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ABLD BUILDING AND GROUNDS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The acquisition, management, and operation of U.S.-owned or-leased facilities and sites both domestic and foreign. (Replaces RCHB file categories: BG, ES)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acquisition
* AIEP
* Allotment
* Antenna
* Antiques
* Appraisals
* Architecture
* Asbestos
* Audit
* Bid Results
* Breathing Device
* Building
* Building Design
* Building Management
* Carpet
* Chancellery
* Construction Management
* Construction Security
* Consulate
* Contract Amendment Contract Award Contract Renewal Contract Termination Contractor
* Core Area
* DCR
* Deed
* Descent Device
* Electrical System
* Elevator
* Embassy
* EMR
* Energy Conservation
* EURMAC
* Fire Alarm
* Fire Detection System
* Fire Prevention
* Fire Safety
* Furnishings
* Generator
* Geotechnical
* Gift
* Hazardous Material
* Housing
* HVAC
* Improvement
* Inventory
* Lease
* Legation
* Maintenance
* Mechanical System
* NOB
* Parking
* PCC
* Post Opening
* Property Exchange
* Property Sales
* Public Access Control
* Real Property
* Reciprocity
* REMS
* Renovation
* Safety & Health Designee
* Safety Program
* Security Enhancement
* Seismology
* SHEMC
* Shielded Enclosure
* Site
* Space Management
* Survey
* WASHMAC
* Water Analysis
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AEMR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND EVACUATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Measures and actions implemented to protect U.S. personnel, citizens, property and information; especially related to crisis situations. (Replaces RCHB file category: EP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Citizen Protection
* Contingency Plan EAP
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Property
* Protection
* Records Destruction
* Rescue
* Safehaven
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AFIN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The fiscal operations of the Department, Foreign Service posts, and other Federal agencies. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, FMGT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Allowance
* Annuity Check
* Antideficiency
* Appropriation
* Audit
* Authentication Bank
* Account Bonding
* CAPPS
* Cash
* Cash Management
* Cashier
* Central Claim
* Commercial Claim
* Compensation
* Debt Collection
* Deficit
* Disallowances
* Disbursement
* Employee Claim
* ESF
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Management System
* Fiscal
* Fiscal Irregularities
* Foreign Currency
* FSCADP
* Fund Allotment
* Funding
* GBL
* General Ledger
* GTR
* Home Leave
* ICASS
* Leave
* Liquidation
* Local Currency
* Nonreceipt
* Over Obligation
* Pay Advance
* Pay Record
* Payment
* Payroll
* Payroll Deduction
* PCS
* Per Diem
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Post MGT
* Premium Pay
* Prompt Payment
* Reimbursement
* Relocation
* Reprogramming
* Retirement
* Security Enhancement
* Taxes
* TDY
* Time & Attendance
* Transportation Request
* Travel Advance
* Travelers Checks
* Treasury Check
* Vendor
* Vouchers
* Vulnerability Assessment
* Wages
* Working Capital Fund
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AMGT MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The management and organization of the Department and posts abroad and other U.S. agencies. (Replaces RCHB file category: ORG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Audit
* Authorities
* Background Information
* Bureau Organization
* Commissary
* Congressional Report
* Delegation of Authority
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Employee Association
* FCS
* FTE
* Geneva Group
* GORI
* Information System
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* Internal Control
* JAO
* Management Initiative
* Management Issues
* Mission Closure
* Mission Opening
* Occupational Safety
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Office Procedures
* Organization
* Overseas Post
* PCS
* Post Closing
* Post MGT
* Post Opening
* Post Operating Plan
* Reciprocity
* Recreation
* Reorganization
* Scheduling
* Staffing
* Support Services
* Survey
* Task Force
* Workload
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AORC INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND CONFERENCES
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Effective from January 1983

The structure and management of international or regional organizations and conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL and Organization Name)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Administration
* Application
* Budget
* Candidate
* Chairman
* Charter
* Congressional Reports
* Constitution
* Donor
* Election Results
* Financial Contribution
* Geneva Group
* Host Government
* Information System
* Infrastructure
* Inspection Report
* Inspection Team
* International Organization
* International Organization Official
* Meeting Agenda
* Meeting Delegation
* Meeting Observer
* Meeting Venue
* Membership
* NGO
* Nomination
* Nonparticipation
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Participation
* PERMREP
* Referendum
* Reform
* Regional Organization
* Regional Organization Official Reorganization
* Resignation from Office Seating
* Secession Secretary General Specialized Agency
* Sponsorship
* Staffing
* Vacancy Announcement
* Veto
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
* Voting
* Wages
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APER PERSONNEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration and support of the Department's Civil and Foreign

Service personnel. (Replaces RCHB file category: PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Affirmative
* Action
* Ambassador
* Appeal
* Award
* Backpay
* Benefit Plan
* Bilateral Work Agreements
* Blood Donor
* Boarding School Career Development Career Mobility
* CFC
* Civil Service
* Civil Service Reform Act
* Class Action Suit
* CLO Program
* Community Liaison Office
* Coordinators
* Compensation
* Complaint
* Complement
* Consultation
* Continuing Education
* Contract Employee
* Conversion
* CSR
* Death
* Demotion
* Dependent
* Dependent Education
* Dependent Employment
* Discipline
* Divorce
* Emergency
* Evacuation
* Employee Association
* Employee Benefit
* Employee Relations
* Employee Service
* Employee Status
* Employee Training
* Employment
* Equal Employment Opportunity
* Family Life
* Family Separation
* Family Support Services
* Fellowship
* FERS
* Foreign Born Spouses
* Foreign Service
* Foreign Service Act
* FSPS
* FTE
* Functional Training
* Grade Retention
* Grievance
* Health
* Injury
* Insurance
* International School
* Interns
* Interview
* Job Title
* Leave
* Library
* Merit Pay
* Merit Promotion
* Military Furlough
* Military Reserve
* Nomination
* Nonsensitive Critical Position
* Open Assignments
* Orientation
* Overcomplement
* Pay Record
* Performance Evaluation
* Personal Property
* Personal Travel
* Personnel
* Personnel Action
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Assignment
* Personnel Classification
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Promotion
* Personnel Reassignment
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Photographer
* PIT
* Position Classification
* Position Description
* Premium Pay
* Presidential Executive Exchange Program
* Private School
* Probation
* Promotion Panel
* PSC
* Public School
* Recall
* Recruitment
* Reentry
* Relocation
* Remains Disposition
* Reprogramming
* Retired Annuitant
* Retirement
* RIF
* Sabbatical
* Savings Bond
* School Admissions
* SEF
* Selection Board
* Selection Out
* Senior Foreign Service
* SES
* Severance Pay
* Sexual Harassment
* Skill Codes
* Spouse
* Staffing
* Staffing Pattern
* Survey
* Tandem Couple
* TDY
* Tenure Board
* Termination
* Time & Attendance
* Upward Mobility
* U.S. Family Member
* Vacancy Announcement
* Wages
* Work Requirements
* Workload
* Workmen Compensation
* Workweek
* Youth Programs
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ASEC SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The development, coordination, or administration of security policies and programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SY)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIASA
* Airport Access Procedures
* Antifraud
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Armored Vehicle
* Assault
* Bugging
* Building
* Contract Guard Program
* Counterintelligence
* Debriefing
* Debugging
* Demolition
* Detection Equipment
* Dismantling
* Electronic Security Device
* Emergency Response Team
* Explosives
* Fraud
* Host Country Guards
* Host Country Police
* Identification Systems
* Information Security
* Local Guard Program
* Maps
* Mission Takeover
* Monitoring
* MSG
* Name Check
* NSU
* Personnel Protection
* Physical Security
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Property Protection
* Protective Security
* Public Access Control
* Regional Security
* Riot Control
* RSO
* Scheduled Reporting
* Security Assessment
* Security Clearance
* Security Crisis
* Security Enhancement
* Security Survey
* Security Violation
* Special Support Program
* Suitability
* Technical Security
* Telephone
* Tempest
* Terrorism
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Unit Security Procedures
* Warning System
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BEXP TRADE EXPANSION AND PROMOTION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to promote trade and other commercial activities, including specific proposals and inquiries to establish trade relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Best Prospect
* Bid
* Business Firm
* Businessmen
* CMP
* Commercial Action
* Commercial Association
* Consultation
* Cooperatives
* Country Commercial
* Exhibit
* Exposition
* Foreign Agent
* Foreign Market
* Target Industry
* Targeting
* Trade Fair
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Visit
* WITS
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BTIO TRADE AND INVESTMENT
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OPPORTUNITIES

Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational reporting on opportunities for U.S. businesses. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, TP)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agribusiness
* Bid
* Business Firm
* FGT
* Foreign Markets
* GPC Implementation
* Joint Venture
* Patent
* PTO
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CASC ASSISTANCE TO CITIZENS
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Effective from May 1977 (Revised January 1983)

Consular services provided by the United States to citizens of the United States or any other country. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CON, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Adoption
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Alien
* AMCIT
* Arrest Assault
* Attorney List
* Authorities
* Automation
* Child Custody
* Children Compensation
* Complaint
* Consular Assistance
* Consular Package
* Cult
* Custody
* Death Report
* Deportation
* Detention
* Direct Relay
* Drivers License
* Emergency Evacuation
* Estate
* Family
* FIMED
* Fraud Identification
* Lawyer
* Legal
* Medical Care
* Missing Person
* Murder Offenses
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Property
* Property Protection
* Release
* Remains Disposition
* Repatriation
* Seamen
* Ship Detention
* Ship Registry
* Spouse
* Third Country Representation
* Travel Advisory
* Trial
* Trust Account
* Trust Account Refund
* Welfare & Whereabouts
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CJAN JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE AND NOTARIAL SERVICES
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Effective from May 1983

Matters pertaining to Notarial Services and International Judicial Assistance, including the service of judicial and extra-judicial documents and obtaining evidence. (Replaces RCHB file categories: LEG, PS)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Affidavit
* Attorney List
* Authentication
* Automation
* Deed
* Deposition
* Documentation
* Evidence
* Extradition
* Fraud
* FSIA
* Judicial Assistance
* Letters Rogatory
* Notarial
* Oath
* Official Travel
* Prisoner Transfer
* Process Serving
* Subpoena
* Testimony
* Tort Claim
* Witness
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CMGT CONSULAR ADMINSTRATION AND MANAGEMENT
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Effective from August 1983

The administrative and operational management of Consular Affairs activities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: ACC, BUD, CON, FMGT,ORG, PER)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antifraud
* Automation
* CAS
* Consular Agent
* Consular Agreement
* Consular Conference
* Consular Equipment
* Consular Package
* Consular Service
* Consular Supplies
* Consular Treaty
* CSS
* ECR
* Fee
* Fraud
* ICARS
* IVACS
* Legislation
* MRP
* NIVCAPS
* Office Procedures
* Personnel
* PFM
* PIT
* Publication
* Space Management
* Supplies
* Support Services
* TDIS
* Third Country Representation
* Word Processor
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CVIS VISAS
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Effective from May 1973 (Revised January 1993)

Operational, procedural, and administrative functions of visa operations. (Replaces RCHB file category: V)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AA 1 Adoption
* Advisory Opinion AIDS
* Alien
* Alien Previously Deported
* Alien Smuggler
* Allocation
* Application
* Appointment
* Arrival Notice
* Athlete Automation
* Bearer Insert
* BUSVIS
* Centralized Visa Processing
* Chargeability
* CHINEX
* CLASS
* Clearance
* CONGRINT
* Consular Package
* Crew List
* Crewman
* Crime
* Data
* Defector
* Denial
* Departure Notice
* Dependent
* Deportation
* Derivatives
* Diversity Immigrant
* DNC
* Documentation
* DV 1DVACS
* Employment Based Preference
* Employment Creation
* Entertainer
* Entitlement
* Exchange Visitor
* Exclusion
* Extraordinary Ability
* Family Preference
* Fiance
* Fiancee
* Files
* Foreign Policy Exclusion
* Forms
* Fraud
* Health Related Grounds
* ICARS
* Immediate Relative
* Immigrant
* Intercompany Transferee
* International Child Abduction
* Interview
* Issuance
* IVACS
* Labor Certification
* LB 1
* Legislation
* Medical Examination
* Moral Turpitude
* MRV
* Name Check
* Narcotics Traffic
* News Media Representative
* NIV
* NIVCAPS
* Nonimmigrant
* Numerical Control
* NVC
* Operations
* Other Worker
* Out of District Applicant
* Parole
* Permanent Resident
* Polygamist
* Portsmouth Consular Center
* Priority Date
* Private Bill
* Procedures
* Public Charge
* Reciprocity
* Refugee
* Refusal
* Religious Worker
* Renewal
* Revocation
* SAO
* Skilled Worker
* SPLEX
* Student
* Supplies Temporary Worker
* Terrorist
* 30 60 Rule
* TIVPC
* Totalitarian Party Membership
* Transfer
* Transit
* Travel Agents
* Treaty Investor
* Treaty Trader
* TTYREP
* Validity Visa
* Visa Clearance
* Visa Photograph
* Visitor for Business
* VLOB
* Waiver
* Waiver of Ineligibility
* Walk Ins
* Workload
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EAGR AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Cultivating the soil and forest, raising livestock, and producing crops. (Replaces RCHB file category: AGR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Production
* Agricultural Program
* Agricultural Worker
* Agriculture
* Animal Disease
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Corn
* Cotton
* Crop Destruction
* Crops
* Dairy Products
* Desalinization
* Disease Control
* Drought
* Erosion
* Famine
* Farm Equipment
* Farming
* Fertilizer
* Food Shortages
* Forestry
* Fruit
* Fungicide
* Grain
* Harvest
* Herbicide
* Husbandry
* Insect
* Irrigation
* Jute
* Land Conservation
* Land Management
* Land Reform
* Livestock
* Natural Fiber
* Nuts
* Oilseeds
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Plant Disease
* Poultry
* Preservation
* Quarantine
* Rainfall
* Rice
* Rubber
* Seeds
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soybean
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Timber
* Tobacco
* Tropical Forest
* Vegetable
* Water Analysis
* Weather
* Wheat
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EAID FOREIGN ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign economic and technical assistance provided by governments, international organizations, institutions, or private individuals. (Replaces RCHB file category: AID)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Agreement
* Agricultural Development
* Agricultural Program Airlift
* Bank
* Congressional Presentation
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Credit
* Debt
* Development Loan
* Development Program
* Disaster Relief
* Donor
* Economic Adviser
* Economic Assistance
* Economic Development
* Economic Support Fund
* Farm Equipment
* Financial Contribution
* Food
* Foreign Assistance Agreement
* Funding
* Grant
* Industrial Development
* Industrialized Nation
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* LLDC
* Loan
* Medical Care
* Medical Equipment
* North South Dialogue
* Paris Club
* PL 480
* PL 480 Title I
* PL 480 Title II
* PL 480 Title III
* Relief Effort
* Self Help
* Technical Assistance
* Water Analysis
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EAIR CIVIL AVIATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Commercial and private aircraft and air operations, domestic as well as international. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AV, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Access
* Air Cargo
* Air Fare
* Air Safety
* Air Traffic
* Air Transportation
* Aircraft
* Aircraft Accident
* Aircraft Detention
* Aircraft Registry
* Airline
* Airport
* Airport Fee
* Airport Security
* Airspace
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Aviation Agreement
* Cargo Handling
* Charter Flight
* CIVAIR
* Commercial Aircraft
* Emergency Landing
* Flight Clearance
* Flight Manual
* Hazardous Cargo
* Helicopter
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Landing Rights
* Maintenance
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Manifest
* Pilot Training
* Private Aircraft
* Refueling
* Rescue
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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ECON ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The status of a nation's economy. (Replaces RCHB file category: E)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agricultural Development
* Antiinflationary Program
* Black Market
* Capital Investment
* Cost of Living
* Depression
* Economic Agreement
* Economic Assessment
* Economic Conditions
* Economic Crisis
* Economic Development
* Economic Forecast
* Economic Growth
* Economic Indicators
* Economic Program
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Reform
* Economic Report
* Economic Stability
* Economic Trend
* EEC 1992
* Employment
* Financial Profits
* GDP
* GNP
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Reform
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* National Debt
* NIEO
* Price Index
* Recession
* Stock Market
* Tax Law
* Unemployment
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ECPS COMMUNICATIONS AND POSTAL SYSTEMS
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Effective from March 1983

The efforts of governments, the private sector, or international organizations to manage, regulate, develop, apply, or monitor the methods and means of telecommunication, international communication policy, and the informational aspects of communication. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INF, MP, PO, PPB, PR, RAD, SP, TEL, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Broadcasting
* Cable TV
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* Fiber Optics
* Frequency Allocation
* Frequency Interference
* Frequency Spectrum
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Frequency
* lnformatics Information Access
* Information Center
* Information Flow
* Information Media
* Jamming
* Light Communication
* Networking
* NWICO
* Orbit
* Postal System
* Prior Consent
* Radio
* Satellite
* Telecommunication
* Telecommunication Agreement
* Telegraph
* Telephone
* Television
* Transborder Data Flow
* Transmitters
* Undersea Cable
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EFIN FINANCIAL AND MONETARY AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Domestic and international financial affairs of governments and private institutions. (Replaces RCHB file category: FN)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accounting
* Audit
* Bank
* Bank Account
* Bankruptcy
* Blocked Assets
* BOP
* Budget
* Buffer Stock
* Capital Flow
* CFF
* Commodities Exchange
* Credit
* Currency Shortage
* Debt
* Debt Equity Swap
* Debt Relief
* Debt Repayment
* Debt Repudiation
* Debt Rescheduling
* Deficit
* Devaluation
* Donor
* Drawing Rights
* Economic Growth
* Economic Recovery
* Economic Trend
* EFF
* EMS
* Exchange Rate
* Financial Agreement
* Financial Contribution
* Financial Control
* Financial Crisis
* Financial Market
* Financial Profits
* Financial Program
* Financial Reform
* Financial Reserve
* Financial Stability
* Foreign Currency
* Foreign Currency Control
* Foreign Currency Exchange
* Foreign Market
* Gold
* Grant
* IMF Standbys
* Income Tax
* Inflation
* Interest Rate
* Loan Default
* Local Currency
* London Club
* National Income
* Overpayment
* Paris Club
* Payment
* Revaluation
* Sales Tax
* SDR
* Securities
* Securities Exchange
* Stock Shares
* Tax Haven
* Tax Law
* Taxation Treaties
* Treasury
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EFIS COMMERCIAL FISHING AND FISH PROCESSING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The breeding and catching of fish and other marine life for commercial purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aquaculture
* Catch
* Quota Cod
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive Economic
* Zone Fish
* Fisheries
* Aid Fishery
* Fishing Agreement
* Fishing Concession
* Fishing Dispute
* Fishing Ground
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Fishing Vessel
* Fishing Vessel
* Detention Halibut
* Herring Joint
* Venture
* Quota Salmon
* Shellfish
* Shrimp
* TEDS
* Tuna
* Whaling Industry
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EIND INDUSTRY AND MANUFACTURING
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The commercial production of goods and services, including the processing of raw materials into manufactured goods. (Replaces RCHB file category: TEL, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerospace Industry
* Alloy
* Aluminum
* Antitrust
* Automotive Industry
* Bankruptcy
* Business Firm
* Capital Investment
* Chemical Industry
* Clothing Industry
* Commercial Association
* Communications Industry
* Complaint
* Construction Industry
* Consumer Goods
* Cooperatives
* Copyright Agreement
* Copyright Claim
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Dairy Industry
* Data Processing Industry
* Defense Industry
* Development Program
* Drug Industry
* Dyeing Industry
* Economic Growth
* Electronic Industry
* Espionage
* Factory
* Fertilizer Industry
* Finishing Industry
* Fishing Industry
* Food Contamination
* Food Industry
* Foreign Agent
* Fraud
* Garment Industry
* Garment Production
* Garment Workers
* Industrial Accident
* Industrial Development
* Industrial Growth
* Industrial Production
* Industrial Reform
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insurance
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber Industry
* Machine Tool Industry
* Manmade Fiber
* Manufactured Product
* Merger
* Metal Industry
* Monopoly
* Nationalization
* Paper Industry
* Parastatal
* Patent
* Petroleum Industry
* Piracy
* Plastic Industry
* Power Looms
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Processing
* Product Safety
* Product Standards
* Product Testing
* Production
* Production Control
* Public Sector
* Railroad Industry
* Ramie
* Raw Materials
* Recall
* Registration
* Rubber Industry
* Sabotage
* Salvage
* Service Industry
* Shipbuilding Industry
* Silk
* Spinning Machinery
* Steel Industry
* Stockpile
* Subsidiary
* Subsidy
* Textile Industry
* Textile Production
* Tobacco Industry
* Tourism
* Trademark
* Vegetable Fiber
* Weaving Industry
* Wood Products Industry
* Wool
* Yarns
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EINT ECONOMIC AND COMMERCIAL INTERNET
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Effective from October 1997

Economic and commercial programs, policies, and issues relating to the Internet.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Agreement
* Censorship
* Competition
* Connectivity
* Content
* Copyright
* Data
* Democracy
* Economic Conditions
* Domain Names
* Electronic Commerce
* Encryption
* Free Flow of Information
* Information Availability
* Interconnectivity
* Internet
* Meeting
* Monopoly
* Piracy
* Policy
* Pornography
* Privacy
* Private Sector
* Reporting
* Trademark
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EINV FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

Foreign investments made by governments or private enterprises for commercial gain. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FN, INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bank
* Bid
* BIT
* Business Firm
* Business Loss
* Business Merger
* Capital Flow
* Capital Investment
* Compensation
* Credit
* Credit Guarantee
* Disinvestment
* Economic Growth
* Foreign Investment
* Fraud
* Garment Investment
* Insurance Risk
* Investment Climate
* Investment Control
* Investment Disputes
* Investment Guarantee
* Investment Incentive
* Investment Law
* Investment Opportunity
* Joint Venture
* Loan
* Multinational Corporation
* Nationalization
* Parastatal
* Private Investment
* Private Sector
* Privatization
* Public Sector
* Subsidiary
* Textile Investment
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ELAB LABOR SECTOR AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised May 1995)

The labor sector, labor actors, and national labor policies and their effect on domestic and international systems and relations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LAB)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arbitration
* Benefits
* Bonded Labor
* Child Labor
* Collective Bargaining
* Compulsory Labor
* Dock Workers
* Employee Ownership
* Employee Rights
* Employer Organization
* Employment
* Equal Pay for Equal Work
* Forced Labor
* Foreign Worker
* GSP (Worker Rights)
* Illegal Worker
* International Labor Secretariat
* Job Creation
* Job Discrimination
* Job Security
* Job Training
* Labor Agreement
* Labor Code
* Labor Competition
* Labor Confederation
* Labor Cooperative
* Labor Costs
* Labor Courts
* Labor Disputes
* Labor Federation
* Labor Law
* Labor Leader
* Labor Market
* Labor Migration
* Labor Movement
* Labor Organization
* Labor Relations
* Labor Rights
* Labor Sector
* Labor Settlement
* Labor Standards
* Labor Union
* Layoffs
* Lockout
* Manpower
* Mediation
* NAFTA Labor Cooperation
* Occupational Health
* Occupational Safety
* Pension
* Prison Labor
* Privatization
* Right of Association
* Right to Organize Slave Labor
* Social Clause (WTO)
* Social Net
* Social Security
* Strike
* Trade
* Union
* Underemployment
* Unemployment
* Unemployment Insurance
* Vocational Training
* Wages
* Work Force
* Work Permit
* Worker Rights Workers
* Working Conditions
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ELTN LAND TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of land transportation. (Replaces RCHB file categories: IT, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism Measures
* Automobile
* Bridge
* Bus
* Cargo Handling
* Detention
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Highway
* Highway Access
* Hijacking
* Insurance
* Land Transportation
* Maintenance
* Overland Cargo
* Public Transportation
* Railroad
* Railroad Accident
* Railway Access
* Rescue
* Schedule
* Traffic Accident
* Traffic Safety
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
* Truck
* Tunnel
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EMIN MINERALS AND METALS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The exploration, discovery, and extraction of minerals and metals. (Replaces RCHB file category: INCO)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bauxite
* Bid
* Chromite
* Coal
* Cobalt
* Copper
* Drilling
* Excavation
* Exclusive Economic Zone
* Exploration
* Factory
* Gems
* Gold
* Iron
* Magnesium
* Manganese
* Metal
* Mine
* Mineral
* Mineral Reserve
* Mining
* Mining Accident
* Mining Concession
* Nickel
* Offshore Mining
* Ore
* Quarry
* Silver
* Tin
* Tungsten
* Uranium
* Uranium Enrichment
* Zinc

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ENRG ENERGY AND POWER
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private commercial activities in acquiring and providing energy services from all types of sources. For petroleum and natural gas, see EPET. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, FSE)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Coal
* Dam
* Decontamination
* Electric Energy
* Electric Power Plant
* Energy Conservation
* Energy Consumption
* Energy Reserve
* Energy Shortage
* Factory
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Fuel Shortage
* Generator
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Hydroelectric Power Plant
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Fuel Reprocessing
* Nuclear Power Plant
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Power Line
* Public Utility
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Reexport
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* Stockpile
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Thermal Power Plant
* Transformer
* Uranium Enrichment
* Wind Energy
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EPET PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Government and private sector activities in the exploration and extraction of petroleum and natural gas. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FSE, PET)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Bid
* Drilling
* Exploitation
* Exploration
* LPG
* Natural Gas
* Natural Gas Pipeline
* Natural Gas Production
* Natural Gas Reserve
* Offshore Drilling
* Offshore Drilling Platform
* Offshore Oil
* Oil Field
* Petroleum
* Petroleum Concession
* Petroleum Pipeline
* Petroleum Production
* Petroleum Reserve
* Petroleum Shortage
* Refinery
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ETRD FOREIGN TRADE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Exchange of goods between nations. (Replaces RCHB file category: FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alcoholic Beverage
* Aluminum
* Animal Hides
* Antidumping
* Antitrust
* Apparel Trade
* Arms
* Arms Traffic
* Barter
* BOP
* Boycott
* Buffer Stock
* Chemical
* Clothing
* Cocoa
* Coffee
* Commercial Aircraft
* Commodity
* Commodity Market
* Communications Equipment
* Computer
* Construction Equipment
* Cooperatives
* Corruption
* Cotton
* Countertrade
* Countervailing Duty
* Cross Border Trade
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Clearance
* Customs Court
* Customs Fine
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Official
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Dairy Products
* Debt
* Development Program
* Dispute Settlement
* Diversion
* Duty Free Entry
* East West Trade
* Economic Cooperation
* EEC 1992
* EEP
* Electronic Equipment
* Exhibit
* Export
* Fair Trade
* Farm Equipment
* FCN
* Fertilizer
* Fish
* Food
* Food Contamination
* Food Inspection
* Footwear
* Foreign Market
* Free Trade Zone
* Garment Exports
* Garment Imports
* Government Procurement
* GSP
* Harmonized System
* Helicopter
* Import
* Industrialized Nation
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Intervention
* Laboratory Equipment
* LDC
* Leather
* License
* Linen
* Litigation
* Lumber
* Machine Tool
* Manmade Fiber
* Market Access
* Meat
* Meat Inspection
* Medical Equipment
* Merger
* Metal
* MFN
* MIC
* Monopoly
* Multifiber Arrangement
* NAFTA
* Natural Fiber
* Newly Industrialized Countries
* Nonalcoholic Beverage
* Nontariff Barriers
* North South Dialogue
* Oils
* Oilseeds
* Perishable Commodities
* Petroleum Products
* Pharmaceuticals
* Plastics
* Poultry
* Private Sector
* Product Standards
* Public Sector
* Quota
* Railroad Equipment
* Ramie
* Reexport
* Rice
* Rubber
* Sanction
* Shellfish
* Silk
* Smuggling
* Soybean
* Steel
* Stockpile
* Subsidy
* Sugar
* Synthetic Fiber
* Synthetic Rubber
* Tariff
* Tariff Barriers
* Tariff Relief
* Television
* Textile Exports
* Textile Imports
* Textiles
* Tin
* Tobacco
* Trade Agreement
* Trade Balance
* Trade Complaint
* Trade Control
* Trade Concession
* Trade Discrimination
* Trade Dumping
* Trade Fair
* Trade Law
* Trade Liberalization
* Trade Opportunity
* Trade Promotion
* Trade Protectionism
* Trade Relations
* Trade Visit
* Tuna
* VAT
* Vegetable
* Vegetable Fiber
* Vegetable Oil
* Wheat
* Wine
* Wood Products
* Wool
* Yarns
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ETTC TRADE AND TECHNOLOGY CONTROLS
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Effective from April 1984

Government efforts to control the transfer of goods (i.e., equipment),services, or technologies. This includes foreign policy trade controls, strategic (National Security) trade controls, munitions controls, general West to East technology transfer issues, and efforts to circumvent U.S. or COCOM controls. (Replaces RCHB file categories: FT, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Arms Traffic
* Blocked Assets
* Boycott
* COCOM Case
* COCOM List Review
* Computer
* Data Bases
* Data Processing Equipment
* Digital Switching
* Diversion
* EAA
* East West Trade
* Economic Warfare
* Electronic Equipment
* Embargo
* End Use Check
* End User
* Enforcement
* Espionage
* Exception List
* EXCON
* Export
* Export Control
* GSOIA
* GSOMIA
* High Technology Equipment
* IEEPA
* Illegal Trade
* Import Control
* ITAR
* Laboratory Equipment
* License
* Manufacturing Agreement
* Military Applications
* Military Critical Technologies
* Military Equipment
* Military Services
* Munitions Control
* NDPC
* Nonmarket Economy
* Origin Certificate
* Reexport
* Research & Development
* Sanction
* Security Survey
* Semiconductors
* SNEC
* Software
* Stockpile
* Strategic Material
* Strategic Trade Control
* Superconductor
* TCDC
* Technical Assistance Agreement
* Technology Acquisition Efforts
* Technology Gap
* Technology Transfer
* Transaction Check
* Turnkey Plant
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EWWT WATERBORNE TRANSPORTATION
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Movement of commercial and private vessels over high seas and inland waterways. (Replaces RCHB file categories: OS, TR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Antiterrorism
* Measures Canal
* Cargo Handling
* Coast Guard
* Containerization
* Dock Workers
* Fee
* Hazardous Cargo
* Insurance
* Load Line
* Maintenance
* Marine Cargo
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Maritime Flag
* Maritime Law
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Navigational Aid
* Passenger Ship
* Patrol Boat
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Port Congestion
* Private Ship
* Refueling
* Registration
* Rescue
* River
* Route
* Salvage
* Schedule Ship Accident
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Detention
* Ship Harassment
* Ship Movement
* Ship Registry
* Shipyard
* SOLAS
* Strait
* Tonnage Measurement
* Transportation Development
* Transportation Industry
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KACT: Strategic Arms Control (ACS) Treaties
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Effective from August 2000 (Revised August 2004)

Use for all documents relating to specific, interrelated strategic (nuclear) arms control treaties and their implementation:

* ABM (i.e., anti-ballistic missile) treaty and its implementation body the SCC (Standing Consultative Commission);
* INF (i.e., Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces) Treaty and its implementation body, the SVC (Special Verification Commission);
* START (i.e., Strategic Reductions Treaty) and its implementation body, the JCIC (Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission); and the Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty (SORT) or the Moscow Treaty and its implementing body, the BIC (Bilateral Implementation Commission).

Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NP/EX)
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KAWC: Atrocities and War Crimes
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Effective from July 2001

Use for all documents relating to atrocities, massacres, and war crimes, including allegations, reports, investigations, and prosecutions of genocide, crimes against humanity, grave breaches of the Geneva Conventions, and violations of the laws or customs for war. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau, Info: S/WCI)
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KCFE: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe
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Effective from August 1989

Use on all documents between U.S. Vienna and the Department pertaining to CFE negotiations; documents pertaining to conventional forces in Europe including both Eastern and Western forces, their structure, posture, changes, etc.; documents pertaining to allied and Warsaw Pact conventional arms control positions, plans and related internal political situations, documents referring to the High Level Task Force (HLTF) or its subgroups; and all documents discussing congressional delegation visits to Europe that will address conventional arms control issues. (Action: EUR/RPM)
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KCIP: Critical Infrastructure Protection
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents reporting on critical infrastructure protection (CIP) issues, which are defined as vulnerabilities and threats, both physical and cyber, to systems and assets (particularly interconnected information systems and networks) so vital to a nation that their incapacity or destruction would have a debilitating impact on national security, national economic security, and/or national public health and safety. Use for reporting of CIP issues both as they affect host country and as they impact the United States. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCOM: Chief of Mission
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Effective from March 2004

Use for all documents addressed for action to the chief of a U.S. mission in a foreign location (e.g., ambassadors, chargés d’affaires, consuls general, or principal officers). Use KCOM in conjunction with generic PASS instructions to chiefs of mission in Department telegrams. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KCOR: Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Effective from August 2001

Use for all documents relating to corruption and anti-corruption, dishonesty, and unethical behavior among public officials representing local, provincial, and national governments. This would include linkages with justice, economic, social and political entities. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)

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KCRM: Criminal Activity
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Effective from April 1994 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to criminal organizations and activities, the threat they pose to U.S. interests and/or friendly governments, and host country and U.S. Government programs to combat them. This includes international criminal organizations; money laundering and other financial crimes; illicit trafficking including alien smuggling and gun running; international stolen property theft and fencing rings; international frauds and commercial crimes; UN crime meetings and anti-crime programs; and interaction with international and regional organizations on these issues. U.S. assistance covers training of host country judicial and law enforcement agencies. Use this K TAGS with the Subject TAGS SOCI. Distinguish the use of this TAGS from AID-funded administration of justice programs in Latin America (KJUS),anti-narcotics issues and programs (SNAR),and anti-terrorism issues and programs (PTER). (Action: INL/ENT)
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KDEM: Democratization
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Effective from May 1991

Use on all documents dealing with democratization in Eastern Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Encouraging democratization constitutes an essential component of U.S. policy. The U.S. Government is devoting significant resources to monitor and promote regional trends away from autocratic rule and toward political pluralism. Programs designed to encourage democratization are diverse, and often are cross-discipline in nature, requiring the involvement of several U.S. Government agencies. Also use the appropriate Subject and Geo-Political TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KDRG: Detainee Repatriation from Guantanamo Bay
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Effective from December 2007

Use for all documents addressing issues connected to the repatriation and transfer of detainees in U.S. Government custody at the military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to their countries of origin or to third countries. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/WCI)
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KFRD: Fraud Prevention Programs
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Effective from August 1986

Use on all reporting that refers to efforts and activities pertaining to the prevention of fraud and deceptive practices in the issuance of visas, passports, the issuance of Federal benefits to U.S. citizens and others, and to active measures developed by the Department to oversee their legality and for reporting upon the results of antifraud and prevention measures in consular matters. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: CA/FPP)
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KGHG: Global Climate Change
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Effective from May 2007

Use for all documents addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and global climate change (also referred to as global warming). This includes, but is not limited to, the economic, energy, environmental, geographic, health, scientific, social, and political linkages of global climate change. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: OES/EGC)
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KGIC: Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism
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Effective from September 2006

Use for all documents relating to the Global Initiative to Combat Nuclear Terrorism. The Global Initiative works toward the prevention, detection, and response to acts of nuclear terrorism. Also use appropriate Subject Tags. (Action: ISM/WMDT)
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KHIV: Emerging Infectious Diseases and HIV/AIDS Program
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Effective from June 2000

Use for all documents relating to actual and prospective activities by the U.S. Government, alone or in conjunction with or through other entities, to combat HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases. Also use Appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: S/GAC)
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KHLS: Homeland Security
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Effective from August 2006

Use for all documents relating to all aspects of homeland security issues, including acts of terrorism directed at the U.S. homeland, its citizens, or interests; planning and support for such acts of terrorism; capabilities of terrorist groups; activities of institutions, groups, or individuals that support such terrorism; acts of terrorism that transcend national boundaries due to the support network or nationality of the perpetrator, victim, or facility or conventional, biological, radiological, or nuclear (CBRN) terrorism; terrorist travel; actions of the host government, institutions, or individuals related to support for or opposition to U.S. Government homeland security or counter-terrorism initiatives; actions of the host government or multilateral organizations related to the establishment of host country or regional security, bureaucratic, physical, or cyber infrastructure; homeland security implications and effects of border protection, immigration, and customs policies; transportation (e.g., seaports, civil air) security; host government travel document control and standards; emergency, preparedness, and response; biodefense, science and technology development related to the above areas; reactions of host government, media, etc., to homeland security-related programs and activities in the United States, or of the U.S. Government. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: S/CT, CA, OES, A/OEM)

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KIPR: Intellectual Property Rights
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Effective from December 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to intellectual property rights which include patents, trademarks, copyrights, semiconductor designs (mask works),industrial designs, trade secrets, appellations of origin and other forms of protection to reward and encourage innovation and creativity. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/TPP/MTA/IPC)
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KIRF: International Religious Freedom
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Effective from January 1999

Use on all documents relating to all issues of religious freedom and persecution, including civil unrest where religion is a precipitating factor; changes to or enforcement of laws affecting freedom of religion; religious aspects of movements, parties or persons seeking governmental change; governmental repression of religious minorities, movements or leaders; religion playing a role in reconciling conflicts; and changes in religious demographics that may produce societal changes. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: DRL/IRF)
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KISL: Islamic Issues
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Effective from November 1988 (Revised April 2000)

Use on documents treating government involvement in recognition of or approaches to Islam; political and economic activities undertaken by private Islamic organizations or prominent individuals; and fundamentalism. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS.

(Action: NEA/PPR, AF/RA, EAP/RA)
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KJUS: Administration of Justice
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Effective from May 1986 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the administration of justice in host countries, particularly as it relates to U.S. objectives of promoting democracy and just economic and social development. This includes judicial reforms, political reporting on personalities and institutions involved in the administration of justice, judicial infrastructure development, criminal investigation capabilities, penal systems, legal training, and assistance and exchange programs in this field. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: WHA/PPC)
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KMCA: Millennium Challenge Account
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Effective from August 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of the Millennium Challenge Account, a U.S. new foreign assistance account, or the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the independent government corporation recently established to manage and oversee this assistance. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: MCC/IT)
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KMDR: Media Reaction Reporting
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Effective From October 1999

Use on all documents dealing with setting post ―Watching Briefs and on all post reporting concerning editorial content and media reaction. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: INR/R)
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KNNP: Nuclear Non-Proliferation
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Effective from April 1984

Use on all documents on U.S. policy for preventing the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries, the transfer of nuclear material, equipment of technology, agreements for cooperation on the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, matters concerning multilateral discussions on the uses of nuclear energy including the activities of the International Atomic Energy Agency, and activities in other countries related to the acquisition of nuclear explosives. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KOLY: Olympic Games Reporting
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Effective from February 1984

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. Note: KOLY will be used in the above prescribed manner for all subsequent winter and summer Olympic games. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KPAL: Palestinian Affairs
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Effective from August 1983 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents relating to issues, reports, or activities concerned with the Palestinian people, as a group or in part, or the area known as Palestine. Also use appropriate Subject, Country, and Organization TAGS. (Action: NEA/PA)
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KPAO: Public Affairs Office
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Effective from May 2000

Use on all documents intended for Public Affairs sections abroad, and should be used by field Public Affairs sections abroad on all documents coming into the Department which relate to Public Diplomacy Programs. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: ECA/EX/PR)
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KPIN: Political Internationals
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Effective from November 1984

Use on all documents relating to the activities and policies of the four major Political Internationals: Socialist International, Christian Democratic International, Liberal International, and the International Democratic Union. This includes reporting on the attitudes of member parties towards the Internationals, the interaction between member parties of the Internationals, and the activities of the Internationals themselves. In addition, this TAGS should be used on all documents relating to the policies of the German (FRG) political foundations: Friederich Ebert, Konrad Adenauer, Hanns Seidel, and Friederich Naumann. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: P)
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KPKO: United Nations Peacekeeping Operations
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Effective from August 1996

Use on all documents relating to existing or potential United Nations peacekeeping activities, including proposals for and negotiations with other countries on peacekeeping activities, military support, sanctions monitoring, elections and humanitarian activities, as well as interaction with international and regional organizations on peacekeeping. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KPWR: Power Support Program
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Effective from March 1993

Use on all documents dealing with the Department’s electrical power support requirements. The program provides consolidated funding for generators, central uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems, and PCB transformer abatement projects. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OBO/PE/DE)
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KRAD: Radioactive Contamination of the Environment
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Effective from May 1997 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with radioactive contamination of the environment from whatever source—military or civilian use, transportation, storage, or disposal of nuclear material Appropriate Subject Terms to use with this TAGS would include nuclear contamination, radiation, radioactive material and International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) emergency notification. In connection with accidental or deliberate contamination, appropriate Terms to use with this TAGS include radioactive material transfer, radioactive waste disposal, radioactive waste management, industrial/medical radiography, medical isotope, and transfer of fissile material. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES/OA)

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KSCA: Science Counselors and Attachés
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Effective from February 1983

Use on all documents drafted by or sent to Science Counselors and Science Attachés. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: OES). Note: KSCA replaces the Organization SCSA.
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KSPR: Strategic, Performance and Resource Planning
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Effective from October 1997

Use on all documents dealing with the strategic planning process for all foreign affairs agencies or agencies with operations and programs abroad as well as the Department’s own strategic planning activities. This includes all resource allocation processes when associated with the Mission Performance Plan (MPP),namely: budget formulation, the Financial Plan (FINPLAN),and the field budget plan. Technical and operational messages that are purely budget-focused should only use ABUD. Use KSPR on messages regarding personnel planning in connection with the annual MPP exercises, and subjects relating to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA) of 1993. Operational personnel requests (e.g., new positions, classification actions, conversions of positions from FSN to PIT, etc.) should still only use APER. Suggested terms to use with KSPR are program planning, Mission Performance Plan (MPP),Resource Allocations and Budget Integration Tool (RABIT) and Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: M/P)
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KSUM: Summit Meetings
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Effective from January 1983 (Revised November 1987)

Use on all documents concerning Summit Meetings. This includes substantive and administrative arrangements for meetings, records of meetings and reports on actions by participants as a result of meetings, including preparatory meetings. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: Appropriate Bureau)
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KTFN: Terrorism Finance Traffic
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Effective from July 2004

Use for documents relating to all aspects of terrorism financing; sanctions; designations of individuals under Executive Orders (E.O.) dealing with terrorism finance such as E.O. 13224; related UN resolutions; denial of funds to terrorists; and other related aspects of terrorism financing. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: EEB/ESC)
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KTIA: Treaties and International Agreements
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Effective from June 1984

Use on all documents concerning treaties, including conventions, protocols, or other International Agreements, such as exchange of notes, exchange of letters and memoranda of understanding, as well as requirements of the Case Act (11 FAM 724; 1 U.S.C. 112B). Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: L/T)
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KTIP: Trafficking in Persons
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Effective from September 2008

Use for all cables related to the topics of trafficking in persons, human trafficking, slavery, involuntary servitude, forced labor, labor migration, illegal migration, commercial sexual exploitation, prostitution, sex tourism, forced marriage, child labor, debt bondage, peonage, and child soldiering. Also use appropriate Subject and Country TAGS. (Action: G/TIP)
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KUNR: UN Reform
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Effective from November 1995

Use on all documents dealing with all efforts to reform and restructure the United Nations. Some of the reforms are: the UN budget and/or ceiling, security council expansion, managerial improvements, and strengthening the role of the UN. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: IO)
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KWBG: West Bank and Gaza
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Effective from December 1993 (Revised April 2000)

Use on all documents dealing with the implementation of the Israeli-PLO Declaration of Principles, including Palestinian interim self-rule, economic development and development assistance to the Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. Also, use for Israeli-PLO negotiations on implementing the agreement and political developments in the West Bank and Gaza including elections for a Palestinian Council. Also use the appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: NEA/IPA)
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KWMN: Women Issues
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Effective from June 1995

Use on all documents relating to the Fourth World Conference on Women and any future World Conferences on Women. Also use this TAGS on issues concerning women’s human rights, women’s political participation, women-in-development, and any discussions of women in the United Nations or any other international organizations. Also use appropriate Subject TAGS. (Action: G/CS, IO, and DRL)
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MARR MILITARY AND DEFENSE ARRANGEMENTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts to establish and maintain collective security or other international military cooperation. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Alliance
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* CFE
* Collective Security
* DECA
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Ground Forces
* Home Porting
* Host Government
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Lease
* Military Advisor
* Military Agreement
* Military Base
* Military Cooperation
* Military Exercise
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Visit
* Minesweeping
* Monitoring
* National Security
* Naval Forces
* Overflight Clearance
* Peace Plan
* Peacekeeping Forces
* Refueling
* Security Assessment
* Ship Clearance
* Ship Movement
* SOFA
* Tracking Station
* Troop Contribution
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Truce Observer
* Weapons Deployment
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MASS MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND SALES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The Govemment to Govemment transfer, sale, or loan of military equipment, advisers, or services. (Replaces RCHB file categories DEF, FT)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Airlift
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Bomber Aircraft
* CAT
* Congressional Presentation
* Credit
* Debt
* Debt Repayment
* Diversion
* Donor
* Economic Support Fund
* Fighter Aircraft
* FMS
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* IMET
* Loan
* Maintenance
* MAP
* Military Adviser
* Military Agreement
* Military Aircraft
* Military Assistance
* Military Procurement
* Military Training
* Military Vehicle
* Missile
* Reexport
* Salvage
* Spare Parts
* Surplus Weapons Disposal
* Technical Assistance
* Technology Transfer
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MCAP MILITARY CAPABILITIES
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Effective from March 1973 to June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The nonnuclear offensive and defensive ability of the military establishment of a nation or international organization. (Replaces RCHB file category: DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Air Defense
* Air Forces
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Artillery
* AWACS
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Bomber Aircraft
* Burden sharing
* Cargo Aircraft
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon
* Control Civil Defense
* Coast Guard
* Conscription
* Contingency Plan
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon
* Control Court Martial
* Defense Industry
* Demobilization
* Fighter Aircraft
* Ground Forces
* Guidance System
* Helicopter
* Infrastructure
* Intelligence Assessment
* Landing Rights
* Logistics
* Military Aircraft
* Military Balance
* Military Budget
* Military Buildup
* Military Capability
* Military Communication
* Military Equipment
* Military Exercise
* Military Leader
* Military Personnel
* Military Plan
* Military Reserve
* Missile
* Mobilization
* National Guard
* Naval Forces
* Naval Ship
* Ordnance
* Radar
* RDF
* Security Assessment
* Strategic Plan
* Submarine
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
* Warning System
* Weapons Deployment
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MNUC MILITARY NUCLEAR APPLICATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The development and use of nuclear technology for military purposes. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Artillery
* Counterforce
* Decontamination
* Delivery Vehicle
* Fissionable Material
* Guidance System
* INF
* LRTNF
* Military Capability
* Missile
* Missile Site
* Monitoring
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Powered Ship
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Winter
* Plutonium
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Radioactive Waste Management
* Spent Fuel
* Strategic Plan
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Warhead
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MOPS MILITARY OPERATIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Declared or undeclared war involving two or more nations. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advanced Weaponry
* Aggression
* Air Alert
* Air Forces
* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Artillery
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Biological Warfare
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* Blockade
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Ceasefire
* Chemical Warfare
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* Combat
* Concentration Camp
* CONTRA
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* DMZ
* Emergency Evacuation
* Escalation
* Explosives
* Ground Forces
* Guerrilla
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intervention
* Invasion
* KIA
* Landing Rights
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* MIA
* Military Balance
* Military Buildup
* Military Plan
* Minesweeping
* Naval Forces
* No Fly Zone
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Occupied Area
* Peace Plan
* POW
* Repatriation
* Reprisal
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Ship Movement
* Surrender
* Threat
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Level
* Troop Reduction
* Troop Withdrawal
* War
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ODIP U.S. DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION
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Effective from January 1983

Official representational and ceremonial activities of U.S. diplomats and U.S. Government officials; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by U.S. officials. (Replaces RCHB file categories: PER, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Agrement
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Anniversary
* Assault
* Attache
* Ceremonial Representation
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* Personnel Conduct
* Real Property
* Social Reception
* Tax Exemption
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OEXC EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL
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EXCHANGE OPERATIONS

Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

The administration and operation of educational and cultural exchange programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: EDX)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Community
* Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Exchange Program
* Designation Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* FLEX Program
* Foreign Leader Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange Grant
* Humphrey Program
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Nomination
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* Scientist
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* U.S. Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Youth Exchanges
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OFDP FOREIGN DIPLOMATS AND FOREIGN MISSIONS
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Effective from January 1983

Administrative, representational, and ceremonial matters related to non-U.S. diplomatic personnel and foreign missions; includes all aspects of privileges and immunities. Use for ceremonial activities hosted by non-U.S. diplomats. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Ambassador
* Ambassador Designate
* Assault
* Attache
* Building Design
* Ceremonial Representation
* Consul
* Consulate
* Credentials Presentation
* Diplomat
* Diplomatic Consular List
* Diplomatic Privileges
* Drivers License
* Embassy
* Envoy
* Funeral
* Gift
* Guest List
* Honorary Consul
* Invitation
* NOB
* Office Closure
* Office Establishment
* Personnel Appointment
* Personnel Conduct
* Personnel Resignation
* Personnel Separation
* Post Closing
* Post Opening
* Real Property
* Recall
* Social Reception
* Staffing
* Tax Exemption
* Third Country Counterparts
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OIIP INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION PROGRAMS
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Effective from October 1999

Administrative and operational aspects of international information programs, products, and services that increase international support for U.S. policies and understanding of U.S. society.

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Advance Documents Service
* Article Alert
* Book Donations
* Book Fairs
* Book Reprints
* Book Translations
* Books and Documents List
* Computer
* Cooperative Agreements
* Copyright
* Design Services
* DVC
* Electronic Journal
* Grant
* Graphic Design
* I-Bucks
* IRC
* IRO
* Listserv
* Paper Shows
* PDQ
* Photo Coverage
* Photo Rights
* Photo Requests
* Public Diplomacy
* Publication
* Reference Requests
* Speaker
* Technology Partnerships
* Teleconference
* Translation Requests
* Washington File
* Websites
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OPDC DIPLOMATIC CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence and ceremonial messages between prominent leaders and principal officers. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acknowledgment
* Anniversary
* Appreciation Message
* Commemorative Message
* Condolence Message
* Congratulatory Message
* Invitation
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OPRC PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORRESPONDENCE
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Effective from January 1983

Correspondence to and from the public commenting on U.S. policy and foreign incidents, requesting information and speaking engagements, and any other public relations activities. This TAGS includes routine constituent's correspondence such as employment opportunities, requests for photographs, autographs, etc. Also includes press summaries and press conferences, public opinion polls, and the administrative arrangements for press conferences. (Replaces RCHB file category: PR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accreditation
* Authentication
* Autograph
* Constituents Mail
* Employment
* Interview
* Invitation
* Journalist
* Photo Request
* Photograph
* Poll
* Press Relations
* Public Diplomacy
* Public Information Publication
* Speaker
* Translation
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OREP U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Administrative and operational aspects of travel by Congressmen, congressional staffers, and delegations. (Replaces RCHB file category: LEG)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* CODEL
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protective Security
* Staffdel
* Support Services
* Travel Advisory
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OSCI SCIENCE GRANTS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administration of grants and disbursal of funds of U.S. Government sponsored research programs. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Foreign Currency
* Grant
* Science Grant
* Scientific Exchange
* Scientist
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OTRA TRAVEL
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Routine and operational aspects of travel and visits by other than prominent individuals and Congressmen. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL, TP, TRV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Businessmen
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Dependent
* Itinerary
* Journalist
* Official Travel
* Scientific Visit
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
* Travel Locator Messages
* Travel Orders
* Travel Report
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OVIP VISITS AND TRAVEL OF PROMINENT INDIVIDUALS AND LEADERS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The administrative and operational aspects of visits or travel of U.S. and foreign leaders and prominent individuals. Use for assistant secretary level and above or foreign equivalent. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Accommodation
* Arrival Notice
* Arrival Speech
* Departure Notice
* Departure Speech
* Envoy
* Hotel
* Itinerary
* Passenger Manifest
* Protection Technical Services
* Protective Security
* Secretarys Detail
* Support Services
* Trade Visit
* Travel Advisory
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PARM ARMS CONTROLS AND DISARMAMENT
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Efforts by governments to control the acquisition, development, and production of nuclear, biological, chemical, and other advanced weaponry. Also includes the control of efforts by countries to develop nuclear capabilities. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, FT, POL, STR)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* ABM Treaty
* Advance Notification
* Advanced Weaponry
* Aerial Inspection
* Antinuclear
* Arms
* Arms Buildup
* Arms Control
* Arms Control Agreement
* Arms Control Impact Statement
* Arms Talks
* Arms Traffic
* Associated Measures
* Biological Warfare Convention
* Biological Weapon
* Biological Weapon Control
* CDE
* Chemical Weapon
* Chemical Weapon Control
* CNEA
* Compliance
* Confidence Building Measures
* Constraints
* Consultation
* Conventional Weapon
* Conventional Weapon Control
* Conventional Weapon Freeze
* Cooperative Measures
* Counterforce
* Counting Rule
* CST
* CTB
* Deterrence
* Disarmament
* Diversion
* East West Relations
* Electronic Weapons Systems
* Emerging Technologies
* ENMOD
* Entry Exit Points
* Fissionable Material
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hotline
* Implementation
* INF
* IOZP
* Laser Fusion
* Launchers
* Limited Test Ban Treaty
* LRTNF
* Military Budget Reduction
* Military Expenditures
* Missile
* Monitoring
* Moratorium
* Napalm
* National Guidelines Area
* No First Use
* Nonproliferation
* Nonuse of Force
* NPT
* NRR
* NTEM
* NTM
* Nuclear Agreements
* Nuclear Capability
* Nuclear Enrichment Process
* Nuclear Equipment
* Nuclear Free Zone
* Nuclear Material
* Nuclear Proliferation
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Technical Assistance
* Nuclear Technology
* Nuclear Weapon
* Nuclear Weapon Control
* Nuclear Weapon Free Zone
* Nuclear Weapon Freeze
* Particle Beam
* Peace Movement
* Plutonium
* Political Concession
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* SCC
* SDI
* Simulations
* SNEC
* Spent Fuel
* START
* Stockpile
* Strategic Policy
* Technology Transfer
* Telemetry
* Tlatelolco Treaty
* Troop Level
* TTBT
* Unconventional Weapon
* Verification
* Warhead
* Weapon Destruction
* Weapon Systems Deactivation
* Weapons Deployment
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PBTS NATIONAL BOUNDARIES, TERRITORIES, AND SOVEREIGNTY
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Effective from January 1983

A territory over which dominion is exercised. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Air Alert
* Airspace
* Annexation
* Arbitration
* Archipelago
* Border Control
* Border Crossing
* Border Dispute
* Border Incident
* Boundary
* Boundary Claim
* Boundary Determination
* Canal
* Cession
* Coast Guard
* Continental Shelf
* Court Decision
* Dependency
* Dispute Settlement
* Island
* Island Claim
* Land Settlement
* Landlocked Country
* Maritime Boundary
* Mediation
* Occupied Area
* Overflight
* Piracy
* Port
* Port Access
* Province
* River
* Seabed
* Ship Detention
* Sovereignty
* Strait
* Survey
* Territorial Claim
* Territorial Reversion
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Unification
* Territorial Waters
* Trust Territory
* Water Boundary Agreement
* Water Boundary Claim
* West Bank
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PGOV INTERNAL GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised June 1983)

The form, structure, and organization of local, provincial, and national governments. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Absentee Ballot
* Administration of Justice
* Alliance
* Antigovernment
* Arbitration
* Berlin Access
* Berlin Wall
* Cabinet
* Cabinet Meeting
* Campaign
* Candidacy Support
* Candidate
* Charter
* Church State Relations
* Coalition Government
* Colonialism
* Communism
* Confederation
* Constitution
* Constitutional Law
* Corruption
* Court
* Court Decision
* Death
* Democracy
* Dictatorship
* Election
* Election Forecast
* Election Irregularities
* Election Law
* Election Observer
* Election Reform
* Election Results
* Extremist
* Federation
* First Lady
* Glasnost
* Government Agency
* Government Budget
* Government Media Relations
* Government Official
* Government Reform
* Governor
* Impeachment
* Inauguration
* Influence
* Infrastructure
* Interim Government
* Judicial Reform
* Judiciary
* Junta
* King
* Legislation
* Legislator
* Legislature
* Martial Law
* Mayor
* Minister
* Minority
* Municipal
* Nationalism
* Opposition
* Opposition Party
* Party Faction
* Party Leader
* Party Line
* Party Meeting
* Party Stability
* Party Strength
* Party Unity
* Patronage
* Perestroyka
* Political Adviser
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Crisis
* Political Leader
* Political Military Relations
* Political Party
* Political Trend
* Poll
* President
* Prime Minister
* Progovernment
* Province
* Queen
* Reconciliation
* Referendum
* Reorganization
* Resignation from Office
* Reunification
* Royal Family
* Ruling Party
* Self Government
* Socialism
* Special Interest Group
* State of the Union Message
* Succession
* Tenure of Office
* Totalitarian
* Trial
* Trust
* Territory
* Veto
* Vice President
* Voting
* Voting Rights
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PHSA HIGH SEAS AFFAIRS
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Effective from January 1983

Activities on the high seas, outside a country's national jurisdiction. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Continental Shelf
* Dispute Settlement
* Exclusive
* Economic Zone
* Fishing Limit
* Fishing Rights
* Freedom of Navigation
* Hazardous Cargo
* Innocent Passage
* International Waters
* LOS
* Marine Mammal
* Marine Safety
* Marine Transportation
* Maritime Agreement
* Merchant Ship
* Minesweeping
* Natural Resources
* Ocean Dumping
* Piracy
* Seabed
* Seabed Mining
* Ship Accident
* Ship Detention
* Ship Movement
* Strait
* Territorial Sea Limit
* Territorial Waters
* Transit Passage
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PHUM HUMAN RIGHTS
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Effective from January 1985

The violation of rights attributable to human beings. (Replaces RCHB file categories: POL, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abuse
* Amnesty
* Antisemitic
* Apartheid
* Asylum
* Asylum Request
* Capital Punishment
* Childrens Rights
* Civil Rights
* Concentration Camp
* Court Decision
* Death Squad
* Deportation
* Detainee
* Detection Equipment
* Detention Development Rights
* Discrimination
* Economic Rights
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Ethnic Group
* EVD
* Execution
* Exile
* Family
* Forced Labor
* Harassment
* Human Rights
* Humane
* Imprisonment
* Indigenous Peoples
* Individual Rights
* Internal Exile
* Internee
* Mass Migration
* Massacre
* Minority
* Minority Rights
* Missing Person
* Mistreatment
* Murder
* Persecution
* Police Equipment
* Political Disappearance
* Political Prisoner
* Political Repression
* Political Rights
* Poverty
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Welfare
* Proselytize
* Psychiatric Abuse
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Returnees
* Rights of Peoples
* Security Forces
* Sponsorship
* Torture
* Walk In Procedures
* Women
* Womens Rights
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PINR INTELLIGENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The gathering and reporting of intelligence information, including biographic and background data. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INT, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aerial Reconnaissance
* Biographic Information
* Contacts
* Counterintelligence
* Covert Operations
* Disinformation
* Espionage
* Film
* Humint Collection Plan
* Information Security
* Intelligence Assessment
* Intelligence Collection
* Intelligence Services
* Maps
* Monitoring
* Olive Harvest
* PLPPR
* Remote Sensing
* Satellite
* Ship Movement
* Surveillance Aircraft
* Tracking Station
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PINS NATIONAL SECURITY
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

A regime's stability, control, or efforts to maintain itself in power, as well as activities and efforts to disrupt or overthrow the established regime by other than normal political activity. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Amnesty
* Armed Forces
* Arms
* Assassination
* Assault
* Atrocity
* Censorship
* Church State Relations
* Civil War
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Contingency Plan
* CONTRA
* Counterinsurgency
* Coup
* Court Decision
* Court Martial
* Death Squad
* Defector
* Demobilization
* Detention
* Dissident
* Emigration
* Emigration Control
* Escalation
* Ethnic Group
* Execution
* Exile
* Exiled Government
* Exit Permit
* Expulsion
* Extremist
* General Strike
* Guerrilla
* Harassment
* Hostility
* Hunger Strike
* Impeachment
* Infiltration
* Insurgency
* Intelligence Assessment
* Internal Control
* Intervention
* Land Reform
* Law Enforcement
* Liberation Front
* Martial Law
* Massacre
* Mercenary
* Minority
* Missing Person
* National Security
* Occupied Area
* Persona Non Grata
* Plot
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Political Assessment
* Political Crisis
* Political Military Relations
* Political Prisoner
* Political Settlement
* Political Stability
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Release
* Propaganda
* Property Protection
* Religious Group
* Repression
* Reprisal
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Sabotage
* Seizure
* Surrender
* Threat
* Travel Document
* Travel Restriction
* Treason
* Troop Deployment
* Troop Withdrawal
* Violence
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PREF REFUGEES
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Effective from January 1985 (Revised March 1995)

People who move across borders because of danger to life or fear of persecution. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Admissions
* Allocation
* Asylum Policy
* Early Warning
* Emergency Response
* ESLCO
* Family Reunification
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Internally Displaced Persons
* Letter of Introduction
* ODP
* Prevention
* Refugee Camp
* Refugee Protection
* Refugee Relief
* Refugee Resettlement
* Refugee Settlement
* Refugee Status
* Repatriation
* Safe Country of Origin and Transit
* Safe Haven
* Sponsorship
* Temporary Protection
* VOLAG
* Volunteers
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PREL EXTERNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS
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Effective from January 1983

The political relations between countries, international or regional organizations both bilateral and multilateral, that assess intentions, objectives, plans, or possible courses of interaction. (Replaces RCHB file category: CSM, POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alliance
* Ambassador
* Amity
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antisoviet
* Bilateral Cooperation
* CBI
* Cold War
* Commitment
* Condemnation
* Consular Service
* Demarche
* Detente
* Deterrence
* Diplomatic Protest
* East West Relations
* Embassy Closing
* Embassy Opening
* Expulsion
* Extradition Treaty
* Foreign Commitment
* Foreign Relations
* Front Line States
* Government Reaction
* Hegemony
* Industrialized Nation
* Influence
* International Organization
* Intervention
* LDC
* Lobbying
* NAM
* National Security
* Neutrality
* No Fly Zone
* Nonaggression
* Nonaligned Nations
* Nonparticipation
* North South Dialogue
* Open Skies Treaty
* Opposition
* Participation
* Peace
* Peace Plan
* Persona Non Grata
* Political Concession
* Political Cooperation
* Political Initiative
* Political Settlement
* Political Trend
* Prisoner Exchange
* Prisoner Transfer
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Relations
* Reciprocity
* Recognition
* Reconciliation
* Regional Organization
* Relations Establishment
* Relations Interruption
* Reprisal
* Sanction
* Secession
* Signatory
* Sister City
* Third Country Representation
* Third World
* Threat
* War Claims
* West Bank
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PROP PROPAGANDA AND PSYCHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS
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Effective from June 1974 (Revised January 1983)

