17:45:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MASS SNAR CS |
| 09SANJOSE1132 | COSTA RICAN IPR EVENT LINKS PIRATED GOODS TO ORGANIZED CRIME [...] SUMMARY: On December 2, Embassy San Jose sponsored an intellectual property rights (IPR) event featuring the screening of National Geographic's Illicit, a film about the nefarious links between pirated consumer goods and transnational crime networks. We highly recommend screening the film Ill [...] | 2009-12-11 22:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR PREL PGOV CS |
| 09SANJOSE1140 | Costa Rica: National Trade Estimate [...] U.S. goods trade surplus with Costa Rica was $1.7 billion in 2008, an increase of $1.1 billion from $639 million in 2007. U.S. goods exports in 2008 were $5.7 billion, up 24.0 percent. Corresponding U.S. imports from Costa Rica were $3.9 billion, down 0.1 percent. Costa Rica is currently the 38 [...] | 2009-12-15 20:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CS |
| 09SANJOSE1156 | Embassy San Jose: December 2009 Merida Report [...] Per Ref A, Post submits the following report detailing Embassy San Jose's Merida activities for November and December 2009. Issues for Washington 2. Post appreciates the support that we have received from NAS Mexico in their role as certifier of funds for all Merida Initiative-rel [...] | 2009-12-17 21:12:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR CS PGOV |
| 09SANJOSE1166 | COSTA RICA INCSR REPORT 2009-2010 PART II MONEY LAUNDERING [...] No summary [...] | 2009-12-18 21:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR EFIN KCRM KTFN CS |
| 09SANJOSE1174 | Extradition: SCHULTZ, Stephen Douglas [...] (U) The extradition of American citizen Stephen Douglas Schultz was completed on December 3, 2009 AT 12:55 p.m. when he was transported to the U.S.in the custody of U.S. marshals on AMERICAN AIRLINES, flight number 988, from San Jose to Miami, Florida. 2. (U) The prisoner served 357 days in [...] | 2009-12-21 16:13:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CASC KJUS SNAR PREL CJAN CS KCRM |
| 09SANJOSE1190 | EMBASSY PRESENTS INTEL COSTA RICA WITH ACE FINALIST AWARD [...] On December 17, Charge d'Affaires Peter Brennan presented Intel Costa Rica with a plaque of recognition for achieving Finalist status in the Department of State's 2009 Award for Corporate Excellence program. Brennan highlighted Intel's achievements in the areas of good corporate citizenship, [...] | 2009-12-21 23:23:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EIND CS PGOV PREL |
| 09SANJOSE1226 | COSTA RICA: 14TH CAFTA-DR BILL PASSAGE LIKELY NOT UNTIL [...] Costa Rica's Legislative Assembly adjourned for the year on December 22 and plans to re-convene on January 18. The committee handling the 14th CAFTA-DR bill-addressing three technical intellectual property rights (IPR) corrections that USTR requires-closed the final round for accepting amendm [...] | 2009-12-30 21:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR CS PREL PGOV |
| 09SANJOSE123 | DEMARCHES DELIVERED: DURBAN REVIEW CONFERENCE [...] For the record, we delivered reftel demarches to MFA Foreign Policy Director Alejandro Solano on February 18, following up during a meeting between the Ambassador and FM Bruno Stagno (on other issues) on February 19. To Stagno, we noted USG willingness to consider re-engaging in the WCAR proc [...] | 2009-02-27 20:34:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL UNHRC CS |
| 09SANJOSE125 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DOMESTIC DESIGNATION OF [...] For the record, on February 18, we informed the MFA's head of Disarmament, Terrorism and Organized Crime of the U.S. designation under executive order, per Ref A. No substantive response was received. The GOCR's procedures for handling U.S. domestic designations are explained in Ref B. CIANC [...] | 2009-02-27 20:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | KTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID CS |
| 09SANJOSE149 | GOCR PROPOSES EXCHANGE OF SUPPORT FOR WHO AND IOM [...] In response to reftel demarche, the GOCR sent a diplomatic note, dated January 19, proposing an exchange of support for the U.S. candidacy to the World Health Organization's (WHO's) Executive Board and the Costa Rican candidate for Deputy Director General of the International Organization for [...] | 2009-03-05 18:25:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | KSCA TBIO OTRA AORC CS |
