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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09SANSALVADOR507 |
FUNES GOVERNMENT'S SPLIT PERSONALITY [...] (U) This is an action request, see paragraph 8 below. ------- SUMMARY: ------- 2. (S/NF) President Mauricio Funes has assembled a cabinet that combines individuals from the leftist FMLN, some of whom have a violent, radical past; with others from an organization that coalesced around hi [...] |
2009-06-05 17:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET//NOFORN | ES PINR PREL PTER |
| 09SANSALVADOR513 |
EL SALVADOR REALLOCATES LOANS, APPROVES DEBT TO ADDRESS [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 22, the Legislative Assembly unanimously approved the reallocation of $950 million in international loans and the issuance of $1.8 billion in new medium and long term debt to replace short-term debt in order to face the effects of the international financial crisis in El S [...] |
2009-06-08 17:47:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON SOCI PGOV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR53 |
SALVADORAN FINANCIAL SYSTEM READY FOR JANUARY ELECTION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Salvadoran financial system is prepared for possible significant capital flight and/or bank runs following the January 18 legislative elections, according to the executive director of the private banking association ABANSA. Reserves stand at 29 percent of deposits and the Ce [...] |
2009-01-16 21:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR530 |
EL SALVADOR MOVES BACKWARDS ON PRISON REFORM [...] (C) Summary: Newly-appointed Director of the Salvadoran prison system (DGCP in Spanish) Douglas Moreno has instituted several controversial changes since taking office June 2. The tenor of the changes, coupled with an apparent unwillingness to meet with Embassy officials, creates problems for [...] |
2009-06-11 20:36:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ES KCRM PGOV PREL |
| 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 |
| 09SANSALVADOR54 |
EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: JANUARY 15 [...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the Salvadoran municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 18, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes public and private statements by the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation [...] |
2009-01-16 21:52:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPLS KDEM ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR548 |
NEW MOD SEEKS TO CONTINUE MILITARY COOPERATION [...] (U) Summary: On June 11, Charge, MILGROUP, and Defense Attache (DAO) met with the newly-appointed Minister of Defense (MOD), Colonel (retired) David Munguia Payes, and the new Salvadoran High Command. The newly-appointed Minister, who was not previously associated with the ruling left-wing FM [...] |
2009-06-16 19:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ES PGOV PREL |
| 09SANSALVADOR55 |
EL SALVADOR ELECTION UPDATE: JANUARY 16 [...] (U) Summary: This is an update regarding the Salvadoran municipal and legislative elections scheduled for January 18, and the presidential elections scheduled for March 15. This report includes criticism of (pro-U.S., center-right) Nationalist Republican Alliance Party (ARENA) campaign by inf [...] |
2009-01-16 22:04:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KPLS KDEM 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 |
| 09SANSALVADOR556 |
MFA CONCERNED ABOUT NORTH KOREA; KOSOVO TBD [...] (U) DPRK: Poloffs met June 16 with new Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Carlos Castaneda on a courtesy call and to deliver reftel details about Resolution 1874. Castaneda raised the issue of the North Korean nuclear tests before we did. He called it a very delicate and complex subject, but s [...] |
2009-06-17 20:28:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PARM UNSC KN KV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR557 |
FMLN ACTIVELY COURTING OPPOSITION DEPUTIES [...] (C) Summary: PDC and PCN (small swing parties) Assembly Deputies told us June 16 they have been approached by the (left-wing) FMLN with monetary offers to switch parties and the FMLN is targeting (conservative) ARENA Deputies with inducements to form a new parliamentary grouping though not joi [...] |
2009-06-17 22:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR558 |
EL SALVADOR REMAINS A NON-SIGNATORY TO IRENA [...] Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Salvador Rivas, Acting Energy Director at the Ministry of Economy, on June 15. Rivas confirmed that the GOES has not signed the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). However, he noted that the Salvadoran Ambassador to Germany [...] |
2009-06-17 23:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ENRG SENV KGHG ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR56 |
EL SALVADOR ON A.Q. KHAN SANCTIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-20 14:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | KNNP MNUC GM PREL PARM EFIN ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR562 |
MFA STUDYING KOSOVO RECOGNITION [...] (C) PolCouns raised reftel points with Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez June 17, noting that then VP-elect Salvador Sanchez Ceren and PARLACEN Deputy Jose Luis Merino had reportedly told former U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador Walker the GOES would recognize Kosovo after President Funes' inaugurat [...] |
2009-06-19 14:24:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ES KV |
| 09SANSALVADOR563 |
ARENA POLITICAL DIRECTOR ON OPPOSITION PLANS [...] (C) Summary: (Conservative) ARENA's new Political Affairs Director believes the party must be willing to support intelligent (left-wing) FMLN proposals and oppose dangerous ones in order to mount a credible opposition to the Funes Government and position itself for 2012 legislative elections. [...] |
2009-06-19 14:50:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR564 |
FUNES MENTOR ON APPOINTMENTS, SECURITY, [...] (C) Summary: Funes advisor and confidant Hato Hasbun, now Secretary for Strategic Issues in the Presidency, sees his role in part as preventing bureaucracy from stalling needed reforms and policy initiatives. He sees the value added of Salvadoran Intelligence as analysis more than collection, [...] |
2009-06-19 18:05:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR566 |
