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| Identifier | Subject | Date | Office | Classification | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09GUATEMALA179 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-26 15:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA180 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-26 15:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA181 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-26 15:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA182 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-02-26 17:02:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA184 |
PROGRESS IN BRIDGING GAP BETWEEN GOVERNMENT AND [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador has been facilitating constructive dialogue between civil society and the Colom government, urging both sides to find common ground. The most recent event was a meeting at the Residence between human rights leader Helen Mack and Minister of Government Gandara wher [...] |
2009-02-26 18:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KDEM KJUS PHUM PGOV KCRM SOCI GT |
| 09GUATEMALA19 |
STAFFDEL ALMEIDA, GUATEMALA VISIT DECEMBER 14-17 [...] Labor Counsel to the U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor, Tico Almeida, visited Guatemala December 14-17 as part of a two-country fact-finding visit to Central America to discuss labor issues within the jurisdiction of his Committee. The trip was scheduled for the week after the Depar [...] |
2009-01-09 14:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB ETRD PHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM PGOV OREP GT |
| 09GUATEMALA192 |
KILLINGS OF GARMENT BUSINESSMEN RECALL DISPUTE [...] (SBU) Summary: Although there are no indications of union involvement, the January 21 killings of two representatives of a garment factory (Industria Textil Choishin, S.A.) highlighted tension between management and a workers union (SitraChoi). Through November of last year, Choishin and Sitr [...] |
2009-03-03 09:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KCRM ETRD PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT |
| 09GUATEMALA197 |
GUATEMALA'S INPUT FOR 2009 TIP REPORT [...] Below is post input (keyed to ref B) on anti-trafficking efforts undertaken by the Guatemalan government between April 2008 and February 2009 in the areas of prevention, protection of and assistance to trafficked victims, and investigation and prosecution of traffickers. While challenges remai [...] |
2009-03-03 17:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KTIP ELAB KCRM KFRD KWMN PGOV PHUM PREF SMIG ASEC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA198 |
2009 SPECIAL 301 REVIEW: INPUT FROM GUATEMALA [...] (U) Summary: Post recommends that Guatemala be moved to the Special 301 Priority Watch List for 2009 and that specific actions be requested to improve the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). In November 2008, the Ambassador communicated USG concerns over IPR enforcement with At [...] |
2009-03-04 12:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KIPR ECON ETRD GT |
| 09GUATEMALA199 |
GUATEMALA: DEMARCHE ON US-CANADA-OAS BORDER [...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche, invitation letter, and draft agenda to Luis Carranza, Director for Multilateral Policy at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), urging Guatemala's participation in the upcoming US-Canada-OAS Border Security Seminar in Vancouver. Carranza said he would advise [...] |
2009-03-04 13:45:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM ETTC PREL PBTS EWWT OAS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA202 |
EMBASSY GUATEMALA VEHICLE HIT BY GUNFIRE [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 4, 2009, at approximately 0915 hours, an official Embassy vehicle was hit by one round of gunfire in the rear window assembly while traveling within six blocks of the Embassy. No Embassy personnel were injured. END SUMMARY 2. (SBU) On March 4, 2009, at 0912 hours [...] |
2009-03-05 08:01:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ABLD ASEC GT KCRM |
| 09GUATEMALA213 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA214 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA215 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA216 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-09 14:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA217 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-09 15:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA22 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-12 17:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA222 |
MINISTER OF DEFENSE UNDER PRESSURE TO TURN OVER [...] (U) Summary: On March 6, the Ministry of Defense presented to a judge certified copies of two of the four 1980s-era military counterinsurgency plans -- Victoria 82 and Firmeza 83 -- ordered by the Constitutional Court to be turned over to the Public Ministry. The two other plans -- Plan Sofi [...] |
2009-03-11 14:34:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | MARR PHUM MOPS KDEM KCRM KJUS PGOV GT |
| 09GUATEMALA224 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-11 16:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA227 |
GUATMELA'S GARIFUNA FACE CHALLENGES TO CULTURE [...] SUMMARY. From February 18-20, CAO traveled to Livingston and Puerto Barrios on Guatemala's Caribbean coast in an effort to improve the Embassy's cultural and educational links with the Afro-Caribbean Garifuna community. Livingston, which can only be reached by boat, is an isolated community [...] |
2009-03-11 16:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL ECON PHUM KPAO GT |
| 09GUATEMALA23 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-12 17:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA238 |
TWO POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR 1984 FORCED [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-16 17:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM PGOV ELAB GT |
| 09GUATEMALA239 |
RECOMMENDATION THAT USG SUPPORT CICIG MANDATE [...] (SBU) The two-year mandate of the UN-led International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) is set to expire in September 2009, and public opinion in Guatemala strongly favors extending it. The Embassy recommends that the USG support extension. CICIG is of pivotal importance to [...] |
2009-03-17 07:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR EAID PINR PHUM UN GT |
| 09GUATEMALA24 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-12 17:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA241 |
TWO POLICE OFFICERS ARRESTED FOR 1984 FORCED [...] (U) Summary: After 25 years of eluding justice, two suspects -- an active-duty police officer and a retired police officer -- were arrested March 5 and 6 for the 1984 disappearance of labor leader Edgar Fernando Garcia, late husband of influential Congresswoman Nineth Montenegro. The arrests [...] |
2009-03-17 15:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KCRM KJUS KDEM PGOV ELAB GT |
| 09GUATEMALA252 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-18 15:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA253 |
WORKERS' RIGHTS CENTER ASSISTS INDIGENOUS WORKERS [...] Summary: On February 25, Embassy officers made a site visit to a USG-funded Workers Rights Center in Chimaltenango. Poloffs met with the project coordinator and an indigenous staff lawyer who discussed the project's achievements and challenges during the first three months of its operation. [...] |
2009-03-18 16:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV ECON GT |
| 09GUATEMALA254 |
SCENESETTER FOR A/S SHANNON'S MARCH 19-21 VISIT TO [...] (SBU) President Colom's tenure has been characterized by a number of successes in the social field, and growing challenges in others, especially security. Controversial First Lady Sandra de Colom leads the government's efforts to fulfill campaign promises of poverty alleviation and social in [...] |
2009-03-18 18:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON PINR ASEC SNAR EAID GT |
| 09GUATEMALA26 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-13 10:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA262 |
GUATEMALAN "WOMAN OF COURAGE" ASSISTS VICTIMS OF [...] (U) Summary: On March 4, the Ambassador met with 2009 Guatemalan "Woman of Courage" Norma Cruz to personally congratulate her in advance of her visit to Washington to participate in the Secretary's awards ceremony and related activities. Cruz, co-founder and director of local NGO Survivors F [...] |
2009-03-19 12:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL KWMN KPAO PHUM KJUS KDEM KCRM EAID SOCI |
| 09GUATEMALA263 |
Making CAFTA-DR Produce in a Down Market [...] Summary: CAFTA-DR has substantially improved Guatemala's ability to participate and compete in global markets. Regulatory structures were modernized and wide swaths of the Guatemalan economy were opened to international competition. As a result, trade increased substantially, foreign direct [...] |
2009-03-19 13:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETRD ECON ELAB PGOV PREL GT |
| 09GUATEMALA264 |
AFL-CIO SOLIDARITY CENTER SUGGESTS STEPS TO [...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador and Laboff met with AFL-CIO Solidarity Center Central America representative Rob Wayss on March 13 to review labor issues and to discuss ways to improve labor compliance. Responding to Wayss' concerns about the reporting of alleged labor crimes in the annual Human [...] |
2009-03-19 13:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA265 |
GUATEMALAN ECONOMY SUFFERS THE IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL [...] SUMMARY: The latest round of economic indicators shows continued deterioration of the Guatemalan economy as a result of the global economic crisis. The Central Bank indicated it would revise downward 2009 economic growth estimates, currently at 3 to 3.5 percent. Remittance flows and internati [...] |