| 09SANJOSE216 | COSTA RICA MIGHT SEND OBSERVER TO MAY 2009 PSI [...] On March 19, we delivered reftel invitation on the May 2009 Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) Outreach meeting to Carlos Cordero of the MFA's Department of Disarmament, Terrorism, and Crime. Cordero appreciated the invitation and said that an observer from Costa Rica's consulate in Miami [...] | 2009-03-23 15:46:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM PHSA PREL KNNP |
| 09SANJOSE219 | COSTA RICA: VENEZUELAN DIP NOTE SEEKS SUPPORT FOR [...] On March 23, we received a circular diplomatic note from the Venezuelan Embassy in Costa Rica announcing that Freddy Castillo Castellanos would seek re-election to the OAS' Inter-American Juridical Committee for 2010-2014. Elections will be held at the 39th OAS General Assembly in San Pedro S [...] | 2009-03-24 18:22:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL CS VZ |
| 09SANJOSE265 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CONCLUSIONS OF [...] On March 31, we delivered reftel to Linyi Baidal, Deputy Director of the MFA's Department of Foreign Policy. Baidal thanked us for the white paper and said that the MFA would read it with interest. Baidal stated that she would follow up with us if the GOCR had additional questions. CIANCHETTE [...] | 2009-04-03 13:01:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AF NATO PK MARR MOPS CS |
| 09SANJOSE279 | COSTA RICAN BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose continues to affirm the transparent fiscal management of Costa Rica's national budget. Minister of Finance Guillermo Zuniga leads a reform-minded ministry that is committed to advancing management and budgeting sophistication while providing public access to the Minis [...] | 2009-04-06 14:56:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SNAR CS |
| 09SANJOSE283 | Reaction: Vice-President Biden in Costa Rica [...] Summary: Vice President Joseph R. Biden traveled to Costa Rica March 29-30 to meet with Central American leaders following a trip to Chile where he attended a Progressive Governance Summit in Via del Mar. There was an overwhelming interest in covering the Vice-Presidential trip to Costa Rica [...] | 2009-04-06 17:46:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PAO KMDR KPAO PGOV ECON PREL SNAR EFIN CI |
| 09SANJOSE299 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN [...] On April 3 we delivered reftel talking points to MFA Deputy Director of Policy Linyi Baidal and Human Rights Officer Guisella Sanchez. On the eve of Costa Rica's Holy Week vacations, the MFA offered no immediate substantive response. We will continue to follow up with them the week of April 1 [...] | 2009-04-13 18:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL CS |
| 09SANJOSE338 | COSTA RICAN AIRPORTS: NO EVIDENCE OF A [...] Post confirms that there is no discernible evidence of discrimination confronting U.S. suppliers or bidders regarding airport construction projects. Currently, the GOCR is working with the Airport Development Corporation/Houston Airport Systems (ADC/HAS),an American, Canadian, and Brazilian [...] | 2009-04-27 16:44:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EAIR PREL PGOV CS |
| 09SANJOSE34 | 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - COSTA RICA [...] Costa Rica's investment climate is generally favorable and has been for many years. Consequently, foreign direct investment is high and has been a significant contributor to Costa Rica's economic growth. Nevertheless, the country continues to present stumbling blocks to investors. The Januar [...] | 2009-01-21 19:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV EFIN ETRD ELAB KTDB PGOV |
| 09SANJOSE385 | COSTA RICA'S TAFT REFUGEE FUND PROPOSAL 2009 [...] Embassy San Jose would like to submit the project "Promoting Refugee Self-Reliance Through Micro-Credit", in partnership with the Association of Professionals in Development for the Promotion of the Persons in Poverty (APRODE) and the United Nations High Commission on Refugees, to the Julia Ta [...] | 2009-05-11 14:41:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREF PREL ELAB EAID CS |
| 09SANJOSE464 | COSTA RICA: OPIC LOAN TO IMPROSA SERVICIOS [...] SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (OPIC) proposal for a USD 10 million loan to Improsa Servicios Internacionales (ISI). The Econ and FCS Sections reviewed the proposal and concluded that there were no reasons that the loan should not proceed (ref [...] | 2009-06-02 23:16:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV |
| 09SANJOSE497 | U.S.-CHILEAN JOINT INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE LAUNCHES IN [...] From May 18-21, a Treasury Department team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) met with Costa Rican government leaders and private sector officials to consider how to meet Costa Rica's national infrastructure challenges. The meetings represented the first step of Treasury's and the [...] | 2009-06-17 12:35:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CS CI |
| 09SANJOSE499 | COSTA RICA: SHIP VISITS IN A TIME OF INFLUENZA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USN and USCG ship visits to Costa Rica should now be able to resume, thanks to an agreement reached June 2 with the GOCR on the use of a health questionnaire introduced to track possible H1N1 cases. Starting in mid-May, the Health Ministry had insisted that disembarking crew mem [...] | 2009-06-17 19:20:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV MASS MARR SNAR CS |
| 09SANJOSE543 | COSTA RICA: OPIC LOAN TO CSI LATINA FINANCIAL [...] SUMMARY: Embassy San Jose supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (OPIC) proposal for a USD 20 million credit facility to CSI Latina Financial, Inc. (CSI). The Econ and FCS Sections reviewed the proposal and concluded that there were no reasons that the loan should not proceed [...] | 2009-06-28 20:10:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV |
| 09SANJOSE544 | HONDURAN PRESIDENT IS SURPRISE GUEST IN COSTA RICA [...] SUMMARY: President Manuel Zelaya, whisked out of Tegucigalpa early on June 28 under military guard, found himself a surprise guest in San Jose a few hours later. The GOCR evidently was not advised in advance, and both Zelaya and President Oscar Arias made clear that the Honduran was not seek [...] | 2009-06-29 13:12:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS HO KDEM PGOV PINR PREL |
| 09SANJOSE55 | COSTA RICA: 2008 WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR REPORT [...] The following is the 2008 worst forms of child labor report for Costa Rica in response to Ref A; it updates our 2007 report, Ref B. Answers are keyed to Ref A, and source documents will be emailed to DOL/ILAB TMcCarter per same. The Government of Costa Rica is committed to eliminate the worst [...] | 2009-01-29 16:12:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PGOV PHUM SOCI KTIP CS |
| 09SANJOSE577 | COSTA RICA 2009 SECTION 527 REPORT [...] Embassy San Jose provides its information for the 2009 Section 527 Report on Investment Disputes and Expropriation Claims in paragraph 2. Information on each claimant appears in paragraph 3. Text in MS Word track changes format has been e-mailed to EEB/IFD/OIA and L/CID per reftel. 2. The [...] | 2009-07-08 21:03:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON CASC KIDE OPIC PGOV CS |
| 09SANJOSE586 | GREASE TO GAS: COSTA RICAN FAST FOOD FRANCHISOR DISTILLS [...] SUMMARY: A Costa Rican fast food franchisor firm, The Aizenman Group, has successfully converted the majority of its delivery fleet from diesel to 100 percent biodiesel fuel. The company internally transforms refuse cooking oil into biodiesel. The project started small, but demonstrated the [...] | 2009-07-10 16:40:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ENGR ECON SENV CS |
| 09SANJOSE597 | RESPONSE FROM COSTA RICA: COCESNA THREATENS TO CUT [...] On July 14, we spoke with Jorge Fernandez Chacon, Director General of the Costa Rican Civil Aviation, regarding the dispute between American Airlines (AA) and Corporacion Centroamericana de Servicios de Navegacion Aerea (COCESNA). He clarified and/or reported the following to us: -- Costa R [...] | 2009-07-16 16:27:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA KX HO CS ES GT NU PM |
| 09SANJOSE686 | U.S.-CHILEAN JOINT INFRASTRUCTURE ASSISTANCE IDENTIFIES [...] SUMMARY. From July 13-16, a Treasury Department team from the Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) and a representative of Chile's Ministerio de Obras Publicas (GOC MOP) met with GOCR leaders and private sector officials to consider how to deliver infrastructure technical assistance (TA). Bot [...] | 2009-08-13 12:36:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CS CI |