EL SALVADOR'S ANTI-CRISIS PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On June 18, the Funes Administration announced its $587.5 million "Anti-Crisis" plan intended to ameliorate the effects of the international financial crisis on El Salvador. The plan's economic and social components include creating a "temporary worker" program, providing ferti [...] |
2009-06-19 20:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINV KCRN ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR57 |
EL SALVADOR ON U.S.-IAEA ADDITIONAL PROTOCOL [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-20 14:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC IAEA ENRG NPT PREL KNNP TRGY KTIA PARM |
| 09SANSALVADOR597 |
GOES REACHES OUT ON HONDURAS, PLOTS MODERATE COURSE [...] (C) Summary: President Funes and FM Martinez reached out to us early June 28 to coordinate on action at the OAS in response to that morning's expulsion and exile of Honduran President Manuel "Mel" Zelaya. Going into the Managua SICA Summit, the GOES position was aligned with Guatemala and Cos [...] |
2009-06-29 21:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL HO ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR599 |
GOES RECEPTIVE TO CONCERNS OVER DPRK [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-29 22:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE KN ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR6 |
OAS AND IOA HOLD REGIONAL CONFERENCES ON RENEWABLE ENERGY [...] SUMMARY: The OAS and the Institute of the Americas (IOA) organized two USG-funded regional conferences on renewable energy in San Salvador on December 11-12. At the December 11 OAS conference, delegates from Central and North America discussed their current energy matrices and policies to imp [...] |
2009-01-06 14:19:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EINV EPET ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR60 |
SALVADORAN ELECTIONS: STRONG FMLN PERFORMANCE; [...] Summary: While (conservative, pro-U.S.) ARENA won the Sunday's headline race for San Salvador city hall, taking it from the FMLN after 12 years, it was otherwise a good day for the (left-wing) FMLN. Based on current returns (75 percent) that may fluctuate significantly before final numbers ar [...] |
2009-01-20 22:03:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR604 |
EL SALVADOR IMPOSES "COMMERCIAL EMBARGO" ON HONDURAS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador (GOES) instituted a "commercial embargo" on Honduras and closed the border to trade the evening of June 29. The border remains open to non-commercial traffic. The initial embargo is expected to last 48 hours, but could be extended if the situation [...] |
2009-06-30 22:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETRD PREL PGOV ECON HO ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR623 |
ASSEMBLY FAILS TO ELECT SUPREME COURT JUSTICES [...] Summary: The Salvadoran Legislative Assembly failed to elect Supreme Court Justices by the June 30 deadline mandated by law. Every three years, the Legislative Assembly is required to elect (or re-elect) five of the 15 Supreme Court justices and some alternate justices. While the full impli [...] |
2009-07-02 17:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ES PGOV PREL KJUS |
| 09SANSALVADOR63 |
EL SALVADOR: CHILD LABOR REPORT 2008 [...] (U) Summary: Pursuant to ref A, this cable provides information on the worst forms of child labor in El Salvador. As a country eligible for trade benefits under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP), the Government of El Salvador (GOES) supports efforts to eliminate the worst forms of [...] |
2009-01-21 22:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR631 |
IMPLEMENTATION OF UNSCR 1874 FINANCIAL PROVISIONS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-07 18:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KNNP ECON EFIN PARM PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR636 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: OPPOSITION TO THE ITSO DIRECTOR [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-07 18:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECPS AORC ECON EFIN INTELSAT KTIA PREL TSPA ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR637 |
NEW ENVIRONMENT MINISTRY MOVES TO BAN MINING, SENDS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A proposed mining moratorium and statements about hydroelectric projects suggest that the new Ministry of Environment may be adopting an "anti-development" stance. The Ministry has proposed a moratorium on mining, while the FMLN delegation in the Legislative Assembly is pushing [...] |
2009-07-07 19:00:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EMIN SENV EINV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR64 |
NO PROBLEMS COVERING EL SALVADOR'S JANUARY SHORT-TERM DEBT [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. El Salvador will cover its short-term debt due in January with money from its recently approved Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) loan and funds from public institutions. Debt payments for February and March depend on El Salvador's proposed World Bank loan, which officials re [...] |
2009-01-22 16:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON PGOV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR642 |
ECONOMISTS DISCUSS GOVERNMENT'S ANTI-CRISIS PLAN [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Two prominent economists offered similar views of the Government of El Salvador's (GOES) $587 million anti-crisis plan. Luis Membreno and Claudio DeRosa separately said the plan largely consisted of increased spending on existing programs. As an economic stimulus, the plan was [...] |
2009-07-07 21:20:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON PGOV EINV KCRN ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR647 |
NEW MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE OUTLINES VISION FOR [...] (U) SUMMARY. New Minister of Agriculture Manuel Sevilla discussed his Ministry's role in the Government of El Salvador's (GOES) "anti-crisis" plan and his views on agricultural assistance during a June 25 courtesy call. The Ministry of Agriculture's anti-crisis program will focus on a combina [...] |
2009-07-08 21:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID PGOV SOCI EFIN ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR655 |
GOES NONCOMMITTAL ON UN NGOS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-10 20:54:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PHUM ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR659 |
ES: DEMARCHE DELIVERED Q CIVAIR CENTRAL AMERICA: COCESNA THREA [...] A/Econcouns delivered reftel demarche on American Airlines (AA) and 2. Rodriguez called A/Econcouns after speaking with Bayardo Pagoada, Ex 3. El Salvador's letter to COCESNA has been sent to EEB and WHA via e-m Blau [...] |