The spreading of ideology, information, or rumor for the purpose of supporting or defaming nations, institutions, causes, peoples, or persons. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CSM, CUL, INF, MP, POL, PPB, RAD, TV)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Active Measures
* Antiamerican
* Anticommunism
* Antinuclear
* Antisoviet
* Brain Drain
* Brainwashing
* Broadcasting
* Campaign
* Censorship
* Clandestine Broadcast
* Disinformation
* Frequency Interference
* Harassment
* Influence
* Jamming
* Lobbying
* Proamerican
* Procommunism
* Propaganda
* Prosoviet
* Prowest
* Public Disclosure
* Public Information
* Public Relations
* Publication
* Repression
* Slander
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PTER TERRORISTS AND TERRORISM
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Effective from March 1981 (Revised January 1983)

All aspects of terrorism which transcend national boundaries due to the nationality of the perpetrator, victim, place, or the incident. (Replaces RCHB file category: POL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acts of Terrorists
* Antiterrorism Measures
* Antiterrorist Forces
* Assassination
* Assault
* Bomb Threat
* Bombing
* Casualty
* Hijacking
* Hostage
* Hostility
* Infiltration
* Kidnapping
* Kidnapping Threat
* Mission Takeover
* Piracy
* Plot
* Proterrorism
* Rescue
* Sabotage
* Small Arms
* Surrender
* Terrorism
* Terrorist Activities
* Threat
* Threat Assessment
* Violence
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SCUL CULTURAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised April 2000)

Any part or totality of a nation's behavior patterns, arts, beliefs, institutions, or sociology. (Replaces RCHB file categories: CUL, EDU, MP, PPB, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* American Studies
* Anthropology
* Archaeology
* Artifact
* Artist
* Athlete
* Business for Russia Program
* Citizen Exchanges
* College and University Affiliation Program
* Commemorative Celebration
* Community Connections
* Creative Arts Exchanges
* Cultural Exchange
* Cultural Heritage
* Cultural Presentation
* Cultural Property
* Cultural Specialists (Aculspecs)
* Education
* Educational Exchange
* EFL Fellows
* ETF Fellows
* Ethnic Group
* Excavation
* Exchange Program Designation
* Exhibit
* Festival Fund
* Film Programs
* Fine Arts
* FLEX Program
* Fulbright Alumni Association
* Fulbright American Studies Institutes
* Fulbright Commissions
* Fulbright Junior Staff Development Program (JSD)
* Fulbright Scholar Program
* Fulbright Scholar in Residence Program
* Fulbright Student Program
* Fulbright Teachers Exchange
* History
* Holiday
* Humphrey Program
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* International Visitor Program
* J Visa Program
* J William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
* Jazz Ambassadors
* Language
* Library
* Magazine
* Memorial
* Missionary
* Museum
* National Flag
* Newspaper
* Olympics
* Performing Arts Calendar
* Piracy
* Place of Worship
* Pope
* Publication
* Religion
* Religious Group
* Religious Leader
* Ron Brown Fellowship Program
* School
* Social Custom
* Social Reform
* Sports
* Student
* Student Advising
* Study of the US
* Teacher
* The Film Service
* University
* US Artists Abroad
* Voluntary Visitor Program
* Women
* Youth
* Youth Exchanges
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SENV ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The preservation, deterioration, and conservation of natural and animal resources, the air, water, land, and space environments. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AGR, CUL, E, HLTH, INCO, OS, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Acid Rain
* Air Pollution
* Animal Conservation
* Animal Hides
* Atmosphere
* Biodiversity
* CITES
* Crop
* Destruction
* Dam
* Desertification
* Drought
* Earthquake
* Ecology
* Endangered Species
* Environment
* Erosion
* Exploitation
* Famine
* Fire
* Fish
* Flood
* Flora
* Forestry
* Fungicide
* Habitat
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Herbicide
* Industrial Waste Disposal
* Insect
* Land Conservation
* Marine
* Mammal
* Migratory Animals
* Monsoon
* National Park
* Natural Disaster
* Natural Resources
* Noise Pollution
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Winter
* Ocean Dumping
* Oil Spill
* Ozone
* Pest Control
* Pesticide
* Pollution Control
* Preservation
* Rainfall
* Seabed
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sludge
* Snowfall
* Soil
* Soil Pollution
* Species Protection
* Storm
* Tidal Wave
* Transboundary Pollution
* Tropical Forest
* Volcanic Eruption
* Waste
* Waste Disposal
* Water
* Water Analysis
* Water Conservation
* Water Pollution
* Water Supply System
* Weather
* Whales
* Wildlife
* Yellow Rain
* Zoo
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SMIG MIGRATION
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Effective from March 1995

The legal or illegal movement of people across borders, border control, and the treatment of aliens by receiving states. (Replaces RCHB file category: REF)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Alien Interdiction
* Border Control
* Cross Border Migration
* Economic Migration
* Emigration
* Environmental Migration
* Family Reunification
* Illegal Migration
* Immigration
* Labor Migration
* Migration
* Migration and Development Policy
* Nationality and Citizenship
* Readmission Agreements
* Remittances
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SNAR NARCOTICS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 2008)

The illegal production, distribution, and use of narcotic drugs. (Replaces RCHB file categories: INCO, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Aircraft Registry
* Cocaine
* Crop Destruction
* Crop Substitution
* Crops
* Customs Agreement
* Customs Inspection
* Customs Regulation
* Customs Seizure
* Demand Reduction
* Detection
* Equipment
* Eradication
* Exhibit
* Foreigners
* Hashish
* Herbicide
* Heroin
* Illicit
* Immigration
* Interdiction
* Law Enforcement
* Legal
* Marijuana
* Money Laundering
* Morphine
* Narcotics
* Narcotics Abuse
* Narcotics Control
* Narcotics Detection
* Narcotics Seizure
* Narcotics Traffic
* Opium
* Patrol Boat
* Psychotropic Drugs
* Seizure
* Ship Registry
* Smuggling
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SOCI SOCIAL CONDITIONS
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The conditions and factors that affect the social welfare of a community. (Replaces RCHB file category: HLTH, SOC)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Abortion
* Administration of Justice
* Adoption
* AIDS
* Birth Rate
* Black Market
* Census
* Child
* Custody
* Children
* Civil Disobedience
* Community Relations
* Concentration Camp
* Consumer Protection
* Crime
* Crime Control
* Cult
* Demography
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Divorce
* Educational Reform
* Elderly
* Epidemic
* Family
* Family Planning
* Food
* Fugitive
* Genocide
* Glasnost
* Health
* Housing
* Housing Shortage
* Humanitarian Assistance
* Hunger Strike
* Illegal Alien
* Immigrant
* Immigration Control
* Infant
* Infrastructure
* Inoculation
* Insurance
* Law Enforcement
* Life Expectancy
* Marriage
* Medical Care
* Medical Facility
* Mental Health
* Minority
* Modernization
* Mortality Rate
* Murder
* Penal System
* Police Force
* Police Investigation
* Population
* Population Growth
* Pornography
* Prison
* Prisoner
* Prisoner Release
* Prisoner Transfer
* Prisoner Welfare
* Prostitution
* Public Safety
* Public Transportation
* Public Welfare
* Quarantine
* Recall
* Reform
* Rehabilitation
* Riot
* Riot Control
* Rural Area
* Sanitation
* Sewage
* Sewage System
* Sex Ratio
* Sexual Crime
* Sexual Harassment
* Social Development
* Social Reform
* Social Security
* Social Service
* Social Trend
* Special Interest Group
* Standard of Living
* Sterilization
* Theft
* Urban Area
* Violence
* Volunteers
* Water Supply System
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TBIO BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL SCIENCE
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

The anatomy, physiology, chemistry, and psychology that affect living organisms and the mechanisms of their expression. (Replaces RCHB file categories: HLTH, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* AIDS
* Animals
* Biology
* Biotechnology
* Chemistry
* Disease
* Disease Control
* Eradication
* Food
* Genetic Engineering
* Hormones
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Medical Science
* Nuclear Contamination
* Parapsychology
* Pest Control
* Pharmaceuticals
* Quarantine
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* STRIDE Technology
* Technology
* Transfer
* Vaccine
* Zoology
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TPHY PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development in any of the physical sciences. (Replaces RCHB file category: SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Atmosphere
* Chemistry
* Geodesy
* Geology
* Hydrology
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Maps
* Materials Science
* Meteorology
* Metrology
* Microwave
* Minerology
* Ocean Drilling
* Oceanography
* Physics
* Research & Development
* Research Vessel
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Scientific Visit
* Seismology
* STRIDE
* Survey
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Volcanology
* Weather
* Weather Station
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TRGY ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
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Effective from July 1980 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development of energy sources. (Replaces RCHB file categories: AE, DEF, FSE, PET, SCI)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Electric Energy
* Energy Conservation
* Exploration
* Fissionable Material
* Fuel
* Geothermal Energy
* Hazardous Waste Disposal
* Hydroelectric Energy
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Laboratory Equipment
* Magnetic
* Nuclear Accident
* Nuclear Contamination
* Nuclear Energy
* Nuclear Reactor
* Nuclear Safeguard
* Nuclear Test
* Petroleum
* PUNE
* Radiation
* Radioactive Material
* Radioactive Material Transfer
* Radioactive Waste Disposal
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Solar Energy
* Spent Fuel
* SSC
* STRIDE
* Synthetic Fuel
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Thermal Energy
* Transmitters
* Wind Energy
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TSPA SPACE ACTIVITIES
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Effective from March 1973 (Revised January 1983)

Research and development leading to and resulting in the exploration and utilization of outer space. (Replaces RCHB file categories: DEF, SP, TEL)

Specific Subject Terms often used with this TAGS:

