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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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09HOCHIMINHCITY674LOWER MEKONG INITIATIVE: FORECAST MEKONG IN THE DELTA
[...] (U) Summary: One practical byproduct of the Secretary's Lower Mekong Initiative (LMI) is the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) effort to help the Mekong countries assess how climate change and human activities impact the Mekong basin. USGS held a Forecast Mekong workshop in Can Tho city Decemb [...]
2009-12-16 11:26:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON ENRG EAGR SOCI PREL PGOV EAID TH VN
09HOCHIMINHCITY686VIETNAM'S CENTRAL COAST PROVINCES REBOUND IN THE AFTERMATH
[...] (SBU) Subject: Officials in Khanh Hoa and Binh Dinh gave themselves high marks for their preparation and response to Typhoon Mirinae, which hit Vietnam's south central coast on November 2. Perhaps rightly so, because ConGen HCMC's December 9-11 visit to the region found life has effectively re [...]
2009-12-23 07:47:00Consulate Ho Chi Minh CityUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KSCA TBIO EAID VN
09HONGKONG1777HONG KONG:APEC FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVES
[...] SUMMARY: The biggest food security challenge that Hong Kong faces is its dependence on food imports. Hong Kong imports nearly 95% its food requirements, which leaves it exposed to export bans, inflation, food safety threats, and the possibility of global shortages. It addresses these weaknes [...]
2009-09-18 10:05:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ETRD KGHG
09ISLAMABAD1007 PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS: HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: As of the evening of May 10, the total number of registered new caseload IDPs stood at approximately 360,000 (of whom 15 percent are in camps). According to UNHCR, outgoing Pakistan National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) Chief General Farooq Khan continues to challenge huma [...]
2009-05-11 16:37:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF PK AF EAID PREL PINR PTER ECON
09ISLAMABAD1026 PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN High Commissioner for Refugees will be in Pakistan May 14-17. The overall IDP number is now well above 1 million, and the new caseload is above 485,000. UNHCR has a plane arriving today from Dubai with non-food items which cannot be procured locally. Embassy Islamabad' [...]
2009-05-12 15:46:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF PK AF EAID CASC PREL PINR PTER ECON
09ISLAMABAD1030 PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS: UPDATE ON EMBASSY EFFORTS - GETTING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-13 12:37:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF PK EAID PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1031DISASTER DECLARATION CABLE FOR INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS
[...] (U) Summary: This is an action request. In response to the large magnitude of populations displaced due to security operations by the Government of Pakistan (GOP)against militants in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP),I, the Ambassador, have [...]
2009-05-13 12:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PK PINR PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1033 PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS: EFFORTS BY THE GOVERNMENT OF
[...] (U) Summary: On May 12 newly appointed Pakistan IDP emergency assistance coordinator Lt. General Nadeem Ahmad and Minister of State for Economic Affairs Division (EAD) Hina Rabbani Khar provided donors an overview of the GOP's new institutional arrangements and approach for dealing with the ID [...]
2009-05-13 15:00:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PGOV PREF PK EAID PREL PINR PTER
09ISLAMABAD1042GENERAL NADEEM ON IDP CRISIS, PLANS AND ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) Summary: In a May 14 meeting with the Ambassador, General Nadeem, Pakistan,s newly appointed IDP coordinator, estimated that the GOP will need approximately USD 500 million for up to 1.5 million IDPs through December. Nadeem put the total IDP number at 1.27 million (of which roughly 20 p [...]
2009-05-14 17:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL PGOV PK EAID PTER
09ISLAMABAD1045GOP'S POLITICAL OFFENSIVE ON SWAT
[...] (C) Summary: Addressing the National Assembly May 14, PM Gilani briefed parliamentarians on the government's strategy in Swat, Northwest Frontier Province, particularly efforts to assist the displaced (IDPs) (reftels). He announced he would convene an all parties, conference on May 18; Chief o [...]
2009-05-15 11:37:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF MOPS EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD1058 ANNOUNCEMENT PLANS FOR PAKISTAN IDP ASSISTANCE APPEALS
[...] (C) Summary: At a May 15 meeting with the GOP and donors, the UN announced it will delay official announcement of its appeal to May 22. This is to permit the GOP to launch its appeal first; donors will nonetheless receive timely information concerning the UN appeal. The GOP will ask for ful [...]
2009-05-15 18:13:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPHUM PREF PREL PGOV EAID PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1064UNHCR GUTERRES IN ISLAMABAD
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During separate May 15 briefings for Ambassador and the donor community, UN High Commissioner for Refugees Antonio Guterres said he was satisfied the GOP now understood the severity and complexity of the IDP challenge and believed the UN response was proceeding better than expect [...]
2009-05-17 12:24:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PTER PHUM EAID UN PK
09ISLAMABAD1078MILITARY OPERATIONS UPDATE: MAY 18
[...] (S) Summary: The Pakistani Army and Special Services Group (SSG-special forces) continue to prepare for an assault on Swat's main town of Mingora as militants reinforce and resupply their positions. The Army/SSG have lifted the curfew on Mingora several times in an attempt to empty the town [...]
2009-05-18 13:54:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1079IDP CRISIS UPDATE: MEETINGS WITH GOP, G8 HEADS OF
[...] (C) Summary: At a May 18 meeting between GOP Economic Advisor Shaukat Tarin and G-8 Heads of Mission, Tarin said that while the government is focused on immediate IDP emergency needs, it also is looking at reconstruction in order to permit IDPs to return to their homes as soon as their area [...]
2009-05-18 15:10:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1080IDP STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION PLAN
[...] (C) Summary and action request: The GOP,s strategic communications plan for combating extremism remains nascent, under-resourced, and uncoordinated among civilian and military players. While the government realizes the importance to its military campaign of winning the hearts and minds battle [...]
2009-05-18 15:16:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1090UN OCHA COORDINATION WITH GOP PRIOR TO MAY 21
[...] (C) In response to questions about the extent of coordination between the GOP and the UN with regard to the GOP-organized donors' meeting scheduled for May 21 and the formal announcement of the UN appeal on May 22, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Head Manuel Bessl [...]
2009-05-19 12:38:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PGOV EAID PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1091UN OCHA COORDINATION WITH GOP PRIOR TO MAY 21
[...] (C) In response to questions about the extent of coordination between the GOP and the UN with regard to the GOP-organized donors' meeting scheduled for May 21 and the formal announcement of the UN appeal on May 22, UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Head Manuel Bes [...]
2009-05-19 12:38:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PGOV EAID PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1098NADEEM: IDP'S HOLDING AT 1.5 MILLION;
[...] (C) Summary: IDP Special Support Group leader Lt General Nadeem told Ambassador and PO Peshawar May 29 that the number of IDPs was holding at 1.5 million but could grow to two million when military operations begin in the Waziristans. IDPs were returning to Bajaur in FATA; Buner was now safe fo [...]
2009-05-20 09:51:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EAID MARR PK
09ISLAMABAD1118TURKISH AMBASSADOR: THEIR TRILATERALS, FRIENDS,
[...] (C) Summary: The Ambassador, accompanied by EmbOffs, met May 20 with Turkish Ambassador Soysal and other Turkish counterparts. The Turkish Embassy, which has taken on a coordinating role for NATO in Pakistan, advocated greater cooperation with the U.S. vis-a-vis Pakistan. Soysal described Turkey's [...]
2009-05-24 06:23:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPGOV PREF EAID MOPS PHUM MARR PREL PK TU
09ISLAMABAD1120 PAKISTAN IDP SITUATION REPORT, MAY 23, 2009
[...] (SBU) The military assault on Mingora is underway. The number of returns to Bajaur and Buner remains uncertain. Indications are that people are leaving from and returning to Buner in relatively equal numbers. Those returning are doing so to harvest their crops. Save the Children representat [...]
2009-05-25 03:57:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PGOV PK IO ECON PINR
09ISLAMABAD1122PAKISTAN MILITARY CLAIM MINGORA; PRIME MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Pakistan military operations continued on May 25, as the troops continued efforts to recapture the main Swat city of Mingora and secure major intersections and surrounding areas. Major General Athar Abbas, the Director General's Inter-Services Public Relations (DG ISPR) spokesm [...]
2009-05-25 12:05:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IO PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1140PAKMIL CONTINUES TO MAKE GAINS IN SWAT; UN PUTS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Pakistan military tightened control around Mingora on May 25 and 26. Swat Taliban leader Maulana Fazullah announced that his men would no longer fight in Mingora and pleaded for those displaced to return to the city. However, Pakistan military officials saw this announcemen [...]
2009-05-26 13:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IO PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1142CJCS MAJID BRIEFS CODEL CARPER ON LATEST IN SWAT;
[...] (C) Summary: Codel Carper, accompanied by the Ambassador, met May 26 with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Majid. Majid described his wish list for U.S. assistance -- precision-targeting weapons, more helicopters, and night vision equipment. The land push was going well, but the [...]
2009-05-26 15:51:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD1143 UNHCR ON THE PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNHCR Islamabad staff said on May 25 that UNHCR is not providing transport for returning IDPs nor is it being notified, by individual, of their return. UNHCR believes that IDPs are returning only temporarily to harvest their crops and will not return permanently until after they [...]
2009-05-26 17:23:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PGOV PHUM PK EAID PREL PINR PTER
09ISLAMABAD1151UN IDP CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR WAZIRISTAN; MINGORA
[...] (SBU) Summary. On May 27, Ambassador met with representatives from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) to discuss OCHA's IDP contingency plan for the Waziristans, which will cost an additional USD 150 million over the recently launched revised UN appeal. OCHA exp [...]
2009-05-27 15:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IO PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1166KARACHI MAYOR PROMOTES AND PLEADS FOR HIS
[...] (C) Summary: Karachi Mayor Mustafa Kamal met May 26 with the Ambassador and Codel Carper in Islamabad. The energetic 37-year old mayor of one of the world's largest cities jumped at the chance to showcase Karachi, Pakistan's "revenue engine," he said. The five senators were particularly inte [...]
2009-05-28 14:50:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD1167GILANI: "WE'RE ACHIEVING OUR TARGETS."
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani met May 25 with the Ambassador and Codel Leahy -- Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT),Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA). Gilani was uncharacteristically assertive, confident of the Pakistan military's success against the Swat [...]
2009-05-28 14:52:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS EAID PHUM PK
09ISLAMABAD1168CODEL LEAHY FIRST TO MEET RESTORED CHIEF JUSTICE
[...] (C) Summary: On May 25, Codel Leahy -- Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT),Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI),and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) -- and the Ambassador, paid a courtesy call on Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry. This was the first meeting by an official U.S. delegation with C [...]
2009-05-28 14:56:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KJUS MOPS EAID PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1179ADB WILL CONDUCT A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT; NO
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a May 29 meeting with Ambassador, the Asia Development Bank (ADB) committed to doing a joint damage/reconstruction assessment with the World Bank of the conflict-affected areas. In order to properly conduct such a survey, ADB has requested assistance through satellite image [...]
2009-05-29 14:42:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON IO PGOV PHUM PINR PK PREF PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1180OCHA MEETS WITH IDP DONORS IN ISLAMABAD
[...] (C) Summary: In an informal meeting with donors, Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) officials Rashid Khalkov and Manuel Bessler, expressed concern that Bajaur and Buner are not yet ready to support IDP return. UN contingency planning for a Waziristan displacement may be mi [...]
2009-05-29 14:46:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PGOV EAID PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1186 EMBASSY STAFFING
[...] (SBU) We understand that staffing of embassies in Pakistan and Afghanistan has been the subject of high level attention in Washington. We have several urgent needs, which we will outline in upcoming cables, and several individuals whom we would like to retain. 2. (SBU) Most urgently, we [...]
2009-06-01 06:41:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREF PK
09ISLAMABAD1194PAKISTAN IDP SITUATION REPORT, JUNE 1, 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Pakistan government is moving to restore security and services to Swat, but the situation remains dangerous for humanitarian assistance provision. ICRC entered Swat on May 31 but cannot yet access Mingora. ICRC hopes to provide some health and food relief in the coming wee [...]
2009-06-01 18:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1199PM FINANCE ADVISOR ON ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting May 28 with the Ambassador, Shaukat Tarin, the Prime Minister's Advisor for Finance, said that, while he welcomed money coming through the budget, donors should direct their funding to the most effective and cost-efficient platforms for maximum impact. Tarin said th [...]
2009-06-02 12:55:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PHUM PREF PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1201MILITARY OPERATIONS AND HUMANITARIAN SITUATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Asif Zardari met June 2 with political, military and law enforcement chiefs for Pakistan's four provinces to discuss overall security in the country. Each province is slated to stand up anti-terrorist units. The curfew has been lifted in some of Swat district's main ci [...]
2009-06-02 15:27:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF MOPS EAID PTER PK PINR
09ISLAMABAD1210ICRC TO LAUNCH PRELIMINARY APPEAL TO PROVIDE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is likely to issue at least a preliminary appeal by June 5 for not less than an additional USD 40 million to almost double its program in Pakistan. The expanded program, intended to be massive in scale but limited in time, wou [...]
2009-06-03 09:43:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1218THIRD RECCA SOLDIFIES GAINS, CONFIRMS SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL COOPERATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-04 03:21:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG ERTD EAID PHUM PK
09ISLAMABAD1225JUNE 4 DISPLACED PERSONS AND MILITARY SITUATION
[...] (U) Summary: Accompanied by the Ambassador, SRAP Holbrooke visited two internally displaced person camps on June 4. The visits were widely broadcast by the local media. Ambassador Holbrooke had met the previous evening with a large group of delegation heads of international agencies and NG [...]
2009-06-04 16:17:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1226JUNE 4 DISPLACED PERSONS AND MILITARY SITUATION
[...] (U) Summary: Accompanied by the Ambassador, SRAP Holbrooke visited two internally displaced person camps on June 4. The visits were widely broadcast by the local media. Ambassador Holbrooke had met the previous evening with a large group of delegation heads of international agencies and NG [...]
2009-06-05 03:32:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1227JUNE 4 DISPLACED PERSONS AND MILITARY SITUATION
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-05 03:32:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1244JUNE 5 DISPLACED PERSONS AND MILITARY SITUATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: SRAP Holbrooke's meetings with GOP officials and with Nawaz Sharif received wide coverage in Pakistan's media on June 5. Pakistan's Senate convened after a month's hiatus to debate the military operation in Swat. At a June 4 Army Corps Commanders' meeting, Chief of Staff of the [...]
2009-06-05 15:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1246JUNE 5 DISPLACED PERSONS AND MILITARY SITUATION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: SRAP Holbrooke's meetings with GOP officials and with Nawaz Sharif received wide coverage in Pakistan's media on June 5. Pakistan's Senate convened after a month's hiatus to debate the military operation in Swat. At a June 4 Army Corps Commanders' meeting, Chief of Staff of the [...]
2009-06-06 05:00:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1253JUNE 8 MILITARY/SECURITY AND DISPLACED PERSONS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During the evening of June 6 a suicide bomber and accomplices attacked a police post in Islamabad. The blast killed three police and injured several others. Police claimed taking three accomplices of the bomber into custody. Also that evening, two detained top aides to militant [...]
2009-06-08 15:08:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1254NWFP OFFICIALS PLANNING FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF SWAT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Northwest Frontier Province Chief Secretary Javed Iqbal and Chief Economist Shakeel Qadir told DCM and AID Mission Director that they are already planning for the reconstruction of Swat and the greater Malakand division, once hostilities end. Their concept includes an early r [...]
2009-06-08 15:33:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PINR PK PREF PREL PTER
09ISLAMABAD1267 FUNDING FOR SYMPOSIUM ON WHEAT STEM RUST FOR PAKISTAN,
[...] (SBU) The establishment of a Trilateral Board to support collaborative and applied agricultural research was agreed to at the agricultural breakout session of the May 7-8 trilateral meetings with the U.S., Afghanistan, and Pakistan. In response, the Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC [...]
2009-06-10 09:04:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1270CONCERN GROWS OVER TAX POLICY/ADMINISTRATION
[...] (C) Summary: Discussions with GOP officials and the IMF ResRep indicate little progress in both tax policy and tax administration reforms, cornerstones of the Fund's Standby Arrangement, in spite of high-level GOP commitments to make improving tax policy and collection a top priority (reftel) [...]
2009-06-10 10:02:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1297GILANI UPBEAT; ASKS FOR HELP ON MANY FRONTS
[...] (C) Summary: Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Ambassador Richard Holbrooke and the Ambassador met June 5 with Prime Minister Yousuf Gilani and several of his key Ministers. Gilani noted how much had changed politically since Holbrooke's last visit to Pakistan in Apri [...]
2009-06-13 08:33:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PINR PHUM ETRD EAID MOPS KJUS PK
09ISLAMABAD1311ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON GOP PRIORITIES FOR U.S.
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of State for Economy Hina Rabbani Khar told USAID Director June 11 that the GOP has started making $312 payments to what it believes is a well-vetted list of some 1.8 million IDPs. Assistance for IDP sustainment and economic recovery in the area of conflict is estimate [...]
2009-06-15 11:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1320JUNE 15 SECURITY AND IDP REPORT
[...] (C) Summary: The announcement by the governor of the Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) that the government would begin an offensive into South Waziristan Agency dominated headlines. In Malakand, military operations slowed as active resistance dwindled to pockets in Swat, Buner, and Lower Dir [...]
2009-06-15 15:20:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREF PREL PHUM EAID PTER PGOV PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD1340AMBASSADOR'S JUNE 17 VISIT TO SWABI IDP SITE
[...] (U) Summary: The Ambassador, on June 17, visited Swabi school where community volunteers support displaced families from Swat and Buner. The GOP continues registration verification of families displaced by the conflict in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and the Northwest Front [...]
2009-06-17 14:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1360IDPS RETURNING TO BUNER BUT INFRASTRUCTURE STILL
[...] (U) Summary: Embassy representatives who traveled to Buner district in Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) on June 16 reported that residents are returning, with about half the shops and markets open. The representatives assessed infrastructure and reported that, while roadways were in good s [...]
2009-06-19 16:35:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1364SCENESETTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISOR JONES
[...] (C) Summary: Embassy Islamabad warmly welcomes your visit. Your arrival comes at a moment when Pakistan's political leaders, and its people, are united in support of the military campaign to confront extremist militants in Malakand (including the Swat valley) and South Waziristan, where the offensi [...]
2009-06-20 16:06:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID MARR MOPS PK
09ISLAMABAD1374IDP UPDATE: MINGORA ELECTRIFIED; UNHCR GAINS
[...] (C) Summary: On June 21, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) celebrated Pakistan's historic World Cup cricket victory: Pakistan's cricket captain dedicated the victory in London to the plight of the IDPs, and camp residents danced to and cheered the win which was televised. Services, includin [...]
2009-06-22 14:16:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PREF PHUM EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD1411IDP UPDATE: MOI DECLARES SWAT SECURE, DEBIT CARDS
[...] (SBU) Summary. On June 24, Minister of Interior Rehman Malik announced that Swat and Malakand division were now secure from terrorists and IDPs could return home once the infrastructure was restored. Many displaced families living in IDP camps, particularly those from Buner, are beginning to [...]
2009-06-26 12:00:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON IO PGOV PHUM PINR PREF PREL PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1426BUNER BEGINS TO RECOVER FROM EFFECTS OF TALIBAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-29 12:48:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PTER EAID MARR PK
09ISLAMABAD1438NSA JONES' JUNE 25 MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZARDARI
[...] (C) Summary: In their June 25 meeting in Islamabad, National Security Advisor General James Jones and President Zardari discussed: Pakistan's military offensive against extremists; GOP capacity to fight terrorism; the nature of extremism in Pakistan; drones; Iran; Afghanistan; Zardari's conver [...]
2009-06-30 10:45:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER PHUM EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD1445IDP UPDATE: REGISTRATION INITIATED FOR WAZIRISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Registration has begun for internally displaced people from South Waziristan Agency (SWA) in two districts and a frontier region east of the agency; only those whose sole residence is in SWA will be eligible. The Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) government has forbidden n [...]
2009-06-30 15:09:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID MOPS PGOV PINR PK PREF PREL
09ISLAMABAD1446IDP UPDATE: REGISTRATION INITIATED FOR WAZIRISTAN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-30 15:09:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID MOPS PGOV PINR PK PREF PREL
09ISLAMABAD1469BUNER BEGINS TO RECOVER FROM EFFECTS OF TALIBAN
[...] (C) Summary: Several assessment missions to the Buner district of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) by U.S. mission personnel and contractors and by United Nations (UN) personnel over the past two weeks have revealed that life there is gradually returning to normal, two months after the begi [...]
2009-07-02 09:31:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PTER EAID MARR PK
09ISLAMABAD1568MEETING WITH UN U/SG JOHN HOLMES: AMBASSADOR
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 10 meeting with UN Under Secretary John Holmes, Humanitarian Coordinator Martin Mogwanja and UN staff, the Ambassador stressed the importance of getting UN humanitarian assistance into Buner and Swat as soon as possible, the need for the UN to undertake donor coordinatio [...]
2009-07-13 16:00:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1654INTERNAL DISPLACEMENT IN PAKISTAN: TRANSITION TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: With the exception of expected further displacement from Waziristan, the current internal displacement from conflict-affected areas in Pakistan appears close to an end. The government has signed on to principles of safe, voluntary, informed and dignified return and began on J [...]
2009-07-20 16:24:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PHUM EAID PGOV PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD1662JAPANESE SRAP FOLLOWS UP ON FODP AND IDPS
[...] (SBU) Summary. In a July 17 meeting with the Ambassador, Japan's Special Representative for Assistance to Pakistan and Afghanistan Yoshikawa revealed that Spain and Kuwait have allegedly withdrawn their pledges from the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FODP) conference in Tokyo. He also commen [...]
2009-07-21 15:42:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EINV EAID PGOV PREL PREF PK
09ISLAMABAD1671FATA: NEW ROUND OF KURRAM SECTARIAN VIOLENCE
[...] (C) Summary: The breakdown in Sunni-Shi'a relations in Kurram Agency and ensuing violence over the past three weeks has cost 120 lives and mobilized the local communities on a scale not seen for months. After the intervention of the Frontier Corps and a jirga drawn from local Sunnis and Shi [...]
2009-07-22 09:23:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREF EAID PGOV MOPS PK
09ISLAMABAD1712PAKISTAN LAUNCHES NEW PROGRAM TO REVERSE BRAIN DRAIN
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 15, President Zardari launched the President's Program for Care of Highly Qualified Overseas Pakistanis (PPQP). This program plans to integrate the skills and talents of expatriate Pakistanis back into Pakistan in an attempt to "reverse the brain drain." The government [...]
2009-07-28 05:46:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EAID PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD1737A/S SCHWARTZ'S MEETING WITH LT. GEN. NADEEM,
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 24 meeting with Assistant Secretary for Population, Migration and Refugees Eric Schwartz, Lt. General Nadeem Ahmad outlined the planned assumption by the Provincial Relief, Rehabilitation and Settlement Authority (PaRRSA) of programmatic responsibility for the GOP's co [...]
2009-07-29 12:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PREF PHUM PGOV EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD1739ICRC ON THE DISPLACED IN PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 23 meeting with Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Eric Schwartz, International Committee of the Red Cross Head of Delegation Pascal Cuttat expressed concern over the speed of government-facilitated IDP return from the camps and the coerci [...]
2009-07-29 12:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM EAID PREL PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD1740UNHCR ON THE DISPLACED IN PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 22 meeting with Assistant Secretary for Population, Refugees and Migration (PRM) Eric Schwartz, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Country Representative Guenet Guebre Christos and staff requested that the United States Government make clear to the Government of [...]
2009-07-29 12:17:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM EAID PREL PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD1770MOTIVATIONS AND CONCERNS REGARDING EXPEDITED
[...] (C) Summary: Below is an e-mail account providing a timeline of events for the expedited return of displaced persons from Yar Hussain camp, Swabi, in the Northwest Frontier Province of Pakistan. It is followed by a review, from an NGO perspective, of some of the likely considerations and mot [...]
2009-07-31 08:11:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM EAID PREL PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD180ANOTHER CABINET EXPANSION; MQM JOINS GOVERNMENT
[...] (C) Summary: President Asif Zardari swore in four more federal ministers on January 26, two from the religious Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party (JUI-F, including Fazlur Rehman's brother) and two from the Karachi-based Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM). With this move, Zardari formally brings MQM and i [...]
2009-01-28 14:24:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR EAID MARR PK
09ISLAMABAD1809HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR FOR PAKISTAN:
[...] (C) In a July 22 meeting between Ambassador Holbrooke and Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, Pakistan Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir indicated unequivocally that his government would support the appointment of a high-level UN humanitarian assistance coordinator for Pakistan. His agreement c [...]
2009-08-05 11:34:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC PREF EAID PGOV UN PK
09ISLAMABAD1846PAKISTAN'S FIA ON COUNTERING TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a July 22 meeting with the Treasury Advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Federal Investigative Agency (FIA) Director General Tariq Khosa said counter-terrorist financing efforts had limited external sources of funds available to Al-Qaida and Tar [...]
2009-08-07 14:42:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPTER PREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID KJUS AF PK
09ISLAMABAD1902MANGO UPDATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 6, the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) hosted the third digital video conference (DVC) with the Pakistani Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MINFA) and USDA's office of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to discuss the next steps towards U.S. market ac [...]
2009-08-14 08:10:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD1904MANGO UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 08:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD191LATEST DEVELOPMENTS ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Planning for the Friends of a Democratic Pakistan is moving forward, albeit slowly. On January 27, Jean Arnault negotiated with the MFA a draft framework for his future participation as a UN advisor to the Friends under UNDP auspices. Ambassador met separately with Arnault t [...]
2009-01-29 10:21:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID ECON PK
09ISLAMABAD1917RECONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITY ZONE PREP - GAINING SOME TRACTION?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-17 01:31:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ETRD PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2022ENCOURAGING GULF INVESTMENT IN KARACHI'S POWER
[...] (SBU) Summary: Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC),Pakistan's only private utility, serves 18 million consumers in Karachi, the financial, industrial and commercial hub of Pakistan. Inadequate generation and out-dated transmission infrastructure have contributed to chronic load shedding [...]
2009-08-25 05:53:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG AE PK
09ISLAMABAD2115SRAP HOLBROOKE' AUGUST 17 MEETING WITH FINANCE
[...] (C) Summary: In their August 17 meeting, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin told Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke that the Ministry of Finance had missed budget targets because of large outlays for IDPs and the military, as well as a large unexpected withdrawal [...]
2009-09-03 14:28:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PGOV PHUM PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2135REGIONAL FOOD SECURITY SYMPOSIUM ON WHEAT STEM RUST
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-04 10:31:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON PREL TBIO AF IN PK IR
09ISLAMABAD2139FINANCE MINISTER ON PAKISTAN'S BUDGET WOES, TOKYO
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a September 3 meeting with the Ambassador, Finance Minister Shaukat Tarin said the GOP had included $2 billion in Tokyo Pledges in its budget but was grappling with a shortfall in actual donor assistance. He asked that the USG provide $650 million in cash through the GOP to cov [...]
2009-09-04 11:11:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK
09ISLAMABAD2140PM AND FINANCE MINISTER ON PAKISTAN'S TROUBLED
[...] (SBU) Summary: In meetings with Prime Minister Gilani and Finance Minister Tarin, NSC Senior Director for International Economics David Lipton said Pakistan needed to take a number of steps in the coming months to put its energy sector on firmer footing: resolve the remaining $3.7 billion " [...]
2009-09-04 12:23:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK
09ISLAMABAD2149 SWAT HUMANITARIAN AID CONTINUES
[...] (SBU) Summary. USAID/OFDA implementing partners, UN agencies and other humanitarian organizations continue to provide assistance to populations in Swat, Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP). Following an August 30 suicide bombing in Mingora, the capital of Swat District, international media mis [...]
2009-09-07 03:17:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PK PINR PREL PTER PREF IO
09ISLAMABAD2161NGOS DISCUSS ASSISTANCE AND SECURITY IN SWAT
[...] (C) Summary: In September 4 discussions, representatives from 14 international non-governmental organizations (INGOs),the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR),and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed that humanitarian relief was being delivered in [...]
2009-09-08 13:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREF PHUM EAID PREL PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD2290ASSESSMENT OF PRESIDENT ZARDARI'S FIRST YEAR IN
[...] (C) Summary: When Asif Ali Zardari took oath as Pakistan's President on September 9, 2008, he inherited a series of intersecting political, economic, and security crises for which the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP)-led coalition government appeared ill-equipped. One year later, Zardari appears [...]
2009-09-21 13:55:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PREL ECON EAID ENRG MOPS PK IN AF
09ISLAMABAD2292FINANCE MINISTER TARIN MEETS LEW, ASKS FOR US
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-22 11:40:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PTER PGOV PK ECON ETRD EAID EFIN
09ISLAMABAD2295REVIEWING OUR AFGHANISTAN - PAKISTAN STRATEGY
[...] (S/NF) Summary: In response to queries posed by the National Security Council, Embassy Islamabad believes that it is not/not possible to counter al-Qaeda in Pakistan absent a comprehensive strategy that 1) addresses the interlinked Taliban threat in Afghanistan and Pakistan, 2) brings about stable, [...]
2009-09-23 15:09:00Embassy IslamabadSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL PTER PINR MOPS EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD2311PAKISTAN'S DRAFT AFGHAN MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND
[...] (C) Summary: The final step necessary to extend the permitted stay of Afghan refugees in Pakistan through 2012 is issuance of an executive order by the Prime Minister. A draft Afghan strategy is in the final stages of governmental consideration and will go to the Prime Minister and the Cabin [...]
2009-09-24 14:10:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL EAID PHUM PK
09ISLAMABAD236SCENESETTER FOR SPECIAL ENVOY HOLBROOKE
[...] (C) Summary. Mission Pakistan warmly welcomes your arrival; your appointment comes as Pakistan grapples with internal change and hopes the Ombama administration can support regional solutions to development and counter-terrorism challenges. After eight years of military rule, the civilian governmen [...]
2009-02-04 10:40:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PGOV PTER EAID MARR MOPS PK
09ISLAMABAD2360PAKISTAN REQUESTS TOKYO PLEDGE FOLLOW UP, BUDGET
[...] (SBU) In a September 16 letter to the Ambassador, Economic Affairs Division Secretary Farrakh Qayyum thanked the USG for committing $174 million in budget support in FY09 and requested an additional $500 million in budget support for FY10 (text in para 3). Qayyum's letter was a follow up to [...]
2009-09-30 05:39:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PHUM PREF PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD238PAKISTAN STANDBY ARRANGEMENT: SO FAR SO GOOD, BUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: IMF and Ministry of Finance contacts agree that, based on preliminary indications, Pakistan has performed well in fulfilling IMF performance criteria as required in Pakistan's November 24 Standby Arrangement (SBA). After retiring $1.24 billion in debt, borrowing from the State [...]
2009-02-04 13:36:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2381PAKISTAN RAISES ENERGY TARIFFS IN STEP TO REDUCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The GOP raised electricity tariffs 6 percent, in accordance with its commitments to international financial institutions. However, lower fuel costs and higher hydropower generation simultaneously pushed tariffs down, reducing the immediate impact on consumers, and hence public [...]
2009-10-02 12:46:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK
09ISLAMABAD2384UPDATE ON DISPLACEMENT, RETURN, ASSISTANCE, AND
[...] (U) Summary and introduction: According to the Government of Pakistan, approximately 1.85 million of the roughly 2.7 million displaced Pakistanis (69 percent) had returned to their areas of origin as of September 25. Ongoing military operations to clear remaining pockets of insurgent resistan [...]
2009-10-03 07:43:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL EAID MOPS SNAR PK
09ISLAMABAD2541STATUS OF PAKISTAN'S ENERGY SECTOR DEBT HOLDING
[...] (SBU) Summary: While the GOP has taken some concrete steps to return the Pakistani energy sector to financial solvency, several key elements remain unresolved. On October 1, the GOP raised tariff rates by 6 percent, the first of three tariff hikes agreed with international financial institutio [...]
2009-10-20 14:14:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK
09ISLAMABAD2611USAID Funding for Pakistan Food Shortfalls
[...] (U) Summary. The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) expects food shortfalls in Pakistan in late 2009. Current donor pledges to the WFP Emergency Operation (EMOP) will improve, but not resolve, the food pipeline situation. USAID is providing USD 21 million in immediate funding to WFP to prevent any [...]
2009-10-27 15:18:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PK PINR PREL PTER PREF IO
09ISLAMABAD2642PM GILANI CONFIDENT GOP WILL OVERCOME ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 24 meeting, David Goldwyn, Secretary's Coordinator for International Energy Affairs (S/CIEA) and head of the U.S. Delegation to the U.S.-Pakistan Energy Dialogue, commended Prime Minister Gilani on Pakistan's sound plan for addressing the country's energy crisis, i [...]
2009-11-02 03:36:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID ENRG PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD266CODEL BIDEN'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENT ZARDARI
[...] (C) Summary. During a January 9 meeting with President Zardari and Prime Minister Gilani, Senators Biden and Graham reasserted their support for passage of the Biden/Lugar aid legislation. However, Senator Biden noted that the U.S. public was financing its own economic recovery efforts and [...]
2009-02-06 14:48:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD2665PAKISTAN'S PETROLEUM MINISTRY ON POSSIBILITIES FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In response to its chronic and worsening natural gas shortage, the GOP will "most likely" award contracts to two firms -- 4Gas and a Vitol-FOTCO consortium -- to build floating LNG re-gasification terminals, according to Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Resources Special Secret [...]
2009-11-03 14:13:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK
09ISLAMABAD2675Visit to Waziristan IDP Relief Center
[...] (U) Summary. Following reports of rioting at multiple relief distribution points in Dera Ismail (D.I.) Khan, representatives of USAID, the U.N., a local relief organization, and the media traveled with Lt. General Nadeem Ahmed on October 28 to the newly established centralized relief distribut [...]
2009-11-05 08:32:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PGOV PK PINR PREL PTER PREF IO
09ISLAMABAD2696THE WAY FORWARD FOR THE UN IN PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary: The UN continues to struggle in structuring itself to play its full role in Pakistan. The departure of Jean Arnault as the Secretary General's representative to the Friends of Democratic Pakistan (FODP) not only reduces the UN's leadership role in the group, but also complicates [...]
2009-11-06 13:57:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD2698FINANCE MINISTER TARIN ON BUDGETS, CSF DOLLAR FUND, AND PAKISTAN'S IMPROVING ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
[...] (C) Summary: Minister of Finance Shaukat Tarin told the Ambassador that he is "cautiously optimistic" about the Pakistani economy and expressed GOP gratitude that the USG would begin to move gradually towards greater use of Pakistani platforms to channel U.S. assistance. Tarin requested that an ad [...]
2009-11-06 14:52:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID MOPS PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2706PAKISTAN REQUESTS USG SUPPORT BID FOR SECURITY
[...] (U) On October 16, post received a diplomatic note in which the GOP formally requested USG support for its candidacy for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council for the term 2012-2013. They noted that Pakistan last served on the Security Council 10 years ago and that their candidatu [...]
2009-11-10 05:22:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD271CODEL BIDEN MEETS WITH PM GILANI
[...] (C) Summary. During a January 9 meeting with Codel Biden, PM Gilani pledged continued Pakistani resolve to fight terrorism and cooperate in the Mumbai investigations. He said that civil-military relations had improved, urged an expedited meeting of the Friends of Pakistan and requested U.S [...]
2009-02-06 15:06:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PTER PK
09ISLAMABAD2741NEW CEO ON CHANGE IN KESC LEADERSHIP AND FUTURE OF
[...] (U) This is a joint Consulate General Karachi-Embassy Islamabad message. 2. (SBU) Summary: Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) CEO Tabish Gahaur said that KESC had made significant strides in increasing collections and bringing new generation on line since Abraaj Capital took over its ma [...]
2009-11-15 13:40:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID ENRG PK
09ISLAMABAD2769CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH PAKISTANI PRIME MINISTER
[...] (C) Summary: Prime Minister Gilani told CODEL Tierney November 11 that the Pakistani people were united in the fight against terrorism and supported military efforts in Swat, Malakand and South Waziristan. However, he noted the public was upset with Pakistan's failing economy, pointing out co [...]
2009-11-17 14:10:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF EAID ECON MOPS PK
09ISLAMABAD2799POST RESPONSE TO CSG TASKING ON CFT CAPABILITIES
[...] (C/NF) Mission Islamabad provides the following response to Ref A request for information on the Mission's resources and for staff combating terrorist financing in Pakistan. 2. (C//NF) Embassy Islamabad has dedicated the following resources to terrorism finance issues, at least part-time. I [...]
2009-11-19 13:01:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL SNAR PK
09ISLAMABAD2822USAID/Pakistan Provides $44 million for Families Displaced
[...] (U) Summary. On November 17, USAID/Pakistan notified the Government of Pakistan (GoP) that USAID had requested release of USD 44 million in budget support for the GoP cash assistance to families displaced by conflict with insurgents. Funds should reach the GoP's bank account by Friday, Novemb [...]
2009-11-21 09:55:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PK PINR PREL PTER PREF IO
09ISLAMABAD2829DIVVYING UP THE TAX REVENUE PIE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-23 13:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2830PAKISTAN'S THIRD IMF REVIEW - ENOUGH PROGRESS TO
[...] (C) Summary: In an upbeat meeting November 17, Acting Additional Secretary of Finance Salim Sethi assured Treasury Attache and Econ Counselor that Pakistan's third review under its Stand-By Arrangement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was "virtually assured" of a successful conclusion [...]
2009-11-23 15:57:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD2880WORLD FOOD PROGRAM FEARS SHORTAGE OF FOOD FOR IDPs
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.N. World Food Program (WFP) is taking steps to prevent a food shortfall in its Emergency Operation in Pakistan (EMOP) in the coming months. Left unaddressed, this break in the WFP assistance pipeline could affect the 2.7 million individuals, including internally displaced [...]
2009-12-01 05:28:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PK PREL PREF IO
09ISLAMABAD2894AF-PAK TRANSIT TRADE - PERSONNEL CHANGES AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-03 02:03:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL AF PK
09ISLAMABAD2932U.N. EXPLAINS THE DELAYED RELEASE OF 2010 HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The U.N. has proposed a 12-month Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan (PHRP) valued at nearly $800 million - 14 percent larger than the 2009 PHRP. However, the Government of Pakistan (GoP) is concerned that releasing a large appeal will create the perception that the internally [...]
2009-12-05 03:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PTER PREF IO PK
09ISLAMABAD2933U.N. EXPLAINS THE DELAYED RELEASE OF 2010 HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. The U.N. has proposed a 12-month Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan (PHRP) valued at nearly $800 million - 14 percent larger than the 2009 PHRP. However, the Government of Pakistan (GoP) is concerned that releasing a large appeal will create the perception that the internally [...]
2009-12-05 03:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PTER PREF IO PK
09ISLAMABAD2942WAY FORWARD ON AFGHAN REFUGEES REMAINS UNCLEAR
[...] (C) Summary: A new inter-ministerial subcommittee has been established to find a way forward on Afghan refugee status, repatriation, and security-related issues in Pakistan. While establishment of the subcommittee has rolled back progress on finalizing Pakistan's draft Afghan Management and R [...]
2009-12-08 09:49:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREF PGOV PREL EAID PHUM PK
09ISLAMABAD2956LAUNCH OF 2010 HUMANITARIAN APPEAL FOR PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although the U.N. remains in discussions with the Government of Pakistan (GoP) to obtain a non-objection decision for the release of a seven-month 2010 Pakistan Humanitarian Response Plan (PHRP),the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) is considering [...]
2009-12-10 07:03:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PINR PREL PTER PREF IO PK
09ISLAMABAD2963CONTINUED POST-CONFLICT PLANNING FOR SOUTH
[...] (C) Summary. In meetings December 3 with CG and Assistance Coordinator, Northwest Frontier Province Governor Ghani and FATA Additional Chief Secretary Habibullah Khan confirmed support for USAID's proposed supporting post-conflict reconstruction in South Waziristan. Both approved in principl [...]
2009-12-11 08:32:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON PREL EAID PK MOPS
09ISLAMABAD2973PAKISTAN'S ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING ORDINANCE LAPSES,
[...] (C) Summary: In a last minute attempt to keep some kind of anti-money laundering regime in place after the Supreme Court directed that a string of Musharraf-era ordinances be promulgated as laws or allowed to lapse, President Zadari issued a revised Anti-Money Laundering ordinance (AMLO) on No [...]
2009-12-12 11:08:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3002ASSISTANCE COORDINATOR BRIEFS FOREIGN MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Robin Raphel, Coordinator for Economic and Development Assistance in Pakistan briefed Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on U.S. plans to channel more assistance through the Pakistani government, target USG assistance in areas vulnerable to militants, and to focus on severa [...]
2009-12-15 05:31:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3039AF-PAK TRANSIT TRADE -- GETTING TO YES?
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-18 17:00:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL AF PK
09ISLAMABAD305 STATE BANK GOVERNOR: LACK OF CREDIT STIFLING PAKISTAN'S
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 31, the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) released its Monetary Policy Statement which maintained the discount rate at 15 percent for the next six months, causing disappointment to many in the private sector who were hoping for an easing of rates. SBP Governor Salim Raza [...]
2009-02-12 07:55:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD3077FISCAL FEDERALISM OR FISCAL FOOLISHNESS?
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a move heralded in the Pakistani press as a "historical shift to provincial autonomy" and a "victory for democracy," the National Finance Commission (NFC) reached a consensus on the formula for revenue division between the federal and provincial governments on December 11. Ag [...]
2009-12-23 14:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PGOV PK
09ISLAMABAD3089AF-PAK TRANSIT TRADE: GETTING CLOSER, BUT NO DEAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-28 11:39:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL AF PK
09ISLAMABAD3116DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON "DEFAMATION OF RELIGIONS"
[...] (C) PolOff delivered reftel demarche regarding the U.S. request to cooperate with Pakistan to constructively address the problem of racial and religious intolerance and discrimination to MFA Director General (Americas) Sohail Khan on December 30. Khan noted U.S. opposition to "defamation of r [...]
2009-12-31 07:22:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PREF EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD321GOP REQUESTS SUPPORT FOR MIRZA BEG'S IFAD CANDIDACY
[...] (SBU) Muhammad Haroon Shaukat, MFA Additional Secretary, convoked representatives of Japan, Kuwait, Libya, the United States, and Saudi Arabia (which was not present) on February 13 to ask their support for the candidacy of Mirza Qamar Beg for President of the International Fund for Agricultura [...]
2009-02-13 14:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID EAGR PK
09ISLAMABAD343 MORE DONOR ASSISTANCE NEEDED
[...] (SBU) This is an action cable. See paragraph 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: GOP officials have told us and high-level visitors that they have received little support from the international donor community in recent months. A World Bank senior economist confirmed that very little foreign assistance [...]
2009-02-19 07:28:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON IBRD PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD344DONORS AND FRIENDS: THE WAY AHEAD
[...] (SBU) Summary. Given Pakistan's struggling economy and the urgent need for development and budgetary assistance, Mission recommends that we move forward as quickly as possible to facilitate a successful Donors' Conference, co-hosted by the World Bank, and now tentatively scheduled for April i [...]
2009-02-19 07:46:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD365SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL KAYANI’S VISIT TO
[...] (S) Summary. Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani's February 20-27 visit to Washington comes on the heels of the government's loss of control over Swat, continued Pakistani Army/Frontier Corps operations in the tribal areas, and still-simmering Indo-Pak tensions in the wake of the Mumba [...]
2009-02-19 16:17:00Embassy IslamabadSECRETPREL PTER PGOV MOPS MARR EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD405GETTING THE MOST OUT OF OUR ENERGY DIALOGUE WITH PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and Action Request: Ministry of Water and Power Additional Secretary Zarar Aslam suggested rescheduling the U.S.-Pakistan Energy Dialogue during the week of March 15. He requested the USG propose dates via letter to which Aslam would then coordinate a GOP response. Although Asl [...]
2009-02-23 13:01:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ENRG PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD415SHARIFS DISQUALIFIED FROM OFFICE
[...] (C) Summary and Comment: Pakistan's Supreme Court ruled February 25 that both Nawaz and Shahbaz Sharif from the opposition Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) party are ineligible to hold public office. President Zardari told Charge that he had temporarily appointed PPP Governor Taseer as Chief Execut [...]
2009-02-25 15:14:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PINR KJUS EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD422WORLD BANK GIVES HIGH MARKS TO GOP "SCORECARD" APPROACH TO
[...] (SBU) Summary and Recommendation: World Bank point person for the Benazir Income Support Program (BISP) Iftikhar Malik told EconOff February 12 that President Zardari had signed off on revisions to the BISP "distributions via parliamentary political networks" on January 22. Pilot programs for [...]
2009-02-26 11:27:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL SOCI PK
09ISLAMABAD440PAKISTAN MEETS FUND TARGETS; MORE LEEWAY AS GROWTH SLOWS
[...] (SBU) Summary. The IMF finished its first "generally positive" review of Pakistan's Standby Arrangement on February 25. While the program remains on track, the Fund has relaxed its fiscal deficit and tax revenue targets slightly, based on a deteriorating global economic environment. Finance [...]
2009-02-28 04:51:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EINV EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD46POST'S APPEAL FOR FY09 BIOTECHNOLOGY OUTREACH STRATEGY AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pakistan played a major role in the original Green Revolution. After several decades of lagging agricultural production, the Government of Pakistan (GOP) is looking to make the leap to join the Gene Revolution. Post has outlined an ambitious biotech program for FY 2009 and req [...]
2009-01-09 06:26:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID ETRD EAGR KPAO TBIO PK
09ISLAMABAD477NO CONTEST: PAKISTAN'S SENATE ELECTIONS
[...] (C) National and provincial legislators gathered in their respective chambers March 4 to elect 50 new senators to Pakistan's 100-member upper house (ref A). Senators are hand-picked by their party leaders, elected indirectly not by popular vote, and serve six-year terms. Pakistan's Election [...]