2009-07-14 22:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR660 |
ES: DEMARCHE DELIVERED - CIVAIR CENTRAL AMERICA: COCESNA [...] A/Econcouns delivered reftel demarche on American Airlines (AA) and the Central American Corporation for Air Navigation Services (COCESNA) to Rene Rodriguez, Director of El Salvador's Civil Aviation Authority, on July 14. Rodriguez advised that El Salvador had sent COCESNA a formal request the [...] |
2009-07-14 22:17:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAIR KTIA ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR680 |
DEMARCHE ON RUSSIA SUMMIT, PLUS KOSOVO [...] PolCouns delivered reftel nonpaper July 16 regarding the results of the U.S.)Russia Presidential Summit to MFA Director General of Foreign Policy Werner Romero. He said that he would review the information and consult with the MFA's European desk officer. 2. When asked if the GOES had giv [...] |
2009-07-17 22:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL RS KV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR683 |
ASSEMBLY ELECTS NEW SUPREME COURT [...] Summary: The Legislative Assembly unanimously elected five Supreme Court justices July 16. The Assembly failed to elect a new Attorney General or a new Public Defender; those elections are expected to be postponed until August. End Summary. 2. On July 16, the Legislative Assembly unani [...] |
2009-07-20 14:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR686 |
NEW GOES UNDECIDED ON FUTURE OF BIOFUELS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to new Minister of Economy Hector Dada, the Government of El Salvador (GOES) is undecided about its biofuels policy but appreciates the assistance provided under the U.S. - Brazil Biofuels Initiative. The National Energy Council (CNE) will be developing an overall ene [...] |
2009-07-20 22:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR PREL EAID ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR689 |
NEW FINANCIAL SYSTEM SUPERINTENDENT DISCUSSES REFORMS, US [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In addition to his regulatory duties, new Superintendent of the Financial System Victor Ramirez is actively involved in an ambitious reform agenda for the financial system, including a consolidated supervision law and a new credit card law. The slow pace of financial laws in the [...] |
2009-07-22 19:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KTFN ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR702 |
BUS SUBSIDY EXTENDED FOR ANOTHER 18 MONTHS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of El Salvador (GOES) reached an agreement with public transportation representatives on a restructured bus subsidy following two months of negotiations. The new agreement extends the subsidy program for 18 months, reduces the monthly payment, and secures a guara [...] |
2009-07-28 18:24:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELTN ECON EFIN PGOV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR705 |
INFORMATION REQUEST REGARDING VILLATORO EXTRADITION [...] (U) Post received a copy of a letter from Jose Herbert Romero, the President of the Committee of People Affected by the OBC Stockbroker Firm, on July 9. OBC is an investment and brokerage firm located in El Salvador that has been accused of defrauding clients of USD 8.9 million. The letter, [...] |
2009-07-28 19:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR708 |
EARLY IMPRESSIONS OF FUNES GOVERNMENT [...] (C) Summary: Some eight weeks into the Funes Administration, we are beginning to see more clearly the trends and factions inside the GOES. President Mauricio Funes' non-FMLN campaign support group, the Friends of Mauricio, is largely in control of the economic apparatus of El Salvador. Similar [...] |
2009-07-28 20:39:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR71 |
SALVADORAN FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS MEETING WITH [...] This in an action cable. Please see paragraph four. 2. On Wednesday, January 21, the office of Salvadoran Foreign Minister Marisol Argueta de Barillas contacted the embassy and requested a meeting with Secretary Clinton on the morning of Tuesday, January 27. Minister Argueta will be in Wa [...] |
2009-01-22 22:56:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ES PGOV PREF |
| 09SANSALVADOR712 |
COMMUNITY ACTIVIST MURDERED: POLITICS OR RANDOM [...] Summary: Community activist Gustavo Marcelo Rivera Moreno disappeared on June 18; police discovered his body in a well June 30. The initial police investigation has led to the arrest of seven purported gang members. The police have made public statements that Rivera was likely murdered as a r [...] |
2009-07-30 15:05:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM KJUS ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR713 |
NEW PORT AUTHORITY DIRECTOR PUSHING FOR LA UNION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to Port Authority (CEPA) Director Guillermo Lopez-Suarez, President Funes and key FMLN legislators have dropped their insistence upon maintaining state control of the Port of La Union and are now open to a full private concession. Once a concession is granted, however, [...] |
2009-07-30 16:24:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EWWT EINV ECON ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR733 |
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTS TSE MAGISTRATES [...] Summary: The Legislative Assembly elected five Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) magistrates June 30. Eugenio Chicas of the (left-wing) Farabundo Marti Front for the National Liberation (FMLN) assumed the TSE presidency for a three-year term. Other magistrates are Walter Araujo, Julio Moreno [...] |
2009-07-31 21:51:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV KJUS ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR747 |
GOES FAVORS ECUADOR IN UNESCO DG ELECTION [...] (C) Poloff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Multilateral Affairs Officers Felix Ulloa and Egriselda Gonzalez on August 11. Gonzalez said the MFA has not yet decided its vote for UNESCO Director General, but that it is leaning toward support for the Ecuadoran candidate, [...] |
2009-08-13 21:56:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV UNESCO ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR748 |
GOES SANGUINE ON COLOMBIA DCA; FM TO HONDURAS [...] (C) Summary: Salvadoran FM Martinez welcomed reftel points on the proposed U.S.-Colombia Defense Cooperation Agreement. Separately, he has been asked by OAS SG Insulza to join the planned mission of Foreign Ministers to Honduras o/a August 21, partly as a counter-balance to Panama. End Summary [...] |
