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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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09TOKYO2767VERIFICATION OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES' ACTIONS A
[...] (SBU) A proposal by developing countries to exempt domestically-funded climate actions from measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) will be a red-line issue for Japan at upcoming UNFCCC climate negotiations in Copenhagen December 7-18, according to Ministry of Economy, Trade and Indust [...]
2009-12-03 08:35:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG PREL KGHG JA
09TOKYO286HONDA: IT'S GENERAL ECONOMIC STIMULUS THAT'S
[...] (C) Summary: Governments need to act quickly to stabilize financial markets and restart credit flows to companies and consumers, Honda executives told emboffs. The auto company executives argued assistance should aim to provide a general stimulus to economies rather than be targeted to spec [...]
2009-02-06 06:31:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALEIND ECON PGOV SENV KGHG JA
09TOKYO290GOJ TAKING "WAIT-AND-SEE" APPROACH ON IRENA
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) officials told econoff the GOJ is still evaluating participation in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) following the January 26-27 founding conference in Bonn. Officials state the GOJ must address four concerns before it can join, [...]
2009-02-06 07:08:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG ENRG PGOV PREL EUN TBIO GM JA
09TOKYO332JAPAN'S POSITION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Japan has been an active participant in negotiations on a post-Kyoto climate change agreement in the UNFCCC, as well as in talks on the subject in the Major Economies Meetings, G8, and APEC. Seeing itself as a bridge between the U.S. and EU on climate change, the GOJ also has [...]
2009-02-12 09:11:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG PREL JA
09TOKYO423JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER LOOKS FOR CONTINUED
[...] (C) Summary: Japan Environment Minister Saito called for continuing strong U.S.-Japan cooperation on climate change, including on efforts to bring China into a post-Kyoto framework, during his February 17 meeting with Climate Change Special Envoy Stern. The Japanese Minister also proposed s [...]
2009-02-25 01:09:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON ENRG KGHG PREL JA
09TOKYO425METI VICE MINISTER EMPHASIZES ROLE OF TECHNOLOGY
[...] (C) Summary: METI Vice Minister Mochizuki called for continued U.S.-Japan cooperation in research and development of clean energy technology and in bringing the emerging market economies into a post-Kyoto framework during his February 18 meeting with Climate Change Special Envoy Stern. Moch [...]
2009-02-25 01:10:00Embassy TokyoCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG KGHG JA
09TOKYO589JAPANESE ENVIRONMENT MINISTER LOOKING TO VISIT U.S.
[...] (SBU) Environment Ministry Councilor for Global Environmental Affairs Masaru Moriya told EMIN and EST Chief March 17 that Japanese Environment Minister Tetsuo Saito plans to visit Washington May 2 - 5. The Minister is looking to meet May 4 with EPA Administrator Jackson, Assistant to the Pr [...]
2009-03-17 09:12:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG OTRA PREL JA
09TOKYO604WHO'S WHO IN JAPAN'S CLIMATE TEAM
[...] (SBU) Summary: The Japanese Prime Minister is advised by the Council on Global Warming and by an interagency group that includes the Chief Cabinet Secretary and the Ministers for Foreign Affairs, of Economics, Trade and Industry, and of Environment. The Council on Global Warming is chaired by [...]
2009-03-18 22:38:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG PREL ECON JA
09TUNIS434IRENA: TUNISIA'S VOTE UNCERTAIN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-07-01 06:51:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV TS
09UNVIEVIENNA199UNIDO PRIORITIZES ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT, AND REFORMS IN NEW
[...] (U) UNIDO Director-General Kandeh Yumkella on April 7 briefed member states on his 2010-11 budget proposal, which maintains zero real growth overall while increasing funding for poverty reduction, energy and environment programs, and further efficiency-enhancing measures. Member states reacte [...]
2009-05-04 13:16:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYETRD EIND ENRG EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA391IAEA/NA: AGENCY HAS A ROLE IN FIGHTING CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] (U) Though most widely known to the general public as the nuclear nonproliferation watchdog agency, the IAEA is having an increasing impact on environmental policy. Most, if not all, of its activities in this area are focused on marine and terrestrial environmental issues, and are funneled thr [...]
2009-08-14 14:04:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDSENV AORC KNNP ENRG TRGY TPHY KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA423UNIDO Formally Invites U.S. to December General Conference
[...] Summary. Attending the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) 2009 bi-annual General Conference as an official observer, while demonstrating U.S. interest in learning more about the organization's work, is procedurally straightforward, involving a simple registration form and a namepla [...]
2009-09-11 12:31:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KUNR KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA440UNIDO DG Yumkella: UNIDO and U.S. Share Common Vision
[...] SUMMARY. The U.S. and UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) share common philosophies and visions when it comes to "greening" industry, improving the developing world's trade capacity and access to markets, and environmental sustainability, according to Director General Yumkella. In [...]
2009-09-23 15:12:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA537IRAN TO PRESIDE AS PRESIDENT OF UNIDO GENERAL
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Nominated by Asia Group without objection, Iranian Ambassador Ali Asghar Soltanieh is poised to be elected by acclamation at the upcoming December 7-11 UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) General Conference. Along with Iran's upcoming chairmanship of the Commission o [...]
2009-12-01 15:07:00UNVIECONFIDENTIALKUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG
09UNVIEVIENNA572UNIDO GENERAL CONFERENCE: YUMKELLA WINS REELECTION
[...] (SBU) Summary: Working-level Mission Officers and Acting UN Counselor attended the December 7 - 11 UNIDO General Conference as informal guests, sitting at the rear and dispensing with name plates. The overall tone of the five-day Conference was positive. Resolutions reflected this year's th [...]
2009-12-17 11:27:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG
09USEUBRUSSELS1172COMMISSION PERSPECTIVES ON UNFCCC, MEF, AND TROIKA VISIT TO
[...] No summary [...]
2009-08-25 10:05:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL
09USEUBRUSSELS1331CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO
[...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...]
2009-10-01 15:43:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY
09USEUBRUSSELS1334CONGRESSMAN MARKEY SHOWS OPTIMISM IN VIDEO CONFERENCE WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary. Congressman Edward Markey (D-MA),Chairman of the House Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming and co-author of the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES, also known as Waxman-Markey),told Commission officials and reporters that the Senate could pass [...]
2009-10-01 16:32:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG EUN EWWT KGHG SENV TPHY TRGY TSPL
09USEUBRUSSELS1477 EU COUNCIL FAILS TO AGREE ON CLIMATE FINANCING
[...] (SBU) This is an initial spot report of the climate outcomes of the EU Council. USEU will provide further detail next week after conversations with EU officials. 2. (SBU) Summary. Despite efforts from the Swedish Presidency and the European Commission, EU Heads of State and Government fail [...]
2009-10-30 15:31:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EIND ENRG EWWT EUN KGHG SENV TRGY
09USUNNEWYORK1098AMB RICE MEETS PSIDS PERM REPS TO DISCUSS CLIMATE
[...] (SBU) Summary: On November 30, Ambassador Rice met with the Permanent Representatives from the Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) at their request to discuss the security implications of climate change, the upcoming Conference of Parties meeting in Copenhagen and the Global Enviro [...]
2009-12-05 01:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KGHG UNGA XV
09USUNNEWYORK124AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT
[...] (C) During an introductory call on General Assembly President (PGA) Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann on February 11, Ambassador Rice underscored U.S. priorities for renewed engagement with the United Nations, but cautioned the PGA against divisive actions. D'Escoto expressed his strong enthusiasm fo [...]
2009-02-12 14:36:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KWBG EFIN UNGA KGHG KPAL PINR
09USUNNEWYORK211AMBASSADOR RICE'S INTRODUCTORY MEETING WITH U/SYG
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. U/SYG for Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Sha Zukang reviewed his department's development priorities during a March 2 introductory meeting with Ambassador Rice, focusing on a nine-page customized report reviewing DESA's cooperation with USG agencies and proposing areas for [...]
2009-03-04 22:48:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALECON PREL KGHG SENV UN CH
09USUNNEWYORK247PACIFIC ISLAND PERMREPS LAY OUT CONCERNS ON STATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In Ambassador Rice's March 5 hosted lunch for her counterparts from 11 UN member states representing Pacific island nations, the islanders expressed optimism for the new U.S. Administration after feeling drift in recent years. They called for enhanced partnership with the U.S. w [...]
2009-03-11 18:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON SENV KGHG AORC UNGA EAID XV
09USUNNEWYORK307MAJOR ECONOMIES FORUM INVITATION DELIVERED
[...] (U) Following delivery of the invitation letter text from President Obama to the Office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on March 23, USUN ECOSOC Advisor met with Janos Pasztor, Director of the Secretary-General's Climate Change Support Team, to convey reftel talking points concerning the U [...]
2009-03-24 22:41:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG
09USUNNEWYORK458AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH UK MINISTER FOR
[...] SUMMARY: In an April 27 meeting with Ambassador Rice, the UK Minister for Development Douglas Alexander and UK PR John Sawers expressed concern over the potential for the UN June 1-2 financial crisis conference to disrupt the G-20 international financial architecture reform discussions. Alex [...]
2009-05-05 19:25:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALUNGA PGOV KGHG EFIN ECON EAID
09USUNNEWYORK469AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH EC HEAD OF DELEGATION
[...] On May 5, Ambassador Rice met with European Commission (EC) Head of Delegation Ambassador Fernando Valenzuela. He requested the meeting as an initial courtesy call. Valenzuela raised three specific issues: the future of the EC at the UN; the President of the General Assembly's (PGA) June 1- [...]
2009-05-07 15:01:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDEAID ECON EFIN EU KGHG SENV
09USUNNEWYORK472AMB. RICE MEETS WITH FORMER PRESIDENT OF BOTSWANA
[...] (C) Summary - In a May 4 meeting between Ambassador Rice and the former President of Botswana Festus Mogae, Ambassador Rice and President Mogae discussed a range of issues including climate change, recent elections in South Africa, succession plans in Zimbabwe, and the strain of the financial [...]
2009-05-07 20:05:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL AORC EAID KGHG KDEM US BC ZU UNGA
09USUNNEWYORK486AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH DANISH CLIMATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY. Danish Climate Minister Hedegaard sought the Ambassador's views on the likelihood of Congressional adoption of climate change legislation by December, and encouraged USG engagement with China. She also hoped that U.S. leadership would draw out clearer positions from Japan and Ca [...]
2009-05-12 09:15:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KGHG SENV UN DA
09USUNNEWYORK756AMBASSADOR RICE MEETING WITH PERM REPS OF PACIFIC
[...] (SBU - NO FORN) Ambassador Rice met August 5 at USUN with Perm Reps of Nauru (coordinator of Pacific Small Island Developing States (PSIDS) in New York),Fiji and Tonga to discuss several issues, including the security implications of climate change. The delegation expressed disappointment tha [...]
2009-08-07 21:35:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL ECON SENV KGHG AORC UNGA EAID XV
09USUNNEWYORK770AMBASSADOR RICE MEETS WITH EU PRESIDENCY
[...] (SBU) Summary: On August 11, Ambassador Rice met with European Union representatives to discuss issues including climate change, non-proliferation and disarmament, UN peacekeeping, the Middle East peace process, and the upcoming 64th UN General Assembly -- including budget and human rights i [...]
2009-08-14 22:29:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL KPKO KNNP KGHG PHUM UN IS KPAL KWBG EUN
09USUNNEWYORK82AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH AUSTRALIAN PERMREP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In a February 2 introductory call on Australian PermRep Hill, Ambassador Rice reviewed her top priorities and solicited close partnership with the Australian Mission. Ambassador Hill shared views on candidates to replace the UNDP Administrator, worried that the ultimate decision [...]
2009-02-03 15:32:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALPREL UNDP KGHG PARM PHUM KDEM AS XV
09USUNNEWYORK85AMBASSADOR RICE'S MEETING WITH NEW ZEALAND PERMREP
[...] (C) SUMMARY. In an introductory call by Ambassador Rice, New Zealand PermRep Rosemary Banks lobbied for U.S. support for former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark's candidacy to become Administrator of the UN Development Program. Banks also urged the U.S. to join the UN Human Rights Counc [...]
2009-02-03 15:47:00USUN New YorkCONFIDENTIALAORC KGHG KUNR PHUM PREL NZ
09USUNNEWYORK924UN CLIMATE CHANGE SUMMIT: SEEKING MOMENTUM FOR
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The Secretary-General's September 22 high-level event on climate change drew leaders from nearly one hundred countries just a day before the start of the UN General Assembly and three months before the anticipated Climate Change Convention ministerial in Copenhagen. Leaders from a [...]
2009-10-19 15:15:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDECON KGHG SENV UN
09USUNNEWYORK931SENATOR BOXER DISCUSSES WOMEN, CLIMATE WITH SG
[...] Senator Barbara Boxer came to New York to meet with Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in her capacity as Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittees on International Organizations and Global Women's Issues. She raised the need to quickly appoint a Special Representative of the Secretary-G [...]