2009-03-04 14:14:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PINR PK
09ISLAMABAD529 FATA STUDENTS "EXPERIENCE AMERICA"
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 10, Principal Officer, US Consulate in Peshawar, USAID Deputy Director for the FATA Development Program and USAID OTI representative met with 15 recent returnees from the Experience America Program (EAP). This USAID multi-year student exchange program is designed to im [...]
2009-03-13 05:12:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PREF KPAO PK
09ISLAMABAD537EAD LAYS OUT STRATEGY FOR PAKISTAN DONORS' MEETING
[...] (SBU) Summary. Farrakh Qayyum, Secretary in the Economic Affairs Division (EAD),which is in charge of preparations for the April 17 donors' conference, told DCM March 12 that the GOP is working closely with the World Bank office in Islamabad to prepare their request. He noted that the reques [...]
2009-03-13 10:51:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN EINV PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD543UPDATE ON IDP ASSISTANCE IN BAJAUR AGENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Despite recent military operations in Bajaur that may have "secured" roads in parts of the agency (reftel),the majority of internally displaced persons (IDPs) have not yet begun to return because they see military operations continuing. USAID is currently providing USD 1.8 mill [...]
2009-03-13 15:50:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM PINR PREL PTER PREF KPAO PK
09ISLAMABAD568CODEL TIERNEY MEETS WITH PRIME MINISTER GILANI
[...] (C) Summary: CODEL Tierney met February 2 with Prime Minister Yousef Gilani. Gilani thanked the U.S. for its help in defusing tensions with India following the Mumbai attacks. He emphasized the GOP commitment to cooperating with the U.S. in the fight against terrorism and stressed the need fo [...]
2009-03-18 08:40:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD660FINANCE ADVISOR TARIN AGREES ON WAY AHEAD FOR
[...] (C) Summary: Following interventions from the U.S. and Japan, the Pakistanis have backed off plans to press a $10 billion request for the April 17 Tokyo donors conference and agreed to focus on the $4 billion target established by the IMF. Expressing a desire to "resolve his confusion," Fina [...]
2009-03-27 14:53:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID ECON JA PK
09ISLAMABAD718FINANCE ADVISOR OUTLINES STRATEGY FOR DEPSEC LEW
[...] (C) During an April 1 dinner for Deputy Secretary Lew, Finance Advisor Tareen outlined Pakistan's nine-point agenda for economic development. He recommend the USG focus on poverty alleviation, education and energy as sectors best organized to absorb assistance. Benazir Income Support Progr [...]
2009-04-06 06:48:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON PK
09ISLAMABAD72BOUCHER ENGAGES FARUQUI ON FRIENDS OF PAKISTAN AND
[...] (C) Summary. On January 5, Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher met with Salman Faruqui, Secretary General to the President of Pakistan, to outline a timeline leading to the Friends of Democratic Pakistan meetings and a donor conference. Faruqui and his adv [...]
2009-01-13 11:53:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD782GOP REVIVES THE IDEA OF REMITTANCE SECURITIZATION
[...] (C) Summary: Finance Advisor Shaukat Tarin told the diplomatic community that he plans to raise over $1 billion through the securitization of workers' remittances through UAE and Saudi banks. He will mention this plan at the Donors' meeting, emphasizing that these are commercial transactions [...]
2009-04-13 13:40:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD832SPENDING STRATEGICALLY IN PAKISTAN
[...] (C) Summary. This cable conveys a shorter version of the strategy we laid out in the Mission Strategic Plan and how we will implement the President's strategic review. We welcome the additional resources but we are very mindful of the constraints: our own, the GoP's and the international don [...]
2009-04-21 11:41:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD844RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAY 6-7 TRILATERAL
[...] (SBU) Based on Washington's draft agenda, Post recommends the following format and Pakistani participants for the U.S.-Afghanistan-Pakistan tri-lateral meetings scheduled for May 6-7 in Washington. We will follow up, as requested, with suggestions on deliverables. Foreign Policy Session - [...]
2009-04-22 09:45:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PTER ETRD EAID MOPS PK
09ISLAMABAD888PREPARING FOR THE LONG HAUL
[...] (C) Summary. As promised, the Pakistani military began anti-militant operations in Lower Dir April 26; the Mission will monitor activities on a regular basis to keep Washington apprised of this positive turn of events. However, based on actions over the past year, we should be prepared for [...]
2009-04-27 13:37:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER MARR EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD902DONORS PLEDGE OVER $5 BILLION IN NEW MONEY AT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: International pledges totaled more than $5 billion at the Pakistan Donors' Conference in Tokyo on April 17. The Donors' Conference was intended to support the implementation of Pakistan's International Monetary Fund (IMF) Stand-By Arrangement agreed to in November 2008. Specia [...]
2009-04-28 13:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID
09ISLAMABAD913 ADB CONCERNED OVER ENERGY SECTOR DEVELOPMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On April 21, USAID and ECON officials met with Rune Stroem, Country Director for the Asian Development Bank (ADB),who conveyed the ADB's concerns over the slow pace of energy sector reforms in Pakistan. Stroem identified three problems with the sector: the new Lahore High Cour [...]
2009-04-29 14:11:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EFIN ENGY PK
09ISLAMABAD930 ACTION ON PAK-AFGHAN TRANSIT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Pakistani Cabinet approved the opening of formal negotiations on a new Afghanistan Transit Trade Agreement (ATT) April 8, a significant step toward replacing the outdated 1965 agreement currently in place. While this is a welcome step forward, challenges ranging from vested [...]
2009-05-01 08:51:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EINV ETRD PK
09ISLAMABAD941GOP BRIEFS A NEW STRATCOM PLAN
[...] (C) Summary. In an April 31 meeting with A/DCM and PAO, new Minister of Information and Broadcasting Kaira described the GOP,s planned national public affairs campaign to build public support for the fight against extremism. The plan includes hiring local public relations firms to create ads [...]
2009-05-01 13:20:00Embassy IslamabadCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PK
09ISLAMABAD942GOP AGRICULTURE MINISTER SUPPORTS FORMATION OF TRILATERAL
[...] (SBU) AgCouns contacted the Minister of Food and Agriculture Nazar Muhammad Gondal to discuss the agriculture breakout session of the upcoming U.S.-Afghanistan-Pakistan Trilateral Summit in Washington. Minister Gondal confirmed Pakistan's support for the proposed deliverables and agreed to pro [...]
2009-05-02 09:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD945PAKISTAN UNLIKELY TO MEET ALL IMF TARGETS BUT IMF RESREP
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan is unlikely to meet all its IMF targets, but Islamabad Resident Representative Paul Ross seemed unconcerned. Ross and noted Pakistani economist Dr. Ashfaque Hassan Khan told Econoffs that Pakistan is unlikely to meet its tax collection and fiscal deficit targets. Ros [...]
2009-05-03 10:17:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAID PGOV PREL PK
09ISLAMABAD967 UPDATE ON IDP SITUATION IN PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN and partner agencies have now set up three IDP camps, two in Mardan and another in Swabi to accommodate a total of 1150 refugee families. All camps are being developed by UNHCR site planners, and WHO and UNICEF are developing water/sanitation and health facilities. As o [...]
2009-05-06 01:16:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF PK AF EAID PREL PINR PTER ECON
09ISLAMABAD993 UN BRIEFS ON IMPENDING PAKISTAN IDP CRISIS: URGENT NEEDS
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paras. 9 and 10. 2. (SBU) Summary: Pakistan faces an imminent humanitarian crisis. UN agencies now anticipate a total Pakistan IDP population of 1.3 million. This number includes an anticipated outflow of 800,000 from Dir, Buner and Swat Districts. Reli [...]
2009-05-09 02:58:00Embassy IslamabadUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PGOV PREF PK AF EAID PREL PINR PTER ECON
09JAKARTA1016ILLEGAL TIMBER SEIZURES IN INDONESIA
[...] Summary: Recent seizures of suspected illegal timber in East Java and Papua highlight the continued challenge of illegal logging in Indonesia. The USG continues to support the Government of Indonesia's efforts to tackle the problem through capacity building. This support includes an upcoming [...]
2009-06-16 10:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
09JAKARTA1017COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP -- MOVING FORWARD ON
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Department of Foreign Affairs (DEPLU) wants to move forward on the key bilateral initiatives that the Secretary recently discussed with FM Wirajuda, according to Ambassador Retno Marsudi, DEPLU's senior-most official responsible for U.S. affairs. Ambassador Marsudi wants to [...]
2009-06-16 10:44:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL AMED EAID KDEM ID BM
09JAKARTA1022DRAFT USAID COUNTRY STRATEGY FOR INDONESIA (2009-
[...] This is an action message. See paragraph five. 2. Today the Mission transmitted to USAID Washington its proposed Country Strategy for Indonesia: A Partnership for Prosperity. 3. The draft USAID Country Strategy for Indonesia (2009-14) represents 18 months of systematic effort by staff t [...]
2009-06-17 06:39:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ID
09JAKARTA1025U.S. COMPANIES FACE OBSTACLES IN ADB GEOTHERMAL TENDERS
[...] This is an action request. Please refer to paragraph 7. 2. Asian Development Bank (ADB) geothermal tender specifications prevent meaningful participation by U.S. companies. A U.S. company active in the geothermal products market has brought to Post's attention that a requirement that turbi [...]
2009-06-17 09:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD ENRG EAID ID
09JAKARTA1076 ASEAN 101 and Contacts
[...] Summary: Secretary Clinton's historic February visit to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Secretariat (ASEC) in Jakarta underscores a deepening U.S. relationship with ASEAN. The United States was ASEAN's first "Dialogue Partner" to name an Ambassador for ASEAN Affairs. It al [...]
2009-06-24 23:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDASEAN ECIN PREL EAID ID
09JAKARTA1079Indonesia: Improving Transparency in Timber Administration
[...] Summary: Indonesia is taking another significant step to improve transparency in the forestry sector by requiring the labeling/bar-coding of logs. This online timber tracking system will be phased in gradually. The Government of Indonesia (GOI) is targeting nation-wide implementation by the [...]
2009-06-25 07:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID KGHG ECON PGOV ID
09JAKARTA1237AFGHANISTAN -- URGING INDONESIA TO DO MORE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: We have strongly encouraged the GOI to consider what it can do to assist Afghanistan's political development. We urged, for example, that the GOI think creatively and consider using the Indonesian-founded Bali Democracy Forum (BDF) as a venue to help build up the capacity of th [...]
2009-07-24 08:44:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ID AF
09JAKARTA1269INDONESIA--REALIZING THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Expanded and more robust engagement with Indonesia is critical to the President's vision of a new relationship with the Muslim world as outlined in his Cairo speech. Now is the time to advance key elements of our Comprehensive Partnership with Indonesia--the Muslim world's larg [...]
2009-07-29 10:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SCUL SOCI KISL EAID ECON ID XF
09JAKARTA1298JAKARTA USAID-USPACOM CONFERENCE ADVANCES
[...] USAID Mission Indonesia and the Office of Defense Cooperation (ODC) Jakarta jointly hosted the USAID-U.S. Pacific Command Civil Military Synchronization Planning Workshop in Jakarta July 27-30. The conference's objective was to expand civil-military cooperation between USAID and USPACOM throu [...]
2009-08-05 09:00:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID MARR ID
09JAKARTA1348DOC CLEAN ENERGY ROUNDTABLE SEEKS RENEWABLE ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES, HIGHLIGHTS OBSTACLES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-14 11:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD ENRG EAID EFIN KGHG ID
09JAKARTA1414ASEAN REGIONAL FORUM DISASTER RELIEF DIALOGUE --
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) Indonesia is on board with our reftel demarche and invitation package for the 9th ARF Inter-Sessional Meeting (ISM) on Disaster Relief Sept. 16-18. In response to our presentation, Kristanyo Hardojo of th [...]
2009-08-26 10:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ARF EAID MARR ID
09JAKARTA1467EARTHQUAKE OFF COAST OF JAVA
[...] (U) On September 2 at 2:55 p.m. local time, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck western Java, Indonesia. The earthquake was centered off the southern coast of Java, approximately 125 miles south of Jakarta, but could be felt throughout the capital. Jakarta citizens rushed out of their office [...]
2009-09-02 10:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID
09JAKARTA1473Food Security in Indonesia - It's About Fish
[...] Summary: Post proposes the establishment of an Indonesia-U.S. Center for Sustainable Ocean Fisheries. This joint research institute would explore and study waters that house the world's highest ocean biodiversity. The resulting science discoveries would help drive Indonesia and regional ocea [...]
2009-09-03 10:19:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KGHG SENV PGOV ID
09JAKARTA1481DISASTER DECLARATION Q INDONESIA: EARTHQUAKE OFF
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see para 6. 2. (U) On September 2 at 2:55 p.m. local time, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of western Java, Indonesia, approximately 95 km south-southwest of the nearest heavily populated city, Bandung, and approximately 195 miles south [...]
2009-09-04 08:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID
09JAKARTA1505USAID/OFDA ASSESSMENT OF JAVA EARTHQUAKE
[...] The immediate humanitarian needs of an estimated 25,000 displaced individuals following the September 4 earthquake in central Java are mostly being met by government and non- governmental agencies. The earthquake-related damage to homes and infrastructure is relatively small, is manageable b [...]
2009-09-10 03:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID
09JAKARTA1521Locking in Progress for Broader Health Cooperation in
[...] (SBU) Your September 15 meeting with Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari presents a critical opportunity to reset the stage for health and biomedical research cooperation with Indonesia. The Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono Presidency received a resounding majority mandate in his July re-election, [...]
2009-09-11 10:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KGHG SENV PGOV ID
09JAKARTA1527INDONESIAN REP FOR FOOD SECURITY MEETING NOT YET DECIDED
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-14 10:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA ID
09JAKARTA1537INDONESIA TO HOST "ASIA-AFRICA" CONFERENCE FOCUSED
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia has announced that it plans to host an "Asia-Africa" conference for senior officials in Jakarta in October. The conference will largely focus on Palestinian capacity-building, and comes against the backdrop of a technical conference on that subject sponsored by the GO [...]
2009-09-15 09:09:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ID XF
09JAKARTA1552Indonesia Launches Climate Change Trust Fund
[...] On September 14, Indonesia's Ministry of National Development Planning announced the "soft" launch of the Indonesia Climate Change Trust Fund (ICCTF). Through the ICCTF, the Government of Indonesia (GOI) aims to achieve a low-carbon economy with greater resilience to climate change and to lin [...]
2009-09-16 06:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID KGHG SENV PREL ID
09JAKARTA1562Climate Change - Taking Advantage of SBY's Moment
[...] (U) This is an action message; please see para 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: The U.S. has an opportunity to shape newly re-elected President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's (SBY) climate agenda. The U.S. could seek a Yudhoyono presidential declaration - perhaps timed for President Obama's potential visit [...]
2009-09-16 10:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KGHG SENV PREL ID
09JAKARTA1567INDONESIAN FM WILL ATTEND FOOD SECURITY MEETING
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-17 06:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ETRD EAGR UNGA ID
09JAKARTA1574Dozens Feared Dead in Massive North Sumatra Floods
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Jakarta. 2. (U) Widespread flooding caused by heavy rains in the Mandaling Natal Regency in the interior of the province of North Sumatra on September 15 resulted in at least 15 deaths with at least 38 more people missing and feared dead. Flash [...]
2009-09-18 05:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV SENV EAID ID
09JAKARTA1583Indonesia's Food Security Challenges
[...] Summary: The Government of Indonesia (GOI) recognizes four major challenges to food security. One is the need for human resource development through agriculture research, education and extension. Another is the need for substantial new investment in agricultural infrastructure. They are exac [...]
2009-09-23 00:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD SENV KGHG PREL ID
09JAKARTA1601VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT BOEDIONO CONFIDENT INDONESIA
[...] (C) Summary: In a September 24 meeting with Ambassador and DCM, Vice President-elect Boediono (one name only) welcomed the strengthening of bilateral relations, urged continued deepening of people-to people ties, asked whether U.S. companies wanted to invest in clean energy in Indonesia, and i [...]
2009-09-24 11:06:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALBEXP EAID ECON ETRD ID KJUS PGOV PREL SENV
09JAKARTA1643 DISASTER DECLARATION: EARTHQUAKE IN WEST SUMATERA,
[...] This is an action request. Please see paras 2 and 8. 2. Action request: Mission requests USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) consideration, approval and transmission of fund cite to allow for the transfer of USD300, 000 to support emergency response interventions for [...]
2009-10-01 09:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID
09JAKARTA1645 EARTHQUAKE IN WEST SUMATRA: SITREP 1
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-01 10:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDCASC EAID ECON ID PGOV SENV
09JAKARTA1648WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE: REQUEST DOD ASSISTANCE
[...] Embassy Jakarta is formally requesting Department of Defense assistance. We ask that the Department forward this request to DOD as quickly as possible. 2. At the request of the Government of Indonesia, Embassy Jakarta is requesting: * That the US C-130 which is in Indonesia for Exercise [...]
2009-10-02 03:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID
09JAKARTA1651 WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE: SITREP 2
[...] The following information is current as of 11:00 local time. CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND 2. There have been no reports of significant aftershocks since the major earthquake of September 30 (reftel). However, any buildings over two stories have either collapsed or sustained extensive damag [...]
2009-10-02 08:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID
09JAKARTA1652 WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE: SITREP 3
[...] The following information is current as of 17:00 local time. CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND 2. Search and rescue operations continue. Road access continues to be severely limited, with three of the four major access roads into Padang completed closed and the fourth severely damaged. Although [...]
2009-10-02 10:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID
09JAKARTA1654 WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE: SITREP 4
[...] The following information is current as of Saturday, October 3, 1100 hours, local time. CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND 2. Search and rescue operations continue. There are reports that approximately 60 people may be trapped in the Ambachang hotel, which caters to foreigners. Major roads are [...]
2009-10-03 05:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID
09JAKARTA1666 MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #1:
[...] In response to the magnitude 7.6 earthquake that occurred off the coast of Sumatra Island, Indonesia, the U.S. Government (USG) has begun providing humanitarian assistance to support Government of Indonesia (GoI) response efforts. Nine members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (U [...]
2009-10-05 09:53:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1668 MGEAP1: WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE - SITREP 5
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-05 11:00:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDAEMR ASEC PGOV CASC MARR ECON PREL PINR AMGT EAID
09JAKARTA1671 MGEAP1: WEST SUMATRA EARTHQUAKE - SITREP 5
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-06 03:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAEMR ASEC PGOV CASC MARR ECON PREL PINR AMGT EAID
09JAKARTA1675 MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #2
[...] In response to the September 30 earthquake, an 11-member USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) is in Indonesia. Search and rescue operations have ceased. Damage reports from affected areas are preliminary, with the Rapid Joint Assessment results and the Humanitarian Response Pl [...]
2009-10-06 09:42:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1688 MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #3
[...] As of October 6, the September 30 earthquake in Indonesia has resulted in at least 704 deaths and left an additional 295 people missing. Preliminary damage assessments indicate that the humanitarian situation in Padang is stabilizing. The cluster system in Padang appears well managed and hig [...]
2009-10-07 10:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1698 MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #3
[...] The September 30 earthquake damaged or destroyed approximately 210,000 houses and affected at least 1.2 million people. Field assessments conducted by the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) indicate needs for food, safe drinking water, and shelter interventions. The U.N. Of [...]
2009-10-08 10:21:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1705 MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #4
[...] The September 30 earthquake damaged or destroyed approximately 210,000 houses and affected at least 1.2 million people. Field assessments conducted by the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) indicate needs for food, safe drinking water, and shelter interventions. The U.N. Of [...]
2009-10-09 04:27:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1712 MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #5
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) continues to assess areas affected by the September 30 earthquake off the coast of West Sumatra. On October 9, the USAID/DART conducted aerial assessments of areas northeast of the epicenter of the earthquake, as well as areas south of [...]
2009-10-09 10:35:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1715 MGEAP1: INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #6:
[...] Since arriving in Padang, West Sumatra, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) has conducted assessments of areas affected by the September 30 earthquake to determine priority humanitarian needs. Preliminary assessment results indicate a widespread need for shelter intervent [...]
2009-10-13 10:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1726 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #7: USAID/DART
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) continues to assess emergency shelter needs, in light of recent reports that the September 30 earthquake damaged more than 265,000 houses and destroyed the majority of brick kilns that serve affected areas. Following an assessment in th [...]
2009-10-14 09:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1734 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #8
[...] The Government of Indonesia (GoI) has reported that the official death toll from the September 30 is 1,115 people. During the October 13 to 15 visit of the U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) raised the issue of coordination with the U. [...]
2009-10-15 10:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1743 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #9: FIELD
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) field officer has assessed the need for emergency water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) programs following the September 30 earthquake off the coast of West Sumatra. While the earthquake damaged water and sanitation infrastructure, fami [...]
2009-10-16 09:14:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA175IMPACT OF THE GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS ON EAST
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The global financial crisis is having a significant impact on the natural resource dependent economy and politics of East Kalimantan, Indonesia's second largest province. The drop in commodity prices is slowing illegal logging, but deforestation continues. Furthermore, the inab [...]
2009-02-03 11:27:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EFIN ECON ETRD SENV EAID ID
09JAKARTA1753 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #10: FOOD
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) has assessed food security and agriculture conditions in earthquake-affected Agam, Pariaman, and Padang Pariaman districts. The earthquake resulted in the loss of many families' rice stocks and damaged irritation infrastructure considera [...]
2009-10-19 08:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1756 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #11: SNAPSHOT OF
[...] The USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) is continually assessing the dynamic emergency shelter conditions of areas affected by the September 30 earthquake, which severely damaged nearly 140,000 houses. Little displacement has occurred, as most families are living under tarps [...]
2009-10-19 10:34:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1776 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #12: PROGRAM
[...] In response to the September 30 earthquake in West Sumatra, the USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) has programmed more than $5.2 million in humanitarian programs. Current implementing partners include the American Red Cross, the Indonesian Red Cross (PMI),Mercy Corps, Inter [...]
2009-10-23 06:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1783 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #14: USAID/DART
[...] On September 30, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra Island. In response, Post issued a disaster declaration, and a USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) deployed to Padang, West Sumatra Province. To date, the USAID/DART has programmed nearly $5.3 millio [...]
2009-10-26 10:42:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1784 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #13: SHELTER AND
[...] The combination of widespread, spontaneous shelter recovery by households affected by the September 30 earthquake and emerging humanitarian action in the shelter and settlements sector is beginning to address post-earthquake shelter needs. In many instances observed by the USAID Disaster Assi [...]
2009-10-26 10:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1786 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #13: SHELTER AND
[...] The combination of widespread, spontaneous shelter recovery by households affected by the September 30 earthquake and emerging humanitarian action in the shelter and settlements sector is beginning to address post-earthquake shelter needs. In many instances observed by the USAID Disaster Assi [...]
2009-10-26 14:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1787 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #14: USAID/DART
[...] On September 30, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck off the coast of Sumatra Island. In response, Post issued a disaster declaration, and a USAID Disaster Assistance Response Team (USAID/DART) deployed to Padang, West Sumatra Province. To date, the USAID/DART has programmed nearly $5.3 millio [...]
2009-10-26 14:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1794CLIMATE CHANGE PARTNERSHIP FOR POTUS BILAT AT APEC
[...] (SBU) Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director General Retno Marsudi agreed that the planned bilateral meeting between President Obama and President Yuhoyono at APEC in Singapore presents an opportunity to advance our bilateral relationship. Citing President Yudhoyono's brave unilateral declaratio [...]
2009-10-28 09:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KGHG SENV PREL ID
09JAKARTA1808Naming Indonesia as a Priority Country for Food Security
[...] Summary and Action Request. Food security is a priority for President Yudhoyono, and U.S. assistance would yield concrete poverty-alleviating results for up to 150 million vulnerable Indonesians. Indonesia suffers from a high incidence of food insecurity, particularly in eastern regions wher [...]
2009-10-30 07:47:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD SENV PREL ID
09JAKARTA1811MCC FY10 INDONESIA SCORECARD A "SHOCKER"
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. AN EMBASSY OFFICIAL DELIVERED THE MCC FY10 SCORECARD FOR INDONESIA TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDONESIA (GOI) ON TUESDAY OCTOBER 27, 2009. A SENIOR INDONESIAN OFFICIAL EXPRESSED SHOCK AT THE RATINGS AND DEEP CONCERN OVER PUBLIC PERCEPTIONS IT MIGHT TRIGGER. THE OFFICIAL WORRIED THA [...]
2009-10-30 08:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID
09JAKARTA1812MCC FY10 INDONESIA SCORECARD A QSHOCKER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-30 08:33:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID
09JAKARTA1819 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #15: USAID/OFDA
[...] On October 28, USAID/OFDA Field Officers (FO) visited International Medical Corps' (IMC) Mobile Health Clinics in Padang Pariaman. On October 30, the field officers visited Mercy Corps' distribution in Agam District. The field officers found no urgent humanitarian needs. Both programs are ru [...]
2009-11-02 09:44:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA1832Ambassador Hume Expresses Concerns on Status of Peace Corps
[...] (U) This telegram contains an action request, please see para. 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Hume met with Bunyan Saptomo, Director of North and Central American Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on November 4 to discuss the remaining issues on completing Peace Corps' Memoran [...]
2009-11-04 12:26:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID USAID PREL PGOV ID
09JAKARTA1839New Fisheries Minister Enthusiastic About U.S.-Indonesia
[...] On Noveb"er 4, newly-appointed Minister of Marine Affairs nnd Fisheries Fadel Muhammad highlighted marine rs"earch and human resource development as two key areas for increased U.S.-Indonesian collaboration Speaking with Ambassador Hume, Muhammad cited thQ planned voyage of NOAA's Okeanos Ex [...]
2009-11-05 10:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EFIS TBIO PREL ID
09JAKARTA1840INDONESIA -- REALIZING THE PRESIDENT'S CAIRO VISION
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. It contains Action Requests in paras 4, 6, 8, 9, 11 and 12. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: We have an opportunity to enhance relations with Indonesia and carry out the President's vision of a "New Beginning" with the Muslim world. President Yudhoyono's [...]
2009-11-05 10:42:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL SOCI KISL EAID ID XF
09JAKARTA185MINISTER NUMBERI SEEKS ALTERNATE WORLD OCEAN CONFERENCE
[...] (U) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (U) On February 4, Ambassador Hume delivered a letter from Mary Glackin, NOAA's Acting Administrator to Freddy Numberi, Minister of Marine Affairs that affirmed NOAA's interest in marine partnership but declined the invitation to send the Okea [...]
2009-02-05 03:48:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID AORC EFIS PREL ID
09JAKARTA1861An Opportunity to Finalize Peace Corps Agreement with
[...] (SBU) We have an opportunity to advance U.S.-Indonesian relations by completing a Peace Corps agreement in time for a joint announcement by President Obama and President Yudhoyono at the APEC Summit in Singapore this week. There is only one remaining issue left preventing an agreement. It ca [...]
2009-11-09 13:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID USAID PREL PGOV ID
09JAKARTA1869REWARD PERFORMANCE: RESELECT INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy strongly supports MCC reselecting Indonesia as eligible for compact. Indonesia deserves reselection based on its performance both on and outside the indicators. Failing to reselect Indonesia would dash Indonesian expectations created by the U.S. government and would we [...]
2009-11-12 00:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID
09JAKARTA1870REWARD PERFORMANCE: RESELECT INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Embassy strongly supports MCC reselecting Indonesia as eligible for compact. Indonesia deserves reselection based on its performance both on and outside the indicators. Failing to reselect Indonesia would dash Indonesian expectations created by the U.S. government and would we [...]
2009-11-12 00:07:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID
09JAKARTA1878Peace Corps Agreement Reached With Indonesia
[...] (SBU) Summary: The United States and the Government of Indonesia (GOI) reached an agreement on November 12 that will allow Peace Corps to establish a program in Indonesia after a forty-year absence. With this agreement, Peace Corps' return to Indonesia can potentially be announced at Preside [...]
2009-11-12 08:59:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID USAID PREL PGOV CPAS ID
09JAKARTA1898 INDONESIA EARTHQUAKE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE #16: USAID/OFDA
[...] From October 31 - November 7, USAID/OFDA Field Officers (FO) visited programs being implemented by CHF, World Vision, Save the Children/US (SC/US),American Red Cross (ARC),CARE, and Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and attended shelter and general cluster coordination meetings. The NGOs [...]
2009-11-17 04:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV CASC ECON EAID SENV ID PHUM AEMR ASEC
09JAKARTA190EMBASSY JAKARTA ASEAN ENGAGEMENT TEAM
[...] This is in response to reftel request for post contact information for ASEAN related issues. 2. Embassy Jakarta's Political and Economic sections formed a joint ASEAN Engagement Team (AET) in December 2008. Economic Counselor Peter D. Haas and Political Counselor Joseph L. Novak co-chair [...]
2009-02-05 08:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDASEAN ECIN PREL EAID ID
09JAKARTA1901 INDONESIA'S 100-DAY PLAN: 15 PRIORITY PROGRAMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) has identified 15 priority programs for his second administration in the government's 100-day plan. The heated dispute between Indonesia's police, Attorney General's Office and the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) prompted the pre [...]
2009-11-17 11:00:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN ETRD EINV ENRG KCOR PREL PTER SENV
09JAKARTA1949MCC VISIT: NOW IS THE TIME FOR INTENSE WORK
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The MCC visit has successfully refocused Indonesian attention on a MCC Compact. Meetings with key ministers, the local Indonesian technical team, and many experts provided valuable input as well as allowed sharing of the requirements and timeline for a Compact. However, work is ju [...]
2009-11-25 10:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREL PGOV ETRD ECON KMCA MCC ID
09JAKARTA1951SOCIAL MEDIA DRIVES PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: As its urban middle class goes online in greater numbers, and with the rapid spread of mobile computing, social networking is a potent means of political expression in Indonesia. This month's outpouring of support for two former anti-corruption officials who saw 1.6 million Indon [...]
2009-11-25 10:45:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL SOCI ID
09JAKARTA1956Mission Indonesia Nominees for Presidential Summit on
[...] (SBU) Post, in response to reftel, offers the following ten nominees to attend the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship in Washington: -- Shinta Widjaja Kamdani, Director, PT Widjajatunggal Sejahtera; Ranked 50th most powerful woman in Indonesia; runs a multi-million dollar conglomerate; [...]
2009-11-30 09:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV SOCI ID
09JAKARTA1968Copenhagen - Advancing U.S.-Indonesia Environmental
[...] (SBU) Summary: Cooperation in climate change, energy and environment is a key component of the U.S.-Indonesia Comprehensive Partnership, which President Obama is likely to launch formally when he visits Indonesia in 2010. Bilateral cabinet-level meetings during climate negotiations in Copenha [...]
2009-12-01 11:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID EFIS PREL ID
09JAKARTA1970Climate Change Funds for Southeast Asia Best Spent in
[...] (SBU) The Department should invest limited U.S. funds for climate change where potential gains are the greatest. In Southeast Asia, that place is Indonesia. I urge that the proposed Asia Regional Center for Excellence on Climate Change (ARC) be put in Indonesia. Political Rationale ------- [...]
2009-12-02 08:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID KGHG SENV PREL ID
09JAKARTA1994Coordinating Minister for Social Welfare Supports NAMRU
[...] (SBU) Summary: New Coordinating Minister for Social Welfare Agung Laksono told Ambassador Hume December 3 that he supports the finalization of details to form a joint biomedical research center to replace the Naval Medical Research Unit-2 (NAMRU2) before the end of March. Laksono also confirme [...]
2009-12-04 10:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID KGHG SENV PREL ID
09JAKARTA1996Indonesian Environment Minister Highlights Peat Emissions,
[...] (U) During a December 4 meeting, Indonesia's new Environment Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta highlighted monitoring and mitigation of peat land emissions as a key area for partnership and U.S. assistance. Government of Indonesia (GOI) ministries are busy preparing plans to achieve President Yud [...]
2009-12-04 10:19:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID PREL ID
09JAKARTA1997Deputy Agriculture Minister Krisnamurthi Supports
[...] Summary. Ambassador Cameron Hume met with Dr. Bayu Krisnamurthi, Deputy Minister of the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture on December 1, 2009 to discuss cooperation on food security issues. Krisnamurthi supports the Secretary's new policies on food security, and sees agricultural cooperation [...]
2009-12-07 02:12:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR ETRD EAID ID
09JAKARTA20242010 FOOD SECURITY PLANNING: INDONESIA
[...] SUMMARY: Substantial potential exists for Indonesia to achieve greater food security through cash crops and fisheries, and to replicate its successes in other developing countries in the region. Indonesia has over 110 million people living on less than $2 dollar a day and around 13 million ma [...]
2009-12-10 03:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD SENV PREL ID
09JAKARTA20312010 FOOD SECURITY PLANNING: INDONESIA
[...] SUMMARY: Substantial potential exists for Indonesia to achieve greater food security through cash crops and fisheries, and to replicate its successes in other developing countries in the region. Indonesia has over 110 million people living on less than $2 dollar a day and around 13 million m [...]
2009-12-11 09:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD SENV PREL ID
09JAKARTA2034Peace Corps Agreement Signed With Indonesia
[...] (SBU) Undersecretary for Political Affairs William Burns signed a Peace Corps agreement with Deputy Minister Bambang Sutedjo of Indonesia's National Development Planning Agency (BAPENAS) on December 11th. The agreement opens the way for Peace Corps to establish a program in Indonesia after a [...]
2009-12-14 00:24:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID USAID PREL PGOV CPAS ID
09JAKARTA2069U/S BURNS'S DECEMBER 11, 2009 MEETING WITH
[...] (SBU) December 11, 2009; 9:00 a.m.; Vice Presidential Palace; Jakarta, Indonesia 2. (SBU) Participants: U.S. ---- Under Secretary William Burns Ambassador Cameron R. Hume, Embassy Jakarta Scot Marciel, EAP Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Ted Osius, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy [...]
2009-12-17 09:13:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EINV EAID OVIP ID
09JAKARTA2081INDONESIA-UNITED STATES STRATEGIC CONSULTATIONS ON THE COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: During the first session of the December 11 inaugural U.S.-Indonesia Strategic Consultations, Under Secretary Bill Burns led the U.S. delegation in a discussion of bilateral cooperation under the Comprehensive Partnership (CP). The U.S. and Indonesian delegations discussed ways [...]
2009-12-21 09:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEAID SENV PREL PARM KGHG MARR OVIP
09JAKARTA2104Mission Indonesia Promotes Entrepreneurship
[...] (SBU) Summary: Embassy Jakarta actively engages in promoting entrepreneurship as a means to strengthen ties with high-impact economic actors in Indonesia. This key group of stakeholders has the potential to positively shape and influence economic and political governance. Efforts to date hav [...]
2009-12-28 07:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV SOCI ID
09JAKARTA216 ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING/COMBATTING TERRORIST FINANCING
[...] (U) Summary: Mission support to the GOI's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) continues to show positive results. More remains to be done, but PPATK's effectiveness and credibility have improved, as reflected in recent data on the filing of suspicious transaction reports (STRs) and cash transacti [...]
2009-02-09 05:29:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN KCRM KTFN ID
09JAKARTA240Washington Issues for Upcoming SecState Visit to Indonesia
[...] There are three outstanding issues in Washington, which, if positively addressed, will make the Secretary's trip to Indonesia more successful: the Millennium Challenge Corporation, Peace Corps; and, a Science and Technology agreement. Positive news that Washington is moving forward on these to [...]
2009-02-10 10:09:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL TPHY PGOV ID
09JAKARTA260FAMILY PLANNING/REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH (FP/RH)
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-13 08:57:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV CASC EAID ID
09JAKARTA265WORLD OCEAN CONFERENCE: MINISTER INVITES NOAA
[...] This is an action request; see paragraph 2. 2. Post has received a letter from Indonesian Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Freddy Numberi to the NOAA Administrator-designate, Dr. Jane Lubchenco, inviting her to attend the World Ocean Conference in Manado, Indonesia from May 11-15 [...]
2009-02-17 01:51:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG EAID AORC EFIS PREL ID
09JAKARTA266INDONESIA: ADVANCING OUR CLIMATE CHANGE AGENDA
[...] (U) Summary. President Yudhoyono intends to raise with the Secretary on February 19 the World Ocean Conference (WOC) and the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit, both scheduled to take place in Indonesia in mid-May. Neither Indonesia nor the United States is now adequately prepared for the [...]
2009-02-17 05:32:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID
09JAKARTA311 JAPAN ANNOUNCES LARGE ASSISTANCE PACKAGE FOR INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Japan agreed to guarantee Indonesian yen-denominated government bonds and doubled its bilateral currency swap agreement with Indonesia on February 21 on the margins of the ASEAN Plus Three Finance Ministers meeting in Phuket, Thailand. The state-backed Japan Bank for International Cooper [...]
2009-02-23 10:42:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID EINV ID
09JAKARTA318WE CAN COOPERATE, INDONESIANS TELL U.S. CLIMATE ENVOY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Special Envoy on Climate Change Todd Stern reassured senior Indonesian officials that the United States will be "ready" for Copenhagen. They welcomed U.S. leadership on climate change under President Obama and offered to help the USG in any way possible, including as an intermed [...]
2009-02-25 01:03:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID AORC EFIS PREL ID
09JAKARTA333 SUPPORTING INDONESIA'S WORLD BANK CONTINGENT FINANCING
[...] (U) Please see action request in paragraph 6. 2. (SBU) The United States should support the proposed $2 billion Public Expenditure Support Facility Development Policy Loan (DPL-DDO) for Indonesia. The World Bank Executive Board will consider this loan on March 3. The proposal has been clos [...]
2009-02-26 09:58:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID ID
09JAKARTA378INDONESIA -- ANTI-TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT 2009
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Consulate General Surabaya and Consulate Medan. 2. (SBU) OVERVIEW: The past year did not witness significant change in overall trafficking patterns in Indonesia. There is a continuous trend of Indonesians seeking work abroad as high unemployment and [...]
2009-03-04 08:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF ELAM EAID ID
09JAKARTA414USAID PARTICIPATION IN WORLD OCEANS CONFERENCE
[...] This is an action message. See paragraph 6. 2. Summary: The May 11-15 World Ocean Conference (WOC) in Manado, Indonesia will be a key climate chage milestone on the way to Copenhagen. In addition to climate change, the Conference will address sustainable economic growth and biodiversity [...]
2009-03-10 10:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID
09JAKARTA415 INDONESIA'S GROWTH SLOWDOWN, BALANCE OF PAYMENT PRESSURES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Indonesia's economic growth is slowing as the global economic downturn has become more entrenched. Market consensus expects a growth slowdown (current IMF forecast is 3.5 percent),rather than recession, for 2009. The macroeconomic situation remains broadly stable, though pres [...]
2009-03-10 10:06:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON ETRD EINV EAID ID
09JAKARTA417COMPREHENSIVE PARTNERSHIP -- NEXT STEPS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Ambassador and Ambassador Retno Marsudi, Director General for European and American Affairs in the Department of Foreign Affairs, on March 10 discussed next steps following the Secretary's February 18-19 visit to Indonesia. Marsudi confirmed President Yudhoyono would attend [...]
2009-03-10 10:50:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID OVIP ID
09JAKARTA427 SUGGESTED THEMES FOR GEITHNER-SRI MULYANI PULL ASIDE ON
[...] (SBU) Indonesian Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati will use her pull aside with Treasury Secretary Geithner to repeat Indonesia's requests made by Indonesian President Yudhoyono and Foreign Minister Wirajuda during Secretary Clinton's February 18-19 visit. Embassy recommends that Secretar [...]
2009-03-12 08:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID ID
09JAKARTA507NOMINATING USG REP TO INDONESIAN TROPICAL FOREST
[...] This is an action cable, see paragraph 4. 2. Post anticipates concluding a Tropical Forest Conservation Act Agreement with the GOI soon. As a part of this process, Post nominates Walter North, USAID Mission Director, as the Voting Member of the Oversight Committee that will be created to [...]
2009-03-20 07:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG EAID PREL ID
09JAKARTA528BURMA -- INDONESIA SUPPORTS TRIPARTITE CORE GROUP
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Mission has underscored the importance of the unfettered operation of the Tripartite Core Group (TCG) that was formed to coordinate relief operations after Cyclone Nargis struck Burma. GOI officials told us they supported the TCG's operations and continued to raise the matter wi [...]
2009-03-24 08:49:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ASEAN ID BM
09JAKARTA532009 WORLD OCEAN CONFERENCE UPDATE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-12 10:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID AORC EFIS PREL ID
09JAKARTA539Climate Change, Smart Power, and the World Ocean
[...] (SBU) Summary. The May 11-15 World Ocean Conference (WOC) and Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) Summit in Manado, Indonesia is an unparalleled "smart power" diplomacy opportunity. We can showcase our environmental and climate change leadership on the road to Copenhagen and beyond. We can streng [...]
2009-03-25 09:52:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID AORC EFIS PREL ID
09JAKARTA542INDONESIA-CHINA CURRENCY SWAP VIEWED AS SIGN OF
[...] (C) Summary: Bank Indonesia and the People's Bank of China announced March 23 a bilateral currency swap arrangement worth an estimated equivalent of $15 billion (the actual deal is a rupiah-yuan swap). While the deal will offer limited utility to Bank Indonesia, an English- language editorial [...]
2009-03-25 10:03:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON ETRD EAID EINV ID
09JAKARTA558PAKISTAN DONORS CONFERENCE IN TOKYO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 10:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN ID
09JAKARTA564AFGHANISTAN-PAKISTAN -- INDONESIA WELCOMES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Indonesia welcomes a new U.S. approach on Afghanistan and Pakistan and will review carefully President Obama's new strategy. GOI officials remain concerned about possible civilian casualties that might result from increased military operations but applaud the United States' emph [...]
2009-03-30 10:30:00Embassy JakartaCONFIDENTIALPREL MARR EAID ID AF PK
09JAKARTA705INDONESIA: SENIOR DELEGATION CHIEF NEEDED FOR WORLD OCEAN
[...] There is an urgent need to name a senior official to lead the U.S. delegation to the May 11-15 World Ocean Conference and Coral Triangle Initiative Summit. Secretary Clinton told President Yudhoyono that the USG will send a high-level representative to the Conference. A strong delegation coul [...]
2009-04-21 11:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO EAID ECON PREL ID
09JAKARTA739Major Economies Forum and Indonesia
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Indonesians welcome U.S. reengagement and leadership on the climate change negotiations. They are interested in exploring pragmatic and tangible measures the U.S. and Indonesia canjointly undertake to advance an ambitious outcome o the negotiations. The more technically s [...]
2009-04-28 08:41:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID PREL ID
09JAKARTA763INDONESIA SUPPORTS ADB GENERAL CAPITAL INCREASE,
[...] (U) Indonesian officials expressed strong agreement with the proposed 200 percent General Capital Increase (GCI) for the Asian Development Bank and welcomed U.S. support for the GCI. Increased resources for the ADB remain a government of Indonesia priority and has assumed greater importance a [...]
2009-04-30 08:30:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL PGOV ETRD ID
09JAKARTA869Coral Triangle Summit: Leaders Strengthen Commitments
[...] Summary: Leaders from the six Coral Triangle countries (CT6) officially launched the Coral Triangle Initiative (CTI) on May 15. The CTI, first proposed by President Yudhoyono in 2007, highlights both Indonesia's leadership and the importance of a multilateral approach to issues that transcend [...]
2009-05-19 10:17:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID AORC EFIS KGHG BP ID PP RP TT XB XV
09JAKARTA898 Science, Environment, and Diplomacy at the World Ocean
[...] Summary: U.S. participation in the World Ocean Conference, including Secretary Clinton's taped address, demonstrated how the U.S. can play a constructive role in understanding the link between oceans and climate change. Indonesia has a growing international role on environmental issues, and t [...]
2009-05-26 10:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG EAID AORC EFIS PREL ID
09JAKARTA91INDONESIA - ASSESSING IMPLICATIONS OF GLOBAL FINANCIAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: As the global financial crisis unfolds, Indonesia's experienced economic team is acting quickly to implement a broad policy response aimed at stabilizing local financial markets and to secure standby financing from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and bilateral donors. Al [...]
2009-01-16 09:54:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON ETRD EINV ID
09JAKARTA912INDONESIA CASTS ABSTENTION IN VOTE FOR KOSOVO'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-29 01:20:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PREL ID
09JAKARTA963COUNTERING TERRORISM AND TRANSNATIONAL CRIME --
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified -- Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Members of Indonesia's USG-sponsored Task Force on Terrorism and Transnational Crime at the Attorney General's Office (AGO) led a best practices training session for regional prosecutors on May [...]
2009-06-05 05:15:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PTER EAID ID
09JEDDAH157ALBANIA SUBMITTING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Albania is submitting a draft resolution on Kosovo recognition at May 4-6 OIC Jeddah meeting preparatory to May 23-25 Damascus OIC Ministerial. En route to Jeddah OIC meeting today, the Albanian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Admirim Banaj, passed post a copy of Albania's draft reso [...]
2009-05-04 19:17:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA KO XF
09JEDDAH163ALBANIA SUBMITTING DRAFT RESOLUTION ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Albania is submitting a draft resolution on Kosovo recognition at May 4-6 OIC Jeddah meeting preparatory to May 23-25 Damascus OIC Ministerial. En route to Jeddah OIC meeting today, the Albanian ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Admirim Banaj, passed post a copy of Albania's draft reso [...]
2009-05-06 14:28:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA KO XF
09JEDDAH165ALBANIANS REPORT SUCCESS IN MOVING DRAFT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: At a May 4-6 OIC preparatory meeting in advance of the upcoming Damascus ministerial conference, the OIC has passed an Albanian-submitted resolution encouraging its 57 member states to consider diplomatic and economic ties with Kosovo. According to the Albanian ambassador, Egypt w [...]