2009-08-13 22:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL MARR ES CO HO |
| 09SANSALVADOR780 |
NEW WATER WORKS PRESIDENT LAYS OUT GOALS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The newly appointed National Water and Sewage Administration (ANDA) President Francisco Gomez described to Econoffs August 18 the multitude of challenges facing the new GOES. These challenges include ineffective subsidies, waste and inefficient production, and extending services [...] |
2009-08-21 20:48:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON ENRG EAGR SENV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR789 |
FRIENDS OF MAURICIO: FUNES NEEDS YOUR HELP [...] (S) Summary: Leaders of the Friends of Mauricio movement, XXXXXXXXXXXX, told us August 21 the movement is formalizing itself and changing its name to the Citizen Movement for Change. They said Funes is concerned about his personal security, physical security at the Presidential offices, [...] |
2009-08-21 22:11:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR790 |
RIVERA INVESTIGATION CONTINUES, BUT SLOWLY [...] (C) Summary: The investigation into the killing of community activist Marcelo Rivera continues as new claims of death threats and attacks emerge. Archbishop Escobar Alas tells us that he doubts links between mining and Rivera's murder. Ombudsman for Human Rights Oscar Luna said that the inve [...] |
2009-08-21 22:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR802 |
YOUR VISIT TO EL SALVADOR [...] (S) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visit reinforces the U.S. policy of active engagement with the GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has stated his desire to make the U.S. and Brazil [...] |
2009-08-26 16:22:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | PGOV MARR ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR811 |
IMF LIKELY TO ASSIST EL SALVADOR WITH NEW STAND-BY [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. El Salvador is likely to receive a new Stand-By Arrangement from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), according to a visiting IMF assessment team. The IMF also expects to issue letters supporting the release of $300 million in Inter-American Development Bank loans and the issu [...] |
2009-08-27 21:54:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN EAID ECON IMF ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR813 |
ARMS DEALER SAYS POLICE MOVING AWAY FROM US WEAPONS [...] (C) SUMMARY. According to one of El Salvador's largest arms dealers, the National Civil Police (PNC) is moving away from US-made weaponry and shifting suppliers to a prominent backer of President Funes. The Salvadoran military, however, remains committed to purchasing US-made equipment. Nei [...] |
2009-08-28 19:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC ASEC MCAP PARM ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR816 |
EL SALVADOR STILL UNDECIDED ON JOINING PETROCARIBE [...] (C) Vice Foreign Minister for External Cooperation Jaime Miranda told Econcouns August 28 that President Funes remained undecided on whether to join Petrocaribe. The Salvadoran press had reported in early August that Miranda would be starting negotiations with the Government of Venezuela, but [...] |
2009-08-28 21:52:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | EPET EAID ENRG PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR817 |
WAVE OF PROTESTS MAY SIGNAL FMLN EFFORT TO [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent wave of protests organized by a so-called environmental group, "La Coordinadora Nacional de Medio Ambiente (CNMA)", are likely part of a movement by hard-line elements of the FMLN to undermine President Funes. Over the past several weeks, the CNMA has carried out large-scale, [...] |
2009-08-28 22:35:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ENRG EAGR SENV SOCI ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR864 |
SALVADORAN MINISTER OF THE ENVIRONMENT'S VISIT TO THE U.S. [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The newly appointed Salvadoran Minister of the Environment, Herman Rosa Chavez, will be in Washington on September 21 to meet with OES A/S Jones and EPA officials. USAID is sponsoring this trip to discuss El Salvador's interest in pollution control and prevention and to further [...] |
2009-09-17 12:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON SENV EAGR ETRD ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR866 |
FRASER VISIT HIGHLIGHTS STRONG US-GOES MILITARY [...] (C) Summary: SOUTHCOM Commander General Fraser and Salvadoran President Mauricio Funes met September 3 to discuss military cooperation between the Salvadoran Armed Forces (ESAF) and the U.S. military. They discussed the historically strong U.S. - GOES relationship; General Fraser and Preside [...] |
2009-09-17 15:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR877 |
GOES ATTENDANCE AT UNGA [...] (SBU) GOES plans attendance at UNGA as follows: A. Attendance of the Head of State/Head of Government -- President Mauricio Funes -- Will arrive in New York on September 22 and will depart on September 24. President Funes has no plans to visit other U.S. locations. He is scheduled to add [...] |
2009-09-18 19:30:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR878 |
SICA WANTS CLOSER COOPERATION ON PUBLIC SECURITY [...] (U) Summary: Secretary General of the Central American Integration System (SICA in Spanish), Jose Aleman Gurdian, is seeking closer cooperation with the U.S., particularly on public security. Aleman also inquired about the possibility of U.S. technical and financial assistance to his organiza [...] |
2009-09-18 20:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ES KCRM PREL XK |
| 09SANSALVADOR88 |
EL SALVADOR SUPPORTS SPECIALIZED 1206-FUNDED CT [...] (S) American Embassy El Salvador fully endorses the referenced FY09 funding proposals in support of Operation Enduring Friendship Caribbean-Central America (OEF-CCA) under Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). 2. (S) SOCSOUTH submits FY09 funding proposal for equi [...] |
2009-01-30 16:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | MARR PTER HO |
| 09SANSALVADOR880 |
LAUNCHING OF VITAL VOICES EL SALVADOR [...] Summary: On September 17, Salvadorans launched their Vital Voices Global Network Affiliate Chapter, with the goal of identifying, mentoring and developing the next generation of women leaders in business, politics, civic society and the media. The president and vice president of the Salvadora [...] |