2009-03-19 13:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID SNAR KJUS PGOV GT |
| 09GUATEMALA266 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-19 16:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA269 |
CRONYISM TRUMPS PUBLIC WELFARE IN VACCINE PURCHASE [...] (C) After 25 years of purchasing vaccines through the Pan-American Health Organization's (PAHO) Revolving Fund (RF), the GOG recently awarded a contract to purchase seven types of vaccines and many high costs drugs from a local pharmaceutical company (J.I. Cohen) that was a major donor to the [...] |
2009-03-20 07:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI TBIO PREL GT |
| 09GUATEMALA278 |
GUATEMALA: RECENT SIGNIFICANT CRIME EVENTS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As violent crime continues to increase throughout Guatemala, the following are some of the more recent significant events, including crimes against Embassy employees and American citizen visitors. END SUMMARY. 2. (SBU) On March 19, 2009, at approximately 0740 hours, an Ame [...] |
2009-03-24 12:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC GT KCRM |
| 09GUATEMALA289 |
CN TACTICAL RESPONSE TEAM SEIZESS A CESSNA 210 AND [...] SUMMARY: On March 20, 2009 a host nation Tactical Response Team (TRT) consisting of Guatemalan Counter Narcotics Police (SAIA), Guatemalan military special forces unit GEIR/KAIBIL and DEA agents from the GCO intercepted a drug trafficking group as they attempted to off load a shipment of narco [...] |
2009-03-26 14:54:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL GT |
| 09GUATEMALA290 |
AMBASSADOR INTERVENES TO PROTECT CITI FROM [...] (C) In a March 19 meeting, the Ambassador urged Attorney General Velasquez not to let politicians influence the investigation of Citibank in the Mercado de Futuros (MDF) embezzlement case, in which $11.2 million of congressional funds were stolen and lost in risky commodities investments. The [...] |
2009-03-26 17:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ECON EFIN ETRD PREL PGOV GT |
| 09GUATEMALA291 |
GUATEMALAN HUMAN RIGHTS OMBUDSMAN'S WIFE ATTACKED [...] (SBU) On March 25, Human Rights Ombudsman Sergio Morales reported to authorities that his wife, Gladys Monterroso, was abducted by unknown assailants earlier that day from a restaurant in zone 10 of Guatemala City while having lunch, and released 15 hours later in a park in zone 18 after she w [...] |
2009-03-26 18:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS KDEM SOCI PHUM PGOV GT |
| 09GUATEMALA298 |
GUATEMALAN POLICE ARREST TEN NARCOTRAFFICKERS [...] (C) On March 5, the Guatemalan National Civil Police (PNC) arrested ten alleged members, mostly Guatemalans, of the Mexican Zetas (the armed wing of the Gulf Cartel) in response to shootouts that same day between PNC officers and the alleged narcotraffickers. The confrontations between the PNC [...] |
2009-03-30 14:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM PTER PGOV KJUS KDEM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA301 |
ENGAGING WITH STATES ON ICJ ADVISORY OPINION ON [...] (U) Pol/Econ Counselor made reftel demarche March 31 to Julio Martini, Director General for Multilateral Affairs of the Guatemalan MFA. Martini said he understood that Guatemala would not file a brief with the ICJ on Kosovo, but noted that Vice Foreign Minister Lars Pira, who has the MFA lea [...] |
2009-03-31 20:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL ICJ KV GT |
| 09GUATEMALA302 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-31 21:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA303 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-31 21:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA304 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-03-31 21:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA311 |
A/S SHANNON'S MARCH 19-21 VISIT TO GUATEMALA [...] (C) During his March 19-21 visit to Guatemala, WHA Assistant Secretary Shannon met with President Colom, other senior members of government, CICIG Commissioner Castresana, and representatives of civil society, press, and the business sector. Colom said Guatemala's fiscal conservatism would h [...] |
2009-04-01 17:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | PREL ECON SNAR CVIS PGOV PHUM UN HO ES CU GT |
| 09GUATEMALA32 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-13 15:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA324 |
CICIG'S OPENING SALVO IN PORTILLO-ERA EMBEZZLEMENT [...] (U) On March 26 and the days immediately thereafter, Guatemalan police arrested retired army General Enrique Rios Sosa, active duty Naval Captain Rondolfo Leonel Chacon Alvarez (Commander of the Naval School), army Captain Adolfo Catalan Munoz, retired army Colonel Sergio Cardenas Sagastume, [...] |
2009-04-03 16:49:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA33 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-13 15:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA330 |
GUATEMALAN MINISTRY OF LABOR LAUNCHES CALL CENTER [...] Summary: On April 3, the Ministry of Labor inaugurated a call center, funded by USDOL, to respond to public requests for information, provide legal consultations, and refer complaints to the Labor Inspectorate. Earlier the same day, USDOL-funded "Cumple y Gana" (Comply and Win) program launch [...] |
2009-04-06 23:41:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB PGOV ECON PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM EAID GT |
| 09GUATEMALA334 |
DEMARCHE ON USG CANDIDACY FOR UN HUMAN RIGHTS [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-07 18:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA336 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-07 22:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA337 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-08 17:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA338 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-08 17:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA339 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA340 |
GUATEMALA HUAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS REL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA341 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-08 17:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA347 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-13 19:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA361 |
SICA MULTILATERAL: GUATEMALAN RESPONSE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-15 23:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AMGT AORC APER BEXP ECON EFIN ENRG ETRD KSUM |
| 09GUATEMALA367 |
DEMARCHE ON UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL ELECTION [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-17 16:59:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL KDEM KJUS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA368 |
AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL [...] (C) Summary: During his March 12 meeting with Attorney General Velasquez, the Ambassador raised various issues, including the importance of investigating killings of unionists, the ineffective work of the IPR and anti-money laundering prosecutors, progress on the GOG's wiretapping capability, [...] |
2009-04-17 18:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM KJUS KTIP KWMN ELAB KDEM ETRD PHUM |
| 09GUATEMALA379 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-21 20:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA380 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-21 21:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA381 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-21 21:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA396 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-04-27 22:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA406 |
GUATEMALA'S NEW LEFT: THE NEW REPUBLIC MOVEMENT [...] (C) Summary: Amid growing insecurity, narco-related violence, and an economic crisis, independent Congressman Anibal Garcia has announced the formation of a new leftist movement to promote reform and to represent traditionally under-represented sectors of the population. Garcia hopes to turn [...] |
2009-04-29 03:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SOCI ELAB ECON PHUM PREL KJUS KDEM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA420 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-04 22:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA425 |
GUATEMALA RESPONSE:PROPOSED OPIC FINANCING - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-05 17:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EINV ECON GT |
| 09GUATEMALA427 |
GUATEMALA'S MARGINALIZED WORKERS: PROSTITUTES AND [...] (U) Summary: Driven by economic hardship into prostitution, women loiter in the doorways of dozens of brothels lining the street in the seedy red-light district of Chimaltenango. Driven by the same economic forces, children, some as young as ten, toil alongside their parents in a municipal l [...] |
2009-05-05 23:02:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON SOCI PHUM KDEM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA434 |
VISIT OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARY NANCY LEE TO [...] (SBU) Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Americas Nancy Lee visited Guatemala April 17 to attend the Central American Finance Ministers meeting and discuss the impact of the global economic crisis on Guatemala and Central America. In meetings with a variety of private and public secto [...] |
2009-05-06 18:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL GT |
| 09GUATEMALA446 |