2009-05-06 15:18:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA KO XF
09JEDDAH166ALBANIAN-SPONSORED DRAFT RESOLUTION ON KOSOVO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Albanian ambassador in Riyadh and representative to the OIC reported that his country's draft resolution on Kosovo recognition is moving forward to the Damascus ministerial despite a last-minute Egyptian attempt to modify and dilute the text. The Kosovo issue will be raised an [...]
2009-05-08 13:12:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAID KISL OFDP OVIP PREL SA KO XF
09JEDDAH172OIC OFFICIAL ON KOSOVO ATTENDANCE/RECOGNITION AND
[...] (C) SUMMARY: According to an OIC official, a request for Kosovo to attend the May 23-25 OIC Ministerial in Damascus is still pending Syrian permission. Reasons behind Egypt's role in hampering Albanian efforts to pass a resolution on Kosovo recognition remain opaque while the role of Syria as [...]
2009-05-19 15:32:00Consulate JeddahCONFIDENTIALEAID EG KISL OFDP OVIP PREL RP SA SY KO
09JERUSALEM100UNRWA AND ICRC SUSPEND MOVEMENT IN GAZA FOLLOWING LETHAL
[...] (SBU) Summary. On January 8, the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) and International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) decided to suspend movements inside Gaza following several security incidents involving IDF strikes on UN and ICRC staff, vehicles, and facilities. U [...]
2009-01-09 18:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM PREF EAID KWBG KPAL ASEC IS
09JERUSALEM1004TWO H1N1 CASES CONFIRMED IN THE WEST BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Health officials have confirmed two cases of H1N1 in the West Bank (Bethlehem). A four-year-old girl was diagnosed on June 10, and her mother on June 13. Both cases were characterized as "mild," and the patients are expected to recover ful [...]
2009-06-15 14:30:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU SENV ECON EAGR EAID KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM102GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 10
[...] (SBU) Summary. All Gaza crossings were closed on January 10. UNRWA restarted coordination with the IDF following a meeting with GOI officials on January 9, and requested permission for trucks to enter Gaza on January 11. UNRWA shelters now hold more than 21,000 displaced people. Health, wate [...]
2009-01-10 16:41:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD CASC IS PREF
09JERUSALEM104GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 11
[...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom crossing and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station were open on January 11. UNRWA coordinated several convoys through Kerem Shalom. Karni crossing remains closed. The GOI announced another three-hour "humanitarian pause" on January 11, but there was confusion among UN [...]
2009-01-11 17:13:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PREF
09JERUSALEM1089UNRWA'S June 2009 Advisory Commission Meeting
[...] (SBU) At the June 9-10 Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Amman, Jordan, Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd noted that the total deficit of $107 million, including $39 million of essential operatin [...]
2009-06-26 14:04:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL KWBG JO SY LE
09JERUSALEM1094CONSUL GENERAL VISITS QALQILIYA; EXPRESSES SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Consul General visited Qalqiliya on June 24, toured a local factory, met the Governor and local business leaders, and emphasized USG support for PA efforts to restore stability and promote private sector growth. Qalqiliya residents emphasized that the city's primary sources [...]
2009-06-29 12:37:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON PGOV KPAO ETRD KWBG EAID IS
09JERUSALEM1142PA MAKES SALARY PAYMENT AS OVERALL FISCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid June salaries on schedule July 6, thanks to an influx of cash from a one-time telecom deal. However, a visiting IMF team told donors that the PA is now certain to end the year with substantial commercial debt to banks and private sector arre [...]
2009-07-06 12:04:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM1149AHMAD TIBI DISCUSSES FATAH REFORM, PALESTINIAN
[...] (S) Summary. Israeli-Arab Member of Knesset Ahmad Tibi told the Consul General June 30 that the two primary issues in the Palestinian political arena are the Fatah Congress and ongoing reconciliation efforts between Fatah and Hamas. Tibi said PA President Abbas (Abu Mazen) managed to bolster [...]
2009-07-06 12:41:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV PREL PTER EAID KPAL PHUM IS
09JERUSALEM1155GAZA CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: UN and NGO contacts report that socio-economic conditions in Gaza continue to deteriorate as legitimate imports remain limited and the private sector dormant. ConGen Gaza contacts and recent visitors to Gaza report adequate supplies of basic commodities, including a glut of som [...]
2009-07-07 12:02:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EAID PGOV PTER ECON KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM116GAZAN CONTACTS MAKE GOOD USE OF "HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary. Gaza contacts reported that the daily "humanitarian pauses" in the fighting allow them to take care of household chores and stock up on supplies, but do not mean a complete cessation of IDF attacks. Some contacts and USG partners reported severe damage to their homes from IDF [...]
2009-01-12 16:44:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID IS KWBG MOPS PHUM PREF
09JERUSALEM117GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 12
[...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom was open for shipments on January 12. All trucks moved through Kerem Shalom on January 11. UNRWA contacts reported that they are operating 36 shelters for 28,116 displaced people. Contacts reported thousands more displaced outside shelters. End Summary. Cros [...]
2009-01-12 17:38:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM1204HAMAS CONTINUES TO INTERFERE WITH GAZA ASSISTANCE
[...] (C) Summary: According to international NGO and UN sources, Hamas continues to interfere in the distribution of assistance in Gaza. Hamas does not routinely block aid distributed by groups that rebuff its demands, but there have been a number of serious incidents of harassment in recent mont [...]
2009-07-14 14:07:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM PREL PTER KWBG IS KTFN
09JERUSALEM1205U.S. TREASURY PROVIDES FINANCIAL ANALYSIS TRAINING
[...] (U) Summary: On July 6-8, 2009, at the request of Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) provided training to twenty-five PA employees with various responsibilities under the PA's 2007 Anti-Money Laundering Law. Pa [...]
2009-07-14 14:25:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PINS PTER KWBG EAID
09JERUSALEM1245SHOPPING FESTIVAL OPENING DAY REFLECTS ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: On July 18, the Consul General attended the opening-day events of the Nablus Shopping Festival, joining Prime Minister Salam Fayyad and Nablus Governor Jamal al-Muhaysen in a ribbon-cutting ceremony. Tens of thousands of Palestinians thronged the city center, celebrating a day [...]
2009-07-20 14:27:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS KPAO
09JERUSALEM1263FAYYAD DISCUSS WEST BANK ECONOMY, SECURITY AND
[...] (C) On July 18, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told CODEL Corker that security and socio-economic conditions had improved in the West Bank, while the humanitarian situation in Gaza continued to deteriorate. Fayyad recounted the risky but successful strategy he pursued [...]
2009-07-22 13:48:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV PTER PHUM ECON EAID MOPS KWBG IS OREP
09JERUSALEM1264GAZA: TUNNEL ECONOMY FLOURISHES, THOUGH EGYPTIAN
[...] (C) Summary. The tunnel trade into Gaza continues to flourish, although Gaza business contacts are alert to changes in Egyptian security practices and claim to notice some impact from Egyptian anti-smuggling efforts. ConGen contacts report that increasingly high-end, sophisticated products a [...]
2009-07-22 15:15:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM PREL PTER KWBG IS KTFN
09JERUSALEM1267 FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH
[...] (U) In response to reftel, Consulate General Jerusalem conducted specific consultations with targeted stakeholders regarding the topics in reftel. Our primary line of questioning was: from stakeholders' perspectives, what programs in the USG portfolio should be expanded, what programs are mi [...]
2009-07-22 15:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON OEXC SENV PREL SCUL KPAL KWBG
09JERUSALEM127GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 13
[...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom crossing was open for approximately 90-100 truckloads on January 13. Karni's conveyor belt and Nahal Oz were closed. A humanitarian pause occurred from 0900 to 1200. Many Gaza City residents lost power following IDF attacks on January 13. According to UNRWA, the [...]
2009-01-13 16:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC
09JERUSALEM1282WEST BANK HOUSING PROJECTS: FINANCING ON TRACK,
[...] (SBU) Summary. Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and private sector representatives told Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) representatives that obstacles largely related to infrastructure needs still face a number of West Bank housing developments. OPIC updated contacts on th [...]
2009-07-27 14:18:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KWBG PGOV IS EFIN
09JERUSALEM132PD CONTACT IN GAZA SEES "NO PLACE TO GO, AND NO
[...] (C) Summary. As the Israeli military operation in Gaza ended its 18th day, a Post PD partner vividly described the severe psychological strain Gazans face as a result of internal displacement and humanitarian suffering. Dr. Awni Karzon, American Corner Gaza Director, spoke of danger and physi [...]
2009-01-14 16:51:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID IS KWBG MOPS PHUM PREF PTER KPAO
09JERUSALEM133GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- JANUARY 14
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kerem Shalom crossing was open on January 14 for approximately 100 truckloads. Nahal Oz fuel transfer station and Karni conveyer belt were closed. An estimated 10 trucks of medical supplies entered through Rafah. ICRC and Gaza water and sanitation authorities reported signif [...]
2009-01-14 17:36:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PREF
09JERUSALEM1361TREASURY DAS GLASER VISIT TO JERUSALEM JULY 29-30
[...] (S) Summary: Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of the Treasury for Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes Daniel Glaser met with Prime Minister Fayyad and officials from the Palestinian Monetary Authority (PMA),including PMA Governor Jihad al-Wazir, on July 29 to express appreciation for the [...]
2009-08-06 14:42:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETEFIN KTFN EAID PREL PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1376EXTENDED HOURS FOR PASSENGERS, INCOMING CARGO AT
[...] (SBU) Summary. The GOI implemented extended hours for passengers crossing the Allenby (King Hussein) Bridge for a two-month trial period, starting August 4. According to ConGen's Palestinian contacts, the passenger crossing remains crowded, but operations are running smoothly on both sides. [...]
2009-08-07 14:43:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON KWBG KPAL PGOV ETRD EAID IS
09JERUSALEM1384U.S. TREASURY PROVIDES FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION
[...] (SBU) U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) provided training to 23 Palestinian Authority (PA) employees with various responsibilities under the PA's 2007 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Law at the request of Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir. Participants [...]
2009-08-10 14:16:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN PINS KWBG EAID PTER PREL IS KCRM
09JERUSALEM1392FIRST FATALITY FROM H1N1 CONFIRMED IN THE WEST BANK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Health officials confirmed that the first death in the West Bank from H1N1 occurred on August 7. A 34-year-old man contracted flu-like symptoms during a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Upon his return, he was diagnosed with H1N1 at a Ramallah [...]
2009-08-11 13:31:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON KWBG SENV TBIO KFLU
09JERUSALEM144ICRC SURGEON DESCRIBES CONTROLLED CHAOS AT MAIN
[...] (C) Summary. ICRC surgeon Harald de Veen told donors and international medical NGO representatives January 14 that Gaza City's main government hospital, al-Shifa, has been functioning as well as can be expected and coping with massive numbers of injured. He said clinical staff are capable a [...]
2009-01-15 16:37:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM SOCI EAID ICRC KWBG KPAL PREF PTER GZ IS
09JERUSALEM145GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 15, 2009, 1700 LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: UNRWA's main warehouse of food and medical supplies was engulfed in fire and destroyed on January 15, as a result of IDF shelling. UNRWA suspended some movements in Gaza, but continued operations. Gaza City residents report that the IDF has taken control of several high-rise [...]
2009-01-15 17:10:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PTER MOPS
09JERUSALEM1463TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY EXPLORES POTENTIAL FOR
[...] (SBU) Summary. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director Carl Kress visited the West Bank in August to follow-up on WiMax and Internet data center studies, and to discuss new projects that would promote economic development and generate U.S. exports. Private sector representatives and [...]
2009-08-18 15:01:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1496PALESTINE MONETARY AUTHORITY AIMS FOR "GOOD NEWS"
[...] (C) Summary: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA),in consultation with a number of Israeli counterpart agencies, is working to re-start Israeli social security payments to 750 disabled workers in Gaza. Recipients have been unable to cash their disability checks since Israeli banks ceased [...]
2009-08-24 14:19:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN KTFN EAID PREL PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1498SAUDI SUPPORT PROVIDES BRIEF RESPITE FROM PA
[...] (C) Summary: The PA will be able to pay salaries through September and reduce its domestic debt slightly after receiving USD 200m in budget support from Saudi Arabia. The PA Ministry of Finance stressed the PA need for additional support from other Arab countries to make it through the end o [...]
2009-08-24 14:28:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV SA QA
09JERUSALEM1501PA RELEASES TWO-YEAR PLAN FOR STATEHOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 25, the PA released a two-year plan for statehood that accepts the PLO's international obligations and commitments, endorses the two-state solution, and vows to establish the apparatus of an independent State of Palestine. It stresses that achieving a state in two ye [...]
2009-08-25 08:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL PGOV PREL IS
09JERUSALEM154GAZA UPDATE - JANUARY 16, 1700 LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hamas Political Bureau Chief Mish'al told a summit of Arab leaders (and the Iranian President) in Qatar January 16 that Hamas would not accept Israeli conditions for a cease-fire. Military operations in Gaza continued. Nine rockets were fired from Gaza into Israel as of 1600 l [...]
2009-01-16 17:28:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM PGOV PTER KWBG ETRD MOPS IS
09JERUSALEM1560IDF RAIDS BETHLEHEM RADIO STATION, CONFISCATES
[...] (U) This message includes an action request in para 7. 2. (SBU) Summary. On August 25, the IDF raided the popular Palestinian radio station "Bethlehem 2000," confiscating two transmitters. The PA Ministry of Telecommunications protested the lack of warning and coordination, and requested [...]
2009-08-28 14:40:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KPAO PREL KWBG KPAL IS PHUM
09JERUSALEM157GAZA UPDATE JANUARY 20, 1500 LOCAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Gaza ceasefire largely continues to hold. A single mortar landing near Nahal Oz and some IDF bulldozers were reported in the central part of the Gaza Strip. Kerem Shalom and the Karni conveyor belt are open for humanitarian and commercial supplies. End summary. Crossi [...]
2009-01-20 14:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC
09JERUSALEM16GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- JANUARY 2
[...] (SBU) Summary: OCHA estimates that a maximum of 70 truckloads of supplies would enter Gaza via Kerem Shalom on January 2. Karni and Nahal Oz crossings remained closed, and the GOI did not permit entry of diesel through Kerem Shalom. Gaza City has been entirely without running water for three [...]
2009-01-02 15:34:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM1607PA SEEKS US SUPPORT FOR WTO OBSERVERSHIP
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para 6. 2. (SBU) Summary: The PA will seek full WTO Observer status prior to the WTO's October Ministerial, according to officials at the Ministry of National Economy (MoNE). The PA's decision to pursue observer status has been taken at the mini [...]
2009-09-04 14:19:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAID KWBG PREL IS OVIP
09JERUSALEM1608PA VIEWS JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE AS CRITICAL, BUT
[...] (C) Summary: The PA-GOI Joint Economic Committee (JEC) met at the Ministerial-level on September 2 to discuss economic issues, including customs, visa restrictions, investor access, inputs for businesses, Wataniya, import of meat products, and marketing of West Bank dairy products in Jerusale [...]
2009-09-04 14:21:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEINV EAID ECON KWBG KPAL PTER PREL IS
09JERUSALEM1623PM FAYYAD: SETTLEMENTS AND PALESTINIAN ECONOMIC
[...] (S) Summary: PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad told the Consul General on September 8 that a deal on settlements with the GOI needed to be "inclusive" or otherwise risked undermining U.S. credibility. He noted that West Bank economic growth continued to exceed expectations, but warned that, abs [...]
2009-09-09 14:25:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPGOV ECON EAID PREL KWBG IS QA KU SA
09JERUSALEM163GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 21
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kerem Shalom crossing, the Karni conveyor belt, and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station are open on January 21. Ninety AmCits were in the process of evacuating Gaza through the Erez crossing as of mid-day January 21. UNRWA reports that it will seek to avoid a repeat of the Januar [...]
2009-01-21 14:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PTER
09JERUSALEM168GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 22
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kerem Shalom crossing, the Karni conveyor belt, and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station are open on January 22. Nine AmCits and 24 of their immediate family members departed Gaza through Erez crossing. Water and sewage services remain limited, while UN food distributions continue [...]
2009-01-22 15:57:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PTER
09JERUSALEM17GAZA CONTACTS DESCRIBE A MISERABLE LIFE UNDER FIRE
[...] (C) Summary. A wide selection of Gaza Strip political, business, civil society, academic and NGO contacts report fear of airstrikes, deteriorating conditions, minimal or no electricity, increasing food pressures, and a gloomy outlook for resolution of current hostilities. Several who are st [...]
2009-01-02 16:27:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG IS PHUM ECON EAID
09JERUSALEM1702PMA, UNRWA AGREE TO CONSOLIDATE CASH REQUESTS,
[...] (C) Summary: Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) Governor Jihad al-Wazir and UNRWA Deputy Director in Gaza Aidan O'Leary agreed to consolidate PA and UN requests to the Government of Israel (GOI) for cash transfers to Gaza. Al-Wazir and O'Leary also discussed Gaza's burgeoning tunnel economy a [...]
2009-09-17 15:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID KWBG IS PREF
09JERUSALEM1705GAZA: LIMITED FOOD, FUEL, AND MEDICINE;
[...] (SBU) Summary: Access to Gaza for goods through Israeli crossing points remains severely constrained. While there are adequate stocks of basic food items in Gaza, the lack of variety and continuing price increases are negatively impacting people's health. A lack of medicine is crippling th [...]
2009-09-18 14:34:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAID PREF PGOV KWBG SENV IS GZ
09JERUSALEM174FAYYAD TO DONORS: AFTER GAZA, PALESTINIAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad called for national reconciliation in conjunction with a comprehensive plan to rebuild Gaza. He said that the GOI needs to allow in "more than food and medicine" and lamented restrictions on cash transfers that continue to [...]
2009-01-23 15:33:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON KWBG IS PGOV
09JERUSALEM175PA AGAIN REQUESTS CASH SHIPMENTS TO GAZA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has again asked the Bank of Israel (BOI) to approve the transport of banknotes to Gaza bank branches. UNRWA successfully transported USD 16 million and NIS 20 million into Gaza on January 20 and 22. No cash has been transferred from the [...]
2009-01-23 15:35:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID KWBG PGOV PINR PTER IS
09JERUSALEM176GAZE HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- JANUARY 23
[...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom and Karni conveyor belt are open on January 23. The arrival date of a UN assessment team remains to be determined. End Summary. Crossings --------- 2. (SBU) January 23: Kerem Shalom and Karni conveyor belt are open. Nahal Oz fuel transfer station and Rafa [...]
2009-01-23 15:40:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS CASC PTER
09JERUSALEM1896REQUEST FOR WAIVER AND EXCEPTIONS, AMAWI BUILDING,
[...] (SBU) Post requests that a waiver of setback and collocation be granted, as mandated by P.L 106-113, and exceptions to certain Overseas Security Policy Board (OSPB) physical security standards be made to permit the establishment of office space for the Post,s Public Diplomacy (PD),United Stat [...]
2009-10-19 08:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC ABLD KPAL EAID
09JERUSALEM1907OVERCROWDED PA PRISONS SEEK DONOR RELIEF
[...] (C) Summary. PM Fayyad has consistently singled out reform of the PA prison system as his highest priority in security sector reform, to counter politically damaging allegations of abuse. (Reftels outlined Fayyad's recent efforts -- including replacement of senior personnel -- to address pr [...]
2009-10-19 15:02:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPINS PGOV PHUM KPAL KWBG EAID
09JERUSALEM1933CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM IN JENIN AS JALAMEH CROSSING
[...] (SBU) Summary. On October 4, following the completion of USAID-funded structural improvements, Jalameh Crossing (on the West Bank-Israel border north of Jenin) opened on October 4 for Arab Israelis in personal vehicles to cross into the West Bank and back for the first time since October 2001. [...]
2009-10-22 18:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID KPAL KWBG IS PBTS
09JERUSALEM1952PALESTINIAN BANKS DROWNING IN SHEKELS
[...] (C) Summary: The inability of Palestinian banks to deposit Israeli shekels (NIS) into accounts in Israel is forcing a crisis, according to the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA). West Bank bank branches now hold NIS 1.4 billion in cash, exceeding the capacity of their vaults. The PMA has as [...]
2009-10-27 15:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM196PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY AND HAMAS COMPETE FOR
[...] (S) Summary: Hamas and the Palestinian Authority (PA) are competing for control over relief efforts in Gaza. On January 24, Hamas officials announced formation of a committee to oversee Gaza relief operations. Local NGOs in Gaza say Hamas has warned them to coordinate their activities with [...]
2009-01-27 16:03:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETEAID ECON PTER PGOV PHUM PREF KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1964USUN AMBASSADOR RICE VISITS WEST BANK REFUGEE
[...] (SBU) Summary. On October 22, USUN Ambassador Susan Rice visited UNRWA facilities in Jalazone refugee camp and visited a Palestinian information technology company and a USAID emergency job program site. UNRWA staff and Palestinians interlocutors alike commented that while some improvements [...]
2009-10-30 14:05:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID ECON KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM1965DISAPPOINTMENT WITH RESULTS OF "JENIN PLAN" ON THE
[...] (C) Summary. Eighteen months after the launch of the "Jenin Plan," local officials express a sense of pride in their own efforts, a mixed sense of economic improvements, and strong criticism of what they consider the GOI's failure to facilitate the plan. Governor Qadora Mousa and key securi [...]
2009-10-30 14:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID ECON KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1966ISRAELI PROCEDURES AT USG-REFURBISHED JALAMEH
[...] (U) This message was coordinated with Embassy Tel Aviv. An action request for the Department is in para 16. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) While new GOI personnel at the Jalameh crossing, north of Jenin in the West Bank, claim to be applying long-established standard procedures, their action [...]
2009-10-30 15:26:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYODIP KREC KTIA ASEC EAID KWBG PREL IS US
09JERUSALEM1980USUN AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH PALESTINIAN CIVIL
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, Palestinian civil society in the West Bank agreed that donors' investments have not yet shown tangible results on the ground. As one participant put it, "money is not buying PM Fayyad love." Several participants noted on [...]
2009-11-03 15:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KWBG KPAL EAID KDEM ECON IS
09JERUSALEM1984UNSCO AND UNRWA DESCRIBE CONTRADICTIONS IN GAZA
[...] (C) Summary. In an October 22 meeting with USUN Ambassador Susan Rice, UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) Robert Serry and UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Director for Gaza John Ging emphasized the need to restart essential infrastructure projects in Gaza, inc [...]
2009-11-03 18:39:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPREF PTER PGOV EAID KPAL GZ IS
09JERUSALEM1985MINISTER OF INTERIOR ASSERTS ROLE IN SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a sign of the PA Interior Ministry's growing authority and role as the primary point of contact for donors, Minister Said Abu Ali chaired the first meeting in over a year of the Security Sector Working Group (SSWG). The absence of two key security chiefs -- National Security [...]
2009-11-03 18:44:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV KWBG KPAL PINS IS
09JERUSALEM1990WEST BANK BUSINESSES CAPITALIZING ON IMPROVED
[...] (SBU) Summary: West Bank businesses are expanding, based on improved security conditions, greater internal freedom of movement, and an uptick in consumer spending. Business owners claim continued growth is dependent on easier movement of goods and people within the West Bank, as well as betwe [...]
2009-11-04 13:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM1994PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY LEANS ON BANKS TO PAY
[...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority paid October salaries to its employees in the West Bank and Gaza on November 4, drawing from the monthly revenue transfer from Israel and increased lending from local banks, and in the absence of additional external budget support. PA officials are ange [...]
2009-11-04 17:18:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID KWBG PGOV IS KU AE
09JERUSALEM2019U.S. TREASURY PROVIDES FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During the week of November 1, U.S. Treasury's Office of Technical Assistance (OTA) provided training to 34 Palestinian Authority (PA) employees with various responsibilities under the PA's 2007 Anti-Money Laundering (AML) decree. This was the third training course on AML offe [...]
2009-11-06 14:41:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN KTFN KWBG EAID KCRM
09JERUSALEM2021GAZA VS. WEST BANK RESIDENCY: A DISTINCTION WITH A
[...] (SBU) Summary. GOI policy continues to differentiate between West Bank and Gaza residents, with the latter prohibited from living or studying in the West Bank. Even Gaza "residents" who have been in the West Bank for years can find themselves subject to immediate deportation back to Gaza and [...]
2009-11-06 18:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALPHUM EAID KWBG PREL OEXC KMPI IS
09JERUSALEM2025"EXPOTECH" WEEK PROMOTES PALESTINIAN INFORMATION
[...] (SBU) Summary: The annual "ExpoTech Technology Week" in Ramallah brought together representatives from international and local information and communication technology firms. The week-long exhibition, funded in part by a $139,000 grant from USAID, promoted international investment in the Pale [...]
2009-11-09 14:12:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV ETRD EAID KPAO KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2072TRADE DEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOCUSES ON INFORMATION
[...] (U) Summary. Trade Development Agency (TDA) Regional Director Carl Kress visited Jerusalem and the West Bank November 10-12 to follow up on pending grants for the MENA Geothermal and Rawabi (reftel) projects, generate interest in the TDA-sponsored May 2010 MENA Energy Conference in Cairo, and [...]
2009-11-18 11:36:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EINV ETRD KPAL KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM2094GAZANS FACE COOKING GAS SHORTAGE, HIGH PRICES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Humanitarian and commercial shipments from Israel into Gaza in October continued at levels generally consistent with previous months. However, a serious shortage of cooking gas (used for heat and sterilization, as well as food preparation) in recent weeks has led to the closure [...]
2009-11-20 14:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON ETRD EAID PREF IS GZ PTER
09JERUSALEM2095PA BUDGET: UAE SUPPORT ARRIVES; EUROS PLAN FOR 2010
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has confirmed receipt of a significant contribution of budget support from the UAE totaling nearly USD 150 million, that will allow the PA to make its payroll early this month, prior to the Eid al-Adha holiday. Based on numbers the PA has provide [...]
2009-11-20 14:30:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID EFIN EUN KWBG AE
09JERUSALEM21GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 4
[...] (SBU) Summary. No crossings were open in Gaza on January 4. On January 3, five truckloads of medical supplies entered through Rafah crossing, and seven medical cases exited there. OCHA contacts estimate that less than 10 percent of Gazans have electricity or running water, and the WFP report [...]
2009-01-04 15:49:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM2129UNRWA'S November 2009 Advisory Commission Meeting
[...] (SBU) At the November 17-19 Advisory Commission (AdCom) meeting of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA),Commissioner General Karen AbuZayd highlighted chronic funding shortfalls and looked to host and donor governments to consider innovative ways to finance UNRWA operations. UNR [...]
2009-11-25 09:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV EAID KPAL KWBG JO SY LE
09JERUSALEM216GAZA HUMANITARIAN REPORT JANUARY 30
[...] (SBU) Summary: OCHA reported on January 29 that an average of 80 truckloads per day entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom since the ceasefire. The Gaza water utility cannot make needed repairs on the water and wastewater networks until the GOI allows the entry of essential spare parts. End summary. [...]
2009-01-30 15:50:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER
09JERUSALEM221GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - FEBRUARY 2
[...] (SBU) Summary: Kerem Shalom crossing, the Karni conveyor belt, and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station are open on February 2. Water and sewage services in Gaza remain limited. The power station reduced its power output on January 31 due to a lack of sufficient fuel. The internal distribution [...]
2009-02-02 15:55:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER
09JERUSALEM222FAYYAD DISCUSSES FINANCES, PLANS FOR PA ROLE IN
[...] (C) Summary: In a January 28 meeting with the Consul General, Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Salam Fayyad described his plans to involve the PA in Gaza reconstruction, and expressed concern about the PA's dire financial situation. He also expressed appreciation for the Obama Admin [...]
2009-02-02 16:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS PREF PTER
09JERUSALEM2238H1N1 ARRIVES IN GAZA DESPITE CLOSURE POLICY
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 6, the de facto Hamas authorities in Gaza announced the first confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus. As of the evening of December 8, health workers confirmed 21 cases of H1N1 in Gaza, including five fatalities. End summary. 2. (SBU) On December 6, the Hamas "Minis [...]
2009-12-10 14:39:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYTBIO KFLU EAGR EAID ECON KWBG SENV
09JERUSALEM2309HAMAS INTERFERENCE WITH USG ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
[...] (SBU) On December 21, Hamas confiscated two truckloads of USG-funded humanitarian shipments to Gaza, following a pattern of increased interference with USG assistance programs there. Over the last several weeks, Hamas has confiscated other shipments and otherwise harassed NGOs operating in G [...]
2009-12-23 16:05:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPTER EAID PGOV PHUM GZ
09JERUSALEM2333GAZA'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY: FED UP WITH POLITICS,
[...] (C) Summary. Gazans are broadly disgusted with political parties (both Hamas and Fatah) and are focused on day-to-day issues of survival, according to Post contacts in Gaza's business community, who remain confident in the resourcefulness and resilience of the business culture in Gaza. The [...]
2009-12-29 09:43:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PTER KWBG PREF IS
09JERUSALEM246PA WORKS TO LIMIT HAMAS CONTROL OF SHIPMENTS
[...] (C) Summary: Transportation contacts reported that the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Egyptian authorities are working to prevent Hamas from confiscating Arab-donated shipments of humanitarian supplies in Gaza. Contacts said that more than 1,000 truckloads of donations to the PA are waiting [...]
2009-02-05 15:00:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PREF PTER
09JERUSALEM259THE PA 2009 BUDGET, GAZA RECONSTRUCTION, AND CASH
[...] (U) Summary: In a speech on February 4, Prime Minister Fayyad presented the 2009 budget and outlined the PA's plan for recovery and reconstruction in Gaza. The PM also announced a two-week delay of salary payments, in order to get assistance projects in Gaza underway immediately. The transp [...]
2009-02-06 15:47:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM266REQUEST FOR AUTHORIZATION OF SIX USAID ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Post recommends that the Department authorize six USAID assistance projects in Gaza, including water and sanitation projects and the provision of plastic sheeting to elementary schools. The projects will meet urgent humanitarian needs for the population of Gaza. Authorization [...]
2009-02-09 13:30:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PTER PGOV PHUM PREF KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM284PA PLANS FOR MARCH 2 CAIRO CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: In advance of the Cairo Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy on March 2, the Palestinian Authority has prepared a plan for the early recovery and reconstruction of Gaza. The PA's goal at the conference is to demonstrate that the PA is ready and able to take charge [...]
2009-02-13 13:30:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV PTER IS
09JERUSALEM30GAZA CONTACTS DISCUSS DETERIORATING SITUATION AS
[...] (C) Summary. A wide range of political, civil society, and NGO contacts in the Gaza Strip expressed a growing sense of fear and desperation on January 4, with essential services almost completely cut off and the sounds of intense ground combat growing nearer to densely inhabited areas. ConGen [...]
2009-01-04 19:57:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG IS PHUM ECON EAID
09JERUSALEM315SETTLERS PROTEST AT FORMER IDF BASE NEAR BEIT
[...] (C) Summary. Settlers continue weekly protests near the former IDF base of Shdema where the Beit Sahour municipality is developing a park and plans to build a hospital. The park is heavily-used by Beit Sahour residents, and USAID is funding improvements to it. Gush Etzion Regional Council [...]
2009-02-23 15:51:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG PHUM ASEC IS PREL EAID
09JERUSALEM328FAYYAD LAUNCHES SHARM APPEAL, ASKS DONORS FOR HELP
[...] (SBU) The Palestinian Authority (PA) released the summary of its "Gaza Early Recovery and Reconstruction Plan" to donors on February 25. The PA requests USD 2.8 billion in 2009, including USD 1.3 billion in early recovery and reconstruction assistance for Gaza, USD 1.15 billion in direct budg [...]
2009-02-25 17:23:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PREL EFIN PGOV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM340"GOVERNMENT" IN GAZA REPLACES MAYOR AND COUNCIL IN
[...] (C) Summary. The "Minister" of Local Government (MoLG) in Gaza removed the mayor of al-Zahra and the municipal council in mid-February, installing a committee of individuals associated with Hamas to run the municipality. Deposed Mayor Tarik Hijju, who is a member of Fatah, told PolOff that h [...]
2009-02-26 15:09:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09JERUSALEM360SOME ADDITIONAL TYPES OF GOODS ENTER GAZA, OVERALL
[...] (SBU) Summary: International assistance agency contacts reported that the GOI has recently approved a slightly broader variety of goods for entry into Gaza. Overall access for goods into Gaza remains strictly limited, however. ConGen contacts said the GOI continues to reject many everyday it [...]
2009-02-27 16:52:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM378UNRWA'S FEBRAURY 2009 EXTRAORDINARY SESSION OF THE ADVISORY
[...] (SBU) The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) convened an Extraordinary Session of the Advisory Commission in Amman, Jordan on February 17. UNRWA underlined its dire financial situation and provided an update on its operations in Gaza. UNRWA a [...]
2009-03-04 14:15:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL PGOV PHUM EAID KPAL
09JERUSALEM38GAZA CONTACTS DESCRIBE DANGERS AND HARDSHIP CAUGHT
[...] (C) Summary: On the third day of IDF ground operations in Gaza, ConGen contacts gave various accounts of life in Gaza, including a home eviction by Hamas, a midnight IDF phone call, and the inability to move between the north and south. End Summary. AMIDEAST EMPLOYEE IN RAFAH FORCED TO EVAC [...]
2009-01-05 16:43:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALKWBG IS PHUM ECON EAID
09JERUSALEM39GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE: JANUARY 5 - LIMITED FOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Limited humanitarian shipments and fuel passed into Gaza on January 5. Distribution within Gaza was restricted due to the security situation. Gaza City is increasingly isolated, with movement (including of ambulances) and communication to the south restricted. Gaza City resi [...]
2009-01-05 17:03:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ETRD IS KWBG PHUM PREF
09JERUSALEM405PA SENDING FEWER REFERRALS TO ISRAEL; ACCESS
[...] (C) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) is reducing medical referrals to Israeli hospitals, according to the PA Deputy Minister of Health. Referrals continue to East Jerusalem hospitals, which have suffered in recent years due to the closure regime. Following months of negotiations with [...]
2009-03-09 11:40:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM440AID SHIPMENTS TO GAZA CONTINUE, AD HOC RULES
[...] (SBU) Summary: International assistance agencies and NGO contacts report that unclear rules and ad hoc decision-making continue to hamper delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. For example, a high-level GOI decision was required to allow USG-provided jam and halva to enter Gaza, but the exempt [...]
2009-03-09 12:25:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD PHUM PREL PGOV PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM466PA'S HOUSING RECONSTRUCTION PLAN HINGES ON THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Palestinian Authority (PA) has moved quickly to put in place a program to assist Gaza residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed during IDF operations in January. The USD 350 million PA plan, designed by PM Fayyad, would put money directly into the hands of individuals [...]
2009-03-13 15:45:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ECON KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM47GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE: JANUARY 6
[...] (SBU) Summary: WFP contacts report that 59 truckloads of humanitarian and commercial shipments entered Gaza via Kerem Shalom crossing on January 6. A limited shipment of industrial fuel was delivered to the Gaza power plant, which remains shut down due to insufficient fuel supplies. Movement [...]
2009-01-06 17:42:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ETRD IS KWBG PHUM PREF
09JERUSALEM479IDF REPLACES BEIT IBA CHECKPOINT, PALESTINIANS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On March 15, the IDF dismantled the Beit Iba checkpoint west of Nablus and replaced it with a new checkpoint about two kilometers away (reftel). ConGen contacts reported that permits are not currently required at the new checkpoint, resulting in some easing of north-south trave [...]
2009-03-17 10:32:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER
09JERUSALEM489GAZA: TUNNEL ACTIVITY PICKS UP AS RESTRICTIONS ON
[...] (C/NF) Summary: ConGen contacts in Gaza report that smuggling into Gaza via the tunnels is increasing. Contacts say that large shipments of fuel, food, and electronics from Egypt were transferred into Gaza March 14-19. At the same time, the GOI and Hamas are each making it difficult for aid [...]
2009-03-19 14:57:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PREL EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS PTER EG
09JERUSALEM49AS IDF MOVES IN, GAZA CONTACTS EXPRESS ANGER AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. A wide range of ConGen Gaza contacts showed signs of increased trauma as they recounted a night of heavy IDF bombardment, an attempt by militants to fire rockets from civilian areas, and shortages of essential materials, including food, water, and fuel. Contacts expressed mount [...]
2009-01-06 18:28:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON IS KWBG MOPS PHUM
09JERUSALEM50HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY DECLARATION FOR GAZA
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see para. 6. Situation --------- 2. (SBU) The Israeli Defense Forces initiated military action against Hamas in the Gaza strip on December 27. IDF ground forces entered Gaza on January 3. Since the initiation of military action, large numbers of ci [...]
2009-01-06 18:34:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM549PA RUNNING SHORT OF CASH (AGAIN)
[...] (SBU) Summary. Officials from the PA Ministry of Finance and the Prime Minister's Office report that the PA will not be able to make salary payments in early April without an immediate and sizeable influx of donor money. External budget support through the first three months of 2009 is runni [...]
2009-03-25 11:41:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM59GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE -- JANUARY 1
[...] (SBU) Summary: OCHA estimated that 80 truckloads of supplies would enter Gaza via Kerem Shalom on January 1, including three truckloads of medical supplies. Karni and Nahal Oz were closed by the GOI for the sixth consecutive day, and will remain closed for security issues, according to UNRWA. [...]
2009-01-07 09:06:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM597Rival Palestinian Political Factions Claim Victory In UNRWA
[...] (SBU) Summary. Competing statements have described UNRWA's employee union triennial elections, for which results were released March 25, as a "victory" for either Hamas or "the PLO." UNRWA and Palestinian contacts maintain that candidates for employee union offices do not run on party platfor [...]
2009-04-01 14:59:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPTER PREL PHUM PREF EAID KWBG KPAL IS
09JERUSALEM623PA PAYS WEST BANK SALARIES, GAZA SALARIES ON HOLD
[...] (C) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) paid civil servant and security salaries in the West Bank on April 6. Salaries for PA employees in Gaza are on hold due to inadequate resources available to the PA and the continuing shortage of banknotes. According to contacts at the Palestine Mon [...]
2009-04-07 10:04:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID ECON EFIN IS KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM666SUPERVISION AND COMPLIANCE IN GAZA BANK BRANCHES
[...] (C) Summary: In a series of meetings in early April, Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) and banking sector contacts outlined their supervision and compliance operations in Gaza bank branches. The PMA made a similar presentation to GOI officials at a Joint Economic Committee (JEC) meeting on [...]
2009-04-14 13:37:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN IS KTFN KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM690HAMAS-AFFILIATED "BANK" OPENS IN GAZA; PMA
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Islamic National Bank (INB) opened in Gaza City on April 22. Speaking at the opening ceremony, INB CEO Ala'a al-Din Al-Rafati said that INB will offer full banking services, including taking deposits and making loans. However, the Palestinian Monetary Authority PMA) annou [...]
2009-04-23 14:34:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN IS KTFN KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM70GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 7
[...] (SBU) Summary. An estimated 30-40 truckloads entered Gaza through Kerem Shalom crossing and an additional five to ten entered via Rafah crossing on January 7. A total of 360,000 liters of fuel for the power plant entered via Nahal Oz on January 7, but had not been picked up on the Gaza side a [...]
2009-01-07 18:00:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM71PA REQUESTS CASH FOR GAZA HUMANITARIAN NEEDS,
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has asked the Bank of Israel (BOI) to facilitate transport of cash from West Bank banks to their Gaza branches. The cash is required for humanitarian and PA salary payments. The PMA request included cash required to meet UNRWA,s social [...]
2009-01-07 18:17:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON KWBG PGOV PINR PTER
09JERUSALEM72GAZA CONTACTS DESCRIBE DETERIORATING CONDITIONS
[...] (SBU) Summary. Contacts report that aerial bombardment lessened overnight on January 6 in Gaza city, but intensified in south and central Gaza. Gaza contacts also reported a worsening humanitarian situation, with displaced persons crammed into UNRWA shelters and lengthening bread lines. They e [...]
2009-01-07 18:20:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON IS KWBG MOPS PHUM
09JERUSALEM732PATIENT REFERRALS FROM GAZA RESUME
[...] (C) Summary: On April 27, the Palestinian Authority (PA) resumed referring patients from Gaza for medical treatment in East Jerusalem, Israel, and Jordan, following a month-long suspension resulting from a dispute between the PA and the Hamas-controlled government in Gaza. The PA's coordinator [...]
2009-05-01 14:06:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM KWBG PTER IS
09JERUSALEM749HUMANITARIAN AID ACCESS TO GAZA REMAINS LIMITED
[...] (SBU) UN and NGO contacts report that movement of humanitarian aid into Gaza continues to face significant obstacles. USAID and NGOs cite increased difficulty in securing access since late February. Despite GOI assurances to the USG in March and an Israeli Cabinet decision that all food woul [...]
2009-05-06 14:48:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PREL EAID PGOV KWBG PTER IS
09JERUSALEM754PA BORROWS HEAVILY TO PAY SALARIES
[...] (C) Summary. The Palestinian Authority (PA) borrowed heavily from local banks to pay its employees' salaries on May 7. Salaries were disbursed in the West Bank, but little was disbursed in Gaza due to the shortage of banknotes. As of 1700 local, no cash had entered Gaza for the banking syst [...]
2009-05-07 14:53:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN IS KWBG PGOV
09JERUSALEM78AS RESOURCES DWINDLE, GAZAN CONTACTS SHARE
[...] (C) Summary. Gaza contacts reported a growing scarcity of vital resources and described to ConGenoffs the strategies they employ to survive. The internally displaced, who have moved in with family or to UNRWA shelters, face an especially dire situation, according to contacts. Even in their [...]
2009-01-08 16:26:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON IS KWBG MOPS PHUM PREF
09JERUSALEM785CODEL WEXLER DISCUSSES PA GOVERNMENT FORMATION
[...] (S) Summary. Congressman Wexler discussed PA government formation and other issues with President Abbas and Prime Minister Fayyad on May 9. Abbas and Fayyad assured the Congressman that the new Palestinian government would abide by Quartet principles, and advised the USG to separate the is [...]
2009-05-13 10:50:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETPREL PGOV OREP EAID PTER IS KWBG KPAL
09JERUSALEM79GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 8
[...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom crossing and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station were open to shipments on January 8. Attempts to use Erez for shipments were unsuccessful due to the deaths of Palestinian workers from IDF fire. UNRWA and the ICRC have announced that they are suspending operations due [...]
2009-01-08 16:53:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD IS
09JERUSALEM849NEW PA CABINET SECRETARY ON GAZA RECONSTRUCTION
[...] (C) Summary: Newly-appointed Palestinian Authority (PA) Cabinet Secretary Hassan Abu-Libdeh said on May 21 that any new programs for Gaza recovery should come as PA initiatives, stressed that the PA's top priority for Gaza is to secure donor funding to support its plan for Gaza, and cautioned [...]
2009-05-22 15:07:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALECON EAID PHUM PREL PTER KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM868FATAH MAYOR IN GAZA QUITS UNDER PRESSURE FROM HAMAS
[...] (C) Summary. The Mayor of Gaza's al-Qarrara Municipality, a Fatah member, is resigning from his post June 1, having come under pressure from Hamas on the distribution of foreign assistance. His deputy (a Hamas member) will take over as mayor. Commenting on Gaza's political scene, the Mayor [...]
2009-05-28 14:16:00Consulate JerusalemCONFIDENTIALEAID IS KPAL KWBG PGOV PHUM PTER
09JERUSALEM869PA SET TO BORROW ITS WAY PAST ANOTHER PAYDAY
[...] (C) Summary: Palestinian Authority (PA) Ministry of Finance officials claim that a new round of borrowing from commercial banks will allow the PA to pay civil servant salaries in the first week of June. Other than the monthly transfer from Brussels, PA officials report only small amounts of [...]
2009-05-28 15:23:00Consulate JerusalemSECRETECON EAID EFIN KWBG PGOV IS
09JERUSALEM898HEBRONITES LAY OUT PRIORITIES TO EASE MOVEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Hebron's Mayor and business leaders told ConGenOffs that GOI restrictions on movement and access continue to stifle the city, particularly in Hebron's Old City and the Ibrahimi Mosque/Cave of Machpela area. Though two key road obstacle removals last year facilitated commercial [...]
2009-06-08 14:13:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID PGOV KWBG IS
09JERUSALEM98GAZA HUMANITARIAN UPDATE - JANUARY 9
[...] (SBU) Summary. Kerem Shalom crossing was open on January 9 and Nahal Oz fuel transfer station was closed. Movement of fuel and aid shipments in Gaza is severely limited, given UNRWA and ICRC's suspension of movement following lethal incidents involving the IDF (septel). Most of Gaza homes re [...]
2009-01-09 18:37:00Consulate JerusalemUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PHUM KWBG ETRD CASC IS
09JOHANNESBURG161BUSINESS FRETS THAT UNFRIENDLY LABOR BROKER LEGISLATION
[...] (C) The South African business community is concerned over the impact of a proposed ban or harsh regulations against labor brokers who employ roughly 550,000 South Africans daily. Curtailing labor brokers has become a rallying call for the trade union movement and appears to have gained the su [...]
2009-11-13 13:56:00Consulate JohannesburgCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON EAID PREL PGOV SF AMGT
09JOHANNESBURG163ILO SAYS MORE LABOR LEGISLATION IS NOT THE WAY TO GO
[...] (C) The International Labor Organization (ILO) believes that South African attempts to tighten labor laws and ban labor brokering are misguided and will decrease South Africa's investment appeal. The ILO said that current South African labor law offers adequate protections but is not enforced [...]
2009-11-18 15:33:00Consulate JohannesburgCONFIDENTIALELAB ECON PREL PGOV ILO SF EAID EFIN EINV ETRD
09KABUL1000 PRECARIOUSLY PERCHED BETWEEN CRISIS AND
[...] (U) Summary: Between March 21 and 28, representatives from the U.S. Agency for International DevelopmentQs Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) and Office of Food for Peace (USAID/FFP) visited AfghanistanQs Ghor province to monitor Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and World [...]