* Astronaut
* Astronomy
* Communications Satellite
* Direct Broadcasting Satellite
* ELV
* Exploration
* Geostationary Satellite Orbit
* High Technology Equipment
* Intellectual Property
* Intellectual Property Rights
* Landing Rights
* Navigational Aid
* Orbit
* Outer Space
* Outer Space Commercialization
* Peaceful Use of Outer Space
* Reentry
* Research & Development
* S & T Agreement
* S & T Cooperation
* S & T Development
* Salvage
* Satellite
* Scientific Cooperation
* Space Agreement
* Space Fragment
* Space Law
* Space Liability
* Space Program
* Space Station
* Spacecraft
* Spacecraft Recovery
* Spaceflight
* STRIDE
* Technology
* Technology Transfer
* Telecommunication
* Tracking Station
* UFO
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10BEIJING353BEIJING'S OLYMPICS AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS TEMPORARY
[...] (SBU) The results of a Cornell University-led study on air quality control measures imposed by the Chinese government during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing show that local controls in Beijing succeeded in only temporarily improving air quality. Although the measures reduced certain pollutants, [...]
2010-02-10 09:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV CASC KGHG TRGY ENRG PREL CH
10BEIJING355PRC/IRAN: BEIJING'S PROLIFERATING ARGUMENTS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: PRC academics are deploying a range of arguments against new UN Security Council sanctions against Iran, but some contacts say China will not go it alone in opposing them. A well-placed think-tanker argued that Iranian political divisions could result in favorable changes to the [...]
2010-02-10 09:42:00Embassy BeijingCONFIDENTIALPREL PARM ENRG PTER MNUC IR CH
10BEIJING401China/Xinjiang: Energy Sector Booms as Clean Energy Firms
[...] (SBU) Summary: While Xinjiang remains an important resource base for traditional energy sources--including oil, natural gas, refined petroleum products, and coal--the region has in recent years emerged as a clean energy leader, according to local officials and business contacts. Locally-grown [...]
2010-02-18 09:45:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV EPET SENV CH
10BEIJING462JAN 13 US-CHINA INTERPARLIAMENTARY DIALOGUE: TAIWAN, NORTH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Taiwan arms sales and trade issues dominated the 5th session of the U.S. China Inter-Parliamentary Group (IPG),which took place in Beijing January 13. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) led the U.S. Senate delegation to the IPG, which also included Senators Christopher "Kit" Bond (R- [...]
2010-02-26 04:59:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM MASS ETRD KIPR CVIS EFIN SENV ENRG
10BEIRUT100ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RAHHAL WELCOMES U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Water management, reforestation and solid waste management were the Environment Ministry's key priorities, new Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal told the Ambassador on January 28. Rahhal pledged continued cooperation with USAID reforestation programs and asked for assistance i [...]
2010-02-01 09:37:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON EFIN ENRG EPA PGOV PREL KGHG AID LE
10BEIRUT35NEW CABINET MINISTERS TACKLE ECONOMIC REFORM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The new ministers of finance, telecommunications, and energy were enthusiastic about taking on key reform priorities outlined in reftel during separate meetings with the Ambassador the week of January 4. All three ministers were confident the GOL would pass a budget in 2010 fo [...]
2010-01-12 13:39:00Embassy BeirutUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EIND EINT ENRG PGOV PINR KCOR AA LE
10BEIRUT93CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: LEBANON WILL LOOK TO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal on January 28. Rahhal explained that the ministry was reviewing the language of the agreement and collaborating with other Arab League member countries to find a unified position. He expected that in the "comin [...]
2010-01-29 13:58:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKGHG SENV ENRG LE
10BELGRADE24SERBIA: WEDDED TO COAL FOR ENERGY AND POLITICAL NEEDS
[...] (SBU) Serbia remains deeply wedded to coal to fuel its energy needs. Despite ongoing efforts to further diversify energy resources to include more hydropower and renewable energy (Ref A),Serbia's natural abundance of coal has assured that the fossil fuel will have a primary place in meeting S [...]
2010-01-06 13:22:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINT ENRG SENV PREL PGOV SR KV
10BELGRADE88SERBIA SAYS KOSOVO ELECTRICITY OFFER IS INSUFFICIENT AND
[...] (SBU) Serbia's lead electricity negotiator, Assistant Minister for Kosovo Dragan Petkovic, insists Serbia wants to find a solution to the ongoing electricity dispute in northern Kosovo, but says KEK's proposal is insufficient and its willingness to reconnect the north is insincere. While Petk [...]
2010-01-19 11:14:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ENRG KV SR
10BERLIN101GERMANY TO MOVE AHEAD ON REQUEST FOR ASSURANCES ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 16:32:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP PARM TRGY GM
10BERLIN102GERMANY WELCOMES ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 16:34:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETTC KNNP KSCA TRGY GM
10BERLIN113GERMANY WELCOMES POINTS ON NPT REVCON AND NSS, BUT
[...] (SBU) German MFA desk officer for nuclear energy Joerg Polster welcomed Reftel points distinguishing the April Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) and the May Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (NPT RevCon). These points, he said, will be helpful, for example, in responding to press [...]
2010-01-26 17:11:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TRIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MUNC
10BERLIN149GERMANY OUTLINES GOALS FOR NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary. Germany has two main objectives for the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) sherpa meeting in The Hague. Germany hopes to get closer to a consensus on the NSS communiqu and work plan and also would like to come to an agreement on a summit schedule that will please Merkel's Ch [...]
2010-02-02 16:55:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MUNC
10BERLIN190MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-IRAN, U.S.-SYRIA, DUBAI-MOSSAD,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-China) Relations, Dalai Lama 3. (U.S.-Syria) Washington Sends New Ambassador 4. (Dubai) Killing Of Hamas Arms Dealer 5. (Ukraine) Aftermath of Elections 6. (U.S.) New Nuclear Power Plants 7. (EU-Greece) Euro  [...]
2010-02-18 13:24:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR CH SY XF UP ENRG EMS
10BERLIN206Germany's Coming Solar Eclipse?
[...] Summary: Environment Minister Norbert Roettgen plans to cut Germany's solar feed-in tariffs by 15 percent as of April 2010. While the proposals are much less dramatic than the 30 percent reduction advocated by consumer organizations, the solar sector has indicated that any subsidy cut above [...]
2010-02-23 12:46:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PREL GM
10BERLIN82GERMANY SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany intends to inscribe and associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord within the context of the European Union before the January 31st deadline, and the government has begun to encourage third countries to do the same. However, some German officials continue to publicly ex [...]
2010-01-21 12:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG GM SENV KGHG AG CH
10BISHKEK10KYRGYZSTAN'S ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT PLANS
[...] (C) Summary: The Kyrgyz Government plans to make large investments in its electricity infrastructure over the next few years in order to increase generation capacity, create an electricity transmission system that would be potentially independent of its neighbors, and upgrade its distribution [...]
2010-01-06 08:02:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL KG
10BISHKEK7KYRGYZSTAN DRAMATICALLY INCREASES ENERGY PRICES
[...] (C) Starting January 1, the Kyrgyz Government more than doubled the prices for electricity, central heating and hot water, and the prices are scheduled to rise again in July. Kyrgyzstan's state-owned electricity and central heating systems have been starved for revenue for several years due t [...]
2010-01-05 07:41:00Embassy BishkekCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG SOCI PGOV KG
10BISHKEK80DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF ENERGY OFFICERS -
[...] (U) In response to reftel, the officer responsible for energy issues at Embassy Bishkek is Michael Latham, Political and Economic Officer, e-mail: lathamme@state.gov; phone: 996-312-551-241, ext. 4406. 2. (U) USAID FSN Almaz Asipjanov (aasipjanov@usaid.gov; 996-312-551-241, ext 4511) is res [...]
2010-02-02 07:43:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KG
10BISHKEK85AMBASSADOR DELIVERS COPENHAGEN ACCORD DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 01:30:00Embassy BishkekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGCC SENV KG
10BOGOTA128GOC WILL SUPPORT COPENHAGEN ACCORD BY JAN 31
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 19:42:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG CO
10BOGOTA141TAKING A LEAD IN THE ENERGY AND CLIMATE PARTNERSHIP OF THE
[...] (SBU) Summary. Colombia plans to host the first regional Energy and Climate Partnership of the Americas (ECPA) meeting in Bogota on February 26 in preparation for the April ECPA ministerial. Department of Energy officials visited Bogota to assist the GOC's planning efforts. The regional mee [...]
2010-02-03 16:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PREL KSUM
10BOGOTA276EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS TRADE AND EXPORT OPPORTUNTIES
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals [...]
2010-01-27 17:31:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO
10BOGOTA95EX-IM BANK CHAIRMAN HIGHLIGHTS EXPORT AND TRADE
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.S. Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank Chairman Fred Hochberg announced a $1 billion Preliminary Commitment to Colombia's state-owned petroleum company, Ecopetrol, for the purchase of U.S. goods and services during a visit to Bogota and Cartagena on January 18-21. Ecopetrol's goals a [...]
2010-01-27 19:16:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDEINV ETRD ECON ENRG EAID PGOV CO
10BOGOTA98COPENHAGEN READOUT: COLOMBIA LOOKS TO CONSOLIDATE LEADERSHIP
[...] (SBU) Summary. Environment Minister Carlos Costa discussed the results of the Copenhagen summit with EconCouns and ESTH officer on January 6. Costa noted the difficult nature of the negotiations, faulting the Bolivarian Alliance for the Americas (ALBA) countries and Sudan for blocking [...]
2010-01-08 22:51:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAGR PREL ENRG ECON EAID CO
10BRASILIA100BRAZIL: RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF ENERGY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 14:14:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG
10BRASILIA15CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: BRAZIL WILL INSCRIBE ITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) will inscribe the mitigation actions it previously announced under the Copenhagen Accord by January 31, 2010, according to both Ministry of External Relations' Under Secretary for Policy Vera Machado and Vice Minister of the Environment Izabella Tei [...]
2010-01-21 19:30:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG KGHG BR
10BRATISLAVA13SLOVAKIA WILL ASSOCIATE ITSELF WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 14:53:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG LO
10BRATISLAVA23SLOVAK CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATOR ASSESSES PATH FORWARD FROM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fresh off a trip to the EU Environment Ministers meeting in Seville this past weekend, Slovakia's lead Climate Change negotiator Helena Princova told us that her EU counterparts are frustrated by the results of Copenhagen and will seek to refocus efforts to ensure continued progr [...]
2010-01-20 14:37:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG PGOV LO
10BRATISLAVA43U.S. COMPANY BUYS TROUBLED SHARES IN SLOVAK OIL PIPELINE
[...] (SBU) Capitol Project Partners, a small U.S. consulting and investment company, has notified us that it has acquired stock in Transpetrol, the state-owned oil pipeline in Slovakia. The company acquired the stock from a Czech company which had recently bought the shares from a Slovak investor w [...]
2010-01-29 16:39:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG PGOV LO
10BRIDGETOWN112ENERGY OFFICER FOR BARBADOS AND THE EASTERN CARIBBEAN
[...] Jake Aller is the U.S. Embassy Bridgetown point of contact for energy issues through July 2010. Mr. Aller may be contacted via email at AllerJC2@state.gov or by telephone at (246) 227-4274. U.S. Embassy Bridgetown covers Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, [...]
2010-02-08 16:57:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDENRG
10BRIDGETOWN5DEMARCHE RESPONSE ON PUBLICIZING U.S. RECORD OF COOPERATION
[...] (U) Post delivered reftel points via diplomatic note to the governments of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines on December 21, 2009. Talking points were also relayed verbally to Prime Ministers Denzil Douglas and Baldwin S [...]
2010-01-07 14:44:00Embassy BridgetownUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC XL
10BRUSSELS142BELGIUM: PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 17:22:00Embassy BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10BRUSSELS183SUBJECT: DEPUTY NSA MICHAEL FROMAN VISIT TO
[...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman held wide-ranging discussions with over 25 senior EU officials in Brussels January 27. Froman and the Ambassador met with Commission President Barroso, the incoming European Commissioners for Climate (Hedegaard),[...]
2010-02-17 13:31:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ECPS EFIN ENRG EINV ETRD EUN KGHG
10BRUSSELS66EU SUPPORT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP AGAINST WMD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During her January 11 meeting with EU officials, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, sought EU support for extending and expanding the mandate of the G-8 Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and ensu [...]
2010-01-21 04:47:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEMIN ENRG ETTC AORC EUN MNNC PARM TBIO KGIC
10BRUSSELS76EU SUPPORT FOR G-8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP AGAINST WMD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During her January 11 meeting with EU officials, Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Coordinator for Threat Reduction Programs, sought EU support for extending and expanding the mandate of the G-8 Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction and ensu [...]
2010-01-22 04:46:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEMIN ENRG ETTC AORC EUN MNNC PARM TBIO KGIC
10BUCHAREST105ROMANIA: LNG NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD
[...] (C) Summary. Excited about the possibility of developing a shortcut to new gas supplies, Minister of Economy and Trade Adriean Videanu relayed his hope to the Ambassador that the Azerbaijan-Georgia-Romania Interconnector (AGRI) proposal, which would twin liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals i [...]
2010-02-26 09:54:00Embassy BucharestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON PREL PGOV RO
10BUCHAREST33 ROMANIA FULLY SUPPORTS ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche points to Petru Dumitriu, Director General for Multilateral Affairs, and Cosmin Boiangiu, Director of the UN Department, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 15. Both were members of the Romanian delegation to the Copenhagen Conferenc [...]
2010-01-19 11:28:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG RO
10BUCHAREST82 ROMANIA: PURSUING AN AZERI-GEORGIAN-ROMANIAN ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Although the Government of Romania (GOR) insists publicly that the Nabucco pipeline project is still its top energy security priority, the GOR is actively pursuing alternative sources and routes for natural gas imports. It has signed bilateral energy cooperation agreements with Azerbaij [...]
2010-02-17 04:33:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON EINV PGOV RO
10BUDAPEST20HUNGARY TO SUPPORT COLLECTIVE EU ASSOCIATION WITH
[...] (SBU) Ambassador raised the question of Hungary's association with the Copenhagen Accord in her January 14 meeting with Prime Minister Bajnai. The Prime Minister's Foreign and Security Policy Advisor, David Koranyi, who also attended the meeting, stated that Hungary's Minister of Environment [...]
2010-01-14 16:01:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG HU
10BUDAPEST26AMBASSADOR'S INTRODUCTORY MEETINGS:
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Ambassador made January 11-14 introductory calls on President Laszlo Solyom, Prime Minister Gordan Bajnai, and Foreign Minister Peter Balazs. Although the most substantive meeting was with Prime Minister Bajnai, each of the Ambassador's Hungarian interlocutors stressed the [...]
2010-01-19 14:45:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ENRG EPET EINV MARR MOPS PHUM RS LO HR
10BUDAPEST30GOH SOON TO ENTER SOUTH STREAM JOINT VENTURE WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Hungarian officials will soon sign a set of agreements to establish a Russian-Hungarian joint venture to commence work on the feasibility study for the Hungarian segment of the South Stream pipeline project. This will set the project in motion after nearly a year of apparent sta [...]
2010-01-21 11:36:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV RU HU
10BUDAPEST37AMBASSADOR'S MEETINGS WITH SENIOR MFA OFFICIALS
[...] (C) Summary. In separate meetings January 21 with the Ambassador, MFA State Secretaries Laszlo Varkonyi and Gabor Iklody stressed the importance of the U.S.-Hungarian bilateral relationship and outlined proposed cooperation between the Visegrad Four and the USG on Roma and energy issues. Hi [...]
2010-01-25 12:38:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG EPET MOPS PHUM RS BK AF HU
10BUDAPEST39AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES WESTERN BALKANS/SLOVAK
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Hungary continues to favor an early NATO Membership Action Plan for Bosnia, believing it could help stabilize the Western Balkans. State Secretary Szabo told the Ambassador that he fears bilateral tensions over the new Slovak language law might be exploited by extremist elements [...]
2010-01-25 16:52:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG PHUM PREL OSCE HR YI LO RU HU
10BUDAPEST76OFFICIAL HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NON-PAPER ON
[...] On February 2, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided an official response to Ref A non-paper post had conveyed on January 14 regarding climate change next steps. The Hungarian response (in the form of a non-paper) is consistent both with what senior GOH officials have told us previously ( [...]
2010-02-05 15:12:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG HU
10BUDAPEST77BUDAPEST ENERGY OFFICERS
[...] (U) In response to reftel request for information on energy portfolio allocation at Embassy Budapest, the following officers cover energy-related issues: - Jeff Jordan, Economic Officer (jordanjm@state.gov, 36-1-475-4226),is the primary officer responsible for the Hungarian energy sector, [...]
2010-02-05 15:15:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDENRG
10BUDAPEST78ALLEGATIONS OF POLITICAL CORRUPTION SURROUND
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Hungarian Parliament recently passed legislation to incorporate the EU's energy unbundling directives. However, the legislation has been widely criticized because of the influence of energy conglomerates MVM and MOL on the bill, for the lack of input from government or ind [...]
2010-02-05 15:24:00Embassy BudapestCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV HU
10BUENOSAIRES196ARGENTINA: MISSION CAMPAIGN TO REDUCE ENERGY USE
[...] At a typical Argentine barbecue in January, Ambassador Martinez challenged Mission Buenos Aires staff to turn out the lights. Inspired by President Obama and Secretary Clinton's Green Embassies initiative, Mission Buenos Aires is embarking on an internal energy challenge: to reduce energy use [...]
2010-02-18 20:51:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT ASUP ENRG SENV OPRC AR
10BUENOSAIRES198Argentina: Mission Campaign to Reduce Energy Use
[...] At a typical Argentine barbecue in January, Ambassador Martinez challenged Mission Buenos Aires staff to turn out the lights. Inspired by President Obama and Secretary Clinton's Green Embassies initiative, Mission Buenos Aires is embarking on an internal energy challenge: to reduce energy use [...]
2010-02-19 00:07:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIEDABLD AMGT ASUP ENRG SENV OPRC AR
10BUENOSAIRES71Argentina: Saber Rattling over Oil Exploration in the
[...] (C) This is the first in a series of cables which will address the Argentine reaction to hydrocarbons-related activities in the Falklands/Malvinas islands. 2. (C) The GoA is reportedly hardening its policy on the Falkland/Malvinas Islands in response to accelerating oil exploration efforts unde [...]
2010-02-04 16:14:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN PREL PGOV ENRG AR
10BUENOSAIRES90Argentina Unlikely to Associate with Copenhagen Accord by
[...] (U) Summary: Emboffs discussed reftel with Samuel Basualdo of the Argentine Foreign Ministry's Climate Change Office and Gabriel Blanco of the Environment Secretariat's Climate Change Division several times over the last week. The GoA does not appear positively inclined to associate with [...]
2010-01-28 20:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL KGHG ENRG AR
10BUENOSAIRES95Falklands/Malvinas: GoA Requires Permission for Ships to
[...] (C) The GoA issued a decree on February 16 requiring ships to obtain GoA permission before sailing from Argentina or through Argentine waters to reach the Falkland/Malvinas Islands. Argentine President Fernandez de Kirchner sought to justify the decree based on UN resolutions. The decree is intende [...]
2010-02-17 22:40:00Embassy Buenos AiresCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PHSA PBTS EFIN PREL ENRG AR
10CAIRO139DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT SHERPAS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-28 15:22:00Embassy CairoCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL EG
10CAIRO146EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 26 PRESS ROUND-UP
[...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...]
2010-01-27 08:44:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
10CAIRO150EGYPT'S ECONOMY: JANUARY 27 PRESS ROUND-UP
[...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- - Egypt's Electronic Governance Ranking Improves --------------------------------------------- - 2. (U) Egypt moved up five [...]
2010-01-27 09:03:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG
10CAIRO162EGYPT WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Key Points: --Egypt will not associate with the Copenhagen Accord before the January 31st deadline. --Egypt's reluctance to do so is based on what it believes is a lack of information regarding targets for emission reductions and financial details for the $30 billion global fund for [...]
2010-01-28 14:26:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SENV KGHG ENRG EG
10CAIRO284EGYPT'S ECONOMY: FEBRUARY 10 PRESS ROUND-UP
[...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: --------------------------------------------- --- Egypt Opposes AU Stance on the Copenhagen Accord --------------------------------------------- --- 2. (U) Mona Amr, the [...]
2010-02-10 13:58:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD SENV EG EAGR ENRG EFIN
10CAIRO328Invitation for Egyptian Participation in NNSA Doha Workshop
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-21 08:16:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDTRGY ENRG KNNP EG AORC
10CAIRO348EGYPT'S ECONOMY: FEBRUARY 22 PRESS ROUND-UP
[...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past two weeks in the Egyptian press: Ministries Clash over Energy Needs of Cement Industry 2. (U) The Ministry of Petroleum announced that it is considering importing cement to meet domestic demand, instead [...]
2010-02-22 14:19:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ENRG EG ATRN PGOV
10CAIRO384Despite Potential, Leading Wind Developer Not Bullish on
[...] (SBU) Key Points: --A leading Middle East wind energy company envisions tremendous potential for renewable energy in Egypt but blames government inaction and unwillingness to support business initiatives as the main problem hindering development. --The company's vice president believes sol [...]
2010-02-28 15:00:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINT ENRG SENV TSPL EG
10CAIRO98EGYPT'S ECONOMY: January 19 PRESS ROUND-UP
[...] (U) The following are notable economic news stories that appeared over the past week in the Egyptian press: ------------------------------------ Natural Gas Price Increase Postponed ------------------------------------ 2. (U) The Energy Pricing Committee of the Ministry of Trade and Indu [...]
2010-01-19 14:45:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EFIN ETRD EAGR ENRG PGOV EG IS UG
10CALGARY38Signs of Life for Northern Canadian Gas Through the
[...] Summary: The contents of a long-delayed regulatory report on the proposed Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline has brought some optimism back to project proponents. The pipeline would bring 1.2 billion cubic feet (bcf) of northern Canadian gas per day from the Northwest Territories' Mackenzi [...]
2010-02-16 23:48:00Consulate CalgaryUNCLASSIFIEDEPET ENRG EINV SENV CA
10CANBERRA61HIGH MARKS FOR PROPOSAL ON NPT WITHDRAWAL
[...] (C/NF) Australia is very enthusiastic about the proposal to dissuade the abuse of the Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) withdrawal provision outlined reftel cable. While Australia would like to see the measures go farther in some cases, they would be satisfied even if the NPT Review Conference ( [...]
2010-01-22 06:01:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA
10CANBERRA67AUSTRALIA FEELS WELL-INFORMED ON NUCLEAR
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia has been very happy with the level of dialogue in advance of the Nuclear Security Summit and NPT Review Conference (RevCon). Officials clearly understand the distinction between the two and what the United States hopes to accomplish at each. Some worry that Thailan [...]
2010-01-28 04:25:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV AS
10CANBERRA78AUSTRALIAN SHERPA LOOKING FORWARD TO MEETING
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Australia will take part in the Nuclear Security Summit's third Sherpa meeting in The Hague. The Australian Sherpa expressed concerns over French objections to the discussion of MOX fuel and Non-Aligned Movement criticism of the Nuclear Security Summit. Australia hopes that [...]
2010-02-02 07:20:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10CARACAS11Carabobo Bid Round Update & Venezuela's New Petroleum
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The final terms and conditions for the Carabobo extra heavy oil bid round were issued at the end of November. While they do not contain all of the changes hoped for by potential bidders, there were enough alterations to make it possible that international oil companies may submit [...]
2010-01-06 19:50:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS137Venezuela: Carabobo Round Closes, Winners to be Announced on
[...] Summary: Two international consortia bid on two of the three Carabobo extra heavy oil projects in Venezuela. Companies from countries (Russia, China, and Brazil) with ideological affinities to Venezuela, reportedly abstained from the bid round. There is some speculation in Caracas that Iraq' [...]
2010-02-03 21:58:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS139Venezuela: Cuban Assistance to Confront Electricity Crisis
[...] (SBU) The evening of February 2, President Chavez announced the arrival of Cuban Minister of Technology and President of the Cabinet of Ministers Ramiro Valdez in Venezuela [NOTE: According to USINT Havana, Valdez is the Cuban Minister of Communication. END NOTE]. He reportedly was sent to le [...]
2010-02-03 22:02:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS147Venezuela: Insights into Recent PDVSA Activity from
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to a source in Mitsubishi XXXXXXXXXXXX, PDVSA is seeking to close at least $13 billion in finance deals. Senior PDVSA officials are reportedly upset over the failure to solicit bids from international companies for the Mariscal Sucre offshore natural gas project; PDVSA announ [...]
2010-02-04 17:50:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS151Venezuela: Cuban Minister Vald??s' Mission in Caracas
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Press reports from opposition, independent Venezuelan media on February 4 react negatively to President Chavez's announcement that Cuban Minister of Communication and Computing Ramiro ValdC)s is in Caracas to assist in resolving Venezuela's electricity crisis [NOTE: President Cha [...]
2010-02-04 21:40:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS155VENEZUELA: PDVSA Official's Comments on Bariven and PDVSA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to George Kabboul, the former President of PDVSA procurement subsidiary Bariven, the Venezuelan national oil company continues to be concerned that the USG might decide to close down its Houston operations. Kabboul maintains that Bariven provides procurement services for [...]
2010-02-05 22:47:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS163Venezuela: Italian Ambassador Briefs on Eni Oil Deals
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Italy's Eni stands to become possibly the second largest international oil company operating in Venezuela as a result of deals signed at the end of January, according to Italian Ambassador Luigi Maccotta. It has agreed to develop the extra heavy crude Junin 5 block, to build an upgrade [...]
2010-02-10 22:10:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON IT VE
10CARACAS173VENEZUELA: Chavez Declares Electricity State of Emergency
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Speaking on national cadena (mandatory television and radio coverage of a presidential speech) around 5 p.m. on February 8, President Chavez emitted decree Number 7,228 declaring an electricity state of emergency and naming an "electricity general staff." Returning to national cad [...]
2010-02-11 22:13:00Embassy CaracasUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON AMGT EINV ABLD AEMR VE
10CARACAS191Water - Yet Another Venezuelan Shortage
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Despite Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's claims that low water levels are due to the El NiC1o weather phenomenon, a lack of investment in water infrastructure by the Government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has intensified water shortages. Due to the low water [...]
2010-02-12 21:02:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG VE EINV
10CARACAS193Chevron "Wins" A Carabobo Project
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron and Repsol-led consortia won the rights to negotiate mixed company deals with the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MENPET) in the Carabobo bid round. In its first major heavy oil bid round since President Chavez assumed power in 1999, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela [...]
2010-02-12 21:14:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS201Venezuela: The GBRV's Political Response to Colombian Offer
[...] (SBU) In response to press reports of Colombian Minister of Mines and Energy HernC!nMartC-nez' offer to help Venezuela through its current electricity crisis, Venezuela's Executive Vice President ElC-as Jaua rejected the Colombian offer on Tuesday, February 16. On Wednesday, February 17, Venez [...]
2010-02-18 22:50:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EINV CO VE
10CARACAS21Vice Foreign Minister Expresses Interest in "Normalizing" Bilateral Contacts
[...] (C) Summary. On January 8, six months after his return to post, Ambassador Duddy had his first meeting with a senior Venezuelan government (GBRV) official, Vice Foreign Minister Francisco Arias Cardenas. Arias told the Ambassador he was interested in opening a dialogue both on policy as well as ope [...]
2010-01-08 22:02:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ENRG VE
10CARACAS211GBRV SELLS ALUMINUM TO TRANSNATIONALS INSTEAD OF LOCAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Venezuelan government (GBRV) is selling state-produced aluminum to multinational companies and undersupplying local fabricators, according to a private sector aluminum entrepreneur. State-owned aluminum companies Alcasa and Venalum have decreased production following a [...]
2010-02-22 20:32:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALECON VE EIND EINT EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD
10CARACAS213VENEZUELA: Chevron Fears Default Expropriation of Natural
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Chevron believes its 10% participation in the downstream development of Venezuela's first liquefied natural gas (LNG) train may be in jeopardy due to Iranian involvement in the project. The company has learned that the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (GBRV) has contracted with Ir [...]
2010-02-22 21:36:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON IR TD VE
10CARACAS225Venezuela: BP and Statoil Insights into the Carabobo Bid
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The lack of infrastructure development in the area of the Faja heavy oil belt projected for development under the Carabobo bid round projects as well as PDVSA's failure to clarify the bidding terms and conditions contributed to BP and Statoil decisions not to submit bids for one of [...]
2010-02-24 21:15:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS23Vice Foreign Minister Expresses Interest in "Normalizing"
[...] (C) Summary. On January 8, six months after his return to post, Ambassador Duddy had his first meeting with a senior Venezuelan government (GBRV) official, Vice Foreign Minister Francisco Arias Cardenas. Arias told the Ambassador he was interested in opening a dialogue both on policy a [...]
2010-01-08 22:08:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ENRG VE
10CARACAS233VENEZUELA: PDVSA Director for Strategic Planning Alleges it
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Fadi Kabboul, a member of PDVSA's board of directors, asserted PDVSA's openness to dialogue with the USG, and expressed interest in the US Geological Survey's survey on recoverable oil in the Orinoco Belt that effectively doubled Venezuela's estimated reserves, and the on-going deb [...]
2010-02-26 13:31:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS237GE TURBINE SALES TO VENEZUELA
[...] (C) Following President Chavez's comments the night of February 19 that energy issues were not ideological and that his Administration has signed agreements with General Electric, Post reached out to the company to discuss its current activities in Venezuela. On February 24, Emboffs spoke by [...]
2010-02-26 20:45:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON VE
10CARACAS35Venezuelan Focus on the Electricity Sector: Too Little Too
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The daily Venezuelan press is now filled with stories concerning the electricity sector crisis that distract attention and confuse the general populace. Relying on its hydropower, Venezuela has managed to generate nearly all of the electricity it requires on a daily basis. Curre [...]
2010-01-12 20:41:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EINV VE
10CARACAS9VENEZUELA: OIL SECTOR STATUS AND FORECAST
[...] (C) SUMMARY: 2009 has been turbulent for Venezuela's national oil company PDVSA. It continues to maintain debt to service companies in excess of $8 billion and issued over $6 billion in new bonds in 2009. Contrary to publically stated plans to invest $17 billion for the year, it invested less [...]
2010-01-06 19:35:00Embassy CaracasCONFIDENTIALEPET EINV ENRG ECON VE
10CASABLANCA24OIL CONTINUES TO GREASE MOROCCO-IRAN RELATIONS,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Although Rabat broke diplomatic relations with Tehran in March 2009, commercial links between the two countries remain important, led by Iran's provision of more than one quarter of Morocco's crude oil imports in 2009, worth nearly USD 1 billion. At the same time, Morocco export [...]
2010-02-19 11:26:00Consulate CasablancaCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV PREL ENRG KISL MO IR
10CHENGDU21SW CHINA: LIQUOR AND INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT FUEL YIBIN'S
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Yibin Mayor Wu Guanglei told Consul General January 7 that the city's economy grew by 15 percent in 2009; he expected 14 percent growth in 2010. Wuliangye, China's l [...]
2010-01-27 11:56:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ECIN ELTN ENRG SENV PGOV CH
10CHENGDU31NEPAL'S LHASA CG ON PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT TO CHINA
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information. Not for Internet distribution. 2. (SBU) Summary. The unspoken quid pro quo during the December 26-31 visit of Nepal's Prime Minister to Lhasa and Beijing appears to have been a public statement by Nepal that it would no [...]
2010-02-04 11:20:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EINV ENRG SENV CH NP IN
10CHENGDU43SW CHINA CITY AIMS TO REACH NATIONAL COPENHAGEN EMISSIONS
[...] (U) This cable contains sensitive but unclassified information - not for distribution on the Internet. 2. (SBU) Summary: Sichuan's provincial capital, Chengdu, is advancing a pilot project in one of the city's northern districts that seeks by 2012 to reduce carbon dioxide emission inten [...]
2010-02-23 03:25:00Consulate ChengduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ENIV SENV CH
10CHENNAI10 VIEWS ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG SOUTH INDIA'S CIVIL
[...] Summary. Civil society leaders report that ignorance about climate change pervades South India, with politicians, government officials, and business leaders focused on development at all costs. Despite widespread ignorance about the issue, civil society leaders still look to the government t [...]
2010-01-20 11:09:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG EAID EAGR PREL TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
10CHENNAI3WORLD LEADER IN ELECTRIC CARS PRODUCES QUIETLY IN
[...] (U) Summary: The Reva Electric Car Company, producing vehicles just outside of Bangalore, lays claim to being the world's leading manufacturer of electric cars, with its products driven more than 85 million kilometers since production began in 2001. A family-owned business, Reva has experienc [...]
2010-01-06 05:07:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EINV SENV ETRD PGOV IN
10CHISINAU5MOLDOVAGAZ PRESIDENT GUSEV TALKS BUSINESS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a December 22 meeting, Moldovagaz President Alexander Gusuv told Pol/Econ Officer that the new Government of Moldova (GOM) no longer interfered in his company's business as the previous GOM had done. Gusev said recent meetings with Ukrainian representatives -- on the eve of [...]
2010-01-05 13:22:00Embassy ChisinauCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG ETRD PGOV MD
10CHISINAU74MOLDOVA TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Natalia Gherman on January 20. Gherman told us that the GOM intended to align with the EU position, but had concerns regarding the costs for Moldova of association with the Accord. She said that the Ministry of Environment was cur [...]
2010-02-11 07:14:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG MD
10CHISINAU77EMBASSY CHISINAU ENERGY OFFICER CONTACT
[...] (SBU) Per reftel request, contact information for Embassy Chisinau Energy Officer and Economic Specialist is listed below: John (Jack) Hardman, Economic and Commercial Officer Phone: +373 22 40 8684 E-mail: HardmanJT@state.gov Valentina Robertson, Economic Specialist Phone: +373 22 40 8 [...]
2010-02-12 05:30:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON MD
10COPENHAGEN31CLIMATE CHANGE: DENMARK TO ENDORSE COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) Denmark's chosen means for associating itself with the Copenhagen Accord, which it "strongly supports," is to work within the EU for a common position, in order to preclude backsliding by certain EU members. Denmark is confident an EU common position will be reached before end January [...]
2010-01-15 13:18:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG PREL DA
10COPENHAGEN39(SBU) GREENLAND'S CLIMATE-CHANGE DEAL WITH DENMARK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greenland (which is is self-governing within the Kingdom of Denmark) is satisfied with the climate-change agreement it reached with Denmark during COP-15. Under that agreement, Greenland is committed to doing the following by 2020: reducing GHG emissions by five percent fro [...]
2010-01-25 08:07:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ECON ENRG GL DA
10COPENHAGEN97DENMARK SUPPORTS EUROPE-WIDE APPROACH TO ENERGY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Danish Energy Agency (DEA) Deputy Director General Anne Hoejer Simonsen told EUR Deputy Assistant Secretary Pamela Quanrud in a February 10 meeting that Denmark continues to pursue energy security as a top national priority, and that greater EU energy interconnection is in Denm [...]
2010-02-19 09:05:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ECIN EPET PREL DA RS XG
10DARESSALAAM108ZANZIBAR ENERGY CRISIS: Z-BAR GOVT LIKELY TO ASK USG
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 09:18:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ
10DARESSALAAM111FORMAL USG AIR SHIPMENT OF CATERPILLAR GENERATORS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 09:44:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ
10DARESSALAAM113FORMAL REQUEST FOR USG AIR SHIPMENT OF CATERPILLAR GENERATORS
[...] As anticipated in Reftel, the Government of Zanzibar sent the Mission a formal assistance request as follows. 2. The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs of the Revolutionary Government of Zanzibar (RGoZ) presents its compliments to the Embassy of United States of America in Tanzania fo [...]
2010-02-04 11:20:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ
10DARESSALAAM130TANZANIA ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 05:29:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID SENV ENRG UNEP TZ KGHG
10DARESSALAAM38ZANZIBAR'S MAIN ISLAND: POWER CRISIS UNABATED
[...] This is an action message. Please see para. 15. 2. SUMMARY: On January 15, representatives from the donor community met at UNDP headquarters to hear the UN and the Norwegian Embassy's assessments of Zanzibar's needs following the December 10 malfunction of the power cable terminus connecti [...]
2010-01-20 14:05:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EIND TZ
10DARESSALAAM83ZANZIBAR ENERGY CRISIS: Z'BAR GOVT LIKELY TO ASK USG TO
[...] SUMMARY: The USG should expect a formal request from the Zanzibar Government (SMZ) seeking assistance for air transport of up to 32 Caterpillar-brand diesel generator units currently located in Belgium. Several donors have pledged to provide support for the purchase of these units. The SMZ sa [...]
2010-02-02 07:11:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD MCC PGOV EPET EAID TZ
10DHAHRAN18SOLAR ENERGY PICKS UP MOMENTUM IN SAUDI ARABIA
[...] (U) The First Energy Bank of Bahrain plans to build a polysilicon plant in Saudi Arabia to serve an increasing demand for solar energy power generation in the Middle East. The King Abdul Aziz City of Science and Technology (KACST) launched a major initiative to use its research facilities to d [...]
2010-02-06 11:38:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PGOV SA BA
10DHAHRAN31SAUDI ARAMCO IS TAPPED AGAIN TO BUILD MAJOR REFINERY
[...] (C) On January 19, the Ministry of Petroleum announced that Saudi Aramco had been asked to build the estimated USD $10 billion Jazan refinery. This project was originally to be built by the Saudi private sector in a move to give them valuable experience in managing a big project. For now, it [...]
2010-02-22 12:56:00Consulate DhahranCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PGOV SA
10DHAKA109 BANGLADESH ON THE ROAD TO WOO POWER INVESTORS
[...] (SBU) Six power projects valued at $5.5 billion are the core of a Government of Bangladesh (GOB) plan to add close to 4,000 megawatts (MW) of power to Bangladesh's grid. GOB officials unveiled these plans at a series of investment roadshows in London, Singapore and New York in December and Ja [...]
2010-02-04 08:32:00Embassy DhakaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EINV ETRD EAID ECON PREL BG
10DHAKA87BANGLADESH BACKS COPENHAGEN ACCORD AND LOOKS AHEAD
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) Minister of Environment Dr. Hasan Mahmud told visiting PDAS Patrick Moon on January 21 that Bangladesh would join the Copenhagen Accord and that he was hopeful about further progre [...]
2010-01-27 09:06:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG KGHG BG
10DJIBOUTI113DJIBOUTI SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (U) EconOff discussed reftel points with Director of Environment Dini Omar Abdallah January 26. Abdallah reports to Minister of Housing and Environment Elmi Obsieh Waiss, and travelled to Copenhagen as part of Djibouti's Conference of the Parties delegation (headed by Prime Minister Dile [...]
2010-01-27 12:52:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KGHG SENV ENRG DJ
10DJIBOUTI186DJIBOUTI: DECEMBER-JANUARY ECON-ESTH ROUNDUP
[...] (U) This message contains business-sensitive information. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) In this issue: --Djibouti associates with Copenhagen Accord --Strong banking sector growth benefits both newcomers and the long-established --Limited progress on Djibouti-Iceland geothermal dea [...]
2010-02-17 08:06:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EWWT ENRG KTDB SENV BEXP DJ
10DJIBOUTI187DJIBOUTI ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] EconOff delivered ref A points on association with the Copenhagen Accord to Director of Environment Dini Omar Abdallah January 26 (ref B). 2. Djibouti formally associated with the Copenhagen Accord on February 2. In his official letter associating with the Accord to the Exe [...]
2010-02-17 08:23:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KGHG SENV ENRG DJ
10DOHA27ENERGY DEPSEC RECEIVES OVERVIEW OF QATAR'S ENERGY
[...] (C) Deputy Prime Minister (also Minister of Energy and head of Qatar Petroleum) Abdullah Al-Attiyah welcomed Deputy Secretary Daniel Poneman December 10, saying that he welcomed the renewed contact with the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) under Secretary Chu. Al-Attiyah said before meeting S [...]
2010-01-21 10:08:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALENRG PREL TRGY EPET QA
10DOHA28OIL AND GAS PRICE ALIGNMENT AND THE NEW HEAD OF
[...] (U) During the opening of the 9th Ministerial Meeting of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF),the Amir of Qatar Shaykh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani called for the alignment of gas prices with oil prices. In his remarks, the Amir urged GECF members to explore the reasons for the disparity b [...]
2010-01-21 13:36:00Embassy DohaCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON QA IR RS
10DUBAI27Iranian Gas Deliveries to Sharjah Remain on Hold
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Sharjah-based Crescent Petroleum executives tell Consul General that the company's project to purchase unprocessed sour gas from Iran's Salman gas field remains suspended pending Iranian completion of export facilities to deliver the gas. But they believe progress is underway, due [...]
2010-02-25 09:55:00Consulate DubaiCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG PREL ETTC IR IZ AE
10DUSHANBE103INTERNATIONAL MISSIONS AGREE ON UNIFIED ROGHUN MESSAGE
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador Gross convened a meeting of heads of diplomatic missions in Dushanbe to discuss a common approach to the government of Tajikistan's campaign to force its citizens to contribute to the construction of the Roghun dam. Attendees agreed on a two-pronged strategy: They wou [...]
2010-01-21 12:02:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEFIN PHUM ENRG EAID IMF TI
10DUSHANBE223SRAP HOLBROOKE'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT RAHMON
[...] (C) Summary: In a one hour forty five minute meeting on February 20, President Rahmon reiterated his commitment to supporting U.S.-led efforts in Afghanistan and complained at length about Uzbek efforts to obstruct regional cooperation. Ambassador Holbrooke urged Rahmon to work with President [...]
2010-02-26 08:43:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG ETRD EINV AF PK UZ TI
10DUSHANBE37AHMADINEJAD IN TAJIKISTAN, CALLS TIES "STRATEGIC"
[...] (SBU) Summary: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad paid a 24-hour state visit to Dushanbe. He signed economic and social agreements with Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, few of which were new or substantive. The Iranians committed to provide $6 million to complete the long-delayed Istiqlol [...]
2010-01-07 11:00:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ENRG ECON TI IR
10DUSHANBE52DAM IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON'T: ROGHUN PRESSURE MOUNTS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 6, the Tajik government inaugurated nationwide sales of shares in the Roghun hydroelectric dam project, using extortion and intimidation to pressure individuals and organizations to buy stock. As part of an unprecedented multi-media campaign, all four state televisio [...]
2010-01-13 09:02:00Embassy DushanbeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PHUM ENRG EINV TI
10DUSHANBE55TAKING A STAND AGAINST THE ROGHUN EXTORTION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Luc Moers (protect) said the government's campaign to extort money from the population for the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric dam appeared to violate the terms of the IMF's current assistance to Tajikistan. He s [...]
2010-01-13 13:06:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEFIN PHUM ENRG EAID IMF TI
10DUSHANBE67TAKING A STAND AGAINST THE ROGHUN EXTORTION (*** CORRECTED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Resident Representative Luc Moers (protect) said the government's campaign to extort money from the population for the construction of the Roghun hydroelectric dam appeared to violate the terms of the IMF's current assistance to Tajikistan. He s [...]
2010-01-14 11:18:00Embassy DushanbeCONFIDENTIALEFIN PHUM ENRG EAID IMF TI
10FRANKFURT218FUTURE OF NIGHT FLIGHTS AT FRANKFURT AIRPORT REMAINS
[...] SUMMARY: In December, the Hesse Administrative Court published its August 2009 decision dismissing all claims against further expansion of the Frankfurt airport. The ruling, however, left the future of night flights at the airport unclear. The court advised the State of Hesse to "revisit" its [...]
2010-01-22 12:58:00Consulate FrankfurtUNCLASSIFIEDEAIR ECON EIND ENRG PGOV SENV EU GM
10FREETOWN21COPENHAGEN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 10:27:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV KGHG SL
10GEORGETOWN15Jagdeo Visits Iran
[...] (C) Summary. President Bharrat Jagdeo returned from his visit to the Middle East, including Iran January 20-21, announcing that the GoG had signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Iran. Besides announcing these two MoUs, President Jagdeo said Iran would send a team of specialists to [...]
2010-02-04 19:52:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL ENRG IR XL GY
10GEORGETOWN3Pol/Econ Round-up January 11-January 28
[...] (U) This periodic reporting cable highlights developments in Guyana's politics and economy affecting Department strategic objectives in country and throughout the Caribbean basin. JAGDEO'S FIRST VISIT TO IRAN January 20-21 2. (C) Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affair [...]
2010-01-28 21:38:00Embassy GeorgetownCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG ECON IR GY
10GEORGETOWN5Demarche Delivered: Copenhagen Accord
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett on Wednesday, January 27. Foreign Minister Rodrigues-Birkett told Charge that the Government of Guyana has received correspondence from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) but has [...]
2010-01-29 12:19:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG GY
10GEORGETOWN90SCENESETTER FOR MARCH 3-4 VISIT BY S/EGCI DAVID GOLDWYN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Embassy Georgetown welcomes you to Guyana March 3-4. On March 3 you are scheduled to meet with President Bharrat Jagdeo, Prime Minister Samuel Hinds, Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Finance Minister Ashni Singh, Bank of Guyana Central Governo [...]
2010-02-24 14:38:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EAID ECON ETRD PGOV GY
10GUANGZHOU13"Fe" vs. Climate Change: China's BYD Bets on Batteries in
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: The answer to climate change may be as simple as the chemical formula of a lithium iron phosphate battery, according to one ambitious south China company. Referred to simply as "Fe" and already the key component of the world's first mass produced plug-in hybrid elec [...]
2010-01-07 09:11:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV PREL ETRD KIPR PGOV CH HK
10GUANGZHOU18(U) Energy Efficient LED Lighting Has Bright Future in
[...] (U) Summary and comment: China will invest in energy efficient LED (light emitting diode) lighting on a massive scale in the next three to five years, according to leading south China LED manufacturers. Guangdong province, which currently produces approximately half of China's LEDs, stands to [...]
2010-01-12 09:38:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON SENV ETRD EINV TNGD PGOV CH
10GUANGZHOU23Climate Change Network Fills Void in South China
[...] (SBU) Summary and Comment: Wasting no time -- government, business, and NGO leaders gathered in Guangzhou to celebrate the launch of the South China Climate Change Network (SCCCN) on the first workday following the conclusion of the COP-15 Climate Change Conference. Inspired by a British Con [...]
2010-01-14 07:37:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG PGOV PREL CH HK
10GUANGZHOU74U.S. AND CHINA HOLD FIRST PROBABILISTIC SAFETY ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) Officials and nuclear energy experts from the United States and China convened in Shenzhen, Guangdong January 20-23 to share information and best practices for improving safety in the operation of nuclear power plants (NPPS). The workshop was a key cooperative activity that the U.S. Depa [...]
2010-02-10 00:21:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG TRGY SENV PREL PGOV CH
10GUANGZHOU86Guangdong and Fujian Take the Reins of China's Nuclear
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over one third of the total nuclear generating capacity set to come online in China by 2020 will likely be concentrated in two southern provinces: Guangdong and Fujian. Home of the nation's first nuclear reactors in Daya Bay -- which along with two units at neighboring Ling Ao [...]
2010-02-18 06:18:00Consulate GuangzhouUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTRGY ENRG ETRD EINV PGOV TW CH
10HALIFAX4Nova Scotia's Emera Inc.: A Unique Energy Entity Poised for
[...] Sensitive, but unclassified. Not for Internet distribution - please protect. 2. (SBU) INTRODUCTION/SUMMARY: Consul General met recently with James Spurr, a senior executive with Emera Inc. (www.emera.com),an investor-owned, diversified energy company that owns Nova Scotia's electricit [...]
2010-01-15 22:07:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET ETRD PGOV CA
10HALIFAX6New Brunswick and Quebec Agree to Significant Modifications
[...] SUMMARY: New Brunswick will retain control of its transmission system under a new, renegotiated energy agreement with Quebec, but with reduced cash to apply to its power utility's debt. The changes were prompted by bitter opposition to the original MOU but there is also speculation that a pl [...]
2010-01-20 21:14:00Consulate HalifaxUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON ETRD EINV PGOV CA
10HANOI106Joint Demarche Delivered on Preparations for Third Sherpa
[...] (SBU) On January 27, PolOff, together with the Dutch Charge Collett, met with MFA International Organizations Assistant Director General Do Hung Viet to deliver reftel A demarche regarding the Third Sherpa Meeting in the Hague on February 9-11. PolOff and Collett highlighted the importance of t [...]
2010-01-29 03:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL VM
10HANOI200Information on the Nuclear Security Summit
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-12 09:52:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC CDG ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL VM
10HANOI58VIETNAM LIKELY TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT NEEDS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 03:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
10HARARE63DEMARCHE TO GOZ ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] Ambassador presented Demarche (Ref) and talking points to Zimbabwe Minister of Environment Frances Nhema on January 29. 2. Nhema responded that in his opinion the Copenhagen Accord was not a formal agreement to which the Government of Zimbabwe could associate; further he did not know what [...]
2010-02-01 15:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KGHG SENV ENRG ZI
10HONGKONG146HONG KONG WATER SECURITY: REDUCING DEPENDENCE ON
[...] SUMMARY: Despite a guaranteed water supply from Guangdong province, Hong Kong's heavy reliance on its northern neighbor has driven the Special Administrative Region (SAR) to initiate several new water conservation measures. This new policy is prompted not by costs or desire to be a "good partn [...]
2010-01-26 07:14:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDCM ECON ENRG HK PBTS SENV SOCI TPHY KGHG
10HONGKONG7MACAU WATER SECURITY: POLICIES EVOLVING TO LESSEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Macau's over-reliance on the Mainland for its water supply has prompted the Special Administrative Region to adopt measures to secure long-term supplies with the aim of gaining greater autonomy over its water policy. These include conservation programs, tariffs, and new infrast [...]
2010-01-04 03:42:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ECON ENRG HK PBTS SENV SOCI TPHY KGHG
10ISLAMABAD14CPPA WOULD BRING TRANSPARENCY AND FISCAL AUTONOMY
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to WAPDA Chairman Durrani, PEPCO, the power sector holding company, is morphing into a new WAPDA, taking financial, technical, and human resources control away from Pakistan's public sector distribution and generation companies. PEPCO's metamorphosis is based on the p [...]
2010-01-05 14:33:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK
10ISLAMABAD178BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 6, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 05:02:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD182PAKISTAN'S PETROLEUM MINISTER ON IMPORTED LNG
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP has nearly completed a deal to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies and build re-gasification facilities in Port Qasim, according to Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources Naveed Qamar. Pakistan's Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) is expected to approve [...]
2010-01-26 06:31:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ENRG PK
10ISLAMABAD189BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, JANUARY 20, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 12:13:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD306OPIC TO BRING MUCH NEEDED CREDIT TO PAKISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-07 10:00:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK
10ISLAMABAD332U.S.-PAKISTAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT: A POTENTIAL GAME CHANGER
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: President Zardari, Prime Minister Gilani and Finance Minister Tarin, like many Pakistanis before them, have pleaded with the USG for "trade, not aid." A Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Pakistan holds substantial opportunity for the Pakistani economy, with small, [...]
2010-02-11 14:30:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PK PREL
10ISLAMABAD410BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, FEBRUARY 3, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 04:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD437BI-WEEKLY REPORT ON ECONOMIC ISSUES, FEBRUARY 17, 2010
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 07:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAGR EINV ENRG PREL PK
10ISLAMABAD453FRIENDS OF DEMOCRATIC PAKISTAN TO TACKLE ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the first meeting of the Steering Committee on February 10, co-chairs Water and Power Secretary Shahid Rafi and Asian Development Bank Country Director Rune Stroem outlined the goals, membership and work plan for the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FoDP) Energy Sector Task F [...]
2010-02-26 07:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ENRG PREL PK
10ISTANBUL20IRANIAN POLITICS: A TURKISH EXPERT SAYS "KEEP AN
[...] (C) Summary: A Turkish contact who claims business connections to Iranian regime insiders told us regime leaders are planning on a scenario that would replace President Ahmadinejad with Tehran Mayor Qalibaf in 2012. He said Qalibaf advisors asked his help to secure Turkish funding for sever [...]
2010-01-15 10:30:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS ECON ETRD ENRG IR TU
10ISTANBUL49KARADENIZ HOLDINGS INTRODUCES MOBILE SHIP-BASED
[...] (C) Summary. Istanbul-based Karadeniz Holdings, through its subsidiary Karkey, has signed agreements with the Governments of Iraq and Pakistan to provide electricity generation from mobile ship-based power plants. Karkey is constructing six of the so-called "powerships" in an Istanbul shipyard [...]
2010-02-09 13:48:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALENRG SENV ECON PREL PGOV KGHG TU
10ISTANBUL50ISTANBUL'S LANDFILL GAS UTILIZATION PROJECTS
[...] (C) Summary. Landfill gas utilization, a growing alternative energy technology with compelling environmental benefits, is in its early stages in Turkey. Ortadogu Enerji won a tender from the Istanbul Municipality to implement and run Istanbul's two landfill energy projects for 23 years, and el [...]
2010-02-11 06:11:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALENRG SENV ECON PREL PGOV KGHG TU
10JAKARTA155NSC Senior Director Ramamurthy discusses S&T with former
[...] (SBU) The U.S. Science Envoy effort is already yielding results by laying the foundation for expanded science and technology (S&T) cooperation. NSC Senior Director for Global Engagement Pradeep Ramamurthy, Ambassador and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy Senior Advisor Jason [...]
2010-02-03 10:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL TBIO SCUL SENV ENRG PGOV ID
10JAKARTA211INDONESIA WELCOMES U.S. SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. All corners of Indonesia's science and policy community welcomed President Obama's science envoy engagement effort. Despite Science Envoy Dr. Bruce Alberts' last minute injury preventing his travel, the GOI pressed on with the majority of the January 18-29 planned schedule with [...]
2010-02-18 06:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTSPL TBIO SCUL SENV ENRG PGOV ID
10JAKARTA226INDONESIA'S SUBSIDIES ARE A HARD HABIT TO BREAK
[...] (SBU) Indonesia has found it politically difficult to wean itself from consumer energy subsidies. Indonesia lifted all subsidies for fuel consumed by business and industry in 2005, but government plans to do the same for consumer fuels have not been implemented. Energy subsidies routinely exc [...]
2010-02-19 10:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET EINV ID
10JERUSALEM101PA FOCUSES ON WEST BANK ENERGY SECTOR:
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) is taking steps to improve governance and increase accountability in the West Bank energy sector. Its goal is to improve the sector's performance and lower its impact on the PA's budget. Reform of the sector, including the establishment of an in [...]
2010-01-15 18:31:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON KPAL KWBG PGOV IS JO
10JERUSALEM134TDA GRANT SUPPORTS RENEWABLE ENERGY, PALESTINIAN
[...] Summary. At a January 20 signing ceremony attended by press and Palestinian Authority (PA) officials, the U.S. Trade Development Agency (TDA) awarded a nearly $440,000 grant to support the development of a high efficiency, alternative energy heating and cooling system for an affordable housi [...]
2010-01-21 16:01:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EINV ENRG KWBG KPAL
10JERUSALEM156GAZA BRANCHES OF PALESTINIAN BANKS TURN AWAY
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian bank branches in Gaza have been turning away large Israeli Shekel (NIS)-denominated deposits, according to the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA),Gazan merchants, and Palestinian bankers. Contacts in the gas sector in Gaza voiced concerns that they may not have eno [...]
2010-01-26 07:37:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID ENRG KWBG PREL KPAL IS
10JERUSALEM185PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PRESSES GAZA ELECTRIC
[...] (C) Summary. In a calculated move to decrease its financial burdens and increase the fiscal sustainability of the Gaza Strip's only electrical power plant, the Palestinian Authority (PA) is cutting back its payments for the plant's industrial fuel. The PA's goal is to press the Gaza Electr [...]
2010-01-29 20:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN PREF ENRG GZ IS
10KABUL217Hajigak Iron Mine Tender Likely to be Canceled
[...] (C) Summary: The World Bank's Mining Advisor Craig Andrews (strictly protect) reports Mining Minister Shahrani is planning to contact the short-listed bidders for the massive Hajigak iron ore mining project (ref A) to inform them not to send in bids due February 15. The Hajigak tender package [...]
2010-01-23 04:46:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV ENRG PREL SENV AF
10KABUL343Ambassador Meets Minister of Mines Shahrani
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Wayne, and USAID Mission Director Frej met with recently-confirmed Minister of Mines Shahrani on January 24 to underscore Mission support for the Ministry and the Mining sector. Ministe [...]
2010-01-27 10:57:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEMIN EINV ENRG PREL SENV AF
10KABUL442Trans-boundary Water Issues: Slow but Sure Progress
[...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) in concert with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is leading an effort to address trans-boundary water rights. While Afghanistan remains reluctant to engage fully with its neighbors on this issue, USG-supported training is imp [...]
2010-02-04 12:34:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALENRG SENV EINV EAID PREL AF
10KABUL443Trans-boundary Water Issues: Slow but Sure Progress
[...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan's Ministry of Energy and Water (MEW) in concert with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) is leading an effort to address trans-boundary water rights. While Afghanistan remains reluctant to engage fully with its neighbors on this issue, USG-supported training is imp [...]
2010-02-04 12:42:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALENRG SENV EINV EAID PREL AF
10KABUL476Energy Minister Provides Update on Electricity Sector
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, met with Acting Minister of Energy and Water (MEW) Ismail Khan on February 6 to discuss cooperation in Afghanistan's energy sector and to strategize on a path forward that would improve elec [...]
2010-02-08 05:56:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG EINV AF
10KABUL664Energy Minister Khan Undermines Utility Progress
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Jalil Shams, CEO of the Afghan national utility DABS, has called for President Karzai's help in maintaining the utility's independence in the face of increasing interference from Acting Minister of Energy and Water Ismail Khan. Dr. Shams tells us that President Karzai was r [...]
2010-02-23 07:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG SENV AF
10KAMPALA55UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero raised U.S. concerns over Uganda's preparations for the 2011 elections and the draft anti-homosexuality bill with the State Minister for International Affairs Henry Okello Oryem on January 29. Oryem rebuffed perceptions [...]
2010-02-04 14:34:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KGHG SENV ENRG UG
10KATHMANDU45NEPAL NON-COMMITAL ON COPEHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Nepal is still considering whether to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. As one of the countries most affected by climate change, Government of Nepal (GON) officials were annoyed they were not "adequately consulted" in the negotiations. End Summary. Frustration a [...]
2010-01-20 11:47:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDKGKG SENV ENRG XD NP
10KHARTOUM314Sudan: Solar Energy in Use in Sudan
[...] (U) Summary: During his February 14-17 visit to Sudan, Congressman Alan Grayson (D-Florida) met with Dr. Migdam Elsheikh Abdelgani, Director of the National Centre for Research (NCR) in Khartoum to talk about the work of its 13 research institutes and its premier Renewable Energy Institute (RE [...]
2010-02-24 07:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL SENV ECON EAGR ENRG SU
10KHARTOUM33 GOSS BUDGET: FISCAL CRISIS OVER BUT CORRUPTION LOOMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: There are precious few bright spots in the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) 2010 draft budget. On the revenue side, the GoSS remains overly reliant on oil, deriving 98 percent of its income from oil transfers. Concerning expenditures, the GoSS, as in the past, plans to sp [...]
2010-01-08 08:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV KDEM ENRG ECON SU
10KHARTOUM332SUDAN: EXPERTS ASSESS MANUFACTURING, SERVICES, BANKING
[...] (U) Summary: On February 21, Alwaleed Alatabani, World Bank (WB) Senior Financial Sector Specialist told PolEconOffs at a Donor Economic Forum meeting that Sudan's high cost of loans and over-reliance on collateral-based lending have stifled business growth. In addition, corruption, non-perfo [...]
2010-02-25 15:46:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG SOCI ECPS EIND SU
10KHARTOUM36 GOSS BUDGET: FISCAL CRISIS OVER BUT CORRUPTION LOOMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: There are precious few bright spots in the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) 2010 draft budget. On the revenue side, the GoSS remains overly reliant on oil, deriving 98 percent of its income from oil transfers. Concerning expenditures, the GoSS, as in the past, plans to sp [...]
2010-01-08 08:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPINR PGOV KDEM ENRG ECON SU
10KIGALI53RWANDAIR SIGNS WITH BOEING, EXPANDS FLEET
[...] (C) Rwandair signed in December 2009 a contract with Boeing to buy two new 737-800 aircraft for $84 million. At the signing celebration on December 17, the Rwandair CEO praised Embassy efforts supporting the negotiation. The new aircraft will feature innovative "Dreamliner" interiors and are [...]
2010-01-26 13:46:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALEAGR ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD RW
10KINGSTON118Jamaica: 2010 Investment Climate Statement
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 20:34:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINT EINV ENRG PGOV KTDB KCOR OPIC USTR XL JM
10KINGSTON196Jamaica's Libel Laws: A Chilling Effect on Crime and
[...] (U) Jamaica's libel laws have a chilling effect on investigative reporting by the press and hinder the media's ability to bring corruption and criminal activity to light. A duty to inform subjects of media reporting prior to publishing puts the subject of a story on notice and provides them w [...]
2010-02-08 15:59:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC
10KINGSTON282Jamaican Real Estate: Lower Rates May Lift Market
[...] (U) The successful completion of the Jamaican Debt Exchange (JDX) program, combined with the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approving a 27-month Stand-By Arrangement with Jamaica on February 4 for nearly US$1.27 billion to support the country's balance of payments and [...]
2010-02-26 17:12:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC
10KINGSTON48JAMAICA: FISCAL CRISIS THREATENS MONETARY STABILITY
[...] (SBU) Jamaica's fiscal crisis is beginning to threaten monetary stability, with the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) (central bank) forced to extend direct credit to the Government of Jamaica (GOJ) as well as purchase debt instruments shunned by the market. The BOJ accommodation has become necessary becau [...]
2010-01-14 14:11:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG EFIN EINV PREL PINR SOCI TRSY OPIC
10KINGSTON82JAMAICA: LIKELY TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] Per reftel, Charge' delivered points regarding the importance of the Copenhagen Accord in a private meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, Amb. Vilma McNish, on the afternoon of January 21. 2. Amb. McNish was mo [...]
2010-01-22 15:39:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG JM XL
10KINSHASA178CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: DRC
[...] (U) Summary: As mentioned ref A, DCM met January 19 with Louise Mayuma Kasende, President Kabila's deputy chief of staff, who promised to convey our request to appropriate GDRC authorities (ref B). On January 31, the DRC formally adhered to the Copenhagen Accord (CA). This action was taken [...]
2010-02-11 08:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV CG
10KINSHASA58DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS
[...] In response to reftel, the DCM met January 19 with Louise Mayuma Kasende, President Kabila's deputy chief of staff with specific responsibility for political, administrative and legal issues. (Note: President Kabila and his chief of staff are away from Kinshasa with date of return unce [...]
2010-01-20 08:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV CG
10KINSHASA88DRC MAKES PROGRESS TOWARDS EITI VALIDATION
[...] Summary: In 2008, the DRC became a candidate country for the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI),a multi-stakeholder effort to increase transparency in transactions between governments and companies in the extractive industries (reftel). In order to be declared or "validate [...]
2010-01-25 16:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EMIN ENRG EPET ECON PGOV CG
10KOLKATA25AMBASSADOR ROEMER PEDALS HIS WAY TO WIN A NEW BIHAR'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: During Ambassador Roemer's February 4-5 visit to Bihar, the first ambassadorial visit in more than a decade to India's third most populous state, he promoted the U.S.-India strategic dialogue and pedaled his way to win Bihar's "hearts and minds". He met the state's Chief Ministe [...]
2010-02-22 09:38:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PTER ECON ELTN ENRG EAID SCUL KISL IN
10KUALALUMPUR59MALAYSIA: SKS VENTURES EXPLAINS ITS IRAN INVESTMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: SKS Ventures (SKS) CEO Abang Iskandar Muas (Iskandar) met with Econoff January 19 to discuss SKS plans to develop the Golshan and Ferdowsi gas fields (G&F) in Iran. Iskandar said that the GOM had initially negotiated the deal with the GOI and handed the project to SKS just prior [...]
2010-01-27 10:38:00Embassy Kuala LumpurCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENIV ENRG EPET ETTC IR KNNP MY
10KUWAIT100KFAS FORUM BUILDS MOMENTUM FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] (U) Econoff attended the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) Perspectives on Energy and Climate Forum from January 18-20, an event cosponsored by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The forum assessed the domestic energy question from both the supply and dema [...]
2010-02-03 14:08:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET SENV KU
10KUWAIT102GOK WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (C) On January 31st, Econoff followed up on the status of Kuwait's deliberations on associating with the Copenhagen Accord with Captain Ali Al-Haider, the Deputy Director General for Kuwait's Environmental Public Authority (KEPA) (ref B). Al-Haider, the head of Kuwait's interagency climate co [...]
2010-02-04 11:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALENRG KGHG SENV KU
10KUWAIT123NEW SUPREME PETROLEUM COUNCIL MEETS -- ROOM FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On February 8, one day after its appointment, Kuwait's Supreme Petroleum Council met and reportedly approved a technical services agreement with Shell. The decree appointed the 18 member (8 government, 10 private sector) oil policy making body, which had not met since December [...]
2010-02-11 05:35:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PGOV KU
10KUWAIT124SUPREME PETROLEUM COUNCIL APPROVES SHELL TSA
[...] (U) This contains business proprietary information. 2. (SBU) On February 9, ExxonMobil Kuwait President John Hoholick told Econcouns that he had been learned that Kuwait's newly appointed Supreme Petroleum Council had approved an agreement with Shell to develop the Sabriyah gas field. Acc [...]
2010-02-11 09:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG KU
10KUWAIT150KUWAITI CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CHAIRMAN ON
[...] (SBU) In the context of the Kuwaiti parliamentary passage of a four year $104 billion development plan (including approximately $80 billion in oil sector projects),Ambassador met with Kuwait Chamber of Commerce Chairman Ali Al-Ghanim to discuss potential opportunities for U.S. businesses. Al- [...]
2010-02-22 07:18:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV ENRG ECON EPET KU
10KUWAIT43GOK CONSIDERING CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE,
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; see Paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On January 21, A/DCM met with Salem Al-Shebli, First Secretary in the Legal Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to urge the GoK to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. Al-Shebli accompanied Kuwaiti Prime Minister [...]
2010-01-21 12:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV KU
10KUWAIT49GOK AND NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCE PLAN
[...] (U) On January 20th, Econoff accompanied Kathrin Humphrey, an Associate Program Officer for the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine on a meeting with Hayfaa Almudhaf, the Senior Advisor to the Director General of Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR),to discuss t [...]
2010-01-25 12:21:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG EPET KU
10KUWAIT95KUWAIT TRIES TO DOWNPLAY IMPORTANCE OF VISITS BY
[...] (C) Summary: Kuwaiti officials took pains to downplay the importance of a January 26 - 27 visit by Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and the preceding week's visit by an Iranian economic team. Officials insisted that the Larijani visit had come at the invitation of Kuwait's Parliament [...]
2010-02-02 14:02:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EPET ENRG IR KU
10KYIV129UKRAINE: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD DELIVERED
[...] (U) The Government of Ukraine (GOU) has no principle objections to associating with the Copenhagen Accord. However, given upcoming Presidential elections, it is uncertain that Ukraine will complete its association by the January 31 deadline. Post delivered reftel talking points to Igor Lupal [...]
2010-01-26 15:46:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV KGHG ENRG UP
10KYIV190FORMER PRESIDENT KUCHMA ON UKRAINIAN ELECTION,
[...] (C) Former Ukrainian President Kuchma had no kind words for the current "orange" government, accusing it of ruining the economy and the country's international reputation, and of deepening Ukraine's internal divisions. While he endorsed his former PM, Viktor Yanukovych, he characterized the Februar [...]
2010-02-03 15:06:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG MARR UP RS
10KYIV193UKRAINE'S DEPUTY PM ON MONEY LAUNDERING,
[...] (C) Summary. In a broad-ranging discussion with the Ambassador on February 2, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister Nemyrya expressed concern about Ukraine being designated as a high-risk country at the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) plenary meeting in Abu Dhabi in mid-February. Nemyrya also [...]
2010-02-05 11:22:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ENRG PGOV UP
10KYIV194UKRAINE: NAFTOHAZ PAYS ON TIME FOR GAS
[...] (C) Summary. Ukraine paid $780 million to Gazprom on February 4 for January gas purchases. As in January, the National Bank of Ukraine purchased Naftohaz-held government bonds to finance the payment. Experts suggest that the government would resort to the same payment scheme for the gas pay [...]
2010-02-05 13:01:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALENRG EREL UP RU
10KYIV22UKRAINE: YUSHCHENKO ORDERS NBU TO ASSIST WITH GAS
[...] (SBU) Summary. President Yushchenko ordered the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) on January 6 to find a mechanism to monetize Naftohaz-held government bonds in order for the state-owned gas company to make the January 11 payment for Russian gas purchased in December. Naftohaz might also be abl [...]
2010-01-06 15:34:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALEFIN EREL ENRG PGOV PINR UP RU
10KYIV229UKRAINE: ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT AGENCY ON COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) Acting Economic Counselor and Economic Analyst met on February 3 with Igor Lupaltsov, the head of the National Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine (NEIA),to discuss Ukraine's association with the Copenhagen Accord and deliver talking points per reftel A. Lupaltsov, who headed the [...]
2010-02-11 08:55:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KGHG ENRG SENV UP
10KYIV244YANUKOVYCH CONFIDANT AZAROV PROMISES NEW COALITION
[...] (C) Summary. Yanukovych confidant and close economic advisor Mykola Azarov predicted that the President-elect would be in a stronger position to negotiate a new governing parliamentary coalition after the February 25 inauguration. Yanukovych was determined to build a stable coalition to enab [...]
2010-02-17 15:02:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALPGOV ECON EFIN ENRG UP
10KYIV300UKRAINE: BOIKO DISCUSSES YANUKOVYCH'S ENERGY
[...] (C) Summary. In an introductory call with the Ambassador on February 23, Yuriy Boiko, a leading energy player in the Party of Regions, said that Yanukovych would be focused on reducing Ukrainian dependence on Russian gas imports, securing a better gas contract with Gazprom, and establishing a [...]
2010-02-26 14:52:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALENRG ENRL UP RU
10KYIV301PRESIDENTIAL ECONOMIC ADVISOR STRESSES NEED FOR
[...] (C) Summary. Respected economist and Party of Regions' Member of Parliament Iryna Akimova stressed the need for fiscal discipline, financial sector reform, and improvements to the investment climate during her February 23 meeting with the Ambassador. She also recognized the need to focus on [...]
2010-02-26 15:58:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG PGOV UP
10KYIV71UKRAINE'S NATIONAL BANK WILL HELP WITH GAS PAYMENTS
[...] (C) Summary. Despite the lack of political unity, the National Bank of Ukraine was obliged to help the government make its gas payments to Russia in a timely manner, National Bank Governor Stelmakh told the Ambassador on January 14. During the meeting, Stelmakh also noted that the exchange r [...]