WILSON CENTER CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION VISITS [...] (U) The Wilson Center on the Hill sponsored a non-official Congressional delegation (NODEL) to Guatemala, April 15-17, for briefings on security and trade in Central America. During their visit, Congressmen James Sensenbrenner (R-WI), Peter Roskam (R-IL), and Devin Nunes (R-CA) met with Vice P [...] |
2009-05-11 23:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL CVIS ECON EAID KCRM EAGR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA449 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-12 19:46:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA45 |
NEW MINISTER OF GOVERNMENT OUTLINES AMBITIOUS [...] (C) Summary: Newly sworn-in Minister of Government Salvador Gandara, with whom the Embassy has long had a good relationship, outlined an ambitious agenda to the Ambassador January 9. He said he planned to increase the tempo and efficiency of police operations, including against major narcot [...] |
2009-01-14 16:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA450 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-12 20:38:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA451 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-12 20:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA452 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-12 20:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA453 |
MURDER OF PROMINENT LAWYER TARS COLOM [...] (C) Summary: Rodrigo Rosenberg, a respected local attorney, was assassinated on May 10 while riding his bicycle in Guatemala City. Following his death news media aired a pre-recorded videotape of Rosenberg accusing President Colom, First Lady Sandra Torres, Private Secretary to the President [...] |
2009-05-13 00:42:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA454 |
SUPREME COURT SELECTION: HIGH STAKES FOR RULE OF [...] (C) The Guatemalan Congress recently set aside draft legislation that would have cast much needed sunlight on the selection process for the next Supreme Court, which is to be selected not later than October. Congress will soon establish a nominating committee to select the 13 new magistrates [...] |
2009-05-13 13:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS SNAR PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA457 |
GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE END USE CHECK, [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, Emboffs researched the bona fides of the arms import company Armeria el Guerrero (AG). The research included an on-site inspection of AG, an interview with the company's owner, and records checks of both the company and the owner with the Guatemala's Arm [...] |
2009-05-14 16:55:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KMOC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA462 |
GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN POST-LICENSE PRE-SHIPMENT [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, Emboffs conducted a background check of the Mazatenango owner of El Venadito, Zoraida Elizabeth Valenzuela Gomez, whose company was formerly connected to El Venadito of Coban through marriage, the same El Venadito which purchased large volumes of Marlin [...] |
2009-05-15 17:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KMOC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA471 |
ESCALATING VIOLENCE IN GUATEMALA [...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The continuing escalation of violence in areas near US Embassy Guatemala and in close proximity official residences, including the two incidents listed below, pose a significant direct threat to Embassy personnel. The below incidents also raise the possibility of political vio [...] |
2009-05-15 21:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC PGOV ALOW GT |
| 09GUATEMALA478 |
THE ROSENBERG CASE: THOUSANDS TAKE TO THE STREETS [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: More than a week after his death, the accusations made by attorney Rodrigo Rosenberg against President Colom, the First Lady, and Colom's inner circle continue to reverberate in Guatemala. On May 17 thousands took to the streets in two very large yet peaceful demonstrations bo [...] |
2009-05-19 23:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR SOCI KDEM KJUS KCRM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA485 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-20 23:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA487 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-05-20 23:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA49 |
GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK, [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, PolMil Officer researched the bona fides of the arms import company Comercial Agricola Bolanos (CAB). The research included an on-site inspection of CAB, an interview with the company's owner, and records checks of both the company and the owner with th [...] |
2009-01-16 12:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KMOC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA497 |
ROSENBERG CASE OPENS DOOR TO IMPORTANT RULE OF LAW [...] (C) Summary: Public opinion, newly focused by the Rosenberg murder on corruption and transparency, created a political opening for the U.S. Embassy, along with the international community, to revive a stalled law to improve transparency in the process of selecting supreme court magistrates. T [...] |
2009-05-26 18:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KJUS SNAR PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA5 |
GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN POST-SHIPMENT END-USE [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel a, PolMil Officer researched the bona fides of the arms import company Aguila del Desierto, examined records regarding the weapons imported under license 050092123, and the company's relationship with the freight forwarding company Sercogua. The research [...] |
2009-01-06 11:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KMOC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA50 |
PRESIDENT COLOM ALLEGES ASSASSINATION PLOT [...] (U) In the days leading up to his one-year anniversary in office, President Alvaro Colom has engaged in an increasingly strident public war of words with opposition leaders and the press. The tiff started when Colom responded to press criticism of First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom by calling h [...] |
2009-01-16 12:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV MARR PTER PINR MOPS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA501 |
GOG UPDATES USG ON CAFTA-DR LABOR SUBMISSION [...] (U) Summary: On May 13, Embassy hosted a DVC with the GOG and USG inter-agency to discuss progress on the CAFTA-DR Labor Submission Report and to follow up on a November 2008 DVC (ref C) and demarches delivered by the Ambassador and Embassy pol/econ officers in February 2009 (refs A, B). Seni [...] |
2009-05-27 20:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KJUS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA509 |
OAS SYG INSULZA GIVES BOOST TO PRESIDENT COLOM [...] (U) Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS) Miguel Insulza visited Guatemala May 24-25 at President Colom's invitation. Insulza's visit, two weeks after the assassination of lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg and the ensuing scandal (ref A), was designed to express OAS support fo [...] |
2009-05-29 14:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PREL PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA518 |
DAS ROBINSON HIGHLIGHTS NEED TO SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC [...] (C) Summary: During his May 18 visit to Guatemala, WHA Deputy Assistant Secretary Robinson underscored U.S. support for CICIG's investigation into the assassinations of businessman Khalil Musa and his Amcit daughter Marjorie, and lawyer Rodrigo Rosenberg. He urged his interlocutors to de-poli [...] |
2009-06-02 15:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV SNAR PINR ELAB KDEM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA527 |
SECURITY: BAD AND GETTING WORSE IN QUETZALTENANGO [...] (U) SUMMARY. A recent trip by Emboffs to Quetzaltenango, in western Guatemala, found widespread concern over increasing insecurity, a significant lack of confidence in the ability of the national police (PNC) to address the issue, and a belief that Guatemala City is pushing its problems to th [...] |
2009-06-04 23:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | KCRM KJUS PGOV SOCI PHUM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA535 |
USG-FUNDED WORKER RIGHTS CENTERS OPEN IN IZABAL [...] Summary: On May 28, Emboffs attended the inauguration of two Worker Rights Centers in the Department of Izabal as part of the DOL-funded project, "Campo a Campo:Trabajando con dignidad." The three-year project is implemented by Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and its local partner, the Social [...] |
2009-06-08 20:29:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB KJUS KDEM PHUM PGOV ECON GT |
| 09GUATEMALA538 |
ROGUE ELEMENTS OF GUATEMALAN MILITARY SELLING [...] (S) SUMMARY. In the wake of a recent deadly shoot-out between GOG anti-drug agents and Zetas, the embassy has received new information indicating rogue elements within the Guatemalan army are selling military-grade weapons and munitions to narcotraffickers. The Embassy DAO has learned that 1 [...] |
2009-06-08 22:35:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | MARR PGOV PTER MCAP PREL PINR MOPS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA539 |
HUMAN RIGHTS' OMBUDSMAN'S WIFE REQUESTS TRANSFER [...] (SBU) On March 25, Human Rights Ombudsman Sergio Morales' wife, Gladys Monterroso, was abducted by unknown assailants and released some 15 hours later after she was beaten and raped (reftel). Early indications suggested that the kidnapping may have been intended to intimidate Morales into ba [...] |