2009-10-20 22:18:00USUN New YorkUNCLASSIFIEDSOCI SENV KWMN KGHG UNGA
09VALLETTA421MALTA: DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] Poloff delivered reftel demarche on September 29 to MFA coordinator for Environment, Second Secretary David Ellul. 2. Ellul expressed appreciation for the information provided and indicated that Malta, following the EU lead, was in general agreement on the need to have major emerging countr [...]
2009-09-29 15:13:00Embassy VallettaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG TRGY EUN MT
09VIENNA1155Austria Climate Update: GoA Investing Heavily, But Still
[...] SUMMARY: Leading Austrian researchers say the GoA must invest much more in the fight against global warming in order to sustain the emissions and energy use reductions associated with the ongoing economic crisis. Existing and planned laws/standards and investment levels are not enough to meet [...]
2009-09-11 11:34:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1264Austria on Climate Demarche: Can USG Deliver?
[...] EconPol Counselor and EconUnitChief delivered ref A demarche September 25 to Elfriede-Anna More (advisor to GoA Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich) and Dr. Gertraud Wollansky (Department of Air, Soil, and Climate Change). The Ambassador strengthened the message in a call Sept [...]
2009-10-01 09:17:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1347Austrian Climate Negotiator Pessimistic on Copenhagen,
[...] (SBU) At a Vienna conference October 12, long-time lead Austrian UNFCCC negotiator Helmut Hojesky gave a highly pessimistic readout of the Copenhagen process following Bangkok. The overarching "crunch point" remains the question of paying for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Until fi [...]
2009-10-16 12:32:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA1547MISPLACED HOPES FOR NEW U.S. OFFER AT COPENHAGEN
[...] No summary [...]
2009-12-04 13:40:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL KGHG OPRC AU
09VIENNA1551AUSTRIAN MINISTER WELCOMES USG SHIFTS ON CLIMATE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: Ambassador reinforced USG climate positions with Austrian Environment Minister Berlakovich in advance of Copenhagen. While agreeing that Europe and U.S. need to present a positive, united front and keep pressure on developing countries, he expressed hope for a significantly highe [...]
2009-12-04 15:13:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL KGHG OPRC AU
09VIENNA1554Hydropower, Austria's Mixed Blessing
[...] SUMMARY: Austria is blessed with extensive hydropower resources which provide the bulk of its electricity supply -- but come with environmental and political costs. Austria's hydropower potential is (TWh) 56 terawatt hours annually -- of which 38 TWh are already installed -- but further expan [...]
2009-12-09 15:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV ECON KGHG AU
09VIENNA1602Copenhagen Accord: First Austrian Reactions
[...] Last weekend's Copenhagen Accord at COP-15 was bashed in Austria at both ends of the climate spectrum, with scant words of support from GoA leadership. While centrist Chancellor Werner Faymann (a social democrat) called the compromise "an important step forward ... we don't have time to be di [...]
2009-12-22 09:49:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG PREL EIND AU
09VIENNA1605Austrian Wood-Pellet Industry Seeking US Joint Ventures
[...] SUMMARY: Austria's wood-pellet industry has approached Post, seeking to promote joint ventures and other commercial cooperation in advanced biomass heating. END SUMMARY. 2. On December 4, Embassy representatives met with Christian Rakos, head of ProPellets (an Austrian association that prom [...]
2009-12-23 07:51:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV ECON ETRD KGHG AU
09VIENNA272Green Islands in Sea of Old-Style Stimulus in
[...] (U) SUMMARY: The GoA has adopted economic stimulus measures totaling EUR 5.7 billion (c. 2% of GDP, above the EU benchmark of 1.5%/GDP). About one in ten Euros of new spending will be on "green" projects -- mostly energy efficient building retrofits. Even that modest sum still puts Austria i [...]
2009-03-10 07:25:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EFIN SENV KGHG AU
09VIENNA363OPEC Ministers Foresee Supply Crunch, Price
[...] Meeting March 18-19 under the aegis of OPEC's biannual International Seminar in Vienna, OPEC ministers and industry CEOs: -- supported the March 15 decision to hold production targets steady, with no indication of medium-term cuts; -- were unanimous in predicting the current investment drough [...]
2009-03-27 11:47:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG SENV KGHG AU
09VIENNA379ENVIRONMENTAL DIPLOMACY IN AUSTRIA -- REACHING
[...] (C) SUMMARY: U.S. policy on climate change and the environment are a key yardstick Austrians use to judge USG credibility as a global actor. Austria is also fertile ground for climate diplomacy, as an environmentally conscious but growth-minded country that has fallen woefully short of its K [...]
2009-03-30 14:23:00Embassy ViennaCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL KGHG OPRC EUN AU
09VIENNA54New Austrian Climate Realism at Highest Levels
[...] SUMMARY: Faced with a widening gap between promises and performance on emissions reduction, the new GOA is shrinking its climate/energy goals to fit Austria's modest initiatives. Having failed to reach its Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reductions goals in the Kyoto period by almost a quarter, the Go [...]
2009-01-15 11:03:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA559Scenesetter for Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Austrian Agriculture/Environment Minister Nikolaus Berlakovich will be in Washington on May 13 and has requested policy meetings. Berlakovich supports Austrian farm policy priorities favoring small-scale, "organic" agriculture -- and opposing biotechnology. Other priority issu [...]
2009-05-08 12:59:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR KGHG SENV ETRD TBIO EUN AU
09VIENNA739Austria Still Pitching Vienna For IRENA Headquarters
[...] (SBU) Summary: Austrian MFA reps continue to pitch Vienna as headquarters for the nascent International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA),but acknowledge that the UAE has cleverly played the "South" card in promoting itself. Austrians argue Vienna offers synergies and that a UAE headquarters wo [...]
2009-06-19 10:25:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV AU
09VIENNA743Climate Change: Austria to Exceed Kyoto, 2020 Emissions
[...] SUMMARY: According to the latest "Climate Report" of the Austrian Environmental Agency (AEA - comparable to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency),Austria emitted 88 million tons of CO2 equivalent (mtCO2e),11% above 1990 levels and about 24% above Austria's Kyoto Protocol commitment. Pro [...]
2009-06-22 06:23:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG EIND ECON AU
09VIENNA903OPEC-Funded Biofuels Study Sparks Controversy at
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: A recent study on "Biofuels and Food Security" -- commissioned by the Vienna-based OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) and prepared by researchers at the multinational Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) -- has sparked controversy in the energy community. II [...]
2009-07-21 14:54:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET KGHG EAGR SENV TRGY AU
09VIENTIANE294LAOS CONSIDERING JOINING INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] Embassy spoke with a wide range of officials in the Government of Laos (GOL) regarding potential membership in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to Mr. Khamphinh Philakon, the officer in the MFA's Department of International Organizations responsible for overseeing [...]
2009-06-19 07:25:00Embassy VientianeUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV LA
09WARSAW139POLAND ON EU CLIMATE PACKAGE, ENERGY SECURITY AND
[...] (C) Piotr Serafin, Under Secretary of the Office of the Committee for European Integration (UKIE) recently briefed EconCouns and ESTOff on: 1) Polish tactics and outcome of the December 12, 2008 EU climate package; 2) a new EUR 3.5 billion allocation for European energy and power interconnecti [...]
2009-02-10 06:04:00Embassy WarsawCONFIDENTIALKGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL
09WARSAW183POLISH ENERGY PRIORITIES: GAS SECURITY STRATEGY
[...] (C) Poland's new energy security strategy has still not been released from the Prime Minister's Office, but after over a year in power, PM Tusk has announced most of his key priorities. In an important policy change, the government is embracing gas interconnections -- including to the German [...]
2009-02-18 16:50:00Embassy WarsawSECRETKGHG SENV EPET ENRG EUN PL
09WELLINGTON163New Zealand Response to U.S. Views on the International
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-18 06:33:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV
09WELLINGTON275Trade Minister on TPP - The Hour Is Not Yet Here
[...] (C) Summary. During a September 16 introductory call on Tim Groser, Minister for Trade and the Associate Minister for Climate Change Issues and Conservation, the ChargC) emphasized his desire to help the bilateral relationship continue on an upward path. Groser assured that he also wanted to [...]
2009-09-18 02:49:00Embassy WellingtonCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNETRD ECON PGOV PREL NZ KGHG EAGR
09WELLINGTON54NEW ZEALAND AND UNITED KINGDOM COLLABORATE ON RENEWABLE
[...] (U) Summary. In February, the British High Commission (BHC) in New Zealand and the NZ Ministry of Science, Research and Technology (MoRST),organized a visit to New Zealand by a party of UK energy specialists. The purpose of the visit, funded the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO),was [...]
2009-02-27 03:17:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV TRGY KGHG PREL NZ UK
09WELLINGTON92NZ EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME UNDER REVIEW
[...] (SBU) Summary. On December 9, 2008, the newly elected National-led Government announced its review of the country's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS). Established by the previous Labour government, the ETS attracted criticism from many quarters, including the National Party, for its lack of poli [...]
2009-04-09 02:11:00Embassy WellingtonUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV KGHG NZ
09YEREVAN412U.S. MOVING TO JOIN THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE
[...] Econoff delivered reftel points to Deputy Minister of Energy Areg Galstyan. Galstian informed that the GOAM would be represented by Armenia's Ambassador to Egypt at the June 28-30 IRENA meeting in Cairo. 2. The GOAM has no strong preference regarding the siting of the HQ, but Galstyan sai [...]
2009-06-15 13:35:00Embassy YerevanUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV
09ZAGREB103UNDP 2008 HUMAN DEVT REPORT: CLIMATE CHANGE AND
[...] Summary: On February 16, UNDP released its 2008 Human Development Report for Croatia, which analyzes the links between climate change, the economy, and human development. While expected warmer temperatures could have good or bad effects on tourism in Croatia, rising sea-levels and increased fr [...]
2009-02-23 13:14:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG PGOV KGHG HR
09ZAGREB374DEMARCHE DELIVERED: GOC WILL NOT ATTEND IRENA
[...] No summary [...]
2009-06-17 16:08:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV
10ABUDHABI200(SBU) UAE EXPECTS "POSITIVE" RESPONSE TO COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) On February 10, Ambassador followed up on reftels' demarche with Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash, who said the UAE is conducting its "due diligence" on the Copenhagen Accord through a dedicated committee led by Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future E [...]
2010-02-10 12:14:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG AE
10ABUDHABI212UAE ORGANIZES ENVIRONMENTAL SUMMIT
[...] (SBU) On February 7, post received a letter from Majid Al Mansouri, Secretary General of the Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD),requesting U.S. support for an "Eye on Earth" summit in Abu Dhabi. The Summit, tentatively planned for Nov. 15-17, seeks to "launch a multilateral process to desig [...]
2010-02-11 13:36:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG PGOV AE
10ABUDHABI246SCENESETTER FOR THE VISIT OF SECRETARY CHU
[...] (U) Mission UAE looks forward to welcoming the Feb. 23-25 visit of Secretary of Energy Dr. Steven Chu. THE UAE AND THE BILATERAL RELATIONSHIP -------------------------------------- 2. (SBU) In the past five years, the United Arab Emirates has emerged as one of the economic pow [...]
2010-02-18 12:50:00Embassy Abu DhabiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG EPET SENV KGHG AE
10ABUDHABI31UAE STILL REVIEWING COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) On January 19, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche urging the UAE to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord to Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. Dr. Gargash said he would look into the status of the UAE position on the Accord. On January 24, Lana Nusseibah, Sp [...]
2010-01-25 06:15:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG ENRG AE
10ABUDHABI89PROGRESS MADE WITH THE INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary: At the third Preparatory Commission (Prep Com) of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, critical progress was achieved on a number of programmatic, administrative and legal fronts related to establishing a transparent, progressive and efficient internati [...]
2010-02-21 11:52:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV KGHG ENRG PGOV AE
10ABUDHABI95UAE ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (C/NF) On February 14, the United Arab Emirates became the first OPEC member to associate with the Copenhagen Accord in a letter from Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash to the UNFCC (complete text below). Unusually, there was no UAEG press release on the decision and no lo [...]
2010-02-22 11:38:00Embassy Abu DhabiCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV KGHG PREL AE
10ACCRA107GHANA PROPOSES ENVOY TO ENLIST SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: In a meeting with the Ambassador on January 29, Ghana's Environment, Science and Technology Minister, Sherry Ayittey, said that the Copenhagen Climate Change Accord enjoyed widespread support among African states, but some were confused about how to associate under the Accord's o [...]
2010-02-04 07:27:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG EAID GH
10ACCRA149GHANA-SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON
[...] USAID/West Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Accra, Ghana over February 8-12, 2010, on the implementation in West Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 60 people ac [...]