| 09SANJOSE738 | INVITATION FOR SEPTEMBER 24 UNSC SUMMIT DEMARCHE [...] (U) On August 26 we delivered reftel to Elaine White, MFA Chief of Staff, to pass on to President Oscar Arias. White thanked us for the invitation, and said that the GOCR is very pleased to be invited and that President Arias looks forward to making some brief remarks at the summit. Any furth [...] | 2009-08-26 16:23:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM KNNP PREL PARM UNSC MNUC |
| 09SANJOSE75 | COSTA RICA'S ACCEPTANCE OF THE ILEA LAW ENFORCEMENT [...] (U) Pursuant to action request in reftel, Costa Rica has accepted the ILEA Law Enforcement Development training opportunity. Costa Rican officials are in the process of identifying appropriate officers to attend. Once selection and vetting are complete, Post will notify ILEA and the department [...] | 2009-02-06 17:53:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC KCRM CS PHUM SNAR |
| 09SANJOSE803 | COSTA RICAN FOREIGN MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND UNGA [...] No summary [...] | 2009-09-22 14:33:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA PREL |
| 09SANJOSE823 | COSTA RICA: POSSIBLE PATHWAYS TO REGIONAL ENERGY [...] SUMMARY. In their September 16-17 trip to Costa Rica, the Pathways to Prosperity team of WHA/EPSC Director Matt Rooney, WHA/EPSC Trade Officer Susan Garro and EEB/TPP/BT Director Robert Manogue met with three energy-sector leaders: Pedro Pablo Quiros, executive President of the Costa Rican Ins [...] | 2009-09-25 20:06:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV PGOV PREL CS |
| 09SANJOSE836 | COSTA RICA: MEDRETE TREATS NEARLY 400 PATIENTS IN [...] (U) SUMMARY. On September 11-12, Honduran-based Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-B) and Costa Rican medical personnel conducted a Medical Readiness Training Exercise (MEDRETE) in Costa Rica's remote, mountainous Turrialba region. Nearly 400 people received much-needed medical treatment. Three me [...] | 2009-10-02 14:18:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV PHUM MASS SOCI CS |
| 09SANJOSE862 | PATHWAYS TO PROSPERITY: COSTA RICA PREPARES FOR [...] SUMMARY. Costa Rican officials are working diligently to prepare for a successful Pathways to Prosperity ministerial meeting in December, which they hope Secretary Clinton will attend. In a meeting with visiting State Department officials, they undertook to coordinate efforts to improve and [...] | 2009-10-08 15:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON CS HO AMGT OPDC OVIP |
| 09SANJOSE895 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: POST-LICENSE/PRE-SHIPMENT [...] Per Ref A request, on September 8, we met with Randall Gazel of El Hispano gunshop in San Jose, and established the bona fides of the company. As a result of this check, we consider El Hispano a legitimate recipient of United States Munition List (USML) items. Gazel is familiar with the regu [...] | 2009-10-19 22:02:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC CS |
| 09SANJOSE917 | COSTA RICA: OPIC FINANCE APPLICATION FOR JUAN [...] Embassy San Jose fully supports the Overseas Private Investment Corporation's (OPIC) plan to provide a USD 55 million loan to Alterra Partners Costa Rica, S.A. (APCR),the operator of San Jose's Juan Santamaria International Airport (SJO). The loan -) in addition to a USD 45 million Inter-Am [...] | 2009-10-27 01:02:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | CS ECON EFIN PGOV PREL EINV |
| 09SANJOSE921 | COSTA RICA RESPONSE TO USTR REQUEST FOR INFO ON CBI- [...] The following is Post's response to reftel A. The text replies to specific keyed reftel questions and updates Post's 2007 submission (reftel C) to USTR's request regarding CBI beneficiary countries. Questions can be directed to Economics Specialist, Kevin Ludeke at +506 2519-22261, Fax +506 [...] | 2009-10-27 20:48:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR EINV PREL PGOV CS |
| 09SANJOSE929 | BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-SHIPMENT/POST LICENSE [...] Per Ref A, Post establishes the bona fides of the transaction by Koruma Lenex to purchase 349 Beretta Model 92FS pistols for the Costa Rican Ministry of Public Security (MPS). Post's contacts within the MPS confirmed to us that they ordered these weapons as part of the GOCR's new anti-crime s [...] | 2009-10-30 18:05:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC CS |