2009-06-08 23:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV KCRM KDEM SOCI PHUM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA546 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-09 22:29:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA547 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-09 22:30:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA551 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-10 22:41:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA556 |
GUATEMALA OPEN TO ICSC CANDIDATE [...] (SBU) On June 9, Emboffs delivered reftel points to Luis Carranza, Minister Counselor for Multilateral Policy at the Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Carranza was noncommittal but did say the GOG looks favorably upon candidates from the Western Hemisphere. He promised post a response a [...] |
2009-06-10 22:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | AORC APER KAWC KJUS KUNR PREL UNGA GT |
| 09GUATEMALA579 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-17 21:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA580 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-18 20:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA582 |
UPDATE ON SITRABI CASE OF THE CAFTA-DR LABOR [...] (C) Summary: On May 29 Poloff met with AFL-CIO Solidarity Center Central America Representative Rob Wayss and Banana Workers' Union of Izabal (SITRABI) representative Cesar Humberto Guerra Lopez. Guerra updated Poloff on the outcome of SITRABI's most recent meetings with the GOG. The first m [...] |
2009-06-19 01:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB ECON ETRD PGOV PHUM KDEM PREL KJUS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA588 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-23 18:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA595 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-24 20:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA596 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-24 20:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA608 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-25 22:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA609 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-25 22:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA61 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-21 16:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA610 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-25 22:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA611 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-25 22:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA612 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-25 22:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA613 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-25 22:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA614 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-25 22:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA619 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-06-26 18:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA62 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-21 16:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA623 |
GUATEMALA KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT UNSCR 1874 [...] (U) On June 25, poloff passed reftel points to Luis Carranza, Minister Counselor for Multilateral Policy at the Guatemalan Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Carranza was aware of the resolution and stated that the ports had been briefed on the enforcement mechanisms necessary for implementation of [...] |
2009-06-29 22:54:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PARM PREL MNUC MTCRE ECON EFIN KNNP GT |
| 09GUATEMALA642 |
GUATEMALA INFORMED OF US REQUEST TO SUPPORT NGO [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-06 23:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PHUM |
| 09GUATEMALA647 |
RE-CAP OF USG ACTIONS IN CAFTA-DR LABOR COMPLAINT [...] (U) Summary: As the mid-July deadline for reassessment of the CAFTA-DR labor complaint draws near, Post would like to highlight the numerous actions taken by various USG agencies to encourage the GOG to recognize the significance of and to undertake the recommendations made in DOL's Public Rep [...] |
2009-07-07 23:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KJUS KDEM PHUM PGOV ECON GT |
| 09GUATEMALA654 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-10 17:13:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA656 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-10 17:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA657 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-10 17:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA658 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-10 17:14:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA659 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-10 17:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA67 |
GUATEMALA'S CHILD LABOR INFORMATION FOR TDA 2008 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-01-23 12:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD PHUM SOCI USAID PGOV GT |
| 09GUATEMALA670 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-14 15:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA671 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-14 15:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA687 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-17 15:42:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA688 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-17 15:42:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA689 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-17 15:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA69 |
GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN PRE-LICENSE CHECK, [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to ref a, PolMil Officer researched the bona fides of the arms import company Munar S.A. The research included an on-site inspection of the facility, an interview with the company's owner, and records checks of both the company and the owner with Guatemala's Arms [...] |
2009-01-26 14:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ETTC KMOC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA690 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-17 15:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA691 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-17 15:43:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA696 |
REQUEST FOR GUIDANCE: ROME STATUTE/ARTICLE 98 [...] (SBU) At the MFA's request, the Ambassador received July 17 Vice Foreign Minister Lars Pira, Director General for Multilateral Affairs Julio Martini, and MFA Legal Advisor Rodrigo Montufar. The MFA visitors said that the GOG is seriously considering renewing an unsuccessful 2005 effort to se [...] |
2009-07-20 17:54:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA703 |
PUTTING OUT FIRES: THE OAS OFFICE IN THE [...] (C) SUMMARY. A recent trip by PolOff to the Organization of American States (OAS) office in the Belize-Guatemala Adjacency Zone (AZ) found an effective team performing difficult tasks under often arduous conditions. By resolving territorial disputes early in the process and at a local level, [...] |
2009-07-21 22:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | OAS PBTS PREL PGOV PINR PNAT GT |
| 09GUATEMALA705 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-21 23:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA718 |
GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN POST SHIPMENT END-USE [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, Emboffs researched the bona fides of the arms import company Black Desert (BD). The research included an on-site inspection of BD, an interview with the company's owner, and records checks of both the company and the owner with the Guatemala's Arms and M [...] |
2009-07-27 15:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KMOC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA732 |
ATTEMPTED ARREST OF NARCO FAMILY [...] (U) SUMMARY: On July 21, 2009, DEA agents accompanied Guatemalan military and police units in the execution of search and arrest warrants in Reforma, Zacapa, Guatemala. The warrants were for the arrest of members of the Lorenzana family. No arrests were made. End Summary 2. (U) PRE RAID D [...] |
2009-07-30 20:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR KCRM ASEC PREL GT |
| 09GUATEMALA740 |
MIXCO RESIDENTS SHARE CONCERNS, DESIRE FOR NAS [...] SUMMARY: On June 26, the Ambassador attended the official kick-off of the NAS-funded Precinct Program in Mixco, a crime-ridden, working class neighborhood of Guatemala City. During the meeting the Ambassador listened to residents' concerns regarding lack of security and their support for the P [...] |
2009-08-04 13:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL PGOV KCRM KJUS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA741 |
GUATEMALAN DELEGATION TO UNGA [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-04 17:22:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PREL OTRA OVIP KSEP CVIS UNGA GT |
| 09GUATEMALA756 |
WHILE STEALING COCAINE, POLICE CONFRONTED BY AG'S [...] (U) This is a spot report based on late-breaking, initial information that is subject to confirmation. 2. (U) Guatemalan press reported that on August 6 authorities captured 830 (according to DEA sources, 800-830) kilos of cocaine hidden in a semi-trailer truck in a northern part of Guate [...] |
2009-08-07 18:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | SNAR KCRM MOPS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA764 |
GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN POST-LIC./PRE-SHIP END-USE [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftels, Emboffs researched the bona fides of Distribuidora Piper S.A. (DP). The research included an on-site inspection of DP, an interview with the company's senior administrative staff, and records checks of both the company and the owner with the Government [...] |