2009-04-21 06:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID AF
09KABUL1017JCMB Approves Afghan Police Increase by 15,000
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Afghan government and international community have agreed to increase Afghan National Police (ANP) staffing, by 4,800 for the "Kabul Security Plan" and, in principle (subject to funding),by another 5,000 to 10,000 officers to be deployed in vulnerable provinces before the A [...]
2009-04-22 08:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYMASS EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1018FRAUD IN ZABUL'S FOOD FOR WORK PROGRAM UNDERMINING
[...] (C) Corruption and fraud in the U.N. World Food Program's Food For Work (FFW) initiative has started to undermine governance efforts in Zabul province. According to provincial officials, some local government officials are complicit in falsely certifying uncompleted or non-existent projects, [...]
2009-04-22 08:25:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL EAGR EAID AF
09KABUL1029Afghan Finance Minister Presents "Civilian Surge Plan" for
[...] (SBU) In an April 19 meeting with the Charge, Afghan Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal presented an advance copy of the government's "civilian surge plan" for technical assistance. He said he means to discuss the plan - formally approved by President Karzai on April 20, we since learned - in his [...]
2009-04-22 15:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID AF PK
09KABUL1037AFGHAN HIGHER EDUCATION: DEVELOPING THE NEXT GENERATION OF
[...] SUMMARY: Afghan higher education was decimated during the civil war and never re-built during the Taliban years. In the past eight years, great improvements have been made, notably in rebuilding infrastructure and reestablishing standards of higher education. However, of the more than 2,300 in [...]
2009-04-23 12:21:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KPAO KIRC SCUL EAID AF
09KABUL1088AFGHANISTAN: GOVERNMENT AND DONOR COORDINATED EFFORTS BRING
[...] (U) Summary. Continued progress in the building and rehabilitation of Afghanistan's energy transmission and distribution infrastructure will soon result in additional power reaching Kabul. The North East Power System (NEPS) will handle the additional import of Uzbek power after a joint governm [...]
2009-04-29 13:50:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EFIN ETRD KPWR EAID PGOV
09KABUL1108Afghanistan -- Eleventh Meeting of the Joint Coordination
[...] (U) SUMMARY. The Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board April 19: -- approved the Finance Ministry's requests to set up task forces to develop a financing mechanism for the ANDS and to help the GIRoA prepare good projects in priority areas; -- supported the Agriculture Ministry's priorities [...]
2009-05-02 12:42:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN EAGR ETRD PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1120Supporting Wheat Seed Distribution in Afghanistan
[...] (U) This is an urgent action request. 2. (SBU) As reported Ref A, Afghan Agriculture Minister Rahimi has requested $32.4 million from donors to fund urgent procurement of wheat seeds and distribution in time for fall planting. The Mission is aware of two USG programs that would be supportiv [...]
2009-05-03 14:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR AF
09KABUL1121Afghanistan Supports Trilateral Summit Agricultural
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-03 14:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL1122TRILATERAL SUMMIT -- AFGHANS PREFER POLITICAL COMMITMENT ON
[...] (SBU) Econ Counselor and Deputy met with Minister of Commerce and Industries Shahrani May 3 to discuss a variety of trade issues leading up to the May 13-14 Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA)in Islamabad. Shahrani also noted his intention to attend the May 6-7 Tril [...]
2009-05-03 14:48:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID ETRD AF PK
09KABUL1141Atmar promises private security company rules will address
[...] (SBU) Interior Minister Atmar told acting DCM on May 3 that the government was prepared to modify its regulations of private security companies (PSCs) to meet U.S. concerns. Karzai has directed cabinet members to give Atmar the authority to grant the U.S. exceptions to existing regulations on [...]
2009-05-05 05:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC EIND EAID AF
09KABUL1233COIN SUCCESS IN ALASAY IS PROVISIONAL: LESSONS FOR
[...] (S) Summary. Two months after a clearing operation to restore Afghan government (GIRoA) authority to Alasay, a tenuous security has been established below a line of control that ISAF Forces and the Afghan National Army (ANA) established one-half kilometer beyond the district center. In this [...]
2009-05-15 10:02:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1239SUBJECT: AFGHANISTAN: A SNAPSHOT OF THE NORTHEAST
[...] (U) Summary: A recent trip to the northeast by a representative of the Embassy's Provincial Reconstruction Team-Sub-National Governance team confirmed the presence there of a number of the same challenges thwarting progress elsewhere in Afghanistan. It also served to dispel a few misconceptions abo [...]
2009-05-17 05:51:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1270EU POLICE MISSION COMPLETES CONCEPT OF OPERATION
[...] (C) Summary: The European Union Police Mission in Afghanistan (EUPOL)A) has completed an initial reconnaissance visit to Laghman province, and based on discussions with Task Force (TF) Duke, is preparing a concept of operations for deploying officers to Regional Command East (RC-E). As an i [...]
2009-05-18 13:54:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF EUN
09KABUL1278 Balkh Province - Security Setbacks, Corruption, Uneven
[...] (U) Summary: Strong provincial leadership by Governor Atta makes the Balkh government work, but a worsening security picture in districts west of the provincial capital Mazar-e-Sharif and widespread corruption within his administration threaten to undermine people's confidence in government. B [...]
2009-05-19 13:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR EAID MARR AF
09KABUL1290IRANIAN INFLUENCE IN BAMYAN, A HIDDEN STRUGGLE FOR
[...] (S) Summary. Bamyan Province is a significant center of gravity for Iranian influence in Afghanistan. Iran has political reach through its sponsorship of the Hezb-e Wahdat (Unity Party),headed by Second VP Khalili based in Bamyan. A Council of Mujahedeen Commanders remains intact there, an [...]
2009-05-20 16:42:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1298KARZAI'S ELECTION CAMPAIGN PLAN
[...] (C) I met with Jelani Popal, the Director General of the Independent Directorate of Local Governance (ILDG) and the discussion confirmed my view that governance remains a linchpin of our success in Afghanistan. Popal was particularly focused on weakness in district level governance, where he [...]
2009-05-21 16:34:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL130Badghis Chief Prosecutor Alleges Widespread Corruption
[...] (SBU) During a recent meeting with the PRT, Badghis' chief prosecutor, Gaws Mohammad, detailed a disturbing portrait of wide-scale corruption and neglect within the province, singling out Governor Mohammad Ashraf Naseri, among several other provincial officials, for his alleged misappropriation [...]
2009-01-19 11:47:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EAID AF
09KABUL1321SCENESETTER FOR CODEL LANGEVIN
[...] (SBU) Congressmen: We warmly welcome your visit to Afghanistan 2. (SBU) The government and the public here have welcomed the United States' new strategic purpose to defeat al Qaeda and its supporters and to prevent their return to Afghanistan and Pakistan. To accomplish this, President Oba [...]
2009-05-26 06:47:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1322QANOONI SIDETRACKS VOTE ON PRIVATE SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Lower House Speaker Yunus Qanooni has cut off action on a version of the Private Security Companies (PSC) Law that would have placed restrictions limiting the number of armed personnel allowed for each PSC (refs A-C). Over the objections of many MPs, Qanooni tabled debate on the law, r [...]
2009-05-26 07:21:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EIND EAID AF
09KABUL1336Afghanistan Repeats Request for Assistance on Water
[...] (SBU) At the Islamabad Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan (RECCA),Afghan Foreign Ministry officials repeated a request to USDEL for assistance on negotiating riparian rights, particularly with Iran. This follows on a request made earlier this year that led to a request fo [...]
2009-05-27 12:05:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAID EFIN AF IR
09KABUL1392AMBASSADOR MEETS MOCI, DISCUSSES TRADE, CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Eikenberry, accompanied by Deputy ECOUNS note taker, met with Minister of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) Wahidulla Sharani for a courtesy call on May 28. Sharani briefed the Ambassador on Afghan thinking on Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs),WTO accession the status of Afg [...]
2009-06-02 11:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EINV EFIN EAID AF
09KABUL1419CROSS-BORDER TRIBAL SHURA: NANGARHAR ELDERS MEET
[...] (C) Summary: Leaders from Nangarhar Province's three main Pashtun tribes met in Jalalabad May 12 with tribal elders from Pakistan's Khyber and Mohmand Agencies to build cross-border tribal unity and discuss ways to prevent insurgent infiltration and activity. During the shura, Afridi tribal e [...]
2009-06-06 05:49:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1420ZABUL GOVERNOR NASERI'S TENURE OFF TO A ROCKY START
[...] (C) Summary: Governor Muhammed Ashraf Naseri's most significant achievement after two months serving as the Governor of Zabul Province is the drafting of a more realistic development plan. Overall, however, Naseri has failed to connect with the people and an ongoing corruption investigati [...]
2009-06-06 06:54:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1421JOINT WARDAK-LOGAR POLICE SUMMIT PART OF EFFORT TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: To address police deficiencies in Logar and Wardak provinces, the 3rd Brigade 10th Mountain Division (3/10) is working with national police and the local police chiefs to implement both a bottom-up and top-down police development strategy. Through a series of inspection tour [...]
2009-06-06 07:05:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1423AMBASSADOR EIKENBERRY AND GOVERNOR AMIN DISCUSS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: An animated Governor Roohul Amin of Farah told Ambassador Eikenberry on May 30 that the situation in his province is improving for ordinary citizens as a result of his efforts to reduce corruption and fight crime, even though Taliban activity is increasing. Under intense press [...]
2009-06-06 12:20:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1485MINISTERS TELL CODEL LANGEVIN ARMY AND POLICE
[...] (C)Summary. Codel Langevin spent a full 24 hours in Kabul, meeting with President Karzai (reftel),Defense Minister Wardak, Interior Minister Atmar, and Afghan Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) representatives. The codel, comprised of Representatives James Langevin (D-RI),Mike Coffman [...]
2009-06-10 12:53:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1522EU, U.S. AMBASSADORS DISCUSS STRATEGY, DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) During a brief June 7 courtesy call, Ambassador Eikenberry briefed European Commission Ambassador Hansjoerg Kretschmer on the US strategy in Afghanistan. The Ambassador told Kretschmer that strategy focuses on the most insecure areas in southern and eastern Afghanistan, and that the civi [...]
2009-06-14 13:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID ECON AF
09KABUL1526Ambassador's Meeting with Afghan Finance Minister
[...] (SBU) Ambassador Eikenberry and Finance Minister Zakhilwal June 8 discussed joint visits to Afghan provinces, including a June 17 trip to open a US-financed border crossing post in Islam Qala, Herat. Zakhilwal welcomed the preliminary, positive assessment by a USAID team that examined the Finan [...]
2009-06-15 08:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID AF
09KABUL1576COIN SUCCESS IN ALASAY BEGINS TO FRAY - LESSONS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-21 02:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL159Herat: Development Needed in Shindand District
[...] Development lags in the critical district of Shindand, astride the ring road, the last spot of poppy cultivation in Herat province and center of intensified Taliban activity after the August 2008 Azizabad civilian collateral damage incident. A refined development program emphasizing water for [...]
2009-01-21 12:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EAID AF
09KABUL1592CORRECTED COPY: COIN SUCCESS IN ALASAY BEGINS TO
[...] (S) Summary. There are sobering lessons to be drawn from the Alasay Valley in Southern Kapisa, where the strategic dynamics have shifted back in favor of the insurgency just shy of three months after U.S. and French forces assisted the ANA to reestablish Afghan government presence there. This [...]
2009-06-22 02:39:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1594EGYPT'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO DEVELOPMENT IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Egyptian Charge' d'Affaires (CDA) Karim Sharaf told PolCouns on 6/16 that Egypt was actively contributing to development in Afghanistan, but could do more with funding from international partners. With assistance from the International Community (IC),Egypt could: 1) establish [...]
2009-06-22 09:45:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PTER EG AF
09KABUL1668APRIL IN GHAZNI: SECURITY CONTINUES TO DEGRADE
[...] (S/REL ISAF) During the month of April, security continued to degrade in Ghazni province, in keeping with the ramping up of the fighting season, and the return of Afghan Taliban and foreign fighters to the province. Enemy attacks mainly focused on patrols, which also highlights the fact that t [...]
2009-06-25 14:22:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1669MAY IN GHAZNI: GOVERNOR ABSENT
[...] (S/REL ISAF) During the month of May, the province remained stable politically with Governor Usmani in control, but the governor was forced to face accusers from Ghazni's Provincial Council (PC) and their allies in Parliament in Kabul on May 20, in a hearing presided over by President Karzai. [...]
2009-06-25 14:41:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1732Signing of USDA Food for Progress Agreement
[...] (SBU) On June 30 with Afghan Minister of Finance Zakhilwal and Ambassador Wayne, Coordinating Director for Economic and Development Affairs signed a USDA-sponsored program agreement (PL 480) for the monetization of soybean oil. Deputy Agriculture Minister Kunduzi was also in attendance. Total [...]
2009-07-02 12:08:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID EFIN AF
09KABUL1733AFGHAN GOVERNMENT'S RESTRAINED INTERVENTION IN
[...] (C) Summary. Officials of Paktya province in Afghanistan and tribal elders brokered an agreement on June 15 in an attempt to quiet two years of fighting between the Shia Turi and Sunnis in Pakistan's Kurram Agency. The residents of Bushera, a Sunni enclave on the Pakistani side of the border [...]
2009-07-02 12:30:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1734Afghans Seek 55 Priority Advisors and Claim Revenue
[...] (SBU) The JCMB Standing Committee on Development broadly endorsed the Afghan government's revised Civilian Technical Assistance Plan asking for 55 urgently needed advisor positions. Subsequently, the Finance Minister signaled he hopes donors will provide funding for the Afghan government to di [...]
2009-07-02 13:07:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN AF
09KABUL1735ANATOMY OF AN INSURGENCY - DECLINING SECURITY IN
[...] (C) Summary: Though by no means comparable to the situation in Afghanistan's south and east, the security climate in the country's northwest is worsening in certain districts, and this has local officials concerned. A particular worry is the situation in Ghormach district, administratively [...]
2009-07-02 14:15:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1736PLANNING FOR GOVERNANCE CHANGES IN HELMAND
[...] (C) The U.K. has begun planning for governance changes in Helmand after August 20 elections, concerned that former governor and local powerbroker Sher Mohammad Akunzada (SMA) or his associates are working to return to Helmand. The UK, appropriately, is concerned that the improvements in gove [...]
2009-07-02 14:30:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1737HELMAND OPERATIONS RELY ON ESTABLISHING LOCAL
[...] (C) Summary. Civilian-military coordination prior to the start of the July 2 military operations in Helmand has been a key element in the development of a sustainable engagement. While the MEB operations have come on very quickly, the PRT's facilitation of connections between the provincial g [...]
2009-07-02 15:04:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1741KHOST: DIFFERING REACTIONS TO CIVILIAN CASUALTIES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Khosties' vastly different reactions to civilian casualty incidents caused by Coalition Forces (CF) versus those caused by insurgents suggest fear and intimidation by insurgents are profoundly impacting the population. Team Khost (PRT and maneuver battalion),at the direction of [...]
2009-07-04 04:13:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL1787 Baghlan Industry and Energy Sector Poised For Expansion
[...] (SBU) Summary: Baghlan Province is well positioned to take advantage of its energy production and industrial potential, though some of its business leaders seem overly ambitious. With its intact hydropower plants and location along one of Afghanistan's primary electrical backbones, Baghlan alm [...]
2009-07-09 00:50:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON ENRG AF
09KABUL1788 Baghlan Industry and Energy Sector Poised For Expansion
[...] (SBU) Summary: Baghlan Province is well positioned to take advantage of its energy production and industrial potential, though some of its business leaders seem overly ambitious. With its intact hydropower plants and location along one of Afghanistan's primary electrical backbones, Baghlan alm [...]
2009-07-09 00:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AF ECON ENRG
09KABUL179AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: UNODC PREDICTS BIG
[...] (C) According to the head of the UNODC's Kabul office, poppy cultivation in Afghanistan will decline by as much as 30 percent in 2009, and the number of poppy-free provinces could rise from 18 to 22. While market factors are driving much of this reduction, Afghan and international incentive a [...]
2009-01-26 11:26:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALSNAR DEA EAID ECON PINR PREL PTER AF
09KABUL1859AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: UNODC LOWERING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Jean-Luc Lemahieu, the UNODC's Country Representative in Kabul, predicts that the UNODC's annual opium survey will show 10-15 percent decrease in poppy cultivation in 2009. While a significant drop, this is less dramatic than the 19 percent reduction reported in 2008, and raises [...]
2009-07-13 13:27:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPREL SNAR UN EAID PINR ECON AF
09KABUL1916Twelfth Meeting of the Afghanistan Joint Coordination and
[...] (U) JCMB-XII approved the Afghan government's Civilian Technical Assistance Plan, and three donors, including the U.S., pledged specific support for some of the 55 urgently needed technical advisors. A new TA Task Force will carry implementation forward and take account of any donor concerns. [...]
2009-07-19 14:13:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ECON PGOV AF
09KABUL2103ADDITIONAL FY 2010 BUDGET REQUIREMENTS FOR AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Madame Secretary: Embassy Kabul has concluded a rigorous analysis of U.S. Government civilian assistance programs required to effectively implement the President's strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan. Success will be contingent upon balanced gains in the fields of security, ec [...]
2009-07-29 16:19:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ABUD AFIN AF
09KABUL2128 STRENGTHENING THE GOVERNMENT TWO DROPS AT A TIME
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-30 11:58:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON EAID AF PREL KDRL
09KABUL2138Ambassador's Meeting with Japanese SRAP Yoshikawa
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Japan's Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa, told the Ambassador July 22 that he had stressed to President Karzai that the Afghan elections must be credible, secure, and free - only on that basis would Japan continue to support Afghanistan. [...]
2009-07-31 14:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EAID JP AF
09KABUL2140Steps Forward for Donor Coordination in Afghanistan
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: UNAMA and Embassy Kabul co-hosted a donor meeting on July 22, 2009, to engage the international community on improving development assistance coordination throughout Afghanistan. Participants applauded U.S. efforts to "Afghanize" our assistance programs, and cautioned against th [...]
2009-08-01 06:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID AF
09KABUL2142TRIBAL REVOLT AGAINST THE TALIBAN IN NANGAHAR,S
[...] (S/NF) The Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) met July 23 with tribal members from Nangarhar's Mamand Valley to coordinate support for their recent uprising against the Taliban. The resistance by local members of the Shinwar tribe against Taliban insurgents represents a new devel [...]
2009-08-01 08:55:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF PAK PTER
09KABUL2143HELMAND'S NOW ZAD CHALLENGE: WHAT'S NEXT?
[...] (C) SUMMARY: State Rep to the Second Marine Expeditionary Brigade (2d MEB) visited Now Zad district over a three-day period in mid-July. The area was once home to Helmand's second largest city and famous for its pomegranates and lush orchards. British units saw past heavy fighting in Now Zad [...]
2009-08-01 13:59:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL2148TRIBAL REVOLT AGAINST THE TALIBAN IN NANGAHAR'S
[...] (S/NF) The Jalalabad Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) met July 23 with tribal members from Nangarhar's Mamand Valley to coordinate support for their recent uprising against the Taliban. The resistance by local members of the Shinwar tribe against Taliban insurgents represents a new devel [...]
2009-08-02 07:25:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF PAK PTER
09KABUL2179Ambassador Wayne and SRAP Staff Meetings with Afghan
[...] (SBU) In a July 26 meeting with Finance Minister Zakhilwal, Ambassador Wayne and SRAP staff praised successful efforts by the GIRoA to increase revenue collection in Afghanistan and address corruption. Zakhilwal said that donors should reward this progress by channeling more aid through the ce [...]
2009-08-03 13:34:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON EAGR PGOV AF
09KABUL2239Developing a Private Sector-Led Rural Finance
[...] (SBU) The financial sector in Afghanistan has made significant progress in establishing a market-based system for access to credit in rural areas. With substantial U.S. Government (USG) assistance, financial services are expanding to meet agricultural market needs and demonstrating that lendi [...]
2009-08-05 06:59:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID EAGR BEXP AF TI
09KABUL2247ULEMA COUNCIL: US MUST SUPPORT WHOMEVER IS LEGALLY
[...] SUMMARY: During their July 25 meeting, Council of Religious Scholars (Ulema Council) President Mawlawi Fazulhadi Shinwari told Ambassador Holbrooke Afghan Muslims had been very pleased with President Obama's Cairo speech, but added that many doubted there would be action behind the President, [...]
2009-08-06 05:33:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDKISL PREL PTER EAID AF EG
09KABUL2261AFTER THE TALIBAN: HIGH EXPECTATIONS IN HELMAND'S
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Joint U.S. Marine and Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) operations in Helmand's Nawa District have resulted in visible progress since Operation Khanjar commenced July 2. Helmand Governor Mangal held a well-attended shura July 23. The local market has seen growing numbers o [...]
2009-08-06 12:27:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL2270Key GIRoA Ministers Plan Sub-National Governance
[...] (SBU) Planning for coordinated U.S./ISAF/UNAMA/GIRoA sub-national governance interventions in the South and East took shape at an August 1 meeting of key ministers, senior ISAF and UNAMA representatives, and Ambassador Eikenberry that was hosted by the Ministry of Rural Reconstruction and Devel [...]
2009-08-07 13:40:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAID EFIN EAGR AF
09KABUL2292MURKY SECURITY SITUATION IN KANDAHAR CITY
[...] (S) Begin Summary. While all parties concerned with security in Kandahar agree that the enemy is stepping up infiltration of Kandahar City (KC) in an apparent attempt to disrupt the elections, there is disagreement as to the actual threat they pose as well as the ability of the ANSF to deal w [...]
2009-08-10 05:53:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL2294NANGARHAR GOVERNOR SHERZAI: RETURN OF ACCUSED
[...] (S/NF) Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai told Task Force Mountain Warrior Commander (TFMW CDR) and State Department Regional Representative (DOS/R) on August 3 that the return from Pakistan of Haji Zaman, implicated in the murder of former Deputy President Haji Abdul Qadir, would be a test [...]
2009-08-10 08:17:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL2325PRISONS IN LAGHMAN PROVINCE FUNCTIONING RELATIVELY
[...] (C) A recent visit to Laghman prison demonstrated that penal reform in this province is moving in the right direction, although detention centers continue to suffer from a lack of resources. On August 3, a Rule of Law team from Task Force Mountain Warrior (TFMW) toured the Laghman provincial [...]
2009-08-11 14:39:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID PHUM AF
09KABUL2363GHANI, ABDULLAH DEBATE ECONOMY--WITHOUT KARZAI
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a televised August 10th debate in front of a live audience, presidential candidates Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai and Abdullah Abdullah highlighted agriculture and natural resources as the keys to Afghanistan's economic future. Both candidates sketched their visions for increasing e [...]
2009-08-15 13:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID EINV EMIN ENRG EPET ETRD PINR
09KABUL2383 AFGHAN MINISTRIES ORGANIZE FOR POST-CONFLICT DISTRICT
[...] (U) Summary: The Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD) hosted a second meeting of the new Afghan/U.S./ISAF/UNAMA District Delivery Working Group (DDWG) on August 8 at the deputy minister level. The Forum, aimed at encouraging the creation of a mechanism for the quick deploym [...]
2009-08-16 14:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV EAID EAGR EFIN PREL AF
09KABUL2425Election Preparations in RC-North: A Message to Governor
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ambassador Eikenberry warned Balkh Governor Mohammad Atta Noor that any violence over election outcomes would shape the international community's view on its presence in Afghanistan. The Ambassador called on the governor to use his prestige and position to serve as a ?voice of re [...]
2009-08-19 12:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL2438GOVERNOR WAHIDI HOSTS TIMBER CONFERENCE IN KUNAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On July 28, Kunar Governor Wahidi convened a shura of timber merchants, land owners, and tribal elders with three key GIRoA ministers to promote his vision for the future of Kunar,s timber industry, including a halt to smuggling and the disposition of massive existing timber s [...]
2009-08-20 09:25:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAGR EAID AF ECON
09KABUL2463KUNAR GOVERNOR WAHIDI DISCUSSES MOVE TO HERAT,
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 8 meeting at the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kunar offices, Kunar governor Sayed Fazullah Wahidi said he has accepted an assignment as Herat governor, to start at an unspecified date after national elections. Wahidi said election preparations in Kunar were [...]
2009-08-22 04:33:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS EAID ECON AF MASS
09KABUL2464LAGHMAN GOVERNOR ON INSURGENTS, POLICE, PROVINCIAL
[...] (C/NF) According to Laghman Governor Lutfullah Mashal, Laghman's provincial council does not understand its duties or role, and its deputy chairman, he alleged, is a member of the insurgent group Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG). The governor predicted that HIG would "do well in the elections." [...]
2009-08-22 04:39:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID SNAR KJUS AF
09KABUL2465CJTF-82 CG SCAPARROTTI,S MEETING WITH NANGARHAR
[...] (C) Summary. During an animated 90-minute meeting on August 11 with Gen. Scaparrotti and SCR-E Kilner, Governor Shirzai returned repeatedly to two central themes: working with and through Afghanistan,s tribal structure is the key to more effective government; and reforming and strengt [...]
2009-08-22 04:49:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID KJUS AF
09KABUL2466CJTF-82 COMMANDER SCAPARROTTI,S MEETING WITH
[...] (S) Summary. CJTF-82 Commanding General Scaparrotti and RC-East Senior Civilian Representative Kilner met with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk for 30 minutes during the PM,s trip to Ghazni on August 16. Tusk had planned to visit Poland,s combat brigade ) the largest non-American force in [...]
2009-08-22 04:56:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID KJUS AF
09KABUL253DONORS CONSIDER AFGHAN COMMERCE MINISTER'S AID REQUEST
[...] (SBU) Summary. Afghan Commerce Minister Shahrani January 27 briefed donor reps on his policy vision and requests for assistance. Shahrani said his highest priorities are trade facilitation, corporatizing the state-owned fuel importer FLGE, building capacity in his ministry, including a new Po [...]
2009-02-03 13:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETRD EINV ECON ENRG EFIN AF
09KABUL2632Finance Minister Zakhilwahl on Assistance Priorities
[...] (SBU) Afghan Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwahl confirmed to USAID Mission Director William Frej his commitment to post- election economic reform and listed as priorities the restructuring and gradual privatization of state-owned Ariana airline and merging Pashtany and Mille banks. He is concern [...]
2009-08-31 11:28:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL2633Afghan State-Owned Pashtany Bank President Defends Against
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pashtany Bank President Hayat Dayani condemned allegations of corruption and mismanagement by critics in the Afghan finance industry and by Central Bank examiners as coordinated attacks by private sector bank owners who seek a competitive edge against state-owned banks which hold [...]
2009-08-31 11:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV BEXP EAID AF
09KABUL2634Afghan State-Owned Pashtany Bank President Defends Against
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Pashtany Bank President Hayat Dayani condemned allegations of corruption and mismanagement by critics in the Afghan finance industry and by Central Bank examiners as coordinated attacks by private sector bank owners who seek a competitive edge against state-owned banks which hold [...]
2009-08-31 11:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON PREL PGOV BEXP EAID AF
09KABUL2667AN AFGHAN PRIVATE SECTOR AIRLINE WORKING TO EXPAND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Safi Airways, one of three private Afghan-owned carriers, reports it is close to profitability but faces burdensome governmental oversight and unfair competition, particularly from state-owned Ariana Airlines. Safi is banking its future growth on full International Air Transport [...]
2009-09-02 09:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PREL EAID EINV PGOV NATO AF
09KABUL2670 President Karzai Inaugurates USAID-funded Kabul Diesel
[...] (U) President Karzai and Energy and Water Minister Ismail Khan presided over the inauguration of the first phase of Kabul's USAID-financed 105 Megawatt (MW) diesel-fired power plant near Kabul on August 5. President Karzai thanked Ambassador Eikenberry, USAID Director Frej, and the U.S. people [...]
2009-09-02 14:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG ECON SENV EINV PREL AF
09KABUL2688 Afghan Government's High Hopes for Hydropower
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the August 5 inauguration of a USAID-funded diesel power plant in Kabul, President Karzai and Minister of Energy and Water Ismail Khan focused on large-scale water projects as the key to Afghanistan's energy future. To implement its national hydropower strategy, AfghanistanQ [...]
2009-09-05 05:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EAID PREL SENV AF
09KABUL2758NANGARHAR GOVERNOR SHERZAI STUMPS FOR LOYA JIRGA
[...] (C) At an August 30 iftar, Nangarhar Governor Gul Agha Sherzai said he had drafted a comprehensive post-election peace plan comprising three key points: the convening of a Loya Jirga to address national security, the establishment of a small council of presidential advisors on finance and secu [...]
2009-09-10 07:03:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID KJUS SCUL MOPS MASS ECON
09KABUL2788MOF Zakhilwal Letter to IMF Over the Fund's Decision to
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) surprise decision to cancel its September visit to Afghanistan to conduct the 6th review of its Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) and proceed instead via video teleconference, Afghanistan's Minister of Finance Dr. Omar [...]
2009-09-14 09:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL280AFGHANISTAN/COUNTERNARCOTICS: UNODC REPORT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Kai Eide, the UN Secretary General's Special Representative for Afghanistan, and Afghan Minister for Counter Narcotics Khodaidad Khodaidad jointly announced the 2009 UN Office of Drugs and Crime's (UNODC) annual Opium Rapid Assessment Survey (ORAS) at a February 1 press conferenc [...]
2009-02-09 02:59:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR DEA EAID ECON PINR PREL PTER KPAO
09KABUL2810UK PRIME MINISTER BROWN VISITS HELMAND; WELCOMES ANSF FOCUS AND SEEKS METRICS TO MEASURE WAR EFFORT
[...] (C) SUMMARY: UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited Camp Leatherneck (Helmand province) August 30 and met with Ambassador Eikenberry, COMISAF General McChrystal, and 2d MEB Commanding General, BrigGen Larry Nicholson. The PM noted close cooperation between U.S. and British military units in souther [...]
2009-09-16 06:01:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MOPS MASS EAID AF PAK UK
09KABUL2812Update: Strengthening Afghanistan's Ability to Audit Future
[...] (SBU) Finance Minister Zakhilwal is pushing the Afghan Cabinet to re-instate Article 61, which gives the Ministry of Finance internal audit authority over line ministries, a matter of concern to international donors. Afghan ministries' internal audit capacity generally remains weak and hinders [...]
2009-09-16 09:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV EAGR BEXP AF
09KABUL2814PLUSES AND MINUSES OF TURKISH PRT IN AFGHANISTAN,S
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Turkey has taken exploratory steps toward establishing a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in northwestern Afghanistan,s Jowzjan Province, with its coverage to extend through Sar-e-pul Province. Jowzjan and Sar-e-pul stand to gain development projects and possibly additio [...]
2009-09-16 13:07:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNEAID PINS PREL AF
09KABUL2825AFGHANISTAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE DISCUSSES COUNTRY'S
[...] (U) SUMMARY: During a September 4 meeting with visiting USDA officials, Afghan Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) Rahimi said good rains this year contributed to surging agriculture production of grapes, apples, apricots, and pomegranates. He said the country is not rea [...]
2009-09-17 10:28:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR ECIN EAID AF
09KABUL2852Delayed Commercialization of Electric Utility
[...] (SBU) Summary: Ministry of Electricity and Water (MEW) delays are threatening completion of the much-needed commercialization of the electricity utility DABM (Da Afghanistan Breshna Mosesa). The utility subsidizes electricity prices for all customers and supplies electricity to numerous non-pa [...]
2009-09-19 13:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG ECON SENV EINV AF
09KABUL2920Afghanistan: Building Cell Towers and Developing Telecom
[...] (SBU) Summary: Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology Amir Sangin said he supports ISAF plans to locate cellular phone towers on U.S. Forward Operating Bases (FOBs),and thinks state-owned Afghan Telecom should own the towers, renting space to other service providers. He com [...]
2009-09-20 10:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EAID PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL2933AFGHAN GOVERNMENT REQUESTS TRANSBOUNDARY WATER
[...] (C) Summary: After years of official reluctance to negotiate with its neighbors on transboundary water issues, Afghan government officials received the go-ahead from President Karzai to discuss capacity building for government negotiators. Before donors begin large-scale irrigation, drinking [...]
2009-09-21 15:30:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALENRG EAID SENV ECON PREL AF
09KABUL2939AGRICULTURE RAPID RESPONSE PROGRAM IN HELMAND PROVINCE
[...] (SBU) USAIDQs agricultural rapid rmi endorsed the plan and suggested a methodology to build Afghan Government capacity by seconding new Ministry extension agents to AVIPA PLUS to receive on-the-ground training, and identified a salary mechanism to encourage staff to work in these difficult ati [...]
2009-09-23 14:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR ECON SNAR PGOV PINS AF
09KABUL2940DISTRICT DELIVERY PROGRAM MAKES STEADY PROGRESS
[...] Summary: Over the last seven weeks, the Afghan-led District Delivery Working Group (DDWG) has made steady progress toward extending Afghan government services to strategic or newly cleared districts. Major service delivery ministries and executive agencies, together with the Embassy, ISAF a [...]
2009-09-24 04:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PINS PGOV AF
09KABUL2943Afghan Commerce Minister to Visit Washington (Oct. 4-9)
[...] Please note action request in para 5. 2. (SBU) Commerce Minister Wahidullah Shahrani plans to travel to Washington October 4 through 9. He is looking to schedule meetings with top USG officials and members of Congress during his first two full days in Washington as well as around his parti [...]
2009-09-24 08:33:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EAGR EAID EINV AF
09KABUL2962AFGHAN REGULATORS USE TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Following a three-year start-up, the Afghan Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (ATRA) has begun to use its $30 million Telecommunications Development Fund (TDF) to expand telephone and Internet service to rural areas and to educate Afghan telecommunications professionals. S [...]
2009-09-26 09:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECPS EAID EINV PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL2965COMMERCE MINISTER OUTLINES VISION FOR AF-PAK TRANSIT TRADE TALKS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-26 12:51:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALETRD EAGR EAID PREL AF PK
09KABUL2998KABUL UNIVERSITY REQUESTS EXCHANGE WITH AL-AZHAR
[...] (U) This cable includes an action request, para 5. 2. (SBU) The chancellor of Kabul University and the dean of the University's Shari'a Faculty both made clear their desire to revive and intensify relations with Egyptian universities, particularly Al-Azhar, during separate meetings with th [...]
2009-09-28 12:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOEXC PGOV EAID PREL SCUL AF
09KABUL3043INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT FOR AFGHANISTAN'S NASCENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Aga Khan Foundation's tourism project in Bamyan is making steady progress towards realization of the province's tourism potential. The project has completed nearly 70 initiatives including the opening of a tourism center and production of an annual three-day Silk Road Festi [...]
2009-09-30 07:46:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID SENV AF
09KABUL3049AGRICULTURE ROUNDTABLE WITH DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW AND MAIL
[...] (SBU) A visiting U.S. Delegation, led by Deputy Secretary Jacob Lew, met with Minister Mohammed Asif Rahimi of the Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) on September 8 to discuss the importance of agriculture to the U.S. strategy for Afghanistan. Embassy Kabul was represent [...]
2009-10-01 03:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR ECON SNAR PGOV PINS AF
09KABUL3064AFGHAN FINANCE MINISTER NOTES PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal presented the progress the Afghan Government has made in its fiscal reform efforts, noting revenue collections have nearly doubled in 2009. The Ministry's revenue action plan and removal of underperforming staff have been key factors in this succes [...]
2009-10-01 13:32:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PREL ETRD PGOV AF
09KABUL3070AFGHAN MINISTERS UPBEAT ON MEETING NEXT FIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-03 08:35:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS MOPS EAID AF
09KABUL3077 Expanding Mobile Money Services in Afghanistan
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Mobile commerce (mCommerce),also known as mobile money (mMoney),offers an opportunity to increase rapidly access to financial services in Afghanistan, particularly in rural areas. Moreover, mobile money, with proper regulatory safeguards, advances anti-corruption efforts, for [...]
2009-10-03 13:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EINV PGOV EAID ETRD AF
09KABUL3096Central Bank Agrees to Continue and Expand Mobile Money
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghanistan's Central Bank Governor Abdul Qadeer Fitrat has agreed to extend indefinitely a mobile money pilot (m-Money) with the Afghan National Police (ANP) in Wardak province. In an October 1 meeting with EmbOffs, CSTC-A representatives, m-Money program participants, and mobil [...]
2009-10-05 06:58:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV AF
09KABUL315PAKTYA PROVINCE SIX-MONTH ASSESSMENT: JULY-DECEMBER 2008
[...] (SBU) Paktya's security situation remained stable in the second half of 2008, with Zormat and the Zadran Arc the main focuses of coalition security efforts. Increased insurgent infiltration in the northern half of the province may require additional Afghan or Coalition Forces (CF) in 2009, p [...]
2009-02-11 12:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID PINR KDEM AF
09KABUL3165AFGHAN WATER AND ENERGY MINISTER ISMAIL KHAN ON
[...] Ismail Khan, AfghanistanQs Minister of Water and Energy, said there has to be more emphasis on building dams and water projects in his Sept. 29 meeting with Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne and USAID Director William Frej. Wayne and Frej [...]
2009-10-07 10:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV AF
09KABUL3168GOVERNANCE IN PANJSHIR - PEEKING UNDER THE HOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: The government and people of Panjshir have firm control of their own security, providing a safe environment for development and enabling the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) to undertake $65 million worth of projects. However, human capacity remains weak. Perceived neglec [...]
2009-10-07 14:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID MOPS AF
09KABUL317IMF AND AFGHANISTAN AGREE ON TERMS FOR COMPLETING THE FIFTH
[...] (SBU) Summary. IMF staff have reached agreement with the Afghan government and central bank on the terms for recommending Board completion of the delayed fifth review under the PRGF program. The revised revenue target for the fiscal year ending March 21 is $800 million. The government must f [...]
2009-02-11 13:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID PREL IMF AF
09KABUL3185AFGHANS SEEK IMPROVED JUDICIAL SECURITY; CSTC-A AGREES TO
[...] (U) SUMMARY. Afghan officials, including the Afghan Chief Justice, the Attorney General, the Minister of Interior, and the Minister of Justice agree 24-hour security for certain at-risk judges and prosecutors is needed to establish a judiciary capable of prosecuting the powerful criminals and [...]
2009-10-10 05:28:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS EAID AF
09KABUL3186Progress in Electricity Sector Commercialization
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a very positive development, the Ministers of Energy and Water, Economy, Finance, and Urban Development, accompanied by Ambassador Wayne and USAID Director Frej, held a signing ceremony on September 30, 2009 to liquidate the state-run power utility Da Afghanistan Breshna Mose [...]
2009-10-10 06:46:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG EINV PGOV AF
09KABUL3229Moving Ahead in Fighting Money Laundering and Terrorist
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Between November 2006 and March 2009, three USG assessment teams traveled to Afghanistan to identify training and technical assistance needs in anti-money laundering (AML)/combating the financing of terrorism (CFT); a number of recommendations for technical assistance from those [...]
2009-10-14 09:46:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV ETTC AF
09KABUL323CHANGE AT THE TOP OF AFGHANISTAN'S FINANCE MINISTRY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister Ahadi has resigned to run for president and been replaced by acting Transport Minister Zakhilwal, a technocrat whose political star has been rising since he rescued the Haj-flights operation late last year. Zakhilwal, a strong proponent of private sector develo [...]
2009-02-12 13:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV PREL EAID ECON EAIR AF
09KABUL3278Embassy Outreach to Minister Khan of Energy and Water
[...] Meeting with Afghan Water and Energy Minister Mohammed Ismail Khan October 13, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne, highlighted two new initiatives. (Discussions of politics reported setpel.) The first was USAID's recent launch of a four-yea [...]
2009-10-15 09:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EAID PGOV AF
09KABUL3286HELMAND "DISTRICT DELIVERY" VISIT A GOOD START, BUT IT'S
[...] (SBU) Summary: A District Delivery Working Group (DDWG) delegation visited Lashkar Gah and the Nawa District Center in Helmand Province on October 10 and 11, holding detailed talks with Afghan Provincial and District Officials, as well as with Lashkar Gah PRT officers. The IDLG-led group incl [...]
2009-10-15 14:58:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV EAID AF
09KABUL3291BALKH GOVERNOR ATTA ON POSSIBLE KARZAI-ABDULLAH
[...] (C) Summary: The Governor of Afghanistan's northern province of Balkh, Mohammed Atta Noor, enumerated preconditions for any power-sharing arrangement between the forces of President Karzai and his main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, in the event that there is no/no runoff election. The precon [...]
2009-10-16 15:00:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID AF
09KABUL3305A window into Afghanistan's North
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A visit to Mazar-i-Sharif revealed a relatively vibrant economic environment, concerns about growing insecurity especially in nearby Kunduz, and several very effective AID programs helping business students and Islamic credit unions. 2. (U) Coordinating Director for Development [...]
2009-10-17 11:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EINV ECON ETRD EAID BEXP AF
09KABUL3337AFGHAN AGRICULTURE MINISTER UPBEAT ON AG SITUATION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Afghan Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) Mohammed Asif Rahimi discussed Afghanistan's better than usual grain harvest and how to handle it, distribution of seeds and other inputs, collaboration with donors, and rural economic development with Coordinating [...]
2009-10-18 09:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID PGOV AF
09KABUL3376UNDERSTANDING AND ROLLING BACK THE INSURGENCY IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: State Department Representative to the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in the eastern Afghan province of Kapisa held separate conversations covering the insurgency in the province with a shura leader, radio network director/community leader and police chief in recent weeks. [...]
2009-10-20 12:36:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS EAID AF
09KABUL3390Sarkani Pilot District Visit
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 19, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne, and Commander of the International Assistance Security Force Joint Command (COMIJC) Lieutenant General David Rodriguez visited the District Center in Sarkani, Kunar Province, [...]
2009-10-22 10:38:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PINR SOCI EAID AF
09KABUL34PRT KUNDUZ: SPINZAR AGAIN SPINS WHITE GOLD
[...] (SBU) Kunduz's Spinzar Factory began cotton processing again for the first time in years. The factory was the economic focal point of the region when it was a state-owned enterprise in the pre-Taliban era. Now under new French-Afghan management, the factory hopes to compete in the domestic an [...]
2009-01-06 12:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ETRD EAID AF
09KABUL3402DEMARCHE RESPONSE: CENTRAL GOVERNMENT BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] (SBU) Deputy Finance Minister Mastoor responded October 20 to the demarche on budget transparency (Ref A),expressing appreciation for Afghanistan's FY-2009 waiver of the Foreign Appropriations Act's prohibition on assistance to "a central government that does not make its national budget, bot [...]
2009-10-25 06:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL PGOV AF
09KABUL3419 Major Crimes Task Force - A Key Element of the Road Map
[...] (U) Summary: The Federal Bureau of Investigation will soon complete construction of a facility in Kabul to house the Major Crimes Task Force (MCTF). We see the MCTF as our flagship anti-corruption program, and hope FBI Director will be able to visit the facility site next month as a means of [...]
2009-10-26 12:04:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKJUS PGOV EAID KCRM KCOR AMGT AF
09KABUL3431AFGHAN FIRST: BUILDING AFGHAN CAPACITY, LEADERSHIP, AND
[...] SUMMARY: Embassy Kabul and USFOR-A intend to implement "Afghan First" to support Afghan leadership, capacity, and sustainability. Procuring goods and services from Afghan companies promotes economic development, supports the growth of a modern and competitive business sector, and boosts Afghan [...]
2009-10-27 09:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3447Finance Minister Zakhilwal Interested in Improving Ariana
[...] (U) Summary: Afghan Minister of Finance Zakhilwal and Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Assistance (CDDEA) Wayne reviewed the USAID-financed assessment's of state-owned Ariana Airlines October 21. The assessment notes improvements in human resource management and quality cont [...]
2009-10-28 06:54:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EAID ETRD PGOV BEXP AF
09KABUL3458KAJAKI DAM: MORE ENERGY AWAITS ENHANCED SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-28 15:03:00Embassy KabulSECRETEAID EFIN ENRG KPWR PGOV AF
09KABUL3465Commerce Minister Shahrani highlights U.S.-Afghan Business
[...] Summary: Afghan Minister Shahrani praised current USAID-funded Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) development activities to Amb. Wayne, noting especially USG support to strengthen Afghan value-added in the carpet and cashmere industries. Shahrani also wants to provide additional economic opport [...]
2009-10-29 07:29:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD BEXP ECON ELAB PHUM SCUL OPIC PGOV AF
09KABUL3471IMF BULLISH ON AFGHAN REFORM EFFORTS; WRAPS UP PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary. At the urging of the Afghan Government and of the U.S. and other donors, the IMF rescheduled its previously canceled mission and traveled to Kabul to conduct the sixth review of Afghanistan's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). The IMF mission's review of the program [...]
2009-10-29 12:58:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3472KAJAKI DAM: MORE ENERGY AWAITS ENHANCED SECURITY
[...] (S/REL ISAF, AFG) SUMMARY: The Kajaki Power Dam project in Northern Helmand -- a signature U.S. development program in pre-war Afghanistan undergoing rehabilitation for several years -- could generate sufficient electricity to benefit 330,000 residents of Helmand and Kandahar provinces. Compl [...]
2009-10-29 13:18:00Embassy KabulSECRETEAID EFIN ENRG KPWR PGOV AF
09KABUL3480PAVING THE WAY FOR ACCEPTANCE OF THE APTTA
[...] (C) Summary: Afghanistan,s chief negotiator for the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA),Adib Farhadi, talked to EconOffs Oct 29 regarding the recent flap resulting from the Afghan MFA,s foot-dragging on transmitting the terms of reference for the study on unauthorized trade. [...]
2009-11-01 09:53:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALETRD EAID PREL PK AF
09KABUL3483RECENT TRENDS IN AFGHANISTAN'S BANKING SECTOR
[...] (SBU) Summary: A USAID-funded banking supervision advisor reported October 29 on recent trends in Afghan bank deposits, loans, and profitability at a meeting with Emboffs. The advisor stated overall deposit growth has stalled and that there is no evidence indicating any major deposit withdrawa [...]