| 09SANJOSE930 | COSTA RICA EXPRESSES "NO DIFFERENCES" ON WTO [...] Econoff and an official from the Japanese Embassy delivered reftel points to officials of the Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) on October 30. Though the Costa Ricans did not commit to co-sponsor the negotiated text, COMEX officials had "no differences" with the U.S.-Japan-Switzer [...] | 2009-10-30 22:09:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV CS |
| 09SANJOSE954 | Costa Rica: National Trade Estimate Sections on SPS and [...] Under current regulations, the Ministry of Health must test and register domestically produced or imported pharmaceuticals, feeds, chemicals, and cosmetics before they can be sold in Costa Rica. As implemented, this system appears to be enforced more rigorously on imported goods than on domes [...] | 2009-11-05 22:15:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD EINV PREL PGOV CS |
| 09SANJOSE978 | COSTA RICA: MERIDA 2.0 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 22:10:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR PREL PINR MASS CS |
| 09SANJOSE980 | COSTA RICA: IICA MEETING FOR BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL LIABILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-10 22:39:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR SENV ETRD TBIO CS |
| 09SANJOSE983 | COSTA RICA TO ABSTAIN ON VOTE ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS" [...] (SBU) Costa Rica will abstain from the upcoming vote at the United Nations on the "Defamation of Religions" resolution. Costa Rican MFA Director of Foreign Policy Alejandro Solano told us that the GOCR sees serious problems with the resolution, and believes it is much too restrictive. The GOC [...] | 2009-12-04 22:11:00 | Embassy San Jose | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM UN UNGA CS |
| 09SANSALVADOR1013 | EL SALVADOR ON VICTOR VILLALOBOS AS A CANDIDATE FOR [...] No summary [...] | 2009-10-27 18:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR1039 | ATF REGIONAL FIREARMS ADVISOR FAMILIARIZATION VISIT [...] This cable contains an action request. Please see paragraph two. 2. Mark D. Jones, ATF Regional Firearms Advisor (RFA) for Central America, proposes scheduling a familiarization visit to post the week of November 16, 2009. In addition to briefing interested parties on the role of the newly- [...] | 2009-11-04 19:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES KCRM |
| 09SANSALVADOR104 | EL SALVADOR: U.S. PROGRAMS TO ADDRESS ILLICIT [...] (U) As requested, Post has begun initial discussions with GOES regarding U.S. assistance programs to combat illicit trafficking in arms. GOES has in the past expressed interest in assistance with both e-Trace and Integrated Ballistics Information System (IBIS) technology. Post will promptly [...] | 2009-02-04 19:13:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR ES ETTC KCRM MASS PREL |
| 09SANSALVADOR1068 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 16:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR1070 | DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE WORLD HEALTH [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-17 16:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR1080 | Women Entrepreneurs Brief on Successful Washington [...] On November 16, the Charge hosted a working lunch for the participants in a series of State-funded exchange programs in support of the Pathways for Prosperity Conference for Women Entrepreneurs hosted by the Secretary of State. Mar????a Eugenia Brizuela de ????vila, former Foreign Minist [...] | 2009-11-18 15:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON KWMN KPAO ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR1098 | EL SALVADOR: U.S. CANDIDACY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME [...] No summary [...] | 2009-11-20 22:50:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IMO EWWT PHSA ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR1107 | EL SALVADOR: 2009 COUNTRY REPORTS ON TERRORISM [...] El Salvador Country report on terrorism submitted in compliance with reftel. 2. Begin text. In 2009 the government of El Salvador cooperated closely with the United States on counterterrorism efforts, and took active steps to protect U.S. interests and citizens from terrorist attacks. [...] | 2009-12-17 23:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PTER ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR1117 | Mission Priorities for Disaster Relief Assistance [...