2009-08-11 16:35:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | ETTC KOMC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA776 |
SENIOR POLICE FIRED FOR STEALING COCAINE, [...] (S) On August 7 President Colom ordered the firing of four senior police officers after they were implicated in a partially successful police heist of more than 1000 kilograms of cocaine. The Attorney General's Office is now investigating at least 23 police officers. The Attorney General vis [...] |
2009-08-12 23:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | SNAR KCRM PINR ASEC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA777 |
GUATEMALA: RECENT SIGNIFICANT CRIME EVENTS [...] (U) SUMMARY: As violent crime continues throughout Guatemala, the following are some of the more recent significant events, including acts against Guatemalan government facilities and personnel, American citizen visitors, Embassy employees, and in residential areas of Embassy personnel. END S [...] |
2009-08-12 23:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC KCRM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA778 |
PUBLISHER RAUL FIGUEROA REQUESTS EMBASSY STAY [...] (U) Pol/Econ Counselor and Pol Assistant met August 12 with Raul Figueroa, a Guatemalan national journalist and publisher whose work has focused on exposing abuses by Guatemala's previous military governments and other human rights topics at Lehman College (New York). Figueroa's wife, AmCit [...] |
2009-08-13 00:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM PREL GT |
| 09GUATEMALA780 |
CONGRESS APPROVES JUDICIAL REFORMS ON CICIG'S [...] (U) On August 4, the Guatemalan Congress passed two measures intended to strengthen the rule of law. Both were requested by the UN-led International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG); the U.S. and other embassies lobbied hard for their passage. The "Law on Penal Competence in [...] |
2009-08-13 22:53:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA782 |
CURRENT STATUS OF THE FOOD SECURITY SITUATION IN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-14 17:21:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID AFIN DCHA PGOV PREL KDEM GT FPC |
| 09GUATEMALA788 |
UNCHARTED TERRITORY: USG DELEGATION TO GUATEMALA [...] SUMMARY: During the week of July 29, a USG delegation visited Guatemala to discuss next steps for the CAFTA-DR labor complaint. The purpose of the visit was three-fold: to verify the achievements made to date in the five cases; to discuss the issues still outstanding in each of the cases; an [...] |
2009-08-18 16:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ELAB KJUS KDEM PHUM PGOV ECON GT |
| 09GUATEMALA79 |
PRIME SUSPECT IN PEDRO ZAMORA MURDER CASE ARRESTED [...] (U) On January 10, Guatemalan authorities arrested Wilfredo Waldemar Valiente Garcia, the prime suspect in the January 2007 murder of port union leader Pedro Zamora (reftel). The arrest concluded a one-and-a-half year search for the fugitive, who had eluded authorities since July 2007. Accor [...] |
2009-01-28 14:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | ELAB KCRM PHUM KJUS KDEM PGOV GT |
| 09GUATEMALA80 |
GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN RESPONSE FOR 050091143 [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, PolMil Officer researched the bona fides of the arms import company Defensa S.A. The research included an on-site inspection of Defensa S.A., interviews with the company's owner, and records checks of both company and owner with the Guatemala's Arms and [...] |
2009-01-28 15:06:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA805 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-24 21:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA806 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-24 21:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA807 |
Bond Passage Loosens Fiscal Straightjacket [...] SUMMARY: On August 6, the Guatemalan Congress passed a measure authorizing the issuance of Q3 billion (approximately $375 million)in bonds to help cover the 2009 budget gap created by tax collections that are running nearly 8 percent below 2008 levels and nearly 20 percent below 2009 expectat [...] |
2009-08-25 18:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON EFIN ETRD EAID GT |
| 09GUATEMALA817 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-26 22:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA818 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-26 22:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA819 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-26 22:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA820 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-26 22:52:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA822 |
INFORMATION REGARDING UNITED NATIONS FUND FOR [...] What is the extent to which the host government supports the program financially or politically? Current host government laws, policies and priorities serve as the foundation for the proposed program. The Population and Social Development Law and the Universal Access to Family Planning Law [...] |
2009-08-27 21:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID GT PHUM PGOV SOCI UG UNFPA |
| 09GUATEMALA824 |
GUATEMALAN ADOPTION CONTROVERSY: POLITICS, HUNGER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a move that generated front-page coverage in Guatemala, prominent human rights defender Norma Cruz recently completed a 10-day hunger strike to demand that three children adopted by U.S. couples be returned to Guatemala. She is the recipient of the Secretary's Women of Cour [...] |
2009-08-28 16:58:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV PREL CASC KOCI CVIS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA825 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-28 17:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA826 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-28 17:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA827 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-08-28 17:20:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA840 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-02 18:57:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA846 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-03 18:28:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA847 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-03 18:28:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA848 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS EAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-03 18:29:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PINR GT PHUM PINS |
| 09GUATEMALA849 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-03 18:29:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA85 |
HUMAN RIGHTS ACTIVIST CLEARED OF ACCUSATION OF [...] (U) Summary: At a January 23 pre-trial hearing, a Guatemalan court found insufficient evidence to charge human rights activist Jorge Luis Lopez Sologaistoa of attempted murder for the July 2008 armed assault of a sex worker. Peace Brigades International had requested Embassy intervention on t [...] |
2009-01-29 15:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | KCRM KJUS KDEM PHUM PGOV GT |
| 09GUATEMALA868 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-10 16:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA869 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-10 16:05:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA871 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-10 21:35:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA872 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-10 21:35:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA873 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-10 21:35:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA874 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-10 21:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA875 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-10 21:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA876 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDENT VETTING REQUEST - [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-10 21:37:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA878 |
GUATEMALAN RESPONSE: UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-11 17:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA |
| 09GUATEMALA884 |
WITH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM THE AMBASSADOR AND CICIG, [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 2, Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom signed into law two important pieces of criminal legislation that had been supported by the international community. The two laws, one for plea-bargaining and one for &high-impact8 courts with additional security measures, would [...] |
2009-09-16 18:01:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR KCRM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA890 |
GUATEMALAN COURT SETS PRECEDENT WITH FORCED [...] (SBU) Summary: On August 31, a Chimaltenango court approved Guatemala's first-ever conviction for the crime of forced disappearance. Felipe Cusanero, a military commissioner who acted under military authority, was sentenced to 150 years for the disappearance of six civilians during the inte [...] |
2009-09-16 22:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PHUM KDEM KJUS PGOV KCRM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA895 |
GUATEMALA RESPONSE DEMARCHE FOR KOSOVO RECOGNITION IN [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-21 14:05:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | AORC PREL KV GT |
| 09GUATEMALA897 |