2010-02-24 12:15:00Embassy AccraUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL GH
10ADDISABABA203ETHIOPIA - INSCRIBER AND ASSOCIATER, ENCOURAGES
[...] (U) Pol/econ efforts to secure a meeting with high level MFA contacts to deliver the referenced demarche in advance of the January 31, 2010 deadline were complicated by the onset of the African Union (AU) Summit. Not only were officials unavailable because of their AU Summit- related duties, [...]
2010-02-04 12:03:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV PGOV ET KGHG ENRG
10ADDISABABA272ETHIOPIA AND CLIMATE CHANGE, POST AU SUMMIT
[...] (U) The Regional Environment Officer (REO) for eastern Africa met with Dessalegne Mesfin, Deputy Director General of the Ethiopian Environment Protection Agency on February 9, 2010 to discuss climate change decisions taken at the 14th African Union (AU) Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Mesfin [...]
2010-02-10 04:55:00Embassy Addis AbabaUNCLASSIFIEDKSCA SENV PGOV ET KGHG ENRG
10ALGIERS115FM TO SANDERSON: TSA LIST "POISON IN RELATIONS"
[...] (C) In a meeting with visiting NEA DAS Sanderson January 25, Algerian Foreign Minister Medelci objected to TSA's placing Algeria on a list with supporters of terrorism and countries where U.S. troops were at war, arguing that this was at variance with Algeria's solid commitment to fighting te [...]
2010-02-10 08:03:00Embassy AlgiersCONFIDENTIALPGOV PREL PTER ECON KPAL KGHG SENV ML SU AG
10ALGIERS62ALGERIA AND COPENHAGEN FOLLOW-UP
[...] DCM delivered reftel points to MFA Director for North American Affairs Ambassador Ahriz January 20. The DCM noted that Algeria carried great weight in African discussions leading up to and during Copenhagen, had had some difficulty with the emerging consensus, had then joined the large majori [...]
2010-01-20 16:31:00Embassy AlgiersUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG PREL AG
10AMMAN192JORDAN: DEMARCHE DELIVERED--CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-18 12:58:00Embassy AmmanUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG JO
10ANKARA223COPENHAGEN ACCORD: TURKEY SAYS IT CANNOT TAKE ON
[...] (C) Summary and action request: We delivered reftel A points to MFA Deputy Director General for Energy, Water and Environment Murat Yavuz Ates on February 9. Ates said Turkey is still unsure if it will associate with the Copenhagen Accord because it is a developing country for energy and indu [...]
2010-02-10 14:53:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG TU KGHG
10ANKARA89TURKEY UNSURE IF WILL ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN
[...] (C) DCM and Econ Counselor delivered reftel demarche January 15 to Mithat Rende, MFA Acting Director General for Economic Affairs. Rende said Turkey has not yet decided whether it will associate with the Copenhagen Accord nor whether it would inscribe any targets or actions. Rende explained [...]
2010-01-20 07:21:00Embassy AnkaraCONFIDENTIALKGHG SENV ENRG TU
10ASHGABAT122TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 11:53:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDPGOV KGHG ENRG SENV TX
10ASHGABAT184TURKMENISTAN: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-09 02:37:00Embassy AshgabatUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG KGHG TX
10ATHENS31Greece to Associate Itself with Copenhagen Accord
[...] In a January 19 meeting with Ambassador Speckhard, Greek Minister of Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Tina Birbili said that Greece would associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord as part of the EU. She made no mention of Greece or the EU inscribing mitigation targets. Birbili agree [...]
2010-01-21 15:53:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG
10ATHENS91GREECE: Renewable Energy a Top Priority for New Environment
[...] In a January 19 courtesy call ambassador paid on new Minister for Environment, Energy, and Climate Change Tina Birbili, Birbili underscored Greece's desire to increase renewable energy (solar and wind) production in the country's energy mix. She spoke passionately of her efforts to introduce [...]
2010-02-11 15:53:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG ECON KGHG PGOV PREL SENV GR
10ATHENS99Climate Change: Interagency Obstacles Threaten Greek Forests
[...] (SBU) Interagency coordination obstacles and a weakened forestry service continue to threaten Greece's ability to adequately protect its forests, wild lands, and meet climate change targets. Greece recently agreed to associate with the Copenhagen Accord through the EU (ref A),but by not addr [...]
2010-02-12 12:57:00Embassy AthensUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG EAGR GR
10BANGKOK163 THAILAND SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT LAGS IN
[...] (U) SUMMARY AND COMMENT: ESTHoff discussed COP15 with Thailand's lead climate change negotiator on January 13; Ref A demarche was delivered to Minister of Environment on January 14. Both viewed the Copenhagen Accord positively. The PM will chair an interagency meeting on January 21 to start [...]
2010-01-20 07:19:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH
10BANGKOK454 HOW FAST IS BANGKOK SINKING?
[...] SUMMARY AND COMMENT: With a decades-long history of land subsidence similar to that of New Orleans, rising sea levels now threaten the 12 million people of Bangkok with inundation by 2050. ESTHoff and Embassy Science Fellow met with various academic and government actors over several weeks to [...]
2010-02-24 09:09:00Embassy BangkokUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG KGCC SENV EAGR ECON ETRD TH
10BEIJING11MEDIA REACTION: CHINA POLICY, U.S. POLICY, AFGHANISTAN
[...] CHINA POLICY "China and its neighbors should build a wealth zone on the land" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(01/05)(pg 2):"The China-ASEAN free trade area will significantly reduce this region's dependence on Western markets and capi [...]
2010-01-05 08:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING113MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, CHINA POLICY, THE MIDDLE EAST
[...] GOOGLE "What on earth does Google want to do?" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/15)(pg 14): "Normally commercial companies like Google will try hard to avoid things like making political requests to China. Secretary Clinton has c [...]
2010-01-15 08:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING135MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, HAITI
[...] GOOGLE a. "Don't be against the Chinese people's opinion" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/18)(pg 14): "A poll conducted by the Global Times website revealed that only 20% of netizens support Google's action, while more than 40% d [...]
2010-01-19 08:31:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING150MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, HAITI, U.S. POLICY
[...] GOOGLE "China should enhance the building of its information sovereignty" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(01/20)(pg 2): "Information freedom without supervision can only be realized in smaller countries. If this happens in China, it [...]
2010-01-20 09:07:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING157MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, EXCHANGE RATE, YEMEN
[...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "The U.S. media slanders that China discriminates against Avatar" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/21)(pg 1): "Zhang Hongsen, deputy director of the Bureau of Film, State Administration of Radio, Film and [...]
2010-01-21 08:40:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING167MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH, U.S.-JAPAN
[...] SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH a. "Secretary Clinton's speech promotes internet freedom" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/22)(pg 3): "Although the U.S. officials denied that Secretary Clinton's speech was targeted at China, after Goog [...]
2010-01-22 09:35:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING192MEDIA REACTION: SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH, HAITI
[...] SECRETARY CLINTON'S SPEECH a. "To be vigilant about the U.S.'s Internet hegemony" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/25)(pg 14): "Google's attack against the Chinese government, Secretary Clinton's speech on 'Internet freedom' and P [...]
2010-01-25 08:56:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING204MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM, U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS,
[...] INTERNET FREEDOM a. "Keep in mind the lessons learned by blindly following the West's steps" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/26)(pg 14): "A few Chinese intellectuals are fascinated about Western political theories, hoping that Ch [...]
2010-01-26 08:43:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING21MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, WAR ON TERROR, NORTH
[...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Many U.S. think tanks predict Sino-U.S. frictions" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/06)(pg 16): "In regard to the Eurasia Group's report that Sino-U.S. relations are likely to worsen and become the biggest ge [...]
2010-01-06 08:47:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING216MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 08:55:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING230MEDIA REACTION: INTERNET FREEDOM, CHINA POLICY
[...] INTERNET FREEDOM a. "The White House started the 'Internet War' to prepare for elections" The official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao)(01/28)(pg 2): "The Chinese people are a little confused by the fact that an unprecedented 'Internet War' is occurring when [...]
2010-01-28 08:50:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING240MEDIA REACTION: STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS, WAR ON TERROR
[...] STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS a. "Obama shouted that the United States won't be the second in the world" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao) (3/14)(pg 1): "In President Obama's 71-minute State of the Union address [...]
2010-01-29 09:01:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING259MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, INTERNET FREEDOM
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 08:51:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING266MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-02 09:16:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING278MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, DALAI LAMA,
[...] ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN "U.S. arms sales will have a serious negative effect on Sino-American exchanges and cooperation on many issues" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao)(02/03)(pg 3): "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson, Ma Zhaoxu said that 'The United States insis [...]
2010-02-03 09:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING28MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CARBON TARIFF,
[...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Calmly deal with trade protectionism" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (01/07)(pg 3): "Some countries' protectionist measures have added more difficulty to the global economic recovery. Unfortunately, following the financial crisis, some cou [...]
2010-01-07 09:17:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING290MEDIA REACTION: MEETING THE DALAI LAMA, ARMS SALES TO
[...] MEETING THE DALAI LAMA a. "Obama insists on meeting the Dalai Lama; Sino-U.S. relations are drastically cooling down" The Shanghai-based Shanghai Media Group (SMG) publication, China Business News (Diyi Caijing)(02/03)(pg A5): "Zhang Zhi-rong, professor of Tibetan Studies at Beijing Univer [...]
2010-02-04 08:40:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING307MEDIA REACTION: ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN, RMB APPRECIATION
[...] ARMS SALES TO TAIWAN a. "The United States threatens to be tougher on China" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/05)(pg 1): "President Obama's remarks to be tougher on China on trade issues seems to have star [...]
2010-02-05 08:55:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING327MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA, U.S.-CHINA TRADE RELATIONS
[...] DALAI LAMA "China's Foreign Ministry spokesperson remarks on planned Obama-Dalai meeting" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (02/06)(pg 3): "Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Ma Zhaoxu said, 'China resolutely opposes the visit by the Dalai Lama to the United St [...]
2010-02-08 08:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING342MEDIA REACTION: CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT, RMB EXCHANGE RATE,
[...] CAPITALIST DEVELOPMENT "Reflection on capitalism in the international financial crisis" The official Communist Party People's Daily (Renmin Ribao) (02/09)(pg 23): "The outbreak of the international financial crisis urged many people to reexamine the capitalist's development direction. In [...]
2010-02-09 08:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING351MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, IRAN
[...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "Be vigilant about being pushed to the opposition side of the world by the U.S." The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/10)(pg 14): "In 2010, Sino-U.S. relations are undergoing a substant [...]
2010-02-10 09:03:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING353BEIJING'S OLYMPICS AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENTS TEMPORARY
[...] (SBU) The results of a Cornell University-led study on air quality control measures imposed by the Chinese government during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing show that local controls in Beijing succeeded in only temporarily improving air quality. Although the measures reduced certain pollutants, [...]
2010-02-10 09:13:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV CASC KGHG TRGY ENRG PREL CH
10BEIJING362MEDIA REACTION: COLOR REVOLUTION, IRAN, INTERNATIONAL
[...] COLOR REVOLUTION "'Color Revolution' is a democratized political game" The official Communist Youth League newspaper China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao) (02/11) (pg 5): "In fact, the 'color revolution' is none other than 'non-normal regime change' carried out through the interference [...]
2010-02-11 08:15:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING377MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, IRAN
[...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "Sino-U.S. competition will see who changes its growth method first" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/12)(pg 14): "Both the United States and China are seeking new advantages [solut [...]
2010-02-12 07:00:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING399MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA MEETING; U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS;
[...] DALAI LAMA MEETING "Dalai Lama meeting to be held as scheduled" The official English-language newspaper China Daily (02/18) (pg 1): "Despite the choice of location, however, any state leader who meets with the Dalai Lama in private or public risks damaging relations with China, said Pang Z [...]
2010-02-18 08:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING4MEDIA REACTION: U.S., U.S. - CHINA, ECONOMIC
[...] U.S. "No breakthroughs on the DPRK/Iran nuclear issues can be achieved without the United States" The Beijing-based newspaper sponsored by official intellectual publication Guangming Daily and Guangdong Provincial official publication Nanfang Daily, The Beijing News (Xin Jing Bao)(01/03)(p [...]
2010-01-04 09:03:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING413MEDIA REACTION: DALAI LAMA MEETING, IRAN
[...] DALAI LAMA MEETING a. "The Dalai Lama's lies and the prejudice of the West" The official intellectual publication Guangming Daily (Guangming Ribao)(02/21)(pg 8): "Although it does not require the approval of another country for a state leader to meet someone, sometimes there are exceptions [...]
2010-02-22 08:54:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING429MEDIA REACTION: RMB EXCHANGE RATE, DALAI LAMA MEETING
[...] RMB EXCHANGE RATE a. "How to view China's decreased holding of U.S. Treasury bonds" The China Radio International sponsored newspaper World News Journal (Shijie Xinwenbao)(02/23)(pg 2): " Before the U.S. economy bottoms out, any appreciation of the U.S. dollar is only temporary and is mani [...]