2009-11-01 13:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3502AFGHAN GOVERNMENT DECLARES H1N1 STATE OF EMERGENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Afghanistan's Second Vice President Mohammad Karim Khalili declared a H1N1 state of emergency November 1 and announced all schools and universities will close for three weeks to prevent further spread of the disease. More than 20 new cases of H1N1 have been reported in the last [...]
2009-11-03 12:12:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KFLU KSTH EAID PREL WHO AF
09KABUL3543AFGHAN FINANCE MINISTER UPBEAT, CANDID ABOUT WAY FORWARD
[...] (C) Summary. Ambassador Eikenberry met with Finance Minister Omar Zakhilwal to discuss funding mechanisms, efforts to increase revenue, and policy positioning for a second Karzai administration. Zakhilwal expressed optimism and indicated he would work to ensure capable leaders are assigned to [...]
2009-11-04 09:38:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3570AFGHANISTAN MOVES UP EIGHT PLACES IN THE WORLD BANK'S DOING
[...] Summary: While still low-ranked as a place to do business, Afghanistan did ratchet up - from 168 to 160 - among 183 countries ranked by the World Bank in its recent Doing Business Report for 2010. Moreover, Afghanistan was also the only country in South Asia to improve its ranking. Improve [...]
2009-11-05 17:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP ETRD EAID EAGR PGOV AF
09KABUL3571COMMERCE MINISTER ADDRESSES AF-PAK TRANSIT TRADE AGREEMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Commerce Minister Shahrani commented briefly November 4 on the status of the Afghanistan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) and his Ministry's plans to seek World Trade Organization (WTO) membership. Shahrani said he personally proposed to the Pakistan side two sets of dat [...]
2009-11-05 17:34:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDETRD ECON EAID PREL PK AF
09KABUL3638INTERNATIONAL CONTRACT CORRUPTION TASK FORCE HELPING
[...] Current levels of corruption in Afghanistan undermine security, development, and rule of law objectives, damage the legitimacy of the Afghan government, and contribute to the country's illicit narcotics trade. At a recent interagency presentation in Kabul, the work of International Contract Co [...]
2009-11-12 04:00:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS KCOR EAID AF
09KABUL3639Trans-boundary Water Issues: The Way Forward in Afghanistan
[...] (C) Summary: As senior Afghan officials continue calling publicly for large dam and hydropower projects, Afghanistan's downstream neighbors -- Iran, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan -- are watching carefully, concerned that Afghan actions could affect their water inflow and economic sta [...]
2009-11-12 04:14:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALENRG SENV EINV EAID PREL AF
09KABUL3659Kajaki Dam Turns on the Lights in Afghanistan's South
[...] (SBU) Summary: Despite security issues that continue to affect the Kajaki dam project, USAID recently completed refurbishing a second hydroelectric turbine at the dam in Helmand province. This turbine, together with another rebuilt by USAID in September 2005, has boosted the power generation [...]
2009-11-12 13:50:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG ECON SENV AF
09KABUL3677WELCOME TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (SBU) Madame Secretary, We warmly welcome you to Afghanistan. Your visit caps a period of political and security challenges here, which we see moving into a new phase of consolidation. The Afghan government and public appreciate our increases in civilian personnel; our continued military pr [...]
2009-11-16 12:15:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV EAID AMGT PREL ECON AF
09KABUL3712WAY FORWARD ON AFGHAN JUDICIAL SECURITY INITIATIVE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan Judicial Security Unit (JSU) is closer to becoming operational within Kabul. The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) has completed a security assessment of the Supreme Court and determined the number of JSU officers needed to secure the Counter-Narcotics Justice Center (CNJ [...]
2009-11-18 07:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KJUS EAID AF
09KABUL3714(C) AFGHAN COMMERCE MINISTER DISCUSSES REFORM AGENDA
[...] (C//NF) SUMMARY: Reform-minded Afghan Commerce Minister Shahrani, who hopes for U.S. support to keep a ministerial job, argued on November 15 that President Karzai is under heavy pressure from Afghan politicians to accept less than ideal ministers and urged that the US and other donors talk not onl [...]
2009-11-18 15:18:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNECON PGOV PREL EAID AF
09KABUL3721AGRICULTURE IN PANJSHIR: FERTILE GROUND FOR U.S.
[...] (U) Summary: Small family farming is the staple of Panjshir Province's economy, making it a high priority for the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT),as well as for Governor Bahlol Bahji, who declared 2009 to be the &Year of Agriculture in Panjshir.8 Local farmers make good use of the vall [...]
2009-11-19 04:57:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PGOV AF
09KABUL3724FINANCE MINISTER DECLARES NEW BEGINNING FOR CREDIBLE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 14, Finance Minister Zakhilwal told U.S. Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Technical Assistance Policy Larry McDonald and Ambassador Wayne that the U.S. Treasury's technical assistance support had helped strengthen his Ministry's credibility and transparency. M [...]
2009-11-19 12:18:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3725KARZAI'S INAUGURATION - LEGITIMACY, POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary: President Karzai's November 19 inuaguration ceremony emphasized his domestic and international legitimacy, possibly laying to rest his government's fears that their troubled electoral victory would come back to undermine his second term. Karzai's strong roots with the "mujahedee [...]
2009-11-19 14:01:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID AF
09KABUL3729IMPROVING FOOD SECURITY THIS WINTER IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] SUMMARY: Although 2009 saw the largest harvest in Afghanistan in 30 years, food insecurity continues to affect approximately one-third of rural households, with an additional 30% facing periodic food security problems. The lack of purchasing power is now the primary cause of food insecurity, [...]
2009-11-19 18:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EAGR ECON PREL AF
09KABUL3743Afghan Clean Energy and Water Supply Programs: Meeting
[...] Summary: This message summarizes two new USAID programs addressing critical energy and water needs that will rely on Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) officers to identify and prioritize specific projects in the field. These two programs are flexible, responding to on-the-ground, demand-dr [...]
2009-11-22 08:50:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG SENV AF
09KABUL3746WARDAK GOVERNOR FADAI COMPLAINS TO IDLG ABOUT
[...] (C) Summary: During a mid-November conversation with Task Force Spartan leadership, Wardak Governor Fadai said that he has complained in a number of written reports to GIROA,s Independent Directorate for Local Governance (IDLG) that Turkish PRT projects are &poor8 and that the PRT does not ex [...]
2009-11-23 13:41:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV EAID PREL AF TU
09KABUL3792 Kunar's Timber Industry and Smuggling: Solutions Await a
[...] (SBU) Summary: With some of the most dangerous pockets of insurgency in Afghanistan, Kunar province sits on the country's eastern border with Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Rampant timber smuggling has long undermined faith in the government and supported local insurge [...]
2009-11-28 06:40:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG SENV ETRD EMIN EAGR EINV PREL AF
09KABUL3793Turkey Will Open Second PRT in Afghanistan, Wants a Seat at
[...] (SBU) Summary: Turkish Ambassador to Afghanistan Basat Ozturk said Turkey will open a PRT in Sheberghan, Jowzjan province, in 2010 and is willing to increase assistance in the fields of health, agriculture and education, while expanding police and governance programs. Turkey's existing PRT in [...]
2009-11-28 06:41:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ESTH PREL PGOV AF TK
09KABUL3798POMEGRANATES RIPE FOR COIN: A COUNTERINSURGENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: TaGab, a GIRoA critical district and home to thriving Taliban, Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin (HiG),and criminal networks, has been targeted by Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) Kapisa as the focus of its counterinsurgency efforts. The initial phase of the effort, &Operation Red, [...]
2009-11-28 10:40:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL MOPS EAID AF
09KABUL3804Commerce Minister Shahrani, Ambassador Wayne and Director
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-29 15:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EINV EFIN ENRG ECON ETRD EAID AF FAS EAGR
09KABUL3814AF-PAK TRANSIT TRADE NEGOTIATIONS ROUND FOUR: DARK
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan,s Transit Trade Chief Negotiator Shahid Bashir laid down tough markers in his opening statements at the fourth round of negotiations on the Afghan-Pakistan Transit Trade Agreement (APTTA) that set a confrontational tone for the two-day negotiation. Pakistan opened by s [...]
2009-11-30 07:15:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ECON EAID PREL PK AF
09KABUL3852KOREA MOVES AHEAD WITH PLANS FOR PRT IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] (C/REL ISAF) Summary and comment: During his five-day visit to Afghanistan, November 12-17, Korean Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Lee Yong-joon solidified Korean plans to establish a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) in eastern Afghanistan's Parwan Province. In meetings at I [...]
2009-12-02 12:48:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL PGOV KS AF
09KABUL3853US-AFGHAN PARTNERSHIP CREATES NEW INSTITUTIONS TO FIGHT
[...] Summary: Seven Ministerial level speakers joined the Ambassador and UK Ambassador in stressing the importance of reducing corruption in Afghanistan at an Embassy-organized media event in Kabul on November 16. At this event highlighting growing bilateral and multilateral engagement in this sph [...]
2009-12-02 13:11:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KJUS KCOR EAID AF
09KABUL3870CHARGE PRESENTS MOUs ON LIFE, SECURITY AND MOBILITY SUPPORT
[...] This message contains an action request in para 5. 2. Summary: Over the past week, Charge Mussomeli presented a draft Memorandum of Understanding on Life, Security and Mobility Support to the ambassadors of all coalition countries that have Provincial Reconstruction Teams in which the USG [...]
2009-12-03 13:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDAMGT PREL EAID AF
09KABUL3972Afghanistan's Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC)
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 7, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs, E. Anthony Wayne raised U.S. concerns with Afghan Finance Minister Zakhilwal that the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan (GIRoA) may not satisfy the mining trigger needed to reach its HIPC c [...]
2009-12-09 14:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL3974HARD WORK AHEAD TO COMPLETE APTTA AT DECEMBER
[...] (C) Summary: Afghan Minister of Commerce and Industry Wahidullah Shahrani reiterated to CDDEA Amb. Wayne the Afghan Government,s desire to conclude the APTTA agreement during the upcoming fourth round in Islamabad on December 19-21. Shahrani and Wayne exchanged ideas on how Afghanistan could a [...]
2009-12-09 15:40:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALETRD EFIN PGOV EAID PK AF
09KABUL3975 FINANCE MINISTER PUSHES ECONOMIC AGENDA FOR LONDON
[...] (C) Summary: In a December 7 meeting with Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs Ambassador Wayne, Finance Minister Zakhilwal discussed his goals for the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) to be held in mid-January and the 28 January London Conference, emphasiz [...]
2009-12-09 16:25:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALEFIN EAID ETRD PGOV PREL EAGR PTER AF
09KABUL398BUILDING AFGHAN CIVIL AVIATION CAPACITY
[...] (U) This is an action request message. Please see para 14. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: International community efforts to support the Afghan civil aviation sector are poorly coordinated and lack coherence. The Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) lacks capacity and leadership to manage e [...]
2009-02-24 03:31:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR PREL EAID PGOV AF NATO
09KABUL3981ACTION REQUEST: ENGAGING COALITION PARTNERS TO QUICKLY
[...] This message contains an action request in para 4 2. (U) Begin Summary. Embassy Kabul continues to engage with coalition partners with Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) to press for conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Life, Security and Mobility Support. We understand c [...]
2009-12-10 09:27:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID UK NO SW GM HU CA NL LH FR SP IT NZ EZ PL TU AF
09KABUL3995DUBAI PROCESS: SLOW AND STEADY COOPERATION BETWEEN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The sixth round of the Canadian-led Dubai Process meeting November 24-25 brought together Afghan and Pakistani technical level delegates to discuss cooperation on counter narcotics, law enforcement, customs and movement of people. Discussions focused mostly on updates and fine-t [...]
2009-12-13 09:24:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD ELTN PREL EAID PK AF
09KABUL4031JCMB prep-meeting(s) for London Conference
[...] (U) This cable reports the draft agenda, as of December 14, for the 13th session of the Joint Coordination and Monitoring Board (JCMB) scheduled for January 20, 2010. The 27 Heads of Mission for Afghanistan's major donors will gather at this session, co-chaired by Finance Minister Zakhilwal an [...]
2009-12-16 15:02:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID PGOV AF
09KABUL407ASSESSMENT OF AFGHAN MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE,
[...] (SBU) Afghanistan Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock (MAIL) Asif Rahimi took office in October 2008 with the aim of restructuring and revitalizing the Ministry and building on his success as Deputy Minister of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD). This cable provides a [...]
2009-02-25 11:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON ETRD EAID EAGR BEXP AF TI
09KABUL4091MINISTER OF FINANCE WELCOMES U.S. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE ON
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 16, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA) E. Anthony Wayne met with Afghan Minister of Finance, Omar Zakhilwal, to discuss the internal audit capability of the Ministry of Finance (MOF). CDDEA Wayne also introduced Bob Cortesi, a visiting [...]
2009-12-21 10:04:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL4120ANTI-CORRUPTION CONFERENCE CALLS FOR QUALIFIED PUBLIC
[...] (U) Summary: President Karzai opened the National Anti-Corruption Conference December 15-17, 2009, before 250 attendees that included parliamentarians, academicians, media and diplomatic representatives. He invoked national pride to fight against the image of being one of the most corrupt cou [...]
2009-12-22 04:35:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KCOR KJUS EAID AF
09KABUL4140MINISTER OF FINANCE DISCUSSES HOLD-UP IN GOVERNMENT FUNDS
[...] (SBU) Summary: On December 16, Coordinating Director for Development and Economic Affairs (CDDEA) E. Anthony Wayne met with Afghan Minister of Finance, Omar Zakhilwal, to discuss why GIRoA has been slow to release funds for a variety of important services, including prison guards' wages and fue [...]
2009-12-23 11:42:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV PREL AF
09KABUL4152STATUS UPDATE: MOU WITH COALITION PARTNERS ON LIFE,
[...] (U) This message contains an action request in para 4 2. (U) Begin Summary. Embassy Kabul continues to engage with coalition partners who lead Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT) in order to press for conclusion of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Life, Security and Mobility Support. [...]
2009-12-28 10:06:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAF CA EAID FR GM HU IT LH NL NO NZ PGOV SP SW UK
09KABUL4183STRENGTHENING AGRICULTURAL CREDIT IN AFGHANISTAN
[...] Summary: There is broad agreement within the Afghan government and among donors that a dramatic increase in the availability of agricultural credit is critically needed to rebuild Afghanistan's agricultural sector. Recognizing this goal, the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock ( [...]
2009-12-28 16:44:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDBTIO EAGR EAID ECON AF
09KABUL4189CIVILIANS IN FARAH TO REPORT TO SCR-WEST
[...] With the establishment of the Senior Civilian Representative (SCR) in Regional Command-West, effective immediately, the civilians in Farah Province will be in the area of responsibility (AOR) of the SCR-West. Farah Province was placed under the direction of the SCR-South temporarily prior to t [...]
2009-12-29 15:49:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKDEM PGOV EAID AF
09KABUL4210 AFGHAN FINANCE MINISTER DISCUSSES LONDON CONFERENCE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Afghan Minister of Finance Omar Zakhilwal explained his understanding of Afghan preparations for the January 28-29 London Conference to Coordinating Director of Development and Economic Assistance Ambassador E. Anthony Wayne and Embassy Staff December 29, and invited Embassy ass [...]
2009-12-30 13:05:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN ECON PREL AF
09KABUL463New Regulations for Private Security Companies are
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Afghanistan (GoIRA) has issued new private security company (PSC) regulations that, if enforced, could jeopardize the ability of the USG, the U.S. military, and the international community to operate in Afghanistan. Under the new regulations, PSCs are limited t [...]
2009-03-02 11:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC EIND EAID AF
09KABUL505REALIZING THE INDIAN WHEAT DONATION TO AFGHANISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request that has been coordinated with Embassies Islamabad and New Delhi. Please see para 5. 2. (SBU) Summary. Post recommends that the Department instruct the three concerned embassies to demarche host governments to work to effect prompt transshipment through Pakist [...]
2009-03-05 08:26:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ETRD ECON PREL AF PK IN
09KABUL522CIVILIAN-MILITARY SUCCESS STORY IN EASTERN
[...] (C) Cooperation and coordination between civilian agencies and military commanders have evolved considerably over recent months in the area of operations (AO) for Task Force Duke in eastern Afghanistan. The AO includes the provinces of Kunar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, and Laghman. The preceding Br [...]
2009-03-08 10:40:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALMOPS PREL PGOV AF EAID
09KABUL525PAKTIKA PROVINCE: SECURITY CHALLENGES HINDER
[...] (SBU) Declining security in the second half of 2008 in Afghanistan's Paktika province affected residents, access to health care, education and employment opportunities in large parts of the province. Exceedingly low levels of education, combined with limited means of information and communica [...]
2009-03-10 05:10:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL558CHARGE'S INITIAL CALL ON NEW AFGHAN FINANCE MINISTER
[...] (SBU) Summary. Newly-confirmed Finance Minister Zakhilwal told the Charge March 4 that Afghanistan is working to meet the three prior actions required for IMF Board review before the program expires in June. He said the government may fall just short of the revenue target in the IMF program t [...]
2009-03-12 06:09:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN ECON EAID IMF PREL AF
09KABUL568Deteriorating Security in Farah Province
[...] Farah's security environment has deteriorated steadily over the past 20 months, accompanied by the disappearance of Afghan government presence in outlying districts. Despite the efforts of Governor Roohul Amin, current material and human resources available to the province are inadequate to [...]
2009-03-13 06:05:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV KDEM SNAR EAID AF
09KABUL609NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON GOVERNANCE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Governor Jamaluddin Badr, who took office in late November, is beginning to assert his presence in Nuristan and implement personnel changes. His efforts to date are generally being met with optimism. However, most provincial officials continue to live and work outside of Nurista [...]
2009-03-16 08:42:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL621NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ONSECURITY, JULY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In the wake of increased violence in Nuristan, Governor Jamaluddin, appointed in November 2008, articulated his vision for security in the Province. Security has improved in western Nuristan, but a power vacuum in the province, resulting in large part from the lack of a provincial [...]
2009-03-17 06:42:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL622NURISTAN: SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT ON DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Though development in Nuristan remains predominantly limited to those areas most accessible by the rudimentary road system, access to basic health care and education continued to slowly improve throughout the province. Afghan government and Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) [...]
2009-03-17 06:48:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL623KEY OPIUM SMUGGLING ROUTE THROUGH DAI KUNDI,S
[...] (C) Summary. Dai Kundi Provincial Council (PC) member Ramani (protect) from Kijiran district told Bamyan PRT on March 4 that the Taliban and other anti-government entities are promoting instability in the district because it is a key opium smuggling route northwest from Uruzgan province to a [...]
2009-03-17 06:50:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL64NEW AFGHAN COMMERCE MINISTER TAKES THE HELM
[...] (SBU) Seven days into his new job, Minister of Commerce and Industries (MOCI) Wahidullah Shahrani January 6 described to the Ambassador an ambitious, market-oriented work program. Shahrani said he will limit MOCI to policy and regulatory work, continue efforts to enact pending commercial laws, [...]
2009-01-12 12:36:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID ETRD ENRG WTO AF PK
09KABUL717BADGHIS: SEIZING A TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY IN BALA
[...] This is an action request. See para 11. Summary ------- 2. (SBU) Badghis province's Bala Murghab district (BM) is fertile ground for immediate engagement and is emblematic of the opportunities for enhanced security, governance and development in the North and West of Afghanistan, even [...]
2009-03-25 05:24:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL723GHAZNI PROVINCIAL COUNCIL MEMBER DESCRIBES ANDAR
[...] (S/REL ISAF) On March 14, Ghazni Provincial Council member Dr. Mohammad Ghani gave PRT State Rep and Polish Task Force White Eagle CIMIC Officer an overview of Andar district in Ghazni province. He described the developmental needs of the district, especially in the agricultural sector, and pr [...]
2009-03-25 07:09:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL725GHAZNI PROVINCE - SIX MONTH REVIEW SECURITY,
[...] (S/NF) The security situation in Ghazni province has generally improved over the past six months, with the security along Highway One increasing substantially since summer 2008, and with a seventy-five percent decrease in overall kinetic activity in the province from November 2009 to mid-March [...]
2009-03-25 11:03:00Embassy KabulSECRET//NOFORNPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL751FRENCH SPECIAL ENVOY: FRANCE TO INCREASE ITS
[...] (C) French Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Pierre Lellouche visited Kapisa province on March 24 where he participated in a shura of Afghan leaders and received briefings on the Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) and combined US-French military operations. Lellouche indicated tha [...]
2009-03-27 13:55:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF AADP FR
09KABUL782Are the Chinese Reliable Partners for Afghan
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: In recent discussions with Emboffs, Afghan and Chinese officials and international partners in Kabul appear optimistic that the Chinese government and Chinese state-owned companies working in Afghanistan will fulfill important Chinese commitments to Afghan recons [...]
2009-03-30 11:42:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAID ECPS ELTN SENV PHSA ENRG ETRD AF CN
09KABUL790AMBASSADOR'S CALL ON NEW MINISTER OF TRANSPORT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 23, recently confirmed Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Hamidullah Farooqi told the Ambassador that the Afghan government is poised to sign a deal with the UAE to provide airport security at Kabul and Kandahar airports and open the Japanese-funded new internatio [...]
2009-03-31 03:30:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR EFIN PREL EAID PGOV AF
09KABUL793 AFGHANISTAN Q MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE SHARES
[...] DCM and USAID Deputy Mission Director met with the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock (MAIL) Muhammad Asif Rahimi on March 19, 2009 to discuss the recent USG strategic review and the increased emphasis on agriculture. The DCM highlighted the increased role for agriculture in o [...]
2009-03-31 07:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDEINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON EAID AF FAS
09KABUL798PROVINCIAL-LEVEL ELECTION POLITICKING
[...] (C) A review of provincial-level election preparations indicates that in most provinces politicking is not yet underway, with many officials indicating they do not expect such activity to jump into high gear until June. Support for President Karzai appears soft, with many governors hedging [...]
2009-03-31 14:18:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL811KHOST: DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR SHUFFLE
[...] (C) Summary. Khost Governor Hamidullah Qalandarzai announced the swap of district administrators in several districts the week of March 23. Qalandarzai indicated shortly after his January arrival in Khost that he would spend some time assessing the district administrators in Khost before mak [...]
2009-04-02 05:17:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL839AFGHANISTAN LAND TRANSPORT SECTOR PART 1:
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: Construction on regional and provincial roads is ongoing in Afghanistan with an estimated 5,000 km of roads constructed since 2001. The international community has provided a total of USD 2.4 billion in aid for road construction. The Ring Road is nearly complet [...]
2009-04-03 10:43:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EINV EAID ELTN ETRD AF
09KABUL841SUBJ: ZABUL GOVERNANCE ADRIFT
[...] (C) Governor Mohammed Ashraf Naseri arrived to his new post in Zabul on April 1. He arrives in a province adrift, with little economic or commercial possibilities to boost the hopes or expectations of its subsistence farmers. Tensions among more than 20 tribes make Zabul,s political landscap [...]
2009-04-04 07:00:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL843AFGHAN RECONCILIATION INITIATIVE POSSIBLY BUILDING
[...] (C) Summary. The Afghanistan Peace and Reconciliation Commission (APRC) has been engaged in reconciliation discussions with Taliban elements following a combined Coalition Force (CF) and Afghan National Army (ANA) operation to regain control of the Alasay Valley in Kapisa Province. At the sa [...]
2009-04-04 09:17:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL872AFGHANISTAN - A SPATE OF GOOD ECONOMIC NEWS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Every once in a while, we report good news from Afghanistan. There have been several recent positive developments on the economic front. The government has apparently met conditions for scheduling the fifth Board review under its IMF program, by meeting (and surpassing) the re [...]
2009-04-06 13:59:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID AF
09KABUL873NO PROGRESS ON TRANSPORTING INDIAN WHEAT DONATION TO
[...] (SBU) EconCouns presented ref A demarche to Commerce Minister Shahrani, Deputy Commerce Minister Farhady, and Agriculture Minister Rahimi. The consistent reply from all three was that the Afghans are making no progress is securing Pakistani cooperation on transshipping the Indian wheat donatio [...]
2009-04-06 14:01:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ETRD ELTN PREL AF PK ID
09KABUL899AFGHANISTAN LAND TRANSPORT SECTOR PART 2:
[...] (SBU) Summary: Development of the Ring Road and its links to the borders has led to decreased travel times, increased commercial activity, and increased government revenue. However, Afghan business leaders complain that road quality and maintenance, police and Customs corruption, and burdensom [...]
2009-04-11 02:52:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAID ELTN ETRD ECON PGOV AF
09KABUL900KUNAR AND NURISTAN PROVINCES HOLD JOINT SHURA
[...] Summary. Kunar Governor Wahidi and Nuristan Governor Jamaluddin convened in Asadabad the first-ever joint shura of some 250 tribal elders and local officials representing the border districts in both provinces. The gathering focused on the serious security challenges along the Kunar-Nuristan [...]
2009-04-11 04:39:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL901NANGARHAR,S BATI KOT RESIDENTS END BOYCOTT OF
[...] (S) Summary: On March 30, residents of Bati Kot district in Nangarhar province ended an 11-day boycott of local schools and the district center. The boycott, launched in protest of two joint U.S.-Afghan nighttime raids that left two residents dead and several locals detained, was ended throug [...]
2009-04-11 07:36:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL903AFGHANISTAN LAND TRANSPORT SECTOR REPORT PART 3:
[...] (SBU) Summary: Roads will remain an important economic development priority in Afghanistan. The Ministry of Public Works (MPW) aims ultimately to develop a network of 17,000 km of roads for Afghanistan at an additional cost of some USD 7 billion. Discussions and plans are underway to improve [...]
2009-04-11 07:53:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EAID ELTN ECON ETRD AF
09KABUL907URUZGAN,S SHIFTING SANDS
[...] (C) Infighting between key leaders in Uruzgan Province has diminished the hope for improved security and increased development in Uruzgan that was generated in late 2007 by the appointment of "strong governance" (reftel) in the form of Governor Hamdam and Provincial Chief of Police Juma Gul He [...]
2009-04-12 13:10:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL910GOVERNOR MANGAL TELLS CHARGE OF HELMAND'S SECURITY
[...] (C) ChargQ dQ,Affaires Ricciardone and Helmand Governor Gulabuddin Mangal discussed Helmand's pivotal place in the broader Afghan strategy, security and policing, governance, and development, in an April 8 meeting in Kabul. Governor Mangal told the Ambassador that he had proposed to Indepe [...]
2009-04-13 06:10:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL918Afghan Parliament Takes up Regulation of Private Security
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Afghan Parliament has begun consideration of legislation to regulate private security companies (PSCs). This parliamentary action comes two months after a Cabinet decision imposing interim rules on PSC operations and, if enacted, would supersede them. The legislation is sim [...]
2009-04-14 03:22:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ASEC EIND EAID AF
09KABUL923Deputy Secretary Lew's Meeting with Afghan Finance Minister
[...] (SBU) In an April 4 meeting with Afghan Finance Minister Zakhilwal, Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Jacob Lew stressed the need to demonstrate accountability as U.S. assistance to Afghanistan increases. Zakhilwal agreed, said Afghanistan has made progress on this, and th [...]
2009-04-15 05:03:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID ECON EAGR PGOV AF
09KABUL932 DEPUTY SECRETARY LEW, UN SRSG DISCUSS DONOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. On April 4, 2009, the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources, Jacob Lew and delegation met with Ambassador Kai Eide, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Afghanistan (SRSG),United Nations Assistance Mission to Afghanistan (UNAMA). The discussion [...]
2009-04-15 05:08:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEINV EFIN ENRG ETRD ECON EAID AF FAS
09KABUL937SRAP HOLBROOKE, CJCS ADM MULLEN DISCUSS RECONCILIATION,
[...] (SBU) Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan (SRAP) Holbrooke and CJCS Admiral Mullen discussed security and reconciliation with the Ulema Council and, in a separate meeting, with Pashtun tribal elders. In both meetings, SRAP Holbrooke began the meeting by articulating the U.S [...]
2009-04-15 06:11:00Embassy KabulCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL954COIN SUCCESS IN ALASAY VALLEY PROVIDES LESSONS FOR
[...] (S) Summary: Ongoing military operations in the Alasay Valley of Kapisa Province have produced rapid and meaningful effects, not just in pushing out insurgents, but also opening important political and governance opportunities. Despite a continued insurgent threat, the Afghan National Security [...]
2009-04-16 09:28:00Embassy KabulSECRETPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KABUL958AFGHANISTAN: LOCAL GOVERNANCE DIRECTORATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: At an April 13 meeting with the DCM, Independent Directorate of Local Governance (IDLG) Deputy head Barna Karimi expressed concern that both Afghans and International Community representatives in Kabul now view the IDLG as highly partisan and focused on President Karzai's re [...]
2009-04-16 13:56:00Embassy KabulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AF
09KAMPALA1098SCENESETTER FOR OGAC AMBASSADOR GOOSBY SEPTEMBER 26-30
[...] (SBU) Summary: You are visiting Uganda when the long-running war against the HIV/AIDS pandemic is at a crossroads. Under the leadership of President Yoweri Museveni, Uganda was a pioneer in recognizing and taking tangible action against HIV/AIDS in the 1990s. Prevalence rates plunged from ne [...]
2009-09-23 12:57:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KHIV SOCI TBIO PHUM EAID UG
09KAMPALA1106UGANDA: FAO BUDGET - ZERO NOMINAL GROWTH DEMARCHE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 10:02:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN AORC EAGR EAID KUNR UN UG
09KAMPALA113UGANDA DELAYS IMPLEMENTATION OF NORTHERN RECOVERY PLAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Government of Uganda (GOU) has announced a delay in the implementation of the Peace, Recovery, and Development Plan (PRDP),its framework for rehabilitation and recovery in war-ravaged northern Uganda. On December 22, 2008, Prime Minister Apollo Nsibambi informed donors in [...]
2009-01-29 07:56:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREF PREL EAID UG
09KAMPALA1139NORTHEN UGANDA'S PEACE, RECOVERY, AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN
[...] Summary: The Government of Uganda (GOU) recently released the first tranche of funding for its three-year, USD 600 million Peace, Recovery, and Development Plan (PRDP). GOU commitment to live up to its PRDP promises is a recurring concern for the USG, other donors, development partners, and [...]
2009-10-02 08:17:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID PHUM ECON UG
09KAMPALA1158UGANDA: 2009 AGOA ELIGIBILITY REVIEW
[...] Country: Uganda 2. Current AGOA Status: Eligible 3. Country Background Summary: After two decades of broad-based economic growth and political stability, Uganda is now confronting a range of economic and governance challenges as it tries to sustain and deepen economic growth and deve [...]
2009-10-07 09:19:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON ENRG ETRD EINV PHUM PGOV AGOA KCOR
09KAMPALA1197UGANDA: SCENESETTER FOR VISIT OF ASSISTANT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-19 11:29:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PHUM EAID KDEM UG
09KAMPALA120 NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (JANUARY 1-31, 2009)
[...] Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social servi [...]
2009-02-02 13:15:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
09KAMPALA122MISSION KAMPALA'S COMMENT ON DRAFT LIST OF PRODUCTS MADE
[...] (SBU) Post appreciates the opportunity to comment on the Department of Labor's (DOL) draft list of commodities it "has reason to believe are produced by forced or child labor" (ref A). We share Embassy Buenos Aires' concerns about methodology of putting countries on the list without corrobora [...]
2009-02-03 11:35:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID EIND ETRD UG
09KAMPALA1229UGANDA AND THE NILE: UPSTREAM STATES EAGER FOR
[...] (C) Summary: On October 6, members of the Nile Basin Initiative (NBI) Secretariat based in Entebbe told PolOff that the NBI Technical Advisory Committee meeting held September 28-29 in Uganda had failed once again to achieve a cooperative breakthrough with their two northern neighbors. Upstre [...]
2009-10-27 04:46:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV EAGR EAID UG
09KAMPALA1247 UGANDA: FOOD SECURITY INTIATIVE AND CAADP COMPACT UPDATE
[...] Summary: The Ugandan Minister of Agriculture met with Development Partners to discuss plans to sign a Comprehensive African Development Plan (CAADP) Compact that had been scheduled for October 29, 2009. She agreed to postpone the signing ceremony of the Compact until it is linked with the [...]
2009-10-27 13:39:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV EAID EAGR UG
09KAMPALA1276UGANDA: ASSISTANT SECRETARY CARSON'S MEETING WITH
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 08:39:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID EPET SO UG
09KAMPALA1322UGANDA: DAGNE STAFFDEL MEETINGS WITH MFA AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Congressional Research Service's Africa Specialist Ted Dagne discussed northern Uganda, the 2011 elections, the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA),and Somalia with the Minister for International Affairs and the Minister of Defense on November 9. The Minister for International Affa [...]
2009-11-17 05:58:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PINS PTER EAID UG
09KAMPALA1381UGANDA: DONORS NOT AMUSED AS ANTI-HOMOSEXUALITY
[...] (C) Summary: During a December 1 meeting with U.S. EmbOffs, UN Special Envoy on AIDS in Africa Elizabeth Mataka criticized Ugandan leaders for trying to criminalize homosexuality instead of curbing rampant health sector corruption. Mataka traveled to Kampala to raise concerns about Uganda's d [...]
2009-12-08 12:32:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPHUM PGOV KDEM EAID KCOR UG
09KAMPALA243 NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (FEBRUARY 1-28, 2009)
[...] Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social servi [...]
2009-03-06 05:38:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
09KAMPALA288UGANDA'S KARAMOJA REGION: THE FINAL FRONTIER FOR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: A first-of-its-kind USG inter-agency delegation visiting Uganda's northeast Karamoja region in February found unrelenting drought, desperate poverty, and wrenching economic and cultural change. Karamojong leaders and civil society representatives acknowledged that they must mo [...]
2009-03-18 11:59:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR ECON MASS PREL SENV PGOV PHUM KDEM UG
09KAMPALA290UGANDA'S KARAMOJA REGION: THE FINAL FRONTIER FOR SECURITY
[...] (SBU) Summary: The U.S. Mission is moving forward with a series of activities to address sustainable security and development in Karamoja, Uganda's poorest region. The current environment of improved security and renewed domestic and international interest in addressing dire humanitarian and [...]
2009-03-18 12:50:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EAGR ECON MASS PREL SENV PGOV PHUM KDEM UG
09KAMPALA363 NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (MARCH 1-31, 2009)
[...] Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social servi [...]
2009-04-08 04:59:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
09KAMPALA366UGANDA OIL: PLANS TAKING SHAPE, BUT PUBLIC REMAINS IN THE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Uganda is proceeding with plans to develop its oil industry, with recent discoveries showing ever-larger recoverable reserves. The public remains largely ignorant of the government's intentions, however, spurring widespread suspicion that officials are seeking to structure the [...]
2009-04-08 11:55:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG EAID ECON KCOR PGOV UG
09KAMPALA442UGANDA CONTINUES TO MAKE ANTI-TIP PROGRESS
[...] Summary: The Ugandan Government continues to make progress in combating trafficking in persons. On April 2, the Ugandan Parliament passed a comprehensive anti-trafficking bill that will now enable law enforcement institutions to more effectively combat trafficking. The Office to Monitor and [...]
2009-04-29 12:19:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM KCRIM KTIP KWMN EAID UG
09KAMPALA444UGANDA: ANTI-CORRUPTION COURT SUCCESSFULLY TRIES TWO GLOBAL FUND CASES
[...] Summary: The investigations into the theft of money from the Global Fund for HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis (the Global Fund) have taken years to produce results, but the recent convictions of two suspects have demonstrated the potential of Uganda's newly established Anti-Corruption Divi [...]
2009-04-30 05:05:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PHUM EAID UG KCOR
09KAMPALA463 NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (APRIL 1-30, 2009)
[...] Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social servi [...]
2009-05-06 05:12:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
09KAMPALA491FOOD SECURITY ASSISTANCE: AN APPEAL FROM THE
[...] Summary: In order to maximize the development impact of taxpayer-funded foreign assistance, the U.S. Mission in Uganda strives to ensure that all U.S. Government (USG) assistance programs are well coordinated internally, as well as with the Government of Uganda (GOU) and other development par [...]
2009-05-14 04:02:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON PREL UG
09KAMPALA523 GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS AS THE GLOBAL FUND RETURNS TO
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria is poised to resume disbursement of funding for previously approved grants in Uganda that for the most part have been on a three-year hiatus caused by the illegal diversion of Global Fund monies in 2005. The resumption of [...]
2009-05-22 03:17:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID KCOR KHIV UG
09KAMPALA526USAID/OFDA MONITORING VISIT TO NORTHERN UGANDA
[...] From March 30 to 31, 2009 a USAID team visited OFDA NGO activities in northern Uganda. These activities focus on improving returning IDP's access to water, sanitation, hygiene and livelihoods through rehabilitation of water points, hygiene education, and income generating activities. 2. T [...]
2009-05-22 08:23:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREL UG
09KAMPALA586LACK OF POLITICAL WILL UNDERMINING ANTI-CORRUPTION PROGRESS
[...] (SBU) Summary: A joint review of Uganda's Millenium Challenge Corporation Anti-Corruption Threshold Program (MCC ACT Program) found the program to be largely on track. However, there has not been substantial progress towards improving broader anti-corruption measures and indicators. Governme [...]
2009-06-11 13:26:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID KCOR UG
09KAMPALA629 Transitioning Northern Uganda - One Year of OTI
[...] Summary: In June of 2008 USAIDs Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI) opened the Northern Uganda Transition Initiative (NUTI) program in support of U.S. Government objectives to facilitate the transition from relief to humanitarian recovery in the North. Managed out of the USAID mission but [...]
2009-06-18 09:42:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG
09KAMPALA7 NORTHERN UGANDA NOTES (DECEMBER 1-31, 2008)
[...] (U) Summary: The following Northern Uganda Notes provide information on the situation on the ground and USG activities aimed at meeting Mission objectives in northern Uganda. These objectives include promoting regional stability through peace and security, good governance, access to social s [...]
2009-01-07 07:14:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF ASEC EAID UG SU CG
09KAMPALA806UGANDA: U.S. MISSION APPROACH TO MUSLIM ENGAGEMENT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-27 05:37:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL
09KAMPALA846UGANDA: OFFICE BREAK-IN LINKED TO SUCCESSFUL GLOBAL FUND
[...] (SBU) Summary: Two more Ugandans were sentenced to five years imprisonment and ordered to pay 30 million Ugandan shillings ($14,000) in restitution in the latest Global Fund conviction. As news of the conviction spread, several suspects rushed to repay stolen funds in hopes of negotiating imm [...]
2009-08-04 07:46:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM EAID KCOR UG
09KAMPALA90 UGANDA -- GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS: RESPONSE TO REQUEST
[...] SUMMARY: The following are question-by-question responses to the request for information outlined in reftel. As a result of the global financial crisis, the Government of Uganda (GOU) has adjusted down its estimated economic growth rate by roughly two percentage points for the 2008/2009 fisca [...]
2009-01-22 11:10:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN UG
09KAMPALA955POPULATION GROWTH: UGANDA'S TICKING TIME BOMB
[...] (SBU) Summary: Population trends in Uganda are creating a demographic time bomb that is undermining the country's recent gains in economic and social development and threatening its longer-term political, economic, and environmental viability. Few countries in the world are growing as fast as [...]
2009-08-21 08:57:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PINS PGOV PREL UG
09KAMPALA976INFORMATION ON UNFPA COUNTRY PROGRAMS - UGANDA
[...] (U) Per reftel request, U.S. Mission Uganda comments on the UNFPA Country Program 2010-14 follow below. --------------------------------------- Host Government Buy-in and Coordination --------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) Political support for family planning programs in Ugan [...]
2009-08-25 09:51:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID GT PHUM SOCI UG UNFPA
09KAMPALA985FORENSIC AUDIT MAY UNCOVER CORRUPTION AT THE
[...] (SBU) A forensic audit has been launched at the Uganda AIDS Commission (UAC) amid allegations of mismanagement of funds. KPMG Kenya is conducting the audit, which is expected to be completed by mid-September. This audit is being funded and led by the donor community, which contributes $2-4 [...]
2009-08-26 05:39:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KHIV KCOR UG
09KAMPALA999UGANDA: MCC ANTI-CORRUPTION THRESHOLD PROGRAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Millennium Challenge Corporation's (MCC) Director for Threshold Programs, Malik Chaka, visited Kampala August 20 - 21 to review Uganda's Anti-Corruption Threshold (ACT) program. Although the ACT registered important achievements at the institutional level, lack of investmen [...]
2009-08-28 09:02:00Embassy KampalaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KCOR EAID UG
09KARACHI151 KARACHI - AIRLINES ALERTED TO CHECK FOR H1N1 AT KARACHI
[...] (SBU) While there are currently no reported cases of H1N1 "swine flu" in Pakistan, the government is beginning preparations in case the virus arrives via international travelers. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has increased monitoring of inbound passengers to check for those wit [...]
2009-05-01 02:48:00Consulate KarachiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR TBIO SOCI EAID PK
09KATHMANDU105SCENESETTER FOR A/S BOUCHER'S VISIT TO NEPAL
[...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Kathmandu warmly welcomes you to Nepal. Your visit will be the highest-level visit by a U.S. official since the Maoists won a plurality in the Constituent Assembly (CA) election in April 2008 and formed a coalition government in August. Bilateral Relations ------------- [...]
2009-02-09 10:17:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PTER EAID PREF PHUM CH BT NP
09KATHMANDU1104NEPAL'S CABINET TO MEET ON EVEREST
[...] (U) Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal and 24 Cabinet ministers are scheduled to meet at the foot of Mount Everest on December 4 in an effort to draw the world's attention to the adverse impact of global warming on the Himalayas. The Government of Nepal (GON) is calling for urgent internation [...]
2009-12-03 11:16:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID TBIO PGOV NP
09KATHMANDU1142NEPAL TO TOE DEVELOPING NATION LINE IN COPENHAGEN
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal departed for Copenhagen on December 14 to attend the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) summit, at which he is expected to join his counterpoints from other developing nations in demanding that developed nations do more address [...]
2009-12-15 11:04:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID TBIO PGOV NP
09KATHMANDU127NEPAL: BOUCHER STRESSES NEED FOR CONSENSUS WITH
[...] (C) In meetings February 11 and 12 with the head and the former head of the Communist Party of Nepal - United Marxist Leninist, which is the second-largest party in the Government of Nepal, and with the leader of the opposition, Girija Koirala of the Nepali Congress, Assistant Secretary Boucher [...]
2009-02-19 07:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID ECON MARR PHUM UN NP
09KATHMANDU128NEPAL: BOUCHER URGES PROGRESS ON MAOIST COMBATANTS
[...] (C) In meetings on February 11 and February 12 with Defense Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Rookmangud Katawal, Assistant Secretary Boucher pushed for progress in completing the peace process, including the rehabilitation and integration of Maoist combatants. The Def [...]
2009-02-19 07:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID MARR UN
09KATHMANDU129NEPAL: BOUCHER STRESSES U.S. INTEREST IN
[...] (C) During his February 11-12 visit to Kathmandu, Assistant Secretary Richard Boucher emphasized to members of the Government of Nepal that the United States was interested in strengthening Nepal's democracy, in promoting the country's economic development and in seeing an end to violence. Pr [...]
2009-02-19 08:27:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID ENVR ENRG EINV ETRD MARR
09KATHMANDU138NEPALI GOVERNMENT DECLARES AVIAN INFLUENZA
[...] (U) On February 20, the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives announced that another case of H5N1 avian influenza has been detected. The announcement came 11 days after the Ministry declared that Nepal,s first outbreak of H5N1 avian influenza has been &contained and controlled8 and slight [...]
2009-02-20 09:22:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAGR EAID CASC SOCI AMEDI KFLU NP
09KATHMANDU164AMBASSADOR'S FEBRUARY 27 MEETING WITH PRIME
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with PM Dahal on February 27 to provide observations following Department consultations and the recent A/S Boucher visit to Nepal. PM Dahal appeared to understand that any USG terrorism de-listing action relied largely on future Maoist actions, including clear st [...]
2009-03-02 09:01:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL MARR KOCI EAID PHUM NP
09KATHMANDU202PROSPECTIVE SALE OF BOEINGS TO NEPAL AIRLINES MAY
[...] (SBU) According to a Washington, D.C.-based representative for Boeing Corporation, Maoist-led Government of Nepal representatives have indicated that the prospective purchase by state-owned Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) of Boeing aircraft is conditional on the lifting by the U.S. of the ter [...]
2009-03-13 08:25:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAIR ETRD EINV PREL PTER EAID NP
09KATHMANDU263NEPAL: CENTRAL GOVERNMENT HAS TRANSPARENT BUDGET
[...] The following is post's response to reftel regarding the FY09 prohibition on central governments whose budgets are not transparent. A. YES, the central government of Nepal (GON) is receiving U.S. foreign assistance using FY09 funds. B. YES, Nepal's budget is publicly available. C. [...]
2009-03-31 23:56:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL NP
09KATHMANDU344NEPAL SUPPORTS ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GENERAL
[...] (SBU) The Government of Nepal supports the proposed 200 percent general capital increase for the Asian Development Bank (ADB). On April 29, Mani Bhattarai, Section Officer for UN and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told Emboff that he had consulted with the Min [...]
2009-04-29 09:11:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ETRD ECON EAID ADB NP
09KATHMANDU357 AIR POLLUTION IN KATHMANDU VALLEY
[...] Air pollution in Kathmandu Valley is bad and getting worse, but no substantial effort is being conducted to address the problem. Its impact on the most vulnerable, the young, and the elderly is severe. Numerous studies have shown a strong linkage between the level of air pollution and the shar [...]
2009-05-01 10:44:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TBIO EAID XD NP
09KATHMANDU367SAARC SECRETARIAT TO PARTICIPATE IN ISLAMABAD
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-05 04:00:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG ETRD EAGR EAID BEXP KPWR AF EUN NP
09KATHMANDU4NEPAL: COMMERCE MINISTER STRESSES NEED TO HAVE
[...] (C) On December 29, Minister of Commerce Rajendra Mahato of the small, Terai-based Sadbhavana Party told the Ambassador that it was essential for the Maoists to join hands with the Nepali Congress for the sake of Nepal's future. Mahato indicated that it was primarily up to Prime Minister Daha [...]