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy San Salvador sees it in the United States national interest to offer a robust package of disaster relief assistance to President Funes and the GOES. The GOES has requested, at the highest levels, USG assistance to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane/Tr [...] | 2009-12-23 17:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS EAID ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR114 | EL SALVADOR INL END USE MONITORING REPORT 2008 [...] As requested in ref. A, INL San Salvador forwards the following additional information for the 2008 End Use Monitoring Report. 2. Location and date of on-site inspections performed: PNC/DAN Headquarters: Scheduled inspections performed 2/22/08; 8/25/08; 09/30/08; unscheduled inspections p [...] | 2009-02-05 20:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AMGT ASEC ES SNAR |
| 09SANSALVADOR1172 | Disaster Relief Update - Focus on Partnerships for [...] Summary: According to a December 4 report prepared by the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC),El Salvador suffered nearly USD 240 million in damages and loss related to the November 7-8 rains caused by Hurricane/Tropical Storm Ida. 199 lives were lost as a re [...] | 2009-12-08 21:37:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL MARR MOPS EAID ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR1184 | ELECTRICITY SECTOR REFORMS THREATEN PRIVATE SECTOR [...] SUMMARY. Proposed regulatory reforms in the electricity sector will introduce a cost-based pricing system with publicly bid long-term contracts, designed to promote transparency in energy costs, reduce price volatility, and foster healthy competition in the sector. While both private sect [...] | 2009-12-14 16:54:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG EINV ECON ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR134 | SECTION 1377 TELECOM UPDATE [...] Per Ref A request, post asked Rene Salazar of the Ministry of Economy (MINEC)when MINEC would respond to the November 10 USTR letter about El Salvador's recent tax on incoming international calls. Salazar told Econoff that MINEC is still awaiting input from the telecommunications regulator, S [...] | 2009-02-10 22:42:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ECPS ITU ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR158 | EL SALVADOR: 2009 SPECIAL 301 INPUT [...] Summary. El Salvador continues to comply with CAFTA-DR IPR obligations and improve IPR protection. In 2008 the government approved data exclusivity implementing regulations for pharmaceutical products and ratified two IPR-related treaties. While piracy remains an issue, enforcement actions have [...] | 2009-02-20 21:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD KIPR ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR159 | EL SALVADOR WILL MISS MEXICO MEETING ON LIABILITY [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-20 21:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KPAO EAGR ECON ETRD TBIO |
| 09SANSALVADOR169 | EL SALVADOR FRAUD SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY FY09 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-02-24 22:54:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR184 | SALVADORANS HAVE A NEW, MORE OUTSPOKEN ARCHBISHOP [...] Summary: Monsignor Jose Luis Escobar was inaugurated as San Salvador's Archbishop in a packed mass on February 14 in San Salvador's Cathedral. In the short time that Escobar has occupied his influential position as the main representative of the Catholic Church in El Salvador, he has taken a [...] | 2009-02-27 19:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KPLS KDEM ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR191 | EL SALVADOR NONCOMMITTAL ON UN APPEALS TRIBUNAL [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 19:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA |
| 09SANSALVADOR194 | SUCCESSFUL TRADE EVENTS MARK CAFTA ANNIVERSARY [...] Summary. Over 200 entrepreneurs, mostly from small and medium enterprises, attended a February 25 Commercial Service trade promotion event that received national media coverage. The following day, President Saca and the Charge were two of the featured speakers at a GOES-organized event celebr [...] | 2009-03-03 20:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ETRD PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR196 | UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] No summary [...] | 2009-03-03 22:13:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL |
| 09SANSALVADOR205 | EL SALVADOR ELECTION CABLE: MARCH 9 [...] Summary: This is an update regarding the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report covers reports of electoral-violence and a scuffle that injured two journalists. Embassy will send analytical election scene-setter septel. The race remains close and hard-fought. End Summar [...] | 2009-03-11 13:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR230 | EL SALVADOR: 2008 EXPORTS UP BUT SHOW SIGNS OF WEAKNESS [...] El Salvador's total exports and imports increased by 14.2 percent and 12 percent respectively during 2008. Exports to the United States increased by 7.7 percent, while exports to other Central American countries increased by 21.3 percent. Traditional exports of coffee, sugar, and shrimp incre [...] | 2009-03-16 23:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON EINV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR234 | FUNES AND SACA TAKE THE HIGH ROAD [...] Summary: President Saca and President-elect Mauricio Funes publicly took the high road one day after the FMLN candidate was chosen to be the next president of El Salvador. President Saca announced that he would establish a transition team and would meet with President-elect Funes to discuss the [...] | 2009-03-17 20:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR278 | SALVADORAN ECONOMIC INDICATORS SHOW CONTRACTION, LIKELY [...] The Government of El Salvador (GOES) cut its official projection for 2009 GDP growth to less than 1 percent. The GOES's GDP proxy has fallen for the last five months, and the Central Bank President expects 2008 GDP growth figures of about 2.5 percent, far below the original projection of 4.5-5 [...] | 2009-03-30 20:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR314 | DEMARCHE FOR USG CANDIDACY FOR UNHRC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 21:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR315 | DEMARCHE FOR US CANDIDATE FOR OAS HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-03 21:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PGIV PREL OAS XM CA IAHRC ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR317 | ELECTRICITY SUBSIDIES END BUT PROBLEMS CONTINUE [...] SUMMARY: The GOES announced on March 23 that electricity subsidies will be discontinued. This change is expected to raise energy costs by 60% for industrial and 30% for residential customers. Industry groups have criticized the government's failure to honor an agreement to phase out the sub [...] | 2009-04-03 22:21:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EPET EINV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR320 | El SALVADOR: BUDGET TRANSPARENCY [...] The following is Embassy San Salvador's response to reftel A questions on fiscal transparency. 2. The Government of El Salvador (GOES) is expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance using FY09 funds. USAID works with various Ministries (e.g., Health, Education) as well as the judicial branc [...] | 2009-04-07 17:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR335 | EL SALVADOR INTERESTED IN ENERGY AND CLIMATE [...] Post delivered reftel talking points to Ministry of Economy energy advisor Salvador Rivas and Felix Ulloa, who is coordinating Ministry of Foreign Affairs' preparations for the Summit of the Americas. Rivas expressed strong interest in the Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) [...] | 2009-04-15 22:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KSUM ECON ENRG SENV |
| 09SANSALVADOR386 | SPECIAL 301 - EL SALVADOR 2009 [...] No summary [...] | 2009-04-29 22:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KIPR ECON ETRD ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR39 | FINANCIAL CRISIS ACCELERATES REDUCTION OF LENDING TO [...] SUMMARY: The construction industry has raised alarms over the impact of the global financial crisis on El Salvador's construction sector. While public funding for infrastructure and low-income housing continue, credit shortages have delayed commercial building projects. Salvadoran banks wer [...] | 2009-01-13 21:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN EINV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR391 | MGSF01: EAC MEETING: H1N1 FLU UPDATE [...] Post's Emergency Action Committee (EAC) held a follow-up meeting on April 29, 2009 to review the Mission's preparedness as the USG had upgraded the level health emergency for H1N1 Flu. (Note: per reftel, EAC had an initial meeting on this same subject on 4/26. End note.) Charge Blau chaired t [...] | 2009-04-30 21:52:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KFLU AEMR KFLO TBIO KSAF KPAO PREL PINR ASEC CASC |