2010-02-23 09:29:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING43MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, CHINA POLICY
[...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "U.S. - China strategic partnership irreversible and increased differences inevitable" The official Communist Youth League China Youth Daily (Zhongguo Qingnianbao)(01/11)(pg 5): "Since the beginning of 2010 U.S.-China relations have, just like the weather in the Northe [...]
2010-01-11 09:55:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING443MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, DALAI LAMA MEETING,
[...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "The United States exagerates that China is the top network threat" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/24)(pg 3): "Tang Lan, expert of information security at the China Institute of Co [...]
2010-02-24 09:48:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING454MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, DALAI MEETING, IRAN
[...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS "Be careful about the U.S.'s transferring middle class crisis" The People's Daily-sponsored and internationally-focused commercial news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(02/25)(pg 14): "The American engineer's suicidal airplane attack on the tax bureau building [...]
2010-02-25 09:51:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING467MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONS, U.S.-CHINA
[...] U.S.-CHINA ECONOMIC RELATIONS "It is really difficult to reduce U.S. debt" Guangdong 21st Century Publishing Company Ltd.'s business newspaper 21st Century Business Herald (21Shiji Jingji Baodao)(02/26)(pg 2): "Data has shown that China's faith in U.S. bonds did not decrease. In the future [...]
2010-02-26 08:19:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING67MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS, WAR ON TERROR, NORTH
[...] U.S.-CHINA RELATIONS a. "China declares anti-missile interception successful" The official Communist Party international news publication Global Times (Huanqiu Shibao)(01/12)(pg 1): "Experts said that this is the first time that China has announced its anti-missile experiment results to th [...]
2010-01-12 08:42:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING80MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE, U.S. POLICY, NORTH
[...] U.S.-JAPAN ALLIANCE "Where should U.S.-Japan alliance go?" The official Xinhua Daily Telegraph (Xinhua Meiri Dianxun)(01/13)(pg 8): "Experts say that if an alliance is running well, there is no need to reiterate its importance. However, U.S.-Japan relations have seen some friction over th [...]
2010-01-13 09:09:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIJING86MEDIA REACTION: GOOGLE, TAIWAN, FINANCIAL CRISIS
[...] GOOGLE a. "Google's global strategy will experience a severe setback if it withdraws from the China market" The official popular newspaper Beijing Youth Daily (Beijing Qingnianbao)(3/14)(pg B9): " Over the past four years, and under the leadership of its CEO, Dr. Kai-fu Lee, it has not bee [...]
2010-01-14 08:36:00Embassy BeijingUNCLASSIFIEDPREL ECON SENV KGHG KMDR OPRC CH
10BEIRUT100ENVIRONMENT MINISTER RAHHAL WELCOMES U.S.
[...] (C) Summary: Water management, reforestation and solid waste management were the Environment Ministry's key priorities, new Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal told the Ambassador on January 28. Rahhal pledged continued cooperation with USAID reforestation programs and asked for assistance i [...]
2010-02-01 09:37:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALSENV ECON EFIN ENRG EPA PGOV PREL KGHG AID LE
10BEIRUT93CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: LEBANON WILL LOOK TO
[...] (SBU) Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Environment Minister Mohammed Rahhal on January 28. Rahhal explained that the ministry was reviewing the language of the agreement and collaborating with other Arab League member countries to find a unified position. He expected that in the "comin [...]
2010-01-29 13:58:00Embassy BeirutCONFIDENTIALKGHG SENV ENRG LE
10BELGRADE104SERBIA INTENDS TO SUPPORT ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 12:03:00Embassy BelgradeUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG SR
10BERLIN151MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-BUDGET, U.S.-QDR, U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Draft Budget 3. (U.S.) Quadrennial Defense Review 4. (U.S.-EU) Summit Meeting 5. (U.S.-China) Relations 6. (U.S.-Russia) START Talks 7. (EU-U.S.) SWIFT 8. (Iran) Nuclear Program 9. (Environment) Climate Policies 10. [...]
2010-02-03 13:44:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR EFIN MCAP EU CH PARM PTER IR KGHG GR
10BERLIN16MEDIA REACTION: US, AFGHANISTAN, TERRORISM, U.S.
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.) Obama-Intelligence Services Meeting 3. (Afghanistan) Run-up to London Conference 4. (U.S.) Guant namo, Yemen 5. (U.S.) Obama Policy 6. (Environment) Climate Policy  [...]
2010-01-07 13:16:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDAF PTER US KGHG
10BERLIN160MEDIA REACTION: U.S.-EU, U.S.-CHINA, AFGHANISTAN, IRAN,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (U.S.-EU) Relations 3. (U.S.-China) Impact of Arms Exports to Taiwan 4. (Afghanistan) Holbrooke Interview 5. (Iran) Nuclear Program 6. (EU-Euro) Financial Woes 7. (Haiti) Reconstruction Efforts 8. (Environment) Climate 9. (Fran [...]
2010-02-05 13:12:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR US CH AF IR EMS HA KGHG FR
10BERLIN209MEDIA REACTION: AFGHANISTAN, NATO, MIDEAST, U.S.-CLIMATE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. (Afghanistan) Karzai takes Control over Electoral Watchdog 3. (NATO) New Strategic Concept 4. (Mideast) Peace Process 5. (U.S.) Climate Policy 6. (Western Hemisphere) Summit of the Americas 7. (Turkey) Alleged Coup Plot 8. (EU-Greece [...]
2010-02-24 13:28:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR AF NATO XF KGHG XM TK EMS XT
10BERLIN28MEDIA REACTION: AVIATION SECURITY, IRAN, EU-TURKEY,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Aviation Security 3. Iranian regime 4. U.S.-Chinese Relations 5. Turkish EU Membership Bid 6. Killings of Christians in Egypt  [...]
2010-01-08 13:17:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR KGHG IR PK RS NATO
10BERLIN82GERMANY SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Germany intends to inscribe and associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord within the context of the European Union before the January 31st deadline, and the government has begun to encourage third countries to do the same. However, some German officials continue to publicly ex [...]
2010-01-21 12:16:00Embassy BerlinCONFIDENTIALENRG GM SENV KGHG AG CH
10BERLIN83MEDIA REACTION: HAITI, OBAMA PRESIDENCY, KUNDUZ AIRSTRIKE,
[...] Lead Stories Summary 2. Haiti Earthquake 3. Massachusetts Senate Race 4. Afghanistan--Kunduz Airstrike 5. Climate Protection--IPCC Â [...]
2010-01-21 15:18:00Embassy BerlinUNCLASSIFIEDOPRC KMDR SENV KGHG HA US AF
10BOGOTA128GOC WILL SUPPORT COPENHAGEN ACCORD BY JAN 31
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-14 19:42:00Embassy BogotaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG CO
10BRASILIA108PER COPENHAGEN ACCORD, BRAZIL INFORMS THE UNFCCC OF ITS
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. In accordance with the Copenhagen Accord, the Government of Brazil (GOB) on January 29 notified the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) of Brazil's nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs). These NAMAs were released prior to the [...]
2010-02-03 12:32:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG KSCA BR
10BRASILIA140BRAZIL: INCORPORATING CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY INTO DOMESTIC
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. At the Copenhagen Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC),the Government of Brazil (GOB) announced the mitigation actions it plans to take to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 36.1 percent to 38.9 percent by 2020 compared with " [...]
2010-02-09 15:46:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EFIN KSCA BR
10BRASILIA15CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: BRAZIL WILL INSCRIBE ITS
[...] (C) SUMMARY. The Government of Brazil (GOB) will inscribe the mitigation actions it previously announced under the Copenhagen Accord by January 31, 2010, according to both Ministry of External Relations' Under Secretary for Policy Vera Machado and Vice Minister of the Environment Izabella Tei [...]
2010-01-21 19:30:00Embassy BrasiliaCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG KGHG BR
10BRASILIA156BRAZIL: FOREST CODE PROVOKES HEATED DEBATE BETWEEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. The Brazilian Forest Code's requirement that a rural landowner in the Amazon maintain 80 percent of the native forest as a legal reserve has produced a heated dispute between the agriculture and environmental communities. Environmentalists see it as a potentially powerful tool [...]
2010-02-10 19:01:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EAGR KGHG KSCA BR
10BRASILIA60BRAZIL: LET'S ESTABLISH A TROPICAL FOREST CONSERVATION ACT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY. Vice Minister of the Environment Izabella Teixeira says that the Government of Brazil (GOB) wants to establish a program under the Tropical Forest Conservation Act (TFCA) quickly, both to help conserve Brazil's tropical forests and as a symbol of the growing U.S.-Brazil bilater [...]
2010-01-21 16:31:00Embassy BrasiliaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EAID EFIN BR
10BRATISLAVA13SLOVAKIA WILL ASSOCIATE ITSELF WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-13 14:53:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG LO
10BRATISLAVA23SLOVAK CLIMATE CHANGE NEGOTIATOR ASSESSES PATH FORWARD FROM
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Fresh off a trip to the EU Environment Ministers meeting in Seville this past weekend, Slovakia's lead Climate Change negotiator Helena Princova told us that her EU counterparts are frustrated by the results of Copenhagen and will seek to refocus efforts to ensure continued progr [...]
2010-01-20 14:37:00Embassy BratislavaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG PGOV LO
10BRUSSELS183SUBJECT: DEPUTY NSA MICHAEL FROMAN VISIT TO
[...] (C) Deputy National Security Advisor for International Economic Affairs Michael Froman held wide-ranging discussions with over 25 senior EU officials in Brussels January 27. Froman and the Ambassador met with Commission President Barroso, the incoming European Commissioners for Climate (Hedegaard),[...]
2010-02-17 13:31:00USEU BrusselsCONFIDENTIALEAID ECON ECPS EFIN ENRG EINV ETRD EUN KGHG
10BRUSSELS186 CLIMATE: PERSHING AND HEDEGAARD COMMIT TO CLOSE
[...] (SBU) Summary: Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change Jonathan Pershing met with EU Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard on February 11. Also present was Ambassador William Kennard. Pershing and Hedegaard agreed that the U.S- EU cooperation remains important, particularly in light of the s [...]
2010-02-17 13:55:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG PREL EU
10BRUSSELS48EU: COPENHAGEN DISAPPOINTING BUT GOOD STEP
[...] (SBU) Summary and Introduction: After the leaders departed Copenhagen, initial commentary was not positive, the prevailing theme being the inability of EU leadership to deliver. Initial press reports highlighted the marginalization of EU officials, but soon began to focus on China's unconstr [...]
2010-01-15 15:29:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV EIND PREL KGHG EU
10BRUSSELS82COPENHAGEN: EU AND MEMBER STATES TO ASSOCIATE AS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 05:16:00USEU BrusselsUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV PREL EU
10BUCHAREST33 ROMANIA FULLY SUPPORTS ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel demarche points to Petru Dumitriu, Director General for Multilateral Affairs, and Cosmin Boiangiu, Director of the UN Department, of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) on January 15. Both were members of the Romanian delegation to the Copenhagen Conferenc [...]
2010-01-19 11:28:00Embassy BucharestUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG RO
10BUDAPEST20HUNGARY TO SUPPORT COLLECTIVE EU ASSOCIATION WITH
[...] (SBU) Ambassador raised the question of Hungary's association with the Copenhagen Accord in her January 14 meeting with Prime Minister Bajnai. The Prime Minister's Foreign and Security Policy Advisor, David Koranyi, who also attended the meeting, stated that Hungary's Minister of Environment [...]
2010-01-14 16:01:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG HU
10BUDAPEST76OFFICIAL HUNGARIAN RESPONSE TO U.S. NON-PAPER ON
[...] On February 2, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided an official response to Ref A non-paper post had conveyed on January 14 regarding climate change next steps. The Hungarian response (in the form of a non-paper) is consistent both with what senior GOH officials have told us previously ( [...]
2010-02-05 15:12:00Embassy BudapestUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG HU
10BUENOSAIRES90Argentina Unlikely to Associate with Copenhagen Accord by
[...] (U) Summary: Emboffs discussed reftel with Samuel Basualdo of the Argentine Foreign Ministry's Climate Change Office and Gabriel Blanco of the Environment Secretariat's Climate Change Division several times over the last week. The GoA does not appear positively inclined to associate with [...]
2010-01-28 20:26:00Embassy Buenos AiresUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PREL KGHG ENRG AR
10CAIRO162EGYPT WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Key Points: --Egypt will not associate with the Copenhagen Accord before the January 31st deadline. --Egypt's reluctance to do so is based on what it believes is a lack of information regarding targets for emission reductions and financial details for the $30 billion global fund for [...]
2010-01-28 14:26:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV SENV KGHG ENRG EG
10CAIRO286Same Question, Same Answer: Egypt Still Unwilling to
[...] (SBU) Key Points: --Egypt remains unwilling to associate with the Copenhagen Accord at this time and may not make a final decision about whether to do so until April 2010. --According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA),Egypt's concerns about the accord include a lack of information [...]