2010-01-15 16:39:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ENRG EREL PGOV UP
10KYIV89UKRAINE'S ACTING FINANCE MINISTER SURVIVES 2009,
[...] (C) Summary. Ukraine's government still hopes for revisions to the IMF program that would allow it to access $2 billion currently held in reserves at the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU),according to Acting Finance Minister Umanskyi. Without access to IMF money, the first quarter of 2010 woul [...]
2010-01-19 12:29:00Embassy KyivCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ENRG EREL PGOV UP
10LAGOS75ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON MEETS OIL COMPANIES IN LAGOS
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary (A/S) Carson met with members of the International Oil Companies (IOCs) on February 7. The A/S stressed the fact that Nigeria is the most important country in Africa for the United States. The IOC members noted that the A/S spoke mainly of issues in Northern Nigeria and did [...]
2010-02-23 08:20:00Consulate LagosCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PGOV PREL NI
10LAPAZ47Bolivia: No major changes predicted in gas industry
[...] (U) Summary: Bolivia's natural gas production fell in 2009 due to reduced regional demand, dropping from 40-42 million cubic meters a day (Mm3/d) in 2008 to the current 33 Mm3/d. Natural gas exports also fell as a percentage of the value of total exports, from 45 percent in 2008 to 37 percen [...]
2010-02-17 16:57:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET ENRG EINV PREL PGOV BL
10LILONGWE126MALAWI ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD, DISCUSSES CLIMATE
[...] Malawi has formally associated with the Copenhagen Accord, while at the same time raising several issues it would like to see addressed before the next Conference of the Parties in Mexico (COP 16). These issues include the target limit for global temperature increase, reporting requireme [...]
2010-02-12 14:32:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG KGHG MI
10LIMA198Peru to Accede to Copenhagen Accord
[...] Charge delivered reftel demarche on January 26 to Peruvian Environment Minister Antonio Brack, who had led Peru's delegation to COP-15 in Copenhagen. Vice Minister Rosario Gomez Gamarra, Brack's chief of staff Patricia Fernandez-Davila, and International Cooperation Director Jose Antonio Gonz [...]
2010-01-28 20:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG PE
10LIMA203New Bagua Protests: The Dog That Didn't Bite
[...] (SBU) Summary. Planned February 22 protests organized by indigenous organizations in the Amazon and elsewhere fizzled. Protesters had an expansive list of objectives, from arresting former GOP officials and opposing the Bagua investigative report issued in December (ref A),to banning all min [...]
2010-02-24 17:20:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM SOCI ENRG EMIN PE
10LISBON40PORTUGAL DISAPPOINTED WITH COPENHAGEN, SAYS EU
[...] (C) Poleconoff discussed reftel points on January 21 with Fausto Brito e Abreu, advisor on climate change in the Portuguese Ministry of Environment, who said the EU will be submitting this month a combined letter of association for all member states to the UN Framework Convention on Climate C [...]
2010-01-25 13:06:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKGHG SENV ENRG PO
10LISBON72VENEZUELA WITHHOLDS PAYMENT TO PORTUGUESE COMPANIES
[...] (C) Summary: Portugal signed a series of commercial agreements with Venezuela in 2008 to expand economic cooperation. While the agreements have increased Portuguese investment in Venezuela, Portuguese companies have confronted numerous challenges, including devaluation of the bolivar, delays [...]
2010-02-22 19:23:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON EFIN ETRD PGOV PREL ENRG EPET VE PO
10LJUBLJANA22SLOVENIA WILL ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD,
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 10:50:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALKGHG SENV ENRG KGCC ECON SI
10LONDON439UK DEFENDS OIL EXPLORATION IN FALKLAND ISLANDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tensions between the UK and Argentina have risen over the past week over a new drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands Outer Conservation zone following the arrival of the Ocean Guardian oil rig in the North Falkland Basin. Argentina contested the right of the Falkland Island's Gov [...]
2010-02-24 19:50:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ECON ENRG PREL AR UK
10LONDON440UK DEFENDS OIL EXPLORATION IN FALKLAND ISLANDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Tensions between the UK and Argentina have risen over the past week over a new drilling campaign in the Falkland Islands Outer Conservation zone following the arrival of the Ocean Guardian oil rig in the North Falkland Basin. Argentina contested the right of the Falkland Isla [...]
2010-02-25 06:01:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ECON ENRG PREL AR UK
10LUANDA39ANGOLA SILENT FOR NOW ON IRAN SANCTIONS ACT
[...] (C) A/DCM delivered demarche points contained in reftel to MFA Director of the America's Section Maria Isabel de Resende on 20 January, 2010. A/DCM emphasized United States concerns over the Angolan energy firm Sonangol's announced energy deal with Iran, and the possible ramifications under the [...]
2010-01-29 16:59:00Embassy LuandaCONFIDENTIALAO ENRG EPET ETTC IN IR PREL
10LUANDA83MIREX RECOMMENDS TO ENVIRONMENT MINISTER THAT ANGOLA
[...] (U) During February 25 call, Ambassador Mozena delivered reftel demarche to MIREX Director for the Americas Balbina da Silva, urging that Angola associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. Da Silva queried about the other countries that have already associated with the Accord, and was imp [...]
2010-02-27 19:51:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV ENRG KGHG AO
10LUANDA85FOREIGN MINISTRY TAKES ON BOARD RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
[...] (SBU) In separate meetings at the Foreign Ministry on February 24, Ambassador Mozena relayed U.S. concerns regarding developments in Iran (Refs A, B, and C) to the Director for Middle East and African Affairs Amb. Nelson Cosme and to Director Americas Balbina Malheiro Dias da Silva. Mozena [...]
2010-02-27 21:56:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINR ENRG EPET ETTC IN IR KNNP MNUC PARM
10LUSAKA44"OR NOT TO BE" -- ZAMBIA UNLIKELY TO ASSOCIATE
[...] (C) On January 19, the Ambassador spoke to Zambian Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Catherine Namugala about the results of the December COP-15 and next steps. He urged Zambia to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord per reftel. Namugala, who led the Zambian dele [...]
2010-01-21 12:11:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL KGHG SENV ENRG ZA
10LUSAKA95ZAMBIA PLAYS WAIT AND SEE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (C) Zambian Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Catherine Namugala told Charge February 10 that the Zambian government (GRZ) declined to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord (refs A and B). She echoed concerns she shared with the Ambassador January 19 (ref C) that CO [...]
2010-02-16 12:54:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL KGHG SENV ENRG ZA
10LUXEMBOURG41LUXEMBOURG VIEWS ON FEBRUARY 2010 FAC
[...] (C) Summary: Pol/Econ Chief discussed Ref A points on U.S. positions concerning the February 22 FAC (Foreign Affairs Council) with Sandra Metz, MFA temporary European Desk Officer, February 19. Metz said Foreign Minister Asselborn would likely travel to another country next week and may not at [...]
2010-02-19 21:52:00Embassy LuxembourgCONFIDENTIALENRG PGOV EUN IR HA UP LU
10MADRID118MADRID RESPONSE RE DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF
[...] The following officers and local engaged staff (LES) cover energy issues: Ari Nathan, Environment, Science, Technology and Health officer, covers renewable energy, nuclear power, and climate change (nathana@state.gov, 34.91.587.2385); Amy Dove, Economic officer, covers oil and gas (dovean@st [...]
2010-02-02 07:45:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SP
10MADRID139SPAIN: INFORMED OF DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES FOR NSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: POLOFF on February 1 met LTC. Anibal Villalba Fernandez, an adviser to President Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on foreign and security issues, to review Ref A points on the different objectives for the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) that President Obama will host in the Washington [...]
2010-02-04 12:12:00Embassy MadridCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10MADRID14SPAIN ECONOMIC ROUNDUP, DEC.28 - JAN.8
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-08 16:31:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ELAB ENRG ETRN SP
10MADRID202SPAIN REQUESTS MINISTERIAL-LEVEL U.S.-EU CLIMATE
[...] On February 22 Ambassador Solomont received a letter from Spanish Secretary of State (vice minister) for Climate Change Teresa Ribera requesting, on behalf of the EU, consultations with the USG on climate change at the ministerial level. The text of the letter is as follows: (begin text) D [...]
2010-02-23 14:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV SP
10MADRID31SPAIN WORKING WITH EU PARTNERS TO REACH EMISSIONS
[...] As the newly arrived Ambassador is still making introductory calls, Post engaged at working level to quickly convey the message on climate change. Econoff delivered the demarche to Deputy Director General for Climate Change Affairs Paz Valiente and Deputy Director General for Emissions Tradin [...]
2010-01-15 12:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG SP
10MADRID68AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH SPANISH CLIMATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador discussed follow-up to the Copenhagen Accord with Secretary of State for Climate Change Teresa Ribera on January 21. The discussion focused on Spain's outreach efforts in Latin America, particularly to counter efforts by Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba to discredit [...]
2010-01-22 16:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG SP KGHG
10MADRID86AMBASSADOR SOLOMONT'S JANUARY 25 CALL ON
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 18:10:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYBEXP ECON EINV ENRG KIPR SP
10MANAMA26BAHRAIN'S KING HAMAD CONCERNED ABOUT QATAR, GCC
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-18 12:58:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG MARR IR BA
10MANAMA57BAHRAIN'S KING HAMAD APPROVES USG REQUESTS FOR USE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 13:58:00Embassy ManamaCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG MARR NATO BA
10MANAMA67BAHRAIN OUTLINES INITIAL PREPARATIONS FOR NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) Summary: On January 25, senior Bahraini officials met with a team led by the State Department's Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation (ISN),and outlined GOB preparations for a civil nuclear energy program. Although Bahrain is not ready to pursue building a nuclear power [...]
2010-02-07 13:13:00Embassy ManamaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP BA
10MAPUTO171ANADARKO PETROLEUM FINDS GAS IN NORTHERN MOZAMBIQUE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In its first deepwater exploration well, one of eight wells planned in northern Mozambique's Rovuma Basin, U.S. independent oil and gas exploration and production company Anadarko Petroleum Corporation has struck a sizable natural gas deposit. The first deepwater exploration [...]
2010-02-23 07:34:00Embassy MaputoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EINV ETRD MZ
10MASERU22LESOTHO CONFIDENT OF ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD BY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 10:54:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG LT
10MASERU34DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF ENERGY OFFICERS: LESOTHO
[...] The Public Diplomacy, Economic and Political Officer (PDEP),Sara Devlin is responsible for all economic issues, including energy, for Lesotho. Name: Sara Devlin Email: DevlinSE@state.gov Telephone: (+266) 2231-2666 (X. 4104) Cellphone: +266 5885-3093 2. The PDEP [...]
2010-02-04 08:27:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG LT
10MBABANE28CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE DELIVERED - SOME FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] On January 22, Ambassador Irving met with Foreign Minister Lutfo Dlamini on climate change to deliver points per reftel. The Ambassador requested Swaziland's support for the Copenhagen Accord by associating itself with the agreement, noting that Lesotho intended to do so. Ambassador Irving fu [...]
2010-01-22 10:00:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENU ENRG WZ
10MBABANE29CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE DELIVERED - SOME FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] On January 22, Ambassador Irving met with Foreign Minister Lutfo Dlamini on climate change to deliver points per reftel. The Ambassador requested Swaziland's support for the Copenhagen Accord by associating itself with the agreement, noting that Lesotho intended to do so. Ambassador Irving fu [...]
2010-01-22 11:03:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENU ENRG WZ
10MBABANE60SWAZILAND NOT FOCUSED ON CLIMATE CHANGE ACCORD
[...] On February 9, pol/econ officer met with Swaziland Environment Authority Chairperson, Dr. Irma Allen, to review Swaziland's position on the Copenhagen Accord, and discuss ways the embassy could encourage Swaziland's association with the agreement. Dr. Allen, who attended the conference in Cope [...]
2010-02-10 15:11:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENU ENRG WZ
10MEXICO106Mexico Economic Weekly - January 9
[...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]
2010-01-13 22:03:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO198NEW FINANCE SECRETARY MEETS WITH AMBASSADOR, NSC
[...] (SBU) Summary. Ambassador Carlos Pascual and NSC Senior Director David Lipton met with newly appointed Secretary of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) Francisco Cordero and Deputy SHCP Secretary Alejandro Werner. They discussed the current state and outlook of Mexico's economy, the importance [...]
2010-01-21 18:35:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO230Mexico Economic Weekly - January 22
[...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]
2010-01-25 15:21:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO308Mexico Economic Weekly - Jan 29, 2010
[...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]
2010-01-29 20:56:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO348NEW CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR ON THE ECONOMY AND MONETARY POLICY
[...] Summary. In his first speech as central bank (BOM) governor on January 27, Agustin Carstens addressed the state of the global economy and its impact on Mexico's recovery. He also discussed the BOM's monetary policy and projections for inflation in 2010 and 2011. Carstens said the temporary [...]
2010-02-02 23:00:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO362Nuclear Emergency Management Cooperation with Mexico CNSNS
[...] (SBU) U.S Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Office of International Emergency Management and Cooperation (IEMC) met with Government of Mexico (GOM) National Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards (CNSNS) for continued collaboration regarding enhanc [...]
2010-02-03 01:26:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON TRGY KNNP IAEA ASEC MNUC PARM MX
10MEXICO382Mexico on Preparing for the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
[...] (SBU) Poloff discussed January 28 the U.S. approach to the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference (Ref. A and B) and the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit (Ref. C) with Julian Juarez Cadenas, Deputy Director General for UN-Related Security and Legal Issues at the [...]
2010-02-04 20:57:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMNUC KNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA EAID TBIO AORC CDG PGOV
10MEXICO426Scenesetter for Ambassador Kirk
[...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit comes at a crucial moment in our efforts to deepen our bilateral relationship with Mexico, our third largest trading partner after Canada and China. As we institutionalize our security agenda we will also need to give more attention to the economic and social agenda [...]
2010-02-05 21:42:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR MX ETRD PREL EINT ENRG BTIO
10MEXICO428Mexico Economic Weekly - February 5, 2010
[...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]
2010-02-08 14:47:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO514Scenesetter for February 15-18, 2010 Visit of David Goldwyn
[...] (SBU) Summary. Your visit comes at a time when we have a unique opportunity to deepen our bilateral energy relationship with Mexico, our third largest source of oil imports. As the largest source of export earnings and contributor of over one third of budget revenues, the oil sector is a cri [...]
2010-02-12 23:30:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MX ECON
10MEXICO630Mexico Economic Weekly - February 19, 2010
[...] (U) The Mexico Economic Weekly supplements reporting from Mission Mexico Consulates and the Embassy Mexico Economic Section to provide a sense of ongoing trends. Please contact Adam Shub (shubam@state.gov) or Sigrid Emrich (emrichs@state.gov) for questions or comments about this report. [...]
2010-02-22 15:51:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ETRD ENRG ELTN EAIR PGOV SENV MX
10MEXICO648USTR Kirk Visit to Mexico: Trade Irritants Balanced with
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In his February 8-9 visit to Mexico City, U.S. Trade Representative Ambassador Ron Kirk emphasized the importance of our economic partnership with Mexico, not just in terms of trade but also in terms of mutually beneficial competitiveness. He met with President Calderon, Econo [...]
2010-02-22 20:23:00Embassy MexicoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON KIPR MX ETRD PREL EINT ENRG BTIO
10MINSK13BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - APRIL 10, 2009
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Elections --------- - Lukashenka Approves Election Law Amendments (para. 2) Civil Society ------------- - GOB Continues to Prosecute Democratic Activists (para. 3) - Enforcement of Controversial I [...]
2010-01-15 15:15:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG BO
10MINSK32BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - JANUARY 29, 2010
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Increases Harassment and Pressure Against Unrecognized Union of Poles (para. 2) - United Democratic Forces Pledge to Continue Activities Amid Uncertainty and Defec [...]
2010-02-01 19:13:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EFIN ETRD ENRG KDEM BO
10MINSK47BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 12, 2010
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Crackdown on Polish Minority Group Raises Tensions - One Year of Pretrial Detention for Two Vaukavysk Activists - Presidential Edict: Possible Move To Control the Int [...]
2010-02-16 14:04:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG BO
10MINSK59BELARUS BI-WEEKLY POL/ECON REPORT - FEBRUARY 26, 2009
[...] The following are brief items of interest compiled by Embassy Minsk. TABLE OF CONTENTS Civil Society ------------- - GOB Crackdown on Polish Minority Sparks Flash Point with EU - The Aggressive Suppression of Peaceful Demonstrations Returns - New Election Law But GOB Control of Election [...]
2010-02-28 15:40:00Embassy MinskUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL PHUM ECON ENRG ETRD BO
10MONROVIA136OIL SHORTAGE HITS LIBERIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Oil importers were forced to impose rations January 15 and gas stations temporarily shut down January 24, after an oil refinery in Cote d'Ivoire that supplies the majority of Liberia's oil unexpectedly malfunctioned and ceased exports. The state-owned Liberia Petroleum Refining [...]
2010-02-01 14:52:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDASEC ECON ENRG LI
10MONROVIA150LIBERIA TO ADOPT THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Advisor to the President on Energy, Environmental, and Climate Change Chris Neyor told Econoff that the Liberian delegation recommended the President formally adopt the Copenhagen Accord. Absent any legal impediments, Neyor expects the President to sign an Executive Order adopting the Acc [...]
2010-02-03 15:05:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV LI
10MONROVIA152MONROVIA JOINS COMMUNITY OF ENERGY OFFICERS
[...] (SBU) Econoff Rebecca Alper, AlperRC@state.gov, is the POC responsible for the energy portfolio. Rebecca Alper and Alusine Sheriff (SheriffAm@state.gov) will be responsible for contributing to and updating the Energy Portal. ROBINSON [...]
2010-02-03 16:06:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG LI
10MONTEVIDEO52Uruguay Recognizes the Importance of a New Climate Change
[...] On January 21, Charge met with Minister of the Environment Carlos Colacce and advisor Dr. Daniel Rueda to discuss reftel demarche and Uruguay's plans to counter climate change. Minister Colacce, who was present in Copenhagen, noted that although seen by many as a failure, the Copenhagen summit [...]
2010-01-22 19:11:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG UY
10MONTEVIDEO62Uruguay will associate with the Copenhagen Accord
[...] On February 1, advisor to the Minister of Housing, Land Use, and Environment Daniel Rueda informed post that Uruguay would submit a diplomatic note stating its association with the Copenhagen Accord. President Vazquez approved the association last week, and the note will be sent after other m [...]
2010-02-01 15:59:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KGHG SENV PREL ENRG UY
10MONTREAL1COPENHAGEN CONFERENCE REVEALS QUEBEC OIL SANDS INTERESTS
[...] (U/NF) Summary. Controversy over Quebec's aggressive position at the Copenhagen environmental conference shed some surprising light into the connections of powerful provincial interests in the Alberta oil sands. Montreal's two major newspaper chains battled back and forth over Quebec-based Powe [...]
2010-01-07 19:15:00Consulate MontrealCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNENRG CA PREL PGOV
10MOSCOW145(C) TURKISH EMBASSY READOUT INDICATES LITTLE FRUIT
[...] (C) Press reports and some public statements by Russian and Turkish officials to the contrary, Turkish PM Erdogan's Jan. 12-13 visit to Moscow (ref A) appears to have yielded few concrete results. Although Turkish diplomats hailed strengthening ties between Russia and Turkey, the details they [...]
2010-01-22 09:09:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS TU
10MOSCOW200DEMARCHE DELIVERED TO GOR ON HELIUM-3 SHORTAGE FOR
[...] (SBU) Post delivered reftel demarche orally to Aleksey Ubeyev, Deputy Director of International Cooperation Department, at Rosatom on January 14. After consulting with the Department (ref B),post delivered slightly abridged written talking points also to Ubeyev on Jan 19. As Ubeyev is curren [...]
2010-01-28 11:38:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC ENRG IAEA KNNP PARM RS
10MOSCOW203TRANSNEFT CONFIRMS OIL DEAL WITH BELARUS
[...] (C) Oleg Pilipets, long-time International Affairs Advisor in the Office of the President of Transneft, Russia's oil pipeline monopoly, confirmed to us January 28 that Moscow and Minsk signed a deal to end the dispute on oil shipments (reftel). Pilipets said approximately 6.3 million tons (mt) [...]
2010-01-28 13:29:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS BO
10MOSCOW263BELARUS EMBASSY: "WE WON OIL DISPUTE;" CUSTOMS
[...] (C) During a meeting with us on February 3, Vladimir Stepuk and Olga Dolgopolova, First Secretary and Counsellor, respectively, of the Embassy of Belarus in Russia, claimed Belarus "won" the recent spat between Russia and Belarus over oil export duties (reftels A and B),although they downplaye [...]
2010-02-04 14:15:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALBO ECON ENRG EPET PREL RS
10MOSCOW266(C/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX ON ENERGY INTERESTS,
[...] (C/NF) XXXXXXXXXXXX told us during a February 4 lunch that his Embassy and his Foreign Ministry often only learn of conversations between PM Berlusconi and PM Putin after the fact, and with little detail or background. He expressed frustration about the PMs' "direct line," which sometimes leaves th [...]
2010-02-05 10:39:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS IT
10MOSCOW273RUSSIAN SHERPA SEEKS SMOOTH NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 15:24:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARK AORC EAID ENRG IAEA MNUC TBIO UNGA NPT
10MOSCOW301RUSSIA MAY VIEW IRAN AS A POTENTIAL ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Rhetoric from politicians and pundits aside, Russian-Iranian economic relations are relatively minor. Total two-way trade between the two countries is less than $3 billion, or 0.6% of total Russian trade. Investment flows are similarly weak. While both sides seek to expand the economic r [...]
2010-02-10 15:10:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL MARR PARM RS IR
10MOSCOW322SHIFTING EAST SIBERIAN OIL TAX HOLIDAYS REVEAL
[...] (C) Starting in 2010, the GOR instituted a new export tax exemption for certain East Siberian oil fields in order to stimulate hydrocarbon development in the region. DPM Sechin supports the exemption to encourage shipments of oil east through the new East Siberia-Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline. [...]
2010-02-12 16:52:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON EFIN PREL RS
10MOSCOW323PLUTONIUM DISPOSITION -- U.S. RESPONSE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-14 15:45:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP KTIA ENRG MNUC TRGY RS
10MOSCOW381NONPAPER DELIVERED: PRELIMINARY RESPONSE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-19 14:05:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDPARM AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA
10MOSCOW396APEC INVITE DELIVERED TO RUSSIAN POCS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 14:27:00Embassy MoscowUNCLASSIFIEDETRC ECIN ELTN ENRG PREL TNGD TPHY TSPL BTIO
10MOSCOW53TRANSNEFT: NO DISCOUNTED OIL TO BELARUS WITHOUT
[...] (C) Transneft International Affairs Advisor Oleg Pilipets told us January 12 the oil dispute with Belarus affects only oil sent to, and not through, Belarus. He said the expiration of a 2007 agreement prevents Transneft from continuing to send oil to Belarus at previous preferential export du [...]
2010-01-12 15:45:00Embassy MoscowSECRET//NOFORNEPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS BO
10MOSCOW54TRANSNEFT: NO DISCOUNTED OIL TO BELARUS WITHOUT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 15:45:00Embassy MoscowSECRET//NOFORNEPET ENRG ECON PREL PINR RS BO
10MOSCOW56RUSSIA STRIVES TO REDUCE GAS FLARING
[...] (C) Russia flares more natural gas than any other country, burning over 40 bcm in 2008. The GOR plans to reduce this figure by raising Russia's associated gas utilization level to 95% by 2012 from the current 60-70% rate. Experts doubt, however, that the GOR will achieve this goal. Obstacles [...]
2010-01-13 14:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS KGHG
10MOSCOW60RUSSIA PLAYS ITS CARDS IN ARMENIA, AZERBAIJAN,
[...] (C) Summary. As a counterpoint to its August 2008 invasion of Georgia, Russia is pursuing traditional diplomacy with its South Caucasus neighbors Armenia and Azerbaijan, while addressing growing Turkish influence in the region. Although wary of Yerevan's possible westward reorientation, Mosc [...]
2010-01-14 07:13:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG RS AM AJ TU
10MUMBAI12ANTI-MAOIST OPERATIONS IN CHHATTISGARH BEGIN: ACTIVISTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Indian state is finally getting serious about tackling the Maoist insurgency in India's "Red Belt." As it does so, NGOs and human rights activists working in southern Chhattisgarh, one of the areas worst affected by Maoist violence, are expressing concern that a concentra [...]
2010-01-11 10:57:00Consulate MumbaiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC PGOV PHUM ECON EAID EMIN ENRG SOCI PTER IN
10MUNICH28 Business and Power: Green Mega Project "Desertec" Goes
[...] (SBU) The 400-billion euro project "Desertec," designed to capture Saharan solar energy and transmit it to European homes, now has a corporate structure and a CEO. Consortium leader and initiator Munich Re is confident they can overcome all obstacles, including big financial and technical prob [...]
2010-02-16 08:42:00Consulate MunichUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PREL SENV EU GM XF
10MUSCAT101OMAN'S PLANS TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) On February 10 the Ambassador inquired from Sayyid Badr, the MFA Secretary General, whether Oman plans to accede to the Copenhagen Accord. Badr answered that Oman was drafting a letter to the UN Secretary General that would say "We welcome the accord and are doing our best in enacting pol [...]
2010-02-22 10:17:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG PREL MU
10MUSCAT17OMANIS AWARE OF U.S. RECORD OF COOPERATION ON THE PEACEFUL
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-16 22:34:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID IAEA AORC ENRG MU
10MUSCAT49DEMARCHE DELIVERED: COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 13:14:00Embassy MuscatUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG PREL MU
10MUSCAT53OMAN AND THE U.S. KICK OFF CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A U.S. delegation composed of experts in the field of civil nuclear technology met on January 24 with Oman's Nuclear Steering Committee regarding areas for potential cooperation. The composition of the Committee, with members from relevant ministries, is indicative of Oman's seriou [...]
2010-01-26 14:08:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG TSPL MU
10MUSCAT89OMAN AND THE U.S. KICK OFF CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION
[...] (C) SUMMARY: A U.S. delegation composed of experts in the field of civil nuclear technology met on January 24 with Oman's Nuclear Steering Committee regarding areas for potential cooperation. The composition of the Committee, with members from relevant ministries, is indicative of Oman's seriou [...]
2010-02-10 12:54:00Embassy MuscatCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG TSPL MU
10NAIROBI181Chinese Engagement in Kenya
[...] (S/NF) Summary: China's engagement in Kenya continues to grow exponentially. China enjoys a large trade surplus with Kenya; exports increased by more than 25 percent a year from 2004 to 2008. The China National Offshore Oil Company (CNOOC) is drilling for oil in the Isiolo region. China may be a po [...]
2010-02-17 07:01:00Embassy NairobiSECRET//NOFORNPREL EAID KE XW ECON EINV ENRG EFIN PGOV CH PINR
10NAIROBI226KENYA: COPENHAGEN ACCORD DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] In a January 28 meeting, Undersecretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Otero and Ambassador Ranneberger delivered reftel talking points to Minister of Environment and Natural Resources John Michuki urging the Government of Kenya (GOK) to associate with the Copenhagen Accord. U/S Otero press [...]
2010-02-03 14:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG KE
10NAIROBI324KENYA: FEBRUARY ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
[...] (SBU) John Githongo on the State of Play in Kenya 2. (U) A Glimpse at Kenya's Energy Future 3. (U) Irregular Financial Flows Stabilize the Shilling  [...]
2010-02-10 07:49:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ENRG ECON EINV ETRD PINR KCOR PREL KE
10NAIROBI328KENYA: SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON GHFSI
[...] USAID/East Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Nairobi, Kenya February 1-5, 2010 on the implementation in eastern and southern Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 12 [...]
2010-02-10 09:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL KE
10NASSAU106Bahamas To Associate with Copenhagen Accord
[...] (U) Ambassador Avant delivered reftel points to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham January 27. PM Ingraham said The Bahamas will associate with the accord "without fail and without delay." Ingraham thanked the Ambassador for President Obama's presence at the conference, noting that his contributi [...]
2010-01-28 22:18:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG KGHG BF
10NASSAU25BAHAMAS: Megaports Tabletop Exercise Postponed to July 2010
[...] (SBU) January 20, David Kostorowski of Pacific Northwest Labs and EMBOFF met with GCOB officials in Nassau to discuss plans for the joint Megaports Table Top Exercise (TTX) scheduled for FY 2010. Picking up from the last meeting in August 2009 (REF A),Mr. Kostorowski and EMBOFF briefed GCOB re [...]
2010-01-26 14:27:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PGOV BF
10NDJAMENA101CHAD-ENVIRONMENT: G-77 POSITION HOLDING UP COPENHAGEN SIGNATURE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 18:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CD KGHG
10NDJAMENA26CHAD: DEMARCHES ON U.S. COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHENING THE
[...] (U) Per action request in reftels, Post delivered French language versions of talking points on the U.S. commitment to strengthen the NPT to the Chadian MFA's Barka Gaen, Director of Judicial Affairs, on January 11. Barka said that Chad very much appreciated being informed of the USG's thinkin [...]
2010-01-13 15:05:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIEDKNNP PARM ENRG PREL IAEA NPT MNUC KTBT CD
10NEWDELHI117POTUS Letters Delivered to BASIC Delegations in New Delhi
[...] As requested in REF NSC e-mails, Post delivered four letters from POTUS addressed to BASIC country heads to their representatives at the conference hotel. Letters were passed Sunday morning, prior to the start of the BASIC meeting, to delegations for: -- Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Indep [...]
2010-01-24 05:01:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG IN
10NEWDELHI118POTUS Letters Delivered to BASIC Delegations in New Delhi
[...] As requested in REF NSC e-mails, Post delivered four letters from POTUS addressed to BASIC country heads to their representatives at the conference hotel. Letters were passed Sunday morning, prior to the start of the BASIC meeting, to delegations for: -- Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Indep [...]
2010-01-24 05:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG IN
10NEWDELHI155INDIA SUPPORTS NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT, FURTHER
[...] (C) Summary: Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director of Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA) Amandeep Singh Gill stated January 27 that the Government of India (GOI) was looking forward to a positive and productive Nuclear Security Summit and confirmed that Prime Minister [...]
2010-01-28 12:10:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN AORC CDG
10NEWDELHI187NEW DELHI WEEKLY ECON OFFICE HIGHLIGHTS FOR THE WEEK OF
[...] (U) Below is a compilation of economic highlights from Embassy New Delhi for the week of January 25 to January 29, 2010, including the following: -- India to Build More Fast Breeder Reactors -- External Commercial Borrowing Norms Relaxed For 3G Spectrum Auctions -- Coal Still King for India [...]
2010-01-29 13:39:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDECON ECPS EFIN EIND EINV ECIN EMIN ENRG IN
10NEWDELHI205NSA MENON DISCUSSES PAKISTAN AND CIVIL NUCLEAR
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; see paragraph 11. 2. (S) SUMMARY. In his first meeting with Ambassador Roemer as National Security Advisor January 28, Shivshankar Menon asserted that his portfolio would remain "the same" as that of his predecessor. He touched on civil nuclear implementat [...]
2010-02-01 13:48:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
10NEWDELHI213IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: INDIA: DO NOT SINGLE US OUT
[...] (c) Embassy delivered reftel points on the major development deal pending between Iran and Indian petroleum majors Oil and Natural Gas Company of India (ONGC) and Hinduja to Siddhartha Nath, External Affairs Under Secretary for Afghanistan and Iran and to Vani Rao, External Affairs Americas D [...]
2010-02-02 14:23:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETTC PREL IN
10NEWDELHI285CLIMATE CONFUSION: 10TH DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held February 5 - 7, 2010, was notable for the overwhelming support for Dr. R.K. Pachauri, the recently embattled chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),and also for a distinct lack of ideas, bordering on outri [...]
2010-02-11 12:34:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
10NEWDELHI326NUCLEAR SECURITY CENTER OF EXCELLENCE DISCUSSIONS
[...] C) SUMMARY: U.S. and Indian interagency delegations met on the margins of the Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group (CNEWG) meeting in Mumbai Feb 3-4 to discuss collaboration on a Nuclear Security Center of Excellence (COE). Continuing discussions on proposals that had been tabled previously, th [...]
2010-02-22 13:53:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN NSC
10NEWDELHI355NSA MENON DISCUSSES REGIONAL SECURITY AND TRADE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a meeting with CODEL McCaskill February 17, National Security Advisor Shivshankar Menon touched on regional security issues including Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran, as well as several trade-related issues including defense acquisitions, India's Medium Multiple Role Fighter Aircraf [...]
2010-02-25 12:56:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG IR PK IN
10NEWDELHI381INDIA SUPPORTIVE OF EFFORT TO ENCOURAGE PROGRESS
[...] (C) On February 19, Post delivered reftel demarche on the role of Pakistan in the Conference of Disarmament (CD) and the United States, interest in supporting substantive discussions of FMCT to Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Director for Disarmament and International Security Affairs (DISA [...]
2010-02-26 12:41:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG PK IN
10NEWDELHI63FS RAO ON COUNTERTERRORISM COOPERATION, PAKISTAN,
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 5. 2. (S) SUMMARY. Foreign Secretary Rao, at the request of Home Minister Chidambaram, summoned Ambassador Roemer January 13 to seek permission for National Investigative Agency (NIA) officials to travel to the United States to interview two [...]
2010-01-14 15:11:00Embassy New DelhiSECRETPGOV PREL PTER PARM KNNP ENRG KTIP PK IN
10NEWDELHI64CONCERNS ABOUT LIABILITY LEGISLATION AND EXPORT
[...] (C) MEA/DISA Joint Secretary Gaddam Dharmendra was surprised and concerned to learn that the Indian government's draft civil nuclear liability legislation might deviate from the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage (CSC). He said he would look into it, as well as encour [...]
2010-01-14 15:11:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PARM KNNP ENRG ETTC IN
10NEWDELHI95GOI'S RESPONSE ON SECTION 810 ASSURANCES
[...] (SBU) The Ministry of External Affairs conveyed the following cover letter and diplomatic note on January 20, 2010 regarding ongoing concerns related to Section 810 assurances. Begin text of cover letter: The Ministry of External Affairs presents its complements to the Embassy of the Un [...]
2010-01-20 13:42:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG PREL PARM IN
10NIAMEY120RE: FOR RELEASE: Chinese engagement in Niger and Potential
[...] (SBU) China is building a major portfolio in Niger's resource sectors and will probably replace France as Niger's top foreign investor when projects under construction are fully operational. Chinese investments include oil and gas production, refining, uranium mining, and infrastructure. There [...]
2010-02-12 14:00:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID EMIN EPET CH NG ENRG EIND EINV
10NIAMEY71(S) NIGER: UPDATE ON IRANIAN OUTREACH
[...] (S/NF) Contrary to ref A, Government of Niger Minister of Agricultural Development Moussa Labo and Minister of Commerce, Industry, and Standardization Halidou Badj recently traveled to Tehran, rather than Prime Minister Gamatie. On January 26 they met with Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, [...]
2010-01-27 21:32:00Embassy NiameySECRET//NOFORNPREL ETRD PGOV PINR EAID ENRG KISL SCUL IR NG
10NIAMEY92 Niger: Pol/Econ Update for January 2010
[...] The following is an Embassy Niger compilation of political and economic highlights for January 2010 not otherwise covered in mission reporting. This report covers the following issues: -- National Assembly passes anti-terrorism financing legislation; -- GON changes civil service employee w [...]
2010-02-03 07:29:00Embassy NiameyUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ELAB EFIN PTER ENRG EPET SOCI NG
10NICOSIA46CYPRUS: CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: U.S. WORKING TOWARDS JANUARY 31ST DEADLINE
[...] This message contains an action request - see para 9. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel request, on January 22 DCM, accompanied by Econ Officer and Econ Specialist, met with Theodoulos Mesimeris, Environment Officer, at the GOC Environment Service (under the Ministry of Agriculture) to encourage GOC acc [...]
2010-01-26 07:33:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CY KGHG
10NICOSIA54CYPRUS: CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS -- CORRECTED COPY
[...] This message contains an action request - see para 9. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel request, on January 22 DCM, accompanied by Econ Officer and Econ Specialist, met with Theodoulos Mesimeris, Environment Officer, at the GOC Environment Service (under the Ministry of Agriculture) to encourage GOC acc [...]
2010-01-28 13:49:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CY KGHG