GUATEMALA: BLUE LANTERN LEVEL 3: PRE-LICENSE END-USE CHECK [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, Emboffs researched the bona fides of the arms import company Almacen El Bisonte (AEB). The research included an on-site inspection of AEB, an interview with the company's legal representative, and records checks of both the company and the rep [...] |
2009-09-21 16:42:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA898 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST [XXX] [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-18 14:27:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA899 |
Despite Retaliation Attempts, Guatemalan Prosecutors Put [...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 10, 2009, the wife of Guatemalan organized crime prosecutor Rony Lopez became the victim of a possible assassination attempt. The Ambassador immediately met with the Attorney General (MP) following the attack and discussed ways to assist the MP in improving security [...] |
2009-09-21 21:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | SNAR PGOV KCRM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA9 |
EX-SECURITY CHIEF QUINTANILLA TURNS HIMSELF IN [...] (C) Controversial ex-Director of Presidential Security Carlos Quintanilla, a longtime friend and campaign financier of President Alvaro Colom, turned himself in to authorities December 22. Now under house arrest and prohibited from leaving the country, Quintanilla faces charges of negligence, [...] |
2009-01-06 16:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ASEC SNAR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA904 |
STAFFDEL JACOBSTEIN STRUCK BY GUATEMALA'S SECURITY [...] (SBU) Summary: Human rights and UN officials told Staffdel Jacobstein September 1-4 that weak institutions, vulnerability to narco-traffickers, and corruption were all serious problems facing the Colom government. These points were reiterated by the Country Team, and driven home during the St [...] |
2009-09-18 18:32:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | OREP PHUM PREL PGOV PINS ASEC EAID MARR MCAP MOPS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA91 |
EMBASSY GUATEMALA'S ASSESSMENT OF UN FIELD [...] Summary: As requested in reftel, following is post's assessment of the Guatemala office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR/Guatemala), including a description of the office, its successes and challenges in promoting human rights, its relationship with the GOG, civil society, a [...] |
2009-02-02 18:19:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | UN PHUM PREL KDEM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA913 |
Ten Arrested in Rosenberg Murder Case [...] (S) Summary. Ten men, including three police officers, were arrested as a result of a CICIG investigation into the May murder of attorney Rodrigo Rosenberg. The FBI is assisting with the investigation. The men are currently being held together at Guatemala City's Zone 18 prison, but CICIG [...] |
2009-09-28 22:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | PGOV PINR SNAR ASEC KCRM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA917 |
First Lady Prepares Controversial Bid for Presidency [...] (C) Although she has not publicly stated her intentions, it is clear that First Lady Sandra Torres de Colom intends to run for the Guatemalan Presidency in 2011. Torres, who is to the left of her husband, President Alvaro Colom, is a controversial figure. She is the most able manager in the governm [...] |
2009-09-28 22:58:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PREL KDEM SOCI GT |
| 09GUATEMALA919 |
Congress Elects Supreme Court Amid Controversy [...] (C) On September 30, the Guatemalan Congress elected the thirteen new members of the Supreme Court from a list of 26 candidates. The candidates' list was the result of a reformed and improved selection process which the U.S. and other embassies, as well as CICIG, had successfully encouraged C [...] |
2009-10-02 19:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KCRM KJUS KDEM EAID GT |
| 09GUATEMALA921 |
GUATEMALA: Blue Lantern Level 3: Post-License/Pre-Shipment [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to ref a, Emboffs researched the bona fides of the arms import company Importadora Milenium, S.A.(IMSA). The research included an on-site inspection of IMSA, an interview with the company's legal representative, and records checks of both the company and the repres [...] |
2009-10-02 21:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA924 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST-106 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-23 16:37:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA925 |
CICIG Celebrates Two-Year Anniversary with Compounding [...] (S) SUMMARY: On September 4, the UN-led International Commission Against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) celebrated its two-year anniversary and the approval of another two-year mandate. CICIG Commissioner Carlos Castresana summarized CICIG's successes, including numerous CICIG-led investigati [...] |
2009-10-05 23:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET | SNAR PGOV KCRM KJUS KDEM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA929 |
Three Supreme Court Justices Replaced at CICIG's Behest [...] (C) On October 7, the Guatemalan Congress replaced three of the thirteen justices it had elected September 30 to the new Supreme Court, which is to be sworn in NLT October 13. The three were the most problematic of six whom CICIG publicly signaled as unfit to serve on the Supreme Court. All [...] |
2009-10-09 14:31:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR KCRM KJUS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA930 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST- 107 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-23 22:03:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA931 |
Guatemala Shares U.S. Concerns About Covert Uranium [...] No summary [...] |
2009-10-09 15:10:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MNUC PARM KNNP IR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA932 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST-108 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-23 22:03:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA937 |
PROTESTERS MARCH ON CITY; DEMAND DIALOGUE WITH GOVERNMENT [...] (U) Approximately 20,000 rural and indigenous protesters marched on Guatemala City on Monday, October 12. The protesters blocked major thoroughfares to demand the resolution of issues, including agrarian reform, mining restrictions, hydroelectric power, and environmental protections, amongst o [...] |
2009-10-16 14:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PGOV PREL ECON GT |
| 09GUATEMALA940 |
Nomination of Alternate U.S. Representative to the Oversight [...] This is an action cable. 2. U.S. Embassy Guatemala nominates Luis Alejandro Pontaza Behrens, Chief Financial Management and Accountant Specialist of USAID Guatemala, as the Alternate U.S. Representative to the Oversight Committee established to monitor implementation of the debt [...] |
2009-09-25 15:40:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID OTRA GT |
| 09GUATEMALA943 |
USG Assistance Positively Impacting Poptun; Playa Grande a [...] (C) Summary: During field visits to Poptun and Playa Grande in northern Guatemala on September 28 and October 5, EmbOffs and official visitors observed the positive impact of U.S. Special Forces training of the Guatemalan Army's Special Forces Brigade and an elite police unit, and the joint forces [...] |
2009-10-21 21:34:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | SNAR PGOV KCRM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA947 |
VISITING COLOMBIAN PRESIDENT URIBE OFFERS SECURITY POLICY [...] (U) Colombian President Alvaro Uribe highlighted Colombia's progress on security, social welfare, and economic development during his one day visit to Guatemala, October 13. In doing so, he keyed on the importance of security as a fundamental pre-condition for attracting investment, making soc [...] |
2009-10-23 18:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV ECON GT |
| 09GUATEMALA955 |
President Calderon Bolsters Ties with Guatemala in Oct 26-27 [...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 26-27 visit to Guatemala, Mexican President Felipe Calderon discussed a number of initiatives with his Guatemalan counterpart, Alvaro Colom, to better control migration and enhance security along their shared border. The two leaders pledged to reinforce joint eff [...] |
2009-10-29 23:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PBTS SNAR SENV ENRG CVIS MX GT |
| 09GUATEMALA961 |
Leftists Moderate Tone and Strategy, but Maintain Radical [...] (U) Summary: President Colom linked Guatemala's violence to extreme social and economic inequality during a two day conference entitled, "Political Change in Latin America: the State, Democracy and Social Policy." Public officials, including President Colom, academics, journalists and fore [...] |
2009-11-04 18:29:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SOCI PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA967 |
GUATEMALA: Blue Lantern Level 2: Pre-License End-Use Check [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, Emboffs researched the bona fides of the arms import company Combat S.A. The research included an on-site inspection of Combat S.A., an interview with the company's legal representative, and records checks of both the company and the representative with [...] |
2009-11-09 15:34:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET//NOFORN | ETTC KOMC BU GT |
| 09GUATEMALA969 |
Congress Elects New Executive Board; Pre-Election Jockeying Under Way [...] (C) On October 27 Congress elected a new Executive Board. Roberto Alejos, of the governing UNE party, was re-elected as President of Congress. Alejos has been helpful to the Embassy, particularly on rule of law reform issues, and we anticipate two more important rule of law reform measures will soo [...] |