2009-09-21 20:25:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | KWMN KPAO PGOV ECON ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR885 |
EL SALVADOR ON U.S. MISSILE DEFENSE AND IRAN [...] (C) PolCouns met with Joaquin Maza Martelli, Director General of Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), September 17 to discuss Iran and Missile Defense. Maza was not aware of the U.S. announcement regarding the change in missile defense policy, but was familiar with the sub [...] |
2009-09-21 22:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PREL ES IR |
| 09SANSALVADOR887 |
EL SALVADOR TO ISSUE $800 MILLION IN EUROBONDS IN OCTOBER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador (GOES) announced plans to sell $800 million in Eurobonds in the international market in October. Proceeds from the Eurobonds will be used to improve the liquidity of public finances and provide funding for new social programs. While a new bond off [...] |
2009-09-22 15:07:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ECON EINV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR888 |
GOES BACKS USG HONDURAS STRATEGY [...] (C) Summary: During a September 15-16 visit to San Salvador, WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) Bisa Williams met with Foreign Minister Hugo Martinez; President Funes' Private Secretary, Francisco Caceres; and Armando Arias, President of the American Chamber of Commerce, to gauge support for [...] |
2009-09-22 15:57:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KDEM ASEC HO ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR889 |
EL SALVADOR'S NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL A COMPROMISE [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador's Legislative Assembly chose Romeo Benjamin Barahona Melendez as its new Attorney General (AG) September 18 following a long power lacuna in the office. The AG has significant influence on law enforcement and security policy in El Salvador. Barahona promises a rene [...] |
2009-09-22 17:05:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS SNAR SOCI ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR898 |
ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES: El SALVADOR [...] (U) Post's responses to reftel queries are below. Certain topics have been combined to minimize redundancy. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Summary. An estimated three million Salvadorans reside abroad, with approximately 90 percent of them in the U.S. Salvadorans are a readily [...] |
2009-09-25 17:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG TSPL |
| 09SANSALVADOR900 |
FOREIGN MINISTER HUGO MARTINEZ TO ATTEND UNGA FOOD [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-25 19:03:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR901 |
ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES: El SALVADOR [...] (U) Post's responses to reftel queries are below. Certain topics have been combined to minimize redundancy. -------- OVERVIEW -------- 2. (SBU) Summary. An estimated three million Salvadorans reside abroad, with approximately 90 percent of them in the U.S. Salvadorans are a readily [...] |
2009-09-25 19:13:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | BEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG TSPL |
| 09SANSALVADOR905 |
BORDER CLOSURES WITH HONDURAS ORDERLY [...] (C) Summary: Official Salvadoran border closures due to the Honduran curfew have been orderly. Protesters from both sides did block traffic for a few hours each mid-day from September 20-23, in demonstrations coordinated with the local authorities. There are reports of increased AmCit traffic [...] |
2009-09-25 20:53:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR906 |
EL SALVADOR ANNOUNCES NEW $800 MILLION PRECAUTIONARY FUND [...] SUMMARY. The Government of El Salvador (GOES) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced September 24 a preliminary agreement for a new, three-year $800 million Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The GOES intends to treat the SBA as a precautionary credit line to strengthen overall fiscal a [...] |
2009-09-25 21:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | EFIN EAID PGOV IMF ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR908 |
CLOSER TIES TO BRAZIL MAY SPUR APPROVAL OF ETHANOL [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Funes' recent trip to Brazil has placed biofuels prominently on El Salvador's national economic agenda. Taking advantage of the renewed GOES interest in crafting a biofuels policy, including mandating a 10 percent ethanol mix for domestic gasoline supplies, Post hosted [...] |
2009-09-25 21:32:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ENRG EAGR PREL EAID ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR924 |
EL SALVADOR ON NEW IRANIAN NUCLEAR SITE [...] (C) PolCouns met with Joaquin Maza Martelli, Director General of Foreign Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), September 28 to discuss Iran's continued development of its nuclear program. Maza was familiar with the issue and expressed concern with Iran's recent missile tests. Maza [...] |
2009-09-30 15:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PGOV PREL HO IR ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR928 |
(S/NF) FUNES'S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE FMLN [...] (SBU) Embassy San Salvador provides the following responses to Reftel queries. 2. (S/NF) DOES MINISTER OF DEFENSE PAYES HAVE CLOSE RELATIONS WITH FMLN HARDLINERS? IF SO, WITH WHOM? No. Munguia Payes, both during the campaign and since becoming Minister of Defense, has been quick to point out [...] |
2009-09-30 21:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET//NOFORN | PINR PGOV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR939 |
FUNES DISAVOWS VP'S ANTI-US COMMENTS [...] (C) Summary: FM Martinez relayed September 30 a message from President Funes that anti-U.S. comments made by VP Sanchez Ceren September 26 did not reflect the views of either Funes or the GOES. Martinez welcomed Charge's public reaction that Sanchez Ceren's comments were "inconsistent" with t [...] |
2009-10-01 21:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR947 |
REORGANIZING ARENA: THE PARTYS FUTURE AFTER [...] S/NF) Summary: On October 11, the The National Rpublican Alliance (ARENA) party will hold its annul convention, marking the first time in 20 years that it has held the convention as an opposition arty. The party emerged from its March 15 presidential election defeat in chaos. In June, long-b [...] |