10NOUAKCHOTT66MAURITANIA LATE IN ASSOCIATING ITSELF WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Charge delivered REFTEL demarche January 31 to the MFA Director for Multilateral Cooperation Mohamedoun Ould Daddah and his deputy Lafdal Ould Abeih (after the MFA had rescheduled the meeting twice). Ould Daddah was not up to date on the Accord but Ould Abeih was already well aware of [...]
2010-01-31 11:58:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV MR KGHG
10OSLO30NORWAY'S POST COP-15 STEPS AND COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Norwegian acting chief climate negotiator Audun Rosland told DCM and PolEconOff January 15 that Norway had hoped for a more ambitious deal, but views the Copenhagen Accord as an important step in the right direction. He said that the Annex I countries (industrialized nations) [...]
2010-01-21 11:32:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG NO KGHG
10OSLO34 NORWAY SMOKES OUT TOBACCO PRODUCERS FROM PENSION FUND
[...] (SBU) Summary. Seventeen tobacco producers, including seven U.S. companies, have been excluded from the Norwegian Government Pension Fund's (GPF) portfolio, on ethical grounds. End Summary. 2. (U) On January 19, The Ministry of Finance announced that 17 tobacco producers had been excluded [...]
2010-01-22 14:33:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV ENRG EPET ECON NO
10OSLO63FM Stoere Goes to Moscow
[...] (C) Summary: MFA Deputy Director for Northern and Russian Affairs Anne Kjesti Carlsen told PolOff February 5 that FM's Stoere's February 2 trip to Moscow should be viewed as preparatory work for President Medvedev's planned April visit to Norway. She said discussions focused largely on effor [...]
2010-02-05 16:30:00Embassy OsloCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM PARM PREL SENV ECON EFIS ENRG RS NO
10OSLO64NORWAY ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD, ANNOUNCES 30 - 40%
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GoN announced its support for the Copenhagen Accord and presented a 30-40 percent emissions reduction target by 2020, based on 1990 levels. Minister for Environment and Development Erik Solheim will travel to Washington D.C. February 11. End Summary 2. (U) On January [...]
2010-02-01 16:41:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KTIA ENRG NO
10OSLO68THE ENGERGY PORTFOLIO AT EMBASSY OSLO
[...] In response to reftel, the personnel covering the energy portfolio at Embassy Oslo are as follows: 2. A. Aldo Sirotic, Deputy Counselor for Political and Economic Affairs (Phone: [+47] 2130-8738; Fax: [+47] 2244-8377; E-mail: SiroticAJ@state.gov),covers the full range of energy issues with [...]
2010-02-04 09:56:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIEDENRG NO
10PANAMA71Deterioration of Panama's Business Climate Under President
[...] (C) The Government of Panama (GOP) disadvantaged at least two American companies in a $55.5 million dollar improperly implemented emergency licitation procedures for electrical generators to fortify Panama's electrical generation capacity in anticipation of El Nino. This improper licitation in [...]
2010-02-10 22:44:00Embassy PanamaCONFIDENTIALECON PM COM EINV ENRG
10PANAMA92Embassy Panama's Energy Team - Response to 2010 State 9572
[...] (U) The information below is in response to 2010 State 9572 (Developing a Community of Energy Officers). 2. (U) Jim Bangert (bangertj@state.gov Country Code 507, 207-7237) covers energy issues at Embassy Panama. Jim will handle Energy Portal submissions until he departs post [...]
2010-02-04 22:36:00Embassy PanamaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PM
10PARAMARIBO5Scenesetter for Special Envoy David Goldwyn and EGCI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY OF PROPOSED TRIP AGENDA: Everyone at Embassy Paramaribo joins me in welcoming Special Envoy David Goldwyn and the Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative delegation to Suriname. Although we cannot yet provide a confirmed schedule, we expect our Ministerial-level and worki [...]
2010-02-23 18:12:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET EAID ECON ETRD PGOV NS
10PARAMARIBO66Demarche Delivered: Suriname still deliberating whether to
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points to Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Jane Nanhu-Aarland on January 26. She said the GOS was still deliberating whether Suriname would associate with the Copenhagen Accord. In a follow-up call on January 29, she indicated the GO [...]
2010-01-29 18:56:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG NS
10PARIS104FRANCE: NUCLEAR ENERGY LEADERS FEUD OVER INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Fillon demanded Areva and Electricite de France (EDF) CEOs settle disputes over the Areva-EDF framework agreement on nuclear fuel. Differences in the leaders' corporate strategies have been compounded by a very public personality clash. GOF officials condemn the feu [...]
2010-02-01 11:20:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON ETRD PREL FR
10PARIS111REPORT OF THE 119TH NUCLEAR ENERGY AGENCY STEERING
[...] SUMMARY: The OECD/Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Steering Committee met October 29-30, 2009 at OECD headquarters in Paris. Chairman Richard Stratford (U.S.) was reelected as Chair of the Steering Committee. The meeting took place against a backdrop of developments which indicate heightened inter [...]
2010-02-02 14:34:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG KNNP TRGY ISCA IEA OECD
10PARIS139FRANCE SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD, WORKING ON NEXT STEPS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: France is promoting association with the Copenhagen Accord and is taking the initiative on next steps. The GOF is urging African countries directly, and through the Francophonie organization indirectly, to associate themselves with the Copenhagen Accord. The French are also wor [...]
2010-02-05 15:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG FR
10PARIS160FRANCE: POTENTIAL FOR SHALE GAS DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: France has no identified shale gas bearing formations. Industry took an interest in the sector in 2007, but although the GOF plans to permit exploration activity for shale gas areas in Southeastern France in 2010 (making production possible around 2015),technical, legal and pol [...]
2010-02-10 15:03:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EPET FR
10PARIS183CLIMATE CHANGE - BORLOO SAYS DROP "LEGALLY BINDING"
[...] (C) French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo told the Ambassador that the key to advancing climate negotiations is to drop the notion of a legally binding treaty in favor of a system of national commitments. He also argued that it would be up to a small group of eight or ten heads of state, an [...]
2010-02-17 11:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG ENRG FR
10PARIS212G8 GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: FRENCH CLAIM INTERAGENCY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Lack of engagement by relevant French ministries and political buck-passing of responsibilities appear to be the primary impediments to greater French political support for extension of the G8's Global Partnership against the Spread of Weapons and Materials of Mass Destruction (GP [...]
2010-02-23 09:36:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PARM ENRG SENV TRGY KNNP KRAD
10PARIS227French Electricity Leader en route to the U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Henri Proglio is making his first trip to the U.S. as CEO of Electricite de France (EDF). His goal is to gauge potential American partners and review the firm's U.S. investments. EDF plans to expand as a "diversified service company" that can operate different nuclear reactor t [...]
2010-02-24 16:57:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON ETRD EINV PREL FR CH
10PHNOMPENH27SEARCHING FOR ENERGY IN CAMBODIA'S WASTE
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Although large-scale solutions to Cambodia's energy issues have dominated national and regional attention, NGOs and investors are starting to realize the energy potential in the country's farms, trash bins, and landfills. Studies estimate a potential generation of 18,852 GWh per [...]
2010-01-15 01:58:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR ENRG EAID EIND CB
10PHNOMPENH65RGC WILL ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT WANTS TO SEE COMMITMENTS FIRST
[...] (SBU) The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has no objections to associating with the Copenhagen Accord in principle but wants to see concrete commitments from developed and major developing countries before taking action. DCM delivered Reftel talking points to Ouch Borith, Secretary of Stat [...]
2010-01-26 06:43:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CB KGHG
10PHNOMPENH80CAMBODIA ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] In a follow-up response to Ref A, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) informed Post that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officially associated itself with the Copenhagen Accord on January 29. In its notification to the United Nations Framework Convention [...]
2010-02-03 05:43:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG CB KGHG
10PODGORICA22EMBASSY PODGORICA ENERGY OFFICER CONTACT INFORMATION
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 15:24:00Embassy PodgoricaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MW
10PORTLOUIS18COPENHAGEN, CLIMATE CHANGE AND JAN 31 DEADLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 09:09:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG MP KGHG
10PORTLOUIS19SEYCHELLES: CLIMATE CHANGE AND JANUARY 31 DEADLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 09:26:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG SE KGHG
10PORTLOUIS32MAURITIUS SEEKS AU AND SMALL ISLAND STATE CONSENSUS ON THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD.
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 02:37:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SENV ENRG MP KGHG
10PORTLOUIS33AMEMBASSY PORT LOUIS ESTH AND RENEWABLE ENERGY OFFICER
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 07:33:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDENRG MP
10PORTLOUIS56MAURITIUS: POWER NEEDS BLOWIN IN THE WIND?
[...] Summary: Mauritius opened its first substantial wind turbine farm on January 11, at Point Grenade on the eastern coast of Rodrigues Island. The wind farm already is producing 3.7 percent of the tiny island dependency's electricity needs. End Summary. 2. The Mauritius Central Electricity Bo [...]
2010-02-22 05:06:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV MP
10PORTOFSPAIN60TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TO ENDORSE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] Charge delivered reftel demarche to the Foreign Minister January 15 requesting that Trinidad and Tobago (TT) associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. In addition, Post sent a diplomatic note to the MFA, and discussed the matter with the GOTT's lead technical negotiator on climate cha [...]
2010-01-26 19:33:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG ECON TD
10PRAGUE115FEELING THE BURN: RENEWABLES TARGETS AND SOLAR
[...] (C) Summary: The Czech government's response to EU-set targets for increased use of renewable energy sources (RES) to meet electricity needs has been lackluster and expensive. Renewables' share in electricity consumption increased last year mainly due to a recession-driven decrease in total el [...]
2010-02-24 11:00:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALTRGY ENRG BTIO PREL TNGD BEXP EZ
10PRAGUE30JANUARY 13 U.S.-CZECH STRATEGIC DIALOGUE
[...] (SBU) Summary: A/S Phil Gordon led the U.S. side in the second U.S.-Czech Strategic Dialogue on January 13. DFM Tomas Pojar, who led the Czech side, was friendly, open and constructive. Before the Dialogue, A/S Gordon met with FM Jan Kohout. Kohout, Pojar, other leaders and even Czech med [...]
2010-01-21 09:23:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR ENRG AF RS EZ
10PRAGUE33CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE
[...] (SBU) On January 20 Charge d'Affaires Thompson-Jones delivered reftel demarche to Environment Minister Jan Dusik and Environment Ministry Department of Multilateral Relations Director Jiri Hlavacek. Dusik said the EU plans to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord and inscribe its targets [...]
2010-01-22 07:39:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG EZ
10PRAGUE5SCENESETTER FOR A/S GORDON: STRATEGIC DIALOGUE IN
[...] (C) Assistant Secretary Gordon: Your visit to the Czech Republic for the Strategic Dialogue comes at an ideal time to build on Vice President Biden's October 23 visit, the November 6 High Level Defense Group (HLDG),and Under Secretary Tauscher's November 16 visit. While some within the Cze [...]
2010-01-06 14:24:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG RS AF EZ
10PRAGUE62CZECH REPUBLIC: DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF ENERGY
[...] (U) AmEmbassy Prague's officer responsible for energy issues is: Michael S. Dixon, Senior Economic Officer, e-mail: DixonMS@State.gov; tel (420) 257 022 319; fax: (420) 257 022 808. Mr. Dixon will be responsible for contributions to the EEB energy portal. 2. (U) AmEmbassy Prague's office [...]
2010-02-04 16:09:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EZ
10PRAGUE86DAS QUANRUD'S FEBRUARY 9 PRAGUE VISIT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 10:30:00Embassy PragueCONFIDENTIALAF ENRG EPET EZ IR MARR PREL RS UP
10PRETORIA125ESKOM AND THE WORLD BANK LOAN FOR MEDUPI
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Two years after power utility Eskom's electricity crisis, the state-owned company continues to grapple with financing expanded supply and diversifying its energy mix. The recently released Integrated Resource Plan is a brief, three-year planning document, not revelatory in term [...]
2010-01-21 15:06:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ENRG EPET EINV PGOV SENV SF
10PRETORIA160QUARTERLY REVIEW OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY WITH KEY
[...] (U) Summary: Following three consecutive quarters of contraction, South Africa's GDP resumed positive growth in the third quarter of 2009. South African exports edged higher in the second half of 2009, following an improvement in the global economy. As a result, the deficit on the current acc [...]
2010-01-26 11:09:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EINV EMIN ENRG ETRD BEXP KTDB SF
10PRETORIA185SOUTH AFRICA JOINS INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] (U) South Africa became an official member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on January 17, 2010. Elevating South Africa from observer country status, President Jacob Zuma authorized Minister of Energy Dipuo Peters to sign the statute enabling South Africa to participate a [...]
2010-01-28 15:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETRD SENV SF KGHG
10PRETORIA210PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT:
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 14:21:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC ENRG MNUC PREL
10PRETORIA211PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT:
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 14:22:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC ENRG MNUC PREL
10PRETORIA316 Minerals Minister Says No Mine Nationalization for South
[...] (SBU) Summary: South African Minister of Mineral Resources Susan Shabangu stated publicly and clearly that nationalization of the country's mines is not government policy and is not on the government's agenda, speaking at the opening of the Africa Mining Indaba in Cape Town on February 2. She [...]
2010-02-16 13:44:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEMIN ELAB ENRG EINV PGOV SF
10PRETORIA355ESKOM PITCHES ITSELF AND THE MEDUPI POWER PLANT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Eskom hosted foreign diplomatic missions, South Africa Government officials, and its own staff on February 9 at Medupi Power Plant. Eskom asserted that its team is dedicated to keeping the lights on and fueling economic growth in South Africa, and that Medupi - as a key part of [...]
2010-02-22 10:07:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EMIN EINV EFIN IBRD PGOV SENV SF
10PRISTINA12KOSOVO: DEVELOPMENTS IN NORTHERN KOSOVO POINT TO PARTITION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Political developments in northern Kosovo in the second half of 2009, notably illegal parallel elections that ousted representatives of former Serbian Prime Minister Kostunica's party from power, and the decision by current Serbian President Tadic to remove notorious hardliners f [...]
2010-01-11 07:54:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG SR KV
10PRISTINA23KOSOVO: THE MYTH OF "THE AGREEMENT" FOR A SERBIAN POWER
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A new myth has crept into discussions on electrical power in northern Kosovo: there was an offer to, or an agreement with, Serbia to establish a "second provider" of electricity for Serb areas in Kosovo. This is false. Kosovo's sole registered, legal energy distributor, Kosovo [...]
2010-01-13 13:43:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ENRG KV
10PRISTINA25KOSOVO: SERBIAN MINISTER FOR KOSOVO ESCORTED TO BORDER BY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: After ignoring procedures for official visits to Kosovo, Serbian Minister for Kosovo Goran Bogdanovic and his party were stopped and expelled from Kosovo by Kosovo Police on January 13. Bogdanovic and his party were traveling to Strpce for political purposes. The stop went smo [...]
2010-01-13 16:58:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON ENRG SR KV
10PRISTINA4KOSOVO - ORTHODOX MONASTERIES SIGN POWER CONTRACTS; MOSQUES
[...] (SBU) On December 30, 2009, Father Simeon, secretary to Bishop Artemije, Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Ras and Prizren, signed an agreement with the Kosovo Electricity Corporation (KEK) for Gracanica Monastery, and stated that all SOC sites in Kosovo were now authorized to become KEK customers. K [...]
2010-01-08 09:13:00Embassy PristinaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ENRG KV
10QUITO102Ecuador Economic News, December 2009 - January 2010
[...] (U) The following is a periodic economic update for Ecuador that reports notable developments that were not reported by individual cables during the December 2009-January 2010 timeframe. This document is sensitive but unclassified. It should not be disseminated outside of USG channels and sho [...]
2010-01-27 20:17:00Embassy QuitoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG EFIN EINV USTR EC
10QUITO37China cautiously seeks to expand commercial interests in
[...] (C) China's Ambassador to Ecuador, Cai Runguo, told Ambassador January 15 that the PRC is moving forward with negotiations with the GoE on financing various commercial projects, but that Ecuadorian President Correa's criticisms of China's tough negotiating position had caused some concern in B [...]
2010-01-26 22:21:00Embassy QuitoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN SENV ENRG EC CH
10RABAT162DEMARCHE DELIVERED: U.S. APPROACH TO THE 2010 NPT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 17:35:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ENRG MNUC KNNP MO
10RABAT163DEMARCHE DELIVERED: DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-24 17:36:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PARM ENRG MNUC KNNP KSUM MO
10RABAT47USG DOE/NNSA BILATERAL NUCLEAR EMERGENCY
[...] SUMMARY: U.S Department of Energy (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA),Office of International Emergency Management and Cooperation (IEMC) personnel conducted bilateral nuclear emergency management discussions and training with Government of Morocco (GOM) officials January 1 [...]
2010-01-22 17:11:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIEDENRG TRGY TPHY SENV TNGD KNNP MO SP
10RABAT52MOROCCO TO ASSOCIATE ITSELF WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 16:29:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG MO
10RANGOON30BURMA: GRASSROOTS OPPOSITION TO CHINESE-BACKED
[...] (C) On December 21, workers broke ground on the controversial new Myitsone Dam project in Kachin State in northern Burma. The Myitsone Dam is one of seven new hydroelectric projects on the upper Irrawaddy River and will be the first dam on the mainstream Irrawaddy. The project is a joint co [...]
2010-01-15 10:16:00Embassy RangoonCONFIDENTIALBM ECON ENRG PGOV PHUM PREL SENV
10RIGA27LATVIA CONCURS WITH U.S. COMMITMENT TO CORE NPT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Latvia is in full accord with the U.S. Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty goals of strengthening non-proliferation, promoting disarmament and fostering the development of peaceful nuclear energy. Latvia supports the universality of the NPT and the Additional Protocol. Latvian o [...]
2010-01-15 15:40:00Embassy RigaCONFIDENTIALPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG KNNP
10RIODEJANEIRO12Rio Radar - January 7, 2010
[...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This report's subjects: NUCLEAR REACTORS REMAIN OPERATIONAL AFTER DEADLY MUDSLIDES 2. (U) Brazi [...]
2010-01-07 17:34:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ASEC HUD OPIC EAIR SOCI BR
10RIODEJANEIRO28RIO RADAR - FEBRUARY 1, 2010
[...] (U) Rio Radar is a regular compilation of key economic, political, commercial, and other developments in the states of Rio de Janeiro, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Espirito Santo, and Sergipe. This week's subjects: LULA, PETROBRAS, AND GENERAL ELECTRIC OPEN FIRST ETHANOL POWER PLANT 2. [...]
2010-02-01 15:26:00Consulate Rio De JaneiroUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET PGOV ELAB WHO
10RIYADH1CHEVRON INAUGURATES LARGE SCALE STEAM INJECTION
[...] (U) Ambassadors Smith and Jones, and Dhahran Consul General Kenny, participated in the inauguration of Chevron's large scale steamflood pilot project at the Wafra field in the Saudi Arabia-Kuwaiti partitioned neutral zone November 4. Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Al-Na [...]
2010-01-03 07:13:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG ECON PREL SA KU
10RIYADH125SAUDI OFFICIALS ON ENERGY SUBSIDIES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 13:40:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET PGOV SA
10RIYADH145DEMARCHE RESPONSE: PREPARATIONS FOR THE NUCLEAR
[...] (U) Poloff and Netherlands Embassy DCM Menno Lenstra met with Naif Al-Sudairy of the Disarmament department at the MFA on January 31 to discuss preparations for the Nuclear Security Summit per reftel. 2. (U) Al-Sudairy said that the Saudis planned to attend all preparatory meetings for th [...]
2010-02-01 12:39:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10RIYADH161SAUDI ARABIA CAUTIOUSLY CONSIDERING CIVIL NUCLEAR POWER
[...] (SBU) Summary: A U.S. interagency delegation briefed KACST VP Dr. Prince Turki bin Saud January 23 on possible areas of cooperation with the United States on civil nuclear power. Prince Turki said KACST would issue a Request for Proposals in the next few months for a consulting firm to conduct [...]
2010-02-08 03:29:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PREL SA
10RIYADH176SAUDI AUTHORITIES STILL MULLING OVER HOW TO
[...] (C) Assistant Minister of Petroleum Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman told EconCouns on February 8 that his ministry would love to see domestic prices for oil (and gas) raised. The Ministry of Petroleum, like many other ministries, acutely understands the clear economic benefits of raising prices, [...]
2010-02-10 13:10:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEFIN ENRG EPET ECON PREL SA
10RIYADH183SAUDI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY SUPPORTIVE OF A
[...] (SBU) Representatives from Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) told Econoffs February 10 that SAGIA is very supportive of the development of a civilian nuclear sector in Saudi Arabia. The Vice President for Energy and Economic Cities Development Omar Al-Madhi said Canadian, Bri [...]
2010-02-12 14:13:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KNNP PREL SA
10RIYADH184TWO FACES OF SAUDI ARABIA’S CLIMATE NEGOTIATING
[...] (S) Saudi Arabia is officially still studying the issue of whether to associate with the Copenhagen Accord on Climate Change. Behind the scenes, we understand serious discussions are taking place about which road will best serve the Kingdom's long term interests. On one hand, Saudi Arabia's lead cl [...]
2010-02-12 14:16:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETKGHG SENV EPET ENRG PREL SA
10RIYADH188INTERNATIONAL ENERGY FORUM DISCUSSIONS CAUTIOUSLY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Forty three of 53 countries that attended the International Energy Forum's February 6-7 meeting of the Expanded High Level Steering Group broadly endorsed a recommended set of next steps to make the IEF a more effective venue for a producer-consumer dialogue on international oil [...]
2010-02-14 07:38:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PREL SA
10RIYADH204SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 21-23 VISIT OF ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Saudi officials are very excited about your visit, which they expect will build on the successful December visit of Deputy Secretary Poneman to write a new chapter in our bilateral dialogue on energy and Science & Technology Cooperation. You will arrive at a tim [...]
2010-02-18 13:21:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG KGHG EINV ECON PREL SA
10RIYADH213WHAT CONCERNS SAUDI ARABIA ABOUT THE FUTURE OF
[...] (C) Summary: The Assistant Petroleum Minister, and senior Royal Family Member in MinPet, recently summarized Saudi concerns about the long-term outlook for international energy markets. Saudi Arabia is concerned by the lack of clarity for the outlook, as forecasts have ranged from many progno [...]
2010-02-21 13:41:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON ENRG KGHG PGOV PREL SA
10RIYADH214SAUDI ARABIA LAUNCHES SOLAR DESALINATION PLANT
[...] (SBU) King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST, effectively Saudi Arabia's science ministry) announced a three-phase national plan for solar energy-based desalination production in late January. The Kingdom has abundant sun energy exposure on the order of 2,000 kilowatts per squa [...]
2010-02-21 13:46:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV EPET PREL SA
10RIYADH29ASSISTANT SAUDI OIL MINISTER REQUESTS U.S. VIEWS
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph five. 2. (SBU) Ambassador met Assistant Minister for Petroleum Affairs Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman January 4 at the Prince's request. Prince Abdulaziz gave Ambassador a copy of the report of the International Energy Forum (IEF) Expert Gro [...]
2010-01-05 12:56:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PREL ECON FR IEF SA
10RIYADH83IEF SYG ON JAN 10 ENERGY EXPERT GROUP MEETING IN PARIS AND
[...] (SBU) On the margins of a January 12 presentation of the IEA World Energy Outlook at the International Energy Forum (IEF) Secretariat headquarters, Secretary General Noe van Hulst discussed the IEF High Level Steering Group (HLSG) meeting in Paris he attended January 10. The HLSG met to review [...]
2010-01-17 13:41:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG PREL IEA IEF SA
10RIYADH97SAUDI INVESTMENT AUTHORITY OUTLINES AMBITIOUS
[...] (C) Summary: The Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) has achieved remarkable results over the last five years in making Saudi Arabia a more attractive destination for foreign investment, more than doubling total investment to $38 billion in 2008. SAGIA is trying to focus the co [...]
2010-01-21 11:54:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEINV ECON ETRD ENRG TBIO PREL SA
10ROME150ENI RUSHES TO FINISH ITS WORK FOR IRAN
[...] (C/NF) Summary: In the latest of a series of letters to senior USG officials, the Italian energy company Eni claims that it will conclude its expansion work in Iran, including in the Darquain field, by the end of March. Eni officials told us that their work will end not as a result of USG pres [...]
2010-02-09 07:11:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL
10ROME35GETTING ENI TO HALT ITS EXPANSION IN IRAN
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: While Eni claims to cooperate with us on Iran, the Italian energy parastatal company continues to expand its operations in there. One-third owned by the Italian government, Eni is the largest foreign energy company in Iran. With significant assets in the United States, Eni is [...]
2010-01-12 14:23:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON ENRG EPET ETTC IR IT PREL
10ROME64BREAKTHROUGH ON NUCLEAR SECURITY IN ITALY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:43:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPGOV ENRG KNNP PARM OTRA PTER ETRD PBTS IT
10ROME87STAFFDEL KESSLER DISCUSSES IRAN WITH MFA, ENI, PD
[...] (C) Staff Director of the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HCFA) Dr. Richard Kessler and HCFA staff members probed senior MFA and energy and gas parastatal Eni officials on Italy's intentions concerning Iran sanctions and prospects for effective multilateral action to curb Iran's nuclear pro [...]
2010-01-22 15:31:00Embassy RomeCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG KNNP PARM IR PGOV
10ROME94Italy Supports Copenhagen Accord; Waiting for BASIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Italian FonMin Frattini confirmed to the Ambassador that Italy supports the Copenhagen Accord on climate change. Through the EU, Italy will associate itself with and inscribe a target in the accord. Frattini dismissed the idea that Tunisia would listen to Italian urging to sig [...]
2010-01-26 12:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG TRGY KSCA UN IT
10SANAA107ROYG REQUESTS U.S. FUNDING FOR TOP TEN ECONOMIC
[...] (U) This is an action request: see paragraph eight. SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Seeking to jumpstart a moribund economic-reform effort announced in August 2009, presidential son Ahmed Ali Saleh has brought in the U.S. consulting firm McKinsey and Company to help implement three of the Top T [...]
2010-01-20 14:45:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ENRG PREL PGOV UK FR GM AE SA YM
10SANAA117DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche January 23 to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohyadeen al-Dhabbi. Dhabbi accepted the demarche and promised to refer it to Minister of Water and Environment Abdulrahman al-Eryani for his consideration and recommendation. 2. (C) The Ambassador noted tha [...]
2010-01-24 05:53:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG KGHG YM
10SANAA1782010 INVESTMENT CLIMATE STATEMENT - REPUBLIC OF YEMEN
[...] (U) Below is YemenQs submission for the 2010 Investment Climate Statement. 2. (U) Begin text of 2010 Investment Climate Statement for the Republic of Yemen. --------------------------------------------- -------- 2010 Investment Climate Statement - Republic of Yemen ---------------------- [...]
2010-01-27 11:44:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV EIND EFIN ENRG EPET ETRD PTER PGOV YM
10SANAA19XXXXXXXXXXXX SOUNDS ALARM OVER
[...] (S) The lone security guard standing watch at Yemen's main radioactive materials storage facility was removed from his post on December 30, 2009, according toXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX. The only closed-circuit television security camera monitoring the facility broke six months ago and was never fi [...]
2010-01-09 05:04:00Embassy SanaaSECRETENRG ECON MNUC PARM PREL PGOV IN YM
10SANJOSE148COSTA RICA: ENERGY PORTFOLIO OFFICERS AND STAFF
[...] Embassy San Jos???? reports the following two officers who carry energy portfolios: Tim Lattimer, Regional Environmental Officer +506 2519-2392 LattimerTP@state.gov Mark Kissel, Economic Unit Chief +506 2519-2273 KisselME@state.gov Mr. Lattimer focuses on the en [...]
2010-02-04 18:49:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG CS PREL PGOV SENV
10SANJOSE210SIEPAC: December 2011 Is Earliest Completion Date for Costa
[...] SUMMARY (U) Network Business Owner (EPR),the transmission line owner of the Electricity Interconnection System for Central America (SIEPAC),estimates completion of the last segment of the Costa Rican portion in December 2011. The schedule is contingent upon resolving acquisition problems in [...]
2010-02-13 00:05:00Embassy San JoseUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG ECIN PREL PGOV CS SENV
10SANSALVADOR170A/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 14:09:00Embassy San SalvadorUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ENRG PREL EAGR ECON ES
10SANTIAGO100CHILE'S ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS - NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during November and December 2009. Chile participated in the United Nations meetings on climate change in Copenhagen and made a voluntary commitment to reduce emissions 20 percent below business as usual by [...]
2010-01-28 20:15:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI
10SANTIAGO108Chile's Energy Highlights -- November-December 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: This cable provides highlights of activity in the Chilean energy sector during November and December 2009. Chile participated in the United Nations meetings on climate change in Copenhagen and made a voluntary commitment to reduce emissions 20 percent below business as usual by [...]
2010-01-29 20:28:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV TRGY PGOV CI
10SANTIAGO162CHILE ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD; WILL CONSULT WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chile associated with the Copenhagen accord before January 31. However, it chose not to formalize its voluntary commitment, previously announced by the Chilean Minister of Environment in Copenhagen, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent below "business as usual" (BAU) [...]
2010-02-05 18:50:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG CI
10SANTIAGO164CHILE HOSTS INTERNATIONAL ICE AND CLIMATE CONFERENCE;
[...] Summary: Chile hosted hundreds of experts from over 22 countries at a three-day international glaciology and climate conference, 1-3 February 2010. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet inaugurated the event with a speech commemorating the country's achievements in glaciology studies, the scie [...]
2010-02-05 19:47:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG CI
10SANTIAGO202PLACEMENT REPORT ON CHILE'S REGIONAL CONCEPCION TV CO-OP:
[...] Summary: Post is pleased to report the results of the FY09 Regional Concepcion TV Co-op project, March 15-30, 2009. The crew included Radio Bio-Bio Press Chief and Regional TV Channel 9 journalist Salvador Schwartzmann, cameraman and producer German Saavedra, and LES Press Specialist Veronica C [...]
2010-02-11 16:32:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV KPAO PGOV ECON EFIN CI
10SANTODOMINGO232New LNG Fueling Terminal Expands DR's Energy Diversification
[...] On 2/1, AES Dominicana inaugurated a new USD 10 million liquefied natural gas (LNG) fueling terminal at its Caucedo energy park outside Boca Chica, reportedly the first of its kind in Latin America, capable of filling 48 trucks per day, operating 24 hours per day. AES is currently focused on u [...]
2010-02-12 20:47:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV DR
10SANTODOMINGO288DR: DAS Reynoso Discusses Haiti with Foreign Minister,
[...] (SBU) WHA DAS Julissa Reynoso, during her 5-9 February 2010 visit, travelled to the Jimani border crossing and met with a wide range of leading Dominican Government (GoDR) officials, business leaders and intellectuals where the principal topic was what role the Dominican Republic should play [...]
2010-02-22 23:02:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ENRG HA DR
10SANTODOMINGO43DR: Electricity Sector at a Crossroads
[...] (SBU) Six months ago, President Leonel Fernandez shook up the dysfunctional electricity sector by appointing businessman Celso Marranzini - a long-time critic of the status quo - as head of the Dominican Corporation of State-Owned Electricity Companies (CDEEE). Marranzini has since embarked on [...]
2010-02-03 21:23:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EFIN DR
10SANTODOMINGO47DR-based Consortium Presses for Action on Haiti Electricity
[...] (SBU) Summary: Since the 1/12 earthquake in Haiti, a consortium of Dominican electricity companies (and D.R.-based international electricity companies) have been working with Electricite de Haiti (EDH) to bring the electricity sector in Haiti back on line . The group, calling itself HEART, ha [...]
2010-02-04 22:13:00Embassy Santo DomingoCONFIDENTIALENRG EAID EFIN DR HA
10SAOPAULO42SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, JANUARY 1-15, 2010
[...] (U) SUMMARY: This cable highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District for the period January 1-15, 2010, not covered by broader reporting. Significant developments during the period include: Carlyle Group's recent acquisition of majority [...]
2010-01-20 17:27:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EINV ENRG BR
10SAOPAULO84SAO PAULO KEY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS, JANUARY 16-30, 2010
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: This cable highlights economic, energy and science and technology developments in the Sao Paulo Consular District for the period January 16-30, 2010, not covered by broader reporting. Significant developments during the period include: Embraer adjusting to slower global demand, [...]
2010-02-04 13:29:00Consulate Sao PauloUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EINV ENRG BR EAIR EIND ATRN
10SARAJEVO100BOSNIA: TILTING TOWARD ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) On January 20, DCM urged President Zeljko Komsic's Foreign Policy Advisor Davor Vuletic (in Komsic's absence) to support the Copenhagen Accord as an important step to combat climate change (reftel). DCM underscored that Washington is urging Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to associate itse [...]
2010-01-29 15:39:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG BK
10SEOUL106SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JANUARY 2010
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. In This Issue ------------- -- Korean Economy Achieves Positive Growth in 2009 -- Finance Minister Rules Out Quick Exit Policy -- Central Bank Keeps Record Low Interest Rates -- Consumer Prices S [...]
2010-01-28 06:22:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
10SEOUL133ROKG WILL PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN NUCLEAR SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 06:25:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10SEOUL2ROK FM YU ON ROK'S COMPREHENSIVE DEAL WITH UAE
[...] (C) ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung-Hwan hosted a one-on-one breakfast with Ambassador Stephens on December 30, and opened with a long description of the ROK-UAE nuclear plant deal. Other subjects covered in the breakfast will be reported septel. 2. (C) ROK Foreign Minister Yu Myung Hwan e [...]
2010-01-04 04:16:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG KNNP PGOV EINV ETRD AE KS
10SEOUL273VFM CHUN WARNS THAT ROK-U.S. CIVILIAN NUCLEAR
[...] (S) Vice Foreign Minister Chun Yung-woo told the Ambassador February 17th that revising the ROK-U.S. Civilian Nuclear Cooperation Agreement (CNCA) could soon become a "defining issue" in ROK-U.S. relations. The issue, he warned, was already drawing significant amounts of negative press attent [...]
2010-02-22 09:37:00Embassy SeoulSECRETPREL PGOV PINR ENRG KNNP MNUC ECON KS KN JA
10SEOUL312SOUTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - FEBRUARY 2010
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Korea Swings to Trade Deficit in January -- Unprecedented Demand for Unemployment Insurance -- ROKG Raises Job Creation Target to 250,000 -- Governme [...]
2010-02-25 00:08:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KS
10SEOUL314MOFAT AND UZBEK AMBASSADOR ON KARIMOV VISIT
[...] (C) Summary: The MOFAT DDG who covers Central Asia told us that during the February 11 summit between Presidents Lee and Karimov, the Uzbek leader pressed MB to hire Korean-speaking Uzbek laborers and engineers to work on the ROK's 40 billion USD nuclear power plant project in the UAE. Lee as [...]
2010-02-25 02:28:00Embassy SeoulCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ETRD ENRG KNNP KS UZ
10SEOUL318NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - FEBRUARY 2010
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- Grain Output Declines in 2009 -- Market Restrictions Eased -- Finance Chief Sacked Over Currency Debacle -- Scholar: Currency Reform Goal Was to Exp [...]
2010-02-25 08:05:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
10SEOUL52SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - DECEMBER 2009
[...] President Lee witnessed the signing of a contract December 27 that will award USD 20 billion to a South Korean consortium led by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to supply four 1400 megawatt light water nuclear reactors and design and build four nuclear power plants in the United A [...]
2010-01-14 00:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EAGR ECON EIND PREL SENV TBIO TPHY KGHG KHIV
10SEOUL55ROK'S RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS
[...] (SBU) In response to REFTEL, ESTHOFF called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Director for Climate Change and Environment Kim Hyo-eun to see if Korea had yet associated itself formally with the Copenhagen Accord at the UNFCCC Secretariat and submitted its greenhouse gas emissions targe [...]
2010-01-14 05:28:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG KS
10SEOUL75DG SHIN DONG IK TO TRAVEL TO MANILA FOR NPT
[...] (SBU) On January 14, PolOff delivered reftel non-paper on Dissuading Abuse of the NPT Withdrawal Provision to Kim Sung-eun, Second Secretary, Disarmament and Nonproliferation Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade. On January 20, Kim notified PolOff that Shin Dong-Ik, Director Genera [...]
2010-01-20 05:32:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM AORC CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PGOV PREL UNGA
10SEOUL92SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - DECEMBER 2009