2009-11-09 19:34:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV SNAR PINR KDEM SOCI GT |
| 09GUATEMALA972 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 110 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-30 15:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA974 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 109 [...] No summary [...] |
2009-09-30 15:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA977 |
Guatemalan MFA on Honduran Elections [...] (C) On November 10, Guatemalan Director General for Bilateral Affairs Carlos Raul Morales (protect) told Pol/Econ Counselor that FonMin Rodas was consulting with his Salvadoran counterpart on whether and under what conditions to recognize the outcome of the November 29 election in Honduras. M [...] |
2009-11-13 14:30:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PINR HO OAS GT |
| 09GUATEMALA979 |
A Violent Weekend Underscores the Need for Change [...] (C) Summary: Guatemala's security situation continues to worsen. In five separate attacks in two days, two prison guards and two police officers were killed, with others injured. A recent poll showed security remains Guatemalans' top concern. Under international pressure, Congress is likel [...] |
2009-11-13 19:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | SECRET//NOFORN | SNAR PGOV KCRM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA983 |
Mixco Security Woes Leave Bus Drivers Dead, Erode Public [...] (C) Summary: Mixco, the largest suburb of Guatemala City, has experienced a sharp rise in violence over the last year, especially in attacks against bus drivers. Post believes much of the violence is perpetrated by organized crime and gangs that kill those unwilling or unable to pay their exto [...] |
2009-11-24 15:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM EAID KJUS PINR SNAR ASEC GT |
| 09GUATEMALA985 |
Iran's Nuclear Program: Guatemalan Response [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-24 22:37:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL IR GT |
| 09GUATEMALA987 |
Opposing UNGA Resolutions with Anti-Israel Bias: Guatemalan [...] No summary [...] |
2009-11-24 22:42:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL UNGA KPAL IS SY LE GT |
| 09GUATEMALA99 |
HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS CRITICIZE MINISTER OF [...] (C) Summary: During a January 22 lunch with the Ambassador, human rights defenders criticized President Colom's decision to replace former Minister of Government Jimenez with Salvador Gandara, whom they accused of complicity in social cleansing killings during his tenure as Mayor of Villa Nuev [...] |
2009-02-04 16:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PHUM PGOV KCRM SNAR KJUS KDEM GT |
| 09GUATEMALA997 |
DEMARCHE DELIVERED: US CANDIDACY FOR WHO EXECUTIVE BOARD [...] (U) Emboffs delivered demarche on US candidacy for service on the World Health Organization Executive Board for 2009 (Ref A) to the ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of Public Health and Social Assistance, Dr. Ludwig Ovalle Cabrera on November 24. Both Ministries agreed to consider t [...] |
2009-11-25 18:50:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | AORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO GT |
| 09GUATEMLA692 |
FROM GUATEMALA, ZELAYA CALLS FOR CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE [...] No summary [...] |
2009-07-17 18:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV KDEM ASEC GT |
| 10GUATEMALA1 |
Guatemala Response: Blue Lantern Level 3: [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, EmbOffs conducted an interview with the arms import company Proximidad, S.A. At the time of the interview, and per reftel, Proximidad, S.A. was not able to provide a contract from the Guatemala's National Civil Police (PNC). As a result of the invest [...] |
2010-01-08 16:07:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GT |
| 10GUATEMALA132 |
Ambassador Hosts Second Round of GOG-Private Sector Dialogue [...] (SBU) Summary. On May 15, the Ambassador hosted the second round of GOG-private sector dialogue. President Colom said that, with CICIG's findings in the Rosenberg murder case exonerating him, new political space had been opened. He was prepared to work with the private sector to addre [...] |
2010-01-15 22:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV ECON SOCI GT |
| 10GUATEMALA134 |
Embassy Guatemala Strongly Supports Continuation of the [...] (SBU) Summary: NAS' Aviation Support Program is a critical element in the USG's fight against narcotrafficking and organized crime in Guatemala. It has been extremely successful in supporting law enforcement operations and eradication missions throughout Guatemala. The USG's ability [...] |
2010-01-19 14:36:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS GT |
| 10GUATEMALA146 |
Guatemala Response: Host Government Humanitarian Assistance [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-20 21:44:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PGOV PREL PREF HA GT |
| 10GUATEMALA148 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 135 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-21 16:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PHUM PREL SNAR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA15 |
DCM RAISES MISSING USDA PROGRAM FUNDS WITH AG MINISTER [...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Agriculture Minister Mario Aldana admitted to DCM January 12 that his ministry had mistakenly overlooked deadlines in the execution of USDA's Food for Progress program funds approximating $4.1 million. He committed to providing Ambassador McFarland a letter and plan of action [...] |
2010-01-15 20:48:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | EAGR PREL GT |
| 10GUATEMALA152 |
FY-2010 SSI Speaker Request -- Guatemala -- Women's [...] In partnership with Embassy Belmopan, Post requests an SSI speaker under the topic of "Women's Empowerment" to address the issue of girls' education. The idea for this SSI came from a recent feature on America.gov on the same topic; the program will also tie in with Women's History Month (Marc [...] |
2010-01-22 15:01:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | STAG KPAO OIIP |
| 10GUATEMALA162 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 136 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-26 16:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA164 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 137 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-26 16:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA166 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 138 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-26 16:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA19 |
GOG to Recognize Lobo's GOH [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-20 21:39:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL HO GT |
| 10GUATEMALA198 |
Regional Visit of USDA/FAS General Sales Manager/Associate [...] Summary: From December 6-11, USDA/FAS General Sales Manager (GSM)/Associate Administrator John Brewer and Deputy Administrator of the FAS Office of Capacity Building and Development (OCBD) Pat Sheikh visited FAS programs in El Salvador and Guatemala. The visit of the USDA/FAS delegation to [...] |
2010-02-01 22:26:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR EAID ETRD PGOV GT ES |
| 10GUATEMALA204 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY VETTING REQUEST 139 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-02 22:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ASEC PINR APER AFSN GT |
| 10GUATEMALA212 |
VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR JANUARY 2010 [...] VISAS VIPER 2. POST: Guatemala City MEETING DATE: 3 February 2010 CHAIR: DCM Todd Robinson COORDINATOR: CG Kay Anske ATTENDEES: Consular, Regional Affairs, Military Group, RSO, DEA, NAS, DAO, DHS/ICE, POL/ECON, NGA PREVIOUS SUBMISSIONS: None [...] |
2010-02-03 15:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PREL GT |
| 10GUATEMALA214 |
EAC GUATEMALA REVIEWS TERRORISM ISSUES INCLUDING VISAS VIPER [...] (SBU) Per reftel, Post's EAC (AMB, DCM, CONS, RSO, AID, NAS, DEA, DHS/ICE, MILGP, DAO, PAS, ADMIN, CLO, ORA, CDC, POL/ECON, DHS/ICE, and Peace Corps) convened January 13. The DCM (EAC chairperson) and Consul General (CG) emphasized the importance of the Visas Viper process, and stressed the r [...] |
2010-02-03 17:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | CVIS PTER ASEC PINR PREL CASC GT |
| 10GUATEMALA224 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 141 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-04 19:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA226 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 142 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-04 19:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA228 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 140 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-04 19:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA232 |
Guatemala Child Labor Report for TVPRA and TDA [...] (U) Below is a response to Ref A, Tasking 1 (Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act (TVPRA)) and Tasking 2 (Trade and Development Act (TDA)). Guatemalan children continue to be the victims of forced and exploitive labor practices in the production of goods and the provision of serv [...] |
2010-02-04 21:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ELAB EIND ETRD KTIP PHUM SOCI GT |
| 10GUATEMALA234 |
Guatemala Demarche on Distracted Driving [...] (U) Poloff delivered reftel points to PROVIAL, the Government of Guatemala's (GoG) principle highway patrol authority. The PROVIAL representative stated that Guatemala's current traffic laws do not address the issue of cell phone use or texting while driving. The GoG has compiled some general [...] |