2009-01-02 09:38:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV ETRD EAID EAGR PHUM PTER KTEX NP
09KATHMANDU456NEPAL: SCENESETTER FOR A/S BLAKE
[...] (SBU) U.S. Mission Kathmandu warmly welcomes you to Nepal. Your visit follows A/S Boucher's visit in February 2009, and is the first since the Maoist-led government fell in early May and a new government was formed May 23. Political Situation ------------------- 2. (U) On May 23 member [...]
2009-06-02 08:48:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PGOV PHUM PTER EAID KDEM IN NP
09KATHMANDU549FOREIGN MINISTER VALUES CONTINUED U.S. ENGAGEMENT
[...] (C) On June 12, Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala (Nepali Congress) acknowledged to Assistant Secretary Robert Blake that the Maoists were unlikely to join the current government. However, she was optimistic that at least a few of the Maoists would participate in a High Level Peace Committee. [...]
2009-06-25 05:28:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PTER EAID ETRD KDEM NP
09KATHMANDU601NEPAL: AMBASSADOR URGES PROGRESS IN PEACE PROCESS
[...] (C) In a series of farewell calls since June 22 with senior Nepali officials and politicians, the Ambassador urged progress on the peace process, in the drafting of the constitution and in the political process generally. Nepali officials, including the Foreign, Defense, Home, Finance, and Pe [...]
2009-07-08 03:09:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID MARR UNSC NP
09KATHMANDU674NEPAL'S BUDGET: BROAD PROMISES, UNREALISTIC
[...] (U) The Government of Nepal recently unveiled its policies and programs for fiscal 2009/10, and a USD 3.7 billion budget to support them, with the aim of, among other things, fostering faster economic growth, curbing inflation, boosting infrastructure development, and expanding social service [...]
2009-07-24 01:14:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON EFIN ETRD PTER KCRM NP
09KATHMANDU779COOPERATION KEY TO SOUTH ASIAN WATER SECURITY
[...] (U) Summary. The battle over water will drive geopolitical relations in South Asia in the 21st century as the flow of Himalayan rivers becomes increasingly unpredictable due to climate change, according to regional experts who attended a recent conference in Kathmandu. The only way to ensur [...]
2009-08-20 01:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID TBIO PGOV NP
09KATHMANDU81U.S. AND NEPAL SIGN AGREEMENT ON LAW ENFORCEMENT
[...] (U) On January 23, the Deputy Chief of Mission and Finance Secretary Rameshore Khanal signed a Letter of Agreement (LOA),in English (reftel),covering long-term law enforcement assistance worth over USD 2.5 million to the Home Ministry, Nepal Police (NP),and Armed Police Force (APF). This In [...]
2009-02-02 03:51:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL SNAR INL KCRS NP
09KATHMANDU853NEPAL ENDORSES GLOBAL FOOD SECURITY INITIATIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-16 04:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL NP
09KATHMANDU864NEPAL: JUDICIAL POLITICS, POLITICIZED JUDICIARY
[...] (C) Summary: Key judicial leaders in Nepal are deeply concerned about Maoist-supported constitutional proposals on the judiciary, which would empower parliament to appoint and remove judges, and interpret the constitution. The Supreme Court Chief Justice and others are actively lobbying the C [...]
2009-09-18 08:51:00Embassy KathmanduCONFIDENTIALPGOV PHUM EAID KDEM NP
09KATHMANDU946BHUTAN REFUGEE FOOD SUPPLIES INTERRUPTED
[...] (U) Summary. World Food Program (WFP) food supplies for Bhutanese refugees living in camps in Nepal are insufficient, so WFP will soon provide half rations for about one month. Meanwhile, UNHCR reports that security in Bhutanese refugee camps is good and fraud is relatively low in refugee res [...]
2009-10-14 12:18:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PREF EAID NP
09KHARTOUM1030Southern Sudan Food Security Crisis Spurs International
[...] (U) Summary: Parts of Southern Sudan are experiencing severe food insecurity as a result of: (1) high levels of physical insecurity and resulting displacements; (2) high food prices; and (3) late rains that have extended the hunger gap three months longer than normal. According to the Annual N [...]
2009-09-07 15:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM SU
09KHARTOUM1037AECOM RECEIVES RETURNED ASSETS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: AECOM International Sudan (AIS),implementing partner for USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives (OTI),has received most of the assets taken by the Government of Sudan's (GOS) Humanitarian Affairs Commission (HAC) from PADCO in March. Overall, the asset handover went smoothly [...]
2009-09-09 13:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID PREL PHUM KDEM AU SU
09KHARTOUM1073 Disaster Declaration - Khartoum Floods
[...] (U) This is an action message. Please see Paragraph 6. 2. (U) Summary: In late August, heavy rains in Khartoum State caused massive flooding in Soba Aradi, Mayo, Jebel Aulia, and other settlements largely occupied by South Sudanese and Darfuri war-displaced populations. Houses and latrines [...]
2009-09-23 13:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
09KHARTOUM1080 SOUTH DARFUR HAC READMITS IOM
[...] (U) Summary: On September 15, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) signed "Terms of Engagement" with the South Darfur Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC). The document clarifies the relationship between IOM and the South Darfur HAC, permitting IOM to commence population tracking an [...]
2009-09-24 09:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1099VOTER REGISTRATION FACING MANY CHALLENGES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The National Election Commission (NEC) announced that voter registration will take place from November 1 to November 30. Many challenges face the NEC including inadequate logistical plans, staffing shortfalls, poor constituency delimitation, and the lack of a voter education pr [...]
2009-09-29 08:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KDEM KPKO SOCI EAID SU
09KHARTOUM1110 Sudan Disaster Redeclaration
[...] (U) Summary: USAID continues to provide humanitarian assistance to respond to the needs of conflict-affected and vulnerable populations in Sudan. Due to the ongoing, complex emergency and humanitarian conditions in Sudan, Chief of Mission Robert Whitehead re-declares a disaster and requests c [...]
2009-10-01 06:00:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI UN SU
09KHARTOUM1156 Drought Threatens Livelihoods in North Darfur
[...] (SBU) Summary: U.N. field staff predict that low rain levels recorded this year may trigger displacement, increase reliance on humanitarian assistance, and heighten inter-community competition for scarce water resources. End summary. ------------------- NO RAIN, NO HARVEST -------------- [...]
2009-10-15 05:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1177 Gender-Based Violence: Progress in Darfur and Northern
[...] (SBU) Summary: In an October 3 meeting with USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA),the U.N. Population Fund (UNFPA) noted recent legal and organizational progress on sexual and gender-based violence (GBV),including extending legal protections to women throughout nor [...]
2009-10-20 05:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1205Tripartite Joint Technical Committee conducts workshop on
[...] (U) Summary: The Tripartite Joint Technical Committee (TJTC) facilitated a workshop from October 10 to 12 to encourage cooperation between national and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs). Workshop results encouraged increased information sharing and openness in NGO partners [...]
2009-10-26 04:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1215 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with UN DSRSG to Sudan
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with Deputy Special Representative of the U.N. Secretary General (DSRSG) and Humanit [...]
2009-10-29 07:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1216 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with NGO Steering
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with the Khartoum-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee as p [...]
2009-10-29 13:11:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1217 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with NGO Steering
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with the Khartoum-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Steering Committee as p [...]
2009-10-29 14:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1222 OCTOBER HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING FOCUSES ON DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: The expanded High-Level Committee (HLC) met on October 28. Committee members discussed key challenges in the humanitarian operating environment in Darfur as a follow-up to the recent HLC visit to El Geneina, West Darfur. Much of the discussion focused on the October 24 abduc [...]
2009-11-01 04:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1227 OCTOBER HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE MEETING FOCUSES ON DARFUR
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a spirited session of the expanded High-Level Committee (HLC) on October 28, committee members discussed key challenges in the humanitarian operating environment in Darfur as a follow-up to the recent HLC visit to El Geneina, West Darfur. The discussion centered on the Octo [...]
2009-11-01 13:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1229 USAID Acting Administrator's Meeting with Humanitarian
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham, Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle, and USAID Senior Policy Advisor Steven Pierce met with the South Darfur Area Humanitarian [...]
2009-11-02 10:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1235 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with Donors in
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with donors and UN representatives in Khartoum as part of an October 24 - 27 delega [...]
2009-11-03 14:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1236 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting with State Minister of
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle met with State (Deputy) Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, H.E. Dr. Abdel Bagi El-Geilan [...]
2009-11-03 14:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1237 USAID Acting Administrator Meeting on Elections in
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 24, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham and Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle participated in an elections and political processes roundtable in Khartoum. They met w [...]
2009-11-03 14:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1249 USAID Acting Administrator Visit to Nyala, South Darfur
[...] (SBU) Summary: On October 25, USAID Acting Administrator Alonzo Fulgham, Acting Assistant Administrator for USAID's Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Assistance (USAID/DCHA) Susan Reichle, and USAID Senior Policy Advisor Steven Pierce conducted a seven-hour visit to Nyala, Sout [...]
2009-11-04 09:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1264USAID/OFDA Darfur Agriculture and Food Security Assessment
[...] (U) Summary: The 2009 harvest outlook in Darfur is mixed. Reports from most of West Darfur indicated reliable rains, while parts of South and North Darfur did not. In addition to general agricultural development challenges, lack of humanitarian access and insecurity continue to render rural [...]
2009-11-08 15:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1266USAID/OFDA Darfur Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene
[...] (U) Summary: Despite adequate safe drinking water supply in most internally displaced person (IDP) camps in Darfur, substantial gaps remain in sanitation and hygiene services, according to USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) ad [...]
2009-11-09 07:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM129GNU STATE MINISTER OF FINANCE BLAMES HIS SPLM COMRADES FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: SPLM-appointed State Minister of Finance in the Government of National Unity (GNU) Lual Deng laid the blame for the festering dispute over the control of foreign exchange reserves squarely on the Government of Southern Sudan (GoSS),by having turned a technical issue into a high- [...]
2009-02-02 13:25:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL ECON EFIN EAID SU
09KHARTOUM1298HAC COMMISSIONER REPORTEDLY ANNOUNCES PLANNED CLOSURE OF
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to November 10 and 11 local media reports, Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) Commissioner Hassabo Abdel-Rahman announced on UN-sponsored radio that the Sudanese government is planning to close Darfur internally displaced person (IDP) [...]
2009-11-17 11:52:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYASEC EAID PREF PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1326Preview of Sudan 2010 Humanitarian Work Plan
[...] (U) Summary: On November 15, USAID attended a stakeholders' conference providing a preview of the UN and partners 2010 Humanitarian Work Plan. The conference, chaired by Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General (DSRSG) Ameerah Haq and Commissioner of the Government of Nation [...]
2009-11-23 12:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1347Darfur Food Survey Shows Mixed Results for 2009
[...] (SBU) Summary: The World Food Program (WFP) Food Security Monitoring System (FSMS) has surveyed Darfuri households since the start of 2009 to track trends in food security across the region. The implementing food aid community has become increasingly concerned that many camp-based internally d [...]
2009-12-02 07:50:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1350THE EMERGING STORY ON "SUDANIZATION" OF HUMANITARIAN AID
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-02 08:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SMIG SOCI UN SU
09KHARTOUM1383FOOD SECURITY WORSENS IN PARTS OF SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] (U) Summary: Southern Sudan continues to be plagued by a food security crisis in several states due to a combination of poor rainfall, heightened insecurity leading to population displacements, and high cereal prices. Hope that the second cereal harvest in November would bring some relief has [...]
2009-12-10 13:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM1474PORT SUDAN AS POTENTIAL LOGISTICAL SOLUTION FOR REGIONAL
[...] (U) Summary: There is no recent history of vessels with USG humanitarian aid cargo waiting for berthing space due to port congestion outside of Port Sudan. The same can-not be said for Djibouti port to the south. In order to avoid delays of emergency food aid delivery to Ethiopia due to port co [...]
2009-12-30 14:54:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PGOV PHUM SOCI SMIG UN SU
09KHARTOUM170KOSTI RIVER PORT SHOWS SIGNS OF PROGRESS, BUT DRY PORT LAYS
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a recent visit to the Nile-river city of Kosti, econoff observed progress on the ongoing refurbishment of Kosti's old but active river port, which is now in the hands of a private investment group from Kuwait. Port officials told econoff that the volume of goods transported fr [...]
2009-02-08 06:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EWWT EAID PGOV PREL SU KU
09KHARTOUM18240th AEC Plenary: Legislation, Census, Abyei, and Foreign
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At the Assessment and Evaluation Commission's (AEC) 40th plenary session on February 3, the NCP and SPLM provided status reports on pending CPA-related legislation (notably the southern referendum law),and plans to announce census results by the end of February. The SPLM refused [...]
2009-02-09 11:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM ECON EAID KDEM KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM185GOVERNMENT OF SOUTHERN SUDAN FACES UNPRECEDENTED ECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) is on the cusp of a major economic crisis, hobbled by the absence of a strong fiscal policy and hostage to plummeting oil prices. After two years of seemingly limitless oil revenues and a burst in spending, the GOSS is making widespread bud [...]
2009-02-09 15:09:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PINS ECON EFIN EAID SOCI SU
09KHARTOUM217WHILE ABYEI TEETERS ON THE EDGE, COMPLEX BUDGETIING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Over eight months after the June 8 Roadmap Agreement was signed, the Abyei Interim Administration remains stymied by a critical lack of funding. GoS officials described complex and confusing financing procedures, and blame the AIA for failing to take the steps necessary for mo [...]
2009-02-18 12:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM219TOUGH ECONOMIC TIMES POSE CHALLENGE TO DISARMAMENT,
[...] Summary: On February 16, Sudan's National DDR Coordinating Council hosted a donor conference in Juba to discuss the latest developments in their efforts to reduce SAF and SPLA forces, and to encourage donors to provide additional funds to support the reintegration of former soldiers into civili [...]
2009-02-19 05:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM224GNU CONTEMPLATES DIRECT BUDGET SUPPORT TO GOSS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: According to GOSS Minister for Finance Kuol Athian Mawien, GNU Finance Minister Awad al Jaz has endorsed a draft proposal for direct budget support to the Government of Southern Sudan following two days of negotiations with his GOSS ministerial counterpart and the Fiscal Financia [...]
2009-02-20 08:45:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PINS ECON EAID EFIN SU AE
09KHARTOUM299IN ADVANCE OF ICC DECISION, GOS KEEPS PRESSURE ON DARFUR
[...] (SBU) On March 1, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) in Khartoum told representatives of CHF International,EedeCans S`ns FrontIeres%Net`erlands (MSF/H),Solidarites, CARE International, MSF/France (MSF/F),and OXFAM International that, for security reasons [...]
2009-03-04 07:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM306SUDAN RESPONDS TO ICC WARRANT BY EJECTING NGOs
[...] (SBU) Summary: Immediately following the ICC's announcement of the arrest warrant for President Bashir on March 4, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Humanitarian Aid Commission (HAC) ordered 10 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to depart Sudan within 24 hours. At least three addition [...]
2009-03-05 12:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM309GENERALLY CALM REACTIONS TO ICC ARREST WARRANT FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Immediately following the March 4 announcement that the International Criminal Court (ICC) had issued an arrest warrant against President Omar al Bashir for war crimes and crimes against humanity, Emboffs reached out to a range of contacts for a sampling of reactions. Most evin [...]
2009-03-06 14:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINR EAID KPKO KDEM KAWC UNSC ASEC
09KHARTOUM311ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF THE NGO EXPULSION AMIDST CONTINUED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The impact of the expulsion of more than 13 NGOs from Sudan(ten international expelled and three domestic NGOs dissolved) is only beginning to be felt, and the NGO staff report considerable harassment from the GOS Humanitarian Affairs Commision (HAC) as they attempt to organize [...]
2009-03-07 11:43:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM323EXPELLED NGOS MEET WITH USAID AND EMBASSY STAFF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On March 8, the expatriate staff from several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) met with CDA Fernandez, Emboffs, and USAID staff in Khartoum. NGOs provided a summary of GOS harassment, program close-out and ongoing bureaucratic issues to date following the GOS order for the [...]
2009-03-09 13:29:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM32941ST AEC PLENARY DISCUSSES MALAKAL INCIDENT, ELECTION
[...] (U) SUMMARY: At its 41st Plenary meeting on March 2, the Assessment and Evaluation Committee's (AEC) discussion of the February 24-26 fighting in Malakal that killed 57 and wounded 68 focused primarily on the continuing inadequacies of the Joint Integrated Units. The Parties reported some pro [...]
2009-03-11 02:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM330TWO REPORTS ANALYZE SOUTH SUDAN'S BUDGET CRISIS
[...] This is an action request - see para. 13. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: According to two independent analyses, the GoSS can expect to receive no more than 3/4, and possibly as little as 1/2, of the Sudanese Pounds (SDG) 3.658 billion revenues anticipated in its 2009 budget. Transfers from the Govern [...]
2009-03-11 11:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EAID PREL PGOV SOCI SU
09KHARTOUM334SUGGESTED DONOR RESPONSE TO THE NGO EXPULSIONS
[...] (U) This is an action request, please see para 9. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: The US Embassy and other donor missions in Khartoum continue to work closely with the UN Mission in Khartoum to assess the impact of the NGO expulsions and examine possible responses. Today the UN began a one-week joint fi [...]
2009-03-11 14:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM339GOS SOFTENS TONE TOWARD NGOs, BUT CONTINUES TO PLAN FOR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. During a March 10 meeting, GOS Humanitarian Assistance Commission (HAC) Secretary General Ahmed Adam promised to treat NGOs better during program closures. Adam said that Sudanese police will no longer be involved in close-out procedures, and that HAC will no longer restrict NG [...]
2009-03-12 12:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM393NEC OFFICIAL SUPPORTS STAGGERED ELECTIONS, SHUNS A
[...] Summary: One of the nine National Electoral Commission (NEC) members, Mukhtar Assam, stated that the NEC would very soon inform the GNU that full-scale elections by the CPA-intended elections date of July are not technically feasible. Assam said that elections in November-December 2009 or Jan [...]
2009-03-20 10:48:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KDEM SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM400SPLM INSIDER ON SNAP ELECTIONS, CPA IMPLEMENTATION, AND
[...] (U) This is an action request - see para. 8. 2. (SBU) Summary: In a meeting with ConGen Juba on March 19, GOSS Minister for Presidential Affairs Luka Biong Deng indicated that the SPLM would boycott any snap national Presidential elections intended to legitimize GNU President Omar al Bashir [...]
2009-03-22 11:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SOCI ASEC KDEM UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM405COMBATTING THE MENINGITIS OUTBREAK IN DARFUR
[...] (U) SUMMARY. As international donors and humanitarian agencies continue to seek ways to address the humanitarian gaps created by the Sudanese government's March 4 and 5 expulsions of 13 international organizations and dissolution of three Sudanese organizations, cases of meningitis are increasi [...]
2009-03-23 06:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM409UN AND DONORS MEET ON THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN SUDAN
[...] (U) BEGIN SUMMARY. On March 20, in a specially called meeting, UN humanitarian officials briefed donor principals on the current situation and UN efforts to facilitate addressing the humanitarian gaps and current crisis fueled by the Government of National Unity's (GNU) expulsion of 13 interna [...]
2009-03-23 09:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM414UN DUCKS TOUGH QUESTIONS ON SUDANESE ELECTIONS
[...] Summary: During the first Electoral Assistance Group (EAG) meeting after the ICC's March 4 arrest warrant for Government of National Unity (GNU) President Al-Bashir, the UN spoke at length about meager and unimpressive electoral preparations made by the National Electoral Commission (NEC),but [...]
2009-03-23 13:07:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KDEM SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM418KALMA IDP LEADERS CONTINUE TO REFUSE HUMANTIARIAN SERVICES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Humanitarian efforts in volatile Kalma IDP camp have ground to a halt as IDP leaders there have responded to the INGO expulsions by rebuffing UN efforts since March 21 to resume services. Unrealistically demanding the return of the expelled NGOs, along with refusing any Sudanese [...]
2009-03-24 14:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM420SUDANESE CIVIL SOCIETY DETERMINED TO STAY IN THE FIGHT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Key independent civil society actors, who have been implementing USG-supported civic and voter education and human rights activities in northern Sudan, affirmed that they are committed to stay in the fight to maintain space for civic participation. They intend to do so despite [...]
2009-03-25 13:58:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KDEM SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM421THE UN UNVEILS THE RESULTS OF THE JOINT UN-GNU ASSESSMENT
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On March 24, the UN released a statement on the joint UN-Government of National Unity (GNU) assessment of humanitarian needs in Darfur following the early March expulsions of non-governmental organizations (NGO). According to the UN, the expulsions resulted in significant [...]
2009-03-25 14:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM423POLIO CRISIS IN EAST AFRICA
[...] Summary: For the past nine months, Southern Sudan has experienced a large poliomyelitis (polio) outbreak with a total of 40 cases (24 in 2008 and 16 in 2009). Despite a series of national immunization days (NID) in 2008 and 2009, the outbreak continues to spread, now including previously polio [...]
2009-03-25 16:02:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI TBIO PGOV PREL ASEC SU
09KHARTOUM428ADDING INSULT TO INJURY - GNU DEMANDS EXORBITANT SEVERANCE
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On March 22, the Government of National Unity (GNU) Ministry of Labor issued a "ministerial decree," arguing that expelled non-governmental organizations (NGOs) had infringed on laws and regulations regarding the humanitarian work in Sudan (an accusation used by the Humani [...]
2009-03-26 15:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM429SEARCHING FOR "TRACK THREE" ON DARFUR HUMANITARIAN
[...] (SBU) This is an action message, please see para 7. 2. (SBU) Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General (DSRSG) for Humanitarian Affairs Ameerah Haq met with a core group of major donors on late on March 25 to inaugurate a weekly ad hoc coordination mechanism in Khartoum between [...]
2009-03-26 15:06:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM436 THE HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN NORTH DARFUR
[...] (SBU) BEGIN SUMMARY. On March 23-24, U.S. Embassy and USAID staff met with staff from the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in El Fasher and attended the state-level Interagency Management Group (IAMG) meeting in North Darfur chaired by OCHA to discuss the current s [...]
2009-03-30 08:49:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM439ABYEI ADMINISTRATOR TRAVELS TO KHARTOUM TO RESOLVE FUNDING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Abyei Administrator Arop Mayok is in Khartoum to try to secure the release of GNU revenues for his Administration. The annual Misseriya cattle migration has gone fairly smoothly, but both the Dinka and Misseriya continue to be worried about security as they remain respectively [...]
2009-03-30 14:22:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID SOCI ASEC KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM440GOVERNMENT OF SUDAN TURNS UP THE HEAT ON INGO SEVERANCE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. As expelled non-governmental organizations (NGOs) continue to close-out Sudan programs, the Government of National Unity (GNU) continues to harass and intimidate the already traumatized humanitarian staff remaining in Khartoum. According to information from several meetings bet [...]
2009-03-30 14:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM446UNMIS FEARS FOR THE STABILITY OF SOUTH SUDAN
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a meeting on March 27 with ConGen Juba, Lise Grande, UNMIS Deputy Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator, expressed the view that the recent tribal fighting in Pibor County in Jonglei State and the "Wounded Soldiers" protests over back pay that shut down major trade corridors t [...]
2009-03-31 12:10:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EFIN SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM451USAID EXPLORES NEW APPROACH FOR GOS-USAID COOPERATION IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY. On March 26, USAID Mission Director and USAID Legal Advisor met with Government of National Unity (GNU) Undersecretary of the Ministry of International Cooperation (MIC),Elfatih Ali Siddig to resume dialogue between USAID and MIC regarding programs on which the two agencies can c [...]
2009-04-01 08:53:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ASEC PGOV PREL PREF KDEM KPKO SOCI AU UNSC
09KHARTOUM500SE GRATION'S VISIT TO ABYEI: INSECURITY, BUDGET, AND
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Abyei and Agok on April 7, SE Gration heard a consistent message from residents and officials, who said that the failure to fully implement the CPA and the Abyei Roadmap left the IDPs in Agok fearful of returning home and dependent on international NGOs for all basic services [...]
2009-04-13 08:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM501SE GRATION MEETING WITH UN RC DAVID GRESSLY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The UN Resident Coordinator for Southern Sudan told U.S. Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration that with 20 months left until the 2011 Referendum, the international community, and particularly partners to the CPA, must re-focus their energies on achieving implementation of only t [...]
2009-04-13 08:32:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV MARR MCAPS EFIN EAID ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM506SE GRATION MEETS WITH INGOs WORKING IN THE THREE AREAS
[...] (SBU) On the morning of April 6 in Juba, Presidential Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration met with seven INGOs working in the "Three Areas" on the border between northern and northern Sudan. PADCO, Mercy Corps, NDI, IRI, Save the Children and Goal all complained of constant bureaucratic obstac [...]
2009-04-14 05:24:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KPKO EAID SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM507SE GRATION IN EL FASHER: A PESSIMISTIC MINNAWI, A MYOPIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Presidential Special Envoy Scott Gration and delegation traveled to El Fasher on Saturday, April 4, meeting with the Wali of North Darfur, who strongly denied serious humanitarian gaps but still desires bilateral cooperation, telling the delegation "We put our hand in your hand t [...]
2009-04-14 05:33:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM511SE GRATION TELLS FM ALOR URGENT ACTION NEEDED IN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: In a meeting with Foreign Minister Deng Alor, the President's Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration said that it is urgent to address security, humanitarian, and political problems in Darfur. Gration also promised that the U.S. will offer its full support to good-faith initiatives [...]
2009-04-14 09:23:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PREF EAID ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM514SE GRATION'S MEETING WITH MISSERIYA ARAB LEADERS:
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In Khartoum on April 10, the President's Special Envoy to Sudan Scott Gration heard Misseriya grievances related to their lack of representation in CPA negotiations and the June 2008 Abyei road map and the likely Misseriya rejection of the results of the ongoing arbitration over [...]
2009-04-14 10:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM539CODEL KERRY'S MEETING WITH SUDANESE PRESIDENTIAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, Senator Kerry told Presidential Advisor Nafie that the change of administrations in Washington opens an opportunity for the United States and Sudan to begin a new dialogue, and he identified the provision of humanitarian assistance following the expulsion of 13 NGOs [...]
2009-04-21 11:28:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PREF EAID SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM546CDA'S MEETING WITH PRESIDENTIAL ADVISOR SALAHEDDIN
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Presidential Advisor Ghazi Salaheddin welcomed the proposed return visit by Special Envoy Gration and offered to try to reduce tensions with NGOs in Sudan by meeting with them and assuring them of the GoS, readiness to work with them, as long as they do not cross the regime,s red [...]
2009-04-22 10:24:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON EAID SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM548CODEL KERRY'S MEETING WITH FOREIGN MINISTER DENG
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On April 16, FM Deng Alor welcomed Senator Kerry,s assurances that the United States is anxious to reengage with Sudan and he urged that the U.S. take the lead in seeking a solution to the Darfur conflict. They agreed that a fully-implemented CPA could serve as the foundation fo [...]
2009-04-22 10:38:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID SOCI KPKO KDEM AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM573ABDEL AZIZ HELOU ON SPLM DARFUR INITIATIVE AND NCP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: High-ranking SPLM official Abdel Helou Helou told CDA Fernandez that the SPLM is seeking to unite the Darfur rebel factions, because as long as they remain weak and divided, the NCP will be able to avoid serious peace negotiations. He named security as his chief priority in his [...]
2009-04-28 13:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM587COUNTRY CLEARANCE ISSUES FOR SUDAN
[...] The Embassy recently eceived a country clearance request from a USAID institutional contractor whose contract stipulated that the person would be provided USG lodging, transportation, security, and other Mission services. As such, the contractor would be under COM authority and require a count [...]
2009-05-04 04:20:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDOTRA ASEC AMGT EAID SU
09KHARTOUM607CHARGE DISCUSSES ABYEI BOUNDARY ARBITRATION DECISION
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. CDA Fernandez and AEC Chairman Plumbly compared reports on the oral arguments before the Permanent Court of Arbitration on the Abyei boundary dispute and discussed the outlines of a possible political agreement between the NCP and SPLM that might avert another crisis when the c [...]
2009-05-10 14:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM610Confronting Challenges to Humanitarian Operations in West
[...] (SBU) From April 15 to 17, USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) field officers visited El Geneina, West Darfur, for the first time since July 2008. There they discussed the impact of the early March non-governmental organization (NGO) expulsions on humanitarian progr [...]
2009-05-10 15:37:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL PREF ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM613UN AND GNU CONVENE THE FIRST EXPANDED HIGH-LEVEL COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) On May 7, the newly reconstituted High-Level Committee (HLC) met in Khartoum to discuss humanitarian operations and the current situation in Darfur. The Government of National Unity (GNU) Minister for Humanitarian Affairs Haroun Lual Ruun and UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian [...]
2009-05-11 10:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM62643rd AEC PLENARY MEETING, MAY 5 2009: VIOLENCE IN JONGLEI
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the 43rd Assessment and Evaluation (AEC) Plenary Meeting on May 5, western donors came out in strong agreement that despite logistical complications and technical shortcomings of the recently-completed census, both the NCP and SPLM should quickly accept its results. Donors no [...]
2009-05-12 13:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID ASEC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM631SUDAN - DONORS MEET WITH UN UNDER-SECRETARY-GERNERAL
[...] (SBU) On May 10, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes met with international donors, including U.S. Embassy and USAID/Sudan staff, to discuss the humanitarian situation in northern Sudan following the early March expulsion of non-gove [...]
2009-05-13 11:38:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM634SPLM DRAFT REFERENDUM ACT FOR SOUTHERN SUDAN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) ministers maintain that the SPLM is open to outside assistance in crafting pre- and post-2011 referendum scenarios, but the responsibility for organizing such an endeavor must fall to Secretary General Pagan Amum. In the view of the GOSS, the [...]
2009-05-13 14:36:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM EAID KDEM KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM636"DON'T HOLD BILATERAL RELATIONS HOSTAGE TO THE NGO
[...] (C) Summary: The lifting of sanctions on Sudan and removal of Sudan from the state sponsors of terrorism list remain the highest priorities for the Government of Sudan, Assistant to the President Nafie Ali Nafie told SE Gration on May 7, accusing the U.S. of holding these more essential issues [...]
2009-05-14 06:42:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID ASEC KPKO UNSC AU SU
09KHARTOUM638FM DENG ALOR TELLS SE GRATION THAT DARFUR REQUIRES
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On May 7, FM Alor counseled Special Envoy Gration that the Darfur conflict can only be resolved within a broader international context, engaging Chad, Egypt, and Libya. The Special Envoy said that he sees an opportunity now to stop the fighting and begin a political process that [...]
2009-05-14 06:48:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU CD
09KHARTOUM642 CHALLENGES TO PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN THE FORMER WESTERN
[...] (U) During the 21-year long north-south civil war, Southern Kordofan State experienced high levels of destruction and displacement. Four years after the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA),which ended the conflict, populations in Muglad and Lagawa localities in western Souther [...]
2009-05-14 09:28:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM660 SOUTHERN SUDAN - HUMANITARIAN SITUATION IN LRA-AFFECTED
[...] Between May 7 and 14, humanitarian officers from the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (State/PRM) and USAID's Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA) reviewed the ongoing emergency in the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)-affected areas in Eas [...]
2009-05-18 14:15:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PGOV PREL EAID SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM687DDR IN SOUTHERN SUDAN: READY OR NOT, HERE IT COMES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR) in southern Sudan, which begins June 10, is expected to reduce the payroll of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA). The joint United Nations-Government of Southern Sudan DDR program is unlikely, however, to ensure that a [...]
2009-05-26 09:19:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV PHUM PINS EAID UNSC KPKO SU
09KHARTOUM727RISING OIL PRICES, REPAID ARREARS PROVIDE GOSS TEMPORARY
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: With world oil prices on the rebound and arrears in revenue-transfers from Khartoum reduced, the Government of Southern Sudan's (GoSS) revenues are gradually reaching levels projected in its 2009 budget, after an extremely lean first quarter. GoSS spending priorities are salary [...]
2009-06-07 04:51:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN ENRG EAID PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC
09KHARTOUM735CDA'S COURTESY CALL ON DUP LEADER AL MIRGHANI
[...] SUMMARY. Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Mohammed Osman al Mirghani complained to Charge Whitehead that the two CPA partners are ignoring the concerns of Sudan's other political groups. Despite this, Mirgahani seemed unable to articulate a clear strategy of how the DUP might compete in [...]
2009-06-09 13:40:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SOCI ASEC KDEM AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM739 NEC BRIEFS AMBASSADORS ON STATUS OF ELECTORAL PROCESS AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: National Elections Commission (NEC) Chair Dr. Abel Alier Alier briefed the diplomatic corps on the status of the electoral process, elaborated on the complexity of this historic election, explained delays in the demarcation of geographic constituencies and voter registration, a [...]
2009-06-11 05:04:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID SOCI ASEC KDEM AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM746DARFUR - HUMANITAREAN SITUATION IN KALMA IDP CAMP CRITICAL
[...] (U) Kalma internally displaced person (IDP) camp, near Nyala, South Darfur, remains one of the most significant humanitarian-gap areas following the early March expulsions of international non-governmental organizations by the Government of Sudan (GoS). According to field reports, the humanita [...]
2009-06-14 06:17:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM752THREE AREAS JOINT COMMUNIQUE NOT OUT OF THE GATES
[...] (U) This is an action request - See paragraph 11. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: On June 2, Emboffs met with Clarke Soriano, head of the UN Resident Coordinator's Office, to discuss the Three Areas assessment and establishment of Joint Communiques (JCs),as well as an associated High-Level Committee, for [...]
2009-06-15 12:31:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM753WFP BARGE CONVOY DESTROYED IN AMBUSH IN JONGLEI
[...] (SBU) Jikany Nuer militia armed with weapons as heavy as RPGs ambushed a poorly conceived WFP barge convoy in the border area of eastern Jonglei-southern Upper Nile states the evening of June 13, as it ferried vital food aid to Southern Sudanese IDPs displaced by March and April ethnic clashes. [...]
2009-06-15 13:01:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EAID SOCI KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM768THREE AREAS UPDATE - NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND OLD CHALLENGES
[...] (U) On June 16, the Three Areas Donor Steering Group discussed developments in the operating environment in Southern Kordofan and Abyei. The group also discussed Steering Group participation in the June 22-23 Forum for Supporters of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) hosted by Special En [...]
2009-06-21 13:34:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM775USAID-GOSS PARTNERSHIP CONFERENCE
[...] SUMMARY. On Monday, June 15, officials from USG and the semi-autonomous Government of Southern Sudan (GOSS) held their first Partnership Conference. This conference brought together representatives from USAID and the State Department based in Juba, Khartoum and Washington, along with more than [...]
2009-06-24 05:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL SOCI ASEC KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM781USAID AND AECOM SIGN IMPLEMENTATION PROTOCOL WITH MIC
[...] (SBU) Summary. USAID and implementing partner AECOM (formerly operating in Sudan as PADCO) signed an Implementation Protocol (IP) with the Government of Sudan's Ministry of International Cooperation (MIC) on June 8, 2009. The new relationship with MIC restores the programming of the USAID Off [...]
2009-06-24 09:27:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM802PARTING THOUGHTS ON THE STATE OF AFFAIRS IN DARFUR FROM THE
[...] (SBU) On his last day on the job after five years with the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Sudan, two of those years as the OCHA/Sudan Chief, Mike McDonagh (protect) provided USAID officers with a candid tour d'horizon of the humanitarian situation in Darfur. [...]
2009-07-01 08:03:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID KPKO SOCI ASEC AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM806GOSS RECEIVING FULL SHARE OF FOREIGN CURRENCY
[...] (C) Summary: In a June 29 meeting with CDA Whitehead, GNU State Minister of Finance Dr. Luol Deng explained that contentions on the dual banking system between the NCP and SPLM arose due to mistakes made by the South in drafting the implementation annex of the CPA. He further asserted that co [...]
2009-07-02 05:54:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC AU SU
09KHARTOUM810USAID/FFP DEPUTY DIRECTOR'S TRIP TO DARFUR
[...] From June 20-24, a USAID team comprising the visiting Deputy Director of the Office of Food For Peace (FFP),Washington and Sudan-based FFP Officers and a USAID Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) Field Officer visited Darfur to meet with officials from the UN World Food Program ( [...]
2009-07-06 14:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PGOV PREL PREF ASEC SOCI KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM811DARFUR HUMANITARIAN UPDATE
[...] (SBU) The number of security incidents involving the UN and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Darfur has remained stable, with no increases reported in recent weeks. Nevertheless, the situation on the ground is unpredictable, with security remaining a primary concern for agencies. [...]
2009-07-06 14:47:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREF PGOV PREL ASEC KPKO SOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM820IRISH AMBASSADOR BRIEFS CDA ON NGO KIDNAPPING
[...] (C) Gerard Corr, Ireland's Ambassador to Cairo, met with CDA Whitehead on July 8 to discuss the kidnapping of two female staff of the Irish NGO GOAL that occurred on July 3 in Kutum. Corr is in Khartoum accompanied by a military officer, as well as a small police and military team currently in [...]
2009-07-08 15:47:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL ASEC EAID KPKO UNSC AU SU EI
09KHARTOUM834VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE BANK OF SOUTH SUDAN AIRS HIS
[...] (C) Summary: In a July 9 meeting with CDA Whitehead, the Assistant Governor of the Central Bank of Sudan, Mr. Kornelio Koriom Mayik, who also serves as head of the Bank of Southern Sudan (BOSS),described his contentions with northern officials over fiscal policy, especially with regard to [...]
2009-07-13 11:57:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALEFIN ECON EAID PGOV PREL KPKO UNSC AU SU
09KHARTOUM844SUDAN - INITIAL RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR INCREASED
[...] (SBU) Protection concerns--particularly incidents of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV)--persist throughout conflict-affected areas of Sudan. Nearly six years after conflict erupted in Sudan's Darfur region, SGBV continues to negatively affect Darfuri communities; however, reliable statis [...]
2009-07-15 12:12:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREL EAID SOCI KWMN KOCI AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM874UGANDAN AMBASSADOR REQUESTS US ASSISTANCE WITH
[...] (C) Summary. Ugandan Ambassador Betty Akech Okullou called on Charge July 28 to discuss the fate of a Ugandan national abducted a month ago in Darfur (reftel). Okullou said she had been consulting closely with the Irish, who are also working to free an Irish national abducted at the same ti [...]
2009-07-28 11:00:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALASEC PREL PINR EAID UN AU SU UG IR
09KHARTOUM8932009 ELECTIONS BUDGET PROPOSAL RELEASED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The National Elections Commission (NEC) announced its 2009 budget of approximately $153 million USD on July 27, 2009, down from an earlier request of more than one billion USD. The GNU would commit approximately $72 million to 2009 elections preparations and seek over $79 millio [...]
2009-08-04 05:55:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EAID AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM91ABYEI ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE DUE TO LACK OF
[...] (SBU) According to Administrator Arop Mayok, the Abyei Interim Administration (AIA) has made little progress in securing funding since Mayok's meeting with CDA Fernandez in early December (ref A). Four months after it was established, the Government of National Unity (GNU) still has provided th [...]
2009-01-25 13:30:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF EAID SOCI KPKO UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM915MEDIA AND ADVOCACY GROUPS HAVE DISTORTED OUR
[...] (C) Summary: The GOS is satisfied with bilateral engagement under the Obama administration, but it needs Congress to overcome "bias" against the National Congress Party (NCP) regime, influential Presidential Advisor Dr. Nafie Ali Nafie told U.S. Representative Keith Ellison on August 5. Blamin [...]
2009-08-07 09:22:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID PHUM AU SU
09KHARTOUM916TAHA ASSESSES CPA, APPEALS FOR LIFTING OF
[...] (C) Summary: In an August 5 meeting, Government of National Unity (GNU) Second Vice President Ali Osman Taha offered Representative Keith Ellison a mixed assessment on implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA). Provisions like Wealth Sharing, he said, have been successful becau [...]
2009-08-07 09:29:00Embassy KhartoumCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM EAID EFIN PREF PGOV KPKO SU
09KHARTOUM926PROTOCOL FOR USG ELECTIONS SUPPORT SIGNED WITH GNU
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. and GNU officials signed a Protocol implementing USD 21 million in voter education and domestic observation programs for Sudan's 2010 national elections to be implemented by the National Democratic Institute. The protocol is the third in a series which also provides assist [...]
2009-08-11 13:21:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM927HAC OFFERS JOINT VERIFICATION MECHANISM TO HIGH-LEVEL
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On August 5, the High-Level Committee (HLC) met in Khartoum, the third such meeting since the U.S. Special Envoy and the Government of National Unity (GNU) agreed to empower the HLC to focus on urgent humanitarian issues in Darfur, and to expand it to include important GNU line mi [...]
2009-08-11 16:14:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PREL SOCI UN SU
09KHARTOUM931TECHNICAL BORDER COMMITTEE MAKES LITTLE PROGRESS ON
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Ad Hoc Technical Border Committee, mandated in the Comprehensive Peace Committee (CPA) to divide the border between North and South Sudan along the January 1, 1956 border, is unlikely to complete work by the upcoming September 30, 2009 deadline. Only one of three sectors is [...]
2009-08-12 07:39:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EAID AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM944SOUTH KORDOFAN'S ICC-INDICTED GOVERNOR SEEKS TO ENSURE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. South Kordofan's ICC-indicted Governor, Ahmed Mohamed Haroun (NCP) and his SPLM deputy, Abdel Aziz Al Helou, asked international donors on August 8 for humanitarian and development assistance in delivering a peace dividend to the people of their state. They described a newly c [...]
2009-08-16 08:01:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EAID AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM952NCRC "FINISHES" REFERENDUM LAW, BUT FIVE BIG ISSUES REMAIN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Professor Abdulla Idris, co-chairman of the National Constitutional Review Commission (NCRC) told Poloff August 11 that the NCRC has finished its work on the Referendum Law, but he noted that disputed provisions related to the electoral system, eligible voters, voting process, re [...]
2009-08-18 04:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM EAID AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM957IOM STILL UNABLE TO WORK IN DARFUR; PLANNING FOR RETURNS
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During the week of August 10, USAID Mission Director and staff met with the heads of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) and the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Assistance (OCHA) to discuss potential returns in Darfur, IOM's role in verifying returns, [...]
2009-08-18 04:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM965YASSIR ARMAN: REFERENDUM LAW IMPASSE AND POPULAR
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In an August 10 meeting, Deputy Secretary General of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM)'s Northern Sector and SPLM National Assembly Caucus Chairman, Yassir Arman, said SPLM believes national legislation is necessary to conduct popular consultations in Blue Nile and So [...]
2009-08-23 07:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KDEM SOCI EAID PHUM AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM970CODEL HEARS IDP PROBLEMS AT DARFUR'S ZAM ZAM IDP CAMP
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Congressman Keith Ellison traveled to El Fasher, North Darfur on August 6 to visit the Zam Zam Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp. Conditions at the camp have deteriorated following an influx of 30,000 IDPs from South Darfur in February and the expulsion of humanitarian non [...]
2009-08-23 15:13:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PGOV KPKO SOCI AU SU
09KHARTOUM979SOUTH DARFUR HUMANITARIAN SITUATION STABLE, BUT
[...] (U) SUMMARY. During the week of August 10, USAID staff traveled to South Darfur to assess the humanitarian situation. Although the overall humanitarian situation is currently stable and emergency gaps are filled following the March 2009 expulsions of non-governmental organizations (NGOs),rel [...]
2009-08-25 08:44:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV PHUM KPKO AU UNSC SU
09KHARTOUM990CDA DISCUSSES DARFUR WITH UNAMID COMMANDER
[...] (SBU) Summary. General Martin Luther Agwai, outgoing Force Commander for the United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID),told Charge on August 26 that Darfuris know little about democracy, and view the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) as a southern party, while the Arab [...]
2009-08-27 11:41:00Embassy KhartoumUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PREF KDEM EAID UNSC SU
09KIGALI212SCENESETTER FOR GENERAL WARD'S VISIT TO RWANDA
[...] (C) Your visit underscores the importance of our relationship with Rwanda, our support for peace and security in the region, and our recognition of Rwanda's leading role as an international peacekeeping force. You will arrive shortly after a week-long national commemoration of the 1994 genoc [...]
2009-04-14 11:41:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL MASS PGOV ECON EAID
09KIGALI221RWANDA BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] (U) The FY09 foreign assistance package for Rwanda includes funds that are considered assistance for the central government under the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2003 (FOAA-3). Post therefore provides the following responses to the questions [...]
2009-04-20 06:00:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL EFIN PGOV RW
09KIGALI314SCENESETTER FOR CODEL ISAKSON
[...] (SBU) Mission warmly welcomes CODEL Isakson to Rwanda. Your visit to Rwanda comes at an excellent time in U.S.-Rwandan relations. The U.S. Government has a deep partnership with Rwanda on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues such as fighting the spread of the global scourges [...]
2009-05-21 15:35:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID KDEM PGOV PREL RW
09KIGALI348IMF CONDUCTS SUCCESSFUL SIXTH REVIEW
[...] (SBU) An IMF team successfully concluded its sixth review of Rwanda's three-year Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) program with a briefing for donor governments on May 29. The team found Rwanda had met all its 2008 PRGF performance targets; some early 2009 fiscal targets were mis [...]
2009-06-08 13:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON EFIN PREL RW
09KIGALI370RWANDA'S 2009-2010 BUDGET TABLED BEFORE PARLIAMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary. Finance Minister James Musoni introduced the Government of Rwanda's (GOR) 2009-2010 budget before Parliament on June 11. His budget message laid out a USD 1.452 billion budget, up 24 percent from last year in nominal terms, with domestic resources for the first time exceeding [...]