| 09SANSALVADOR423 | TFFLU01 EL SALVADOR H1N1 UPDATE [...] The Government of El Salvador (GOES) has extended its emergency decree in response to the H1N1 Influenza Outbreak to May 18. The country reports four confirmed cases, two probable cases and five suspected cases. 2. USAID and SOUTHCOM coordinated the delivery of 5,100 Personal Protective [...] | 2009-05-13 22:50:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | TBIO KFLU EAID ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR433 | SERVIR PROJECT SUPPORTS DISASTER RELIEF AND ENVIRONMENTAL [...] SUMMARY: The SERVIR project has closed a successful two-year global development alliance with USAID that created innovative geographic imaging tools to help manage disaster relief operations, monitor environmental trends and study the effects of climate change in Central America. In its next p [...] | 2009-05-18 13:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID SENV EAGR SV |
| 09SANSALVADOR463 | LA UNION PORT: A WHITE ELEPHANT IN THE MAKING? [...] (U) Summary. Four months after its inauguration, El Salvador's $187 million La Union port project remains in limbo due to a political deadlock over who will manage the port. The ruling ARENA party was unable to secure approval for a proposed port concession due to opposition from parties favo [...] | 2009-05-26 18:33:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EINV EWWT ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR47 | EL SALVADOR: 2009 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT [...] Per reftel, following is Embassy San Salvador's submission for the 2009 Investment Climate Statement. Openness to Foreign Investment ------------------------------ 2. The Government of El Salvador views foreign investment as crucial for economic growth and development and has taken numerous [...] | 2009-01-15 22:28:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON ETRD EFIN OPIC KTDB USTR ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR470 | MCC ACTING CEO BENT INAUGURATES TRANSNATIONAL HIGHWAY [...] (U) SUMMARY. During an April 27-28 visit to El Salvador, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Rodney Bent participated in the formal groundbreaking for the Northern Transnational Highway. Bent met with President Saca to express his appreciation for Saca' [...] | 2009-05-26 22:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR494 | FUNES INAUGURAL ADDRESS PROMISES RELIEF FOR POOR, [...] (U) Summary: Mauricio Funes, of the left-wing FMLN, was sworn in as President of El Salvador on Monday, June 1. Addressing a full house of invited heads of state and government, foreign ministers, diplomats, local dignitaries, and the public, Funes announced plans for an ambitious program of " [...] | 2009-06-03 15:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES PGOV PREL |
| 09SANSALVADOR50 | DEMARCHE REQUEST: IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW IMPORT [...] No summary [...] | 2009-01-16 19:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIS SENV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR531 | GOES TO WAIT BEFORE DECIDING ON SUPPORT FOR ICSC [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-11 21:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR550 | CALL ON NEW SALVADORAN DIRECTOR OF MIGRATION [...] No summary [...] | 2009-06-16 21:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KFRD SMIG ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR552 | ARENA UNVEILS NEW EXEC COMMITTEE [...] (U) Summary: The (center-right, pro-U.S.) ARENA party publicly unveiled its new Executive Committee (COENA) June 14 in front of an enthusiastic crowd of supporters. Former Salvadoran President and new COENA head Alfredo Cristiani addressed the ARENA faithful, calling for party unity as ARENA s [...] | 2009-06-17 19:12:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ES |