2009-10-06 21:20:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR955 |
ADIDAS: GOES WILL CONSIDER HERMOSA CLAIMS, LEGAL [...] (C) Summary: In a meeting with Adidas representatives, GOES officials said they would review compensation claims of Hermosa Manufacturing workers who lost their jobs in 2005 when the Salvadoran-owned garment factory closed, and to consider pursuing legal action against the owner. They also [...] |
2009-10-07 17:20:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB PGOV PHUM ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR958 |
EL SALVADOR FRAUD SEMI-ANNUAL SUMMARY FY09 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-07 19:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KFRD CVIS CPAS CMGT ASEC ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR960 |
EL SALVADOR SUPPORTIVE OF P5+1 PROCESS; NO [...] (C) Summary: MFA DG for Foreign Policy welcomed our briefing on the outcome of October 1 P5 1 talks with Iran. El Salvador is supportive of the process. The Israeli Ambassador reported separately that FM Martinez told the American Jewish Committee in New York that El Salvador would not establ [...] |
2009-10-07 21:34:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KNNP MNUC PARM IR ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR961 |
ALBAPETROLEOS STRATEGY: FAIR PRICES OR DESTROYING [...] (SBU) During an October 2 courtesy call by Econoff, Albapetroleo Vice President Luz Estella Rodriguez said her company's primary goal is to increase the availability of affordable gasoline to the public and create a social development fund for municipalities participating in the Albapetroleo jo [...] |
2009-10-08 15:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EPET ENRG PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR966 |
GOES APPROVES REGISTRATION OF TELECOMMUNICATION [...] (C) Summary: Telecommunications union representatives from SITCOM, SITRAVX, and SUTTEL reported that the Ministry of Labor granted official recognition to SITCOM and SITRAVX, on September 17 and August 28, respectively, after protracted legal battles. The SITCOM group also alleged that vario [...] |
2009-10-08 21:50:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ES PHUM LAB AFL CIO ILO |
| 09SANSALVADOR970 |
EL SALVADOR: COUNTRY CONDITIONS AS THEY RELATE TO [...] (C) Summary: Current infrastructure, economic, and political conditions in El Salvador would not allow the country to absorb, in an orderly manner, the return of the 258,000 Salvadoran beneficiaries of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) living in the United States. El Salvador has not finished [...] |
2009-10-09 15:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET//NOFORN | PHUM PREF SMIG ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR971 |
EL SALVADOR ALERT TO HAITI-BOUND PRC TRAVELERS [...] (C) SUMMARY: EMBOFFS delivered reftel demarche to the Salvadoran Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Immigration Authorities, and airline representatives. The Government of El Salvador (GOES) was receptive and all parties expressed a desire to prevent mala fide travel between Haiti and El Salvador. The GO [...] |
2009-10-09 16:33:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KFRD ASEC ES HA |
| 09SANSALVADOR978 |
ARENA CONVENTION: UNITY OR MUTINY? [...] (C) Summary: On October 11, the center-right National Republican Alliance (ARENA) party held its annual national convention. Former Salvadoran presidents, including Tony Saca, emphasized party unity in their addresses. However, the day after the convention, twelve ARENA legislative deputies [...] |
2009-10-13 21:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET//NOFORN | PREL PGOV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR980 |
TACA AND AVIANCA AGREE TO MERGE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On October 7, El Salvador's Grupo TACA announced a merger with Colombia's Avianca Airlines to form Latin America's second-largest carrier. TACA's primary short-term benefit is new long-haul routes to Europe and North America. The local American Airlines representative does not [...] |
2009-10-14 19:24:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAIR ECON SOCI ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR987 |
EL SALVADOR'S NATIONAL STATISTICS SYSTEM UNDER REVISION [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Director of El Salvador's statistics and census bureau (DIGESTYC) detailed past government interference in government statistics and the major changes the Funes Administration is considering for El Salvador's National Statistics System. First, the GOES is investigating ways [...] |
2009-10-16 17:38:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD EINV ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR989 |
FUNES ABSENT FROM FMLN ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION [...] (C) Summary: On October 10th, El Salvador's leftist FMLN party (Frente Farabundo Marti para la Liberacion Nacional) celebrated the 29th anniversary of its founding, notably without the participation of either President Funes or the "Friends of Mauricio." The absence of Funes and Friends ind [...] |
2009-10-16 21:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ES |
| 09SANSALVADOR996 |
FUNES ADVISORS SEE PERILS, OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD [...] (C) Summary: Three leaders of the former Friends of Mauricio movement, now the Citizen Movement for Change, shared with us October 20 their concerns over the tense relationship between President and the FMLN, ongoing turmoil in ARENA, and the deteriorating public security situation. They belie [...] |
2009-10-22 13:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR10 |
El Salvador's 2010 Budget [...] (SBU) Summary: El Salvador's $3.7 billion budget for 2010 increases spending by only 0.7 percent over 2009 by zeroing-out budget increases and cutting spending across a wide range of government ministries. The few ministries granted budget increases include Labor (13.3%), Public Security (9.4% [...] |
2010-01-07 20:23:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV SOCI ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR110 |
DISTRACTED DRIVING DEMARCHE DELIVERED [...] On January 27, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Walter Lara, the Director of Regulations at the Ministry of Health. Dr. Lara confirmed El Salvador does not have legislation to prohibit texting while driving. He added that El Salvador lacks a reliable system to track the statistics of [...] |
2010-02-02 15:40:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SOCI UNDP UNGA ECON ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR13 |