2009-06-17 15:09:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID RW
09KIGALI452FIRES CONTAINED IN VOLCANOES PARK, GORILLAS NOT
[...] (U) Summary: Wildfires on the edge of the Volcanoes National Park, home to the silverback mountain gorillas, have been contained. The extent of damage to the park is being assessed, but according to Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International (DFGFI),the fires did not significantly impact the G [...]
2009-07-23 13:23:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON RW
09KIGALI506RWANDA'S MCC THRESHOLD LAUNCH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior officials from Millenium Challenge Corporation (MCC) visited Rwanda in late July to meet with key stakeholders involved in implementing Rwanda's three-year, $24.7 million Threshold Program, which focuses on the MCC's "ruling justly" indicators. Senior Government of Rwan [...]
2009-08-15 14:06:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON PGOV PHUM RW
09KIGALI525SCENESETTER FOR CODEL MEEKS
[...] (SBU) Mission warmly welcomes CODEL Meeks to Rwanda. The U.S. Government partners closely with Rwanda on a wide range of bilateral, regional and global issues such as fighting HIV/AIDS and malaria, expanding economic development and assisting Rwanda's democratic structures. Rwandans deeply a [...]
2009-08-26 06:09:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID KDEM PGOV PREL RW
09KIGALI536RWANDA, CONGO SOLICIT FUNDING FOR JOINT ENERGY
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The energy ministers from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) met in Rwanda on August 17 to review and solicit donor support for a potential joint Rwandan-Congolese energy project. This project is a tangible outcome of the groundbreaking August 6 Kagame-Kabila m [...]
2009-08-28 14:51:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EFIN EAID ENRG RW CG
09KIGALI552WORLD BANK RANKS RWANDA MOST IMPROVED FOR BUSINESS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: World Bank "Ease of Doing Business" 2010 indicators--released September 8, 2009--recognize Rwanda as the world's top reformer in implementing business regulation reforms. Rwanda introduced reforms in seven out of ten categories, improving its overall ranking from 143 to 67 out o [...]
2009-09-09 15:24:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDECON EINV ETRD EAID RW
09KIGALI570CODEL MEEKS VISIT FOCUSES ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: A Congressional delegation led by Rep. Gregory Meeks (NY),who chairs the House Financial Services Committee's Sub-committee on International Monetary Policy and Trade, and including subcommittee members Representatives Melvin Watt (NC),Sheila Jackson Lee (TX),Jack Kingston (GA) [...]
2009-09-11 14:00:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALOREP ECON ETRD EFIN EAID PGOV PREL RW
09KIGALI588RWANDA NO "ISLAND" - KAGAME PREACHES REGIONAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY: During a September 13 meeting with visiting senior State Department officials, President Kagame said his country's future success depended on the stability and prosperity of the region as a whole. Accordingly, Rwanda wanted closer ties with neighbors such as the Democratic Republ [...]
2009-09-18 17:40:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV MARR ECON EAID CG RW
09KIGALI624FOOD SECURITY STABLE IN RWANDA
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Rwandan production of staple food crops has increased 25 percent since 2006 as a result of agricultural reforms introduced in 2007, including better distribution of fertilizers and crop intensification programs. Although food production is stable for 2009, dependency on adequate [...]
2009-10-02 15:48:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID PGOV RW
09KIGALI634RWANDAN PM DESCRIBES IMPROVING RWANDA-DRC TIES,
[...] (C) SUMMARY: On September 30, Rwanda's prime minister confirmed plans for Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to exchange ambassadors in the very near future and said Rwanda sought to strengthen its economic partnership with both the DRC and with countries belonging to the Ea [...]
2009-10-07 07:58:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KPAO PHUM ECON EAID CG RW
09KIGALI672KAGAME LOOKS SET TO WIN 2010 VOTE; NEW PARTIES
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rwanda is set to hold presidential elections in August 2010. President Paul Kagame is likely to run and win a second seven-year term, and his party dominates the national political landscape. Despite this, several small new political parties and figures have emerged in recent [...]
2009-10-15 16:49:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPGOV PINS EAID KJUS RW
09KIGALI694ELECTORAL COMMISSION UNVEILS PLANS FOR 2010 VOTE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Rwandan election officials briefed the donor community October 15 on preparations for Rwanda's next presidential elections, set for August 9, 2010. Outstanding funding needs are modest at $1.2m, and the electoral process will feature a twenty-day campaign period. Parliament is [...]
2009-10-27 16:43:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM EAID RW
09KIGALI700 PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-10-29 10:54:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD RW
09KIGALI74WORLD BANK SEEKS DONOR SUPPORT FOR NEW
[...] (U) This is an action message. See para 6. 2. (SBU) World Bank (Bank) Country Representative Victoria Kwakwa convened a meeting January 30 seeking donor support for a proposed new Emergency demobilization and Reintegration Project with the Government of Rwanda (GOR). A team of Bank offi [...]
2009-02-02 16:51:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID PINS MOPS RW
09KIGALI747GOR RELEASES 2009-2012 AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT PLAN
[...] (U) The Ministry of Agriculture (MINAGRI) on November 13 provided a copy of its 2009-2012 investment plan to post. The investment plan is the financing component of MINAGRI's second overall Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture (PSTA II). The PSTA II implements Rwanda's Comprehe [...]
2009-11-13 10:09:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ECON RW
09KIGALI7732009 RWANDAN FOOD SECURITY AND NUTRITION SURVEY
[...] (U) Summary: The National Institute of Statistics of Rwanda released the 2009 Comprehensive Food Security and Vulnerability Analysis and Nutrition Survey. The survey analyzes nutrition trends over time by examining the extent, depth and causes of food and nutrition insecurity and vulnerabilit [...]
2009-11-20 11:29:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID ECON SENV RW
09KIGALI775CEPGL STAFF DESCRIBE REGIONAL GROUPINGS TO SPECIAL
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Economic Community of Great Lakes Countries (CEPGL) senior staff on November 10 briefed U.S. Great Lakes Special Advisor Dr. Howard Wolpe on CEPGL activities in the areas of peace and security, energy, and transportation, as well as on how the CEPGL coordinates with other regio [...]
2009-11-23 10:53:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON ETRD EAID MARR CG BU RW
09KIGALI781RWANDAN AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT PLAN BASED ON CAADP
[...] (U) Summary: Rwanda's second overall Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture (PSTA II) is the basis for the Government of Rwanda's (GOR) draft Agriculture Investment Plan (see reftel). This draft investment plan addresses each of the four Comprehensive African Agricultural Developm [...]
2009-11-24 11:24:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EAGR SENV RW
09KIGALI785CHINESE DELEGATION TO ATTEND RWANDA AGRICULTURE
[...] (SBU) During a November 24 meeting with USAID econoff, Chinese Embassy economic counselor Wang Qin said a delegation consisting of agriculture experts and Chinese Export-Import Bank representatives would attend the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) conference schedule [...]
2009-11-24 16:57:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EAGR RW
09KIGALI786KITCHEN GARDENS INCREASE FOOD SECURITY OF
[...] (U) SUMMARY: American Refugee Committee (ARC) has implemented a project to improve food production by and for vulnerable families in the Kiziba refugee camp in western Rwanda, using grant funds from the Bureau of Population, Refugees and Migration's 2009 Julia Taft Fund for Refugees. On Novemb [...]
2009-11-25 06:18:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIEDPREF PREL EAID CG RW
09KIGALI788CHINESE DELEGATION PLANS TO ATTEND DEC. 7-8
[...] (SBU) During a November 24 meeting with USAID econoff, Chinese Embassy economic counselor Wang Qin said a delegation consisting of agriculture experts and Chinese Export-Import Bank representatives would attend the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) conference schedule [...]
2009-11-25 06:28:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID RW
09KIGALI793GOR DISCUSSES REGIONAL ECONOMICS & SECURITY WITH
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Senior Rwandan officials led by Health Minister Sezibera met on November 9 with U.S. Great Lakes Special Advisor Dr. Howard Wolpe and urged continued military pressure against the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC [...]
2009-11-27 14:21:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID MARR PINS KCRM CG RW
09KIGALI804RWANDA SPECIAL SELF HELP PROGRAM: OBLIGATION
[...] (U) Summary: On November 16, 2009 Ambassador Symington signed grant agreements with ten beneficiaries for a total of $75,000 for the Ambassador's Self Help Program for FY 2009. Post has fully obligated all of the Ambassador's Special Self-Help Program funds in FY 2009. 2. (U) Project(s) su [...]
2009-12-01 08:15:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON AFIN EGOV RW
09KIGALI827NON-SCALPEL VASECTOMY SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED IN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: USAID's Capacity and Twubakane (Building Together) projects, implemented by the Government of Rwanda (GOR) and U.S. private voluntary organization IntraHealth, have successfully introduced vasectomy in Rwanda. Since 2008, over 445 men have undergone the procedure in 11 of Rwand [...]
2009-12-04 13:49:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON RW
09KIGALI829TREASURY DEPUTY SECRETARY REVIEWS FOOD SECURITY,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: U.S. Treasury Deputy Secretary Neal Wolin reviewed food security, infrastructure needs and the impact of the global economic downturn on Rwanda with senior government officials, members of the private sector and international donor organizations October 29-November 1. Rwanda's [...]
2009-12-04 14:36:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAGR EAID EINV PREL PGOV RW
09KIGALI830RWANDAN VIEWS ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Many Rwandans are aware of the negative impacts of climate change on their country and are taking a proactive approach, both domestically and internationally, to mitigate against those impacts. The government of Rwanda (GOR) is aggressively promoting "clean and green" energy (Ref [...]
2009-12-04 14:41:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR EAID ECON RW
09KIGALI835RWANDAN COMPREHENSIVE AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On December 6, 2009, the African Union/New Partnership for Africa's Development (AU/NePAD) held a Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) post-compact review of Rwanda's 2009-2012 Agriculture Sector Investment Plan to raise agricultural productivity and reduc [...]
2009-12-07 14:55:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD PREL EAID AU RW
09KIGALI847RWANDA CAADP POST-COMPACT MEETING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On 7-8 December 2009, the Government of Rwanda hosted Africa's first Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) Post-Compact HiQuF[0Fe&Zi. Stakeholders at the meeting endorsed Rwanda's Strategic Plan for the Transformation of Agriculture and applauded the Gover [...]
2009-12-14 07:07:00Embassy KigaliUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR ETRD PREL EAID AU RW
09KIGALI870RWANDA-FRANCE DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS ON FAST TRACK
[...] (C) Visiting French MFA Director General of Administration Stephane Romatet told Ambassador on December 17 that the Quai d'Orsay planned to have a full-time political officer in Rwanda by early January, 2010 and an ambassador here later that month. He said France intends to start quickly, at [...]
2009-12-18 12:51:00Embassy KigaliCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID ECON PGOV CG RW
09KINGSTON122JAMAICA INKS DEAL WITH CHINA
[...] (SBU) Summary: Jamaica continues to be a beneficiary of Chinese generosity, with the country receiving over USD 118 million in loans and grants. Under the agreements signed between Prime Minister Bruce Golding and Vice-President of China, Xi Jinping, who is on an official visit, Jamaica will r [...]
2009-02-17 19:04:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON PREL ENRG EFIN EINV ETRD EAID IADB IBRD IMF
09KINGSTON271JAMAICA: RESPONSE TO FISCAL TRANSPARENCY REPORT
[...] (U) The following is Post's response to questions listed in reftel regarding fiscal transparency in Jamaica. 2. (U) Jamaica's fiscal transparency and accountability is constitutionally mandated and legally enforced. The national budget is publicly available and fiscal numbers are published [...]
2009-04-07 14:10:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PREL JM
09KINGSTON437JAMAICA: MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY PLANS TO
[...] (C) In his May 27 address to the Annual Conference of the Jamaica Police Federation (JPF),National Security Minister Dwight Nelson defended police officers accused of official misconduct and promised to recruit lawyers for their defense, eliciting a firestorm of controversy and demands for an [...]
2009-06-01 12:32:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPHUM ECON EFIN EAID SNAR ASEC ELAB XL JM PGOV
09KINGSTON439JAMAICA: MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY ISSUES RETRACTION,
[...] (U) National Security Minister Dwight Nelson has withdrawn his May 27 statement before the annual conference of the Jamaican Police Federation (JPF) that seemed to reflect government tolerance of police misconduct. The retraction followed two days of criticism from human rights groups, the opp [...]
2009-06-01 14:40:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM ECON EFIN EAID SNAR ASEC SOCI ELAB PGOV JM XL
09KINGSTON440JAMAICA: FOREIGN MINISTER AGREES CUBA MUST
[...] (SBU) On May 29, 2009, Charge visited the Government of Jamaica,s (GOJ) Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT) for final meeting with Minister Dr. Kenneth Baugh. Charge and the Minister discussed a number of topics, including: the upcoming Organization of American States (OAS) [...]
2009-06-01 18:27:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM ECON EFIN EAID SNAR ASEC SOCI ELAB
09KINGSTON467JAMAICA: OAS ASSISTANT SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS CUBA MUST
[...] (U) Summary: In an informal June 5 press conference in Kingston, Organization of American States (OAS) Assistant Secretary General (ASG) Albert Ramdin of Suriname described as "historic" the recently-concluded 39th General Assembly (GA) session in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, that saw the rescindi [...]
2009-06-12 13:51:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PHUM ECON EFIN EAID ASEC SOCI PGOV OAS JM
09KINGSTON58JAMAICA: AMBASSADOR JOHNSON'S FAREWELL CALLS ON
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-21 15:31:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EAID ECON SNAR MARR MOPS PHUM KCRM
09KINGSTON638JAMAICA: FINANCE MINISTER INTERESTED IN BILATERAL
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-26 19:15:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON EFIN ETRD EAID IMF IBRD IDB TRSY
09KINGSTON655JAMAICA: FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER HESITANT ON EXTRADITION
[...] (SBU) Charge', accompanied by EmbOff, paid an introductory courtesy call on Dr. Kenneth Baugh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, on the morning of August 28. Charge' requested assistance from Baugh on a recent dipnote regarding the extradition request for [...]
2009-08-28 21:55:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV ECON CJAN ETRD EAID SNAR AID DEA JM XL
09KINGSTON684JAMAICA: FOREIGN MINISTER WARNS THAT PROSPECTIVE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 18:34:00Embassy KingstonCONFIDENTIALCJAN CVIS PREL PGOV PINR ASEC SNAR SOCI EAID
09KINGSTON685JAMAICA: FOREIGN MINISTER ACCEPTS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 23:07:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ETRD EAGR OVIP UNGA JM XL
09KINGSTON689LACK OF INDEPENDENCE CONSTRAINS JAMAICAN JUDICIARY,
[...] (SBU) Jamaican Chief Justice Zaila McCalla expressed frustration with the state of the Jamaican judicial system during ChargQ Parnell's September 11th introductory meeting. Since the 1960s, crime rates in Jamaica have increased dramatically, yet the court system has not responded with adequate [...]
2009-09-15 13:50:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SNAR CJAN SOCI EAID KCRM KCOR JM XL
09KINGSTON732JAMAICA: DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT
[...] The following information is keyed to reftel, paragraph 15: A) The Jamaican Diaspora is a readily identifiable community in both North America and the U.K. The Friends of Jamaica, University of the West Indies (UWI) Alumni Association, the Government of Jamaica (GoJ)'s annual Diaspora Co [...]
2009-09-24 19:07:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL SCUL SMIG
09KINGSTON922JAMAICA: OCTOBER ECONOMIC REVIEW
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-04 15:30:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID EFIN ETRD EAIR ENRG PREL XL JM
09KINGSTON962JAMAICA: PNP GENERAL SECRETARY DISCUSSES COKE EXTRADITION
[...] (SBU) On November 12, Emboffs organized a largely informational meeting at Post between representatives of the Mission's law enforcement community and Member of Parliament (MP) Peter Bunting, General Secretary and Opposition Spokesman for National Security for the opposition People's National P [...]
2009-11-17 19:09:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL CJAN CVIS PGOV PINR ASEC SNAR SOCI EAID KCOR
09KINGSTON998JAMAICA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON U.S. CANDIDACY FOR WHO
[...] (U) Per reftel, EmbOff presented demarche and diplomatic note to solicit support for U.S. candidacy for WHO executive board. Demarche and dipnote were delivered to Ms. Shae-Alicia Lewis and Mr. Rohan Clarke of the International Organizations Department of the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)'s Minis [...]
2009-11-24 20:28:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO JM XL
09KINSHASA1083DONGO, KATUMBA'S RESIGNATION, AND ANGOLA -- ANY
[...] (S) Summary: The situation in Dongo remains very fluid, with over 74,000 DRC refugees having crossed over the Ubangi River into the Republic of Congo and up to 38,000 IDPs in the area within the DRC. The region remains too unsafe for humanitarian workers to enter. MONUC has publicly announc [...]
2009-12-15 10:05:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETPGOV PREL PINS PHUM PREF MOPS EAID CG
09KINSHASA1084DONGO, KATUMBA'S RESIGNATION, AND ANGOLA -- ANY
[...] (S) Summary: The situation in Dongo remains very fluid, with over 74,000 DRC refugees having crossed over the Ubangi River into the Republic of Congo and up to 38,000 IDPs in the area within the DRC. The region remains too unsafe for humanitarian workers to enter. MONUC has publicly announce [...]
2009-12-15 10:06:00Embassy KinshasaSECRETPGOV PREL PINS PHUM PREF MOPS EAID CG
09KINSHASA1095 Greenpeace, Rainforest Foundation, Global
[...] (U) Summary: In an eight -page "open letter" to the World Bank, co-signed by Greenpeace Africa, Rainforest Foundation UK, Rainforest Foundation Norway and Global Witness, the four agencies raised wide-ranging questions to the World Bank regarding the forest policy reform program in the DRC. I [...]
2009-12-16 12:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID EFIN ETRD PGOV CG
09KINSHASA1096EMBASSY KINSHASA TEAM VISITS BAS CONGO TO DISCUSS
[...] (SBU) Summary: An Embassy Kinshasa team comprised of two political officers, a representative of the office of the defense attache, and a USAID/OFDA representative visited the province of Bas-Congo on November 3-4 to look at the humanitarian situation. Angola has expelled approximately 140,00 [...]
2009-12-16 13:28:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM EAID PREF PGOV KWMN PREL AG CG
09KINSHASA1112THE DRC AND THE PRGF: HOW WE GOT HERE AND HOW WE
[...] (C) Summary: This is the first in a two-part series on the GDRC's long road towards HIPC completion point, with a look at some of the many bumps and turns along the way since early 2006 and the IMF Board's December 11 approval of the DRC's Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). The PG [...]
2009-12-21 10:36:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA1135THE DRC AND THE PRGF: HOW WE GOT HERE AND HOW WE
[...] (SBU) Background: This is the second in a two-part series on the GDRC and the HIPC completion point. Part 1 (ref A) was a look at some of the bumps and turns along the way since early 2006 as the GDRC inched its way toward the IMF Board's December 11 approval of the DRC's Poverty Reduction [...]
2009-12-23 15:18:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA1165 MENINGITIS OUTBREAK REPORTED IN KISANGANI,
[...] This report was prepared by the Office of Centers for Disease Control (CDC) of Amembassy Kinshasa and has been cleared by the Embassy's Front Office. 2. In late November Kisangani, the capital city of the Oriental Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC),was hit by a mening [...]
2009-12-31 11:19:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID SENV SOCI TBIO MASS CG
09KINSHASA120DRC: A Look Back on 2008 and a Preview of 2009
[...] (SBU) The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) faced substantial challenges in 2008 but made tangible progress in dialogue with armed groups, judicial, decentralization, and economic reforms and development cooperation. In 2009, the DRC faces many of the same challenges that [...]
2009-02-05 18:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL MOPS PHUM PREF EAID KDEM KPKO CG
09KINSHASA123USAID Food for Peace Monitoring Report on North Katanga
[...] Monitoring the WFP (World Food Program) emergency work and the FHI (Food for the Hungry, Int.) progress with their MYAP (Multi-Year Assistance Program) in the ex-conflict districts of Moba and Kalemie was the object of a Food for Peace visit. 2. North Katanga is calm but potentially volatile [...]
2009-02-09 06:55:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID EFIN ETRD AMGT CF
09KINSHASA168CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR OUTLINES PRECARIOUS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Central Bank Governor said on February 18 that the DRC has been in a recession since the second quarter of 2008, due to both a contraction in the mining sector and the effects of the global financial crisis. He said the DRC needs USD 667 million in foreign assistance immed [...]
2009-02-20 09:46:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA25EBOLA CASES CONFIRMED IN DRC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-09 12:08:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SENV TBIO PGOV CG
09KINSHASA309POSSIBLE VOLCANIC ERUPTION NOT EXPECTED TO HAVE SERIOUS
[...] (U) Summary. Scientists predict that Mount Nyamulagira, a volcano 20 miles north of Goma, could erupt in the next few days. Nyamulagira erupts every 2 years on average, and typically has little effect on populated zones to the south. Airborne ash and smoke may have a negative impact on air t [...]
2009-04-01 13:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAID PREF CG
09KINSHASA317IMF STAFF MISSION PRESENTS MIXED PICTURE TO DONORS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The IMF Staff Mission presented donors on March 31 with a mixed picture of their two-week visit (Reftel) to the DRC to conduct Article IV consultations and engage in technical discussions on a formal IMF program (Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, PRGF). Positive developme [...]
2009-04-02 11:23:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA320DRC BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] (U) The FY09 USG foreign assistance package for the DRC includes funds that are considered assistance for the central government under the Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Act of 2003 (FOAA-03). Post therefore provides the following responses to the que [...]
2009-04-06 06:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL CG
09KINSHASA331CENTRAL BANK RECEIVES ESF FUNDS
[...] (SBU) The Prime Minister's Deputy Chief of Staff, Jean-Claude Nachega, informed post that the Congolese Central Bank (Banque Centrale du Congo, BCC, in French) received on March 27 the approximately $200 million in IMF emergency assistance under the Rapid-Access Component of the Exogenous Shock [...]
2009-04-06 15:59:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EFIN PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA347 DRC FORESTRY TITLE CONVERSION PROCESS:
[...] (U) Summary: The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) has initiated the post-conversion process of forestry titles following the completion in January 2009 of a government year-long review of 156 logging titles. The review was completed following a presidential decree that o [...]
2009-04-09 11:16:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ECON EAID ETRD EINV PGOV CG
09KINSHASA371DEMARCHE DELIVERED: SUPPORTING THE AU'S EFFORTS TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-15 09:51:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL AORC EAID CG MA
09KINSHASA479IMF DISCUSSES PRGF TECHNICAL DISCUSSIONS, MACROECONOMIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: DRC technical discussions with the IMF on a new Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) are virtually complete, but IMF Board approval of a new program is unlikely until there is a solution to address the debt-sustainability aspects of the Sino-Congolese mining and investmen [...]
2009-05-18 12:42:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ETRD EAID EINV PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA498WHO INVESTIGATES POSSIBLE H1N1 CASES IN DRC
[...] (U) USAID's Dr. Emile Bongo was able to contact a representative from the World Health Organization (WHO) today (May 26, 2009) and obtained the following update on the three possible cases of Swine FLU (H1N1) that were being investigated in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. 2. (U) The p [...]
2009-05-26 17:05:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI TBIO PGOV CG
09KINSHASA520IMF MANAGING DIRECTOR'S VISIT ADVANCES, BUT DOES
[...] (U) Please see guidance request in para. 14. 2. (C) Summary: The May 23-25 visit of IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn to the DRC advanced, but did not resolve, outstanding issues with the China agreement necessary for approval of a formal IMF program (Poverty Reduction and Growt [...]
2009-06-05 11:25:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALECON EAID EFIN EINV PGOV PREL CH CG
09KINSHASA560GDRC STABILIZES CURRENCY MARKET--BUT RISKS REMAIN
[...] (U) Summary: Following a rapid depreciation of the Congolese Franc (franc congolais or FC, in French) in late 2008/early 2009, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) has successfully helped stabilize the FC through a series of interventions in the foreign exchange market. Spe [...]
2009-06-16 12:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID PGOV PREL CG
09KINSHASA620SSH INTERIM OBLIGATION STATUS REPORT FY 2009
[...] Post funded 6 projects with its FY2008 Ambassador's Special Self Help (SSH) Fund allotment of $40,000. Post does not anticipate any complications in the completion of the six projects. --Project Number: SSH 08-660-01 --Project Name: Union Baptiste Suedoise --Dollar Amount: $7,500 --Status [...]
2009-06-29 17:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SOCI KDEM CG
09KINSHASA787SECRETARY CLINTON'S VISIT TO DRC: ADVANCING ANTI-CORRUPTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: During her August 11 meeting with President Kabila, Secretary Clinton expressed U.S. willingness to provide technical assistance and expertise to help the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (GDRC) address the country's significant challenges, including promoting Se [...]
2009-08-25 14:01:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREL ECON EAID CG
09KINSHASA808ADVANCING THE SECRETARY'S INITIATIVE FOR DRC VIA US
[...] (SBU) The Secretary's August 10/11 visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resulted in several new areas for cooperation and assistance. Building on the Secretary's offer to President Kabila of U.S. technical assistance and expertise, post has launched a strategy for the five themes d [...]
2009-08-31 12:21:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREF ECON EAGR EAID KJUS EINV MASS
09KINSHASA814 APPOINTMENT OF POC FOR SGBV
[...] Embassy Kinshasa is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Sara Rasmussen-Tall as the Point of Contact for Sexual and Gender Based-Based Violence (SGBV) programs within the USAID Mission to the Democratic Republic of Congo. 2. The USG maintains active programs to respond to severe a [...]
2009-09-03 14:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM PREF KWMN KJUS EAID CG
09KINSHASA815USAID MISSION DIRECTOR MEETS WITH DEPUTY SRSG FOR HUMAN
[...] Summary: USAID Mission Director Stephen Haykin met with Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General, Leila Zerrougui on August 28. Zerrougui provided a comprehensive perspective on the related issues of weak security apparatus of the Congolese state, impunity and human rights issu [...]
2009-09-03 14:06:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM SOCI KWMN KJUS PREF CG
09KINSHASA822 Developing a matrix for follow-up actions to
[...] Background: A number of possible areas for U.S.-DRC cooperation were discussed during Secretary Clinton's meetings with President Kabila and Prime Minister Muzito (reftels). Embassy has developed a matrix below, at para. 2., as the basis for implementing actions discussed during the Secretar [...]
2009-09-09 08:52:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREF ECON EAGR EAID KJUS EINV
09KINSHASA842 Scopes of work for follow-up actions to the
[...] See guidance request at para. 3. 2. Ref A provides a matrix for follow-up actions to the Secretary's August 10-11 visit to Kinshasa and Goma. Additional information on the overall themes and strategy for each action item can be found in Refs B and C. This cable (para. 4) provides, as ind [...]
2009-09-18 09:39:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKCOR PGOV PREF ECON EAGR EAID KJUS EINV
09KINSHASA857 S/P'S ROSS, COHEN AND PATEL MEET WITH CONGOLESE
[...] (SBU) Summary: The visit of Senior Advisor for Innovation, Alec Ross, to Kinshasa and Goma September 9-12, accompanied by Policy Planning staff Jared Cohen and Mira Patel, was an opportunity to advance progress on the new U.S. - DRC partnership following Secretary Clinton's August 10-11 visit [...]
2009-09-22 12:15:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREL PGOV CG
09KINSHASA858DEPUTY JUSTICE MINISTER DISCUSSES
[...] (SBU) Michael Hershman, American co-founder of Transparency International, visited Kinshasa September 14-16. This cable is a summary of Hershman's meeting with Justice Vice-Minister Collins Musonda Lalusambo. Hershman's meeting with President Joseph Kabila is at reftel. His meeting Genera [...]
2009-09-22 14:02:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EINV CG
09KINSHASA859 DEMARCHE REQUEST FOR UNGA FOOD SECURITY EVENT
[...] Polcouns conveyed reftel points and reftel invitation letter on September 18 to Banza Ngoy Katumwe, head of the MFA's international Organizations Directorate, encouraging the DRC to participate in the Partnering for Food Security Meeting, which will take place on the margins of this year's U.N [...]
2009-09-23 06:33:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA CG
09KINSHASA86AMBASSADOR'S DISCUSSION WITH PRIME MINISTER MUZITO
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador met with DRC Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito on the latter's request January 26 to discuss the economic crisis facing the country and the current situation in the east. In particular, Muzito asked for USG help with respect to IMF consideration of emergency financial ass [...]
2009-01-28 13:27:00Embassy KinshasaCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EFIN MOPS PGOV PHUM PREF PREL CG
09KINSHASA860PM MUZITO ASKS FOR ASSISTANCE IN AGRICULTURAL
[...] (SBU) Prime Minister Adolphe Muzito called in the Ambassador on September 23 to discuss next steps in following up on the Secretary's August 10-11 visit to the DRC (see reftels). Muzito pleaded for USG assistance for the GDRC's administrative functions -- customs, banking, finance, public ac [...]
2009-09-23 10:38:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID EAGR EINV CG
09KINSHASA908S/P'S ROSS, COHEN AND PATEL MEET WITH CONGOLESE
[...] (U) Introductory note: S/P staffers Alec Ross, Jared Cohen and Mira Patel visited Kinshasa and Goma September 9-12. Reftel is an account of the Kinshasa portion of their trip. This message refers their meetings in Goma. End introductory note. Courtesy Call with Vice Governor of North Kiv [...]
2009-10-05 12:41:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PHUM PREL PGOV CG
09KINSHASA961 DEMARCHE DELIVERED: ENCOURAGING CENTRAL
[...] Econcouns delivered ref A points on October 15 jointly to the Ministry of Finance's Chief of Staff, Georges Wembi Loambi, and the Ministry of Budget's Deputy Chief of Staff, Onesime Kukatula. Neither GDRC official was aware of the restrictions contained in the FY 2009 Appropriations Act concer [...]
2009-10-21 14:43:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON EFIN PREL CG
09KINSHASA987BUILDING SUPPORT FOR POTENTIAL USG SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-03 16:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL KPAO CG
09KINSHASA990The Rapid Exodus of IDPs from the Camps in Goma, DRC
[...] (U) A rapid field study of the sudden exodus of an estimated 65,000 residents of camps for displaced populations in the Goma area has revealed evidence of excessive use of violence and the violation of humanitarian principles during the camps closure. The sudden camp closures also damaged relat [...]
2009-11-04 09:48:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF CG
09KOLKATA134CYCLONE HITS WEST BENGAL - NO AMCIT CASUALTIES, NO REQUEST
[...] (SBU) On May 25, a Category 2 tropical cyclone named "Aila" hit the Eastern India state of West Bengal. Damage was concentrated in South and North 24 Paraganas, especially the low lying delta region of the Sunderbans. West Bengal government officials told post that approximately 40 people die [...]
2009-05-26 12:16:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID SENV IN
09KOLKATA279DEVELOPING AND GOVERNING BIHAR: FORGING A WINNING COALITION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has made visible strides in developing and governing India's third largest state, and also one of its poorest, since forming the Bihar government in 2005. The national parliamentary elections in May 2009 confirmed the inroads his regional par [...]
2009-10-22 04:50:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAID EINV IN
09KOLKATA35BIHAR CHIEF MINISTER KUMAR: KOSI RELIEF, STATE DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: According to a wide range of contacts, Bihar's Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is effectively mobilizing the state government machinery to respond to the August 2008 flooding of the river Kosi and improve development in the state. Since forming a government in November 2005, Kumar h [...]
2009-02-10 10:50:00Consulate KolkataUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID IN NP
09KOLONIA102SURVEY OF MARITIME SURVEILLANCE AND FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT
[...] (U) Summary. The upcoming sub-committee meetings of the Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Commission (WCPFC),scheduled for September and October, will address unresolved issues of maritime surveillance and enforcement of the Convention area. However, the FSM suffers from ineffective ma [...]
2009-07-17 04:15:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIS ECON EAID PREL AORC FM
09KOLONIA113ADDITIONAL EMBASSY KOLONIA REQUEST FOR FY09 JIATF WEST
[...] (SBU) PURSUANT TO REF E-MAIL, THIS MESSAGE RESPONDS TO A REQUEST TO ASK FOR U.S. DOD OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNDER SECTION 1004, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1991 AS AMENDED, FOR FY 2009 JIATF WEST TRAINING SUPPORT TO THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM) POLICE AND THE MICRONESIA TRANS [...]
2009-08-06 11:08:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID SNAR MASS PGOV PREL FM
09KOLONIA114EMBASSY KOLONIA REQUEST FOR FY09 JIATF WEST SUPPORT
[...] (SBU) PURSUANT TO REF E-MAIL, THIS IS A REQUEST FOR U.S. DOD OPERATIONAL SUPPORT UNDER SECTION 1004, NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 1991 AS AMENDED, FOR FY 2009 JIATF WEST SUPPORT TO THE FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA (FSM) POLICE. 2. (SBU) BACKGROUND IN APRIL 2009, JIATF WEST CONDUC [...]
2009-08-06 11:09:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID MASS PGOV PREL FM
09KOLONIA118AUSTRALIA SEEKING COORDINATION IN THE FSM ON ITS PACIFIC
[...] (U) This message contains an Action Request, please see paragraph 5. 2. (SBU) On August 7, Australian Ambassador Susan Cox met with Ambassador Hughes to discuss a planned visit by senior Australian assistance officials to the FSM. Cox stated the visit's focus would be on Australia's Paci [...]
2009-08-19 00:50:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID FM AS
09KOLONIA12COMPLAINTS OVER COMPACT ADMINISTRATION HEARD AT OPENING
[...] (U) SUMMARY: Senators Halbert and Urusemal criticized the administration of the Compact during the recent opening of the FSM Congressional session. Post believes the remarks reflect frustration with the lack of progress on infrastructure projects and not increased anti-American sentiment. EN [...]
2009-01-27 06:16:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID FM
09KOLONIA123FAREWELL REFLECTIONS: A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP REQUIRES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-13 23:51:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID FM CH
09KOLONIA138ELECTION OBSERVATION MISSION SUBMITS ITS REPORT ON MARCH
[...] (U) Summary: DRL Senior Advisor Chris Camponovo and Gerard Finin from the East West Center recently traveled to the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) to present the Final Report of the Asia Pacific Democracy Partnership's (APDP) March election observation mission to a range of Chuuk state a [...]
2009-11-05 02:31:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID FM
09KOLONIA17FSM STATES/NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE URGES MOVEMENT OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: On January 29 the FSM National Congress requested the President convene a leadership conference to consider the public infrastructure sector grant. Allocated funds were not moving to actual projects. During the February 4-6 conference, President Mori suspended debate on infr [...]
2009-02-09 01:01:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV EAID FM
09KOLONIA22PRESIDENT REITERATES IMPORTANCE OF COMPACT FIVE YEAR REVIEW,
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: President Emanuel Mori used a February 23 meeting with Ambassador Hughes to reiterate the importance he places in the Compact of Free Association's upcoming five year review, saying all aspects of the Compact are on the table. Mori also sought assistance in passport processing [...]
2009-02-25 03:32:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON PGOV EAID CPAS FM
09KOLONIA29REPRESENTATIVE FALEOMAVAEGA'S VISIT HIGHLIGHTS COMPACT
[...] (U) Summary. Congressman Eni Faleomavaega came to Pohnpei March 3 to lead the election observation mission during national and state elections. Congressman Faleomavaega remained on the island an additional six days and met with a number of national, state and traditional leaders. During one [...]
2009-03-11 00:47:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYOREP PGOV PREL EAID FM
09KOLONIA31COMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS START IN THE FSM
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-12 09:20:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON EAID FM
09KOLONIA34FSM REVISES METHOD TO SELECT JEMCO REPRESENTATIVES AND
[...] (SBU) Summary. Although no official announcement has been made, Evelyn Adolph and Fabian Nimea are no longer the Micronesian representatives on the Joint Economic Management Committee (JECMO). All signs indicate that Foreign Affairs Secretary Lorin Robert and Pohnpei State Governor John Ehsa [...]
2009-03-17 03:28:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID FM
09KOLONIA39CHINESE AMBASSADOR CRITICAL OF FSM GOVERNMENT CAPACITY AND
[...] (C) In a wide ranging discussion with U.S. Embassy officers on March 21, People's Republic of China Ambassador Liu Fei was critical of the FSM's capacity at both the state and national levels. She then complained about the lack of an industrious attitude at the individual level. Although Chi [...]
2009-03-30 04:36:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL EAID PINR FM CH
09KOLONIA42AMCIT INVESTMENT DISPUTE SPARKS HOUSE ARREST, POSSIBLE SUIT
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On March 27, the FSM Supreme Court ordered house arrest, which commenced April 1, for Patricia and Robert Arthur for Contempt of Court. This is the latest and most disturbing development in a commercial dispute that is well over a decade old. The court also continues to impound [...]
2009-04-03 06:16:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID CPAS FM
09KOLONIA51MOBIL ACCOMPLISHES OBJECTIVES IN MICRONESIA, SHARES TIPS FOR
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Where two previous Mobil executives failed, Guam Mobil President Kamal Singh succeeded in piloting a smooth withdrawal of Mobil from an unprofitable market in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). In a farewell breakfast with the Ambassador, he shared valuable tips that enab [...]
2009-04-16 02:01:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON EAID FM CH
09KOLONIA53FSM PRESIDENT SEEKS U.S. HELP TO REFORM COMPACT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-19 23:30:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID FM
09KOLONIA65BIO OF ASTERIO TAKESY, NEW FSM SENIOR ADVISER FOR THE
[...] (U) On April 17, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Office of Statistics, Budget & Economic Management, Overseas Development Assistance and Compact Management (SBOC) informed post that the FSM Government hired Asterio Takesy (Ah-STAIR-ee-o TAK-eh-see) to be its Senior Adviser during the F [...]
2009-04-30 04:35:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV PREL FM
09KOLONIA70FSM TREASURY DRAFTS UNIFORM REVENUE AUTHORITY LEGISLATION,
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Department of Finance and Administration of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) continues to draft a Uniform Revenue Authority (URA) plan for eventual submission before the national congress. Tax Reform Project Manager Evelyn Adolph states that her Department designed [...]
2009-05-04 06:06:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID PGOV FM
09KOLONIA73FSM COMPACT INFRASTRUCTURE STARTS TO ROLL AND TO REQUIRE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-07 22:43:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PGOV FM
09KOLONIA78POST RESPONSE TO REQUEST ON FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE
[...] (SBU) Post provides the following information regarding local government budget transparency. All questions and answers are keyed to reftel. --Is the central government expected to receive or is it already receiving U.S. foreign assistance funded using FY 09 funds? Yes. Through the Compact [...]
2009-05-19 02:08:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL FM
09KOLONIA8CHINESE ACTVITIES ARE ATTRACTIVE TO CASH STRAPPED
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. China's competition for resources and influence in the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) shows no sign of diminution. In the absence of substantial indigenous enterprise, Micronesians are favorably inclined to accept offers of assistance. Recent developments include propos [...]
2009-01-15 01:36:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID FM CH
09KOLONIA84REACTION TO PRESIDENT MORI'S STATE OF THE NATION SPEECH
[...] (SBU) Summary. In his second State of the Nation Address, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) President Emanuel Mori identified many of the challenges that face his government. However, FSM national and state leaders criticized the President for not providing direction or guidance to resolve [...]
2009-06-01 06:09:00Embassy KoloniaCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNPGOV PREL EAID FM
09KOLONIA91GOVERNOR EHSA'S PRESS CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS POHNPEI STATE'S
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-12 06:12:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID FM
09KOLONIA97HOUSE ARREST FOR AMCITS IN INVESTMENT DISPUTE ENDS, CASE
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Robert and Patricia Arthur's (Reftels) house arrest ended on June 30. The case by the FSM Development Bank, which resulted in the house arrest, is still active. Despite concerns that the FSM courts may impose additional penalties, the Arthurs continue to appeal the initial de [...]
2009-07-06 03:02:00Embassy KoloniaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCASC ECON EAID CPAS FM
09KUALALUMPUR387DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-19 09:32:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPHUM PREF EAID PK MY
09KUALALUMPUR608 FOLLOW UP TO THE CAIRO SPEECH: CONSULTATIVE PROCESS FOR
[...] Malaysia is almost unique in the world today. It is not of the Middle East but it seeks to be a leader in the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC). It is not the largest nation in Southeast Asia by any stretch, but it is a recent past chair of the OIC, it is a leader in Islamic Financ [...]
2009-07-24 08:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL
09KUALALUMPUR640 INVITATION TO AMBASSADOR VERVEER TO VISIT MALAYSIA
[...] In the weeks since President Obama's June 4 Cairo speech to the Muslim world, many Malaysian Muslims have welcomed an opportunity for new dialogue and engagement with the U.S. based on partnership and mutual respect. The advent of the new administrations in Washington and in KL has introduced [...]
2009-08-05 08:33:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON OEXC OSCI PREL SCUL SENV SOCI TNGD TSPL
09KUALALUMPUR651DEMARCHE: SEEKING DONOR SUPPORT FOR THE SOMALIA TFG
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-07 08:41:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDKPKO PREL PGOV PTER EAID MY
09KUALALUMPUR778MALAYSIA: DELIVERY OF DEMARCHE REGARDING UNGA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-24 09:28:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA EEB TPP MTAA ABT MY
09KUALALUMPUR780MALAYSIA: DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA AND
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-27 23:36:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ET EUN KE MY PREF SO
09KUALALUMPUR81EMBASSY KUALA LUMPUR POC FOR ASEAN RELATED AFFAIRS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-06 10:42:00Embassy Kuala LumpurUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECIN ASEAN MY
09KUWAIT105MFA U/S DEFENDS KUWAITI ARAB ECONOMIC SUMMIT
[...] (C) Summary: On February 2, MFA U/S Khaled Al Jarallah met with Ambassador to offer the GoK,s perspective on the results of Kuwait's January 19-20 Arab Economic Summit, and the sharp differences that were evident between the "Doha" and "moderate" camps with regard to Gaza. The Amir contribut [...]
2009-02-04 13:58:00Embassy KuwaitSECRETECON PREL KPAL EAID KU
09KUWAIT1118LETTER FROM SECRETARY CLINTON DELIVERED TO KUWAITI
[...] (SBU) Post delivered a copy of Secretary Clinton's letter to the office of Kuwait's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr. Mohammed Sabah Al-Salem Al-Sabah on November 25. Dr. Mohammed is out of the country, as is MFA Under Secretary Khaled Al-Jarallah. 2. (SBU) Econcouns h [...]
2009-11-25 12:27:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KPAL EAID PGOV
09KUWAIT114KUWAIT ESTH UPDATE
[...] (U) THIS IS AN ACTION REQUEST. PLEASE SEE PARAGRAPH 16. 2. (SBU) Summary: Kuwait's science and technology establishment is dominated by the government-funded Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) and the non-governmental Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS). Wh [...]
2009-02-08 12:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ETRD EAID PGOV KU
09KUWAIT1170KUWAITI FOOD SECURITY: LESS THAN MEETS THE EYE...
[...] (SBU) Key Points -- Despite high profile press reports, the GoK has not invested in buying farm land in developing countries. -- The Kuwait Fund and the Arab fund have both provided loans and grants to support agricultural sectors in developing countries. -- There is some interest in ag [...]
2009-12-15 10:55:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EINV ETRD EAID KU
09KUWAIT213DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO PAKISTAN'S IDP
[...] (U) EconCouns delivered reftel demarche to Dr. Hamad Bu Rahmah, Ministry of Foreign Affairs International Organizations Department Counselor on March 10. Rahmah was not aware of the UN and ICRC requests but said he would coordinate with the MFA Economic Department on the GoK response. He sai [...]
2009-03-10 14:57:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF PK KU
09KUWAIT22KUWAIT CONFIRMS CONTINUED AID TO GAZA AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In a January 7 meeting with Econcouns, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Director of International Organizations Mansour Al-Otaibi noted Kuwait's annual $1.5 million contribution to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency and its $300 million commitment from the 2006 Paris Donors C [...]
2009-01-11 08:48:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALEAID ECIN ECON EFIN EG IS KU
09KUWAIT230MARCH 2 CONFERENCE IN SHARM AL-SHEIKH: READ OUT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Senior officials at the Kuwait Fund and the Foreign Ministry told EconCouns that the March 2 Sharm Al-Sheikh donors' conference for Gaza had been a great success financially and also politically as it strengthened the roles of the Palestinian Authority(PA) and moderate Arab stat [...]
2009-03-11 14:41:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID EFIN PGOV PHUM PTER KPAL KBWG KU
09KUWAIT258DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GCC ASSISTANCE FOR THE
[...] (SBU) Econoff delivered reftel points to Marwan Al-Ghanim, Regional Manager for Arab Countries at the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development on March 17. Ghanim confirmed the Kuwait Fund had been designated by Amiri decree as the lead agency for distribution of GoK aid to Gaza. He said t [...]
2009-03-18 14:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN PGOV EAID PTER PHUM KPAL KWBG KU
09KUWAIT26OVERVIEW WITH MFA U/S ON JCSE, GAZA, ARAB ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Summary: On January 9, Ambassador briefed MFA U/S Khaled Al Jarallah on the Embassy,s upcoming Joint Combined Security Exercise. She also discussed the ongoing crisis in Gaza and urged GoK support for both UNRWA and the PA. Jarallah raised his concern that if the Gaza "disaster" continued [...]
2009-01-12 12:04:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL KPAL PTER EAID ECON PHUM KU
09KUWAIT292DEMARCHE DELIVERED: RAISING PAKISTAN DONORS
[...] (C) Consistent with reftel instructions, A/DCM coordinated with the Japanese and Pakistani embassies to deliver points encouraging the GOK to participate in the April 17 Pakistan Donors Conference in Tokyo at the ministerial level and to make a generous contribution to this effort. A/DCM, join [...]
2009-03-24 08:31:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IMF PK KU
09KUWAIT310GOK BUDGET TRANSPARENCY
[...] (U) This cable contains information on GOK budget transparency, per reftel. 2. (SBU) The GOK is not expected to receive U.S. foreign assistance using FY 2009 funds. The DOS annually applies for IMET assistance for Kuwait. The assistance is barred every year due to a longstanding dispute b [...]