[...] In January 2008, Korea revised the goal of raising the share of new and renewable energy in its total energy equation from 2.6 percent in 2008 to 6 percent in 2020, and 11 percent in 2030. Korea's New and Renewable 2030 Vision stipulates wind energy to be developed and deployed as the third la [...]
2010-01-25 08:11:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EIND ENRG PGOV PREL TBIO TRGY TSPA KS
10SEOUL95NORTH KOREA ECONOMIC BRIEFING - JANUARY 2010
[...] (U) This cable is sensitive but unclassified and not/not intended for Internet distribution. ------------- In This Issue ------------- -- New Year's Editorial Focuses on the Economy -- DPRK Bans Foreign Currency Use -- DPRK Continues Closing Wholesale Markets -- Number of DPRK Cell Phon [...]
2010-01-26 07:01:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD KN
10SHANGHAI18CLIMATE CHANGE/CHINA: SHANGHAI THINK-TANK DISCUSSES THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Copenhagen climate change conference exemplified a competition in the "game of global governance," with Europe´s influence waning, and new dynamic between the developing countries (led by China),Europe and other developed countries, and the United States emerging; according to [...]
2010-01-21 08:52:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL ENRG KGHG CH
10SHENYANG5FURTHER INSIGHTS ON PRC-DPRK TRADE: DECISIONS, DISPUTES, AND
[...] (S) Summary: XXXXXXXXXXXX told Poloff XXXXXXXXXXXX that Kim Jong-il has recently reversed decisions and struggled to implement policies, showing increasing indecisiveness. XXXXXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX also reported that the children of high-ranking DPRK and Chinese officials hijack deals and aid proj [...]
2010-01-11 02:51:00Consulate ShenyangSECRETCM ECON EFIN EIND EMIN ENRG PGOV PINS PREL
10SINGAPORE107PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT:
[...] (C) EP Counselor passed reftel demarche outlining the differences between the April Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) and the May Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to MFA International Organizations Deputy Director Chin Siew Fei. Chin said Singapore is well aware of the differenc [...]
2010-01-27 08:35:00Embassy SingaporeCONFIDENTIALPARM TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV PREL NPT
10SINGAPORE116 SINGAPORE MOVING TOWARD ASSOCIATION OF COPENHAGEN
[...] Emboffs met January 25 with Nitya Menon of the National Climate Change Secretariat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and delivered reftel points encouraging support for the Copenhagen Accord. Ms. Menon said the GoS is committed to meeting the January 31 deadline to associate with the Accord, [...]
2010-01-28 07:17:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG SN
10SOFIA47BULGARIA: THE BORISSOV GOVERNMENT AT SIX MONTHS
[...] (C) Summary: Nearly six months in office, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov's government has started to make good on its promises on rule of law and the economy, winning kudos (and funds) from the European Commission in the process. Although it appears to be backtracking on its initial anti-Rus [...]
2010-01-20 15:16:00Embassy SofiaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON ENRG BU
10STATE11917PROPOSED U.S.-HUNGARY DIPLOMATIC NOTE EXCHANGE
[...] This is an action request. Embassy Budapest please see paragraph 3 below. 2. BACKGROUND: Pursuant to Circular 175 authorization granted December 3, 2008, the Department of Energy (DOE) proposes to pursue an exchange of diplomatic notes to establish a U.S.-Hungary "umbrella" agreemen [...]
2010-02-05 15:15:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG IAEA HU
10STATE14935THE ENERGY GOVERNANCE AND CAPACITY INITIATIVE
[...] SUMMARY. The Office of the Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA),in coordination with USAID, our missions overseas, and State's regional and functional bureaus, is proud to unveil the Energy Governance and Capacity Initiative (EGCI). EGCI is designed to help countries with [...]
2010-02-19 00:46:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EPET EAID ECON ETRD PGOV
10STATE15561COOPERATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraphs 7 and 8. 2. (U) SUMMARY: During the January 2010 Department of State-led delegation to the Gulf region, the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) provided information on the potential for cooperation with [...]
2010-02-20 01:01:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC KNNP ENRG TRGY MU BA KU SA
10STATE18188IAEA: GUIDANCE FOR USDEL TO IAEA BOARD OF
[...] The Department appreciates Mission,s analysis and recommendations for the March IAEA Board of Governors (BoG) meeting (reftel). Instructions for U.S. delegation (USDEL) follow. U.S. position papers and any statements may be modified as the USDEL believes appropriate. USDEL should also deliv [...]
2010-02-26 17:31:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDAORC ENRG IAEA KN KNNP TPHY TRGY XP
10STATE3312COOPERATION TO MEET SUPPLY OF HELIUM-3 FOR IAEA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 7. ------- SUMMARY ------- 2. (SBU) Helium-3 (He-3) is an important but rare isotope used in several civilian applications including medical imaging and diagnostics, cryogenics, and neutron detection. The enormous increase in demand f [...]
2010-01-13 15:52:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP IAEA RS
10STATE4712INVITATION TO DOE/NNSA EVENT ENTITLED "REGIONAL
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 6. 2. (U) SUMMARY: The United States Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security Administration (DOE/NNSA) and the United States Department of State are sponsoring a Regional Energy Planning and Nonproliferation Workshop in Muscat, Om [...]
2010-01-15 23:22:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC KNNP ENRG TRGY MU SA BA KU TC JO QA MO AG TS
10STATE5218IF-ASKED POINTS ON HELIUM-3 SHORTAGE FOR POSTS IN
[...] (SBU) Due to an enormous increase in demand over the past few years for helium-3 (He-3) in neutron detection (particularly in radiation portal monitors),the USG does not have enough He-3 in stock to meet current demand over the next few years. The USG has made the decision to defer allocatio [...]
2010-01-19 22:04:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KNNP IAEA XA XB XC XD XF XG XH XL XM
10STATE8675EXBS: DOE/INECP REPORTING CABLE FOR COMMODITY
[...] (U) The Department of Energy,s (DOE) International Nonproliferation Export Control Program (INECP),through funding provided by the Department of State,s Export Control and Related Border Security Assistance (EXBS) Program, conducted Commodity Identification Training (CIT) for Dubai Customs, J [...]
2010-01-28 14:27:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNENRG ETTC KNNP PARM OTR TC
10STATE8676(C) REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON ITALY-RUSSIA
[...] (C) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS GREATLY APPRECIATE THE EXCELLENT REFS ON ITALIAN-RUSSIAN RELATIONS AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC, AS POST'S TIME AND RESOURCES PERMIT. BECAUSE ITALY IS ONE OF RUSSIA'S STRATEGIC PARTNERS IN EUROPE, THERE IS SIGNIFICANT POLICYMAKER INTERES [...]
2010-01-28 14:27:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL IT RS
10STATE9321(U) CHINA: POWER PLANTS AND ELECTRICITY GRID
[...] (S/NF) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO MONITOR CHINA'S GROWING DEMAND FOR ENERGY AND ITS IMPLICATIONS ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND U.S. ENERGY SECURITY, AS CHINA CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ELECTRICITY GENERATING CAPACITY DESPITE SLOW ECONOMIC GROWTH. TO PROVIDE SENIOR POLICYMAKERS WITH A BETTER UNDERST [...]
2010-01-29 15:27:00Secretary of StateSECRET//NOFORNPINR ENRG TRGY CH
10STATE9565(S/REL UK) ARGENTINE REACTION TO POTENTIAL
[...] (S/REL UK) WASHINGTON ANALYSTS CONTINUE TO MONITOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE OIL INDUSTRY CONCERNING POTENTIAL OFFSHORE OIL EXPLORATION AROUND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS AND THE POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS FOR ARGENTINA AND THE UNITED KINGDOM (UK). IN APRIL 2009, BUENOS AIRES SUBMITTED TERRITORIAL CLAIMS TO THE UNI [...]
2010-01-29 21:20:00Secretary of StateSECRETPINR ENRG EPET MCAP PBTS AR UK
10STOCKHOLM36Swedish Views on Climate Change Post-Copenhagen
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sweden has been encouraging the BASIC countries to inscribe their commitments to the Copenhagen Accord by January 31. Although he is concerned about Chinese back-tracking on verification, Sweden's Climate Ambassador welcomes news he heard that the BASIC countries agreed to sub [...]
2010-01-26 06:05:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV PREL PGOV ENRG SW
10STOCKHOLM40DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NUCLEAR SUMMIT AND THE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 13:13:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV SW
10STOCKHOLM45SWEDEN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON THIRD SHERPA MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-29 13:33:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA AORC ENRG MNUC PGOV SW
10STOCKHOLM56EMBASSY STOCKHOLM ENERGY OFFICER CONTACT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 12:05:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIEDENRG
10SURABAYA11EAST JAVA MUDFLOW UPDATE: REDUCED VOLUME OF MUDFLOW AIDS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Concerns that the 2006 Sidoarjo mud volcano would quickly engulf the entire regency have proven unfounded. Reduced volume of mudflow aided efforts to contain the area affected. Initial bank restrictions on loans to Sidaorjo businesses and residences threatened the overall econo [...]
2010-01-28 09:47:00Consulate SurabayaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EPET EINV SENV ENRG PGOV MCC KMCA ID
10TAIPEI147GREENING TAIWAN, PART III: OFFICIALS PREDICT SUNNY
[...] (U) Taiwan plans to develop a "green technologies" industrial base through a USD 1.5 billion public investment plan, which the authorities hope will attract a further USD 6.25 billion in domestic and foreign investment over the next five years, create 110,000 new jobs, and drive Taiwan's econ [...]
2010-02-05 09:35:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY TSPL TW XE
10TAIPEI2TAIWAN CONSIDERS POST-COPENHAGEN PATHWAY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On December 30, Taiwan delegates to the Conference of Parties (COP) 15 meeting in Copenhagen gathered to discuss Taiwan's path forward in the fight against climate change. Although Taiwan authorities were disappointed the island did not achieve observer status at COP-15, they [...]
2010-01-04 00:32:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE
10TAIPEI205HAS TAIWAN PRICED ITSELF OUT OF THE ALTERNATIVE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: As part of a multi-pronged strategy to meet the Ma administration's greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets, Taiwan authorities plan to increase the island's alternative/renewable energy installed capacity from the current 8 percent to 15 percent by 2025. To achieve this goal, [...]
2010-02-26 09:26:00American Institute Taiwan, TaipeiCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON ENRG EINV TRGY PREL TSPL TW XE
10TALLINN19Estonian Finance Minister Bullish on Euro, Skeptical on
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In their introductory meeting January 15, Finance Minister (and former Minister of Defense) Jurgen Ligi told the Ambassador that the U.S. is Estonia's example to follow as a free market society and that he was confident Estonia would accede to the euro on schedule on January 1, 201 [...]
2010-01-27 14:22:00Embassy TallinnCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON PREL PGOV ENRG EN
10TALLINN60ESTONIA PAVES THE WAY FOR SECOND MAJOR ELECTRICITY LINK TO
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 28 the Riigikogu (Estonian parliament) passed amendments to the Electricity Market Act which will open 35 percent of the electricity market on April 1 and fully open the market on January 1, 2013. Finnish transmission grid company Fingrid has been waiting for this de [...]
2010-02-02 14:13:00Embassy TallinnUNCLASSIFIEDENRG PGOV EFIN ECON EINV PREL EN
10TASHKENT160UZBEKISTAN: SLOW APPROACH TO COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Overall, Uzbekistan supports the Copenhagen Accord but doubts it can meet the January 31 deadline for notification of its wish to associate itself with the Accord. Uzbekistan's position is that it must finalize its nationally appropriate mitigation actions prior to official asso [...]
2010-01-29 11:58:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KGHG ENRG TSPL SENV UZ
10TASHKENT178Uzbekistan: Energy Officer Community Point of Contact
[...] (U) Per reftel A, Post provides the following information for Post officers and personnel with responsibility for energy issues. 2. (SBU) These individuals include: - Nicholas Berliner, Political/Economic Section Chief; IVG (+793) 2115; Fax +998 (71) 120-6335 [...]
2010-02-02 09:35:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON EPET UZ
10TBILISI32GEORGIA: MFA UNSURE OF ROLE OF IRAN EXPORT BANK IN
[...] (C) Charge d'affaires delivered ref A talking points to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Nalbandov on January 6 noting that the USG was concerned about any possible energy deals with Iran, and urged that Georgia not seek Iran or Iranian businesses as partners. The Charge also expressed conce [...]
2010-01-08 15:12:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALENRG ETRD PREL IR GG
10TBILISI59GEORGIA: DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 08:16:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG GG
10TBILISI69GEORGIA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PEACEFUL USE OF
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 13:13:00Embassy TbilisiUNCLASSIFIEDPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG KNNP
10TBILISI70GEORGIA: CONSIDERING ENERGY COOPERATION WITH
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 5. 2. (C) Summary: Foreign Minister Vashadze told the Charge that during an upcoming trip to Iran he intends to discuss Iran's non-recognition of the separatist territories and economic ties. He has promised a full readout upon his re [...]
2010-01-15 15:17:00Embassy TbilisiCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON ENRG IR GG
10TEGUCIGALPA121NEW FINANCE MINISTER FACES BLEAK ECONOMIC REALITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In the new government's first public remarks on the economy following the January 27 inauguration of Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo as president of Honduras, the newly appointed Minister of Finance, William Chong Wong, presented a bleak picture of the economic situation, calling the nat [...]
2010-02-04 23:31:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PGOV PREL EINV ETRD ENRG SOCI HO
10TEGUCIGALPA142AMBASSADOR MEETS WITH OIL COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES
[...] (C) The Ambassador met with representatives from the oil industry on February 11 to discuss continuing concerns regarding the government's fuel pricing formula. Although the de facto regime addressed oil importers' most important concern when it allowed companies to charge a higher price for [...]
2010-02-17 01:06:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALECON EINV ENRG EPET ETRD HO
10TEGUCIGALPA160ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION SURROUND DAM MANAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: A last minute concession granted to a Honduran-Italian consortium by the Micheletti regime has erupted into a scandal. Critics allege that the deal was approved by outgoing Congressional leadership without a vote and hastily signed into law by the outgoing administration. The deal wa [...]
2010-02-20 00:05:00Embassy TegucigalpaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECIN EINV ENRG KJUS PGOV HO
10TEGUCIGALPA165AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an introductory meeting with the new Minister of the Presidency, Maria Antonieta Bogran, the Ambassador said that the U.S. was committed to renewing assistance to Honduras, but in a way that takes a new look at development and investment, rather than return to business as us [...]
2010-02-24 01:13:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV HO
10TEGUCIGALPA7SUGAR ASSOCIATION SEEKS CHANGE IN U.S. SUGAR QUOTA
[...] (U) Summary: In a meeting with economic officers, a representative of the Honduran Sugar Producers Association expressed deep concern over a recent reduction of import quotas by USTR, and said that the association will seek to correct data from the Honduran de facto government that was used [...]
2010-01-07 20:14:00Embassy TegucigalpaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ENRG ETRD HO
10TELAVIV192Israel's COP-15 Accord Commitment
[...] (SBU) Post communicated demarche on COP-15 Accord commitments (reftel) to Israel's Foreign Ministry (International Organization Department)on January 14, and later to Environmental Protection Ministry (MEP). MEP International Relations office noted that the GOI was still organizing itself to b [...]
2010-01-27 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG IS
10TELAVIV218PREPARATIONS FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT THIRD
[...] (SBU) Per reftel, emboffs discussed with Dutch DCM Roelof Buffinga on January 27 preparations for the February 9-11 Nuclear Security Summit Sherpa meeting in The Hague. Buffinga noted that the Dutch embassy had received reftel demarche a week earlier. Given conflicting schedules, he asked to [...]
2010-01-29 14:01:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPARM EAID TBIO IAEA NPT AORC CDG ENRG MNUC
10TELAVIV226OIL IN ISRAEL? DRILLING YIELDS POSITIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 12:58:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG IS
10TELAVIV262TEL AVIV RESPONSE TO DEVELOPING A COMMUNITY OF
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-04 12:17:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIEDENRG
10TELAVIV379SCENE SETTER FOR DEPUTY SECRETARY STEINBERG'S
[...] (C) Summary: I am pleased to welcome you once again to Israel. Despite some areas of disagreement, we have a strong and dynamic bilateral relationship. The Strategic Dialogue has been an important mechanism since 2005. This will be a significant opportunity to engage the Israeli governm [...]
2010-02-18 15:09:00Embassy Tel AvivCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG IS
10THEHAGUE54NETHERLANDS: SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands will join the EU in inscribing a conditional emissions reduction target of 30 percent if others commit to comparable efforts. The Dutch had pushed to make the 30 percent offer unconditionally. Dutch climate officials are recalibrating their negotiating strategy after [...]
2010-01-28 15:10:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG ENRG NL
10TIRANA56ALBANIA: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD DELIVERED
[...] The Government of Albania (GoA) expressed no reservations in regards to associating Albania with the Copenhagen Accord via the UNFCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Secretariat. On January 25th, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minist [...]
2010-01-27 15:50:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV KGHG ENRG AL
10TOKYO110JAPAN TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD,
[...] (SBU) EMIN demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Director General for Global Issues Shinsuke Sugiyama on January 19, per Reftel. Sugiyama agreed wholeheartedly that getting the Copenhagen Accord up and running is the highest priority through January. He said the GOJ is in the midst o [...]
2010-01-19 22:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV PREL JA
10TOKYO120SENIOR MOFA OFFICIAL DISCUSSES UPCOMING
[...] (C) Summary. MOFA Director General for Disarmament, Non-proliferation and Science Toshio Sano discussed non-proliferation and disarmament topics with EMIN January 19. Sano said Japan is not planning on any deliverables regarding physical protection of nuclear facilities at the April Nuclear [...]
2010-01-20 08:41:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPARM CDG ENRG KNNP MNUC PREL IAEA NPT JA
10TOKYO13REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 858
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-04 23:18:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA KNNP ENRG JA
10TOKYO152DOE DEPUTY U/S AOKI DISCUSSIONS WITH GOJ ON
[...] (SBU) Summary. During meetings with DOE Deputy Under Secretary for Counterterrorism Steven Aoki January 20-22, GOJ officials discussed Japan's expected role at the Nuclear Security Summit, and reaffirmed their intent to expand bilateral cooperation on nuclear safeguards and security technolo [...]
2010-01-25 22:44:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKNNP ENRG PTER ASEC JA
10TOKYO221JAPAN TO ANNOUNCE WHICH U.S. VEHICLES QUALIFY FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan is expected to announce February 3 at 7:00PM Tokyo time which U.S. vehicle models will qualify under its recently revised eco-car subsidy program. In response to USG and U.S. industry criticism, the GOJ announced January 19 it will begin accepting foreign fuel efficienc [...]
2010-02-03 09:00:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDEIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
10TOKYO257MEGAPORTS: JAPAN SEEKS CLARIFICATION ON THIRD
[...] This is an action request. Please see paragraph 9. 2. (SBU) Summary: The USG should explain how it will use container information on third country cargo shipments scanned by the Megaports Initiative pilot project in Yokohama, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and Ministry of Finance (M [...]
2010-02-08 22:57:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETTC EWWT ENRG ELTN ETRD JA
10TOKYO29REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 852
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-06 08:13:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA KNNP ENRG JA
10TOKYO319JAPAN HOPES TOYOTA'S ILLS DO NOT DAMAGE BILATERAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOJ does not want Toyota's recent problems to damage the U.S.-Japan relationship, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Minister Seiji Maehara told the Ambassador February 10. Minister Maehara met the Ambassador to discuss Toyota's safety recalls [...]
2010-02-18 04:20:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEIND ETRD SENV PREL WTRO ENRG JA
10TOKYO344JAPANESE COMMENTS ON NUCLEAR ENERGY ENGAGEMENT
[...] (SBU) Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) is in the pre-negotiation stages for a civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Vietnam, according to MOFA First Southeast Asia Division Principal Deputy Director Takatoshi Mori. Mori, who had called a meeting on February 17 to ask about the U [...]
2010-02-22 23:06:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG VM JA
10TOKYO345REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTE EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 855
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 00:06:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA KNNP ENRG JA
10TOKYO346REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTE EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 857
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 00:07:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA KNNP ENRG JA
10TOKYO347REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTE EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 860
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 00:08:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA KNNP ENRG JA
10TOKYO348REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTE EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 862
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 00:09:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA KNNP ENRG JA
10TOKYO356REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTE EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 863
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-23 07:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA KNNP ENRG JA
10TOKYO384DPJ'S SATOSHI ARAI SUGGESTS MAJOR U.S. - JAPAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a recent meeting with the Ambassador, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Satoshi Arai suggested that to counteract perceptions of bilateral tension from Futenma and Toyota issues, the U.S. and Japan should collaborate on major clean-technology projects perhaps in Asia. The [...]
2010-02-25 08:51:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN ENRG JA PINR PREL SENV
10TOKYO397DEMARCHE DELIVERED: IRAN SANCTIONS ACT: REPORTED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Responding to concerns raised in ref in meetings on February 26, senior Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry officials confirmed the Japan Drilling Company (JDC) renewed contracts to supply two rigs in Iran's South Pars gas field in 2008 and 2009. They str [...]
2010-02-28 23:25:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALENRG EPET ETTC IR PREL JA
10TOKYO64REQUEST FOR GOJ ASSURANCE FOR NUCLEAR COOPERATION: - DIP. NOTES EXCHANGED FOR CASE NUMBER 856
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-12 00:10:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA KNNP ENRG JA
10TOKYO86JAPAN: NOT CONSIDERING DOMESTIC INITIATIVES TIED
[...] (C) As part of its preparations for the April Nuclear Security Summit to be held in Washington, the GOJ is considering a package of activities related to international cooperation on nuclear security, but is not considering any domestic security initiatives, according to Ministry of Foreign A [...]
2010-01-14 07:44:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALKNNP PGOV ENRG PARM JA
10TORONTO58Korean Consortium Hits Green Energy Gold
[...] (U) On January 21, Ontario announced a landmark C$7 billion deal to develop 2,500 megawatts (MW) of wind (2,000 MW) and solar (500 MW) power projects at highly-subsidized rates. The winner of the award is a Korean consortium led by Samsung Corporation and the Korean Electric Power Corporation. [...]
2010-01-21 19:39:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETRD EINV SENV CA
10TORONTO74Ontario Still Clarifying Domestic Content Rules for Feed-in
[...] (SBU) A senior Ontario official told Post on January 29 that the Province's trade and cooperation agreement with Quebec, signed in September 2009, falls short of granting Quebec domestic status in Ontario. Contrary to speculation, Quebec-based companies applying for Ontario's FIT program are r [...]
2010-02-01 19:15:00Consulate TorontoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ENRG SENV CA
10TRIPOLI136NEW HEAD OF LIBYAN PRIVATIZATION BOARD WELCOMES U.S. FIRMS REF: A) 09 TRIPOLI 925; B) 09 TRIPOLI 198; C) 09 TRIPOLI 437 TRIPOLI 00000136 001.2 OF 002 CLASSIFIED BY: Gene A. Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] (C) Summary: On February 10, the Ambassador briefed Jamal al-Lamushie, Secretary of the Privatization and Investment Board (PIB),on the upcoming U.S. Trade Mission and discussed the status of Libya's privatization efforts thus far. Al-Lamushie and his staff reiterated an interest in technical assi [...]
2010-02-16 16:53:00Embassy TripoliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON PINR LY EINV ENRG
10TRIPOLI8KOREA SEEKS U.S. VIEWS ON CIVIL NUCLEAR COOPERATION WITH LIBYA CLASSIFIED BY: Gene Cretz, Ambassador, U.S. Embassy Tripoli, U.S. Department of State. REASON: 1.4 (b),(d)
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; please see para 4. 2. (C) The Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Libya, Dong Hee Chang recently told the Ambassador that his country was interested in advancing its civil nuclear cooperation with Libya and wanted to know if the U.S. had any objections. He said [...]
2010-01-07 15:16:00Embassy TripoliSECRET//NOFORNPREL PINS MNUC PARM PINR RS KGIC KNNP KRAD ENRG
10TUNIS33TUNISIA: CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:59:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV TS
10TUNIS74TUNISIA WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (C) On January 29, the Ambassador raised the Copenhagen Accord with Minister of Environment Nadhir Hamada, reiterating the request made on January 15 (ref A) for Tunisia to associate itself with the Accord. Hamada replied that due to Tunisia's desire to coordinate its response with other coun [...]
2010-01-29 17:08:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALENRG KGHG SENV PREL TS
10TUNIS93CLIMATE CHANGE: TUNISIA AND THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 16:39:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALENRG KGHG SENV PREL TS
10ULAANBAATAR38Mongolia's Failed Uranium Mining Policy
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On February 1, 2010, Canadian uranium exploration company Khan Resources (KR) announced its intent to accept an offer from the Chinese National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to buy controlling interest in KR through the purchase of shares. If consummated, CNNC's buyout would give [...]
2010-02-09 04:30:00Embassy UlaanbaatarUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV PREL ETRD EMIN ENRG MG
10ULAANBAATAR48PRESIDENT ELBEGDORJ DISCUSSES PRIORITIES FOR HIS
[...] (C) Summary: On February 19, President Elbegdorj met with the Ambassador to discuss his anticipated travel to the United States in May and to cover key bilateral issues prior to our annual bilateral talks, which will take place in Washington on February 26. Elbegdorj seeks to have a Transpare [...]
2010-02-19 11:38:00Embassy UlaanbaatarCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ECON EMIN EINV MARR ENRG MG
10UNVIEVIENNA30INTERNATIONAL NUCLEAR FUEL BANK -- AMANO ADVANCING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: IAEA Secretariat released its Note on Assurance of Supply January 28 and will offer a technical briefing February 12 to elaborate on that document. Fuel bank point man Tariq Rauf received from us the same day the proposed elements for a Recommended Action that USG favors DG Amano [...]
2010-02-02 15:54:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALTRGY ENRG KNNP AORC IAEA KZ
10UNVIEVIENNA31PREPARING FOR THE NUCLEAR SECURITY SUMMIT -- DG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Nuclear Security Sous-Sherpa Holgate briefed IAEA DG Amano on the schedule and format of the Washington Nuclear Security Summit, including Amano's role as "animator" of the leaders' lunchtime discussion on the IAEA's role. Amano affirmed his brief intervention would aim for cl [...]
2010-02-02 16:00:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG TRGY KNNP AORC MNUC IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA49 IAEA/BOG: March Board Preview and Analysis
[...] (SBU) Although the March IAEA Board of Governors meeting is traditionally focused on nuclear safety and technology, Iran's nuclear brinksmanship and potential Syrian safeguards failures will likely dominate the debate. This is particularly true as the Board meeting, expected to run March 1-4, [...]
2010-02-12 07:52:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PARM KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY
10UNVIEVIENNA58G-77 OVERREACH KEEPS NUCLEAR FUEL BANK IN SPOTLIGHT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Vienna advocates of assurance of nuclear fuel supply are vexed over the Director General's acquiescence to a G-77 request to postpone a technical briefing on the issue. We understand Egypt and Algeria, in part fronting for Iran, failed to get G-77 consensus to adopt a confronta [...]
2010-02-19 08:02:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALPREL ENRG TRGY KNNP IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA6NUCLEAR FUEL BANK - AMANO MOVES THE ISSUE BUT MAY
[...] (C) Summary: The IAEA's point man on developing the International Nuclear Fuel Bank (INFB) expects DG Amano to release a response to the G-77 and NAM's technical questions by the end of January, authorize a briefing in February, issue a detailed Secretariat proposal for discussion at the June [...]
2010-01-08 14:35:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALTRGY PREL ENRG KNNP AORC IAEA
10UNVIEVIENNA69IAEA/TC: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM OF THE TECHNICAL
[...] (C) This is an action message for ISN. Please see para. 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As the UNVIE continues to monitor Technical Cooperation projects, attend regional TC planning meetings, and engage in special briefings on issues such as results-based management (RBM),further management shor [...]
2010-02-24 09:42:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID
10UNVIEVIENNA70IAEA/TC: PROSPECTS FOR REFORM OF THE TECHNICAL
[...] (C) This is an action message for ISN. Please see para. 11. 2. (C) SUMMARY: As the UNVIE continues to monitor Technical Cooperation projects, attend regional TC planning meetings, and engage in special briefings on issues such as results-based management (RBM),further management shor [...]
2010-02-24 09:47:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALAORC KNNP IAEA ENRG TRGY EAID
10VANCOUVER42AS BC POSITIONS TO BECOME A CLEAN ENERGY LEADER, CRITICAL
[...] Summary: Stakeholders in British Columbia's electricity sector are finally beginning to see some clarity in the BC government's approach to the procurement and possible export of electricity in the province. The independent regulator, the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC),sent sho [...]
2010-01-26 22:31:00Consulate VancouverUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON CA
10VIENNA108Copenhagen Accord: Austria to Inscribe via EU
[...] (SBU) On January 22, Ambassador Eacho delivered reftel demarche to EnvirMin Nikolaus Berlakovich (GoA Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Forestry, and Water Management). Berlakovich assured the Ambassador that Austria, along with the other EU countries, would associate itself with the Copen [...]
2010-01-29 08:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG AU END
10VIENNA113Nabucco Pipeline Investment Decision by end-2010;
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In informal discussions, OMV and Nabucco Company contacts have reiterated their expectation that the consortium will launch the project ("final investment decision") by the 4th quarter of this year, with initial gas deliveries by the end of 2014. The consortium continues to expe [...]
2010-01-29 15:44:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PGOV AU
10VIENNA60AUSTRIA ON NPT REVCON, OTHER NUCLEAR ISSUES
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 12:50:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALPARM MNUC KNNP PREL ENRG IAEA NPT KTBT AU
10VIENNA70CZECH-AUSTRIAN RELATIONS: NEIGHBORLY DIFFERENCES
[...] (U) This is a joint Embassy Vienna/Embassy Prague report. 2. (U) Summary: Twenty years after the collapse of the Iron Curtain, commercial relations are strong but environmental and other concerns have caused friction in the somewhat-testy Czech-Austrian relationship. Czech PM Fischer's visi [...]
2010-01-19 15:27:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON PREL CZ AU
10VILNIUS4LITHUANIAN PRESIDENT GRYBAUSKAITE'S FIRST SIX
[...] (C) After six months as president of Lithuania, Dalia Grybauskaite has put a strong personal stamp on the office and has charted a new direction from that set by her predecessor, Valdas Adamkus. She retains high approval ratings, and is seen as honest and hard working. She has sought to orient [...]
2010-01-04 14:45:00Embassy VilniusCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ENRG LH
10VILNIUS7LITHUANIA NUCLEAR PLANT SHUTS DOWN UNEVENTFULLY,
[...] SUMMARY: Lithuania shut down its Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (INPP) without incident at 11 p.m. local time on December 31, fulfilling a pledge it had made to the European Union. Before it closed, INPP was producing about 70 percent of Lithuania's electricity. The country's non-nuclear ener [...]
2010-01-05 08:07:00Embassy VilniusUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ECON LH
10WARSAW51POLAND'S ASSOCIATION WITH THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 17:42:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PL KGHG SENV
10WINDHOEK118Namibia Associates with Copenhagen
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 11:23:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV WA
10WINDHOEK3Namibians Skeptical That Zimbabwe Will Cut Off Power
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite recent news reports that Zimbabwe's Energy Minister had ordered his country's utility ZESA to stop exports of electricity to Namibia except from Hwange, ZESA continues "business as usual" in providing Namibia power. Namibia's national power utility NamPower and ZESA signe [...]
2010-01-14 16:44:00Embassy WindhoekCONFIDENTIALECON ENRG DOE ZI WA
10WINDHOEK80Namibia Wary of Copenhagen
[...] (SBU) On January 25, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Prime Minister Nahas Angula, urging the Government of Namibia to associate with the Copenhagen Accord without delay. Angula indicated his government was disappointed with the outcome of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the [...]
2010-01-25 15:56:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV WA
10WINDHOEK90Namibia Wary, But Aligning with Copenhagen
[...] (U) Following up on the demarche delivered by Ambassador to Prime Minsiter Nahas Angula on January 25 (REF A),Emboff met on January 27 with the Teofilus Nghitila, Director of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Tourism. 2. (SBU) Nghitila expressed disappointment wit [...]
2010-01-28 12:10:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV WA
10YAOUNDE67CAMEROON ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD AND NEXT STEPS
[...] (U) Summary: On January 21, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Copenhagen Accord to Cameroon's Foreign Minister. On January 29, DCM met with Minister of Environment and Nature Protection Pierre Hele to discuss the Copenhagen climate change summit and deliver reftel demarche. The [...]
2010-01-29 14:08:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ENRG KGHG PREL SENV
10YAOUNDE91China's Growing Presence in Cameroon
[...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...]
2010-02-16 11:07:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR
10YAOUNDE95China's Growing Presence in Cameroon
[...] (SBU) Summary: China has a long bilateral friendship with Cameroon, reflected in the 2007 visit to Cameroon by President Hu Jintao. The Chinese government has provided grants or concessional loans to fund a number infrastructure projects (hospitals, schools, roads, and stadiums). China prov [...]
2010-02-18 08:43:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL CM ECON EFIS EINV CH ETRD ENRG EPET EAGR
10YEREVAN85TURKISH THINK TANK VISIT TO YEREVAN HIGHLIGHTS
[...] A visit to Yerevan by members of a Turkish economic think tank revealed strong interest among the Armenian business community, civil society and government for increased engagement -- both economic and political -- with Turkey. While some interlocutors lamented the hostile attitudes of some Tu [...]
2010-02-19 08:55:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL ECON ENRG ETRD GA TU AM
10ZAGREB44ZAGREB DAILY ACTIVITY REPORT: JANUARY 19, 2010
[...] (U) HUNGARIAN PM HIGHLIGHTS RELATIONS ON ENERGY DURING VISIT TO CROATIA: Hungarian PM Bajnai visited Croatia on January 18, the first prime minister to visit Croatian Prime Minister Jadranka Kosor since she took office. The main topic of their meeting was energy, and both expressed hope that [...]
2010-01-20 13:53:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV ECON ENRG HR
10ZAGREB57HUNGARIAN AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES VISIT OF PRIME
[...] (C) Summary. Hungary's ambassador to Croatia, Peter Gyorkos, sat down with Pol/Econ Counselor and Econ Officer on January 22 to discuss the recent visit of the Hungarian Prime Minister to Croatia, and to explain Hungary's increasing nervousness regarding Croatia's energy relations with Russia [...]
2010-01-26 16:11:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIALENRG ECON EPET PGOV PREL HU HR
10ZAGREB71PM'S FOREIGN POLICY ADVISOR DISCUSSES CROATIA'S
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: PM Kosor will visit Moscow on February 22. Croatia's main aim will be to secure a new gas supply contract with Russia, as the current one expires in late 2010. GoC is also interested in talking about Croatia's possible inclusion in South Stream, but only on a 50/50 basis. [...]
2010-02-02 10:26:00Embassy ZagrebCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPREL PGOV ENRG HR RU
85RIYADH5470 SAUDI POLICY TOWARD IRAN
[...] S - ENTIRE TEXT 2. SUMMARY: EVENTS AND PASSAGE OF TIME HAVE COM- BINED TO MITIGATE SAUDI FEARS AND HOPES REGARDING IRAN. MORE CONFIDENT NOW THAT IRAQ WILL NOT BE DEFEATED, THAT THERE IS LESS DANGER OF A DIRECT IRANIAN ATTACK ON SAUDI ARABIA, THAT THE LIKELI- HOOD OF EFFECTIVE IRANIAN-I [...]
1985-06-12 14:31:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETKPRP PREL MOPS ENRG IR SA
91ANKARA4277SYRIA, THE PKK AND WATER
[...] CONFIDENTIAL - ENTIRE TEXT. 2. MFA DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA SOLMAZ UNAYDIN GAVE POL COUNSELOR MARCH 27 ADDITIONAL INSIGHTS INTO THE TURKISH-SYRIAN DIALOGUE ON THE PKK. SHE SAID FOREIGN MINISTER ALPTEMOCIN HAD RAISED THE SUBJECT EXPLICITLY WITH ASAD DURING HIS FEBRUA [...]
1991-03-28 16:04:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER ENRG TU SY
96STATE86789SADC'S VIEWS ON ZAIRE
[...] CLASSIFIED BY AF/C - MARY BETH LEONARD, REASON 1.5 (D). 2. DEPARTMENT NOTES THAT NON-SADC MEMBER ZAIRE IS PARTICIPATING IN THE SOUTHERN AFRICAN POWER POOL (SAPP),AND UNDERSTANDS THAT ZAIRE MAY HAVE EVEN APPROACHED SADC TO INQUIRE ABOUT MEMBERSHIP IN THE COMMUNITY. THE DEPARTMENT DOES NO [...]
1996-04-26 13:25:00Secretary of StateCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON ENRG CG
98ISLAMABAD7870SHAHBAZ SHARIF ON NUCLEAR ISSUES, ISLAMIZATION AND POWER
[...] (C) SUMMARY. MEETING OCTOBER 14 WITH VISITING AMBASSADOR MILAM, PUNJAB CHIEF MINISTER SHAHBAZ SHARIF EMPHASIZED HIS BROTHER'S COMMITMENT TO FINDING COMMON GROUND WITH THE UNITED STATES ON PROLIFERATION ISSUES, JUSTIFIED THE RECENT REDUCTION OF ELECTRICITY TARIFFS AS A POLITICAL IMPERATIVE, AND [...]
1998-10-20 10:25:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER MNUC ENRG PK
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