El Salvador: Growing Concern Over Violent Crime [...] Summary: Recent comments by the Archbishop of San Salvador and former National Civilian Police (PNC) Director Rodrigo Avila point to growing public concern over El Salvador's spiraling violent crime rates, and the mounting pressure on President Mauricio Funes to reassure an anxious public that [...] |
2010-01-11 23:02:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ES XK KCRM |
| 10SANSALVADOR144 |
EL SALVADOR: INFORMATION ON CHILD LABOR AND FORCED LABOR FOR [...] (U) Summary: Pursuant to Ref A, this cable provides information on child labor and forced labor in the production of goods in El Salvador as well as prevalence and sectoral distribution of exploitative child labor, laws and regulations, institutions and mechanisms for enforcement, government [...] |
2010-02-08 14:25:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM SOCI ELAB ETRD ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR156 |
LABOR MONITORING AND ENGAGEMENT WITH EL SALVADOR [...] (U) Labor rights in El Salvador are generally respected but suffer from inadequate enforcement, and labor discrimination and violations of worker's rights do occur. However, El Salvador's new FMLN government has favored greater enforcement of labor rights than have prior administrations, and [...] |
2010-02-09 18:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ELAB ECON AID ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR170 |
A/S FERNANDEZ ENGAGES EL SALVADOR'S ECONOMIC CABINET ON [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy and Business Affairs, Jose W. Fernandez, visited El Salvador February 3-4, engaging with key GOES officials and private sector organizations. During a meeting with El Salvador's Economic Cabinet, A/S Fernandez discussed a broad r [...] |
2010-02-11 14:09:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV ENRG PREL EAGR ECON ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR212 |
EL SALVADOR: 2010 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (TIP) REPORT [...] (U) Summary: Pursuant to ref A, this cable provides information on trafficking in persons (TIP) in El Salvador in accordance with the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) of 2000. The text directly tracks reftel paragraphs 25-29 and relevant subsections. Note internal paragraph number [...] |
2010-02-19 22:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PHUM PREF KTIP KCRM KWMN KFRD SMIG ASEC ELAB MCA |
| 10SANSALVADOR246 |
Citibank Skeptical of Government Lending Plans [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Citibank El Salvador's head expressed skepticism over Government of El Salvador proposals to increase lending through secured transactions, government guarantees, and a government development bank. In Citibank's view, cash-flow-based lending is the most effective method, as sec [...] |
2010-02-25 22:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN PGOV SOCI CITIBANK ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR248 |
EL SALVADOR STILL CONSIDERING CITES COP 15 DEMARCHE [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-26 17:49:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA AORC UNEP ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR25 |
Vice President Proposes Amending Constitution [...] (C) Summary: At a high-profile public event on January 17, Vice President Salvador Sanchez Ceren called for sweeping constitutional reforms to enable plebiscites and other forms of "participative democracy" in El Salvador. The move stokes growing fears that the Farabundo Marti National Libera [...] |
2010-01-21 22:26:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR252 |
EL SALVADOR: 2010 SPECIAL 301 INPUT [...] (U) SUMMARY. El Salvador continues to comply with CAFTA-DR and TRIPS IPR obligations and improve IPR protection. The GOES implemented data protection regulations for agricultural chemicals in 2009, its last outstanding CAFTA-DR IPR obligation. Stronger enforcement efforts started in 2008 hav [...] |
2010-02-26 22:17:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON ETRD KIPR ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR33 |
TFHA01 EL SALVADOR: PUSHING BACK ON MISGUIDED HAITI COMMENTS [...] (U) On Saturday, January 23, the leftist FMLN party held a rally in honor of one of their founders, Shafik Handal, at which Central American Parliament member Nidia Diaz criticized American bases in Latin America, the militarization of U.S. assistance to Haiti, and what she described as a [...] |
2010-01-25 23:59:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HA ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR35 |
FMLN Leaders Affirm Radical Intentions [...] (C) Summa... [...] |
2010-01-26 18:42:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR37 |
With ARENA Fractured, Funes is FMLN's Only Rival [...] (C) Summary: Eight months into the Funes presidency, the GOES can best be characterized as schizophrenic. The part of the government that Funes controls is moderate, pragmatic, responsibly left-of-center and friendly to the USG. The part he has ceded to hard-line elements of the (left-wing) F [...] |
2010-01-26 19:14:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | PREL PGOV ECON ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR41 |
GOES Applauds USG Aid to Haiti [...] On January 27, PolOff delivered reftel A demarche to the MFA's Officer for UN Issues, Egriselda Gonzalez. Gonzalez expressed the GOES's appreciation for the USG's support to the earthquake recovery in Haiti and noted that GOES post-quake aid to Haiti has included 23 rescue, police and aid work [...] |
2010-01-28 15:40:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL EAID ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR43 |
Scenesetter for Your Visit to El Salvador [...] (C) Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes you to El Salvador. Your visit will reinforce the U.S. policy of active engagement with the left-of-center GOES, which strengthens the moderate, pragmatic elements in the new government. President Mauricio Funes has an 80 percent approval rating; good r [...] |
2010-01-28 17:10:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON ETRD PREL PGOV |
| 10SANSALVADOR5 |
El Salvador December Merida Initiative Implementation Report [...] The following summarizes El Salvador Merida Initiative implementation activities for December 2009. 2. Prison Security Upgrades: In December INL San Salvador completed installation of twelve body orifice scanning system (i.e. BOSS) chairs in eight correctional centers that house the m [...] |