2010-02-10 15:21:00Embassy CairoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON EAID TSPL KGHG EG
10CANBERRA41AUSTRALIA FOCUS ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD, CHINA
[...] (C/NF) Summary: Australia is prepared to notify the UNFCC Secretariat that it associates itself with the Copenhagen Accord and to submit its targets or actions by January 31. China and the U.S. should be the first countries to take such action, in the Australian view, in order to shore up suppo [...]
2010-01-15 06:32:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV PREL KGHG AS
10CANBERRA88AUSTRALIA: EMISSIONS BILL BECOMES POTENTIAL
[...] (C/NF) SUMMARY: Climate Change and Water Minister Penny Wong expressed her appreciation for U.S. commitment to addressing climate change, particularly the "extraordinary" U.S. efforts in Copenhagen in an introductory meeting with Ambassador Bleich. Wong stressed the importance of developed co [...]
2010-02-04 07:42:00Embassy CanberraCONFIDENTIAL//NOFORNSENV ECON KGHG PREL AS
10CHENNAI10 VIEWS ON GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE AMONG SOUTH INDIA'S CIVIL
[...] Summary. Civil society leaders report that ignorance about climate change pervades South India, with politicians, government officials, and business leaders focused on development at all costs. Despite widespread ignorance about the issue, civil society leaders still look to the government t [...]
2010-01-20 11:09:00Consulate ChennaiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG EAID EAGR PREL TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
10CHISINAU74MOLDOVA TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) We delivered reftel demarche to Deputy Foreign Minister Natalia Gherman on January 20. Gherman told us that the GOM intended to align with the EU position, but had concerns regarding the costs for Moldova of association with the Accord. She said that the Ministry of Environment was cur [...]
2010-02-11 07:14:00Embassy ChisinauUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG MD
10COLOMBO39COPENHAGEN FOLLOW UP - MALDIVES ON BOARD, SRI
[...] Charge Fowler discussed the Copenhagen meeting with the Vice President and Foreign Minister of the Maldives on January 13, noting the Maldives' assistance in crafting the Copenhagen Accord. EconOff subsequently shared reftel points with officials with the Governments of the Maldives and Sri L [...]
2010-01-20 13:27:00Embassy ColomboUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG IO CE MV
10COPENHAGEN31CLIMATE CHANGE: DENMARK TO ENDORSE COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) Denmark's chosen means for associating itself with the Copenhagen Accord, which it "strongly supports," is to work within the EU for a common position, in order to preclude backsliding by certain EU members. Denmark is confident an EU common position will be reached before end January [...]
2010-01-15 13:18:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG PREL DA
10COPENHAGEN39(SBU) GREENLAND'S CLIMATE-CHANGE DEAL WITH DENMARK
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Greenland (which is is self-governing within the Kingdom of Denmark) is satisfied with the climate-change agreement it reached with Denmark during COP-15. Under that agreement, Greenland is committed to doing the following by 2020: reducing GHG emissions by five percent fro [...]
2010-01-25 08:07:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ECON ENRG GL DA
10COPENHAGEN69 (SBU) DENMARK: GOVERNMENT WEATHERS COP-15 AFTERMATH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Unrealistic public expectations for the outcome of COP-15 and initial confusion over how to interpret the Copenhagen Accord led to intense media and opposition questioning of Denmark's role as host of the conference, in particular focused on PM Lars Loekke Rasmussen's performanc [...]
2010-02-05 07:03:00Embassy CopenhagenUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG PGOV PREL DA
10DARESSALAAM130TANZANIA ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-10 05:29:00Embassy Dar Es SalaamUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAID SENV ENRG UNEP TZ KGHG
10DHAKA87BANGLADESH BACKS COPENHAGEN ACCORD AND LOOKS AHEAD
[...] (U) This is an action request. Please see paragraph 3. SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUEST -------------------------- 2. (C) Minister of Environment Dr. Hasan Mahmud told visiting PDAS Patrick Moon on January 21 that Bangladesh would join the Copenhagen Accord and that he was hopeful about further progre [...]
2010-01-27 09:06:00Embassy DhakaCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG KGHG BG
10DJIBOUTI113DJIBOUTI SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (U) EconOff discussed reftel points with Director of Environment Dini Omar Abdallah January 26. Abdallah reports to Minister of Housing and Environment Elmi Obsieh Waiss, and travelled to Copenhagen as part of Djibouti's Conference of the Parties delegation (headed by Prime Minister Dile [...]
2010-01-27 12:52:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL KGHG SENV ENRG DJ
10DJIBOUTI187DJIBOUTI ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] EconOff delivered ref A points on association with the Copenhagen Accord to Director of Environment Dini Omar Abdallah January 26 (ref B). 2. Djibouti formally associated with the Copenhagen Accord on February 2. In his official letter associating with the Accord to the Exe [...]
2010-02-17 08:23:00Embassy DjiboutiUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KGHG SENV ENRG DJ
10FREETOWN21COPENHAGEN DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 10:27:00Embassy FreetownUNCLASSIFIEDENRG SENV KGHG SL
10GENEVA80The Global Framework for Climate Services
[...] SUMMARY: The WMO hosted an intergovernmental meeting in Geneva on January 11-12, 2010, to approve the terms of reference and endorse the composition of a task force of high-level, independent advisors who will conduct consultations and make recommendations on the components of a Global Framew [...]
2010-01-28 08:13:00Mission GenevaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG WMO AORC
10GEORGETOWN5Demarche Delivered: Copenhagen Accord
[...] (U) Charge d'Affaires delivered reftel points to Foreign Minister Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett on Wednesday, January 27. Foreign Minister Rodrigues-Birkett told Charge that the Government of Guyana has received correspondence from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) but has [...]
2010-01-29 12:19:00Embassy GeorgetownUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG GY
10HANOI218SCENESETTER FOR VISIT BY OES ASSISTANT SECRETARY JONES TO
[...] (SBU) Mission Vietnam looks forward to welcoming you to Hanoi. Your visit will be an important signal to the Vietnamese of continued U.S. engagement on health and environmental issues. Your meetings with the Government of Vietnam (GVN),the United Nations (UN),and the European Union will allo [...]
2010-02-24 10:38:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV TBIO SOCI PREL ECON KGHG KHIV VM
10HANOI58VIETNAM LIKELY TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT NEEDS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 03:31:00Embassy HanoiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON KGHG VM
10HARARE63DEMARCHE TO GOZ ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[...] Ambassador presented Demarche (Ref) and talking points to Zimbabwe Minister of Environment Frances Nhema on January 29. 2. Nhema responded that in his opinion the Copenhagen Accord was not a formal agreement to which the Government of Zimbabwe could associate; further he did not know what [...]
2010-02-01 15:02:00Embassy HarareUNCLASSIFIEDPREL KGHG SENV ENRG ZI
10HARARE66AMBASSADOR'S COURTESY CALL ON ZIMBABWE MINISTER OF
[...] (U) The Ambassador paid a courtesy call on Minister of Environment Frances Nhema on January 29 and delivered demarches on the Copenhagen Accord and CITES (Refs). Other discussion focused on land conservancies and indigenization, conservation of rhinos, and the political situation in Zimbabwe [...]
2010-02-02 07:01:00Embassy HarareCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV SENV CITES KGHG ZI
10HONGKONG146HONG KONG WATER SECURITY: REDUCING DEPENDENCE ON
[...] SUMMARY: Despite a guaranteed water supply from Guangdong province, Hong Kong's heavy reliance on its northern neighbor has driven the Special Administrative Region (SAR) to initiate several new water conservation measures. This new policy is prompted not by costs or desire to be a "good partn [...]
2010-01-26 07:14:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIEDCM ECON ENRG HK PBTS SENV SOCI TPHY KGHG
10HONGKONG7MACAU WATER SECURITY: POLICIES EVOLVING TO LESSEN
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Macau's over-reliance on the Mainland for its water supply has prompted the Special Administrative Region to adopt measures to secure long-term supplies with the aim of gaining greater autonomy over its water policy. These include conservation programs, tariffs, and new infrast [...]
2010-01-04 03:42:00Consulate Hong KongUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ECON ENRG HK PBTS SENV SOCI TPHY KGHG
10ISTANBUL49KARADENIZ HOLDINGS INTRODUCES MOBILE SHIP-BASED
[...] (C) Summary. Istanbul-based Karadeniz Holdings, through its subsidiary Karkey, has signed agreements with the Governments of Iraq and Pakistan to provide electricity generation from mobile ship-based power plants. Karkey is constructing six of the so-called "powerships" in an Istanbul shipyard [...]
2010-02-09 13:48:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALENRG SENV ECON PREL PGOV KGHG TU
10ISTANBUL50ISTANBUL'S LANDFILL GAS UTILIZATION PROJECTS
[...] (C) Summary. Landfill gas utilization, a growing alternative energy technology with compelling environmental benefits, is in its early stages in Turkey. Ortadogu Enerji won a tender from the Istanbul Municipality to implement and run Istanbul's two landfill energy projects for 23 years, and el [...]
2010-02-11 06:11:00Consulate IstanbulCONFIDENTIALENRG SENV ECON PREL PGOV KGHG TU
10JAKARTA126ACTION REQUEST: A MULTILATERAL CLIMATE CENTER IN INDONESIA
[...] (SBU) Action Request: Post requests Washington concurrence to discuss with foreign missions resident in Jakarta and the GOI the possibility of multilateral participation in the proposed Jakarta component of the Asian Regional Center for Climate Change initiative. The scheduled February 20-23 a [...]
2010-01-29 00:55:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIEDEAGR EAID KGHG SENV PREL ID
10JAKARTA134POTUS Indonesia Climate Initiative: from Science to
[...] (SBU) Embassy Jakarta suggests the framework below as a way to carry a POTUS message on climate change and environment during his upcoming visit to Indonesia. SOLUSI is the Indonesian word for "solution" and could be the name of an Obama climate and environment initiative. SOLUSI -- Science, [...]
2010-01-29 10:18:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID KGHG SENV KMCA MCC PREL ID
10JAKARTA182Health Cooperation-No Agreement to Launch
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: After three days of intense discussions, U.S. and Indonesian negotiators could not reach agreement on the creation of the Indonesia- United States Center for Biomedical and Public Health Researc [...]
2010-02-11 09:25:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ID
10JAKARTA201Health Cooperation-Closing Down NAMRU
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) This message contains an Action Request. Please see paragraph 6. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: Following our failure to reach an agreement to establish the Indonesia-United States Center for Biomedical and Publi [...]
2010-02-16 10:04:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ID
10JAKARTA215Multilateral Climate Initiative for POTUS in Indonesia
[...] (SBU) In advance of the President's visit, the United States should seek to harness a major cooperative international effort to help Indonesia achieve reduced emissions by preserving its forests and preparing it for forest carbon markets. Countries with substantial (current and planned) forest [...]
2010-02-18 10:16:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID KGHG SENV PREL ID
10JAKARTA27NOAA Administrator's Indonesia Visit Drives Climate,
[...] (SBU) Summary: NOAA Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco's first visit to Indonesia advanced Administration priorities on climate change, science and technology, food security, and ocean policy. She emphasized President Obama's commitment to a deeper partnership with Indonesia, and previewed Scienc [...]
2010-01-11 07:08:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG EFIS TSPL PREL ID
10JAKARTA56DCM TACKLES TOUGH PARTNERSHIP ISSUES WITH
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive but Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: Indonesia's new parliamentary commission leaders expressed concerns about our bilateral health cooperation and asked for more U.S. investment in a January 13 meeting with the DCM. The DCM a [...]
2010-01-15 07:37:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ECON KDEM KMCA
10JAKARTA63ENGAGING HEALTH MINISTER ENDANG IN GENEVA ON
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) This is an action message. The GOI extended visas for NAMRU-2 personnel through March 15, 2010 to allow negotiations to form a joint center for research, the Indonesian-United States Center for Biomedical [...]
2010-01-15 10:01:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ID
10JAKARTA64THE AMBASSADOR'S MEETING WITH HEALTH MINISTER ENDANG ON
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (U) This message contains an ACTION REQUEST. Please see paragraph 10. 3. (SBU) SUMMARY: In a January 14 meeting, Ambassador Hume told Health Minister Endang that the USG wanted to send a negotiating team [...]
2010-01-15 10:02:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG ID
10JAKARTA79Health Cooperation-The Need for a Consistent USG Message
[...] (U) This message is Sensitive But Unclassified. Please handle accordingly. 2. (SBU) SUMMARY: This is an action message. By mid- February, the USG will need to make a critical decision about our continued health cooperation with Indonesia. In the lead-up to that decision, Mission stron [...]