2009-03-30 14:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL KU
09KUWAIT368DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK REPRESENTATION AT APRIL 17
[...] (C) Ambassador, accompanied by the Japanese and Pakistani Charges, delivered ref A demarche on April 15 to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Shaykh Dr. Mohammed Al Sabah, emphasizing the need for the international community to support Pakistan's economy on an urgent basis as [...]
2009-04-15 14:29:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID IBRD IMF PK PU
09KUWAIT401NON-PAPER DELIVERED: RESPONDING TO ALLEGATIONS OF
[...] On April 22, Econoff delivered reftel nonpaper on financial accountability and transparency measures by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to Ahmed Baqer of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Arab World Department and stressed the PA's need for budget assistance. Baqer said that improvement on these [...]
2009-04-26 08:46:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PGOV KWBG IS KW
09KUWAIT539DEMARCHE DELIVERED: PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS
[...] On May 26, econoff delivered reftel demarche to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Asian Department Counselor Rashid Al-Hajeri. In response to a query about the USD 49 million commitment made by Kuwait at the Pakistan Donor's conference in Tokyo in April, Hajeri confirmed that this contribution ref [...]
2009-05-28 13:23:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF PK KU
09KUWAIT555KUWAIT HAS NOT YET CONSIDERED NEW AID FOR PAKISTAN
[...] (U) Econoff followed up on the possibility of Kuwait aid for Pakistan's IDPs with Ministry of Foreign Affairs Counselor Rashid Al-Hajri on June 1. Al-Hajri said the GoK's new Cabinet, which met first on May 31, had not yet considered the issue of relief for Pakistani IDPs. Officials from the [...]
2009-06-02 13:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREF EAID PHUM PK KU
09KUWAIT564KUWAITI PARTICIPATION IN AD-HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE
[...] (SBU) Econcouns briefed Kuwait MFA Arab World Department Director Ambassador Jassim Al-Mubaraki on U.S. objectives for the June 8 Ad-Hoc Liaison Committee (AHLC) meeting and emphasized the need for donors to provide immediate budgetary support for the Palestinian Authority (PA). Mubaraki state [...]
2009-06-04 12:39:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKPAL EAID PREL ECON KU
09KUWAIT639KUWAIT'S AID TO PAKISTAN
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 10. 2. (SBU) Summary and Key Points ---------------------------- -- The Kuwait Red Crescent (KRC) has made preparations to provide Pakistani Internally Displaced Persons with 20,000 tents and 10,000 packages of foodstuffs, cooking ut [...]
2009-06-28 13:20:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF EAID PHUM PREL PK KU
09KUWAIT682DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOK TO REVIEW REQUEST TO
[...] Following a July 9 meeting on another subject, A/DCM delivered points contained reftel to Salah Al-Mutairi, Counselor in MFA's Arab World Department, noting the urgent need for generous humanitarian assistance to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Somalia, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Al-Mutairi, wh [...]
2009-07-09 10:37:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ER ET KE SO KU
09KUWAIT735KUWAIT FUND SUPPORT TO AFGHANISTAN STALLED DUE TO
[...] (U) Poloff and Econoff delivered reftel points to Ministry of Foreign Affairs Follow-up Department Counselor Abdulla Mehdi July 20. Mehdi agreed to review the points with Ambassador Khalid Maqamis, Head of Follow-up and Coordination Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and provide a respon [...]
2009-07-22 12:24:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID PREL AF KU
09KUWAIT798KUWAIT FUND COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING PAKISTAN
[...] (SBU) Summary and key points. On August 12, Waleed Al Bahar, Regional Manager for Central Asian and European Country Affairs, Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development(KFAED) met with EconCouns to discuss funding to Pakistan. - Al Bahar was unaware of allegations of any GoK withdrawal [...]
2009-08-13 09:47:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN PREF PREL KU PK
09KUWAIT860GOK TO FULFILL PALESTINE AID PLEDGES BUT HESITANT
[...] (SBU) On August 27 Embassy forwarded to FM Mohammad Al-Sabah the Secretary's letter requesting PA aid (ref A). On August 31, DCM brought a copy of the letter to Arab World Department Director Ambassador Jassem Al-Mubaraki, who said the GOK will fulfill its Palestinian aid funding pledges but n [...]
2009-09-01 12:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KPAL EAID ECIN ECON EFIN EG IS KU
09KUWAIT883DESIGNATION OF MISSION DISASTER RELIEF OFFICER AND
[...] (U) Per reftel, Chief of Mission (COM) Embassy Kuwait has designated a Mission Disaster Relief Officer (MDRO) and Mission Disaster Relief Alternate (MDRA) to serve as the focal point for disaster-related information, planning, and activities affecting Kuwait. The contact details for MDRO and [...]
2009-09-03 10:14:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDPHUM SOCI EAID PREF KU
09KUWAIT97AMBASSADOR STRESSES NEED FOR IMMEDIATE BUDGET
[...] (SBU) On February 2, Ambassador used a meeting called by MFA U/S Khaled Al Jarallah to brief on the outcomes of the Arab Economic Summit and on the central role that Gaza played in the summit (septel) to urge the GoK to provide immediate budget support for the Palestinian Authority (PA). Ambas [...]
2009-02-02 13:20:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALPREL PHUM KPAL EAID ECON KU
09KUWAIT992KUWAIT PROVIDES EMERGENCY HUMANITARIAN RELIEF TO
[...] (U) On October 13 the Amir, with the approval of the Cabinet Council, instructed the Kuwaiti Red Crescent Society (KRCS) to send immediate emergency humanitarian assistance to Yemen. The Yemeni Red Crescent Society made the appeal for urgent support to the KRSC due to the deteriorating situat [...]
2009-10-15 14:13:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREF PREL YM KU
09KYIV115EMBASSY KYIV PROPOSED BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY
[...] (SBU) Summary. Embassy Kyiv requests $10,711.00 for public outreach to support USG trade and development policy positions on biotechnology. Ukraine has been listed as a "key" country for biotechnology engagement in FY 2009. Given Ukraine's robust agricultural sector and proximity to EU mark [...]
2009-01-21 14:41:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR TBIO ETRD EAID UP
09KYIV1726UKRAINE'S LEGISLATIVE PROGRESS SINCE WTO ACCESSION
[...] (U) Summary. Ukraine's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) on May 16, 2008 was seen as a major step forward in the country's ongoing integration with the international economic system. With a few noted exceptions, Ukraine is living up to the terms of its WTO accession. One of ce [...]
2009-10-05 14:52:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR UNGA
09KYIV1906UKRAINE CONSIDERING PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER
[...] Post delivered reftel demarche to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Agricultural Policy on October 20, 2009. On November 3, the Ministry of Agricultural Policy replied that they were interested in assisting the effort, but requested more information about the specifics of the [...]
2009-11-04 06:28:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD UP
09KYIV2184EMBASSY KYIV PROPOSED BIOTECH OUTREACH STRATEGY
[...] (U) Summary. Embassy Kyiv requests $9,509.00 for public outreach activities to promote a science-based discussion of agricultural biotechnology in Ukraine. Given wide-spread negative attitudes towards the use of biotechnology and legislative efforts to restrict its applications in Ukraine, Em [...]
2009-12-22 14:47:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR TBIO ETRD EAID UP
09LAGOS120NIGERIA: DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS FOR PILOT ENGAGEMENT
[...] (U) Summary: Three sites which had been identified as potential projects suitable for the Ambassador's Pilot Engagement with Bayelsa State were visited by Pol-Econ Chief, PolOff, and Office of Security Cooperation (OSC) Representatives on February 4 and 5. OSC representatives conducted surveys [...]
2009-03-13 12:23:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV ECON EAID NI
09LAGOS143NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR ENGAGED LAGOS BUSINESS ELITES ON
[...] (U) Summary: As part of the U.S. Mission Nigeria's National Week activities, Ambassador discussed political and economic issues with business executives and private sector leaders at the Lagos Island Club on February 24, and the Lagos Business School Breakfast Club on March 3. Lagos business e [...]
2009-03-20 09:32:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN EAID NI
09LAGOS175NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE OPPORTUNITIES
[...] (U) Summary: During a visit to Oyo State on March 25, Ambassador engaged Oyo State Governor Alao Akala (PDP) on his plan to build up the state's agricultural base. Governor Akala wants the agriculture sector to be the key industry in Oyo's industrial development, and he plans to float a "Pastur [...]
2009-04-07 08:23:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EIND EAID NI
09LAGOS176NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES AGRICULTURE AND LOCAL
[...] (U) Summary: During her visit to Osun State on March 25, Ambassador engaged Osun State Governor Olagunsoye Oyinlola (PDP) on his plan to develop the agricultural sector. Governor Oyinlola said a Free Trade Zone will be set up to promote agro-businesses and exports. He also said Osun State is st [...]
2009-04-07 13:13:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EIND EAID NI
09LAGOS186NIGERIA: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES ECONOMIC OUTLOOK WITH
[...] (U) Summary: In her meetings with Bank PHB and Coca-Cola on March 23 and March 25, Ambassador engaged Bank PHB and Coca-Cola executives on their outlook on the economy. Bank PHB Managing Director expressed confidence in the Central Bank of Nigeria's (CBN) recent monetary policies, and in the co [...]
2009-04-16 07:44:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID NI
09LAGOS22NIGERIA NOT READY TO FACE LOOMING ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Financial interlocutors say some state governments are planning for an oil price of USD 50 per barrel as the worst case scenario and have advocated drawing down the Excess Crude Account to finance their anticipated fiscal deficits. In the meanwhile, they are exploring alternativ [...]
2009-01-14 13:52:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID NI
09LAGOS233Nigeria's Second-Largest Fast Food Chain Bullish on
[...] (SBU) Summary. Nigeria's fast food industry has witnessed tremendous growth in recent years and the management of the country's second-largest chain, Chicken Republic, expects that pace to continue despite an economic slowdown and supply chain problems. Food Concepts Managing Director Deji Aki [...]
2009-05-21 16:05:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID ETRD NI
09LAGOS241NIGERIA: FY2008 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL
[...] Summary: For FY 2008, Embassy Abuja received an allocation of $40,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Program. Seven projects were selected for funding by the Mission's interagency team according to the SSH selection criteria and Mission objectives. Five of the projects facilitate [...]
2009-06-03 12:35:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON NI
09LAGOS243Some US Companies in Nigeria Point to Poor Governance as
[...] (SBU) Summary. Representatives of American business that are part of the American Business Council (ABC) in Nigeria on May 15 outlined for visiting Nigeria Desk Officer the multitude of problems that US investors face in Nigeria as well as the opportunities presented by the Nigerian market. P [...]
2009-06-03 15:48:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID ETRD NI
09LAGOS256NIGERIA: IMF PROJECTS 2.9 PERCENT GROWTH RATE
[...] (U) Summary. Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on May 19 made a presentation on the economic outlook for sub-Saharan Africa in Lagos, and predicted 2.9 percent real GDP growth for Nigeria in 2009, with 4 percent non-oil sector growth. The IMF commended the Central Bank of Nige [...]
2009-06-09 15:42:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEFIN ECON EAGR EAID EINV ETRD NI
09LAGOS275NIGERIA: EBONYI STATE BENEFITS FROM USG RICE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: On June 18, the Ambassador traveled to Ebonyi state to meet the governor and visit a USAID funded vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) clinic. The Ambassador and Governor Martin Elechi spoke about developing the rice industry and the importance of private sector investment in agricultu [...]
2009-07-02 15:11:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV EAID EAGR EMIN NI
09LAGOS474NIGER DELTA YOUTH TRAINED IN FISH FARMING
[...] Over 579 Niger Delta youth have been trained in catfish and shrimp farming since the beginning of this year by the Nigerian Institute for Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR). NIOMR has the capacity to train more youth and make a major contribution to post-amnesty skill acquisition traini [...]
2009-12-09 14:08:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID EFIS PGOV NI
09LAGOS491FY2009 AMBASSADOR'S SPECIAL
[...] Mission Nigeria received $90,000 for the Ambassador's Special Self-Help (SSH) Program for FY 2009 (reftel). The beneficiaries were community groups and civil society organizations striving to improve basic economic and social conditions of the people in their communities. Fourteen community-b [...]
2009-12-31 13:44:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PGOV NI
09LAGOS95NIGERIA: AFRICA'S LARGEST PRODUCER OF CATFISH HOPES TO
[...] (U) Summary: Mr. Rahman O. Oguntade, the Nigerian Institute of Oceanography and Marine Research (NIOMR) principal catfish researcher told Pol-Econ Associate on February 17 that African catfish constitutes over 70 per cent of fish farmed in Nigeria. NIOMR is providing training on fish farming to [...]
2009-03-02 14:40:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDPHSA EAID TPHY PGOV GH NI
09LAGOS96NIGERIA: NIGERIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION INVOLVES
[...] (U) Summary: Mr. Alade Adeleke, Technical Director of Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) told Pol-Econ Associate on February 17 that the organization is seeking partnerships with U.S. universities specializing in climate change and the consequences it has on resource conservation and enviro [...]
2009-03-02 14:42:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR SENV EAID PGOV GH NI
09LAGOS97NIGERIA: EARTHCARE TRANSFORMS WASTE INTO ORGANIC
[...] (U) Summary: In December 2008, Regional Environmental Officer (REO) visited EarthCare, a company engaged in the collection and processing of municipal waste into organic fertilizer in the city of Lagos. EarthCare, was launched with assistance from the U.S. Foreign Commercial Service (FCS) and [...]
2009-03-02 14:43:00Consulate LagosUNCLASSIFIEDEAID SENV EAGR EINV PGOV GH NI
09LAHORE116PUNJAB SUPPORTS IDP EFFORTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: The UN Human Rights Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has registered 54,396 individuals in Punjab as of June 6, the majority of whom have taken refuge in private residences, but UNHCR expects many more have arrived in the province. The Punjab Government, Governor and other politi [...]
2009-06-16 02:28:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREF PHUM PGOV EAID PK
09LAHORE123EDUCATION, HEALTH AND AGRICULTURE CAN BEAT EXTREMISM IN
[...] (SBU) Summary: Improved education, health care and economic development can counter the rise of extremism in south Punjab, politicians and administrators told a USAID and State delegation that visited south Punjab June 2-8. Local leaders in Multan, Bahawalpur, Khanewal, Dera Ghazi Khan and Raj [...]
2009-06-23 02:39:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID PTER PK
09LAHORE164POWER IN PUNJAB: LIMITED OPTIONS FOR ADDING SUPPLY,
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Punjab provincial government is increasingly concerned about persistent rolling blackouts, but has few options to respond to the electricity crisis. In a July 28 meeting with A/PO, son of the Chief Minister and Member of the Provincial Assembly, Hamza Sharif, acknowledged t [...]
2009-08-08 10:24:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID ECIN EINV ENRG ETRD PGOV PREL PK
09LAHORE177U.S. DAIRY IN PUNJAB: A $34 MILLION SUCCESS STORY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sweetwater International's Punjab dairy operation demonstrates how private business can lead economic development in Pakistan without government assistance. The firm's methods might provide a replicable model for modern milk production in the region. Acting Principal Office [...]
2009-09-02 07:18:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID ECIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PK
09LAHORE178PROSPECTS FOR POVERTY REDUCTION THROUGH NON-FARM EMPLOYMENT
[...] (SBU) Summary: Non-farm employment is vital to help alleviate poverty in southern Punjab, according to local policy makers and academic experts. Population growth has vastly outpaced increases in both agricultural productivity and non-farm jobs, which resulted in higher poverty rates in sout [...]
2009-09-03 02:35:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID ECIN EIND EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PK
09LAHORE179AGRICULTURE IN PUNJAB: MODERN AGRI-BUSINESS CAN LEAD
[...] (SBU) Summary: A key strategy for enhancing agricultural production in Punjab is to leverage private sector connections to export markets, and to use supply chain development to drive broader improvements in agricultural practices, according to many researchers in the field. Ten years of smal [...]
2009-09-03 03:02:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID ECIN EINV ETRD PGOV PREL PK
09LAHORE183NON-STOP FLIGHTS FROM LAHORE TO NEW YORK LOOK LIKELY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Lahore International Airport (LHE) may meet security standards required for direct flights to the United States, according to a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) observation team that conducted a survey at LHE August 24-28. The TSA team noted that LHE officials had ac [...]
2009-09-09 06:41:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID EAIR ECIN PGOV PREL PK
09LAHORE207PAKISTAN'S TEXTILES INDUSTRY IS FRAYING AT THE EDGES
[...] (SBU) Summary: Garments and textiles constitute the single largest industrial sector in Pakistan, accounting for 40 percent of all industrial employment and 8.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). While the industry has several globally competitive firms, the bulk of the business is mired [...]
2009-11-01 09:14:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP BTIO EAGR EAID ECIN EIND ELAB ETRD
09LAHORE209NEW TEXTILE POLICY WON'T CURE WHAT AILS PAKISTAN'S INDUSTRY
[...] (SBU) Summary: Pakistan's 2009-2014 federal textile policy correctly identifies and seeks to rectify many of the sector's weaknesses, but experts predict it will not deliver the desired transformation of the industry. Despite accounting for 40 percent of all industrial employment and 8.5 per [...]
2009-11-05 10:44:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON BEXP BTIO EAGR EAID ECIN EIND ELAB ETRD
09LAHORE77PUNJAB AGRICULTURE OFFICIALS CRITICIZE PAKISTAN WHEAT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Senior bureaucrats in the Punjab Ministry of Agriculture realize that government wheat policy endangers Pakistan's food security and perpetuates rural poverty and isolation, creating fertile ground for extremists. Despite the cost and corruption fueled by price supports and subsi [...]
2009-04-20 10:27:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL PK
09LAHORE87PUNJAB WHEAT HARVEST JEOPARDIZED BY CORRUPTION AND LACK OF
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Corruption and inadequate storage facilities have hindered the Punjab government's ability to take full advantage of a bumper crop of wheat. Many farmers, faced with transportation and bureaucratic hurdles, have chosen to sell their wheat to middlemen, who have pocketed the diff [...]
2009-05-07 06:30:00Consulate LahoreUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAGR EAID ECIN ETRD PGOV PREL PK
09LAPAZ1028BOLIVIA: 2008-09 COUNTERNARCOTICS PERFORMANCE MIXED
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Morales Government,s 2008-2009 counternarcotics performance continues to be mixed, with slowly rising eradication levels and increased seizures in interdiction, but with legislative reform on hold until after the December 2009 presidential elections. UNODC,s recent coca sur [...]
2009-07-13 11:55:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDSNAR PGOV PHUM KDEM EAID BL
09LAPAZ1029MGSF01: BOLIVIA: 416 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] As of July 10, Bolivia has 416 World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu. The Bolivian Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP) claims 542 confirmed cases. Epidemiology officials communicated that CENETROP laboratory H1N1 testing capacity is now limited due to a shortage of [...]
2009-07-13 13:34:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO
09LAPAZ1046SPECIAL ADVISOR ECHAVESTE VISITS BOLIVIA
[...] (C) Summary: Maria Echaveste, Special Advisor to the Secretary, traveled to Bolivia June 27-28 to meet with GOB officials including President Evo Morales, Presidency Minister Juan Ramon Quintana, and Government Minister Alfredo Rada to convey the Secretary,s commitment to improving bilateral [...]
2009-07-17 18:20:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PHUM PINR ECON SNAR EAID EINV
09LAPAZ1062USAID SUSPENSION: DIPLOMATIC NOTE
[...] (SBU) This is an action request. See paragraph 3. 2. (C) As per reftel A, Embassy has prepared a draft diplomatic note to be delivered to the GOB Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding Planning Minister Noel Aguirre's request to Charge Creagan on July 9 to suspend all USAID Democracy and Go [...]
2009-07-22 15:24:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR EAID OPDC BL
09LAPAZ1079BOLIVIA: H1N1 GOVT INTERVENTIONS
[...] Since ref B, Bolivia now reports five deaths from the H1N1 virus and over 600 cases throughout the country. Per ref A, the following is information relating to the national interventions for H1N1 influenza in Bolivia. 2. Making Influenza a Notifiable Disease and Emergency Declarations The [...]
2009-07-23 21:45:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO
09LAPAZ1111CHOQUEHUANCA SAYS USAID SUSPENSION "LIMITED"
[...] (C) Summary: Government of Bolivia Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca told CDA James Creagan July 29 that a GOB directive to suspend USAID democracy and governance programs (reftels) applied only to a limited number of democracy programs and agreed with Charge that it would be better to disc [...]
2009-07-30 16:59:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR EAID SNAR BL
09LAPAZ1220BOLIVIANS PRESS FOR END TO ADDITIONAL USAID
[...] (C) Summary: Despite recent assurances from Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca that the GOB directive to suspend USAID democracy programs should not apply to our public administration and conflict resolution programs (reftels),Bolivian Planning Minister Noel Aguirre wrote our acting [...]
2009-08-21 20:41:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID KDEM PINR BL
09LAPAZ1239"CLOSED" MEANS "CLOSED": USAID DEMOCRACY PROGRAMS
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charg d'Affaires Creamer met with Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca and Deputy Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez on August 24 to discuss their previous agreement to "suspend" rather than "close" USAID democracy programs (REFTEL A). The meeting was prompted by an August 18 GOB l [...]
2009-08-27 18:52:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALEAID KDEM PGOV PINR PREL SNAR BL
09LAPAZ1333BOLIVIAN PRESS REVIEWS CLOSURE OF USAID PROGRAMS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Over the weekend of September 19-20, the Bolivian press featured extensive coverage of the recent closure of USAID democracy and public administration programs (reftels),highlighting the concerns of Bolivians affected by the cuts and prompting the GOB to articulate its interest [...]
2009-09-21 21:07:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID PGOV BO
09LAPAZ1412FM CHOQUEHUANCA ON BILAT TALKS, USAID, IRAN
[...] (C) Summary: In two conversations on September 30 and October 2 with Foreign Minister Choquehuanca, Charge d'Affaires (CDA) discussed the second round of bilateral talks, Iranian presence in Bolivia, continuation of USAID's municipal strengthening program, USG approval of Brazilian helicopter [...]
2009-10-05 22:09:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR SNAR EAID PARM BL IR
09LAPAZ1417BOLIVIAN ANTIPOVERTY PROGRAMS ADDRESS REAL NEEDS
[...] (SBU) With an overall poverty rate of 60% and with 37% of the population in extreme poverty, the government of Bolivia has made the fight against poverty a priority. Although programs may be concentrated in areas where the Movement Toward Socialism (MAS) party hopes to win during the upcoming [...]
2009-10-06 17:31:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV EAID BL
09LAPAZ1468GOB DIVIDED ON APPROACH TO U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Our recent experiences with the Bolivian government show its internal divisions, between those officials who distrust the USG but recognize the value of repairing relations and those who view us as a threat and want to reduce us to a minimal in-country presence. The upcoming sec [...]
2009-10-20 11:17:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV KDEM PHUM EAID BL
09LAPAZ1537BOLIVIAN LEADERS FORECAST EARLY AGREEMENT WITH U.S.
[...] (SBU) Recent statements by Bolivian President Evo Morales and Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca have underscored their commitment to a quick conclusion to ongoing bilateral framework agreement talks with us, raising public expectations of a signed accord before the end of November. In an Oct [...]
2009-11-09 12:17:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV EAID BO
09LAPAZ1593BOLIVIA MINING -- UPDATE ON CERRO RICO
[...] (C) SUMMARY. During a visit to the San Bartolome silver mine in the southern Bolivian city of Potosi, EconOff learned that the financial impact of the suspension of mining above 4400 meters is significant and is already impacting operations for Manquiri, a subsidiary of U.S. mining company Co [...]
2009-12-09 16:21:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALECON PREL PGOV EAID BL EMIN EINV
09LAPAZ1595BOLIVIAN FM: URGENT ACTION NEEDED ON BILAT ACCORD
[...] (C) Summary: Charge met December 5 with Bolivian Foreign Minister David Choquehuanca, who said President Morales wants to finalize a bilateral framework agreement but that "certain cabinet members" do not want the accord to succeed and would prefer to maintain minimal relations with the USG. H [...]
2009-12-09 20:06:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM PINR SNAR EAID ECON BL
09LAPAZ225BOLIVIA: ENGAGING MAS-CONTROLLED ORURO
[...] (U) Charge's February 6 trip to Oruro to visit USAID-supported organic sweet onion and quinoa projects was well-received in the Oruro press and by the indigenous communities which benefit from USAID's projects. In Amachuma Catuyo, organic sweet onion farmers thanked the Charge and USAID for t [...]
2009-02-11 13:28:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL EAID BL
09LAPAZ271A/DCM VISIT TO SANTA CRUZ
[...] (U) During a February 12-13 visit to Santa Cruz, Acting DCM: --escorted two youth from the Yungas region of La Paz, who won scholarships from the Narcotics Affairs Section (NAS),to the Tahuichi soccer academy; --announced English scholarships for 50 disadvantaged high school students to study [...]
2009-02-19 14:56:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV ECON KPAO EAID SNAR BL
09LAPAZ294EVO BLAMES CIA FOR YPFB SCANDAL; POLICE'S MILGP BAN
[...] (C) Summary: Despite overtures to the Obama Administration in general, President Morales and Government Minister Rada continued the GOB's now familiar barrage of U.S.-blaming and blasting February 20-21. This time the target was the CIA, blamed for the corruption and murder scandal involving [...]
2009-02-26 14:57:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER PINR PROP EAID EPET MARR OFDP
09LAPAZ604Bolivia 2009 Fiscal Transparency Report
[...] (U) The Government of Bolivia has maintained its commitment to fiscal transparency and accountability as reported in Post's submissions for the Department's preparation of the report submitted under a similar provision in the FY 2008 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriatio [...]
2009-04-23 13:22:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ECON PREL PGOV BL
09LAPAZ640CN DEMARCHE: OBAMA OPTIMISM AMIDST CN NEGATIVITY
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Charge delivered the annual certification counternarcotics (CN) demarche to Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Hugo Fernandez on April 28, 2009. Post highlighted that the legal cultivation of coca needs to be regulated, no concessions should be made to coca producers in the Chapare [...]
2009-04-30 18:11:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL PTER EAID KJUS KCRM BL
09LAPAZ695POSITIVE TARIJA EVENTS: BOOKS, OREGANO, BASEBALL
[...] Building on the positive relationship enjoyed between the Embassy and the southern, gas-producing Department (state) of Tarija, the A/DCM traveled to the region May 7-8 to host a variety of events. A PAS book donation was attended by the mayor of Tarija, Oscar Montes and well over 100 red, wh [...]
2009-05-12 19:51:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON PGOV BL EAID OEXC OPRC EAGR
09LAPAZ722SCENE SETTER FOR A/S SHANNON VISIT
[...] (C) Welcome to La Paz! Your visit comes at a critical moment in U.S./Bolivian relations. In the past year, bilateral relations sank to their lowest point in decades, largely as a result of unprovoked Government of Bolivia rhetoric and action. Events over the past twelve months include a mar [...]
2009-05-19 11:55:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALSNAR PGOV PREL EAID ASEC PTER BL
09LAPAZ766BOLIVIA'S BILATERAL FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT PROPOSAL
[...] (SBU) Paragraph two contains the Embassy La Paz translation of the proposed Framework Agreement presented by the Bolivian Government for consideration at the May 20-21 bilateral dialogue. A point of clarification in Article III, Section 1: the Bolivian Government intends "State to State" to ex [...]
2009-05-29 12:02:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL PHUM EAID ODIP OPDC OEXC SNAR BL
09LAPAZ828MFA ON UPCOMING DC ROUND OF BILATERAL TALKS
[...] (C) Summary: Vice Foreign Minister Hugo Fernandez told Charge June 4 that he would confirm the timing of D.C.-based bilateral talks with UN Charge Pablo Solon. Fernandez urged that President Obama reverse suspension of ATPDEA trade preferences for Bolivia by June 30. Fernandez said it would [...]
2009-06-05 16:27:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALASEC PGOV PREL PINR OFDP OPDC OVIP SNAR EAID
09LAPAZ884MGSF01: BOLIVIA: NINE CONFIRMED CASES
[...] As of June 15, Bolivia has nine confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu. The three original suspected cases (ref A) were confirmed by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) and six additional cases have been confirmed. One case has been confirmed in La Paz (an Am [...]
2009-06-16 18:44:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO
09LAPAZ89U.S./BOLIVIA RELATIONS: HOW WE GOT HERE
[...] (C) Summary: President Evo Morales has repeatedly stated that he will "never break relations with the United States," and he has recently expressed hopes that bilateral relations will improve under the Obama administration. Privately, however, high-level officials told us as early as 2007 tha [...]
2009-01-21 19:02:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR PTER ECON EFIN EAID BL
09LAPAZ93BOLIVIA: MORALES TARGETS USG BEFORE REFERENDUM
[...] (C) Summary: In his January 22 State of the Union Address marking the beginning of his fourth year in office, President Evo Morales made repeated rhetorical attacks against the United States, to the point that Charge was obliged to leave the meeting. In an encounter with the press afterwards, [...]
2009-01-22 22:13:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL SNAR ETRD EAID OFDP OPRC KDEM BL
09LAPAZ934THE U.S.- BOLIVIA TRADE RELATIONSHIP
[...] SUMMARY. This is the first of a three part series on Bolivia's economic and trade situation. In 2008, Bolivia was the United States 105th highest trading partner, while the U.S. was Bolivia's third. Despite concern over the potential permanent removal of Bolivia from the Andean Trade Preferenc [...]
2009-06-24 21:32:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDECON ETRD PREL KTEX BL EAID KTIA KTDB PE
09LAPAZ960MGSF01: BOLIVIA: 47 CONFIRMED CASES
[...] As of June 25, Bolivia has 47 World Health Organization confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu. The Bolivian Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP) claims 127 confirmed cases. Most are located in the lowlands eastern region of Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Press reports indicated that many cases are Chil [...]
2009-06-29 19:53:00Embassy La PazUNCLASSIFIEDAADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO
09LIBREVILLE365SAO TOME: ELECTION TIMING UNRESOLVED, ECONOMIC
[...] (C) Dates for country-wide National Assembly and Presidential elections in Sao Tome and Principe (STP) are unresolved due to the severe lack of funds of the Sao Tomean Government. Originally scheduled for summer 2009, the Government announced in June that it did not have the required 2 millio [...]
2009-08-05 13:16:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON EINV PGOV PREL TP
09LIBREVILLE392GABON: FIRST CASE OF H1N1 CONFIRMED
[...] (C) Gabon recently suffered its first confirmed case of H1N1 (Influenza A) Swine Flu, resulting in heightened public awareness and the development of a multi-Ministry committee to respond to the threat, while neighboring island country So Tome & Principe remains surprisingly aggressive in their [...]
2009-08-24 14:11:00Embassy LibrevilleCONFIDENTIALECON KFLU TBIO EAID GB
09LIBREVILLE47CENTRAL AFRICAN LEADERS CONFRONT ECONOMIC CRISIS
[...] SUMMARY: The heads of state of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) met in Libreville to discuss regional implications of the current world economic crisis and to plan concerted measures to deal with the crisis. Also on the agenda were the estimated USD 584 million inves [...]
2009-02-06 09:17:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EAID ECIN GB CM CT CD CF EK ZF
09LIBREVILLE498GABON: SUPPORTIVE OF U.S. FOOD SECURITY OBJECTIVES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-11-13 07:03:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD PGOV PREL GB
09LIBREVILLE545GABON: COMIFAC DEMARCHE DELIVERED DEPUTY MINISTER
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-11 12:22:00Embassy LibrevilleUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON SENV GB
09LILONGWE107MALAWI: POTENTIAL US MISSION COOPERATION WITH
[...] (U) On February 17 Frank Kufakwandi, the Resident Representative/Country Manager for the African Development Bank (AfDB),met with the Ambassador to brief him on AfDB activities in Malawi. Kufakwandi noted that AfDB/Malawi manages a USD 200 million portfolio encompassing a wide range of proje [...]
2009-02-27 15:07:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ELTN MI
09LILONGWE11MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON IRAN PRESIDENCY AT
[...] No summary [...]
2009-01-08 14:51:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL EAID MI
09LILONGWE122AMBASSADOR TALKS ELECTIONS, U.S. COOPERATION WITH
[...] (C) Summary: Ambassador had a lengthy one-on-one meeting with President Mutharika on Monday, March 2nd. The cordial and wide-ranging discussion covered expanded U.S. assistance for economic development, particularly agriculture; Malawi,s Millennium Challenge Corporation compact status; USG [...]
2009-03-06 08:14:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPREL EAID KPKO MI
09LILONGWE204MALAWI RESPONSE: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO
[...] Malawi's central government does receive U.S. foreign assistance funded with FY 09 funds, as defined by reftel. 2. Malawi's annual budget is a matter of public record. Budget documents are made available to parliament and can be viewed at the Ministry of Finance budget office. The Minister [...]
2009-04-15 14:59:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL MI
09LILONGWE268MALAWI MCC CONCEPT PAPERS GENERATE PRIVATE SECTOR
[...] Summary: Malawi's recently submitted proposals for a potential Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) compact generated considerable private sector interest at a May 7 forum. The forum included a presentation on the concept papers recently submitted by the MCA-Malawi Core Team (MCA-M). Malawi i [...]
2009-05-19 09:35:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ENRG ELTN MCC MI
09LILONGWE315 IRISH FM TO PROPOSE USAID-IRISH AID COLLABORATION ON FOOD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Dr. Vincent O'Neil, Director of IrishAid in Malawi, told the USAID Director that Irish Foreign Minister Michael Martin will soon meet with Secretary of State Clinton regarding joint efforts to increase the level of attention to agriculture and food security issues. O'Neil said F [...]
2009-06-05 10:52:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID EI MI
09LILONGWE363MUTHARIKA ANNOUNCES A COMPREHENSIVE AND
[...] (SBU) Summary: In his State of the Nation address on June 23, President Mutharika highlighted his first administration's achievements in food security, economic growth, and respect for democracy through successful and peaceful elections. Mutharika said the voters gave him an overwhelming mand [...]
2009-06-25 15:30:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV EAID MI
09LILONGWE364MUTHARIKA ENGAGES AMBASSADORS ON DEVELOPMENT
[...] (C) Summary: In the week leading up to his State of the Nation address, delivered June 23 (septel),President Mutharika reached out to foreign ambassadors through a private briefing on his development agenda. At the preview, Mutharika thanked donors and asked for continued support and partner [...]
2009-06-25 15:32:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALPGOV EAID MI
09LILONGWE378MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION ON
[...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Erica Maganga, Deputy Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. Maganga noted that support for agricultural development and food security has been a top priority for the GOM over the past five years. In 2008/09, the GOM devoted 13.5 percent of its [...]
2009-07-02 14:49:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL MI
09LILONGWE379MALAWI: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON GLOBAL ACTION ON
[...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Erica Maganga, Deputy Principal Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture. Maganga noted that support for agricultural development and food security has been a top priority for the GOM over the past five years. In 2008/09, the GOM devoted 13.5 percent of its [...]
2009-07-02 15:05:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID PREL MI
09LILONGWE387MALAWI'S 2009-10 BUDGET: NO SURPRISES TO START MUTHARIKA'S
[...] Summary: Minister of Finance Ken Kandodo presented the first budget of President Mutharika's second term to Malawi's National Assembly on July 3. Largely a continuation of previous GOM economic policies, the budget contained no significant surprises. Spending is projected to increase to USD [...]
2009-07-09 16:10:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDECON EFIN EIND EAID ETRD PGOV MI
09LILONGWE454 MALAWI: PROGRESSING TOWARD FOOD SECURITY
[...] Summary: Increasing food security in Malawi has been the Government of Malawi's (GOM) highest strategic priority since President Bingu wa Mutharika took office in 2004. The GOM has demonstrated a strong commitment to reducing poverty through agriculturally-led economic growth. The GOM is inv [...]
2009-08-14 11:21:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KHIV MI
09LILONGWE489MALAWI: CURRENCY PEG PROMPTS BALANCE OF PAYMENTS
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi's foreign exchange reserves have dipped below the level of one month's import coverage, prompting central bank officials to request urgent donor assistance. The IMF has plans to send a new mission to Malawi in October, but the Fund wants to see a coherent GOM exchange r [...]
2009-09-01 09:32:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEFIN EAID PGOV MI
09LILONGWE522 MALAWI: EXPERIENCE ENGAGING DIASPORA COMMUNITIES
[...] Post welcomes this opportunity to provide input on the Malawian diaspora community. The initiative is particularly timely given recent remarks by President Mutharika regarding his interest in tapping the Malawian diaspora community as a resource for in-country development activities. We will [...]
2009-09-18 13:28:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDBEXP BTIO EAID OEXC OIIP PGOV PHUM PREL MI
09LILONGWE537MALAWI: PRESS REPORTS VP BANDA ATTENDANCE AT SOUTH
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Vice President Joyce Banda led the GOM delegation to the South America-Africa Summit in Venezuela. Local Malawi press reports that Banda made a statement at the gathering, urging delegates to prioritize investment in infrastructure. This is not a significant departure from the [...]
2009-09-30 08:02:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ETRD EAID MI
09LILONGWE576MALAWI: PARTNERING FOR GLOBAL HUNGER AND FOOD
[...] Post delivered Ref A demarche by diplomatic note to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on October 19, with copies to the Office of President and Cabinet Chief Secretary, the Ministry of Development Planning and Cooperation, the Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Agriculture. Post also disc [...]
2009-10-29 12:07:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID ETRD MI
09LILONGWE594MALAWI: ECONOMY WEAKENS AS IMF BEGINS NEW MISSION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Malawi escaped relatively unscathed from the global economic downturn, but strains on the economy are becoming increasingly apparent, with a shortage of foreign exchange particularly problematic. An IMF team is in the country discussing with the GOM a possible financial program [...]
2009-11-04 12:54:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN EAID MI
09LILONGWE610MALAWI BLINKS, AGREES TO POLICY PACKAGE ACCEPTABLE
[...] (U) Summary: A recent IMF mission to Malawi has reached an agreement with the GOM that will allow Malawi to obtain a new support package. The GOM has made macro-economic and structural policy commitments on fiscal and monetary discipline and a liberalization of the exchange rate regime. The [...]
2009-11-13 10:44:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALECON EFIN EAID MI
09LILONGWE629 MALAWI: AMBASSADOR DISCUSSES USG ASSISTANCE WITH MINISTER
[...] (U) Summary: In a tour d'horizon of USG assistance with new Minister of Development Planning and Cooperation Abbie Shaba, the Ambassador noted that the U.S. has become the largest donor to Malawi. Minister Shaba noted the mutually supportive elements of the GOM's "Greenbelt Initiative" and th [...]
2009-11-20 12:40:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON EAID MI
09LILONGWE654 DISASTER ALERT: EARTHQUAKE IN NORTHERN MALAWI
[...] December 6, 2009 a 5.8 magnitude (Richter Scale) earthquake struck the Northern Region of Malawi, with aftershocks continuing through December 8. No fatalities were reported. Injured people were transported to Mzuzu Hospital, 150 km from the epicenter. No damage has been reported at the nea [...]
2009-12-08 15:25:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDSENV EAID EMIN AF MI
09LILONGWE688MALAWI RE-EXAMINES ELECTRICITY CONNECTION WITH
[...] (SBU) Malawi's Parliament deferred approval of a proposed connection of the national electrical grid to the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP). An already approved World Bank loan to finance the infrastructure is due to expire on December 31, 2009. Lack of reliable electrical power has been [...]
2009-12-21 13:12:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAID ENRG PREL MI
09LILONGWE762009 TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS REPORT - MALAWI
[...] SUMMARY. The government of Malawi remains committed in its fight against trafficking but continues to suffer from a lack of resources. Malawi is a source, transit, and destination country for trafficking and the GOM acknowledges that trafficking is a problem. The Ministry of Women and Child D [...]
2009-02-13 10:56:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDKTIP KCRM PHUM KWMN SMIG KFRD ASEC PREF ELAB EAID
09LILONGWE77CHINESE AID TO MALAWI: BIG BARK, SMALL BITE
[...] (C) Summary. Since December 2007, when Malawi established diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China, there has been a lot of rumor and speculation about the amount of aid China would provide to Malawi. The GOM has fostered the impression that China represents a new, virtually limitl [...]
2009-02-13 11:07:00Embassy LilongweCONFIDENTIALEAID PREL MI
09LIMA1740Peru Environment Minister Lists Priority Concerns and Hopes
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 2, Post's ESTH bilateral and regional teams met Environment Minister Antonio Brack, to formally introduce the new ESTH Officer for Peru and the ESTH Hub Officer for South America, as well as to discuss priority environmental issues for Peru and the Region. We engaged [...]
2009-11-14 01:43:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID EMIN ETRD SENV PE
09LIMA1834Peru Will Consider United States Candidacy for WHO Executive
[...] (U) ECONOFF delivered reftel talking points requesting support for US membership on the Executive Board of the World Health Organization to Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) officials on November 24. MFA officials included Ana PE????A Doig, Director of Social Policy, Maria MERINO de Hart, Dir [...]
2009-11-25 20:31:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYAORC PREL TBIO EAID WHO PE
09LIMA1836Peru Environment Minister Lists Priority Concerns and Hopes
[...] (U) SUMMARY: On November 2, Post's ESTH bilateral and regional teams met Environment Minister Antonio Brack, to formally introduce the new ESTH Officer for Peru and the ESTH Hub Officer for South America, as well as to discuss priority environmental issues for Peru and the Region. We engaged [...]
2009-11-25 20:57:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID EMIN ETRD SENV PE
09LIMA468PERU HAS TRANSPARENT BUDGETS
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-31 13:37:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PE
09LISBON110PORTUGAL INFORMED OF U.S. TERRORIST FINANCE
[...] No summary [...]
2009-02-20 13:42:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID PO
09LISBON177PORTUGAL: FY09 PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-03-27 15:05:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON PREL PO
09LISBON224PORTUGAL ON CONSTITUTIONAL RULE IN MADAGASCAR
[...] No summary [...]
2009-04-20 16:22:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDAORC EAID PGOV PO
09LISBON256TERRORISM FINANCE: UN DESIGNATION OF ABDUL HAQ
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-14 14:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID
09LISBON283PORTUGAL: PAKISTAN'S IDP CRISIS INTENSIFIES
[...] No summary [...]
2009-05-27 14:57:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PHUM PREF
09LISBON375TERRORISM FINANCE: UN AND U.S. DOMESTIC
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-15 09:38:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDKTFN EFIN PTER ETTC PHUM EAID
09LISBON395PORTUGAL ON DONOR SUPPORT FOR ETHIOPIA, SOMALIA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-22 07:32:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID PREF PO
09LISBON494PORTUGAL ON FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT FOR INTERNALLY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-11 14:36:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM PREF PTER MASS SOCI EAID EUN
09LISBON508PORTUGAL DEMARCHE DELIVERED RE: UNGA FOOD SECURITY
[...] No summary [...]
2009-09-21 15:32:00Embassy LisbonUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ETRD EAGR PO
09LJUBLJANA102SLOVENIA: BUDGET MEETS TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS
[...] The Government of Slovenia's budget is publicly available, including specific breakdowns of incomes/revenues and expenditures per quarter. Because Slovenia receives FMF and IMET funds, its budget must meet the transparency requirements of section 7088(c) of the Foreign Operations Appropriatio [...]
2009-04-10 10:01:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL EAID ECON SI
09LJUBLJANA104SLOVENIA: MADAGASCAR DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] Emboff delivered reftel demarche to Ana Novak in the MFA's Africa and Middle East division, urging Slovenia to support the African Union's efforts to restore constitutional rule in Madagascar. Novak undertook to provide a response when Slovenia established its position on the EU's upcoming p [...]
2009-04-15 16:45:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV AORC EAID SI
09LJUBLJANA162SLOVENIA UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO
[...] (C) ADCM met with Tomaz Mencin, head of the Division for Africa, the Near East, Asia and Oceania, and Natalija Raisp, head of the Asia section, on June 9 to urge Slovenia to heed the UNSYG's warning that there will be a severe crisis if the UN is forced to cut services because of the unmet UN a [...]
2009-06-10 05:48:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALEAID PGOV PHUM PREF PK SI
09LJUBLJANA288SLOVENIA'S DIASPORA ENGAGEMENT MINIMAL
[...] (U) Approximately 500,000 Slovenians currently live abroad. Countries with large Slovenian populations are Austria, Italy, The United States, Argentina and Australia. Cleveland, Ohio is home to the largest Slovenian-American population in the United States. Slovenian communities in Austria and [...]
2009-09-17 09:42:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV BEXP BTIO EAID
09LJUBLJANA37SLOVENIA PRESENTS CANDIDATURE FOR MEMBERSHIP OF
[...] (U) Embassy received a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on February 5. Text follows: 2. (U) BEGIN TEXT. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Ljubljana and has the honour t [...]
2009-02-13 16:25:00Embassy LjubljanaUNCLASSIFIEDPREL PREF PGOV UN EAID SOCI SI
09LONDON1067SOMALIA: FORMER PM NUR ADDE ON POLITICAL
[...] (C) Summary. "There is momentum behind the reconciliation process," former Somali Prime Minister Nur Hassan Hussein ("Nur Adde") and TFG Member of Parliament Mustafa Duhulow (Hawiye/Murosade and ex TFG Minister under Nur Adde) told Poloff May 6 in London. The best way forward for the reconci [...]
2009-05-06 12:44:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL KDEM EAID SO UK
09LONDON1077ZIMBABWE: BITI'S APRIL 30 MEETINGS IN LONDON
[...] (C) Summary. Zimbabwean Minister of Finance Tendai Biti met with UK Foreign Secretary Miliband and Foreign Office Minister for Africa Lord Malloch-Brown separately on April 30. Biti described the Spring IFI meetings in Washington as "helpful," gave an overview of the economy and the Governme [...]
2009-05-07 11:48:00Embassy LondonCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV EAID ZI UK
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