2010-01-06 14:27:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV SNAR PINS ES KCRM KHLS XK |
| 10SANSALVADOR55 |
First-Ever Extradition of a Salvadoran National [...] (SBU) On January 29, the GOES extradited convicted rapist Jose Marvin Martinez to the U.S. aboard an FBI jet, marking the first time the GOES has surrendered one of its citizens to the U.S. under the 1911 bilateral extradition treaty. This landmark achievement, the product of two years of enga [...] |
2010-01-29 21:58:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL KJUS JUS ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR57 |
Signs of Life: A New ARENA Strategy Takes Shape [...] (C) Summary: Former (conservative) ARENA presidential hopeful, Luis Mario Rodriguez, told PolOffs the party is formulating a new strategy to confront two main challenges: opposing the hard-line FMLN's agenda and resisting the corrupting influence of former President Tony Saca. Rodriguez spoke [...] |
2010-01-29 23:01:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR58 |
Thanking GOES for Haiti Aid [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-20 18:08:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL AID HA ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR65 |
FUNES WORKING WITH LIKEMINDED LEADERS TO RECOGNIZE PRESIDENT [...] (C) SUMMARY. President Funes told visiting EEB Assistant Secretary Jose Fernandez that he, President Colom of Guatemala, and President Fernandez of the Dominican Republic are working on building consensus among Central American leaders to publically recognize the Government of Honduras. Assist [...] |
2010-02-05 15:56:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL//NOFORN | PGOV PREL ECON ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR67 |
El Salvador's Economy: A Glass Half-Empty [...] (C) SUMMARY: After seven months in office, the GOES has struggled to articulate either a clear economic policy or a clear security policy to address the two issues of greatest concern to the public. The GOES has few tools to use to prod the economy towards recovery, and the economy is heavily [...] |
2010-02-08 14:31:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN SOCI PGOV ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR7 |
Strike Closes Acajutla Port; Union Gang Ties Alleged [...] (C) SUMMARY: A large-scale labor union strike closed El Salvador's sole operating seaport for two days until police peacefully removed the strikers. The President of the Salvadoran Autonomous Port Authority (CEPA), Guillermo Lopez-Suarez, said port operations have returned to normal and negotia [...] |
2010-01-06 15:45:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | EWWT ELAB EINV ECON ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR81 |
El Salvador: Funes Pushing New Public Security Plan [...] (SBU) President Mauricio Funes has pushed his Public Security team to develop a new plan to confront ever worsening levels of violent crime in El Salvador. His Wednesday evening February 17 meeting with the diplomatic corps was the final of a series of town-hall-style meetings Funes host [...] |
2010-02-18 21:46:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM SNAR ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR83 |
Wiretap Law Passes, Implementation Needs USG Funding [...] (C) Summary: On February 18, the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly unanimously passed a landmark wiretap bill, providing GOES authorities an important tool to combat the growing crime problem in the country. The Assembly had considered versions of electronic surveillance legislation for more tha [...] |
2010-02-19 19:15:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS PREL ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR85 |
Scenesetter for DoD Visit to El Salvador, March 8-9 [...] (C) Summary: Embassy San Salvador warmly welcomes the March 8-9 visit of Assistant Secretary of Defense Dr. Paul N. Stockton and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Dr. Frank Mora. Your visit comes while the GOES is in the midst of combating a public security crisis of the first order. It also co [...] |
2010-02-23 21:29:00 | Embassy San Salvador | SECRET | MARR DOD PREL PGOV ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR87 |
EL SALVADOR'S RESPONSE TO GOLDSTONE FOLLOW-UP [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials on February 24 to discuss points in reftel, including the Palestinian-drafted resolution and the UN General Assembly vote on Friday, February 26, on the Goldstone Report. MFA representative Egriselda Gonzalez of the Multilatera [...] |
2010-02-25 23:06:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM UNGA ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR9 |
NO MINING LINK IN CABANAS MURDERS [...] (C) Summary: Embassy has looked into a controversial set of murders in Cabanas department, many of which are the subject of intense NGO scrutiny in the United States. On January 5, PolOff traveled to Cabanas to discuss the murders of local environmental activists with local government official [...] |
2010-01-08 19:40:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV PHUM ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR91 |
EL SALVADOR'S RESPONSE TO DEMARCHE ON IRISL [...] (SBU) Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials on February 24 to discuss the Iranian shipping line IRISL. MFA representative Egriselda Gonzalez of the Multilateral Affairs Office said the MFA was aware of the shipping line and the nature of the problem, but appreciated the [...] |
2010-02-26 22:41:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EFIN ETTC KNNP ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR95 |
EL SALVADOR TO SUPPORT AMPHETAMINE CONTROLS [...] (U) Poloff met with Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials on February 24 to discuss El Salvador's support for the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs vote to increase control over illicit amphetamine precursor phenylacetic acid. Egriselda Gonzalez of MFA's Multilateral Affairs Office told [...] |
2010-02-26 22:44:00 | Embassy San Salvador | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC SNAR KCRM ES |
| 10SANSALVADOR97 |
El Salvador Supports U.S. OAS Priorities [...] (C) Summary: El Salvador supports our priorities for the next OAS Secretary General (SYG) but we should not expect the Salvadorans to use the March 3 OAS candidate forum to set forth aggressively priorities for the next SYG and ASYG. End Summary. 2. (C) Joaquin Maza, MFA Director Genera [...] |
2010-02-26 23:16:00 | Embassy San Salvador | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL AORC KDEM OAS ES |