2010-01-20 02:05:00Embassy JakartaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPREL PGOV TSPL TBIO EAID KGHG SENV ID
10KAMPALA55UNDER SECRETARY OTERO'S MEETING WITH MINISTER OF
[...] (C) Summary: Under Secretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Maria Otero raised U.S. concerns over Uganda's preparations for the 2011 elections and the draft anti-homosexuality bill with the State Minister for International Affairs Henry Okello Oryem on January 29. Oryem rebuffed perceptions [...]
2010-02-04 14:34:00Embassy KampalaCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV PHUM KDEM KGHG SENV ENRG UG
10KATHMANDU104NEPAL ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORDS
[...] (SBU) Following a "lively" internal debate, on February 1 the Government of Nepal (GON) announced that it had sent notification to the Secretariat of the Convention on Climate Change confirming Nepal's association with the Copenhagen Accord (copy of letter sent to SCA/INS). According to the M [...]
2010-02-04 08:27:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG KSCA NP
10KATHMANDU74CLIMATE CHANGE COULD SEVERELY IMPACT NEPAL
[...] (SBU) Summary: Due to its geographic location in the Himalayas, Nepal is likely to be substantially impacted by climate change. During a meeting with leading environmental non-governmental organizations, private citizens, and the Minister of Forests and Soil Conservation, PDAS Moon urged Nep [...]
2010-01-27 10:08:00Embassy KathmanduUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PHUM KDEM KGHG NP
10KINGSTON82JAMAICA: LIKELY TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] Per reftel, Charge' delivered points regarding the importance of the Copenhagen Accord in a private meeting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade (MFAFT)'s Under Secretary for Multilateral Affairs, Amb. Vilma McNish, on the afternoon of January 21. 2. Amb. McNish was mo [...]
2010-01-22 15:39:00Embassy KingstonUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG JM XL
10KINSHASA178CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: DRC
[...] (U) Summary: As mentioned ref A, DCM met January 19 with Louise Mayuma Kasende, President Kabila's deputy chief of staff, who promised to convey our request to appropriate GDRC authorities (ref B). On January 31, the DRC formally adhered to the Copenhagen Accord (CA). This action was taken [...]
2010-02-11 08:11:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV CG
10KINSHASA58DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS
[...] In response to reftel, the DCM met January 19 with Louise Mayuma Kasende, President Kabila's deputy chief of staff with specific responsibility for political, administrative and legal issues. (Note: President Kabila and his chief of staff are away from Kinshasa with date of return unce [...]
2010-01-20 08:45:00Embassy KinshasaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV CG
10KUWAIT102GOK WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (C) On January 31st, Econoff followed up on the status of Kuwait's deliberations on associating with the Copenhagen Accord with Captain Ali Al-Haider, the Deputy Director General for Kuwait's Environmental Public Authority (KEPA) (ref B). Al-Haider, the head of Kuwait's interagency climate co [...]
2010-02-04 11:47:00Embassy KuwaitCONFIDENTIALENRG KGHG SENV KU
10KUWAIT43GOK CONSIDERING CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE,
[...] (SBU) This is an action request; see Paragraph 4. 2. (SBU) On January 21, A/DCM met with Salem Al-Shebli, First Secretary in the Legal Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to urge the GoK to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. Al-Shebli accompanied Kuwaiti Prime Minister [...]
2010-01-21 12:49:00Embassy KuwaitUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV KU
10KYIV129UKRAINE: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD DELIVERED
[...] (U) The Government of Ukraine (GOU) has no principle objections to associating with the Copenhagen Accord. However, given upcoming Presidential elections, it is uncertain that Ukraine will complete its association by the January 31 deadline. Post delivered reftel talking points to Igor Lupal [...]
2010-01-26 15:46:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV PGOV KGHG ENRG UP
10KYIV229UKRAINE: ENVIRONMENTAL INVESTMENT AGENCY ON COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) Acting Economic Counselor and Economic Analyst met on February 3 with Igor Lupaltsov, the head of the National Environmental Investment Agency of Ukraine (NEIA),to discuss Ukraine's association with the Copenhagen Accord and deliver talking points per reftel A. Lupaltsov, who headed the [...]
2010-02-11 08:55:00Embassy KyivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KGHG ENRG SENV UP
10LAPAZ33Morales Continues to Attempt to Derail Copenhagen Accord
[...] (C) Summary: Declaring the Copenhagen UN climate change summit a failure, Bolivian President Morales announced he will convoke the first "People's World Conference on Climate Change and the Mother Earth" in Cochabamba April 20-22 -- coinciding with Earth Day. The conference's stated objective is to [...]
2010-02-09 12:09:00Embassy La PazCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG PREL BL
10LILONGWE126MALAWI ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD, DISCUSSES CLIMATE
[...] Malawi has formally associated with the Copenhagen Accord, while at the same time raising several issues it would like to see addressed before the next Conference of the Parties in Mexico (COP 16). These issues include the target limit for global temperature increase, reporting requireme [...]
2010-02-12 14:32:00Embassy LilongweUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG KGHG MI
10LIMA198Peru to Accede to Copenhagen Accord
[...] Charge delivered reftel demarche on January 26 to Peruvian Environment Minister Antonio Brack, who had led Peru's delegation to COP-15 in Copenhagen. Vice Minister Rosario Gomez Gamarra, Brack's chief of staff Patricia Fernandez-Davila, and International Cooperation Director Jose Antonio Gonz [...]
2010-01-28 20:52:00Embassy LimaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG PE
10LISBON40PORTUGAL DISAPPOINTED WITH COPENHAGEN, SAYS EU
[...] (C) Poleconoff discussed reftel points on January 21 with Fausto Brito e Abreu, advisor on climate change in the Portuguese Ministry of Environment, who said the EU will be submitting this month a combined letter of association for all member states to the UN Framework Convention on Climate C [...]
2010-01-25 13:06:00Embassy LisbonCONFIDENTIALKGHG SENV ENRG PO
10LJUBLJANA22SLOVENIA WILL ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD,
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 10:50:00Embassy LjubljanaCONFIDENTIALKGHG SENV ENRG KGCC ECON SI
10LUANDA83MIREX RECOMMENDS TO ENVIRONMENT MINISTER THAT ANGOLA
[...] (U) During February 25 call, Ambassador Mozena delivered reftel demarche to MIREX Director for the Americas Balbina da Silva, urging that Angola associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. Da Silva queried about the other countries that have already associated with the Accord, and was imp [...]
2010-02-27 19:51:00Embassy LuandaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL SENV ENRG KGHG AO
10LUSAKA44"OR NOT TO BE" -- ZAMBIA UNLIKELY TO ASSOCIATE
[...] (C) On January 19, the Ambassador spoke to Zambian Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Catherine Namugala about the results of the December COP-15 and next steps. He urged Zambia to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord per reftel. Namugala, who led the Zambian dele [...]
2010-01-21 12:11:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL KGHG SENV ENRG ZA
10LUSAKA95ZAMBIA PLAYS WAIT AND SEE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (C) Zambian Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources Catherine Namugala told Charge February 10 that the Zambian government (GRZ) declined to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord (refs A and B). She echoed concerns she shared with the Ambassador January 19 (ref C) that CO [...]
2010-02-16 12:54:00Embassy LusakaCONFIDENTIALPREL KGHG SENV ENRG ZA
10MADRID202SPAIN REQUESTS MINISTERIAL-LEVEL U.S.-EU CLIMATE
[...] On February 22 Ambassador Solomont received a letter from Spanish Secretary of State (vice minister) for Climate Change Teresa Ribera requesting, on behalf of the EU, consultations with the USG on climate change at the ministerial level. The text of the letter is as follows: (begin text) D [...]
2010-02-23 14:11:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV SP
10MADRID216USAID ADMINISTRATOR AND EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS
[...] (U) USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah, EU Development Ministers, and EU officials discussed the U.S.-EU Transatlantic Development Dialogue, Haiti, and related issues during the EU Development Ministers Informal Meeting on February 17-18 at La Granja, Spain. In plenary sessions and in bilater [...]
2010-02-26 12:21:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEAGR EAID KGHG SENV SP TBIO
10MADRID31SPAIN WORKING WITH EU PARTNERS TO REACH EMISSIONS
[...] As the newly arrived Ambassador is still making introductory calls, Post engaged at working level to quickly convey the message on climate change. Econoff delivered the demarche to Deputy Director General for Climate Change Affairs Paz Valiente and Deputy Director General for Emissions Tradin [...]
2010-01-15 12:28:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG SP
10MADRID68AMBASSADOR'S CONVERSATION WITH SPANISH CLIMATE
[...] (SBU) Summary. The Ambassador discussed follow-up to the Copenhagen Accord with Secretary of State for Climate Change Teresa Ribera on January 21. The discussion focused on Spain's outreach efforts in Latin America, particularly to counter efforts by Venezuela, Bolivia and Cuba to discredit [...]
2010-01-22 16:07:00Embassy MadridUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG SP KGHG
10MANILA142Philippines Optimistic About Copenhagen Accord, Plans to
[...] (SBU) Economic Counselor delivered reftel demarche to Heherson Alvarez, Presidential Adviser on Climate Change and head of the Philippine's climate change delegation, on January 19. Alvarez was optimistic about the potential impact of the Copenhagen Accord and clearly stated that he would con [...]
2010-01-25 05:28:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON KGHG RP
10MANILA199Philippines Copenhagen Reaction: Government Negotiators
[...] (SBU) Summary: President Arroyo and her chief climate envoy Heherson Alvarez have expressed strong support for the Copenhagen Accord and the United Nations (U.N.) negotiating process. President Arroyo moderated the Philippines' pre-Copenhagen climate change position by telling the delegation [...]
2010-01-31 23:32:00Embassy ManilaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ECON PGOV PREL KGHG RP
10MASERU22LESOTHO CONFIDENT OF ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD BY
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 10:54:00Embassy MaseruUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG LT
10MBABANE28CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE DELIVERED - SOME FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] On January 22, Ambassador Irving met with Foreign Minister Lutfo Dlamini on climate change to deliver points per reftel. The Ambassador requested Swaziland's support for the Copenhagen Accord by associating itself with the agreement, noting that Lesotho intended to do so. Ambassador Irving fu [...]
2010-01-22 10:00:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENU ENRG WZ
10MBABANE29CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE DELIVERED - SOME FOREIGN MINISTRY
[...] On January 22, Ambassador Irving met with Foreign Minister Lutfo Dlamini on climate change to deliver points per reftel. The Ambassador requested Swaziland's support for the Copenhagen Accord by associating itself with the agreement, noting that Lesotho intended to do so. Ambassador Irving fu [...]
2010-01-22 11:03:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENU ENRG WZ
10MBABANE60SWAZILAND NOT FOCUSED ON CLIMATE CHANGE ACCORD
[...] On February 9, pol/econ officer met with Swaziland Environment Authority Chairperson, Dr. Irma Allen, to review Swaziland's position on the Copenhagen Accord, and discuss ways the embassy could encourage Swaziland's association with the agreement. Dr. Allen, who attended the conference in Cope [...]
2010-02-10 15:11:00Embassy MbabaneUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENU ENRG WZ
10MEXICO117Russian FM Lavrov Visit to Mexico: Constructive and
[...] (C) Summary: Senior Mexican Foreign Ministry sources characterized the brief working visit of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov as constructive and focused on multi-lateral and regional issues, i.e., Iran, UN Security Council and Human Rights, Honduras, and Haiti. Lavrov was non-ideological, and [...]
2010-02-19 18:58:00Embassy MexicoCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PARM KGHG UNSC IAEA KNNP IR RS HA MX
10MONROVIA150LIBERIA TO ADOPT THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Advisor to the President on Energy, Environmental, and Climate Change Chris Neyor told Econoff that the Liberian delegation recommended the President formally adopt the Copenhagen Accord. Absent any legal impediments, Neyor expects the President to sign an Executive Order adopting the Acc [...]
2010-02-03 15:05:00Embassy MonroviaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV LI
10MONTEVIDEO52Uruguay Recognizes the Importance of a New Climate Change
[...] On January 21, Charge met with Minister of the Environment Carlos Colacce and advisor Dr. Daniel Rueda to discuss reftel demarche and Uruguay's plans to counter climate change. Minister Colacce, who was present in Copenhagen, noted that although seen by many as a failure, the Copenhagen summit [...]
2010-01-22 19:11:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG UY
10MONTEVIDEO62Uruguay will associate with the Copenhagen Accord
[...] On February 1, advisor to the Minister of Housing, Land Use, and Environment Daniel Rueda informed post that Uruguay would submit a diplomatic note stating its association with the Copenhagen Accord. President Vazquez approved the association last week, and the note will be sent after other m [...]
2010-02-01 15:59:00Embassy MontevideoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV KGHG SENV PREL ENRG UY
10MOSCOW56RUSSIA STRIVES TO REDUCE GAS FLARING
[...] (C) Russia flares more natural gas than any other country, burning over 40 bcm in 2008. The GOR plans to reduce this figure by raising Russia's associated gas utilization level to 95% by 2012 from the current 60-70% rate. Experts doubt, however, that the GOR will achieve this goal. Obstacles [...]