2010-02-04 21:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ECON SOCI UNDP UNGA GT |
| 10GUATEMALA236 |
Embassy Guatemala: January 2010 Merida Report [...] (U) In response to ref A, Post submits the information below detailing Embassy Guatemala's Merida activities for January 2010. Issues for Washington 2. (U) Post conducted a review of Merida funding to date and found that some FY 2008 funds are still stalled in the procureme [...] |
2010-02-04 22:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID GT |
| 10GUATEMALA242 |
Guatemala Demarche on CITES for COP15 [...] (SBU) Poloff delivered reftel points to the Sub-Secretary and Fauna Expert at the National Council for Protected Areas (CONAP). Officials speculated, but could not confirm, that the GoG would support the U.S. proposals on coral, the polar bear, the bobcat and the Asian snake study. Likewise, r [...] |
2010-02-05 19:00:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | SENV KSCA AORC UNEP GT |
| 10GUATEMALA25 |
Leading Human Rights Activist Prepares to Take on Police [...] (C) Summary. During a meeting with Pol/Econ Counselor, Guatemala's leading human rights activist, Helen Mack, discussed her plans for her new position overseeing police reform, for which she would seek international assistance. Mack warned the Embassy to be watchful as it administers a $2 [...] |
2010-01-26 16:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR ASEC KCRM SNAR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA268 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 143 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-10 21:29:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA27 |
Former President Portillo Captured, Refuses Extradition [...] (C) Summary. Former Guatemalan President Alfonso Portillo, indicted in the U.S. on money laundering charges and a fugitive from justice, was captured Jan. 26 as he was about to flee to Belize. The capture was the result of a joint operation involving CICIG, the Attorney General's Office, th [...] |
2010-01-27 00:12:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV KCRM ASEC SNAR PREL PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA296 |
Conviction of Publisher Raul Figueroa Overturned [...] (U) Summary: On February 5, the Second Court of Penal Appeals annulled a lower court conviction of Guatemalan publisher Raul Figueroa Sarti on charges of copyright infringement. Figueroa's conviction six months earlier by the Seventh Penal Court had generated substantial interest in the Washi [...] |
2010-02-16 16:37:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | PHUM PREL GT |
| 10GUATEMALA3 |
Guatemala Response: Blue Lantern Level 3 Post-Shipment [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, EmbOffs researched the bona fides of the arms import company Gun Depot. The research included an on-site inspection of Gun Depot, an interview with the company's owner, and records checks of both the company and the owner with the MOD's General Directora [...] |
2010-01-08 16:08:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | ETTC KOMC GT |
| 10GUATEMALA300 |
Guatemalan Response for Force Generation Issues to Reinforce [...] In response to reftel, post received the following information from the Guatemalan Chief of the National Defense Staff General Juan Jose Ruiz Morales. Responses are keyed to reftel questions. a. Firmness: What is the status of each country's offer? The Government of Guatemal [...] |
2010-02-17 00:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PREL PGOV HA SOCI MCAP MARR SNAR ASEC EFIN KJUS KPKO |
| 10GUATEMALA318 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 144 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-18 16:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA32 |
Embassy Guatemala: December 2009 Merida Report [...] (U) In response to ref A, Post submits the information below detailing Embassy Guatemala's Merida activities for December 2009. Issues for Washington 2. (U) Allocation of Merida funding continues to be inconsistent and slow. Post requests Washington's continued ass [...] |
2010-01-06 15:47:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | PGOV SNAR KCRM KJUS EAID GT |
| 10GUATEMALA320 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 145 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-18 16:17:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA322 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 146 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-18 16:18:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA324 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 149 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-18 16:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA326 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 147 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-18 16:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA328 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 148 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-18 16:23:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA330 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 150 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-18 16:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA332 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 151 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-18 16:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA336 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 152 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-18 22:16:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA350 |
GUATEMALA RESPONSE FOR COUNTRY SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS 2010 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-02-23 18:03:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAGR ETRD GT |
| 10GUATEMALA360 |
Guatemala Response to Blue Lantern Level 3: Pre License [...] (SBU) Summary: In response to reftel, EmbOffs researched the bona fides of the arms import company ARMSA Guatemala S.A. The research included an on-site inspection of ARMSA, an interview with the company's owner, and record checks of both the company and the owner with the Ministry of [...] |
2010-02-25 20:24:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ETTC KOMC GT |
| 10GUATEMALA38 |
VISAS VIPER REPORT FOR DECEMBER 2009 [...] VISAS VIPER 2. POST: Guatemala City MEETING DATE: 6 January 2010 CHAIR: DCM Todd Robinson COORDINATOR: CG Kay Anske ATTENDEES: Consular, Regional Affairs, Military Group, RSO, DEA, NAS, DAO, DHS/ICE, POL/ECON PREVIOUS SUBMISSIONS: None [...] |
2010-01-06 23:56:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | CVIS KVPR PTER ASEC PINR CMGT PREL GT |
| 10GUATEMALA41 |
GUATEMALA: RECENT CRIME EVENTS AND TRENDS [...] (U) SUMMARY: As violent crime continues to be a significant issue for Guatemala, with police struggling to address gang and street crime, and citizens taking the law into their own hands more frequently, 2009 police statistics show an increase from 2008 and 2007 for almost all reported crimina [...] |
2010-02-11 22:25:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | ASEC CASC KCRM GT |
| 10GUATEMALA45 |
2009 in Review; What to Watch for in 2010 [...] (C) President Colom's tenure during 2009 was characterized by a number of successes in the social field, and growing challenges in others, especially security. Preparing for a presidential run in 2011, controversial First Lady Sandra de Colom continued to lead the government's efforts to alleviate [...] |
2010-02-17 20:51:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV ECON SOCI PREL PINR ASEC EAID GT |
| 10GUATEMALA47 |
Your Meeting with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom [...] (C) Summary: During your February 18 meeting with Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom you will have the opportunity to address several key issues including poverty alleviation, general and food security, rule of law, transparency, and taxes. Your meeting comes in the wake of his January exone [...] |
2010-02-17 22:09:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PREL PGOV ECON SOCI EAID GT |
| 10GUATEMALA49 |
Opposition Leader Complains of Smear Campaign [...] (C) The Ambassador met February 17 with rightist opposition leader General Otto Perez Molina. Perez said the First Lady and her associates are preparing a smear campaign to falsely accuse him of human rights abuses during the internal conflict, and are trying to manipulate the judiciary to d [...] |
2010-02-22 17:04:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PINR PHUM GT |
| 10GUATEMALA51 |
Under Pressure, Guatemalan Congress Voids Nomination of [...] (SBU) Summary: On February 9, the Guatemalan Congress voted to annul the selection of Remberto Leonel Ruiz Barrientos as head of the Institute for Public Criminal Defenders. Though originally chosen by a vote of 96-1 (with 61 abstentions or no-shows), the Commission Against Impunity in Guatemal [...] |
2010-02-23 17:33:00 | Embassy Guatemala | CONFIDENTIAL | PGOV PHUM KCOR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA52 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 133 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-12 17:15:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA72 |
GUATEMALA HUMAN RIGHTS LEAHY AMENDMENT VETTING REQUEST 134 [...] No summary [...] |
2010-01-13 17:35:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY | MASS PREL PHUM PINS PINR GT |
| 10GUATEMALA82 |
Guatemala - Diplomacy and Development Plan for the Global [...] (U) Summary: Embassy Guatemala welcomes the opportunity to continue its engagement with the Government of Guatemala (GoG) and others on food security (Ref A and B). Guatemala is highly vulnerable to food crises and progress on this issue is integral to economic development. At present, the G [...] |
2010-01-13 23:11:00 | Embassy Guatemala | UNCLASSIFIED | EAID ECON PREL PGOV GT |