2010-01-13 14:23:00Embassy MoscowCONFIDENTIALEPET ENRG ECON PREL RS KGHG
10NAIROBI226KENYA: COPENHAGEN ACCORD DEMARCHE DELIVERED
[...] In a January 28 meeting, Undersecretary for Democracy and Global Affairs Otero and Ambassador Ranneberger delivered reftel talking points to Minister of Environment and Natural Resources John Michuki urging the Government of Kenya (GOK) to associate with the Copenhagen Accord. U/S Otero press [...]
2010-02-03 14:30:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG KE
10NAIROBI328KENYA: SUMMARY OF REGIONAL CONSULTATIVE WORKSHOP ON GHFSI
[...] USAID/East Africa hosted a Whole of Government workshop in Nairobi, Kenya February 1-5, 2010 on the implementation in eastern and southern Africa of the Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative (GHFSI),as well as on the planning of investments related to global climate change (GCC). Over 12 [...]
2010-02-10 09:33:00Embassy NairobiUNCLASSIFIEDECON EAGR EAID ETRD KGHG SENV ENRG PREL KE
10NASSAU106Bahamas To Associate with Copenhagen Accord
[...] (U) Ambassador Avant delivered reftel points to Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham January 27. PM Ingraham said The Bahamas will associate with the accord "without fail and without delay." Ingraham thanked the Ambassador for President Obama's presence at the conference, noting that his contributi [...]
2010-01-28 22:18:00Embassy NassauUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG KGHG BF
10NDJAMENA101CHAD-ENVIRONMENT: G-77 POSITION HOLDING UP COPENHAGEN SIGNATURE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-16 18:37:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CD KGHG
10NDJAMENA40CHAD: RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE DEMARCHE RE.
[...] (SBU) DCM and Democracy/Development Officer met January 21 with Sandjima Dounia, Secretary General of the Chadian Ministry of Environment, to deliver points in reftel on the desirability of Chad's associating itself with the Copenhagen Accord on climate change. Sandjima made clear that Chad [...]
2010-01-25 09:01:00Embassy NdjamenaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV PREL PGOV SU CD
10NEWDELHI117POTUS Letters Delivered to BASIC Delegations in New Delhi
[...] As requested in REF NSC e-mails, Post delivered four letters from POTUS addressed to BASIC country heads to their representatives at the conference hotel. Letters were passed Sunday morning, prior to the start of the BASIC meeting, to delegations for: -- Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Indep [...]
2010-01-24 05:01:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG IN
10NEWDELHI118POTUS Letters Delivered to BASIC Delegations in New Delhi
[...] As requested in REF NSC e-mails, Post delivered four letters from POTUS addressed to BASIC country heads to their representatives at the conference hotel. Letters were passed Sunday morning, prior to the start of the BASIC meeting, to delegations for: -- Jairam Ramesh, Minister of State (Indep [...]
2010-01-24 05:03:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG IN
10NEWDELHI154INDIA TO COMMUNICATE MITIGATION ACTIONS FOLLOWING
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY In a wide-ranging discussion following the climate change meeting of the BASIC (Brazil, South Africa, India and China) ministerial group, Indian Minister of Environment and Forests (MOEF) Jairam Ramesh told the Ambassador January 25 that India is ready to communicate its voluntary dom [...]
2010-01-28 11:52:00Embassy New DelhiCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG TRGY ECON PREL IN
10NEWDELHI285CLIMATE CONFUSION: 10TH DELHI SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Delhi Sustainable Development Summit, held February 5 - 7, 2010, was notable for the overwhelming support for Dr. R.K. Pachauri, the recently embattled chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC),and also for a distinct lack of ideas, bordering on outri [...]
2010-02-11 12:34:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG ECON TSPL TRGY KSCA KGHG IN
10NEWDELHI93Glacial Melt Forecast Controversy Unlikely to Impact Indian
[...] (U) Summary: Controversy erupted recently when a leading glacier scientist told the press that the section of the 2007 assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) had misquoted his work. The IPCC report indicted Himalayan glaciers very likely would disappear by 20 [...]
2010-01-20 12:13:00Embassy New DelhiUNCLASSIFIEDSENV TRGY PREL ECON KGHG IN
10NICOSIA46CYPRUS: CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS: U.S. WORKING TOWARDS JANUARY 31ST DEADLINE
[...] This message contains an action request - see para 9. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel request, on January 22 DCM, accompanied by Econ Officer and Econ Specialist, met with Theodoulos Mesimeris, Environment Officer, at the GOC Environment Service (under the Ministry of Agriculture) to encourage GOC acc [...]
2010-01-26 07:33:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CY KGHG
10NICOSIA54CYPRUS: CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS -- CORRECTED COPY
[...] This message contains an action request - see para 9. 2. (SBU) Per Reftel request, on January 22 DCM, accompanied by Econ Officer and Econ Specialist, met with Theodoulos Mesimeris, Environment Officer, at the GOC Environment Service (under the Ministry of Agriculture) to encourage GOC acc [...]
2010-01-28 13:49:00Embassy NicosiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CY KGHG
10NOUAKCHOTT66MAURITANIA LATE IN ASSOCIATING ITSELF WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Charge delivered REFTEL demarche January 31 to the MFA Director for Multilateral Cooperation Mohamedoun Ould Daddah and his deputy Lafdal Ould Abeih (after the MFA had rescheduled the meeting twice). Ould Daddah was not up to date on the Accord but Ould Abeih was already well aware of [...]
2010-01-31 11:58:00Embassy NouakchottUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG SENV MR KGHG
10OSLO30NORWAY'S POST COP-15 STEPS AND COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) Summary: Norwegian acting chief climate negotiator Audun Rosland told DCM and PolEconOff January 15 that Norway had hoped for a more ambitious deal, but views the Copenhagen Accord as an important step in the right direction. He said that the Annex I countries (industrialized nations) [...]
2010-01-21 11:32:00Embassy OsloUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG NO KGHG
10PARAMARIBO66Demarche Delivered: Suriname still deliberating whether to
[...] (SBU) DCM delivered reftel points to Suriname's Ministry of Foreign Affairs Permanent Secretary Jane Nanhu-Aarland on January 26. She said the GOS was still deliberating whether Suriname would associate with the Copenhagen Accord. In a follow-up call on January 29, she indicated the GO [...]
2010-01-29 18:56:00Embassy ParamariboUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG NS
10PARIS139FRANCE SUPPORTS COPENHAGEN ACCORD, WORKING ON NEXT STEPS
[...] (U) SUMMARY: France is promoting association with the Copenhagen Accord and is taking the initiative on next steps. The GOF is urging African countries directly, and through the Francophonie organization indirectly, to associate themselves with the Copenhagen Accord. The French are also wor [...]
2010-02-05 15:08:00Embassy ParisUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG FR
10PARIS183CLIMATE CHANGE - BORLOO SAYS DROP "LEGALLY BINDING"
[...] (C) French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo told the Ambassador that the key to advancing climate negotiations is to drop the notion of a legally binding treaty in favor of a system of national commitments. He also argued that it would be up to a small group of eight or ten heads of state, an [...]
2010-02-17 11:30:00Embassy ParisCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG ENRG FR
10PHNOMPENH65RGC WILL ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD BUT WANTS TO SEE COMMITMENTS FIRST
[...] (SBU) The Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) has no objections to associating with the Copenhagen Accord in principle but wants to see concrete commitments from developed and major developing countries before taking action. DCM delivered Reftel talking points to Ouch Borith, Secretary of Stat [...]
2010-01-26 06:43:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG CB KGHG
10PHNOMPENH80CAMBODIA ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] In a follow-up response to Ref A, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA) informed Post that the Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) officially associated itself with the Copenhagen Accord on January 29. In its notification to the United Nations Framework Convention [...]
2010-02-03 05:43:00Embassy Phnom PenhUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG CB KGHG
10PORTLOUIS18COPENHAGEN, CLIMATE CHANGE AND JAN 31 DEADLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 09:09:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG MP KGHG
10PORTLOUIS19SEYCHELLES: CLIMATE CHANGE AND JANUARY 31 DEADLINE
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-19 09:26:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDSENV ENRG SE KGHG
10PORTLOUIS32MAURITIUS SEEKS AU AND SMALL ISLAND STATE CONSENSUS ON THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD.
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-03 02:37:00Embassy Port LouisUNCLASSIFIEDAORC SENV ENRG MP KGHG
10PORTOFSPAIN60TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TO ENDORSE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] Charge delivered reftel demarche to the Foreign Minister January 15 requesting that Trinidad and Tobago (TT) associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord. In addition, Post sent a diplomatic note to the MFA, and discussed the matter with the GOTT's lead technical negotiator on climate cha [...]
2010-01-26 19:33:00Embassy Port Of SpainUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG ENRG ECON TD
10PRAGUE33CZECH REPUBLIC: REPLY TO DEMARCHE ON CLIMATE
[...] (SBU) On January 20 Charge d'Affaires Thompson-Jones delivered reftel demarche to Environment Minister Jan Dusik and Environment Ministry Department of Multilateral Relations Director Jiri Hlavacek. Dusik said the EU plans to associate itself with the Copenhagen Accord and inscribe its targets [...]
2010-01-22 07:39:00Embassy PragueUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG EZ
10PRAIA28CAPE VERDE CONSULTS BEFORE JOINING COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-25 17:54:00Embassy PraiaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV CV
10PRETORIA185SOUTH AFRICA JOINS INTERNATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY
[...] (U) South Africa became an official member of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on January 17, 2010. Elevating South Africa from observer country status, President Jacob Zuma authorized Minister of Energy Dipuo Peters to sign the statute enabling South Africa to participate a [...]
2010-01-28 15:01:00Embassy PretoriaUNCLASSIFIEDENRG ETRD SENV SF KGHG
10RABAT52MOROCCO TO ASSOCIATE ITSELF WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-26 16:29:00Embassy RabatUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG MO
10RIYADH118SAUDI FOREIGN MINISTRY PRESSING CHINA TO STOP
[...] (C) Summary: Saudi Foreign Ministry officials told visiting NEA A/S Feltman that they are convinced Iran intends to develop a nuclear weapon, and that the Saudi Foreign Minister pressed his counterpart hard for greater Chinese engagement on this threat during the Chinese FM's visit earlier in [...]
2010-01-26 17:14:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALPREL MNUC PTER PGOV KGHG SENV ETRD SA IR
10RIYADH184TWO FACES OF SAUDI ARABIA’S CLIMATE NEGOTIATING
[...] (S) Saudi Arabia is officially still studying the issue of whether to associate with the Copenhagen Accord on Climate Change. Behind the scenes, we understand serious discussions are taking place about which road will best serve the Kingdom's long term interests. On one hand, Saudi Arabia's lead cl [...]
2010-02-12 14:16:00Embassy RiyadhSECRETKGHG SENV EPET ENRG PREL SA
10RIYADH204SCENESETTER FOR FEBRUARY 21-23 VISIT OF ENERGY
[...] (SBU) Summary and introduction: Saudi officials are very excited about your visit, which they expect will build on the successful December visit of Deputy Secretary Poneman to write a new chapter in our bilateral dialogue on energy and Science & Technology Cooperation. You will arrive at a tim [...]
2010-02-18 13:21:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEPET ENRG KGHG EINV ECON PREL SA
10RIYADH213WHAT CONCERNS SAUDI ARABIA ABOUT THE FUTURE OF
[...] (C) Summary: The Assistant Petroleum Minister, and senior Royal Family Member in MinPet, recently summarized Saudi concerns about the long-term outlook for international energy markets. Saudi Arabia is concerned by the lack of clarity for the outlook, as forecasts have ranged from many progno [...]
2010-02-21 13:41:00Embassy RiyadhCONFIDENTIALEPET ECON ENRG KGHG PGOV PREL SA
10RIYADH214SAUDI ARABIA LAUNCHES SOLAR DESALINATION PLANT
[...] (SBU) King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST, effectively Saudi Arabia's science ministry) announced a three-phase national plan for solar energy-based desalination production in late January. The Kingdom has abundant sun energy exposure on the order of 2,000 kilowatts per squa [...]
2010-02-21 13:46:00Embassy RiyadhUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV EPET PREL SA
10ROME94Italy Supports Copenhagen Accord; Waiting for BASIC
[...] (SBU) Summary: Italian FonMin Frattini confirmed to the Ambassador that Italy supports the Copenhagen Accord on climate change. Through the EU, Italy will associate itself with and inscribe a target in the accord. Frattini dismissed the idea that Tunisia would listen to Italian urging to sig [...]
2010-01-26 12:41:00Embassy RomeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV KGHG ENRG TRGY KSCA UN IT
10SANAA117DEMARCHE DELIVERED ON SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (C) The Ambassador delivered reftel demarche January 23 to Deputy Foreign Minister Mohyadeen al-Dhabbi. Dhabbi accepted the demarche and promised to refer it to Minister of Water and Environment Abdulrahman al-Eryani for his consideration and recommendation. 2. (C) The Ambassador noted tha [...]
2010-01-24 05:53:00Embassy SanaaCONFIDENTIALSENV ENRG KGHG YM
10SANAA358DEMARCHE DELIVERED: CLIMATE CHANGE: 89 COUNTIRES HAVE JOINED THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD, HAS YOURS?
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-22 06:34:00Embassy SanaaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV YM KGHG
10SANTIAGO162CHILE ASSOCIATES WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD; WILL CONSULT WITH
[...] (SBU) Summary: Chile associated with the Copenhagen accord before January 31. However, it chose not to formalize its voluntary commitment, previously announced by the Chilean Minister of Environment in Copenhagen, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 20 percent below "business as usual" (BAU) [...]
2010-02-05 18:50:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG CI
10SANTIAGO164CHILE HOSTS INTERNATIONAL ICE AND CLIMATE CONFERENCE;
[...] Summary: Chile hosted hundreds of experts from over 22 countries at a three-day international glaciology and climate conference, 1-3 February 2010. Chilean President Michelle Bachelet inaugurated the event with a speech commemorating the country's achievements in glaciology studies, the scie [...]
2010-02-05 19:47:00Embassy SantiagoUNCLASSIFIEDECON ENRG SENV PGOV KGHG CI
10SANTODOMINGO198"Climate Change Next Steps" follow-up
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-01 17:31:00Embassy Santo DomingoUNCLASSIFIEDSENV KGHG DR
10SARAJEVO100BOSNIA: TILTING TOWARD ASSOCIATION WITH COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) On January 20, DCM urged President Zeljko Komsic's Foreign Policy Advisor Davor Vuletic (in Komsic's absence) to support the Copenhagen Accord as an important step to combat climate change (reftel). DCM underscored that Washington is urging Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) to associate itse [...]
2010-01-29 15:39:00Embassy SarajevoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG BK
10SEOUL52SEOUL ESTH UPDATE - DECEMBER 2009
[...] President Lee witnessed the signing of a contract December 27 that will award USD 20 billion to a South Korean consortium led by the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) to supply four 1400 megawatt light water nuclear reactors and design and build four nuclear power plants in the United A [...]
2010-01-14 00:53:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIEDENRG EAGR ECON EIND PREL SENV TBIO TPHY KGHG KHIV
10SEOUL55ROK'S RESPONSE TO CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS
[...] (SBU) In response to REFTEL, ESTHOFF called the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Director for Climate Change and Environment Kim Hyo-eun to see if Korea had yet associated itself formally with the Copenhagen Accord at the UNFCCC Secretariat and submitted its greenhouse gas emissions targe [...]
2010-01-14 05:28:00Embassy SeoulUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG KS
10SHANGHAI18CLIMATE CHANGE/CHINA: SHANGHAI THINK-TANK DISCUSSES THE
[...] (C) SUMMARY: The Copenhagen climate change conference exemplified a competition in the "game of global governance," with Europe´s influence waning, and new dynamic between the developing countries (led by China),Europe and other developed countries, and the United States emerging; according to [...]
2010-01-21 08:52:00Consulate ShanghaiCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL ENRG KGHG CH
10SINGAPORE116 SINGAPORE MOVING TOWARD ASSOCIATION OF COPENHAGEN
[...] Emboffs met January 25 with Nitya Menon of the National Climate Change Secretariat at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and delivered reftel points encouraging support for the Copenhagen Accord. Ms. Menon said the GoS is committed to meeting the January 31 deadline to associate with the Accord, [...]
2010-01-28 07:17:00Embassy SingaporeUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV ENRG SN
10STATE5725IMO: LONDON CONVENTION REPORT ON MARINE
[...] (U) The annual meetings of Contracting Parties to the London Convention (LC) and the London Protocol (LP) on ocean dumping were held concurrently 26-30 October at the International Maritime Organization in London (LC31/LP4). The U.S. delegation consisted of representatives from seven USG agenc [...]
2010-01-20 21:13:00Secretary of StateUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYEWWT IMO PHSA SENV UK KRAD KGHG
10STOCKHOLM10 SWEDEN WILL PUSH OTHERS TO ASSOCIATE WITH THE COPENHAGEN
[...] (SBU) Post used REF A to follow up on the DCM's January 11 meeting (REF B) with Lars-Erik Liljelund, Prime Minister Reinfeldt's Special Envoy for Climate Change. Liljelund assured us that Sweden and the EU will also strongly encourage other countries to associate to the Copenhagen Accord. Lilj [...]
2010-01-13 13:30:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG PREL SENV SW
10STOCKHOLM12CHINESE AMBASSADOR TO SWEDEN CHEN MINGMING ON
[...] (C) During a January 13 courtesy call, Chinese Ambassador Chen Mingming told the Ambassador that the EU had "unrealistic expectations of achievements" at COP-15 and is "over optimistic about its own capacity to make things happen." In his opinion, China and the United States made "great effor [...]
2010-01-14 08:03:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALKGHG PREL PINR CH SW
10STOCKHOLM13SWEDISH FM BILDT ON AFGHAN DRUG PROBLEM,
[...] (C) Summary: A focus on "the drug issue" is essential for getting Afghanistan right, Swedish Foreign Minister Bildt told Ambassador January 12. But the upcoming London Conference does not have the topic on the agenda and it is unclear what is supposed to be achieved at the meeting. If the dr [...]
2010-01-14 09:47:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL ECON KGHG SENV CH IR SW
10STOCKHOLM3SWEDEN'S EU PRESIDENCY: GOOD ON AF/PAK AND
[...] (C) Summary: The Swedes pushed forward each of their Presidency priorities, from financial sector reform to climate change and institutional reform. Unlike France in August 2008 and the Czech Republic in February 2009, Sweden did not face a Russian surprise (aided by approving the Nordstream [...]
2010-01-08 08:57:00Embassy StockholmCONFIDENTIALPREL PGOV ECON SENV KGHG EUN SW
10STOCKHOLM36Swedish Views on Climate Change Post-Copenhagen
[...] (SBU) Summary: Sweden has been encouraging the BASIC countries to inscribe their commitments to the Copenhagen Accord by January 31. Although he is concerned about Chinese back-tracking on verification, Sweden's Climate Ambassador welcomes news he heard that the BASIC countries agreed to sub [...]
2010-01-26 06:05:00Embassy StockholmUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV PREL PGOV ENRG SW
10SUVA22FIJI DELIBERATES ASSOCIATING WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (U) Suva Acting DCM and Regional Environment Officer delivered reftel demarche to Sai Navoti, Director (Under Secretary equivalent),Political and Treaties Division, of the Fiji Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Civil Aviation (MFA). Mr. Navoti stated that the governm [...]
2010-02-01 20:27:00Embassy SuvaUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG SENV PREL FJ
10TASHKENT160UZBEKISTAN: SLOW APPROACH TO COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: Overall, Uzbekistan supports the Copenhagen Accord but doubts it can meet the January 31 deadline for notification of its wish to associate itself with the Accord. Uzbekistan's position is that it must finalize its nationally appropriate mitigation actions prior to official asso [...]
2010-01-29 11:58:00Embassy TashkentUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYPGOV PREL KGHG ENRG TSPL SENV UZ
10TELAVIV192Israel's COP-15 Accord Commitment
[...] (SBU) Post communicated demarche on COP-15 Accord commitments (reftel) to Israel's Foreign Ministry (International Organization Department)on January 14, and later to Environmental Protection Ministry (MEP). MEP International Relations office noted that the GOI was still organizing itself to b [...]
2010-01-27 11:51:00Embassy Tel AvivUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYSENV ENRG KGHG IS
10THEHAGUE54NETHERLANDS: SUPPORT FOR COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (SBU) SUMMARY: The Netherlands will join the EU in inscribing a conditional emissions reduction target of 30 percent if others commit to comparable efforts. The Dutch had pushed to make the 30 percent offer unconditionally. Dutch climate officials are recalibrating their negotiating strategy after [...]
2010-01-28 15:10:00Embassy The HagueCONFIDENTIALSENV KGHG ENRG NL
10TIRANA56ALBANIA: DEMARCHE ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD DELIVERED
[...] The Government of Albania (GoA) expressed no reservations in regards to associating Albania with the Copenhagen Accord via the UNFCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) Secretariat. On January 25th, Ambassador delivered reftel points to Deputy Prime Minister/ Foreign Minist [...]
2010-01-27 15:50:00Embassy TiranaUNCLASSIFIEDSENV PGOV KGHG ENRG AL
10TOKYO110JAPAN TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD,
[...] (SBU) EMIN demarched Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Director General for Global Issues Shinsuke Sugiyama on January 19, per Reftel. Sugiyama agreed wholeheartedly that getting the Copenhagen Accord up and running is the highest priority through January. He said the GOJ is in the midst o [...]
2010-01-19 22:49:00Embassy TokyoUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV PREL JA
10TUNIS33TUNISIA: CLIMATE CHANGE NEXT STEPS
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-15 14:59:00Embassy TunisUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV TS
10TUNIS74TUNISIA WILL NOT ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] (C) On January 29, the Ambassador raised the Copenhagen Accord with Minister of Environment Nadhir Hamada, reiterating the request made on January 15 (ref A) for Tunisia to associate itself with the Accord. Hamada replied that due to Tunisia's desire to coordinate its response with other coun [...]
2010-01-29 17:08:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALENRG KGHG SENV PREL TS
10TUNIS93CLIMATE CHANGE: TUNISIA AND THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 16:39:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALENRG KGHG SENV PREL TS
10TUNIS98TUNISIA: MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT OPEN TO
[...] (C) In a January 29 courtesy call, the Ambassador and Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Nadhir Hamada discussed science and technology (S&T) cooperation, the United Nations Climate Change Conference and the Copenhagen Accord, as well as the upcoming visit of Science Envoy Dr. [...]
2010-02-08 16:33:00Embassy TunisCONFIDENTIALSENV PREL KGHG TS
10UNVIEVIENNA54 UNIDO to Host April 2010 UN Chief Executive Board Meeting
[...] Summary. Secretary General Ban ki Moon (UNSYG) has chosen UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to host the upcoming UN Chief Executives Board (CEB) meeting, scheduled for April 9-10, 2010. While the agenda is still being formulated, it is likely discussion will focus on Copenhagen [...]
2010-02-17 12:04:00UNVIEUNCLASSIFIEDKUNR ETRD EIND EAID UNIDO UNDP UNEP AORC KGHG
10VATICAN13“GREEN” POPE SUPPORTS US PATH FORWARD FROM COPENHAGEN
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 15:58:00Embassy VaticanCONFIDENTIALKGHG PGOV PREL CU VE VT
10VIENNA108Copenhagen Accord: Austria to Inscribe via EU
[...] (SBU) On January 22, Ambassador Eacho delivered reftel demarche to EnvirMin Nikolaus Berlakovich (GoA Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Forestry, and Water Management). Berlakovich assured the Ambassador that Austria, along with the other EU countries, would associate itself with the Copen [...]
2010-01-29 08:21:00Embassy ViennaUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYKGHG SENV ENRG AU END
10WARSAW51POLAND'S ASSOCIATION WITH THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-21 17:42:00Embassy WarsawUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG PL KGHG SENV
10WINDHOEK118Namibia Associates with Copenhagen
[...] No summary [...]
2010-02-05 11:23:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIEDENRG KGHG SENV WA
10WINDHOEK80Namibia Wary of Copenhagen
[...] (SBU) On January 25, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche to Prime Minister Nahas Angula, urging the Government of Namibia to associate with the Copenhagen Accord without delay. Angula indicated his government was disappointed with the outcome of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the [...]
2010-01-25 15:56:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV WA
10WINDHOEK90Namibia Wary, But Aligning with Copenhagen
[...] (U) Following up on the demarche delivered by Ambassador to Prime Minsiter Nahas Angula on January 25 (REF A),Emboff met on January 27 with the Teofilus Nghitila, Director of Environmental Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Tourism. 2. (SBU) Nghitila expressed disappointment wit [...]
2010-01-28 12:10:00Embassy WindhoekUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYENRG KGHG SENV WA
10YAOUNDE67CAMEROON ON COPENHAGEN ACCORD AND NEXT STEPS
[...] (U) Summary: On January 21, Ambassador delivered reftel demarche on the Copenhagen Accord to Cameroon's Foreign Minister. On January 29, DCM met with Minister of Environment and Nature Protection Pierre Hele to discuss the Copenhagen climate change summit and deliver reftel demarche. The [...]
2010-01-29 14:08:00Embassy YaoundeUNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLYCM ENRG KGHG PREL SENV
10ZAGREB60CROATIA TO ASSOCIATE WITH COPENHAGEN ACCORD
[...] No summary [...]
2010-01-27 15:09:00Embassy ZagrebUNCLASSIFIEDKGHG PGOV PREL HR
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